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JossIne QUOTATIONS.
CORRECTED pArLYJ
Green fruit

Lemons-sz. 5o43.so a box; cooking
apples. 59M7sc. eating apples. sl.z5
af.50: oranges, sz.5O&3.5o: bananas.
szQz.50; pears, s1Nf.50. California
grapes. sl.001t.50. cranberriea, $500
Me50 per Dbl: ounces, 7ScGsf 90: per-
simmons. f1.z541.59 per box; grape
fruit. s4.0005.00 per bog. pomegran-
ates. gf-z50f.50: pIneappies. 800 per
dozen: Jap oranges, s59soc.
Vegetables
.0oa2s.eo a ton; beets.
750s0c per sack; carrots. 5e0s0c per
sack; lettuce, 7sc case; turnips,
56n75c: garlic, &c: cabbage, 76cgl
cwt: peppers. 7bcQ11.o0 per case:
husks. zoe; celery. 251 soc doz.: sweet
potatoes. sf.f5N1.z5 cwt; Chill pep
pers. z51s0c; sauer kraut. az qsc.
dried figs. cartons. Coo: fancy. e5a70c:
imported, tic tomatoes, sf.00 case
dates, 5ft6c ID. radishes, Toe per dog:
parsley. z0&3ec: onions, s2.O0a2 80;
cwt: parsnips. Sl.O001. rs; local green
corn. g1-z50L75; caulifiower, S1n1.25:
pumpkins. lac per ID; squashes,
1izc; wax beans. 10c: Artichokes,
sf.00 per doz.; BRUSSELS sprouts, Sc
per pound.
tuttor. Cheese. Eggs and Poultry
Butter - Washington oreameries.
pound prints, 20c: Eastern Iowa,
and E.igin, zsc; fresh ranch, 1e4f6c.
Cheege--Native Washington. full
cream. 1244i2c. Eastern: New York
fs1zNfsc; Wisconsin. 14c; Roquefort
15c. Edam, f11Wl2 per case; New
York. 15n1sc: Limburger, fe0i7c:
brick. 16n17c: Swiss. 1s41se.
Eggs--strictly fresh ranch, &c,
Eastern. 21Wz5c.
Live poultry-Hens, ii0ilhci larg'
sprfng. 12c small spring, lg0
turkeys. 15c; geese. f0mffc; iargl
sprlng, 14c; ducks, 12M14e.
Dressed p0ultry-Turkeys, lie.
Honey-f21z01Ae.
Provisions.
Fresh raeat--Cow beef. &c ID: steel
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RUNNERS

NEW YORK. Nov. 70 The annual
Intercollegiate crose-country run n
being held today al Morris Park. Co
lumbih. Cornell. Pennsylvania and
other leading colleges and univsrai-
Ties are represented BY their star
athletes.
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= 900 cash anr services Hecurea IN.
tsrcnt ana good position in one Of
he lsnuing wholesale vproduce and
tahiinhed since lSq3, with UPWARDS ~
20 shippers and go local pntrons
highest commercial and hank refer.
.nces giveni money 60 he dopoaltsd
IN hank 10 increase business der
mnn- American Investment "a
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TO Defeat
A COMBINE

BUTTE. Mont. Nov. s0.--The mp
pfication for the extension OF the In
Junction recently obtained by John
MacCiinnisa against the Boston A
Montana Consolidated Copper and
Silver Mining Company and for the
appointment OF a receiver for the
company came up for hearing today
before Judge Clancy.
The action n one Of n number ~
similar cases which are Intended "a
defeat the amaigamation Of the big
mining companies.
NJ. -. peasc. johnson A. Co. ii07
second ave. ~ headquarters for
cloaka. suits and millinery. 80.
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cGAiRvoYANTs

PROF. SHELDON, THE REGIS.
TERED PIANIST, NOW LOcAT-
I'D AT 1908 3rd AVE. Prof. Shell
don, the worlds greatest palmist.
may be consulted daily on all af-
FAIRS OF life. His work Is entirely
uiffcrent from others and he posi-
lively refuses TO accept a Zee until
you are perfectly satisfied. His
advice on marriages, divorces, love.
iamily affairs, business trnnsnc-
lions, law suits. etc. are accurate
ana truthful; no matter what trou-
PIE you may have, call and he viii
help you.
Hours Q a. IN. TO . p. m.
l2V3 Bird Ave, cor. Seneca St.
falmistry taught, mediumiatic per-
sons deyelOped
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Prom Columbia Dock. foot OF Cot
nmhla street.
i.sR~. erastae-.ss1e a. M. fesc~pt
aundnyai and 1000 A. m, i.is p. m.
tfur Hremerton ouiyl sud 80 .. IN.
saturday only ertrn trip n 20 p. m. }
Leave urrmeftpn st3 and IL Is \.
m. 500 and els .. IN. Leave sidney
10 and II 20 A. m. 600 .. m
Leave Charleston 500 and ii.2s a.
m. eos p. M.
For Pleasant leach and nean
Point take steamers leaving Seattle
az 10 % a m aad1si8 y M. Leaving
urenerton at sitE a ~. and els .. m.
Fare 80 csnta round trip.
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90 or THE
CITY OF EVERETT

sEATTLE kNkRkI-T AND ED
AUNpN ROUTE
~. a ess sls :. M M, 20. fis n n
Three fo1ra trips daily. Inclading
Connections At Hrattle Nlth Str
river Tor Tacoma AZ Everett with
STR Hlknda for HnShafniah. and Ever.
stt and Monte crlsto Railway.
ceiman Dock. Seattle. Tel Red AT
Nrrehanfa Dock Everett Teicphonn
al ~ n aco1~r, ManRges
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az ssSGss IaXxrEs

HfftANsEH AITkNIlDNf
Akf- you lopklnE for AAfn and prof
table business opening 10 Seattle
IL 40. We can offer you any num-
neF rsquiftnR an Investment Of from
49, 70 tAesA Every business OPP
pprtuntt1 that passes through office
must stand the closest Investigation.
and We can place yuu tn a hank
store factory. hotel. min. office OF
tsF kindly call and inveaflratn
5crman.Amsricbn Investment 10
Incorporated. si1 Third avenue.
SALOON MEN. ATTENTION
FOR HAie--Twn saloons on rir,f 49,.
nue.. near Pike street. new bulldinsn
ard new bars ana fxtureH. leawr
may be had for 10 years. price 4. -,
and GSa. respcc lively. o! which
amount one-hsf can be paid caeh
ana the balance when you xDt r~adv
tb. best saloon property III Reatti.
toiAy Tor the money. We have *
osher saloons. ranging IN price from
100 10 $4,000. Gcrman-Amcricar,
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CLOTHES CLEANING

sEAlfLE Clothes Pfcsaing go
clothes In shape 81 30 month. dyeing'
repairing, 1907 Third. Hun 1904.
HIGliEsT pricen for cast. on clothing.
naNe TnyInr, 10 starr. BOYD huitiinf
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AUCTION SALE ~ rooms OF me
furniture will be sold Tuesday. Dee
ccmber ). al TO- 80 a. m. az Martin
a FoN'n aAlesrooms. szts First ay-
enue. consisting Of the following:
oak bedroom suits. pafior suit.
I roll top writing desk. Hat
top writing desk. 2 ladies'
combination writing desks. large
bookcase. ! wardrobe. fine side
boards, 2 upright pianos. white
enamel bedsteadH. oak bedsteadn,
single ana double. 4 fine drawing
room tables. center table. rocking
and dining chairs. wood art
squares exi2. IA small rugs. % pair
lace curtains. fine leather chair.
standing desk, a big lot OF toilet
sets. lot OF granitewarc. lot
OF dishes. IA bis tot Of blankets.
quilts and pillows. springs and
mattresses. ! Ohio double range.
cook stoves. ~ heaters These
goods have all been seized and
must be aold. Goods can be seen
Monday
JOE MARTIN. Aurtionecr.
= q, isicFrnToS. general auefion.
tffu ttFaf
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FOR sale Interest IN ono of the lary.
est and beat paying box factoriea
wet 81 Grand Rapids; running night
ahead. retiring member 81 the firm
met With a serious accident. which
dlHnbssa him permanently and Ma
place must BE- filled BY n man esp.
German American "a
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FOR sale-wo have q few hixh.c,ass
ieaEins hons.n. no, the Mind that are
lot q cheap, secondhand furnis
htrc, fitted expressly 10 catch the
unsorhistigated stranger but so,ne
established. reputable and good paw.
tnE Investments that We can safely
recommend. German American ~.
veHtment Co, 5is Third avenue.
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cl,AkkBs rernin shorthand scR5 y
INDIVIDUAL instruction. 81 Boston.
LEO buainess ConoEe. Union-sd, in
divlaunl instruction. all subjects.
BEST methods and teachers. Acn.
BUSINESS College, Second and Pike
MLLsoNR Mod. Hua. Coll Main ala.
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OUR BARGAINS IN REAL Es-
~


OUR BARGAINS IN REAL ES-
TATE.
II you mean business. listen to this:
Lot 5oxi2o. new s-room house. COM
pletely furnished, barn isxSs, wa
gon shed. chicken house. IS chick
ems. young thoroughbred Jersey
COW, fresh. spring water I'm house.
big wood shed. tons of coal.
cords wood split up. and tons
hay, for only s.. soo. II taken In a
week. easy terms.
Two elegant building lots. near Cap
itol Hill, street graded. lots level,
fine view, 1890.
Elegant home In Santa Cruz, Cal. to
trade for Seattle improved prop
crty.
Many other cheap properties on
hand.
BoGuE g. SCHMIDT.
62s Pacific Block. Phone John 1861.
80 acres near a station on the S. &
l.. Broom house. orchard. small
fruit, 10 acres cleared; a bargain;
1880 90.
40 acres adjoining. half bottom land,
timber will more than pay for IL:
only $4,000.
so acres, So miles from Lake Wash
ington. small improvements, 1880.
100 acres, only ~ miles from Kirk
land. 90 acres cleared, balance pas
ture. bottom land. 5-room house, 2
barns. orchard and running water:
a full line Of agricultural imple-
monts with It; a genuine bargain.
co acres near above place, 40 acres
cleared. all bottom land. b-room
house. barn, orchard and small
fruit. spring and creek on II. a lot
of tools and cattle with t.: a fine
farm. cheap. Prices on application.
We have a few desirable farms We
can exchange for city property.
COLLINS e WILLIAMS
G..fat.... NH.
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II a. m. "A Secure Hiding Place" .
1.a0 q. M. Called 81 God
First Baptist Chureh--Rey. l. \.
Bowerrumn. pastor. AT II a. m, In
Ham Life and tho flfe the Llght II
Man" T.s0 =. m. MT. Carmel. Je-
hovah or fsaai: Decision"
North Baptist Church-R Rev. l.. J.
Sawyer. pastor. AT II a. m.
"Noahs Ark as a Reality ana q
Symbof'. I. % y. m. lis the World
Craving Is4fter4ss
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Anna ". Oianfer. aged II years.
died az West Seattle last night. The
body IL NJ Huttcrworth's.
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AUfTToxEERs
Auction @AI.rs

JOE MAHTiN. general auctiOnesr
and storage. 22is First avenue. Tel.
Oak 7t5
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= q. HcrFnToN. general auction.
Ger, 1917 ffrst avenue



PUGET eofSD NATIONAL nANg
OF SEATTLE
.apiiai stock paid In. Sa.eoe, surplus
!. Furth. prcsi J. a Goldsmith. wise
pres 4. v Ankeny. cashier
Correspondents IN principal cities n
the United States and Europe
PEOPLES HAvfNus RANK.
Becond avsane and Pike street Capt
tai raid up. 800. 90. v q. Neufei1cr
pres. J " Hayden, rash, y T, Green
leaf. aHst cash. Commercial saving
and trust business.
Scandinavian. American Bank
q Seattle. A general banking bslAinsss
transacted Deposits. 81 80 na a
ChiiherE. pres =. l. OrondahL nrsi
ice press A. ". BoeIbevw. cash; T. =
Lane. asst cash No branches
National Bank OF commsrcs
Paid up capital. .tiho ooo
Tfarnacts general banking buairens
~ G. Hsnry. pres: IT, n Spencer.
cash, Safe deposit vaults for rent.
Safe Deposit sssil bsxss Tor ksss
THE riissr NA .,ll,l;,A BANK OF
Paid up capital. .ntn epo
General banking business transacted
J. y. Hoxe, Dr. prea.s M McNiekru.
vice pfeA.. l.. Turner. cash.. u y
parkhsrut. asst cash. Exchange on
principal cities % Y q ard Europe.
Ths Canadian aaak Of Commerce
Capital paid up sss..............H .oea.po9
eight million doiiarsl
Hurpius ...s.....s.. .........s. ..E.o9lesp
Interest allowed on time deposits A
general banking businea. transacted
SEATTLE BRANCH - Corner Of
James street ard Second avenue
II. A CAMERON, Manage.
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Ladies' Furs made and repaired.
G. g. BERG, isis Third ave
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Church Of the immaculate concep-
tion--Eev. r. Swcre, pastor. Low
mass 7;3D n M: low mass and ser
mon. $50 n. m. high MAS and
sermon. 1880 A. m: sunday school.
g:50 .. M. rosary and benedictiou.
1850 y. IN.
Sacred Heart Chufrh--Rev. Geo.
HiIi. pastor. Low mass and SER
vice ip:s0 a. m: Sunday -Mchool. ssi5
a. M. vespers and services, 100 =.
m.
Church Of Our Lady OF Good Help
REV. r. Prcfontaine. pastor. Ser
vices az and 1879 a. m. and Z
.. ni. Sunday at D. m.
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bs Sullivan Block,
FOR SALE $3.50.

fOk SALE-slS1O.
MODERN 5-room cottage \ block
from cars, water, sewer and gas.
graded street. sidewalk. etc: terms
$500 cash, balance monthly pay
ments II desired. Wing and Guion.
Bailey building.
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rnINTTso AsD nrNDIso
NAL ESTATE

EIGHT ACRES OF BEST RIVER
bottom land on the new electric
road, miles from Seattle. The
price IA only 1850.
cleared. on the electric road near
Denny clay works. splendid fruit
and berry land. Price S2.7O0; on
terms
Five acres. miles from the city, on
The kenion car line excellent gar
den and building spot. Price 81 500.
TRUST AND SAFE
DEPOSIT co.
Real Esase Department.
so-st West Columbia Street.
Telephone. Main $50.
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IF you can pay rent you can own
your own home. The Home Co.
operative Company viii buy YOU a
lot and build you "A house for $3.50
per month; no interest charged.
Rice q Goss, resident managers.
106 Pike street. Open TN Oh. m.
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COME quick, a snap: 3-room house.
$50 range, sideboard, fine bed room
suite, chairs, carpets. house and
all goes for s2I5. Call 1890 bth ave.
WE have choice lot OF vacant lots,
cottages. modern dwellings and stores
IN all parts OF the city. German
avenue.
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Port Orchard Route

Daily service, effective Sept. 10. 1901.
Hremsrtnn a.. 4. Navy Yard and
Dry Docki. Charleston and sidney.
rfrnafEna
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nEAL EsrATE

WORK men Win mai <y--.,---
rec LLOYD. Briecoa 4 Iiovs -ipl'si.
building your homes ~ Iflngt
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CLASSIFIED ADS.

CLASSIFIED ADS.
AnsrnAcT or TITLE
OsBOhNE. iHLMfER a Co. no,
Abstract Co, established 1888. Mia
ing claim hbhtfaCth. Basement OF tto
Mutual Life building
Tooth Whittiesey Hartford Abstract
Cos established isa9. baFsmsnt u
Hhiler block Telephone. Main ipa
hIeATfl.E Abatraet Co, N y bl Ok
ARCHITECTS
JOHN GRAHAM. ago-s2i Globe BLK.
Tel. James g22i
E ~. llouGIIToM. All Collin.
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MM. H. be1rHElt. attorney az law.
Suits prosecuted and defended ~ all
courts - years experience, Proceed
| lnKH ia bankruptcy. Companies Incurr
| porat9d Abstracts carefully exon
| lned. Collections made ~ all parts
OF the United States Highest ecu.
merclal ana bank refeFrnceH NA
Thlrd avenue, rhon-, Main 700
FRANK y. WHEELING. boston blk
H. u MARTIN. 30 Mutual Ire BID
}, a. KELLOGG. 40 Bailey suiif ~
w. u. LAMnuTif. Ots Paeino BLOCK.
a. G, MACDONALD. 90 burke bi'i
Root, Palmer a Brown. Pioneer bit
y. 6. coNoyER. ,e-fa Halter building
LYMAN y. KNAPP, 10 irlier bpiidins
O. WARD KEMP ss. Burke baildi &
}. W. DOUGLAS. t0l New York hit
HORACE PETER. SIS New York Blk.
PIERRE y. PERRY. 40 Burke block.
4 .. LAMoLANp. &c ~ bloc {. :
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Contractors ana nulLDEns

bODEass n nDsELEAbg sh0pa
al sis-zs0 spring street
futOMLLY a WILLIS. general con
tractors, " starr BOYD building
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DANoiNU AcADi3MIIls

DANCING Ciasres Tor bcKinnerH Mon
DAY ana Friday evening az $40, lfgfi
Nilihonh school ~ dancing, private
leHponA daily, Hnnha hall. PIKE
street
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Fresh raeat--cow beef. 7o IN; steer
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thbBtt.fsA hfFAthlsS
CFMBRELLA8 rnanafacllfsd.r lrss.c,,s,ss,-
Ing and general repairing 20 d.
ond avenue. EobeEon Bros
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THE southeast corner Of Stewart
and Terry. 100 feet square. can be
bought at 5000 on terms. This has
growing value. Ask McCague at
elise offices. Pacific block.
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J I. =. !. Q 2 =. I. =. z 7 2 = n "
TuAsegFu fowpAxrp.

DfAfMf.N and F0fwafie rs pa, q
distribution carr handled prosns,s.ss
superior equipment Tor moving fnsxst
furniture. pianos and heayissf vac.
Inery. Lloyd Tranfsr Co, IS as-,e-
street, Tel, Main sc
EYhEs Transfer Co. Aaln 4
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-15
Ihe nIaier RahN.

There was once little girl named
Ruth who had great many dolls. one
day her father brought her new one,
the funniest of them all
1t was a big potato that had head,
n neck, and body. In the head were
| two eyes, and little hump between
! for q nose
Wasn't Ruth delighted? She began
eight away to dress her "tater baby
First she stuck in sticks for arms, then
she put on blue check dress, and
tied on a blue knit cape and blue
bonnet.
She found n shoe box, and brother
Ned helped her make a carriage out
of It, He tied n string 10 II, and put
spools underneath. Then the new
dolly went to ride.
Every night Ruth put her baby into
the closet in her bedroom.
Sometimes she put ii out on the nj
aza--rouf to get an airinc and tied the
string to blind so that the carriage
could not slip down.
Once she forgot and left her baby
out on the roof all night When morn
ing came she went to the window and
looked out. but there was no carriage
and no dolly.
-rhen she ran down stairs and out OF
doors rs quickly as she could. There
on the ground lay the poor baby, but
its head was broken quite off.
Ruth caught it UP, and ran in crying
O. 4 m
the head on with stick, and tied II
with a string to hold il on tight. Then
"the 'tater baby" looked almost as
good as new.
But one day a still worse thing hap
pened Ruth was taken sick, and the
new dolly was put into the closet and
left there a long. long time. When
Ruth got better, she thought of her
baby. and when to get II.
Her mother heard n loud scream and
hurried upstairs to see what was the
matter. There stood Ruth, sobOing rs
Il her heart would break.
What has happened, my chiidE'
said her mother
"Oa. ohr sobbed Ruth. Ned has
spoiled my baby
Where is it? And what has he
donef'
I'm the closet. He's stuck sticks all
over il, and IL is spoiled
Her mother went to the closet took
up the dolly. and at the funny sight
that met her eyes, she could not help
J laughing
Ruth looked Of her in wonder. and
stopped crying.
"Why. Ruthie. Ned has not touched
your dolly. 1t has sprouted.' said ner
/ mother.
And sure enough. il had. There was
n long sprout Gu the end of its nose.
and two coming out Of the eyes. Thei
were sticking out OF the holes in the
| bonnet and the cape. and hanging
/ down below the dress.
Ruth did not like IL at all. She de-
/ clared that she did not want dolly
that would DO like that; SO one day
"the 'tater baby" was taken out-of-
doors. and put into the ground. where
II grew. and i'm time became a big
green potato plant.-Thc Favorite.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-15
Money and Coins

In n recent lecture before the Lon
don Institution its President, Lord
Ayebury, in an address on Money
and Coins" said that the term mon
cy" primarily implied coins, and it's
origin is asCribed to the fact that the
earlier Roman coins were struck at or
near the Temple of Juno Moneta. The
earliest Western coinage was prob
ably that of Lydia, as IIerodotus rec.
ords that the Lydi6ns were the first TO
practice the art OF coming gold and
silver. The first coins were probably
struck at Sardis about 700 Il. G. The
early coinage of Syracuse was cX-
tremely beautiful and formed con.
trast to that of the Athenians. Lysi.
machus, one of the generals of Alex
ander the Great, placed the head of
his Emperor on coins. and this was
the first instance when there was u
human mead and not that OF n deity.
The earliest Apglo-Saxon coins were
small pieces In gold and silver. called
"scealtas," which bore inscriptions IN
Runic characters. The first penny was
coined 10y king Ona, or Mercia, 100
I96. and was of silver. the copper pen
ny being introduced in the reign Of
George III. The silver coins of Eng
land have remained unchanged in de-
nomination, weight. aud tineness for
several centuries. but il was only in
l71T that the pound sterling was fixed
in it's relation 20 the silver coinage
and In 1916 that gold was adopted ms
the legal standard.
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child yve wept over and nearly starved
over and now III have my revenge"
She ceased. and the man looked up
into her face.
How do you think you can prove
that you wrote the storyr' he gasped
But the woman turned TO the door,
and was gone.
Next day the Bulletin came out with
an interview with the great Halifax
Flanders" set In double-lsaded type,
and an exposure Of his infamy. Peo-
pie smiled increduously when they
read II. and wondered how such n wild
statement could have squeezed itself
into the columns OF so reputable a
journal.
A few hours later the evening papers
contained the news Of the suicide OF
the author Of 1.-THE Maze OF Life"
man named French. who had hidden
his identity under the peculiar pseu.
donym Of Halifax Flanders. New
York Weekly.
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TRIALS or A BOOK DEALER.
All Sorts Of Devices Of Customers To Get
Something For Nothing.

Something For Nothing.
"You would be surprised TO know
how much petty rascality we encount-
or in this line Of business" said "A local
! book and news dealer the other day.
Did you notice that old fellow who
went out n few moments ago with a
| bundle OF newspapers under his arm
He caused my sales accounts 10 get
pretty badly muddled before ! finally
dropped TO MS little game. He used TO
llncer over the periodical counter 70:
an hour or two at stretch, and when.
ever he got a good opportunity he
would lay down one Of his old papers
When nc had secured what he wanted
be would calmly stroll out We no
ticcd the roll under his arm, but II
seemed 10 bc the same one he carried
in. so II excited no comment. Wher
my suspicious were finally aroused
watched him one day and made 4
careful memorandum Of everything he
took. As ne was leaving I presented
him with the bill, which he paid with.
out murmur. and naturally / sup
posed that would he the last Of him.
But he still drops In occasionally. and
/ have TO waste considerable valuable
time watching him. This Is an extreme
case" continued the dealer, "but n
great many people practice the substl-
tuition game on n small scale and. II
caught. they claim they have made n
mistake. There is no way Of proving
they haven't, 30 we have TO let il go
at that
"The other day young woman
came in and. after lingering about the
shelves few moments, approached
the clerk on duty and held out new
book. Il got this novel here yoster-
day she said, and would like to ex-
change II for - naming another at
the same price. She was accOmmo-
dated. and It developed later on that
the story Of the first purchase was
pure fabrication. She had simply
picked up one book and swapped il for
another. There are other kleptomanl.
acs. and plenty of them, who take no
pains to invent n subterfuge, but bold
ly lay hands on any volume they want
and walk off with IT, The very audacl.
ty of the performance generally car.
suspects, he is too fearful OF making q
blunder to ask any questions. All the
dealers suffer losses of that kind and
there doesn't seem TO be any way Of
guarding against them. A man would
have to have as many eyes as a fly to
watch every stranger who comes in
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