Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1900, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1900-16 PAGES Malt Breakfast Food is the Most Easily Food Digested Cereal PROUF The action of the malt on the wheat granules during the process oi manufacture, not only gives Malt Breakfast Food a most delicious or but it has also the effect of producing partial predigestion. Even the weakest stomach com- pletes the process and perfectly ap- propriates every particle. Invalids and persons troubled with weak digestion should not fail to try Malt Breakfast Food. If my remedies wil tinim for them prohibited by not do what I their sales should be MUNYON. the 7 as wow believes rhat pple shonta with medi- An handise, nd ailing % fmifll punts same 1 his RAED MA ni Bes hasties mds of others, ak up most a that his DYSPEF wrapy form e knows it will Ss of ethers, and MUNYON'S 5 S-EACH A SEP\R ATE. 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There ‘6 ndred that goes there who would © more benefit at home if they would re- these baths, This te our expertence. you. p.m; Fridays till § pm. mb22-20d_ C0 = iS a 5 = 3 a 3 ett eee ee ereaseeeeeeeees weeeeeeeeers 350 Boys’ Sweaters and Striped Jer- seys. as fine as you ever saw at | $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00. An ex- traordinarily tne int. me: “Auerbach, 7&H, DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINER = TEL. mb23-204 oe The Course of Study in the District of Columbia. REPORT BY SUPERVISING PRINCIPALS ae = What the Authorities Require of the Teachers. ———— AN AMBITLOUS PROGRAM One of the most irteresting chapters in an extremely interesting and instructive local document is the report of supervising prin- cipals in the annual report of the board of school trustees. It is customary for the corps of super- ing principals of the white schools to annually tone of their number to frame a statement for publication; a statement approved by all the members of the corps and, finally, by the superintendent himself. The latest of these reports has just been made public. It shows, in detail, and con- clusively, the immense mental area which the course of instruction covers. The first topic discussed is language, of which it was said, “The teaching of this abject was pre-eminently the work of the hools at all times and under all circum- it being the main line of work which al! others contributed and to which all others were subordinate." First Grade. s the report: In beginning language the s taught in the first grade alway: way, as well as in the ex- perimental and anecdotal. The teacher's ac- ions and example are more forceful than her words: the child's own experienc more permanent bject, but he thought, the accuracy of hi oral expres ful que: ning quently and re y the skill- who fre- jon, is developed of the teache: and more eleg: Much attention was given during the first eight weeks of his i tion on nature work, * him free, unconstrained and happy he began his systematic study of in- birds and qu flowers and plants. His seeing trained: be mst see correctly, s really exists; in plants—where grow, eat ard drink. eds—noting about in- pl room study cat- antus worms, bring- sistence conti ning of eye tive and instructive seat About ths third month of school the con- tions were supplemented by the devel- opment 1 prep: rereading. The child r sions of a number of is and idioms which were re- produced again and again at the board, in original sentences during the . and finally employed imme- in hi t work. When abulary had been built up he connected and sequential ny of which were repro- rd work in idioms went t In pronouncing selected wi 4 the initial consonant of the word. As seat work is of words beginning with, end- or containing a certain consonant: ‘d all the words containing ant in his reader, and he built new rds containing a given syllable, so that he end of the year he was familiar with form and sound of each consonant. in build with re Wrote ing with sometimes abo! flowers, the fruit plum, cranberry, banana, olive and which the children i to the om in such profu: of time, ts, birds holida: t, natural thermometer, clouds, light, marke’ and farms and ai the rain, snow, hail, i ways, citys building and many When the d been taught in script perhaps a hundred and fifty words by this obj ned the print w nied. The from script to print was di rect which had been taught, but which w: rin its new dress, was shown in and was immediately seniz vocabulary was larged also by the ¥ sides the primer two f ork in synonyms were re 1 of the uch poem: Stop, Pretty W y, Hiawatha, Little v- ali, The being giving I First vy Blu Violet and Wi memorized d been th over. The rking the orough- hirking thought of the selection 1 ly and repeatedly talked ov Second Grade. ond grade the work with the nts s continued; the forc hort vowels and [tall In the s¢ Initial cor of final e, long and s a were taught. For the morning talk such topies as the harvest time, Thanksgiving. the first Thanksgiving, Christmas and other stories of the on, the piffe tree—kinds, added to those already n use: men ding the child was closely ques: teacher for the thought of the duced it not memo- d to avoid the Much supplemen- including stories nd in writing. Thi ok; he was encou y of the text. reading was don vems adapte of the child. long with this work were appropriately taught The Four Winds, part of Hiawatha, w the myths of Merci jo. Ulysses, Whittier’s Thanksgi and The Fumpkin, Hans Ande vies of The Pine Tree und the Discontented Pine Tre The Crow's Children by Carey, and many poems by Eugene Field and Robert Louis Stevenson. ral of these poems were orally and in writing: a few were memorized. Some written composi- tion was required every day, as was true also in all other grades. Comparison was taught here. In this work the trips to the museum, the zoological park and the woods and parks were particularly valuable. In this grade the child studied in October the peach compared with the apple, the grape, pear, other fall fruits and dry fruits; the grasshopper, caterpillar and cocoons: the aster, morning glory, golden rod, pe- tunia and cosmos, in November, the fruits of the sycamore, oak and chestnut trees; the uses of ‘the frult to the plant, the methods of seed dissemination, and’ also VI fleshy and fibrous roots; In Decem- ber and January, underground stems and bulbs, nuts and birds, their classification, habits and service; in March, the form of the human body, birds as seratchers, swim- mers and waders; in April, wild flowers, flowering trees, seeds: birds—perchers—and the relation of bird life to insect life, tn- Sect life to plant life, etc., and in May to the end of the school year, flowers, seeds and birds. Selections were read from Al- ‘The Story of the Plants, Fairyland of Flowers,” Dana's “Plants ‘and Their Children” and Dana's “How to Know the Wild Flowers.” The child was also taught the effects of heat on gases, liquids and solids. All these subjects were worked over and over again until the child, through mere repetition, became so familiar with them that it was not unusual to find in his written work frequent allusions to past lessons. In fact, nothing was laid aside as complete, but everything by repeated reference was kept fresh and ever present. For technical grammar he learned to dis- tinguish to. too and two: a and an; when, then and than; see, saw and seen: draw. drew and drawn and other irregular verbs, and to perform the pluralization of nouns ending In y, f, x, sh and ch. Third Grade. In the third grade the science work of the normal second reader was reviewed ob- Jectively. Wapor work, the venation of leaves, many kinds of birds, the composttae, All-silk Double-faced Faney Rib- bors; in the new stripes and plaids. 3% inches wide. Very much used for the popular ‘Za- Za” ties and stock bows. Tied Bows, free by experts—tomor- egular Be 25c. | SCHOOL CURRICULUM | I Sindey aocde in clin caiebon 3. The newest styles in Ribbon “Hair Bows, made of all-silk dou- ble-faced satin ribbon, 2 inthes wide—and also the wired Ribbon 45c. Special Saturday for a ee ee a a a OLDENBERG’ with ‘Shellene’* hairpin, Drice everywhere, D3 “THE DEPENDABLE STORE” 922-24-26-28 7th St. Running through to 704-6 K Street. spring shades of tan and offered I hand at our glove counte 25 dozen pairs of Ladies’ Kid {very much less than regular—ev Ladies’ kid gloves,79¢.. (Every pair tried on at our risk.) in black and desimitle oxblood, hing. And while ther're s wair will he fitted to the ers tomorrow and guarantend— for 79 cents. Silk waists, worth up to $10--go for wavered and straight cordi atl ov all-over hemstitched effects, Mi sieves. The collure are of -and some have the new silk Then there are the front, Ladies’ suits, worth $12.50 and $15-=-for $8.98 ae pie ota? the. newes t au h Whenever it's possible to put before you extra, or have been shown most fects th value you can depend upon doing it. In this y waist nce we as 4 e Robes tad accent | Instance we have been Icky enough to secure ite effects conceivable. Some are | a lot of finely taflored Suits to sell at very md some are funelly tucked all much less than expected. The suits comprise chevtot r serges in binck and navy: imported homespuns in dark, medium and light grays, | and also in brown and blue, besides the stylish front. There's, the widest ywssile range of | prown xtriped suit, Made In the very newest colorings to choose frumn—embracing lavender, a tent Cte Rees. tormadiee 5 eoree pink, | Si‘les—Eton and reefer effects. The Jackets are white, delft blue, rese ot silk lined—and the skirts have correct box plait qh ahty, Make Cold izpe cannot adequately | backs. ‘Tailored with more than the usual care their beauties of stele and) workman- | ighoe: ‘ e garments that have no snperior ae ihey are) aults impossible to . The values range up to $10—and re for leas thi none ‘are worth less than $7.50. Choice for | Opportunity brings them to you tomorrow at $4.98. $5.08 inst Purchase of finest Taf- feta Silk Dress Skirts-= worth up to"$25-=-for = Following fast tiponm our recent notable skirt purchase— which stirred all feminine Washington—we have secured another and greater value offering. They are a leading maker’s ‘‘sam-= ple” garments—consisting of the very finest quality Taffeta Silk Skirts—the most beautiful upon which you have ever laid eyes. And the price we can ask will create a seiling furore without equal. There are 40 of them—and every‘skirt is made of the highest grade black rustling taffeta silk. They represent the newest and most exclusive styles of the season. Exquisite creations, including Tunic Overskirts, with silk fringe trimming and accordeon pleated ruffles around bottom; others are heavily ap- pliqued in broadcloth and cut-out effects and embroidered applique styles. deon pleating—some are trimmed with silk fringe—others have flounces—and still more are appliqued down front and also on box pleat. A few are nicely appliqued all around. Hardly any two are exactly alike—and every skirt reflects the swellest creations of Dame Fashion. skirts can be bought anywhere—and you'll find them displayed in mahogany high as twenty-five dollars. Never before—and never again—will it be possible to sell them at the unpre- cedentedly low price of $7.98. They are sold subject to slight imperfections, either in workmanship or ma- terial—but only in the smallest degree—and then not enough to injure appearance or wear a particle. $4.98 Some have bobnet accor- No more elegant or exclusive cases elsewhere selling as Ladies’ suits, Another Jot of Fine Man-taflored Suits are of- fered as a companion bargain special—that holds out equal saving. They consist of Fine Im- ported Venetian and Covert Suits—in the new- est of this season's styles. Some are trimmed in appliqued effects, and others with satin bunds. And as many others are in richly plain styles. Jackets are Hned with best taffeta silk and skirts have box-pleat backs. Latest Eton, bolere, double-breasted and tight-fitting effects. Jackets scalloped and dipped. Resides black you may choose from the season's most sought- or shades, Inclnding navy, royal, garnet, cas- tor, tan and others. They are all man-tatlored in masterly style—and the equal in workman- ship and exclusive fashion of suits selling at $18 and $20 elsewhere. Special price, $15. d fall flowers, flowering trees and shop- spring « different kinds of pine trees, the gra adybug, spider and othe squirrel, rabbit, rat, mouse, nirie dog and other rodents studied with much Interest. The work in phonies was continued, introducing the con- sonant sounds ch, sh, th and wh, the long and short vowe and all sounds of a. ‘The season of the year and the Incidents of term suggested topics for the morning talk as in the preceding y many of the same subjects | ng treated with advantage by virtue of the personality of the teacher. Mear of transportation, the different street ar line letters and their tr: the telephone, house lighting: r supply and sewerage the ci its production, transportation, delivery and uses, and the daily ther report Were some of the new sub- jects di . The normal second connection with the new work, part of the Franklin second reader was reviewed, the normal third and Franklin third, Aesop fables, Hans Andersen, the heaith primer to page 61 4 yv heetographed sheets prepared by the teacher relating to scfence work were read ‘The average of poems exp orized was nearly one a week. The daily writing on science work, varied by the transformation of poems and the reproduc- was read ‘in ined and mem- tion of suitable prose selections tuted the composition work of the The technical grammar consisted in prac- ticing the correct uses of the forms of v: rious irregular verbs, the plurals and_pos- <essievs of nouns, contractions and abbre- nd direct and indirect quotations. analysis of the sentence was begun, the child learning to dl simplest forms of expre: the new words in conne: ence work. Fourth Grade. jing of the fourth-grade children repreduced by the pupils, and end of the year platform read- was begun. Here, in all other grades, 19 copying of compositions was per- mitted, but perfection w ought in the first draft. The subjects were the repro- auctions noted above. transpositions of Ball and Greek stories, and imagina- compositions of con ations of birds, ete. Capitalization, punctuation, of the hyphen and quotation marks and drill on about fifty irregular verbs con- stituted the work in technical grammar. The child was encouraged to make good complex sentences; the results were often- remarkable for their excellence. Many simple sentences were analyzed. Fifth and Sixth Grades. The reading toward the end of the fifth year bore especially on the history and gecgraphy of the grade, selections being made from the Franklin intermediate reader and books of travel. The secrets of flowers, the metamorphosis of a butterfly, the blue jay, the paper makers and Insect life were studied concretely, as far as pos- sible, afield and in the school room, many teachers having provided their schools with the necessary collections of materials. Some memorizing of gems was done. The study of the sentence in its entirety was presecuted here and through the sixth and seventh grades. The work of the fourth grade, of finding the base of the sentence, was continued, more and more difficult sen- tences being mastered; the idea asserted .Was differentiated as to identity, condition —place, time, size, ete—and action; and finally the idea was analyzed for its efe- ments. Here the child began the study of the parts of speech in addition to being re- quired to know the sentence—as a whole, its parts, bases, modifiers, asserters — whether emphatic, potential, absolute, etc., and what is asserted. Evangeline was studied carefully by the sixth grade, very much talking being done hy both teacher and pupil, as the object to be attained was the fluent use of correct English, the poem being used as a means to that end. The life of the poet was studied by the child, and especial attention was given that the child saw the pictures, the characters, the likenesses, the entire panorama and’ the artistic proportions of the poem. Many of the words needed spe- cial preparation before the first reading was attempted. As with all other reading in the course, the children were taught to prepare their work with the dictionary and atlas for constant reference, and they were as constantly held responsible for correct spelling, pronunciation, punctuation and transformation as these elements appeared in all their speech and writing. The child wrote on all the subjects of the grade, but especially on Evangeline, physi- ology and history, a clear distinction being made between description and narration. The study of the parts of speech was con- tinued, being taken up in a miscellaneous way as they were encountered. As an aid to correct speech and writing, the analysis of the sentence was continued in this and the seventh and eighth grades until be- fore going to the High School the child was tfon with the toward the ing nes FAC, Pe a ea Sara aaa aa a a aaa Spring shoe specials. Saving opportunities that come about through our willingness to relinquish profits for one day’s lively selling. and Shoes, fully Kidskin Shoes and Ox- I good, de pes and. styles—inelud- n pairs of 1 Coln i vg yuali- Values up to $2.50—for... $1.37 of Ladies" 280 pairs of Boys’ Fine Black and Tan Viel . B ¥ Lipp Kid, Box Calf, Fox, Kangaroo and Casco Kid of kid) skin with kid) and Shoes, in stv d stout soles. Sizes leather vainpy—strap, bow 03 2 a ee Peery ale anarantes § a styles, Values are up to <5) and $1.75 values -Satur- 1 19 a nee c, | day for......02. ° Sete ple to dispose of almost any correctly nglish sentence, Seventh Grade. In the seventh grade the child wv ex: pected to correct his bwn mistakes as he talked, changing’ the “form of the verb, changing elements from one class to an- other, using phrases instead of clauses and clauses instead 6f sentences. Here he was more than ever to apply the analysis of the sentence which he had learned to his mak- ing of language, in all his conversation, in all his recitations, in all his written work. Ly the ald of lists of conjunctive adverbs on the blackboard he was encouraged to use complex sentences, employing the cor- rect connectiv The correct relation of ught as expr ritten Language poken and e child was earnestly striven for. The of the parts of speech was finished. For specific reading the Normal fifth reader to part 5 was taken. In pgetry es- peclal use was made of the chambe@ed Nau- tilus, teachers borrowing from the Smith- sonian Institution the beautifully cut shell, so bisected as to show its chambers. Elzhth Grade. Analytical study was made in the eighth grade of several classics: Sleepy Hollow, for its refined humor and figurative language; Snow Bound, for purity of style and beauty of description; and Merchant of Venice, for character study. The pupil was reviewed in composition and taught to em- forma} bellish narration with description, combine them exposition, strengthen ‘them by n and contrast, and beautify ail , metaphor and other figures of in selection, sequence and symmetry sing especially emphasized, As through the child's whole previous course in school, he was encouraged t6 spell correctly from a desire to do so, Spelling was taught in all the grades when new words were about to be used and when the word used was mis- Ned, He was encouraged to exercise care in punctuction, and the selection of words. Arithmetic. The work in arithnietie was begun in the first grade with the number table, which had its compartments, four to each child, filled with shells, pebbles, acorns, small toys, . partly contributed by him, partly by the teacher. With these he learned to com- bine and separate numbers and throughout eak more and more correctly and ac- curately. The child wes made familiar with the use of the foot rule. The hand and eye were so trained that he could draw free-hand a vertical, horizontal and an oblique line of given length with reasonable accuracy. With paper he made a neat, simple box, an envelope for his pencils and a calendar. His eye and hand were further trained through the use of the Speer models. * * * By the end of the year he was familar with the combinations, separations and fractional parts of numbers from one to tex, In the second grade * * * he learned to add, subtract, multiply and divide with numbers to twenty. He learned the two and three multiplication tables, and read the first half of Hall's second-grade arith- metic reader. He constructed squares, cir- cles, envelopes, _penwipers, bookmarks, weather reports, ¢alendars, clock faces and other similar problems. In the third grade he xeviewed the second- grade work, finighed Hall's second-grade arithmetic reader. and read the first fifty pages of Hall's thitd-gfade reader. He had the first six chatts of Griffin's arithmetic and the first lessons bythe same author on area and volume.; He learned all the mul- tiplication tables, not giready learned and had numerous pfoblems in addition, mul- tiplication, subtraction and division. He also studied the rélations of volumes as de- veloped by Speer. 3) The child revicwed in the fourth grade the work of the third, using whole denominate and whole abstraet numbers, verifying the results. He was given much oral work at sight in addition and multiplication, and he made and solved 4flany problems with inte- gers and fractios; abstract and denom- inate, and simple ;and, compound numbers; squares and square roots, cubes and cube roots. The: work was done objectively first, often in the field, as with the ‘flower beds in the various public. reservations, using the numbers of plants in rows, working on fences, determining the number of posts, quantities of materials, etc., paving side- walks, plastering, papering, finding surface areas of models, etc., and then abstractly; much practice was had. By his use of Giffin he was enabled to make problems in- volving fractions in perimeters and areas, and considerable practice was had with relattvities (Speer), until finally books were used to test his strength in the work done. In the fifth grade the work was a review of that previously done, the teacher dwell- ing upon, these subjects which appeared to need additional attention; but heavier num- bers were used than formerly, and prompt- ness as wa'l as accuracy was sought. Here Percentage was begun and the child taught (Continued on Thirteenth Page.) A corset offering. +t wanters yill crowd this department to- whea we put op xale a big. slipment ehontoetonbonte Coates R. & G." and “C. Bo" Corset: ¢ and long styles and in black, 18 to Sateen strip- day nd bottom trim- Me Children’s reefers, 98c. poet eae Chitar Spring Reefers go They are in gray and wh ped and top med with 1 ) 7.98 Biggest valu offered for You'll get more in value than your mone department. Special values of extraordinary importanc go on sale—that should attract the parent. A matchless line of Boys’ Pancy Suits, in tuxedo, vestle and for the little fellows from 3 to 10 years. Choice of the dressiest styles ever shown—in dark blue serges | and cheviots. and light mix- | tures. Regular $4 and $5 values $2.98 Roys’ New Spring Hats—Fedoras, in pearl, tan and gray—and Telescope T oe big boys and little boys. cial price. Boys’ Merrimac Print Shirt Waists, in all sizes from 7 to 13. ye Indigo blue and light patterns. 14¢. Special price tomorrow... ° es yet the boys. worth tomorrow in prompt attention of every saving 15) Bors Suits, doable. K quality offered at the mixtures, spectal price tomorrow of in a wide range of patterns—made with taped Special offering for Saturday at dozen with 2 separate collars in a full $1.98 Sie tienes ga Mae of new spring patterns. A big lot of Boys’ All-wool Cheviot Panta strongly sewn and fall of wear 50 Boys’ Laundered Percale sale Saturday at... "FALL HATS TRI Saturday’s in our millinery. With every store in town claiming millinery bestness—we you to make comparisons. Go where you will—compare qualities— styles—prices—and we're confident We have striven hard for your fav creators could give—and supplemented by the skill and originality of our own milliners—the result is laurels for us every day. For Saturday's special selling we have pre- pared a special lot of Hats—that reflect the newest thoughts for spring we § 5 They are as good as anybody's best at $8. Specially marked tomor- row at. seo MMED FREE. big values as! the verdict will be in our favor. or—gathered the best that style- an exhibit that is winning new In another lot we b: ly trimmed ¥ own o varlety enough Fully 25 new. fresh from the bands of our $3.50 to fit infants of 6 months years. ANACOSTIA. IN Local Notes From Across the Eastern Branch. There a well-attended meeting of the citizens of Hillsdale Wednesday night in Liberty Hall, Sheridan avenue, Hillsdale, to make arrangements for the representation of their section in the Emancipation 4: : An organization was € election of the following to servi c Major Holmes, president: Nicholas Paul, vice president: Alexander Frazier, sec ; Robert Berry, assistant secretary; n Bankert, treasurer: Jas. arms; Alfred Ha were made by Hen! hal of the Hillsdale at thew: div jor Holmes, Addison Bankert, Alexander Frazier and Nicholas Paul. Committees on mu: and entertainments named, and Addison Bankert and nder Frazier were appointed as repre- to the Emancipation Association. ‘The citizens adjourned to meet again next Wednesday night. Dr. Frank C. Baker, who has been a member of the medical staff of St. Eliza- h’s Asylum for some months, has re- signed his position at the asylum to accept a@ post in the United States navy as an as- tant surgeon. He will leave the city in a short time for the scene of his future work in the Philippine Islands, going first to Manila by way of San Francisco. Dr. Ba- ker is the son of Dr. Frank Baker of Washington. Rev. M. P. Sullivan, pastor of St. Tere- se’s Church, Anacostia, has been summon- ed to his former home, Brooklyn, N. Y., by the receipt of a telegram stating that his father was lying critically ill. Father Sullivan had but recently returned from a visit to Brooklyn, and it was thought his father was in a fair way for recovery. Clarence Gheek, a young white man, who was reported to the police by his wife as missing since the morning of March from his home at Anacostia, has revealed his whereabouts in a letter written from Philadelphia to a former employer in Ana- costia. Cheek conducted an oystef house in Anacostia for several months, but finally his venture became unprofitable, it is said, and the place is now closed. A warrant charging Cheek with being the proprietor of an unlicensed restaurant issued just one day after his disappearance. In his let- ter Cheek states he was about town with companions the night of his leavetaking, and he requested, so he writes, that his friends see he boarded a street car going toward Anacostia. How he came to reach Philadelphia, Cheek states, he does not know, but he mentions a belief that dope was used in his drinks. He sends word that he has secured work sufficient to procure him food, while at night time, the says, he sleeps about the wharves. His return to the city is looked for. The case against Diggs & Schaffer of An- Big purchase of Belts worth up to one dollar They're a manufacturer's samples and surplus—and represent every style in Belts th new and popular, Including Belts of seal, moroc trimmed in various styles—others are the fash! this season. There are hundreds of plain ond Jess than 50 cents—while many were sold at 75 8) we shall sell them. Choice for 23 cents. 25 cents patent leather and back jet able Dog Collar Belts so much in de fancy styles to select from cents and one dollar. None are worth as we bought them Toilet wares. Packer's Tar Soap, Uc. Cosmo Buttermilk Soap, 6c. Woodworth's Extracts, 19¢. an ounce—includ- ing the bottle. All popular extracts. French Bay Ram, large sized Solid Bristle Tooth Brushes—12 Genuine *Rubifoam, Petroleum Jel: Ua. for whom a warrant was issued charging them with conducting an unii urant, has been nolle prossed. case of Sophia Hillary of the same place was continued to enable her to take outa license. Clarence Cheek, also of An: costia, charged with the same offense, has not yet been tried. DELAGOA BAY TO PAY AWARD. George W. Van Sicklen Offers a Lon to Portagal. A dispatch from New York says that Geo. W. Van Sicklen, president of the Ameri Council of the South African Republi advocate in America for the Transvaal, sent the following official letter to the Portu- guese minister in this city yesterday: “Dear Sir: I am in a position to offer to you, as I do, to lend the government of Portugal the sum necessary to pay the award known as the Delagoa bay award, which has just been made by the Genev arbitration ‘tribunal, say, six million dol- lars (36,000,000). Fair and satisfactory terms to be arranged. The offer is regarded as a move on the part of the Boers to offset any offer which England may make to Portugal, thus em- barrassing the Lisbon government, and thereby at the same time closing the “rear door” to the Transvaal and Orange Free State. -————__+-e-_ Small Economies. From the Boston Herald. Some of our older readers may remember a copper coin of the current value of half a cent that was not infrequent fifty years ago or more. The one-cent coin then con- tained more than twice as much metal as the present coin of this denomination. It has been presumed that coins of the half- cent denomination had forever gone out of use, but it is reported that some retail deal- ers in Chicago are putting out a token coin which is taken in their own shops as of the value of half a cent, they finding it convenient in bargain sales of small ar- Ucles, or as a means of cutting under a competitor's prices. It is said by the Philadelphia Record that some of the large department stores in that city are engaged in an effort to induce the government to issue a new half-cent coin, feeling confident that women in great numbers will use them in buying marked-down goods. ae Invited to Washington. A bill favorably passed upon by the Sen ate committee on foreign relations an- thorizes the President to invite the inter- national congress of navigation to meet in Washington in 1901. The congress meets this year in Paris. The Best Chocolate. When placing on the market the new prod- uct Van Houten’s Chocolate (for eating), some time ago, the manufacturers had before them the object of offering buyers a nutritive and di- gestible Chocolate of irreproachable compo- sition, while at the same time more delicious in flavor than any of the already existing kinds; in other words, a Chocolate which, both from the point of view asto health as well as to flavor, should satisfy the most exacting demands. The universal good opinion concerning Van Houten’s Chocolate, to prove that this object has been attained; and itis recognized as being as superior to other Chocolates, as Van Houten’s Cocoa is superior to other cocoas. When travel- ing, picnicking, or bicycling, it proves of great service, —_—-e000000——_ Sold in Tins of Croquettes and Tins of Drops. Also in Square Tablets and Bars, Hosiery at saving SHE aeasonendentententoatontontonteateatesshateatoato teaser eongeatostoatoatoatoatoatontratoadeateadeatrasmetoaton tes toa toatoatoafonteatortorfodtoagoatententodtentestesgretrrnearedne mepeeoston prices Ladies’ M tow Fine Hose, ant and amd price tomornow. Ht double sol medium ess, with for Satur and exten Mle kane, 12i%%c. sSeaeleabeleaateaeteaedeey | BON te. BONS. 6 Can If son want I's Exquinite ¢ Settee dy of and healthiest confer — forstueee aoa ee and are unsurpassed assortments Pr. x Fy inl One. scanty ~SOuvenir every purchaser. Spoon Free, F st At Both Stores, *! So tet us tai Gas Fixtures tefinish t them inte electric or combination fixtures. Little 4 cost. \s SHEDD ,£ \ 432 9th St. cams ee takes when If 7 all tired out C7 Full quart bottles, $1 JOHN H. MAGRUDER, _COR. CONN. AVE. AND M ST. mh23-f,m&w-20 _ FOOT COMFORT. Wear Georges’ Bunion and Corn Shields for t- stant snd permanent rellef. maces Tngrowing nails treated witho Ror. J. J. GEOR 8 to 6 p.m. Sundays, 9 to 12, mb: Men’s Suits s] _ Cleaned, m We clean and press sour sult in the best possible manner, making It look like new, for from one dul lar up.” Tt adds many dollars to the suit's wearing value. Drop pustal and we call, E. E. WHEATLEY, 1068 Jefferson Ave., Geo'g'town, Gold Nose Glasses or Spectacles in solid silver or gold-filled Sa Suaranteed for lu years, _mb22-124 Glasses to see close and at dis- A. KAHN, 935 F St mbi2-241° ELT for the $ 4 .25 ROOF, Roll Your roof will be “‘as tight as a drum" if you coyer tt with our Rooting Pet. iy, $1. > S-ply, $1 1, Sing! Tarted Paper, $125 ro” #50 Fo is NOBLE J. WALKER, 800-306 Fla. ave. "Phone 1502. mah22-124 NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE—OARPENTER SHOP— ‘Xperienced and reliable men. JOHN Pe iukes Builder, 1920 N st. office. 1006 Crnn. ave. “Yel-teret Ship! iding in Russia. It appears from a report made to the State Department by Consul General Hol- loway at St. Petersburg that the ship- building industry in Russia, with the ex- ception of the government works for bat- tle ships, is of little consequence, and that measures are under consideration for the promotion of the merchant marine. The consul general says that the river steam- ers, tugs, etc., are built in small shipyards with Russian material and io Material, he says, ‘could ‘be purchased abroad at less price, but that the total ex- penses are reduced on account of the cheapness -of labor in Russia, workmen receiving from 51 to 64 cents a arpa skilled workmen from 77 cents to + ———__+e+_______ ve We: ee Lim formerly a prominent