Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1897, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1897—10 \. THE EVENING STAR. - WASHINGTON. MONDAY. we seeee, August 23, 1897. CROSBY § NOYES. has a regular tion THE EVENING STAR of the other Washington culation dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium It has no competitor. tin order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the ec, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Busine: Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. A Government Scrutiny of Raflroads. Washington's latest grade crossing hor- ror brings ence more to the front the prop- sition that has previously been advanced that enough official attention is not paid in this country to the matter of accidents on steam railroads. Each community looks after its ewn safety as well as it can, with- out any aid from the central source of authority, notwithstanding the fact that the railroads, running through all the states, and connecting all the great centers tion, directly affect the safety 1 welfare of all the people, irrespectiv arisdictions and boundaries. England’s ystem of railroad surveillance in the mat- ter of accidents is so satisfactory and pro- duetive of such good results that it is to refer just now to the latest report »mitted by the Board of Trade, a semi- {ficial organization that has assumed the fenetion of investigating all forms of dis- aster on the lines of tran A re- of the Engine iract of this document, which it earnest as worthy of care- ful attention on this side of the water. The report shows, in the main, that there are fewer accidents on. the English railroads, in proportion to their extent, than on those in America, and it appears that this fact is due to the better discipline among the erployes. With the causes and effects of the accidents themselves, the local public just is not directly concerned, but there is unquestionably a sharp interest in all matters that bear in the least upon pos- sible means of bringing the railroad cor- perations to book for such dreadful occur- rences as that of last Friday, and for pre- ng repetitions. appears that in its investigations the Board of Trade in England is recognized as the final tribunal between the corpora- tions the public, findings taken as conclusive. If a report discloses the opinion that an accident of any sort ne in the loss of life or property w ss of the individual those men are ijudged guilty fermal process of law, so far as their concerned. the casualty was due to the methods of the company—as seems to have been the case at Deanewood —the findings of the Board to this effect operate as a public condemnation of the railroad officials. Of course, civil and crim- inal proceedings against the company are wholly independent of these inquiries and reports, but so thorough are the inquiries and so carefully drawn are the deductions ef the Board that its investigations have come to be recognized as semi-official pro- ecedings and the testimony taken by the which is most thorough and minute in its inquiries, is available in courts later. The care with which these stigations are made to cover every of the railroad work is remarkable. ‘The Board xgents are sent to look into-the st trivial accidents, ranging from the splintering of a car resulting from S switching, to a collision with loss One result of this care is that the cent issue tains an a now ve it and as its are considered as having been by accountability to the company If, however, inefficient railroad companies are made to feel that they are under constant surveillance and that they cannot with safety relax in the least in their efforts to make secure the lives and properties entrusted to them. In this country the Interstate Commerce Commission might readilv exercise similar power. now confines its official atten- It ten entirely to the question of rates and business the pub! lations of the railroads and . except that by operation of a recent act of Congress the Commission has hority to enforce regulations requiring use of safety brakes and hand irons on ht trains. This departure is in itself jon that an extension of power t profitably be made by Congress, and it would probably be well worth the effort €SS to seek to devise some means inging the watchful eye of the gov- «enment to bear upon all manner of rail- cidents. ‘The lccal courts will doubt- dminister even-handed justice in deal- with Friday's tragedy, but the task of regulation and prevention would undoubt- “ily be much easier for all communities if re were now in operation some such system of diligent watchfulness as prevails ——++e—___ A Sixn of Prosperity. One of the surest signs that the people of the country are feeling the influence of returning prosperity is the announcement just now made that in all probability the managers of the Nashville exposition will be able to pay their subscribers dollar for dollar and perhaps add a snug dividend. The usual experience with such great ven- tures is that they do not pay expenses. World's Fair was a notable exception, but it was held just before the wave of de~ pression swept over the country and might be said to represent the high water mark ef the prosperity that soon disappeared. A trip to a fair or an exposition Is a luxury in which the average person will not in- dulge unless he possesses a comfortable surplus on hand. If the times are hard and expenses press too near the income these forms of amusement and incidental instruc- tion are cut off as superfluous indulgences and the attendance at the fairs and the shows falls off accordingly. The exhibition at Atlanta suffered somewhat from this The Narhville affair is of course 2 a comparatively small scale, yet !t is sufficiently attractive to draw crowds from ether states than Tennessee, to celebrate the fair is held. If now ances of the exposition are assuredly ure and a dividend fs in sight it ts in r to congratulate not only the stock- s of the enterprise and through them -ople of Tennessee, but also the peo- the entire country, for this sign m to indicate unmistakably that is actually at hand. ——_+ ee —___ There are depths of infamy for which or- abi fails to find adequate re- It would be a satisfaction io many if Mrs. Lease would take a few off in order-to go to Cuba and give General Weyler a piece of he- mind. ——_+«e General Grosvenor’s Leadership. Current comment shcws that the op- Percents of the civil service law are very Sreatly pleased with the attitude of Gen- eral Grosvenor of Ohio on the subject, and perticularly with the speech he printed in the Congressional Record at the close of the special session of Congress criticising the extensions of the law and its present administration in the severest terms. It looks, indecd, as if he might be selected to lead the crusade in Congress threatened for next winter for amen.ling the law in the interests of a freer approach to what is called the “crib.” Many spoilsmen seem to find encouregement in the fact that he is an Ohio msn and stands very near to he President. Would he have taken his proach. peop! present position if he had not had hopes of accomplishing something? People need not deceive themselves on this point. It is to be said to the credit of General Grosvenor that in this matier he dees not essay to trade either on his place of residence or on his intimate personal re- lotions with the President. He cannot be of the slightest additional service in the fight because he is an Ohio man and en- foy’s the President's good will. The Pres- ident Is as sincere in his position as Gen- eral Grosvenor is in his, and both by his professions and his performances has sown himself to be a sincere friend of civil service reform. It may be said, too, with equal truth, that General Grosvenor risks nothing in the way of patronage by the position he occupies. Of course he has a perfect right to occupy it, but while occupying it will Gispense the patronage in his district re- maining outside of the civil service law the same az if he stood shoulder to shoul- der with the President on every public avestion. To state this is not to question eitter his sincerity or his courage. He would doubtless have prepared his speech ard denounced the law even at the expense of his influence at the White House. General Grosvencr is an able man, and has had considerable experience in politics. He likewise is ambitious. He ts suspected of a desire to be governor of Ohio in the near future, and of a desire to be elected in time to the Senate. It seems strange, therefore, that, with such hopes, dependent for realization upon a constituency so ad- vanced and intelligent as that of the peo- ple of Ohio, so able and experienced a man should ally Fimsclf with and become the mcuthpiece of a movement for the re- habilitation of the spoils system. —_—_ «+__ Sound Money in Kentucky. ‘The sound money democrats of Kentucky are preparing to conduct an exceedingly energetic campaign. Their own leaders, Mr. Carlisle, Senator Lindsay, Mr. Watter- Colonel Breckinridge and others are the stump, and, in addition, orators state. Senator Caffery, ex-Senator rick A. Collins of Boston, Bourke Cockran, «nd Mr. Bynum have been invited, and will respond. Oratory counts in the Bluegr: country, and such a supply as is here guaranteed cught not only to draw immense audiences, but produce results at the po The field is a little more inviting for dis- cussion tha this time last year. Mr. Carlisle's reception at his old home in Covington when he entered the presidential ign was one of those episodes that linger long in the memory. An organized squad of toughs attended the meeting, and not only interrupted the speaker with cat- calls and coarse vituperation but threw eggs at him. It proved an expensive bom- turdment for the silver cause. It brought shame upon the city and the state, and unquestionably assisted the cause of sound money. It was not of cow repeated at y other point, the silver leaders promptly avowing responsibility for such an out- rage. But the sensibilities of the people had been so shocked by the one offense, that the matter was brought before the legisla- ture, in a bill making it an offense punish- able with fine and imprisonment to inter- rupt in any unseemly way the proceedings at a public meeting. The bill became a law, and now confronts such impulsive rowdies as heretofore have been in the habit of yielding too freely and too vigorously to an inclination to rebuke those found to differ with them on political questions. The Kentucky field, therefore, is alto- gether an inviting one this year. Eggs having ceased to be arguments, and cat- calls having been put under the ban, speak- ers may feel entirely at ease and at liberty to indulge in their best efforts. The people of the state are responsive to the orator to an unusual degree. The man of fluency end fancy has always flourished there, and the visitor from another state bringing these gifts with him becomes an adopted son of the commonwealth if he does not stay longer than a week. ——++e—___ Trolley Spark Blindness. In April last the citizens of Brooklyn were greatly agitated over a case of tem- porary blindness caused by the intense flash from a passing trolley car. This sparking is a common sight in a large city through which overhead trolley wires run. In the Brocklyn case a man standing on a curb felt intense pain in his eye im- mediately after one of these bright flashe had occurred when the trolley wheel ran over an interruption in the line. Total blindness immediately followed and con- tinued for several hours. The physicians attending the case classified the trouble as “hysterical ambliopia,” a purely psycholggi- cal affection, and gave no credence to the suggestion that there had been any injury what r to the optic nerve as a result of the intense sparking. Later cases reported from England, however, confirm the latter idea and give rise to the belief that the eyes are physically affected by the flash- ing. These cases resulted from men wateh- ing the operation of electric drills, which give forth brilliant sparks. The blindness in these instances was accompanied by in- tense pain and inflammation of the outer parts of the eye. It seemed to be imma- terial whether the electric drills were being worked in daylight or at night. The flash- ing is more apparent, of course, after dark, but the direct injurious effect of the flash- ing upon the eye is quite as acute when the light can not be distinctly observed. One symptony of this affection is that the suf- ferer observes all objects at first as of a brilliant golden color. The London Lancet, recognized as one of the leading British medical authorities, holds the opinion that the brilliant sparking causes a temporary "| paralysis of some of the nerve terminals. Thus an issue is presented between the medical men of Brooklyn and those cf London. One of the former held that a spark from a lighted cigar flashing before the eye of a sensitive person would cause the nervous affection to which he attrib- uted the blindness of the first known Amer- ican victim of the trolley spark. There seems to be enough doubt about the mat- ter to warrant all persons in keeping their eyes off the overhead trolley wires. —~++e—___ The comparison of the cost of the czar’s entertainment of the kaiser and that to be given President Faure would indicate a dis- position among European aristocrats to adopt the American standard in estimating social success. ——+e = —____ If the advanced price of wheat makes the price of bread higher it will cause further difficulty in efforts to associate the farmer and the laboring man in po- litical movements. ————»>e+e——___ Great Britain would rejoice more in the fact that “we are the two great English- speaking nations,” if we did not occasion- ally insist on making our English so much plainer than hers. —>e+e—___ If the possibility ef a war with Spain should loom up it might be a good idea for this country to lose no time in providing military fortifications for its hospitals and orphan asylums. ——»++e—___ Mr. Carnegie fails to see how a man can be a true philanthropist and at the same time make armor-plate cheap enough to encourage people to contemplate war with- cut apprehension. ————_ + 2_____ The attentions of the bomb throwers have reminded the sultan that there are some features of modern European civiliza- tion which it is impossible for him to dis- regard. SHOOTING STARS, Handicapped. “That man,” remarked an admiring friend, “has the faculty of saying clearly in a few words what others would require paces to express.” “Too bad!” said Senator Sorghum. “He'll never get alcng in politics; not ua- less he learns to filibuster better than that.” ‘ “I hab notice,” said Uncle Eben, “dat er man kin allus fin’ people ter buy liquor fur "im ontell he gits so run down dat his system actually feels de need ob it. Den ley tells "im he orter be ershamed ob hisse’f.”” Gold Hunters, Success the chance will never lack To tell its joys anew. The man who “strikes it rich” gets back To give an interview. The other who set boldly forth And labored but to fail, Is lingering, snow bound, in the north, And cannot tell his tale. The Modern Novel, ‘Has that book any good characters?” asked the literary critic. “Well,” replied the casual reader, “‘a few of the people had good characters in the first chapter. But they're all hopelessly lost before the middle of the story.” His Mistake. “It's hard luck,” said the friend of the inventor who had been refused the use of the street for his horseless carriage. “But you ought to have known better. People nowadays don’t like to see things done half way.” “But I regard my machine as perfectly practical.” “Oh, the machine may be all right. But in the lignt of precedent you ought to have had too much wisdom to devote your time to anything so mild. You should have got- ten in earlier, and, instead of producing something that would merely frighten horses, you should have produced a trolley system to kill people outright.” Otherwise Engaged. Ain't no use o” tellin’ me a thing about finance; I've waited long fur riches an’ at last I've got a chance. You'll have to hold up till I git the harvest- in’ ail done; I may then have time to listen to ye "bout 16 to 1. I've even clean forgotten several things thet I've been told About your money bein’ no account onless it's gold. I've laid down jes’ cne principle from which I won't retreat There ain't no politics as reggle-ates the growth of wheat. Of course I’m much oblige fur all them statesmen tried to do To lend a helpin’ hand and pull the down- tred farmer through. But on this here occasion I am blest if 1 kin see How anybody figures, ‘cep’ the ol’ plow- hoss ar’ me. Tkere ain’t no legislation as'll run the sun an’ rain; There ain't no tariff as'll keep the weevil from the grain. Whut I have long suspicioned, I regard as proved complete. There ain't no politics as reggle-ates the growth of wheat. ———_++2s—____ .ynching in the North, From the Atlanta Coustitution. It would be idle to deny that the north- ern people are progressive. The south can make a horn, ‘but the north can take the same horn and fashion it into a spoon. It can take our timber and make beds for us; our cotton and weave it into calico. This is so well known that it is n ary to refer to it. But th riority of treatment is not confined manufactures. It has now spread to the lynching business, and, unless all the signs fail, our northern brethren will rob the south of its prestige in this line. The lynching limits which have been sup- posed -to be marked by the political bound- ary known as Mason and Dixon’s line, have rapidly moved northward, until now they embrace Chicago. However, it is not the boundary line, but the style in which the bust: <5 is car- ried on. The latest exhibition, which took place in Chicago, shows that the plain ac- ¢essories of a rope and a uce are alto- gether too commonplace. There is nothing exhilarating, nothing unique, about them. As usual, Chicago $ the pace, and the victim was shot, impaled on pitchforks and beaten with clubs, thus affording a rare acle to those who took part in the ex- io ercises. We do not recount these facts In a spirit of envy. Far from it. We are truly sorry that the business of lynching should have made such rapid strides in the section filu- minated with morality, refinement and ¢ ture—the center of culture and progress. But since it is so, we cannot refrain from commenting on it. Our northern contemporaries have here- tofore depended on sermons in the ni papers as remedies for the lynching habit. Now that the mania has extended to their own progressive and enlightened section, we trust they will find a real remedy, and thus set the south a worthy example. In this matter we want the north to set its light on a hill. —_—____ > = —_____ A Stable Wheat Market. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press. If the price shall hold in the face of in- creasing spring wheat receipts as well as it has held since the winter wheat began moving it will mean millions to the north- west. Nor is there any reason apparent why the price should not be maintained. The traders have already discounted the prospects of the crop, and unless actual threshing returns shall belie all the indica- tions a much lower range is not probable. In any eveht the situation appears to be such that whether reports of damage have been exaggerated or whether they shall ultimately be found to have a wider appli- cation than fs now believed probable, the aggregate wealth that will accrue to the farmers of the state is not apt to vary greatly, since the condifions are such that the northwestern crop is just at present the governing factor ™ fixing the price, and it will be either a fair crop with slightly, lower prices or a somewhat disappointing crop with higher prices. —_ + + Silver Armor Plate. From the Providence Journal. The continuous fall in the price of sil- ver makes one shudder to think what would have become of the republican party if the Sherman act had continued in operation until the present time. It is possible that in the near future it will be feasible to use the white metal as an alloy to harden the steel armor of our battleships and then some use may be found for the bullion now stored in the United States treasury. — 2 _____ Who is Het From the Indianapolis News, The public at large would be much in- terested to learn the name of the man who supplies the (laughter) and (much ap- plause) interjections in the “leave to print” speeches in the Congressional Record. As most of these speeches were not spoken, who laughed and who applauded? Was lt the compositors who set the speeches in type? ——— Ologies For Girls. From the Muscatine (Ia.) News-Tribune. If some of the mothers of girls who seem to have no taste for anything only to attend college would give them a thorough course in roastology, boilology, stitchology, darn- ology, patchology, washology and general hustleology there would be more house- keepers than there are at present. Up and Down, From the Minneapolis Times, And now whisky is going up, but, really, that is better than to have it go the other way. Good as New. From the Chicago News. The Virginia democrats have Money plank of the Chicago which, having never Leen as new. pl form, used, is as good “We're out-talked' oftem—out-done never.”” Look‘At Those Pants you are wearing—baggy at the knees—maybe frayed at the bottom. They don’t look as if they belonged to your coat and, vest. You can make that suit of clothes as good as new with a fresh pair of Pants. We've got all the Pants left from suits where coats and vests only were sold—in two lots. You can take your choice of them at $2 and $3.50. Sesdondonseeseegerontoeteetente feeseeseogenteetengenteateatony & a < We've: got most all the ¢ Separate Pants out on z special counters. When we % tell you we've cut them you ¢ know it is profitable to pay % attention. Here is the table $ of saving: $ Pants "atm $225 NOW $2.50. Pants "at reg NOW $2.75. $ Pants “uryad NOW $3.50. ¥ Pants that were ge.00 NOW $4.00. Soe et Ss $ If you ride a wheel you % know you cannot have too % many pairs of Pants in = resery Take the choice % of all our SEPARATE WOOL BICYCLE PANTS —and what are left of that maker’s stock we closed out —they all go in two lots— Seles So orton so Set The $2.50 and $3 qualities for $1.50. The $4, $5 and $6 qualities for $2.50, Soe so Saks and Company, “Saks’ Corner.” | | 3 RS | Soateetosoateeseateetestonteetosteetentonsetossrese, PE VH SHE SOLE O-$O So oo Lansburgh & Br ; aoe Looking Around } ; % we find these odds and i ends, that we will close : tl semteae $1.98 Dress-* out in a hurry: ges reducedto $1.25. sence Soe OOS e ~ pa 2 Oi these in delicate shades of Ne light and dark dimity. $ 1 1$1 Opera Bag Tops, 15c.% ee five of these left. Men’s 50c. Belts, 39c. About 2 dozen of these, in black or tan. Striped Gingham Un- a & ¢ \derskirts, 68c. Were 98c. * — Just about five of these. $50c Summer Corsets, 29c. a OOD a Or OO Oo { These are made of strong $ % double net. 3 } India Linens Reduced. $ ; : 6 g These are full 32 inches wide ; ? and a pure white. quality— Se. quality— 8c, 4 % 718c. Black Satine, 12%c.¢ > Sea a ee aa This is the Berlin Satine—a ¢ 3 beautiful quality of material. ! }30c. Gauze Ribbon, 10c. 5 In black, blue or white. This 4 is a bargain to boast of. M 2Zilc. for Ladies’ Muslin i Drawers worth 25¢. ! LANSBURGH & BRO, 420, 422, 424,426 7th St. "90-20 00 09-00-09-00-20 Save on Upholstering! y upholstéring around the house to be one: Te ay, Tet us do It now. We're making price, sugrifices in our Upholstery Department—| tinue in force to Sep- tember 1. -upbolstering your furnl- ture we'll stoge tg(free of charge until Sep- tember 15, if" Beautiful new pat- terns in UpBolst@y ‘Stuffs. Skilled work- men. Co., The Houghton 1214 F St. an23-20d Headache C-U-R-E-D. It's dangerous experimenting with headache cures that nau- seat. WIER’'S “LEMON- SELTZER” does not cause any nauseating effects—is pleasant to take—and effects a cure im- mediately... = Sold by all druggists. Price, 10c., 25c. & 50c. BLOOD POISON, CANCER, ECZEMA, other ‘per: aud all tuint eliminated from ‘Bra. &, the greatest puriaer, -m, Wat”) 2o oe -9 DS-SS--SP OSH -F> O9-0O So $ : $: a & eee ! ae i i Sp é Woodward Lothrop, oth, r1th and F Sts. N. W. © Onur business hours until September are a.m. to5 p.m.; Saturdays, 7:45 to 1. Especially during August, the be- tween-seasons time, the most watch- ful care is given to the business management of our store. Adjust- ments are constantly being made which result in a mutual benefit to our patrons and ourselves, and with the new prices, new methods are being brought in, when practicable, to sustain, and even increase, the facility of service at our counters and to add to the saving you make by taking advantage of the opportuni- ties we are daily offering. Clearing Sale Lace Curtains. We're in need of shelf room for the new fall Upholstery Goods now arriving. For this reason we've made a general reduction on all small lots of Nottingham Lace Cur- tains left from the spring selling. The goods are desirable in every way, and the opportunity is an ex- ceptional one. Were Renaissance effect Now pair. Now 6 pairs Renaissance effect. pair. Ni 6 ir. sc Fourth floor. Good Values in Women’s Cotton Underwea . deep hem, cluster oi r palr.. 2 ep rutile of embroid- e band. Per pair... Mle, good length with lace and inser- Musiin Draw ery, ticks abov . trimmed earl buttons, Eac Women’s Stylish Slippers. Patent Leather One-strap SI pair. One-strap Stippe Per pair... $2.00 $2.00 Y $2.00 $1.50 One-strap Slippers, viei ki heel. ¥ Han se r pair. urned Slippers, op nse"’ tov, leather heel. Second floor. Soap and Sponge Baskets. A new combination for bath tub use—a very convenient arrangement, Fifth floor. 25¢. ch. Traveling Reauisites For the vacation trip. We have a complete line of everything for an “over Sunday” trip or a European tour. A few items to show the price trend: Canvas Telescope Cases, reinforced leather ners, strong strap 14 t0 26: 40c. to $1.50 nl $3.95 and $4. ranks, hand - Wood slats, deep Hae * $1.95, $2.50 and $2.95, Ste: " $5.00, $5.50 and $6.00 Thid floor. Toilet ; Articles. Hot weather helps. Save trouble and annoyance by taking them with 50 strong, you if you leave town. Violet Ammonia, per pint bottle. 15. 8c. Plain Ammonia, per pint bottle. - Sponges, each - 10C. to 75¢. Wash Rags, each... -+..5¢., 8c. and roc. W.&L, Palm Oil Soap, per eake. 8c. (75¢. doz.) Turkish Bath Soap, per cake Cottonseed Oil Soap, per cake Olive Oil Castile Soap, per bar... 10c. Mwate on 3 0zn 17s SOZs SIC. Imported Violet Water.......... sss 3.02, 28¢. W. & L, Violet Water 3 0Z., 35C.; 8 0z., 7IC. Imported Cologne Water— 2 02., 25€.; 4 02., 50C.; 6 0z., 75C. Imported Violet Powder, per pkg........... i Woodland Violet Taleum Powder, per pkg... I5C. Java Rice Face Powder, per box.......... 25¢. Bath Brushes, steap, each...... 50C. and 75c. seeeees 5C. to 65> 15¢. -- 4c. (40c. doz.) Hand Scrubs, each..... Dupont’s Almond Meal, per can. Tooth Brushes, each.... 10c. to 35c. Hair Brushes, solid bac bristle, each. 50c. to $3.00 Combs, rubber-and celluloid, each. I2C. to $1.00 W. & L. Carbolic Mouth Wash, per bot. . 2gc. W. & L. Tooth Powder, per box..... . 15¢. 59c. to 74c. ‘Travelers’ Companions, contain- ing comb,brush,tooth brush,&c. $1-00 to $2.00 Collapsing Cups, alligator skin case, each... 35C. First floor. Hot Water Bags, 1, 2, 3 and 4-qt. Hot Weather Requisites and Helps. Mason's Best Fruit Jars, pints, doz Mason's Best Fruit Jars, quarts, doz. Mason's Best Fruit Jars, half gals., dox.... 65¢. Maslin Preserving Kettles, pore. lined, 3-qt. I5C. Maslin Preserving Kettles, pore. lined, 24-qt. &5C. Intermediate sizes at proportionate prices. Jelly Glasses, 1-3 pint, tin tops, doz... Jelly Glasses, 1-2 pint, tin tops, doz. 2-quart “Gem” Freezers, each. 10-quart “Gen” Freezers, each. Intermediate s'zes. ‘3 2-quart “White Mountain" Freezers, 30°. $1.35 $4.85 $1.75 $5.75 "” Garden Hose, foot. * Coupled in 25 and 60-foot lengths, with the ton patent spray nozzle without extra charge. Fifth floor. 8c. 9c. Bos- Woodward & Lothrop. From Day to Day | No Woman Should Miss a chance to buy Furniture at such a saving as this! It only happens once year that We can offer sult splendid reains—and the WHY of it is because are obliged 10 make room: for the new tock—sume of which is now on the Odd Pieves of Furniture, In every Department. Algo Short Lengths in Fine Carpets, At less than Actual cost - CREDIT! nti vay of credit giving. No notes—no st. es (PROCAN'S (MAMMOTH CREDIT HOUSE ¢ 817-819-821-823 7th St. N. W., Between H and I Sts. : The Eddy Refrigerator has no equal, $5.50 up. Preserving Time Is Here. 1 THE BBST M iy Tumblers, ete., dozen, HTNING FRUIT JARS, pts., $1. HTNING FRUIC JARS, qts., $1.40 HTNING FRUIT JARS, als., $1.75 COVERED JELLY TUMBL up. RS, 25e. doz. M. 2 w.Beveridge Pottery, Porcelain, Glass, &c., 1215 F St. & 1214 G St. it > IIS Chocolate Foot-Form Pa ‘Oxifords, } —That’s what this clearance sale of Oxfords means. —It’s your chance to become acquainted with the merits of (if don't : Foot Forms you know them already) at a price never quoted on them before. F St., eee : : | : Last Week of the Reduced Prices on GROCERIES. such a chance as w Cr-That reminds me vate Stock Whiskey—only bortle. Magruder&Co. 1417 New York Ave. Flour Is Still Going Up! We're going to give our patrons ‘one more chance to lay in their sup- ply. On Wednesday morning comes another advance. Reeves’ Famous California Flour, -75 bbls $1 = Mageudes wc. full quart 1 ( ( A superior blend of spring and ‘winter wheat—makes light, white bread—gives satisfaction in every way. These prices good Tuesday S. A. Reeves, (Reeves, Poole & Co.), Grocer, Coffee Roaster, Baker and Manufac- turer of Finest Confe-tionrs, 1209 F Street. LOR THREE FAMOUS MINERAL WATERS —Poland Spring Water, i Buffalo Lithia Water and Stafford. Water. We are the District agents for all three — and receive them fresh from the springs. W. S: THOMPSON, PHARMACIST, 703 15th St. au23-28d ie 7 “The dependable store. foe Rite paterson art ata 924-926-928 7th—706 K Sts. The whole store is fairly alive —with splendid values which come as the result of store's buyers’ trips to the market. No opportunity has been ignored that would bring you extraordinary bargains, and a sharp lookout has been kept to take ad- vantage of all lots offered under usual prices. This store might be called the “bargain store” as weil as “the de- pendable store,” but only depend- able bargains are to be had. Blanket sale. Will you buy blankets now if we make it an object to you? We shall try and see. You can easily see how very much under price these are. 100 pairs ten-quarter white and border d Dlankets—to go for 49 cents. taney A special lot of quilts, navy usually for ready-hemmod bed crocheted pattern which sell will 34 Noor. Notions for *most nothing. Rrown’s French shoe 4 ing and com. bination russet dressing—for a day —Ge» skirts— usually 50 dozen, mer-Weight dress shiclds ~to go for a day at Se. pair. The We. qual! elaxtic—to go for of white day 2c and fancy a yard. 00-yard spools of white cotton —Be, spool. for a day 10c. bottles best machine or bleyele ofl— for a day bottle, h st. store, $950. 53-00 $350 Muslin underwear Lot of Indies’ pbric drawers, trimmed With three Valenciennes flounces, tnsecting and tucks—usual 6c e—for a day Ladies’ fine cambric corset covers, every seam French felled—to go for a day at 9 cents. muslin gowns — m: style and elaborately trimmed with insert- ing, embroidery and bruid—our dollar gar- ment—for a day— 69 cents. 24 floor—elevator, Ladies’ je emp Lining specials. Colored lawns and organdie linings sold for 12%. and 1e.—will be morrow for 5c. yard. one hakredoth— the best quality which sold 0 634c. yard. Fast Mack and colored percaline French finis—seld for Sec. yard. Black, natural and colored alltinen can. which sold to vas—extra heavy and elastic—usual ISec. sort 114. yard. 20-inch best French haircloth Mack amd gray—our usual 39e. sort—to g 29c. yard. 7th st. store. Linen specials. G00 dozen 14 by 31-inch honeycom towels—to go for 4c. each. 24 floor. 1,000 yards 60-inch Turkey table damask —29e, value—for 17c. yard. 19 by 38-inch pure linen buck to hewmed and usually sold for 12)4 cents. Satin damask buffet scarfs, with colored centers—usually 35c.—these to go for 25 cents. 18-inch pure Mnen toweling—very heavy and usually sold for 10c.—to go for 6l4c. yard. $1.50 wrappers 79c Fifteen’ organdie lawn wrappers, in light end dark Persian effects, with ruffled yoke and large collars, trimmed with braid and embroiders—have tight back—which have been selling for $1.50—go down to 79 cents. for colored border red and green els—ready for | - Wash suits & skirts cut. Lot of fine Unen, pigae and erash wash sults—some handsomely trimmed and all the ‘Most stylish cut—have been $7, $8 ond $9— “*" $2.98 each. Lot of plain black, white and navy bee dack, striped duck, checked duck, white Pique and figured crash skirts—to go to- =" 59 cents. 924-926-928 7th—706 K Sts.