Evening star., 1901-07-13


The abolition OF the stamp on pahk
checks has already increased the NUMBER Oh
checks ~ per cent, explained bank Of
fetal to a Star reporter. "and the increase
is likely to be larger as the days pass
There are great many persons who pay
all their household and other hlIIs with
checks They find 1t much more conven-
lent to do this. for they can keep recoru
OF them in more concise manner BESIDES
this, the paid check acts as a receipt anu
closes up the transaction. settles all queS-
tionS ana stops eH=CtuaIIy succesSiuI
representation Of the bill The stamp tax OF
cents on each check did not bear very
n. r,I ON the ocra sionaI giy,r of checks, but
. - II ;-.,,a d, LARGO number, eyery
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Gay II was fohhd cheaper 10 AeeP 'iie iiiot
~ on hand and pay out bills in cash ms
was specially the case with Iadles VINO pay
their house bills with checks Now that the
stamp has bsen done away with many OF
them have returned to the former system
of paving bills. 1t makes more WORK OF
course. for bank clerks in keeping the ac-
counts. but somehow even banks welcome
the return To the old system
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What become OF baby carriages Is as
5ifncrIt to answer as that other question
W.. t,oo,,,., Of r,,,s - ,-olur,,eered = deal
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u ~ d 0'al iePo- .''' '"' - -
III evidence that they go somewhere Inc
number of baby carriages is enormous
Most houses have at different times one
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certain S'aSoiiS "l the Se"i We SCI VIZ an
average ten or twelve a DAY other houses
sell them very freely also. while the cheap
ar c,rriaaes that are sold on tbs. INSTALL
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HleiIt pidh' are uell' e" "'o"' Ie o''S '|
the hundreds during the spring. women. as
rule. do not like to part with their nrSt
baby carriage. As other babies come along
the older ones use il for a plavthing and in
= short time If is gone to the DUNN with
rho ashes Hundreds of old carriages are
used in wheeling about laundry from the
various alleys and suburbs. and almost an
equal huh'n"r are nsed al tiiis season Oh 'ht
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used 10 TRANSPORT the many wildcat lunch
,uterpriSrs In time they wear ont and go
the way of all the world. The remnants of
th"in; parts ot the BODIES, running gear OF
an oe III az 'ls IN az any VI
secondhand bary carriages brt they are
very few indeed | recognized on the streets
i few days since baby carriage that |
sold to the daughter of a Vice President
twenty or more years ago. | could hardly
forget il. for the lady returned it to ne for
alterations four or five times. 1t was used
the customary year or So stored in back
room cellar and then given to a house
servant when The lady and child moved
back to their former home II was an ex-
persive affair when new costing abo,t $40
Today il can be seen abour tha strasts car
rviug laundry II is in ur4tty good renair
il having b.an well made. hIit its davs .,ra
a fofrr oJ-ar pa,,,I. - t,-.,.t,,,irr -
rr,cticaI ab,ut b,,-iry hah,- carr;at7 . ~,
they were N-ben l yrent i,to ~, h,,.i
for tn. day nf th4 H-arz- bie,b ,Irici ha,I
made babv carriage * oI-ar end il iS 70
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s.Srrarrars who visit Xyasb5,o.o,, ,,.
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ms C'-'41IHe" one pidte. ana tnlnk they
are right. said well-known guide to