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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOrICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT A sPECIA,i.
meeting OF the stockholders OF The Columbia
ana ofgap1sd the laws Of
Virginia. will be held at it's principal place OF
business at No. 1910 street nv: In the ciiy
o'clock In the forenoon on the 2'rd day OF Jan
uary. 1913. for the purpose OF consider ns the ne
adoption OF resolution to change the name OF
said corporation TO Columbia Graphophone Com
pany. and the transaction OF other business
BY order of the BOARD Of Directors.
Given under my hand this oath day OF pecem
EDWARD u. EASToN. President.
ELISHA X. CAMr. Attorney.
f54 Nassau St. New York city. " l.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT A sPE
cisl meeting OF the stockholders of The Column
hia monograph Company tGeneran. or ora
tion created and organized under the laws 81
place of business Of the coIporatias 1t No. I3l5
G street NV. In the c'ty Of Wash ngton. Dls
iais st IL oaoei in the the forenoon G rssou ion
will be offered to change the name or SAID cor
poraton to CITmpn G1aPhSGh9%pSs G pTapaGnt
ELISHA X. CAMP Attorney.
1874 Nassau ST. New York city. y. Y
CARPETS LEFT IL THE FOLLOWING NAMES
ave. NV. will he sold for charges az Sloans
Auction Rooms. I4O1 G st. NV. SATURDAY.
snsay rs l2S unless pr1Tonsy GaHd i Mr
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THE PROBLEM OF FRIGHTENING UP THE
HOME can he left entirely in our hands Quail
ua-.,,xo.sI 49, sr.ctaI,r Esttnates y,ven
-, " -n- ~ W ~, . w wv u ~ IL -
MR. J. r. WOODFORD FOEME LY OF THF
Concord Pharmacy Is now the new manager OF
the Afieck Drug Store aO4 G st NV. where
or phone ori"rs nr,mn,Ir e, II, p'' '''"uS
oEP,cE OF THE rlnnNES's INSURANCE
81. and Ion,s.ena ny. 'n r"i T%s stoc'boi ,e-s
In ns, %a, and G.Grss1sTn VIII nee, at The ONE g,
eles,ing I; directors FOR the easnins year Polls
ATTENTION OF MR. MANAGER
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Wnrs s.v,nI,g ' i.; ~ arr,", .nd nr;res
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matte "ve, us~c mr. rcp-csa,fafive all
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THF sNNI-tI FIFf~TION OF OEFrCERS AND
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
Plant Breeders to Rescue.

Finally the plant breeders took hold of
the problem. The plant breeder is one
of the latest developments of science. He
is the wizard of the new horticulture
They found little native member Of
the strawberry family down on the coast
near Sitka. The fruit was about as eat
able as a mock-orange. but 1t was ma
tive and Injured to the climate. This
was crossed with good fruit-bearing
plant from the states and the result has
developed as coldIesisting plant that
bears a better fruit than either of its
parents. The experiment station has been
growing them and next year they W IL
be gene. ally put out in the local gardens
AS for cream that is easy. The day
has passed when Alaska had to depend
on the tin cow and get it's milk from
the condensing factories. The depart
ment started several years ago with a
small herd of the little shaggy, black
Galloway cattle and found they took
kindly to the soil and climate of Kodiak
Island. To be sure, the big brown Kodiak
bears that are big as elephants ate a
few. and last Year there was a volcano
over on the mainland sixty-two miles
away that fled ashes down on the pas
lures and starved a few more to death.
But the cattle did well in spite of h3ndi
caps and the depa. tment now is select
ing some of the best mixers and build.
ing up regular dairy herd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
Butter at Low Prices.

Butter from the native COWS has sold
at times in Alaska cheaper than it was
doing on the same date in Washington
So the cream for the native strawber-
ries is assured. 1t - true that the
department has not yet found sugar
cane that will grow inside the arctic
circle and the Alaskans Still have to i'm
port their sugar. but if the sugar beet
man is to be trusted, he thinks in time
he can develop sugar beet that will
grow on the Yukon. If that is the case.
Alaska will feel so independent of the
rest of the country that the chances are
she Will ia sc a kick in Congress for an
autonomous form of government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27

CITRUS FRUITS are
- graded accord ng to the
number that will 60 in a box.
There are several standard
sizes. Florida fruit of every
grade is larger than tina.
grown elsewhere. so the box
es are made longer, wider
and deeper, to give the con-
c,n,er the q n van 2 ue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27

YOU buy oranges and
1 grapefruit for the juice.
The ideal way to use them IS
to cut them in two. squeeze
the juice into a pitcher and
serve from glasses. Florida
Citrus Exchanges oranges
and grapefruits have more
juice and sweeter juice than
ordinary oranges and grape
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
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DANCING

DANCING
WASHINaToN'S NEW DANCING STUDIO
Miss CHAPpELEAR will give assembly
dance at her studio 1872 y 81. NV, Sat.
eve. Dec. %. Spanish. Boston. priv any hour
THE DAVISON'S HOLIDAY DANCES, NATL
Rifles Armory, Nmas night. New Year eve,
Dec. 81: New Year night Jan. /; two orches-
tras: continuous dancing $50 Ia L.; assenhly
dances Thurs and Sat ewes. DASiSoN'3
ACADEMY. 7i3 9th n Boston and all dances
taught any hour. Ph. NJ 1854.
PRIVATE DANCING SCHOOL.
Only One Taught at Time.
Latest Dances Folk Dances.
RelaSco Thaafer top floor Select NJ. SS29-f Z.
GI.OyER'S 6ls 22nd ST N.W.-PRT. LESSONS.
Soc: waltz and 2-step. puar. IN lessons: class
and dance Tues. Thurs. Sat ewes. Boo: tns
ballroom: rent Sc: orchestra Phone W -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27

fruit of the same or larger size. This is because
all the fruit packed under this brand has been
rpened the trees, instead of being ripened like
bananas, after being picked All Florida fruit is
known to be juicier than any other; Florida Citrus
Exchange fruit is the juicest OF the Florida fruit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27

PAINTS P P1R asE
We have, ready to use. fine line Of paint.
for all interior and exterior work.
Floor Stains Floor Varnsn. Floor Wax.
Roof Paint. 1.-THE best metallic, 81 p per gal.
ANDREWS. p lSSa i4 y . n,"'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

when his wife died NOW his trtsros
were secretly asking ABOUT nim tho
old conundrum--'Wh In wide@er
like q oabyr and chuckiing over lss
yeracious answer-'Because he cr'es
all the nrst six months begins to taxa
notice curing sas second sax ssasss
ana ii is nard To pull aim thSouSn tns
second summer
When Marcy met Mrs Minor II was
the beginning of the second summer
after his wifss death A friend Al
whose mouse the widow and widower
CHANGED 10 be calling introduced toe
pair TO each other speaking of Boa
trice ~ ono OF my sweetest friends"
and of Marcy as "ons OF my very good
acQuainlances Of wnom ! have ssxa
LOO attic Of late.
This last sentence was uttered with
. ieetvs.~. sasas ~ ~.s.~.. sac .>.~res
Responded with uns ta2t MAS sup
coh4yanion of his happier uSss Then,
AaA.ux into the eSss Ut the woman 70
whom he had lust been presen ted be
founu their owner pleasant 10 look At
while Beatrice. notinx mis- bright su,lIa
told herself that here was 4 kood-
looking man whom II might DO pleas
ant to know better.
tThe second article Of this highly
iuterestinx series viii appear earl,
next wcek.D
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
BY Virginia Terhune Van de Water.

ono year Of freedom she began to
"ef o!ack and found that with
'nh'i OF soft and becoming
ana oeiicions and equally be-
ia'snders and purples he.
spirits rose Life seemed stili bright
ana the world place in which to have
good time and to make the most OF
ones self and ones opportunities
" ny must she. because Of one mIstax,
or error IN Judgment be doomed to live
. solitary existence until she was an
old woman? Somehow the children.
as dear AS ever. satisfied only ons sad.
OF her nature Instead OF thinking
that she would live fo- them and them
only. she began to appreciate that az
they saw more OF life and other people
they would live for others besides
their mother Then she would be even
ionelier than at present
One Lesson Enough.
So, gradually but surely. xssu-seen
her the conviction that perhaps. after
all there might be a second spring.
time for her For 4 while she turned
from the idea. for with her was ais1
the recollection OF her conjugal tnfe-
heity But soon she persuaded herself
tnat che would not make such q mis-
take a second time. Surely she had
learned her sad lesson WELL The scars
she stili bore from the nrs that had
burned her had made her wary and
watchful Of all things that might
scorch her. and she was not to be
fooled second time by any man. She
was no longer an tznorant and foolish
girl. but woman made wise by suffer-
Ing. And as other people were hap
PLY married. probably her experience
had been the exception. nottthe rule.
surely she might stiil be ~ happy ~
these welded friends OF hers. She was
stili young. she told hersslk Tor thirty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

: esstsfs,.ss ~ eg@sSst ssias. coverings ssfs
aIsc la be- seen. and here, aghlh. ,ne'
is evidence OF the craze Tor extremes
which st..n4s TO mark all tue season
STYLES For while some OF these pat
terms show alternating stripes or ae
least an Inch wide aud In tue oo.a
c,-ntrast OF back and white, VITA
reversible effect IN. say TURQUOISE
htup and white. Others again Will De
mere tine. whose closely bteadea
and contrasting colors can hardy %
separated oF defined. aud 30 1nst slss
& shot effect
Fringe is stu being used as
trimming fer suHshades' some
times being added 10 a coroeo
and gagged banding. tn which case
only one row Ia used, and. al otner
times. forming the sole adornment.
when some four or FIVE rows Will 90
brought cit,erty together An ALL
black sunshude OF lagoda shape IL
spec ally smart with such q fringe
trimming to enclrcIe and accentnats
It's quaint shape. and with the addt-
tlau Of 8 black handle, with cut
crystal top. always supposing that
the costume TO which II Is to give
--ourpfvtftrT and protection, Is f'f fiae
mourning or haiti: mourning variety.
or IS destined for the wear OF
woman VITO is admittedly elderly
ii, that Is. there are any such women
nowadays
FOR the black dress or Coz
tune, A. worn Gy the woman who
may be labelled dangerous" land. OF.
course. you remember the well-known
adage as TO the woman who wears
black being either "dowdy or dan.
gerous'1. il almost certain TO intro
duce just one tiny and tanializins
touch OF color. and this should. OF
course. provide the inspiration and
excuse for e0iored sunshade ! saw
one altogether admirable sche me OF
this sort the other day, and herewith
record ii for your admiration and
initiation It wis Of the coat and
skirt variety: the finest black face
cloth was It's fabric; and Its style
was the simplest, the coat being
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

-
a s xiii he seen from ne PM
~ IRA sketch l am 80 go,
\ TX you this week. Inc -AoS'
.cnan,cucu feat of ne opfius
designs will be the unusuaiI. '0nS
The photograph shqwt tunle
edged and trimmed ID pale nioe 'a''
fera Tine design axes as eaeS- :"
the early victorian period "i'h "s
NUTS and frlIIs THE coat 10 ol
or. 9 pink taeeta, Wit III
s1eevea WORN with the 50 u Is =
rr,mro.a yellow elk &~t trimmed
with old.fashio1ed covers and blue
rr,bon. while al old-iashloned PINK
sunshade, with lace fringe. is car
s.@r "a complete she Victorian effect
M far more modern tendency
IN the creation shown in the bAetchi
its lines being almost severe IN their
san..iieitY.- It Is pure while serge
with high black turnover coisaf anu
CUTS and square black buttons. me
skirt Is cut We. asrro~ anu as
hound with black to match the coal
Otherwise ii is entirely devoid OF
lriuAlu.Ala go $780, Nv Det'efe
4. simplicity in dress, this Costume
rcc.d hardly be eSeelie9.
pa-asoIs are extremely extrava-
rant this season. Handles have
become quite works Of art. One
~ rock .rystal. ~i+s band OF gold
60 relieve Its coidasss. is uncom'
MON and effective. bit. perha ps. the
mos, charming, and, certainly, the
sostllest OF all Is combination OF
rose quartz. dark tortoise shell and
Gu, crystal. white 10 complete black
ana white costume schemes IN the
.rua rtes, possible way there are ofhe
handles whose ivory Wilderness even
tuaI,y gives place to tas-~thr division
Sesween tt fwo--beins as usual.
-.oss 5Acorativeiy marked hv the
saear w5tts hriiiiance Of the crystal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

T"s " 'ssss '' ss,~ nj. ~:
calm, rather unev~ntfui sewn
solitary life. That IL. she expected
90 live only for her children unt.t
they should need her no longer. ana
beyond that point she did not siiow
her thoughts TO rove She dreaded
the loneliness that might then be
hers
She ala not dread life without her
husband, nor did she mourn him dee ply.
for hers had not been q happy mar
rage. Tom had grave faults. some
OF them amounting almost to sins. hts
wife thought, Whether they did or
not. they made her so uncomfortable
and unhappy that, while her husbands
sudden death was a shock 10 her she
was conscious that with tho pity she
felt for him because he had been
snatched out OF lifo. there was min.
Eled scarcely pIty-tos herself
She had long been aware that her
children. Jack and Jean. were the
dearest things In life to her. She haa
them. and Toms departure had been
an unexpected solution of the knotty
problem of their joyiess married ex-
istence' She remembered gratefully
now that the true condition OF affairs
had been unsuessed by the world at
large. that there had been no open
scandal
Fer the nrst year of her widowhood
enc had thrust from he as absurd the
possibility OF her marrying a second
TN
Ehe acknowledged TO herself. To her
friends she said. Il do not want to put
anybody In Toms place" To them.
The sentence meant one thing. to the
widow. another She added insataAly.
Lord fornidr remsmbs Aoia aud
hfs ways. at the expiration OF ner sec.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

straight cut and fastening low down
and closely about the hips. where ID
was broadly banded about with an
embroidery OF white soutache and
silk OF an almost lace-iike design
Just suspicion of green was
permitted 10 appear on the little
ianels and the turneu.back cuffs
Just the dark and yet bright green
one sees In ducks wings. the like
ness being Increased by the use Of
softly shimmering ribbed silk
Then there was a green sunshade.
and finally some green quill plumage
was grouped In the trent OF the black
bat while the boots. of black patent
leather. had white antelope tops. cut
In that most tashiona' ie and becom-
ing way which gives them the effect
Of separate spats And the resulting
effect was completely and enyiabiy
chic. wherefore. as 7 do not think
that can improve upon II. will let
It be nv last message ane model for
the week.
One word. too, as regards wraps.
These are without exception of full
and therefore grace-giving length,
the short coat being only shown
and sold as companion for skirt
or dress 10 match TAhe materials
used for st'clf tnanf1es Is once more
chiefly tafreta, black shot with
violet or blue being the most popu.
lar and very practical color
scheme while reversible satins win
continue their original and ws.E
deserved vogue.
In millinery the two extremes are
represented. and there are no
medium shapes and sizes--either
happy" or otherwise. Either the
brims are enormous or else they
curve quite closely to the head.
many OF the hats having brims OF
the most exaggerated width to
semi-low crowns, while the dras-
cry OF these soft straws is
feature of the toques The straws
which are going to be used may be-
noted In the following and correct
order Of precedence and popularity:
Picot pedal, Mantle. ftalie. Tagai.
crtro Inc and bots De ,fapoH. ffhers
Is much talk OF floral trimmings
but at the moment only talk. Para,
disc. osprevs. cross" aigrettes.
ostrich eeiils wings and most
quantity conceived plumage mounts.
being tied together with ribbons.
practically the sole--and certainly
the smart-adornm for all the
newest models.
As 10 colors make note OF
natter, geranium. amaranthe. cv-
cIamen, biscuit. beige. cerise. vieux
bleu and apricot az those which
will be most used. both for cos.
tunes and headgear. and then hav-
ing obtained patterns OF one and
all and studied critically and
closely their effects tpon your hair
and skin. be In readiness TO make
a definite and successful choice
little later.
New belts? Yes, I hare 20 men
lion the stterpt to decorate the sftf
patent leather gtrdIes with taSsels OF
All shapes and lengths. Militia rssm
shows plainly IN the llllie fads OF
this Spring Tassels decorate every.
thing excert lingeri, and handker.
chiefs. AS you will notice In the
pictures even the new earrings show
the military trend Earrings made
IT gold tassels are particularly chic
Just now. and morning hat with
one or a dozen hanging tasseis Is
fart OF every smart Parisian's ward.
sobe
And Just one word about iaces
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

three In not old.
Hsr two years Of peace seemed to
nave rejunesated her. ana II w.s o,;v
*heh she was very tired that she
looked her age. While her income
from Toms life insurance was sunte,-
eat to provide her and her children
with the necessities of life IL sh. MS
careful. sns did not like to be- careful
sue must seonomize in order To
nave enough TO spend on pretty clothes
she loved and which she felt were her
xnL As her children grew Older they
owed them q good education and the
aovantaEes which other young peopis
aad- How she would have to struegie
70 give them these necessities and her
self the Injuries far which her so,,t
ionged' Yes. she would do well to
marry again
But she would not be hasty. with
eyes made clear by past experience ID
matrimony. she would study every
puBstUtr sutton, She would recall eacn
Of Toms faults and would consider
others. which he might nave had. out
which. strangely enough. he had
overlooked IN forming his character.
And II any man had any OF q
lacked any OF the admirable traits
which she expected from tie man Of
her choice. she would exclude him
Immediately from her calculations
An Exacting Creature.
woman. unless shc IL in love. 10
an exacting creature. and she has
often decided against some man for
A. slight q reason as an unfortunate
trick OF manner, q lack of some small
courtesy. or some tactiess speech. A
man can scarcely understand this. ana
st II this trait In women that makes
him md her incomprehensible.
When she loves = man she shuts her
eyes to his tmperfecttonA and will
marry 4 boor II he has besn clever
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

enough or has possessed enough per-
sonai magnetism 10 keep her ignorant
of his true nature until she has fallen
In love with him. But. lacking love. she
IN keen and sometime an unmerci-
fui critic of him whom she considers
as a possible misunderstanding IL
she has had one bitter matrimonial
experience
The truth. summed up in a nutshell
is that she wishes perfection In the
man upon whom she oestows hsr hand.
and. presumably. her heart and. az no
man IL perfect she 10 often dap
pointed No. woman Is not complex.
as men believe her to be. Woman 10
so simple that she seems complex. she
wants perfection. that Is ALI and Will
accept nothing less when she once Dr.
mands II So man cannot understand
tnat she Is repealed and disiiiusio ne
oy come fIf-tTmed joke or lack OF con-
sideration. or small rudeness on his
part shs does not love him. but sns
wants him to be her ideal And he
isn't
Minor. being woman. determined to
De satisfied with nothing less than toe
best, and began to look about for It.
AS she looked she found that there
were many attractive men Stiii UNI
married. many. still more attractive.
who we're married. ana some wido wers
wao. having vowed eternal tueIa.y ~
the memory OF the dear departed. had
learned at last that devotion to .
blessed ghost or a sweet and fading
memory was not as soui-satisfylnR as
was companionshtp with a bright and
living sewi~tne personality.
Her First Suitor.
: To the widower-cIass belonged
Robert Marcy He had been dss.
nerateiy cruahad ana much harAa "A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
Ali Forla .vhan

A poor little fellow called saugnaa
Was playing one day on the Iausha>
When = whtriWtnd CAM nixn
Took him up to the skign
And none could tell where hs "a
gaughAn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
On Her Terms.

Haroid--i Know tnAt am nos
worthy OF you. darling.
Fair One Rene nber that u..n,a
ana my married life u sure ~ -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

ADY DUFF.CoRDoN. the famous l -" N the
London. and foremost creator OF iaS'''. 10,
L. world. writes each week The fashion So h.,, in
-, ..sr,n.r. presenting all that is newest ana 0'''
.,es ior wel-dressed women ..c.hoo,,, bring,
Lady Dull CofdoQ new rams :. s'' sD,h;".
-, into close touch with ina centre OF fash'oh'
'e' ~ mi, c,ordon,s American establishment al
-. = w., Thirty street. New York CITY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
Her First Suitor.

: To the widower-ciass BELONGED
Robert Marcy He had been dss-
pcrAteiy crushed and much bersavsd
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-06-13
THREE-YEAR BILL IS SIGNED.

The cultivation clause of the three-year homestead DILL
recently signed by President Taft, is as follows:
Tha the entryman SHALL in order to comply with the re-
ourements of cultivation herein provided for cultivate MOI
less than one-sxteenh of the of his entry beginning with
the second year of the entry and not less than oneegh be-
ginning with the third year of the entry and until final proof
but the secretary of the interior upon sausactor!
showing under the rules and regulations prescribed by h re-
duce the required area of cultivation: !,
he provisions of this section relative to the homestead
period shall apply to all unprotected entries as well as entes
hereafter made upon which residence is required
provided that the secretary of the interior snail whh
60 days after the passage of this act send copy OF the same
to each homestead enryman of record who may be affected
thereby bv ordinary mail to his known address and any
such enyman may by giving notice within 12o days after the
passage of this act by registered letter to the register ana re-
ceve of the local land Office elect to make proof upon MS en-
try under the law under which the same was made wo" re-
gard to the provisions Of this act.
The effect of the bill will be to reduce the amount OF cu
vaon required enlarged homesteads from 80 to 40 acres
There also provision that the cultivation clause above
quoted shall not apply to homeseads on government rrga
ton projects The bill permits five months absence from
claim each year.