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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29
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The restaurant manager stood
behind tho cashiers desk. wearing
his stock.in-trnde smile for each
customer.
An old gentleman came mp. II
notice." said he. fumbling with his
wallet. that you advertise to make
your own pies"
Yes. sir" answered the manager
proudly, I'VE do"
"wnl you permit me to offer .
SUGGESTION"
Certainly. air: certainly. We
should be most happy to have you"
We'll. then. let some one clse
make EN-"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

That ls a peculiarly fiery sauce
you use. Are you fond OF mr.
"No." replied Miss Cumrox. but
We always have II put on tho table
II is so amusing to zee people take
an overdose Of Il and pretend they
Ike r."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

Ascum--Teii me. which h prop
". Would you say. ~it h possible
for two 10 live on SO week." OF
ION SO w~eklyy-
Wise Wen. IA say. N h pos-
sibic for two 20 live on go week
weakly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

MIRA nfowne--Yex. thar are In
Egypt and viii spend tho wtnisr
on the Nile
Mr.. Malaprop-How alec They
will get q chance 70 SEQ all them
pyrepees and the Phoenix. won't
thcyg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

HE KNEW
four - -
all III - ~ II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

Would call nIknlna a clever man
"cctAIniy nt~e nal bn,
wondeuy eieser ouees'nx the from
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

TROUSERS TO FIT OCCASION
Husband My dear. those trous'
cfs are ffnyed nj the ends.
Wife-~They are the best you've
got. John. except your dress irous-
erR.
Husband Well. give those 10 mr.
have an important Interview on
hand today. ia which J expect 20 be
Mt different times proud. naughty.
indifferent. dignified and perhaps
a triflo dlsSainfnl. A man can't
b. all that successfully with a
fringe on The bottom OF his tfous
era.-~Titi lits.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

Srhooigrastcr- should stand
on my head. the btood would rush
10 my head. wouidnt ~ Nov.
when I stand on my fecs. Why
doesn't II rush IN my feet,
Johnnie--f3ccsuse POUR feet sin't
empty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29
NOTHlN SERlOU SkM
AgavHx4ipe
JOSH wisE
8Af8f

0Arot
- new re~ors
ar on ~ BssIeys.
port Argus 10
from m city. ne
got fired tn fret
day bseus he
called . $500 fire
Incl . Mt
biaxs' Inssld w .
'consiaerstion.'"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

HgR PRIVILEGE
Have you made resolution 70
marry this year. co'oneI7" asked
tho determined young person. arch.
~.
NO replied the colonel In his
prcoccupicd manner. have you
Buffalo Express.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-29

The Usual Wy
Hicts-That foreigner who u Wis
iting tks Psrsenews claims 10 BE .
robicmsn.
WIckx And the Pnrvenews are
working tho claim for all they are
worth.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

Quotations given below are for large lots JobbeH'
prices are higher.
EGGs-Nearby fresh YirTinia lsals; West vir.
EuiA and Southwest Virginia Is: Tennessee IS
BUTTER-Elgin fancy. per h.. 8l2slt: Western
hrsts. asl5aGS; seconds, 2jl5a2s: stoCepacked. %.
CHEESE-NeW York State fnctory,~ new Is
POULTR1-Hens. per H., Is: roOsten, per lb, .;
TURKEYS. l5al5: chickens. springers. EaE.
DRESSED POuLTRY-Htns choice. Der h
l6a; roosters, per h., sal0; turkeys per h. ltl9;
young ducks. per H.. lsa2o; geese. per ID, saio.
VEGETABLES-Potatoes. old. per sack. loOa2 %
new. No. !. pei bbl.. 275a55; No 2 per bbl. L2sa
lT5; corn IN. C.l. per crate. LooalSo; yams (N.
Cl. per bbl, 3.ooaL0; onions. Texas. per crate,
L5al0; new eabbaEes. per crate. T5al.OO; eggplant
Florida, per crate. 2ooa30o: lettuce per bbL 7sa
lO; string beans. per basket, L0oll-5: Per bbl
20a3Oo; squash. per crate. 75aLo0; beets per 100
bunches 2ooa3o; kale, per bbL. 5oal.O0; spinach
per Dbl, looal5; tomatoes. Florida per crate. LOO
40: aHpErlgns per doL. L5oa25o; rhubarb, per
100 bunchss, looal-o: cucumbeu. North Carolina.
S9al5; peas. per bbl. Aoos6u
GREEN FRUTTs-Apples. PEI bon. LHa1S;
nsE, per bol. LSoaAo; oranges, California Per
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished hg W. B. Hibbs & Co.,
members Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hibbs
Building.
New York, June B.-Something under 5000 bales
q cotton were rendered to-day for delivery on July
contracts To-day was the first notice day for de-
hveTies Of cotton in that month. and this cotton
VIII be received and bid for on Monday next TIE
efect Of this deTelopment on the market was not
important in causing depression. and substantial
rally followed in July contracts during the day.
monthA
Other nhuercs were not o kind to change
convictions Crd the market ruled quiet throughout
the session, Slth an improvement Of from s TO 81
points IN the active options as cumpared with
opening prices.
Liverpool futures closed barely steady. from /
point advance to points decline. Manchester
obed yans firm; cloths NOR demand
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
Bankers Enjoy OutinE.

The tenth annual excursion Of the
Washington Chapter Of the American In
stitute OF Banking was held yesterday
at MarEhan Hall. The outing was the
largest attended and most successful in
the history Of the organization.
F. G. Addison, jr., was chairman Of the
committee on arrangements. He was as
sisted by a large number Of prominent
local bankers in planning for the outing.
In the evening a big dancing fete was
held. Those who went down the Potomac
or the excursion were presented with
souvenir booklets, containing pictures OF
all the banks OF Washington and Alex
endris, Va, and brief paragraphs Of ad-
vice here and there to prospective de-
positors
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
Bought by HaIsey Syndicate.

syndicate headed by N. W. Halsey
& Co. has purchased $LSOOOOO United
Light and Railways Company first and
refunding per cent gold bonds. matur-
ing in. 1913. The United Light and Rail
ways Company owns or controls twelve
important public utility properties in the
Middle West, each Of which has been
in successful operation for several years.
It is expected these bonds will shortly
be offered on . basis TO yield about 81
Fer cent.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29

calves. ehoice. per ID. m: medium. per Ib.. 7I7sS
WOOL AND HIDEs-wool. Washed free d
buTrS, pr III. 55a0; wool, unwashed, per h, 9i
hide. dry. Der H.. lSal6 green hides. Per ID. IL
calfskin grSen. each L2jal50.
GRAIN-Wheat. per bu.. Ll2alH; corn. SheIled
sCaa5; ear PER bbl. ls0a5lO; cats. Western white
No. . ger bu. s2asi; oats. mixed, per bu., 6las3
bran. 29.c1asacO: middlingS 0coa520.
SEEDS-Red clover. per bJishel. l0ooaIl.oo; asks
clover, lOooAlLoo; white clover. Hooa0.oO; eTn-
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29

New YORK June &-Money call al the stock
exchange to-day opened At "a per cent: highest. };
lowest, "a; closing. ~ per cent Nos; q the days
loans were made at * per cent
Time mOaey was rather closely held in view Of
the approach Of July !. and was IN moderate de-
mand. Rates. sa5k per cent for sixty days sHayS
per cent for ninety days, ~ per cent for four
cent for six months and 4aGIS per cent for over
the year
Mercantile paper was bought moderately here and
elsewhere some attractive aiEmes were seen. Rates
per cent for sixty and ninety days ndorsed bills
receivable, 4a4A per cent for choice four TO SIX
months' single names. "a PER cent for Othen.
o4bsr Fin.no;oI N.,,, -, ~. n
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29

box. 3T5aI5; Florida oranges. L5Oa5.OO; lemons.
per bon. 35oaioo; g7pe fruit pr bon. 5oOa6OO;
pneapples. 2Ooa25o; cGntAlouIes per crate 2oa3OO;
cherries, per ct, 6a5; peaches PER crate. L0oa2O0
plums per at. 5a8
HAY AND STRAW-Hay. Western. No. l. MA
20; No 2 Elo0ass.00; mixed hay nooa3I %;
straw. rye. bale, Soolls.50; machine thrash Moca
$50: straw. wheat, per ton. Io5oali.se: straw, per
LIVE sTocK-sAsop aSaaRi 4sDs lambs. .;
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs 4 o.
nsmbeTs Of the Chicago Board oS Trade, Hibes
Building.
Chicago. June 2.-wheat Nc to Ee od on con-
nicing crop nfEN July, LO9l4i September, l6S4A
LO5B; Dtcember lo6h
Com hc lower on fine growing weather July.
~; September. I3i5aTSA; December. 6JHas5R.
Oats ho TO kc down. Market UNSETTLED JuIv
81; september loh: Decrmhrr nN -
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Potomac cons. S.. Sl.OOs at IO2z.
Capital Traction. ? al Ia
Washington Railway d Electric ptd 3 At siI4
% Al sP4. 5 at 81
Washington Gas. } Al S.
MergCnthaler. 5 at Isi4. at 1sl4
Second National Bank 10 At l65
After call-POt0mac cons. Sc. 81 0O at N2A.
GAS BONDS
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
Observation-Disclosures
NEw YORK STOCK MARKEr.

Quotations furnished bg ". B. Hhhs 4 %.
Hsmben Of the New York Stock EEehHnss. Hibbs
Building.
Call money ~
SALE OF SHARES BY HOURS
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGs.

New York. June 8-Bsnk elearinEs in the United
States for the week ended June 2 GEuesate s. go
Sos CO., against So5 $500 last week and 81 NJ "a
ooo in this week last year. Following are the re
turns for this week. with PERCENTAGE Of ehanve
from this week last year:
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
virginia Bank Merger.

By the terms Of merger recently ef-
fected, the Peoples National Bank OF
LeesburE. Va, absorbs the Farmers and
Merchants Loan and Trust Company OF
the same place. Both banks were capi-
talized at 10000 The trust company
was organized about q year ago by
President Robert n. Harper, OF the Dis
trict National Bank, Of this city. Mr..
Harper and four or FIVE Of the directors
of the trust company will be on the d.
rectorate Of the reOrganized Peoples
Bank.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
FINANCEAND REALTY

A total Of sixty-four shares sold indi-
Gates the volume Of business at yester-
days session Of the Stock Exchange.
None Of the sales was significant The
attendance was light, and the few sales
were In odd lots with figures a bit on.
To-day will be the last Saturday OF
trading until the hrst Saturday In Oc-.
tcber. A number OF brokers have left
for short vacations or are on the point
OF leaving. Charles c. Glover. president
of the Riggs National Bank, sails for a
summer in England to-day; william d.
Hoover leaves for Moose Lake, Ne, to-
day; President Woodruff Is In New
Hampshire, and number Of the brokers
are In Baltimore
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished bJ ". B. Hibbs q Co.. men,
bsrs Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hihbs Build
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by ". B. HIbbs 4 Co. mem
oe1 q the New York Stock Exchange, Hibbs Build
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29

Tex dividend. 2 per cent.
.EK dividend, % cents
SEX dividend, IA per cent.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
FINANCIAL

Open Saturday Evenings from 6 to 8 o'clock.
Under U. S. Government Control.
The Oldest Savings Bank in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
NEW YORK MONEY.

'Ex dividend
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-12-11
INTERESTING nEN Ei.GisNENIs
IN GNlliA SHOOTING
OFFICIAL Investigation NaA Result It
Arrests N Connection With
The Tragedt.

Late telephone reports from 0S#lla
"Wednesday afternoon indicate thaf
there are soon 10 be some interest
ing developments IN the shooting
there thar morning fn which Il Was
reported tlat G. A Baumgartner
killed himself attor shooting and
wounding his wife and a young man
named Newt Piersoll.
An official iga'ion Of the al
fair was begun in the afternoon oa
the report that soule one other than
/ Baum GARNER took part in the shoot
ing According 10 later reports nine
] or ten bullet holes were found 10
the house Another late report was
! TO the effect thai il was an impoa-
sibility under the circumstances for
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-12-11
CITY CHAMRF RlA|N
DRAWS PRISON TERM
Charles Hyde Is Convicted in New
York on Bribery Charge
and Gets lndctcrmin-
ate Sentence.
ssociated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
New York Dec II Charles
HYDE. former city chamberlain, con
iyieted OF bribery was today indie
Iterminately sentenced to about
three years imprisonment.
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-12

During the recent excavations In
the historic ground Of Abbey lane,
Athlone, Ireland, for the commonplace
purpose Of constructing a sewer, some
remarkable finds were made by the
e~Xcayating party. Not far beneath
the soil they came in contact with a
large quantity Of human remains.
There were 10 symptoms of collins,
but several skulls and bones were
thrown up. Evidences Of a very sub.
stantial foundation which were also
unearthed, four feet under the surface,
and the human remains buried appar-
emily in a trench In the immediate vi.
cinity, gave rise to the s%upposition
that the skeletons were those OF the
Irish soldiers who fought in the sieges
neal the famous old bridge Of Athlone.
The Abbey was founded by Cistercian
monks the same year that the site of
the castle was taken V by King
John, with other lands adjoining,
which belonged to the monks; and
in exchange the king gave to the
monastery the lands known today as
Monksland, on the borders Of the town.
A holy water fount was also un.
earthed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-12
MahoaanY In Furniture.

II Is interesting to note that more
than twenty photographic woods are
now offered as true mahogany, not TO
mention a considerable number OF
woods cunningly stained to initiate
that wood. In the present clrcum-
stances, therefore, when the demand
for mahogany is greater than the sup
ply, unusual interest attaches to such
woods as Cariniana or Colombian ma
hogany, which is acknowledged not to
be mahogany, but which is 80 similar
TO 1t In color, grain effects and work
ing qualities as to serve for the rarer
wood.
The statement is made that while
Carinlana differs widely in its botan.
icaI and anatomical characters from
true mahogany, It's close superficial
properties at once distinguish 1t as a
high class cabinet wood. When prop
erly seasoned 1t does not warp, check
or shrink, while much Of the lumber
is beautifully figured. It works well,
takes a filler readily and can be high.
w Observation-Disclosures Age.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-12
SYSTEM IN LETTER WRITING
Busy Woman Will Find IL Saves Time
and Prevents Too Frequent Neglect
Of Correspondence.

All busy women know the value OF
system, and every busy woman should
systematic her daily tasks.
In the matter of letter writing many
women are great procrastinators. They
persistently leave important letters I'M
answered until the last possible mo-
ment, and then have to write a hurried
note, often forgetting to take up i'm.
portant subjects for discussion.
The best way to do is to have one
day or evening set apart for weekly
letter writing. One woman reserves
Tuesday morning for this purpose, and
she allows none but the most press
ing duties to interfere with her writ
ing.
While reading a letter she will jot
down any particular thing she wants
to mention in the reply on the back
Of the envelope, place 1t In the letter
rack on her desk, and, when Tues
day comes, has all the weeks CORE
spondence ready for answering be-
fore her. II during the interim of
the receipt and answering of a letter
she thinks of any point she wishes to
discuss, that, too, is noted on the en-
velope.
With this system letter writing Is
a real pleasure-one that is looked
forward to every week with keen in
terest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-12
DID HIS WORK THOROUGHLY
Central African Explorer Well
Equipped 10 Make Lasting Rec.
ord of His Journey.

To make an accurate description OF
the route taken through an unknown
country requires an amount Of hard
and incessant labor of which few per.
sons have any conception. An instance
In point may be taken from the ex.
plorations Of William Junker in Cen
trail Africa.
This man, q Russian by birth, spent
V years endeavoring to trace the
course OF the River Welle, which lies
between the headwaters OF the Nile
n the Congo, with a view to deter.
mine the position of the watershed
between the two rivers.
When actually on the march he
o a coat designed by himself, hav-
ing numerous large and small peck.
cts especially arranged for the handy
use of his watch, compass, aneroid,
thermometer and note books. From
one Of its buttons hung three pencils;
one red for marking his route, another
blue for noting the rivers and streams,
The third black for recording the times
OF starting and hating, together with
all the more notable incidents Of the
days march.
In a little notebook, ruled for the
purpose, the exact time of starting
was put down, thereafter, at the end
OF every five minutes the direction in
which he was proceeding was deter
mined by a glance at the compass
and carefully noted, while occasional
~ the readings of the aneroid and
the thermometer were taken.
A brook crosses the path. With the
blue pencil 1t is instantly designated,
as well as the direction of its current
and its estimated breadth and depth.
Every change in the character Of the
country is entered. as from wooded to
grass lands, or from desert to fertile
soil. The prominent objects encoun-
tered on the way, with their apparent
height and distance, are all indicated.
so also are the names of the tribes,
and any local information that may
have been obtained.
The time and duration OF every
halt is carefully kept, as it is neces-
sary to know the actual marching
time in order to calculate the distance
gone. Doctor Junker's uniform rate
was a little oVe three miles an hour.
When the night camp was reached
the first duty Of the explorer, after
supper, was to copy all the notes
made during the day into a large
book; n page generally, though
sometimes two, being used to record
a days march. If the night were
clear the travellers work would end
with ar observation for determining
the position of the camp. This done,
he felt that he had earned his right
to rest.
In this n Junker travelled on
foot 1000 miles through a country a
large part Of which had never before
been visited by a white man.-Har
per's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-12
Electric Sparks in Cancer Treatmeo,

Electric Sparks in Cancer Treatment
Recently a French specialist, DR.. De
Heating Hart, has been demonstrating
what is known as the fulguration
treatment Of cancer, effeCtually pre-
vents the recurrence of this otherwise
fatal disease. The theory of the
treatment is that after a malignant tn.
NOR has been removed the healthy
cells that surround it are made by
sparks Of extremely high static cleo
tricity incapable Of ever again being
able to harbor and promulgate can
erous germs. At a recent demohstra-
ton Doctor Hart stood with the con-
ductor of his machine In his hand, and
as each tumor was removed he ap-
piled his treatment, sparks of great
%tineness but extreme brilliancy shoot
ing from the instrument into the cav.
ity made by the surgeons knife. He
explained that It had been discovered
that these sparks were able so to
change the healthy cells upon which
the cancer had grown as to render
their nature entirely different. This
fact has been demonstrated by a mi
croscopic examination, but, ~curiously
enough, the sparks appear to have no
effect whatever upon the diseased
cells themselves. The greatest care
has therefore to be taken to insure
the complete extirpation of the can
GER before the treatment is applied.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-12
DOES AWAY WITH THE CORSET
Experiment of French Modiste That Is
In the Nature of a SartorlaI
Revolution.

A very famous French modiste has
started a revolution of a sartorial or
DER by making gowns which are to be
worn without any kind of a corset.
But" exclaims the well-dressed wom-
an 1T is an impossibility to wear such
d gown! The figure will appear loose
and untidy, the gowns will not fit, and
the appearance will be ruined by such
a preposterous fashion,"
Nothing of the sort The gowns
are veritable gems of beauty in which
inc models look more chic than In the
styles which need a corset. Now, how
Is This accomplished?
The modiste who is responsible for
tnis fashion, being an artist as well as
d dressmaker. set about to study the
natural lines of the feminine figure
win the purpose of evolving a fash
ion which need not conine its grace
snd beauty. All the gowns hang from
ae shoulders and with none of the an
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-12

N"NN N5 SA' III
the same day that the Declaration Of
independence was issued, July 4, q COM
mlttee to devise a seal was created
While present-day Americans have
always been informed by writer's. his.
torians and orators Of the intense
heat Of that suspicious Fourth of
July, and that because Of the almost
~unbearable atmosphere OF the sultry
weather prevailing the delegates az.
sembled. hastily debated and quickly
signed the colonial Magma Charter IN
order to get out Of the congressional
hall, the facts are that the day was
unusually pleasant and characteristic
Of a most agreeable summer climate.
This statement, involving as 1t does
q correction of hitherto accepted his.
torical material, rests on the author
ity Of an entry found among Jefer.
sons stray notes, an entry never until
now given printed publicity. Innum-
cradle writer's have drawn highly col.
ored word pictures Of the dreadful and
sitting weather conditions existing on
that memorable day, but we submit
that far more reliance Is to be placed
on the evidence penned by a distin.
guished and careful observer who WAC
present on the occasion in the role OF
an active and honorable delegate.
Among the Jeffersonlan script is a
sheet bearing the following notations: