Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1898, Page 6

6 _— THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. MONDAY...... March 14, 1898. Editor. CROSBY S. NOYES THE EVENING STAR and permanent F: \ much more the combined cir- culation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has no eempetitor. ©Im order to avoid delays, on ac- baence, letters to be nddressea mected with the at nimply to THE STAR, or to Reciprocity Not in Order. The administration is now free to face whatev2r there may be in Spain's reci- procity scheme. The new minister has pre- sented his letters, and doubtless is ready, for business. He comes, it has been stated, for a particular purpos2, and possesses un- usual qualifications for the work. He has seen long service in the commercial bureau of the Spanish government, and has studied American conditions as well. If peace pre- vailed in Cuba, and th2 relations between Spain and the United States were not Strained, a new commercial ¢onvention be- tween the two countries, with Spain's in- terests in the hands of se compet?nt a man, and American interests in the hands of Mr. Kasson, would not be difficult of adjust- nt. But, as matters stand, why take up the subject at all? The United States is but little conc2rned now about the commercial aspect of the Cuban question. Our interests have very greatly suffered as the result of Spain's wretch>d management of the affairs of the isla and on that ground alone interven- tion months ago would have been justified. But intervention did not take place, and far greater and graver questions than that of trade have now to be decided. With sup- plies from this country pouring into Cuba in an effort to save people doomed by Spain to death and the grim question of tire de- struction of the Maine still open, parley- ings about tariffs and schedul2s weuld ap- Pear to be useless, if not positively out of place. The question is not tbat of trade for this country, but of peace for Cuba. The ¢s- tablishment- of peace in Cuba upon lines guaranteeing permanency and prosperity will settle the question of trade. Cuban in- dependence will mean, among other thin increased trade between the island and th United States. This government, therefore, Will not only serve its own material inter- ests, but strik> a blew for humanity and la: order in Cuba, by exerting its whole power now in the interests of peace for Cuba. rican intervention {s inevitable. The question r3lates to the time aud Shall it be early or late? Direct or t? The President has the whole ry behind him, not of course for the of picking a quarrel, but for the worthy purpose of ending one bloodiest quarrels in which even ever engaged. > oe —____. A Business Sign. Capital is proverbially timid. But it is also exceedingly intelligent. So that the latest news from Cuba, which gives an account of recent heavy investments in the island on the part of foreigners with large mears, is to be reckoned as in every way important. Evidently these men see, or think they see, Lght ahead, and an early termination of Spanish control there. Prosperity for Cuba cannot reasonably be calculated from any other result of the present struggle. If Spanish rule was suf- ficient to drive the people to revolt, how indescribably iateful must it now be after thesy three bloody years of effort to per- petuate it! The horrors of the ten years’ war have been far surpassed by the horrors of this war. The policy of General Weyler, indorsed at Madrid, to exterminate the Cuban people by starvation, is something the survivors will ‘er be able to forgive. It is impossible to conceive of those peo- pie ever yielding obedience to Spain again, except under the direct menace of the sword. But Cuba under independence, or as American territory, would reward invest- ors in every way, and speedily. The island is rich in possibilities cor business. A profitable market for everything pro- €uced there would be close at hand. only The thing needed is the assurance of and that would ceriainly come with of authority. Spain cannot peace in Cuba. She has so em- he peopie against her that her bittered authority in the island makes only for war and turmoil. Never a success as a coloniz- » has fallen so far behind the re- ents of this day in the matter of government that her flag stands now prin- cipally for oppression. it is a good sign, then, if men of means are putting their money into Cuban prop- erties. It encourages the hope of an early ending of the struggle, and increases the obligations of those from whom assist- ance to help bring about peace is due and expected. The bare fact that this sign is manifested at the time that Spain’s for- tunes in the island are at their lowest ebb is both comforting and significant to those ho ardently hope for the dawn of the new day. ———+e+-__ ere is a suspicion that some newspaper yondents are so inexcusably impa- tient that they will not wait for the Ger- man emperor to compose his own indiscrest utterances. ——+ +___ The dying rumor has become almost as frequznt and unreliable as the airship was @ few months ago. —++o—____ Falling Royalties, Rising Rates. The investigation into the locai telephone situation now being conducted by the House subcommittee is brogressing along satisfactory lines. The questions being asked of the representatives of the two sides to the cogtroversy are calculated to bring out the truth, er at ieast the approx- imate truth, relating te the actual cost of conducting the business and giving the subscribers a first-class service. Some 1- congreities are bound to appear as the statistics of telephone administration re- veal themselves. For Instance, the sub- committee learned Saturday that the roy- alties paid by the Chesapeake and Ohio company to the Sell company—paid, in fect, by the holders of all the local stock to the holders of 55 per cent of the stock— have been steadily decreasing fgr some years. Whereas the royalty per insiru- ment was formerly $12, it is now only $5. Notwithstanding this natural drift of one item of the cost of maintaining a telephone exchange toward a lower basis, the rates charged for telephone service, it was ac- knowledged, Rave steadily risen, being now at their highest point since the introduc- tion of the ‘phone in Washington. This strange phenomenon was said to be due to the demand for better service. Reference to the statement of the tele- Phone finances for the year 1891 presented to the Senate last Monday by Senator Pet- tigrew will show that in that year, the latest for which such statistics rhay be ob- tained, the sum of $74,478.14 was paid to the Beli company for royalties, out of a total expendjtvre of $302,637.28 for opera- tion and administration. A simple calcula- tion shows that in that year at least the Foyaities amounted very close to 25 per cent of the total cost of maintaining the local service. It is not yet known with certainty just when the royalty rate began H to drop, or wuere it stood in 1891, but ff it was at the summit of its range it Is clear that since that date there has been a de- cline of nearly 60 per cent in ene of the most considerable items of cost to the local company. The subcommittee will doubtless find much that is interesting and important in @ pursuit of this line of inquiry. It has already been shown by examination of comparative statistics from other cities that the item of the number of operators required to furnish the service does not seem to be 2 controiling factor in determin- ing the rates charged to the subscribers. Now appears the disclosure that the roy- alties are not in themselves responsible for the nature of the rates. There must be some substantial basis of estimation, un- less the company is willing to confess to the suspected policy of squeezing each cemmunity to the probable limit of its ca- pacity and ita patience. It is fairly well known that in most items of construeiion prices have declined of late years. The mechanical processes of producing instru- ments and devices for transmitting the electrical current have been greatly per- fected, and presumably have resulted in a material cheapening of the cutput to the consumer. Just where and what is the one item that is responsible for the extraordi- vary cise in cost? This question awaits an arswer, and it is whcily proper for the in- vestigating committee to demand such sta- tistics as will enable it to formulate a reply. —___ + + ___ Mr. Bailey’s Richmond Speech. The people of Virginia are disturbed just at present over the recent action of the state legislature in votins to pay the ex- penses that Mr. Bailey of Texas and his friends incurred on the occasion of the speech delivered by the democratic con- gressional leader before the legislature, March 4. Mr. Bailey spoke by invitation. He was conveyed, along with a select party of democratic congressmen and others, by special train to the Virginia capital. The expenses amounted, it is fair to assume, to no small sum, and the legislature has de- cided that the people are to pay the bill. There was some spicy debate over the pro- posal but it was finally put through and row from all parts of the state voices are being raised in protest, not alone from re- publican sources but most sharply from the Cemocratic leaders and organs themselves. Of course it would nave been unfair to make Mr. Bailey pay his own expenses, and it would have been impolite to require him to travel alone and without some de- gree of comfort. But the Virginians are dsposéd io argue that the legislators who listened to the edifying lecture delivered by the brilliant young Texan ought to foot the bills tnemselves, inasmuch as they alone enjoyed the treat of hearing his words of wisdom and eloquence. There is no vali: defense to be urged against this plain proposition that those who dance should pay the fiddler, save on the rather extreme ground that Mr. Bailey, by addressing the iegislators, was conferring a material bene- fit upon the people of the state, by giving their representatives the benefit of his ex- perience and suggestions. But this plea will not bear close inspection. Mr, Bailey is in thorough harmony with the large ma- jority of the men whom he addressed on the 4th of March. His views of the demo- cratic principles are substantially those of the legislature. There is no divergence be- tween the followers and the leader. The question, then, seems fair and reasonable, why should all the people of the state, without regard to patty and faction, be taxed fo permit a very small body of men to hear words of political oratory that can have had no other effect than to tickle their partisan prejudices? —__ + +. ____- Half-Tone Illustration. The application of the half-tone process of illustrating to the needs and limitations of the daily newspapers is one of the notable achievements of the decade and well exemplifies the wonderful advances that have been made within a compara- tively few years in all departments of pub- lication. The Star has found this process of especial utility in reproducing photo- graphs of important subjects, portraits and scenes of news value. “Saturday it was able to present an unusually timely illustration, being a reproduction of a photograph show- ing the battle ship Maine as she appeared before her visit to Havana and immediately associated with this a view of the wreck of that vessel as it appeared very recently and indicating the appearance of the shore and of the neighboring vessels. The con- trast between these two aspects of the ship was striking. Thus Saturday’s illustration supplemented in a valuable way The Star's former half-tone illustration showing the wreck of the Maine, published February 21, within a week from the date of the dis- aster. That illustration was in fact the first half-tone reproduction of the scene that appeared in any newspaper and pos- sessed a particular value in view of the peculiar quality of the half-tone, which eliminates absolutely ali intervention by human agency in the dilineation of the pic- ture. The half-tone is in effect a repro- duction of the object itself for it preserves practically all the values of the photograph and thus it gains in accuracy over the oth- er processes that depend for their closeness to nature upon the skill of an artist. The adaptation of this wonderful process, which so closely supplements photography in il- lustration, to the peculiar exigencies of modern newspaper publication, is indeed to be highly appreciated, both by the publisher and the reader, for it extends the possibil- ities of the former for presenting and of the latter for understanding the varying phases of the news situation to a hitherto unsus- pected extent. ———__o+e—_____ A big gold diecovery in the United States is announced every row and then. But it fails to attract the attention bestowed on all news from the more extensively adver- ticed Klondike. ——_+e=—____ Japan's refusal to part with war ships is another reminder to China that install- rrents on that indemnity are coming due with regularity. —_—_—_>ee—___ The irresponsible ravings of Herr Most are no longer heard in New York. But Madrid has not succeeded in getting rid of General Weyler. ————_+s + e—_—- It is reasonable to suspect that the Span- ish board of inquiry did not run any risk of mental exhaustion in cifting the evidence on both sides. ———— s+ s__ A Novel Pian of Harbor Defense. ‘The.old paradox of “setting the river on fire’ may be accomplished if war should occur between this country and another and if certain plans now said to be forming for the defense of Philadelphia are carried into execution. This project is to sink pipes to the bottom of the Delaware bay or river, sufficiently below the city to guard against long-distance bombardment, and on the ap- proach of an enemy's fleet to force petro-) leum through them and from holes in them into the water. This ofl would naturally rise to the surface, and on being ignited by the guards would blaze fiercely. It is es- timated that no warship could pass through such a flame. The heat of the burning oll, which would probably send flames higher than the military masts of the vessels, would not only destroy life on board, but THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1898-16 PAGES. would not be, presumably, until the enemy had beat a retreat or had succumbed to the fatal influence; but meanwhile the cur- rents would carry the burning substance down stream, and, unless the shores were vacant, would set fire to wharves and | maybe to such shipping as might have been left unmolested by the enemy. There are tremendous possibilities in such a de- vice, which smacks, however, of the meth- ods of barbarism. It has its suggestive parallel in the old-time employment of the burning wooden vessel set parift above the enemy and allowed to float down stream to work possible damage to the hostile fleet. The adoption of metal for the construction of the outer parts of ships of war robbed this device of its effectivéness, but the metal vessels of today could not withstand the intense heat of a blazing river. ———_+ += ___ A difficulty which the minister who un- dertakes to preach on politics encounters is at all events less than the average poli- tician would find if he were to attempt a discourse on theology. > Russia is alive to the fact that in most cases an ambitious power can do more with finances than it can with firearms. —>+e—__. Mr. Wanamaker will see to it that Mr. Qvay does not find any senatorships on the bargain counter this season. ———_+ ++ ___ Base ball players are under a harrowing sispicicn that their belligerent rights are being tampered with. SHOOTING STARS. A Blissful Supposition. “Mistuh Pinkley,” said Miss Miami Brown, “does you know whut a bird of Paradise is?” “Well,” was the reply, “‘of co’se I doesn’t know foh sure. But when I gits ter de nex’ worl’ I wouldn’ be a bit supprize’ to discuvuh dat it was a spring chicken.” The Successful Artist. With prid2 they saw his chest expand. Renown? He well might claim it— With skill to paint the picture and With wealth erough to frame it! Sublime Egotism. “There's one good thing about being a pvgilist, anyhow,” remarked the sporting man who had been’ reading r2ports of all the challenges issued by devotees of the prize ring. “What is that?” “It's about the only business going that never seems to suff2r from a lack of confi- dence.” The Process of Elimination. “What makes you think you would suc- ceed in my business?” asked the merchant of the man who was willing to acept a salary. “I am a philoscpher,” was the answer. “I firmly believe that nothing was made in vain. Therefore I must be good for something, and your business is about the only thing I haven't experimented in.” In Overwhelming Uncertainty. A little king with manners nice Bere as he trudged through Spanish ice A banner with this strange device, “I. O. UL" Quoth he, “No matter where I look I gaze on that. It won't be shook. The first line in my copy book Was ‘I. O. U.’” Oh, how can life have many charms When, in the midst of war’s alarms, The motto on one's coat of arms Is “I. O. U.2" ——~>+e—___ Union. From the New York Times. If we stop a moment to think of it it Is very remarkable that the absolute oblit- eration of sectional lines in the vote in the House on the defense bill excites no remark whatever. It is today as natural a thing that Gen. “Joe” Wheeler of Ala- bama, one of the most gallant of con- federate cavalry leaders, should greet Mr. Canngn's report of the bill with a shout of applause as it was thirty years ago that Gen. Wheeler was barred from Con- gress by his confederate commission. The men who fought each other in that fierce arbitration by the sword are now so com- pletely American, their feelings, convic- tions, interests are in such harmony on questions of raticnal import, that their common action is no more doubted on one part than on the other. Yet this fact, to which our familiarity blinds us, is rot only of tremendous im- portance, but is wholly without prece- cent in the history of the world. Never was there so desperate and bloody a civil war, never so rapid and complete establishment of national unity. The his- torian of the next generation, sufficiently remote to catch the perspective of our rapidly moving national changes, will see this more plainly than we, and he will find more interesting than the great strug- gle the story of the recovery from it, of the new start on a broader and more fruit- ful career. When he strikes, in the Con- gressional Record, the vote on the defense bill, “Year, 311; nays, 0," he will realize more keenly than we do how wonderful a thing it is that that little cipher expresses all there is remaining of disloyalty to that Union for which the war was fought. —__ + e = ____ Favoritism on the Klondike. From the Toronto Mail. It luoke as if twc governments, the one in Canada, and the other in the United States, had seized upon this Yukon ‘usi~- ness to make all they can out of it for their friends at our expense. So serious is the situation to-day that the people of Canada may well stand aghast, not only at the fropositions from Washington, but at the exploitations that are being effected by way of Ottawa. The secret schemes for the enrichment of ministerial favorites are coming to light one by one. A few days ago we were permitted to learn that an enormous grant of river bed for gold- dredging purposes had been made to a friend of the premier, the brother of the Jate Honcre Mercier. This man receives a Jease of 280 miles of river in which to dredge for gold. The area conceded is just nine times as large as the area which the regulations permit. Mr. Mercier’s grant covers many rivers in the Klondike region, and is of great value. La Presse charac- terizes it as a huge job, and declares that the fortunate grantee can dispose of the concession to a company and walk off a wealtrby man, albeit he has not been within three thousand miles of his rivc much less turned a spadeful of Klondike curth. Swift- ly following upon this case comes that of the Chevalier Gustave Drolet. This gentle- man is another friend of the premier. He also has secured a dredging concession, covering thirty miles of the North Sas- kKatchewan, the rental of which fs $300 a year. It is alleged that the chevalier has sold out to a company for $25,000 in cash, and $75,000 in stock, thus making a com- fortable little fortune of $100,000 with per- fect ease. —_—__ +» —____ Fairy Tales of Farm Profits. From the San Francisco Bulletin. A New York paper is now engaged in tell- ing prosperity stories. The writer of the stcries apparently has a hazy idea of the limit nature has set upon the profits of farmi One instance he gives is that of a man “out west,’ whose name, of cours2, the writer is not at liberty to give, who realized $17,000 last year from 640 acrés of average price per bus! average wheat yield in the United States is the house all winter, we have an excellent rem@dy. A few rides these pleasant days in one of our Bab Carriages will bring back the glow of health. Don’t wajt until you have the money ‘to pay for one. We offer you the finest line in the city to select from, and -you’re welcome to pay for it a little at.a time. CREDIT UJ Ts a part of what. we offer— you may come expecting it, for we expect you to want it. Everything is marked in plain figures and not a penny is added if you ‘want to buy on time. We make, line nnd lay our Carpets free, and there's no charge for waste Isthe 3 Baby, Pale? If your baby slows the ef- fects of being cooped up in io matching figures. : 9 Grogan’s 4Mammoth Credit House, 817-819-821-823 7TH ST. N.W., mbk14-75d Bet. H and I sts, Oo 2-90-90 09-00-09 90-6 Everything choice in Lenten Edibles —— 1s included tm our display of substantials —— and delicacles for the table. “Diamend- +— back”’ Terrapin, Salt Water Oysters, Clams, —— Live Lobsters and Fresh Fish of all kinds —— received fresh daily. —— _G7Spring Lamb, Green Peas and Fresh ——— Mint—the finest that come to the city. ’ Cottage Market,818 14th St. _mmbi4-m,w,f-20 FAFKLKKLLKTFARLAALAAS { BRAIN ? WORKERS! The results of excitement % of any kind, over-brain work &% and fatigue'find a ready cor- ¢ & * % & * er LOS OD SPH M EHH PMH aoe gee doe eH SHH aM SH HH DHHS HHH HTH COMODO OS HOTPOINT TOO rection in Bromo-Pepsin. This simple but effectt cure, forsHEADACHE, INDI * GESTION, ‘ NERVOUSNESS, SLEEPLESSNESS and MEN- TAIP EXHAUSTION inns’ be. ® comé “n ‘boon to thousands of brain-workers of the coun- &% try because of its remarka- % ble eficacy.in the conditions named and its ABSOLUTE PURITY and HARMLESS- NESH + s A refreshing dose of effer- vescing— FEF 8 EF OF U8 OF OF OF OF UF OF 8 OF oo zB ° PEPSIN thé Warlt Pepsin”: % KK KKK KS % % % % %, 3‘Note * peters retiring will bring rest{nlsleep to those trou- bied with INSOMNIA. BROMO-PEPSIN is _valua- Ble alfo in SEASICKNESS. There is only ONE BROMO- ® PEPSIN. Note the word PEPSIN and be sure you get &% the right thing. 3, At All Druggists, 4 Prices 10c. & 25c. bot. + veereers ceeeeees F Candies Exclusively At Popular Prices. Gill's Candies are noted for purity and freshness. Our 25, 40 and 00c: grades have no equals. Special Tuesday, . c= 40c. Candy, 25c. Ib. — 921 F st.and Gill’s, 1223 Pa. ave. Marrons Glaces, $1.00 Ib. mh14-9t*20 AR. ARARABBARBRABAAAA A ‘Finest 4 ‘Norwegian ‘Cod Liver Oil FF 88 28 OF OF OF UE UF 8 F The ‘real ching:” Imported direct from the, Lofoden Islands. Highest grade—ptre—clear—gnd as pelatable ‘as the best Cod Liver Oil can be. We hottle tt here—and seli it over our fff owm mame, so you may be sure it's * © all right. ONLY 50c. PINT. « W. S. THOMPSON, §€ PHARMACIST, 703 ISTH ST. inbi4.28a a 28c. pound PAARL AA; vay Our acti itful table BI 1 For Merge tiie ees 2 “Matchless Pes Done for we Le. Creaniery.” | But 28. a pouna sis Kodaks.and Camer —and. upward.’ ' America. Our, stock is now ready. and at LOWEST, PI icAllister« Feast for Amateurs _ This Cataw at 75c. a gal ° ° ° . ° oa, < @: o% as possible.” we import ourselves direct. a_ yard for regular $2.25 English Suit- ings, in shades and ° patterns that will make quite the best wheel suits you can find anywhere. We have something less than 110 yards of these left. A mere handful when it comes to sell- ing them at $1.50. 7 5 Cc imported weaves, In Brown Cand Black and Green and Black. We freely promise you the utmost satisfaction with them. a yard for regular $1.50 Silk and Wool Novelties; a yard for Choice Black Boucles, that are worth amd bave ° Deen selling at $4. Figure that up—$3 saved on every yard you buy. Almost buys another dress. ful piece of goods. Half price is ‘very “remarkable for such value. a yard for regular $3 Frieze, 47 inches wide, and a beaati- 4-4 and delicate tints. Black Bayadere Moire Antique, with col- ored Barre lines Interwoven—$1.75 quallty— -§ 1.25 a yd. inch Cadrille and Satin Plaid Gros de Renee evening tints, for full dress waists —REDUCED from $1.75 to $1.35 a yd. 22-inch Lace Bayadere Satin Luxor, in the aaintiest. of the delicate colorings—RE- DUCED from $2 t $1.50 a yd. Lot_of White Moire Velours—REDUC] ars 40 a yd. yards. Any of them— were made to our special order. been selling all the way from $1 to $2 a yard. And you are to have the choice of what are left of the 206 pieces that we put on this table this morning—for Now then you know we had a big budget of orders placed early, as is necessary in the case of such exclusiveness. Those we had to take—and those we put on sale at precisely the same reductions as were made on the goods already in stock. That brings about such offerings as these— Go tothe Black Goods Counters-= —you will find we have been there with our sharpest knife. There isn’t a yard among all the weaves that would not sell in the course of regular business at regular prices—but we cannot wait—we are in a hurry—and haste makes waste. Let us quote some of our REDUCED prices on Real English Crape. Anybody who is interested will get a bargain. 4-4--$1.50 kind = = 4=4--$2.00 kind = -< -$3.00 kind = - 5-4--$4.50 kind - = Here is one piece of 42-inch Veiling—REDUCED from $1.50 a vard to $1.00. A Heavy Loss in Silks. There was a fortune in itself here in Silks. of Silks that everybody likes, and that you cannot find any- where else in Washington. Avery large proportion of the stock consisted of Evening Silks—the most beautiful shades About half the counters are bared—we are going to devote the week to clearing the other half. We ought to succeed at these tremendous reductions. Wash Goods--12!4c. for Choice. And the choice ee ot and 40c. French Organ- i . te . Scotch Ginghams—25c. to 35c. pag Gannee ace: and 40c, French Batistes and Mus- lins—and 40c. and soc. Novelty Cottons—in our exclusive patterns and superior qualities—in Remnants from 2 to 12 By Order of the Executors. Startling Reductions for Clearance Sake-- =-AT== PEIRRY’S. Come every day—don’t miss a day. You are going to buy a dress this spring —and if you act upon our suggestion, it will cost you less— and be as fine as any gown you ever wore. remnants we have prepared in the Fancy Dress Goods De- partment is filled, not with short, useless scraps—but of pieces with yards enough for a suit, a waist or a skirt. Remnants are the best recommendation a weave can have. popularity—else they would not be remnants. In this instance they are the choicest effects among-the host of novelties that In fact they are patterns that This table of They tell of They are goods that have a yard for regular 22.25 German ‘ceds, in several y handsome mix- $1.00 tures. If you want it, hurry; there were only two pieces of them this morning. Maybe only one by to- morro’ “or but they are in those patti e the Scotch, and very stylish. are 50 inches wide. peculiar to These goods a yard for regular $1.75 Canvas Cioth, always in style and ° always ck. 48 inches wide. a yard for regular $2 Bordered Serge; if you haven't seen it ‘you don't know how attractive it is. Makes up into handsome gowns, 47 inches wide. $1.12%4 a yd. 2 = S = $1.45 a yd. = = = = $2.00a yd. = $3.00 a yd. Imported French Crape But the kinds White $1.75 to $1.35 a yd. White Faconne Moire—REDUCED from 50 to $1.75 a yd. White Brocade Gros Grain—REDUCED to = "$2.00 a yd. White Plain Gros Grain—REDUCED from *" $1.50 a yd. Lot of Fancy Figured, Checked and Striped Silks that have been 85c., $1 and $1.25, aes Barre Bengaline—REDUCED from French - You ought to have an eye to these Velvets. We turn three pieces loose tomorrow at prices that we could not replace them in stock for again. But we are closing, and circumstances alter prices— Q¢inch Black Velour @e Sa_WEDECED trom 4 t0 $2.50 += 2t-inch Biack Velour du Nord— epU from $5 to L* Hosiery. Just see how we have sheared the prices. You will pay less than we paid. 19. tu. Hleser writh’ double soles and high apliced heels—REDUCED from 50c. to 39c,. ot. * Srna Bp ely Bae tir Patrons of the store this week will reap the harvest of the sale so far. Quantities that have pecome somewhat lessened are to be swept out with one swoop. Just think what a scrutiny qual- ity had to undergo to gain a place here—and now we are sacrificing it without a consideration of its being the best in the land. The laws of buying and selling hold no control over the transactions here now—we cut and slash—spring goods, summer goods, winter goods—all the same rash hand—all with the® same definite purpose—to close them out as quickly as possible. That is always before us—‘“as quickly Laces-= a money-losing push. Into two lots we have gath- ered several patterns and kinds of Lace, of different widths, but coming from out this stock of only the best they are strictly reliable. Choice of them all for 25c.— In one lot are all witths of Bie; worth from The." to €1.50- REDUCED ty your choice, to 25C. Sie: In the cther lot are Spangle Enoortiogs, that are worth frm at @ yard—REDUCED, for your chu 25Co ta pee oe aes es Corsets--a case of must sell regardless of cost—and that sends the prices rushing noth- ingwards. C. B. La Spirite, made of W: ‘ ¢ cout, Well boned and tri vi cubrotbery REDUCED from $1.50 to "UE SBbroldery— $1.25 :... Thompson's RB. Corset le satin, well boned, two side state med with embroidery — Ri 92.25 to $1.69 ; ° pair. La 530—made of White covtil, weir boned, two side = eels, trim- top and bottom with embroider - ing—REDUCED trom Pe ae $2 LC. Corsets—No. coutil, with trimmed te harrow ribbon. —made of fan side steels, Well boned, aod and bottom’ with lace and REDUCED from $6 to $4 2. Infants’ Wear. Two lots of baby’s dresses that we shall close out at less than §0c. on the dollar. You will find other deep cuts have been made in this department. Children’s Colored Lawn Dresses, trim- med with lace, and ruffles of same material; and 3 years ouly— REDUCED from $1.25 to tie 65c. Children’s Colored Lawn Dresses of lace Stripe effect; made with square yoke. ruftle of lawn edged with embroidery; new sleeves with embroidery trimming: sizes 2 aud 3 years—REL D from $2.25 to SE Children’s Blonse Waists, made of White and Colored Lawns, with kirge sailor edged with embroidery; sixes 3 and 4 y —REDUCED from to e Lawn Aprons, With double ratios a 4 rs—REDL« White India Linen Aprons, mad: en style, with d fit 3-year-oids— welght Rox Coats; with rem a ots: sizes 8 and 10 years—REDUCED frum $2.50 to” 75¢. Green, Navy Blue and Mixed Cloth Coats, with box plait front, tight-fitting back; new sleeves with turn-back cuffs; sizes 6 and B years—REDUCED from 5 to $1.50. Brown Cheviot lars trimmed sleeves and back; DUCED from $6 to $2.50. Bargains in Buttons. You certainly can find use for them at such big savings as we offer you these for. Large Binck, Ivory and ition But- tons, for jackets NEDUCED from Be. and = POG, es Small Colored Ivory Silk Braid Buttons— REDUCED from 5c. und 6c. to | ig Large Cat Jet Buttons; riveted—REDUCED “75c. pei Enameled Dress Buttons—REDUCED from $1.25 at 2Zic. ot Box Coats, with large col- ith narrow braid; new fit 8 and 10 years—RE- A lot of Metal Buttons, small and large im price from 5c. to S5c.—the choice NOW a '@ dozen.