Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1897, Page 15

AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYS. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE, NO. 445 Q STREET NORTH- WEST. By virtue of a certain deed of trust to us, dated January 21, 1893, and duly recorded in Liber No. 1766, folio 492 et seq.. of the land records of the District of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured the we, the undersigned, tees, will sell, at public auction, im frout 9: remises. on TUESDAY, THE TWENTY-SEVENTS: AY OF APRIL, . 1897, AT FIVE O'CLOCK P-M., the following described land and premises, situate in the city of Washington, in the District and designated as and being lot 38, et al. subdivision of square 510, 28 said suldivision is recorded in the office of surteyor of said District, In Book R. W.. 105 (the said lot having & frontage of 26 feet on the south side of Q street by a depth of 100 feet 1-foot alley), together with the improve- -onsisting of a two-story brick dwelling. ms of sale: One-third of the purchase monzy id in cash, and the balance In two equal installments, payable in one and two years, with interest at six (8) pe~ centum per annum, payable semi-annually, from day of sale, secuced by deed of trust upon the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $200 will be required of the purchaser at the time of sale. All conveyancing, recording and notarial “ost of the purchaser. Terms of sale s from day of the trustees reserve the rizht to . at the risk and cost of the se \TINE H. ISON rustees. NATH'L WILSON, Attorney for party secured, Nos. 624 Fst. nw. aplt-déds “DUNCANSON BROS. OF VALUABLE IMPROVED No. 34 R STREET NORTH- By virtce of a certain deed of trust to us, dated 3, 1896, and duly recorded in Liber No. 1813, et seq. of the land records of the Dis- of Columbia. and at the request of the pasty . We, the undersigned trustees, will remises, on SEVE DAY "OF HALB-PAST FIVE ing described and and of Washington, in . and designated as ‘and in’ Lawson's subdivision of “Bloomingdale,” as said sub- division is recorded in the surveyor's office of said District, im county book 8. page 130, beginning for at a peint on the south 17 feet westward from North Cupitol streets of sald street, of 16. vet! to ements, consisting of a nent stone and brick dwelli One-third of the purchase money bh. and the bakince in two equal remises, District of being part of It Its in block 11, in Sof sale installments, rears, with interest a ie” scan nual: by deed of frost oy cash, at the = WILLIAM E. EDMOXSTON, CONSTANTINE H. WILLIAMSON, Trustees. Secured. Ni WILSON, Att'y for Party Post. nw OF A TWO-STORY FRAME 0. 730 19TH STREET NORTHEAST. fa deed of trust duly recorded i : 1612, at folio 163 et seq., Innd records for the District of Columbia, the request of the party secured thereby, @fler for sale at public sublot numberad thirty-five G5), Indivision of lots 1, 15 and and 18, in block nuinbered Suixlivision is recorded” in the surveyor’s of Columbia, in book County 3, page the rear three (3) the optic ms of sale to’ be complied with 1y of sale, otherw: property at the risk and cost of the defaulting A, sePesit of $100 will be required at sale poling, will be at the UABLE HOUSE AND RESIDENCE PROPERTY AT THE COR- NER OF “FOURTEENTH” T NEAR “TENTH” . ND WAREHOUSES AND RESIDENCES AT COR- NORTH CAPITOL” STREETS AND 1714 “I” STREET “EP NUMBER NORTHWEST, IN WASHING- TON CITY, D.C. the Supreme Court of ia, passed in equity cause Suloagh), we will sell, at im front of the renpective pleces of TY-EIGHTH DAY fr FOUR O'CLOCK numbered 54, . 59. OO and ered ; Tots bav- feet on “Fourteeath" street and sproved by 1244 and 5 house fronting on ccupied by Wm. W. REAFTER, the lot m of lots in said court and the lots first desertbed, THEREAFTER, the lot atdivision of square ide of V st. pear 10th ‘TY-NINTH E HUCK, lots num- i by k QIMEDIATEL ck ware- . and the 5 three-story 19, front- lots last named being od i, 17 and eas ¢ No. 17 and th we depth thereof 0! 2OSOS8500000000 Ladies’ Fine Dark Tan Vici Kid Shoes— Jaced and Ox- * fords—made on oF our new ‘‘coin” toe—same qual- itles are sold in other F street stores for $5. o to $1 a pair. OSOGGG 000006 Men’s $2 and $3 Calf Shoes—laced and congress — reduced Wilson's Old Stand, 929 F St. N.W. JHE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, ©$00050000 08000 00000000008 NEWS OF RAILROADS THE BUSIEST STORE} OW F STREET F street has long needed just such a shoe store as this—a store that sells the very finest grades of Shoes—at POPULAR prices! It has jumped into instant popularity—because there’s a saving uf from one to two dollars on every PAIR! Ladies’ Kid Shoes—laced and Oxfords—all shades and styles —all sizes and widths —identical- ly the same as are sold in other F street stores for $3. Our price ° (nly eecen cn ea oo] it SOSSSS OSS GOS HESS OSS HO O800 Belen etntecetntninteteteie Have You other stores. We anything “new.” our aim. those charming Sraseasondonengongendontrtresrasoesensndondendentongentetegs oeendondeadoagreg ventional. vee | ae Sesrtececnteteeetointeteeentes Jewelers and Sennen een oes SoeSorGoniodtodietonsertortostontodindioesesses ses tonfonroninetee eae esses, Moore & Leding, “On the Avenue.’’ Selected Your Easter Gifts? There’s a variety here—a novelty —that you may look for in vain in have long had the reputation of being the first with “Exclusiveness” is You'll come here and find trifles that make your gift different—unique—uncon- MOORE & LEDING, Silversmiths, 1109 Pennsylvania Ave. anon ennepteteletetetedentniteletetetetettente PARISIAN OMNIBUSES. There is No Crowding and Strap- Hanging Upon These Vehicles. From the Chautauquan. On all the streets of Paris one of the fea- | tures most noticeable to a foreigner, ffer- haps. is the little omnibus station so characteristic of Paris. The Parisian om- nibus system, by the way, is an excellent one when you understand it. But you usually have to be put off a "bus two or three times before you appreciate its mer- its. In time you discover that the vehicle stops regularly at little stations, where those who understand the system obtain bits of pasteboard bearing numbers in the precise order of their application for them, entitling them in the same order to the va- capt seats ir the ‘buses as they arrive. These little stations being not far apart, it is a matter of no difficulty to obtain these numbers, and when that is done the system secures, as you see, a perfect appli- cation of the rule “First come, first served." For when the "bus stops, just op- posite the little station, an official comes out, and, standing behind it, calls off the | FAILURES AND ASSIGNMENTS Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., the well-known Washington Auc- numbers in their order, and the would-be Passengers, as their numbers are called, take the vacant places. When all the va- cancies are filled the ‘bus drives on, and those whose numbers come next in order have, of course, the first chance at the va- cancies on the filling ‘bus. And now let me mention another feature of this omnibus system which [I think is worthy of our notice. Each omnibus and each street car in Paris—for the street car system is practically the same—is built to seat—nol to earry, mind you, but to seat— a certain number of persons. That number is indicated upon the exterior of the ve- hicle, and when it is complete no more are permitted to enter under any circum- stances. Our glorious American system, | therefore, of riding on a strap, or getting one foot on the back platform of the street car and clinging to the unfortunate indi- vidual who has preceded us and has both Teet on, is wholly unknown in Paris, SS A Miserable Existence. From Life. “You don’t mean to say she’s gone on the stage! How is she getting on?” believe that she is making a bare living. tioneers, ordered to sell at public auction a quarter of a million SSOSSSSO0 SOS OSSSG0060000 APRIL 14, 1897—16° PAGES. Rae Sorel Counsel forthe Southern. fo > YORK RIVER AWD: BAY LINE FIGHT —<—< Rumors of Livél‘Competition Be- tween Pennsylaitia and B. & O. INTERESTING GOSSIP ees The rumor first printed in The Star that ex-Secretary Carlisle has become counsel of the Southern Railway Company was fully confirmed twoor three days ago, at whics time he appeared at Gréensboro’, N. C., in the injunction case of the South- ern railway against Gov. Russell, Attorney General Walser and the North Carolina railroad. The hearing was continued until June 5, at Asheville, The question to be decided is who are the directors of the road, those appointed by Gov. Carr before he went out, or those ap- pointea by Gov. Russell since he came in. The trial was continued tn order to allow the new directors to. organize and become @ party to the suit. Judge Simonton ‘granted the temporary injunction. Gov. Russell has intimated that he would not pay any attention to the court's injunction if ft did not please him to do so. In their brief, the governor and attorney general, answering the Southern Tailway, say: “If it is true, as contended for the respondents, that the effect of the restraining order is to prohibit the gov- ernor and attorney general of North Caro- lina from bringing or threatening to bring suits that the law elther rests them with discretion to bring, or aid in bringing, or makes it an imperative duty to bring, will the court enforce its mandate? If not, the order is mere frutem fulmen. Suppose these officers disobey’ the order, where will the court get its posse comitatus to compel obedience? If neither the governor nor the legislature should call for troops, can the court declare the state to be in rebellion and call for the army to enforce its de- crees? Will it imprison and depose the governor without a trial? If the court pro- poses to yield in case of refusal to obey, on the ground that it has exhausted its power, why drive matters to such an ex- tremity? “If it is proposed to use the federal army to force a governor to abdicate, then the government will be revolutionized to pre- vent the depreciation of a block of bonds.’ An Old Fight Reviving. The war between the York River Steam- boat Line, which is owned by the South- ern Railroad Company, and the Bay Line, which is owned by the Seaboard Air Line, which has been lying apparently dormant for several months past, is beginning to show signs of revival, and it is probable that during the coming spring and summer there will be some lively cutting done in freight rates between Norfolk and Balti- more. The attack this time seems to have been made by the Bay Line people on the present rates governitg the transporta- tion of fruits and truck from Norfolk and vicinity to Baltimore,:/and the cut, it is said, will reach 30 per tent of the rates of last year. Reduction gf Rates. The reduction in rates on the principal products of that section are said to be as follows: Berries, old rate, 42 cents per crate; new, 35 cents; cabbage, old rate, 15 cents per barrel; mew,-‘12 cents; potatoes, old rate, 20 cents per. barrel; new, 16 cents; | kale, old rate, 15 cénts.per barrel; new, 8 cents; spinach, old fate,, 15 cents per bar- rel; new, 10 cents;.beets and lettuce, old rate, 20 cents per ‘barrel; new, 16 cents; tomatoes, old rate, {4 cénts per crate; new, fhe. ‘other fruits grown icinity of ‘Norfolk will be trans- ported at about 16 cents per barrel, the old rate on this class having been 20 ceits. At the office of the: Bay Line Company, in Baltimore, it has been admitted that arrangements had ,béen made with the growers in Virginia to carry their products to this market at. lower rates than last year, but that no rates had been definitely settled upon. It is, however, well con- firmed that the rates given above have been submitted to the growers, and that an agreement has been made for the ship- meut of their goods over the line. Lively Competition Promised. There will also, it is believed, be lively competition between the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads this spring and summer for the vegetable traffic be- tween the Carolinas and Baltimore and other easttrn markets. Heretofore the Pennsylvania enjoyed practically a monopo- ly of this business, but Receiver Murray recently completed arrangements whereby his line will secure a share of the ship- n.ents, and expects eventually to haul the bulk of it. The rivalry between these lines may be- come so warm in that section as to en- danger the stability of rates. In fact, it ts said that the Pennsylvania is already considering the advisability of lowering its improved by a nw. balance in said equi terest dollars’ worth of the finest tailored, ready-made clothing known to the American markets. This will be the greatest trade event that has ever taken place in the history of business. The stock “is all new and fresh, being expressly manufactured for this sea- son’s spring and summer trade. Thousands of nobby, all-wool suits are here to be sold for Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s wear. Sih st ALDIS B. rv FP st. LIFFE, SUTTON & CO., Auctioneers. ron bw. RAT For Other Auctions See Page 14. THE CLERK'S SCHEME. He Protected Himself From the Ire of His Employer. From the Detroit Free Press. A shopper in a Detroit store had the man at the dress goods counter take down half his stock for her examination, and then decided that nothing suited her, and rose to leave. The proprietor always accosted the customers as they came out, to see if found what they desired. This ar clerk knew that if the proprie- uld find out from the woman that her wants had not been supplied, it would not be greatly to his credit, so he said, “Madam, do you see that man standing in the door?’ “Yes.” “Well, if he should speak to you as you go out, don't be alarmed. He is a lunatic, but, being a rel- ative of the owner of the store, he is al- * lowed a great deal of iiberty, as he is dangerous only at times.” The woman gathered her handkerchief and umbrella and started for the door, leoking a little nervous. When she was gbeut to pass out the proprietor turned to her suddenly and said, “Madam, did you get what you wanted? woman ut- tered a frightened squeak, swung her um- brella at a parry and fled up the street. The proprietor, filled with surprise, went back to the dress goods counter and said: “What in the world was the matter with that lady who just went out?’ “I'd like to know myself,” said the clerk. “She acted very queerly while she was back here. I really think she must be crazy.” And the proprietor evidently thought so himself, for he said no more about it. Stacks of fine Spring Overcoats—thousands of dressy Pantaloons : —Knee Pants by the hundred for children. The immense amount of goods enables every Man, Boy and Child to find some- thing in the mammoth assortment to please them, ae This opportunity will enable every one to-secure fine-ch: ing for almost nothing. derwear, &c. spection. . Thursday, April Eighteen thousand dollars’ worth of Gentlemen’s Furnis! "Goods will also be.sold, consisting of Neckwear, This sale will prove of great importance to the masses’: '! Everything to be sold without reserve at whatever: they bring, as money must be raised at once. © A This Gigantic Auction Sale begins Friday Morning, April 16, at 10 o’clock, in the large, well-lighted store room, N. W., 3 doors north of F Street. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., Auctioneers. oer 15, store opened and goods ready for in Important notice: A score of salespeople engaged ed to fit every buyer with them. Correct size. : : oy + hee ash ¥ rakd Shirts, Pn- ” at EAL a io would, of course, meet reduction, and there is no telling where the fight The Seaboard’s Richmond Extension. Arrangements are now being completed, it is stated on excellent authority, for the construction of the Seaboard Air Line’s ex- tension from Ridgeway, N.C., to Richmond, Va., notwithstanding official denials of that company’s connection with the new enter- prise. There is little doubt that the ex- tensions recently outlined in The Evening Star will be built without delay, and it would not be surprising to find that other and-equally important plans are already well under way. The Norfolk and Western’s interest in the future of the Seaboard Air Line has not diminished, and it is thought that that company will materially aid the in making profitable that un- profitable portion of its iine between Mon- ree and Atlanta. This is to be accomplished by the exten- sion to be built of the Roanoke Southern, a Norfolk and Western property, from Win- stcn to Monroe, and a company has been formed to build the spur, its character en- abling it to employ convict labor in the work of construction. By this route the Norfolk and Western could reach under better auspices Atlanta, which it is now only permitted to enter, and the Seaboard in turn could, company, north. " Interesting Rumors and Denials. mend extension. more and Ohio is backing the Seaboard, and will connect later on with it. fifty miles of track will have to be bullt, Washington. with the Atlantic Coast Line from Weldon to Richmond, and the latter uses the form- er’s bridge at Weldon. In view of the pro- pcsed extension, it will be of interest to rote what the attitude of the Atlantic Coast Line will be when the new parallel line is under way. Rates for Special Occasions. Commissioner Richardson of the South- ern Passenger Association has announced rates on the certificate plan for special oc- casions as follows: Sunday school convention, Brownsville, Tenn., April 13; Travelers’ Protective Asgo- ciation, Chattanooga, April 14; Baptist Sunday school convention, Miliner, Ga., April 30; Women’s Christian Temperance Union, Meridian, Miss, May 2; Knights of Pythias, Huntsville, Ala., May 3; Epworth League conference, Montgomery, Ala., May 10; Travelers’ Protective Association, Ala- bama division, Selma, Ala., April 15 to 17; Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, North Georgia conference, Athens, Ga., April 21 to 26; Baptist Young People’s Union, Talladega, Ala., April 22 to 23; Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Selma, Ala., May 10 to 11; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Grand Lodge, Bessemer, Ala., May 10 to 13; Pharmaceutical Association, Macon, Ga., May 18 to 19; Cumberland Presbyterian Church, general assembly, Chicago, Ill, May 20 to June 2; Medical Asscciation, American, Philadelphia, Pa., June 1 to 4; Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Imperial Council, Detroit, Mich., June 7 to 10; Nurserymen, American Association, St. Louis, Mo., June 9 to 10; Master Plumbers’ Association, New York city, June 15 to 18. The following applications were refused Missionary convention, Lafayette, Al: April 14, application not made in time; Knox presbytery, Columbus, Ga., April 14, insufficient attendance. B. and O. Receivers’ Certificates. In regard to the probable request from the recelvets of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for authority to issue more receiver's certificates the following semi-official statement is interesting: “So far, the receivers of Baltimore and Ohio Shave come to no decision as to whether they will ask for more certificates or not. And it-is not likely they will even officially consider the matter for some time to come. There is a possibility, however, that such an application will be made to the court within the next six months. Peo- ble close to Baltimore and Ohio officials point out that it will be impossible for the Teceivers to continue their financial policy or that of improving the physical condition of the road without money. The company has been compelled of late to consider ways and means for new cars, their present rolling stock of some classes not being suf- ficient to handle the increased traffic. Furthermore, the company has already bought rails for some 400 miles of renew- als, which are to be made this summer. That will take money. So that, while re- celvers’ certificates need not be counted upon by the Baltimore and Ohio bears just yet, they may come in the future, and it would seem with reason. ao Japanese Matches. The competition of Japanese matches is already severely felt in European markets. After supplying the home market the Jap- anese send 2,500,000,006 boxes to the rest of the world, mostly, however, to Asia. This has destroyed the European match trade in India, China and Hong Kong, but so far it has not affected the trade in America to any extent. But that this country will scon feel the effects of Japanese industry and enterprise, not only in the production of matches, but in other manufacturing in- terests, there can hardly be much doubt. As evidence on this point it may be men- tioned that an American syndicate has al- ready secured the output of one farge match factory at Osaka, the great man- facturing center of Japan. That city ne produced last year 1,200,000,000 boxes of matches, employing 3,629 men and 9,711 women, to say nothing of the innumerable children who earn a few sen a day in the work. One of the largest factories em- 500 hands. The sticks are cut by machinery. They are sifted into little wocden boxes by women, and collected and put in frames by tiny waifs of children, some of whom do not look to be over three or four years old, and the majority of whom are under 10. ‘The sulphur and paraffin are put on by hand presses and then dried by the sun. The boxes are made and the labels put on by little girls, whose fingers are so nimble that the human eye is incapable of follaw- ing their movements as the purple and yel- low boxes drop, more than one a second, into the huge baskets at their sides. Over twelve hours a day these little creatures labor for wages which range from 1 cent to 5 cents of our money. Here the wonder- fully cheerful temperament of the Japanese is seen to perfection. They sing an-1 chat- ter and laugh and eat their tiffin, consist- ing of rice and fish, from tiny boxes with chopsticks, which they handle with as much dexterity as they do the matches. Here they sit the twelve long hours on the floor, in small pens about four feet square, marked off by bamboo poles, and.no ex- pression: of discontent is ever seen. "There are no factory laws, and no regulations as to the age at which children should’ begin work, and no limitations of hours of labor. in Japan. . For the moment there is a scram- ble to utilize every pair of bright eyes and dextrous: hands, regardloss-of future con- sequenees, but the government and ‘the sanitary authorities have taken the matter up, and in a few years, in all likelihood, a more humane system will be evolved. ——e. Beccher’s First Church. ~ From the Chicago Chronicle. : It has been determined that the church in which Henry Ward Beecher began his ministry shall be torn down to make room for buildings of up-to-date design. When Mr. Beecher became the pastor the church was the finest in Indiana. His salary was $800, but at the same time ithe governor reteived only $1,900, which included pay. for bis private secretary. Beecher is remem- bered by members of his first congregation. for his wit, popularity ad sociability, and as a lecturer to young men. ant and fond of fun,” church. “I remember Oné ming from Terre Haute in a stage at night, he found Suchen ta voce neniee a He isguised voice an uired what peo- ple thought of Beecher’s church and about Beecher. All this was done in pure fun.” Mr. 4 a when he came here, and eight years. In‘ 1847 he left to in conjunction with that secure a western outlet. , This would strengthen the Seaboard and form a rew line into Atlanta from the west and Seaboard officials deny that they are be- hind the company that will build the Rich- In some quarters the statement has been made that the Balti- This is said to be partly true for the future, but before the connection can be made about including a bridge across the Potomac at The Seaboard has a trackage agreement and has the signature President. March 8, 1897. Do not endanger the life o RATS CAUSE A FIRE. And the Inmates of Dowie’s Lion Had to Prepare for a Scare Exit. From the Chieago Tribune. Brimstone flames ard sulphurous fumes created consternation in Dr. Dowie’s Zion the other night. A fire broke out at 8:30 o'clock in the store room of the hotel at Michigan avenue and 12th street, occupied by the faith healer and his patients. Dr. Dowie was the first to discover the fire, and he at once called on his patients to retire to their rooms and prepare to leave the building, if necessary. Then he sent in a call for the department, which soon arrived and extinguished the flames, with a trifling loss. The fire was caused by hungry rats at- tempting to get a square meal from a box of matches. In masticating the matches the rats caused them to ignite and set fire to the paper boxes which inclosed them. The flames spread to some dry wood near- by and then sprang up the wall, The room Was soon filled with smoke, which floated into the passageway outside and then up into the dining room overhead, where Dr. Dowie and fifty inmates of the Zion Sani- tarium were discussing their evening re- past. : Dr. Dowie first noticed a sulphurous smell in the atmosphere. Then he saw smoke waft gently in at the door, while from down in the basement came the cry of “Fire.” The frightened inmates sprang from their seats, and without waiting for wheel chairs or anything else fled to their rooms and made preparations to go out into the cold winter night. All came down stairs carry- ing Bibles and hymn _ books. Then they waited quietly in the office until the doctor should give the word for their flight. While the patients were putting warm hymn books and comfortable lesson leaves about themselves the doctor sent in an alarm, and in_a few minutes later the engines arrived. One of the rats whose unnatural appetite had caused all the trouble was running blindly around the room hunting the ice pitcher. He seemed to have a burning sen- sation in his stomach, and so the firemen turned the hose on him and put him out. The fire was extinguished in a few minutes. Dr. Dowie said he had instructed his en- gineer, Hudson Carson, to keep only one tox of matches at a time in the store room, but by some mistake he had four boxes back on the sheif. oo HOUSEKEEPING. LEAKAGES I The Old Story of Little Drops of Water and Little Grains of Sand. The old adage that “a woman can throw out of the window with a teaspoon more than a man cen bring in on a shovel” con- tains more truth than poetry. A large in- come can be wasted with surprising celerity by the continuance v- little leaks that seem teo insignificant to be noticed individually. Many a woman is ignorantly a participant in fearing and protecting these little foxes that spoil the household vine. A very par- tiai list of some of these little wastes are: Wearing rubbers over new shoes, there- by making the leather dry and hard and easily cracked. Pieces of lace and ribbon thrown away. Making the sewing woman wait in the house idle or doing fancy work because you have neglected to get materials before her arrival. Buying articles because they are cheap and will come in some time. Allowing whalebones to rub through the waist, thereby ruining an elegant gown. Wearing the same clothing each week as it comes from the wash. Leaving a silk umbrella in a case, there- by causing it to split in the folds. Turning skirts wrong side out when hanging them up. Failing to sew glove buttons on before wearing, or mending them before cleaning. Sweeping the house in the usual morning dress with the head uncovered. Pieces of bread and cake allowed to dry and mold, then thrown away. Failing to dry a box of soap for several days before using it. Dried fruits left uncovered and conse- quently allowed to become wormy: . Dish towels used for holders. Sheets used for iruning table. Napkins used for dish rags. ‘Towels used for wash rags. ‘The face of flatiron used to crack nuts on. Cold potatoes allowed to ‘sour. Sour milk thrown away. The kerosene can left open to evaporate. Cold fish thrown_away. Cheese permitted to mold. Lemons left to dry. Fat put in earthen dishes. ‘The mustard case remaining open to dry. Canned goods left exposed in cans, Bread pan left with dough sticking to it. Left-over vegetables thrown away. Rice and sugar wasted in the handling. Too much starch made and thrown out. Pails and washtubs left to dry to fall to pieces. = The cogs of the Dover egg beater allowed to get wet. Tin dishes improperly dried when washed. Mops and brooms not hung up. » Wea and coffee pots neglected. Corks left out of vinegar and molasses Spices exposed to the air. Preserves opened, forgotten and left to sour. * Soap left in dishpans to dissolve and peel thrown away (save them for Bits of meat thrown away. brooms used to scrub with. Throwing away tea leaves (eave them fcr tess. used for light carpets). ———_——+ e+ ____— Fire Sale of Carpets. 15 AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD “CASTORIA,” AND “PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” AS UUR TRADE MARK. /, DR SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of “PITCHER'S CASTORIA,” the same that has borne and does now bear the fac-simile signature of CAEL This is the original « PITCHER'S CASTORIA” which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years, LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought, on every wrapper. on the wrap- fia of per. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is Aunt Rtrheswon.D Do Not Be Deceived. of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may, offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in- gredients of which even he does not know. “The Kind You Have Always Bought” BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF @ Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You. ‘THE CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. THE RETIRED BURGLAR. Caught Through a C for Auother Parpose. From the New York San. “Why, say,” said the retired burglar, “I got caught once in the very simplest sort of way. I stepped over a door sill into a room one night, raising my foot rather high, as I always did, whether I had rub- ber shoes or not, so as not to scrape my foot on the door sill, and set it down smooth and easy inside. But the instant I bore my weight on that foot the floor un- der it gave, just a little bit; but it was plenty. “I don’t suppose I think any quicker than electricity, but I certainly knew what was coming before I heard the sound of the bell. Still, the bell was in the next room, and. of course, it took a little time, some small fraction of a second, for the sound to get where I was. There was a broad plate set into the floor just inside the door, and covered with the carpet. Pressure on that plate connected some electric wires a et a bell ringing. Well, I didn’t stand there any longer than I could help. I jumped back and started along the hall on the way out. To get out I had to go past the door of the room where the bell was ringing. Just as I got to it there was a man came bouncing out of that room, and, turning in my direc- tion, he collared me; and we whanged and banged around there in the hall for a while, knocking down more or less plaster and things, and finally I’m blest if he didn’t get the bulge on me, and get a few turns of clothes line reund me, that some of the rest of the folks had brought up. “Of course, the most important thing about all this was the time it cost me; but it was interesting about the electrical ap- paratus. You know, I'd been surprised, even then, to hear the bell ring in another room instead of in the same room where the piate was? I should have thought if anybody wanted a contraption of that sort in his own room he'd have wanted the bell there, too. But it seems it wasn’t a bur- glar alarm at all. They had a young son there that was a somnambulist; used to get up and walk around in his sleep nights, and they didn’t always hear him, and they wanted to. So they put this plant in, so that he couldn't get out of his room with- out ringing a bell, and they put the bell in the old man’s room.” If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answe Clair From Life. “Are you the celebrated Mme. Roulette?” he asked, after he had climbed four flights of stairs and was admitted into the mys- terious interior. “Yes,” replied the bizarre-looking person- age who had received him. “The great clairvoyant?” “And you foretell the future?” “Tt is so.” > read the :nind?” ; “Verily.” “And unfold the past?” 0." ——— Se yance Up-te-Date. “Then,” said the visitor, eagerty, as ht took a large wad out of his pocket, “please tell me what it was my wife asked me to bring her home tonight.” ————— = Insist on the Genuine LD COs