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|BON MARCH E, 314=316=318 7th St.* Em broideries at Half Price0 \ Tliis is not the Embroidery season?embroidery manu facturers are doing practically nothing. With a little per suasion and the cash down one of them was glad to accept such an offer as we made him to take 15.000 yards of his goods at a price that represented about half the worth of the goods. It isn't a question of season with you when you can buy Embroideries at such prices as we'll quote during this sale. In the lot you'll find Embroideries for every need you may have. The narrow fine edges for infants' wear and the wide showy goods for underwear and bedwear, also many fine wide pieces of worth and desirability for any purpose you may wish to put them to. 15,000 yards in the lot?enough for all. Cambric and Nainsook Edges, Insertions and Bead ings in the assortment at these prices: Goods worth Goods worth Goods worth Goods worth ioc. 15c. 20c. 25c. 0C? 8c. 110c Goods worth 30c. 115c. Goods worth 35c H8co 11254c. Goods worth 50c. ? A A A A ? ? I Y Y ! Y I Y 1 ? ! iSc. il Be. Indies' Hitch-tuck and T<ong-sleeve Vests. medium weight. Worth 23e., for Children's Ribbed School Hose, double heel, knee ttnd toe: sizes 5 to Worth 15c.. for Children's Reefers, Children's Cloth Reefers. In all the newest shades; large braided sellor collar; sites 2 to 6. for. A finer grade Reefer, with pointed or t?llor collar; sizes 2 to 8 tl years, for ,j) 11 .VG Rainy-day or English Walking Skirts, made of donble-face cloth, all t^e prevailing colors.... A lot of Silk and Flannel Waists, in oil colors, some plain, some with hem stitched fronts. Regular $5 and $6 values- for The Candy Department is open arain for the winter. Improvements are In order. More Candies?bigger varieties, better Candles, If possible, than those that made this department famous last season. A fine variety at 19c. A fine variety at 27c. BON MARCH E, 314=316=318 7th St| ? Quick If You Want A New Suit For Your Boy At Half Price. This final closing sale of Boys' and Children's Clothing is now at its very HEIGHT! Every gar ment in this splendid stock is being sacrificed at half price?to quit the business FOREVER. It's a chance to buy School Suits at less than wholesale price?but there isn't a minute to LOSE. Bring your boys tomorrow?and bring them early! This stock is melting away like snow in the sun. 1 1 Well-made Suits. In pood quality cassimere and Cheviot ages ft to 15 years Just the thing f^r school?were $2?out closing-out price Elegant Suits in all wool cheviots, worsteds and tine casslnieres; ves tie and double-breasted styles for larger boys? Inst year's price was $4? now The l?etter grades that are good enough for any boy?extra g o o d ma terials?In sizes fri>m 3 to It! years?were $S and fu?now iaviog ;L(Q)(Q) $2o(0)(0) $4.(Q)(Q) of Dollars! Salts In black and blue cheviots and cassimeres ? ages 3 to 8 years?also 3-piece Vestie Suits?8 to 15 years-double-breasted styles ? were $3 and $3.50?now Splendid Worsted, Cas simere and Cheviot Suits ? all wool ? splendidly made a D d trimmed? every style you could wish? were $ij and $U.50 ? now Our entire stock of '"Mother's Friend" Shirt Waists will also be slaughtered; the 75c. kind now 38c.; the dol lar kind now s3o?)(D) !?C. it M. Dyrenforth & Co, 923 Pennsylvania Avenue. i ? ? ? Y 1 Y Y Y Y Y Y ? ? ? ?> FOOT BALL! Promise* to be tfje best foot Mill season in jretn-a grand rpvltjl of tl.l* manly sjiurt all tuiT the country. We have the unttits at prices that i?> other Washington lirm an meet. M. A, TAPPAN ik. CO., ?? ?*?22-11(1 Our price to order for the latest Fall Style Dooble-breasted Coat and Veat of Oif<<rd, Black or Blue Cheviot, or Vi cuna Thibet? coat la satin-faced. Fancy Worsted Trouserings In check* and atrlpf-a, $5 Money back for faulty fit or unsatisfactory wear. Samples mailed free. mnymii <WmE? 941 Penn. Ave. N.W. It* Open Saturday evening*. It Came- \'atural. From Fuck. Mrs. JohnslnK?"Mah lan J! I>at chile can't be mo' den fo' mont's old an" walkin* eroun' like er full-grown man! How 'd yo' larn him?" Mrs. Jackson?"Why, Mose begin whis Eln* a cakewalk de odder day an' dat's I result." El HOPE I> THE PACIFIC OCEAN. Hollnnd Co mo* \ext to Enxlnnd In the Valne of Her PoNneMiiiona. From Ainslee's Magazine. The Pacific ocean, westward of Hawaii and the Marquesas, is like a federation of European nations on Asiatic soil, united by the free commerce of the seas. The na tions vary in size, strength and importance, as the states of Europe or of the Ameri can Union. Great Britain commands the field with a landed area of nearly 3,250,000 square miles. Poor Spain's once magnifi cent empire is shrunk to less than fifty sq i^re miles, a smaller total than belongs to black King George of the Tongas. Hol land, the country from which emanated the doughty Boers, owns over 733,000 square miles, settled with nearly eight times as irany people as inhabit the larger area owned by Great Britain. Germany, the new civllizer among the nations, has domi nance over more than 100,000 square miles and about as many people as there are miles. France, with less than one-tenth of Germany's land, is at some of the most important points of strategy and at the point of greatest travel. Several independ ent states lie in the midst of this federa tion. as Switzerland does In Europe; sev eral others in the unhappy, suzerainted po sition of the Transvaal in South Africa. If all the islands could be put into a con tinuous body of land they would form a most heterogeneous empire. They would in clude. in addition to European peoples with their various political and social systems, a tangle of aborigines, a confusion of sav ages and seml-clvlllzed cultivators of soil and commonwealth; an emporium of prod ucts more diversified than a bazaar on a midway plalsance, a mystery of traditions as inexplicable as the origin of the Ameri can Indians. Profoundly forested in the Dutch East Indies, the islands become In western Australia more barren than the lava beds of eastern Oregon and more ir redeemable than the uppermost wilds of British Columbia. Fertile, balmy and luxu rious In the beautiful lands of New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and Tahiti, they are trans formed Into uninhabitable coral reefs or into hot and malarial beds of struggle In the guano-covered or copra-producing dots on the map north and east of a line drawn from the Philippines to New Guinea and through Samoa to the Society Islands. 1'nnecesMry. Life. Mrs. Sllmson?"Her#, Willie, while I am away I am going to give you the key to the pantry Just to ihow you I can trust you." Willie (.proudly)?"I don't need It. mam buu J can pick that look any day. National League Championship Bace is Very Close. PITTSBURG OUTPLAYING BROOKLYN Saturday's Census Office Game Re alized $1,000 for Galveston Fund. DISTRICT ROQUE TOURNEY Today's National League games: Philadelphia at Brooklyn. New York at Boston. Pittsburg at St. Louis. Record of the Claim. W. U P-C.I W. UP-C. Brooklyn 73 4? .SUM Chicago ?*? #7 .472 Pittsburg 73 52 .584 St. Louis.... 65 68 -447 Philadelphia ??! 57 .637 j Cincinnati... 54 71 .432 Bootou 61 61 .500 I New York... 53 70 . 431 Pittsburg;, It) St. Loal*t 1. Pittsburg gained a few steps on the Brooklyns yesterday by defeating the St. Louis club In the mound city 3 to 1. Powell held the Pirates down to four hits, but one of them was a triple by Wagner and won the game. Following Is the score by In nings: Sf. I^Miln 00000000 1?1 Pittsburg 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0?3 Earned run# St. L>uls, 1; Pittsburg 2. Three base hit?Wagner. Bat.e nu l>alls Off beever, 2; off Powell. 2. Struck out By Powell, 2; t>y beever. 1. Stolen bases- McUann, McGraw aiul Williams. Cniplre- Mr. O'Day. Tlm? of game?One hour ami fifty minutes. Chicago Captures Two Game*. Chicago and Cincinnati played a double header yesterday in the latter city and the former won them both, the first by the score of (5 to 4, and the second 8 to 1. Tay lor and Griffith, who did the twirling for the Chlcagos. were in fine form, the latter holding the Reds down to three' hits in the second game. The Chlcagos outplayed the home team at all points In both contests. Following are the scores by Innings: FIRST GAM 15. Cincinnati OOOOOOOS 1?I Chicago 10 0 00802 0?6 Earned runs?Cincinnati. 4: Chicago, 2. Two-base bit*- Bradley, Kling ami Taylor. Tliree-base bit? Kahoe. Double play --McC??rmlck and Bradley. First base on balU- Off Bieiieimtelii. 3: off Taylor, 1. Pawned ball? Kahoe. Cmpire?Mr. Euislle. Time of game?Two hours. SECOND GAME. Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0?1 Chicago 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 0?8 Earned runs- Chicago, 6. Two-base bits?Mertes, Pelt* and McCornilck. Three-base bits?Geier and Mertes. Double play?McOormlck, Child# and Brad lt*y. FIr?t base on balls?Off Newton. 8: off Grif fith. 2. Struck out By Newton, 2; hy Griffith, 8. Umpire?Mr. Enwlle. Time of game?Two hours ami fifteen minutes. Saturday's National League Games. At New York?New York, 6r., Oh., 3e.; Brooklyn, 5r.. 8h., le. Hawley and Bower man: Donovan. Kennedy and McGulre. At tendance, 5,OUO. At Boston?Philadelphia, 5r., 9h., Oe.; Bos ton. 4r., llh.. 2e. Donohue and McFarland; Willis and Clarke. Attendance, 3.000. At Pittsburg?St. Louis, 7r., 14h., Oe.; Pittsburg, Or., llh., 4e. Jones and Crlger; Chesbro, Waddell and Zlmmer. Attendance, 8,?00. At Cincinnati?Chicago. 5r., Oh., 2e.; Cin cinnati. 4r., 8h., le. Menefee and Kling; Scott and Peitz. Attendance, IKJO. CENSUS LADS PLAY BALL. Nearly fl.OOO Halted Through Satur day's tianie at National Park. Probably the most skillful, snappiest game of base ball seen in Washington this season was the contest at the National Park on Saturday between picked nines from the agricultural and the disbursing divisions of the census office, the former winning by the score of 9 to 7. The pro ceeds are to go to the Galveston sufferers, and about $1,000 was realized for this cause. The game was a fine one In every detail and abounded in critical moments, phe nomenal efforts and hair-raising feats and features. Tlx- ct-nsus office comprises 3,44iO persons, of whom 700 are classed as "farmers," the remaining 2,700 in the three divisions choosing to support the financial outfit which makes ihem glad twice a month, and to wear its color, which was a bright cardinal. Four-fifths of the grand stand wore the cardinal, while the remaining portion, fee ble numerically, had the enthusiasm neces sary for the occasion and made prominent the royal blue. The partisanship of the men was wildly supplemented by that of the ladies, a thou sand or more of whom were there?all pretty, all handsomely gowned and all pre pared to exult. Herring and Rainey for the Reds and Mosely and Runkle for the Blues were the opposing batteries at the start. Among the notable features of the game the freak catch by Bischoff of Runkle's long fly to the left field fence probably stands first. Another was the fact that the players and the umpire insisted upon paying their admission fee Into the game, and one appreciated by the winning team was the bountiful repast spread by the chief statistician. Dr. Powers, for his pro teges. The following is the score of the game: Agricultural. 1 Disbursing Office. K.II.O.A.E. K.II.O.A.E. Kunkle. cp. .2 2 10 1 1 H B r wa, 2b.l 0 2 4 2 t> White, 88.3 2 2 1 0 Bate, lb 2 2 0 0 1 Slye, If 1 4 0 0 0(Herrlng, p..3 10 2 0 Davis. 2b. ..0 Oil 0 Uainey, e...O 1 6 0 1 Avery cf....l 1 I 0 0 Owens, BS...0 1 2 0 0 Bischoff, lf..O 110 0 Weber, 8b. .0 1110 iiierudon, rf. O 0 2 2 0 Moseley, p..O 1 0 5 0 D. White, 3b.O 1 0 0 0 Wilson, lb..l 2 8 11 Rlch'ds'n. ef.l 3 0 0 1 W.IV r'wB.rf.l 10 0 0 Totals 9 16 21 0 3 . Total# 7 8 21 0 4 Agricultural 8 3 0 0 0 1 2?V Disbursing Office 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 First Ivase ou errors- Agricultural, 1. L?ft on bases Agricultural. 8; Disbursing Office, 8. First base on balls?Off Herring, 1; off Moseley, 2. Struck out?By Herring, 4, by Kunkle, lO. Two-base hits ? Herring and Italney. Stolen liases White, Slye (2> Kunkle (3), Bate (2), Herring, Barrows, Owens, Davis. Bischoff. Kalney, Avery and Kicliardson (2). Hit by pitcher-By Herring, 1; by Muwdey. J; by Kunkle, 2. Passed ball?Davis, 1. Umpire, Mr. Betts. Time of game, 2 hours. Latest Base Ball Average*. The league averages up to date show that Hans Wagner leads the league in batting. Since the publication of the averages in August Wagner gained It* points In bat ting. advancing from fourth place, with .377, to first honors, with .390. Flick, who led In August, drops from first place, with .399, to second, with ..384, a loss of 15 points. Keeler, Brooklyn, gained 25 points and now stands third. Brooklyn has gained 8 points In club bat ling, and now stands first, instead of third. On club fielding the Champions dropped 2 points, but still rank first. The best batter of each club, according to the averages, Is Wagner. Pittsburg; Flick Philadelphia; Keeler, Brooklyn; Bur kett, St. Louis; Beckley, Cincinnati; Sel bach. New York; Clark. Boston; Mertes. Chicago. , . ^ _ ClncinnaU gained 1 point in club batting, but dropped 1 In club fielding, making no change, however, in rank. Cincinnati furnishes two players in the .300 batting class; Philadelphia and St. Louis each have 0, Brooklyn and Pittsburg each 4, New York and Boston each 3 and Chicago 1. The champion run-getter was Thomas, Philadelphia, with 110 runs. Barrett, Cin cinnati, came second with 100. Wagner, Pittsburg, third, with 98. The following are the players with aver ages of .300 or better: Wagner. Pittsburg, 390; Flick, Philadelphia. 384; Keeler. Brook lyn, .308; Burkett. St. Louis, .367; McGraw, St. Louis, .362; Lajole, Philadelphia, .851; Beckley, Cincinnati, .345; Selbach, New York, .832; Delahanty. Philadelphia. .331; W. Clarke, Boston, .330; Hamilton, Boston, .326; Douglass, Philadelphia, .326; Donovan, St. Louis, .325; Tannehill, Pittsburg, .323; Kellcy, Brooklyn. .323; Davis, New York, .321: Stahl. Boston, .318; Donlin. 8t. Louis, .318; McQann, St. Louis, .314; Barrett, Cin cinnati. .313; Zlmmer, Pittsburg, .812; Orth. Philadelphia, .309; Thomas, Philadelphia, .308; Van Haltren, New York, .307; Ken nedy. Brooklyn, .306; Jones. Brooklyn, .303; Heidrick. St. Louis, .301; Mertes, Chicago, .300, and Schrlver, Pittsburg, .300. Brooklyn tooka Ex-Senator Donovan lost his game Sat urday. If the Philips d<frwell at Brooklyn It Is all over with The ??fchamps." Barry and Breenvn are back on the Boa ton team, replacing Stahl and Duffy. New York made -three errors Saturday, but their opportune batting enabled them to overcome tfce Brooklyn's good fleldlng. Twlrler Powell was battling with a case of hard luck yesterday, when he held the Pirates dow^ to four hits yet lost his game. Honus Wagner and his little bat caused his downfall. \V agner of uie Pirate# has a cood lead for the premier batter of the league. His figures are npw .3^6, and Flick is second with .384. Kjieler, comes next with .368, and Burkett fellows, with .367. McGraw Is fifth with .36^ Jimmy Slagle has dropped down to .2?2,-^uk1 McGann is the be9t bat ting ex-Senator, with .31*. Following are leaders in the different fielding positions: Robinson. St. Louis, catchers; Philippi, Pittsburg, pitchers; Mc Gann, St. Louis, first basemen; Demontre ville, Brooklyn, second base; Dolan, Phila delphia, third base; Davis, New York, short stops; Kelley, Brooklyn, left field: Thomas. Philadelphia, center field, and Donovan, St. Louis, right field. When Dan McGann was offered to Robi son of St. Louis, J. Earl Wagner said to him that he would find "Big Dan" the best first l>aseman in the business outside of Tenney and Doyle, and the ex-Senator's record carries out that opinion. The base ball writers of the country should go slow in harshly criticising the new organization that is to be put In the field In opposition to the National League. Seven-eighths of the writers have been hammering the parent organization, yet when relief comes In sight they jump on to it almost Indiscriminately. The "New Na tional'' looks like a substantial affair, and should be encouraged for the benefit of base ball. Carey, the first baseman of the Buffalo club. mad? but twelve mlsplays in 125 games. i Harlsel of Cincinnati is undoubtedly the smallest man playing ball. Geler is not a giant, yet he is almost two Inches taller than Hartsek There is a story that the new associa ! tion wants the Brooklyn National League team to desert the National League for ! their organization. Claude Ritchie gets a new hat for mak ing four hits in one game. Little All-Right had his eye on the leather Saturday and , lined out four singles. His batting average was 1,000. Tom McCreery proved a rattling good sub stitute for Manager Fred Clarke. Only once did he fall down, and that was when he misjudged Heldrlck's three-bagger. Manager Klttrldge of the Worcester club was presented with a handsome Knight of Columbus badge set in diamonds by the members of the team. The badge Is a val uable one, costing In the neighborhood of $12.-., H. D. Qulnn of Milwaukee, one of the promoters of the proposed new association, says: "I notice that It has been announced that ex-Senator Clark was back of the deal. That is a mistake, but his son, Charles W. Clark, Is Interested. Manager Bill Murray of the Providence club thinks he has In his young shortstop. Freddy Parent, the greatest natural ball tosser, barring none, that ever wore a uni form. Mr. Murray holds this young prod igy at $3,000, and thinks It is as good as buying diamonds to secure this phenome non. and he only cost Murray $75 to draft him last spring. Roger Connor says of young Murphy, who was secured by New York: "Murphy Is all right, and the New York club made no mistake In giving up $1,500 for him. He was the best player by far In the Connecti cut League, and Norwich was enabled to win the championship by Murphy's grand all-around playing. He Is a strong, hard hitter, with a batting average of .3S7 per cent. Is a fast runner and can play second bag all right. Never fear about that." Hans Wagner's throw to the plate from deep right field In the sixth. Inning of Sat urday's game, which,.nailed Heidrlck at the plate, was the* star ?lay of the game. Mc Creery had misjudged Heldrick's line fly and Emmett went to third. He attempted to score on Donovan's fly out to Wagner, but the big German sent the ball on a line to O'Connor dt the plate and caught the runner by teh feet. The applause was tumultuous. The McGraw crowd stood spellbound for a nwment and when they realized what had occurred Joined In the applause. Two Interestlngjxiints were discussed dur ing the lilnth. Farrell. in dodging an ln shoot, hnW his bat so that the ball glanced off it Into Bowerman's mlt. The batter made no attempt to hit the ball, yet under the rifles It w;*s a strike. The second In stance was when McGlnnity grew tired of Mercer's delay in delivering the ball and Jumped'on the plate Just as Mercer pitched. The ball struck McGlnnity and a question was immediately raised as to what the de cision should be. Davis wanted the batter called out on the ground that he had stepped out of the box, but Snyder refused and called It a strike. Hanlon said that the batter could not be called out because Mercer's delay and many motions had blinded the batter, who lost his sight mo mentarily In gazing so long and steadily in the one direction and he had a perfect right to step out of the box to regain his sight. The Brooklyn manager intimated that a pitcher who delays so long In pitching as Mercer does should be penalized by sending the batter to first.?Brooklyn Eagle. FAST FLYING YOUNG BIROS. Result ??f Lait Week'* ISO-Mile j Rare. The 150-mlle young bird race of the | Washington district of the National Fed eration of American Homing Pigeon Fan- j ciers took place September 16, '237 birds from twenty-one lofts being liberated by W. W. Greene at 11:30, weather cloudy and chlm. Owing to an early telegram having been received by the race committee stat ing that birds were held on account of clcudy weather, and Its ordering the birds out one hour after the time stipulated on account of the excellent weather conditions here, several members were of the opinion that the birds were held for the following day, and consequently were absent when their returns arrived. The following Is the average speetl of the first return of each loft: L. B. Nye, 1,474 yards per minute; Philip Kraus, 1.268 yards; H. M. Dickinson. 1.258 yards; J H. Palmer, 1,235 yards; Ge >. U. Rose, 1,228.38 yards; W. F. Di.-mer. 1 22^.30 yards; G. J. Llmberger, 1,210.00 yards; W. F. Thill. 1.219.32 yards: J. H. Dove, 1 :.'11 yards: V. Eaton. 1,206 yards; H. C". Wall, 1,203 yards; J. W. Striftler, 1,162 yards; W. D. Jewell, 1.132 yards; J. Greenwood, 1.123 yards; W. J. Toy, 1.004 yards; A. H. Thomas. 1.002 yards; Ford E. Young, 1,050 yards: G. R. Loor. 6X2 yards: E. L. Bar clay and H K. Bliss, no report. The following were the diploma winners: L. B. Nye. first; P. Kraus, second; Jas. Flaherty, third and sixth; H. M. Dickinson, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth. GENERAL SPORTINU NEWS. At the first run of the Southampton (L. I.) Horse Association, which started the fox hunting season in that vicinity, the wife of J. Bruce Ismay of Liverpool was seri ously Injured by being thrown from her horse. Mr. Ismay Is of the White Star steamship line. Jack Hanlon comes again with a chal lenge to Gans to meet him at 140 pounds. In the last four months Hanlon has won seven battles, having defeated Martin Judge. Thomas Corcoran. Jack Hanley, Jack Donahue; "Kid" Krouse and George Russell. Manager Herford says hanlon can probably get ft match with Herman Miller. ^ Cresceus, 2-OIAi, the world's champion stallion, will not meet the Abbot In the October meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' Association at Lexington, Ky. The owners cannot agree on the num ber of heats. George Ketchum wanted three in five, but C. J. Hamlin, the owner of The Abbot, would not agree. The annual championship games of the Canadian Amateur' Athletic Association, held at Montreal Saturday, saw the New York contingent carry off eight champion ships In the twelve events. Long won the sprints and Grant the longer distances. Flanagan was beaten In the shot-put, but won the hammer event. The American vic tories were easily won. No Canadian rec ord was broken, as the track was heavy. The annual cricket match between the United States and Canada ended Satur day at Philadelphia in a victory for the United States, with only two wickets to spare In a full two-inning match. Friday the Canadians scored 108 in their first In ning and the United States team 110. Sat urday Canada put together 120 In Its sec ond Inning, making the grand total 228. The United States team In the second In ning lost eight wickets before getting the necessary 110 runs to pass the Canadians' total. At the Manchester (England) September meeting Saturday the Prince Bdwara kandl Palais Royal Corsets. The "opening" of the new styles for the 1900-1901 season. Palais Royal special ties are: Royal Worcester "Bon Ton," Thomson's "Militant," W. B. "Erect Form," straight front editions of the Redfern, Globe, P. I)., I. C. and Fasso. 79c to $15 the prices. W. B. $1.75 Eirect=Form. This corset is particularly recommended. The reader is asked to interview Miss Sullivan, who will gladly demonstrate the merits of the "Erect Form." Miss S. may be found on third floor, in Corset Department. "Kimona." "Cravenette." "Seconds." for one of these attract Ire Dressing 7U Sacques?looking like French flannel. In pink and blue stripes, with plain color yoke and border. Silk frog fastening*. Sices 32 to 44. Oft instead of $15 for these cele 3'*-' brated English Waterproof*, richly silk lined. Only ?1.98 for usual $-"> Mackintoshes. These fleeting bargains--at 11th street entrance. fl f'>r "Seconds" of our Importer." /3 25c Handkerchiefs Tin- littlest fault makes "seconds'" of tbeui. A big table full here tomorrow?at U street en trance Remember half price. This very special and most important sale commenced this morning. At this writing?10 a.m.?the department is crowded as never before. We can repeat the prophecy of yesterday as the fact of today ?"judged bv reliability of qualitv, desirability of stvles and colors, littleness in prices and greatness in quantities, THIS DISTRIBUTION OF SILKS HAS NEVER YET BEEN EQUALED IN WASH INGTON. 59c Sillks for = = = 10,000 yards of the ever-popular Taffeta Silks, the weight and quality more often retailed at 68c and 59c. Another important consideration? 60 best shades are here, including white and black. Only 39c a yard. $1.25 Silks for = = 7,500 yards of Black Silks, includ ing guaranteed Black Taffeta. Prac tically guaranteed?new material given if that selected splits with rea sonable wear. Other Silks?Peau de Soie, Satin de Lyon, Satin Duchesse, Satin Rhadame. Second floor. $1 Siiks for = = = = 10,000 yards of rich Plisse Taffeta, Brocaded Stripe Taffeta and Fancy Armitre Silks. All autumn-winter styles, the best of the season's $1 fancy silks at the not-to-be-repeated price of 49c a yard. 5,000 yards of the new season's ex clusive novelties at only $1 per yard for choice. The new Braided and Lace Stripe Taffeta Silks, in glorious autumn colorings, are included. Second floor, displayed by daylight or electric. $11.25 for $1.50 Velvets. The Velvets that are to be bo much used for Jackets. $1.25 yard for usual $1.50 Black Velret. Only fl.50 yard for the ex quisite Panne Velreta In fifty shades. $11.35 for $11.5? Cloths. Tlie new 54-lnch Oorert Cloths, in colors. And Venetian Cloths in black. These are the correct autumn materials for tallor tnade suits. Ou second floor. 7%c for 112c Laming. Percallne Is msde to profitably sell at "?4 cents a yard?and It la trashy. We temporarily offer guaranteed 12c. quality at "Vic. yard?and It Is reliable. Ou second floor. ?pedal Notions. The Palais Royal's Notion Department has been built up on RELIABILITY. Clark's O. N. T. Spool Cotton and all the best notions and dress findings are Palais Royal specialties. None but reliable goods are tolerated. With least prices for best the Palais Royal Notion Department has grown and grown until now 'tis the largest in the south. Clark'a O. N. T. 200 yards Spool Cotton, black and white, all numbers. Keg- R(fh/T ular price, 55c dozen. Special.... Fancy, Plain, Striped Silk Garter Elastic, in all colors. Regular price, 10c strip. Siieclal Fine quality Feather-stitch Brabls, full (i-yard lengths, ull new patterns and designs Regular price, 10c. Special vV Pure Linen Corset Laces, very strong, full 4 yards long. Regular price, 5c. Hitecial Ladles' Round Silk Garters, all with fancy buckles and bows. Reg ular price. 25c. Special Colors, E5c Elastic Spring-lock Ilose Supporters. Rl'Il RER BT'TTON fasteners, well liickeled, black, white, colored; large and me dium sizes. Regular price, 15c. Sjie- jj Klelnert'8 Fancy Silk Feather-weight Dress Shields, sixes 3 and 4. Reg ular price. 2t??- pair. Special Ladles' Comfort Corset Hose Supporters, black and white sateen, nlckcl fnsteiiers, Rl'BBER BCTTOX8 to hook on corset. Reduces the size of the abdomen. II Value. 25c Special.. BEST S|wrir. Machine OU. Guaran teed not to gum. Regular price, 5c. Special English Violet Buttermilk Soap, 3 cakes in l?>x. Regular price, 25c box. JJ 11 (D)r? Fine Mohair Shoe Tju-cs, full l*-i (* ' 11 ylv ranis long. Regular price, 5c. Special 69c for $11 Table Linen. Heairy Bleached Satin Damask, warranted all pure linen, 72 Inches wide. Not* the width?cheap table linen la never made this extra width. And note the weight? and the guarantee that every thread Is pure linen. Then think of the price! 98c for $LS Full aize and full weight. Filled with pure white cotton, covered with silkoline. in ar tistic designs aud colorings. Hotel proprietors will buy them by the dozen. 5.000 will be here tomorrow morning. The Palais Royal, A. Lisner Q & 11th. cap of $10,000 for three-year-olds and up, at one mile and a quarter, was won by J. G. Clark's The Grafter, Mr. Fairle's Cut away second and T. G. Plunkett's Oppres sor, A. Mclntyre up, third. The Michael map plate, $2,500, for two-year-olds, at Ave furlongs, was won by a length by L.ord William BeresforrVs Nahlband, ridden by John Reiflf. P. Lorillard's Exedo, with Danny Maher up, was second and South erner third. The one-mile professional championship ?of America was the feature of the National Circuit N. C. A. at Queen's Park, Montreal, Saturday. Major Taylor spurted too soon in the backstretch, Kimble winning by a wheel at the wire. Time, 3.48. "Tom" Butler will be suspended for non-appear ance. Kramer refused to ride in a semi final heat and was suspended during the rest of the day. He entered a protest. The one-third-mile handicap, professional, went to Major Taylor, Worcester, Mass., from scratch Floyd Krebs, Newark, N. J. (40 yards), was next. Krebs won the two-mile handicap. District Ruqne Tourney. The roque tournament, which was in progress all of last week, will probably not be brought to a conclusion until tomorrow night, owing to the number of games yet to be played. The attendance and interest Saturday was continued, although the championship has been decided. The play ers in ths second and third divisions are a clever lot of roquers and afford plenty of amusement to the onlookers. A. L. Will iams won the second prize in the second division Saiurday afiernoon through his vic tories over Wahly and Bryant. The battle royal between H. R. Duryea and J. C. Howard has attracted considerable atten tion, owing to the closeness of their scores, the former having eleven victories and one defeat to his credit, while the latter has figures representing ten wins and but one defeat. The winner of the Van Wlckle trophy has yet to be decided, S. L. Duryea and Peck being the contestants therefor, the former having two victories and one defeat. Following are the results of Satur day's games: First division?W. H. Wahly beat Marr; Coleman beat Holden; Peck beat Bryant; W. H. Wahly beat Bean; Bean beat Hol den; Bean beat Coleman; Williams beat Holden; Duryea beat Bryant. Second division?A. L. Williams beat H. Wahly; Williams beat Bryant; A. L. Will iams beat H. P. Howard, Jr.; H. P. How ard, Jr., beat Durham; H. P. Howard, jr., beat Morris. Third division?Dr. Shirley beat Van Wickle. J. C. Howard beat Shirley; J. D. Howard beat Van Wickle; H. R. Duryea beat F. Espey; H. R. Duryea beat. F. Es pey; H. R. Ruryea beat Dr. Shirley; H. R. Duryea beat Cannon; J. D. Howard beat J L. Thornton; J. C. Howard beat Thornton; J. C. Howard beat F. Espey; J. C. Howard beat Van Wickle; Davis beat Cannon; J. D. Howard beat Dr. Shir ley; Davis beat Thornton; Cannon beat Dr. Shirley. T. M. C. A. Fall Meeting:. The fall athletic meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association at Association Park Saturday afternoon was an interest ing event and attracted a good sixed gather ing. All the sturdy lads entered in the different events put forward their best ef forts, and as a result several close contests followed. Following are the results of the different events: 100-yard run, handicap; Juniors?Won by R. H. Walker; R. W. Bone, second, and R. R. Cooke, Jr., third. Time, 0.12 1-5. One-mile run. handicap?Won by Charles W. Pimper (60 yards); A. A. Leitch (scratch), second. Time, 5.14 2-5. 100-yard run; handicap?Won by J. M. Morgan; W. A. Karns, second, and H. 8. Whitney, third. Time, OulO 3-5. 880-yard run; handicap?Won by J. S. Spalding (48 yards); G.W. Hill, Jr. (scratch), second, and Charles W. Pimper (35 yards), third. Time, 2.10 1-5. 220-yard ran; handicap?Won by Charles Stewart (8 yards)) J. 1L Morgan (scratch). second, and H. S. Whitney (5 yards), third. Timi, 0.25 1-5. 700-yard relay; juniors?Won by team un der Capt. S. MeCauley: F. Johnson, W. Escavaille, jr., D. Ellsworth, H. Towles (sub.); Capt. R. B. Walker's team second: T. Bone. M. Clear, R. B. Flehearty, G. Ellsworth (sub.); Capt. F. Berthrong's team third: R. Cooke, jr., E. Simons. W. D. Dra per. H. Wilson (3ub.). Time, 1.32 2-5. 400-yard run; handicap?Won by James Graham (10 yards); H. S. Whitney (10 yards), second, and J. M. Morgan (scratch), third. Time. 0.56 1-5. Running high jump; handicap?Won by Royce Hough (scratch); W. A. Karns (5 inches), second. Height, 5 feet, 8Vi inches. Hough equaled the association record and made several Ineffectual attempts to break It. Discus throw: handicap?Won by Royce Hough (scratch): W. A. Karns (2 feet), second. Distance, 00 feet 0 inches. Running broad jump; handicap?Won by F. G. McCulloch (2 feet 0 inches); W. A. Karns, second. Distance, 19 feet 1-3 inch. Actual distance of McCulloch, 16 1-6 feet; of Karns, 19*? feet. The Potomnr*' Suecennful Regatta. The regatta of the Potomac Boat Club Saturday afternoon was a great success, the rowing being very clever and resulting in close matches, while the crowds that watched the racing entered thoroughly into the event. The race between the Potomac Juniors and Georgetown University attract ed the most attention, and was won handily by the former. Three other events, a double scull race, a match race between a Co lumbia Athletic Club man, Capt. Hecox. and a representative of the Potomac Club. Lieut. Daly, and an upset canoe race, made up the program. The results were: Double sculls?McGowan and May won. Maize and Lowe second, Libbey and Young third and Norton and Anderson fourth. Match (single sculls)?Capt. Hecox (Co lumbia) won, Lieut. Daly (Potomac) second. Eight-oared shells?Junior Potomacs, May, stroke; Lowe, 7; Coburn, 6; McGowan, 5; Wlnship, 4: Rowland, 3; Hernan, 2: Bar bour. 1, and Doyle, coxswain, won. George town College. Kerns, stroke; Hurst, 7; Lynch, 6; Magruder, 5; Russell, 4; Sinclair, 3; Gracie, 2; Douglas, 1, and Kiernan, cox swain, second. Mixed Potomacs, Maize, stroke; Daly, 7; Taylor, 6; Lynch, 5: Lib bey, 4; McKenzie. 3: Young, 2; Mlddleton, 1, and Stern, coxswain, third. Upset canoe race?Kearns and Hurst won, Doyle and Maize second, Daly and Britt third and Libbey and Young fourth. Poodle Puffs at ClKara, Prom the Chicago Chronicle. A stray poodle that dances on Its two hind feet and holds a lighted cigar In Its mouth has appeared frequently in the neighborhood of the Hyde Park police sta tion during the past few days. It is thought that the animal has escaped from some show. Almost every morning the dog may be seen on Lake avenue near 53d street doing a number of antics for some children. The dog has no license, but it is t.iought that inside of a short while some thought ful person will adopt the canine. It can v/altj. beautifully. In fact, the animal will always !>tart to move its feet at the sound of music. Many of the policemen of the Hyde Park station have taken a great fancy to the animal and frequently given it food out of their own lunch cans. The dog is known by the name of Jack, and ever since the little fel low has made his appearance in the neigh borhood Jack has become a household word. As soon as a Hyde Parker living in the vi cinity of Lake avenue and 53d street speaks of Jack-everybody knows what he or she is talking about. Every morning Jack makes a round of all the houses. When the dog appeared in Hyde Park last week it was very thin, but already a noticeable change is apparent in Its condition. Jack can with ease bold a lighted eigar In his mouth for five minutes. Some of the boys have made a habit of giving the animal bits of cigarettes to hold between Its sharp teeth. HARD LEGAL KIT TO CRACK. Doe* a Railway I'lUNenger Forfeit His RiKhtM by RerominK Oldf From the St. Louis Republic. A singular case Involving the rights of a holder of a half-fare unlimited ticket de veloped recently on the Santa Fe line. It was on an eastbound train from San Fran cisco, and the conductor, while collecting tickets, was given the return portion of a half-fare or child's excursion ticket from Kansas City to San Francisco. The holder of the ticket was a young man about twenty-two years of age. The conductor looked at him, smiled and asked: "You don't expect to ride on this ticket, do you?" "Why not? It is an unlimited ticket and I bought it in Kansas City eleven years ago.'' The conductor examined it more carefully and found that it bore the stamp of the Santa Fe office at Kansas City and was dated April 12, INKS). It was, moreover, as the young man had said, an unlimited ticket. "I don't doubt what you say about buy ing it." the conductor said, "but you were a kid then and now you're a man. I can't let a man ride on a child's ticket. You must put up the other half in cash or get off the train." "But let me explain. My father put up nearly ?100 for that ticket eleven years ago and your company has had the use of $50 of it for all that time without rendering any service to him or me, for whom he bought it. If I have to pay the extra half fare, am I entitled to a credit in the shape of Interest on that $50 for eleven years?" "I'm not cracking those kind of nuts," the conductor replied, smiling. "You're a man and you have got to have a man's ticket or pay full fare." "Well, I will pay the extra half fare, but I would like to have something to show for It." "All right; I'll give you a receipt." The money was paid and the receipt given, the name of the young man being Charle? A. De Courcy. He said he would present a claim against the Santa Fe on his return from an eastern trip. Local passenger men to whom the case was presented say the conductor took the proper stand and that the young man has no legal or equitable claim against the company. A railroad ticket is a contract, and both parties to it must comply with the terms and the conditions provided on it. A child's ticket calls for a child passenger, and the moment the holder ceases to com ply with this condition the ticket is not good for passage so far as he is concerned. As railroad companies do not agree to pay interest when redeeming unused tickets, the absurdity of a claim of this kind is readily seen. The prospects are that Mr. De Courcy will keep his receipt as an odd souvenir of an odd railroad journey. It was in Edinburgh, and she was pretty and sweet and poetic, and he was young and mischievous. They were sitting out on the veranda in the moonlight, and she grew ethereal. 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