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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-27

MattingS II The ,n very ..n nsws', ,t things .:'
d. Large sortment %unequalled
RpductiOnS- anywhere, from q good
Jointless Mating at
$4.97 a roll to the finest Japanese Inlaid
at S45.OO a roll OF 40 yards. Here's q
special lot Of ESQ rolls fancy cotton warp
Mattings, damask patterns and inlaid e.
iects, at SO. 10 q roll OF 40 yards, which
are regularly sold for $9.75a roll.
Just space to men,
Very Cheap. others just as sIiur.
Silver bleached damask Table Linen,
45c. yard; regular soc.
Silver bleached, extra good Table Linen,
SOC. yard; regular Sl.0O.
Silver bleached Table Cloths, 2 yards
long, Sl.6e; regular $l.98.
Silver bleached Table Cloths, 2ls yards
long, Sis; regular S2.25.
Silver bleached Table Cloths, 3 yards
long, $2.l0; regular $2.4e.
Bleached Table Damask, 43c. yard;
regular soc.
Bleached Table Damask, e3c. yard;
Bleached Table Damask, 75c. yard;
regular $50.
Heavy quality satin finish Table DAM
ask, Sl.20 yard; regular $l.50.
Sheets Muslin Sheets,
D.,"NCSS made OF good stand
Pillow SdStSs ard muslin, laun-
MuSIinS. dered' ready for
Section Il. uso'
24x2n Yards at soc.
2l%x2is yards at Ssc.
2t,x2S. yards at e0c.
Pillow Cases, 45x36 inches, &c. each.
White Cambria Muslin, yard wide, good
value at &C., for 61sc. yard.
Pillow Case Muslin, l.. yards wide,
l2c. yard; regular l5c.
Sheeting Muslin, Il. yards wide, lie.
yard; regular 2Oc.
Sheeting Muslin, ~ yards wide, zoe.
yard; regular Csc.
Sheeting Muslin, O.. yards wide, 23c.
yard; regular 2Sc.
Wamsuua Twilled Sheeting Muslin,
best wearing goods made:
2h Yards wide, 27c. yard; regular &c.
p. Yards wide, 29c. yard; regular 45c.
English Cambria, yard wide, tic. yard
for 22c. quality.
White Madras (Pique Cords, 2se. yard
instead OF SIC.
Fancy Figured Pique, 3oc. yard instead
Of 4Oc.
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65c., REDUCED FROM Sl.-Fancy
corded Japanese Silks copied from the
6ec., REDUCED FROM $l.-New
Plisse Silks, corded Silks and fancy
waist silks, beautiful colors and COM
binations.
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AT Soc, REDUCED FROM 79c.-27-
inch black Taffeta, American made.
over Soutsche Braid Foulard Silks, in
navy and white, latest novelty.
AT 79c., REDUCED FROM e8c.-Re-
versible black Peau de Sole.
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AT 7c., REDUCED FROM 1870.
inch fine quality domestic Dimities in
a full assortment OF new designs.
AT l0c, REDUCED FROM l2Hc.-28-
inch fine woven Madras in an extensive
range OF new patterns, strong clear
colors.
AT l4c., REDUCED FROM 1923.
inch Lawn Cordnette, a beautifully
printed fabric OF superior quality.
AT l9c., REDUCED FROM $3.50.
inch best French Organdie in the choice
OF this seasons designs,
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AT 7ec. REDUCED FROM $l.lO-2l.
inch colored Taffetas from our dress.
making department.
AT Soc, Si.OO, $l.25 AND METEOR
Sl.5O REDUCED FROM $l.2S TO
S2.OO-24.inch Crepe de Chine and all
colors and black.
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Black Dress Goods.
Mems Made.tO.Order Suits.

$3.50 for q $25.O 90 One.
Here is one instance Of what our Merchant Tailoring Store is doing We viii
Make you suit tin the very best manners Of blue o. black serge, AN ideal summer
mt-Or SIS. 5O-ine il with silk for $500 extra-cheviots and cassmeres too al
one price.
Glassware. China and LamDS.
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A Splendid Offer OF Mems Shirts.
Other furnishings. too.
Reductions on Cotton Dress StuffS.

end fnr-Take Revolving Stairway,
The fabrics are the leading mes OF the season; pretty as at and genius know
how to make them. These special reductions for tomorrow make them doubly at
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-27

REMNANTS 4 OFF-The time has come
to clear all odd lots Of Dress Lengths
and Remnants Of Dress Goods. The
lengths are from IL yards to 6 yards,
the very pick and choice OF this seasons
goods at y off regular prices.
Black Dress Goods.
AT ACC, REGULAR esc.-English Mo.
hair, bright and lustrous, 43 inches
wide, with small jacquard figures.
AT ACC, REGULAR 75c.-43-inch Mo.
hair Gable Cords, broche designs, rich
silk effects and thoroughly durable.
AT 7Sc., REGULAR $l.OO-5O.inch
Atwood Cheviots and Storm Serges,
fine serviceable quality and thoroughly
sponged and shrunk.
AT 7Sc., REGULAR $l.25-42.inch
Wool Crepe de Chine, one OF the most
fashionable OF this seasons weaves.
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MattingS
at Large
Reductions.

$4.97 a roll TO the
at S4S.O0 a roll OIL
special LOT Of ESQ T.
Mattings, damask .
iects, at So. 70 q 70
are regularly sold I
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many beautiful effects, suitable for any
occasion.
AT $3.50 TO $S.75, REGULAR $3.50
TO $l2.75-Separate Skirts In home.
spun, cheviot; many different varieties,
both plain and with an applique OF tai.
feta.
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AT Se.98 AND $3.50; REGULAR
$500 TO $2S.00-Our purchasing
facilities once more demonstrated. An.
other lot OF Tailor.Made Suits in a vari-
ETY. OF styles and materials, the product
Of one Of the best metropolitan tailors.
AT $500 TO $4,000, WERE $4,000
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COIOred Dress Goods.

AT 2ec. A YARD-2O pieces Atwood
Shepherd Checks, 81 inches wide, i'm.
ported, different sized sets, in black and
white, blue and white and brown and
white, make splendid suits, waists and
ehildren's dresses, and the price is less
than hall.
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These are very
choice Ribbons OF
the very kinds you
want now and the
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25
CREDIT SHE DIDN'T SEEK.
Embarrassing Position Of an Absent-
Minded Woman who Had Made
q Mistake.

A lady who keeps summer boarding
house at the seashore near Boston went
down the other day to look the house over
and find out what must be renewed. She
found numerous umbrellas left by former
boarders, says the Boston Transcript, and
tying them together, she took the bundle
to Boston to have them repaired. She
stopped. in at Hovey's and laid the bundle
on the floor at her feet at the counter.
When she had made her purchase, she for
got her umbrellas, and absent-mindedly
picked up an umbrella lying on the coun-
ter, thinking it was hers, or not thinking
at all, and started off.
Then the owner of the umbrella, won.
an standing next her, seized her and said
very sharply: "You have taken my UNI
breIla!" Of course she apologized, feeling
much cut up about it, and went on forget
ting in her fluster her own bundle of UNI
brellas. The next day, on her way to Cam
bridge, she went to Hovey's and readily
recovered her. lost package of umbrellas,
which had been kept for her. On the car
for Cambridge she noticed a lady eyeing her
very closely. Presently this lady leaned
forward and said to her, with elegant en-
phasis:
"You seem to have been more fortunate
to-day"
1t was the lady whose umbrella she had
taken the day before.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25

"There is just prejudice" says a
well-known medical paper, against a
woman sitting to read, sew or hold a
baby with her legs crossed. For her
to do so is to invite serious physical
ailments" When a man crosses his
knees he places the ankle of one leg
across the knee of another; but q
woman, more restricted in her move
ments, rests the entire weight of one
limb on the upper part of the other,
and this pressure upon the sensitive
nerves and cords, when INDUCED in for
any length of time, will produce dis
ease. Sciatica, neuralgia and other
serious troubles frequently result from
this simple cause. The muscles and
nerves in the upper part of a woman's
leg are extremely sensitive, and much
of her whole physical structure can be-
come deranged if they are overtaxed
in the manner described.-N. Y. Trib-
uue.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25
BREEDING SHEEP SCARCE.
The Effect of the Enhanced aluev Of
sheep-A Condition that Can
Not Last Forever.

A few years ago there was plenty,
of sheep on the western and southern
ranges that could Le purchased for
few dollars head, but if somebody
has bcen in the field trying to rur-
chase herd, ne will find that they are
now relatively scarce. j recently made
a tour through the southern states to
find common sheep at fair bargain
price, and it was almost impossible to
buy more than a few head at time,
some here and some there. Every
farmer and sheep owner seems to re-
alize the value of sheep, and prices for
common breeds have advanced two or
three times what they were a few years
ago. The same is true in the west end
northwest, and it is almost impossible
to pick up large nerd in any part of
the country.
This peculiar condition of the sheep
industry is bound not to last forever,
ard in time common sheep will go
down again as the numbers increase.
The prosperity of nearly every indus
try goes in waves, and one must be
prepared to take advantage of the
boom at the right time. While nearly
all the common sheep in the land are
required now for breeding purposes,
it viii follow that the demand for the
future will center more and more
around the imptbved and well-bred
sheep. The owner of every flock has
it within his power to make his sheep
pay him well without risk, but if he
keeps them merely es speculative in
vestment he will not make much. 1t
will he necessary for him to breed
them to n higher standard. SO when
the time comes for selling he has eth
er good IN Or wool-prod ami
mails. The common, everyday scrub
stock have been bought up to form the
basis of the new flccks, because there
was not sufficient numbers of we'll
bred sheep in the land to meet the
sudden boom.
What we needed to do to make these
| investments of scrub or inferior stock
plcfitable is to breed with some satis-
factory mates. Shropshires, South
downs, Cheviots or Dorsets bred to
good native sheep will produce ami
mails that will hold their own in the
futrre markets. We need good, high
bred rsms just now fully as much as
the native common sheep, and unless
satisfactory crosses are obtained. there
viii be little gain made by those who
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25
POSTED BY THE JAN1ToR.
society Specials CommunieateS
wn,e.~h the Autocras Of the
Apartment HOuse.

Thev we're riding together on an Indiana
avenue car. One wore a little gem OF 2
hlscL bonnet. with violet trimmings, and
the other had on an appropriate Lenlen
aBy the way, did you hear that Lillian
Bell is to be married?" asked the one 10
the black bonnet. 49,.
"Dear me, no! How did you find it out!
Who is it? When is it to be! Where are
they going to live? Is he
"Sh. dear, and IN tell you all about it,
whispered the other, behind her little
mouse-colored muff. "In the first place,
he's youne-only Is. He's veree, veree
handsome he's rich, they've been acqua1nt-
ed only three weeks. He is veree, yeree much
in love with her, and she with him. lrey
are going to have simplee beautiful we'd
ding, and then they are going. to taKe
trip to Paris, and after that live IN New
York. And"
'sWell, well, how much you know about II!
/ didn't suppose you were acquainted with
Miss Bell. Never heard you mention H.
sI'm mot; never saw her in my life, !" said z,
the other. "But you know that the Bells
live in one Of that row of green.stone houses
down there on Lake avenuey Wei, the
houses all have the same janitor, and q
friend Of friend Of mine lives in one OF
them. The janitor told all about r. 20 the
woman in the greersstone house, she told
my friend, and my friend told me. There!"
"How lovelyw murmured the woman
in the Lenten gray.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25
Test oils Girls Love
An Affair Of the Heart with .
Serious Puzzle.
Issssseeessssssssessssesss

TIE WAS about 40 years old, prosper
n Gus in appearance, good looking
as to person, intelligent of counte-
nance, polished as to manner, and In
all respects really present able fellow.
A party of four were talking around
table on which sat bottle or two
with their accompanying glasses, and
there was a blue haze of smoke in the
room.
"For a number. of years." he said,
taking the lead in the conversation,
sathere has been in my mind question
which has remained unsettled, and l
am going to submit it to you for ad-
iustment, as it were. I have been hap
pily married for ten years, and my wife
is a woman of excellent judgment and
good sense, but have refrained from
submitting the question to her for rea-
sons which will appear when you have
heard the story. When was 25 years
of age 1 lived in one of the interior
towns of New York state, and, having a
good position there, in bank, was con-
siderable of citizen, socially as well as
in other regards. l may say, ] think,
without egotism, that / was the catch
of the town. Very naturally, then,
when belle of the place and ] began
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25
cHoATE AND THE BABY.
The American Ambassadors Nail
Head wit In an Address I'm
England.

Lately, at the opening of free library al
Acton, England, Hon. Joseph h. Choate,
the American ambassador to Great Britain,
delivered an address, and caused much
laughter by his impromptu references to
baby who persisted in distracting the at
tention of the audience by making its voice
heard at the most inconvenient moments,
says the San Francisco Argonaut. The first
interruption occurred early in the speech.
Mr.. Choate was saying: There is spe-
cial provision for children in your library,
and think when men come TO make q
choice of = residence in Acton they will
not forget that fact" Here the baby
'screamed in such manner as to drown the
words Of the speaker. There was some dis
turbance, but Mr.. Choate said: Don't be
disturbed by the baby. Nobody knows bet
ter than my Lord Bishop that out of the
mouths of babes and sucklings cometh wis
DOM" Things went fairly well after this,
the baby appearing to be fattered by the
reference, until Mr.. Choate was saying:
''There is book with which all of you"
Here the baby walled loudly. Except, pos
sibly, the baby-are familiar" the ambassa-
dor went on; "it is Ecclesiastes, and it says
that of the making Of books there is no end" !"
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25

Utilizing the wind as stump pullel
is an Oregon invention. 1t was the idea
of the farmer at the state penitentiary,
whose task was to clear six acres, and
with the aid of the wind he cleared
the whole tract in six weeks, although
the timber was dense growth, the
first measuring from one to four feet
in diameter. The winds in the quar-
ter blew strong from the south at this
season. The farmer put his men to
work on the north side of the fir grove.
They cut a log and dragged it close
to the north side of the bases of the
fir trees, and then cut the surface
roots of the trees that were to be
felled- The preparations were made
during the first day, and then the men
went home and slept while the wind
did the rest. During the night strong
south wind blew the trees down, and
they, in falling across the logs, pulled
up the taproots. The next day the
men sawed up the fallen trees, burned
the brush, and laid their logs for an.
other lot of trees. They proceeded in
thss way -rtii the whole grove had
disappeared.-Farmer's Advocate.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the nom
conformist preacher, was great pun
ster. One day, while an invalid at Mem
tone, he was walking by the seashore
at time when the Mediterranean was
raging furiously. Suddenly he inter-
rupted the conversation aid asked:
"What are the wild waves saying ?" and
then he gave his own witty answer to
the question: "Let Us (s)pray!"-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25
IF WE WISH TO BE HAPPY.
We Must Rid Ourselves of Self-C0n
sciousness and BE Always Con-
siderate of Others.

There are so many different inter
pretations of selfishness and its re-
verse, SO little real comprehension,
that Kate Gannett Wells Little Ser
mon," in Harper's Bazar, is interest
ing. She says:
'When we have no self-conscious-
ness, when we are eager to do right
because it is right, to love because
love is the fulfillment OIL the law;
when we care for culture and health
to use them for the sake of others.
and when we care for ourselves-as
care we do-only to use ourselves for
others-then is self lost in service.
"In Worcester's dictionary 16 miser.
able kinds of self-consciousness, not
including their subdivisions, are
named, against eight good varieties.
The bad kinds center in selfishness,
the good ones cluster about the self
control and self-sacrifice. AS for self
control, one can never be leader of
others, to say nothing of ones self,
without it. And as for self-sacrifice!
Truly, there is no such thing, for it
is never sacrince of ones self to do
the right; it is sheer folly for this
world and the next not to do it.
ut is much more convenient, salts
flying and ennobling to get rid of self
and strip ones self alike of conceit or
morbidness, of ancestral and family
dignities Or of personal rights, and
just be ones self and take comfort in
nature books, friends. prayer and
work. The cordial, easy dignity Of
the well bred, the ready grace of ten
der sympathy, the Transforming of the
daily drudgeries of self-support into
angelic errands of duty-all these are
tests of the art of selfishness, to some
an almost Unborn faculty, to others
an art acquired through character.
"Children feel when they are Job.
served (the school word). Foolish OF
undue Importance is attached to their
drawings and remarks: the contents
of their minds (again the school
term) are classified. Verify, if the
mind of the modern child, with its
modern appendages for or of improve
ment, should be thoroughly explored
self-consciousness would be found il
| the brain of the little one.
''One's mind may De a comfort, ac
cording to the old adage that one's
mind is his kingdom; but average peo
pie find that the truth of the saying
depends upon whether one has self
conscious or an altruistic mind. Sure
ly, if we want to be happy in this
world of perplexities, and of visions
too, the only way is to be selfiess; oul
lives then unconsciously express them
selves in big and little noble deed
through our selfiessness."
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25

have bought up everything within
sight. In most parts of the country
we need good active breeds, and some
times crosses that have become adapt
ed t. particular section of the coun-
try prove even more seryiceable than
the finest imported breeds. What we
need, however, are animals with dis
tinctive qualities Of wool or mutton.
and if we breed for the purpose OF em-
phasizing and developing these quail
ties we will find pleasure and profit in
the results.-Cor. American Cultivator.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25
HERE AND THERE.

Don't empty meat brine where
hogs car get at it, it may kill some
OF the best pigs. -
Vegetables should be allowed the
fowls without stint: unless there is a
good grass plot to which they can have
free access.
No cedar trees should Ike grown
within half "a mile OF fruit trees, as
they propagate rust. Strawberry vines,
as well as apple trees, are affected.
Fruit trees are not adapted to the
lawn, nor are they suitable for lawn
trees, as has been argued by those
who have fruit trees serve double
purpose.
Times could not be much brighter
for the breeders of saddle horses. and
it is exceedingly gratifying to observe
that the saddle-bred horse is receiving
increased recognition.
Arkansas has taken step more
decided than all the Audubon socie-
ties. In that state woman who wears
a stuffed bird on her hat is liable to q
fine of from $25 to $50.
Whether the crow is the friend or
the enemy of the farmers is q question
that has been debated threadbare in
most every rural community. Mr..
Crow has many enemies who are en-
deavoring to have him put put on the
nuisance list 1t is safe to assume,
however, that he wiz not be tabooed
withou ''caws."
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-25
puNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Johnny-"Paw, what is blackmailT
Paw---~Mourning envelopes" - Balti-
more American.
"Uncle Chris, what is a rubberneckT
"Oh, he's the lawyer on the other ssde."
indianapolis Journal.
ibid you dig up your flower garden
in the spring?" mo, my neighbor's dog
attended to hat."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Daggs-"I think Miss Hinote's vocal
solos sound better when one is some
distance off" Waggs-"Undoubtedly-
now the further away from her l can
get the better enjoy her singing
Ohio State Journal.
Niblock-"Brassie is the most en-
thusiastic man over golf / have yet
seen." Lofter-"Why, / didn't know
that he played the game at ALL" Nib
lick-"He doesn't; but he sells golf
goods. Boston Transcript.
Principal (of kindergarten SCHOOL,
"Have you had any experience with
young children?'' Applicant (for posi-
ton as teacher)-'Ive raised ten of
them myself" "What? A mother! You
wouldn't do at all. You would upset
all our new ideas. indianapolis Press.
A Family Affair.-'No, Mr.. Home
wood" said Miss Beachwood, firmly but
kindly, II cannot be your wife, but
will be a sister to you" Every well"
said the young man, resignedly, twill
you assume my name or shall take
yours?" = Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
'Now the date of your birth, please
continued the census enumerator
-The date of my birth, is it ?" repeated
the questioner. ''Well, must say you're
very inquisitive. Certainly I'll tell you
and Ill also say that, my hair is my
own, and I never used hair restorer
and paid cash for my teeth, and my
grandfather was hanged for sheer
stealing, and II of my relatives are now
in Jail. Is there anything else you'd
like to know, wonder!" ':.Yes'm," add
ed the census man meekly, the date o.
your birth, please Then she begaI
again.-Pittsburgh Chronicle.