The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-19
GOLD FOR THE BONDS.
The Government VIII Furnish
Much Of II.
soxE .sHAsrERLIn FNAxcrERISG.
Cold Going oat n One sastr~ssary VIM
dow and Going In ~ ADoth~r-seeisty
In w.shi.<sss-weasa n the Seat Of
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In Wnsht1<tSc-Wc1 4<n ~ ~ - ="
Governn<.t
WASHINGTON. Feb 10. Especial y
Treasury otsicaa,- ar, hoe worried lest the
reospt cold loan result IN failure after al.
% Ear A. the main object In view Is con-
cerned, that being. Of course. TO build up
the gold reserSe and keep IL built up 10
What Is called the safety point. The ioan
was a great success in number Of bidders
and amounts offered. hut the terms under
which IL was issued are not believed 10 be
likely 70 bring about permanent results
The bonds ara TO be paid for In inftau-
ments The successful bidders are under
no obligation 20 get their gold from
abroad or even from the vaults Of banks
and other financial institutions In this
,ounfry. They may draw IL from the sub
treasures, ~ they like. without hindrance-
The secretary OF the treasury l. powerless
20 stop them, because be has accepted the
bids and allotted the bonds Treasury
officials are fearful thai the second and
subsequent payments will be In large part
drawn from the governments own hold
fnga Attic New York subtreasury few
days ago the curious spectacle was wit
messed OF a gold bruker drawing the pre-
cious metal AZ one window, dividing 10
among his customers In the building, and
these customers then presenting 10 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 10 might be put
back In another
Another Issue. PerhapA
Officials Of the government are fearful
that as the subsequent payments on tie
bonds become due this tendency TO make
the government furnish its own gold viii
become more pronounced. Only pride and
sentiment stand In the way OF working
the endless chain, and bond spectators
are not likely TO let a little thing Ike that
deter them. especially II gold continues at
premium Of fraction Of a cent on dol
lar AS was published In these dispatches
a few weeks ago, before the public sale OF
bonds had been decided upon, the presi-
dent and the officials Of his administration
believed the only safe and prudent way TO
replenish the reserve was TO sell bonds 70
a syndicate which would undertake to get
all its gold from private sources or from
Europe II this experiment OF public
sale does not result any better than IL now
promises, the probabilities are that anoth-
er issue Of bonds will become necessary be-
lOFt lAilt anu tudL IL Will DO Pub Oub
through q syndicate.
Fashionable Folk
Lent will be here In a 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 tradesrnen. The social season Is
their harvest time. Then money Is spent
10 Ia
town who makes any social pretensions at
all must have a carriage with which TO go
out calling. Three. fourths OF the fashion
able folk in Washington hire their CARR
ages either by the day or by the season.
1t Is cheaper than keeping one, for the
expensive term continues only few
weeks, and after that II 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 It. They have
had lively 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 filled with cabs and car
riages rushing TO and fro, their occupants,
who are women In nine cases out OF ten,
being frantic to pay rs many calls as pos
siblc within a 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 II they could,
have been complaining 70 the District
who are the government
n this town, Of what Is known as "tbe
lab 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 bears In
his neighborhood till long past the hour OF
midnight, and sometimes till or In the
the shrill cries of the cab caller
as be sings out, "Mr. Secretary So-and-
SOS carriagep' or Senator Blanks car
riagei' or "Mr. What's-his-name's car
riageW Invalids and nervous people In
dread the social season on this
account, and many bitter complaints have
been lodge with the authorities. But the
authorities are discreet enough to ignore
the business completely. Any effort on
their part to reform the cab caller out Of
existence would bring q storm down on
their heads, and from quarter which has
the thunder and lightning OF official venee-
aDce In its clouds. As Senator Hill
says, the women run Washington for about
SIX weeks every year, and there IL no use
ulbputlnR bHtlT bWhy. NOW tnab Lulu -
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
CHESTS at q recent tea, one OF the most
and pretentious tens Of the
season, were delighted with their hostess.
Her manners were charming She up
peared to have the right thing TO say ns
one entered her parlors and tho right
thing to say when one came to say goodby.
Her greeting was: II am so glad to see
you'll 1t was good Of you to comet And
hor parting salutation: II am sorry you
have to go 80 soon. am always glad to
say, How do you dop but always loath to
say, 'Goodbyi'" This was simple and
hearty. But, It CHANGING that some Of the
guests stood near the charming hostess for
some ten minutes, they werc surprised 20
hear tho familiar words over and over
again. 10 was ~ am SO glad TO see
you'll So good of you to comet" to ovory
new arrival, and "Sorry you have to 90
/ like to say, How do you dor but dislike
TO say, 'Goodbyp" to every departing guest.
Imagine how tired the poor hostess must
have been after three or four hours Of this
formula. But the tea was a splendid sue
cess, and every one Is praising her tact
and charming manners.