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The times., 1899-04-19
Shoe dept.

Lot of misses tan button and lace
shoes. in sizes II 1-2 TO 2-our 7SC
regular 81 ootwear-today. ~
Lot of little boys spring heel shoes.
OF satin calf and black and tan kid
every pair guaranteed-sizes 9 10 1S IL
JO
The times., 1899-04-19

The gossip of Brooklyn Rapid Transit
yesterday was that decision of the APP
pellate Court at Albany relative to one
OF the Brooklyn street railways will be
entirely favorable to the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit system. The court decided that
the lease OF the Brooklyn City Railroad
to the Brooklyn Heights Railroad shall
not be annulled, finally affirming the
judgment of the lower courts in the case.
This removes the last obstacle in the way
of complete control Of ali the Brooklyn
surface lines by the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company.
The times., 1899-04-19

Continental Tobacco common stock is
fulfilling the predictions of the numerous
tipsters that it will have rapid advance
in price. The movement is erratic, how
ever, and at any time it may have its end.
and tumble after, even more rapid. In
the opinion Of conservative people the Con-
tinental Tobacco Company is one of the
new Industrial concerns of which the banks
and other lenders of money have good
reason to be wary.
The times., 1899-04-19
OUT FOR THE JUBILEE.
Congress Heights Citizens Working
for the Pence Celebration.

The regular meeting of the Congress
Heights Citizens Association was held
last night In Martins Hall. and was at
tended by large audience composed OF the
most prominent residents OF the section.
President Frasier occupied the chair and
Mr.. d. A. Emmons acted as secretary.
The principal subject which the meeting
considered was the Peace Jubilee celebra-
tion, and the report OF Chairman Gustaye.
who has charge OF the local interests In
this direction. was received and adopted
with enthusiasm.
The sense of the meeting was stated by
The times., 1899-04-19

The general industrial and speciality list
cannot be said to have made particularly
brilliant record for itself after the big ad-
yances in prices on other recent days.
Those who gamble in these stocks have a
feeling well defined that for the risk they
take they should get good action for
their money" and yesterday the fluctua-
tions of Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Chicago
Gas, Manhattan and the Federal Steels
were no larger than those of the grangers
The first of this group had a net advance
of less than two points and the others ad-
vanced only fractionally. The belief of
good judges in the street at the close yes
terday was that Brooklyn and the Federal
Steels are likely to be the Flower stocks
to move today if the market is buoyant.
The times., 1899-04-19
Child's hats, 25c.

Lot of children's straw crown hats
trimmed with null of different 0SC
colors; SOC and 75c about town, for Ii
The times., 1899-04-19
: Infants slips, 12Hc.

Lot of Infants cambric slips, such
as sell for 2Sc. about town for 11Nc
this day ............-....... iLH
The times., 1899-04-19
Child's drawers, &c.

Children's muslin drawers, in sizes
up to three years; finished with &C
tucks, today. ....................o
The times., 1899-04-19

not good as a large section OF the general
public has not yet got over its habit of
considering the company a failure and its
stock worthless
The times., 1899-04-19
NH1ya& Jxnos

Taken In the morning either pure diluted with
bot cold water. it produces copous eyacus-
ton without leaving behind it any intestinal dis
comfort or exhaustion.
The times., 1899-04-19

Small amounts of Metropolitan Railway
sold for 227 12 and 22s, or within two dol
lars of the price to be paid for the stock
by the syndicate. Columbia was not sold,
but the bid price was 145, and the best Of
fer of stock 14S. The first payment of
5000, 900 was made by Mr.. Stevens on the
S6,0O0,0 900, more or less, which will be the
cost of the stock purchased by him.
The times., 1899-04-19

The business on the local exchange yes
terday was large, and prices strong and
advancing. The various deals and sup
posed deals of the Stevens syndicate were
responsible for large part of the interest
of the day. Over 1,200 shares of stock
changed hands, of a value Of nearly $780,
000
The times., 1899-04-19

Everybody enjoys Heurich's Senate Beer. be-
cause il is refreshing. Order from tina
Arlington Bottling Co. by phoning ga.
The times., 1899-04-19

HechtS' Greater Stores.
Hechts' Greater Stores.
This store must be lower in price


they'd efuS,dO WI % Ou
A speciafS les StOday.
The times., 1899-04-19

Capital Traction was very active. 400
shares changing hands at 81 and 81 is.
The fact, published in The Times yester-
day for the first time, that the Stevens
syndicate has made an offer for the road,
coupled with the gratifying statements re-
garding the present immense earnings of
the compay, have created great inve T.
ment and speculative demand for the
stock. 1t is known that the earnings Of
the entire system, at present are at the
rate of nearly if not quite per cent. Pre-
dictions of par for the stock are made by
conservative brokers and stockholders.
The times., 1899-04-19

Ladies' all-silk satin stock ties. with
five tucks and in all colors, will be QC
sold today at.
The times., 1899-04-19
Underwear.

Ladies white Swiss ribbed vests,
with armholes and neck run with silk
ribbon. instead of 12 lie, to- EIC
The times., 1899-04-19

American Cotton Oil yesterday continued
the advance SO well begun on Monday.
The high point touched was 80 1-S, and the
close was at 3S rs, net gain of nearly
a point. This stock has been one Of those
picked out in this column as certain TO
have good advance in the bull market.
Its earnings. dividends. and prospects are
all of such an excellent character that
careful market people have been sur
prised at its laggard movements up to this
time.
The times., 1899-04-19

Mems all-silk club ties in largest
assortment of patterns. the 11AC
usual 25e ties, for today. 49, .iIH
The times., 1899-04-19
Notions.

clark's 20. N. t. spool cotton, for
12c spool.
Turkish bath soap, for 1c cake.
10c to 1sc pearl buttons, 21-2c doz-
The times., 1899-04-19

Children's Nazareth waists, in all
sizes; instead of 25c, today 10I<C
The times., 1899-04-19
Ribbons and neckwear.

bons, in all shades and in va 0c
riety Of widths, for today. .......... y
The times., 1899-04-19

Immense lot of plain taffeta silk
ribbons, in widths of to inches,
which sell regularly for 25c to 40c
will be sold today, per 1SC
The times., 1899-04-19

New York Stock Market.
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co.,
members Of the New York Exchange
1419 + Street.
The times., 1899-04-19

Mems gauze balbT-iggan shirts, in all
sizes. with long sleeves, instead 1QC
of 39c, today
The times., 1899-04-19

There is tip to buy Norfolk and West
ern preferred.
The times., 1899-04-19

Lot of torchon laces, with insertings
to match the usual 1oc value, &c
to go for today, per yard. d...... J>2
The times., 1899-04-19
Umbrellas.

Lot of ladies' and mems English Glo-
ria umbrellas-steel rods-variety of
handles-instead OF 69c today 10c
they'll go for. r............ .oJ
The times., 1899-04-19
Chicago Grain and Provision Mnrke,

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs G. Co.,
members of the New York Exchange.
z
The times., 1899-04-19
Sailors and untrimmed hats.
Mems dept.

Mems madras bosom shirts. in splen
did assortment of colors with de-
taehable cuffs, instead of 75c. to- 15C
day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
The times., 1899-04-19
Shirt waists.

a tableful of ladies' percale and
batiste and lawn shirt waists, big
variety of patterns, instead of 10C
75c for. ~
The times., 1899-04-19
Handkerchiefs.

Lot of ladies white hemstitched
handkerchiefs. in two sizes of hens.
such as sell usually for 10 cts. 17/C
for.
The times., 1899-04-19

Striped, check and corded wash
silks. in such handsome combinations
as turquoise and white, pink and
white. lavender and white, light blue
and white. black and white, etc, such
as sell regularly for S9c yard, 1QC
fOr EJ
The times., 1899-04-19
Dress goods dept.

Double-width heavy twilied serges,
in such pretty shades as plum. green.
brown, garnet. gray. heliotrope. and
black, instead of 15c yard, 102Zc
TO go today for.-..-....... iV4
Small lot of black figured briIlian-
tine for skirts and waists, etc, such as
sells for l5c regularly, for to- &C
day.. ..---...........-.-.. W.
10 pieces of yard-wide extra high
lustre finish dust-proof black mohair,
perfect black, soc yard usually, 91C
for ..........................-...Jo .Jo
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08
prussiau Compulsory Service.

Compulsory ssrvtee has been In force In
Prussia since fSi7. and in fSTl II Was ex-
tended 90 the whole of the empire. Every
German, with exceptions similar 10 those
in France mus. serve twelve yeats IN the
army or navy. The term OF sservice In
eludes TWO years with the Coiors in the
standing army sthres wears IN the cavalry
and artillery. four years in the reserva Of
the standing army. TWO years In the Land
wehr and four in he IandstiIrna On lsav-
ing The active army and passing into the
reserves TIRE men uaay b. refused oernss-
sion 70 ensErate during their first year Of
ciyii sfge-
After the standing army has been re-
crustel 20 It's full strength each year. tae
surpislS cone.sgipts ara enrolled in the
fT-asztr1ppea. ard for tseivs years under
go annual trsining. Tnin toe age - r. all
Germans whether they have served n the
active army or only n tEe ErsatEsrEgpen.
ara liable 20 he easivs3 s1veor II serve in ire
fanssstrurn In the Infantry. men - good
education are ailow 81. under certain con-
3gtsors, ~ purchase tAei- discharge after
ere years servfce.--CNSaTfgaers Journal
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The brave HutI, the Cruel spaniar0s

The trggnspeS sounds again. and tho 60
nasa takes nsr sword and hss rnaieia. snD
goes out for the last scene Tais, wticn
ought 80 be, fs not always. the real Climax
The bail IL often by this time tired. has
had enougl. II the sport. leaps AZ tho bar-
rEer. trying - s,et ou.. Hs is tired Of runs.
n.ns, after rsf rags. and he brushes theuu
aside cgpntefnptlousiy: he can scarcely b
got to show animation enough TO be dersnt~
lv Killed. nuf ore buIl TIA, saw yesters
day was spiendld,y navawe. and fought aI-
most 10 The Hast runrsing about tbs crena
with the sword between his shoulders, ana
tAs, great red isne broadening down each
SIDE 81 his neck on the black: Ike deem
iaye. ~ re5 paint. ono trtokz ones Hie
into thinking.
lie carried two swords In his neck. ara
stsn fought. whes a. laks. hc. TOO, rcu
weagy and he went and kneit down bxfors
the door by which he hal entered. ard
would ilRh; no more. Bat they saat - 20
him from outside the barrier. and drew tbs
swords Qua az him. anj IN got 20 hIs feet
again. and stood 20 bs kllled-ssatarsay Re-
view.
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An Audnciou. Thief.

A country gentleman OF Cheshire was
once sent gallotslTg twenty mites 10 fetch
the police 10 catch the thief VINO had
stolen a check from inside an envelope
which was inside his own letter box In bis
own hallgate-aa through a to1nti;. The
envelope and the covering letter were there.
aave remained as great mystery as any
Iaanes Eiloankmeni robbery in open day
1lSat, bur that when the gentleman ard the
police arrived and proceeded soiemnly 10
inspect the letter box. two icmtiss- were
discovered Inside. This led to a search. and
twenty yards OF. lying on the ground. with
beak marks upon IL, was the check whein-
er the iomtats had returned to ind out in
whose name they should forge an indorse-
inent 10 the check Is not clear, but this
new Development OF the criminal tendency.
which has always been latent in the whale,
race OK tia cannot be 100 strongly repro
bated
Even the jackdaw OF Rheims. the 'shorrkl
example o. iarcen0ua -birdioln. weuls!
never have stolen a check. When HI. ptlr-
Joined the cardinals s!gnet ring, and sur
fered terribly from the pip when ,xcomnaa-
nicated Tor his crime. he had sufficient good
feeling 10 repent heartily and bring back
the stolen jewel. Its glitter had appealed.
too. more 10 his sense of beauty than "a
any sordid love OF filthy lucre. He stole the
ring 10 be thing OF beauty ard a spark
ling JOY in his dark niche under the beIfry.
rather than with view To pawning or sell
ING II and spending the proceeds in rso;ous
uylug.-LforEman' MAGAZINE
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08
cniIse. Newfoundland. st. bernard.

TIE aGeen' hsrSeaf became Al ow5er ~
es5l5ses. ard frosa the companions az saeFs-
nsrsts :hey became ne inmates ot tS-lsces.
Args stsa foreign dogs bad nCt eEscrsaetse-3
81 tze ancient Areels. TAeir first appear
anre wns due mainly - sentiment watch
brought as three breeds - wrdoG2sevs worn
~ths. r.ax foaaflanS tHe =. BgrHar&. @a4
1ne IAaSra3or 3os. @htcn Developer iuro gzs
sr1.stg-n retriever. Tee NsSfounss "a Au3
Labrador A<sgs srvre introduced sacs3e1salsv
4arsnx ~. toux years @f tar seAsca few
Frank In an3 hs$ ie~5 cTeE. Tase sGs ara
hest.sv q tha Nswfoana5s-s to@esss ae ~ 1va
~ r,etsers N1fte t8s sEnsiscr Labrador
s.svss.g acre go escver an& useful taHs gaxy
s-s~ss CONSTANTLY sn&3s pesa II 6y ;ae sail
e-s On successive expeditions ~sses resGFss-
sr. frsss.7 xAs Are:5c seas ~ the rz1yls wsss
era coasts Of >0rzs Arssrscs-
r-aH<ase~- st sap sca5 as ,ae sossIssrsty
9. :aa Newfoundland - ~ r.Csgre en-
!sstes. "A Member * the Svnaas Scv-sty."
Tess ruakex Ire tAlr2 GTee<4 TssFA9ts - aess''
ax gs4ur-gne ay ats AvsEsz. foT S1s aesr-
aozG4, Lac sAs ce-..e, @2s many Azos2
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promptly each morning pandariiyn came
70 my room, took cut his mat and urro,l.i
IL on the veranda under my window, and
placed upon 1t MS hand Singer sewing ma
chine and his large hasket Of work, Meni-
ing he seldom iid for that could as well be
done by q native ayah. but he had 50 real
an interest In all sny wardrobe that he saw
To IL that long -clotA'' and cambria i'm
quantity were kept on hand. and that I
made frequent and sufficient purchase OF
handmade lacoa and ernbFoidaries from tho
native schools 10 keep me in an assortmens
Of lingerie slich be thought lssiag. Hog
no loved 10 plan and fpsss WAa;~eeaeoe-
tions in ruffisss and tucks aaa Insertions
adorned my nightdresses. skirts and other
garments
When no other work was ordered. no
would Inspect ray bureau drawers. and In
form me that | needed new nighfgnwns or
skirts and that, II IL wac nsaaam's psessr-
uysa, he would begin tho garments at onra.
i might have 10 interrupt him. but. though
n man nf much decision OF character. ne
was enough OF Hindu 60 respect my All
thority. and would lay aside his tucks ar3
shirrines 10 refine the carriage or To mcnt
the saddle, which had perhaps been hung
tat, near the wall ana 50 had become thu
feeding ground for Nhite ants-~-Harper'o
Eazar.
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What Is n Military GrnIu.,

A military genius is the most proeions
possession Of nation. aud the mos; din.
cult TO recognize He cannot be created BIZ
human means. No nation can put 8 spiri,
OF discerninent into the souls of its com
manders, nor even recognize il where i,
already exists But 10 can train then, tn
the technicaiities OF their trade and al least
make kriegsspielers OF them There may
be a genius among them, ard such train
Ing Is necessary 10 his fun professional
equipment. The remainder can be utilized
for what they are worth.
An army needs bat one genius OF The
first class. Subordinate geniases however.
are needed IN every grade OF tina military
hierarchy. Captains who can hod their
men steadily 20 their work under a Calling
and even deadly fire are geniuses. The
spirits within them are master spirits whom,
the men instinctivoiy recognize and obey.
The leader OF forlorn hope should be such
a man. IL he il not, no matter how cogr-
agsous he may be, his men will not follow
him. In such emergencies nothing hut
commanding spirits eau command Men
recognize ss!ci leaders snstinctively. Some
thing akin 10 hypuottsm compeis them n
feel as their leader feels: and they cannot
help but follow him. There is n heap OF
difference between such leader ana 81
brave man who merely repeats the IAN
guage OF the drii book. The one IN q
genius: the other Is "A krieEsapolef Jour
nal OF the Military Service Institution
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a BushwOman.

Close TO the wagon we met a Rushwo-
man, one OF Indowyoka's people, rgduced by
starvation 10 the most emaciated and pitt
able condition. Her husband had been
Killed by lions some days before. though
she herself had escaped with her life. on
her hack and shoulders were the marks
where the same lion had ripped away great
strips of flesh Long clots of blood had
dried on her body: the wounds had not
even been washed. I gave her some meat
which she seized upon and at once ate raw
en0usly. The bones were almost through
her filthy skin: her little beady eyes set
close together under low, retreatiny fore
head. her fiattened nose and large pro,rlies-
ing lips, conceaing what little chin she
possessed. gave her a look most uncanny
and repellent.
Altogether more like an animal than a
human being. she seemed TO me the lowest
type of womanhood that IL has ever been
my fate 10 look on There are numbers Of
Bushmen and their wives who live I'm this
miserable condition. wandering through the
veldt with no other means Of subsistence
than such trash As wild roots and berries.
Some OF the men have guns and ammuni-
ton. and they spend their whole time in
shooting. When they kill buck within
reach OF water-say ten miles-the whole
family congregates on the spot, sits round
the body. and gorges itself until every
scrap OF flesh and skin has disappeared -
Blackwooa's Magazine
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IsaS-rHE BATTLE YEAR

II paSseth On 20 sosn The other years.
The wear thAt heard The etg3e's stirring
call.
The sound % marching soldiers fest
stsps' fan
And s~,sll-seep tssrSts % thrilling shouts
ana caeetS.
Il ,,axs>sh on - fa.n the ofAer years
The year ts1at Saw osar starry aanaar ay
Above The island lseopiezs Far and a4gA
Nas cvaved its sunlight n EAeir nlgal -
fears
y r4asse.s, on ~ 9ogr she kfnxiv Past
M. sacred wear ~ sacrifice aGI S,rsse
whose wonaNogGs nixats and days OF
krssess1 life,
g!oosna fair IN slcseTy aaa pT2ce az hast
I: rsassesA az - fsia .ae lsuveI4 Past
Iae year IL high essqTiSe ana as.;Alass
T-ae var whose hand hath ~owea the
o. widest ;rusA. and siorfs~l In the TASK
II "a szsssA ca % great 80 elder years.
T1s. Yea. faag heard sAe bates swelling
I: nas<e,h on pita FAM as erasas xnt fair
AS tAesa Of other lays - blood and tears.
Il rsssSe;h o. - soln tie stAsr years.
The yc,zT saas heard tas oug.s's stirring
Tae sssa-,3 y marching .alssces' tss,-
steps FaH.
Aaa saal-isep bursts {: t&-tl.sa< saoass
aa3 eAeSrSs
IL. SAID Nl4p@z Aasa2 n I1eA5es Ws1Ass-
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ard without appyoprs2t.ng the use OF more
than = small fraction % the ARA ~ that
single state which has not yes been fenced
in CT subjected 20 iae pA0w 20 the pgo4sc-
tzo2 % wheat
Perhaps Is would be cstser 20 put q more
simple proposition IN order 10 bring oGt
what would re perfectly feasible. Lei = A+4
assumed that the British pssa.ic should
really become 50 alarmed as 70 ~ wiling
10 put up the granartss which have been
suggested for storing fourteen weeks coa-
sumption, o. si.ss.aa1 bushes. That woliI
require very large capital which wcad
Yield no income. Oh whIca there wealtd oe
heavy ao<s 81 interest ard a considerable
risk OF damage 10 the wheat eiuriag. the
period OF storage. IN place % this Il feas-
snie Plan would hS 70 put up the capital
when would be required for building .ness
srdnaries, invest II ia coasoss, and piedgc
II as collateral security for the fuiallment
OF contract running for thirty years sos
the annual purchase ~ la.ea.sn bushels Of
wheat per month. or say. iss.is1 ess bushels
year. or twice the quantity proposed 10
hs stored.
There are several large dealers In grain
ana provisions IN the Gnitea States who
Would be ready 10 take this contract and
10 put up sHificien. sam OF eapital in
vested IN United States bonds 10 serve A.
security for prompt delivery -- Edward
Atkinson IN Apple;on's Popular Science
Monthly.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08

From the Chinese standpoint Isl An 70
liberal and progressive. but she IS 10 ignor-
ant and secluded that il ss difficult for any
foreign IDEAS 10 reach her. When che sees
something good she wants It.. but size has
no conception az the cordiispf. az s-aina
compared with that OF other countries.
and. of course. cannot apply the remedies
that are needed. II she could understand
me needs OF the people. II she could realize
the advantages Of modern ideas an. ial-
rrovemen;s. she would promptly adopt
them. She does not lack intelligence. ba.
knowie3ge, and has sarrgur8ef aerssif
with advisers who have newer been outside
Of China and are even more uneniigk;ene5
as TO modern affairs.
Contrary 20 the popular impression. Ii
Hung Chang has not been restored 10
power. He doubtless retains TIE fr1ea6ly
relations he mas always enjoyed rsiss tha
empress dGwareT sInce ne SUPPRESSED sne
TAPPING rebellion. but bis name DOES ros
appear on IN" list 81 tine new ministry and
he Is no; member % the grand council
nor OF the tAgng Il yaEnen--Beyses OF Re
Views