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, THOMAS PLATT WANTS 816 DAMAGES Begins Action Against the Wash? ington Post for $300,000 and the Times (or $200,000. I SUE DENIES "COHCIIMW" STORIES. Brande as False Story Told of Western Trip and Says Good Name Is Hurt, and That She Has Been Subjected to Public Ridicule and Hat? red. ? WASHINGTON, D. C., .Ian. 20.? Mi's. Ulllun T. IMatt. wife of Senator| Thomas ('. I'lnlt. of Now York, through hoi* attorney, II. Winship Win-alley, has begun u libel suit In Jhe *mi?ywv .f>trt of tlje- restrict of Columbia against the Washington Post Company and the Washington Times Company Tor $300.000 and $200, 000 daninges, respectively; She reelles in her declaration that "she Is and always has been absolute? ly honorable and was a person of good nature, credit and reputation and deservedly enjoyed the esteem 'nipl good opinion of the community general and enjoyed a good reputa? tion among a large circle of friends and acquaintances and wits and Is the wife of Thomas i C. Plutt, a member of the United States Senate, and was and Is wholly free from the matters hereinafter complained of." Mrs. Plat I then sols forth the articles as ptlblished. She brings suit on three counts | against Iho PoBt and Iwo counts against the Times. The suits against the Post are based on stories con? necting the name of .1. K. Hedges, the Plutt. family coachman, with that of Mrs. Platt. Mrs. PI.-.;; also reviews the publish? ed stories of her alleged Intimate re? lations with Hedges on a trip made br her, Senator Plait and others In the West, and declares that "each und every charge, statement and In? nuendo made and Implied in and about 'any part of hucIi matter published against plaintiff by the defendants] afpi'usuld. except that part alleged as | true horeln. Is absolutely und unqual? ifiedly false." The parts admitted lo be true re? late simply to the fact that Hedges was employed, that he did go on the Cali? fornia trip, etc. By reason of the stores complained ' of Sirs. Platt alleges that she has been greatly Injured In her good nnmo, credit, fame und reputation, and bus been exposed to public rid? icule, haired ami contempt and cans- | ed to suffer great anxloty of mind. She denies the allegations that she forced a marriage between Senator Plait, and herself. The suit ugttliiht the Washington] Times Is also bused on the publication of stories In which the family conch mun figured. Sight of Eye Destroyed by Disease? .Tried Five Doctors but Grew Worse ?In Agony Eight Months ? Parents Discouraged, Until They Tried Cuticura Remedies IN ONE WEEK ALL SORES DISAPPEARED "Our little girl, one year and a half old, was taken with eczema or that was what the doctor said it was. Wo called . In the family doctor and he gave some tablets and said she would bo all right in a fow days. The eczema grow worso and wo called in doctor No. 2. Ho said aho was teething, as soon as tho teeth wore through sho would bo all right. Rut sho still grew worse. Doe tor No. 3 said it was etv.ema. ? By this timo sho was nothing but a yellow, greenish sore. Well, lie said he could help her, so wo lot him try it about n week. Ono morning wo discovered a littio yollow pimple on ono of her eye(? Of course wo phoned for doctor 3. Ho came over and looked her ,wver and said that lie could not do any 8 thing moro for her, that wejiad bettor :; take her to some oyo b|>eclnfi.st, since, it ?was an ulcer. ? So wo wont to Oswogo to doctor No. -I, and ho said tho eye? sight Was gone,but that he'could holp it. We thought we would try doctor No. 5. Well, that proved tho same, only ho charged $10 more than doctor No. 4. We were nearly discouraged. I saw ono of the Cuticura advertisements in . . tho paper and thought wo would try tho Cuticura Treatment, so I went and purchased a sot of Cuticura Remedies, ?which cost mo $1, and In three days V our daughter, who had been sick alx>ut \ eight months, showed great improve? ment, and in one week all sores had dis? appeared. Of course It could not re? store tho eyesight, but if we had used Cuticura in timo I am ennfldent that it. would have saved the eye. We think thero Is no remedy so good for any skin trouble or impurity pf tho blood as C'utioura. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbott, R. F. D. No. 0, Fulton, Oswego Co., .N. Y., August 17, 1000." complete External and Interns! Treatment, for Every Humor ol tnfantf. Children, nnil Adults ronr.lst? of C'ullciira Soar. <25e.) lo Cleanae the Hk;n. Cultcur* Ointnicni (.'Or.) lo Ural tr.o Skin, and OMIriirn Resolvent (SflO. (in II?, term olCliorn lalfl Calcrt Pill?. 2."?\ per vlnl of Ml) to IMirlfv the Blood. Sold Hiii.iKhoirs Hie world Totter mug A Ch-m. Corp.. Roto P.i)[*t., iio.ion. 5l.t?s. ?T Mailed free. Oa million ol Skin and Scalp. THEATRICAL TEMPESTS. Tlir H'ny n llnliiatorm Is Produced ??I Hie -Hum-. Probably not utoro tbau one person In n hundred stops to consider bow a rainstorm Is produced on the stage. Few perhaps liavc' ever given the sub? ject any serious thought. During the coming up of tho storm there is seen vast clouds of dust, the wind blows n gale, and suddenly the rain comes down In torrents. It Is an effect so natural that ouo almost Im? agines tho elements arc genuinely on the warpath. Vet, though the rain is real water, not a person Is actually drenched, because the water comes 'down nt the very front of the stage, while the players are well back and not at all exposed to Its moisture. [ It might bo thought that to produce a Storni many Intricate hits of machinery would bo necessary, yet such is not tho case, for the simplest devices produce the effect desired. These are some gns pipes punctured by myriads of holes, through which the water runs from small barrels, each about half full, at either end. The sound of the wind Is made by a revolving barrel which touches a heavy piece of canvas In Its rounds. The thunder effect Is caused by the artistic manner in which a man boats a bass drum, and the gusts of dust are blown across the .stage.by .un electric fan. 'The Hashes or lightning "come from an electric battery connect-' cd by wires which when placed In con-' tact throw out the da?illng flashes. A metal plate, which had been specially prepared by lirst being heated to white heat and then scratched |>y a knife, Is placed in a calcium light machine and gives the effect or lightning In the ills-1 tauce.?New York Mall. POETICAL DEATHS. Welcoming (hp Clriui Urn per With n OrectlMK I" Vor??-. There have been numerous Instance* of poetical deaths, TIM Khiporor Adrl nn made a poetical address to Ids own soul as death was casting the seal of final silence over his lips, mid Marga? ret of Austria while almost within the grasp or death In a (erriilc storm at sen calmly sat down and Composed her epitaph In verse. The ship weathered the gule. however, and the epitaph was not needed. Philip Stro/./.l when imprisoned und awaiting death on the gallo\.s resolved to commit suicide. Before be killed himself he carved with the sword upon Which a few minutes Inter he Impnhil himself the following verse from Vir? gil on the wall: "Rise some avenger from my blond." The Miirijuifl or Mont rose when he was condemned to have his limbs nail? ed to (lie gates of four cities said that he was sorry that he did not have enough limbs to nail to all the cities In Europe, und this he put into beauti? ful verse as ho was walklug to his ex? ecution. Patrls. a poet 'of 'Cuen, (hiding him? self nt the door of death, composed a poem, and Do Rnrroaux. it Is said, wrote while on his deathbed a well known sonnet which was soon after? ward translated into Kngllsh. ? New York Trlbuhe. II In IIornc.;m Finish. "Dear me. cabby." said an old lady 08 she alighted from a four wheeler nt Liverpool street station, "your horse's knees are bail." "Don't you go and think it's; bocos 'e's got Into a silly 'nblt of tr.vln' to stand on 'is '.end in the street, ma'am, 'cos It ain't," was the reply. "That there 'oss Is a serious thinkln' 'oss,.'e Is, ma'am. A worry prayerful anlmilc 'e Is too. 'F/s been prayln' thin last six year as 'qw 'is pore old utaster'll one o' these days come across a kind 'carted parly whut'll give 'Im n copper or two over 'is barb fare. Intl. Lor' bless yer. ma'am," he added as he look? ed at the shilling the old lady had handed him. "'e's losin' faith fast, and unless smucthink soon 'Appens 'e'll die a bloomin' hinntlel."?London Tit-Bits. Why Wo ?Jet ItHllKmtlon. I Recently a medical man gnve It as his opinion that the oven was respon? sible for more dyspepsia than any oth? er household contrivance. 'The modern cook tlnds It much easier to bake than to roast. Tho spit dog has almost gone } out or existence, and there Is seldom j any one in the kitchen to take its place. It follows very reasonably' that any , food cooked within a confined space' will not be so digestible us Hint done j before an open lire, whore all gases | Uhivi freedom to escnpe.-1 Country Life, j V .Inlt. "Did you tell your teacher that I helped you with yoiir Kreuch exercise, Kidney V" "Yes. rather." "And what did he say?" "He said he wouldn't keep nie in to? day, 'cos It didn't seem fair that I ?honld suffer for your Ignorance." How We l>o ChmtKc! "Aha'." exclaimed Mr. .Icllus. "Been treasuring another man's picture all these years, hey?" "Not exactly," answered his belter half. "That's a photo taken of yon, dear, when Jon had hair."?Washington Herald. nroaccht Home to lllm. . Crusht?After nil, right doesn't al? ways make might, does It? Frnnkmau ?I don't know about that. The mntri inonlnl rite neoius to have made a mite 3f you.?Richmond Dispatch. ' a * Henr,'Henri "Pa." "Well'.'" "What's women's rights':" "Everything the.r want; Run nway." -Cleveland Leader. . _xsm^acAH^k. CAPITAL. DRY GOODS HOUSE WASHINGTON AVlF. AT 30TH ST. THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY. A Silk Sale for One Day MONDAY WE WILL PLACE ON sale 500 yards of regular fifty cent China Silk, In white, black and all good colors at, 39C NEW WHITE DRESS FABRICS AND WAISTINQS. 25c The new sprint; weaves are now on sale, clean crisp and fresh from the manufacturers. OA I NT Y E MBROI DE It ED Swisses, yurd . IMPORTED E M R R O I D E R E D Swisses, very choice En** styles, yard . ?Ub FINK DOTTED SWISS. itigt Dress styles, yard ....... I Ob P HETTY DOTTED SWISS. Ifl, r ?yard.. ,.??/::.?. lUb CHECK MUSLINS. GOOD 0*? quality, yard. Ub CHECKED MUSLINS. FINE grade, 10'fi yard.. HANDSOME STYLES IN FINE Mercerized Madras. OE-? yard . ttlb 40-lNCH INDIA LINONS; EXTRA special bargain; very sheer 1 1 ? and fine, yard . lib NEAT EFFECTS IN MERCERIZED Madras; special value, 10I-? yard . I?.2b 36-INCH FINE WHITE LINEN, for Sulls or Waisls; spe- OP-? clal. ynrd . C \J U EXTRA SPECIAL. E N O L IS1I LONGCLOTH. 40 Inches wide; worth 20c yard. We will sell a full 12-yard fl? 1 OO piece for . %P I iUU FINE WHITE CROCHET 00-? Quilts, each . UOb WHITE SPREADS; REGULAR $1.08 value special at . cm po Si i iuu PILLOW CASES, MADE OF EX Ira good nienched Cotton, 1 f)^ each . IUb GOOD HLEACHED SHEETS. ?0-? 72x00, each . OUb SALEM HLEACHED BOLSTER Cases, size 12x72, 91*?? each . OOb CRESCENT CAMBRIC. YARD wlde, flue finish, IOC A Big Sale of New Dress Goods ADVANCE SHOWING OF THE POPULAR FABRICS FOR THE COMING SEASON?ALL AT 8PECIAL PRICES FOR MONDAY'S SALE. WOOL FABRICS. NEW SPRING STYLES. DOUBLE fold. Half-Wool Novelties, Plaids and Checks, light nnd medium shades of greys and tuns. OP-? yard . i.sJKj CHECKED MOHAIRS. ALL EO/? colors, yard ., OUb PLAIN MOHAIRS. NEW ?0-? Spring colors, yard . NEW BPR1NG WEAVES IN PLAID und Checked Wool Suit- PO-? Ings, yard . O?O 3C-INCH BEIGES. IN ALL THE New Spring shades ol* ? Q ^ grey, yard . OUb .{8-INCH PLAID WOOL TAFFE tas: repihrkahly handsome "711? styles, yard . I ub CHECKED VOILES. 40-lNCHES wide; new effects, yard . NEW SPUING STYLES. IN WOOL Plaids; 52-lnt-hcs wide, fl? 1 OO yard . S? I iUU CHECKED PANAMA; 52-INCHES wide, white grounds, with color? ed woven checks, fl> 1 Op yard . %p I i?.0 $1.00 WASH FABRICS. IMPORTED SILK GINGHAMS: English make. In lnrge and small plaids; all colors; beauti- OE-? fnl effects, yard . <LOb THE POPULAR HENLY SERGES: thirty different patterns to se? lect from. i Q<? yard. I Ob NEW ORGANDIES: COPIES OF the French designs, lOl. yard . It 2 b ONE LOT MORE THAN 500 yards of regular 12 V-2c Flowered Organdies; on special sale Mon? day at, 7'-? yard .*. I 2b SILK NOVELTIES. IN ALL COL ors: white grounds, with colored cords In cheeks and stripes; all evening shades; greys and Cham? pagne, with embroidered figures and corded checks. The hand? somest line ever shown In this city at, OP-? yard . ?Ob IMPORTED ORGANDIES. FROU Frou Silk Fabrics; all col- PO-? ors. yard . OVb SPECIAL FOR MONDAY ONLY Lawti, yard . 45-INCH WHITE PERSIAN 10-, . I UO EXTRA SPECIAL. FANCY WEAVES, 10-INCH COLORED TAFFETA SILK, IN at yard .^ As the quantity is limited, you h'.ul better come in These Silks formerly sold nt 50c to 75t: yard. 25c morning. PRINTS AND GINGHAMS?SPE? CIALS FOR MONDAY. YARD-WIDE PERCALES: 0*? light grounds yard . Ob YARD-WIDE PRINTED. AND corded Madras; 12 l-2c 10-? gerade, yard .,. IWb DRESS AND APRON GINGHAMS: good styles and regular 8 l-3c values. C1,? yard . U2b WE WILL GIVE A SPECIAL DISCOUNT OF 10 PER CENT. OFF THE PRICE OF ANY BLANKET OR COMFORT IN OUR HOUSE. MONDAY WE WILL SELL WHITE Figured Curtain Swisses 10-? at. vard. IWb FIGURED CRETONNES O .? at. yard . ?b BEST YARD-WIDE SILK- tOJU olines at, yard . I ?>2b OUTING FLANNELS. LIGHT COLORED GROUNDS, IN stripes and checks; good weights for gowns or skirts. 10*? ynrd . IWb FLANNELETTES. LIGHT AND dark colors, pretty styles for Wrappers and Dressing 0?, Sacques. yard . Ob TRICOT FLANNELS. IN LIGHT AND DARK COLORS. All-Woo); reduced from 10-? 25c to, yard . I Ob COLORED MOIRES. FOR PETTICOATS, WAISTS OR Coat Linings; formerly sold nt 35c: ? reduced to, 10-? yard . I Ob New, 2-Clasp, Silk Gloves IN WHITE AND BLACK; BEST Glove ever offered at the Eft? price, pair . 3UC NEW LACES AND EMBROID? ERIES. POPULAR VEILINGS. ALL THE NEW EFFECTS. IN Chiffon; dotted and plain 9P?, mesh, at yard . OOb I'HE GRANDEST COLLECTION of these goods ever shown in this city. Beautiful embroidered Skirt patterns; very wide embroidery, full 5 yard pat? tern. $3.75 FLOUNCINGS OF EVERY DE scription, from the finest to the cheapest. The handsomest pat? terns wo have ever shown. One lot especially effective styles; Worth 98c. at yard . DAINTY CORSET COVER EM broideries; 35c value, 2Q" 75c yard . 44-INCH DRESS NETS; B9c value, yard . b 50c SWISS EMBROIDERIES. EDO lugs and Insertions; special val? ues in matched Sets; 1 9lr? some at, yard . ? fc2b Others up to, yard.75c LACES. ORIENTAL ALLOVERS, IN cream and white; some EO-? at, yard . OUb Prices range up to, yard.92.00 VENICE ALL-OVERS. CREAM and white; very spe- tf 1 *|P clnl nt, yard . S* i ifcO ORIENTAL BANDS, CREAM AND white, all grades; some 101-? styles at, yard . I fc2b GERMAN AND FRENCH VALS.; prices range from ynrd, 0P-? $1.00 to . ?.Ob Special discounts by the pleco. MEDALLIONS. ORIENTAL AND VENICE. BEAU tlful styles; 12 l-2c and 25C up, each BABY IRISH LACE EDGINGS and Insertions to match; all grades; some pretty A O*/? styles, at yard . Ifc2b ORIENTAL EDGEo. IN BUTTER and white, wide nnd narrow; all styles; some at, If)/* yard. l?? I LOCOMOTIVE 0 Kor more Khan a year the New York Central Railroad Company hns been making tests on the experi? mental tracks near this city of the electric locomotive as a means of handling trunk-line traffic. From time to time some inkling of the' result has become public, but not ' in sufficient detail to sat ini'y public j curiosity or give a fair idea of Its ; probable hearing on the future of; railroad traction powerfl There now ?come, however, official statements of what bus been done and the details are of surpassing Interest since they seem to point the way toward n radical change In tlho means of J railroad power in the no distant , future. It appears from the reports of the experts hi charge of the experf Imehts, that the new electric loco? motive can hold {la own in drawing a ten-car passenger train with ?host team engines. Iii the matter of economy of operation and at higher speed. The latest of the new ina- j chines has n normal rating of 2, 200 horsepower, whld'.i is capable of being increased to 4.000 hoi power, when exigencies demand Its extreme output. During the long trial this- locomotive has been run i over 50,000 miles, in all sorts of weather and consequent varying ; conditions. At one time It was! run continuously for eighteen hours, In a drhing snowstorm, und under conditions which would have put a steam locomotive out of commis? sion. On this occasion the train-! ton load was 335 tons or approxi- j mately that of the Empire State. Expreb-s or the Black Diamond Ex- ? press. Under lighter loads the eicctrlc locomotive easily maintained a speed of elghty-fltve miles an hour; and at . this hlgih rate of speed proved I to be easily controllable. In com-; iterative tests, tests with the same weight of train and the same weight Oji the driving whecl? the electric ; locomotive is sa'd t?\ thave demon? strated its superiority over the steam locomotive to the satisfaction of the experts'. Another feature of the tests Is In the matter of cost of maintenance of the electric locomotive, in coin varlsou with its older foster-brother. F THE FUTURE \ A careful record was kept for the entire period, and It was- found thut the cost of maintenance of the clec-1 trie locomotive was less than 2 cents per locomotive miles, as against from ~> to 7 cents per loco? motive mile for steam locomotives . in similar service. Incidentally several other advan? tages have been credited to the \ electric locomotive, as Ithe result ot ; the exhaustive tests to which Jt lins been subjected. Its construction Is such that the center of gravity is comparative low, thus eliminating several factors of danger incident to hlgjh speed. Then again, the ability for controlling, and if need be, stop? ping a train suddenly is- one of the most prominent features of tho electrical machine. The entire ab? sence of smoke, while being perhaps a minor merit, is one which will commend itself generally. That the electric locomotive will finally supersede the steam motor, fur passenger traffic at least, on through trunk railways, is the 'be? lief of many experts. However this may be, the results; of the tests . made Indicate that a pronounced step has been taken in tlhat direc? tion?Schcnectady Evening Star. Straight 6 per cent, money to lend In /mall or large amounts, on approved city rcul estate. See us before you arrange elsewhere C. B. NELMS, President, Clarence O. Nelms, Secre? tary; Wi E. Kitchen, Treasurer; W. j Howard Bowen. Directors. H. E. i Parker. L. P. Stoaraes, Albert Howe. No. 2517 Washington Avenue, ftenl i Estate, Insurance, Rents, Loans, etc. 1-22-6L Loudest Whistle in World. East St. Louis now has the biggest steam wfliistlo in the wordl. It is a remarkable triple machine, with three voices?a three-cbime whistler, whose capacity for the annihilation of pace is extraordinary. This whls-j tie blows a 10 mile blast at half; steam, and with favorable wind has J a disturbing power of *50 miles. It '? costs $1 every time It is blown. But this great whistle Is not all noise. It i.s an Idea in economy, a whistle trust. ? noise combine. Almost all the little noises, yelps, toots and whines of smaller mechanical throats in East St. Louis arc now dumb The giant whistle trust whistles for them. The independent whistles have to whistle off time to be heard Within the range of this whistle are said to be one hundred thousand people who tell time toy it.-Fron the New York Tribune. Adam and Eve. (Stuart Maclean in the Milwaukee Journal.) What was- It Adam got from Eve? An apple? That's not what scientists believe Who grapple With learning deep and ore pro? found, Who everything thus expond And wear strange buttons aljUround Their lapel. Not to he out of date, or worse, Was Eden's, For there's tihlngs happened which you'd scarce Give credence; And so those learned men declare With gesture deft an debonair, The story that we used to hear Is pretense. The ancient tale is one to ban Both them on, And one that we should any man Condemn on; For, if the truth you would receivo The fruit' that Adam got from Eve Was only, these wise men believe, '< A lemon. Telephone to The Shah! Adispatch from Teheran to the Dally Mall states that, Persians having complained that the Shah's j entourage prevented them from ap? proaching His Majesty with grlov- j ancos the Shah has ordered that j a telephone communicating with t'lio j palace be fixed In the public square ' and has invited the people to con- j verse with him direct. Long Live me King! i is the popular cry throughout Euro-, pean countries; while in America, the cry of the present day is "I.ong live Dr. King's Now Discovery, King of Throat and Lung Remedies!" of which Mrs. Jnlln Ryder Paine, Truro.; Mass., says: "It never falls to give immediate relief and to quickly cure a cough or cold." Mrs. Paine's opin? ion Is shared by a majority of the in? habitants of this country. New Dis? covery cures weak lungs and sore throats after all other remedies have fnlled; and for coughs and colds it's the only sure cure, Guaranteed by the Ideal Pharmacy. 50c and $1.00. * Social-Personal & The indies of the public library I committee will bold a meeting tomnr I row afternoon at the Focahontas ho? tel. All interested are invited to at j tend. I 1 Rehearsals for the oratorio '"The I Crucifixion" will be held at Trinity I Methodist church Wednesday even I Ing at 8:30 o'clock. Miss Helen Lcylandcr, a student - at the Woman's College, Richmond, is the guest of ha- aunt, Mrs ,T. Kennedy Coras, on Wc-st aenue Mr. William Roth is II! fat Ms i home on Huntington avenuu v.Hh grip. ! Mr. C. E. York is in ChiOago on j a business trip. BE MY SWEETHEART. Sweet heat, be my sweetheart Wien the birds are on the wing, When bee and bud and babbling flood. Bespeak the birth of spring; 'Come, sweetheart, be my sweetheart And wear this pony ring. i Sweetheart, he my sweetheart j In the golden summer glow i Of the earth aflush with the grac? ious hlush Whidh the ripening fields fore? show; Dear sweetheart be my sweetheart. As into the noon wc go. Sweetheart, be my sweetheart When falls the bounteous year, When the fruit and wluc of tree and vine Give us their (harvest cheer; O, sweetheart, ho my sweetheart, For winter it draweth near. Sweetheart, be my sweetheart Win en tho year Is white and old, When the firo of youth is spent, for soot.1i, And the hand of age Is cold;. Ycl- sweetheart, be my sweetheart, Till the year of our love ho told. ?By Eugene Field. In the Garden of Eden. Adam?I'm afraid you'll find your paue'ly of clothing a bit trying when winter comes. Eve?At all events, 1m Well fixed for tho opera!?From the Bohcmlac.