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The record-union., 1898-02-11
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
DODGE OF OHIO.

United States Attorney Dodge OF
Ohio is credited with an opinion IN
which he fully upholds the legality of
trading stamps. After quoting Section
1894. Revised Statutes of the United
States, relating to lotteries, gift enter
prises, etc, depending upon lot or
chance, the opinion recites that 'the
Trading Stamp Company's scheme is
not in any way dependent upon lot or
chance. The methods used by YOU in
your business have no feature or ele-
ment which is in any wise an infrac-
ton Of the laws of the United States
or Of the State of Ohio.
THE merchants who contribute to
your enterprise by certificates or trad
ing stamps do not charge more for the
goods they sell, but deliver stamps 10
their customers on the supposition that
a material percentage of them have
come to them for the purpose of buy
ing goods. relying on the offers of your
company and the offer of the merchant
to give trading stamps. So long as
your company stands ready to fulfill
your agreement there can be no ele-
ment of chance whatsoever in the
transaction.
You may rest perfectly secure that
any charges that your enterprise con-
hiets with the law are wholly un-
founded
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CHRIsTIANsON & co.

A member of the firm of ChristianSon
& Co.. the marketmen. said: Our
cash sales have increased 30 per cen..
since the use of stamps have been IL
introduced. We have many new Gus
toners, and we can say that the stamps
have benefited u.s.
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JUDGE CAMPBELL OF SAN
FRANCISCO.

Judge Campbell Of Department No.
one or the Police Court of the City and
county OF San Francisco decided that
an ordinance practically the same as
the one printed in this article is Invalid,
ana unconstitutional, as it was in re-
stralnt OF trade and abridged the lib
erty OF person to earn his livelihood
and pursue his business OF. avoca.ion
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Ladies' and Chill
dren'S Furnish
ings.

Have the following offerings to
this sale, and you must not con-
slider the former prices in any
manner as touching near to
these.
Odd lot of Bonnets, in Silk,
Cloth aud Worsted, to close at
1Oc and 25c each.
Odd lots of Ladies' Hose, to
close at 1Oc and 15c.
Odd lot of Children's Hose, to
close at 1Oc.
Odd lot of Children's Fine
Cotton Hose, wool feet, to close
at 23c.
Odd lot of Colored Moreen
Skirts, to close at So so and SO.
Odd lot of Cambria Drawers,
embroidery trimmed, to close at
47c and 72c.
Odd lot of Muslin and Cam
brio Chemise, embroidery trim
med, to close at Ate and 66c.
Odd lot Of Ladies' Corsets, to
close at soc; large sizes only.
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of this new system. 1t is the very
thing to help the small retailer against
the big department store. The beauty
of it is that each retailer is taxed only
to the amount of his sales. II Is
otherwise impossible to compete with
the department stores through not be-
ing able to take big advertising spaces.
This system puts them on a level, as
it taxes them only to the extent OF
their business. 1t is a boon to the small
retailer who has been driven to the
wall of late years by the big stores TO
the deterioration of our entire city,
The record-union., 1898-02-11
HIRAM w. JOHNSON

The following is an extract from At
torney Hiram w. Johnson's remarks:
Mr.. Johnson, attorney for the anti
stamp people, in the course of his re-
marks before the Board of Trustees last
Monday, February 7th, stated that he
must admit that it was doubtful
whether the courts would uphold the
ordinance or not, but he wanted a
chance to test il
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b. WILSON & CO.

Mr.. Ben Wilson of the dry goods firm
of b. Wilson. & Co., says: Trading
stamps in my opinion are a business
boomer. | see new faces in our store
every day and have experienced a
great increase of case sales through
this method. We shall continue to give
stamps until the courts decide the
question of their legality"
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THE HUB.

Sol. Nathan of the Hub Clothing
Store expressed himself as follows:
I'VE are among the firrnest adherenls
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ATTORNEY WIN. M. SIMS.

VIM. NJ. Sims of Driver & Sims. at
torneys for the Sacramento Trading
Stamp Company, stated that the opin-
ion of Corporation Counsel, James Il.
DeVine, correctly states the law as to
the invalidity of the anti-stamp ordl-
nance adopted by the Board of TruS-
tees, and that the highest courts of New
York, Massachusetts, and Maryland sus-
tanned the opinion rendered by the
Corporation Counsel and the reasons
set forth in the veto OF Mayor Land
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ALBERT ELKUS.

Albert Elkus said: THE stamps are
all right, they have done us a lot Of
good and we shall keep on using them
until compelled to desist by the courts"
The record-union., 1898-02-11
SACRAMENTO COFFEE AND
SPICE MILLS.

Mr.. VIM. Lampert, 11S street, says:
''I am pleased with the results of the
trading stamp system in our business.
of new cash trade. We shall continue
issuing trading stamps till the highest
court renders it's decision
THE SUNDAY NEWS"
The editor of the Sunday News" ex-
pressed himself as follows: '"The ac-
ton of the Board of Trustees in pass
ing the antitrading stamp ordinance is
hard TO understand in the light of or
dinary common sense. Mayor Land,
after consulting the Corporation Coun-
sci, vetoed the measure upon the very
substantial ground that such an ordi-
nance would be illegal. and therefore
void. However, the Trustees passed
it, and it is now the law.
1T is hard enough to enforce legal
ordinances without undertaking 10
compel obedience to measures in the
face of the warning of the official legal
adviser of the city.
I'm case of a test who is going 70
represent the city? Not the Corpora
said that the ordinance is illegal. 1t is
to be feared that the Trustees have TAX
en- a leap in the dark and before they
get back on normal ground the city may
have a handsome bill of costs and law
yers' fees to pay There isn't much
use in paying Corporation Counsel
II his opinions are incontinently brushed
aside as in this instance
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GUS LAvENSON.

Gus Lavenson, the shoe dealer, SAID
the stamps had sent him lots of busi-
ness. and that he was we'll pleased
with the results of their use. He will
continue giving them TO cash custom
ers until prevented by law.
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WASSERMAN, DAVIS & CO.. k between Sixth and Seventh
GREEN TRADING STAMPS ARE LEGAL

for them as he would for any other
goods. and if he chooses to give them
TO his customer instead of returning
him per cent. of his money or in lieu
of a per cent. discount on the sale
price, that is not the business of any
court in the land. A man cannot be
prevented giving that which is his own.
The Judge threw the case out of court
after the delivery of this opinion This
is the ground upon which the trading
stamp company stands to-day. The
New York Supreme Court considered
the case bit, but decided. just as did
its Massachusetts eiehhnr
The record-union., 1898-02-11
THE ROYAL CLoTHIERs.

Mr.. Marks of the Royal Clothiers
said: We like the stamps; they have
helped our cash sales; we shall con-
tinue using them
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Merchants who have applied the
trading stamp plan to their business
since its inception a few weeks ago in
Sacramento have expressed themselves
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II does the
the the n whn means
a
cut tHmads
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ORDINANCE NO. 479.

An Ordinance Prohibiting All Persons.
Firms Companies or Corporations From
Giving Any Property for and in Consid
Grafton OF the Purchase by Any Person
of Any Article or Thing, and Providing
a Penalty Therefor.
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H. e. YARDLEY.

II. f. Yardley, the druggist. says.
II am in favor OF stamps. | see a ma
terial increase of cash sales. and !
think them a legitimate method OF
giving a discount to Customers
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Cloak Department.

Odds and ends in Waists,
Capes, Jackets. Suits, Wrappers,
etc.
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Millinery Depart
ment.

Yields its quota of Feathers,
Shapes, Walking Hats and
Trimmed Goods.
The sun., 1898-10-04
DIAMOND DUST,

Wagner has offered New York any ST,
of the Washington players for $4,000.
During the season just closed tn
Grand Rapids team scored more rup
than any Interstate team, and thel
finished fifth in the race.
Pittsburg and Chicago are putting ou
good money for crack minor league talen
just now, hoping to strengthen theil
teams next season.
The most successful minor league man.
ayers of the season are James Manning
Jake Wells, Will Armor, Charles Dooley
and Dan Shannon.
In the series between the Baltimores
and Clevelands, Hanlon's men won
eight games and scored 6S runs against
six victories and 81 runs.
Casey, the new man brought from
Toronto by Manager Irwin, handles him
self we'll. He is good catcher and can
play the infeld in pinch.
Pitcher Dwyer has not yet recovered
from that awful blow. His hearing has
been impaired and he becomes dizzy
when standing or sitting.
In the Western League this season
there were So shut.out games, 81 extra
inning games and no less than l43 games
were won and lost by one run.
Manager Watkins is said to have
signed new contract by which he will
have charge of the Pirates again next
year. His first contract was for three
years.
Manager Arthur Irwin is not electrify-
ing the world with the Washington
team, even with the infusion OF SO much
new and young blood from the Eastern
League.
Billy shindle, recently retired by the
Brooklyn Club, will play third base for
the Kansas City League next season.
The Rochester Baseball Club, which tried
to exist in the Eastern League, has made
an assignment with liabilities of nearly
$24 900, and with assets OF perhaps one
third that amount.
"In the pure mechanical fielding Of
the BALI Reitz never had a superior
says Arthur Irwin. 81 refer to the work
With his hands, the ease, finish and
steadiness with which lie plucks the ball
from the ground and his handling of the
sphere as the pivot man in a double
play"
There may be two of Chicago's stars
dropped out of the club next season.
Dahlen and Lange are both said to be
and will be supplanted by
two OF the youngsters picked up by
Burns.
1t is now almost certain that the st.
Louis Club will be thing Of the past
after this season, and will retire to obli-
Won with Won der Abe, as the deal with
he Cleveland Club owners will be
carried through.
1t is not likely that Dahlen will re-
ain his position as captain Of the
The sun., 1898-10-04
FOOTBALL.

The High School football team had a
very hard practice last night. As the
team has game on Thursday the boys
will practice every night.
On Wednesday night the Warren boys
will report at Union street grounds
where they will get in trim for their
game on Saturday.
George W. Woodruff makes two visits
eacl week to Haverford to coach the
Haverford College team.
If the Harvard team fails to come out
on top this year it won't be for want of
hard work, if the present policy is con-
tinued. Harvard, it seems, has awak-
ened to the fact that ladylike methods
do not make winning football teams, and
is keeping her men on the jump this
season.
OF the players on the U. of p team
only five positions seem absolutely
settled, Overfeld at centre, Hare and
McCracken at guards, Captain Outland
at right halfback and Gardiner at quar-
terback. For all the other positions there
are several candidates, and all with
claims to position.
PrlncetOn mas tnls year developed no
Hildebrands or Bairds, Harvard no
Cabots or Brewers, and Yale no Cad
waladers or Browns, all Of whom showed
such football ability in their freshmen
year as to almost guar antee them place
on the Varsity team from the moment
Of their first appearance.
Down at Princeton there is an intense
yearning, according to reports, for new
material, and dismal outlook, also &C.
cording to reports, because the freshman
class has turned up nothing. 1t may be
accepted as fact, however, that in col
leges like Harvard, Yale, Princeton,
Pennsylvania and Cornell the number of
students is so large that there is bound
to be enough football material on hand
for the construction of strong eleven
with proper management.
The sun., 1898-10-04
LOCAL DOTS.

James J. Kane, John Scott and Howard
CAESAR are attending Reading fair fol-
several DAYS.
The time for argumen on the rule t.
show cause why the city should not be
restrained from paying the Phoenix ap-
preparation of $3.50 has not yet been def
nitely fixed.
Mrs. Lizzie Ault left on Saturday fol-
Allegheny City, Pa, where she will at
tend the convention OF the Ladies Auxil-
iary of Railway Trainmen in session in
that city. Mrs. Ault represents Del
marvia Lodge.
The Girls Friendly Society of St. An
drew's Church will resume its meetings
this evening at 7.30 o'clock. 1t former
ly met on Friday evenings.
The tankers Oifield and karbeck are
expected to arrive at this port on
Thursday or Friday to load with oil for
foreign ports.
The club house of the Wilmington
Whist Club will probably be enlarged.
Bishop Coleman preached at St. John
the Baptist's Church, at Milton, Sunday.
In the course of his sermon he paid
beautiful and loving tribute to the men,
ory OF Thomas F. Bayard.
Mrs. Caroline G. Tatnall, of this city,
has received telegram from Porto Rico
informing her of the death of her
nephew, named Beach, of New Haven,
Conn.,, who went to that place with the
United States forces.
Orphans Court and Court Of Chancery
will be in session here tomorrow.
Mrs. G. E. Pierson and children are
the guests OF relatives in Philadelphia.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Police Officer Christopher Shields to
Miss O'Mallery, daughter of DR.. O'Mal-
lery, of this city.
J. Coleman Beaston, of Newport, was
a Wilmington visitor on Saturday.
Captain Evan G. Boyd of Co. G, Camp
Meade, is spending some time in this
city.
Harry Coulter, ESQ.,, of Philadelphia
was Wilmington visitor yesterday.
H. L. Evans visited friends in New
York yesterday.
j. Harry Showalter is spending some
time among relatives and friends at New
port, N. J.
Miss Clara M. Ferguson has returned
to Baltimore to resume her duties at
Southern Medical College.
James H. Yates raised a 6xl0 flag yes
terday at his saloon on East Third street.
Mrs. Lizzie Ault has left for Allegheny
City where she will attend the conven-
ion of the Ladies Auxiliary of Railway
rrainmen in session in that city.
James M. Goldey OF Philadelphia ad-
lressed the mems meeting at the Ship
ey Mission on Sunday afternoon.
Frank Layton, who has been spending
. week at Washington, has returned
lOme.
Washington Council, Q. U. A. NJ, will
ntertain the members of John P. Crozier
Jouncil Of Chester, on October IA.
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SELF DEFENCE.

DAILY and Lavigne would make sta
bout for the Coney Island or any Other
club.
Mike Sears is OH his way to England,
where he will fight Jabez White.
Joe Goddard and Frank Childs are tc
meet at Chicago, October l5.
The bout between Dick Moore and
Billy Stiff has been declared off.
The Palmer and Rotchford bout takes
place at London, November 3.
Joe Hopkins and "Kid" Goulette have
been signed to box at Rochester, N. Y,
October 10.
The Olympic club of Athens, Pa. is to
be reopened in about two weeks, under
the management OF Bob Delaney.
1t is reported that the Arena is to be
reopened in few days and that Friday
night will be show night.
Steve Flanagan has issued challenge
to fight Casper Leon again.
Charley McKeever and Mysterious"
Billy Smith are scheduled to box twenty
rounds at he Lenox Athletic Club on
Friday night. They are to box at las
pounds.
John Henry johnson and Young
Sykes are to box fifteen rounds at Bor-
dentown, N. j., on October II.
Tom Cleary and Joe Dougherty will
wind up at the Nonpareil Club on satur-
day evening.
"Kid" Mccoy resumed training yes
terday, but will finish his work in New
York, instead of going back to Saratoga,
N. Y.
Mccoy says. The directors of the Haw-
thorne Club have not notified me where
the bout will be held. That is their af-
fair, and my business is to keep in train
ing until October l5."
Dave Sullivan received $1,000 for his
win over Solly Smith, at the Greater
New York Club, Monday night, the
"gate" being divided IS and 25 per cent.
Frank Erne and George Lavigne divided
something in the neighborhood of 81, 200
between them as reward for their
lengthening contest.
James J. Corbett resumed training for
his fight with Mccoy yesterday morning.
He will do most of his work at the Lenox
Athletic Club, to which place he re-
moved his training outfit after he de-
clared the contest off on leaving Asbury
Park.
Jim Kennedy will not be in hurry
making new match for Frank Erne,
who stands credited with draw against
the lightweight champion of the world.
Erne will have no difficulty in making
all the matches he wants during the win
ter season.
Jim Corbett telegraphed the Olympic
A. c. of San Francisco that he accepted
its offer to box Jeffries for a $15, 900 purse
in December. Corbett stated he would
meet Sharkey at the Lenox A. G. two
weeks later if the contest was not made
twenty rounds. Tom O'Rourke would
not agree to make it any less, go the
match was called off.
The sun., 1898-10-04
CYCLING.

The promoters of bicycle enterprise
are now looking forward with impatiene
to the arrival OF the motor vehicle.
This is the time for touring-not fc
record. breaking mileage trips, but for a
excursion of few days or a week. alon
new routes and amid fresh scenes.
Frank Starbuck is quoted as sayin
he will shortly leave for Australia for tn
purpose of racing in that country.
In a two-mile race against time a
Baltimore Saturday, Eddie McDuffee de
feated Fred Titus. In the two.mil
handicap Eddie won from scratch, set
ting such pace the other riders coul'
not follow.
George Banker, the American ride
who won the one-mile championship O
the world at Vienna, won his trial heat
rode second to Arend in the semi-inal
and with Arend, Jacquelin and Yer
heyen, qualified for the final.
Daily advice for those who need it
"Don't go home to change your sprocke
combination because you happen to have
ridden down town behind a man on 6
100 gear. Wait until you catch him or
hill and you will be we'll satisfied with
your LOT after ALL"
Jimmy Michael will go West in few
days, stopping for few weeks in Chi
cago and then continuing on to Cali.
fornia. Ii arrangements can be made he
will ride number of races while on the
coast. Regarding his plans for next year
he states he will indulge in cycle racing
to greater extent than ever.
VI. Kelly of National tandem fame,
known to the theatrical world as w. E.
Richie, the Tramp Cyclist, is making
a big hit in Germany, where he is show
ing at the present time. He writes that
he has contracted to show in this country
for a couple of weeks in March next,
after which he will return to Europe to
fill long engagement.
BY virtue of his many victories in un-
limited pursuit races. Fred Titus, is
Justly entitled to be classed as the "Un-
paced King"
After remaining idle for the better
part OF the season Charlie Church is
anxious to ride an unlimited pursuit
race with Fred Titus. A match between
these two riders would have drawn well
earlier in the season, but the Phiadel-
phia lad makes known his desire when
the season is over.
Turkey" Thompson has, at last, had
his desire gratlfed in the present trouble
between the League and the riders. He
has lived to see things come his way and
was one of the first to sing the declara-
tion of war against the League. You re-
member Turkey" was placed on the
outlaw list some two years ago for racing
at Point Breeze against some female
riders.
Fred Titus and "Plugger Bill'' Martin,
two of the foremost unpaced cyclists on
the track today, are anxious to ride de-
cisive match. The anxiety is chiefly on
Titus side, as every time they have met
Martin has managed to score victory,
while Titus pleaded an accident or inter-
ference. Before going abroad Martin is
willing to ride Titus another race, and it
Is probable one will be arranged.
An English authority on the bicycle
says: "An excellent friend Of mine,
thoroughly informed on the subject,
writes me that the present-day motor
,ar has really become almost like the
deal. The price of it is about $3.50, and
t is so constructed that almest anybody,
With a few hours tuition, can manage it.
Mrs. A. M. G. Allen, the plucky
The sun., 1898-10-04
AQUATICS.

Sid Cavill, the Australian swimmer,
now at San Francisco has issued chal-
lenge to any man in the world.
The candidates for next years Har-
ward crews are now hard at work. The
fall rowing season began last Thursday,
when forty men handed in their names
to Captain Higginson.
Edward Ten Eyck was in Philadelphia
Sunday. The champion sculler was en-
tertained by the members of the Penn
sylvania Boat Club. He took spin over
the river during the afternoon. 1t is
said that he will resume his studies at
the University Of Pennsylvania this fall.
The sun., 1898-10-04
MISCELLANY.

There is siugnlar scarcity Of promis-
ing track athletic material in the incom-
ing classes at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, especially in the college.
A committee of Harvard alumni is at
present b1sily arranging the details of
some fitting commemoration to the Har-
ward men who died in the service of the
United States in the war with Spain,
The sun., 1898-10-04

wheelwoman and long.distance rider,
who made record ride from New York
to Boston short while ago, started from
the City Hall, New York, Sunday night
at midnight to ride the distance again,
and. if possible, to lower the record.
The sun., 1898-10-04
TAXI 1HHM N TIkE

The masses will have what
they want, cost what it may.
High-priced medicines have had
their day and the poor and af-
Aicted may now enjoy the bene-
fits of carefully prepared, pure
remedies at practically nominal
prices, The physicians con-
nected with Louisiana Specific
Laboratory have prepared a mum.
Der of standard cures which are
offered to the public at the lowest
prices convenient with pure
preparations.
These standard cures cannot
be bought of druggists. By send
ing your orders direct to the
Louisiana Specific Laboratory,
Lake Charles, Louisiana, you
are sure to receive pure, fresh
drugs properly compounded and
carefully packed.
In ordering the following
standard cures please give the
number of the remedy nedeed.
If taken in time one supply will
effect a permanent cure.
The sun., 1898-10-04

LADIES do you want a cactus
from the prairies of Neb. it is
small round Cactus with a hand
some bright red blossom. 1t
grows wild on the Neb. prairies.
/ will send one postpaid for 15c,
2 for 25c. Address ]. w. HANN,
Wauneta, Neb.
The sun., 1898-10-04

AGENTS-Just out, little
black tumbling acrobatic bug;
the mystery of mysteries; most
sensational and fast selling nov-
city on the market; to show ona
sells a dozen; sample and cate.
logue, &c. Heustis Novelty Co.,
6o Laidlaw ave., JerseyCity. j.
The sun., 1898-10-04

Chicago Orphans next season. Indica-
tions point to Jimmy Ryan being named
as his successor. Dahlen's numerous
suspensions have made him unpopular
with the Windy City magnate.
The sun., 1898-10-04
THE HORSEMEN

The richest stakes of the trotting turf
this season will begin at Lexington to-
dav, when the great Futurity will be de-
cided.
The sun., 1898-10-04

J. w. Wagner's saloon at 7 East Fourth
street is crowded with sports every after
noon who 90 there to get the returns of
base ball by the innings and also horse
racing. Everybody is invited.
The sun., 1898-10-04

E will put your name and address in
THE SUN Directory for 10 cents
Il You will probably receive full re-
$for your money within month in
bles, magazines, pamphlets, etc., etc.,
Rput by publishers, manufacturers and
Srs who are ever anxious to get in
with bona-fde agents. Address
Tory Department THE SUN, Ran
Building, Philadelphia, U. S. A.
The sun., 1898-10-04

Grand Union Tea Agent travelling over
so miles of territory will distribute
CIRCULARS, TACK UP SINGS, etc.,
or deliver samples at regular rates.
Reference furnished. Address,
FRANK s. WEST, Dennyville, Maine.
The sun., 1898-10-04

Batteries-Taylor, Carsey and Glenn
ents; Hawley and Peitz. Umpires-Mc-
Donald and Emslie.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
New York at Philadelphia.
Baltimore at Boston.
Cincinnati at Cleveland.
Washington at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at st. Louis.
Louisville at Chicago.
Other games not scheduled.