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The nation FtderaUofn Still In
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* COMMITTEE REPORTS SUBMITTED
It la Alleged That Laborer! Have Do Safe
Plaee in Which to Deposit
i Their Earnings.
New York. Dec. 13.—There was a
. small number of delegates present when
the roll was called at the opening of the
fifth day’s session of the convention of
the Federation of Labor. The. commit
tee on resolutions was instructed to
draw up a suitable resolution on the
death of Allen G. Thurman.
It- was decided that the election of
k 4 officers shall be taken up at 3 o'clock.
1 ' Reports of committees - were then
called for and a large number were sub
i mitted. A number of these were in ref
erence to the technical jurisdiction of
[ _ the federation. These questions always
cause a great deal of comment, and rhe
resolutions were under discussion for
, over an hour.
One resolution which caused much
debate, urged that in view of the fact
that the savings of the working people
were subject to loss through indiscreet
investments on the part of the mana
gers of saving banks, the federation
' memorialize congress in tlie interests of
establishing savings institutions in con
nection with the postoffice department.
J It was urged that under existing con-
I ditions the poor had absolutely no safe
places to deposit their savings and they
never had pioney enough to open an ac
count in a national bank —though there
they had but little more protection in
case of failure—and were compelled to
go to the savings banks, where, it was
alleged, they had absolutely no redress
in case of loss. Postal savings banks,
it was also argued, would do away with
the need of bond issues which paid
large profits to syndicates of bankers.
Other speakers said that there had al
ready been to much financial legislation,
: and that the remedy was in lets legisla-
tion instead of in more.
> . In the discussion which preceded the
fixing of the time for holding the elec
tion of officers, Delegate Bramwood,
from the printers’ organization in Den
, ver, suggested that “there is more wire
pulling in the federation convention in
connection with the coining election
than in any out and out political con
vention.”
The remark brought out half a dozen
decidedly personal replies, in which it
was charged that the words of the Den
ver delegate were an insult to every
man on the floor.
7 Bought Her Own Gown.
They tell a story of an unfortunate so
cietywoman, who, being terribly pushed
Y for a gown to wear at a great occasion,
I sold seven gowns for the price of one to
’ Mme. X. Among these gowns was one
hardly rumpled, and which, though
‘ very magnificent, had evidently been
worn at most only once. This dress
Mme. X. sold as a model to Mme. Y.,
who was the society woman’s dress
maker, and who had been obdurate
about making another thing for the poor
little woman without cash down.
When this “model” came in, she
saw a chance for big return of money,
.so she compromised with her customer
J; and agreed to let her have a model dress,
just imported, for a very low figure.
'x Whereat the poor woman paid all the
. money she had received for all her
dresses, and out Mme. Y. brought the
model. The poor woman talked herself
blue in the face, but she could not say
I anything to protect herself without be-
I traying her dealing with Mme. X., so,
poor thing, she danced in her old frock
after all, having swapped all her other
I gowns for the privilege.—Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Costume and Mortality.
I A remarkable effect of costume on
F mortality is shown in a very instructive
[ / manner by one of the English registrar
< general’s reports. It appears that auiong
children aged from 1 to 5 years there is
. an equality in the number of deaths by
Is scalds and burns among boys and girls,
£ but from 5 to 10 double the number of
L girls to that of boys die from these
V causes, while from 10 to 20 there die
B 102 women and only 27 men, and from
L 20 upward 71 women and 22 men, show
V ing the influence of muslin and flounce
Ev in producing death, notwithstanding
| the greater caution of the female sex.
H Thoroughly II uman.
■ - Bloozin—That street just below is
F quite a thoroughfare, isn’t it?
Blagzin—No; that’s not a thorough
fare at all, but the crowd likes to use it
because there’s a sign there that reads,
r “Private way—dangerous passage.”—
Roxbury Gazette.
B One of Her Majesty’s Collies.
B Among tho colored collies tbo queen’s
B favorite is Darnley 11. In color he is
■ black and sable, relieved by the snowi
ast of collars and ruffs, white legs and
white tip to brush. He was presented to
her majesty by the Rev. Haus Hamil
ton. Darnley II is quite of the latter
day stamp and type of collie—a nice
J. long head with semierect ears—and one
■ of the smartest of his breed at Windsor.
E Whenever the queen conies to the ken-
E nels, Darnley is asked for and brought
| dut to show himself, and, good dog, he
j * at once “grins” with delight and wel
come.—Westminster Gazette.
! Cruel Tortures.
In ancient times prisoners were sub
jected to the most cruel tortures and
; terrible forms of death. The monuments
and records of Nebuchadnezzar tell with
, great unction how many thousands of
hie enemies he beheaded, impaled and
M flayed alive.
K Bis reduction thia week in
■ Ladies’ Fine «’ape<* and .lack
■ eta at Parks, Brannon A Co.
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of fancy work in sofa cush
ions, pin cushions, oriental
cushions, tidies, head
rests, handkerchief cases,
sachet bags, Japanese cush
ions, chair throws, table
scarfs, mantle scarfs, cravat
cases, chenille table covers,
fancy silk for fancy work,
crepe paper,’ wire frames,
fancy lamp shades, &c.
OnDisplay on second floor.
Handkerchiefs.
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What more suitable for a Christ
mas presen. than a dainty uhand
kerebief for a lady or a rich hand
kerchief for a gentleman.
Elaborately hand embroidered
Ladies’ Handkerchiefs at $2.25,
worth f‘4.
Real Lace, bordered,’as low assl.
Pare Li-en numbers, richly em
bioidered, at 25c.
Ask to see our gentlemen’s hand
kerchiefs; no equal to them in
Rome.
Umbrellas-
An ideal present. 100 fine Silk
Serge, 26 inch Umbrellas, worth
$2.25, on sale at $1.50.
60 real, All Silk Umbrellas, worth
$3, go now at -1'2.25 each.
A line of Fancy Sticks in fine
Umbrellas for ladies and gentlemen
for the holiday trade. Nothing
more suitable for a Christmas | res
ent than a nice Umbrella.
If you propose buying, anything m our line for a Christmas Present or to fill the requirement of domestic want come
to see us. we are d >wn to the bottom in prices- Come to see us—headquarters for Santa Claus. '
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Poseibly a Woolen Dress would
suit your taste better. Here we
throw off all pretentions to profit
and are getting rid of some high
class novelty Woolen Patterns at
slaughter prices.
3) fine Novelty Pattern Suits left.
T ej’ were $lO to sls a pattern:
your choice now at $4. ,
60 patterns of fine Dress Goods,
stylish and neat, worth $5, now
at $3.
54-inch French Broadcloth, worth
$1 25, go now at 85ea yard.
Imported Novelty Armures and
Jacquard Weaves, worth $1.50, go
now at 75c a yard.
40 t ieces Wool Cashmeres, 36
nchea wide, worth 35c. to aid in the
holiday giving we made the price 20c.
They Are Cheap.
That’s So.
Cloaks.
Determined to make business in
this department, we have cut the
prices to about one half. We pos
sitively will not carry over any
cloaks if some pricj them.
You are allowed almost the naming
of your own pricepow.
Sd, it it is a lady’s wrap suggested
as a gifi, come to see us. Stock
largest from which ;o select in the
city.
Every Misses’ Wrap in stock a;
cost—new and stylish.
Fipe Kersey and Cheviott W aps
made to sell for not less than 18;
price $lO.
Fine Beaver Jackets, latest s'yles,
made to sell for S2O, price sl2. I
Melton Cloaks worth $lB, price
$lO. ' / j
High grade Jackets worth $25;
pri . e sl2 to sls.
Children’s Reefer Jackets, $1.50.'
Childrens’ Gretchens worth $5
price $2 75.
Ladies’ Plush C< pes worth sl3,
price. $8.75.
Ladies’ Plush canes, handsomely
trimmed, worth sls, price 10.
60 nicely tri i med, stylishjeheap
wide sweep, al $2 75. I
Gent’s Furnishings.
Men’s fine all wool t-hirts and
drawers, silk-stitched, worth $1.50,
price $1.12 1-2.
Men’s heavy Undershirts and
Drawers, worth 40c, at 25c.
Fine Dress Shir*, worth $1 50
to sl.
36 dozen white, unlaundried shirts
New York Mills Muslin, pure linen
bosom, reinforced back and front,
patent gussets, continuous facings,
well worth 75c. This lot o go at 500.
1,90 d Linen collars, latest styles,
and best makes, at 10c.
Fine 40-gauge Half-hose, Herms
dorf dye. worth 40c anywheie
at 25c. '
Heavy Half-hose at 7c.
DOLLS! DOLLS!'
TOYS! TOYS!
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Dressed dolls, undressed
dolls, little dolls, big dolls,
mm 7-
sleeping dolls, waking dolls,
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laughing dolls, crying dolls,
all sorts of dolls and doll-ars
saved in buying them here.
And toys —toys for girls and
toys for boys, toys on wheels
and toys [on foot, rifle toys,
pistol toys, all’ sorts of toys,
tea sets, bed room sets,
games, &cj
If the heart would speak
its love through the purse in
a holiday gift come to see us.
Perfumeries.
J Triple extracts, standard manufac
i tures and popular odors. An en
ticing assortment of Colgate’s Kt.
tracts among the new arrivals, at
' prices to coax the purse, the funda
mental need of which, in buying
> these days, is economy.
Trunks and Bags.
1 A new and select supply just re
i ceived—just the thing for Christ
mas presents, and no one in this
J city carries as much as one-fourth
invested in Trunks and Bags as we
do; and the price..—well, we make
a business of making bargains, and
hereby hangs a tale (as with prices
on everything in stock) concerning
these goods. They are high only
in one way—high up on the top
floor. I ake the elevator to see them.