Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1898, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1898-14 PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. WAS = IN TUESDAY GTo Febri N 'y S, 1898. CnosBY 5. aes THE EVENING STAR has « regular and permanent Family Circulation much more than the combined cir- culation of the other Wash order to avoid delays, on ac- t of personal absence, THE STAR should not be addressed to any ¢ Editorial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. The Telephone Decision. Judge Cox's Gecision rendered to on the telephone case is to a certain extent isappointing in that it does not clearly define the exact righ ts of the guests of a hotel to the use of the telephone in the keuse. Tt is a mixed decision, enjoining the telephene company from removing the instrument and at the same time enjoining the hotel proprieter from permitting the s of his lishment to use the © improperly. Just where the line is to be drawn between the “proper” and sper” use of such a ‘phone is left to imagination of the individual and per- haps to the diseri telephone operator. there is no ef the ination of As the ca jeterminatien as telephone company to e over the serfber and thus it there is the * now to the right maintain an is doubtful whether any legal manner jn which mpany ean ascer- tain whether cr not the terms of the court's orders are iving followed. But this case is only a minor feature of the telephone controversy, which hinges mainly upon the question of whether the rates charged by the Iccal company are fair or extortionate, and further whether Congress, regarding them as extortionate, il lower them or permit them to remain as at prese: Much of the present fric- tion between the ecmpany and its patrons would be removed if the rates were low- ered. The lowerinz of the rates would not only decrease the number of “improper” vsers of the service by her of subscribers, h crease the volume sumably the amount o pany by Tate schedule would tig! Tronopoly that it creasing the num- ut it would also in- of business and pre- profit. The com- a reduction of the ten its hold on the ow possesses, for as lcng as there is any disposition on the part of the company now enjoying the franchise to treat Its patrons properly there will be no disposition on the part of the ccm- munity to question the exclusive possession of the company The good-will of conse: he community within which it operates is a factor of great ad- vantage to any corporation, whether tconopolistic or in competition, whether it Geals in gas or rapid transit, or in facil- ities for long-distance conversations. The local gas company by an illiberal policy incurred the ill-will of the gas users of the District and it was eventually compelled to lower its rates. The telephone company has assumed the same attitude of con- temptuous indifference and is paying the penalty of being subject to persistent as- saults upon its privileges that will surely result in a matectal reduction of the rates. All the efforts of this company have been in the direction of strengthening its hold on the purses of the people. The various projects advanced have tended only to the enrichment of the company and in only the leest degree incide: to the benefit of the people. Washington does not desire that the problem be solved by the passage of such a bill as was yesterday introduced In the > providing for the incorpora’ elephone company. questionable, yet the intro Dill is the logical resu it stands today. eure for the local adoption of the per District appropristio ion of a t remedy is m cf the » situation as sure telephoni= in the provision bill lowering rates or the passage ly defining the the telephone u: in this is plain from the decision rendered this morning that there is need of new statutes this subject. —___._ +e —__ Americanized Hawail. writes to The Star from Honolulu in his latest letter, printed today, many interesting ts concerning the aracter of the natives of Hawaii that are borne in mind in the cours? of t present debate on the annexation treaty. He shows that the present tendency in the Islands is toward the Americanization of ftawail, and that th> natives have under- “Kamehameha’ to be gene material changes during the past few decades. The checking of superstitious worship is doing much to bring the Ha- wallans out of their degradation. American immigrant to the Islands, ‘Tr Star’s correspondent, will find himseif perfectly at home there. The strength of the seniimenta! ties that bind Hawali to the United States is clearly shown in this letter. The says ——___- + «= —___ General Lee's report strengthens an im- Pression that the indignation over the death of Colone! Ruiz was due to a fecling that aght to regard the person of @ Spa soldier as sacred under all cir- cumstan —_ +0 = »upils In the Washington schools will wise to stick to their text books for in- formation as to how many pounds there are in a ton of coal. —__ + +e —___ Filtration. ater MeMillan’s proposed amendment © District apprepriation bill ia refe' e to the filtration of the Potomac water sepply should by all means be incorporated ubans in that measure on its final passag>. The House cannot logically object to and the Senate ts likely, in view of its record on this water question, with. The pian is for the engineer officer in charg: of the Washington aqueduct to investigate as to the propriety and fe. bility of filtertag the water supplied to the residents of the District, and to report his cerelusions and recommendations to Con- gress, through the chi:f of engineers of the army, at the opening of Congress next December. This fs in effect exactly in Hne with The Si suggestions last week, when, after the defeat of the water-meter proposition, it urged that steps be taken at once to secure more and purer water for the people of the capital. ‘The amendment, it is to be obsrved, di- rects the submissien of a report both as to the feasfbility and the propriety of fil- to adopt it forth- tration. Tous ths engineer authorities will determine as to the need of filter- ing the water, and will also give estimates as to the cost. There is no material doubt as to the feasibility of the project as an ing preposition. The m ques- t is befor> Con and the is whether the river water is at se bac unwholesome or so threatened with future pollution as to ren- der Gitratton desirable or imperativ>. Thus the inyuiry authorized is wide, and in view of ‘mount of information to be se- eu und the importance of the matter the provision for the inquiry, if adopted, cught to b> so written as to enable the offi- cer in charge to proceed at once upon the passage of the appropriation bill without waiting for the first of the coming fiscal so the water-meter question was be- fore th> House it was repeatedly stated by frtends of that plan that the metering of the city was but a preliminary step toward filtration. They scught to explain this par- adox by asserting that metering would re- duce the demand upon the supply to such @ point that filtraticn could be accomplishzd with economy, whereas it would be ex- travagant to attempt to provide filtration processes for the gallons wasted by the do- mestic users. The force of this argument was wholly lost in the fact that ths domes- tic waste is the least of all the local water wastes, and by the further and consequent fact that if filtration must be preceded by eccnomy in the use of the water the first logical step would be the metering or re- Striction of the water use in the depart- ments and the further restriction of th> notoriously large users. A further step in this line that should likewise precede the introduction of domestic meters would be th> general repair of the mains, which are krown in many cases to be In bad condition end to contribute heavily to the waste. Filtration as a sanitary measure must stand independent of all questions of waste. Indeed, filtration is a factor in the preser- vation of the public health, just as the free and unlimited use of the water tends un- mistakably in the seme direction. If there be any relationship between the two pro- jects, filtration and metering, it Is that of divergence rather than of convergence. Tunnel completion and filtration are the two vital features of the District's water- supply program; and no other project p2r- taining to this subject should be permitted to ebstruct or delay them. Captain Mrhan on Hawail. Captain Mahan has written a letter on the subject of Hawaiian annexation from a de- cidedly favorable point of view that de- serves immediate and close attention. This letter, written to Senator Kyle, also an ar- dent friend of annexation, was produced in the course of yesterday's debate on the treaty and caused a profound sensation, largely because of Captain Mahan‘s world- wide reputation as an authority on naval warfare. He declared that in the event of war it would be absolutely necessary for the United States to capture Hawaii, in order to defend the Pacific coast success- fully. Annexation in time of peace would, of course, obviate the necessity of the capt- ture of this vastly important strategic point. Captain Mahan's works on the sea- power and on kindred subjects relating to naval warfare and administration have stamped him as a genius in this direction. His celebrated book, “The Influence of Sea- power on History,” has been translated into many different languages, and it is said to be responsible for much of the present ac- tivity in Germany, Russia and Japan in the creation of naval forces. Few books have ever been written with the convincing force of this one. It should prove a stimulus to the dormant energies of any nation inclin- ed to rest secure in a sense of latent power and an ability to respond in season to a cry of danger. The suggestion of the strategic value of Hawaii in time of war, or even in time of threatened trouble between this nation and any other, has been made before. It has been shown that Hawaii literally commands the situation in the Pacific; that the power strongly entrenched there can defy all the other nations of the earth as far as the ad- vantages of position arg concerned. The ™maps of the Pacific ocean bear out this proposition beyond all question. Captain Mahan has given the argument the force of the verification of a man acquainted with the technical details of maritime war- fare. This view of the case shows how pre- Posterous it is to claim that Hawaiian an- nexation necessarily means a material aug- mentation of cur naval force. Hawail un- annexed, either subject to the dominating influence or directly under the control of another and possibly unfriendly power would be such a menace as to demand the maintenance of a much larger naval force than with Hawaii a part of the American Union, with this nation in possession and not subject to any sudden demand for an onslaught upon an established force in or- der to protect the citles of the Pacific coast. Instead of being a threat of increased naval armament, Hawaiian annexation is rather a guarantee that this country need not maintain other than a moderately large naval force, large enough to uphold Amer- ican prestige and protect American interests in the various parts of the world. Hawaii unannexed is a danger point requiring un- usual counter precautions; Hawaii annexed reduces danger from that quarter to a minimum and with it the need of large naval increases. ——___ +++ ____ Neither Delay Nor Undue Haste. Why should Congress hurry through with its work? There is a good deal of work to be done, and some of it is very important. Why throw measures together loosely and put them through under whip and spur? ‘The country does not demand it. The coun- try expects well matured legislation, and can only benefit by such. Why this cry therefore about clearing up the tables by the first or the middle of May? For a time the charge was made, and was wideiy accepted, that Congress was a menace to business. It was asserted that business interesis felt uneasy while Con- gress was in session; that there was never any telling what Congregs might do; that it would be a good thing if the long session could be reduced to three months, making both sessions of the same length. Mr. Cleveland did what he could while Presi- Cent to encourage this view. He took his flings at Congress, and made it as difficult for that body to get along with the execu- tive as possible. But why should the country fear Con- As Mr. McKinley in his inaugurai so pleasantly said, Congress repre- sents the country; is a body chosen to at- tend to the country’s business. Why, when in session, therefore, should it alarm the very people whose agent it is? As a matter ef fact it does not alarm the people any longer. The demand for shortening the long se: sion comes, as a rule, from those members of the House who are more concerned about their own fortunes than the country’s. They are anxious to get home and take formal charge of the primaries. They are candidates for renomination, and fear that detention in Washington may injure their chances of success. They grow nervous thinking of the possible headway hated rivals may be making in their absene Hence, every other year, there arises about this time a hue and cry about the great amount of time which it is alleged Congress tes in useless debate and idle confer- ence: There need be no great hurry even to ac- commodate ihose impatient gentlemen. Very few of the nominating conventions are held before mid-summer, and many are held even later than that. Besides, the best recommendation for another term is the thoro.gh discharge of the duties already assumed. ee The manner in which witnesses _ fail to’ testify in the Zola trial indicates that the Parisians are not amateurs in the art of conducting a political investigation. ——_~ «+ —__ China has decided to issue bonds. It is not made known who is to be the Mongo- lian J. Pierpont Morgan. —_———_2-o—_—__— The Rais Case Officially. The report transmitted to the House by the President puts the country in posses- sion of official information respecting the much discussed execution of Colonel Ruiz, the Spanish officer who lost his. life while attempting to corrupt an insurgent com- mander. The true story, it will be seen, had already been collected and published. Mr. Pepper, through The Star, several weeks ago detailed all the essential facts— the recklessness of Colonel Ruiz, the hu- mane efforts of General Lee to save him, and the inflexible discharge of a grim duty by General Aranguren. in every phase, but reflects nothing but credit on the insurgent commander. General Lee’s part in the drama was in every way praiseworthy. He responded to a fine feeling. His appeal was that of a man full of sympathy for a friend in the shadow of death. It must always remain problematical what the result would have been had the appeal reached the Cuban offi- cer in time. it might not have avatied, strong as it was and entitled purely on per- sonal grounds to consideration. General Aranguren was charged with a soldier's duty, and that duty would still have ccn- fronted him. His best friends may well hope that, despite the fullest appreciation of General Lee’s friendly offices, he would still have sent his prisoner to death. Gen- eral Lee understood a soldier's duty, and it is entirely safe to assume that in such ‘cir- cumstances his own appreciation of Gen- eral Aranguren as a soldier would not have been lessened. He would have been able to put himself in the Cuban officer's ys and to accord to him the justice of judg- ment he would in like circumstances have asked for himself. Both Colonel Ruiz and General Aranguren are now dead. The one perished for a too great zeal for his cause. He was neither trapped, nor deceived, nor betrayed. He walked with his eyes wide open and of his own accord into the jaws of death. The other was bargained for by his foes like an animal. A creature was corrupted te be- tray him. An order was given that he must not be taken alive. He was shot as a beast would have been, and his dead body after- wards exposed in Havana in brutal fashion. Who suffers in this comparison in the eyes of the American people? The Cuban “bandit” or the representative of Spain's “proud civilization,” expecting now a pro- motion and a decoration for h.s “contribu- tion” to the Havana morgue? —__ + += —___ ‘The investigation of the oll trust in Ohio gives promise of winding up with the fa- miliar preposition, “What are you going to do about it?” ——_+ +2 —____ The German emperor evidently has much to learn concerning the ability of the cider press to stand comparison with the brew- ery. —_++e—___. Dr. Nansen’s career as a foreign attrac- tion would have been much more success- ful if he had learned some French songs. ——— + o> —____ Mr. Bryan insists that for the present purpose of debate 16 to 1 is as good a ratio as any. 22 SHOOTING STARS. Zz His Question: “I understood that Mr. Scribbs is a very able man in his position,” said Senator Serghum’s friend. “He’s a government employe.” “Yes, and a very good one, too, isn’t he} “I don't know. What's his politics.” “Yoh kain't git sumpin’ foh nuffi said Uncle Eben. Some men is willin’ an’ anx- fous to gib away dah opinions. But de goods mos’ allus ain’ reliable. Their Sentiments. A valentine he penned with glee, This vainly striving youth. He hoped that it was poetry. She hoped it was the truth. A Series of Posern. * said the politician wearily, have had a pretty hard time of it.” Have you had much to do” “No. There wasn't anything for me to do. I have been before an investigating committee all day and my youngest son has been asking questions concerning theology all evening.” op An Argument. “No, sir,” said the clergyman, who was being criticised for not treating current questions with more emphasis, “I decline to become an advocate on any side of the question you suggest.” “But a number of people expect it of you. “My dear sir, my mission is to help pre- pare people for life in the next world, is it nor?” “Certainly.” “Well, you cannot possibly’ convince me Uthat there is any politics in heaven.” A Voice From Kentucky. I love this great country. deny My staunch and unflinching position. But it must be confessed, 1'm constrained to protest *Gainst a frequently threatened condition. We've a land strong and bold, and I'm glad to behold The pride of each son and each daughter. But it dampens my glee when the pros- pect I see Of a battle-ship christened with water. There's none to The stars and the stripes I shall ever de- fend; And the national hymns—oft I tune ‘em. My acquaintances note that the Latin I quote Is confined to E Pluribus Unum. Unshaken my confidence ever will be ’Midst threats of bad credit or slaughter. {t can stand e’en the thought, though with sadness ‘tis fraught, « Of a battle-ship christened with water. Washington Might Copy. From the Oblo Journal. The efficiency of what is known as th> “tire drill” in the public schools of Colum- bus to readily and quickly empty the build- ing of scholars in case of fire or other threatened danger, was well demonstrated at the burning of the Main Street school building Thursday afternoon. The fire was a dangerous one from the beginning, and a panic that would have resulted in injuries to a number of the children, if not abso- lute loss of life, seriously threatened. Bat with the “fire drill” the large building was emptied of scholars in about three min- utes from the-time it was known that the structure was on fire. Everything was done in good order and not a child of the hundreds in the building was injured. The destruction of the Main Street house was the first time a school building has Leen burned down in Columbus, and it was the first actual test of the drill. Its suc- cess shows how valuable it is, and justifies dom of the school authorities in es- ing it. “fire drill” is practiced in every school in Columbus with a single excep- tion—the High Senool building at the cor- ner of 6th and Broad streets. It should be a feature there, also. It is not too mucn to say that if the fire of Thursday had oc- curred in this structure there would have been pupils injured, if not killed, ‘The building is three stories high and it is full of narrow halis and short turns. VA cry of ire there will mean serious trouble. Half grown scholars are, if anything, har- der to handle than younger ones in times of panic. It would be an excellent thing for the school authorities to inaugurate the “fire Grill” in that building as soon as possible. — +0 The Votes of Senators, From the Kansas City Star. Several United States senators have been asked to resign because they voted against the Teller resolution. In its present condi- tion, the Senate could much better spare those members who vote and act agains: their judgment to please their constituents than those who assert their honest convic- tuon and stand by their principles in the face of criticism and censure. ———++e —__ Shut Out Their Wine. Frem the Chicago Tribune. Sooner or iater the United States will have to read the riot act to Germany. It will have to employ experts to analyze the wines and other products of that country shipped here, and not let them get through the custom houses if they are found to be adulterated. It is a sad story: . Ww . PA MPA LES s W HICH ? 1{} EL] Which do you want— [1144 | flour—or a mixture of ee | flour, cornmeal and other I] Fr |} | cereals? If fou desire Tht pare, unadulterated flour = had best order a sack ERES” Flour \ {|| | |) —it is the one brand that i 1 | J can always be relied on as being free from any and | all adulterated substances! Secure “Ceres” Flour from ! | your grocer. He sells it to you. We are wholesalers. 1 l | Wm. [1. Galt & Co., Wholesale Flour Merchants, Ist and Ind. Ave. it $8 EASA ERE ARAMA AE. Let Us Have Entire Charge — —of the refreshments whenever you entertain. You'll find that we can our personal attention il. And arrange und ing to please the most* acting hostess. f 426 oth st., ; Jarvis, 4 ’*Phone 1000. ECONFE STIONER & CATERER. — feS-t,th.s,-28 ¥ * ‘Soft Shoes for tender feet.’ Must Go! All winter shoes Cut down. Spring goods are ordered and will soon be here. We need room for them. All winter goods have been reduced-in price—tremendously re- duced. — Neyer was such a chance for buying Shoes! Ladies’ Dainty Footwear of the newest styles—Vici Kid or Box Calf—Lace or Button. You can't buy them anywhere for less than $3.50 and $4.00, what we have reduced them from. Now 7 MER NG Se Av ben ad LEATHER SHOES made of excellent calfskin or box calf—cork soles— calf lined—double exten- sion — soles. They are marked $4.00 and $5.00. Our clearing sale price is Havenner’sn 928 F Street N.W. 1t ATLANTIC BUILDING. Gordon:'& Dilworth’s Jams--2 |*° 47c. For Strawberries and Raspber- jeft-—-while they last—2 jars vas und Mushrooms-2 cans fo . 48c. quart . ed Prune Be, Jar. PRIVATE STOCK” quart. Jas. D. Donnelly, 14th & f. ‘Phone 934. Orders fled promptly. fe8-t,th. WHISKY, 75e. DODO (Carpet Clearance.) ( $1.35 Axminsters, 8714c. : $1.25 Moquettes, 83c. } ( $1 Roxbury Brussels, 7214c¢ ( ‘Those are the sort of savings this sale means. Make your profits [rom our losses. ; the Houghton co. | s0s-200 ,, 1214 F St. ipeWe can move! “anything mov: sz fe th ss You Are Paying Too Mich For STORAGE ——— If you are*renting storage rooms anywhere else. Our prices for best accommodations are just about ONE-HALF LESS than what you'll have to pay for ang other first- clasg;storage apartments fn the city. > ‘Good ~ size roome—dry and clean — ied by elevators—$3_ monthy MERCHANT'S Bisex co. 929-931 D St- "Phone 659. fes-2sd PEYeeeri The Autocrat: seee= OF every, table is REEVES’ FAMOUS MANDEULING JAVA and MO- 8c. a Ih.; 3 Ibs., world errr Reeves, 1209 F. eS ° . . : 3 . ° PS . ° 2 eecccccccecoooes PMD 50c. in the window weds 1 arRAVELER'S SER” Woodward **. Lothrop, toth, rith and F Sts. N. W. EX. & ¥ & ¥ Until further notice, store closes at 5:30. Boston. Variety Store. New ideas in Re- frigerators for the season of 1898. New designs. New sliding shelves. £ New removable ice ¢ Chambers. _New removable waste pipes. They have all-metal ice racks and are the easiest refrigerators 1898 Housefurnishing Specials. ; Our 5th floor is now unusually attractive to the up-to-date house- keeper. Never before has the Washington public been offered such strictly choice standard Housefurnishings, China, Glassware, Lamps and all-over-the-house needfuls at such little prices as now. Every week finds new attractions and special prices. We quote a few items for this week’s selling. And though the prices are low there are no poor makes in the stock. in the world to keep clean. ry ’ 4 Garbage Cans. Toilet Sets. . The “Ranney. 6 20 dozen 4-sallon Galvanized Iron Garbage Cans. | One erate of nev Decorated T The “Sterling. A ‘ complete with, cover. plete 12-plece combination, including covered jar, ea Poe Only 35c. _ Each, tn three choice colorings, The “Alpine.” ¢ Clothes Arms. Only $3.50 Per Set. Over seventy styles of Refrig- z erators and Ice which to select, a bargain. 106 other kinds from $1.50 to $1 New Green Glassware. 00. Chests from 1 gross of New Patent Clothes Arms, and every one arms and strong fastener. Only 10c. Each. with 8 Regular 25¢. nd. _ We announce the arrival of our 2 The Prices, » New Green Table Glassware, and call $2.49 t $18.00 & lotic: W ringers. especial attention to the low prices 2 ie) acest 4 me lot of the American Wringer Company's See i ie “Challenge” Clothes Wringers, with rabber rots | Plainly marked on each piece. Baby Carria eS. and wooden frames, complete. ee x ° « Only $1.45 Each. Gas Cooking Stoves. Spica git 4 Clothes Hi Two-burner Hot Plate Gas Cooking Stoves, com- the present, k in entirely new and fresh. lothes Hampers. plete with donble-flame removable burner and 5) @ | .A0® carriage in the line will be furnish- 3 aS y price | yf hh ahavi d-spoke Is a One lot of those strong, square Willow Clothes | £°t of Covered Gas Tubing, at the very low pri sith Geight ated’ ates ; ane $ Hampers, with heavy wooden bottoms and at- | i are furnished with pate: Ps tached cover, complete. stinger $1.39 Complete. Oil Heaters. Also one lot of Miller's OM Heaters, complete with nickeled base and nickeled handl by which ft can easily be taken from another while burning. ina ash, sk sane, denim, and satin di A New Carriage at $3.98 Tt has a body of the best hardwood, and . is upholstered in fancy cretonne and has @ sateen parasol. A New Carriage at $4.75 Only $1.25 Each. Clothes Baskets. Also on lot of ne heavy German (Clothes Baskets, in oval shape, 24 Inches across top. Only 39c. Each. room to | ied hee ok Only $5.00 Each. da diandsome, Well-made Carringe. np- Scrubbing Sa i ~ holstered in denim avd plush. Also one lot of Serub Buckets, with two cakes “ts = Fick: Another at $7.75 . < s. of Star Soap and one Fiber Scrubbing Brush—com- Lamp C himneys and Wick Of the best quality rattan, full roll body iste tecent We have a large supply of Lamps and Lamp upholstered in denim and plush and with 53% y Only 1 Fittings. We carry a full lne of the genuine a ruffled aattesn parasol. nly 19¢. “Macbeth Chimneys In all sizes and styles and A New Carriage at $10.50. or. " ae SS call attention to the low price we quote for best a Pen pein tenga Table Tumblers. goods. stered exetient quailty st leek Very strung and durable The iate: Another lot of those choice, clear Pressed Glass le Tumblers, in five patterns, some with imi- tation cut bettoms, and etched band near top. Only 2c. Each. Bavarian Cups. One gross of new “Bavaria tina Tea Cups and Saucers, in plain white thin china. We offer many of Macbeth’s best Chimneys at 10c. Each. Other makes from 5c. up. Chimneys for almost all kinds of lamps are usually in stock, even Magic Lantern Chimneys, which are ‘ An elegant Carriage. New “Go Carts.” Light-running—easily managed. « DEDEDE ED OH Only 10c. hh Finndsome Heed esi BE ; as 3 my . icin. usually scarce. > once p49 > Fine Shell a tee Bods |! 186.00 New Iron Beds. We are showing sme very elegant pat- © terns of White Iron ana Brass Beds of the Vest workmanship. : All sizes—$2.75 to $19.75 HangingHallRacks,$7.506 ED Our New Incandescent Gas Lights. Every hotel, store, boarding house and home in Washington should & now be equipped with our new Incandescent Gas Lights. We have sold thousands, and those who buy one usually want more. They effect a oF nee, ggg =< $ . . : . - . ing ones in cary quartered with 3. material saving in gas, vet give double the light of an ordinary burner. ages nck plate mirrors, pattern $ Drop us a card and we will send you a complete Lamp and the next se ar «6 ‘ ae : Pier Glasses. day an experienced man to put it up for you. shite Prost ieaan, Iivciall Khia tok ie inch oak and gold frames... . $5.98 3 The Lamps Put Up in Your House Cost but 75c. Each. Im Cinch Flereatine gold frames ‘ Fifth floor. f Wail Cabinets Reduced. é ad ower ove hundred Wall (s x e Chests, which we te Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats At End-of-the-Season Prices. To close cut immediately our remaining stock of |¢ Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats we have made the following reduction in prices: Untrimmed Hats That Were $1.00, $1.50 to $2.50 Are Now 25c. Each. Trimmed Hats That Were $5.50, $7.50 and $8.00 Are Now $4.00 Each. Trimmed Hats That Were $3.00 and $4.00 Are Now $2.00 Each. $10 Oak Cabinets now » Wali Pockets Reduced Ready- made Picture Frames at One-half Marked Prices--Frame Makers’ Prices. The largest stock in the city from which to select. We also make to order any style of frame desired. $ Emmons S. Smith, = & 11 Pa. Ave. 4 nd floor. $ $ Special Sale of Men’s Turkish Terry Bath Robes. The Star and Crescent Mills Co apany of Philadelphia—the largest LY $1 FOR 2 BOTTLES. If You’ve Been Ordered To Drink Beer as a Tonic —— your physician will probably prefer “dark” beer—that’s the most nourishing and strength- ening. “Ruby” Lager. —— —That's the beer that builds up —— —<reates an appetite—aids di- —— gestion—and furnishes the nu- —— triment that folks who are “un- der the weather” need. C'We deliver 24 b ——— wage for only $1. Write o7 denned Brewery Co., ‘.E. "Phone 2154. manufacturers of Turkish Toweling fabrics in America—have closed out their entire stock of Bath Robes pr-paratory to starting a new season's We secured a goodly portion of the lot, comprising 128 dif- ferent patterns and colorings, which we offer at very decided reductions product. from regular prices, as follow: At $2.50- | Robes Worth up to $3.50. | | { 1 At $4.00- Robes Worth up to $6.00. At $5.00-- Robes Worth up to $7.00. At $3.00- Robes Worth up to $4.00. Men's stere—tirst floor, a WILLIAMS & CO. 5 “Cod Liver Oil ; ’ In An Agreeable, ; Easily Digested Form. , Our Phosphatic Emulsion com- The “Woedward & Lothrop” Sewing Pachines. They are second to none made. Constructed of the best material by the highest skilled labor, handsomely finished, up to We_named them. the pure: Norwegian cod . . . = - re CRRE. Pe. date in every point—the best machine that capital, skill and experience ain, tw "nan ae if dilute phosphoric acid, oN of can produce. ; Woodwork is entirely of oak, beautiiully finished. . All machines have a complete set of attachments, including fine hemmers, ruffler, quil- ter, tucker, braider, lace hemmer. bitter almonds aud orange fewer water. The all is thoroughly euntsified by our own special machine, under the direction of pure 1 “emertvely disguises the taste and makes the emulsion easily digested stomach where the ‘cannot tol- & B—Three drawers... 200060600000 $18.00 S%-Same as No. 4, with Eagle $22.00 Crate the yore meatal ¥ No, s%—Same Machines with Farle 19 OO « reinedy ares} emulsion of cod tiver oll bas but * few Only 60c. a pint bottle. WIELIAMS’ { — D a ©'We have just put on sale a small lot (only 2 dozen) of those pop- * ular Reed Sewing Rockers, at the same mooie price—6gc. each, SESE Fourth floor, Cs=: MAKES Woodward & Lothrop. | Pases No. 4—-With feur drawers........... Each machine perfect and as, Bent woodwork, solid oak. Working parts exactly the same-in every instance. All machines are guaranteed for five years. s Second floor. ~