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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-01-04

The Fremont Building & Loan As
sociation has money to loan on home
property on most favorable terma.
Twenty years experience has shown
that the actual interest paid by the
borrower amounts to only five per
cent. II you contemplate borrowing
see the secretary, Chas. E. Waldo. OF
the treasurer, Guy U. Hardy. at The
Record office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24
COST OF THE DINNER
BountifuI Thanksgiving Feast of
Old a Luxury.
EXPENSE ONE-FOURTH MORE
Turkeys Only Fifteen Cents Per Pound
Decade Ago.
ESSENTIALS OF GAY BANQUET
Thanksgiving Day Never Found More
Hands at Work at Good Wages
Than Just Now.
EXPENSE ONE-FOURTH MORE
ESSENTIALS OF GAY BANQUET

written for the Star.
Prudent housewives who keep in close
touch with market prices affirm that every
year the Thanksgiving dinner costs more
and the 1905 meal will attain the high-water
mark.
The mother who spends her day in the
kitchen preparing the splendid feast of tur-
key, pumpkin pies, celery and fruit that
ranks as the big event of the great ma
tional holiday must have a well-illed purse
to meet the increased demands of those
from whom she purchases Ter supplies.
In fact ten years ago, one short decade. 1t
was possible to set out the meal for fully
Is per cent. less than 1t costs this year.
The turkey has mounted so in price that
many housekeepers with limited means have
been forced to supplant It with the duck
and the goose. and other essentials have
advanced SO steadily that in many homes
fowl disappears from the table altogether,
The boost in the price Of turkey is per-
haps the worst of the catastrophies for the
big gObbler is to Thanksgiving day what
the firecracker Is to the Fourth July or
the gift to Christmas.
The turkey is soaring steadily. It used
to be possible to buy the finest for IA cents
and in many cases the fancy price mounts
up to % cents. Even at the 2O-cent figure
this Is an advance of cents pound, and
as 1t takes ffteen-pound turkey to meet
the demands of the ordinary good-sized
family, the price of the dinner on the tur-
key alone is advanced one dollar.
Other similar increases help to make the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
CHANGE IN CHARGING SYSTEM
HERCULANEUM-NEW BOOKS.

The District Public Library has made
some changes In its charging system that
viii make it possible for its readers to re-
turn books with less loss Of time. The
date stamped on the slip in the back Of
the book will hereafter be the date on
which the book Is due. The borrower will
he has had book out to know when it
should be returned. but can ascertain that
fact at once by looking at the charging
slip which is pasted opposite the card
pocket at the end Of the book. This date
due" is also stamped on the readers card
in the first or third column. The date il
given with the day Of the month, fol-
lowed by the shortest abbreviation for the
month and the year. The initial Of the
attendant who charges the book precedes
the date. For instance. D12D'8 signihes that
the book is due the 18th of December.
1905
The cards will be stamped OF and re-
turned to the reader at once. obviating the
necessity OF his waiting at all. unless the
book L. to be renewed OK 10 overdue.
The constant effort Of the library Is to
reduce red tape" to the minimum. and to
enable the public to make use Of all Its
resources with as little trouble and de-
lay as possible.
Herculaneum.
The recent announcement that the plan
proposed by Prof Charles Waldstein for
excayating the ruins Of Herculaneum 10
now to be realized has directed public at
tention to that buried city. The following
references to literature on the subject may
prove of value:
An international Treasure Hunt. 0rsphas, -
vember 10. l90o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24

problem more troublesome Butter costs
from to 10 cents pound more than it
did decade ago. The egg that plays such
a part in the preparation Of the various
dressings La now from to 10 cents q dozen
higher than In 1885,
So with the fruit. The oranges that are
spread at the finish Of the meal cost a
dollar box more, the bananas IS cents a
bunch more. Nuts have increased In price
~ cents a pound, and cheese that goes
with them as the ideal finish to a big din
ner is worth on an average cents more
per pound than 1t used to be.
Tho coffee and tea are both mounting.
especially the latter, which Is now II cents
higher than formerly.
The pepper that goes into the seasoning
Ia now valued 6+cents higher per pound.
Surprising. in dismay at the threatened
cost of turkeys, the prudent housewife
turns to ducks, she does not get great
deal Of comfort. They are cheaper. but
only a shade, and all meats have felt the
upward influence, and cost considerably
more per pound than they used to.
In Puritan Times.
Truly things have changed since the first
Thanksgiving day in Puritan times when
the stern head Of the family went out into
his own farmyard, picked out the right
kind Of looking turkey. dispatched him into
kingdom come, and then turned the re-
mains over to his wife for the feast Of the
year. In his own garden patch he gath
cred all the vegetables he needed, and with
all the essentials for mincemeat the wife
was able to make the favorite pie
Even later than the Puritan days, right
up to our own generation, in fact. the
housewife did much more in the way OF
getting ready the features of the Thanks
giving feast. Even city wives and mothers
prided themselves on their mincemeat. and
would have shrunk from buying it ready
made, but now the essentials cost so much
that she is driven to the extremes OF buy
ing the pies ready made or taking a chance
P,1v fori ole thaT 90 mt H.
made mincemeat.
In order to verify these figures 1t is only
necessary to consult the newspapers of ten
years ago in comparison to those of today.
The market quotations will show how
marked has been the advance in price. To
get the basic prices the wholesale figures
should be consulted. The retail prices are
unsatisfactory, because they fuctuate ao-
cording to the location Of the retailer. Thus
the merchant on the leading street Of a city
gets more for his groceries than the pro-
prietor on the little side street.
These figures show that the flour that
goes into the Thanksgiving pie Is now
worth 20 per cent more than of yore; becon
has gone up more than third In price,
potatoes staple of the poor the year round,
now cost almost twenty-five per cent more
pal staples only apples, prunes and vinegar
now cost less than they did ten years ago.
Chickens are in the same class with tur-
keys. They were once within the reach OF
all, but they have shared in the upward
tendency till they. too, are becoming a lux
ury.
influence Of immigration.
The economists say that the causes of in
creased cost in the Thanksgiving dinner are
several fold.
For one thing there Is constantly in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24
Books Received.

SKETCHES OF YOUNG COUPLES. By
Charles Dickens. RemarQue Series.
New York: H. NJ Caldwell Company.
EVERY DAY LIVING. By Annie Payson
Call, author of Power Through Re-
pose" New York: Frederick A. Stokes
Company.
"REMINISCENCES OF A MOSBY GUER-
RILLA. By John w. MHnson. Fully
illustrated. New York: Moffat, Yard
s. Co. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop.
A LITERARY HISTORY OF PERSIA;
From Firdawsi to sad. By Edward
Charles Scribner's Sons Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop.
ABYssINIA OF TODAY, An Account Of
the First Mission Sent by the Ameri-
can Government to the Court of the
King Of Kings. 19O3-19O4). By Rob-
ert P. Skinner, Commissioner to Abyss
sinia. New York: Longmans, Green &
Co.
THE STONES OF PARIS, Its History and
and Charlotte M. Martin. illustrated.
New Edition New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons.
THE MODERN PULPIT, q Study of
Homiletic Sources and characteristics
By Lewis o. Brastow. DID,, professor
OF practical theology, Yale University.
New York: The Macmillan Company.
Washington: Brentano's
LAST WORDS ON EVOLUTION, a Popu-
lar Retrospect and Summary. By
Ernst Haeckel. professor at Jena Uni
versity. Translated from the Second
Edition by Joseph McCabe. With
Portrait and Three Plates. New York:
Peter Eckler. Publisher.
THE POLITICS OF UTILITY, the Tech
nology Of Happiness-Applied. Being
Book III OF The Economy Of Hap
piness." By James Mackaye. Boston:
Little. Brown & Co.
THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER. BY Rob-
ert Browning. Illustrations by Fred
erick Simpson Coburn. New York: q.
p. Putnam's Sons. Washington: Wood
ward & Lothrop.
THE HIDDEN MAN, Novel. BY Chas.
FELTON, Pidgin. author Of Quincy Adj
ans Sawyer" go. Boston: Mayhem
Publishing Company.
ONE HUNDRED AND ONE MEXICAN
DISHES. Compiled by May e. South
worth. New York: Paul Elder & Co.
PRINCESS MARTHA. BY Percy Brebner.
Illustrated By Harrison Fisher. New
York: T. J. Mcbride & Son.
BUFEy A TALE ron THE THOUGHT
Full. BY A Physiopath. Boston: Lit
tie, Brown & Co.
FALLINAJ q Tale OF Modern American
Social Life. BY Rosa Meyers Mumma.
author Of Types Of Travellers" &c.
Boston: The Roxburgh Publishing
Company.
In PASTURES NEW. BY George AIDE.
New York: Mcclure, Phillips q Co.
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
THALAssA. BY Mrs. Battle Reynolds.
author of The Man Who Won." &C.
New York: Brentano's.
ROMANCE ISLAND. BY Zona Gale. With
Illustrations by Hermann c. Wall. In-s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24

creasing population to be taken into 40
count. immigration IL. sending up the num-
Der of mouths to be fed in jumps and
bounds. 1t Is generally agreed that the next
census will show the United States TO have
population Of one hundred millions.
Despite the greater number to feed, we
become less an agricultural nation as the
cities enlarge and push out into the country.
Not only that, but farmers all over the
United States find 1t almost impossible to
procure help sufficient to harvest their
crops, consequently they are obliged fire.
quently to reduce their output to much be-
low the capacity OF their farms.
Even II help was plentiful. there are
only two ways that the production Of food
can be made to pay The producer must
be located near his market. and this being
near big city naturally makes his
ground 30 valuable that his rentals are big.
or IL he Is owner his receipts must be great
to meet the taxes and operating expenses.
The farmer who Is long distance from
the market Is at the mercy OF the rail-
roads. which consume the larger percentage
OF his profits
Only big wholesalers. profting by advan-
tageous contracts with the railroads. can
hope to find paying market in places
removed some distance from their farms.
Naturally such companies clap the prices
on to get big profits.
Here are the main reasons why you VIII
pay more for this years Thanksgiving
dinner than you did for the feast You had
ten years ago.
Hotels and Cold Storage.
The big hotels, whose number is constant
ly increasing. could furnish another reason.
Every hosiery monopolizes as far as pos
sible the productive choice -oduct-of the
farm within striking distance. Representa-
tives of the big hotels contract for the fin
est poultry and pay good prices. This has
educated the farmer into what he can ex-
pect for his products and he maintains
the same scale as nearly as possible in his
sales to other customers.
Curiously enough, cold storage has raised
the cost of food. Formerly all food that
was perishable had to be sold quickly lest
1t spell, but Tow that meats, fowls, eggs,
fruit almost anything. can be preserved
for long periods, there is no hurry about
the sale.
America Is supplying more Of Europes
foodstuffs year by year. which, while It
means increased business, results in profits
that don't get down SO far as the ordinary
householder, and simply serves to further
curtai the food supply for use in the
United States.
Even the coal which cooks the Thanks
giving dinner, costs a dollar more per ton
than it used to, and the house in which the
meal is eaten brings a higher renal.
There is no thought of demagogery, no
politics in this 1t is a plain. unvarnshed
statement of fact gained from newspaper
quotations, government reports and the
everyday experience of all householders
with market baskets to fill.
There arc compromising circumstances.
THANKSGIVING day never found more of US
at work at good wages than just now.
This Is perhaps the best cause OF thanks
giving, and will give an added relish to the
high priced dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24

Herculaneum. Scientific American. Sup. 90:
24Sso July !. 1909 :s.., No.,o, ,,a.,.,,s,, 10.
o. H ts% Russell sturgis scribner s70os
(April, 1900.
international Excavation Of HercuIaneum. Chau-
tauQuan 47:7-s M.rch 1909 s.,..,,a.
American s2:2s January IA. 1900.
11 asr s.ns Ts sSs
What Herculaneum Offers to Archeology Charles
" Harper Hail Hour aPr at
In his '.Italian Journeys" G35-Hs.
The following is a selection from the books
most recently added to the library:
Religious Books.
Brummitt. D. B. Epworth League Methods.
Gilman Bradley. The Open Secret of Nazareth.
Biography.
Browning. Robert, and Domett, Alfred Robert
Browning and Alfred Domett E-BS2k.
Byron. Lord With Byron in Italy EBs9ss .,
Gustave Dore. E-D7s2r.
Description and Travel
Grouse, NJ z. AIgiers. G7e5- Gss7al
Howeiis. W: D. Certain Delightful English
g Peiaotto. 3. q. BY italian Seas. Gs5- Psssb.
SomeryiIe; z. A. g. and Ross. Martin Some
s8sdisS Tourist frame Society. Sweden GSs
talbot, Ethelbert. Ny People of the Plains
Way de Way. and Luskod. Count. Empires aad
Emperors Of Russia. China. Korea and japan.
EconomicA
Higinbotham. b. N. Making of q Merchant
HK-H535m.
Knox, q. W. The Spirit Of the Orient. HAC-
Ward. L. r. The Psychic Factors of Civilization.
H-W2lp.
Hygiene.
Anstruther. Elizabeth Complete Beauty Boob.
brewster F. A. Mothers Manual. oH-B757m.
Literature.
Bnker. @. B.. and others. Mothers Geese. wv.
Bl732m.
Davis. r. H. Farces. YD-D2o7f.
Ncol1. w. 3. Key Of the Blue Closet Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24

dienapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Com
pany.
AN OLD MAIDS REVERE. By Matte
Cory. Denver: The Balance Publish
ing Company.
the Copper Industry of the World. Vol.
vi. Compiled and Published by Hor-
ace J. Stevens. Houghton, Mich.
EARLY ITALIAN PIANO MUSIC, a Col
lection Of Pieces Written for the Harp
sichord and Claviehord Edited by M.
opposite. The Musicians Library. Bos-
ton: Oliver Ditson Company.
PARROTS, and other Talking Birds.
Their Food, fCare and Training. By
Chas. N. Page, author Of Feathered
Pets" Des Moines, Iowa: Chas. N.
Page.
THE PROFESSION OF TEACHING
MUSIC. BY Wilhelm and Carrie Eylau.
Leipzig: R. voigtlander.
THE BIBLE AS ENGLISH LITERA-
TURE. BY J. H. Gardiner, assistant
professor of English in Harvard UNI
versity. New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons.
PIRE, "Out West" and Back East
on the First Trip Of the Los Angeles
Limited" Reprinted with Additions
from the New York Times. By Mont
G0mofy schuyler. new 7 OK: IT, r.
Putnam's Sons. Washington: Wood
ward & Lothrop.
KISS O GRAPHS. New York: Frederick
A. Stokes Company.
THE SILVER MAPLE, a Story of Upper
Canada BY Marian Keith. author Of
Duncan Polite" New York: Fleming
H. Reveu Company.
HANDBOOK OF POLAR DISCOVERIES.
BY A w. Greedy, MaJor-General Unit
ed States Army. Third Edition, Re-
vised and Enlarged. Boston: Little.
Brown & Co.
NO FRIEND LIKE A SISTER. By Rosa
Novelette, Carey, author Of Tho
b. Lippincott Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24

dexed. and there is genealogical table of
the French kings as well, There are over
forty reproductions in black and tint OF
photographs. gathered from many sources,
which arouse pleasant intimacy with the
chateaux; and there are sixteen reproduce
tons in color of drawings by Jules Guerin.
To make these drawings Mr.. Guerin made
q special trip to France. His hope-most
happily realized, was to portray unusual
aspects of the chateaux and the sentiment
that Is individual to each.
1t Is a book of vivid interest In which
the reader Is made to live again through
the stirring events. the joys and the sor-
rows Of the dead and gone kings and
queens identified with the early days Of
these twelve Touraine chateaux. The per-
sonal element is happily made much of, till
the walls are alive with the revels. the ro-
nance and the tragedy of the lives asso-
ciated with their youth. One reading OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24
SENATOR soRGHUns PRIMER OF

POLITICS, or, Helpful Hints on the
Science of Not Getting the Worst of
It. BY Philander Chase Johnson. Phil
adelphla: Henry Altemus Company.
Mr.. ,Johnson's Primer is based upon car
dinal, II amusing principles; while mod
estly pretending to be a collection of the
merest hints for the discreet art of not
getting the worst of 1t. the power of sug-
gestion and the scope of possible inference
congested IN it's aphorisms. give the book
the adequacy OF a complete treatise. Its ele-
mental precepts are the common law of the
get-there constitution. The facts. subtle
and salient, embodied in the philosophy of
Senator Sorghum. compel thorough real
azation OF the ethics, aims and methods of
present-day politics, and, in no uncertain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24

Colors. Boston: Little. Brown & Co.
A carefully considered. comprehensive his
tory Of the birth and development Of the
national flags. the result Of many years of
painstaking research. this work not only
brings together vast amount Of invaluable
information. but will make a strong appeal
to patriots. inasmuch as 1t instils veneration
for the symbol for which so many have
dared and died. Among the chapter head
ings are the following: Origin and Develop
ment Of the National Standard. Colonial and
Provincial Flags, Pre-Revolutionary and
Revolutionary Flags. Arrangement of the
Stars. Army and Navy Flags, First Dis
plays and Other Notable Appearances of
American Flags at Home and Abroad, The
Return of Battle Flags. Flag Display Regu-
lations. Salutes. Tribute to the Flag, Honor
ing the Flag. Origin of the Name "Old
National Flag. The Stars and Bars, The
Battle Flag, Incidents Of the Flags. Songs
and Their Stories.
The scenic marvels of the great southwest
with the mystery Of the Grand Canyon. the
Petrified Forest and the Garden Of the
Gods and all its remnants of prehistoric
civilization. are here depicted with skill and
appreciation. The scope of the book ID
shown in the chapter headings az follows:
With Western Stars and Sunsets, Denver
the Beautiful, The Picturesque Region Of
Pixies Peak, Summer Wanderings In Col
orado. The Colorado Pioneers. The Sur
Fe, Magic and Mystery of Arizona, TIE
Petrifed Forest and the Meteorite Noun
tain. Los Angeles. the Spell-Binder, Grand
Canyon. the Carnival Of the Gods.
CALENDARS AND CARDS. London ana
New York: Raphael Tuck q Sons, Ltd.
DESIGNED at the studios in England and
printed at their fine art works In Ger
many. IL the stamp that each Of these greet
ings Of New Year and Christmas bears.
And the additional statement that Raphael
Tuck & Sons are publishers to thsir mai
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-13
Smith Had Plenty Of Soap.

Fred b. Smith is remembered as
having been one Of the best known
hotel keepers in this country. and
was famed far and vide as a natural
humorist One night while on duty
as manager OF Hotel Kendall. South
birmingham. three gentlemen arrived
on a late train. and. being tired and
grimy from their long ride. requested
rooms with baths.
The house was short on linen that
night. and the houseEeeper reported
that one towel was an there was 10
be had smith scratched his head.
trying 10 think how to fix things
up. and the guests Kicked az the
delay Al last a happy thought oc-
CURED TO him. and. calling a beilboy.
me said. Johnnie bring these gen
tlemen that towel and three big
pieces Of soap. Boston Herald.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-13
PEACEFUL END TO
NOTEDSUFFRAC|ST
MISS SUSAN 8. ANTHONY YIELDS
UP HER LIFE TO HEART
FAILURE.
INDUCED BY PNEUMONIA
Lived to See Decided Change in Sen.
timent in As Years--Once Kissed
and Egged Nov Respected
and Admired.

Rochester. n. Y. March i2-The
tong and evenfful life Of Susan b. An
thony closed at y: 40 this Tuesday
morning The end came peacefully.
Miss Anthony had been unconscious
practically for q hours, and her
death has been momentarily expected
since Sunday night
Only her wonderful constitution
kept her alive.
Dr. Kicker, her attending physician,
said Miss Anthony died of heart fall
urc induced by double pneumonia. She
had had serious valvular hear trouble
fCr The last six or seven years. Her
lungs were practically clear, and the
pneumonia had yielded 10 treatment,
bur the weakness Of her heart prevent
ed her recovery.
Mis- Anthony was taken in while
on her wav home from the National
Suffrage convention in Baltimore. SHE
stopped 30 New YORK. where banrue-
was 70 be given February 20ih n
honor uf her Seth birthday but had an
attack cot neuralgia on the l&n and
ha=tened home Pneumonia Developed
after her arrival here. and on March
9Th both lung became affected Last
week she seemed 10 improve and her
friends hoped She was out of danger.
Then CAME an attack Of heart failure
Sunday afternoon. following which she
sank into uncCnsciousness. From thar
time On almost The only sign Of life
manifested was feeble pulse beat
and the labored breathing.
Miss Anthony lived To see decided
change in sentiment from the time
in the winter Of 1861, when she was
Kissed and hooted when she attemnied
10 give lecture on abolition. That
lecture tour which she started in Buf
falo. was a series Of riots. - Miss
Anthony never Hin ehed The insults
heaped upon her eliminated in SYRIA
cuse. when she was egged and burned
in affigy. Her life for the past few
years had been in strong contrasto
those stormy times. She lived with hoF
sister Miss Mary Anthony.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-13
His Partlnu Shot.

8hen | was younger than | an
now, says lawyer who Is still some
what this side Of middle age. "I had u
position in the Office or a man who
has a big reputation Naturally | fell
my responsibility It was plain to
me that the head OF h. firm had out.
lived his usefulness. aud used TO feel
sorry 10 think what would happen TO
him il !. ever left him sheer mag
nanimity made me overlook ioI Of
things.
81 wasn't treated In that office With
all the Difference due me, but / Stood
II till one day somebody went too far
Then marched into The old mans
private Office and laid down The law
to him | told him ! wasn't going 10
endure such treatment another day !
WAS going To quit, that was what /
was going 10 90. ana / wa. going to
quit right then and there. 1mar-
dened nay mind freely. and then
stopped 10 give him chance 10 apollo.
gize and beg he not 10 ruin him hy
leaving tie didn't look mp from his
desk lie just said to me IN a po!ite
kind Of way.
Please don't slam the door when
EU. 10 urf.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-13
OPINIONS OF OTHERS.


Il IL given out thar at the Rapnhli
can state convention Uncle Joe Can
non is to be announced as the choice
Of Illinois Republicans for the presi
dency in 1898
As The same account states that this
is 10 be done by the Cullom men, there
is reason 10 doubt it,
Why should there be q Canon for
president when we have Cullom?
BY 1908 Mr. Gallon win be- In the
very prime Of life, while Joe Cannon
will in all likelihood be victim Of
the cigar habit
From the accounts in the Cnllom
papers We reach the conclusion that
Mr. Gallon is getting So robust that
L really requires two men To keep
aim from starting to Washington al
most any day where there is a sort
If an Angean stable that needs clean
ng out
The Journal is in favor of an iii
lois man for the presidency in 1908.
lut not cannon as long as there is
Cullum.
Let Ms hear no more of such fool
nsh talk.--Peoria Journal.