Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-12
CHRISTMAS Il COMING.
where to Buy Holiday Goods.
RfrecforN 10 The Nest and Chrap<sf.

Many persons do not like 70 be iostled and
/ elbowed about in a large crowd while making
their Christmas and New Year purchases. and
I TO avoid IL they commence a week or two before
me stores become too much crowded, thereby
| getting more attention from the clerks besides
I the first choice OF the new stocks now daily be-
| ing opened by our merchants. In this col
umn we shall continue from day to day to keep
| purchasers posted where to 90 for Holiday goods
~ new Advertisements appear.
Many wonder how il Is that A. STRACs, 16l1
Pennsyivsnia avenue, can afford TO sell full
cret Is that he pays cash and takes large GUAM
tries which he is obliged TO have, 10 meet the
wants OF his large trade, and thereby gets his
sock loW dis oyercoats, Glengary coats, tai
n a., and double breasted box coats are lust the
thing for this cold weather. He can rig up your
bSys WITH new suits in twinkling and at dirt
RICHARD B. NoHuN & Co.'s invoices OF fancy
goods from Paris, Vieana, and other great Fu-
IOpean cities continue to come in daily. They
lave Fr;; also most superb stock of books, both
Engnsh ana American, including many new
EDITIONS OF choice old works, and a perfect bszsr
OF Juvenile and toy books. Everybody knows
"1efe thelr place is 1918 Pennsylvania avenue.
IL Is impossible to tell the wonders contained
IN SHILLINGI oN's bookstore One must 90
through II III detail TO understand where TO pet
tne hntst holiday books and fancy articles in
the stationery line. The more useful ami stand
ard works, both Of poet and prose writers in Ali
sorts OF bindings, are TO be found here also.
1he new national market, kept by RoBERT
ls
place to 90 your marketing. Mr. Burns pro
poses 10 Keep up a full supply of turkeys and all
SC rus OF meats aud game during the HOLIDAYS,
n. H. HkMPLER, the Optician, No 453 Penn
store for holiday gifts.
If you are 20 unfor tunate rs TO have reaches.
isIs or bed bags about your house, get rid of
them before Christmas in order to enjoy vonr
dinner on thar day. Glentworth's exterminator
Tor sale by Il. ID. GILMAN and HOLMES & Boo
eorner OF LIST and streets northwest, will do it.
The Gift Photograph Cases
ms morning, in the criminal court, Judge
macarthur, the gift photograph cases were
.ahen up, ana jury sworn in the case of j. q.
9Th street. " AVE- 'i'
Assistant District Attorney Harrington made
sIats nent OF the case, saying that photographs
were displayed tor sale at the establishment i'm
gueston at hfty cents each, and some of them
pore the amount OF prize on the back He
claimed that under the act of Congress of 1872,
prohibiting lotteries, this business as unlawful
Dir. Riddle (who, with Mr.. Miller appears for
The defeRce) claimed th at Congress had repealed
tne act OF 1872, and that the District Iegis-
lature had legalized lotteries by Iicen-
sing them. If that law is not repealed. Con
gTess makes distinction between lotteries and
eft enterprises. He proceeded to describe one
VI 'he oiuiashioned lotteries, in which he said
me chance OF drawing prize was scrupulously
Judge MacArthur.-In gift enterprizes everv-
body draws prize.
49,. w 9Vui hDnOT, everybody
makes purchase, and some obtain prizes
was not repealed.
Judge Macarthur said that it was quite clear
70 hin that under the information on which
these cases are brought, no conviction could be
hau; ihey charge an offence under the laws of
Tie Cnlted States; and by subsequent acts Com
gTess del lines gift enterprises and lotteries TO be
ana, besides, the legislature legaiizes
IhiS business by licensing them. The remedy is
WIN the legislature, and if the people are out
ragged by this kind of business Increasing they