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feted in the end Thus 1t happened that In
the year 1904 the Mont-dePiete, after SELL
ing the unredeemed pledges of six months,
had 1853 2S3 francs TO hand back to the real
owners of the pledged objects sold at auc-
ton because of forfeiture. Well. 1885
francs of that money went to the ticket
buyersi
Value by Weight.
at the present hour" says NJ. Colly, at
Is certain that more than so per cent of all
outstanding Mont-de-Pete tickets are in
the hands of these parasites
1t is all due 10 the sloth and conservatism
of the sworn valuers. If you rise In the
scale OF pledges to the realms of precious
stones. jewelry. gold and silversmihts' work
you would think the sworn valuers ought
TO come out strong. Yet they do not. AS
will be seen, they let themselves be swim
died in the only two jewel frauds that APP
preached the Mont-de-Piete last year. In
the old days It was specifically part of their
duty TO appreciate the value OF handwork
as well as of material but half century
ago official sloth had substituted routine in
the place of any such intellectual labor.
Thus, for any object in 1S-karat gold the
estimate is two francs per gramme. Mere
weight is all that counts. For objects in sill
yer, OF no matter what beauty, the estimate
is eighty francs per kilogramme.
In the past six months the sworn valuerS
were paid 2SO.0Oo francs for this intelligent
''valuing." During the same period the
losses charged against them amounted to
but 1900 francs-the major part OF which
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less numerous than either Of the other
bodies, and they are also more academic.
They include In their ranks many college
professors and other men OF intellectual
eminence. They are followers of Karl
Marx, and their principles and policy are
identical with those of the powerful social
ist party in Germany led by Herr Bebel.
and they usually write above the heads of
the people they seek to reach.
The Jewish bund 10 an independent social
list organization which has q close affinity
with the social democratic party. Its pro-
gram IL practically the same, and it's men,
bers, composed Of Russian Jews are ener-
getic. tlreiess and aggressive. The peculiar
wrongs which their race suffers in Russia
give them a special incentive, and no wing
OF the revolutionary party works harder.
Various Liberal Parties.
These are the four main divisions OF the
socialists, but there are many minor parties
which are affiliated more or less closely
with the big organizations.
The Russian liberals are probably more
numerous than the socialists, but they are
also split into many cliques and parties.
and they are not so closely organized.
Some of the liberals are just about as
revolutionary as the old-fashioned English
conservatives. They believe in personal
rights and a national constitution, but in
nothing more radical. Others are almost
advanced the socialists and there are
infinite shades of opinion between these two
extremes. The majority of the liberals ad-
Vocate a constitutional monarchy but they
do not agree to whether the Romanoff
dynasty should retain the throne. The So
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AFALL EXTRAVAGANCE
SHEER wEAVES MAKE THE NEW
HOSIERY IRRESISTIBLE.
EveIet Embroidery a New Wrinkle
on Fancy Stock
ings.

Written for The Star.
Among the pet extravagances OF the we'll
dressed woman fancy hosiery takes nrst
place this fall Time was that the summer
supply of stockings, with little darning
and perhaps a few extra pairs of plain
black hose, lasted her through the winter
months This year, however, the decided
vogue of pumps for house wear, and the
necessity OF having the entire costume in
harmony. has caused this fastidious woman
to discard all the deIicately tinted stockings
which matched her summer frocks.
Gowns in autumn oolorings must have
hosiery in the same shades, and this fall
even embroideries on stockings must match
the handwork that ornaments the dress
with which they are worn. So miladi' IN
stead of spending q large portion of her
allowance on fine handkerchiefs or other
small accessories, has chosen beautiful
stockings as the object of her lavish ex-
penditures.
The new offerings In hosiery are well
suited to meet the most exaeting tastes,
| In sheerness and flmy weave they are not
| a whit less gauZy than summer stockings.
Heavy wooden and cotton stockings have
become only a memory in the feminine
H wtsnld and transparency ts what the up-to-
darn wnmnn insists ulpun above all else,
Il
not only silk and lfisle ttirsaaH meaves are of
exquisite fineness and delicacy, but less
| costly hosiery that is within the reach of
| the average purse has much the same
cobweb appearance.
Embroidery plays a very extensive role in
| fall hosiery. Quite the newest thing is the
| stocking showing designs done in English
| eyelet work Very delicate patterns are
| employed and the effect of the openwork
| over pink flesh, vies in loneliness with the
| more elaborate lace weaves. The latter
| have long been favorites with the woman
4, who does not wear her stockings through
| quickly. Eyelet embroidery. however, COM
| bines durability with the Same fetching
| openwork effects.
| In the French handwork self-tone en-
| broideries have taken the place of forid
| or contrasting colorings Jewel embroideries
| in opalescent shadings are sometimes seen
| In instep motifs. but the one color scheme
| In by all odds the smart establishment for
| hosiery this fall.
| Tiny fgufes In imitation of the various
| cuttings of precious stones decorate the
| fronts Of many Of the new stockings. CIR.
! cular discs, both hand embroidered and
woven, also stand out from sheer silk ana
Isle backgrounds No less Fascinating are
the miniature flower and leaf designs. such
| ~ wee poplar leaves. rosebuds or Sofues-
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me-nots. Many OF these outline Marie An
toinette garlands. One very stunning orna-
mentation on gauze Isle hose shows a
vine of tiny leaves and flowers which ex-
tends over the instep half way to the knee
in curling branches.
But silk and Isle thread stockings are not
alone in their new loneliness Beautiful
embroideries and hlmy weaves render cot
ton hosiery equally as captivating. In fact,
many women whose purse admits of the
more costly sort buy very sheer cotton In
preference or have the feet Of cotton and
the uppers of Isle.
When selecting the winters supply Of
sheer hosiery the cautious woman will look
we'll to two points. Garter knees that u.s.
double fold from the opening almost to
the knee. prevent fine weaves from tearing
out, and spliced seam at the back Of the
stocking strengthens the joining and in
sures against ravelng.
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brought about the death OF the Grand Duke
Sergius. Nobody in our circle believes that
the terrorists want to remove the car; the
general feeling Is that It would be folly to
Interfere with the fine work he is doing TO
promote a Russian revolution.
There are probably some terrorists In
this country. but the principal centers OF
their work are in London. Zurich and
Paris"
Centers Of Propaganda.
The various parties which work by means
| Of an educational propaganda maintain or
| ganized centers in Switzerland, England,
| the United States, Italy and elsewhere for
| the printing of revolutionary literature.
Several centers existed in Germany until
| recently but they have practically all been
| abandoned since the German government
| arrested many of the members to oblige the
| Russian government.
The Jewish newspapers and magazines on
| the East Side of New York frequently print
special editions on thin paper for distribu-
| ton in Russia when they think they have
an article that will do the revolutionary
propaganda some good.
A good deal of printing IS also done by
revolutionists in Russia on small hand
presses concealed in the cellars OF private
houses Professors and students of tho
Moscow University-a hotbed of revolution
airy sentiment-have twice been arrested and
| imprisoned because they were found to be
| working secret printing presses in the uni
versity buildings.
| The distribution of the pamphlets and
| manifestos is attended to by thousands OF
volunteer colporteurs all over Russia. Not
q cent Is paid out for this perilous work
except for actual travelling expenses 1t is
these colporteurs who have given to the
cause of Russian freedom most of its mar
| tyrs. They are usually caught when at
| tempting to distribute revolutionary litera-
| ture among the soldiers. That Is the most
| dangerous branch OF the work and also the
| most honorable from the revolutionary
| point OF view.
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the Russian revolutionary party as II
there were only one, but, as a matter or
fact there are at least a dozen. and they
are by no means agreed as to what they ui-
tinately want. For many years past they
have been warning more or less violently
against one another, as well as against the
car, but they have been lately united for
fighting purposes by the diplomatic genius
of Peter Won Struve. who. although I'M
known to the world at large, Is unques-
tionably the greatest statesman among the
Russian revolutionists.
What Won Struve Has Done.
Won Struve Is a man who would probably
have attained high distinction In the car
service If he had not ranked himself with
the enemies Of the autocratic system. He
is OF noble birth. the grandson OF IA
nous astronomer of the same name. and
the nephew of a former ambassador from
Russia to the United States. His brother
is now Russian consul at Montreal.
BY personal negotiations with the leaders
Of the various revolutionary parties Won
Struve succeeded in calling conference
of delegates from each party at Paris last
fall. He is himself the head OF the radical
liberals. He was elected to preside over
the conference, and, after much deba1e. ne
got the delegates to agree upon NM
Imum program and pleuge their parties to
fight for 1t in common. The heads of this
program are freedom of speech, freedom
Of the press, freedom of assembly, no dis
| tinctons on account Of religion, the release
of political prisoners and responsible
| constitutional parliament for Russia elected
| by the people. When this program has been
| realized each revolutionary party will be
| free to fight for political supremacy and Its
| own particular principles
Social Democrats
| The social democrats form numerous
| and powerful party. especially in the cities
| and towns of Russia. Their following Is
| mainly among the working men and the
| students but the latter usually drift Into
| the somewhat more advanced social revolu-
| ZIONIST party. Both of these parties WORK
| by means Of an elaborate educational
propaganda, but the latter has what rs
called 1.-The fighting wing" known to the
world as nihilists. but always called ter
rorists' among Russian revoiutionarles
"Nthiists' Is an incorrect term-the c'ea-
| ton of English sensational novelists.
The MARKHAM socialists are probably moSn
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men and women who have been influenced
by the teachings Of Tolstoy. and they are
opposed to the use of physical force unless
driven to II by the direst extremity. Few
Of them probably could go TO the extremes
Of nonresistance which Toistoy advocates.
Father Gopon obviously belonged to this
class at the outset of his campaign. II is
a class from which the more active and
cruits as oppression becomes too much for
philosophy to bear.
Finnish and Polish Parties.
These are the chief among the distinctive
~ Russian societies which strive for free
dom. although they are by no means all OF
them. But among the enemies of autocracy
must also be numbered the Poles, the
Firms, the bulk of the Inhabitants OF Rus
sian America and other alien and subject
races under the rule of the car.
Even among these people there are also
many divisions of party and opinion. The
Finnish nationalists, in the main, would be
content with the restoration of their old
constitution and guarantees of home rule
and personal rights. but some among them
seek for a republic of their own, and Others
want a constitutional monarchy for Fin
land, independent of Russia. The great ma
jority approve OF cooperating with the Rus
sian revolutionists, but some OF the more
conservative think II unwise to do So
The Polish nihilsts are divided In their
desire for the restoration of the old king
dom of Poland and the establishment of a
Polish republic. but nearly all of them rec
ognize that both are ideals. which Germany
and Austria. having Poles of their own to
control, would never permit the realization
of. Therefore they ally themselves with the
revolutionists, STIMULATING for liberal meas
ure Of home rule for Russian Poland when
the cause triumphs.
Scattered through Finland and Poland
there are, of course. members OF all the
other parties previously mentioned. In Fin
land, too. there Is a party which advocates
union with Sweden, and in Poland one
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Reynols Beal, W. ]. Whittemore Alethea
n. Platt and H. v. Birney. Exh,bits WIZ III
be received at the galleries on OCTOBER "
and 81. and exhibitors cards can De mao
by applying to Miss 8. NJ. Richardson. EAo
West 9th street.
school at W,nnetka, suburb OF chi
caeo is to have an interesting series OF
mural decorations painted by Miss Marina
Cairns and Miss Veda Horton. INSTRUCTORS
in the Chicago Art Institute. Local histori-
cal happenings furnish the themes-such TOT
example. as La Sale In Winter camp
and Marquette Preaching to the Indians,
and each, 1t Is said. has been set fortn
with simplicity and force. On both the
ethical and educat ional side this Is an ao-
mirable use to put to art.
After ten or twelve years litigation the
Musee d emery on the Avenue du Bois
Paris, is about to be opened to the public.
This is collection chiefly rich in examples
of oriental art which was left to the city
by one d Ennery, a playwright. who lived
during the third empire
LEILA MECHLIN.
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with the other parties. and were represented
at the Paris conference.
In view of this great variety OF opinion
among the people opposed to what Gen.
Trepon tersely calls "czsrdom," Il Is no
wonder that the American Society OF
Friends of Russian Freedom automatically
remarked in a recent manifesto
We have no theories as to what form the
political development of Russia under free
dom should take whether there should be a
constitutional monarchy. a republic some
other form of national organization. But
we unite with all divisions of the party Of
progress In Russia In believing that a con-
stitVtion OF some kind should be granted.
assuring to the people OF Russia liberties
like those we ourselves enjoy"
Hatred Of Anarchists.
None of the Russian revolutionary parties
has any love for or connection with the mil
liant anarchists although philosophc an
archism has permeated the advanced
thought OF Russia owing to the writings OF
Tolstoy. Prince Kropotkine and their dis
ciples.
The terrorist wing OF the social revolu-
tionists is small in numbers. but admirably
organized" said DR.. Maurice Fishberg,
Russian physician in New York. who is con-
nected with the social democratic party.
Nobody can say how many members this
fighting league as 1t is called In England.
possesses. or who those members are.
Even the heads OF the organization know
only a few of the members, with whom
they come directly IN touch. The league
works in groups. and member only knows
his own group. Thus 1t is impossible for
one traitor to break up the whole organlEa-
ton, done with the old terrorist
wing after the assassination Of the grand
father OF the present car.
The common belief in revolutionary cir
cles is that the terrorists do not perform
quarter OF the deeds attributed TO them.
There is little doubt but that they removed
Won Plehve; that they have condemned
Gen. Trepoff to death. and that they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23
PAWN SHOP OF PARIS
Close Fistedness of a Philan-
thropic Institution.
KILLS MUCH BUSINESS
LONDON PAWNBRoKERS PROFIT
BY THE CONDITIONS.
Rise of the Confidential Agent" Who
Pledges Jewels Abroad for
the Smart Set.
KILLS MUCH BUSINESS

SpccInI Correspondence OF The Star,
PARIS. September 10, 1908.
This Is how we learned that Parisians
are pawuIng their jewelry in London:
1t was one night last week at Maxim's
A. we watched the jewel-spangled. per-
fumed high world of feminine bril-
iancy. gilded youth and parasitism. we
observed velvety-eyed young man. He
was I'm immaculate evening dress. and on
his fingers he wore rings of price. He
must be a milllonalre's SON." we said.
No we were Informed. behind that
young mans air of imbecility there hides
an agile mind. He Is S. c., the Lon
don agent"
And who is s. CT" we asked
He is the confidential friend of half
these ladies, and he is treated like a
dear old college chum by the aristocrattc
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came from the two Jewel frauds mentioned.
Therefore" says II. Colly, Ito cover q
loss Of 10000 francs the Mont-de-Ptete pays
ESQ, 900 francs We may compare this pro-
ceeding to an insurance contract In which
the premium Is twenty-seven times greater
than the risk insured againstf'
So the small borrowers Of Paris pay usury
and risk losing their property, while the
larger borrowers are tempted to send their
collateral to London. Is 1t not a curious
commentary on a system originally designed
to be philanthropical?
STERLING HELLO.
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Power Of Sequence.

From the Chicago News
II am told that you called me a little
busybody. Is that true?''
Believe me. my words were distorted.
On the contrary, said you were a busy
little body"
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cialists of all parties are, Of course, repub-
lican.
The zemstvoists. OF whom so much has
been heard lately, are mainly included with
in the liberal ranks. but some Of them be-
lieve In the maintenance of autocracy after
the concession of personal rights and the
extension Of the system of local govern
ment.
There Is vast unorganzed party
throughout Russia whose members may be
called Christian socialists, although they
do not lay claim to that title. They are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23

which would like annexation by Austria
Hungary.
The Armenlans do not love the Russian
government, but their chief quarrel is with
the Russian Church. They are not an i'm
portant factor in the revolutionary cam
paiSn. but they are cooperating at present
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NO RUSSIAN HARMONY
Her Revolutionists Split Into
Many Parties.
ONE COMMON OBJECT
ALL WANT LIBERTY OF PERSON
AND OF PRESS.
But "Czardom" Stands United While
Its Opponents Squabble Between
Themselves Over Details,

Written for The Star.
If successful revolution ever takes
placesin Russia and national parliament
Is elected. that body will be split into as
many warning parties as the Austrian
reichsrath or the French chamber of depu-
ties.
1t is usual In this country to speak Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23

One of the first exhibitions of the season
Is the sixteenth annual of the New York
Water Color Club, which, according to an
nouncement will be held in the galleries Of
the American Fine Arts Society from No
vember IL to December 8. 1t will consist of
water colors, pastels and miniatures, not
previously exhibited in New York. A prise
Of $500 has been offered by Mr.. William r.
Beal for the most meritorious water color.
and will be awarded by the jury Of selec-
ton composed Of Leonard Ochtman. G. G.
Curran, Chas Warren Eaton, Colin Camp
bell Cooper, Elliott Daingerfield, Florence
Smell, y. Ballard Wilhamss Louis Rhead.
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The outlook for the coming season Is on
every side most suspicious. The art world
seems to be waking up with unusual vim,
rather than langudly regaining energy The
dealers prognosucate good season, and al
ready the program of exhibitions is almost
full. Those returning from abroad are
bringing, 1t Is understood, however, less for
eign paintings with them than commonly;
and those who read the signs of the times
declare that the tide has turned in favor Of
American work. Some one has said that
home productions were coming dangerous
~ near becoming the vogue, and though
this is probably an exaggeration 1t has
more than the proverbial grain of truth In
It, The American public is firing of for
eign counterfeits, and Is learning to Judge
a picture more astutely than by the paint
er's name: 1t is reasonable to believe In
consequence that In time the American
painter will come into his due of apprecia-
ton and patronage,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-05
Crops in Alabama.

Director Chaffee of the Montgom-
cry weather bureau station watches
Alabama crops, and he reports ger
mination and growth in the fields
throughout the state in the condition
of promising progress. Rainfalls were
well distributed, and were sufficient
for all growth purposes.
Cotton planting is practically COM
pleted, and chopping is well under
way. The stands are good even in
fields in which replanting on account
of the frost became necessary.
What is true of cotton is also true
of corn. The growth is satisfactory,
even on the uplands where the crop
is receiving it's first blowing Ex-
cellent growth is reported from the
fields of wheat and oats, and like
favorable report comes from the truck
farms and from the gardens.
The spring season as a whole has
been favorable to plant growth. Moist
ure and sunshine have come in proper
proportions, and every Alabama crop
is securing an excellent start. The
fruit crop will be light, but in every
other respect the soil of Alabama Is
full of promise. The season cannot
he foretold in May, but a good begin
ming is an advantage, and all crops in
this state, even sweet potatoes, look
well at the present time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-05
EXCESS of Boxer Money.

When the associated nations went
To China, they not only ransacked the
palaces of Pekin for loot" but they
mulct the helpless, unarmed peo-
pie in a vast sum ostensibly to pay
damages done in the Boxer outbreak.
TO the United States was assigned
$25 100000, and if this country had
declined to take the sum the other
nations would have grabbed it, nota-
bly, Russia, which demanded and got
an indemnity five times larger than
that awarded to the United States.
1t was the most barefaced looting
scheme of a helpless country that the
world has ever known.
The United States has now ascer-
tanned that the missionary claims will
not exceed 100000, and the cost of
its military expedition to Pekin not
over 100000. There is left then
| $22,000,000 of the Chinese indemnity
to which no moral right whatever at
taches.
Undoubtedly the excess of the in
demnity amounting to $22,000,000, will
| be given back to China, regardless of
what the other grabbers may do.
Some think there should be restitu-
ton without conditions, because the
money does not rightfully belong to
this country, but others say it should
go back on the conditions that it shall
| be used thus and so for the general
good of the Chinese people. The bet
| ter way, no doubt, would be to make
simple restitution, leaving China free
to do as it pleases with the fund.
Much of the money has not been paid
to the United States, and China will
probably lessen taxation as the best
way of settling the problem. Our task
in relation to it consists solely in get
ting rid of money that does not belong
| to us.