Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1896, Page 10

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, DECEMBER $1, 1896-16 PAGES. Open Evenings until Christmas. Two Important Holiday Lines-- ==AT PERRY’S Phree days left—to finish up the Christmas shopping. But they are long days—for we are open evenings to give you every possible extra moment of opportunity to take advant- age of the safety and satisfaction afforded at the “Greater Store.” Our wonderful facilities are fulfilling our predictions— that even up to the last moment your interests would be best served across our counters. The big assortments are holding out m spite of the enormous drain upon them. With only sound values and attractive novelties even the tardiest buyer cannot suffer disappointment. Ribbons. Don’t you need a bit to fin- only point for you to guard is quality. Throw the burden of that responsibility on our Seoseodendoeseegengendentoaseesegententeeteegont 3 : shoulders ish up some gift your clever- Se : : $ ness has constructed? If not awe have got the kinds of that—don't you need some to osiery everybody — likes— and at prices that will appeal to you as being just right. Ladies’ Hosiery. tie up the presents you have purchased—to make them still more. givable? Perhaps, maybe, the wardrobe needs % Ribbon help? d Ladies’ Fast Black Cotton Hose, with + Whatever the call is—an- doable soles, heels and toes—25c. a swer it at our Ribbon counter Le 2° fe : a e Ladies’ Slate, Russet and Balbriggan z Quickly and costlessly done ae with double soles, heels and toes a, —25e. a pair. = there. 2 Ladies’ Boot Patterns, with fast + eRe Black feet—25e. « pair. 54 A special lot of AILsilk Ribbon—Bhie, Ladies’ Fast Black Cotton Hose, with ‘a old Rose, Yellow, ble soles and toes and high-spliced 6: ite, Cream, Cerise and ieels—35e. a patr—3 for $1. - in numbers from 3 to 22— Ladies’ 50-cent Quality Heavy-weight z a yard. Black Cotton Hose, with double soles ee AN the colors in the qualities of ard toes and high-spliced heels and 2 Satin Ribbon—at prices. toes—39e. a pair. oa Number 1 Picot Edge Ribbon—all col- Ladies’ Fast Black Cotton Hose, with s ors—5 yards for 9¢. white soles, heels and toes—5 pair. Numbers } and Sutin Ribbon, in Pink, Blue, Mats, Nile, Old Rose, Car- dinal, Brown, Navy Blue, Black, White and Cream—35e. and 45e. a plece. Number 2 Satin Ribbons, in all colors BSe. and 48¢._a piece. 4 and 5-incb Ribbon, in Pink, Lilac, Nilé, Blue,’ Yellow, Cardinal, Olive, Cream and White—39e. a yard. Pink, +, Mais, Nile, Purple, Car- ainal, . Navy Blue, Black, White and Taffeta Ribbons—19e. and Ladies’ Natural and Black Cashmere Hose, with double soles, hects and toes —50c. a pair. Ladies’ Lisle Thread Boot Patterns with Dresden striped tops—50c. 2 pair. Ladies’ Fancy Perstan Lisle Thread, Dropstitch, Boot Patterns—65e. a- pair. Ladies’ Scotch Plaid Lisle Thread, Dropstiteh—75e. 2 pair. Ladies’ Fast Black Cashmere Hose, With double soles, heels and toes—Z5c. and $1 a pair. ete ete om ay pire Taffeta Ribbons—all , heels and to: a yard. for $1) and 50c. a pair. 4-inch Changeable Taffetas—25c. a Ladies’ Richelieu Ribbed Stik Hoee, yard Pearl, Bronze, Light Blue, Nile, Sal- Plaié Ribbons—Pink, Ta vx, Blue, mon, Heliotrope, Canary, Cream and Brown and Black—29¢. a yard. Black—$1 a pair—to a fancy hox. -Beuch Fancy_. Ribbops, with satin Ladies’ Plain Silk Hose, Black’ and edge—all shades colors—$1.98" pair—in a fancy Box. ~ Doublefaced Satio Ribbons, Ladies’ Pure Silk Combinations, §3.50 in Black, Whi all widths. Kind for $2.25 @ pair. earn, Ladies’ Pure Silk Boot.Patterns—with . Lilac, Mais, Cardinal and Pink— fast Black fect and Cardinal, Salmon a plece. and Canary tops—$2.95 kind for $1.98 Number 3 Wasb_ Ribbon, in Lilac, flue, Pink, Mais, White and Crearm— a yard. a pair. We put eaeh pair of Silk Hosiery tn a fancy box for you if you want it. Satin Mais. Black, White, Cream, ete. Arey, to 5 inches wide 7 9 fron Gra bon Children’s Hosiery. pelican: Manbows: Navy, Giae- Children's Fast Black Ribbed Cotton iat: 8 ere Heese, with double knees, heels and toes College Ribbon—Navy Blue, ew §ta Gide lavas Paste Mss Children’s Fine Ribbed Fast Black pipe tee Hoxe, with double knees, heels and Bine. ek and Orange 22e. a yard. toes— 2c. a ir. Se eee Children’s Plain Black Cotton Hose, White and Cream —45e. a yard. with double heels and toes—25e, _B5e. a pair. Childe with 2inch Belting = Blue, Brown, © Black, Cardinal, Navy am, Gray, Pink, Lilac, We. @ "s Black Heavy Ribbed Hose, double kn heels and toes— for size G—rise 2c. Children’s Ribbed Black Cotton Hose, with solid White feet—35e. a pair—8 for $1. e Belting—Black and Navy a yard. Loop and Cord-edge Ruching Itibbon— SS ee ee Infants’ Fine Ribbed Black Cashmere S esummme nee seo Howe, with double heels and toes—sizes All widths of Linen or Satin-back Ste 6 ie € tele eekly 3 Infante’ Fine Ribbed Black and White 3 es Cashmere Hose, with donble heels and preliponpenes! Infants’ Black and White Ribbed Casbmere Hose, with silk heels and == tocs—50e. a pair. 2 Infants’ Black and- White Ribbed Hosiery. Guuninere: Mase uice 4 te 220s palr. Children's Black Fine Ribbed Casb- mere Hose, with double heels and toes sizes 6 to 9—50e. a pair. Garters. Ladies’ Silk Elastic Garters, made with buckles and ribbon bows—each pair in a fancy box—50c., Tc., $1, $1.25, $2 ard $2.50. PERRY’S, “NINTH AND THE AVENUE.” it So many folks are letting their giving be made in Hos iery, that we want to suggest it to you once more. Surely welcomingly receivable by anybody. A pair or two or a box of assorted kinds. The Seafoatoeteasenoatoaseeteasengoasoasneseasontenteatenteateesoogeosontoaseaceegateapoapesnesreseatoatoereaooteaty rateteadecoatoooateteatntotnageniadeteogeteteatesoazednagetnageteaiageogts ot Svasodontoagoagongoasooseatoagoagongoadpesraseogonsoesoesbatoagoashesenthatoesontoashasoasenteaceeseas a featoateasieseetoesiesesteatoeseetealoatoatenteay PEPOSH PHOS OpaeresrabeeDaheadraes, edeedendratrots Measenteadrasraergoegreeeeseoseosontontoageageatontoatontoesreseesney sontonaesaentenetontostontononocestoetoelonrotionegeeseatonioaetedensendostontetoesonteneie testo eon ea a se FAS Assignee Sale of the Everett Stock, 1225 F St. MAS GIFTS t HAIL. PIRICE There are so many gifts to be bought that you'll have to tretch your gift money as far as possible. That question need not try you at all this Christmas, for we are selling this entire stock of Jewelry and Fancy Art Novelties at prices that will make it an Y matter for you to remember every one on your list and save ney besides. The quality of the goods is too well known to re- quire mention. Suffice it to say that prices have been literally cut in APRESS Kone mo: 5 half. From early morning until late at night scores of clerks are é kept busy attending to the wants of the throng of shoppers who fill 2 the store ( Deintily Decorated Princess Lamps, a Beauti‘ul Royal Bonn China Clocks, *hand- 2 beautiful omt inexpensive somely decorated, a dainty «ift for some friend. Fully presevt for some one on your (worth $3.50. Assi Sale $ 8 list. Worth $2.50. Assignee $ 8 > pele only z 1 29 Sale price only z 1 ° 7 ( Fine Sterling Silver Hair Brushes, hest Spect ae BBS ye {trata a heated wits ts | Steel 19 of Heaatital Decorated Cina ( cheap wort cold elsewhere, shapes. Worth from $1.75 $1 25 patterns. ortis up to $2.50. Your choice for >; $3.40 Dest $8.7 Monday and Tuesday we will sell Fancy Gold Novelties, Gold Stick Pins, ete, at a discount of 3314 per cent. Here’s a chane: for you to pick up many unusual bargains. Massive Sterling Silver ity, @ fine gift. Worth Assignee Sale Mirrors, mo a ( Assignee Sale of the , Everett Art Stock, 1225 FSt.. (poe Henry F. Woodard, Assignee. SP BEER ERASERS QO imperial Hair Regenerator. | Girls Are Gettin gGo LO BRERA DOE BRO RDI CARLISLE’S REPORT The Greenbacks Must Be Retired, He Says. HAVE BEEN REDEEMED TWICE OVER rs Increased Revenue and Strict Econ- omy Restoring Hope. TARIFF FOR REVENUE ———— Secretary Carlisle in his annual report on the state of th finances shows the revenues of the government from all sources to have |- been $409,474,408 and the expenditures $434,- 675,654, which leaves a deficit for the year ended June 30, 1896, of $25,203,245. In ad- Gition to the ordinary revenues collected during the year, the cash in the treasury was increased by the followings sums: From the sale of $100,000,000 4 per cent thirty-year bonds, $11,166,246, and from the issue of 4 per cent bonds in liquidation ef interest accrued on refunding certificates converted during the year, $4,130, making a total of $11,170,376. As compared with the fiscal year 1895, the receipts for 1896 in- creased $19,102,205, of which the following are the principal items of increase: Cus- toms, $7,863,134; internal revenue, $3,341,19: profits on ccinage, bullion deposits, etc., $1,341,512; postal service, $5,516,080. There is shown to have been a decrease in the ordinary expenditures of $4,015 Receipts and Expenditures. ‘The revenues of the government for the current fiscal year are thus estimated upon the basis of existing laws: From customs, $148,000,000; from internal revenue, $150,- 000,000; miscellaneous sources, $20,000,000; from postal service, $89,793,120; total esti- mated revenues, $40 120. The expendi- tures for the same period are estimated at $472,293,120, leaving an estimated deficiency for the year of It is estimated that upon the basis of existing laws the revenues for the fiscal year 1898 will be: From customs, $150,000,000; from internal revenue, $15,000,000: from miscellaneous sources, $20,000,000; from the postal service, $96,227,096; total estimated revenues, $421,- 227,076. The estimates of appropriations re- quired for the same period, exclusive of sinking fund, amount to $466,946,047, which leaves an estimated deficiency for the year erding June 30, 1898, of $45,718,970. These estimates of receipts and expenditures, the Secretary says, are made upon the assump- tion that there will be no substantial change in existing business conditions, and that the present scale of public expenditures will not be reduced; but if our ordinary busi- ness activity should be resumed, and the consumption of articles subject to taxa- tion should increase to fts normal propo! tions, there may be in fact, the Secreta’ says, no deficiency in our revenues. The Currency Question. In his discussion of the currency ques- tion the Secretary makes an exhaustive argument in favor of the retirement from circulation of United States and. treasury, notes, in the course of which he saysr) ou “Since March 1, 1893, United States bonds; to the amount of $262,315,400 have been issued and sold for $298,481,804 while during the same time notes have been redeemed in gold to the amount of $457,639,- 53, and on the Ist day of December, 1896, there was frce gold in the treasury to the amount of $131,510, Since the resump- ticn of specle payments on the Ist day of January, 187, United States notes to the amount of $470,490,987 and treasury notes sued under the act of 18) to the amount 919,868 in the aggregate, have been redeemed in gold, and since August 1, 1893, treasury notes to the amount of $35,121,722, have been redeemed in silver and the notes so redeemed have been canceled and retired from circulation. “Making no deductions on account of the less or destruction of netes, the total amount of United States currency in ex- istence on the Ist day of December, 1896, was $468,358,296, consisting of $46,681,016 in United States notes, and $121,677,280 ‘n treasury notes of 1890, and, consequently, jt appears thai the entire volume of such notes has been once rede>med in gold, and more than $98,561,000 have Leen twice re- deemed. “Our experience since the resumption of specie payments has so thoroughly demon- strated the impolicy of attempting to main- e circulation of these notes as a permanent part of our currency, that fur- ther argument upon the question seems to be unnecessary, except for the purpose of again pressing the subject upon the at- tention of Congress and urging prompt adoption of such measures as will, within a reasonable time, eliminate this element cf weakness from our system. ‘The Gold Reserve. “The use of these notes as -circulating medium compels the government to pro- vide a large gold reserve for their current redemption, and as they are reissued when redeemed, such reserve must be replenished from time to time, in order to afford the public a reasonable assurance that no de- fault will be made in the discharge of our public obligations. The difficulty of pro- curing gold for this purpose is greatly in- creased at the very times when its posscs- sion is most necessary, and; consequently, the government, being at such times de- prived of gold receipts from the ordinary sources of revenue, is compelled to issue and sell bonds upon terms less favorable that might be procured under other cir- cumstances. The annual irterest upon the addition to the public debt which has been Yrade to procure and maintain the reserve amounts to $16,312,616, and the aggregate of principal and inter2st at the maturity of the bonds wiil be more than $611,000,000, and yet the notes themselves, on account of which this enormous indebtedness has been incurred, will, if our present policy is main- tained, remain unpaid. More Bonds. “But it cannot be safely assumed that this will be the whoie measure of the bur- provision is not made for the cancellation of this currency, it is reasonably certain that emergencies will hereafter arise, from time to time, compelling the issue and sale & : den imposed upon the people; because, if ‘ ) : 5 : ) ) Srientifically applied by experts specially in- | ¢ ° Fo~ the Kmas gayeties. Took over Any ler y ba sotled ? Sie aatatee "Ring Mae eas | 22 i ee Sa, aE DisGNe Er Gir. ANTON FISCHER, 906 G St. Sn eee Dyeing and Cleaning. "Phone 1442. of additional bonds to replenish the reserve, thus increasing our interest-bearing debt, without in the least dismissing our obliga- tions on account of the note: “The maintenance of a policy which nec- essarily imposes upon the government. the burden of furnishing gold at the public ex- pense to all who may demand it for use or hoarding it at home, or for export to other countries, cannot be justified upon any ground of expediency or sound financial principle, and even if the periodical and frequently recurring demands for gold did not weaken the foundations of our entire currency system, thus impairing and de- pressing business, it would nevertheless be the duty of all who are charged with any degree of responsibility for the adoption of proper finarfcial methods to insist upon the reformation of our laws on this subject at the earliest possible day. Th issue.and re- demption of circulating notes is not a prop- er function of the Treasury Department, or of any other department of the government, Peril in the Greenbacks. “While the government has Power to berrow money, it is not its duty to issue public obligations merely for the purpose of providing a paper currency for use in the transaction of business, nor has it the constitutional power, in my opinion, to make Its promises legal tender in the pay- ment of private debts. Such a policy, even if sanctioned by the Constitution, instead of imparting strength and stability to our cvrrency system, seriously endangers it by the introduction of political and partisan considerations into the management of a subject which ought to be regulated entire- ly by the business interests of the le and by the laws of trade and the principles which control honest commercial’ inter- nAIth th the actual “Althoug! actual ability of the goy- ernment to redeem its notes promptly in coin may be undisputed, still the question whether they will be or ought to be so redeemed must always be open to public discussion, and it'fs well known that the constant agitation of thie question fur- ing the past few years has, upon several occasions, greatly imperiled the safety of dei9-sa | “So long as the United States notes re- in gold, 4 main in circulation, questions as to the mode and manner of their redemption, arid as to the means of procuring and maintain- ing a coin reserve for that purpose, will be made political issues, and so long as these questions remain in politics publie confi- dence in the stabiljty of our currency must be more or less disturbed. Even if the agi- tation of these questions affected only the value of United States notes, -the con. sequences would be sufficiently serious to justify a demand for their permanent re- tirement, but the character of our currency is such that whatever creates a doubt or suspicion concerning their prompt redemp- tion in gold on presentation, necessarily im- pairs confidence in the whole volume of our circulation and inflcts much greater injury upon the public than could possibly result from the failure of ordinary banking Institutions to redeem their paper. Every menace to the gold reserve, and every manifestation of a fotmidable public senti- ment in favor of the redemption of cur notes otherw.se than in gold coin, at once alarms the whole business community, de- presses trade and industry, and impairs the value of our public and te securities +n a.l the markets of the id. One Way Out. “There is but one absolutely certain way to remove this delicate and dangerous qués- tion from our party politics, and that is to retire and cancel the notes. All attempts to hoard them permanently by the govern- ment must fail, for the obvious reason that our people will not consent to be taxed merely for the purpose of accumulating and holding a large and useless surplus in the treasury. Besides, the notes must be withdrawn from circulation in order to be hoarded, and when withdrawn from circu- lation, it would be far more advantageous to the public to cancel them than to keep them on hand as a constant temptation to indulge in unnecessary and extravagant ex- penditures, “We must not be deluded into a feeling of security by the fact that there has been a suspension of gold withdrawals, during the last few months, and a large accession to. our stock of gold from abroad during the same time, because there is no sufficient reason to believe that this condition of af- fairs will be permanent, if our existing system is maintained: s “No system of coinage that can be de- vised will furnish the government with either gold or silver, upless it pays tor it with means already collected by taxation, or by contracting an indebtedness to be paid by the people in the future. I am‘ thoroughly. convinced ‘that’ the re- tirement and cancellation of United States’ nates of both classes, under reasonable lim- itations and restrictions as to time and methods ‘as Congress may. see proper to prescribe, or as a prudent Secretary of the Treasury would adopt in the exercise of his official discretion, would not result eith- er permanently or temporarily in an in- Jurious contraction of the currency. Trust the People. “The people, if left free to conduct their business affairs in their own way, will al- ways decide for themselves how much money they need, ‘and, unless’ prevented by artificial obstructions, the necessary amount will always be supplied, either from their own resources at home or through exchanges abroad. The volumes of busi- ness transacted determine che amount -of money and credit required, and whenever the volume of business demands an addi- tional supply of ‘money. or an-exterision of credit the demand will certainly be com- plied with, provided the laws do not inter- fere to prevent it. As‘ rapidly as ottr notes are redeemed and canceled, gold or a cur- rency as good as goltl_ will take theft’ places in*the circulation, if the interests of the country require it’ “With <#iliberal commercial policy, pro- mgting the profifable’ ‘introduction of our la¥ge surplus products into the markets of other countries, and a sound currency system, promising safe investments for for- eign capital in-o may confidently won the Operation of the natural laws of trade and finance for an abundant supply of good money, to tr@nsact ail the buy hese of the people ata fully develop the great resources at our eg@inmand. = Adheren Widnes Potiey. 5 “In my last annual report it was recom- mended that the Secretary of the Treasury should be authorized to issue from time to time bands payable.jp- gald, bearing in- terest at a rate deeXeceding 3 per céntum per -annum,° and” “a tong time run, aud to exchange such bonds for United tates notes/ari@ tBeHsbry notes, upon such erms as might b¥-tbst advantageous to the government, or to sell the bonds abroad for gold whenever, . in his, . judgment, . {t might be advisal golf thus obtained in making redemptions gt outstanding notes. . 4 “The terms in which this recommendation was made and ‘the suggestions submitted in “support of it,: showed that ft did’ ‘not coritemplate the retirement of all the. out- standing notes at one time, but that the process should be so conducted as to avoid any danger of an improper contraction ot the currency. Believing: that this plan ot redeeming notes, and at the same time.sub- stituting an absolutely sound currency in lace of them, promises the most-.certain eans of accomplishing, the desired within a reasonable time, I adhere to the views then expressed, but the object to be attained is so essential to the future finan- tial safety of the country that it ‘ought not, in my judgment, to be defeated or abandoned simply on account of differences of opinion concerning the methods of secur-' ing it. Authority for; Bond Issuen. “While an act conferring express and Plenary authority upon the Secretary to 1s- sue bonds and use them or the proceeds of their sale for the purpose of retiring a cer- tain amount of the notes each year, would, in my opinion, be the most effectual and economical way to accomplish that object, it may be that so radical a measure would not receive the assent of Congress, in the present state of the public mind on the subject, and if so, it is submitted that, at the very least, autkorify should be given to retire and cancel a maximum amount of notes each year when voluntarily presented by the holders and redeemed in gold; and if the maximum amount fixed vy Congress should not be retired and canceled in any year by redemptions out of the gold reserve, the Secretary of the Treasury should be clothed with authority to apply to that pur- ge any surplus funds in the treasury, and in addition, if necessary, to issue the char- acter of bonds above described to a suffi- eient amount to comply with the provisions of the law. . Hopeful Outlook. “Tt is belleved that a careful considera- tien of the existing situation, and a con- servative reliance upen improved business ccnditions in the future, fully justify the conclusion that the estimated deficiencies for the current year and for the year 1898 will not be realized, unless our public ex- pehditures shall be very materially in- creased by acts of Congress, and that, with proper economy in administration and such reductions in appropriations as might be made without detriment to the public serv- ice, the receipts will be equal to the dis- bursements in 1898. .But, however this may be, the condition of the treasury is such that no Tevenue }ypsslation is immediately necessary, or caw become necessary for a ecnsiderable time, in order to enable the government fons A Ho meet all its ordi- nary obligations. }) Although the rec.ipts from the ordinary sources of revenue dur- ing the last threg fiscal years have been less than the expenditures, there have been at all times suffticnt available funds in the treasury to majatain an efficient public service and discharge the current obliga- tions of the government, and no public creditor has been: ed in the collection of his claim; nor has _the business of the country ever been disturbed by a doubt concerning the abilitysof the government to defray its ordinary expenses. “What is most meeded at present is not more taxes, but more; economy in appro- priations and expesiditures. “The great increasesdn the ordinary ex- penditures of thezgovernment during the last seven years hasibeen without prece- dent in our history in time of peace, and presents a subject which imperatively de- mands the most serious: consideration of Congress.” Question of Protection. On the subject ef protection in this con- nection, the Secretary says, in part: “So long as the income of the government from customs and internal taxes exceeded its expenditures the fact that protective ment by esti, industries, sve4 » Lertaindy: th | railroads, and universal expositions bring fe to“do so, and: use, the || i result j to defray its necessary expenditures. If | the usual proportion of this income is here- | after to be derjved from taxes on imported goods, the protective theory must be aban- doned as the basis of our legislation upon the subject, and a well-considered and con- sistent revenue system must be substituted in its piace; and, in my opinion, this can be done without material injury to any trade or industry now existing in this country. he danger of a large foreign competition in our home market, and the alleged inju- rious effects of such competition upon the interests of domestic labor, have not only been greatly exaggerated in the past, but are less now than at any time heretofore. and must continue to grow less hereafter.” —_—__e— ABOUT DOLLS. The Ever Youthful Leahs Forsaken— Little Use for Dolls of Fashion. M. Guy Tomel in the Journal des Debats gives an interesting account of dumb dolls, talking dolls and dolls that get married. Three nations, he says, have the lucrative honor of furnishing the ¢olls for little girls all over the world. England produces the wax doll, Germany the swadust-stuffed leather doll, with a head of porcelain, and France has the jointed baby invented in 1862. Before this comparatively recent pe- riod France did not contrtbute much to the international doll market. Her dolls were, nevertheless, celebrated throughout the entire world, but they were fashionable dolls, or dolis for grown-up ladies. Some- times perhaps in our travels through Paris we may have noticed tiny glass showcases which serve as the signs of dressmakers. In these Ittle cases there are manikins dressed with the greatest possible care in the feminine fash’on of the day. They are specimens of the costumes offered by the dressmakers t» their customers. The ele- gance and detail of these I'lliputian toilets, in which there is not a single point want- ing, have often been admired. There tie little lady stands in her rather stiff but proud attitude, the sphinx of fashion. Salute these little princesses whose num- ber ts decreasing every day. During cen- turies they were the misionaries of the French fashions, even in the most remote re and, thanks to them, ladies in far distant countries were never afraid to supply themselves with articles which the tte manikins taught them to wear with chic. : - With every export of ladies’ apparel the merchants sent one of those little mani- kins, and the precaution was never an un- wise one. An example of its utility was furnished in Calcutta. The first cloaks that were sent there, of a very light texture, considering the climate, were worn upon the head, like mantillas, by the Calcutta ladies, to whom. by mistake, the exporter had neglected to send the little model. At the end of the year {it arrived, and the error was corrected. One hur dred’ years ago voyages were so long, so perilous and costly that they re- quired a sort of boldness reserved for men alone. One could count on the fingers the number of women who came to Paris in the eighteenth century from any country outside of Europe. And, nevertheless, about that period Paris busied the feminine head with its renown as the capital of fashion. But there is better still. The French model doll, awaited with impatience by the ladies to whom it was sent, enjoyed privileges of immunity that were not always possessed even by our ambassadors. For the doll they created a sort of special law or priv- ilege: Ina publication of the eighteenth dentury the following suggestive lines ap- Rear: : “Everybody .knows that during the most tiloody war between France and England, at the time of Addison, a piece of gallantry jot unworthy ef history existed ‘In compliment to tpe ladies they allowed the ‘big doll’ to go'free. It was a figure completely dressed accord:ng to the mgst recent fashion, to serve as a model fer: the English ladies. In this w in the ntidst of the furious hostilities, th! manikin was the only thing that was re- spected by, soldiers,” x ys.of glory are passed for the doll of fashion, not only because the fréquently. encugn foreign ladies capab of detailing in their own countries the se- erets of our high-toned dressmakers, but because the vulgarizations of the fashion plates of the day that are exploited by the newspapers leave nothing to be guessed at | by the.coquettes of. the two hemispheres, ertheless,” continues M. Guy Tomel, “T wanted to krow if thé missionasry doll was entirely dead after such a brilliant career, and if some. South American re- public or some archipelago of the antipodes did not exist where she continued to gi her lessons in fashion. I expressed this ea to a specialist of the rue de la Paix. i“ ‘Do you send a manikin sometimes in your exports?’ I asked. '“ Certainly,” he replied. ‘The thing is absolutely necessary. No water color can go into complete details. But the bother ip that they do~not always speak the lan- guage of the country.’ “All right, I thought, they are sending phonographic dolls. That is progress. “For example,’ continued my interloc tor, ‘1 want one now that can talk Po tuguese, and I*haven'’t got one, and an- gther bother is that very often they won't dome back when I send them away. They femain in the country and marry into rich families.’ es,’ I sald, ‘with punchinellos.’ “Oh, no, not punchinellos, but very re- spectable people, I can assure you. I lost two good ones recently in this way in Brazil.’ “Suddenly the cloud dissipated. I under- stood, and it was time. The fashionable dolls that are now sgnt along to accom- pany the exportations are employes of the establishment, who have given ample proof of their gifts, their abilities, and their elegance. It is a much-sought-for mission among the pretty, well-formed and skillful girls.” ee SHE HELD THE TRAIN And Defied the Conductor to Make Her Get Out of the Way. From the Chicago Times-Heald. “Before I came to this part of the coun- try I was an engineer on a railroad down south,” said a railway man. “We used to make a Icng run and we were pretty slow about it. While on that line I had some very cdd experiences. I remember one day when we reached the junction station a woman came up to me and asked me to bold the train for five minutes. She said that her daughter wanted to take the train to the city. I told her that it was impossi- ble for me to hold the train for her. “I den’t see why,’ she expostulated. ‘I think you might do a little thing like that.” “I tried to explain to her that trains ran on schedule time, and, like time and tide. wait for no man, or woman, either, for that matter. But she wouldn't have it. and finally, just as we were about to start, she shouted indignantly: ‘Well, I'll just see about that.’ laughed, but soon I ceased to laugh. For what did that gid woman do but get right on the track about three feet in front of the engine. She sat herself there, firmly grasping hold of the rails with both hands. The conductor signaled for me to go ahead, as our stop was over. But I couldn't do it as long as she remained on the track, for I weuld kill her certainly. I called to the ecnductor, and he, impatient at the delay, came up. I explained the situation to him. He was as mad as 1 was, and, going up to the woman, he told her to get off the track. “7 just won't,’ she replied, ‘until my ighter gets on board your train.’ He pleaded with her some more, and finally declared that he would be compelled to use force. “Just you dare!’ she cried. for damages if you do!’ “This opened a new complication, and we reasoned with ourselves whether we had better remcve her by force. Just as we had Getermined upon a course of policy her deughter came up, and, seeing the old wo- man on the track, kissed her good-bye, and ot on the train, while her mother called to e ‘Go ahead, Mary Ann. You have plenty of time, though, for I will sit on the track until you get on board. “And then, when Mary Ann was safely on board and we were about ready to run over ae ae —- it eT she calmly and slowly got up and waved me a good-bye, calling, as we pulled out of the mation ‘T'll sue you “‘T hope I've teached you fellers'a grain of perliteness.’ ‘ ee Overheard. £ From the Chicago Record. “Pa, are you only a’ imitation man?” “No, child: Why?? 92 = ‘Cause I hea Open Evenings w ntil Christmas. Helpful Holiday Hints forthe Hurried. You want the boiled plain figures. - down facts now tied t You can do more here with a little money and a little time than anywhere else in town. Smoking Jackets. Bath Robes. ; Bath Blankets. | Coats. | men’s w —-what value is—and our stock is i It is o we have nly reasonable to suppose that got THE assortment of House It is right in our line. We know hims — know what fit is — in perfect accord with our best knowledge. 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In 1879 a fine copy, in choice binding, was offered for $200, and the seller appended an apol- ogy for fixing so high a price. He ex- plained that, with one exception, a copy had not been offered for twenty years. The exception was one example, included in a set of five editions, sold for $340, and af- terward resold for $00 in 1889. Another copy that came under the hammer pro- duced $900, By 1891 the value had mount- ed to $1,550. thougn in the following year a copy fetched no more than $1,000. It is not the Compleat Angler alone which has gone up in price. Many seventeenth and eighteenth century books are constantly in increasing demand. A good deal less than @ generation ago the first edition of thes Vicar ef Wakefield could be got for $25, but in 1892 a copy sold for $4. The orig- inal issue of Gray’s Elegy, which was first published at sixpence’ in 1751, mounted from $180 inel&ss to $370 in 1885. ———_++- FOOD IN THE ARCTIC. Birds Have No Difficulty im Fin Sustenance Am: From the New York Evangelist. : The number of birds that go to the arctic regions to breed is “vast beyond corception.” They go not by thousands, but by millions, to rear their young on the tundra. The cause which attracts them is because nowhere in the world does nature provide at the same time and in the same place “such a lavish prodigal- i ‘H Pee ti Ff - lk 4 ue i ready to be eaten,,on the ground. The frozen meal stretches across the breadth of Asia. It never decays and is accessible the moment the snow melts. Ages have taught the birds that they have only to fly to the arctic circle to find such a store of “crystal- ized foods” as will last them till the bushes are once more forced into bearing by the perpetual sunlight. The same heat which frees the fruit brings into being the most prolific insect life im the world; the mos- quito swarms on the tundra. No European can live there without a veil after the snow melts; the gun barrels are black with them, and the cloud often obscures the sixht. Thus the insect-eating birds have only to open their mouths to fill them with mos- | quitoes, and the presence of swarms of tender warblers, of cliff chaffs, is and Negliseors in this arctic region is accounted for. eas A Cracker Idyl. From the New York Herald. “Dad Arbustine Bage’s voicg trembled shgltly and a faint flush came to her nut brown cheek as she spoke. She was a shy young girl of nineteen years and just ten times that number of pounds. “What say, Arbustine?” replied her pap briefly. Arbustine slowly stirred the fat in the kettle of soft soup she was “b'ilin’” and glanced shyly toward her dad from the depths of her pink calico sunbonnet. A live coal popped out from under the kettle and fell on her bare brown toes. She kicked ft away while her cherry lips softly murmur- ed “Dang it all!” Then she said: “Dad, Hank Moon was over hyar ag’in las’ right. He wants me to go to the moon- shiners’ picnic with ‘im.” ‘Does, vr “Yes—an’ that ain't all, dad.” “It Laint? Well, spit out the rest, an’ don’t be so blamed meechin "bout it.” “He wents me to marry ‘im.” “I reckoned as much, Arbustine Bagg,” said her father coldly. “But he shan’t hey ye! Ye hear me, he shan’t hev ye! No gal 0’ mine shell marry a Moon “An’ his bull pup licked ev'ry other dawg .