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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-21
OFFICE OF
The Utica 4 Black River Railroad Co.

IIICH, y, 7. MNNN II, 40
Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting
OF the Stockholders Of The Utica & Black River
Railroad Company has been called and will he
held at the Companys principal Office In the
city Of Utica y. Y. on Tuesday the 18Th dsy
Of April. 1918. AZ 80 O'Clock I'm the forenoon.
for the purpose OF considering and voting upon
the adoption and ratification o. an agreement
FOR the consolidation OF The New York Central
4 Hudson River Railroad Company. the Rom
WATERFOWL a Ogdensburg Railroad Company.
The Itica & Black River Railroad Company.
the Oswego & Rome Railroad Company. the
Carthage Watertown & Sacke,s Hsrbor Rail
road Company. The Niagara Falls Branch Rat
road Company and the Little Falls Doge-
willie Railroad Company.
By order OF the Board OF Directors.
DWIGHT ". PARDEE. Secretary.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
IMPERIAL BANK INTERIM REPORT
(Maturing 19l3'27)
FURNISHED by Swartwout & Appenzelar. No
"a Pine street)

Berlin. March 2O-The Imperial Bank of
Germany has issued an interim report
showing that on March II the uncovered
notes amounted 10 46S.OO000O marks. which
is go, O0OO0 more than at the same time
last year
Money for the settlement is being freely
Offered at SH per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-21
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS

II for tho day. <4o'" '
778474 day 1917
Total January March 20, inclusive Ho''o0''- '
wi 26599832 TO- iod in 1914
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CONTINENTAL PAPER BAG co.

IL Battery Place. New York, March 10, 1913.
61st Consecutive Preferred Stock Dividend
a quarterly dividend Of one and one-hat per
cent Il - on the preferred stock has been de-
cared payable March Slst. 1913, 70 preferred
stockholders OF record at the close OF business
on March 18th. 1913. Checks mailed.
HII.SON Ml-NSEY. Assistant Secretary.
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THE NATIONAL PARK BANK
OF NEW YORK.

Marcn ZOtn, WA
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE To-
DAY DECLARED a quarterly dividend OF
FOUR PER CENT. (4'D upon the Capital
Stock OF this Bank. payable on and after
April 1st 1913. 20 stockholders OF record at
close OF business March 10th. 1913
MAI-RICE IL EVER Caahi0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-21

Furnished by Charles ~. Barney Co. No. %
Broad street. New York. and No. l22 South
strec Bhiiadelphlal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-21
TOBACCO STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by L. l.. Winkelman g.
Co. No. ~ Broad street,
Htch lou ma AT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-21

Ros & Alb 2cs 2Os y & W FL pf - ~
Ros 4 Maine 6si. 20 ny II 4 ~. ll,s.
Boston Elev .lO7 1914 Wv f 50 Ry. 20 90.
Dos & FL u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-21
CITY INVESTING COMPANY

100 BEOtuhdss
New York March 20th, 1913
The Board Of Directors OF this Company tas
declared quarterly dividend OF and
three quarters per cent upon the preferred
stock, payable at its Office on April LIST, 1913
to holders of preferred stock OF record on the
books Of the Company at the close OF business
Tuesday, March 9th. 1913. GEORGE 2.
4 H..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-21
UNITED FRUIT COMPANY
DIVIDEND no. IS

DIV IDEND NJ. %
A quarterly dividend OF two per cent on the
capital stock OF this Company has been de-
clared. payable April Is, 1913. at the once
Of the Treasurer l3i State street. Boston.
Mass. TO stockholders OF record At tAe close
Of business March 20, 1919.
L.. II-RRAPD Traaauxse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-21
CONTINENTAL PAPER BAG co.

EaTTrTV TIdIr, NV
3?nd Consecutive Common stock Dividend
4 quarterly dividend or one and one-hslf per
cent Il ~ on the common stock has been de
clared. PAYABLE March 3lst. 1913, 70 common
stockholders Of record AT the close Of business
on March 2Gth. 1913 Checks mailed.
NIISON MI-NSEY Assistant Secretarv.
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BOSTON STOCKS.

Furnished by Charles Head & Co, No y "aii
street,
LAND.
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FURNISHED by Middendorf. Williams & Co. Nc.
81 Pine street. New York. and No. l29 East
German street, Baltimore
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CURB STOCKS
BALTIMORE STOCKS.

'Ex dividend. Interest 20 be added
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SHORT TERM NOTES.

Msturlng i9l3-2,)
Furnished by swartwout Appenzehar NJ
a Pine street,
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

'Ex dividend
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GOVERNMENT AND MU-
NICIPAl BONDS.
FURNISHED b. Zimmerman e. forshay. no. 3
Wall street,

'Fx coupon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-21
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.

w 10 q y uiil " s'f ~
Total sales for the day. $3.50. 600.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
APRIL FOOLS BALL.

Gwen by the F. Q E. rn April lat win eure.y De the n1osc rntCyabla crcnt nr the se1Eon-
 J'rIzus TllI h@ given io the fnnnleHt costumes nr thA beat sustained char- slctr.
 IL ia understood th0t you can naa&s or mada up ;n my character ulA'- T"1i wish But at isBt you VIII Ie eK- TE.crnsi Q wes.T A fnQrs uIp or Hlask. This event will be given without dnnce nro9rarls. Everyone Is coipe''ed tn cut ID nllI have GOod h1ic.
 Election returns VIII be given every fEenn minutes RefreahtheEfS %Jli Do seTred. All prOceedB for tk!s event 20 fer the hard wDua floor.
 AdniseinH EallerT SD centA; 1iuor. s1 m Adv
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
RADIATORS WILL
 HAVE U0n fAcE8

With q. F;cEwsckiAn 4iARire te emu L1tt the sporting deeds Of sheIF s1- cial supctbts HA ni%rhhars EH the Radiator l.-Ik heve decided 10 hold a naE racu of rheIr own. T10 long, li!ny Ely. lInTI. II,ey slIaI hy and whrnhed thc elect scrut in nn The rnTnp aid prIdr ur sporting uticinusneas. Too knnE nave they been ignored whrn ribllans ~el" LelnE ri"en uut mad names were :lplw&rIug in print with Luud iitl~.s
 lt Hsls decilua by ihu grand moEui anal q rew or his antelt3teS and puTh . sites ycz:crdGY .p prYeeGd immediate lY to-ahem--TRlsc funds
 la tais IILGT anticipate Ao trouble. H.s hIGhuesa admitted last night with prrG,Gt e..snLH that L,ie money Is al 1eahy in sight. Indeed he sdid he hi,d II blocked nut hut wasn't TsninE to 1ire it away just yet.
 rhH race wil take place next sH- 1Ny, When anyun1 high ia inc cnnn- rtls nr the RadlutoTs approaches you today ssnpb hihI. jrIS1 dohI sra him. llc hne raHeht Ire prevailing habit
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
ARE YOU FROM MISSOURI.

If su WE will b. pLeayed tn Elscw S1l our naw ljne nt "ooien EGoda for gen . IIentI. tailor made suits. FH repre- sent Strausa Brothers, of Chi@nEn kncHn ns rnAstGF lnil0rs. Thesa HV1ts are all nninn made, they arc guGTsm- LeGie Lo be first class in auNlay and wGTttlna n4ILIp, TA guarantee all quits to ne ls represented. T'r 4iso d. nl i.EiiiuIs sad Cleull5uG. pressing and rsHarsnE. Yo1lrs 10 please.
 SLLhll: TAILORING c0-
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
NO mEiTEE oH SUNNY
 SOUTHERN eHoRE

Ir a lciler ra George Eead from hts fathnt several lIHmeE of H1ns people arc mentioned as sojournerE in Cnil- kornIsl- Mr. .and Mra. Ra6d them- selvcs are spending vacation in I'Is Angeles.
 Tom Watson ta running a HpeoMl messenger service from Long Reach ic I.Hs ALEL,c1
 Frank EGttrra End Mrs. but"PIT ne .. .kc suMnc. city where Frank :s t'n- nl,cIIug a rHll rstnte bHb!IIsso.
 Ian DIxnn IA visiting thcrr "lEo>
 l.A WtlliRTr i'eHTHon Is ID SdF sFo,
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
NOME LADY SWALLOWS
 P|N--CUTS II OUT

About two nT three dLsn aHU Mfs. n1ooCe felt uH irritation low down In her side nnd. il is said. felt ths pin ~lth her finger, With conAlIrn nnAI~ uerra she tDplx Il knife and Dlade m incisiun and. eure enough. ilrcrr WAS Inc missing pin
 The cnIy discrepancy in tue stoI i6s told is Ihar some SAY shc swallowed I needle and T pin whiEa OtbefB Bat strc swallow ed two plnz
 She Is npw recovering hccord6nG 10 her friends and safe from wEY III 31- fects.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
NATl0NALIzE
 WAGE INQUIRE
Special Nugget esrV;eA

WASHINGTON, h. c., h1Tcs s. TIse IiliuoLs w4sr hveuiEatnrs nre nnw h+ro for the purpose of trying "a nAiiunallEc ths sSuPo of their inquiry. They state that sufficient eidonu@ haa been secured ny them in Ch!caEc to proyc t3,a desIraHllty uk inYcstt' sTltrLc slmtIar investigations in othCr ritieR. In thoit interviews with mem . kers ot the cabinet they have received much encouragement and t Is not at at improbable that congress would hd asked tn tahe the matter np- Tho arc particularly inteTest- - cd in thr working w1nlrlIs P.dHcA.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24

One of the most rema!kAbld anna I&ur surgl.zlI performances oE record hMa occurred here in SoUle within the past t|r or three days.
 Mrs, Mnorr, NAu lives in che IiaIia- w.hb hou%c. twr duCrs rrnn the Pioneer Mining Ccmpanys building. swallowed two plns some thus ago and suffered sn severely frnn the can seaaenc%E that xne mad ID so to the Holy CrusS h0spital. I-arAT enc 0f ihr pins worked it's way out through the body. but thu Location nr Inc other tsn1nLnsd 2 mystery
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
Gpsclat NuG1st ssrsie@

Gpaclai NnG1st ssrsiea
 DAWSON, March B. Every Ettnrt 10 cunturc ihe Ilyuprnitern of the Gug- lyrnlleim dredge ou Bonanza cf6sk has failed Sp far. The police are E1rInE Uut mu information concerning tile n1Etter md may have Suma clues but if suri Is the naae nn one knowH Hny- thing about IL. TlIe unly 1hLnG Fure ;E that the guilty pnruea must cothe rum the kind mentioned 1n former 1lsrarchns.
 MntterR arh jiat a little dull hntc Rt trcslirlt but much Ecpr is ErinS en-
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
TICKET COMES
 OUT TOMORROW
m9N ooING TO RUN aTiLL DIE FIpENT ABOUT FuRLlcA
 TON.

A nuW tlei4t will bn placed lH ihe firlL for lhe municipal clcct1nn tu- norrf~. Three IT four u1 fhcrn epu'd bn named HOW fur t'nrtail and HoH1e could uau14 them all bui the ca11ni- datHx feel Taiher cureful ewing, per haps ID ihr cnre cxcrrlaAu nf "F prcscat rcrhNrs of ihr rduILcil %hc S1n also be candidates.
 II ia now uinut certain that Q TRrn7 election Will make up fnr thv serrtIlfy whinh has marked tho irHIitisinsrS campaign [liE.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
OLD D'NOME|TE
 FOR COLOMBIA
ANDY ANpEE9cN REPRESENTS S IRcN ORE COMPANY OF
 MICHIGAN.

T, J. tnhersnu, or Andy" And%r = S1n Is raW Rn hia way 10 Inc Tepus- He of Cnl1u1llIa Iu take charge thoTA of rhc ILgld wglE pt inc ItHl Qrr Cofripany u1 N0T-hern Michigan fre EAs Sc, ,1A0 aelcx nr laEd on which he mus. make report. As lhis Will take some lime hr UAlScLs hot 10 bs 1hI& In UeLurn G0 Nome nt present. and I!e aNYR hG fRe.s ulls EeIy hlEch,
 When wrirtnG recently from New York he TITS preparing tU IenEn for Ba rs7IIn u1lIt, t:olonbi1.
 HTha PnnnlBsA P5paFn-EenR Nunzbe
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
GRAND JURY
 IN SESSION
sTAR~ED REGULAR W0hk TO
 DAY AT 2P. M.

The grand Jury riet Tor the trAna- action of It's CeelHtr btlslress shls Hf- ferncnn nt 0clDCR
 The jury received ils instructions ,nlA morning In writing 1rUiN the court ard .N. OTlRHd ras apPc1neso ierE1nan
 It inrnrdlately pfteTw"rds Tetirsa to uEanlzc.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
AT ThE NEW EAGLE,

Old lewis HuDtsr RSs and tw Fla SxlRus Akhsr+an Bourbon N1Isis9YA piafiLad 4prin9 i704. 1906 hsHght if hand add rAdunAd to 20 per 1sF't b' D. s. government. bY tha bstti+ q gallan.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
sTARta WORK AGAIN
 ON GREENAERG pREpGE

EjIIA Ewine has started work asasn on the OTernbeTg drcdsS nn Hulyoks creek The machinery VIII nrrIvo on one of ,he tirst boatS ana fp, installed Tn lime f~ operation dur ing the greater pGu 1I tke suthT1sr.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24

AhvlCcH h1ve Duen TAne6y%o thht lhn anurt pC appeals hds sIIstaInsd the dccIsiGn iu thg ruses cf Daniel v5. IIuueenSo971 ;LnI Daniel Vs. HSogen linTn and pnshleY.
 Thu Iirst cnss wns derideh in farnL nt the pLnintifr here and ths def@Edanr pr,t uu DcndH to keen nanlel of tue
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
MATTERS Of RECORD
MARCH 24, isI3. pn0F9 oF Labor.

Nc. ! below and No. { heloa PSlEr sens discovery Jackson creek; Af' vance group east fork Jnu'as0n crtsk md Indian GT1rp. JHclsson 'rssk; " Kcruau.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24

Norwegian sarHlras in Purs eliss oil. Ths Winner brand in large Nnp at psns for 50 e%nts. This kind have aIways ssld for g eHHtS rst t4n, ThoruIf Lshht Anr-
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
COURT pr APPEALS
 SUSTA|NS NOME COURT

uroperIy whTcE' is located ip the In M1atrhuk country. DHshIeS went un thr bcnhs Uf lInpSssSlUrn and Daniel suAh both. The appeal courrs ls- c1sipn mcEns that the dcffndullts sn'sai now Inrrai fhr nondS
 NSns Nugget s2p0 pSr nouth-
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
BARN PARTY TOMORROW.

I b1rn r1rsy will De IiveN I"snnT'
 roy erel'IEs in H=- Mary's Parish Hall hy thr Wrmun's Auxiliary. by re. quest. HHv
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
SPINACH IN THE SPYING

Is good fer y7ur heNlth. Ws havA 2 big stock of Cuttings spinaeh, and will sell it fer e3 PSF easA pr eRns for q ,sa lang As it IAsts. Therulf LAhmsnn.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
nO ARRESTS YET
 MADE AT DAWSON

IattalhcA that the SpriNE will btInE forth Ercnt dcat of ncttvity. The desttuctLpn uT ilLr bis dredfse May eS- crCISc most HeriDIsH 1ni1uence, huf otherwise s.ll is tfotttEA1Ii6r
 Quite A few people nre Rtar1ped1ng tn a neM divcri+t neMr T<siLn kL<r. but the intnrnatIon r0Inlng FrnI,l thnt quarter is rather msaEer. k+nnKrt hIcLarcn. one of thr Msco%Grcre of AEiIa. Is nue or The ztainpeaers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
EATER DANcE MONDAY.

The <. Els will hold their hnnlul Enstcr ball on Easter Monday. March r4. Admission 4:. Grand march at 9.3p. AoT
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
MAIL
 REACHES uNALAkLEET

Thc hj: emerRcnry mall reaches l,1,AIakIcAt today and will p-nhaOly lAare for Nome enmUTTUH.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
sWEEPSTAKEs RACE
 POSTPONED TO TENTH

Th-, AInssa SG eauzraAeS race hHs Mrn Irmipnn%d from April 10 April 70, 5n order that IrlIer tIFsa1 might he givrn for preparations.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24

GO TO THE NORTH POLE Bakery fer ths hss4 bread and pastry. Thu prEy c9fies Houta in tavH.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
JUDGE HENToN IS
 MARRIED OUTSIDE

ssl T letter to Nate CooTnbs from TfnLh Yakima, Arthur Baldwin says that Judge Tantcn, formerly Of Teller. hns bpcn mattied 10 former Nome IA1y.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24

Fn- Nsms News and Works ns.Ss aAr the Nugget.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24

None Daily Nupgst is the Hrapn Df all the p4spIss sub<=rihs ns%, <x1V usr It1ont1, h0ItSDr0d.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24

Suhxe ri b% for the Meme DAiy Mug. Iot. Ahe Orasn Of al ths people.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24

Mining Editipns ready for trailing At the EuapAt offie.. 66e...
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
LIVING CHEAPER IN NOME.

Thsn any pIacU in the wUIld, in pro E"artiIn iu other values Hero ara snTi1e of the proofh: EAKlt oysters. eau .--.-.--..--.7 76o Hamburger. s1uEzxs, round atealk, per p1und .. ... .-.,.... ..3on LIrer. better rhAR fresh. per ID, .15u Beef tunEueg. flnesk ever reotir6d. 20C Mutton and parK chops trDUn 15u to ....... ..... ..26ns Beef Ghnx ..... -1EI4c hnd 30 cn down tine llne.
 PACIFIC COLD STORAGE co
 ''Ataska's 1teat FGlsnd'
 
 REFERRED HERRING. Thrss cans for 30 cents Ef Lah- HahA'k-
 Thr NuSset gives all tho ne~s in a nutshell
 The Daily Nugget, $2-C0 psr ertn
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24

Fnr Ncnne NSwa and Werli'4 nnv1= get tho Nugget.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24

Thr kuS9et gives all tho nsrSs in a nutshell
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24

The Daily Nugust. soCo psr month
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-24
REFERRED HERRING.

Ti7rss rsrs for 30 cents Ef Leh n.ahh'k
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22

tichu of chiffon bordered with fur,
which finishes the W. shaped open.
ing at the neck.
The immense velvet poppy which Is
posed at the front is in one of the or
ange yellows which have been devel
oped in new shades so fascinating
that everyone is captivated by them.
A gold Cauze fan and long black vel
vet turban trimmed with ribbon and
fancy feather finish the toilet.
In skirts of one color this treat
ment of the decoration is better than
the introduction of drapery. In heavy
fabrics, also, extra pieces for draperv
are not effective, and draped lines
should be managed by catching the
skirt up in plaits and shaping the
seams and cutting so as to embody
draping in the skirt itself. Super
posed draperies are splendid In
very thin and supple fabrics,
where one wishes to introduce color
schemes, graduations of shade, or pro
vide extra thickness to the draperies.
1t is in the arrangement of color, more
than anything else, that extra draper
les are useful to the artist
Speaking of colOrs, having passed
through a season of color madness,
followed by short period of univer'
sal black "a sort of mourning for
our color transgressions), we have
come back to the Qualification of color
and to the exploitation of many new
ones. and strange new combinations
They bewilder and enchant us
There is nothing matter-of-fact about
them. They are most alluring. Icy
blues, faded lavenders, pink with a
blue coat, touches of gold, masses Of
flame color-all in one costume-(the
flame color a plush coat make one
follow the figure (Which they en-
velope) with deyouring eyes.
New weaves in fabrics accomplish
ever changing hues.
Color is restless in them, tints shift
| ing and surfaces show a sort of sub
l.dued glitter. With such materials it is
possible to use a skirt like that shown
here in the picture with a great vari
ETY. in bodices. 1t is as nearly g
| typical gown as a season of so great
variety could offer. 1t shows the
clinging but not scanty skirt, the bill
drapery, the employment of lace anC
chiffon, the fur banding, the Ions
sleeve and underlined shoulder, the
broad girdle and the big, single cor
sage flower-all items in the compost
| ton of this seasons gowns.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22

his fellows who have prOspered better
than he, it disinclnes him to give
thanks. Another theory is that al
though we have meager possessions
others have less, therefore we should
be thankful. This is a mighty mean
way TO do. It's one way of Growing
over your unfortunate neighbor, and is
the quintessence of littleness. Anoth-
er way is to thank God that your neigh
bOrs are no better off than yourself
This was the case of the old lady when
the frost caught her garden truck.
Still another is to take advantage Of
your neighbor and then return thanks
that you are self-made and successful
And yet another way is to do your
neighbor ere he does you and then
give thanks, as David Harum would
say. And there are those who profess
thankfulness because matters might
be worse. And that brings up the
query whether matters ever are so bad
but that they might not be worse. If
not. then one might find an endless
chain Of thanksgiving if one could
really be thankful to a being who
would so dispose or order events as to
produce SO much misery. All these
| notions or conceits are more or less
crooked.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
~NE45EtA
For Which We Owe Thanks.

That we have much to be thankful
for no one doubts or denies. 1t is not
necessary to rehearse details. We
know that we are happy and favored
people. We are rich, prosperous and
free Our problems, great as they are.
are as nothing compared with those
that are distressing the nations of the
old world. But the things which we
regard as blessings, and for which we
are supposed to give thanks, are bless
ings only as we use them right, and
only in so far as we humbly acknowl-
edge that they are the gifts of God.
The danger is, not that We shall at
tribute TOO much to the divine power,
but that we shall take too much credit
to ourselves. This has always been
true. Far back in Old Testament times
the people were warned against think
ing that they themselves had got the
wealth which they enjoyed, and were
told that it was God who had given
them the power to get wealth. The
old religious idea, therefore, rather
than the new one, makes--if it is cor
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
LATIN AMERICAN COMMERCE.

Exports IRON the United States to
Latin America in the calendar year
1913 will approximate 1885, 100000.
against S123,000.000 in 1903 and $751;
600 900 in 1898. The growth in the
decade just ended was S212,O00,OOO,
while in the decade from 1898 to 1908
the growth was s36,000,000. In the
term Latin America" are included all
of South America, except British and
Dutch Guinea, the Central American
Republics, Mexico. Cuba, Haiti. Santo
Domingo, the French West Indies, and
French Guiana.
That the trend in the export trade
of the United States has been, in re-
cent years, distinctly toward American
countries is illustrated by the fact
that our exports to Latin America
increases 1873 per cent. in the decade
ending with the fiscal year 1918, while
our exports to all other parts of the
world meantime increased but Ga per
cent. To Argentina the exports in
1913 we're. in round terms, S53 900 900.
against 81, 100000 in 1898; to Brazil.
s42, SOC, 900, against s11, 100000 in 1903 !;
to Chile, S16.000,000, against $4,000
900 in 1903: to Mexico, s54 500. 900,
against S42.O0O,OOO in 1903. and to
Cuba. SO, 100000, against s21.75O.OO0
in 1908, the figures in each case relat-
ing to fiscal years.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-22
CUSTOM HAS ALWAYS BEEN
Popular Error Holds That President
Lincoln Issued First Thanks
giving Proclamation.

There is some discussion as TO the
origin of the present national custom
of observing Thanksgiving day. 1t
was held by a large number of people,
until recently, that the custom was
first established by President Lincoln
during the Civil war. Examination of
the records showed that this was a
mistake. A number of the presidents
who preceded Mr.. Lincoln issued
Thanksgiving proclamations, the prac-
tice dating back to Washington. They
had been desultory, however, and there
had been no regular repetition of the
proclamation until after it had been is
sued by Mr.. Lincoln.
The custom of observing a day of
thanksgiving and prayer is as old as
the civilization of the country. 1t was
inaugurated in New England very
shortly after the arrival of the first
English immigrants, and it gradually
became the day of all others in the
year, for SURPRISING Christmas in the
enthusiasm and universally of it's OBJ
servance. In the southern states, prior
to the Civil war, it was quite general
though there was no common day of
celebration. The governors of the
states issued their proclamations with
out reference to the dates set by the
governors of other states, and it not
infrequently happened that the cele-
bration would occur in Maryland on a
day different from that which was OBJ
served in the neighboring states. There
were commonwealths, prior to the
Civil war, where no proclamation was
issued, and there was no observance
whatever.
The proclamation of Mr.. Lincoln
seemed to electrify the country and to
cement the states in their observance
of Thanksgiving, though there were
commonwealths which for some years
afterward selected a different date.
/ This gradually ceased, until now the
celebration has become a thoroughly
national and universal event. For a
while it eclipsed the Fourth of July,
and in New England today it far sur
passes Christmas in interest. With
the disappearance of sectionalism
however, the Fourth of July has as
sumed its normal place in American
holidays, and is not likely again
/ through any combination of circum-
stances, to lose it.