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BUSINESS. Gilt Edged Securities Ileins Bbt la Ur BUeks Br Corporations, Who Consider TbemaSafaand Profitable IflTMtment Trtttt Feature. I rum ssnciasa. lr is FA VINO BEIOK hardly tonnar. ruted Stat a money if" t)u world.

Th r.f I'" which in fie to the nimon idu i. I seeking lo" trom Kntlrel lrrepetlv to kH' counUT to iti'i itwi, higher than she would the s.gnin-si4 tuMiy tne ability of th. M'i m.ry. Any me a.qu.lnt.4 wtfh t-tnkl'MT "now that the has alr1y treated a larg r-'lll UU' br Tl.e WHy haa bee alraoat in arinr-aslng sustained 1 T-nril sr-urltis. Jt has remark-l t-r lrg- hou lo- mark-! Wr tu ciialomers that i.nwjoi't,il rundHWM naturally rwult In fnarketa for securities.

Ther IK th" XCepti4nal tra'le posMon, of the 1'nlted State lf unpreredetrled amount Of wealth I'w toiler. A vf tii fluar lal condition Is tb ff.qi-f.t a imv Irg' Irwursno nin.iUr -oriKfratlonB aa '4lLallata In buy- i I' leL ilk i brt purchased Haas on irhat must -jil-l a liMli: that la to iv, a takrn with r-ard uf railroad nuiufn aa of future bualnw. Fr un uj-ii rrt that on. larf vi ry jilr lnMMutton baa r.t Xrrntiun frly wltnjn a4 i-' l'i 'r Ui- xtrem. irlc.

i. an not entered KiiMout un lr.v.t. nation, whk-h aa.tia I i.u)n th property In which -i IhVir furwja was chip -i art invi-vrnrijt ai crTWlnjc prlcira. The ial ftnratlona rfrr.i to hare ti l.uyrri of whar art- popularly 1-riu. i irlrl ihjm.

Th question iuw pr.n i a matter of com-i iti.n nn.l many nindltlons. iimlilrraMe prt-niliims hav b-n paid by i.i.iN'i.il ltntu K.riM liHvInc funds whlrh iu.ki lriv-fr. im3u the foundation of i tit- tn ruTriim h.n considered to be rf. tlv It I i iinnnun report that Sr I'uijI iin Kmt iHlund huve figured In i i.f ttii lrirstment transiutlons the I'ii, Jonr-s t'o. have re i i i.titly In tin- la.it two or three years nird flKurt Jn support of the theory that i raK i.unht to be hla-her In 18B7 ttmii in and In 1KUM than 1)7.

In so i fur tirureK prove anything; they i i-i. iluit mill lie higher nest year I'uti tli'v have been this year, and that th' t.ijtti i n. i.f the period Will occur probably hi In the future may be doubted I in no ilnubt that the advance of th t-r two -ars lias been regular and en- in ui i iirdan. with the normal pro-! i.im of a bull market. The low point of h.

il Mile ame on August IH'M. Not! stork made Its lowest price on that! v. t.ut the average of ail stocks was then i in most canes the Individual ka were at the low point. The high i thus far In IN was mad. December 74 1.., usuliiHt to 2.1.

the high point last a em In of 1 over last year and an from the lowest of this year l- lo lie Contracted for by a Coanblne Now r.elng Organized. rttlll. titsPATCa TO THB JDIa Hi 'aoo, iu invemofr lite i.avhig trk'k trust Is a sure go and will be I'lfaiitzrd In New York the first week in laiiuary, a im-etlns havlnc been called for ihut It w-ill require between un to complete the formation of the trust, which will absolutely the manufacture, sale and use of inivlng brli in the I'ntted States. I. V.

I'urlnioii. of ctiy. It Is thought, will be "the of tin- new trust. He has interests at tialeeburg. 111..

In the of paving blocks, and his factories are i ijndm ted on a bit; scale. Tho trust will include the extensive paving tirh-k Interest of Ohio, and In that State tr some of the largest concerna In the world. At Canton there Is a big plant, tti1 at ZtnesvHlc ar located three of the lurge.1 concerns In the world. Vl.cy are the Harris itrick l'umany. con'rollej.

so It 11 nald. by New York parties: the Towns-Mid Hrick t'ompany and the Uolen Brick Company. At Athens and Nelsonvllle are located larjre plants, and at New Cumberland. W. are large plants.

In Indiana there are several large brick plants, and others In Illinois, -outside of a here the Iurlnton concern, are located. Anueia4ed with Mr. Purintim in the big eiiti-rpnse have been K. O. Kipp, of 4hio.

and It would not be a surprise 1 he was male general manager of the con- -rn. John Hack, of Philadelphia, one of the most exlenaUis contractors In the coun-will also be largely interested tit the r.w concern. a.s he has several brk-krards. which supply the demands of hi large eon- I business. The combination will ---k to control not onlv the manufacture i i.r iavtng blocks, hut will also do a general r-trew paving contracting business, and In ihls way iilll control the sale and of the products of the various BCSIKE83 ME5 i-'orm an Urbanization to Boom Ix canaport, Ind.

rsofat, tmMS raja surQirraaa. Wabash, December 25. An effort l- be put forth by the business men of to boom that chy, and the Loarana- rt Commercial and Manufacrurrng Company last night took the Initial stepa to irm the IHraruport Land and Improve-nient Company. It will be a Joint stock con--, rn. having a capital of WO.000, divided Into Sun shares of el00 ea-h.

Tt the pur-Pe to raise funds by handling' realty In the victnltT of manufacturing whu-h the offlcera will disposing of the lots In platted additions. It la In no a money-making project. Its pur-l-we liemg solely to rats, funds for brnsj- in industries without Imposing burden, on enterprising cKlsers The stock Is being rapidly dliosed of. The organ! xatlon wtil tie perfected the first week In January. TO TIN PLATE TBP8T Has th.

Keern. Iron Company, of Canal Hover. Been Held. Cai. tiorcR.

Ohio. December IS- The Mack plate plant of the Reeves Iron Company, which manufactures plate for the tinning plant here, owned by Philadelphia capital, has tx-en sold to the American Ttn iiill Trust, now forming, with headquarters at Chicago. Negotiations are also pending for the sale of the tinning plant. The Reerea mill will he shut down January 1. when Invoicing will begin.

Great concern Is felt by tne employes lest the plant will be abandoned at this point by the trust. In. that vent, however. It Is believed It will be li-ased by the Reeves people and converted lr.to a sheet mill. CO-OPERATIVE TAOTOSTi seaciAb BisraTcs to Tn B3raraasn.

Mcjicig. i.vd., December 23. DaleavIHe, small town located In Delaware County, has organised a bottle factory, the stock in which Is-subscribed by residents of the and surrounding country. The concern will be operated on a co-ope raiivs It la said that the corotay win Ik corporated with a capital stock of 10,000. The institution will proba.Jly engage also in other manufacturing branches of the turn! 1 the bottle tU-Trt- CAI'T AGREE 01 ARBITRATOllS.

arrciai. israrea to van Katttrraaa. -i Axi.xaaoK. December 25. B.

Edwards, selected by the Window Ola as Workers' National Association to arbitrate the national wg controversy, returned from Mltsburf Ust niht. He has been In con-(rrtece with O. D. Thompson, of. HtUbari.

VI auf arttraiar. far xem day a. IT -I fr a ihtr. but h. ZZZJt4 Teddy ftsosr.t.

ao b5Lm21-lfrr- Edwards raa g1. wposi a third tf mm ta Bsaj sfspgsjussa TALUB ITATTVprTT HHIIOJ. weuwr. Prwtdt ta Uccett Meyer Tobfle Compaay. aod xkyerner Mm returned, froos Kr Tork Uat 'icbt.

Coloaet Wstmor. mm taa4 then- pr mm. la New Yr kad nothing: to 6 wit a th tobac. Ma nv Ot MM th. tiscatt MTr It to not for aala.

and arrer has keen. W. bay. a.bavttruir refuted to en-JfWsur prapMtlM frara any raoipany or ooeyoratlon. We would not IJ It for lM tbaa and 1 don't believe company with that sum at A 1E00RD BKEAIEB.

HtwrroM, Ttui IXcaanber cot ton rocotpu Hoaatoa tot th. first months tt prcMat awaaoa bay bn 2.ouo. baiM, roMrd aVrer equaled by any In-tarlor towa asri af th United State, and which will b. c.lebrated with a ban-l hU-1t all tho prominent civic official, and ration ran will be Inrl'ed. br Secretary Warner, of tue otion Kxrhange.

that bales will yet be received dunsf the remainder of the swa. VII. s- EETI2E8 FROM BUIIES8. AabKMOit December 23 Jfttiu-a Vf Welllnston, the test known and most ex tensive grain OMJer In Kastern Indiana reured from the business last night. He etlv baslnees and buying ami milling eitenslvely for 35 years.

He Mid an or his holdings and plants. FACTB AHb riKCIES. The early removal of the Bon as II Insur ance Agency from lu present location to the Swift Building, and the report that several of the Insurance agencies on Third street are considering the matter of fitting up commodious and pleasant offices on upper floors, has led to some talk aa to the probable result of what seems to be a move ment -started In that direction. It I well known that the Masonic Temple Is bidding for some of the prominent agencies to occupy offices in that building after Us re construction that Is to be pushed ss rap-Idly as possible, and if the plan meets with success there will be a colony of Insurance men In that building. There will, of course, be a Walnut street entrance to the build ing aa well as a Third street entrsnce and impla elevator facilities, so that the draw ing of concerns from the street will be an easier matter than at present.

It has al ways teen a Question to tne advisability of putting an office of this sort on an upper floor, out there are two or three of the most important Insurance offices on the street off of the ground floor and the business done by them has never appeared to suffer. "There Is good reason for stating." said W. N. Hobart, "that there are at least three fourths of all the Kentucky distilleries In the business tbat are bankrupt and could not operate without assistance In a financial way. If left to themselves the question of cutting down the production would be answered the very nature of affairs.

The concerna that have been the most to blame for overproducing are. In the main, the weakest houses, and now if they were not assisted to run they would be out of the field, and only such concerns as are rightly conducted would be left, and they would not only be able to take rare of the business, but would aee to It that the supply was not made so much greater than the demand. It Is not sufficient to rut down the production to equal the consumption, but the distilling business should go further and make the production much less than the demand. In this way the great amounts overproduction, could be reduced, and wheni tne overstocks were orongni oown io a point where the demand was a legitimate drain on the supply the business would be found In a healthy and promising condition. Just such concerns as have so greatly overproduced and are now In a bankrupt condftlon are those that can be secured to enter any sort of a combination or sell out to any trust that may be formed." Mr.

Mohan's statement in regard tu the concerns that enter or are willing to enter any of the combinations that are being formed of Kentucky distilleries Is true to the facts as shown by the stand taken by such strong houses as A. Senior Son, James Levy Freiberg aV Worltum, Hnffhelranr Kllas block A Hon and other such concerns in Cincinnati and similarly strong concerns in Louisville und Kentucky generally. None of these firms have sold out to the proposed combinations or given options on their plants, and It Is also true lhat as a rule they have nmde an amount of their brands of whisky In their distilleries that haa rather kept under the demand than gone over It. Consequently the demand for their brands la good, living prices are realised and they sell what they make, having had the business sagacity to make what they thought they could sell. It is a fact, no matter now much some distillers would seem lo dispute It by their mode of doing business, that sound commercial sense Is lust as good a thing In the mashing and selling of whisky as in the purchase and sale of dry goods.

With the first of the year- a change Is to take place In the firm or J. S. Matson at Co. Mr. Matson will retire and the business will be continued by T.

B. Wiley. This firm is the suck-esaor of Prague Mat-son in the business for a considerable length of time. The showing that will be on the leaf tobacco bualnees for the year Just pant will be much under the amount of business done the previous year. This condition exists in all the leaf tobacco markets, and when the annual report of President Lee H.

Brooks, of the Association of the Leaf Tobacco Trade, is made it will give figures showing that the number of hogsheads of tobacco sold in the Cincinnati market will make a total of but about two thirds of luo.lMi hogsheads, the number of last year. Stories are still coming out In regard to the customs of the produce dealers who have goods consigned to them and who appear to think that If there Is any way that they can beat the railroad company or the shipper it Is a good day's work done. There are unreliable dealers In every line of business and in every market, but. while they are not as unprincipled in the Cincinnati market as they are In some other markets in regard to which complaint has been made by shippers, there are some produce commission men who have been made the subject of earnest consideration at the hands of the railroads. The matter haa been touched upon before in The Enquire and attention called to the fact that the way of some of the dealers waa bringing their fellow commission men Into an undesirable position.

It Is a common charge that there are aome) of tha dealers who are in league together, and when a car of produce la shipped in to on. of them it ia refused on the ground that the contents are spoiled or not up to what was represented by tho shipper. The result Is that the railroad company has to dispose of the car of produce or fruit, and one of the dealers in league with the real consignee happens around In time to take the stuff off the hands of the railroad company, but. of course, at a price much under the max-B9L The margin between the purchase price and the market is wide enough to allow of a good profit for both the original consignee and the purchaser, and. as the railroad, company deducts Its freight charges from the price received, the to man who loses Is the shipper, who has sold his produce under the market price and paid the freight.

Another trick ia to notify tho railroad company that such and such a car will not be received on account of being hi bad condition or something of the sort, but tho service, of the Arm are offered to tho railroad company tn disposing of the ear of goods. It is then sold if the company should agree, and one of the other dealers who stands in gets the stuff at a low price, the same as in the former case. These practice, exist In every produce market In tho country, and a movement has been started by some of the railroad officials who are compelled to act as commission merchants for the shippers to ret at some way ia which the abuse of the confidence that Is placed In a dealer by the shipper through the very nature of tho business can be stopped. Extensive arrangements are being made by Kastern members of the National Aaso-caatloa of Manufacturers for attending the conrrectk In Cincinnati. January 24.

23 and 28. Thin is also true of the members of tho association ia St. Louis, Chicago and Western points. K. P.

Wflson. Secretary of tho National Aasoeiaclon. haa been work-tag up arrangements, la conjunction with President Theodore C. 8earch, in Philadelphia: Treasurer Charles X. Sfhleren, in New York; Vic President C.

F. yumcev. In Chicago, and Vara President L. D. Klns-land, in St.

Louis. As a result, snecui trains will carry the delegations from Philadelphia to Cincinnati, from New Tork to Cincinnati, and from Boston and the New England Arrangements have not goo. so far with the Western cities, but Mr. Klngsland has premised a delegation o. lou from 8u Loula, -jj- Ed S.

Grant received word yesterday 0f the death of Julius H. his former partner. Mr. Pratt want to South Africa some years where he engaged tn the cattie business on a largo scale. He died at Buluwayo.

Matabelaland. South Africa, on November li The old firm in Cincinnati was Pratt Grant, and both were equally well known here. Mr. Pratt had achieved a prominent position business circle, in his far-away scene of activity, as haa his old partner In local buine affairs. STEADY DECBEASB- ta lk rooalatkMs of Vraacw Still CnIIumv' The pMir a rloa by th OftVtel Joaraal of the statistics of the aopalatloa of Prase during the ya VMl la net calculated to cheer those Interested ia th well hi lag of tho country- Proas th summary of th report gtvea la the Teap It appear that tho Bomber of births during tost year (K0.10T)- was virtually th smallest ever registered to ranee.

With th exception ISM. the year of th jaflnsags. there bar. ae-ver koea so few birth since th hi of th century. Th excess of births over deaths, la a populatio over thirty-right millions, was only and this excess is only due to th fact that th mortality was sA- SM below the average.

Th number of marriage, la Praneo continues about stationary, so that the diminution of births bt due to what th Temp calls the "aeo Malthuslanlara." It a remarkable fart that this state of things la confined to France, tho Increase la the population In the other great countries la JCurop. being uniformly regular. Proa a table given tho Temps it appears tbat i them the number of births per 1.O0O of the population In th decade Jtt-t was almost exactly equal to that of the decade UUl-fiO In (lemur and Austria an per and la England S3 per l.ouo. In Italy the number was 37 per 1,0 in the decade and Wi in 1KM-VQ. In Prance, the number In 1H414M waa IT "per I.wai.

and In 1MXI-UO 3t4 per l.OUU. and this falling off Is still Increasing. Suramin up tha figures the Temps states that the German population Increases every year, that of Austria and Italy about the same number, while Russia Increases Her population yearly la tn extent of a million and a half. Thus France's military strength, her economic' strength and her value ss a factor In clvlllxatlon diminish in proportion as those of rival Da-tiona Increase. COMICAL, The Art Club famBanding Bahrmiaa Fraternity the Peace Jubilee That Fearfal Organisation.

Invitations to affairs given by the Art Club are always unique nines, but the ukase commanding all members and their frWida to attend the "Peace Jubilee" to be given by th club next Thursday nlrht I the most original on. yet sent out by the club. Any one who followed the conduct uf the late war and the subsequent events Incidental to the settlement of national questions will sppreclate the Mark Twainlike Irony of the following, which waa "cooked up by Mr. II. V.

Fsroy and haa beeo sent to a few citizens, who are regarded aa likely to enter into the spirit of a Bohemian holiday celebration: "Ever with th Interest of our city at heart, and in view of the fact that Sheboygan. Chicago and Estill Springs, have Stat Penitentiary author! Uea are putting tn on of the KenevsJ retorts at th Brushy Mountain coke avens, to mak a teat of this new process for obtaining by products during th manufacture of coke. Wonderful things are claimed for tb new process la th way of taking- out sulphur. making gaa cheaply and manufacturing va rious Ve.UaOW vmw uuu i mui coke ovens are to o. wui uw n.i.

if the Keneval nroces. roves satisfactory to the penitentiary officials th enur battery will be equipped wlU If. BsssssssBwawasSsaaswai fpBEATEST BAKQTJET. The greatest banquet la history took plan on August 18, 1880. when th U.00O Mayor of Franc sat at a tab I.

ta th Palais i' Industrie la Paris. Thar were three relays of about llOoti guests each. To prepare the east required ti chief cooks and waiters and scullions, Ac TITE EXQUTREIl, 20. 1808. HOTEL the Art Club haa resolved to turn lis usual i be has never fallen GOSSIP jm Those who dot upon a "white Christ-auts aa th ideal on, and those who think differently, were both gratified yesterday, for scintillating sunshine alternated throughout lb day with fleecy snow flakes that floated to earth as quietly as th mercy of the Almighty.

The regurters at tha hotels were Ilk angels' visits, lew and far between, and th loboie were almost left to tbesnselves. Profound peacefulness msd to pervade th. very atsnospher. on tho hallowed natal day of the lowly Xas-areoe, observed o'er land and at among the children of men. In a retrospective and horoscople mood Mx.

Charte. V. Height, the lawyer broker who watches current events with an eye single to th future, said to Tir Exuda man at the Grand: "The holidays bring serious reflections, and we are apt to Indulge In a review of the past and a contemplation of th future. Th first recurs to us with a ting of melancholy, aa we note the awful swiftness, of succeeding months and see a year drop out of the calendar, and feel bow small a thing ia any one man in the economy of this gnat, big. busy world, that measures out to tach one of us his proportion of Joy and sorrow: and as each heart knows Its own sorrow, and each mind, very nearly, its own limitations, tbeee.

when placed against the grim background of a twelvemonth gone, become cold facts that no man who esteems himself a responsible being can contemplate without such reflections on himself and lila environments, ss are induced by a desire to find out those causes which bring discontent and disappointment. "It Is the impulse to find out that for which he Is created, and goes hand in hand with hope. As hope is said to spring lmmor tal In the breast of man. so It continuously spurs him on to find out the whys snd wherefores of the past as Its lessons direct him tu tile' future. Could one.

In looking backward as each new year approaches, resolve his own Individual old year Into Its elements, as ft has worked out his life as a free agent, I think he would find the key that unlocks the better things In the storehouse of the future. The more honestly one reviews the past, the more hopefully will he contemplate the future. The wise men considers. Tu him the past and the future are analagou. That like produces Jike and effect will follow cause as certainly next year, aa It did last year.

Is to him a fact, ami, like Confucius, his boast Is, not that but that be haa always Christmas festival Into an Imposing his- risen again. The present Is ushering tn a XOP.cl nJytJc' Pac JuM. I new year of peculiar Interest for all classes which those of our cltlxene who dldn gel i the typhoid fever In rhe srmy will see what conditions pf Americans as It marks they have mbued. Of th eminent men In-, he departure of a year fruitful of events, vlted. Ptee.dent McKlnley has positively which carry with them some untried condl-Dromtsed not to be present.

Admiral LH-wey hns wtr. via Ilonekong that he The last three years have been clamor-should be if lad to come, bet has to send hi ou" the cry of hard times and the regrets owing to the fact that Aguwldj opening of the new year seems bound to hss interfered with the owl cars general i hear the echo. The question Is contlnuous- Alger. Miles and Cur bin having previously arranged for a bout with two-ounce gloves before the House Military Committee, sent regrets by loner -diet a nee telephone. As there are to be no ladles c-reeem.

Chief cal culator Holwon de-lined with great celerity. The following galaxy of war-worn neroe wHl grace the evening, however, by proxy. If not In person: Colonel Toddy Kausfelt and various other Rouah Hlders. on foot and on horseback: Oenural Snifter, the original expansionist. Oenerallanlmo of the Yankee army, accom panied by his glittering Kindergarten stan.

Generals Trabueo, Calle de la llabana. Vuelta Abajo, and Colonels Tortillas. Frl-Joles, Chile Con Curne. yulen Sebe Manana. Carracho.

of the Cuban and Ho.nJsh contingents. nit lis tta If Cn. Btnn lw.1 k'nflrkln' sat fit TTh a i oia na) or, asked What of the coming year? And In the same breath, why have hard times existed at all? The answer to the second would point to a solution of the first, and an effort to resolve it gradually leads one to the conviction that there has been no such thing as hard times. There Is almost every argument to support Ihls conclusion, but the fact Itself, something like the man In Jail, when his lawyer told him. They can't put vou In Jell for answered 'I know they can't, but all tbe same, 1 am "When this grest national body shows a distemper, financial or otherwise, a diagnosis should reveal some cause apparent enough for many minds to agree upon; but look Into tne past tnree years, saving wie Spanish difficulty, a period of profound oeace and plenty has prevailod; the earth of the Associated Fakes.

Yellow Blotter. has yielded her increase all over this broad New York Howler, Snip and Paste Ix-aue. laud until It has literally flowed Rlograph and Kodak Fiends. Missionaries, Foreign Attaches, Keconceiitrado. Puerto Itlcans, Hpaniaras.

pniuppinos anu ruuo- penas. Holdlers. Bailors, reace v.ommis-sloncrs. Investigating Committees. Cos- of tne a Dove cnaraciers are uo rleeur.

as there will be no one admitted without them, and a committee armed with machetes will guaru tne aoor i nose who can not afford them may come as Malay savages from the Philippines, but have to wear brcecn-ciouts, io avoiu innnweiKT-by the police. Ttie whole entertainment will conclude with a series of talileux vlvanta. entitled. "Cncle Sam's Chrlstmss. hnn.w havi no rwufd of iest enc.

or other scourges. Here are the conditions of health, peace and plenty: The primary condition on which economists baae the wealth of nations has nevsr for a season been wanting In this heaven-blessed heritage. Corn, wheat and cotton have each broken the record of the past, and the hundredth part Is not told. Nor Is this all. The general output of our factoriea has been good: to-day the furnaces are not meeting the demand for pig iron, nor can the mines meet the demand for coal, and the balance of the trade is In our favor, yet the times are hard! "We have, to be sure, a good deal of politic.

ir.it deal of adjusting and non- t. r- aire nnanciai oroo.eui.. nnanria I rl It I ITk IsTxpecTed1 In 'order tonl tha? pubUconridnce In something or to Xw u. historical photograph to be other has needed reetoratlor anJ 'that this taken. This will not occur oftener tnan si need na.

o- n(1 -ets five-minute internals. engage" added i.inri.'al imh. and oenwiDers. which the Declaration of War, the protocol, the Treaty of Peace, and the Spanish Bonds were signeu, win wr on mic i Bargain Counter. With Its usual enter prise, the club has secured a large consignment: also a number of relics In the shape of empty tomato cans, suspender buckles, 4c, from the camp at Tampa.

All this will take place on Thurs day, the 2lth of December. 18W. The riot ing Degins at p. iu. "HEINY KLEIBER Investigates as To United States Sen ators' Salaries and Receives Information.

Lewis O. Bernard will enjoy his eating and drinking at the dinner to be given by the Duckworth Club at the Gibson House Bt. Jackson iy at tne expue Henry Klelber. Superintendent of the club, as th result of a wager. "Helny." Is a living example of tbe fact that very few people know what tbe salary or a United State Senator la.

Just after the death of Senator Brie a number of men who had known him were sitting around th club house talking of the many noble traits that had and th question of how much salary be drew aa a Senator arose. Helny" said It was S8.000. John'Molloy said S6.000 and other people in the room mad various guesses aa to how much a Senator got. Finally th matter was referred Mr. Bernard, who was sltUng there, enjoying a gam of.

cards. Hs promptly said S3.000 and every on laughod at him. an of them insisting that a Senator receive more than a Congressman. "You" re wrong this Urn. Lew," said HeJny." Soma half a dosen people dropped In while the discussion was going on.

and each on of them guessed at th matter and each of them aald' that a Senator receive over 16.000. "Helny" waa very sure that he was right and offered to bet Mr. Bernard taat a Snatoro salary la $8,000. agreeing that tmt nee far the other's dinner at th Gibson House on the night of St. Jackson's Day.

"Well. I doa't wait to bet on a sure thing." said Mr. Bernard. "Tou ain't betting on a sure thing: I the on that' betting on th sure thing." replied -Helny." who was backed up In his opinion by every one present. Finally tn.

wager tu maoe anu in. nMicr mww up in Tub Emquibbr Almanac. As a Sen ator gets toe same salary as a toniiws an. 3,000, "tieiny-. will nav to purcnae.

ticket to th St- Jackson'a Pay dinner for Mr. Bernard. jmpobtast EipriiMiarTi raoxax. arseaTC I BAmBixtait, Tries, December 2S. The wun anu i inn iu 1 i.

one territory ana to tne number and style of our titlxens. upset the map of the world, mixed up preconceived Ideas at home and abroad, and yet we are not happy-for the hard times continue! "I think I hear some cltlxens remark. But this does not sell our town lots. It Is often difficult to account for the milk In the cocoanut. but most of us know it therend this Is the kind of faith should all attempt to arm ourselves with for the coming year.

the coming cycle of years. For may It not be that the American people have grown to expect too rou-h and that the appetite has grown too much with what It nas fed upon? Is i there no such thing as thriving and fot being thrifty Has not personal and family extravagance something to do with what we are pleased to call the hard times? Have we not all more or leas sinned In the mi house, and too much build ing association? Too much outgo for the Income? Too much "sack for the bread, exuavagance?" I doubt If any one will deny that we are an extravagant people, from tri mmer to th. millionaire but especially the middle classes, who represent the strength of the nation. No one will deny thai there Is a vast deal of wlllfu among our people: that It brings want fo Individuals, and that It may result in hard times to a nation. The lesson of the last threi years has not fallen unheeded has been a lesson In economy that will not soon be forgotten, it has been a sharp one.

and. as most men are free to admit, a much-needed one. j. equipping our people for the good time, that are even now coming out of the old 7eiTmto the new. when I believe all will prosper, and substantially profit by it.

Our peovoTare not going into bWruutcy. and UvTaot might almost as weH not lv. bn passed. Our prosperity, as a. thrifty people, will reach owl to the ends of the earth and bring all natlorts to for let no man doubtlt.

This 1 the naUon which th prophet a land flowing with mflk arid honey. It las. solved great problems, and WW work out many more. The faith of thl peopt 1 not of yeeterday. but for all They are In their generation wis and will profit by th lesson of th past.

Th old year Is going out and th new la coming In for ach one. and for all a nation nvust learn aa doe an Individual: it must reflect on th past and hop for th future, and which a happy and proeperou new year to all th world, and surely It Is wiln us for the coming 5r'r'w(ah to say this muoh for Cincinnati: never had a boom. Th valu of property In and about Cincinnati ha ai-ways been lower than In any dty of her clas In this country, aad I challenge any on to controvert this statement. are asked whether property will ever reach old price. I say that price range to-day, upoo holdings of those who do not have to sell.

Just where they were nv years ago. I make this statement la th confidence tbat those who are posted In Eastern. Northern and Western values will bear me out. Two month, ago New Tork real estate started upward: PHtsborg bt showing a great upward tendency: we are beginning to feel K. Everything looks moat nattering for th now year.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Miller. Mia Althea G.

MUler and Mrs. Luella Delong. of Louisville, were at th Grand yesterday. Th Grand Hotel served th tiajsasnsaeat Christmas dinner In Us history yesterday. ajTbatt th arrivals were scant, as they wr verywhere.

Among th "out of town-elements that embellished th table d'hote wr Montana antelope adorned with ruby Jelly and Chesapeake Bay terrapin, trimmed wrtii mushroom, and added these was spar xn ng oaer. crusoea ii autumn apple "down la old Kentucky, Mendeoheil. th Beau Brmamal bead waiter at th Burnet Hou. ha resigned and will succeeded to-day by vVuaoa J. Smith, formerly of th West East HoteL Ioo Branch, latterly of Charleaton.

8. who i up to data fca Mil th. dssalis of his business Augusta King and- M)s FUng. of Coorgetowa. Otis, ar at ta Burn, -r Mr.

Richard CarroB. Vic President of th Mobil and Onto Railroad, which ys-tcas baa renovated, relnvlgoraled and revolutlordssd atnc his tncuBrbency. Sroppad Into th Emery yesterday Vboib-ing to see hi many old frlenda -before Christmas dinner with bis family a th aUlsv His genial roaoienanc is lik a -rt DRIVE A TEAM. The police station houses were almost totally desertel yesterday. The officers on hand had title else to do except to smoke Christmas taw as.

ohuckle over the fact that Santa Claut stilt considered them boys. Christmas 111. of course, furnished plenty of work fr the police. Many "gentleman" who dxnk a toast to th hap piest day of the ye.r needed assistance and protection, and th officers on the second and third reliefs hd their hands full taking care of them. Tb charitable deeds done by the police In tatng care of persons with befuddled brains vll be cherished by tho who found an ovoplus of Christmas cheer at the dlspensarlt of liquor.

The police merely put the mn who were Intoxicated on a bunk and sowed them to aleep off the fumes of theilqulds which they bad Imbibed too free. When the morning dawned yesterday.il sleepers were aroused and were sent rme In order that they might participate the day's sober festivities. The only unplesint affair on Chrlstmss Eve occurred at home of Albert Schler-enbeck. a crlppleat 313 John street. Hli misfortune In nobelng physically perfect like his fellow m.

makes him somewhat sensitive, but he not a bad fellow generally. However, 3n Christmas Eve he started out to mew acquaintances at saloons, and tn cteequonce he managed to get drunk. Hewent home at about 2 o'clock yesterdaynomlng His wife and children were slping but he Insisted on tbem up" In commemoration of Chrtstnu The whoops did not come quickly or jmeroue enough and tie started In to abe his family. The children rushed to tl sidewalk while his wife called Tor help, officer heard the racket and placed Alberunder arrest and locked him up at the Ph Street Police Station charged with abing family. COOK Thought To Wanted in 'Dayton Arrestedor Stealing an Oercoat.

A man who la ought to be wanted In Dayton, Ohio, on charge of burglary was locked up at thdammond 8tret Potior Station last nlghn a charge of petit larceny and carry lrcoocealed weapons. He was arrested Officer Williams and Gibbons on tofoaUon furnished by Jay Cooper. Th la, went to the Salvation Army Lodging lisc. at 89 Mala street, about 8 o'clock, a while he waa there his overcoat was eta. He at one went to th station boumnd reported tb theft, and whale wwaturnlns; to th.

lodging nous bo saw a a walking along Pearl street wearing overcoat. He aakad Charts Swweneyd Win Cotter to follow th fellow and thran back to th station house to notify pone. Bvrgeaat Williams and OfSccllbbon started ba pursuit and found two men who had followed tb thief. Pearl and Sycamore streets. They se-hat tbe man had drawn a raaor on thexebea aaw that they were following and when they picked up bricks to tor at hint h.

ran Into a building near byfh. fallow, was located In a closet, and he bad locked tha Annr and refused to oi It tho officers foread It Doen. At the aon honee th. registered a Wun Scott, no hosn. Whoa aearoaea a raaom pairs oi spectacles, Igbt gold rings son small rlng wwo iwm wn no overcoat Was found la tb do which tried to Mda He answer th ertptloo mi a man waeu- ma ta jjayion.

EUEOFE VHEYAZD8. Th snnnal prctloa of th Eoropeaa VTseyarda Is 000,000 gallon. The flguros gtv tb sa why th wins grow-Ing countries carver becom teetotal. la noteworthy tUtaly. so far ahsad ther rountrie rneyard area, has nothing Uko th aanr smlnnc as a producer of fy's annual aradactiaa (in round numb is eOT.000,000 gallotis, whfl Franc aripam yield each aom-thing Ilk lo.Out gallon.

Spain ks th chief exporter, gig about fl2.Uuu.0u0 for th. 2Uu.onu.OUO on. which ah sails abroad. Franc about th nam sum for ber, share, Italy gets only 2.800.-OUO for Lh 4M0 gallons a anus 11 exported, i TOUTS VAUILIO jU. Of tbi XXOOS I in th Japan nary S.73 par cant are Veen th agos of IS aad 2D years, and 3sJ eaat betwwea th ages Pf 20 and 23 y4 Only I.0S ar over iQ years, aad most ar officers.

TM IWTtWTATt SAVIWQ INVESTMENT CO. INTEREST IS NONE OF YOUR EIGHT-; boar workers. HE WORKS day and night, every hour and minute in the twentvfour. MEN SLEEP, cease from toiling; interest keeps right on, pausing for neither; breakfast, dinner norjsupper. y'-'" NOW PUT interest (compound) in the harness with co-operation and you've got a team that will positively work your, investment to the most successful THIS IS THE TEAM WE DRIVE.

EIGHT PER CENT GUARANTEED ANNUAL Report of th Ca hollo Cemetery Assoc! at ion Submitted. The German Catholics of this city were well represented st St. Mary's School-Hall, on East Thirteenth street, yeeterday to attend the general meeting of the German Roman Catholic Cemetery Association and listen to th annual reports of this organisation. Tb meeting waa presided over by Mr. Herman Wolf, and Mr.

J. J. Nurre acted aa Secretary. After tbe reading of the minutes the name, of tbe newly elected parish Trustees, repreeentUig 21 local and suburban parishes, were announced to tbe assembly present and unanimously ratified. Treasurer Henry Imwalle's report of th.

pat year's Income and expenditure was next read, which disclosed that tbe association handled 02 from January to December 19. of which VXM2 OS was disbursed. Of this amount $7,000 was distributed among th deserving poor of this city. The reports of the sexton of St. Joseph's Cemetery, Price HU1, St.

John's Cem etery, St. Bernard and St. Mary's Cemetery. back of St. Bernard, were then read wHb the following results: At BL Joseph's Cemetery, of which Clemen.

Doerger ia th sexton. 32V burials were made during tbe past year; at St. John's Cemetery, of which H. Von is sexton 250 persons were buried, and at St. Mary's Cemetery, of which John KeHermaan I.

sexton. Ki burials were reported. A commltiee com- Esed of Messrs. Arnold Speiser. H.

H. bers, J. H. Schoenhoeft. H.

J. Linnernann and Edward GaertDer was next appointed to audit the books of the association, and the Secretary. J. J. Nurre.

of Thirteenth and Clay requeued that th. 21 par-Irh Treasurers should submit to him at once all the burial certificate made out by them during The past year so that he may In turn present them to the Auditing Committee. On next Monday evening the Directors of the above sModatlon will hold their annual meeting and elect supreme officers. It 1 stated that Werner Bummeyer will very likely be tbe successor to Herman Wolf, the present Incumbent, who has held the office several terms. FIRST BANK RUN.

It It Occurred lit Britain Over Two Haa deed Years Ago. Although banking was practiced among tbe Egyptians 'O0U years before Christ, and among tb Romans almost In Its modern form 1.SU0 years ago. yet, according to Gil bert, th first "rup" of which we have any account In th history of banking occurred in th year 1007. At that date th bankers In England were th goldsmiths, who had a short time before begun to add. banking to their ordinary business, and had becom vary numerous and Influential.

Ia 1080 th Dutch Beet sailed up tb Thames, blew up the. fort at Sheernes. set fire to Chatham. and burned sosse ships of th line. Thl crested th gi so teat aonaternatlon la London, specially among those who had In trusted their money to th bank era.

for It waa known that the latter bad advanced large sums to th King for public purpose, and rt was rumored that now th king would not be able to repay th money. To quell th panic a royal proclamation was Issued to th effect that payments by th Exchequer to the bankers would be snad as usual. Ia 1071 there was another run on tb London banks, when Charles IL shut no the Exchequer and re fused to pay th bankers either principle or Interest oi tn ssoney wniea iney aao aa-vanceL On this occasion snanv of th banks and their customer were rained. rnsT WXATHXS rOlXOAST. Th first, attempt at scientific forecasting of th weather was th rosult I which, during th Crimean war, November 4.

ISO, almost destroysd th fleets of Pranc and As th storm had raged av- aral days earlier la Francs. VsJliaaf. tb Premch Minister of War, directed that la- vest lgatloas Btad se if th storms err tn Bass, and if tb prog rise of ta dheutrtisncs. eouM nav. bssa lore- told.

It was then oesaooatraMd that th tw war ta reality osm stoma, and that tt Kth eould navo been ascertained and th et forewarned la ampi tlaa to reach safety. Clover sickness, a. commoa drsrsss thai Often ruins clover crop, has cause snaa scientists to snake sprtnals, now say that farmers will sooa sbl t. Inoculate their lands Just aa human beings aay be treated. STEAMSHIPS.

TAP B-CIf IHA WClfTO Hall. O. Ommmtm eJ A Unewtal S. a. C.

sisssisrs ls.ee Saa 1 ll VI. MSMUt S.sa V. Bm4 Ilo. tmm sr. at, ai s.a Beetles.

l.saaa.sj fw freisat asj i is issse fata sad inns MsaaaaJrl. w. H.l Bmu- A seearsaaa. axeawU Uaree Isidg. a FIFTITYEAR S223.321.84 raid to Igrcatora, reserve $82,814,78 Dcaoelt with Stat urtr SZS.000.0w, which tb ftrst iaataUasMt a IIM.OOO.OO require VyUw.

Orncxaa SoxrxD Foa $30,000.00. ON MONTHLY DEPOSITS OF $1.50 OR MORE. SCN0 FOR INFORMATION. SOUClTOftS WANTED. THE INTERSTATE SAVINGS INVESTMENT perennial holiday, and make, glad ail tho.

who chance to meet baa In th. merry-go-round. air. Charles P. W.

Neely. of Muncie, hi at th Qrand. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bates, of Toledo, are at th Grand.

Vr. 8. 8. Jerome, of Kansas City, well known tn this city, and bis sister. Miss Era Jerome, of St.

Louis, were at th Burnet yesterday, en route South. Mr. William K. Curry. Mrs.

M. A. James and Miss Montgomery, of Louisville, were at the Burnet yesterday. In relating some of th Incidents of his extensive tour in Surope last summer Mr. Frank Savage, ta.

representative of a large Cincinnati wholesale house, said at the Palace yesterday: "I am reminded of a rather Interesting experience 1th a negro guide when In Ht. Petersburg last summer. A party of us were at the Hotel Se Europe, and the guides were employe. A(ter some Insistence on our part the hotel authorities telephoned about the city aid Informed us that a guide would be at our service the next morning, who should report to us, but a negro. As he sMke four languages, and appeared quite familiar with the duties of a guide si ceptd his services and started for Peterhof, which Is the Versailles of Kuasla.

Two of our party occupied a drtisky In front, thp negro alone In the second one. and two of us followed tn the third. We noticed tsat almost every on. on the street turned to look at the procession. I was rather at a loss to know why we were attracting se much attention.

The negri sat very erect, wiln Bis nat slightly on the sMe of his head. In true ne.ro style. As one of the most famous guide. In St. Petersburg waa a negro and recommends! by Murray's Ouid.

Book. 1 could no think we were offending the pub lic by accep'lng hut service, and concluded, perhaps, thtt it was th peculiar bearing of the negro. Jn our return there were at tbe eti.tt.in a bolt 100 droskeys. with their backs to the avwiue, waiting call, for service. Every last one of them turned their heads to look at the party or the negro.

People looked at ts quite aa on our return to tbe hotel. I madelnquliies to know the cause ft people staring at ua and was informed tint there were but three negroes in all St. Petersburg, and the cause of our discomfort was due to the desire of the people to see ihe neerro. it Is unnecessary to say that I objected to keeping him longer, though he was efficient and was treated with consfleratlon by those In charge of the palace galleries and other buildings." DESERTED Were the Station Houses Because the Police lorgave Overjoyed Christ-nas Bacchanalians. 305.

306. 30T AND 310 NEAVE BUILDING. BUMS EnjoyedaCtotmasTree Lai-ie A fair. With a Re-arkable Assertae it Brie-a-Brae Fixed I Bj Old Render. o- I Th Bums Christmas Tree.

That's th way It was placarded and that's what It surely was. As unique a thing as ever swayed la the Christmas breesea. It was located Just at the entrance of Opera alley, west side of Vine street, between Fifth and Sixth. Scarcely a person of all th thousands who fitted along by there with the Christmas snow flakes, yesterday, but that stopped and examined the bums Christmas tree. It was probably tb only one of tbe kind In th world, and Opera alley got it.

A real Christmas tree of "voluptuous figure" had been procured by a lot of daaby old rounders, and set up with Arm blocking right at the entrance of tb alley. Then the greatest "most different" assortment of highway and byway and slop barrel bric-a-brac eye ever gased on was collected, labeled and tied on the tree. There were beef bones th dogs of the street had lunched on. and pieces of feminine from fro wing skirts tbat rude nails had kindly contributed. There waa bum battered hats, all of various blocks, and tbat told their own stories of mad-wild hours and the kicks of a cold, cold world.

A pair of old sport's pantlets with balloons In Ihe knnees and one gallus attached, swung I cheerily from the tree, while a little further down hung "of roistering hue and a cut that waa all decollete. A half yard of mouldy, delirious link sausage added other real life to the tree, along with strikingly decomposed apples, bananas and oranges. A dosen pint whisky bottles gave an ornate, cut glass effect, and a bunch of cigar I stub, teetered from the tip of an upper-moat limb. 1 A couple of beautifully rocky and real old bums with a well filled ran between them stood guard over the richly.laden tree until almoat noon, when the contents of the can sent them away to slumber. I.SX1A1.

MOTICl x7Mothra wfU flad Mas. WkiloVi ooraura 8rmc th Mat remedy fur their children. 25 a fcettla. DEATHS. BKRMAKW Peeemher 33, Ouste oldest sua of Mr.

and Mrs. Wetbert Hermann ne Mlddelhoffi. In his 4th year. Funeral from St, Xavief a Tuesday, at s.au a. ni.

CVMM1NOS Ada Murray, daughter of th. tot P. and Sail! Cummlnga tnee Murra at residence, JVo. 1140 Beech Sunday. December 25, at :) o'clock a.

m. Funeral Wedneadav. ft I Hi Lawrence's Church. Price Dl'NKVAK-Dsrenber S3, Bernhardt Dunk ina a. In his 7th year, at his late residence.

IXii Jone st. Funeral Tuesday. December 27, liMi, at 1 p. tn i' wsait nowers. FRIEDMAN Michael Friedman.

Saturday evening. In hi. avtn year. Funeral Monday morning, at It o'clock, from Mortaary Chapel, Walnut Hllla. GRANET Annie Oraney, December It, at 10 p.

aged Si years Funeral from residence of her uncle. Thus, liui-sey. M3 W. Fourth St. High mass at St Patrick's Church.

Third and Mm at a. m. Tuesday. OOOREVE C. II.

Oogreve. In his 71xh year Funeral from residence. Zs Uvrmic st Monday, at 10 a. m. burial private.

GLOVER At Lakewond. N. Saturday, lierember 24. Mrs. Charles II.

Glover daughter of the late Flamen Ball. IIEIIRS-William Meyers. Jr Saturday. December 24. at p.

m. Funeral from his residence. Sixth st Requiem high msss at St. Xavler hur. Wednesday morning.

December mt. at 3U o'clock Frlenda Invited. PADDACK At Ihe residence of his sun. at Chattanooga. Saturday.

December Chas. 11. Paddack. formerly of Cln- nniaiL PKNDERT Harry n. Pendery.

December St, USJN. at 11:40 p. aged lot years, beloved husband of Anna Pendery (nee Mausl. Funeral from residence. 1HX1 Frederick North side, Tuesday.

December at a. m. High mass of requiem at St. Patrick's Church. Cummlnsvllle, at 1 a.

m. PRATT Buddinly. on November 15. at Buluwayo-. Matalielrland.

South Africa. Julius H. Pratt, aged years. MONUMENTS fferKmaa.hls. Jewelers.

IXCIUXATI. STORE OPEN EVENINGS. JOHN F. WILTSEE, UNDERTAKER, Wee BSatSj ateos. leiepheoe 7ssu.

SOCIETY NOTICES. TtXPATIlur ASSOCIATION Only orgmslsa-X. lion of real etal. qwwii in Hamilton I'oun-ty. aa aa tae ben.Oi.

are manifold, it becomes only the duty of all to Join. Inirlstlon In, Including dues In till May. only II 6u. Di rectors' meeting Tuesday. December at Court ana Kirn sia uraee fcpen dally.

ZT Hopkins st. Call on addr HI IEU TL'KK, Secretary. EDUCATIONAL. t'OLLEOIATE PCHOOL. 14g K.

Fourth st FOR BOYS AND YOl'NO MEN. Opts to visitors January 2 and I. from to 12. Address J. BAH1N.

Head Master BREWSTER'S. BREWSTER'S Cloak, Fur Suit Store, 620 RACE STREET, ANNUAL MEETING. AMUSEMENTS. office. Cas.

Will be Open To-Dy Until VI O'clock. Special Inducements Offered. Mt1HIHHHMHHNr Btehh.ldsrs Ansel Meeting. wjOTICE Is hervfcy gtvea that tke anneal meet. XT m.

at th. steckaoleers th. Covin to (TlMinaatl Kievwt Mallroa. mma Traaafw as Brhto. Corapaar will b.

a omo. of ta cesapaay la Uovrngusi. am TVESDaT. Jaaa-ary 10. INK), at ll e'etora snoa.

for tae election of nine iMrerlora le serve ta. Msulng and for tbe transaetloa of tar ether business thai may cesne sefare the sseMlag. J. C. UAV1K.

S.if.larr KCeXD XAtlOXAL BTABBX. I iHE annual meeting of the stockholder JL of this bank, for the purpose of elect- lng D1 rex-tors for the ensuing year, will be held January 14. 1HUU. between Ml eei 11 and 12 a. m.

at the bankln WM is the hours ALBERT, lDAM fN MATINEE Naenmil Ll TO-DAY. SOUSA'S THE BRIDE ELECT. Chorus of Sixty. Superb Corps de Ballet. Qorxmomm UMtnmM.

Auamentrd rnhMiri MlUlaxy Dud. S. Intact Next Week Sol Smith Raeil-H -n Jno Uric.by HFITrKMN EVERi" laEWVaV Matinee daily except Friday) THB BVPERB 0CX.VIC PRODUCTION. HEART OF. THE KLONDIKE A Plar of Powerful Puem.

Next Boseay MaUaee "Joha Martio SKret Cut mt mi. Ce.se saa prsssat at Sox omm i na Tsj Caaes'sad serar. reserved seat ler 1 i Lady ts say suSsn this seek except Meaday 1 KLoypigg-" 1 If Fowrtki atreaH. New Via. tl CS I Price.

SSe. SO. aa. Ia Te-Shay, lease. TUB NEIIX STOCK CO.

great product Ion of Nat Goodwin's Comedy Success. A GILDED FOOL. Special CskTMrfauM Metlaee Te-Uey. HFCK'S Wn.irf irM ul Tiiilir, llxwll mj mi rnTTn I'lalsfsHSsyaWsll rl.lfrnass! Prev- eess Algal Srbe VawksTHl', FOUNTAIN I HOPHNS' TRANS-OCEANIC STAR SPECIALTY CO. B-OREAT yaATTJRga- A CUT REPORT FOR DUT.Y.V The New Asssrlcaa PUy.

The Moat Bealistie Bat. see sever I'usisiis. sue rmpu mm tae ataga VvALNUTI'SS1 Tb Tssntssl st ran. "HAVE YOU SEEN SMTTHr New Teafs -Week-My Prlead Pvees ladts." PEOPLE'S. WOODS' BIQ SHOW.

BUXIOHT, BltlSK AND BKtBT. MatUMe.Ta.rjar. Te-MUiht. Xrxt Kaasay Mstlnes IL ft. WUliaaar Own Ca, r' V- 1 THE JOHN SVHILLITO COMPANY.

Our Stores and Factories Will Be Closed To-Day. 0a Silc, Comoendnff To-Morrow (Tuesday) JVlorninir. Fourth Floor Annex. Closing' out Sale of all Odd Lots of Cloaks From our Wholesale Cloak Department Fourth Floor, Next to our Toy Department. IN OXDEX TO CLOSE OUT ABOUT 1,000 Jackets and Capes, FurCapes Collarettes, Tailor-Made Suits ano! Separate Dress Skirts Before our ref ular stock-tat- io i ch occurs next Saturday ereainc we Vill offer the most wooderful bargains ia ineae noes eyer sees.

BIG BARGAINS. TOYS Here Are Some Examples: In our regular Retail Cloak Department, on the Second Floor, where the finest Jackets, Capes, Tailor-Made Suits and Separate Skirts are sold. Reliable Qoods of the highest order. Latest and best styles. Superbly lined.

Handsomely finished. Lot No. 4 at $4.90 Each. Women's, Miates and Children's Jackets. This lot consist, ol 1 0 snorted Black.

Tan. Blue and other color jeaa-tifully lined in silk fabric. Tncy have been selling at $7.50, $10. aid some at $12.50. Choice during this sale at each.

Lot No. 6 at $690 Each. Lot No. 12 at $12.90 Each. The contents of these two lot w.ll great ly surprise our customers.

Tlie choicest things of tbe season wiH be found Lot No. 15 at $15.90 Each. This lot consists of 80 superb styles Tailor-Made Salts, the regular kind, and Go moat beautiful Jackets and Capes, which have been selling at $25.00 and each. la addition to above we will sell all odd lots, broken sizes, traveler sample, Ac (some slightly mussed, but perfect other wise and the latest styles of WOMEN'S. MISSES' ANO CtllLDRLVS JACKETS AND CAPES Prom our Wholesale Department will be sold at quick-selling prices.

Here is an idea: Lot No. 1 at $1.00 Each. Women's and Children's Jackets made to retail at $2.50 each. Your choice duriag this sale at $1.00. Lot No.

2 at $139 Each. 100 Womrn's Jackets made to ll at $5.00 and 00. GO Misses' and. 70 Children's Jacket that were $5.00 aad $6-00. 100 Women's Fine Cloth and Boncle Capes worth $5.00.

Choice of any of these this week at $189 each. Lot No. 3 at $3.39 Each. Lot No. 4 at $4.39 Each.

These lots contain most wonderful bar gains. Be sure to ask to see them. Lot No. 7 at $7.39 Each Consists of 50 finest Plush Capes, richly trimmed, t5 Jackets of most beautiful qualities made to retail at $15.00 and t0 00 eorri rViirieia. thia eVle.

$7.89 each. TblM Ortmt Cloak Selling CommncM Tuesday Mornlag-B9 oa Hsad Early aad Oct CholcnL Mussed and Soiled Fancy Sideboard And Dresner Scarfs. Linens. 1 9C each for 2Sc Grade, Slightly Sailed. 39c each lor 50c Crade.

Slightly Soiled. 19c each for 25c Scarfs, Slightly Soiled. 25c each for -35c Scarfs, Slightly Soiled. 35c each for 50c Scarfs, Slightly Soiled. 60c each for 75c Scarfs, Slightly Soiled.

76c each for $1.00 Scarfs, Slightly Soiled. Also, a few NAPKINS and BHD SPREADS, Soiled by haadliag. marked at prices to close out at once. nasT rixoa aislb bo. s.

Handkerchiefs. Slightlyoiled by handling during our Christmas rush; also, the balance ofHandkerchiefs from our fine window display. 3c Each for 6c Grades. 5c Each for 10c Grades. naer rxooB-ataxje no.

a. Silk Waists. MH, tW ani 17.5! Etri The greatest bargains in beautiful and stylish Silk Waists ever offered in Cincinnati for new good. SB-COVE FfyOOK. Umbrellas From Tuesday Morning until our Regular Semi-Annual Stock 1 Taking, which occurs Saturday, Drr.

December 31, 5:30 p. will sell our Entire Stock of Umbrellas at 20 per cent (or 1-5) off resit lax prices. riavr axooB-siai a mm. a. Petticoats From Tuesday Morning oar Stock-Taking Time, Saturday, tw tw- 1 'Tt Jt- sell all Petticoau in our Department on Second Floor at 20 cent (of 1-5) off regular pricesv The sale of our Special $3.95 and $4.95 Silk Skins continusa on First Floor.

Great concessions on prices oa the Balance of our Stock of Toys. in order to close out at once. Com fto Theso tUixaloA vevKTM rvooav. 'j 1U0 Xact, Sertata ud Shimto Plact-UfJ. I v.

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