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practical and thoroughly modern man

a practical and thoroughly modern man
rer.
There are $50 mahogany desks. occu-
pying an immense gallery in which the
customers, seated In arm-chairs, await
their turn to pay their installments or
to receive the ..credit notes" they have
applied for. For Dufayel does not sell
clothes. underlinen, and many other ar
ticles directly to his customers, but gives
in return for small installment, an or
der on one of the 400 shops with which
he has business connections For such
goods Dufayel pays the seller cash and
recoups himself by the weekly payments.
He is thus a kind of banker. but a
banker who is content with very small
profit on each tranaction, and which he
makes not on the sale price. but on the
purchase price by getting a fair dis
count from the seller by paying cash
down.
M. Dufayel's Fortune.
1t is by this system. which is based on
strictly honest commercial principles,
that NJ. Dufayel has made fortune
large fortune. Every day 1,s00 GUS
toners apply at the desk for $4,000
worth of "credit notes. and $4,000 is
paid as installments on 600 sets Of fur
niture. Eight hundred cashiers start
out every day to receive instaliments
paid at customers houses. Each Of
these clerks calls a 200 to $50 places.
and though the sums are sometimes not
more than 30 to 40 cents, the 800 clerks
bring home every night 0rom $4,000
to $4,000. When they return they veri-
fy their accounts with 800 lady clerks,
take note of fresh customers. ETC., and
there are very rarely any bad debts.
They form an insignificant minority, and.
though it may appear strange. consid-
ering the modest means of the greater
number OF purchasers, the whole of Du-
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far as / know, only one man thought
of such thing. He was the colored
rubber. !. When 1 went to my dressing
room after the semi-final. he said: Mis-
tab Duffey. youse runnin' today de way
youse never run befoah. I believes
youse goin' TO bust dat record
II went to the mark all in trembls.
When We drew for positions. I got .
bad lane. The man who had used 1t in
the semi-final had dug holes in it like
graves. filled them up, but that made
loose cinders under my feet, and was
worse than ever.
II do not remember much about the
start; never do. / get set. and think
of nothing but the pistol I suppose
must be in sort of hypnotic state.
The next thing i remember is that We
were going down the track. probably
twenty yards from the start, and Schick
was leading. I have known Schick for
long time. We ran against each
other in high school, and I had always
beaten him off. Now l saw he had beat
en- me. thought / must have got
bad start, and 1t came over me that
II he beat me at the start he might
win at the finish. too.
Every man has a different way Of
covering his course. Schick seems to
go like steam engine from start to
finish. / go in two bursts or beats.
When felt that my first burst was over
| could still hear Schick at my side. I
thought ut the time he must be about
a foot ahead. and / was never scared
so badly before. I let out harder, and
worked as I had never done tn any
other race. When q man Is frightened
and loses his senses. he forgers form,
throws back his head. and pumps with
his arms high in the air. 1 felt just
like doing that. II seemed as though
something was pulling my head back
and my arms up; but l knew I must
hold myself. and not let that happen.
So / gripped my palms. and showed my
head forward, and tried TO run harder
than ever. Then I pulled away. II.
II knew the last fifty yards were
covered in very fast time, but l thought
my bad start must have held the time
down to nine and four-flfths at best.
When they told me I had broken the
record | thought there must he some
So far as | can see. the fast
time was due to the fact that Schick
scared me, and drove me into burst ]
had never thought possible" as1
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. View of the Second Landing on the Grand Staircase

| one of the most famous attractions of
the establishments-the theater, where,
every month, NJ Dufayel gives grand
musical entertainment to his customers.
| 1t Is room 112 feet long by As feet
wide, and can contain 1900 spectators in
the stalls and boxes. The stage is 80
| feet high, 46 feet wide, and % feet
deep. 1t will contain 200 performers
and is decorated with mirrors 40 feet
high and 2S feet wide. gilded proscenium
magnifcently sculptured with figures of
Commerce" and 'Industry,'' an en-
broidered silk plush curtain, and
wreathes of foliage in white and gold on
pale green completing the decorat in of
the hall, which is an object Of aston
ishment and admiration to all visitors.
Sale Des Fetes.
Close to the theater is the old sale
'des fetes. 165 feet long and 72 feet wide,4
divided into two by'a gallery in the form
of loggia. ornamented with marble
columns and carystides sculptured by E.
Leroux. The hall is covered by glass
ceiling, transparent by day and lighted
!
by 1900 electric lamps at night. This
ceiling, $50 square yards m extent. is
covered with designs in burnt glass
after cartoons by Fl. Berteaux,- repre-
senting Day Chasing Away Night and
Ito right and left Of Morning"
Evening" Dew and Dawn Accom-
panying Apollo, the God of Light" This
extremely interesting piece of glass
work took two years to execute3t
Passing through the shop, we come
to the reception hall. which the pro-
prietor of the establishment has had
decorated most luxuridusly and artis
tically. The compartments of the cell
ing are decorated in high relief and de-
serve attention. Then we pass into the
'tHall of the Seasons" decorated with
allegorical figures by Lalou and further
ornamented with nrofusion of gold
wreathes and garlands. In one of the
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entered the Boston High School. ! was
anxious to do something in athletics,
but did not know what so do. ! tried
the pole vault | went home for O few
days with my arms and legs skinned
from falling on the turf, and my par
ents made up their minds pole vaulting
was too strenuous. So I quit that and
tried running. / put on a pair of tennis
shoes and logged around few days by
myself Then / ran with the other fell
lows, and was surprised to find | could
really snrint with the best.
Il won a number of interscholastie
races for the high school. and afterward d
for Worcester Academy. The first /
thought of as being good enough for
the national championships or the in
tercollegiates was in '99. Harvard was
going to send team to Europe and
wanted to give the men some yractice.
So a New England championship meet
was held. | met Quinlan, of Harvard,
and beat him. Quinlan went to England
and won. That made me think | stood
a chance in the highest class.
Then l entered Georgetown Univer-
sity and won the intercollegiate.
won also the national championships,
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galleries of the same hall should also
be noticed the painted ceramics after
Luc Olivier Merson, and painted glass
after Renaissance patterns. We then
come to the Cinematograph Hall. the
most popular Of all the attractions Of
the establishment.
The hall in which the cinematograph
is installed is in the basement, and is
simply decorated with mirrors and
stucco columns. The 1,500 persons who
assist at the four performances, of one
hour each, every day, do not come to see
splendid decorations, but tosbehold all
the events OF the day represented. Wis
itors have to pay certain admission
fee. varying according to the subjects
represented The cinematograph at
tracts many people to the store. and is
an ingenious and profitable method OF
advertising.
If the theater, the salesrooms and re-
ception rooms. are furnished and dec
Grated with luxury which borders on
profusion, the packing rooms and clerks
Offices are. If less luxurious, arranged IN
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give the impression of being fickle. Mrs
Santelmann understands this as being
part of the business. | should think q
woman would like to see her husband
popular. People. / believe, have the I'M
preston that a bandmaster is high tenn
pered. but this is no more so than OF any
other man.
Lieutenant Santelmann's home gives
every evidence of his being 4 good hus-
band and father The reporter was i'm
pressed with the little attentions OF
Lieutenant Santelmann's little daughter
to her fathers wishes. She is only a
little girl, but a perfect little woman in
her way, and her father seems very
proud of her.
Mrs. Haley and just have bully
time" said Mr.. William A. Haley. the
local bandmaster to Times repre-
sentative at Chesapeake Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haley spend the greater
portion of their summers In "a cool.
comfortable cottage at The beach.
"Well, now, / don't know how TO an
swer your question in regard to Mrs.
Innes' allegation about bandmasters not
making good husbands. ! always had an
idea that was pretty good husband.
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of the plains. 1t may be easily imag
ined that they were the cynosure of
all eyes. but this did not seem to dis
concert them in that freedom OF move
ment and glow of strength and life in
which the athlete revels.
The alumnus looked down upon them
and sighed for his college days. II he
ventrred near the dressing rooms and
caught the odor Of witch hazel-witch
hazel, that associated itself with his
own days on the cinder track and field
1t may be reasonably inferred that his
nerves 1lngled and his blood boiled to
be something more than passive bn-
locker at the sport.
On that occasion the prayers of
Georgetown University alumni were to
be answered by Arthur +. Duffey. He
is boy. only twelve months past his
majority. He has round, good-hu
mored face and light hair that he parts
scrupulously in the middle. He is not
at all spectacular If anything, trifle
difiident. At the time of this race he
was well known as q sprinter, having
been the victor of number of import
ant contests.
The fastest race Of the ages did not
look so very different from many other
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~ wo powerful searchlights can be
seen from all quarters OF Paris
every night. One is that OF the
r,1el Tower and the other.
which is almost as powerful, is that OF
Dufayel's store, one Of the most inter-
estinr centers Of French commerce. both
On account of its magnificent decoration,
and because Of the system OF business
practiced there.
1t Is a credit system. For q small
sum-generally the fifth Of the whole
price-anybody can purchase whatever
household goods he may require, and
settle the balance by weekly install
ments varying from 80 cents to 81. But
1t is not only to these facilities OF pay
ment that the Dufayel establishment
owes its rapid success. but more es-
pecially because the customers are fully
aware that they will not have to pay
more in purchasing on credit than If
they paid ready money. This system OF
payment by installments is appreciated.
therefore, by both rich and poor, and
more than three million customers have
placed orders with the firm, three thou
sand clerks are employed in booking ana
sending on these orders, which amout to
$26. .000, 900 in the course of the year.
In order to attract and retain this vast
custom. NJ. Dufayel has not hesitated to
expend large sums. and has built on
large piece OF land. measuring $4,000
square yards. Al enormous store, 130 feet
high. divided into floors, separated into
courts, and decorated with a profusion
of, statues and paintings by great mod
erA artists.
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money, for two reasons-one is that they
are probably poorer paid for the hign
class Of professional service rendered
than is the rule in any other profession;
the other reason is that they live well
and take good care OF their families,
which. as q general proposition. are
large and cxtTnvagant. "A bandmaster
Will have something good to eat. He is
almost invariably connoisseur ON things
culinary. His table is always we'll sup
piled.
The director of band of any cOnse-
quence is essentially popular indi-
vidual. He has hosts of friends to whom
he must ever be courteous and among
whom he must move in eminent respect
ability and gentility. case of divorce
among band leaders or members Is a
rare thing. The domestic felicity of such
distinguished musical directors as Sousa,
Herberts and Santelmann. and the late
p s. Gilmore is known far and wide.
Yet these men are thrown almost daily
into contact with hundreds of beautiful
and fascinating women, whose charms
might tempt even the most thor
oughly safe-guarded bandmaster. But
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ly constructed of iron. steel. and bronze.
like the rest of the building. in which
wood is employed as little as possible.
The dome is supported by pillars COW
cred with bronze plates representing
laurel leaves across bronze network.
The Pillars, which end in. bronze .carya-
tides, by the sculptor Hexamer, support
the balcony of the second floor. The
hip-rafters are ornamented with four
sculptured figures-"Paris," by Charpen
tier; Lyon" by Daillon "Marseilles, ;"
by Leroux, and Bordeaux, by Oyer.
Between the hip-rafters are four large
decorative panels, painted on glass,
after cartoons by Clairin, which enhance
the general effect. and which represent
Art" Commerce" Science and
Industry" Two bronze figures holding
candelabra. by Falguire and Dubois.
some bronze masks and decorative fig
ures, complete the decoration of the
dome. which is painted in light colors
and forms an attractive looking ell.
trance to the store. Inside the cupola
is large cut-glass chandelier. On the
top of this dome is revolving light, o;
100000 candlepower, which can be
seen at distance of twelve miles, and
which cost 81 900 to construct and which
makes an excellent advertisement at
night.
The Arched Staircase.
Going rapidly through the store. we
pass successfully the central hail, part
OF which is occupied by one Of the most
striking architectural features Of the
building, large staircase with four
branches, in the construction of which
several severe difficulties had to be-
overcome. The staircase is independent
and constructed on four arches, thirty
three feet wide; each of the four
branches is ten feet wide. The accom-
panying illustration gives a general idea
of one OF the three landings. The upper
part of the staircase is ornamented with
painted glass windows by Champig-
neulle. representing Thrift Conf
dence," Abundance" and Labor"
On leaving the central hall we come to
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MANS running one hundred yards
in nine and three-flfths sec

A MANS running one hundred yards
~ in nine and three-ffths sec.
onds-think of it; his speed ii
almost like that of an arrow
from a bow. 1t stands as the world''
record. and the holder. Arthur Duffey
a GEORGETOWN University boy. is COM
PEELED to leave the cinder track. per.
haps forever.
Contrary to the advice Of Manager
Thompson. of Georgetown. Duffey per-
sisted in running lately. despite the fact
that his leg was weakening. the result
of a severe injury received a considera-
Bile time previously. He is now In Eng
land. having gone down completely in
a race at the Ayre, Scotland.
This news comes to the athletic world
as a veritable shock. The story of how
Duffey made his world-famous sprint
is interesting even for those who have
not the sporting keeness for such events.
First. however, for the benefit Of such.
the meaning OF a record should be thor
oughly appreciated. 1t is matter o!
very small fractions, hairs breadths-
the hundredth part of second may
mean success or failure.
After the stop watch came into being
1t seemed for many years that no human
machine had been. or would be. made
that could cover one hundred yards in
less than ten seconds: and the man
who could run it in that time was look
ed upon as wonder, as in truth he was.
Highly trained athletes tried FOR years
to beat this record; they broke .endons
and strained muscles, all without avail
There the record stood. seemingly rep
resenting the utmost that human mus
Gle and wind could do upon the track
About dozen years ago there ap-
peared one Cay at an athletic meet In
this city slightly built young fellow
named John Owen. who, in the hundred
yard dash made the then unprecedented
time Of nine and four-fifths seconds.
This was regarded as the limit, and
the news of the extraordinary feat be-
came known in every quarter Of the
world where athletics reign.
On May 81, 1902. the intercollegiate
championship games attracted but lit
tie public interest to judge from the
empty bleachers and the half filled
grandstand The scene was Berkeley
Oval, and. Notwithstanding the compare
lively poor show on the benches, there
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Allegorical Group. 4credit."

fayers legal business IS performed b.
four clerks.
Not the least interesting thing about
this vast establishment is that, though
selling ON credit and to the poorer
classes it owes its reputation to the
splendor and the enormous sums which
have been expended on it.. The build
ings cost s9.400.000, of which the dome
alone cost s1.200.Ooo. and the statues
$500, 900. Decorations were 100000. At
might the store is illuminated by 1Looo
incandescent lamps and $50 arc-lights.
On the walls there are 200 statues and.
$50 pictures, sid every day 5000 clerks
display to customers $1,000 900 worth OF
goods; complete drawing room sets from
$19 to $4,000; dining room sets. from $50
to $1,000; bedroom sets, from $50 to
81, 200, and dinner services from s. 40
to 500. Also an infinite variety OF house,
hold goods. which the po6r can now OBJ
tain on credit and which they would be
compelled to go without II they had to
pay ready money.
A Modern Stable.
In the stables-an immense building Of
five stories. splendidly fitted with all the
appliances of modern hygiene-200
horses. and 1s0 carts are always ready
to deliver goods.
The magasin was built in eighteen
months from the designs of NJ. Rives.
who is also entrusted with the direction
of almost continual enlargements and
improvements.
Besides this huge store, NJ. Dufayel
runs an advertising and bill-posting
business. and house and estate agency.
which bring in good profit, and also
serve to advertise his store. the magni-
ficance of which attracts customers and
the advantages and amusements Of
which help to retain them.
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Main Porch and Entrance.

wonderful piece Of horology. which
cost more than $4,000 and which shows
the hour, day. etc. on face seven feet
in diameter. Above the clock, is an
enormous bas-relief in stone by Dalou.
fifteen feet high, and forty-five feet long,
representing Progress leading on Com
merce and Industry" In front of the
facade is railing 12o feet long by thir-
teen feet high in wrought iron.. weigh
ing ten tons and furnished with machin-
cry to raise 1t at night and lower 1t in
the morning, worked by either hand.
electric, or hydraulic power
The interior OF the dome is quite as
remarkable as the outside. II Is entire
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On entering Dufayers store by the
principal door, in the Rue de Clignan-
court, it seems as though you were
entering a palace rather than shop.
The porch, which is twenty-three feet
wide by thirty feet high. is ornamented
with carvings and statues. and sur
mounted by dome. the cupola OF which
rises to a height OF $50 feet. On each
side Of the doorway is bronze group
seven feet high on a stone pedestal.
They are by Falguiere, and represent
"Credit" and Publicity" The same
artist has also sculptured the carya-
tides which ornament the circular open
ings to the right and left Of the clock
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THE statement of Mrs. F. N. Innes,
who SO recently figured in sensa-
1 tional divorce proceedings in


i tional divorce proceedings in
New York, to the effect that
bandmasters do not make good hus-
bands, has met with vigorous and un.
qualified protest on the part of promi.
nent band directors. their wives and pro;
fessional musicians In general.
Mrs. Innes' allegation is regarded In
band circles as in the nature of a SLAM
der. Band leaders. as a rule, do no.
hesitate to say that Mrs. Innes has no
basis in fact for her assertion further
than that her own domestic life has not
beer what she imagined 1t ought to have
been.
Many band directors are fractions and
eccentric, possibly irritable at times In
the hum-drum Of the home, but it is
plain for them that, as class, they
make most affectionate husbands and
fathers, and provide more literally in
proportion to means for their families
than members of any other profession
filling relative positions therein.
Bandmasters do not accumulate much
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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-10-18
The End in Sight.

nENIED the sympathy of the rich
and well born and fearing the
wrath of the common people of
the country, President Baer and the
other coal operators on Monday pre-
scented a plan of arbitration to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The act of yielding to
any suggestion to end the strike
through mediation of a third party in
itself was a confession of weakness
by the operators. Last week they alb
solutely refused to consider any prop
osition whatever, offering as a sub
stitute for arbitration submission of in
dividual cases to the rotten courts of
eastern Pennsylvania. The president
was insulted and lectured upon his
duty to prevent lawlessness and pro-
tect property in the troubled region;
the boast made that if federal troops
were sent thither to overcome the
strikers, an immediate resumption of
work would follow. because Mitchelrs
followers did not number more than a
third of the unemployed.
Every regiment of militia in the state
of Pennsylvania was sent to the scene.
a soldier for every scab holding out
against his fellows-and what resulted?
Not as much coal moved as on the
previous week, and only a squirt for
half a day in two collieries. 1t was
clear that the soldiers could not com
pei the miners to return to work. 1t
was observed that the strikers main
tanned a quiet demeanor that left the
soldier little to do but eat his beans.
drink his coffee and escort the scab
back and forth to his employment.
Thus did the insolent boast of the
operators return to burn their tongues.
Mitchell and the miners held the SYM
pathy of the people; the divine owners
of coal property were execrated, de-
nounced from pulpit and pilloried in
the press of the whole country.
Baffled and yet unwilling to surren-
der to general sentiment against them;
stubborn to that pitch which immolates
labor upon the altar of ill-gotten capt.
tai the operators directed another left
handed insult to the president in
proposal to arbitrate, providing the ar
bitrators were selected from positions
which they would name themselves. In
stead of such being real arbitration If
is only gold brick. The intention was
to exclude from the board anyl repre-
sentative of labor and the decision was
to come from men whose positions in