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in theseb big watts of siye mud"

Mexico City, but his divers found moth
ing, although they dug up a disc of pure
gold as big as a cart wheel out of the
garden of Guatemozin.
The treasures of Montezuma are still
undiscovered They are said to have been
worth sS0,O00O00, and there are docu-
ments, In picture language, which itemize
the Shields helmets. sandals and plates of
solid gold, and the gold grains and dust
which were worth this great sum. One
tradition locates the burial site of the
treasure at Coyoacan, not far from Mex
leo City.
What COrtez Got
There is no question as to the extent of
the precious metals of the times of the
Aztecs. The king who preceded Monte
yuma, was miser, and he had collected
a treasure which, Cortez says, was great
e. than that possessed by any monarch
of Europe. Much of this consisted of
grains and nuggets of gold and gold uten-
sils and trinkets. Cortez had a great part
of it melted and cast into ingots. He
sent one-fifth of the product to Spain,
and among other things. gold cannon,
which the Aztecs cast for him. and a plat
ter of gold so big that a 200 pound hog
could have been served upon it. He de-
scribeS how gold was sold in birds quills
as an artlcle OF merchandise at Monte
zuma's capital and expatiates upon the
great beauty of the shields, helmets and
plates which were carved by the Indians.
Old Workings Which Pay Millions
Some of the best mining properties of
today are old workings. which have been
pumped out and reopened Take the Real
del Monte near Pachuca, in the state of
Hdalgo That mine was yielding mil
lions when we were fighting with King
George as to the tax upon tea. 1t has
been abandoned again and again, and it
is now owned by Americans, who within
the past five years have made it pay
something like $5000,00O in dividends
The Real del Monte was owned 165 years
ago by mule driver named Terreros He
developed the mine and became the Goal
Oil Johnnie of his time. He loaned the
King of Spain $l,o00,G00, and presented him
with several warships fully equipped. In
return the King gave him a title of nobil-
ity and he was known the Count of
Rega You may see his bust on the
front of the national pawnshop here in
Mexico City. He gave the money to
found that institution. The sum was $780,
600 and the aim was to beat the usurers
by loanng money to the poor at low rate
of interest.
Count Regla once asked the King of
Spain to come over and visit him, saying
hat he would plate the walls of his bed
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Hhis is the old style stamp mill

City, and they go from there westward
as far as from New York to Boston. The
best mines are on the western slopes of
the mountains at from a half a mile to
a mile and half above the sea level.
Gold is spread over a vast area of the
Sonora and elsewhere. The prospector' 5
best chance is to take one of the disused
workings or lost mines and follow 1t back
to the original vein. l am told that there
is a 1900 acre ranch in Sonora, every
square yard of which gives color to the
prospector's pan. The source of this gold
was looked for for generations, and was
finally found in hill 10 miles away, but
the vein has been worked out. Some day
the old ranch may be run through the
mill for the scattering bits of flour gold
1t contains.
In another mining region a prospecting
party picked up a piece of rock weighing
two tons. which was streaked with ma
tive silver 1t was broken up and re-
duced. and found to contain $4,000 worth
of metal. The prospectors organized a
company and searched the whole neigh
borhood finally concluding that the great
mass had in some way been carried down
stream from a mining territory 40 mules
distant.
There are number of old Spanish
mines which are worked out and others
which cannot be located. One of these
is the Tiaopa. which the Pima Indians
claim was once the greatest mining prop
erty of all time, but of which the records
show no existence. Wonderful stories
are told of the San Nicolas mine, in
Tamaulipas, which was abandoned at the
time of the struggle for independence.
According to tradition this mine was so
rich that the streets of the town were
PACED with silver on special occasions,
: and silver bullets were cut from the ore.
Rock Heaps Sprinkled With Gold
There is no doubt but that the old
methods of mining have left fortunes in
silver and gold on the dumps. Many OF
the mines were far away in the noun
tains and transportation was so costly
that only the best ore could be worked.
The methods were rude. the ore being
crushed between great stones, and the
metals taken out by the patio uprocess.
These methods are still used in some OF
the mines worked by the natives
! have seen them getting out silver by
the patio process. The ore is first ground
to a powder and mixed with water until
it forms kind of mul. Then a mix
ture of vitroil, salt and quicksilver is ad-
ded and six or eight blindfoded mules
are driven around through the mud for
through every part of it. As the quick
silver touches the particles of native
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others were sent to penal servitude.
Pashitsch got five years. He begged par
don second time, his plea was backed
by Russia. and he got off. Nothing bad
could happen to the Balkan fox
Pashitsch soon began his career of
prime minister. In power and out, he
backed the radical plan to overthrow the
Obrenobitsches. To destroy Mian's
reputation was the radical triumph Lm-
issaries were sent into the country to
interview the peasants. "Why are you
ploughing that field?" the emtssaries
would ask. .'In order to SOW It," the
peasant would say. There Is no use
sowing it, replied the emissary. King
Milan last night lost your field at cards
In Vienna" When Milan abdicated.
Pashitsch intrigued against his son, Al
exander and by persistently discrediting
him with nation and army he prepared
the ground for the assassination of 1903.
And when puppet Prince Peter Kara
georgevitsch was put on the throne, the
uncrowned King of Servia had the
crowned king entirely under his thumb.
1. was Pashitsch who carried through, the
stroke which got rid Of the heir, swag-
gering Prince Georbe, and replaced him
BY his brother. Alexander. In Georges
swaGgerjngs and violence the radicals
saw germs Of the AilensQue and Alex
andresque aatocrecy. "a autocracy - :
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two years later turned up in Belgrade
as a member of parliament. He Joined
the radicals His foxlike qualities, and
the wise way he sat silent while ceverer
men than he were making foolish
speeches brought their reward Within
three years the unkniwn engineer from.
Pazarevacs was chief of the radical
party.
The aim of the radicals was to over
throw the Obrenovitsches. Pashitsch and
his friends detested the bad Milan. Milan.
who had acceded merely as prince had
raised himself to king, and this offended
the ultraradical instinct. Milan had fur
ther sold Servia to Austria. In 1883 the
radicals made a half hearted revolt
against him in Saajetschar Milan
crushed them. Many prominent radicals
were executed, but willy Pashitsch fled
abroad, and was sentenced to death.
Even in those days his genius for es-
Gaping was great Six years later Pash-
itsch begged pardon. and was permitted
to return. He became In turn burgerme
lister. president of the Skupthschina, and
minister to Russia When he returned
from Russia he got into fresh conspi-
racy against Milan. At radical instiga-
tion the Bosnian, Kniazevitsch. attempted
Milan's life. Two conspirators were shot;
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A Talent Traced

"Splattermore - -gaining fame as a
exponent Of the cubist stvle Of art.''
Where does he get his talent?''
His mother used to Be Z prize Crazy
quilt maker"
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Elements. Is most unusual 1t simply
shows how well the banks had antict-
pated such requirements over month
ago and how loans then had been liqui-
dated.
We are in a trading market at the mo-
ment. pending the outcome Of the Balkan
situation on the European money mar
kets and the progress of the crops.
E. & C. Randolph stock letter-After an
initial decline, the market has shown
considerable strength. Transactions have
been light, and the market continues
highly professional, but the raiding tao
tics no longer bring out stocks. and the
market reaches higher levels on the COW
ering of their contracts. 1t seems the
market is sold out. at least temporarily.
This Is not true unfortunately of the
bond market. Blocks Of bonds are Of
fered at concessions and are looking for
market, and there is little or no de-
mand. Even short-time notes are pressed
for sale and are hard to sell. The bank
ing and currency bill is exciting a good
deal Of diversified interest and comment.
The threat of the national banks to take
out State charters would seem futile, as
they would have to cancel their circulation
and sell the government bonds secur-
ing the same. In such a bond market
as the present such an action would be
impossible without disastrous losses.
Undoubtedly the coming holidays are
causing the market to stand still, await
Ing some new speculative impulse. Its
technical position is such in our minds
that 1t would respond quickly to good
news and show considerable resistance
to any further decline on bad news.
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HOOP TO H0BBLE !.
Is NOW HISTORY
Fashisa Plate Shows Hoop Skirt
Aristocraey and Other Feibles

You probably do not know that there
is fashionable snobbery among skirt
styles, but a history just published Of
the hoops and hobbies and all the
other fancifui fads of Dame Fashion
proves 1t.
A history of skirt building from the
hoop skirt period to the present time
would seem complete. but this history Of
fashions goes back farther into fashion
able records and tells the story of the
progress Of styles from 1900 to the present
time.
Ifsthe hoop skirt should meet the hob
BILE of today there would be a mutual
shout of ridiculous"
On the pages Of colored illustrations in
this fashion history the lady who wears
the hoop skirts of 1851 sneers and SCOTS
at the lower corner of the page. where
the fair wearer of hobbies holds her head
proudly in the air
From this pictorial history the hoop"
appears to have every right to sneer at
this new freak of fashion, as the hoop
skirt Is one of aristocratic ancestry.
Worth fashions from Paris prove that
the hoop skirt in its most striking form
was predominant in the following years
and in modified forms in other years:
1880, 1572. 1856. 1861 1892 1729 1745. and III.
Small wonder that the hoop skirt lady"
sneers at the upstart "hobbled hussy"
in the lower corner Of one of the pages
of artistic color costume illustrations of
The Herald's Dictionary.
From hoops" to hobbies is but one
Of the many complete illustrated chap
tiers in The Herald's book.
Hurry and get one before they are all
gone. Six coupons and a small expense
bonus.
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CHICAGO PRODUCTS.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below for large lots Johbers'
prices higher.
Veal calves and spring lambs are selling At same
figure they did one year ago. Chickens are In good
lambs in demand. Good chickens wanted at once
All business suspended on July l.
EGGS-Nearby frsts. per doz. 70; Southern, II
CHEEsE-New York. new. per pound. lsc: fat
per pound. ISL: SWISS. domestic per pound. s;
do. foreign. per pound. q
LARD-Tub. pure. per pound, III; do common,
per pound. g1ask cottonseed oil, per can, $50
RuTTER-Best pnnt. new. per pound 81; tub.
per pound. 0; process. per pound. q under grades.
per pound. IS; store-packed. 2er pound. 90
LIVE POULTRY-Hens per pound. 10; roostsrs
per pound. 10: spring chicksps per pound, 3az
turkeI. per FOUND. l5sl7: seese. per pound. DALI
Potato market 10 very weak both old and new
stock. Receipts Of new Potatoes are very heavy
going fairly well at the following quotations.
GREEN G0ODS-Potatoes. per barrel, Io0a
I5; yams. per bprel. 20a30: sweet pota-
toes per Dbl. LIa4.oo: new potatoes per bbl l5oa
LIS; do, No. 2, per barrel. 75aLS; beans per
basket. 2sal.5e: do. per Dbl. local25: mushrooms
per h., 75aso; cabbages per bbl 75al carrots per
bunch. 3 radshes. home srown. per 100 5al co. let
tuce per basket. 7sal0 squash. per crate. soaloo:
celery. per doz-. oal0: peas. per Dbl. a5ca5.ao;
5o.l.0; asparagus. pr dden lunches, Isa2m;
caulinovr. per baahet looa2o0; spinach Der barrel
looal.0: rhubarb. per 100 bunehes LDl1oo; sprins
oniooA per 100 punches. 7sal2s; Texas oniors. PER
crate. Llsai-2s; beet.. per 100 bunches, 2ooa,o;
tomatoes. per cnte Florida. 75aLoo; do. rsras, pr
crste. aal.Y; do Mississippi. per crate. l0a2u
DO, home crown. per crate. l5oaaoo; eantaloupes
F1orida. per crate. sal.oo; do. California, pr
crate. 2oosaw; d.. Georsia. pa crats. Las23:
looal0; peppers. per crate. E3a2D; watermeions.
Georsia. each $3.50; esxplsnts. pr crate. LohlD.
FRUITS-New Apples. per Dbl. L50s33; lemoua,
pa sss. ssoaap: orsnses California. Per ban. SEA
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TORONTO QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York July 2.-MILLFEED-Str
inquiry is light. Spring bran, $50; stand
ard middling. $50 Western red-dog,
eco: winter wheat, in 100 pound sacks to
arrive, 2. IS: city bran, in bulk, 2lD
RYE-Firm: dull business. Western, 10
arrive. is valued at about 67ia. c. l. Z,
track. State is nominal.
RYE FLOUR-Steady; demand is lin
tied: good to choice, quoted at 3slaLO5.
In barrels.
CORNMEAL-Firm: trade Is lifeless.
Eiln-dried. for export, 3i5: coarse meal.
in bags, l35al.36.
HAf-Reeeipts, l. ls tons. Steady: there
is only a light trade. Quotations.: No.
timothy. l-0oal.0S: standard. 95a97i1: No.
2. ssaSo cents: No. ;. 7oa75 cents.
PORK-Strong: supplies are meager.
Mess. q. 25a22.7 family, 2400a25.00.
BEEF.Steady; there is a small bust
ness. Packet. 2l.cca22.0o; family. 225oa
235O
LARD-Strong: business moderate
Prime Western, 1l60: refined Continent.
lie5: South American. 1850: refined Bra
lillian, in kegs. 1880: beef stearine. 9a9I.
cents: lard stearine firm: New York,
lv4 cents.
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WALL STREET GOSSIP

New York Financial Bureau-Although
battles continue between the Bulgarians
and the Serb-Greek forces. the conviction
is held abroad that the powers will short
~ intervene and settle the dispute.
Sentiment In the London stock market
is improving. The copper situation in
London is weak.
The National City Bank will review the
money bill before the Currency Commit
tee of the Senate.
well-informed sources are understood
to regard the period Of important liqui-
dation as completed.
General conditions and the market
itself are now to pass through an era Of
gradual recuperation after the disturbing
experiences which have characterized the
first half of the current year.
We would look for good buying oppor-
tunities in the active stocks.
Stock letter of S. B. c. & Co.-The con-
flicting reports on the Balkan situation.
causing further dullness and depression
on the foreign market, together with the
fact that the stock exchange will remain
closed from Thursday afternoon until
Monday, had a great deal to do with
holding general business here under re-
straint.
The easiness Of money here at present.
with the financing of disbursements OF
over $26S. 900 on July interest and divi-
dend disbursements and semi-annual set
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Treasury Statement of >sircuIation.

According to a statement given out
by the Treasury Department yesterday,
the money in circulation in the United
States is as follows:
Gold coin Gncluding bullion in the
Treasury. s6OS,97e.59S; gold certifi
Gates, s1.OOS.532.749: standard silver
dollars. 72.076.361: silver certificates.
s47O.1S9,192; subsidiary silver. 154.705,-
699: Treasury notes of 1890, S2,656,IS1;
United States notes. s331.923.106, and
national bank notes. s716.261.921, max
ing n grand total of 1881, 326,O07.
The general stock of money in the
United States is defined as follows:
Gold coin (includinG bullion in the
Treasury, s1.s6S. 79O.S6O; standard sill
yer dollars. s565, 61S.020; subsidiary sill
yer. $175.471.21O; Treasury notes of
1890. S2.66O.OOO: United States notes.
sS46GSl. OIG. and national bank notes.
1853, 800. making a grand total of
S3.71S.379.O12.
The population of continental United
States July l. 1913. estimated at 81
$4,000. allowing per capita, SSt.64. was
an estimate given out by the officials
of the Comptroller of the Currency's
office.
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The Safest Investments

Alice A Tracy so covenants & tr $500
Is of Spring Pl, W of 18th nw) Ii
So 2SSs 1t 20 blk West Holmead Manor
Same to Allah L Griggs SO covenants
& tr 5000 II
IS OF Perry Pl. " of 18th nw)
So 5e5l Its y & - blk Grant PIX
WHITE. Jno p F ct ux Alice K to
Anna NJ Howard so !
Uinwood ave bet Hillside ave & Oalxdale
ave ne)
So 2sss 1t lie blk wash'n Hts-wAR-
rem, Jno L ct ux Annie K to Elizabeth
G Robins. Helen p Palmer & VIM
Palmer so TT $1,000 So
(The Rosanne, Pill 18th nw)
So 1874 II 74-WADMAN, Harry & Jno H
Clancy TO Sarah Hatsweil SD tr Ao00
QJ06 O st nw) %
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BANKERS SHORT
ON PESSIMtSM
Strongest Interests Quietly
Recommending Purchase Of
: Stocks, Advices Say.
OUTLOOK IS IMPROVED
Continuance of Good Financial Feel
ing Expeeted-Treasury Depart
ment Issues Statement.

The strongest banking interests are now
talking less pessimistically according 10
Wall Street advices. They will not come
out plainly and advise the purchase OF
stocks, but they have been quietly recon-
mending investment in bonds, and when
asked about stocks do not suggest that
the market had better be left alone
The outlook has improved. Bank loans
have been curtailed in the larger clues'
and even the optimistic West has at last
slackened its pace. moreover, thefe
have been no gold shipments TO either
Europe or South America lot some
time
Funds have been offered more freely
for Stock Exchange purposes, and both
call and time notes have been easier
In a way, the announcement that there
was half billion additional currency
ready for issuance helped sentiment
Good Trading Promised.
The volume of stock trading in June
was very much heavier than last year
and the new month promises to witness
a continuance OF the better financial feel
ing.
Among traders there were fears yes
terday that the threatened strike OF
gold mines in South Africa might result
in a shortage of gold that would cause
a rise in money rates. and this inspired
selling of stocks in the last hour that
impaired heaviness to standard issues,
and caused slight fractional losses
Final prices We're slightly above the
lowest.
The heaviness in the last hour followed
early strength due TO the receipt OF ex-
celIent crop news but toward the close
SPECTATORS followed the lead OF London
and offered Union Pacltlc, Steel. Read
ing and AmaIgamated on a scale down.
The downward movement served TO in
crease enthusiasm on the part OF shorts
who seemed at the close of the market
to be better satisfied with their posi-
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A bid price of 112 for Capital Traction
stock on the Washington Stock Exchange
attracted attention yesterday. though
there was none of that security sold be-
low lis. most of the transactions being at
lis "a. The asked price was registered
at ia rs.
Forty shares of Federal National Bank
stock were sold at 135. one broker exc
cutting the exchange in four lots. The
price was the same as for ten shares of
the stock sold Tuesday. Thirty shares of
Continental Trust We're sold at IL.
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OUTSIDE SECURITY NOTES.

New York, July 2-Pre holiday dulness wa.
shown in the market for outside securities TO-DAY
although the general undertone was firm. The
industrial list materially higher in the bid
United Cigar Stores moved up fractionsIly. while
Brtish-American Tobacco. after early heaviness
advanced to yesterdays high ngure.
The Standard Oil subsidiaries were decidedly
frmer but likewise showed little or no anins-
tion. Anglo-American oil moved within narrow
limits The copper shares were almost entirely
neglected, but steady. Alaska Gold Mines full
paid improved 4. The silver stocks were I'M
changed. Tonopah issues were in fair demand
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PRINCIPAL SMALL IMPROVED.
Eastern High school Ofhcial Was
Operated ON foe Appendicitis.

DR.. Willard 8. Small. principal Of East
ern High School. who was operated on
for an attack Of appendicitis at the
Homeopathic Hospital yesterday, Ii
resting comfortably and Is on the road
to recovery. according to physicians at
the hospital last night.
It was stated he will be able to leave
the hospital within week or ten days.
DR.. Small has been in rather poor health
the greater part Of the last year. being
forced to relinquish his duties At Eastern
for q short period In March. He b one
Of the best liked Of the high school prin-
cipals. and friends are exprsssing much
concern over H nlnesA
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EMPLOYEES TO SEE DANIELS.
Navy Yard Mnchinists DissattsRed
Over Wage Proposed.

The dissatisfaction arising among the
employees of the Navy Yard over the al
legged unfair method of the distribution
of the SEQ. 900 appropriated by the last
Congress, providing for 10 per cent IN
crease to all employees. will be aired to-
day. when a committee representing the
machinists will appear before the Secre-
tary Of the Navy.
Commander Jones. of the Navy Yard.
who, the machinists claim. Is RESPONSE
BILE for the trouble. will be present at
the hearing at the request Of the COM
mittee. II the matter Is not amicably
settled the committee will consider the
Of holding a mass meeting
in one of the local theaters with other
labor organizations next Sunday.
The money was appropriated with the
express provision that every employe was
to receive an increase OF 10 per cent
Instead of an increase. several employees
received less than they had been making.
while others received an increase less
than 10 per cent. and others as high -
80 per cent
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Motion Picture
NEWS
A Daily Feature
In The Herald

This daily news feature Of The
washington Herald is forfhe bsns-
ut of everybody interested in mo-
ton pictures.
Suggestions. comments, criticisms.
inquiries, and questions invited Ad-
dress communications to Motion
Picture Editor, Washington Herald.
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600; do. Florida Per box. 7scaso grapefruit. pr
box. 5ocseoo pineapples. F1ori6a PINES. per cnte.
crate. Icss2s; blackberies, per quart sal2: rasp-
berries. black. per quart. loal2h: do. red. loah
wOOL-New clip. aa2l pr1 pound
LIVE STOCK-veal calves. choice. per pound
SIC: medium. per h., fam: common. per h..
SAT: spring hmbs. best. per H.. sash; do. ord-
nary. per h.. s,sa7: old fat sheep. per h.. 3aA
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WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

sals-Res,iIar call. Il O'Clock noon:
Capital Traction, 5 at ll5t. IS at llsS. at
1854. 5 at lis.
Washington Gas. s at s6s. 5 at seh, At sS.
3 at Ss.
Federal National Bank, 10 at LIS. 10 at is.
10 at lis. 10 at is.
Continental Trust 10 At lis. 10 at lis. 10 at lis.
After caIl-Washiugton Gas. At s6t. 3 at ssAt.
Potomac cons. s.. 1900 at f0oh.
Meryenthaler 10 at III. 10 at ia.
covrpNNrNr ROyDa
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New Yoqk, July Mooney on call on the Stoca
Exchange today opened at per cent; highest
81; lowest IN; closing. tx per cent Most Of
the days loans were made at 2 per cent
With the passing Of the turn Of the half year
time funds give indication Of an easier tendency,
notable sixty days money. which 10 loaned q