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Wash. B. Williams,
Fnrniture, &c., 7th and D Sts.
EVERY mother U surprised to see
what a tiami*?n#e l>aby coach w? sell
f-jr a* little as *4. Thla la elegantly
ophotsffrwl. has nice parasol, patent
ypriugs, brake. etc.. ami la str??ng
proagh to carry a small man. But your
choice ts not coated to one or two lines
here?we have ever sixty styles of eoaches
and go-eart*? ranging to prl?*e up to $20.
Our Mattings Start at
? for the regular 12^jr. and 15c. quality of
China Mattings. and tbey go right on up to
the finest mattings made. We can supply
you with any gra?le ??f matting made at the
lowest price* at which that grade can be
purchased anywhere.
Wash. 3. Williams, 7th <&D
j?.n> tfod
WOODBCBY'S Facial Soap. Facial Cream.
Facial Pow?ier and Dental Cream are manufac
tured by i>er mat oboist JOHN U. WOODRl'RY,
127 W. 42<i at.. New Y??rk. who baa made the
akin ami complexion a study for over years.
Sol J everywhere. Send 2?>c. for samples of each.
The Robinson Oils,
"they lubricate more and outlast other oils."
Wrm. C. Robinson <& Son,
?pll-Stf BALTIMORE. Md.
CottNidfred lunnne.
From the Wllkesbarre Leader.
Some interesting stories" about the en
listments of recruits to the 9th have been
going the rounds. One of the assistant
Burgeons of the l>th gave .a young roan a
rigid physi< al examination, under orders,
as the young man was not thought to be
a desirable recruit.
Af:er the applicant's weight and height
had been ascertained, and the color of his
hair and eyes noted, the dialogue between
the surg i?n and pro?p*?cttve recruit went
on -is follows:
"Were you ever rejected for life insur
ance?"
"No.**
"Have you ever given up an occupation
cn account of your health or habits?"
"Xo."
"Are you subject to diixine^s?"
"No."
"To buttering heart, pain in the chest,
cold in the head, shortness of breath,
severe headache?"
"No."
"Have you h^d fits?"
"Xu."'
"Nor stiff .ictnt??~
"No "
"Sunstroke?"
"No."
"Have you ever been considered Insane?"
"Yes. sir."
"What's that you say?" asked the
surgeon, scratching out the "No" that he
had written in anticipation of a negative
answer.
"Well. 1 guess it's all right." replied the
recruit. "My mother said that I was insane
tonight when I told her that I was going to
enlist. As I ha.d got tired of saying 'NV
I just thought I'd mention it."
Bftrd-KaMng Frogs.
From the New York Fiess.
A species of bird-eating frog Infests the
swamps in Susquehanna county. These
huge croakers have * also proved destruc
tive to young chickens.
A few days since a farmer named Wain
wright of Herrlck had his attention oalled
to the bird-eating propensity of this
species of frog by the cries of a small
bird In a nearby swamp. Thinking It had
been seized by a snake, he hastened to the
spot, and saw a beautiful red and green
bird in the mouth of a large, greenish frog.
Only the bird's head was visible, and its
cries becoming fainter the frog was kill
ed and the bird re-leased. Its feathers
v.. re all wet and slimy, and for some days
It could be distinguished in the garden by
its ruffled plumage.
Since then others of the same species of
frog have, on several occasions. !>oen
killed with young chickens half swallowed,
and once a duckling was rescued from the
fame fate.
The frogs make a chuckling sound so
nearly like that of a hen calling her chick
ens for food that whole broods have been
d*-?-eived and have rushed toward the
swamp where they supposed the hen to be.
The frogs are wary, and it is difficult to
find them except by the squeaks of distress
fr?,m their victims.
A shoe manufacturer with a head for
figures has calculated that the h*de* of
the following number of animals would be
required yearly to shoe the whole popula
tion of the earth, so far as known- Cattle
IM.yKM.liM; goats. 1*m>K4..V?8; sheep. 25,
hordes. 30.r.2l).0W); and kangaroos,
25.MOO.OMO.
The I ?uchess of Northumberland owns
a shawl which formerly belonged to
Charles X of France, and was manufact
ured from the fur of Persian cats. Many
thousands of cats' skins were utilized, and
Ihe weaving occupied some years. The
?haw! measures eight yards squa'-e. but
It is so finj that it can be compressed in
Ihe space of a large coffee cup.
Washington Batted Out a Victory at
St. Louis.
REMARKABLE FIELDING BY HARLEY
Duke Farrell Keeping Up His Good
Stick Work.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES
Rtcord of tkc Ctabs.
Clnhs. W. L. P.C.I Clubs. W. L. P C.
Cincinnati. . 40 23 .<? Xnr Ynrt... 29 ?\ .483
Bo*tun 38 23 .U23 I'hlU.l-lpnl.l 27 29 .482
C1h?*I?bH . .. HO OUO nnvklyn 24 34 .414
Baltimore... 34 24 .386' W*sblnici ?l. 24 37 . 393
Chi-JS.. 36 26 .0S1 St. I>?|N. .. 11 42 333
Pittabun;. .. S3 ?8 .541I?ui?vtlU... 21 42 .333
It was a trip on Kasy street yesterday for
the Senators at St. Louis, the fine pitching
I of Veteran Gus Weyhlng and the heavy
batting of his supporters smothering the
Browns. Kid Carsey was on the rubber
for the home club, and each of the Sena
i tors hit him for one or more safeties but J
Gettman. whose efforts were foiled by the
extraordinary fielding of Harley. This ex
Georgetown University man made a record
for the season, having no less than eleven
put-outs to his credit In left field. Had It ,
not been for his remarkable fielding at
least half a dozen of the flies he caught
would have gone to the credit of the Sena
tors for good, long hits. Farrell maintain
ed the line batting rally he had made this
season by getting three hits out or four
times at the bat. Anderson got In two
hits, both being doubles. McGuire and
Wrigley also got three hits, one of Jim's
being a double and one of Wrigley's a
thr?e-bagg?-r, the latter clearing the bases
and sending In three men In the seventh
inning. Myers also got in a triple, sending
in two men and then scoring. In the
seventh Inning Anderson sent a hot one at
Cross, which smashed the iatter's finger
and put him out of the game. Selbach was
the only man on either side to commit an
error.
Neither side scored in the first inning,
but the Senators sent three men across the
plate in the second. McGuire singled to
left, going to second on Farrell's out at
first. Kcltz was given a pass and he and
McGuire ran home on Myers" triple to
right center. Myers scoring on Wrigley's
fly to Stenzel. In the fourth the Senators
added one more run to their score. Mc
Guire doubled to left, went to second on
Farriill's sacrifice and scored on Reits's
single to left. In the next Inning they got
two more. Selbach Bent a single past
third, went to second on Gettman's sacri
fice and home on Anderson's double past
third. Farrell singled to left. In the sixth
Inning each side scored one. For the
Browns Dowii singled to left center, went
to third on Stenzei's single to right and
scored on Sugden's force of Stenzel. For
the visitors Wrigley bunted safely, went to
third on Weyhlng's single to right and
home on Selbach's fly to right.
Six runs were scored by the Senators in
the seventh. Anderson hit to left for a
double, took third on McGulre's bunt and
home on Farrell's single to cejiter. Passes
to Keitz and Myers forced In McGuire. and
then Wrigley cleared the bases with a
three-bagger to the left field fence. The
sailor scored on Weyhlng's fly to Harley.
For the Browns. Clements hit to the right
field ropes for a double, scoring on Crooks'
single to center. The Browns also got a
run in the eighth inning on Sugden's base
on balls and Decker's double to left. Score:
St I.'jnl*. B.H.O.A.E. I W*sM?*t<m. R.H.O.A.E.
k.wl rf 2b. 1211 0 Salbsch. U. 1 1 1 0 1
.-t-m.l. ef. 0 1 2 0 0 Gottman.rf 0 0 3 0 0
H irl-r If 0 0 11 0 0 Andcr-nn.cf 2 2 S 0 0
" 3b 0 0 1 2 HMctiJre.lb 3 3 10 0 0
Karrr'.l. c.. 1 2 2 0 0
llelti. 2h... 2 1 2 2 0
Mt?ts. (lb. . 2 1 1 3 0
Wrlitl^y.m. 2 3 2 4 0
Wt\Thing, p 0 I 14 0
Sna?l^n. rf. i 0 1 0 0
l>p.-k->r, lb. 0 1 9 0 0
Cl^m-nt*. c 1 2 0 0 0
gutnn. m. . 0 0 1 2 1
0 2 110
Carsey. p.. 0 0 0 3 0
Totals.... 3 8 27 9 21 Totals ...13 14 27 12 1
St. tanis 000001110-3
Washington 08012160 0-13
Earned ran*?Washington, 4. Two-btse hl???
Clement*. Anderson <2). Mc4i?ir?. Three-base hits
?Myers. Wrigley. Sacrifice hit?Gettman. First
base on balls?Off Carsey, 3; off Weyhlng. 1.
Struck out?By Weyhing. 1. Time?1.55. Umpires
?Swart wood and Wood. +
/^Brooklyn, 8; Pittsburg, 5.
Tfke BrookIyns%did the better batting: yes
teijfhay at Pittsburg and the Pirates bit the
dust by 8 to 5. The feature of the game
was Padden's hitting, the second baseman
making a home run and a triple, the latter
hit coming with three on bases. Killen was
knocked out of the box In the fourth In
ning.
R H E
Pltf*bu'g 0000001 tl? 5* If' 2
| Brooklyn 000420200-8 12 2
Philadelphia, 17j Cincinnati, 3.
I It was a case of tapioca at Cincinnati
| yesterday, the Phillies hammering the baH
! all over the lot and defeating the Ewingltes
I by 17 to 3. The record on the day for the
Phillies was 27 safe hits, the largest bat
i ting score of the season.
R HE
Cincinnati 00100101 0? 8 7 4
Philadelphia... 4 2 9 6 0 2 I 1 1 17 27 4
Ctlraso, 71 Sew York, .1.
The New Yorks went against a crippled
team at Chicago yesterday, but their usual
dose, defeat, came their w?y, the Orphans
having the upper hand by 7 to 5. Seymour
was wild, which had considerable to do
with the Giants' downfall.
R. H E
NVw Yor* 101000030? B 8 0
Chit-ago 0 0 0 4 0 t 1 0 z? T 6 3
I,?ul?vllle, S| Baltimore, 1.
The Baltimore* again went down to de
feat at Ijoutsvllle yesterday, the Colonels
, turning the trick by ? to 1. The playing of
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sych a chance?
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We Have Just Secured
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Equipped With the Greatest Improvement of the Year,
The Morrow Brake amid Coaster.
We will
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W e recognize that the people want Eclipse Wheels, so we
pot them. Will gamble they'll all be gone in three days' time,
so don't wait a week and then get mad because you have lost
this grand opportunity.
Ir
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eois Cycle Co,
810 Hth St. N. W.
fhe birds was listless. McGraw was put
y" ot ,the, and grounds by Umpire
O Day for kicking.
?"ifvn,<' ? 0 4 0 i i o 3 x-* 10 "i
Baltimore 00001000 0? 1 1? 4
Bo?tonf lOt Cleveland, 8.
The Bostons hammered out a* victory at
Clevefand yesterday, the Indians going un
^ The fielding was loose on
to foe box* teams nad two pitchers
2",'!:,nd 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-s" ?*
Bos,on 00200611 1-10 15
Baae Ball Kotn.
The Senators hatted like Trojans.
Hillary Swaim will try and continue the
good work tpday.
Maybe Gus Weyhlng has not bejn a good
investment.
A triple and two singles is not bad for
Wrlgley.
McGuire has b^en appointed manager
captain, and a better or more popular move
could not have been made.
Maybe Karrell, McOuire and Anderson
are not a batting trio?
Gettman and Weyhing were the only Sen
ators that didn't get a hit yesterday.
One victory out of the next two games
*5. st- Louis for the Senators will make
this the most successful trip a Washing
ton club has ever taken over the western
circuit.
?*P*Ca!L Harley *s Paying a great game for
the ot. Louis club. His record yesterday
was most sensational. Twelve chances
without a slip up, and eight of them hard
ones, is quite a record.
It hardly seems possible for players of
weight of Farrell and McGuire to pull
ofT bunts successfully. Yet this is what
these veteran catchers did yesterday, and
?n a fast fielding piteher like Carsey.
Popular Lave Cross made a try for one
of Anderson's line hits over third yester
day and now the St. Louis boy has a
bursted finger. This will be almost a ca
lamity for the Browns, as Cross nas bjen
| hitting almost as hard as any man in the
league and besides has also been playing
, a fine game at third base. Cross will be
I out of the game for a week.
! The Doyle matter still hangs fire, no ex
change having been effected by Mr. Wag
ner up to date. Jack huA been ordered to
report to the Washington club next Mon
day and should he still be under the weath
, er and not able to give the club his best
efforts, the chances are that he will be laid
off without pay until he gets into Hrst-class
condition.
. The Cleveland club, since it has been
knocked out of Sunday games, is trying to
transfer games wherever possible, and as a
result the games scheduled for the lake
city, wherein the Senators figured, will be
played off at National Park August 0, 7, 8
I and U. From the present outlook it would
| appear as if Buffalo or Detroit would take
Cleveland s place in the big league next
year.
The Phillies made twenty-seven h!ts, with
a total of forty, at Cincinnati yesterday,
and this one day's batting record will prob
ably stand for many seasons to come,
lowing had no other pitcher to relieve
Dammann, and the little fellow had to take
his medicine in large doses and look gay.
A home run. a double and three singles was
Dick Cooley's record for the day.
The following sentences are picked out of
the headlines of the Baltimore papers this
morning, no doubt brought forward as a
result of yesterday's defeat in Louisville:
Jennings' days seem numbered." "Han
Ion dickering for another shortstop " "If
he .can get George Smith, the once famous
fielder may be relegated to the bench, and
DeMont put in his place. Smith soing to
second. ? #
of the Brooklyn players said while
the Trolley Dodgers were in Chicago last
week that the transfer of Anderson to
, Washington cost the Wagners $3,U00. "Mr
Ebbett* has been sneered at." said this
t player, "for telling Anderson to go. but the
club needed the money, and. besides we
were under obligations to the Senators for
the release to us of Tommy Tucker
Sporting Life.
dr. Mcdowell \ot ox ha.\d.
Henley Regatta. Secretary Wants to
K?on Hla Whereabout a.
LONDON, July 1.?There is a remarkable
lack of interest in the Henley regatta of
nc xt week. While the number of home
entries is up to the average, the quality Is
inferior to anything since 187!). In addi
tion to this, there is almost an entire ab
sence of foreign competition. Several Ger
man crews which entered were scratched at
the lout moment, so the foreign oarsmen
who will take part In the rowing contests
are practically limited to Dr. W. S. Mc
Dowell and B. H. Howell, the American
oarsmen, and Dr. Schultr-Delnhardt of
Berlin. They are all entered for the dia
mond sculls. Dr. McDowell, however, has
hot arrived and the Henleyites are per
turbed at the non-appearance of the fa
mous Chicago oarsman.
Secretary Cooper of the Henley regatta
committee telegraphs to the office of the
Associated Press here asking for informa
tion as to the whereabouts of Dr. McDow
ell. He says it is necessary that he (the
secretary) should be informed before mid
day Saturday whether the doctor Is or is
not coming.
The Amateur Rifle Club.
At a meeting of the Amateur Rifle Club
test night A. O Hutterly was elected the
I delegate to represent the sharpshooters at
the general meeting. For the position of
j adjutant of the team Capt. J. S. Tomlln
scn was elected unanimously. The first de
1 tachncent of the marksmen will leave for
the Glendale ranges July 4. The last com
petition for team places takes place this
afternoon at the range near Chevy Chase.
The following are fairly certain of having
places on the team: W. M. Farrow, R. P.
Carleton. S. I. Scott. A. O. Hutterly. E. J.
Williams. J. H. Gheen, J. S. Tomllnson, W.
S. Colladay.
Davidson's Final Sncoess.
From the New York Tribune.
John C. Davidson, the southern cham
pion, who played In the West Side Tennis
Club tournament last week. Is one of tho
most enthusiastic of tennis players. His
he me Is in Washington, where he has a
wife and two children. Though he is a
I usy and prosperous business man m
Washington, he finds time to play In sev
eral tourna lent a every year. He has
played, in the southern championship for
twelve successive years. Whether the
tournament was at Washington. Baltimore
or Wllmingti I. ho was always there, and
though In the twelve tournaments he often
enme close to obtaining the championship,
it was not till this year that he was suc
cessful. when be defeated J. P. Paret In
straight sets in the finals and won from T.
A. Drlscoll, last year's champion, by de
fault. Most of Davidson's success has been
on turf courts, where the high bound of th?
hall gives nlm an opportunity to use Ilia
forehand drive, which is most effective on
a waist-high ball. Davidson's forehand
drive on turf courts Is unquestionably oaa
of the most effective sft'okes played. His
backhand Is weak, but unless a return to
Ms left court is hit hard he Invariably gets
around the ball and uses his forehand. As
a volleyer he Is not a success, but he never
comes to the net unless he is forced to by
an opponent's short return.
A Weapon of Anritsf Pnglllata.
The four-ounce glove was unknown to
the ancient pugilist. Wrhen the boxers and
fighters came together in the old days of
Greece they wore upon their hand the
cestus, which was In Itself a terrible ad
junct to any lighter. But Dr. Daniel G.
Briton has discovered that there was some
times attached to the cestus a deadlier
weapon, consisting of a three-pronged fork
of bronze.
This was known as the myrmex. and Dr.
Brlnton, who found this specimen, has
given it to the museum of archaeology
in the University of Pennsylvania. Class
ical literature has frequent references to
the myrmex. which is described as the
deadliest weapon of the ancient pugilist.
The right hand was swathed In tough hide,
boond in place with thongs and supplement
ed by small knobs of lead or iron, to which
was affixed the myrmex. Dr. Brlnton made
his discovery in Paris by examining the
Greek and Roman marbles In the Louvre
One of these groups represented a lighter
bearing on hla right list the cestus and myr
raex.
Combats In those days were much more
brutal and dangerous than those of the
modern prise ring. It Is easily seen that a
single blow of the myrmex might cause
death or permanent Injury.
In Berlin the firemen wear water lackers
double skin, which they aru able to
AU with water from the hose. If the space
th,J two layers becomes overfilled
the water escapes through a valve at the
top of the helmet and flows down over the
fireman like a cascade, protecting him
Hecht's Rebuilding SaSe. | Hecht's Rebuilding Sale. | Hecht's Rebuilding Sale. | Hecht'sRebuilding Sale.
Hen's straws, 89c
1
Nearly half of the men's clothing dept.
>1: IB
has been usurped by the builders.
I i
"We're in a fix.'* We've had to give over more space than we had the
I
least idea we would have to give. The department is in confusion, for
tables have been huddled together until it is almost impossible to get to the
goods on them.
We shall make a heroic effort today and tomorrow to dispose of enough
garments so that several of the immense tables may be removed to a stor
age warehouse. We will pay you to help us to do it==and this is how we'll
do it.
We shall extend the privilege of having your purchases "charged"
and of paying the bill weekly or monthly.
We mill make the m>mt intcreatlag sale
of the wt? tomorrow. Partly l>*-caii?e
we ImhutM tkM under price aw* w?h?l> u?
csv*e we have do wiling r??HM f??r th. m.
we shall sell a lot ?f men's split senoctle
and rough and read> straw hat* ? .tl?
double briroa. with hlttk ??c Muf nlk
bawls tIk* Ti?ff nnlililflit and Bf??*t fash
stttpea of th?' ?ea*?n. ?n. h aa the
exclusive bit :.tore? are selling f?>r #1.."*?
fur
cents.
$7.50 to $9 suits, $3.
Men's suits of nil-wool Scotch cheviot,
casslmere. light and dark effects?made
with wide facings and tat in pipt'd inner
seams?these are the garments which
sold up to $9.
Rebuilding sale price
to $112 suits, $4,98
Men's suits of all-wool dark cheviots
pin check and plaid cassi mere*, in ine
dfum and light shi>des?with Italian dou
ble warp lining?finished superbl}*?$10
and $12 values.
Rebuilding sale price.
.50 pants, $1.47.
Men's li ?at strii>ed all-w??1 worsteds?
light plaid cheviots and dark cassitneres,
which have l*>en sailing rapidly at $3
and f3.50.
Rebuilding sale price.$11.47
$13 to $15 suits, $6.(9'8
Men's finer custom-made fancy worsted
and blue and black cheviots?and nobby
light plaid cas&imeres and club cheeks
exclusive materials each as the tailors
give yon at ?20. and which have been
here at $15.
Rebuilding sale price $6.98
$2 pants, 85c.
Men's striped cassiraere and cheviot
pants?made with patent riveted buttons
?all rizes and in good patterns?sold
for *2.
Rebuilding sale price...85C.
All summer clothing cut.
Men's linen crash pants or coats?gar
ments which have been selling up to
$2?with a perfect tit and perfectly fin
ished.
Rebuilding sale price.. -85c.
Men's linen crash suits?consisting of
coat, pasts and vests?of a g?tou. dej?eiid
ablc quality of crash?which sold for
$3.
Rebuilding sale price.$1.48
Men's sateen striped office coats?the
identic al garments for which you pay
&>c. elsewhere.
Rebuilding sale price...25c.
(6
Bike" clothing cut.
Men's plaid enssimere bicycle pants,
made with military seat*- which sold
for $2. and which sre well worth that ?
the most desirable patterns.
Rebuilding sale price...89c.
Men's summer covert blcy?le pants
made with military seats and two hip
l*?ckets-belt stiaps. Arc., which sol?l
for fl.f-O.
Rebuilding sale price.. .(55c.
Men's white duck pants?the good,
heavy qualitv. which keeps Its shape
made with deep hr-ms?different widths
of legs?which sold for $1.50.
Rebuilding sale price.. ,47c.
Men's summer covert bicycle suits
coats iin.de with 4 outside pockets -and
pants with military sieats?of which
we've sold thousands at $3.
Rebuilding sale price.
Men's all-wool enssimere and cheviot
bi<yele suits in the greatest variety of
patterns?pants h i.^e kersey cuffs and
the whole suit is made in best manner.
Sold for fW.
Rebuilding sale price. $2.48
Tlio will ?*T. r s splendid ??p|?*rtunity f.?r
hat-buying for the Fourth.
75c. straw yachts, 48c.
I/* of boy** straw yacht hats, hflttl
? rough ami smooth braids. with figured
blur, plaid or bla?*k hands retuftorerd
brima. such a* will ?-n*t you ebwmtocre
75c., Will l?e told tomorrow f<?r 4Hr.
$11 sailors, 48c.
l/?t of cUMrcs'a straw aalh?rs. In the
Doi'bi'St co?bluatl*tts, an eulera, !*?th 'aide
and narrow brims. *llk bawls usually sold
for 75c. ao?l $1>-to go tomorrow for 4*c.
150 ladies' straw
sailors, 79c.
(Never sold under $1.98.)
We couldn't resist the ? ffertng a JoM?er
mad** ua yesterday of a lot of ladies' aptlt
straw sailor hata. There were but irw? of
theni. ami we knew we could ?liapose ??f
them in a day and offer you extraordinary
values Hin'h aa w ? always offer y?*?. Thua
you get sailors which have never before
be.*n sold under $1.1** i"?*r Jt? cents the
fin--at split straw with pure *<U* band*
the most fashtaaabte ?ha;? *s ?f the aemsou.
Ribbons, fl3J?c.
I>ot of 3%-lnch all silk undre taffeta
and corded-edge taffeta rild?oiis. in all
the most desirable rbade*. including
black will ?h sold tomorrow. though
they're worth 25c. tor 131***.
Ribbons, 118c. yard.
IS cents a yard for your choice of an
Immense lot of 4. 4Uj Im h and 5-inch all
silk moire taffeta illritona. pfttin taffeta
riblM its ami Bayadere striped ribbons,
which sold np to 45c. a yard, ami which
were very cheap then. All colors ami
shades.
Sailors, 16c.
lyit of ladies' br? ad briti. rough and
ready satluts. and lot ??f ladle*" trimmed
sailors, which sold lor as high a* tR*c.?
will be sold for 16c.
All $6 and $7 trimmed
hats, $2.50.
Flowers, 5c.
lx?t of flow era. insisting of haud!?ome
geraniums. f?rpet-n.e-n?tn. Mates and
foliage ? fl?>wera which sold up to *<???.
a bunch when the season ?tarted. They
are |?retty enough for the most elal?>rate
hats, and the price shouldn't prejudice
yinir opinion of theiu.
Y ouths' $15 serge su its,
Cutting the boys' clothing
* nearly in lA
H' ^
?taking no'regard of profits?actually not considering costs?just
to get room. You must have noticed if you've been in the store
during the past three days how "cramped" we are. Aisles have
been n:y;ro\ted?tables have been pushed together and clothing
piled doable-height.. A third of the selling space has been taken
by the falseyvall which is put up to protect the stock from ruin.
Boys' suits, 99c.
Boys' double-breasted suits, some of
them all wool and the rest part wool
splendid service givers?will l?e put on
sale tomorrow for only 1)9 cents. Every
suit is nicely tailored?and a good value
at $2.
.25 wrappers, 43c.
Wo recently received a lot of young
men's and suuill men's suits made of true
bine serge; we bad intended to sell them
for $15 because everylHsly in town is get
tiug $H> for tl.em. We didn't tbiuk we'd
need tii^i^ora they occupy, but we do, and
so they go at $10. Any style you want
lined as yon1 want tbtm? true in color aa
the day is long?full of worth and wear.
98c. blouses, 69c.
Lot of little boys' white India linon
blouse waists, with collars, ruffs and fronts
trimmed with wide embroidery, and also
lot of little hoys' real sailor blouses, with
wide sailor collar of linen duck, trimmed
with white pique and finished with white
tie?the novelty blouses, which but few
show you. and which are never sold for
leas than itSc. and sometimes for $1.19?
will be sold tomorrow for 69 cents.
Linen pants, 1254c.
Lot ot boy*' linen punis?yery splendid
quality, to go for 12}fcc. pair.
Long pants suits,$2.
Boys' long pants suita. in si*?s laiga
enough to fit small-sized men?made of
strictly all-wool materials?which aro
carefully tailored and guaranteed to lit
as well as any suits you can buy?will
be offered tomorrow for $3.98?sold up
to $7.
$3 and $4 suits, $2.98
I^)t of boys' all-weol knee pants suits,
indeding fancies and black and blue
cheviots; suits which sold up to $4?will
be closed out tomorrow for $2.98.
Boys' waists, !2$?c.
Lot of boys' good percale shirt waists,
such as are sold in every store In town
for 19c. each?to go for 12%c. each.
Two lots of shnrt waists.
Greater values than ever, for we are all the time adding higher
priced waists to the assortment. _
Hundreds at the ben' make, up-to-date
shirt waists, of the most popular raate
rl lie?p. in this lot?the Identical waists
which ire being sold about town at BHe.
to >Cio. Tfctr* r?r* lawns-th?-e aw b*
llstee? there are percale*-th-; patterns ar?
carefully select I'd.
39 ceots.
Lot of ladies' fine white Indi.i linon
waists, trimmed with tucks and embroid
ery inserttrg. really the most fsshionald)
waists thus far this year?a /ery fine qual
ity of linon ^nd made b> the leading shirt
waist maker of the country?and not been
out of his work rooms throe we*dcs?such
as are selling abxit town for $l.&o?will
be put on sele tomorrow for
cents.
We shall bunch tomorrow a lot of fine percale wrappers which
have been on a table for a day at $i and $1.25?at 43 cents. They
are in the most desirable figured patterns: and there are also plaids
and checks in the lot. They have separate waist lining's and wide
hems, and the fullness of the skirts is evidence that thev are high
priced garments. Anticipating the enormous resjxinse to this an
nouncement, we have provided double the corps of salesladies, so
that you will be served promptly.
Ladies' hose, 11254c.
We shall place on a table tonn-.-row
a lot of ladles' fast black and fant black
aiid fsncy top h??se at 12*^c. n |M?ir. which
will cause the greatest excitement. The
value is immense.
Ladies' Vest, 6J4c. 1
Here aro a lot of ladles' 8?te riboed
vests, with low neck and no sleeves; each
la run with tape and they are made full,
so that they slip on easily ami lit per
?^py- They are the usual 15c. vests.
?This lot goes for 6%c.
Ladies' corsets, 29c.
Lrf>t of ladies' summer corsets. In gray
and white, which are heavily Uuied jnd
finely made, in abort and long lengths, for
inly L9e. Their regular price Is 59c.
Chamois gloves, 79c.
Glove selling elsewhere will stop tomor
row while we are selling the regular dol
lar chi mois skiu gloves for Tie. |?ir.
Drawers, 12J?c.
A lot of muslin drawers, made with
felled warns and trimmed with three
rows of tucks?the s*df-saine garni?*aita
which an- Hold for 35c. a pair every
where?will be offered for l2%fcc.
Corset covers, !2&c.
Just to thiuk of a splendidly mad** cor
set cover, trimmed uiib good width Ham
Imrg embroidery, with every *eam felled
and finished In the m?*st careful muiiner ?
selling for 12^,c. You may <*ount on pay
ing 22e. for tbem-you know that.
RedyctBoos In summer skirts <& suits.
Crash skirts, 29c
Not the jioorly made,
cheap, flimsy craah skirt
that is usually told for
so little, but the very
same skirt fur which
others are getting 4V?c.
and 5y?\, and many <R*c.
each.
Crash skirts, 79c
I?t of ladies' heavy
linen crash skirts?extra
full width and as care
fully made as can be?*0
at Rebuilding Sale Price
of 79c. gmiiacnts which
have been $1.50.
Duck skirts, 49c.
3(H) h'.diea' white duck
skirts?a good heavy
quality?full wide?w|do
hems?will go at Rebuild
ing Sale Trice of 41*.
Pique skirts,
$2.98.
Fa^biouable white pique
skirts- the liandaoitie wide
English welt?made with
a Spanish flounce- a skirt
which cannot be dupli
cated under $4 anywhere.
ItelHiildlng Sale Trice
su-as.
Linen skirts,
$1.98.
Iiot of ladles' pure
linen skirts - trimmed
with wide gtnulne Irish
linen embroidery?full
yards wide?<?eep hema?
will l?e offered at lte
tmildlng Sal* Price of
$1.!)8. though they're
worth 93.25.
Crash suits to go
at $3.98.
Sevcial racks full of H
dies' cra?h and pampas
linen suits and ?-overt
cloth Knits will tw? buneh
ed at the single price of
13.1?M. Some are trlw
tued with strips ef duck,
aul in the lot are so?m>
>4lk figured aial atriprd
crashes that sold up to
*6.5". Choice $31 9s.
HECHT AND CO., 515 7th STREET.
Duck suits,
$1.49.
<*ho|c?. of a lot of la
dies' white duck and lis
en <-raafa mitt -made io
newest atyle?which s?dd
for $3.58 I nit a we-k ago.
are cut down to fl.4tf.
THE BUMBLE BEE.
Does Mot For the Cold Etmi in the
Arctic Rectos.
From St. Nicholas.
This chunky, hairy, noisy fellow Is king
of the cold. He stays with us summer and
winter, and Is said to prefer the arctic
region to the tropics. I do not doubt this,
for he will sleep out of doors any cold night
of spring or fall without asking for an ex
tra blanket. Indeed, he is homeless for
nine or ten months of the year, lodging
wherever night overtakes htm, on a blos
som, a leaf and even upon the ground. It
he has any choice In the matter 1 think he
prefers the thistle, where the spines are
thickest. Perhitps he is aware that these
atir.gers will gtr&rd liim from the skunk
and the snake ^htle Ma own are In a body
stiffened by coKf and- flrowsy with sleep.
There are three hinds of bumble bees
reared In a nest*, queens, drones and work
ers. The queen? alone survive the winter.
They apparently spend the first few weeks
of spring waltlftfc <01" red clover to bloom,
the first blossonb- of Which Is the signal for
pest building. Before this they visit the
willows, hum a.pojtt bass about the lilacs,
thrust their long, forigues into the honey
suckles and grow fat at the exhaustless
honey jars of die w&terleaf. and then the
play day ends ahd libor begins
Nest building With ?them does not m^an
nest construction1. Oife bee alone could not
well do that; besides, fctie is in a big, busiling
hurry now; she has 'actually seen a clover
blossom. Out a#d in4among the dead, mat
ted grasses of Mst year's growth she goes,
hunting perhaptf'for the abandoned n-ast of
a field mouse, ft will be remembered that
these little animals build upon the surface
of the ground soft nests of grasses, in
which they winter. From these they have
runways leading In different directions. The
bee goes down Into the deafi grass, scram
bling on as best she may. until she finds
one of these runways, following it up to
the nest. If It Is occupied she goes else
where: If not, the mouse nest straightway
becomes a bee's nest and the little creature
begins her preparations for housekeeping.
She now collects a mass of pollen in
Which to deposit aa egg. As the egg
hatches and the baby bee grows she keep#
this mass naoistened with honey, and he
helps himself, eating out a cavity larger
that a white bean. In this he spins a com
plete cocoon. When this is done he takes
a long nap, in which he changes from a
grab Into a bumble bee, with wing* .ind
togs. Meantime the parent retnov< the
this coating of pollen from the upper iitlf
of the cocoon and apparently spreads a
yellow secretiip, or varnish, upon it, as if
to keep out moisture. She Is also now busy
collecting more pollen and laying eggs In
It and constructing a rude cell or two In
Which to place honey, as if for a rainy day.
The first bees that hatch are work bees,
and at this time are downy, pale and baby
like id appearance and behavior. In later
summer queens and drones are raised.
ANIMALS AS LIARS.
Emmplei of Conning Which Are
Clearly Meant to Deceive.
Prom Tit-Bits.
Although we often find the lower animals
put forward as models from which man
might learn a lesson In many virtues, it
appears, upon closer examination, that
there is scarcely a vice known among men
In which some one or more animals will
not be found proficient.
Take the vice of lying, for example; It
has not, I think, been generally noticed
how prevalent is this propensity among
animals. Some instances are, of course,
familiar. The lapwing lures the trespasser
away from Its nest by distressful cries and
a pretense of helplessness due to a broken
wing; but would anyone suspect the com
mon goose of the same vice?
"Why, it has not the bratns to be a liar!"
most of your readers would exclaim. And
yet it is shown in Mr. Liouis Robinson's
"Wild Traits in Ttme Animals" that every
time a goose or gander stretches out its
neck and l.lsses at an intruder it's acting
a lie to which tha family has been addicted
for ages.
This habit, in fact, belonged to Its ances
tors in the wild slate, when they nested
among reeds and bushes, and originated
in an attempt to make possible enemies
keep clear of ?them under the belief that
they were serpents.
There Is cool and deliberate lying for
you! Instead of taking to flight, the wild
goose, when nesting, would lie low, with
Its body concealed by the grass or reeds,
and darting out a snake-like head and neak.
declare with a hiss that It actually was a
snake.
Anyone, again, who has watched crows
building their nests In spring will see thiev
ing, with lying to follow, going on con
tinually. One crow p?ts sane sticks into
Its nest and goes off tor more. Its neigh
bor hops across and annexes these sticks;
the injured proprietor returns and at once
aecuses the author of the theft; observe
the prompt and righteous indignation of
the latter; observe the widely opened
mouth with which he eloquently repels the
charge.
Can anyone doubt that h? Is savin*:
"You're a dusky, wretched liar! I carried
these slides a mile, if I carried them a
yard. Do you think I'd use a stick that
had been in your measly nest? Not I."
Nor is the genius for lying confined to
birds. Every friend of the dog knows how
that animal, unless trained to express his
natural tendency, will howl halT the night
if put to sleep in an outhouse, or even In
the kitchen or other unoccupied room; and
how it is apt from time to time to change
Its tune and set up a suspiciously brisk
barking, from which the experienced ear
will miss the true note of real rage.
Suppose you hurry down on such an oc
casion, do you ever find the animal con
fronting a burglar or watching a suspected
point? Does it not always run up to you
as soon as you open the door, and. after a
hurried attempt to flatter you, rush Into
the house or upstairs? The deceiver was
only pretending to see something to bark
at.
So much for the dog. The cat, however,
though enjoying a high reputation as a
thief, has not been generally known as a
liar; yet, if Mr. Louis Robinson be correct,
the cat acts the seme lie as the goose, and
with much greater energy and thor6ugh
ness of detail.
He makes it pretty clear that the hiss
ing and spitting of an enraged cat. as also
the cppearance of Its head and "the quick
to and fro movement of its barred and
sinuous tall," all originated in a deliberate
attempt of its wild ancestors to pass them
selves off as venomous serpents.
Serpents are terrible enough now, but
In earlier times they were both larger and
i more plentiful, and all warm-blooded ani
mals and birds, even those that face them
| and kill them, have an innate horror of
them.
Wild cats, as the author above referred
to points out. make their homes in holl-jw
trees or otiier dark retreats, where their
broods we fairly safe from molestation.
When & carnivorous animal discovers such
a rest. and. on approaching, bears an ?
inous hissing proceeding from it (for very
young kittens can hiss and spit), he 1b apt
to think twice before risking bead or paw
in such a dangerous venture.
Of eourse, these instances scarcely Indi
cate any high degree of mental obliquity,
since the practice seems chiefly resorted
to in self deteaso or for the still more ex
cusable object of defending their young.
Still, the lie for business purposes is also
found, a*, for example, where the thnah
on our lawns In dry weather strikes 'several
smart strokes In sucesslon with Its feet on
raining and come up to the surface. In
fact. It seems evident that the rout of the
matter Is In the lower animals, and that
If this vice be taken as an Index they pos
sess the gertns of civilization.
PKPMCH IX OLD TIMKS.
It Was tkr MmI Eatevwae* aid Vsls
sble of All tfiecs.
From the Chicago lnter-Ocesa.
Dr. Adolph Miller of Philadelphia, pr?s1
dent of the Pennsylvania Mycologlcal Cluo,
In a dissertation on the pepper plant, says
that during the middle ages in Europe pep
per was the mast esteemed and important
of all the spices. Genoa, Venice and ot her
commercial i lties uf Central Europe were
indebted to their traffic In pepper for a
large part of their wealth. Its Importance
as a means of promoting commercial ac
tivity and civilization during the middle
ages can hardiy be overrated. Tribute was
levied In pepper, and donations were made
in this spice, which was frequently also
used as a medium of exchange In place of
money. When the imperial city of Home
was besieged by Alari^ the king of the
Goths, in A.D., the ransom demanded
Included S.tJOO pounds of gold, 3M,Miin pounds
of silver and &.OUU pounds of pepper. Il
lustrating the importance of this spice at
that time.
So-called pepper rents, common during
the middle ages, consisted in an obligation
Imposed upon a tenant to supply his tonl
: with a pound of popper at stated times,
showing how aece<*able was this favor
ite condiment, and how great was the de
sire of the wealthier classes to secure a
regular supply of it. Spioe dealers wers
known aa plperartl; in Englinh. ptpperers,
and in French, prtvriers. As a fraternity
or guild, they existed In Liendon in the
1 reign of Henry U (liM-'W). They were
subsequently Incorporated Into the Grocers*
Company, and had the control of the trade
in spices, drugs, dyestuffs and asetals.
The price of pepper during the middle
ages was always exorbitantly high, as the
rulers of Egypt extorted a large revenue
from all who were engaged In the t-pice
trade. The high cost of this Important
condiment incited the Portuguese to seek
for a sea passage to Indie Bona-* time af
ter this discovery (A. D. HM) where VM
a considerable fall in the price of pepper.
If you want anything, try an ad. hi The
Star. If anybody has wfcat yoe wish. ye?
| will get aa answer.