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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-01

The stockholders OF the PIttsburg &
Lake Erie Railroad Company by a vote
almost unanimous, increased the capital
stock OF the road from $4,000 900 to $780,
900, 600
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What's a New Method Grocery?
Ask J. T. d. Pyles.
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Fragrant ViOIets, asc Per Bunch.
Ruud Water Heaters

at Kramer's. the florist. SIC f st. NV.
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STATEMENT OF TIE CONDITION
OF the
MASSA CHUSETTS MUTUAL ACCIDENT
ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON, MASS.
On the Ist day Of December. 1906. as re
Quired under District OF Columbia Code.
amended June -. 1902
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l. T. " Al4L4E4El EEtSlQtLLs
A z FORREST. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before this
18th day Of January, 1901
(SeaD EDWARD ST CLAIR
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Financial Statements.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION

CCLCh BlA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
On me 5lst day OF December. 1906. as re-
amended June 30. 1902 ''ie'
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Total Dealings.

Capital Traction. points
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BOOMING TIMES
ON LOCAL BOARD
Gas Stock in the Ascendant.
Railways Greedily
Taken.
Features of Today's Market
Most Active Stock.

Washington Gas.............425 shares
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Sales 10 noon today. 515,S0O.
Total sales yesterday. no.. 400.
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ROgerson's Specials.

ID NUS 800 anu y4b La ave
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07

League came, and presently the Ladies
ing their offerings and crowding the small
rooms. Each party looked stlHiy askance
at the others, wondering by what trick
cry their secret had become known.
After an hour of discourse and song,
the treasurer arose andssdid:
"A few days since our pastor had re-
ceived but mere pittance for many
months Of faithful labor. While he had
wrought earnestly for the church and its
societies, so that, for the first time in
years, all were In prosperous condition,
he unselhshly forgot his own needs. No
no! Brother Norwood, you must permit
me to finish. Then one society and an
other, by some strange coincidence, con-
ceived the thought of giving the pastor
pleasant Thanksgiving surprise. 1t is
needless to say that we have surprised
each other quite as WELL But best of all
l find that in the few days of unconscious
cooperation, we have increased the
amount paid on salary to just FIVE hun
bred dollars. This shows what we can dc
if we all work together. | move you as
congregation, that we increase our pas
tors salary from six hundred to eight
hundred dollars year"
1t was carried with rush, even Broth
er Cook asserting. Pastor Norwood arose
and with tears Of JOY trucking down mis-
cheeks. thanked them simply. Some said
they sang the doxology as never before
at least there were two voices that rang
out with new inspiration of faith.
When they were once more at home
and the children in bed, Wesley Norwood
again took his wife in his arms and open
ing his Bible at place much marked and
worn, they read together with the guile
less faith of children, And it shall come
to pass that before they call, will an
swer; and while they are yet 81 eaking,
will hear"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes Of to-day Is
vast fund of information as to the
best methods of promoting health and
happiness and right living and know
leLge of the worlds best products.
Products Of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthcully presented
and which have attained to world
wide acceptance through the approval
of the Well-Informed Of the World;
not Of individuals only, but OF the
many who have the happy faculty of
selecting and obtaining the best the
world affords.
One of the products Of that class,
OF known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and
commended by the Well-Informed OF
the World as a valuable and whole
some family laxative Is the well-known
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA. To
get it's beneficial effects always buy
the genuine, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co., only, and
for sale by all leading druggists.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07

platter large enough to hold the differ
ent joints as they are carved. 1t should
be placed on the table with the breast to
the left of the carver, who commences
operations by first getting a firm grip on
the fowl by sticking the carving fork deep
down through the upper part of the breast
bone. Now, holding the fork securely in
the left hand, take the knife in the right
and remove the legs and the second joint
together by passing the knife around the
Joint next the body. Then take off the
wings in the same manner and disjoint
them, cutting through the ligaments.
Before carving more from the turkey
1t is well to separate the leg and cut 1t
into two pieces. After this the breast of
the turkey can be carved in thin, delicate
slices with the knife held fat against the
breast bone and faced away from the
carver. Then the point of the knife can
be inserted under the wishbone and 1t car
be lifted, pressed backward and removed
Good carvers now turn the turkey
slightly and without removing the carving
fork cut the shoulder blades from the I'M
der side of the carcass Each helping
should contain a piece of both white and
dark meat and a generous spoonful of
dressing.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07
RHYME OF THE PUMPKIN PIE.

IT'S . dish that the gods Mars. Apollo and
love,
In their paimiest days might be envious of !;
Where the milk and the honey Of plenty
To fashion 4 dish mos+ deliciously nne.
When the spell Of No, ember IL gray upon
earth,
And the bowling storm spirit comes out of
Then the heart II mada glad, tho forbid
ding the Bky,
BY the taste and the sight of the rich
pumpkin pie.
IRE the rcd man was gone or the forests
were laid;
When the sound Of the warwhoop was heard
And tho Puritan toiled with his musket at
hand,
When towering wantasquet saw to ascend
The silent smoke signals that spoke Of the
end;
And the bear and the panther, the lynx and
the fox
Held revels Of blood In its storm smitten
rocks.
You are dainty as then, in those autumn's
With crust like a snowflake and center Of
gold,
with the spices of India lying deep in your
heart,
You are Jewel and crown Of the housekeep
er's art
Let the anglomaniac wall, II he Will,
The homage, yours Justly, we'll offer you
still
And ever this toast we'll repeat till we
die
"All hall and long life to the brave pump
kin pie -
Though your hills, o November, are bar
rem and bleak
And wailing the winds in your forest
which speak,
One charm we will cherish-yes. keep till
we die
The pride Of New England--the good pump
kin pie.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07
THE LIVING TIRE.
Man Tells How a Hoop Snake Came
to His Aid.

Man Tells How a Hoop Snake Came
to His Aid.
The man said he had been reading 20
many fake stories about the remarkable
behavior Of the lower animals that he
felt impelled to tell a story that was
true. He said strictly true, but the
simpler form seems quite sufficient, says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He said he was touring across the
big alkali desert In the cold spring Of
80. He didn't locate the desert no;
tell how much of it was aka and how
much was lie. He merely said he was
crossing 1t in a light touring car and
was pretty near the further margin
when his attention was attracted by
something thrashing about in the sand
little distance away from the beaten
track. He stopped the car and went
over and found hoop snake with a
sand crab firmly fastened to the tin of
Its tail. The man said the snake look
ed at him 50 appealingly that he
promptly released 1t. When he started
away he was surprised to find that the
hoop snake was rolling along the san
dy road close behind him. He hadn't
gone far, however. when one of his
tires went fat. He got out the Jack.
lifted the wheel, took OF the tire and
found that the inner tube was practi-
cally ruined. He hadn't another inner
tube and didn't want to run on the rim.
He was feeling good deal discouraged
when the hoop snake suddenly rolled
up and unhesitatingly coiled itself
around the wheel in the place Of the
useless tire.
The man says he ran about three
miles with the snake tire, and didn't
stop until he came within sight Of a
sign bearing the word Garage" Then
he thanked the snake and released It.
Now he wants to know If 1t was
plain gratitude or merely instinct that
impelled the snake to come to his aid.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07

amount Perhaps it would somewhat
atone for the sin Of whispering during
the sermon.
Thanksgiving day wasa trying time for
the Norwoods. Tue baby was sick the
night before and kept them awake; and
when they did get to rest, they oversight.
What with rushing to get breakfast over
and make ready for the service at church,
prayers were shortened and the chapter
omitted altogether
"Oh, Wesley. am so tired Every
thing has gone wrong to-day" said Mrs.
Norwood that afternoon. The children
never were SO naughty before. What will
people say about Robbie fighting? The
flour barrel Is empty, the potatoes are all
gone, and we have not a thing in the
house for breakfast, only bread and but
ter; and the grocer sent us word yester-
day that we could not have another thing
until we paid him. What shall we do?'
After which lengthy and somewhat inco-
herent speech, she laid her head on his
shoulder and found refuge in tears.
"Never mind, dear; the Lord will pro-
vide;' then he slowly added, as If In an
afterthought, some way"
A few minutes later Pastor Norwood
was bowling to the organist. who slipped
check in his hand and said properly,
with the compliments of the choir"
Just as they were seated, the door bell
rang again, and this time the Junior
league marched en- masse and the aston
shed minister stood echless with a
check in either han Then the older
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07
rNcuBAr1Na ALLIaAToRs.
1900 Arc Raised Yenrly on o"e
Arkansas Farm.


Ou,ncv ILL.,. has achieved good
deal of fame as a manufacturer OF III
cubators. The chicken Incubator Is tue
oldest of all, and from the hrst lhVeh-
ton there followed the manufacture OF
Instruments TO hatch out birds OF cv-
cry description.
But the strangest incubator OF all IL
the alligator incubator, says the Clln-
ton (Iowa) Herald. The Industry OF
alligator raising has grown to Sci
ence within the last few years. and one
or two very extensive farms are being
operated in the South.
The most successful Of these Is thai
Of the Arkansas alligator farm neal
Hot Springs, Ark, which raises the
animal for the market on large
scale. About 1900 young alliSators
are raised each year, and from TINS
supply the menageries and ZOOS Of the
country are stocked.
The chief profits in the business
arises from the sales Of the young ALL
gator for show purposes and for pets,
and not, as usually supposed. from the
sale of their skins for ornamental
leather work.
With the saurians raised In such
large numbers every year advanced
methods Of incubation had to be invent
ed. and as in the poultry business the
invention was not long delayed. AS
the incubator took the place Of the
motherly hen, SO the artificial hatcher
superseded the female alligator as q
mother Of her young.
When the need of some more expedi
tious method of Matching alligators be-
gan to become urgent an incubator
was made particularly for raising tine
brood Of the inhabitants of the South
ern bayous. The machine was some
what larger than the ordinary chicken
hatchery.
The eggs are placed In the trays as
In any incubator and when the young
are Matched the wiggling mass pre-
sents a curious sight. The eggs are
covered with straw, which Is moisten-
ed every day. The temperature is
maintained at so degrees until the
eggs are Matched.
The little animals are nursed In the
brooder for several days before being
turned out into the babies Enclosure
1t Is claimed by the operators of the
farms that the introduction of artifi.
cial methods has appreclably reduced
all uncertainty in Matching.
The percentage of eggs which fail ro
incubate is very small and as he eggs
are worth S. dozen 1t is seen that
any improved method of incubation
which reduces the loss of eggs which
do not hatch is of immense value to
the alligator raiser.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07
Catarrh

Whether it is of the nose, throat,
stomach, bowels, or more delicate or
gans, catarrh is always facilitating and
should have attention.
The discharge from the mucous
membrane is because this is kept in a
state of Inflammation by an impure
condition of the blood. Therefore, to
cure, take the best blood purifier,
Hoods SarsapariIIa
In usual liquid form or chocolated tablets
known As Saroatabs. 100 doses q.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07
HOW TO CARVE A TURKEY.
Sharp Knife Of Greatest Importance
in Cutting Up Fowl.

sharp knife of Greatest ImportAnos
In Cutting Up Fowl.
Some are born carvers, some after pain
ful effort achieve carving and some-un-
fortunate few-have carving thrust upon
them. In order to become skillful in
the art it is Of the first Importance to
have alsharp knife.
Daniel Webster, so tho story goes. once
undertook to carve the turkey at an old
fashioned dinner. The knife was dull as
the traditional hoe and the bird proved
refractory, giving the great man more
trouble than one of his celebrated cam
paign speeches. Finally, after an espe-
c.ally desperate effort to cut through the
hide Of the troublesome fowl, the knife
slipped and the bird turned a complete
somersault and landed in the lap of a
lady who sat next to the famous man.
But even after this effort Mr.. Webster
never turned a hair.
Madam, I'll trouble you for that tur-
key" said he, and went at the struggle
again with might and main.
But we are not all born with the
aplosnb Of the great orator, so it is as well
to take the precaution to have the knife
sharp.
The turkey should always be served on
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07
SPOKANE
Wholesale Produce Prices.

getables-Cabbage $1.25 cwt;
beets. $1@1.10 cwt; rutabagas, $1@
Ito; carrots, 75c; white turnips, ST.
Darsnips. s1@1.10 cwt; caulifiower,.
75c@$1 doz heads; onions, 1925; to-
matoes, 100000 box; green, 25c:
sweet potatoes, $3.50 cwt; potatoes.
75c cwt; Hubbard squash, 75c@S1
doz; citrons, 75c doz; pumpkins, 75c0
ST. eggplant, $3.50 crate; peppers,
50@60c box; parsley, 15c doz bunches
celery. 60@75c doz punches; pineap-.
pies, s2.75@3; Concord grapes, $50
SOC basket; Tokays, s1.75 crate; Mus
cat grapes, 1925; Italian grapes. $3.50
Dbl: Cornicheon, $3.50 crate; bananas,
s27504 bunch huckleberries, 10c Id;
crsnb erries, $3.50 Dbl; winter pears,
81 25 box; lemons 81 case; cooking
apples, 75c@$1 box; fancy eating,
s125@1.50 box; ounces, 1926 box;
comb honey, s3.75 case.
Butter and Eggs-Fresh special
white filters. So case; local ranch, can
died, 1925; first class local creamery
butter 33c lb; Jersey Belle creamery,
31c Id; Columbia creamery, soc lb;
cheese, twins. 1Sc Id; Wisconsin loaf
Swiss, 1Sc Id; limburger bricks, 1Sc
Id; Tillamook, tic ID.
Sugar-$6.40 cwt; beet, $625.
Coffee-Common package goods,
s1710 cwt.
Seed-Red clover, $780, choice,
1850; Kentucky bluegrass, 1880
cwt; timothy, $500; white clover, $1S;
alfalfa, $40.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
FRAN s17 ton: bran and shorts. S18
ton; red shorts, $19; white shorts,
$zS; corn, whole, $1.60 cwt; cracked,
$1.70; rolled barley, $1.35 cwt; wheat,
$3.50 cwt; timothy hay, $25 ton; grain
hay, $19 tom oats, $3.50 cwt; straw,
$40 ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live Stock-Steers, $3.50 cwt; COWS.
$3.50 cwt; sheep, $4@425 cwt; hogs,
$3.50 cwt; calves, 7h@Sc lb; hogs.
5hc h.
Poultry and Eggs-Live hens, 800
13c Id; dressed hens, 1914 @141bc lb;
ducks, live, lac Id; turkeys, live, zoe
Id; dressed, 22c Id; geese, live, 13c lb;
dressed, 15c h.
Hides-Green beef, SC Id; dry sailed
cured, 6@6Hc lb; dry flint lac; calf
skins. green, &c; dry, 19c; dry sheep
pelts, 11@13c Id; kip, &C.
Creamery Produce, f. O. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat,
321zc Id.
Feed-Timothy hay. $20@22 ton
t. o. b. Spokane; grain hay, s13@15
ton; alfalfa, $13@14 ton; oats, $1,000
1.25 cwt; feed wheat, s125 cwt; whole
barley, $110 cwt.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07
Centuries old.

Days of festival Thanksgiving have
been celebrated for many centuries. I'm
der the old Mosaic law the Hebrews held
an annual harvest festical under the trees
and in tents of palm. The German Prot
estants have an annual Harvest Home"
festival, accompanied by religious ser
vices, and this custom was brought to
America by the early Dutch immigrants.
Thanksgiving for us to-day is a time
for rejoicing that life has been spared to
Is and that we have escaped many dan
gers, overcome many trials and enjoyed
many pleasures during the last year. 1t
is also a time when we should remember
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07

Get quart of cider that Is fresh, boil
it three minutes with a stick of CHINA
mon, a teaspoonful of lemon juice, and,
if necessary, little sugar, the amount
depending on the sweetness of the cider.
Dissolve a tablespoonful of gelatine in
cold water, and pour the hot cider over !;
stir until dissolved, strain through fan
mel, and put on ice. If one has sweet
picked crabapples in the preserve closet,
the jelly looks very pretty surrounded BY
row Of these ! or, SICKLE pears, picked,
may be used.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07
GET BACK TO CASH sAslsa
Chicago Sounds Sentiment of Banks
In West.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-A step looking
toward the resumption of business on
cash basis has been taken by the
Chicago Clearing House association.
of the middle west and western Sec
tons of the country asking them to
express opinions on the general stu
alton. These statements will be tab
ulated and used by the Chicago fnan-
ciers.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07

Caterpillar-My! isn't that tall
uan?"
Centipede-Think so?
Caterpillar-Of course. Why. he
stands over seven feet at least.
Centipede-Thats nothing. Look at
ms-l stand over 100 feet.-Judga
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07
Portland and Tacoma Wheat.

Portland and Tacoma Wheat.
Tacoma, Wash.-Bluestem, SIC;
club, soc; red, 78c.
Portland, Ore.EBluestem, SIC; club,
soc; red, 7Sc; valley, SIC.
Walla Walla, Wash.-Bluestem, TAG;
club, 70. No sales.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07

kindly those who have been less fortunate
and should put forth some special effort
to make them happier.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-07

DIR. Thudleigh preached his wife's
first husbands funeral sermon, didn't
her"
YES And III bet II he could do it
again he'd emphasize the opinion he
expressed about the poor man having
gone to a more delightful place than
this world is.eJudge.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-06-29
Great Game,

In what was undoubtedly the most
perfect exhibition Of base ball seen In
Lexington for several years, the Hig-
glnsville team Sunday afternoon
defeated the Merchants l to 0. Luck
was with the Higginsville. Lauchner,
who did the slab work for the Mer-
chants, worked Superbly. He allowed
only two hits and issued no passes.
Thomas, the Higginsville twirler, was
raped Tor five, but none Of them
counted. The lone score Yves made
10 the first half OF the ninth when
there were two outs.
The score:
R. H. e
Higginsvsille OOOOOOOO1-1 2 {
Merchants 0O00 100000 8
Batteries: Higginsvllle, Thomas anc
George; Merchants, Lauchner ano
Shinn. Umpire, Fitzgerald.
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Death Of Mrs. FackIer.

Mrs. Susan ] Fackler, widow Of the
late George Fack,er, died at the home
Of her friend, Miss Belle McMurty,
near Buckner, Mo-, Tuesday, June %.
She was we'll known and of wide
family connections In this county,
Mrs. Fackler, nee Sue Butler, was
born In Nicholasville, Kentucky, Jan.
Z, 1889, and at an early age came to
Missouri with her parents. She was
half sister of Mrs. ]. NJ. Withers Of
MAYHEM, and Of the late Samuel L.
Drysdale of Lexington, She was
married to Mr.. Fackler In 1888.
The body was brought from Buck
ner Wednesday evening and the fun
eral services, conducted by Rev
Mansfield, took place at the
home of her nephew, Samuel 1. DrYs-
dale, in this city Thursday morning
at 1890 O'Clock. Interment In
Machpelah cemetery.
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New Store.

Another new store was opened
for business in Lexington Thursda y.
Chas Byersdori, who formerly con-
Quoted general merchandise store at
Washington, Mo-, has rented the
building of Mrs. L. f. Mark next door
to the Morrison W Wentworth bank aud
has moved in his stock.
He intends to close out his line OF
general merchandise at special sale,
beginning Thursday. He will then
put in a stock OF furniture and will
give special attention to the handling
Of second hald household goods.
Mr.. Byersdorf has moved his family
here and is occupying W. T. Bells
house, two doors east of the livery
stable OF John G. Young, Jr.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-06-29
Chris Walk 10 Build.

Chris Walk has let to r. A. Me
gently the contract for new two
story building on the site OF hi.
present saloon at 10th and Main
streets. When finished the suruct
ure will be one OF the most complete
and most handsome business houses
IN Lexington.
The foundation will be Of concrete
and the first five feet above the
foundation will be Of the best grade
Of vitrlfed brick. Above this material
will be mostly COffeYville pressed
brick with Carthage stone trimmings.
The coping is to 5e Of concrete.
The dimensions of the building
will be II 14O feet, extending back
as far as the alley. Fifty feet 10
front will be occupied by the Gem
saloon. which will De fitted up most
elegantly in every particular. The
east wiadow will be of stained glass.
Behind this will be a restaur-
ant, barber shop and confectionery.
Up stairs there will be ten furnished
rooms for men only. These with the
restaurant below will afford regular
hotel accommodations to translents.
All the down stairs rooms will have
steel ceilings and tils floors. The
building throughout viii viii DC h5aUedd
with steam, Up stairs aud down
there will be closets, bath rooms and
lavatories. A granitoid walk twelve
feet wide will be put in on 10th street
from Main street to the alley,
The new modern edlfice Will be a
great improvement on the present
out.of.date patched-up structure,
which was originally dwelling
house, then Winsor's insurance office
and finally saloon. 1t was erected
lOug before the war and is one OF
Lexingtons oldest landmarks. The
Improvement will be marked and is
Indicative of the general spirit Of
progress prevalent in this city,
Mr.. Walk does not believe in doing
things by halves. His new building
will be a Gre lit TO him and will helI
greatly the appearance of Mair
street. Moreover it shows faith il
Lexington's future and will adj
stability to the business interests O.
the city.