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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-31

zriedman, Doris Gillian, Belle Hud-
Esther Lerbas, Margaret Lombard,
Elizabeth Mathie, Marjorie Morris,
rey Miller, Esther Pagenkopf. Jose
Lenora Schaumburger, Leona Swift,
Viola Strupp, Gladys Williams, Ruth
| Wilson, Senorita VoSburg.
Beatrice German, Lenore Slattery,
Hazel Curtis, Gertrude Merklein,
Gertrude Smith, IneZ Hintz and Geo.
Baer were high school visitors Friday.
A high school debating league for
the northeastern section OF the state
is being organized by Prof. f. W..
| Orr, of the School of Expression of
Lawrence college. Wausau has been
asked to join the league and the plan
is being considered. 1t is looked up
on with favor and will probably be
so reported.
The new curtain for the rostrum
has arrived and is very beautiful in
design. 1t is composed of green
velure and is modelled after one in one
of the New York theaters.
The first and second teams accom-
panied by several members of the
| faculty and number of rOoters went
; to Grand Rapids Saturday for game
with the first and second teams of
| that school. The result of both games
was highly satisfactory especially the
| big game, which resulted in victory
| g. IL 1Oao l. = Of
| Grand Rapids defeated US about eight
successive times and therefore the re-
suit of the game Saturday is all the
more gratifying. 1t was fast and
exciting game all the way and not I'M
| til the final whistle blew was the re-
suit of the game assured.
Wausau won the toss and kicked off
to Grand Rapids. They tried a smash
but failed to gain. On the next play
| Brown intercepted forward pass and
| made a 80 yard run for touch down.
Johnson kicked goal making the score
so. Grand Rapids licked of to Wau-
sau. They made 80 yards on line
smashes when they were held for
downs. Grand Rapids failed to make
| their required distance and were
| forced to punt. WauSau tried for
WdIu pass Dut IL W d. AilNOAL k11COCA
and the ball went back. A line smash
gained 5 yards and pass was tried
to the right but Ruder failed TO catch
it and the ball went to the Rapids.
Time for the first quarter.
The Rapids came back strong in
the second quarter and on the ball
to Wausau's ten yard line before they
were held johnson punted to safety.
The Rapids ran the ball to the 30 yard
line when they fumbled and Mont
gomery recovered the ball. johnson
made 10 yards on an end run. An on
side kick was tried but Rapids man
secured the ball. A pass Melted them
20 yards and on the next play they
went over for a touch down. They
kicked goal making the score sc.
Wausau kicked off and the Rapids
brought the ball back to the p yd.
line. A tumble was secured by Nc
Phail A drop kick was tried but
failed. The Rapids made several
gains and the ball was in the center
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The pupils of the high school were
treated with a pleasant surprise on
Tuesday afternoon. 1t was in the
form of an address by Mr.. Parlin and
on his entrance into the assembly
room he was created with a most
hearty applause. He spoke of the
great system of advertising and on
some of the features of the work he
is taking charge of.
A teachers meeting was held
Wednesday and tentative courses of
study in geography, history and ciyics
were discussed. The courses of study
were issued by the state superintend-
ent.
A special effort is being made to
secure more perfect attendance at
the schools and careful comparison of
the enrolment of the schools with
the census report is being made, tC
ascertain which children of school
age are not attending. Such children
are being looked up by the truant
officer.
A meeting of the graduating class
was held Thursday for the election OF
officers and the transaction of any
business which may have arisen
Argall Johnson was unanimously
elected president of the class. The
other officers elected were as follows
Vice-PreS.-Ben Alexander.
Secretary-Haezl Menier.
Treasurer-Harvey Taylor.
A committee consisting of Hester
Jones, Irma Clark and Carmi Vaughan,
| was appointed to look into the matter
of securing class pins earlier than is
| the usual custom.
A very pleasant lyceum program
was given Friday and was as follows
Ruth Smith ....An Old Sweetheart of Mine
Mary Carlson. So. Awfully Lovely Philosophy
walter GleSe. Anthony'S Creation
Ora Manecke.. ..........A Most Obliging Sister
hlLton DreSSel ........4 ;....:. The Chase
Leon Lambert........JOhnny's History Lesson
After the program an election OF
officers was held and the following
were elected:
President-Wells Turner.
Nice-Pres.-Arthur Friedman.
Secretary-Esther Deutsch.
Ernest Dunn was the appointed
critic for the afternoon and gave a
very interesting report.
The high school orchestra has been
organized and is composed of the fol-
lowing:
First violin-Helen Coates. Elmer
Arch, Lester Cheveriere.
Second yiolin-Carmi Vaughan,
Arthur Friedman, Ben Koppa, Bob
Mumm.
CornetS-A. Franklin Haskin, Ernest
Summerfeldt.
TrombOneS- Theophil Grauer, Edison
Shatto.
Clarinet-Walter Giese.
Drums-Geo. Giese.
Piano-Lawrence Bernhardt.
The girls composing this years glee
club are as follows:
Ruth Albers, Veneta Beck, Caroline
Bartlett, Marion Boles, Irma Boerke,
Ada Clement, Lucille Dressed, Bernice
Dennis, Esther Deutsch, MarionDoyle,
Nora Edwards, Marion Friede, Hattie
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PERSONALS.

Prank Bissell of Rib Falls, was
in the city Sunday.
Roman Deutsch is in Plum Lake
today upon business.
Judge G. L. Warren spent several
days in Green Bay the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Hurley re-
turned Saturday evening from a
weeks stay in Chicago.
R. NJ. Heskett of the Knox En-
gineering Co., Chicago, is in the city
on street railroad business.
&C. S. Curtis was in Clinton, Ia,
the past week attending a meeting OF
the firm of Curtis Bros. & Co.
Mrs. P. O. Means departed this
morning for Plum Lake, called there
upon the death of Clark Sayner.
Mrs. NJ. P. Mccullough returned
from Oak Park Saturday morning
where she visited for week with her
parents.
e. B. Thayer went to Neillsville
Thursday to attend the constituting OF
Neillsville Commandery No. SO, on
that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter II. Bissell
and son, Walter, departed Sunday
evening for Laurel, Miss. They will
be absent several weeks.
Thomas Ryan and H. L. Bump
of Merrill, were in the city Thursday,
in attendance at the regular concl2ve
of St. Omer COmmandery.
DIR. Spencer who has been in var
ious parts of the state the past wee (
in the interests of the State Board
of Health has returned to the city.
Mrs. Bertha Chellis arrived home
Wednesday from LaPaS, Saskatche-
wan, Can. She went up there last
June to visit her son, Herb and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Swope will
depart tomorrow for Amigo, where
they will visit for the next three
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Good
rick.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Pagel and
two children of Stevens Point were
called here Friday upon the death OF
the formers father, Ernst Pagel.
They returned home today. Mr.. Pagel
left this city fourteen years ago, and
is engaged in the flour milling buSl-
ness.
Rev. Father Johnson returned TO
Wausau Saturday and occupied the
pulpit in the Episcopal church on
Sunday. He vas in Chicago and ST.
Louis in the interests of the Mission
aries league of which he is secretary.
He will remain until after next Sab
bath and then leave for trip further
West.
Last evening there was q special
conclave OF st, Omer Commandery
No. 10, X. T., and Charles III. STANCE
of Merrill, took the degrees OF the
| order. Those who were present from
out of the city were: I'll. l.. Bump,
L. f. Dodge, Merritt StinSon, and
Thomas Ryan of Merrill, and (. w.
Brooks of Tomahawk.
The following named accompanied
the football teams TO Grand Rapids
last Saturday: Miss King. Miss SUod-
dard, Mr.. Painter and Mr.. JetferS OF
the faculty and Hester Jones, Sarah
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of the field when time for the first
half was called.
Wausau kicked off to the Rapids at
the east end of the field. They were
held after making first down once
johnson made 10 yards; Brown made
10 more on quarterback through.
Turner went for 5 more on a cross
buck. A pass to Ruder was incom-
plete. Wausau punted to the 10-yard
line. The Rapids made about 40
yards on passes before they were held
and forced to punt. A pass to Ruder
netted Is yards, but on the next play
the Rapids secured the ball on a
tumble. On the next play Pagan
secured a tumble and made a 35-yard
run. WauSau fumbled but Talheim
recovered the ball. Grand Rapids
held and on the next play they punted.
Wausau ran the ball back to the 3d.
yard line. A crOss-buck by Johnson
Melted yards but we lost five on end
run. Brown then tried pretty drop
kick from the 35-yard and made it.
Score So.
Montgomery kicked off and Grand
Rapids started the ball back in
fashion that looked bad for Wausau,
| but they braced up and held them for
downs Time was called for the
third quarter.
During the last quarter the game
was hard fought and several times the
Rapids came within our ten yard line.
But the line held fine and they
couldn't score. NatWick did some
fine work for the Rapids by his passes.
Brown, Montgomery and Johnson took
care of their work in good shape.
Toward the latter part OF the quarter
Brown was hurt and II. Schuette
played quarterback and A. Schuette
played end. The ball was on Wau-
sau's 10 yard line and the Rapids had
80 seconds and three downs in which
to make touchdown, but the line
held like a wall and the game ended
with Wausau about to punt and the
score 90 in their favor. The lineup
was as follows:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-31

Miller, Minefta Lampert, Helen Gen
rich, Ben Alexander, Bert Foster,
Walter Livingston, Harold Ingraham,
Jack Burt, Harry Kane, Mark Bells,
Floyd Sullivan, Albert Mohr, Charley
Turner, George Turner, John Manson,
Fritz Manson, Hilton Dressed, Edison
Shatto, Jennings Alexander, Fremont
Damon, William Erdman, Harold
Dietl, Fred Miller, Otto Eggebrecht,
Geo. Denfield and Wallace Miller.
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7. N. C. A. NOTES.

The membership committee and
the new members gave a supper last
evening. A. G. Gran, general secre-
tary Of the Young Mems Christian
Association of La Crosse was present,
and gave an address.
Don't forget the Booker T. Wash
ington lecture Wednesday, Nov. 8th.
Tickets are fifty cents, and will be on
sale at the opera house, Y. M. G. A.
building, Mumm's book and station
cry store and at Albers' drug store.
This evening there will be a game
of base ball between the +. r. A. and
the Y. NJ. G. A. business men. This
will no doubt be a good and close
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ONLY TWO TO A CUSTOMER.

The Monday Evening Study club
held its first social session last even
ing with Mrs. NJ. P. Mccullough.
The house was prettily trimmed with
Halloween decorations, the dining
room and table being especially at
tractiye. The mem ers played bridge,
Miss Antoinnette Huntington obtain
ing the highest score. Mrs. McCul-
laugh served REFRESHMENTS after scores
were added up. The social sessions
will be held once a month during the
ensuing year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-31

Gov. MCGOvERN it seems, has cold
pedal eXtremities on the tax PROPOSE
ton. 1t was intended that the state
levy this year should be 1906, 900, but
the feeling was SO strong throughout
the state that the Gov, by the power
in him vested remitted S940, 235 and
therefore there will be net reduction
of the state taxes, as compared with
last wear of So. 234.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-31

membership committee of the local Y.
NJ. G. A. at supper given last even
ing in the Y. The supper was given
for the members of the committee
mentioned, the social committee and
for new members, and it proved to be
a very enjoyable affair. Following
the supper Mr.. Gran gave an address
on the plan used in Lacrosse of secur-
ing new members. He returned home
today The work in the local associa-
tion is prospering and many new
members are being secured.
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The officers for the Young Mems
Forward Religious Movement were
elected on Sunday afternoon, and they
are as follows:
Presidential. G. Schmidt.
First Vice-Pres.-S. b. TObey.
Sec.
Secretary-W. r. Johnson.
Treas.-A. Lohr.
Committees
MissiOns-IIarry Berger.
BOYS WOrk-LOuis Larsen.
Bible Study-James Montgomery.
EYangelism-Nei Campbell.
Social Service-L. G.. Schneider.
Finances p. Stone.
Community Extension-Rev. f. IL.
Brigham.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-31

JOSEPH PULITZER, proprietor Of the
New York World died last Sunday
while on a yacht in the harbor at
Charleston. He was GA years of age.
Forty-seven years ago he came to this
country a poor immigrant boy and
could not speak a word Of the English
language.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-31

Miss Lucille Lawrence gave a Hal
lOwe'en party to about fifty OF her
young friends last Saturday evening.
The evening was spent in playing
cards, various games and dancing.
Refreshments were served during the
evening. All had a delightful time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-31

PRESIDENT TAFT has issued the
annual Thanksgiving proclamation fix
ing upon Thursday, Nov. Both, as a
day of thanksgiving and prayer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-31

The local second team held the
Rapids second to a 90 tie. They were
easily outweighed by the Rapids
seconds and did some mighty fine work
in holding them Scoreless. The local
ends did some fine tackling and
Christian and Simmonsen made good
gains. The line up was as follows:
wAUsAr ends GRAND RAPIDS 2nds
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TUESDAY, OCT. 81, 1911.

Published weekly and entered at the Pos
Office at Wausau as second class matter.
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Gen'l. Sec'y. A. c. Gran, of the La
Crosse Y. III. G. A, was guest of the
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Denies the AlleQatIons.

New York.-John d. Rockefeller, in
a statement given out here, replied to
the charges made by the Merritt
brothers before the Stanley steel in.
vestigatlng committee regarding the
methods used by Mr.. Rockefeller in
securing control of the Mesaba ore
mines and the Duluth, Mesaba &
Northern railroad. pointing out that
these charges were denied under oath
as long ago as 1895 in litigation over
the Lake Superior Consolidated iron
mines. He furthermore submits tho
text Of a paper bearing the date Of
January %, 1897, to which are at
tached the names of Alfred and Leon.
idas Merritt and "all the other mem.
bers OF the family" declaring them.
selves satisfied that neither Mr.. Rock.
efeller nor his agents committed fraud
or made Misrepresentation in the
matter In question.
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CONTEST Is SHORT AND SHARP
Many Arrests Are Made. Windows
Are Smashed and Much Destruc.
tlon Of Property Follows
Riot.

London. - The suffragettes Jared
badly at the hands OF the police in
mixup here. They had threatened to
force their way into the house of
commons and make a protest ON the
floor of the house against the prime
minister's refusal to pledge the gov.
ernment to bill giving equal suf.
frage to both sexes, but they failed
to reach the entrance to parliament
Dispersed by the police, who made
upwards of 16O arrests, the suffra.
gettes resorted to a campaign Of
window smashing. Driven from par.
Lament square by the police, 1900
OF whom were on duty, the women.
accompanied by sympathizers and
gangs OF rowdies, proceeded through
Whitehall armed with bags of stones
concealed under their coats and broke
windows in public Offices, liberal head
quarters and the national liberal club
They even extended their operations
to the Strand, where windows of the
postoflce, bank and other private
concerns suffered from the onslaught
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MANYUNDER ARREST
SUDDEN SHOCK TO SMUGGLING
INDUSTRY OF CHINESE.
GIGANTIC PLOT RUN TO EARTH
Activity Of Special Government Do.
tective Rewarded to the Limit
Chicago and New York cul.
prlts Concerned.

Chlcago--One of the largest Chinese
smuggling plots unearthed by federal
officers In years was revealed when
"Crappy" Nelson was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Foote,
charged with bringing Cinnamon into
this country from Canada. Twenty
men charged with being implicated in
the plot are under arrest in Chicago,
New York and Detroit, where the band
made its headquarters, according to
q government agent, who has been
working on the case.
Those under arrest in Chicago are:
"Crappy" Nelson, Lorne Stoneberg,
Albert Arthur, alias Jimmie" Oul.
ette. Gordon Ferris, Moy Sing, wealthy
merchant; Chung Hu and Moy Foot.
Those under arrest in New York
are: Wolfe Tom, Jock Nom. Mig On,
Ming Back Sun, Ming Hong Jon. Moy
Sal Tige, wealthy Chinese merchant;
Dos Shin, Ling Hung Seung. Ming
Chung Lam. Ling Kwong Foot, Ming
Inn. Ching Quong, Ming Jung.
Frank Walsh is under arrest in De.
troit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-11-30

Peking.-According to a Chinese re-
port an attempt was made to assas-
sinate the premier, Yuan Shi Kai, on
Monday last. There have been ru.
mors that the premier's life was
threatened and he has been going
about escorted by a guard. An edict
has been issued giving Yuan Shi Kai
freedom from daily audience with
the throne, thus permitting the pre-
mier to proceed with his attempts to
bolster up the administration without
interference. The president Of the
Shantung republic has sent another
message advising the abdication Of the
throne and Yuan has replied. accord.
ing to the Chinese newspapers:
watch the Germans"
A special dispatch from Shanghai
says that not only was the governor
Of Tai Yuan.Fu murdered, but his
wife and two sons also have been ex-
ecuted. The yamen has been burned,
the Manchu city entirely destroyed
and the whole city looted by mob.
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SAFETY IS IN FLIGHT
FOREIGNERS At PEKiNo MUST BE
ON THE WATCH.
INCREASED GUARD NECESSARY
Missionaries Bring Tales Of Wholesale
Massacres at shen 81 Province
Steamers Are Being
Looted.
INCREASED GUARD NECESSARY

Peking.-Ministers representing the
foreign powers here have decided that
It would be advisable to increase the
legation guards. An edict Just pub.
lished orders Sheng- Yuan, the new
governor Of the province Of Sheng.Si,
to attend to his post Immediately to
suppress outlaws and protect foreign.
ers. Piracy on the rivers Is 80 ram
pant that steamboat companies In
Hong Kong have been obliged to sus.
pend service. Several steamers have
been looted and some Of the officers
and passengers killed.
Two British todpedo boat destroy.
ers have left Hong Kong to patrol tho
West river.
Missionaries arriving In Peking from
Tung Chow Flu. eighty miles north.
~Nst OF Sian Flu. give accounts of the
recent revolution in the province of
Shen 81, where the antlforeign ele-
ment declared its intention to ex.
terminate foreigners, Christians and
Manchus, but only partly succeeded.
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IN sympathy with LaFoIIstts.

Detroit, Mich.-Progressive repub.
lican league leaders held conference
here Wednesday to lay plans for fur
thering the presidential candidacy Of
Senator La Toilette in Michigan.
Among those present were United
States Senator Crawford Of South Da-
kota, Frank A. Harrison Of Lincoln.
LaFollette manager for Nebraska;
State Treasurer Dahl Of Wisconsin,
Secretary A. l.. Cohen Of the Michigan
committee, and other Michigan poll
ticians. Mr.. Harrison declared in an
interview that while Theodore Roose-
velt did not want to make any public
announcement Of his views at this
time, the former president had as.
sured the progressive leaders that he
was in sympathy with them and with
Senator LaFollette and would not him.
self be a candidate for the presiden.
tial nomination.
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lndorse Socialist Efforts.

Lincoln, Neb.--The initial session of
tho Nebraska Woman Suffrage league
Endorsed the action Of the national 80.
cialist party in its efforts to secure
the adoption Of an amendment to the
federal constitution providing for
granting OF the ballot to women. The
action of the socialists was highly
commended by the delegates and the
memorial reciting their appreciation
was voted with loud acclaim.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-11-30
Inspecting Wreck Of Maine.

Havana.-The board Of inspection Of
the Maine made It's first preliminary
examination of the wreck Wednesday
Rear Admiral Charles +. Vreeland,
president Of the board. and his col.
leagues. clad In rubber boots and over.
alls. descended to the lower depths OF
the shattered portions OF the wreck.
All members Of the board were ex.
tremely reticent regarding the infer.
ences they drew from what they saw
The inspection will continue probably
for ten days.
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At the Good Roads Congress.

Richmond. Va.-The postofiice de.
partment's interest In highway i'm.
provement was made evident at the
good roads congress by Fourth As.
sistant Postmaster General II. V. De.
Graw. Mr.. DeGraw is the active head
of the rural free delivery system.
There is movement In the conven.
tion to ask the postoffice department
to spend some Of its appropriation
for rural free delivery on the i'm.
provement OF post roads, but officials
of the department think this impossi.
BILE.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-11-30

Austin, Tex.--J. r. Hughes. senior
captain of the Texas rangers. in
charge OF the Rio Grande border
patrol. has reported to Governor Col.
quit he had evidence that a Mexican
revolution will be launched within the
next two weeks and that some of the
plans are being perfected in Texas.
Governor Colquitt has ordered more
stringent investigation to determine
what steps he shall take. Captain
Hughes believes the plan is to over
throw Madero.
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VIII Touch Jewish Question.

Washington.--There IL well de.
hned report in Washington that Presi
dent Taft. In his forthcoming message
to congress. may have something to
say on the subject Of possible negotia-
tions between the United States and
Russia, looking to a revision Of the
treaty Of 1882. principally to remove
the present restrictions upon the
rights OF travel and domicile of Amer
lean Jews In Russia.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-11-30
"Tar Party" ceiebrants. Found Guilty

Lincoln Center. Kan.--Two Of the
defendants in the "tar party" case,
John Schmidt and Sheriff. Clark. Fri.
day were found guilty of assault and
battery by a jury that had been out
continually since 1880 o'clock Thurs
day morning. A. n. Simms. the third
defendant, was acquitted. Sentence
on the two men was deferred to per.
NIT attorneys to argue n motion for a
new trial. Sentences Of one year each
In the county jail. the extreme penalty
In Kansas for the offense charged,
were passed on Everett G.. Clark. Jay
Fitzwater. Watson Scranton and Ed
ward Ricord. confessed assailants OF
Mary Chamberlain.
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VIII Entertain Governors.

st. Paul, Minn.-Great preparations
are being made here for the entertain.
ment Of the western states governors,
who are expected to arrive here Mon
day to start their four thousand mile
tour to the east. The entertainment
will be in charge Of the chamber Of
commerce and affiliated bodies. The
executives will be the guests of honor
at the land show and also at a ban.
quet. They also will be taken on a
tour of the twin cities In automobiles
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Pays HIoh Price for eIbIe.

London.-The sale Of the Huth
library at Sotheby's furnished fresh
sensation when a Mazarin Bible
fetched the remarkable sum Of $29..
600. Barnard Quaritch opened the
bidding at $4,000. The next offer was
$4,000, and this was followed by bids
rising $2.5o0 each time. Mr.. Quaritch
taking the Bible at price amounting
to double that obtained for this copy
when 1t was last sold at auction.