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The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
WEST WASHINGTON.


AZ the sixty-ffth monthly meeting Of the
Citizens Equitable Building Association held
last night at Goddard's Hall, twenty-one
shares of stock sold for 500, three being an
average Of about Slgl per share. The shares
of the new series we're in brisk demand, about
750 being taken.
Much complaint is heard in this section
about the garbage collectors aud the inefficient
service they render A complaint was lodged
at the station-housc by the residents OF "A row
Of houses on Twenty-ninth street, near K
street, who claim that the garbage collectors
refused to take the garbage from any house in
the row.
DHovER's REST, ID. g., Aug. 13, 1883.
One hundred and eleven cattle up and sold;
Best, 4l6til; good 4{d4i; medium, 3l@l; com
mon, 2lM3E III sheep and lambs: Sheep,
2lW3; lambs 4ld6; calves 2l@i; 10 COWS aud
calves, S20(aS3O; market brisk.
Temperature and condition Of water at a.
m; Great Falls temperature, IS; condition,
3G; receiving reservoir, temperature, 81; con-
dition at north connection, 20; condition at
south connection, %; distributing reservoir,
temperature, 79 condition at influent gate
house, IL condition at ellluent gate-house, 80.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

The Commissioners have decided to
eNDend $500 on the Improvement of
the Anac0stia Road, from Watts Branch
bridge to the B. * T. Railroad crossing
Patricia Mcmahon and &. G.. Staples
were appointed ON the police force on
the 1st instant, and not having appeared
To qualify their appointments have been
revoked.
George w. Driver has offered the
Commissioners to supply with ice the
Cogswcll fountain at Seventh and Penn
sylvania avenue, if a policeman in uni
form be placed there to keep order.
Mr.. Driver keeps u sample-roOm about
one block Distant from the alleged foun-
tain, which has been dry Tor several
years.
The charge against Sergeant Dunni-
gan of conduct unbccoming an officer
has been dismissed.
The Commissioners have allowed the
widow OF the late Lieut.. A. A. Greer, of
tine police force, so Tor the funeral eN-
pcnsps of her husband, under the act of
February 20, 1885.
ii. NJ. West, of 220j III street. has filed
n protest against granting the request of
the dairymrn to resume the ringing of
their gongs.
Mai. Moore this morning received
letter from j. f.. Sawyer aide-dc-camp
10 Maj. Gen. Scholicld, stating that the
General was DESTROYS of expressing his
great qualification for the admirable and
highly efficient police regulations and per-
feet order maintained OH the occasion of
the funeral ceremonies of the late Con.
Sheridan in this city and at Arlington.
lie also expressed desire that the letter
should be communicated TO the force.
The Commissioners have approved the
findings OF the police court-muItial in the
case OF Private Mcnamara, charged by
cx-Policemun N llpehtolas with conduct
unbecoming an officer. The charges
were decided to be frivolous.
The charge of maltreating n prisoner
preferred against Privatcs Gordon and
Flynn has been dismissed, but the olIi-
GERS were reprimandcd for not giving
their names and numbers to Il citizen
who demanded the information.
The Commissioners have decided to
establish the patrol system in the Third
Police Precinct and the street stations
or patrol boxes Will be erected at the
following points: Twentieth and vi
streets, Nineteenth and N streets,
Twentieth and streets, Twenty fifth
and Nj streets, Twenty-fourth and Penn
sylvania avenue, Twenty-siXth and X
streets Twcnty-fifth and / streets,
Twenty-siXth and q streets, Twenty
second and II streets, Eighteenth and Il
streets, Seventeenth and Just north of
Pennsylvania avenue, Twenty-first and
III streets, Nineteenth between PcnnSyl-
vana avenue and / street, Sixteenth
and X streets, Fifteenth street and New
York avenue, Fifteenth street, and
Pennsylvania avenue, Fifteenth and l.
streets, Eighteenth and Il streets, Seven
teenth and NJ streets.
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Sent to to the Asylum.

Robert Montgomery was to-day adjudged
insane by jury empanneled in the Criminal
Court room. He was formerly an inmate of
the Soldiers Home but has lately resided in
the workhouse regularly between sprees. He
has been suffering from number of curious
hallucinations. He believes himself to be an
intimate friend Of Mrs. James Brown Potter
He also claims that he has been TO the planet
Venus, where he established telephone CON
nection with the earth. While there he saw
Clay, Calhoun, Webster and other famous
men. He supposcs the register In his room to
be his telephone to Venus. lie also imagines
that he is a great general, and spends much of
his time commanding imaginary forces. He
will be sent to tho asylum to-day.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

The statement that there has been dissatis
faction among the choir boys in st. Johns
Church is denied.
Fire caused $50 worth of damage at Mr..
Dents house, No. PIP Tweuty-second street,
yesterday afternoon.
AT meeting of the Maryland Democratic
Association last night two designs for cam
paign banners were adopted.
In the Police Court to-day, Martha Leeds
charged John llella with slapping her be-
cause she refused to dance with him at q pic
mic. He was fined $40.
William McCrystal young man who
lived at No. 2l36 IL street northwest, has been
missing from home since the Sth of August
when he left his home in, his usual health
Charles Banks, colored, was in the Police
Court to-day charged with assaulting Charles
Barron with large piece, ofiron. He denied
it and Judge Mills continued the case until
the doctors testimony can be heard.
L. M. Emmert late superintendent of the
Metropolitan Street Railway lines and now in
charge of Clifton Beach excursions. will leave
on Thursday for indianapolis to fill position
with the Vucatinc Paving Company of New
York.
The Potomac Boat Club resolved last night
to send the following eight TO the regatta at
Staten Island ON September 3: Dyer Reynolds,
Elmore, Robinson, Mindehufl, Norton. Oertes
and Norton, with Ayelin, Fisher, Doyle and
Of1ey as substitutes.
Colonel Moore last night issued general
order relating to the encampmeut of the Wash
ington Light Infantry at Atlantic City. The
battalion will assemble at the armory at $3.50
Saturday evening and at 945 the train will
leave the SiXth-street Station.
"A certificate of the election of trustees for
the North Carolina avenue Methodist Protest
ant Church has been placed on record.
The trustees are as follows: Thomas B.
Marche William B. Marche, James IL. Searles,
George Keithley and W. A, Dodge.
just before a number of colored eXcur-
sionists from Richmond were about to depart
last night, one of them named William Jack
son created disturbance by trying to force
his way into the ladies' waiting room. lie
drew a knife, but was disarmed and locked
up.
Washington Fauntroy was fined $40 in the
Police Court this morning, and VIM. jackson
| forfeited $40 collateral, but subsequently APP
! peared and was given the opportunity Of n
! trial tomorrow. These cases resulted from
/ the row among coored eXcuISionists at the b.
and p. station last night.
Charles Foster was in the Police Court
this morning, where Charles Henry Coates ac-
cused him of shooting him and assaulting him
with a sword on July 30. The bullet wound
was over the left clavicle, and If it had been a
little lower would have killed him. He was
held for the grand jury; bond, $780,
WIN. j. Briggs, MISUNDERSTANDING
colored boy, was in the prisoners dock at the
Police Court this morning, charged with
being incorrigible. The boy was released and
his mother approached him so thregteningy
that the Court told her to wait till she got
him home. The boy almost ran out Of court
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District Democrats Celebrate.

The District Democrats assembled at the
corner of Tenth street and the Avenue to wit
ness the dedication of the handsome Cleve-
land and Thurman banner that hangs across
the street at the Central Democratic Commit
tee rooms to-day.
At s o'clock bomb exploded, string was
pulled inside the committee rooms and as the
band played the "Star Spanged Banner,h
the flag, which had been rolled, unfurled and
was greeted with yells ofapproval.
Speeches were made by Chairman Rowe,
Representatives Wilson Of West Virginia,
and Tarsney Of Michigan, Colonel Snowden
aud Charles A. Elliott.
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ou;bbIinr About Fine points

Lawyer John p. o'Neol appeared in the
Police Court, and in an excited way offered
n motion.
yesterday" said lie, 1--WE had two cases
here, and Mr.. Shillington dismissed them with
q Whit. Ono OF them was assault and battery
ard the other was threats. ! represent lot
OF Polish Jews Mr.. Shillington held little
court out In his Office and nolle pressed the
cases. These people are born Anarchists, and
] am trying to teach them that law is king
here. l want those cases restored. lie didn't
swear them right. lie simply said, "lIod up
your right hands, aud let them tell their
stories. That's no way to swear Jew.o
AS Mr.. O'Neal went on he got more and
more indignant, and the more indignant he
got the more he relapsed into n rich musical
brogue.
Mr. Shillngton stated in justice to himself
that he had investigated the evidence and
found that there was nothing upon which to
base case. Judge Mills explained to Mr..
O'Neal that Mr. Shillngtons superior officer
in the District Attorneys Office was the person
before whom such a complaint should be
brought
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
At Waslington Grove.

The services of the fifteenth annual camp
meeting at Washington Grove begun last
night. Rev. j. McKendree Kelley, the pre-
siding elder, preached from the text samuel,
V. "a. The singing was conducted by j. H.
Wilson. Prior to the opening of the camp
services were conducted by Rev. \. IL. Iim-
norman of Carlisle, Pa. He will conduct the
young peoples meetings every evening at
twilight. Every cottage on the grounds is
either occupied or engaged for the season, and
the hotel, under the management of Mr..
Crump, is well filed. Several tents are
ordered for the camp. Most of the patrons
of the Grove prefer cottages.
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Abollsh Minority Rule.

EDITOR Critic: / was delighted with your
recent editorial upon the evils resulting from
the "Unanimous and Two-thirds Majority
Rules of the House of Representative"
hold that both of them are void, and give
as proof the following from the United States
Constitution, Article l. Section 8, Paragraphs
l and .; "Each House may determine the rules
Of its proceedings, % and a majority
of each House shall constitute a quorum to
do business
archial principle of our enemies asserts and re-
asserts itself in the rules of Congress which
enslave the American people.
Relief must come by overthrowing the afore-
said monarchia principle and establishing
"the rule of the majority in Congress" as pro-
vided in the National Constitution instead of
two-thirds and unanimous-consent rules which
have come down from the time of the earliest
Congresses.
How can it be done?
Why let some Congressman move to sus-
pend the rules and pass ia bill to declare all
trusts public enemies" and upon that motion
let him demand the yeas and nays.
1t would receive majority, but not two
thirds as required by the unconstitutional
rules of the House. Hence
1t would be declared to be lost.
Then let an appeal be taken by yeas and
nays, and, as before, it would have majority
vote, and
Hence the House, which adopted its uncon-
stitutional rules, would itself overthrow its
own rules by the same majority votss
Then let the bill named in the motion be
voted upon and adopted or rejected by ma
iority vote; only to be followed by the Blair
Educational bill, Repeal of Internal Revenue
System and dozens Of other bills which are
prevented by the absurd rule of requiring
more than majority upon any measure not
constitutlonally requiring a two-thirds vote
for their adoption.
II.
can be and should be overthrown for the rea-
son that no progressive legislation whatsoever
will ever be enacted while they control the
Members of Congress.
Let them be overthrown at once.
ANTrMINoRITY.
WashinptOn Aup IA
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
THE BOBTAILCAR WAR.
The citizens Consider Letter From MIR.
willard,

Willard,
The committee representing the Citizens
Association of Northeast Washington, yestcr-
day received the reply from the Columbia
StreetCar Company respecting the complaint
made by the patrons of that road In their re-
ply the company say that tine change of
schedule so as to give more trips morning and
evening Is in contemplation, but II viii be
some time before the "bobtail' car can be
done away with.
The letter was discussed last night at a
meeting Of the committee, held at the resi-
donco Of DIR. G. A. Norton, Sl5 II street north
east chairman Of the committee.
The committee is not entirely satisfied with
the statement of the company, ipsomuch as It,
does not altogether remove the grievances
complained of by the committee The war
against the "bobtai" will now be renewed
with increased determination. The committee
is more than pleased with the new herdic line,
which gives better accommodation and trans
fcrs Tho Anti Bobtoil Association has
pledged itself not to patronize the Columbia
Road as long as the primitive bobtail remains.
The members of the committee express them
selves as confident of final success, which will
come when the company realizes that the cit
izens mean business.
\ meeting of the association will be held
next Thursday evening at s o'clock at Med
ford Hall, TO take action on the reply.
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Tinea anO for Assault.

David Tally, large, good-oolliug man,
evidently with means, and apparently respect
able was fined $50 by Judge Mills to-day for
assaulting Catharine Prince by splitting in her
face in October, 1887. "He called me Il vile
name,n soid the little woman when she took
the stand sand deliberately spat in my face"
Tally did not say word In his defense.
Judge Mills said that under the circumstances
it must be concluded that he had committed
an outrageous assault
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14

O'Day should not sufTerall the bamefor yes
terdGy's defeat II Is true that his delivery
was unusually wild, but had Hoy properly
fledcd Kuehno's single to centre three runs
would not have been scored on 1t. Hoy is
weak on ground balls. It is ungensrous to
intimate, as the Post does, that O'Day gave
men bases on balls to keep down thenumber
of hits. ODay did his best to win lie made
9 hits and struck out s Of the Piitsburgs.
The fact that O'Day did not give kphne his
first on balls in the eighth, giving Pittsburg
one run and preventing hit, which would
have given two, is good evidence that O'Day
was not pitching for his record.
There Is no probability that the price OF adj
mission to the game will be reduced to twenty
five cents. The directors say that there would
be no money in it here
Mr. Sullivan, why not try Shock at short
for while, until Fuller picks up In his bot
ting? We need the strongest batting nine we
can get now. Every game with Pittsburg aud
indianapolis counts double for Washington.
The Critic believes that Fuller will improve
In batting as he becomes acquainted with the
League pitchers, but nothing should rislted in
this weeks games
Gilmore made base hit in Albany the other
day, and so badly frightened the man ahead OF
him that his predecessor was almost put out
! at second Boston Herald
Beclley sent in the winning run at New
J York on Saturday. lie is a big. strapping
fellow, but O'Day didn't give him chance to
make hit yesterday.
Boston is said to be making n barrel of
money. 1t doesn't deserve it.
Yesterday was the third game with Pitts
burg this year when the score was to ..
IL is wonder to local baseball men how
Pittsburg has managed to maintain its rank.
Washington can outbat and outplay the club
five games out of six, yet the latter leads u.s.
Yesterdays scores: Now York s. Chicago 5;
Philadelphia 2, Indianapolis 1; Pttsburg 3,
Washington .; Louisville I, Brooklyn 2; Gin
clnnati 3, Baltimore 2; St Louis 8. Cleveland
3; Kansas City 9, Athletics 4.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
Special Excursion to Atlantic City, via
Penns sNINanin RniIrnnd

For the accommodation OF those desiring to
visit the seashore and spend sunday there, the
Pennsylvania Railroad announces a special eX-
curslon to Atlantic City, y. j., on Saturday
next, the 18th instant, leaving the Sixth-Street
Station at 4:l5 p. m aud reaching Atlantic
City at l0:45 p. 10. Tickets viii be sold at the
low rate of S3, good going only on special trai
and to return on regular trains until the fol-
lowing Monday the Goth
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Marriage Licenses.

George NJ. Booker and Clara 9. Robertson,
Richmond, Va; Armistead i. Richardson and
Nancy B. johnson, Richmond, Va; Ernest
Regan and Mamie Robertson; George II. Ed
wards and EmilyJ. Snoed, Goochland County,
Va: Thomas Clements and Catherine b. Mil
stead; Edward Danicr, Northumberland
County, Va, and Emma Dutchy, city; Geo.
A. Qpivers and Elvira Denton; Moses Derry
and Ida Dorsey; August +. Brinbman and
Melissa \. Phelps, Richmond, Va; Charlie b.
Beatty and Mary $. Sweet
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
The Fairly Closing Movement

Representatives. OF the various labor organi-
zatious held meeting at Hilton Hall last
night aud adopted resolutions pledging the
various X. 0f T. assemblies of the District 10
asslss tho clerks III their early closing move
mcnt. The meeting was presided over by
Chnrles Cunningham, MaCtcr Workman Of the
knights OF Labor for tho District Messrs.
john Russell, John KcLy r. W. HIamhlcton
aud Mrs. Elizabeth Eaton and Mr., Spohn
made addresses.
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Rural guest at Boston restaurant Cooking
at bill Of fare)-Dang these foreign named
dishes Bring me 4 plate Of plain hash, II
you've got any.
fled reproachl l--Olla podrida for one. II Chi
oago Tribune.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
snllivnn.s Remorai and lunch.

Tim sullivan, the successful and popular res.
tauratuer, has moved 70 his new place, 1903 u
street northwest Tim, as he Is familiarly
called by his friends. will have his formal open.
lug on Wednesday evening, the 10Th. and as an
appreciation of past favors, will honor this oc-
cASon by grand lunch, to which heinvites his
friends and the public.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
Ruddcn's Summer Rates for Furniture,

This prominent instalment house, al O3O and
p32 Seventh street northwest, Will sell every
description of Furniture, Baby Carriages, Re-
frigerators. Mattingg, Carpets, &C, at special
rates during the next 90 days on the install ment
plan-weekly or monthly payments, TO suit the
purchasers. Now is the time to furnish your
houses, when you can have plenty Of attention,
and at the same time buy your goods at re-
Luced summer prices.
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IL Is to Your Advantage to Secure the Best
Prices You Can.

Previous to removal we will not refuse any
reasonable offer for goods In our line between
now and about the 10Th Of August. We dislike
any form of unreal advertisement, and solicit
your inspection, to see whether we arc not
doing as we advertise. Our line comprises
Furniture, Carpets, Upholstery Goods and Wall
Papers. w. II. llouGnToN IL Co.,
1914 II street n W
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Excursions TO Cincinnati.

Every Thursday, until August 30 inclusive,
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
will sell excursion tickets TO Cincinnati at the
ratio of SlS.65 for the round trip. Tickets will
be valid fog return passage for fifteen days, in
clndlnp daY Of sale.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
The First Bobv SHOW

The Daughters Of Conference os John Wes-
ley A. NJ E. Church will give prize enter
tainment and baby show at the church to-
morrow evening. This will be the first baby
show ever given IN this city.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
Roots and sh oes nd 0 Ter Cont. Discount.

The Only GentIemen's Restaurant
in the northwest is George Kozel's, 1927 Four
teenth street northwest
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1loots nnd shoes ~ lo per Cent. pisconnt

Messrs. Mookbee & Co., the proprietors of the
old and reliable boot and shoe establishment, at
1908 street northwest, have concluded to
make u reduction of 10 per cent. on all goods
sold for cash until the 18th Of August.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14

Memphis is the greatest inland cotton mar
ket in the world, receiving from 100000 to
100000 bales yearly.
The crops in Georgia give promise Of great
harvest
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The Navu Combat

between the Monitor and Mernmae will bo
portrayed with l.te.liks accuracy Iiif week at
Bay Ridge Round trip Sl.O0. No extra
charge
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The NnraI Cnnhnt

between the Mouitos and Merrlmac will be
portrayed with life-like accuracy this week at
Bay Ridge. Round trip, Sl.O0, No extra
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For Spot Cash,

previous to removal, the best bargains ever
offered in the city in Furniture, Carpets and
Upholstery.
W. II. HoUGHToN & Co.,
1914 st. II. w.
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The Monitor and Merrimac
at Bay Ridge this week. The greatest dis
play Of fireworks ever given in America. No
extra charge. Round trip, $l.00.
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Fire works at Bay Ridge.
The greatest opcn-air entertainment ever
given in America 100 persons, g ships en-
gagged in the representation. No extra charge.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-14
Campaign Flags.
Free Concert at Edel's tonight.

silk and Muslin Flags.
NJ. G. COPELAND &C. Co.,
d09 11th st. n. ".
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Fresh Alderney butter, churned every morn
ing and delivered in u 10 Ward" prints, 40c
per n. Also cottage cheese, buttermik and
sweet milk, &c. per at. Cream 1bc. per at.
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"Alaerney Daley wagons. ;.

MOnograms and address dies stamped IN
colors at low iigures. KERyAND's 1912 Penn
sYlYanin aYanne.
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The Monitor and Merrimac

at Bay Ridge this week. The greatest dis
play Of fireworks ever given in America. No
extra charge. Round "trip, $l.00.
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1J,, 1lonItol und 1Icrrimao

al Bay Ridge ihis week The greatest dis
play II G.nwcrks .Ver given IN America. No
extra charge. iiOuud trip, sl,OO.
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We have reduced another lot of fine suitng
o $40 to order. Eseman Bros, corner 7th
nd L, manufacturing tailors and clothiers.
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Visiting Cards neatly engraved from your
plates at rs cents per hundred KERvAND 1912
Pennsylvania avenue.
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Our Straw Mattings will please in style and
prices. w. IL. HOuGHToN " Co.,
1914 Il ST. n. W.
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Lithograph Check Books made TO order.
Handsome designs. KERyAED, 1912 Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
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Tba N,ynI Combat

The Naval Combat
between the Monitor and Merrimac will be
portrayed with iife-likc accuracy this week at
Bay Ridge. Round trip, $l.0O. No extra
charge,
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A Little Talk About
HaldkeTChieB.

Specially about Hand.embroidered Handker-
chiefs, costing CSC to $40 each. If there be the
slightest imperfection the reputable manufac-
turer dare not send IL to his merchant customer
in the United States, as he we'll knows they
would not be accepted. The retail customer, in
paying full price for handkerchief, demands
also that it be perfect. Hence, at the end of
each season, our reputable manufacturerin in Bel
fast, Ireland sends us his "thrown-outs," or, in
other words his imperfect Hand-embroidered
regular prices. At our request, he does this
every August and February, and this is now the
third shipment we have had and the values are
superb Imperfections are in most instances
so slight as to be noticeable only after a most
critical examination, the beauty and style of the
handkerchief being unimpaired, either for use
or ornament. AS before we shall give you the
choice of these elegant handkerchefs at 3716c
60c 9Oc and S1.1s each, and promise that you
will be more pleased than with either OF the
former lots, on account of the greater range Of
variety and style.
We call these sales: