davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1913-10-31
new clothes to wear to their foolish
parties

| saw a statue which they said in
beauty all the others led: Venus who.
bereft of arms, was still possessed of
wondrous charms. And yet" I asked,
how can she I'LL our souls with this ar
tistic thrill?" No funny feathers Ger her
wave. She has no skirts that misbehave.
In fact. as ! her style recall. her decora-
tons are but small. And since her hands
are chopped away, at bridge she cannot
hope to play. From marble lips, with
curves SO rare, no speeches agitate the
air. Yet all men vow she is sublime-Say.
girls. Perhaps you're wasting time:
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For Regional Branches.

Senator Reeds plan proposes that re-
gional reserve branches be established in
each of the forty-seven reserve cities
throughout the country, with as eA-
tensive powers as possible. These banks
would be supervised by the federal re-
serve board. which would locate a re-
gional bank in Washington to act as a
clearing house. a reserve center and :
bank of issue for all of the regional
banks The administration supporters de-
clared that this was but disguised Gen.
trail bank scheme.
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AWARD OF PRIZES MADE
AT PHILATELISTS' SHOW
Exhibit Declared by Experts to Be
the Greatest and Finest
Ever Seen.

NEW YORK, October 31.-Awards at
the. recent international philatelic ex-
hibition were announced last evening at
the official dinner at the Hotel Astor. The
grand prize trophy, bronze figure OF
Diana after Saint-Gaudens. for the, exhibit
of the greatest merit displayed by one
exhibitor. was given to Henry ]. Duyeen
OF London 4 silver cup for the exhibit
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Automobile Reported Wrecked.

Information concerning wrecked auto
mobile alongside the road near Beltsville,
Md. was last night impaired to the
police by c. ]. Rogers of 3579 18th street
northwest. A telephone pole had been
struck by the automobile and broken off
near the ground and 1t was said that the
occupant of the damaged car had been
taken toward Laurel in another auto
mobile The license number reported to
the police corresponds with the number
held by NJ. II. Bray of this city. Mr..
Bray has not reported the, occurrence to
the police. 3
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reference to their annual operating reve-
nues. The statistical tables in the report
dlner materially in form and in detail
from the tables in previous reports
The interstate commerce commission
has announced that 1t cannot be SO free
In the distribution of the report this year
as in former years. because of the extraor.
dinary demands upon it's printing appro-
Driations.
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Reed Has New Plan.

The injection of new plan for the re-
serve system, prepared by Senator Reed
of Missouri, caused further discussion
and a delay in the vote Oh the proposed
number of regional reserve banks yes
terday afternoon. Senator sReed's plan
contemplates the creation of a clearing
house in Washington and regional banks
in each of the reserve cities. Senator
Reed is one of the six democrats who
have supported the administration re-
gional bank plan as against a govern
ment controlled central bank. There was
considerable discussion last night of the
possibility of supporters of the central
bank theory lending their aid to Senator
Reeds proposition. This would give the
Reed scheme clear majority In the
committee, which so far has been evenly
divided
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NUMBER Of BANKS
UNDER DISCUSSION
Senate Committee Spends
Time on Reed Proposal for
Regional Institutions.

The question of how many regional re-
serve banks shall administer the new
currency system kept the Senate banking
and currency committee in vigorous dis
cussion today. This discussion involved
the proposed central bank plan, and the
committee. after an all-day argument yes
terday. and after two hours of discus
sion today. was still far from a vote
when the noon recess was taken.
The committee spent considerable time
today discussing Senator Reeds proposal
that regional bank be located in each
of the forty-seven reserve cities. and that
a general clearing house for all these
regional banks with the power of issue,
power to hold reserves and power Of re-
discount be located in Washington.
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Bonn Arthur Poland OF Springfield. w.
Va. and Miss Ruth Mildred Diclsen Of
Levels W. Va, were married at Cum
herland. Md. Wednesday.
Miss Virginia Porter and David Stark
Of Eckharf, Nd, were married at Frost
burg. Nd. Wednesday evening a. the
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Plan May Prevail.

The proposal to reduce the number o.
regional banks from twelve to four had
strong support today, but those who sup
ported it were willing to support the
Reed scheme as providing unification Of
the system.
The plan also met the approval of
those senators who have held out for
the establishment of government
controlled central bank, and if the sup
port of these senators could be en-
listed by Senator Reed on a vote the
plan would prevail.
During the noon recess several sena-
tors declared that the committee was
desirous of arriving at a unanimous
conclusion, believing that h report
signed by every member of the COM
mittee would have great weight in the
Senate. 1t was suggested that the
Reed plan might be the basis of a COM
promise that would bring all of the
members together.
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Raiffeisen Banks Run bui d i
with b:

grilled cages; neither has it a force of
clerks discharging constant round OF
business, while directors interview special
located in a small room, probably at
the back of a farm building and is open
only twice week, it's routine presided
over by single person-the accountant
Business is by no means brisk: now comes
child with a few pennies to deposit
now an old and palsied man. who, signing
with a cross. draws out q few marks
meeting of the directors, who discuss the
credit problems that have arisen since
their last meeting.
The credit usually advanced by one of
these banks averages around 500. Loans
can be called in upon a four-week
notice, but this is seldom done unless it
appears that the borrower is not putting
his money to good use. or is allowing his
property to go to the dogs and himself
70 drift toward insolvency. The inculca-
ton of punctuality of payment as a moral
duty was the hardest of Raiffeisen's tasks
but it has proved his greatest triumph.
Summing UP the results of Raiffeisen's S
work in establishing a system for rural
credit, c. r. Fay, one of the deepest of the
English students of rural credits, says:
IF it be asked finally what Raiffeisen
banks have done which other banks have
not, 1t may be replied that Raiffeisen
created out of hopeless chaos the only
kind of credit possible for the small agri-
culturist. Indeed. the change wrought in
many places is nothing short of a reyO-
luton. The experience of the parent vii
lage bank may serve in illustrations:
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Miss Alma Ethel Lynch OF North East
Md, and Joseph Alfred McFSlis were
married Thursday at the home of the
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inal research went to Edward M. TAYLOR

maj research went to Edward NJ. Taylor
of Altadena. Cal. for his fine collection
Of the stamps OF Mexico.
The like of which has never been seen
before. This is the verdict Of Fred j.
Melville, European connoisseur, regarding
the exhibition. MIR. Melville has visited
every exhibition of note since the collec-
tion. of Philatelic rarities reached general
proportions. There are $500. 600 wor tn
of stamps in the exhibit here.
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RURAL CREDITS,
Vu.-The Raiffeisen System.
By Frederic J. Haskiss

In 1S4S there was season of distress
ingly hard times in Germany. The heart
of Frederick William Raineisen being
moved with pity for the poor of Coblenz.
he organized cooperative society for
the distribution of bread and potatoes
among them. The following year he
founded at Flammersfeid a loan society
for the support of the unprovided farm
ers. its members being rich philanthro-
pists who sold cattle to unorganized
farmers at easy rates In 1862 he or
ganized a third society at Anhausen,
which went step further, it's member
ship being constituted by the borrow
ing farmers themselves-and thus de-
veloped rural credit system that has
carried aid to millions of farmers, and
whose boast is that no man ever lost a
dollar in Raiffeisen bank.
We can see the development of the
ldea--hrst a charity organization to re-
lieve distress. followed by philan-
thropic organization to assist the farmer
to get back upon his feet, and then an
organization of farmers helping them
selves and making themselves independ-
ent.
In launching his system of farmers
banks Raiffeisen kept the moral aspect
constantly before him. He utilized to the
full the only certainly intelligent power
then to be found in every farming dis
trict, the parish priest or pastor. With
the help Of the clergy. he touched in the
peasant the golden chord of neighborly
affection and brotherly kindness. de-
veloping new parochial life around the
village bank. In this bank everything
was limited and restricted except liabil-
ity for the debts of the bank. and as to
that every dollar of every member was
pledged to make them good. The terri
tory in which bank could operate was
restricted to that section where every
member was the neighbor and business
acquaintance of every other member; in
order that none but responsible borrow
ers and men of good habits could become
members, The time of loan was re-
stricted to a reasonable limit SO that
changed conditions might not affect 1t;
the amount of the loan was limited by
the reputation and the needs of the bor-
rover, and the uses to which it could be
put were only those that bade fair to al
low the borrower to return the money
without hardship upon himself.
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about an hours walk from Neuwied.
on the Rhine, is situated on the plat
eau bordering,
illustrates WORKINGS the Wester-
wald the lit
VI A'"s' tie village of
Anhausen. The district is not fertile and
the inhabitants are small peasant pro-
prietors, some with only sufficient land
to Craze an OK or a cow An owner of
ten acres is rich man. Before the year
1862 the village presented a sorry aspect;
rickety buildings, untidy yards in rainy
weather running with filth, never sight
Of q decently piled manure heap: the in
habitants themselves ragged and i'm
moral: drunkenness and quarreling uni
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Raifeisen Discovers
New Source of Credit


considerable number of honest and thrifty
feisen bank is only nominal-the-e was
none at all until the government passed
a law requiring some such capital Now
a share is often sold for as little as
dollar. and sometimes for as little as 2
cents. The loan capital of one of these
banks is made up largely Of deposits
made by peasants, who may deposit as
little as a mark at a time, the smaller
deposits being collected by penny stamp
books: and although the peasantry uses
the Raffeisen banks for the bulk of it's
savings, not a dollar has ever been lost
through such deposits. In addition to this
capital the local bank has an account
with central bank. from which 1t OBJ
tains credit at low rates.
The Raiffeisen banks make simple
loans. open current accounts and handle
property transfers. though the bulk of
their business is the handling of simple
loans. For these the security is either
personal pledge or mortgage. the lat
ter being used when man does not find
it convenient to offer personal indorSerS
But in such cases the mortgage is used
only in lieu of personal Endorsements and
Is not made an instrument for long
term loan as in the land mortgage banks
In all cases the bank insists on knowing
Of the loan as well.
The property transfer business of the
Raiffeissen banks is Incidental and rela-
lively unimportant. If an estate is to be
sold and subdivided and number of poor
peasants want to get a little tract of
land out of it the bank steps in, pays the
seller his pricc-lninus a small commits
sion-and allows the buyers to reimburse
1t i'm small installments for principal and
interest. 1t requires the prompt meeting
of these installments thus encouraging
thrift. 1t thus keeps the buyers out OF
the hands of real estate sharks. who de-
mand large commissions and encourage
arrears, SO that the buyer may default
in the end. Sometimes these dealers
force sales just at the time when the
market is most unfavorable hoping to
repurchase at a very low price. At these
times the banks frequently step in. buy
the land themselves, resell it at favor
able time and generously refuse to take
advantage of the bargain. They restore
the profit to the man who was forced
to sell, deducting only the usual commits
sion for the service. OF course, this wins
the confidence of community for its
bank. Often the man who has had to sell
is thus saved enough money to give him
a fresh start This land transfer business
is confined to southwest Germany in the
main and takes place only when the
bank has surplus money and when a
member of the society will be protected
by the transaction.
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The Raiffeisen bank never has pre-
tentious place of business. 1t has no
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With his system based upon honesty
and thrift, Raiffefsen discovered a new
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EI4 iishlhan paid you too much atten.
tio,i"
NO. she laughed, ehe is TOO fond Of
himself 70 notice such things. And
the Englishman vas too absorbed in
what the vieomte was saying"
was getting Interested in that Eng
lishman.
And the evening ended in a
Storm"
Rather. After the man had left,
the yicomte and / had a violent quar-
rel, and he told me he would never see
me again. The following evening.
when l went to his place 10 ask for my
money. was refused admittance. You
know the rest
Yes. and it was foolish Of you to
have taken the Law into your own
hands"
She remained me .nent In thought.
Monsieur Goron,' she at last said.
Il am sorry did such a stupid thing.
Cannot you assist me?''
4 don't see how | can It does not
lie in my power But suppose the
vicomte should withdraw the charger
He withdraw? He? You don't know
him. He is vindictiye, and he would
ruin me If he could
Tut! tut! / see a possibility"
"Oh, monsieur. would be so CRATE
full to you. You don't know how sorry
| am. 1t may injure my position at
the theater." and she burst out cry
ing.
Il will see what can be done. But
it is necessary / SHOULD know some
thing about this Englishman. who may
have been the indirect cause of the
row that night. Who is he?"
Il have forgotten his name. / only
saw it once. on note sent to his
hotel"
DO you remember the address,"
Let me think Yes. now do
Hotel de la Care du Nold. opposite the
station"
is he young or old?"
Il should say thirty.three or four.
short. rather stout; with dark nous
tache"
That win do. Good-by; l shall re-
member my promise"
An hour later learned that Mr..
Harold W had stayed at that no
tel; that he had left the night before,
and had forgotten pair of braces and
book.
! asked for the volume.
II had been detective of fiction,
who. by glancing at your left boot,
can tell you your age, the name of
your dog. and how much money you
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nave at your brokers, that book
would undoubtedly lave unfolded ex-
traordinary mysteri !. But as | was
not one of these W, derful creatures.
examined the yo. me, and noticed
it bore on the cover he initials e. X;
and on torn en- iope inside, the
name--Edward X
Beyond the inca ar details Allen
IL had given nI I had only my
reasoning to guide ne. And | also
knew it would be dangerous to APP
preach any of the ors in this affair
with the view OF oil aiming more evil
denee, The men who had carried out
sheir diaholical plo. with such skill
had to be treated in he same way as
they had treated their victim. My
only chance was to srike them before
they could ward off the blow
Bernard knew thss Allen was en-
gagged. that he Won return to Eng
land before the end Of the year, and
that there We no necessity to stoop
to a crime to rid himself of a sup
posed rival
On the other ha2d, despite the
promises of secrecy. given by the
members of that VIC derful tribunal
Aliens people received a full report
of the affair within three days. 1t
was quite evident, the refore. that the
object of the cons1tf.9cy was to in.
iure Allen. not in the eyes of a dam
sci of no importance. tut in those Of
his relations.
After a moments hesitation l gave
up my intention 10 sand for Allen
B to ask him whether he knew
Harold W or Edw I'd K, who
as had good reason 70 believe. were
one and the sanle. PERI On.
In the course ~ my career / re-
member having only twice assumed a
disguise. and this was one of the oe-
casions. do not aspire to rival NJ.
Gemier or Mr.. Beerbok \ Tree in the
art of making ones self unrecogniz-
able; but, with few touches about
the eyes. the nose with dark Wig
aud dyed eyebrows I felt pretty safe
as issued forth to enter the enemy's
camp,
At ten O'Clock IN the evening pre-
seated myself at the club" in the
Rue Maubeuge. As I expected, was
informed that only members had s
right to enter; hut the doorkeeper
took my card, after which q gentle.
man came downstairs, eyed me mar
rowly. asked ne fer my address. and
apparently satisfied with my appear,
anoe. remarked that could Join as a
country member
1t is not quite regular" he said
for me- 10 admit YOU before you are
properly introduced; but, as you do
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WERE DEALT.

hership of the y Club Remained two
years In England after which he re-
turned 20 Parts. Has small apartment In
Rue IaboFdere. Is well known in the
haccarat world. Is one of the support
ers of now Gambling-club opened a month
ago In the Rue Mauheugc. Goes there
nearly every night, Means unknown; but
is not believed to have "a fixed income.
Up S-The night before last. at half
past twelve. sent for a policeman because
Marihe D. his former sweetheart, was
creating a disturbance outside his place.
The Diver had acquitted himself
we'll of his task, and | told him so.
But what he could not know was that
the most important part of his report
was in the postscript
| went to the police commlssary in
the vicomtes district and asked him
to give me some details about the
disturbance caused by Martha D..
She had, ii seems. smashed a window
using threatening language, and the
vicomte had applied for a summons.
sent for her, and little before six
she was announced; n tall dan ryed
girl, who played an Insignificant part
! In the new farce at the Folies-Dramat-
| iques, She was very self-possessed.
and asked what | wanted of her.
and so you had a scene with your
| friend. the yicomteE"
| she turned sharply around. and her
eyes grew warlike,
| My friend. you call hlmo | can
dispense with such friends. When a
/ man borrows money from woman,
and does not pay her. the least he can
do Is to be civil to her'"
That is true why did he borrow
money from you2"
81 don't know At times he has
plenty OF cash. and at others not a
cent"
Il suppose he CANDLES bite"
"You bet, Since he goes to that
new club in the Rue Manbeuge. he is
always tlush with money He has
Aeen wonderfully lucky there; too
much so. fancy"
WAY too much sof"
"Oh. 7 don't knowl" Aud she shrug.
ged her shoulders.
did not think II prudent 10 press
the point.
IF he borrowed money from you.
and. as you say. has now plenty. why
does he not pay you
He might have done so; but he has
bis silly pride. He WAS annoyed that
II alluded 10 e. in the presence of his
friend. an Englishman-allh0ugh that
man did not understand word OF
French and he had specially asked
me 10 Gene that evening would
have done better to have gone away.
| as l was getting cross st their talk.
fling English all the time"
Possibly he. 100, was cross, II the
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stared at me in amaze

Mr. B. stared at me in amaze
ment
An enemy!" he cried. 4. an en-
envy? have never stood In anybody's
way. and no man in mine. AS to wom-
en-. they have played no part in my
life. / have fallen Ia love only once
land that with the girl was to have
married" he added with bitter
smile.
You will not be the first to have
made such startling discovery. 9th
ers have made It; and in this very
room, too. see cannot look to yon
for assistance in this business. Keep
quiet until you hear from me. / hope
IL viii be SOON
/ do not know a more viIlainous Of
Tense than that Of sullying a mans
reputation, to rob him of what is dear
er to him than life-his honor. And /
resolved to use all my energy to come
TO this poor fellows assistance: espe-
cially as the conviction grew upon me
that my young friend was the victim
of a plot. fendish conspiracy, and
that those who slipped the incriminat-
ing cards into his pocket we're only
the instruments of scoundrels who
would remain In the dark. unless
dragged them into the light.
During his narrative of the tragic
scene at Madame is house, had
not been favorably impressed by the
attitude Of this vicomte. the self-con-
stituted president of the impromptu
tribunal Of honor. I therefore decid-
ed to leave the fiery Bernard alone
for the present, and take the mystic
rious nobleinan in hand, after having
first found out Who he was.
confided the latter mission TO Mich
olas. one Of my men, whom his col
leagues had nicknamed the Diver"
because OF his wonderful skill In div
ing" into peoples pasts, and unearth-
ing the most hidden secrets. ! did not
see my diver" for two days; but
when he turned up he looked happy,
and handed me his report II was one
of his weaknesses. He had started
life as a writing-master; and as he
wrote beautiful hand, he seized
every opportunity of displaying it.
The report read as follows.
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Too Bad.

He bought his wife the finest clothes
She didn't have to pray for them.
What brought about his later woes
Yves that he couldn't pay for theua
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Ne Better.

SiIlimus - There is honor among
thieves.
Cynicus-Nonsensel Thieves are
just as bad as other people.-Life.
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The light that lies in woman's
eyes may tell the truth.
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Hector 81 ---. born In Paris in 1860
from Greek parents Enlisted at nineteen
in the Papal Zouaves Three years later
emigrated 10 Australia. In 1876 was in
Italy. where received the title OF vicomte
from the Pope. In Florence eloped with
the wife OF a well-known banker. Came
70 Paris. and IN 1879 was implicated in
turf scandal For reasons that did not
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; 0NITIvES
= f7AtE aAke
lasTIREl HI,QQR

Anernia sets in. Much suffering, and
perhaps life itself may be saved by
timely and thorough treatment OF
Tonitives, to so fertilize and enrich
the blood, that 1t win not lack the ele-
ments necessary to perform its various
functions. 75c. per box of dealers or by
mail. The Tonitivee Co. Buffalo. n. Z
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-01
TIRED BLOOD
CAUSES M0MEn'S AILMENTS

Copyright 1912 By the Touihves Co
Tired Blood causes BaCkache, Bear
ing Down Pains. Irregularities, Womb
Trouble, Bloodlessness, Nervousness
Lack of Strength and other Com
plants, peculiar to women. The blood
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becomes not only
tired, but depict
ed, and a condt-
ton known as
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-01

HE following letter was
from a gentleman hold
ing a high position In
the diplomatic world:
Dear Monsieur Goron:
! earnestly beg Of you 10
come to the assistance of
nv friend, who has met
with a disastrous adyen-
ture. Please do every
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-01

xl-ach pack Of fifty-two cards Is ar
ranged in the following order, face Gp-
ward The noughts represent either court
cards or tens. which In be- carat. are val
afaYeSs