3 any. The book la on* of the cleverest *oi- umN ever printed mvJ will probably serve as ft text book on national ftnanoe. It In divided Into three sections. The first auc¬ oyr suits tion la entitled "National Finances" and Why ® contalna crtiolos on national money mat- - »( tera by the heada of the bureaus of tho IhoSd their ® 0 ^ Treasury Department, the leading article being on "The Public Credit," by Secretary m Shaw. The second section of th« volume shape. Reliable fa devoted to Washington, city and capital, 3 and contalna a doaen carefully preform! They are btiHt on a sub¬ artlolea on Washington life. The third stantial framework. This section deala wtth Washington financial in¬ stitutions and was very carefully prepare.! framework is made of fine Shoe Hotmses by men who are authorities on the sub¬ hair¬ jects with which they deal. By far the French canvas and stiff best feature of the book, however, is to-bo cloth. It can't wrinkle, Will Be found In Its Illustrations. The bank-note- green cloth cover contains a* embossed neither can it shrink. We picture of the south front of the treasury tailor the shape, your shape, building and the title page Is rrtade ffom CLOSED masoerated money. The city and country into this stiff interlining', and were ransacked for pictures to go Into "the it's there to stay. And not work, and from the collections of half a Tomorrow, dosen bibliophiles photographs were Ob¬ until we get this foundation tained that are of a moat unusual charac¬ do we cover it with ter. Among the pictures are to be found right two of old Staffordshire plates ehowlng the the cloth you select. 9 White House and portraits and the Capitol we do in our All building. Day. Milllo&a In a Check. A reproduction of the forty-mllllon-dol- s lar check used In the settlement of the French Panama Canal Company's Interest Suits, Cor. 7th and K, la shown at the head of Secretary Shaw's article. It la Interesting to note that Made-to 19114 and 119116 Pa. Ave. though thla check Is made out to J. Pler- pont Morgan, special disbursing officer. measure, 233 Pa. Ave. S. E. Secretary Shaw does not neglect to take the same precautions to prevent Us being raised to a higher amount he would have taken on a much smaller check, and has stamped across Its face the protective sen¬ tence, In perforated letters: "Not more than forty million dollars.'' A picture of the treasury building as It was In 1853 Hi. Co forms part of the Illustrations In the arti¬ Also in our suits at CRAQQ cles on national finances and there aro also $15, pictures of the first United States bank In and, of course, in our high¬ Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia; of the old Columbia Hank, er as well. DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS established In Georgetown In 17W3, the first priced bank to be opened In any section of this The cut shows how this OF SPECIAL MACHINERY. .city; a plan of the city of Washington m is built It is @ made In London In 1793; views of Wash¬ interlining up. Contract Work of AH Kinds. ington taken from Arlington; a picture of § hand-sewed, re-enforced and ® GENERAL MACHINISTS. the south front of the White House; a properly taped. It can't m Expert and Repair Work a Specialty. one-dollar bank note of the Potomac Hlver Inventions Bank. 1S55; a fac simile of a stock certifi¬ even be pulled out of shape. Developed. cate in the Bank of Maryland. 1792; va¬ © The set is n The best equipped shop in the city tat rious views of Washington and business original lasting. m this class of work. streets of the city, showing almost ail the That's the reason you'll be leading banks and financial centers; por¬ traits of Albert Gallatin, John Hay. Jostiph satisfied with the suits we & Office-and Shops, Henry, and of former Secretaries of the make. Treasury, including Charles S. Falrchtld, 228-230 K St. S.W. John G. Carlisle, Lot M. Morrill. Charles Write for samples. Thone Main, 2281. It Foster, Richard Ruch. Robert J. Walker, Levi Woodbury. Oliver Wolcott. Benjamin & © Brlstow. William Windom, Charles J. Fol- Newcorn Green, ger, Walter Q. Gresham, William A. Rich¬ ardson, Hugh McCulloch, Daniel Manning, IdM)? F Street. Lyman J. Gage, Thomas Ewing, Thomas OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS. NOTICE. S. Boutwell and Salmon P. Corwln. George Chase; reproductions of photographs of all the public buildings and tnany Interior The Postal Telegraph- Views of the Treasury Department and Its bureaus. ft BEAUTIFUL Cable Company begs to Table of Contents. The table of contents of the book "The M. Shaw. Secre¬ a Public Credit," by Leslie n nonance to its patrons tary of the Treasury: "The Treasury De¬ fliftl partment as a Business Institution.", by that it has removed its Horace A. Taylor, assistant secretary; "Government Receipts and Disbursements, Charles H. Keep, assistant secretary; "The Georgetown office from Customs Revenues," James B. Reynolds, assistant secretary: "The Internal Rev¬ O'Donnell's Orimg Store to enues," John W, Yerkee, commissioner of Internal revenue; "The National Banking System and Its Supervision," William B. the Adams Express office, Riagely, controller of the currency: "The Mint Service," George E. Roberts, director of the mint; "The Making of Securities and 11222 32d st. Currency," William M. Meredith, director oc2-42d bureau of engraving and printing; "Loans and Currency," Andrew T. Huntington, chief of division of loans and currency; "The Issue of United States Paper Cur¬ 50 pianos for rent, $2 to $10 monthly. rency," James A. Sample, division
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