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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-03
LADIES. ATTENTION,

LADIES, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
SUMMER PRICES AND HAVE YOUR
FALL. AND WINTER SUITS MADE
NOW. ALI. THE Up-TO-DATE MA
TlHIALs TO CHOOSE FROM. AND
QUALITY OF WORK UNSUR-
PASSED. JOS WINTER, 2e9 Ia
NORTH SIXTH STREET.
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ONLY ALL-RArL LINE TO NORFOLK.
Schedule In effect August I. 1911
Leave Byrd Street Station. Richmond
for Norfolk: bS:10 A. NJ. 1900 Al M.
a3sG0 2, NJ, s4,1e p NJ, Bliss r, III
Far Lynchburg and the West. s8.T1
A. NJ, 1850 A, NJ. ASSOC p. NJ. ss:3o
p. NJ.
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk.
ALTO A, NJ, bf1:45 A. NJ. ss.3s r. N
hl8:25 p. NJ. sl1:3o 2. NJ. From tils
West $40 4. NJ. a2;1g p. NJ. kl:l9
r NJ. s8ye5 r. NJ ssaUg r. N s - s''
spaily. aDaily ex. Sunday.
hSunday only.
" r BEyIIr4 c. FL BOSLEY
q. r. A.. Roanoke. D. r. A.. Richmond
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FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS. FARMS, FARMS,

Fsrns and stare. Hanover County. Nine
hites from Richmond. tan-raur,
house, nearly nfsy acres of good
sands all necessary outhuildings and
nice orchard. Owner has been af-
f"red $500 alone for the standing
tinfaer on the place. and the build
sl.gs could net be duplicated for
ss,oeo; 81 big bargain for sa.ssD.
eAssEtsAiAS & CO. THIS East Main.
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We Have Several of the Rest Homes I'm
Woodland Heights That we cass sell
YOU ut very attractive prices built
for homes and something that we
can unhasisstinEly recommend j.
II AosEisEY q co. No 3Is Travel
ers Building
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uistsrricrty an Gar

Dasos1icrty I'm tar.
John Muse was fined s2a and Mat
tie Young. $40 by Justice Crutchfield
yesterday morning on charge OF
being disorderly on street car early
Sunday morning. Both are coIored.
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AN ORDINANCE

REGULATING THE MANUFACTURES,
TRANSFORM STORAGE, SALE
AND Use OF EXPLOSIVES WITHIN
THE CORPORATE. limits OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND.
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F"r sas~---A Select Piece Of Property on
seventh street that will pay Is per
ceHt on investment. See us about
shis ~ once, j. II. MosELEY Il CO.
No. So Travellers Building
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

= 30 A--Lc-AI--I ,aily--A@ svtscss News
SIS A.--Local-Daily--C -.ottasvi!is, Ex SuM
ThurrsUnd
300 Express Daily Norfolk, Old Point
ien0A.--Iocsi--Dail --~Lrhbs Less Forxs
1890 Noon - Express - Daily ~ Norfolk. CHI
Point
s2:15 P.-Exprsss--Ynily--Ci svills.
S4.0O Daily--Noyfolk NJ New
800 P.--Local--Daily--S. News, Old Point
5fs P.--Loca,-Ex. sun.--Gordonsysss.
BIS P,~-foeal-7Ex Sun---Lynchbarg. 81
$40 p Limited Dsiiv-cincinn.si. Cairsr>
sil.0o P.-Expre@-Dsiiy--C incinnati. LyilIA
sEleepers fpsrior Cars.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMoND-rosai tros,
Ess.; s:io A.. NJ. 74Q r. NJ. Through ffnn
Esst: II 30 A. NJ, 7.oH P, NJ. Gao p. NJ, LoeAi
rom VISIT: SEQ A. NJ. - e:5S A III, ard f.31
Through SO A. NJ II Is A. NJ. md 7s53
James River Line .ss IS A. NJ. $40 r. II.
ssrynsl.f
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FARMS WANTED

n You Really wasn't t. sell Your rsrm
write today for listing blank r a
COTTRELL q CO. s04 II. Franklin,
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SHOE REPAIRING

HtEh.Ciasa shoe R~pafrinE ut Very
Il Tow prices satisfaction guaranteed
work called for and delivered. ROBIN
ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP, III Rohfn
Manager, aia East Broad street.
Phone Madison COLL. Special waiting
parior for ladies.
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Fifty Acres Nice Land. Plenty of Fruit
ana growing timber: comfortable
cottage, good barns and ample ont
buildings. 10 be sold with stock and
implements Tor sa.E0. or will trade
80 faF & St,ed cftys htstfse ands fof fsAS@
SEfsMAN 4 co 1ois East Main
street
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Capital Little Track Farm Of Etghteeu
ceres. with plenty or ffuff. nfcs.
home, only fear and a half miles
from city sl.5oa; easy terms, CAS-
SE.IAMAN Il co, 1918 East Matn
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ROOMS TO RENT

]. EaY H~as~-Esnrafrhed R.,oss la Private
YamiiN. MI cnnveniemces. two biorks
from capitol Apply All North
Ninth street.
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SHOE REPAIRING.

lOr Rebate II f0u HrinK shoes With
~ hs sna s saS,a.
Soc. rebated TO soc. Every pair
sewed; best leather: no nails, no
pegs. Keeling. 25r. DREw'S Flee
u Main. Phone Monroe a867.
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SITuATIoNs--MALE
sITUATIoNs-FEMALE

Wauted-~-rsossfion IN Private Hofnr ms
teacher OF small children by Miss
Fisxhugh, Rockville Va.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
nA4TRHssEs. ..ArraEssss,-

Old Hair Maftr~xs~s made over Like
new. We get them and return them
the same day. JACOB -GML4AUF'.
Phone Madison 32ss.
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statesmen

sasesran Making SMALL iowa. wans-
ed To handle high grade proposition
10 merchants In all eIasses of trade:
full time or side line, liberal COM
mission: big repeat business, WILL
BUR MFG CO. 3as5 Barnes Bldg.
Dayton. o.
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o1o0 weekly Profit for Yoas Wonder
fully saccessfni mail order plan,
your own boss. your own business
don't worry about capital: expert
enrs Unnecessary: success guaran-
teed: one man made halt million.
Write at once for free booklet tell
Ing how. BOYD II. BROWNE. Omaha.
Neb,
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REAL ESTATE WANTED
WANTED

WANTED
Wans~a---ay Well knawn Mmaafwe-
iArEr II high grade specially sales.
man. Exceptional opportunitv for a
big ealiher commission man Inquire
Room No 40. Jefferson Hotel
Wnnted--Feath~r Reds. Ols-tisn& An
tiaue sofas, tables, sldeboards chairs
bureaus china. brasses. etc BEARD
Is w. Main Madison 6a0T
Wanfcd--0td tsooae Feathers. G. G.
LEVY Az WeAt BROAD street
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Mes emA Women Reps escnsstivss ny
responsible manufacturers. write
fer details Good pay. WOLFF
BROS. MFG. CO. Dept l.. Springfield,
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Clarence Brown. cclored. Was sent
tn Jalf FOR Four months from Police
court yesterdAv un 4 clisfee cf stAAl-
{ ina lead piNe from I'M cttss
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LEGAL N0TICH

VIRGINIA: IN THE OFFICE OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT or HENRlCo
COUNTY, IN VACATION. THE 9TH
DAY OF AUGUST. 1919.
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Sign Painfern. Card writers ana De-
ginners. I have a large collection
Of alphabets, with figures 70 match.
which I VIII sell for SC each. or
4 for CSC; fast what you need. WlL~V
IIAMS. Sign Painter. Dox 1915 New
r Haven, Conn. =
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''Vingiiliian Want Ads
FOR
RESULTS
USE
'-----'-s ---.----------.
HEP yyANTErs---.sSAs.E

xrsnt winner. New and yeat--Nsany
oFders bring repeat h4sps house
demand Immense. MARVIN n. DOTY.
SD. Stamford. Conn.
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Use Your Spare Time to start n Man
order business; 81 profit sharing OPP
pcrtuntttes Address Manager, MU-
TUAL OPPORTUNITIES Elk
Il CHANGE Buffalo. ". Y.
why Not Earn ~ Ia e25 DntlyY Others
do Ii with our new speciality. Send
- er Aeetiet.H s. NEWCOMER ss
East Main street. Mt Joy. Pa
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Sec. Fl. Immediately after loading
and tampinE the holes and before FIR
ing any blasts. except when the same
ara In a tunnel or subway and distant
from the opening more than fifty feet.
or In place more than one hundred
feet from any building or public street
or highway. the material TO be blasted
must be covered on all exposed sides
with ttmbers held securely together by
sirong chains or rope and covered with
stout woven mating or rope or some
other equally sersiceahIe material to
prevent the debris from flying After
this covering has been placed In posi-
tion the blast must be Aired without
unnecessary delay.
Sec. 20. At least three minutes before
firing a blast. the biaster must give
petent man carrying red dag to be
stationed al reasonable distance from
the blast at each avenue OF approach
or point of danger and these men must
give the warning of danger both by
voice and by waving their red flag
Sec. %. Immediately after firing d
blast the plaster shall cause ali debris
to be removed and shall make a
whether there remains any unexploded
charge.
Sec. "a. In case charge shall fail
70 explode the tafnping must not ne
removed. but the did charge must he
exploded by drilling i single h3le a,
least twelve inches away. which last
hole shall then be loaded and flred III
the usual manner, I'm case a blast fails
to carry away the entire drill hole, no
further DILL inE.. must hs dane. La that
hole.
Sec Els. The quantity of explosives III
All hlastfng charges shall be so limited
that no injury to person or property
will result therefrofr.
Sec. IS. No permit or license shall
be given By the said chief engineer oi
the-fire department TO any person under
any az the foregoing provisions Of this
ordinances unless and until shH appli-
cant shall have entered into bond In
= penalty Of $500 In each case. payable
TO the city OF Richmond With security
approved BY the city attorney and with
condition 10 Indemnify ard save harm
less the Aat1 city from any ana III DAM
Ames n consequence 81 injury An pAri
EARNING An ri ihs sid 6ssfnss W. An 4 ha
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-01-11
CHAPTER XIV.
A Lost REGIMENT.


1t was a bright, sunshiny Gay in
early spring Birds were sweetly sing
ing In the trees lining the road | was
travelling. | must have shown my late
Illness greatly, for the few | met, as
| tramped slowly onward, mostly sol.
diers, gazed at me curiously. as II they
mistook me for the ghost of some
dead comrade; and | doubt not my
pale face, yet bearing the deep imprint
OF pain, with the long. untrimmed hair
framing 1t, and the blood-stained,
ragged uniform, the same wore that
fierce day of battle, rendered me an
object of wonder
All through those long, weary win.
ter weeks | had been lowering be.
tween life and death in an obscure
hospital at Richmond. The moment
the door was opened to permit of my
passing forth into the world again, !
sought eagerly to discover the present
station of my old comrades In arms,
yet could learn only that the cavalry
brigade with which l had formerly
served was in camp somewhere near
Appomattox Court House On foot
and moneyless, set OFF alone, my sole
anxiety to be once more with friends;
and now. at the beginning OF the sec
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lheavy-set figure, clad in gray uni
form.
No one here need feel alarm" he
said quietly. I'VE are not making war
upon the wounded Are there any
Confederates present able to trayel?"
A dozen eager voices answered him,
and men began to crawl out of their
cots onto the floor.
I'VE can be burdened with no help
less or badly wounded men" he said
sternly. "Only those able to ride. No,
my man, you are in too bad shape to
travel. Very sorry, my boy, but 1t
can't be done. Only your left arm.
you say? Very well, move out in front
there No. lad, 1t would be the death
of you, for we must ride fast and
hard"
He came to a pause a half-dozen
cots away from me. and seemed about
to retrace his steps. Dim as the
light was, ! felt convinced | had for
merly seen that short figure and stern
face with its closely cropped beard.
"Mosby." ! called out, resolved to
risk his remembrance, Colonel Mos
by. ism; it possible to take me?"
who are your" he questioned
sharply, turning in the direction Of
my voice.
Wayne / answered eagerly,
Wayne, of the -th Virginia"
In an instant he was standing be-
side my cot, his eyes filled with
anxious interest.
Phil Wayne, of Charlottesville L?
You here? Not badly hurt, my boy?'
Shot and bruised Colonel, but I'd
stand a good deal to get out of this. "
And, by the Eternal. you shall
that is, If you can travel in a wagon.
! Here, Sims, Thomas; two of you carry
this officer out. Take be CLOTHES and
all--easy now"
The fellows picked me up tenderly,
, and bore me slowly don the central
aisle. Mosby walked beside us as
| far as the outer opening.
Put him down there by the fire, -
he ordered, until look over the rest
of these chaps and divide the wheat
from the chaff"
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Beginning at a stone in the pike leading
from New Lexington to New Vienna, Ohio,
and south. east corner to VIM n, Burnett's
land thence with said Burnett's line NJ
IA deg. w. ~ Se-l00 poles to a stone another
corner TO said Burnett; thence again with
anHsner anias td Of s, MS Lines es deg 6s Gtloo
nett thence with another of his lines N ~
deg. II. ~ i0-l0O poles to a stone, still another
soose sornsr 70 ssd Sis thence again witn
poles to stone the North West corner to
the said William II. Burnett and in the line
of John Stackhouse's land thence with his
line N 81 i-2 deg. Il. 4s poles to stone north
east corner to said Stackhouse and In line OF
Lewis Driskill; thence with said Driskiil's
center OF the aforesaid pike thence with
said pike :. 20 l-2 deg. W. 2b poles to a stone
in the center. of said pike thence N. 65 i-9
corner to the grave yard lot thence S. "a i-e
deg. w 10 20-l00 poles to stake or stone In
the center of the aforesaid pike thence s.
- leg deg. w 30 poles to the beginning con-
tanning hfty-six (56) acres and sixteen U6)
poles of land be the same more or less. Be
Ing the same lands conveyed by = II. John
son and wife to John Patterson, bv a deed
recorded In the records OF deeds in Highland
county, Ohio. in Book No. sc, on pages 305 and
800 81 si,n and BY the said John Patterson and wife
cay OF April A. ID. 1892. Appraised at Sifs800.
said tracts Numbers 1, 9, 3 and appraised
at s2i2OOO0 Will be offered and So Id together
and constitute all the land of said estate
lying south of said New Vienna and Lexing-
ton pike.
said tracts Numbers 5, Q and appr aised
at si23IS.O0 will be offered and sold together
ana constitute all of the land of said estate
lying north of said pike.
Terms of Sale Cash in hand, with ten
days II desired, for purchaser to arrange
for payment, upon deposit Immediately after
sale with said Administrator of a su ubstantial
sum to his satisfaction. and to he retained
by said Administrator as a forfeit II the full
amount Is not paid within said ten days.
A plat OF SAID real estate can be seen By
calling on the undersigned Administrator or
his Attorney.
JOHN GREATHoUsB,
Administrator with the will annexed Of the
estate of william II Burnett, deceased.
d. @. Morrow, Attorney.
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Legal Notice.

John McKimmie. Jane Mcximme, Spencer
Mcklmm and Gay Mckimmie, all of whom
reside at Reader. West Virginia, Hannah J.
Richman and Marcellus Richman, who reside
at Noundsville. West Virginia. Henrietta
McI<immie and A. Dottie Mckimmie, both of
whom reside at Proctor, West Virginia. B.
McKimmie. minor. ID Lawrence McKim-
mie. minor, and e Henrietta McKimmie, a
minor all of said minors residing at Proctor,
west virginia, Robert Mckimmie, whose
known, and the unknown heirs and devisees
of said Robert McKimmie. IL he be dead,
whose places of residence are unknown. will
take notice that on the ith day of September.
1911, Maggie Milllgan filed her petition. and
on the 18th day of November. 1911, filed her
amended and substituted petition, In the
Common Pleas Court of Highland County,
Ohio. in case No. 1853. against the above
named parties and others. praying for parti-
tion of the following described real estate,
to-wit
situate in the county of Highland and
state of Ohio and In the town OF Rainsboro.
and described as follows: Being the Il one
half of ln-lot No 50 as designated on the
recorded plat of the first addition to said
town of Rainsboro, and also '16H feet of OF
the side of Lot No. 90 as known and desig-
mated on the recorded plat OF the second
addition TO said town of Rainsboro. Ohio.
Said lots lying on the south side Of Main
street in said town of Rainsboro. and in
Paint township.
Said amended and substituted petition
further alleges that J B. Davis, as admins
traitor of the estate of Belle Mckimmie. de-
ceased claims tue interest in said real
estate of which said Belle McKimmie died
seized, for the payment of her debts, and
said administrator is made party defend
administrator be determined.
Said parties are required to answer on or
before the 10th day of February, 1919. or
judgment may be taken against them.
U'25) MAGGIE MII.ILGAE.
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less sad ones. and must prove a severe
shock to you. There is no --th Vir'
ginia."
mo -th Virglnia?" echoed scarce
able to comprehend his meaning. mo
-th Virginia? / beg you to explain,
sir; surely"-and l looked about me
upon the various uniforms OF the serv.
ice present-"the war has not yet
ceased-we have not surrendered"
mo, my boy" and the old hero
reverently barred his gray head In the
sunlight, "but the --th Virginia gave
itself to the South that day in the
Shenandoah"
must have grown very white, for
a young aide sprang hastily forward
and passed his arm about me. Yet !
scarcely realized the action, for my
whole thought was with the dead.
do you mean they are all gone?"
questioned, trembllngly, hardly able
to grasp the full dread import of such
ghastly tidings. Surely, General Lee.
some among them must have come
back"
RIO Be Continued)
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ond day, was already beyond Peters
burg, and sturdily pushing westward.
As the road swerved slightly to the
left, passing through grove Of hand
some trees, I came suddenly opposite
a large house of imposing aspect. A
group of Confederate officers stood In
converse beside the gate leading into
the open driveway, and as paused
moment, gazing at them and wonder
ing whom | had better address-for
recognized none of the faces fronting
me-one among the group turned sud
denly and took hurried step In my
direction, as though despatched upon
an errand of Importance. He was
tall slender man, wearing a long gray
moustache, and I no sooner viewed
his face than ! recognized him as
having been one of those officers pres
ent in General Lees tent the day |
was sent out with dispatches. He
glanced at me curiously, yet with no
sign of recognition, but before he
could pass / accosted him.
Colonel Maitland" said. you
doubtless remember me. am seek
ing my old command; would you kind.
ly inform me where It may be found?'
He stopped instantly at sound Of my
voice, and stared at me in odd be-
wilderment; but my words had al
ready reached the ears of the others,
and before he had found an answer
another voice spoke sternly What is
oil fhtc0 Who cir What
masquerade puts you into that parody
of captains uniform?"
turned and looked into the flush
ed, indignant face of General Lee.
at is no masquerade, SIR" | an
swered, instantly removing my hat
1T is the rightful uniform of my rank,
greatly as | regret its present condi-
ton"
Where are you from?"
81 was discharged from st. Mary's
Hospital In Richmond day before yes.
terday, and am now seeking to rejoin
my regiment"
Surely" he said gravely, 81 have
seen your face before. To what regi.
ment were you attached?"
The -th Virginia Cavalry"
The buzzing of voices about me In
stantly ceased. and General Lee took
step nearer
THE -th Virginia? You were a
captain? Surely this is not Philip
Wayne?"
So deeply surprised was his tone, SO
uncertain his recognition, scarcely
knew what to answer Had lost my
very identity? was this all dream?
81 am Captain Wayne, Troop D.--th
Virginia"
He grasped my hand warmly be.
tween both his own, and his kindly
face lit up instantly with a rare smile
Captain Wayne. cannot tell you
how greatly / rejoice at your safe re-
turn. We certainly owe you an apol
ogy for this poor reception, but you
were reported as killed In action
many months ago. / doubt not Colo
mel Maitland truly believed he looked
upon a ghost when you first accosted
him"
For the moment | was unable to
speak, so deeply did his words affect
rue.
81 fear, Captain Wayne" he con
tinued gravely, yet retaining my hand
within his own, that l must bring
you sad news"
Sad news?" Instantly there came
to me the thought Of my widowed
mother. Not from home, | trust
slr?"
mo" with great tenderness, your
mother, l believe, remains well; yet
the words l must speak are neverthe
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For Every Living Thing On The
Farm"

Free a 500i page book on the treat
ment and care Of every Living Thing
on the Farm - horses, cattle, dogs,
sheep, hogs and poultry, by Hum
phreys' Vetinary Specifics also sta
BILE chart for ready reference, to hang
up. Free by mail on application. Ad-
dress Humphreys Homeo Med. Co.,
Corner Williams & Ann Sts., N. Y.
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"Ah," says the Christmas guest.
"How / wish l could sit down TO a
Christmas dinner with one OF those
turkeys we raised on the farm when |
was boy as the central figure"
WELL" says the host, "you never
can tell. This may be one Of Them
Life.
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RIO Be Continued)

"This. said the dealer, sis the be st
automobile you could buy; just the
thing for lady"
"Reall W" remarked Miss Bright 81
suppose it's er kind and gentle and not
afraid of trolley cars. catholic Stan
dar d and Times.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-12-12
BALKAN war PEACE
PROSPECTS IMPROVE

London.-The prospects of salts
factory and reasonably rapid settle
ment Of the Balkan war and of the
greater European interests hanging
upon it seem brighter than at any time
since the allied armies took the field
against Turkey. The ENJOYS from the
Balkan kingdoms and the Ottoman
empire, will hold the first meeting Of
the peace conference next Friday, Dec.
18th.
At the same time the ambassadors
Of the great powers in London charg-
ed with the task of protecting the in
terests of their countries will meet as
sort Of court Of appeals to watch.
advise and admonish the peace dele
gates.
This will be by far the most import
ant assembly Of diplomats since the
Berlin conference of the Russo-Turk-
ish war. Giants like Bismarck, Bea-
consfield. Salisbury and Gortchakoff.
to be sure. will not tread the stage.
but their successors who 60 will have
an equally important work to perform.
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National Capital Brevities

The house passed the Crago bill to
pension Spanish war veterans. widows
and children.
The senate as . court Of impeach-
ment has begun taking OF testimony
In the trial Of Judge Archibald.
Several Of the governors of the New
York stock exchange have been sum-
moned to appear before the house
money trust committee.
Through an executive order, issued
by President Taft. more than 10000
employees of navy yards throughout
the United States are put under the
protection Of civil service.
It cost the Democratic National COM
mittee $1.15s.4%6 to carry the election
tor Wilson and Marshall. according to
its final statement Of contributions
and expenses filed with the house.
The pension programme Of the Dom
ocrats In the house has been definitely
settled by the determination Of the
committee on invalid pensions to at
tempt no general pension legislation
In this short session.
The final statement Of the contribu.
lions and expenditures from the Roose-
welt Progressive presidential campaign
fund filed with the clerk Of the house
showed total contributions Of $685..
STATS and expenditures Of >S66,600.
TRIBUNE FOR JOB PRINTING.