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New Shirting & Dress Weaves
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Extra Size Undern1usZins

Extra size Gowns in cambria and
nainsook, high and V-necks, full
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Extra size Corset Covers, in nain-
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soc, 75c, $1.0O to S2.95
Extra size crepe de chine cam
isoles, trimmed with lace
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Silk poplin, in all of the best
shades for spring sewing; yard, 79c
SILK cord suitings, 36 inches
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Paisley pongee In new patterns;
ydIu 0SC
Dress ginghams from ID. &c ]. An
derson and VIM. Anderson have
come direct to us from Scotland;
rich plaid and stripe patterns as
well as solid shades are shown in
an unlimited variety; yard
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Novelties Are Featured in the New
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sht medallions in colored beads and flmy crepe
IS trimmings evolved for Spring.
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$1.25 $3.50, $780, 81. so up to 81 90
Mourning Wells, in net and grenadne, wide and
borders
soc, 75c, s1.OO, $1.25, $1.5O, s175 $500 and $3.50
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Extra size Drawers, in cambric,
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Extra size Drawers, in cambric
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Extra size combination Corset
Cover and Drawers, in nainsook,
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SIPS, $3.50 and $1.95
Extra size envelope Chemise, in
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Our Lingerie Section Provides
Undermuslins in Extra Sizes

This service is appreciated by who require extra size
garments The variety of styles affords choosing the
dainty styles and workmanship distinguished all
the regular size garments.
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Bedding Supplies Moderately
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Special Attractions in the Mill
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Bleached pillow cases, hemstched; sizes 45x36 inches
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Silk Tassels in gold silver, jet, black, white and
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1Oc, 12hc, 15c, 17c, 2Oc csc, soc and SOC
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12Hc to 81 100
Printed Chiffon and Georgette Crepe, in Paisley
patterns 40 inches wide; yard $50. $175 and 50 90
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done when there is no antagonism be-
tween private property and the ma
tional government. Some of the rail-
roads in Europe are owned by the pub
lie, but there are no Daniel Wizards in
that part of the world; no Samuel
Reas, Howard Elliotts. Fairfax Har-
risons, Hale Holdens or julius Krutt-
schmitts. Neither are freights as cheap
as they are in the United States.
1T is not the fault of the railroads
that they could not handle a billion
tons of coal this year, We're that guam
tity taken out of the ground. Enough
coal will be dug and transported how
ever, to keep our industries going night
and day, to supply the South American
markets, to help out Canada, where
many miners have gone off to the war.
and to make up the shortage in France
and Italy.
Canada. perhaps. will require two
and half million tons of our bitumin-
Gus coal this year. Italy has asked for
1000 tons a month. France will OBJ
tain coal in Great Britain. but not
enough. South America, once supplied
by England, now looks to us. And we
can take care of all this new business,
as have said. besides meeting our own
UNPARALLELED local demands"
The matter was not spoken of by Mr.
Peabody, but his offices in Washington
constitute the greatest coal merchandising
center ever known in the world. All of
the mines of the nation are under his
command. The owners. like the owners of
the railways, have mobilized their prop
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The Bohemians. or Czechs. as they
are known racially, are western
branch of the Slavs. They were a ma
tionality in the middle ages. In re-
sisting the Turks they did their part in
preventing Europe from being com
pletely overrun by the Ottoman:
Through that long period their record
is one of consistent gallantry.
Bohemia today is as she has been for
a century or more. a country with a
language. a literature and even a mu-
sic of her own. The Czech never has
been submerged by the Teuton. and the
Czechs as o people never have accepted
as final the superior political strength
of the Teutonic element. The :
not peen able to secure the same de-
gree of political autonomy Inc
Hungarians. for in the affairs of the
empire they have no equal voice. and
dom. with voice in making tariffs and
in determining fiscal policies.
There have been many violent scenes
in Prague, and even riots in protest
against the rule of the Teuton. but the
conditions have not been favorable for
separation. Austria was too powerful
That the Bohemians. under the military
system of Austria. have been compelled
to furnish their full quota of troops
has not added to the contentment of the
people. They might feel that in war
of defense from foreign aggression they
still had something in common with
Austria, but they never could be made
to believe that they have anything in
common with Germany. ~
When the final settlement comes, it
may be assumed that Bohemia will de-
mand an autonomy as complete as
that which Hungary enjoys under the
present dual arrangement. In pressing
this demand. Bohemia naturally will
look to the entente allies. II they find
the economic. as well as the racial and
political. conditions such as not to justi-
~ them in insisting on this demand to
the limit. Bohemia will be sorely disap-
pointed.
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various new political entities, including
Bohemia
At that time the government seemed to
share widespread popular delusion that
the Austrian empire was pack of cards
which would be toppled over by any I'M
toward event. During the peace period
the common assumption was that when
ever the aged Emperor Francis Joseph
died the self-partitioning woulds begin.
and Hungary would split off for herself
and Bohemia for herself. 1t was no Sc
cret in the early period of the war that
England was very much disappointed at
Hungary's failure to take advantage of
the condition and set up as an independ-
ent Kingdom.
Bohemia, it was recognized. was ii0t
in SO favorable position to take SIM
liar action. but ii was thought that she
might make considerable advance to-
ward her own independence. 50 that
Austria would be too seriously con-
cerned with internal troubles to- give
much attention to the war itself. Brit
ish diplomacy in the Balkans and in
Austria will never receive gold medal
for any real knowledge il displayed of
the situation. but il was not the fault
of diplomacy alone that the probabili-
ties were misjudged.
Austria. like Germany. has been able
to suppress much internal discomfort
during the war, and especially to keep
the outside world in ignorance of much
that has been going on within the Dor
ders of the empire. There are abund
ant indications. nevertheless. that Be-
hemian discomfort has made itself felt.
and that to satisfy Bohemia and keep
her loyal by other means than force of
arms is one of the greatest problems
that the Austrian government has to
deal with To satisfy Bohemia is also
one of the most serious problems of
the allies either when peace is secured
by military successes destroying the
German military power and completely
crushing the central powers. Dr. by Aus
tria seeking q separate peace.
Geographically, Bohemia Is the heart
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sixties First came the Presidents
mounted guard. then the principal Of
ficers of the embassy. in all the glory
of their oriental costumes and coffin
shaped hats, riding behind the guards:
then the flaming treaty box, carried
this time aloft top of omnibus:
followed by marines. bands, District
militia, wagons loaded with the pic
turesque luggage and a crowd of foot
passengers hurrying along to see the
descent of the party at the hotel where
an entire floor had been reserved for
them. including a kitchen for their eX-
elusive use.
The Japanese seemed pleased with
the many long mirrors in their apart
ments. and. with the exception of one
member. Tom. exhibited only well
bred surprise at the mass of people
crowded in the corridors of the hotel.
The crinolines of the ladies of the six
ties seemed to excite intense curiosity
on Toms" part, and he is said to have
looked with growing amaZement on
their enormous circumference.
Immediately after they were settled
the lord high treasurer of the mission
deposited for safekeeping the funds of
the embassy. amounting to $4,000. in
the hotel safe, like any other guest, and
chronicler of the time tells how the
younger members were initiated into
the pleasure of mint juleps.
At their first dinner at the hotel May
IA, the Americans present were sur
ana forks with ease. This dinner was
served at 4:30 o'clock, in American
style. with toasts to the President and
the Emperor of Japan. The tenets of
Buddha making the Japanese natural
vegetarians, they examined with polite
interest any purely American vegetable
set before them commenting upon it in
an undertone. Later any discoveries of
this sort were said to have been made
part of the voluminous notes which
they carried away with them for future
use.
The morning of May 6 the mission
was to have an interview with the Sec
rotary of State, Lewis Cass. All Wash
ington was on the qui vive to see the
gorgeous procession pass up the Ave-
nue. to the State Department, and, while
the japanese had borne with patience
the inquisitive crowds with which they
had been surrounded almost night and
day since their arrival in the capital,
patience had ceased to be virtue. so
they outwitted the crowds and appear
ed singly at the State Department. Fol-
lowing their habitual custom, they had
sent to the department the day before
two trusted officers to examine the
rooms in which they were to be re-
ceived.
When they entered the presence of
Secretary Cass the Japanese princes
came first, then the lesser officials and
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Good Hope. TO Ceylon and from there to
Singapore. then to Hongkons and the
Loo Choo Island. ON July ,. 1858, he
left Napha for the Bay of Yeddo, Japan.
two sloops of war. arriving in the low
er part of the Bay of feddo July s,
where he began negotiations for the
presentation of the letter.
Perry who was a brother of the hero
of Lake Erie, was also intrusted with
the diplomatic portion of the mission.
He remained nine days in the lower
with any one but prince of the blood
On July II, he returned to Napha
where some necessary repairs were
made, and on January IA. 1854 he sailed
from Hongkong his second trip
to the Bay of Yeddo. with nine YES
sells anchorine before Yokohama. He
was received with courtesy and in a
house erected on the shore of the bay
for the purpose received the answer to
President Fillnore's letter. The letter
he>bore to the emperor was drafted by
Daniel Webster before his death. but
countersigned by Edward Everett, his
successor in office.
Perry had accomplished what every
maritime power in Europe had tried
and failed And in 1856 the first Ameri-
can consul. Townsend Harris. arrived in
Japan ana commercial treaty was
signed between him and the shogunate
government representative. followed by
conclusion of treaties with Holland,
England. France and Russia. Mr.. Har-
ris being instrumental in aiding the
French and English TO obtain treaties
with Japan. based upon that of the
United States.
Commodore Perry carried with him to
Japan the most unique lot of presents
ever presented to a foreign govern
ment-presents which in the light of
later developments evidently had a last
ing influence on the Japanese nation.
The Japanese marveled at the steam
ers Mississippi, Susquehanna and Pow
hatan sailing into the Bay of Yeddo
with no visible sails, and Were still
more awed when the small locomotive.
one of the presents, and car, with rails.
was set up. The ear was not large
enough for a man to ride in, but an
amusing description is given of the
Japanese seating themselves on top of
the car and taking a little spin of a
few feet. just to experience the sensa-
ton of rapid transit
telegraph apparatus with wires
was installed for the distance of mile
and the people were wonderfully inter-
ested. exhibiting their usual zest for
knowledge. They came from miles
around to examine what to them was a
magic instrument. They would send a
message to the end of the wire, then
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All the large and small craft were dec
GRATED with the American and Jap
anese flags. and everything was in
gala dress to welcome the distinguished
visitors. On arriving at the Washing
ton navy yard immense crowd
awaited them, headed by Mayor Bar
rett and the city council. Capt. Blu
chanan and other officers welcomed
them in the name of the President and
the country. After greetings were
exchanged in most ceremonious man
ner. Capt. Buchanan and other of
ficials led the way to the carriages.
When the present Japanese mission
arrives it will be shown the same
courtesies which have been extended
to the previous missions of the last
few months. and there will be a brave
showing of cavalry. policemen and
automobiles to form a guard of honor.
but it will be a colorless procession
when compared to the one of the
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lpanese Mission to the United States i'm 1860

the world must readjust itself to new
commercial conditions. new diplomacy
and a fresh political map of the greater
While Eiscount kikuiiro Ishii. head
OF this mission. and other Japanese.
speaking authorativeIy. have laid stress
on the point that the Ishii mission is
purely connected with the operations of
the war, it is the prevailing opinion of
the people of the two countries that
other vital questions will be discussed.
Since 1858. when Commodore Mat
thew Calbraith Perry knocked at the
door of Japan and politely. but firmly
asked entrance. the empire has gone
steadily forward in readjusting itself to
the civilization of the western world,
The countries of Europe before Perry
visited Japan had repeatedly sought re-
lations with the Flowery kingdom. and
a Russian named Rezanon. an admiral
in the Russian navy, called at Japan. 1t
is claimed, forty years before Perry
However. He;:anoff did not tarry. while
Perry was admitted. and in the Sky
four years which have passed since his
visit the relations of the two countries
have been maintained with friendship
Every child in Japan knows that II
was the splendid seaman and sturdy
diplomat out of the new republic who
came with his black ships and
awakened the self-isolated Japan
to a realization of her own strength
and resourcefulness. The Portuguese
may have been zee years ahead of the
American. and the Dutch for century
or more had been allowed to trade
from Hakodadi and Simoda. but Perrys
visit was at the psychological moment
and he accomplished what others had
failed to do. and opened up to Europe
the trade which the Dutch had former
ly tried to monopolize.
On November "a. 1857. Commodore
Perry left Norfolk, Va. on the warship
Mississippi. charged by the government
to carry n letter from President Fill
more to the Emperor of Japan solicit
ing the negotiation of treaty of
frie ndship and commerce between the
two nations by which the ports of
Japan should be thrown open to Ameri-
can vessels for purposes of trade.
Perry went by way of the Cape OF
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of central Europe. Her access to the
sea is through the Danube and the
Elbe. but more through the railway
lines which reach the North sea, the
Baltic and the Adriatic. The countrys
natural resources are agricultural and
mineral There are valuable coal and
iron ore deposits which furnish the
basis of important industries. The ag-
ricultural product which is best known
abroad is hops. but the crops are quite
diversified.
j.
THERE'S an Industrial Bohemia which
reflects the characteristics of a highly
artistic people. There are cottage in
dustries, such as the HAND made faces OF
the mountain districts. and numerous
communities have their specialties.
such as musical toys and pearl she'll
ware. The most diversified industrial
district Is that of Reichenberg, which
is noted for its porcelain. imitation
precious stones. ivory buttons and
linens. Bablonz is famous for it's cheap
jewelry.
Carlsbad is noted for something more
than it's mineral waters, since Carlsbad
chinaware has world reputation. The
art OF decorating and engraving glass
ware Is one Of the special possessions
of several communities, and Bohemian
glass is known and priced the world
over.
The city of Prague is the industrial
as well as the political capital 1t is
the center. of the textile industry, and
its fine linens and cottons have a world
wide standing
Bohemian industries are factor in
the political relations, and they are one
reason why Austria would never per-.
init. IL she could help 1t. an economic
or independent Bohemia to be set up.
since this would mean the loss Of one
OF the principal elements in her own
hemian products. form very consid-
cradle portion Of the total foreign trade
Of the empire.
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array of boxes and parcels. any one of
which was work of art. The course
of the Roanoke was changed by an
official message and the party landed
at Hampton roads instead of going on
TO New York.
On the way up the Potomac river
they stopped long enough to permit
the artist of the party to sketch Mount
Vernon. exhibiting great interest in the
home of Washington, about which they
We're well informed. Besides this art
list, who seemed to make wonderful
sketches of almost everything he saw.
was a delightful character of the mis-
sion who was nicknamed Tom" who
seemed the Boswell of the expedition.
He made minute notes to carry back
to Japan for the edification of the
emperor. Tom" was the only member
of the party who on occasions donned
American clothes They were said to
have been very becoming to him. and
the bellies of Washington and New York
dubbed him the Apollo"
The trip of the Roanoke up the river
is described as triumphal progress.
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wait with patient dignity until an an
swer was received
Among the presents We're fifteen
Hale's rifles. three Maynard'S muskets
twelve cavalry sabers. six artillery
swords one carbine, twenty army pis-
tolls. box of books. a dressing case
periumery, barrel Of whisky, wines
cordials. champagne. lifeboats. copy
Of Audubons Birds of America. Irish
potatoes. weights and measures and
several agricultural implements. A few
President of the United States presents
as wonderful in artistic value these
were in unitarian.
The treaty signed in 1856 between
the United States and Japan was burned
in the great fire at Yeddo in 1858. One
of the principal objects of the first mis-
sion of 1860 was to obtain the sigma
ture of the President to a new treaty.
This was the first Japanese embassy
to any country except China, and. un-
like the present mission, which will be
composed of six or seven representa-
tives headed by the Niscount kikujro
1Shii, ii was imposing array of Jap
anese officials with numerous attend
ants. whose coming to this country had
caused som ethin'g like civil war in
Japan. so great was the opposition
there to this intercourse with the bar
being looked upon such. The first
embassy consisted of seventy-two per
sons. two of whom were amba ssadors.
besides vice governor. who was coun-
selor and treasurer of the mission. and
without whose approval nothing could
be done. He was nicknamed the Lord
Palmerston of the mission" and, I'M
like the great Englishman of that time.
his policy was one of action. for the
smallest detail of the visit was at his
finger tips and was executed with be-
coming dignity.
The commission. after stopping at
Hawaii. sailed for San Francisco,
where, upon their arrival, the members
were generously entertained and showR
every courtesy. leaving there on April
"a on the Powhatan for Panama. 1t
took four cars to carry their luggage.
weighing eighty tons. to Aspinwall.
where they embarked on the frigate
Roanoke. The box containing the
treaty was always carried With them.
in sight of the officials. 1t was q
gorgeous affair three feet long, ,wo
feet in depth and eight inches wide
covered by a sort of lacquered hem
coop de luxe, suspended between two
poles ten feet long and borne on the
shoulders of two men. Their luggage,
instead of being composed of leather
portmaneaux like the coming mission
will doubtless carry, was an artistic
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Daniel Willard, Samuel Rea. Howard
Elliott. Fairfax Harrison, Hale Holden
and Julius Kruttschmitt are silently
accomplishing in this war with the
Prussians. These men have really
brought the 639 railroad companies and
the 263,000 miles of track of this coun-
try into a single. mighty military or
ganization.
Under their energy and genius rail-
road efficiency in the United States has
been increased % per cent. They say
to one railroad: Send 1000 cars to the
south for vegetables and other perish
able food To another company they
say: Send 1900 cars. And the cars
move. not next month, but at once.
The results, as 1 have said, are won
derful.'
And an argument" the interviewer
asked, in support of the preachments
of the socialists?
Not at ALL. Mr.. Peabody replied.
but demonstration of what can be