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mo, don't want to do that. I
don't want to be indebted to anybody"
But it's pity to let the chance slip,
from a feeling of that Sort" she urged.
Besides there's nobody in our family
who ever had such q lot Of money to
spare said Jeremy, descending TO the
practical. He sighed too, and achnCWl-
edged the first check to his ardent
hopes, the first disillusionment, in the
words: II must wait" When a man
says that he must wait. he has begun
to know something of the world. The
lesson that often he must wait In vain
remains behind.
But / shall find out some way" he
went on (the second lesson still un-
learned). I've got a fortnight to give
my answer in. They'll keep 1t open for
me till then"
Eva came in, with her large learning
eyes, and her early charming girls
wonder at the strength and cleverness
OF the young men she liked. In a very
few minutes Jeremy was confident and
gay, telling her how he had the pros
pect of a partnership in quite a little
while. Oh, yes, a junior partnership,
of course, and a minor share. But it
ought to be worth four or five hundred
year anyhow-yes. to start with.
And what 1t might come to-in vigor-
Gus hands, with new blood, new in
tellect, new energy-well, nobody could
tell. Mr.. Thrale's casks and watts were
not really-as a potentiality of growing
rich beyond the dreams of avarice-
comparable to Jeremy's vats and NOR
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CHAPTER XIV.
For His Love and His Quarrel.

For His Love and His Quarrel.
Jeremy Chiddingfold had established
himself in London greatly to his sat
isfaction. He had hired a bedroom in
Ebury street. an attic, and had made
friends with one Alec Turner, a jour
nalist, who lodged in the same house.
Alec Turner took him often to the Met
ropOlitan Radical Club. and had pro-
posed him for membership. Here he
could eat at moderate charges, play
chess, smoke and argue about all
things in heaven assuming heaven)
and earth (Which, anyhow. was full of
matter for argument). And at Ebury
street he was not only within easy
reach of the Imasons in Sloane street,
but equally well in touch with the Sell
fords in Eccleston square, and the
Raymores in Buckingham gate. A
third-class on the Underground Rail-
way from Victoria carried him to Liv-
erpooi street, whence he proceeded to
the dyeing works near Romford in
Essex. For the dyeing works project
was taking shape. Jeremy had been
down to Romford several times to look
around and see what the processes
were like. He had dige$ted the article
on dyeing OF the Encyclopaedia Brit
annica, and had possessed himself of
the Dictionary OF Dyeing" and the
Manual of Dyeing." His talk both
at the Metropolitan Radical Club and
at the houses he frequented was full
Of the learning and the terminology
Of dyeing-things you dyed. and
things you dyed the things with,
and the things you did IL in, and
so forth. He fascinated Eva Ray
more by referring airily (and at this
stage somewhat r1iscsllaneously) to
warm vats. and eopDerzss and lime
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wind, and seemed to blow the dust out
of the place. Mrs. Raymore, above all.
welcomed him. He went straight to
her heart; she was for ever comparing
and contrasting him with her own boy
SO far away-and only just the newt
able little to his disadvantage. Jeremy,
IN his turn, though unconsciously, loved
the atmosphere of the Raymores house
tho abiding sense of trouble, hard to
bear but bravely borne, and the close
ness Of heart, the intimacy of love
which it had brought Being at the
Selfords' amdsed him; but being at the
Raymores' did more than that.
And what of his broken heart? Anna
Selford had heard the story and asked
him once in her mocking way
You seem so very cheerful Mr..
Chiddingfoldi" said she
Jeremy explained with dignity. His
heart was not broken: it had merely
been wounded. Not only did he con-
slider it his, and any mans, duty to be
cheerful, but as a fact he found no diff
ficulty in being cheerful, occupied as
he was with the work of life, and sus-
tanned by a firm purpose and an un-
shaken reserve.
"Only don't care to talk about it,"
he added, by which he meant, really,
that he did not care to talk about it to
persons of a satirical turn. Mrs. Ray
more could get him to talk about it
very freely, while to Eva he would
sometimes usually for short times) be
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so moody and melancholy as to excite
an interest of a distinctly sentimental
nature. 1t is to be feared that, like
most lovers, Jeremy was not above a
bit of posing now and then. He was
having a very full and happy life, and,
without noticing the fact. began grad
ually to be more patient about the
riches and the fame.
None the less. affairs were in train.
Selford's working partners were dis
posed to be complaisant about Jeremy
and the dyeing works; they were will
ing to oblige Selford, and found them
selves favorably impressed by the
young man himself But business is
business. They could give him a pit
tance forever, no doubt. If he wanted
that very thing-an opening-other
considerations came to the front. Good
openings are not lightly given away.
In fine, Jeremy could come and try
his hand at a nominal salary If he
proved his aptitude, they would be will
ing to have him for a junior partner;
but in that case he must put five thou
sand pounds into the business The
sum was not a large one to ask, they
said: and with all their good opinion
of Jeremy and all their desire to oblige
Selford. they could not, in justice to
themselves, their wives, and their
families put the figure any lower.
1t was rather a shock to Jeremy, this
first practical illustration of the per-
vading truth that in order to get money
you must have some first. He might
give all he had in the world, and not
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realize five thousand pounds. He went
to tea at the Raymores' that evening
with his spirits dashed. He had con-
suited Alec Turner, but that young
man had only whistled, implying there
by that Jeremy might whistle for the
money too. The journalistic tempera-
ment was not, Jeremy felt, naturally
sympathetic: so he laid the question
before Mrs. Raymore.
To her it was the opening of the
sluice-gates She was full of maternal
love, damned I'D by distance and abb
sence She was tender and affectionate
toward Eva, but her love for her
daughter was pale and weak beside her
feeling for her only son; and now a
portion of the flow meant for far-off
Charley was diverted to Jeremy. She
loved and could have wept over his
brave simplicity, his sincere question as
to how he could speedily make five
thousand pounds. He was not fool;
he knew he could not break the bank
at Monte Carlo, or write q play or
novel, or get the desired sum thereby IL
he did; but he had the great folly
which clings to men older than he was
the belief that blind impartial for
tune may show special divine favor.
ate Raymore smiled and sighed.
Have you no friends who would
guarantee it-who would advance It:
You could pay interest, and pay off the
capital gradually" she suggested
That was not at all Jeremy's idea.
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looked open eyed at the pleasure she
had won and at the ruin it had made.
She saw these things clearly as she sat
sleepless through the night. And when
she watched her husband start for his
work the next morning, though he had
told her nothing, though not word
had passed between them. she knew
well that Caylesham's check was in
his pocket and would find its way to
the bank that day. John would have
his salvation-with or without it's price.
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shaws disposal had not caused him
serious inconvenience, but it had en-
tailed q little contriving. To lay out
another five thousand in Jeremy's SER
vice would involve more cOntriving,
and the return of the money rested, Of
necessity, in a distant and contingent
future. Nevertheless, when Kate Ray
more uggeted that the happiness
of life should be secured,
he found the proposition attractive.
He was a man lavish of money and
appreciative of all the various pleas
ures of giving it away-both those of
a more and those of a less self-regard-
ing order. He enjoyed both the delight
of the recipient and the sense of his
own generosity and his own power. He
would like Jeremy to be indebted TO
him for the happiness Of his hfe-of'
course that was an exaggerated way OF
putting ii, but 1t was telling ex-
aggeration. He also liked Jeremy very
much for his own sake. And it would
be altogether a handsome thing to do
under present circumstances a pecu-
liarly handsome thing For Sibylla had
left him and gone down to Milldean. ac-
companied by the boy, without a word
of friendship or a hint of reconcilia-
ton; and Jeremys welfare was very
dear to his sister. To help Jeremy, and
thereby prepare for her the pleasure
of seeing Jeremy prosper, to do this
secretly, to have II as a private merit
and a hidden claim on her, was an idea
which appealed strongly to Grantley.
In his imaginings she was TO discover
what he had done in the future, but
not till after their reconciliation. Would
it not have an effect then? One effect
il was to have was, in plain words, to
make Sibylla feel ashamed; but Grant
ley did not put il so simply or so max
edly as that-that would have been to
recognize the action as almost pure
revenge. He blinked that side Of it,
and gave prominence to the other sides.
But that side was there among the
rest; and he would suffer wrong at
her hands with the more endurance
the greater were the obligations she
was under to him. His love for her
and his quarrel withoher Joined hands
to urge him. Commanding Kate Ray
more to respect his desire for secrecy,
he undertook to consider the matter.
But his mind was really made. up; and
since the thing was to be done. it
should be done literally and splendid
ly. He had lent his money to Fan
shaw, as Caylesham had surmised,
with very satisfactory prospect of re-
payment; to Jeremy he was ready to
lend II on no security, careless about re-
payment, because he loved Sibylla and
because he had so grievous a quarrel
against her. 1t was all a part OF his
broad and consistent plan Of conquer
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TO CHANGE AUTHORITY
OVER LOCAL HOSPITALS.
Board of Charities May Be Relieved of
Supervision Over Three import
ant Institutions.

According to the provisions Of a bill
introduced in the Senate by Mr. Gal
linger. a change of authority over three
important local institutions is planned
The purpose Of the bill is TO transfer
from the Board of Charities to the Sec
retary of the Interior the supervision
of the Government Hospital for the In
sane. Freedman's Hospital and Asylum
and the Washington Hospital for
Foundlings The bill is TO amend the
act approved June 6. 1900. creating such
board.
1t is intended to give the Secretary of
the Interior exclusive supervision over
all the institutions named. and the dis
bursement of all appropriations for
them. subject to the laws of Congress
The Commissioners of the District are
authorized by the proposed bill TO enter
into contract with the Secretary of the
Interior for the care, at a reasonable
rate per capita, of all persons from the
District of Columbia to be treated in
the Freedmans Hospital and Asylum
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DESERT PLANTS SOURCE
OF DRINKING WATER

Desert Plants as a Source of Drink
ing Water" by F. w. Coville. was the
subject of the principal lecture before
the Biological Society of Washington
at the Cosmos Club, last night
Mr. Coville is an expert on subma-
rine plants as well as those of the
desert. He described an interesting list
of desert plants which store up water.
and illustrated the most important
species with lantern slides.
Death Gulch in the Yellowstone
Park was the subject OF an illustrated
paper by V. x. Chestnut
IAN Exogenous Palm From Guate,
mala" was the subject of o. F. Cook. in
which he gave Illustrations OF a new
plant from that country.
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Clh5enS Ask Police
To Stop Stone Battles

squares distant from the nearest school
building. and is out of view of any
school. and. consequently. out of the
jurisdiction of the janitors of the schools
The beats of the patrolmen in this
precinct says the lieutenant ARE
large, and on each days beat there
are at least two schools which require
the attention Of the policemen in order
to carry out the instructions of the ma
jor and superintendent to have police
man present before the taking in of
school. during recess, and at the clos
ing of the session. Consequently. the
officer is obliged to divide his time
among the schools.
Has Names of Boys
I have obtained the names of all the
boys who were engaged in the stone
battle of December 8, but have taken no
further action than to notify the parents
of the boys who participated. so that
they could caution them not to engage
in the dangerous practice of throwing
missiles. particularly at the place where
the Edwards boy was killed
Lieutenant Daley says that he has in
structed the officers to give as much
attention as possible to the neighbor-
hood where the stone battles occurred.
in order to prevent recurrence of the
fight
In accordance with an Endorsement on
the papers by Commissioner West the
petitioners will be informed that their
complaint has been given careful atten-
tion by the police department; that an
officer In citizen dress has been detail
ed 10 patrol the locality where the mis-
sile throwing occurred. and that every
effort will be made in the future to pre-
vent a recurrence of this dangerous
snort
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Eagle Sewing Silk. 100
yard spools. equal TO US
ual lOc silks; sale price.
spool --..-............5 &c
Tomato Pin Cushions.
two sizes, large; sale
price -................ &c
Cotton Sheet Wadding.
white or gray, 2 sheets
LOT ......-.-....-.. DC
Antiseptic Hose Sup
porters;a IN special sizes
for women; misses, and
children; sale price.
pair ..-.....-....... sc
The "set we'll" Folding
and Locking Coat Hang
ers. Sale price. .1Oc
King Cotton Batting. /
10. bats; regular 10c. Sale
price, 3 bats for. 25c
Blonde and Black P. F.
z. Dress Bone
Tin. Sin. Gin.
long. long. long.
Dozen. &c nc Sc
CoDgdon Patent Cow
cred Tip Shoe Laces;
regularly sc a pair. Sale,
pair ......-..-. Jlac
Queen Stocking Darn
ers. Sale price-.......Sc
Strawberry Emeries; sc
regularly. Sale.........4c
Kann's High-grade Steel
Scissors; grade No. IL
lengths S1R to 6 inches.
Each in leatherette case.
Sale price. a pair. .25c
Children's Knee Pro-
tectors; regular 25c;
Saie. .-.--..-- .--..-...-....-. loc
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Small Boy Killed While on
the Retreat.
RACE WAR BETWEEN YOUTHS
Policeman IN Citizen Clothes Now
Patrols Locality to Prevent
Further Hostilities.

'Stone battles between white boys
attending Hayes School. and negro boys
attending the Logan School in the
vicinity Of l and Fourth Streets north
east. was the subject discussed by
Major Sylvester yesterday afternoon in
comprehensive report submitted to
the District Commissioners.
ON December 3 last, while retreating
in one of these stone battles" the
small son of d. ]. Edwards. of 515 NJ
Street northeast. was killed by an en-
gine on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks
communication, signed by the par
ents Of the boy and many other resi-
dents in the vicinity. was forwarded
TO the District Commissioners. calling
attention to the stone battles. and urg-
ing the authorities to put a stop TO the
practice Immediately. The communica-
tion set forth that the white boys were
wont to attack the negro boys with
stones. subjecting not only the boys
but passers-by to danger.
can Isolated Case"
Policeman Browne, Of the Ninth pre-
cinct. made an investigation and reports
the battles are not of frequent occur
renee. He says he visited the schools
several times and observed no dis
order. The policeman further reports
that last September white and negro
boys were engaged in stone battle in
Patterson field, near Sixth Street and
Florida Avenue northeast The trouble. he
learned, was precipitated by a negro
youth about fourteen years of age,
who overturned a wheelbarrow full of
wood in charge of white boy of about
the same age. Since that time the
officer reports, a feeling has existed
which led up to the stone battle of
December g.
Lieutenant Daley in reporting to Major
sylvester says that the point where the
stone battle occurred is more than two
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NO ~JAIL" CASES.

No Jail" cases are set for trial in
either branch of the District Criminal
Court next week Justice Pritchard will
be occupied in Division No. l with the
trial Of the first of the Postoffice cases.
and Justice Wright, who is assigned
to Criminal Court No. 2. will take up the
trial OF cases appealed from justices
Of the peace.
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BeliIngs, csI .,
Bones, and Se-...
Bindings.

White Cotton Bone cas-
ing, silk stitched, 9 yds.,
sale price. &c
Fancy silk stitched
Bone Casing, usual zoe;
sale price......--....12 .12Ikc
Silk double serge Dress
Betting. 75c grade; sale
price, piece. ce.............5 .59c
X an ms silk taffeta
Seam Binding:
Grade No. 1-Piece. 7c;
doz. pieces.............15c .15c
Grade No. a Piece.
lZ19c; dozen............n. %
Fayarite dressmaker's
Velveteen Binding. IM in.
wide; a yard, sc; doz.
yards ...-..--.......50c soc
Prussia Seam Binding.
realite brand. piece. lie:
uozen --------..--..-. .15
Cotton collar Bestabone
sale price. doz. yds. -. 42c
Serge Bestabone. white,
black, and drab. Sale
price. doz. yds. dc
Warren cotton Feather
bone. doz. yds. sale. SAC
c. y. & c. Mohair Bind
ing. black and colors. l0c,
grade. Sale. SC
Select velveteen binding
15c grade. Sale only. .I21zc
Nickel-plated SAFETY
Pins; no better made.
Size .............l 2 3
Dozen ...........2c 215c &c
Best Machine oil, dozen
bottles. Sale price. on
ly ............ .1Sc
Rubber Sheeting. q ID.
wide. 25c; / yd. wide. =. .29c
Good grade Scissors.
Sale price. pair....,....lOc
N. p. u. solid head
mourning pins; regular &c
box; sale. 2 for. &c
New Dip Puff Comb;
produces the very latest
French Dip Pompadour;
in imitation shell and am
ber: sale price. .23c
Woven Initials; 36 to
package; regular sc;
sale. Acknowledgement. &c
Corset Clasps, 1-inch
steel back. SC grade. SC
Asbestus Iron Hold
ers; sale price, each. &c
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Hooks, Eyes, Pins
and Fasteners.

Lion Brand Hooks and
Eyes, 2 dozen to a card ;
o cards. .---.---..- &C
Granger Combination
Hook and Invisible Eyes.
best brass. warranted not
10 rust; regular 10c. Sale.
caro- d--------------- &c
keystone Spring Hook
and Eye. best brass wire.
not 70 be had elsewhere /:
regular, card. &c. Sale, 2
cards --------.-.-... .5c
Granger Invisible Eyes,
fit any hook; regular sc.
Sale, 3 cards. -. .10c
Adamantine Dressmak-
ers' Pins, Sale price, 6
papers ................. &c
Cling Socket Garment
Fastener. made to fill the
demand for a superior
fastener that will stay
fastened: sole agency for
Washington; regular 15c
dozen. Sale. 1212c
Clinton Safety Pins
Size go. 0 90 l 2 8
-
Sale price
doz. SIC 31ac 4c &c &c
Mourning Pins, glass
heads. Sale price. 6 box
es fOr......-...-.-....- sc
Gem. Ne PLUS Ultra
Pins. $50 to paper. solid
heads. needle points: reg
ular sc Sale, 3 papers. .l0c
National Pin Book, sc
regular. Sale 2 for. -. sc
Beauty Pin Book: Sc
regular. Sale. sc
Belt Pins. jet. 60 TO a
paper; regular sc. Pa
per .............-... &c
The Pin Watch, NeuSS'
Best Pins, sc value. ....2c
The Improved Sanitary
Puff. Comb: new extra
high roll; sale price. spe-
cial .-......-..--. --23c
Patent Non-twist Eng
lish tape; 6 pieces 70 a
bundle: sale price. bun
die ..............
The new Magic Hair
Curler: no heated irons
needed; curls in 10 10 Is
minutes: six in a box;
sale price. ...........2 .2lc
Hair Rolls. or Rats; s. 10.
or u inches long. Choice.
each ...........-.... &c
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Corset and Shoe
Laces.


Tubular Shoe Iaces.
heavy, choice of 3 lengths,
regular sc dozen; sale
price. only 3 dozen for. 10c
Elastic Corset Laces.
Sale price. each. ..Ic
Silk Corset Laces. 8
yards long: all colors;
sale price. pair. .1Sc
Silver cased Thimbles,
1Oc grade. Sale price.
each -......-.-....-.---..Ic
Our own importation,
superior quality steel,
kept sharpened for one
year free. Sale price. .i9c
The High-roller Puff
Comb. makes high and
puffy pompadour roll;
regularly, 1Sc. Sale price.
Only- --.--...s-...... .,..lOc
Astoria S h ell Pun
Combs; extra large size.
sale .------.---.--.- sc
Job lot OF 1900 Shell Side
Combs. that sell regular
ly at 15c, 19c, and 25c; on
sale tomorrow. and while
they last at, EACH. .l0c
Chinese Ironing Wax.
wood handle: sale. three
Tor. &c
Strong, durable Alumni
um Thimbles. > for.....1c
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4-inch Kid Curriers': a
dozen; sale price.......2c
Pin Cubes. black and
assorted colors; sale
price .----.-.--...-.- &C
Pen Knives. Sale
price ...-......-.- .lOc
Kerr'S Pure Luster
Twist-a perfect substi-
tute for silk. 30O-yard
spOOls. lOc
High grade Nickeled
Shears; brass bolt and
nut: ball bearing; tried
steel. Sale price. ..19c
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seaboard Florida Limited.

Handsomest and quickest train 10
Jacksonville, St Augustine, and all In
termediate resorts, will commence run
ming January IL. For resort matter in
uuire 1421 Pa. ave.
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Silk-finish Brush Skirt
Binding. regularly sc and
&c a yard; sale price, a
yard ...................2 &c
Waist Bestabone. I'm
white. black. drab; sale
price. a doZ. yards. ....47c
Kinsey & kinsey Long
Waist. Formers
1903 style, sale price. sc
1904 style, sale price. .15c
Zinc Machine Oilers.
regular &c; sale price. .4c
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Tapes and Tape
Measures.

White Cotton Tape.
"a yards. Sale price. sc
English Twiued Tape,
blue label brand, u yards,
Il, q, anG - inches
wide. Sale price, piece. sc
Is. q. and Is inches
wide. Sal1 price.....Sc
English Twilled Tape.
lO-yard pieces, Il. Is, Y
and Is inch...........,.,.. sc
Bias Seam Tape. u
yds. a piece. Sale price .10c
Sateen Tape Measures,
60 inches. stitched,
tipped ....,....l0c and 5C
Spring Tape Measures:
sale price. each 10c
aAiu .-..-...-.. &C
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
Needles Hand and
Machine.

Needle book containing
the following:
4 paper sewing needles,
l wool darner.
silk darner.
carpet needle.
! steel bodkin.
! cotton darner.
l button needle.
! basting needle.
Complete during this
sale, only. y...............2c
Smiths English Needles.
Sale price. paper..2c
Machine Needles. all
makes. Sale price,
paper ...-..-........... -Z12c
Darning Needles. Sale
price, paper.....-.......2c &c
Gold Eye Needles. 25 to
a paper. Sale price, pa
Pei s-.-.----. &c
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s1.as to Baltimore ana Return Every

Saturday and Sunday. via b. &. o. r. r.
All trains both ways, both days. except
Royal Limited. leaving Washington 3,
and Baltimore 7:55 D. m.
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Special Prices at Guides.
'eRoyal Limited for New York.

Fine large Carnations. soc dozen, and
Roses, all colOrs. at 81 dozen. 1924 f.
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Sewing S TX, Thread
and Crochet Cotton.

Silkateen Crochet Cot
ton; choice all colors,
sale price, 3 balls. .10c
Climax Sewing and Ma
chine Silk, black only.
Sale, spool.
Brainard & Armstrong
] or. Black Waist Silk.
sale, DoX---.-..-...-.....l .lOc
French Basting Cotton
large spOOls; white only.
Sale, 3 spOOls. s.--..-...2c PC
John ]. Clark 2OO-yard
Machine Cotton. Sale,
spool ..................2c &c
New Home Linen-fin-
ished Thread. 6 spools
Tor .--.............. DC
Grover Spool Cotton,
200 yards. for hand-sew-
ing. 3 spools for.........5c
Kings 5OO-yard Sewing
Cotton. 3 spools for. .iOc
Kings 2OO-yard spools
Sewing Cotton. Sale. a
spool ...................11sc
Mercerized Crochet Cot
ton, for art needleWork.
full assortment of colors.
Sale. a spool............zc &c
NJ. a. X. Darning Cot
ton. Sale price. a ball...lc
o. n. T. Darning Cot
ton. Sale price, 5 balls
Ellsworth 500-yard Sew
ing Cotton. Sale price, 3
spools ...................l .lOc
Queen City Silk, for
machine or hand; full
5O-yard spools; colors
only; sc grade. A spool, &c
Brooks 1OO-yal'd Sewing
Cotton. 3 spools for....5c
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Finest daylight train. All Pullman
Leaves Baltimore & Ohio station p. m
daily.