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BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

London, May 22.-The weekly statement
of the Bank OF England shows the follow
ing changes: Total reserve increased
Il, $4,000 circulation decreased Ell 90;
bullion increased e, $500: other securities
increased 100000 other deposits in
creased e. 236 0O0 public deposits increased
feS7,Oo0: government securities decreased
ri, 600.
The proportion OF the banks reserve to
liabilities is now $3.50 per cent. against
80 30 per cent last week, and compares
with an advance from $3.50 per cent to
5lss per cent in this week last year
The minimum rate of discount remained
unchanged at AZ per cent to-day.
The clearings through the London banks
for the week we're f37l,79o,0oo. against
f9is $50 600 last week and f2Ss. l6l 900 In this
w ok last year.
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BANK OF FRANCE RETURN.

Paris, May 22-The weekly statement NJ
the Bank OF France shows the following
changes: Gold on hand increased 49&'oO
francs: silver on hand increased l2,So,VO
francs: notes In circulation decreased lV, =
800. 900 francs: general deposits increased
SO $50. 900 francs; bills discounted decreased
s., 10000 francs; treasury deposits In
creased 47.s75.00 francs: advances de-
creased TO- 10000 francs.
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GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES,
New York.
H. 8. TREASURY FINANCES.

washington. May 22-The condition Of the
limited States Treasury at the beginning OF
business to-day was: Working balance. Sos
so7. 45e: in banks and Philippine Treasury. ss6.-
4os. 200 total of general fund $3.50. s3i. 7+a re-
ceipts yesterday, 81. 07o; disbursements, S2,-
$40, $50. The surplus this fiscal year is s3.4ss'-
$50. against a dehcit Of sl2374. 1893 last year.
The figures for receipts. disbursements. surplus
and deficit exclude Panama Canal and public
osbt transactions
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NORFOLK 4 WESTERN RAILWAY co.

The Board OF Directors has declared
quarterly dividend OF One and one half Per
Cent. upon the Common Stock OF the Com
pany, payable at the once OF the Company.
Arcade Building. Philadelphia. Pa. June 10.
1913. TO the Common Stockholders as regis
tered at the close OF business May 81. 1918.
T. r. ALDEN, Secretary.
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REPUBLIC IRON 8 STEEL COMPANY

At q meeting Of the Executive COMMITTEES OF
the Republic Iron and Steel Company. held
MAY 18th, 1918. tho regular quarterly divi-
dend OF tx per cent on the Preferred Stock
war declared. payable July LIST. 1918. to stock
holders OF record June 10Th. 1913. Books re-
main open r. JONES. Jr.. Secretary.
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OFFICE OF READING COMPANY.

PhiIadeIphla, May TO, 1915.
The Board OF Directors has declared from
the net earnings a quarterly dividend OF one
per cont on the First Preferred stock Of the
Company. 20 DO paid on June IL. 1913. 10
stockholders of record at the close OF bust
ness May 2T, 1913. Checks will be mailed
10 stookholders who have filed dividend or
dsrs with the Treasurer.
JAY " HARE Secretary
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FINANCIAL MEETINGS.
DIVIDEND NOTICES.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
DIVIDEND NO. ~

A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND Of One Dollar
and Fifty Cents (si.6O) per share on the Capt.
tai Stock OF this Company has been declared
PAYABLE al tho Treasures ONCE. NO l6o
broadway New York, n. Y, on July l. 1913
10 stockholders Of record at o'clock p. M. on
Monday, June 2 1913 The stock transfer books
will not be closed for the payment OF this divi-
dend Cheques will be mailed 10 stockholders
who have fled permanent dividend orders
A. X. VAN DEVENTER Treasurer.
New York MAY s, 1918
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS

Thursday May 2T sales for the day. OoI4o share' w
367,o98 shares corresponding day in 1912
Total sales January May a. inclusive 3so| snar'' '
60,242482 period in 1912
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Name Maturity. Interest yield.
All Coast Line. 4 p c. 1sl3-'i7.. 500 $50
Bait a. Ohio Al c, 19l4-22. $50 450
Boston q Alb Al p c, 10l4-'27.. 40 $50
Ches g. Ohio 4 c. 1913-'T..... BIS $50
chic q Alt 4-4h-5 C. l9l3-'l9 800 BOO
chic 4 L III 4a-5 C. 1913 II $40 $50
Chic * invest AZ c. l9li-22. 40 $50
chic Il e. Pas 4s-6 p c. l9l3-'19 $50 $50
Del & Hudson Az c. 1922 .... gTa 00h
III Central "A p c. 1914 $50 40
Iouisv Nash c. 1888. 100 1904
Mo Pacific 8 c. 10l3-'17. ...... 500 BOO
N Cent Lines 8 p c. 1892. $40 $50
DO 41s p c. l9l4-27 ........... $40 $50
Pennsylvania ara p c. J9l3-'l7. 40 455
ST l. a S + 44h5 n c. 1871 800 300
do guar A G n r 5p c, 19l3-l7 500 SEQ
South Ry 3l1-4-4l4 2 c. 1921 800 $50
Va Ry p c. 1873 l0.......... $40 $40
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NEVADA QUOTATIONS.
TONOPAHS.

FURNISHED daily by Weir Bros. Co. NO
Broad street,
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TOBACCO STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by L. L. Winkelman 4
Co, No a Broad street)
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EQUIPMENT BONDS
AND CAR TRUSTS.
(Maturing 1897.

Furnished by swartwout & AppenEellsr. No.
~ Pine street,
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iNDUSTRIAlS.

FURNISHED b. Harry z. Thompson 4 Co.. No
% Broad etreet)
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GUARANTEED STOCKS.

Exchange. 1854.
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NEW work. BANK STOCKS.

Furnished by = H. =. Pell Co. No. 81
! wall street,
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paid .....l4
5000 do ..........lOih
5000 Nor Pac IS. s3ls
5000 do ....... 95S.
1000 do 3s....... 66ls
1000 o S l. LIST s.. .lO9ll7
1000 do rig 4s.... S9L.
5000 Pac c IS. .s6f. 1913
5000 Pac T q T IS 9sh
1900 Penn 317s 1915 %
1000 do mamma. yi1i
5000 do l937...... 81
1000 Philip Ry As. 10
5000 Read gen As. 9il.
5000 do ......... 94A
5000 do c y ! IS %
5000 r | e Stl 6s
1910 ....... 30
5000 r g w LIST 4s S3h
1000 do ........ IS
2000 ST l. | NJ & ;
gen 5s.......1n
1000 do rig 49, SIX
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Reautx,s Hour Book.

When you rise in the morning run
to the window, which should have
been open all night. and take 20 deep,
full breaths.
Practice simple all-around exercises
for five minutes
Take either warm or cold sponge
bath, or both.
If you do not react well after cold
plunge, omit it in the future, as it is
not for you
Go downstairs and 20 minutes be
fore your breakfast drink two glasses
of hot water; not so warm that Il
scalds the mouth nor so cool that it
nauseates-
Eat a light breakfast, refraining
from meat
Take a short walk for a mile or
more, walking along briskly with chest
thrown up and out and head held
erect
Work
Twenty minutes before lunch drink
two glSsses of hot water.
Eat a simple lunch.
Rest for half an hour
Work
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%s*s*s*s<s*e*e*o%o*s#e%e~e
BARNES MADE GOOD
Rx GEORGE HuRsoN.

Nesta had one sorrow in her life,
and that was the thought Of Jim
Barnes. She was the daughter of a set
tier in the forest region OF Oregon,
and Barnes and John Anderson had
both wanted her. Anderson had won.
He was a successful sheep farmer, and
he and Nesta loved each other de-
votedly, They had been married six
months.
Jim Barnes was in the government
service. He was a forest ranger. He
was a lonely man, somewhat older
than Anderson. All his life had been
spent in the forests and on the plains.
He loved his work; and, when Nesta
rejected his suit, he went quietly back
to it. No one but Nesta knew how
hard he took his failure to make her
his wife
Barnes was successful because he
gave his flock all his attention. In
winter he kept them in the pens, but
in summer he pastured them in the
sweet grasses of the uplands. These
long, sIoping ranges rise above the
surrounding forests, into which the
sheep will not stray. Thus herd can
be secured, SO long as the pasturage
holds out, within fifty acres, ringed
around with trees; and every alter
nate day they can be moved to another
of the mountain slopes.
Nesta and John had a series of lit
tie cabins all along the edge of the
range. Each contained only a bed,
blankets, and cooking utensils. In
these they were spending the summer
months happily. While Nesta pre-
pared the meal in the day time, John
would lie on the hill slopes, watching
his flock, and smoking, and dreaming
of his return to Nesta
1t was during one of these days that
Barnes came riding up to Nesta' s
cabin, where she was alone.
Can you spare me drink of water
ma'am?" he began. 81 saw your fire
smoking and thought it might be"
Then she turned round and they
recognized each other. 1t was the first
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-11-15

GRACEFUL enye1Oping coats of fig
" ured and brocaded fabrics, espe-
cialIy those of satin, are luxurious
beyond all other garments except
those Of rich fur. In these figured
satin coats the design breaks up and
enhances the sheen of surfaces. Their
high luster forms a playmate for
color and light and the three dance
together upon them.
If one is looking for the luxurious,
it is to be found in these garments.
In the new, and what are termed
fancy" colors these coats are only
suited to high occasions. Oftener
they are developed in gray, or taupe,
or in some rich brown shade and are
more generally useful. Perhaps gray
is the happiest choice Of color for
them; it is at home everywhere and
it is very elegant andy comparison
quiet The figured satin coat does
not pose as quiet, however-it is a
snowy garment
Innings are in contrasting colOrs,
| but they must be chosen carefully.
| Nothing conspicuous will do for them.
For trimming, fur and maraboUt
come into use Both these, this sea
son, are dyed into all sorts Of colors.
| They are. after all, best in natural
/ colors and in black and white.
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WITCHES WEIGH HOUSE GONE
Holland Town Loses Curious Relic of
Middle Aaes-DetermIned Wheth-'
er Witch or Wizard.

Amsterdam.-The little town Of
Underwater, which is situated on the
River Yssel right OF the beaten tour
list track, has lost by fire one of the
most remarkable relics of the middle
ages, the so-called Witches Weigh
House.
Early in the sixteenth century EN-
peror Charles ", who was born and
educated in Holland, granted the town
what is perhaps the most curious
privilege on record, that OF a weigh
house which should be the only rec
ognized one to determine officially
whether a person was q wizard or 3
witch
At a time when witchcraft was uni
versally believed In the weigh house
did a great business. It was the bur
gomaster of the town who determined
the weight. If an accused person bal,
aneed the scales or was heavier he
or she went free, but If lighter 8
prima facie case of witchcraft wkz
held to be made out, and the unfor,
tunate individual was In imminent
danger of losing life or chattels OF
both.
There are records that witches
were weighed In Underwater as lets
Is the arst half Of the eighteenth es1
tury.
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Copyright. 1913. by w. G. Chapmapo
TRIED HARD TO SAVE FRIEND
Not Seem Altogether conVinc-
ing to the Judy.

The following is story told by Will
liam Jennings Bryan:
Five Irishmen, the Peerless One
said, had been charged with assault
with intent to kill. The state tried
to prove the disturbance began at ten
o'clock at night. Dennis, one Of the
accused, sought to show by a witness
that he was at home and in bed with
him and did not get up until long aft
er the trouble was over.
How do you know that Dennis
was in bed by eight o'clock?' the dis
trict attorney inquired
Hadn't we a clock in the houseP
the witness retorted-
''Oh, and did the clock strike after
Dennis came in?'
= Well. no. the clock wasn't strik-
sng then.
What was the matter with it?'
1t had been out of order for a
few days
Then, if the clock was not going.
how did you know that Dennis was
in before eight o'clock?'
Well, the witness replied, after
a moments studying, 1 know he was
in before the time whin the clock
strikes eight whin it do be strik-
ing.
But Dennis was convicted. Amer
lean Magazine.
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PRETTY TURBAN
SUITABLE FOR
YOUTHFUL FACE

DESIGNED for the daughter in
u mourning, or for other youthful
faces, this simple turban is a splendid
example of fitness in millinery.
Mourning siIk-that is silk in a
special weave having a rich but dull
surface-makes the band about the
head. 1t is laid in a triple fold over
a support of buckramette. The baret-
ia crown is not so easy to manage as
one might imagine First a support
ing crown of crinoIine is shaped and
sewed to the brim support. Over this
a thin silk is placed, cut and shaped
to follow the crinoline, exactly.
On the foundation band of buckram-
cite a covering Of thin silk is first
placed. Over this at it's upper edge
a bias fold of Grape is stretched At
the under edge similar fold of silk
is placed and over this the Sr1ple fold
of mourning silk.
The smart crown of Grape has final
ly to be placed. 1t is little higher
than the supporting crown Of crinoline
and is indented about the outer edge
The Grape must be tackled to the foUn-
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Worlds Most Famous Bank.


paper. and John Dear thus became
aware of the wareabouts of his long |
lost brother
Among other curiosities in the bank
library there is bank nOte'dated 18th !
Xber, $685." for e 555. This is the
oldest bank note known to be in ex-
istence. In appearance and design
it is very similar to the present day
notes. Another interesting note is
one for e 1000 which Lord Cochrane
paid as a fine, imposed upon him for
his enormously supposed connection
with a fraud for raising the public
funds. 1t is Endorsed with these
words: My health having suffered
by long and close confinement, and
my oppressors having resolved to de-
prive me of property and life, I submit
to robbery to protect myself from
murder, in the hope that I shall live
to bring the delinQuents to Justice
Cochrane. Grated chamber. Kings
Bench prison, July. 1915"
The greatest amount for which a
Bank of England note has been issued
is 91,00O,0OO. There are only four
of these million pounds notes in exist
ence. One is preserved in the library
of the bank, another is in the posses
sion of the RothschiId family, a third
is owned by Messrs. Coutts, the IA
nous bankers, and the forth is in the
hands of the descendants of Samuel
| Rogers, the poet.
The printing is done on the bank
premises. The notes are printed in
pairs and come of the machines
pressed and dried. Stock notes of diff
ferent values from G5 TO $1,000 are
kept in iron safes in one large room
and the average value of the stock is
between s80,OO0,OOO and s9O,O0O,O 600.
Over $4,000 notes Of various values
are paid into the bank every day. On
| their return the notes are sorted, first
| into their respective values, then &C
cording to their dates, and finally into
| their numerical order. Every note
has q place of it's own in the bank
registers, and Immediately the notes
are sorted their return is registered.
Special examining clerks devote
| their attention to detecting forgeries.
OF late years there have not been
| many cases of forged notes, but dur
ing the eighteenth and early part Of
the nineteenth centuries the banks
| suffered severe losses from counter
felt notes. The story of the first re
corded forgery forms unique chapter
in the book Of romance. A certain
linen draper named Vaughan was pas
sionately in love with a fair maiden
whose father was a man of consid-
cradle wealth. The love sick swain
knew that the quickest way to win the
girl was to give some proof that ne
was a man of means. To this end he
employed several men to engrave for
him Bank of England note for e 20,
When twelve of the notes had been
worked on he presented them to his
lady fair. Unluckily the imposition
was soon discovered and poor Vaughn
was hanged.
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time they had met since Nesta had re-
fused him, nearly year before. Both
were confused, Nesta the more deeply
81 beg your pardon, Mrs. Anderson"
said Barnes. 'I didn't know it was
you. You see, I thought the smoke
from your chimney might be the be-
ginning OF a forest fire. We rangers
are on the alert nowadays, owing to
the dry SPELL"
Nesta gave him the cup Of water.
He drank it, raised his hat, and
turned to go. Suddenly he wheeled
round. His voice was hoarse with
emotion.
. ''NestaI" he cried, and caught her
by the hands. "Nesta!"
There was an intense passion in his
voice. He said no more, and, sudden
ly dropping her hands, Returned away.
Nesta watched him depart. She knew
that he had been beside himself, that
the old love, always smoldering within
his heart, had suddenly overmastered
him at the sight Of her. She felt only
pity for him.
She could not know the hell in
Barnes heart. For months ne had
OCCA lighting bAA6 OfOA pas
sion in the depths of the forests; he
thought that he had conquered it, IN
til the sight of Nesta had proved too
strong for his resolution. To wound
her would have been the last Of his
desires; he felt that he must. in some
way, atone for his offense.
Days passed. Nesta had said moth
ing to John. Barnes did not go near
/ the cabin. AS a matter of fact, Nesta
and John now occupied a little hut
ten miles away, at the very edge Of the
clearing, and only a mile from his
camp, but of that Barnes was ignorant
It was toward evening about three
weeks later that Barnes, ascending an
observation hill, perceived a line of
smoke curling up from the forest edge
beneath him It indicated a sudden
| and extensive conf1agration, famed
by a high wind, and threatening de
struction.
He rode toward it at full gaIlop, but
before he reached it he perceived that
it was beyond one mans control. There
was nothing to do but ride to. the
camp, five miles away, and summon
aid. He returned about nine o'clock
/ with company OF ten fre-hghters
but by this time the heaven was alight
with the lurid flames.
There's a camp down there" said
Smith, one Of his men 81 think it's g
sheepman's. I saw a man and WON
an as rode by yesterday" He point
ed toward a spot near the lower slope
of the hill you got them out, OF
.course2'' he continued
Barnes stared at him one moment
Then:
Take charge. Smith, he said
I'm going to see about them" H,
spurred his horse and rode on at ful
| gallop.
He dared not think it might be Mes
Ia II they had not been warned tn,
situation was extremely peri1ous, 70
the flames had ringsa the hill, and tn,
only chance OF safety was IN hewing
path through that part where the for
ests dwindFed into patches Of under
brush, and so reaching the river. 4.
hesaHepsd the steach Of bHrnini
wed vas "a his costEsis. and now 7hn.
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subject for Contempt.

The New York assembly committed
James c. Garrison, a well known
newspaperman, to Jail for contempt
The incident recalls the action Of the
country justice who was met one day
on the street by a neighbor and &C.
costed none too respectfully.
ct fine you five dollars. I'll teach
you to commit contempt Of courtI''
It's worth it, replied the neighbor.
I'll pay it, though you couldn't collect
it, because your court is not in ses-
sion, and you can't fine for contempt
unless it isl
That may be your opinion" said
the justice, but it isn't mine. Ny
opinion is that this court is a subject
for contempt at all Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
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Laekino in Print shop Realism.

A dramatic criticism from the How
ard Courant: Two weeks ago up at
Kansas City, I saw a very good pro-
duction of That Printer at UdelPs' at
the Grand. One or two of the acts
were staged to represent a country
printing Office, and it was very realis-
tic, even to the printing Office towel.
But there wasn't a printer in the
whole play. When the make-believe
type-slinger would go to the case and
take up the stick, his typesetting mo-
lions were not like a real one. He
never reached for the cap case, never
spaced out a line, and couldn't get
onto the old jour swing at all. Then
when Udell went to take a stone proof
of job, he rolled it with a hand
roller with no ink On it, laid a piece
of paper on the form and put the hard
planer on it, with no blanket or pad
under it, and hit it a lick with the
maIlet. Any printer knows a readable
proof can't be taken that way
Kansas City Star.
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again the grass started into ripples Of
fire under his horses hoofs.
In their cabin Nesta and John were
sleeping. They had known nothing of
that remorseless enemy creeping near
er and nearer, and already sending out
long streamers Of smoke through the
open door.
John stirred in his sleep and NUT
tered. He caught at his throat, turned
over, and slept again. Nesta heard
him, but she did not know that death
was upon them, nor that this uncon-
seriousness which crept upon her was
anything but sleep.
A hand pulled at her shoulder. She
muttered drowsily She opened her
but in her benumbed state it occa-
stoned no surprise.
She felt herself lifted in his arms.
A moment later, and Barnes was dash
ing away to safety, and, when Nesta
came back to consciousness, they were
safe over the river bank, and on the
opposite edge was an inferno of fame
John! John!" she cried, at last I'M
Outstanding
But Barnes was already gone. She
waited in an agony of suspense, watch
ing the flames leap higher, and the
crackle of buring wood sounded in her
ears like musketry. Then, out Of the
forest horse came plunging, and on
its back we're two figures.
One was Barnes, and before him,
upon the saddle, swathed in a smolder-
ing blanket, and supported by Barnes
arm, was John. The terrified horse
plunged into the cooling stream and
stumbled. Barnes flung himself from
the saddle and, tearing the blanket
from Anderson, carried him to the
bank. Neither man was badly hurt
The blanket had protected John,
though he was still stupefied by the
smoke, but Barnes hair and eyebrows
were scorched, and his clothes were
finder. AS Nesta ran forward Ander-
son opened his eyes.
''NestaI" he murmured feebIy, and
clasped her in his arms.
Barnes turned quickly away. He
knew that he had atoned, and that the
hell of his heart was quenched in the
waters of self-conQuest Still, he did
not want to let John and Nesta thank
him.
(CoDyrfeht 1919 nv w q CbaomanO
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ENGLAND's NOTED OLD BANK
Many curiosIties Are owned by ''Ths
Old Lady of ThreadneedIe
Street"

London.-The greatest bank In the
world-the Bank of England-is
known as the "Old Lady of Thread
needle street" The bank has issued
millions of pounds in notes, and If
each could speak what tales OF history
would be told. For instance, there
is preserved il the Bank Of England
library a 95 note with these words
written upon it: IF this note gets in
to the hands Of John Dear OF Longhill,
near Carlisle, his brother Andrew is
q prisoner In AIgiers." This notifca-
ton was copied into a Carlisle news