Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1897, Page 4

4 ’ THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY ‘NOVEMBER -10, 1897-14 PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGYION. WEDVNESDAY....... November 10, 1897. CROSBY S. NOYES. THE EVENING STAR a regular and permanent Family Circulation much more than the combined ctr- © tion of the other W dailies. As a News and A: Medium {ft has no cempetitor. t7Im order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, Ietters to THE STAR ould not be addressed to any individual connected with the or simply to THE STAR, or to he Editorial or Business Depart- ments, nccording to tenor or purpose. The National Sound Money League. ‘The executive committee of the National Suund Money League was in session yes- ter in New York listening to reports from representatives ef the league in the differe es and arriving at some very emphatic cenclusions on the subject of bimetalism. The committee was, as it were, ir committee of the whole on the state of the Union. rts read show that in the terri- by free silver last year that cause is still strong. In Nebraska, in Mis- souri, in Colorado, im Arkansas, the ranks of the silver men are unbroken. The pre- diction is made, indeed, that the whole south and the west are as loyal to free silver as they were last year. From Maine the news is different, as one might sup- pose. it is predicted, will not in- fluence vote in that state at next year’s congress elections. And in the neigh- borhood of Buffalo, N. silver sentiment, it is asserted, is dying out. The committee couples this news—the state of Maine and the neignborhood of Buffalo, N. ¥., against the whole of the south and (he greater part of the wes with the failure of the Wolcott commis- sion to bring Great Britain to an agree- ment about International bimetalism, and on the sirength of the combination pro- nounces the cause of international bi- metalism dead. It recommends its conclu- sion to the President, and advises him “to prociaim the gold standard as the money basis of the country.” The unwisdom of «this advice to the Presiient could not be greater. In the first piace, the President has no power to “pro- anything of the binding force of law. He is an executive, not a “pro- claimer.” He obeys the law, as the hum- blest citizen does. The money of the coun- try is as good as gold today, and will con- Unue so until otherwise ordered by public sentiment expressed at the polls and through Congre: No proclamation by the President is necessary to make that fact any plainer, or would give it a wider circulation. 2 In the second place the suggested course Silver, the claim” is premature. What authority has this committee for assuming that the result of labors of the cott commission scunds the death knell or ine hope of in- ternational bimetalism? The commission ts not made its report as yet. Its views to its own performances are certainly entitled to consideration. Is it not the part of fairness, nct to say of prudence, to wait until the commission has been heard in its own behalf before pronouncing upon what it has done or undertaking to judge the future by its labors? By such a prompt and completc surrender as this sound m y league advises, the republican would lay itself open to the sus- of being lukewarm in the Interests of international! bimetalism. The St. Louis form committed the party to the policy using its influence to promote interna- tional bimetalism; not merely to one at- tempt to that end, and to an abandonment of of the cause if that one attempt should fail. The party, indeed, has come to the peint of considering what can be done. It is just on the eve of receiving information through the Wolcott commission which is to determine its future course. Meanwhile the country is on a gold basis and will there Temain so far as republican pledges hold good, vcntil safe bimetalism through in- ternational agreement is realized. ———_+ ee —— Daughters of the King. The Daughters of the King, now assem- bling in this city for their annual conven- tien, form the charitable agency of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Many are their works of aid and comfort, and many are tne bright lights that they cast into dark es. This organization, while strictly denominaticnal, has accomplished much good in unostentatious works among the poor in practically every city of the country. The local chapter maintains a summer home for the children of the poor at a river resort, where hundreds of little oe are annually given a fresh hold on life and glimpses of a better existence than is possible amid their sordid home surround- ings. The capital welcomes the Daughters with the greater earnestness because of their effective, though quiet, work in the local field. pla ee As soon as Mr. Gage has settled the financial question, the Secretary of Agricul- tire will doubtless make another effort to dispel the bewilderment surrounding the edible mushroom. The ion vt the Georgia legislature in prohibiting foot ball will be the first in- timation of many followers of the sport that the game was played in that state. eo fhe suggestion that Mr. Gorman run for Vice President sounds like an Incipient plot to clinch his retirement. from public ilife. —— ee This Year's “Close Shaves. It has been discovered that the repub- lican legislative victories in Obio and Maryland last week hung upon the very slightest of threads. In Ohio, it is stated, a change of seventy-three votes, properly Gistributed, would have given the legisla- ture and the senatorship to the democrats, and likewise a change of thirty-nine votes, also properly distributed, would have in- sured Mr. Gorman’s return to the Senate. The history of American politics is filled with these “close shay They are in- volved in th very nature of the system of representative government. They typefy, the strength of that em for show that the popular will is occa- sionally brought to a fine balance, and | thus much of the danger of unwholesome | breponderances is eliminated. But there is very little satisfaction in the reflections of the party managers that with certain additional “properly distributed,” elections would have produced wholly dif- ferent results. The only substantial com- fort lies in the knowledge that the ma- Jerities of the other side have been whit- tled down to such a fine potnt in decisive localities that there ts practically an even fighting chance for the next campaign. Of course it is more or Jess interesting to the People who know that in Ohio seventy- three out of one million voters turned the tide of victory against Mr. McLean, and that in Maryland thirty-nine out of a quarter of a million of citizens cast the voies, Blaine was defeated for the presidency. New York's electoral vote was cast for Cleveland and decided the result. In that state Cleveland's plurality was so slender that a change of about seven hundred votes from him to Blaine would have car- ried the state for the latter and g:ven the victory to the republicans. The popular vote in that contest aggregated a trifle over ten millions, and thus the proportion of votes that if changed and “properly dis- tributed” would have transformed the re- sult was almost identical with that estab- lished this year in Ohio. But the stake then was mvch greater than that which was before the parties in Ohio and Mary- land this autumn. The narrowness of the victory, too, was much more pronounced, for in 1884 the seven hundred votes neces- sary to turn the tide could have been scat- tered throughout the entire state of New York, while in the state elections this year they would have had to be distributed here and there with mathematical nicety in cer- tain districts, and the proportion of vote to vote in the latter case is to be consid- ered in the light of the laws-of diminishing chances. Again, in 1896 did a presidential candidate come close to victory, according to this mode of calculation. It has been estimated that if Mr. Bryan had been given about 25,000 more votes than he re- ceivec, again “properly distributed,” the victory would have been his. But this dis- covery has not in the least detracted from the moral effect of the great victory for sound money, nor has it caused the friends of that principle to quake at the fear of what might have been. These narrow margins are really torments rather than comforts. The philosophy that can extract consolation from such lapses from suc- cess would have stood Tantalus in-good stead in the midst of his tortures. ——_——_s-+o————__—_ A Withered Olive Branch. Senor Sagasta’s brief cablegram to the Spanish minister here affords little or no giound for congratulation on a strengthen- ing of the peace probabilities. It will bear no interpretation looking toward*the offer- ing of an olive branch, as some seem to be- lieve. It is an ingenious dispatch, couched in very pretty terms, and superticially read might perhaps be construed into an expres- ston of the most profound good-will. But on more careful observation the result is not quite so reassuring. The dispatch is as follows: “So far from seeking a pretext to declare war against the United States, Spain would regard it as a great misfortune to be given the oceasion for such an uhhappy resolu- tien. Animated as she is by the most ami- cable sentiments toward the great republic, Spain hopes of America that the latter will do its utmost to fortify sentiments of friend- ship for the sake and welfare of both coun- tries, while at the same time respecting the rights of Spain.” In brief, Spain hopes that States will be good. On that assumption she thinks the “entente cordiale” that should exjst between two nations that are friendly ard are actuated by benign pur- poses may be preserved. But to this end the United States must respect the “rights of Spain.” It must “fortify sentiments of friendship.” With what? Presumably with seme practical expression of deep regard for Spain such as a material reinforcement of its coast patrol to prevent filibustering. Filibustering seems to have turned Spain's head. Her minister here would appear to have cabled over so many alarming ac- ecunts of the secret machinations of this gcvernment in permitting expeditions to be fitted out and to sail that the officials at Madrid are in a fever of apprehension. Therefore the premier looks to the United States to take the initiative in measures that will “fortify” the sentiments of good will and “respect the rights of Spain.” The case stands exactly where it did before the Message was sent. Spain seeks to put the burden of the situation wholly upon this country, but the effort is too palpable to be ccessful. The olive branch that is ex- ned would seem, on close inspection, to the Unitec te be considerably withered. 2 Mrs. Nack’s Confession. All doubt of the guilt of Martin Thorn and Mrs. Nack, who are accused in New York of causing the death of William Gul- densuppe, is now set aside through the confession of the woman in open court today. The peculiar nature of the crime, the extraordinary method of disposing of the body and the lack of knowledge of some of the essential details of the tragedy all tended to make it questionable whether the crime could be fastened with sufti- ciently definite force upon any individual to secure a conviction. In a measure it resembled the Luetgert case in Chicago, save that in the latter the evidences of the finding of a dead body, the corpse of murdered Mrs. Luetgert, were so insig- nificant that all speculations based on them were necessarily vague and uncon- vincing. Mrs. Nack’s story does not differ in ma- terial details from the theory of the crime that was worked out by the newspapers of the metropolis that earned the credit of unraveling this mystery. Her confes- sion completes the chain of evidence and removes all doubt as to the iaentity of the body that was found in pieces at wide- ly separated points. The most gratifying item of the affair is that the confession will probably tend to shorten the trial, which could not nave been edifying or ele- vating to the public at large, however gruesomely fascinating may have been its details for a certain class of people, who revel in the horrors of the morgue and gloat over the particulars of crime. Prime Minister Sagasta’s opinion that it would be a great misfortune for Spain if she should find cause for declaring war against the United States is fully shared by the Cuban sympathizers in this country. ——_+ ee —__ In comparing this government's methods: with those of England, Mr. Chamberlain should not permit himself to be ied into the impression that New York is the entire United States. . The fact that Mr. Croker’s sons have been made the victims in 2 misappropria- tion ef property indicates that they do not take after their father. ——++e___. Thorn will be inclined to reproach Mrs. Nack with being another woman who could not keep a secret. Mr. Teller and Mr. Bland seem to have drifted out of range of the calcium light. —\!~oro—____ Petty Tyranny. The case of Corporal New, the soldier who has been reduced to the ranks at Fort Sheridan, deserves investigation. This man, it is stated, gave testimony at the Lovering court of inquiry that tended to show that unnecessary force and brutality were dis- played in the treatment of Private Ham- mond, the soldier who was dragged to court vy the heels. Corporal New probably testi- fied according to his information and with the full knowledge that he might incur the displeasure of his superior officers if his evidence were unfavorable to the prevailing code of army ethics regarding the treatment of enlisted men. It is by no means certain, in the light of the facts now known, wheth- er New’s reduction to the ranks was due to this affair cr rot, but it is at least a strik- ing coiaciderce and is worthy of attention. If the corporal’s stripes were taken trom his arm becacse he told the truth and be- cause that truth was distasteful to the officers at the post the latter deserve to be severely reprimanded for their petty tyran- ny. The Lovering case has aroused an unusual amount of public feeling against the military methods of discipline and it 1s Piain that the army officers as a rule are standing in close ranks in an effort to resist the onslaught of popular sentiment. The treatment of Private Hammond is deemed by most civilians to have been un- necessarily harsh and cruel. The man should of course have gone unresistingly to trial, but when he refused to walk nothing in the regulations governing the army in time of peace seems to warrant the exhibi- ion of vulgar brutality that followed his stubbornness. The corporal whose case is now under consideration gave it as his opinion that the prisoner could have been taken to court on a stretcher or in a cart. For this, it is suggested, the corporal is to be disciplincd. The power for tyranny vested in the officers of the army and navy is beyond easy calculation and is limited in great measure only by the possibility of publicity and popular condemnation. The reduction of New to the ranks because he told the truth, if that were really the cause of his disgrace, is as gross an abuse of the power vested in an officer as was the drag- ging of Hammond to ‘court on his back with the accompaniment of kicks and sword-thrusts, ———_~+-+__- If Mr. Hanna should fail to hold the Ohio legislature he will have at least the satis- fuction of knowing that Mr. Bryan cannot claim the glory of his defeat. ——_>+e—____ Mr. Asa Bird Gardiner, who so profanely suggested a destination for “reform,” is now in a position to help deliver.the goods. ———+-++—____ Sympathy for starving non-combatants is soothing to the donor, but in nowise nourishing to the recipients. —or+o__—_- SHOOTING STARS. “De man dat won’ be saterfy wif nuffin’ but a sof’ snap,” said Uncle Eben, “is gin- erally de one dat does de mos’ talkin’ ’bout hatd times.” The Real Estate Man. “My heart’s in the highlands”—his accents Tesound With sweetness and genuine fire; “Ten dollars a foot is the price of my ground, And my highlands are still going higher!” A Shrewd Parent. “You have been very- generous in buying Mabel new gowns,” remarked Mrs. Cum- Tox. Yes,” was the reply. “I don’t like that man who pays her so much attention.” “I don’t see what that has to do with it.” “I desire to give him something to think ebout when I ask him if he can support her in the style to which she has been accustomed.” Demanded Particulars. “It's much more comfortable,” said the slightly haughty young actor, “to be per- manently located. I spent only ten weeks on the road last season.” Mr. Stormington Barnes Icoked at him suspiciously and then inquired, “Which kind; railroad or turnpike?” Naturally Skeptical. “To start with,” remarked Senator Sorg- hum, who was doing some missionary work, “we must have faith in the good, solid in- telligence of tne public.” “I haven't,” replied bis auditor in a positive tcne. “But, my dear, sir— “Of course, I'm willing to admit there’s a large part of the public that I never see. But a man can’t help being prejudiced by what he observes in the course of busi- ness.”” “What is your business?” “Bookmaker.” Before the Holidays. ’Course we're bound to have reform; all the work we've done Makin’ this world better wasn’t undertook in fun. We've star‘ed a long journey on the stony, upward track; We've made some little progress an’ we ain't a-turnin’ back. But the air is crisp an’ jolly, an’ the skies begin to smile; Might as well lay off an’ ketch our breath a little while. The days is gettin’ shorter, like the sun Was tired o’ work— Like he thought it was his privilege hurry through an’ shirk; ‘The plants has stopped a-growin’ an’ the leaves is lyin’ 'roun’; They'll get a better start nex’ time by kind o* settlin’ down. So we'll shut the votin’ places an’ adopt the general style; Might as well lay off an’ ketch our breath a little while. ———_+ ++____ Nature and Cause of Appendicitis, From the New York Herald. Judging from the reports so frequently made in the daily press, it would appear that appendicitis is not only on the in- crease, but that it seems to have a special predilection for prominent persons. Con- trary to popular belief, however, it is no more frequent nor elective in its occur- rence than formerly. It is simply a new name for the very old and very common trouble known as peritonitis, or inflamma- ticn of the bowels, which, until lately und before operative treatment was insti- tuted, always ended in death. The trouble having been traced to the ulceration or rupture of an inflamed appen- dix, causing the fatal peritonitis, the early Temoval of the diseased organ very natur- ully suggested the proper line of treatment. It is, perhaps, not generally known by the public that the various foreign bodies, such 48 grape seeds, cherry pits and the concre- ticns usually found in the appendix, are merely accidental consequences of the in- flamn.ation rather than causes of it. To such as never eat a grape without a cer- tain misgiving it may be comforting to learn that it is a very rare circumstance to find a seed of the fruit lodged in the appendix. In fact, it is now proven that aside from the intestinal concretions which really form in the organ after the latter becomes diseased there is scarcely an‘aver- age proportion of three per cent in which foreign bodies, distinctively so called, ere discovered. ‘That these accidental or de- posited substances are net absolutely necessary for the production of the dis- ease is shown by their entire absence in a goodly number of the most severe cases. Among the latter may be mentioned a recent instance which has claimed much public attention. The real cause of the disease is asso- elated with the destructive tendencies of a peculiar microbe called the colon bacillus, which always exists in the intestine, and is absolutely harmless until an inflammation or injury of the appendix gives-it un op- portunity for the development of malignint qualities. The microbes then multiply with great rapidity, penetrate the walls of the weakened organ, intensify the inflamma- tion, and finally escape into the abdominal cavity by ulceration or rupture of the tube, = producing the fatal or septic periton- tis. to ————_——-e+—____ Live Wires in Brooklyn. From the New York Journal (Today). A pair of horses, the property of Dr. G. H. Smith of No. 921 Greene avenue, Brook- lyn, while being driven along Reid’ avenue between Greene avenue and Van Buren street last night were thrown down by an electric shock. The heavy wind blew down a telegraph wire, and it became “live.” The team was in charge of Edward Sagen- dorf. He had left the doctor at his house and was driving to the stable, when the horse on the left side of the driver touched the wire and the shock caused the animal to fall. The other horse was thrown down, too, and both animals fairly screamed with pain. A motorman, who wore rubber gloves, pulled the telegraph wire from un- der them and tied the wire to a post. The driver of the vehicle, who had been thrown cut, trod on the broken wire and also re- ceived a shock. The horses were taken to a veterinary stable, where it was ciscov- ered that both had been badly burned. Not So Bad. From the Buffalo Express. Those who-are fond of comparing the condition of the people in England and in the Unitea States will be interested in the statistics recently published which show that in London one person in forty-five is maintained by public charity while in New York the proportion is one in 200. —— 2. A_Way Out. From the Mexican Herald. 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Per pair.......... - Ladies’ Kid Button Boots, welt sole, toe. Per pair... 5 $5.00 Ladies’ Kid Button Boots, hai 0? toe. Per pair... 3 . -$5.00 Ladies’ Kid But a toe (common sense). mn Boots, Per pair. Ladies’ Kid Button Boots, hai dpera toe. Per pair. $5.00 The above Shoes, among which are the latest shapes, are the product of the famous Philadelphia shoemak- ers, Laird, Schober & Co. This firm makes the handsomest and finest Shoes possible to obtain Ladies’ French Calf Patent Leather Button Shoes, cloth top, Boston toe. $5.00 Ladies’ Kid Button toe (Laird, Scheber & Co. $3.50 Ladies’ Kid Lace Shoes, ( Kup (Laird, Schober & Co.'s). Per pair... $3. Ladies’ English Walking Shoes, button or lace, extension soles. Per pair. oe $3.50 Ladies’ Kid Button Shoes, Streeter toe, Goodyear Welt, patent tip. Be pair = ai aie Ladies’ Kid Lace Shoes, lonial toe, patent or Per pair. == $3.00 stock tip, Goodyear welt. ++ BB Ladies’ Kid Lace Shoes, plain common-sense last, ir welt. Per pair. $3. Kid Lace. or toe, dull quarters. Per pair. Ladies’ Kid Button or Lai Goodyear welt. Per pair, Ladies’ Kid Button Shoes, common-sense last also coin toe and patent tip, Per pair........ x Specials. E Ladies’ Patent Leather. Foxed Button Boots, dull quarters, Good- year welt, extension sole. $4.00 a Pair. Ladies’ Box Calf Lace Boots, New England toe, hand welt, extension sole. $4.00 a Pair. Children’s Shoes. Children’s Vici Kid Lace or Button Shoes, mon-gense last, patent tip. Per pair. Children’s Box Calf Lace or Bi Per pair. es Kid Button Shoes, turn sole, Childret ent tip. Sizes 6 to 8. Per pair.. considered by connoisseurs most important features. ’s Shoes are largely repres in the art of shoemaking. prevails throughout the stock. Misses’ Shoes. Misses’ Best Hand-made French Kid Button Shoes, Eiain last, exg toe, extension sole (Laird, Schober & Co.'s make). Per ir. $3.00, Misses’ Kid Lace Si extension sole. Per pair...... Misses’ Box Calf Lace Shoes, hand w sole. Per pair. . oe Misses’ Patent Vainp Button Shoes, French, ouarters, Per pair.....0......0..-0+ 2 4... $2.50 Misses’ French Kid Button Shoes, Streeter toe, the product of one of the best makers of Misses’ Shoes. Per pair... = $3.00 Misses’ Box Calf Lace or same, tton § extension sole—an excellent Special. Misses’ Best French Kid Lace Shoes, Laird, Schober & Co.’s make, Elaine last, egg toe, extension sol $2.50 a Pair. Boys’ and Youths’ Shoes. Boys’ Fine French Oalf Patent Leather Walki Shoes, band welt—a specla! value. “Per pair. 83. Boys’ Calf Shoes, hand welt, bull-dog toe, intest style. Per palit $3.00 Roy eable, Per pair.. 4 ‘Out Shoes, Infants’ Shoes. Infants’ Kid Button Shoes, brown cloth ronze vamp, turn sole. Per pair. Infants’ Patent Leather Button top, turn sole. Per pair... $1. Totante’ Kid Button Shoes, piu, blue wad ‘w turn sole. Per pair. $1.50 Infants’ French Kid Button Shoes, with patent tip. Per, pair.. ras By -. -85e. Infants’ Fire Vicl Kid Button Stoes—a splendid value. Per pair... - + Te, Special. Infants’ Fine French Kid Button Shoes (rights and lefts), wide, com- mon-sense last, hand turn, beveled * Veal Calf Shoes, wide inet, strong oat The famous Phila- ented, which firm is generally conceded to have for the holidays, to match the costume, Ladies’ Oxfords. Ladies’ Patent Leather Oxfords, with Mack bro- cade vamp. Per pair... aS Ladies’ Fine Vici Kid Oxfords, plain ope tarn sole, Por pairs... ......... Ladi, Viet Kid Oxfords, patent ty Louis XIV hee’. Per patr. Ladies’, Misses’ and Chil- dren’s Slippers for House and Evening Wear. Ladtes’ Patent Leather Sitppers, 1 strap, beaded Pet pail. ios. Accs = = 8B.00 Ladies’ Patent Leather Slippers, 1 strap, plain Per par... bs: ‘ $2.09 Ladies’ B ippers, 1 str + pair, $3.00 - Ladies’ Setin Slippers, whi tuk and ue ippers, 1 strap, P Slippers, plain. Por prir.s1.50 Slippers, 1 strap, also plain pair $2.00 Ladies’ White Ki Ladies’ Beaded Ki with I Opera Slippers, Per p = Ladies’ Ladies™ Per patt Indies Ladies’ Carriage Boots. ttes. Per pair Opera Slip Per pair. . We make to order Even- ing Slippers and Carriage Boots te match the cos- tume, at short notice. Misses’ and Children’s Slippers. White Viel Kid and Patent Leathe: Sizes 11 to 2. Per pate Sizes Si to 10%. Per Sizes 6 to 8. Per pair. Missek’ and Children’s Carrin; ond red — Sizes 11 to 2. Per ‘ir. . Sizes St to 10g. ‘er pair. Sizes 6 to &. Pee pairs. #1 We make to order Kid and Satin Slippers, in all pair. soles—Laird, Schober & Co.’s make. | colors, for Misses and Chil- $1.00 a Pair. dren. Custom Tailoring Department. EN’S SUITS TO MEASURE, from English, French, German and Domestic Cloths—Worsteds, Cheviots, Cashmeres, Kerseys. We'll make to your measure a suit from any of the above cloths— all wool, not a thread of cotton or a trace of shoddy in any of them—tailored in a first-class manner and guaranteed a perfect fit. Needn’t take it if not entirely satisfactory. Our Made-to-Order Suits for ’ $14 and $18 are intrinsically the best values obtainable for the prices. We make a specialty of these two numbers, and they cannot be surpassed if equalled anywhere. ing—$14.00. Silk lining—$18.00. Kersey Overcoats to order, serge lined, $16.00. Satin lined, $21.00. Trousers to order for $4.00, $5.00 and up to $8.00. Samples cheerfully furnished, when desired. ° Men's Store—first floor. Hosiery Special. Tomorrow, Thursday, a special purchase of Hosiery to be offered at a very low price, as follows: roo dozen Women’s extra fine Fast Black Cotton Hose (Hermsdorf dye), with double heels and toes. Sizes 8 to 10. Special price, 12%4¢. a pair. First floor, Boys’ Department, Enlarged, rearranged, improved and stocked with the latest and best the market affords, is just now, by means of special purchases, offering unpre- cedented values in Suits, Pants, Waists, etc. For Tomorrow, Thursday: All-wool Astrakhan Cloth Reefers, neatly braided, lined with fine Italian cloth, large pearl buttons. Sizes 3 to 8. $2.48. Value $4.50. Outing Flannel Blouses, light and dark colors, large wallor collar, well made. Sizes 4 to 10. 50¢c. Outing Flannel Shirt Waists, with small roll collar, well fitting, pretty pettcrms. Sizes 7 to 14. 50c. All-wool Flannel Blouses and Shirt Waists, best quality. $1.00 each. . Lace Department. Tomorrow, Thursday, the follow- ing exceptional value in new Laces, purchased below the usual price: 1,000 yards Black Lace, Including Chantilly, Bourdon and Point d’Ireland, in the very latest ef- fects—g to 12 inches wide. 25c. a yard. Regular price, 50c. First floor. Blanket Department. 1,000 pairs of High-grade Blan- kets, bought before the advance in wool and to be offered, in many in- stances, at less than last year’s prices, as follows: 11-4 “‘Lonsdale’’—a good, standard wool Blavket, measuring «2x84 inches, $3.75 a pair. 114 “Santa Clau¥* Wool Blankets, white and gray, measuring 72x84 inches, each blanket bound separately, % $5.00 a pair. 11-4 “Exquisite’’—80 per cent Australian wool, measuring 72x84 inches, each blanket bound sep- arately, : $6.00 a pair. ‘7% Ibs., beaatiful goods, Z P Fashion, cut, style—the latest and best. With serge lin- The fcCall Bazar Patterns Are conceded to be the best fitting most stylish and accurate Patterr on the market. ° The designers of these patterns are in touch with ‘the latest modes that are presented in the fashion centers of Burope in ali sorts of outer apparel, and their designs and methods have been so simplified that the least experienced can y them aud need not hesitate to undertake the cut- ting of uny desired garment. Another important factor is their extremely low price. A large proportion of the patterns, 1oc. each. No pattern higher than 15c. The Bazar of Fashions, published monthly, pre- senting the latest novelties of the season, cau be had free of charge at cur store, or will be mailed free to any address. The Fashion Queen is 5c. a copy. Postpaid to any address, 6c. First floor. India and Ceylon Teas. Each year finds the English Pack- ed Teas more and more in favor with lovers of pure tea. These Teas are grown in India and Ceylon, and are picked and cured by machinery, thus surpassing the Chinese Teas, which are gathered and cured by the na- tives, who doubtless do not keep the leaves clean and pure. Cooper Cooper & Co. of. London, England, are the leading London Package Tea merchants, and their Wordward & Lothrop.