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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-20
NEW YORK STOCK
AND BOND MARKET

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-Briehy summar-
lied today's stock market was dull, mar
row and meaningless. Trading was very
much curtailed and it required but cur
sorry glance at the list of buyers and sellers
to make clear the professional character of
the days operations. The increased strength
of the Hartman issues is ascribed to fur
Their digestion of the annual reports of the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific recently
admitted, which established wherein it
was manifest that both systems have made
material reductions in operating expenses,
despite the increased. taxes imposed, which
in the case of the Southern Pacific seemed
well nigh onerous The metal stocks were
pressed for sale frequently during the day,
American Smelling being heavily sold by
an operator recently identified with it's adj
vance. Belief that the movement in Amer
lean Smelling and Amalgamated Copper has
been somewhat overdone prevails in many
quarters, especially as trade conditions have
taken less favorable turn with three dis
tinct reductions in the price of copper
metal United States Steel shares were re-
industrial centers indicate very slow re-
newal Of operations but with better pros
poets for such The only feature of the
money market was the offering of call loans
at y per cent. The general tone was easier
on larger offerings.
Railroad bonds were heavy in sympathy
with the stock list. Total asles 81, $4,000
United States bonds held steady.
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EAGLES TO BE- WELCOMED
ON FLIGHT THROUGH CITY
Local Aerie Has Made Elaborate Prep
aratons to Entertain Those Re-
turning from Grand Gather
ing in Seattle

Beginning August 20. there will be
several special cars of delegates coIn-
ing through Los Angeles from the
grand aerie of Eagles recently held in
Seattle. Local aerie No. 1O2 has made
preparations TO entertain them and a
committee of fifty headed by Hon.
A. G. Harper, chairman, has been APP
pointed to care for them while In the
city The following are among the
members of the committee:
Chairman, A. G. Harper; w. E..
Hutchinson, Ed Kern, o. q. Rice,
w A. Hammel, Tony Schwamm, e. A.
Clampitt, George Dunlap, G. ]. Red
man, Jesse r. Shafer, /. S. Green, ]. p.
Price, James Snyder, Thomas Vacher,
Charles Dunn, Fred Fenton, d.
Wyckoff, William Drogemeyer, Henry
H. Lyon, G. L. Patterson, Tus Eldridge,
Earl Rogers, Joe B. Murphy, Tim
O'Brien, A. j. Bradish, Capt Broad
head, Jack Lowe, Bernard Cohn, Judge
Summerfield, Robert McGraw, Frank
Puissiger, A. ]. Ashen, c. w. Fox, DR..
Deavitt, G. e. Stoner, e. H. Garrett.
c. d. Dawley and p. R. Froelich. In
fact, every member of the order is a
committee of one to see that no visit
ing member is overlooked.
Eagles hall has been beautifully dec
grated with flowers, and the wives OF
the members will be on hand to care
for the ladies of the party. Visitors
are especially invited to come up and
meet the members and their ladies'.
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FRUIT MARKET


SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1a,--Fancy apples'
81; common, 4Oc; strawberries, $7g9; blackber-
RES, $2Q3; huckleberries 10@l2hci raspperries.
S4@S; niuseat grapes. 50GS5c; Fontainbleau, 40
de5c; common pears, s5e; fancy, s5e' Bartlett,
s12 50q20 common peaches, 95ci fancy sOe;
common plums s5c; fancy. Toe; Valencia or
anges, SO 5014; Mexican lines, s49b; common
California lemons, s1G1 80; good to choice, $50
475; fancy. s5Q5 30; watermelons, N2og2i nut
megs, 35d75c fancy cantaloupes, SEQ; com
mon, 75c; bananas, so; pineapples, Sl5O0
3; Smyrna figs, 25475c.
Dried Fruit Prices
NEW YORK, Aug 1s.-The market for
evaporated apples continues quiet with prime
fruit for November delivery quoted at sac;
rancy, l0@i0xc on spot; choice, SQoc; prime,
6%17c; common to fair 51sm6isc,
There is only a small jobbing demand for
plunes with quotations ranging from 4qlSe Tor
California and from 6A47lsc for Oregon fruit
Apricots are reported to be very Arm on the
coast but the local spot market remains quiet.
Choice, sA@9c; extra choice. sh@lOc; fancy,
101k911c.
Peaches are quiet and quotations are largely
nominal in the absence of important business;
choice, S@S4c; extra choice, eq9lsc; fancy. Sh
GlGlsc; extra fancy, l0@llc,
Raisins are quiet on spot with loose musca-
tells quoted at a&Q6Ao; choice TO fancy seeded,
GGfAc; seedIess, 5Q6c; London layers, fl6O9
1.65.
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San Eranoisco MinIno Stocks
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Aug. 19.-The wheat market
was firm all day. but trade was of slender
volume The September and December de-
liveries showed the greatest strength, the
May option being depressed to some extent
by the excellent weather for the harvesting
of the spring sown crop in the northwest.
There was a fair demand here for cash
wheat and the local mill paid the highest
price on the crop-S1.33 per bushel for old
No. 1 northwestern, it was said delivered in
Chicago Advices from Minneapolis re-
ported a brisk demand for the cash grain
at a stiff premium. Receipts in the south
west were small and demand active. Busl-
ness became light late in the session owing
to buying of September by cash houses,
which seemed to express an Improvement in
export demand The market closed firm
September opened u lower to hc higher
at 92Ac to 92hc, advanced to 93A Q9S7s c
and closed at eSb @9SAc
Corn was firm at the start. Heavy rains
in Kansas and Nebraska and predictions Of
rain for Illinois brought out considerable
selling later in the day and caused some
recessions all around. The close was firm.
76Ac to TT1Rc, held within that range ana
closed at THO.
The feature of the oats market was the
relative strength of the September delivery
compared with the distant futures The
close was firm for September and about
steady for December and May. September
opened shade to a &c higher at 47Bc
to 4sc, advanced to 4Stsc and closed at
4skc.
the middle of the session after an easy
Der pork up &c, lard &c higher and ribs I'M
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Pacific Coast Trade

SAN FRANCISCO Aug. 1s.-Flour family
extras, s5.4OQ6; bakers. S. 40d565; Oregon and
Washington M9Og5 40; shipping wheat, s1.62la
CLIO; milling. 81 7Cd11 1874 feed barley, $1.s21s
ql.S6A; brewing, sl4O9L45; red oats. ST. 45a1. 70;
white, sl4224155i gray, s1.40q1. so: middlings,
$S2 6O435; mixed feed S23d2S; rolled barley, $50
ctSl; oatmeal, s43O945O oat greats "a 1904. so;
rolled oats, sslqSS; wheat hay, $i491s; wheat
and cat, S13Q16.50; wild oat, s12Q15; tame oat,
s1sQp16; alfalfa, S11913. 5O straw, 6O075c; pink
beans SO. 25OS So; lima, s4 s0a4 90; small white,
s460q4 20; large white. SA5Q@4. CO.. Salinas Bur
bank potatoes SlsO91.75; MERGED sweets. 2laGl
&c green peas, Sa5e; string beans, 2G5c; egg
plant, 50Q75c; green peppers, S5475c; tomatoes,
i5c9SL5Oi summer squash, 40d6Oc; asparagus,
SatSc; garlic, 607c; cucumbers 2Oll50c
Foultry-Old ROSTERS. $9.5Od4 So young, s5d
I; small broilers, S25oq3; large, s313. so; fryers
$4q5; hens, S4q7 30; old ducks. 49, 50QD4 so; young
ducks, s5@6; geese, ST. 5O@1.75; goslings 81. 75a
2; old pigeons, S125@15O; young. 81. 5Oq1.75.
Receipts-Flour 255; barley 5172; oats. 4S6;
beans 100; potatoes 1879; onions. 1892; bran,
leS; middlings. 4So; hay, 61s; hops, 1893; hides,
1868; wine. 49, $50.
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SAN PEDRO SHIPPING

SAN PEDRO, Aug. 19.-The North Pacific
company's steamer Roanoke, Capt. Durham,
arrived this morning from Portland via Eureka
snd San Francisco with freight and passen-
gers She will clear on the return trip to-
morrow night
The oil steamer Whittier, Capt seamans,
cleared today with cargo consigned to the
Union OIL company at San Francisco.
The steamer Raymond, Capt. Enstrom, and
the steamer Tamalpais Capt Anderson, com
piete the discharge of cargoes of lumber and
cleared today to reload, the former for Willapa
TFarbor and the latter for Eureka via San
Francisco
The Merchants Independent company s
steamer Hanalei, Capt. Mcfarland, cleared to-
dav for San Francisco with freight and mer-
chandise for the Crescent Wharf and Ware
house company.
Tbe steamer Shasta, Capt Hansen, will com
plete the discharge of a lumber cargo for. the
n x Wood Lumber company and is sched-
uled to clear tomorrow for Bellingham to re-
lead. 90. r,.,.
son has cleared for Greenwood to reload a
lumber cargo for the Southern California Lpm-
her company ., =, .
from Coos Bay via San Francisco with l,6oO =
0CO feet of lumber,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-20
DAILY MINING GALL
Official sales-1O00 Clark Copper at Sc; 16 600
Consolidated Mines at 2isc; 1000 at exc.
Listed Stocks
CALIFORNIA
CHICAGO Live Stock

CHICAGO, Aug 19.-Cattle receipts 49,
600; market 1Oc higher. Beeves, ss.75 @
$50; Texans, s35O@520; westerns ss,504
600; stockers and feeders, $2.50@45o; cows
and heifers, $I.75@5.sO; calves. $500 75O.
Hogs-Receipts about 21,0oO; market SC
lower. Lights. $s,l5Q6.7O; mixed. 5000
6.s5; rough, $6.20@6.45; heavy, s6.20Q6.s5;
good to choice heavy, $6.45 @6,so; pigs. $5,l5
q 90; bulk of sales, s6.50@6.75.
sheep-Receipts about 10000; market Toe
lower. Lambs, s23594.15; westerns, So 10
Gals; yearlings, s4.25@5.0o; lambs, $500
6.25; westerns. $S,75 q $50.
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Metal Market

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-The London tin mar
ket was higher by about 6s I'd with spot quoted
at e133 and futures at e133 las Locally the
market was Gull at so. 25a29.65.
Copper had quite a sharp advance in London
with spot closing at $50 lis Gil and futures at
e61 12s Cd Locally the market dull and
unchanged with lake quoted at s1S50613 621s;
electrolytic, $13 S71k@135O; casting, $i312hQ
13.25.
Lead was unchanged in both markets.
speter was unchanged at e19 los In Lon
don. but was easy in the local market at s4.65
CATO
Iron was quiet and unchanged in both mar
kets.
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MARKET GENERALLY DULL,
PARTICULARLY IN GRAPES
VEGETABLES ALSO EXHIBIT DE-
cIDED WEAKNESS
Eggs Still Continue Exceedingly Firm
and Prices Of Eastern Stock Make
correspondinaIy Sympathetic
Advance in Price

Dizziness permeated market circles yesterday
morning, and as a result prices in many fruits
and vegetables were weak thus giving bet
tel opportunity for unloading. This weakness
was especially noticeable in grapes. znfandels
declining way below the soc mark and musca-
tells sold at Toe a box.
Eggs were very firm and eastern stock finally
made a sympathetic advance. The eastern
fresh eggs went to soc as top, while eastern
selects sold at 2sc Butter was listless Cheese
was also very quiet.
Vegetables were not in much demand and the
supply was adequate to fill this. Bunch goods
moved slowly Caulihower was received from
the southern portion of Sacramento valley
sweet corn moved sluggishy Barracuda and
bonita were the chief fish varieties on sale
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Butter. EGGS and Cheese

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19-Fancy creamery
butter 25c: seconds 231sc; fancy dairv 22c.
seconds, 2oc., New cheese, 1OAm115kc; Young
america 12lt@1sc Ranch eggs, ss1sc; store
change today the butter market was firm
Creameries, 1s@22hc; diaries. 179 zoe
Eggs. steady at mark, cases included. 14@
17c; frsts, is &c; prime firsts, zoe. Cheese,
steady; liz 013Mc
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CARLOAD SHIPMENTS
OF CITRUS FRUITS

5 Shipments of oranges and lemons
) from Los Angeles Monday, August IL,
) reported by the California Fruit Grow
era exchange, were 80 carloads OF or
anges and carloads Of lemons.
) Total to date there were shipped
5 2s,s77 carloads, Of which 4247 were
lemons.
Last season to date there were ship
ped 26,691 carloads, of which Sl4S were
> lemons.
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Sugar and Coffee

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-The market for coffee
futures closed steady at a net advance OF 90
10 points,; sales were 33,75O bags, including
September at $3.50; Dec. s, 55Q5 6Oc Feb. 5.55c;
March, 5.6OQ5. e5c; July 5.7Oe. Spot coffee,
quiet; No. Rio. SIC; No. Santos. sisc; mild
coffee. dun; Cordova, p%912hc.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-20

ROME, Aug. 19.--The pope today is
slightly indisposed, having caught
cold which has affected his govt, His
physicians have ordered that he take
a rest. and consequently all audiences
have been suspended.
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SIC for Y sack. Globe Family. $40 per u
sack and 90c per x sack.

w pSH bDi I'D IDS. nel.s..+- $50 -
Wheat, No. l 200 lbs.) s1s5; wheat, uoO.lp
sacks, No 1. $3.50; corn goo lbs.) 81; cracked
corn t1eo lbs) s2.o5; feed meal 200 lbs.) s2lo;
relied barley Goo lbs.) s1.55; oil cake meal elVV
lbs.) $3.50; shorts 600 lbs.) $3.50; bran, heaVy
uD lbs.) S1.os.
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Afternoon Sales

1000 Bonnie Clare at 1Oc; 200 Nevada Hills
at $40; 600 Fraction at 81 40; 200 Florence az az
| "a 45; 200 Belmont at 81 121s 1000 Blue Bull at
19l6c 5000 Atlanta at sic; 500 Mohawk Elk at
Sc; $500 Midtown Fraction at 2hc; 5000 johnnie
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Cotton and Wool

NEW YORK Aug. 19.-Spot cotton closed
outlet poInts decline; middling uplands. 1880;
do gulf, 10. 60c; no sales
- a. Combine and clothing, 10000; light fine,
1sSi7%e; heavy fine. HOPE; tub washed 200
27c.
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Treasurv Statement

WASHINGTON Aug. 19.-Today's statement
Of the treasury balances in the general fund.
exclusive of the s15OO0O. 900 gold reserve, shows
available cash balance s191. SOS. 3l9; gold coin
and bullion, 1872, 331 $50; gold certificates $SS,
74S, 900.
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Morninu Sales

300 Jim Butler at zoe; 100 Combination at
81 81; 400 at 81 s5; 300 at s13O; 500 Florence az
Sc 4O 1900 Daisy at zee; 1000 Florence e. M and
pend at s5c; 500 Jumbo Elk. at $50 05M; 1000
1,lack Butte Ex at 21Ac; 1000 Eureka at SsM :;
81 900 Johnnie at 1c; 1000 Cons. Mines at 20.
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San Francisco shipping

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug, 1s.-sailed-steamer
Northland for Redondo
ra,naa higgins from San Pedro, schooner
Guide from San Pedro,
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PRICES OF METALS
IN NEW YORK MARKET

q NEW YORK, Aug. 19-COpper, lake
3 g13.BO@ Is. 621l, electroIytic Sl3.S71z@
3 1850, casting s1S.121s@ 1925. z
5 Lead, s4,571s @f,6sh, (
5 Tin, SS0.121z @29.62H.
3 silver, 617sc. 3
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SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS

by T.. A. Crisler & Co, members Los Angeles
Nevada Mining Stock exchange. so5 San Fer
nando building, Los Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug ~19.-Following were
closing quotations of the Bush street ex-
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Market Ranges

wheat-september gs% @9SAc; Deem
Der, new 949s @941zc; May, 9Sssc.
Correspondents, 11Bc; december % 4
a 64&c; May, 64hc.
oats September, 4s%c; December, 4sAci
May, 50hc.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady.
Wheat-No. 8, 9sc@ $1.1O; No. 2 red, 0sA
corn--No. 2, 7s@79Ac; No. 2 yellow. 79A
QsOc.
white, 4sQ4ehc.
Rye-No. 2, 7815c.
Barley-Fair to choice mating, s5@see
Flaxs sed-No. / northwestern, S1.31.
Prime timothy seed-s2,65.
short rihs-sides Coose), s75O@ssO,
Mess pork-Per bbl $14.75@14S2h
Lard-Per 100 lbs. $500.
Sides-Short clear (boxed), 1915 400
n az hirrh nuira 81 ~
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-20

what have you struck. Bill?" asked the
man whose companion was vainly trying TO
get a wet bathing shirt over his head after
q surf bath.
why, guess I've struck one Of those
sheath shirts Jim" replied the man in
trouble-Yonkers Statesman.
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FINANCIAL

Los ANGELES, Aug. 1o-Bank clearinss
were s16O2, no against 81, 147 no. IS for the
corresponding date last year, a decrease Of
StO5 6O3.25. Following is comparative state
ment:
1908 1907 1906
Aug. H.. s5S es6 81 si9s2,o17O4 ST. aS5 81
Aug. 49,. 1896 265 "a 1851 24s 73 1866 500 II
Aug H.. 1,6O2 1910 2,147,77095 2,O5S Ito. 90
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FLOUR AND FEED PRICES
AT Los ANGELES MILLS

The following quotations prevail at the Capt.
20 "' MEALS PER 100 LBS, IN SACKS:
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New York Bonds

NEW YORK, Aug 19.-The following were
official closing quotations today:
Tan
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MINING QUOTATIONS

Yesterdays quotations at the Los Angeles
Nevada Mining Stock exchange were'
California
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New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.--Following were
the closing quotations today:
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Boston Stocks and Bonds

BOSTON, Aug. lathe following were the
official closing quotations today,
Atoh adj As CaIun1et g, TIeeIa. $50
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19

.....H. r...-." ..u.... .H..rr.
which rla city proudly believes .u Ha
the most up-Jo-date craft of boz kind
IN the world she is the drst hoauug
hre-hghter 10 be propelled by eIectrI
city. and is TO be equipped with tur.
oine pumps capable Of throwing a. 600
gallons a minute The nozHles and
standpipes will be ranged about the
center Of the croft. IA feet from the
deck. This Is 10 -prevent the handicap
experienced on the old boats, where
the hose connections, are on the fore
castle near the stern. hard 10 use when
| lighting a blaze close 10 a dock. An
other innovation is the use Of "spuds. IS
OF long legs running down to the bot,
tom OF the river. such as can be seen
At any time on dredge BY the!r
use the boat can be mOored in the
middle Of the river, while her entire
crew gives attention 20 drowning out I
blaze in shore
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
sponay Chromium.

Chromium IN remarkably new
srongy form has been produced by Ri.
net de Iasaoniex by heating cast ehro.
mium containing 10 per cent OF boron
in an electric furnace with large
mass OF copper. The iugot shows the
white. spougy metal In the midst OF
the copper When the latter is dis.
solved out the dried residue Is a bril-
liant spongy mass OF nearly pure
chromium In the form OF interlaeei al.
aments or crystailtes grouped like
snowtiakes or moss leaves. The small
amount OF boron present may be driy-
en- On by heating The spongy chro.
mium lis attacked more saAlly than
/ the ordinary metal. does not oridige
Ia air. but In flame burns like finder
CLOVIS very brightly In oxygen and II
attacked by hydroehlorie and sulphur
&c acid. bat not by nitric acid.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19

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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Hair and 4sredIty.

Gertrude aud Charles Davenport,
connected with the Carnegie institu-
tons station az Cold Spring Harbor.
y y. writing In the American Nat.
ura!ist @, he results Of their observe
lions on the "Hrrrdity OF Hair Form
la Man, saw IL is now possible 10 pre-
diet from the hair OF parents the form
OF their Childr0ns hair. whether
straight. Wayy. curly or friE4y. They
and that the following rules are al
most invariable. Two blue-eyed.
straighthaired parents will have only
blue eyed straight haired children.
Two waVy hatred parents may have
straight wavy or curly hatred chill
dren, but the chances 81 curly hair are
| slight Two curly haired parents, may
| have children with either straight
Vavy or curly hair. and the proper
F ton OF curly haired offspring will prob
/ ably be large
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Away with Clothes.

II one takes somewhat broader
and less technical view OF the menac-
ing conditions disclosed by the London
Lancets series OF exposes, and Is
large minded enough TO appreciate
the essential artihciAlty OF tho
whole modern scheme OF clothes, there
seems but one logical conclusion from
the premises. viz. clothes must 20 or
the human race Will be deyoured and
extermiuated by microbes The con.
veniences OF the household. from
sorubblng brush 10 the grand piano
are nothing more nor less than germ
traps. From kitchen 10 drawing room
and garnet the house Ia alive with
microscopic brgands Hence. houses
must be given up also. And q thus
appears that science as we'll ~ social
ism urges return TO the misnsmeC
days OF bafbarism toward which tb'
back 10 nature' folk look 50 long
ngly
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
German PaternaIlsn,

The Oberpostdirsctions bezlrksrsviso
otherwise a district inspector of the
postofice department Of Germany
on a tour Of inspection found 9 tsle-
phone operator in q small town wear
ing a white silk waist. cut low at the
neck, instead of the blus uniform
waist, and reported the offender to
the chief of the inspection ONCE. Mot
only" said he, were the regulations Of
the service violated, but the silk gar
ment was cut very low" The shisi
office directed the immediate Discharges
of the telephone operator and gave
warning that women in the imperial
service must dress in keeping with
the service regulations"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19

.=- aIs. Rosenberg. rau -rr-rr
nave seen ue." said one 1ufgatl.--.
tAe-alF woman 90 another last even.
ing on West Callowhm street. There
was all my lovely dishes and nv cut.
Sass punch bowl broken, broken IN a
thousand pieces. She had droppsd
the whole tray. There she was. jook.
ing at me. with all my lovely china ON
me moor. Ach, Colt, II WAS awful I
could hardly get my breath. l was 30
mad and so excited / Just looked at
her. and what do you think / said.
Mrs. Rosenberg what do you think I
said 10 herr"
On, oh, oh, can't imagine. Mra
Schmidt What did you say? What
did you sayg"
Not one word. Not one single word.
She thought was going to scold her;
nut l never opened my mouth. And
! never 30, Mrs. Rosenberg. no matter
what she breaks OF what she does.
Why, she has broken more than sac
. worth Of china. cut glass and furni-
ture and burned up some Of my best
undercluthes when she irons Every
Nashday she lets some Of my nns
things blow OF the roof or forxets to
bring them down and they are stolen /:
but / never say one word 20 her That
- The way keep her. Ali my friends
have trouble with their maids and are
always changing. but Nina stays
With US u let her see | was mad
and seolded her ali the tine. would
DO sitting on a chair In an employ
ment agency trying 10 get maids No
ma am. keep your mouth shut 10 nj
plan, and you can keep your ssrv
anita"
"Aint Il the truth said Mrs
Rosenberg. admiringly .-Philadslphil
Ledger.