Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1897, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15, 1897-16 PAGES, THE EVENING STAR.| WASHINGTON. WEDNESDAY......December 15, 1897. CROSBY 8S. NOYES. THE EVENING STAR ha a regular nd permanent Family Circulation much more than the combined cir- culation of the other Washington ies. As n News and Advertising iedium it has no eempetitor. {71m order to avoid delays, on ac- tters to dressed to any indfvidual connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. Moving on the Squatters. The Secretary of the Interior has in- formed the Senate of important action taken by him in September looking to the relief of certain publ city from corporate incumbrances. to be hoped that this move will be fol- lowed at an early day by prosecutions by the Attorney General and by similar ac- tion in the many other instances of street appr on by street and steam rail- The two cases pointed out by the are by no means the only ones of vigorous reme¢ ‘They are, known to the officials dur- for the reason that the citi- mn most urgent in their de- best ar pert: ing late y zens have m for the abatement of these par- ticular nuisances, but the records are filled with suggestions and pleas by the people f » removal of tracks from a large number of other streets and public reservations. The items of complaint now filed with the Attorney General are, first, the u 1 tracks of the ‘kington street don New York avenue between 5tn h streets northwest; second, the use the public reservation at the intersec- aware avenue, H and Ist streets by the Baltimore and Ohio rail- tier case action should have -n many months ago. It is un- the citizens interested that ad it t been for the change in the of- fice ‘etary of the Interior when Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mr. Francis some- thing practical would have been done to force the railroad company off the govern- ment land at that point. The reasons that then operated to suggest official interven- tion prevert further trespassing are s fore It is to be noticed from the text of the Secretary's letter to the Sen- ate that he has acted under the require- section 1818 of the Revised Stat- which directs him “to prevent the improper appropriation or occupation of public streets, avenues, squares or ations in the city of Washington be- ing to the United States and to re- claim the same if unlawfully appropriated.” He informs the Senate that he has re- ferred the cases in point to the Attorney General, recommending the institution of proper proceedings to carry out the law, “if in his judgment the facts presented should warrant such course.” There seems to be no discretion In the Attorney Gen- eral in the premises, according to the di- rect command of the statute. The Sec- retary’s action in noting instances of tres- pass should be sufficient to cause the in- stitution of proper proceedings. ———_+ +s —____ The Democratic Caucus. The democratic members of the House, ‘in @ caucus last night which was well attend- ed, adopted a line of policy with respect to the business to be presented at this session of Congress which not only insures una- nimity of action on their part, but which squares strictly with the party’s record and Professions. This action, therefore, is well derstood worthy attention of the majority of the House and of the country, for in a sure it outlines the democratic cam- paign in the Congress electicns of next year. A pronouncement is made against retiring the ks and Treasury notes, and again tending the privileges of national banks. That is democratic dectrine. It goes along, too, with the party’s silver cry. The contention of Mr. Bryan and his fol- lowers is that the free coinage of silver at 46 to 1 as an independent act by this gov- ernment would settle, or clear the way for ng, the whole financial and currency problem. The House minority plants itself en party ground already chozen. A pronouncement is made in favor of ac- cording belligerent rights to the Cubans. That, too, is safe democratic ground. The se stood on that proposition in the ffty-fourth Congress, when Mr. Cleveland, the party's all the eader at that time, was using powers of the presidency in favor The Chicago platform declared 1, rebuking Mr. Cleveland on that on other points of policy. There is con- stency here A bankruptcy bill is favored. Mr. Bailey, the present democratic lealer of the House. has for several years been advocating such a measure. The question is an open one only in so far as details are concerned. The Hawalian question was not brought forward. Why should it have been? The democracy as a party has always stood for - territorial expansion. It is divided as aii. Some of its strongest men favor annexation. The democracy musters its chief strength in the South, and its leaders in that section are put in a peculiar posi- tion by this ery of the anti-annexationists about ignoring the masses in Hawaii. They advocate for their own states the rule of men of substance and intelligence, and are in congressional commission them- by the votes of such men. The sub- S one of great ulty for any south- €rn statesman to tackle on that line. Se oth in what they discussed and failed to discuss, the House democrats last night showed good partisan ty to get together. W what ¢hey 1 ‘ton the majority, who divided at present? woe theatrical A New ork manager was overtaken by bankruptcy just as he was preparir to bring the Princess Chimay to ry. This is a case where justice wait for actual damage to be done. - soe ald prebably be a Hberal patron y which insured against losses —————_+ « _____ i¢ That Teaches a Lesson. retary Gage is asking Congress for an itional appropriation of $175,000 where- with to insure the completion of the post Office 1 ng in this city. There have been Many causes contributing to this deficit. Primarily it may be traced to the bad methods in vogue In the construction of government buildings, the system of plece- meal contracts, the semi-political scheme of supervision, the comparative lack of business methods in various features of the work. This Washington building fs a notable example of the “how not to do it” Principle upon which, it is to be feared, the government's architectural enterprises have been managed in the past. Ever since ‘the Work progressed sufficiently to develop faults gross errors of superintendence and construction have been revealed, and the end is not yet. Time has been frittered away most lavishly. Contracts have over- lapped in such manner as to involve the government not only in extra expense, but in long delays. When the superstructure Was but barely begun somebody discov- ted that the original plan would involve what to his taste would be a gloomy ap- Pearance for the exterior of the building. ‘The rock-face granite called for in the con- Struction of the outer walls did not please his sensibilities, and he decided to change the entire scheme and substitute dressed stone above the mezzanine story. This was done. There was no readvertisement of the project, but the figures of the origi- nal contract were amended. This involved a heavy increase in the cost of the super- Structure. It is thought that the deficit now discovered is to be traced in part, if not entirely, to the cost of this change. Then came the alteration of interior plans necessitated by the change in the purposes of the government in the occupation of the structure. Originally intended as a city post office, housing additional miscella- neous bureaus, it was suddenly decreed by the authorities that the structure should be made into a post office department build- ing, with the city post office as an incident- al annex. This made costly changes in in- terior arrangements necessary and added to the total deficit. The amount asked by the Secretary ought to be given quickly, though the occasion might profitably be made the basis of an analysis of the causes that tend invariably to the delay of com- pietion of public buildings. Naval vessels are not now thus delayed in their construc- tion, though they cost as much and in some cases more than land constructions. They are given to single contractors to build, and counterbalancing premiums and pen- alties are provided for time saved or wast- ed. The result is that the government gets the ships on time, and it waits meanwhile long years for its houses, while paying rent for private accommodations. The fatl- ure of the appropriation for this building ought not to prolong the process of its con- struction, though it is experience that much of the time lost in similar cases is to be traced to this cause. Congress will find some very interesting facts about public architecture if it will sift to the bottom the various reasons why Secretary Gage is now compelled by circumstances over which he has no control whatever to ask for $175,000 wherewith to complete the Washington post office. ———>+e—____ The Belt Line Complications. The affairs of the Eckington and Belt railway companies appear to be in a very much tangled condition, with every pros- pect that the situation will grow more complicated before order is resolved out of chaos. There are two interests at stake in this jumble, especially in that which surrounds the affairs of the Belt road, that must not be overlooked. The riding public will be greatly inconvenienced if this road should be shut down in conse- quence of the bad state of its finances, while the employes who have already suf- fered serious cuts in their wages will be left unoccupied at a time of year when en- forced leisure is a serious matter. The Eckington road seems to be likely to emerge from the troubles that have been brought upon it as a result of the road- wrecking policy of its late owners and the Public are now reasonably assured of a move toward the equipment of that line on a rapid transit basis after a season of legal untangling processes. The outlook for any sort of transportation facilities on the line of the Belt road, however, is not bright. Along a considerable stretch of this road it traverses territoty almost un- approached by other lines and the peopie of well-built sections depend upon it for their sole means of convenient access to the business parts of the city, bad though its facilities are today. To stop the op- erations of the road In consequence of financial troubles now, when travel is heavy, would be to inflict a severe penalty upon the people who rely upon this make- shift of a road for their transportation. It is to be remembered that this conclu- sion springs solely from the dog-in-the- manger policy of the recent management, that first bought the road from local own- ers, then deliberately sought to force trol- ley privileges from an unwilling public and Congress, and, failing in that en- deavor, successfully set about the wreck- ing of the properties for purposes best known to itself. The unfortunate em- ployes of the road have fost heavily, in proportion to their means and needs, and it is to be hoped that in the reorganiza- tion of the affairs of this line the arrears of pay due these helpless sufferers will be fully paid. —rr+e—___ It is possible that the great sunspot now being studied by astroromers may be the cause of the vnusual mildness of the cli- rate this year. The sky-gazers agree that the disturbance in the sun's outer envelope is practically sure to be felt here in some manner. Eviderces are at hand to show that similar disturbances in the past have been followed by phenomenal departures from normal conditions on earth and it is no violent assumption to sce In this great spot, which is variously estimated to ex- tend for from one hundred thousand to two hundred thoveand miles, a reason for the exceptional “softness” of the early winter. ———+ree—____ People who are giving themselves un- eesiness about the sentiments of some of Hawaii's native population on annexation might with consistency concern themselves about the opinions of this country’s im- mense infant population during a presi- dertial campaign. ——>+e—____ If the Armenians could persuade a few citizens of Germany to cast their lots with them, it might be that the sultan would remember the emperor's wrath toward Haiti and take no chances on further mas- sacres. ——__ ++ = ____ It seems that Mrs. Leutgert is likely to appear in any city in the United States, excepting Chicago. ——_+ + +__—_ A Worthy Sunday-Opening Project. Vice President Hobart laid before the Senate Monday a petition from the Ger- man American Union of this city that the Congressional Library, the National Mu- seum and the Botanic Garden be opened Sundays from 1 to 5 o'clock p.m. This pe- tition is entirely reasonable and the re- quest should be granted at once. It should have been done years ago, for no good reason has ever existed why these places of public entertainment and elevation should not "be made accessible to the peo- ple who cannot visit them save on Sun- day. The Botanic Garden has never been of much use to the people at best. Es- sentially a park, it has been closed at the very time when it would be most en- joyed by many thousands. The iron fence around it should long ago have been re- moved; indeed, should never have been erected. The wholesome influences that emanate from growing plants and rare and beautiful flowers ought to be placed within the reach of all. The same is true in a degree of the National Museum, where are stored a multitude of objects tending to instruct and enlighten the people. This establishment is also barred at the regu- Jar hours at which the government de- partments are closed, thus absolutely pre- venting access save by tourists or those residents who have leisure. Much in this collection deserves to be closely studied by the people, and it would be a blessing to thousands if the museum were opened not only Sunday afternoons but also on certain nights of each week. The library is another attraction now closed to the people during the hours when alone at- tendance is possible to a majority of the people. An effort is now being made to secure its opening at night, but solely for the purpose of permitting access to the books. It is not at present contemplated that the entire structure will be thrown open at night, ‘and the Sunday afternoon opening would give large crowds a view of the beauties of the halls and rooms. The refining influences of art should be ex- tended to the people at all opportunities, 2 TELS CULE SUCH od al Tel ded UME UST Medes Et ea oS ee eee ee ee eee ind this library building is today one of the greatest agencies in this direction that the government maintains. The opening time suggested by the members of the German American Union in their petition is reasonable. Four hours are asked with- in which the people may be allowed to enjoy the benefits of art, horticulture and science. The period is so chosen that {t does not encroach upon the church serv- ices and thus the project cannot logically be opposed by any religious influence on that ground. The trustees of the Cor- coran Art Gallery of this city have set the government an excellent example in this regard by throwing open that splendid collection of paintings and statues to the general public on Sunday afternoons. The petition handed to the Senate Monday should be granted without demur. ————_+ ++___. The actor who has been arrested for beat- ing his wife should serve to remind matinee sirls that it is unsafe to judge of a man’s character by his behavior on the stage. ——>+e—____ Jerry Simpson does not expect to be able to accomplish much this session. This will enable Mr. Simpson to avoid going before his constitucnts with a consistent record. ——\"~>+2e—___. Zanoli will look upon Luetgert as a mere amateur. — > +e—__ SHOOTING STARS. Revenge. “Have you been reading about the spots on the sun?” asked the young man. “No,” replied the ex-summer girl, “but I'm glad the old thing has a few freckles himself and can see how he likes it.” The Spell of the Season. ‘Who cares, when loud chimes mingle In merry Christmas din, Though door bells next may jingle To let collectors in? Suspicion. “Do you remember that girl who came here, and said that what she most desired was a good home?” said the housewife. “What is the matter?’ responded her husband. “Have you missed something else?” “Yes. I guess she has a good home pret- ty nearly paid for by this time.” Needed. “Do you think Santa Claus will be along this winter?” inquired the boy who reads the news. “Certainly,” replied his father. made you doubt it?” “It seems to me that if he puts in his time where he is most needed he won't get very far past the Klondike.” “What Oversight. t's too bad,” exclaimed the journalist. “Too bad. It was very careless of me, and I'm sure to have trouble about it with the home office.” “About what?" asked his wife. “My report of the proceedings in Con- gress.” “Didn't you outline the probable course of events in a statesmanlike way?” h, yes.”” “Did you forget something of import- ance that was said?” ‘Not a thing.” “Didn't you write a good description?” “Yes, it was good on the whole. I took especial pains with the points you mention, but I've wasted my work. I forgot to say anything about one member who wore a red necktie, and another who had a flower in his coat lapel.” The Christmas Climate. Shall we see the snow flakes hurry From the leaden sky? Shall we see the dead leaves scurry As the frost rides by? Shall we watch the swift sleighs racing? Hear the north wind roar? Shall we view the fairy tracing On the pane once more? Christmas mirth must sure be hearty. How shall we be gay? Shall we join the skating party— Or shall we play croquet? Systematic Charity, From the Kansas City Star. In Chicago what is called systematic charity has become the rule. Systematic charity ts distinguished from the other kind in being bestowed with knowledge and con- sequently where it will do the most good. In Chicago a great work has been accom- plished in the way of getting at the actual facts of need, and in dividing the city into districts for supervision and distribution. Hight hundred men and women have given their services free in investigating applica- tions for aid. The result of the general in- vestigation so far is the discovery that fully 50 per cent of the needy of last winter have disappeared, either from the city or from the Class of applicants. It is believed that a large number of men who were counted as beggars a year ago are enrolled as work- ers now. These investigations are interest- ing as revealing the condition of the coun- try, and they aid the operation of true charity, which should be turned upon the center of necessity as the hose is turned on a fire. Through the records of the Provident Association the condition of the mass of poor people in Kansas City is re- corded from year to year, and those records are beginning to serve as a means of dis- tinguishing the worthy from the un- worthy. —>+e>—___ Names for Washington’s Streets. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. ‘Congressman Dalzell introduced in the House last week a bill to supply respected names to the Washington streets now des- ignated by the letters of the alphabet. Mr. Dalzell’s purpose {s a good one. The list of names which he proposes to substitute 4s as follows: Adams, Bancroft, Clay, Decatur, Emer- sen, Franklin, Grant, Hamilton, Irving, Kane, Lincoln, Marshall, Newcomb, Ogle- thorpe, Perry, Quincy, Randolph, Stanton, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Webster. It may be objected to this list that it is an unequal one. Here are the names of the very greatest Americans—Lincoln, Mar- shall, Grant, Hamilton, Webster—mingled with other names of far less fame. On the list are the names of Kane, Franklinf Deca- tur and Stanton, all of them connected by birth or residence with Pennsylvania, Con- gressman Dalzell’s state, and yet Wayne or Penn would have been more representa- tive. There is little reason for selecting names beginning with the letters by which the streets are now called except to pro- duze a compromise which leads to results that cannot be considered altogether sat- isfactory. ——_s+o—____— The “Widow Business.” From the New York Evening Post. The discovery has been made that pen- sions are protracted beyond the usual ex- pectancy of life» by what is called the “widow business.” Thus an aged pensioner marries a girl young enough to be his granddaughter in order to keep the pension in fine drawing condition after he has pass- ed to a better world. This peculiarity of our pension system is not now noticed for the first time. It was observed and com- mented on, with bitterness by the genera- tion that, succeeded the revolutionary war. Human nature was much the same then that it is now. The idea that a pension should die with the death of the pensioner was just as abhorrent ‘then as it is today. ‘The idea that a pension once started should ever come to an end is so un-American, un- patriotic and generally loathsome that only the boldest spirits in Congress ever dare to encounter the opprobrium attaching to it. This is the reason why our forefathers al- lowed the “widow business” to go on un- checked, so that there are still a number of widows of the revolutionary pensioners drawing the monthly allowance, although that war ended 115 years ago. —__++s___ Pneumatic Tubes vs. Pneumatic Tires. From the Chicago News. Postmaster Gordon will discontinue the use of bicycles for letter carriers and has gone to New York and Boston to study the pneumatic tube system as in use in those cities. Notwithstanding the superannuated eastern joke about “the’ Windy city” New York can give Chicago several points about i especially as regards transmission of Johnson 2 axp” Luttrell, 713. Markes Space. WE ARE READY, TO .REDEEM ALL GREEN TRADING STAMPS GIVEN BY EITHER IN CASH QR MERCHANDISE. Useful Gift Goods. Our stock was never so com pléte. Our variety never so great. Our prices never so attractive. We shall this year surpass all pre- vious offerings of useful articles for Holiday Presents. Xmas Handkerchiefs. THE Us, Thousands of styles, whose variety precindes the possibility of description, All handkercblefs exed_ free. Ladie.” Swiss Embroidered Handkerchiefs at 10c., 12%4e.. 19¢. and 25e. each. Ladies’ Linen Embroidered Handkerchiefs” from 25e. to $1 each. Ladies’ Hemstitehed Linen Handkerchiefs from 12ige. to 25e. each. LADI smn] CHIEFS |. Children’s Handkerchiefs, put up 3 in a faney id 25e. the box. th c red Border rae GRADE. ‘n Initial Handkerchiefs, 25¢. HE, Men's All- each, Surplus Stock Sale of Umbrellas For Christmas Gifts. 26-inch Silk Serge Umbrellas, with, Dresden, horn, silver-trimmed, rubber and uatiral wood handles, best Paragon frames and metal rods— $1.25 value. ATzZeSS i 6 LOOK OURS hristmas Gloves. What's more appropriate or Christmas present than a good They are here in great_variety—lowest prices. 83c. For $1.25 Kid Gloves. Indies’ Four-brtton or Patent:Clasp Kid Gloves, iI the wanted colors, at 83c. the pulr—vaine, acceptable as a pair of Gloves? in Ladies’ Foster Hook and Fonr-button Kid Glove ne phlogk and Fonr-button Kid Gloves, IN AND Kip ¢ THE P, LOVES AT 50c., D ‘= Scotch Wool air. PGR GAUNTL AND $1.50 THE ES, FROM 2c. 2 ATT $1.00 BOYS’ WARM GL. THE Pair, Hy Dress Patterns FOR HOLIDAY PR Best Calico Dress 1¢ yards, for. FLAN: WOOL DRESS PAq $2.98, $3.69 AND $5 SILK DRESS PATTY EACH. tiring AT $ CH. N% FROM $9. TQ, $25 Men’s Gifts. AQe, {0 Men's Satin Suspenders, plain or em- 'e broidered. 25c. for Soc. quelity 'Pfoneer of 'Guyot‘ Sus- penders, A BREAKFAST SHAWL, FOR GIJAND- + GOOD ONES HERE FOR 56 5 CH. DE SH 4% MADE PILLOW CA 4, Great Sacrifice Sale of CLOAKS. WE'RE GOING OUT OF THE CLOAK BUSI- THEREFORE YOU CAN TAKE YOUR Z ICE OF WHAT'S LEFT FOR A SMALL FRACTION OF THEIR ORIGINAL PRIC! About Ladies’ and Mi: Cloth Jackets— some plain—some fur trimmed. ‘These are not new styles, but they're good, warm Coats. They for- merly sold at from $6 to.$2¥, but you can take your cholce of ‘em for . $1.00. Balance of our new style Jackets and Capes and Children’s Long Coats at half price. © ~ Johnson & Luttrell, 713 Market Space. = Shedd’s, 432 oth St. ) For Christmas ) ) —Latest styles, beautifully decorated. Largest and bandsomest stock in ¢lty at all prices—each one THE LOW- JLamps. Never in our history_have we offered such a great variety of Lamps—all of latest styles—AT BOTTOM PRICES. $4.50 Onyx and Brass Tables... $3.75 .. qbeantifal pattqrng.’ ell brass and le higher. : onyx—others a lit ( 75c. Banquet Lamp Globes 43¢? 2 ( ; Hundreds of Banquet ‘ BEST BEAGON 1 P LIGHTS, T5e, 2e. GAS ie i€ Aig a GAS AND OW, HEATING STOVES. GAS LOGS, Parr FENDERS. Ss. ED and S: 5 H edi +” Bro., Plumbing, Steves; Lamps, Etc., 432, 9th, St. de Roe YSIS THE ONLY GENUINE MUNYADI WATER, Hunyadi Janos, BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER, ‘ FOR CONSTIPATION,. DYSPEPSIA, LIVER COMPLAINTS, - @ HEMORRHOIDS, “The prototype of all Bitter. Waters.""—Lancst. “Speedy, sure, gentle,”"—British Medical Journal ‘sel- Pe ee | The Busy Corner, ath and Marit Space | So KAM, SONS & Co. A Brevity of Holiday Store News. Bulletin for Thursday Shoppers. Another Day Nearer the End of Yuletide. GET IN THE PUSH AND FOLLOW THE = CROWDS. WE ARE PREPARED FOR THE BIG- GEST_KIND OF RUSH. HUNDREDS OF EXTRA SALESPEOPLE, THOL DS OF NEW AT- TRACTIONS. NO STORE UNDER THE SUN BEITER EQUIPPED THAN THE Busy Corner. WE ARE OPEN EARLY AND LATE IN ORDER TO FILL YOUR MANY WANTS. Umbrellas. We hope you are not tired seeing the word Umbrellas—if you are—you surely will not tire of feelng the most beautiful display of these goods ever made In Washington, It's a show which surely harmonizes with onr grand interlor decora’ © taken extra space, VE EVERY and made extra prices for this big_sale. AND CANE FREE. AS WE HAVE AN EXPERT EN- 50c. 98c. 98c. $1.09 $1.39 WHO WILL FIX YOU UP WHILE YoU WAIT ENGLISH 1,000 CHILDREN’S SCHOOL UMBRELLAS, MADE OF GLORIA CLOTH, NATURAL STICKS. MED ORIA SILK UMBRELLAS, MADE WITH PARAGON FRAME, STEEL 8, CONGO AND FUR STICKS. S05 : : LADIES’ GLORIA SILK UMBREL! MADE WITH STEEL RODS, CONGO TIES, FUR AND HORN HANDLES ONE LOT OF LADIES’ 26-INCH GLORIA SILK HANDLES, DRESDEN, PEARL AND SILVER 350 LADIFS’ AND ME FRAMES, STEEL ko: UMERELLAS, 26-IN., MADE OF SILK GLORIA, RD STICKS, COVER AND S$, 28-IN. PARAGON $3 AND $4 VALUE TAFFETA SILK UMBRELLAS, SILVER AND ROLLED GOLD HAN. THIS IS A SAMPLE LOT. WORTH $5, $6 AND $7 FRAME, An elegant assortment of Men’s Fine Silk Gloria and Lyons Silk Twill Umbrellas and Canes—the Cane is finished precisely the same as the umbrella stick—both have sterling silver and gold mountings. Will make a beautiful gift. All prices, $2.48 to $6.00. Silks, Could sny man please his wife or lady friend any better if he bought a silk pattern sufficient for a waist or a full costume put up in a faney box? We think not, especially at the reduced Prices we have made for our hoiiday trade. We can give you 50 different colorings and designs in novelty Taf- feta Full Waist Patterns—put up in a fancy box—for. - -$2.76 We can show you a score or more of Black Novelty Brocade Silks, We can sell you a full Skirt Pattern of Black Brocade Satin, or Fig- ured Gros Grains, select designs, put up in fancy boxes—for......$4.83 A Skirt Pattern of Extra Heavy Black Satin Duchess or Black Satin Luxor—put up in a fancy box... $6.86 A full Dress Pattern of elegant quality Silk, in plain or fancy de- Sipn—_ putupiiniartancy bOXS . 2191s wn sce e Pete =p - seasons S pLOIO And so on up to $25 a pattern—every one knows that we are the silk house of Washington. HOSIERY, D TWO-TONE LOOT PATT! Nt bee. QUALI THREAD SILK HOSE LISLE 98c., $1.19, $1.35 Pair. PATTERNS. DIES HOSE IN TWO-TONE BOOT WORTH *$1.50 PLAIDS AND LISLE ‘THI °“38c., 35c., 5c. Pair. We wish to call attention to our yery complete stock of Ladies’ Pure Silk Hose, in fast black, plain and ribbed, at direct manufacturers’ prices, to Introduce this ust complete stock to your LADIES’ 2-TH 2-TH WORTH HEAVY 4-THREAD ES RA HEAVY 4 WORTH 33.50 REGULAK $2.00 VAL FULL LENGTH LADL WIDTH. FAST BLACK PURE SILK HOSE. BLACK PURE SILK Hos! LADIES RICHELIEU RIBBED FAST BLACK PURE SILK HOS) LAbDI REMI XTRA F SILK HOSE. IUCHELIEL AND |RANDT RIBBED RA HE WORTH $3.50... 5 $2.25 All these. Black Beauties are put up in fancy boxes with our compli- “ments. -Handkerchiefs and [ufflers. WHERE WILL YOU FIND ASSORTMENT OR SUCH REMARKABLY LOW PRICES? BUS NOWHERE BUT AT THE LADIES’ PURE LINE: HANDKERCHIEFS, HAND-EMBROIDE CORNERS. SCALLOPEL LIN! ui 1 SCALLOPED E} FOOTING; ¥ iN RED. LL SiZbs OF IN Ladies’ Pure Linen Hand-embroidered Handkerchiefs, 35c., 5o0c., 69c., 79¢., Bgc. Pure Linen Squares, for trimming A full line of All-silk Mufflers, in blac’ plaids ose _Duchess Lace Handkerchiefs... MILLINERY. We think it requires one of those handsom L EDG: UEMMED Witt TLA ---15c. and 25¢. x, white; also fancy colors and ++---49¢c. to $1.79 8gc. to $5.00 each. rge Gainsborongh Black Velvet Hats, with a pro- Black Ostrich Tips and Plumes, to complete a woman's holiday attire. We make because we have received abotuer shipment of 200 dozen ‘Tips and Plumes , and we have made the prices so low that most any oue can afford to be in the for our holiday latest style. Large Black Ostrich Tips, 3 in a bunch......... 6-inch Black Ostrich Tips, 3 in a bunch.... Fine Roman Tips, 3 in a bunch 10-inch Black Ostrich Plumes. . 11-inch Black Ostrich Plumes. + -49C. 14-inch Black Ostrich Plumes. 5555 + -98c. Black Amazon Plumes. Worth $3.00... = n\sles = s\n - -$1.39 500 Black Amazon Plumes, grand quality. Worth $4.00. Special price ..... 5 cccecceee © . ---$2.49 n RIBBONS. Try our Ribbon Department for your holiday ribbons. We keep everything you can think of in this line. Special for Thursday’s sale: Xmas Ribbons, Novelties in Embroidered, Embossed and Fancy Edge Ribbon, 4$-in., j-in. and 1-in. wide, elegant for fancy work. On sale Thursday at. . ++e+-.5¢. per yard. PERFUMES. In fancy bottles. Our toilet wares have every appearance of holiday dress. A large display, rranged, and special prices to create a boom. “ES OF EXTRACT, IN DIFFERENT ODCRS. NICELY, PUT UP IN BOTTLES 25 SED IN HANDSOME DECORATED BOXES—A SPLENDID GIFT—F oe Cc. E BUT- 1Q¢, PUT UP IN FANCY BOXES, IN ALL ODORS, 3-0U ancy Cut Glass Bottles, per pair, 10c., 15¢., 19¢., 25¢c., REGL TLES. EC Imitation F c. and % 35 age it floor—Near the elevator. A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF NECK FIXE » THE LATEST NOVELTIES © Bows, 9 MADE OF CHIFFON AND LAC! ae 8c. % iN 1 es - = BO. MADE _OF FINEST QUALITY LIBERTY SILK, WITH LIBERTY SILK ENDS. WORTH $2.25 AND $2.50, FOR.. means $1.96. TOYS. ANOTHER MENTION OF TOYS FOR BOTH GIRLS AND BOYS. YOU'LL NOT FIND THE ASSORTMENT O# PRICES ELSEWHERE THAT WE HAVE MADE FOR YOU, Decorated Tea Sets, 18 pieces, with extra bread plate........23c. Large Set of Dishes, with fine decorations, 24 pieces. = -43C. Very large China Tea Sets, with 6 large plates. Regular $1.00 SIZ@=cr ss se < = Very Fine French China Tea.Sets, with plates <a cocese seers one ~ ee Home of Mother Goose—a $1.00 Toy... eS The New York Broadway Cable Car (mechanical) sells all over town for $1.00. Our price... siscieecescseese SOC Iron Farm Wagon, with two fine horses, 25 inches long. Regular price $1.00... . : 79C- The New Iron Rabbit Chariot, nickel plated, two movable rabbits pulling the chariot. A regular 50c. toy.................. +39. Boys’ Printing Press, with ink, type, &c., complete, 79c. Worth $1. Swiss Dog Bell Ringer Iron Toy, 75c. sien wee sone ebehs oR gtS Tron Dump Sand Cart, with mule and driver, drop tail board... .39c. Nickel Plated Passenger Train, engine, tender and 2 passenger Iron Railing for Xmas gardens, 2 feet square, with ink, White and Blue Enamel Cradles, 18} inches long. . + Extra Large Size (all colors) Cradle, 24 inches long... +++ .39C Pile Driver, something for the boys, with a 1-pound drop weight, 15 : 34 ‘foor—take 2 extra large bread sence $1.25 fancy gate. Reg- the elevator. _ §. KANN, SONS & CO., 8th and Market Space.. Elphonzo Youngs Company. We take the liberty of repeating our ad. of yesterday for the benefit of those who may have overlooked it yesterday. The largest, cleanest and brightest retafl store— Greatest variety and best eared for stock of fcod products and other housebold articles ‘vy the city. About Christmas Good Things. Our Mr. Youngs has just returned from a week in Greater New York and the splendid variety and enor- mous quantities of nice Christmas things that he has secured will read- ily interest all those who wish to get the BEST at reasonable rates. We Name in Part: Carlsbad Stuffed Plums— ae In 2 fancy hard wood boxes... 906. Weisbaden Stuffed Prunes— In }-kilo fancy hard wood boxes, with : hinged cover one ° -- See Persian Dates on Stems— In de ited cartons. pone else haw them eoneewces . Glace Fruits—assorted— In wood boxes Glace Cherri — Very fresh and nice . Glace Maraschino Cherries Sple quality: . Glace Golden Pineapple Fxtra fine 2.2... Glace Orange Peel— Prepared in France ... Glace Lemon Peel— French . Glace Citron— French .. Leghorn Citron— Extra quality....... Sbeepbess: sceeee 200. Leghorn Citron— Good quality ..... English Plum Pudding— 1. 2. 3 and 4b tins Table Raisins— Large clusters fat, meaty fruit Salted Almonds— Salted Peanuts— Jordan Shelled Almonds— Valencia Shelled Almonds— Princess Paper Shell Almonds— (Genuine) Sicily Filberts— Istrian Filberts— very 1arge). Grenoble Walnuts— superior quatty. 3razil Nuts— nana pickea. Extra Jumbo Texas Pecans— Genuine Louisiana Creole Pecais— These are the choicest Pecans that are grown, and we heave more of in stock than all in Black Walnut Meats— English Walnut Meats— eives). Butter Scotch Taffy— In decorated ~ canisters (Imported). Something new. Selected Queen Olives— Our own _tmportations. Dried Greek Olives— AND French Chestnuts— California Ripe Olives— A_new thing. Olives—Pim-Olas— Quite the fad and ery nice. Greek Olives in Oil— Olives Stuffed with Anchovy— Pitted Olives— Elegant Fruit Cake— Genuine home-made, fn five-pound tins, New Persian Dates— New Fard Dates— Pulled Figs— Layer Figs— stra quality, in two, fire and fifteen Sweet "Pickled Fruits— Preserves— Jams and Jellies— We have an elegant fall lis goods that will please you in e Mince Meat— In large Jars, small jars and compressed 3 packages. Genuine Green Turtle— Packed in the tropics, where caught, and containing all the chotcest white and green meat of the turtle for making green turtle soup. For the use of clubs, hotels, restaurants and families. Candy— Tn great variety and enormous quantity to arrive, fresh made, about the mid. dle of the week. In short, the most attractive and inviting stock to be found south of New York. Elphonzo Youngs Co., Wholesale and Retail Grocers, 428 Ninth st., bet. D and E. ou’ll Need es Ea @ g fancy dishe "A OLIVE OIL—the oll that Is acknowl- edged everywhere to be the finest in the world: We Import" It—direct from Lacea, Italy—und bottle it here. TF Full quart bottles, 0c. Pints. Sue. W. S. THOMPSON, E PHANMACIST, 703 15TH STREET. del5. 25d f ARR AER, RRA RAR, A C7 Finest =e prices ar AGRUDER’ Russian Chocolates. it Cor. Conn. Ave. and M St. If You Want Something Especially Good for Breakfast