"inIE EIIc'ISE IIIIE TIIlII
Will Engage the Attention of
New York’s Lawmakers.
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IT IS A RATHER IIOTI'! P30311311.
The lost Impacts-I Icarus “Os-s Is-
lets the Approaching lute laglslatnn.
A Number of ”also lllls Al PIO-
eslted-dalatot lotus? Mien.
ALBA". Doe. ldm'l‘he present multi-
plicity of propositions for the amendment
of the excise laws of the state makes it
certain that the excise question will be the
most prominent feature of the approaching
session of the legislature. The Republican
majority is so very much divided on the
question that it will be an very easy mat-
ter to secure the passage of any single one
Qf the propositions already made. That
the Republicans will refuse to be clught
in caucus on any measure which they do
not particularly favor is a foregone eon-
cluslon, because several of the up country
members h've in printed interviews de-
clared that they would not vote‘for Sun
day opening in New York. while members
from the cities have as franklv declared
that they will refuse to vote either forlo-
cal option or for high license unlpss Bun-
day opening goes with it. At the present
writing it would seem as if the proposi-
tlons that will receive tle greatest amount
of support are the ones submitting to a
popular 1ote the quest-ion of the Sunday
opening of saloons in the localities effect-
ed and the taxation of the liquor trnlilc
by the state instead of the counties.
There are at least five propositions at
present formulated,,elther by leading son-
ators and assemblymen or by reform and
citizens‘ associations, who believe that
the excise question is the leading one of
the day. The propositions in the major-
ity of instances are copies of other states’
laws. where it is said that they have work-
ed with good effect; But there are some
others based upon the idea that New York
state, with its cosmopolitan. population,
must needs have a law especially con.
structed for it.
Senator mines' Proposition.
Senator John Ralnoe of Canandnlgua
will present a proposition which, it is be-
lieved. is partly favored by the lenders of
the Mority. This bill abolishes excise
boards and does away with the word “ii-
cease." Anybody is allowed to engage In
the liquor business under this plan by
paying ton state «Illicer, to be appointed
for the purpose, a tax graded at the fol-
lowing rates: Cities of over 1,0011,(in,
£800; cities of 500,000, 81100; cities of over
200,000, 11110; cities of over 50.111111, 3:100;
1 other cities, $200; villages of 4,0011, $125;
towns, 875. The penalties for the evasion
of the law will be placed so high that the
evasiens, like those of the United States
liquor law. will necessarily be few in
number.
It is the present idea of Senator llaincs
to divide the tax thus accumulated equal-
ly hetwoon the state and the counties
wherein it is collected, but there will be
so much opposition to this in the cities
that It may be amended so as to simply
provide that the expenses of the oilicer
collecting the tax may be paid out of it
and the balance given to the counties.
There will be no provision in the “nines
bill for the submission of the Sunday
opening clause, the introducer believing
that the general laws of the state upon
the questions of Sunday violations can be
umendcdif necessary to nllo11'pnrtinl S1111-
day opening. Senator Itniuos' bill is ap-
proved by Ilishop Deane and other exc lso
reformers. who believe that it will in a
grcst measure tnlro excise out of politics.
The Ohio Law.
, Speaker Fish and several of the more
prominent Piatt men in the legislature
expressed tho1nsel1cs 113 being in favor of'
a trial in this statoof the Ohio law, a copy i
of which was introduced in the lust legis- |
lature by Mr. Kern of Madison 1111111ty,'
and which at the time was said to be in-
vored by the leaders of the party. Urioily
the substance of this bill would be some-
whnt similar to the proposed bill ,of Sena- l
tor ltnincs. but the tan is only $2 '10 and
any municipality has‘fuli prohibitive pow-
or. Local option elections will he held In
townships, and the sale of liquor iii a
“dry" locality is punished by wt '1I10 1an
11nd six months’ imprisonment. The civil
responsibility of the liquor dealer is 11Iry
clearly doll11ed,ai1d there is no Sunday |
closing clause contained in it. . 1
' Sunday Observance. ‘
The German-American interests all
through the state, backed by those of
liquor dealers, will present a bill provid-
ing for the opening of saloons on certain ,
hours on bunday morning 11nd also on '
Sunday afternoons. To combat this idea
the Excise Reform association of New
York has drafted a bill with these pro
visions: '
" At the next general election held in
this state there shall he submitted to 11
vote of the duly qualified electors of each
' city and town the question of allowing
sales within the limits of such city or
town of ale and beer betwcctthe hours of
1 o'clock p. 111. 11nd 10 o’clock p. m. on
Sunday by any person holding an excise
licensc.’
They have also drawn a bill which pro-
vides for local option by citizens for the-
sale of malt liquors only, and v1 hich reads
in this manner:
“ L'pon the petition of not less than .100
duly qualified voters in any city or town
the question of allowing or continuing to
~nllow the sale of ale or heeron Sunday
within the limits of such any or town
shall be submitted to a vote at any gener-
al election, except that in any city or the
first cl us such petition shall be signed by
not less than 1,000 voters. Such petition
shall state that the voters whose names
are subscribed thereto desire that the ques-
tion of allowing the saiewlthin the limits
of the city or town where such voters ..'e-
side of ale or beer between the hours of l
11 clock p. m. and 1 o'clock p. m10n’Sun~
day byany person olding a liccnc
Excise Reform Association II.
The Excise Reform association, which
has for several years been trying to frame
11. bill. has drawn one which will provide
for a single excise commissioner and pro-
tect the liquor dealer by‘ allowing him re-
source to the courts if hell denied a li-
cense It is essentially a high license bill,
and one of its principal features is that it
(reates two new clause of licenses—for
zlubs and restaurants. The rates in com-
parison with the rates of the present
time, are as follows:
Hotels, cities of first class, 81.000; soo-
ond class, 0500; thir lass, 3300; towns,
$200; restaurants, 1 00 ‘ seoe. 0100. $100;
saloons, 81,000, 85 $300, $200; ale and
beer only. 8100, 81 , 8100, 0100; clubs,
$300, 0200, 8100. 8100; storekeepers. 8300.
8200, 0100,81001druggistl, 090. :20. ISO,
.20; all night, mayor grants permits for
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Our Store was 11 Easy Place this week. Everybody in Search for something for CHRISTMAS.
Our Holida Goods are all Displayed,
AND SUOH A DISPLAY HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN IN NORWALK BEFORE.
TOYS, GAMES, BOOKS, DOLLS, WAGONS, SLEDS, TRICYOLES, SLEIGHS, ROCKING HORSES, E1
BEAUTIFUL LAMPS, CHINA WARE, SILVER WARE, CROCKERY WARE, PICTURES,
AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN THINK OF.
Come early this week-«Don’t wait for Saturday. We shall give Great Bargains in all Departments
make this week the greatest the store ever had
LINENS.
\\'cl1a\'c the finest line of Linens in die Twin Cities.
lI'inc lloilic's Colored Borders, 5 dozen.
1111 Linen Napkins, 85c. " '
Side Board and Bureau ~Scaris, 25c.
Tr1I1 Cloths,1 ..
52-i11 Damask, -51: yard.
51-i11 Damask, full bleached, 50c.
5.1-in Damask, half bleached, 37lc.
A large assortment of line llamasks and Table Covers.
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press Goods.
10 pieces' 19C Fancy Mixtures, for
I0 pieces 17c Plaids for .
10c yard
rzlc vard "
50c yard
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Dress Paltterns,
For Christmas PrespptG
$4.00, $4.50. $4. 75, $5.00, $5.
$6.00, $6.50 and $7. 50
5 pieces 75c Serge for
(1 pieces see All Wool Rep for,
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Jackets and Capes.
I. :Idics Beav'm jackets S 150 Children .1 jackets - $3 25 ‘ '
Ladies l1oIIclc jackets - 7.50 Cluldzcu' s jackets, - 3.50 - HANDKERCHIE
i11IdIcs' Diagonal jackets, $1.25 Children's jackcis, 11.50
Ladics' Boucle jackets, 10.118 IIIi’ants' Long 011115, I adiv's' Swiss Embroidered Handkerchiefs, ice 1'
IChilIircn'.» jackets, - 2.50 3.153 ones for 2.50 designs the 19c kind at 12.11:. ‘
CllllilI'Cll'SiiiCkClS1 ' ‘ 10” (“When-‘1 ’ $13-50 W 7-50 Ladies' Suiss l'.mi1roidcrc(l, Silk initial, Plain 1.1111111,
silt1l11 d, and lunch lace edge ll1.ndkcrc11iefs, very dainty
well 1111th from 391: to 5cc: an immense assortment at 25c:
Ladies’ Mackintoshes
Silk I.incd,>';15.1)8 Crm'encttcs, Plaid, Silk Lining, $12,113
Dressing Sacks.1
Blue, Pink, White,
Tani O’Shanters.
We will close 1111 our Tam O'Shantcr liars, the 4911111 '5c lines
for 39 cents.
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1,11‘Ic11111lsr._;o
-Ll11cfsSchIaIvaluc, 251'.
\Icn's e\tr11' qualitx, full size, All Silk Initial Hanqu'c
5c quality, at 50c.
ChIIdrcn's and 'Mixscs' iladdkcrchicfs, an immense var {IF
from 51; up.
DownPlllows 1111 Head Rests
No description will do justice to the superior v tillt.‘ s olf1to d
in this d1ponnim1t You must sce them-you ’ii buy. 1
1111111»: 111» Sofa P “11“ s :11 n8 cents ands
“pad R -ls 11 largo HBI-Or'nb at, 34 cents, 58 Cents andlSSjccnts.
"HOLIDAY GLOVES.
th» celebrited Wm. H. Brown & Bros.’t
and quadrupio Extracts, put up especial:-
lour holideytrade, 251. ‘
1001112. Lafims' Pocketbook‘, all no ‘
25c. 491‘, 5%, 75c and 99c. ' l
1110 doz. Ladics’ clapping bags, 2513,,
75 and SIM‘.
TohET SOAP. K Men’ 11 lpather Collar and Gulf BOXES,8
mm" 121 111.111.. 1ie1irable gift, lineri with satin or leather,
‘ NEWVDRK J ",d 2 25'
1 111111 1111mm “wt qu1 Iity W ritinz Paper and Envelopee,.
Hi pfi'pote put 1111 In hIIiCP b11xes,th1- 60c kind, 38-6 ‘
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.1 UMBRELLAS.
Ladies’ 21, m Umbrr. Ins close rolled made efflueEtglIsh filh
in great variety of h1ndlcs,8l.5nca1h.
Ladies’ I1 10. Umbrellas close roiIed mule of boat tin
loria wrv ehoic» hordes 1111b sterling silver trimminm
-., 3119 11298 1111131511 1‘
Gents’ l‘mhrelina close rolled made
uglish serge and tnifwta cov: rs. $1 98 and $2 25.
Gents’ 28 in. Umbrellas made of best taffeta sillt, use
very one wart-ranted; the regular 54. 5“ kind at $3 49 each '
Gums’ fine lath—ta silk, close roiled, handles 11111111111 I
nouuted with sterling silver; thPS 71.50 kind at 8t. 50 each.
Kitchen Depm’t1
For a kind mother or a dear wif
is acthing so acceptable for a. present
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A complete new line 11fMIn’sKi1IG11V1's lined and unl‘no 1‘,
'11: RI ()II ,0, 3.1 111118! 51-11 pm-
1.11111. 1. ’1md Mirrr'r’ Kid Gloves, incd and unlined, over) Pilil'
warranted 111 $1 (Wand SI ‘15 p ir
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We have add: d to our 1111 i1ia1 GOOI'B
11 11111111 asI-onmont of pi wr Were
that so 1111111111119 f1r twenIy yIsr
'“lfy en- riiIthe 1119018 and lril. ‘tlS
' 141111;“. i'ful Victor P111111”. Unused and
Engravul. astors Buttirl hips. “0--
“IF l.1dlCF.HIee(l Dirlltl‘, Bhktrr,
Net-kin Rings (-11-
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guarantud by the manufacturer for
tvuntv warp.
PICTURES.
We have a. beautiful line of EIchings and Pastels ..
A. Bountiful Large Size Engraving of Washington Lincoln,
Ilrant.1~'herman and Sheridan.
211x3II—.A $1 Engraving: we shell sell them at $2 75
20318 Etchings; worth‘$2.5lI; we shall sell them at. $1 4!).
161118 Pastels. worth $1.1m; we shall sell 111»- n1 at {Is cents
210x311; Colored Photos. White frames. 74x3”. $3 25
BOOKS.
Visit our Apron Dep’t
Tho- luTut’Slr end tin st1Is.~1r man of l‘11llt'y Apn up .ewr l
on 91.1.. in 1hi1- r'it1 Pr-t‘rs ramp 1'11 111 NW Io_$i 25 9.11- h
Useful Holiday Gifts.
F'OR MEN.
“or entire lIYIr! of CHRISTMAS NEOKWEAR is in. Value»
Stylo shod Ass» Tll'nl‘lil 111111111 1t ”18 h 1, c.111,11i1n 1w haw 11v.
hon, 'l‘nks Pllff‘. I‘Iub 'l‘ios, Band iioasnnd I11u1'in Hand
lilL’ht and d 111: cm etc, All new 1111111 desirable patterns, 111. 21"»
and i111 - em- h. .
Boys’ Ni glitz Sh rtI-I ftrll rizcs. at 5fI1'1ach
of- the
8150 TITLES AT 17 CENTS. B111s‘WIndEor l‘11s extrt wu.e.ful1 l1 oath, and hemetitcl )
81 1:5 IITLICS AT 21) GR 111311113- 1 (1 ends plain and pi 1111’ 1H1 etc, a large variety at" So each table ware, {and we have the best “son'
$1.7.1TI'1‘11E1 AT :11 UH‘N’l‘s, in the coun y.
Fine Dinner Sets, from $i0 48' to ~
that we guarantee not to craze ‘I
pit-'08 should do so, we willingly topic
1 with a nZvae.
We agents for the best Huh
Including all the best French and English writers—Dickens,
Hugo llamas, Scott, Kipling, Thackeray, Edna Lyal,BI11ck,
damn, Kingsley, 1t1..
B mks for boys and girls' in the Santa Claus Home, up stairs
()1 o thous 11d riitfu-rcnt stvh a Christmas Cards
NIGHT sI-IIRTs.
M1 11 1 Night Shim goods quality muslin, full length, {one}
3.11 1] plain frown 501.11 ch
Ill-111‘ r Night aIIirt fine quality Muslin, silk finished fronts
0111.}?in 1. :11 l1
JEWELRY ETC (iur $1 Night Shirts are the finest in the twin citi es. Look Chi 1a. and the patterns we have cnnn
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lilo desigv sin stick Plus, the ten cent kind 5 cox 111., had elSewherc. .
I; 15%:053 S'lgklé’lnfl, Veg choiccand (lurzzible, ,{lllcmihm LAUN DERED SH i RT$_ Fancy China Cup; and Sauce" .
. a 1111’ an Isses In A, warm te f i '
, 1 years, 25 cents g n or “"8 We haveamce 11119 of laundered while Shuts, at 50c, 75c “0°“ 7““: After dinner 0033691? ,
11.113- S' 11111 RuItons. heavy told plate, w‘arranttd, 50 cents. 111d 3i Mugs, Moustache Cups, Oatmeal 81'“
, Chaifing ' Dishes
KI-ttled
Drone l'hirts, open fronts. 1111.51.
SUSPENDERS.
A fine sssormtent of 11011111111 Suspenders. good silk web, at
,251'.1351' and 501-111” paIr
1natch‘ese 1- pp. 1rtunitIcs offered hwro. We will said you n .
MEN 3 H05: item, b11rg11Instist the ram :11 if you were here in person 11‘ ,3 ‘,
'lien' 11 ll 11 k I flu-'11 1 x m lit'tv 1' gm. 111m Mam 1.1r:.1 9111i” h 1w 1 n 1' one 111101: to thf'ij Kly and money 11 worth or
o:l1-1Irs 1111dl11-1‘I11, lle1m11orf1111- q' iaIItI 111111' u'o-rl,1t 2'11 p; i1 wk _,
and Afternoon;
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D111 ’5 let that. {wt keep vow from Iakinr advantage 1
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Furs, Neck Boas 111111 M11
510 Imitation MInk Boass the $1 50 111an {Is cents
11m “11 k Boas at 81.!) 8'98, $3145 and $1.18.
110. 'l hibct Boas theS very best (111111111; real value $6 50.
$4. 98 esch.
bluffs at 080, 81. 4S 8|.98 32.5” and 11p to ‘15 00 each
Big values in Children’s For act1;1x IuI-ive 1tsles not
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