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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
TO INQUIRE INTO WAR BUSINESS
Balfour Appoints Committee to Look
I'D Conduct of BOer Butchery.

London, August S.-The premier. A. ].
Balfour, announced today the appoint
ment of the following committee of in
curry into the conduct Of the Boer war:
The Earl Of Elgin, chairman; Sir Hen
~ Norman, Sir John Hopkins. Lord
Esher and Sir John Edge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
PEOPLE HIDING LEPER FRIENDS
Commander Schroeder However VIII
Hum Tnen, ONT and Pen Them.

Washington. August S.-The navy de-
partment has received a report from Com
mander Schroeder, governor of the is
land OF Guam. saying that the leper col
ony he proposed TO establish would be
ready for occupancy July l. 1t was sup
posed that the iepers had an disappeared
from Guam. but investigation developed
that many victims had been secreted by
their friends in various parts OF the
island and Commander Schroeder deter
mined that they should be gathered in
one place to prevent the spread of the
disease.
Immense forest fires are raging in
Wyoming around Battle Lake. Loss viii
reach into millions unless II rains.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
KINGS APPROVAL ANNOUNCED
High Offices in England Are Filled hy
Ecysi Ones

London August SIT $ officially an
nounced that King Edward has approved
the appointments q the Ear of Dudley
gas lord lieutenant 81 Ireland Charles
Thompson Richie cas- Chancellor q the
exchequerl: Aretas ASers- Douglass faS
home secretary Austen Chamberlain fas
postmaster generai). and SIR hood wal
drou Ito be chancellor q she Duchy o
farrasfsrl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
PUBLIC TO CELEBRATE EVENT
500 Railroad Has Reaches Bisnzrck.
~ D

Bismarck. \. D AuEuFt s--Ths 50
railroad croEsed re So-fhera Faci1e
tracks southern = th1s c.sy LAST nisut
I'D rearhe6 B.szarek fs1sgts- ArrauEs-
zz-nfs are sei-E made feT a pualir asle-
srstra ln sbolt q Eeek
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
ESCAPED CONVICT is RETAKEN
John Norie From ArdmOre Falls Into
Officers Hands at Atchison.

Leavenworth, Kan, August S.-John
Norie. the convict VINO escaped from the
United states penitentiary guards Thurs
day afternoon by jumping from Gull
vert into a creek. was captured at Atch-
ison, Kan, this afternoon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
Reitz Ct TrznsVasi Declares That 6oe'
War viii Recommend.

Rome. August s-Tss Glor-zls &c Italle
publishes AZ inte-vie~ with the son =
Former Secretary Reit1 o., the T-aasvaai.
who has arrived a. Naples II t1iE In
ter-lez Mr Eeltz declared thst var =
the Trarsvaal ~uaid Tecolmenoe a ssv
year, hsDoe-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
CAR JUMPED THE TRACK
And Caused Delay on North Main
Street Yeste rday.

a stockyards street car jumped the
track just below Murdoch avenue yester-
day afternoon and spread itself an over
both tracks and efecually stopped all
traffic except 10y transferring for about
three-quarters of an hour The wrecking
wagon came from the power house and
pat the truant car back on the track and
every thing was restored to its usual
order.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
GRADUATE OF GARFIELD

Robert G. Hammond Of Illinois Is in
City.
Robert C. Hammon1 Democrats
member 81 the legislature FROM Illinois,
Is in the city visiting his Old college
friends. lie graduated from the law
school in the Ola Ga-aell university in
1Ssl- Earl Blake. of lhis oity, was one
OF his rla.sraafes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
Vanderhilt's tiorses Third.

Paris. August S-At The Deauvslls
races today ". X Tanderbnts Con
stsazia wss third IN The Ezes fSE the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
INSTRUMENTS ON THE bum"
So Expedition to Cocos Islands Re-
tlLrr,s Without Treasure

turns Without Treasure.
London. August S-A dispatch to Dali
clifton which sailed from here on the
brigatine Balakely in January last TO
search for buried treasure on Cocos Is
land. returned today. The expedition
was an entire failure like those had pre-
coded it. The instruments with which it
was expected to locate the treasure
would not work.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
DIED OF CANCER
Oklahoma Man Passes Away at Ace
Of 20.

Mr.. Jenries. OF Oklahoma. died at the
Rochelle hospital OF cancer yesterday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock lie was q years
old. Some or his relatives win take The
remains 10 his late home In oklahoma.
Fred Heron. ono of the Two men THAI
broke jan 81 I-eavenworth. was shat ily a
farmer boy near lows. They tried the
Tracy act GA the Deitsch family.
A jointist and his bartender ara held at
Topeka Tor selling LIQUOR 70 four Indians.
The Indians made the complaint. having
beSz robbed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09

Mrs. WinslCW's Soothing syrup.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SOOTHES the
CHILD. SOFTENS the GUNS. ALLAYS
all PAIN. CURES WIND COLIC ana is
the best remedy for DlARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in every part OF the world.
BE sure and ask for Mrs. Y inslow
soothing Syrup" and take no ether kind
Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09

prix Honfeur and his Biltmore was third
in the race for the prix Villiers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
HE ALLEGES ABANDONMENT

=. ". Tucker Asks Divorce IN Dis
trict Court.
Il. ". Tucker has filed a petition in
the district court asking fer q divorce
from Mrs. Mary Tucker. 10 whom ne
was married June g. 1870. In Oklahoma.
He alleges abandonment as q cause Cor
action. Crewson 4 julien are his attov-
neys.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
Mrs. WInsIow.s sootnlnq syrup.

Cali for schweiter & sor's Grape Juice
CT your grocer. 25-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09

ASK your grocer for schweiter & Sons
Grape Juice. 25-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09

DR.. sicgel has moved his Office to over
ISo North Main street, next door to Thos.
Shaw music house. 43-S0t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09
Notice.
once of city Clerk.
GUICE u ~ ~ -
Wichita. Kan. july q. 1902


Wichita, kan. july q. 1902
The following resolution was passed by
the mayor and councilmen Of the city Of
Wichita, at a regular meeting held July
q, 1902.
RESOLUTION
Whereas. The majority Of the resident
owners owning a majority in square feet
Of the lots or real estate liable to tax
alton for the payment Of the paving
curling and gathering Of Douglas ave
nue., in the city of Wichita, Kansas, from
the end Of the pavement on West
Douglas avenue to Seneca street, in said
city have petitioned the mayor and coun-
cilmen Of said city to pave, curb and
gutter Douglas avenue from the end Of
the pavement on West Douglas avenue
to Seneca street; therefore. be it
Resolved, BY the mayor and councilmen
OF the city Of Wichita, that it is hereby
declared to be necessary 10 pave, gutter
and curb Douglas avenue from the end
Of the pavement on West Douglas avenue
TO Seneca street; and that the clerk cause
publication to be made Of this resolution
according to law.
e6-30t J. /. LELAND. City Clerk.
Gail for Schweiter & Sons Grape Juice
at your grocers. 25-tf
Attend Wichita Buslness College. Wan
building. Il4-11s North Market St sl-tf
Now is the time TO buy baled hay.
Good Butler county hay. $50 ton. de-
uyered. Z. Cox. Tel. Io9 1mf Z Douglas.
79-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09

Cal for Schweiter & Sons Grape Juice
at your grocer's. 25-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09

Attend Wichita Buslness College. WaH
Building. ll4-11s North Market St Stiff
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-09

Now is the time 70 buy baled hay.
Good Butler county hay. $50 ton. de-
uyered Z. Cox. Tel lo9. 1m4 Z. Douglas.
-g-+f
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-05
NO. CAMBRIDGE.

Andrew Chase is not IS we'll as last week.
Sanford Reynolds is away on business con-
ntcted with his mill
Wilson & Kueelaud we're out yesterday and
to-day rolling the roads.
MTB ira Keith, who has been sex FOR sever
al days, is decidedly better.
Miss Nancy Robinson has returned to her
home with Mrs. D. {. Walker.
Austin Lease is meeting with good success
in hrs paper business these days.
The snow storm of Sunday and Monday
made the roads almost impossible.
Nearly every one attended the Kimball re-
ception at j. HOoper's Friday evening
Nearly every family have one or more cases
of grip, distemper, bark aud sneeze epidemic
Only nine attended church on Sunday. The
rest OF the community tried to keep warm at
| home
Our farmers were busy the past week put
| ting up ice. 1t was fine thick and clear the
! best we ever nad from Metcalf pond.
A man from Fairfield was through this
place recently asking the people TO change
| from four mails per day to one. Those who
signed say the afterthought was decidedly
| bitter.
Letters from friends in Alabama and Cali
forna give glowing accounts of the beautiful
weather. In Alabama the farmers were plan.
ming their land for the coming summer. We'll
we can continue to break roads, drink cider
and swap lies while them poor fellows have
| to work.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-05
EDEN.

B.. B. Blake was in Burlington Saturday.
Mrs. Cornelia Styges is keeping house for
G. J. Tomlinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchins of Troy, visited in
town the past week.
Herbert Emery visited his sister in Mont
gomery the last OF the week.
Already the Governor question is at
tracing considerable attention.
Mrs. &. A. Buxton spent Saturday in N,
HYDE Park guest of Miss Sweeney.
Miss Rose Emery who is home from John
son, on account ofs,ckness, is reported better
Miss Leila Collins of Centerville spent sew
eral DAYS with her friend Miss Jennie Emery
Several from this town attended The
Masonic District meeting at johnson re
Gently.
FIJI. Raymore, Addison Bundy and Lovel
Mason we're called to n. Troy the past weel
on legal business.
The snow storm that opened so quietly
| Sunday morning developed into a turiou
| blow.up. All that was not ice was blowI
away ir many spots in the highway. A
other points the road is several feet below
| the surface.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chaffee of Mortified, Mass
are holding special services at the Mill
church for this week. Especial music is on
pleasant feature of each service. All are in
vited to attend Mr. Chaffee is very inter
esting and earnest speaker.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-05

Dan Fletcher has a pair Of horses,
OF which be is justly proud. They re-
Gently drew from his house to the vii
Iage, a distance of four or five miles,
1912 feet of boards. He drove on TO
some scales, which would weigh 1000
lbs, but their capacity was not sutfl-
Gent for the load. The weight OF the
horses was 260O.
The Ladies' Ways and Means So
ciety will give a social at the vestry
of the COng'l church next Friday at
ternOon and evening. A good sub
stantial supper will be served at six
O'Clock. Following the supper will be
an entertainment OF an interesting
character. All are cordially invited.
Admission 10 cts.
That local newspaper is a power
for good can no longer be doubted
likewise newspaper correspondent.
One of the prominent men OF this
town was heard, during the blizzard
of Monday, lamenting the fact that
the correspondent of the News AMI
CITIzEN-lived on the same street as
himself, consC quently he could not
get his wife ont to help him shove
the walks as it would surely be iii
the paper"
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace G. Andrews
former residents OF this place left
Montpelier last Saturday night OF
an extensive trip through the west
They will go by the way otNew York
Washington and New Orleans, ex
pecting to be in the last nemeC
city at The lime OF the MaFdI Gra'
festival. They will also stop at point
in Texas and New Mexico, terminal
ing their journey at Pasadena, Cal
Mr.. Andrews expects to be gone unit
March and Mrs. Andrews will remain
! until June or thereabOut.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-05
CRAFT SBURY.

II. L. Stevens was in town last Friday on
business
D. Leavtt has his goods all moved to
his new store.
j.. M. Patterson of South Albany will soon
move to this village.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garfield have gone to
Barton to visit friends.
Truman Cook is very ill at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. B. Mason.
Mrs Guy Aston has gone to,Glover to care
for John Kendrick, who is i'll.
Sidney Lyon is in West Albany caring for
0. NJ George, who is very i'll.
Ruth Morse has been confined to the house
the past week with hard cold.
Sam Adams has purchased what is known
as the Marsh place on the Branch.
Fred Templeton, who has been at the Mary
Fletcher hospital for treatment, is expected
home soon.
p. ". Dawson has sold his creamery to Mr..
Stevens of Glover. Mr., Stevens taking I'M
mediate possession.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Cross have gone to
Manchester to spend the winter with thelr
daughter, Mrs. Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Potter are in town visit
ing his mother, Mrs Austin Potter, at the
home of Warren Child.
Letters from E. L. Hastings report that ne
has arrived at Los Angles, Cal, ana thaI Ne
had very pleasant journey.
Daniel Andrews, who has been stopping at
the No. Craftsbury hotel for the past three or
four weeks, has CONS to Wolcott.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-05

Deputy Consul M. Mishel, who has
been organizing a camp of Modern
WOodsmen in town, returned to his
home in Burlington Wednesday.
II. E. Shaw's business is increasing
to such an extent to necessitate an
other clerk and j. B. Hyde of Moscow
expects soon to enter the employ of
Mr.. Shaw.
H. E. Straw found a purse contain
ing a small amount of money near
Pike q Benson's store, about a week
since. Mr.. Straw has, as yet, been
unable to find the owner.
At the Sunday evening service OF
Y. P. F. at Unity church the topic
will be Lessons from the Life OF
Lincoln" Leader, Angie Harris. A
paper will be read by Mrs. Z. ID. Pike.
Stowe has been in a state of block
ade since the heavy storm of Sunday.
About twenty inches Of snow fell Sat.
urday night and Sunday and the
fierce wind Sunday night made the
roads impossible.
The concert Feb 7, by the Eimunds
High School Mandolin and Banjo
clubs promises to be one of the best
entertainments OF the winter. The
clubs have appeared in many OF the
large towns and their concerts have
received most favorable comment.
Following is the program for Mt
Mansfield Grange which meets Feb. 3:
Music, Mrs. Minnie Slayton; roll call
responded to by quotations from
Longtellow; paper, What have our
puplic schools gained in forty years,
and how may westiIl improve them?
Mrs. Fred Campbell; recitation, Mrs
c. Benson; reading, Mrs. Chaplin
music Grange choir.
While Peter st. Jack may not fully
believe that marriage is failure, be
vet considers it a lottery with few
prizes. The reason for this pessimis
tic view in the part of Peter is found
in the fact that his wife, Annie, left
his bed and board Saturday after 6
somewhat stormy matrimonial ex
perience. Peer says that he dosen't
know where Annie has gone and adds
with a good deal of emphasis that hi
dosen't care.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-05
WOLCOTT.
Il. A. Parker is i'll.
Allen Chapman is in Boston.
Fred Child is in town to-day.

Il. A. Parker is i'll.
Allen Chapman is in Boston.
Fred Child is in town to-day.
Miss Alma Kusic is working for
Mrs. S. A. Fife.
Mrs. F. L. Merritt is the guest Of
relatives in MiddIesex.
Bernie Cate is spending the week
with relatives in Barre.
The Auditors will meet at r. NJ
Hubbell's store Feb. 10.
James Linton is expected home
from Burlington this week.
C. NJ. Guyer is in Morrisville tc
work in the livery for Enos Hill.
Mrs. j. W. Scott goes to Beeche'
Falls to visit her sister this week.
]. D. Titus has severed his connec
ton with " Haskell's emporium.
H. H. Parker has rented a tenement
in Flies block and expects to occupy
it soon.
Miss Marshall of East Hardwick
is assisting in the houswork at Mrs
j. W. Scott's.
The many friends of Will TwIss will
learn with pleasure that he is rapidly
convalescing.
O. O. Tillotson expects to move his
family soon to Hyde Park, where he
has a situation.
Byron White has finished a very
successful term Of school in Worces'
ter and is home.
Chauncey Kimball is taking little
vacation from his work at HardwicB
because of poor health.
Homer Fisher, who has been sick
at his home here, returned to his
work in Hardwick Tuesday.
The G. A. R. and W. R. C. will dedi
cate their new hall on the afternoon
of the 18th instant at 2 o'clock.
Fern Jones has hired out to the
Morse Manufacturing Company fol
one year and soon moves to Potters
vile.
Rev. r. V. Davis has moved his
family here from Maine and they arr
pleasantly domeciled in the Cong
parsonage.
Carroll SpauIding of Morrisvill,
manipulated the key at the station
during W. T. Mead's absence las
Wednesday.
Dyspepsia-bane of human existance. BuI
dock Blood Bitters cures it, promptly, pei
! manentlY Reguates and kones the stomach
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-05
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a so
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted
Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
% cent bottle to prove satisfactory
or money refunded.
Hall & Cheney, Morrlsville.
Dwinen Pharmacy, Morrisville.
Strong & FOss, Hyde Park.
L. b Sherwin, Agt, Hyde Park.
G. p. Jones, johnson.
Holmes Il CowleS, johnson.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-05
STOWE.

Mark Cobb has been i'll for several
days.
L. A. Pike has been in Boston for
few days.
NJ. C. Lovejoy was in Montpelier
Wednesday.
Will Bennett was in town from
Hinesburg recently.
Prter Quinn is in town from Gran
iteviie for few days.
Rev. O. D. Clapp visited his family
in Burlington last week.
Jesse Kellogg was up from Mont
pelier a portion of last week.
A. A. Pike ana W. F. Benson were
visitors in st. Adams Friday.
F. L. Graham of Montpelier was at
Moscow several days last week.
Ira Fuller has moved to F. E.
Smiths new tenement at Moscow.
Hon. Geo. W. Randall of Water
bury was a visitor in town Friday.
Misses Mamie and Eva Jockey are
at home from Richmond this week.
Mrs. Booth of Montpelier is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. E. c. Kaiser,
Miss T. D. Kidder of Plymouth, N.
Il, is the guest of Mrs. Elmer Shaw.
Postmaster A. h. Cheney was in
Cambridge on business last Wcdnes
day.
Miss Fannie Davis of Duxbury is
stopping at the home Of Bert GOO.
frey.
Mary Thomas, an inmate of the
town farm, is very low with pneu
mOnla.
Kimber Thomas of Montpelier is
the guest of his parents on the West
Branch.
Miss Ellen Mcmahon is stopping
with the family of F. W. Berry in Bur
lingtOn.
Mrs. c. H. Douglass and children o
Saxtons River are visiting relatives
in town.
DIR. W. G. Church of Burlington was
IN town Thursday to see Miss Nellie
Sargent.
L. c. Moody and DR.. c. NJ. Bugbet
and wife of Waterbury were in tow
Saturday.
Felix Wells is at home for a few
days, after four weeks trip in New
Hampshire.
Mrs. Lyman Page of Waterbury
was the guest of her parents in tow
over Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Bigelow Of Everitt wal
a recent guest of Mrs. A. A. Warner
on Maple street.
Emory Preston has been in criti
cal condition for several days, as tn,
result of a shock.
F. ii. Andrews, Superintendent o
Barre and Montpelier Traction Co.
was in town Friday.
Alfred May was called to Hines
burg last week by the death anC
burial of his mother.
Henry Nelson has closed his worl
as a carpenter for the c. V. R. R., re
turning home Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Gale will take for the sub
ect of his sermon next Sunday
"Speaking with Authority"
I II. j. Harwood of Boston was il
town last Thursday on business con
nected with the new opera house.
Mrs. Cornie Gates has returned from
the New England Conservatory o
Music, at Boston, Saturday evening
Miss Della Robinson who is EN-
ployed in the wrapper factory a
Richmond was at home of over Sun
day.
The Ladies' Aid of Unity church will
hold a business meeting in the vestr.
of the church on Thursday afternoon
of this week.
Miss Georgia Jackson ofMorrisvill
was the guest of Mrs. j. j. Veare
last week and the two ladies visite
Burlington, Thursday.
Regular meeting of Mystic Lodg
was held last evening. Sons of We
Grams and Ladies' aid will hold the
regular meetings Tuesday evening
Wednesday evening, Feb. II, the r.
gular meeting of the Eastern Star.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-05

The greatest danger from colds and la
grippe is their resulting in pneumonia. II
reasonable care is used, however, and Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy taken all danger
will be avoided. 1t will cure a cold or an at
tack of la grippe in less time than any other
treatment. Ii is pleasant and safe to take.
For sale by Hall & Cheney, Morisvie; Foss
& Strong, Hyde Park; NJ, j, Leach, VOL
colt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-05

Dyspepsia-bane of human existance. Bur
dock Blood Bitters cures it, promptly, per
manently. Regulates and kones the stomach
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-30
How tie Found Out.

Schooltcachers sometimes ask
their pupils queer questions, if one
may believe q story told by. the
youngest member Of the Wilmington
family.
His mother one morning discov-
cred a shortage in her supplies Of
pies, baked the day before, and her
suspicious fell upon Johnny.
"Johnny," she said, edo you know
what became Of that cherry pie that
was on the second shelf in the pan
tryY
eyes, ma'am," he replied. Il ate
it. But I had to-"
"You had top exclaimed his as.
tonished mother. ~What do you
mean, child?"
'@The teacher asked yesterday if
any of us could tell how many
stones there are in cherry pie, and
I couldn't find out without eating
the whole pie, could /? There's just
142."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-30
She Purchased Then.

She wasn't exactly old, but the
discriminating observer could see
that she hadn't seen the inside of a
schoolroom for at least ten years.
The shopman threw down piece aft
er piece of fleecy white material be-.
fore her critical eyes, but none of
them seemed to claim her unresery-
ed admiration. She was taking o
great deal Of his time, and the silk
counter was crowded, so he decided
to play his trump card.
Holding up o length Of crepe de
chine so that it fell in perfect cat.
aract Of shimmering folds, he re-
marked refectively as if to himself
alone, 'The best thing for gradual
ing purposes we have had in the
store this year." The effect was in
stantaneous, and in another minute
the tactful salesman was measuring
off q full patternfe1 his well pleased
patron.