Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1897, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1897-16 PAGES. 15 ——- = —— = = : Saeed - : We give trading stamps with! || $ “Ifthey’reRich’s 3 Je give trading stamps . : : each cash purchase. | & shoes they re proper ; Ten-two F, Our Saturday Curtain — |. Bargains have become quite am institution. We make spe- tial prices on all Draperies | { for Saturday, and any line that is getting low we sell below cost—like the follow- ing: { 24. pairs Nottiny Curtains, 3 yds. by }, 40 inches. The marked price $1.50. Saturday. pairs Nottingham I 50 inches. ins, 33 yds. by | Were $ 1 00 $1.75. Saturday 5 | 1S pairs White Irish Point | Curtains, 34 vards | 50 inche: hey sold $Q-15 | apestry Portieres, fast at 50 inch- i Lace || cham 87 is € > OR ER EE pairs I Sat- $325 3! yards by = } es—marked $3. urda s Tapestry Portieres, | heavy fringe top and | bottom—a $7 value. 54-35 \ of Silkoline, | Saturday About 500 yards in ihe newest patterns. The right price is 12}c. aq ; Saturday...... wulaicare aa CASH OR CREDIT. Lansburgh Furniture Co., 1226 F St. N.W. f 18] Sarre Painless Ex Whois responsible pa cannot blame but your- hen your teeth ache. en we fi he very best I services at such med- » Why delay? Arti- cn per ing, 34 rubber, set, $5.00, Evans’ Dental Parlors, 1309 F St. N.W. ADDED INTEREST IN AUCTION SALE. | ‘To add zest to the sale we have exchanged of our Ta | SOTA NC ey will bring. for further ex- ison after purchase. Printer Can Save tor Electric nw. 212 Leh st "Phone 7 no27 20d Go to Siccardi’s FOR BARGAINS IN HUMAN HAIR, ed to $2.50. 35.00 Switebes ed to $5.00. Gray and White Hair rédaced in sume proportion. lime. Siccardi, 731 11th at., next to Palais Koyal. Private rooms for hairdressing, shampooing and 2s Te 3 Our Shoes are ? ¢ “Hygienic,” « “Foot Form,” : “Miller Styles,” : : We sre 30 cents ee eae ¢ > §2.48 and $2.98 ¢ * Robert Cohen & Son, ; 630 Pa. Ave. N.W. Lt 1838. oct-3m,40 + tetseseeseseos 100 Doz. Hair. Switches, Consigned to us for the purpose of raising money for a New York Halr importer, We sell sou a very fine Switen for.. -$1.50 Exactly the ‘same article sou will’ pay ++ #2 up E $3.50 for elsewhere, 85 doz. Gray and White, from...-.... Just half of their actual value. AT THE Louvre Glove Store, wsibte NO. 919 F ST. For Beautifying the Skin Nothing equals BRIGHTWELL’S Com- PLEXION CREAM. It removes every facial blem ish. 23e. a jar. SAMPLES FREE. 7 FOR PILFS. “LANASOL OINTMEN’ is 0 infallible CUKE—guaranteed to give relief in a few ications. 25e. ‘far. SAMPLES FREE. Evans’ Drug Store 3e"isc74,. Xmas footwear. There isn’t anything you could think of that would be more useful. Both for ladies and gentlemen our novelty footwear makes splendid gifts. We have an immense line of felt shoes and felt stip- pers—as well as house shoes and slippers of quilted satin and eiderdown. If you intend to make gifts of this kind, of course you wouldn't think of “2 going anywhere else for them but right here. The husband or brother would appreciate a pair of = Turkish or bath slippers as a * gift more than anything e' , We have them in every size and shape—the newest novel- ties to be found Have you ladies seen our new line of $2.48 deerskin shoes? You certainly should —for we're quite sure noth- ing quite so superior in style and making have been seen in this city before. They're made in button and lace styles—from the very best se- lected materials—and have that distinctive elegance found in all of “Rich’s” foot- wear. WEE We've just received a line of men’s new light tan calf lined and enamel leather shoes which ought to have been here long ago. They were made to sell at $4.50— but because of their late ar- rival you may have the choice of them for $3.48 instead. It’s a chance to make a substan- tial saving. “High art footwear for the elite,” Ten-two F Street. REPAIRED. 5 me CLOCKS, Clocks wound Pr N.W. cheap aches wand othe ot by glas: which » defects, upon us when we give perienced list's charge. Our Dr, wn in this city, Hamilton, We de not aim to do the cheapest work, but the best! And set we : no more than you'd pay elsewher turday will be a good day to have dren's or your own eyes ex- R. Harris & Co., Corner 7th and D Sts. ‘Soft Shoes for Tender Feet’ Shoes That Defy Competition Entirely. Not é ‘0 prepared a price but is unequaled in the Ladies’ Vici Kid And box Calf—every pair hand- sewed—perfect fitting and easy on the foot button or lace-ait $9) BS the ti styles. Tomorrow's be Ladies’ Glove al shoe for young button and “lace, made and strong. Sizes | to Child’s Vici Kid Button. Small shoes for small —the sizes of these ‘The dw to 8 shoex Youths’ “The Kicker.” Just the shoe for small boys— $ 1 25 that won't kick out in a Sizes 10 to 13%. Boys’ Calf Lace. A sturdy shoe, — well strongly made—bi toes—all sizes, and dog and egz ‘The best boys" shoe in the world at the price Havenner’s<ne 928 F Street N.W., ATLANTIC BUILDING. Bear in a Montana Lodging House. From the Helena Independent. Chief of Police Angevine of Missoula on Sunday evening placed Otto Siegel under arrest for maintaining a nuisance. The cause of the trouble is the pet bear that be- longs to Siegel, which has caused so much excitement of late in the neighborhood of the Montana Hotel. The latest prank of the bear was his entrance on Sunday into the second story of the lodging house and restaurant occupied by Harry Shappard. He went upstairs unobserved, and when he go: into the sleeping rooms he upset beds and other furniture and tore up bedding. Final- ly he pulled down a cage containing two birds and put an end to the inmates of the wn ave. and § st. and 1423 Md. eve. del-Idd cage. _ : THE GOLD DEMOCRATS Their Position Stated at Length by Senator Caffery. DEMAND FOR CORRENCY REFORM Opposition in the Senate Should Be Ignored, —__e—__~ THE PLATFORM PLEDGES “At the extra session of Congress the republican party put the tariff bill ahead and gave the more important question of currency reform the second place. Now that they have passed their tariff bill it is only proper that the currency question should be given the precedence over the other matters of legislation that will come before u: Seated today in his comfortable home in this city, Senator Caffery of Louisiana thus briefly outlined the attitude that, in his opinion, the sound money mén in Con- gress should assume with reference to cur- rency and banking reform. Mr. Caffery is a gold democrat. He be- longs to the little coterie in the Senate who believe that the most important busi- ness before Congress this winter is to re- tire the demand cbligations of the govern- ment and establish a banking system based on assets that will give a greater extension to credit and & more adequate medium of exchange in the south and west. In the course of a conversation with a Star reporter Senator Caffery asserted that the republican party would be false to its pledges to the business interests of the country if it failed to meet this issue. Senator Caffery spoke with strong em- phasis and with that freedom of expression that a private conversation permits, for it was not understood that his remarks should be made public. Later Senator Caffery made no objection to their publica- tion beyond remarking that the interview properly reflected his views. A Grave Situation. “If some effort,” said Senator Caffery, “is not made to change cur currency laws, the republican perty must shoulder the re- sponsibility and go down to defeat in the congressional elections of next year, and quite likely lose the presidency in 1900, The situation today is fully as grave as it was last year, when Mr. McKinley was elected, end it must be met as that situation was met, with equal courage and resolution. The republican party,” Senator Caffery continued, “is pledged to a maintenance of the gold standard. How can that stand- ard be maintained so long as we have five hundred million dollars of greenbacks and treasury notes resting upon a slender basis of one hundred million dollars in gold, which the very possibility of war would reduce to the vanishing point within twen- ty-four hour: No intelligent b man would take such a risk, yet 3 the government of the L ates, the most resourceful and richest nation on rth, continually ney becay ought to have done 1 “Why ao you ri the pro ate of a om the republi- Senator Ca was asked. lican party is committed to a e currcney by its party plat- hat platfurm,” said ading from a campaign ss terms declared that and paper currency must threatened with in, ponsibility, for reform form of text book, ‘all our s maintained at parity with gold, and we faver 1 me designed to m: intain olabie the ations of the United States and all our money, whether coin or paper, at the present standard, the stand- ard of the mest enlightened nations of the earth.” Position of Sound Money Democrats. involves in my mind, and undoubt- edly did in the minds of such gold demo- crats as made McKinley's election possible, something more than the continuance of the tem, which constant- intenance of the gold standard. s because of this declara- tion that Mr. McKinley received the sup- port, directly and indirectly, of the sound money democrats—a support that enabled You don't sup- present ly menaces th t would have supported McKinley or i his back upon his own party had he felt that the position taken by Mr. n called for the opposition of eve whether he were a republican or crats did this, notwithstanding they standard and honestly discharge the obliga- tions of the government? The sound money democrats did this, ontwithstanding they at a high tariff bill, which was lit- $ repugnant to them than free silver, jammed down their throats if the came into power. But they put patriotism above every other con- sideration and their support resulted in triumph of the sound money cause and the tion of a republican President. Now sound money democrats, who contrib- end, demand that the repub- hall not turn its back upon us, 11 retain the position which brought its support, namel. mai unnec- turn: not to ance of the gold si b t state of affairs. n only be maintained by making a ‘ough change in our currency laws and joving our monetary system from the peril that now-confronts it. Would Ignore Sectional Opposition. ome of the republican members of Congr ’ it was suggested to Senator Caffery, “while believing that ‘something ought to be done,’ fear to’ take the initia- tive this winter lest it result in their de- feat in the congressional elections next Others, again, think it useless to be- gin the contest owing to the opposition of the silver men in the Senate. You proba- bly do not favor this policy?’ “I do not,” was Senator Caffery’s em- phatie reply. ‘Whoever heard of any party going into a fight with a declaration on its lips that could not win? That isn’t the way political or military battles are won. The silver men were known to possess great strength in the last presiden- al campaign, and they were not’ overly modest in asserting that they would sweep the country, but that didn’t scare the sound money men a bit. They pulled them- selves together, effected a strong organiza- tion, and by using all the agencles at their command overthrew Mr. Bryan and his silver-populist forces and_ preserved the credit of the country. The outlook for currency reform is quite as hopeful at this time as was the election of Mr. McKinley a year ago. If we realize the necessity of ‘doing something,’ then let us do it as speedily as possible and no& waste any more time in talking about it. In this matter we can learn a useful lesson from our oppenents. There is something mag- nificent in their unconquerable zeal and their capacity for raliying their forces af- ter an overwhelming overthrow. They never say die. “They are full of pluck and courage, and their organization is no less perfect today than it was a year ago, when they fol- lowed Mr. Bryan to disastrous defeat. You never hear the silver men considering how their support of the white metal will affect their political future. They are ready, if necessary, to suffer political de- feat for their corvictions. At every ses- sion of Congress they come up smiling with a renewed demand for free coinage. On this issue they have carried state after state, and in the last presidential cam- paign they polled upward of six million votes, with nearly every newspaper of any consequence and every moneyed interest opposed to them. We can’t afford to ig- nore their challenge—that is to say, the repubiican party cannot, for, as a a party, it is committed to the maintenance of the gold standard, and every consideration of honor and fair dealing requires that it shall retain this position.” ‘The South and Money. _ “Why is it,” Senator Saffery was ask- ed, “that the southern people, as a rule; are so pronounced in their free silver views?” “I think that is principally due to the lack of our. banking facilities. There is no mere reason why tke people of my state, for instance, should have either a. sentl- mental or practical interzst in silver than those of New Englaj Where little, if any, such sentiment ils. Our people believe, however, that—the free coinage of silver will g:ve thef4ffore money. Many of them have become, givongly impressed with this dea. Ley “If they can be convinced that a banking currency issued upor):eommercial assets with sufficient gold rye, with authority for the banks to estaBfigh branches, would afford them an adeqpaté medium’ of ex- change, a large propossion would be en- urely satisfied. I belie sueh ‘a currency ig exactly what the s needs, and that it would extend cred a manner that wotld disarm much o} hostility to the banks that exists under-the restrictions of the national banking3A€® and would af- ford the conventent pega of exchan; of which our people much feel the need. There is no reason why:strong southern support should not ba+Biven to a proper banking plan, even’ solindterate a measure as Secretary Gage intehds to propose, if the subject is properly presented and thor- oughly discussed. While currency reform is of great importance ta the business men ef the north and east, in order to prevent distrust and business paralysis it is of per- haps greater importance in the south be- cause of the lack there of a proper means ef doing .business. ripe “The. people of Louisiana. especially ought to rejoice at legislation Which would sub- stantially restore their system of banking existing at the outbreak of the war. That system to be perfect only requires in addi- tion banks of smaller capital, such as Sec- retary Gage proposes,.or branch banks located in the country districts, to the end that each locality could ‘enjoy the utiliza- tion of all tts credits and a safe and suffi. cient currenty convertible into gol = aan gold on de- Systematle Expenditure Necded. Representative Roswell P. Bishop of the ninth district of Michigan has come down from his home in Ludiagten, and will live at 132 A street northeast, As one of the new members of the rivers and harbors committee, he will have to help face a Sood deal of hard work during the session, in view of the admihistration’s desire to cut down river and harbor and all other ap- Propriations. Mr. Bishop agrees that economy fs a good thing, but is not willing to carry it too far. “The continuous con- tracts for river and harbor work should not be allowed to walt for appropriations, he said. “There is one harbor in my di trict upon which upward of $100,000 has been spent, and yet I will guarantee to take $10,000 in cask and do more than has been done upon it. Some years only $3,000 or so would be appropriated to carry on the contract, and then again for several years no money would be available at all. The result has been an extravagant waste, the weather beating down the improve- ments already made during these long waits for money. But those continuous contracts which have been authorized, but on which no work has been started, can safely be left until the revenues are heav- jer. Of this class is the proposed $2,000,000 breakwater at San Pedro, Cal., about which he have heard so much. Upon Cuba Mr. Bishop also has éecided views. “In my opinion,” he says, “the peo- pie of the country do not feel so much like urging Congress to action as they did a year or less ago. They see a gleam of prosperity ahead, and in view of the hard times we have passed through they are not anxious to have us do something inconsid- erate enough to bring the country into trouble. I also think the leaders in the House will be willing to wait to sce how things cevelcp in Cuba, faving full confi- dence that the Presideng, will recommend the proper action whenever the situation mands it. As for avdividual desir 1 do not bh tn be ter, I do in war. I-do not believe we will n sity really Yar aw the next man w {hut 1 do faces us Twill go as © for the cilise of liberty, and human Senator Gear of Towa said today that he did not anticipate much general legislation coming ion. fsino doubt that the bankruntey is “ny Hill will;pass the Hoyse,"t, he said. “This ure providing for voluntary bankrupt- cy will prpbably be amended, however, s as*to provide for both voluntary and-Jjn- voluntapy. Kruptcy.”” “Do you think Congre ba ag iGas askeay 4) Be - “I do not believe thas elaher the Senate or ‘House will take amy action on Cuba. The Morgan resolution providing for the ranting of belligerent rights will probably Jmé before the House, but there every prospect that it will be defeated. I believe that the granting of be ent rights is a prerogative of the President and should not be interfered with by Congress. “What will be done with regard to a re- jon of the currency?” “While the situation demands some revi- sion of the currency laws, the outlook for passage of a bill is not encouraging. Some measure may pass the House, but the com- ition of the Senate precludes any action there. One of the first bills to be passed will probably be the immigration bill,w: h, by-educational test, will restrict entrance of foreigners. The Senate will also probably pass my bill providing for the settlement of the Pacific railroad debts by the Secre- jes of Treasury, Interior and Attorney General, subject to approval of the Presi- dent.” “Busy und Businesslike.” Representative Northway of Ohio thinks this will be a bu s like session. The committees have not considered any of the many pending me ures, the assignments not having been made until just before the adjournment of the special session. Therefore {t will nec- ily, he , be some time before the House can get down to work, but when the committees are ready to.report their vari- ous propositions the House will proceed pidly enough with its work, and Congr ought to be able to adjoutn by the first part of June. He says he thinks it likely that a bank- ruptey bill will be passed and that a great many bills not of general importance will be disposed of. The annexation of Haw: he says, he thinks will be completed w reasonable promptness. As to Cuba, much will depend upon de- velopments with respect to the policy of the new Spanish ministry. The autonomy proposition and the general policy .of Spain in Cuba will have to be better understood before the course of Congress can be deter- mined. If Spain ts acting in perfect good faith and will do the right thing, he says, the sentiment in the Hause will be more conservative than it was, but if it is .ound that Spain is simply trying to fool us, the very instant that fact is developed Con- gress will act. If it becomes apparent that Spain is not-sineere and straightforward, both houses of Congress will agree upon vigorous action. Mr. Northway says he does not think that there will be any financial legislation. It is apparent that the Senate stands in the way of such legislation. As to the retire- ment of the greenbacks,*he says he doubts whether a majority of the republicans in the House would be Ying to vote for it. The western men gepayaly, he says, are opposed to it. They do inet think it neces- sary and know that it owld be unpopular in their section. Many“of the western men would endanger theig/re™Mlection if they voted to retire the graenbecks. There has been so much said alent there not being enough money in theJeoutitry that a sug- gestion that over three ‘Hundred million dollars be taken out) 6f;, circulation would meet with a very earpestyprotest in many districts. In the east the sentiment is dif- ferent and many e: » representatives are in favor of getti*rfa of the green- backs, but the westerla.pepple do’ not Ike the idea. The suggestionzef issuing bonds for the redemption of greenbacks, at how- ever low interest, is, he says, very unpopu- lar in the west. ae “will act on Cu- rate) vi A Ratirona! fdr $50. Stroudsbarg, Pa., Dispatchste the Phila. Press. The East Stroudsburg and Matamoras rail- road was sold by Sheriff Leam to C. B. Staples of the law firm of Staples & Erd- man, for $50. C. B, Staples represented the bondhoklers. The railroad was sold on two executions in favor of, Reeder and Grant Posten. ie i The $50 purchase included all the. cor- porate rights, privileges and franchise and whatever right of way the road may have by virtue of condemnation proceedings. or by purchase or agreement with the owners of land. It is believed that the road hes fey, Hudson and Lehigh, the company con trolling both charters. Mino of survey. will them in a. fair manner in regard to the.right of way... .. + Be ® NEW PUBLICATIONS, ANARCHISM; a Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory. By BE. V. Zenker New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, Washington: Brentano's. It is fortunate that a thoughtful man has at last undertaken to unravel the threads of this much misunderstood sub- ject. He shows clearly that anarchism is rot at all definite in the minds of the peo- ple at large, save as a® propaganda of fire and pillage, a political and social chaos, and that the theories that form the intri- cate fiber cf the scheme are lost from sight, or have rever, in fact, been seen. He at- tributes this to the fact that there are practically no books of reliable value with- in the reach of the reading public, and tells of his great difficulties in securing mate- rials for his research, which he was oblig- ed to procure by round-about means, through friends and with great difficulty. He severely arraigns the book produced by Inspector Schaack of Chicago, which purports to give a history of anarchism and which the present author shows to be filled with inaccuracies and absurdities. In conclusion he condemns anarchism, and urges that this condemnation is necessary from the mere exercise of scientific criti- cism. He prefaces his work with the as- sumption that it will please no single inter- est, the anarchists will call it “terribly reactionary,” the socialists will write him down as a “Manchester economist,” the lberals will think him too tolerant toward the socialistic ‘disturbers of the., peace, while the reactionaries will denounce him as an anarchist in disguise. Under such circumstances it is safe to credit the au- thor with an earnestness and sincerity of purpose to tell the truth that is seldom to be found among those who write of mat- ie of such bitter controversial possibil- S. Mustrated 1 Henry T. Coa , SIS Fost. nw. General Meade’s nephew has here become his biographer and brings to kis subject a multitude of personal details that few authors are privileged to possess. He ex- plains, however, in his preface that he has had no direct knowledge from General Meade concerning the latter's military career, and thus the brilliant soldier's views and opinions do not form part of this volume. The book contains about Gu pages, with two portraits and several maps of battle grounds. Without pretending to be exhaustive of a career which was long full of stirring events in connection with the Army of the Potomac, of which the general was the commander for nearly two years, and as such fought with it the battle with whose ending waned the for- tunes of the southern confederacy, the work is replete with interest derived from the spectacle of the interaction between the hero of the story and the events by which he was molded and in turn con- tributed to shape. The treatment of the subject docs not by its nature address it- self to military men alone, but to the gen- eral’s friends, to his old soldiers, and to the general reader. In a theme so long neglected, the work $s, through new mat- ter and rectification of published error, an important contribution to the truth of the traits and Maps. & Co. Washingion: history of the civil war in Ame: AN IMPERIAL LOVER. By M. author of “On the Re ALC. MeChug & ano The author of this book is a young Washington lady who has achieved con- siderable fame in the literary world through her previous story. Both that and the present volume deal with life at the court of Peter the Great of Russia—a court that was marked by many romances and deep Intrigue. The setting is therefore ad- mirably adapted to development under a skillful hand, and the author of both “Un- tier the Red Staircase” and “An Imperia! Lover” has succeeded in this undertaking. The story itself of the later work is stir. ring and absorbing, while it does not resort to the narration of deeds of violence to estch and hold the attention. It is purely a love theme and well worked out. Inci- dentally it gives many descriptions of men and matters that are of personal and histor- ie interest. In many respects this book {s superior to its predecessor, to which it. in fact, forms more or less of a sequel, the background being being occupied by’ the hevo and heroine of the “Red Staircase’ story years after their marriage. IN MEMORIAM. Preface The interest in such a publication nat- urally centers in its jilustrations, for “In Memoriam” has been published and re- published so often that it is no longer an object of special concern as material for the typ Its great beauty, however, has given it an undying quality that makes it worthy ef the finest treatment by the artist. It has not hitherto been thus “ cially published for illustrative purposes, and Mr. Fenn has accepted the opportun- ity thus offered by creating a notable Dr. Van Dyke, in the course of hi: » filled with syi appr of the delic characterizes this poem a I 5 work. cy of his task, the greatest of 8. The book in all its f is one of the handsom ble. By Mary Fish rs on Engiish McClurg & ‘The author undertakes to disabuse the American and English mind of a curicus misconception concerning French letiers. She points out that the French writers best known to English-speaking people are the least worthy and urges that a cioser ac- quaintance with the more sober side of French literature would considerably amend the world’s estimate of the case. She has chosen for this purpose five writers whose work has been mainly critical and who are characteristic of the school of higher thought and more substantial standards than those with whom the English and Americans have become familiar. These critics are Edmond Scherer, Ernest Bersot, Saint-Marc Girardin, Ximines Doudan and Sustave Planche, STORIES OF FAMOUS OPERAS. By H. A. Guerber, author of “Myths of Greece” and “Stories of the Wagner Opera,” “Le- of the Virgin and Christ,’ trated. New Yor! ington: Brentano's. 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NEW YORK Cry. litlleness in places charm that cannm THREADS € exer be den: certain A Mean Trick. Frem the Detroit Free LIFP, Ry Clara Sherwood Rollins. | “I can explain my ease in Boston: Laihson, Wolffe & Co. minutes,” said the excited old In this cleverly told story several strong | who had called uson the dete characters are outlined and situations of | FT want you to the guilty y almost tragic pathos are developed. The atmosphere of the book is one created by nd TU wa the contact of brilliant minds. Out of an | 4 apparently uncompromising complexity of relations the writer evolves no finer cow i isfactory conclusion, : st ef care. My neighbor MADE MAN IN AMEI | looks very much like 1 level x1 "| a bell on his s and on the cccasion of the on and fiftieth anniv of th of Princeton Univer: hundred 4 wide | foun: ted to Keep bis would t lont whip. W intrud. in th wh th art took 4 t throu bellowe whip. ‘ us right up, was arranging to give r than ever, my ape wife recogn: our own cow. & oberts cone had put a bell on her and turned her jinto the cabbage pate m not saying THE HEPWORTH ¥ { who did it, but 1 want you to find out if it ae jccsts me $1,000, Why, man, I might have und the Lord.” ete. Dutton | Hilled the coy & Co. Washington: W e & Sons. = sete MCSE ae That Cleveland Corner, Views of Mnids, 4 5 Au Trem tke Cleveland Plain Dealer, fe Se It is said that Librarian Rreti’s idea of & Co. Washinztoa: setting « a& certain in the public Ee ee | library for the works of Cleveland authors author | has proved a remarkable stimulant to flag- Daughter. ? ng literary inclinations. If all the stories Lee & Shepard. aires 2 . a2 . tyne & Sous can be believed, there are a score or more of local writers—some of i-new novi ngaged in book writing. Several of the books are supposed to be ready for two or three of them Most of them a the printe ready in pr one is a me and two are cok writing 1 THE DAGGER AND THE CROSS; the patience ; a ether in tion is is aston’ ow very cheap a printing © will get out yo book for you. ur hundred dollars will By Alfred Freiherr von 0: “Plersuns Verlag Wash. | put quite an edition on the market or in the hands of friends. ——— Yes, and the style and bindings of these 3NORANCE OF AMERICANS. modern books are so beautiful. et eee It 1s a pleasure to handle them, even if ‘ _ -e of | the covers never opened Queer Kotions Englishmen Have ef) ‘And all this awakening of ambition is Mes ean eiees ere said to be brought about by Mr. Brett's Col. T. W. Higginson in the Atlantic, Tanvonn CaGnaane ieee One of the first houses where I spent an - - ——E evening was the very hospitable home of Greek Civil Service Reform, a distinguished scholar, then the president | From the New York Tribune. of the Philological Society, and the high- If the imis cabin remains in office est authority on the various dialects of the English language; but I was led to think that his sweet and kindly wife had not fully profited by his learning. She said to me, “Is it not rather strange that you Americans, who seem such a friendly and cordial race, should invariably address a newcomer as ‘stranger,’ while we English, who are thought to be cold and distant, are mare likely to say ‘my friend’? She wouldscarcely credit it when I told her that I“had hardly ever in my life been greeted by the word she thought so uni- versal;,and ihen she added, was told that Americans began every sentence with “Well, istranger,. I guess.’ I was com- pelled €0 plead’ guiliy to the national use of the first and last of these two words, but still demutred as to the “stranger”? Then she sought for, more general information, and asked if it was really true, as she had been told, that rai!way trains in America were often stopped for the purpose of driy- ing cattle off the track. I explained to her that.in some regions of the far west, where cattle abounded ard fencing material was scarce, this might stili be done; and I did not think it necessary to say,that I had seen it done, in my youth, within twenty miles of Boston. But I explained to her that we Americans, being a very inventive race, had devised a little apparatus to be placed in front of the locomotive in order to turr aside all obstructions; and I told her that this excellent invention was called a cow-catcher. She heard with interest, and then her kindly face grew anxious and she said hesitatingly, “But isn’t it rather dan- gerous for the boy?” I said wonderingiy, “What boy?” and she reiterated, “For the boy, don’t you know—the cow catcher.” Her motherly fancy had depicted an un- fortunate youth, balanced on the new con- trivance, probably holding on with one hand and dispersing dangerous herds by a gesture from the other. RS ae Women's Hats in Parisian Theaters. From the New York Tribune. M. Blanc, the new prefect of police in Paris, has begun his administration by the issue of a stringent ordinance against women’s high trimmed hats im the par- quet and balcony seats of the metropoli- long enough to put into execution the v rious reforms comprised in its political pro- gram it will have contributed more toward the redemption of the Hellenic kingdom taan any previous administration. One of the most important measures to which the new prime minister has committed him- self since his advemt to power is the thor- ough reorgenization of the civil service by dismissing all the of ing only those who which they now to at places were only held s the cabinet of the day rems in power. It is intended that hen forth officials shall retain their offices dur- ing good behavior and be exempt from dis missal, except for serious offense. If this most necessary reform is carried out, of cials will be Able to devote their energies to their work, instead of scrambling to make themselves rich by extortion and corruption during the brief and uncertain tenure of their posts. ned OVER THE CORK AND CAPSULE [S NOT BROKEN (AND THAT IT BEARS THE NAME ~ W.AGAINES & CO. esa GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE