Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1900, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1900-16 PAGES, =) Great Tomorrow we shall cl accumulation of broken S ly all This is, without a dou and it will be well worth y These are some of th i row only at - Men’s $2 and $2.50 Shoes at vairs Kangamo L. A. W. Bicycle a all Sizes, dB widths, ty 6. 8 to 11, € and D. = Men's Tan and black $2 and Laced. —Sizes 9, 10 and 11. ) Patent Leather Dancing vken Sizes. 19 Pairs Pumps,—t ||| Boys’ $1.25 to $2.00 05¢ ° | Shoes at...... Tabieful of ‘Tan and black Shoes e selling at $1.25 to $2.00, Boys’ Loysviile famous $1.50 Rox Calf and Satin Calf Indestructible Shoes,— fl Sizes 9 to 13. ber of excellent Shoe-lines, of which we have near- sizes,—at the uniform low price of 95c. a pair. Wi tractive Friday-Sales we have had for many a day, out of your way to attend this one-day Sale. j Shoes that will be offered tomor- Shoe- o Day. lose out the two weeks’ hoe sizes—also a num- bt, one of the most at- our while to go miles e excellent = O5c. Ladies’ $1.50 to $3.00 3oots and Oxfords. .. 95c. | | | | A Tableful of fine black and Tan Kid Laced and Button Boots, that were $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00,—perfect in every way,—only we have not all Sizes. 73 Pairs $1.50 and $2.00 Tan and black Oxford Ties, left from last Season,— nearly every Size of some kind. Girls’ $1.50 to $2.50 Shoes OC. A Tablefal of Child's and Misses’ Tan and black Laced and Button Shoes that sold for $1.50 to $2.50,—nearly every Size of some kind. Dix's make Tan Vici Kid Button and Laced. left all Sizes. from last pearly Cor. 7th and K Sts. 1914 and 1916 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa. Ave. S. E. Ue MONEY BACK IF GOODS A: FRID GRANITE WARE BARGAINS cent DISCOUNT. RE NOT SATISFACTORY. AY’S Per Utensils in Granite Iron | National Enameling and | piece is First Quality ware. improvements in | Fly Out. | Coffee or Tea Pots. = The great estreduc- tions we haveever made in Granite Ware! Five sizes below: S Pints. || Granite Iron Sauce or | Cooking Pots. Be prompt Friday and get one of these HUDSON’S VARIETY STORE. RIDAY will be our greatest banner day for Cooking Prices are Cut in Half because of preparations to make extensive i prices wili make the Granite Iron Ware, manufactured by the Stamping Co. of U.S. Every our store. These Preserving or Cooking Kettles. Every housekeeper should have several sizes of these very useful Granite Iron Cooking Kettles. " Prices quoted below ure just half what this ware is worth: 10 20 Pints. Be, Granite Iron Dishpans. Lowest prices ever quoted: &-QT. SIZE, 19¢. -QT. SIZE, 25c.; 14- i vaeann Sock = MEDIUM, 29¢. pete ns ira Bee fe ba SMA L 3 Be. EI . 2 eS || LARGE SIZE sic; EXTRA LARGE, 430. ae i | Covered Buckets. Water Pails. = 1-Qt. size, 12¢.,worth These are Sust half prices, remember, eeees Scab ct dea and for Friday's bargain day. ee 2-Qt. size, 15e. 1390. 3-Qt. size, 19¢. H 4-Qt. size, 23e. a i E-Qt. size, Ze. Lipped Saucepans iH Down. || Tea Kettles for Half. One of the most useful of Granite Tron | Superb ware, and never so cheap. You pleces. You can’t bave too many. Half ij cow afford to lay In a supply: prices Friday: | Ko: 5 6 ry 2 8 4 6 8 pts. o Bue. Te. ‘G9. We. Ie. Hie. Bie. 8c, Cheapest Place to Buy Refrigerators. i E have come of the best Refrigerators made in thie country. Here are two at spcclal Ht tee Gaeta, Refrigerators, 18 ta. x 25560 $3.00, SNS BEE i BLUE FLAME AND OTHER OIL STOVES. i | 423 Seventh St. \ OPPOSITE LANSBURGH'S. a a SSS = = HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACISTS. 1c tie! of the Commissioners’ Bill to Regulate Their Practice. Commissioners’ bill (H. R. 10805) to regulate the practice of homeopathic phar- macy in the District has been introduced in the House and referred to the District committee. The bill provides for the appointment of @ board of three homeopathic physicians, who shall examine every person who dis- penses homeopathic medicines. No person shall be entitled to an exam- ination by the commissioners of homeo- pathic pharmacy for registration as a homeopathic pharmacist unless such person atisfactory evidence of being twen- y-one years of age, and having served not Jess than four years in some homeopathic pharmacy or is a graduate of some legally chartered homeopathic college or univer- sity. The commissioners of homeopathic pharmacy shall be entitled to demand and receive from each person applying for reg- istration as a pharmacist the sum of $20. Each person registered as a homeopathic pharmacist under this act shall be entitled to manufacture, sell, retail, compound and dis- pense drugs, medicines and chemicals for medicinal use, and to compound and dis- Pense physicians’ prescriptions, but only in ‘cordance with the principles of homeop- Sexo ona tae reauirements of homeopathic resent physicians, and for the Purpose of so doing the person so registered shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges and shall be charged with all the duties and Habllities imposed upon registered pharmacists by the act earitien “An Ce fc regulate the prac- ice of pharmacy in the Distri. - bia,” approved June 15, 1) ee oF Colca + LARGE CRACKERS EXCLUDED. Decision as to Explosives to Be Used July 4. The use of firecrackers exceeding three and one-half inches in length will not be permitted the Fourth of July next. Under the regulation of. the Commissioners, the decision of the size of the firecrackers was left to the chief of police, and Maj. Sylves- ter has decided as stated. Under his de- cision the small Chinese crackers and the two smaller sizes of American crackers may be exploded. A number of dealers in fireworks have written to Maj. Sylvester upon this subject during the past few days, as they are about to order their stock of explosives for the coming Independence day. Should the law be strictly complied with, the coming Fourth of July will be comparatively a quiet one. + If you want work read the want columns of The Star, DISCORD OVER MUSIC Harmony in New York Avenue Church Out of Tune, ALL ABOUT A SALARIED CHOIR Elders in Favor of Congregational Singing Resign. WHAT OPPONENTS SAY Considerable gossip has been occasioned by an apparent misunderstanding among the members of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church over the question of whether the church should return to :he old system of congregational singing or continue to have a paid choir, such as was introduced several years ago. As a result it is understood that a deacon and four elders, who held to the congrega- tlonal singing cause, resigned, and their places were filled by the election of ethers favorable to choir music. Those who re- signed were Mr. John W. Foster, ex-Secre- tary of State; Mr. A. J. Halford, Mr. John Randolph and Mr. W. B. Robinson, elders, and Mr. Charles EB. Féster, deacon. Those chosen to fill the places thus vacated were Justice Harlan of the United States Su- preme Court, General J. C. Breckinridge, Mr. Charles H. Fishbaugh and Dr. James A. Freer as elders and Mr. Brice J. Moses as deacon. Dr. Radcliffe Wanted a Choir. According to the withdrawing side the difference grew out of the determination of the pastor, Rev. Wallace J. Radcliffe, to change the form of music from congrega- tional with organ accompaniment and led by a precentor to a quartet choir. It is de- clared that when this change was first sug- gested that eight of the ten members then composing the session were opposed to it, but that in 1896, in a spirit of compromise, the change was permitted with the under- standing, however, that the increased cost of the music should not be a charge upon the revenues of the church. This under- standing, it is declared, was made a part of the by-laws, but at the close of that church year it was found that the trustees had paid a sum for music in excess of that which they were authorized to expend. The annual meeting, it is stated on the author- ity mentioned, voted down the recommen- dation of the trustees, and subsequently an agreement entered into by the council of the church, comprising its three official bedies, was entered into, providing that the ex: cost of music should be defrayed by private subscription. It is declared that the close of another year found the conditions described still ex- isting, and thereupon a church meeting was held, at which an agreement was made to continue the employment of the choir upon the personal assurance of one of the mem- bers that the additional cost would be pro- vided for outside the church revenues. Pay From Pew Rents Proposed. It 1s further alleged that the trustees then determined to propose that they be author- ized to pay the total cost of the music out of the proceeds from pew rents, which, in the meantime, had been increased generally > percent. This proposition, it is declared, was made at the annual meeting after a conference in the council of the church. As a result of this it is said the resignations of six elders were handed in, Judge An- drew C. Bradley and Mr. Joseph R. Deeble being the other two besides those named, and who technically resigned by declining to stand for re-election. It is further as- serted that after the church meeting a proposition was made for a conference be- tween the opposing forces for the purpose of considering certain relations of the pas- tor with the church, but this was declined. Declarations of Choir Champions, On the other side it is declared with loud emphasis that before Dr. Radcliffe accepted the call to the pastorate five years ago he was assured by the commit- tee that he would be given every facility for conducting the services along the pro- g) ive lines which he desired and which he pointed out, and that he came with that understanding. It was further de- clared by the choir adherents that senti- ment in the congregation was divided as to the desirability of changing the song service by the congregation, led by a pre- centor, to music by a salaried choir, but that Dr. Radcliffe insisted and succeeded in having a resolution passed by the ses- sion of elders favoring the change. Regarding the question of expenses, the cholr advocates state that at first the trustees could not see their way clear to appropriate an amount sufficlent to cover the cost of a salaried choir, but that Dr. Radcliffe went ahead with his plans, tru: ing that the necessary funds would be se- cured from an outside source. It was further stated that last year the trustees paid in the neighborhood of $2,000 to pay the choir, and about $1,000 additional was secured by subscriptions. Claim That Congregation Approved. It was further stated that the trustees in their annual report this year had an- nounced that the church had so prospered in a financial way that hereafter the entire cost of the chair could be borne from the regular church revenues. There was strong opposition to this course among some of the church officers, it was said, and a joint meeting of the deacons, elders and trustees was called to consider the matter. At this meeting it was decided, so it is stated, to leave the question to a vote of the congregation, all agreeing to abide by the decision so rendered. The vote was taken, and the congregation de- cided unanimously, it is declared, to con- tinue the choir and to pay for it out of the regular church revenues. It was further declared that the New York Avenue Church has a congregation of about 1,400 members, and not more than 150 of them were dissatisfied with Dr. Rad- cliffe's plan of musical service. : —__+-— Inquiry for Dead Man’s Relatives. Inspector Boardman has received a letter from J. L. Kolp, corner of 10th and But- tonwood streets, Philadelphia, inquiring about relatives of George E. Dates, who died in that city Tuesday. Mr. Kolp says he urderstands Dates, who left consider- able property and stocks, had relatives who are employed in one of the government de- partments in this city. ————— Marriage Licenses. Marriage Icenses havé been issued as follows: White—John M. G. Smith and Edith Jane Cook; Ernest Starr Walker and Georgie C. Miller; Daniel A. O'Connor and Annie Marie Harper; James Parmelee, New York, and Alice Maury, this city; Zachariah C. Lewis and Anna L. Tune; Willis A. Blan- ton and Blanch Bennett, Virginia. Colored—Sylvester W. Baldwin and Mary Taylor; Wade Fairfax and Oceola Jackson; Emanuel J. Webster and Annie Jackson; Jared Shanklin and Catherine Robinson; Abraham Slaughter and Mary C. Brown; Dennis Brown and Hattie Thomas; Joseph D. Robinson and Lula L. Ward. ee Good Case for Judicial Test. Mr. George E. Hamilton, who applied to the District Commissioners several weeks ago on behalf of the Union Trust and Stor- age Company for an approval of a sub- division of square 713, has been informed by the Commissioners that, in view of the importance of the question and of the opinion of their attorney, it is a good case for a judicial test. —_.__. ‘Three New Brigadier Generals. Representative Grosvenor of Ohio has in- troduced a bill authorizing the President to appoint three volunteer officers as brigadier generals, with a view to their retirement. The bill is an administration measure, hay- ing been presented by Mr. Grosvenor after conference with administration officials, and at their request. It is designed to ben. efit Gen. Joseph Wheeler, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Gen. James H. Wilson, all of them volunteer officers, who by the terms of the bill would be given rank as brigadier gen- erals in the regular service and subse- quently retired, LIBRARY APPOINTMENTS PosiTions CREATED BY THE NEW LEGISLATIVE ACT. Applicants Have Shown the Necessary Qualification Those Selected Go to Work-on" Probation. ———— The librarian of Congress has announced the following appaintments to positions in the library created by the legislative bill just enacted. The .appointments, as_ex- planed below, are.only, probationary: Lucy Y. Arrick, Illinois, $720; Frederick W. Ashley, Ohio, $1,600. Laura E. Babcock, New York, $540; Irma I. Blake, New York, $540; Julia W. Blandy, Texas, $600; Lucien H. Boggs, Georgia, $260; Leigh S. Boyd, Louisiana, $900; Caro- line M. Brooke, Maryland, $1,200; Edith P. Buckman, New York, $900. Edward W. Cady, New York, $1,600; Nan- nie A.-Chappell, District of Columbia, $360; Ada G. Chapple, New York, $360; Hester Coddington, Wisconsin, $1,200; Mildred A. Collar, Massachusetts, $1,200. Sylvester T. DeForest, Indiana, $900; Besse Cary DeShea, Florida, Made- lene B. DeWolfe, New York, $360; Casper G. Dickson, Minnesota, $900; Eliza U. Dodge, Texas, $540; Katharine C. Dorsey, District of Columbia, . Annie Lee Elltott, New York, $720; Frank Norton Everett, Lowa, $360. Margaret C. Force, Alabama, $720; Her- bert S. Forrer, Illinois, $360; Ella E. Foster, Wisconsin, $720. Ryan Armistead Grady, Minnesota, $360; Helen M. Green, New Jersey, $900. liens Browne Haines, "Pennsylvania, ee T. Johnson, District of Columbia, Walther F. Koenig, Pennsylvania, $1,500. Alice Lerch, District of Columbia, $720; Harry C. Lynch, District of Columbia, $360. Lydia M.Mackey, Kansas, $720; Mary W. MacNair, New York, $900; Ethel W. Mason, Illinais, $720; Elizabeth McBrier, California, 0; Ira L. McLaren, Wisconsin, $720; Mary M. Melcher, New Hampshire, $720; William A. Miller, Kansas, $1,200; Laura Moore, Michigan, $540. Elizabeth _G. Neel, Georgia, $600; Felix Neumann, Illinois, $1,500; Priscilla A. Nich- olson, Rhode Island, $720. Jesse Field Ogden, ~Minnesota, $000; J. L. Lamar Ogden, Georgia, $900; Lucy Ogden, New Jersey, $720. Arthur J. Parsons, Massachusetts, $1,200; Francis H. Parsons, District of Columbia, $1,200; Mary Winifred Phelps, District of Columbia, $360; Harriet W. Plerson, New York, $00; Mary Hamilton Pike, Arkansas, $720; Adam H. Powell, Pennsylvania, $720. Alfred L. Richards, Georgia, $360; Flora B. Roberts, Michigan, $720. Florence S. Rogers, Connecticut, $540; Emma A. Runner, New York, $1,200. Claire M. Schayer, District of Columbia, $540; Gertrude Shawhan, Illinois, $720; Ada Beaufort Sims, South Carolina, $720; Henry W. Smith, Colorado, $36 Mary Josephine Solyom, Maryland, Dudley Stinson, District of Columbia, $ George Morgan Thomas, Kentucky, $900; Frances Thompson, Ohio, $720. Lucretia C. Waring, California, $720; Rich- ard B. Washington, Virginia, $360; Harriet deKraft Woods, Illinois, $1,200. Qualifications of Applicants. The following stdtement was Issued con- cerning the appointments: “Of the additional positions created by the bill over a score are very minor and subordinate, at salaries of but $360 a year. A few of the positions will be filled by promotion. Certain employes taken on dur- ing the past year accepted salaries below their qualifications, in the expectation of a better recognition if an opportunity should come. ‘Irrespective of promotions, how- ever, the particular positions open to ap- pointment would not appear from a cur- sory examination of the Dill. Many of these created are, In‘effect, already in ex- istence and filléd” by employes ‘detailed from other divisions of the lMbrary, owing to the unequal’ pressure of work. Some thirty-nine emplbyes’ are now working in positions differéyt ftom thoSe to which they are accordéd by law. The effect of the Dill will be,in’ part simply to confirm these employes in their present positions. This will be true, for instance, in the copy- right office, in which only eight places will be filled by new appointment. “The classification of the applications, with a vlew to selection, has been in prog- for a long time past. The form of ap- tion in use tabulates very fully the education and experience of an applicant, and of the 800 and more received during the past year over 200 are from persons ing technical training or library ex- perience, or both, including graduates from the professional library schools in Albany, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and at the Univer- sity of Illinois, or directly experienced in the work of the great libraries of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and elsewhere, so that the difficulty has been not to se- cure the qualifications necessary to the technical work, but to choose from a sur- plus of qualified candidates. There are nearly a dozen of the applicants of whom direct knowledge had been gained in the volunteer service which existed during a portion of the past year. “The appointments are to be made upon the same method as the few that have been made during the past several months. No preliminary written examination is to be held. For each position to be filled an ap- plicant has been selected whose qualifica- tions and experience appear the most promising. He will be offered opportunity to work on pay, but also on probation, for a period of from three to six months. His capacity will thus be tested in actual work. This test will be his examination. At the end of the period his connection with the library definitely ceases unless a decision be then reached to retain him in the regular service. The few appoint- ments to positions requiring to a less de- gree technical training or Mbrary expe- noe are Included among those listed above.” CEMETERIES IN PORTO RICO. Order Issued Based on Recommenda- tions of the Board of Health. General Davis, commanding the depart- ment of Porto Rico, has issued a general order concerning the government of ceme- terles on the island. His action 1s based on the recommendation of the judicial board and the board of health. It is provided that all cemeteries and all extensions of ceme- teries constructed from public funds shall be civil in character, and that on or before June 30 next each municipality shall pro- vide within {ts limits at least one civil ceme- tery, which shall be available to the burial of all persons who die in the municipality. Graves or lots In such cemeteries may be sold for the interment of the remains of individuals or families, but a sufficient area must be set apart for the free interment and proper burial, of the remains of the poor and friendiess. All interments in any cemetery now in use. and all disturbances are prohibited after the 30th of June ex- cept under prescribed conditions, chief of which is that jn cenfain cases new inter- ments may be gaade jwhen possible without disturbing the remajns of human beings previously buried. It is made the duty of every alcalde to see that the cemeteries within his jurisdic- tion are maintagined.jn a decent condition and that all inferments are made in ac- cordance with the law and regulations. The board of health is authorized to prohibit further interment in any cemetery if in its judgment the healthfulness of the munici- pality would théreby, be threatened. Noth- ing in General “Davig’ order is Intended to prevent the continued use of existing fam- fly Vaults or properly. constructed and seal- ed masonry niches. It is also provided that any church, religious or fraternal organiza- tion may establish its own cemetery under proper supervision, but no cemetery is to be estab‘ished within the built-up portions of any city, town or village or where any stream of water or spring may thereby be contaminated. Whenever a cemetery is an obstruction to the development of a city or town it may be declared a nuisance by the board of health, in which event it must be closed and discontinued as a burial place. Provision is made for the registration of all interments, and it is also provided that any person committing an act of vandalism or sacrilege in a’cemetery may be punished on conviction by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment of from sixty days to two years or by both fine and imprisonment. —____-. Saivator Potis, a civil-and mechanical engineer, was found dead in his apartments at the Chicago Technical Club Tuesday with ® bullet wound through <6 heart. ° Lates rea Model Hats from Gerson’s, the famous milliners of Broadway, New York. The prices can be reduced in Washington—not in New York. And so we get sixty-five Model Hats, to be distributed in three lots, like this -— So 01.00 $10 Such hats retail in New York“from $10 to $20. They shall be passed on to you just as they came here. You'll find each in a Gerson box, bearing the inscription Gerson’s, Broadway and roth Street, ; Opposite Wanamaker’s. New York. Palais Royal News. More Sample Flowers. 2,573 Bunches of Fine Roses, Vio- lets, Chrysanthemums, Daisies, Pan- sies, Cherries, Foliage, etc. And wreaths of all kinds. The writer has not seen them, but the “buyer” says: “T guarantee them worth from 25¢ to $1 a bunch, and promise greatest quantity and best variety in town. 19e. Some Worth $1. These latest and best bargains are to arrive some time today and are to be ready for you tomorrow morn- ing at 8 o'clock sharp. To keep the crowds from the Millinery Depart- ment proper they will be placed on first floor special tables at 19¢ for choice. Other Flowers. 1%9¢€ Some worth $2.50: Some worth AQc 29c $1.50. Surplus Ribbons. Some worth 68c. 25C€ Some worth 49e. The Samples advertised in last night’s Star. The response this morning was No goods sent C. O. D. tomorrow—milliners please take this hint. WO tor Bunches 6f Choice Flowers intermingled with rich foliage. Many of there ches are sufficient to trim an entire hat. None im- rted to retail at less than 1.50—many are worth more than $2.50. 49c lections Friday Special Prices for Regular Stocks. The incoming Millinery and Ribbon Bargains have spread the bargain fever throughout the store. The “buyers” of other departments are besieging the writer with reques ‘ evening’s Star. Here are the best attractions for tomorrow—each a legitimate reduction in price for Friday only: 2l¢ for 25¢ Ging (The New Scotch Ginghams of 69c for $1 Grenadines. (All silk, black and colors.) 4 § § % and Foliage of very best quality, but In bunches Somewhat sinaller than in the Jot at 79¢ for choi great adjoining tables filled with these samples, so that se- overwhelming. for Flowers, Fruits yard buys 29c bons and the No ice. Two GSe yard. are facilitated. colorings. The distribution commenced this morning, and we but echo the sentiments of the cana of eager purchasers—in stating that truly aristo- cratic bargains are here. the Plain Color Satin Rib- ity Taffeta Silk Ribbons you have seen in regular stock here at 49¢ to Thousands of yards in every best style and rarest Best yard for 5-inch Cord- 25c ed Effects. Art istic Plaids, Cheeks an: Stripes, all the favorite Taffeta Silk Rib- bons of the season, worth up to 49c. a yard. All the desir- able colors, In all styles, will be here tomorrow morning, hams. 1900.) (Cloth Suits and Spring Jackets.) $4.69 for $6 Waists. (Superior Taffeta Silk, all colors.) $6.69 for $7.50 Valet | for special mention in thi : 89c for $1 Silks. 89c for $1 Waists. ¢ (New Plisse and Hemstitched Silks.) (The New 190) Wash Shirt Walsts.) 12!4c for 16c Linings. 44c for 50c Waists. (Percalines, Linen Canyas, ete.) (The Palais Royal's 50c Shirt Waists.) 54c for 69c Trimmings. 69c for $1 Gloves. (Sik Applique, width of this column.) (Not fitted, but all sizes, in = colors.) 2lc for 25c Flouncings. 10c for 1214¢ Hdkfs. (Embroidery Skirt Flouncings, 10-inch). (See table at G st. entrance). 89c for $1 Allover. 12'4c for 19¢ Garments. (22-inch Swiss and Cambric Embroidery), (Ladies’ and Children’s Hose and Vests). - 29¢ for 48c Scarfs. $1.79 for $2.25 Parasols. (Spachtel Scarfs, 1% yards). (And Sun-Rain Silk Umbrella 49c for 68c Garments. 89c for $1 Belts, ’ (Gowns, Skirts, Corset Covers, ete). (Black Satin Pulley Belts, 3 Ornaments). a d 44c for 50c Garments. 79c for $1 Watches. (Crash and Gingham Skirts, Corsets, ete.) . (Ingersoll’s Famous Warranted Watches). 19c for 25¢c Frames. $4.98 for $6.50 Go-Cart. (See Photo, Frames on Fourth floor.) (New style, with reclining attachment.) 39¢ for 50c Sheets. 23c for 35c Damask. (Full size, 90x90. Ready to use). @4 inches wide. Superior at 35¢.) 5c for 10c Pillow Cases. 9c for 1244c Towels. (Full size, 45x36. Ready to use). (Honeycom) Towels, 20240 inches.) HE sale of Spring Housefurnishings is beating last year’s record in every respect. Special attrac- tions continue. For tomorrow—Friday—additional bargains in fine Carlsbad China. Our im- porters, knowing of our annual sale, have sent these at purely complimentary prices: Cups and Saucers, usually $1.50 dozen wholesale. Meat Dishes, 10-inch, 50c each wholesale.......-...ceeeeeeee 25C+ Plates, all sizes, usually $2 dozen wholesale... Meat Dishes, 12-Inch, 75c each wholesale. . 4 Fruit Saucers, usually $1.25 dozen wholesale........ 6c. Ice Cream Trays, $1 each wholesale..... 4gc. Covered Vegetable Dishes, 85c each wholesale...... Chop Dishes, usually $1 wholesale........sssecsessseneseee 49C> Vegetable Dishes, uncovered, 45¢ each wholesle...sessseeee 25C+ Celery Dishes, usually 45 wholesale............ 1g¢. Soup Tureens, usually $1.25 at wholesale............sseceeeee Z9C* Cake Dishes, usually 25¢ wholesaie. .. Toc. Basement floor for these and other bargains. ————— 2 ° —. = —0. Notion Dept. | Sheet [lusic.. HOG and Hyts, Piece oF Tape, Dens Fasten: ee Cera ing ors ant many other articles, worth up to 10 c. RSE NE a a Se Oe ———— 2 ——- oe Books—note the great sale continues, with Cloth-bound Books worth up to $1.25 at 25¢ and up to 75¢ at 15¢ for choice. Tomorrow’s additional bargain:—“To Have and to Hold,” by Mary John- ¢ ston, $1.50 cloth-bound edition, for 88c. 0 : | : | 3 ; ; Palais Royal, a= G & 11th Sts. Se THE SIEGE OF LADYSMITH. Fractions of Ounces in Rations for the Men. Ladysmith Correspondence London Leader. A recital of the choppings and changes our allowances have undergone tells the story of the troubles the inner man under- went. Poor inner man, his lot was a sorry one. About the 20th instant the issue of horseflesh, both in the raw and “ragged’’ state, was stopped on account of so many men falling ill from its effects. Four days later half horse, half ox was again the ra- tion, it being explained that we had plenty of bullocks,.but that they were required to provide some nice prime fresh beef for our rescuers on their arrival. Then our half a pound of bread degener- ated from an agglomeration of flour, maize and Indian cereal to plain maize, with starch to stick the coarsely ground chunks together—still, with the luxury of hard biscuit on alternate days. Our next change was a slightly increased allowance of this bread supplemented by three ounces of ground maize for porridge on “bread days" and a full pound of biscuits on “bis- cuit days.” “This is the best news we have had of Buller’s success down country,” cried everybody enthusiastically. One pound of breadstuffs per day! There never were such times! But, alas, concoction of ground maize and starch was in its turn found to he so hurtful that its use was stopped on the 25th instant. Worms, diarrhoea, dysen- tery were the disorders attributable to its use as an article of diet. So we came to bis- cuits and ground maize, which ought not to be wasted, in porridge form. ‘This went on until Ash Wednesday, a comfortable little stretch of three happy days. Then we entered upon our a fast with a vengeance. quarter a nae of biscuits and three ounces of mealie meal, as we call ground maize, was served out to us, and another spell of short commons threatened. As to the starch rejected by the baker, the little that remains, which was not bought up by the Imperial Light Horse, gets turned into luxuries. A colleague strongly recommends a pudding he makes of starch and croup mixture. He says croup mixture is an ex- cellent substitute for sugar. My recollec- tfons of croup mixture—if I ever had any— are hazy, but if it is so sweet no wonder children have an ailment that calls for a delicious medicine.. But for the difficulty in obtaining the necessary ingredients this Sweet wculd doubtless have become very popular at Ladysmith. Tea and sugar rations have been further reduced from today. Everything has shrunk to most bewildering “‘’ths.” I al- ways thought my camera, which does things in hundredth parts of seconds, was bad enough, but to have food complicated by mathematical problems really explains why we are all losing flesh. When you get articles of diet loaded on you in sevenths, twelfths or iteenths of the familiar ounce it really would be a satisfaction to be able to appreciate by mental arithmetic what extravagance was being committed in tasting tea or seasoning horseflesh. about eating and drinking.. Personally I should not have thought anybody took an interest in what his neighbor ate and drank, but I have whiled a reading novels and short that all contain descri; that the “reading public” === considerably affected the men. There has been no recrudescence of fever or serious affections since my last letter, but minor fomplaints, all of them traceable to our ard living, are still prevalent. —~eee- Ear Troubles W: From the New York Herald. There has been prevatling the last few weeks a curious complication of grip in the shape of deep-seated inflammation of the ear, which is attended with severe pain and considerable swelling of the affected part. The cause of the special trouble is sup- posed to be the invasion of the inner ear by the grip microbe through the tissues of the throat. Why the original disease should take on such @ disposition, contrary to what has been noted before, is hard to explain. In the majority of cases the secondary in- mation can be abated by prompt pal- Mative local treatment, while in exceptional cases, as in that of Dr.. Kimball, whose death was reported yesterday, there is ex- tension of the process not only to the in- ternal chambers of the ear, but to the membranes of the brain. The force of the ——— is generally spent upon the prot it bony process — , and when aes be obtained is by an operation of perfora- tion of the involved structures, which gives vent to the pent-up secretions. The hearing of strange noises to which the patient was subject in the earlier part of his illness, so far from being an uncom- ocourrence under the circumstances, one of the usual symptoms which attend deeply seated inflammations of the re- in question. It is even present in or- earache and usually precedes the of the drum membrane, which oc- casions the discharge so often associated with the temporary relief of pain. ith Grip.