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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, July 10-The government
crop report. published, late yesterday
was used as lever with which to move
prices upward in the early part of to-
seemed to convey the impression that
the more important cereals promised OK
ceedingly well. and it was generally as
sumed that further improvement has set
in since the official figures were complied
There was brisk rise in Amplgamated
Copper, in the early trading, based In a
measure on improved copper conditions
abroad, but the metal market remains
exceedingly sensitive. with indications
of widely extended speculation Sales
a round lie. which allows for a good
margin of profit. but suggests the idea
that concessions are being made at
every reasonable opportunity.
one of the few important features OF
the day was the publication of the Unit
ed States Steel statement of untitled ton
mage on hand, June so.
This showed an Increase of $685. tons
over the preceding months, the grand to-
tai being 5.s07346 tons, a figure which
has only once been exceeded in almost
three wears.
Trading in steel was relatively large
and its undertone was strong at the out
set but later all leading issues sold off
preeipitately, lowest prices being regis
tered in the last hour to the accompani-
ment of considerable activity. Boardroom
gossip attributed much of the selling to
out -of-town sources. chiefly Boston, and
was inclined to regard the movement as
in the nature of bear drive.
London. where money and discounts
were firmer, was not factor here. trad
ing for that account not exceeding few
thousand shares, albeit on the selling
side The bond market was lower and
ne. $372s.000 United States governments
were unchanged on call.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11

Mrs. Oscar Pawtowsky. She intends to
visit her son. Y D. Nelson, in Vermont.
also.
Mrs Addie Wood and daughter. Lucy.
are in their home at Fords Corner, Miss
Lucy has been very sick with the
measles, but is better now.
w. A. Nelson took a business trip ito
Waldo. one day last week.
Reuel Balcahm, who has been seriously
i'll with a complication of diseases, is
Slightly improved at this writing.
Miss Lula Blaisdell is at William os-
goods for few weeks.
Mrs. Meta Nelson came home. Satur-
day from Wilton, where she has been
the past two weeks
Charles Black went to Gardiner Satur-
day after George Soule
Mrs. Hattie Black visited her father.
A. Mclaughlin. in Weeks Mills July 6.
Mrs. Alice Tibbetts passed the week
end with Mrs. Hattie Chadwick.
Mrs. Eliza Howes has come from Ban
gor to spend the summer with Mrs. Ruth
Young.
Miss Ethelyn Nelson is with her sister,
Mrs. Seth Bradstreet, this week
The Ladies' Improvement Society met
Saturday at Mrs Jeanette Bachelors.
They set the day for the annual picnic
August 81
Rinaldo Carr visited his brother. c. e.
Carr. the past week.
Amos Drawn who bought the Angus
Young place. Is moving in.
Mrs. sam Sabine had a very i'll turn
one night last week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
NEW MEADOWS BOAT CLUB
Opens Its New Club House, Wednes
day, On New Meadows River.

Brunswick, Me, July 1o.-(SpeciaD
The members of the New Meadows
Boat Club. this evening. were the hosts
for large number of friends. who Wis
tied the new club house of the organ
ization. which. today, was thrown open
for the first time. The club house is
located very advantageously on the
Brunswick shore of the New Meadows
river opposite New Meadows Inn and
close to the electric cars.
During the evening. a concert pro-
gram was rendered by st. Johns Band
of Brunswick which was stationed on
yacht moored off the club house float
and refreshments were served by Cat
erer Harvey j. Given of Brunswick.
A committee consisting of Commo-
dore Harvey j. Given. secretary George
w. Leonard. Hartley c. Baxter. Harry
w yarney and E. Nj. Snow had charge
of the dedication.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


Murello Arbetto, the young italian
who escaped from Ellsworth Jail. Sat
urday, was captured early. Tuesday
morning. by Deputy Sheriff John Stu
art of Ellsworth, who hid in the grass
nearly all night on a road in Brewer
leading to Bangor. about two miles out.
Arbetto was seen walking along the
road and was held up by the deputy
and handeuffed before he could make
any resistance
Owing to the extreme hot weather,
the high price of meat and the lack
of trade from the latter cause. two
Bath marketman are to close their
places of business. next Saturday
night, and allow them to remain
closed until Sept. /. The proprietors
of these shops decided that it is
cheaper to pay their rent. close their
stores until September and take a
vacation for the next six weeks. rath-
er than to attempt to continue do
ing business during the hot spell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
Shipping News.

Bangor. Me. July 10.-Arrived
Schooner Lottie Beardall, Rockland.
Sailed Schooner Izetta, New York.
Boston. July 10.-Arrived: Steamer
Sachem (Br), Liverpool Schooners j.
II. DuBignen. Elizabeth Palmer, Lam
bert's Point; Mary f. H. G.. Dow.
Jacksonville: Harwood Palmer. Bal
timore.
Sailed: Schooners Mary Brewer,
Thomaston: J. Kennedy. Calais; OF
ronto. PASSPORT and Lubec.
New York. July 10,-Arrived Strs.
Hellig Olav, Copenhagen; Argentine,
Patras; President Lincoln. Hamburg.
Searsport. Me. July 10.-Arrived
Steamer Kanawha. Newport News.
Stockton, Me-. July 10.-Sailed
Steamer Millinocket, Boston and New
York
Ellsworth. Me-. July 1o.-Arrived
Schooner Melissa Travis, Port Read
ing.
Sailed: Schooner Nellie Grant, sa-
lem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
New York Produc. Market.

New York. July TO- 4
FLOUR--About steady with a moderate
local trade; receipts 1921: Shipment
1898
WHEAT-Spot firm; No. red ia
116 elevator domestic basis to arrive and
exports 116 fob afloat to arrive; No,
northern Duluth 1881 fob afioat: receipt
92, 400: shipments 5000.
CoRN-Spot firm: exports s2l fob afloat
receipts $3.50; shipments 1176.
OATS-Spot steady; standard white $50
in elevator; No. 53ac; No. 3, 52ae NO.
BE: natural white and white clipped
So q Sc; on track all nominal; receipts
AZ, 700. shipments 1910. VISA
PORK-Steady.
BEEF-Steady
LARD-Firm. Middle West 1850 q 1910.
SuGAR-Raw steady.s muscovado 80
test 327; centrifugal SO test 81; moiasses
SO test 302; refined steady.
tBUTTER-Steady and unchanged: re-
ceipts 11,029 tubs.
EGGSEIrregular receipts 1868 cases;
fresh gathered dirties No. 16A q IT: do.
No 2, 49, a 16; do. inferior 10 q Is; do.
checks prime Is a B: do poor to fair s "a
IA; Western gathered white 10 a 20
POTATOES-Steady and unchanged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
Boston Curb Market.
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago July 1o.-Fear that storm dam
age in Minnesota would prove serious
of wheat The market closed steady II
to II cent higher than last night, Latest
trading left corn ranging from ~
cent off to | cent advance. oats strung
out from / a cent decline to cent gain
and provisions increased in cost y to Ia
: WHEAT-July 1o4l; sept. 1905; Dec.
1921. 80 :,
oaAlTs@Juiy ~ 4s: Sept s4a; Dec ssa a &
MAY 3sz. 90 ,o,o
LARD-July 1865; Sept. 10s2t q So; Oct.
SHORT RIBs-July 1915; Sept. 1oso Oct.
% BuTTER-steady % a %; creameries
% a. rs: diaries q a "a.
EGGS-Steady, receipts 1878 cases at
mark included 15l q 161: ordinary firsts
CHEES E,--Firm. ISL @ 15i.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
LiTcHFlELD.

Mrs. Lovina Beal of Lewiston is Wis
iting her daughter. Mrs. f. e. Baker.
Mrs Benedict and son, Harold, Of
Boston are visiting Mrs. Benedict's
parents Mr. and Mrs. w. b. Frost.
Mrs Frank Bartlett and son, Sidney.
and Miss M. e Bartlett of Socorro,
n. NJ. arrived. Monday. and are visit
ing Mrs. A. II. Bartlett.
Miss Lola and Ahbie Merriman. who
have been stopping at their old home
for two weeks, returned. Tuesday. 10
Dedham. Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. p NJ Cram and son
Merton passed Sunday with Mr..
Grants mother Mrs. r. A. Cram.
Simeon Goodwin, who is in his s9th
year suffered slight shock, Tuesday
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
BOXING NOTES.

Hugh Mccain, the Indianapolis
heavyweight, whose New York debut
against Gunhoat Smith resulted in a
failure. on arriving home claimed that
his defeat was brought about through
chance blow Mccain had one
chance. but he feels that in another
bout he could return the favor to the
Californian.
The fighters of today have different
methods of trying to scare their oppo-
nents before the gong clangs Instead
of sitting in the corner and scowling
at one another, which in the old days
was quite the custom. an easier way is
resorted to- The champions have a
habit Of telling their opponents how
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
MT. We RNON.

WEST-Miss Dorothy E. Smith re"
turned Monday from visit at the
home of her brother and his wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Y. Smith at Belgrade
Depot.
Sunday school will be at 100 P. NJ.
Sunday, July 4. Followed by preach
ing services at 2.3o by Rev. F. w.
Klein.
Almond Smith and son. irwin are
assisting Wallace Farrand with his
haying.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Farrand have
purchased a piano
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11

Walter Nj. Small. a rural free de-
livery carrier of Freeport. was badly
injured. Tuesday. by being thrown
from his carriage when his horse took
fright at a passing automobile. Mr..
Smalls head was cut and one Shout
der was badly bruised He was I'M
able to continue his trip and a sub
stitute carrier, Levi p. Patterson, took
his place. The accident happened on
the Flying Point road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11

A burglar effected an entrance to the
home of DR.. Fl. F. NORM on Washing
ton street. Bath. Monday night, by
breaking a window at the rear of the
house. Dr. Norm had just been called
to the hospital by an accident, but Mrs.
NORM heard the man moving about
the house and saw flash from his
electric pocket light. She telephoned a
neighbor and the man, hearing her.
took fright and fed, securing clock.
cigar case, shaving kit and few 9TH
er articles, but nothing of great value.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
BUTTER-Firm, northern 80 q /. Yves

BUTTER-Firm, northern 80 q !: West
ern 29s a 80 *
CHEESE Unchanged; choice 16s q II.
CORN-Unchanged No. yellow 81
EGGS-Higher; choice n "a %, Wes&-
ern "a a &C. III
FLOUR-Steady; spring patent old ~
a 615. Il
HAY-Steadv; No. grade $3.50 a %. 81
LAMBS-Steady; Western spring l4Q10I
LARD--Unchanged pure II,
MIXED FEED--Unchanged s2S q 30. so
& OATS-Unchanged No. clipped white
So
%. 25
POTATOES Firm whites 81 a ESQ \
SUGAR-Firm. graduated 515 Il
VEALS-Steady. II a 10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
Maauirs of Rookton suspsnd.d.

Worcester. Mass July 10.--Manager
Edward Mcguire of the Brockton team
of the New England League was sus-
pended indefinitely. today. by Presi-
dent John w. McCue of the club. The
failure of Manager Mcguire to appear
at the ball grounds in Brockton. yes
terday, in time for the double header
with Worcester was announced as the
cause of the suspension
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
BOUTS THIS WEEK.
THURSDAY.

THURSDAY.
Al Rogers VS. Tommy Coleman, AL
hany
carl Morris VS. Con commiskey, sa-
pulpa.
Jeff Madden vs. Jim Ten Brook,
North Adams.
FRIDAY.
Packey Mcfarland VS.. Young Me-
Cartney. Philadelphia.
SATURDAY.
Dan Sweeney vs.. ]. Hooper, New
castle, Penn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
PAL ERMO.

NORTH-M Mr.. and Mrs. ). o. Baker and
son, Lester. of Haverhill, Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs j. &. Robbins of Hallowel. and
Mrs r. S. Snyder of South Windsor.
were callers at c. w. Studiey's Friday.
They came by auto.
mrs. Eliza Nelson went to somervile.
Mass, Saturday. to visit her daughter,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
BASEBALL NOTES.

Eddie Cfeotte. who has been with the
Red Sex since 1905, was. Tuesday. re-
leased to the White Sox by the waiver
process. Cicotte refuses to join the Chi
eago club and says he will go home to
Detroit and attend to his hotel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
Detroit Purchases Charles Deal.

Detroit. Mich, July 1o.-The Detroit
American League baseball, today, pur-
chased Charles Deal, a thirdbaseman
IN the South Michigan League Deal
has been batting around $50. and it is
stated he cost the Detroit club $4,000
He wiz report at Boston. next Satur-
dav
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
Now York Cotton Markss.

New YORK, July TO-
Cotton spot closed quiet; middIing up.
lands l24o. do. gulf 1855: sales none L
Galveston, firm 12s. New Orleans, firm
12z; Savannah, steady II; Charleston.5
nominal ~; Memphis. steady 12s Il
Consolidated: Net receipts for fourE
days $500; to Great Britain Ala: to Framed
q, 155; to Continent 1S,SSS; to Mexico 1901
Stock 306,S33. \
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11

Chicago, july To-
CATTLF,-R Receipts $1,000: market for
best beeves S a 10 cents higher.
HOGS-Receipts $1,000; market easy
most of early advance lost; light IT'S q
S65.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 market steady
Is lower: native 335 a $50: Western 3i5 a
$50 yeariings 400 a $40; lambs native
AIS a s.; Western a 800.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
AZ FALI4 RINER
AT NEW BEDFoRD.
international League.

At Providence-First game. Providence
I. Baltimore 2 Second game, Baltimore
s, Providence q
At Montreal-Toronto s. Montreal 2
At Buffalo Rochester s. Buffalo q
At Jersey City--Newark ]: Jersey
City s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11

Mrs. A. B. Pickering. aged a. woon-
socket r. L., Killed herself. Tuesday
might by inhaling Illuminating gas.
She suffered greatly from the heat.
Tuesday. and it is believed that the
neat affected her mind, when she de-
cded to end her life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
SPORTING.
AMERICAN.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.

Boston, July 10-st, Louis hatted four
Boston pitchers hard, today. and won
its first game of the season from the Red
sox easily. to 2. Powell pitched and
batted well for the Browns Hooper and
Lewis contributed sensational catches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
NATIONAL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
AT CHICAGO.

Chicago 80 3 0 0 0 0 0 x-S-5-Q
New York - 0 0 0 Coil
Batteries-Richie and Archer, Ames,N
Tesreau, Crandal and Myers. Wilson,
Hartley Time. 1850 Umpires, KLEIN and
Bush
Al Cfneinnati-The Cincinnati Brooklyn
game was postponed; rain. Double head
err Thursday
At Pittsburg-The Pittsburg- PhladeI-
phia game was postponed: rain.
AT st Louis-The Boston-St. Louis
game was called in fourth, on account
of darkness. Score: Boston 5. st. Louis l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
New York Money Market.

New York, July 10.
Prime mercantile paper Il a per cent.
Sterling exchange firm at ass Tor 50
day bills and at 4s74 40 for demand.
Commercial bills 4S4l.
Bar silver 81.
Mexican dollars As.
Government bonds easy.
H.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
Boston Produce Market.

Boston, July TO-
4 BEEF-Dressed firm. whole cattle Is
q !.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
x-Batted for Collins in 9Th.
Batted for Smith in 9Th.
ST LOUIS.

Two-hase hits-Speaker Austin. Shot
ten. Steval1. Wagner, Three base hits
Laporte. Powell, stovall Home run
Jantzen Hits-on Redient. IN | inning.
or Pane in Is. off Collins. in 275,
off Smith, in 3, sacrifice fi--Pfatt. stolen
hases-Iaporte, Shetteu Double plays
Pratt and Stoyall, . Left on hases-Bos-
ton Z st Louis : First on bails-off
Pape l. off Powell !. FIRST on errors
Boston / Struck out-By Pane b.
Collins by Smith I. by Powell ]. ! Inc,
! So Umpires Dineen and sheridan
At PHILADELPHIA.
Chicago 80 0 o Ia -
PhiladeIphia o 0 0 0-S-11-4
Batteries Peters. Eange. Walsh and
Kuhn. Plank and Fgan Time, 20 UNI
pires, Evans and Nestervelt
At. WASHINGTON
Cleveland IS 0 Oh 10
Washington Il 0 0 1-s-i2-f
Batteties-Baskette and Easterly,
Groom. Cashion Vaughn and Henry.
Time, 2.4o. umpires. Egan and o'Lough-
lin
AT NEW YORK.
Detroit - o 0 o 3 2-1l-1s-1
New York IL 0 o o. 2 9-6
Batteries-Dubuc and Stanage, Ford
and sweeney, Street. Time, 1:50. I'M
pires Hart and Connolly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11

ting right fielder is out of the game
for the season. was shock to the
followers of the American League
team Mack said Murphy had water
on the knee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
New England League.
NEW ENG. LEAGUE STANDING.
AZ WORCESTER.

Worcester .9 l 0 o 0 / x-6-11-2
Brockton - o 0 0 0 IA %
Batteries-Hsle Bushelman and Butler,
Upham and Wadlegh. Time. 40 I'm
pire Lanigan.
AT FALL RIVER.
Lawrence - 0 G1 % l ! O-6-9-4
Fall River - @ | l 0 1--5-9-i
Batteries Hoff and Brayemer; Swan
son and Thackara. Time. 204 Umpire,
White.
At NEW BEDFORD.
Lynn ........2 2 0 0 0 4-15-1S-4
N Bedford o 0=1 0 . 4-12-14-f
Ratteries-N ard, Brietten and Daum,
Hart Hozge and Rubanse, Delaney.
Tire 215 Umpire. Rorty.
At Haverhill-Lowef and Haverh Il
tired to make a game of it. but the rain
defeated every attempt -Four innings
were played. in which the score stood.
HaverhiIl 2: Lowell 3 The game viii
be PLAYED off at q later date
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
WATER ON THE KNEE.
Capt. "Dan" Murphy of the Athletics
Is Out of the Game.

Philadelphia. July 1o.-jThe admis-
sion made by Connie Mack. manager
of the worlds champion Athletics. that
Captain Dan" Murphy. the hard hit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-05
.Deafness Cannot BE cured

by local applications, they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. There Is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitution
al remedies. Deafness is caused by IN lnhaIeu
condition Of the mucous lining OF the Eustachian
Tube When this tube is inhamed You have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, ana whel
il Il entirely closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored TO its normal condition, heaF,
ing will be destroyed forever nine cases out OF
ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing bu'
an inhamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any case
Of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Kal's Catarrh Cure. Send for clrcu'
lars free 30 ~. n
Sold by Druggists, 75c
! Take Halls Family Pills for CONSTRUCTION
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-05
KANSAS PRAIRIE dogs
ARE DISAPPEARING
Little Animal Of Plains Gives
Way to Civilization

Kansas City, Dec Ain a few
years the prairie dog will be as eX-
tinct in Kansas as the dodo. This in
teresting little animal has almost dis
appeared already
When the first settlers went to Kan
sas there were thousands Of prairie
dog villages scattered throughout the
State. Many of them were miles in eX-
tent and some had thousands of inhabi-
tants.
Since prairie dog and white man
We're first introduced to one another
each doubtless considered the other an
undesirable citizen; it is certain that
the white man thought that of the
dogs. Cattle and horses stepped into
the burrows of the dogs and broke
their legs, and the dogs foraged on the
crops.
For years the agricultural college Of
Kansas kept a large force of men at
work making poison for prairie dogs
and sending it into the dog infested
country. With the increase in the
value of land consequent upon the set
1 ing UP Of the prairie, it became neces-
sary to exterminate are prairie dog,
and eventually all the large towns
were destroyed In the great work Of
slaughter some few dogs escaped and
established new villages, and these in
turn were destroyed In the years
when the college was most active in
the work of determination it sent out
as many as 1000 quarts of poison n
year. In 1911 only 1900 quarts were
sent out.
The most effective poison is barley
roots soaked in strychnine and scat
tered on the ground near the bur
rows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-05
A MATRIMONIAL
ASSOCIATION
BY HELEN r. OGELSBY
Copyright by American Press Assoc
citation, 1911.

Miss Matilda Weathersby on open
ing her morning mail read circular
letter as fohows:
You are invited to be present at a meet
ing of bachelors and spinsters for the pur-
pose Of organizing matrimonial exchange
for elderly persons.
Because that period at which persons
usually marry has passed there is no rea-
son why marriage should be entirely CIV
en- up. The exchange is intended for those
who have before them a lonely old age,
that they may be thrown together with a
view to forming matrimonial copartner-
ships for their mutual comfort
Miss Weathersby thought the matter
over and concluded to attend the meet
ing. She was ffty-two, but did not
consider herself old enough to entitle
her to a membership to the exchange.
Nevertheless she was very lonely and
ready TO catch at any straw that might
bring Der companionship.
On entering the room where the
meeting was held Miss Weathersby re-
ceived a shock. Men and women
whose hair was either sprinkled with
gray or had turned white were chat
ting together, any one of whom. she
thought, must be older than herself.
She was received by the chairwoman
of the ladies' reception committee and
made bold to express the opinion that
those she saw present were entirely
too old for marriage. To her aston
ishment the lady informed her that
most of the women present were her
juniors.
A gentleman was presented to Miss
Weathersby, whose name she did not
hear, who began to chat with her, nat
urally choosing for a subject the pur-
poses of the exchange, Miss Wealth
ersby declared that she had come sim
ply from curiosity; that she was per-
fectly satisfied with single life and
would not marry on any account.
Perhaps" said the gentleman,
years ago you loved some young man
from whom fate separated you"
Rather say his own innate wicked
ness"
And you were obliged to send him
away?
II certainly was"
Sometimes in such matters the wo-
man is partly at fault"
THAT was not so in my case"
II was dismissed by a girl / loved.
l was but twenty-five years old, she
nineteen. She considered herself very
badly treated by me. felt sure that
she was in error therefore If ! yield
ed to her would not only make
mistake in that instance, but be oblig-
ed to continue yielding to her, right or
wrong, throughout our married lives.
Therefore refused, and she dismissed
me-
MY case was very different" said
Miss Weathersby. Il was entirely
right. and my lover was entirely
wrong. had brother who needed