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The Washington times., 1901-12-08

tclherg's. The answer was char.
acteIistic. diamonds advanced
80 per cent in two ..cars, and if
we had have been so inclined we
could have sold the stock we had
on hand at an advance that would
have made an additional profit
for the house of between 30 and
30 per cent. We were well stock
ed-almost ovcrstocked-fo our
Mr.. Joseph Castelberg had just
returned from abroad after max
ing one of the biggest Diamond
purchases in the history of the
house.
no; we did not advance prices
it gave MS one of the biggest
advertisements Il house ever had.
We sold at the old prices, while
every one else was compelled to
ask the advance, because they
were not so well provided. OF
course, there was some luck in
our being so well fixed, but then
it happened that way
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Opening Credit Accounts.

Yes, anyone who wishes can
open an account with us. and we
deliver the goods bought when
the first payment is made on
them. see the question you
would ask and will answer il
without yonr putting il into
words. There is great dca: of
human nature 10 be studied in
this business. We can tell who is
honest in their desire to buy of us
and agree TO our terms of pay.
ment and who is not"
How do you do it?"
ut is very simple in itself. but
very hard TO explain, and is
knowledge that only comes with
years of experience. Many 9th.
ers have tried from time TO time
TO establish business similar TO
ours, but that something was
lacking that was the vital point of
their success.
Still, there are other mer.
chants doing business exactly nc
We do in other cities. and we fiat.
ter ourselves that we gave them
the keynote of their success: glad
of il, too"
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
A Present of Jewelry.

With the approaching Santa
Claus time the idea of gifts pre-
dominates. The What shall |
giveY is the all-important ques-
ton. From time immemorial Jew
elry has held the first place in
the category of gifts. One can
express so much good taste in
such gift. One has so large a
range in the price way. 1t may
be some simple piece of silver
ware or ii may be tlielmost clab-
orate diamond piece. Each is
equally beautiful of its kind and
each VIII express the civcr's sen.
llmenl IN the proper form. The
Castclberg Company have made
especial preparations for a BIG
Christmas business. Every little
novelty that is to be seen in the
most famous of New York's lew.
elry establishments has its repre-.
sentative III the Castelberg stock.
and from their factory this house
has received many specially
mounted pieces designed and ex-
ecuted by their own employees for
the trade of these two houses
only
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
The Credit System Offers an
Investment Feature.

There is similarity between
the savings bank and the credit
burinS system as explained by
Mr.. Castelberg. We all know that
when one opens Il savings bank
account it is to deposit portion
of ones earnings each pay day.
and thus build up an account that
is worth the owning. 1t is the
same with buying at Castelberg's.
You pay a little AT regular inter
walls till yOur deposit balances the
purchase price of the goods
bought. There is one glaring diff
ference, thongh-you are enjoy
ing the benefit of the full amount
of wearing the Diamond
or Watch while you have still
paid only a small part of its cost.
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
The Buyers at Castelberg's.

"Do You find that any particu-
lar class of people take advantage
of your credit plan more than any
other class?"
The buyers here are people in
every station of life. North. West.
South, and East are pretty well
represented in the twenty five
thousand accounts on our books.
As | said, we cater to ALTO cv.
cry purse and to every fancy, and
by showing such large and such
an exclusive stock, too, we con
trol pretty much the cream of
the trade in Washington.
~ person will buy where his
best advantage lies every time,
and we make it TO his advantage
10 buy here"
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
"0pen a Charge Account at Cas-
telberg's."

The slogan has become famous
in Washington. 1t is heard every
where on all occasions. 1t ex-
presses a whole lot in a few words
and has come TO mean that cash
is not such vital part of ones
existence as it might be. Open
ing charge account at Castel-
berg's smooths the way of buyers
to comforts and luxuries that
wonld otherwise be the preroga-
lives of the rich. FEf.
we start young people to
housekeeping-nOt in a literal
sense, of course, but we are
means TO that end in lots Of eases.
Many an engagement, ring and
wedding ring, too, is .hali,slrt here.
TO be paid for as the prospective
bridegroom wishes. They say
that all the world loves a lover.
and we believe we have our share
of that feeling, for there is not a
young man with the idea of mar
rying who comes into the house.
and we know il, that we don't put
every advantage in his way. He
is often bashful and thinks the
whole world knows just who he
is buying the ring for, and just
why he is buying it, and he needs
help. He always has our best ad
vice and gets the very best the
store offers"
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
The Immense Stock at CasteI.
bergs.

Mr.. Castelberg WAS very ready
60 be interviewed on his business.
and AT once called the writer's
attention 10 the size of the stock
carried.
I'VE carry one of the largest
stocks of Diamonds. Watches.
Jewelry. and the like in America.
It's part of the business To be
equipped TO meet every demand
that customer can make on us.
Some want goods that cost up
into the thousands, while some
want pieces of jewelry as low as
a dollar.
we cater 10 all. The goods
you see displayed here only rep
resent a small part of the whole.
These three safes are well filled
with Diamonds and Watches and
brooches, and from your own ex-
perience of the money that can
be put into Diamonds you NAV
imagine what an amount of mon
ey these safes represent"
"How much of a stock, in fig
ures, do you carry, and do Won al.
ways carry as much as now?v
"We carry a large stock at all
timcs-something over half A
million dollars worth of goods
the year round, but, of course, the
Christmas trade is to be attended
The Washington times., 1901-12-08

The Castelberg Credit system
has been a subject of wonder all
over America. Not only have
the naturally interested jewelers.
been interested, but merchants in
every line of business everywhere
have made il "A point TO call. when
on their travels. at the Castelberg
houses. either in Baltimore or
Washington. and have asked per
tinent questions pertaining 10
this system of selling that has
revoluiionized the business of
merchandising. The fact that this
concern will open an account
with one, simply having them
agree To pay IA little each week or
month. as the ease may Toe, and
delivering To them at once such
valuable articles as come within
the range of their stock. makes
one hali for a moment and con
slider. Yet such is the case.
The writer called on Mr.. Rob
eIt Castelberg, the resident part
ner of The Castelberg stores, with
a curiosity born of interest. II is
well right here TO note an impress
sion that was made upon the
writer on his entrance. The door
was opened by a uniformed boy.
and the establishment struck me
at once as one of the neatest and
best kept business houses | had
visited. Not a speck of dirt or
dust anywhere The provcrbial
Dutch kitchen would take a back
seat when compared with Castel-
berg's. The Silverware. ranged
along the walls in handsome
cages. was at ifs brightest. look
ing as If il had thai minute come
from the shop of the polisher-
and the Diamond and Watch
trays AZ spick and span as though
they were not subject TO the
handling of hundreds every day.
In meeting Dir. Castclberg one
is impressed at once with one of
the reasons of his success. Ii is
his manner. II is easily under
stood how Il man who will readily
make friends should meet success
more than half way.
The Washington times., 1901-12-08

ness" replied Mr.. Castelberg. a
person in California can buy of
us as satisfactorily as one right
here on the premises. There is
absolutely no risk about it what
ever. They write as close de
scription as possible of the article
wanted and about the price they
want to pay, and we ship the
goods to them on approval. If
for any reason the piece is not
wanted it's returned and other
goods sent.
Cur mail-order department is
conducted on a system that must
give satisfactory results. Prompt
ness is one of its strongest fea-
lures. Any order received today
goes out before the store closes at
night. Patrons appreciate it. 1t
shows them that we appreciate
the favor of their trade"
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
Endorsements of the CasteIberg
House,

Every buyer becomes thor.
ough convert to the Castelberg
credit system. Every buyer con
stitutes himself a committee of
recommendation. After the first
account is opened and the con-
yenience of this plan of buying
has demonstrated itself to the
patron it becomes almost a fasci-
nation that expends itself in the
qualification of every wish that
this resourceful store can supply.
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
Cigars and Candy.

Mr.. Castelberg suggested a
novel idea when pointing TO the
account of one of his patrons
This lady and her husband en-
tered into an agreement-the one
to give up candy and the other to
give up so many cigars. and the
two are now putting the money
so saved into Two of the hand
soonest Diamond Rings thar the
store owned. just goes to show
how a proposition will impress
itself on different nennIn
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
The Admiral Schley Medal.

The writer was shown the med
al that is TO be presented to Rear
admiral Schley by the .Jr. O. L.
\. VI. of the State of Maryland.
rms Jewel is the work of the Gas.
ieibtrg Company and is without
douht one of the handsomeSt
medals that has been made for
presentation. Gold, diamonds,
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
The Credit System.

The Credit System.
The writer naturally took up
that all-important subject of
credit without delay. 1--WE hear
cash houses everywhere talking
of what they call the evident saw
ings to be effected 10y buying for
cash. That is directly against
your proposition of credit How
do You get around it?"
Its the business of cash
houses to talk cash. They aim
for cash trade, and they make it
a strong feature of their adver-
tising talk in order TO eounteract
the convenience and desirability
of buying on credit.
'0f course, We take the directly
opposite stand, and the beauty of
it is We are able TO prove our side
of it, while the other fellow
spends his energy in talk.
I'VE do not want anyone TO
buy anything here unless he is
perfectly satisfied that he is buy
ing at least as low as any of
these so-called cash stores can
sell him. We are only too glad
TO have prospective customer
make every comparison i'll his
power. That is our proof. and it
is convincing. Credit would have
little attraction. according TO our
way of thinking. If il was not for
the underselling feature.
This firm deals in jewelry in
way that would make most other
dealers purchases look like retail
buying. OF course. we have two
houses TO buy for, and each house
is doing twice TO three times the
business of any other store of it's
KIND in its home city. We also
have agents who cover the entire
States of Maryland and Virginia,
Offering our goods as cheaply as
at this store here. and selling on
credit, too. The buying alone for
such an outlet enables us 10 save
biz percentages on the most of
goods.
The Washington times., 1901-12-08

January or June L. as has been
her custom. She asks for five to
six months credit. We adopt the
other system and ask for pay
ments weekly or monthly, as the
buyer wishes, and the bill is paid
in nearly the same time and with
out the Inconvenience of paying
the full amount at once
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
Mail Orders.

DO you cater for any mail.or-
der business, or is it impossible
to satisfactorily shop by mail?"
we do a mail-order business
on a plan equally as liberal as
the conduct of the store bust
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
The CasteIberg Factory.

In most of the larger cities
the prominent jewelers. conduct
factories of their own for the
manufacture of different goods
Have you such factory and if
so, does it, besides the pride of
possession, give YOU any advan.
tage over the jeweler who has
noneg
we have a factory - well
equipped. too-in charge of one
of the best-known forcmcn in
America. OF course, we don't
manufacture all our goods lya
buy the biggest part of them. but
when ii comes to something dis
unctly original and unique. and
when, as is often the ease. We can
make an article cheaper than we
can buy it, our factory is our
right bower.
1T is very often the ease that
we make considerable savings in
TINS way, and they are all turned
TO the benefit of the customer
Our factory is not run for profit
We only figure 10 cover lis .x.
penses. OF course, a regular man.
ufacturer could not think of such
a thing. lie has his travelling
statesmen. the cost of the factory
and his own profit to figure in ms
wen before he can come at the
cost of an article 10 him"
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
The Recent Advance in Dia.
mOndS.

The writer had read somewhere
OF the enormous advance in Dia-
mond prices that has been made
recently, and asked how they had
affected the selling prices al Cas-
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
"Have You Seen the EIephant?"

had seen the elephant, and as
it happened it acted as consoler
for young America. 1t was be
ing pointed out to a crying infant
by its mother as a wonder that
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
Importers of Diamonds Manufacturers, and Among the
Largest Buyers in This Country
OVER 25,OOO ACCOUNTS ON THEIR BOOKS.

system of Credit buying that
offers the buyer every advantage
A house i'm which every CUSTOM
er takes an interest in furthering
its business "A tempting array of
the most attractive and suitable
Christmas gifts-The costliest
gems within everyone's reach.
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
The Castelberg National Jewclry Co.'s Credit Sys=
tenn the Subj jeCt OF an Interview.

rnbies, and exquisite enamel are
worked out in appropriate design
and with exquisite finish that
well attest the skill of the Castel.
berg designers and goldsmiths.
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
The Interviewer interviewed,

Mr.. Castelberg turned ques
toner here and asked: Did you
ever stop TO think that our offer
of credit is only Il %ryclopment OF
what all the jewelers. who cater
20 the best trade offer right alon"
only In a different way? Mrs. So
and So comes III and makes p
purchase and says, Send the bill
The Washington times., 1901-12-08
JEWELRY BEST BOUGHT ON CREDIT

baby should impress on it's mind
for the sake of knowledge. 1t
looks really alive, and as il meets
II AT many street corners, always
calling out that Eyes are Exam.
ined Free at Castelberg's, it
should certainly prove an excep-
tionally good medium for adver-
tising the Castelberg Optical De
partment.
Reliability"
The watchword of Castelberg's
has been Reliability" ever since
the establishment of the house,
over half a century ago, "Relia-
bility must be feature in the
jewelry business" said Mr.. Cas-
telberg. You place dependence
in your jeweler just az You do i'm
your doctor. To one YOU trust
your health, while to the other
YOU trust your purse. You must
have confidence"
1t is said that the men who
wait on you at Castelberg's are
the best experts in Washington
in the value and worth of the diff
ferent precious stones. and are
employed for their special knowl
edge and to give the benefits of
that knowledge to buyers of gems
at Castelberg's.
For an evidence of wealth We
take diamonds; for an evidence
of refinement we take diamonds:
for an evidence of prosperity we
take diamonds, and for an evi-
dence of thrift we take diamonds.
It's good advice to say. Buy Dia-
monds at Castelberg's.'
The Washington times., 1901-12-08

to now. and we have increased !
the stock accordingly" /
The Washington times., 1901-12-08

Dec a. 1901.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-11-01
A|go mas sobre
e| empr6stito
cONsDERAcIoNEs De UN CoNTRIBUYENTE

a,ifnoos en- un artfculo, al tratar de Ia
10 onuncfada para ell empr6stito del
suOAssa amIeuto de San Juan, que ei plazo annn-
a. excesivamente cortC, por 10 que no
cha extrafo quedase oeSteTto Ia suoasIa. Ana
i Hserla Pero suponiendo que este no suce-
yeremVD a. bsga ell emprestito 5puede admf-
Fos' y raalice este sin que antes Sc demuestre
Il Stfse SOD &c de ese prestamo Sc explfque
IS ng1Gs5omeDte en- que Sc va q empear ell d.
nero? aocfr oaa sa VI xemnlaar an
.,tr taI 8 cual edifcio; adoquinar tales
.coaies conss1 Gales. abrir nuevos paseos y erigir
~ 80 80 Es necesario que antes Sc preSente
L-ssosnn1esto detailado de esas obras, para
" n contribuYente se convenza de que el en-
qu5,t,to no Sc ha podido hacer por menos can
P',.5 de oue Ell dinero va ser bien inverLf-
|iIuS' p}orona ESQ de hacer mapgas capirotes
.co. - dinaro del contribuyents sin darle ple-
u Vt uoonocimiento de So inversion, no ncs parece
|legs. r., t,o,resno,,5ea-
.tInadas observaciones IN cOntrl6uge7lte,
!" i.s cnales reproducimos las que nos pare
|oor de mayor inter6s para que en elias SO d
Fan los au9 en ell deber estaL De impenir Sc
'.Iicon esos gravsmenes sin la debida justi-
|acac6n. ~
nice asi ell escrto de referencia:
.c,senos dlgna & la n,asa contribuyente de
.re ga le den aIgunas explicaciones, aigo N as
adTtansas de las que comprende aquel anuncio,
sobrs Ia manera con que ha de contribuir a
,oiysptar Ia deuda que contrae la cfudad: la
io,ma plan de p8go, menos vaga que la en-
nJeada. pues depende mncho de esta, ell que
\ IN mnrsstito resulte mas 6 menos onoroso.
Convene asi mismo Sc de conocer las
h,.s one han de llevarse & cabo con ell exec
dante que resute despues de solventada Ia
banda fotante la hipotecara (esta sin duda
n primer t8rmino para economizar ell pago de
|intereses dobIes) desiguandose aquelias con
N, nresnpuestos, 81 estuvieren formuladOs y
dandole prioridad las que pudieran ser re-
proauctiyas, como las del acueducto por ejem-
pIo. las de slcantariilado y adoquinado etc..
por 6ltimo las de ornate p1oico, (paseos,
Geptes etc. Con respecto & los Estableci-
meutos ben6fcos, debe tenerse muy presente
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-11-01
Narvaez Rivera

E'te distlnguido correligiorario amigo
hdfstro, administrator auxiIiar de correos
|us Mameyes, ACADIA de ser absueto por ell Ju-
fsdo, que se form6 de nuevo & En de re- evisar Ia
ssuss, va que en- Ia prirnera vista todos los vo-
~ ezcepci6n de hbo, Sc inclinaron en- favor
ae 81 locuipabiiidad.
Nosotros, Que siempre creimos en- Ia mo-
seacla del sefior Narvaez Rivera, cuya acfiso-
sas honradez sabemos apreciar en- cuaDto
'ae tanto mas cuanto hoy es prenda que es-
csses, Ie fecitamos sinceramente por ese ve-
l'ucto satisfactorio que deja cubierto su
Oaen nombre
Fue e. sehor Narvaez victf-Da de una intri-
n uamads por sus enemfgos po'fticos; pero
~ lusHcia ha bri'lado una yez mas, desvane-
sgndose as sombras en- que Sc trataba de en-
'oVer su excelente reputation.
|, Iamolen telicitamos por ell hermoso triun-
oo'eni1 To- los abogados defensores se1ores
= ~"n Wy. Palmer que tsy3ron gran altura en-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-11-01

que antes de edifcarlos hay que crearles in
gresos para sostenerios, con ell I'm de que no
nos suceda 10 que con ell edificiO construido en-
Puerta de TERRA para Hospital, en- ell que Sc
convirtieron cerca de 800 mil pesos, no pu4
diendo nunca aplicarse su objeto por falta
de recursos y sendo hoy fmproductivo.
Es as1 m1smO necesaria una aclaracf6n So
bre 81 pri nci piando la amortization en- 1912 Y
satisfechos semestralmente hasta esa fecha los
intereses. que Interpretation ha de darse la
condici6n <del derecho que reserva la ciu-
dad de recojer los bonos en- todo en- parte
con fntereses2.
SCuales son estos? Los que quedan aun,
representatives por los cupoDes anexos no sa-
tisfechos9 Esto no concibe, pero conve-
niente quede claramente dehnido.
Tambien sc nota falta de clardad en- la
forma de recojer los b0nOs, pues NADIA Il en-
cicla 81 SO hara por sorteos voluntad del
Aynntamiento, que pudiera reservarse la IA
cnltad de designar 10 que tuviera por conve-
niente, resultsndo un peri uicio para los no
satisfechos.
Por dtimo, ,esttma amos que los contribuyen-
tes de la ciudad tienen eI derecho de conocer
todos los pormenores de una operaci6n de la
tmportancia de que Sc trata, que afecta de una
manera tan sensible sus intereses la riqueza
en- generals al efecto conyendrla Sc publicase
una an emoriaS comprensiva de todos los par
ticuiares relatives al asunto (hoy envuelto cast
en- ell misterfo) para que 81 10 mereciera, pu-
deran hacerse a la Representation de Ia Gu
dad bien en- la prensa individualmente, OBJ
servaciones racfonales para que fuese unanime
la satisfaction al realizarse la opsracf6n del
empr6stito.
En- apoyo de Ia anterior manifestation, re-
cordaremos, que al hacerse en- 1895 ell anterior
emprestito, SO expuso en- Ia Secresaria del
Ayuntamiento ell pliego de condolences TODD
ell royecto, que fue amplamente discutido en-
cipal, que 10 modihc6 en- parte; que pesar
de tenerse la seguridad de que solo Ell Banco
de Puerto Rico, encontraba en- apttud de
acometero, Sc sac6 subasta con todas las ge-
olAc a 10 Inv Ia l0 tod
ell proyecto una pubicidad, que aej jaba tcdos
los motives q enojosas interpretaciones.s
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-11-01
|COnciertos en- ell
Hotel lnglaterra y

Nuestro amigo don Anacleto Agudo, dnefio
Dc los famosos hoteles <Ipglaterrasy sOimpoS,
se propone dentro de breves dfas organizar
unos conciertos diarios en- ell primero de dichos
hotses, cue empezaran q las seis de Ia tarde y
tsrninsra1 a las o, con objeto de amenizar con
tz:eente 1sica as horas de la comida.
Tsmbi6n SO propnne dar todos los domin-
Igos co0clertos en 81 sOimpo1 que durarAn des
|us al de la tarde hssts las 10 de Ia neche.
ApIaudinos al senor Agudo por esd inno-
IYscI6n, que straera gran concurrencia q sus
|hlteles
Ahi ten6is IN espafol que SO nYeerica9,t.
|sg. va pueden venir hosteleros yankees ha-
csra competencia.
E. 10 que e. sc habra dicho La bandera
'se Tue, pero 80 me quedo. Y nj Dios me gnita
IL negoclo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-11-01
Los Reyes y ell dinero

tnloc,rSse mace tres aaos los monarcas vienen
pscalm. VI ulnero en- valores smericanos es-
sOcn, 4. 90 azucareri.s, ferrocarriles, ne
4. nlnas y de navegaci6n.
lss .nq qHl "a llsts de los valores americanos
e"1ss one reprAsentan:
ros a ,ar a. II, por o5 niIones de fran
i D. emo r II, por IL miIones IA R.tna Regsn,
% E,p.s5a r. por 13 miilones Isabel, ex reina
sultan A. ay "a de DInaparca, ell de Grecia el
Dos 20 ms,a urqtlt, cue tienen co'ncados + N
eono acc,ool eAntidsd. E rey de Italia Hgnra
tscSa, 'On's'a Dc un gran com mpsfila de nave
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-11-01
Condenado

La Corte de Distrito de San Juan ha con-
denado B ,nito Miro. ret6n del dep6sito mu-
ntcipa, por los atropelos de que hizo vfctima
varios detenidos hace algunos meses.
La pena corresponds 3 meses un dia de
carcel 6inhabilitaci6n. I Miro crey6 que podfs
gozar de una impunidad eterna por ser con-
cun .do del doctor Barbosa.
Pero los tiempcs cGnbedn.
Bastantes atropelIos contra federales y
sociaiistas de aquella epoca de terror, han
Quedado sin castigc.
va era tempo de que Sc manifestase Ia
justicia distributfva.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-11-01
EI pretendiente de Espafa

Un COZ responsal del Heraldo de Madrid
en- la ca pttai francesa, ha celebrado inter
view con don Carlos de Borbon, pretendiente
la corona de Espafia
Don Carlos ha conde nado los recientes e
vanta N ientos carlstas por prematuros. Dijo
ademAs que cuando crea llegado el momento
de volver defender en- ell campo de batalla
sus derechos, tiene Ia certeza de que conse-
guira ell triunfO.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-11-01
viaje del gobernador

81 lunes las a. m. saldra ell honorable
goberDador en- excursion Official q Ia isla.
Sc dlrigira primerameDte q Cayey, diri-
giendose Iuego a Guayama.
Antes del sabado legresara la Capital.
Ei doctor don Caixto Romero acom pan ale
en- calidad de Interprete.