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fine BOOKS At RARE PRICES
EDITIONS DE LUKE OF STAND.
ARD WORKS.
extraordinary Bargains Offered IL
brary Collectors and Gift Hunt
ers by s. Kann, Sons & Co.

Lovers of editions de luxe Of the stand.
ard authors and those who contemplate
puying books for Christmas presents will
doubtless be interested in the announce
ment In The Star today of s. Kann, Sons
q Co.. 8 special sale OF de luxe subscrip-
tion editions OF standard works.
more than one hundred authors ara
represented. from publishing houses such
as Geooie d Co, Bigelow, Smith & Co.
the DaVos Press, the Nottingham Society
and the Chesterfield Society.
II Is SAID that the past year has been
bad one for subscription publishing
houses. and thousands OF handsome edi-
tons have remained unsold. Because OF
TINS great accumulation Of unsold books
promi-4ct stores throughout the country
nave been enabled to secure them far be-
low their actual cost. S. Kann, Sons &
co. have secured the exclusive right to
sell these works in this city.
1t Is claimed that they are all perfect
editions and are not to be confused with
inferior what are termed pulled sets
or sets which the publishers have been
obliged to take back because of the fall
ure of subscribers to keep up their SUBJ
scriptions or pay the installments when
due
The Star today contains a full list oe
the authors and detailed information an
to the sale, which is said to be unique in
many respects. The prices asked for the
books, it is claimed, average only about
one-fourth of the subscription prices
Some of the books are bound In cloth.
others in buckram and still others In one
half, three-quarter or full leather hind
ing.
Among works of particular interest are
the Americanized Encyclopedia Britain
MICA, Stevenson's writings, History and
Government OF the United States, edited
by Lord and Patton, the fourth volume
Of which contains American Common
Law. by James Bryce. amba ssador from
England. Gibbons Rome and the Gebbie
edition of Burns Poems are also gems for
the boOkover.
1t is announced. however, that the num-
Der of sets is somewhat limited, a fact
which will probably not be overlooked
by those who contemplate buying books
for Christmas gifts or for their own Ii
brarieS.
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general court-martial at the navy yard

there
Capt. w. H. Pritchett, orders Of Oc-
tober 13 modified SO as to detach him
from the U. s. S. Louisiana upon turn
ing over of public property.
barracks. navy yaiH, Norfolk .' Va. upon
the expiration of his present leave. to
command marine detachment Of the U.
S. s. Louisiana.
Capt R. Y. Rhea, granted leave of
absence for one month from date Of ac-
ceptance.
First Lieut.. c. B. Matthews. granted
and including October Is, 1909.
Capt. w. H. Pritchett, granted thirty
days delay in reporting at navy yard,
Mare Island, Cal.
First Lieut. H. G. Bartlett, detached
headquarters u S. NJ c. to marine bar
racks, navy yard. Philadelphia. Pa:
headquarters U. s. NJ c. to command
| the marine detachment of the U. 8. S.
Franklin.
First Lieut.. B. s. Berry, detached list
Brigade. U. s. Marines. to proceed San
Francisco, Cal, reporting his arrival
Capt T. NJ. Clinton, detached marine
barracks. Naval Academy. Annapolis.
Md, to command the marine detachment
of the u. S. s. Virginia.
Capt. ]. T. Buttrick. detached imme-
6iately Virginia to command the marine
detachment of the T. S. S. Nebraska,
relieving First Lieut.. F. A. Barker.
First Lieut. F. A. Barker. detached
L. S.. s. Nebraska to Naval Hospital.
navy yard, New York. N. Y, for OBJ
servation and treatment: when dis
charged to duty, to marine barracks. that
station.
Capt. c. H. Lyman and First Lieut.
r. s. Keyser. upon completion of duties
at Marine Corps camp of rifle instruc
ton, Wakefield, Mass. to Washington
d. c.. report in person to the major gen
eral commandant.
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Army Orders.

Under the provisions of an act Of Con-
gress approved January q, 1908. amended
by an act approved May q. 1905. FRS.
Lieut.. Otto Burri, LIST Field Artillery,
Minnesota National Guard. Is authorized
by the President to attend and continue
the regular course of instruction at the
garrison school, Fort Smelling. MINI.
Capt William w. McCammon. jr., 9th
Infantry, Is detailed for general recruit
ing service He will proceed on Novem-
Der 10 to Jefferson barracks. Mo-. and
report in person to the commanding
officer of the recruit depot at that post
for instruction for a period of ten days
| in the methods of examining recruits
and upon the expiration Of this period
will proceed to Wichita, Kan. and enter
upon recruiting duty at that place. re-
lieving First Lieut.. Frank Geere, Coast
Artillery Corps, December l. Capt. Nc
| Cannon Is appointed an acting quarter
master for such time as he may remain
on recruiting duty.
Capts. Joseph F. siler and Henry. J.
Nichols. Medical Corps, are detailed to
attend the national conference on pei,
lagra at Columbia, g. c., November
and 4, 1909. and will proceed at the
proper time to Columbia for this duty
Upon the conclusion Of the conference
Capt Siler will return to his proper sta
ton and Capt. Nichols to the place OF re-
ceipt by him Of this order.
The leave of absence granted Lieut.
Col. Hiram M. Chittenden, Corps of En-
gineers, on surgeons certificate Of dis
ability, and extended June Is. 1909, on
account of sickness. Is further extended
| to include November 30, 1909. on account
| of sickness.
Leave of absence for three months with
permission to return to the United States
| from the Philippine Islands via Europe
| is granted Chaplain H. Percy Silver. 18th
Cavalry. The resignation by Chaplain
Silver 18th Cavalry. of his commission
as an officer of the army has been ac-
cepted by the President to take erect
upon the expiration of the leave of abb
sence granted Chaplain silver In war
Department orders.
Can't. Marion NJ. Weeks, 9th Infantry,
will proceed to his home preparatory to
his retirement from active service. Leave
of absence to and including FEBRUARY =
1910. is granted Capt. Weeks. 9TH In
fantry. ,..
Col. Frank Baker. ordnance depart
ment, will make two visits to the works
of the Winchester Repeating Arms Com
pany New Haven Conn., , on onc'a IL o ma
terlal in process of manufacture for the
ordnance department. and upon the com
pletion Of this duty will return to his
proper station after each visit
Maj, kenneth Morton, oIoHahte uefoi.
ment, will make three visits per month
during the months of November and De
cember. 1903 and January. 1910, to the
works of the Mills Woven Cartridge Belt
Company Worcester, Mass. on official
business pertaining to the inspection of
material In process of manufacture Tor
the ordnance department. and upon the
completion of the duty enjoined will re-
turn to his proper station after each
visit
First Lieut.. James v. Van Horn. Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. recently appointed. is
ordered to active duty in the service of
the United States on account of an exist
ing emergency and will proceed to Fort
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PLANS FOR AUTO SHOW.
Promoters Meet, Adopt Rules and
Regulations and Select Date.

A meeting Of the promoters of the COM
ing automobile show to be held at Con-
vention Hall was held last night at 1889
18th street northwest. at which time rules
and regulations were adopted and jan
uary - selected as the date for the af-
fair. 1t was announced that the finances
were arranged. and the committee. COM
posed of Charles f. Miller and J. S. Lar
combe, was appointed to close a contract
for the hall tomorrow morning. Arrange
ments were also completed for the deco
ratiOns. Assurances were received that
the following cars would be exhibited at
the show: Ford. American Simplex. Hup
Mobile, Chase. Washington, Moon. Rauch
and Lang. Herresoff Overland, American
roadster, Woods Electric, Maxwell. Loco
mobile. Rambler. White gas and steam.
Crawford, Lozier, Detroit. Ricketts,, Mary
land Hart-Kraft. Elmore, Speedwell,
Stearns. Mora, Columbia gas and electric.
Regal and Atlas. Those present at the
meeting were the following: Charles E.
Miller. A. Gerry Carter. B. Washington,
IT., r. c. Wilson. ]. s. Larcombe, jr.
and F. /. Chichester.
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SANDY SPRING, MD.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
SANDY SPRING. Md, October %, 1909
William NJ. CARLY was host of the En-
terprise Club Friday afternoon Malcolm
Farquhar presided and r. Rowland Moore
was secretary. The guests were Messrs.
Beryn. D. Palmer. Charles G. Wilson.
| John Thomas John Bonifant and Mr.
| Jackson of Hyattsville. Misses Rose
| and Lena Wilson and the Misses Candy
assisted the hostess in serving dinner.
| The November session of the society will
| be held with Malcolm Farquhar.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry II. Miller Mr.. and
| Mrs. Clarence L. Gilpin. Misses Arma
| and Alice Farquhar. Helen Thomas, and
| Messrs. Harold B. Stabler and Frank NJ.
Hallowell have gone camping at Great
Cacapon. w. Va, for a week.
| Mrs. Mace. who has been teacher in
| Sherwood High School for several years,
| has resigned the position and accepted one
| in Washington. Miss Isabel Stabler is
substituting at present.
Visitors here have been Walter Sta
New York. Miss Mary MacFarland and
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Smith of Pennsyl-
vania. Mrs. Mcleod of Detroit and Mrs.
Annabelle Page of Chevy Chase, Md.
Beryn II. Miller is attending the Indian
conference at Lake Mohonk, n. Y.
Joseph T Moore and Meryn d. Palmer
have been in New York. and Miss NJ.
Janet Miller in Washington. Miss Martha
Vickers is in Baltimore. MesSrs Robert
H. Miller and Tarlton B. Stabler have
taken an automobile trip to Frederick and
Washington counties.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis III. Stabler. DIR. and
Mrs. Herman of Washington. Mr.. and
Mrs William A. Dixon, Miss Gertrude
Miller and Richard l.. Bentley of Baiti-
more spent last Sunday with friends here.
Mrs. Harriet Jackson and Miss Emma
jackson, who have been occupying cot
tage at Ashton, will close it In a few
days, the former going to Mrs. S. b.
Wetherald's for a while, and the latter
will return to her former home. Detroit,
Mich.
DIR. Jacob Byrd entertained the Physi-
clans Club Friday at tea at Brooke place
Relatives from Sandy Spring who at
tended the recent wedding IN Moorestown.
N. j.. of Miss Mabel Creth Sullivan and
Francis w. D'Olier were the witnesses of
a sensation. After the young couple had
exchanged marriage vows. according to
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the Friends ceremony, a venerable uncle
of Mrs. Joseph T. Sullivan arose and re-
quested the company to keep their places
and witness a second wedding. The best
man, Dudley Perkins. and the maid of
honor Miss Alice Roberts Sullivan.
stepped forward, hand in hand. and re-
peated the Friends ceremony for them
selves. A magistrate was present and
scores Of witnesses. and the proceeding
was entirely legal Only the immediate
friends OF the family had any knowledge
of the proposed. double wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. D'Olier are taking an
automobile trip through Massachusetts,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins have sailed for
Europe to be absent a few months. Both
couples will reside in Moorestown. The
father. of the two brides, Mr.. Joseph L.
Sullivan, Is native of this place.
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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Mackenzie, Wyo., and report in person Il
the comma nding officer Of that post TO,
duty and by letter to the commandine
general. Department Of the Missouri.
Second Lieut.. Frederick A. Prince, 5tl
Field Artillery, will report by letter tt
the commanding general. Department OF
the East, for assignment to a station
pending the arrival OF his battery al
its station in the United States. and upor
expiration Of his present leave of alb
sence will proceed 10 join the station t.
which he may be assigned.
Naval Movements.
The collier Brutus has arrived at Lam
berts Point, the parent ship Dixie at Bos
ton.
The torpedo boats Stringham. Dupont
Biddle and Lubrick have sailed from
Norfolk for Savannah: the converted
yacht Eagle from Norfolk for Key West
the parent ship Castine and the subma
rines Tarantula, Viper and Plunger from
TompkinsVille for Charleston; the tul
Osceola from Key West for Indian Key.
Naval Orders to Officers.
Capt. w. H. H. Switzerland is ordered
to duty as member of naval examining
and naval retiring boards. Washington
D. c..
Lieut.. Commander J. J. Raby is ordered
to the Naval Medical School Hospital
Washington. D. c., for treatment.
Lieut.. Owen Hill is detached from duty
with the Fore River Shipbuilding Com
pany, Quincy, Mass, and ordered to dut.
in command of the Grayling.
Lieut.. A. B. Heating is detached from
duty on the Kansas and ordered to duty al
navy yard, Philadelphia, Pa, as aid te
the commandant.
Ensign 1. c. Bogart is ordered to tenn
porary duty on the Wolverine
Medical Inspector j. c. Byrnes is or.
dered to duty in common of Naval Hos
pitaI. naval station, Narragansett bay
r. l
Passed Asst Surg w. s. Hoen is de-
tached from duty on the Philadelphia
navy yard, Puget sound, WASH, and
granted sick leave of three months.
Passed Assistant Paymaster j. F. Kutz
is detached from duty on the Cheyenne to
duty in connection with fitting out the
Princeton and duty on board that vessel
when placed in commission.
Assistant Paymaster d. B. Wainwright
is detached from duty on the Concord
and ordered home to wait orders.
Machinist Otto .Boldt is detached from
duty on the Prairie and ordered home to
await orders.
Marine Corps Orders.
Capt. w. l.. Jolly, orders of October
Il to the U. S. S. Louisiana revoked
First Lieut.. S. A. Marian, detached
from headquarters L. S. NJ c. to marine
barracks. naval station. San Juan, P. r.
Maj. S. d. Butler. to Washington, d.
c.. for temporary duty.
First Lieut.. N. p. Vulte detached
marine barracks. naval station, San
Juan. +. r.; upon reporting of Lieut.
Merriam to headquarters L. S. NJ. c., re-
port in person to the major general
commandant.
Capt. H. D. South. to Norfolk. Va,
for temporary duty as witness before q
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NEARS HALF CENTURY
Lansburgh & Bro. Forty-Nine
Years in Business.
BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW
Bargains and Souvenirs to Mark
Anniversary.
GOOD RECORD OF CONCERN
Clerks Who Have Been With House
Many Years-Way to Success
Through Advertising.

Lansburgh & Bro. will celebrate tomor-
row the forty-ninth anniversary Of their
business career. The occasion will be
marked by many bargain features and
each purchaser will receive souvenir.
The dry goods house of Lansburgh &
Bro. stands for integrity and honesty in
values-that is what the women of Wash
ington assert. What firm could wish for a
better recommendation?
Starting way back in the days of 81
the concern has been steadily pushing
forward with the progress Of Washing
tons growth, keeping step with the city s
every movement, participating in it's joys
and it's sorrows and coming into close re-
lations with it's people. treating them
fairy and with honor, and consequently
being taken into. their confidence
The corner stone of the prosperity the
house was laid by the great grandmoth-
erS of many of the present customers
Thus the children's children today are
patrons of the Lansburgh store as were
their great Srandmothers way back in
the sixties.
Generations of Shoppers.
1t is a pleasure today for the members
of the firm of Lansburgh & Bro, Messrs
Gustave and James Lansburgh, to hear
from the ladies of Washington of how
stanch and answering was the conf
dence of their great grandmothers
grandmothers and mothers in the dry
goods house which had proved it's relia-
bility and faithfulness in business trans
actions.
From small beginning this business
has grown year by year to Its present
vast proportions by a strict maintenance
of sound and rigid business principles,
For forty nine years the house has sailed
the commercial waters of the Capital
city. 1t seems as closely identified with
the city as the Capitol itself to the
younger generations of Neutrality-suspicious.
for they have heard the name all Their
lives.
And it has always been a household
word for honesty. No financial storm
has ever driven the house of Lansburgh
& Bro. near the shoals of adversely nor
even in sight of the breakers. The house
has stood and will continue to stand as
solid as the rock of Gibraltar.
The house is today the oldest and
largest strictly dry goods establishment
In the District of Columbia. The bust
ness policy of Gustave and James Lans-
burgh is progressive and aggressive.
Splendid Stock Of Goods.
Their present stock of dry goods is the
peer of any in America, and the prices
are the same low prices which have
made the house the buying mecca of
the people of Washington for nearly a
half century.
Every shelf and counter of the store
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New York Firemen Injured

NEW YORK, October 23-Two firemen
were seriously Injured during the progress
OF blaze which swept through a five
story factory building at 3s7-3s9 West
broadway. in the lower part of the CITY
last night The loss is approximatei,,
s-'1o~o on the building and the stocks of
III the structure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
Off on Hunting Trim.

George w. Reik, private secretary to
the Postmaster General, and George s,
Paul, appointment clerk of the Post Of
flee Department, have gone on a huntjne
trip to Fox Island. in the Chesapeak 70
bay. off the eastern shore of MARYLAND
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Trolley Interests Sell for Sc, 500 900

DES MONIES. Ia, October 23-Repre-
sentative w. B. Mckinley Of Illinois. rep
resenting insurance interests In Canada
today bought the Dies Moines street car
property and allied interurban roads for
81. 800. coo. and asked the city for twenty
fve-year franchise under agreement to
expend $1,JOO.OOO in improvements within
the next five years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

Catfeine-in coffee-is
direct poison to the nerve
centers OF many highly Or
gained persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
The Most Important Lesson

From the Cleveland Leader
''What lesson did you learn from this
new problem novel;
mot to read any more books by the
same author"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

Irving Washington twiping his lips)-
That was really the sweetest kiss / have
ever had!
Louise Rarkis-I thought you would
think so. Irving; my face powder gave
out. and I used confectioners' sugar
Judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
" here's a Reason"

Sure and we'll defined i'm
provement in health will fol-
low this course, as car east
ly be proven by any person
who values health enough to
make a trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

1t produces all sorts OF dis
order, from stomach troubles,
palpltation OF the heart, kid
ney affection, etc, up to
more intricate nervo
troubles, such as paralysis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

dancing master can sometimes boa ST
of rings on his fingers and bellies on his
toes.-Puck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

The way to keep we'll is to
leave off coffee and use Pos
tum. which is direct re-
builder OF the nerve centers.
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W. B. MOSES & SONS
Mill Purchase Sale Floor Co,
Carpets Rugs Linoleums
HIGH-GRADE
STOCKS

From standard looms Alex Smith
We
low and able sell a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11

I reckon you mought as well have 'em as nybody
 Well, I heerd consid' able about Bill Fillmore ater that, bein' as he travelled the boats reg'lar fr three or four year afore he queered hisself, like I said, workin' the same trick too often
 Even when he'd have a pal, like he had sometimes, he wouldn't split on his- self, on'y O course he'd play f'r all he 1 knowed an they said he alays played square with his pals as long as they d stay together. But some way or other, they didn't never hitch much more'n six months or a year.
 When they'd 'eumulated a large wad, it bein divided even, O course Bls way was to banter em to a freeze out an there's where he'd reap tn advantage O having kep' his one little secret to his- self
 They start with a fresh deck. O. course. an fore long Billd know most on 'em by the back, s wells he did by the face, an Just nachally he'd win the hull wad Then he'd stake the other feller to hundred or so, same's he did his uncle, bein' conscientious man an consid'ab liberal but he wouldn't never have nothin to do with the feller a ter wards.
 Well, pears he hitched up with a pfessional name O Jack Hornby firm New Orleans one time, what was con sid'able bright man, an they played to- gether fr year. Bill keepin' his little finger nail sharpened up an his tongue atween his teeth, an Jack not sayln nothin' neither, but keepin' his eye peeled. Twa'n't long abore he know d t Bill had some trick t he didn't know nothin' about, an he studied an studied till one night he seen what Bill was doin. But still he kep on sayin nothin'.
 Then, when Bill reckoned the wad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11
ORIGIN OF OUR ALPHABET.
Moderns Got 1t From Greeks, But
 Phoenicians Were First.

When we speak of our A C's as our 'alphabet" we are using word hoary with age, that, as far back as we can trace it, came from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean sea, thousands of years before the Hebrews went up there and took possession of the land of Canaan, says the New York Herald. Back of the people who occupied that land before the events of Exodus were written we are not able to trace the word. for we have not sufficient knowledge of them or of their mythological history before we find them in Canaan.
 It has been only within recent years that we have been able to know that the word alphabet came to us from the Phoenicians. Before that we supposed that 1t came to us from the Hebrews, through the Greek. As we say B C. the Greeks said alpha beta'' (the first two letters of their alphabeD, which when it reached us became alphabet" This we supposed had come to the Greeks from the Hebrews, who called their first two letters 1'alph'' and beth" but since then we have found that both the Greeks and the Hebrews got the word "alphabet'' from the same source, which was the Phoenicians.
 The people of Phoenicia had the same letters, ''alph" and "beth," which have suffered but little change tn sound down to our and B. Alph meant simply an OK the sign of it being conventional oxs head, with the lower part of the face turned slightly to its right. and beth meant house. which was pictured by the rude outline of primitive dwelling. which had superfuous line added to distinguish 1t from other characters very like it, as we place a tail on a o to dis tinguish it from an O. So the first two letters of our A B Cs were originally an OK and a house, and gave the name of all the 26 letters, which we call our ssalphabet"