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The evening times., 1900-04-14
new TELEPHONE OFFICES
Sub Stations 10 Be Built at George
town aud Capitol Hill.
sites ON Thirty-drst street and on
Arthur Place, Opposite the Capitol.
Separate Systems, ON the New York
Plan. VIII Give More Rapid SER
vice-Cost of the improvements.

The Potomac Telephone Company is ar
ranging TO establish two sub-stations. one
in Georgetown and one on Capitol Hill in
the near future. The ground has been Sc
cured and the buildings will be erected as
soon as possible. The Georgetown station
viii be on Thirty-frst Street between NJ
and y Streets. opposite the Custom House,
and the Capitol Hill station in Arthur
Place. off B Street, opposite the Capitol
Grounds.
The new stations will be arranged with
separate systems Of numbers as the New
York telephone service is. There Will be
a "GeOrgetOwn" series and "A Capitol
series The division Of the service il is
thought viii facilitate It's working and
make il much more rapid than at present.
These new stations with extensions of
the conduits and lines in various direc-
tioGs that the company will make if il can
secure authority from Congress. Will re-
quire the use of a large part of the cash
realized from the'recent sale OF the new
bonds by the company. A million dollars
of the bonds have been issued OF the ST.
SOC, 600 authorized. Half Of this amount
are held TO take up the old bond issue Of
the company, and the other half were sold
recently 10 provide cash for these improve
ments. There remains in the treasury OF
the company unissUed $500 600 of the full
amount authorized, but these will not be
issued at present
There has been much misapprchensiOn
regarding the status OF the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company with relation
10 the Bell Telephone Company and the
American Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany on account Of an article recently pub
lished in a local paper I'm which it was
stated that the American Company had Sc
cured the control OF the Chesapeake Com
pany by purchasing stock in the local mar
ket. This is not what has occurred. As
far as Is known the American Company has
not purchased a share Of stock from any
Washington holder. The American Com
pany, as is well known. has bought out the
Bell Company. which has been always the
controlling interest i'm the local concern.
In this way il has simply taken over rs
one of the assets OF the Bell parent COM
Ddny 50 per cent OF the Chesapeake Com
pany stock.
Ii is said TO be probable hat the Ameri-
can Company will soon 20 further than this
10y Issuing its own stock 10 Bell Company
stockholders IN pace Of old Bell Company
stock. thus securing a more direct control
OF the parent cOncern and OF the branches.
the Chesapeake Company among them. In
ime this plan will it is said lead 20 the
disappearance almost entirely Of the iieu-
tity OF the local concern.
The evening times., 1900-04-14
Thirty Day. Each for Naernnc,.

Thomas NJ Berkeley aud Benjamin IAisky. both
grey bearded men, we're auaieued in the Police
Court this morning 10 answer charges of vasrancv
They entered plea Of not guilty and guilty. re-
SpectWely Lusky declined 10 FAY ANYTHING in his
behalf and grsciously accepted the sentence Of
thirty Gays imposed Berklcy INSIDE an appeal
ior lcmCncy. and gave promise Of future good
conduct, which might have prevailed had not his
brother petitioned Judge scott 10 impose a work
house seuteEce The brother stated that Berk-
ley Was constantly begging with Lusky. aud made
2 practice Of selling the proceeds OF bis Begging
10 obtain money with which to purchase whisky
Judge scott sent Berkley to keep Lusky compan,
for thirty dave
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THE WORLDS COMMERCE.
AEgrcEHt" Imports aud Exports oT
IS9S About S&O.OOO.OOO.OOO.

The Treasury Bureau Of Statistics in a
recent publication says regarding the
trade Of the world. The aggregate val
he Of the import and export trade OF all
the commercial world for lS9S is put
down as so. .OOO. 600 coo. The figures snow
that whereas the percentage which fell 10
Great Britain i'm 1852. was lg-1. and 20 Ger
many l0-3, Great Britain's share had fall
len TO los per cent I'm 1N"N while Ger
many $ portion rose 10 A.; per cent
America remains practically stationary.
about -, during that period, but the por-
tiun which France received decreased from
III 10 Sc per cent. The statistics also
show though the German mercantile ma
Tine is FAR from approaching that Of Great
Britain. il stands second In the list The
total number is about the same as that OF
America but Germany possesses about
twice as many steamers
The evening times., 1900-04-14
COMMITTED TO JAIL.
Two Men Charged with che There OF
BirYrIeS

Henry Z. Morton. alias Albert Wagner
and Noah F. Quigley. alias John Warpolc.
were committee 10 jail today on a charge
Of grand larceny. The prisoners were
brought re from Philadelphia. Pa. on a
w3rrant ,tasgirg them with stealing sew
eral high ~rade bicycles i'm this city. II is
said that the accused conducted a bicycle
exchange and repair shop i'm Philadelphia
and that The stolen wheels were shipped
from here TO that place TO be disposed Of
The evening times., 1900-04-14
GRADES OF TWENTIETH STREET
Draft of II Bill Regulating Them
Transmitted 90 The ScnRtc

The District Commissioners yesterday
transmitted to the Senate Committee on
the District 70 Columbia bill to regulate
the grades Of Twentieth Street. with a re-
quest for its early enactment
AS shown in The Times some days ago.
the enactment Of this bill would cl1the
the Commissioners with authority 20 re,Ii-
fy several undesirable features Of Tweuti-
eth Street and Connecticut Avenue ,X-
tended.
1t would also enable The District au- acri-
ties TO accept the dedication Of streets laid
out in accordance with the highway exter-
sion plans ia cases where the width cf such
streets between building lines IS as great
as that shown on said plans. although the
width Of the street vested in the District
is less.
The evening times., 1900-04-14
MninE PrErIIcre. in Jnnnn.

Minister Buck writes the State Depart
ment from Tokyo. under date OF March ?.
that at the session of the japanese Diet
Just closed there was a change in the min
ing regulation, by which the privileges OF
mining were extended 10 foreigners organ
lied as judicial persons under Japanese
law. This, adds the minister, may be re-
garded as a sign OF a liberal attitude to-
ward foreigners.
The evening times., 1900-04-14
CLEANING OF TENTH STREET.
Available Funds Permit Sweeping
Only Once i'm Ten Days.

Replying to the complaint Of John Z.
Gray, the District Commissioners. have
informed him that Tenth Street s5cth-
west is so roughly paved that 10 is iiaaos-
sible to clean it by machine. II being
necessary, therefore. to sweep Il by hand
the work Is oone b. the labcr g.ns en-
ployed on unimproved streets
The Commissioners explain that the
money available for -this service viii not
permit the cleaning the stree; ortcner
than once in ten DAYS
The evening times., 1900-04-14
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Released ON Personal Bond.

samuel Riley. al old soldier. was charged in
tire Police Court, 'his morning with being
vagIant. II was sso said against him that he
was drunk when Policeman Lynch arrested him
last night Riley denied the allegations and stat
ed HAT he was on his way 10 the soldiers Home.
al Hampton VIXEN liS journey was interrupted by
Policeman Lynch. ON the promise that NE wOuld
leave the city w;hju an hour Riley ordered
released on his personal bonds.
The evening times., 1900-04-14

Thieves Thursday night visited a tool shed in
L Street, between Fifth and Sixth streets south
eas,, used by Joseph A. Herbert Of 302 East
Capitol Street and stole a quantity oi plumbers
tools. valued 10 soout $50 The tools sto', in
cluded three piFe wrVHches. one metal lad,- one
raSp, three wipiug cloths, one cold chieel, aud
.-4i.-.i--''@ i-g12ee.
The evening times., 1900-04-14
DIVORCE DEGREES GRANTED.
In Three of the Gases Husbands
Mrrt. Prtitinnern

-Four DEGREES OF divorce were signed to-
day by Justice Barnard. I'm three Of the
cases the husbands were Jhe petitioners for
the separation.
The persons divorced are Charles a
Champ from Tda r. Champ. on the ground
of deseItion Alien b. Hsmm from Ella
Hamm. for the same cause; Samuel n. ia
cobson from Lulu r. jacobson for dCser-
ton. and Mary f. R3eland from nor hus-
band John RsglaudA because OF desertion
by the defendaptr
In the last Two eases mentioned. the
mothers are granted the custody OF their
children.
The evening times., 1900-04-14
4 LocI, ENnerl Manled.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced th9t examinations
will be held for the following positions in
the Treasury Department to take place as
follows. May ?. librarian. second class
clerk; vault. safe, and lock expert. May
So translator.
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Forfeited his Collateral.

Isaac o. Gordon, . junk dealer u sou,i=-st
Washington, who was on Wcduc-dly fined 50 hy
Judge Kimbail ca q charge of receiving stolen
property. today forfeited - collateral in Ire Po-
lice Cont when his name was called o. answer
charge Of coudu, ting an unlicensed iW.l ha-i-
rozS
The evening times., 1900-04-14
Disnppeored From mi, Home

The police were last night requested TO look ont
for : W Maddox, thiTty-fve years old, dark
hair and mustIche. who it was said had beer
missing from his home at 1ll2 Eighth street
northwest since II o'clock yesterday morning Il
stated 90 the police that Mr. MADDOX had
been drinking for seveisl DAYS, and had threaten
Cd 90 commit suicide
The evening times., 1900-04-14

EclunS Track Races a. 800 p. m
Georgetown Field Baseball, Princeton v.
Georgetown.
The Ncw Grsnd--Vauleville; afternoon and
evruiug.
Columbia Thostre-"The Amecr;'' afternoon
and evening.
National TheaIre-''When We We're Twenty
one" afternoon and evening
Academy Of Nusic-''A Guilty Mother" after
noon aud evening.
keulzb's lyycuiG ThCstrc-N sudeViIe; alter
noon and evening.
The evening times., 1900-04-14

The Secretary OF the Treasury received
today in an envelope pOstmaIked Balti-
more. Nd, from an unknown person the
sum OF Sl0--which he deposited IN the
United States Treasury on account of
conscience"
The evening times., 1900-04-14
4 Rn,.hcr, Renortea.

Russell TAYLOR. Of 1919 Ninth Street rartrvc,t
reported 10 the police last nisht ilsy ae aad
been robbed OF ore 50 biH arc three 81 bills rhc
money, ne s-id, Aas tIktn itGn roAe lis
tTnusers.
The evening times., 1900-04-14

For Sunday order case Of National
vi OHiiud1 Capital Brawinr Conpany.s
Diamond and ''MucncheneT'' Beers Puresf
oldest. best. dozen bottles Sl.2J. Write OF
'phuue
The evening times., 1900-04-14
Mems Suits.

The embodimen- Of style-in English
plaids. plain. blue. and black; mixtures.
Herri-gboue. etc: worth all the way from
The evening times., 1900-04-14
Legitimate Clearance Sale

of every child's suit in the house The values are
accentuated by the lowest prices ever quoted on
CHILDREN'S stylish and seasonable CLOTH
ING. See here, parents; this rivulet of bargains
cannot flow on forever. The tide is now in your
faVOr-avaiI Of it.
The evening times., 1900-04-14

A Ii the latest Comic and
L = Sentimental selections
played by an expert pianist in
Our Sheet Music Department,
basement annex.
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Mems Suits.

Sty'e, service and ft. As select q line
Of EASTER SUITS as would cost $16 20
Sls-at............... .........
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Mems Easter Suits.

In Blues, Blacks. Browus-Chevio. g
Cassimeres, and Tweeds- Most effective
and stylish plaids and checks,worth $3.50
Of any mans mOney-at..........
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S. Kall, Sons & Co.
The Busy Corner.
Always Lhe besf of everything
for the Ieasf money
Open Late Tonight.

Dainty light luncheon
served all day in our
Lunch GrOttO-baSement
annex.
The evening times., 1900-04-14

Roger & GaIlets Cold Cream SuI
another strictly pure article.
The evening times., 1900-04-14

sun rl-ss....5.2. AN. sun rct~........ $3.50 Pm
Movu I.>e>.---.-..---. Nocu ~et--.--.-- 81 PM
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Mems Suits.

What a variety 20 select from-all the
new checks. plain goods. and mixtures
elsewhere would cost 81. II.0O-at............
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calder's Tooth Powder-equal to n rH
suy-Specisl price. ~ Rr
The evening times., 1900-04-14

4711 White Rose Glycerine Soap 4
pure and transparent-speci ~
The evening times., 1900-04-14

Malyiua IchthyoI Soap-better Z or
than Cutieura for irritated skin; NJ
per cake, special price. ~
The evening times., 1900-04-14
Merchant Tailoring Department

needs more space, we are reluctantly compelled to
abandon the CHILDREN'S CLOTHING DE
PARTMENT ENTIRELY. So 10 that end We
have decided upon
The evening times., 1900-04-14

Physicians ara Surgeons Soap -
endorsed by both professions. Spc-
The evening times., 1900-04-14

Malviua Cream and Loiion-ex- <
cellent Tor an outer special. OO
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Temperature =, p. H.. ,--.....--.-..-........
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1t Takes Nerve to Sell
at These Prices.

but bear in mind that this is an ABSOLUTE
SALE Of Children's Clothing dur
ing which We shall give startling lesson in
values
The evening times., 1900-04-14
Toilet SundrieS
Department.

HiId's Honey Almond Cream OnC
not nothing better Of its -ind-spe- 1JI
The evening times., 1900-04-14

Lambert & Lowmans Tooth a n
Soap-eXcellent for preserving the
The evening times., 1900-04-14

Tetlows Swansdown Face Pow Hi
der-white or fesh-special. "
The evening times., 1900-04-14

Bailey's BOrated and Pcrfumcd I
Talcum Powder-nODe better. Spe-
cial. ]
The evening times., 1900-04-14
Congressional Blue Su

the Union Label" which guar
antees color, ft. quality and workman
ship. 40 mere popular suit Nsas sold last
year than '-TEN%ILLE CONGRESS
Easter price.
The evening times., 1900-04-14

Roger e. Gallet's Rice Powder 1O(
assorted odoIs-the real French M
thing. Special price. -
The evening times., 1900-04-14
Mems Extra Quality Suits.

Exquisite in materials and design. in
IiagOnaIs fancy W0rsteds. plaids. checks.
and mixtures Such as merchant taiIors
get So for. at-..-.................
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TIE sUN AND NOON.

TEMPERATURES.
The evening times., 1900-04-14
SpeciaI Lot OF BOO ChiIdren's Suits.

Ages (, ,. g, and =. Every Suit is bright
and seasonabIe. in plain effects. mixtures.
neat checks, and plaids, in light medium,
and dark shades The regular selling price
Vas s., 81, and S4-while they last you can
~ ho af
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09
Woman Ba9
Puncher ~ ~
MISS GORDON GIVES
ADVICE ON THE
EX ERCIS Z >><s~

world for lady bag punchers. Miss
Gordon is still young in years and Is
one OF the most physically perfect
specimens of women in the country.
She was not always thus, bat early in
life began to build up the body by
taking daily exercise. A lover Of out
door sports, she took aptly to 1t and
at once began to show improvement.
One of her chief methods was the
use Of the punching bag. and she sool
mastered the art completely and won
renown for her cleverness. She was
the first woman to master the art OF
bag punching. and has invented the
majority of the blows she uses. and
which have been adopted by men and
women alike Miss Gordon has been
seen in nearly every city in this
country, and has recently returned
from trip through England, Germany
and France. In all her travels, both
in this country and abroad, she has
at times met in open competition,
members Of both sexes and has never
once failed to come off with flying col
ors. She has met many who claimed
to be champions of the art, and has
signally defeated them in every in
stance, and now stands ready to de-
fend her title against any lady bag
puncher in the world. A great deal
of amusement can be gotten out of
bag punching and many Of the tap
used are real pretty to look at, as wei!
as being wonderfully clever. Single
and double taps, elbow and back arm
movements are executed with wonder
full skill and judgment. The head is
brought into play and even the shoul-
"ders are used. Continual shifting OF
the feet and legs with great quicknesa
is another marked feature Of the art
and one which must be perfected "a
we'll as the use of the hands. Miss
Gordon indorses bag punching as an
excellent exercise for building up the
system and one which can be adopted
as one of the chief exercises for wo-
men.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09
Die Their Own Graves

away corner in an obscure cemetery,
where he wishes to be buried entirely
separated from any other grave. The
hermit's plot will not be encroached
upon in hundred years. He says he
wants no company. even in death, and
his gravestone is to be inscribed Here
Lies Nobody" An aged church organ
list died last year. His last request
was that he should be buried on a hill
in a certain cemetery and that an
Aeolian harp should be erected over
his grave. He left 5000 to the grave
yard trustees to pay the expense OF
keeping such wind instrument in
good repair. SO that he could have
music whenever there was breeze
Near the borders of Schuylkill county
well-to-do farmer has his grave dug
and in the side near the bottom is an
opening four feet long and two feet
wide-a sort Of crypt. At his death his
favorite bulldog is to be killed and
buried in the crypt and his own coffin
is then TO be lowered by the side of
his dog. He never had wife and says
his dog is his best friend. He Is su
we'll off and has so much influence that
the church trustees will not refuse
cemetery burial to the dog. An eccen-
tric old stage driver has his grave dug
and the bottom of it so bricked that
the head of the coffin will be two feet
higher than the foot. The old man
suffers from asthma and cannot lie
down to sleep, but has to be reclining
He wants to have his head elevated
even in death.-New York Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

Bag punching as system Of physi-
cal training has become one Of the
most popular exercises adopted by all
who wish to develop the muscles OF
the body. For this purpose it is ac-
cepted by all directors of physical cul-
ture as one OF the best measures Of
development and there is hardly one
gymnasium or school Of physical cul
ture in the country where the punch
ing bag is not in use. Bag punching
every muscle in the human body and
1t not only develops the body, (but
Quickens the eye. To bring the vari-
Gus muscles into play there is no exer-
else more adapted than bag punching.
The arms, wrists, head, neck, should
ers, body and limbs are brought into
play and in this manner every portion
Of the body gets an equal amount Of
exercise. Moderation is one of the
chief points Of success while training
the body. Too much work is worse
than none at all. One of the first les
sons is to find out how much the body
can stand without tiring. AS soon as
the body becomes tired the exercise
should stop. Each day will find one
able to do more, and this gradual in
crease is what makes the exercise
show itself in the wanted improve
ment gained. Among the thousands
who have taken up bag punching as
model of exercise, there are now num-
bered many Of the gentler sex, and
they are using 1t now as builder up
'of the system. A muscular woman is
not always beautiful in ball room
dress, but physical exercise can be
taken without development of the
muscles to degree Of coarseness. A
routine OF daily exercise will do
great deal towards making beauty
show itself where other sytems would
fail absolutely.
Some excellent advice is given to
women by Miss Belle Gordon, who
now holds the championship of the
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

Plenty of men in eastern Pennsyl-
vania have their graves dug and walled
up all ready for occupancy. They visit
their graves once a week and take good
care of the turf and the flowers. They
have the satisfaction OF knowing that
when death does come the burial lot
won't be disfigured by earth thrown on
the grass from the newly dug grave.
The earth to fill these ready-made
graves is brought in wagons. Some
men want such earth brought from a
particular spot near their home. Eld-
erly women also have their graves
prepared in advance in accordance
with their ideas. One old lady has her
grave walled up with stones taken
from an ancient bake-oven in which
her grandmother baked the best GUS
tards she ever ate in her life. She says
she knows it is only notion. but she
wants it that way. An old sexton Of
Lehigh county has charged the young
minister of the church with one sacred
duty, as he calls it. The preacher must
see to it personally that he is buried
without a coffin. He wants his body
wrapped in sheet and lowered into a
grave eight feet deep and then covered
with yellow sand from a nearby hill
where he played when boy. The floor
of the grave is to be of the same sand
"a foot thick. He says the brave SOL
)dier boys were buried in their blankets
and sheet is good enough for him.
Many girls and young men choose
their graves. but il they marry, then
the conditions change and their fu-
neral arrangements are reconsidered.
In the lower valley OF Berks county
hermit in the Obey hills owns far
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09
Women Warriors.

Women in China have the privilege
Of fighting in the wars. In the rebel
lion of 1850 women did as much fight
ing as men. AT Nankin. in 1858, 800
600 from various parts of the country
We're formed into brigades of 10000
each, under female officers. OF these
soldiers 10000 were picked women.
drilled and garrisoncd in the city.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

An Atchson paper says that man in
that tuwn whipped his wife recently, and.
instead Of getting mad about 1t. she re-
called with gratitude how many unmar-
ried women there are in the world who
have no husbands to whip them. lIus
bands must be expensive luXuries in Kan
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09
Best for the BoWelA.

No matter what ails you, headache
to cancer, you will never get we'll
until your bowels are put right.
without grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements. cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every
tablet has C. C. c. stamped on it. Be-
ware of limitations.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

He-There are no statues of women in
the Hall of Fame. She-No: they could
mt build hall big enough for all the IA
nous women In the country.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

The University of Chicago professor
who jumped on the revolutionary he
roes the other day was very careful to
wait until they had all been dead a hun
dred years
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

FITS PermanentlyCurca 40 fits nervousness aftei
FIRST day OF DR.. kline's Great Nerve Restorer.
send for FREE $500 trial Dottle and treatise.
DR. X. b. KLINE. Ltd. 93 Arch ST.. Philadsp phIa, Pa
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

We always like those who admire
us, but we do not always like those
whom we admire.-Rochefouc
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

Dropsy treated free by DIR. II. II.
Green's Sons, Atlanta Ga. The greatest
dropsy specialists in the world. Read
their advertisement in another column Of
this paper.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

Fruit is a necessary article of diet. Its
prime essences are in Primley's California
Fruit Gum.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09
Only $3.50 Denver to Kansas city.

For double berth in Pullman ordinary
sleeping car on train leaving Denver over
ing Kansas City I:2j following morning
Ticket Office. 81 18th street. Denver.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

Young-I don't like to make calls with
my wife. Od-Does she pick you up af-
terWard on your grammar? Ioung-No,
but she makes me give her 10 cents for
every lie ! tell
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

She-Oh. professor how l envy you
your mind Tell me. how can | learn
to think? The ProfcSsor-Stop talk
ing.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

Dennie-What credentials must a per-
son have In order to join your new wom-
ems cup! Annie-She must pledge her
self not to want to write or read a pa
per.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-09

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES pro-
duce the fastest and brightest colors
of any known dye stuff.