Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1898, Page 14

Und derwear Sale Extraordinary. tos 2 $ e We will piace on o morning 200 dozen ) j ce TUNGie Ss 8 Ladies’ Black " " W DR ODED OD OD SiMe Re este he A IED OI DDD DIS ODED EDT Hine Nesho ee ee enone Ss 7 $1.25¢ in Vests, Pants “aig Drawers. i 50c. a our price will a _& OC, A GARMENT. ” Extra Heavy Shirts and Fleece=lined and matu= y Fleece-lined Combination wetter fitting SAPIENS. Special for Sat- s’ Extra Heavy Natural Wool Sizes in Vests, ‘58 to22; Pants, ach acin. ee a a ee ee a Lansburgh & Bro. # i oy abe = . ses el St | ur counters tomorrow These goods never Tomerrew only piece. special for * DAC eA Vests and 25C. €a. day = ASC. Tights—‘‘The Phyllis” O8c. €a. Under- Special 69¢e. ea. tly soiled. These goods Spe- 7 Pe O0C. €a.. sms se — November 18, 1898. Fight eighty-eight — ieee & Bro., Ka ata sei = St. ev Is spea in Ie nd persuasive tones this week, if orders for ‘ € linary value in Fee Fitted-to-personal-measure J) t wthing. Cut from charming Cheviots in fancy mix- ‘ ted to the preferences of each customer, thi i Is and style, fit and finish. But that’s the Mertz \ g more than we promise and guaranteeir tl fit o. k. or we keep ’em. We please you in )) é ving Merchant Tailors. ) y { ) No. 906 F Street, 4 | MERTZ & you're lit, We 3 we make We sell at the Parlor Suites, Here are the we have a stock equal to th else. We do not consi to all. le cach week or goods most in demand just now. ‘i give you the highest in quality and the lowest in ri ERTZ. asking a favor when you come Credit is a ler it as such. And th pric 1 t credit is intended *s of cash stores and al- each month. Stoves, Carpets. In each nat of stores carry ing nothing Feuse ins at 20 cents. Serene MEN'S CLOTHING — leaned or dyed perfectly. LADIES’ ‘COATS ayed navy blue, brown or black. PORTIERES clesned or dyed all colors } WHEATLEY, | 1068 Jefferson ave nD w. sayeeen calle, | Boas lyr.lé Established 1831 i . Hned and laid free—no charge Grogan’s « 817-819-821-823 7th St. N.W. Between H and I Streets. for the cls prices begin at 50 cents @ Mammoth redit House, ‘A PECULIAR REMEDY. SOMETHING AROUT THE NEW DISCOVERY FOR CURING DYSPEPSIA. The Rev. F. I. Bell, a highly esteemed minister residing in Weedsport, Caynga Co., N. Y.. 119 t letter writes as follows: ‘“There has never been anything that I beve taken that has relieved the Dyspepsia from which I have suffered for ten years except the new remedy called Siuart's Dys- pepsia ‘Tablets. Since taking them I have had no Gistress at all after eating and again after long years CAN SLEEP WELL. Rev. F. 1. Bell, Weeds port, formerly Malia, Colo. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is a remarkable rem- edy, not only because it is a certain cure for all forms of indigestion, but because it seems to act as thoroughly in old chronic cases of dyspepsia as well as in mild attacks of indigestion or bilious- ness. A person has dyspepsia simply because the stomach is overworked, all it wants is a harmless, etable remedy to digest the food aud thus give it the much needed rest. This fs the secret of the success of this peculiar «dy. Ne matter hew weak or how much dis- di the digestion may be, Stuart's Dyspepsia ts will digest the food whether the stomacn Works or uot. New Mfe aud energy is given not eply to the stomach, but to every organ and nerve {i the body. A trial of this splendid medicine will convince the most skeptical that Dyspe: and all stom ich troubles can be cured. The tab- d by the F. A. Stuart Co of Mar- but so popular has the remedy be- Us Dyspepsia Tablets can now be ug store at 50 ceuts per pack- IN A Priest Sentenced for Casting Out Devils by Fire. Prom the London Telegraph. RUSSIA, Superstition is very rife throughout Rus- sia and the east. Not only does this apply to the lower ord>rs, who firmly believe in the existence of good and evil spirits which have influence upon the lot of mankind, but there are many intelligent and educated people who are tremely ecredulous in this respect. The s of “the devils of St. ersburg” is not yet forgotten here, In e, a certain medical man, who oc- apartments in the Rue Titejuaja, afflicted by goblins, which every night e ory hanged the position of the furniture, nocKed down china nd copp. 5 &c., much in the Wood uared”* ain people him out of his lodgings. eristic story of th prt country house in the litt inmenz, near St. Pete who want Another relates to bur i stion was built h rank, but she only lived since which it has re- mained em} alleged that appari- tions and ms were seen during the night. Horrible groan nd cries or help were heard. s of the shouse this sort of thing for several nigh finally was obliged to quit. In this », it turned out th t the vants, whom Mme. is said to have treated harshly, were at the bottom of the trouble. In some part of Russia the people believe that devils ¢ ter the organism of human bea whose actions they there- fter guide there are sorcerers who profess to be able to cast out the These men are utterly without serup the sufferin easily imagined. S ever come before the le - people look upon the wizard as a powerful personage who can work them much evil, and therefore not lightly to be provoked. Hence complaints are rare- ore the trih However, e of the ntly came be- ‘aA » the court of Viadieau A Mohammedan mo! . or priest. nam Ahmed Ramasanoff, was charged with t i it Woman named Kotcher ng to drive devils out of beginning of the present y who was only t being aecompan villagers and her slan-Bek, came to the con- ed by evil spirits, upon the mollah «~m out. The priest commenced his HW thes and when there v they stripped the ands and feet ptie fits. The man namer fon th the nt wood fire, ominous preparations, Kotch to ery and begged them to de my arms, put out my y but do not burn m They paid no ntion to her pleadings, and, picking her ed her on the She then r . covered with ch the ¢ r who examined her > be ht of 3 ch vurt: the pri husband had led Aslan-Bek spooks, and st) would be able to restore her He had put her on the fire until gave the names of the evil spirits. which he then w upan a piece of paper nd threw it into the es, after which was quite sure t ils would r. He added t n she cried put on the hearth it was not st, but the The inquiry the n kept on hes for eight hours. The head- » village deposed that such meth- ~ often employed, and ter. befo: the his wife to nz hi devils. woman had be s successful. The court found the priest guilty, and sentenced him to deprivation of all his civil rights and to one s imprisonment. The dhe been also tric but jeclared that she forgave him. 200 Oracle for Princeton B. From the New York Mail and Express. Over Princeton there is a umed Spillman who is believed by the s' ts to possess the power of second bet minations they often e con- sult him in regard to the probabilities of s questioned upon this, that or the other problem or topic. The old man ch a fee for hi lvice, which is cheerft by the students, and oc- casion edictions are fulfilled in such a remarkable manner that he tem- porarily abandons his legitimate occupa tion and gces into the clairvoyance busi- ness for the benefit of the boys who are tions fails to coaching fer € nila amir Wher n core nothing is ald about it, but when he hits the mark, 1s he often does, the fact known to everybody in college. Before the recent examinations a member of the sophomore class paid Spillman a fee to pick out the problems that would be selected by the examiners. He selected ten and it turned out that ¢ nation pai ht of them were on the exami- Connoisseurs are united in their opinion ‘that anda gerry is the one water whose superiority is beyond dispute. Busod Porson. RAVE VOU cticen Spt Cicers In Mouth Hair False? Welte COOM REST: EDY CO. 1083 MASONIC TEMPLE, CHICAGO, ILL., tor proofs of cures. CAPITAL $500,000. Worst cases cured in 15 to % DAYS. 100-PAGE. BOOK FREE. poll-im*® Pimples, Coy ‘Aches, Old tores, It is pure, sparkling, and delicious. SOLD EVERYWHERE, G. G. Cornwell & Son, John H. Magruder, [ACROSS PORTO | RICO| American Gitiza Mikes Trip From Ponce ta Sap Juan. IMPRESSIONS OP SOCIAL CONDITIONS Two Classes of. (Objactors to Uncle Sam! 8: Invasion. FINE BICYCLE ROADWAY a Written for The Evening Star, The so-called harbor of Ponce is only an open roadstead, where ships must anchor at some distance outside. To get ashore, one must take a native boat for about a mile. The boats are oftsn cecorated with American flags, and in the chaffering for the price of passage the boatmen are often re ular in saying that they are also ail ricans. This appears to be tru, over the island. There is generally great satisfaction at the transfer of the island into American hands. Americans are usual- ly warmly greeted, smiled upon—and im- pos2d upon, when possible—after the man- ner of the Latin races generall. The exceptions of this greeti cans are of two classes. The con- sists of elderly people of Spanish look and bearing, who ar> well dressed and ap} ently well off. They are, perhaps, the hoid- ers of the plantations, or of large commer- cial establishments, or are civil 0: under Spanish rule. They are not prodi in their gretings to Americans, ner ef- fusive when the greetings made It may be the Spanish reserve toward strang- ers. To a well-to-do Spaniard man vhom he meets on the street is no ng. It is the man whom he meets in society for whom he has guarantees of respecia It bility, that his courtesy is reserved. especially to the guests that h= recer his house that it becomes prod may also be that this reserve is actual dislike of American: nges the conditions under w prosper2d, and perhaps will lesse ity to prosper. He may pre Spanish regime under which he h how to pr ‘The sec in It to Their coming al. due ich he has his abil- the old known Americans consis haired, black-browe¢ Hooking taba ers and poor people few i number, and usual ground when Americans approach. They are prob- ably ntatives of 2 saffected, who 1 all over the islands, and do rt to violence when it natural brigands or ban- are § not he: dits, bands of them have been formed in the interior, where they have committed depredations. Squads of so diers have to the districts where they nd they will and outlaws in shion. ad perhaps be added a third appointed, but te all the per- sons of Uhat order in this cl would do th ustice, and it is sa far the a is that of the pricsts much discontented re dent are very coal in th of Americz «s, and they ‘oft when we One dignitary of this cla who car n umbrella 3 re ita: passed, preferring the sunshine to the danger of bei y Ameri- cans The high ived and ali have They acred ave office of churches but in which they red, sublet for a part of the sai, 1 am informed, sent a deputation to . Brooke, to ask if they would be sup- @ out of the public funds after the sfer, and he informed them that they ud not. They then telegraphed to the which ‘Thes pope, and he inforthed them that he was a poor man, supported by charity, and could hot support them, Many of the Spanish priests, T am in- formed, are to return home, The priests of Porto Rican descent will remain here and try to do their duty by their people. One said that he could talk a little French and a little English, and play a little on the fute, and if his people could not support him he the! would try to piece out by m accomplishments. Majority Extends Welcome. The rest of the people are very well dis- posed d the Americans, and the blacker they are the more pleased are they to see the representatives of the new guv- ernment. dt must remembered that all F icans are more or less brunette—gener ly more—and that Congo faces and color are very common. The shading from §| n White to Congo black is so gradual t n draw a dividing line are white,” or “those .” All fraternize completely olor is concerned. , Not those of color. when the place, one d for the + common. 1s of e be « and ar’ far so The distinctions are In Ponce, on the hionable . promenade of the broad walk 1s y people, the am told that th line 1 ack people in the one The distinction is one of hereditary , not of blood, in th riecans. who come all expectaticn that blac any cspecial deference. Blacks here are as good as whites, and the bl: from the Indies belonging to the British especially numerous and especially inue pende nd, apparenily, trustworthy. They lk Eng! - Ponce by Spanish Porto Ricans Pons and by ®mericans Ponts—is so named after Ponce de Leon, best known as the man who souzhi fountain of youth in Florida. H brought a colony to this island about 150i and here must dismiss will show them Ponthry, by did much to insure it a permanent population before his death, in 1511. The town is on the south coast of the island, somewhat west of its center, and lies a mile or two from its port. pact little tropical city of inhabitants, vith narrow, the se in t little p! a chu hun- dred years old, decorated with much tinsel inside, to meet the Wants of this simple peopic. It has large stores, and does a thriving business, especialiyn. that American soldiers throng its str It is not far to the coast, but in the day or two there we knew little of coast breezes, It is hot in the daytime. especially in the morning heurs, but it is cool an? pleasant at night. The town ts low and neigh- borhood is subject to inundations, but it seems to be healthy. We left Pence ate4 oleleck one morning by carriage und reaehediSan Junn about § o'clock the same AWenitig, after a ride of eighty miles cver the military road that crosses the island The, territory is only forty miles wide, but this road crosses it obliquely, and is ferceéito wind about on the mountain sid uritil the distance is about doubled. Thé rogd is well macad- amized, and is kept, adipirably end to end. ra For about ten milestout of Ponce the bridges are lacking, and«we wero in some danger of a wettifg injfording the rapid mountain streams, Onoone occasion the harness broke in the middle of the stream, and it was yet daek. dt took us half an hour of time and ¥équiféc the aid of :ev- eral natives to extract us from this di- lemm: These streams ate dye to the rains in the mouniains, ay@ ar¢ very numerous. We crozsed several coWSiderable rivers in the day’s journeys. Ther streams probably ere never entirely drys but they are subject to great and sudden floods. Fach rain will flood the streams an@ the river basin in which {t falls. The flood will rise in a few hours, and go down as rapidly. Effects of Mountain Shower. We had geen a shower in the mountains the evening before. When we reazhed the principal river which !t could feed we found that the river had risen about fifteen feet, but had already gone down again. The height of the rise was marke@ by the height to which bamboos, grass and the limbs of trees were plastered fo the arches of the first bridge we passed. It would take no long-continued flood of this sort to make a veritable dam which would sweep the bridge away before #t: consequently the bridge structures along the road are all built very strongly and solidly. We counted clean from fifty genuine bridges along the road, and half a dozen of them were large and im- portant structures. There vesides, innumerable culverts and outlets for water coming down from the mourtaia. These were all very solidly inade, and very cred- itable as works of engineering. During the war the Spaniards had at- tempted to destroy some of these struc- tures, but had not succeeded except in one case. Here they had blown out the arch over a deep ravine. It had already been re- paired by our engineers. This road is a very honest and creditable piece of work and must have taken long to build. We were toid that it had been dene by convict labor. We found road houses or prisons every few kilometers— every two miles or so—where the convic were kept who cared for the road. Its con- dition is excellent, and it has now enough broken stone scattered along it to keep it in repairs for years. It is to be hoped that the Americans will keep it in as good re- pair as the Spaniards did. This road would, except for the three or four streams to be forded at the southern end, be a wonderful road for bicyclers. It crosses three ranges of low mountains, but is so cleverly engineered that the grades are never more than moderate, and I can imagine nothing more attractive than a long spin through this lovely mountainous country. It is not grand, but picturesque and beautiful. One passes through planta- tions of sugar cane and other tropical prod- ucts, some unknown to us, with coffee and tobacco plantations in the distance. Tree ferns, palm trees, bread fruit trees, cocca- nd bamboos abound, and one skirts mountain side from which the broad lleys are well seen, or crosses the p; from which he can see either the northern or southern oceans. There are half a dozen Ittle towns or cities on the road, ten or fifteen meters apart, where one can get meals and re n and where he can see and talk American soldier: The food is better we expected. Eggs and good bee! can be got anywhere, though thoy usually fried in oil. The coffee is lent, and the fresh, young cocoanuts fu nish a e and refreshing d: k. The peo- ple are friendly, curious and will give a rule which one will remem’ for the rest of his life. From the outskirts of San Juan to the boundaries of Ponce— imple—and it almost from steamer to steamer—it will hardly be necessary to get off one’s wheel except to ford the few unbridged streams in the south. And then another similar road extending out into the island in vari- ous directions which those can take who wish a varlety. Patches of Railroad There are patches of railroad a few miles long, especially toward the western end. The Spanish government had given a sub- vention per kilometer for the railroads, which was the same whether the: easy or hard to build. The result fragments of a continuou: island, built where e hard. By alternate but unbuilt where silroading and wheel- ing one can go around the Western end of 2 island from San Juan to Ponce. The best month for northerners here is and next to that Sovember i and re the to be both Decembe s tos and March find October the hot and dries »mewhat wet. 2ccommodations good, even in § The travelers are an Juan, The fur- niture scanty, windows few and glazing nene in the rooms. The beds are iron, but the mattresses and springs are usually re- placed by canvas, stretched across thi frame. We pay from 50 cents to 1 peso for our lodging, and for our meals from 10 cents for coffe nd bread in the morning to 6) or SO cents for a re good dinner The money is Porto Rican silver, of which n American dollar buys anywhere $1.40 to $2. This money is bec and approximati and the Porto Ri put up prices. y a tendenc: MW. — PACKING BY E APPLE The Way in Which It Calitornia. clsco Chronicle is Done in From the San Fri Watsonville claims the bigges' earth in the siape of an apple-p house. It covers an area of 2 ficial feet > end ef the huge shed he Southern Pacitie t while furnishes facilities for the ravid un- the of the capacious spring wagons y built for trade, with long is and strong spri to carry 1%) or more filled with fruit loosely Packed in the orchard. The * din the business of pple packing is primitive and inexpe The shed is simply a flooriess shell. spa In this tracks are ranged lon to receive smal!, four-whe which make easy the work wagens and loading or ibe ecbuad apace ve of the trav- unloading cars. The doby p nged the boxes of apples, ten tiers hig cs for boxmak:rs and tables f ted with iron clamps, operated by foot pres sure, for gently pressing down the bottom: ch are of the full-packed boxes ready for the te the equipm the Outside are two huge 1 hop- . built of lumber, into which the refuse to yield up re thrown, E store of t ny stopped with wh bungholes are inverted. wine be The erable cking calls for consid- digital cexterity. In packing f lifornia market one of the fi -dful is to put a good face en t the boxmaker nails on the top of the first, and this teniporaliy becomes thc tom. On this, with ir brightest colored cheek downward, ar anged the showie: fruit of the giade that is being handle These must be sclected and fitted w a litle nicety > as. when gently 7 to exactly fill the area of the box, but thi must not be roughly squeezed, for 2 fe bruised apples spoil the appearance and sale cf the box; and the bell-flower is espe- cially tender. To facilitate this arranging of the frait, the packer tilts the toa considerable angle ch apple re- . instead of rolli mains where it is about level surface. When ? first atisfactorily adjusted subse- quent the same si a until the box is slightly Tt is then passed to the nailing table, the bottom pieces nailed on, the clamps applicd carefully as neither to bruise by rpres sure nor to leave the fruit so loose as tle if the box be driven home. In y method is quite dif being wrepped in separate paper. Another important point is the grading according to size? The trade recognizes at least three grades, three tier, four tier and five tier. ‘This sizing must be rigidly adhered to, and jarred, and the cking for export ent, each apple re the no boxes packed with mixed sizes. As a rule, the largest size brings the highest pri ovgh this is not invariably so, the market for three-tier fruit being I'm- ited. THE The Lavish Splendor of It and Some Amusing Incidents. From the London Standard, Many amusing incidents connected with the German emperor's recent visit are now ccming to light. It appears that 102,000 pcunds was spent on a kiosk erected for th emperor's use, without counting the furniture, which was supplied from the palaces. The new uniforms and accouter- ments of the garrison cost 38,000 pounds, exclusive of the price of the cloth. The sultan’s presents to the imperial visitors amount2d to 120,000 pounds, besides those casually bestowed. For instance, it is stated that the coverlet upon the empress’ bed had the imperial crown and monogram in the center embroidered in diamonds and p2arls. On her majesty expressing her ad- miration of this work, the coverlet was im- mediately presented to her. At the Herekeh factory eye witnesses state that there were amusing disputes with the emperor and Herr yon Bulow over some lovely carpets. The German foreign minist2r, by his freedom of speech, greatly astonished the Turks, whos2 ministers scarcely dare breathe before the sultan, and he secur2d some of the best specimens. ‘Two magnificent vases adorned one of the salons at Yildiz Kiosk. On the sultan ask- ing Herr von Bulow if he admired them as products of his own country, he answered that he would much like to have a similar pair. Of course thes2 were at once added to his luggage. It can scarcely be wondered that the Turks, who have not been paid their claims against the treasury for a year past, are heard grumbling at this lavish generosity. When sand was b2ing laid down ‘in the streets where the emperor was expected to pass I heard a man sneeringly remark, “In- | A Dramatic Incident A Lecturer Discovers His Danger and Loses His Life. Tt is a scene iu the college in New Orleans. before an intelligent is deserltving the human bedly, danger by which it is lecture Th 8 of medical students, its defects and surrounded. In order to i!lus room ef a medical ing professor is lect trate it he has fluids from the human body, which he is subjecting to chemical tests. ‘Geatlemen,”” he said, “I have described to you the apvearance of the stete; Twill now show sou a healthy own to the mon fivid in a diseased now the same thus and he As he heid it cp to the Heht for ars in state,” sul a mement his bind trembl ught his breath, he palsd, and exclatmed: . TL have feet mide a most horrthte I myself have Bright's disease of the kidneys.” In less tha The ws the of this mod demon of t n itke one year he was dran terrible n dis ve fe and strictly danger and 9 e Snefden: s nituy h may well he « present. ce thier, the enest symptoms and fastens itself upon the system before the vi ly as heredftar wy. It steals Into as consun There Is Nothing —great about our doings, but give us credit, plea There are Clot abreast of the times. remnants. main of a certain lot, they separate tables, mark them at abou RETAIL PRICE AS AN INDUC are able, but because of a desire on our 1 and end manifesis its presence by | Iso c , 8nd fully as fatal. Entire families, inheriting It | from their ameeetors, have died eof the | mumber knew or resliaed the myst which was removing them. Hundreds ef die daily by what is called heart disease, apo | piexy, paralysis, spinal complaint, rheumatiem, | Pueumouta ond other common diseases, when ta, reality it 1s Bright's disease of the kidneys are solemn facts, but all the m Those » Serious because of their solen nity v the cure has never been but one remedy known for of Bright's dis. or even for its reltef, and that remedy has bec the most populer of | Any Preparation known to the world. It is War- ner's Safe Cure. It has taken men, and woren, too, who were int! and restored them to perfect health and strength fably check the e, If talen It will tne dls first stages of this terrible It fs indorsed by 7 y scientists and used by the best fle preparation, to tts 1" but great genuine and unscrupulous dealer to sell arye in tine, approved in the | and owes ite poj pecple land It is a scien pularity wholly caa be procured 1 reliable ower. any denler, cere shold be vised to secure t hot permit any Pthing in its p A for always keeping ng remnants as Se, yell as dry goods The short ends of pieces of Dry Goods are termed remnants. When one, two or three suits of Men's or Boys’ Cl thes are all that re- alled remnants. These we put upon t ONE-HALF THE REGULAR E} °, not that they are undesir- art to keep the stock clear of odds We have a hundred or more of such suits on the remnant tables now, and should you be so fortunate as to find your size among them, you'll be classed among the I’ Men’s Suits. ats amd Cutaway Frock Cents. Fren h | and teds, stripes. checks. and heat mixtures. As good as the best in wake ind mates Sold up to 50 4 entit REMNANT PRICE 310, RIZE winners. | Men’s Suits. Sacks and Cutawess stods. lands, tweeds res gny. lively to 1 interd well filled in suit REMNANT $17.50 PRICE. Young Men’s Suits. Doubl asted Sack Coats; plaids, checks. tures. Sold up to $12.50 a suit $6 00 REMNANT PRIC brown, linin up to $12 PRICE... Silk ané lin. *e5 gray iy vd) ment } REMNANT To Which ae Attenti ion Is Specially cavited. Another invoice of those eminently pr ultra stylish, decidedly handsome and excre dressy English Covert Cloth TOP COATS. Full French fronts, bedy and sleeve lnings of pur silk. The get-up of these garments is a triumph of the sartorial art. The proper length, the pr swing, altezether pre Al this clegance and refinement concentrated and manifeste] tp one grand garment for the simple sum ef Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents. ICTOR E. ADLEf Outfitters to Men and Boy 923, 925, 927, 929 7th St. N.W., Corner Massachusetts Avenue. At 0c. ‘That of two of the best-known firtos is that of © & Co, is made wu and staple aval stock Oleine Soap, Soapine and Pearlir Sardin Fre Sardines, imported, the 18- Sardines, imported, the 30-cent t Jams, the 15-cent jars, at uthwell’s Imported Jams. in oil, 10-cent tir ich Peas, imported, the $1 .50 Whiskies a -old Monticello, Mt. than Vernon, $1.50 Wines at best of California er goods, Too numerous to mention, Set ef The or convince yourself. sSoafeegoote Seefeote Sehontentens J. Keyworth’ ce eo Se Sseostosints = ee ptptetetet For Instance: ent ti California Peaches, extra heavy syrup, 30-cent tins. ins, at st. eee Ee ceeseeke OK cent jars, bse bene ae Sherwood $1.50 per quart, go at 75c. Sherry and Port (10-year-old) go at at t 318 9th Street, Corner D N. W. on the 2 $i. hi { Famous W ulf prevailing prices, At gton and Pt Bighest ¢ of just « e one’s stock mee luxuries 5-cent packages, at. ins, at t 75c. full quarts. " and Woodlawn Whiskies, which nev 75c. per gallon. per gallon. Saime phenomenal reduction, Call and s Old Stand, stead of piasters we get sand.” For mak- ing this observation h> was instantly ar- rested. The penury of the treasury at the present moment is indescribable. The last >xpedi- ent it has resorted to, after doubling and trebling every petty commercial tax, is to ccmpel every Ottoman subject to pay 7 plasters, instead of 1, for his certificate of citizenship. In a population roughly esti- mated at over 20,000,000, this should bring a@ revenue of about 1,250,000 pounds; but at the utmost less than a third of this sum will ever reach the treasury, though the population will have to pay the impost. ———_+ 0+ —____ Active Goodness. From Harper's Bazar. True kindness of heart necessarily re- sults in active goodness. It is not real kindness or real pity which stops at th> vague unexpressed feeling, and does not do something to show that the sentiment is a real one. Fear, laziness, caution, and a variety of kindred unworthy f2elings often prevent the outcome of an emotion we cherish and are rather proud to think we possess. So to feel kindly toward a person, or even to think kindly thoughts about him, is not 2nough. We must let these thoughts and feelings have expréssion by doing some- thing kind for them. We are sorry for a sick child or a grown person who is in pain —mental or physical—yet our sympathy is worth little if it is not strong enough to impel us to some sort of active expression, Our att»mpt to do something to relieve the pain we pity may be slight or awkward, but the flower, the book, the loving word, the kindly hand pressure does a good, per- haps more than we are aware of, if it is offered in the spirit of love. Th> great point is that we have no right to plume ourselves on the kind or generous feeling which never finds expression. Such sentimental feeling costs us nothing, and is so cheap that it cheapens thos» who en- tertain it. The searching question for our hearts is to be, not “did you feel well dis- posed toward your brother?” but “what aid you do for your brother?” “He—in body and mind, both—was sick and in prison, and you did not visit him; naked, and you did not clothe him; in ne>d, and you did not supply "his wants.” What did your kind feeling amount to? Rabuteau Skin Food. —Magical in its. Effects. Re- moves wrinkles, builds up mken parts; $1 2 jar. We handle all of the famous Rabuteaa Skin Preparations. Mertz’s Pharmacy, Eleventh and F Sts. 1t. j