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Memoirs Of a COmHnut Ter
BY Barton Wood Curric

Co. THE New York World.
be ding busted. I'd do my marketing IN
town. III benz my neck to the most
cruel yoke Of the commuter. We would
get our groceries wholesale. ] would
transform my storeroom Into a young
del!catessen shop. ! would paint across
It's door, Harlem Reserve Bank" and
always maintain therein an ample COM
mlssary that would tide me through any
stress OF company or weather.
l confided my plan to Hildegarde,
She did not share in my enthusiasm
you will be the first to growl." she
said. There Is an Infinite variety OF
things that you will have To bring out
from the city. II you recall, 1t was
frequently necessary to send you to the
corner when We lived In Harlem"
"Ah. that was different" ! replied.
There was no need to plan ahead
then"
you will have to bring out eggs al
most every day. Wherefore. And then
there Is the dog Uncle Stuffem Is send
ing to us, That dear little fellow will
have to have his fresh biscuits every
other day. There are many many
things we cannot keep on reserve.
dear
Rubbish" 7 uttered, s%cornfully.
you were always a pessimist.'"
She shrugged her shoulders and sat
down to play me The Funeral March OF
the Marionettes," That une some day
will haunt me In my padded cell. for
It was weirdly. u~ncannily prophetic.
However. ! sat down and passed It
out to Theophilus Van SICKLE. sizzling,
from the third rail. l wrote:
7. Van s., Grocer; l take pleasure
In declining your orer TO swindle me
out of my homestead. I would prefer
to deal with that celebrated firm OF
Stickem, Soakem q Gouge. Yours.
w. RIDDLE.
As I mailed that letter a black ca,
ran twice around the iamppost and q
crow few by with a knocking smile
Go BE oonunusd)
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asked Mrs. Jarr. sitting up in bed in
alarm and thinking he raved.
That's Spanish. my love; Spanish for
fisherman's boat-'pescador.' a Asher
man. 'shallop.' n boat
You shallop to bed"' said Mrs. Jarr,
cutting In. land try to summon up a
little shame at the way you act! A a
OF you age out TIL all hours In that
Gus's place! Haven't you q home?
Haven't you a wlfe?"
Yes, | am essentially a m~onogamist,'
replied Mr., Jarr suavely.
Mrs. Jarr was so angry she wcrld
have liked TO scratch him.
1T Is time you were essentially some
thing else besides tipsy!' she replied.
Il dom suppose there's any good talk
ing to you now. but you wait TIL to-
morrow! I've got a plan, I've some
thing in my mine that will put n stop TO
this sort OF behavior on your part! Sup
pose went out, leaving you all alone
IN tre house, and spent the evenings In
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H1L-
IsA Ia

- Tor all purchases AT tue time
OF purchase. that he was President Of
the Dogwood Terrace Board OF Trade
and more or less OF a dictator of cred
It and standing. BY the mere turning
down OF his thumb you could be cut
OF from all sources OF supplies In that
fair elysium with a comm nding view
OF the Passaic Valley. lie did not call
upon me again in person, but he sent
me the following little note:
My Dear Mr.. Riddle: | must apologize
for giving way to my emotions when
YOU spoke of cash payments from day
to day ] see now that you could not
have been serious n ! must compli-
ment you on the subtlety of your
humor, | nave been informed by Mr..
O. Leo Squirm, the gentleman from
whom you purchased your villa. that
there Is still room for a third mortgage.
Wherefore ! have entered your name In
our books for unlimited credit, OF
course. IL at any time It should be nee
essary for you 10 request me to turn
your debts into a third mortgage the
case would be slightly altered. though
occasionally l permit myself to be
urged to take out a chattel mortgage
on now pianos In good condition.
Faithfully yours,
THEOPHILUS VAN SICKLE.
! tore this letter into pieces. cast them
on the foor and danced a Wild sara
band on them.
"NEVDR" l cried, and ground my
teeth in fury.
Through clinohed teeth I Missed a
hundred epithets upon the head OF tina,
polished blackmailer, Not 20 much al
my little finger would I insort In his
sesls. He End has board Of trade could
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To the Editor o. The Evening World.
| am a young man Of nineteen years
with a public school education and de-
s.rous OF taking up a -four years course
In electrical engineering Would some
reader familiar In this line OF work
let me know what prospects a fellow
has after four years of study? At
present | have nc electrical experience
whatever. y. u.
Tuesday.
To ths Editor Of The Evening world
On what day Of the week ala Sept.
6. 1876. fali.
HERBERT q. Paterson. y. j.
Departed GI0rics
To the Editor # The Evening Na,,d.
Answering "A query, the ste Of NILS
Hotel No. ! was formerly known as
'Depau' Row, named from tho owner
OF the house at the westerly end. II
comprised six or seven handsome brown
stone dwellings Of uniform architecture
each having It's private coach-aouse,
and the occupants wero wealthy fam
Hes. Later the neighb"rACod dctcrio-
rated until these houses had become,
jLst before their demolition, tcnements.
j. II. BALLARD.
els u Too Late""
To the Eiltor Of The Evening World
WIN some experienced musician please
toll me II II Is too late to learn to
play the plano az the age OF twenty
iorT? Il. Il.
"Insidc" wheels.
TO the Editor of The Evening World
On speeding round a curve which
wheels OF an automobile If. the inslse
ones or the outside? \. $,
Two Nice New Words.
~ the Editor Of The Evening World
AS a steady reader OF these letters
] have noted many communications
about bosses being grouchy over vaca-
eea money for employees. about
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te haturaI cold Storage plants
and unemployed water power of the Alpine glaciers. Now he lends
a hand to practical experiment in animal traction.
Rounding a mountain curve somewhere between Geneva and
lnterlaSen the auto accidentally turned turtle. Mr.. Edison WIS not
hurt, but the machine was-so badly, indeed. that eve tbe wizards
skill could not reassemble it. Fortunately it wasin a farming district,
and there were draught animals about. After the custom Of the
country a COW and a mule were hitchcd to the disabled motor car and
towed it safely into port.
Here is where science, like the fashions. rotates and RETURNS
|" primitive forms. What could be pretter than this idea of the
great inventor going back to the archaic system of locomotion alluded
to by the late josh Billings, the pioneer of simplified spelling. in
his Farmer Almanax:
"A shirthss man "a Farmer Snyder.
He spent his time adrinkn' cider
Together he worked a COW and,a mewl.
And never sent his boys to skewl"
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PISTOLS mi BOMBS.

HE dangerous weapons" statute
of recent legislation becomes an
effective State law in New York
from tomorrow, Sept. /. Law
abiding citizens who keep a re-
volver concealed in the bureau
drawer upstairs, in cas- of bur-
glars, will be financially inter-
ested to the extent that the
license now required for such real
or imaginary self-protection costs
$40. II you don't get the Ii
cense, there is nothing worse on
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Civil War Yarns
Stories Told Around The Camp Fire in The COS

men. N
IT." said the narrator. South Caro-
lima had at that ONE attacked the
fort. there would have been no hesits4
tion upon the part of any man within
1t about defending the flag" u
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The Bible on the Battle
field,

A MONG the e on one OF the bat
n tlefelds before Richmond was a
q \ rebel soldier. who lay unburled
several days after tho conflict. AL
ready the flesh was gone from his fin
gers. but underneath the skeleton hand
lay an open copy of the bible. and tho
fingers pressed upon these precious
words OF the Twenty-third Psalm:
Thy rod and thy stan. they comfort
me-"
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The True Balance.

IT, VIC Councilman Of New orleand
were n evening. in February.
1851, Keeling down to the City Hail
steps discussing politics, as we'll as the
cups and hiccups would permit th,ns
One said solemnly: I
The South's true balance must moi
be overthrown.' To which the other re2
piled:
'Confound the south's balance! tn
70 keep your own"
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EDISON'S NEW +

HOMAS A.. EDISON seems to be
having the time Of his life on his
European holiday jaunt. At pres
ent writing he is motoring in
Switzerland. At the same time
he pursues his scientific and utili-
tartan observations with the same
boyish enthusiasm that for more
than a quarter Of a century past
has kept ennui out Of the neigh
borhood of South Orange, N. J.
Mr.. Edison has been inspecting
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Mr.. Jarr genially.
as he proceeded to
retire. I'm stroll
ling d o W h Q
boardwalk at At
lantic City. and
It's such a beauti-
ful morning.. The
breeze Ia blowing
In from the sea
I'd the sun glints
upon the sails II
I h g ~pescadores'
shallops''-
g X y
DOORS " h at?'
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Actress.

TRAGEDIENNE OF
the eighteenth CEN
tury Mile. Claire
Clarion was a. IA
nous In her day ~
Ristort or Bern
hardt.
In her autoblog-
raphy she tells how
sho was haunted for
earl by the spirit
Of one Of her low
ers. NJ. de St. Elmo,
a gentleman ci
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SAVINGS of
11l11k' MRS. Il SOLOMON
Being the Confessions Of the Scven
Hurdredh Wffe.
z,.n..lss By Helen ROWLAND.

Ex#~
AxgAgx cowmsA 1911. By Tho rrs Publishing Co Tbe New FORK wodA'
r 1EARKEN, my Daughter, unto the Instructions Of
\XW II a Mother. ana attend my "tsdo,' n'''are 10.
eUcTAttp like unto a pdrQuet floor, exceedingly tedcheroua
A. hat tnthort q hdtptn, a IS q loose tooth, as a ring a size too large, "
a man that CANNOT keep his eyes from rortn0 after other uomen in psbHc
places. Thou canst never be SURE Of him. phen he shan slip array. y
Nop, In my youth, I introduced nv Belored unto C conelp danseI yov
ing: "
BE NICE unto her, for my sake, for I desire that she chan enjoy ~
self In mine house" 49,
And no took me at my WORD. Nd
And When the damseI had departed I thanked him saying: MH
THOU Wet VERY KIND. and I TRUST thou wet not bored"
But he said: tM
foot she hathr' M
Then I covered him unh my praises saying: Eg
Thou hast been a CLOSE observer. Yea thou hast taken great pstns
for my sake. and I am deeply grateful" .s
Yet, thereafter I knep him not, and I cast him OF from my list ter
ever. 20
For a mans mind oodh In a straight line; and mhen his heart 10 get
upon one maiden he cannot SEE another. But a FOOL that lookefA IN
curves Is as a shdloW brook, uhtch turneth aside at every opportunity.
I charge thee, my Daughter. eschep a MAJ who seeketh IN ""ndersteRd
ing" uth thee; for Of such Is the Kingdom Of GRAFTERS. M
Lo. he that hesnateth to ANNOUNCE hts engagement Is as NJ nat
fdketh kisses o. approval" Yea, he Is as q uomdn that hath a sewtag
machine sent up on TRIAL. Wt
For 10, a man moi call upon thee seven evenings uithfn the ueek. sad
be seen ~ith thee at dances and IN many public places. Na
nes his devotion. Yet. What shah these things prove unto thee'
done in Ink and signed Nth his fun name. I
Verify verify until she receveth one Of these. a usc ddmsel utH Keep
her heart enodsed In cotton batting and her emotions insulated.
For, behold, in times gone bI men performed desperate deed. in order
to capture a pomdn: yet np they perform desperate deeds ~ order TO
ESCAPE her! Seah!
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Copyright. 1911. by The Preas Put
Defying The DoeWood
Ie,rac. Eoycct. :.

LEARNED, while T~heophilus
Van SICKLE, the grocer, was re-
covering frcm the shock OF
my suggestion that pay ctsh
for all purchases at the time
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By Roy L. Nc ardell.

SsOh II. so you've come in at last
~ have vouf" asked Mrs. Jarr,
why, no, my dear" replied
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Mr.. Jarr Brings Home an Assorted Variety Of
Talk That for Once Awes His Wife to Silence.

COPYRIGHT, 1911. by Tue PrA TuhisMns %.
the New York World.
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Letters From the peonle

changing the name OF our language and
about the longest words in our Ian
guaEc. The superlntenfent's "nearness'
"l'ef my resent return from "A brief
seasonal lntcrmisslon from cxacting
outics has impressed me to the point
OF attempted word-colnage. and I re-
specially ask the general opinion AS
To the propriety OF adding "supertight-
w1duos,ty" anS Observation-Disclosures
ness to the present stock In hand OF
the American language.
WOFD-PUILDER.
The Triangle.
t. me- Editor Of The Evening World,
Answering A., o.. G.'s question OF "IIov
many square feet In an irregular plot
lah feet MOO feet x122i feet xllGO2
feet, my answer Is. i,2Sl.5 square feet.
Taking first a right angle triangle OF
of 100 feet \ G2.ai feet--l3,4l feet) xllG O9
feet, area ~ which is-e,Nl5 SQUARE
feet, remaining plot IA ~roctangle 100 feet
Sl3,il feet lail square feet, l34l square
f'et y 2iil.i quare ~feetz42S2.5 SQUARE
feet, II. DEGHUFE.
For alternate Cars"
To the Editor Of THE Evening World
! have a suggestion pertaining to tn,
bridge crush. ; notice that the la Jles
get the first right /, - into the cars
II II has conc to THIS. why not max,
other arrangements by having first on,
car for ladies' and the mex; ear 70. zen
tlemen' That would give all a fa!,
claace. c. s. Saratoga Springs. y. \.
Yes.
To ths Editor n The Evening World:
II a child is born in the United State,
Of foreign parents, Is that child an
Amerleanf Il, Nee.
outh Carolina.
To the Editor OF The Evening World
Where Is the nearest State where {
couple can get married without a mar,
rage ucsnsef JOHN w.
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Copyright. 1911. by The Press Pul
Dead Lover Haunts French
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To the Editor OF The Evening World;
Where Is the nearest State where
couple can get married without a mar
rtags ucsnSet JOHN W..
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For "Aiternatc Cars"

To ths Editor n The Evening World,
II a child Is born in the United States
Of foreign parents, is that child an
American l.. Nee.
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CITATION na PUBLICATION.

The State of Texas 20 the sheriff of
amy Constable Of file County
Greeting.
You are hereby commanded 90
summon the unknown helm Of Eliza
I Ewing and 3 " Ewing deceased
ana tho unknown heirs OF Francis N.
Neal and S II Neal, deceased, by
making publication Of this citation
once in each week for eight success
sige weeks previous 10 the return
day hereof. IN some newspaper pub
lished in your county, 10 appear al
the next regular term Of The District
Court of Ellis County 20 be holden
at the Court House thereof IN Wax
ahachie on the fourth Monday in
February. A. u. 1871 the same be-
ing the 9Th day OF February. A ~.
1871. then and there TO answer a
petition filed In said Court on the
29th day OF December, A. -. 1870,
in suit. numbered on the docket On
said Court No 1914 wherein John
O Thomson is plaintiff, and the un-
known heirs Of Eliza j Ewing ana
husband, J. ". Ewing, deceased, and
the unknown heirs Of Francis NJ.
Neal and husband, S. II, Neal, de-
ceased. are defendants and said pc
tition alleging in substance; That
plaintiff Is the owner OF certain
tracts or parcels of land situated III
ellis County, Texas, one tract CON
tanning fifteen acres. fully described
IN deed dated October 20. $50 from
y. \. WitherspOOn ct al, To Johh
O. Thomson. recorded in Vol 3S,
page 80 Deed Records of Ellis
County. Texas second tract contains
POO acres. fully described In deed
dated January %. 1875, from w. q.
Rogers ct al. to John O. Thomson
recorded in Vol. so. page III, Deed
Records of Ellis County Texas; that
plaintiff has conveyed part of said
land (see deed dated January %,
1870, recorded in Vol. 81, page
SIT. and also tract described in deed
dated August !, 1896, recorded in
1 Vol 81, page 3S3. Deed Records OF
/ Ellis County, Texas
Plaintiff further alleges that
/ Wm and Thos. Heron We're broth
I ers and owned said land Jointly anc
finally partitioned said land he
tween them, but that said partition
deeds If any were never placed OF
record, and by reason Of which 8
cloud is cast upon the title to said
land
That on January %, 1875 plain
tiff received a deed from W. G, Rog-
ers for the 200 acres referred tc
above, and that said Eliza ]. Ewing
and Francis NJ. Neal signed and We're
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CITATION ~ ~ nl.IcsfION.


( The state 81 Texas. 20 the sheriff oi
Ana Constable Of Ellis County
Greeting
You are hereby commanded "a
Summon K T. Marian be IMAGINE
ppbli,atiop al fbiz citation once m
sseb o..sk for four saree.a{ve week,
previous to The returu dst hereof ir
s,,p,o ueusosper nublisb a iu .,ot.r
limit, a. s,,,ea, ar Ill.,, .ne,f reeniar
term ~ The district court a. Ellis
-o,,,,, g. ta bald.., ar ESQ cea,t
bouse tbereof i'm AVaxabachle
ou the fourth Monday In February.
u tg1l the same BEING lie a5th
dsv of February A ID 1911 Then
and tbsre to ans,pa, n nelftion filed
\, s,td cour, on the rom da, al De
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and husband 4 " Brown are de
PENDANTS. and said petition alleging
IN substance. That plaintiff resides
In Ellis County Texas and that Eu-
eenla and r " Brown are dead ana
their heirs are unknown;
That plaintiff IL the owner In fee
simple Of 77.6 acres OF land situate
IN Ellis County. Texas, out of John
Mott survey. and being the same land
less a tract sold 10 Noise Cert MAY
31st. 1910. by e. w Crumley et al.
recorded Vol. 1874. page i2S. Deed
Records of Ellis County. Texas con
yeyed by w. II Cowllng et ux. 10
w. l. Harper, October IA, 1905, re
corded In Vol. l66, page AZ, Deed
Records of Ellis County, Texas, to
which reference is hereby made for
field notes plaintiff alleges that said
land has been occupied by him and
various others, cultivated. enjoyed
and occupied, enclosed and adversely
held for a longer period than ten
years prior to the filing OF this suit
and that II defendants have any
claim thereto. same has been barren
by the statute of limitation; Thar
many years ago said land was con
veyed by the Mott heirs and for some
reason the aforesaid parties did not
sign the deed,
Wherefore, plaintiff prays that de-
PENDANTS be cited as the law requires;
that upon final hearing in this cause
he have judgment removing saif
cloud from title to said land ana
oil interest or claim in said deten-
dants, and vested in the PLAINTIFF, for
costs of suit and general relief.
Herein fail not. but have before
said Court, at its aforesaid next reg
ular term, this writ with your re-
turn thereon, showing how you have
executed the same.
Witness Lem Wray, CLERK OF the
District Court of Ellis County
Given under my hand and the Seal
of said Court. at office in Waxa-
hache. this the 3 st day OF pecem-
Der. A. d. 1910.
(Seal LEM WRAY,
Clerk OF the District Court, Ellis
County
BY DAN WILSON. Deputy.
A true copy, | certify.
A. w. WILSON.
Sheriff, Ellis County, Texas
-
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Primary Election Notice.

BY virtue of authority vested iii
me as chairman of the city executive
committee, I hereby give notice that
there will be held in the city of Wax
ahachie. Texas, ON Tuesday, Febru-
airy 81, 1911, @ white mans primary
for the purpose of selecting eandi-
dates for the following city offices
for Waxahachie, Texas:
Mayor
One alderman for Ward No |
One alderman for ward No 2
One alderman for ward No. 3.
The following parties shall be
presiding officesr at the following
boxes.
Ward Election will be held at
John F, WAITS office on Main
street, with John F. Wyatt as pre-
siding officer.
Ward No q Election shall be
held at No 116 College street, with
T. O. Cheatham as presiding officer.
Ward No. 8 Election shall be
held at the city hall, with J. NJ. Ian
caster presiding officer.
Dated the 18th day Of Jan. oil.
II. n PETERS,
Chairman City Executive Commit
tee, Waxahachie, Texas.
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paid the fail consideration therefor
bui their husbands did net sigu and
execute said deed which casts cloud
over the title 10 same
Plaintiff further alleges that they
have received pay for their interest
Id said land and that plaintiff does
not owe them anything; that any
claim which they may set mp has
long since beea barred by the stat
ute Of limitation. that seid land has
been used, occupied. cultivated and
eHioyed and adversely held By him.
Tor q period OF more than ten years
prior 20 this date Wherefore, plain
tiff prays that defendants be cited
as required by law. for Judgment
removing cloud costs Of suit and
general relief
Herein fail not but have before
said Court. az its aforesaid next reg
ular term this writ, with yonr return
thereon, showing how you have exc
cuted the same.
Witness: Lem Ray Clerk Of the
District Court OF Ellis County
Given under my hand and the seal
Of said Court at office in WaXa
haehie, this the 29th day OF Decem-
bet, "A. II. i5iH'
tSeall LEM WRAf
Clerk OF the District Court, Ellis
County.
BY DAN WILSON, Deputy.
A true copy, | certify,
A. w. WILSON
Sheriff Ellis County, Texas.
BY FRANK r. SPALDING.
Deputy.
Sat PA
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GIRLS WAR ON Boards.
Owners Defiant and VIII Not Take
the Hint to Shave.

Pittsburg, Pa. Jan. 21.-The girls
at Allegheny College, Meadyille, Pa,
have declared war on eleven splendid
yellow Vandyke boards, the pride OF
eleven seniors. Invitations to class
functions have been cancelled, and
the co-eds have delivered their ulti-
matum that they viii not recognize
the offending seniors till the boards
are removed
At the close Of chapel yesterday
the men seniors were met in front
of the entrance by twenty goods
each carrying an umbrella from
which hung the emblem: "Our beaux
are clipped. The men OF the senior
class declare that the boards shall
remain.
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THOSE PICTURE SHOWS.


Savannah, Ga, Jan 81. Because
the magistrate, whose duty it is to
swear in the town council of War
saw, near Savannah, forgot that last
night was the time for administering
the oath, and came to Savannah to
attend a picture show, the town gov
eminent Is in rather n chaotic state.
The council waited for quite Il
while to be sworn in, but the town
marshal, sent to locate the missing
official returned With the informa-
ton that the lure of the picture show
had called him to Savannah and the
affairs OF the city would have to
wait
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CHICAGO TIME PIECES.


Chicago, Jan. 2l-One-eighth OF
the families Of Chicago have defeo
tive time pieces, according to a state
ment made yesterday by General
Manager Hubbard. of the Chicago
Telephone company
The company has been keeping q
record of the calls asking for the
time Of day and according to the
statement the question is asked of
| the operators on an average of 81
eco times a day
According to the last census there
are about 100000 persons in Chi
cage which, ON the generally accept
ed basis of five to family. means a
total of some more than 100000
| families. The assumption as to the
naccuracy Of one-eighth OF the fam
| its time pieces is based upon these
figures.