Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1898, Page 8

8 AND SONS. v B. MOSES F st. cor. 11th. Mattress Factory, ist and D. Furniture Factory, 12th & B. A Grand ClearingUp of Wall Papers One-fourth, one-third and one-half regular cost. The whole story in a nutshell is that we’re reorganizing the depart- ment under a new management, and 10,000 rolls of paper—all papers a season old—are to be cleared out at prices they'll bring quickest. Ridic- ulously low—just enough to keep us from giving the goo’s away. Where did you ever see such cuts as these?— roll roll roll roll roll roll © A lot of Hand-made Wall Papers, with match friezes and borders—that sold nn. = Sc, to 4c. Some Pressed Leather that were $2.50 roll It W. B. MOSES & SONS. ‘Storage, 220 & M. eevecccccccceeeee weeee : :The famous Saw : ‘Log Salmomn2,,, 25c: cans, Especially fine quality goods, usually retailed at a much higher price! Just to get more people acquainted with the toothsome character of this salmon, + + will sell 2 cans for 2c. Cramer & Co., {irmer sth sna (Successory ‘0 Keyworth & Cramer.) ¢, fe113m. Sry cee All the Electric Power you want all the time. You pay only for what you use. Drop postal or ‘phone us and our representative will call. U.S. Electric Lighting Co., 213 14th st. nw. ‘Phone 1877. 128-20 mb: Good For Baby’s Skin * ¢ ¢ * EVANS’ ZALCUM POWDER. It “cures °° ° red, itching skin — chafing—and prickly * *heat. Keeps the skin soft, smcoth and ° * white. Plaiy or Ferfumed—only 10c. can. ** * If your druggist dees not handle Evans'— * come here. Evans’ Drug StoreWlete, a4 Conn. a ©. and S st. and 1428 Md. a ‘Tiillinery. | uullliners are shown in our Trimmed Hat stock. Our Trimmings demand particular at- tention for beauty and freshn All the latest’ shapes in untrimmed fats. Most_r Tirs. C. Stiebel,1113G St. Mourning Goods a special ity. mh30-w,f,m-20 * ma sche oOo FAFSA LALLA AA LAKLAS Credit Stands for CASH in our store. It’s just the same to us if you want to pay your bill a little at a time — weekly or monthly. There's no charge for such a privilege. You'll find prices marked in plain figures— prices that are as low as those of cash stores—and we don’t add a penny for accommodating you. There are no notes to sign—no interest to pay. BABY CARRIAGES and MATTINGS are the principal needs at this season of the year We can show you the best lines in che city. uni “a ma mm Our Carpets are made, Iat@ and lined free. We measure your rooms for Mattings and charge only for what it takes to cever them. : Grogan’s : ® Mammoth Credit House,* 2 817-819-821-823 7TH ST. N.W., ge MNBL Bet. H and J sts, FE SE OSB OE OE OF OF OE OB OB OF OE OOF OE OF OE OF 28 8 8 OF 88 OF 08 8 8 08 08 8 Ot: KK KKK KKK KK KK LK KK LEE LEE EE EEE EE TK OS r * 4 *% * % EKKKK KCK LK LK ES eS Great Reduction In Hair. Switches, $2.50, formerly 00. Switebes, $6.00, formerly $10.50. Su irate BS eee Bt First-class attendants io itsirdreacing: Shampootng. Imperial Hatr Regenerator for restoring gray bats, Never fails. S. HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N. W. apl6-20d Save [Money & Trouble. GET THE BEST, “TheConcord Harness,” Trunks, Bags, Suit Cases and Leather Goods. Lutz & Co., 497 PA. AVE. N.W. @Xext National Hotel.) P. S.—Trunk Repairing by skilled bands. mb16-24d SUITS CLEANED. ‘Send us your last spring sait and will clean it to kok every whit as neat and stylish as when you bought it. Expert dyeing. Wagon calls. E. E. WHEATLEY, AMERICAN DYER AND SCOURER, 1088 “Jefferson ave. (Georgetown). ~ Established 1831. no2d-Lyr, 14 THE NEW DISCOVERY, HYOME! found to ve the only raj cure for Catarrh, Bronchitis and Asthma. All druggists. Jat-m.w&t-ly ANGOSTURA BITTERS, the world-renowned ap- petizer and iovi to all drinks THE NINE PRACTICING| C4°T- SIGSBEE'S RECEPTION A Notable Assemblage Will Gather in His All but: Mahaffy Were Out on the Diamond. GAME WITH GEORGETOWN GIVEN OP Many Applications for Ladies’ Tickets. CURRENT SPORTING NOTES All the Washington club players in town, with the exception of Mahaffy, who is sti. iimping around on account of a sprained arkle, were out in the sunshine at National Park this morning and indulged in about two hours’ hard practice. Every man worked hard and apparently took an inier- est in his work. Wrigley at short was perticularly spry, taking everything thai came his way and a few that belonged to the other players. Selbach, Gettman, Leahy, Sullivan, Amole, Mercer, Brown, Farrell, McGuire, and, in fact, all the men kit the ball hard and fielded cleanly. This afternoon another two hours’ good practice ‘was gone through with, and if the men are not in good shape their actions fail to show it. Proctcr and Leon DeMontreville were also practicing with the boys, and the former in particular, while playing first, exhibited many qualifications of a first-class player. Leon is in reality only a “kid,” but he has confidence in himself and works with the precision of a veteran. The Georgetown College nine have can- celed their date with the Senators for to- morrow afternoon, and u:stead the veterans will line up against the “‘kids," and a bet- ter game than the one originally scheduled can be looked for. ‘The “kids” will be strengthened by re Myers, Proctor, De- Montreville, Badeg and other local players. Jack Doyle is expected in Washingion by every train, as are Pitcher Dinneen and Catcher Snyder. These mea will ail be in tomorrow’s game, and the local “fans” can get a true lire cn the abilities cf the new men thit have signed Washington contracts since lest season. The game will be called xt 4:15. Umpire Heydler will of- ficiate as arbitrator. Hundreds of letters are pouring into Mr. Wagner's office by every mail from fair ap- plicants for “‘ladies’ tickets,” and the man- agement wish to notify the letter writers that the tickets are beirg printed, but will not be ready until a week or more. No apprehension need be felt about the tick- ets being out in time for the first “ladies’ dey,” as Secretary Robb assured The Star reporter this morning that all the applica- tiens will be filled by next Saturday, at the outside lizait. Arrangements have been completed whereby reserved seat tickets for the grand stand and boxes will be on sale at the billard rooms of Michael Scanton, at 9th and D streets, a couple of days before the opening game. Mr. Wagner received a letter this morn- ing from the Brooklyn club management asking him to waive claim to players “Germany” Smith, Bean and Crisham, who will in all probability be farmed out. This looks as if Jones has proved a success at short for the Brooklyns and that LaChance and Tucker will both be on the regular team. BOWLING SEASON ENDED. Cc. A. C. Win Two Out of the Last : Three Games. The season of the District Bowling League came to a termination Wednesday evening in the series of games between ihe South Washington Business Men's Bowling Club and the Columbia Athletic Club. The games were piayed at the C. A. C., and the home team, by winning two of the three games, forced the Business Men into last place. The first game was easily won by Co- Iumbia, the side bowling in fine shape and winning out by 112 pins. The secord game went to the South Washington players by a margin of forty pins. The game was close throughout, the Business Men getting their lead in the first inning and the positions remaining the same to the end of the game. The last game was the most exciting of the evening and one of the most intensely interesting played in a league contest this year, as upon its result depended the po- sitions in the standing of the two clubs. The scores fluctuated very slightly at any stage of the contest, Columbia pulling out victors by the small difference of three ins. Pithe scores follow: FIRST GAME. Columbia Athletic Club. Bus. Men's Bowl. Club. Sp Se. 7 Sean! 2 163 Smithaon.. 1 145 Shlesinger.. 8 ‘Total. Rodier. Ricker. Columbia Athletic Club, St. . Sp. Se . Sp. Se. 171 Puller. 1 2 118 4 130 Land. -o 7 142 4 122 Seanloi 3 8 170 4 . 3 4 150 4 3 3s 14t Total cesses 724 Total. The standing of the clubs follows: Saengerbund... 34 Carroll Institute. 31 Washington Atht: 2 bo Columbia Athletic Clab 18 3 TS Business Men's Bowl. Club. 17 31 354 A meeting of the league delegates wiil be held at the Saengerbund Monday, when the award of prizes will be announced and other league business transacted. LAFAYETTES BUNCHED HITS. Catholic University Pitcher Ha» Not Yet Struck His Gait. The Lafayette College nine completely snowed under the Catholic University team at Columbia field yesterday afternoon, the visitors coming out victorious by 29 to 11. Strangely enough the base hits were even, each making 16, but Lafayette secured most of hers in the first inning, when 12 runs crossed the plate, winning the game. Added to this the Catholic University’s pitcher presented the visitors with nine- teen gifts in the shape of bases on balls and passes at the opposing batsmen that often went true to their mark. Regan was responsible for these misdeeds and contrib- uted largely to the defeat of the home team. Both teams were about even on fielding errors. The score: Lafayette. . 1221715 1 0-29-16-5 Catholic Univ'ty. 2 110 2 0 2 3~11-16-4 NOW IN NA LEAGUE. Light Infantry Basket Ball Team De- feats the Fencibles. The National Fencibl2s basket ball team was beaten last night at Globe Hall by Compary C, Ist Battalion, W. L. I. C. The game was one of the prettiest con- tests ever witnessed in the Globe Hall, and fre> from all rough playing. This was the first game played by Com- pany C in the national league series, and its showing was highly creditable. . ‘The line up follows: Company C. _ Positions. Fencibias. McRae = . -Smith Goals—McRae (2), Kendall (3), Yount, Magee (3), Gass (3) throw—McRae. Umi and Allison. Scorer—Bir. Mr. Stelle. Referec—Mr. McMurray. a George Swann, the colored watchman at the Normandie Hotel, who himselé Wednesday night, ts improving. The phy- sicians at the Emergency Hospital think he will recover. Saers, — Smith, Free THE EVENING ‘STAR, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1898-16 PAGES, Honor. Arrangements for the Event Have Been Completed—Large Number of Invitations Sent Out. The arrangements have been about com- pleted for the reception tomorrow night at the Arlington Hotel of the National Geo- graphic Society to Capt. Charles D. Sigs- bee, commander of the battleship Maine, and the event promises to be a memorable one. There will be no long receiving line as has been customary on so many occa- sions of the kind. Introductions will be made to Capt. Sigsbee by Prof. Alexander Graham Bell, president of the society. The board of managers of the society will make the guests feel at home with each other, and will be assisted in this pleasant occu- pation by Miss E. M. Bell, Mrs. H. F. Blount, Mrs. F. V. Coville, Mrs. W. H. Dall, Mrs. D. T. Day, Mrs. Henry Gannett, Mrs. G. K. Gilbert. Mrs. A. W. Greely, Mrs. John Hyde, Mrs. W. J. McGee, Mrs. C, Hart Merriam, Mrs. H. G. Ogden and Miss E. R. Scidmore. Prof. Bell and Mr. Charles J. Bell called personally upon the President and Vice President yesterday afternoon and extend- ed invitations to be present. Vice Presi- dent Hobart will certainly attend, and so will Secretaries Long ana Alger, while the other members of the cabinet will probably be present. The Marine Band will render national airs and a detail of marines will act as a guard of honor. Over a thousand invitations have been sent out to the most prominent and dis- tinguished people in the District, and the gathering will be a notable one. ———__.______ STRANGE CONFESSIONS. Men Who Have Confessed to Crimes Which They Never Committed. From “Wonderful Events.” That a man on the rack, with every nerve quivering, with every nerve drawn to its utmcst tersion, with the pain in- creasing in intensity and violence, should cenfess himself the perpetrator of crime is natural enough. The prospect of relief from accual pain is a temptation that blinds the sufferer to the future. But it ™may seem strange, and is indeed cne of the most inexplicable things in human his- tory, that men have been induced by re- liglous exhortations and other means of persuasion to sign their own death war- rants by confessing crimes actually never committed. Such in England was the caso of John Perry, executed near Campden in 1¢61, with his mother and brother, for mur- dering William Harrison, steward for Lady Campden. The testimony against them was chiefly the confession of John Perry himself, but, to the astonishment of all, Harrison, who had been kidnaped and carried off, returned two years after the execution. In 1812 a man named Russell Colvin, liv- ing at Manchester, Vt., disappeared, and stspicions of foul play were entertained. Public opinion attributed his murder to Stephen and Jesse Boorn. Still, as there no definite ground on which to them, the excitement gradually drew way. In 1819, however, a Mr. Boorn dreamed that he had been murdered by two men, whom he fixed upon as his nephews, St phen and Jesse. The ghost of the murde: ed man even specified the place of the murder and the old cellar hole where the mangled body had been thrust. Here a knife and buttons were found, which were identified as belorging to Colvin. On this the men were arrested. Stephen and Col- vin had quarreled just before the disap- pearance of th latter, and Stephen had been seen to strike him with a club and knock him down. In a short time Jesse confessed that he and Stephen,’with their father, after Ste- phen knocked him down, had carried him to the old cellar and cut his throat with a Jack-knife. He further stated that the next year they made away with most of the bones of their victim. Stephen, after a time, admitted the truth of Jesse's con- fession. On this they were convicted and sentenced to be hanged on the 28th of Jan- uary. 1820. They applied for commutation of the sentence, and, as some believed their innocence, advertisements were in- serted In various papers for Colvin. Not Icng afterward a letter appeared in the New York Evening Post, signed by a Mr. Chadwick, and dated Shrewsbury, N.J., December 6, 1819, stating that a slightly deranged man named Russell Colvin had been there five years before. This was generally looked upon as a hoax, but Jas. Whelpley of New York, who knew Colvin, resolved to follow up the clue, and actual- ly found Colvin at the howse of William Polhemus, at Dover, N.J., where he had been since April, 1813. Mr. Whelpley took him to New York, the ccmmon council gave him means to pro- ceed to Vermont, and he arrived at Man- chester on the 22d day of December. The whole place was in a state of wild excitement. People gathered in from all the surrounding country to see the dead alive. A cannon -was brought out, and Celvin was saluted with a discharge of cannon and small arms, Stephen Boorn firing the first piece. There was much dils- cussion as to the motive for the confes- sion, some attributing it to the effect of imprisonment, a general sort of panic, ter- ror, and others to the injudicious advice and exhortations of a clergyman. —---—-s0+ THE LEITER FORTUNE. Part of It in Nearly Every Big Chi- cago Corporation. From the Chicago News. Twenty-two million dollars is declared the value of the reai estate owned by Levi Z. Leiter in Chicago. There is not a parcel of it with an incumbrance. He is the largest stockholder in the Chicago City railway, his biock of 3,500 shares being worth about one miilion dollars; and the largest stockholder in the greatest banking institution in the west, the Lllionis Trust and Savings Bank, with its shares selling around 4). The Letters, father or son, are in the directory of the Chicago Edison Company, the South Side Elevated Com- pany, the Universal Gas Company and the Mutual Fuel Gas Company. There is not a great local corporation in which they are not stocknolders. They are in the Union Loop Company, the Northwestern L road, the West Chicago Street Railway Com- pany. The Leiter name has been a syno- nym of ready money with brokers for years. In street parlance, the retired dry goods merchant tas een in the positien to raise more cash on shorter notice than anybody else in the west, except possibly his old partner, Marshall Field, or his present vpponent, Philip D. Armour. His silver mines have been the richest in the west. His ranch interests have alone been large enough to make him conspicuous. Nineteen years ago, when nails were at the lowest prices ever known, he bought and stored every keg his agents could learn of. His holding of over a milMon kegs al- mest trebled in value within a year. The Leiter weaith for fifteen years has been free of any business entanglement, ail in the cholcest investments, most easily and rapidly convertible. That is why he has been conceded the ability to raise more money and to raise it quicker ¢han any other westerner. From the St. James’ Gazette. ‘The Suez Canal Company has decided to erect at Suez a large statue of M. Ferdi- nand de Lesseps, in memory of the great part its late founder took in the creation of the canal. The work has been entrusted to M. Fremiet, president of the Academy of Fine Arts,who has now finished a full-sizea model. The statue will be six meters eighty centimeters, or nearly twenty-two and a half feet in height. M, de Lesseps is rep- resented standing wearing the camel's hair burnous, or Arab shawl, in. which he lovee to drape himself when in Egypt. In his left hand is an unrolled plan, and his right hand is stretched out to show the entrance agers tal of thinty to ‘orty fect in height, a est ol a will be chiseled t the profiles of khedives who favored ‘this projects, togeth- er with and appro- priate “ The rigat is far more subject to ac- eidents than left. It has_been found Special prices for they're bargains, indeed. You've seen by this time how much better we're doing for you in boys’ clothing and furnishings than $5 suits for $2.98. well same values for which the cl get $4 and §5—will be offered for $5 suits, $3.48. Fine vestie scits of navy blue fancy cheviote—vests are made of lalies’ cloth to match, and are trimmed with silk soutache braid—sizes 3 to 8— SET #4 and $5 suits. ‘Special price, stores 28. 75c. waists, 50c. &% 5oc. shirts, 39c. Boys’ colored madras and percale shirts, with attached collars and cuffs—in guar- anteed fast colors—the same values which are sold everywhere else at 50c.—will be offered for a¥c. O09 SSOS8 08900800 2? Blouse waists, 48c. Boys” India limon blouse waists, the col- lar, culls and front trimmed with em- broldery—will be offered as a special value for. 48¢. SOOSO Bp, =, Knee pants, 48c. a Black and blue and mixed all-wool cheviot kneé pants, in sizes 3 to 16— will go for @ day at 48c. In men’s wear. - Asking half what the exclusive men’s stores yet hns brought us this iness. Men should Jearn how much they really cau save In buying here. 75c. shirts, 49c, Men's white laundered shirts, all linen bosom—closed or open front—the regular Ze, surt—we offer tomorrow for only 49 cents, Neckwear, 25c. Men's new sj neckwear for Easter —in the newest shapes and patterns—four- in-hands, puiffs, tecks, club ties, etc.— Will be offered for 25’ cents. 25c. suspenders, 15c. Men's strong elastic leather-back sus- benders, with mohair ends, and buckles— which are worth 25c., will go tomorrow for 15c. pair. 4 i) 8909000 i @@ 1@ 600 Toilet articles. After you fnd out that our prices for tollet erticles are fully half less than you'll pay the corner druggist you won't want to stand his high prices. Here's evidence that our prices are half: Oak famous which sells for will offer tomorro olet_of Parma soap, a cake usually—we three cakes for 10c. Pears’ unscented soap will be offered tomorrew, per cake, for $e. Lycns’ tooth powder will be sold to- mortew for Ic. Belley’s petroleum “Jelly will tomorrow, per bottle, for only 2c. be sold Bailey’s perfumed talecin powder will be offered tomorrow—per box—for 9c. Ladies’ , pompadour combs of shell— Pibich are worth 25e.—we offer tomorrow @ Boys’ Easter suits| 92+ 926. 928 4 and furnishings. 7th, running sonat to 704-706 K st. { », 924 926, 928 | Special values insuits, 7th, running through to 704-706 K st. “The Dependable Store.” Do Easter shopping tomorrow To get you to do the Easter buying tomorrow instead of waiting till next week we have made specially big inducements. Every department offers a bargain—from each stock there has been selected desirable, stylish merchandise which has been cut in Price until it is an irresistible value. We are trimming hats free —and we don’t tack on any additional charge on the materials to make it up. It’s our way to get you acquainted with the new milli- nery parlors—a very generous way you must admit. We have em- ployed the services of the most skilled trimmers we could find—-and their good taste is at your disposal entirely free of charge. Every other store will ask you something for trimming—we think you will appreciate our offer. And that we ask least prices you will come to find out just as soon as you see the values offered. A list of special values for tomorrow follow—and they are too important to be ignored. Ladies’ stylishly trimmed hats, in a great variety of newest cffects—cither made up already from ont ef stock—or made to order—for ‘which every other store will ask $6—we offer tomor- me $3.9 Children’s fancy straw or Leghorn hats, tastefully trimmed with wreath of wild flowers—will be offered ton.cr- row for only. x Parama_ short-back sailor hats, sell regularly at 98c. everywhere —will be offered tomorrow for.. which 75C. Rough straw short-back sailor hats, in all colors, which sell regul ly at 48c.—we offer for. Black spangled quills, which sell regularly at 19¢.—will go tomorrow 0c for ... : A lot of birds—of exceptional worth and beauty—will be offered to- morrow for. - 49c, Sale of Easter footwear. All next week to buy the Easter footwear—until Saturday night if you please—but how much better to buy now while salesmen can give you as much attention as you wish. That's why special Prices are named for tomorrow, and if you give them the consid- eration they deserve you will take advantage of them. Every Pair of shoes which leave here go with this guarantee—“if they break or split before the soles are worn through we shall give a pair of new ones free.” Ladies’ Oxford ties—opera round—broad fows—tack and tan —hand-miade—dlexible and easy to the feet. Regular Price, $1 ial price... Bry Ladies’ hand-made Oxford ties. Juliets— all the new styles—trimmed with pat- plain leather—several new style 11 sizes and widths. Sask $2. Ladies’ Oxford ties and dress shoes, in Dlack and tan and brown—either with light or double soles—on almost every con = able style last—several new shape heels— al fuisied and made in fie best possibile manner, Shoes worth $2.50 and $3.00. Special price... 31.98 Spring gloves, 69c. A lot of ladies’ 2-clasp new spring gloves, in tan, gray, white and black— with stitching of Mack or self-color on back—will be offered as a special value tomorrow for 69¢. a pall Ladies’ finest quality Oxford ties aod shoes, Including the new seamless and plug ‘Oxfords—opera-pointed, bulldog, & toes—all style tips—made of the b terlal. Regular pri $3.00 and $5.50. i kid lace shoes ed tues, spring Misses’ Fren patent leather shoes, cloth tops—hand-sewed—made finest materials, Special pric $1 We are now showing a fail and complete line of ladies’ children’s slippers, in wh misses’ and i Corsets, 69c. A special lot of “R. & G."* corsets, heavily boned—with extra lung watst—in white, drab and black—all sizes—will be offered tomprrow: for.only 69c. a palr. GSSOSO® oOe SOSCCSSECSSESTOSSENS OESETSSSSO So skirts, waists, &c. All-wool covert auits in tan, brown and flare ‘back and instle Line Ined "WELL WORTH $8 fo7 $9.79 Fine tailor-made serge and Rnglish covert suits; jackets all taffeta silk lined; skirts heve the most stylish hang; the colors include Mack, navy. green, new gray and tess THAN BEAT | GO.95S $6 figured taffeta silk skirts, In riety of stylish designs, fare $3 back : . $10 handsome brocaded satin and gros grain silk skirts and plain satin duchesse; best linings 08 and newest Paris cut “ ° We will again offer those all-silk or satin Mned jackets, made of all-wool co- vert, in tan and new blue; have velvet id collars. Others would them remarkable bar- fist Sey. §3.98 Very swell black silk capes, with ruf- fies of silk chiffon—werth 50 $8.50—for. oe o Stripes of all colors, checks and change- able ard black taffeta silk waists: all style turned blouses—this sxsortment can. not be found visewbere less than $6 te $8. Your cholee... . Children’s reefers of plain all-woat ladies’ cloth, in red, tan and — navy; prettily trimmed sailor col- ars—werth $3—at 1.98 Newshirt waistsat 49c. ‘There never was a time when we had jendid showing of ladies’ shirt . We have every Lewest and most desirable style—and the patterns are of the most exclusive designs. And you'll find our prices much less than you pay elsewhere. Tomorrow we will offer a big lot of shirt waists, with laundered stand- go tomorrow for 4¥e. Wrappers, 59c. A lot of percale wrappers—in light and dark colors—fancy braid trimmed yoke and collars—fall wide wkirte—ond irate Uning—bound armboles—which are Se. yalues—we offer tomorrow Special prices for canned goods. a big lot seed housewife should be lake advantage of th Tomorrow we offer you the very best hes, in full three-pound caus, for The well-known “Cimmpion brand of tomatoes—fall 3-Ib. cans will be offered per can” for The very finest early June peas—the best aiited goods—will be suld~per can for 3-I- cans of finest table peaches will be offered ‘tonierrow for only. 11 Cans of corn—the very best you can buy —will be offered tomorrow for only Te. Extra fine quality Petit Pois peas, of de- lictous flaver will be offered tomorrow— per can—Izige. » Ba A NATURAL BEEHIVE. 5 A California Cliff Where Millions of the Insects Make Their Homes, From the San Francisco Call. Did you ever see @ bee tree, with a swarm of bees around it? Well, magnify this about 10,000 times, and you will have a slight idea of a natural beehive in Men- dccino county, California. It is a rift in the face of a cliff, and tradition has it that there is a large cave on the inside, where the myriads of busy insects make their homes. This great natural curiosity is known to residents of the adjacent country as “Bee Reck,” and they have grown to look upon it as commonplace, when, in reality, it is the only beehive of the kind in existence. There ts no danger of a person getting very near to this natural beehive without knowing it, for at all hours of the day a swarm of insects hover about several hun- dred feet in all directions. An incessant, maddening buzz fills the air that can be heard an eighth of a mile, and serves as a warning not to venture too near. But men do venture near after having first put on a suit of leather clothing, fastened a mask of wire screen around their hat brim and lighted a good big torch. ‘These precau- tions are absolutely necessary. It takes nerve to approach close to the opening in the rock, and the experience is a never-to-be-forgotten one, Bees to the number of millions of millions will ligh: on the intruder, humming fiendishly, and en- deayor to sting him to death. They form a perfect cloud, and the air is filled with a fetid smell and a fine dust that gets through the wire screen and causes an irri- tation to the eyes, The tiny insects really show signs of viciousness, and fly into the flames of the torch tn countless numbers, as though they intended to extinguish it. Round and round they fly with a deafering buzz, and strong indeed is the man who can stand the onslaught of the tiny foes for more than a few minutes. It is almost impossible to make out just where the entrance to this natural beehive is. There is a sort of cavern in the cliff that seems to have a crack through the in- ner wall from top to bottom, but most of the bees hover around a hole ebout 18 inches wide, and appear to make ‘that the point of ingress and egress. Many days it is impossible to ever see che cliff, so thickly ccvered is it with,the insects, and they FREE! PEO HGEHRSHaH Bring the children! A basketful of Easter Candy for each little patron tomorrow—Saturda! tomorrow m as we sell. Seven Days of WONDERFUL SHOE SELLING Will Begin Tomorrow! UR great sale of Easter Shoes will begin erning at 8, and will be a even days’ wonder” of marvelous mer- chandising. Prices will bs quoted that were form- erly considered impossibl< tor such quality Shoes We told you we were prepared to greatly increase our sales at all three stores!. The volume of business is already far be- yond our most sanguine expectations. This fact alone should prove that we have the largest and best shoe variety, and that our prices are right. There are no finer Shoes than ours anywhere at any price. Only our unequaled buying facilities make such re- markably low prices possible. Don’t let the crowds in our store keep you away. We have added more “expert” shoe fitters to our force and can give all comers prompt attention. The people know who offers the best Shoe values, hence these crowds! These Special Prices at All Three Stores Tomorrow. roll in and vut of the opening like a stream of molasses. During the summer 4eai birds can al- ways be seen on the ground around the mouth of the hive. They have been stung to death while attempting to fly through the swarm of insects. Four-footed crva- tures never venture within half a mile, seeming to know that death lurks there. In front of the mouth of the hive there is a pile of dried jhongy that Las flown from the interior. It looks like a heap of molten lava that hag beep hardened after being discharged from aj yolean». A party of “men living in the vicinity claim to have,entered the heehiye several years ago. ley swelected u cold day in winter, when the bees were half dormant, and pou cOat-otl and benzine around ard into the Operiing. ‘Then they made a big fire of wood s9. that the whole cavern was filled with flames, Then they poke? the red-hot embers: down into the- opening and so killed every, bee in ‘t. $< But there was not much to see after the men got inside.-Qnly a large cave, with the walls covered with wax and dried honey, and eno of the sweetness in pools in the bottom to last a big city for several years. Qf course, the honey was unfit for use on; account of being full of dead bees and ashes from the fire. The Ten, however, did not linger.in the cave any great length of time, us it was foul- smelling and, stifling. Although countless millions of bees must have been destroyed ‘on this occasion, the next summer they were as numerous as cver and just as viclous. 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