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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06
Fur Department

% Childrens Fancy Fur Sets plain and trimmed
Reduced from 81 % and 81 % ,3c. set.
3 French Seal Mu1s. slightly damaged. Reduced
from 80 to zoe. each.
Persian Fur Mufs. Reduced from $3.50 TO
$10O each.
- Fur Collarettes satin lined. Reduced from
Sc. 10 81 so and So 5 to $500 and $500 each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06
Hosiery DEPARTMENT,

pairs Women's Lisle Thread Hose. plain and
dropstitch, light blue, slightly soiled. Size y.
Reduced from soc. to zoe. pair.
pairs Womers Lise Thread Hose. fancy boot
pattern, faded from window display Sizes So and
o.. Reduced from 35c. to 25c. pair.
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KNIT Underwear DENT

10 Womens Swiss Ribbed Wool Vests, black,
high neck. short sleeves. small sizes. Reduced
from 81 90 to Soc. each.
Womens Swiss Ribbed Vests, half wool,
white. low neck. sleeveless. small size. slightly
soied. Reduced from 15c. TO BIC; for s1.00.
First floor
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HIVE You Ita

The edition OF The Evening Star Alma
nae for 1908 is limited. II you have not Sc
cured copy, do so at once: 45O pages For
sale at The Star Office and all news stands
Price, Is cents.
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Iron Bed Department.

/ Single Bed. 3Ha6la feet, slightly imperfect.
Reduced from 81 so to 800.
/ Single Bed. extra fine quality. heavy brass
trimming swell foot. slightly Imperfect. reduced
from $500 to 5000.
Third roor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06

John Arnold, brewer of Haxleton, Pa,
died recently. His family, IN searching
through an old bureau, found $4,000 in
coin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06
rIackimt0sEa Department.

8 Lightweight Mackintoshes, tan and b
extra long. Reduced from $500 TO $3.50 each.
1niIl floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06

Fridays Special Bargain inn Pictures
u o make 70 Pictures
n eve having
Less Than Half the Original Prices
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From the Council Bluffs (Iowal NoupareIl.

The Washington Star says that the ses.
sion of Congress being in its incipient stage
any member can attract public attention
by some mild eccentricity Of dress. Moth
Ing short OF a wild eccentricity OF speech
viii answer the purpose. though. even this
early in the session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06
From the Kansas City (Mo.) World.

One advantage of opening Congress on
the first Monday in December is that ii
gives no time for legislation upon which
statesmen can be cross-examined during
their Christmas Washington Star.
Advantage to whom?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06
From the Council Bluffs uowa) Nonpareil.

From the Council Bluffs Uowa) NOnpareiI
The Washington Star points out the EN-
peror of China one of the very few peO-
pie who are genuinely worried by an in
crease in the value of their real estate
And yet the more real estate he disposes
of the more diet he gets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06
DR., wymnn's Intention.

The efforts of DR.. Wyman will be toward
having / national control of leDrosy in
this country, as that method is regarded
as more effective than would be any sys-
TEN of state control that could be devised
The need for this is shown in the fact
that there are undoubtedly more lepers
here now than there were ten years ago,
and this increase has been traceable 10
a spread of the disease and not to the in
PRODUCTION of new cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06

From the Worcester (Mass.l Gazette.
According to The Washington Star, much
CT the anti-civil service reform talk in Con-
gress is merely spectacular play to i'm
apress constituents who want Office AS
broof of this The Star calls attention to
the method of debate and the absurd at
tachment of rider on the appropriation
bill. If the congressman seriously intended
to modify the law they would prepare such
a bill and debate it in the regular order OF
business. Instead. the opinions, or pre-
tended opinions, of the statesmen are
brought out at every opportunity, and thus
given place in the Congressional Record
for distribution at home. The chances are
that considerable number of those attack
ing the law will not insist upon gc;ng
farther after they have spread their decia-
nations on the records.
If this report isl true, the congressman
Constituents ate not so stupid as to be de-
ceived by a show II hostility which is fol-
lowed by inastions when the opportunity
comes to voter'on an actual change. The
congressman is elected to make laws and
to change them, and not to talk about
changes he has not the courage to support
by vote. The constituents can well ask:
''If you really want to reopen the offices,
why don't YOU do ft?" The manly course
would be to refer the hungry constituent to
the pledges Of the party and its President
to extend the civil service system rather
than to curtaii it.
The congressman know well enough that
the fears Of imperiling party success by
not reopening the scramble for office are
groundless. 1t is the distribution of offices
that imperils the party. II every protected
office were now thrown open and filled with
new men and women there would not be
places enough>to go around. This change
would throw thousands of Office holders
out and double the army of applicants
whose dissatisfaction would influence the
next election. There seems to be need for
civic courage to hold out against the i'm
portunity of spoismen. In these dull times
of peace there is opportunity for the brave
and honest statesman to maintain the civil
service Improvement system whose success
in curtailing expenditures by retaining ex-
perienced workers has been proved in
practical way.
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From the Nashville Tenn) American.

+ TOM tnt Nasnv1IIc FIeHnJ AMERICAN.
The Washington Star says: 1T seem
very difficult for any important question
in Congress to escape proffer of chap
eronage from the sugar trust"
An old one like the sugar trust SHOULD
not be allowed the company of such sh.
creatures as congressman. 1t is not goot
form.
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From the Baltimore CMd.) Herald.

The esteemed Washington Star remarks
that "Lowndes drops out" Oh! no; he
didn't drop out. He slid out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06
From the Norwich Comm Bulletin.

The Washington Star concludes that the
year 81 has contributed far more than its
share to the horrors of crime and acct
dent. That is undoubtedly So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06

From the Hallstead (Pa.) Herald.
The Washington Star asserts after care.
fui inquiry that there is very small pros.
poets for the passage by this Congress
of bill to incorporate a ma tional univer.
slty. If true it is to be regretted. Let us
hope The Star is in error.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06

Dr. Zaccharin. the famous physician of
Gar Alexander III. is dead.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-13
city and the Alhambra famous, had had its name officially changed.
 MIRANDA MASON.
CHANCES IN THE WORLD FOR BOYS.
By Henry E. Highton.

By Henry E. Highton
 Manifestly, it would be impossible even to consider the deeper and under lying reasons which in recent years have affected industrial conditions. and still less possible to discuss the remedy. The unnatural con- f1ict which has been so long raging between capital and labor has tended to destroy the middle men, through whom the greater part of the business of the world was formerly transacted; to derange the equipoise of industry, and to illustrate what Tenny- son calls "the falsehood of extremes D Of the terrible evils affecting labor of every kind which have already resulted from this conflict I have no doubt whatever; but I am equally convinced that they constitute phenomena, de- plorable in themselves, but through which a better order is to be secured and a higher development attained
 First-You ask me whether, in my opinion, a boy has as good a chance in the world now as when I was boy.
 My answer is Yes and "No" That boy could have as good a chance to make his way now as then firmly be- lieve. That the average boy actually has I do not believe. The reason is to be found in the average boy him. self, and that not through his own fault
 When came to this Coast, nearly
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tions. These facts are due to the re- taxation of home training and to edu- cation, which rises intelligence and stimulates ambition without a definite object. The result is that the profes- sions and mercantile business are over crowded by men who are above man. ual toll and unfit for intellectual achievements, and, in the struggle for existence and for unfruitful and lux uriouS existence, the standard of right and wrong is lowered. Hence the enor- nous increase of politicians, to whom government is a goose to be plucked, and who aim to convert official life into a form of paternalism which 10 supposed to supply the deficiencies of the people themselves. It is true that combinations, both of capital and of labor, have obstructed the approaches to many forms of industry. But, when this is conceded, still the chief trouble with the average boy of the present day could be removed by the resurrec- tion of the home and by such improve ments in our splendid educational sys- tenn as would prepare every boy and every girl for some definite employ ment as we'll as for the discharge of their ordinary duties in relation to each other and to the world.
 Second-Do you think industrial con- ditions have become So harsh in this country as to make the outlook gloomy?
 Answer-Undoubtedly there is much hardship in existing conditions, but I do not consider the outlook gloomy" With all our faults, and notwithstand- ing the evils against which we have to contend, the average standard of ma terial and intellectual life in the United States is higher than in any other country and much higher than it was fifty years ago. Our resources and our opportu- mites are virtually unlimited. AS we approach the end of the century. amidst all the darkness which has overspread industry for number of years, the dawn of brighter epoch can be distinctly observed.
 Third-What trade or business do you think offers. the most hope for the rising generation?
 Answer-No segregated trade or business, but, referring comprehen- sively to the Pacific Coast, all the trades and all the business included in agriculture, horticulture. sugar-beet culture and mining.
 Fourth-Do you believe machinery and trusts have made it practically im- possible for the average poor boy to get far above the station in which he was born?
 Answer-As to machinery, I answer in the negative, because I believe that machinery has increased the demand for labor and improved it's quality. AS to trusts, in their relation to "the aver age poor boy as in many other rela- tions, I regard them as injurious, but not to the extent suggested by the question. All forms of monopoly, in- cluding trusts, tend to place the poor at the mercy of the rich, and thus to obstruct the aspirations of youth. But I am quite satisfied that, in spite of the trusts in the United States. the aver age poor boy can raise himself, by study and industry, good habits and reasonable economy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-13
Exciting During Attack Hmeca Embassy and the Embarkahon of Troops for the Scat
 Of War in

crowd marched line upon line of sol diers, clad in dark blue denim suits, their knapsacks and an extra pair of shoes flung over their shoulders, the officers in the same sort of uniform, save that their cuffs and collars were decorated with stars. Less than week before those soldiers had lived leagues apart, but the common cause, the preservation of Cuba for the mother country, Spain had drawn them to- gether and on this solemn march to the front.
 Over half of the loyal fellows in the marching ranks were mere boys. The country had been almost drained of it's men.
 The gorgeous altar there on the street of San Sebastian, the splendid robes of the priests, the pale blue gowns of the two princesses, furnished the only dash of color. The Queen in her simple gray gown and bonnet, and the little King, the delicate contour of his face brought out in relief by his close-fitting blue uniform, stood side by side as the Arch bishop finished the services.
 From where I stood I could see the frail form of the boy King shake with suppressed sobs, and the Queen gazed for moment at the pathetic picture before her, and then shuddered and covered her face with her hands until she could regain her composure.
 Not one in our party could restrain from sobbing at the pathetic sight.
 At the last word from the Archbish- op the royal family, their faces bathed in tears, descended from the altar and were quickly whirled away in car riages.
 The people lined the entire way, on either side, from the boulevard to the ha fro fod fo bear the soldiers the mile or two to
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San Xander, whence the ships set sail for Cuba Those two miles were one long line of sobbing men and women. Every barrier of birth and pride was broken down, heart to heart they met On the common ground of human sym pathy. The proud sonora of aristo- cratic birth saw in some obscure coun- try youth a resemblance to her own boy in far off Cuba, and gave him a stripped themselves of their jewels and flung them at the soldiers Men held ont their purses to the passing soldiers.
 I saw the pretty flower girl who every morning brought us basket of blos- soms unfasten the little gold pin which I gave her and for which she had over whelmed me with endless thanks, and without a sigh of regret at losing her one trinket, she fastened it on the coat of soldier who had not received parting token.
 At the station the crowd surged around the trains that were packed to suffocation with the soldiers.
 How the people cheered! How they called on heaven to help their cause!
 When a messenger broke through their ranks and distributed among the soldiers little crosses ,as parting gift from their boy King you could have heard the cheers miles away.
 And so midst tears and shouts, hand wavings and kisses, prayers and bless ings. bearing with them all the money and jewels that the impulsive people had thrown them, the soldiers departed.
 On the following day San Sebastian again shouted "Bueno!" for the news came that the beautiful hotel in Gra- nada called Washington Irving, in honor of the American who made that
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of War in Cuba.

colors the people might regard 1t as a sign that we did not wish to pay proper respect to the royal family.
 A note from the Alcalde quickly set tied the difficult question. Ely your colors," he said. "I pledge you protec- tion'' Ten minutes afterward, at his order, twenty civil guards quietly sta tioned themselves around our house.
 At ' o'clock in the morning I was awakened by shouts that gradually rose into clear distinctiveness: "The soldiers! the soldiers! the soldiers have comei"
 Every house in town emptied itself as though by magic, and not one nor two nor three thousand people but all San Sebastian rushed to the station to enthusiastically greet the royal party.
 An hour later, swelled by the voices of the 5000 soldiers, came the cry, "The Kine," "The King" The bands struck up La Marcha Real" and the people shouted themselves hoarse, as the royal family drove through the streets to the summer palace. Arrived there the pop ulace turned again and made a mad rush for the boulevard where, in the presence of the royal family, the Arch bishop was to give solemn mass for the departing soldiers.
 Long before 10 o'clock, the appointed hour, every men or space was packed with an excited throng, whose volatile temperament permitted it to change in an instant from a passion-tossed popu- lace to men and women with reverence in the heart and prayer on the lips for their beloved rulers. The 5000 soldiers filed in solemn lines into the open space allotted them, and high above all, on a spacious platform erected for the occa- sion, stood the altar, before which knelt the Archbishop, the assisting priests and the royal family. The impressive
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who have conquered their territory by assassination, wish to give lessons to the Spaniards in humanitarisimo?"
 The papers teemed with infiammable philippics, the wrath of the people mounted steadily higher. Then came the news that broke the f1oodgates of angry passions. The Yale students had burned in effigy their beloved little King Alfonso XIII, The people did not realize that it was but the hot-headed action of youthful students. They took it as an added insult from the United States, and goaded on by thirst for revenge, the thought of the indignity put upon the little king, ranking deep
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Marched Past.

Our house being we'll known as the home of Americans, we were in quandary as to whether or not we should fly our beloved flag on the day of the fete when the Queen should ar rive. It was the custom of all the foreign residents to hang their respec- tive flags alongside of the Spanish flag from their balconies on the annual fete day celebrating the arrival of the royal family at San Sebastian. But in the state of feverish excitement the flying of the American colors might rouse the mob, as it did when Minister Taylor's house was stoned. On the other hand if we did not raise our
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in every proud and patriotic heart, they threw restraint to the winds Through the streets of Madrid swayed that hydra-headed monster-the mob.
 AS by a single impulse it moved straight toward the home of the Ameri- can Minister. The savage was upper most, and with fierce exultation in the glow that comes when passions long re- strained are given free rein, the mob gave vent to it's wrath by stoning Min ister Taylor's house.
 Bueno. shouted the people of San Sebastian when they heard of it, and "Bueno!" echoed the rest of Spain.
 But by nightfall San Sebastian was one mass of fiuttering banners, flags, streamers, wreathS and garlands A feverish populace impatiently waited for the morrow when the little king, the queen and the two infantas with their retinue should arrive for two fold purpose: to bid godspeed and in splre courage in the 5000 soldiers who had responded to the call of more men for Cuba" and to temporarily forget court life in the capital on the pretty little beach of San Sebastian set apart for the royal family and called "the concha."
 As an American girl, you may think that 1 ought to have resented the maI- edictions that filled the air on Los Americanos." To the contrary, I felt an unbounded sympathy for the frantic Spanlards. After all they were not more ignorant of our country than the majority of Americans are of Spain.
 AS student, I had come to Spain with distorted conceptions of her peo- pie. But years sojourn among them had corrected all this. Living among them as l did I could see clearly that there was some right and justice on Spain's side.
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service was chanted to the accompani- ment of the low and mournful boom Of the ocean waves as they broke against the stone walls.
 It was a sight which neither time nor change can ever efface. In the rear the deserted city, silent as a city of the dead; to the front the kneeling multi tude with bowed heads and fearful eyes, their black garments in sharp contrast to the azure of the sky, for be it known there is scarcely family in Spain that has not lost some relative in the Cuban struggle, and nearly ev- cry woman and child is in mourning.
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shops. on the streets, at the casino, along the boulevard, the cry rang as from a single throat, "Fuero los Esta- dos Unidos" Down With the United States!
 But week before San Sebastian had pursued the even tenor of it's way pvithout an outward evidence of this smoldering fire The blaze started when a report came that an American Senator had delivered an open tirade in Congress against Spain. Full ac- counts, with embellishments, were published in the papers next day, and From San Sebastian, tucked away on
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FUER0 LOS HNERICHnOS! SHOUTED THE SPANISH NOE

fifty years ago, 1t was easier to earn a livelihood than it is to-day, but, at the same time, two facts coeXisted,- first, average boys, in all the gradations of life, from the manual to the intel lectual, were brought up to work and were trained and developed at home. and, second, girls were not their con-. petitors. In 1S9S while the necessity for labor is greater, these conditions are reversed The problem of life among boys is largely how to live without work, and girls are pushing their way into all industrial occupa.
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the northern border. washed by the Bay of Biscay. through Madrid, down to Cadiz and Malaga, in the south, the excitement rose to fever heat.
 What right have the Americans to interfere in SpanishCuban affairs? Who are they? A people without his tory or origin, formed from the scum of Europe and the sediment of the prisons, a people whose fundamental law is La Ley de Lynch. And do they,
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UERO los Americanos! Fuero Yankee filibusteros!"
 A From morning until night the
 streets of San Sebastian rang
 with the menacing words. On every lip the same cry
 Down with the Americans!
 Away with the Yankee filibus- ters"
 The little children out for their morn ing walk, with their nursemaids, shouted it in sweet high childish treble: the flower girls and chestnut vendors sang out the excellence of their wares, their soft voices thick with pas sion as they interspersed their remarks with eternal maledictions on los Americanos;" the street gamins and idlers gathered in little knots and vied with each other in finding appropriate terms to express their hatred and con- tempt for the Pueblo Yank." In the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
COLONISTS FOR MEXICO.
Big Ranch Purchased by Chicago Men
VIII Be Plated and Sold.

Chicago, Jan. Traditional facts
have today come to light in connection
with the purchase of the big Lopez
ranch by a, Chicago firm in Mexico.
The principal scheme of the purchas-
ers was revealed by Mr.. Jornberg, who
left for Mexico, last night He said:
I'VE intend colonizing the big ranch as
soon as we can get around to it. The
syndicate will take colonies down there
as fast as possible and sell them land
in different sections of the state of
Tamaulipas, where the ranch is locat-
ed"
In the syndicate there are a few Wis
consin capitalists, notably a banker of
StoughtOn, who is president of the
Great Falls Irrigation and Improve
nent company, which has large hold
1ngs in the PecOs valley, Ward county,
Texas. In that valley the colonization
plan has been worked with marked sue
cess. Fifty families from Wisconsin
have been located there and quite a
6Ourishing town has grown up. One of
the largest creameries in the south is
about to be built there under the direc-
ton of former Governor W. d. Hoard
of Wisconsin, who is famous as dali
ryman. The same plan is to be tried
in the Lopez ranch.