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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1912-02-16
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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28

parts of the instruments. I was sitting by DR..
Franklin, who perceived that not insensble
to these mutilations.
I have made 1t rule said he whenever in
my power to avoid becoming the craftsman of
papers to be received by public body. took
my lesson from an incident which will relate
to you. When was journeyman printer.
of my companions apprentice halter. having
served out his time. was about to open shop for
himself. His first concern to have a hand
some signboard. with proper inscription. He
composed 1t In these words: John Thompson.
halter. makes and sells hats for ready money"
with figure of hat subjoined. But he thought
he would submit II to his friends for their amend
ments. The first he showed IT to thought the
word halter" tautoogous. because followed by
the words. makes hats" which showed he was
halter.
1T struck out. The next observed that the
word makes might well be omitted because
his customers would not who made the hats
II good and to their mind. they would buy by
whomsoever made. He struck It out. A third
said he thought the words for ready money"
were useless 1t not the custom OF the
place to sell credit Everyone who purchased
expected to pay. They parted with. and the
inscription now stood. John Thompson sells hats"
Sells hats" says his next friend why nobody
will expect you to give them away. What then.
is the use OF that word7" 1t was stricken out and
hats" followed 1.-THE rather there one
painted the board. So his inscription
duced ultimately to John Thompson" with the
figure of hat subjoined.'"
In a letter to the editor OF the journal de Paris.
Jefferson gives the following account of the adop
ton of the Declaration of Independence.
"On the 7th Of June. 1776. the delegates from
Virginia moved, in obedience to Instructions from
their constituents. that Congress should declare
the Thirteen United Colonies to be Independent
OF Great Britain. that confederation should be
formed to bind them together. and measures be
taken for procuring the assistance of foreign
powers. The house ordered punctuai atten-
dance Of all their members the next day at 10
o'clock, and then resolved themselves into a COM
mittee of the whole. and entered the discus
sion 1t appeared in the course Of debates that
seven states. viz. New Hampshire. Massachu-
setts Rhode Island Connecticut. Virginia. North
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28

masked and riding like a demon, urging his steed
onward through the night with whip and spur,
along road abounding In pitfalls with black
miles separating warm, yellow cabin light
from the next. What he thinking of as he
rode onward?- Not of the pain of the cancer,
slowly eating away his countenance and sappng
his vitality; not of the risk he ran. a solitary
horseman. of being waylaid and robbed
dered upon the lonely journey. He needed not
the hunger and the sleeplessness; he think
ing only of the fact that his vote would turn the
day for Delaware; Delaware, though little state,
might influence Pennsylvania and the vote Of
the colonies would be unanimous for a declara-
tion ths would immortaze the who made
and signed 1t. and enfranchise the people of the
thirteen colonies and their descendants.
Next day, Thursday, July 4. the members
were assembling at the State house door, rider.
booted and spurred and covered with the dust OF
night and day travel. dismounted In their midst,
and then. little later. Caesar Rodney in his
place.. still breathing hard and said. 81 for
independence" the result that the vote OF
Delaware cast in favor of the Declaration,
Pennsylvania. by three of her five delegates pres
ent, supported Deawares action. and thus by the
ride of Rodney the unanimous vote Of the colonies
with the solitary and temporary exception of
New York; was that day secured for the Magma
Charta of American liberties.
1T was o'clock in the afternoon" Losing tells
u.s. when the final decision was announced by
Secretary Thompson. When the secretary sat
down deep silence pervaded that august assem-
bly, Thousands of anxious citizens had gathered
In the streets. From the hour when Congress
vened In the morning the old bellman had been
In the steeple. He placed boy at the door below
to give him notice when the announcement should
be made AS hour succeeded hour. the graybeard
shook his head. and said. They will do III
They will never do III Suddenly loud shout
came up from below. and there stood the blue
eyed boy. clappfng his hands and shouting Ring
rfng! Grasping the iron tongue of the old bell.
backward and forward he hurled 1t 100 times. Its
loud voice proclaiming Liberty throughout all
the land unto all tho inhabitants thereof The
excited multitude in the streets responded with
loud acclamations. and with cannon pea!s. bon
hres and Nominations
1t Is to the everlasting fame Of Thomas Jeffer-
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28

Grove- he Sunered tortures
from the cancer. which, start
ing on his nose, had spread
30 that he had to wear a
all over one side of his face.
green silk shield to hide the
disagreement: 1t was Of this
>chronic afliction that he died.
A contemporary chronicle de-
scribes him as IAN animated
skeleton--indeed. all spirit.
without corporeal integu-
ment."
McKean's messenger left
Philadelphia late in the att
ernoon Of July 1. It was
necessary to get Rodney
back to Independence Hall
by July 4. the day appointed
for taking the vote upon the
adoption of the Declaration.
All night. all day he rode at
top speed; and Rodney is
supposed to have started on
the return journey in the
evening of the second.
That ride of Rodney's de-
serves to go down in history
alongside of Paul Revere's
and Philip Sheridan's. In de-
fault of missing detail the
imagination must provide the
picture Of the tall. gaunt
spectre of . man. half
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28
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son that his hand drafted the Declare
tion OF Independence. Among his pa
pers he left many letters and docu-
ments which throw a flood OF light
upon the motives and objects of that
gathering Of American statesmen. He
told the following anecdote character
istic Of BENJAMIN Franklin:
When the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence was under the consideration of
Congress. there were two or three un-
lucky expressions In It which gave
offense to some members. The words
Scotch and other foreign auxiliaries.'
excited the ire of gentleman or two
Of that country. Severe structures on
the conduct Of the British king. In
negativiDg our repeated repeals OF
the law which permitted the importa-
ton Of slaves. were disapproved by
some southern gentlemen. Although
the offensive expressions were imme-
diately yielded. these gentlemen con-
tinued their depredations on other
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28

scarcely angle from which to view 1t, but to
the younger generation of Americans the thrilling
ride Of Caesar Rodney is not familiar as 1t well
deserves to be. and will bear re-telling.
The final debate in Congress. in the corsmittee of
the whole. upon the adoption of the Declaration ct
Independence, began at o'clock Monday. July !.
On that day Pennsylvania. of whose delegates
were present voted against adoption. The vote of
Delaware. having two delegates present. divided.
. Thereupon Mexican, of Delaware, who had voted
afirmatvely, wrote frantic letter to the absent
Delaware delegate, Caesar Rodney. imporng him
come and his vote. and thus the scale for
Delaware
Rodney at the time was 80 miles away, at Dover.
at the other of his farms. Byield and Poplar
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28

he story of the Declaration Of In
dependence. which gave birth to .
new nation among the powers Of
the world 1856 years ago in Phila-
delphia, L. full of the drama of his
tory. from the moment Of the In
ception Of the idea to that fateful
moment when the resounding clang
of old Liberty Bell pronounced the
deed accomplished. The story has
been told so often that there 10
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNS0lOM
LESSON
ing Department. Ths Moody Bible In
stituts of Chfcago)
LESSON FOR JUNE 80
REVIEW OF SECOND QUARTER.

GOLDEN TExT-'T am not come to
destroy. but to fulnii."-Matt- 5:1T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-09
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

| Brisk demand for bonds again was in
evidence at today's session of the Wash
| ington Stock Exchange, and with prices
held at established levels the trading ex-
ceeded $4,000 in volume. Potomac Con-
solidated 5s were the market leaders,
with Washington Railway and Electric
IS a close second. OF the former issue
bonds of total face value Of $1,000
were sold on the basis of 1881. Wash
ington Railway and Electric As sold at
S5A to ssh, the sales aggregating $1,000.
In Capital fractions So $1,000 sold at
1114.
All of the trading in the stock list, with
the exception of the sale of one lot OF two
shares of Mergenthaler on the basis OF
go, was confined to the public utilities.
and the total Of trades was small. Capt.
tai Ira ction figured in Ave transactions Of
a total of f1fty-eight shares, on a range
between 124 and 123A.
TWenty-Seven shares OF Washington
Gas were sold the level of 81. and
two twenty-five share lots of Washington
Virginia Railway. preferred were offered
and taken at 1919.
One five-share block of Washington
Railway and Electric preferred found a
buyer at 4a.
At meeting yesterday Of the directors
of the Franklin Insurance Company of the
District of Columbia officers for the en-
suing term were elected as follows:
President, John "A. Kelly; vice presidents,
William P. Young and Scott Z. Welker
and secretary treasurer, William D. Ell
lett. James l.. Norris, jr.. was chose a
member of the board
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the National Union Insurance Com
pany was held yesterday afternoon, and
the following directors were chosen:
Charles B. Bailey. Thomas Bradley.
Floyd E. Davis. Albert F. Fox, w. T.
Galliher. John B. Larner, Philip F. Lar
ner, George w. Linkins Charles Mades,
Walter S. Pratt, jr., N. l.. Sansbury, B.
Z. Saul, George Spransy, Gen. James H.
Watmough and John C. Weldon.
The board of directors subsequently or
ganized by the election Of the following
officers:
Albert F.. Fox, president; Charles B.
Bailey. vice president: Philip F. Larner,
secretary. and William H. Somervell, as
slstant secretary.
The Commercial Fire Insurance Com
pany today withdrew its stock from the
local exchange pending the marketing of
its additional capital stock. This was
found advisable because the stock bid
could not in the nature of things exceed
the price at which the company was it
self putting forth some thousands Of in
dlvidual shares of its capital stock and
any discrepancy between the company
price and the stock bid would be undesir-
able The company's capital has been
increased from 100000 to S277, 900 within
the last few months and its subscribed
capital Is now in excess of $3.50. 900. 1t is
the purpose of the company to increase
its capital to $1,OOO.CGO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-09
REAL C0MF0RT-PR0DUCER.
Steady, Cool Breeze Brings Tenn
perature to Low Mark.

With a steady, cool breeze from the
south blowing over the city the greater
part of last night and today, Washing
ton residents enjoyed real comfort.
The brisk breeze that materialized
shortly before . o'clock last night ac-
cording to the forecaster at the weather
bureau. came right out Of one Of those
local thunderstorms that Turk in numbers
in the territory surrounding the District.
1t brought no rain, and not even a cloud,
but 1t caused the mercury in the Their
mometers about the city to take a sud-
den drop from the high levels it had
maintained throughout the day.
For today the forecaster promises
continued fair weather. with moderate
to light breezes generally from the
south or southeast. The weather to-
night may become unsettled, and there
are possibilities Of local showers, ac-
companied by thunder and lightning,
and continuance OF the bracing
breezes that have tempered the heat
during the Hast forty-eight hours. To-
morrow's forecast is for unsettled
weather with probable thunderstorms.
purely local In character
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-09
HOT WAVE OF LARGE AREA
New York, Boston and PhiIa-
deIphia Suffering From Uu-
usual Conditions.

NEW YORK. July 9.-The hot wave
continued today. At noon the official
temperature was 30, three degrees high
err than at the same hour yesterday.
There were four deaths and a dozen
prostrations up to IL o'clock.
Conditions in Boston.
BOSTON. July Gone death and ten
prostrations due to heat had been report
ed in Boston up to noon today, the hot
test day of the year. At noon the mer-
curry in the official thermometer regis
tered 81 degrees, as compared with 90
at the same hour yesterday. The humid
ity, however. was below normal.
Heat Causes Death Of Three.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9.-Heat caused
the death of three persons in this city
up to l pm. today and was indirectly
responsible for three other persons COM
hitting suicide.
Although the government thermometer
registered 50 degrees at noon. in contrast
with 9I degrees at the same hour yester-
day, the various hospitals were kept busy
treating heat cases. During the last week
thirty-one persons have died in Phila-
delphia from the present torr.d wave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-09
BUILDING PERMITS.
The following building permits were is.

lie IOilONluS DuHOluS UeIHltS were lS-
sued today:
To Edward McAleer, to build dewlling
ing at 4701 18th street northwest; archi-
tect, n. r. Grimm; builder. Edward Nc
Aleer; estimated cost, 81, 500.
To Edward McAler, to build dwelling
at 1927 Decatur street; architect. N. r.
Grimm builder. Edward McAleer: esti-
mated cost, $1,000
Tc ~ E. Sabastine, to build dwelling
at 2524 Wisconsin avenue; architect. N. r.
Grimm; builder, r. P. Witty; estimated
cost, $500.
Frank Trezzano. to build garage at 119
d street northwest: architect, ]. w. Nor
beck builder, J. w. Norbeck; estimated
cost, $500
To James White. jr., to build dwelling
at 262i Myrtle avenue northeast; esti-
mated cost, $l,92o.
To ]. E. Lewis, to build five two-stOry
brick dwellings from 3611 to 3619 18th
| street northwest; architects. f. r. White
& Co.: builder, j. L. Lewis; estimated
cost, sl25O0.
To Julia B. Brandon, to build dwelling
at 1901 Hamlin street northeast. archi-
tect. L. ID. Woodson; builder, G. w.
Montgomery: estimated cost. $4,000.
To Swift q CO., to repair stable at 3o1
Missouri avenue; estimated cost $500.
To A. Fl. Glennan, to repair dwelling at
422 Florida avenue; estimated cost, $50.
To r. c. Redway, to repair dwelling at
12S 18th street southeast; estimated cost
$50
To Thrift Building Company, to repair
dwelling at 1868 L street southeast; esti-
mated cost, $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-09
Real Estate Transfers

LONG MEADOWS-Sarah B. Kinds to
Myra l., Spencer, lot 1874. block 81:
$40
NO. iii 10TH STREET NORTHWEST
William w. Stuart ct Tx. to Matte
F.; Davis. part original lot !. square
NO. 126 18TH STREET NORTHEAST
William A. Greer ct uX. to Herman
r. Howenstein. lot Al. square 9SS: $40.
| REAR OF 10TH STREET NORTH
WEST between L and M streets
William T. Johnson ct al. to Tokalon
Company. lot X, square 1873; SO.
FIFTEENTH AND A STREETS SOUTH
EAST-Aaron r. Townshend ct Tx. to
LIE DROIT PARK-Harry A. Kite ct ux.
to Carroll A. and Catharine Brooks,
lots 30. 81. 80. square 1850: $40
PRINCETON HEIGHTS-Kennedy Bros.
to Jessie P. Hall, lot IS. square 3O31;
wHITECROFT-Georg R. Linkins ct al.
trustees, to Mary G. Atkinson. lot 81,
block 2: So. $50.
MERIDIAN HILL-Nina Pearl Fowler to
Allan w. Lane Albert, lot 35, block IA:
$40.
sAUL's ADDITIoN-MaryC c. Saul to Ed
ward McAleer, lots IA and Is; square
1922: SO.
NJ STREET NORTHWEST between 18th
and 18th streets-Emma j. Walter ct
vir. Frank. to Edmund X. Fox, lot n
NO s 1907 n STREET SOUTHWEST
Isaiah Thropp. jr.. trustee. to Lewis
s. Wells, jr.. part lot %. square 243;
NO. 1900 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
NORTHWEST-H Theodoran Van
Wyck Benner to Eldridge E. Jordan.
part lot IL. square 13T; $40.
L STREET SOUTHEAST between I'd and
/ Sd streets-Harry E. Gladman ct ux.
,o,~f {oyt,p al 1nf .
square 1853: $40.
HALF STREET SOUTHWEST between
and streets-lJarry NJ. Latham
to Galen E Green. original lots l. 7
to 10, square 654: $40.
CORCORAN STREET NORTHWEST be-
tween 18th and 14th streets-Luther
S. Cannon ct ux. to Roy L. New
houser: lot III. square 24o: $40
FOURTEENTH AND CoRDRAN
STREETS NORTHWEST-Annie 7.
Hoehling to Roy L. Newhonser. lots
lab and part lot :, square 2io: SO.
FOURTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST
between Corcoran and streetF-
Washington Loan and Trust COM
pany, trustee to Roy L. Newhouser.
lot lis and part lot I, square 24O:
$3.50 Same to same, part lot 4,
square 24O: $15O.
FOURTEENTH AND CORCORAN
STREETS NORTHWEST-Roy L.
Newhouser, ct ux.. to Anna E. Nc
Queen. lots 143. III. lis and part lot
I. square 24O: $40
PRINCETON inconsistency Bros.
to William ]. and Catherine McPhil-
omy. lot 1877. square 3o31; $40. Same
to Edward L. and Charles r. Seek
niger. lot 1s9 square 3O31: $40.
MOUNT PLEASANT-Harry Wa-dman
ct al, to Florence E. OConnor, lot
"a, square 2sss: $40.
BLUE RIDGE MISUNDERSTANDING II.
Alleman ct ux to John P. Stuckert,
lots l to AZ. block 1918; lots to -.
block 1881: lots to 3S. block 1882; lots
to So. block 2333; lots 10 to 3D. block
1884: lots 1 to 80. block 1885: lots to
IS, block 2337; lots l to %. block 234O:
lots l to 49, block 234, and lots IL
to 50. block 2349: SO.
NO. 1909 H STREET NORTHEAST
Charles w. Trey ct Tx. to John G.
Slater, lot IS, square 1927: $40.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Joseph NJ. Car
mody to Francis s. Carmody, lot 81.
block 81; SO.
9TH STREET SOUTHEAST between q
and / streets-Joseph NJ. Carmody to
Francis s. Carmody, lot u. square
S47; $40.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Francis 8. Car
mody ct Tx. to Mile c. Vickery. lot
81, block "a; SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-09
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. July 9.-Flour easier
spring patents, 5.35a5.55; Kansas
straights, 4.75a5.OO.
Observation-Disclosures the continued
favorable weather all over, wheat ruled
higher early on light offerings, bullisf
northwest statistics and covering ahead
of the government report July, 112A
September. LOS 11-16a1 .O5s4 Pork, barely
steady. Beef steady. Lard easy; middle
west 10.25a1O.35
Raw sugar quiet: Muscovado, 80 test,
S.27; centrifugal. 96 test, 3.77; molasses.
50 test, 3.02; refined quiet. Petroleum
steady. Molasses steady. Hay quiet
Hides quiet. Leather firm.
Butter steady, unchanged: receipts 49,
164 tubs.
Cheese-Firm; receipts 6,O34 boxes.
State, whole milk undergrades. 13a141a.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts. %. 1O5 cases.
Fresh gathered. extras, 23a24: do, extra
firsts. 21a22; fresh gathered, checks. poor
to fair, 10a15: state. Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery browns, 24a25: do. gath
cred browns and mixed colors, .Ua.4
Live poultry-F1rm; prices not settled
dressed poultry quiet and easy: western
chickens, 22a23; fowls, western, 141aa16:
turkeys, 16a17.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-09
Washington Stock Exchange.
Sales-Regular call, IL O'Clock moo,

Sales-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon:
Capital Traction IS. 81 900 al 1111..
Washington Railway and Electric As, $1,000 al
ssh. $1,000 Mt ssh.
Potomac Cons. IS, $1,000 at 1881, $1,000 al
!oSii, $1,000 at 1881, $1,000 at 1881, 81 600 a,
1874 io3h, 900 at l03A, LOCO at 1884, 81. 900 al
1854, 81. 600 at 1O3A, 1000 at 1881
Capital Traction, l at 124, at 124, Is al
12.A. % at 123H. 5 at 123%
94A.
Washington Gas. 12 at 81. 10 at 81, 5 at 81
Mergenthaler, 2 at go.
% at 1917.
:. After call-Potomac Cons. IS, $1,000 at 1881
81 900 at 1884, $1,000 at 1887.
Washington Railway and Electric 49, $500 al
Sols. $4,000 at ssh. $1,000 at S51a
GOVERNMENT nnNnS