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SOC and 75c silks, 25c.
Intelligent buyers will visit the silk
department during this hour: we give
you the choice of a lot of plain and
fancy colored silks; worth from soc to
75c a yard. for 25c; you never have or
will again get such an opportunity.
White lawns, S3c.
A lot of the very best quality white
Victoria lawns; tor aprons and
dresses; the kind that sells for 121zc,
for S%c.
1c for a sheet of music; slightly
s0iled.
2, 500 wrappers at soc.
$500 wrappers made OF fast colored
percale in light. medium and dark
colors: made with wide skirts and
trimmed with braid-will be put on
sale this hour at soc. Compared with
the wrappers others offer they are 81
and SIPS values.
SOC cOrsets, 39c.
Lot of ladies' long and short corsets
in white and grey; trimmed with lace
and correct shape; instead of 59c, for
39c pair.
Undermuslins worth up to 69c
for 39c.
Lot Of women's undermuslins, en-
bracing corset covers, drawers, and
gowns; handsomely trimmed with lace
and embroidery and the regular values
up to 69c, to go today, this hour.
al Sc each.
Hats up to $1.50 for roe.
great lot of ladies' and misses
untrimmed shapes and ready-to-wear
hats in all cOlOrs, and in the most
wanted shapes; a makers samples
which we close out at much less than
they cost him to make up. 7gc for hats
which are values up to s1.50.
39c flowers, 19c.
A tableful of handsome artificial
flowers, embracing poDpies. daisies
roses, and other desirable and exceed
lngly natural flowers which are being
used for hat trimmings and which are
the same as those sold elsewhere up to
39c, for 19c each
lie pair for wOmen's 25c taffeta
gloves.
75c vests, 25c.
Lot Of women's pure silk vests; low
neck with no sleeves; some of which
were made to sell for 75c; for 25c this
hour.
lie pair for women's 20c fancy
hose.
Sc yard for lot 5-inch fancy all
silk ribbons; zoe values.
pc yard for lot 10c torchon
laces.
81 pair for mems S1.50 Adler's
kid gloves.
$1.95 for mems 81 and 81 um-
brellas; makers samples.
Mems 81 underwear, 59c.
Lot of makers samples Of mems un-
derwear-pure Isle thread-Instead of
81 to go for 59c garment.
S4.9S for wOmen's black broad
cloth skirts; with founces.
Silk waists. 99c.
Lot of women's taffeta. silk waists.
which have become slightly imperfect
FROM window display and showing: in
most cases a slight stain here or there
and coloTs; for 99c.
New DUCK SklrtS, 81 ~.
Lot of the new polka dot duck skirts;
in black and blue. with white polka
dots; with pleated fiounces and braid
trimmed; for $1.f9 as a special offering.
Boys Doc waists, l29c.
Lot of boys red and white and blue
and white figured percale shirt waists;
pleated and worth 25c, to go for
l2jzc.
Boys wash pants, 9Ic.
Lot of boys washable Galatea cloth
knee pants for boys in several striped
patterns.
Child's soc dresses, 19c.
Lot of little girls fine zephyr ging-
ham dresses: in sizes l to years;
trimmed with embroidery; instead of
39C. to go as g very special offering
for this hour for 19c each.
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tion was yesterday referred to the Attor-
ney for the District for his consideration
and report.
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Ladies, suits, $3.50.
An extraordinary opportunity to get
a worthful suit at a very low price. A
lot Of odds and ends of suits which
sold for a great deal of money and
which we desire to close out at once,
will be marked at $3.50 this hour.
There is not many of them, but the
assortment is good.
WOmen's skirts, S2.49.
$2.49 for a lot of ladies' rainyday
skirts; with side pockets and stitched
bottoms.
19c for boys Brownie overalls;
usually soc.
93c for boys pleated percale
shirt waists; neat variety of
patterns.
Boys wash suits, 29c.
29c for lot of boys GaIatea cloth
washable sailor suits; in a variety of
striped patterns
S1.19 for boys blue flannel YES
tie suits.
Window shades, Ice.
Ice for the best quality Holland win
dow shades; in every wanted color:
with fixtures complete: all ready and
easy to hang.
Carpet remnants, 15c.
15c for lot of wool ingram carpet
remnants: in very pretty designs and
colors; viii make up into very pretty
rugs; worth up to 40c.
Table oilcloth, 12Jc.
1212c for 25c table oilcloth: of the
very best quality and some very pretty
designs and patterns: the Sd size.
Black calico, 38c.
37sc for plain black calico; warranted
fast color; the kind that sells else
where for &c.
1c for 2 dozen hump hook and
eyes.
Women's percale waists, 39c.
over fifty different styles new per-
Gale waists; some are plain, some are
tucked, some have the new Bishop
sleeve and stitched cuffs; all are fast
colors and perfect fitting-a most COM
plete assortment from which to select.
S1.00 misses shoes, 59c.
% pair of misses dongola button
shoes in sizes y to 2: marked to sell
for Sl.00 to go for 59c.
39c for mems white unlaun-
dered shirts; always sell at
soc.
39c for mems 1Oc four-ply col
lars.
12Jc for ladies' 25c vests.
A very good value of ladies' Swiss
ribbed vests; low neck and no sleeves;
sell at 25c: for this hour just one-half.
Flowers, 19c.
19c for your selection of artificial
flowers; we have table packed with
sprays of foliage; roses with foliage:
corn flowers with grasses, and lots of
others; worth up TO &c, for 19c this
hour
Val. laces, 91c.
9izc for a fine lot Of Val. laces: FIVE
inches wide and of excellent quality;
worth up to 19c and 25c yard
Waist flannels, 19c.
19c for an-wool tricot waist fan
nels; in a variety of colOrs; a very
good value at 25c; cannot be duplicated
for less than this price in any store
in the city.
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SOC cOrsets, 39c.

Lot of ladies' long and short corsets
in white and grey; trimmed with lace
and correct shape; instead of 59c, for
39c pair.
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Undermuslins worth up to 69c
for 39c.

Lot OF women's undermuslinS. en-
bracing corset covers, drawers and
gowns; handsomely trimmed with lace
and embroidery and the regular values
up to 69c, to go today, this hour,
at SEC each.
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s to @.

|, DC spool for best sewing cot
! ton.
: 15c yard for remnants of I'M
bleached muslin.
93c pair for women's muslin
drawers.
Mems 50 shoes. SOC.
Extraordinary value Just because
, they're slightly imperfect, we shall
! sell - pairs of mems patent leather
dancing oXfOrds in sizes 5 to 10, which
, are regular s. values, for 59c pair.
Mems 15c hose, 7Ic.
Lot of mems seamless half hose.
in brown, tan, blue. red, and black;
instead of 15c for 71sc pair-half price.
10c lace, pc.
, Lot of Torchon laces and inserting in
, match sets; the regular values which
, sell for 10c, to go for PIC yard.
Embroideries, lie yard.
Lot of handsome embroideries and
insertings; &c and &c values, to go for
ll2c yard.
Child's 15c hose, 7Jc.
Lot of children's fast black ribbed
hose; in all sizes; instead of 15c pair.
! for 71zc pair.
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$500 wrappers made OF fast colored
percale in light medium and dark
colors: made with wide skirts and
trimmed with braid-will be put on
sale this hour at soc. Compared with
the wrappers others offer they are 81
and $125 values.
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Hats up to S1.5O for 79c.

A great lot of ladies' and misses
untrimmed shapes and ready-to-wear
hats in all cOlOrs, and in the most
wanted shapes; a makers samples,
which we close out at much less than
they cost him to makeup 7gc for hats
which are values up to $l50.
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AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
The Permits of Garbage Collectors
TO be Revoked.

The New Regulation to Go Into Eff
feet May I-opinion of the Attor-
ney on Right TO Sell Refuse-Wires
for TenIcytow Water Tower
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Acting upon the advice Of Major sylves-
Ter. the Commissioners have renewed the
commission OF Owen V. Pumphrey, of GA
9 Street northeast. as additional police
man. for duty between Thirteenth Fif-
tecnth, G ana I Streets northwest.
r. T. leighton has addressed the Com
missioners forwarding to them for con-
sideration certificates Of tax sales of 26l
acres Of ground in Washington County
and asking for tax deed. The applica-
The times., 1901-04-26

Barber & Ross and others. in the vi
clnity OF Eleventh and G Streets north
west have united in o petition to the Com
missioners 10 appoint George ~. Thomas
as additional policeman for duty from
Tenth 20 Twelfth Streets Acting upon the
recommendation OF Major Sylvester, the
Commissioners have acceded to the re-
quest.
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39c flowers. 19c.

A tableful of handsome artificial
flowers. embracing poppies, daisies,
roses, and other desirable and exceed
ingly natural flowers which are being
used for hat trimmings and which are
the same as those sold elsewhere IN to
39c, for 19c each
The times., 1901-04-26

At the request of the Commissioners,
Walter c. Allen. the Electrical Engineer,
has submitted a report upon the appliea-
ton of the Northwestern Citizens Asso-
citation relative to the extension of teie-
phone wires to Tenleytown and vicinity.
He informs the Board that there are two
ways by which the wires can be extended
from the company's system in the city:
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2, 500 wrappers at soc.

1c for a sheet of music; slightly
sOiled.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13

happens that they study the political
and social institutions of the country,
so that they make endless mistakes,
and lack of tact also helps to alien
ate the sympathies of the people II
il surprising, therefore, that the igno-
rant and fanatical Chinese, inhamed
by proclamations issued by the more
unenlightened mandarins who sea
their days of prosperity gone if the
foreigner gets hold in the country and
ends their peculation and oppression,
believe all the idiotic tales concerning
the missionaries that are spread
abroad? Even in this we'll educated
modern England the country people
eagerly swallow silly stories concern
ing the habits Of our immediate neigh
bors, to soy nothing of the wonders
about countries and people more re-
mote that are held as articles of be-
lief. What should we do if number
OF Chinese missionaries ca1ce to Eng
land, dressed in their native eastume,
which they declared was the only SEN
sible one, and stood up in our MARKET
places insulting our religion, telling
US our morals We're all wrong and call
ing us heather?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13

100000 OF these released on GER
tain day would do the work of the
campaign. OF course, he failed to ex-
plain how the operation was to con-
vince voters. and the scheme was pass
ed up. Later on he showed up at Re-
publican headquarters, where he went
through like experience.
The political crank knows no party
allegiance and IL as much at home
around one headquarters as the other.
This was illustrated very forcibly one
day last week by an accident that befel
one of them. The victim was long
haired. long whiskered pen artist who
carried two rolls of cartoons of his own
make into Republican headquarters.
After gaining the presence OF Chair
man Babcock of the congressional cam
paign committee he proceeded to bust
ness at once.
II have here" he began, "a series of
cartoons that will. when published, an
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13

Notwithstanding the general belief
to the contrary, the rights and prlyl-
leges of an Indian woman compare
very favorably with those of her more
civilized sisters, for she is absolute
mistress of her household, her proper
ty rights are broader and better de-
fined than those Of white woman,she
owns her good man, body and soul;
her children are under her owr. cxclu-
Give control, and she dominates in all
those activities which are commonly
termed woman's sphere. These privi-
leges apply particularly to the women
of the Pueblo tribes Of the southwest,
but the same statements, with few
notifications, could be made of other
tribes.
Practically all property, both real and
personal, belongs to the women, and
they alone can dispose Of it. The crops
in the fields are the special charge of
the man Of the house, but only SO long
as they are in the ground When the
harvest is gathered and brought in it
becomes the woman's property, and the
can cannot dispose of 1t, even In the
way of a social entertainment or feast,
without first securing the wife's con-
sent. No case has ever been known
where a man has attempted to override
these arrangements and assume con-
troll, for the result would be expulsion
from the family, and probably also
6rom the tribe. When a man marries
he goes to the house of his wife's peo-
pie, and his standing there Is so pecu-
liar and SO insecure, as it were, that he
dares not attempt to break through the
rules which have governed him and his
ancestors for. many generations In
fact, the standing OF man in his wife's
household is but little better than that
of an honored guest. The Pueblos, like
all the other Indian tribes, are organ
lied on the clan system; that is, the de-
scendants, real or supposed, of COM
mon ancestor constitute family group
named after some animal or natural
object, like the Rattlesnake gems, the
Corn people, and so on. But descent is
reckoned only in the female line, ard
the children, therefore, always belong
to the mothers gems. By an ancient
rule, still observed, marriage within
the gems is not permitted. Thus ii
comes about that the man is,as it were
'in the house of his enemies" for in
any difference Of opinion the whole
family is against him.
The woman has still another expedi-
emit, seldom used, but always held in
reserve. If her husband does not pc
have himself he can be sent home tc
his father; i'll other words, he may be
expelled from his wife's gems, into
which he is adopted when he marries
and consequently has to leave the home
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13

Missionaries
Are
To Blame

From the St. James Budget. There
can be little doubt that the present
outbreak against foreigners in China
is due to a certain extent to the laoors
of the very considerable number OF
missionaries at work all over The
country. This sounds like a heresy,
perhaps, but all those who know Chi
nese life and manners have for years
called attention to the wrong meth
DDS pursued by the earnest and we'll
intentioned men and women who go TO
China to preach the gospel. Now that
Lord Salisbury has had something to
say on the subject people may recog-
nize that those men who know China
and have agitated for a reform in the
methods of the missionaries were not
actuated by mere worldly motives.
The writer recently had a long con-
versation on the missionary question
with gentleman who has lived in
China for many years, and this article
contains the gist of his remarks.
The greatest fault Of the mission
aries is the inability of most OF them
to put themselves in the place OF the
would-be converts, and thus, following
their train of thought, appeal to them
in a manner which would attract them.
Instead of this, the majority are too
narrow minded in their earnestness
and fail to recognize that east is east
and west is west" Thus they try to
force alien methods of thought and
life on the Chinese; they have not
sufficient imagination to realize that
Chinese manners have probably not
altered for thousands of years, so that
it is extremely difficult for Cinnamon
to suddenly alter their habits com
pleteIy, besides which such an action
would render them likely to be called
Foreigners by their more conserva-
tive countrymen. The missionaries
are not conciliatory enough; instead of
| endeavoring to gradually graft Chris
tianity on the religious observances
| of China they condemn them out of
hand They will have nothing to do
with Chinese morals, philosophy or re-
| ligion; they say that 1t is all wrong
| of trying to win the respect and re-
gard of the people, many of them are
too fond of denouncing them and all
their ways. Ancestor worship is gross
| superstition, the more or less harmless
rites in connection with Chinese wor-
ship are simply nonsense, not to be
tolerated on any account 1t seldom
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13
Trench Dug BY Lightning.

During thunderstorm near Consett,
in the North Durham district, the
lightning struck pasture field and
dug trench varying from three feet
to three feet six inches deep, and six
inches or seven inches wide, across the
field for a distance of dozen feet.
The solid clay was scattered in all d.
rections, portions thereof being found
lying over twenty yards away, while
the turf had been cut up as clean as
II the work had been done by sharp
implement. One grass sod, measuring
about six feet long and nine inches in
width, was laid on the opposite side Of
the fence in another field.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13

The men who manage political cam
paigns meet with some amusing expert
enccs during the progress OF their
work. At the respective national head
quarters OF the two parties In Chicago
The leaders tell some laughable stories
of their experiences with cranks. For
NO matter how much pains are taken to
prevent his entry the crank who has
some wonderful scheme to win the
battle hands down" will get into the
presence of the practical men at the
head of things.
The other day one OF these men got
into the presence of Senator Jones,
manager of the Democratic campaign.
He insisted that he had a plan that
would land Bryan In the white house"
He explained that II would first be nee
'cssary for the chairman to invest a
million dollars In air balloons, with
the names and portraits OF the fusion
candidates printed thereon, and that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13

initiate every chance that the Demo-
Gratis ever had" and he proceeded to
unroll his wares. "You see, here is a
cartoon that = that - that = wow--!l
I'LL"
The artist had inadvertently opened
the wrong roll. the one he Intended to
exhibit at Democratic headquarters. He
made hasty exit
Then there is the campaign song
crank. One sought an audience with
Senator Hanna under the pretense that
he bore note from an important per-
bolage that he must deliver in person
into the hands of the national chair
man" Mr.. Hanna was greatly taken
back when he found that the envelope
contained a poem. Here are the first
lines:
"Hurrah for Bill Mckinley. hurrah
hurrah, hurrahi
Hurrah for Teddy Roosevelt. hurrah,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13

Ut the gen~ In that ctse he loses not
only his wife, but all right to his chill.
dren. since the latter are reckoned tbs
children of the gems, and becomes prae-
tlcally. If not actually, an outcast Az
a matter Of fact, the average Indian
brave" Is a very much henpeckei
man, and when at home hardly darei
call his soul his own. Anyone wins
watches the proceedings of any Of tn,
numerous trading posts scattered over
the Indian reservations will quickly
reach the conclusion that the men who
are buying have explicit orders as. to
what they are to get. Not infrequent-
" there is small margin, which the
man is allowed to spend for himself,
II he has been good, and he may pur-
chase some small ornament, like a
looking glass, or some brass lacks, to
decorate his saddle. Often, however,
the woman herself comes to the store
to take part in the barter, and there is
never the slightest doubt as to the
part she takes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13
TIE .Srndr Of H4afarfa.

DR.. L. Sambon and DR.. Low, the
two medical men selected by the Brit
ish government to study the condi-
lions Of malarial infection in the Rom
an campagna, have, after rejecting
various other localities as being un-
suitable for their purpose, decided
upon a spot about two miles from
Ostia, between Castel Porziana and
Castel Fusano. Their hut is located
on the edge of "stagna," or swamp,
which is part Of the royal hunting
demesne of Castel Fusano. 1t has
been left undrained as a means of
preserving the wild boar, water fowl,
etc, which frequent it. The sparse
population of the district consists of
malaria, and the mosquito, anopheles,
Is present in great abundance. The
site selected by the two daring exper-
imenters is said to be one of the most
deadly In the whole eampagna. The
doctors expected to be entirely ready
to begin their dangerous investiga-
tons early this month. They have
spent the intervening time in collect
ing and examining mosquitoes, and
state that, although the larvae OF
anopheles are comparatively scarce at
this season of the year, the houses are
| filled with the adult mosquitoes. The
king OF Italy and the municipality oil
Rome are doing all in their power to
assist the enterprise.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13
A SLICK swINDLER.
He Lead Hundreds OF Persons to boy
Worthless Mining Stock.

lie Lead Hundreds OF Persons to buy
worthless Mining Stock.
One of the neatest swindling games
I ever knew of. says Detroit lawyer,
was worked by an American named
George r. Wilmot. Wilmot located last
year at Windsor, Ont. From financial
directory he picked out about 1000
business men in small towns through
out the United States, whose rating
was from 1000 to $4,000. He then
had addressed to each one letter stat
ing that owing to the death few
weeks before Of (naming someone with
the same surname as the addressed).
there had been committed to his charge
to. be forwarded certain mining stocks
in a rich property in the Kootenay
district. that these were made to bear.
err. and that he had on the same day
as advising by letter shipped the stoch
by express. There were, however, GER
tain incidental charges OF SIS, which
could be paid when the stock was
taken from the express office. Beau
tifully engraved certificates OF stocs
in a worthless corporation which bore
the same name as one whose stock was
listed at some 60 per cent of its par
value and was a quick seller on the
market were then sent by express G. 0.
D. charges, and SIS to be collected
These letters were all mailed from
Detroit, while the express packages
went out from Windsor, Canada, where
returns had to be made. In little less
than so days Wilmot cleaned up over
$4,000, and went to Vera Cruz, where
he now resides. The postofflce author
tiles could not touch him, while those
who had so foolishly dropped $15, and
express charges. for few sheets OF
worthless certificates, preferred to keep
quiet rather than advertise their loss
and gullibility.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13

! .yfreef Car Control IN 5okfo.
Ths japanese are . pecu .iariy eclectic
people, and their modes OF doing
ahings often indicate a discriminating
Judgment after q wide review of tho
subject In hand. A street railway fran
&hiss was granted In Toxic earlier In
1hs summer. which is significant from
Rha fact that 1t leaves the essential
Features of the service, including fares.
kubject to the regulation Of the public
authorities. According to the Japan
Weekly Mall, those authorities may
TX tho fares. determine the number OF
basGanxara and cars the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13

special rates granted to students and
laborers and order a
change OF motive power or alteration
OF the lines" Furthermore, after a
dividend of per cent on the paid-up
capital has been paid one
third of the remainder is TO be contrib
uted to the municipality"
The gist of these provisions would
seem to be that the public was to be In
a position to require adequate SERVES
in all essential details, and to keep ths
fares down SO that profits should moi
exceed per cent on the capital actual.
| ~ invested by stockholders In the bust
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-13
Remembrance of Higher Life.

Emperor William, on the occasion of
the unwilling of a figure of Christ,
erected In front of the garrison church
at kiel, recently. in a speech to the
assembled marines, especially called
tnelr attention to the dangers of their
occupation, which, he said, could make
them lean toward God. For that rea-
son. he said, he had made them this
present, that it might be continual
remembrance to them o. the higher
life.