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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-03

ia cubic yards Of excavation.
Si66 lineal feet OF new curbstone, in
(o-10-ft. r., e-4-ft. II. Medina) circles
furnished by contractor.
2iO.ss square yards OF cedar on con-
crete paving.
5.S7 cubic yards OF concrete under
and behind curb.
13O4s lineal feet OF retaining stone:
old Medina curb may be used
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-03

Alley between Baldwin and Seyburn
avenues, from the north line OF Cham-
plain street to the south curb OF Agnes
avenue, 20 feet wide. with concrete. =,
FOLLOWING are the estimates In detail
for the work to be done on the above
having toba.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-03

Is cubic yards Of excavation.
1886 lineal feet OF curbstone, in
Ca It. r. circles furnished by city;
set by contractor
4s.0 square yards OF concrete paw
lao cubic yards of concrete under
and behind curb.
So lineal feet OF retaining stone: old
Medina curb may be used.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-03
DICKERsON AVENUE (Paving)
Assossment Estimates.

8495 cubic ynrds Of Nxcavation.
369792 lineal feet OF curbstone new
Ss4i.4i square yards cedar on con-
crete paving.
9s.s2 cubic yards Of concrete under
and behind curb
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-03
WARD PLACE (Paving)
ST. ANTOINE STREET gavin

From the north line OF Farnsworth
street to the south line Of Harper ave.
nue., 20 feet widev with sheet asphalt
on concrete foundation and Berea. Me-
dina or any other curbstone that may
be bid upon and ordered
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-03
ST. PAUL AVENUE (Paving)

From the east line OF Mcclellan ave.
nue. to the west curb line Of Park View
avenue. &c feet wide, with cedar blocks
on concrete foundation and Berea.
Medina or any other curbstone that
may be bid uDOn and ordered
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-03

16t cubic yards Of excavation.
Ss4S+ square yards Of concrete paw
ss5. linsal feet OF retaining plank 2
Inches X . inches.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-27

for tying This is necessary be-
cause pMmes sway in the wind and
will pull stitches that are not tied,
loose, and one is liable to lose
plume Whenever a plume is fastened
to the hat il should be tied rather
than seWed, but several stitches are
needed as well as the tied thread, to
hold the plume securely.
DO not make the mistake Of drawing
the plume tightly against the hat. Let
it fall naturally. Then to keep 1t In
position, tie the thread about the rib
and then attach ii (the thread, to the
hat, leaving the thread sufficiently
long to give the plume little play.
The whole object is to fasten the
plume in place, but In such a way as
to make the fastening unnoticeable.
1t is a feature of this reasons mil
linery that a pair Of plumes back to
back, or one curling within the other,
is mounted at the same point on the
hat.
one or two plumes are seen more
often than great number For the
season demands that the lines of
shape must be preserved, not lost, by
too abundant trimming
White plumcs clean and dye salts
factorily In buying black plumes, q
good quality may be depended on for
select glossy and deep black ones, for
the color of these will not grow less
rich with wear Very good plumes are
not much affected by moisture. II
they become damp hold them over the
stove or a radiator. and shake them
until thoroughly dry,
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-27
Practical Dyeinu.

Where there are many children In q
family 1t is economy to do consider
able dyeing Many faded muslin can
be made to appear In fresh color.
Light evening frocks can be dyed a
darker shade and serve for school or
afternoon wear. Remember to dye at
the same time any extra pieces of ma
terlal to serve for altering or patch
Ing, as it is almost impossible TO
match dyed material White or
cream colored ribbons or flowers may
be given beautiful shrimp pink
shade BY dipping in water in which
red ink has been dropped. Ordinary
liquid wash blueing used in the same
way will tint feathers. wings, etc, .
pretty pale blue
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-27

GOOD ostrich feathers require the
~ investment OF more money than
almost any other millinery trimming,
bai they last much longer They are
always In fashion and they stand
cleaning and dyeing SO that the life
o! good feather extends over several
Years \ handsome pair Of plumes is
shown here. They are the only trim
ming required on a shape, and il IS a
mistake to use any other with them,
unless 1t is a little band and bow Of
ribbon about the crown This will
serve to conceal the mounting Of the
feathers
As will be seen In the picture, the
plumes are mounted at the back OF the
hat, with one falling toward the front
and the other standing almost upright
They are placed back to back
by buying readymade velvet
shape the owner of a plume, or OF two
or three, may mount them herself by
going about it In the right way 1t is
Ii nal to first sew the wire stem of
each plume to little square or disk
OF buckram. This should be about the
size of a half dollar. The stems must
be sewed securely to the buclram
with strong linen thread. When the
needle Is thrust through the buckram
arst, leave several inches of the
thread free After many stitches are
made (holding the plume securely to
khe buckram), this free end is used to
10 with the remainder Of the thread.
The piece of buckram fastened In
this way to the stems OF the plumes
make 1t possible to mount them grace
fully. When sewing the buckram to
the shape an end Of thread Ia left free
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-27
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

chosen this frock as serviceable and
chic for general afternoon use. A
dressy transparency Is given the
blouse in the gray and green plaid
chiffon, just touched with the skirt
material In the shoulder straps and
sleeves Soft corded mohair In gray
forms the skirt, which Ia of the fash
tonable length to reveal the smartness
Of the buttoned boots. and which has
n modestly simulated. button trimmed
slash.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06
Turkish Landscapes

Sir Charles Eliot gives a dreamy i'm
preston Of the regions on which the
worlds eyes are now fixed. Whether
one goes through Adrianople to Salon
Xxi, the sides of the railways look des-
olate and lifeless. Hills overgrown
with dwarf oak alternate with plains
whose baroness is half covered with
scrubby grass. There are few signs
of cultivation and fewer OF human
habitations. Oriental railways have
way Of only skirting the edge of
cities. and stations are sometimes sew
eral miles from the places whose
names they bear. The deserted an
pearance of the land is intensified by
rhe Turkish habit of constructing
towns in depressions of the unduIatinc
plains. where they are invisible at .
short distance. Chicago News.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06
An Old New York Landmark.

Another New York landmark is pass.
ing-the Mott Memorial Surgical and
Medical library property. 1t viii BE-
altered for business purposes. The IL
brary was established In 1866 by DR.
Valentine Mott father of American
surgery. as he was later called. II
that period he was one Of the foremost
surgeons. There were no medical il.
braries in New York then, and to heir
along students DR.. Mott gave his pri.
vate library. which was one Of the best
in the country. Besides his books
medical instruments Of the different
periods were on exhibition there. The
books and the instruments of DR.. Mott
nave now been taken by the New York
Academy of Medicine
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06
AN ARCTIC ADVENTURE.
Nansen's Daring and Perilous Swim
For His Drifting Boats.

For His Drifting Boats.
Among the periious adventures of
the hansen arctic expedition was the
narrow escape of hansen and iohan
sen on their return trip TO the FRAN
after their unsuccessful dash for the
pole. After many months of hardship
q narrow channel opened in the Ice.
and they launched the two light kaiaks
that they had carried on their siedges
for more than year. A few days aft
erward disaster nearly put an end to
the expedition. The incident is related
in THE Siege and Conquest of the
North Pole" by Mr.. George Bryce.
In the evening their legs felt stiff
with sitting In the kaiaks all day. and
they landed on the edge of the Ice ss'
that they might stretch them a little.
After the kaiaks. which were dashed
together. had been moored by means
of one Of the braces they assembled a
hummock close by and had been stand
ing there only a moment when .Ioban-
sen raised the cry that the kaiaks were
adrift.
Lucy AdA W AlC CdSC VI tiiC N7C. Jul
the boats were already little way of
and were drifting quickly. The posi-
tion was a terrible one. for all they
possessed was on board. Nansen at
once threw of some of his clothing,
handed his watch TO Johansen and
sprang into the icy water. He knew
that If the boats were lost 1t meant
death to him and his companion. Al
first 1t seemed more than doubtful
whether he could manage to regain
them When he got tired he turned
over and swan on his back. AT length
he gained, a little and redoubed his
exertions-
BY this time hansen felt his limbs
stiffening and losing all feeling. His
strokes became more and more feeble
but the distance from the kaiaks be
came shorter. and at last he was able
to grasp a snowshoe that lay across
the sterns. He now tried to pull him
self up. but his body was so stiff with
cold that he could not do So After a
little he managed TO swing one leg ur
to the edge of the sledge that was
dashed to the deck and then raised the
rest Of his body. They. were saved.
With some difficulty be padded the
kaiaks back to Johansen. who admitted
that these were the worst moments De
/ had ever lived through. Johansen now
pulled off Nansen's wet clothes. put on
the few dry ones they had in reserve
spread the sleeping bag upon the ice
and covered hansen with the sail and
everything he could find TO keep out
the cold The next day Nansen was
all right again. and in the evening
they pressed forward once more on the
march that finally brought them out OF
the arctic.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06
A Chilly Forecast.

The earth is growing in bulk on a.
count of the meteoric dust that falls on
It 1t has recently been estimated that
100 tons fall daily over the surface of
the globe. and that millions OF years
hence this will have increased the
thickness of the earth considerably
This would have a tendency to bring
us closer to the sun. But centrifugal
force is augmented at the same time In
greater proportion and counteracts this
tendency; consequently the earth would
be swept away from the sun. with the
result that its distance from that body
would be considerably augmented
This is spoken OF as having possibly
happened TO some Of the larger outer
planets. notably Jupiter. in the remote
past.-Harper's.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06
Milk and Ministers.

:, Milk became a very important part
OF the food of families in the colonial
days of the eighteenth century. In
1928 a discussion took place in the
Boston newspapers as to the expense
of keeping a family of "middling fig
ure'' These writer's all named only
bread and milk for breakfast and sup
per- AS cows increased in number.
milk. of course, became more frequent
~ used. Rev. Mr.. Higginson in 1896
wrote that milk cost in Salem bnt a
penny a quart, while another minis
ter. John Cotton. said that milk and
ministers were the only things cheap
In New England-American Cultivator
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06
Unnecessary Instructions.

Nov, Tommy said his mother, Civ.
ing her final instructions before he left
for the party, remember, If you're
asked to have something You want
you must say, Yes, thank you.' and
If you don't want it,
Tommy raised his hand. That's all
right, ma" he said; you needn't both
er about that part of it"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06
Knew the SYMPTOMS.

Doctor. my husband is losing his
mind. fear He continually mumbles
and mutters to himself"
rs it possible?'
Yes; he mutters TO himself. and
when you speak to him he stares at
you blankly."
81 know what the trouble is said
the doctor, smiling. He is memorizing
some lodge work. belong to the same
lodge."-Louisville Courier-Journal
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06
Evolution of The MORTGAGE.

Farming methods have changed.
haven't they?"
Yep" replied Farmer Corntossel.
Now a man thinks he's unlucky if be
has to borrow money on his place. lie
used to think he was lucky if he was
able to."-Washington Star.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06
Well Schooled.

Captain Supposing the barracks
were to catch fire, what call would
you sound? Trumpeter newly joined
Sure. sorr, I'd sound the cease fire"
London Punch.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06

- vsORAk1 vAo1 4Ir%l5
OCEAN BEACH-excellent moto.s
north for 10 miles and south r
miles to Mosquito inlet and 4
| Government lighthouse at pa
Park. The beach is the most ~
nificent in the world. 6
BEED. KNOX C BEED oRANor
GROVES miles. via ormond !.
one of the largest groves in 8.
lusia county and Is we'll. worth -.
ing; can be reached by moor 80.
fairly good road; can also 1.
reached by boat.
NUMBER NINE ORANGE GROVE
large grove. passed on the ~
to the Beed. Knox G Beed grove
is IL miles from Daytona.
~" %" iA4NA-1o mleS from Dav.
tona, over an excellent hand SIM.
face road: this drive is said 4
be the prettiest in the state. Al
New Smyrna are the ruins Of "A
ancient fort and other histories,
spots, left by the colony Of Al.
drew Turnbull.
OLD SPANISH MISSION miIae
west Of New Smyrna, reached bv .
motor over good road. This mis-
sion is without authentic history
but by many it IS contended thar
this is the church built by Colum-
bus on his second voyage "a
America. The altar is still extant.
but at a later date the building
was used as sugar mill.
SPANISH SUGAR MILF miles
west of Port Orange and about
miles from Daytona; the machinery
Is still in good state OF preser-
walton, although the mill is pre-
sumed to have been built and
operated by the early Spanish set
. tiers.
GOVERNMENT LIGHTHOUSE = at
Ponce Park, IL miles from Daytona
is reached by boat or by motor on
the ocean beach.
MAMMOTH TREE miles from
Daytona; an abnormaIly large tree;
reached by motor over hard
surfaced road.
DELAND-25 miles from Daytona;
the county seat OF volusia county
and seat of John B. Stetson uni.
versity; a very picturesque city;
reached by motor over hard sur
faced road
TOMOKA RIVER-The scenic stream
OF Florida; reached by excursion
boats which leave Daytona daily
and run to the navigable head Of
the stream, &c miles from the
city. Generally a number OF al
lgators may be seen in their ma
tive haunts. This is a trip no
tourist should miss.
DELEON SPRINGS, % miles from
Daytona; mammoth spring that
throws out thousands OF gallons
of water a minute; a delightful
bathing pool. and picturesque
scenery. Spring is situated in an
old plantation. Reached by motor
over good road; nice trip for
picnic party.
OAK HILL-hamlet, 10 miles south
of New Smyrna; several orange
groves in the locality; reached by
motor over hard-surfaced road.
ORMOND-six miles from Daytona;
here is located the Ormond hotel
and pretty town; nearby are the
ruins Of Spanish sugar mills.
TURTLE MOUNDS miles south Of
Daytona; reached by boat;
mammoth mound of oyster shells
supposed to have been left by
a prehistoric race of people. Pot
terry and other antiquities have
been discovered in excayating the
shell.
PORT ORANGE-an attractive town
6 miles south of Daytona, can be
reached by motor over hard-sur
faced road; or the trip one way
may be made by the road ana
crossing the Halifax river on the
Port Orange bridge, the return
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-06

Who rises every time he falls will
sometimes rise to stay.-Morris
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
PROFESSORS LIKE SLANG
 COMISKEY DOES NOT

Chicago, Aug. 13-Charles A. Co., niskey, owner of the Chicago-Ameri- cans, likes baseball reports when they are written in plain English, while professors at the University of Chi cago deplore the possibility of the elimination of slang from the accounts $ of games. These unexpected attitudes were learned today in a vote being taken by 8. local daily to determine just how the followers of the national paStfme want the games described.
 'I am in favor of a clean, plain English story of a baseball game,' said Comiskey, who has just returned from the woods of northern <Wiscon- sin. What readers want to know ;s who won the game and how it was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13

sioner Prouty at the Boston hearing that he was opposed to this Westches- ter transaction at the outset-lock, stock and barrel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13

New York, Aug 12.-For the first time American sufragists trying campaigning horseback Hikes foot and journeys carriages old stories The crusaders-Ass Harriet Porrtt who is teacher in New York public schools; Mrs. Nora Blatch de Forest Miss and Mrs. Marie Funnwho left for two weeks the Hudson valley and the Cats mountains
 linen riding habits and ride saddle-that is like They purple white and green votes for regaa and tcoor cockades in their rough rider hats Each carries the necessary equipment for the trip Open air meetings held every and evening throu ghout the trip The horseback distribute suffrage all the hamets through wbch they pass The illustration shows Mrs. de Forest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13

Please state whether the assaosin of Abraham Lincoln was ever captured if so, Whsn7
 John wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln, was killed near Fredericksburg, Va.,. April %, 1885, by Sergeant Boston Corbett. Booth killed Lincoln in Ford's theater, Washington, April IA.
 What did the term Alta California as once used mean7
 Alta is Spanish for high or upper, and Alta California was formerly ap- piled to upper or New California. which is now state in the Union, to distinguish it from Lower or old Call fornia, now territory of Mexico
 What were the names and nationaii- ties of the assassins of Lincoln, Me- KinIey and Roosevelt, and where were the crimes committed?
 President Lincoln was assassinated on the night of April IA, 1865, in Ford'g theater, Washington, by John Wilkes Booth an American actor. President Mckinley was shot by Leon Czolgasz, a Polish-American, on Sept. 6, 1901, while holding public reception at the Pan-American exposition, Buffalo. The man who attempted the ASSASSINATION of Colonel Roosevelt was a native of Bavaria. He fired as the ex-president was entering an automobile fin Mil waukee on his way to deliver a cam pafgn speech on the night of Oct. IA, 1912 Booth was the only one of the three who could be considered as any where near par mentally
 What is the correct way of address, ina one who has the degree of doctor either the degree M. D. or Ph. pr Should one say pr. Smith or Me Smith?
 Dr. Smith is the proper form of ad- dress.
 What is the "stamp IansUase"--i. 0- the significance of the position of postage stamp on letters7
 The so called language of stamps as we have had it interpreted to us is as follows: A stamp placed upside down in the left corner signifies CT love yOus' left corner crosswise, My heart is an- other's;" straight up and down, Good by, sweetheart;'' upside down on right corner, Write no more;'' in middle at top, 'Yes;" in middle at bottom, 'No;' In right hand corner at right angles, "l hate you;'' top corner at right ''I wish your friendships" on line with sur name, Accept my love-" same upside down, 'I am engaged;" same at right angles. q long to see YOU
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13

LESS STRUGGLE A A There agents will
 
 the criticisms
  pitch predictions of HOPES MONEY TEACHER. who has DOLLARS WEEK-to sing leading roles small municipal and there prvo if good" null and void There other foolish singers doing thing in Europe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13

Victoriano Huerta, provisional president of Mexico the key note of the present Mexican situation He is whom President Wilson refuses recognize officially of the stormy in which Huerta assumed trol of the through the capture and death of President Madero This characteristic picture of the man, grim, stolid and powerful he is Will he plunge his country into useless with the United
 States will he meet President Wilson's efforts settle the difficulty half way and find peaceful solution of the problem2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
American Singers Have Little Chance
 of Success Abroad ,.
By MILTON ACORN. American Operate and
 Dramatic Producer

THE much Haunted "artistic atmosphere" of Euro
 pean capitals is spelled GRAFT.
 Most of the teachers and agents there are out for the great American dollar and their love for their art is expressed in MARKS, FLORINS AND FRANCS.
 PERFORMANCE IN ONE OF THE FOREMOST OPERA HOUSES IF HE AND WILL PAY A THOU SAND DOLLARS OR AN AGENT WHO HAS SOME UNDERGROUND CONNECTION WITH THE MANAGEMENT. ON THE OTHER HAND, A REALLY GREAT ARTIST HAS LONG AND ALMOST HOPE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13

won. When these facts are covered up with a lot of useless words the reader is apt to grow tired.''
 T think it would be pretty tame to report baseball in plain ordinary Eng 1ish,'' said Professor Nathaniel Butler There is a species of humor on the sporting page which is enjoyable. We want the picturesque in the reports but the writer shows defect when it is impossible for the layman to understand him.
 Several other professors at the unl- versity declared their preference for stories sprink1ed with slang.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13

What was the name of the largest elephant ever exhibited in America?
 Jumbo, who was brought here from England by P. T. Barnum in 1881. He was killed by a freight train in Can ada Sept. 16, 1885.