Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1897, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1897-12 PAGES, THE EVENING STAR. “WASHINGTON. . August 3, 1897. GRosny s. Noyes = EVENING STAR has a regular an a permanent Family Circulation much mere than the combined cir- culation of the other W: ington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has no competitor. Im order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor oF purpose. AL Not very le Lesson in Protection. orig ago, the free traders, in picking the Dingley bill to pieces, were Inting out the folly of enacting such ation at a time when other countries were operating on very differeat lines. The It we olate the United § mbine the com- Why provoke dso far-reach- er examples? Look at the countries » with a freer d with but little restriction, as they were doing? Well, look the situation to . Is the Dingley bill monopolizing the attention of the commercial world? Are the com- mereial powers organizing to put the head of the the own United States in chancery? On contrary, they have found that their tariffs need revision on principles y analogous to those employed by England—the great and ing to put up the and Belgium. products of countries, which fore she has admitted under the fa- vorable conditions of special treaties, she will new levy heavier tribute upon. She does this in the interests of her colonies. Sir Wilfred Laurier, the Canadian premier, pointed out to her that as Canada was sping her tariff policy to favor the mother country, it was nothing bet fair that the mother country should return the apliment. Trade with Germany and ium coming in competition wita her trade with Canada, England purposes to make such changes as will give to Canada the preference. Germany and Belgium, as a consequence, both aroused. They will take some only Eng! rs as are € r action to protect their interests. What it shall be has not yet been deter- ined, but that, when taken, i show keen and intelligent re local advantage is reasonably certain. They wiil look out for their own first as Eng- dis doing. The fact is that the Dingley bill is fash- ioned on principles which, to a greater or less degree. prevail the whole commercial world over. Comme js based upon enlightened selfishnes: for a close England's free trade, ev: is based upon inteli What she needs and wisely admits fr and at C; upon a pol preference in ner markets over ou And that, in the last analysis, is nothing but a leaf taken from the Dingley bill. ——_~++2 —___ Senor Sagasta’s Reforms. Woodford is on his way to Mad- nd talk is revived in Spain of auton- my fer Cuba. In all probability, General Woodford will be greeted with this talk upon his arrival. It may even be the Span- ish response to what he may have to say about bringing hostilities to a close in the island. Senor Sagasta, the liberal leader, is now quoted on this subject, but only in the same old vein. Whether it be Sagasta or Canovas, the note is the same. No Spanish statesman of prominence, in office or out of office, has any scheme publicly to pro- pose for Cuba which contains anything of real benefit for Cuba, or which the Cubans ld afford to accept. Says Senor Sa- ta: and selfishness calls nt selfishness. ot produce she in Canada’s in- she now ‘The liberal party will give Cuba an au- me such as the Cuban auton- divocated. It will be nothing nadian or Australlan home rule. The autonomy which we are going to give Cu will be thoroughly Spanish, one in perfect harmony with our traditions and the senti- ment of our race.” Home rule as applied in Canada and Australia is an intelligent system of gov- ment. It confers substantial benefits on both the colony and the mother country. It develops the colony and strengthens its attachment to the mother country. Can- ada and Australia at Queen Victoria's jubi- were represented by statesmen who pledged those colonies to England in terms of unmistakable loyalty. But that is not what Spain proposes for Cuba. Senor Sa- Fe describes autonomy for Cuba as omething “in perfect harmony with our tions and the sentiment of our race.”” Cuba knows what that means, and so do the people of the United States. The senti- ment of the Spanish race bearing upon the government of colonies Is tyranny ex- pressed in every form. No Spanish colony for any length of time was ever contented or ever prospered. Conditions never made contentment or prosperity possible. Spain has always made her colonies hew her wood and draw her water, and when they objected, in their aspirations for better things, and for a standing that comported with their self-respect, she has visited upon them her armed displeasure. The result has been the loss of her colonies one by one, until now but two are left, and they are in rebellion. As a matter of fact, Spain has no concep- tion of autonomy for a colony. What she has in mind for Cuba is merely a new form of tyranny, and under it she would be able to grind the island as fine as her savag> humor prompted. ———_+ > —___ It may have occurred. to Great Britain that it would simplify matters to lay down a rule that whenever a gold deposit is dis- covered the British boundary line skirts the far side of it. —— s om Sensible Bieycle Regulations. Although bicycling has not developed in Russia to the extent to which it prevails in this country, very stringent restrictions have been placed on the public use of the wheel in St. Petersburg. Some of the fea- tures of the rules there in force might profitably be adopted in Washington, where, notwithstanding the Vigilance of the police, the scorcher finds almost full swing for his reckless, dare-devil practices, and where the beginner is allowed to use the crowded streets for practicing. As in Ber- In, an examination iv required of all appli- cants for permission to ride on the thor- oughfares. This test is conducted before one of the cycling associations of the city, which issues a certificate to the successful candidate, which is considered by the police authorities in their action. Permits are granted gratis, but a little book of regula- tions issued to each rider costs, together with certain revenue stamps, about $1.13. The permit is good for a year only, begin- ning May 1. Each wheelman granted a permit to ride is furnished with a couple of tags, showing his number in white fig- ures on @ red ground, one of these to be worn on the front and the other on the back of the machine, so that the wheelman may be identified by the police, as the phrase now runs, “both going and coming.” The front tag shows the number to the ides, as well. The age of the applicant has a bearing on his success in obtaining @ permit. The photograph of the rider is attached to the official records to_ prevent the successful exchange of numbers by riders. The rules prescribe the ordinary bell and lamp. The permit is to be carried at all times, and must be displayed ‘when required. Fast riding is prohibited, and all wheelmen are ordered to keep to the right, and as rear the sidewalk as possible. No other signals than bells are allowed, and the use of the bell without need is pro- hibited. In turning corners and crossing streets the rider must proceed slowly and ring his bell, When he’ encounters a crowded place he must alight and lead his wheel. stiding or leading wheels on side- walks, roads for pedestrians, boulevards, squares or parks is prohibited. Riding in a racing costume, without a coat or in such a costume as would attract special attention is also forbidden. The riding of wheels in certain streets of the city is definitely prohibited, and the city governor may stop the practice in others when oc- easion ari The violation of any rule subjects the oifender to the loss of his per- mit, and he may also be taken to court for further punishmert. Until February last ladies were not permitted to ride wheels in St. Petersburg’s streets. There are now about seven thousand registered wheels in that city, and if the regulations are given any degree of force the streets there must be a haven of delight for the tourist, wearied to the heart by the need of con- stant dodging and alertness and the fear of suffering bodily harm from some idiot astride of a machine, clad in a red sweater ard with his head sunk on his chest, trying to annihilate time, space and life simultaneously. —_~+ e+ ___ Inexpensive Roud I vements. ‘The farmers of the country are gradually scing over to the belief that good roads are for their perscnal benefit and there is a decided change of sentiment along this line in many of the states. One of the chief bstacles to the reform has been the fear of the farmers that the cost of highway in.provements would fall chiefly on them and as they feel that they are already bur- dened heavily enough they resist the pas- sage of good-roads laws with their local in- fluence and their votes often to the defeat of these worthy projects. New Jersey has a law now in force, however, that illus- trates how properly this burden can be divided between the individual and the community so that it falls lightly upon the farmer. This law apportions the cost of all road improvements as follows: one-third paid by the state, one-tenth by the indi- vidual beneficiary of the improvement, the owner of the abutting property, and the re- mainder by the county in which the im- provement occurs. Reduced to a scale of thirtieths the state pays ten parts, the in- dividual three parts and the county seven- teen parts. Stated in still another way the various burdens are more easily appre- ciated. The average cost of repairing a read with a macadam finish is about $3,000 a mile. Of this sum the county would pay $1,700, the state $1,000 and the individual ~. Tt is to be remembered that the $300 this case is usually divided among sev- eral persons, as few properties in this sec- tion of the country extend for much more than a quarter or half a mile along a high- y, and the tax is ed on the own- ers on each side of the road. Thus it will frequently occur that the individual will pay directly for a first-class road in front of his property and for a mile adjacent such a small sum as $40 or $50. To be sure he pays az well his share of the county tax ard in less proportion his part of the state tax, but these burdens are comparatively light and easily borne. These improve- ments in New Jersey are undertaken on the petition of the owrers of the abutting property. Such laws as this, if copied in other states, would probably resuit in an immediate betterment of the country roads in every section, an improvement of untold benefit to millions of people. Seo A Better Transfer System. The decision of the maragers of the Cap- ital Traction Company to abandon the old systema of giving transfers on street corners at junctions is a step in the right direction. The Star has more than once shown that it was not right for the transportation company to put upon the passengers the burden and danger of securing transfers thémselves and it has shown how readily a system could be adopted on this line such is in vogue on the Metropolitan, which las for some time distributed all its trans- fer slips through its conductors. The Cap- ital Traction lines are better adapted. to this system than are those of the Metro- politan, by reason of shcrt runs on the latter between transfer points. The passenger on @ road with intersecting branches is entitled to a continuous ride with the least possible annoyance due 10 transferring, ard to this end the system soon to be in general force in this city is the only one that should be tolerated any- where. It is announced that the shelters at the corners of Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh street and New York avenue and Fifteenth street will be maintained for the convenience of the transferring passengers. It is doubtful whether these structures, in view of the frequent trips of the cars on these lines, are really necessary. It is com- ron observation that the passengers at these junction points do their waiting | mainly in the streets, even in bad weather. Surely the Commissioners will at least or- der the removal of the old transfer boxes that now contribute to the disfigurement of the streets. —-—-+ += ____ The Careless Sale of Poisons. ‘The laws that relate to the sale of poisons in the District may not have been given full effect at all times in the past, but it is evident from the disclosures made in the inquest over the unfortunate woman who took her own life the other night that the grard jury will soon have an oppor- tunity to give the pharmacists of the city a valuable object lesson. It appears from the testimony taken yesterday by the act- ing coroner that the imost deadly drugs are dispensed in at least one establishment without prescriptions, and at times with- out even a registry. It would seem to be a matter of no difficulty whatever for a per- son to secure unlimited quantities of mor- phine and its allied preparations with a mere statement of the desire. This opens up serious possibilities in the way of crimes and casualties. If the present law is defec- tive or inadequate it should be amended, but it wceuld appear to be sufficiently com- prehensive to cover all such cases and to make it well worth the while of the. drug- gists to be careful in their dispensation of deadly n aterials. —___--+ +e _____ If the Johns. Hopkins University wants any sympathy in connection withits em- burrassments brought about by the manner in which the B. & O. Railway has been conducted, it might apply to the East Washington Citizens’ Association. ————c+s—____ Silver Men Working Together. The silver men are not employing unt- form tactics this year. They are dividing up the field according to their appraise- ment of the local requirements. Where there is hope of utilizing local issues they are introduced into the campaign; otherwise, silver, and silver alone, has the monopoly of attention. Silver dominates the Iowa campaign. The democratic bid is the same as that of last year, although ex-Gov. Roies has thrown cold water on the efforts to carry on the fight for free coinage at 16 to 1. But the other silver leaders in the state insist on the old proposition, and the sound money men are accepting the challenge. In Kentucky the silver men in their plat- form make but the briefest mention of local affairs. The state for months past has been the theater of a series of outrages on Private “property. Toli-gates have been raided and destroyed and and the keepers ‘driven off, but not a word in condemnation of the highhandedness appears in the silver platform. An indorsement of Mr. Bryan and of free coinage at 16 to 1 is put ahead of everything else. x In Ohio Mr. ‘McLean, who controlled the state convention, could see no help in state issues, and so pitched the campaign alto- gether in the key of silver. Considerable doubt exists in democratic circles as to the wisdom of his action, but the matter is past remedy now. The campaign will be fought out on that line. In Maryland Mr. Gorman has sought to introfuce state issues along with the money issue, but his handling of the money issue has attracted so much attention, state matters seem to be forgotten. But Mr. Gorman himself is really the issue, and the people in November will decide whether or not they want him for another term in the Senate. The democrats in Nebraska and Virginia have yet to meet in state convention, but their action may with safety be forecast. In both states silver will have the call. Virginia can be carried by the democrats on any platform, and in Nebraska the sole consideration will be the booming of Mr. Bryan for 1900. But, regardless of apparent divisions here and there, the silver men have a com- mon understanding. Mr. Gorman straddles the question this year, and Mr. McLean, who meets the issue fairly and openly, in- dorses the Maryland platform through his Cincinnati newspaper. Wherever a win- ning is made by the democracy at the polls in November it will be so much to the ad- vantage of the silver cause next year and three years hence. —_ + ¢e—____. After having had such tempting opportu- nities to insult the United States had the inclination existed as that presented by the Hawaiian annexation correspondence, it is unlikely that Japan would adopt the vague and laborious method suspected by those who seek to invest with international significance the failure of merchant vessels at Yokahama to decorate on the Fourth of July. —_——___+ = ____. Mrs. Lease is to wear a $20,000 crown at the fall festivities in Kansas. This is cal- culated to discourage the Prince of Wales in his effort to introduce something original and striking in the way of head-wear. —_¢+-—____ In connection with the unfortunate opti- cal illusions to which the new street-sweep- ers’ costumes give rise, it is to be remem- bered that it is not the clothes that make the Marine Band. ——_+ee—___ The temporary relief in climatic condi- tions may have been due to the perpetual frost that accompanies the Washington baseball club. It is a comfort to think that Mr. Welling- ton now has the President eff his hands. —>-2-e—______ It is almost time for Dawson City to spring a real estate boom on the market. 3 —___ Only one hundred and eighty-five men worked on the post office building today. Sdheonanl SHOOTING STARS. A Time for Everything. “I have made all the arrangemenis for your divorce,” said the lawyer. “Shall I secure it at once?” “No,” replied the sensational actress, after some reflection. ‘‘Not yet. My press agent is on his vacation.’ A Memory of Delays. The public, struck by solemn facts, its wrath would not be nursing, If Congress would but give its acts Without so much rehearsing. An Overwhelming Reflection. “Just to think of it!” solemnly exclaimed the man with a gripsack and chin whiskers. “Just to think of {t!”" “What's wrorg?” asked the depot official. “I don’t pretend to criticise, but I just heard about it, an’ I can’t help thinkin’. The President gone on a vacation an’ hun- dreds cf thousands of us people that voted fur ‘im ain’t got our office yit!"" On Dangerous Ground. “It’s a lucky thing for some of the old composers that they didn’t live longer,” sald the German critic. “I don’t quite see why. They are more appreciated now than when they wrote.” “Yes, but they'd be punished for lese majeste sure. They have been using some of the emperor's musical ideas.” Content. I have turned the pages over and my eyes have opened wide At the scenes drawed by the artists, splendid that I spied. An’ I've envied them as made ’em; for they sort 0’ seemed to dwell In a different existence in which every- thing goes well. Where everything is beauty; sun that shines so bright, Sets harmonious tints a-dancin’ Joyous ray of light. I sometimes wish, while strugglin’ mid the shadows an’ the strife, I had had the luck to revel in a picture- paper life. ‘ where the to each An’ Yet, when I think it over, patience comes, as patience will, If you keep your heart wide open for the present pleasure’s thrill. The forests those men show us, an’ the fields all blossoming Don't surpass my own possessions—which are all the real thing. For the shadows keep a-shiftin’ an’ a-lift- in’ all the day, An’ the music that goes with ‘em can’t be painted, anyway. As dawn of day or twilight shows some un- expected charm, I'm kind 0’ glad the old place ain't no pic- ture-paper farm. BON MARCHE. ———————— eee “No exaggerations as to qualities or values are permitted in this advertisement.” TheAugustAmerican Queen hoe just arrived from the printer, and, is being distribated to our subscribers this morning. ‘the contents are light, sparkling and brain-cooling, as befits the ‘Weather.— Such delightful stories as “Love Will Find the Way,” “‘A Cadet Camp ¥, ** and “‘Moriturus.’” The Southern ‘Mammy of many years ngo is entertainingly described and illustrated. ‘The Paris letter of fashion describes the famous Grand Prix Race, where the most elegant of day costumes are worn and Rew ideas gleaned for the coming sea- son. The other well-known departments of the Qucen ere more than usually en- tertaining, and the fashion illustrations are, as usual, up to the highest standard of perfection. ‘There is not a dull, tire- some idea in the entire issue. If you are not already a subscriber you should call at once and register your name. The price is only 25c. per annum. Yesterday’s Big Crowds —seem to be a practical object les- son of returning good times. Such a throng is little less than remark- able for August, when everybody is supposed to be taking their vacation. it is a grand compliment to our abil- ity as price cutters. We've been tell- ing you right along that you couldn’t buy equal quality goods at anywhere near our figures elsewhere, _and you're beginning to appreciate it as you ought to. The daily list of bar- gains we submit for your perusal represent the lowest prices ever reached in the history of merchan- dising in America. New, stylish, de- sirable merchandise is offered at the same prices asked at other stores for 3 mere truck and trash. No wonder you choose to buy here. Clearing Sale of All Shirt Waists. ‘The bottom {fs out of the Shirt Waist prices. We have reached the limit of reductions. We are determined that these figures shall be the means of clear- ing out every one of our Shirt Walists in stock,uin order that we may show nothing but new creations at the be- ginning of next season. If we could show every reader of this paper the Shirt Watsts we are offering at these ridiculous figures there wouldn't be one left by 12 o'clock tomorrow. sd A big table full of Ladies’ Te., $1 and $1 Shirt 49c, Waists to go at Lovely "Pe nh Lawn and Organdy Shirt Waists, in handsome color effects, that were $1.50, 10 be closed O8c. $4.98 Brilliantine Skirts,$2.98. heavy quality and fine, silky lustér. “The “host useful’skirt In a wo- man’s wardrobe. Linen Skirts, 47c. A ews more, — of those pete age, Duck’ & Crash °o Suits, $2.95. 9 Just like finding $2 to get these hand- some Tuxedo and Eton White Duck and Crash Linen Suits at $2.95. ‘They are offered almost every: where at $4.98. Your $2 95 choice .. : ° «=| Silk Waists, $3.79. Handsome Full Dress Silk Waists, also Silk Shirt Walsts, in lovely changeable effects, all colors. Were $5, $6, $7 and $8. To = > $3.79 Clearing Sale of Trimmed Hats. You evidently remembered the elegant collection of Summer Hats we displayed at the beginring of the season, and no wonder you came so eagerly for them yesterday, when you heard the prices had been reduced. We've never offered such elegent, stylish Hats for so little as we are now asking. We're deter- mined to clear out every one of them this week. $4.00 Hats go for $1.50. $5.00 Hats go for $1.98. $7.50 Hats go for $2.50. $10.00 Hats go for $3.50. 25c. Vests, 13c.: Ladies’ Su: weight . Jersey-ribbed Veats, with “V" neck and ribbed arms. Always hereto- fore 2. Special tomorrow J] ZC aly ©: ‘They make me think the folks I know must | Ladies’ 25c. Hose, 17c. be uncommon plain-- The faces smiiin’ at me as I turn the leaves again. ; Though they seem to me audacious, all the Ladies’ Fine Quality Boot-pattern Hose, with fast black feet. Regular 25¢. quality. To- 17c. ° morrow only.... graces they reveal P Win tat REN tedker \éiea- af PAP AOOIS J OC. their costumes for the wheel. But suppose they was live people. Is there one of them that would Put her arms around your neck an’ sym- pathize when crops ain’t good? I kin stand off an’ admire ‘em with their glamor and their whirl, But I'm mighty glad that "Mandy ain’t no. Picture-paper girl. . —>+>___. There Are Others, From the Baltimore American. - In the attempt to make ex-President An- drews pose as a martyr to the cause of free speech this fact should not be over- looked—not two months ago a prominent- western university forced the resignation of all of its instructors who had not voted for free silver in the fall election, ——_—__~e-____ Explained in a Dialogue. From the Loutsville Courier-Journal. Does anybody know what ihe Maryland Piatform means? = Yep! Mr. Gorman, he knows. ‘What does Mr. Gorman know what the Maryland platform means? That Mr. Gorman wanis another term in the Senate. ——_>+s—____ Ubiquitous Mr. Hobart. From the Hartford Courant. _ Where is the Vice President of the Unttea States? The pictures in the New York papers show us President McKinley ana Mr. Hobart seated together on the piazza Champlain. A special from New York says that Mr. Hobart was entertained at dinner there on Saturday by vaiious fashionable folk; snd a letter from ee ae Says that at present he is at Bar ‘. Lovely Coaching Parasols, this season's most desirable, styles, bought to sell for $1.50. Ratbeg than carry Sieamessn 4oee Sweeping Reductions In Muslin Underwear. Ae deat cone sommes wen 19e, Ladies” in = Short See 1. Ladies‘#inei Muslin Corded = ae = 20C, Fipe Quality Muslin Corset wails imme, 1 OC, some em trimmed, mostly’ odd sizes, Reduced to Ladies’ Fine Muslin Hubbard yoke, embroidery in yoke, -fine «tucks, - full Molasses Cuedy. ‘Tomorrow, per Qe Dox --+-- see "green. Warth 40c. 1b. Put up Best Ice Creum Soda in the city SC. BON MARCHE, 314 & 316 7th St. “it F. & WILLIAMS & 00. WILLIAMS’ COMPOUND Blackberry “HANDOLINE” Prevents Sunburn, Bottle TOOTH POWDER and BRUSH. -25¢. Williams’ OELERY COMPOUND. 2506. : WILLIAMS’ Temple Drug Store, Cor. 9th and F Sts. ,, Ss CROCKER'S—hoes shined free—030 Pa. ave. ‘Store cooled by electric fans. For the CHILDREN. Five bargain tables put forth their specials for the children tomorrow. Five bargain tables filled with good, dependable, long-wearing, stylish Shoes that it is really economy to buy. 1 lot_of Misses’ Russet Goat Spring Heel Button Another lot, made up of Oxfords Sammer ‘Ties, in russet, black vieci_kid rnd Lansburgh & Bro. You Will Never Find Us Wanting! Where values are concerned we lead the procession. We are never in the rear. We don’t wait, though, until the best patterns are picked out and give you the leavings, but when we advertise bargains— genuine bargains. 5c. a yard For your choice—every yard of Printed Wash Fabrics, in- cluding Indian Dimity, Rose- dale Organdie, Fedora Cord and Cerdelettes, some of the prettiest patterns ever shown this season still in stock. The Lawns always sold for toc., 12$c. and 15¢. Special Values in | : e $ Bed Spreads. We will sell the best in Crochet Marseilles and Satin Spreads At such prices that will work wonders in Spread selling in the District. (Special Window Display.) Special No. 1. A regular 65c. quality Crochet Spread, 4 dif= ferent patterns, extra weight, 49c. Special No. 2. A regular 90c. quality Crochet Spread, Mar- seilles effects, Special No. 3. This is the best $1.00 Spread sold, and good value at that. During this sale, 79c. Special No. 4. A regular $2.50 Mar-= seilles Spread, 4 novelty patterns, heavy weight, $1.71. Special No. 5. A regular $3.50 Satin Spread, 4 designs, in- cluding the latest new spider-web effect. $2.48. Another invoice of qur famous $1.75 Feather Pillows. During this sale, z $1.10 pair. } LANSBURGH & BRO, 3 420=422-424-426 7th St. it |) A headache ~ 4 —is bad enough in winter, but it is well nigh distracting in this hot weather. Of course you know the sure remedy— Wier’s Lemon Seltzer. Acts instantly—and cures perma- nently. an it. At all druggists. 10, 25 and 50c.~ au2-20d Gre.t Reduction In Hair. Gray ‘switche, $5.00, B0 wirat Clam, atcontaia 720 7th Street N. W. apl6-203 AN SISESSSSSES OOS OSS OOS SOS SS Patent Leather One-strap Spring fide 8Oc, sizes 8 to 10% and 89c. ae cas me BOC, CROCKER’S, Shoes shined free, 939Pa.Av The seme style Shoes, in black vict kid. Regular $1.50 and $2 goods for.... for baby is the Whitney. Everybody concedes that. We are clearing out what are left-of this season’s patterns— and if you want to get the best and save money at the same time—N O W is when you should buy one. They’re beauties—and what's better than looks — they’re staunch roadsters. Rubber Cover for the parasol thrown in. ‘The “Gem Ironing Beard” is $1.50. venience. Little to pay for so much com Here only to get em. HOEKE, FURNITURE, CARPETS, DRAPERIES, Pa. Ave. and 8th St. fe ‘The Introductory } (Price on (Foot-Form Boots Expires September Ist. —You'll be practicing com- mendable foresight if you “lay in” 2 or 3 pairs of boots before that time. Lots of our patrons are doing that. Till Sept. Ist All $3.50 Chocolate Foot-Form Oxfords are $2.15. Mixed stores can’t duplicate them at $4. Just the Shoes for tender feet during warm weather. —Women’s Black $2 Oxfords, $1.00. : —Children’s Tan Lace Shoes re- duced FROM $1.00 TO 65 CENTS. FROM $1.25 TO 8 CENTS. FROM $1.50 TO % CENTS. Foot-Form Shoe Shop, F St., Cor. 13th. it RARORAAAAAARAE TARA AOS 300 1-1b. loaves to the barrel, 4 § Are You Satisfied _ 1205-1107-1109 11th ct. Wholesalers, iio 1008 Mest. eat Rea leather is mo shoddy c! them; a “rot be made. Steal 2) eee Woodward Lothrop, 10th, 11th and F Sts. N. W. ©70ur business hours. untit a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 7:45 to 1. Splendid Values Characterize the opening of the Au- gust trade. In several cases we offer extraordinary values, because we have secured at almost our own pricing manufacturers’ and import- ers’ balances of stock. From these opportunities, and from such adjust- ments of our own stocks as we may see fit to make from day to day, come exceptional money-saving chances which appeal to the eco- nomically inclined. Our August Sale of Manufacturers’ Samples Muslin Underwear Which was begun Monday, is meet- ing with the customary quick res sponse from our patrons who know the importance of this half-yearly sale. The garments are well made, gen- crously cut and correctly shaped. We are selling them at the makers’ prices—prices we pay for them or- dinarily. A and 1% the Usual. Our August Sale of Standard Wool Blankets, At About 14 Regular Prices, Was also begun Monday. These Blankets are the six months’ accumu- lation of one of the best known manufacturers in the country, and are subject to “mill” imperfection For years they have been purchase by us during the early part of Au- gust and sold at very specially low prices. When we say “regular price” we mean the regular retail price, provided the Blankets were strictly perfect. $2.75, Regular price, $4.00. $3.40, Regular Price, $5.00. $4.00, Regular Price, $7.50. $5.00, Regular Price,$10.00 Also several pairs in miscellaneous sizes and weights, including half pairs, at proportionately low prices. Second floor. White Iron Bedsteads. We are pleased to announce the arrival of another lot of those White Enameled Beds which have sold so readily at $4.75. They are the heaviest and best finished beds on the market at a low price. Choice of four sizes—3x6} ft, 3}x 64 ft., 4x6} ft. and 43x64 ft., complete with separate woven wire spring, fod $4.75. Fourth floor, 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, at $3.00 Each. Also superior quality Black Hair Mattresses, covered with heavy tick- ing, and well finished; double bed size, at $6.00 Each. Bed Springs. Sizes to fit any bed in stock, or made to measure. Attention is call- ed to the finest woven wire bed spring made, with extra heavy cable supports, at $5.00 Each. Other Springs from $1.25 to $3.50 each. Fourth floor. Special Sale of Box Couches. Twenty new styles of Box or Wardrobe Couches have recently been secured and will be offered to- morrow at exceptionally low prices, They are upholstered in the best manner and finished with the best spring lift. Box Couches, covered with fine cretonne; fous “$8.00 Each. Box Couches; six new styles of denim covering. $9.00 Each. BOE Caches in imitation Bagdad coverings; twa $10.00 Each. are 7» lot of Ban:boo Portieres; 0@4 potty desigon, Usasity $200 on 9 1-50 Each.