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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04

Burglars entered the post ONCE at Ches-
ter. Md. early Wednesday morning and
after cracking the safe made way with
$35 In money and 500 in stamps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04
tails in connection with key ivory manu-
money.


Atwood homespun cashmere suit or
overcoat made to order. 1896. SatisfAc-
ton or money back. Singers ~ y g.
Adyt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04
ton it is logical to expect price adj

This will continue until substitute
ivory is discovered or ivory Is secured
i'm greater quantities. although We buy
great many tusks for piano keys and
use the very latest method Of cutting and
bleaching. the margin OF profit I'm finished
key ivory is exceedingly small. With
the best OF skill in blocking the waste Is
enormous and there are many other de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04
NO DECLINE IN COAL
Will Not Be Cheaper, Despite
Heavy Shipments.
so SAY LOCAL DEALERS
Railways Report Heavy Traffic for
First Nine Months Of 1910.
FAR AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
Eight Leading Eastern Roads Car
ried 1o,2ee,7 54 Short Tons Of
Bituminous in September.
FAR AHEAD OF LAST YEAR

According to statistics furnished by the
Department Of Commerce and Labor, coal
ought to be cheaper this year than last,
If decided increase in the amount Of
shipments over those Of last year has
anything to do with its price to the con-
sumner.
Local coal dealers, however, were prac-
tically a unit today in declaring that coal
will not be cheaper. even though the re-
ceipts of both anthracite and bituminous
have been heavier than last year.
For the first nine months OF the present
year the coal traffic reported to the bu-
reau Of statistics, Department Of Com
merce and Labor, by the larger roads ag-
gregated S6,320,247 short tons, or more
than II per cent in excess Of last years
figures. Reports for September from
eight leading eastern coal-carrying roads
Indicated total bituninous coal tonnage
of 1G, 2O6. ia short tens, as compared
with 9.136. 236 short tons carried during
September, 1900, and 1O,032,372 short tons
carried during August OF the present
year. ~
The Improvement over 1000 rs said to be
particularly pronounced in the case of an
stiiracfte coal shipments, while the move
ment Of bituminous coal shows only q
normal growth, and the monthly produc-
ton and shipment OF coke shows smaller
figures than last year. The volume Of
lake shipments of coal, mainly to north
western territory, was far in excess OF
like shipments q year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04

Ladies' $40 and $12 Raincoats.
made in the loose mannish eff
fects, of finest quality rubberized
% ora 81 t:a !" and and S. 2S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04

Mems Hand-tailored .Rainproof
Overcoats, $35 and $40 values, in
the choicest fabrics, about as inn
ported English slip-ons included
: ~ $; T. s .ss :. s S 1850
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13

4 Mrs. Upshaw OF 3205 Holbrook ave.
me. has returned from Arkansas.
being called there by the serious
lriess Of her sister,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13
|HALLEY'S CONDITIONING
Visible 10 Naked Eye May Pass
Behind Sun March 3D.
Not Affect Earth.

Haley's comet is heading this nay,
and is billed to be in sight on or
about May LIST At present it is only
l50,00o. 600 miles away, but it is com
ing at a rate of more than a mile a
minute We give the following ex'
pert statement;
The path of the comet lies between
Mars and Saturn. two comets that can
easily he distinguished in the southern
sky by their brilliance.
On March "a the comet will pass
behind the sun and will be invisible
several days. After emerging it will
approach the earth and will grow
brighter from day to day. The comet
will be in perihelion April 20, and
will he. in a straight line with the
earth and sun May Is. On this date
the earth will pass through the
comets tail. and the earth will be
hut" 1l0,000.000 miles from the
comets head
After this the comet will attain its
greatest brilliance and will appear as
a great stream of fire in The western
sky It's return toward the outer limits
Vi The solar system will keep 1t with
in sight of the earth for several
weeks
Astronomers say inhabitants of the
earth will not he affected bI the
comets close approach, Although the
earth passes through the gaseous va
por composing the tail. the earth at
will nos be subjected to any
change.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13
REQUEST FOR MORE PAY
President ef Civil Service Commits
sioners Thinks They Should
Have $4,000 Year.

Washington Feb. l2.-The civil ser
vice commissioners are unlerpaid. ac-
cotding TO General John c. Black,
president of the commission, who to-
day urged that the house committee
on appropriations increase the sal
aries to 5000 BLACK. VINO formerly
commissioner of pensions. was once
an Illinois congressman. He sets 81
500. and the other two commissioners
S4,Ca1 each.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13

Mrs. ]. H. Jones left yesterday fol
Chicago to spend a month or more
accompanied by her granddaughter
Miss Francis Todd.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13
PERSONAL MENTION.

tst \ q
Logan Cop is visiting friends in
st. Louis today.
Ambrose Pyatt of villa Ridge
spent Saturday in the city ON bns'-
ness.
Mrs. J. 0. Zimmerman and daughter
Madge are visiting relatives at Jones
boro. Ark.
Mis- Laura Clendenen is spending
sunday with Miss Allie Belts at
.Ionnd City
Horton Crehan has resigned his
osition with the Cairo Electric and
action Co.
c. w. Henderson Of 1906 Washing
ton avenue, is recovering from an az
tack Of Ia grippe.
os &us uiiuSI vi ElltNSHtu SllNth
who has been seriously i'll for several
Weeks Is reported improving.
Mrs. Miles S. Gilbert, of Twenty
eighth and Washington avenue, The
Greenway," 10 suffering from the
grip.
Max Kaufman OF the firm of Kauf-
man Bros will arrive home today
from his eastern trip Of two weeks
duration.
Mrs. Upshaw of 3205 Holbrook ave
me- has returned from Arkansas.
being called there by the serious
'lriess Of her sister,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13
How Do Women Folks Like Herr

Lawson-"Are the rest of the fam
fly pleased with that young woman
that Bobby is to marry?" Dawson
Well Bobbys father is. He says
that If he was young enough he would
marry her himself"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13

Max Kaufman Of tie firm of Kauf-
man Bros. will arrive home today
from his eastern trip Of two weeks
duration.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED--Ladies and gentlemen,
Experience unnecessary; short hours;
husters can earn $500 and expense.
A position with dignity; an articie
with merit. Address &c. X" Bulletin
office. For Mound City Mounds,
Cairo. Ullin and Grand Chain, III.
contracts must be closed by Feb, II.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13

The son of New York millionaire
has married show girl and been
forced 10 60 to work. Who says that
the stage does not have an uplifting
influence?
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13

Last call on cheap furniture. Cairo
Store.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13

| MFS. IlAdt SULLIVAN II t'hhHN" -
her home by illness.
( - ----~-
| William, the eight year old son OF
William F. Simon, the druggist has
1.-THE measles This is his second tussle
with the malady.
| Mrs. ]. H. Jones left yesterday for
| Chicago to spend month or more,
accompanied by her granddaughter.
Miss Francis Todd.
u. II. Reed Of Mt Carmel, ILL.,, left
yesterday for his nome. He was
called here By the death OF his half
sister, Dorothy Stout,
Mrs. w. l.. Russell Of Alton. accom-
panied by her little daughter is visit
ing her parents Mr. and Mrs. William
Schatz of Ninth street.
Miss Matte Mulvihill who has been
Tor some time employed at the office
Of the Western Union Telegraph Co
has resigned her position.
Mrs. John T. Thistewood and little
laughter are sojourning at Chronicle,
Alabama. Mrs. Thistiewood' health
has been very poor for some time,
J. A. Stout left yesterday morning
Tor Evansville, Ind, where he VIII
board the steamer Georgia Lee and
resume his duties as carpenter on
same.
Rev. A. S. Buchanan, pastor of tne
Presbyterian churcl Jas returned
from St. Francisyilla, H., where he
was summoned because OF the serious
illness of his father VINO Is afflicted
with pneumonia and was considered
dangerously ILL.,
Former Manager T. l., Armstrong
IF the Cairo Electric Light and Trac-
ion Co. leaves Tuesday with his fam
Ay for Hot Springs, Ark where he
viii remain an indefinite period 10
benefit his condition. having been ali
ing for some time. He has stored his
tousehold goods in Cairo for tho
present, not having decided when or
where he will locate nermanentlv.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13
cur Entertained.

The NJ. NJ. NJ Club was entertained
BY Miss Dora Motchan with music.
games and refreshments Saturday af-I
ternoon. Miss Ninalee Powell will
entertain the club next Saturday af-
ternoUn
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13
woman's Club Meets Wednesday.


The Cairo Woman's Club will meet
Wednesday afternoon and will have
an interesting program. The general
public are invited and all members
are especially requested to attend IN
order to welcome the members of the
Womans Club of Mound City who
viii attend. There viii be business
meeting at $50 p. m. and after that
the, following program will be given:
Instrumental Solo-Sirs. Robert
Read.
Selections from the Poets-Miss
Alice Reed
Paper--Well Known Choristers in
Fiction--Miss Mary Foster.
ldyis of the King Miss Margaret
Wilson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13
Z SOCIAL o4ND Personal =

Mrs. Clyde Sullivan is confined
her home by illness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-13

William, the eight year old son Of
William F. Simon, the druggist. has
the measles. This is his second tnssle
with the malady.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-30
JUST PAYS TAXES
Estate of Seaman, Unheard of in 20 Years, Sold to
 Satisfy City's Claims

New Haven. Nov. 30-An interesting story came to light in the Probate court yesterday afternoon when Att torney Henry Hall. as executor of the estate of Jonathan Allen. of the ship Nancy. which sailed into this harbor some time in 1857. and then sailed away carrying Allen to parts unknown filed a final report disposing of the estate. During the brief time the ship was in the local harbor Allen had time to purchase a piece of property on Chapel street. and this land has re- mained in his name ever since.
 About twenty years ago the late Henry S. White was appointed exec utor and endeaYored to find Allen, and if possible secufe the payment of the back taxes for the city. Twenty years of endeavor failed to locate the miss ing owner and at his death MT. Hall was appointed executor. MT. Hall was no more successful than his predeces- sor and yesterday secured permission from the Probate court to sell the property for the back taxes The prop erty sold for about $1.000. just enough to cover the taxes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-30
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

Paint wooden pails and tubs with elycerine to prevent shrinking.
 Rub mirrors with methylated spir- it's and polish with a touch of blue powder.
 One tablespoonful of ammonia to a quart of water will clean gold or sil- yer jewelry.
 An old-fashioned Shetland shawl should be washed in bran and warm water: no soap.
 Place all cakes to cool on a wire sieve and never put them away in tins till perfectly cool.
 Slices of lemon topped with grated horseradish makes tasty and pleas ing garnish for veal served in any form.
 Ordinary wall papers may be clean ed with dough, or rubbed with a soft clean flannel dipped in fine oat- meal.
 Candles used for lighting the dinner table will not drip if placed on ice for two or three hours, just before serving the meal.
 To prevent old potatoes from dis coloring, put one Or two tablespoons fuls of sweet milk into the water in which they are boiled.
 Tomatoes cannot be cooked in a hurry If you cannot give them at least an hour, preferably two, do with out them for that time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-30
FAIRFIELD.

Sarah M., Anna L., Alice F., and Charles Thorp, to John and Mary Jeiloney, lot 48 as seen on the map of Sarah M. Thorp, bounded. north for 50 feet by the highway; east for 9 feet by lot 51; south for 50 feet bys lot 49, and west for 125 feet by lot A.
 Frank Bizozowski of Bridgeport, to Walenty Bizozowski. lots 298 and 299 on Marlborough Terrace, Lenox Heights. bounded north for 100 feet by land of Baleslaw and Antonet Liszewski; east for 50 feet by Marl- borough Terrace; south for 100 feet by land of Plucinskey and west for 50 feet by land of the Bridgeport Land and Title Co
 John and Ann Reid, to Thomas w. Reid, land in Jennings Woods District bounded north by land of Joseph D. Skidmore; east by land of grantor; south by land of Andrew E.. and Car oline c. Sherwood and west by the highway
 AIonzo C. Acker, to Henry A. Lamb, lot 8. on map No. g of lots of Glover & Pike, fronting 50 feet on Long Is- land Sound.
 Alice M. Meeker, Ava S., and Brad ley Burr Meeker, guardians of Alice M., and Ava $. Meeker, for $1. 800, to Addie F. Meeker, 70 acres, bounded north by land of the heirs of Daniel Wilson. Selden Wilson, Roswell Broth we'll and Burr Smith; east by the CO: south by the land of the C.ti- zen's Water Co.,; west by the same and land of Mary Waterbury, Allen wilson, Roswell Brothwell, the heirs of John P. Britten and heirs of Daniel Wilson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-30
FASHIONS AND PADS.

The newest lace is. known as ma line lace.
 The new metal 1aces are most at- tractive.
 A few hobbIe skirts remain, but the fashion is dead.
 The tortoise-shell button set with jewels is exquisite.
 One cannot but be impressed by the extravagance of buttons.
 Black silk crochet buttons are splendid for fur or cloth coats.
 A decidedly new thing among the lace veils is the filet mesh.
 Metallic ribbons are to be had in any number of Persian weaves.
 One of the new motor veils is If chiffon, with a dotted satin edge.
 The plain, undraped skirt is out of style, except for tailor suits, where it rules.
 Stockines beaded across the instep and up the ankles are perhaps the most novel.
 Wide velvet ribbon, lined with satin and bordered with Zibeline, is used for scarfs.
 The checkerboard Persian chiffon is one of the smartest materials brought out for some time.
 All-bIack hats are seen in sat1E, velvet. brocade, matters plush, VOL ours, beaver. beaver cloth
 The distinctive feature of the new faces is the combination in one de- sign of several-sized meSheS.
 Long coat sweaters in white or gray, with high V-necks, are excel lent for golfing or walking.
 All the satins and silks most used are very soft and cl1ngfng, even though the quality may be heavy.
 Conspicuous among new designs in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-30
STATE TAXES ACTION
Unusual Measures to Collect From
 Hoffman Estate in New London.

New London. Nov. 30-The State of Connecticut has taken unusual action to recover from the estate of Jacob Hoffman, the late millionaire brewer of Brooklyn, N. Y., who died five years ago. the amount due the State as in- heritance tax. The trustees of the Hoffman estate never qualified in the local Probate district. Hence the property owned by the millionaire brewer at the time of his demise never passed through probate here.
 The Hoffman estate property is To- cated in the town of Waterford, just over the line of the city of New Lon don and consists of a fine summer res idence. At the instance of Attorney General John H. Light for the State of Connecticut, Judge of Probate AL fred Colt has named Attorney War ren B. Burrows as administrator with the will annexed of the Hoffman es- tate in this probate district. The ap praisers, Sidney H. Miner and James R. May. have returned their report to the Probate court and inventory the property of the estate at s25.00O. The next step will be the filing of applica- tion for an order of sale in the Probate court by the administrator. The ap- plication has been drawn and will probably be filed today
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-30
TWISTED RUM HATER WANTS
 TO KNOW HOW DID GRUB WORMS GET ON THE SNOW.

Winsted, Nov. 30.-An experience of fifty years having taught him that circumstantiality is the natural bull wark of reputation for temperance. Abram c. Shelley, an ardent rum hater, thought instantly of his son. in-law yesterday morning on finding hundreds of grub worms lying in the snow as he fared homeward from the bedside of an ailing friend.
 Arriving home he called his house hold about him and placed the worms in a dish near the stove. The worms showed signs of life at once.
 You're not trying to tell us they crawled up through five inches of snow?" coldly asked the son-in-law, his eyes like steel points.
 I'm not" replied the older man; doubtless they were picked up n the South by a vagrant wind and came down on Winsted with the snowstorm.''
 And the son-in-law, at a look from his wife. nodded and said he was convinced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-30

Coffee stains. even with cream fin 1t, can be removed from the most de1f- cate silk or woolen fabrics by brusfi< ing the spots with pure glycerine.
 If when drying curtains they ars hung double over the line they will case when hung up by the edge.
 For dusting women's heavily trim~ med hats the best brush is a cheap shaving brush, as it is both stiff and small enough to reach every crevice. Sew mating with raffia and pre- fla is very strong and may be bought to match almost any kind of mating.
 A simple way of repairing a rent in an umbrella is to use a piece of ordinary adhesive plaster. If the plaster is not black it may be easily colored.
 Fill a bottle with hot water, pDc<e the splinter over the mouth, press press tightly; the suction will loosen it. and it will be an easy matter to remove it.
 When next creaming carrots add half a teaspoonful of onion juice and a dash of grated nutmeg to the white sauce. Add the boiled diced carrots and serve.
 Nails used in bathrooms and kjteh~ ems on which damp clothes and towels may be hung should be painted with enamel, so that they do not leave rus ty marks.
 In preparing eggplant press 1t un- der water instead of just salting, as is customry. This prevents the vege- table from turning black and keeps it much crisper.
 There is a very important point in regard to making scallops. That is after the scallop is made and cut out go all over it again with a tiny but tonho1e stitch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-30
Two Can Play.

Waiter" called the irate diner, "there seems to be a dollar on this bill I can't account for.''
 "Oh. that's just joke. sir," apolo- gized the waiter. just bet the cash fer and 1 have. I'll have it fixed right away. sir"
 What do you mean about a betr' asked the diner, detafning him.
 Well. sir. bet the cashier 50 cents you would see the mistake. and he bet you wouldn't, so win. sir''
 Suppose I hadn't noticed it?''
 'He'd have got the dollar. sir"
 'Oh. 1 see. Give me your pencil" And he wrote few lines on the back of the bill. folded 1t up and handed it to the waiter. Take that to the cash ier''
 The waiter leaned over the cashiers shoulder as he unfolded the paper. It read:
 ''I'll bet you $5 that when you send this back you don't find me-
 And they didn't.-Lippincott's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-30
NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE

Sugar increases the adhesive pow CT of mortar.
 Great Britain raises seven-eighths of the beef 1t consumes.
 More than two miles of silk fre- ouently are taken from a single CO., coon.
 Eighty-five thousand square miles of land are drained by Lake Superior.
 An areoplane has been built in France that is designed to carry eight passengers.
 The most modern steel coal cars will dump fifty ton loads in less than
 A method for making concrete houses in one piece has been patented by a Mexican architect.
 Sperm oil makes one of the best pOlisheS to use on brass Work that f9 exposed to the weather.
 A fungus found in the jungles Of Java grows so rapidly that 1t cannot be photographed by time exposure.
 The Philadelphia mint coined 1ls.- OO0, ,CSO cents last year and Is expect ed to exceed the 100,000,000 mark this year.
 Veneguela has given British inter- ests practically exclusive rights to explore the petroleum belt Of that country.
 Tuberuclosis claimed more lives in the United States last year than any Otner olScdSS, WILT PoAAoA-~ri ~@'~ second.
 A rubber roller has been inserted in a cigarette paper holder by a' French inventor to push out a single sheet at 9 time.
 Postage stamps that have stuck to- eether can be separated without in- fury to the gum by passing a hot flat iron over them.
 There are nearly 27,000 reindeer fn Alaska the descendants of about 6oe which were imported less than dog en years ago.
 Boston was the first city to require the meters of its taxicabs to be reg uIarIy tested/ for accuracy by nun icipal official.
 The latest emergency ration adopt ed for the United States army con- denses each meal into compact tablet weighing four ounces
 An alternating current of electricity plunges back and forth through the filament in an incandescent lamp 120 times 2 second.
 The value of the output of Quebec's ,oines has more than doubled in ten wears. from g 546,076 in 1900 to sS,- 552. .O62 last year.
 The Witte Water Rand district of South Africa is said to be the greatest gold producing center of the world at the present time.
 six story store at Joplin, Mo, is heinz built of concrete made from the refuse from zinc and lead ores mined in that vicinity.
 A gas engine, similar in many re- spects to the internal combustion en- zines of today, waD patented in Eng land as far back as 1791.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-30
COMMUTERS FILE COMPLAINT
Protest Raises on New York Division
 of New Haven Road.

New York, Nov. 30.-Commuters appeared before the public service commission of the second district here yesterday to protest against the action of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad in increasing commuta ton rates last July. Eight complaints were registered.
 Thomas M. Prentice, chief clerk to the general auditor of the New Ha- ven told what the New Haven paid to the New York Central to get into New York. The rental of the New Haven's terminal, operating expenses, etc, for the last four years were: 1907, s560,0O0; 1908, $1,0S2.OO0 (end- ing June 30, 1909); 1909, S1,060,000 1910, $1,131, ,000 (ending June 30.)