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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
The bidding for Mergenth:

The bidding for Mergenthaler resulted in
attaining higher prices than have prevailed
for some time. Ten shares were sold for
lib and the stock was offered at ia. For
Lanston the bidding advanced from 61s for
leo shares to rs A block of 100 was sold
"a the latter figure There was also a couple
of hundred sold at 73s on option of thirty
days. The asking price for this stock closed
at $. One bid of was made for 800 shares
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
WASHINGTON MEMORIAL.
Association Considering Abandonment
of the Project

Members of the George Washington Me-
mortal Association are in session this after
noon at Rauseher's debating as to whether
or not the project to build Washington
memorial hall in this city shall be abon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30

117A was bid for 81 .000 in Gas certificates,
and the asking price was us. There was
but little interest shown in Gas stock and
no trading done, the level of prices,
however. being maintained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30

The bidding for Telephone bonds advanced
to 1033s. but none were offered at less than
1D4. and no sales were made. The bid price
for City and Suburban IS advanced to
So; 1884 was bid for Columbia SIS. while
the asking price was ln412.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30

142 was bid for ten or five shares of Ma
tional Safe stock, but none offered.
One share of Washington Loan and Trust
stock was sold for Dos and 210 was asked
for ten shares. The bidding for Union Trust
and Storage stock advanced to 1914 and
as there was no offering "a less than 10o,
there was trading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Quite a large sblock- of Capital Traction
was traded in rat ttodays meeting of the
stock exchange. There seemed to be good
buying orders, and the price steadily ad-
vanced The highest figure reached was
12sA, for which 100 shares were sold The
bidding began at 40 for 100 shares. and
1924 was bid for small lots; 123N, was
asked for 100 shares. Eighty shares in
small lots were sold at 123. and 1876 shares
for 1885 and 1881. The bid and asking
price were not widely separa ted, and as
there were evidently buying orders the trad
ing was quite brisk.
There We're but few transactions In bonds.
although the bidding continued along the
level which was attained some days ago.
Capital Traction As reached the high ask
ing figure of IO7, while the bid was 105!R.
The market for Washington Street Rail-
way As was not any more active than In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
Action on the Findings.
Don't Make a Mistake.

Read the opening chapters of 1.-THE Ward
of King Canute" in The Saturday Star this
week. You will be sorry, If you do not.
when your friends are talking about 1t
later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Capital Traction, 20 at 1873 at 1913
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 173.
Lanston Monotype, 100 rs, 100 buyer 80, at
~. 100 Guyer 30) at tx.
After call-Washington Loan and Trust, I at 20s
Washington Railway and Electric As 81 900 at
~.
Capital Traction. 20 at 1913 90 at 1923 20 at 1913
70 at 123ts 100 at l23h 20 123Is. 40 at 1891
Lanston Monotype. 100 at tx. 100 at III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30

the other securities of the bond class. The
bidding began at - and advanced to 121a
and at the latter figure thousand-dollar
bond was sold. The asking price was 72aa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
Today's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. s574.331 government receipts
from internal revenue. 1888 995: customs
$634535: miscellaneous, $I5731; expendi-
lures. 81 100000: available cash balance
s222S 45S 132 4J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers. 1919 F ST., members New York
stock exchange, Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30

wife. Several hundred people. who had al
ready gained admittance. were asked To
leave. and in solitude the commander kneli
for ten minutes beside the coffin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
Abstract of the Bristow Report.

Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristpw has practically completed the abb
stract of his report on the postal invesu-
cation. The abstract now drafted makes
between 2O.tsD and 25CSD words. The re-
port itself 1t Is row stated, comprises
= JD'slu words OF exhibits and 10000 of
the report proper. The report is being
cor side red by the Attorney General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30

The market for Washington Street Rail
way As was not any more active than In
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
HEAR BETTER THAN BOYS.
Ann ArbOr Professor Says That GirIs
Detect y Hix b er Il ange Of
sounds.

Prof. Wenley, teacher OF philosophy
at the University Of Michigan, an
nounced to his class that girls hear
sounds incapable OF detection by boys
ears.
"ln the university laboratories, said
Prof. Wenley, sit has been discovered
that girls ears hear a higher range
OF sounds than do those Of the boys.
There are high range of sounds de-
tected by the girls which the boys never
hear. Masculine ears have lower
range than feminine, of course, and it
isquite possible that they detect lower
toned sounds. But the feminine capac-
ity is the point proved.
an our psychological courses the
causes OF these phenomena are OF vast
interest. The questionis: Do the girls
hear higher sounds because Of diff
ference in the size Of the ear drums ?"
Prof, Wenley did not answer the
question.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
SHAKESPEAREAN RELICS FALL
Houses Near the Poets birthplace to
lie Supplnnted by Carnegie
Library.

The London Daily Chronicle laments
the fall of the two little ancient houses
adjoining Shakespeare's birthplace.
They will not fall, the Chronicle
says, by the action Of time or weather,
but by the crowbar of culture, to
make room for Il Carnegie library,
which is to be erected on their little
site. 1t is such little site, and the
houses are SO evidently Shakespear-
can, and associated with the poet, who
must have seen them day by day, that
their destruction ought to be impos-
sible, yet the mayor of Stratford-on-
Avon has approved of this. The re
suit of Shakespeare study at STRAIT
ford-on-Ayon is to destroy a relic Of
Shakespeare for the sake of library
which, no doubt, is to be filed with
books about the bard
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
VIRTUE WAS REWARDED
An Ohio hoy Receives Large Reward
for simple roIiteness and Free
dom from Vices.

Items telling how young men and
young women have been rewarded for
returning packages of money and bags
Of diamonds with gifts varying from
one to five dollars have been SO nu-
merous recently that the old adage
about virtue being it's own reward has
been beautifully exempliiied, accord
ing TO the Milwaukee Sentinel. In the
face Of many evidences Of a lack OF
generosity toward those who are truly
good, il is pleasant news that an Ohio
boy has received s., 100 from stranger
to whom he was polite.
The name of the fortunate boy Is
Frank Provost. He is 10 years old
and he drives a delivery wagon. The
other day, when man asked him for
ride, he obligingly gave the unknown
place on the seat beside him. When
the drive was ended the stranger in
yited the young man TO take drink
Frank refused. Next the tempter Of
fered chew of tobacco This was de-
clined. Lastly a cigar was used as Il
bait. Frank was still adamant Mod
estly he announced that he had none
of the common vices. In a few days
Frank received check for 81, 100 from
the stranger, who disclosed the fact
that he was San Francisco million
aire, able 10 recognize virtue when he
found it. Up TO last accounts Franks
head had not been turned by his sud
den good fortune lie had put his
money in bank and he was still driv-
ing delivery wagon. In two years
he intends to start business Of his
own, and, If he does, of course, he will
become one of the money kings Of the
future.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
GERMAN SOLDIERS.
stntistics Go to show That III cir Nor
aIity IL Much Superior to That
of the Am ericAns.

Statistics Of crime and court-mar-
tal in the United States army pub
lished in Berlin have excited much un-
favorable comment from German
militarists. Among other things, it
is set forth that 1851 American sol
diers deserted, $40 left the garrison
without permission. 7GO were intoxi-
Gated while on duty, AT were found
guilty OF robbery, 263 were found sleep
ing on post, IS committed murder, and
2,G45 were dismissed from the army,
Ia the German army the proportion
OF such offenses is nothing like so
large. Last year only ten men d.
serted, although service is compul-
sorry; only one was found asleep on
post, three committed murder, and
100 were convicted OF being intoKi-
Gated on duty.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
ENRICHED BY DEATH DUES.
England Gets Over Ninety Million
Dollars from the Estates
Ol 2O6 Persona.

During the present year 206 persons
have died in England leaving estates
valued at over $780, 900 each, the aggre-
gate being $290,225,7l0. The average
age OF these persons was nearly 70
years; one-fourth of them were so or
over, and six were over 90. The chan
,ellor of the exchequer reaped death
dues amounting to $92,56S,57O.
For the most part this wealth has
been slowly gained by people who
made careful investments during their
long lives. Little trace could be found
of fortunes which had been quickly ac-
quired by speculation.
A further analysis shows that there
were five estates of over $5,00O,0 900; II
between 81 100000 and 100000
sterling; "a of from $1,500,0OO to 3d.
500, 900; 80 Of from 81 900, 600 to 81 500,
600 sterling; Al of from $750,000 to
81, OO0,0 900, and 50 of from 100000 to
$780, 900. The death the other day of
Col. Harry McCalmount, whose estate
probably amounts to SIS 900, 900, will be
another harvest for the lord chancel-
lOr
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
DUMONT GETS A MEDAL.
The Disting uishe AerOnaut Re-
ceiyes = Token from the Prcsi-
dent of Brazil.

The medal awarded to Santos Du-
mont by the president of Brazil as a
reward for his aeronautic experiments
and as a souvenir Of the ascension in
which he won the Deutsch prize, has
just been received by the indefat-
igable aeronaut. The medal is of
gold. On one side Santos Dumont
is represented conducted by Glory,
while above his head two soaring fig
ures hold a crown. On the margin is
the phrase from the "Lusiade" of
Camoens, which is Santos Dumont's
motto: by unexplored seas" On the
reverse is the following inscription:
"Sendo Presidente de Republica dos
Estrades Unidos do Brasil, DR.. Manoel
Ferraz De <Campos-Calles, Mandon
Gravar e Cunhar Esta Medelha en- Ho-
meneer a SantosDumont XIX. de
Outubro MCMI."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
SHE WASN'T THE REAL THING
Posed A. q Social Queen, hut She
showed a WOefui Ignorance Of
the REQUIREMENTS.

She looked like 1.-THE real thing"
The women in the corridor, who were
also becomingly groomed, looked
after her enviously as she swished
rhythmically past them into the re-
ception room at the end OF the hall
and the men supplemented this atten-
ton with admiring mods and softly
modulated "whew-ew-ews," relates
the New York Times.
The dozen people already gathered
In the reception room reading and
talking were likewise visibly i'm
pressed with the general excellence OF
her manner end appearance and every
to take oath that there wasn't a kink
in up-to-date life that she was not IA
miliar with.
BY and by the charming creature be-
gan to give evidence of IN uneasiness
that went a little way toward dispeh-
ing the illusion. She looked doubt
fully about as if seeking something
she wanted badly, but didn't know
how to get. Presently she spied q lit
tie black knob far up on the wall near
the door, and she stood up on her tip
toes and turned it gingerly. In an in
slant darkness had settled upon the
face of the reception-room and all who
sat therein.
"O-o-oh!" squealed the women and
"Thieves!" CALCULATED the men. The
apotheosis of grace and culture walled
loudest of all.
What has happened?" she cried.
you've turned off the electric
lights" said a porter, who had rushed
in to prevent a possible crime. What
did you want?"
81 wanted to call a bell boy" sobbed
the apotheosis. 81 thought that was
the button"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
KING BUYS MONTE CRISTO.
The Island Made Famous by Dumas
Becomes Victor Emmnnu els
Resting Place.

The isle of Monte Cristo, which Du-
mas rendered familiar to thousands Of
eager readers, has become the prop
erty of King Victor Emmanuel Ill,
and is one of his favorite haunts. 1t
is there that he goes on some of those
impromptu trips that astonish his
suite by their suddenness.
He has had a sort of hunting pavil-
ion built, and, being an enthusiastic
botanist, he has several fields in cul-
tivation which he watches with the
greatest interest.
The legend of the hidden treasure
of the island is still cherished by the
islanders. Not very long ago may or
of Sardinia went there with two work
men, and vigorously turned the soil
in search Of the treasure. The king
has no such illusion, but finds there in
lieu of gold treasure of solitude.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01

1t Is ifcult even To guess at tho
age OF the ancient live oaks, says
Country Life in America. but some
Of them must number centuries, and
the oldest and greatest of them all
is a monarch of the forest, with its
outer branches sweeping the ground
in a circle 100 feet across, with limbs
as grea, AS ordinary trunks of trees
and bearing garden Of aerial ferns
and air plants upon their bark. This
venerable tree is supposed to be the
largest live oak in Florida. Enormous
grapevine trunks rise sinuously from
the ground and lose themselves amid
the quarter-acre of foliage that
crowns this tree; the saplings that
once gave them support have disap'
peared long years ago, their only
record being the angles and curves
OF grape vine stem to which they lent
their transient aid in climbing sky
ward.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
ETHICS OF SHOPPING.
English Lecturer Deplores Modern
Tendency After Cheapness.
Mrs. Percy widdringtOn Gives Three
Chief Points to he borne In Mind
in Estimating Quality
of Spending.

1.-THE modern rush after cheapness.
brought about by carelessness and ig-
norance of the facts of industrial lie,
is to be deplored in every way. No
goods are really cheap when produced
| by labor carried on under conditions
which lead to an increase OF vice,
| crime, disease and premature death
among citizens of the state" These
statements were made by Mrs. Percy
Widdrington, of England, before the
Society for Ethical Culture, in Stein
way hall, Chicago, in an address on
"The Ethics Of Shopping.' She said:
political economists have until
| very lately greatly moderated the i'm
portance of consumption. Always
production has been treated as the
chief economic end, whereas properly
regarded it is only the means to the
end, the end being the consumption of
goods produced. 1t is now beginning
to be plainly. seen that spending is a
most important social function, and
productive of Unreasonable benefit to
society, if carried on wisely and right
eously. There are three chief points
to be borne in mind in estima ting the
quality Of spending.
u. The highest good OF the house
hold of the consumer. The wise shop
per considers not only such important
economic questions as adulteration of
commodities, butaims at such qualities
in goods as will help to elevate the
taste and raise the moral and intellect
ual standard of all who use them.
"2. The good Of the producers Of the
goods. This is a very wide subject
properly to guard against injustice
and unfairness to producers needs a
careful study Of such economic prob
lens as the sweating system, the prop
er inspection of factories, labeled
goods to insure decent conditions, the
rival merits of factories and dome tic
workshops, and the consideration Of
trade unionism.
20. The good of the distributor. Just
as the movement which has consid-
cred factory conditions has led to the
system OF labelling commodities which
are made in fairly satisfactory fash
ION, SO it is also necessary to improve
the lot OF those who distribute the
produced articles"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
LUNCH COUNTERS FOR BRITONS
Am erican Pie aad Sandwich les ab-
lis h ae nts to he Founded
In London.

Three American quick-lunch bars
are shortly to be opened in London.
Already the appetites Of business men
and clerks in the neighborhood Of the
bank and the Strand have been ex-
cited by the announcement that 30
kinds Of pie will be served daily. be
sides other articles OF food, plain and
fancy. The bars will be run without
walters, the customers helping them
selves and paying for what they eat.
There is much interest in watching
how the American habit Of eating
rapidly while standing in front OF a
bar will take with the English public
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
DR.. HAGEN MAKES DISCOVERY.
Eminent German Ant h no pOlOR1st I'M
earths Skelet ms In Croatia Which
TeM of Mans Changes.

DR.. b. Hagen, one of Germany's most
eminent authropologists, expresses
the opinion that the change in man
from the original shape into his pres
ent one took place in Europe. He has
discovered, near Krapna, in Croatia.
ten skeletons, the flesh from which
evidently had been eaten by cannibals.
DR.. Hagen judges from the appear
ance of the bones that the speech mus
cles were only slightly developed, and
that they could not speak-as Ian
guage is understood now. They had
huge heads, according to the doctor,
broad faces, with fiat noses, strong
masticating bones and muscles, short
legs and arms of medium length, and
the greater part of their bodies evil
IDENTITY was covered with coarse, red
dish hair.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
CLAIMS AN ISLAND.
Squatter on the Missouri River
Takes Possession Of Made Land.
Freak Of the Current of the River
Provides a Pulling question
for the Lawyers and Courts
to Fight Over.

The shifting Missouri river has
played a trick that puzzles the law
yers.
An island of sand has been formed
by the eddies and current OF the river
opposite ST. Joseph, Mo. 1t may en-
dure forever or may be washed away
within month.
But the island is there now, leVei
stretch of sand and mud, densely over
grown by willows, with here and there
cottonwood tree rearing its branches
toward the sky. The trees have sent
their roots down into the soil toward
the bedrock of the stream, and these
may hold the island in place. Inc
river may shift away from it and may
never make another effort to tear
down that which it has built up.
The county judges had the island
surveyed, but found that buchanan
county had no right to give title
to it when sale was about to be made.
The first price offered was $l25 an
acre, but the land soon rose TO hlgh-
er price, and ten dollars an acre was
offered. Later the price went up TO
$25 an acre, but it is not likely that
sale will be made for some time. Inc
prospective purchasers went to DOM
phan county, Kan, and made enorts
to buy the land there. Lawyers were
called into the case, and said that as
the island was in the Missouri river,
it is neither in Missouri nor Kansas.
If the current ever shifts to the Kan
sas side, the island will be in Missouri,
but if it shifts to the Missouri side. the
island will be part of Kansas.
In addition to these legal dhfhcultles
in the way of clear title, the island
has a claimant. Jack Ring has built
house on it and lives there alone.
When the county judges were about to
sell the island, Ring appeared and
gave warning that he would contest
the claims of any other person.
Jack Ring is the son of an early set
tier who laid claim many years ago
to a strip of sandbar south OF the city,
very much like that island that Ring
Is Claiming now. III liLhe VIC iA'S'
joined that island to the Mississippi
shore, and it afterward became part
of the city. 1t is still known as Ring S
island" and is covered with small
houses. Ring obtained a title toit, but
no part of it is now vested in his son
and heir.
Ring claims the new island now by
the right of possession. He says he
will hold it against the world, and If
the title cannot be made clear by the
United States, he will fight for his
rights.
"Ill make a Kingdom Of it, and I'll
be the king" said Ring.
Rings New Island" began to form
eight or ten years ago, and was at first
a small bar of sand, visible only when
the stream was at very low stage
The river deposited soil on the sand
bar year after year. Every year the
sandbar crept farther and farther up
the stream, and now it threatens to cut
the current off entirely from the Mis-
souri, side.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
BOOKS ON STREET CARS.
New Workers Are NOticeably Given
to the Habit of Reading While
In Transit.

The street-car-rding public of New
York has been having some nice
things said about it, says the New
York Times. The man who said them
is pretty well acquainted with the
street car habits of every large city
in the United States, and his verdict
ought to be worth something. You
Gothamites may be great on the
push and pull and hustle" he said.
but IL the number of library books
seen in street cars these days are
an index to the public taste, you also
stack up pretty well intelligently.
never struck town where SO many
street car passengers read library
books. Even in the rush hours,
when it Is all person can do to
find space for his body, half the peo.
pie are bent on mental expansion.
Library books stare you in the face,
lab you in the back and hump your
elbows on the right and left. / have
never taken the trouble to find out
the kind of literature that there
abounds, but whatever the nature
Of the books, the travelling Libraries
thus displayed certainly do give New
York mighty cultured appearance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
FORUM FOR BOSTON CULTS.
A MOnst err Hall Planned for the Hold
Ing Of Great Debates on
Live Topics.

A monster forum is to be established
in Boston, where thousands may as
semble every week to listen to distin-
gushed speakers upon current topics
and debate upon great questions. NO
person will be debarred or prevented
from taking part in the debates upon
any questions discussed.
Each meeting will be conducted in
he most democratic manner, both as
regards choice of subjects and free
dom of discussion. There will be a
representative of each cult and ism on
the committee, whose duties will be to
procure expert speakers as leaders.
Among those interested are DR.. Ed
ward Everett Hale, Prof. Frank Par
sons, George F. Washburn, Is. o. Flow
er and Rev. Hiram Vrooman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-01-01
KING HAS FORTUNE IN PLATE.
to Edward by the Late Queen
Victoria.

The fall in the price of silver still
leaves King Edward VII. the posses
sor of an enormous fortune in plate,
which he inherited from his mother,
both at buckingham and Windsor.
No valuation has been made on the
probable duty, as the king does not
pay the kings taxes. Not long ago,
the plate at Windsor, with the result
that the plate. most of it Of silver,
some Of gold, and some set with
gems, was appraised at sum far in
excess of S5,000,0 900