Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1898, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1898—16 PAGES. WASH. B. WILLIAMS, est Furniture Houses in America. Baby Carriages, We have already sold 2s many buby car- ringes as most dealers wovld sell in an entire season, We kav+ quoted prices that ne ether dealer in Washington can meet Our Baby Carriage at $4 is a wender. It has reed basket, oll latest improvements. tested springs, brake. ete. and will last many years with reasonable care. is well worth $6. Our price. $4. Other Carriages up to $30 ‘The Genuine Engl sb Go-Carts—in_band- some new designs, at $2.25 up to $15, “Fine” Pattings. We make a specialty of Fine ‘Dependable Mattings—we have m> traeh in our stocy. We can sell the bert Mattings from— 10c. to 60c. Yard FSole D. €. Agents for the celebrated Ballwin Dry-air Pefrigerators—the cheap- est Refrigerators in the quality con- side TFA brand new Ine of Summer Rockers, Settees, Arm Chairs and Summer Morris Chairs. ae reat 2 Wash. B. Williams, 7th & D my13-60d BICYCLE RACES. PARK BIC LE € B BOARD TRACK, Conduit Road, Thursday, May, 19th. Admission. ....... . 50e.. my13-lott Save Toney & Trouble, GET THE BEST. “TheConcord Harness,” Trunks, Bags, Suit Cases and Leather Goods. Lutz & Co., 491 PA. AVE. N.W. Te. (Next National Hotel.) P. S.—Trank Repairing by skilled bands. mbi6-24 ST RLARee vine SPOT er wa WANT A RAZOR? If you want a Razor that is a razor— we've got just the razor you want. Take it home and try it—ff it don't suit your beard bring ft bifck ard take home another! Keep this up till you get the one that suits. Walford’s two stores, 477 & gog Pa. Ave. d : i FOR OUR ‘15.00 which are honest in every detail of naterial and construction. WRITE FOR SAMPLES Open evenings till g o'clock. sw ll aee 941 Pa. Ave. N.W. myd-m,wé&f-at Cream are mannfa. IN 1. WooDRU AA. —__-s Wwe: willl sell you 2 pair of Eyeglasses or Spectacles, fitted with —— our FINEST LENS ——— ES. Only Sr. - - C7 Eyes scientifically examined € WITHOLT CHAK x Ti°Allister« Feast: eeeeeeeee Great Reduction In Hair. Switches, $2.50. fo Switches, $6.00, Gray Switches, $8.00, Gray Switches. $4.50, M@irst-class attendants to 1; merly _ $5.00. merly $10.60. ressing, Shampootrg, ete. Imperial Hatr Regenerator for restoring gray bair LATE SPORTING NEW Opening Bicycle Race Meet of the « Season. CONTESTS OF THE PARK CYCLE CLUB —_+—____ Spring Track and Field Sports of Georgetown University. IN BASE BALL CIRCLES The opening bicycle race meet of the sea- son was held yesterday afternoon at the track of the Park Cycle Club, on the €on- duit road, formerly the International Ath- letic Park, and the affair was successful, from a racing point of view. The attend- ance was only fair, the heavy showers just before the time of starting the events keep- ing many away. It was the initial per- formance on the new board track, and its great superiority over the dirt track was piainly shown. Within ten minutes after the storm the boards had dried sufficiently to continue the racing, and befoge the end of the program the course was in fine con- dition. The mest interesting race of the after- noon was the twenty-five-mile paced race between George Smith of the Mount Pleasant Athletic Club and Lee Counsel- man ef the Century Cycle Club. Prior to the race Smith had plenty of backers. He raced in a number of short-distance events, while Counselman remained out antl kept himself fresh for the long ride. It was after 6:30 when the race was started, and by the time the finish was made darkness was falling on the scene. Throughout the ride the interest of the spectators was Kept up, and while after the first five miles tne race was clearly Counselman’s, yet every time he lapped his opponent he was cheer- ed. It was the first race of its kind in this city, introducing middle-distance events, and its reception was encouraging to the management. Counselman was paced by triplets, and he had his crews in excellent working form. The first pick-up was clumsy, but after that no time was lost. He switched from the rear of one triplet to another without any trouble, and he fol- lowed in an apparently easy fashion. At times he called for a faster pace. He hung onto the rear tire like a professional, and at the tinish appeared to be in excellent form. The last lap was made with a ter- Tific spurt, and as he finished his admirers picked him from his wheel and carried him to the dressing room. Smith was paced by tandems and one triplet. His pace was irregular and rather uneven, and the pickups rather bad. At time 3 So swift that he was unable to follow it. Around the middle of the race he lost nis pace entirely, and for eral laps followed in the rear of Coun- man, who was behind his triplet. The ert was unavailing, however, and Smith did not remain behind for many laps, his opponent being suc me ul in shaking him. The t enty-five miles was given @ ance really me2ritoriou for the tw 1, which makes the perform- It is an average of ach of the twenty-tive th mile was made in 41 ction, which would make le eleven 1 of th= ride compicted in a 11 minut ‘This shows the cor- Gition of the rider. At the finish Counsel- s four laps and a quarter f alued at $0, $1 Leo B. Dannemiller, Fred. econd heat won third. A. C. Moran, nd W. Pittman Final heat won by . Moran second, KE. L. 9 B, Dannemiller match; ‘on by E. L. Wilson, ‘h, Baltimore. Winner's r’s time, 7:18 4 urth race, two-mile handica, prizes vaiu-d at $0, $ heat won by A. C. Moran, Pittman, S% . Carter, 22) Second heat ond; Ray R. Cogswell, , and R. L. French, 40 yard! Final heat won by C. J. Muel- 120 yards; W. W. Pittman, 80 yards, Ray R. Cogswell, 220 yards, third, . ©. Moran, scratch, fourth. Time— 5 diamond—Won by Le Counsel- ainst Georg» E. Smith. Time -mile exhibition against time, to e track record—Fred. Schade. Time, 1:51 1- Boston, 15; Baltimore, 6. Hughes, the Orioles' phenom, went in against the Beaneaters at Boston yester- day once too often, the oysterville twirler being bit hard and often, twice for homers and once for a three-bagger. He was also rather unsteady, giving six passes, and failed to receive good support. Nichols, on the other hand, pitched good ball. Score Beat R.H.O.A.E. AB, cf 2 OM 142 109 332 a 000 55 0 910 300 131 Nichols, 000 Totals. ....15 al Pera *Ran for Keeler in the ninth. Bosta o0310407x15 Balti 00022000 2-6 ‘Three-ba: Long, Ke Graw, J Heme runs— bases—Hamil'on Donbl Polling, Bergen, 1. Wild. pitch— mpires— Snyder and Curry. bee Cincinnatl Wins Twe The Cincinnati Reds took two the St. Louis Browns at Cincinnati and teok first place in the league race. The winner made but one error in the two games, bunting well and running the bases with good judgment. Breitenstein and Smith and Hawley and Daniels were the opposing pitehers. Score: FIRST GAME. Cincinnati. R.H.O.A.%.) St. Lou! R.H.O.A.E, —— M-rtde 104 € O|powd, ef... 22°10 64 me Ie Sunith, 21130 ner, rf..1 1100 S. HELLER’S, : LS 1 Omares: if:1 2 30 0 23 120 0 530 720 7th Street N. W. 3 ee peroge apl6-20a 2 o o112 00 = aoe a 1620 00228 occ ccc ces cccccccenscccccne t ) 0033 3 Wits oeeg foil coh o1030 SG of Matting sett 11 u we will give ¢ 2 ~ = = 1 . S| Totals. 8 92712 1) Totals..... 5102714 & . e| ‘Batted for Smith in ninth. . e 5 1-s : $ 0 3-5 S : ._ Two | . tremely iow . . bed and Sug. Three . = aa ith. Stelen h Irwin, Dowd. oe ys 1 will make them look ¢ hallen Om Iiecitenst | oh 2 2 ; hed ball i "The Hought Ce. $ Smith, . 4 Umpires Cushman ‘a on 1214 F Ste Se eceeoee Pe eeeccccccces Spiga pastes gen R.H.OLA. oreo 1220 1 L ° orate were ' 60600 ns s co hat for © Hall, e@o1rii a as £28 0 Crooks, oos10 in © Dantels, ooo21 d bear | *Clements.. 00 00 0 . rth—the ed Sree ee aoa = a for Tetals.... uO «Totals... 274 73 entlewomen, We i agents. *Batted for Daniels in ninth. Ture ot aoe << cae oxy Civeinnati 00000603 06x-3 Bf Stinemetz,*, |". rae, =J Earned ‘Two-lase hits— H. Son, Yanghn. Tune: gimme cn, Mlegal elects — Cro <—S:nith, * Bee! 1237 Pa. Ave. Miller. Dowd, Hawley, myl1-208 off Daniels, 2. Siruck ont—By Hawley, y Dai = — = - 5. Time—1 50, Umpires—Cusbman and Heyd- P ¢ ELERY MARES y ae AIXES OMPOUND. Louisville, 3; Pittsburg, 2. se20 Louisville went up a peg by defeating the Pittsburg club, the home team losing the game in the second inning after two were out, Davis dropping a thrown ball at first. It was a pitchers’ contest ,the home club getting four hits off Cunningham and the Colonels five off Gardner. Score: Pittsburg. R.H.9.A.E. 0.4. Donovan, rf.1 2 2°0 eS a . 021 1210 e006 1200 940 onio) 0330 1300 o25 . o220 0 3 1 © Ritchey, «1 o1131 2 1 0 0/Wilaoa,’¢ o300 9 0 0 ojCun’gham, ‘p10 0 5 0 aBi 5B 4 1000100 002 1200000903 ‘Three-base hit—Ciingman. », Stafferd, W.lson. larke, Stafford, Hoy, W: x ford. Wagner and Clirgman. First base on balis-- Of Gardner, 3: off Cunningham. 3. Hit by pitehed ball—Smith. Struck cut—By Gardner, 1. Time— 1.33 Umpires—MeDorald api O'Day. Sacrifice _hits—Gray, Stolen t Donovan (2), New York, 6; Brookly: Seymour was very effective at Brooklyn, the Dodgers being unable to hit him at the right moment. The Giants had less trouble in finding Dunn, and won easily. Sccre: Brooklyn. “R.H.0.4.E.) New York. R.H.O.A.E. Anderson, cf 0-1 20 0|V"Haltren,cf 02°00 6 0 11 0 O/Teraan, if..1 10 0 0 1 0 OjJoyes, 2921 1 9 0}Davia, 1330 2 2 (| Gleason, 2210 0 140 2 ¢| Hartm: 9010 Haimin, 2b1 1 4 2 (| Wilmot 9100 Ryart, e.....0 1 1 2 i|Grady, 0800 Dunn, p....9 1 2 3 (| 3_ymonr, 2150 3 2 | derals.. o 10 0a a 00 Game crlld on account of darkness. + on balls—Of Seymonr, 3; off none itched ball—Shindle, ‘Strack out—By Seymcur, 8; by Duna, 1. Wild piteh—Sey- mour. Left en bases—B.o. ky: York, 3. Time—1.54. Lyneh-and Cleveland, 12; Chicago, 4. The Spiders batted both Woods and Thornton all over the lot at Cleveland, the Chicagos fielding badly and being unable to connect with Wilson successfully. Score: Unt Cleveland. B.H.O.A.E., Chicago. | R.H.O.A.E. Burkett, If. 12°00 O'Callahan, rf1 92°30 0 Me 302 Liarg, cf...0 1200 22 4 1 Dablen, :s.51 12 5 0 3.1 3 O Kverctt, 1b.9 23 0 1 122 0 Ryan, Ie...00 2011 110 0 MCcrm'kdb 0 0 1 3 2 118 01 90230 2330 oT 23 xt 0 0 5 0, Weods, p...0 012 0 {Thornton, p. 1 1 1 2 0 ‘Ty tals. Fi Totals..... 4102417 5 Clevel ind 202x212 Chicego. . 0102-4 Earned rurs—Cleveland, bases—Cleveland, 8; balls—Of Wilson, Strack ont—By W! on, 2; by Woods, 1; by Th. . 2. Three-base hits— Wallace (2), Childs. Tw base “hits—O'Connor, an, Dahle Sacrifice hit—Chance Double plays—Tebeau Dahlen ett. Hit by d piteh—Thornton, and Swartwood. By ‘Thornton, 1. Umptires—Wood yD ‘T.me—1 50, Today's Schedule and Weather. Washington at New York—cloudy. Baltimore at Philadelphia—cloudy. Brooklyn at Boston—clear. Chicago at Cleveland—clear. St. Louis at Pittsburg—clear. Record of the Clubs. CL ba. y at ATHLETICS, GEORGETOWN Spring Field and Track Sports To- morrow Afternoon, The spring field and track games of the students of Georgetown University will be held tomorrow afternoon on the college campus at 2:30 o'clock. ‘The events and entrants and handicaps follow: Fir: e-hundred yard = run— B. J. Wefers, scratch; Cody, two yards: Maloney, three yards; M. Walsh and Owens, five yards each; O'Shea and Haf- ford, seven yards each; M. O'Brien, eight yards; Dowd, ten yards, Second event, pole vault—Claiborne, scratch; Walsh, three inches; Flemming, six inches; Owen, eighteen inches; Appie- garth and Sheridan, twenty-four inches each, Third event, 20-yard hurdle—imalc scratch; Douglass, fifteen yards; é O’Brien, five yards; Horsey and Claibor:e, fifteen yards each; Monohan, twenty-ive yards; McAnerny, scratch. Fourth event, half-mile run—Dessez, scratch, J. O'Shea, thirty yards; Apple- garth, forty yards; Douglass, sixty yards; F. O'Brien, sixty yards; Duffy, seventy- tive yards. Fifth event, running broad jump—M. Walsh, scratch; McAnerny, fifteen inches: Flemming, eighteen inches; Owen, twenty- four inches; O'Shea, thirty inches. Sixth event, tw ile bi je race—E. Kennedy, L. Lauve and Oscar Ceppi. Seventh event, two hundred and twenty- yard dash—Wefers, scratch; Cody and Mz loney, five yards each; O’Shea and Owen: fifteen yards each; Hafford, twenty yard: Barry, sixteen yards; Horsey, fifteen yard: Miller, twenty-five yards. Elghth event, one hundred and twenty yards hurdle—Maloney, scratch; Douglass, five yards; Claiborne, eight yards; Owens and O'Brien, ten yards cach. Ninth event, throwing the discus—Frank Smith, scratch; Wefers, ten feet; Walsh, twelve feet; O'Connell and T. O'Connell, fifteen feet each; Flemming, eighteen feet Owens and O’Brien, twenty feet each; Fitz- patrick and Duffy, twenty-two feet each. Tenth event, broad jump—Walsh, scratc! Sheridan, four inches; Owen and Horse: six inches each; Clalborne, five Monohan, eight inches. Eleventh event, on Wefers, scratch; Maloney, fifteen yard Dessez, twenty yards; Sheridan and O'Shea, twenty-five yards each; Claiborne, thirty yards; Applegarth and Barry, thirty-five yards each; Miller, forty yards. ee THE WORLD’s MAIL. Two-Thirds of It is Made Up of Eng- lish Letters. From the New York Herald. Two-thirds of all the letters which pass thrdugh the post offices of the world are written by and sent to people who speak English. There are substantially 500,000,- 000 persons speaking colloquially one or another of the ten or twelve chief modern languages, and of these about twenty-five per cent, or 125,000,000 persons, speak En- glish. About 90,000,000 speak Russian, 75,000,000 German, 55,000,000 French, 45,- 000,000 Spanish, 35,000,000 Italian and 12,- 000,000 Portuguese, and the balance Hun- garian. Dutch, Polish, Flemish, Bo- hemian, Gaelic, Roumanian, Swedish, Fin- nish, Danish and Norwegian. Thus, while, erly one-quarter of those who employ the facilities of the postal departments of civi ized governments speak, as their native tongue, English, two-thirds of those who ccrrespond do so in the English language. This situation arises from the fact that so large a share of the commercial business of the world is done in English, even among those who do not speak English ss their native language. There arc, for instance, imore than 20,000 post offices in | Irdia, the business of which in letters and papers aggregates more than 300,000,000 parcels a year, and the business of these offices is Gone chiefly in English, though of India’s total population, which is nearly 300,000,000, fewer than 300,000 persons either speak or understand English, Though 9,000,000 speak or understard Russian, the business of the Russian post department 1s relatively small, the number of letters sent throughout the czar’s em- | pire amounting to less than one-tenth the rumber mailed in Great Britain alone, though the population of Great Britain is considerably less \aan one-half of the pop- ulation of Russia in Europe. The South and Central American coun- tries in which either Spanish or Portu- guese 1s opoken do comparatively iittle pos: office business, the total number of letters pasted and collected in a year in a"! tha countries of South and Central America and the West Indies being less than in Australia, Chile and Argentina are, in fact, the only two South American coua- tries in which any important postal busi- ness is done, and most of the letters re- ceived from or sent to foreign countries are not in Spanish, but in English, French, German or Italian. Double play—Staf~ SS a a ss se ss ss es oe De Soetentont a ss a ofoatoeteetengeey Hecht, & Company. Hecht & Company. is Hecht & Company. | | Hecht & Company. $1 & $1.25 wrappers, 59c. We should sell wrappers tomorrow as we've never sold them before. The extra sales force should not be large enough to cope with the demand. An immense table has been piled high with blue and white, black and white and gray and white Merrimac _percale wrappers witch Were made to be sold for $1 and $1.25, and you're® offered the choice of them for 59 cents. Each has a separate waist lining—is full and well made at every point. 2 You cam see how anxious we are to dispose of the balance of the suits, skirts and silk waists from the reduted prices we're ask- ing. Twice the business of last season satisfies us, and so out goes what’s left. $12 suits, $7.50. | $7 silk waists. 34.98. | Those ve stylish ladies’ t: -made black cheviot serge. sults, with siik-lined feta silk wlsts (we grarant e the taffets)— jackets, which sold for $12; are now 87.50. qither emda 9; tueced fioate—which sald for §7—for $4.93. $8 silk skirts, $5.98. Choices of th.s> hamris m+ $3.50 skirts, $1.49. {Choice ot plain lack, briilian: ine end col- ored bayadere striped skirts—which sold f $5.50-for $1.40. oatpeee A furore in shirt waist selling. ‘We'll give you one of our old-time shirt waist val “hum for a while. ‘We don’t expect to be idle a singk® moment during the day—the extraont we tell of will be sutticient to bring her i We'll place on sale a big lot of the ladies’ new . the most desirable patterns—the dainty dimities, lawns, percales, style—and offer you the choiee of the entire lot for 39 cents. New leather belts, lic Another big lot of those ladies’ new leather belts, in blacks and tans, with nickel har- ‘ness buckle, will go on sale tomorrow for 11 ve dod sa in for $8—i0r ‘s tomorrow—and curly make things y offering aseortinent of je in the correct 63c. corsets, 39c. cents each. While the price may seem to be very little to pay for a belt,you can count on the quality. them cheaply can we afford to sell them at this figure. Flocking here for the ribbons. There never has been known such selling as occurred here yes- terday among the ribbons which came from the assigned firm of Felix Cahn of Baltimore, Md., which we have bunched with all that remain of the big special purchase made a week ago. The ladies of this city have been quick to recognize the importance of the offerings— and flocked here in immense numbers all day, keeping our entire force constantly on the go. We were one of the few stores fortunate enough to secure a part of this great ribbon stock—a feat which has brought us the gratitude of every saving woman in town. Again to- morrow we shall offer every one the same chance to take advantage of the opportunity to get ribbons for less than has ever been asked by any retail store at any previous time. ladies’ full regular 1 A lot of pose, In fast biaek and fast Only veeause we bought pees Ribbons, 234c. yard. Chotee of at Sesondoasessontonteetontonseesoes of ATI-sflk moire striped and pla! dre vibbons, in every cou- ble shade and color that Is fashionable —will be offered ‘for only 2%e. a yard. Seeger Seeders z ao} Rs ¢ Ribbons, 13]4e. yard. % Am tmmmense ot of 3% and 4tich mote & plain tasfeta and ct ple taffeta, In- & cinding 7-inch gauze taffeta ribbon for & sashes, in turquotve, bine, red, dark green and. pink—will be offered Tor at yard, ich a small price was never known for hh qualities before. o st Seets —tomorrow we shall nem> in a loug time, even by, us. two ks has urged ua to contin the bi We have closed ont porter’s stock of flowers, ane somest de and highest grade uf Howers to be hid. It is jendid purchase for you and for us, for it places before yon flowers which originally sold for $1. $1.25, $1.60 and $2 for the smallest fraction of these priecs. The lot includes Iles of the valley, li- that a | Ribbons, 18c. yard. | Lot of all-silk taffeta rib stripes, in pretty checks—in fan of every fashionable sort—in p sin colored tnoires—in every imaginable. shaae that is worn—from 4 00d widths for sashes f yard. Such ribbens are worth from Bue. yard. Ribbons, 49c. yard. Inch to 16-inch satin “edge grain, moire gros grain a ain—in pale blue, ph on want— and ros grains—will be These very xame qnalities: about town at $1.50 a ard. Ise, 2B to a Im the millinery department very extraordinary, and have not been equaled ing the millinery department has seen the past n selling as long as possible—the prices tomor- row show you what we will do to continue busy. Flowers next to nothing. , 98c. and $1.25 hats, 29c. Lot of ladies’ white —tnclrding the * Shi and all the other leading shi of the seasou—which originally sold for ¥8:. and $1.25—z0 on sale tomorrow at 296. A lot of black and white straw b in 8, the newest and most desirabl> shapes of Ines, roses, apple blcaxoms, ete., and we've the season, and a's) a few colors included made two Lot. at In the Jot_in Neapolitan brald, plain chips and coarse straws—will be offered for 19 9c. and 18c. : eal a es ss QUEER DEATHS OF BIRDS. of the Fenthered Tragedies. Lives of Members Tribe Filled Wit om the Chicago Tribune. Death in curious forms lies in the path of the birds that are now in the height of their annual migration to the north. Few persons realize the dangers which await the winged visitors as they fly in the night or the many mechanical accidents that be- fall them after they ‘have reached their simmef homes. The lives of birds are filled with tragedies. No more faulty comparison than “as happy as a bird’ was ever made. The man who wrote “I would I were a bird” and geve as a reason for ‘‘woulding’” the joy- burdened lives of the winged creatures krew more about musical sentimentalism than he did about natural science. Brad- ford Torrey has said that two birds die arnually for every one that survives. Take a rowboat on any morning succeeding a foggy night in the month of April and row to the lighthouse off the mouth of the river and you can pick up from its base the bodies of score: of birds which have dashed themselves to death against the glass that protects and magnifies the flame of a powerful lamp. Birds of all kinds fly not infrequently against the tower of the Avditorium and fall dead to the roof below. The Masonic Temple claims its victims by the hundreds, especially when its towering g!ass-inclosed roof is ilumirated. On clear nights the birds in their north- ward flight seem to be able to direct their course without accident, but the instant that a fog closes down they become be- wildered and, like the helmsman of a mist- shrouded ship, they make their way toward the nearest light, which to the one means safety and the other death. Birds have become accustomed to many of the eppurtenances of civilization. Those which have been shot at once or have seen their kind shot at know a gun as far as they can see it. They will all but perch on the shoulder of an unarmed man, but will keep a ten acre lot between them and a man with a breachloader. Glass, however, when there Is light shining through it, is something which the most acute bird as yet fails to understand. The oven bird, scmetimes called) the golden-crowned thrush, one of the most common species, is constantly dashing against window panes, always to his discomfiture and fre- quently to his death. fi One of these birds one day brought up against a window of Marshall Field’s store. It recovered itself, but in its be- wilderment it left-the window, only to fly intu the erowded Imart through an open door. It was caught and caged, at which it promptly and very»properly died. All caged birds ought to die <in! self-defense. The Audubon society says that death for the songsters is infinitely preferable to impris- onment, and there-are few bird-lovers who will try to gainsay the society’s dictum. A kingfisher not Jong ago tried to fly into the Academy of ‘Sciences by way of a clesed window. This shock killed him. He now stands, stuffed with cotton and ar- senic, looking out of’ the very window against which he hurled himself to de- struction. A great hawk, known as the red tail, came to his death at Highland Park the other day after a peculiar manner. Death overtakes birds in many ways, but it is doubtful if a stranger fate than was this hawk’s ever overtook one of the feathered kind. The,bird of prey was found hang- ing by the upper tendons of his left wing to a barb on the lower strand of a barbed wire fence. The creature, with the fierce rush through the air characteristic of his kind, was pursuing its quarry, probably scme_ ground-b wing animal, when it struck the fence with terrific force. The barb entered the skin and tendons of the wing and held the bird fast. Such was" the impetus acquired from the force of the flight that the bird’s body swung round the fence strand two or three times, a fact-shown by the twisted condition of the Sedonsestessontoateese segosboafosfoagonfoasoarenseaseasonte sioaieaiedindinetn Your last chance to buy the Tillard stock of men’s suits fo The last warning note has be you want to take advantage of ou stock of men’s fine tailor-made suit never bought such matchless garments beiure-—and wouldn't now but for our determina ion to mov: once. The entire sale of this sterling stock has been a grand success ctly willing to sacrifice profits now that the end is —and we are pe: in sight. _ You are offered the choice of a splendid assortment of styles— suits which can be worn on all oce. Fine cheviots, sty! riet; ner, and in the newest styles of fa only the best cloth sh cassimeres a lish patterns—which are made in the most thor: mugh man- ng is—finished faultlessly. tos! Postententealoe’s r $5.50. en sounded—vou must hurry if t sale of the balance of the 1illard ts for $5.50. Such a little price out the balance of the stock at aloatoatoetoatoaioaiostosteelontontoatostoatoatoatost estoy doatoateatonteates! ‘asions this summer with pride. ud fancy mixtures—in a great va- shi Lined and n. trimmed as We're extending every one the helping hand of our “charge system”—and perniitting them to Summer comfort for little money. Ifa » coal and comfortaule—; t Wer stard the severest service The c A busy Saturday Below are the busy in the boys’ clot! lo 4 of worth and satisfaction. ing depart Boys’ pants, 8'4c. pr. in A lot of boys’ knee pants, neat stripe strongly finished will go on ust the pants for t pool wear. 75c. pants, 39c. A lot of boys’ fine all wool pants, and the terns—will be offered tomorrow for ‘The valve is an unusually good. Shirt waists, 49c. A lot of the cele lM " Friend" shirt waists for boy the patent waist he ing Child’s suits, $2.98. At bildren’s wool suits. Ina mumber ice incl bl which are spl: offered tomorrow for Boys’ shirt waist, 1214 A lot of boys’ + perfe fered tomorrow for ouly Boys’ suits, 49c. A lot t boys’ striped Galates ash Washable sailv will go tomorrow Boys’ long pants suits,$1.98 A lot of boys’ 1 gantly h are patterns 1.8. TI e duplicated at double terling values w they'll surprise you—but the pay the bill as its them. smartly dressed as well det him wear a Hecht an admirable wearing lity—that will ‘acid test it's true to the last matter of coume. maybe mo: in the mewest full back style. in boys’ clothing. ith which we intend to keep things ment tomorrow. Prices are very y Tepresent qualities that are fuil Youths’ suits, $4.50 Jot _of young men's Jong pants suits, in tuost desirable styles you cun possibly which you will be asked $10 rrow for only $4.50. that will ‘omorrow. morn a big lot of men’s b id WH plice on in all the reason's ne able styles and shape doras nud derisies, ine pearl fedoras with white or black silk bands ts which you nave never Tes $2 for—and tell you to take yuan Ne choice for 89 cents. 75c. hats, 43c. _A lot of boys’ and girls’ straw suf a O' Shan POEL LL LLL LLL LLL LLL LN LLL LLLP Which #re the supe hats seld—will go tomorrow = Sane ae = Underwear, 39c. z Madras shirts, 45c. Sette mai yout will will go on Men’s $3.50 pants, $1.79 which tailored, and = SeaSeaSeateedeeseatenseete et ‘The muking fs of the best sort. Hecht & Company, sis ztn st. tendons. The bird was dead when discoy- ered, but whether the shock of. impact killed it or whether it died as the result of the flerce struggles to free itself cannot be told. There was no wound to be found save the broken wing ard torn skin and tendons. Some Highland Park cottontail rabbit 1s doubtless congratulating’ itself to- Gay on the narrowest escape of its life and on the death of one of its implacable ene- 1 tes. An oriole’s nest of last year was found the other day swinging froni the tips of the branches of a silver birch. Hanging side by side with the nest was the body of a goldfinch. This bird, which many people call the thistle bird, stays in this neighborhood all winter, during which sea son its brilliant summer iivery of black and gold is changed for a somber coat of buff and dingy green. One of these little creatures looking for a warm place to pass a cold nignt had sought refuge in the deep,closely woven cradle of the Baltimore oriole. In starting out the next morning in search of breakfast the goldfinch slipped its head into a noose of horsehair, of which the nest was in part composed, and hanged itself. The dried body of the self-executed little fellow still swings by the side of the rest, with which it forms now an interest- as part of a Chicago collection of curiosi- tles. On the east side of the last house on Oak street on the left as one walks toward the lake there is a great vine which is literally filled with the nests of English sparrows. Half way up and near the front of the house there swings a sparrow’s body. A piece of white string is wound tight about its neck, and js fastened as firmly at the other end to a part of the clambering vine. Scme people insist that when a sparrow is particularly wicked the other sparrows try him and if they find him guilty. hang him after the approved methods of man- Kind. That Oak street sparrow is hanging so neatly as almost to give color to this be- lief, but the chances are that he became entangled and was swung off by the neck as a punishment for his carelessness. Poe Perrserreereeeesaaagand The Pellean and the Pilot. From the Kausas City Star. The mouth of the Mississippi river is an exceedingly moist place. What little land there is just misses being under water by an inch or two. The whole country is com- posed of masses of water, lagoons and bayous, separated by threads of land; a filagree of land and water. Through this, confined by a costly levee, runs the main body of the great yellow river. There are several passes to the gulf, but that leveed by Eades is the principal one. The distribution of land and water at the river's mouth is always impressive to a western man, who hates to see so much water going to waste. The lageons or ‘aycus are the home of an amphibious race of men who live by fishing, oystering and piloting. Here also is the home of the pelican, a bird that western men almost regard zs fabulous, but which have giv Louisiana “the name of the Pelican state All over the coast of Louisiana one will see such signs as “The Pelican Store,” or “The Pelican Hetel.” The pelican is a large gray or white bird, with a huge disten- sible pouch under its lorg bill. The peli- cans fly about in flocks of from six to twenty. The mouth of the Mississippi river is their home and vast numbers of them live in the water and on the strips of land thereabout. A Kansas City man, who saw pelicans for the first time, asked an old pilot what manner of bird they were. The old pilot looked at them seriously and said: “Those birds are ghosts of old pilots. When I die I'll become a pelican. Why, sir, some of the old pelicans that fiy than I be the old pira privateer brought sailing vessels ov. country belonged to Fr: to Spain ery one krows the channel as well cos Horse Snores Like a Mi From the Kansas City Journal “Prince,” the oldest horse on the Kansas City, Kan., fire department, has the snor- ing habit and he's got it bad. All of the “laddle at fire headquarters have good records as snorers, but Prince can allow them all a bad cold and then beat them out, pulled up. Snoring Prince, or the prince snorer, sistant Chief William McConnell. He erally minces away at his food until afte 12 o'clock each night, provided there are no alarms. At about this hour he lies down tall and in a very few minutes his and soon thereafter the snoring The noise produced by the sleeping is the horse driven by As- pe begins. horse is similar to that of a snoring man. Before it became known that Prince actu- ally snored several of the firemen, who take turn about watching at night, were accused of going to sleep on duty. The only four dation for the accusation was the snoring. In order to prove their innocence it became necessary for them to peach on Prince, “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. 0 Lee Counselman, a Mighty Poor Sand. From the Kanses City Star. Several months ago a local company bought a car load of crushed ore in Mexi- co. Advices were duly and officially re- ceived that the ore had been shipped— twenty tons of it. Weeks slipped away and the ore did not come. The smelting com- pany politely asked the local agent of the railroad company when it would be here. The local agent said he had never heard of it. The smelting company then appealed to the general agent. The general agent gave it up—if it was a conundrum. Along the line the question passed until it reached a potent official, who started out a tracer for the car load of crushed ore. A tracer is a document on which every agent, train conductor and other person who has had anything to do with a ship- ment must say whence he took it and where he laid it down. From the mine in Mexico the car load of ore was traced from junction point to junction point, from sta- ton to station, until it was well within the railroad company’s local yards, and thence to a side track by a round house and into the possession of the master mechanic. A car load of crushed gold ore looks like a lot of coarse yellow sand and this par- ticular car load had been knocked about and disrespected as a car load of common | sand shoul@ be. When the officials were notified that the sleuths of the tracer had chased the car to the master mechanic's track they sent him a note asking him of the disposition of the car, giving its number. The master mechanic turned the note over and indorsed on the back: “The car contained a d— bad quality of sand. Some of it I used in the sand boxes of the engines, but it was not ser- viceable, so I had it scattered along the right of way.” The railroad company paid the smelter company $180 a ton for the sand. ‘sOrient” BE Counselman race yesterday afi fact that the winner wa Paced by Two Won the 25-mile Match Race. of the Park Bicycle Clu Temarkable time mede is attributed to th Ts TTT HN iA Triplets, : won the 25-mile match jernoon, at the first me: in 52:31. The spaced from start to fin- ish by the two new “ORIENT” Triplets, bougnt by the park officials especially for pacing purpesos. ‘The POST says: “Counselman’s pacers worked tegether im perfect unison, and thelr pick-ups could not have been surpassed by professionals on any track.” ‘These stanch, swift multicycles are only enlarged types of the famous “ORIENT” Bicycle—the wheal that will prove a winner on every track In the ccuntry this season. Professionals a i$ amateurs everywhere ride and praise “Orl- ents.” The new "98 “ORI- ENTS,” with msny 1m portant tmprove- ments, are Lere for only . F. G. SMITH, 1225 Pa. Ave. Sole D. C. Agent for “Orient” and Remington Bicycles. ‘ ium