Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1897, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1897-14 PAGES. AND SONS. ES Storaze, 22d and M. * MOS cer. Mth. 1 F st.. Factories, 12th & B, and Mattress Factory, Ist & D. Chances. There are about 30 patterns in Dining Chairs that we are going to discontinue. Their stocks have dwindled down to too small num- bers and we haven't room to devote to showing them. Their clearance means a lot to you. Some of the most desirable patterns in the lot—and they'll all be closed out at Less Than Cost. Want chairs for your offtce, bed room or dining room? Here's your chance—the kind that occurs only once a year: Dining Chairs. No. of € rs. S-Oak, saddle seat. ane seat. ane seat . Sole Teather rer FTSSET ISTE ur Shoes © ‘ & Are Honest, : © ——-— Wl made, perfect fitting Styl- ¢ es - ish Shoes ‘worth every penny of © ——— what we eharge. , * BARGAINS. : ‘LADIES’ and $3.00 Shees (od1 & = ED TO $1.98. e LADIES’ Cleth-top Butten, sizes 2%, 3 qualities, > : ED TO $1.48. > Gt. and Kid Button ‘5 ities. > TO 78 CENTS. Button Shoes (heels), sizes 11 1 4% to and 32.09 59 REDUCED ‘TO 98 CENTS. me of the abeve a genuine hert Cohen & Son, 630 Pa. Ave. N.W. ished 1838. Sei ew saa Your name and ad- dre: please—so we can send for that laun- dry bundle of yours! Our modern machinery and methods save wear and tear on the clothes! Just ordinary prices for extraordinary good laundry work! Send today! "Phone 592 FRAZEE S LAUNDRY, 1822 14th St: 3109 M Si. St Cover the : Floors! samples: 35c- Mattings at......25c. yard. soc. Mattings at......35c. yard. ¢ 75 & goc. Linoleums at .574c. yd. 1 Ingrain Art Squares... .85¢. —square yard. The Ho ~K n } ) ; y , ) * Houghton .21,% s EOS STORE CLOSED All this week to take inventory pre- vious to auction sale, November 15. GEROME DESIO, vena 107 F St.N. W. LEE "xe COAL! alendars free! F reputa: es of full weight; against dan Fifty Cents a poun efued Tea anexcelled BURCHELL. iy Bess, at tec gust purity. x. W. CULTIVATION OF GRASSES Annual Report of Departmental Investiga- tions Made by F. Lamson Scribner. Grass Gardens Maintained in This City and Knoxville, Tenn.—Value of the Expériments. F. Lamson-Seribner, agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture, has submitted third anaual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1897. The werk of this division, as authorized by Congress, is the investigation of grass¢s and forage plants, embracing all points re- lating to the natural history, geographic distribution, uses and adaptability to spe- cial soils and climates. The law also au- thorizes the establishment and maintenance of experimental grass statiovs and the em- ployment of necessary labor and purchase of supplies for carrying them on. a There are at present two grass gardens maintained by the division—one on the grounds of the Agricultural Department and the other at Knoxville, Tenn. The one on the department grounds covers less than an acre. During the past year seeds of be- tween 400 and 500 varieties nave been sown in this garden, the greater proporticn of which germinated and attracted public at- tention, particularly in the exhibition of grasses suitable for lawns. The seeds used were procured through the collections of field agents and by exchanges of foreign countries. Knoxville Grass Garden. The grass garden at Knoxville, Tenn., embraces about seven acres of ground. More than 200 varieties of seeds were grown there during the past year, a con- siderable portion of which are perennials, and their further development will be watched with interest. The field work authorized during the past year embraced an investigation, first, of the grasses and forage plants of the south- west; second, of the northwest, and third, of the gulf states. Assistants were sent to these sections to secure information in regard to the existing forage condition of the cattle ranges by direct observation and by consulting with the various stock raisers of that section. The demand fog new and improved for- age plants which will grow and thrive en wes‘ern farms is constantly increasing, and it is of importance, the report states, that the vaiuable grasses which are dis- appearing from the prairies, meadows and pastures, as the result of over-stocking, should be given a fair trial with the for- eign species which are constantly being introduced in order to show what they will do under cultivation. There are many valuable grasses among the several hun- dred indigenous species. Seeds Distributed. With a view of carrying on the investi- tion along this line, by testing the quali- ties of native gr: and forage plants, the seeds which were collected during the on of 1896 were put up in small pack- ages and divided into sets which were dis- tributed to agricultural experimental si tions and individuals who expressed a will- ingness to co-operate with the department in this work. There were in each of the ten first sets seeds of 135 species, and the first thirty sets contained nearly 4,000 Ten of these sets were sent n countries from which valuable jal has been received in exchange. countries embraced New South Victoria, Algeria, Cape Colony, Na- tal, Northwest India. the Royal Botanical Gardens of Ke d. and the experi- zerland. A total of ent to experimental ations in this country west of the Missis- ppi river. Total distribution amounted to er 6,000 packages of seed. It is expected that the reports of the cultivations result- ing from this seed distribution will be of mauch practical value. Trial Samples Suggested. It is believed that much gocd may be done and the work of the division greatly promoted, if means are provided for fur- nishing its correspondents, who will report the results obtained, with trial samples of seeds of the grasses and forage plants in question. By this means the adaptability of these plants to special soils and cli- as provided for by law in the es. hment of the ‘ion, may be deter- mined in a practical manner, and In a way which will be most helpful to all con- cerned. It is further suggested that special ex- periments be undertaken in selected lc ties where the work, if successful, prove immediately ‘useful in the pr tion of sand-and-sofl binding gra these best suited for the formation of turf. letters heve been received requesting information as to the varieties of gr: to plant on embankments of steam street railroads, and work might be under- taken directly upon such slopes by the pianting of those grasses thought best to meet the end in view in a given latitude. Property May Be Saved. Along the seaboard and the shores of the great lakes there are numerous places where much valuable property could be saved from di ruction by the judicious ‘s which would prevent drifting of the moving sands. The s e of Massachusetts has already done much in this line near Provincetown on Cape Cod. In order to accomplish all that is desired in the investigations in the west, the report » it will be necessary to establish gardens in those regions where the work is now being carried on, and it is rec- ommended that grass experimental stations of practical extent be established in the northern part through the Pan Handle of % and in central or western Montana, and that special appropriations be made for this purpose. —__—___-e.__ Geological Probabilities at Klondike. planting of gra: the It is worthy of note that the comparative lowness of standard of the gold is, under the existing ccnditicns, in favor of the view that the placer gold is derived from the erosion of auriferous quartz lodes formerly existing at a higher level, and has not been formed in situ by being deposited from se- lution. For, according to those who sup- port the former view, placer gold becomes of higher standard than reef gold after it has found its way into the drifts, the base s being gradually removed by the action of running water, in which not readily soluble. Since, howev- gold er, the Klordike gold has been frozen up during a large part of the time since it was de sited in the gravel, it is obvious that it not have altered in composition so much the gold in river sands further south, nd might be expected to resemble the gold in the parent lodes, which is not usually more than S00 fine. The low standard of the gold is not so readily accounted for by the theory of formation of vlacer me auriferous veins have already covered both in the creek valleys and on the mountains round them, although no direct evidence has yet been adduced to connect these lodes with the sources of the placer gold. Moreover, many nuggets have been found adhering to quartz, so that the weight of evidence appears to be in favor of the view that the gold in these placers, at any rate, has been laid down there by mechanical rather than chemical processes. + e+—____ The Problem of Cheap Living. From the Boston Transcript. The task of living on $2.25 a week is rather an onerous one, even for Salvation Army workers. The Haverhill Gazette has discovered that a devoted army captain in Haverhill, who has been working for the unchurched, the poor and the friend- less, has, for seven months, been taking care of his family, consisting of a wife and two children and an army Heutenant, on this amount. It is a very creditable thing for the Gazette to do, inasmuca as it clinches an appeal to the people of Haver- hill to pay tithes to the Salvation cause by saying that within three weeks this same army captain induced a burglar to give up his quondam for good. ° kept clean and sweet and the hair made soft and #1 by Hall’s Vegetable Sicilian tid ‘Christmas Cards, a 1oth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. ¢ WOODWARD *» LOTHROP, Booklets, Calendars and Diaries---first floor. Saturday is Children’s Day, And tomorrow, the day will be especially interesting to the children, because the Great New Toy Store on fourth floor is filled with all sorts of playthings for their amusement them. =-and they are cordially invited to see Profitable to the parents because of the score or more exceptional vaiues to be offered in Boys’, Girls’ and Infants’ Clothing and Outfitting Departments. A special invitation to the parents. OUR GREAT NEW TOY STORE, The Children’s Wonderland. A Toy store that hasn’t a parallef anywhere. It is located on the fourth floor and extends north and south 140 feet and east and west 175 feet. Plenty of light; plenty of room; improved facilities; excellent service—and Toys from every Toy center of Europe and America in greater quantities and greater assortments than ever before—and the prices are lower than ever before. : A feature of this department is the classification of Toys—each kind being displayed in a separate section or on a separate counter. You “will find this arrangement very helpful in making your selections. Roys* Leather Rugby Foot Balls Iron Express W: Velocipedes. . Dells’ Carriages China Tea Sets. Pewter Tea Sets. Skin Horses... German Dolls, with bisque head, curly wig and full ball joints, at 2gc. each, We shall have ready for ‘ Kid Body Dolls, flowing hair, moving eyes, shoes and stockings, Wooden Carts.. Specials in Toys Rubber Balls Humming Tops Wash Sets. Dolls’ Trunks. Diums...... Magle Lanterns Tron St Toy Gui Toy Bai Children’ for Saturday Are: The Hands Wagon The Chautauqua Black Board and Writing i combined. $1 Scap Bubble Blowers. Flying Birds. Pastry Sets. Ascending Bal Alphabetical Fun with Electricity. Magic Box. Ring a Peg Five Specials in Dolls for Saturday are: different Kinds, at 25c. each. “Brownie” Stockinette Dolls. 25¢. each. 16-inch ‘*Kestner’* ings, at in six $1.00 each. Boys’ Clothing Department. Kid Body real hair, moving eyes, shoes and stock: test ny Inatr e old and young..25¢. bh Magnetiam, a ve ertaining toy both for Skip, the new puzzle...... Fiustle Ball, one cf the latest games. Whe Yellow Kid Ten Pins, the very latest. 1 marvel, plays any tune. Any- i Capable of most fe nat ful \z ic.) Iya toy, but a we misical inétrument. Imitates to perf We also furnish large pieces for bands. Dolls, 16-inch German Dolls, full jointe., curly wig, shoes and stockings, at 50c. each, | turday’s selling several exceptional values, all of which will be worthy of close investigation. Our Boys’ Depart- ment never was in better condition than at present—plenty of room; plenty of light; unequaled facilities—and the largest stock and best intrinsic values of our entire business experience.; For Saturday we name in part: All-wool Astrakhan Cloth Reefers, black, and green, well made, neatly braided, nici with fine Italian cloth. Sizes 8 to $. $2.48. Value $4.00. brown y Mined Very Fine All-wool Astra. han Reefe: i brown and green, beautiful clot! Skzes 3 to $3.50. Value $4.50. Third floor. blue, black y stylish. Girls’ Short Reefers of all-wool navy blue cheviot, with pointed satlor collar and fancy braid trim- Sizes 4 to 14. $3.75 each. mings. Fine All-wool Chinchilla Reefers, absolutely fast colors, handsomely trimmed with all-wool Hercules braid, fined with plaids or plain black, high ci chilla ulster collar to protect the ears, or ve! collar. 8 to “value $7.50. vet $6.00. Very Fine Blue Kersey Top cut in the ve dressy. Sizes 5 to 16. $7.50. Value $10.00. 8. single breasted, ty | have double { | latest style and proper length—very | well made and perfect fitting. | All-wool Combination Suits pair pants), neatly made and well fitting; pants seat and knecs. Sizes 4 to 16. Special price, $2.50. Very Fine All-wool Scotch Cheviot Suits (each suit has extra pair of pants); six different colors; Usually $5.00 with ach suit has extra one pair pants Sizes 4 to 16. Special price; $5.00. Girls’ Clothing Department. Brightest of the bright styles in Girls’ and Children’s Autumn and Winter Clothing—warm, rich colorings--becoming shapes--very moderate prices, Fashion has selected the Short Reefer Jacket as the proper thing for misses’ and children’s wear. To this end we have collected, and are now showing, a very choice assortment of these goods, and call attention to the following, which we consider especially good values: Girls’ Short Reefers of all-wool navy blue cheviot | Girls’ Short Reefers of -all-wool novelty | Plain cheviots, rough boucles and fancy plaid cloth and two-toned’ boucle cloths; neatly braided satlor Sizes 4 to 14. $4.50 each. collar; splendidly made. Ity ek both tight aud lose-fitting backs; trimmed in hand- some braids, ete. A very large and beautiful as- ov $5.00 each. + About 50 Al!-wool Suita, the erds of several lines, | many of which sold as high as $5.00. Sizes 4°to 16. | Special price, $2.90. | re oe | All-wool Long Pants Suits, navy blue and black cheviot, single and double breasted; excellent goods and perfect fitting. Sizes 14 to 19. $5.00 and $6.00. Values $6.75 and $7.50. . | Girls’ Short Reefers, of high-class all-wool two- |@oned cloths, with large square collar, bound with | vraid. Sizes 4 to 14. $6.75 each. A Great Special Sale of China; Cut Glass and Housefurnishings Tomorrow, Saturday, and as long as the goods hold out. Tomorrow morning we begin a special sale of the new China and Cut Glass just purchased by us at the great Auction Sale of the stock of Geo. Borgfeldt & Co., who are the largest importers of China and Glassware in New York city, with branches all over Europe. This firm, moving into a massive new building, preferred disposing of their surplus stock by auction rather than move it into their new quarters. We were the only Washington pur- chasers represented, and this trade event enables us to offer many new and beautiful effects in China and Cut Glass of high character at wholesale prices. In connection with this sale we will offer extraordinary values in all of our fifth floor departmen as but a limited number of the items can be named; and those coming New French China Tea Sets One cask full 56-plece Limog in chotce shape clally low price, $6.50 per set. Also 37 odd Salad or Fruit Bowls in several choice designs and new effects, $1.35 each. Cut Glass Syrups. We offer, while they last, one lot of Cnt Glass Syrups with plated silver tops at the unusual lee of a 39c. each. Cut Glass Caraffes. Also one lot of Cnt Glass Water Bottles in two patterns and extra choice cutting at the auction me" $1.39 each. Usually $1.75. Cut Glass Nappies. One case of Cut Glass Handled Olive or Bon Bon Dishes in very cholce effect at the heretofore im- possible price, % 95c. each. Glove Special For Saturday. Just a handful (144 pairs)—but an excellent Glove—to be offered under the regular price, as follow: Women's 3-clasp Dogskin Gloves, modes, tans, white and the fashionable reds, with self and black stitching. ew "75c. Value $1.00. First floor. ear Knit Underwear Department. Tomorrow, the following two spe- cial values—one for women, the oth- er for children: 50 dozen Women's ‘“‘Oneita’’ and Jersey Ribbed Egyptian Combination Suits, fleece lined, high neck and long sleeves. —* 50c. the suit. 50 dozen Children’s White Merino Vests, Pants and Drawers. Sizes 16 to 34. Size. 16, 22c. per garment. Size 34, 40c. per garment. Between sizes at between prices. First floor. McCall Bazar Patterns absolutel; to date; the best fit most lich nnd ‘sceurdee patteras inthe market! None of them more than 15c. ‘Many of them are Ioc, ‘There are none better, no matter how much you PFive Bazar of Fashlous, ished manthly. pre; porte Serko er the season. at can at our counters, or will be mailed any address. Toilet Set Special. One erate of G-piece Decorated Toilet Sets In full-sized pieces two attractive colorings at the extraordinarily low price, $1.65 per set. Lamp Specials. _ One lot of Brass-finished Lamps, with onyx centers and best central draught turner, complete, with new globe and chimney, at the most unusual price of $3.45 complete. Same, with pretty Onyx-top Table, for $6.95 complete. Modern Housefurnishings. rt Gray nameled Sauce Pans, complete ith cover. ut the following price, which fs less than good tin costs, 25c. each. Also 100 sets of Black Japanned Coal Hods, com- plete, with long-handled japanyed coal shovel, at 19c. for complete set. Also a lot of Wood Fiber Water Pails, only 25c. each. Also 100 Adjustable Mop Sticks, complete, with large cotten mop, at the very low price of 19c. complete. Young Folks’ Shoe. Laird,Schober & Co.’smake Specials for Saturday are: Children’s Fine tin. spring heel. pair .. eae Children’s Fine worsted top, pat. tip, hand turn, heel. Sizes 414-to Ri’ Per pair Ha pat. Si $1.50 nd-turn Button Shoes, izes 434 to 8, r Pe Misses’ English Walking Shoes, lace or button, glazed kid top,, duil pat. natural toe, 2 $2.50 dongola quarters, heel. “ Sizes 11 Corset = -{ Department. We are showing, together with the latest novelties; complete lines of the new style*Corset, with low bust, straight front, short full hips, which has been almost generally adopted in Paris. <5 For tomorrow, Saturday: . . fast black , Corsets, ee poe sateen, tet boned, and embroid Per pair. ery. ‘D. Girdie, da'nty pink ‘ond z 53 bh sosuce lue coutil, hea and bottom trimmed with In < 3 boned, fine ‘corfil,’ well {oroiaers. . and every housekeeper should attend, into the department tomorrow will secure the greatest bargains. ward & Also a lot of Scrubbers’ Outfits, Consisting of Scrub Pail with best electric b Brush, 2 cakes of Star Soap and Cloth, at the exceptionally low price of 29c. for the outfit. New Feather Dusters. Exceptional values for Saturda ists of assortment of sizes in ( , including several various purposes, at the unprecedentedly 10c. each. Lot 2—Consists of larger Ostrich unusual fulluess, at the popular price, 25c. each. 3 other lots representing extra val- ues at popular prices. New Canned Goods. We have now received our new sty low Dusters, in stock of Canned, Bottled and Pack- | age Eatables, and buying direct from the largest canneries, the leading | packers and botilers, we are able to offer you better qualities at popular prices than ever before. Even though the prices are low the quality len’s New Neckwear For Saturday. Rich, heavy satins, with pin stripes from 1} to 2 inches apart, in harmon- izing colors. The combinations are: dinal with myrtle stripes. Myrtle with cerise stripes, Brown with gold stripes. Puffs, Tecks and Flowing-end Four-In-Hands. : 50c. each. First floor. Infants’ Department. Tomorrow, Saturday, special dis- play of Long and Short Coats, Hats, Bonnets and Caps. Coats of Plain and Fancy Cloths, braid and button trimmings. One of the latest and prettiest of these styles is in Russian blouse effect with leath- er belt. $ Also dainty White Short Coats, of *° $2.75| Eiderdown, Cashmere, Bedford and ‘So| Novelty Cloths, with garnishings of fancy braids, ribbons and furs, Beautiful little Coats, in delicate shades of pink and blue, with baby ribbons. > = Lothrop. of the goods is the best procurable to sell at the price named. Our 1897 pack of California Peaches, Pears, | Plums, Apricots, etc., is also here. rues E am of Wheat... ded Whole Wheat Biseu! sh Queen Olives. “0. C Bedford Cord and Novelty Cloths, with embroidered ruffles, or capes trimmed with braids and ribbons. Prices range from $1.75 to $20.00. Specials for tomorrow are: Little Children’s Soft White Eider- down Coats, pointed collar, trimmed with Angora fur, braid and ribbons. $2.25 each. Little’ Children’s Boucle and Plain Cioth Goats, pretty colors, with plain and faney collars trimmed with braid snd fur. $4.75 each. Infants’ Cream Cashmere Long Cloaks, cape and skirt richly embroidered in silk, lined throughout, fancy ribbon trimmings. : $3.00 each. Second floor. Muslin Underwear. Attention is called to the following items in Underwear for tomorrow, representing the best intrinsic values obtainable for the price: 50 dozen Women's Extra Heary Muslin Gowns, Hubbard style, yoke of Hamburg insertion and 39c. Value 50c. 80 dosen Women's Extra Heavy Muslin Gowns, ‘Ve neck, yoke of insertion and tucks, 729-731 7th St. ‘REDUCTIO Our thousands of customers shall always have bargains in Teas, Saturday, 25C. BEST 50c. MIXED TEA, Gunpowder Tea, Oolong Tea, = Japan Tea, Hyson Tea, for 25c. Ib. Saturday, 12. Java and Mocha Coffee, in lots 4 of 3 pounds, for 72 CENTS. Saturday, DOC, In our Meat Department the % same spirit prevails—3 pounds Pork Chops tomorrow for 25 cts.—8$ cts. siagle pound. Rumford’s LARGEST Inc. YEAST POWDER, Largest bottles of Rumford’s Yeast Powder at 8} cents. Granulated Sugar, 7lbs.,37¢ 4 tLargeGrain Rice,2 ic. Ib. 500 Ibs. of Large Grain Rice is a bargain at 54 cts. a pound. iCalxes, 6x goo Ibs. of Imperial Sugar Cakes—Coffee Cakes at 6 cts. Ib., Honey Cakes; 9} cts. Ib. Round Steak: Sesdessengeesengeesensengessensengeosecsengengenseogengentengendengengengongengengensongecgensengeatondontoateagoatongontengegeny SeSeasondongergengongent Tomorrow the Best Round Steak at 11 cents Ib. Best Family Flour, 4-90 bbl. } bbl. sacks Royal Flour.$1.35 % 4 bbl. sacks Royal Flour. .7o0c. # 1-16 bbl. sacks Royal Flour.35¢ 1-32 bbl. sacks Royal Flour.18c $ STAR SOAP, i22e Cake: Borax Soap........2}c. cake. BALL BLUE; IAC. Box Boxes of Ball Blue, contain- ing 100 balls, at 44c. each. 10c. JarsMustard For Le. each. } Large Jars or Bottles of pre- pared Table Mustard at 4 cents each. LEAF LARD “e- ||lp, 90 tubs of Leaf Lard, weigh- ing 50 pounds each, to be a special for tomorrow at 5}. Ib. ARBUCKLE’S ite, | (4c. We grind or pulverize all cof- fees if desired. Eggs 15” . To Go TOMORROW *¥ AT 15%. DOZEN. BUTTER30c.; 500 Ibs. of Best Elgin Butter at 3o0c. Ib. - JOHNSTON'S, - 729-731 7th St.