Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1897, Page 6

THE rxenel STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1897-12 PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. July 20, 1897. and permanent Family Circulation much more than the combined cir- culation of the other Washington a As a News and Advertising Medium it has no competitor. G7 In order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE SPAR should not be addressed to any individual eonneeted with the , but simply te THE STAR, or to Editorta ° Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpese. ‘Tariff Reform—a Phrase. The somewhat warm exchanges which took place in the House last night between Mr. Bailey and Mr. McMillin grew out of @ much-contested and long-contested point. What ts meant by tariff reform? Men of the Carlisle school give one definition, while men of the Gorman school give an- other. During the coin of 1992 the two schools operated together under one de- liverance, but subsequent events showed that they were in no sort of agreement. ‘When it came to preparing. a bill which should embody the priuciples proclaimed, the two schools locked horns, and each accused the other vigorously. Men of the Carlisle school declared.that the men of the Gorman school were acting in bad faith toward the party and the country; that they were betraying the principles upon which the party had been restored to power. Mr. Cleveland fmdulged in the pompous generality about “perfidy and dis- honor.” The Gormanites, on their side. held that the men of the Carlisle school Were no better than phrase-mongers and dreamers: that to write their theories actually into law would reduce the country immediately to bankruptcy. The Gorman-Wilson bill was the com- Promise agreed upon. The two schcols united in making the measure a law. Both declared dissatisfaction with it. The Gor- man men had surrendered some things, and the Carlisle men a good many more. As the redemption of a plain reading of the Chicago platform of 1892 it was worse than a subterfuge. It partook of the nature of a confession of both helplessness and humbeg. But it was the deliberate act of the party, and, whatever it contained of matter objectionable to the theories or to the campaign pledges of either school, it bound both schools, and sti! binds them. What does it profit any democratic leader day, therefore, to twit another with stency on this subject? And why should any democratic leader show ex- treme sensitiveness to such a charge? Are i guilty alike? Does it matter about the color of the kettle if the question is raised in derision by the pot? What is tariff reform? The only possible to the question from reviewing the democratic record on the subject is that it is anything calculated in a period of busi- ness depression or ‘unrest to sow dissen- sion among people when logica! and confessed pro fon is In operation. His- tery shows it to be a catch phrase for votes. Only that and nothing more. —___ + +2 —____ Playing to the Galleries. : of the disregard for <hibited by the present Kington Street Railroad should now persist in air motor over part of r the Commissioners hed their decision in s to he assumed that some for this action exists and intended to impress Con- f independence of the rior motive it t fact that the company accepted of the existing statutes willingly ngly, understanding all their re- and p ssing to be satistied alternative of compressed air and ic and with the submis- motor in the experi- judgment of the Com- of the forme al stage to thi rs. Under th ‘ ances it he part of square dealing for the y lo save every day of the time now full compliance with the at once to secure the he new equipment. ovide amply for this however, of giv the incere desire to comply law the road takes advantage of ight technicality, waits until the ment to begin its perfunctory ex- a! s to offic supervision and now, when the rejection or is assured, permits the days without explaining anything, t doing anything and defiantly run- ning the air cag back and forth for a spec- 1 t on the legislators. ‘This ap- be a genuine case of playing to t has no interest for the » District, who know the case ¢ chief performers too well to be boezled. Congress is about to rn, and it will be interesting to see at is done with the air car after the gayels fall st the two ends of the Capitol. + oe If Japan's courtesies result in firmly fix- ing the chrysanthemum habit in Spain, the upper cireles of Madrid are likely to drift still nesrer bankrupte: ag geen ta The Rash to Klondike. ‘The rush to the Alaskan gold fields now promises to be far more disastrous than profitable to a majority of the fortune hunters. The western country is aflame <n excitement over the discoveries in the like region and each ship load of miners with their bags of nug- Instead, nest of by ba and dust adds to the excitement. dy all avaliable space on the outgoing steamers has been taken by would-be miners and the chances are that within a few weeks a strong and steady tide of will have set toward the Alaskan Under the peculiar conditions of the able that this great rush will bring suffering and perhaps death to hundreds of these venturesome men. fields are located in the very ska, where the thermometer fifty to eighty degrees below shore runs from ro during a greater portion of the year. = of minin The profitable in the t three months. re that season the tempera- tures are high and life is easy, save for the mecsquitoes. In winter the only work to be e is by means of great fires built on the r miners to accumulate piles of “pay dirt’ for summer waghing. low temperatures of wiater render usual quantities of food necessary and ng of provisions that forms the most serfous problem at present. ‘The case would not be so desperate if it were possible for the men who find only Cisappointment at the mines to return Promptly to the states. The mines, how- ever, are accessible only during the sum- mer, and then by a most difficult rout cheapest means of reaching the dig- sings, and therefore the one that will bably be taken by most of the adven- turers, is by way of a chain of iakes and the Lewis river, from Sitka and Juneau. ‘this Involves hardships and even dangers, for it takes the travelers through the Chil- koot Pass, noted for its perils and discom- forts, Every pound of baggage must be carried part of the way on the backs of Indians and as the number of experienced ™men ts Umited it {s feared that when the Tush of gold seekers reaches Juneau there ‘Will be a congestion that will cause trouble in getting the provisions and other supplies | ty be restored to power. It would officer across the mountains. It is to be hoped that most of the em!- grants will learn ef the hardships and dangers before they undertake the final journey te Dawson City, for it ts practi- cally certain that ff all who now declare their intentions actually make the trip to the gold fields the coming winter will be marked by unprecedented suffering and perhaps by a famine the like of which hus seldom been known. These new arrivals can not well get to the fields before the end of the mining season, and It wil! be months before they begin to realize on their invest- ent, even if they attempt winter mining with success. It Is stated that many of the men now abcut to go to Alaska are carrying small stores of money and sup- plies with them. They are mostly men out of employment and have limited sums to invest. In addition to these dangers it s probable that the expectations of the prespectors are considerably over-wrought. The estimates | of the yields of the placer mines are pre- sumably radical, and it is to be expected that there will be a sad falling off in the actual percentage of “pay dirt’ that each individual takes out. There seem to be enough men now ready to go northward to occupy most of the paying claims in sight. Geologists and experienced miners believe that the real wealth of these fields lies in quartz that requires substantial plants for working and reducing. The placer deposits are sure to be speedily exhausted and It is to be hoped that this will be accomplished in season to prevent a serious spread of this gold fever now rampant on the Pacific coast. The rich fields lie immediately along the Canadiar border. There is little or no dis- pute between the governments as to this line, which runs straight from an estad- lished point on the shores of the Arctic Ocean to the peak of Mount St. Elias. The main difference between the nations is over the irregular boundary which skirts the Auantic ut the southern end of the terri- tory. Gold fields have been discovered there and the settlement of the boundary may turn several rich mines over to one government or the other. There is likely to be no dispute over the Klondike region, however. It would seem now that the richest finds have been on the Amcrican side of the line. ——_>+o—____. The Water Supply. Captain Galillard’s comments on the needs of the local water supply system, in the course of his annual report, deserve closer attention by Congress than is apt to be given to the subject at the fag end of the session. It will be in order, however, to make the regular appeal next winter for legislation to supply the notorious defic- iencies that have been once more officially recorded. Captain Gaillard shows that not- withstanding the existence of a margin above the present consumption of water by the District, the advance of the daily re- quirements is sufficiently rapid to make it advisable now to take steps to prevent the total wiping out of that margin. It will pot be many years before the present sup- ply is inadequate, resulting in constant dangers of water famine and inevitably raising the District’s death rate. The offi- cer in charge of the works now shows that it will require several years to construct the means to enlarge the supply and as it always takes a number of seasons to work Congress up to the proper pitch of appre- hension to produce results it is well that the case has been frankly stated thus ear! It is no new situation. The Star has con- tained scores of columns during the past few years reiterating the warning that a larger plant is imperatively needed. The only thing that has been done in the past decade has been the raising of the dam at Great Falls to its present height. This ac- cumulates a larger supply of water at the falls but with practically no increase in the reservoir facilities this greater amount of water is only partly available for daily use. The conduit service must be increased if the extra accumulation is to be utilized. Something has been done, to be sure, in this direction through the careful cleaning of all the conducting channels so as to in- crease their flow, but these are temporary expedients and Captain Gaillard now shows that the most needed addition to the plant is a new conduit leading from the falls. This work wil! require several seasons and it would be only the course of prudence for Congress to give permission next winter for the surveying of the available routes for such an establishment. It is in the same line that the recommendation is made for the completion of the tunnel and Howard University reservoir, both of which are needed to supply a rapidly growing section of the city with sufficient water. This project has been used as a shuttle-cock be- tween the houses of Congress long enough for it to have been divested of all suspicion of impracticability for it now has the en- dorsement of the best of living engincering authorities and is wholly within the range of economy. —_—__+2__ In declining to abdicate the Queen of England may be influenced by the consid- eration that, by loading the Prince of Wales with cares of state, his mind will necessarily be diverted from the task of guiding the world aright in styles of gen- tleman's wear. —_~+ e+ __ Mr. Bryan might give his theorles a flavor of current interest by predicting that among the gold-worshipers who are hastening to Alaska there will be at least sixteen disappointments to one success. —_~e+___ While the existence of gold in Alaska is not to be doubted, there is reason to sus- pect that the old familiar difficulty will as- sert itself and that the emigrants will find there 12 not enough to go round. —_+ +» —_____ Richard Croker for Mayor. A well-known Tammany man has just had a conference with Richard Croker in London relative to a movement now on foot to nominate the latter for mayor of Greater New York. Mr. Croker’s reply, if he made one, is not given, but the assur- ance is cabled that the ex-chief will re- turn home the latter part of August, and that he will participate in the municipal campaign. if this movement is sincere, it is the most brazen and reckless challenge ever issued. Mr. Croker stands for nothing but his influence over Tammany Hall. He was the chief of that organization during the period invelved in the disclosures of the Lexow investigation of the affairs of New York. What those disclosures were 1s well remembered. Mr. Croker, at the bare an- nouncement that an investigation had been ordered, ran away. His sudden departure for England was the sensation of the day. He recovered his nerve in a few weeks and came back, but, although he himself was not put on the stand, the unshaken testi- mony of the men who were put there all went to show that under Tammany rule, at the time that he was the ruling spirit in the Hall, corruption had run riot in the conduct of the city’s affairs. The exposure was the most damaging since the days of Tweed, and differed from that principally in the shrewdness with which it was shown Tammany had improved its later oppor- tunities. Tweed’s meihods, grown obsolete, had been cast aside, and Tammany had learned newer methods of inserting its long arm into the public treasury. As Tammany has proved to be of small account without Mr. Croker, so is Mr. Croker of no great account without Tam- man. There would be no thought of his nomination but for his influence with the organization, and consequently if he were to be elected mayor of Greater-New York he would owe his success so very largely to Tammany that the Hall would practical- the big town, and then how long woutd tt be until all ef the old tricks would be turned again, and systematic pillage be- ‘come the order of the day? It argues an unusual condition of affairs when the name of Richard Croker is se- riously mentioned for an office to which Seth Low aspires. With an opportunity to elect the latter, if the people of Greater New York should call the former to the mayor's chair they would forfeit the respect and confidence of the entire eoun- try, and do the new municipality an in- calculable injury. —<-+e—____ Nebraska’s Prosperity. The populists and calamity howlers are having a hard time explaining the fact that the farmers of Nebraska have paid off thirty million dollars’ worth of mort- gages in the past eighteen months. While it is an unmistakable sign of real pros- perity, such as these farmers and others have not enjoyed for several years, it 1s being argued about and tortured until the credulous might almost belfeve that it was a sure sign of financial chaos and national bankruptcy. The fact is that these farmers have been enjoying a splendid season. Their crops have been excellent, their wheat crop never better, and they have found good prices for their products. ‘The supply of ready money has been plentiful, and they have applied it immediately to discharging the heaviest burden upon them. In nineteen cases out, of twenty this burden is the mortgage on the farm. It is a dead weight upon the farmer, and when it is lifted prosperity begins to as- sume a2 tangible shape, represented by the actual accumulation of cash, upon which there is no certain drain. The case of Ne- braska ts not peculiar this year. Her crops have been good only in proportion as other states have shared in the beneficence of the seasons and the markets, and it is now in order to hear reports of the same sort from other parts of the country. Even Kansas may be expected to cease to bleed while she counts her profits. One of the most amusing deductions made from the mortgage payments in Nebraska is by a sixteen-to-one shouter of that state, who asserts that this flood of good times will resuk in the certain boosting of the silver cause, because, forsooth, he says, the farmers will have the more money to con- tribute to the free coinage campaign funds of this year and the next and 1900. Here is a superb fllustration of the faith which follows folly. No amount of practical dem- onstration can convince some of these peo- ple that this prosperity is due to the settle- ment of business conditions, caused by the quietus put upon the free silver project last fall. The ridiculous cry has already gone forth that if times are better now, how much better would they be under free coin- age. Parallel readings of this sort of talk with the Bryanite speeches of last summer would make mighty interesting lterature just now, but it would destroy the reputa- tion of some blatant prophets. ——_~++____ It goes particularly hard to think of the vast sums of money carried away from this continent annually, when it is remem- bered that Europe is not paying a cent to see General Miles. —~+++___. ‘The Sugar Trust may see fit to bulge out Its bosom with patriotic pride and point to the manner in which it has enriched the American citizens who bet their money the right way. ——~++e—___ Mr. Peary can look fcrward with satis- faction to reaching a place where the warning that Ice-water in large quantities is unwholesome Is palpably superfluous. A tariff bill is necessarily a somewhat abstruse subject. But the difficulties of learning the whole truth about this one seem greater thin in previous cases, —_—s +e —_____ Only one hundred and eighty-nine men labored on the post office building today. — eo______ The covntry will welcome the long-de- ferred tariff bill, exerescences and all. ——+>+4—__ SHOOTING STARS. Heralds of Good Fortane. “It seems to me,” said the slightly su- perstitious citizen, “that the Washington club needs a mascot.” ‘Humph!” replied the base ball enthus- fast. “They take nine mascots into every game. Every time a club plays with them it is sure to be lucky.” Another Complaint, In with the sea much salt is mixed; A patient public would not sigh If the hotel men had not fixed The tariff on that salt so high, A Criticism. “But,” said the argumentative friend, “there !s some reason for people’s com- plaining at the increase of price for su- gar.” “Not necessarily,” replied Senator Sor- ghvum Dlandly. “Sugar is unhealthy as a diet, anyway. Where they made their mistake was in not letting sugar alone and saving up their money to buy stock.” Practical Pride. “My folks have some family plate,” said one small girl in a boastful tone. “Well,” replied the other, “that isn’t any- thing. Our folks have some armor plate, and what is more, they are going to sell it to the government.” Something Still Wanting. “Yassuh,” remarked Erastus Pinkley, who has taken employment in the street- sweeping corps, “I likes de place. But dey ain’ fixed us out like dey ought to.” “You present a very striking appcar- ance.” “I knows it. De white clothes is fine an’ de white hats is fine. But ef dey’d give us white canvas shoes an’ manufacture dis- here broom ter look like a lawn-tennis racket, we'd ‘pear a heap mo’ like aris- tocracy!” Independence. Sugar’s going to cost mor Of salt they say the same; Higher prices must result From the tariff laws they frame Ham, and tea, and coffee, And sirloin steak and pie Are sure to be expensive In the speedy by and by. The epicure grows doubtful And curbs his appetite Like him who saves his penny. With provident delight. ‘They say the means to purchase Will not be found remote, But the one who has the sure thing Is the gay, cmniverous goat. ————_~ - = __—. A Way John Bull Has. From the New York Journal, Gur English friends are making a great effort to show that they are the only ones who have just cause for indignation over the Bering sea controversy. This is a way John Bull has. —__eo___. The Claptrap About “Remote Hawaii.” From the Philedelphia Press, One thing about this Alaskan craze—it will teach geographical distance so clearly that the anti-annexation newspapers wiil not be able to fool their readers with clap- trap about remote Hawaii. The Sandwich Islands are distant in miles from San Francisco but a paltry 2,080 and in time but e week. The mouth of the Yukon ig 2,300 miles from San Francisco, the gold fields are 4,000 miles, and in time distant from a month to two months. For indefi- nite years to come water communication will be our only bond with Alaska, so that it is for all practical purposes an island do- main. And compared ber tt Hawaii is a regular coast resort, near and accessible, Lansburgh & Bro. Ler Yard of Wash Goods in ‘the House Cut in Phiceagain. We do, not intend to carry a yard over. ‘Four Specials: Special No. 1. Every yard of Black Plaid, Striped and Figured Organdie, also Figured Dimity, Rosedale Organdie and Lace Effects, that sold f = We, and age...” ZC YA. Special No. 2. Every yard of Lappet Leno, Indian Dimity and Fedora Cord in every conceivable - design, ch: Id f ; ae 18. Nowe 9c. y d. Special No. 3. Every yard of our 40-inch French Batiste, the finest goods 4 ever printed, that 10°: yd. sold for 17c. per yard. Now.... Special No. 4. Every yard of Koechlin, Baumgarten & Cie French Or- gandie and Tissue Brode that sold for 25¢. 1214c. yd. and 37ic. Now .. We are doing the Lawn sell- ing of the city. There is no evading that fact. Well, is it a wonder, when we are selling fine Lawns for what others would have to pay for them in case lots? LANSBURGH d BRO, i 422-424-426 7th St. POSE Ob BEF 00 1d o> : | If you have an old Chain, Bracelet, Ring or Gold Jewelry of any character that has out- lived its usefulness, bring it to us—we will allow you its full com- mercial’ value in ex- change for ‘goods of the latest designs. GALT & BRO., Jewellers, Silversmiths and Stationers, 1107 Penn, Avenue. Jy20-tu,th&s-28 POSCHOSE SSSESE GT IOIOSOSOOGED “THE QUALITY £TOR.” Reminders 3 of the Clearance Cuts. 1-3 off Parlor Suite prices. 1-3 off Chamber Suite prices. Every Baby Carriage in the house reduced. $7.75 for Couches worth up to $12. Biggest bargains ever of- fered in fine Carpets and Straw Matting: HOEKE, FURNITURE, CARPETS, DRAPERIES, Pa.Ave. and 8th St. TOPS YE Government Officials —will leave their HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS in safe hands if they're stored with ux Our storage apartments are first-class in’ every Texpect. Charges are small. ©7 Furniture, etc., packed and shipped any- where. Upholstered vans for moving. °° Knox ExpressCo Now at 1419 Pa. ave,’Phone 311 4y20-tu,thé&s-20 SEE “COPELAND” ABOUT THE TENTS POPP POLO IO SIGE EOI VP OPGO OVD OOTP OOO OSS OS Be. bc He I for ir cam ing party. “Copeland” about A for the nen and windows. See “Ce Yer you need FLAGS. and oa verything that and makes 1s the best that the price will buy. (7 And prices-are atways lowest for the best. I. G. Copeland & Co., 409 11TH ST. (Opg. “Star office.) jy20-16d Cornwell sells the best at ther lowest price. Choice Grapes recd. fresh daily. Every méfning ‘Wwe recetve a shipment of —— FANCY TABLE GRAPES from High Hil Vineyard, in South Carolina, picked and ——— shipped only the evening before. a Ordinarily we do not get such fine grapes in Washington before September. You'll be surprised to learn how reasonable they are. Call, write or tele- phone us about them. a ‘Cornwell 3x4 ae and Retail oe 1412-1418 Penna. Ave. Claret, 5 bots. tor 5] pe Se “if they’re Rich’s shoes they’re proper.” Ten-two F. When it comes to showing the cool, attractive linen and canvas footwear so universally worn this season we are truly leaders, There isn’t any such a stock like it in entire Wash- ington. We carry every style and effect that fashion has de- clared “correct.” Every woman who cares for style and exclusiveness in bi- cycle footwear—and what wo- man doesn’t—will find us ever ready to meet her wants. With such a stock as ours to choose from it’s an easy matter for every taste to be suited at once. The fact that all of fashion’s fair wheel enthusiasts have selected their bicycle footwear here is ample evi- dence that ours is the only complete stock hereabouts. We carry all the exclusive styles, such as you'll find in the very swell shoe shops of other cities—and show several styles made up after our own de- signs. Our already large mail or- der business increases in vol- ume right along. Customers who are sojourning at ‘seaside, ccuntry and mountains can send home for footwear of any kind, and rest assured that they will receive the same sat- isfaction as to proper style and fit that would follow a personal visit to our Store. All the "proper shoes for yachting, riding, golfing, etc., are to be found here. B. Rich’s Sons, “High art footwear for the elite,” Ten-two F St. Does Re a a ee ee ae ; Johnston’s, 729 7th St. : ° ; Special $ ix SUGAR Sal At Altre. Granulated Sugar at 4l4c. Ib. tomorrow. i CAIKIES, Selb. OUR SPECIAL CAKE SALE INCLUDES FINE MIXED IMPERIALS, COFFEES, & LEMON CAKES, ETC., AT Se.” LB. ' WATCHES FREE! ON ONE PREMIUM CARD WERE GIv- ey CraBEE Seer ee neteinetentedntetr toot rsovdonsoaseosordonsnesensentenzent ef eated Serborhorsorsodiodiedo leone ioreniip orioriotio le oseotloHlps coterie Dialer otis LAP Gly ING A HANDSOME AND WATOH, GOOD — TIMEKEED AND & GUARANTEED. : CHINAWARE : FRE! BRING YOUR COMPLETED PREMTUM RDS AND GET THE 100-PIECE Dec oti DINNER SETS OF CH SeVIECE TAs 10-PIECE SE ARK ABSt FREE “ON ON PRESENTATION OUR PLETED CARDS, GET NEW PREM- ig CARDS AT OUR OFFICE, All Groceries At Lowest Prices: In the World. Johnston’s, 729 7th St. it AWA TO, er ¥ solid stecl ixceluior lock, beary side bo Ss steel vy, hinges, heav: sate ‘on ‘bottam, Leavy nlanee camp; an oe ‘eimmings «riveted and burred ove! . eX] oret,100 rivete; 2 trays, full "$7.50, $8, $8.50. ghenpest and made toa, ae ‘taned Namne marked nd Trunk Strap. Kneessi, ae The Potomac Electric Power Company is pow establishing circuits for each. General Electric Supply | Fura tox. WR. R. Brown, 20th &Pa-Ave in all of es, recently. constructed ra aw rasta, er pss soe os fat Woodward Lothrop, roth, rth and F Sts. N. W. C7 Oar business hours wntil September are 7:43 to5; Saturdays, 7:45 to 1, Today Begins Our Pre-Inventory Clearance Sale July thirty-first, according to our usual custom, we shall take our half- yearly inventory of stock. From now until that time every effort con- sistent with dignified merchandising will be made in évery department to reduce stock. All broken assortments and small and odd lots will be closed out with- out reference to former prices, and all complete lines of excessive stocks, lagging styles, to-be-discontinued lines submitted to very decisive price reductions. Ribbon Department. We are pleased to announce that we now have in stock a complete as- sortment of Taffeta Moire Ribbons, in white, pink, blue, green, maize, violet, cardinal and all the other wanted shades, and the popular widths, 33 to 5 inches. The assort- ment will be kept complete as long as there is demand for them. First floor. EAD PRR NE, Trimmed Hats ; At Clearing Prices. In order to clear up the remaining stock of trimmings in our work rooms before taking inventory we instructed our millinery workers to use their best effort in producing therefrom some tasteful Trimmed Hats for women and children. Tomorrow we shall offer these hats, fresh from our work rooms, prettily and tastefully trimmed, at the following special prices, which are merely nominal ones: Children’s—$t.00, $1.50 and $2.00. Women’s—$z2.00, $3.00 and $4.00. Sceond floor. yt DER SSE A: OS Shirt Waists At Clearing Prices, , Three lots of Shirt Waists, all this season’s goods, in the most desirable styles and colorings, with attached or detached collar and cuffs of same or of white linen; a complete line of sizes. 35¢., 3 for $1.00, from 95¢c— Yomrn's, finished Striped Percale Shirt Waists, taped coliar and cuffs. Sizes 32 to 42. A superior Waist at the originai price. Women’s fine White In- 69c., from $1.25— dia Lawn Waists, em- brutdered collar and cuffs, tucked front and back. AN sizes, Girls’ fine Percale, Lawn 50C., from Q95C-— and Dimity Waists,white dctachable collars and cuffs.” Sikes 10 to 14 years. 2 Small Furniture At Clearing Prices. We have a number of small lots and one-of-a-kind pieces of Furni- ture, both useful and ornamental, and in order to close them out before stocktaking we have made the fol- lowing decided reductions in price: $1.50, from $3.50— oar Han sper hedore a, wide; mir- ror top. x =. Imitation Che: Table: 85c., from $1.25— iis inch top, with lower shelf, c Solid Mahogany and $5.00, from $10.00— Gi Hat “tree and Umbrella Stand combined. $12.00, from $18.00— “jit, Mghesany In Rockers. $10.00, from $15.00o— = walt or Chah satin damask covered. Reed Sewh Hy $2.50, from $5.25— Very comiartabien $2.50, from $7.50— Sat tt: ery any Boe None noe $1.75— Mahog- Conversation and Imitation Mahogany Tabour- ettes. e Soll Mah Wall Soc» from $1.40— Braces; tres Drase hooks. Ch an] Oak Bric- $3.50, from $7.00— fire “Capiucts 3 inches wide, 45 inches high; mirror top. $10.00, from $25.00— Mabogany Recep, with pearl and fancy woods; satin damask covers. $3.25, from $4.25— Ou, Dining Boum Chairs; leather seats. $8.50, from $17.00— Imitation Mabogany with tapestry. Side Chairs, covercd $1.00, from $1.75— (RET fat Trees Fourth floor, Special Sale of White Iron Bedsteads. We have secured and shall have ready for tomorrow’s selling another lot of our heavy Wiiite Enameled Iron Bedsteads, with brass trim- mings and separate woven wire springs, in three sizes, as follows: 3x6} ft., 33x63 ft. and 4x6} ft. $4.75 complete. Other grades up to $30.00 each. Mattresses. We carry in stock or make to or- der all the best kinds of Mattresses and guarantee the prices to be the lowest consistent with good work and materials. We quote an excellent grade’ of Rattan or Husk Mattresses, with cot- ton top; double bed size. $3.00 each. Also superior quality Black Hair Mattresses, covered with heavy tick- ing, and well finished, double. bed size, at $6.00 each. Other grades up to $30.00 each. Bed Springs. Sizes to fit any bed in stock, or made to measure. Attention is cali- ed to the finest woven wire bed spring made, with extra heavy cable supports, at - $500 each. Other Springs from $1.25 to $3.50 Woodward & Lothrop. SOPOSOOSEPOSL LOLOL SOLE OLD MAVER¢= 937-939 F St. on Chopping : At thee , avoided. Alte the digestivs “Rell eAl-SELL" ‘That's the only thenght fn our minds, Selting of this great event has waked iT action sll the ethers who foliew a good lead. Let them strnggic on. They've got to lve tut all the » You won't suffer With Heat organs ‘in. perform ing their work, too. Few “odd” ize “quart bottles Claret to sell, per dozen bottles, for $1.75. ity delivery only at this price. Kalen Wie Vinee 6/4 147 ST-PHONE 998. bombastic talk that ever fled a nome. paper couldn't influence the shire knows. value, from al he home where prices driven by the hammer of necenalty right down to bed rock —Follow the crowds to Mayer's! ‘The mast wonderfal sacrifice Tai a house ever made. ‘The lot ts Waiists » troae"ap' we phates em nse lines we sold at $1502.00 and at PERO. 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Watch the specials in our amncupcements. 10 Cakes S ‘| Proctor & Gam- 39 ble’s Oieine Soap Usually 5 oad a cake, 5 Ibs. best 1 6° Gloss Starch, About Coffee—Our selected okt Man- debling dava and Mocha Coffee— finest on carth—dry roasted fresh daily in our ters. 35 cts. Ib, S. A. Reeves, Successor to (Reeves, Poole & Co.), Grocer, Coffee Roaster, Bak: nd Manu- facturer of Finest Confections, 1209 F St. Pxxeex ax fan. electric ight U.S. Electric Lighting Co., 213 14th St. N. W. 3y19-20a, Phone 77. rds, Ee om, + Parlor Suites, i i@ Fine Carpets and Mattings, ‘Alvo all Oca Cuatra, fAMMOTH CREDIT. = See Jr19-S4c pa et a1 ont nk at Weare PO Sea ler. NEw is SiN MOUSE, 1108 F st,