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FURS RISING IN PRICE.
Marked Effects of tho DecrenHe in the
Worlds supply Seen in Canada.

Worlds supply Seen in Canada.
QUEBEC, July N.-An enormous increase
In the price OF furs Ia one Of the results Of the
decrease in the supply brought by tho Mon
tagnals Indians from the wds OF Labrador
and northern Quebec. Lat winters catch
was exceedingly POOR. and hut for the higher
prices secured there would be vast amount
OF suffering among the Indians.
The.adyanced price obtained this ysar by
the Indians Is not due to anv sudden outbreak
OF generosity on the part OF the Hudsons Bay
Company. which for years has had practical
MONOPOLY Of this trade. hut rather to the tact
that In consequence Of the reduction In the
worlds supply Of furs the company is meeting
with competition. Boston dealer named
Williams made his appearance upon the Lab.
rador coast this spring about the time that tho
In Hans arrived there from their hunting
grounds In the interior OF the country. and
caused lively competition In the local fur mar
ket. Mr.. Williams secured some $4,000
worth OF furs from the Indians Local trnders
on the coast bought as much more aud resold
their furs to dealers In Quebec. Skins OF the
otter. for whlch the Indians sometimes get
only ST. or 81. yielded them this yenr as much
as Sl2 to 500. Bear skins have commanded
Of the marten. which ordinarily bring about S.,
have run Ut. to $50 and even S25. Black and
silver gray IoX Aklns have realized unon the
coast as high IA sl2O. The rapidly Increasing
scarcity OF these fine Canadian furs is making
itself felt In the Old World. and dealer here
has advlces Of n recent trade sale al Leipslc
whore the, REPRESENTATIVE OF Partisan FUR
houSe. mid $500 for prime silver fox akin
from Labrador This remarkable Increase in
values lends Importance to the new project OF
Mr.. Menier Of raising black and silver foxes
nrHn his island-Anticosti He now has at
lenst Nifty families OF the m in captivity. and as
they are kent In large Enclosures they are
thriving and increasing with great rapidity
and promise excee 1ingly lucrative returns.
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from ono Of tho bank clerks. He told her that
she had overtlrawn her account. but she in.
diRnanty denied II, and showed h i'm that her
book still existed as u proof OF her financial
soundness. .,.,
OF checksi" she said Indignantly. Il never
heard OF such thingl Certainly | have
"On the contrary you owe us money, MIR
Van Riprer. You have overdrawh. Can't yar
understand ?"
II shall cert9nly tell my husband about
thisv' exclaimed Mrs Van Ripper
He may be able to explain II TO you, AMI
please make the amount OF the ovcrdrait good
as soon as lossiblo."
When Van Ripper came homo there was
stormy half hour, tears and much explaining.
Az n result e; 10 all Mra. Va Ripper never re-.
newed hor bank account. She SAYS that
money IL gooi enough for her, and that when
abe pa i'd people with checks IT always seemed
as though she stlll owed them the cnsh.
Besides that" she said to her husband. " I
never had any rocket money. md az for tina :
birthday present, / never saw Il! And had
nothing but trouble all the ting. but thoes
pink checks do make tho loveliost curl paUerA
YOU ever saw
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LACE DECkED GOWNS.
The Extravaganza Of Dress
Greater t. Ever.
TAKING SUMMER FASHIONS.
- FRESH Frock Every Twenty.
four Hours the Record of
Some Women.

The show of Fashion at tho Watering
Piaces-Costumes of Costly Materials
Covered with Lnces-No Relief from tho
Rage for Extravaganza Yet In Sight
The Dancing Gown of the Dny-Faahion-
able TrimminEs-Propcr Modes of Dress
ing tho Hnir-The Seasons Ideas in
Gioves-Penrls In High Favor Among
Jswelry-very Dainty Handkerchief.
Tho time is ripe for tho enactment Of viGor-
ous sumptuary laws. No one else would so
welcome n little storm legislation against the
prevailing extravaGance In dress as the wo-
mon concerned themselves The pace that
impoverlshes any but bottomless purses has
been set all hlong the line az regards clothes
this summer, and tho gorgeousness OF femi-
nine raiment has never in the experience
Of the most regular frcqucnter Of the water
ing places been equalled. A perfectly fresh
frock every twenty-four hours IL the record
OF many women at Newport. This might
not indicate any particular lavishness OF ward
robe II tho majority Of the gowns wore simple
little ginghams or soubrette muslns gar
nished with ribbons. II must be confessed.
however. that the simple Bingham cuts very
small figure among these modern toilets, and
che Swiss muslin is Just n picturesque tradi-
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WOMAN Owns 4 rrRNrIkr.

From he Lom,vai, Courier Journal.

and Planted Trees for Her Monument.
From N" Lom,uiU, Courier. Journal.
Kentucky has turnpike queen in tho per-
son OF the handsome DR. Kate Perry Cain OF
Covngton. who own and operates the Cow
ington and Independence turnpike Que OF the
busiest highways in Kentucky. Mrs. Cain wns
tho only daughter of the late Houston Perry.
one OF the pioneers OF CovinRton. and he hui
mored her every within. After her graduation
from Nazareth she wanted to study medicine.
and. although her father was opposed to her
becoming y doctor. he yielded to her wishes in
this rospe,t. ms he had In nil others. and she
went to the Cincinnati School az Medicine.
from which institution she was graduated with
high honors She was an enthusiastic prnc.
titioner until she mot and fell in love with her
husband. After they were married he per-
suadcd her to abandon the practice OF medi-
cine. and shG did 50. Her husband Ia rich and
she has no need to practice.
Her rather was tho principal owner OF the
Covington and Independence turnpike. and at
his death several years ago lie left the stock to
her She could not sell 1t TO- what she thought
II WORTH and abe decided to assume the man
Agement OF the rund herself. So well has she
conducted its AFFAIRS that II IL now one Of the
host paving ~ makes in the state, ant II 10 In
the best condI ia, She began the study Of
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elbow. but open on the ton OF tho arm. is one OF
Worth's latest contrivances. Over the shoulder
a bow Of small flowers often bends in addi
tional decoration, but floral treatment rarely
plays more conspicuous part. What the
dressmakers seemingly delight in Is the in
crustation OF a net or silk muslin skirt with
ioriated lace garlands. the leaves and stems OF
which are all veined with pale green srangles.
They do not hesitate to drop drapcry so
treated over q silk slip In n rather Gssertive
tone OF pink. Just as they combine mauve with
blues and sharpen white gown with cerise
In spite OF its seemingly frail hold on gowns.
the faithful little srangle clinGs and not only
strikes fairy ilre into the ubiquitous lace gar
lands. but wrinkles In the meshes OF the thick
Killed deep net and silk muslin flounces that
fare out from the Princess gowns: reflects the
light from the face OF the small ive-sticked
Duchess fans now carried and il very much
used In the decoration OF small dress buckles.
in place Of the worthy strnss. Little by little.
though. these summer evening gowns give
proof OF the future use OF tho finest sort OF
bullion embroidery in place OF the letting and
spangllng we have had so much Of and the
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comb is conspicuous bv its absence. and tho
only comb now used is thrust in the back hair
by day to at as a support for the rear brlm OF
tho wcarer's hat. The coifurc for the day
time is the Greek coil. nattcned out Psyche
knot or three pufrs rising in front. No one
hut an eccentric woman rims her locks at the
bnck Of her head, for the hat we wear at pres
cnt simply demands good cushion OF hair in
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TO be the cherished comfort OF feminine OK
istencs for every hour save whom dinner or
dance Is In progrcss. Early In the season
suctle lise gloves got n fne start In popularity
ahead Of all tho others. but suede Isle
does not wear. and RnzelIe and antelope
skin. with perforated palms. are worn for
driving and wheeling. Down by tho water
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tendency OF skirt decoration is surely upward.
In a month or two nounces will inevitably
have got as high the hips. for by many
aids they are climbing. For Instance, a
white satin skirt has deep tulle valance from
the knees and then frills OF the same running
up to the waist line. widely spaced and dimin-
ishing In width the higher they go. Another
commendable toilet has group OF three small
hounces nenr the bottom. but band OF bull
lion embroidery on the mauve crepe de chine
foundation goes circlng the skirt clear up to
the belt. followed in its path by agraduatrd
RUNE OF silk muslin. Now certainly wha. is
proper for the ball dress is adaptable to tho
costume OF other occasions. and 1t Is safe 10 an
ticipate the rising tide OF skirt trimmings for
the autumn
1t is OF considerable importance to mention
that twisted eight is no longer an accepted
mode OF hardressing. and that for the popular
couture not too luxuriant head Of dark brown
hair with high reddish lights in it is much
easier to manipulate and more effective when
pinned In place than any other type. For the
evening all length OF tress is gathered up on
top OF the head and there folded in small up
standing knot From crown to nape clean
sweep OF even hair should round out the back
Of the head. with no coGuettish tendrils on the
neck. and in front slight pompadour with Just
few short rings on the forehead Ia allowed.
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on the crown.
A cream wheat straw. bearing no other deco
ration than crown made completely OF mixed
mauve and blue hydrangea heads, 10 among
the most captivating manifestations OF the
moment and one OF the whims OF the hour 10 to
adopt sundry graceful drnperies for the head
OF an evening. Any pieces OF good old lace are
wrought into what in another period ofiashion
was called a fascinator. thing between kerr
chief and hood. with lappcts that fasten under
the chin II lace is not nrocurable then Liberty
silk in faint glacier blue will do. and amid the
slken folds blush rose is fastened and an
other blooms under the chin.
Through all this summer weather the wo.
men have as rule chung with amazing fidelity
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white wash chomois skin or gloves In the pnle
tan tint OF the US ,ful chamois polishing rag
arc freely used, and these. In ur.buttoned
length with Bernhnrdt wrists, give perfect
shelter to hands that on teAches or the decks
OF yachts are more or less EXPOSED. The easy
bCness OF the wash gloves has had an inu-
ence on those worn In the evening. A tightly
fitted glove huttoned snugly at tho wrist. Is
as IN UGH out OF the mode as foot In pointed
toed shoe. Long fingers. broad palms and
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wrnkled wrists are not only comfortable but
smart. and with her strong. carefully Rloved
right hand woman can give as free and hearty
handshake as n man. White ibis. glacier
blue and putty gray are some OF the most ap
proved colors for evening gloves as now worm
and suede glove. drawn smoothly up just over
the elbow. is considered in the best taste.
Three or five strings Of very small or seed
pearls twisted in a rone and fastened by all the
fine silken threads on which they are strung Ia
what the debutante wears. Shs wears this IL
her collar bones are trife too prominent. but
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Sometimes q string OF pearls. a wreath Of
small green artificial leaves. or n whir
OF black tulle clasps the base OF the
small knot Of hair. but the wired satin Louis
XVI. hows ipld holding aigT"ttes are no
longer in use, The diamond crowned tucking
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tion. for lace is the thing. lace in masses or In
rich incrustations; satin and silk and crepe do
chine and silk muslin are the foundation ma
terials, and when duck and muslin and Ring-
ham do appear they are so enhanced with
hand nee dework. go fretted with embroidery.
~ fricd and nounced and jabot-hung that
the original cotton basis OF tho costume Is alb
solutelv lost sight Of and ignored
All women admit that nothing can be done
now to stem the tide OF extravaganza and
elaboration In connection with their clothes
until the prevailing cut OF skirts and the ex-
ceeding favor OF lace are modified. 80 long az
eel-shaped petticoats are the law they must Be
Earnished and Rarlanded to the last extreme
they must be cut from the best goods, and not
TO put lace on them is like refusing oil to q
salad dressing 1t simply will not do. or course.
relief is hoped from Paris; but as the business
n the Partisan powers is to keep every
w6man's money in active circulation. relief
seems rather far away. and meantime the BALI
rooms Of August are filled with beauty.
What 10 now described as skirt OF dancing
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length is a sheathlike petticoat to the knees,
and below that fare Of fiounces sweeps the
floor In front and runs in broad wake OF foam
like flutes behind. 1t Is distinctly to the credit
OF the women that any dancing at all Is done In
these dainty shackles laid about knees and
feet; and triumph OF mind over matter Is the
sight of a woman. bland. even smiling Of coun-
tenance. as she waltzes about a crowded room
with costly draperies in instant peril from
masculine feet. Quite an awe-inspirine sight
IL this. and the greatest mystery Is that tho
majority dance serenelv through an evening
and never lose a spangle.
30 tar this has not been Q season noticeable
for the use OF flower gariands on evening
toilets. A white net gown sparkling with pat
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60 tablets In box. Sold by all druggists
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-13
HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED.

After reading Cthe Baskin Ietter) we
believe that most people will conclude
that the Mormons had a good excuse for
believing that no matter what they might
please to do. they would have plenty of
Gentiles TO defend them.-Tribune.
Mormons were furnished good ex-
cuse for believing this when the Trib-
une rushed to their defense in 1895.
Mormons were given to understand
that a senatorial bait would secure ex-
tenuation, palliation, unlawful cohabi-
tation, or anything in creation they
asked of the Tribune.
In the constitutional convention Nor
mons were assured by the crusader-in-
chief that sit won't make bit of diff
ference to Utah what is in this con-
stitution in regard to that particular
matter (polygamy), the idea is to have
something to present to the president
which he and his friends can find no
flaw in
Mormons and Gentiles both realize
that no matter what the church and
its leaders do, the Salt Lake Tribune is
ever ready to defend them-providing
there is anything in it for the Tribune.
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SHOP AND TRADE STUDIES
FOR BOYS.
II. ARITHMETIC OF THE OFFICE.
Lesson No. 4.-Discount.

Last week we learned how to dis
count accounts; our lesson this week
relates TO the discounting of promis-
sorry notes and other commercial pa
per.
Notes and drafts are usually drawn
for periods not exceeding four months.
When they are sold to banks or to note
brokers discount is reckoned from the
date Of sale to the date of maturity. In
some states both the day of sale usual
ly referred to as the day of discounD
and the Gay of maturity are considered.
That is 10 say, if note is discounted
Nov. 3 and natures Nov. 20 the dis
count is reckoned for twelve days. both
the 9th and Goth being counted. In the
exercises which are given here both
days are to be considered. The banker
argues that the borrower has the use
of the money upon the day of discount
and he need not pay it until the closing
hour of the day of maturity. Note the
following brief exercises:
A note for 500 dated July 5. 1899, at 3
months, is discounted Aug. 10 at per
cent; find the cash proceeds.
We proceed first to find the day of
maturity-thar is. the day when the
note becomes due. Three months from
July win be Oct. ). The note falls
due on Oct 5. If the note had read
ninety days after date instead of three
months it would fall due ninety days
after July 3. or Oct. 3: twenty-six days
in July, thirty-one days in August.
thirty days in September and three
days in October make ninety days. The
note falls due Oct. 5 and 1T is discount
ed Aug. Is. The banker loans the
money. then. from Aug. Is to Oct ). If
we count both of these dates, as is the
custom in many of the states. the
money will be loaned for fifty-two days.
Now the banker charges interest on SEQ
at per cent for fifty-two days.
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use considerable arm movement-more
arm than finger action. To use the
arm movement successfully the arm
must rest on the cushion of muscle
just in front of the elbow on the under
side of the arm.
Study critically the plate OF minimum
letters herewith. Note how simple, how
rounding and how plain. To write
legibly, be sure to make n unlike u.
close the and keep it's finish high so
it will not resemble a, close the a. keep
and the second part OF W open SO they
do not resemble o, and space well be-
tween the letters.
Look critically over your own hand
and see if your us and ms. o's and as,
e's and is, are not too similar TO be
legible except by context.
Many persons write legibly because
the forms they learned Cor. rather,
failed to learn) We're too intricate, and
therefore too difficult. The extended
forms given show how many loops may
be dispensed with and how others may
be made more plain.
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When we have found the interest al
6 per cent we can find the interest a
6ls per cent by adding one-twelfth t
the result. The cash proceeds will BIZ
s1.266.40. less 1886. or s1,246.74.
The student will now proceed &c
solve the following examples:
l. 4 note for 81. SEQ dated June 10 al
four months is discounted on the sans
day at 6 per cent. Find the cash pro-
ceeds. c(The time viii be four months
and one day.
g A note for $500 dated May Is al
three months is discounted June 3 at
per cent. Find the cash proceeds.
3. A note for s2.460 dated July 2f at
ninety days is discounted Aug. at
per cent. Find the cash proceeds
4. A man owes an account OF 81, z0t
which has been drawing interest at Y
per cent month for seven months.
At the end of the seventh month he
pays the account with a three months
note for the full amount plus the in
tereSt for the ten months. On the day
when the note is given it is discounted
at per cent. What should be the cash
proceeds?
5. A note is drawn March 10 at four
months and is discounted March "a at
S per cent. If the face of the note is
S653.20 what should the cash proceeds
amount TO?
6. A three months note for $500 falls
due May 5. 1t is renewed for three
months with interest at per cent added
TO the face. The new note is discount
ed May Z at 6js per cent. Find the cash
proceeds.
Z. A merchant allows a customer a
discount of 10 and . per cent from a
bill OF s9s4.20 and then accepts a three
months note in payment, which he i'm
mediately has discounted at per cent.
What is the gross amount Of discount
on the bill?
S. Note. ss24s7: date. Sept Q. SIXTY
days; discounted Sept. 9, per cent.
Find proceeds.
g. Note, $500: date, Oct. u. two
months; discounted Oct. q. 6 per cent.
Find proceeds.
10. On March IA a merchant receives
the following notes from his custom
ers: One for s946.20 dated March at
three months, one for s2l7.20 dated
March 10 at two months. one for s416.S0
dated March IL at sixty days. one for
S196.70 dated March 8 at ninety days.
On the following day he takes the lot
to the bank and has them discounted
at per cent Find his cash proceeds.
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NOT ENOUGH GOLD.

Every position Mark Hanna's local
sue today is a reversal of every posi-
ton it maintained up to the middle OF
last April when 1.-The widely known
editor went down to Washington to
see the Republican chairman on bust
ness and to shed a few tears Incl
dentally beside the administration S
silver sarcophagus.
For twenty years it demanded the
lynching of eastern editors who treat
ed free coinage as a hard times is
sue" 1t has surrendered. These are
the reasons assigned for abandoning
the silver cause:
/. Silver was put on trial and lost.
3. In 1896 there was depression and de-
spair all over this country.
5. Now the money volume or the coun-
try is vastly increased and prices have
advanced so per cent.
L. To try 10 carry the country under
such conditions, for silver. is pure lunacy.
But here is our neighbours argument
it is the stereotyped scarecrow that
the gold press has been using on the
public in England and in America for
ground theory of single standard peo-
pie. Here it is from the columns of
the local Republican organ and in al
most the identical language used by
those accomplished blackguards" and
educated idiots"-the unhung editors
of the New York Press and other we
nal newspapers of the corrupt and ig-
parouf "a CT EeTa If Sc.
Now the gold standard has been fixed
by law upon India and the government
there is looking TO the United States for
the gold with which TO make a basis for
it. India has been. absorbing silver for
3 900 years. With silver champion elect
ed president and with silver given free
coinage like gold in the United States,
that silver would at once begin to gravi-
tate this way. 1t would but follow a
natural law. But with that prospect
ahead, the bankers of this country would
begin to lock their vaults. and the panic
and losses of 1893 would be as nothing by
comparison with what would follow
There would be absolute paralysis of bus
mess. and such distress as a dozen wars
could not bring.
The gold standard isn't as solid,
either at home or abroad. as our Re-
publican contemporary would have its
readers believe. AS a matter of fact
this Httle row uo"H III tne IrdnSVaal
has shaken it's very foundations, and
TO upset the monetary sys-
TEN of Europe. The fatal mile square,
that we hear so much about, is quaking
in it's boots. The Bank of England
has raised its rate of discount so high
that industries are crippled and COM
merce is imperiled. Germany is alarm
ed for fear drain will be made upon
her gold to supply the needs of Eng
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land and that it will cause a panic in
the German empire.
The gold standard prevents no panics.
1t enables the Bank of England tc
cause panics at will. It gives the bank
ers' trust in this country a better
chance to lock up its vaults and begin
foreclosures than the bimetallic stand
ard would afford
But the question of European demand
for American gold is merely an evil
dence of the pressure in Europe. At
present it is sufficient to make every
European nation anxious and watch
full and defensive against prospective
drains. If it continues the result will
be a discount rate which will call gold
from the United States-a movement
which has already begun. in spite Of
our single standard-and it can only be
counteracted by heavy increase in
interest rates here. While everything
controlled by the trusts is advancing
prices so per cent" the interest rate is
rising and the money in circulation is
very rapidly finding it's way back into
the Golfers of Wall street and the mile
square in London.
The significant feature of the situa-
ton is the admission that there is q
lack of gold for the worlds business,
and that the only escape from it is a
decrease OF business demands. For
rapid as the output of gold increases
it cannot keep pace with the growth of
trade.