Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1897, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1897—12 es ee THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. WEDNESDAY August 4, 1897. CROSBY S. NOYES...............Editor. culation of the other Washington dailie: sa News and Advertising Medium it has no competitor. 7In order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal abnence, letters to THE sT ot be addressed to any indivi. connected with the Mice, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. eos zy Alds to Murder a Suicide. It Is to be feared that the single case of careless dispensing of deadly drugs by pharmacists that has recently been un- covered as a result of a local suicide has its counterparts in other sections of the city and among druggists with different classes of trade. According to the testi- mony at the inquest, as briefly noted in these columns yesterday, {t has been the custom of the pharmacist in question to deliver morphine readily to all applicants, especially to those whom he knew as habitual users of this stimulant. In short, one of the most vicious and harmful habits to which modern humanity is subject is being catered to without restraint. The community recognizes the need of restric- tive measures to limit the consumption of alcoholic drinks. These limitations are pro- vided partly for revenue purposes, partly for their corrective tendency. They do not result in the complete discouragement of the use of liquors with its consequent de- moralization of individuals, but they prob- ably reduce the evil somewhat. In some communities absolutely prohibitive meas- ures are taken, in others the number of dispensing places is limited. There is, in fact. a wide range in these endeavors to regulate the drink traffic. But it now ap- pears, if the solitary case under observa- tion can be relied upon as generally indica- tive of a prevailing condition, that there is practically no such bar between the mor- phine user and the habit that drags him or her into mental, morai and physical degen- eration. The druggist whose case is under advisement admitted that he catered with- out restraint to the habitual users of the drug, and that he even used no care in its dispensation to regulate with nicety the amount of the deadly material passed over his counter, or to keep an accurate record of such sales. Thus it appears that under the pretense of being a victim of the drug, in itself a confession or assertion that should subject the applicant to suspicion, any person whatever could secure a quan- tity of this poison sufficient to do whole- sale murder. If, as suspected, this condi- tion prevails even to a limited degree among the druggists of the city, the need of vigorous prosecutions and of radical amendments to the law if the present stat- utes are either ambiguous or inefficient, is pressing. The vigor with which this affair is being handled by the acting cor- oner and the district attorney is a guaran- tee that something practical will be accom- plished. —_——_e+___ Praise for the Civil Service Order. It will be seen from an interview with the secretary of the National Civil Service Re- form Leazue, printed elsewhere today, that the recent order of President McKinley providing against arbitrary removals from the public service has the cordial approval of the men who have long been striving for @ betterment of the government methods of employment. The organization for whick Mr. McAneny speaks has had much to do with the maintenance of the civil service law and with the various extensions that have grown out of it through executive or- ders. He and his associates are in a posi- tion to judge cleariy the practical results of such orders, and it is highly gratifying that the President's announcement meets with their hearty indorsement. The secre- t points out that this order is the cul- mination of efforts that have been under way since early in the ‘70's, and which were unsuccessfully renewed with Presi- dent Cleveland during the last administra- tion. In fact, it would seem that the key- nete of all civil service reform lies in this simple deciaration, from a source that gives the mere assertion the force of law, that hereafter merit alone shall be the test of the government employe’s tenure of office. The Washington business men have already spoken in approval. Their expe- rience with the government service has been at first hand and on the commercial side. They have passed through the va- rious stages of the evolution from the Jacksonian spoils system to the present high development, and they know that in many ways the change has brought benefit to the city. Their view of the case is nec- essarily more or less selfish, and it is sat- isfactory now to receive assurances that other judges, trained in the observation of the situation, both from the theoretical And the practical standpoint, and entirely re- moved from the influence of local consid- erations, join the chorus of praise for Pres- ident McKinley in his sturdy defense of the merit system. ——_-+ ++ —____ X-Ray Blisters. A young woman in New York recently had her head X-rayed to ascertain the na- ture of a perplexing trouble with the jaw, and now her face is seriously burned and her hair on the side exposed to the ray- producing tube has fallen out. She is won- dering if the burns will leave scars, and if her hair will grow again. The scientists are bothered as to the cause of this phe- momenon. They are interested fn the vic- tim’s complexion and hair, but only in a professional and not a sympathetic spirit. it ts asserted that this disaster will not be- fall one subject of the X-rays out of many hundreds. The theory is that the patient was in such a nervous, weak condition from the constant pain in her jaw that she Wes unusually susceptible to the burning influence of the rays. It is reasonable to expect that these mysterious rays, which have such a powerful penetrative capacity, should act harmfully upon the tender tis- sues of the skin, and other cases are now on record where serious results have follow- ed from experiments with the tubes. Tesla thinks some sort of screen should be used to ward off the biistering effects of the rays, and prescribes a thick cloth satur- ated with water, laid on the surface ex- posed to the emanations from the tubes. ———— Atchison, Kas., is to have a curfew signal in the ferm of a powerful steam whistle, which will be blown at nine o'clock each night to warn the wandering youngsters to bed. It may be that the old familiar re- frain will have to be amended to “Curfew Shall Not Toot Tonight!" ee The Kentucky Republicans. ‘The Kentucky republicans are tn a pickle. In fi they buve been ever since they achieved their first triumph over the de- mecracy in November, 1805. Almost im- mediately after that they split into two factions, one training under the leadership of Gov. Bradley, and the other under the leadership of Dr. Hunter. Factional war- fsre of the fiercest character has been in progress right along, and the feeling now is bitter in the extreme. ‘The republican state convention will meet in Loutsville on the 10th inst., and a candi- ate for clerk of the Court of Appeals be pominated and a platform adopted. The Hunter men will be in complete control. ‘The Bradieyites, Indeed, are few and far between. The question c6mes up, shall the state administration be indorsed? The Eradiey!tes, few as they are, insist that it Es ey must be, and of course they will introduce a resolution to that effect. The Hunter people are more than half inclined not to permit the resolution to be adopted. The administration, they privately declare, has been a failure, and Gov. Bradley himself they accuse of being a iraitor. His oppo- sition to Dr. Hunter for Senator after the latter had received the caucus nomination and had polled all but one vote of the re- publicans on the joint ballot of the two houses of the Legislature is quoted as put- ting him out of the pale of party consid- eration. But an election is approaching, and the party cannot on the surface, at least, afford any divisions. Whatever the Hunter people may think about Gov. Bradley as a man and partisan, the fact remains that he is the governor of the state, that he was etected as a republican by republican votes, and that the party is responsible for him. For the party therefore to meet in state convention and fail or openly refuse to in- dorse an administration of its own creation would be to publicly confess a fatlure and handicap the candidate it now puts up. This and other things make the sound money prospects in Kentucky this year rather poor. With the republicans divided in this way, and the gold democrats re- solved on running a candidate of their own, the sound money forces will lack the union and enthusiasm necessary to success in a hotly contested engagement. And It is a strange mistake to be made in a state whose motto is, “united we stand, divided we fall.” ——>+e—___ Dissolve the Receivership. The Belt and Eckington railroads being now in the hands of a receiver, it is urged in defense of their present opposition to the Commissioners in the matter of a rapid transit equipment that the court will not grant the necessary permission to raise funds for such a purpose. This allegation is to be understood in the light of certain facts and public suspicions. The receiver- ship is wholly a friendly affair, as The Star pointed out the other day. The receiver is the direct personal representative of the majority owners of the roads. The action on which the receivership is based is a rere trifle capable of immediate settlement. The accepted theory is that the receiver- ship was entered into in the hope that the ccurt would order the issue of receiver’s certificates to a large sum, which would naturally be taken up by those “on the inside” and, being a first Hen on the roads and their properties, would completely close the transaction which has been maturing of late to the end of putting the properties in the grasp of these majority stock- holders, regardless of the rights of all others. Thus there were wheels within wheels in this affair. The first scheme of securing a heavy mortgage on the properties failed Lecause the court did not approve of the showing made to it of the capacities of the compressed air system. Then when the matter passed under the jurisdiction of the Commissioners the receiver held up his hands and cried that the court had pre- vented a comprehensive test by refusing to grant the means. The first object of the receivership had failed but the condition in which tt left the roads was utilized to pre- vent progressive steps toward rapid transit. The acts now bearing on the case contain ample provisions for financing any project for rapid transit equipment that may be undertaken. The first step toward meeting the spirit and letter of these laws would be the dissolution of the present anomalous receivership and the reinstatement of the reads upon a practical working basis. ——~>eo—___ Features of the Coal Strike. . Without entering into the merits of the question in controversy—whether the men have been paid too little or whether the mine owners have supported as liberal a scale as possible in the circumstances— there are two features of the present coal strike which merit attention. One is that the strike has progressed slowly and with difficulty, and the other is that violence has been discouraged from the very out- set. In the feverish times of only a few years ago strikes spread with great rapidity. A few men raised a standard, and many men flocked to it. The spirit seemed electrical. Public meetings and public addresses in Support of the strikers came, as a rule, after the strikes had been inaugurated. But this time it has required an active campaign to bring out recruits. Strikers have marched in long columns from mine to mine. and carried with them speakers of national reputation and influence, in an ef- fort to increase the disaffection to propor- tions promising success. And even then they have several times failed to make the desired impression on those to whom they were appealing. Discontent has not so readily this time taken the form of an open break and active hostilities. A large number of the miners have shown a dispo- sition to go slow in meeting the emer- gency. The good order preserved by those who have gone on strike is likewise in sharp contrast with past history. So far there has been neither life nor property de- stroyed. The men have been especially counseled to pursue a course which would Prevent violent collisions, and they have taken the advice. The situation in half a dozen states has been ticklish for weeks, and thousands of earnest men have been involved} but at no point has bloodshed marked the lines of the controversy. Many large meetings have been held, and much excitement has prevailed, but the note of armed resistance to the law has not been sounded. It is to be hoped that this record may be preserved to the end. In all disputes be- tween capital and labor tn this country arbitration, when properly invoked, may be secured. Violence only injures the cause of the party resorting to it. The best hope of an adjustment of the present diffi- culty iies in the abstinence of the strikers from an appeal to force. ———_+ +e—____ It is to be regretted that Chauncey M. Depew has not sufficiently perfected him- self as a wheelman to be able to carry home a few medals from the Philadelphia bicycle meet. —_—++e—___ Calling a Prince to Account. Europe 13 again supplying one of those so-called “affairs of honor’ which, while impressive enough in that latitude, are al- together absurd in this. Prince Henry of Orleans is returning to France from a short visit to Africa. He is a young man of fair abilities, but with no authority whatever in the world of thought or action. He has had the average education of a man of his station, and that is all. While in Africa, he sent some letters to the news- papers, and in one of them he spoke dis- paragingly of the behavior of the Italian troops in their warfare with King Menelek of Abyssinia, For this he was challenged to a duel by a young Italian officer, but he declined combat on the score that the challenger was not his equal in station. Ther: General Albertoni of the Italian army asked permission of the war office to challenge the prince. This was declined. But, nevertheless, it is stated, the general persists, and will send his seconds to the prince as soon as the latter lands at Mar- seilles. One can understand how, if Prince Henry, in conversation at.a club or else- where among men, had spoken slightingly of the courage of the Italian troops an Italian officer present might have promptly resented it. Not that Prince Henry's ideas of courage may be accepted as the stand- ard, or that his knowledge of warfare ameunts to anything whatever. His of- fense would have been against the Italian present in the company, and would have degerved notice by him. But why all of this ‘ceremonial about wnat Prince Henry thinks about what is now an historical episode? He was not in Africa long enough to have investigated the matter. He com- mands no attention as a soldier. The Ital- jan troops in Abyssinia may or not have shown the white feather. The truth will not be determined by anything Prince Henry has said or may think on the sub- Ject. But, according to the European customs ard responsibilities, the hasty newspaper fulminations of this prince without pros- pects and young soldier without experience demand the serious attention of a general of the Italian army, who is willing to kill the prince or be killed by him in vindication of Italian courage! What that may have to do with how the Italian troops conducted themselves in the presence of King Mene- lek’s army it is difficult to understand. ———_>- +e —____ In connection with doubts concerning revenues to be derived from the new tariff bil, it ts a comfort to observe that the Dis- trict of Columbia dog-tax produces an in- come in its usual unostentatious and-re- Hable manner. ——++o—____. A New York girl has been held for some time a prisoner in a cave in Central Park by outlaws. It will soon become necessary for the dime novelist to come east and grow up with the country. ——>eo____ ‘The purchase of a gold brick by a New Orleans saloon keeper, taken in conjunction with legislation affecting thirstier New York, indicates that the farmer is out for an all-round revenge. ————++-e____ The Washington bicyclists attending the L. A. W. meet have the gratifying assur- ance that the Philadelphia umpire may be expected to differ materially from the San Antonio brand. ——_+ +2 ____ Joaquim Miller is determined to lose no opportunity of demonstrating the falsity of the old theory that a poet cannot be a keen business man. + -_____ Gen. Weyler and John P. Altgeld repre- sent extremes so far as their idea of ex- ercising the pardoning power is concerned. ——\>ee—____ The Capitol contains very few person- ages of note at the present time. The same may be observed of the District jail. ——~+2—___ Hawaii ts convinced that her soil and climate are just now admirably adapted to raising the American flag. SHOOTING STARS, Explained. “It seems to be a case cf genuine attach- ment,” said the young woman. “She hasn't Jilted him yet.” “No,” replied Miss Cayenne. “She heart- ily dislikes the girl that he is going to give the engagement ring to next.” huyhd a good deal "bout de crime o’ ’73,”" said Uncle Eben, “but it seem ter me dat whut’s goin’ ‘long an’ doin’ de real damage Is de crime ob sebben-lebbin.” Regret. Figures won't lie—all men agree, The proverb’s old and good; But when the base ball score we see We sadly wish they would. The Finishing Touch. “Just wait,” said the man in the barber shop, “till the brush boy gets ready for the finishing touch.” “You mean that he will complete your toilet.” “No. He'll get my last 10 cents.” Felicitations Certain. “It doesn't make no difference what hap- pens,” said Mr. Corntossel, ‘us farmers is goin’ to git congratulated.’ “But the condition of crops makes some difference, doesn’t it?” “No. Ef they're big they'll tell us to be cheerful because we've got so much to sell. An’ if they’re scarce they’ll congratulate us on the prices we orter get.” — Comparisons. "Tis now the weary citizen a sweet revenge may take, On-the favored friend who sojourns at the seashore or the lake, As he reads pathetic letters of the sorrows gathered there; Of carnivorous mosquitoes and the sun's relentless glare. “There is bathing and there's boating and * of pretty girls a lot— But I'm sorry to be noting that it’s beastly, blazing hot.” The stay-at-home assumes a smile superior and bland, And gets his letter paper out and takes his pen in hand: “It's dull,” he writes, “in fact, our princi- pal amusements are Our trips to sylvan shadows on, a gusty cable car. You'll be glad to be informed that we are finding as a rule, The days are mildly pleasant and the nights serenely cool.” Talented Descriptive Writing. World Interview with Secretary Sherman. Mr. Sherman received the World corres- Pondent in a large square room in the frame cottage occupied by his son-in-law, Mr. McCallum. The Secretary sat in a wooden recker. On the, floor at his left was a tin slop-pail; on his right, so near to him that his shoulder grazed it when he moved, was a pine table, with ecomplicated legs. On this table rested a kerosene lamp. About it fluttered a lot of insects. Striped mat- ting was on the floor. Green shades cover- ed the windows, and a full-sized bed stood in one corner. The Secretary was in ex- cellent spirits. ——_>+e—____ An Infallible Barometer: From the New York Times. During the last week in July, 1895, the number of shareg of stock bought and sold on the New York Stock Exchange was 1,453,497. During the last week in July, 1596, it was 909,388. During last week, the last week in July, 1897, it was 2,189,263. These figures have a remarkable interest as the record of business done at the dull- est season of three successive years. They show, more unmistakably than almost any other evidence could show, the revival. of confidence and of business that is making its irresistible way. The condition of the New York stock market is an infallible barometer. ——— Klondyke Was Discovered Too Late. From the Syracuse Standard. What a funny campaign wé would have had if Klondyke had bobbed up a year ago. Of course Brysn would have os it dome of the gold bugs’ conspiraci: Se ee Good Returns From the New Law. From the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette, The country is to be congratulated on the initial returns from the new tariff law. From any point of view they bear witness to the return of better business conditions, —————++e—___ Accumulating Attractions. From the Baltimore American. A large garrison will eee be sta- tioned near Washington.- troops are not needed in the west to fight Indians, so that they can easily be brought east to add to the attractions of the capital. ———_+ += ____ Secretary Guge Agrees With The Star New York Correspondence Philadelphia Press, Secretary Gage’s recent chats with bank- ers of this city with whom he ment of @ mo: no eerneesy aver <anenting that it would an opporti has a theory or plan to plead for it and to have | geeeeseorecooeess: All Trunks REQUCED! 25 Per as $2.25 TRUNKS gorxa aT ALL ALL 00 TRUN! ALL $4: ALL 00 TRU. ALL 00 THI ALL $10.00 TR Att 2. TRUNKS GOING AT BS a5 KS Soixe & ALL 00 TRUNKS GOING AT $18.75. BECKER’S, Fine Harness, Trunks, &c., 1328 EF St., NEAR ae "Phone 1036. It © Magruder’s Consolidation Sale. We Will Move September Ist —We are going to give up this store and give our entire attention to our store on . ave. Everything in store REDUCED — many things AT COST AND LESS. Tell your friends that this is the place to Duy pe ROOMIIES, | TABLE. URIES, WINES, etc., CHEAP. C7 “THAT REMINDS ME” you can now buy Magruder’s “PRIVATE STOCK” Whisky for 90c. full quart bottle. Magruder&Co. GROCERIES, TABLE LUXURIES, WINES, ETC., 1417 New York Ave. it na = a HAVE YQU i A PET DOG? --or a cat? You can keep them free from fleas by using a little of THOMP- SON’S INSECT POW- DER every few days. Harmless to animals—io, 15, 25 and Soc. can. W. S. THOMPSON, Pharmacist, 703 15th St. au4-28d AMR Ha Ey a aT aT Do your pr esery- this Special this week— BRANDY (For preserving)— 50 gallon. Be sure to $2. 50 gal. your order in before othe y night. ing week, and take advant- of age great Kalon gives. pre licious flavor. Special price for this — week, this pHalen Me ne @ Sat ible =PHONE 998. YN Don’t let the hot weather rob you of your needed. sleep. Buy “an Iron Bedwhich ts especially adapted for summer usc. We're @ splendid Tron Bed for §2.8—springs to fit and good mattress for $1\ cach. You'll get con- siderably more thaw £4.98 worth of comfort and durability out of this bed! ( Te Houghton S, » 5 au4-204 Bed Bugs Have No. Wings —even if they had, they sted not get away from. the powerfal effects. of SULPHO- NAPTHOL. One tablespoonfal of SUL- PHO-NAPTHOL dissolved in a gallon of water is sufficient to kill all the bed bugs, water bugs and cther insects in your house. G7It's also the best of disinfectants and is absolutely harmless. 8-cz. bottle, 50c. Arlington Drug Store, Cor. Vt. Ave. & H St. A! & Daggstt. )HEADACHE 5 Cured Instantly! Quit allowing Sick HUG to worry you. Kill the pain by taking Lemon Price, Pleasant to take—instantaneous in its At all druggists. aud-20d Hay Fever. The quid discovery X-ZALIA relieves Hay Fever, Rose Cold and Hay Asthma. For sale by W. 8. THOMPSON, Pharmacist, 708 Fifteenth St., Washington; or our largest size bot- fle sent by prepaid express on receipt, of $1.00. Send for pampilet. ress all communications to THE = Saaan co. Of virtues is this large size Trunk. full i Hinen lined—2 straps. Kneessi, $?7.2t" Dr. 'Lyon’s Used by peel refinement for = Sei ie se es js vane : taLoua Pom: Loum bow: Jy30-Geo-14 No. 3 Beacon 8t., BOSTON, Mass. Leather bound, piace iron bottom, ex- ‘wondex fully cheap Street. PERFECT over a quarter of a century. Evans’ DrugStore,iisry eee 2ut-284 Gen Cees eee eed 5675 as aes Let us mend the old one. deecossecs Tooth Powder An Elegant foilet Luxury. Babies Won’t Suffer — from Used. with ice there is no Tea, at any price, Palais Royal Clearing Sale. TOMORROW — in accordance with our annual custom, we will be- gin our great August clearing sale of all odd lots of merchandise, broken sizes of all garments—in fact, odds and ends of every description. These goods will be placed on “Bar- gain Tables” distributed through the store, each one numbered. A list of the various items will appear in these columns daily, and the prices will be so low as to make the goods move rapidly. Table No. A lot of Bathing Caps—water tight, ‘The 1Sc kind for 8 cents. Bic kind for 19 cents. Te kind for 49 cents. ‘35 Bathing Shoes—cork soles—for 25 cents, 50c Bathing Shoes—rubber soles—33 cents, || Table No. 2. Misses’ Combination Mackintoshes—with hood and extra length cape—fancy stripes—for misses— 4 to 12 years old. ‘They were $1.98. Table No. Black Enamel Shirt Waist Sets, with dumb bell cuff buttons. Pearl and Gilt Shirt Waist Sets, with link cuff buttons. Were 25e to 50c. . For 13 CENTS. A lot of Sterling Silver, Fine Enamel and Gold- plated Shirt Waist Sets, Were 50¢ to 89¢. Table No. Boys’ Ribbed Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers. Sizes 24 to 24, Were 35e. For 19 CENTS. Boys’ “Onyx” Ribbed Hose, with white feet. Sizes 7 to 1 Were 50c, 5c and $1. Table No. Men's Ribbed Silk Finished Lisle Thread Shirts and Drawers, fancy pink and blue effects. ‘They were $1.25. Now $1.07. For 24 CENTS. For 35 CENTS. ankles. 50c and 75e Men's Suspenders and Braces. For 39 CENTS. Table No. Printed Foulard Silks—24 and 27 inches wide— remnants of 2% to 15 yards—all colors. * Were 50c and 75e. For 25¢ YARD. Table No. 25 Linen Crash—27 inches wide—for..10¢ YARD Table No. 8, css mr Lot of Children’s White and Colored Dresses— sizes 2 to 8 years—made of Lawns, Pique, Batiste, India Linon, &c. Were $1 to $1.68. For 79 CENTS. A few Children’s Mull Hnats—white and colore— slightly mussed from. window display. o _ (Sezond floor.) Were 98c¢ to $1.68, For 59 CENTS. Table No. Ladies’ Tatlor-made Vests. Were $2.98. For 98 CENTS. Ladies’ White Pique and Duck Skirts. Were $1.48. For 98 CENTS. Boys’ Two-piece Linen Suits. Sizes 5 to 10 years, Were $2.48. For 98 CENTS. Misses’ Two-piece Lawn Suits—S to 14 years. Were $1.69. For 98 CENTS. Misses’ Bathing Suits—8 to 14 years. Wee $1.79. For 98 CENTS. Table No. 10. Lot of Organdie, Silk Stripe Grenadine and Dimity Shirt Walsts—all sizes. Were $2.25, $2.69 and $2.98, For 89 CENTS. Table No. 11. Figured Silkoline—all_ colors. Was llc yard. For 5 CENTS YARD, Brusscline Rugs—reversible—fringed--size 20x36. Worth 480. For 19 CENTS. ‘Tapestry Art Squares. Worth up to $5 yard. 29 CENTS. 15e Dotted Swiss—S4 Inches wide—all size dots. 21 CENTS YARD. Table No. 12. Soft Lawn Waists, in white and colors—plain 20d trimmed. Were 98¢ to $1.98. For 46 CENTS. 50c Lawn Corset Covers—to wear with organdie dresses—light blue, black, lavender, red, pink— sizes 32 to 42. Yor 2% CENTS. 39c Cambric and Muslin Corset Covers, Drawers and Chemise—trimmed with lace and embroidery, For 22 CENTS. Table No. 13. 39¢ Garbage Pails—with cover—made of heavy galvanized {ron—holding-14 quarts. For 24 CENTS. Large sixo Ham Bollers—with cover--made cf ex- tra heavy tin. For 14 CENTS. 29c Bread Boxes—full size—japanned and deco- rated in gold. For 19 CENTS. Breed Pane—of extra heavy ti-two sires 3 CENTS. (That Run | Run Foot Form BOOTS. It is most gratifying to see the way you are taking advantage of the introductory price—$3.0o— on Foot-Form Boots, which ex- pires September 1. —But that big demand is side- tracking the Chocolate Oxfords. They must go. —Instead of the original prices —instead of the first reduced price—all Chocolate Oxfords go now for $1.85. Includes those fine kid $3.50 Oxfords. Get as many as you can be fitted to. In some styles some of the sizes are missing. —Big lot of Oxfords, turn soles, black, two toe shapes, $1.50. —One lot of Oxfords cut from $2.50 to $1.00. —Children’s Tan Shoes, 65¢., 85c., 95c.—cut from $1.00, $1.25 $1.50. and Foot-Form Shoe 5! F St., Cor. 13th. ~ BON MARCHE. 0 exaggeratiors as to qua permitted in this advertisement.” WRAPPERS NEVER SO CHEAP. The time has arrived for the grand final act in the Summer Wrapper epartment. There'll be no trifling with prices now. The garments have been marked with the figures that will dispose of them in the quick- est possible manner. Our well- known policy of not carrying goods over from one year to another will not permit of these W Tappers re- maining on our shelves another week, so out they go—some at a third off—some at a half off—but all at less than actual wholesale cost. For convenience we have divided the majority of the stock into two large lots, which will be placed on separate counters tomorrow and offered as follows: Lot 1, including Stylish Tailor- made Percale, Lawn and Batiste Wrappers, some handsomely braid- ed and some finished with ruffle, quite a variety. of styles from which to choose. Former prices were 98c., $1.25 and $1.48. To close, D9. Lot 2 contains the highest Wrap- per creations that are made up in this country. They are shown in elegant qualities of batiste, lawn and dimities, some lace trimmed, some embroidery trimmed and some braid trimmed. Handsome, up-to-date striped and figured patterns. These Wrappers have been selling right along at $2, core § I 25 | : Ba and $1.68. To close your choice....... TheAugustAmericanQueen fect symposium of artistic om rey gems. Several new stories are to be noted and the regular departments ar brimful of the most interesting and belpfal matter. best $1 a It compares favorably with the magazines in America, and fs only 2c, per annum: tomorrow ? BON MARCHE, 314 & 316 7th St. yet our price Why not subscribe Ice Cream the dependable store.” (024-926-028 Tth—T06 K Sts.) It is the policy of this store to close out the goods of a season in the sea- son in which they were bought. So it is with wash suits and wash skirts, so it is with shirt waists and wash stuffs and boys’ clothing, etc. The greatest efforts, and that means the lowest prices, are beira made for the suits and skirts—to clear them out utterly. Values are larger than they ever before .have been—prices are completely shorn of profit, and many garments are mark- ed at a loss. We call attention to a iew of the most prominent bargains: Suits and skirts. White dock ski ts; ‘i deepa— good width. . —— made Reduced from 9c. 59 9 cents. white tripe “pique skirts; gen erously full ay there ity meade duced from $1.25 to sate ee = 75 cents. Heavy conted white pique skirts; man extra deep hems. Reduced ~ $1.29 each. Tailor-made White nck sults: en Maver ect, attri vaade with "p hems and porfect in thoroughly Saithed. Meduced toe $1.89 suit. 2d floor—elevator. ° © Shirt waists. Isn’t it really refreshing to look upon such a splendid assortment of ladies’ shirt waists—the choicest and prettiest creations of the season. While all the other stores have al- lowed their variety to peter out we have added new lots. Now for a quick clearance, and these prices will surely do i grenadines, Jaw: Stee with, welt and ate collars—which sold 2. Have been put on on the first hiay take your choice for 9 cents. floor, and you All of the fine grenadines, handsomest effects, with te linen col- lars and culls, which sold for as high as $2—go on center table ou the first floor fey = 88 cents. Ast floor—center table. Boys’ clothing, etc. You can thank the boys’ clothing man for the savings he has brought you all the season. You can thank him for these big reductions, and he is turning over ‘his stock to you at cost—just for the sake of disposing of it. There are left nearly a hundred dozen bovs’ white duck and brown Mnen coh pants, in sizes 4 to 12 tplendid ‘value at 39 cents: "They are but 5 cents. All that are left of the children’s Gok caps, in all colors, have been cents, go on a table tomorrow for 7 cents. The very percale shirt waists for boys for which you have been paying 50c., in Nght jand dark blue patterns and all sizes, will be here tomorrow, for a aay at least, 29 cents. foor—elevator. Screens cut. My, what selling of screen doorseand win- dows. First, season at it, but eminently successful. The steck is terribly broken now and there are not all sizes here by any means—so down go the prices like this: 89c. doors, 49c. $1.25 doors, 69c. Heavy solid oak screea doors, with fancy carved panels and well fished, for which the hardware stores are getting $1.75, here now 89 cents. Near by the screens are the summer bed spreads, and this one value is suggested by the upholstery manager: “Clarendon” and “White Thorn” bedspreads, extra a and hemmed ready for use, reduced for day to 85 cents. 3d floor—elevator. Bargain linens! The linen department is now locat- ed, but only temporarily, in the 2d floor of the new Seventh street addi- tion. More room here than in the K street annex. The linen buyer has been doing some remarkable buying. Nobody is in closer touch with the market. Pure linen ready hemmed huck towels, usually sold for 12%4c., here just mow at 9 cents. Extra large and extra xtra heavy pure white wels, Be. 2d at Turkish to — ere Mke our . ones —here just now for 19 cents. Nearly 2,000 yards of 18-inch linea elo, for hich the tieges bargain stores get 10c. a yard—goes on sale the re sult of a special purchuse—at we cents. Special Va Values. Ladies’ 8-button geet and rar ploves"ustal SO aloor soot 25 cents. grt