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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
$50 SHOES.
Plenty Of Them Made in New York. and
Not for Crippled Feet Either.

Plenty OF Them Made I'm New York. and
Not for Crippled Feet Either.
Mems shoes such as the wearer may dis
play to a critical public without fear or
shame sell in New York at prices varying
from $3.50 to $1,000 pair. Everybody has
seen the shoes that sell at $40 or sl2 pair
downward. Comparatively few have seen
those that sell for 500 a pair upward,
Naturally shoes at 81 600 pair are made
to order They are not necessarily made
TO fit deformed feet.
The rule OF some shoemakers, like that
OF some doctors, il 10 charge all that the
traffic will bear. A man with a difficult
and delicate foot and plenty Of money went
to a fashionable shoemaker not long ago
for the first time, and asked the price OF
shoes The shoemaker, after eful
examination OF the customers feet and a
mental calculation as TO his probable will
ingness and ability to pay high p rico,
answered:
Il will make your first pain of shoes for
500. After that l will make you pair at
any time and in any style for So
Shoemaker and customer compromised
on price about half that proposed for
the first pair OF shoes, but the oustome r
made no attempt to bring down the price
OF su bsequent pairs. He knew $50 a pair
to be the regular price Of the shop, and one
that in his case at least would not be de-
arted from.
There are other shoemakers who charge
wealthy and fastidous customers with
troublesome feet 500 for the first pair OF
shoes. 80 hundreds OF New Workers
are probably paying regularly $50 for
every pair OF shoes that they have made.
Some of the shoernakers who get such prices
from rlch customers make shoes for other
customers at $40 or $l2 a pair.
In the case OF the customers who pay
the highest price the shoemaker makes
a cast OF each foot and. Of course last for
each. He makes special last even in the
case Of the customers who pay his lowest
price.
Into the $50 shoes he also puts the best
workmanship and materials. II ia not
pretended that the making OF the casts
and the lasts costa any large proportion
Of the price Of $50 shoes. The value Of the
last however, Is considerable part Of
the cost OF the cheapest shoes made at
such a shop.
Some persons believe that the greater
part Of the cost Of $50 pair Of shoes is a
mere fad and humbug, and II il true that
the purchasers OF such shoes are usually
women TO whom money II matter OF no
consequence. Some Of the most expensive
shoes such as cost from 500 to 81 900 for
the first pair mnde, are ordered by hard
headed business men who are accustomed
to look pretty keenly to tho price Of what
they buy OF sell,
few Of the fashionable shoemakers
have persuaded their rich customers that
the most expensive shoes are worth all
they cost, and by a curious accident Rorne
OF the most difficult feet 10 o. are thoee Of
the very rioh. The muld-millionaire who
wears plain and simple s r, without pecu-
Arities OF heel, toe. hollow or instep, can
buy ready made shoes along with his poor
neighoor, and be as comfortably shod IA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
senator German a Patient Listener,
From the Woshinplon Po.i.

There il no more attentive and patient
listener IN all the Senate than MIR Oofman
of Maryland. His attitude. whenever he
takes his seat on the minority side Of the
chamber, is inyoluntlrily that Of attention
TO what Ia going on, If any senator be ex-
pounding his views 70 empty seats and de-
slres come orr 70 address his remarks TO
there is always the Democratic leader. quietly
taking in all that is said and never obiectinR
10 being used as an orstoricsl target.
There are other Senator's, 10 be sure. who
attend the sessions diligently. who consider
it part OF their duty 70 be on hand promptly
20 make a quorum. But DO one OF them
knows more In detail about what ia said or
compliments more speakers by hearing them
70 the very end. Counting the period Of
his service In tho chamber Years ago az a
page. no one probably has heard q greater
variety or greater number Of S4natorial
apeeeheA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
when Senator Cunom sang.

From me Saturday Erenino Posi-.
Senator Cullom said that ihere were not
more than half dozen persons in tho world
who had ever heard him sing. He had been
relating an incident connected with COM
mission upon which ho served. AT tho
end. he said. we gave ourselves n parting
dinner and before We parted some one said
re ought to sing Aud Lang Syne; 40 we
stood up and held hands. and one fellow
started Wis going.
But he started so high that at the end Of
the first line nobody had anything 70 say.
We let go TO get n better hold, and another
fellow started so low TINT at the end OF the
eecond line II got lost under the table Well,
we stood still and waited Nobody seemed
ready to take the responsibility
Il thought II was too bad TO have the bill
lost just for want Of n leader when the whole
house stood ready 20 back II. 30 drew long
breath and sailed in. We got through first
rate that time, clean 10 the end without n
break. but I've never sung note In my life
before nor since"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
ur. oeyclnnu,s Musical Criticism.

From the San Frnneiseo AroonGW.
Once, during his second term. Grover
Cleveland was asked 20 speak NJ function
In a certain town. and when he arrived at the
depot, the wind was blowing gale. slect
was driving and hailstones nearly as largo
as marbles we're fercely falling.
OF course. the inevitable brass band was
there, and at tho sight Of the President tho
performers struck up with all the strenuoslty
at their command That is tho most realistic
music / ever heard" remarked Cleveland.
What are they trying to play" asked Seore-
tary Olney, who accompanied him. Hail
10 the Chief" replied the President with a
cheerful smile,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
Nr Hndley's Little story,

At q reception given for President Hhdley.
one individual asked him what he thought
OF the recent baseball game A Yale had
met with a disastrous defeat. tho sub ect
might be called unpleasant.
without hesitation. President Hadley said:
There was a boy living in a village whose
uncle died. The next day man driving along
the road was surprised 20 and the boy working
In tho field. Thinking this did not shuw
the lad TO him and said: johnny, didn't
you know your uncle was deAdY Johnny
Hlowly approached and drawled out: Yes.
know Il: have cried. 80
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
secretary shaw's DEFINITION.

from Hr NAiCuUo HccO' q NV uso
Leslie Monitor shaw. Secretary OF tho
Treasury. was at luncheon in the Hamilton
Club OF Chicago. telling some Of the stories
which have made him famous In political
campaigns. But his answer to query Of
John Maynard Harlan illustrates his dell
oous humor. The talk was OF statesmen
and politicians. when Mr.. Harlan said:
"Mr. Secretary, what is the difference
between q statesman and a politician"
Quick o. q thought came tho answer.
ITS the difference between the young
mBn seeking p position and tho boy look
Ing for a lob
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
consolntlon for Gen. Howard.
From fhs L,,eision Journal

Gen. o. o. Howard. the former Maine
man, Il the only living American soldier
who has comm anded at ono time 10000
soldiers.
When he was emerging from the bat
tie ;of Fair Oaks minus his right arm no
was met by Gen. kearucy. who had lost his
left arm. with the remark. Never mind.
Howard. We viii buy our gloves at the same
store
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
.Iohn MorIe, ON Coli.

From Dundee Peoples Friend
Mr. John Morley addressed a meeting Of
his constituents in Montrose the other night
and At the close ~heckl-r- rose and said.
i wish TO ask tho right honorable gentleman
an important question"
The audience was all attention.
Il wish 90 ask Mr.. Morley why he does
not play golf" MIR. Morley. however. was
equal to the occasion GOLF" no exclaimed.
"Oh | don't think I'm old enough to begin
that yet
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-11
The stomach's Tribulations.

The chief of the Paris laboratory,
who has been lecturing Parisians up
on their digestions, puts it this way:
"When a man takes milk for break
fast preserved with formic aldehyde,
when he eats at luncheon slice of
ham kept good by borax, with spinach
or French beans made green with sui
phite of copper, and when he washes
all that down with half a bottle of
wine cleared with an excess of plaster
of paris, and that for twenty years,
how is it to be expected that such a
man can have a stomach %
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-11
LINCoLN's sTINGY MAN.
Wanted the Lord to Sell Cattle and
Buy Lightning Rods.

"Did you ever hear Mr.. Lincoln 5
lightning-rod story?" asked Speaker
Cannon of some friends who were
spinning yarns, says the Washington
Times. "Well, it's good one.
"Mr. Lincoln said he had attended
meeting at a country church where one
of the stingiest creatures on Gods foot
stool went through the make-me-good
j dea he was worshiping the Saviour.
The minister asked for a free contri-
button to enable the church fathers to
buy a lightning rod for the edifce.
"Surely you are willing to lend to
the Lord, said the minister. Is He
not the owner of the cattle on thous-
and hills? Will He not repay"
THAT was the chance for the old
miser to get in his work by giving
reason for not contributing. Rising
in his seat, he said:
&" you say the Lord is the owner of
the cattle on a thousand hills. Then,
why can't He sell some of the cattle
and buy lightning rodT
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-11
HERE'S SOMETHING NEW.
A Man Can't Burn His Own Cotton
in Texas.


A Dallas dispatch says it has been
held by the courts that free citizen
of Texas has no right to burn or
otherwise destroy his own farm prod
ucts. Some years ago farmer haul
ed into a Texas town a load of corn
which he offered for sale. He was
rendered such low price for the grain
that he deliberately emptied the whole
load into the river. He was convicted
and fined for destroying a valuable
product of the farm. The law reads
in effect:
"If any person shall willfully and
mischievously injure or destroy any
growing fruit, corn, grain or other
like agricultural products he shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars
This read in connection with amend
ments and other laws on the subject
takes away a Texans right to burn
his own cotton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-11
STARVED HIMSELF, BUT LEFT LARGE ESTATE
Gold and All Around Man Whose NeghDors Didn
Know How Kept Body and Soul Together

room 1,7O0 and cigar box with
81, 500 in gold was found, In another
place $1,000 in bills was found. For
wears Dubel had lived on fare that
caused his neighbors sto wonder how
he kept body and soul together. He
had no faith in banks and invested his
income as rapidly as it accumulated.
His estate is large.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-11
ChamberIain's Cough Rem
edy and Sont it to Friends.

Mr.. F. w. J. Fletcher, a druggist
in Victoria, Australia, says: "a
customer of mine was SO pleased with
Chamberlain Cough Remedy, which
she had used for her children when
suffering from colds and Group, that
during a fortnight's time she obtained
at my shop, nine bottles, which she
sent to her friends in different parts
of the state telling them how much
good it had done and advising them
to give it a trial" For sale by Daw-
son Drug Co., Dawson:u WillifOrd q
Co., Parrot.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-11

Gold, silver and bills amounting to
more than $40, 900 has been found Sc
GREETED about the home of the Fireman
Dubel. who died recently at Burling-
ton, N. j.. In former years Dubel
had lived as a recluse, denying that
he had any wealth other than his
home and the spacious grounds that
surrounded it. In a poorly furnished
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-11
Honesty Rewarded.

In New York the other day the
driver of an automobile found dia-
mond necklace, worth $4,000 belong
ing to woman who had hired his
vehicle and returned it to her. She
magnanimously proffered him nick
ell and told him to go buy himself a
cigar for his honesty.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-11
Uncle Tobe's PianOla.

Mrs. Myrick thinks that it would
not be a bad idea for "your Uncle
ODE" Stevens to send his new pianOla
to Fort Gaines so that those farmers
and others could celebrate the Occa-
sion more fttingly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-11
To Cure a Cold in One Day

take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure E. w. Groves sig
nature on each box.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-01-11
The WeeviI Wonders.

The cotton boil weevil must be won
dering why such a large reward has
been placed on his head. If it is de-
sired to destroy cotton the weevil
ought to be fOstered instead of fought.
Savannah News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-04
STREET RAILWAY CONTROL
Important Link in the System from
Pittsburgh to Wheeling.

The syndicate which has been at
work for several months securing con
troll of street railways at East Liver
pool and Wellsville, o., has succeeded
in getting ordinances through the
councils of both places. All is now
in readiness for rebuilding the old
East Liverpool-Wellsville line, max
ing of it an up-to-date, double track
interurban railway which, with ex-
tensions to be built, will make it one
of the most important links in a
trolley chain from Pittsburgh to
Wheeling.
The Hon. W. Caryl Ely of Buffalo,
president of the American Street
Railway association, is looking after
the financiering of the enterprise,
and Van Horn Ely, also of Buffalo,
is president of the new company,
which will absorb the East Liver
pool Railway Company, its branches,
the East Liverpool & Rock Springs
line to Chester, w. Va, and the
pleasure resort known as Rock
Springs park Work on the promised
improvements will begin at once.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-04
PRIVATE CAR TELEsC0PED
New York Limited Ran into Local
Near Philadelphia.
WE'RE TESTING A NEW CAR
Crossover Was Not Closed Before
Fast Train Came Along-Engine
Plowed Through Car.

A rear-end collision between the
eastbound New York limited express
from st. Louis and a local passenger
train, which was standing at the
Paoli station of the Pennsylvania
railroad, Is miles west of Philadel
phia, resulted in the death of five
men and the injuring of more than 20
others.
The dead: Frank A. Brastow, of
Haverford; George M. Pennypacker
foreman of car inspectors in the West
Philadelphia yards; S. S. Walton,
Altoona, Pa; Richard Y. Garland,
Narberth, a suburb of Philadelphia; +;
Carl. Dunhaur, Philadelphia.
Paoi is the terminus of the Penn
sylvanla railroads suburban traffic on
the main line, and a large yard is
located there for the storage of cars
and engines. The local was made up
on the north side and switched across
to the eastbound track, No. l. on the
south side, and came to a stop at the
station. Before the switches could
be set the New York limited came
along at moderate speed on the No. 2
eastbound track, took the crossover
switch and crashed into the local
The force of the collision was so
great that the engine of the limited
ploughed 10 feet into the private car,
and the later was forced half way
through the day coach ahead.
All those who met death were in
the private car of General Manager
Atterbury, which was attached to the
rear of the local train. Mr.. After
bury is on his vacation in Maine. He
expected to return about October /,
and his car had been prepared for
sending to Maine to bring him home
1t was sent out in the forenoon for
a test run, and was attached 10 late
afternoon local train from Paoli for
this city In the car at the time Of
the collision were about a dozen men
who had been engaged in overhaul
ing the car. Those who were not
killed were injured
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-04
JAPANESE TREATY,
Object Is Maintenance of Peace
in the Orient.
WILL AID EACH OTHER IN WAR
Japan's Rights in Korea and EngIand's
Rights in India Are Recognized.

The text of the Anglo-Japanese
treaty signed August 12 has been
issued from the foreign British office,
together with dispatch to the Br
ish ambassador at st. Petersburg for
warding copy of the agreement
with instructions to communicate 1t
to the Russian government. The
treaty contains eight clauses and a
long preamble. The latter states the
object of the treaty is the mainten-
ance of general peace in Asia and
India and the preservation of the in
terests of all the powers in China by
insuring the Integrity of China.
The main features of the new agDee.
ment have already been forecasted
The pithy articles of the official text
however, bring out forcefully the tre.
mendous importance to both countries
of this alliance which practically
makes Great Britain and Japan one
for the purposes of defense Gin the re-
gions of East Asia and India"
Article III. of the treaty says:
Japan possessing paramount political,
military and economic rights in Korea,
Great Britain recognizes Japaa's
right to take such measures for the
guidance, control and protection of
Korea as she may deem proper and
necessary to safeguard and advance
those interests, providing the meas
ures are not contrary to the principle
of equal opportunity for all com
merce.'
Article ". says: Japan recognizes
the rights of Great Britain to take
such measures in proximity to her
Indian frontier as are necessary to
safeguard her Indian possessions"
Article VI. states: "As regards the
present war between Japan and Rus
sia Great Britain will continue to
maintain strict neutrality unless some
other power or powers join in hostili-
ties against Japan, in which case
Great Britain will come to the as
sistance of Japan, will conduct war in
common ald will make peace in mu-
tual agreement with Japan"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-04
CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.

1t is announced that a merger of
10 breweries in Michigan is in process
of formation.
A bull fight, which was to have
been feature of the festivities in
honor of the visit of President Loubet
of France to Madrid, has been sup
pressed
James Hagen was killed by an
Allegheny Valley railroad train at
Monterey, Pa. The body was taken
to Parker.
Charles Howard son of T. E. How
ard, former supreme court justice of
Indiana, was found dead in Notre
Dame cemetery lake.
w. w. Hague, 20 years old, a
Pennsylvania railroad brakeman,
jumped from freight train in front
of passenger train at Altoona, Pa,
and was killed.
The Berry Lumber company of Oil
City, Pa, has secured possession of
5000 acres of timber land near Chat
tanooga, Tenn. The timber will be
cut into railroad ties.
John A. Morris. once a candidate
for governor of the State of Conneti-
cut, on the Socialist ticket committed
suicide by inhaling gas through a
tube which he attached to a jet.
Snow to the depth of six inches
covered the summit of Mt Washing
ton on the 25th and lay on the
ground to lesser depth as far down
as the Halfway house. The ther-
mometer registered 26.
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie
NJ. Shaw will leave the cabinet Feb
ruary 1, 1906. He makes the definite
announcement in a letter to the
Polk County, Qa) Republican club.
On account of the prevalence Of
typhoid fever and diptheria at the
naval academy, at Annapolis, rigid
quarantine has been established and
no midshipmen are allowed to leave
the grounds.
Robert Richwine. the express agent
who was injured in the wreck of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad,
near Barnitz, Pa, last Thursday, is
dead. This makes the sixth death
due to the accident.
Fire at Gormania, w. Va, thought
to have been of incendiary origin, de-
stroyed Knights of Pythias Hall DR..
Drinkwater's home and office, Beck
man G. VOLTS store building and
stock, the stock of John Reid and
two dwellings, the total loss aggregat.
ing S25,OOO.
A man believed to be Joseph Girard
the New York teamster suspected of
numbering Augusta Pfeiffer, in the
Bronx ten days ago. was arrested at
Central Bridge. Schoharie county,
and is now in Jail awaiting idantifica-
ton.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-04
A POOL FOR LEGISLATION
Life Insurance Companies Have
Men at State Capitals.
DIRECTORS ARE ONLY DUMMIES
Mr.. Schifi Declares They Have No
Power and Are Negligible
Quantities.

Alfred w. Maine, an associate audi
tor of the Equitable Life Assurance
society, before the Legislative com.
disclosed that the Equitable Life, the
Mutual Life and the New York Life
companies had formed a pool to look
after legislation by the various State
Legislatures.
Andrew Hamilton, to whom Presi-
dent Mccall, of the New York Life,
paid several checks, the purpose of
which the counsel for the committee,
Mr.. Hughes, has not yet brought to
light, was one of the chief members
of the legal staff for these compan-
les and was employed and received
money for services from the Equit-
able.
Mr.. Maine told of the division of
the country to be looked after by
MIR. Hamilton, in conjunction with t.
l.. Short and w. p. Thummel. Wit
ness presented vouchers for moneys
paid by his company to Mr.. Hamilton
and these showed that in eight years,
from 1895 to 1903 the sum of sos ,59G
was paid to Mr.. Hamilton for legal
services.
Jacob H. Schiff, senior member of
the firm of Kuhn. Loeb e Co.. was an
other witness. Mr.. Schiff was a
former director of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, but resigned when
the directors of the society failed to
adopt the Frick report. Schiff said
that he had been director of the
Equitable since late in 1898.
Mr.. Schif took occasion to make
the startling statement that in the
general run of corporations or com.
panies the directors were nothing
more than dummies.
Under the existing order of
things" he said directors have no
power and in many instances are a
neglible quantity The executive
officers are in full control, and they
only come to the directors for ad-
vice. If the executive officers wish
to conceal Irregularities they can do
so without the knowledge of the di-
rectors, who are powerless."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-04
FATAL BATTLE.
Mexican Desperate Killed by Texa.
Ranuers.

ndnyCiS.
A battle between Mexican despera-
does and Texas Rangers resulted In
the killing of one of the bad men
and the wounding of two. The fight
was on La Portla creek, near Miner
va, small border town in Wilson
county, Texas.
The Rangers were led by Captain
Ben Tumlinson. After two days rid.
ing on the trail of Garcia and Enrico
Martinez brothers. and two of their
associates, they came upon them In
an adobe house.
A horse was shot under Captain
Tumlinson, and one of his men was
wounded in the first voley. The
Rangers gradually worked closer to
the building, and when near to It.,
the desperadoes made a dash for a
thicket. Garcia Martinez was shot
dead. Two others fell. wounded, but
succeeded In getting into the under.
brush.
Martinez who was killed, is known
to have committed four murders in
Texas and several in Mexico, where
a large reward is offered for him.
dead or alive. His last victim was
Captain Goff, Ranger, whom he
killed in Minerva last week.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-10-04
Boston Wool Market.

Strength and inactivity characterize
es the wool market. Prices in the
Boston wool market show little
change, and are about as follows:
Ohio and Pennsylvania Xxx and
above, 3G@37c; X, 34035c; No. l, 40
G41c; No 2, 41@42c; fine unwashed,
2S@29c; H-blood unwashed, 34935c;
as-blood, 35@36c; half-blood, 34@35c;
unwashed Delaine, 3O631c; unmer-
chantable, 31@32c; fine washed De-
laine, 39@40c. Michigan. Fine un-
washed, 27@2Sc; A-blood, unwashed,
33@34c; 2sblood, 34@35c; 1A-blood,
33@S4c; unwashed Delaine. CSC; Ken
tucky, Indiana, etc: Three-eighths
and H-blood. 3G@3Tc.