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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-27
Christmas Will Soon Come.
Billy is Making His Plans.
Dear Girls ana Boys:

Dear Girls ana Boys:
know Won Thanksgiving dinner in NaShngton-aH OF
YOU because have received in the past days from Mike
and the rest them tell of the fine things that IN market ana
how good everything OOked-he turkeys celery anbereS ana
everything else could have dinner with all OF YOU, he
cause am sure would have made for and saved me all
kinds goodies Well the thing have up here Will ne
Christmas maybe won't have fun with these old oSeS
YOU the pictures in OdayS paper: took them with M
little camera would all enjoy them Didn't we have
a great time TghtSt3 You know have that old fellow
walking about up here who he He always looked
mad thought I'd lei him alone until the boys told me why he
owd everybody You know he the idea that everyone want
his money and he had just made up his mind not to LEI any OF them
thought I'd get with him for the boys and did tie
spoken and every time he by we all laugh At
him. III BET he had good headache after cot through with him. The
waited and divided the money for they said as long rs
had helped them fool him they thought certainly deserved share OF
the proceeds.
You the puzzles today that Nike still the busy
fellow he has always been You also that Mike and the
rest them having very good things They made
such impression him that he able to draw them and make them
into puzzles Well he ate ali the things that are in the TeuS pictures
this morning he should have had Indigestion GOOD
very much pleased to receive little poem from club mem
her drawing illustrate the poem. You little folks will
find today the club page While think OF those four boys that
live my house and have the goat got awful mad with me because
about them for the paper
Your paint pictures and your puzzles just fine ami
every week wish again and again that could give prize every
member OF the club Keep up the good work and try each time to think
out an original way to send in your answers.
Your jolly good friend BILLY BOUNCE.
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How to Stamp Letters

\ small boy was seen in the post
office the other day bu-dened with the
task Of afixing stamps to large bundle
OF letters which he had spread out on
a window sill in the corridor. he was
having a hard time. and II he was stuck
on his Job il was only in the most Ut
eral sense. for after he had stamped
number or the letters he had gum on
his fingers as well as all over MS ups
The expression OF his face indicated mat
his tongue was dry and that The taste
in his mouth was Of the morning AFTER
variety. So.
The boy worked slower ana slower
and rhe nile OF unstamped letters was
still very formidable when a neatly
dressed Young woman, passing prIshiy
nv noticed his trouble. She stopped and
went nm 10 the woe begone youngster.
"XVhv don't YOU lick the envelope in-
stead of the stamp she inquired, IKE
tbfS and. suiting the action TO the
,.orI sh. picked up an envelope, scruu-
,,i,ed IL keenIy for possible dirt. put the
md Of her tongue TO IL. and then clapped
on tbo stamp. Then she was gone be-
fore the boy could say, Thank you.
,.Tl.at's new 20 me. too" said a man
v,ho had witnessed the episode. I've
been stamping a good many letters for
"A eood many years, and never tnOusni
Of that Philadelphia Record.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-27
GAMES FOR COLD WEATHER.

A good game. just suitable for this
season. is the game Of the ''Whalers OF
New Bedford Some particular spot OF
the playground Is selected TO represent
the harbor OF New Bedford. All the
players except tao scatter and pretend
10 be whales The two who remain must
join hands and put 10 sea from New
Bedford TO 60 a-whaiing They must
select "a particular whale and go after
him, but under no circumstances must
they let go Of each other in doing It.
The whale" must be carried success
fully into port and he may resist his
captors all he pleases, with the excep-
ton. Of course. OF punching or otherwise
making rough fight Naturally the
whalers Try 10 catch the smallest
whale first
Arrived in port, the whale" becomes
a whaler. and takes his turn at going
out. hand in hand. with one OF the first
whalers TO catch another whale. and
so on tiu the sea is ished out.
The Master OF the Drawbridge" Is
another game that requires little prep
aratiOn.
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With a sharp stick, a strip Of ground
about nine feet wide and about twenty
feet long IS marked OF. This represents
the drawbridge OF the castle OF Sir
Montgomery OF Syke. One Of the play
ers IS the warder OF the castle gate. He
stands on the bridge. At the other end
of il stand the players, who represent
foemen desiring 20 enter the castle.
They can only 80 on the bridge one
by one. The foemen wheel their mag
mary steeds and galiop up and down.
making feints at charging 70 bsWilder
the warder. tin suddenly one OF them
spurts and races up the bridge. Once
he IL there, he must not run Off the
bridge again. but he may dodge the war
der in any way he pleases 50 long as
he stays on the bridge He may run
zig-zag. or retreat, or duck, or do any
thing else that may enable him TO
slip past the guardian OF the castle
The warder must touch The fOeman
three times before he can claim that ne
has made a capture. If ne does not the
captured foe becomes warder and the
cid warder joins the besiegers.
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Make Sense Of This.

A lily sad resolved one day
To have a shOlly joot.
And so he took his gathers fun
And cartridges 70 cOOt.
Across the fields he waily gent.
And gearched about for same:
Alas! the birds we're scery varce-
The bleather was TO wame.
But presently he hied a spare
Inside a crunch Of bass.
Here was a chance to bake a mag
He couldn't pet IL lass!
He BANGED along the giaFrels. and
Troth biggers then he drew
Ny bat a whangl Indeed. Il would
Have stadly bartled you!
The cloke smeared on, and Il was seen
That ratters were not nights
The boy was boWn upon his dacAs
The bare was sot in night.
His kun had clicked and fiaid him lats
But do not top & drear;
The bruise Wot geli-the hucky lare
lii stives. ones had 20 glearI
Chicago RecOrd-H6rald.
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A Certain Boy.

lie doesn't like 10 go 10 bed,
And getting up il worse.
TO washing. too, I've heard IL satu'
He's just as much averse.
And for school and studying
When he would rather roam,
He hates IL more than anything
But doing work at home.
I must admit that IL Is true.
Though it's A sorry boast
Whatever he is told 10 do
is what he hates the most
do suppose that II he ch0s,
What ne would do all day,
He'd play and eat a while, and thel
He'd eat a while and play.
Selected.
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AT the Bird COLLEGE.

The birds all met once on a tan maple
tree.
ON the uppermost branch. to confer a
degree.
To one of THEN number this honor they
gave
Because lac was CHEEKY and happy and
brave.
The degree was conferred by the presi-
dent crow.
All dressed ia tie neatest black, as you
know.
So now that proud member which often
yOul see.
is known by the title Of Chicka ID. u.
Arthur =, Locke.
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Garry Baby in Boots.

Gypsies carry their babies In old
shawIs slung over their shoulders and
tied about the waist. North American
Indians carry their babies on the backs
0f sduaWs-cradle and all. But ths
Fskimo women OF Labrador carry their
IN bies in theIr boots. These boots come
up 10 the knee and are wide at the TOD
with a Flap I'm front. In these the ht-
lie brown babies live and are happy.
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He'd Seen En-.

What business is papa IN. mamma7''
asked little Robbie.
'.Why. he's in the hardware business
my boy
And does he sell cock reaches, man.
MAJ"
WHY. Robbiel What a question: or
course, he dOesn'tt
well. he's got a sign on tho store
window which reads; We sell every
thing 10 be found In the Kitchen.
Yonkers Statesman.
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Sayings Of the Little Folks.

Ted aged hve)-Sis did you know
Adam uamed all the things on earth?
Sis taged three)-No. Did he name
de animals
Ted-SuTe.
Sis-How did he happen TO name de
c8mel "a camel
Ted-Why. T. s'pose he looked at 1t and
said, you look like "a camel, and
reckon IN cali you-d camel. That s
the way he did IL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-27

Kee Kow Chow, royal Japanese am
hassador went to worship IN the temple
Of the Three Tow Tows. Vow a Tow
Tow is a very funny thing. You give 10
"a rap on its idol head aud it bows 10
YOU, just as politely as If it were alive.
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There is one extremely pleasing thing
about Tow Tow. Ii can't say no It's
funny idol head will only move in one
direction, and no matter what you ask,
il viii always nod yes.
While worshipfully Offering up his joss
sticks and his prayers these three mis-
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Oh, Pshawl

With smiling face and outstretched han'
She met him every day,
And eager for his coming, watched
Whene'er he was away.
But still he did not haste 20 come
or battered seem 10 be-
For she was only girl in love
And a letter carrier he.
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Letters From Club Members

Dear Billy Bounce:
lost the paper that had The rebus
ga TO- Mamma has been sick. ! made il
ont last Sunday, bat lost il. Dear Billy.
1 hope some time 90 get q Rugby foot
ball L diI very well m school last
month. Papa and mamma were much
pleased. What mamma liked best was
that ] got 100 per cent i'm department.
Mamma like 10 see that. and she thinks
IL is q credit for a boy.
Good-bv, dear Billy, from your friend.
TOMMIE h. CANANAUGH.
l1l TwCny-fUuTth Street northwest.
Dear Billy.
certainly would like to- be with you.
but 1 woul2 require square meal every
day, and turkey too. 1 wish The kinl
would die and while they were trying
20 get ON the throne that YOU would
bounce over them and toe king. This
bird / have sent you is very nice. but
1 would rather have a turkey. ] hope
YOU Will like IL better than turkey, and
then / win set a prize.
Your very dear friend
JACKSON KEBLINGER.
1923 Harvard Street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-27

chlevous Tow Tows did a remarkable
thing. They combined. in the wink Of
an eye. and there stood the beautiful
Princess on San. whose grace entirely
won the good ambassador.
Can you cat out the bodies of the three
idols and make the princess
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-27
Not Quite d Success.

When Bessie rose 70 sing hes song
All in her finest dress,
Two things that went trine wrong
Declared complete success
Her hands were clean, her face was IaIr,
Her voice was like a birds,
But she didn't really know the ar
And she quite forgot the words
-. S B.. in Youths Companion.
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS


prize 1914 Capitol
for northwest
will Wednesday
o Washing Times.
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Your Jolly good friend,
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WHICH PRIZE WILL YOU VIM

OF prize in the Billy Bounce Club will have the
,sing as the prize one article from the following list
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BROKE SEVERAL RIBS.

Carpenter Badly Injured in East Ha-
ven Yesterday.
Stephen Mitchell of 50 William street,
aged thirty-five years and carpenter,
fell thirty feet from a house in East
Haven on which he was working yes
terday, and broke several ribs.
He was taken to his home in hack
and is in a very dangerous condition.
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TWO MORE HOT BALL GAMES.

AT Savin Rock This (Friday) After
noon.
This afternoon St. Johns club plays
the Tigers. the game being called at 2
o'clock After that game is finished,
the Malley team and the Mohawks
cross bats. These are sure to be two of
the most interesting games among the
amateur mines this season.
It is a return game in each case. Two
weeks ago the st. Johns team defeat
ed the Tigers in very close and ex-
citing game and the Tigers are deter
mined to wipe out that score to-day.
Last year the Malley team was de-
feated by the MohaWks 6 to in a ten
inning game, which for sustained ex-
element has had very few equals this
year.
Titus will pitch for the Malley team
as before, and those who saw and adj
nnired his remarkable performance last
week will be likely to go again. Min
nell will be in the box for the Mo-
hawks and will doubtless try to excel
his star performance of last week
when he struck out thirteen men.
A good natured rivalry runs high,
and the attendance will be large and
enthusiastic.
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sEx-Dividend.

United States Government Bonds.
Bid. Asked.
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THE SUNDAY, AUGUST Il, TRIP.
OF the Steamer New Hampshire to be
an Unusual One. ..-.

OF the Steamer New Hampshire to be
an Unusual One. ..-. 49,.
One of the most attractive excursion
trips from New Haven that has ever
been made viii be that of the steamer
New Hampshire on Sunday, August IA,
to New York city and about twenty
five miles up the beautiful Hudson.
The New Hampshire will leave New
Haven at about 9 o'clock in the morn
Ing and will be due on her return at
1890 o'clock in the evening. Passengers
will have the option of enjoying the full
trip un the Hudson from New Haven.
and return, or OF leaving the steamer
at New York city, where about four
hours will be at their disposal. Fare
for the trip has been fixed at the pop
ular price Of ST.. A limited number of
tickets will be sold. It will be well to
avoid the chance of disappointment by
arranging for tickets in advance at the
office of Bishop & Co, or at Belle Dock.
tibet trip will afford passengers a
most unusual opportunity of viewing
the farbor Of New York, the Statue OF
Liberty, the great railroad terminal
stations on the New Jersey shore, the
palisades, Grants tomb. the soldiers
and sailors monument on Riverside
drive, Spuyten Duyvil, Yonkers, Grey
stone, etc, etc. An interesting leaf1et
has been published for circulation on
the New Hapshire. Copies can be had
at the ticket Offices above mentioned.
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Offers every advantage to depositors
I'm line with safe and conservative
use of customers. Letters of credit and
foreign exchange.
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Chicago Market.

Reported over private wire of ]. L.
Mclean & Co.. No, % Broad street. New
York: New Haven office, No. SAL Chapel
street. Norman A. Tanner, Manager.
New York, Aug. IL.
Open. High. Low.Close.
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"Ex-Dividend.
CLOSING Prices.

The following are the closing prices
reported by Prince & Whitley Bankers
and Brokers, rs Broadway. New York,
and Is Center street, New Haven, Conn.
Bid Asked
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COURIER. FRIDAY AUGUST -

On the New York Stock Exchange.
reported by Prince & Whitley. Bankers
and Brokers, 81 Broadway, New York.
and Is Center street, New Haven, Conn.
Open. High. Low. Close
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NAMES OF THE BLIND.
A Difficult Task Set for the selectn

A Difficult Task Set for the Selectmen.
City Clerk Norris has received from
the state board of education for the
blind, a request for the. names of every
blind and deaf and dumb person in
this city. .t. ...-.-........
The law says the selectmen shall at
tend to this duty, and the city clerk
viii turn the request over to the select
men. 30 ~z- g. -.
No record of deaf and dumb and
blind persons are kept here. The as
SCISSORS have a record of such unfortun-
ates who pay taxes, but of no others,
1T is a question how the names are
to be obtained for the state board.
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Train Caller Lester Phillips of the
union depot is spending a week in the
White mountains with Mrs. Phillips.
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Cotton Market,

Reported by Dick Brothers C Co., mem
bers of New York Stock and Cotton
Exchanges; branch office, No. 10 Gem
ter Street: @t
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gt,rl:a'.urial.
yesterdays STOCK MARKET.
A Period of Great Strength and Anima-

"A ReElOu OF OTeiAL anu AulElh-
ton.
| New York, Aug. 11.-There was a
period of great strength and animation
in the stock market to-day while the
first Interpretation of the government
crop report was the dominant influence
on sentiment. The confidence with
which the buying of stocks was con-
Quoted was materially impaired later in
the day. The wild upshoot of prices in
the wheat market was a serious unset
tIement to the optimistic views deduced
from the reading of the government
crop report. The strength of the corn
market also caused grave misgivings
over the seeming promise of a reerd
crop of that ceeeal held ut by the gov
ernment report. An enormous amount
of profit taking was accomplished dur
ing the early market. The reaetionary
tendency of the metropolitan because
of selling to take profits on yesterdays
violent rise was a drag on the, general
market. An attempt was made to rem
edy this by forcing Metropolitan securi-
ties to a higher level, but that stock
filled to hold and the movement was no.
effective. United States Steel prf. show
ed a very slight response at any. time
to the strength Of the market and it's
late drop helped much to unsettle the
market. The engagement of gold for
shipment to Europe had rather less than
its usual sentimental influence against
the market, as the weeks receipt of
gold here on account of Japanese and
Australian arrivals at San Francisco
hive been liberal. The stock market
during the morning had every appear
ance of important buying, and it was
taken for granted that large commit
ments were being made that had waited
on the governments report of the Au-
gust condition of the crops before maxi
ing a determination. IT was held that
the corn prospects there indicated were
brilliant and that the reported damage
to spring wheat had been much exag-
Egerated. The movement in Southern
Pacific and Union Pacific and the char
acter of the buying in them were espec-
tally imposing. But the grain and cot
ton carriers enjoyed good demand for
all sections of the crop regions. North
westerns made special response to the
favorable annual report, The rise of a
point in Reading was not very effective
in helping the other coalers and trunk
lines and the industrials which were
conspicuous yesterday fell into the
background. After the grain markets
had closed for the day it was found
feasible to rally the stock market, led
by Southern Pacific, which rose within
shade Of S.. Some of the grain car
riers also recovered to about the best,
but the closing was irregular and at
only partial recovery from the reaction.
Bonds were quite active and strong.
Total sales par value, $3,920,000.
United States old As advanced IA and
the new As coupons 3-S per cent. on call
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MEDAL FROM CONGRESS.
Received by John Spofford for, Saving
Life of Sergeant McGourty in Deem

Received by John spofford for, Saving
Life of Sergeant McGourty in Decem-
Der.
OF local interest is the announcement
that John Spofford, seaman on the
steamer General Nathaniel Green, who
was formerly on the steamer Sprigg
Carroll, has received a medal from con-
gress for saving the life of Sergeant
McGourty on December 10, 1903. The
medal is silver with a blue ribbon. The
design Is in eagles head holding the
medal proper. Appropriate Inscriptions
designate the ownership of the medal
as well as the deed by which it was
won. 5s
The medal is given through the treas
ury department. Mr.. Spofford was
granted medal from the Volunteer
Life Saving corps four months ago for
saving Sergeant McGourty's life. An
other valuable medal in Mr.. Spofford's
possession was given by the navy de-
partment for participation in the San
tiago campaign. i
During the Santiago campaign Mr..
Spofford was. an apprentice on the bat
tleship Texas. He was messenger for
Admiral Phillips, who was captain of
the Texas, during the battle of santia-
go. t ......
On December 10. when Sergeant Nc
Gourty started to cross the gang-plank
to get on the steamer, he was wheeling
baby carriage in which was a small
child. AS he slipped the baby carriage
shot forward and the baby was thrown
with it. The child would have fallen
overheard had not Mr.. Spofford caught
it. He put the baby into the carriage
again and hauled the vehicle onto the
deck Of the steamer to place Of safe
ty. Then he plunged into the icy water
after McGourty. Norwich Bulletin.
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New York, Aug. ii.

Consolidated stock Exchange. s
Reported by private wire to John
Filkins & Co., 141 Orange street. New
Open. High. Low. Close.
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NEW FORK STOCK MARKET.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS no MEET.

Annual Convention to be Held at Y. M.
C. A. Building September and Z.
The sixteenth annual convention of
the Connecticut Funeral Directors as
ISOLATION will be held at the Y. NJ. G.
A. building in this city on Tuesday and
Wednesday, September 16 and II. Pro-
fessor Charles A. Renouard of New
York and Dr. H. B. Ferris of Yale uni
versity will deliver the principal adj
dresses, @s-,:- -F
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-05-12
Will S. Bush, of Fairfax

Will S. Bush, of Fairfax,
South Dakota, was a caller this
morning. He was on his way
home form Extra where he had
been called on the sad mission
of burying his youngest daugh-
ter. The editor of the Times
and Mr.. Bush were boys to-
gether. He says that the peo-
pie of his county are looking
for a big rush when Sthe reser-
Walton is opened, and as he
lives near the town where the
registration will take place he
expects to see the big rush. He
says that hundreds OF different
claims on the reservation are
worth from $4,000 to $4,000,
and that the man who is lucky
enough to draw one of them
will be fixed for life.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-05-12

Ifyou aresuffering with weak
eyes or poorly fitted glasses call
and see DR.. ]. w. Chapek, the
expert optician from Omaha,
and have your eyes scientifical-
ly examined at Drs. Chapman &
Mechan's office, May -, 10 and
Ia.
Paper hanging and paper
cleaning neatly done. All work
done on short notice, by H. w.
Young. Phone 247. Residence
second door above Oxford
hotel. tt
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Graduation Exercises in Rock
ford Township

Loveland, Iowa, May 10, 1904.
Miss jamie Hanks, a pupil of
Mrs. Frank Friend, and Miss
Lulu Hutchinson, a pupil of
Miss Olive Henderson, were
the only pupils of Rockford
township to successfully pass
the examination submitted by
County Superintendent McMan-
us for rural graduation. Ex-
ercises will be arranged for
these young ladies by their
teachers and will be held at the
M. 3. church some time during
the latter part of May. Rev.
johnson will be one of the
speakers.