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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10
American Invasion Of Bermuda,

W. d. Howells. In Harper's Magazine.
do not know just why the American
prices should prevail so in Bermuda Ii
costs no more than ever to raise things
there, and the Bermudans. who are most
ly people OF comparatively small incomes,
must suffer from the rise in the cost OF
living more than the American visitors or
sojourners. Even I'm the shops, where
they used to pay English prices for Eng
nsh goods. they now pay American prices.
quite as II they had an American tarifY TO
enable the local manufacturers to make
fortunes and go abroad and marry their
daughters to noblemen. Otherwise r do
not know that our nation does the Ber-
muoans much harm. We swarm upon
them by the thousand. three times a
week, when the New York stea mers come :
In lump as II were. on three successive
days, instead of spreading themselves
over the seven days: and we romp ap
and down their quiet streets, to the nusia
OF our catbird twang. At these times wa
have rather wild look, and talk loudly
and laugh more than We need IL we are
women; but that Is because the beauty
and the strangeness of the place have
gone to our heads, sometimes perhaps
not too strong at home If we are men
we sound a different nasal. a dry, saT-
castle note, and wear an ironic smile with
the new straw hats We have bought We
are mostly. think from familiar country
places, or inland cities and have not been
a broad before. We mean nothing wrong.
and many of us are charmingiy kind and
good, and even intelligent. But the whole
business is a delightful joke for US.
whether we stroll up and down the clean,
white streets between the clean. white
houses. or drive layishly out over the land
in the pleasant Victories, and try too
audibIy to extract misinformation from
the obliging colored drivers. II we go
home the next day we do not quiet down,
but il We stay a week we become OF an
almost Bermudan calm. fortnight
makes US over in the image of the colonial
English who have been in the islands for
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DEFIES OLD FATHER TIME.
Man With Whitened Hair and Bent
Back Refuses to Grow Old.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Father Time was in a bad humor. He
twirled his hour glass recklessly and
swung his scythe In a vicious fashion.
'Confound him." he cried.
What's the matter. daddy?' a playful
zephyr asked as it frolicked by his side
Time looked at the zephyr.
Did you see that man / passed a few
moments ago?'
Yes, daddy
lie defies me-
But he's quite gray. daddy
Yes, yes
And his face is wrinkled, and his back
Is bent, and his hands tremble.'
Yes, yes, but he def1es me-.
How. daddy?'
He twisted his forelock savagely.
I can whiten his hair. confound him.
and wrinkle his face, and bend his back,
and set his nerves to trembling, but L
can't reach his heart.'
And he tore at his beard and stamped
along so angrily that his sandals left lit
tie puffs Of yellow dust behind them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10
SOCIETY.
CULPEPER.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CULPEPER. Va, December 0. 1911.
Miss Helen Coons of Minnesota is visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Hunt Strother. Miss
Elizabeth Matthews. who is attending ST.
Anne's School in Charlottesville, spent
Thanksgiving with her parents. Miss Au-
gusta Bennett left Thursday for Penn
sylvania to attend a wedding. Miss
F'reda Quarles, who has been visiting the
Misses Vowel. returned to her home in
Manassas Saturday. An informal dance
was given by the young people Friday
night at the armory. Miss Endicott of
Washington has been visiting Mrs Roger
Rickers Miss Columbiana Male returned
Monday from Philadelphia, where she has
been on a visit for the past week. Mrs.
G. IS. Williams has returned after visit
to Alexandria Psymaster and Mrs. Lewis
Wise Jennings of Norfolk spent Thanks
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. Wise jennings
Mrs. Lewis P. Nelson left for Richmond
Friday for a visit to her sister Mrs. Neal
Mrs. J. w. Ware has returned from
visit to Richmond Ashland and Farm
VILE
The senior class of the Culpeper High
School gave musical tea in .he armory
Thanksgiving evening. MIR. w. F. Will
liams of Red Spring. y. c., is visiting
who has been very i'll for the past week.
is reported better. though still critically
ill. Miss frankie Taunt has returned
after visit to her aunt, Mrs p NJ Rixey
of Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Grimsley have moved into their new
home on Jamesons hill. Mr.. j. A. G.
Keith and Mr.. John $. Chapman of Greene
attended court here this week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunt Strother spent several days
in Baltimore this week. Miss Belle
Strother of Rappahannock has been visit
ing Miss Mackall. The Junior Bridge
Club met with Miss Sutherlin SATURDAY
The highest score was made by Miss
Byrdie Pulliam Mrs. Max Samuelson en-
tertained at cards Friday in honor OF
Miss Duncanson of Richmond. Those
present were Mesdames Turner Tucker,
Chelf. Writ Chelf. Goldsborough, Booker
and Lewis, and Misses Sutnerlin and
Duncanson. Mrs. Booker won first prize,
Miss Sutherlin the BOBBY prize, and Miss
Duncanson received the guests prize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10
Around the City.
. dear, tired-out woman decidtd to

A dear, tired-out woman decidtd to
take a nap.
The laundryman was due that afternoon
being aroused, she wrote a note to him
he rang. She wrote that she had put
leave the wash basket behind the vesti
bule door.
Then she turned in and was sampling
the finest brand of nappy-naps when the
door bell rang-and rang-and rang.
1t was the laundryman. He had seen
the note, but there was no money under
the mat. Some one else had seen it first.
Oh, but it's the trusting natures that
get the f1arebacks in this world.
A flock of athletic youngsters were
racing around a square near the Y. NJ. c.
"A. building. And a woman who was
her basket down to stare at the fash
of bare arms and legs.
They'll soon warm up" explained a
passing man. who seemed amused a. the
woman's CONSERVATION.
I'D warm EN- up. all right, II they
belonged to me. Running around half
naked this time a year."
''Oh, that's all right. ma'am 1t hardens
them. Half those chaps will develop into
good, hearty sprinters."
And the other half'N develop con-
sumption. You needn't tell me! 1 got a
son who had his picture in the paper
for winning swimming match, an had
to pay his doctor bills year. I know
all about 1t.
BY that time the lads had turned a
corner and the woman started on her
way to market-if that is where she was
going.
There is a waste paper box near the
State Department A woman who was
rounding the square the other morning
saw an old man go to the box and root in
the refuse. as if he We're hunting for the
leavings of some clerks luncheon.
He was a tall. old man with bend to
his shoulders. With shabby overcoat
that had once been fine he wore trousers
that looked as If they had been ctewed
around the bottom by the wolf at his
door. The rest of him was a hat worn
rakishly to defy it's has beenness, steel
specs and q cane.
There was nothing in the box.
An automobile whizzed over a dog.
There was just one yelp and-the thing
was done.
The chauffeur got out and gave his
name to a policeman who was right there
on the job. Well, he was, then!
The policeman was right-there-on-the
job and the chauffeur got out Of the
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A hunk Of a man was occupying a pole
at 10th street and the Avenue.
He had been overZealous in spreading
the fame Of Milwaukee. and obviously
didn't care who knew it. Christmas
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broom. Atlantic City has already started
| in to maintain her reputation for

broom. Atlantic City has already started
in to maintain her reputation for
SnoWless Boardwalk.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Lester of Washing
ton, D. c., have joined friends at the
shore. Mr.. and Mrs. Lester have taken
apartments at the Hotel Frontenac
DR.. and Mrs. r. E. Smith of Washing
ton are spending brief winter outing
by the sea.
Mrs Willard NJ Mason Of Atlantic
City is entertaining Miss Helen Taylor
of Washington, D. c..
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Shannon of Wash
ington. d. c., are early winter guests at
the Craig Hall.
DR.. Wilbur Thirkield and Mrs. Thir-
kield are shore visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Strasburger of Wash
ington, D. c., are spending the fore part
of December at the Rudolf.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Waterbury are
well known observation-disclosures recuperating
at the shore. with apartments at Youngs.
J. ]. Clifford and j. G. Bossert, from
Washington. d. c., are December visitors
in Atlantic City.
w. b. Henderson arrived from Wash
ngton early in the week for a brief stay
by the waves.
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crowds went by. the sun shone down ani
little brown, foreign man ground out
Santa Lucia" on a pianette.
But the man wasn't caring. With his
overloaded back reached against the pole
and his wobbly legs somehow staying put.
he smiled and chuckled to himself I'M
TIL
An everyday man came along-paused-
considered-and then shook the Milwau-
kee man into enough motion to pilot him
to the retirement of 10th street.
That was all there was to Il except
that when it comes to chivalry, Sir Wal
ter Raleigh simply wasn't In il with the
everyday man who put a fellow man on
his feet instead OF Hopping down a cloak
for q queens pride to tread on
And. Also. In the matter Of accom-
modating Milwaukee gentlemen, the Iarnp
post has got nothing on an electric pole
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ROCKVILLE.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, December g. 1911.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Stone have
closed their home here and have taken
apartments in Washington for the win
ter. Mrs. NJ J. Wagner and daughter,
Miss Lavinia Wagner, have returned
to their home near Rockville from a
trip to California and various other
portions Of the west. having been away
several weeks. Among the approach
ing marriages which are being looked
forward to with interest is that Of
Miss Emily Poole Darby, daughter of
Judge and Mrs. Remus r. Darby OF
Buck Lodge, this county, and Mr.. Will
liam Clinton Brown of the upper sec
ton of the county, which will take
place the afternoon of December 20 in
the Baptist Church at GAINESVILLE.
About thirty members and others at
tended the biweekly meeting of the
Rockville Inquiry Club. held Monday
evening, with Miss Verde Kingdom as
hostess. pleasing program was rem
dered and refreshments were served.
The musical features were contributed
by Misses Lucy Smith and Verde King
don, DR.. Pope and Messrs. Roger j.
Whiteford. William F. Prettyman, Ed
ward S. Green and Charles G. Myers.
Miss Marie Graham of Baltimore has
been visiting friends in the upper part
of the county. Mrs. James e. Ayton
and son. Mr.. G. Edward Ayton, of
Laytonsville. have taken apartments
in Washington for the winter. Miss
Daisy Magruder entertained the Rock
vile Woman's Club at it's semi
monthly meeting Thursday afternoon
AS the roll was called each member
present responded with a superstition
and the program also included several
interesting papers and vocal and in
strumental music Col. and Mrs. John
D. Sumner of Kensington have had
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert L.
Sumner of Lansing. Mich. DR.. Charles
II. Waters of Brghtwood, ID. c., spent
the week with friends in Rockville
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Reuben Humphrey, jr.
of Washington have been visitors at
the home of Mr.. Humphreys parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Humphrey. here
Miss Margaret Lyddane of the vicinity
of Germantown was the hostess at a
house party recently. her guests in
Guiding Misses Mary and Louise Rem
shaw of Rockville. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Lyddane of Germantown, J. A Brown
of Baltimore. II. w. Griffith of Wash
ington and H. V. Dawson Of Dawson
VILE.
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Two women were opening the bundles
they had bid In at the dead letter sale.
To be flawlessly correct, one woman was
opening one bundle while the other looked
on. The looking-on woman didn't OBJ
viously own a nerve in her whole pudgy
body. but she had them. all right. She
said so.
I'm so nervous for fear I'll be disap-
pointed, that 1 dasn't break the string
'.Oh, g'long with you"' laughed the
giminy crickets. look at all this yellow
ribbon"
The nervous woman had torn a peep
hole in her own bundle but ceased that
dramatic proceeding to down the yellow
ribbon.
II don't see what good it's going to do
You. You can't wear yellow in mourn
ing
away can't I? There's enough to make
belts and hair ribbons for the Riley kids
next door. Mrs. Riley was awful good to
me the last spell L had
well. all | can say is. II you've got
to keep on living next door to the Rfleys,
I wouldn't be handing out yellow ribbons
for her children to wear-it amt no Riley
COLOR
"Oh. g'long with you! Say. amt this a
gay apron! I'll never know who it was
meant for but it'll make fine Christmas
gift for Ellen's little Floss
Ellen's little Floss was to be bunkoed
by the scarletest of cotton aprons piped
with white-with white China buttons.
like false teeth down the back. There
were other surprises; a knit comforter Of
the old homestead brand some cheap
fancy pins, a really lovely hand embrotd
cred centerpiece and-oh, whole lot
more.
We'll. I've had my fun. anyhow! An
I guess I got the worth'er my money.
Say, woman, why don't you open your
bid and be done with it,"
Because / know I'm going to be fooled
1 wish I'd had the sense to spend my
money in what | knew / was getting in
stead of buying a pig in poke
We'll, like that, After You been
after me to go to that dead letter sale
with YOU Say. I'm a sport! III ia &c
your bundle and give you your 90 cents
back"
Indeed. you shan't, then! II you want
to buy any more stuff, you go and bid
for il, steader trying to get ahead of a
person you pretend to be friends to
mean thing. you'll!
Which shows that even in SO small a
decker as dead letter sale human nature
must needs stick her finger in the pie.
A hunk Of a man was occupying a pole
at 10th street and the Avenue.
He had been overzealOus in spreading
the fame Of Milwaukee. and obviously
didn't care who knew it. Christmas
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Kept Them for Her.
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Newedd-I hope these eggs are as fresh
as the ones we got last week.
Mrs Newedd-Oh, yes, dear. l tele-
phoned the grocer to be sure and send me
some of the same lot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, December 20.-(Special. )-For a short time the market eased under the bearish ginners' report, issued by the gov ernment this morning. Then it slowly de- veloped strength. closing very steady at 10 to II points higher.
 A part of the strength came from the covering of December shorts, accompanied by a demand from Liverpool after the close of that market. Many of last week S sellers were also buying. The main feat ure was the absence of any selling power such as appeared on each rally of the season, which, in view of the very large ginners' report, was expected to appear before Christmas.
 It would seem as if the recent heavy purchases by European spinners for de- livery during the next five years had ab- sorbed so many hedges from the market that the trade was rather nonplussed at the effect of this new feature of the mar ket.
 Liverpool should advance points to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
THE MARKET CLOSED
 STRONG AT ADVANCE
Bearish Construction of the Census Report Caused
 Decline at Opening

New York, December 20.-A bearish con- struetion of the census report. showing IS, 759, ,652 bales ginned to December 13, caused a decline at the opening of the cot ton market today but there was aggres- sive support from prominent trade inter- ests, and the market later firmed up on renewed covering with the close strong at a net advance of to Il points.
 The opening was steady at a decline of 2 to 3 points, and during the first few minutes the market sold about 1 to 6 points net lower in response to easy Lfv- erpool cables and the ginning figures. which were considered in bearish circles as confirming the larger estimates of the yield. Offerings were very readily taken on the decline, however, and the market soon steadied on active buying by big trade interests Shorts seemed uneasy, covering on scale up, and while fiuctua- tlons were somewhat irregular during the middle of the day, the market worked gradually higher until in the last hour prices showed a net gain of from to 12 points with all positions except July sell ing into new high ground for the move ment. The close was a point or two off from the best under realizing.
 The census report was quite generally construed here as indicating that the total ginning for the season might consider ably exceed the governments estimate of the crop, but the failure of the figures to bring any materially increased pressure against prices, together with the buiiish sentiments attributed to some of the large spot interests whose support of the mar ket has been the feature of the past two or three days, seemed to make consider able impression of sentiment. Reports of better domestic trade may also have been a factor but generally speaking, aside from the census report, there seemed to be little in the way of fresh news. and business appeared to be large ly in the way of evening up for over the holidays.
 Now Xovk CofOp Et .--roc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
New York Cotton FL..res
Daily Cotton Movement
Open. High. Low. Clo

Galveston Firm; middling, 93sc; net receipts, 16,143; gross receipts, 16, ,143; sales $50; stock, 4S0,466.
 New Orleans: Steady: middling, g 3-16c; net receipts, 6276; gross re- ceipts, 64S2: sales, 232O; stock, 29S,5S4; France, 4950; coastwise, 1264.
 Mobile: Net receipts, 3622 gross re- ceipts, 3622; coastwise, 1924.
 Savannah: Quiet middling, 8% c; net receipts, 13,267 gross receipts, 13,267; sales, 4O62; stock. 291.265; continent, 15,377: coastwise. 7076.
 Charleston: Steady; middling, SBc; net receipts, 1SS9 gross receipts. 1889! stock, >53,267; coastwise, 1495.
 Wilmngton: Steady, middling, SEC net receipts, 1416; gross receipts, 1416 stock, 25,426 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 91sc; net receipts, 5S24; gross receipts, 5S2i sales, 3924; stock, 62,967; coastwise 10.2S2
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, s7sc; stock, 5667.
 New York: Quiet; middling 9.65c; gross receipts, COPS; sales, 2100 stock, 1S3.45S; to Great Britain, 102; conti- nent, 300; coastwise, 2502.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 9.65c; net receipts, 1Os6; gross receipts, 572S; stock, 19,S51
 Philadelphia: Quiet middling. ssoc; stock, 4659.
 Brunswick: Stock, 9953.
 Gulfport: Stock, 16.342.
 Pensacola Net receipts. $500; gross receipts, $500; continent, 5S00
 Port Arthur Net receipts, 11,500; gross receipts, 11,500; continent, 11,500;
 Texas City: Net receipts. 4520; gross receipts, 4520 stock. 101.5
 Port Townsend: Net receipts. 1927; gross receipts, 1927; to Japan, 1927.
 Totals today at all ports, net 72,320; Great Britain, 102: France. 1850; con- tinent 32,977; Japan, 1029 stock, 1,- 600,917.
 PAS; Great Britain, 56,346; France, 14,- 107; continent. 91,0OS; Japan, 30,673.
 Total since September 1 at all ports. net 6,643,356; Great Britain, 1,975,071; France, 560,124; continent, 1876, 233; Ja- pan, 144,67S; Mexico, 3725.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
CLOSING PRICES
 SHOWED DECLINE
Following Alleged Damage to Argentine Crop-Cash
 Grades in Fair Demand

Chicago, December 20.-Assertions that the alleged damage to the Argentine crop had been made too much of, put the wheat market today on the downward grade. Closing prices showed a decline of A@ssc to 1ac net. Corn finished at as@1kc to 7sc advance. oats unchanged to 1-16c up and hog products varying from 5c off to like amdunt increase in cost
 Selling of wheat was largely done by local professional speculators. Their cue was taken from the rumor that the Ar genuine weather reports were improving, but a more potent influence was an ex- pert opinion that the effect of rain would not be as serious as previously stated. It was said the key to the situation was around Argentine, where the outlook at present is promising. Fairly liberal re- ceipts northwest and fine rain and snow over the entire hard winter wheat coun- bear sentiment.
 Toward the end of the session, how ever, buying on the part of cautious shorts led to the recovery of some of the lost ground. During the session May ranged from 9sAc to 991kc, closing firm, but A@9sc down at 99Ac.
 An official prediction of unsettled weather forced the corn pit to a higher level. It was noticed that even without such further handicap the country was light and that roads were bad generally throughout the belt. May fiuctuated between 642sc and 651sc. closing steady 1s@5c net up at 65Q651sc.
 Cash grades were in only fair demand. No. yellow was not quoted. Notwith- standing that the oats pit was slow and heavy, most of the values in the end re- sponded a trif1e to the strengthening size like corn. This was due partly to desire by shorts to secure profits.
 High and low limits reached for May were 4S1sc and 4S14c. respectively, with the close exactly the same as yesterday.
 Most of the sessions trade in provisions consisted of changing January holdings to May, warehousemen taking the carrying side. When the close came the list stood essentially unaltered within a fraction either way of 24 hours before.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
Metal Market

New York, December 2O.-Standard copper strong; spot. $13.S7h @1410; December, $13.92k Q14; January, $14M @14.a5 February, March and April, s14@14.376. London excited, spot f63 10s futures f64 los. Custom house re- turns show exports of 13,426 tons so far this month. Lake copper, 14H @14H i; electrolytic. .14A Q14ss, and casting. 13% @14.
 Tin easy; spot $44.S7h @4495; De- cember, $44.621a @45; January, $44.5O@ 45; February, S43.50@4425; March, s42.50@43.25 April, s42@43. London steady; spot .f205 10s; futures f19S los. Local sales 5 tons spot at s45; tons at $44.95; tons at $4t9e; 25 tons December at $4475.
 Lead steady, sl.4O@4.50 New York S4.S21a @ 4.371A East St. Louis. London f15 lis 3d.
 spelter dull. s625@s.S5 New York; SC @6.20 East St. Louis. London f26 12s Cd.
 Anthony dull; CooKson's 775.
 Iron: Cleveland warrants sos in Lon don. Locally iron was steady. No. 1 foundry northern, $14.75Q15; No 9,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21

December 12. The figures, 13,759,652 bales. were practically as high as the highest forecast.
 That more selling and a greater de- cline did not result was due to the approaching holidays which restricted trading and to bad wire service owing to damage by last nights storm At the end of the first half hour of busi- ness prices were 5 to points under yesterday.
 On the decline determined support was offered the list by the bulls. It was the gossip of the exchange that spot houses were buying and that bull leaders were buying every point down. Bears charged the market was being iuggled. The decline was gradually recovered, and a net advance estab- lished On the advance very little profit taking was developed by the longs. The comment of the trade on the govern ment's figure was in effect that it had underestimated the total yield, but this had no influence on the course of prices. At the end of the second call trading months were to 6 points over yes- terday.
 The list was quiet but very steady in the afternoon. The advance of the morning was widened. Thirty minutes before the close trading months were 12 to II points over yesterday.