The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-14

Gold Going ON
dow and Coin
In wsshIngtonS
Government.

Treasury officials are now
recent gold loan result In failS
SO far as the main object In viz
cerned, that being. of course. to
the gold reserve and keep st bull
what Is called the safety point The
was great success IN number of bidd
and amounts offered. but the terms undO
which IL was issued are not believed TO b6~
likely to bring about permanent results
The bonds are to be- paid for in ;nstall-
ments. The successful bidders are under
no obligation to get their gold from
abroad or even from the vaults of banks
and other financial institutions In this
country. They may draw IL from the sub
treasures, If they like, without hindrance.
The secretary of the treasury is powerless
to stop them, because he has accepted the
bids and allotted the bonds. Treasury
officials are fearful that the second and
subsequent payments will be in large part
drawn from the governments own hold
ings. AT the New York subtreasury a few
days ago the curious spectacle was wit
messed of gold broker drawing the pre-
cious metal at one window, dividing IL
among his customers in the building. and
these customers then presenting 1t at an
other window in exchange for bonds. In
other words, Uncle Sam had to undergo
the experience of having gold taken from
one pocket in order that 1t might be put
back in another.
Another Issue. Perhaps.
Officials of the government are fearful
that as the subsequent payments on the
bonds become due this tendency to make
the government furnish its own gold will
become more pronounced. Only pride
and sentiment stand in the way of work
ing the endless chain, and bond specula-
tors are not likely to let little thing like
that deter them, especially II gold continues
at premium of fraction of cent on a
dollar. AS was published in these dis
patches "a few weeks ago, before the public
sale of bonds had been decided upon, the
president and the officials of his administra-
tion believed the only safe and prudent
way to replenish the reserve was TO sell
bonds to u syndicate which would under
take to get all it's gold from private sources
or from Europe. If this experiment of a
public sale does not result any better than
1t now promises, the probabilities are that
another issue of bonds will become neces.
sary before fall and that 1t will be put out
through syndicate.
Fashionable Folk.
Lent will be here in few days. and its
coming will put an end to the gayety OF
the social season in Washington. Nearly
every one will be glad of it--every one ex-
cept the livery stable keepers, the florists
and other tradesmen. The social season
is their harvest time. Then money Is
spent as il 1t grew on trees. Every woman
in town who makes any social pretensions
at all must have a carriage with which TO
go out calling Three-fourths of the fash
ionable folk in Washington hire their car
riages, either by the day or by the season.
1t is cheaper than keeping one, for the OK
pensive term continues only few weeks.
and after that is over one can get along
very well In the street cars. Most people
who are devoted to society are by this time
heartily tired of 1t They have had live
ly winter, with a constant round of tea
fights, balls, dinners. musicales and
Evenings. The calling craze has been
at its height for several weeks, and the
streets have been filed with cabs and car
riages rushing to and fro, their occupants
who are women. in nine cases out of ten,
being frantic to pay AS many calls As pos
sible within given time
A curious outcropping of the society
craze has been seen here. Sober residents
of the capital who are not in society, and
who perhaps would not be In If they could,
have been complaining to the District
commissioners who are the government
in this town, of what Is known as 1.-THE
cab calling nuisance" That this Is a
nuisance every one who lives in the fash
ionable quarter of the capital will readily
admit Almost every night one hears In
his neighborhood till long past the hour of
"A 4 u In ha
morning, the shrill cries Of the cab caller
as he sings out, Mr.. Secretary So-and- so 5
carriagel'' or Senator Blank carriagei"
or "Mr. What s-his-name 5 carriagel' In
valids and nervous people in Washington
dread the social season on this account,
and many bitter complaints have been
lodged with the authorities. But the au
thorities are discreet enough to ignore the
business completely. Any effort on their
part to reform the cab caller out of OK
isfence would bring storm down on their
heads, and from quarter which has the
thunder and lightning of official vengeance
in It's clouds. AS Senator Hill says, the
women run Washington for about six
weeks every year, and there is no use dis
putting their sway. Now that Lent Is
coming on, and society Is to take rest
after its mad rush of two months, perhaps
congress will not sit. up so late at dinners
and be able TO give the business OF the
country more earnest attention.
How Charmingi
Guests at a recent tea, one o. the most
fashionable and pretentious teas of the
season, were delighted with their hostess.
Her manners were charming. She APP
peared to have the right thing to say as
one entered her parlors and the right
thing to say when one came to say goodby.
Her greeting was; 4 am SO glad to see
you'll 1t was good Of you to comel" and
her parting salutation: II Am sorry you
have TO go so soon. am always glad to
say, How do you dor but always loath to
say, 'Goodbyr" This was simple and
hearty. But, 1t CHANGING that some Of the
guests stood near the charming hostess for
some ten minutes, they were surprised 60
hear the familiar words over and over
again. 1t was = l am so glad to see youl
So good Of you TO comet to every new ar
rival and sorry you have to gol / liketo
say, How do you dor but dislike TO say,
'Goodbyr y" to every departing guest. I'm
agine how tired the poor hostess must
have been after three or four hours of this
formula But the tea was splendid sue
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