Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1897, Page 4

4 THE WASHINGTON. TUESDAY... -August 31, 1897. CROSBY 5S. NOYES... STAR has a regular mily Cireulation © than the combined cir- f the other Washington As a News and Advertising competitor. » aveid delays, on ac- sence, letters to not be addressed with the ‘TAR, or to Depart- order crin count of personal The Maryland Situation. Two things were settled at the Ocean City conven First, that the repubii-! can y of Maryland would not submit to » second, t the new primaries ered for the city of Balti- more should be fairly held, and that the: reflect the best sentiment of the there to the most acceptable . and municipal, for sup- at polls in November. Clearly, ains are taken to secure slative ticket in Baltimore friends of sound money can hall t and will loyally support in the campaign, nothing will have been gained for the sound money cause. It is to be said with regret that not ali of the signs are encouraging for a happy issue out of the difficulty. Some of th who lost at Ocean City are still disgruntled, and are talking in a very unwise way. have nothing to gain by this, but the y everything to lose. Equally true is that some of those who won at n City are talking in a way altogether injudicious. If one boss was dethroned at Ocean City, certainly another was not set up in his place. The decree entered by that convention was for harmony, based ference, mutual! concessions and a ined knowledge of what rye, not any faction, nor ms of any individual for any mut the whole sound money cause. tes were to be named and a cou ed calculated to bring the friends of sound money to the polls and sound money succe -ognized as the key to is a city ticket to ive ticket as Both tic! » composed of trongest men obt strong not in point of personal character, but elements of that kind of popular: ite in a candidate for office. For- tunately, the two men most prominentl: mentioned for mayor are of the highest personal jence. Mr. Marburg and Mr. r are citizens above’ reproach. The ch will be made between them, and whichever is chosen will deserve and should ree the cordial support of the other. By other means ma in No- vember be secured. And every republican should participate in the pri- uid to the fullest in forwarding the ests of his favorite, and then loyally in the result if the fight goes against him, and as cheerfully and as en- ergetically work for the nominee. This is not the for either sulking . The man who loses, es heavily if he loses his temper. Poor losers are never safe leaders. The man who wins has little cause for assertion— little time for it, indeed, if he is properly alive to the ne s of the situation. Properly husbarding a victory is both a Gifficult and an important piece of busi- ness. If those who lost at Ocean City therefore, and those who won, will give heed to these little elemental truths they will do canse of sound money f great service. Otherwise, they will meet defeat in November .and will deserve to meet it. ——__ + e+ -—__ Arbitrate the Coal Strike. nere will be vive no success ce ns si oct on for general regret roposed for settling the f adoption. It is arbitra- and arbitration is tion the desideratum. Each side should be willing to submit its contention to a board in the organization of which it has bad an equal voice. The miners are de- Tagmiing; not only 2 advance on existing rates but an adv to a stated figure, coupled with certain : conditior ‘lhe operators show a ‘Ss to pay more than the present rate, and, while objecting to the top figure named by the are also willing to have the new e ixed by arbitrat Arbitration there fere would be certain to give the miners a partial victory. and mi: be terms by which Hy benefit. said again, is the It is the child of organ- When labor first began its fight ition the read was a hard one to first step—that of organizing fisputed. It won that fight by and conservatism. Then came the nt to have that organization recognized : the adjustment of wages and other con- they would mater Arbitratio. great it ma am. y be ditions of employment. And that fight was Won by patience and conservatism, though ever dithculties of sporadic impatience on the one side and of sporadic unreasonable- the oth was ness on But arbitration as a reached, and it has been It is achievement up to date, and con- re of the elements of safety and © for both laber and capital than any T principle in operation under the gov- Labor, therefore, no less than uld cOntinue to support it with it can command. repeatedly been noted, and always n truth, that the pregent strike in the has been well conducted. Although nding over a wide stretch of territory, repeatedly most beneficially invoked. the 2nd involving mén both native and foretgn born, it has been marked by but few exhi- bitions of force. The strikers, in circum- Stances at times of much excitement, have carried themselves well. The processes of the arts, though warmly complained of, have pected. So that a most ap- be ng of what has been in such sure so well conducted would be © submission of the whole case to honor- arbitration, and a faithful abidance of by the decision rendered. soo political duel about to take place = Mr. Platt and Mr. Worth is a al more serious than that in which e Henri and the Count of Turin re- y figured. soe ——= r. Debs declares in print that he is a lover of peace. He is about as coy a lover us history or romance has yet produced. Breaking Records. turday was a great day for the record ers. The established standards of nd equine achtevement were essfully in four cases and the w faces new limitations. Ths uecess in this line was the Work of the pacer Star Pointer, who went ute, 59 seconds and a quar- reaking by a second and 2 quar- best previous performance by a ome. For a long time ths horse ters kave looked forward to the evo- lon cf a two-minute pacer. That time heen set as the geal of hopes in this and it has been thought for me that John R. Gentry’s mile in J as the best achievement. , bowever, has made a new must be beaten unless th f pecers are to acknowledg: amar breeders EVENING STAR.| themselves at the limit of their powers. | Of ccurse the running horse is the fleetest of the species and his record is unattain- atle by the pacer and still more impossible for the trotter. The best running record for a mile is that of Salvator, who in Au- gust, 18), went that distance on a straight course in 1 minute, 35 seconds and a half. The best mile Fy a trotier was by Alix in 293%. The trotting horse had been mar- velously developed during the last few years and it is only of ccmparatively recent record that ® was the standard of great- est speed for this style of gait. Amerg the human record breakers Lu- cien Lesna, a Frenchman, bettered the American cycling record for twenty-five miles in the course of a race with Star- buck. The previous best performance was minutes, 15 seconds. Lesna covered the distance in 47 minutes, 52 seconds. Charles Hanneman, of Chicago, threw the discus Saturday further than any other person ever succeeded in casting it, sending it 118 feet inches. The best known cast pre- viously was 106 feet. By a more narrow margin the relay mile race record was low- ered, three members of the New York Ath- letic Club covering the distance in 3 min- utes, 2 ‘econds, one second faster than the record held by the Yale team. But wfiile these feats were being accom- plished two records that are constantiy be- ing assaiicd remained intact. Wefers, the great short-distance runner, was able only to equal the record for the hundred-yards dash, which was first made in the course of the A. A. U. games on Analostan Island near this city in 1890. Owen of Detroit then established the new pace for sprinters in this class by covering the stretch in 9 4-5 seconds. This achievement has been equalled several times since, but never Saturday also “Jimmy” Michael, the Welsh wonder on the wheel, iried to lcwer the one and five-mile records on a vack in Detroit, but failed in both being seven seconds behind in the mile and five seconds in the five mile test. Thus there is a constant endeavor to slice off a few fractions of a second from the bes. previous performances on turf, field, track and indeed in all departments athletic work. The training and skillful use of the human body seem now to have been brcught to a point of such perfection that the advancement henceforth will be slow, yet there will deubtless always be record breakers in sport, however small the margins may become. ———-—_ + 6 uth Carelina’s Senatorial Campaign The race in South Caroiina for the seat in the Senate now cccupied by Mr. MeLau- rin by appointment has come to an end, after a campaign which must have filled: with regret every man of pride in the state. From first to last it was conducted with such passion, and with an exchange of such insulting personalities and damaging accusations among the candidates, as would have been Giscreditable in inexpe- rienced and uneducated men seeking the humblest office. Fist fights were several times but barely averted, and hints of duels were frequent. No one of the candidates ci secring, and some of the charges brought affected the personal integrity of one or more of the aspirants. A listener at any of the meetings, indeed, might well have resolved to take to the woods rather than make a selection from such a list if the candidates were to be believed about one another. Such a scramble by men of such caliber for an office of such dignity and import- ance was never seen before. Mr. McLaurin is now filling the office. Mr. Irby has filled it for a full term. Mr. Evans has been the governor of the state. For a time there were several other aspirants. All are men of education and of standing at home, but when they took the stump in this race they seemed to throw dignity to the winds, and to think it advisable and proper to adovt in its stead the swagger and the vecabu- lary of the street-corner agitator. And in doing so they offended not only against themselves but against the reputation of their state. People at a distance cannot but be filled with surprise that such a can- vass for such an office is possible in a state which was once the arena of intellectual discussion of the first order. ‘The more immediate injury, however, may be to the cause of selecting senators by a direct vote of the people. There is a strong desire throughout the country to see the old plan changed. So much cor- ruption has been charged against it that a great many leaders of opinion believe that good would be effected by permitting the people to express themselves directly at the polls. But if the choiee is to be be- tween the old plan and such a new plan as is offered in South Carolina, which seems to make for passion and excitement, de- grades the office and leaves the aspirants at the end of the campaign bespattered with the mud of the stump, the growth of the desired reform may be hindered. ——___ +e Mr. Croker will keep up his training stables in England while he comes over to mingle in New York politic: The success which has in some cases attended the am- bition of politicians to figure officially with- out reference to their place of residence in the United States may have tempted him to carry the experiment a step farther. ———_ + ee — The fact that skin gamblers are pros- pering in the neighborhood of the Klondike is evidence that there is a demand in Alaska even among owners of claims for some quicker method of getting gold than mining it. ——_ ee —____ As soon as the coal trust has estimated the amount of gold that wheat and the Klondike discoveries will bring into this country, it will proceed to fix the winter schedule of prices. > «+ —____ Herr Most is going to leave New York. In about a week he will request the porter to put him off at Buffalo, and any mistakes made en route will be heartily appreciated by that city. —_~++e—____ Possibly the egotism and vanity of the German emperor have been exaggerated. It is recorded that he gazed on the uniform of General Miles without showing any signs of envy. ———_+e+—____ Senator Tillman’s attack on a man whose retirement is as complete as that of Mr. Hill seems very much like hitting a man behind his back. ——_+e—___ The English at the Kohat pass are agreed that the Afridi’s method of disputing a boundary is exceedingly uncultured. ————++e—___ France Rejoicing. ‘Phe enthusiasm in France over the Franco-Russian alliance knows no bounds. ‘The entire nation seems to have taken a holiday to rejoice, with the abandon of that volatile, happy people, over the words of the czar and the reception accorded to President Faure in St. Petersburg. The key note of all the shouting and singing and newspaper eulogizing is the hope that this alliance will result in the recovery of Alsace-Lorraine from Germany. Sober men, who have studied the trend of conti- nental events since the war of 4870 and have kept out of the present whtrl of popu- lar frenzy, know that this ts out of ques- tion, and that Germany ts quite as near the «gar as France. But sober thought can have no place in the wild excitement that has followed the visit to Russia. The nation ts in one of its characteristic moods of joy and will not be discouraged by any words, however wise and well founded, that tend to throw cold water on the sentiment of the moment, Across the chanael,. in England, the alliance is thought te he one. move in a general campaign now being slowly and carefully worked out by the czar and the kaiser to form a continental combination | that shall have England as the common enemy. Frarice does not now believe that this is possible. _Uuprejudiced observers, beyond the range of the enthusiasm now at boiling point, begin to suspect that France is being used for certain ends that are not in accord with her popular traditions. However that may be Faure is the man of the hour, an idol. The entire nation bows to him. ——_—_++e__—_ Mr. Low and Mr. Worth and Mr. Platt will attend to Tammany’s case just as soon as they get matters settled among them- selves. ——_ + o = —____ Kansas will be perfectly willing to accept gold for her wheat and corn. SHOOTING STARS. A Practical Mind. “Do you think it is unlucky to spill salt?” asked the superstitious woman. ‘Oh, no,” replied the economical house- wife. “Not at present. But, of course, there’s no telling how much-the tariff may make it cost in time.” For Example. 'Tis not the long vociferoys phrase Which brings respect profound; ‘The one whose merits most amaze Is he who makes no sound. The bobolink full sweetly sings, And yet the average choice Unto him as a reed bird clings When he doesn’t raise his voice. Her Comment. “I have noticed,” said Willie Wishington, “that a woman always puts the most im- portant part of her letter in the post- script.” “You never do that,” said Miss Cayenne. “Never.” eS “Well,” she went on, thoughtfully, “isn’t it better to put the important part of a let- ter in the postscript than to leave it out altogether?” A Mixguided Being. “Charley,” said young Mrs. Torkins, “I wish that the United States Senate were in session.” “I don’t see why.” “Because it doesn’t cost anything to get in.” “But what makes you want to get in?” “You said yesterday that sometimes the proceedings of the Senate were a perfect farce. And you know they do say so many clever things at farces.” A Deserving Case. The public is known to be most sympatheiic In the commoner cases of grief, And they sell at bazaars many knick- knacks aesthetic For the purpese of giving relief. We never have lacked for expressions of sorrow, For people in poverty’s snare. But there's one for whose grievance no trouble we borrow; We're forgetting the millionaire. Censider the gibes and the heartless ela- tion 7 Exhibited when he’s distressed; Remember how oft he is scared by taxa- tion. And tempted to move way out west. Observe how the farmer for wheat will get money While Wail street must wait for a share, And instead of attempting to sneer and be funny, Be kind to the millionaire. + ee A Power for Good, From the West Chester (Pa.) Morning Republican. We doubt whether there is a daily paper published anywhere that is so generally circulated in the city where it is publisned as the Washington Evening Star. It is an afternooa paper, ably edited, full of the latest local, departmental and general news, and noted for its reliability and solid worth throughout the newspaper world. It i $ much one of the institutions of the National Capital as are the three branches of the government. Its influence is phe- nomenal, and it is equally powerful among the poor and lowly as it is with the high- est officials of the National Government. it is not a neutral paper, but it has opin- ions on all live subjects, and these opin- ions ere positively stated on proper occa- sion. It is, moreover, a daily paper at shington whose editorial column is not for sale. And those whe have acquaintance with Washington journalism will appreciate what that means. The Evening Star is one of the few pa- pers that publish their circulation, and swear to it, and in connection with this rule a somewhat interesting controversy risen between The Star and “Printers’ a Not that The Star has claimed too much, but that In ‘Printers’ Ink’s” opinion it claimed too little. The Evening Star claims as circulation only the number of s actually placed in the hands of read- . hence possible buyers. “Printer’s Ink” holds that if a publisher states the number of papers actually printed he has given a full statement as to circulation. We personally may from long habit con- clude that The Star is right in this con- troversy, but we believe our brethren of the press and surely our advertisers will generally coincide with us. The copies of a bewspaper that are not distributed are of no earthly value to the advertiser. What he wants te know, in order to de- termjne whether the price paid for the space he buys is reasonable, is how many possible buyers his advertisement reaches. This The Evening Star tells him; this any newspaper should be able to tell him, end advertisers who do not get that definite information from a paper have reason to mistrust the correctness of whatever claims to circulation are made. The Evening Star, as our readers are probably aware, is oné of the money-mak- ing papers of the land, and the number of those who value it is many, many thousands. But we doubt if among them ali any one appreciates The Star more highly than does the Washington corre- spondent. No matter how eminent the correspondent may be in the profession The Star is the sheet-anchor of his hopes, and if he should by any accident be deprived of his copy, and not be able to get an- other, his budget for that night would be slim indeed. Paragraphs are taken bodily and wired to the home offices, and the good-1 “boys” welcome to all they want. It is a great paper, a power for good, and next to the Morning Republican it is the paper we love. ——>+e—____ Wellington’s Blindness, From the Baltimore News, Some good friend of Senator Wellington should see to it that reporters are kept eway from him. It is seldom now that he appears in print that he does not say some- thing that had much better be left unsaid. It is a sad disappointment to many people that he resolvtely shuts his eyes to the most patent facts and goes blindly forward in the wrong path when the right one looks so much safer and casier and pleasanter. He absolutely refuses to learn. He talks today with the utmost nonchalance about “punishing” this man who opposes his plans and “rewarding” that one who helps him ‘along, apparently unconscious of the fact that the people of Maryland are sick to nauseation of that sort of thing. To kear Senator Wellington talk now it is difficult to reatize that he is the man who rode into power on a wave of reyolt against bossism and the prostitution of federal and peri office to the use of a political ma- chine. . —————¢-_oo—_____ : Prescription for Klondicitis. From the New York Herald. region. We simply place the facts before our readers. It ts not safe to do anything while under undue excitement. Thereft From the Baltimore News. We would advise our friends ‘0 stop calling names and to down and hustle for votes, ne p latured owners of The Star bid the‘ KING'S PALACE. —— \ . jFHE VANISHING cs SR Se ‘PO Has almost h¢en reached in the prices on the balance of our summer stock. This is the time of the year when we clean out everything ingaginable to make room for all goods, and bar- * gains are thick as blackberries. 15c. to 25c.. Ribbons. ~ 2 to 6 inches wide, in all shades and colors. SHk, satin, gros grains, gauze and fancy ribbons. " From 3 to 1u-yard 5c¢ piece: ereereeee . $1.50 and $1.25 Skirts. White Marseilles Dueck and Crash 40c ro Clean Sweep of Shirt Waists. 75c., $1, $1.25 and $1.50 Waists. Pretty effects in percales and Iawns. Dark colors or light blues, pink, gréen an lavender. Detached’ collars and cuffs. We'll clean them all out 19¢. $1.25, $1 & 75c. Wrappers. AIL summer Percale hed egret must 59c. go, too. Watteau pleat backs, bre- telles over shoulder, some rutile effects —Sstylish and pretty. Now. $1 Satteen Skirts. Black Satteen, with full rutfe—finished with small ruffte and bandsoni Now. 39c. Child’s Dresses. Dark Gingham Dresses, with bre- elles finished with 19¢ braid. Sizes from 1 to 4 years. Now. ‘° 50c. Gowns. A lot of Good Muslin Gowns, with whole yoke of fine tucks, Hamburg in- sertion between tucks, trimmed around 39¢, neck and sleeves. We are displaying advance styles in Fall Millinery. KING'S PALACE, 812-814 7th St. 715 MarketgSpace. It Every chome ought to have this splendid remedy of ours handy. It's pe of tie-best preparations in the world for Diarrhoea and Stomach Troubles. Te gives almost instant relief — and cures quickly, t to take. Only 25c. bottle. prevents sunburn......25¢. LZUM POWDER, box.10c. +250. ATL POWDER, 3 boxes. ‘IA. Y4cpint bots. ES. ¥ All-brist! WHITE Bottle of Tooth Powder and Brush, WHISK BROOMS... . LAVENDER SMELLING SALTS. : Gs SYRUP OF FI . BOX SEA SALT. You Won't Mind _ The Hot Evenings —— If there are plenty of cold bot- —— tiles of our delicious beer in —— the house. “Ruby” Lager Is unsurpassed as a delicious, healthful drink. The most re- freshing of summer beverages. The most satisfying of thirst quenchers. E7Case of 24 bottles—delivered in unlettered wagons—only $i. Write or telephone. . Washington Brewery Co., 4th and F Sts. N. E—Phone 1293. 2081-t,th,s,38 PPOODOODO PPOs See eee eee ee ie inven th theta ne Get What You Ask For. = Never mind what youe grocer says about some other flour being oO alt oh CREAM know it Isn't. ako other BLEND | loaves to the barrel, No other ficur makes FLOUR. | en ite, “Tight, "de. ious tin O————— 0 Bread, Rolls aud Cake, See that your grocer sends “Cream Biend’* always, B.B. Earnshaw &Bro., 1105-7-9 1. i.e. Wholesalers, 0003 mstise oat OP POSIP EP OSSEISSISCOPSOSSSIOSOO No Better Way Of Killing —headache, nervousness and indigestion than by taking: Wier’s lLemon- Delighttults take. At all de ts. “a[Prtee, 10c., 25e. and 50e. IT’S SO MUCH LESS TROUBLE To sprinkle Thompson’s | Insect Powder on your dog } or cat than to wash your pet every day. It’s more effective against fleas, too. To¢. can. ' "On and after tomorrow—Se tember _first—the store will be open until- six o'clock. Hours for busi- ness hereafter eight to six o'clock. Palais . Royal Clearing Sale. ‘The end of the greatest of summer clearing sales we have ever had is in sight, but a few days and it wil be a memory—an agreeable one to thou- sands of our patrons who have become the fortu- Rate possessors of this reliable merchandise at prices way below their worth. Departments have been thoroughly ransacked to get out the few re- malaing odd garments—short ends—odd sizes—ends of lots, ete., etc.; they are on the “bargain tables, marked at such low prices as to make them sell im a jitty. Table No. 1. All of the “Marquise,” ‘Derby’? and “Eagle” brand Shirt Waists that were $f.50 to $2.98, now on, cne table at 39 CENTS. Table No. 2. $1.48 Linen Skirts For 69 CENTS. $1.98 Lawn Wrappers, trimmed with embroidery. For 98 CENTS. $4.98 All-wool Skirts of fancy mixed cloth. For $5.00 All-wool Skirts, black and colors, only one of a kind. For $3.29. $12.00 Organdie Suits, trimmed with Table No. 3. Odd pairs of Chenille and Tapestry Curtains, only one tmair of a kind. ribbon. For $7.98. ‘The $2.48 ones. For $1.69, ‘The $3.43 ones. For $2.25. The $3.75 ones. For $2.75. ‘The $4.50 ones, For $2.98. ‘The $5.00 ones. For $3.98. Table No. 4. End of the “Fletcher” Lace Curtain sale. 5 pairs of the At $1.75 pr. 2 pairs of the . At $3.48 pr. 7 pairs of the $1.50 Nottinghams. At Se. pr. 4 pairs of the $3.50 Irish Points. At $1.98 pr. 2 pairs of the $3.50 Brussels. At $5.98 pr. 3 pairs of the $16.00 Brussels. At $11.50 pr. Table No. 5. $10.00 Pure Linen Table Sets—open work and fringed—cloth 3% yards long by 2 yards wide, and 1 dozen Doylies to mateh—slightly soiled. For $4.89. 2 sets same as above—with cloth 3 yards long by 2 yards wide—1 dozen Doylies to match. Sold for $8.75. For $3.89. 2 sets same as above—with Cloth 2% yards long by 2 yards wide—1 dozen Doylies to match. Sold for $7.25. Now $2.98. 2 sets with red border—1 dozen Doylies to match. Were $3.00. Now $1.50. Table No. 6. Bicycles. Two only of the Reliable “Jefferson” Bicycles, listed at $75.00, though sold by us at $37.50; Now $25.00. ffersons” for little boys and girls, sold with the same guarantee, made by the same coneern—Meteor Cycle Co,—and of the same clase materials, Now $17.50. Table No. 7. ‘98 Gloria Umbrellas, just the thing for school use, For 69 CENTS. $1.98 Mackintoshes—boys’ or girls’—they have an extra cape, For $1.19. Table No. 8. 35¢ Black Seal Leather Belts, 11% inches wide, with stitched leather buckle and double slide, lined with leather. For 21 CENTS. 98c to $1.48 Evening Fans, black or white, silk and gauze, For 75 CENTS. 98e Bisque Atomizers, with figures of Cupid, &., beautifully decorated, silk crochet-covered bull For 49 CENTS, 2-ounce bottles of Perfume—usually 5c. Table No. 9. Large Crystal Bowls for fruit and salad—cut glass design—usually 25e. For 9 CENTS. 4-inch Fruit Saucers, crystal. Regularly 49¢ For 2 CENTS $1.79 Clothes Wringers, with white rubber rollers, For $1.24. 19¢ Gas Stoves, with large burner. For 7 CENTS. “Mrs. Potts’ Sad Irons"—-a set of three trons, handle and stand, complete. Usually 79e. Vor 59 CENTS. 74c Slop Jars, large size, first quality. For 49 CENTS. 2%e Jardinieres, large size, decorated, in assorted colors. For 12 CENTS. Table No. 10. Balance of 37%4c¢ French Organdies. For 8 CENTS YARD. Balance of the 25c Imported Dimities. For § CENTS YARD, Balance of 20c Scotch Ginghars. For $ CENTS YARD. Balance of the 15¢ Madras Shirtings. For 8 CENTS YARD. Table No. 11. ‘The Children’s Dresses, Hats, Caps and Guimps that were 68¢ to $1. Now 35 CENTS. ‘The Children’s Blouses, Dresses, Hats, Guimps and Caps that were $2.25 to $2.98. NOW 89 CENTS. Table No. 12. Sterling Silver Chats for fans, lorgnettes and watches. Usually $1 and $1.25, = *. For 85 CENTS. 39c Sterling Silver Link and Lever Cuff Buttons, For 22 CENTS. 48 Shirt Studs (4 in set)—plain and jeweled. Table No. 13. $1.35 and $1.50 Teachers’ Bibles, Oxford and Bagster—complete, with maps, PALAIS ROYAL $15 OFFER! 5 lbs. Sugar RIE! You will be entitled to 5 Ibs. of Gramu- free with every pound of 50c. - Tea, Sc. Tea, or with each pur- chase of 3 Ibs. of Java and Mocha Coffee. Granulated Sugar, 34C. 21 Ibs. for $1. This is the season for preserving and can- ning fruit. Buy your sugars before advance in price “No limit to the quantity. Get all vou want at 4%c. Ib. 1,500 Ibs. of Arbuckle’s Package Coffee at 114gc. Ib. in lots of 10 Ibs. Smaller quan- titles at 124 cenis. ‘For ment. BAny BRAND CONDENSED MILK. ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED CREAM ENT CAKES SWEET CHOCOLATE. 3. 10-€ LARGE PACKAGLS BEST OATS. BOXES BUTTERMILK TUILET SOAP. CAIKIES, § 8 Ib. Our Cake Department is very much crowd- ed with buyers just at the present time, be- cause we are selling Delicious Cakes at 3 cents per pound erial Coffe Cakes, Nuts, ginger flavor, Rent Table Ginger Susye < b. HAVENNER’S CARES, IN GLASS-FRONT COVERED TINS, IN GREAT VARIET AT PRICES WITHIN THE KEACH OF EVERY- ONE. Johnston’s, 729 7th St. it ©000000090000000000 AIRI Fin sei \4 PRICE TAKES ALL All Ladies’ Colored Shirt Waists (without exceptiou) at exactly hulf price, as follows: $1.00 Shirt Waists are 50c. $1.50 Shirt Waists are 75¢. $2.00 Shirt Waists are $1.00. CLOTH SUITS “HALF PRICE.” The balance of our Ladies’ Colored Cloth Suits also go at precisely half price. $12 Suits are $6.00. $15 Suits are $7.50. $20 Suits are $10.00. $25 Suits are $12.50. LINEN & DENIM SUITS “HALF PRICE.” Exactly half price to the cent for every Linen and Denim Suit in the house. $4 Suits are $2.00. $5 Suits are $2.50. $6 Suits are $3.00. $1o Suits are $5.00. “LINEN SKIRTS.” tow excellent Linen Suis witch are lette Finca aies 090000 Ladies’ $1.50 Crash Linen Skirts 95c. eT a SAT BIG CUT IN LADIES’ SILK WAISTS. See what prices we have put on those Fancy Silk Waists in latest styles and patterns: 5 $3.25 Silk Waists, $2.25. $4 Silk Waists, $3.00. $5 Silk Waists, $3.50. * $7 Silk Waists, $4.75. ~ $8 Silk Waists, $5.25. UMBRELLAS ~ VERY CHEAP. 26-in. Satin-fiaish Gloria Umbrellas, with Were #2. ‘Reaueea to:1-.---- $1.50 with natural Qhildren’s School Umbrellas, duced to . Clark & Co., 811 Pa. Ave. EYES oe ering enantio or Sc 10 12. A Faw. 480 Large 3-string Green Straw Carpet ‘X Brooms for 10 cents each, in the Broom De- rts Woodward AND Lothrop, roth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. ‘Closed this evening at 5. September 1, an. to 6 p.m. Becinniag tomorrow, our business hours will be from 8 a Astonishing Prices For Standard Books, In Sets. We have secured part of-an edi- tion of Standard Sets wh! - were made for two large jobbing ises for the fall season of 1897. ar chased them at such low fig that we can sell them at prices L any we ever quoted before. Th #ooks are strictly high class and 1, rfect, and each set is in a neat paper box. Chas. Dickens, Complete. Fifteen volumes. 12 mo. Cloth bindin $3.50 set. Shakespeare, Complete. Seven volumes. 12 mo. Cloth binding. $1.25 set. Macauley’s Essay: Three volumes, s and Poems, lott bina} 12 mo. 75¢. set. Macauley’s History of England, Five volumes. 12 mo. Cloth binding. 75¢. set. Cooper’s Sea Tales, Five volumes, 12 mo. Cloth binding. 75¢. set. Cooper's Leather Stocking Tales, Five volumes. 12 mo. Cloth binding. Green’s Short Histo: Of the English People. Cloth binding. Four volumes, 12 75¢. set. Les Miserables, By Hugo. Five volumes. 12 mo. Cloth binding. 75c. set. We have only a limited number of these and will not be able to dupli- cate them this season. A good plan to anticipate later needs. Basement. Tomorrow, Wednesday, A 69c.. Sale Of Women’s Cotton Underwear, Worth up to $1.25. This sale consists of a lot of Col- ored Lawn Skirts to be worn under thin materials, White Lawn Dress ing Sacques and about five hundred Gowns, Skirts, Chemises, Drawers and Corset Covers, cambric and muslin, trimmed with laces, tucks and embroideries. These goods are perfect in every respect, but there are only a couple or so of any kind or style. On sale tomorrow morning. Choice, 69c. a garment. Regularly up to $1.25. Second floor. Women’s Shirt Waists and Suits At closing-out prices. -All this sea- son’s goods, in the most desirable styles. A lot of Plain Pink and Blue Madras Shirt Waists, tailor made, detached collars of same material, laundered cuffs, All sizes. 38c.. 3 for $1.00 A lot of Shirt Waists, in Lace Lawns, Lappets and Organdies, handsome materials and pat- terns. All sizes. Reduced from $1.90 ea. to 95C- A lot of White Pique Suits, open blazer Jacket, double stitched strap seams, tallor made, AD sues.“ Retecel trem GEIS ant GED) ‘A lot of All-linen Grash Suits, Btou style, strap seams on jacket and skirt. All sizes. Re- duced from $5.00 each to... .. $2.50 ‘Third floor. Trunk Special. Another carload of those Canvas- covered Dress Trunks, strong box, sheet iron bottom, hard wood slats, deep tray with hat box, at : $1.95 and $2.50 ‘Third floor. We cleanse a at som and pee kets, $1.50 per pair. for and delivered. Woodward & Lothrop.