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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-27
ACCIDENT REUNITES
DIVORCED COUPLE
Ohioans After Chance Meet
ing, Are Remarked in
Washington.

Divorced at Athens, Ohio. in June,
1903, y TIiam G HCodlett and Mrs. BeT-
tina f HoOdiet were today remarked
in Washington BY the Rev Donald c.
Macleod, pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church, adding another chaDteT
to love romance running from their
childhood and filed with hints that the
little god OF love is an lTrepTeSsible
After thirteen years Of happy married
life a domestic quarrel arose over a
trivial matter now say the couple and
the divorce quickly followed The
mother was given custody Of the chill
dren. two girls. three and thirteen
years old. respectively. and the father
departed from Athens, vOwinE he would
months and then settled down as man
ager Of the CUlpepper Exponent.
newspaper at Culpepper- W Va nav
ing lost all trace Of his former wife and
two daughters
Meet By Accident
For thirteen months the couple knew
nothing Of each others whereabouts and
then enc day last June while Mr. Hood
lett was attending the funeral of his
former wife face to face on the street.
but neither gave any sign Of recoE-
nition-
The incident. however. relsindled the
Cupid was soon in action again The
second courtship began q few weeks
later and had its elimination II Wash
inStcn today.
I'VE we're sweethearts from child
hood" admitted Mrs HOOdlett today,
and I know We were both tortured soon
after that divorce decree was granted
Happy Again
"Our meeting in FairmOnt was ac-
| cidental and you could have knocked me
over with a feather. 1 think AIr. Hood
! lett was equally surprised We both
I paSsed an before We had a chance TO
gain our COmpOSure- Now We VIII be
so happy again, and ] am so thankful
for the sake Of our children
1 The course Of true love never runs
/ smooth, YOU know. was the happy hUs-
I bands comment.
( Mr.. TlCOdlett is thirty-fOur years old
and mis- wife is four years younger They
were t,Iaymates together when children,
they stated. and their. love romance be
gan then, and was only interrupted by
/ the trivial quarrel preceding the di-
| vOrce-
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Fence Boa-ds All 10 #. Sz.oo per 100 #.
Frank Libbey s. Co., 9Th & n. Y. Ave
AdyL
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Fence Boards Heart sa.oo per 700 #.
Frank Lfbbey & Co, 9Th & y. Y. Ave
AdVt-
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North Carolina Boards S2-oo per 100 fl.
Frank Libbey & Co., 9Th & y. Y. Ave
AdTts
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Fence Boards Good Sz-oo per 100 #.
Frank LIbbey * Co., sth & n. y. Ave
Advt-
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Soldiers Home Reception.

Boards That VIII Suit You Sz.oo per 100
fl frank Libbey & Co. 9Th & -. /. Av,
-Advts
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WITHDRAWN
I-ReEai PluEErT
Ia-hEf8.
@G-MaxrvefI.
S-Gtfde.
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FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Fair tonight and Sunday slowly ris-
ing temperature sunday moderate
northeast 10 east winds.
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CONDITION OF THE RIVERS
HARPERS FERRY. w Va Aug 81
Both rivers clear this morning
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PLANS ALL COMPLETE
FOR ENTERTAINMENT
Triumphant Entry Into Washington
Scheduled for f O'clock
This Afternoon.
Score at Start of EEeVenth
Days Ran
PERFECT.

No.
2-COiumbfa.
-WashiuSfOn.
6-WashingtOn-
S-F0rd-
U-COrbIn.
Iz-Brush.
Is-EuGer-
22-CinO.
observation-disclosures
Z-WaNWeU-
5I-kIfne-
@3-Mafkescn-
54-Ford-
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PENALTXED.
No. Car Points
32-sIOOn .....-......-.-..----
I3-Rrush -------.-. 2
iG-Warren-DetF --.--.. 8
3O-FOrd -.-------...---.
IS-Pierce-RaCine .--------..-..- ~
21-OhiO .---------..-.-----..-- IS
@e-inter-Stzte ------------.- III
2S-Staver-Chicaso ---------. z42
<s-Cra svford ------------.---.-.. SS7
IS-GFeat Western -------------2,I6I
%PenaIizsd On account Of accident
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Fence Boards All z # sz.oo per 100 #.
Frank Libbey & Co, 9Th & n. I. Ave
Advt.
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DISQUALIFIED
Gilmore
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Oats Is Fifth.

The fifth crop in order of value
is oats, worth this year at the farm
about S40O,000.0O0. which is consid-
rabIy above high water mark In
PRODUCTION this crop is very nearly a
leader, with its 9S4,0O0,O 900 bushels.
and would have been a leader had not
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CONTINUED on Third Page
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This Is the most prosperous farm
year.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Continued on Third PageD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

At one time during the call at to-
days meeting Of the Stock Exchange
IL appeared as il the market for gas
stock, which has been for some time
inactive, had been revived AS it turned
out, however, one broker filled an or
der for 100 shares of the stock on a
rising scale, ranging from "a to TN,
and then there was no further demand
for the stock. 1t was offered at 77h,
both in quotation lots and in larger
blocks, even as much as 200 shares.
The lack of demand for this security
has been feature of the local market
for some time, and it is attributed to
two cause.-the general belief that
there is stock to come on the market
and the apprehension that there will
be hostile legislation from Congress.
1t is not expected the position Of
first vice president Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, which
has been made vacant by the resigna-
ton of Ward Theron, will be filled. A
successor on the board Of directors Of
the company Will probably be chosen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. November 3.-The cotton
market opened steady at a decline of
4a7 points and lost a point or two dur
ing the first few minutes under local
selling. little pressure from spot houses
and some scattering liquidation attrib-
uted to indiffeI ent cables and the infiu
ence of yesterdays rumOred bearish crop
estimates. Bull leaders were moderate
buyers, and the market soon steadied up
to last nights close on the demand from
this source. covering and little fresh
buying inspired by private advices from
the south reporting more serious damage
by the recent freeze than had at first
been supposed.
There was no general buying, however.
and afte rwOrking up to net gain of
about 3a4 points on the unfavorabe pri-
vate crop reports the market beca me
very quiet, with prices easing off slightly
during the late forenoon and holding
around the closing figures CT last night
at midday.
Spot quiet: middIing upland, Hoo,
nominal: middling guf. 1880. rminal.
Estimated receipts at the ports today.
5000 bales, against 63,412 last week and
65.9SS last year. For the week, 10000
bales, against 391 ,1SS last week and &C.,.
$40 last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans, 1888 bales. against I,91S last
wear.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. November 3.-Flour-Dul
and barely steady.
Rye-Steady.
Wheat-Higher Liverpool cables. light
northwest receipts and estimate for
lighter Argentine shipments results in an
opening advance in wheat, followed by a
setback under local selling and bearish
technical conditions. December 96X9
91h: May 1.01isd1 .O2ss.
Beef-Quiet.
Pork-Easy; mess 1000; family 24.OO
a26O0.
Lard-Easy; middle west, 12O5a12.15.
nominal.
Raw sugar-Firm: MuscoSado, 50 test,
$40; centrifugal, 81 test, $50; molasses,
50 test, sos; refined sugar quiet.
Petroeum-Steady.
Conee-Spot easy; Rio No. Z, lie; San
tbs. No. 4. 12c.
Enthusiastically.
Hay-Quiet.
BLtter-Firm: receipts. 5,423 packages;
creamery specials. 81: extras, BIZ.
Cheese-Firm: receipts. 2. pa boxes. State
whole milk, average fancy white, 14%a
II
Eggs-Steady and unchanged; receipts.
1,66y cases.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS, November 3.-Closing: Three
per cent rentes, 81 francs 30 confines for
the account: exchange on London, %
francs &c centimes for checks.
The weekly statement Of the Bank Of
France shows the following changes:
Notes in circulation increased $50. 725. 600
francs.
Treasury deposits decreased 31.9OO.OOO
francs.
General deposits decreased 107, 600, 900
francs.
Gold in hand decreased Ii, 425, 600 francs
Silver I'm hand increased 100000 francs
Bills discounted increased 14O,S5O,OOO
francs.
Advances increased 12.725. 600 francs
BERLIN, November 3.-Exchange on
London. 90 marks IS pfennigs for checks.
Money. "A per cent.
Private discount rate, As per cent.
statement Of the Bank of England shows
the following changes:
Total reserve increased 9S1 600
Circulation increased ESS7,000.
Bullion increased R631. 125.
Other securities decreased E2171 600
other deposits decreased f2,13I,OOO
Public deposits decreased E6O4OOO.
Notes reserve increased col 900.
Government securities decreased E65O,-
600.
The proportion Of the banks reserve to
Inability this week is 4911 per cent; last
week it was 46.11 per cent.
CALCUTTA. November 3.-The rate of
discount of the Bank OF Bengal was
raised from to per cent today.
BOMBAY. November 3.-The rate of
discount OF the Bank of Bombay was
raised from to per cent today.
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ARMY-NAYV
Army Orders.


BY direction ofthe President. Capt.
Jesse C. Nichols, ordnance department.
is detailed as a major in the ordnance de-
partment, to complete period of four
years detail in that department.
First Lieut.. Charles 7. Dulin, Medical
Reserve Corps, now at the General Hos
pital, Fort Bayard, N. NJ, will report
at that hospital for duty.
The resignation of Capt. Alister NJ.
Macnab. Philippine Scouts, has been ac-
cepted by the President, to take effect
Can't. William S. Guignard. I'd Field
Artillery. is relieved .; from further duty
his regiment in the Philippines division.
First Lieut.. Ralph M Parker. 9Th Cav
General Hospital. the Preside Of San
Francisco, and will join his regiment.
First Lieut.. Charles 7. Smart list Field
with Battery F, LIST Field Artillery. and
will join his regiment in the Philippines
division.
BY direction Of the President. and upon
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PLANS OF NEW HOME.
Description Sent to Members OF
Army and Navy Club.

A description Of the new home to be
erected on the northeast corner OF Con-
necticut avenue and street by the Army
and Navy Club has just been mailed to
each member Of the club.
In addition to the elevation of the new
structure, showing the nine stories oc-
cupyfnR q wide frontage on Connecticut
avenue. or Farragut Square. and also on
1 street, q plan Of the different floors is
also given.
The new building will stand on the OPP
posite corner from the present home OF
the club No plans have been made as
to the disposal OF the present building.
It will be either sold or rented. probably.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, November 3.-Belief on the
part Of pit traders that considerable
wheat could be dislodged through stop
loss orders led to a raid on prices to-
day The move was successful in causing
lower quotations, but not great deal
of selling by owners ensued. One reason
was expectation of smaller shipments
from Russia. India and the Argentine. On
the other hand the crop outlook in Ar
gentina continued favorable. and the
Buenos Aires market was weak Prices
here opened a shade lower to haaac
higher. The start for December was at
S911 to S9a4. Lice off to the same
amount up. A descent to sos followed.
With the country selling only in a
sparing manner. corn was firm. Decem-
Der opened isa14c to i4aasc higher at 47A
TO AIS, and reacted to 47lsa41h.
Buying power did not display itself
much In the oats pit December started
q shade down at 31Sa31a4, rallied trifie
and then declined to 31h. Higher prices
for hogs made provisions advance. First
sales were 2lsc to Zoe up, with the jan
nary option at 1I12ls to 11.i3 for pork,
1870 for lard and 912le for ribs.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. November g.
Wheat-Easier; spot contract. SSs !;
spot No. 2 red western. S9h; Novem-
Der. sSTs: December. 90h a90a: steam
er No. =. red. 847s. Receipts. 21.290
bushels. Exports. 32.69S bushels.
southern by sample, S4a8?.
Corn-Steady: spot contract. 55h;
year. 51%: January, 81 1sa51 %: Feb
ruary. 81 asa515s March. SO ba52fs. Re-
.ceipts. s,5G2 bushels. Exports. 133, IA
bushels.
Oats-Firmer; No. .. white. 371aa37Z !;
standard white. S7h a371a; No. 3. white.
3Saa a3I. Receipts. 1889 bushels.
Rye-Firm; No. western domestic.
s0aS1. Receipts. S.4S9 bushels.
Hay-Firm, unchanged.
Grain freights--Eirm UNCHANGED
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. November 3.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts estimated at 5000: market strong
TO 1Oc higher: beeves. 4.!OaI.75: Texas
steers. 3:soaJ15; western steers. 4.10a6. 81
stockers and feeders. 4.10a.. 30; cows and
heifers. 225a6.J0: calves. 7.J0a1O.25
Hogs-Receipts estimated al Ii. 900: mar
ket to Ice higher: light. S.2JaS -:
mixed, I.II5as.15: heavy. T.:s5aSe5: rough.
:, 80: good to choice heavy. 7.a5as Go
pigs. I.s0aS.S3: bulk Of sales, 7.6OaS..s.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 10000:
market steady: native. 2.e0a435: western.
z6Sa4.3o: yearling. 4.35a5.40; lambs. ma
tive, 4.15a6I5; western, 4.75a6.T5.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, November 3.-ClOsing:
Cotton-Spot, good business done. prices
three points lower: American middling
fair, SIS; good middling. I.S3: middling,
7.39: low middling. 149: goN ordinary.
723: ordinary, 6.9S. The sales of -
day were 10000 bales, of which 800 were
for speculation and export. and included
1900 American. No receipts. Futures
opened easier and closed very steady.
November 7.58; November and December,
747; December and January, 7.461a: jan
uary and February, 7.471s; February and
March. 7.48; March and April. 7.49; April
and May, 7.49: May and June. $50; June
and July, 7.49; July and August, 7.46.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Industrials Are Strong.

Advances occurred in long list of in
dustrials on the strength of reports of
steel rail orders from the railroads and
buying of copper for future delivery.
Union Pacific and Reading were the only
conspicuous railroad stocks, with gains of
Ia and las each. Central Railroad of
New Jersey rose 3, General Electric III.
and United States Steel and a number of
minor steel and other industrials, as we'll
as railroad stocks, point Bonds were
Irregular.
United States Steel forged upward
through heavy offerings at 50 to its re-
cent high price Of SOA, and there was a
further gain in a wide variety of special
ties. American Beet Sugar and Sears
Roebuck rose 2ll1, Nashville. Chattanooga
and st. Louis 2, and Iowa Central and
american Smelling 111. There was lit
tie doing in the railroad section, but ST.
Paul was lifted a point.
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Reports of Orders for Rails
Responsible for Boom.
OTHER INDUSTRIALS SHARE
Buying of Copper for Future Deliv-
cry Helps the Advance.
GAINS BY SOME RAILROADS
Union Pacific and Reading Advance
Over Point and Jersey Central
Goes Up Three.

NEW YORK. November "a moderate
demand carried opening prices for stocks
today a fraction over last night. The
gains exceeded u in Union Pacific, Min
neapolis, st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie.
The market relapsed a trifle, Southern
Pacific. United States Steel. Amalgamat-
ed Copper and American Smelling sag
ging below yesterdays closing. After
ward there was a return to the opening
figures. Southern railway pfd., Reading.
Colorado Fuel and National Railways of
Mexico second preferred gained !, and
American Brake Shoe preferred 3 points.
Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago and ST.
Louis fell pa, and Rock Island preferred,
Wisconsin Central and Rutland pre-
4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

PROBATE COURT-Justice Gould.
Estate of William A. Nimmo; petition
for letters OF administration filed; attor-
neys. Lyon & Lyon.
Estate OF John D. Clark; petition for
letters Of administration filed; attorneys,
Lyon & Lyon.
Estate of Abraham r. Johnston; pc
tition for letters of administration filed;
attorneys. Lyon & Lyon.
Estate Of Charles A. Diver; order al
lowing compromise; attorney. j. r.
Shields.
Estate of Margaret p McBlair: letters
of administration granted to Alexander
NJ. McBlair; bond, 500; attorney, a. M.
McBlair.
In re Irene c. Diver; petition to ap-
point guardian filed; attorney, ]. r.
Shields.
Estate of Joseph G. Totten: letters of
administration, d. b. n. C. t. a. granted to
w. s. Telford; bond, $1,000; attorneys,
Lyon & Lyon.
Estate of Edward D. Stockton: letters
of administration granted to Edwine d.
Piper; bond, $1,000; attorneys. Lyon &
Lyon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Falling Bullet Kills Boy.

SULLIVAN, Ind, November "a fall
ing bullet killed Ralph Lisman. eight years
old. at Paxon yesterday. His playmate.
Lawrence Barcus. trying new rife, shot
straight up into the air. Both boys
stared upward. hoping to see the bullet.
Descending, it struck Lisman In the right
eye and he dropped dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
CAPITOL GETS ITS BATH.
Even Nasty Weather Doesn't Put
Stop to Stereotyped Questions.

Even a nasty rain and a disagreeable
wind which swept with spiteful persist
ence across the plaza In front of the
Capitol this morning could not keep in
doors a struggling company of folks who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

always gather there on the occasion when
No. 3 engine company takes three days
off to give the Capitol building it's an
nual bath. The engine stood today on
the hallowed spot where once the Green
ough statue of George Washington held
up it's marble hand. From the bowels OF
the earth came plain water. sucked up
into the red-hot engine by black pipe
let down through hole in the asphalt
And at some place on the exterior OF
the Capitol were a handful of firemen CIV
ing their entire attention to squirting a
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changed.
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, November 3. - Closing
Wheat-Spot dull; No. red western win
ter, no stock; futures steady; December,
6s a7sd: March, 6s lid; May nominal.
Corn-Spot easy: American mixed. As I'D;
futures firm; January nominal; February,
4s 35sd
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District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Stafford
Phillips agt Ballinger: rule discharged
and bill dismissed; appeal noted: piaintiH 8
attorneys. Tucker. Kenyon Il Maciafiano;
defendants attorneys, LAWYER, Clements
& Wright.
EQUITY COURT NO. o-Justice Stafford
Magruder agt. Milstead; decree vesting
pl . attorneys, swayze & Hichborn:
Holmes agt. Holmes: proof ordered
taken before n. c. Downs, examiner;
plaintiffs attorney, p. w. Frisby.
Item appointed; plaintiffs attorney, H. L..
In re lunacy Of James F. Downey: de-
cree authorizing committee to borrow
money; attorney. p. r. Hiliiard.
Weyms agt Weyms: order for alimony
and Counsel fee; plaintiffs attorney. B. L.
Gaskins; defendants attorney, A. W..
Gray.
fesso: plaintiffs attorney. NJ. n. Rich
Carroll agt Carroll: A. e. L. Leckie ap-
pointed trustee to sell; bond. $500; plain
tiff's attorneys, Leckie. Fulton Cox:
Field agt. Herr: title vested se n pa attorI
neys, p A. Bowen, jr., and w. A.
Coombe.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Ander-
Nelson agt Washington Railway and
Electric Company; on trial: plaintiffs at
torneys. Happier & Merillat; defendant's
attorneys, George p. Hoover and W. c.
Sullivan.
Ransom agt. Capital Traction Company |;
verdict for plaintiff for $1,000: PLAINTIFF s
attorneys. c. c. Hackett and c. II. Syme;
defendants attorneys, r. Ross Perry &
Son and G. T. Dunlop.
Faulconer agt. Mcdonald: cause dismiss
sed. with costs; plaintiffs attorney, +. 3.
Perry; defendants attorneys. Hamilton.
Colbert. Yerkes & Hamilton.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2-Justice Barnard.
United States agt. Hansmann and
United States agt. Lewis: on trial; plain
tiff's attorney, Stuart Mcnamara: de-
PENDANTS attorneys, J. j. Darlington and
F. W. McReynolds
Truxton agt. Saunders; order CONSOLE
dating with No. 49474 and certifying to
Circuit Court No. 1: plaintiffs attorneys.
Happier &. Merrillat; defendants attor-
news, ]. s. Flannery, Hayden johnson
and Berry. g. Minor.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. l. Justice
Wright
United States agt. Angelus Polimana-
cos: assault to rape; motion for a new
trial filed; attorneys, NJ. Z. OBrien ana
A. L. Newmyer.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2-Chief Justice
Clabaugh.
United States agt. Emory Whitmayer;
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Saskatchewan call. IL o'clock noon-Capital
Traction 5s. 81 900 at 1l4S.
Potomac Electric rs. $1,000 at 1914, $1,000
at 1914. $4,000 at 1914.
Washington Gas % at a.. % at IN, % at
T2. y at ~.
Mon Trust :, at 49,
After call Washington Gas. q at 77l5, % at
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
Quotations furnished by W. B. UibbS A. G.
members New York Stock Exchange

Work has been started on the new
three-story agricultural high school at
New London, Campbell county, Va
Prof. T. Gilbert Wood. formerly of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, will be ia
charge of the new school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

little water on the building
"Hey, Bill. is the Capitol on fire?"
That was asked so many times that the
man shoveling coal into the engine threat
ened to f1atten the next man who asked 1t
and spread him out over the wet asphalt.
Washing the Capitol?' OF course,
1t was a foolish question. Any one can
furnish the correct serial number. And
finally the answer developed from YES"
and What do you think >~e're doing?"
to "No, Bill: we're furnishing amuse-
ment to a lot of geese"