Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1897, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1897-12 PAGS. Say GTON. August THE EVENING WASHIN FRIDAY CROSBY S. NOYE EVENING STAR has a regular permanent Family Circulation than the combined cir- of the other Washington As a News und Advertising der to avoid delays, on ac- wence, letters to nddresned with the STAR, or to Business Depart- oF purpose. coin count THE STAR to any ingliv offe: the ments, according to tene Election of Senators. The defeat of the proposition In the Vir- ginia democratic convention to name United States Senators by direct vote of the people at primary elections was due to the personal ir fluence of Senator Daniel. The proposition carried in the platform committee and showed strength in the open convention, but Mr. Daniel, who is a skill- ful debater and a man of much popularity, fm the end suceeded in knocking it on the head. It would not have affected his own race for, r jection, but it would have operated two years hence in the contest which will then take place for the seat low occupied by Mr. Martin. That the proposition should have polled so large a vote in a state convention In Vir- ginia shews the growth of sentiment in the country on that subject. The people of Virginia have not had the experience in the matter of senatorial elections which ac- counts in some states for oppesition to the old, the present, plan of choosing Sen- ators. Few complaints of moneyed in- fluences in such elections have ever been brought against the legislatures of that stete. As a rule, the Virginia Sen- ators have been men without ‘wealth, che urely because of their fame at home and their personal popularity. Mil- lionaires are scarce in the state, and the few who make home there have not espired to political honors for themselves, or to determine by means of their wealth upon whom such honors should be be- owed. The case of Mr. Daniel himself directly in pomt. He is a practicing law- . With only a rodest income,_but is so thoroughly typical of the state, and so honorably identified with its history and the aspirations of its people, that probably all the wealth of the state if thrown him could not defeat him. It seems > conceded that he has practically a walk-over for re-election, and he probably y plan of choosing a Senator that might be adopted. But, though defested this time, the prop- osition is likely to be renewed, and it may ly prevail. It will become now a ion throughout the state, “hanges which are taking place els. may help it along. Three different where methods of choosing a senator are now in operation in the country: the old method, of leaving everything open to the legisla- ture, the method of making the choice at a state mass or delegate convention, and ihe South Carolina method, now proposed for Virginia of selecting the senator at a election, and requiring the legis- re afterward to ratify the choice then made. —>+e—___ The Oberammergau Passion Play. A proposition is now under 2cnsideration by the peasants of Oberammergau to post- performance of the celebrated Pas- . which, according to the unbroken custom of the enterprise, would next take place in 1900. The reason set forth is thar the play will come into direct competition with the Paris exposition of that_ year, which is expected to monopolize interna- tion attention to the exclusion of all other forms of diversion. The promcters of the Passion Play have decennially reaped a rich harvest from the throngs of tourists who have poured into the little village from all quarters of the globe, and their keen business sense tells them that they would find their receipts in 1900 materially les- sened by reason of the rush to Paris. Hence they have submitted the question to the Regent of Bavaria as to whether it will be permissible to enact the play in 1s or in 1901. This proposition has aroused keen indignation in some quarters, and the Catholic religious journals are in- nse in their denunciation of the sugges- tion. They condemn the idea as a profana- tion of the sacred thought upon which the performance is based and insist that there shall be no departure from the established jule. One of these papers suggests tit would be only proper to preserve the original date in order that the Passion Play may be enacted to serv dote to the worldly amusements of “the modern Babylon.” From one point of view it would seem to be the course of wisdom to preserve the date, for doubtless many thousands who visit Paris would take ad- vantage of their presence on the continent to travel the short distance to Oberammer- gau to witness this remarkable spectacte of an isolated peasantry depicting with re- ligious reverence and yet with theatrical skill the story of the world’s greatest tragedy. ———~-+s—__. Alr Motor Mysteries. In the workirg of air motors there are evidences of extraordinary differences of ce ndition, atmospheric or otherwise, be- tween Washington and New York. The trials cf the air motor in the latter city are reported to be highly successful; the mo- tor “motes” ali right, and the president of the M-tropolitan Railway Company in New York says some of their lines will “at once” be eqmpped with this Invention for pro- pelling ‘s- Tne Commissioners and every one else at the capital experience great dif- ficulty in understanding why this motor works so satisfactorily in New York and yet cannot work successfully here. It is a cose in which distance lends enchantment. If Washington's street cars could be ope: fated in New York the New York test might nswer, but one peculiar condition of the problem to be solved by the Commisioners Is the fact that these cars must be run :n Washington. ———~eo—____. The farmers and workingmen of West- chester county are now joining the million- aires in protesting against an increased assessment. It fs interesting to see these three classes of society working in harmony for once. as an anti- ——__++e —____ ‘The Klondike mosquito for the first time ly many seasors is not complaining of a scarcity of provisions. ———__ ee Model Tenements in Leipsic. Much attention is now being given by economists and sociologists in this country to the housing of the poor and already practical projects are under way that prom- ize to bring about a revolution in the con- dition of the working classes in large cities. Washington's enterprise in this d rection has not yet begun to bear fruits, Lut it is expected that before long a series of model tenements will here be in use as a iasis for observations and further experi- juents. New York bas a large and well equipped society carrying on the same kird of work, and its plans, which are on @ more ambitious scale than those locally uw: der consideration, appear to be meeting with the approval of architects and prac- tical students of ions among the poor. In this connection the results already accomplished in this same line in Leipsic, Germany, by “The Society for Building “ap Houses for Workmen” are interest- ing. Already 39 houses have been built by this organization, at a valuation of 6, and providing 361 lodgings for | families and 38 for single’ persons. The scciety demands only 3 per cent return frcm its capital, and thus is enabled to rent houses on these remarkably cheap terms: single rooms, $9.50 to $14.25 per an- rum; three-room apartments, $31 to $88; four-room apartments, $36 to $47. Thes> apartments, it is to be remembered, are vastly superior in point of comfort, cleanli- ness and wholesomeness to those that the average workman in cities is able to oc- cupy. In addition, the society is in a posi- tion to throw in extras at slight cost, but all tending to better the financial and phy- sical condition of its tenants. A small gar- den, for instance, is rented for four cents a week, and for five cents a day the child of a tenant will be cared for, meals in- clu This latter ts an important factor in the every-day economy of many per- scns. In some cases, both the father and the mother must work in order to make both ends meet. If there are small chil- dren, it is inconvenient and often impossi- ble for the mother, for instance, to leave the home. If neglected, the child falls into bad ways, catches diseases, or is maimed or killed in accidents. It is to be presumed that in the administration of the affairs of these tenements the children thus cared for are carefully treated. It is notable that thus far the loss from deferred rentuis, payments being weekly, amounts to only six per cent on the total receipts. No ten- ant is allowed to sub-iet room, thus avoid- ing a great evil in large cities, where the main tenant in a tenement of two or three rcoms will often sub-let and thus crowd the quarters far beyond their hygienic capacity. oe Exporting Tin Plate. Tin plate is doing for the free traders what whcat is doing for the free silverites— knocking their prophecies sky high. Not only does the tin plate industry thrive in this country, but it booms. The home market is completely supplied by the home Production, and foreign markets are being invaded. The following -lispatch bears date of the llth inst., from Elwood, Indiana. where a large tin plate plant is locate “The first tin plate manufactured in Amer- ica to be sent to Europe is, according to local manufacturers, that started today, by the American Tin Plate Company of wood, on its way to Italy. It was a car- load, consisting of five hundred boxes of the most expensive tin plate made here, and it is said that this will be followed by other shipments because of a growing demand abroad fer American tin plate. The company will make a similar shipment to England tomorrow.” This records an extraordinary achieve- ment. It is the work of only about six years. It had its foundation in the McKin- ley bill, and Mr. McKinley himself cham- ploned the matter with unusual energy and ability. His contention and that of his colleagues, that a protective rate ptoperly adjusted would result in transferring the tin plate Industry from Wales, where its strength then was, to the United States, received only ridicule at the hands of the free traders. They laughed at the sugges- tion. But they did not laugh it down. It prevailed, protection was accorded, and now in half a dozen years tin plate is be- ing prepared for shipment from American plants to Italy and England. The industry is safely anchored over here, and is a grow- ing factor in American prosperity. and American manufacturing independence. There is again on the books a law fash- ioned on the lines of the McKinley law, and designed to produce similar results. Why may it not be confidently expected to do so? There is no one article standing out in it as tin plate stood out in the McKinley law, but all articles covered by it will pro- portionately benefit. Industries already es- tabiished will grow under it. What is already in America will feel the beneficent effects of an American policy, and as the years go by a largely increased number of boxes of other goods of American manu- facture will be exported along with tin plate to supply the demand of foreign markets. ——_s+oe—__—_- A Practical Use for Sun Flowers, Oscar Wilde's adoption and exploitation of the sunflower as the floral symbol of estheticism is still remembered by the world. The sunflower was regarded by many as a mere weed, with almost no use in the workaday world, and it was quite generally agreed that the now unfortunate poet had been happy, at least, in his choice of a type for his peculiar cult. But science has been at work undermining the poetic reputation of the sunflower. It has been ruthlessly seeking to discover some utili- tarian use to which it could be put. There is really no limit to these iconoclastic en- deavors of science. They respect no pre- serves. The first discovery as to the sun- flower in this line was that its seeds fur- nished oil of certain valuable properties. Farmers had for some time known that these seeds were good for some fowls, put little attention was paid to the tall, florid- blossomed plant for its commercial uses. Science, however, has net paused in its campaign, and now it is announced that accurate examinations show that the pith of the sunflower stem is the lightest sub- stance known, with a svecific gravity of 0.028, as compared with 0.) for elder pith, which has heretofore been considered the lightest of all materials. The specific grav- ity of reindeer hair is 0.1, and of cork 9. Cork has a buoyancy of 1 to 5, in the lan- guage of science, in its use in life-saving apparatus at sea, and reindeer hair is rated at 1 to 10. The world’s visible sup- ply of reindeers is limited and, according to Dr, Sheldon Jackson, the Alaskan ex- pert, it ts fast diminishing, so that this valuable material can not be relied upon to supply the life preservers with flotation. The demand upon the cork ‘trees, too, is rapidly increasing, owing to the develop- ment of the world’s thirst, and thus it is that science hails With delight the discov- ery that the buoyancy of sunflower pith is es 1 to 35. There ts ne scarcity of sun- flowers. The average back lot, though cov- ered many inches deep with tin cans and other domestic refuse, will raise sunflewers in abundance. Under these circumstances the world ought to be able to float along forever. —_++e—___ For the present the American farmer will devote his attention to supplying the demand for wheat and let India and the Argentine Republic take up the subject of populism if they feel so inclined. —__--2>__ Recent Cases of Self-Destruction. The recent suicide in New York of a fourteen year old lad because he could not enter the College of the City of New York calls attention forcibly to the deplorable condition of some sections of the present generation of young people in cities. This boy had already achieved a local reputa- tion as an ardent socialist and an orator cf some ability. He was precocious to ar ex- treme, and his self-destruction indicates that his mind had sped far beyond his years and had failen into a morbid state that is often induced by the life that is led by young men of his stamp in cities. Paris furnishes @ couple of recent cases of child suicides. One of them. a girl under fifteen, drowned herself because she had been disfigured by burrs. The other, barely thirteen, went ¢o the same fate because her father disap- peared about a year ago and has not since been heard from. But the chief freak among the Paris suicides is Mlle. Jeanette, formerly a circus rider, who is entertaining the dezadents of that city by her persistent efforts to end her life. At the last reckam- ing she had tried no less than ten times, and was still seeking some new yet sure means to cease existing. Her reason for wishing to die is that her love for a hand- some young Italian sculptor’s model is un- requited. She has the good or ill fortune— that being a question of judgment—to be rescued in the nick of time in all of her escapades. Tne regularity with which she escapes with her life is now sowing the seeds of a suspicion that she may be pre- paring for a theatrical engagement. An- other curiosity in the same gruesome ‘ine is furnished also by Paris though it re- mains to be decided by the courts whether it is a case of sulcide or of accident. A well-known literary man held a policy of thirty thousand francs on his life and when he was found dead in his room, hang- ing to the ceiling by a dog chain, the sus- picion was aroused that he had taken his own life. On this ground the insurance company refused to pay the policy but the family now demands payment on the claim that the deceased did not voluntarily end his existence, asserting that he was en- gaged in making researches for a forth- coming novel in which the sensation of hanging was to be vividly described, in the most approved style of the French realist. To the end that he might give the episode the flavor of actual experience he experi- mented upon himself, so the relatives now declare, and was hanged by reason of a miscalculation of time and the derange- ment of the chain that he had used. The court will now pass upon this exceedingly fine point and Paris awaits the result with interest. ——____ + ee —____ " Smoked Glasses. A British physician has discovered that the ordinary smcked glasses commonly used by tourists when exposed to the glare of the sunlight at the seashore or in snowy regions or in sandy areas are harmful to the eyes. He attributes this effect to the fact that such glasses permit the red rays te pass more easily than the other colors, and that these rays have an irritating effect uron the retina of the eye. He also condemns the ordinary blue glasses for the reason: that even they permit the red rays to reach the eyes to some degree. He rec- commends a combination of a dark blue- green with a “Number 6” blue glass, and this, he finds, is most effective in resting the eyes and preserving them from undue strain. These facts are to be borne in mind by travelers \*ho are apt to purchase “smoked glasses” at random whenever they find the glare of the sun becoming un- Pleasant. —_ + eo____ England's disposition to give minute at- tention to matters of courtesy will possibly prompt her to remember that it is impolite under any circumstances to try to get more than one's legitimate share of things. +e The western farmer 1s, despite his aver- ston to monopoly, forced to assume the attitude uf a member of a syndicate which has cornered the wheat market of the world. / ——__+¢+e—___ The German Emperor's affection for the Czar has not led him to cancel any of his orders at Herr Krupp’s gun-shop. —_++o—___ Now that Tammany is on the turf once more, Mr. Croker is busily engaged in look- ing for a good jockey. ——— »>r+e—___ SHOOTING STARS. Literal. “I am afraid,” said Maud thoughtfully, “that Willie Wibblcs will never come here again.” “Did he go away in a pet “Well, some of him did. started my dea piece out of him asked Mamie. Just before he little Dachshund bit a The Country's Needs. “What this country needs,” - earnest citizen, more warship: Yes," replied Senator Sorghum reflect- ively, “and mere consulships.” A Thoughtless Remark. “The trouble with the American peop!e,” said the discontented theorist, “is that they undervalue too many things which are of great importance.” And the subyrban New York millionaire who had just written to the assessor look- ed hurt and murmured “‘Oh, I don’t know!” A Point Xcellence. Said the ice man, “My music is doleful; My effort to sing always fails. But in spite of my nature unsoulful, I'm a wonder at running the scales.” A Consistent Suggestion. “They ought to change the name of that club of yours,” said Mr. Bibbles’ wife at the breakfast table. ‘In what way?” “They ought to call it the Klondike.” —I must say that I don’t see why. “For the reason that when a man starts cut to go there, there's no telling when he'll get home again.” i A Wish, Oh, sprites whom the midsummer brought ‘us again, Will you grant us a boon in the old-fash- loned way? Pray bring us no fairy gifts, fleeting ’mid pain. S Be all Robin Goodfellows, honest and Bay. Give the factory smoke-stack its old sooty coat; Let the furnace roar out with its hoarse, cheery voice; Let the echo reply to the whisile’s shrill note Which summons a nation to toil and re- Joice! ————_+ oe ___. Peril to Base Ball. From the Troy Times. The men who have money invested in base ball clubs are becoming anxious over the future of the game. Something must be done, and that quickly, to stop the row- dyism that is displayed in nearly every contest. They Didn’t Me! From the Baltimore Herald. As was to have been expected, the plat- form of the Virginia democrats speaks lightly about the return of prosperity, and yet the Old Dominion farmers will realize something like $10,000,000 more for wheat, Gay and cotton this year than they did it. liom It. > —_—___—______ Long Life to Both. From the New York Herald. The twelve hundred couples married by an Indiana clergyman—none of whom have ever been divorced—intend to organize an assoctation for the encouragement of mat- rimony. Long life to the essociation and long life to the minister who ties the mar- Tiage knot so tightly that it cannot.be un- ——~es___ The Other Forty-Eight. From the Philadelphia Press. Mark Twain says that there are only fifty Jokes in the world. Who is the au- thor of the other forty-eight? —_>+o—_____ The Gorman Slate. From the Philadelphia Ledger. The Gorman slate is said to be inscribed: Miorknr gant Rs Platform te be decided later.” ————~+e___ What! Another Crime of 158: From the Terre Haute Express. All the evidence is to the effect that some scoundrel has gone and demonetized silver again. Like Follows. the Hartford (Conn.} Courant. It 1s a curious fact of nature that rain makes more rain, and drought leads to more drought. : ARE YOUR EYES os fe senisaion = team Ts Headaches, 8 cing Le yp Coletlled Glasen, W2tcom? KAHN, Opticlin, $80 ae BON MARCHE. No exaggeraticns as to qualities or values are permitted in this advertisement. ALL SHIRT WAISTS NOW . 29, 39 & 49e. Worth from 75c. to $2.50. Here are the lowest and most at- tractive prices yet named for shirt waists this season. We shall offer, beginning tomerrow, every Ladies’ Shirt Waist in the house except the plain black and white waists at 29¢., 39c. & 49c. The regular prices are from 75c. to $2.50. e Na If you are going to buy any more shirt waists this season now is the time. You'll never secure good waists as cheap again. You know our qualities and our styles—and Boston Variety Stere. PROGRESS In our building operations means for the present a continual contrac- tion of space. We will soon begin to progress in the other direction and give you vastly increased and improved accommodations. Our stock is being rapidly re- duced. Prices tell and the goods are going Do you want to be in before the finish? : Proctor & Gam- ble’sOleineSoap -3!4c. Star Soap - - - fC. Ivory Soap - = = = - 4c. Pearline - - - - - - 4c. Sapolio - - - - - - &. Leather Gapds. 25e. Ladies Belts, $e. Boston Shopping Bags: 25e. Bicycle Chatelaines. Plated Ware. ‘The Sheffield Plated Ware handled by us is 4 very superior quality, ‘The steel blanks plated first with copper then with nickel and 89c. Sheffield Table Knives, Sheffield Dessert Knives, Sheffield Forks, % Doz. The Victoria line is plated in the same manner. Victoria Tea Spoons. ...25c. $ doz. Victoria Forks. .........49¢. 3 doz. Victoria Table Spoons. ..49c. $ doz. Glass Claret Jugs, quad- tuple plated tops....... $1.49 Preserving Time Bar- gains. Jelly Tumblers (tin top: The. Mason's Jars, pints.......46c. doz. Mason’s Jars, quarts......56c. doz. Mason’s Jars, 2 quarts....76c. doz. Porcelain-lined Preserving Kettles. you know they are the handsomest and best selected in the city. come with the crowds tomorrow— and get the choice patterns. $12 Silk Skirts, $6.39. $8, $10 and $12 Satin, Silk Brocaded, Matelasse Brdcaded and Gros Grain Brocaded ‘Si ‘Tomorrow. Wash Suits, 95c. Lot of Stylish © White and Tan Duck Suits-<skirt i chon nes OSC dacket—now..., oe = Wash Suits, $2.98. $2.98 opens’ the chotce to a lot of very stylish White and Fancy Trimmed Duck Suits apd Tap, Crash Suits that were $5, $6, $7 and $8. Bike Skirts, $1.25, deome Rown Tan and Black Mixed Bicycle Reiser uae” the : right length—misde to sell at $2.50-to close....... °. Parasols, 50e¢:. Whoever heard’ af such a ridiculous price as 50c. for new, stylish Parasols? ‘These. ought rot to last an hour tomor- row. These are made of beautiful foulasd silk—coaching style—and were always sold at $1.25. Look at these. Lot of Fancy Silk Coaching Para- sols “that sold for $2 and $1 $2.50. Now. Lot of exquisitely trim- med Parasols—all colors— were $3, $4 and $5—now $1 50 Ladies’ Ties, 3c. Bulance of a lot of handsome 10c. Washable String ‘Ties. 3c Saturday . 5 ° Ladies’ 1214c. H’dk’fs, 7c. Nicely embroidered—you can’t buy them anyv.here “for less IC than 12!4¢.—here tomorrow..... ° Embroideries, 5c. Lot cf odds and ends in Fine Quality ‘Swiss and Cambrie Embroideries and 10c. yard—here —were 8c. tomorrow 5 c © Lot of 25c. and 35c. Dotted Swiss- es and fine Grass Linens, 13¢. yd. Silk Corset Covers, 19c. Lot of Ladies’ Fine Quality Silk Corset Covers—ribbed—all colors—fit like gloves —regular 48c. value—Saturday, 19¢.; 3 for 50c. Lad. 25c. Hose, 1 4c. Ladies’ Fine Fast Black and Fancy-top 49c. Lisle Vests, 25c. urday . Ladies’ Low-neck and Sleeveless Lisle ‘Thread Vests—regular 9c. and 49c. value — Satur- 25c¢. day ..... sees seeee ‘e 25c. Cuff Buttons, 10c. t_of Ladies’ Handsome 10c. 25c. Belt Buckles, 10c: = in gilt, silver and ee hand- $1.48 Steel Rod Umbrella, 98c. Rod. ling Umbrella used Peete woe ries ‘Today! we gan offer you A. 26-inch Gloria, ‘Suk ‘Umbrelt¢ with Hnatural wood and black rubber handles, that is well worth $8 ‘cvea now—aad) fully qual to the Kind O8c. pay $2 for—at,. ‘The famous Sun Brand Marshmal- lows—which are al- ways 12c.—tomoriow Oc. box. Surpassing Ice Cream Soda, Sc. glass. Atlantic City ‘Taffy—tomorrow BON MARCHE, 314 & 316 7th St. 6-qt. 8-qt. r1o-qt. r2qt. 14-qt. 17G> 24cs ~ 34c: 44c. 49¢. Better 18-qt. 20-qt. 24-qt. 59c. Gye. Bye. Bargains for Bicyclists. This stock is kept complete all the year. $1.49 Midget Lamps..........48c. $1.00 Columbia Lamps $1.98 Magic Lamps... . $1.98 Starlight Lamps. $1.98 Venus Lamps. $2.48 M. & W. Lamp: $4.00 Tally Ho Lamps. Excelsior § 1 00. Lamps, A guaranteed Nickol Lamp, absolutely the best Wp low-priced lamp ever produced. $7.15 pair for the mew Morgan & Wright Single- tabe Tires. $2.49 for Lenox Saddle ( PL& FLX Saddl @ $1.39 for Wood Handle Bars. 39c. for Foot Pumps, two sizes. 59c. for Extra Powerful Foot Pumps. inch Electrie-stroke Bells. pair for Ladies’ Combination Pedals. for Star Toe Clips. for Star Lamp Brackets, for Brake Itod Lamp Brackets. Be. for Graphite. 9. for Dixon's Paste or Stick Graphite, 9. for Handle Bar Buffers, for Canvas Luggage Carriers. for L. A. W. Luggage Carriers. for Two-strap Luggage Carriers, r. for Lacing Cord. c. pair for Coasting Clips. :. for Nickel Bicycle Stands, Traveling Bags. Telescope Bags, made of the best gray canvas, with strong leather straps and corners. 16-in. 18-in. 20-in. 22-in, 24-in, 26-in. 49c. 59c. 69c. 79c. 8gc. g8c. No. 201 Club Bag. Stamped leather, new colors, brass trimmings. To-in. 12-in. 1I4-in. 16-in. 18-in. 75c- 85c. 5c. $1.05 $1.15, Real Alligator Club Bags. Stylish and durable. 1o-in. I2in. I4in. 16-in. $1.49 $1.98 $275 $3.49 22-inch Dress Suit Cases. .....$2.49 24-inch Dress Suit Cases... ...$2.75 Handsome, durable goods, best locks and catches. Sole Leather Dress Suit Cases. $4.99 Stamped Leather Dress Suit Cases . see e $4.09 22 inches long, with best brass trimmings. 24-inch sizes.... Toilet Goods. This stock is replete with all the standard preparations. Se. for Talcum Powder (tin box). 13c, for Mennen’s: -$5.49 8c. for 10c. lic. for 15c. bottles Witch Hazel. Ge. fo> 10. Buttermilk Soap, Umbrellas. Silk Gloria, 98c. Steel Rods, With natural crook handles. The greatest bargain we have ever of- fered in Umbrellas. Emmons S. Smith, Boston Variety Store, It 709 and’711 Penna. Ave, ES | Mayer Bros. ’ & Co., @ 937-939 F Street. (Forging Ahead ‘ With the Rebuilding. ( ETFs ISIS ( The whole froft of our estab- » lishment is*torn out now, but that does not interrupt this re- ra markable sale going on inside. ) It only seems to emphasize « things. It emphasizes the fact ( that we must clear out every bit ‘ )} x )) of goods possible. It makes us g willing to take’prices we never )) were compelled to ask for such $, goods before. Things may not ) look in their usual neat, trim @ condition. We haven't room 2) for display now, but it’s the ¢ prices that are making things by dust and mortar to be clear- ed out tomorrow. That means still deeper price cuts. Ask for these: Millinery. 4 25c. Trimmed Sailors. .....8c. ) Trimmed Leghorn Flats at 5oc. = Black Ostrich Plumes fly. ) Some goods slightly soiled j reduced to.............10¢. 25c. Ribbons reduced to. .12c. ; 25c. Flowers reduced to... 5c. All our $2.49, $1.99 and $1.49 ‘Trimmed Hats reduced to OOC- All our $1.39, $1.69 and $1.4 ¢ s choice of a variety bos 89¢. XR K 3 Tables of Silk Waists $ (( at about Half Value. ) Reduced to. . « wit, those Stslish | Sunaner Sit , Vaists that sold fo 4. ee g ) 2 duced to. ~, Sr.98 & « AL — 5 nd India silk \) and Grenidine W olan $2.98 ¢ All of our finest most stsiish 9) Waists, fo taffetas, “plaid amt fancy )) eft w high as «( Our fermer $5 Bicycle with 5 lazer, Sorfoll or Eto and { vided cr circular skirt. ets ~ $2.98 Caps, Leggins and Purse to mazeh, {/ Be. each ¥ All-wool_ Sammer-weizht Traveling )) Sit, ta sieht and dark effects. A few >> of those left that sold at $6.95. To close at. $3.33 )) 4 5) (Mayer Bros. ° ( & Co., ; 937-939 F St. The Eddy Refrigerator has no equal, $5.50 up. The Season r Preserving <is at hand. We have all THE BEST MAKES of Fruit Jars, Jelly Tumblers, etc ED JARS, pts., S PORCELAIN-LINED JARS, qts., PORCELAIN-LINED JARS, \4- gals, on. LIGHTNING FRUIT JARS, pts., $1.25 IGHTNING FRUIT JARS, © dozen. COVERED JELLY TUMBLER — up. w.Beveridge Pottery, Porcelain, Glass, &c., 1215 F St. & 1214 G St. at a 50 Pairs $2Oxfords, DIO. —Black turn fords — oo sole Ox- made of fine Philadelphia _kid—med- ium round and pointed toes. Fit any foot. Foot-Form Shoe Shop, F St., Cor. 13th. a Na a a it Groceries REDUCED * * —Wines reduced—Cigars re- * * duced — EVERYTHING in * * this big store reduced. * * —Many things are going at * * COST—and EVEN LESS. *** A rare chance for frugal folks. Magruder&Co. 1417 New York Ave. it There’s Always A Need For SULPHO-NAPTHOL . A tablespoonful to a $1 . Third for, everything needed for an 0) sheet - trun bottom, | hard - woud slats, it tray Violet Ammonia, per pint bot Wa: Ww. Turkish Bath Soap, per cake. Cottonseed Ol Olive OM Castile Soap, per bar. Imported Violet Powder, Woodland Violet Tatcum Powders Java Rice Face per box. Bath Brushes, strap, each. Mand Peptone Beef and Bread Biscuit, per box Shredded Whole Wheat Biscui Woodward Lothrop, roth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. CF Our business hours u &.m. to 5 p.m; Saturdays, * Our August Special Sale of Housekeeping Supplies Goes ahead with unabated interest All branches of the Linen Depart- ment are filled with the rarest values in reliable and wantable goods—the newest and best that the markets ai- ford. side from this general excellence of the goods themselves, contracts made long months ago and large buying have given us a great ad- vantage as to prices. A mutual gain We shall have ready for tomorrow the following excellent values in ad- dition to those already advertised: 5-8 Scotch Damask Napkine ity. Per : Seor 1 Damask P: 3-4 Napkins to my; Heavy Drill Dama: Wool Blankets, Atabout half regular prices Pretty warm for Blanket talk, but if you can save nearly half their worth by purchasing now, why not? You certainly will not be able to buy them at the same prices when you have need for them. ‘ _ The Blankets in question are sul) ject to “mill” imperfections, You probabl* woulda't be able to discover the imperfections if they were not pointed out to you, so they will not affect the wear of the Blankets in the least. $2.75. $3.40. $4.00. Regular price, $4.00 Regular price, $5.09 Regular price, $7.50 35.00. Regular price, $9.00 These prices are for pairs. There are also several lots in miscellaneous sizes and weights, including half pairs. at proportionately low prices. Second floor, Summer Clothing For Boys. Navy All-wool Pants, well made, 15 vears. ‘Per pair. mouse culor, 3 to 14 shrunk before ir ie 3 to 4 wool Regularly G9. to $1 One-piece Bathing Suits, each. Two-piece Bathing Suits, eac Rathing Trunks, « : Straw Hats that were a Women’s Cotton Underwear. e unusually good values in nt medium pricod Drawers, 4 rams, Per ‘p hem, cambric rut eves, meaty fiutsbed with b 5 5 Draw fine tucks abo Per pair. . in Gowns for stout women Hiuitard Style, . tacks fromt, ruffle and sleeves, pearl 8 - 4 close fitting in bax a pattcras far e's Gack........ I Traveling Requisites For the vacation trip. We have a complete line of ‘over Sunday” trip or a European tour. A few items to show the price rend, Heavy: a8 cecerge pe = reinforced leather corners, strong sti . t 6 ee pg — sd 40c. to $1.50 "$3.95 and $4.50 ‘Trunks, strong dee a4 $1.95, $2.50 and $2.c ; “$1.95, $3.95 and $4.50 Hot weather helps. Save trouble and annoyance aking them with you if you leave tow) per cake otp. per cake. it, per box