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2 Parts VOI,. XXIII.—NO. 210. 111 HI VII WIFE OP THE RUSSIA* MINISTER TO TANGIER TEIXS WHAT SHE SAW WHILE BEING ENTERTAINED Indolent Life of the Women, Their Jealouste* nnd Garseoun Sar ronndinKit Are Vividly Dcitcribt'd. The wife of the Russian minister at Tangier gives the following account of her visit to the harem of the late grand Ba Hamed: rted by twenty soldiers, I returned to the city to pick up Mme. L , who Jiad kindly offered to act as interpreter. Th<-n we proceeded to the immense pal a<v, or rather castle, of Ba Hamed. A number of negro guards conducted us across three or four courts and throu K h door of the building, which was also of . Iron and very massive. Here the soldiers i left us ai.d we threaded a vast labyrinth of corridors under the guidance of sue ■ relays of negro children 8 or 9 '>ld. At last we stop before a door which suddenly from within, and we find | ourselves in the presence of a half dozen I women who are standing up, evidently waiting to receive us. They include the 6 one Legitimate wife, his mother ■ , two sisters and a sister-in-law. The costume of these ladies is striking. The upper garment is a long blouse of fipured silk of gorgeous pattern and hue, i very broad across the shoulders. Below i? a wide and very stiff girdle of red, 01 purple, brocaded with gold, >■ laced at the bottom and expand ing as- it rises to meet and support the bust, like a corset. The ladies wear a i ion of necklaces of real and artifi cial gem? and big tiaras of stiff ribbon, .• ntod with jewels, to which are at i voluminous silk veils. Fillets of j narrow ribbon cross their foreheads and their eyebrows are blackened outrageous- ' ly. the lines being put on without refer to the natural shape of the brows. | is a black crescent under the mouth a dash of scarlet on each cheek, J nnd little designs in color on the chin j and between the eyebrows. The nails ol ihe toes, as well as those of the fin gers, are STAINED WITH HENNA. In short, the vizier's ladies are startling 1 and as hideous as heathen idols. :■■■ stare at up, shake hands and con- j us very slowly (for they waddle I geese) through several apartments ] to the court of the "Thousand and One j Nights," which is a marvel of marble ! juul mosaic. Three beautiful fountains j ay ing in the center, and on all sides i cades, which are filled with fe male attendants. Traversing this court we enter a vast hall of splendid Moorish workmanship furnished with three brass bedsteads, come linen-covered divans and chairs, an oval table laden with viands of variegated and suspicious appearance. Here we take our seats. I sit between the mother-in-law and one of the sisters, the latter of whom immediately falls nsleep, awakening now and then long enough to make some extremely indeli cate remark, and at once relapsing into plumber. The slaves wave handkerchiefs and feather brooms to drive away the Then, one by one, a number of women straggle in, all as richly dressed as those who rooehed us. As many as can find a sit with us at the table, the rest lemain standing-. I observe that my hos t. ssee (not to speak of the sleepy sister) appear tired and ill at ease. They are constantly shifting their positions and moving their feet. At last the mother in-law asks me if that high chair does r.ot hurt my less, and, as I see that she ls very weary of her own position, 1 am charitable enough to answer yes. So we all ri*e (without having touched the delicacies), and establish ourselves on the divans • ranged round the hall. As be fore the sleepy sister is on my left, tfte old lady on my right. Then comes Mmc, 1. , Hanked by the other sister. The vizier's wife is at some little dis tance. LOOKS LIKE A WITCH. Near the dcor sits an old negress in white burnous and red turban, with the t of a veritable witch. This is the matron of the harem. Her duties are watch the women, adjust quarrels, at t< nd to the sick, and report everything ie master. The latter has, so far, distinguished only one of his slaves with his especial favor. He is said to be un the thumb of his mother-in-law, who lives in the palace instead of residing with her son, the pasha of the village, p. > cording to custom. Mothers are great ly respected in Morocco. On a cushion in the middle of the room Eits a young and very richly dressed slave making tea. it should be observed that the position of a slave who has attracted the master's attention, if only for a moment, is quite similar to that of a legitimate wife. Her children are legitimate, and the sultan :.irocco himself is the son of a Cir cassian slave. The numerous working slaves of this harem are simply and scan tily dressed. They live on a footing of perfect fa militarity with their mistresses, and seem to be happy. Some of them, the sheep dogs as they might be called, scold the liidies and even lay violent hands on them on occasion. One of these slaves rudely interrupted whenever the mother-in-law paid or seemed about to say anything, that this mentor deemed improper. Ex cept for this slave and the matron I could have photographed the ladies who ap peared quite willing to be "taken," but when I produced my camera these two guardians made such an outcry that the ladies took fright. The mother-in-law seemed more intel ligent than the other ladies. She has as pirations for freedom and told me that ehe ENVIED EUROPEAN WOMEN. In Morocco, she said, more regard is jald to words than to action, whereas, the Christians live up to the spirit of their religion. I took good care not to dispel this flattering allusion. The old lady was less richly clad than the others. A widow inherits nothing under the Moorish law, and this was her greatest grievance. Presently the sleepy sister wakes up and begs me to remain overnight, saying that she will paint my face and improve it very much. I am glad that I am ignor ant of her language, for she adds some remarks which are evidently shocking and which give her and her hearers much amusement. Happily, a diversion Is created by the arrival of an immense covered dish which a slave deposits at my feet. The cover, of plaited straw, is removed and the feast begins. At this moment the scene is one of en chantment. In the background is the wonderful court through which a succes sion of slaves glide noiselessly. Each carries a dish on her head and wears n tfcd sash about her hips—and no other parrnent. The arcades are filled with thick faces with gleaming eyes that peer et us through the windows. The sun's rays fall on the marbles and mosaics and gilt of the fountains. There a*re at least fifty dishes, and they appear and vanish as If by magic. The THE ST. PAUL GLOBE Cloak Department Values —<C///Jfo Black BriHiantine Bathing Suits, f)/\/Eli _¥ yokes and collar finished with . white fift/r* «Hf - '■* braid, stylishly cut and /|» Q '<CJr'y\ "' well made. Special for /toI QA *~—f "" two on'y. per*uit. *jr r/T^ZgL^Sr*^ Crash Skirts, either plain or Russia /yLJ^%\\3r' - crash, many braided or finished with t JSLJJ&«* strap seams and correctly tailored, ac :r^F^g^-3sr-- tual $1.25 and $2.00 values. Q Zy> \> i£~fZ. *}^ Special Monday and Tues- OoC KJ.U/j'^r day, choice \/\S*s WASH SHIRT WAISTSC Lot I—Large assortment of Percale and Ging ham shirt waists in new and stylish patterns, ac- A C\C tual values 75c to $1.48. Special, each T* Lot 2—Broken lines of assorted values in Per cale waists, some mused from window ' display. d C Priced to close, each *™O Extra Special in I For Monday only we will place on spe- Wool Skirts. | cial sale about 50 Wool Skirts in plaids, plain black, checks and fancy mixtures, ranging in price from $5.00, $6.00 to $6.50. /I* Q Stylish, well made garments; for choice, «H | O O f\ Clearance Sale l I Ladies' Oxfords V / Tomorrow we start a general ||||J| clearance of every pair of Ladies' I^|||l\ Oxfords in stock. Either tan or / l!*|§ub' ack> aU correct shapes, all new [ V^lll^yoods, all best values. \ /All $3.00 Black or Tan Oxfords,per pair..s2.40 LgjanjajJ All $2.50 Black or Tan Oxfoms, per pair. .$2.00 \T^ 7 All $2.00 Black or Tan Oxfords, per pair.. sl,69 \ / All $1.50 Black or Tan Oxfords, per pair. $1.20 \^__y All $1.25 Black or Tan Oxfords, per pair. .$1,09 Drugs and Sundries Prices for Monday only, and no telephone orders filled. 25c Carter's Little Liver Pills, 2 for 25c 50c Pink Pills for Pale People ■ 29c $1.00 Paine's Celery Compound 60c 25c Belladonna Plasters, 3 for 25c 25c Colgate's Dental Powder 15c 5c Moth Balls, 2 1-pound packages for. 5c 15c Melba Toilet Soap (3 cakes in box), per box 10c 25c Old English Lavender Soap, per box of 3 cakes 15c 25c Parker's Tar Soap, 2 cakes for 25c New Straw Hat One Cent Free Demonstration of the Emerald Straw Hat Cleaner wili be given during the entire week at our Drug Department. It is an entirely new preparation which easily and which without injury makes old straw hats look |C Q* ike new. Enough in one package to clean 15 hats, for O Wash Goods Cheaper Z N Would Price Them And we give every womdn credit of knowing the relative values of nearly all dress fabrics. Should we invite you behind our counters and remove the price tags before showing- you the goods that go in this week's clearance sale of wash fabrics, your lowest estimate would be from 5c to 10c par yard more than we will se!l them to you for. It is in reality a sale without a precedent in St. Paul merchandising. Clearance Sale of ioc to 15c Wash Goods, in Lawns, 36-inch Percales, strictly new goods, actually sold at 10c to Dimities, Batistes, and Cotton Cheviots, many of the season's I2V2C; also 3,000 yards of 30 and 32-inch Ginghams, in from most desirable patterns, yet contain one or two dress 10 to 20-yard lengths, of our regular 10c and I2>£c S 1 lengths. You can't match them anywhere at our CJ C qualities. Your choice for this special sale, t^~C original prices. Choice all week, per yard %J per yard t Vr 2^ Clearance Sale of 25c Wash Goods, the actual Dimity Satin Raye, the finest French wash value of most of the English Dimities, Batistes and I \\C. fabric of the season. We have held the price up to ICf Scotch Lawns offered for this sale, per yard w now at 50c, but for three days, your choice, per yd. OO V Carpet Dept. Bargains A general cleaning- up sale of all odds and ends at sacrifice prices. Thes- must go to make room for new goods coming in. Remnants Linoleums up to 1 yard square io to 50c Remnants Brussels and Velvets (\y 2 yd. for Rugs).. 75 to 90c Short lengths Velvet (finished ends) %to% yd 15 to 40c See our 6th st. window for Rug bargains 69c, 93c, $1.49 1 100 1-yd. samples Ingrain Carpet (finished ends) ...25c each See our elegant line of Hassocks, only 35c 10 patterns extra heavy China Matting, Monday only 18c Why Butterick Patterns Are Best B ar"i USA cv are always latest in style. WVUIJdC They are always correct in fit. = Directions are Dlain and easily understood. Thousands of women make garments for their little ones, cr garments for their own wear, and get better satisfaction by using Butterick Patterns than any other can give. Do you sub scribe for the Delineator? It is the most consulted authority on new styles in dress or fancy work. We are St. Paul agents. Ask for Free pattern sheets. Oar Soda Water Is Best! mother-in-law dismembers game with her fingers, dabbles in the sauces, picks up a choice morsel and offers me half of it. There are a few od,d plates in a box, but she makes no use of them. I, how ever, ask for a plate and sample one of the dishes at r:«*"3om. It is horrible, but I pretend to find it delicious. Mme. L comes to my assistance and explains my abstinence on the ground of ill health.- The fingers in the dishes disgust me. Toward the end of the repast I pluck up courage to accept a ball of rice which the old lady rolls for me with great care. Her fingers, I think, are by this time pretty well washed in the numerous sauces. FEAST ENDS WITH SOUP. This barbarous feast ends with soup. I taste it after b-ing assured that it con tains neither butter nor oil, for the butter used in Tangier is ofte!* tKree years old, and the oil little fresher. The soup is liquid fire, but at all events it is not nau seating. The dessert consists of four dishes of fruit, one of them oranges dressed with rosewater. A slave then appears wth a silver ewer and basin and offers to wash our hands. I decline, but the unspeakable mother-in law indulges in elaborate ablutions. She lathers, her hands well, scoops up some water in them, fills her mouth—and emp ties it. In short, she is a beast. I attempt to take my departure, but am forced to yield to entreaties to re main longer. A slave fetches a cheap music box and pompously sets it before me. AH The ladies look at me as if to ask me if I have ever seen anything so SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1900.-TWENTY-TWO PAGES. ■ffi Greatest )u BBRsBSk A.1^13 jf "v^^and © 4| OUR ANNUAL MIDSUMMER V ig«3ll |aSOV«NCE SAIE JljllfQfe Progressive merchants look ahead, so do economic buyers. Every up-to-now store an ticipates the wants of its customers. And nov/ for the sixth time we announce our an nual midsummer sale of Blankets. We contracted with the mills for these blankets last fall-before the advance in prices. Wool has gone up, but our contract holds. Our patrons get the advantage of what we saved We part with part of our profits now to get you to buy early. After we have laid out the purchase money any bus mess man would charge more for the loss of the use of his capital. Never put to you this way before? Well we^re honest that s all. Buy this week and get the pick of the lot. See display in our windows. nonest, 500 pairs 10-4 Wool Blankets in 750 pairs 10-4 Blankets, fine all- C| IjriRFP DORP 4 tan, biue gray and steel grey, heavy wool, both warp and filling, an elegant <:'L|U' IDCK KU£>L,.Z>. cotton warp and long blue grass wool assortment of fancy plaids, our own ex- 150 Italian Slurhbar Robas ASce^T' $3-°°' t?lft designs, for bed wrapper or most all shapes and colorings', Advancesale bath robes, cheap at $4.50 «~ 7 r R oman &££, cotton warp and 300 pairs 10-4 Wool Blankets, Advance sale price tP«J« I«J mercerized filling, worth $1.75. white and scarlet only, fine all-wool noire A Ri fl ,.i,«t c t M Advance sale price, An Advance $2.98 SpSStSSriSSf'tfJSi 125 .tanan slun,b.-r Robe,, Pnce • $5.50 per pair. \\ *\ II raw Sllk fllhng- extra '^rge, worth 500 pairs 10-4 Blankets, strictly Advance sale pries, pair,... V*«VV $3.00. Advance sale (I»^ M all wool, both warp and filling, Drice AZ 111 l shrunk after weaving, white, natural, 250 pairs Fine Lamb's Wool Blan- v V*"VW silver grey and plaids in black and white kets» U~4 size, white, tan 50 French-made Slumb'T S.« C\L nl? d- aIS $3 00 '^7^i^'£?£jt-ti *">«. «W fin. raw siik miing. sale pries Vw»VV 75 airs v- Extra Fine Lamb' yei7 effective colorings, would be 350 pairs 11-4 Blankets, fine all- Woo? aB S|ankets, Xse riected nstGck,Thor- ch. eap at $6" Advance $5 QO wool filling with cotton warp, non- oughly scoured and shrunk, in white, sale Price «P«J«/O skrinkable, scarlet, natural and -silver natural grey or tan, silk-bound edge, Poll ~ v ,-t 1i- / gray. A good $5.00 blanket. g»/j 7 r worth $9 00 to $10.00. Ad- (t>7 pa Call and see our beautiful line of Advancesale S\ J*^ vance sale price, \l Sll fancy wool Robes and get the first ice qwtltf pair * tpite^V pick Seasonable Household Necessities at Reduced Prices y y^ Best Hardwood Wringers, with C^*^^Vt?| I ~ 10-inch rubber roller, reg- fa-t Q|j r^-^^g^r a y ular price $2.59. \\ (\l\ -^^ 1/ Special v*«uv Best Wash Tubs, finished with • '% Wg 79c size, sale price 55c 1 i jWf 98c size, sale price 75c OTin Top Jelly Glasses. First size, sale price, each... ij^c Second size, sale price, each.., 2C English Rockingham . Teapots, new stock just $ First size, each 15c \\ f^'^^Ti) "Second size, each 25c mi M' Third size, each 29c ■- Fourth size, each ...35c Fifth size, each 39c fszk r» * » n '*. A w Imported Qer « Root Beer Bot- J^£ in .Be c r tles Steins, / \ At these prices: /fP§! w with metal top, I B^ tf^ fancy decora- Pint size, r f 1 ' ons. Choice for each wU three days at Quart size, fa MMm One=Third >^_^] each Uv hsSjEJ Off wonderful. After playing its little tune the box is carried around the room and played In succession before different in terested groups. Meanwhile I remain sitting on the di van buried in cushions. If I make the slightest movement, somebody brings me another cushion. At last 1 rise, for we have yet to visit the other apartments. The vizier's wife leads the procession. I give my hand to the mother-in-law and all the rest follow. So we pass slowly through the maze of halls and courts of this splendid palace. I learn that the vizier never passes two successive nights in the same room, for fear of assassination. His chamber is always shared by either his legitimate spouse or the favorite already men tioned. I make a fresh attempt to get away, and assert that my husband has com manded me to return at a certain hour. This argument is unanswerable, and I am conducted to a room and shown a number of bracelets, gold-embroidered tablecloths, burnouses, girdles, slippers and cushions. These are Intended as gifts, and the vizier's wife presents them to me with much ceremony. This gen erosity affects me greatly, but I sigh as I think of the tiresome shopping tours T shall have to undertake in order to make an adequate return. Mme. L. and I make our adieu and are accompanied to the outer door by slaves carrying the presents. Poor ladies of the harem! Tet they do not seem unhappy, but rather stupfd, brutalized. It is easy to understand why a man capable of thought can not look upon one of these creatures as a real life companion. Their lot is not likely to improve, nor are they 1.- Their mode of life seems to make amelioration impos sible. I am the only European who has ever penetrated into the harem of the power ful and punctilious vizier, which is said to be far more splendid than that of the sultan. AFRAID OF KIDNAPERS. t'hlnese of Hankow Excited Over Number of Lost Children. Tien Tsin Correspendefct of Leslie's Weekly. Hankow and Wuchang are suffering from a mania for kidnaping. At all hours there are people beattag gongs and cry ing "Lost children," and tiie walls are covered with notices df Rewards for re covery. Both boys and *i' Is are taken. The kidnapers, at thesfe ports, are called "Moh-hu-tsz," meaning "Touch them stupid." It is said th» Moh-hu-tsz have the power to merely look at or touch a child, who falls down powerless. An ugly rumor is current amongst some of the Chinese at Wuchang that in order to make the bridges of the Pekin-Hankcy railway secure it is necessary to buiy the bodies of children under the foundations. As foreigners are building the railway, they are consequently supposed to be In want of children to strengthen their bridges. The result -w,as that there un happy men who were, suspected of kid naping children werwl lynched in Wu chang. One was drownr-tl, a second was stoned, and the thirtl haokefl to pieces. The officials have put out a nroclama- A Silk Sale That Eclipses All Former Ones Phantom Silk sales won't deceive the public for long. No firm can hold 365 spe cial silk sales in a year and convince the public they have any regular stock left. We don't have many special sales, but when we do you can be assured you get what we ad vertise, and at money-saving prices. Tomorrow's Silk Sale will be the season's winner L pLe^wLS ISBJL*! thC WhOleSalC Per Yard, ** *"""*• $U°° ******* {>* *uc..... .... ...» ••,.,. •■••■• ...... .... Per Y2.rfi Remnants Swiss Plaids, present wholesale A- S. Rosenthal & Co.'s Best Foulards, $1.00 price in pieces 42^c per yard -g j~<^ grade Remnants of other choice Silks, worth at I IJrl Imported Silk Foulards, $1.00 grade.. ....... A {~\n . wholesale to 50c 1. JS W Plain and N°velty Evening Silks, $1.00 grade '\ \J9^ 'And all short lengths Corded Wash Silks'.'.'.!^'. $1°!? grabs' 7 $L°° LpLe^c CheCked Taff6taS> Wh°leSalel PerYard ' L°J 4-Orenadineslchoi^; "new." season^ 1 H „ IXf Plaid Swiss Taffetas', wholesale prVce"s6c'. :": L Of For SonL^oiSv^w" £"*? Anyf er°- n^«* = _" ; J Silk Grenadines, none reserved, at just J II ICC ,_■' ; . _--ctg* All Refrigerators and Ice Boxes to \t ". ' '" jf Jt'jj-*™ be leaned out quickly. Any size X -^-= m|n [9 you want. Special Monday only at ™ (^©G^ffi) (3 / a discount of fa^-&|f 20 Per Csnt- I/I $ % ' X 1 ''/ Gas stoves, any size, will be on l(, » ©> ' «) 4 ) special sale for three days at ]^^2Z3^ 25 Per Cent Off. 'Z/^ >\~ /^Vy If«* All N*ckel Goods, including fei-. Q^ar bathroom fixtures, tea and coffee pots, chafing dishes, etc. Special n rt _ f» ..A A« sale three days at Id iQT LQUt Utl All Baby Carriages and Go-Carts, in order to reduce stock, will bs offered Js3s§§!^\ special for Monday only at a discount of <***i'e*«Mfc^ 25 Per Cent, T^i*iL, mm gfam Mason's Fruit 1 0 fi \ on special sale three PAreNT l**"*' days- C^^^WK Mov»vn.i Patent One pint size, per \' Kr?S»^S»s»ri dozen, 36C. N/^rl/ ;__. aj L . '._. One quart size, "^v«/ *^SaJFV66BBa3 psr dozeni 4 8c. One-half gallon size, per dozen, 6oc. AH Nickel Goods, including Bathroom >irO/ f\Z2 fixtures, Tea and Coffee Pots, Chaiing Dishes, /!) / 111 I etc. Special sale three days at VfO v* w.m»awaii«««wmwwk.nii<sj^/ii>//wwi^j—a— tion, the purport of which is that if any men are suspected of such crimes as kid naping children the people must not take the law into their own hands, but must send the culprits to the officials, who will examine and punish them. Similiar ru mors are current in Hanliow, and we hear that some men wei<e in like man ner lynched there, but up to the present we have not been able to verify the latter statement. The strange part of the business is the action of the authorities in connection with it. A couple of supposed kidnapers were taken to the district magistrate in Hankow, Hsiak'outing, but he refused to have anything to do with them, and told the people that they must punish them themselves. Exact'y the same thing hap pened at Wuchang when an accused kid napper was taken to the Kianghslahslen yamen there. The result of this was that no less than five men were done to death by mobs—three in Hankow and two in Wuchanfe—as kidnapers caught in the act. In Wuchang one man was tied up in a bundle of pith lamp-wicks, over which a tin of kerosene was poured, and then burned to a cinder. But.in the othi% cases the people simply rushed on the ac cused and battered and stamped the life out of them with hands and feet. WANAMAKER HANDSHAKE. All Right With Him, bat It Didn't Go In the We»t. Saturday Evening Post. John Wanamaker's recent act in order- Monday's Undermuslin Values ff^fiC/^S- /? Women>s S'irts, good muslin, &Vj C^Cy [J witn cambric umbreHa jP (^3&! If flo'Jnce. extra wide, good A C^C Q^/^f' \\ value at 69c. Special, each T" V V \siffl' \\ Cambric or Huslin Gowns, Em- JffijS\ I pire and Hubbard styles, hemstitched /r A V 1 \ ruffles or trimmed with lace //// \ insertion and edge, regular A C\C Jj \ , .UP price 75c. Special, each.. I /Iff \ *J \ J/yft '^"\ Summer Petticoats, Bnea or ging- ham. We have a choice line, regularly TSfe I ' 'VT lIA M' \ Priced at from 50c to $2.25, but for Mon- ** Hali=Pnce Broken lines of Ferris Waists, fine cambric or summer netting, regular prices 50c and 75c Priced tc close, choice O "The Tennis" Corset is a new, short, we!l-boned Corset of white batiste with figures of blue, pink or lav ender, bought to sell, at 75c, but no* made our C C\C leader at , VJW Drapery Dept. Values q 1,1 - > * 3*panel Oak Screen Frame *_• 1 (like cut)> 65 inches high, regular i^P^^^p2> SwoSc Th« above screen, filled with beSt f ade Sllkoline> /^rk H i ffip^ S Window Shades, good cloth ~^" mings. complete, each. .. ■"w Knotted Rug Fringe in all colors, a 15c quality, for Monday only, per yard QC Clearance Summer Millinery 3000 pounds Imported Flowers, all kinds.all colors all varieties: actually sold at 15c, 20c and 25c. Sale C C price, choice w Girls' White Crash Hats, with black ribbon band, actual value 75c. Sale price C C each. -^O^ Extra Special—For Monday Only. We will display on large table, centre aisle, main floor, choice assortment of excellent quality Straw Sailors, trimmed with navy and black bands, regular $1.00 values, at "^ C C choice O Monday's Big Embroidery Sale. 5000 yards Embroideries, Cambric Edges, and Inser tions sold at regular prices up to 15c, special for Mon day only, per yard IZQ All Short Lengths in fancy and |_I |.c r* • plain Duckings, at flail PriCe Holiday's Lining Values 36-inch Percaline, fast black, watered effect fine finish, our \2l/ 2 c leader. Special, per yard QC 30-inch Black Canvas, elastic finish, thoroughly shrunk, an actual 15c quality. Special, per yard ... IOC 31-inch Moreen, zigzag patterns in latest colorings. This is an advance sale of fall goods bought to sell at A- „ 60c, but to introduce them tomorrow, per yard 4-s^" @j\ <Jl% Optical Dept. JK*_J /{j^P^l Oculists' prescriptions filled at I^ST / WC/Tx na'f the price you have been paying. // v/'T Accuracy guaranteed—Smoke and i //} \ lue sun &lasses (or lake, I / all styles; regular price IC\ H ■■ " 50c, with case \r Solid gold frames, curled temples $2.39 Swell New York Lorgnette Shopping Glasses, gold $2.85 Leather Goods Dept. Chamois Jewel Bags, the latest and best novelty to pro tect your jewels from carelessness or theft. Have them always with you. Bags are strongly made OC C Price -^" W Patent Leath?r Belts—To reduce our large stock these prices will prevail for three days. Cf Large size, regular price 48c ,' xj Pulley Belts, boot silk or satin ribbon, just the thin? «o wear with cove summer dresses: White Pulley Belts, worth 98c S o C Black Pulley Belts, worth 98c " '. 75C ing out or his office two local politicians who tried to bulldoze him led the former governor of one of the Western states to tell a story. "I always believe," he said, "that Mr. Wanamaker could have gotten them out as well by giving each one of them one of his official handshakes. When he was postmaster general I was in congress, and went to see him a great many times; in fact, he had more calls than any other member of the cabinet of the Harrison administration. The way he received every one was most satisfactory, but the thing that delighted me was the beau tiful manner in which he got rid of a visitor. His farewell handshake was courtesy and geniality itself, but at the same time it was a gentle push toward the door. It was done in such a manner that nobody could possibly take excep. tion to it. A while afterward I became governor of my state. I had seen the thing worked so well in the postmaster general's office that I thought I would try it. Of course, you know, when the legislature meets the governor of a state has quite a few people to handle. I practiced a little on my wife, and thought I had got the hang of the performance, although she expressed her doubts. The day when I tried the experiment I began on an old political supporter, grasping his hand firmly, and with my T>est smile T gave him the gentle push. But the results were not altogether what I had hoped. He gazed at me steadily for a moni'nt and then said: 'It's all right, governor, if you want me to go, but I don't want to* be thrown out." " 'Come back here/ I exclaimed, and Part 2 PRICE FIVE CENTS. grabbed hia hand in the old way and gave him a pull towards mo. Then in order to remove any other doubts lie may have had I made him promise , o take dinner that day at the executive man sion. It was the first and last time I tried the Wanamaker handshake. He can do It, but I don't believe there is any body else in the world who ha* the sub tle genius necessary to perform it suc cessfully." PutrefrwJion in Life. Putrefaction is probably not death, but the contrary—the life that foil., or a sort of resurrection. The lawa of conversion apply to vital aj: well as fo inorganic forces. Fermentation is a vital process, reciprocally generated (■ generating inconceivable millions of im palpable organism..-, which, charge the atmosphere, ami are everywhere at work, transmitting dead organ sms Into •■!.-. m^ntary living ones—aiKl why n^ 1. ing on to the vital activity into B forms? Lending; Money on Pledge*. The origin of bomrwing money by means of pledges deposited with i» is referred to Perugia, in Itaiv, about 1462. This was first done In charltabW institutions term, d "Monti di Pietl." !n charge of the Franc! No interest was charged at first, but the charging of interest was permitted by the P< in ISIS. The bishop of Winchester i to' have established the system of loud ing on pledges without interest. T!i c bus iness of pawnbroUinff was regulated in 1756 and licenses Uaiied in 1783.