Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1897, Page 13

——— C7 OPEN EVENINGS DURING DECEMBER.T2 THE GREATEST FESTIVAL Of the year Is upon us. however, that and left unde Are your lamps trimmed and burning? Let us hope so. In the what you should have done in the matter of giving GOOD GIFTS UNTO MEN Permit us to remind you that we are doing business at the old stand. i* What Shall I Give for Christmas. Look over this list carefully—you'll find it written out. 1Sc. | 4% dozen Henstitched Japonette Initial - doc. Handkerchiefs. 2c. 1 25c. __39C. dlc. 79¢c. _.98ec. UITS OF CLOTHES for men of brain and brawn— not dudes. Long, strong AMERICAN Wool, and ALL WOOL. You can’t match ‘em anywhere for $10. c TORM COATS—Don't tet him suffer. He's your brother, exposed to storm end tempest and biting cold at all hours—day and night. It won't cost much to protect him... the u khan. Number t dior mported Japonette E Regular pais for 25e. 2 ell Neckwear — decidedly handsome. kind Neckwear, $1 kind pendere, whe. kind... Immorted White P. valu Imported Astrakban Toe. kind.. in fancy trimmed in handsome boxes. ural Wool Sox: 25e. kind Med Plate Link Buttons-—-150 different designs. 50c. kind... Balbriz: 2. brown, “ur-te-date Cuffs—28 styles. . Tam ‘O'S! h and corduroy’ +-ply ch ¢ Hoc. and The. kinds. Men's Cloth and Corduroy Caps. bys and Fe value, d $1.50 kinds ... Men's tlats—Derbys and F the new styles and colors, $1 Men's Hats. $2 kind.... Men's Hats. $2.50 kind... LARGE STOCK OF FINE UMBRELLAS. VICTOR’ E. “ADLE Ten Per Cent Clothing House, 923, 925, 927, 929 7th St. N. W. CORNER MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE. event, have not provided yourself with aultable raiment for this great holiday occasion he oe 15c. 15¢c. A8c. 58c. 48c. 98c. 48c. 15c. 25c. 12c. 25c. 48c. 48c. 1.48 1.98 IR It hb, Barber & Ross Jcdeshiohsedeoeoeods } substanti aen—and for th this lst table to follow uy kates. |Penknives.| e* = You couldn't find Lovers of ice Boys must have -* a better present for | skating will be de- Penknives. Give e+ the housekeeper: ighted with a gift them one of these: w these: —and from’ that to the finest 2 tension ¥ E size flot—with wheels, : Celebrated s up A finer Penknife at 5¢ t Picks in up to $10, of a dozen ks, with — : aS y not give Se 2 | Raz 2 Over Sw) different | Ra LEE | These will be needed to sizes. Prices support the Xmas tree. , [Rasarannke Stout Heavy Xmas Tree *S” BS Holders, different sizes, at | very acceptable 48, 50, 69, and Te. ae gifts for the men 2a 3 . _ Encourage y folks: ie Se Se eee Oa boy to be indus- pa | Ina minute | ex trious by a gift of Wade (& Bat ae one of these Tool me —son can have bot heat © Chests: AN the world’s whenever and wherever SSSR EL 2 ers” contribute to.our Ra- desired if you've a “‘Purt- cs ome ae x : Chest, wor stock, tan" Oll or ovit’’ Gas ? = set 65 Heater. $4 and §2 re 3% variety of other spectively. Isr; with > tools, uf grand line at $1 containing window! et Razor Strops and Brush- es in at great varlety smallest prices. selling for lie. ft. eee PebEee * 6 d line of 25c. Pen- bed declaw knives—50 different styies ¥ Kni Pee —with buekbone, pearl, yi yous ebony, metal and_other | he ce style handles. and the finest that come Weuther strip the doors, with these Felt Weather Strips we're ARBER & ROSS, lith & G Sts. See PETE EPERET ETE oj PEEEEET THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1897-16 PAGES. Beware f.-Girip| RAILWAY... EXTENSION At just this season of the year it gets in its deadly work. Grip, witb ite sequaings such a PNEUMONIA, CONSUMPTION, ete., has caused in the past more deaths than any one disease. GUARD AGAINST ITS INROADS by promptly applying a Benson’s Porous Plaster. In LUNG and CHEST PAINS, Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis and Pneumonia, no other external rem- edy AFFORDS PROMPT PREVENTION and QUICKER CURB than a BENSON'S. But ONLY ‘THE GENUINE effective. Price, 25 cents. 3 WATER AND SEWERAGE. Movement to Seeure Both in the Town of Hyattsville. A joint meeting of a citizens’ committee and the town commigsioners was held Mon- day night at the office of the commissioners cf Hyattsville to consider the advisability of establishing water works and sewerage in the village. Messrs. Jackson H. Ralston, J. B. Burnside, L. H. Campbell, W. Meyer Lewin, H. E. Davis,Wm. Guista and Dr.Jos. R. Owens composed the committee, and the beard of town commissioners was repre- sented by Messrs. M. V. Tierney and Clar- ence Wilson. ‘ Mr. L. H. Campbell, who presided over the meeting, made an argument in favor of the improvements, declaring that property would become more valuable, and a larger number of persons induced to buy homes if these modern conveniences could be ob- tained. Mr. J. H. Ralston rebutted this argu- ment by stating that if the value of prop- erty were raised, it would be more difficult to sell property. Dr. Owens. W. P. Magruder, M. V. Tier- ney and R. E. White spoke in’ favor of the improvements, while W. H. Moran and J. B. Burnside opposed them. It was decided to submit the question to the citizens, and a public meeting will take place the first ‘Thursday in January. It has been estimated that the water works will cost in the neighborhood of $30,000, and the annual operating expenses will be about $1,200, including interest on bonds and sink- ing fund. The water rent, it is claimed, will nearly cover this latter charge, with but slight increase in the taxable basis. aS To Make It Merry. Like holly berries and mistletoe and tur- key and mince pie, eggnog is régarded by a very large proportion of the population as a prime requisite for the proper enjoy- ment of Christmas day. All the best con- comitants that go to make up the seduc- tive brew may be fcund at W. D. Hoover's store, No. 1417 New York avenue. In addi- tien, he has a particularly fine stock of cerdials, liquors and fine brandies and whiskies. Those who prefer coffee as a holiday drink, and especially for New Year receptions, will find a particularly fine grade at’ Mr. Hoover’s. Everything is marked at New York prices. eth ceca Lasting Mementos, For the benefit of those who would rather give a Christmas present that Is a lasting memento of esteem, W. H. Hoeke, at the corner of Market ace and Sth street, is showing an exceptionally fine line of use- ful articles. The list comprises lad! writing desks, and there are some of prettiest conceits in this line imaginable in Hoeke’s stock; novel divans aad chairs, handsome decorative sofa cushions, ladies’ toilet tables that are gems of the cabinet maker's art, men’s shaving sets, and, .n fact, everything In this line that could well be devised. The goods are not only of the best stock, warranted by the reputa- tion of an old firm, but have been put down to the lowest rung on the ladder of prices. oe ge ‘Those Who Are Interested. A meeting of those who are interested in the Christmas dinner and entertainment for 1,000 poor children which the Salvation Army proposes to give at Central Market Hall Wednesday afternoon, December 2), will be held at Wesley Chapel at the corner of Sth and F streets, this, Wednesday, evening at 8 o'clock. —_—_.___. Proposed Retirement of Clerks. To the Editor of The Evening Start The several propositions for the retire- ment of clerks in the departments are amusing to some of the old employes. One in particular surpasses in asininity all the others, and that is that clerks who have attained the age of sixty-five should be re- duced in grade but retained in service, the reason assigned being that promotion is de- sired for the young clerks, but the old ones are to remain and furnish the brains. et x oe EAADE ATETET TEESE OPEN EVENINGS. A Store Full of Presents On Credit! There’s no need of spending every dollar you’ve got in ift buying. You can get all the presents you need—with a very small expenditure of ready cassh—if you buy them HERE. There are no gifts more serviceable or desirable than furniture— Help Yourself Leather Furniture, Reception Chairs, Sideboards, Chiffoniers, China Closets, Parlor Suites, Bed Room Suites, Carpets, Rugs, &c. You will find us prompt in the delivery of goods—any time you say you can have the Carpet before Christmas if you order now. Made, laid and lined free—no charge for waste in matching figures. ROCAN'S 817-819-821 -823 SeventhSt.N. W. Between H and I sts. Parlor and Lamps— jain or Silk Ladies’ Dressing Tables, Combination Book Cases and Writing Desks. MAM MOTH CREDIT HOUSE, 908880060 © @ ) © ® g © SOHOSO 2 SOSOSOOOOSTODE( 00 Doz. Hair Switches, | WELVET STEA money for a New York Hair importer 180 | EXPERT DYEING SWe sell you a very fine Switch for..... pay we MED, iy ~ niet for gisewhere. Got. Gray and White ‘Just half of thetr ie ERTLEY'S Louvre Glove Storé nold-iyr.1¢ (Georgetown). _Wagon calls, ioe cae Cee ER eal awe nails and removin, fons, are indorsed HUMORS OF ALL KINDS rouble that we can’t treat corns and ‘eminent. clans everywhere. There’s no foot ‘bun- =A by Cuticura Soap 304, the skin made ily. Consultation free. Au druggists, | PROF. 3. J. GEORGES & SON, nee wet ly LIS Ba. are. Hours, 8 t0'6s Bumaze, 8 to L No doubt the man at sixty-five is occa- sionally rheumatic and a trifle slow in walking; he may once in a while have a touch of asthma or some other similar trouble, but ordinarily his head is clear, and having gotten over the enthusiasm of youth, he sees things as they are, not as they appear to be, and he knows in ad- vance the result which will follow a certain line of official action, If the test of ca- pacity for the government service 1s to be similar to those adopted in selecting foot bali players or bicycle riders, then the proposition to degrade the clerks at sixty- five is sound, although there are a few even at that age who are more vigorous than many younger men. If the govern- ment service requires brainy men and those who are accustomed to deal with subjects involving calm, clear-headed reasoning and experience, the man at sixty-five is the man to turn to, not the brilliant but flippant youngster recently from school. If there is force in the arguments ad- in support of the proposition under « ion, they apply equally well to the bench and to Congress. Why not make room for some of the many aspiring young lawyers by clearing the Supreme Court of the old fellows, suffering from poor eye- sight and rheumatic gout, now on the bench, and why not turn over the principal committees in both houses of Congress to the flowery and gymnastic youngsters wh are now held in check by the old senators and men.bers? We might, too, have young blood in the cabinet, so as to give brilliancy to the administration. In each of the in- stances above suggested provision could be made, no doubt, for the old fellows now in position to retain them as messengers or doorkeepers and thereby have them with- in reach whenever a snag is struck by the young and prominent officials. Funny we can’t have a change in administration but some chap recently appointed, and as green as grass in the matter of governmental methods, starts in to put the affairs of the government on what he terms “a business basis.”” AN OLD CLERK. December 21, 1897. An Elgin’s Usefulness extends beyond the present generation. Its marvelous durability makes it an heir- loom—always accurate. Elgin F Ruby Jeweled movements represent the best in timekeeping machinery. In sizes for ladies and gentle- men. Approved Holiday gifts. meme a Measures Discussed by Mt. Pl:asint CAPITAL TRAGTION BILL INDORSED Resolution Approving Metropolitan Plan Referred to Committee. SUGGESTIONS BY MEMBERS At a special meéting last evening of the Mt. Pleasant Citizens’ Association, called to consider the report of the committce on railroads, the association, by a vote of 18 to 9, adopted the committee's report, thereby expressing the opinion that the contemplated extension of the Capital Traction Company's line over the route described in House bill 4072 will afford greater and more immediate accommoda- tion to the people of Mt. Pleasant than any other contemplated extension of the existing street railroads of the District. The meeting of the association was one of the largest in its history, and President M. A. Ballinger and several other mem- bers of the Columbia Heights Citizens’. Association were present upon invitation. Mr. Ballinger addressed the association at some length, saying that, in his opinion, the people of both sections should do all they can to secure the extension into the territories represented of both the Metro- Folitan and Capital Traction roads. Mr. Brown Explains. As chairman of the committee on rail- roads, Mr. Chapin Brown explained, in submitting the report, that the committee had fully examined and considered the various measures introduced in Congress for the extension of street railroads into the section, and had concluded that two bills are of especial interest to the resi- dents and property owners of Mt. Pleasant. These are House bill No. 4072, introduced by Mr. Richardson on the 6th instant, and the one introduced in the House by Mr. Harmer three days later. That part of House bill 4072 affecting the interest of the village of Mt. Pleasant provides for the extension of the tracks of this company from their present terminus at 1ith and Park streets northwest, northerly along 14th street extended by single track to Howard avenue, thence westerly on How- ard avenue to 17th street extended, thence on lith street extended to Park street, thence easterly on Park street to lith street, the place of beginning. The other bill affecting Mt. Pleasant in- terests, the committeé reported, is for the extension of the Metropolitan railroad. This last mentioned bill provides for the extension of the Metropolitan railroad tracks from its present terminus on 10th street west, north along the line of 10th streets west to the intersection of Florida and Grant avenues, thence east along Grant avenue to Sherman avenue, thence north along Sherman avenue to Irving street, thence west along Irving street to Roanoke street, thence w along Roa- Pt street to-th~ street west, thence ng 13th street west to Lydecker ave- nuc. The bili provides that this exten- sion shall be completed within one year from the appréyal of the act. But this bill goes further and provides for a fur- ther extension along Lydecker avenue to Holmead avenue, thence westward through the Mattingly tact® to Howard avenue and thence along Howard avenue to the Piney Branch road. "The bill also provides that this extensign shall be completed in six months from’ the’ opening and grading of the street through tne Mattingly tract. Objectionable Features. Speaking for the cbmmittee, Mr. Brown said: It will be foted that that part of the Eroposed extenslén of the line that would affect and mateftally”benefit the village of Mount Pleasant fs rot required to be com- pleted untfl six monthsafter the street 13 opened through. the Mattingly et. It will also be noted that the bill necessarily in:plies, if lt does not explicitly provide and require, a double track along Howard a nue. The committee, therefore, is of the pinion that these two features of this bill render it objectionable. The time is very indefinite when the streets through the Mattingly tract will be opened and graded, and it is not desirable that a double track should be laid along Howard avenue. The Principal obstacle in the past to the ex- tension of the Metropolitan tracks into the village of Mount Pleasant has been that that company, in seeking extension, has adopted routes over which the streets have not been established, and your committee does not think it wise that Congress should grant a charter to any company over land not yet dedicated or condemned for sireets without a provision that the railroad com- pany should condemn the land for their right of Way. Conditions might arise that render it advisable that such charter should be repealed or such action of Con- gress in granting & present rignt of way to be exercised in the future might prevent other companies from acquiring rights in the future that would be beneficial to the community, Meets the Requirements. House bill 4072, further reported Mr. Brown, providing for the extension of the Capital Traction tracks, is over streets al- ready existing, and the contemplated im- mediate extension of its line over this ter- ritory would afford street railroad accom- modations to that part of the village of Mcunt Pleasant of which the people have so long been tn need. This bill provides cenly for a single track along Howard ave- nue and 17th and Park streets, and it is the intention of the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia and the desire of all par- ties interested that Howard avenue and Park street be widened to ninety feet, and there is but little doubt that this contem- plated improvement will be made. The committee therefore recommended that a resolution be passed by this associa- tion indorsing that part of House bill 4072 providing for the extension of the Capital Traction Company's tracks over the route hereinbefore described. The committee suggested, however, that the bill should contain a limitation as to the time in which such extension is to be made, it being un- derstood that it is the intention of the com- pany to make the extension as soon as pos- sible after the right is granted to it. The committee also recommended that the reso- lution indorsing this bill with the amend- ment as to the limit of the time suggested be presented to the committees of the Senate and the House on the District of Co- lumbia, and that the members of the asso- ciation be requested to sign any petition presented for the indorsement of House bill No. 4072. ete aes Recommends Co-Operation. The committee ¥eferted to a recent meet- ing of the Meridian Hill and Lanier Heights Citizens’ Asgociation, at which a resolution was adopted favoring the exten- sion of the Metropolitan railroad from its present terminus’at I8th street and Colum- bia road; thence along Columbia road to Ontario avenue;, thetice north on Ontario avenue to Poplar yop: thence on Poplar avenue to its in ction with 18th street; thence north on J8th $treet to Howard ave- nue. The committee,,said Mr. Brown, be- lieves that the ahpve proposed route would afford accommodationg to a territory great- ly in need of such raffroad accommodation, and recommend that the association co-op- erate with the Mertdian Hill and Lanier Heights Citizens’. Asspciation for the pur- pose of inducing .the Metropolitan railroad to adopt the above described route and to ask Congress for the authority to extend their tracks over tbe same. In connection with the report, Mr. Brown stated that he had been informed that while House bill 4303 for the extension of the Metrofolitan railroad provides for a double track along Howard avenue, that company is willing to adopt the same loop as that provided in the House bill No. +072, which is a single track along Howard ave- nue and Park street, Also, that the street through the Mattingly tract will be donated if the charter is granted to the company. . Mr. Ballinger Wants Both Roads. A motion having been made to adopt the report, Mr. Ballinger was invited to ad- dress the associgtion, and he urged that of the Columbia Heights Association in se- eurng the extension ef the Metropolitan line. It would undoubtedly, he claimed, be to the advantage of the people of both’ sec- tions to have both roads extended, and he gave many reasons which, in his opinion, ‘should induce the people to work toward that erd. Mr. Ballinger read a letter front Mr. William F. Mattingly to the effect that he and the other owners of the Mattingly tract will donate a street through it 90 feet wide and 600 feet in length from Lydecker avenue on the east to Howard avenue on the west. In reply to a question from Mr. Chatfield, Mr. Ballinger said he represented no one but himself, and that he believed that it would be best for Mount Pleasant people to have both roads extended. President Somerville said he had listen- ed with much pleasure to what Mr. Bal- linger had said, but remarked that last Saturday evening Mr. Mattingly had told him he would not grant the right of way through his tract. Messrs. Chatfield, Wal- bridge, Raby, Speare and others spoke in support of the committee's report. Mr. W. L. Cole and one or two others opposed any railroad on Park street unless the street shall be first widened. They stated that unless that provision was made a condi- tion precedent in the bill, they would use every endeavor to prevent any line on the street. A motion made by Mr. Watson to lay the report on the table was lost by a vote of 9 to 17, and then the report was adopted by a vote of 18 to 9. A resolution intro- duced by Mr. Watson approving the exten- sion of both lines into the section was re- ferred to the committee on railroads. ——_.—_—_ LIGHTS ON VEHICLES. A Wheelman Thinks the Regulation Should Be Enforced. To the Editor of The Evening Star: I have taken considerable interest in the Frevalent discussion through your columns of the pending r2gulation regarding the carrying of lights after dark by all ve- hicles within the District, and would ap- preciate an opportunity of expressing my sentiments in this connection. Some writers have said there was no ne- cessity for horse-drawn vehicles to carry lights. Perhaps not, if they were only to ply up and down such streets as Pennsyl- vania avenue and F street, where light 1s abundant, but on darker streets, strects lighted only by an occasional subdued glow of a gas lamp, and even more especially on the suburban roads, the necessity becomes More apparent. As a usual thing on the streets of Washington an approaching team will make enough noise to give warn- ing of its approach, but not infrequently will there be other noises sufficiently loud to drown the clatter of heofs and the rum- ble of wheels. Aside from this, however, the greatest danger has 2lways Leen on dirt roads. Such roads abound in the suburbs and parks of this city, and most of them are in excel- lent condition. The great majority of our cyclers patronize these roads, especially in the evenings, when the weather permits, and I venture to say that out of the many thousands who have enjoyed such wheel- ing byt a few hundred can be found who lave never had move or less Startling, if not dangerous, encounters with unlighted vehicles. It stands to reason that as long as bicycles alone carry lights these en- counters cannot be avoided, for the road deadens the sound, the trees cut off most of the light, and in the darkness and quiet an occasional criver or cycler will take the middle or wrong side of the road. if every ene, whatever his pr on, would keep to the right, the nec: y for more light would be reduced, but so long as there are ru) » long will they be broken, and the enforce what rules w as best we can and trust to Pro’ > for the rest. « only relief is to have laim nh Would be too t that a man Je a light for expense to liv: ™ great, but the rem to fol renting bieye has to prov ving his place dark, one ot the oppor s of thi says the re: cycles should bicycle the almost n bieyele any 1 bieycle alway of its approa s s the noise of larger vehicles; but in dition to this it also has a light at night, enable: to immediately locate ound, and this cannot be said of , etc, We doubtless hear in all di ns, but hew often we mistake the dire n from which a sound comes. In answer to a parting quer ar- of ir I will state that the number of per- ns Fun down by unlighted vehicles is far greater in proportion than those run down by bicyeles bearing a light, for on an aver- age there are probably five bicycles ridden at night to one vehicle drawn by horses. Fully appreciating the inconvenience, to express it lightly, caused by some vehicles not carrying suitable lights after dark, 1 sincerely hope the contemplated regulation may go into effect just as it stands, and in this hope I feel sure I am joined by a great majority of the wheeling, as well as walk- ing, public of the District of Columb’ December 21, 159, LUX. ee To Please a Boy. “What are you going to buy your boy for Christmas?” one gentleman asked an- other this mornirg as they strolled down F street together. “You know your boy and mine are just about the same age,” he said, “and they are pretty near as intimate friends as you and myself. Whatever your boy gets my boy wants, and I expect it is the same case with yours, so I want to know what you are going to give yours, and both will be satisfied then.” “I have been puzzling a little over the matter,” was the answer. “There are so many things a boy wants when he is twelve years old that it is hard to pick out any one thing. My wife and I have been dis- cussing the question at some length, how- ever, and we have finally hit upon some- thing which we think, will tickle him for a month of Sundays. I happened to be in the bicycle establishment of Gormully & Jeffery the other day, at 1325 lith street, and one of the firm showed me a splendid line of juvenile wheels. They- range in price from $20 up, and I think one of these will fill the bill.” This line of wheels is the own make of Gormully & Jeffery. ‘They have all kinds of wheels and have been doing a big Christ- mas trade. _—— Christmas Breakfast. The appreciation of superior goods for the retail grocery trade is in evidence at the wholesale establishment of B. B. Earn- shaw & Bro., at No. 1105 11th street south- east, where wagon loads of good things for the Christmas trade are to be found. “Our Cream Blend flour,” said Mr. Earn- shaw this morning, “is having a big sale. The blending of spring and winter wheat makes a most delightful flour, and hot rolls for Christmas breakfast made of this brand of flour will not fail to prove an at- tractive feature of the morning meal.” ‘Then, too, this firm is the agent for Mill- er’s self-rising buckwheat, that is having so great a run on the market this season. “And,” Mr. Earnshaw added, “our Old Manse maple sfrup, the finest on the mar- ket, is just the thing for the Christmas morning buckwheat cakes.” —_+—_— Candy is Needed. Christmas without candy is like a feast without a host. All candy is not good, even though it be sweet, and the desire of all should be to obtain wholesomeness and purity. S. A. Reeves, 1200 F street northwest, is manufacturing the best and purest candies every hour and sells them at 47 cents a pound. The chocolates and bonbons are especially fine. The firm also carries a full lineof fancy groceries, and several car loads of choice nuts and rais- ins arrived in time for the Christmas trade. a Holiday Dinners. No Christmas dinner table will be com- plete without a visit to the large estab- Ushment of N. W. Burchell, No. 1825 F street, where everything known In the way of edibles can be found in profusion, at prices to suit the times. Mr. Burchell 1s making a specialty of imported Russian chocolates, which are put up in very pretty boxes, any of which would make an ac- ceptable Christmas present. These ~choco- lates are said to be superior to those of home make. He has nuts and raisins in profusion, and thousands of pounds of fine cardies. a ONLY NINE DAYS MORE. In This Manner the Close of the Opportunity is Emphasized, and Doctor McCoy Makes Positive the Notice That the $3 Rate Only Obtains Remaining During the Days of the Year 1897. But nine days more mark the the $3 period. Doctor MeCoy has been more than generons tn | extending the rate. It will not be extended again. | Doctor McCoy feels that he is acting with the | seme good faith ne in giving positive notice of the absolute expiration of the rate that he has always shown, although he knows that by so deing be is enabling many patients to adv BT a low rate of treatment, who might otherwis ply later at a higher rat fair with all absolute close of ) But he desires to be | of « | Therefore, those who have been reading these | articles, and have been impressed this eri- dence at their own doors, but have not yet taken treatment, as well as those who ha were unable for reason or treatment, notiti applied and | nother to continue that there are but rate will be given. are now nine days in which the During this entire month Doctor McCoy has en- deavored to make it just as clear as he could that he would, under no circumstances, maintain this rate after January 1. He wishes to emphasize the fact that but nine days remain, becamse he Je- sires that none shall be disappointed, and because obtain ad crowding and confusion which oecarred during the last days of Octobe More offer t dA may be av en advantage dre matism and Skin Disease her distressing and destructive tal any have from all parts of the ¢ - cured afnens, to Dis the very t has at limit would tracted the a in renew yy, De he $2 and will never agnin be the evening rate will he given in ¢ is pra lying for treatment renewing treatment 1508, will be trent- and all patient betore January ed UNTIL CURED at the unif, of 33 a month, medi This applics to all patients and all HAD CATARRH THIRTY YEARS, ch t uk water I has cured ight.” or MeCoy"s he wishes, for his own sake, that the scenes of | diseasen, CAN HEAR A WHISPER. Bertha May Seott, oo os | oeeara gage aged thirteen years. Her mother said: ‘When sk so eatarrh for Bertha was cighteen months old she began to Tose | M10 her hearing. She grew deaf gradually, both ears | 1°" “ Tig scien Mien ger being affected, and at one time her hearing be- | * ave gained eight p crme so bad that I was obliged to take her from sckocl. Now she can hear a whispe ALMOST TOTALLY DEAF. Mrs. Margaret A. Seward, 814 L st. While sitting in the kitchen one day sud- derly the sound of the clock ticking came to my ars. I had been deaf for five years in both ears, and had become almost totally deaf.”” HEARING RETURNED SUDDENLY. F. E. herwood, Howard House, cor. 6th and Pa. ave. now.: “My left ear was so deaf that I could not hear a tick with it. My hearing returned to me sudden Now I hear perfectly with either ear.” HEARS AGAIN PERFECTLY. Cooper, d been deaf for ove trou egan with a buzzing wu ear, Now Ih perfectly. the noise left ear Lave stopped, and I hear as well I did in my iif nw. as eve DEAF FOR TEN YEARS. John H. 523 F from sca For th deat. ine Ditzier, sulted and last ten years Now ad been ste ticking twelve hear a watch ear.” SHE IS CURED OF CATARRH. Mrs. B. J, Comer, 162 )F st. ne. +E had been a great sufferer from’ catarrh A Doe- tors Me nd Cowden have cured me CURED OF ASTHMA. Mra. Jenny Smith, 606 Gth wt. sow.t “1 don't think any « Asthina worse than I had it. 1 « and was so short of breath that 7 lie down at night. I have spent wight after night sitting in order te my br It was a year in July since I bad my last attack, and I feel that I am completely cured.” ONE EAR STONE DEAF. N. Kerper, © y deat, left ea as bad. Thad nv My bearing stopped.”” and sex in my was total stew CURED OF GASTRIC CATARRH. Mr. Charles Davis, Little Patly R wf Doctors When T went Christmas Day. On Saturday, will be open fro y- the 10 a.m, € iz m McCoySystemof Medicine PERMAN OFFICES DR. McCOW'S NATIONAL PRACTICE, 715 13th Street Northwest. Office Hours—9 to 12 2 6 p-m. daily, w 8 m, 1 to 5 p. s, 10 am. to 4 p.m THE RESOURC 2FUL JEHU, His Ingenuity Overcoming Local Hoosier Ordinances. From the St, Louis Globe-Democrat. “As I stopped to change cars at Prince- ton, Ind.,” said a gentleman who has just arrived in the city from Kentuck, was greatly puzzled at the sight which met my eyes. Though my home is near Princeton, I had never been in the town before, and 1 had no personal knowledge of the people who lived there, There was great silence at the railway station, and, though many persons were moving about, no one uttered a word. ‘Is it a town of deaf mut said to myself. But presently my ey blinded by many small mirrors, as it seem- ed to me, casting a dozen shadows in my eyes from the hands of as many burly ne- groes. It seemed no matter of fun to them to cast these shadows. They were grimac- ing, contorting their faces and twisting their fingers in a manner strange to see. No deaf mutes, but lunatics, I said to my- self, and I began to look for some safe means of exit. But these dumb, grimacinz creatures were on all sides of the platform, and as I advanced one way or the other those at that point lunged toward me, and I saw I was a prisoner. “It was a frightful fecling for a few mo- ments, and then a rational explanation of the scene was made. Conquering my timid- ity, I went boldly to one of the biggest of the black men, and, seizing him the by shoulder, I said, as a hypnotist might say, ‘What do you mean by casting shadows in my eyes?” The man caught me by the coat sleeve and whispered in my ear: ‘I'll tell you, boss, but I has to whis| se we ain't allowed to talk. You has to come to me. I can’t come and git you. They won't let _us stand on the platform.’ “Then I found out that these silent men had once been the vociferative, shouting hackmea who make themselves so omni- present on the platform stations of mo: small towns. ‘The good people of Princeton determined to live in peace and quiet, and, | by act of the city council, they prohibited | the hackmen from using their voices. But even this did not abate the nuis hackmen would run up to the train almost carry away their-patrons by fore: So the city council passed a law forbidding them to stand on the platform. Deprived of speech and power of locomotion, these hack: had a happy thought. Each one bought a bright tin plate and had the name of his hotel embossed on the plate in raised letters. So they all stand there, waving their tin plate and never uttering a sound.” “THE REAL KING” OF NORWAY. Traces His Descent From “Harold the Fair-Haired.” From the Montreal Star. The King of Norway has recently been celebrating his “jubilee,” which fact is tol- erably well known, but few people are aware, save those who know the country well, that there is another king besides Oscar. His name is Ivar Tofte, and he keeps what is called a “station” in the Gud- brandsdal, a valley beyond the Romsdal, on the way to Christiania, where many very old Norwegian families live. A “sta- tion,” it should be explained, is a house where horses and carriages can be hired. Where there are no railway routes in Nor- way there are those “land skyds,” some fast and some slow, Here a certain num- ber of horses and carrioles, stolkjaerres or trilles. must be kept for the use of travel- ers. Old Ivar Tofte then—he ts a very elderly Harold Haarfager—Harold the fair-haired— and says he is really King of Norway. This Harold’s date is so remote that ft is “wrap- in mystery,” but the chronologers = Bin aie : i f should be i i <a where y where Tofte royal vice and you ould be some- is not evide be without He pl nd ste & ides other r rumor ha aavitae in ri of bygone ps the g Sk bes uavit iy he nops that it is for either it or wh > of ere You can real king deal in peop ne orway nds thes n a go few day tee OUR METALLE CH. the American Voice Sounds to trangers, From the New York Times. The voices of Americans strike with a peculiar metallic “ping’’ on ears that have been many years away. People who know Germany will agree that German voices, as a rule, are not very sweet or soft; nor does the German language, fine many ways, lend it sounds. Yet, even © ness of German crowds are unpleasantly stirred by the vo! of Americans in gen- eral, with the p jie exception of the . so hern Something in our chmate or mode of life or education or surroundings makes us speak in an ex- hausted way as if we had an insufficien ef lungs, or did not know how to use the air in them preperly. It is like p who ople attempt to sing wil t having le md inhale re at the right mom Another allicd peculiarity is a fashion of speaking with the lips closed, as if people we afraid of seeming fastidious in pro- rouncing their words. Is this, 1 ask my- self, the result of an unc jus tendency to avoid marking distinctions of education, a kindly desire to suit one’s speech to the average man? The other day, wishing to eat a very American thing, I asked the head waiter at a restaurant for some “punkin” pie. To my surprise, he said, in an austere tone to a waiter: “Tom, bring the gentleman some ‘pumpkin’ pie. Ever since being tnus bidden to mind my p’s and q’s I have felt withered. The sharp voices of Americans are un- doubtedly due in the main to the climate, which is a climax of extremes that atta’ the nerves of people who do more than is good for them, but merely key up the nerves of those more prudent. There may be also a direct effect from the slight colds which result from our sudden changes in temperature. But a good deal of the criti- cism made by Europeans on our voices would become of no avail if Americans took more care of how they speak. We are singularly slovenly speakers as a general thing, just as we pay very little attention to dress. It has become almost a national vice, this negiect of the exterior. It is re- ected in our universities, where the manly tone is exaggerated very naturally inte a studied contempt for appearances, especi- ally in foot bal: and other fields of athiet- ics. So in the general speech there is a tendency to clip and slur pronunciation by keeping the lips closed, for fear that any one might imagine that we were listening to our own vcices and beirg fastidious in our speech. But we are not alone in this kind of self- censciousness. In England there are 60- ciety shibboleths, like the dropping of the final g in words ending with “ing. Re- spectable ladies addicted to this vice be- eome very unhappy if by some oversight hey caught saying “going” instead of “goin’ They would discharge a govern: ess who taught their children to say goin’, but among themselves that is the proper thing. All of which shews how ciose is our relationship to natives of Polynesia and Central Aftica, where similar unwritten laws stamp the position of 2 man in tha tribal commenwealth. —_—_+ e+ —_—_ “Zeems to me I’ve seen your face fore?” said the judge, peering through ‘spectacles. eyes, your honor, you have,” replied the prisoner; “I am the professor who gives the young lady next door to you lessons on the piano.” “Six years!” came from the judge, quick ly.—Yonkers Statesman. be- his