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HEADQUARTERS

HEADQUARTERS
For ready n,ade dresses and underwear for ladies'
misses, and children, at the
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENT"
Our spring styles now ready for inspection and
We invite the ladies to call We have dresses in every
grade, from 80 up to $50. From calico wrapper to
afine silk Dress We defy any competition either in
style or price We positively guarantee save Of so
per cent on every purchase. and good fit Every gar
mentis of our make and you deal with us you will
surely retailers profit, and If alterations are
necessary it Is done while waiting
ANY GARMENT MADE TO ORDER ON ONE
DAYS NOTICE."
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENT"
Second floor parlors,
f2O-16t 91S 9TH st. n. W. (Herzog's old stand).
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FoR Tar Is.UernAL Ball

For gentlemen the full-dress suit Ia, of course,
the proper thing: besides, 1t is the expressed
request of the committee Of arrangements that
gentlemen should so appear A reasonable re.
guest and one easily complied with. provided.
however, that you permit US to fit you out.
Our stock of full-dress suits is perfect-the
sizes are all complete. We can at every manner
of man-the great big man and the very small
man. the tall and slim. the short and stout, and
the man of medium build We carry three
grades Of these dress SUITS good better and best;
prices arc right. of course-ai1ays are in our
House The garments are cut correctly,
trimmed elegantly and win be found to At per-
fectly. Look them over before you place your
order with merchant tailor. Wen save you
money, time and temper.
Advance styles of spring overcoats are daily
coming in
ROBINSON, PARKER CO.,
FINEST CLOTHING MADE,
f2o.wf,m $40 8. Q. cor. of 7th and SITS.
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ELpHoNzo YouNes COMPANY OrrER
SPECIAL PRICES
ON THE FOLLOWING LOTS, w.:
FEBRUARY 90 1882
300 dozen Sugar Corn. per dozen. at Sc cents.
100 dozen large cans Golden Pumpkin, per dozen, at
90 cents
200 bottles Maple Syrup, Soc size at A cents.
1000 pounds Extra Choice sugar-Cured Breakfast
Baco n, special selections, at IA cents.
1000 pounds Best Imported Macaroni, in pound
packages; regular 15-cent goods, at IL cents.
$50 bottles Hyden Salad. very delicious relish:
2O-cent size, at IA cents.
1000 pounds White Clover Honey in 2-pound caps;
regular 45-cent goods. at 80 cents.
500 Franco-American Soups, the finest goods
of the kind known to the trade; regular 40
cent goods. at "a cents
Now. bear in mind these are remarkably low prices,
and, OF course the goods will disappear Do not
miss your chance to secure supply.
ELPHoNZo YoUNGs COMPANY
42S Ninth st.
P. s-Remember our Potato Chips are decidedly
superior to any be found in the city. and orr enor
nous sales enable us to get them by express every
morning E.Y.CO.
d2S-3m
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BIB ppP IS
sBR Aurs PprP opr1,n HOPPING
BBH ss : ssss
PLACE.
ESTABLISHED 25 YEARS.
ESTABLISHED 2s YEARS.

PLEASE NOTE:
when our buyer was IN New York last he picked up
baryain.
There is one lot 90 porcelsin. Metal Trimmings.
Fancy Designs. worth Acc for sc each
ANOTHER LOT Of Qxydined Unique Designs worth Soc.
Tor oc each These both bar,Ains; We don't often
get them at those prices
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w. Nj. SHusrrn * Soxs

w. Nj. SHusrER * Soxs
OFFER TIE FOLLOWING SPECIAL BARGAINS
IN NEW GOODS. BLACK SILK Hermann. 81
AND sl.25, BOUGHT To GREAT ADVANTAGE
AND WORTH s1.5O AND e.
BLACK CHANTILLY LACE 45 INCHES WIDE
AT 81. WORTH $3.50
BLACK FAILLE FRASCAIs sILRs, FULLY e5
PER CENT UNDER REGULAR PRICES FOR IN
TRINSIc VALUE We RECOMMEND THESE
GOODS AS THE BEST EVER oFFERED
NEW DESIGNS IN REAL CHINA SILKS, AT Al,
sl.25 AND $50 CHOICE STYLES. AND
SUPERIOR QUALITIES. THE EARLY BUYER
SECURES TIRE BEST STYLES.
JUST OPENED FULL STOCK OF NEW SPRING
DRESS GOODS. WITH BEAUTIFUL SIDE BANDS,
AT 81. 1925 AND $3.50.
ALL THE NEW SHADES IN WOOL HENRIErTAs,
FINE QUALITY, FoRTV-INCHES WIDE, AT 800.
WOOL HENRIETTAs. 46-INcHEs AT s5o.
NEW HOUSE LINENS.
BARGAINS IN TABLE LINENS.
BARGAINS IN NAPKINS.
HEMMED STITCHED LINEN SHEETS AND
PILLOW CASES AT VERY LOW PRICES.
NEW WHITE GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
HEMAIED STITCHED AND EMBROIDERED
sKIRTING.
NEW STYLES IN CHEAP CHALLIEs.
". m SINISTER SONS
fl6 el9 PENN. AvE.Nw
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SrEcrA1 FoR To.nonRow.
FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 81
MENs New NEoKwrAR.

VIII not be contradicted that the largest display Of
tne Mems scarfs are to be seen displayed in window
corner OF 18th st. and Penna Ave- At SOC. each is
SHOWN the latest imported and domestic novelties
where else English Dogskin Gloves in new shades and
with patent automatic fastenings for 81 a pair
remember tried on at our rskEvery pair warranted.
THE PALAIS ROYAL
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WINTER WRAPS AND JACKETS, ALL AT THEIR
FINAL CLOSING PRICES.
We quote below a few prices as follows:
3 Handsome Black Plush Wraps trimmed with all
silk Gimp; sizes SO, IS. 40. Price reduced from $50
TO $40.
Fancy Bronze Plush Wrap, handsomely trimmed
an exquisite evening Wrap. Price reduced from
$3.50 to $3.50.
Dark Garnet Plush Newmarket, trimmed with
Black Marten Fur. Price reduced from S65 to $50.
Cancels Hair Wraps OIodjeska SHAPED, elegantly
trimmed; sizes So, IS, 40. Price reduced from
S47.5Oto $3.50
All prices on Winter Stock in the same proportion
CHILDREN's SUITS AT ACTUAL COST.
CRILDREN's WINTER COATS BELOW COST.
ALASKA SEAL SKIN sACQUEs AT ACTUAL
COST.
We receive daily by express new Spring Wraps and
Jackets, and are now showing good line.
An elegant assortment of ladies' Furnishings. COM
rrising GLOVES. HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR, COR
SETS. HANDhERCHIEFS, YELLING, RUCHING,
UMBRELLAS, &c. sc.
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FAcrs. F.ors.
SUDLS VERBS
ACHoIcE sILLERY
-PIPER-HEIDsIEcK. SEC"
is AS GOOD AS ANY WINE IN
PORTED. AND is SOLD IN THESE
UNITED STATES By IMPORTER
WINE MERCHANT. GROCER. AND
REsTAURATEUR AT LESS PROFIT
THAN ANY OTHER BRAND.
I'D EST
BETTER VALUE TO CONSUMER.
FACTS ue-w4u FACTS.
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SPECIAL.

Many Of you seem TO have been oblivious of
the fact that We reduced the price of our dress
shirts some time ago; as now that some of the
sizes are gone, the demand begins to quicken,
No such bargains in shirts were ever before
offered you by US, as they are fully worth their
former prices. OF 3gc. shirts we have no ID
inch OF 45s. shirts we have no 10, 13Ix, II,
10, or l6. OF &c. shirts we have no lax or
10. of Csc shirts we have no l4Ik or IL. 1t
will no, be our fault if you come too late.
Mems Fancy Percale Shirts, in absolutely
fast colors, well made, cut and finished. 1
Shirt Collars pair of Reversible Cuffs, all
sizes, reduced to 81. % for the set.
so dozen Mems Fine French Linen Cambria
Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, in neat colored
borders, in attractive patterns and designs.
Made TO sell for more money. Only 25c each
"0pening' of Mems Medium weight Under
wear, at so and 75c. per garment
(First foor.)
NEW SPRING AND SUMMER BLOUSEs.
We told you yesterday of the arrival of our
Spring stock of Long Garments, "Directoiren
Coats and Jackets; so to-day we invite your in
spection of Spring and Summer Styles in
Blouses. These garments will be more popular
this season than last, which is but due them, as
no other garment is 80 comfortable, so easy to
don, SO neglige and attractive. We might add.
or inexpensive. as lower prices prevail this
season than last.
Blouses of plain, striped and figured Flannels;
of Fancy Silk and Wool Flannels, Of plain and
fancy Silks. Also new colorings in Ladies' and
Misses Matelot Blouses in Flannels and Jersey
Cloth. Blouse prices are from $3.50 to IS
each.
See the latest rage in Spring Jackets-The
''Mary Stuart"
CThird foor)
NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN.
The immense sob Lot" Sale of Lead Pencils.
&c
Think of thousand and one hundred Dozen
Pencils. We would not have bought them unless
We were sure you would be glad to relieve us of
them at the ridiculousiy low price. viz:
15c. AND CSC. PER DOZEN.
GLOVES. 1t is just as we said few days aeo.
1t is the greatest Bargain in Gloves we ever
asked you to buy Black, and shades 4-But.
only 81 per pair.
WOODWARD q LoTHRop.
fsso Cor. lIth and sta NV
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nsye nearly All the dissertations used q me pen-
SION building four year for rent OF Ssle
FlAGS
We have 1000 llars varying IN siRe frorn thr. f.t
vida for sale - factory fricsss - -" wv
These arc all made 81 huc lnpfinr ana a. -
and vary IN ps1ce fren e. % a. $50 sa. NN~
". n. MOSES A SlN
Cor llth ard n "A. , -
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at which price anyone who knows the value OF them
Will buy clear saving OF 25c yard.
e have just opened our SPRING IMPORTATION
Oh HEN TIA CLOTHS. We offer the best soc
sllk hnish; all-wool HENRIETTA that money
buy, ana feel confident that the goods cannot be
matched Tor less than 0259c. yard anywhere.
The evening world., 1889-07-15

I was glad TO look at the contrast of the
little French bed. gaudlly painted in green
and gold neat and tidy open and low-suE-
P~estive of quiet slumber and peaceful dreams,
with a waking, early in the morning. to find
the early sun streaming in at the window and
the twitter OF birds inviting ono 70 be up and
away, plunging in the cool waves.
4, present, however. the full moon was
shining, clea and bright, into the room. !
opened The window and looked out. | could
see It's long silver light upon the water and
hear the roll of the sea on the beach. There
WAS no other ~sound-not even the barking of
Il dog and, with a murmur of conGratulatlon
nj hav ng found a place so quiet ant 50 pleas
mt. l turned into bed aud fell asleep.
The bark of a dog-a door slamming the
sound of many notes.-the tread Of tops on
the stars What is it? ! am a tool to waken
SO suddenly. and n greater fool for not going
of 10 sleep again NJ once. | address myself
again steadily to s,umber; think only Of
soothing things; shut my eyes hard lie in
the ulo,t comfortable posture. But all OF no
use. Ny feet ARE wnkeful and restless they
Kick OF their W. accord. Something tlckles
my nose. Something startles me just as ] feel
myself dropping of. This evidently will not
do. II has just 81. ok IL. and there are yet
three hours before the dawn. | remember
the advice of Franklin. He recommends you
to get up. shake the pillows together, Law the
J sheet straight, walk about the room for five
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minutes. and then try again. get up, shake
pillows and smooth sheets, walk about a
little aud open the window. The moon is
throwing her light full upon the gloomy
old F"Our-Dostcr.
Broad daylight. A delicious cool breeze
comes i'll at the open window and awnkens
mo. st up and look round. trying to Ie-
member things. Then. suddenly. / become
aware Of II most singular circumstance. |
am lying ON the bare sackiug OF the -Four
poster,
A cold shudder ran through Inc as | yainly
tried TO remember how | got there. | could
not remember anything beyond looking from
the window, aud noticing the moon on the
old bed and my own shadow ON its saCklnG.
A sor, of terror anne upon me, and ] pre-
c,pitately rot up and retreated to my "
bed. Then ! gradually got warm and rcas-
oued mv'elf into the beiiet TINT l had been
sleep-walking. or had lain there tor cool
ness. As tor the tr ublel feeling, the sense
of something terrible which had happened and
been forgotten. l put Il away from me. 1t
was the etirct Of u strange bed and too many
pipes. ] got up. bathed md came back le-
freshed and Jolly. Il was the l~oveliest day
a day on which a wanderers conscience
would be soothed and Quiet-a day when
London is hot and heavy aud the Downs are
cool and Iright-a day for a long wa k to
clear out the cobwebs OF the brain TO tor"et
regrets for wasted opportunities, and TO build
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anew gorgeous dreams of things that might
yet be-. used the day well. walked along
the low. breezy ciiI by the scashore, where |
met no one but II man who, ! have reason TO
believe, WAS n poNcher; at least, the cars of
u lMre were sticking out OF his pocket. But
he was not II novlour animal, and answered
Inc III IL sufficiently evil If Tot friendly
manner.
After some six or eight miles of walking, !
came up III an old uin d bbbey, with II small
church of modern construction IN its pre-
cincts, and n very old churchyard. Beyond
the abbey stood a few houses ct n village.
The runs were not much to look al. Three
walls remained and the places where once
were the windows but of these the very
tracing was gone. Ivy chung over all the
walls and seemed to keep them M; but the
alb ey was long since roofi-sS and de ,ulate. ]
was reminded of my Old Four poster, and
made out my lauciful resemblance; think NJ
how n mnut e OF ivy would improve the ap-
pearance of that venerable relic of antiquity.
Then ! turned INTO the churchyard and
tried 20 read the epltSphs, but ! found moth
ing remarkable. In n corner of this Gods
acre was q comparatiN ely new monument, 1t
was n tall and rather graceful cross OF white
marble. In the centro of the marble l rea,
the inscriptions. They were to the memory
of Charles Arthur Clynton. drowned acct
dentally Aug. Is, 1888, aged twenty-eight
aiSo Of Lady Alice C!ynton, his mother, died
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some fish aud a chicken at s. The ale was
excellent, and after dinner / sat in the garden
and smoked i'll great content. watching the
glitter OF the light in the leaves till the sun
went down. when | elurned TO my parlor
and got soMe tea. In the twilight. l went
out for n stroll by the shore. II was very
quiet. Tn family in the ~lodging-houSe were
apparently all gone to led. There WAS not
even n coast guard to be seen. | undressed
and took a ha-ty dip, and then went back to
tue inn. Here l drank a single glass of
brandy and water and went 10 bed. You will
observe that the day had not been exciting.
There were two beds IN the room which
WAS much larger than one generally finds in
a crunrry inn, ana extended along tho whole
front OF the house. One of these. which l
had not noticed in the afte noon. was n grim,
dismantled old Four. poster, occupying a
good half of tho room. Ny own WAS a little
IRON bachelors bed-one of tho pretty little
French ~thlngs-but the other was q sort OF
ancestral state bed. That Is, it had Geen.
Now its cuubrous rigging was al! pulled
down: tho curtains. rings and hNngings lRd
been taken AWAY and carried OF the mat
tress and valance removed and only tho
four bare posts. with the sacking Of the bed
stead, remained. The posts seemed TO pre-
serve something of their ancient dignity
and it was not without pride-the last pos
session of q ruined gentlemRn-thGt the old
skeleton lowered in its fallen state.
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in December of the same year and of Clara
Helen Swinford, died about six years Al or
wards. Rged twenty-five.
sat down and thought of the mothers
grief died, too, four months after her SUI
probably broken hearted.
And who was Clara Swinford p? PERHAPS
his wife that wa 10 be and she, too, MY
survived hum SIX years, Then l surpr. Ned
mysc f with n big tear, which fell c%opiouS!N -
If | NAV so express myself of n single tear
into my beard and lay there like there ike q
pearl. am not generally given TO cry over
other REQ les misfortunes. being quite Of the
opinion that u gentleman eau find p.ent" IN
CRY about IN considering his OWL. 81, Tor
fear OF another. | rose aud addressed nv
steps homeward, still thinking of the ter The
tragedy commemmorated by that marble
cross.
In due course | got through the day. MIX
ing acquaintance with II seaiaring man-no
u~uCouue"ted, us enc may say, WI Ii the hSLtrg
interest J accepted I'M invitation togo trnwl-
Ing, or dragging. or something else, WITH II
bort aud n net. dined at 3, had %ano'her
stroll by moonlight, and went to bed AZ 10
O'Clock we'll tired The first thing that
caught my eve was the contuunded skele on
of a bedstead, aud l got into bed with words
on my lips that should have been, but we're
not, part of an evening prayer. And then /
fell asleep without more ado.
$40 BE- Continued y
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A Turtle.

In August, 1882, 1 reached a place in
Louisiana, called Plaquemlnc, situated on the
Mississippi, where determined to go fish nc,
and accordingly selected my lines, aud
hiring a boat, rowed TO a point about two
miles down and cast my lines close to the
bank. In about five minutes felt u pull and
denly, out popped the head of a monster
turtle, with the hook IL Its jaws.
II looked at me II moment with glazing
eve. then diyed under the boat, and 1 found
myself struggi ing in the water and my boa
bel g drawn away Il having previously last
ened tine line to one of the rowlocks). Some
men III n boat came to my assistance, and
then we started after the turtle. and succeeded
in killing 1t after n hard fight. Its weight
Was Just 200 pounds. j. T.. Is.
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Where Fish Abound.

Florida has always been noted as a " fish
erman' paradise" and this is particularly
true of Jupiter Inlet, which is very narrow.
The fish pass in and out in great quantities.
rom the defenseless mullet to the ferocious
man-eater. Food is scarce and the larger
nes nay be caught with a piece of red
flannel or a twelve-penny nail tied to n short
If a person Will cast his line and haul out the
fish he would ind the work m%onotonous. 1t
is dangerous for n person to lie i'll a boat at
night with a light. as the fish, jumping at the
light. may str ke him. A blow on the head
from n t"hree-pound mullet will almost knock
a person senseless. Mullet go through here
In the Fall in such dense schools that u cast
net thrown over them will not sink until
When the net is to be pulled into the boat
some must be released before the net is
landed. These are facts.
LEAK WALTON
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{" white Wina.o n. Bpit.

When in the country recently l was in the
habit of rowing out on q quiet lake and there
on the shaded waters make the echoes respond
to the tones Of my mandolin. The fishes
would then arrIvo and flock around the boat
Ill large quantities. One day, after having
rendered several selections from Mozart, l,
in a light and airy spirit, suddenly dashed off
the ~wcll-known song. VIII te Wings. "
What was my surprise to see the fishes sud-
denly rise TO the surface and remain as if
dead. They were, however, only i'll a kind
Of stupor. | was speechless. but my love for
fish soon recalled my departing senses, and l
hurriedly scooped up dozens Of the cho. cest.
The next day was O repetition of the first, for
after having enticed the fish around me by
some p~laintive Eeapolitan romance l would
suddenly switch off and throw white
Wings" at them, with the result mentioned
above. Odd, isn't it, But Swipes was there
too, Toe, 461 West Twenty-tirst street.
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Original Local Story Of
Intense interest
THE OLD ~FOUR-POSTER.

On the east coast there are two or three
fashionable watering places and about fifty
u~nfashionable. To one of these last, care
fully selected us being one of the most un-
fashionable-only two lodging houses and q
country inn-I betook myself last August,
with the intention of remaining there a
month.
was no more jaded than a man ought to be
aftera year OF not too hard work and no great
amount OF dissipation and society. My
nerves were not out of order, nor was my
brain giving way under that pressure which
sets in with such violence about tho end Of
the season, and of which We hear so much
between the end of term and the beginning
OF October. And / was not contemplating
hn epic or II novel or n fve-act play. sim
NV went down To enjoy myself in n solitary
wayTto Rail, bRthe. fish, stroll about, read
novels and smoke pipes.
II was about 2 O'Clock in the afternoon
when ! got down there. The Inst eight M, e.
Of the journey were done III al omnibus,
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Fish Gnnw a Hole.

In the latter part of last month Mr.. Reeves
and myself wero fishing in the bay of Wreck
Lead, near Long Beach. We had made q
good catch of black bass and founders, and
laid them in the bottom of the boat, when we
both fell asleep and probably slept ten or
hiteen minutes. When we Rwoke our fish
had disappeared and The boat was fast filling
bottom of the boat. We plugged the hole up
with our coats and rowed as quickly as posi-
lie for the shore, where We hauled the boat
up an1 examined il. We were not long in
coming to the CONCLUSION that the fish had
gnawed through the bottom of the boat, and
thus secured their freedom. The marks of
their teeth were visible, aud in some places
their teeth had broken OF and we're left in
the wood. MIR. Reeves Will swear to this If /
ask him to. ID. j. HARRIS,
p. o. box 151, Jamaica, l.. /.
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OO1N NJ
Washington street, n
Caught Three Sharks.

In 1891 n shark was seen swimming around
Vesey street pier. l had a large iron hook
one foot and a half long made, with two foot
of chain attached TO a heavy rope. l baited
the hook with half a liver at 10 A. NJ. and cast
it over GARD amid the jeers of the lookers-on.
About 4 p. NJ. l got a bite, and with the assist
ance of ten marketmen l landed a shai k 7
feet 7 inches long, which we ghed $50 pounds.
] at once put it on exhibition in a Washing
ton Market stand. The next day | caught
two more. One was G feet 4 aud the other 5
feet 8 inches long. These two i ha | on exhi-
bltion at Cha ham Square and High Bridge.
All the daily papers gave full details. with
cuts. of the largest catch on the island. For
proofs l give the market men in general.
F. KITCHEN,
Per H. Albeit, l42 Seventh avenue.