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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-02
$41, 900, 900 GEMS
BREAK IMPORT RECORD

Me- Y o R Respectfully
pearls and other precious stones to the
value of nearly $4,000, 900 have been
brought into this market during the
last ten months by New York import
ers. During the present month the
Importation of jewels is expected to he
increased by fully 100000 more. In
June 1T is likely that this sum will be
duplicated, so that the aggregate for
the year will be $44.OOO,0OO, an
amount exceeding the record year for
importations by fully $4,000, 600.
Maiden Lane importers who were
spoken to yesterday regard these i'm
ports as significant of improved bust
ness conditions. 1t points, they say. to
a period of the greatest prosperity ever
known. The diamond trade is always
the last to feel the upward trend of
business conditions.
The heaviest previous years were
1906, when imports valued at S41,1OO.-
600 were received, and 1907. when the
total entries were valued at $40. 200
600. According to the figures at the
Appraisers Stores, the heaviest
months during the vast year for dia-
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Pens and Pencils Used by Railroads.

Although most of the writing In
the conduct Of a railway is done on
typewriters, II still takes 100000 pen
points a year to help keep the trains
running on the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern roads. This is at the
rate OF sixty-six for every mile Of the
two roads.
The employees of the two roads also
require about $4,000 penholders and
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1--WE used to be sweethearts when
%e were kids" said the man.
I'VE did," said the maid.
''Since then / have been divorced
three times. And your"
Twice"
'eWell. now that we happen to be
unmarried simultaneously, suppose
we hitch up?"-Louisville Courier
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NO LYNCHBURG CANDIDATE
SPENT CENT IN ELECTION,

LYNCHBURG, VA-SpeciaI.-It
developed today when the last of
the twenty-seven candidates I'm the
receTt primary, at which candidates
were dominated for the City Conn
ell to he elected June 18th, that not
one OF these candidates spent "A
penny TO be elected or defeated.
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$4,000 pencils in a year. This means
that for each mile OF track thirty PEN
ellis are needed in a twelvemOnth.-St.
Paul Dispatch.
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STAUNTON, VA.-Special.-A man
giving his name as John Smith. hail
ing from Augusta county. near Staun.
ton, is under arrest in Rockingham on
the charge of horse theft. He came
near shooting the sheriff, but the ofli-
Ger was too quick and got the drop on
him. He Is no win jail to await trial.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-02
CRAM LODGE
VAS ADJOURNED
Pythians Decide to Meet Next Year in
HarrisOnbuSg-An Lodges
FlOurishing.

LYNCHBURG, VA, May &C.
The fOrty-SccOnd annual cOnVen-
ton of the Grand Lodge of Vlr-
GINA Pythians adjourned at noon
Friday after completing the work
of the lodge, which included the
installation of the new Officers.
The installation was conducted
by j. III. Dickinson, past grand
chancellor, who acted as supreme
representative i'm place OF ID. q.
Richardson, of Richmond, who
could not be present.
The next meeting will be held at
Harrisonburg, at which time and place
the rapidly growing Pythian Sisters
Will convene.
The committee having in charge the
Hines Memorial leaves the conVen-
ton with instructions 70 report plans
and specifications for the much dis
cusSed memorial, and it is expected
that this VIII take the form of a me-
mortal building on property held by
the committee in Richmond.
All reports made Friday indicate the
lodges of the State to be in a flourish
ing condition. Resolutions were adopt
ed concerning the deaths of sixteen
members of the Grand Lodge during
the past year.
LYNCHBURG, VA. May 26.-The
Grand Lodge of knights of Pythias in
annual session here, elected the fol-
lowing officers: Grand Chancellor, H.
Nj. Lewis, Staunton; Vice Chancellor.
John V. Boone, Franklin; Prelate, the
Rev. l.. IL. Scott, Bristol; Master of
EXchequer, b. A. Ruffin, Richmond
Keeper of Records and Seals, H NJ.
Darnall, Roanoke; Master at Arms
Charles .. Saville, Richmond; Inner
Guard, w. 9. Darlington, Charlotte
county; Outer Guard, j. w. Eiffert
Rural Retreat.
The Rev. John II. Dickinson. OF
Richmond, the retiring Grand Chan
cellor, yesterday afternoon resi- gned
his Office half an hour before his term
expired in order that Charles T. Bland
of Portsmouth, who, when Grand Vice
Chancellor accidentally had been pre-
vented from being elected Grand
Chancellor, might be elected to that
office for the remaining half hour
which was done.
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SENATOR DANIELS CONDITION
Is ABOUT THE SAME

Nashville. n. c.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

zoroxing schedule figures publishes
y D. D. f-for-natIon and are not guaranteed
on a rlanta Birmingham Mobile. SeU
q - 11-tl77attanoOga and Memphis, ssoa q a
For Roanoke, Knoxville. Chattanooga Bir~
-,fnrhsru New Orleans 1G-10 p m
TO- Roanoke Knoxville, Chattanooga. Nash
St1Ie Memphis, 40 a n daily. lSIsepIns
ear open after 20 p nj
Eor Atlanta BirUin CHAM. Columbia
F--srFszton \ uEusta. Aiken. savannah Jack
CazvfIIe and Florida points. 4.1E , N GsllZ-
-. T. s BROWN. General Agszs
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RAILROADS
BALTIMORE Z OHIO r. R.
LEAVE UNION STATION
ROYAL Blue LINE

LEAVE UNION STATION
ROYAL BLUE LINE
s@Eve-y C1he- Hour q tEs Odd Ham
To PHILADELPHIA AND New T0Dy
NEW TERMINAL, I'D ST, NEW TORE
S7-eQ a. U--DL7e-s Pullman ParIer Car
fs-Go q m--S-hour train. Broiler Pz-Is- ca.
- q Ea--Dinsr and Pullman ParIor o.,
s1.O1 ? ul--Dlner and Pullman Parior -
's.ee , u---.t-oyai Limited Al PuIInsa-
ElFe-6oL-
f<-oG p E--COacEes % Philadelphia
$50 , D--Dlner and Obse-Ystisa Pss.e
IS D ra--Cozc1es % New York
slz.L5 - T--SleeP5s 70 New York
go q. En--SlsepeEz % Philadelphia auz ~.
EO-E
ATLANTIC cITE, 17.oo. -s:0a tu.s
il'se' ." = = RaIrmor.
EVERY HOUR or TIE HOUR
CNeeE DAYS a n 70 II p m
go ia fz-oo. "s-0o, Ts-za, 80 go
t4.s5 s5.Ug, 1915 $50 $500. "S.So fz.0Q 60
fz.eg. S1o.0o. -1g-S5. @u-s0. s12=15 ~.
WESTWARD
CHICAGO. II $50 , n
CINCINNATI. ST LOUIS. zzd LIOr7rz
VILE -s-l0. g. IT, @4-05 > n. sIZ-I8 rirSr
PTTTsBURG. $40 g. N, IL. ss.Ia ID =
s1E.s3 night Sleeper ready - 2. n
CLEVELAND -ssl0 , Il
COLUMBUS. $50 , II
TSt7EEIINC, $40 a. L. ss-3 d
CEMBERLASD. 'ssIs ,. n. ''CS1sss zn
sF Ms sScHEsTER. 1910 g n. f4.z. ia.
, F4RTEDER1Ck ts=za ts.lO. a.a - IA.
i4iS9; s1E.FsTov1S. 1910 T. n. r5.0s
sDalIy- Except Sunday sunday onIy-
TELEPHONES az 81 q the fozloEfua
1.icEet CffceS- 49, 9 st. Tel Main 1881; SIS
S-a-9oi -Tscket Odice, Asin 7SS9. Tnforuaa-
EOS. bureau nam tsol-
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---.nnARn AR LINE RI.

daily = toE4la 4 dSL Man
lo-o9 N--cos[hes ana Pullman sleeperz II
ste3aah ana JacksonV1,7-e LEl0E e- jack
soryfus to ramps -D-E q
AtiaLal'-- - .5aflT-.-S eabOaCd Express cleo
toy ghtsd sssgFS fans ans hro5 s e..
eqlipl - saSaunah. Jacksonville, Tampa At
wee - 4sT2i-Tringhznl, and Memphis- Dining
cars orice. IDS New York ave ~ y.
4aS = A HARDWOOD. c 7 A,
GRO L PHILLIPS. D P 4
1EsN c. p A., Portsmouth, Va
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RY.

Published only az information, not gUs-snfssS
20 D. 70 da1ly-6or virginia West Viz
- 80 Kentucky points Pullman sleep
= . Cincinnati ana Louisville c. = q,
S-If-,- - 1rom Charlottesville
80 q m zlIy-CLNCISNATl-SL- LOUIS
~S-T~sEO SPECIAL Solid train 20 s.
I-91ts with Pullman sleePers 70 C6icaEa
Sons only at important stations Ruilmaa'S
49, r-7-uir,vTleur anG -. & o. dining Csr.
30 n m daily-E. r V LIMITED. FOE
.-,---Iruarf IlouisS--lss she West South west
- ---.-FF,v-est Pullman sleepers 70 Firzfa-
= zior sn-frzs Cincinnati and LouisyLla,
= q q dIning car
Cbesapeake and ohio OIEceS a. % Pa
$50 ~ st and New Union Statioz.
t-.S-5Irone Main 10Ss and 2zos Tor tickets. bag
-S--AAssF-s-.,ls reservations, and taSacaSA
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CHESAPEAKE BEACH RY.

c--1-s=---e Of Excursion Trains 10 and from
CHESAPEAKE BEACH
EFFECTIVE JULY Z. 1910
s,7+4e-t 10 Change Without Notics-
.roSSDaYS TO FRIDAYS. INCLUSIVE
1so3-E leave District Line at s-z5 aid Il-9s
- so $40, 7-85. and $40 , II
.s.---.-niug. leave the Beach a. as g. u
- go go, s-g1 and 200 p H.
-----' SATURDAYS
C-,5-- leave District Line. AZ 9-Z5 and II.ga
- 7z-f-5 500, SAC. 7-45- and S-s5 p n
E5-fr-~ninz. leave the Beach az go - u
- T-Cg SEQ, S-OJ. soc. and 1890 ?. n
SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
C-oius. leave District Line a. go and liza
- 100 500, 4-uu, 80, and s-z5 , II
.5--5-~1ipE leave the Beach a. 7-U9 a n
- g-Il 6.go, s.0d, SEQ. and 1000 , n
--'-~' PAUL y WATERS
General Aa-zzar.
--r-. ~-avv York Ave car for DistricC>Llus
$50 For additional information Te1s-
1 min La-S-
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FOR REM
52I 18th St NV. 1r and bath------------Szo-50
5-s I'd st. NV. Or and bacl-------------- zl-53
30 9 - ne-- ST AID ba-l-------.------ 80
-l5- Newport D. NV, 81 and bath l-c-J- -l-5J
FRAN X T. RAWLINGS CO.
I5a5 Pa avs n "
To GOOD COLOEED TENANTS
New brick. never been occupied. rs 17th
ST. = T.. 5r-. handsome BATH large rear
KAERTCk & 1IEECAL-F. 1870 n T. ave
FOR RENT
80 -+r1 Sc me- = rooms and 1a--l--.---s- -
LOUIS p SICEl[A FZE-Ee. EL- IAN n W
FOR EENT-Three new houses on Ca ave.
looms and BATH Tll- Tor $50 each
PHILLIPS & EAGER
Phone Main 1885,. 40 18Th St. y "
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INVESTMENT PROPERLY

FOR SALEM vEsT8IEST BARGAINS
Residence On ST. n w. story D.
a. o. -Li- l. 800
Business property which VIII yield 100 s.511
Residence --eh St. ne, --zr1-y r. fr--- 1-Ie9
Residence Oh i 81 NV s-slC-y b. Ilr-
O. 49, - ---------- 4ral5
Large n----11ng LOT On L-ln-er Heights, cheap
Apartment house. 20 ap-s-s yields S1s.10l
equity -------------------------- 500
Isl acres tc- svb6svislo1s nj. from
Monument per ac-e------------- 80
175 acres for subdivision. on j. G. line.
trr acre -------------- .--------------- 40
60 acres for subdivision. mi d G.
line. per acre ---.----------.-- 80
60 acres Tor subdiVlslon- on D Q line
per a-r- -----------------. --.------.------ 70
90 acres 1airg farm : mi from ",
per acre -------------------------- go
go acres, Gne farm mi from W.
Her a-sr --------------------------- 81
900 acres timber etc y ma from ",
per acre .-.-----. a
AMERICAN LAND COMPANY.
617 Ls-h ST. y "
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For Exchange.

NEW SIx-ROOE PEBBLEDAsHED
Two-story and cellar house and large
lot u The y E suburbs, Tor a lot n
the city. House has front and back
DOrcnes- oak stairway and Eoor ca
hail. parlor, and dining room. two
panel vsueered birch doors. furnace
ana kitchen range pantry, closets,
etc Gear o. lEc--nbra-ces
BOX - TINES OFFICE
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY
For Sale.
LIVE WITH YOUR FRIENDS
AROIIND VOL
IN THE GARDEN SUBURB
A

N THE GARDEN SUBURB
VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS
\ friendship cOIory.
save By buying lots together
Save by building houses to-
Eether-
save in cost Of living; Join
our buying club
Cooperate. lis the spirit Of
the age.
Come Saturday, Sunday or
Monday afterDOO see the Nor
riu style hous e poured IN steel
N as demonstrated and
shown at 4 p m
See the two attractive cement
houses now building. you can
buy one at the same cost as
frame house.
Lots now $500 up. SO cash,
and $500 per month The men
and the money are behind IL.
4 rare opportunity for safe
investment IN stock or IN lots
IN Washington's nearest and
newest suburb, only u minutes
out This section Is slated TO
60 back into the District It
wiz double values. Buy now.
at the minimum price While
improvements are in progress
BALLARD & LANHAM,
Sales Office, SCI 18th st 4 ~
Car 70 Virginia Highlands
every few minutes from Post
Office corner, 18th and Pa sF-
CLIP THIS AID. IT LEADS THE WAY
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FOR SALE HOUSES

FOR SALE FOR SALE
BIGGEST SNAP OF THE SEASON
Elegant y-room and bath brick. in
the best section Of tne northwest
containing up-ro-date methods OF san
itacion and heating good concrete
cellar under the entire house house
in perfect condition throuEho71f- GOOD
yard TO public alley This house rng4sf
De seen 70 be appreciated Cali or
phone and We viii take you &c see il.
FRANCIS a. BLUNDON, 7e7 G NV
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HOUSE PAINTING

HOUSE and sign painting at Low u-7car-
Emau Jobs promptly attended, cgtv ~ s-,b---
ban a GRIFFITH. $50 Eye st S. z
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FOR SALE-Sz5 monthly, no other cash pay
rnent required. house nearly new 5 rooms
and bath ali modern improvements nearly
one acre o. land. with garden planted
grapes, trees. poultry house, located 4 blocks
from cars Apply before Z OF after 3 10
W r WILSON. EtveTdale. Nd Price 8. 90
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TRANSFER ANG STORAGE

PADDED VANS s. load 2-h wagons, g load
Phone Main -sI5-Isl5-
CDLL AL5L4 TRANSFER 4 STORAGE CO.
So y. J. ave. y. W
EacslnE g. shipping Storage, 3 van load
GET OUR ESTIMATE on absolutely ere
PROOF s-7-aEe, moving. packing UNITED
STATES STORAGE CO. z1s-2g 1oth St y W
Main 40
TNDESTETCTIELE STORAGE LggROONS
Inspect this warehouse and note the clean-i-
ness and manner OF storing furniture Non
PROOF Rooms fa- tIrs, rugs. etc. Silver
\ a-4- Carpet Cleaning Automobiles, Pianos
Padded Vans for Moving Lowest Prices
FIDELITY STORAGE COMPANY. 1870 L ST.
EIREFEDJF STORAGE-SpeciaI lock call-
par-mel-s s. per month up Lowest rates
q Insurance and every modern convenience
Estimates furnished MERCHANTS TRAN >
FER & STORAGE Co. eze-sZz L ST. y "
Phone II eco
MOVING EXPENSES REDUCED
We VII do your moving, packing. storing
and shipping. and take in payment Cd ru--
nllGTe. stoves. etc WASHINGTON FCE-vI-
-CEs6 CO.. an ana s SIS y " North ---5
MINOR * THOMPSON. 200 F. CAP. ST
Move furniture, 8 per load and Up; trunks
and boxes. sc. Phone 7. E51 II
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FOR SALE-S5.Io o-1sI6 Potomac ave S E
A substantial 6-roo1n and bath 2-storv and
cellar brick house, furnace heat. 70 It park
InE ana 'front.' porch To be sold subject 70
Sl-St0 Per cent trust Balance 81 500. cash
OWNER P O. BOX Iss
60 nth ST n W
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wall PAPER


GIVE Is A TRIAL. before 7avT---- -------
rooms papered, great reduction Tor next So
days estimates cEeerfully given " H
MARTIN G. BRO. III y. - ave. 8 T.
Phone j. 1886
TIE ANACOSTIA PAINTING & DECO
RATING CO. walI paper. paQerhauEinE-
etc Lowest prices. best work 1911 Nf-E-Tz
ave Phone Lincoln 27lS- J. L EOBSON.
NJ
c. G. EOISGER. the paperharze- and
painter again IN the city. Located at As
Nev jersey ave y w
Sc 1lE before having your house papered-
Rooms Fapere1 from s. uD- RICHARD
CARLISLE. IS New York ave Phone North
Zz1
ROOMS PAPEREO- s. Up send postal for
samples and estimate CEAS- r EESAS
Is Sd ST : r Line 2o29 II
ROOMS PAPEEED- 8 % Wen T7s-e- =
Sc ana o a piece Work guaranteed Ii
FE-E-A ~ \ 81 y W Phone North 5ssI-
HUNT THE OLD RELIABLE now located
ar o-I and @ y " All work reduced nexr
50 days telephone Main z54T
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FOR SALE-EeaUIifCI house in y Z. only
SIoo cash needed, balance easy monthly
stories. six rooms tiled bath furnace heat.
cellar. lot 20Xl60. These houses front an
open park and are big bargains on terms Of
fered. Located 9TH and Fla ave. y. e, on
the car line Come out Sunday and inspect
h I. HANDLER CO. Inc,
To2 18th 81. y. "
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W0MEN'S WANTS
SIGNORA AcNINA ANDRINI FAZZI-
LINCOLN SOS

LINCOLN 3l95-
ShaupO0inE Wed and sat 4 70 10 D. n
Coubings and all switches made into latest
style bra-ds or pufs- through connection
with the leading dealers am n a position 70
furnish everything Up 20 date and match all
shades OF hair Wigs gslGLe 20 order EAST
CAPITAL HAIR DRESSING PARLORS. cor
ner 4th and East Capitol sts-
STICEIEST STIChE1R that ever stuck Clues
furniture, glass china books. everything
Royal Glue Ioc.4Jc,6lc- E-uts ST. Druggists. etc
VLAVI SCIENCE or HEALTH. natural
non-sU-Eicals cloth bound, 400 page bocE
free Apply b. mail SO Colorado Building.
free lecture Tor women wednesday z=ss p -
QUALITY ICE CREAM. delivered in Lus c.Ly,
s. gal: &c z al Try IL
GEO. n. AMREIcy. lg5s y. =. AYE
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WANTED-ROUSES

RECENTLY INVESTED So coo: now havs
an additional SO 000 70 invest IN small
properties IN this city address LAWYER -
BOX 80 Times Office
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HAIR GOODS

LADIES. SAVE YOUR COMBINES.
Beautiful puts, braids. and switches made
from couuiugs- Latest styles Reasonable
prices De NAED. -5 Eye y "
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For Rent

FOR RENT
ssIT sTH " W. sR & BATH------------sz5-o %
5S1s Piney Branch road y w new
suburban home near car lines.
rooms bath. large front and back
Ea-C-
LOUIS p SHOEMAKER, sl2 14th 81 y. ".
BeuElng Heights. D C. rOolaE.-----.-S15-o %
FRANK T RAWLINGS Co.
l505 Pa ave y ".
SO PER Mo fer 7-room house. IA acre C
land large porch 1 minute 70 station
Apply ID r. DIVINE, Chesterbrook. Va I
COLONIAL BEACH-F0r Rent-Nezt s-roon
cOttage1 one block from wharf Apply 81
9Th ST. = W
FOR EE1ST-5 hne rooms a1d porch. for CO..
CTeG family L50 Beuniug road. Beuning
D c. blocks from cars. $3.50 month
-. .. THOMPSON & Co, Lss5 F 81 y w.
For Sale OF kent
FOR SALE OR RENT-s-rOom bunEzIozs-
large lOCs convenient 70 cars. E259 mCuth
A W AALL-EEF, KeniIVvOrth, ., G FOas
E153 ! Lincoln, OF Il N TAPLIE. IAQ7 = a.
y. ". Eons 2S4s Main
For Exchange
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FOR RENT-STORCS

FOR RENT
1913 " St NV, large roorn-----------.-S21e %
FRANK T. RAWLINGS co.
I5s Pa ave " w
FOR RENT
g5 d St y W
LOUIS p. SHOEMAKER. So 1sth St y "
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DENTISTRY

SPECIAL PRICES SHORT TINE
Fun Set OF TeeCh-----------.---S3- Co
tTpla Gowns $50
-l--s-s-- % h
A4--i-57
Painless Extraction Free ARMY * NAVY
PAINLESS DENTISTS Cor -ta and 4 SITS
Entrance 50 + 81 y. W Hours $50 q. n. :
Evenings until s. Sundays 3 g. m until {
p m Phone Main z52-M
ALNEOLAR TEETH-PainIess- LASTING won
cerfuliy E-feii}7e5 bridgeEorE OF mates m
necessary painless filing Dr. J l. VII
son. 1903 T.
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CLAIRVOYANTS

V-1iUFU HIs =
PROF WI FITZGERALD,
he Famous talmist, phreuolUEist. oCCuI5st.
cplo-e sislI 'oE--sl-l- marriage. business
matters 9-- 18th S. y w.
MRS r LCSBy
Language Of he Eaud and CARDS svseenat-
1ca4iy read Rec moderate. Positively Ia
Gles only ID q ~ 10 so = n Closed
6unaays- IS y Y ave y y.
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HERB SPECIALIST

HERB sPECIALTIEs.
MfE OF Herb Remedies which ara -r,z--
Ertced to cure relieve any and an as
EasatE. ~ A. LOUIS s SONS. las "a Nv
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WANTED-FARMS

WANTED-To lease farm within - miles Of
Washington. 70 70 80 acres. within miles
Of railroad or steamboat line Address all
particulars TO W g. FREEMAN, L4s Morse
n r. Wash. d. c.
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MOTORCYCLES

MDTDECECLE-R $ horsepower zood
condition. cheap SlO-eham Hotel baggage
rom
READING STANDARD. single cylinder. good
value Sl5 7 " LUDD. j.. nc III
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-19

ing him Bill and the Big Teller; and when
a popular idol loses his nickname, he's
about due for let-up in the popular idol
ing line. The second summer / mistrust,
may be as hard on fat president as 1t
Is on a fat baby, especially with this re.
turn from Elba business occurring right
at the very outset of the heated term.
But, on the whole, it's merely case
of history repeating herself, I suppose.
Men who rose to prominence and then to
flesh, always did have hard luck. tbs
much the same with the ladies. The late
Cleopatra was fleshy and, for all her
beauty she had q Bosco finish, as we
say. Dr. Samuel Johnson was brilliant
but also fat He couldn't eat without
splitting the best of the gravy on his sec
ond terrace, and he was pestered by the
frequent attentions of the first press
agent on record-I refer to Publicity Pro-
moter Boswell. Socrates was fat and he
did light housekeeping in a barrel and
died from drinking extract of Christmas
tree by request of the authorities. Nero
was corpulent in the extreme, and, while
his youth was fraught with excitement
and replete with incident. 1t finally be-
came necessary for him to stab himself
through the tonneau with one of those
quaint, old Roman two-handed swords
lest he suffer something really unpleasant
Napoleon conquered the world while thin.
1t was after he'd heshened up so that
they gave him whole island to roam
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ily house almost, but she has soft heart
and if you say Boo to her in sudden
manner she turns into wine jelly and
expires"
Put those are all amphibious creatures
you are naming" l protested, and we
were speaking of fat men,"
"Wel," said Falstaff, speaking from
the depths of my own experience, | want
to, say I can't think of anything that
comes nearer to being truly amphibious
than a stout, open-pored man in the mid
die of August. Can your"
He had me there. | started to mention
a set of false teeth belonging to a maiden
aunt of mine that might be regarded as
amphibious, | suppose, seeing that they
spent the day in the open air and the
night In tumbler of water. But | merely
shook my head, not caring to break the
thread of his narrative, and he contin-
ued:
LAS I was about to remark, the largest
are the tenderest andAt's much easier to
wing dirigible than a cockroach. And
It's this that fills me with pity for this
distinguished Daniel Lambert IL of your S
as he fits today through the middle west
on one of those regular trips of his that
come so fast they seem to sort of over
lap, abutt and impinge one upon the
other. ! know he must suffer more than
he would II he were built on an A-last
much more. I've noticed they've quit call
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While the entire country confronted by problem widespread
interest," affecting as it citizen particular
severity the living
1t indeed refreshing to note that there three
necessities that the public still prices
o suc magnitude the question of increased of living
1t engaging the attention Of commercial
where, making investigation an at
tempt to this problem which vitality the daily lives
of the entire population Of the United States
Actual necessities of fefood Of nearly clothing
fuel rents and household requisites cost from %
cent than few years Raw
commercial articles of description building
have steadily advanced of production price pub
lie increasing relatively
Very few opportunities have been overlooked
fact slight have been eagerly taken advantage Of
The increased wholesale of merchandise has resulted
corresponding increase the the retail dealer this
way protecting himself against essenng of his profits
But there notable exception to this prevailing condition. and
directly affects the of housewife of
of business and capitalist of Greater Birmingham While
actual fact that the cost of operating railways
ducng electricity has steadily increased
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vantage this which other class business eg
mately DONE the price the but with spirit of