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The Washington times., 1894-11-18
washington stock Exchange.

6ales-Regular call-l2 clock m.-Eckington
Railroad, 2 at 35 L s Elecric Light, - at
l29k; 10 at 1885 at l29 10 at I29; 20 at 129 20
At l2S1k
Government bonds-U. s. IS, registered, ia
bid, lis asked L. 5. 4s, coupon, ia bid L. 5.
Bs, lI71b bid
District of Columbia Bonds-2O-vear fund 5s
lO9 bid. 30-year fund Us, gold. 10 bid.
Water stock Is, 1901, currency. III bid. Water
stock Is, l9O3 currency, l2O bid. 365s, funding,
currency ll415 bid, ll514 asked S1hs, registered,
R-I0s, 100 bid.
Miscellaneous Washington and George
town Railroad conv. o., lst, $50 bid. l36 asked.
Washington ana Georgetown. Railroad cow
bs 2d, 130 bid, l35 asked. Metropolitan Rail-
road COW. o. lOlS4 bid, lOi asked Belt Rail-
road SIS so bid, - asked lexington Railroad
6s 1929 bid, l04 asked Columbia Railroad 6s,
105 bid Washington Gas Company Is, series
A, ia bid Washington Gas Company 6s,
series B, ll5 bid Washington Gas Com
pany COW. 6s, l3O bid L. \ Electric Light
cow. 5s, l26 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone IS, 100 bid, JOB asked Amer
ican Security and Trust 5s, r and A. 100 lid
American Security and Trust 5s, A and O., 100
bid Washington Market Company lst 6s,
los bid. Washington Market Company
imp. 6s, l09 bid Washington Market Com
pRny ext 6s, lO6l5 bid. N sonic Hall Associ-
alton 5s. 103 bid Washington Light Infantry
LIST 6s 1929 bid. Washington Light Infantry ID
National Bank stocKs-Bank Of Washington,
800 bid, 32O asked. Bank of the Republic. 275
bid, 2S5 asked. Metropolitan, 2S0 bid, 800 asked.
bid 200 asked Second, 1852 bid, $50 asked Cti-
Kens 130 bid. Columbia. l35 bid, $50 asked
Capital. ll5 bid Wesi End, 10 bid, lis asked
Traders, Jos bid Lincoln. IS bid, l05 asked.
Ohio. 7434 bid, so asked
SAFE Deposit snd Trust Companies-National
Safe Deposit and Trust l25 bid, 100 asked
Washington Loan ana Trust, 122 bid I25 asked.
American Security ana Trust, 137 bid. l3g
asked Washington Safe Deposit, 20 bid, 100
asked.
Railroad Stocks-Washington and Georgetown
to0 bid, 80 asked Metropolitan. 50 bid, S5 asked.
Columbia, SO bid, % asked. Belt, 20 bid,
30 asked. lexington, % bid, sc asked George
town and Ienal ytOwn. IS asked
Gas and Electric Light Suocks-Washingto
Gas, 4116 bid, 4Sl5 asked Georgetown Gas 80 bid.
L. :. Electric Light, I2sl5 bid I29I6 asked.
Insurance StOcks-Firemen's SO bid IS as ked.
Franklin, 43 bid. Metropolitan Is bid
Corcoran, 81 bid, - asked. Potomac, 6S hid
Arlington. $50 bid, German-American, 40 bid.
National Union, l3 bid. u asked. Columbia,
1S bid Riggs, bid. "a asked. Peoples 5l6 bid
asked Lincoln, Z bid. ~ asked Commercial,
s bid 5 asked
Title Insurance stocks-Real Estate Title. ioS
bid, us asked. Columbia Title, "a bid sl4 asked
Washington Title, So asked District Title Il
asked
Telephone Stocks - Pennsylvania IS bid
Chesapeake and Potomac, 504 bid. IS asked
American Graphophone, A. Did. 5Jk asked
Pneumatic Gun Carriage 35 asked
Miscellaneous Stocks = " Washington Market.
1875 bid, Is asked Great Fails Ice. l35 bid l45
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T IGHT HOUSEKEEPING; LARGE ROOM
IL fur complete; stove, cooking utensils, fold
ing bed, sewing machine, gas, heat, and bath.
1t 30l 10Th st. sw, near Smithsonian.
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TOR RENT-THREE ROOMS AND BATH on
i second floor for light housekeeping
Cheap 10 small family.
Apply 1917 Tenth street northwest. No 1S.3t.
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New York Cotton.
LiyerDooI COTTON Market.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. I7.-Closing Cotton-Spot
dull, prices easier. American middling, g.
Tile sales of the day were 1000 bales,
Of which 500 were for speculation and export,
and included 6,200 American. Receipts, 3s, 100
bales, all American Futures opened easy, with
demand and closed dull at the declines Ameri-
can middling L m. C. November, 56-64 buyers:
November and December, 56-64 buyers; Decem-
ber and January, 56-64a2 57-64: January and
February, 57-64a2 1854; February and March,
59-64a2 f0-64; March and April, , 6l-64 buyers:
April and May, 62-64a2 63-64; May and June,
3a3 I-64; June and July, 2-64 buyers; July and
August, g 4-64 sellers
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HOTEL DIRECTORY.
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
German Mediterranean Service,
NORTH GERMAN IHAMBURG-AMERICA

NORTH GERMAN THAMBURG-AMERICAN
LLOYD S. 5. Co. LINE
Fast steamers between New York and
Azores Gibraltar. Algiers, Naples, and Genoa.
Werra, Nov "a, = p. m, for Alg., Nap, Gen.
Kaiser w. ii, Dec. l. 10 a.. m, Tor Genoa
f. Bisnarck, Dec. S, 1870 p m. for Alg., Nap Gen
Fulda, Dec l3, 10 a. m, for Genoa.
n lrmannia, Jan ), m, Alg, Gen. Alexandria
Kaiser W. IL, Jan 10. p m, for Ag-, Nap, Gen
Werra Feb 2, 10 Z m, Alg., Nap, Cen, Azores.
Normannia, Feb 10, II a. m, Alg, Nap, Gen
Kaiser w ii, Feb. %, a.. m, for Alg-, Nap, Gen
Werra, Mch. 9, Q a. m, for Alg., Nap, Gen
All steamers stop at Gibraltar.
Return tickets available for the steamers of
either line from Naples, Genoa, Gibraltar, Ham
burg, Bremen. London, and southampton. Di-
rect connection from Genoa, Naples, TO Egypt by
\. G.. Lloyd 5. 5. Co 3 Imp Mail Strs-
North German Lloyd, Hamburg-American
Oelrich & Co, G.. Agts., Line.
Bowling Green, \. " 81 Broadway. y. Y.
+ Droop, 925 Pennsylvania avenue agent
for Washington, D. C.
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live Stock Market.

CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-I. .25a4 60 for inferior to ex-
ira natives, 1.75a4.75 for Westerns, and 1S5a3 30
for Texas cattle. This weeks receipts amount
to about = 400 head.
Hogs-Sales were at 4.25a4 80 for common to
choice light. 40a4 Is for medium weights, and
s.50a4- 30 for heavy weights.
Sheep and ambs-There was a quiet and
nominaliy UNCHANGED market at 75caS3 90 for in
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Driver of a Ghostiv Horse Fined.

An old and badly sprained horse, covered
with white sheet, and looking for all the
world like an equine ghost. attracted the at
tention of Humane Society officer Rabbit
yesterday On E street, who placed its driver
under arrest, charged with cruelty to ami
mails. In the police court an hour later he
answered to the name of Benjamin Medley,
and Judge Kimball fined him $5.
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Baltimore and Ohio Moves Up Town.

In order to be in closer touch with the large
patronage the passenger department of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has been
receiving from the northwest section of this
city, the company has leased the premises on
the southeast corner of Fifteenth street and
New York avenue and will occupy the same
commencing with November 27, after which
date they will discontinue the Office at Four
teenth street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
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wallace Doesn't Know HOW He Got IT.

Just how Robert Wallace, of Uherryville,
Va, happened to receive fractured collar
bone is mystery. The victim was found ly-
ing in the Teuallytown road Friday in an
unconscious condition. He was at once taken
to the Emergency Hospital, and after the frac-
tured member was set, Wallace still persisted
that he had no idea how he came to be hurt.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Nov. l7.-Flour quiet, unchanged
receipts, 14,Os7 barrels; shipments, lO,242 bar
rels: sales, 1850 barrels. Wheat frmer-spot,
5S9ss5ss4; November, 5S5s5Ss4; December, 59I4a
$685.: January, coz asked: May, 6314a5315:
steamer No. = red. 55l5a55az- z-receipts, 7,2S4
bushels; shipments, Il ,159 bushels; stock 053,-
oil bushels-sales, 10000 bushels, milling wheat
by sample, Co. Corn steaGy-spot, 54Aa543e;
year, 521SazS}4; January, 5ls4a515s; steamer
mixed, 5la5l54 4-receiprs. 25,54l bushels; stock.
9S $50 bushels; sales, 1000 bushels; Southern
white corn, 49a55; Southern yellow corn, 4Slt o
5416 Oats firm-No white Western, 35I5a36;
No = mixed Western, 33a331S-receipts 5. .lS6
bushels; stock. 192, ,9S3 bushels. Rye duiet-No
2, 52a53--receipts, 1874 bushels; stock, . 1854
bushels Hay flrm-good to choice timothy
l2.j0a13 co. Grain freghts inactive, unchanged
Sugar, butter, eggs firm, unchanged. Cheese
very firm, active, unchanged
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FOR RENT.

Handsome office rooms in The Times
Building; moderate rent. Apply in Count
ing.rOOm. sell IF
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Now Drill RennIatinnS

Major. Il. c. Hasbrouck, Fourth Artillery,
and Capt. James NJ Lancaster, Third Artil-
lery, have been designated as board to
meet at Fort Monroe, Va, November 20 to
consider and report upon proposed modifea-
tions of the new drill regulations for light ar
tillarY
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New York Weekly Bank statement


NEW YORK, Nov 1.-THE weekly bank state
ment shows the following changes:
Reserve, increase, g, ,3O4, 400; loans, decrease,
S777, 700 specie. increase s744OOO; legal tenders,
increase. 81 l53 200 deposits, increafe S237l 200;
circulation, decl ease, S37 600.
The banks now hold SG2, ,g74 ,O5O IN excess of the
require nents of the IS per cent. rule.
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TOR RENT-NICELY FURNISHED AND IN
j furnished Rooms; within ten minutes walk OF
6. P. o.. cars and herdics pass the door; cheap;
6l3 H $. ne. 1t
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

A NTI-SALooN LEAGUE PUBLIC TEMPER
IN ance mass-meeting, Sunday, p. m, Ham,
line Church, Ninth and northwest Eminent
speakers, quartet, and solo singing
nolS-1t k A. DINSMOKE, Chairman.
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U7oR GOOD CREAMERY BUTTER AND FRESH
Il country eggs go to the "Elwood" Butter De-
pot, street entrance Of the Northern Liberty
Market nol7-3t
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81 MIDDLETON,

NhhllE " M1DDLEION,
w GAS AND GASOLINE ENGINES
Cheapest and best power for all purposes
Noiseiess, Simple, Economical, Dutable.
Lowest Gas Consumption and Actual Horse
Power guaranteed
Accurately governed Tor Ell CTRIC LIGHT
ING, and Steadiness of Light obtained for less
than 4 Of a cent each per hour Sold on trial.
and under absolute guarantee of superiority
For sale only by CHARLES w. JORDAN,
Telephone No. ESQ 61S st. II. W no1S-2w
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HALL, 721 9Th ST
- NV Sunday evening at p. m Dime col
lection Mis- L. MCNEIL,
nol7-3t Medium
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Change in Schedule Pennsylvania Rail-
road

m. train for Philadelphia and New York will
leave at 10 a. m. daily, except Sunday And on
Sunday, the 18th, new fast train for Phladel-
phia and New York will be placed in service,
leaving Washington at $40 p. N. daily.
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Big Sales of Real Estate.

Charles G. Duncanson yesterday bought
from court trustees lots Nos. GA to 6S, in
square No. 112. Georgetown, for SIS, $50, and
E. II. Hogg bought of Frank L. Harvey lot
No. 13 and part of lot No. 2, Wyoming Ter
race, for Sl3,31O.
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TOR RENT-NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS.
L second or third floor, with or without board;
good location.
Apply 636 street southwest No 1S-3t
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Nor Announced

Lord Duffer = You're a girl after my
heart
Miss Price-And you're a man after my
money. Engagement not announced y
Boston Budget.
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asked Bull Run Panorama, II bid Lincoln
Hall, IS bid. 100 asked Merganthaler Linotype,
I'D bid, $50 asked
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baltimore Bond Market.

BALTIMORE, Nov 17-virginia Century, 5S16
asked; Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, lOS
HID
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TF YOU WANT YOUR HORSE CLIPPED FOR
L SO go to TATE & TRoGLER. Horse Clipping
by electric power. Shop: 1907 ST NV, Wash
ington, d. c. Satisfaction guaranteed. Tele-
phone, 1861 nol6-1m
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WE OFFER AGENTS BIG MONEY, IN EX-
w elusive territory. Our Safes sell at sight
in city or country Agents first in field actually
getting rich. One agent in one day cleared
SOL so So can you. Proofs and catalogue free.
Address ALPINE SAFE CO., No. 360-371 Clark St..
Cincinnati O. no1S, ,25-2t
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New York srock EXCHANGE

Furnished Icy Silsby & Co. bankers and
brokers. Metropolitan Bank Building. Fifteenth
street, opposite Treasury, Washington, d. C.
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w ANTED-A POSITION AS NIGHT OR DAY
w watchman, anywhere, any salary Ex-
cellent recommendations
no17-St c. T., this ONCE
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FOR SALE BICYCLES.
JJIGH GRADE BICYCLES, DIRECT FROM
ii q. hnIf =

HIGH GRADE BICYCLES, DIRECT FROM
j manufacturers, at half price, to close out
surplus "a stock;
Liberties, 30 lbs, former price, $3.50; now s65.
King of Scorchers, 20 lbs, NJ. K w. tires, wood
rims: former price, $50; now, $65 Ladys Fal-
coness, weight % lbs, list price, $780, now S65
Lady Majestic, weight 30 lbs, list price, $685. now
s65 Combination Union, list price, $780, now,
S45 Columbia, model 30, weight IS lbs, $65
Premier. NJ e. ". tires, new, wood rims, $4S so
Featherstone pneumatic, cheap at $32 Crescent
No !, nearly new, $55. Crescent Scorcher, s4s.
Ladys Hartford, pneumatic, $50 Boys Falcon,
NJ Il W. tires, used weeks, $35. Tandems and
Psychos in good condition. S35 and $40 A very
fine Bicycle Lamp, listed at 81 so; cheap at 81 25
Special bargains in secondhand pneumatic,
cushion and solid-tired bicycles from $40 up
Wheels sold on commission.
l. c. VAIL,
1t 81 St, opposite Patent ONCE
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WANTED.

w HEN YOU HAVE YOUR UMBRELLA COW
w cred or repaired don't" take it to a shoe
maker or tailor, but TO the old reliable firm Of
CHASE & CO., All 11th St, opp Star ONCE Cow
ering with gloria from 75 cents All repairs first
class at lowest prices nolSy25, ,dec2,9
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CHURCH NOTICES.

DRoF. H D. BARRETT, PRESIDENT OF
L the National Spiritualsts' Association, will
deliver one of his eloquent dlscourses SUNDAY
EVENING, November Is, for the Progressive
Spiritualst Church that meets at Typographical
Hall, 423 street northwest After the lecture
Mrs E. E. Hall viii entertain the audience with
chronological readings. nolS-lt
4 CRAND FAIR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ST
VI Augustine's Church, in the church hall, No
vember 20 to December ID, 1894. nolS-3t
CENTRAL NJ p CHURCH, TWELFTH AND
- NJ SITS NV, Rev. S. j. Smith, pastor-The pas
tor will preach Mt II a. m. and 7.30 D. IN. on 'Our
response TO Gods call" Sunday-school, $3.50: c.
F.. $50 DR. Hammond, of Baltimore viii assist
in revival services, which begin tomorrow.
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WANTED-BoY ABOUT II YEARS OF AGE
w not afraid of work.
Add ess in own handwriting
nol6-3t c. II. RICHARDSON, this Office
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ferior to ochoce sheep, and at 50a3 So for lambs.
This weeks arrivals foot up about 94,500
Recepts-Cattle, 1900; calves, 100; hogs, 10000;
sheen, 600
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Il attention Local Union, No 80, Of the l. A,
will hereafter meet Thursday evening at 7:30 p.
m in hall at 737 Seventh street northwest All
members are requested to attend. Secretary.
nol4-2w
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NV WANTED-
w young man In Feed Store at south end of
Long Bridge.
nois-It CF WILKINS & SON.
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Furnished by silsby & Co, bankers and
brokers' Metropolitan Bank Building. Fifteenth
street. opposite Treasury, Washington. D. C.
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w ANTED-ALL BEER DRINKERS TO CALL
w at Bushs new place, Sl7 9TH ST NV, and
get a nice cold bottle of beer for cents.
nII2l-1Yr
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w X7ANTED-LADIES ro LEARN NINE. WASH
w ington's Ladies' Tailor system; drafts d-
rect on the material; call and investigates: this
system is so thoroughly taught thai scholars,
after finishing, fully competent to take
charge of business for themselves or take lead
ing positions for others. Positions at 60i 18th St
NV secured after learning. oc7-3mo
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FOR SALE-BOUSEs
FOR RFNT-9OUS-S

ITOR RENT-No 1895 n ST NV, Il RS AND
i bath, SIS; 1909 l4th st. II rs. and bath, $40;
1911 Q St, 10 rs and bath S55. Above houses have
Just been finished nd ready for tenant A.
HEITMULLER 81 CO., 1889 14th St NV no1S-7t
INOR RENT-BRICK HOUSE; FOUR ROOMS;
Il water. sewer, and range; in rear of l4l3 st.
NV, bet. 18th, 18th, S St, and Pierce place; SO
per month Apply 1916 ST ". nol6-3t
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FOR RENT-ROOMS.

EoUR UNFINISHED ROOMS, SUITABLE
Il for light housekeeping.
Rent reasonable.
nolS-2t 63l D St NV.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-06

Live stock agent Carter went east
yesterday
II. NJ Carter Of the Gulf, who has
been ILL., is at his post Of duty.
G.. W. Froment, superintendent Of water
service Of the Texas and Pacific, is here.
j. Il. Paul, superintendent Of the Rio
Grande division, WIS Ia town yesterday.
An official statement OF the earnings
Of the New York, Lake Erie and West
ern for last December show them to have
been S2,lSI, 30G. which were 1851 SO
less than in December lS!I9. The work.
Ing expenses last December were $l,5,l2,-
1SS d decrease OF Sl2O,S2l, as COM
pared with December, 1Nf2. This made
a net decrease ia gross earnings OF $23l +
04S. Dcducting the proportion due ieas-
ed lines operated on q percentage Of earn
iugs, the cOmpanys net earnings
for December were SiO3,60T, or
SiSS5l5 less than year ago.
The Pennsylvania people are building
al their shops on The Western liues, and
Al Altoona forty engines of the same
remarkable runs on the Louisville divis-
ion with heavy trains last summer. This
TYNE OF engine Is 10 be used on both the
Western and Eastern fines for fast ser
vice with heavy trains.
general cut IN sn.nries and wages
of me employees Of the Big -Four, South
western. Baltimore and Ohio aud Gin
clnnati. Hamilton and Dayton, was made
Thursday few Of the local trains rum
ming ont Of Cincinnati were Discontinued
Sunday.
The Chicago and Ohio river lines have
agreed TO make a division Of all party
ana theatrical business between Chica.
10 and Cincinnati, and Chicago aini
Louisville. including all such business
coming from the East via Chicago,
The Toledo. Peoria aud Western road,
having passed into the control Of the
PENNSYLVANIA It Is rumorcd that there
will be 4 partial change among the Off
Gers Of the smaller road.
Arrangements hayo been made by the
south Jersey railroad company 10 build
ibe Cape May extension. Quarters suiil-
Slant 10 accommodate 100 men have been
finished. and the men viii begin work
this week
John r. Fish. general solicitor Of the
CHICAGO Milwaukee and 81. Pau, has
rendered his resignation, after filling thu
nasiriou for six years. Mr.. Fish will
resnfne his law practice 10 Wisconsin.
Tbe Hnltimore and Ohio Southwestern
vH' abolish dining cars on the llth and
,,iiin refnrn 10 tho system Of eating sra
lions along the road-
; srbe i.ackawanna VIII be eompietely
aopipned with a block signal system
daring the year.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-06

DR. Baokus Of the Packer institute ia
Brooklyn, addressing u meeting Of educa-
tors, spoke foruibly OF the responsibility
which parents should feel in their physical
rare Of the young student during her school
days. After saying that he considered the
attempt to master common fractions by the
young pupil OF II or - years OF age task
OF tremendous magnitude, he urged upon
the home eldurs the necessity Of watching
closely the health Of the girl thus taxed.
He emphStically disspproved Of the prac-
tice OF keeping her on piano stool Tor
hours every day. "Put her TO bed early and
don't waken her In the morning = he said.
III she Is not being overtaxed. she will wax.
en- herself In time for school, and Il sho
doesn't, let her sleep. Give her good
breakfast, too, before she starts out Her
stomach at that point OF life is a more i'm.
portant organ than her brain.N
All OF which is sound sense. and was so
enthusiastically received by his listeners
that It is to BE- hoped every scholars guard.
an present took away the good seed TO bear
fruit
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-06

EVERY few days We read about people
being caught In folding beds and stran.
gled or crushed to death or rendered Grip
pies for life, mid mechanic at is
easy to prevent this. Every folding bed
eau be easily lifted with hooks or bolts
|, that will fagton into unobtrusive staples
NSr sockets ia the floor, and make IL impo--
Mble 10 close the bed without christening
tNAW or pulling up the floor, Every one
ofNhem should have some protection Of
thisfAAture,
"NTNend Of mine who travels great
deal andIA,ten stops at hotels where fold.
ing beds ait used carries strong nlckeled
chain, like those used in hanging window
weights, In his yalise, and nc either end
there is good stout screw eye, The chain
Is about 9 feet long and takes mp scarcely
any room, When he strikes n hotel with
folding beds, no lets the bed down, SCREWS
one Of the scrow eyes in the floor on 0ne
side Of the bod at the foot, carries the
chain over tho frame and under the mat
tress 10 the other side, draws the chain
taut and sinks the other screw eye in the
floor This method would not be a good
ono to use in everyday practice, but my
friend adopted It after he had had nn nd
venture with one folding bod that nearly
cost him his life. Nobody should purchase
a folding bed that is not provided with
some attachment that viii lock II 80 that
II cannot be closed by accident Thcy are
as DANCE US ms unloRded guns. Utica
Observer
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-06

Gracefulness, whcu natural, Is very
pretty accompaniment TO youth aud beauty
ia women, hut when v is assumed, or rath,
er initiated in an exaggerated form by
women OF mature years for purposes OF co
quetry and Irritation, Il becomes most dis.
tasteful to those possessed Of any refine.
mont Naturally graceful women in this
country are by no means common nova.
days Indeed the oomprvssion Of oorsets
and the vigorously tight fitting tailor made
gown appear almost incompatible with
graccfulness. Graeefulnoss belongs cssen-
TALLY 20 freedom and nature, and ~ a rule
IL is easy TO discover when only acquired.
Nice manners are far preferable 70 acquired
gracefulness, which requires continual
effort TO keep up. Doubtless much OF the
grace Of the ancient Grcek and Roman
women was due 10 their loose style Of dress,
the corset being an unknown infection Of
later years, However this may be, ecrtuin
it Is that the women Of today do not possess
the graceiulncss Of Helen Of Troy or Cleo
patra Philadelphia Ledger
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-06

People who imagine that Mrs, Alice
Shaw, the whistler has made her rpputa
ton and her money simply by exercising a
power that any small boy walking along a
country rlad INDUCES are mistaken. Sbe
has practioed from two 10 three hours every
day since she began her whistling career.
aud She maintains that 1t Is a. much OF a
gift to whistle az Il IA 10 paint or 90 write or
90 sing, "lflnt, she says, zone must have
his whistle Next, hs must possess an Hb'
solntely correct ear, The least iluetuation
or deviation from harmony croates a worse
dlsoord 10 whistling than in almost any
other form OF melody, but, starting with the
lung power, the correct ear aud the wills.
Ting ability patience and ceaaeless practice
will make a good whistler"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-06

In the first place, TO wear bonnet prop
erly presupposes that it is on ones head to
stay; consequently In pinuing IL to position
great care must be taken / do not advise
long bonnutpins. Instead, suggest short
ones, very sharp ones, that will not make
holes in the felt, aud the use Of four or Ave
A famous French milliner Ia showing d
somewhat fantastic hat, announced That "a
make II look "a Il should Is pins would b,
rcquiredi Without going to this extreme
! do think 1t wiser TO use three or -four
medium sized pins In preference 10 ON,
large one. II you are In the habit Of wear
ink your hair low, plait and twist small
braid, plnning IL securely on tho top OF
your head and faston your bonnet to IT,
for II you attempt TO pin IL to the back hair
it will make you look ludicrous,-Ladies
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