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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-21
PRODUCE

The egg market was advanced an
other cent yesterday, and IL arm al
the advance, Butter is in excellent de-
mand and Is nrm in tone The poultry
market is increasingly active "a
Thanksgiving approaches. Receipts
have been on n 1beruf scale for some
time. but the demand Is still equal %
the supply. and the market In nrm In
tone Potatoes ere steady and hrm
but only moderately active. A good
seasonRble trade In fresh fruits and
vegetables is reported. prices ruling
steady.
AppIs.-Fancy. sl.76022s ordinary.
t1Qi.50 per bbL: box apples. N.7b0
Bsnsass-Good shipping stock. ,l.6O
BesnswDried Lima. 7@Ehc per 10.
CauIInower--s2. 25925O per doz.
Celery = Homegrown. 2S9SOc per
CabbaKe-slgl2s per Dbl
observation-disclosures prices: Michigan
fats. 16ls gi7c: New York flats. 1874 70
Swiss. Hose; imported Swiss. is0
2sc.
Observation-Disclosures. sgloc 10.
Cranberries-Late blacks. NboQS
SS5O0S75 per bbl 50 per bu.
Dates Persian. new, 6&6lsc per ID. /;
Fards. s4l0c 10.
Figsgimported. new. ii9ISc per b:
California, Csc 10.
Finan Haddies-s9 loc per ID
Fresh etnbles-Cucumoers, hot
house s1.5OUl75 per doz; lettuce hot
house. sp Toe per ID: spinach. 75c per
bu green onions. &C per bu; oeets. 50
q 40c per bu; turnips. 5o1 coo per bu:
TUtubaEus, pen hn1 parsnips, lac
per lb California tomatoes. $3.50
$50 per 4basket crate.
Grape Fruit-Bloriia, $3.50 box
Grapes = coneords. s lbs. l6Gl7e:
Honey-Fancy white. ls917c: am
Der. l2Q12l4c; extracted, sla 9so ID.
Hay-Detroit shippers are paying the
following prices for baied hay In car
lots, T. o. b. Detroit: No. ! timothy
Sl650Ql7. No = timothy, SIS Ql5.60:
mixed. .l5Ql5,5o; rye. straw. $40 =
1889; wheat and oat straw. ,s.50 o.
Hides-No. cured hides. lIHc: No.
1 green hides. ice. No. cured pulls,
lIhc; No. green bulls. Toe; No. !
cured veal kip, l5c. No. l green veal
kip. i4c. No. ! cured murrain. lac; No
/ green murrain. Toe: No. cured calf.
hides. 1915: No. horse hides, 81. IS.
Sheepskins. as TO amount or wool. Doc
9sl; No . hides. lie on; kip and calf
u of,
Lemons-.575G7 per box.
Limes-s1R125 doE.
Onions-Yellow, car lots. $50 soc;
store lots. 60Q65c per bu; new Spanish.
81 80 a I. 40 per crate.
Poultry-Sprlngs, l24l2hc; hens. ~
ole: ROSTERS S99c: ducks. 100 lee:
turkeys, lT419c per ID.
Pineapples-s45 5000 crate.
Potntoes-N Michigan. $500 per Blu:
car lots, 4s a SIC per bu.
Sweet POtatoes-Jersey, kinln dried
$3.50 per crate. Virginia, 800 per blu
S225 per Dbl.
TaIIow-No. i, &C: No z. SC IL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-21

The following firms are priv
ileged TO execute orders on the
Detroit stock Exchange; Bumpus a
Co. Carlyle a. Povah; Matthew
Finn Lewis O. Gorton; w A.
Hamlin q Co. Richard Irwin e. Co:
We. Moss e. CO.. r. w Noble a
Co! w f. Reilly a Co r Sea.
grave 4 CO. " S. Warren a Co.
and George Newest n Co
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-21
JOBBING PRICES.

Canned Goods-Apples. gals. $3.50:
baked beans. lib. so q soc: Lima beans
standard. soc. Table beets. 81, 4l4e.
Peas, Fancy. early June, $40: stand
ard. 81; soaked, 5oG70c, salmon:
reds, 81 80; Alaska. pinks. $40 Toms
toes, sl.40Gl.5o. Marrowfat, Sis:
early June, $40; sifted early June.
$40 per doz.
Feed-Jobbing prices in 1oo-lb. sacks.
Bran. S23; coarse middlings, 324; nne
middlings, S29; coarse corn meal and
cracked corn. s2s; corn and oat chop.
FIcur-Jobbing prices: Best Michi-
gan patent. $3.50; straight. $500: clear.
$3.50; pure rye, $3.50; spring patent,
IS 50 per Dbl. In wood.
nea!ed wire, 81 per cwt.: galvanized
| barbed owlre, 4 point. s2.25 per spool.
galvanized sheets, "a gage, ssso; %
sssss % gage s ;e pe sSS Swt . sasiS
] bit axes. bronzed, $3.50 per doz pol
ished, 50 per doz black sheets. "a aud
;2 gage s2S5; 3S page s2so: q gage
per cent of list machine bolts, small
15q2h per cent on: large. sSg1la
oiI.-Raw linseed. SAC: boiled lin
seed. 55c; Diamond headlight kero-
sene. lche; perfection. ilc' Eocene
GTowI In fbaTpsI lot. per gal
| ProvisIons-Mess pork, sal; family,
S24g2 20. clear backs. S22025: hams. II
4l7c; briskets, 1S014c: shoulders
141ac. picnic hams. lie; bacon, Is q zoe;
lard. in tierces, lSkc: kettle rendered,
l4hc per ID.
sugars-Corrected daily by w. H.
Edgar & Sons: Crystal dominoes. 2-lb'
S675 cut loaf, secs; cubes. $50;
| xxx powdered. $50: standard pow
dered. S5.65: granulated, extra coarse,
$685.; graduated, fine. IN bulk, 1875;
| graduated, 25-lb. cottonS $3.50; cry.
stall domino gran, e-lb. and BIB. car
tons. in cases. 1855: crystal domino.
s. So; confectloners' A. $500; No. I.
| S5l5; No s, 1910; No. 6, S5.05: No. Z.
| IS: No. s, s4.s6; No. g. $3.50: No. 10.
Sass; No. IL, $3.50; No. II, N:7s: No
| ls, $40: No. IL. $40; No 10. $40;
noncaking mixture, $s.25; beet granu-
lated. $50; household powdered. Ia
as to case. $3.50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-21

equivalent OF Wednesday. Old Do
troit National was let of half point
to 173 1-2.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-21
BOSTON COPPER MARKET-Cio.e.

Adventure, S. Alaska Gold Mines
lS7s Ariz Coml.. Az Arcadian. 2A
Aliouez, 49, Algoms, I; Bay State Gas.
80: Butte Sup. as Butte & Balki.
Cop. 37s Cal. & Ariz., 10; Cal. a Hecla
5s5; Centenl. TO- Chief, s-i6: Chino.
East Butte 15S First National, 2is /;
Franklin. az Giroux. - Goldheld
Cons, az CRANKY, 10; or Cananea.
on Hancock, 20; Indiana, 16%; fnspir-
alton. 20A Isle Royale, 36k Kerr
Lake. qR Lake. 81; Mason Valley. IL;
Mayfower l7h; Miami Copper, 2sk
New Cons. 20. Nipissing. 81; North
Butte. asa. Old Colony, 1O& old Dom.
rs Osceola, liz; Pond Creek. 27b (.
Quincy, So: Ray Cons 22N shannon
l47, shat & Ariz. 32I1 Super. Coppe1,
40; super & Boston, 2; Tamarack, ~ NJ;
United Fruit com, ls3k Utah Cons
45S DO pfd., 81; Yukon. 1919.
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ADVICE TO INVESTORS

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-21
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2l.-Flour, qut et
and steady. Pork Arm; mess, s19 a
1850 Lard. firm: middle west sp OF
$115O91l.60. Sugar-Raw. firm; cen
trifugal. 80 test. SI05; muscovade, 80
test 1855 refined steady. cut loaf.
IS 70: crushed, $3.50; powdered. So, o.;
graduated, S4so94e6 Cofree--Ia Rio,
No. I. on spot. 14% 91IEc. Tai ow,
quiet: city SIC; country, 6Q6&c. Hay
steady; prime, s115: No. 3. SOD DOC:
clover so9;1.o5. Dressed POI ltry.
steady; turkeys. 10 a CSC: chickens, IL
a csc: fowls. 11616hc; ducks. SlP1sc.
Live poultry. irregular; geese, 13c;
ducks. 1S614c fowls. 12@13c; tut keys.
Isc; ROSTERS Q: chickens. l2913.
Cheese steady state milk. comm on 10
specials l4a17%c; skins, comm ION TO
specials s114Ac; full skins. I16hc.
Butter: Steady; receipts. 5,5sS cream
cry extra, 35c: state dairy, tubs, - ~
33c: imitation creamery hrstL 2bm
26ika-E zRs-E Easy, receipts, $3.50;
nearby white fancy. 55a60c; nearby
mixed fancy. sO0+oc: fresh firsts. 20
G4lc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-21
LIVESTOCK


MICHIGAN CENTRAL STOCK YARDS
DETROIT. Mich. Nov. 81 1902-Cat
| tie, active and steady. outlook strong
| Prices ranged as follows: Choice steers
averaging from LOO 70 l3OO-lb. a
IS75O4S50; choice handy killers, Sq1
! light to good butchers steers and helf'
ers $3.50. common killers and IA
COWS $3.50 $3.50; Gamer cows, s2q
common to prime shipping bulls, sSg
$50 light butchers and heavy saus-
age bulls. s2.75Q4 stockers and feed
ers. S2.75a 526 per cwt.
MilcA cows. active, at S25 u 65; yea
colves, active and steady. at $50 IL
per cwt sheep and lambs, active and
higher. quality. fair; choice lambs
S6.5Oa6.75 light to fair. s5ge; com.
mon 20 prime sheep. S3Hb; mixed
sheep and lambs s4.50Q55o; common
killers. s275q326: culls, S2925o per
cwt Hogs: dulland lower; pigs high
er, quality common; prime mediums
and fat Workers., s7.60aT65: light
Workers and pigs. 1925 V7.5o per cwt.
Receipts Cattle, 1879 calves 500:
sheep. 5,667; hogs. $50.
EAST BUFFALO-opening.
Cunning q stevens Live stock Report.
EAST BUFFALO. v. Y, Nov 81.
Cattle: Receipts, three cars: mar
ket. slow: best 1880 10 l,500-lb.
steers. sg@95O; good 20 prime l.2oo TO
'oG iSo ifseT steers 9,sSar medium lGS
butcher steers, 1000 10 LOO lbs. $40
al; butcher steers. $50 TO 1000 lbs
tsqs75 light butcher steers $500
s450a5 light butcher cows. $3.50
AIS; trimmers, S3.2bq340; best fat
heifers, s6.75dT50; medium butcher
heifers. s5.5ogs, light butcher heifers.
feeding steers. ss96 so: common feed
ing steers, t5m525: light common
stockers. t25a450: prime export
bulls, s6as25 best butcher bulls. $3.50
~ N1N. htt1 < 40.
bulls s45015: best mixers and spring
ers .s5a75; common 70 fair kind $40
Hogs Receipts. 20 cars; market,
lower: heavy tsgso5; workers. $3.50
sheep Receipts. 20 cars: market.
lower, top lambs, 1928 q 100; year
iings. i5a5.5O, wethers. tA6o9I75;
ewes, tS75d4
Calves. s5d1t.
EAST BUFFALo-CIosinE.
EAST =BUF'F,AIIo, YoSov- ~
Cattle: Receipts. $50 head: market
butcher grades. ;Ias26 calves: Re-
ceipts, 100 head; market. active and
firm; Gull 90 choice, f6G11. Sheep and
lambs ReceiptT 1000 head; market, ac-
tive and steady. choice lambs. s725M
40 Gull 20 fair tbQ7: yearlings, s4m
55o. sheep, ,2u6.bO Hogs. Reccipta
4 $3.50 head market sln1y- ynrkers a. IL
~ tssVf plks. Nt.oUW I'D mixed. 81
$40; heavy, tSffS TO- roughs. Sc Oa
t11O. stays, t6501T
UNION STOCK YARDS.
UNION STOCK YARDS. CHICAGO
Nov. 2l.--Hogs. Receipts. %. 900 head:
market. SLOW AMI weak, mixed and
butchers. f745 100. good heavy.
~ .e6 .s5. rough heavy. s745a7.65.
| y ghL 81 f0Q7.q0. pigs. f5.25d75b. Cat.
tie. Receipts, 5000 head. market slow
I und steadv-h-~pes- 81 eb a. TO 6t4-rrvu
and hetf rs 81 ION III gtocuar. ~
feeders, 4i0N 10: Texans. S43OIb so
calves, t6.5O8 1925. sheep: Receipts
90. 900 head market steady. native
81 40645O western, bS.75Q450: lambs
1885 u 80; western, $3.50 $50.
CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND. O.. Nov. 2i.-Hogs. g.
600: steady 20 sc lower; pigs. tTbOa
us; all others $3.50. Cattle. eight
cars steady Sheep and lambs. 80 cars;
$40 top. Calves $50; tio.So TOO.
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NEW YORK COTTON

Job Printing Done Right. T1nss
Printing Co.. Is Joan R-st.
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PRICES OF STOCK
FRACTION HIGHER
Market Strong During First
HOur-BOnds Are
Quiet
\. y. STOCK MARINET-Ciose.


Am Beet 80 =. Am Cop So Am can
AZ "a Am & AZ Fdy CO., Am Cot oil So
Am Loco a. Am Locomo pfd 100 =
Am Smelt 81 = Am Sug l22i Am Tel
a Tel lf2 y Am Tob 21O, Am Wool 20
Am Woof pfd son Anaconda 4iis at
Gibson 1861 Butte 4 ohio 100 y Beth
lehem steel 4lis Brklyn L. T. 30. Can
Fac 261&. Cen Leather 29's Ehes 4
ohio 81 = chino Cop is'x Chi * CT
West IS Y G. Al q 81 Paul 1854 Chi
invest 1891 Col Fuel * | 36s4 Con
x Hud l6S; Den q RIO q - Dis see
Cor IS: Erie 34%. Erie LIST pfd So, Erie
End pfd i3Is Gen Flee 49,; General
Motor com S5a4 Gen Motor pfd 1891
CT. ore ctr AZ. Illinois Cen 1875. Int
Met CO.'S Int Met pfd SO z, Int Har-
VeSIer CON- ~ y KIM 49,
g 50 pfd 81 Lehigh valley 1854
Louis a. Nash 1861 NJ h a 7 2SA NJ
81. a S& Ste. NJ Ky 49, Mo Pacific "A
Nat Lead 81 u y y Cent ll5. y. y {
q W 80 North q West 1885,, North
NEW YORK. Nov. 21-Prices
ranged fractionally higher during the
early trading.
ii r. m.-The tone was strong dur
ing me first hour. Governments IN
changed; other bonds quiet
Noon - The market continued
strong.
, p m.-Later afternoon quotes
ranged about one-half point under
those OF midday.
Stock market closed strong.
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Job Printing Done Right. Time.
Printing Co.. IL John R-st.
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UNION STOCK YARDS.
CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND. o.. Nov. 21.-Hogs. g.
600. steady 10 &c lower; pigs. tT.50a
rs: all others $3.50 Cattle, eight
cars. steady sheep and lambs, 80 cars;
$40 top. Calves, 1906 tio.So TOO.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-21

the countrywide raid OF medical
and another there will probably be consid
the business OF the newspapers which are
ticular about the kind az money that they
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-03-22

There live peculiarly sensitive "Wet-
termenschen" (weather mem, whose
whole nervous system Is affected by
thunderstorms. On these tea, coffee
and tobacco, taken during thunder
storm, act with extraordinary force,
and the most moderate dose of alco-
hol, which in clear weather would
have no effect, produces violent agita-
ton, and even temporary paralysis.
A second type of weather man is
the ''snow man." well known to nerve
specialists. Shortly before snowfall
their eating, feeding and sleeping are
entirely deranged; and they are thus
able to predict snowfall more surely
than can meteorologist with all his
instruments. Snow men, are rarer
than thunderstorm men" Both
quickly recover from the weather ef-
fects, and even feel better than they
did before.
In addition to weather, man reacts
to an enormous number of external
stimuli, some of which are far off, In
tangible and even concealed from the
senses. Light has precisely the same
attractive effect on men as it has on
insects. The word 'moonstruck" is
not figure of speech, but reality.
Moonlight has marked effect upon
sleepers, and is the main cause of
somnambulism. The changes of the
moon produce precise organic effects
upon certain lower animals, and man
is also liable to be moonstruck.
Water, though, at distance and in
visible, affects the nervous system and
makes some men conscious of its ef-
fects. Hence the "divining-rod" is
reality. The underground water real
iy does cause nervous twitchings Of
the water-seeker's hands, and this sets
the rod oscilalting. In the same way
OWNERS of hidden coal, ore and other
mineral treasures are quite honest. at
is established that there exist sensi-
tive men, whose psychical condition
Is affected by the composition of the
soil underneath, though of this com.
position they have no knowledge"
And even astrology has a basis of
truth. The changes of the earth in
its relation to the consultations in
volye changes of gravitation (which
causes nervous disturbances and thus
operate on the BRAIN" In a scientific
sense no man Is therefore independent
OF the stars and planets.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-03-22
Skull 10000 Years Old.

At the time of finding the fossil MIR
Woolley considered 1t nothing more
than stone of unusual form and
structure, and took it home to his
children, who have called it their In
dian doll baby. The features in the
fossil are very distinct, the mouth be-
ing especially large in proportion to
the other features.
DR.. Curlette said in discussing the
fossil:
This fossil was found in stream
and the action of the water upon it I'm.
doubleday accounts for the, reduced
size. and to some extent the deface-
ment of the features.
"In studying the fossil remains of
this human skull wondered whether
the person upon whose shoulders once
rested this head was not killed by a
blow OF a war club in the hands of
some warlike enemy ages ago. for |
noticed upon the side Of the head an
indentation as though blow had been
struck there which broke the skull"
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-03-22

main the favored posies for little
folks. Small field flowers look well
with the heavier laces.
There is really great amount OF
work on children's millinery, but 1t is
not of the most difficult character. The
pretty hats of lace shown here are not
beyond the skill of the mother who
makes her children's dresses. The
wire frame must be bought from the
millinery shop or the department store
and covered with null of silk before
the lace and facing are put on Usu-
ally the finished hat looks considerably
larger than the frame.
Val and cluny laces are the favor
ties. Quite number of novelty laces
have been brought out, but are not
more attractive than those we have
had heretofore.
White and pale colors make up near.
ly all the bonnets so that choice Of
colors Is easy enough. Very thin silks,
chiffons and laces, are used for fac
ings. Wide, soft ribbons or narrow
velvet ribbons are chosen. with small
flowers for trimming.
JULIA EoTTOMLEY.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-03-22

gWV HERE is no doubt now that hats
Tor rather bonnets) made of lace
will be a leading feature in head
wear for children during the COM
ing spring. Already, those who create
the styles for the public's acceptance,
or rejection, have made many beau
tiful bonnets and bonnet-like hats, with
such good success, that they will be
sure to SELL They appeal to the moth
ers from the standpoint Of beauty and
utility, and more than all, from that of
economy. The majority are made of
narrow val lace and those of other
laces as rule will show good wearing
qualities.
These pretty head coverings are
made in nearly every case on a wire
frame which is faced with shirred silk
or chiffon. But sometimes the brim
facing is also of lace. Ribbons in silk
or velvet are used with them. Many
small flowers, too, add to their beauty.
They are set in prim and quaint fash
ion about the crowns, or in one or two
little bouquets on the brim Forget-me-
notS, June roses moss-rose buds, small
daisies and blossoms of fruit trees re-
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-03-22
UTILIZING THE solLED SHOE
Days of Usefulness May Be Extended
If Article Is Not Too
Far Gone.

Here are couple of hints for the
girl whose dress allowance has to go
a long way:
White kid shoes which are too soil
ed to wear and which are still of a
good shape may be renewed for even
ing wear by painting them with gold
paint. Do this carefully and smoothly
and the shoes will look like new.
In some cases even soiled satin
slippers may be successfully treated
in this way.
White kid shoes may also be dyed
fast black by applying the follow
ing mixture to them: Five cents
worth of gallo acid and five cents
worth of sulphate of iron
Put the sulphate of iron in just as
much water as is required to dissolve
it, no more, and apply this to the
shoes. Let it dry, then dissolve the
gallo acid in very little water and
apply this. When dry the shoes should
be a good black color. Great care
must be taken in using these chem
icals, and after they have been used
the surplus quantity should be thrown
away.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-03-22
NO 400" IN NEW YORK CITY

The question whether the visit of
the duke and duchess of Connaught
and their daughter, the Princess Pa
tricia. will give social leaders long
sought opportunity to decide who's
who was put to Frederick Townsend
Martin. He shook his head SO de-
cidedly that his mustache-ends VI
brated
'Not at ALL" he said, "the day of
that necessity is long past. If 1t ever
existed, 1t died with Ward McAllister.
New York Is too enormous for its
society to be anything more than a
network of cliques. The time was.
years ago, when there were not more
than a few hundred families of great
wealth and cultivation here, that
they all tried to stay together-to
make a social unit. Now it is different
There is no 400 in New York today.
it is collection Of one-hundreds or
less, usually less.
Neither Mrs. Mills nor Mrs. Reid,
or. for that matter, any social leader,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-03-22
For the Wee One.

During the winter months warm
wrapper to slip over the baby when he
is being taken from one room to an
other is a necessity. A very pretty
one may be made Of nuns yelling in
pink or blue, with an UNDERLYING of
thin wadding and batiste. The dainty
little garment might be embroidered
or scalloped round the edge and would
prove a pretty present for baby and
also a most useful one.
The wrapper should be large enough
to slip on easily, for nothing jars q
child's nerves more than to be forced
into coat that is too small, and if the
wrap takes the form of cape 1t is
equally necessary that it be large
enough to envelop the little form when,
as in this case, warmth is the object
to be secured.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-03-22
Capt. Henry Reppert.

hood as boatmen, towpath walkers and
assistants; while today there are only
80 boats in service on this, one of the
few canals in this state still used for
freight purposes.
Although Cant. Reppert was not
then employed as canal boatman, he
easily remembers when, in 1849, the
first steam barge called Experiment"
came all the way from Wilmington,
Del, through the Delaware river, and
thence piled through the waters of the
Schuylkill to the coal regions, carry
ing on the return trip lis tons of coal.
He remembers when the first large
steam barge, known in 1852 as the
Daniel P. Shenfelder, was built at
Reading and carried coal down the
Schuylkill into the Union canal, and
finally found its course all the way to
Albany, N. Y. This boat. had a ca
pacity of 1852 tons.
He also recalls the packet boats
to Philadelphia and return. They left
Reading at 4 o'clock every morning
and arrived in Philadelphia at 6
o'clock in the evening. There was a
relay Of horses every 10 or ~ miles.
The boats were known as the Planet
and the Swan. A year later, in 1S47,
other packet boats were put in serv-
ice, carrying both freight and pas
sengers.
When Capt. Reppert started his life
as a tow-path trotter, the smaller canal
boats were still in use--boats 10 feet
wide, 40 feet long and carrying from
25 to 80 tons.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-03-22

The young woman who wants to get
her spring sewing done ahead of time
cannot do better than to copy this
charming frock. just completed for a
bride who will pass her honeymoon
at Aiken. The material is white per-
mo fabric, soft, lustrous weave Of
wool with mohair, though any light
weight fabric will answer equally well.
The scalloped pipings and sash are
of gay plaid silk in red, green and
white and the scallops around the bot
tom of the skirt are particularly smart.
Beneath these scallops the little white
boots show plainly. These pretty
boots are of white buckskin and have
the new Is button tops.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-03-22
{ RECALLS BUSY CANAL DAYS
quaint phases of an Old Canal Boat
mans Many Unique Experiences
uo the schuylkiiI Valley.

Auburn. Pa-Boating on the Schuyl-
kill canal continued this winter for a
longer period than some of the very
Oldest canal boatmen can remember
A. least this is what Capt. Henry Rep
mort a retired boatman, says, and he
ought to know, for he served 40 years
an a boatman, and cultivated some Pc
cnliar traits. He recalls Incidents
that occurred on the Schuylkill canal
when there were 1900 boats plying be-
tween Port Clinton and Philadelphia,
and when $500 men earned liveli-