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The Washington herald., 1912-02-26
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
s1.50 PER ACRE.

1000 acres 45 miles from New Orleans.
La, 81 50 per acre: 1000 acres. IS miles
from New Orleans. 500 per acre; SOD
acres, 5 miles from New Orleans Sa5a
per acre. All open prairie land: richest
soil in the United States. Lands IN the
vicinity OF these tracts are being put
under cultivation aud selling at very high
prices. SCHWAB BROS, IZ3 Guaranty
Loan Bldg. Minneapolis. Mimi
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

wANTED-IMAfEDIA AN AT
torney or party with the use of 5000
on or before one year; amply secured by
reliable men and property. Call Main
f71. or address BOX So. Herald.
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MALE & FEMALE HELP WANTED.

Draughon's Practical Business College.
1871 n. Y. ave. the manager will take
pleasure in explaining to you why the
course at that institution Is so PRAC-
TICAL and so THOROUGH.
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MALE AND FEMALE CANARIEs,
cubators. dogs, rabbits. Guinea pigs,
white Tats and mice, gold fishes, &C.
SCHMIDS PET EMPORIUM, N nth
St NV.
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SPINOLoGY.

BE A DOCTOR OF SPINOLOGY-OUR
10o-lesson course enables you to earn
600 to 500 monthly adjusting the alb
normal spines of sick and nervous peo-
pie. Investigate. NATIONAL SCHOOL
OF SPINoLOGY. 604 District National
Bank Building.
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FOR SALE-FARMS.

50 ACRES RICH FARM LAND, READY
for crops. but 1--WE acres in timber:
good 7-room house and barns; much
on place; timothy sod: land lined: nine
miles out on BALTIC. Boulevard. i mile to
trolley: A.250
IS acres rich truck land, all ready for
plow: valuable large orchard: small s.
room house and barn; q miles to Baltic;
trolley s miles to market: $4,000.
GEO. c. WALKER, sth and @ sts. NV.
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FOR RENT-BUsINEss PURPOSES

FOR RENT-DEsIRABLE OFFICE
and storage building: convenient to Cap
itol. Union Station. Senate Once Build
ing; brick building In splendid condition.
passenger and freight elevators, light
on all sides OF building; convenient to all
street car lines: occupancy can be given
March 81. 1872: now occupied by the
Census Bureau: Nos rs. 20. and n 1st
ST. NV. 1900 square feet Of floor space;
reasonable rental for long term lease
JOSEPH I. WELLER,
Realty Broker.
6o2 F St NV. Washington. d. c.
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A small wire trip, resembling a minia-
ture mouse trap, has been designed to
catch reaches and other household in
sects.
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LOST AND POUND.

LosT-oN SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
probably on Pfney Branch car. a small
gold bracelet, engraved. Return 70 ED
WARD c. GOODWIN, 1855 Kalorama rd.
Suitable reward.
LosT-LADY's GOLD WATCH. Be
tween 18th and Girard SITS. and 18th ST.,
Thursday, Feb. "a 1872 Reward il re-
turned to n Randolph place NV.
LOsT-OLD ENGLISH SHEEP DOG:
name on collar, Rags. 1r.. Preston
Gibson, Washington" dark body, four
white legs. Reward II returned to No.
ldl X St NV,
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WINDOW & HOUSE CLEANING.

YOU'LL WEAR 'BILLIKEN's SMILE
IL you have the Acme do your win
eSE %Np SSs cEaSfS IPd s4Sss co SoeasnE s Z. AcME
'Phone Main 7l5e.
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SPIRITUALISM.

0T1n11UhL10m.
MRS. WHITE WILL HOLD SEANCE
every Wednesday and Friday, at p: m.
sharp; to be seen privately every day.
40 Sth St NV
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UPHOLSTERnNG

UPHoLsTERING, CABINETMAKING,
and repairs. Antique fur, reproducing
na p St NV. Phone N. ss.a.
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MEDICAL
PAWNBRoKERs.
PLANO TUNING.

PIANO TUNING. $50; WORK GUAR
anteed; over . years experience. Drop
postal T. HALVERSEN. 1223 East Cap
tol St
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PERSONALS.

FEHSUNAIS.
RHEUMATIsM. STOMACH TROUBLE,
and Constipation cured by my special
ANNA X. SMITH, NJ. v. T.. SIS + st. NV.
MRS. ORA FIELDS,
CANARIES.
SIS II ST. NV. CToP FDooR.
YOUR PORTRAIT HAND PAINTED IN
oil from life: refegences given. Address
BOX s. Herald ONCE.
MISS KATIE CAIN AND ASSISTANT
manicuring. ne 7th ST. NV. Apt L
tourists, 2os ID ST. NV. Apt 2 Hours,
a m. to p. m.
wORKINGMEN = MAKE VALUABLE
acquaintance; know us. save your mon.
Pap; slightly used pants 75c TO 500; do
a song and dance: It's your only chance:
one price. JUsTH's OLD STAND. SO d.
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MOVING, PACKING, & STORING

MOfNu, 1hOh4Nu, q o1Oh1NU.
MOVING. PACKING. AND STORING A sPE
eialty. Get our estimates: save moosy and vorrJ
PEOPLES STORAGE AND EXPRESS co., ISp
fth St NJ. Phone North H4oM
FURNITURE, BAGGAGE. PIANOS. &c,
moved with care; packing and shipping
q speciality. KRIEG'S EXPRESS, l25l
II st NV. Phone Main ao1o-
GET Our ESTIMATES ON ABSOLUTE
ly fireproof storage UNITED STATES
STORAGE co, 41s-42o 10th st. NV. Phone
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-04-04

ney to Washington Square that she
hates 30 much, and I'm sure she'd
never let you accompany me there
without her chaperonage."
He broached the plan to Mr.. and
Mrs. squires that evening. Mrs.
Squires was at first disposed to offer
objections.
1T isn't done," she declared en-
phatically. "Of course, some paint.
ers are different: a man may be a
painter and yet be a gentleman, but
I'm told that this vermicelll fellow
came over in the steerage With lot
Of low immigrants only a year or two
ago"
Il should have liked to be painted
in these surroundings" said Lord
Jocelyn meekly. looking in admira.
ton upon the Louis Quinze furniture,
embellished by Elizabethan tapes
tries.
"And think how much trouble II
would save you, mamma" Evelyn
added.
He carried his poin. and felt that
the first portion Of his scheme was
satisfactorily concluded. II he could
bring Evelyn and Torelli into this
propinquity, surely he could wear
down those secret scruples which, he
knew. would chain her to duty, save
under some overmastering emotion.
He contrived that the lovers should
be left to themselves for few mo-
ments on each occasion, and, though
i he was too much Of gentleman to
evesdrop. he noted with secret salts.
faction that they were not without
effect upon the demeanor Of Torelli
and his flancee.
After the third sitting even Mrs.
Squires became enthusiastic.
Really. he's positive genius"
she declared, watching the likeness
OF her future son-in-law growing upon
the canvas. II wonder whether he
would paint me- she continued.
glancing at her reflection In the
glass over the mantel.
A little judicious maneuvering on
Lord Jocelyn's part clinched the
proposition. Torelli was to paint both
Mr.. and Mrs. Squires, for thousand
dollars apiece. "And cash in ad-
vance" said Jocelyn. smiling. He
had secured for Torelli commissions
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discovered officiating IN q little Brook.
lyn church during one Of his rambles.
But his existence was not disclosed
to any member Of his fancee's family.
The day before the wedding arrived
aud a strange calm had descended
over all, such as that atmospheric
quietude which is to be observed i'm
mediately before a thunderstorm.
Everything was ready. The church
at Newport was being decorated with
flowers; the members Of the Venetian
band had learned their pieces; the
clergyman, the Rev. Gracious Hayes,
who had married 80 many pairs Of
Newport's scions, was smiling be-
nignantly in anticipation of the cele-
bration on the morrow. Evelyn had
nerved herself for this ordeal. II her
nerves gave way. at least 1t would
not be until after the ceremony. And
then-when all was over, why
She fied to her room and, taking
the photograph Of the young artist
from the locked drawer In which she
kept It, she kissed 1t psssionately
and tore 1t into a dozen pieces. Then.
having bathed her eyes and composed
herself. she Joined her parents In the
drawing doom.
Meanwhile Lord Jocelyn, aboard
the vessel. was giving his final In
strucuons to the captain. These end
ed, he went to the cabin door and
knocked. Torelli opened. and seeing
his visitor, glowered at him.
"Mr. Torelli." said Jocelyn, have
you finished the sketches?"
"Not now. shall finish tonight,
maybe" Torelli answered. 1T will
mean working till midnight"
Il want you to stay" Lord Jocelyn
answered. II must have these
sketches ready to send to my father
before leaving on my wedding trip
tomorrow. By the way, Torelli," he
continued, carelessly, Il hear you
have received quite a number Of COM
missions recently"
well. sir?" said the painter an
grily.
"And your patrons have paid you
cash in advance, believe?"
THAT, Lord Jocelyn, Is my own
business" the painter answered.
Pardon me, Mr.. Torelli, 1t is very
distinctly my business" replied Lord
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-04-04
HALLMARKs OF MANY KINDS
ofiielal Sign 10 Guarantee Of Purity
When Placed on Articles Of
Gold and Silver.

In the beginning the hallmark was
the official stamp placed on gold and
silver articles by the Goldsmiths' coz.
pany in England. signifying their
purity. The hallmark is now stamped
on articles made Of gold and silver by
the assay offices. the office for each
district having distinct device.
The hallmark for London, for exam.
pie, is a leopard's head: that Of Biz.
mingham an anchor. and York i've
lions and cross. In addition 10
these devices showing where the al.
say was made. there ure marks to in.
dicate the degree Of purity Of the
metal. In gold 1t Is compared with Z
given standard OF pure gold. a crown
and the figure 1S signifying three.
fourths Of pure gold. Grown ~" 10
the standard for coin Of the realm.
and In England wedding rings arc
usually made Of this quality Of gold.
For silver the purity is expressed n
the number Of grains Of pure silver ID
an otnce OF alloy. Two qualities Of
silver are marked-one contains II
ounces 10 pennyweights Of pure silver
TO the pound troy. and this is called
sterling; the other II ounces 2 penny.
weights. which Is the standard for
English coin.
The standard mark for England ID .
lire passant;;" for Edinburgh this
tie.
Besides these marks there ID . Ia.
ter called the date mark.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-04-04

mlttee is that Il is not honorable for
the said party Of the first part to do
any such thing" he said In conclu.
sion.
He sighed little, for he had come
to love Evelyn just q little during
their engagement.
THE question now is, how Is the
said party Of the third part going to
make enough money to supply the
party Of the second part with gowns,
not to speak Of bread and butter"
he said fiercely to the photograph.
He went to bed and dreamed over his
problem.
The result OF his cogitations was
a round Of visits that he paid to as
many OF the squires' friends as he
thought would serve his purpose.
Evelyn" he said day or two
later, II have some good news for
you. It's about that painter fellow.
I've been talking to old Bross, the
beer magnate. and he's going to pay
him o couple Of thousand to paint
his wife and daughters"
Evelyn paled; then her eyes
flashed angrily.
why do you call that good news,
Richard" she demanded icily. what
possible interest do you suppose that
II can have for met"
"Why-er-I thought you might be
interested to know" he answered
lamely. 1T was Just stray thought
Of mine," he stammered.
And. seeing that she was disposed
to accept his explanation, he con.
tinued:
"Evie. wouldn't It be nice to get
him to finish my portrait here, In
this drawing room? II would save
your mother from making that Jour.
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amounting to ten thousand dollars,
and always cash in advance. TITS
the thing" was all he deigned to
advance as his explanation. But in
each instance he stipulated that To
relli should not be told that he was
acting az his agent in these matters.
The commissions appeared to flow in
spontaneously, for Lord Jocelyn's rec.
ommendation was accepted as the last
word In aesthetics.
III l don't watch the chap he'll spoil
everything by eloping." he said to
himself during one Of his evening
communings. "The party Of the first
part will play this game OF his own
bat" And thenceforward he kept the
lovers religiously apart
One week before the date fixed
for the marriage. Jocelyn's picture
being completed and universally
praised. he surprised his father-in.
law by insisting that Torelll should
make q series Of sketches OF the
squires' yacht on which the honey.
moon was to be spent, that he might
send them to his father In England.
The vessel lay at anchor OF Newport
"a sailing craft, with auxiliary
steam. and Jocelyn had taken up his
residence In that fashionable resort
In order to be near his betrothed, for
It had been decided that they should
be. married there. Torelli was fur.
nished with quarters In the cabin Of
the yacht which had already been
manned and equipped for the voyage
to tho Bermudas. Jocelyn had en-.
gagged the captain, an old English sea.
farer Of his acquaintance. to whom
he disclosed q portion Of his design.
A chaplain, also. was secured-a col.
lege ehum Of Jocelyn's. whom he had
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-04-04

Jocelyn, smiling. "Because-I OBJ.
tained them for you: likewise the
advance fees. You will need them
in the near future"
"You-you." muttered the painter,
staring at Lord Jocelyn in astonish.
ment. II cannot take them. You
would never have befriended me II
you knew. l must tell you some.
thing. l."
"Tush. man! This is no time for
condolences. Don't you see that I have
weightier matters on my mind!" Lord
Jocelyn answered. 1T isn't the easiest
thing to get married, let me tell you
that, Torelli."
He hurried away from the insistent
artist and went up to the captain once
more.
You understand that you are to
have the anchor weighed and be
ready with steam up to cast OF and
leave the harbori" he said.
AYE, sir" the captain answered.
you will make for Jacksonville,
and on no account, unless restrained
BY physical force. will you put into
land until Jacksonville IL reached
q nve days run"
Lord Jocelyn." said the captain,
II understand what orders mean. /
don't pretend to understand them
that amt my business. My business
Is to obey them, and that you can
reckon ON my doing"
"Good-very good, said Jocelyn,
and he left the vessel and betook
himself to-the sauires; mansion.
THE party Of the first part hay.
Ing disposed Of the party Of the third
part" he mused. 1T now remains only
70 dispose accurately Of the party Of
the second part" And, arriving q
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-04-04

Lord Jocelyn, having assisted his
future motherin-law into her seat,
finding that Evelyn fingered. went
back in search Of her. He had as.
cended to the head Of the flight on
which Torelli had his studio, when
he was suddenly rendered. dumb by
what he saw through the half-opened
door.
For Evelyn squires lay like a dead
weight in the painters arms, and he
was showering kisses upon her
cheeks and lips.
Il cannot bear It, Marco" he heard
her say in low voice. as she strug-
gled out Of his arms. II thought our
meeting would give US few more
moments together. But now see
that this interview must be our
last"
why should 1t be our last" he
whispered. Come with me, Evelyn;
I am known now. can earn living
with my brush. In q year shall be
famous. am rich already. have
money In the bank-fiva hundred and
fifty dollars. We could live"
Even as he turned away Lord Joce.
lyn could not help smiling. Five
hundred and fifty! And Evelyn paid
that for a single gown.
He descended softly and then came
noisily upstairs again. At the head
of the flight Evelyn stood waiting.
She smiled at Lord Jocelyn pathetic.
ally and they went down once more
to the automobile.
How long you've been, Evelyn"
said Mrs. squires petulantly. where
have you been?"
II stayed to chat with Signor
Torelli." answered the girl lightly.
And on the way back 1t was Joce.
lyn who was the most embarrassed
OF the party.
THE question before the commit.
tee." he soliloquized to the photo.
graph that evening. as he sat back
In his chair, sis this: Whether 1t is
consistent with a chaps sense Of
honor to marry party Of the sec
ond part when said party Of the sec.
ond part is in love with party OF
the third part-by name, Torelli; ma.
tionality. Italian; occupation. artist"
He paused and meditated, putting
at his pipe. "The sense Of the com.
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Rselpe for auccsas.

"our mental attitude toward tho
thing We are struggling for has every.
thing to do with our gaining It. ia
man wants to become prosperous, he
must believe that he was made foA
success and happiness; that there Il
q divinity in him which will, II he
follows II. bring him into the light Of
prosperity. SWEET Mardeu.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-15

A woman's idea of heaven Is a place
where every day is a bargain day.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-15
A Theater In China.

ing is perfectly produced, and the lit
tie half shuttle, half run, the express
sion, ETC., are all faithfully portrayed.
l was lucky in seeing two distinct
plays with a fresh set of actors in
each. Some Of the dresses are really
gorgeous, and the makeup is particu-
larly good. In the first play we were
shown a reproduction of a real Chi
mes criminal court, in which, at any
trial, in true Oriental fashion, they
torture and punish the prisoner long
before they decide whether or not he
Is guilty, and in the second play two
mighty warriors, twins and rivals for
the same maiden's hand, fought a long
and most realistic duel, first with dag
gers, then with long swords, and
eventually they INDUCED in a spirit
ed wrestling match, quite acrobatic
in its movements, until one poor fell
low whirled madly in the air, turned
a trick somersault and expired doing
a cartwheel. 1t was really funny, but
the audience took 1t all quite serious
ly. Many of the women broke down
and wept at the woes the heroine had
to go through, while to the European
eye the whole thing was simply ludi-
crous.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-15
The Very Best Make.

In the course Of an a~fterdInner
speech in praise of woman, Samuel
Untermyer, the New York lawyer, said
in Pittsburg:
"a commercial traveller remarked
the other day to a storekeeper.
"'Make yourself a Christmas pres
ent Of a cash register. 1t will keep
strict and accurate account Of all
you receive and all you disburse. 1t
will show what you save and what
you %squander, what you spend foolish
ly and what you spend wisely, where
you should spread out and where you
should retrench, what you waste and
how you waste it.
"But,' said the storekeeper, I've
already got a cash register which does
all that and more
Whose make is it?' asked the
salesman, frowning.
Gods make" the storekeeper re-
piled; and with a smile at once rev.
erent and grateful he nodded toward
his handsome wife seated in the cash
ier's cage.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-15
THEATER IN CHINA
Playhouse Is the Great National
Amusement.
English Writer Attends Performance
and Tells of His Experience With
CelestIaIs-Play Lasts Sew
eral Days.

Pekin, China.-The theater in
China is the great national amuse-
ment, and the Chinese will attend a
play that lasts for several days with
out getting the least tired of 1t, says
an English writer.
Figure to yourself a huge, dingy
barn crammed full Of Chinese, mostly
of the coolie class, the men all on
one side and the ONE on the other;
attendants go round selling saucers Of
fruit, melon seeds, sweetmeats and
cups Of green unstewed tea. Up
above is a huge gallery, also crammed
with tier upon tier of men, women
and children, smoking, eating and ges-
%ticulating, but, as a rule, perfectly
could give many Of our own music
hall audiences points, and they never
applaud.
Some have taken their shoes off and
sit with their bare feet up on the
edge in front of them, where also is
placed the program lin Chinese and
written from the bottom of the page
up to the top, and the saucers of
fruit and other Chow" purchased
from the half-naked attendants. The
odor from this unwashed mass of hui
mainly is appalling.
AS you push your way through the
crowd to your reserved pew, because
that is exactly what 1t is like, you
hear the beating of tomtoms and the
strident squeak of f1ddles completely
out of tune, mingled with a sound as
though all the f%ireirons in Christen-
dom were being thrown downstairs.
This is the orchestra, and it plays
throughout the performance; there is
no escape from it, " for a moment,
and the crash of cymbals and bang
ings Of gongs never give you n mo-
ment's respite.
Through the dim, cloudy atmos-
phere you catch sight of what is hap
pening on the stage. There is no
scenery, no drop curtain, no wings
and no footlights. The actors make
their entrance from doors at the back
of the stage, one Of which is to the
left and the other on the right.
No actresses appear. Although
not actually forbidden, it is consid-
cred extremely bad form for a woman
to appear on the stage in China. All
the women's parts have to be taken
by men, and the impersonation is
absolutely perfect as to department,
gesture, dress and figure, and, above
all, voice. The shrill falsetto twitter-
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WILL BUILD ROAD TO PEAK
Or. F. S. Pearson of New York, AS.
serts Gotham Tramways Company
Plans Mountain Railway,

Mexico City, Mexico.-Dr. F. G
Pearson of Montreal and New York
president of the tramways system
here, has announced the intention of
his company to build a railway on the
top of the snow covered volcano Popo-
catepetl, 1880 feet above sea level.
The company is completing the sur
vey for an electric line from Mexico
City to Puebla, the road passing be-
tween P~opocatepetl and ~Ixyaccihuatl.
at an altitude of $4,000 feet. DR.. Pear
son says that a branch from this road
to the mountain top is feasible.
President Madero is constantly re-
ceiving delegations asking for a divis-
ion of the large states into small farms
and requesting participation in a loan
of 1~50,000,000 pesos, which the gov
eminent will make for the develop
ment of irrigation projects on a large
scale.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-15
Father Now In Second Place.

She was a prim miss Of thirteen
who stood before the rector of a well
known New York Episcopal church
and looked him squarely in the eye.
please repeat that fifth command
ment again." he said, for he was cate
chising her with regard to her knowl-
edge of the Scriptures apropos Of the
coming combinations. Honor thy
mother and thy father, that thy days
may be long in the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee" was the
response. Honor thy mother and
thy father" unused the rector. "Who
taught you that?" Mother" was the
response. These are certainly suf-
fragist days upon which we have fall
en-" remarked the minister. Father
used to come first"
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-15
HIS MoDEsTY OF HIGH ORDER
Tinker, Of Course, Loved His N~eIghbor
as Himself, but That Wasn't
Too Much.

Lord ~Tankerville, who is sending
his son to an American school, said
the other day in New York:
There are too many Englishmen-
and English boys as well-who de-
velop, in the, presence of a lord, a
painful and unnatural modesty. Their
modesty reminds me Of a village tin
ker.
"This tinker had a rather crusty
disposition. and his pastor said to him
M day:
"'My man, you should love your
neighbor as yourself
Eyes, sir said the tinker.
But the pastor had in mind a nasty
black eye that the tinker had given
the bricklayer next door, and so he
went on:
"Do you, though, do you, honestly,
love your neighbor as y%ourself?'
eyes, sir; oh, yes, SIR said the
tinker; and he added, but I'm a mod
est man, We see, and, to tell the truth,
I amt a bit stuck on myself, sir
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-15
Too Thin.

"The greatest curiosity I ever came
across in the course of a long expe-
r%ience," said the first broker, 'is a
nan who comes into our office every
day, watches the ticker like a hawk
for five hours, and pays cash for
everything he buys"
Il can beat that by a mile" replied
the second broker. "a mar came into
our place a while ago and started to
trade actively in Reading and Union
on a %five-point margin. He had $4,000
when he began. In six months he
had $4,000. Then do you know what
he did? He put his money into first
mortgage bonds-and quit"
The first broker looked almost
dazed. Il hate to do it," he muir
INJURED, "but I've Just got to. You're
a liar!"-Puck.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-15
A Match,

"The big prizes in life are few"
$50 are the big winners."-Baltimore
American.