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thousands OF ordinary citizens dressed In
loEz gowns OF brocaded silk lined with
fIrs, and nearly every other woman YOU see
outside of the labOring women wears a silk
coat and silk pantaloons. while her little
piuched toes are covered with silk. silver or
gold embroidered shoes. She has silver or
gold ornaments in her hair and her silk
headdress is often decorated with rows Of
pearls. Both sexes wear gold rings, and
Tell-tO-dO Chinaman expects to fit out his
daughters with gold ornaments on the oc-
casion % their marriage. They look upon
the change in the prices Of money as rise
IN gold rather than a fail in silver, and I
near everywhere the question, why for
nlakee gold so dear%' They realize the
SSI.lahse when they have a daughter whom
S0eS want to marry of, and the rise is, in
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and the cost of their imports are now just
double what they were a few years ago.
] cashed $50 in gold the other day and re-
ceived 800 IN silver for il, and American
dollars are now quoted in China at 212- The
imports have to be bought with gold and
sold for silver. and the prices must. OF
course, be doubled for the merchants to
come out even The prices of labor and
OF Chinese products have not risen, and
the thousands and millions of Chinese farm
ers who are now coming to the cities to
buy their supplies of cottons and other for
eign things are charged double prices. They
cannot understand it, and they won't pay
them They think they are being cheated.
and they won't buy at all. They simply say
they can't afford the goods, and they
go back home and cut up their old
gowns into pants for the little girls
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had followed out the two pieces on the in
side so that the copper could be fitted into
them They were then patched together so
neatly that only the experienced ear Of the
Chinese shroff could detect the fraud.
Copper Cash.
Silver dollars will not pass In interior
China, and outside of ports silver is taken
entirely by weight The only coin current
in the empire is the copper cash. Of which
II takes LOCO to make dollar in silver. A
thousand cash will weigh about nine
pounds and ten of our dollars changed into
cash would weigh nearly one hundred
pounds and would form a fair wheelbarrow
load of money. 1 see lots Of money carried
on wheelbarrows through these Chinese
cities and a common sight Is a cooley going
out to market with strings Of these copper
coins slung over his shoulder. The cash are
about the size and shape of our old red
cents, save that they have square holes of
about the size of the tip of your little fin
ger running through them. They are strung
in strings of one thousand on ropes Of
twisted straw, and at the end of every hun
dred knot is tied in the string to mark the
count. These cash are made at all of the
provincial capitals. and the viceroys are ex-
pected to turn them out. They cost at the
present time more than their face value to
make, and copper OF this kind is, in fact,
here dearer than gold. / saw such coins
being made some years ago at the big mint
at Canton, and l watched a new machine
turning them out at the rate of seventy a
minute at the kiagnan Arsenal the other
Gay. The copper went into the machine in
the shape Of hoop, of about the
width of the iron hoops which we use on
cider barrels. and stamps which worked
through holes in plate cut the metal into
round disks. stamped the characters upon
them and cut out the central hole in each
coin all at single stroke of the machine II
was worked by steam, but even at this rate
of seventy per minute it turned out only
about four dollars worth of coins an hour
1t Is even worse at the older Chinese minis.
where the coins are cast, and the copper
and the labor make the production of them
a loss TO the men who are told by the gov
eminent or the viceroys that they must
furnish so many cash within certain date
The result Is that these cash are often made
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AWRENCE, bOhNh
above the crowd,
yielded himself abso-
lutely to the intoxi-
cation Of popularity.
He was the biggest
man in New Haven
for an hour at least,
and he thoroughly
enjoyed the sensa-
ton. The route Of
his triumphal pro-
cession CHANGED to
take him by the
house where Flor
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ne o16N En- NJ Go-
ton is a far more i'm
portant matter out
here in Asia than 1t
has ever been in
America The jap
anese are trying to
uphold their end Of
the financial question
by raising their
prices. but the five
hundred odd millions
of Chinese do their
business in copper
cash on a silver basis.
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Almond Blossom
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How the Great Empire Manages
Its Money Matters.
ABOUT CHINESE BANKS And BANKERS
Five Hundred Million People Who
Do Business in Copper Cash.
BANKRUPTs AND THEIR PERIL

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
Copyrighted. 1894, by Frank G. Carpenter)
HANKOW, China, April s. 1894.
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A jar Of Nine. NJ. Yale's Skin FOOD"
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The American
Catarrh Gu re

is the result Of 20 years study and r,eatmept Of
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My Sweetheart.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The cameras lens opened,
vision quickly passed
In through the lifted shutter
Which closed and held Il fast
Although twas but instant,
By some mysterious art,
The camera drank its beauty
And treasured 1t at heart
And wrote the vision down
With all its charming grace.
And gave to me a copy
Ii my sweetheart's face
So here Ii is before me,
Pertaining all the
Among sweet widrose blossoms
Which never cease to bloom.
picture and a frame
Which sweetest. who tell.
The frame OF June's fresh roseA
That from the magic spell
OF her deft touch drew life,
And seeing her blushed pink
Or her own pretty likeness,
OF whom it's sweet to Think
With flowers for frame
So rare that natures flowers
Would wonder whence they came.
ROBERT II. LORD.
A Terrible silence Followed.
From Truth.
Unfortunate Bachelor-"Can the baby talk
yet?'
Proud Mother-"Oh, my, no! He isn't old
enough YETI
Unfortunate Bachelor-"Ah, / see. And
at what age, now, will he begin to get pref
ty and cunningT'
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ARD FIELDING.

WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING STAR BY HOW
ARD FIELDING.
Copyright 1894, by Bachelor, Johnson &
Bacheller)
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CHAPTER VII.
An Object of Admiration,
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counterfeiters had split a genuine coin and
had hcllowed out the two pieces on the in
side so that the copper could be fitted into
them They were then patched together SO
neatly that only the experienced ear Of the
Chinese shroff could detect the fraud.
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FOOD"-rAn.

FREE FOR ONE WEEK.
The original and only genuine absorbed food m
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Almond Blossom
Complexion Cream.

Cleansing, healing. cooling. soothing and refresh
ing-a perfect gem for the toilet lady should b.
without IT. Price. 800 per jar.
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Guaranteed to remove any czss Of moles ana
warts without injury; leaves No scam marin.
Price, $500.
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Railroad Conductors.
Patriotic Order Sons of Ar
WIT AND WISDOM.

Mr.. Skidds feeling his way. "NIiss Fos-
dick. what salary do you think a young man
ought to have to marry?'
Miss Fosdck with well-simulated surprise).
"My gracious, Mr.. Skidds. do young men de-
mand a salary for marrying n0wadays?" Har-
per's Bazaar.
The reason why ALLCoCK's Porous PLAS-
TIERS are popular is that they may be relied on
to cure,
1. Lame back scistica, stiffness or twitching
of the muscles.
Q. Chesttroubles, such as pleurisy. pneumonia,
consumption.
3. Indigestion, dyspepsia, billousness, kidney
complaint.
The success, however. will depend upon the
genuineness of the plaster used. The popularity
of ALLcoCK,s Porous PLAsTERs has been so
great that multitudes of limitations have sprung
up on every hand. The only sure cure is to get
the genuine ALLCoCKs Porous PLAsTErs.
BRANDRETH's PILLS improve the digestion.
Weary Walker Ito philanthropist). "sir, am
one of the unemployed, and you could place me
in position should like very much to occupy
Philanthropist. certainly, my good man.
What is the position?"
Weary Walker 'That of owing you five shil-
lings until the next time meet you." [Tit-Bits.
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Messengers Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County
State of Maine, Cumberland IS, Dec. 29th,
A. D., 1898
HNHIS is to give notice, that on the 22d day
ii, OF December, A. d., 1898, a Warrant in In
soivency was issued out of the Court of Insol
vency for said County of Cumberland, against
the estate OF
EDWARD X. WHITNEY, of Harrison,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, on petition
of said debtor, which petition was filed on the
22d day OF December. A. D., 1898. to which
date interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor, and the transfer and delivery of any
property by HIM are forbidden by law. That a
meeting OF the creditors OF said debtor, to
prove their debts and choose one or more as
signees of his estate, will be held at Court Of
Insolvency to be holden at Probate Court room
in said Portland, in said County of Cumberland
on the 18th day OF January, A. D., 1894, at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. I. S. WEBB,
Eeputy Sheriff. as Messenger of the Court of
Insolvency for s0id County of Cumberland.
dec3O&jan6
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Relief Work in Chicago.

The situation in Chicago is so excep-
tional, owing to the presence of some
thousands of men who may be termed
stranded strangers" that various meas
ures otherwise Objectionable may find
temporary justification. The soup houses
and other agencies for distri button OF
fool to able bodied mea are simply evil
ization that ought to find some way of
providing these men with means for
earningEEfood and lodging. Meanwhile,
for the sake of a system and supervis-
ion, there has been organized great
central relief and charitable clearing
house association, with a managing COM
mittee of fifty men and women. The
committee of fifty includes the mayor,
several aldermen and other officials; q
number of prominent citizens of the
character ofaaMr. Lyman J.Gage and Mr..
Cyrus Mccormick; representatives OF
leading charitable organizations; lead
ing members of labor unions, and Others
having special qualifications. The prin-
ciples of this central organization are
stated as follows:
One of the problems Chicago has had
to meet is the rapid influx of tramps and
incorrigible idlers attracted by the large
dimensions of the free soup dispense
tories and the apparent prospects of an
indiscriminate support of every body ask
ing relief. Such people, however, will
be doomed to early disappointment. The
municipal authorities are using strong
measuressstosk keep out of the city all such
undesirable visitors, and method is be-
ing rapidly infused into the relief work.
One of the greatest needs has been tine
provision of decent shelter for honest
and respectable but unfortunate men.
and the enforcement in the clearest wav
of distinctions bewteen tramps, criminals
and idiers on the one hand, and homes t
people eager for employment on the other
hand. Out of what seemed at first a
rroftless clamor of voices rather than a
businesslike programme in Chicago, there
is at length visible a settling down to
legitimate relief work along lines an
proved by experience and under direction
of those best fitted to cope with the prob
LEM in its local phases On the drainage
works, in the parks. on the streets aud
in other ways, the municipal govern
menu Is doing what it can to provide
work at 81 per day The churches have
awakened to keener sense of RESPONSE
bility for the masses, and have come
into new and mutually advantageous
contact with the labor unions and with
thousands of individual workin9men
between whom and the fniuistrations OF
the church there has been estrangement.
IRON Relief for the Unemployed in
American Cities, by Albert Shaw, in
the January Review of Reviews.
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union MUTUAL.
LIFE INSURANCE CoMPAN Y
PORTLAND, MAINE.

At this festive season of the year, a
~his neighbor in the making of some gift
to the members of his immediate family
and friends, it is peculiarly fitting, that
the UNIQUE advantages of Life Insur-
ance should be kept in view. The ten
dency of the age is to be PRACTICAL,
and it is therefore worthy of note by
those who contemplate making holiday
presents, that nothing can exceed for
beneficence and soiidity Life Policy
which will in the event of the death of
the bread-winner protect the Home and
afford nurture and sustenace to the
'hereaved, be they old or young. 1t does
not require any very vivid fight of
imagination to comprehend the possibili-
ties Of fifty-fold return consequent up
on an outlay for the acquisition of Life
Insurance; whereas, similar outlay up
on something more pleasing to the eye
and possibly of perishable or breakable
nature could not afford the solid and
lasting benefit to be- obtained by and
through a policy in the Union Mutual,
possession which no family should lack
but one which should be treasured in
every home. dec23eodtf
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Administrators Sale of VaIu.
able Real Estate.

fEyHE undersigned offers at Private Sale the
IL following valuable real estate property
belonging to the estite of the late John G.
Schwartz:
In the city of Portland
1-Laud (over 1900 feet)and buildings there.
OF, on the northerly side of Newbury St.
2-Land, westerly side of Pearl St.
Island, cor. Pearl and Newbury Sts
4-Land and dwelling house, south side Federal
st
5-Land and 8 dwelling houses, Lower Cove St.
Gland and dwelling houses cor. Hammond
ST., and Potters Court.
LAND and dwelling house, Gould St.
8-Land and 2 dwelling houses, east side
Washington st.
Gland and small dwelling, East Cove st.
In the city of Westbrook
1O-Land lover 10000 feet) frame stable and
store thereon south side of Main ST.,
Saccarappa, on line of electric road.
Centrally situated and well adapted for a
large business block.
12-Land and dwelling house on Brown st.
Inquire for further particulars and prices of
f. M. RAY, Admir-,
80 Exchange ST., Portland.
NOv3 DIFF
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2. Meets at so Exchange street, Wednesday
evening Of each week Windsor Castle No.
l. Meet every Monday evening, 80 Ex-
change street.
Order of Royal ConcIave of knights
and Ladies,
Meetings held at Thatcher Post Hall. 4531a
congress street, on the I'd Wednesday of each
month.
Railroad Conductors.
Pine Tree Division, No. sc. Meets third
Sunday in each month at 80 Exchange
street.
Patriotic Order Sons of America.
Washington Camp No. l. Meets Monday
evenings.
Catholic knights of America.
Portland Branch. Meets 1st and 80 Tuesdays
OF eachmonth, Kavanagh school building, at
O'Clock D. IN.
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Merchants Marine RAILWAY COmpanv

N1HE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
will be held at their office, No. 1876 CONNER.
cial ST., on TUESDAY, the 9th day of January
1894 at $50 O'Clock a. NJ, for the election Of
officers for the ensuing year and the transaction
of any other business thai may legally come he
fore them. JOHN H. RUSSELL, Clerk,
jan3 div
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PORTLAND & OGDENSBURG RAILWAY,

V1HE annual meeting of the stockholders of
IL the Portland s. Ogdensburg RAILWAY viii
be held at the Maine Central Railroad office,
23S st. John street Portland, on TUESDAY,
the 10th day OF January, 1894, at 10 O'Clock m
suing year, and to transact any other business
that may legally come before the meeting.
1an3d2W JOHN w, DANA ClerI,
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Portland National Bank.

THE annual meeting of the stockholders OF
u the Portland National Bank, Of Portland,
Me-, VIII be held at its banking rooms on
TUESDAY, the ninth day of January, 1894, at
10 o'clock a. M, for the purpose Of electing
directors for the ensuing year, and the trans
action OF any. other business that NAV legally
come before them.
Portland, Dec. z. 1898. dec7dtd
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Merchants National Bank.

FT1HE annual meeting of the stockholders of
IL the Merchants National Bank, of Port.
land, for the election of seven directors for the
ensuing year and the transaction of any other
business that may legally be presented, will be
held at their banking house on TUESDAY, the
dec8dtd G. 0. BANCROFT, Cashier.
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Maine Mile Track Association,

TH1HE annual stockholders meeting of the
Il Maine Mile Track Association for the
election OF officers and the transaction of any
other business that may properly come before
1894. at the Preble.. House, Portland. at 2 D. mi
]an2dtd j. F. BARRETT, Seey
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WTATCHES-Ladi and Gents gold watch
w es. part down, balance on easy payments.
Send postal and salesman will call at your
residence with samples. Address, LOCK
BOX 576, Portland, Me. IL
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Forty words inserted under this heat
one week for rs cents, cash in advance.
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CUMBERLAND NATIONAL BANK.
Casco National Bank,

fEYHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
Il the Casco National Bank of Portland viii
be held at the office OF said bank on TUESDAY,
the ninth day OF January. 1894, at 10 O'Clock
for the ensuing year, and the transaction Of any
other business which may legally come before
that meeting.
jan2 al w
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FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

A marble slab 9x2 H-2 feet HAS
been used as AN imposing stone
i'm the Press composing room.
Will be sold at a bargain.
iu1 2dtf
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

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one week for rs cents, cash in advance.
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ALESMAN-A travelling salesman to sell
- jewelry to the trade; salary 50, 400 per
year and expenses. Address. Manager. P. o.
Box 1853, New York. dec23-Stf
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WANTED-A young man of good address
w with moderate capital in clean i'd
profitable manufacturing business. Apply per
sonally at 54S12 CONGRESS STREET, Room
5. 81
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CLOCK REPAIRING,
LOST AND FOUND.

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one week for rs cents, cash in advance.
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TO LET-RENTs.

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one week for 25 cents, cash in advance.
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wANTED-FEMALE HELP,

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wANTED-MALE HELP.

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w bags to call at E. D. REYNOLDS, 556
and 55S Congress street, corner of Oak, as we
manufacture our goods and can therefore give
| you bottom prices; trunks repaired; open ev-
| enings. 81
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ESOUND-At the southerly entrance to Lin
Il coin Park, a wallet containing a small
sum of money. The owner can have the same
by proving property and paying the expense of
this notice. JEREMIAH G. FLOYD, 201 New
bury st. 81
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T OST-Jan. 1st, Long Sable Boa between
~ Cumberland Mills and Falmouth, via
by leaving with CAPT. AMOS CHASE, Cum
berland Mills. 81
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I OST-Between High street church over
~ Spring to State street. a diamond and ruby
pin. Finder will be rewarded by leaving the
same at 80 STATE STREET, 81
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WANTED-Good girl for general house.
w work. two in family references required
Ring left hand bell at 81 Gray street. 81
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WANTED-Customer for Poole's dairy
w butter and eggs. For sample send postal
card to CHAS. POOLE, Yarmouth, Me.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as bookkeeper, clerk
w or travelling salesman; have over two
years. experience as bookkeeper and six
months as clerk can furnish best of references.
Address P. 0. BOX 66. Gorham. Me. Al
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WANTED.People to know that. i've make
w the Chic Partisan photographs for
groups of five andless at S1.00 per dozen. Ivof-
cite Cabinets $500 a dozen. We also make
the best Tintypes made, at the DAVIS GAL
LERY 100 1-2 Middle st, Al