Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1900, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1900-16 _ PAGES. gers of Springtime. 3--The Palais Royal “Opening.”’) Three Welcomed’ Harbin (1--The, Bicycle. 2--The Baby Carriage. SPION KOP DEFEAT How General Buller Attempted to Turn Joubert’s Right. GALLANT FEAT OF BRITISH ARMS WAITING your inspection are the new 1900 Baby Carriages But at Last Task Was Found to Be Impossible. cle” is to be less priced th different 1900 patterns await your inspection. ACYCLE BICYCLES—The Palais Royal has the sole Wash- R ington agency. Bought and sold for cash only—the “Rac han other ltigh-grade wheels. Twelv $27.50 to $57.50, the A and Go-Carts from Hey Wakefield, Philadelphia Baby Carriage Co. None inferior, wood Bros. F. A. Whitney & Co., least priced, strictly guaranteed. At $42.50 we have the Racycle é I prices begin at $6.98, gradually rising to $25. Two of the $12 Car- Track Racer—and especially invite young men to investigate its. riages are pictured to the left hand—to be Sto for choice during the GENERAL BULLER’S CHAGRIN merits. Talk on our part is cheap, your verdict after a critical ex-* “Opening.” Ten per cént discount on all others. Note the Go-Cart rc amination is what we are looking for. Take elevator to fourth floor . : 5 = a - and inquire for Mr. Maginnis, he’s an expert on the bike question,” with full, large body and rubber tires, ticketed only $6.98. Fitted Coresjouiteace of the Assoc ae ee and will gladly show the wheel and thank you for calling. with the patented slide baby can sit up or lie down at shortest notice. LONDON, Mare The siege of Lady y J amt a with its -harrowing experience, has ssi into history, itis only now that British public has a chance to get a ed account and the details sanguinary shich accom- its relief. st mails only graphic story up to General Bul- third attsmpt. when, on February 6, the second time, he crossed at Pot- t and after three fight- to retire from Vaal Krantz. To this series of actions Bennet Burleigh deyot:s four columns of the Daily Tele- graph, while the other correspondents are hind in point of length. After the ing of keen disappoint- ment that followed Spion Kop, Mr. Burleigh for geker's Dri ing was force on Sund: that next day General Buller intended at- tacking the line of low hills opposite Pot- gieter's Drift. Brakfontein is the principal ature of that chain, running nearly east i west, and connects the Spion Kop mountzin ridges with Doorn Kop. There Was to be a feint or demonstration from against Brakfontein and a deter- knew mined attack later in the day upon the right to carry the separate cr2sted hills of Vaal Krantz. From Signal Hill and Swartz Buller and staff had looked Vaal Krantz. y had come to the conclusion that It possible to si he hill, for the Boers not strongly fortified the spot. From Vaal Krantz, Krantz Kloop and other pd- sitions were to be occupied, and under the cover which the interlocking ridges gave ‘my was to be hurried across the : upon pontoon bridges to threaten Brakfontein and other salient points from flank and rear. it Appeared to Be Feasible. all looked very feasible from Swartz Isop, but in this corner of Natal every hill to be commanded by another behind the right or left of the one you desire And so Gen, Buller found out sect, hasty carpers, that scout- ai, more particu- Whose rifle practice ed. Very Kop General upo oe wa 3 > an enemy se vards is not to be des} er preparations were completed. ns Were with - labor placed upon Swar| and Warren's division, with other t moved down toward the in- tended field of action. The ever-wonderful m fa 2 mehow, notwiths anding many the mo: ry al- ne place Was as steep in paris as of a The sailors. helped Seottish 's, with steel hawsers, their guns up over the worst parts. her as astounding a per- as heaving batteries to the mast- got orman € a ship. for the ammun i hand, on, the soldiers car- each man bearing a shell xcept by using one’s parts of the hill it was - otherwise to surmount. I saw toiling up on a later day wiih 5 for the men. The leading Z ed his foot- against with fearful clatter of hoofs and af- the six mules, their harness knocke the cavalry went for- n hour later ere our na- ys from Mount Alice began the bat- directe ir fire against the ks upon Spion Kep, Brakfontein nd the positic Potgieters. Col. Wynne's Assault ncashire = wounded, ward from or hil- ters drift. The y out what and more particular- cn Were placed. Bal- are scarce military he best map of rman military aither it has shire Brigade spread and far kirmishers, tive -pound howitzers shrapnel upon th hes and works. The balloon- where the Boers their defenses. adily, slowly, for- rorth of Potgi en up to commodities in Natal was produ o charge the Boer works. By 8 o'clock they were near enough for the y to begin sniping in earnest at ranges of 1,20) yards or less. Their marks- iship was indifferent, and the troops, stegarding their tormentors, walked or forward. At convenien s they would lie down flat upon and oper pendent and volley firing at the and trenche: Munger's Drif hie Drift. When ping on at the alr opened a sharp fusi!lade upon t oldie luckily and sh of shells deafening and be- er. more indom- han by the how- A hurricane of shell descended » right, left, front nd them unmoved. *k under the lim- the gunner's feet, and splashing, smoke and he gunners anyards, flash the in- 2 sh can- the gunners walked, do- sut Huster or haste. and that their aim Horses were wounded Killed. fell and were carried n hour the contest rose enemy's lines, but from ourage di fleld b. almost the of exploding shell th darting ers Farm, brigade at m Light tn- alion King's nm launc “his With the Durk ing and the 34 E Hifles upon thei from ping banks of the Tugela the troops lashed forward toward the rugged s of Vaal Krantz. From front and S the y opened fi advance by the Durhams pondent furnishes this eription bank w protection of the river ams were exposed to a ry fire, wh: the Creusot al Krantz. and the Maxim utomatic ‘ll up the valley, aided the Boer riflemen in delaying the advance The work of pounding ahead in the face of s0 galling a fire was both dificult and ardu_ ow but the Durhams are made of stern stuff. Steadily they crept forward, reply- ts well as they could to the enemy’ nd reached the right donga with com. atively few casualties. Deep Pool in the Way. ‘The advance was slightly checked by a P pool. Once the latter was negotiated and the men had reached the dip between the two dongas they were not so directly Dur'! hering musk the left of V. POOLE SOOO E SEL OOEE LOLOL LL LEOLEOEEEE ASAP *Seedondendontenteateeseeseaterte % shades of V nal, Searlet, Light Blue, Tans, Navy Blue, Pink, Nile Brown, Bi ets on pastel shades of V! others are our regular Sec spring suttings. Erchotce zed F stock that will never be as complete now. eeendenteatenSoedeosonseatentonsoasonseatpesonendontesenteatedsenrentnatoetentnatoeeninatodte Gercensecencmsecersmesonce , Grays and Blues will be 50c Wash Silks, 44c Tomorrow. EF These new 1900 Silks are heavily corded, making them almost as heavy as Taffeta silk. New striped effects on grounds of decided Black and colors. 75c Wool Suitings, 44c. tomorrow. CFOnly some of them are 75e yalue—those sent by our importer for the “Opening.” The A hundred styles ind more. 50c “Clinging” Fabrics, 29c Tomorrow. of the ultra-fashlonable Crepons and Challies, in pastel shades, vlards, fac similes of $1 goods, in designs, cclers and general appearatice. 25c Wash Goods, 12!4c Tomorrow. EF Imported Dotted Swisses and Imported Dimitles, Dress Goods, Trimmings, etc. HE following are offered at complimentary prices, as souvenirs of the “Opening.” And please remember the goods are the very latest 1900 spring-summer importations, and that you secure first choice of an unbroken assortment. 68c Taffeta Silks, 39¢ Tomorrow. EP Your eyes and fingers wilt tell sou they really Green, ¢ k, ete. ave @8e quality. Newly beautiful ¥8, Cerise, Turjuoise, Hellotrope, Cardi 89c Twilled Foulards, 69¢ Tomorrow. jusive stores ask $1 for these Silks. Note that the newly attractive braided ‘arcer liter, And beautiful Choice of nearly 2,000 pieces—of = 12!44c Wash Goods, 7c Tomorrow. EF These American Dimities of 1900 are bere In more than one hundred new effects. Ask for them on second oor. 10 per cent Discount Tomorrow. CFA B ‘k Wool Tatlor Snitings, Crepons, Grenadines. ete. A all Black Silks, 2 4 te the discount makes Palais Royal's famons guaranteed $1 Silks only 90¢ yard. 2 10 per cent Discount on Trimmings. CFIt's to be a season of Laces, SHk Applique and Fringes. ‘The “‘bnyers't will, be pleased to give visitors their personal service, glidly explain the varlous uses of the new trim- mings. Dress Findings and Notions. Er The new + the best substitute for silk lining, at 39¢ instead of 50c yard to- Eo mormw. The Be SHk-tinlsh Perculines for 16e, and the regslar Ie Linings for only 1 rd. + Best Notlows as follows: bg Large bottles Machine Oil, value 10c. Be Hose Supporters, ladies’ and children’s We 2 Jet Black Derning Cotton, 3 spools for. . whine Silk, w Hooks and es, black and white, card. ..2e Nickel- va Victor Dress Fasteners Corset a Gold. ed Needles, tube. Westerley Machine Cotton, doz. spools ‘Treasure fety Pins, card. o Rubher: ells, sizes ‘abinets, assorted e Garter Elastic, strip... an exposed to a frontal fire, and were able to draw breath before they made their final rush. This they did in most gallant styie. ‘There was Ro reason to suppose that al Kop {itself was very strongly held, but the ridges further on undoubtedly were. Moreover, the precipitous character of the kopje rendered its tenure by even 200 of the Wyle feat. At any rate, al number of Boers de- tatied to hold © position, they refused to budge until the Durhams had felt the don- gas and made a start for them with true British pluc “Colonel V be 700 feet high. the present-day re red line’ would coolly. emy a not impo: whatever the a jodiand estimates Vaal Kop ta What infantry ether than resentative of the ‘thin der the fearful heat of an African after fighting y inch of their wa’ over an hour, fix bayonets and charge, never crying halt until they gained the summit? That is what, in most brilliant manner, the Dur- hams did. On arriving at the foot of the kopje, word 5 given to fix bayonets and charge, and they ran_up the hill to the chorus 0! ousing British cheer. Some fects Boers who stayed, to the last on the r base. urried before them, leaving their horses behind them. Fire Becomes Deadly. “The fire from the high ridge to the left became very deadly, and Major Johnson Smyth fell, shot through the throat, while leading his company. Up, still up, panting through the steepness of the ascent, but not to be stayed their victorious career, the men of the Durhams charged, the Boers still fleeing before them until the tter, hurrying for dear life, disappeared over the cre “Thi silant fellows reached the top a rak r, which was taken up by oncoming regiments below. They were just in time t sure three laggards and r of others who had not yet got clean away. Very few dead Boers x » seen on the kopje. though three were . evidently by one of our lyddite shells.” Bennet Burleigh takes up the story again as follows: ALA fairly determined effort was made by enemy toward the close of the day to drive us from the Vaal Krantz. but, rein- forced by the Scottish Rifles and the 3d Battalion, King’s Royal Rifles, the m: without much «ificulty, repulsed the assail- ing Boers and held their ground. Hilyatd had moved up to render assistance, but Lyttleton, with two battalions, was able deal with every effort used by the Boers. “Monday, on the whole, closed auspicious The Boers had been driven from Vaal ly. Krantz, the key of thetr advanced position, the drifts. it but remained for us eee pour through and turn their works to right and left, or march on to Ladysmith. But how about our baggage and supply train? Something more had to be done, for it could never be safely brought on with us whilst the Boers were able to shell the drifts and pontoons. Boers Fire the Gri “The Boors cunningly set fire to the grass near General Lyttleton’s position, and by means of the light {t gave shelled the bri- gade during the night, bringing up the Maxim cannon. But still we held our own, and more, having forced the en>my further from the hill. Before sunrise the enemy startled the camps by firing from Doorn Kloof their nin-ty-six-pounder Creusot gun. ‘Their shells burst in evry direction, several failing at no great distance from General Buller's headquarters. Our big guns and naval twelve-poundets bent all their energies to knocking out the Boer 100-pounder, but without complste success. We blew up am- munition wagons and what not, but the big gun itself was so well covered that it ap- parently could not be reached. When our bursting lyddite ceased to make havoc around their battery and pit, out again the long black muzzle of the Boer gun would bs run and recommence firing. Evidently it was mounted in such a way that it could Tun up on an inclined pair of rails. “During the course of Tuesday afternoon General Buller had given up hope of pene- trating the Boer lines. I learned as much from his own Ups. He was deeply cha- grined that the matters had turned out so, and thought it unwis? to assume graver risks.” This deciston ts more fully explained by Reuter’s correspondent, who says: “Our force could not advance toward the left without incurring a very heavy loss. The general commanding, finding he could not, from the nature of the surface of the hill, entrench the troops in order to pro- tect them against the enemy's fire, or silence thelr big guns, determined to aban- don the idea of opening up a route to Ladysmith in that direction. According to oeSendetotentoetoteateecente Select Velveteen Binding, piece. Needle-pointed Pins, 400, full count eee teettettecitatenete observation from the balloon the enemy Were seen In very large numbers on the hills, and a large force was reported as moving in a westerly direction, apparently with a view to making a flanking move- ment.” THE TRANSVAAL, Mr. Montague White to Deliver an Address on That Country. Mr. Montague White, the former consul general of the South African republic at London, will deliver an address on the Transvaal on Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the Congregational Church, corner of 10th and G streets. The lecture is given under the auspices of the Geographic So- clety. Mr. White fs a South African by birth. and is especially well equipped to present an intelligent view of the charac- teristics of the Transvaal country and its inhabitants. The lecture will be illustrated by a large number of stereopticon- views, some of which are so recent as to show military operations in the present war. Quick Detective Work. Mr. Frank E. Altemus, doing business on P street near lith street northwest, yester- day morning reported to Officer Benjamin F. Rhodes of the eighth precinct that there had been stolen from him a suit of clothes valued at $12. He suspected the driver of his wagon, but the man denied the charge so persistently that he thought he might be mistaken, Officer Rhodes started an investigation, and within two hours had not only found the missing clothing, but captured the thief, who proved to be John Payne, the accused driver. In the Police Court this morning Payne admitted his guilt, and said he had lied to his employer when charged with the theft. He was sentenced to pay a fine of or sixty days in jail in de- ult. Officer Rhodes was complimented for his prompt and effective work. > Alpha Charity Clu The regular monthly open congress of the Alpha Charity Club was held at the residence of the president, Mrs. Leila L. Pendleton, Howard avenue, Anacostia, Monday evening. The meeting was ad- dressed by Mrs. Mar: urch Terrell, who spoke on “The Duty of the Mother to Her Daughter." The object of these meetings is to establish a community of interest among the women, young and old, of Ana- costia, and to thereby bring about a bet- terment of social conditions. The discussion which followed the ad- dress was participated in by Mesdames W. 2 David Simpson, Ida Berry, Fan- nlo Slaughter, Harrod, Pendleton and Misses F. B. §. Johnson and Mary Hite. Se Fire From Unknown Cause. Fire in the cellar of house No. 917 D street northwest about 12:3) o'clock this morning did damage to the amount of about $50. An alarm was sounded from box 129. Clerks in H. M. Kingsley’s lunch room, on the ground floor of the building, assisted in ex- tinguishing the flames. The smoke filled the upper rooms of the house and occupants of the second and third floors left their apa: What caused the fire Is unknown. —— American Diplomacy in Asia. Mr. John Barrett, late United States min- ister to Siam, fs to deliver a special lecture before the schoo) of comparative jurispru- dence and diplomacy in Law Lecture Hall, 1420 H street, on Thursday evening, March 15, at 8 o'clock. He will present some phases of American diplomacy in Asia. ‘These special lectures are open to all per- sons interested. —_._—_ Surplus Publications. Mr, Platt submitted a resolution in the Senate yesterday afternoon authorizing the secretary of the Senate to make arrange- ments with the librarian of Congress for space in the library building in which to place in proper order the surplus govern- ment publications belonging to the Senate brary and not required for current use in the Senate. SS See Library Association Meeting. The Library Association of Washington City will at its meeting this evening be ad- dressed by Prof. Edward J. Farqubar, Mr. Allan B. Slauson and Mr. Charles Martel. ‘The meeting will open at 8 o'clock. Ready-to-wear Garments. To per cent discount is the “Opening” Souvenir in the branch of the Suit and Wrap department devoted to Imported Garments. Less than usual prices now marked on them,—based on cash purchases and sales. $16.50 Cloth Suits, OF These are to be the Palais Royal “leader”? they are to equal the suits generally retafled at $20. and Civilian Cloths, in approved 1900 styles. $14.39 Tomorrow. of 1900. Sold regularly here at $16.50, Made of Homespun, Venetian, Cheviot $5 Garments Only- $3.99 Tomorrow. More Palals Royal “leaders” at less than act Skirts, Silk Waists and Spring Jackets, in no al cost. Choice of the new 1900 Dress less than forty-seven styles, $1.98 Mercerized Petticoats, $1.89 Tomorrow. £>These Silk-like Garments are made up like the very expensive—with graduated flounce of accordion plaits and latest shades of violets, purples, greens, reds, blues, ceri bile and black. antomo- $1 Underwear Only 69c Tomorrow. {7 We would make new patrons. three garments of a kind. in spring-summer styles. 25c Black Hose, (7'The famons “Onyx"" Hose. Not more than two pairs to each purchaser—a' Regular Choice of Gowns, Skirts, Chemises, Co customers will please not ask for more than t Covers and Drawers, 17c Tomorrow. Light weight, but with double soles and high-spliced heels, Ie pair. 49c “Pulley” Belts, 23c Tomorrow. C7 Black Satin Belts, the best fmitation of Koch's best Patent Belts. But they are an infringement, and all such haye to be quickly disposed of. 12!4c Ribbed Vests, 9c Tomorrow. EFThe.new Swiss Ribbed Low Neck Vests, with short and po sleeves, luce trimmed. ‘Two only to each purchaser—please don’t ask for more. 50c Neckwear Only 39c Tomorrow. TF Included are the New Lace Barbs, Silk Jabots, Stocks and Fancy Neck Pieces. See table at G street entrance. $1.50 Kid Gloves, The “Palais Royal’ ferent shade of grays and de and Kid Gloves. ors; the very EF The new Colore for men. ALL new styl $1.35 Tomorrow. in new spring colors, which Include twenty dif- atest. $2.48 Silk Umbrellas, $1.89 Tomorrow. Silk Umbrellas, for rain and sun. Novelty handles for ladies, plain All Parasols at 10 per cent Tomorrow. OF The new styles for 1900. cent discount makes the prices 20 per cent less t Toilet Articles Hoyt's Rt Japanese Tooth, Brushes Words are idie—come and see them. And note the 1y per han exclusive store quotations, for Tomorrow. Mvnnen’s Ta Calis! 2 leum, Powder Powde: Violet Am Florida Water, large bot Bay Rum, s The Palais Royal, A. -LISNER Seateetetentetenttetetntntettteted KNOWN AS THE BOY SHERIFF. | Qaict Ead Who Had to Make Fanerals to Restore Ordcr. From the Denver Republican. Lying helpless on one of the little white cots in the men’s wands at St. Luke's Hos- pital. his bedy nearly broken in two and emaciated from long suffering, is Charles E. Ay “the bo; sheriff’ of Decatur county, Kan., once known throughout the entire west as among the most daring of peace officers, at a time when a man ac cepted an office such as he held knowing well that did he ever flinch or show 4 mo- ment’s hesitation when dealing with tke outlaws who were his especial charge his life would pay the penalty. When but twenty-one years old Ayer w by appointed sheriff of Decatur county Goy. John P. St. John of Kansas. The county had but recently been organized, and the n elected to the office of after lookigg over the ground ing acquainted with the cha whom he would ‘have to deal, ne er qua fied. Young Ayer had already been slated as deputy. and when the first place was made vacant expressed a willingness to ac- cept it. © one else wanted the job. Oberlin. the county seat, was tho center of a large range country, and a dezvous of the Lincoln county who came there after the memorabli seat wars. to the new county and county seat. They found their match in the young sheriff. How many of them fell before his unerring aim Ayer will not tell, but he says, signifi- cantly, that “soon there a sort of un- derstanding between ‘him and the despera- dces, and there was no further trouble.” But this was not brought about easily. On one occasion, during the sheriff's absence from Oberlin, he was riding over the pratrie after county Bad men of all degrees locked a fleeing band of disturbers when a crowd from New Mexico rode into town, and, finding Ayer absent, proceeded to “shoot up the town” in the approved fashion of the day. They literally took possession of the frontier village, breaking into stores and saloons that had been closed when they ap- peared. Citizens who dared show them- selves were besten with the butts of the ‘ould dand store of liquor in the saloons was con- sumed. The invaders were some of “Billy the Kid's” gang. the most vicious of the desperadoe: Among them was Charles Best. allas John Henry, who acted as leader. When the sheriff returned the bad men had left and the town was reasonably quiet. But John Henry and his followers remained. The leader was emholdened by his seeming success. even to the extent of bragging that he would remain in town until he “got” the sheriff. The day after Ayer’s return he was in a barber shop, and a few doors away Henry sat in a lawyer's office, apparently waiting for the’ sheriff. Failing to attract him by other means, he shot off one of his revolvers, knowing that when he heard the report Ayer would;yush out to learn the cause of the shooting. In this he was cor- rect, for Ayer jumped from the barber's chair and rushed to the door of the lawyer's office. As he stepped in Henry aimed and fired at him, but missed. He never got a second shot. There.may have been men who could ‘draw ‘a gin quicker than the boy sheriff, but they were not © common for western Kansas. When Henry was picked up it was found that two bullets had pen- etrated his body, either one of which would have finished him. Just after the second shot Ayer was grabbed from behind and his arms pinloned. #iow he freed himself from the strong arms of Henry's followers Ayer cannot tell, but he threw him cut of the office. firing at the same time, the bul- let passing th: h the man’s breast. There was a double funeral that afternoon, end no more was heard of “Billy the Kid's” gang. Ayer restored peace and order in De- catur county, but there were a number of funerals before the desired end was reached. He is modest, as are most brave men, but in relating a few incidents of nis life in the early days of Kansas his piercing gray cyes sparkled. and he drew himecif up as best he could on the cot, as if the spirit of the old days came: to him. “But I don’t like to talk about these he said, a slight groan escaping him, as his bruises were painful. “I did only my duty, and in proof of this can cite the fact that I won-the respect of all good people in the county. They re-elected me sheriff after my first term, and afterward x vee as United States marshal of the dis- ict.” ‘ 5 Eleven years ago Ayer movel fo Colo- rado. und has since lived in Routt county, where he owns a large ranch and a big herd G@ & Ith Sts. of cattle. On the Colorado-W der he has won the same ‘oming bor- ion for pinion of his neighbors is tha rless man never Hved. He is held in great resp: that part of the , aS muc! emplary conduct as for nis uy lance. The border cattle rust men fear him more than any of! ex- ing vigi- 's and bad r. He is s and ney gambles. All the bad men hung about the border towns know fear him, though he is the t would pick a quarrel with any he goes after one of them he gets story is told that he dodged one of Dutch idy’s men for two years, y to avoid trouble. accident and the te: dice, Ayer do taunted nitted that he had kept from meeting the man, but if they must fight he would accommodate li And a mmodate him he did. He nev alied ‘k when he pulled a gun. Ayer owns cattle, and has no use for sheep or the men who own sheep. They are not molested by him, but if he would he might tell much of the unwritten history of the Routt county sheep and eattle wa He says that the drastic measures vd by cattlemen fist fall, when about sheep were killed, will end these troubles. ‘The sheep men will hereafter keep on their side of the Snake river, and so long as they are in Wyoming their flocks are safe. Ayer was thrown from a horse last Octo- ber and his life was nearly crus the animal falling on him. He w to Craig from his ranch when ove! a storm. and his horse gave out. Stopping at a ranch he borrowed another, but the animal was a bronco, taken off the range. Ayer saddled it and mounted, when the bronco began to buck, finally turning over backward, with the rider under him. Ayer's thigh bone was fractured, the pubie arch crushed. the bones penetrating the intes- tines. Only his great strength and splendid health saved him from almost certain death. After treatment by local surgeons he was sent to St. Luke's Hospital in this city. To reach here he was obliged to travel one hundred miles in a sleigh and then by rail for several hundred miles. But he stood the journey well, and is recovering from the terrible injuries. For all the remarkably adventurous life he has lived, Mr. Ayer is but forty-three years old now. “Too young,” he said, “to be permanently put aside.” e+ —___ How to Fit a Shoe. “People would find less difficulty in suit- ing themselves with ready-made shoes, said an experienced shoemaker, “if they would stand up to have them fitted. Nine persons out of ten require a particularly comfortable chair when they are having shoes tried on, and it is difficult to make them stand for a few minutes even when the shoe is fitted. Then, when they begin to walk about, they are surprised that the shoes are less comfortable than they were when first fitted. The reason is simple. “The foot is smaller when one sits in a chair than it is when one is walking about. Exercise brings a considerable quantity of blood to the feet, which accordingly swell. The muscles also expand. These facts must be borne in mind when one buys one's shoes, or discomfort and disap- pointment are sure to be the result. Peo- ple who are not comfortable in ready-made shoes should have both feet measured. The result will generally be the discovery that they have feet of different size: nd there- fore need specially made shoe: —_——_+ee— How to Eat. Take your food slowly and merrily. This piece of advice should be printed in very big, black letters on very white cardboard and hung up in every dining room and every restaurant where women eat, and a copy of it should be hung over every busy woman's desk. Thorough mastication, says the doctor, is of the utmost importance, ana, of course, this necessitates a proper condition of the teeth. Gastric digestion ts often weakened and much distress caused by ingestion of too much fluid with the food, particularly at the beginning of a meal. Another danger causing dyspepsia is the habit of eating food in silence, or without that mirth and good fellowship so necessary to insure a favorable condition for the normal .action of the digestive or- fans. These hitle details may seem unim- portant, but undoubtedly it is the duty of every careful physician to instruct his pa- tlents to regard them. See eee eee eee OOO Ce ppl pipiens Housefurnishing Departments. A Furniture and Upholstery keeping Goods on second floor, ic Basement floor enough to supply t Spring-Summer needs are here. * $5.75 Dinner Sets, E>Hach set consists of 12 Dinner 1 ‘ancers, 12 Butter Plates. 12 Caps und getable Dish, 1 Salad Bowl, 3 Mest er, 1 Slop Bowl, 1 Water Piteher and tT att 12'4c China Matting, 9 Tomorrow. TF New 1900 Importat 2e for 39¢ Carpet designs. 2 25c Granite Ware, 19c Tomorrow. Co seconds—every plece guaranteed. 2le for 4-quart Covered Saw Bde for 2-q 75c Table Linen, EFA Paleis Roral “leader”? Think of heavy vnd bleached, at only 68¢ yard! A bar, 12!4c Bath Towels, 9c Tomorrow. UF Heavy weight and with double nap. Lar, each purcbaser at Sc. Avy quantity at recu 75c Bedspreads, XFFull Size Crochet Spreads, hemmed ready for use. “opening” souvenir at 33c. 75c Rogers’ Spoons, 39c Tomorrow. Fach stamped with the famons maker's nan additional written gnarantee reads as follows: ped with my name and trademark to be 21 per cent Nickel Silver. th HFSix of them for 29. st ard weight of pure Silver and superior to all o M&F Each plece bears the trademark and guarantee Choice of Soup Tareens, Tea Pots, Butter Dishes, Sirup Pickle Castor Speen Holde Bowls, Soup Ladi 13, P . Berry s and 25c Art Goods, EF NeeMework Department for values at 15e. Only Te for ‘Table $1 Framed Pictures, 49c Tomorrow. Choice fonial gol ft tues! nd new les of Y fashlon and of e jack Fr &7Go to Basement floor for this collection of _ Creamers, ete. Note the art shades 12 Rolls 7 Soldering Sets Hatchets, Hammers, & | ROYAL WAY: Some Rulers Fond of Early Rising, Others of Being Photographed. From the New York Sun. OF all the royal pers: s of Europe, the first up in the morning is the Emperor of Germany. Winter and summer he ri at 5 o'clock. His habit is to dress quickly. swallowing a big bowl of cafe au lait as he hurries on his clothe: for half an hour's ride, accompanted only by a couple of officers of his body guard. Immediately on his return he sets himself { down to his des! is not to be disturbed ull 11. when he dresses , and ap- Sat luncheon with the and the children. Then the pub! e of the day begins. He receives minister: dors. generals, reviews troo} Speeches, pays a few rare call himself. in fact, like a normal ereign. The Ei spirited t is up at 7 au lait. bread. The melancholy czar is a late is seldom about before 10 o'clock, w Then he goes out ror of Austri: push he be “clock, with a couple of rolls of Vienna valet brings him a cup of Russian fashion, with sugar and lemon. The Queen of England is not in getting up as in other detai In her earller days she was alwa 3 now she takes her n she fee! ike it. Sometiny that means 8 o'clock, more often 9; some- tim late as half-past 10, The lazi of all the royalti the ex King Milan of Servia. He is afoot before 12 o'clock. When he 5 down, half-dressed, to lunch. a epast of heavy meats and puddin) wine After luncheon he smok, gars—he likes them v. there is nothing very pres he goes back to bed, goes to sleep, as the fancy take: o'clock he is up again, goes out in search of amu very seldom back in the pal: when he tumbles into be Hunting used to be called the sport of kings. but not many of the modern crowne PD up the old tr. rm The czar occasionally Sata but the thing bores him. and ne out of politene: The Prince of a very good and is fond of grouse shooting; but his big game day: over. The Emperor of Germany hunts and shoots a good deal, but those who know him best say he doesn’t mach care for ihe sport. With him it is a matter of tradition, the right thing for a royal personage to do. The King of Portugal. who holds the r ord for fatness among all the royalties, physically disabled from such violent exer- cise. The King of Sweden never touches a gun. The Sultan of Turkey cannot bear to see one. The King of Belgium has shot only once in his life, and then in a very un- kingly fashion. He nted to have the sensation of killing without the trouble of going in search of his game. So he sat in an armchair and potted at a lot of rabbits let loose frem a bag in front of him. As the frightened little beasts scattered in all directions the king blazed away from his armchair. When the smoke cleared away and his majesty called for his bag he had to be told that all that had been found was one tail and a certain’ small quantity of fluff. He never went shooting again. The | King of Italy is the only real representa- tive of the old kingly tradition. He is a mighty hunter, and frequently throws up all the routine of work without a word of warning 2nd goes off with one officer, Col. Pazzimbolini, to spend several weeks in the Alps in the pursult of the game of all kinds with which the mountainsabound. Formerly he established no means of communication with Rome. Neither Queen Margherita nor any of his ministers ever knew where to find him for weeks at a time. He might have lost his throne in a sudden upheaval and known nothing of it till he descended to the plains. Of late, however, he is wiser. Nowa carrier leaves Rome every Second cay during his expeditions, bringing reports of all that happens. Most of the royal personages are fond, al- most to the point of insanity, of being pho- tographed. It is not, as one might have supposed, the kaiser who holds the recor@. It is true. he thas more than six hundred different portraits of himself, on horseback and on foot, and in all sorts of uniforms and costumes. And he is said to spend sometimes an hour posing before a mirror when he is about to add to his collection. But the Prince of Wales beats his of « if > done is or him. About hy is . He till dawn, i goes onl Wales ii is we out out in this respect. At Maribor- ough there are sald to be 1,500 dis- i . Baking Dishes, Pillow ¢ . Worth ap 25c Articles Only 10c Tomorrow. store on fourth floor. House- 20x50 feet. Housefurnishings on housands of homes. The new Opening” prices below: $4.49 Tomorrow. ts os. Tea Plates, 1 1 Sen Dit vs iekle Dish 1 Boat, Snewr ae Ating at only a Ta sand. 18 for 23e Jointless, tings. Jevator to fonrth fe. for Coffer Pows and t Bollers with dust 63c Tomorrow. wide, guaranieed ail Pure Liven Damask, st the reeular price—7 Only size— 20x44 © price—t 53c Tomorrow. Inckes, Not more that three to Extra govd value at An Wm. A. Ro of these tating full s goods baving « similar plate “WM. 4. ROGERS, New ¥ “LE guarantees the ta: ther Jars, Fern Dishes. 15c To fr; morrow. artist ames. effecis in Black and White. Choice f ¥ £ Majolicn Tea Pots, ad yellows, e Least Sugar Bowls, Dishpans, “retinned Clothes Wrin Kol Coat PEER OO O¢O RD KLEMM A AAR RA LSOOOOPPEK_IN!EARE?P®ALREALEEOPRPEEEEOETT PPIPAEEECEC'VF FE EEEVEE EP PEEEEPEOEE EE ete od tated edteed el ttl tte Mle hetoly of the prince. When- to launch a new style of dress. n shape of bat or pair of trousers or ent of gets himself + in his priv OOMS 80 as tO of the effe If tt ma anes nae sport the new cos- or has to come for a fr tion. mperor Fran is Joseph is also very fond of being ph raphed. but he docs like ely prefers the nto the re en prepared. just as he may amera, t terror’ of the sta for a min front of the th he not h proval very strong’ iy to his ing. > czar has the < alities of the phorte carries it so far and shows such paine Vousness in front of the cumera that it dor 4 picture is obtained that mblance. Most of the i el that appear are obtain. by careful touching up of portraits of th f the same build an another nervous T. is not so much try under his rui for the first time ion of the kai: after twenty > was photoerap! in many years on the ers visit to Turk and npr the tan, who keeps apartments at dup in his pri » Yildiz Kiosk. Germany raphed and ¢ my people The Queen of R: musical C, th Self photographe ttitudes—Carmen Sylva at her wri ying the national son, Self has set to music or ¢ Sylva poetic revery, for the great public tn tts royalties photographed, of the number of pietu The pope, ISK); the 16.000; the Emperor of ¢ ar, 1480: the Prince the Queen of England, tt here is a * sold each yr Princess of Wal rmany. of Wa 10,5 Green Pea Seap. Soak a pint of dried green peas for twen- four hours in cold water to which a small quantity of borax has been added.” Put them into a saucepan with tw quaris of cold water (or weak stock) and let it gradually reach bolling point: then add a teaspoonful of salt and a pinch of bicar- bonate of soda, and jet the peas simmer Yery gently for an heur. Cut into shices a large turnip, a parsnip, an onion, and into small pieces two or three sticks of celery. Put the vegetables irto a stewpan with an ounce of clarified dripping or wr, add a small bunch of parsley, a teaspoonfal of pewdered sugar and some salt and pepper, Cover the pan and let the contents coak slcwly for twenty minutes. Then pour in a quart of stock tor water), let it boil up. and add it to the peas, also a teaspoonful of dricd mint, tied ia mus*in. When the peas are quite Soft, 7 them and the vegetables through a s and return the scup to the saucepaa. Mix a tablespoonful of potato flour (or ordinary four) with a quarter of a pint of milk, ana when the soup bolls stir it in and let it simmer for ten minutes: ascertain that it is sufficiently seasoned and add a few drops of green coloring the last thing before pouring into the tureen. a Growing Cordiality. From Lite. Mesheck.—“You must come up to my Place some evening and try, one of my cigars.” Yawner.—Thanks, but I don’t smoke.” ~ “Well, come up on Thursday and have @ "Thanks, | never drink. ‘ never 8 “Himmel! ‘Then come up and see me every evening.”