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10 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1897-16 PAGES, and fifty thousand) Stamps. the stamps after this hour. promises. ing this month. Oct. 7, Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Psd Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Pad Stamp B, 324, Stamp Stamp Stamp Stamp Stamp 7, Stamp Stamp Stamp , Stamp Stamp NOR DADAPAOADAR CAA. OAR ORGAO. 2 £ Rd € LANSBUR de1G-3t See eee: stamps, by comparing them with appended list. bring them to us and receive cash for same. striction we make is that you bring your stamps in before five o'clock in the day, because it is difficult to decipher the numbers on 225, 226 and 327. 584, 385 and 387. 412, 413 and 414. 437, 188, AS4 489 . 110 29 . 180 334 2 227 167 189 Pad » 192, 193, 184 Pad H, 198, 199, 200, 201 . 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SPANIARDS THE SPECTATORS Not Provided for Under the Cuban Republic. ——— INCIDENTS OF THE DAY pe (Copyright, 1867, Ly C. M. Pepper.) Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HAVANA, December 11, 1897. Spain's national pastime suffers no loss of popularity in the crisis of that country’s colcnial future Havana has had much to think of this week. It has thought most of the bull riag. Autonomy may have had a place somewhere in its thoughts, but if so it was deep down. Other events were more to the liking. They carried with them no reflections agonizing to the proud spirit of the Spaniard in Cuba. Had there been need of directing the mind of the populace while an uppopular policy was beirg put into effect the sport would have furnished the means of diversion. But there was no such purpose on the part of the authorities, and no need of stimulat- ing a natural impulse. By a spontaneous feelirg the community has occupied itself with one subject. It might have wondered why so meny troops were pouring into Havana from the country, ard how they are to be taken care of now that they are here, but it did not. The suppressed news from Spain, suppressed as absolutely as if all means of communication had been cut off, might have turned a curious ear to the rumors of the Carlists, yet {t did not. ‘The reports of Gomez and Calixto Garcia hanging the emissaries who sought to reach them with Gen. Blanco’s peace pro- posals might have caused an inquiry for fuller particulars, but they did not ripple the surface of the peal. The phenomenon might be interesting in itself, but I write of it for other reasons. In’ the present conditions it has as direct a bearing as political and military questions. The Matador Mozzantint. It should be said that the bull fight was not the sole cause of the abstraction of the public mind from current affairs. The presence in the clty of Luls Mozzantini kept the pulse throbbing between delight and admiration. South America, Central America and Mexico have all been lost to Spain, yet the prestige of her name re- raains in these countries. Mozzattini is Spanish, and through all tfMese lands he is the matador of matadors. His laurels are never contested. Mozzantini was pass- irg through Havana on his way to Mexico. At the hotel where he stopped. a faint in- dicetion of his smazing popularity was given. When he dired the doors had to be closed to keep out the crowd. Spanish of- ficers were honored to sit silent at his table, while he ate his knife and talked and j received their laughter with & maje: : orning of the bull fight he z ¥ fast in the public dining roo confreres. A biigadier general was pleased to be on his right, an adjutant on his left @ a navy officer cf high rank to sit op- te. Mozzantiri has been lawyer. physi- an, actor ard singer. From the droll play of his mobile features, one could imagine him a successful comedian, but he fcund his true and lucrative vocation as matador. Simply os a Spectator. The prince of his calling was not in Havana professionally. He was to wit- ness the bull fight as a spectator. In February, it was announced, he would re- turn and exhibit his talents at prices dou- ble and treble the regular rates. “Mozzan- tini will not exhibit in Havana in Feb- rary,” a Cubar friend told rae. “By that time we will have the republic, and you know there is to be no place for the bull fight and the lottery in the republic.” did not know it. but such an advance in civilization ought to commend the repub- lic to the favorable consideration of Con- gress when the question of recognition comes up. The same friend insisted that the patronage of the bull ring was almcst entirely by Spaniards, and that the C ever Supported it. W true for ull occ $ fon was a dollar in gold, mon very scarce with the troops, : anaged to pay their way through the ates. The boxes were filled with hand- somely dressed women, matrons many cf them, in company with husbands and brothers. They formed, however, a very small proportion of the spectators. The Bull Fight. Mozzantini was in his box, and, as was anticipated, was the central figure. Thou- sands of eyes were leveled at him, while around him gathered army officers of note and distingu!shed civilicns. He bore him- self with the easy composure of great- ness that knows itself and is secure in its high place. The captain general's box, which adjoined, was vacant. General Blanco could not have afforded to com- pete with the matador for public favor; the contest would have been too one- sided. The sport began promptly. ‘The professor of horseback riding, Don Ansel- no Castrillo, on a inagnificent Andalusian charger, saluted the pres'dent of the day and was given the key. The gate was swung open and the first bull pranced into the ring. He was spirited and charged the banderilleros fiercely. A dozen of them flashed the red capes in his eyes and dodged his chargers, while the matadors, Bonartilo, Labito and Padilla, looked on and gave orders. After a time, when the bull had been sufficfently confused and wearied, the picadors crtered. The most riotous imagination would find noth- ing suggestive of valor in this part of the performance. The picadors might be imagined for a moment as mailed knights, for they are gotten up that way. But when half a dozen supernumeraries push a skeleton beast of a horse broadside against the bull to be gored and tossed while the picador prods the bull with a long spear the filusion vanishes. There is not the element of personal danger to whet the interest, because the picador’s legs are encased in steel armor and he is safe from even a scratch. The Final Struggle. This phase of the sport had the merit of being short. The matadors now began to show their skill. One of them faced the bull at a distance of twenty feet. In either hand he held a “banderilla” or stick with pronged ends. He coaxed the animal. It charged him. He made a skili- ful pass; the “palos” quivered in the neck of the animal, where they remained; the blood ran down its hide; the bull snorted and bellowed with pain; the amphitheater resounded with the roar of applause which came from the spectators. Their enthu- siasm iad been warming. Now they were in a frenzy of delight. Clearly, the sport called out the qualities of their tempera- ments. Other passes were made with the bull, till eight or ten banderillas were harging down his sides. The matador was not invariably successful. Once one of the banderilleros was brought, to the earth Timself and the tip of the bull’s horns scratched one of his legs so that it had to be bound up. He might have been hurt if a dozen people had not been in the ring to prevent the bull following up its ad- vantage. Frequently, too, the animal would charge with impetuosity and cause matadors, banderilleros and supernumer- aries.to vault the railing out of harm's way. The spectators, even in their delir- ium of pleasure, were impartial. They gave “palmas,” or applause, to the bull whenever ft scored a point. When they begen to weary the matador prepared for the last act. Bonarillo wound a red ca- pote, or cape, around his sword. The bull pawed and charged. The matador jump- ed aside. The banderilleros flaunted their red capotes. The opportunity had not been To secure an abundant growth of hair use Hall’s Hatr it ibundance, it an ai by using the Kenewer = jest right for thé thrust which the mata. dor wanted A trial arid he found t. was buried half its length betw¢en ‘fhe shoulders of the bull, which ran’ wildly around the ring. But the thrust~ was not fatal. Others had to be made.“Thé matadors were very Lervous. From the comment of the crowd, it was easy to gather that they were not maintaining the sta of their own skill on previo: of the master spectators bega: “The tador awed them. The NF to murmur dissatisfac- tion. Mazzartifi was more generous. When the scaleg seemed turning against the journeymen ‘butchers in the ring he gave them “ os.” The revulsion in popular feeling was quick. ‘‘Palmos” came from the spectators also. Yet it took a long while to finish the bull. Even after the animal had staggered and fallen the Individual whose business it is had to enter the ring and erid the spectacle with an ordinary knife. Then the carcass was dregged off by a quadruple team of mules, which were lashed into a gallop. ‘The second bull mede a brave fight in the beginning. When he found that tiie odds were all one way, he quit, after laving been hectored by banderilleros and pica- dores, efter having patiently borne the banderfllos, and, with the half-buried sword still in his flesh, the bull sunk to his krees. But this was not a Roman amphitheater No sign could come from spectators to spare his life for the gladiator’s courage which he had shown in the arena. The animal had to be prodded, goaded, blinded, slapped contemptuously by the hand of the matador, have more swords thrust into his back and suffer five stabs with the knife before he went, in the language of the dramatic critic of one journal, “to the bet- ter life.” After this bungling butchery the feelings were relieved by the entrance ot a bull which refused to take the occasion seriously. He would do nothing but frolic, lke a young calf. Matadors, banderilleros and picadores held apart in disgust and left the supernumeraries to tease him. The spectators pelted him with rotten pineap- Pies, empty bottles and opprobrious ep!- thets. They called him a cow. No matter. The animal was in for a frolic and nothing else. Finally, in response to the demands, the president directed his removal. The gate was opcned and he trotted out as amiably as a lamb. The amour propre, or petriotic sentiment, was relieved by the knowledge that the animal which behaved in this reprehensible manner was a Mexi- can bull and not one whose pedigree was of Andilusia. Enthusiasm of the People. The events which followed were divided equally between Mazzantini and baiting the bulls. Salutation wes given the master, ch ke acknowledged by rising and bow- ing, while the crowd thundered its ap- plause. The nervousness of the vanderil- leros, picadores and matadors having worn off, exhibitions of their prowess were made in front of his box. Bonarillo .evt one bull there five minutes mocking and taunt- ing the animal w'th the capote, which was wound around the sword that was soon to pierce the animal. Labito, however, bore off the laurels. It was given to him to ake the record of the day. His was the sword that, with sure stroke, plunged into one bull up to the hilt, whica brought the animal to the ground with blood pour- ing from its nostrils and left no work for the profess‘onal butcher to comple zentini had watched with approv He wrote a few lines on a card, stood up in his hox where all could see him and tossed the card into the ring. Mazzaatini’s congratulations to Labito! A souvenir that will be a precious her'tage. fortunate matador was compelled to walk — twice around the ring, bowing his acknowledg- ments to the delirious spectators, who showered him cigars, which took the place of wreaths and garlands. It was Lasito's day of triumph, The party of Americans who had wit- nessed Padillo’s master stroke thought they had seen enough. “Wait,” said a young Englishman. “You may think you know ether these people are civilized, but you can’t judge until you have seen the finale.” So we waited for the finale. The bull which had been saved for the last act, w: haughty and combative. Three times jumped the railing and ran he around the narrow inclosure which separated the ring from the raised sea trick mule of the cir suspected had St nat been for the agility with which banderilleros, pieadores, helpers and guards got out of the way. In due ime the animal was wearied and bewijdered enough for the matadors to plug him with “panderillas de fuego.” These were merely the ordinary pronged sticks with rockets attached, When the prongs stuck in the bull’s neck the rockets went off. The fun was fierce and furious. The bull fought his tormentors, pawed the air and charged in blind rage. Several sword thrusts did not finish him, though once the tron was buried up to the hilt. The matador skillfully twisted his capote around the hilt and drew Ww ually the animal weak- » speciators had their share . Two or three hundred of the barriers and bounded into 2 the bull staggered to h ed tc make for them. They re- ly bh down for good, nged into his tlesh ith blood. ‘Ti Something like the might have been p! ping the h led The mule dragring the care: evotecs of the spor to make it a triumphal cart for themselv At last the erreass was hauled uway the spectators departed with their troph ‘The spectacle was ove Only Theme in the City. Back in the city the bull fight was the only theme that Sunday evening. More seldiers had come in, able-bodied ones, who were not being shifted from one prov- ince to another. Their presence excited no comment. More stories were affeat aboat the activity of the insurgents in Pinar del Rio and the reverses of the troops, but no one stopped to ask whether they were true. It seemed if there were more reconcentradoes begging in the sireets than usual. If so, no n was taken of it. Havana had ears and t ue for the details of the bull fight and for nothing else. Mazzantini has gone, but he returns in February. And the ‘elections un au- tonomy are to be held in February if the slumbering volcano continues to slumber and if the insurgents permit elections to be held under other agencies than their own. By that time some idea may be had whether the bull fight or colonial govera- ment for Cuba excites the greater interest in Havana. If Mazzantini’s populrity and the bull ring fail to monopolize the public mind there may be hope for implanting autonomy. CHARLES M. PEPPER. a THE STARRY BANNER. National Colors to Float Daily Over AM District Buildings. It is more than probable that hereafter “Ola Glory” will float every day, from sunrise to sunset, On every building in the fire department, as well as in the po- lice department, as an order to that effect is-expected to be made shortly by the Dis- trict Commissioners, The attention’ of Commission Wight was called today by'a citizen to the fact that only on stated occasions is the national emblem swung to the breeze on the houses of the fire and police departments. Mr. Wight’s visitor, explained that his little son, living in sight. of, an engine company’s quarters, had asked, why the stars and stripes were npt THD up every day, as they are on thg,school houses. The boy's father was ungble te explain. The Com- missioner said knew of no reason why the flag should.not float daily from every house in both .departments. Indeed, he remarked, he saw every reason for carrying the boy's suggestion .into execution, as ke believes the stags and stripes cannot be seen too often. Mre,Wight said, however, that he feared every house is not equipped with a flag, bit his caller assured him that if a flag cangot, be had in any other way for every house in the fire and police departments, the people living in the vi- cinity wili quickly provide them with them. Mr. Wight promised to look into the mat- ter, and it is probable that a formal order will soon be issued in the matter, requir- ing the national colors to float every day over every house in both departments from sunrise to sunset, as well as from all other District buildings. gee Hat Dealer Assigns. r James E. Connolly of Baltimore, who has been conducting a hat store at 917 Pennsylvania avenue, this‘ city, has filed a deed of assignment with the recorder of decds here. Charles J. Bouchet is named as assignee. An Inventory of Mr. Connol- ly’s assets in Washington ts stated to be stock and fixtures at the store men- tioned, valued at $1,200. The creditors here, !t is explained, hold bills for incon- siderable sums, Sea good to eat treatment, best goods and Every dry und canned delicacy! 8 Ibs Nuts, $1. There is a vast difference in the qual- ity of Nuts which come to this co try. We don’t handle “last year's’ ner inferior Nuts. As a “leader? we will sell 8 Ibs. of Mixed Nuts (mixed in equal propo tions) for. $l Plum Pudding. All the reputable brands, and a epe- cialty is made of Mrs. Hardcastle’s ‘Home-made Pinm Pudding. in 1, 2 and 3-Ib. cloth packages, recognized as the finest on the market. Fime Raisins. Our Raisins are full-grewn, full- ripened and are gathered and packcd by hand. $1 5b. boxes fine Cluster Raf- sins, selected bunches. Only ‘ Mince Meat. All the best makes, including Cur- Gordon & Dillsworth and 10c. Ib. Ey rp R Atmoze's. Atnore’s Mince Meat, in bulk... ESNENENEYE NE ENE RESALE ENE RENEE VE RENE ENE ENE NES NEYEEN NEVE NEE EE NEN SEEN ENE ENN ENE EE EE EE ENS SUE NES ENN YE NEN 1 pee Goodies a G.G. CORNWELL & SONS Every first-class Imported and Domestic Wine, Brandy, Rum, Whisky, ¢ G. G. CORNWELL & SONS, Grocers, 1412 to 1418 Pa. Ave. and drink. Eve thing cither a little better or a little lower priced than elsewhere. Cou:teous prompt delivery! apagne, &e. Fruit Cake. Kernedy’s in 1, 2 and Sui Ww. eae Other Goodies. Figs, Dates, Prunes, Currants, Cit- ron, French Chestnuts, Dried Fruite Cranberries, Oran; Malaga Grapes. ete. Swect Cider for table and boiled Cider for mince meat. Lowest prices, toot ated Fruit sizes, Der J Superb Une of delicious Brandied Froits, in bottles; Olives, Pimolas. . Just think of over 20 kinds of Foreign and Domes- ¢ Cheeses. We not only carry the largest stock in the -city, but carry many articles not shown elsewhere. “WETS.” All the leading brands of Cham- Pagnes, Imported and Domestle Wine, Brandy, Cordial, Whisky, Rum, etc. but no higher, Leading Table Waters. AN IMPORTANT DECISION No Limit to the Time of a Widow's Bight to Appeal. An Interesting Pension Case Review- ed and Determined by Axssint- ant Secretary Davis. . y of the Interior Web- ions rtance. Assistant S: ster Davis ded down several dec’ in pension ¢: today of great imp One in particular decides a very important question, overruling the decision of th department in a number of decisions re dered in former years. This is a very im- portant ruling,for the reason that while the re secretary docs not pass upon the claim of | the claimant, he promulgates a very im- | portant ruling that there shall be no limit to the time in which a widow may file an appeal in completing her deceased hus- band’s claim. The case is that of the widow of W: pany D, 16th Ohio Infantry. filed an application for pen act of June 1890, Hii jected July 31, 1804. Claimant then di before appealing his from the of the commissioner of pensions. After his death his widow filed an appeal from the action rejecting her husband’ aim, The widow's claim was rejected on the ground that she had no right to file an ap- eal from the action taken in her hu m prior to his death, ground that it was not a pending claim at the date of his death. Fr. the department the w In the decision Se m H. Hughes, late of Com- The soldier vidier, who tion to complete vestioned; but e af n a soldie: claimant ¢ the widow accorded the right to the claim that her decea: could have done had he other ds, under Statu i the pd, t : act succceced to his rig! of March hts, not on to receive the pension when granted, but to prosecute the claim to a final adjudiea- tion. One of these rights is the right to appeal to the vy of Interior from the rejection of the claim, or from the rate allow rejection of his claim at any time. in other words, there is no limiiation as to the time of filing an appeal by an appli- cant for invalid pension. By what au- thority then can the department fix a limi- tation as to the time of filing an appeal by the widow, her right to appeal being conceded? The law provides that if a soldier is entitled to a pension and has an | application therefor pending, on his death the widow shall receive the pension he would have received to the time death. The question whether the soldier Was entitled to a pension is not settled by the adverse decision of the bureau, but the Secretary of the Interior has a right to pass upon the question. Her right to prosecute this case to a final adjudica- tion and to appeal from the adverse ac- tion of the commissioner of pensions is conceded. Then the question arises, has the Secretary of the Interior power to fix a limitation as to the time in which such appeal may be filed? “Rejected claims are uniformly reopened and readjudicated upon application and additional proofs submitted. Appeals by the original claimant are entertained ten and twenty years after rejection of the claim, and no just reason appears for Hmiting the time of filing such appeal by the person who succeeds to the rights of such original claimant. I am, therefore, of the opinion that the decisions tn the cases of Jacob Wolhart, Henry Groppe and Briggs Soper, in so far as they fix a limi- tation in filing appeals, exceeded the juris- diction of the Secretary, and they are to that extent overruled.” SS Framing a Bankruptcy Dill. The House judiciary committee has agreed on a bankruptcy bill, and it will be reported to the House as early as possible. The committee was in session throughout the day yesterday, and when the measure was finally passed Chairman Henderson was authorized to report the Senate bill, krown as the Nelson bill, to the House, with all after the enacting clause stricken out, and the Henderson bill, as agreed on, inserted as an amendment or substitute. There were two important changes from the bill as reported by the subcommitt-e. The bill, as drawn, provided in effe+t that all Hens created by judgment and levy, or by attachment within four months of the adjudication in bankruptcy should be void, or if enforced go fcr the benefit of the creditors, and also that all money ccliected by the enforcement of such a lien should be paid over to the trustee when ap- pointed. This is modified so that these lens will not be affected unless cbtained in fraud of the act. The provisions of the bill creating offences punishable by fine or im- prisonment were also modified by making many of such offences cause for refusing a discharge in bankruptcy instead of pun- ishable otherwise. = Proposed Alaskan Railway. Mr. Faulkner introduced a bill in the Senate yesterday to incorporate the Cook's Inlet, Tanana and Yukon railroad. This is the first definite step looking to construct- ing @ railroad through Alaska. The capi- tal stock is not- to exceed $80,000,000. ‘The incorporators are Christian Devils and Rob- ert Rumsey of Baltimore, George R. Blanchard of New York, Watson C. Squire of Seattle and George R. Tingle of Snug Harbor, Alaska, on the | ss of adjud:- | The soldier, if living’! would have the right to appeal from tne | of his | PLANS AND PROJECTS Patriotic Wemen Helping the Great Free University Idea. Committees Continued in Order to Sccure Broad and Comprehensive Views of Necessities. The banquet hall of the Raleigh was well filled again this morning with the members of the George Washington memorial com- mittee, and the same enthusiastic intere st which has characterized the gathering ever since its assembling was again noticeable. Before the regular meeting was convened rs. izabeth Porter Gould of Boston er on the George Washington . which ccntained as weil an in- account of the private life of vashington. The president, Mrs. Ricnard- sen, in calling the mecting to order, made few pleasant remarks, drawing attention to the fact that usually when conventions or gatherings simitar to the present one were held in Washington the citizens were called upon to subscribe in one w y or an- other for its entertainment. In the case ef the memorial committee, however, noth- ing of this sort had been required, | i Fad been illustrated in many way | the members would retain wacm s | the hearts of the lo She al_pecple. E Raleigh tonight would in the nature of a family dinner, and appily of the reception to follow the banquet at the be . Charles Ffoulk The Committee on ns. The call of committees was then in order. Upon motion, the committee en plans was made a starding committee until the next ded, on account of it should receive able sour er { | | rding plan. | Mrs. Mallery to pr and believed ee tl before 3 The ations ia iner the | versary of murriage might be generally by social functions with good iw celebrated effect. Discussion Over Certificates. committee on certificates, by its man, Mrs. Daily, reported that the committce had reeched no conclusion on the subject, and on motion the system of jissuing the certificates and whether they would be used as certificates of member- ship or as receipts for subscriptions, was | referred back, after long discussion, to the committee for further action. The certificates. which will be handsome- ly engraved at the bureau of engraving and printing, will bear a striking picture of Washington. Each will be accompanied by a coupon, which will be filled with the name of the individua!, club or society re- ceiving the certificate, and these coupons will be kept and placed in the building it is proposed to erect. Miss King, a daughter of a trustee of | Jchns Hopkins University, was called upon | to address the meeting before recess, and imede a very instructive little speech. She urged her hearers to exert themselves when they went home to get the educators and the people to work in harmony in behalf of the memorial university; to show the uni- versities now in existence that the present project was not in opposition to them. Her werds were liberally applauded. The ladics went this afternoon to Mount Vernon. — Ss SCHOOL FOR NURSES. Articles of Incorporation Filed by w ington Institution. Articles incorporating “The Washington Training School for Nurses” were today filed, those named as trustees for the first year being Dr. G. N. Acker, Mrs. A. J. Bentley, Mr. H. F. Blount, Dr. H. L. E. Johnson, Dr. D. Percy Hickling, Mr. M. M. Parker, Mrs. J. W. Powell, Mr. D. W. Prentiss, Mr. H. L. West and Mr. Thomas Wilson. The object of the society, it is stated, is to educate a body of skilled nurses, suit- able for the needs of hospitals, and capable of being intrusted with the care of the sick at their own homes, which education the society proposes to accomplish by lec- tures, recitations and oral instruction in the rudiments of such branches of the sciences of medicine and hygiene as may be sufficient for the purpose, and by hospital attendance. ——— Election of Officers. - At the regular meeting of Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 2142, Knights of Honor, the fol- lowing officers were elected to serve for the year 1805: T. Blake Claggett, dictator; John R. Keech, vice dictator; Mesnick Marks, assistant dictator; John H. King, reporter; Willlam P. Allan, financial re- porter; James H. Dony, treasurer; William F. Dove, chaplain; Richard H. Holland, guide; Matthew Jarboe, guardian; Jared Mundell, _ sentine! Edmond Thomas A land, trustees; represent lodge, John H. King; William F. Dove, al- ternate. John R. Keech, Richard H. Holland and Matthew Jarboe were appointed to ex- amine the accounts for the past year. WPORRARARREMM INRA PDODO DO DODOIO0x OOK — > 7 tr. & WILUAMS A OO ——————— )») 5 Handsome : 6) ; Perfume » ° y ‘Atomizers, © 60c., 75¢., $1, $1.25 up to $2. 2 9 Perfumes for Xmas. ‘) ) Roduas & Sverremes, — {) 2 S ORIZA PERFUMES, Q ¥ * VIGLET COLO ( $ More Hints for Xmas. / () saving Mugs & tress, Put Rox ) i WILLIAMS’ » . Temple Drug Store, Q ) Cor. 9th and F Streets. Q Sooo oo SoSecy “LEE” Mine COAL At “summer”’’ prices: [| dust think ef securing the very finest and || cleanest c mined-* ran H WER) ZRN coal tnterenret test Masl or ‘phone (720) your jer. Johnson Bros., 1206 F St. lath and D 13th and W: Dt otetendinntostostrdortndncdindntiodiotiotiodedtetote Hu ; of 1515 7th st. and K dreds OPULAR RESENTS In our store, attractively displayed, combining both elegance and utility. A look into our windows or store will convince you of the truth of the old maxim, “There’s nothing like Leather,” especially when you see our display of MEXICAN (Hand-carved) Leather Goods. Beautiful effects in Purses, Pocket Books, Belts, Chatelaine Satchels, etc. 25c te $4.50 Photo Frames. For one or two pho- Sreseaseasoaseasoeseeseoseeseareaseaseescaseoseeaseaseaseasneseeseaeaseapeaseaseaseareasetsresnesresaseaseeseesreteaeaheaphaseateeteety some plain, some sil- to tographs. Made in leatherette — imita- z tion Burnt Leather, z University and Col- lege Monogram : Frames and the beau- 3 25c¢ tiful Delft. These 4 are lovely frames— = about a dozen shades $ to select from. + They're new arrivals $ —and the biggest photo frame values 4 we've seen—25c. $ Photo Frames, in £ real feather of all + O8c kinds and colors— = ver-mounted—g& ¢ Pocket Books. We make a Pocket Rook that we sell at 98 cents—that’s the best made, best fin- ished book the eeGoshonioshontpete sestentesfontoafoatonteetertertonpontoasoateetertontoatoatesteetes son tosfoaroason gorges tos tonconsensee gee seste serge eencensee sesso eongonconconson season ose Cet Cesc eeN eee ee CetCetC CoM CeO LOLOL OOP OPPO OOH ON NON NOT ON 08 money will buy. As- sorted colors. Regu- = 2 lar $1.25 goods. + Bill Books. = In all the different £ leathers. Good pres- : 25c ents for business men. Plenty of room for a choice in the assortment of cle- gant designs of our own manufacture. Fountain Pens. For a most acceptable gift to any one we offer you the cele- brated A. A. Waterman Pens. $1.25 to $2.50. Traveling Satchels Are gifts that are always prized by any one. We were never ¢ better supplied in this line. Beautifully finished Bags, in fine grain and alligator leathers. $4.00, $4.50, $5.00. Topham’s, TRAVELERS’ AND FINE LEATHER Goor AN! Speen 1231-1233 Penn. Ave. it FACTORY, 1218-1220 E ST. ‘ Our Special for Xmas. = §Qo : $9.00 Glasses, A. Kahn, 935 F N.W. 4016-th,s,t,26° ‘$3 to $5 Fur Muffs, Only 50c. of them. They are slizht- } But they are made of rai choice Xmas & to $8& seateate Se a 3 5 ep Gold Watches, ly out of style. e fur—and are in for Soc. <rare ‘eppectumity to bey Gifts CHEAP. AKS FUR CO