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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
CIVIC PUZZLES FOR WOMEN
Other Work Than That OF the Home Is
Now Laid Out for the Broad
Minded.

"There is nothing that women cam
not do but the work must be plan
ned with thoroughness that pre-
cludes failure, and done with a
modesty which is the inherent charm
of the superior sex,' says a writer
in tie Woman's Home Companion.
"As ! said, every community has
its own problem. Most of these orig
mate outside of the home. Pure wa
ter, pure food, pure air, clean
streets, sanitary schools and tene-
mcnts, district nursing, education
of the ignorant in the care of ba-
bics, the question of paupers, the
public baths and travelling Libraries,
the treatment Of our women prison.
ers in prison and after, the lodging
house problcm-thcse are only Il few
of the civic puzzles crying for train
ed women to solve.
"A woman does probably her
greatest share of her duty as cit
izcn when she makes home a safe
and happy harbor of refuge from
stormy world, when she brings up
her children into noble manhood
and womanhood and when she does
not destroy her husband and fam
lily by bad cooking and bad temper;
but that same woman crowns her
career as ii citizen when she inter-
csts herself in and becomes a vital
part of some problem of govern
mcnt, \ woman successful in home
life is desperately needed in civic
life"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
TALKS BETTER THAN PARROT.

The parrot is generally supposed
to have a monopoly among birds Of
the power of talking, but, as mat
ter of fact, the parrots voice is de-
cidedly inferior to that of the my
nah. There are always examples
of these birds in the large ayiary at
the London 700, and they repeat va
rious phrases with great clearness
of utterancc. Curiously enough, the
hen has a gruff voice, while the
cock speaks in a clear, high tone like
that of a child. The mynahs can
be easily provoked into showing off
their power of speech, and will greet
the visitor with Good morning" in
response TO his Salutations. The
mynah is a kind Of startling.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
WASH ALL SMALL CONS
City Department Store Gives It's Pa.
trons Netting but Clean None,
for Change.

In the dim, cool basement OF a
great city department store Il youth
was washing moneL-Mashing silver
dollars and half-dollars. nickels and
dimes, quarters and coppers.
at is our rule" he said. as he
plunged his hands into a tub of jim
CLING disc, ''to give in change to our
patrons clean money only. Our sill
yer and nickel always shine, and our
pennies look like gold.
"Some small firms do this by get
ting only clean money from their
banks A firm so large as ours,
though, would ovcrtax any bank if it
demanded a continual supply of
clean money. We have to depend
for our clean money on laundry
work, and this work succeeds well,
changing the dullest, ding.c.t coins
to shining ones, provided 4 certain
brand of securing soap is used.
10 all shopkecpers Id say. by
the way, that nothing creates a more
favorable impression than the giving
Of clean money in change
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
SHARKS EAT BATHERS.

Two bathers have been eaten by
sharks within the last few DAYS off
the Austrian Adriatic coast. Josef
Slivovic was swimming with friend
off the Island Veglia, when his
friend heard him utter piercing
cry, and on turning round saw him
being dragged under the water. A
Young woman, who was school
teacher, met a similar death. 4 re-
ward of S. for every shark caught is
paid to fishermen by the authorities,
but as the plague has so much in
creased Of late it is intended to equip
a special vessel to fish for them.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
JUST A SMALL ERROR
Druggist Had Given Customer Nor
phlne Instead of Quinine, but He
Had Good Excuse.

I was in village of about thou
sand inhabitants and. knowing that
| had taken cold, | went to the only
drug store and asked for quinine. |
was given the powder and the drug
gist seemed so much fuslered that
when | got back to the hotel | made
up my mind not to take the drug,
This occurred in the evening. AT 8
O'Clock the next morning the drug
gist came around and asked TO see
me and said:
BY the way, YOU asked for some
9uininc last night?'
YES"
Odd YOU take it?'
"No."
q am glad Of it. I'm quite sure
| put You up morphine, Let me see
the stuff, Yes, that's morphine"
Are you fond of making such
mistakcs:" | asked as sarcasticalIy
as | could.
NO, stranger. | very seldom
make them" he replied. Last night
was an extraordinary occasion with
me, You may have noticed that l
was somewhat fustrated:"
YES, | did,
well, Id just got word that my
wife had cloPcd with a travelling
man and was somewhat put ont. |
oycrhau'cd her, brought her back
home and locked her up, and now,
if You want quinine. come down to
the store and I'll guarantee to give
Won the right stuff Chicago
News,
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
UP.TO-OATE CHlNAMAN,

"The theory that the Chinese are
incapable Of absorbing American civ
ilization received a rude jolt the 9th
cr day says a Philadelphia mer-
chant. at was right here, too, With
a number Of others | was looking at
the baseball scoreboard at the Record
building, when my attention was at
tracted by Chinaman in the regu-
lation garb of his countrvmen, who
gazed somewhat sorrowfully at the
board and muttcred: Athletics not
in it. If that is not evidence that
the Chinese may be Americanized, |
should like to know what is
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
FEMININE DIPLOMACY.

Most diplomatic girl | ever saw,
that Miss Eastlake."
"Shc's engaged to young Hor-
rocks, isn't she?''
eyes, and do YOU know how she
caught him: He's a frugal sort
of chap, You know. Well, he in
vited her out to dinner one even
ing, and she refused to let him or
der anything more than tongue
sandwich and a glass of ice water
for her On the spur of the mo-
ment he asked her to 90 again
some time, and before he knew it
she had him."
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
LAW FOR THE AEROPLANE.

There is an ancient maxim of
law which reads as follows: "He
who owns the land owns it up 10 the
skies"
This venerable rule of property is
said to be as good to-day as it ever
was, and is therefore full of menac-
ing significance to the acroplane
builder, for the effect of this rule of
law is that the owner of land has
the exclusive right to the air over
and above the four corners of his
property, and any interference
Herewith, however slight and prac-
tically harmless, constitutes a tres
pass for which the owner can always
recover nominal damages.
This right is not mere technical
one. 1t has been frequently assert
ed in law courts, and to it has al
ways been accorded strict rccOgni-
ton, the consequence Of all which is
that the acroplane builder will be
unable to pass over his neighbours
land without rendering himself
liable TO be sued for damages.
Though such damages would most
likely be small, still the verdict
would be sufficient to carry the
costs with it.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
SOLARlUMS NOW THE FAD.

at is quite fad now said the
architect, TO build solariums to the
private houses. and they are very
beautiful things, too. Conseryatories
at the top of the house. Flowers all
around. All enclosed in glass, so
YOU can sit there and sun yourself
through the bright days of winter.
Hospitals have had solariums for a
long time, and some of the no. SIS
but it is only lately that they have
become a fad among the wealthy"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
A CONTRARY OPINION.

"Good craftsmanship should be
cultivated by all the citizens of a
nation" said the military expert.
Chat doesn't apply to this coun-
try" replied the eminent Russian
"The lives of some Of our most
prominent officials have been saved
by the fact that certain of our citi-
zens could not aim straight"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
The
Canyon National
Bank

suggests that if you have
not yet opened an account
it would do no harm to do
so as an experiment. If
YOU don't like the freedom
from worry such an aC-
count will give, you can
close it any time. But
you'll like it.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
ALWAYS HOLDS TO THAT.

dts remarkable how often n
woman changes her mind"
ooh, not always. There's one idea
every woman gets that she never
changes"
"What's that?"
"The idea that she's pretty
Catholic Standard.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18

Visitor-Are you the owner of this
house?
Observation-Disclosures, what do you
want?
Visitor-Well, I'm the inspector of
nu.sances. and
Householder Suddenly turning
round )-Motherin-law, you're wanted
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
HE HAD ENOUGH.

"Hercs note" said the postal
clerk. "from a man complaining
that his mail isn't delivered regu-
larly."
"What's his namc?" asked the
chief.
Observation-Disclosures"
"Huhl with that name you'd
think he had all the letters he
needed.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
IRREGULAR HOURS.

"You wear out more clocks than
any family | ever knew Of"
DWELL, you see, my husband is out
late every night and turns it back
before | wake, and then in the morn
ing he turns it forward again be-
fore | get up"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-18
ON THE JUMP.

"Did your son achieve a high
standing?"
a only know that he was first in
the standing high"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
Trade in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Nd, June 24-R. G. Dun
& Co.'S report Of trade for Baltimore for
the week ending Saturday Is as follows:
"Wholesale trade in nearly all branches
Is affected by the long period Of inclemsnt
weather and f1lling-in orders are much be-
low the average. Clothing manufacturers
complain of poor collections, many extern
siong being asked by retailers on account
Of dull business during the spring. Or.
ders for fall have been quite liberal. but
many cancellations are being received, and
altogether the outlook appears unsettled.
Manufacturers of straw hats have enjoyed a
satisfactory. Current business in dry
goods and notions has fallen of appreciaS
bly, country merchants placing only a frac-
ton Of their usual orders, and collections
are disappointing. Price Of cotton goods
continues high and further advances are
looked for. Overall, shirt and underwear
manufacturers are sold ahead, but find
great difficulty in getting prompt deliveries
of material.
''There is but limited inquiry for boots
and shoes. buyers holding off on fall or
ders until the stocks of summer goods are
depleted. Under favorable weather condi-
tons, building. operations are becoming
more active, and there is a better demand
for lumber and material There is no
marked improvement in the demand for fur
niture, though collections are fair and
wholesale is quiet and collections are slug
gish. though prices are very high Manu-
facturers Of harness are receiving fair or
ders, though collections are backward and
money is tight Warm weather has greatly
benefited retail trade in all branches"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. June 24.-The cotton mar
ket opened barely steady at decline OF
4ae points under liquidation and bear
pressure, encouraged by a favorable inter-
probation of the weather map and lower
English cables October sold at 11.25 on
the call a new low level for the movement.
but no stop-loss orders were caught, as
bears seemed to expect, and prices later
steadied on covering. being about 2a4
points net lower on the active months dur
ing the middle of the morning, with July
relatively firm. Trading was moderately
active but chiefly professional.
Futures opened barely steady. June Of
fered at 1lJO: July, 11.5O: August. 112J;
September IL %; October. 11.26: November,
offered at 1126 December, 11.31: January
IL ~; February. 11.45; March. 1lolall52
April 11.55 bid.
The market was very firm late in the fore
noon on bull support and covering with
prices at midday about TO points higher
on the active months and II to Is points
higher August. which was relatively
firm on buying by spot houses.
Spot quiet; midding uplands. 1900; mid
ding gulf. 1875.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
$500 bales, against 800 last week k and o;i92
last year. For the week $1,000 bales,
against 259iS last week and 30. 1913 last
year Todays receipts at New Orleans
GA bales against 1.So3 last year. and at
Houston. 800 bales. against 100 last year
Liverpool Prices.
:, LIVERPOOL. June 24.-Cotton-Spot dull
prices points lower; American midding.
fair sol: good middling. I.41: middling,
eos: low middling. $50; good ordinary. 5:S5:
ordinary, 5.25. The sales of the day were
GOOO bales. of which 200 were for specula-
ton and export. and included 500 Ameri-
can. Receipts, 1000 bales. including 800
American. Futures opened easier and
closed very steady. American middling,
q. G. June. 6.6S1k: June and July, 65J:
July and August. 6.53h; August and Sep
TENDER. GA: September and October, 636;
October and November 62T; November and
December 6.23la: December and January
6.2lk: January and February 6 20; Febru.
uary and March. 6-20h: March and April.
621: April and May 6.22
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices from 1 to &c higher
EGGS:---Nearby fresh Virginia, 16Ea17:
", West r.N Virginia a., end southwest Virginia.
BUTTER.-Creamery. fancy. FAN AIS.
Western firsts, 23h a24: seconds, a2a23
PROCESS. fancy. 2iha22: fair to good. goa
q; ,,, ssore,paeked. fresh. 15a16.
PoULTRY.-chickens, spring. rer h..
1sa21: hens. per h.. 12ha13; ROSTERS. per
l To-. Z, nas; keats per h., 1oa12: turkeys.
DRESSED PouLrRY.-Hens. choice,
per :lb. 14a15:. ROSTERS, per ill.,, 0aIO;
chickens. per h.. 2Oa2o; ducks, per h.,
alaly: turkeys. hens. per h.. 16; toms.
vEGETABLES.-Pota per Dbl. No
l. 2.OOa2.25: No. 2, 1.OOa1.25; potatoes. NJ
7: state. per bu. s5a9O; yams. per bbl
s0s ~ IN new potatoes. per bbl. 1.OOa
bers, per basket. 1.25a2.25; per box,
15Oa2OO; onions. Texas, Bermuda, per
crate $50; Bermuda onions. per box
90; peppers. per carrier. .1.00a1.!5; to-
matoes. Fla. per carrier, 1.OOa2.25; to-
matoes, Miss. per carrier, 1.OOaI.i0; Nor
folk cabbage. per bbL. 1.OOal.25; egg
plant, Fla. per crate. 1.5Oa2. so; celery
Fla. per crate. 2.5Oa4.OO: squash. Fla.
per crate, 5Oa1 90; snap beans. per bu,
!.OOa15O; wax beans. per bu.. LOO: new
beets per bunch. 3a5; lettuce, per Dbl.
Local. so; kale, per bbl.. 5Oa1 90; parsley
New Orleans. per bunch, sac; spinach.
per bbl.. 10Oa20O; rhubarb, per doz.
20a3O; peas. per Dbl. 1.5Oa2.5O; uspara-
gus. per bunch, 6a3O.
GREEN FRUITS.-Apples. packed, per
Dbl b.. s 30 oranges. Cal. per box.
plneapples, per crate, 1.25a35O; straw
berries. per box. 5a1O: peaches, per crate.
l.oOa3oO; cantaloupes. per cratc, 1.5Oa
$50: watermelons. each. 25a4O.
HAY AND STRAW.-Timothv chofce
22.50; No. 1. 22.OOa22.5O; No. 2, 2I.5Oa
22OO: mixed hay. 17.5oa2O.5O; clover.
165Oal1.5O. Straw, rye. bundle, l1.OOa
11.50; rye. machine thrash. a.0OaS5O;
LIVE STOCK.-Cattle. extra. per cwt.,
55OaGO0; butcher. per cwt.. 4.75a5.OO; or
binary. per cwt.. 2.5Oa3.OO Hogs. per cwt.
gross. $50. Sheep. 3.0Oa3.50; lambs.
spring, choice. 6ha7. Calves, choice, per
lb., 7a7h; medium. per h.. 6a6h. Cows.
prime, fresh, each, 35.00a5O. 90; common.
each. 2o.o0a3o.O0; old and dry. each, 1000
BEEF cuTs.-Ribs. No. 1. per lb., 10;
lb.. 10; No. 2, o; No; 8, g. Ioins. No. i.
Wool AND HiDEs.Wooi, washed
free of burrs. per h., 30a33: wool. un-
washed, per lb.. 81. Hides, Kresn. nar
h.. 8; dry. per h.. 16a1S. Sheepskins.
green. each. 1.25a1.50; dry, each, 75aI.25.
Calfskins. green, each, 1.35a1.5O.
GRAIN:-Wheat. choice. ssa9O; fair to
good. Sass: ordinary. 71asI. Corn,
shelled, white, 60a62: yellow. 6Oae2; ear.
62a56: mixed. 51a53. Bran. per ton, $500
a2G.OO -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. June 2i.-The wheat market
To-Day opened strong, and with an active
trade Commission houses were good buy
ers, and Liverpool was reported Id higher.
Later the market eased off on realizing
sales by local longs. September wheat
opened Aaas to haAs higher. at 95k to 95X.
and sold at 95A. Minneapolis, Duluth and
Chicago reported receipts of 4s9 cars.
against 513 cars last week, and 1876 cars one
year ago
The corn market was quiet and prices
were steady. Cables were reported higher.
but this was offset by favorable weather
i3r the crop September corn opened a
shade lower to - higher, at 53&a53l1. to
53as. and sold at 537s. Local receipts were
7oS cars with 235 of contract grade
The feature of the oats market was the
neavy hquidation Of July. which brought
about decline of 2l1 in that option, from
the closing price of Saturday The weak
ness of July affected other options some
what. September opened 1sak lower. to Y
higher. at 1885 to 39ka393s and sold at az
Local receipts were 12S cars.
The provisions market was quiet and
prices were steady. September pork opened
21s lower at 1871. Lard was unchanged
at SS212. Ribs were unchanged at S.67%
All of the markets were under heavy
selling pressure late in the day. The low
point for September wheat was 94h. The
close was weak. with September Nan
lower. at San.
The low point for September corn was
52%. The close was weak, with Septem-
Der off &a& at 52%aM
Close: Wheat-July, 91&a91k; September,
94ss.
Corn-July 52Aa52a: September. 52xa
52%.
Oats-July. 434: September 37%.
Pork-July. 1870; September, 1900
Lard-July. S.65aS.671a; September, S85a
S.S7k.
Ribs-July, s.521zas.55; September, s72h.
Rye-Cash. SIN.
Barley-Cash, 67a75
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
WAY OF SAVING WASTE.
Swimming River for Living-Fisher'
men Who Net Corks.

men Who Net Corks.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Swimming a river for living may be
said to be one of the most striking ex-
amples of the utilization of waste This is
done in Paris. There is one Individual, at
least. in the French capital. who makes 1t
his daily business to skim the Seine. He IS
out at early morning in an old fiat-bot-
toned boat. armed with a skimming pan.
With this he skins off the surface Of the
river the grease which collects there during
the night. and which he disposes of to
soap factory. Generally he makes a quar-
ter or so by his mornings work. which
enables him to live.
In Paris also there are a number of peo-
pie who make living out Of waste corks,
which they fish from the Seine They COL
lect on the river bank at daybreak. each with
short pole at the end of which Is a small
improvised net. They set to work to gather
In the floating corks, subsequently selling
them to the cork merchants in the neigh
borhood.
There are about score or 50 Of these cork
fishermen. who have formed themselves
into sort Of craft, and who guard their In
terests jealousy. II they catch sight of .
stranger netting corks they fall on him In q
body. Only recently the police rescued one
o. these novices barely in time to save his
life.
The sweepings Of a floor might we'll be
considered as SO much waste; yet, through
fire in London the other day, which con-
stunned quantity Of sweepings stored In the
basement. certain firm lost several thou
sand dollars. The heap Of dust and rub
bish contained silver filings, which 1t was
intended to extract later on.
This Is done regularly at all works where
silver or gold is used. In gold refiners'
premises even the SCOT In the chimneys Ia
not allowed to be treated as waste. 1t is
found to contain minute particles Of the
precious metal. which are far too valuable
to be lost.
In places where sheep are bred extern
sively one frequently sees little bits Of wool
adhering to briers and hedges. These are
no longer regarded as waste. From such
wool rubbish. whether coming from sheep
or goats. valuable oil Is now extracted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
The Army as a School.
From the New York World.

Advocates of disarmament will do well to
consider how without the standing armies
of Europe the young men of the farms and
factories could be taught the things which
army life now teaches and which in coun-
tries like Great Britain and the United
States many young men never learn.
No one can visit Germany or austria
without being struck by the fine bearing of
tn, younger men: no German or -trian
visits the United States without noting
the sloucchy carriage of many young
Americans. Great benefit results upon the
physical side from army training. The
soldier learns something of Sanitation and
the value of pure air. He learns to take
care Of his eyes and his teeth The aver
age German conscript is larger and stronger
piou" is larger and stronger than an 1870.
in spite of the lamentable effect Of the
earlier Napoleonic wars in lowering the
physical standard of the army.
Birmingham aldermen who went to Ger
many to study social conditions were struck
by the neatness of the humblcst German
homes. Says their report:
1.-The deputation asked to be taken to the
poorest parts of the cities and towns but
In no case did they see any Of the condi-
Ions Of filth and dirt in the houses nor Of
dirty, ragged children in the street that
one meets in the iower-class districts In
Birmingham and other large English cities.
Everywhere these conditions of cleanliness
of houses and children and clean. healthy
looking people were in some measure due
to the great care and thrift displayed ~ the
German workingman."
Practically every German learns neat
ness of his drill master along with the
goose-step. He even learns. how to eat SOUP
neatly and how to behave in t.le street
when not in uniform. He learns from men
Of other provinces to drop the village view
that the people In the next valley re no
better than they should be. From his COM
rades he frequently learns to vote the
social democratic ticket. SO that ''militaris-
mus Is curiously allayed by its own ex-
ctant specific Of CONSUMPTION.