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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22
An Artistic Failure.

"Never!" said the stern faced father
to the fair-faced daughter, who stood
before him in an attitude of petition.
"You have brought me the surprise
and disappointment of my life. Marry
Smith! I ray most emphatically
and decidedly, no! That is final, my
child. We trace back beyond the
food and through q royal line. We
were among the first to visit the
shores of this new world and among
the earliest settlers Of Detroit. Have
you no pride; no proper sense of your
importance? Has it come to point
where I must exercise paternal all
thority in such matter?"
ooh, I guess the Smith family is as
old as it is numerous" for the girl has
q dash of American independence.
"No Indian maiden ever saved any of
our family in the early history of the
country, that can discover, and il
you make it an issue, I'll undertake to
show that the Smiths have all the best
of it,
Now the old gentleman's face was
red, and his eyes were swapping. 1t
has been his way to COW his family by
dramatic action, and in this case he
wanted to throw in a little of the
melodramatic. To do this lie must
be upon his feet, and have room. He
sprang forward with the air of a
tragedian, but he was in one of those
narrow chairs with frayed cane bot
tom and stiff arms. The chair chung
to him as he leapcd and he looked too
ridi .ulous for words. He swore VIC.
lentIy. The daughter screamed with
laue liter. His supreme dramatic eff
fort was bowling farce, and he COL
lapsed.
"Smith" is on the cards. Detroit
Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22
THE WOMAN AND THE PAlNT.PoT

Oh! get thee hence, my children,
And hide away till night
For your mothers on the war-path
To wage an eager fight;
She's painted all the door stills,
And all the pans and pals
Will wear bright coats OF yellow
Before the sunlight fails.
The old dog house is reeking
With colors laid on thick.
And Fred will roar with horror
When he sees his walking stick:
Our homo is permeatcd
With the smell of turpentine,
But n radiant happy creature
Is the woman | call mine.
Go take your baby with you,
oh, my children, with rush;
For your mother holds the paint pot,
And Yields risky brush.
lone l.. Jones, In Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22
Not SO Poor.

A coaching party was passing
through bleak stretch OF New Hamp-
shire country on the way to II noun
tain resort. The coach halted at n
wateriug-trough opposite dilapidated
old house, and the tourists indnlged
freely in comments ON the dreariness
of the spot.
81 pity the p ople who live here!'
said one Young woman, in tone I'M
wisely clear. "They must be as poor
as poverty. Look at that pasture full
of Eoulders and that Iii, couraged
meadow
"Well, now, ma am came n voice
from the doorway, in which suddenly
appeared lank man in overalls and Il
bright red shirt, "l'm not so poor as
you think. I don't own this land. Pm
Jest a-hirin' of itn'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

Since the Caesars received divine
donors in decadent Rome, no sovereign
has had such n tribute of respect from
the Old World and the New rs the
Queen on her birthday. ''This adula-
tion," writes Arnold White, in Har-
per's Weekly, might seem servile
and impious, approaching actual delft
cation, were it not that the whole sig
niticance of the demonstration lies in
its voluntary character. The Queen
has assumed q place among the tute-
larry deities of England. Among some
of the hill tribes of Northern India
temples have been erected in her
honor, while throughout her empire
she is the object Of private supersti-
ton. She alone among women has
experience of apotheosis at this side OF
the grave
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22


The great vogue which the word
'smart" "a sort of substitute for the
older word "chic") is having here
draws attention to the fact that the
An9lomania of the Parsians is becom-
ing more and more acute every day.
In proportion as their hatred for the
English increases politically, tho
French try to resemble them ont
wardly, and in their general mode OF
living with increasing PERSISTENCE
"Smart" is supposed to cover every
thing which is elegant and expensive
and fashionable. 1t is really made to
cover the multitude of sins against
good taste which the Partisan snob so
literally commits. In the absence
of Il court and reco mi Ell leader of
fashion, French smart people NJ e
very mixed, both rs regards theil
social relationships and their ideas.
The exclusivencss of certain aristo.
cratic cliuues Is very great. and as
they exercise it against o another
it has often very little sense or mean
ing. Correspondence in New York
Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

'What does that young man propose
to do?" inquired Mrs. Cumrox.
81 think, mamma answered her
daughter in tone of slight annoy
ance, that he purposes IT, propose.
sob, you think that, do You? Well,
what | desire to know about his pur-
pose is this: When does he purpose to
quit purposing and propose?"-Wash
ington Star
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

Travel to the Provinces via the Plant Line
is unprecedented both the steamers "Hal-
fax" and LA Grandc Duchesse' going out
with full compliments. Tho principal rca-
son for this is that it offers the longest water
trip of any from Boston, and those VINO are
looking for Il sea trip at all want the most
they can get,and 1900 miles for slS 90 seems
very enticing to that class of travel. Finely
illustrated advertising giving full descripti
Of this trip can be obtained by addressing
]. A. Flanders go Washington Street. or L..
H.Downing, 20 Atlantic Avenue. Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

"Think we'll Of yourself always"
said Mr.. Stayholt, ''or nobody else
will. People may not always take the
man who thinks we'll of himself quite
at his own valuation, II al then, again,
they may rae him higher than he
does himself; but they never fail fully
to agree with the man who thinks OF
himself poorly. New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22
1NGAR, THE DYNkAAM1TERTl.
BY Montgomery E. Mcintosh.

L excel Ridge"
on the Messaba,
that extraordinary
range of smoking
hills where IRON
ore is scooped out
of the ground with
steam shovels-a
process that all
miners bred to a
right notion of I'M
derorOunl work
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar'
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving ali i'm
purities from the body. Begin today to
Danish pimp pies. boils, blotches, backheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfac ion guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

1t is the only cure for swollen. Smars-
ing. Tired Aching. Burning. sweating
Feet. Corns and BunioIs. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Euse II powder to be shaken into the
shoes. Sold by all Druggists. Grorers and
shoe Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE. Adj
dress Allen :. Olmsted. LeRoy, \. \.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

Women Street-Car Conductors Dismissed.
Women conductors on the street
cars Of Madison, Ind. are now a
thing of the past. The railway com
pany changed managers aud the new
management released their fair EN-.
ployes, and it is not thought that women
will ever be employed rs conductors
again on Madison cars.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

Dentist-My wife is the most tender
hearted woman on earth.
Friends she?
Dentist-Why, she makes me give
the children laughing gas before she
spanks them. New York Journal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

Fits permanently cured. No its or nervous
ness after first days use OF DIR. klne's Great
Nerve Restorer 81 trial bottle and treatise free.
DIR. X. II. KLINE, Ltd. 83l Arch St. Phila.. Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

1t is stated that the weekly atten.
dance at the Salvation Army meetings
in Italy is more than double what it
was eighteen months ago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

PisO's Cure cured me Of Throat and Lung
trouble of three years standing.-E. CADY.
Huntington. Ind, Nov. II. 1884,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for children
teething. sOftens the Inns, reducing inf ANNA
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie. a5c. y bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGs, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laXa-
tive, cleansing the system etfcctually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and it's acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities OF the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by Il method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations. please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. ky. NEW YORK. N. Y.
For sale by all Druggists.-Prce soc. per bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

Switzerland has 1901 Mormons, be-
sides ~ missionaries. who last year
visited II, 94l houses AMI dist ibuted
2G, 600 tracts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

Albert Burch. West Toledo. Ohio. says:
Halls Catarrh Cure saved my life" Write
him for particulars. Sold by Druggists, .jc
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartc. cure constipation forever
lOc 25c lfC. G.. {. fail druggists refund money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit TOBACCO easilH and forever, be mag
Bat, tho wonder work O. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 5Cc. or 81. Cure guar
anteed Booklet and simple free, Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

A Maryland law prohibits Baltimore pc
licemen from doing mechanical work for the
department. or for hire. NE29
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

There are thirty-two waterfalls in
distance of 154 miles in the Congo
river.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong blood pure. Soc, 81. All druggists
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

German postofiice employees are not
permitted to marry without special
permission of the government.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

Ang Omaha Fa-h;onabie in Paris.

Take i.scarr's andy ta.hariic. 10 or !,jc
# &. &. &. fail to cure. druggists refund money
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22

ALI touay q well WO.
man. ! would say to all
suffering women. take
Lydia E. Pinkham's
medicine and your suf-
erings will vanish"
Mrs. MAGGIE PHIL.
LIPpE, of Ladoga, Ind.
writes:
dear Mrs. PINK.
HAM-For four years I
suffered from ulcera-
ton of the womb.
/ became SO weak I
could not walk across
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-22
nERFECT womanhood depends perfect health.
Natures gifts of physical beauty vanish before
pain.
Sweet dispositions morbid and fretful
PERFECT
WONAM-
HOOD

this too late to their beauty barely in time to their
lives Many other thousands have awaited of the generous
vitation of Mrs Pinkham counsel all suffering free
of charge.
Mrs. H. J. GARRISON Bound Brook N L. writes DEAR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-09
TROPHIES or CERVER4'S FLEET.
GUNS AND GUN SHIELDS FROM THE
OQUENDO. THE VIZCAYA AND
THE MARIA TERESA.

Washington Jan. s-Just inside OF the entrance
OF the Washington Navy Yard and Ordnance Foun-
dry on the lawn OF the commandments residence
are ranged twenty-one guns AID sixteen gun shields
sayed nv the wreckers from the Almirante Oquendo.
the Vizcaya and the Infanta Maria Teresa, near
Santiago Harbor which were brought 10 Washihg
ION a few weeks ago by naval collier These guns
constituted the principal effective battery OF Ger
veras feet although OF only 5I2-inch calibre. for
the ll-inch turret guns the Spanish armed cruis-
ers could not be used TO produce any results. on
account OF the undsclpned and poorly drilled men
who constituted their crew
The trophies are OF the type known as hon'or'a
,,-oar,i,natra o,lcL fire and were the chief reli-
orca NJ the four cruisers against tho trained
marksmen and splendid esprit de corps or Samp-
sons and Schleys squadrons. When these rihes
were recovered during the salvage operations, evil
dences were found that some OF them had never
hsen fred even IN practice drills. the gun chambers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-09
REPORTS on THE GRIP.
SURGEON GENERAL wYMAN ASKS FOR De
TAILED STATEMENTS.

Washington. Jan. s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Wyman. Of the Marine Hospital Service, has sent
a circular to all the medical officers and sanitary
inspectors under his Jurisdiction. we'll as to sec
rctaries of State boards OF health requesting them
TO report him soon as practicable upon the
prevalence OF grip throughout the country, giving
the type OF the disease the severity and mortality
and the sanitary and medical treatment, with fuil
statistics as far as possible. In the public health
report issued to-day this disease Is reported In
epidemic form in many places.
In Philadelphia, 1t Is stated. % per cent OF me
school children have been attacked. The health
officials OF New-York and Philadelphia have taken
the ground that grip is contagious. and recon-
mend the isolation of persons suffering with the
disease fumigaton OF rooms and public vehicles
in a word the usual precautions observed IN the
treatment OF infectious and contagious diseases
As in the epidemic OF 1880. grip seems to have
started in the East having been reported In Turkey
about the middle of November and has spread
Westward following the established lines or travel
In reply 10 the Surgeon Generals circular mum
her of official reports have already been received
from localities In the Atlantic states That from
"A THE total number of deaths for the week ended
December "a $40. increase of 1859 over the
number for the previous week. and PA over the
corresponding week in the preceding year OF these
% were reporte ed as Influenza and 1913 pneumonia.
being an increase In influenza cases OF % ana or
pneumonia of e. the previous week For the
week ended December % the total number OF
deaths is Coz. of which 50 are attributed 10 In
fuenza and 1l5 to pneumonia. Physicians are gen.
orally overworked and whole families are pros
trafed The manifestations OF the disease are so
varied that 1t has to be treated symptomaticaly.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-09

Commissioners OF Taxes and Assessments have
promised 20 make upon the assessed valuations OF
property for 1899 1t Is known that the assessed
valuations Of property in all parts OF the Guy
have been raised netting more than s3o'~ooVV
IN order 10 increase the debt-ncurring power OF
the city ans permit OF the Issuing OF oohu' 10
the amount Of more than s3oOp,O" TOT puone
,,,rov.r,sr,s this wear Under the charter. also.
e. has been the duty OF the Commissioners 10
eousl.ze the assessed valuations IN all the DOT
oughs and for the whole city. -,
1t is expected that many property-owhers WIN
think their property has been assessed LOT nearly
it's full value. and will be inclined 20 MANI p'o
,ss,s IN view Of the faci that the taxes 10 0e
isvied this year will be heavier imam usunl d ,,
result OF the enormous Increase OF expenses d d
80 cnrsoIidation IL In expected that the ourueh
az ,axation will fail heaviest upon the p'ope''
owners In the Borough OF Manhattan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-09

showing not the slightest erosion a"d presenting
unmistakable indications that powder had never
been burned In them The fact that some had pro-
iectes sticking ir their bores and others contained
unexp lo6ed cartridges demonstrated how hastily
they had been abandoned by their panic-stricken
gun crews The breech blocks OF the weapons had
been thrown overheard before the ships sank. but
these could readily be replaced at the Washington
ordnance shops had not the confiagrations when
swept the vessels drawn all the temper from most
OF the pieces and rendered them useless for often
sve purposes. Several or the gun shields were
perforated by 5-inch shells from the flagship Brook
lyn. and OF the guns, tnet on the right In the
illustration showing the breech-end vie" or two OF
them carries deep scar, which ruins II as an
effective piece OF ordnance although enhancing us
value a. "A trophy. This one OF the starboard
battery Of the Oquendo. and. that vessel pre-
sented her port side to tn blockadlng squadron In
irving TO escape to the westward. the injury must
have occurred al the beginning OF the sorte from
the harbor. 1t Is cash two inches deep just tor-
ward OF the trunnIon. and the ordnance experts
declare that It made by 6-pounder shell
Each OF the American 1rst-class battle-shps that
participated In the battle carried twenty 6-pound
RS and the Brooklyn and the Texas each mounted
twelve: the honor OF this early hit Is. therefore
Attributable 10 any OF the American vessels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-09
Court CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

Appellate Divlsion-supreme CourtRecess until Tues
supreme cont special Tsrmmpart r--Befor. Tuar.
Supreme court-specsl Term-Part II-BetOre Gieser-
s Supreme "opens at gH ES Ril Be-.
%s @ a. S0 9O a ss s , s2s
supreme GoaI!rsSssAI Tsr%cPA, IvusssG,s Beach
l4ss. 1904. 1905 Case unfinished ,,.no.-
J.causes be sent from Part " for trial Clear,
sgSsmo {, m p ,,n ps snl Nash
sgDrsms %s1os Ter%rart vBe0rs Scott
ESQ., sss u.s. Sd, 81: IA; sS5 SIS 5 f siss
e7sa 7ols 1915 1880 cO7s sos5. e7S. $500 $3.50 S7so
Sa5:s%s s"ss slss ssss
ssS sS,s slcs sSSa ssss sSil; 80. $;ss s7S $3.50
's sapf"@. cn tes MO Andrews,
Gssss BE sen, from Part III for s ssn,r
j. Causes be sent rom Part II for trial clesT.
ms sSD5rs M4t9si f5::
s sp!'%' So sa o $780, $50 ISIS 1880
ss s s 1872 1872 s s 81 ss s 49, scs Ss =
TsTFa Vt, yI III smy'A
Supreme Conrt-Triai rtrm.Part IX.betore Lawrence
supreme court-TrIa Term-Psr x-BefOrs puUo. J.
Causes 10 be sent from Part VII for trial Case I'M
sSS.s%:
Causes be from preferred calendar for trial
Case unnnished
surrogate's court-chambers- Betors Arnold swcoar'
opens at m. Wills for probate Sarah j. Wright.
Josephine Frick Esther Woods Ellen Hartigan sarah
Crawford r. Decker. Wilhelmina Bagler. Elizabeth
Bender. Peter Benz John H. Brien at 10 30 a. m Len
nard Anspach. at IL m. Melissa G. King at p m
sarrogste's Court-Trial Term-Before FITZGERALD 81
Nos i4te 1872 1923. 1893 l434 l435 1885 l437. 1888
1889 l4ic i+4i 1912. o,r -.
civ Court-Special Term-Before ODwyer. Court
opens at 10 II. m Motions at 1890 A. m:
c Nos 1888 1892 pose $500 1854. 623o 1914 64os
22lI 22i5 22D 2227 222s. 2229 1888 223i 224i.
CTty Court-Triai Term-part H-Before schuchman.
J1Sos 81 2e02 2ls3 2iOo i64i. 1915 2299.
2sOO 2:.0i 2SO2 1908 1906 1906 230s BOB 23l0.
.3ii DIP 23i3 234 2sl5. 23e 23is 1919 300 1921.
2S2i 2325. Clear.
civ Court-'rral Term--Part IiI-Before Conlan. j
Nos 1872 e57 I74s 225i 1852 225s. 2259. 1902 2l43
2j5 Psi 2247 1925 1858 1871. 1880 2o3I. less
OT 2O99 1904 1925, 1927. 1928 1919 1880 2ssi 23S2
22a3 2394 233J 1898 1887 2sSs. 23Si Clear.
CITY Court-Tral Term-Part TV-Before Mccarthy J.
short causes: Nos e45O 8482 6l0s. AsS. 852. 8l3o.
s3i2 s23s 59sI e475 1864. 51s5 6+5e Clear
REFEREES APPOINTED.
supreme Court
BY Gegerich J.
Ser-York Cooperative Building and Loan Association
set Ceburre-Herman ". Schn,itz.
Matter Of Wolff Mitchell Kirkland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-09
An OLD WOM4NS DfA7W StSfiCioos

Mary Haegerty seventy-eght years old, was
found daad IN her room. the top floor. rear OF
the tenement house at No. 81 West fory-'nfu-
st soon after noon yesterday by MIS- D'''se'
Kaysnaugh who occupies quarters on the same
noor The dead woman had never been khV~h -, ~
hsva "a DAYS Illness in the ten years IN "hl,H si,e
had lived all alone in the house she KEEP, po W ~
ers and was reputed 10 have some money VI ne'
-.,r,t,y Mrs
soon after o'clock yesterday moriiihe, 'iis W.
Haggerty called on Mrs. kavanaugh ana ,olu i,er
thai she was feeling well. rive hou,S 49,
Mrs Kavanaugh peeked through hole IN me u1oi
leading 10 Mrs Hsggertys Nat and was Io'Ii. ,
70 see The woman dead sitting IN her cnaiI 1upulg
Coroner O Hanlon. who viewed the body iatei sali
ne noticed "A suspicious vomit on me hps anu ~.
ia ordered the body sent TO The Morgut' Wntle an
autopsy will be performed to-day to determine the
cause of death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-09
v.yUFacTrRER DIES SUDDENLY

Albert Benary. nifty years old. Manufacture
NJ musical instruments living at No. ~ West Sew
enty- nfth-st died suddenly yesterday morning AT
tho home of his sister. Mrs. a J. MatheTs 20 ioi
West seventy hird-st. Mr.. Benary was victim
~ heart disease. He had been III Tor two Year.
IL ate his breakfast about o'clock Yesterday
morning and was feeling 40 well then that ne de-
,ermined 10 visit his sister. Soon AFTER ARRIVING
there he became III and before physician arrived
he was dead Mr. Benary was widower.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-09

These figures represent the foreign value of
precious stones. not the domestic value. The i'm
portation OF cut increased in 1898 over 1896
by nearly $4,000 in value. and the importatlons
OF uncut stones increased in 1898 by more than
s. GC0,O0O 1856 Notwithstanding the large i'm
portations referred to above II IL understood that
the foreign buyers already the other side
trying to replensh the stocks which consumed
In the holiday trade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-09
INCREASED IMPORTS OF PRECIOUS STONES

Nothing demonstrates the prosperity OF the people
OF this country better than the consumption OF
luxuries. and this Is well Illustrated by the enor-
nous increase in the importation OF precious stones
since the Dingley tariff went into effect report
to United States Appraiser Wakeman gives the
importation OF precious stones. cut and uncut. for
the last three years follows: