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The Calumet news., 1912-06-08

Of the busiest and most important mil
cage in the country.
Now the French state railways oatn-
ed net in 1910 SsN72 per mile. eouiya-
lent 70 a rine lcss than ila per cent
on capitalization of $4,000 New
York Central, whose railroad prouerty
rs capitalized at approximately Sl5O.-
900 mile, average. earns net 81
so per mile, on little more than
per cent oil that capitalization ignor.
ing for comparison It's hcavy tax item
since state railways arc not taxed.
Purchase of the Western Railway
ty the French government in 1909 has
been vigorously attacked at nome as
an expensive venture in state philan-
thropy. Whatever the exact figures
may show. IL is apparent that it's man.
agement will have To bring about "A
cutie wonderful improvement i'm order
to defend the experiment successful
N.-Wall Street Journal.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08

explanation is believed 10 be that the
dust from some Yorkshire combing
establishment was sold for fertlizns
purposes TO farmers, and having been
spread upon the land the seed has ger
minated
botanical observer reported a scar
or two ago that on the Bradford sew
age works at fNizlnghall he had picked
no fewer than l6O species of plants
either foreign - the country altoseth-
en- or plants which. although British
DO not occur naturally in the Brad
ford district Many cf the plants un-
doubtedly owed their presence to their
Introduction i'm Wool from which the
seeds had been washed at. the wool
combcrs' and then carried through the
sewers.
Yorkshire botanists last year dis
cussed the origin Of a large number Of
exotic plants that recently spraug mp
in the heavy woolen district Of tho
West Riding. A Leeds botanist report
cd that he haj discovered plants some
iuNuriant a. character ANA others fea-
turelesS-which arc found roGpoctvcly
in Peru ana Siberia The explanation
arrived at was that these exotic
growths mad thcir origin i'm seeds car
ried IN the dirt which Invariably ac-
companies the large Quantities ot rags
that arrive in Bailey ard DeWsbury
from all parts OF the World. Another
explanation was found in the timber
yards. \ piece of waste land al
Ioining q local lumber yard became
covered with mysterious plant, which
proved To be of genus folnd only in
the Azores. ON inquiry Il was found
that a large quantity oc rough wood
had been received at the timber yard
from Azores. and that the dirt ard adj
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08
SPREAD OF WEEDS.



Keep down The weeds" is the sea-
sons cry already being ncard. II mon
possessed the vitality. tire energy and
the persistence OF the ordinary weed.
the history Of the world might De DIFF
ferent With orly ghost cf chance
"a weed will spruuG take root and Hour
ish. rho wind, hay, clothing and pack
ing are common means by which weeds
spread. \ consular report from Brad
ford England reads "BuIrs similar
To those found IN Australian wool worc
recently discovered in some secured
Kent wools purchased from a Bradford
wool merchant. Hitherto English wool
had been regarded entirely free trom
Objectionable vegetable matter such as
depreciates the \valhe ~ wool The
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08
STATE OWNED RAILROAD.


Recent disclosures in these columns
of the manner in which the opera
uons Of the state railways i'm France
compare with those OF a representa-
tive Ameyican railroad bring up the
interesting fact that the railways OF
Frmce as a whole excluding minor
ioenlly owned lines have an average
capitalization OF more than $4,000 a
mile. Just what the capitalization Of
the French state lines alone is we
have az present no means of knowing,
hut il is probably above that averase,
since the state has taken over some
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08
WILL HE BOLT?

"Win Roosevelt bolt IN case HI
sees the chance OF controlling oi
stampedng the convention sippinp
hopelessly away from him" Gas it now
certainly seems to be-, is the prevailine
current question.
As against the chance that he will
bolt is cited the fact that he has here
tcfore been a stickler FOR party regu-
larity and discipline. and has stated
that he will support the nominee Of the
convention.
Roosevelt has been a regular Of reg
ulars when he could profit by being
regular. But there certainly IS Moth
ing regular about his determination to
grab a third term and thereby beat
Taft out Of the customary second term
precedent and unwritten law and his
own pledge to the contrary notwith-
standing.
II calculation Of the chances con-
vinces him that ne can become presi-
dent by boiling and as the nominee
OF a rump convention and the noisy
he is pleased to call "the
he viii bolt II he is con-
vinced that he can compass the mean
md malignant end Of getting Taft
beaten by boiling and splitting the
party. he may bolt
But as against the chance Of his
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08
This is MY 74rH BIRTHDAY

Brig. Gcn. George NJ. Stcrubere. who
was at the head of the hospital ana
medical service OF the United States
Army Tor many years. was born IN
otsego County. New York June s..
1888, AMI received his medical cduca-
tion at the New York College of ply
sicians and Surgeons. re bcgan his
army career at the bottom Of the lad
Ger as assistant surgeon in 1861. In
1866 he was promoted 10 be a captain
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08

No liquor will be allowed i'm the en-
campment Of the Canadian militia this
year. Double guard will be set, lest
Champ Clark rush across the line,
seize the Dominion and cut it up into
Democratic States.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08

Fewer women and more men are
employed in the factories OF the state
this year than last. according TO the
report Of Labor Commissioner Pow
ers Is there any connection between
this and the fact that this is leap
year2
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08

of dynamite which were found in
back yard gave the clue which. care
fully followed eventually led 10 the re-
covcry OF the entire contents of the
box.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08

A glance over the history OF the
Democratic party convinces one that
Alton b. Parker is an extremely light
individual for a dark horse.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08
STRAY TOPICS
FROM GOTHAM.


New York. June S-The report re-
Gently submitted 10 the New York
High School Teachers association by
It's Committee on Secondary Education
disclosos a peculiar state of affairs
in connection with the enrolment of
pupils i'm three of the high schools
of the city The matter is considere0
so serious that IL will be made the
subject of careful investigation. Ac-
cording to this report three of the
city's high schools, the Morris High
School. enrolling boys and girls. the
Boys High school of Brooklyn ana
the Girls High School OF Brooklyn.
have lost three thousand OF their pupils
during the year from February, 1910
to January. 1911.
The committee which submitted the
report tried to ascertain the reasons
for the dropping out OF so large num-
Der Of pupils and in most cases. was
successful. 1t appears that more than
one-third of the pupils who dropped
out during the year did s. because they
either would not OF could not keep up
in their studies. Failures i'm FROM
one TO four of the subjects were re-
sponsible for their leaving the schools
For the loss Of the pupils who did not
drop out because they had failed.
number Of causes were found TO be-
responsible. Poverty Of the parents
aggravated probably b. hard umos
lack Of work and the high cost OF Iiy-
ing, was responsible in a large number
of cases. Illness was another inn
portant factor in causing the dropping
out of many pupils. Several hundred
pupils left school simply because they
wanted 10 become wage earners and
enter business life. The report strong
ly intimates that defects in the school
system, injudicious arrangement of the
curriculum and the lack OF teachers
not only capable i'm their respective
subjects but also in sympathy with
their pupils were also among the
causes
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08

and in 1898 he was elevated to the po-
sition of surgeon general. During tho
civil War GEN Sternberg served in
Gen. Banks expedition. and was in
charge OF the general hospital at
Cleveland when peace was declared
lie was member of the
Havana yellow fever commission
in 1879 and directed the med
zeal service during the war with spain
in iS9S lie was retired for age IN
1892.
j. @ \. BrocNett, former governor Of
NaSsac husetts, 20 years old today
Vivian M. Lewis. Republican eandi-
date Tor governor OF New Jersey in tho
last election. 43 years Old today
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08

Americans complain that they can
not live safely in Mexico. but why live
in Mexico under any circumstances?
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1912.

President Gomez Of Cuba can now
tell il to the marines"
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08

hesive matter had been thrown on to
the waste land. Washington Times.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08
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The Bronx Geological Garden occu-
| pies a rther unique position among
similar institutions in the country II
is the only one which is conducted
somewhat after circus fashion and has
a regular press agent whose ingenuity
is not surpassed by that of other men
/ IN his profession OF course. there
are always happenings in a large zoo
logical garden, which make good and
interesting reading but the press agent
Of the Bronx Zoo does not altOgcth-
er depend upon the natural crop Of
events in his domain. In selecting ma
terial for his literary productions he
shows the most pronounced sensations
ahsm and in celebrating the sugges
tions OF his freakish Imagination he
does not allow himself 10 be limited
by such trivial matters as natural
laws or scientific facts.
One Of the latest productions Of the
Zoo press agents deserves a place of
honor among the most daring works
Of fiction. According to his story the
nightly howlins Of the wolves, audible
for more than a mile. was "a source of
great annoyance 10 the residents IN the
vicinity Of the Zoo. To muzzlc the
wolves seemed unfeasible and 1T
was decided to try some other plan.
At the suggestion of the head Keeper
q phonograph was installed close to the
wolves and every night il WAS kept
going, reeling off squeahY rep!icas of |
songs and operate arias "as sung by
the greatest singers Of the world
According 10 the press agents story |
The wolves listened quietly, almost |
r"pturously, To the sweet strains and |
tried their best 90 initiate them with /
perfect seriousness tho press agent |
asserts that these singing lessons have 4
proved great success and that great |
Improvement has been noticeable i'm |
the vocal efforts Of the wolves lately. /
Some Of the wolves I'm particular. more
gifted than the rest. developed hitherto I
unsuspectcG musical ability and prom 4
Use 60 become excellent singers II the
lessons arc continued long enough.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-08

Boys and loose sticks OF perfectly
good dynamite, used by them as
playthings form n mighty dangerous
combination and il is little short of
a miracle that nothing serious result
ed from just such combination
the other day. Some boys. ncsing
around in the Erie freight yards az
Orange, ~ j.. found in one Of the
cars box without cover and filed
with sticks Of dynamite intended FOR
blasting purposes. Thinking the sticks
we're some new kind Of candy. the boys
annexed the contents Of the box anu
left the yards with great alacrity. They
found the candy unpalatable. but
were afraid TO return IL 90 the freight
car To get rid OF the sticks they hid
them in a sewer not far from the yards
and only a few boys kept their share
OF sticks and took them home with
them. When the disappearance of the
poorly guarded explosive was discOv
cred, the police authorities Of Orange
were notified and prompt search was
Some fragments Of a stick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
LONDON OF THE FUTURE.
The Metropolis as the Worlds Most
Beautiful City.

From the London Dispatch.
Even the most factory-ridden OF cities
has a grim native beauty, generally when
seen from afar. Smoky London, for in.
stance, is not without it's purple patches
and f1eeting moments Of splendor. But it's
most enthusiastic admirers will hardly
claim for 1t prominent place among the
beautiful cities Of the world: not even
those distinguished French visitors who.
for the sake Of the entente. so frequently
go into ecstasies over the artistic effects
of our November fogs. Nevertheless
there Is no reason why London should not
become in the course of time q formidable
rival to Paris from the point Of view OF
the beauty Of its streets and buildings.
What is first needed is a central author
fty, composed OF architects, engineers.
artists and other experts. endowed With
powers to draw up a plan for q beautiful
London. This plan must then be adhered
to year after year with notifications. OF
course, as necessity arises) for a hundred.
for two hundred years IL need be. As the
time and opportunity occur for improve
ments and rebuilding of the city. these
operations should be carried out strictly
with reference to the plan drawn up.
Nothing should be done that does not fit
into the general scheme In this way,
year after year, little by little London
would be remodeled, until eventually the
ultimate city would be an artistic master
piece instead of confused tumble OF
streets, slums. palaces, shops ana
churches, as it is at present.
Despite the growth Of what may be
termed the .town-planning conscience"
among the community. no great achieve
ment may be hoped for until this central
authority is formed. In Berlin, for In
stance. town-planning has been In vogue
for over a hundred years, but the various
schemes have all been carried out by sep
arate bodies acting on their own tnitia-
tive and without regard to how their
plans would fit in with those of their
neighbors The result is a confusion and
incoherence even worse than In London.
which has been allowed to grow up In
haphazard style At present there are
far too many different bodies with power
to deal with town-planning schemes In
the London area. There are the London
county council the local government
board, the London traffic branch of the
board of trade the department and road
board, and the treasury. Outside the
London county council area town-plan-
ming powers under the act are possessed
by u) the councils of all boroughs. CD the
councils of all urban districts and CD
the councils of all rural districts. How
can we hope for beautiful London, even
for an ideally unitarian London. when
there are so many fingers I'm the pie?
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Relics of the Capet Family.
is Correspondence London Express

Paris Correspondence London Express.
The Carnavalet Museum, which has ale
ready q wealth Of curiosities and relics
from the stormier portions OF French his
tory has just received very interesting
New Year gift. The descendants of
Edouard Lasne. who was housekeeper or
the temple prison when the .'Capet fam
lily were there, have sent to the Carna-
valet Museum some of the things which
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette left In
their rooms when they were taken to the
scaffold. There are two chemises of f1ne
linen belonging to Marie Antoinette. The
crown which was embroidered on them
has been picked out, and only the initial
M" remains. There is black Silk
blouse, very much worn and mended In
several places, which Marie Antoinette
made with her own hands In prison, and
which was worn by the Princess Royal
after her fathers execution.
There are also two pairs OF the king
silk stockings (darned rather badly, II
pair of Mime Royales." little slippers;
a crystal bottle. which has a few drops
of Marie Antoinettes favorite scent re.
naming in it, and Louis XVPs shaving
dish. But perhaps the most pathetic OF
the relics of the monarchy which went
to pieces on the scaffold is a game OF
bricks with which the little Dauphins
whose fate has always been and always
will be a mystery, used to amuse him.
self in prison.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
THOMAS ]. OWEN 1 SONS. AUCTT0NEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF yAI LIABLE SUBURBAN SCI As
F FesR ASa n,sss ashD 3 aEE Rss
s sSTnf AV WiTH A TIE 1 Sh
THEREON: CoNslsTISG OF FRAME
sTBDivIsIoN now BENG MARKETED.
corded in uoer No. s4ls. Z, folio 1870 e seq.
cured thereby. we. the undersigned trustees, will
J. Owen 4 Sons, Auctioneers. 1891 g street
no ,rn Wssh.nEten p c. on sA n PAY
FOUR ocipck PA. the h following i de-
scribed Land and premises. situate In the city
of Washington: District Of Columbia; designated
in square s7os, lots Is to Al in square 1907:
to 70 and p in square s7os: lots / to 6s in
square s ssl2, lot ! In square s ssss lot ] in
fee Of the surveyor for the District of Column
20, block TO- in Stott's subdivision of part of
..ChiIlum Castle Manor" per plat recorded
surveyor for the District IT. Of Columbia, with
right of way over strip of land conveyed by
stott to Murphy bv deed recorded in I Lib. l2'o
lana land ef ssa M" to Rsss road
gether with the Improvements Of every kind
and character thereon. subject to prior deed
Of trust recorded In Liber 1927. at folio LOT ct
seq, one of the land records of the District Of
Columbia. securing an unpaid balance of $4,000.
with interest from the 18th day of December,
1910 which balance of $40. 600 and interest is
now past due and must be paid or extension of
time thereon obtained by the purchaser.
Terms Of sale: One-third OF the purchase
money to be paid in cash and the balance in
two equal installments, payable in one and two
years, with interest at per centum per annum,
payable semi-annually from day of sale Sc
cured by deed Of trust upon the property sold,
or all cash. at the option of the purchaser. A
deposit Of $1,000 will be required of the pur-
chaser at the time of sale. All conveyancing.
recording and notarisl fees at the cost of the
within fifteen days from day Of sale. otherwise
the trustees reserve the right to resell the prop
chaser after nve days advertisement of such
resale in some newspaper published in the city
Of Washington, District of Columbia.
ASHER SEP.
EDWARD +. COLI.ADAY.
Union Trust bldg.
mh1O-d&ds eSu Trustees.
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FUTURE DAYS.
THOMAS J. OWEN 4 son. AUCTIoNEERs.

THOMAS j. wv EN- q sun. AUCIlONEEno.
EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEES SALE OF VAL
LIABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE, To-
GATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF 22nd STREET AND PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE, KNOWN AS THE AUBURN
WITH BRICK SHOP IN REAR; AND ALSO
A LARGE BRICK STABLE IN ALLEY BE-
{ TWEEN 21st, 22nd. AND STREETS
NORTHWEST.
To close an estate the undersigned will offer
for sale at public auction, in front Of the prem.
o isfs M sn ia1a A hAPasr ronR
O'CLOCK Pm, the following described real es-
s 81 m the city P Of ossn.
thirteen ds) in square. seventy-nve (79, de.
scribed as follows: Beginning at the northwest
southeastery along the line OF Pennsylvania ave-
nue. ATTY mine (5Sj feet and three 81 inches.
thence at T ,he angles eaaf nt with Of said
ninety three (93) feet and two a. inches to an
alley. thence west along said alley seventeen
n7) feet and six 90 inches to the east line Of
22nd street, and thence north to the place of
beginning. improved by a four-story and cellar
and 2 auenae
known as the auburn" with a large two-story
and cellar brick shop In the rear thereof. front
'ns "A AND 1 iMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER.
Part of lot thirty eight (as) in Worthington and
seventy seven G7) described as follows: Be
f shirtyeeight as, and running thence east 2e.s7
feet, thence south 81 so feet. thence west 1851
feet and thence north $3.50 feet to the place
of beginning improved by a large twos story
and cellar brick stable shop.
Terms: one-third cash on the purchase price
OF the respective parcels of property sold and
the balance in equal installments at two and
three years, with interest at per centum per
annum. payable semi annually from the day of
sale secured by deed Of trust the properties
sold, or all cash, at the option of the pur-
on the Pennsylvania avenue parcel. and 500 on
the stable property. in square seventy seven 10,
at the time Of sale. All conveyancing and re-
cording at the cost of the purchasers. Terms
to be complied with within fifteen days from
the day OF sale. otherwise the undersigned re-
serves the right to resell either or both OF
the aforesaid pieces of property at the risk
and cost of the defaulting purchaser or pur-
chasers thereof.
AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST CO..
Executor and Trustee Under the Last viii OF
Walter G. Duckett. Deceased.
BY CHARLES j. BELL. President.
JAMES F. HOOD Secretary. mh6- dads
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AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW,
THOs. }. OWEN 4 SON, AUCTIONEERs.

THOS. J. OWEN 4 SON, AUCTlONEEkS.
TRUSTEES, SALE OF VALUABLE IMPRovED
TWEEN EIRs sa AND SECOND AND < AND
s yi it S se ss DEED folio Ct IS + eey
the land records Of the District Of Columbia
at s s the s ss
sssS fSF ssE E pST %1ssa
PM. the following described land and premises
situate IN the city Of washington District Of
original lots numbered nine CO. and ten (1O). In
square numbered five hundred and whine to59)
same in the north line Of a public alley IA feet
east Of the southwest corner of said lot num-
ten ns ss ndq es e or s'
said alley 80 feet Il inches east 50 feet
alley purposes over the rear feet by width of
those parts of lots nine .CN and ten uO): in
we ns conveyed By wilson G. Thompson ' and wife
to Henry Sheer and wife by deed dated septem-
a p ct ssd af o s
in the north line Of a public alley SO feet west
Of the sosE Of said lot mine Inc. co.
lot nine fs) feet, thence north SO feet II
inches, thence east feet. and thence south 80
feet IL inches to the place Of beginning, to-
gether with the improvements. consisting OF four
"a adjoining two g story brick dMe!.inEs ooo,
Of the purchase money to be paid in cash. bal
ance In two equal installments, payable In one
t ana tw st centnm per payabe
annually. from day of sale. secured by deed Of
trust upon the property sold, or all cash. et the
to date of sale. deposit Of $3.50 will he re-
ouired at time Of sale. All conveyancing, re-
cording etc, at cost Of purchaser. Title to be
good and free Of incumbrances,- or the deposit
will be refunded and the sale declared of. Terms
from day Of sale, otherwise the deposit will be
forfeited to the trustees and the trustees re-
serve the right to resell the property at the risk
and cost Of defaulting purchaser. after five days
advertisement OF such resale in some newspaper
r. q. LANGMADE,
CHAS. w. FAIRFAX,
mil -d&ds fnSu Trustees.