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NG RURAL CLASSES. and Medals Bestowed Ministers — Political May Follow g at see ove PETERSBURG, Avg. 2. — The i ef church belle from every bel- pa apire in the city and the fring $M guns to-day marked the comple- the ceremoay ot she christening felt to the Hussian throno, Arid fea gilded accompaniments waby received the name of nd was invested with the inher Fights of his father, the Czar, o ming occurred at the Groh of the Peterhof Palace. In Gry feature the cerenwny was most x and impressive, From the Al- villa to the church the pro- Of gilded coaches hearing roy- the present and the ceming gen- moved in stately progress over iS two miles of gurlanded roads, Six 10¢ milk-white horses arew the Hage in which the hope of tho Rus- ‘was placed, The Peterhot and St. Petérsburg ars " @ecorated to-day and the ‘Meelt is practically ea fete The colors hang from every house Bd the occasion is made one of great doy. Carry Him to the Font. fue child was borne to the font by pinge Henry of Prussia and Prince ou sof Battenberg, who represented thers, Emperor William and ig Edward, and by the godmother, “i Dowiger. imposing a5 was (he procession of ehristening party, the scene in the ed by the rigorqus religiou ties of the Greek Church was impressive. The brilliant assem- Of diplomats, courtiers, men of and princely blood, the generals of the realm not at the & background to the highly and interesting group surround- ‘the heir, The Metropolitan of Bt. b administered the sacrament her. ae - wy He was then invested by ‘With the insignia of the Order I We ’ peror and Empress were not he christening, as it Is con- to the rules of the Orthodox for parents to attend such func- the godparents being considered Teptesentatives before the Al- we Ne Grand Banquet. y after the ceremony the party entered the golden and was driven back to the is, Under ordinary conditions there Mild have been a grand banquet to the christening, but because of war it was decided to forego this on tely following the christening the publication of the Czar's ‘on the birth of his son, This lleges to the people ar J cinema to coneiliate of Finland. Manifesto is introduced in the message to the people: ‘the will of God, we, the Czar wocrat of all the Russias, Czar Grand Duke of Finland, ynounce 0 our faithful subjects is this the day of the christening ‘gon and heir, the Grand Duke Nicholaeviteh, following the ps of our heart, turn to our y of tho Fmpire, and with and most heartfelt plea. amidst these times of struggle and dimculty, be- upon them some gifts of our fal favor for their greater enjoy- fm thelr 4 lives.” The Ret Granted, provisions of the manifesto are: Abolition of corporal pantah- mong the raral classes and offenses of soldiers and ef arrears owing to for purchases of land direct imposts, ef $1,500,000 from tmpe- wy fer benefit of land- land. emigrated without au- a of fines imposed | Piniend communes which re- te submit to military con. | im 1009 and 1903, jion of fines imposed | aw apt letter was also is the Gant to-hy tn which rs hotiors upon his Btin- President of the ra, ‘ed In driltiants. sud juravieff and Min- BOY OF EIGHT VANISHES AND MOTHER FEARS KIDNAPPING, DAMS DRY GOODS CO. We Shall take a big loss on Several Thou- sand Dollars’ Worth, Beginning To-Morrow, It means about % Price for the Very Best Kinds. Many a bargain story, if truthfully told, would contain a chapter on “The mistakes of a buyer.” No man is beyond error, The man who spends thousands each year for merchandise is sure to meet with an occasional slip-up. We find on our book shelves several thousand very handsome volumes that ought not to be there, They look nice, to be sure, for they're In elaborate bindings—many of them. When we built the balcony In the new store our book man thought they would add “tone” to the stock, Candidly, they have not sold the way they should. So we shall take a loss on them No trace has been found of elght-\!a very bright, Further than that he Rh ge) \would be of no value to any one, 1 year-old Arthur Philipp. of No. ali don't pelteve any one would steal him Bast Sevens, -bighth street, who disap- for hig clothes, peared from his home Monday noon. | “But Hi We could only get, him A 3 “ rr id |T cow forgive any on ything. le He was in the playground.” #8ld | war only son," the er continued, “You know the river Is not She was far, and it {8 possible that ie was ean-|d@rowned. All ger we've searched for not Imagine what motive any one could [Bim eid Mr. Philipp hes dragged the river, But tt has been in valn,” have in kidnapping him, We hed no|" ‘the child was a favorite on the block, threatening letters, and every one knows | parmsias vars por coer ¥ On nen, ° we have no money, He's always been| fin Pin tor thom The boy's parents the best-dressed child on the street, and| are both almost frantic with grief. Mra, Bernard Philipp, his mother, “and | soning his sister had just left him. not gone more than five minute: of corporal punishment in the army |at Paterhof, The Emperor Dragtlcally importance may follow je men in the Far East Consulted Other Rulers, and navy wna only ® right and proper | personally exchanged views, with frognitign of the herolsm displayed | peror William anh i both P: Prince Louis of Rattenber@ were not ‘only bearers of letters but come fresh Political consequences of first-class from personal audiences with their re- the gathering spective sovereigns, m- King Edward, as rince Henry of Prussia and Koch's Uptown Prices Make Downtown Shopping an Extravagance, Carpet and Rug Sale. It's the yearly event—vastly bigger and vastly better than any we have yet held. Not in any sense a clearing sale, but a great Advance Offering of the coming season's styles in standard, well-known makes. If you are likely to require Carpets or Rugs after the Fall house renovating, this is emphatically the occasion to secure them at a large ale ends at noon Saturday. Last Three Days of Bed and Bedding Sale. Here, also—the Annual Opportunity. The most par- ticular Housekeeper knows that the Beds and Bedding sold at Koch's are precisely right—that we look to the inside as well as the outside. You who buy during this week will save money away beyond expectations. Goods bought during this sale stored jree until wanted, 125th Street West, "sive, Kocher Seventh Avenues, saving, All Care HBaiterman Broadway, Graham and Flashing Avenues, Brooklyn, | FRIDAY WE CLOSE AT NOON. That winds ) el half-holiday season for 1904, Open all day every Friday thereafter throughout the year, except op legal holidays, | | We would feel better pleased if there were more of these skirts to offer you at the price, for there is sure to be disappointment for those women who come too late to share in this sale, All told there are 292 | of these walking skirts, ‘They are made of light-weight manish mixtores, fins | ished with strap seams, are strictly man-te‘lored and have kilt flare. they 4 98 | belong to the of skirts that sell at $5. Here Thursday . | r m 439 | The balance of our white pique and white linen Skirt, bow plal Children’s Hose, 124) trimmed, worth 2.98 and 3,98: your choice Thursday........, Baby Dresses, - Hats and Guimpes, |Not the ordinary kind, but a Children’s Short Dresses of fine | white lawn, with the long French | | waist, yoke trimmed with and embroidery; sizes 2 to 4 yrs, regular price 7$¢......64.. of fine Chambray, plain and striped fect bolbed th chite fara bow, regular price 49e.. 4.006 2OC made Children’s Tam 0’ Shanter Hats durable black hose with lots elasticity. They come in wide and narrow rib, with double knees, and) amounting to several thousand dollars, Books that represent every department of literature—History, Blography, Postry, Fiction, Science and Standard Works; all bearing the imprint of such noted publishers as Havpers’, Century, Macmillan, Houghton Mifflin, Lutle, Brown & Co. and many others. | kis ible to enter into details. Take our word for it that Six tare’ worth of Books will be sold for HALF THAT, On special tables and counters—entire length of Balcony, At 5c ' This is a miscellaneous lot of cloth-bound books, not a single copy of which has ever been offered at special sale for less than 10c. A}! good many Interesting titles among them, At 10c Another miscellaneous lot of popular editions; all cloth-bound volumes, and a great diversity of fiction, standard stories and the like. Books that have sold at 15c. and up to a5c, ‘ At ISc: for 25c, and up to 39¢, Some fine titles in the lot. This lot consists mostly Of good fiction and biographies; included a ase are some of Harper's noted SBiack-and-White” ph Values not 4s than SOc, At 30c: would be cheap ordinarily at 65c. and 75c. At 48c: This lot includes much of the recent $1.50 Copyrighted Fiction; Morley’s English Men of Letters series and Harper's edition of the ro of Willlam Black and Miss Mulock, Volumes that have sold here up to 1.08, Books at a Sacrifice.| This lot consists mainly of Harper's celebrated fiction; Riverside At 69e: This lot includes the new $1.75 edition of Putnam's Story of the Nations series; Houghton, Mifflin & Co.'s American Men of Let- ters series; American Commonwealth series and many others. Books that have sold here up to $1.25 and $1.35, thinness At 79¢: This lot includes Ma¢milian's $1.50 edition of PF. Marion Craw- * ford’s Works; the Famous Actors series and hundreds of other splendid editions that have fold here up to $1.50 and $1.65, At 98c : This lot Includes Putnam’s $2 Science series; Little, Brown & Co.'s $2 illustrated edition of Lever's Works; the $1.50 edition of Bal- tac's Works, and others that have sold up to $2.50 the foods Uninteresting detail, perhaps, but It tells a world of facts, We've other A miscellaneous lot of cloth-bound books In splendid titles, all | nicely bound. These have been offered at special sales heretofore || B. & M. Blue Trading Stampe with each 10c you 9 , spend up to 12 oelock After that one closing. These stamps cost you nothing-— novelty I ihe ry are absolutely free, and in excl for them Teecive: ‘& beautiful premium entirely free pd ” We invite yourself and friends to the Recital Hall, sixth floor, to hear Prof. Singer perform on his two specially con- strucred instruments—piano and organ. It's @ musical ttyled “The One-Man Orchestra."* Shoes Thursday at 1.95 a Pair ‘ === We offer 3.50 W. glas shoes for men to-morrow at 1,95, and guarantee them the same quality of footwear always sold at 3.50, All are of the same high Grade that made this make famous, and you are thus afforded a great Opportunity to wear reliable, stylish shoes at a very low price. We want men who need shoes, or those likely to need them in « week ot 80, (0 get their share, “Such decided batgaia prices will make rapid . ' telling, ia c 500 pairs of Men's 3.50 W. L. Douglas shoes. . 400 pairs of Men’s 3,00 Regent shoes....... 1.95 This sale includes 500 pairs of 3.50 W. L. Douglas shoes and 400 pairs of 3,00 Regent shdes. Each pair of these famous shoes has Goodyear welted soles. It can be easily understood that when we advertise these 3,50 and 3,00 shoes at 1.95 there is an instant demand for them, and that occa- sionally we run out of some sizes before the day has passed. It stands you in hand to come as early as youcan. In these two excellent-lots advertised there is every size, width and style of toe. 400 pairs women's French heel Oxford Ties, built with) Chtl@ren’s patent colt Oxford Ties, Broadway last, Ls patent eg sites 2% ‘to 8; value nt flexible soles, very dressy, sizes 4 to lit value 12% at ton '@ white canvas Shoes and Oxford -Ties, sizes 5 ta Children’ pairs ot women's fine vici kid oxford, with patent tip,| 11, at 39e Biographical Series and other well-known books, Volumes that || 300 tines 2% to 8, widths C, D, E; value 2.00; special at 1.00 Women’s one-strs; ra, of fine vici kid, with flexible de ; prvegstyh As sage dape Di 7 Pap oglomene| be shoes, in sizes from 9 to 554; we guarantee each pair; } every size, C,| Youths’ me Diwmuse You'll Appreciate These Low Hosi and Underwear Prices Main Floor, Little Gents’, youths’ and boys’ good, solid, thoroughly well it Buys’ and Men’s Tennis Oxfords, black and white in every size; 75¢ 49e 1.78 and 2.78 You have never seen the time that you could not use to advantage good hosiery and under- wear, That’s why this particular sale was arranged. We were able to pick up a number of lots at a saving, and plan that short selling to-morrow will do away with practically all of this merchandise, It's nearing the end of the Summer shirt- waist season. We know it; we admit it. There- ' fore we must take what we can get for the re- mainder of our shirt-waist suits. Second Floor, Women’s fine grade lace special tables on which the prices run $1.25, $1.50 and $2. In fact, these tables with the higher priced books offer the finest plums in the entire lot. ' mary } 4) wee Material Savings on Summer Footwear, Because Sizes Are Somewhat Broken, One of our best makers of footwear tured over to us the other day all the Oxfords he had on hand—an accu- mulation of styles in which sizes are in no wise compete, though we have your size in some style or other. The prices we have attached to them are from 50c. to $4 less than the actual wholesale cost. They carry no fancy names, but they do carry the best of leathers, the most perfect styles and the very finest of workmanship. At $1.95--regularly $3.50; Wormers oxtoras, of finest French kid; hi or low Cuban heels, Sizes A to Ey widths 2% to 8, heal ents size and width in this lot, Women’s finest rei At $1.95---regularly $3.00: He Oxfords; hand turn, with Louis XV. heels. Sizes A to By 2% to 8. A splendid lot of highest grade footwear. At $1.95---regularly $4.00; Some ts, this ot are Sizes are badl MAAR SES “4 patent leather Oxfords; lron Davenport Sofa Beds that are up to the minute, roken, but we With Mattress Complete, you, 8.75 Stags Sat P anys, Sc Frames are bronzed lron—very solid, substantial and ornamental. Th with National wire springs, green denim mattresses; to-morrow for Some Grocery Specials Hames — Swift's dalle Sake Se cured, wwresk Sean ‘and vender, are fitted and Saturday. Ten—Jun received, a Varae shipment of the choicest growths of Oo- long, English Break- fast, Ceylon and Mixed a Coffee — Our finest Viend pure Mocha sad Java ts unsurpassed for {iavor and aroma by any coffee told ir the Siva, matter, what ny 3 oUF, Bos, duallly ‘redured for ii* sale to @ ibe, ages ed for bolling, de- iielous w cold, oto 4 Ibe; per Ib (] ire—The tas Sav co mous Cersal Coffee substi. a ry Women’s fancy ribbed 1.60 Gowns at $e 1.00 Gowns at 69c An attractive feature of this sale is that It ine cludes fresh, clean and serviceable qualities ihe hind you will ese for nex: time you buy, Women’s fine gauze stain- less black cotton stockings; regular value 19c; clearance price, IBKe Women’s Swiss ribbed vests; lace trimmed or plain} in pink,black or white; value 2Sc to 45c; at 196 Women’s pants, French band and lace bottom; value 2Se to 45c; at Ae or plain lisle thread stock | ings; stainless; value 25¢ to 35c; clearance price, ile white cotton vests; low peck, sleeveless, taped neck and arms; value 190; clear ance price, 86 Big Savings on all These Undermuslins Becond Floor, There is not a thing wrong with them, but you may find a piece here and there @ little rum- pled or soiled from use in window decorating. ‘These late-season days produce wonderful savin; for the provident woman who watches for 29e Drawers at i8e Muslin Dra cam- bric umbrella rufle, with hemstitched ,hem, value 29c, at 18e 4¢ Corset Covers, 25¢ Corset Covers, of fine cambric, lace and em- broidery timmed, all sizes, value 49, at 28e yoke, finished with wash ribbon, value 1.50, at 96@ Ladies’ Gowns of fine cambric, round and square neck, hand- somely trimmed with lace, value 1.00, at 68e Se. Outing Flannel Petticoats at 39¢ Ladies’ Short Outing Flannel Petticoats, in pink and blue shecks, yoke band, ruffle on bottom, value at 30 Boys’ Neat Norfolk Suits at 1.98 Third Floor, and double breasted, made of woollen fabrics, inj of_new, large assortment of new, up-to-date styles; just the kind of a suit for,the boy 1001 in. Sizes from 8 to 16 years, Prices on these seasonable gar- mentsreducedto 1.98 ‘While it's getting late for the merchant, it is not 0 vith the wearen WIN _he host of September and early October coming, you surely can get 2.00 worth of wear out of one of these charming suits, Women's 6,50 Dotted Swiss Dresses‘at,.... « Women’s 5,75 Dresses at,...:....sess0eseee Women’s $50 Lawn Dresses Abicerereeensetteewecsesesen ws aeee ‘White Linea 1.78] . Women’s 8.50 White Grena~ dine Dresses at... ,.nescessee Women’s 7.75 Fancy La Dresses at.....ccconccooees Women’s 7,50 Linen Dresses Women’s Handsomest Shirt-Waist Suits Are Now} 2.78 ‘ Whee secerecemmecess ovsereew Wear a Handsome 1.98 : Waist and Pay Only 48¢c You can just as well add several exceedingly pretty waists to your wardrobe at very slight cost if you have no objections to seeing us lose money on every waist we sell. Second Floor, We don't mind the loss, because we Wash Waists of cheviot, French lawn, pinama cloth, and fi and police dot lawns, some sold as high as 1.98, at teeeees o }48c] ° large assortment of extra size waists, of cheviot, pe imities, and plain and fi lawns, in ry and white, sizes from 42 to 48, regular value Fine Lawn Waists, some trimmed with em- others with lace and medalli ce }O5C a sees $0c Barathea Ties at 15c Throw away that old, out-of. % date, worn-out necktie and come here to.morrow and invest 15¢ in a new, stylish, -handsome black 60e ‘ silk foursin-hand, ~|Regular SGc| Barathea . ality Barathea and Peau de Soie| Black ilk, in solid jet black, These are ties that make the neatest shapes and give the best service. Rever. sible, 244 inch graduated width four-in-hands, made by a manufac- | turer to sell at 50c; closed out a big lot to us, and we sell them each at 15¢ 15¢] - Main Floor, Munyon’s Toilet Preparations Main Floor, Munyon wanted 200,000 mere friends for his toilet goods in New York §. City, and asked our assistarice. Wetold him if he would sacrifice his profit and some considerable amount besides, we would help him, and so this is the selling plan: / pt Munyon’s Witch Hazel Soap, worth 15¢ Munyon’s Witch Hazel Talcum Powder, value 26¢ . Munyon’s Witeh Hazel Face and Skin Cream, price me |2OC I ich Hasel Soap-| Mi W is Tooter lashes Be "8 Skin Cream—Is new on the 1H ~ bet Be n rte, pw a Sate "Sens pt tet tn bee ee he