Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1897, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. FRIDAY................ August 20, 1897. CROSBY S. NOYES..............-Editor. THE EVEN! iG STAR h: and permanent Family Circulation much more th: the combined cir- e fon of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Mediam it has no competitor. t7In order to avoid delays, on ac- co mt 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 he Editorial Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. or B e jers Instead of Conerete. However much the citizens of Washing- ton have been inclined to protest against the slowness of the post-office construc- tion, now dragging through its sixth year, it has generally been felt that the work was being well done, and that in the end the building would be substantial and sat- isfactory. This faith has now received a severe shock in the discovery that the “concrete” flooring is so bad that it must be replaced. The stuff that was put in, under the eye of the Treasury's direct rep- resentative and according to the Treas- vry’s own time-honored formula, has crumbled into powder, revealing the fact that its principal component was cinders. On the floors made of this material tiling was to be laid, and it would have been in order a year or so after the occupancy of the building for the repair agents to be kept constantly at work on these tiles to prevent them from rattling loose. In short, the government, according to its own plea, has been doing and permitting shoddy work of the most wretched character in its great constructions. If this is true of the floors, may it not be also true of other parts of the work? The whole system of public construction is wrong, to begin with. The work is done piece-meal. Witness the fact that only the other day a contract for lay- ing electric lighting conduits throughout the building was let, months after the work had progressed beyond the point when such conduits could be laid most sat- isfactorily and economically. What com- mercial concern would proceed in this cart- before-the-horse fashion? The record of this enterprise is one of innumerable con- tracts, sub-contracts and special jobs, all given out in hit-and-miss style, being based on the very least consideration for the unities of time and opportunity. Delay after delay has been occasioned because one coutractor found another in his way. Months have been utterly wasted while the architects of the Treasury have been preparing specifications for portions of the work that should have been entirely worked out in full detail long before Periods of total suspension have occurred because the wrong one of two contracts was in readiness for progress while the More necessary work waited. In the case of this floor it appears on the face of the official excuses given out to have been laid im such inappropriate season that it was pulverized by the heavy weight of stock piled here and there through the building. Had it been of best quality it would have been sorely tested by such abuse, but com- Posed as it was of flimsy constituents, it readily crumbled when tons of metals, glass and other materials were flung upon it in disregard of the chances of damage. And it appears that the final discovery of the bad quality of this flooring was breught about through the cuts made into it by the constructors of the electric light conduits. It seems impossible to fix the responsi- bility for this shoddy work upon the con- tractor or the Treasury agents posted at the building, for the concrete was mixed according to the official formula, and thus the burden of accountability must rest upon the department and its methods. Sec- retary Gage has already given unmistak- able evidence of a determination to better the construction system by securing the best available administrative and archi- tectural talent, but his reform will be in- complete without a thorough overhauling of every line of the work, including a posi- tive revision of all the methods in vogue im the actual construction of the buildings. — + ¢e—___. ide is Confession. The disbandirg of a state political asso- ciation in this city, on the ground that the recent extension of the merit system and of civil service refurm principles had de- stroyed its usefulness and rendered it su- pertious, would involve a distinct confes- sion. It has frequently been charged that these organizations existed solely for the purpose of controlling patronage, and that membership in them was sought most largely by those who wanted to get or to retain government jobs. It has been fre- quently charged that the money contrib- uted by these organizations for campaign purposes at home and the work done by their members during campaigns was purely an offering to the selfish purposes of those who were working for their party. Such charges, of course, have been made by those who were on the “outside.” They have been resented by cffice holders who have joined and worked for the advanee- ment of political crganizations in this city. Republicans and Democrats belonging to this class of organizaticns have very gen- erally protested that they were merely exercising the rights of citizenship and carrying out a laudable purpose of en- deavoring to assist that political party which they beheved would most greatly benefit the country at large. They have elaimed that their membership in these organizations was an indication of pa- trictism and good citizenship and not of mere self seeking. If disappointment in efforts te secure or control offices should cause one of these associations to kill itself the suicide would be confession. President McKinley has indicated in the plainest possible manner that he is a gen- uine civil service reformer, determined to earry out the spirit of the law. State po- litical associations in this city may as well make up their minds to this fact. ‘They may as well reorganize on patriotic principles if they are not so organized now and bid adieu to apy power which they may have enjoyed in the past in the con- trol of public patronage. ——__-+ e+ ____ This suspense is embarrassing to Mr. Weyler. He would like very much to know whether it will be worth while to cali re- hearsals for another pacification. —_ + ¢-____ If there is any natural bong between wheat and silver the metal must at present be regarded as the poor relation. ————_+ | —____ It is now insinuated by Ohio democrats that General Coxey ‘worked off a gold brick on Mr Hanna. —>+>—____ Silver Pennsylvania. Ex-Congressman Kerr, prominent in the councils of the democracy of Pennsyl- vania, declares that at the approaching state convention the party will without qualification reaffirm the Chicago platform. This is an announcement of some interest. There are some very prominent democrats in Pennsylvania. W. F. Harrity, Chaun- cey F. Black, Robert E. Pattison, W. MM. Singerley, A. K. McClure, James Kerr, and others, are men of national reputation. Before the Chicago cgnvention last year ell of them were sound money men. The state convention, under their influence, adopted a sound money platform. After the Chicago convention, Gov. Black, Gov. Pattison, and Mr. Kerr changed front and supported Mr. Bryan and free silver. Mr. Harrity, Mr. Singerly, and Mr. McClure stood firm and adhered to sound money. If, therefore, the state convention this year indorses free silver it will show a triumph of no small proportions for the Bryanites. The matter. is not of great importance considered with respect to Pennsylvania alone. The state is republican by an enor- mous majority on national issues, and when the tariff is up it takes the utmost exertions for the democrats to produce even a corporal’s guard of voters at the polls. And the money question being akin to the tariff question in its bearing upon the interests of the state, a plain declara- tion for free coinage at 16 to 1 and a cam- paign made on that issue ought to give the state to the republicans*again by an over- whelming majority. But the matter is of importance as show- ing that the Gorman straddle in Maryland is not of the potency which was claimed for it at the time it was adopted. Mr. Gorman’s admirers at home and elsewhere were very certain that the Maryland plat- form was to act as a beacon to light the party back home again. Its construction Was an inspiration. The democracy of other states, and particularly of sound money states, would hail it as such, and gladly follow the example set. But Penn- sylvania, according to Mr. Kerr, will not follow, Tammany Hall will not follow, the George Fred Williams democracy of Massa- chusetts will not follow, and so the ques- tion arises, from what quarter is the Gor- man following to come? The longer and the more closely it is considered, indeed, the more plainly the Gorman straddle appears as no expression whatever on a point of principle, but only a shrewd bid devoid of principle for the return of Mr. Gorman to the Senate. If it serves that purpose it will have answered every end its author had in view when he drafted it. ———»r+e—___ A Losing Fight. Individuals seeking federal office, but so far without success, seem to find a sort of selace in denunciation of the civii service law. Their view being wholly selfish is therefore short-sighted. One might sup- pose, from their deliverances, that a repeal of the law would open the way to a place for everybody asking recognition. But of course it would not. It would simply aggravate the difficulty. Disappointments in the palmy days of the spoils system were more numerous than they now are. Then the disappointed railed at the bosses and the President. Now they rail at the civil service law. Repeal the law, increase the size of the scramble, and the turn of the bosses for basting would come again. Some of the politicians are egging the dis- appointed on. Not with the view, however, of baring their own backs to the stick again. They have no idea that the civil service law can be repealed. Their experi- ence has taught them its strength and value. But by joining in the cry cgainst the law they curry favor with those who if the law were out of the way would rend them. It is: safe game for them to play. One has only to look about him today to see the dangers to a political organization from the spoils of office even on a limited scale. The factional fighting among the republicans in Maryland, Virginia ana Ken- tucky grows largely out of federal patron- age. The local leaders have been unable to divide it up in a satisfactory way. The situation would be worse if the places were more numerous—if the old system preva:led, It is bad enough as it is. If Maryland and Kentucky are lost to the cause of sound money this year, the disaster will be attrib- utable largely to the wrangling over pat- ronage. This is as clear as daylight. In the face of it, can any party leader seri- ously advocate an increase of the difficulty? May he be considered a wise leader who would start two fights where one is now in progress? That, and nothing else, would be the inevitable result of the repeat; or even the unfriendly amending, of the civil service law. The talk about “an office-holding oligar- chy” is nothing but campaign fustian. It takes no serious hold of serious people. If such a system existed, and were az bad as painted, it yet would not be as bad as “an office-seeking oligarchy.” For such the old system was. Thousands joincd in the scramble, but only a few pulled the wires, and for their own personal ends and advantage distributed the favors. ——+-2__ ‘The man who recently applied to Con- gress to have it select a name for his baby makes what might have been a valuable suggestion had he offered it sooner. Par- ents all over the country would be glad of some intelligent assistance in one of che most vexatious of domestic problems, and the occupation would be both congenial and advantageous in the iftervals when time- killing becomes a national necessity. —\!_>+e—___ In choosing the president of a republic and the ruler of an criental monarchy as intended victims the European bomb thrower runs no risk of being accused of favoritism. —_—- 2 .___ The suggestion that apes may be devel- oped into men will, if put to a practical test, be regarded by the cynics as another evidence of the manner in which fashions change. —_>e+e—____ The residents of Westchester county, New York, still refuse to rejvice in a phe- romenally increased valuation of real es- tate as evidence of prosperity. If Mr. Andree escapes this time it may be predicted that he will never attempt another balloon trip without a reliable re- pair kit. —_—— + oe Mr. Platt and Mr. Low are having some difficulty in settling which is to be Moham- med and which the mountain. —__ + ++ ____ Remove the Disused Tracks. It is unfortunate that no specific author- ity exists to enable the Commissioners to compel local street railroad companies to remove abandoned tracks from the streets. The Attorney for the District has just rendered an opin‘on that the Commissioners can remove the abandoned tracks owned by the Eckington company but he notes the necessity for definite legislation covering this point, and it thus appears to be some- what uncertain how far the authorities can proceed yn the basis of their present pow- ers. A bill on this subject was pressed last winter almost to the point of passage but it either was not considered of sufficient importance to warrant its continued advyo- cacy in committee and House, or else it was quietly opposed by some powerful influence to the end of its defeat, for it remained unacted upon at the close of the session. It is to be hoped that this same bill or one drawn on similar lines will be Promptly passed next winter for there should be no doubt of the Commissioners’ right to clear the streets of all useless obstructions. The Eckington company once operated an overhead trolley line on New York avenue from the boundary to Seventh street and reluctantly abandoned its motive power. To Fifth street horses were substi- tuted and the remaining two squares of clear of all obstacles to travél at afl hazards save so far as the public con- venience requires the construction of car lines. Those lines must be of the first class and when they cease to be of value to the community they should be displaced. The city should not be put to the burden of going into court to compel such removal but should possess the right and the power to keep the railway lines well under a prop- er degree of regulation without extraor- dinary effort. —s>+e___ What Miss Emma Goldman needs to round out her career as a vocal performer is a farewell appearance. ——_~ + -____ SHOOTING STARS, A Change. “My wife is very considerdte of me,” sald the young married.man. “She was afraid! my rest was being interrupted too much and last week she bought a burglar alarm.” “Does it make a difference?” “Yes. Instead of getting up to see} whether there are burglars in the house I get up to see whether the alarm is set.” Fame. “Mr. Cumrox’s wife entertains very bril- lantly,” said a young woman. “She is al- ways being spoken of in the newspapers, but her husband is never menticned.”” “There are different kinds of fame,” re- plied Miss Cayenne. “It's true that Mr. Cumrox’s name doesn’t get in the news- papers, but it is to be found in more ledgers than that of any other man in the city.” An Explanation. “°Tis poverty,” the anarch said “That brings us to this dismal plight. ‘We lack the money to buy bread; We've spent it all for dynamite.” A Juvenile Philosopher. “Did you cry when your mother put the mustard plaster on you?” asked one small boy. “Not a bit.” “How did you keep from it?” “I shut my eyes and made believe I was in swimming and had struck a sea-nettle.” Discouraging. “It's jes’ my luck,” said Farmer Corn- tossel, gloomily. ‘I’m the wust guesser a-goin’. The only sure way fur a man to git along is ter make up his mind whut he’s a-gointer do an’ keep doin’ jes’ that.”” ve you had bad luck?” “Nothin” else. Last year I raised wheat wheh I orter hey tuck in summer boarders. ‘This year I tuck in summer boarders when I orter hev raised wheat.” From Hand to Mout : Go it, Mistuh Busy Bee! Go it, Butterfly! Summer is a-fadin’ fast away. Ef you's eager to improve de moments as dey fly Wanter keep a-movin’ while you may. You doesn’t know no better, foh ter jedge you true an’ just; You hurries case you likes to, an’ I does it case I must. But I keeps a-lookin’ forward to dat frosty time so gay When me An’ de bee Gwineter take a holiday. Ain’ got any honey waitin’ foh me in de hive; Lives f'um day to day an’ doesn’ care. Dem ez stahts in prudent wif intentions foh ter thrive Is boun’ ter hab enough an’ some to spare. Dar'll be a-plenty foh my needs when sun- ny days is flown Even if I doesn’ keep it in no sto’-house ob my own. So I plods along a-waitin’ foh de time not far away When me An’ de bee Gwineter take a holiday. +o —_—___ Out of Abundant Caution. From the Richmond Times. There are fiw, if any, of Richmond’s citizens who, because of any feeling of enmity against the veterans of the north, are opposed to having them meet in Rich- mcnd, but there are many who doubt the wisdom of extending the invitation. They fear that something might be said or done on one side or the other or on both sides, that would make the meeting anything but agreeable, and that might intensify sec- tional feeling rather than allay it.. They know that the Grand Army men would not have that enthusiastic recep- tion which they are accustomed to have in those cities of the North, and if they should expect elaborate decorations and enthusiastic cheering of their songs and acts, they would in the very nature of things be disappointed. Out of abundant caution, therefore, these citizens think it best not to extend the in- vitation at this time, and their opposition should be construed by the Northern peo- ple as an evidence rather of friendliness, of a desire on the part of those who oppose that nothing may be done to mar the friendly relations that now exist be- tween the people of the two sections. ————_-e-_____ Prosperity Makes Music. From the American Economist. Industry has come, the factories hum, the workman draws his pay; the turning wheel, the hammered steel, make music every day. The farmer's up, at dawn of day, harvesting wheat or hauling hay; he knows protection’s here again, for money’s waiting for his grain. The market's up, his crops are good, he'll buy new clothes, have lots of food; ‘he'll heed no more the free trade “beat,” who guyed him once with ‘dollar wheat.” —_—_reo__—_—_— Will Stick to the Old Specific. From the Salt Lake Herald. A treatise on snake bites has been sent to the State Department at Washington from Switzerland, advising us to cure the bite of a snake by the bite of a snake, un- der the homeopathic principle that “like cures like.” Not much; whisky is better and found to be more pleasant. —_—__~-e._ Size of the Button. From the Philadelphia Press. The Count of Turin’s escape from a sword wound by reason of a brass but- ton appears to be complicated by un- certainty as to the size of the button. French newspapers are inclined to re- gard it es having been about two feet in diameter. It Ivn’t Felt. From the Philadelphia Times. A diver into social usages has learned the straw hat is worn in summer because in the most hot and uncomfortable weather it is not felt. a Can See It. From the Boston Herald, Senator Teller, too, sees prosperity right ahead, and is about the levelest head of the whole calamity coterie. Vee The Deluge in Rhode Islan: From the Providence Journal. The decision of the trustees of Williams College to restrict the number of students to correspond with the size of the income derived from the invested funds, is so evi- dently in accordance with the dictates of common sense that it is to be hoped that the wise example may be followed by Brown University. The great trouble with Dr. Andrews’ financial heresies was that he applied them to the running of the in- stitution under his charge and ‘tried to make forty-two cents worth of promises do the .work of & dollar in coin. The great only be ex- plained by the general humidity of the sea- fon, which has overflowed the reservoirs of reason and burst thedams of reticence. Gold bugs, silver bugs and straddle bugs all join in the hope that General Prosperity ed from the Chiledot THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1897-10 $5 now for the same Suits you paid us $10, $12 | and $15 for early in the season. Broken lots, of course-- but what do you care so long as you can find your size? Some plain black chev= iots, some very nobby plaids and mixtures of tweed and Scotch cheviot and a few fancy cutaways are some of the styles. Really a remarkable bar- gain--the materials alone would cost a half more than we’ reselling these suits for. Eiseman Bros. Cor. 7th and E Sts. N.W. 1t NO BRANCH STORE IN WASHINGTON. ELIE OETA SPER OF ON ESERIES : Below C ; 3 g : Below Cost ? e every LAP ROBB, HORSE SHEET £ ee ard STEAMER RUG in the store. 2 °° Robes. C. > en Cloth Robes. 00 > Horse Sheets. 100 ¥ ° Surcingles.) 2 > : »d 9 + BECKER $ 3 FINE HARNESS, TRUNKS, VALIS! . > NE E +1328 ESt. ne see se $4 CRSELARAARAA ERED RODE > Everything in This Big Store REDUCED. = You may, expept to find no such bar- gains as we are offering—anywhere else — Think of reducing IES, TABLE LUXURIES, WIN! tome to cost—some less than cost. got to do it in order to close out as much of the stock as possible before we move. ‘There are hundreds of chances to save money here. GF “THAT REMINDS ME'—enly 90c. for fall quert bottles of Magruder’s ta- mous Private Stock Whisky. it Magruder& Co. 1417 New York Ave. git Tp DON’T LET YOUR nen DOG SUFFER With fleas. Don’t go to the trouble of washing your pet every day. Use Thompson’s Insect Powder instead. That kills all insects. 10, 15, 25 and 50c. can. W. S. THOMPSON, PHARMACIST, 703 15th St. au20-28d. PRESERVE QUICKLY. , or deliveries, Kalor hiire & 6/4 14 ST=PHONE 998. Prolong Don’t cut short your life by cooking over a hot range. Buy a Gas Cook Stove and save your strength. We've the best assorted and lowest priced stock of Gas Cook Stoves in the city. A good sized one for $8. ‘Gas Appliance Exchange, 1424 New York Ave. REGISTERED PHARMACISTS *** —are the only ones who fill prescriptions mistakes— com- Do your preserving while at its bert and heap- est. To-Ka lon Preserving Brandy been reduced = — A : i : Ce i led—by em) oy! ing boys or oe ‘Our Messrs. W. B. f. Davis aly, ‘Néel are both known to sjiclans riptions are in safe hands when ig Store, & Dest Raiee Cor. Vt. Ave.38& H: only Carpets Cut. Right om the threshold of the ve the. price bis quality’ $1.50 ‘Axons Winds fod It eee, ee, ia "she rs tor one ‘ecko seers five Co., Houghton 1214 F St + au20-208 Headache will Be a “stranger” ~ —to you after tal WIER’S LEMON. Palais Royal Clearing Sale. Tomorrow — Saturday — another short day. We close at one o’clock. But five hours’ time for ten hours’ business. It’s done sometimes. We try to offer such inducements as will make the afternoon shoppers come to this store in the morning. The bargain tables are still in evidence— as will be seen by this list for to- morrow: Table No. 1. Trunks & Bags. “Gladstone” Traveling Baxs, made of heavy sheepskin—in alligator finish, nickel-plated lock and catches. : The $2.75 kind—18 inches. ‘The $2.98 kind—20 inches. For $2.24. $1.35 Canvas Suit Cases, bound around with Kather, lined with linen, leather handles and straps —Just the thing for that Atlantic (Bszement.) For $1.98. For Adjacent to these and cqually as cheap are the new shape Club Bags—olive color—extra deep—of solid grain leather, with round handle—brass trim- mings and best locks. inch. 13-inch. 14-inch, = 15-inch, % The Sheepskin Club Bags, with heavy frame and good leather handles—nickel-plated lock and catch- es—lined with Linen—inside pocket. 10-inch, For 59 CENTS. 11-inch. 12-inch. For 77 CENTS. 13-inch. For 87 CEN 14-inch. For 95 CENTS. ‘The Canvas-covered Steamer Trunks, with tray, fron bottom. For $1.49. The Canvas-covered Iron Bottom Trunks, with y and hat box. h, 30-inch, 36-in Table No. 2. No. 2. je Suudries—cut still lower, in some in- to get them out with the present month. a 0 Banner Lamps for. $4.00 20th Centar 55¢ Damon Lamps for. 1Se Continuous-ringing Bells for. 5c Singie-strok> Bells for. ao ae te S14 10,00)-mile Cyclomete: Tire Pings, all sizes, for... Potent Troveer Guards for. Victor Spoke Wretch. .. Table-No. 3. ° Odds and cnds in Ventilating and Coutil Corses. Sizes 18, 22, 23, 24 and 25. Were 39¢ and 50c. FOR 19 CENTS. SNe and Xe Chemise, Cotset Covers and Drawers, made of cambric and muslin, some trimmed with lace, sone with embroldery—some are slightly solled from handling. CHOICE FOR 19 CENTS. Table No. 4. Lot of Ladies’ Ribbed Lisle Thread Vests, with embroidered front—vere 49¢. For Saturday, 39 CENTS. Some Lidies’ Ribbed Cotton Vests, low neck and | no sleeves—were 25c. For Saturday, 18 CENTS. 25e Ladies’ Black Cotton Hose, double soles and high-spliced heels. For Saturday, 19 CENTS. 33c Ladies’ Knee-length Pants, lisle finish. i FOR 2 ceyts. Table No. 5. Children’s Dainty White and Colored Dresses, made of fine dimity and lawn, trimmed with lace and embroidery. Sold at $1.35 to $2.48. Choice for tom 98 CENTS. Table No. 6. $1 Glace Kid Gloves, in white, black, tans, mredes, ete. ‘Tomorrow for 84 CENTS. Table No. 7. 7c Black Chiffon Veliling, with embroidered silk figures. For 25 CENTS YARD. 98c Colored Lawn Fronts, with plaited raffie—in white, black, pink, blue and navy. Tomorrow for Table No. 8. 25¢ Woodbury’s Facial Cream. . Woodbury’s Facial Soap..... -12%e. 25e Mennen’s Borated Taleum Powder......12%4c. 50c “White House” Almond Meal—large size— perfumed—in glass jar with nickel® top. For 21 CEN S5e “White House” Violet Orris. say For 19 GENTS. 25e Welcome Feot Bath, For 12 CENTS.. Se “Yale” Chewing Gum. 4 packs—20 sticks. For 5 CENTS. 98 White Military Belts, calf leather, with gold edge. For 19 CENTS. Table No. 9. : 8c Linen Blazer Jackets. For 19 CENTS. $1.25 Fency Linen Crash Skirts. For 6¥ CENTS. $1.25 White Pique Skirts. For 69 CENTS. $5.98 White Pique Skirts. For $1.98. $2.98 Navy Blue Liren Skirts. “For 98 CENTS. $5.98 Imported Swiss Shirt Waist. For $1.98. $10.98 Broadcloth Eton Jackets. Por $3.98. Table No. 10. “Palais Royal’? Pure Irish Linen Paper, rough or smooth finish—19¢ pound. 49 CENTS. 12M. For 3 CENTS. 29c large cabinet of Writing Paper and Euve- lopes, 4 tints in a box. For 19 CENTS. +160 large Views of the World’s Fulr, 10x12 inches. For 10 CENTS. B5e to 89¢ Bound Novels. Table No. 12, os cos) For 66 CENTS. Se ee ea ek ee ———— “the dependable store.” 924-926-028 Th—TO6 K Sts. A SNAP FOR MEN —and for women who do their hus- bands’ buying. The new men’s fur- nishings buyer says that nearly every bit of the present stock shall have to be cleared out before he moves the department and formally opens it under his regime. * ‘fo completely clear out such a stock of furnis shings as it is will require some ve Ty Te- markable selling—and_ will require some of the most unusual price cut- ting. He starts the sale tomorrow—and you may judge from these few prices how little the rest of them are. You'll admit that you've never bought good, dependable furnishings for so little. A lot of men's summer bows—made fancy madras—seld for 3 for 25e. son—Dew to go for 5 cents. Lot of Pepperill jean drawers, sizes 32 to 44—stockinette or string bottoms, as you choese—sold for B8e.—to go now for 19 cents. All of our “Sterling” brand pure linen col- Jare—all leading styles—suld for two ‘for .—to go for 3 for 25c. of men's neglige shirts handsome Tomorrow we will give a magnificent ¥ Watch on one premium card. Bring your % completed cards and get the watches. ; Watches Free, Every watch is accompanied with a guar- antes fr rom the manufacturing jeweler. locks Free, ‘The handsome Porcelain Clocks are dec- orated in beautiful colors, Decorated China} Dinner Sets Free. 109 pieces of handsome Decorated Chi Ware contained in a set. Bring your cor pleted premium cards and get the premiums, Get new cards at our office, Granulated SUGAR, 34C. ot all sea- You cannot do better than invest a few dollars more than usual in Granulated Sugar at this price. 21 ibs. for $1! Absolutely no restrictions as to quantity. Get all you want before advance in price, TEA “| Bargains. 5 lbs. Sugar Free. You wi.l be entitled to 5 Ibs, of Granulated Sugar with each pourd of 50c. Tea, Tea, Ste. Dea, or with 5 tbe. of Java ‘and - Arbuckle’s Lot shepherd check patterns —with separate cals, all to «© sizes, no collars—sold for ie 50 cents. Lot of “Universal” shirts fect fitting slurt made in SHE. about town and. Ww lo go for cents. Lot of men’s and boys’ all- —blue, black, garnet and gree turtle necks.” some have strip striped bottoms you'll quty $1.30 bere You go—you may 69 cents. K street store. ian ° ae 2 Big reductions in boys’ dept. The paint which we have made up our minds not to carry over are going rapidly under the pressure of the very unusual prices that we have put on them. Any wise mother must agree with us when we say that it is a foolish disregard of economy to ignore such values. Lot of boys’ galatea cloth pants, which are broken sizes, go down to our usu bargain level—they are the finest quality and they sold for Se. ir—tomorrow they go op tale 1 half price— 1214 cents. All that is left of the men's and boys’ summer coats, which sold for S0c.—go for almost half price— 29 cents. Just to make tomorrow's. sclling in- teresting, we are going to let all who come for them have “Mothers’ Friend” white or Fereale, laundered shirt willeta, which sell for a dollar about town, for 59 cents. We have put all that ix left of the boys'= ard girls’ straw hate, which seld for $1 and $1.25, on a table aud marked them 21 cents. 2a floor—elevator. Lace, Ic. yard. Five thousand yards of narrow Valenciennes lace will be put on sale in the lace department tomorrow. If you saw how fast the last lot went at the same price you wouldn't put off coming for this. Tth street store. Such Ribbon Selling! More ribbons sold by “the de- pendable store” than any other store in this city—excepting none! Per- haps that is because only “depend- able” ribbons are sold and not as much is asked for them as others get. The best excuse for such growth of ribbon selling is that we carry in stock the scarcest and most desirable shades and always manage to have the color you want. Ribbons have gone up at wholesale—and about town—but the same old prices exist here. Arbucile’s Coffer st 11%e. per package in lots of 10 packages or o SOAP. 14 +Laundry Soap, cake, 1 During our spccial Soxp Sale you may alco onier large Lottles Liquid Blue, 5 cts. each; large 10-cent bottles Ammonia, 5 cts. £10c. Sweet Chocolate, 3c. £15c. Scrub Brushes = 7c. Large Cans Baked ; Beans = = = = = = 8c. :Baby Condensed [lilk, 10 Cakes, * Sugar Cakes - = 8c. Ib. Coffee Cakes = = 8c. Ib. Nicnacs = = = = = &c. Ib. Imperial Cakes, 8c. Ib. Cream Crackers, 5c. ib. Svecial prices in all departments of our stores. t Johnston's, 729 7th St. Cc. full assortment of r taffeta ribbous, which - @ yard—here at 19 cents. Tth street store. Soaps &c., Cheap! ap: factal soup shall be offered for aay ae aie 8 cake—you know the reg- “The gesiee SASS Douquet soap srighened ond eet cane. Lyon's tooth powder shall be offered tor a day at lie box. Weber's concentrated witch hazel shall be Offered for a day at Tc. bottle. Imperial ‘roleum shall for day at 3c. Botte, a. a | 2 skirt specials. You can see how we've cut the very life out of the skirt prices. shall Quick —if you want your share of these Fur- niture bargains! We ere closing out every odd piece in the house at a great 200 crash w pradeae Hagn Rg Rage duck Odd cate ee oer 98 cents. . Tabs, : uae ae are ‘bund we witch ‘said tor as ee 2 suit specials. ee ee You surely cannot expect greater ae ome reductions for suits than we have