Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1898, Page 4

4 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1898-14 PAGES. TH E EVENING STAR. ~ WASHIN¢ WRDNESDAY... CROSBY S. NOYES......- - N. THE EVENING STAR has a regala and permanent Family Cireutacion much more than the combined cir- enlation of the other Washingt dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it bas no competitor. 7 In order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal nee, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the Office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. A Strange Case of Apathy. The mystery of the hour ts the apathy axhibited by the voters on the subject of polities. It is general, and both parties are * complaining. The old topics seem no longer to possess any Interest. snd the new ones positive enthusiasm. Many of the best stumpers are in field. Cam paign man re everywhere exerting themselves to stir the people up to a proper reallzation of the situatien, and from now en will increase their efforts. But, up te excite no date, it 1s an undisputed fact that the cam- paigns. state and national, except in Penn- sylvania, where bitter persenal fighting is in progress, are a “frost.” ‘This is certainly no r for indifference. It cannot be indulged In on either side ex- cept to serious detriment of the prin ciples professed Iver, as is very well known, is the democratic issue. The real leaders of the democracy frankly avow the fact. Adopting a military figure, they de scrib= the party as being now on the sk mish line for the general engagement in 1960, and they are urging the importance of a victory thi But fi hope of success Hes not in any manifesta tions on their own side, but in the divi and apathy observable ontthe other s The rank and file of the republicans, one would suppose, would be In a state of ela- tion. The advance of prices, the revival of business, the brilliant prosecution of a for- eign war, the splendid new vista opened to the country, all under t pic a publican President, afford good ground for congratulations and the best of spirits. And then they have yet carry forward a Policy for currency reform to which they are committed and toward which good Progress has been made. Another repul can House and a few seats gained for sound money in the Senate will insure that m« desirable legislation. But the republicans Hike the democ They have their strong year. to are not as yct responded to the appeals which both by the press and the party orators have been made to them. They give scant evidence of being aware that : of the greatest moment is in prog No.explanation yet offered explains the campaign matter. This fs not an off year. It is the most vital and important year we have Known since the close of the civil war Can it be that the jamboree of 1506 left us in a of such fatigue that two more years will be necessary to revive us? —+ e+ —____ Telephone Rates, Cost and Profit. One of the most persistent pleas of the docal telephone company in resisting the Fates prescribed by Congress for this Dis triet 1s that the proportionate cost of the Service Increases with the number of sub- scribers. This argument, which is claimed to be supported by bewildering arrays of neatly prepared statis runs counter to average experience with the laws of sup- ply and demand, which in general dictate that the cost to the producer of any com- Modity decreases as the volume of the con- sumption increases. If the citizens be cor- rect in their view that this rule applies to the telephone business—considered api rt from to Watered stock or falsely ed expenses—the company’s conten- hat it can not afferd to render the service at the reduced rate falls to the ground, for it is evident that the business Will be greatly increased by reason of the reduction of rates be larger than eve statis| nished form zeriaz i the net profits will Now comes a bit of n from abroad, fur- cor dent, in the ¢ Davos, Swit- Ws: mane ar Wis 74,000,000, while Switzerland, with a opu- lation barely the t the beginning of 1s teiephone lines, bers and al t 15,000,000 communications. While in Switzerland is receipts, the con- France, though the gher, b $ much to £12 in pro- hing of each the cost of the telephox more covered by tb trary is the case subscripti as ila ye Vinetal t seriber ng to contribute towards the cost of laying down the wires.” The main point here lies in the fact, as “thus stated, that in Swit lower rate acts a far greater proportion of telephon than in France, where a higher rate prevails, and that despite the low rate and the volume of use—conditions which the local company avers will cause a cost of the telephone is covered in Switzerland,” while ury is the case in Franc . oe Owing to the fact that both Van Wyck and Roosevelt claim to be of success, it will through with the us election. “more tha. “the contr absolutely necessary to i formalities of sure go an be wee Sagasia insists on regarding the occa- sion as a compromise instead of a defeat —— wee France and Eugiand. The news from London and Paris gard to the Fashoda affair and the pr pects of a settlement between France and England fluctuates between the extremes Of peace and war. There seems to be no question of the pronounced attitude of the British publ in favor of a sharp account- ing, while the French people are curiously epathetic, being absorbed just at present by the Dreyfus revision the labor strikes in the capital. It is apparent, too, that something has suddenly and wonder- fully stiffened Lord Salisbury’s backbone, as disclosed by his recent “blue book’ in which the correspondence with France on the subject of Fashoda appeared sharp and 4ggressive in comparison with certain for- eign office compositions of late months. It remains to be seen whether Salisbury’s ac- cesston of nerve has been due to an ance that France is not disposed to fight for Marchand’s achievement but is willing to relinquish the foothold which that in- trepid pioneer has secured on the Nile. Tradition and geography favor the British contention that France has no right on the Nile, yet it is clearly to France's interest, in view of her African ambitions, to pre- vent. if possible, England’s march “from Cairo to the Cape” by cutting through from the West African holdings which have been secured by France to the eastern coast, or at least to the Nile. The plan of a railroad Mne throughout Africa, for which Cecil Rhodes bas been working and hoping for years, has been greatly furthered by the British success at Omdurman and the wip- ing out of the dervish influence in the Su- dan. France doubtless realized this result as probable when the Kitchener expedition Started last January and there may have been a close connection between this en- terprise and the Marchand expedition. From a military point of view Marchand is of course in no position to defend his hold- in re and ing, nor is France now strong enough in Africa to do so, yet it fs likely that France has thought to establish a claim on a Nile base by this means, relying upon diplomatic maneuvers to give her an advantage. The power which ultimately joins the extremes of the continent as England is now striv. ing to do will command the situation com- pletely and herein lies the chief reason for the evident reluctance tn official France to yield tamely to the demand for Marchand’s withdrawal. There is more evidence to show that France will have to submit than now app to support a belief in her de- fiance of England. Ordinarily a war c! might serve to unite the now divided peo- ple, but not this kind of war cry. It would seem that practically the only war which can heal the domestic wounds ts with Ger- many over the dismembered provinces. The people not vitally concerned in Africa. They take slight interest in the colonial policy. On the other hand they are bit- terly interested in Alsace and Lorraine. This is shown by the fact that the streets of Paris, according to cable reports, show no signs whatever of excitement on the art of the people over the Fashoda affair, while the crowds are shouting imprecations for and against Dreyfus and the strikers are voicing their woes. Under such cir- cumstances a war enterprise is by no means the remedy for internal troubles which it might prove were the foreign enemy Germany rather than England. ———_ +02 The Cuban Debt. If it is true that Spain is seeking at Paris to saddle the Cuban debt on the people of the isiand it is impossible to believe her sincere. It must be a trick of trade. She must be piling up her demands for no other purpos2 but to appear to reluctantly sur- render one impossible point after another. and then stand forth when the matters of actual contention are reached as the party whose turn it now is to receive concessions Th the game Spain played in the events leading up to the war. Ever. change in her policy toward Cuba was pro- claimed as having been made out of defer- ence to American wishes and representa- tions. The recall of Weyler, the modification of the order about the reconcentrados, the humbug grant of a humbug autonomy, all were advertised by Spain as efforts on her part to meet public opinion in the United States on the subject of her duty to her colony. The truth was that, while the United States had pointed out her duty to her, the whole policy of butchery and op- pression had failed and she was at the end of her rope. She could go no further in that direction. But she loudly insisted that, after having done everything possibie to avoid war, war was forced on by the ter of fact she had obvious failur: United States. As a mz done nothing but conf and play tricks; and after the treacherous destruction of the Maine war was inev- itable. The idea’ that the people of Cuba should be required to pay the enormous price in money of their persecution is preposterous. They have been freed from Spain's control, not by dicker, but by the triumph of Amer- ican arms. They owe nothing to Spain, and the United States will press no claim for what it has done for them but an earnest wish that they address themselves t once to the establishment of peace in the island as the foundation for a structure of good government. There was a time when the Cubans would probably have been will- ing to purchase the {sland from Spain, but at that time Spain drew herself up with pride and refused to entertain even the suggestion. Now she wants the Cubans to help her to pay her debts, and that part ot them incurred by her in ravaging their homes and shedding their bicod! It is to be noted that the discussion cf this subject aas set off the few guttersnipe newspapers printed in this country witn infamous impeachments of the President and his peace commissioners. Cables from Paris accuse the commissioners of maneu- vering in the tnterests of capitalists who are loaded up with Spanish securities, and the rges are made the subject of arraigning comment on this side. It 1s difficult to conceive of anything more dastardly than this. But it is directly in line with accusa- tions from the same sources which ascribed to the President and his friends just before hostiliti ened mercenary motives in shaping the policy of the government. This sort of stuff will find its way back to Paris, and will, of course, be used in an effort to discredit the country. It will not count for much, but only for the reason that it vile enough to dis it itself. oe Who Whipped Cervera? One set of advocates claims of Santiago glory for Schley. Another set sings Sampson's exclusive prai Chap- lain McIntire thinks that the honor of the a monopoly triumph falls to “me and the Oregon.” The naval lieutenants attached to the various ships engaged in the fight of July 3 have just formally deci of the victory i individual d that the chief credit ue to the captains of the vessels. It is understood that the gunners who actually smashed vera’s ships are planning a conference which will let them in for the lion’s share of the glory. see The latest novelty in suicides is the self- slaughter by a woman convict in an Iowa prison, serving a life sentence for murder, who ate spiders which she gathered from the prison walls and accumulated in her handkerchief. If this form of destruction becomes popular with despairing criminals, a new department will have to be estab- lisked in every well-regulated place of de- tention. The state | atures should at once create the office of chief arachnolo- gist, who shall have charge of the spider hunting and exterminating work at all the prisons and penitentiaries. oe The Castellane palace in Paris, owing to differences between its prospective occu- pants, threatens to fall into a state of chronic incompleteness similar to that of Washington's post office. + «= —____ It would be wrong of this country to en- courage Spain in the idea that it can raise ready cash by merely submitting to a mild drubbin soe If the new Chinese emperor will confine his energies to writing his name when he is told he may get on very well. i +02 Be Careful in Handling Relics. One result of the war with Spain has been to flood this country with relies gathered at Santlago and elsewhere by American soldi and correspondents, which they have proudly distributed among their frierds on their return. These relics vary in character from a Cuban machete to fragments of shells which exploded in the fierce fighting of July 1 and 2. The greater proportion of the curiosities are Mauser cartridges, some in their loading slips, others lecse, some empty, others loaded and as capable of doing damage as ever. Their percussion cays are in place, and it re- quires a relatively slight blow on the proper place to explode them. A word of warning is seasonable, perhaps, to prevent tragedies growing out of the inordinate curiosity of some people, varticularly of small children, who are always irresistibly attracted by firearms and their missiles. One of these loaded shells, it is under- stood, fell out of a boy's pocket in one of the public schools of this city the other day, and, chancing to strike on the cap against a projection of the iron standard of his desk, exploded with sufficient force to send the ball through the flooring above. Fortunately no damage was done, but it is clear that death might readily have fol- lowed this chance explosion had the ball teken a slightly different course. In one , other Way these cartridges may be a source of danger. The balls are embedded fn the shells that worked out by the fingers. This is one of the distinguishing features of the Mauser shell over that of the Krag, which requires a plier to extract the ball. This facility in unloading the cartridge offers a temptation to the curtous to take out the celebrated “smokeless powder” from the shell and ex- periment with it. It will not explode in the open, but it will flame up suddenly, and is apt to burn the experimentor badly, per- haps blinding him. These warnings are worthy of attention by parents and others. The relics should be safely guarded, if kept, and at all events placed out of the reach of the little folks, who naturally have no discretion in handling such things. —_—__+ e+ —__ President McKinley's declaration that we have no differences at home until we have settled our differences abroad should en- able Mr. Bryan to stay patiently in the army a little while longer. ——__ 2 + ___ The invisibility of General Miles in the investigation campaign will cause him to be suspected of employing smokeless powder tactics. not so tightly they cannot be +o. The Spanish public is wondering what Don Carlos proposes to do with the ad- vertising he has industriously accumulated. ————__ + «= —_____ It looks as if Mr. Quay, while engaged in shaking the plum tree, trusted too much of his weight on a decayed branch. ———_+ 2 SHOOTING STARS. An Evidence. “Do you think that Aguinaldo shows any evidences of being able to comprehend our civilization?” Well,” answered Senator Sorghum, “he certainly appre ing on io an offic ates the wisdom of hold- Seience Refated. “I certainly was annoyed yesterday even- ing.” said Mamie. What was the matter?” asked Maud. You know what an interesting young n Mr. Ccreb is, and how tiresome Mr. Giggins can be? They both called. Mr. Cereb went home at ten and Mr. Giggins remained tilt half-past eleven. And. yet they talk about the survival of the fittest!” The Autamn Ya He finds he is, socially, uot on the turt. She smiles, but no longer on him. In those old seaside days they were both in surf, now he is not in the swim. ag Ma: But Difficult to Understand. IUs strange,” said Mr. Meekton as he folded his paper across his knee; ‘ ery strange.” “What are you talking about?” inquired Lis wife. “The Chinese emperor's numerous wives. They haven't any family pride, or they wouldn't let another woman come in and bess their husband around the way the Empress Dowager does." Too Suggestive of Luxury. “Doctor,” said the member of congress from a rural district, “are you sure it's gout that has attacked me?” “Positive. But you needn't be alarmed. It's nothing very serious.” “Doctor, you don’t appreciate the situa- tion. You don’t know what a prejudice against gout there is in my community. I don’t ask you to do anything contrary to your conscience. But if I manage to get the story started that I caught my toe in a threshing machine, think of my prospects and the welfare of your country and don’t contradict it.” Driven to the Classics. Oh, man is a riddle, as oft has been sald. In vain you may study his face, His manner of talking; the pose of his head, His characteristics to trace. You've gotten him classified pat in your mind; He's kindly, sardonic, or rough, And, when you get closer acquainted, you find That he's merely been making a bluff. The bland party leader, the speaker, the sage, So frequently dwindle in turn That we're forced to look back into his- tory’s page, When for heroes to worship we yearn Where only the doting biographers print, With no one to doubt or rebuff; Where theres no one remaining to hint That they've merely been making ——_ + ee —_— A Word to the Wise. From the Philadelphia Press, Here is a model after which the gold democrais might well copy. of trying to delude themselves into the be- liet that the democratic party is turning from the worship of the Chicago platform and is preparing to repudiate Bryan, let them look the situation squarely in the face and comp ry democratic candidate they ure asked to support to define his po- sition on the money question. It they will take this course and refuse to support the candidates whose answers are not satisfactory the gold demuer: newspapers will do more to kill Bryanis: than auything else they can do. They will make it evident to the free silverites that they can never win on a dishonest money platform. Shallow attempts to see signs of reformation in straddling, pettifogging plat- torms only confirm the Bryanites in their delusion. ‘In this situation it ts the bold, manly course that will pay. ———__ +e ~ She Should See Grover. From the New York Mail and Express. Hawaiian advices relate that ex- Queen Lilluokalani is to set out next month for Washington to present to Congress her claim for pecuniary compensation for the loss of her crown lands. The lady should go farther than Washington and present her claim to a man by the name of Cleve- land, living, ac last report, near Princeton, N.-J. But for the spiteful meddling of that man with the Harrison treaty of iss. the ex-queen would he receiving the: comfort- able salary of $100,000 a year from ‘his government. If the lady presents her bill in Washington we hope she will be referred to the party who is alone responsible for her straitened circumstances. ——__ ++ —__ The Government Should Act Now. From the New York Tritune. The situation in Mississippi is lamentable, because of the unreasoning panic into which the yellow fever has thrown the people. The disease is not of a virulent type, and the death rate is comparatively small. Doubt- less it would be still smaller except for the general agitation which the epidemic has preduced. If the inhabitants who are ad- vised to flee would stay at home and clean hcuse they might fairly expect to stop its progress. In the lack of such firmness and prudence it begins to look as if the na- tioral government might have to come to the relief of the state on a large scale. —_——_+ +s ____ They Need Backbone. Frem the Chicago Journal. Fear sets us a condition that makes the subject easy prey, and when whole com- munities fall into panic they invite the most terrible ravages. A little faith cure, Chris- tian science or something of thai sort, calm- ness and courage in any form would help the physicians greatly in Mississippi just at present. acridly a bluff. ——___ + ++ —____ The Indian Outbreak. From the Boston Jourral. There should also be a searching investi- gation of the causes of the trouble, and if there has been any real provocation for the rising, those who are responsible for it should be hunted down and punished. —_+ +2 —____ Wheeler vs. Saffron Correspondents. From the Florida Times-Union (Dem.). When Wheeler's word is opposed to that of saffron correspondents, which will the country believe? ++ = _—____ An End to the Hysterics. Indianapolis News (Ind.). ar horror issue is fast losing its We're out-talked often—out-done never! Consistent Stock== Every piece of merchan-= dise in the house must be capable of sustaining our reputation for quality. We'll shrink profits, if need be, to be lowest--but qual- ity NEVER! That’s the foundation of this business. That’s its past, present and future policy. A Curtain Circumstance Our only regret is that we couldn’t double the quantities. But it's the smallness of the lots that makes the smallness of the prices possible. 50 pairs Fine Irish Point Curtains, in White and Ivory; new patterns, and the usual 5 $6.59 quality, for. a pair, pairs of Fine Antique and Cluny Curtains, with wide lace insertion. Compar- $3. 50 o able with any $5 value... a pair, 25 pairs of Fine Torchon.Lace Curtains, very handsome designs—very excellent value $5 even at $6.50.. a pair. 100 pairs of Ragdad ,Curtains, new colors, new patterns; 3 yards long and 50 3 50 inches wide. ‘Unmatchable at..... b a pair, 200 pairs Tapestry Portieres, fringed top and bottom; effects that are shown for the first time this season. quality for. With here and there a bit of up- holstering to do you'll appreciate these “saving” prices on standard qualities— 36-inch Fine Cretonne. many colors — 1 for. many patterns and mL 2IAc. a yard. we consider them 36-inch Figured Muslin; the best of the new effects — 12 kind—for. Oc, a yard. 1,000 Curtain Poles, 5-foot lengths, in all woods, complete with fixtures — most everywhere 25c.—for these... 19¢c. 50 Wardrobe Couches, 6 feet long, 30 inches wide, and i8 inches bigh, with spring top and covered with fine cretonne. $10 would be a Ge them. idee $7.50 Flannels. ‘They are Four lots that a mill agent had cased and ready for shipment when a countermand came. We accepted them at a price—upon guarantee they’d open up right. Grand values! 200 yards Cream Wool Baby Flan- nel, usual 25c. kind. For... 17c. a yard. 500 yards All Wook Saxony Wrapper Flannel, the usual in only new “effects, kind. “For. . ee olG: a yard. 200 yards Faney Eiderdown Cloaking in the cloaking colors, 40c. kind. For. 20c. a yerd. Gu) yards French Msarper Flannel, pleasing shades, ri effects, good 65c. qualit: 49c For S a yard. The Sale of Loom Ends of Ribbons. \ Of cou yards nds of been there were thous of them—but you've among ’em for a day—and they're Tomorrow may wind last, half gone. them up—as long as_ they though, your choice at 20¢. yd. ‘They're worth from 39¢. to $1. lengths from % of a yard to 8 3 We don’t believe there’s ing. 1d 9 yards. a desirable shade mist Corsets. | We've still low prices on these three lots of Corsets. They are three separate makes—vwe're offer- ing them, we know, below the regu- lar price—but they are to be fame- makers for this department. mo Corsets, triple stripe tnd_reinforeed: short. medium and long lengths—White, Gray and Black. Every pair ts guaranteed, $1 Corsets for. Gees, 85c. J. B. Corsets, White and Gray Coutil, fin- ished with silk embrofdery, well boned. Regular price, 75e.. Seue '38e. W. B. Corsets, In White, Blick and Gray; trin.mings Reguine $ with wide bone, stiff bust of deep lacs and ribbon. Corsets for, Not odds and ends—for we can fit anybody—and we should like to fit everybody in one or the other. | Muslin Underwear. | Yesterday and today we’ve heard from the Muslin Undergarments that we sold on Monday. Their good- ness has been told of at home—to friends—and so it has been spread around—the wonderful values for such little money. An effort of ours —made especially for us. More of them for tomorrow. Cambric and Muslin Corset Covers, Plain and Umbrella Drawers, with tueks—not cheaply made—but carefully ‘made. Cmpare DDC them with the best at 0c. Really Fine Cambrie Chemises Gowns, Corset Covers and Drawers. trimmed w th dainty tucks and ene eee peinoy in make or ma- torial. As good underwear as has ever been aold at 5éc. and 65c. Choice for. 37c. Fine Cambric Empire Gowns, Chemise, Draw- ers, Corset Covers, Lang and Short Skirts, made in new styles that J have. never seen; hand- somely and elaborately trimmed with einbroid- ery and tucks. It's a chance to buy $1 and $1.25 values for 75¢c. Ladies’ Sh To make certain of getting a pair of Shoes out of ‘this special sale— come tomorrow. . We never sold so many pairs in three days before— and never gave such quality. The $5 ones are gone—but there are $4 and $3 ones in nearly ai. sizes. Any pair that it pleases you to $1.69. Let us have those Furs of yours to. We do it in our own work rooms—do it right—and keep the cost down. Saks & Company, Pa. Ave. & 7th St. joes. ek | The WindsAre Waiting their chance—they are tugging away now to sweep down from the North Lands and put to flight summer's lingering traces—there'll be no warn- ing. It will come suddenly—in a day, in a night, perhaps—and then you'll hear chattering teeth and see blue noses, and perhaps shiver our- selves. Stores won't be able to wait on you, for everybody will be out to buy, and selections will be a haphazard affair at the best. If you buy now you'll be much better served, and it’s certain that such prices as these won't be offered you when the pressure of demand outweighs the available supply of goods. $6.50 Fancy Plaid Skirts, $2.98. _ JUST AN EVEN HUNDRED TO GO AT THE PRICE. A MONTH AC IN YOUR FACE HAD YOU TOLD US THAT THEIR PRICE WOULD EB ‘OR WHO COULD FORESEE SUCH AN UNNATURAL STRETCH OF EVE wc SEAMONABLE WEATHER SIA: DOWN VUR BLSINESS 4 THE SUN_AT 150 DEGIU THESE GARMENTS HAVE “SWBLL TEN ALI. OVER THEM THEY ARI ALL-WOOL CAMEL'S HAIR MATERIAL, IN WN, BROWN AND gy) (0) ) ARE THOROUGHLY LI ACTUALLY ° WERTH $6.50 .. $9.00 Silk Striped Crepon Skirts,$4.98. cI ) HANDSOMER GOODS IS" IMPO! BROAD SILK STRIPES Bi THR QUALIT CHEAP GA {UT ON THD TABLES AT A BARGAIN PRICI GOLD » GRAY AND BLU: H IN THEIR CUT WILL FIND THEIR IDEAS OF STYLE CO! OS © ARE. THE PRICE BY RIGHTS IS $9. The Finest $12.50 Crepon Skirts, $9. GIV s A WEEK OF LOW THERMOM PAST. JUST 20 IN AND THEY'LL GO F THE RICHEST CRE- ACTUALLY 2LS. MAD! FSET FINISHED. B FITTED 0} ED TULIP F LINED AND COURSE WITH A PRONOUNC BANDS OF SATIN. PROPERL' FROM $12.50 TO.. eens $17 Elegant Silk S 00 REDUC rts, $13.00. UNLUCKY PRICE FOR U! DOWN OF $4 ON EVERY GAR MENT. THESE ARE SKIRT: 5 ROM THE BLISUMENT OF JAN WORK KR oF SILKS SD g LIKE THE MED WITH VELVET. DG. $16.50 Tailor-Made Suit, $11.98. _, MADE OF A Si B GRADE OF TWILLED EVAN CLOTH, IN PLAIN SHADES oF NAVY AND BROWN, AND TN BLACK ALSO. ACKET HAS A JAUNTY SET, CUT TIGHT IN THE BAGK. AN PIN with TALED AT A PRICE SPECIAL OF RARE WORTH AT i $10 Covert Tailored Suits, $7.98. ANOUGH THIS TIME. SAME You KNOW, THAT DISAPPEARED REPORE LAST WEEK'S CROWD IN A FEW Ht JUST HAD 20 THEN 7q OS ° MS. TE UNDEL $16 HIS TIME 1 Floor—Suit Department. Millinery. Both trimmed and untrimmed. Also every class of trimming to make a stylish Hat or Bonnet. If you prefer being your own milliner. Our untrimmed stocks represent Round Hats, Turbans, Bonnets, English Walking and Paris shapes. Our Ready Trimmed Head Wear shows refined taste and expert skill—only materials of thoroughly dependable quality are used in our work room and enter into the hats we show. Special for Thursday. Quills mleverysuew, tallicoloneee ee oe ee rep sere rtey apes ee emis Buné@hes of Fancy Feathers, fully one dozen of different shadings, including black..... 5 5 Sey «ay Velvet and Muslin Roses—the largest kind; two in a bunch; colors ise, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Green and Purple...................-5€. Elegant Imported Feathers, Breasts, &c., in colors, as well as natu- ral and black..... a5 Sa Genuine Ostrich Plumes, full, fluffy and lustrous black; ten inches HONG ose - 75c. Another one, full 12 inches, African black, full broad heads... 98c. All the newest fall shapes in good quality Felt Hats.........39¢, Children’s All-wool Cloth Tam 0’ Shanters, in navy blue, cardinal and brown... z pekeekans DUS We have created quite a name on our $4.98 Ready-trimmed Hats. Last season we caused quite a sensation when we started Os A ° Cc to sell fine headwear which other stores were getting $8.00 and $10.00 for at... THIS SEASON WE MAKE THE Ribbons. If ALL OUR RIBBONS WERE WOVEN INTO ONE PIECE AND THEN BY A MAGIC TOUCH WERE TRA FORMED INTO RAILS WE COULD LAY A DOUBLE TRACK FROM THIS CITY TO BALTIMORE, AND STILL HAVE A GOOD MARGIN LEFT—THAT’S ABOUT THE SIZE OF OUR RIBBON STUCK, IN ORDER TU CUT DOWN THIS IMMENSE QUANTITY WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME TALL SELLING, WITH SUCH WEE PRICES ON STAPLE GOODS. 100 Cartons of All-silk Satin and Gros Grain Ribbon, half 20 inch wide, every color made, full bolts of ro yards............ ic. A thousand yards of choice Plaid Neck Ribbon, one and one 7 and a quarter inches wide. S55 353353 Cc. 1,000 pieces of assorted Ribbons, every piece three and a half inches wide, including plain Taffeta, Satin and Gros Grains, Moires 15¢ and all the new fall fancies...... : so545 ° Our best Fancy Stripe and Plaid Ribbons, every piece 4$ 25¢ ° 25¢. inches wide, an inexhaustible lot of colors and patterns... Double Face Black Satin, very weighty, full four and a half inches wide, in the same lot, at the same price................ 18ST FLOOR—OPPOSITE THE ELEVATOR. —— Outing Flannels which are to be worn as undergarments after being made up—the ther- mometer as a usual thing decides the public wants, but in many cases the prices prove the best mercury. WE OFFER SOMP GREAT VALUES HERE FOR THE COMING SNAPPY WEATHER. Good Quality Outing Flannel, when we say good it means just what the word implies. ..............-.-. 4c. No less than fifty styles of Amoskeag Outing, light and dark styles, both stripes and plaids. Instead of 8}c eee Cc. Five cases’ Finest English Flannelettes, Cinderella Outing “and Amoskeag Teazle Downs, in plain shades, stripes, plaids and boucle ef- fects; 10c. and 12$c. ee. 7 Can Fifteen pieces Wool Outing, pretty stripes. teseeeeeee-. 25C, A solid case of 50 dozen Outing Flannel Skirt Patterns, pretty as- sorted borders; worth 25c......- . 19¢. A hundred dozen of the heavier kind, including both light and All-wool Red Twilled Flannel... ...............c0ee8 White Wool Flannel, 27 inches wide. .............4 SECOND FLOOR—STH STREET WING. S. KANN, SONS & Gd. 8th and Market Space. 3 eee eee Es : : $ : g $ 3 : eeeeey Seolentorionontostont iene : : {Dulin & Martin t Polish Up the Floors. —— Make the furniture, interior wood work, silver, brass, etc., look fresh and bright as new. We have a spe cial polish for each that we know will give emi- nently satisfactory results. Butcher’s Boston Polish I=Ib. cans, only 50c. Almost every housekeeper knows the value of But Rosten Polish to Dreserve the natural color and beauty Of the floors, Coondondoclostontontonroctestoatontodtesto doctor Butcher's Liquid P Is used to * work that have been waxed and have become dull and Insterleas. Excellent for i up" furniture and im terior woodwark. 20 floors and wood: can Butcher’s Reviver” For restoring parts of « where the finish is worn off and the wood looks gray and bleached. Only 35e. enn “Silver Cream,” The best preparation y cleaning, I y form. bottle, those discovered for 6 preserving sil id and polsen in for a balf-pint polishing of grit, only For Polishing Nickel and Brass And other similar metals “MATCH. LESS METAL POLISH” and “MEX A. LINE” afe invaluable. Used by the rafirond companies and fire depart ments throughout the country loc. and 25c. a box. wv. Beveridge, 1215 F st. and 1214 G st. Managers. esososteoctenentetetentectententetetptetectesocenesteestntetetetetetentetetectestete eee HERR HHH HK “Nee will trust you!” ‘1.OO BRUSSELS « CARPET SSe. lade, Laid and Lined. HAT are the ad- * a vantages of cash e: buying when you * can buy the best grades of * all kinds of Carpets so * * * * much cheaper here ON CREDIT? Here are the regular $1 grades of Brus- sels Carpets—in brand new fall patterns—qualities and colorings that will last for years—and tomorrow we astonish the cash RRR HR HEE shall stores and the carpet buy- ers of Washington by sell- ing them made, laid and lined, ON CRED- IT, for......-... O9C. HERR RE HE HR HRH RRR ER KH RH HHH RR RHRH HEE P. J. NEE’S Credit House, 7th & H. at Parker, ; POPC O oe eee eee eEr eee eeeeeeeee® . . . . . . + . . . . . . . . . . . . ° . ° . . . . ererrrrr . . . . . Bridget & Co. Special sale, for one day only, of Mother’s Friend Shirt Waists for boys of all ages. New fresh goods just from the factory, latest fall patterns. ee eeeeceroe eeerecrees ae XY § : a eeee Qn sale Thursday morning, Children’s Department -- second floor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parker, Bridget & Co., Head-to-Foot Outfitters to Men, Pa. Ave. and 9th St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eeeee eeeeeecoes