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The Washington herald., 1912-02-10
NEXT! HORSE SHOE TRUST.
WIckersbam to BeEIn InvestIEation N
Of Alleged Illegal Combine.

An investigation into an alleged COM
bination Of horseshoe manufacturers
which is said to be operating in restraint
OF trade will soon be begun by direction
OF Attorney General wickersham. Rep
resentatiye II. A. Barnhart. Of Indiana.
yesterday aid before the Department OF
Justice a complaint received from one OF
his constituents, which charged that the
horseshoe manufacturers regulated not
only the price from the factory to the
jobber, but also the sale price from the
jobber to the dealer. Mr.. Wickersham
assured Representative Barnhart that no
will send special agents out to investi-
gate the complaint
The Washington herald., 1912-02-10
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co. men,
bors Of the New York Stock Exchange, Hibbs Build
Ing.
Gall money: Opcn. "a: hish. "a low. "a: close. ~
SALES OF STOCK BY HOURS.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-10
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGs.

New York, Feb. e.-Bsnk clearing in the United
States for the week ended February 8 aggregate
S. go ss7 Co., against 2.ls5.sE last week and
S, S,sloG1 90 in this week last year Following are
the returns for this week, with percentages Of
changes from this week last year:
The Washington herald., 1912-02-10
New National Bank Law.

The Comptroller will hereafter require
national bank going into voluntary
liquidation to adopt a resolution provId-
ing:
That a liquidating agent or liquidation
committee shall be appointed.
THAT an ample bond shall be given by
the agent or committee.
That the liquidation shall be under
the supervision OF the board of directors.
That a quarterly report Of the liquidat-
ing agent shall be made to the Comp
troller of the Currency until all creditors
are paid in full.
That the Iiquidating agent or commit
tee shall make a report TO the stock
holders at their annual meeting.
That the shareholders. at this meeting.
IL they see fit, may by vote representing
a majority of the entire stock OF the
bank, remove the nquidating agent and
appoint another.
That the shareholders may at any
time between annual meetings call a
special meeting, at which they may by
a vote of majority OF the stock remove
the liquidating agent.
THAT the national bank examiner shall
continue TO examine the bank in yolun-
tary liquidation, the same as If IL were
a going bank. until the claims OF all
creditors have been paid in full
The Washington herald., 1912-02-10
southern Declares Dividend.

The Southern Railway Company de-
clared a semi-annuaI dividend of . per
cent on its preferred stock yesterday.
thus placing the issue on per cent
basis This is an increase of ! per cent
over the last disbursement.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-10
rar. Road Re.idsnce Sold.

The two-story brick residence at the
northeast corner of Park road and
warder street northwest has been sold
for Mr.. A. l. Bucknam to Mr.. Francis
L. l. Hitler, who will occupy same as
his home. II is understood that the con-
sideration in the transaction was 5000.
This is one OF an operation built several
years ago by Middaugh & Shannon, Inc,
and is detached and up to date in every
particular. The sale was made through
the real estate Office OF Shannon &
Luchs.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-10
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS.

ouOtstions furnished By W. B. Hihbs 4 O.,
members Of the New IOrk Stock EIchanEe. Hibbs
The Washington herald., 1912-02-10
want Blue sky law.

the Commissioners yesterday sent to
Congress for enactment a bill for the
regulation of the sale Of stocks. bonds.
and other securities of partnerships. COM
panies. or corporations which are not
listed on the Washington or New York
stock exchanges. and the affairs OF which
are not supervised by Federal or local
authorities.
The measure is similar TO the blue
sky law of Kansas. The object of the
bill is to preclude concerns dealing in
valueless mining stocks, operated for the
purpose of obtaining money from persons
under false pretenses.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-10
PresIdent Harper on TrIa.

Robert n. Harper. president Of the Dis
uict National Bank. left Washington
yesterday for trip to the West Indies.
He will visit Porto Rico, Cuba, Bermuda,
and Panama He will be absent about
q month, the trip being for recreation.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-10
FINANCE AND REALTY

Washington Railway and Electric, both
common and preferred, continued their
rise yesterday, and were the features OF
the days trading. There was also good
trading in bonds. Potomac Consolidated
IS being the. fayorites. Mergenthaner
and Lanston were traded in to a small
extent and Washington. Gas was fairly
active.
Washington Railway and Electric COM
mon went TO IA and preferred to 80
on call. and half point higher after
call One block of 3 shares of common
stock was sold at 72Ss. and three at an
eighth of point better.
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred was sold at 90 and s2Is. and after
call block OF 100 shares was offered at
ssls. and sold at that figure.
Washington Gas had fairly active
l1ay, the price ranging between S4iz and
sia. The total sales were 135 shares.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-10
CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hfbhs & Co., mem
ben Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hibbs Build.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
The Triangular Smile

London Dispatch to New York Amercan.
 No lady is suitably equipped now for any big function unless she has eontoned her facc into whaNs known as the "tri- angular smile.
 This 'exprosslons Is supposed 10 repre- sent simplicity and innocence, It is formed by lifting the center part of the top lip to form an apeS Of tine triangle, tho lower lip then representing the base. The upper teeth are thereby revealed, and some women arc wearing tiny rose bud diamonds in their teeth.
 Others are wearing under the nostrils a band fastened to the top Of fhe head, thus drawing up tue nose and top lip.
 Woman's model for next month is to be Mephistopheles. Her hair will be. adorned with tho long, curved feather of the cap of Mephsto. measuring anything mp to two feet in length,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Women With Pretty Hands

From Paris Correspondent in the New
 York Sun
 A Kieff paper published study of Wom- en's hands by Mime. Sjebinom which has been reproduced in Paris magazine. According to this authority Chinese wom- en have the most beautiful hands. Their fingers are narrow. free from knots. as soft as velvet. yet not fiabby, but they keep the nails of the left hand q little long.
 Hebrew women have fine hands, al- though the bones are too tender, with the result that the last joint has tendency to turn outward.
 American women. by taking great pains have fine hands in appearance, but they are hard on contact The back of their hands is slightly reddened and the inner side hardened by sports
 German women have villainous hands and English women are not much better. Russian and French women have small hands, even too small. and they load them with rings Rings should be used only to hide defects.
 Italian women also have small hands, but they do not keep them clean. The beauty and their movements are incom- parable. Such hands cannot be described they can only be admired. When they manipulate a fan, or roll a cigarette when they raise a skirt or arrange q mantilla it is always done with infinite grace. A Spanish woman alone knows how to use her hands as they truly should be used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
THE MoUNTAINEER's FIRST SANTA CLAUS
Fly MRS. J. H. REID

lower Of God-to give to our loved ones the emblem of our love.
 As we oftentimes construe 1t we go be yond our means to follow q form. without realizing the real meaning of Christmas. Ne give to people because We feel they might expect it. or because we hope they will be reminded to give us some thing. Ne are making it a burden to the poor. creating misery because they cannot do as their neighbor. or puvchance force them to debt to keep up appear ances, and thus destrogs the seed plantel so many ages ago 10 create the real sense of right and justice. The good feeling that eminates from these tokens is of far more worth than the money value of gift. If We could only bear this in mind. even if we have a plenty 10 spend more people could be made happy by our thoughfulness. We have a beautiful example of what the first reali- zation of Santa Claus was. from Q very old lady who had been raised in the mountainous regions-also word picture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Scoif and His nons

From Harpers Young People.
 Scott was very fond of animals. He kept about him a number of pets which he treated with as much kindness as fly Among his animal friends was a large bull terrier which he called Camp. This dog was his companion for several years, and was remarkable alike for his intelligence and his fidelity to his master.
 But the noblest dog ever owned by Sir Walter Scott was the famous stag hound AIaida. He was a cross between the wolf and the deer hound. He measured about six feet from the end of his nose 10 his tail. He was tall and powerful, but very gentle and kind.
 Washington Irving visited Scott at Abbotsford, and gives an amusing de- seription of d journey with him and his dogs.
 "As we sallied forth" he says. every dog in the establishment turned out to meet us. There was the old stag hound Maida. a noble animal. and Hamlet. the black greyhound. a wild and thought less youngster, not yet arrived al the years of discretion; and Finette. d beauti- ful setter with soft silken hair, the par Tor favorite.
 Irving speaks more particularly of Maida's actions on this occasion: ''ITe de- ported himself with a gravity which be- came his age and size. and seemed called upon to preserve a certain degree of de- corum in our society. As he jogged along a little ahead of us, the young dogs wond gambol about him, leap on his neck worry at his cars, and endeavor to tease Kim into n gambol The old dogs would kesp on q long time with imperturbaole solemnity. now and then seeming to rebuke the wantonness of his young companions At length he would make a sudden turn, seize one of them and tumble him Into the dust then, giving a glance at us as much as to say: You see. gentlemen. I can't help giving away to this fooishness, would resume his gravity and jog on as before."
 Maida in the study usually lay at Scott's feet, as represented in the cole brated scripture by Steel but now and then he would lay his head upon his mas ter's lap to be petted. as if he were the fayOrite child of the family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
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mare and drove away and when they came home no Santa still. By and by the bell at the old schoolhouse be- gan to ring and all the folks came and stood aside. What power made the bell to ring Finally the door stood open and there stood before us santa Claus just like his picture Niny brought from town. We all went to meet him. Not word was spoken. He led us to the tree and il was that pretty and stock ings stockings. and santa Claus hand ed one to everybody there and even sent those left to others who could not come. Wonder how he Snowed so many folks and he had never been here be- fore.
 After he had given out all the good things he went away-and Niny she come in too late to see him, but he left q stocking for her, and there never was a day on the mountain like that before. and all the folks were glad Niny had met Santa Claus, and told him we were liY- ing. Everybody drove home happy, and after we had gotten all seated around the fire Ned and Nny told us that long years ago God sent to man our Christ on Christmas day-sent Him to earth to carry love and good will to His people that they might live q life of the Christ and all who believed in Him became Christians or followers of Christ. She told of howe she had learned her first lessons in the catechism In our church over the hill and how she learned it. and in bringing santa Claus 10 them she delivered a message of that love, and a reminder to her friends that no new home or friends, could ever fill their place, and that hereafter Christ's birth day would bring Santa Claus to them as long as Ned and herself were alive.
 Viny sure has made this old heart proud because she psfNe so much hanpi- ness in this place where she was Dorn, and Ned did his share too. We arc sure glad now Ned learned to make them sweets, and when they went home they carried the hearts of all the folks. because they all know Viny and Ned and they have never forgotten the first trip Santa Claus made to Hickory Town. The pathway to success is in serving humanity By no other means is 1t pos sible, and this truth is so plain and p0-
 tent that even very simple folk recog7 tlize if f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

It is well to remember that our Christ mas has already brought to us God s greatest gift-a Saviour" More ,han 19eo years ago the influence of this blessing rooted itself among all Christian peo- pie. They acknowledged then. as now, the Son of God as a perpetual gift-that the example Of his life might enter n to the spirit of all mankind, thus making the world better. and happier.
 Our Christmas today is symbol of that gift, and in recognition we should make it one of genuine rejoicing over the hope that was given. with the first Christmas an acknowledgement to the world what it has meant to individual lives
 We are sometimes afraid that the real purpose has been misconstrued. that instead. it has become a burden as we celebrate it. Not the value of the gift, or the size of the splendor, but a sacred acknowledgement of the day. A sweet message of fait3 of love convey as we make presents to those of our own-a fol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

We all enjoyed the meal The table cloth was home woven and washed a pure white in the freestone water from the spring down the hill. After the meal We had our smoke on the benches near the front. with their eorncob pipes and tobacco gathered from the patch near the road.
 Nanny showed us the soap she had made from the home dripped I've. Then if was that granny told of how they all heard about Santa Claus, and she told it with such pathos that we wished she was a child again that she might live over and over her first Santa Claus though then she was past 80 years.
 The children had come in from the neighborhood school and were seated around with their dinners in hand-hat- less, coatless and barefooted they sat, and ate with such a relish as only school children can. Granny told in her simple, earnest style how Niny had grown up just like all the neighberhood gals; she had no learning but what she had gotten out of the same books her mother had used befofe and why not? They couldn't be any smarter than their ma had been, who had raised nigh t3 children of her own and Sis yiny, too. Brother Jones believed in Webster's blue back speller and he taught practical arithmetic and each child showed the notched stick, how they learned to count.
 At school, besides Niny and all the rest was Ned. There had never been a break in the neighborhood circle un- til the 'vaporators came along and Ned learned to make that syrup. And the next thing Ned was gone--'twas a long time before he came home, and 1 Viny never did like syrup any more | One day just about the time the sun was sinking in the west, somebody dressed that fine. come peeping through the bushes mp the path; and 'twant mo- body but Ned. She knew that meant trouble and sure enough next day Viny kept holding her hand behind her, like it was sore. We'll l never rested till seed that ring. I saw trouble then
 Ned. he looked SC fine and told of what he had found in town till yiny she want satisfied and when Ned went back Mrs Ned went with him and that was Viny.
 When she got to the city where so
 about that santa Claus and sure she comes bringing Santa Claus with her and Ned was here, too.
 Funny kind of fellow, that santa; in the house and out of the house and nobody can't see him. But Why put us all to bed. NSbody but she and Ned would meet santa, but l peeped through the cover and Viny sure had knit some. I never did see so many stockings in my life. and l past 80 years old. And then the lights went out and Viny and Ned went to meet santa. They hitched up the old bay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
WHERE DO BIRDS DIE?
Thousands of Songsters Must Perish
 Monthlv-We Seldom See One
,ro,, ti,n vaw yoi.f Amefiean

From the New York American.
 We have millions of birds in this coun- try. get it is very seldom We see dead bird. Al the same time the mortality among them must be exceedingly high, for they do not increase to any great ex- tent. surely Lot at all in comparison with the countless thousands that are matched every year.
 II has been asked. ''Whv is t we 90 seldom see dead birdas ornithologists have attempted to explain. but not with very great saocess as they have no detln- ite proof of their idsas as to this. Ono. in a while one maX see a dead bird iD the woods or fields, and rarely in the cities and towns but they are astonisliingly few.
 Nevertheless. it is obvious tbat thou sands of birds must die each month. Where do they die? That is d question that even the naturalist cannot answer satisfactorily.
 Of course many birds are killed off by animals Cats kill many birds. and birds kill each other. as witness the fact that an ailing blaclSbird is killed off by his fellows, and other birds adopt similar method It is quite possible that those killed-off birds are the ones seen dead in woods and fields but there yet remain thousands of bird deaths that cannot easily he accounted for
 The most likely explanation is that sick bird erawls away to cover Of some sort and there dies. Without doubt. hun dreds of birds SD perish each month. And sometimes a bird gets into a corner from which he cannot escape. then he dies there.
 Small animals as well as birds crawl of to some isolated spot and die unseen, and where they die there do their bodies wither to decay. A sick dog gets out Of sight if he possibly can, and an ailing cat does the same thing. They seek to hide. and t would almost seem that the bird and animal kingdoms do not want the eye or man to rest on their members when the time of deatlscomes. i In holes in walls. in holes in trunks af trees. in odd corners all over the country do birds die, and small animals as well.
 Rarely do they die out in the open. and 1 therefore it is not so very singular, after all. that you do nof come across the dead body of a bird or other animal very often.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Price of An Ounce of Gold

From the Kansas City Star
 What is the exact price of gold per ounce?
 The Star frequently is asked by teie- phone to answer this question, | can not be answered, at least so far as a computation running into 2i figures shows. The United states geological sur vey recently published Il statement that the present exact value of gold Is SEQ 671 ,SS4, 6s5, 323 per ounce" but that is mol true The law provides that 2S.22 grains of pure gold shall constitute dellar. To ascertain the exact price of an ounce of gold il is necessary to divide 4S0 grains by 2s.2e grains The dividend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

American Citiesn In the 10. years end ing with 1891 the rate stood 5 to 100000 of populations but in the next decade this increased 10 7.2. What contrast this is with 9, the homicide rate Of England and Wales One of the start ling signs of the times k our growing disregard for human life, and, back of this our increasing disrespeet for law and order While it Is true that the southern cities. with their large negro population, are somewhat responsible for the big homicide rate of our coun- try. the recent street Killings in New York city are evidence of the general disregard of the sacredness of human Iffe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
A Fiji. Word

From the Youths Companion.
 The class had been discussing recent affairs in China. A few days later the fate of a man who was eaten by his savage enemies was referred to- Anx- ous to enlarge the limited vocabulary of the children, the teacher asked what name was given to men who ate other human beings.
 "SaVages" and man ca ters' were the only words most of them could give Al last the eagerless of q bright. eyed boy indicated that he thought he had a better word He had. It was "Manchus."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Our Fearful Murder Record

FIOIn IeSIIe'S W eeKIy.
 When one thinks of the many ex- travagances that characterize our na- tional life, 1t Is not surprising that oth- CT nations cannot always see the grounds for our boasted progress in civilization. The London Spectator makes this point in the course of an article on "The Homicide Record of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
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runs beyond 24 fisures-how much beyond some patient aiithmetician may endeayor to ascertain some time.
 Strictly speaking, the price of gold never varies, because gold is it's own measure of price, though under some con- dstions it may sell for slightly more or slightly less than it's mint price if some person is more or less anxious to have gold in some particular position than to send it to the mint for coinage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

of that home as We received from a party of hunters Ne were told that way back among the spurs Of The Hue Ridge mountains were to be found homes Of the natves-one. two and three miles anart- These homes had never known of Santa Claus and the sweet story of the. Christ life was only painted to them in the serious constructions of ser mons delivered to them by Elder Jones on the third Sunday of each month Ed was also the neighborhood teacher after the crops were layed by"
 The homes were mostly of log said the hunter chinkad with red clay mud giving a rich color,ng to an otherwise unattractive finish. Just outside he doorway a bench was built on either side, and to the right above was the water pail and the home grown gourd and never was water better than fetched from the spring and sNaI- lowed from that very gourd On the interior wall of the room deer horns were nailed to one side. across which rested the gun and from which hung the pouches of powder and shot These horns were also used as a rack for their hats. The day was wet and driz- zly--a great fire turned in the huge fireplace, the blazes poured forth and
 
 fireworks for the welcome While The ashes stacked high m Che center hid from view the real yellow yam. At the same time the trivats and the spiders sent forth their pdors of the meal time hour. Churntng was just over and the beads of yellow butter were floating on the milk: the ash cake was steam ing on the hearth, just waiting to he washed. Granny was using her snun and nanny was hanging the clothes on the line. Just how they happened to ride up at this place. off the pnb- lie road. could hardly be explained except they were following deer tratl The usual welcome, Git right down and come in; what's good enough for me is good enough for you. We are powerful glad to see you, said the man and the glad howdy was passed around, the welcome was natural and genuine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
ExnIainafI

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
 He-"Why are so many of your wo- men opposed to suffrage?''
 She--"Huh. I'd like to see myself wearing a 2g-cent hat"