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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
!. TRlDUN[ JUNIOR FORUM 81
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SHALL WILBUR sTAY7

As you see. Wilburs nurse has
found him. and Edie and Eddie ana
all the other playmates are very sad
at the thought Of losing him. They
have promised the nurse that they
will be very careful and keep him well
amused If only she will let him stay.
Should you like him to stay? Write
Edie and Eddie and tell them what
you think about it, so the matter may
be decided before next Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
THEY RUN DOWN.

And just then there was another fash
OF lightning. good deal brighter than
any Of the other. flashes. and down went
Mr. Crow again. and down went Mr..
Coon again. and down went Mr.. Postum
again. SOS not TO hear it thunder. But
they did hear IL. even under the bed
clothes. and being covered up that way.
and thinking about Mr.. Dog anyhow.
made IT sound to them exactly like Mr..
Dogs voice barking and growing. and
coming closer and closer and closer.
And when Mr.. Coon and Mr.. 'Possup
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
MR.. CROW HAS AN IDEA.

ooh. Mr.. Coon. did Jack Rabbit push
in the latchstring downstairs"
And Mr.. Coon called back:
81 s'pose so, Mr.. Crow. You told him
TO. Why?'
ooh, nothing: only he left in a great
hurry. and / thought maybe he didn't get
IT quite IN"
And Mr.. Postum listened again, but
this time he didn't laugh.
Then Mr.. Crow called out 10 him. too:
"Oh. Mr.. 'Possum. did Mr. Rabbit push
In the latch string when h left?"
And Mr. 'Possum called back:
Il don't know. Mr.. Grow. But you told
him to- Why?'
con, nothing; Only ! heard something
Just now that sounded like Mr.. Dog bark
ing and coming this way"
And Mr.. Coon listened again. too. bu,
he didn't laugh any this time. either.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
Puzzle Answers
EASY cOMPARArrVEs

EASY coMPARArIvEs
I. Rend. render. z Can't canter. |
Tale, tailor 1 Canned. candor. q CAN
Gaynor. & Tell. teller. T. Sleigh. slaye
3. Steam. steamer. 8. Live. liver. 70
Prlm, primer. Il Gram, grammar D
Board, boardsr. %. May. mayor
RIDDLE.
Tho syihno,e der" Won toue)-tsr
Tu ttwo)-dor. Tender.
REVERSIBLE
I. Meg, gem 2 Nat tan omsn
Memo. l. Part trap. s. Moor. room 4
Live. evil. {. Time, emit.
DESCRIPTIONS OF KATE.
/ Extrt-cate q Prevar.-cate. T.
cul-cata 1 Intricate. s. Domesti-cs.s'
6. Invo-cate I. Va-cate g Delicate.
BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR
l. Antietam. Gettysburg l. Bui
Run. 4. Cedar Ridge g. Five Forks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
HOLLOW TREE STORIES
WHO CLOSED THE WINDOW THAI NIGH | !
Nv Albert Bigelow Paine.

, in bed. too. listened and laughed in the
| dark.
But just then there was another hash
of lightning. and Mr.. Crow boboed down
and Mr. Coon bObbed down, and Mt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

So we must love the kitten
Whose little foot is sore,
And feed the bright-eyed brides
CHIPPING at the door.
And we must watch for fairies
Dancing In the dew
Gracious me! There's lots OF things
For little folks to dol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
PUZZLES AND ANSWERS
FOR A RAINY DAY.

The ven-urous bark thAt t-fnSs
On the sweet summer wind It's p<rA
wings,
In gulf enchanted, whers~e-e eiren 6no
And c-rai reefs lie bare
When the pa-e sea-aids szss 10 sun %
dreaming hair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
OUR LETTERS

Dear Editor: This is the first time !
have written 10 you, but | must tell
YOU that ! am very much interested In
the Children's Page. I like very much
Tiny Tots, Our Letters and Edie and
Eddie. / remain. your constant reader,
AGNES SIKORA (aged 100.
Long Island City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
THINGS TO DO.
nv Elizabeth Kirkman.

The world is full OF things 10 do
And though we're pretty small.
And big folks do most everything.
They cannot do them all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

-" by oliver Wendell -. Supply the
missing letters In the quotation, and
these, taken in order. will spell the miss
ing part OF the title and the poets last
name:
This is to ship OF p-arl which. poets
feig-.
s-ils the .nshndowed mainx
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

Dear Edie and Eddie: I read your
little verse every Sunday and read the
letters that the other boys and girls
send in. SO I thought ! would write
one. too. l suppose YOU have heard OF
Newport. r. l. Well. we think 1t is
the finest summer resort in the world.
There is a fine beach here and l go
down 10 it quite often. There was a
biplane here for a few weeks, but 1t
went away last Sunday. The aviatrix
was Miss Ruth Law.
There is II roller coaster, an old mill.
a merry-go-round and many other
things at this beach.
l think I am writing a longer letter
than the other children, so l guess l
will say goodby.
p. L. BAILEY. Jr (aged 10.
Newport, r. !.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

Postum bodied down. SOS not to hear
the thunder. Then. pretty soon. Mr.. Crow
sat up in bed again and called out:
"Oh. Mr.. Postum! You forgot to close
the parlor window. II will rain in on your
things"
But Mr.. 'Possum called back:
at won't hurt MY things. Mr.. Crow.
They're all over by the stairs"
And Mr.. Coon. who was sitting up In
bed, listened ana laughed in the dark.
too.
Then for n minute Mr. Crow didn't
know but that he'd have 10 go down and
shut that window himself. after all. And
while he was thinking how much he
didn't want to there came another fash
OF lightning. brighter than ever. and Mr..
Crow and Mr. Coon and Mr.. Possum all
bobbed down again and covered up their
heads, SOS not TO hear the thunder. But
Mr.. Crow heard il a little. anyway. and
ii set him 10 thinking. So when he sat
up again he called out:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
Tribune Junior Forum

Published In the interest OF boys dno
girls, to furnish information and dn'uSe'
ment and to give them an opportunity
to express Themselves.
All contributions and letters shor1o
be addressed TO the Editor OF the Irio-
une Junior Forum, Netc-York Tribune,
154 Nassau Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

10 >. 70 come IN: 10 3. mistake
10 4. swift: 10 ?. 20 prevent; TO s.
blackbird; 1 TO g. 10 retard progress 70 o.
disagreeable 10 the taste; to T. oolt'
to 7. something used for raising bread.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

Dear Editor: I am learning 10 ride
a bicycle l rode sixteen miles one
morning. and it only took me two and
q half hours. One day l ran into my
fathers automobile but the shock
threw me off my seat and landed me
safely on the ground, unhurt except
that the handle bar struck my foot
LUDWIG ANGER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
TRIANGLE.

Reading across: L A title for GOD =
OF greater age. 8. A boys nickname
T. One Thousand.
Reading down; I. One hundred. Two
thirds OF row. 3. limo past. y A"o
first man. g. A numeral. 8. A conJunc-
ton. I. A letter in Cromwell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

A NEW DROP-LETTER PUZZLE.
The following quotation is from wen
Lnovn poem. called - Chamoered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

Eide and her elephant,
With Wilbur, blithe and gay,
Were having just a lovely time
Last Saturday, at play.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
DESCRIPTIONS OF KATE.
BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR.

I. Antietam. z Gettysburg. l. Bu
Run. 4. Cedar Ridge g. Five Forks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

When on the scene appeared his nurse
Who several weeks ago
Had lost the child that you, my dears,
Have learned to love and know.
please every one Of you. write Idle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

He. with the Junior Forum kids,
Has had a lot Of fun.
And does not want to go away
With nurse or any one.
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
FOR UNIFORM STORM SIGNALS
Change That 10 Universally consid-
cred an Improvement 10 Being
Strongly Urged.

At the present time there il .
great diversity in the character Of
the signals made use of by the Diff
ferent countries in the meteorological
service. particularly in the matter Of
storm signals. It IL probable that .
movement will be started soon to
bring about the adoption of . uni
form code. These storms signals are
OF great value and are particularly
effective in the temperature ATTITUDES,
where the storms are Of wide area and,
Of comparatively slow movement. In
the case Of tropical cyclones, however,
such ~ the West Indian hurricanes
and the typhoons Of the far east,
they do not give all the information
desirable. II vessel IL about to
leave port in these regions the mas
ter wishes chiefly to know whether he
IL likely to encounter . cyclone along
his route. A system Of signals has
been devised by Rev. L. FROG, direct
or of the Zikawei observatory, near
Shanghai, and 10 now in use expert.
mentally on the China coast. whieh
gives notice OF the occurrence q Q
cyclone anywhere over the adjacent
seas. together with it, probable
course.
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
SEEK GOLD THIEVES
Mines of Africa Said to Less
100000 Yeahy!
0s4oe11Sao osa4 - Ion1ea ~ puspoao
- osaoaa0 oooo ssea1s - ova.
6aoaAo Uthioh No. 0oao
o0sso1aa0 ~ Vesse

I1oAno.-H = kn0va tAst oevseal
osDbsrs - tAs TEansvaal sscseG earv.
10 have tast aFsiveA n LoaAso soe he
onfposs a rsAniAg Aova the haaAs a
. sAppassA synAieats which for years.
has bsea robbiaS ths RanA ninss of
0old to ths tsne q $1,000. 80 snnnak
b. Weest q all. tAsrs has no& bssa .
singis eonvictioa for theft n al the
tina.
There are various forms OF gold
transit" bat the latest and tie most
sucoessful 10 that of converting the
smuggled metal into process blocks
aad 1ispatchinS them frankly from
johannesburg to England to certain
prearranged addresses. A gold process
block looks very much like Q heavy
Electro" and the open manner in
which the thieves went to work A.
sisted in throwing the police OF their
guard.
It seems that OF the principals en-
gaged in this precious system in Jo-
hannesburg was . woman. who re-
ceived the unwrought metal from mine
employees, appraised it. and paid for 1t.
SO far she has eluded the vigilant
secret service" specialists and ID Mv-
Ing in luxury on her business"
Ever since the opening of the gold
mining industry on the Rand" said q
detective connected with the case. "ft
was found necessary. 30 soon a. things
had been made more or less ship
shape. to get the government to pass
. special law to deal with gold stealing.
In spite of this, the percentage of loss
BY theft grew greater. The abstrac-
tion Of gold became . fine art. 1t was
not stolen by the professional thief.
but. more often than not. by trusted
employees in the mines.
Most OF the gold was, and 70, stolen
in the form of amalgam. plated in .
highly scientific manner either by
scraping the metal from the battery
plates with . small knife. or fishing
for It with thin copper wire"
Douglas Blackburn. in his book ON
Secret Service in South Africa" de-
scribes many ways and methods Of
stealing and smuggling gold-but the
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
,Houen ADOPT TINE uoUoclE
Hhse ess~s Extrssnsay elisy Fa1
Nas ossa rskea W ~ "essasevs
In NeW v0elk.

TAs ultFafashionable young woalAa
q 1913 viii wear . seaocls. In fae1
ths I'd has already struck New Yssk
and - Broadway and FiftA svsaao
ths o0eoess b ssea every Aay aAos0
lag tAs fAoes q sD-to Aate 1eniniai1y.
More tAaA Q year aeo one ~ tha Daoe
aoteA horsewomsa In New York veee
. n0oocae aA the horse ahov. II ~
traetsA - end Of oonneaG DssDito
tie sttsatioa 1t drew - her - co..
ttnueA 70 wear M-oa hosssback. -
soeAsty functions. 10th In the aftas.
aooa and evening. The tiny plses &
glass was IN her left eye whessvef
she was ssea IN public. Whsthse -
started the tad or 1t spranS ~ men
other sources y not known, bat ~
Gently there has been . steady -
mand for monocles At the big 5sv-
elry shops on Fifth avenue.
The smart young woman does nst
wear . monocle ON all occasions. She
allows 1t to dangle from her neck By
. fns gold chain or Q narrow silk
ribbon. Now and then she raises II
to her left eye, but she never wears
It for any great length Of time. Most
Of the monocles that are sold On Firth
avenue have tortoise shell rims. They
are moro easily worn than the rim
less or even gold-rfmmed variety.
According to several jewellers. the
hand monocle-a glass too large to be
worn in the eye. but which can BE-
raised to aid the vision-is destined to
eclipse the smaller and true monocle
in popularity.
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
DANCER FROM eRIpqe
La In That Cough and Weak
Wocn-out Condition.

A8 m NIX NO0k0 ma vWG9p
Wocn-out Cooditiou.
Grippe. plsarisy. pasamoaiA. tAsse
AEe greatly to b feared 1t this tine
q IL ysar.
n pfsvsnt gripps ftua bsing nol.
lowed By either plearisy or posano.
nh, 1t 10 important 70 drivs tie last
Traces Of it out q tie system quickly.
Our advics b to take vi1ol, ear
Hs1le3oas cd uvse aaA tFsa pssDasa-
tioa without oil, and ct yoar strsngtA
anA vitality back quickly.
Mrs.. A. A. Grabill. cf strasn1fE.
70. ssSs. G1srSsss & 4 lis ~ts.;;
dovn and with Q severe eoagA, fruR
MA I sulsred tear yun0 trio1
A1nsreat re9eaiss, but nsGAln9 sesus1
% % me any good until took vfnsl.
frun which I received great bsas1k
NJ cough ID almost satirsly upas. a14
am strong and we'll again, and I a
giad to recommend vl1ol to eeAegs
who suffer n did"
Try vfnol with tAs certainty
EAat II 4 aees ~ bsas0e
voa - wiu gfvo ba6k yoar Hsoay.
CITY Drag 9esrA CaaA n Daenan,
o'savesa aBaa0I Ga
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26

process-block system IL quite new to
him. The copper wire idea was de-
tected by . sudden desire Of mine KAT
mrs for copper wire. They wosld give
- much ~ three pence an inch for
II, and the game had been going on
for . year before It was detackeAHby
Q sheer accident.
Whso . new Law WAS made to deal
WITH rscstvers . special detective
1peee WAS told OF to look aftse he Aew
department., and the early experiences
Of the hunters Of the Illicit gold buyers
gave cause for much laughter At their
expense. for the chief dstective ind
some Of his s1bordinatss were among
the easiest dupss Of . gang Of clever
Americans, who introduced . version
ol the American gold brick swindls
with ~uproarious success"
From this 1t was no more than q
step to the process-block idea, the in
ventor of which almost deserves the
fortune he has made. because of tho
simplicity Of his scheme and its un.
blushing effrontery.
The difficulty of a capture in cases
Of stealing and smuggling gold IL
tremendous. Mr.. Blackburn declares
that ut u probably unique in the his
tory Of crime detection that NO con
viction has 20 far besn obtained
against any person for actually steal
ing gold OF amalsAm from any RanA
mine. One suggestion Aa9
beea that the offenders were too hi8A,
h paAooA to warrant Action."
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
Artificial ear

Artificial ears are 70 skillfally made
that they may with difnculty b lis
tinguished from natural ones, Il =
claimed.
When the individual who has lost
an ear applies to the manufacturer for
. substitute there IL made . mold Of
the remaining ear. II there be left
any part Of the other. . mold Of that
part also must be taken to assist In
the fitting Of the artificial. Manufac-
turers assert that NO two ears are
alike. and that 1t takes . skillful
workman to prepare an ear from the
mold or molds.
When finished the new ear u pasted
ON the stump, or simply set IN the
position Of the lost ear. Il u really
only the hrst artificial ear that =
sxpensive. the chief cost DeetainiAg
to the making Of the nosA vulcaA-
i1ed rubber. which can - bsat and
twisted. has beea foaad to coastitats
the best material for the naking Il
artificial sars-Hafper's Weekly.
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
11WYxHIAN cRu10H

10 q. 0.-0aAAAy sehool
IL 4. m.-Preaching. Subject, "The
Brotherhood of Man,
p. m.@Christian EndeavoR.
Sp. m.-Preaching. Subject, "The
Never Fading Glory"
AL are cordially invited.
Bibls stady st the Ma.ss Wednesday
S:eo-k -
q. Z. BERGEN
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
LET % 0eow ABOUT II.

We Wask our rsaAsas - es4 tAsif
paper - Hns, a,a II tAsss = say
trssAls q 3slay ~ wsald Hks -
k.sw IL. Drop - . card II yssr p
Per doss not seas regularly, asd ws
win iAmediately investigate The nat
ter. sometines, through no fault Of
our own, the name or address may be
wrong, OF the trouble may lie with ths
Post Office Department. Whstever it
may be, we shah be glad ts leok for it
II you win let 10 know.
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
Prv@ts In Wss1|s.

An things seem to b. coming the
farmsr's way these Gays The eov.
ernment analyses his sol. expert
ments for him and 10 talking Of lend.
ing him money. and now even his
weeds. which have long been regard.
ed as an ineradicable pest, are to be
turned to account for his profit. Mr..
Francis L. Stewart, who has . labora.
tory in western Pennsylvania. has
patented a process for making paper
from weeds and believes that by
means Of 1t good paper may be made
for less than We pay for the poor
quality Of paper today.
When the demand for weeds in.
creases the slack farmers whose over
grown land has heretofore boea q
repfoech nay o1FpAso tAeef more
thrifty Asighboes in returns 1pe their
feGpeotivo erops. a.s
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
AoparloA.

NY oaly fsar ia respect 10 vo0a1
sa3rags., seM NJ. Baldihsuw, H h
Doesibae eject upoa tAe public lifs
q the future. WomaA'S lovp of Q
barBaaA would eanso Aer - % h foe
cheap stAtesmeo.s rt
"Yesf" AtA llrs. Baldlhsuw, With
az. indUleent sseile. -,E{eaMe.Jaok, at
tho Dtle q tnsstrioas reslnaAts yua
Aea are still stichi1g tot"
Whefsapoa 1Cf. BAllibeow beeaA 10
As0 hke . sennpspeaksr. Ut nc&A-
ing cane q 4. Hlo o1oQuenee Vas
noe eq1al = tAe ooeas3ea.-Hm1ers
Wook1y.
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
REVIVE AN OLD CHURCH
Wssiknsea Gsasi00 oeaes - Thae feoaa
on oovth Aestaa0 heseo

Bestoa.@To. restore the famous Old
0outA meeting hoase to its appearance
a-s>ss-4>sst- ts-.s...-.-44esexxis:sfe1ss sfe
eesubsans its ostsids surface Win
Daant roaevse an4 oo4A e3saAang 4 *
~ aeoaaulAtiGnA a . esaknfy anA Q
haH Tho tower and the walls Of the
ancient landmask 1t WashiAetoa and
MIX streets. once tarAed into = riding
academy BY British army ofacers and
now used ~ Z show place for his
torical rehcs. have been shorn Of
groths Of ivy which partly concealed
them. The bricks are 10 b washed to
their natural red color Of other Aayn
sDl Tie windows aze bsiAg sspAiataA
= eeosaiAl taah3GA
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
pR1v1 ucK mADAoH1 AWAY

Sick headaches, sour sassy stomach,
indigestion, biliousues disappear quick
ly after you take Dr.. KiasS New
Life PillA They purity ~ bleed aad
put 1sw life and viges in ~ systsa.
Try tAsa s1A ~ win b wsu satis-
fisd- Every pm AsaPA svssy ssE ssss-
anteed Prize H. 1see0Assasl BY
Chaa. D. 0nsaA
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
P1L1s 1u4A Hu1s

PIL1A pu4A IuAD
Willians' Iadiaa Pile Oinsneat will
cure Blind, Bleeding aal Itching Pilss.
It sbsorbs the tanors, allays itching
.. sass sstiag - . poultaes, give
instant rslief. WilliaAs' IsAiaa PLs
Ointment prepared Ter piles sad
itching sf tAs private pasts. SslA by
druggists, nail Soc and el.o0. VII.
hans' Mig c., propFistses, C1svslaaA
Ohio.
Fos sale BY ". .. Psrkisoa, arre
Gist AID pAarAaeist-
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
R1Hopgs7 oKuRW
90 Xlalko Av00oo
A-nnnAax 1ahnAl

80 l1ako AVo00o
10 Q. A-0anAay 8shosl
II .. m.-Preaehing service. Sub
jeet, "Brotherly Kindness.
Z p. m.-Epworth League.
p. m.-Regular service. Subject,
"Religious Constancy."
Praise and Prayer service Thursday
aight At 1880
GEO. F. KLEIN, Pastor.
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
cRlDgIA0 0UD0

0dOsea 0A1A - ~ 0sa0B ~.
- Q. ~ Dihls ssAsA. OaaD0 ~
en- aess.
II q. n.-Co0Aanie0.
90. n.-ChRistiaa EnAeaVee.
S:so p. =, WsasssAAy-Prsyss osst-
iAs.
s:so ?. H. TAsssday-PssashiAs ssr-
visss By Rev. Jasper BegsA
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
nrsael,lsa ce.l A.

Keep your noatA eAut vhsa bceetA-
ing tAs ccad elr. Breathing 60 air
by tAe mouth , sAe q Tie so0aca-
est casses a. coads-tAe neso nltsfs
he atr and wnfne = booeeo 4
Vaahoo ~ 1nnsa
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
sf. BARMARAs' EPISCOPAL
Corner Dlake Ave. and Ninth d.

The fifth Sunday after Easter.
II .. m.-Morning prayer and sermon.
Subject, "The Priesthood Of Christ and
Of All Believers.'
On Ascension Day (Thursday) the
Holy Communion and address at 10
o'clock.
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26
AEHRSG1)&trctRRiR| AEHRS 81 IA
u4 notf9 l|l
CN @ n
xU03 q Nh a.

Sunday ssAssl 10 q u
Sunday essvisaA III q -
vsaAasaay evening sssviass Q ? =
2ssAiaG ssa1 sPss - 1ssAas. vsd-
aasaay aaA Friday aftssassas fsso :
- Z p =.
Al ere vsleeaA
0o6 Ninth stsesG
The Glenwood post., 1913-04-26


campaign and the wonder all our friends how offer such liberal
are n
either
"
The Lake County times., 1913-11-28
N. RUMLEY COMP ANY
TO EXTEND ITS NOTES

The NJ. Rurnely company will extend
its 100000 s per cent two-year gold
note issue, falling due March /, 1915,
for three years from that date, accord
ing to bankers of the company The
notes were issued March l of this year.
A letter has been sent to the note
holders to ascertain how many of them
would consent to such a proposition.
1t is pointe dout that this is boing
done so to strengthen the financial po-
sition of the company as to make it
possible to get bank loans to carry on
the eompany's ordinary business oper-
ations from month to month.
The two-year notes of the company
are convertible into common stock at
par, dating from September 1 Of this
year. Under the terms of their issue
they can be called at 100h While the
affairs of the company have been COM
mented on favorably by officials re-
Gently. it is said the financial string
ency has had its effect in the attempt
at reorganiping the company.
There is now outstanding a total
of $40, ,eos,30o of stock, divided s1o.-
e0S, 800 common and $4,000. 900 prefer
red. The authoriped capital is $22,-
000.0 common and s10,00o,00o pre-
The Lake County times., 1913-11-28
WANT BONDS FOR YOUR
SAVINGS IN POSTAL BANK?

You can get your postal savings de-
posits changed into government bonds
II you put in your application before
January 1. 1914.
The postoffices have issued notice to
their deposftors that applications for
the conversion of postal savings bank
deposits into bonds will be received up
to and on the first of January. At that
time a complete list of all applications
viii be forwarded to Washington.
The bonds will be sent direct to the
applicants by the secretary of the
treasury. They will not be available
for delivery until month or more
after January but they will bear inter-
est from the first of the year.
VIII Close Account.
II the entire balance on deposit to
the credit of a depositor on January .
has been exchanged for bonds, his ac-
count will be closed and any subse-
quent deposits must be made under a
new account number.
The potsal savings banks in the Lake
county cities have been more of sue
cess than was at first expected they
would be. They are used conisdera bly,
by strangers who wish to have money
securely deposited in an institution
The Lake County times., 1913-11-28
An offcer of the company rays:

fer-ed
An officer of the company rays:
"Tt can be stated absolutely that NJ.
Rumely company has no indebtedness
of any character that 1T has not pro-
vided for. All indebtedness which the
concern suffered from originally Is be-
ing carried by bankers and directors
of the company on terms agreed upon
several months ago. The company has
made payments to its bankers in the
last few weeks and now has no paper
outstanding apart from its main in
dcbtedness."
1t is understood generally that the
current year will not show satisfac-
: tory earnings. The company's bank
ers. however, some time ago are said
to have assured stockholders that they
would stand behind the new organi-
patton until the company was able to
stand alone.
Small offerings of the preferred
stock were made yesterday at 35 and
. of the common at IA, without tran
sactions.