The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 17, 1904, Page 28

THE 'S F RANCISCO CALL, S U AY, JA NUARY SLUMPIN 1RO RUINS CHURCH, Sinking Market Others Not Yet Embarked RAILROADS ARE FACTORS Total Losses Fall Heavily on Local Firms, but the Exaet Amounts Are Not Determined ning Seymour B. tion in insolvency trict Court, eph Hutchin- been swept suthrie & Co., Girvin Wilson & Co. are They lose heav- ng time. The which ton in ron, w caused his weeks ago downward ten- as dangerous to that he will not E that he will re- . oker, and not as an ht in England and him will rt of San Fran- cted for. Church's arge. There are that are involved acts and in the in Church’'s money to »ss, the amount » estimate, will three large Guthrie & Wilson ries for cann g latter- figure real mark, Birmingham, fixes the price for the as Greenwich in time, can be ncisco for about the freights, so as the iron means there duction from the f ),000 to estignate the ruth even approximatel UNFORESEEN CAU of the failure of Seymour t is told by the iron men on such unusual its origin back to and engrossing collapse involves vased u , great the es to the Pacific Coast on pig steel trust a few months ago r contract the entire output of in the entire Eastern of pig iren soared, ty enabled the San Fran- of the jron to pay rail and sell it as far east as it was greedily absorbed. steel trust does not The transconti- 2re doing business have seen their The furnace The pig y are con- abled in conjunction with the market price for pig ron to put the commodity in the urers of every in California ific N cheaply mporter can lay le west and s the San these causes the market cisco iron importers has bee onderfully Last = er the of this city h as Puget Los An- Francisco trade confined to this around the bay there is cheap water transpor- m the wharves of San Fran- EASTERN MEN SURPRISED. As last June the Eastern iron were speculating that it wol be one year at least before Birmingham pig iron would fall as low as $1 ton. Now it is $9 a late men nly ton and, so as San Francisco is concerned, it o some lower. According to the general discussion of the situation yesterday as carried on. by those skilled in the pig iron trade in this city the foundry men are now y only. On the great accumulation of pig iron in this city, present and in cargoes that are contracted for abroad, charges must accumulate, in- terest, etc. So the foundry men and others have an advantage which il- ADVERTISEMENTS. I'WILL GIVE $1000 If1fail to cure any CANCER or Tumor | treat bfiynl:rh.- o Keife! No Pai No Pay IIltiIi red 1n 30 years I he: cancers_than an: X living. Ne - . Ray or other swin- die. INVESTIGATE My Absolute Guarantes A LUMP 'N WOMAN'S BREAST IS GANGER They always poison the glands in the armpit and shoulder; thencure isoften ble. Any tumor, lumn or sore on the , FACE or any- where months is nearly always cancer. They pever paic uni 1most past cure. 120 PAG~ BOOK SENT FREE. wi‘h symntom cured whom you ~an see snd talk witl, DR. & MR®. DR. CHAMLEY & CO. “Strict'y Reliable.” Two Lady Assistants. 23 & 25 Third St., San Francisco SEND TO SOMEONE WITH CANCER Catches Him | With Cargoes Afloat and With | rch a magnate | nths to come car- down the | to buy in small quantities | n. testimonials of thousands | JOE ROSENBERG’S. JOE !OSENB!BG’B- JOE ROSENBERG'S. JOT ROSENBERG'S. JOE ROSENBERG’S. | JOE ROSENBERG'S. 4 | L i | All Economical Housewives APPRECIATE A PERPECT-FITTING ‘WRAPPER. Here is one at a low price. Made colored striped flannelette. Epaulettes over the shoulder, rolling collar. button sleeves: also trimmed with a deep flounce; collar, epaulettes and front trimmed with a neat braid: tight-fitting lining; 1liberal in length and width. Not the lowest in price, but the best you ever saw for B e di £1.00 TO THOSE WHO HAVE DONE Handmade Battenberg Work. a hand-made Battenberg hat you appreciate when see the low long 1% inch in rings. leaves Compare these 82 @ “Minnehaha,” THEE NEW KIMONA. crepe Mik of fancy with a new front: s the front trimmed with a wide satin Persian band Yery chic, also low _in price $1. Mothers Who Know Us . AND THOSE WHO DO NOT. WE WOULD LIKE TO EAVE YOU TRY SOME OF THESE CHILDREN'S UN- DERGARMENTS. We < » would make a lifelong e knit to fit, and fit for any k and long 1 made_of runk wool, jersey knit. In gray or wh >ANTS to mateh, same quality as e, ankle length and Fre 1 ba nall and medium sizes Large sizes Our Eastern Buyer CAME ACROSS TWO HUNDRED ODDS AND CROCKET, OTHERS WOVEN; some with fan- cy borders, others with fringe; some all wool, blue, red and black Wholesale price, $7.00 a dozen. Our T e .50¢ le price, $9.00 a dozen. Our , retail TR 65¢ Wholesale price, $12.00 a dozen. Our price, retail R IS 75¢ |l Wholesale price, $15.00. a dozen. Our ! gres - Bl b T £1.00 cale price, $18.00 a dozen. Our , retail .. i 1000 YARDS OF REAL KAND- MADE Torchon Insertion From one-half to two inches wide; made of genuine linen thread; 40 different patterns to choose from; will be sold for less than ma- chine-made lace. The early bird will grab. 10¢ c and 20c inser- 5S¢ make. in_black 1 CHIFFON—French high luster: 54 inches wide; or white. Now .. AN OUNC (i olly ! '/’J’q"i”"’” flut V)| | No Reason Why YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR HAIR APPEAR UNSIGHTLY. m When you can buy the new “FLORODO- RA HAIR RETAIN- ER” at the low price we are selling them. Made of highly pol- jshed Ttallan shell. smooth teeth. The kind that will not scratch or pull the hair and keeps all the stray locks in place. At the Price Cutter's..15¢ The Laundrres Also Have a Trust YOU KNOW WHAT THE WASH- ING COSTS NOW. IF YOU WEAR THESE YOUR LAUNDRY BILLS WILL NOT BOTHER YOU VERY MUCH. NO IRONING OR STARCEH- ING. So simple a child can wash them. THE GUSTINA HENRY LADIES' DRAWERS—Made of fine knitted fabric, swiss ribbed, French band, but- toned on the sides, umbrella shape, finished with a three-inch wide crochet lace. The laundry will cost you more for crdinary than we ask for these. ‘Our pric ..A pair 25¢ ELLA T ANNIE Rosette or Puff, newest thing in neckwear; ma extra heavy silk chiffon with a high s in pink, blue, lavender, red, white and black. Made to order by ex- perts while you wait.....Apiece 20¢ Just Recewved A NEW LOT OF THE LATEST BEAUTI- BIRD- FARISIAN CRAZE IN. FIERS. (IT IS THE NEW CAGE VEIL.) Made on criss-cross. and Tec tuxedo, 2-hair web ef- chenille 4 der e all dotted borders; inches long;-in blac blue and brown. spect them and will see how you Attention Dressmakers or those who make their own dresses, here is some all-silk chif- fon, in handsome embroidered pat- terns, full 20 inch wide; in black or white; for waist, yoke or collar trim- ming.” We bought them at an exceed- ingly low price, and of course, our patrons will do likewise; $2 and $3 qualities will be sold fo . . e Ay To the Up-to-Date Woman WE RECOMMEND THIS NECKWEAR. OVERCOLLAR AND TAB—Made of India silk, with five rows of N beading and herring- bone stitch trimmed. In pink, blue, white and black. Price .....c.....coccocany 25¢ LADIES' TURNOVER COLLARS— Made of Swiss embroidery, in the new Swiss designs; the one-piece kind. Price Se No Trading Stamps, Madam, BUT $4.756 INSTEAD OF $6.50. LADIES' PETTICOATS 5 accordion pleated flounce, trimmed with a ruffle, three rows of tailor-stitched bands, also dust ruffle. In tan, blue, red, black and white. Your full money’s worth for . .. 84, E OFUNDERWEAR PRECAUTION 1S BETTER THAN TEN POUNDS OF COUGH CURE That is if you buy your Ladies’ and Children’s Underwear at Joe Rosenberg's. All our’s are steam shrunk and medicated—the health-preserving kind, recommended and endorsed by all the wise physicians. They are knit to fit. Why not buy the best when you can get them at these low prices? Short and stout, thin and tall, in every weight we fit them all. Invalids Here Is a Garment that Will Positively Keep You Warm. LADIES' VESTS—High neck and long sleeves. Made of mixed Austra- lian,and American wool, flat Knit, steam shrunk. g PANTS TO MATCH—Ankle length, sock finish, French bands, finished with a drawstring; medium weight; just the garment for invalids. In regular and extra large sizes. Price............ 5 ceie.....A garment 81,00 TO THE LADIES Whose Skins Are Irritated by “Wool Here's a Garment Made express for YOU. Made of sifk, mixed with sterilized wool, which is velvet-finished and unshrinkable. In pink, blue and white. LADIES’ VESTS. High neck and long sleeves, swiss ribbed. TIGHETS. Ankle length, tight-fitting tops; fin- ished with a crochet edge, with ribbon drawstring. -8$1.50 »31.75 Vests Tights | 5 SOME WOMEN SHOULD WEAR WOOLEN UNDERWEAR WHO DO NOT. Mere Is Some that Feels Like Silk, Looks Like Silk, Yet It Is Wool. Made by a patent process, and ap- preciated by those who have seen or worn it. Heavy jersey knit. In pink, blue, white and gray. VESTS—High neclc and‘long sleeves, finished at the neck with a crochet neck, with silk ribben string. TIGHTS—Kid-fitting__tops, _ankle length. Price A garment $1.00 EXTRA-SIZED GARMENTS FOR LARGE WOMEN. We Make a Specialty of Them. LADIES' COMBINATION SUITS— The *“Merode” make. No better fin- ished or fitting garments made than these. Made of English thread, jersey knit, high neck and long sleeves, ankle length, soft and velvet finished; for most delicate skin. Inspect them and you cannot fail to appreciate them at the low price . 1.35 Just Received ANOTHER LOT OF THOSE LADIES' FLANNELETTE GOWNS That cause our competitors to wonder how we can sell them at such a low price as we do. Made with deep, roll- ing collar, double yoke in the front and back. trimmed colored feather-stitched in width _and length. e p light for a garment like thi A Red Letter Day IN RED AUTO OR WRIST BAGS. An Eastern manufac- turer sent us twice the amount we ordered, and rather than have them sent back to him he gave us & liberal dis- count; and, of course, our patrons will get the benefit of it. Made in levant, morroco and Russian leather; chain and leather handles; some have coin purses, card cases and looking glasses inside; others not. Come and see what his loss is and what your gain , will be when you get one of them: 75e quality .. -50c¢ $1 25 quail $1 50 quality '$2 00 quality . Good Morning. HERE ARE SOME LADIES’ BELTS. 0dds and ends that we will close out at an odd low price. Made of peau de soie, sateen, patent leather, ete.; some have metal clasps with slides, others hard enamel buckles. Not one worth less than 25c¢ and some as high as 50c; marked low for a quick clearance .Aplece Q¢ JOE ROSENBER 816 Market Street. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED. Ladies DO YOU XNOW WHAT COMFORT TRERE IS IN EQUESTRIENNE TIGHTS POR WALKING OR WARMTH? HERE'S ONE. Made of fast black English cotton, tight-fitting tops, nkle length. Just the garment for this cold and chilly weather. Price.. eee -..50e High neck and long sleeves, jersey knit, fleece lined. Made of combed yarn. In gray or ecru. + PANTS TO MATCH—Sams quality as above, ankle length .and twilled sateen bands.' Price..A garment 25¢ REUBEN'S VESTS. Made Expressly for Infants, Of knitted fabric., so soft that they will not irritate the most delicats baby's skin. Cut in a patent way, in order to tie snugly around a child's body. We cannot explain all of its merits in printer's ink. We will be only too pleased to show them to you whether you buy or not. Price 25¢ and 35¢ Made of wool-finished yarn, jersey kni' ece lined, high neck and long sleev shaped, perfect-fitting vests; winter weight. In gray and ecru. PANTS TO MATCH—Same quality as above: ankle length, circular cut belts, buttoned on the sides. Price. .. .A garment 45¢ LADIES’ VESTS. Low neck and no sleeves. Made of French imported lisle, swiss ribbed, with a wide hand crochet lace yoke, in the wheel pattern. The largest 90c worth you ever got for . Oc Women With Wéak Lungs KERE IS A VEST THAT WAS MADE EXPRISSLY FOR YOU. Made of XX imported wool; high neck and long sleeves. and shaped in order to fit snugly to the body. Physi- cians recommend them because they know the good qualities of this gar- ment. In gray or white.. .81.00 Women WHO HAVE WORN FLANNELETTE PETTICOATS Find they could not be without them, winter or summer. HERE'S ONE VERY LOW IN PRICE. Made of steam-shrunk striped flan- nelette, finished with a_ deep flounce, trimmed with wide torchon lace, deep circular cut yoke. In pink, blue and gray stripes. Price now ... 48¢ No More Rats! NO NEED OF ANY MORE CATS!! JOE REY'S PATENT DEVICE has done it. A new PATENT PUFF OR POMPADOUR COMB. Made of Italian shell, It is made with a patent oval top, with comb at- tached, and gives the hair a neat and chic appearance. Tt is sanitary, light and airy, but very low in price’ for a new patent like this. People go miles to obtain one after once using them. At the Price Cut- ter's 25¢ ‘WITH THOSE OF OTEER STORES And we are positive that you will buy here. Here are two lots of ribbons that we will place on sale this week: LOT 1—90 pieces of all-silk import- ed TAFFETA RIBBON, four inches wide, satin dotted effect, corded edge. in white only ..Yard Se LOT 50 pieces of ALAMO SATIN TAFFETA RIBBON: no better made than this; 5 inches wide, sash ribbon width. In pink, blue. red, lemon, lavender, also black and white. Instead of 40c, for a Ii rod THE PRICE-CUTTER 11 O'Farrell Street. No Excuse for Being Cold you can buy LADIES' COMBI- ON SUITS at such low prices as Made of Egyptian cotton, high ck and long sleeves, ankle length, fleece lined, When TT! ersey knit, kid fitting and seamless. In gray and white. All sizes S suit 50¢ LADIES’' VESTS. Made of pure Italian silk, low neck and no sleeves, swiss ribbed, neck and arm holes trimmed with a crochet edge with silk tape ribi In pink and blue. Real worth $1 pecial. . sanvas e nsien .o i TOC Ladies’ Combination Suits. THE “ONEITA” MAKE. A HSALTH PROTECTOR And a comfort maker. High neck and long sleeves. ankle length, seamless and glove fitting; the kind that buttons across the shoulders; steam shrunk and partially wool. A pound of pre- ventive is worth ten of ecure. Our Made of XX Porto Rico yarn, jersey knit, fleece lined, high neck and long sleeves, medium weight. Marked low to reduce the quantity. * Regular 50c quality; now 35¢ Ladies’ Hose THE GOOD WARM XIND. Made of fine wool cashmere, swiss ribbed, fast black. A preventive for chilblains or cold feet. Price....25¢ Thin Women HERE ARE SOME STOCKINGS MADE EXPRESSLY FOR YOU. Extra fine ribbed, fast black, elastic and tight fitting, full finish, double heels, toes and soles. Special....25¢ Large Women HERE ARE SOME STOCKINGS THAT YOU CAN APPRECIATE. Fast black, double heels and toes, and elastic. Try a pair, and we are positive that you will always buy your hosiery here. Price Se Comfort for Gents THESE CHILLY NIGHTS. FLANNELETTE GOWNS rolling collars, pocket on the sid. eral in length and width. Pink, blue Price for Monday. . and gray stripes. Fit for a Queen. NOT SAYING ANY- THING ABOUT THE WARMTHE AND COM- FORT THERE IS IN THEM. LADIES' JAPANESE COATS—Made in the Mikado Kingdom, but cut after our own patterns. Made of extra heavy silk, wadded and quilted throughout; tailor stitched, rolling eol- lar; fastened down the front with mili- tary frogs. In different combinations of color, such as blue with red lining, gray and pink. black and red, white and blue, and many others. No need to fear a cough or cold if you wear these. Price these elsewhere and then come to us and you will see how reasonable we sell. Price o 84,25 We Would Like to Post You ABOUT THESE ONILD: 'S / KNITTED WAISTS. Made of jersey-knitted fa- brics, elastic and pliable, wash- [ / able bone buttons; reinforced yl hroughout with extra strong twilled tape. All sizes...12¢ - Embroideries and"insertions. Slightly soiled from being displayed or handled. made on cambric and nain- sook in open *worl ind and Irish point patterns. Al ton hole edge; from i inch to 15@nches wide. 10c quality now? 6Ge 15¢ quality now.. e 20c quality quali quali Sale the Im Counter. The Proof of the Fudding Is in the Looking, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU COM= AND SEE THESE. HERE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST VALUES IN CORS®TS That San Francisco women ever Saw. BBON TAPE French SATIN COF the Empi shape. boning. straight-f finished with a ribbon bow; in and white. We w \ be the judge of W { are worth when you see Va4 ou won't be able in Frisco for three times we ask... Oe the price No Misrepresentation Here. WHAT WE ADVERTISE IS EX- ACTLY WHAT WE SELL. Here is a ROYAL WOR- “R CORSET (the kind) of the newest shapes in such great demand for the newest up-to- date dresses to be fitted over. lian cloth, nal reduc Only to for La Vida Corsets. MAXE THIN WOMEN LOOX LARGE AND THE LARGE WOMAN It has a distinct its’ own, entirely a special corset for built figure and thus r us to guarantee an it absolutely proper fit to all of our cus- is tomers Made of imported materials and filled with “genuine whalebones. For the exacting or those who are hard to fit we would like to have you in- spect these. Corset fitted fres by experts. Price ....$3.50 and $5.00 Little Iltems at Little Prices. DRESS SHIELD—Nainsook covered, ; medium size. Now..... HAIRPINS—The erinkly kind, four inches long, finely polished tortpise shell in looks, but not so in PRI ot s Sandiat o sadd 12 for He ADIES' OSE SUPPORT- ERS—Made of fancy filled lisle elas- tic. patent button clasps. The kind that attaches to the side of the cor- sets. In pink, blue, red MINAL REDUC- lade with a shaped pad, with elastic and patent button clasps attached. In red, blue, pink and black. Now .....A pair 15 YRS OR SHEARS—Finely pol- : the kind that will cut; § and 9 pecinl: - cizso o ideie sl WHEELS—Made ed wood ive different neriffe Wheels can_ be i Apiece 2% DATION Fou Print. INVENTORY TIME WILL BE RERE SHORTLY AND WE FIND WE HAVE TOO MANY HANDKER- hemstitc LADIES' CHIEFS—Ma. lawn, neat hemstitch, ANDKERCHIEF! of pure Shamrock linen, neat an row mstitched: $1 a dozen mac or colored IF YOU CARE TO SAVE MONEY, ESPECIALLY ON Ladies’ Kid Gloves, HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. Holiday time is glove hems' time and there is more 5 demand for them then than anything else. We o have here some broken i’ s Jines, that is, odds and ends of the good kind. which we have marked all to be sold at one price. Made of picked French kid, two patent clasps, overseam stitching, three rows of embroidery on the back: in gray, tan, mode, black and white. If we have your size and the color hers is your opportunity to buy $1 and $1 28 gloves for . 69%¢ Agent for Sorosis Gloves. trates anew the proverb that it ‘11 wind that blows nobody good. The orders that were placed for pig | | iron that has recently arrived in this| city from Europe date back for several | months, and the same applies to car- | | is) is] a [ goes that are abroad for which ships | to bring them have not even been char- tered. These later cargoes will come | forward on a falling market if local | predictions are fulfilled. Of Church’s three leading creditors Meyer, Wilson & Co stand to lose the | most, for the reason that they had | more cargoes ordered. Indeed, that| | was a story current yesterday that the ! creditors of Seymour B. Church were | responsible to some degree for the size® of his failure. It was alleged that they threatened to import pig iron to San Francisco on a large scale if he did not make the importations. He had already an ac- cumulation of iron here, and if this | threat had _been = carried | would have been here in the local mar- | ket an element that would have caused | the falling of prices and Church would have been sure to lose. So he ventures | and events that he could not have fore seen led to his downfall financlally. | | DEMAND 1S CURTAILED. I DRATMEN HOLD ANNUAL FEAST | Mayor and F. J. Symmes, In- vited Guests, Exchange Com- pliments on Civil Serviee ——————— The Draymen’s Association held its | fifth annual banquet at Golden Gate Hall last night. Major Charles L. Til- den, the president, was toastmaster of the occasion. He opened the speech- | making by saying that the organiza- out there | tion was born out of the strife that had existed between employers and em- | ployes, which had given way to a bond of friendship between the contending factions. He stated also that the asso- ciation wanted a greater San Francisco |and that this city has the most won- derful future of any in the world. He then introduced Mayor E. E. Schmitz, There is a falling oft in the East in | who said he.was in favor of the greater the demand for structural steel, which | San Francisce. | is dve largely to the labor troubles. | The Mayor referred to the Board of Building operations were largely cur- | Health, and said that his object in | tailed in New York and other Eastern | centers of population because of the making retrenchments in the Health | Department, which would amount to | strikes that brought an element of un- | $10,000 per annum, was to devote that | certainty into the cost of buildings to Sum to the improvements of the streets. be erected. Many large buildings are | reported to have remained uncompleted 'fnr months awaiting some change. | | Possibly the slump in the price| |of pig iron will . bring the re-| ductions in cost that the project- | ors of buildings were hoping for. Of | the total loss that will fall on Church’s | creditors, fully oné-half, it was said | yesterday by Church's attorney, will fall upon Meyer, Wilson & Co. There | are other creditors than those named, | but they are for very small figures ac- cording to the statements of Attorney Hutchihson. The creditors have en- gaged Attorney Gregory -to.represent them in the court proceedings. terday accountants were busy investi- zating the books of Church. —_—— Some one sent Grover Cleveland a scientific publication of the States Government entitled “Do Fishes Hear?” “What do you think of that?” asked Dan Lamont, who'was fingering the pages idly. “I don’t-know whether they do or not,” replied Mr. Cleveland, ‘“but there's one thing 1 do know, if they do they don’t tell anybody about it.’— ‘Washington Star, - Yes- | United | He said he was not opposed to civil service reform, that is, if it had a fu- ture, and if it was to have a future “he wanted to know it.” He said that when he proposed this reorganization he had hoped everybody would have been with him, but he was sorry to say that he had been mistaken in his stand, for the Merchants’' Association had taken an_entirely different view. The next speaker was F. J. Symmies, president of the Merchants’ Associa- tion. He had a retort for Mayor Schmitz regarding the Health Depart- ment changes and said: “Let us go into the courts and see what they will say. ‘YWe are here to stand for a greater San Francisco,” he went on. “We know what this city wants, and we are go- ing to have it. We don’'t want our children to look back and gay that their fathers were ‘chumps’ and did not un- derstand or appreciate how great was going to be the growth of this city. We want to give up the old-fashioned ideas of the past. We want to have all the parks beautified and we want to pur- chase all the sites of vantage. “This city will have 1,000,000 people before twenty years have passed.” Nearly the full membership of the or- ganization was in attendance. The menu was elaborate and wines were in abundance. Vocal and instrumental music added to the entertainment, The invited guests were: Mayor Eu- gene E. Schmitz, F. J. Symmes, presi- dent Merchants’ Association; L. M. King, F. M. Todd, C. L. Spear, John C. ADVERTISEMENTS, Married Women Every woman covets a shapely, pretty figure, and many of them deplore the loss of their girlish forms after marriage. The bearing of children is often destructive to the mother’s shapeliness. All of this can be avoided, however, by the use of Mother’s Friend before baby comes, as this great liniment always prepares the body for the strain upon it, and preserves the symmetry of her form. danger of child-birth, and carries the ex; this critical period without Mother’s Friend overcomes all the pectant mother safely through pain.. It 1s woman’s greatest.blessing. Thousands gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from the use of this wonderful remedy. Sold by all druggists at $1.00 per bottle. Our little book, telling all about this liniment, will be sent free. The Bradfield Regulator Ca., Atianta, Ga. Mother’s | Seattle, C. J. Jones, Friend Kirkpatrick, M. J. Hynes, S. W. Herr- man of Portland, J. A. Stiegler.of S. R. Chappel, George J. Strong, W. J. Hardy, BEd Gerald, G. L. Blair, A. Burgoyne, B. Flood and E. G. Pierce. Among the members of the associa- tion who made short speeches were Daniel Cutter, J. B. Bocarde, James McNab, N. Jacob, C. B. Rode, T. J. Devlin, C. A. Brown, C. E. Cutter and William Tolley. —_———— INTERESTING PERSONALITY OF PRINCE TOKUGAWA Is the Last of the Tycoons and Now President of Japanese House of Lords. Prince Tokugawa, who has just been elected President of the Japanese House of Lords, is one of the most in- teresting personages in the dominions of the Emperor of Japan. For he may be described as the last of the ty- coons. True, he held power as such for only a few days, for it was his elder brother Yoshinobu who was the temporal ruler of Japan at the time of the great revolution of 1867 and 1868, which ended the restoration of the lay sovereignty of the Land of the Rising Sun to the Mikado, after he and his ancestors had been deprived thereof, and forced to content them- selves with mere ecclesiastical supre- macy for close upon 300 years by the tycoons. Yoshinobu, when he realized that his power was threatened, dis- patched a mission to France, to Eng- land and to this country, at the head of which he ' placed his younger brother, now Prince Tokugawa. The latter was received with the utmost distinction by Napoleon III, who in- vested him with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, and by the Eng- lish court, King Edward, then Prince of Wales, traveling down to Dover to welcome him on landing on British soil. The outbreak of the insurrection compelled him to hasten home, with- out fulfilling his mission to the United States, and Tycoon Yosirinobu, when he found that his adherents were. de- serting en masse to the Mikado, made a vain effort to save the throne, which his family had usurped, by abdicating in favor of his young brofher, who was tycoon or shogun for only a few days before being finally overthrown and forced to yield to the present Em- peror and to his victorious army. The Mikado dealt very generously with the two ex-tycoons, and as soon as ever they had made their submis- sion and sworn allegiance he settled upon each of them large estates and a very handsome annuity. Yoshinobu, the elder of the two brothers, died a number of years ago forgotten and in obscurity, but the younger brother, a perfect specimen of the high-bred, blue-blooded Japanese gentleman, the distinction of his appearance and manner suggesting to the mind a full- | blooded race horse, determined to lead a more useful life. Devoting the greater portion of his allowance and of his property to the maintenance and to the pensioning of his former adherents, who had suffered in his own cause and In that of his brother, he started out to complete his educa- tion according to Western ideas, visit- ed this country at the time of the Cen- tennial Exhibition, and then went on to Paris, where he took up his resi- Quartier Latin, living the life of a stu- dent, none of his associates having the slightest idea of his antecedents or of dence in {he most unassuming manner | in a small suite of three rooms in the | he betray the latter. and one of these was at a dinner given by the Prince of Wales, who had been made aware of his presence in France, wearing the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. After spending several years in Paris he returned to Japan, devoted himself to the inaugu- ration of agriculture, and on the crea- tion of a system of nobility, patterned on those of Europe, he received the title of “prince” and a seat in the Ja- panese House of Lords, of which he is now President. If I draw attention te him it is because it is the only in- stance on record of an ex-sovereign being raised to one of the most im- portant offices in the government of the monarch who deprived him of his throne.—Baltimore American. ————— I hev watched myself purty clus fur de last twenty y'ars an’ I hev diskib- ered dat wheneber I wanted to do up anybody I allus did it under kiver of It was in 1878, humanity or reform.—Detroit Free his rank. Only on three occasions did | Press. $12.50. ADVERTISEMENTS. Solid Oak Chiffonier (as illustrated), serpentine top 33x18 inches, 4 feet 6 inches high. drawers, cast brass trimmings. genuine bargain. cated in any other store for less than Five large roomy A Cannot be dupli- For this week and while they last $6.35 We will celebrate the first anni- versary of the opening of our new store January 29. $500.00 worth of furniture and other useful articles given away. Watch for further announcements.