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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-22

custom, beginning Friday, the TWEEN
Rufus.
$1,000, $500 to SIS. 90.
Lace Collars.
$500, SS. so to $500.
Women's Tailor-made Suits.
$21.OO, $3.50 to $500.
2-pc. Silk House Dresses.
$3.50, S21.@ to $500.
2-pc. Velveteen Dresses.
$3.50, $3.50 to S21.W.
Evening Costumes.
900, 10000 to $a6S.OO.
Silk Coats.
$4,000, $500 to $4,000.
Opera Cloaks.
S21.OO, $500 to $500.
Rain Coats.
90, $3.50 and $25.W.
Silk Dress Skirts.
$1,000, $500 to $4,000.
Tea Gowns.
SIS $500 to $500.
Bath Robes.
S3.95, 5000 to S9.75.
Embroidered Chinese Shawls.
$500, $3.50 to $1,000.
Misses Velvet Coats.
$3.50 and SIS. 900.
Misses Tailor-made Suits.
$500, 900 to $500.
Real Seal Muffs.
S24.OO and S25.W.
Mink Muffs.
$3.50, S24.OO t o $500.
Sable and Isabella Fox Scarfs.
$3.50, $500 to $4,000.
Marten Scarfs.
S12.5 so, $3.50 to $4,000.
Petit Girls Scarfs.
$3.50, $500 to $4,000.
Chinchilla Scarfs.
$4,000 and $500.
Chinchilla Muffs.
$4,000, $4,000 to S6S.OO.
Bear Sets.
$4,000 and s68.00.
Persian Lamb Jackets.
$84. 90, Sl25.OO to $1S5.OO.
Electric Seal Jackets.
$4,000, $4,000 to 10000.
On1lQIen TuI OetS.
81. 900, S4.68 to $3.50.
Embroidered Center Pieces.
$3.50, $4,000 to $4,000.
j. Renaissance Center Pieces. =
$1,000, $500 to 90.
Renaissance Scarfs.
$780,, $1,000 to $4,000.
Renaissance Table Covers.
$1,000, $500 to $500.
Duchesse Lace Doylies, doz.
$500 and $4,000.
Duchesse Lace Center Pieces.
$4,000 to S35. 900.
Danlask Napkins. i -
$1,000, $500 to SIS. 90.
Damask Table Cloths. q =
$1,000, $500 to $500.
Henstitched Tea Cloths.
$3.50, $3.50 to $500.
Hemstitched Doylies.
Sc. 90, $6.75 to So.
Embroidered Linen Bedspreads.
$500, $500 to $500.
Embroidered Linen Pillow Shams.
5000, $1,000 to ST. 100.
Hemstitched Linen Sheets.
$3.50, 5000 to $3.50.
Silk Quilts.
$1,000, $4,000 to $4,000.
Bedspreads.
5000, $1,000 to $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-22

Silver Hand Mirrors.
$3.50, 5000 to $500.
Roman Pearl Necklaces.
$3.50, $1,000 to $500.
Gun Metal Cigar Cases, jeweled.
5000, $1,000 to $500.
French Gilt Jewel Cases.
5000, $500 to $1,000.
Coral Fan and Neck Chains.
$3.50, $500 to $500.
Kayserzinn Vases.
5000, 5000 to $1,000.
Hand-painted Fans.
$1,000, SIS. 90 to S48.OO.
Lace Fans.
$500, $1,000 to $500.
Fine Calendars.
S1.5O, 5000 to $500.
Trimmed Scrap Baskets.
$3.50 and $3.50.
Pearl Opera Glasses.
$500, ST. 100 to $4,000.
Vienna Glove Boxes
$500, $1,000 to $1,000.
Vienna Leather Shirt Waist Cases.
$1,000 and $500.
Genuine Alligator Bags.
$500, $1,000 to $4,000.
Seal Bags, satin lined. e.,t
$1,000, $500 to $4,000.
Fitted Bags, all feathers.
5000, $500 to SIS. 900.
Leather Hand Bags.
$1,000, $500 to $500.
Leather Pocket Books.
$500, $500 to $1,000.
Leather Carriage Bags.
5000, $1,000 to $1,000.
Leather Travelling Clocks.
$500, $500 to $4,000.
Leather Suit Cases.
$500, $500 to $40. 90.
Mems Silk Hat Boxes.
$3.50, $1,000 to $500.
Mems and Women's Umbrellas.
S.. 900, $500 to $500.
Women's Lace Slippers.
$1,000, $3.50 to $4,000.
Women's Silk Vests.
5000, $500 to $1,000.
Women's Silk Hose.
$500, $500 to 5000.
Lace and Net Robes.
$50. 90, $500 to S135.W.
Real Lace Berthas.
$45.M to sos. 90.
Feather Boas.
$500, $500 to S45.M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-22
Store will be closed Thursday Xmas day. and according to OF
Rare and Fine Gifts
..- For Christmas
From Paris, London. Vienna Berlin, Italy and
Other Art Centers.
For Christmas

This is an American dealing heavily American goods But
store and London We practice the large
public the best OF the whole worlds productions
they spend What America has produced
widely nature, but all OF rare artistic
with expert and careful judgment from the art cene OF
the world. =,
1t will we'll repay only the pleasure seeing these
things the uness suggestion offers those III whose
minds the gift thought is uppermost
of Bronzes Vienna Marbles italy,
San leach signed by the artist Pottery from
France Germany and Limoges Enane Ivory Miniatures
Eecoers Eclectic Light Bonzes eweed Clocks Marble Statary
and Pedesta Novelties Mane and Cabinet Ornaments
Sets Desk Sets French Gilt Miniature Frames
Porcelain Miniatures, Sumptuous Leather Articles
Real and other beautiful objects
den, hall, boudor; Bache-
lor and Smoking Richly Carved Tabome Superb Screens
Artistic Tapestry Panels Gilt Chairs Italian Savonaroa Chairs
Chairs Sea Roman Chairs Rich Oriental and Domestic
Rugs, etc ~,:. p,
Roop Faop Desks pretty Office and Library Tables
Typewriter Desks, Sectional Book Cases etc. r..
Also Brilliant Glass Artistic Lamps, Elegant Limoges Cna
Course Services China Fish Sets Game Sets Salad Sets
and other beautiful from Limoges Can
Germany Austria the great centers ceramic
Elegant Evening Reception and Dinner Gowns Opera Ooaks
"one Carlo Wraps Rich Fu Handsome Tailored Suits, Rain
Coats and other beautiful garments for all occasions.
Handmade Paris Lingerie and Bridal Irousseaux
Elegant Pettcoats Manee Kmonas Gshas Classique Neg
gees Corset Dressing Sacques lea Gowns Logng and Bath
Real Bera Rich Lace and Net Robes and
dainty conces in Imported Neckpeces .
Imported Damask Elegant Hand embroidered Sets
Beautiful Tea and Dinner Sets with Napkins to match Frnged and
emtched Hemtched Tea Cloths and exquisite
Hand drawn Work imported from the Canary Islands
uses forming assembage from which to choose Christmas
Of avervh order
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20

Milwaukee and ST. Paul road. His
tremendous energy and active brain
made him even then a conspicuous
figure among railroad men.
In 1882 Sir William, then plain Mr..
Van Horne, established n connection
which was destined to influence his
whole life and to put him in the front
ranks of railroad organizers. The
Canadian Pacific at that time was in
need of an able general manager, and
the position was rendered to Mr.. Van
Horne. He accepted it, establishing his
headquarters in Montreal. Two years
later he was elected vice president,
and in 1888 he became president of the
great system that stretched iron rails
from ocean to ocean.
When the road was opened, it was
freely predicted that it would bank
rupt the stockholders and prove a seri-
Gus drain on the resources of the Do
minion of Canada. For a time it did
indeed make slow Roadway, but under
Mr. Van Horne's administration it has
steadily paid dividends and has been
one of the marked successes among
vast railroad enterprises of recent
years.
In recognition of his services to the
British empire Mr.. Van Horne was
knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894.
and he now enjoys the distinction of
being a knight commander of the most
distinguished Order of st. Michael and
st. George.
His position as executive head of the
Canadian Pacific has never been a sin
ecure. When he began service with the
road, his task was almost superhuman,
since it combined the financing of the
company and the overcoming of the
physical problems incidental to the OPP
Grafton of line through a mountain
Gus region, where snow and ice are
common much Of the year. Like every
other successful pioneer railroad presi-
dent, he determined to study these
problems at short range and work out
their solution himself. He went here,
there and everywhere, seeing things
with his own eyes and dealing with
the situation on the spot.
That such man is well equipped
for the task before him in Cuba goes
without saying. He is now in this is
land, planning and working, dealing
as enthusiastically with the problems
presented here as he dealt with those
that confronted him years ago in the
Rocky mountains. HAYS DUBOIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20
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Especial correspondence

Havana, Dec. 4.-The opening of the
new line of railway uniting Havana
and the central provinces of Cuba with
the eastern part of Santiago marked
not only an important advance in the
development of the island, but new
triumph for Sir William Van Horne,
the great American railroad builder.
In many ways this new line will be
remarkable. Through sleepers will be
run between Havana and Santiago.
Once the different stems and branch
roads projected are all completed the
entire system will be operated by cleo
trio power, generated from the natural
oil wells located along the railway and
owned by the company. The through
trip from Havana to Santiago win be
made in a day, whereas it formerly
took travellers three to four days to
journey from port to port.
Not only will the railroad prove a
boon to the island but it will also be
of immense value to its promoters and
owners. In addition to large deposits
of petroleum and valuable coal mines,
never as yet worked, the Van Horne
people hold Il million or more acres of
the richest lands in eastern and central
Cuba and numerous copper, manga
nese, iron, silver and gold 'stakings."
These will now be made to yield their
riches, thanks to the new transporta-
ton facilities.
AS a result Sir William and his as
sOciates, all wealthy men. are in n fair
way to increase their fortunes in no
small degree and to rapidly realize
good dividends on the capital they have
invested in this Cuban enterprise.
The personality of the man at the
head of the new railway system is
doubly interesting to Americans. mas
much as he was born in the United
States, although he is now a British
subject, a step which he took in view
of the fact that he had made his home
in Canada and was prominently iden
tilted with great British financial inter
ests. Sir William was born ut Joliet,
ILL.,, in 1884 and entered the railway
service as a telegraph operator on the
Illinois Central His earlier years were
spent in and about Chicago. He filled
scores of positions. each better than the
other. until 1879, when he was made
general superintendent of the Chicago,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20


''The WHAT" asked Mr.. Cannon, look
ing up from n big pile of letters and
accounts on his desk.
1.-The memorial bridge. You see
He never got any further.
Don't you know And that was
all Uncle Joe" had to say in words,
for, taking the cue from the expression
of his face, the committee filed out Of
the room one after another, silent and
wiser. This ended all efforts for an
appropriation for the time being.
Referring to the incident the other
day, a close friend of Mr.. Cannon said:
You always know what Uncle joe
means by what he says and sometimes
by what he does not say. He will be
an ideal autocrat of the speakers ia
ble.'' SAMUEL HUBBARD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20
Chocolate Custnrd.

Put a pint and half of rich milk
into double boiler over the fire with
the third OF a vanilla bean split and
cut in small pieces. let it come to a
boil and stir in two ounces of fine,
sweet chocolate, grated. and lump of
butter the size of walnut. Let it boil
for few moments and remove from the
fire. Beat very light four eggs and
strain the chocolate gradually over
them, stirring all the time. Add a lit
tie salt and sugar If necessary. Rinse
n plain mold in cold water. pour the
custard into it, set the mold into a pan
of hot water and bake twenty-five min
utes. Test with a knife Too long
cooking makes the custard watery IT
must be served ice cold and may be
prepared the day before. Serve with
cream or soft boiled custard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20
Stories Told
* In *
Washington
Especial Correspondence


Washington, Dec SIN the recon
struction of the White House, by which
provision was made for an office for
the president, there was an annoying
oversight. The coal bin In the basement
was on the wrong side of the building
because the architects and builders
forgot TO make provision for the stor-
age of coal until the presidents office
was nearly completed, and then there
was nowhere else to put it.
Still another oversight was the fail
ure to provide in the rear of the house
facilities for the removal of coal ashes.
So there has been placed in the front
basement an ugly looking crane. and
when ashes accumulate this is taken
out and fastened beside the big front
doors, and the ashes are hOiSted to the
ground in buckets. Naturally consider
able dust is thus occasioned. Between
the CRIME which fills the air when coal
is unloaded and the ashes which fly
when the fireroom is cleaned out ii VIII
probably not be long before the front
of the executive offices, now a clear
cream white. is two or three shades
darker than the rest of the building.
The oversight regarding the coal bin
caused the deliberations of the cabinet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20
TOLD OF AUTHORS.
Why barrie Is Not Popular Ii
Thrums-Mary of the Lamb.
Especial Correspondence

Why Barrte Is Not Popular Ii
Thrums-Mary of the Lamb.
Especial Correspondence
New York, Dec. S.-James NJ. Barrie
is persona non grata in Thrums, or Cir
riemuir. which you must pronounce
Kirriemuir if you do not wish to be re-
garded askance by the Thrums ''fowk."
Barrie drew from life and must share
the opprobrium that attaches to pro-
sale things-in the minds of the prosai1
people pictured.
do L ken Jeems Barrier" said the
old janitor of the town hall "Oh, aye,
ken i'm as 1 kent his father an mit;l-
er afOre i'm
"Have you read his books?"
ooh, aye!"
There was a reservation in the tone
which piqued the visitors curiosity.
Don't you like them?'
I'm nae thinkin' muckle ABBOTT them.
Hey! 1 know mony story that my
gran'mither told me that'd be better
than Ony o. Jeems Barrie's."
Girriemuir is n weaving town. That
is how Barrie happened to call it
Thrums. The thrums are the ends Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20

wagons were unloaded before the job
was completed.
When the noise had become almost
uncomfortable, Secretary Moody is said
to have turned to Secretary Root and
whispered:
This strenuous president of ours is
always making trouble
"Why, what has he been doing now:'
asked the war secretary.
WELL replied the secretary of the
navy under his breath. IF he hadn't
interfered in the coal strike we proba-
bly, wouldn't now be annoyed by this
abominable clatter."
1t was at the close of this cabinet
meeting, so the story goes, that Presi-
dent Roosevelt gave Secretary Moody
a quiet little rap. The holder of the
naval portfolio ventured to make some
jocular reference to the presidents I'M
successful bear hunting experience in
the Mississippi .canebrakes.
well, l didn't mistake a negress for
turkey" is the retort reported from
the president, and the laugh was on
Secretary Moody.
Some weeks ago the secretary came
back from hunting trip in South Car
DINA with a story that Commander
Stoney of the Dolphin, who was with
him, in firing at turkey sent load
of shot into a big, fat negro nanny.
The commander insists that it was
Secretary Moody who made this blum
der and that the latter bought all the
produce in the black mammy's garden
and her chickens to boot at fancy
prices to calm her wounded feelings.
The reassembling of congress always
brings to the national capital horde
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20

the candidate for Siam vigorously by
the hand.
Congratulate you, old mani he ex.
claimed, with beaming face.
"'What for?
"'You have landed Siam. Here it is
In the paper. Name gone to the senate
Our friend turned white, dropped
his piece of yesterdays apple pie on
the floor and made a break for the
street
"'Where are you goingT we shouted.
'''To dinner. Send my trunk back to
the Arlington. Don't suppose l can
associate with common officeseekers, do
you?
1T was the first break in our ranks,
and we didn't like the manner of his
going at all, but as we all finally land
ed in civil service places and as our
old friend has since been hunting for a
job we forgave him"
The reasonable assurance that Hon.
Joseph G. Cannon will be chosen speak
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20

While Mr.. Cannon is q thorough and
uncompromising Republican partisan
and sees little of political virtue in the
"other fellows" he is personally popu-
lar on both sides of the chamber of
representatives, and his Democratic
colleagues are quite willing to admit
that he viii make a good speaker. The
Democrat who tries to tangle him up
on Il point of parliamentary law or pro-
cedure, however, will have Il sorry job.
Uncle Joe" has been tangling other
persons so long that he knows the en-
tire system. He can play it with his
eyes shut.
Once last winter Speaker Henderson
called Mr.. Cannon to the chair. There
came vote. Nine or ten ayes" stood
up. Cannon counted them slowly and
deliberately. Then he called for the
noes" There We're $50 of them. Can
non began to count.
The usual method by which an eXpe-
rienced speaker counts votes is to sep
arate them into groups of ten. Reed
and Henderson were morvelously eX-
pert at it. They could tell how many
men were standing on the floor in
twinkling.
Cannon sawed the voters off one by
one with an up and down movement
of his bony right arm. When he had
laborously reached fifteen, he leaned
over to the clerk and said:
"Oh. never mind. make it hundred"
As presiding officer Mr.. Cannon has
always been bit nervous in the chair,
especially when the debate on the floor
became heated. If spirited discus
sion was in progress, he would invaria
bly, turn to Mr.. Kinds, clerk ut the
speakers desk and the parliamentary
authority of the house. and say:
Watch out now, Kinds. Keep track
of things. I'm getting interested in this
talk"
And then in less than three minutes
he would beckon some member to the
chair. return to the floor and plunge
into the thick of the fight.
Representative Cannon when consid-
ering official business never wastes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20

WOTuS anu some
times his coun-
tenance speaks
volumes. . n e
day during the
last session q
committee of the
Districts most
prominent citi-
ZenS called on
Mr.. Cannon in
his capacity as
chairman of the
com mittee on
appropriations
to urge an APP
preparation for
the beginning of
the project for a
memorial bridge
across the Poto-
mac river.
I'VE called"
said the leader
of the delega-
ton, ito talk
over the matter
of n memorial
hridpav
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20
HAVE YOU READ HIS BooKs?"

the threads which remain in the loom
after the finished web is cut out. They
go only to the ragbag. and that seems
to be at the bottom of the village griev-
ance against Barrie. The pride of the
natives seems touched because, as they
insist, they have been represented as
thrums-a thing useless and worthless.
No amount of argument can make
them see it in any other light; hence
Barrie'S unpOpularity in his own town.
Perhaps Mr.. Barrie doesn't care; per-
haps he does. The author of "Senti-
mental Tommy" is quite Il philosopher.
He can be delightfully."- Whimsical at
times, tOO-almoSt as whimsical as in
his latest story. The Little White
Bird" ..- t..-
1t is told of Mr. Barrie that on meet
ing Il famous fellow author for the first
time he responded to the others compli-
ments by saying:
ITS all very well to he able to write
books. but can you waggle your earS?"
The ability to do so is one of Mr.. Bar
rie's many accomplishments. When the
late Henry Drummond was lecturing to
a class of students on natural science.
he mentioned that the power of moving
the scalp and ears was one of the few
chara cteriSticS of our Simian ancestors
occurring occasionally in men. and i'm
mediately several of the students gave
practical demonstration of it, much to
Drummond'S delight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20

to be rudely
disturbed t b e
other day. a
co al w Il z II
loaded with an
thracite drove
up in front of
t he executive
office, and the
driver stopped
his horses di-
rectly in front
of the doors
through which
the cabinet min
listers had just
passed. He lift
ed an iron trap,
disclosing a
hole, into which
he Immediately
began to shovel
the coal. The
din and CHATTER
were trcmen-
douS and lasted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20

congress gives rise to n
flood of stories about the
veteran Illinois repre-
sentative. Always a tow
ering and interesting fig
ure in public and private
life, Uncle Joe" is now
more than ever the CEN
ter of Dolitical attention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20

OF paIrlOtS VINO are Will
ing, for a consideration,
to serve their country as
consuls and secretaries of
legations or in other posi-
lions equally good"
This time is no excep-
ton to the rule. The
trials and fluctuations as
well nc the nerSiStencr of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20

The popularity of the very common
place nursery Jingle. MARY had n lit
tie. lamb" is one of the mysteries of
American literature. Nevertheless, it is
popular. Therefore there are many peo-
pie, no doubt, who will welcome Il book
purporting to give the true story of the
real Mary and the real lamb as told by
Mary herself and by the latter's friend
and biographer, Fannie NJ. Dickerson.
Mary, it appears, was one Mary Saw
yer, who subsequently became Mrs. Co
lumbus Tyler and died in Boston at
the age of eighty-three on Dee. II,
1889. The incident celebrated in the
jingle occurred in the schoolhouse at
Sterling. Mass. 1t was seized upon and
versified by Il bright young man"
named John Roulstone, who happened
to be visiting the school at the time.
He, however. wrote only the first three
stanzas. I'm 1929 in a book of poems
published by Mrs Sarah Joseph three
stanzas were added to these hence
the poem in its entirety as it is known
to young and old even to this day.
Miss DickersOn has made one odd
mistake. For Mrs. Sarah Joseph read
Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, Il famous
American bluestocking and philan-
thropist of the first half of the nine
teenth century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20
An
office.
Seeking
Trust

some of these patriots during the pc
Rod in which they are endeavoring to
convince the appointive powers of their
peculiar fitness for the places they
seek are aptly illustrated by a story
told in reminiscent mood by q well
known state department official:
I'VE were a small coterie of do or die
officeseekers camped in Washington
for the purpose of landing big plums
some years ago. The best hotel in
town was none too good when we be-
gan our campaigns, and-we came
from almost every section of the coun-
try-it was here that we met and
formed our trust. Among the number
was a candidate for the post of minis
ter to Siam, whose name 1 will not
mention.
1.-The president was slow to recognize
our abilities, and our friends in con-
gress had difficulty in convincing him
that the country needed our services.
so we declined into a second rate
boarding house. Time went, and so
did our money. The president remained
unconvinced, and we all landed in a
cheap lodging house over a five cent
lunch counter. Hope deferred made
our appetites for office grow stronger.
and we stuck it out in spite of dismal
surroundings and very bad food
Zone day when we were all lined up
Mt the lunch counter a friend rushed in
waving an evening paper and grasped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20

The Cat Journal has doubtless many
subscribers, for the circle of puss'
adOrers has widened vastly and now
includes many more besides the lonely
Spinster.
The front page of the journal is
adorned by a portrait of a splendid
Angora, Red Rambler. Black Beauty
is another superb creature, and the
white Angora kittens Zodiac and Zenda
are a pair of feline cherubs. Another
bewitching pair are Tontita and Bon
ny.
Articles relating to the care of cats
are also to be found in this periodical.
and altogether it is calculated to prove
valuable to those who are interested in
pussy either for pleasure or profit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20

The editor of an English ladies pa
per- saws that in a competition to as
certain his readers favorite author one
of those who voted for Miss Corelli and
averred that she loved her books wrote
of her as ''Mary Gorilla" Such is
fame. RICHARD UPPER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-20
You can live comfortably in CaIifC
for from 81 to SIS a week.


and everything 1t S not