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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-12
CATALOGUE HOUSE EXPENSE
1t Is Said 1t Loses 80 Per cent of
of Customers Every Two
Years

The advantage of the mail order
houses comes from the consistent and
everlasting campaign they have car
ried out since their establishment.
This campaign has had one object,
namely, driving into the hearts and
minds of the people that these houses.
are the homes of bargains and the
seats of good values, says Anderson
Pace.
I'm other words, they have built up
their regulations by repetition. What
am going to say now comes to me
directly from source that is author
itative. The weakness of the mail
order houses is the terrific expense
they are under in order to get new
business.
"They lose 80 per cent of their GUS
toners every two years. That means
that every two years they must seek
new customers or wean back the old
ones to the mail order habit The first
order of a wholesaler or of a mail or
der house is taken at no profit. This
shows what they are up against when
they have to renew 80 per cent of
their customers every two years.
"A three-year investigation which
has been carried out shows that the
consumers are becoming more and
more apt to trade at home. This is
proven by the fact that it costs today
SO cents to get an inquiry to mail
order house, as against IL cents three
years ago.
I'm other words, the cost of getting
mail order business has increased
three times in two years. Their over
head expenses are increasing so that
it is becoming harder than ever for
them to get business.
Zone of these houses issues 10000
900 catalogues year and their total
volume of sales shows that all they
get is $7.70 worth Of business for each
catalogue, as against $1,000 three
years ago."
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-12
Honeatx In London.

Montenegro has a law ordaining
that any found valuable shall be
placed where the loser can find It.
The fact suggests an anecdote told Of
Garibaldi's grandfather In Dickens
life of the famous clown. On ono Of
his visits to Leadenhall market with
nearly $4,000 in gold and silver upon
him, he found that his shoe had be-
come unbuckled. and taking from his
pocket the bag. he placed 1t upon q
neighboring post, and then proceeded
to adjust his buckle" Having after
ward to pay for purchase. he missed
his bag of gold. and hurried back to
the post where he had buckled his
shoe. Although more than three
quarters of an hour had elapsed
there 1t remained safe and un-
touched on the top of a post In the
open street," That was In eighteenth
century London.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-12
looked back at us over shsr shout

looked back at us over their shout
ders.
-Confound those dealersl" cried
the colonel IF an outside buyer
wants anything they try to squeeze
him ont They're all in league. II
ought to be stopped. It's a monstrous
shame. It's Ubiquitous. Twenty-Five
shillinEs to you. sir"
Thirty" said the gray-haired ma
1.-TWO pounds"
As the bids increased the temper
Of tho colonel grew worse and worse.
Those who were well out OF his reach
began to chuckle, and finally to laugh
outright At four pounds ten he hesa-
tated With supreme effort he made
It 1vs.
"Guineas," said the gray-haired man.
am sorry to say that the colonel
swore. In one stupendous oath he de-
nounced all who dealt in secondhand
goods of any description whatsoever.
Then, with the little boy sobbing on
his shoulder, he surged through the
crowd like battleship in head soa,
and disappeared amid burst OF disre-
spectful laughter. 1t was before the
auctioneer had sufficiently recovered
from his surprise that felt gentle
touch on my arm. 1t was Addington
Peace.
There is a four-wheeled cab wait
ing about thirty yards up the street.
he whispered go and get into 1t.
will join you presently"
CHRONICLES TO BE CONTINUED.)
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-12
Carriers Must Report Fires.

The official postal guide for May
calls the attention of postmasters and
rural carriers to an order of the post
office department that the carriers re-
port to the proper authorities all for
est fires detected along their routes.
This order was issued at the request
OF the secretary of agriculture.
For several years In some sections
OF the country a sort of informal un-
derstanding has existed between ma
tional forest rangers and mail carriers
with the idea of securing increased
ire protection. The marked effective
ness OF this cooperation was strong
argument In favor of It's extension and
off1cial sanction, and was in part re-
sponsible for the request of the secre-
tary OF agriculture which resulted In
the order by the postofnce department.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-12
MINES AND MINERS

Mining men from many different
camps in the western and southwest
ern states are flocking into the Lead
vile district in British Columbia,
which is due for the next rush, ac-
cording to those familiar with condi-
tons there.
The annual spring rush to the Sew
ard peninsula gold field began Sunday
when the steamship Senator, the first
of the regular liners to sail for Behr-
ing sea this season, departed for
Nome, Alaska, with $50 passengers
and full cargo of mining machinery,
provisions and supplies.
Four or five carloads of ore, having
gross value of $125 in gold to the
ton, or approximately $4,000 for the
lot, will be shipped from the property
of the Knob Hill Co. at Republic with
in a month, according to a report
from the district.
Investigation of the Wolf Camp
group of mining claims, IL miles
northeast of Republic, owned by ia
cob Goetz of the Occur d'Alene hotel,
George Wolf and T. M. Donnelly Of
Republic, is being made by the Gran
by Consolidated Mining, Smelling e.
Power Co. with a view of purchase,
according to a report from Republic.
The United Copper Mining Co., op-
Grating the United Copper mine, near
Chewelah, will resume dividend pay
ments in June, but whether the dis
bursements will be $4,000 a month as
formerly, or $4,000 will not be de-
cided until the directors hold their
next regular meeting. The company
has already paid 100000 to it's stock
holders.
The Hercules Mining Co., for the 10
years ended December 81, 1912, has
record of net earnings amounting to
$4,Ss2,793, according to statistics re-
Gently compiled by officials of the
company. The net profits in 1912 were
$715,763, the highest during the de-
cade, with the exception of 1907. when
they were $7s7,534, and 1908, when
they were $765,160.
Metal Market-New York
Copper-Steady; spot anu May,
$15.35 offered; electrolytic, s15.s7Q
16; lake, SIG; casting, $15.62.
Tin-Weak; spot and May, $47.75Q
1925.
Lead-Steady; $4.30@4.40.
Antimony-Dull; Cookson's, S8.75
90.
Iron-Dull and unchanged.
Copper exports this month, 34,274
tons.
Bar silver-6o1Ac; Mexican dollars,
48c.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-12
Ono That He FORGOT.

Two black-faced mlnstrels were
giving an entertainment on the sands
Of a certain seaside holiday resort
recently. While one OF them was
telling funny stories about the hum
ors of boarding house landladies, the
other went among the crowd making
= collection. He at length went up
to stern looking woman. who
promptly snatched the tambourfns
from his hand and poured the con-
tents into her lap. Az she returned
the empty tambourine to the astoa-
ished minstrel she exclaimed.
Tell your friend who known 80
much about landladiss that n IL
ono he forgot to pay tho last ttme ~
was hsrsi"-Wsekly TslagrapA
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-12
One Way With Late Husbands.

At Steinach. Canton of st. Gall,
Switzerland, young married woman
whose husband was unable to tear
himself away from his favorite cafe
IN the evenings and was always very
late for dinner, took the dinner and
planted" 1t before her husband and
friends while they were playing cards
in the cafe.
Continue your game as long as
you like, but don't return home and
disturb me, for I am going to bed"
she said. and walked out of the cafe.
The young husband had to pass the
night in the streets, as his wife re-
fused to allow him to enter the house.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-12

One Of John Quincy Adams clients.
whose case was TO be tried on . csu.
tain morning. found that he could no4
ret his counsel to leave his fshina
boat except long enough to write
note to the Judge, which read: Dear
Judge: For the sake Of old Isaak
Walton, please continue my ease I'M
til Friday. The smelt are biting. ana
/ can't leave" And the Judge. hav.
ing read tho note, announced to ths
court: "Mr. Adams y detained -
important business
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-12
Baby a Real MIDGET.

The month-old child Of a gypsy,
which was the subject of an inquest
at Wandsworth, England. not long
since, was described by a doctor as
the smallest baby he had ever known.
1t only weighed 8 pounds IA ounces,
instead of the normal tx pounds, and
it's length was only l foot inches,
as compared with the average feet
3 inches
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-12

sticking my nose into my colss cup
TO hide a grin.
Very well. There 10 a sale of fur
niture today st the house OF Mr.. Ju-
lius Taubcry. No. 204 Portland place,
the property of q gentleman going
abroad for the benefit OF his health
wise you to be there little before four
o'clock this afternoon"
Il am very much obliged to you.
Peace" 1 said, making note OF the
number on my shirt cum.
He nodded, with a faint shadow OF
smile at tho corners OF his mouth,
shook q finger of warning, and trotted
out OF the room.
was punctual at my appointment
and shouldered my way through the
crowd OF chattering dealers into the
big dining room OF No. 204. A private
auction to me always seems a melan-
choly business. True, l knew that In
this case tho owner was a rich man,
that his furniture and carpets and Mt
tings had been bought only a year or
two before, and were not the loved COL
lection of years. But the tumbled dis
order, the mud Of many feet upon the
floor, the noise OF the bidders answer
ing tho raucous voice Of the auction
cor, were all an insult to the peace,
tho privacy and the hospitable Nom
cries of stately home. 1t was with
relief that l saw Colonel Gunton's
eyeglass shining near the window, and
elbowed my way towards him. He had
little boy with him, whom he car
rted perched on his shoulder, well out
of the way of the crowd.
Hello, Phillips" he shouted, In
tone that successfully competed with
tho auctioneer's. Come to SEQ tho
last OF old Taubery's household gods.
chi Confound those dealers. what a
noise they make bidding for that Ia
BILE. Pom my soul. when l think how
many good dinners I've had with my
toes underneath 1t, l feel quito senti-
mental. do, Phillips. strike me-"
To emphasize his sensations he
glared ferociously at a weak individ-
ual who was pressed against him by a
swirl In the crowd. and asked him
what In thunder he thought he was
doing
The great table was bought, the last
OF tho heavy furniture; and there
only remained few details that were
auctioned, some separately, some in
oddly assorted lots. 1t was during
their sale that my talk with the col
onel was interrupted by the little boy
upon his shoulder.
"Oh, father" he cried, there's
Georges bicycle horsel Won't you buy
me Georges bicycle horse?"
long-tailed, long-maned toy was
raised by ono Of the auctioneer's men,
who grinned under running fire OF
chaff. had an idea that l had seen
that gallant charger before, though
where l could not remember.
WHO is GeorgeT' 1 asked the col
onel.
IT'S Taubery's grandson. His
daughters a widow, you know; she
and the boy live with the old people,
HI, therei ten shillings."
A gray-haired man in an overcoat
who stood near by nodded his head at
the auctioneer.
Eleven shillings-going at eleven
shillings."
Fifteen" bawled the colonel
"One pound" said the gray-haired
man.
l had no idea what the cost of such
toys might be; but the price, second
hand, seemed high. Several of the
dealers gathered about the chair on
which the auctioneer was standing
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-12

other articles, are inclosed in a pink
silk bag, secured with red silk and
worn on the back of the neck. The
person must change his shirt every
Friday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25
LIVE WILD CATS,

Elizabeth City, Nov. 22.-Hunters
and trappers in Manns Harbor and
East Lake, Dare county, are doing a
thriving business now catching live
wild cats which they ship to commits
sion merchants in Northern cities.
Every two or three days the trans
pOrtation lines from these sections
bring up a cat or two for shipment.
These. cats are securely boxed. If they
were not, a person could not be in
duced to handle one, as they are very
ferocious and are considered the most
dangerous animal hat we have to deal
with.
A remarkably fine specimen of the
bob-tail variety passed through the
city this morning, bound for Wash
ington, d. c. He lie not seem to be
at all satisfied with his trip or sur
rounding n was continually splitting
and growing when any one ap.
preached him. Inquisitive visitor:
| kept at a respectful distance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25
o l. 200, 900 POUNDS.
Rig Tobacco Breaks on Warehouse
Floors at kinStOn.

kinston, Nov. 22.-Tobacco breaks
on the local market yesterday and to-
dav reSembled those of the days in
mid-season. The warehouses were
scenes of more activity than at any
time during the month. Yesterday
100000 pounds were sold. Fine
weather is largely responsible for the
heavy breaks. The quality Of the Of
fering was good. and prices were said
to have been about the strongest for
the whole season. There Is little
| more tobacco to be marketed in this
section, it is believed, and before the
/ middle of December probably the er-
| tire crop will be sold. The market
will close on December 1a. The crop
this season has been Of a superior
! order as a whole in this vicinity. "
4. Darden, of Greene county. pro-
duced a record-breaking leaf Of tbs
golden product from a quantity that
sold for % cents a pound. The leaf
was 80 IL inches il length
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25

Lenoir, Nov. 22.-The bulk of the
cotton crop in the county has been
ginned. The fair weather for the past
few weeks has been the means Of
practically all the cotton in the coun-
ty being picked and rushed to the
gin. For awhile the gins were forced
to run part Of the night to keep up
with the rush. Now a number Of
gins in the county are running only
two days in the week. The cotton
statistician ginned prior TO November
the first. 6.O07 BALES as compared
with 1858 last year. The crop in
the county this ear is estimated at
0. OOOSbaleS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25

> Rankin. Raleigh, and Or. Alex
ander Johnson. Vineland. y. j.
sion.
Afternoon-Address b. Supt chas.
l. Coon, Wilson. and O. 4. Hamilton
City. Superintendent.
Sessions in Raleigh Auditorium
Thursday Morning-Address by DR.
Nm. II. Fitzpatrick, J.. T. jerome.
Nliilafnston, n Z. T. Walker. Wind
SOr.
Thursday Afternoon House Of
representatives. Address by HOY
taylor, Greenville; DR.. II. w. Chase.
state University: Barron Caldwell
L~aurlnburg; II. b. Craven. New Bern.
A. L. Allen, Salisbury: c. O.. Fisher
Burgaw.
FRIDAY Observation-Disclosures by s. b.
Underwood, kinston: DR.. ]. Y. Joyner.
larry Howell, Asheville. H. +. Smith.
Iarboro Harry Harding Charlotte.
Saturday Morning-Addresses bv
Charles l.. Coon, wilson: |. c. Griftn.
Marion; ]. L. Harris, Rocky Mount:
r. j. Green, Durham.
Academies and Colleges.
Sessions in Senate Chamber.
Thursday Observation-Disclosures by
president Howard Rondthaler. OF
Salem College, Acting President f. X.
Graham State University. Afternoon
president L. L. Hobbs. Guilford Col
lege; President S. B. Turrentine
Greensboro College for Women; Pres
ldent w. T. Few, Trinity College.
Friday MOrning-Dr. +. w. Skies
Wake Forest College; President J
Allen Holt, Oak Ridge Institute.
Music Teachers.
Sessions in Meredith College Audi
forum.
Thursday Morning-Papers and ad
dresses by Miss Mary r. b. Muffley
G~reenville; Superintendent F. NJ. Har
per, Raleigh; Miss Ethel l.. Harris
Greensboro. Afternoon, Dean II. A
Shirley, Salem Academy and College
Discussion.
Friday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ad
dress, Wade r. Brown, State Norma.
Papers, Mrs. w. j. Terrell, Meredit,
College. Prof. F. W. Kraft, Greens
boro College for Women.
High School Teachers and Principal
Sessions in Sunday School room
Presbyterian church.
Friday Morning - Addresses b
AdO1ph Vermont, president, Smith
field; Prof. Charles Lee Raper, Sta
University; Prof. T.. p. Harrison, !
and NJ. College. Afternoon, Prof. /
C. Branson, Georgia.; Martin
Wright, Murphy; z. j. Weldon
Jacksonville; Robert l.. Wrigh
Greenville: E. H. Moser, Wakelo,
Geo. L. Whitley, Clayton.
Friday Observation-Disclosures by
w. Walker INC K. II. McItyre Plea
ant Garden.
Business meeting and organizatio
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25
Friday Evening. $3.50 Noymber %.

(Raleigh Auditorium.)
Address: Know Your Home State
Clubs; z. G. BransOn, former Pres1-
ident Of the Georgia State Normal
School, Athens, Ga, now Teacher or
Rural Economics and Sociology.
Presentation of marble bust of Cal
vim H. Wiley, former State Superin-
tendent Of Public instruction. Ad-
dress of observation-disclosures Kid
der Graham, Acting President of the
University Of North Carolina.
Acceptance by j. Bryan GRIMES,
Secretary of State.
Musical Concert, under the auspices
of the Merchants Association of Raj
eigh.
kindergarten Teachers.
Sessions in High School Auditorium
Thursday, Nov. q. Papers by Mrs.
Bertha Payne Newell, Weaverville
College, and Miss Ella V. b OF
the University Of Missouri. Afternoon
Richard T. Wyche, editor Story-Tel-
| ler's Magazine, in STORY Telling
Friday Morning-Papers by Mrs
Newell and Miss Hattie NJ. Scott.
| Round Table Talks.
Saturday Morning-Exhibition Kin
! %rgart work. Business meeting,
| election Of officers.
=. Primary Teachers.
Sessions in Sunday School room
First Baptist church.
Thursday Morning-Papers by MISS
Cordelia Olive, of Tarboro, and MISS
Mary Lyman, of Selma DISCUSSION.
Observation-Disclosures address,, Miss
Edith. Register, papers by Misses Mary
Barrett, G~reenville; Daphne Cara
way. Wilson; Rosa Abbott, Greens
boro; Augusta Virgins, wilmington
Elizabeth Cunningham. Rocky Mount
Friday Morning-Papers by Misses
Ella V. Dobbs, OF Missouri;
Johnson. Salisbury; Mary Davis, Raj
eigh. Discussion and business SEES
sion.
Grammar Grades.
Sessions in Raleigh High Schoo
auditorium. :.
THURSDAY Morning = Address by
Prof. NJ. c.. S. Noble, of State Cnlvef
sitv. and Prof. J. A. Hlghsmlth' 70
mona. TT
Afternoon. Address by DR.. VIM. n
K~ilpatrick. Columbia University; supp
p. d. Pussy, G~oldsboro; Supt- X. II
Winston-Salem.
Friday Morning-Addresses by Su
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25
Friday Afternoon, 3:3O-4:sO, Nov. Is

Sunday School Room, First Bap-
tist church,
Annual Business Meeting.
Election Of Officers.
(Raleigh Auditorium, 4:3O.)
Address,: "SOme Common Misun-
derstandingS About State Hospitals
and the Way to Make Them Unneces-
sary"; DR.. Adlof Myers, Supenntend :
emit of Henry Phipps institute Of
Psychiatry. The Johns Hopkins hos
pital, Baltimore.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25
Thursday Evening, $50, November 2
(Raleigh Auditorium.)

Presidents Address: "a Professional
Body of Teachers for North Carolina
and Suggestions How to Secure and
Maintain Such a Body; President A.
G. Reynolds, Of Cullowhee Institute.
Address: THE Montessorri System
Exam;ned"; William Heard Kilpat-
rick, Professor Of the History of Edu-
cation in the Teachers College, Col
umbia University.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25
Thursday, IL NJ, November p.

(Raleigh Auditorium.)
Hymn, Prayer, Hymn, Bible Lesson,
Special Music.
SermOn-Rev. Neal L. Anderson,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church Of Winston-Salem.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25
TEACHERS ASSEMBLY IN
AlElCH THIS WEEK
lh'r'e'n Annuai session Will Be Marked By a Large At
tendance and a Program Which From Start To Finish
Is Full Of Interest and Value.

auoress the Kindergarten section =,
s.ory-telIng. Besides these. many Of
me most prominent educators of ne
tons. "N'oeia-
On the whole. the program will Of
Ter sucn a wealth of profit. inspira-
tionai, International, and profession
al, as no teacher in the State can az
Iord to miss who can possibly go To
Raleigh. Special rates on all rail
roads will allow the round trip to be
made for n and one-half the resu-
lar fare n way, plus fifty cents.
only those who are paid members Of
the assembly will get the benefit OF
the reduction.
The General Sessions.
The program for the general SEES
sions of the Assembly is as follows:
Wednesday Evening, $3.50, Nov. 26.
(Raleigh Auditorium
Address of Welcome, in behalf OF
the city Of Raleigh and Chamber oj
COmmerce-Josiah w. Bailey, L. S
Collector of Internal Revenue.
Response to the Address of Wei
cOme-James Yadkin Joyner State
superintendent of Public instruction
Address-Locke t,raIg, Governor o
North Carolina.
Address-President J. D. Eggleston
Of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and former State Superintendent O
Public instruction Of Virginia.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25

p~erlntendent l. c. Griffin, Marion: Dr.
vs. Kankin. Raleigh. and Dr. Alex
ander johnson. Nineland. \. j.
saturday Morning-Business ses-
sion.
A.leFnoon-Address by Supt Chas.
T. NooN. wilson. and O. 4. Hamilton
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-20
HEREF ORD WHIT{FACEs
MANAGER SEEMS LEARY

The News Is Ia receipt ct the fol
lowing communication
From Time 10 time Nh Conlos,
Manager of the MonoFrams, haa been
expressing through the col
umns OF your paper his Unsuitable
desire Tor blood and intimates Ca
you and your readers that he oN-
poets blood TO be- furnished by Regis.
tered White Faces
win say In reply that above wcn
toned gentleman failed to mention
to YOU the impossible terms which
he embodied In his letter challcu cling
the White Faces The amount OF cN-
pensc which he reserved from th'
receipts is as mucg as is usually rc.
ceived at a ball game. From where
we SIT. il looks at II the famous
Monoglams want us TO come 10 Am.
arillo at our own expense, win on
lose.
We claim to have the Hggrcpa
tiou that can show anything In th'
Panhandle just exactly where 10 gc
loft but We are not looking for an,
Heads Win. Tails You Lose" pro
positions from any one. 30 YOU sc
MS, Mr. Coates
Yours truly.
MGR. Hereford Nhiicfacc
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-20
.|NCANDESCENTS
IN FIRST PLACE
REST RIuE BELLS IN FOJ RTH
GAME on CITY LEAGUE SEA-
son SUNDAY

The appended percentage table
will show, gentle fan, that the Ia
candescents shine at the top of The
City League pennant pole II hap
pcned at Glonwood as the result of a
little set-to with the Blue Bells sun
day afternoon. the latter losing 10y
the too-husky score OF II TO 3.
The Blue Bells seemed to have
trouble on the fire and for some rca
son. doubtless the absence of their
star twirlcr. were unable to connect
II was free tolls for the lncandcs
cents up to the last, the only ray OF
transitory hope coming 10 the Blue
BELLS In the shape OF a sizzling home
by Miller. But that didn't go IA.
enough TO help
This game marked the fourth o.
fetal battle OF the city League sea
son. leayine the percentage standing
AS follows.