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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08

Mayor Low may at least felicitate him
self on seeing more enthusiasm than the
average reform administration develops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
We Are It.

From the Chicago News.
II Carnegie il right and England and the
United States are destined to be one, we
may as well serve notice right here. so as
to prevent future complications, that we
are to be the one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08

Senator Hanna is about ready to quit is
suing health bulletins and make some busi-
ness-like remarks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
$3.50 and $3.50 a pair.

BOrdered Portferes growing in popularity, and
are shown In a much larger variety than ever be-
fore The beauty Of this class Of goods is that they
have not the ready made look about them, but re-
semble made to-order goods. We show them In
every imaginable shade.
$500 to $4,000 a pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
housekeeping Requisites.

Ready mixed Paints, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1OC.
varnish Stains, can .................... I5c.
Wood Enamels, can .................. I5c.
Bath Tub Enamel, Observation-Disclosures. 19I.
Wire Screen Enamel, can................. ~
"Favorite" Gold Enamel, washable, box. A9,'
"Black Flag Insect Powder, bottle. ~
"Dead Stuck" for bugs, bottle. .......... j.
Peterman's Best Roach Food, can. ........ w.
'H. & H." for cleaning carpets, cake..... ~.
..c.n,to," Silver Polish bottle. Ioc.
''Polishina" Furniture Polish, bottle. ~.
5000 Furniture Polish, bottle. ......... A9C.
s'UniQue' French Furniture Polish, bottle. <SC.
"Burnshine" Brass Polish, can........... 15S.
'Briteshine' Non-infsmmable Polish, can 1oC.
cn,o,,a. ., Tim. .,,.,,. ~, ran Ioc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
Beds, Bedding, etc.

First quality goods of standard
makes at attractively low prices.
Special attention is called to the
following complete outfits, offered at
special prices:
Outfit No. 100
Comprises the following: One White Enameled
Bed with brass top rail, vases and full H1ountsi
one Woven Wire Spring with center supports ano
Combination Mattress, made in one or two
parts with soft top; all sizes.
Complete for $1,000.
Outfit No. I3o
Comprjses the following: One Heavy White Enam-
eled Bed with brass top rails, vases and mounts
and swell foot: All-iron Woven Wire Spring.
and one Curled Hair Mattress made In one or two
parts and covered with fancy ticking; all sizes.
Complete for $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08

The day after the celebration Is labor
day in the severest sense of the phrase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
Sic. per Outfit.
Washing Day Outfits.

One lot of Washing Day Outfits,
consisting of galvanized iron wash
tub (21-inch top, I good quality
zinc dashboard, I 5o-foot clothes
line and 5 dozen wooden clothes
pins.
Csc. per Outfit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
To Cure Any Disease

WITH DANDRUFF.
XIII the germ that causes dandrun, falling hair
and badness. you will have NO more dandrun, and
your hair must grow lu1uriantly. Newbro's Herpi-
eide not only contains the dandruf germ destroyer
but it is also % mot delightful hair dressing for
regular toilet No other hair preparation - on
this scientific basis Of destroying the dandruff
germs. 10 stops all irritation. keeps the scalp
sweet. pure and wholesome. Remember that some
thing claimed to be 'Just as good" win not do the
work Of genuine Herpicids. Sold by leading drug
gists. Send 1Oc. in stamps for sample to The Her
picide Co., Detroit, Mich. Edward Stevens, special
agent 9th and Pa. ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
Sheet and
Pillow Slip Dept.

We have just received and offer
for the first time, shipment of
1.-THE Reinforced Sheet"
This sheet is made strong and
heavy through the center, which in
creases its wearing qualities and les
sens the tendency to wear thin and
tear, before the sides. 1t will out
wear two ordinary sheets.
We control the sale of this Sheet
in Washington.
Sizes:
54xoo inches, Sc. each.
63Xoo inches, 6oc. each.
63No0 inches, 65c. each.
'72N0O inches, Csc. each.
72x00 inches, 7sc. each.
SIxoo inches, 75c. each.
SINoo inches, Soc. each.
ooNoo inches, Soc. each.
oox0o inches, 85c. each.
oOxIo8 inches, csc. each.
Second floor, Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
Fruit Jar Special.

We offer lot of Mason's best
Machine-made Fruit Jars, in pint
and quart sizes only. Made of pure
white glass and free from rough
edges.
Pint size, dozen. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4SC.
Quart s,.e, dozen. ........... soc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
Sizes:
Uph01ster Goods.

Lace Curtains, Draperies, Hang
ings, Wall Coverings, Portieres,
Couches, Window Shades, etc. New
fall goods at attractive prices.
Extra Heavy Mercerized Portieres. with tops
heavily frnged.
$40 and So. 20 A Dair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
SHOOTING STARS.
A Difference.

"She uses slang!" said the cultured young
woman in a tone Of deep disapproval.
THAT isn't the worst of It," answered
Miss Cayenne. "She uses slang that hasn't
yet received the sanction Of smart society,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08

Some people falls said Uncle Eben,
because dey tries to eat de persimmon
befo' it's ripe, an some because dey lets
1t lay aroun' till it's no good"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
$I.oo to 5000 a paii'.

We have Just placed sale line of Not
tingham Curtains, in new, rich and handsome eff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
Csc. per Outfit.
Coal Hold Sets.

One lot of Coal Hold Sets, con-
sisting of I 15-inch .Japanned coal
bod, long-handled black Japanned
coal shovel and I cold-handled
nickel stove lid litter.
Doc. ner Outfit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
Scrubbing Day Outfits.

One lot of Scrubbing Day Out
fits, consisting of I painted scrub
pail, I fiber scrub brush, imported
scrub cloth and 2 cakes of scrubbing
soap.
Sic. Der Outfit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08

From tns naltimoia ImAtlcan.

The unspeakable Turk grows unspeakablY
more unspeakables
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
Fall
Toilet Sets.

We have just opened Our first fall
shipment of daintily decorated Toilet
Sets, and invite an inspection of our
more than one hundred different
patterns.
Special attention is called to the
unusual value we are offering in full
Jar Sets, in five choice decorations,
and with stippled gold edges.
$500 per Set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
Housekeeping
Supplies.

Housekeeping
Supplies.
Table, Bed and Toilet Linens,
Comfortables, Sheets, Pillow and
Bolster Slips, Spreads, etc.
A great ingathering of House
keeping Supplies, affording an OPP
portunity to- secure goods for all
housekeeping purposes at very spe-
cial prices.
Table Linens.
Bleached Scotch Damask Table
Cloths, with Napkins to matcll-ex-
cellent quality and attractive pat
terms.
2x2 yards, $40 each.
2x2H yards, $500 each.
2x3 yards, $500 each.
22-inch Napkins to match, $500 doz.
81 Napkins to match, $3.50 doz.
Silver Bleached German Table Damask-made Of
the highest grade of fax; II inches wide.
Special price, $I.oo yard.
IS Napkins to match, $500 doz.
Crashes.
Brown Linen Towelings.
Sc, &C., &c. to I5c. per yard.
Bleached Linen Towelings.
Ioc., I2ac. to nc. per yard.
Linen Glass Towengs. checks and stripes
I2Rc. and I5e. per yard.
Made=Up Towels.
All grades Glass, Tea, Dish, Pam
try and Roller Towels, hemmed and
ready for use.
$I.5o to $500 per dozen.
1sx37h-inch Hemmed Huckaback Towels.
I2Ac. each. $I.5o dozen.
Roller Towels.
3TbC to exc each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
.ade=Up Towels.

All grades Glass, Tea, Dish, Pam
try and Roller Towels, hemmed and
ready for use.
$I.5o to $500 per dozen.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

Captain Peary and others who have
tested the climate at Cape Hecla, Cape
Sabine, Fort Conger, Cape Jesup, etc.
Whoinvented the first Monitor John
Ericsson, a Scandinavian.
And whom has the sailing master of
today to thank for his knowledge in
guiding his ship over the seven seas +?
Tycho Brahe, Scandinavian.
I am proud to own that Americans
are ahead of all other nations in most
everything, but at sailors I draw the
line (unless descendants of Scandinavia
ans.) And why? What makes an In
dian so fleet of foot? Because he is
born and bred to it. Why is a blue
grass racer faster and superior to a
blue-blooded Arabian? Because he is
born and bred to it. And could name
a score or more similar products, with
the same reason and results.
The Scandinavian is born and bred
to it, and that is why he excels as a
sailor. "Licked into shape by Ameri-
cans" forsooth! Go to night school,
Sinbad, and learn that the Scandinavia
ans have scuttled more about sailing
than all other nations have been able
to pick up for ballast, and they don't
need to put pumphandle on them
for information. A man-o'-war doesn't
need sailors, being steam vessel, but
if Uncle Sam had his way and could
get them, he would man every ship
of his navy with Scandinavian sailors
after first making them American citi-
zens.
Whether the crew of the Reliance
were Scandinavians or not, am unable
to state, but am certain that 'some
fool of landlubbering editor" las our
worthy sailor-gardener puts it) has
better chance to back his state
ments than our friend Sinbad, too
heavily handicapped. Also, if my
memory serves me true, some five or
six years ago, Scandinavian captain
and crew manned the winning boat,
and were imported at that. If we had
to build boat, which first had to cross
the Atlantic Ocean before being quail
fed to enter championship race, me-
thinks Sir Thomas Upton would have
got the worth of his money-tho he is
not bad loser. at that. ABA DAB.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

entirely blank, it is gone from our
reach and there can be nothing pleas
ant nor is anything gained in reciting
the past and giving the details as TO
why we are here. We should take ad-
vantage of all our holidays by leading
the thoughts of others away from ev-
erything that is depressing and encour-
aging hopes for brighter future.
If the writer is ever again approached
by one of these hard luck fiends he will
meet with mighty freezing reception.
1t would be good idea if all those
who are bent on enjoying themselves
were furnished with badge with these
words: "Tell your troubles to the po-
lice, have troubles of my own. Don't
tell me yours" At any rate, in the fu-
ture let us all sit down on him and en-
deavor to exterminate the pest.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
relieve you of your money.

relieve you of your money.
And how will it end? You don't
know. You can't even guess. You
are not a prophet. Nor are you a son
of prophet. Looking over the his
tory of your ancestors you find there
has been no prophet among them since
certain Jonah, in fit of divine fury,
swallowed whale, and shortly after
ward died from an attack of acute in
digestion. This happened Ill genera
tions ago. The spirit of prophecy has
become extinct in your family. Zoo
much whale is no more conducive to a
smooth and clear flow of prophecy
than is too much hog, or too much corn
juice. But that needn't give you any
concern. You know from the expert
ences of the past that it is utterly fool
ish to build on the future. And know
ing yourself pretty well, you know you
are bound to make a fool of yourself
sooner or later. So don't try to fool
yourself. Nor lie to yourself. Nor be
dishonest to yourself. Such things
may be excusable in your dealings with
your fellow men, there is indeed, some
ground for the belief that such pecca-
dillos, IN our present state of society,
are necessary means of self-preserva-
tion. But whenever you reach the
time when you think you can kid your
self, or can afford to be dishonest to
yourself, you will have become a fool
indeed, and hopeless fool at that.
Sorehead, old fellow, upon reflection
you must own you are in a confounded
precarious situation. The chances are
about SO to some designing, preda-
ceous, unscrupulous female will lead
you to the alter, and rob you of your
happiness for all time to come. Such
things have been done, and may be done
again. And you are about plucking
ripe for some such fate. HUH 1t
makes you shudder even to think of it.
You would indeed have been happier
had you never been born. You had
better 60 down to Kelly's place and
take a few drops to restore your
equanimity. But don't take along
more money than will pay for your
customary dose of restorative. It's
foolish to lay yourself open to the
temptation of treating the boys.
5599.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
Apropos Sailors.

7 NOTICE in THE MIRROR of Sep
tember 10th that Sinbad takes
whack at Scandinavian sailors
'God save the mark" as he puts
it. Now, for tar who claims to have
sailed all around the globe time and
again, to show such ignorance (or
prejudice) towards race, or peoples,
whom all the world acknowledges to
be peers of all sailors, is, to say the
least, very narrow-minded.
Who sailed the seas and roamed over
the great Atlantic ocean ahead of all
other people? The Scandinavians.
Their feats on land and water have
come down to us in sagas and history,
and callous indeed must be the mortal
who is not stirred by the deeds of
valor performed by the old Vikings on
their unlocked boats.
Who discovered America? The
Norsemen of old, which has been
proven by lately discovered mounds to
the satisfaction of the Smithsonian
Institute-tho Columbus got the credit
for it.
Who first made the Northeast passage
through Behring straits? A Scandina-
Wan. For tho Baron Nordenskiold
was born q Finn, he was a subject of
King Oscar Ii. since early boyhood,
and his captain and crew were Scandi-
navians. That it was no little exploit
can be testified to by General Melville,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
Comparisons.

No wild bird ever sang so sweet
That some who listened would not say
It's melody could not compete
With music of another day.
And when future Summer glows
And present joys are far away!
Wen love the song and kiss the rose
That all unheeded pass today.
So when grave sages bid the throng
Beware of modern joys, L vow
I'll heed him not, but bless the song
That comes to cheer me here and now.
Washington Star
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
Firing II Salute.

"On one of Uncle Sans warships
once," said a naval officer, "we had en-
listed among our able seamen two
Irishmen, Mike and Barney. They had
come aboard three days after they had
landed in the country, but they learned
some things SO quickly that they had
acquired very definite idea of the
meaning of the Fourth of July long be-
fore the day arrived, which was some
thing like month after we had sailed
on our cruise. 1t chanced tn t the two
were on an early morning watch to-
gether when Independence Day dawned,
and they began at once to plan for its
proper welcome. They seemed to real
ize, you see, that there was necessity
for an unusual display of patriotism.
"Barney suggested they fire a salute
from one of the forward eight pound
ers, but Mike feared that would rouse
the entire ship. 'Niver moind,' an
swered Barney. DO ye hold bucket
feminist the muzzle, an twill deaden
the sound And three minutes later
that gun went off with such roar as
brought every man of the crew out of
the midst of peaceful dreams.
81 sent for Barney. Now, my man,
said I, tell me everything
'Sure,' he faltered, lit was only bit
Nv CELEBRATION because of our indipin-
dence'
"sAnd where's Mikep' demanded.
Captain, dear he groaned, 'he wint
afther bucket NV wather, an if he
comes back as quick as he wint he's
due roight now"
And then the officer closed his story
with the simple statement, "But Mike
was never recovered."-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
of Mr..
Sorehead Cynicus

q OREHEAD, old boy. you'd bet
ter retire to some quiet corner
~ for awhile and hold a little con-
fab with yourself. Just try to
realize your situation: an old eccen-
trio uncle of yours, who died a short
time ago in Dawson City, has lett you
a million or two because, according
to his cross-eyed way of looking
at things, you are the meanest, and
most worthless of all his nephews.
The old driviler! You mean? Bah!
He had wheels in his head, that's what
allied him! But you had better not
speak of his wheels to living soul;
some of your loving relations might
hear of it and contest the will-in
which case the money would 60 to the
lawyers, of course. But smile, Sore
head, smile! Laugh, Cynicus, laugh!
Roar, Sorehead Cynicus-Mr. Sorehead
Cynicus-roar, shout, shrek with mirth,
you cantankerous old dog, you concen-
trated lump of-of-hm! may old Nick
fly away with me if 1 know what you
are concentrated lump of.
But it really doesn't matter. You
have good grounds to be exuberantly
hilarious. A short time ago old Brown,
and others of his stripe, clamored
mornings, moons and evenings for pay
ment of trifiing sums you owed them;
now they fall down before you and off
er incense of f1attery, and with abject
servility beg you to borrow money from
them-at 10 per cent per month! A
few months ago all your friends, and
relations, and casual acquaintances,
spoke of you in terms of opprobrium-
fool, idler, dreamer, dangerous fel-
low-these were the mildest appel
lations hurled at your defenceless
head. And today? These same friends,
etc, whenever they meet you extend
to you the glad hand; vie with each
other to do you honor; fawn upon you;
grovel in the dust before you; and con-
slider themselves honored if you but
nod your head at them! Formerly,
when you looked at a girl of marri-
ageable age, and her mother caught
you at it, she would admonish her darl-
ing never to notice such disreputable
fellow like you, who had such queer
notions in his head. And now? Why,
even the section foreman's lady, who
in her exalted position as wife of a
representative of the great N. G. r. R.
Co. had been particularly mordacious
in her withering denunciations of you,
now openly admits you have your good
points, and could, under proper man
agement, be transformed into q model
husband! What world! You had
better soak your bump of combative-
ness before you 60 fighting mad, and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
The Hard Luck Fiend.

<HE human family is divided in
to many classes, but there are
two in particular whose repre-
sentatives we meet in this in
situation On every holiday. They are
those who are always trying to impart
eheerfulness to their fellow inmates
and the fiends with never ending tale
of woe. The former I am always on
the lookout for. He helps us to enjoy
the day. The latter, we'll 1 usually
spent good part of the day in trying
to dodge him. We have all met him.
This individual is born with the blues
and he is only happy when making
others blue. Like froth or scum that
rises from the water, he appears in all
his glory and abuses his privileges and
opportunities by unloading his doleful
tales on all who are good natured
enough to listen. If he finds you chat
ting gaily with a few cheerful members
of the colony, he walks up and breaks
in with hard luck story and insists on
your sharing all his troubles. Joys he
has none, and he resents it's appearance
In the expressions of others. We not
only get his story by word of mouth,
but he invariably produces package
of letters for our perusal, proving that
he is much abused person.
This is probably common expert
ence, at the same time the writer has
always been specially favored by these
sharks and there must be something
about my appearance which attracts
the hypochondriac. No less than sew
enteen of them, nearly all strangers,
have picked me out as a mark and in
trying to avoid their company have
developed lodging propensities enough
TO evade the most persistent bill COL
3ector.
How much better if these men would
employ their minds on something that
tends to better the future and not be
continually harping about present con-
litions! How much better If they
would affect a cheerful mien and meet
rs with a smile and not frown. 1t is
said that cheerfulness and blues are
contagious, and the truth of this state
ment has never been demonstrated to
me more plainly than it has within
these walls. 1t matters not in what
circumstances we find ourselves, we
can always say something to brighten
in ho
hearts of Others We might compare
our lot with that of others and find
that we have much to be thankful for.
We need only look at the bright side of
shings to see that "every cloud has a
silver lining"
This is what we should all do on hol-
idays. Instead, we run into a lot Of
jays whose only mission is to impart a
dose of the blues. Their tales are de-
pressing and readily call to mind our
own cares and worries, which for the
time we are trying to forget. Holidays
are given US in order that we may en-
10y ourselves as we'll as circumstances
permit and to this end we should elm
mate the past and make up our minds
that for the present we will carry
around an expression of cheerfulness.
Our troubles can have no possible in
terest for the other fellow. We should
remember that in all probability he has
plenty of his own, altho he is charita-
BILE enough to keep them to himself.
1t matters not how we got here, how
many blurs we have made on the fair
page, or how many pages we have left
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17

Invalid understand it is quite dry
out here?
Broncho William-Dry? Why stran-
ger, it's SO dry here that the rain is
wet only on one side.-New York
Times.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
Crossing the Bar.

Sunset nnd evening star,
And one clear call for me!
Amt may there be no moaning of the bar.
When put out to sea,
But suc', t,e as moving seems asleep,
Too iull for sound and foam,
When thatw drew from out the ooundless
deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may thers be no sadness of farewell,
When embark;
For tho from out our bourne of time and place
The flood may bear me far,
hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
Lord Tennyson.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-09-17
che RiQbt Kind Of a Eetter.
st. Paul, Sept. 5. 1903.

st. Paul, Sept. 5, 1903.
Editor Prison Mirror,
Dear Sir:-Find enclosed Five Dol.
lars ($5) to pay subscription to Mir
rOr. Yours Is the brightest. clean
est, most truth-telI1ng Mirror that
we have looked into since we be.
gan to shave.
Very truly yours,
J.. #. Mcclure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-27
Stampede from a Car.

There was considerable excitement at
the intersection of King and Royal
streets this afternoon as the 2:46 train
for Washington was rounding the curve
running from Royal to King street. The
trolley wire became detached from the
guys and fell alongside one of the cars,
making a startling report. Screams
from the lady passengers folio Led, and
there was an immediate stampede from
the train. Some of the female passen-
gers did not stop upon reaching the
street, but rushed into stores. There
proved to be no real danger, however,
and the wire having been secured the
train proceeded on its way. A large
crowd was attracted by the accident.