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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
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''ODD-AND-END" SALE.

TOMORROW tFRIDAY) we will make Special Sale
OF odds and Ends' in almost every department. in
the store. OF course, with such a varied memoran-
DUN to submit will quote prices, but merely
subJoin collection of the numerous items for which
| you may inquire. You WILL however, find that you
can make very advantageous purchases by attending
Fridays Sale.
PLUsHEs AND vELvETs
Pieces of Black and Colored Pushes
and Velvets. Bargains in Trimmings.
First floor.
EVENING GOODS
STRICTLY Pieces Of Lace Flouncine. Black and
Colored Drapery Nets and Brussels Nets.
Crepe d.Chine Length from 2 to d
HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR.
=, -Four and half dozen Mems Half Hose.
Ribbed Hose small lot Of Ladies' Isle
Thread Vests. First floor.
DRESS GOODS.
Desirable pieces Of Broadcloth. Scotch
Paids. Side Bands Cloakings, Henret-
AND tas. Cashneres, Flannels, Cancels Hairs
etc Lengths from to yards. First
Innings.
Suitable lengths in Silesias. Cambria,
END Lena and WiRans. firs, fOor.
DOMESTICS.
Useful lengths in Calicos. Ginghams.
Canton Flanuels, Beached and Brown
,-, Cottons; Windsor, Chintz and Princess
PRICES Cashmere Secondaoor.
FLANNELS.
- A few pieces, Of Stevens F1annels:
,u White. Red and Fancy Fianuels; Navy
nd Of Psk0t aId %hts 5srssy
Cloths. Second t0or.
LINENS.
Towels--all grades and prices: pieces
of India Liuen, Persian Lawn, Null Mus
ALL Inns, Dot and Figured Swiss, French
NainsoUk, Plain and Checked Nains0ok,
Ta:latsns; Nottingham aud Fancy Cur
tans. Second -four.
C0RSETS AND SKIRTS.
job of Corsets-all sizes; Fancy
Striped Flannel Skirt Patterns Second
GOODS floor.
CLoAKs AND WRAPS.
Several Beaver Diagonal and Cork
screw Cloth Dolmans, handsomely
braided; also q few Brocaded Cloth Jack
cts. Balance from last season. Half
price. Third floor.
BLANKETS.
HERE New England Red Blankets and few
OF other brands reduced because slightly
soiled. Fourth aOor.
NAMED. sEATON PERRY.
PERRY" Building,
9th and Pa ave.
Established 1910. n21
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
MISSES AND CHILDREN'S DRESSES,
JACKETS AND CLOAKS.

JACKETS AND CLoAKs.
We are constantly receiving new STYLES In
rehoy-lnade garments and when we have but
one or TWO garments of a size or line lett we
reduce them for Fridays sale TO make room
Tor other fnll lines. You wonld think it
strange II you preferred a certain style OF
cloak and We happened not to have your size:
30 you can plainly see we must get rid OF
these odd sizes aud styles, to enable us to buy
the full line OF sizes in newer styles We
allow no garments TO remain here long
enough to become passe
L Misses ALI wool Navy Blue Flannel Dress
neatly trimmed with braid 10 match, Size
II years. Reduced TO So.
Misses Atwood Brown Mixed Cloth
Dress trimmed with harrow brown braid
Size y years. Reduced to 81.
Misses Navy aud Cadet Blue Foule Cloth
combination Suit Size IA years. Reduced
toS7.
= Misses Gobelin and Bronze Striped Cloth
Jacket with large pearl buttons Size IL
years: Reduced TO SIS.
Misses Garnet Striped Cloth Newmarket.
Size q years. Reduced TO $3.50.
Chiidren's Navy Blue Cloth Cioaks ina q
Gretchen style. Sizes 4 and years Re-
i ,Child's Red and Black Striped Cloth
GRETCHEN Cloak. Size years. Reduced
]. Child's Brown Striped Cloth Cloak with
Red surah Scarf. Size 8 years. Reduced TO
WOODWARD & LoTHRoP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21

In spite Of the Brazilian upheaval coffee is
strong and rubber eiastic-the markets, Of
.eoaZss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
LADIES' JACKETS, WRAPS AND cIoAKs

~.
The tncessant coming and going Of STYLES In
Jackets, Wraps and Cloaks make IL imperative
that we shouldtclose ont line as quickly as il
becomes broken in sizes For instance you pick
out style you like and il happens we have no
more of your size and you may not like any
other style we have. hence We are compelled
to show all sizes in every style We buy (except
the Partisan garments, of course, which are
exclusive-but one of size). Here are the
single garments we shall close out this Friday
at greatly reduced prices:
i Blue and Black Striped Cloth Jacket
size 3S. Redu ed To 81. 30.
i Black Astrakhan Jacket. Size So Re-
duced 10 81.
i Black Cloth Short Wrap, braid trimmed.
Size 81. Reduced to s5
Navy Blue Cloth Modjeskas. Sizes IS and
40. Reduced TO 81.
Black Cloth Short Wraps. trimmed with
to b.
Black Long-curl Astrak han Jackets. wide
brald bound aud lined with Black satin Re
duced to $50.
Il Dark Striped Atwood Newmarket, me-
oium weight. Size 80. Reduced TO 81.
xr, WOODWARD & LOTHROP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
FANCY HOUSE WAISTS.

Both the line of sizes and the list of shades
have become broken. We haven't all sizes in
any one shade yet we have all sizes in the en-
tire lot. We shall close them out Friday as
Remnantsn at about half-price
10 Ladies' Elegant Al-Wool Flannel House
Waists; 4 Black; sizes b. "a Is and 40: 4
Navy Blue; sizes 81. "a and 80. and two
Cardinal; sizes 80 and 81. Reduced to ~
Also Ladies Fine Cashmere Waists, sty-
lishly tucked and lined, in Navy Blue and
to 81.
(rhird foor)
WOODWARD & LOTHRoP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21

The royal American turkey has just eeven
days more in which to sing his gobble song.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
JERSEYS.

1t Is annoying 10 have 10 tell customer we
are sorry, but We are out OF your size in that
style" We want to have every size in every
style we carry. hence our principle of closing
out broken lines every Friday at a sacrifice in
order TO buy new styles in a full line of sizes
Black Braided Jerseys. SO and 49, Re-
duced TO $275.
= Fine Black Braided Jerseys. 3S and AZ.
Reduced to 80
Elegant Black Jerseys, with tucked yoke
and silk-stitching, IN small sizes only, viz: 81
and "a. Reduced to 50 80
(Third door)
WOODWARD LOTHROP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
SHORT LENGTHS" OF DRESS GOODS.

SHORT LENGTHS" OF DRESS GOODS
Try as hard as we may it is impossible to
prevent the accumulation Of remnants of
Dress Goods. so We have no alternative but to
keep selling them OF cheap. piece may
contain IA or l5 yards and you only want .
and remnant of or 8 yards is left. Such is
the case i'll two out of every three sales in
Dress Goods. Yet these remnants have their
use. Frequently You run across exactly the
length you want for q waist sack, jacket,
wrapper. or by combining two pieces you Sc
cure suit and save almost half of what you
expected to expend This Friday the colfec-
tion is unusually large and embraces the end
pieces of our most desirable fabrics and
shades. Broadcloths Seryes Hndoos, Hen
riettas, and novelty suitngs, and inlumer.
able Plaids, Stripes and Checks-all at re-
duced or remnant prices.
First fioorJ.
WOODWARD 4 LOTHROP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
ODD SIZES" IN coRsETs.

Only pairs left of one style and 2 pairs Of
another. Both viii go on sale Friday at a re-
duced price.
pairs short Waist French Corsets, side
steels and lace trimmed. sizes Is, 81 and "a.
Reduced to $1.50.
9 pair Black French Corsets. side steeis,
bones famed with silk. graceful shape, size
II. Reduced price S2.25
l6econd doorD
WOODWARD & LOrHROP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
SHORT LENGTHS" IN FLANNELs.

A feature Of our Flannel offering will be in
ADDITION g variety of ends of striped and
Figured Wrapper Elannels about 30 "Short
Lengths" of Embroidered Flannels, in colors
embroidered in the same. and contrasting
colofs, ] to yard lengths, at very low rem
nant prices.
(Second hoor.)
WOODWARD 4 I.OTUROP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21

LACE DEPARTMENT.
Piastrons and Collnrettes at half and less
than half price, for no other reason than that
We have less than a dozen Of them left and
hardly any two alike.
] Corn-colored Crepe de Chine Plastron,
with collar attached. Reduced from 1875 to
81.
l each Lght-blue and Terra-cotta Silk Plas-
tron with collar attached. Reduced to 81.
2 Cream Fedora Lace Neck Rulings. Re-
duced to 81.
i Pink Lace-trimmed Crepe de Chine Plas-
tron with collar attached. Reduced to 81
l Lace-trimmed Byron Collar. Reduced to
81.
1 Collarette Of Pink Ribbon and Lace lost
its freshness. Reduced from $3 to 81.
2Collarettes Of Lace and silk Null Re-
duced to 81.
These are the finest Neckwear ever offered
at such absurdiy low prices-or apt to be.
(First hoor.I
WOODWARD LOTHROP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
BOYS SUITS AND ovERcoArs.

We yet have n few of the Boys Atwood
Suits which we reduced to 81 80.
Boys Plaid and Striped Overcoats only I'm
small sizes. viz: IN. B and 4 years Reduced
to $3.50 each.
= Boys Fancy Scotch Striped, Atwood
Cape Oyercoats. Sizes 2. 8, II and H.. Re-
duced tn So 30
Boys Background. Atwood Cape Over
coats. Size 10 years. Reduced to 81.
Boys Dark plaid. Atwood Cape Over
coats. Sizes s, g. IL and IL years. Reduced
to 1925
(Third noorl
WOODWARD & LOTHROP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
FOR LADIES WITH SMALL HANDS.

FOR LADIES WITH SMALL HANDS.
Very small hands are in the minority and we
cannot buy few enough Gloves in small sizes
unless we go to the other extreme and buy too
Few. Our remnants" in Gloves for this Fri.
day are sizes 54. On and 90: and we propose
TO make the prices low enough to attract
day.
10 pairs Ladies' 4 button "Perinot" Dressed
Kid Gloves in Pearl, Cream, Flesh aud White.
Sizes 5S and o4 only. Reduced or remnant
price 25c.
Splendid chance to lay in q supply for the
coming social season.
S pairs 6-buttou Length Tan Biarritz
Gloves. Size 54 only. Reduced to 25c.
q pairs 4-button "Pernot" Suede Gloves
In Opera Shades. Size 81. Reduced TO Soc
per pair.
3 pairs 4-button Black Dogskin Gloves,
embroidered back. Size 5H. Reduced to
7Jc. per pair
(First floor. center1
WOODWARD 4 LOTHRoP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
LOUVRE Glow CoMpAsrs
@ A 4 d.

FROM THIS DAY UNTIL THE aoTH INSTANT
shall offer Twenty-three Lines Of Gloves at such
low prices which competition can down. qualities
appreciated. The goods and prices wo quote are
we'll worth the attention of the trade and EsPEcI-
ALLY CoNNOIssEURs. The values should not be
estimated by the prices at which willing to sell
them. As result of this announcement we shall have
big these Gloves and therefore advise every
body who wants the desired and coors not to
put off purchasing Although these lots are large and
complete they will be badly crippled before many
days. There certainly much sameness in advertise
ments, and wish the public to understand that ice
do not attempt to make believe to give you Dollar for
Quarter; but we want most particularly impress
upon your mind that shall continue always to give
you the best goods at the lowest possible prices We
offer no bats in odd sizes in shop-wcrn goods Our
offers are such represent them in printers ink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
OFFICE OF
WOODWARD L LorHRon.
Cor 11th and Fstanw
THURSDAY Nov rxBrR p. 1850.


Underwear
nAn's reduced Tor
but
rsr, rou,s q, -.
all
of IN s,. ,ou
"Rennant
QUANTITY to
u reduce
PROM" except We consider policy
quickly reduced price, ana re- place them
the
o Remnann attraction for to-1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT.
TOILET DEPARTMENT,

13 bottles of Toilet Water. reduced from SO
to Pc. per b)ttie.
9bottles of QuInine for the hair, reduced
from az to 50c. per bottle.
wOoDwARDl& LoTHRoP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21

For some reason or other Basket may not
sell ut In price-either q bad shape or insult
able for the purpose intended. or IL lined IL
may become soiled We sell on these slow
selling Baskets each Friday at great reduc-
ton from their former price.
Fancy Bon Bon Baskets Reduced to SOC.
each.
each.
Lined Work Baskets. Reduced 10 S2
each
Lined Work Basketa Reduced to a1.25
each.
3Lined Work Baskets. Reduced to q.
.: Z Lined Work ssskssA Reduced to SOC.
Fancy Straw Work Basket, lined with
Satin; all furntshed. Reduced to e3.
(sscond aoorl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21
WOODWARD l. LoTHRoP,

INITIAL HANDKERCHIEF
Some initials sell faster than Others We
can never regulate our buying so as TO pre-
vent some letters from being left SO we sell
OIL these odd" letters at a reduced price
10 Mems All-linen White Hens titched
Hand-embroidered Initial handkerchief 2
As, Is, Ks and 3 rs. Reduced to 35c.
each or 3 for 81.
10 Mems Aii-linen White Hemstitched
Northumberland Initial Handkerchiefs, 3
KS, 3 LIS. 8 Ms, Ms, rs and VS.. Re-
duced to 25c. each.
"a Ladies' All-linen White Hemstitched
Hand-embrodered Initial Han ikerchiefs 8
Fs, HIS, 5 is 5 O's, ) Ms :, KS, 3 RS and
VS.. keduc I'd to 35c. each. or 8 for 81.
q Ladies' All-linen White Hemstitched
Hand embroidered Initial Handkerchiets, 8
Vs Reduced to 121sc each.
WOODWARD LOTHROP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21

DOMESTIC DRESS GOODS. REMNANTS"
Shown on our second floor. About sixty IN
all embracing Cashmeres, Tricnts, SERIES
Diagonals and Fancy Plaids and Stripes
Lengths Ia yards to yards. Prices 10 to
3Oc. per yard
Second foor)
WOODWARD LOTHROP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21

6dAWIS.
We are compelled to make . display of
Shawls, and II Is inevitable that they should
become more or less rumped. These We call
our Remnants" and are reduced for Fridays
sale.
: silk and Wool Striped Evening Shswls.
Full size. Reduced to 81.
3 Slightly Soiled Cream Cashmere Shawls,
with knotted fringe. Large size. Reduced to
i Large Heavy Hand. knit Cardinal Worsted
shawl with Heavy Rat Tail Fringe. Re
/ silk and Wool Blue and White Persian
Shawl. Size yards square. Reduced to
Is.
HOODS.
White Chenille Hood, dotted with Pink
Silk and Ribbon. Reduced to 81.
Pink Hand KNIT Hood with Fancy silk
Stitching. Reduced to IL.
(Third foor)
WOODWARD LOTHROP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-21

MEMS UNDERWEAR.
1t is the large sizes that are left. Come big
men.
81 pairs OF Mems White Merino Drawers,
heavy weisht. Sizes. 40. AZ and A Reduced
2 pairs Brown Merino Drawers. Sizes. 80
anil 40. Reduced to 37kc.
z Mems Norfolk and New Brunswick Win.
ter-welght Cotton Shirts. full regular made.
Size, 40. Reduced to 81.
Ia pairs Mems W. q. Medlicott's Full Reg.
ular Nude Drawers. Sizes, "a, SO, 80 and
40 Reduced to 81.
8 pieces Mems Cartwright & Warmers Best
Quality Winter weight Underwear. 3 Shirts,
sizes 81, 80 and ~: pr. each Drawers. sizes
to$
first door 1913 + ST. door)
WOODWARD LOTHROP.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-02
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Prince Joachim Murat, whom Miss Cald.
well, the American heiress is to marty, is
fifty-four and widower. He is not so
much of foreigner, however, as he might
be. His mother was Miss Caroline Fraser
of South Carolina. Her father. Major Fra
ser, was an officer in the British army, but
his wife was Southern woman and their
children were born in the South. Prince
Lucien Murat, following in the wake of JOS
eph Bonaparte, came to America, where he
met Miss Fraser. 1t was in Bordentown
that the children Of Prince Lucien Murat
were born. There were four-Caroline,
Anna. Joachim and Achille, Joachim, the
present Prince Murat, was about fourteen
years of age when the family left Borden
town, just after the coup d'etat by which
Louis Napoleon was declared emperor. They
had been very poor when in Bo rdentown.
Prince Joachim Murat was fourteen years
old when he left Bordentown, where he was
popularity called ''Sonny Merret" by his
playfellows. There are those who remem-
Der him we'll as a frank, affectiOnate lad, and
are very glad to know that he is still suffi-
GENTLY American in his tastes to have ehos-
en- bride from among the American heir
esses. To Prince Murat's credit be it said
that he has asked for no settlements be-
fore marrying Miss Caldwell.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-02

sea. Ii Russia's claim were valid, of course
ours is. Ii it were.nvalid, then ours is tain.-
ed with the same invalidity. 1t is true that
the United States repudiated Russia's claim
when she made it, and obtained the priv
ileges in the sea for her vessels which
she sought, but there is no evidence that
Russia ever formally abandoned the claim
Permission to our vessels to enter 1t may be
regarded as tantamount to an abandonment
OF the claim, or it may be construed as SIM
ply concession. Our present claim to 1urls-
diction In Behring Sea is not, however, quite
as extensive as Russia's was. AS we UNDER
stand 1t, Congress has not undertaken 10 apso
lutely shut foreign vessels out OF the sea, but
has merely declared that neither they moi
the vessels of the United States, shall go
there for the purpose of catching seals. Now
tho seal question stands on different basis
from the fish question. Ordinary fish live in
the water all the time. But the sell lives on
land part of the time. 1t is on land that it
breeds The islands on which the Alaska
seal breeds are owned by the United States,
and the privilege of taking seal there has
been let by cur government for large an
nual sum OF money, with guarantee of mo-
nopoly. Our government is bound, there
fore, by its contract with this company to
prevent the capture Of the seal in Behring
Sea waters, for to permit this would destroy
their monopoly. Furthermore, the pleyen-
tion of the capture of the seal when search
ing for food for its young-and it is this that
the seals are doing when captured In the
seals absolutely necessary to save the race
from destruction.
Under the generally accepted definition of
acl0sed sea, or a sea which one nation has
right TO close against all nations, Behring
Sea is not such sea. But the real question
presented in this case is not whether the
United States has the power to absolutely
shut up the sea for all purposes, but whether
it has the right to prevent certain acts In
the sea which tend to greatly lessen the
value of the adjoining land which is owned
by the United States. So far it does not APP
pear that England has formally disputed our
right to do what we have been doing, though
the seizures have gone on for some years,
but the howl that has gone up from Canada
over the last seizure will probably compel
her to show her hand.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-02
The Canadian Pacific Road.

In a letter to the Boston Advertiser Presi-
dent Van Horne of the Canadian Pacific
railroad makes some interesting statements
concerning that road, and corrects some
errors made by Mr.. Nimmo in his recent
pamphlets. The original subsidy to the Ca
madam Pacific consisted of about GOO miles of
completed railway without equipment, $685.
100000 in cash and %, 000, 900 acres of land,
these lands to be exempted from taxation
for twenty years. and the company'S railway
property in the unsettled country be-
tween Manitoba and British Column
bia exempted from taxation forev-
er. The company was also allowed to
import its building material free OF duty,
but this was not special privilege as it is
granted all railroads. "For these considera-
tions," says President Van Horne. ''the COM
pany undertook to build 1900 miles of rail
way. embracing the enormously heavy work
north and east of Lake Superior-the most
difficult railway work, perhaps, that has
ever been undertaken-and embracing also
line across three great mountain ranges, the
Rockies, the Sekirks and the Gold range
all at that time unexplored; and it was re-
quired to give security in a heavy amount for
the continuous operation of the railway at
ter Its completion" During the buildlng of
the road. the company borrowed 49,, 1000
OF the government but subsequently repaid
1t with S25,000000 in cash aud IL, O0O, 900 acres
of land. making the subsidy practically $685.
100000 in cash and $lS,OOO,OOO In land To
represent the common stock of the
road, (S65,000,000), as subsidy, as
eminent guarantees por cent inter-
est upon it. President Van Horne declares to
be unjust, since the guaranteed dividend
simply represents an amount Of money de-
posted with the government for that pur-
pose, and Is, therefore, really paid by the
company. Mr.. Nimmo also enumerates as q
subsidy, $15,000,0O0 of the company's land
bonds, upon which the government guaran-
teed interest at 81 per cent. but President
Van Horne points out that the government
is amply secured for this guarantee-secured
against the possibility of having to pay out
dollar on account OF it. Aside from the
subsidies enumerated. the company has
never received dollar, directly or indirect
ly, from the government, except an annua
payment in respect of line to connect with
the maritime provinces, subvention grant
ed TO another company and purchased by
the Canadian Pacific. Concerning the allie
cation that the Canadian Pacific is political
enterprise, President Van Horne says:
The Canadian Pacific Railroad Company full
filled its contract with the Dominion government
some years ago, and since that time it has stood
on its own feet as a strictly commercial concern,
having no closer relation to the Dominion govern
ment than has the Baltimore & Ohio Company to
the United states government. But 1t was held
up as 4 bugbear by the American Pacific lines in
opposing the passage OF the Interstate Com
merce act, and since the passage OF that act its
use as bugbear has been continued with view
to securing the modification or suspension of
some Of the provisions Of the act.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-02
The Rehring Sea Question.

Russia. of whom the United States pur-
chased Alaska, asserted while she held that
territory, and by virtue of its ownership. ex-
elusive jurisdiction over Behrng Sea. She
claimed the right to close it against the YES
sells of other nations. When Alaska was
ceded to the United States it was coded TO-
gether with all the rights and privileges per-
tanning thereto. Whatever claim to exclu-
sive jurisdiction in Behring Sea Russia had
has now passed into the hands of the United
States by purchase This claim of Russia is
the foundation of our claim over Behring
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-02

A correspondent of the Ellsworth Amerl-
car writes that the French fishermen OF st.
Pierre have made an important innovation
In their method of catching cod. Three
French vessels, instead of going for bait TO
st. Pierre, provided themselves with round
fiat baskets having little opening at the
bottom. These baskets we're plunged into
seventy and eighty fathoms OF water, and
were very soon filled with periwinkies of a
large size, which answer for bait after the
shells have been removed. The cod are said
to bite vigorously at the periwinkles the re-
suit being that the boats are soon filed. The
French vessels set their sails for France the
first week in July instead of leaving IN Oc-
tober as they had done heretofore, economic
ing In this way hundreds of dollars in bait,
and three months of time. The periwinkle
has a single shell-like a snail, and abounds
III American and European waters. In Eng
land they are an article Of food. While the
cod Banks are on the high seas aud open to
all nations it has hitherto been the custom,
and in some cases the necessity, for the fish
ermen to resort to the neighborng shores OF
the British Provinces for fresh bait. The
French fishermen, who are obliged to cross
the Atlantic to reach the Banks are cmm-
PEELED to get their bait on this side For
years they have bought their bait in New
foundlaud, but In 1887 the government of
the island, piqued at the advantage the
French bounty law was giving French fish
in neutral markets, passed a law prohibiting
its sale to them. This law took effect last
year, SO that the discovery Of the use OF peri
Al. "a
the correspondent OF the Ellsworth Ameri-
can describes, comes rs piec., of great good
fortune to the French fshermen. If the
new supply of bait is such as is likely to
hold out and be constant, it will, OF course
be of advantage 10 American fishermen as
well.