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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

fast approaching Christmas rush. The total value
of the stamps is $l52000 an amount which in the
days of old, the days of gold, the days of 49,, -
when postage stamps first came into use, would
have been sufficient to meet the requirements of
the Christmas mail of large part of the nation
So great supply of stamps for the local post
office provision for the Christmas rush has its
explanation in part, of course, by the fact that
there is steady growth from year to year in Uncle
Sans business in this city,-holiday business as
well normal business This year, however, there
will be more than steady growth apparent. The
parcel post is the reason.
The parcel post has seen but one Christmas. 1t
had lively time last year. 1t was put to the test
and stood up bravely. The service since has been
gaining the confidence of the public and decreased
rates have won for it increased popularity. The
parcel post business has been growing rapidly from
week to week and month to month The approach
ing holiday season will undoubtedly give it the
biggest boost it has yet received. The parcel post
receiving stations in Harrisburg will get their full
share of this thriving business
Of the $4,000 worth of postage stamps now
awaiting release at the local postoffice there may
be insufficient supplies of some denominations and
duitlondl FeQuSltlonS may>naNe TO Oe sent TO aSi
ington, which would send the total above even the
present figure. The same postage stamps are now
used for parcel post mail as for first and second
class matter since the distinctive parcel post stamps
largely in use last Christmas are now no longer
issued =,
Postmaster Sites has set good example to the
general public by preparing for the holiday rush
IN plenty of time. There is no fear that Harrisburg
VIII not be able to get all the stamps it requires for
Christmas mailing, should the presses at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington
go out of service and the entire reserve supply of
stlckerS in the vaults there be destroyed This
city, stamp needs provided for There will be
no waiting until the last minute and consequent
delays.
The public needs to be urged to be prompt in its
Christmas posting of parcels and mailing of greet
ngs The local office will encourage early mailing
Parcels can be marked ''Not to be opened until
Christmas and mailed week or two weeks ahead
OF time, according to destination Gifts which are
mailed only few days before December p and get
wedged in the Christmas congestion have little
chance of being opened by their recipients until
several days after Christmas. The parcel post is
new element in Yuletde activities The slogan this
year ought to be: Shop early and mail early!''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
A Different Canal TODAY

To-day the canal had undergone
great improvements. 1t has an average
depth of nine meters and width of
50 meters at the bsttom between Port
Said and the Great Bitter lake, and
from the lake to Suez an average of
n IL meters. To make these improve.
ments 100,000,0O0 francs were ex-
pended. Had they not been made
within the last ten years, the Panama
Canal would now take from the Suez
canal great bulk of its trade. The
Suez can now pass great steamers
drawing a depth of 20 to 30 feet of
water and with their searchights they
may easily navigate the canal at night
and pass each other at many points
The passage is now effected in sixteen
hours.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
Tonaue-End Topics
suez canal as years Ola ro.aay

Forty-fve years ago to-day Ferdin-
and De Lessepps, the builder of the
Suez Canal, in company with Empress
Eugenie of France, began the voyage
on the "Aigle" through the canal fol-
lowed by sixty eight vessels of various
nationalities. 1t took them three days
to reach Suez at the eastern end, and
the canal was then formally opened to
the maritime trade of the world. The
new canal was only eight meters deep
with bottom width of only twenty
two meters. Vessels could pass each
other only at widely separated cross.
ings and in Great Bitter lake. Passage
for vessels drawing more than twenty.
three feet of water was impossible, and
for vessels drawing twenty feet, it was
tedious owing to the danger of ground.
ing.
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Great Boon 60 Commerce

But the canal at once became a
great boon to commerce. For the first
time the great store house of Indian
wheat could be drawn. on by Europe
for bread, for on account of the tropic-
al heat and the weavil, wheat could
not be shipped by way of the cape.
Yet ON the other hand the large ship
ment of grain from India has con
tributed to the causes of the frequent
famines there. The canal company
charges 10 francs per ton for toll.
Though in 1870, 500 vessels used the
canal, it failed to pay expenses and
continued to run behind for some
years. The canal from the beginning
was neutralized but in 1883 represen-
tatives of all the principal nations of
Europe met in convention and formally
ratified the neutrality; Great Britain
reserving the right to declare that
this neutrality should not interfere
with her control of Egypt.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
WHAT LITTLE WILLIE DID

"lhes mother beamed welcome as the vicar openei
the door, In spite of the fact that washing day
I've been waiting thank you, sir for the good Won We
done our Willie, by your evening classes Home is so diff
ferent and so pleasant since he attended the plumbing and
gas fitting class
THAT is very gratifying, said the vicar won't Won
tell me Just how little Willie shows this Improvement you
speak OFF,
Wel, he's arranged penny in the.slot gas meter 50
that we get gas for nothing He's moved the meter
from the kitchen to just outside the front door,
But you still have put your pennies in the slot do
you noti' said the vicar.
Yes but you see, sir before he put the meter outside
the front door, Willie wrote Chocolates the SLOT
National Monthly.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
Footprints in Stone

From time to time amateur geolo-
gists unhampered by "book learning"
make as they suppose wonderful dis
coveries in the primeval rocks. They
find what they hail not as footprints
ON the sands of time, but footprints of
men and animals on fiat rock surfaces
and slabs of stone. The real origin of
such hollows is now known to be the
former presence of concretions which
have in time been worn out. In every
part of the earth such "footprints'
have been found. The most remark.
able of these is print two feet long
on the top of lofty hill called Ad-
ANS peak in the island of Ceylon,
which is believed by the natives to be
the stamp of the foot of Buddha as he
left the earth and sprang into heaven,
and 1t is accordingly an object of wor-
ship-London Globe.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
Making Money Now

The improvements entsiled an ex-
pense that caused the French canal
company, large number of whose
shares were held by the Khedive of
Egypt. to lose control of the canal to
the British government, but France,
having withdrawn from Egypt, Great
Britain, in 19G4 agreed fuller to the
stipulation that the canal should be
a neutral highway during peace. Had
this agreement been in effect in 1S9S,
Spain could have used the canal to
send her heavy feet to Manila to at.
tack Dewey. Russia in her war with
Japan used the canal to send her
Pacific feet to the China sea. The
canal toll is now s1.2O per ton the
same as that of Panama. In 1912,
1913 vessels navigated the canal, the
total receipts being 100000
francs and the expenses 47.600.O0O.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

THE actress who made slang
famous'-that might justly be the
title by which Rose Stahl could be
known, for with her first big hit Miss
Stahl gave the patois of the moment,
a certain distinction and standing
which it had never before known. In
a lesser degree, the slang of the day
has had its place in her later plays and
it is present in its modern form in
"A Perfect Lady" the new comedy by
Claiming Pollock and Rennold Wolf
in which Miss Stahl comes to the Ma
jestic Friday evening.
There are distinct styles in slang,
which change almost as frequently as
the fashions. The slang words spring
from no ele knows where and unless
they are particularly effective and sue
cinct in its expression, the slang soon
goes into the limbo of forgotten
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
PUZZLES TO THE BLIND
Lack Of Size Sense Gives Them Odd
Ideas About Animals


The patch of the teacher of tae blind
is beset with many difficulties. one Of
the greatest being the task of convey.
ing to their mind some idea Of the
size, shape and features of birds and
animals. In many cases, it is true.
models are used, but owing to their
small size they are, to say the least.
OF doubtful advantage.
The ignorance of blind children f.,
great, often grotesque. A teacher Of
class may find that a child does no,
know whether a sheep or Tow is the
larger. or he may even find that a
hare has wings. However carefully
they are told that small model of a
COW is only onefortieth the size of
the real animal more often than NOT
they are unable to think of tine animal
as oeing any larger than the model and
viii stoop and describe something about
the size of kitten when asked to indi-
cate the size of a cow. This arises from
the fact that no standard of size, form
and texture-beyind those which thew
se5 up through handling-can exist for
those VINO have never had the use OF
their eyes.
Even those who have had sight are
found to lose their standards unless
they are renewed from time to time by
actual contact. An instance of this was
noticed not long ago when a boy of
about twelve recovered his sight after
an operation and for several days fol
lowing went about in state or surprise
and fear, for almost everything which
he had not been in the habit of touch
ing frequently differed considerably in
size from his recollections of seven
years before. The size of his parents
alarmed him very much, as he imagined
they were much smaller.-Strand Mag
azine.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
for Croup

Group scares you. The loud hoarse
croupy cough, choking and gasping for
breath, labored breathing, call for inn
mediate relief. The very first doses OF
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound will
master the Group. 1t cuts the thick
mucus, clears away the phlegm and
opens up and eases the air passages.
Harold Berg, Mass, Mich, writes: "We
give Foley's Honey and Tar to our chill.
dren for Group and it always acts quick
ly.' Every user is friend. Geo. A.
Gorgas, l 6 North Third street and z.
r. X. Station. ADV.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
Cleanse THE BLOOD
and AVOID Disease

When your blood is impure, weak,
thin and debilitated, your system
becomes susceptible to any or all
diseases.
Put your blood in good condition.
Hoods Sarsaparilla acts directly
and peculiarly on the blood-it puri-
fies, enriches and revitalizes il and
builds up the whole system.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has stood the
test of forty years. Get it to-day. 1t
is sure to help you. Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
The Why of the Tip

The reason why the tipping system
will never be abolished is that the at.
titude of the average patron of the res
taurant toward the high mighty waiter
is that of Alice, who wept with delight
when Ben Bolt gave her smile and
trembled with fear at his frown.-
Louisville Courier Journal.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
TOLDIN LIGHTER VEIN
A CANNIBAL FEAST

summer tourist was passing through German village
IN the west recently when stout German girl to the
front door and called to small girl playing in front
Gusty! Gusty" she said, "come in and eat Yourself
Mas on the table, and Pas half et.'-Nationa Monthly
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

among the oldsters, is completely for.
gotten as Il slang word. In Miss Stahl's
new play there is perfect compile.
ment OF the latest and raciest slang
and while the star herself does no. use
it to great degree, there are char.
acters in the piece which give it full
value. ADV.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

We wonder if some of the brave college football stars
who insist going into the game despite spraned limbs
and fractured eoarbone would be strong enough to carry
hod Oh coal up from the cellar if their asked
them to-
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
GROUCHY MAN

Hubby, ladies have asked me to ioin the Move
ment for beautfying town"
"Wells"
"And I'd like to join
And what's your idea of beautifying our town! Get.
ting new feather for your hatG'-Pittsburgh Post
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

The Penrose Club of Philadelphia is coming to the nau
guration of Governor Brumbaugh in Pullman ears If
seems that notwithstanding the walls the Republican
campaign orators before election there prosperity
left in the land.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
MIsJUDGED HIM

He-"Yeu seem surprised that 1 have asked YOU to
marry me-"
Shelves; I've been proceeding all along on the theory
that you hadn't the courage to do such thing Boston
Transcript
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PRECIOUS HCHILn

why isn't Tommy wedding the garden?'
Il told him to-"
Then why didn't you make him obey!"
He threatened to have the child labor law on mo -.
Louisville Courier Journal.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

things. If, however, the word is par
ticularly expressive, it is only a qucs-
tion Of time before it takes its place
as a rightful usage and ceased to be
known as a slang term. ''Hoodlum," !"
for instance, is a word which comes
under the latter category. The word
originated in connection with the Null
doom gang which had its habits south
of Market street" in San Francisco
1t is said to have been simply the
word Muldoon spelled backward with
an IL for the n. The word finds its use
in describing q rowdy or crowd of
rowdies and in consequence as the years
went by it came to be recognized as a
genuine word.
On the other hand there was the
word chestnut" meaning stale or old,
but that was not au apt description Of
phrase it meant to convey so in time
it passed out Of use and to-day except
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
SHOP EARLY AND MAIL EARLY,

The largest supply of postage stamps by far that
has yet been required at one time at the Harrisburg
postotfice has been received in preparation for the
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
A POSSIBLE REASON

Why does every girl weep at weddinga"
Because it isn't her wedding, perhaps Louisville
Courier Journal.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

Let the aging man who would conceal his sray hairs
take heart Philadelphia newspaper assures US that
100000 worth of dye stuf will arrive from France in
couple of days.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

censorship reaches stage1of great efficiency when tn,
bhsh can keep quiet the loss of superdreadnought fol
two three weeks.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

If they had considered Safety First" in Europe there
would not have been war
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

fbSTEkDAY'S TEMPERATURES IN HARRISBURG
Highest, so; lowest, SO; s a. M, so; o. M, &C.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
WEATHER FORECASTS

Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair, con.
tiuued cold tonight and Wednesday.
Lowest temperature tonight about 20
degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair, con-
tlnued cold tonight and Wednesday.
Fresh west to northwest winds.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

MOONS PHASES
Full Moon, End; Last Quarter, 10th;
New Moon, 18th; First Quarter, cath.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-01-23
SAFER THAN CALOMEL
Dodson's Liver Tone at Night Will Straighten You Out by Morning. Calo- mel May Knock You
 Out of a Days
 Work

If you are a calomel user, next time you are tempted to buy it ask your druggist if he can abso- lutely guarantee the drug not to harm you. He won't do it be- cause he CAN'T do 1t.
 But here is a perfect substi- tute for calomel which the drug gist does guarantee-the famous Dodson's Liver Tone. Converse Drug Store will refund your money without question if you are not thoroughly satisfied.
 Go to ConN erse's Drug Store whom yoA areA Acqusinted with ' and find \put About the great number of PeopleV who are taking this remarkable jvenedy and feeling bettA, kfenA. healthier. and better ale to etjAy life than they ever Mefe /wheQ taking calomel. Y
 Why? Becakd calomA is a poison-one thktJ Jnay stay in the system, and fh seeming to benefit you terS lbrarily, may do you harm in Be end. If you haven't felt Il csc iN-effects so far, it is becau4 4e you are fortu- nate enough td have strong constitution.
 Don't take the risk any longer. Get bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone (50c ) and note how easily and naturally it corrects all bilious conditions, how it clears away that sick headache and coated tongue, how it sets you right without ache or gripe. The most wonderful thing in the world for constipation.
 All this without the slightest interference with your regular habits.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-01-23

For Weakness and Loss of Appetite The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Malaria and builds up the system. true tone nnu and aure Appetizer. For adults and children. b0c.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-01-23

New Brunswick Town-PIanning Act.
 A town-planning act passed by the legislature of New Brunswick this year places restrictions upon various pnageefs- -ef -city and -toASn- deyslenlnent It provides that any town or city council may prepare town planning scheme, but before 1t is acted upon it must be approved by the government Thus, all future developments in the towns and cities of this province will be subject to the supervision of the government.
 Local commissions whose appoint ment Is subject to the ayproval of the government. are to hseresponsible for the supervision Of new town areas The commissions are given important powers In regard to making provision for traffic highways and proSer sani- ary conditioLs and may regulate the number and nature of buildings per acre. Private rights when injured must receive compensation --The Sur. vey.
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In the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division the Eastern District of Arkansas.
 In the matter of BT tkley Land & improvement Co. in \ ' ,spiS;y. To the creditors of Hinkley Land & Improvement Co. of Brinkley in the county of Monroe and strict aforesaid, a bankrupt.
 Notice is hereby giTb that on Dec 3l, 1913 the said BrinkIeYLand & Improve ment Co. wasNuly adf fldlcated bankrupt: and that specA md 9ting of its creditors will be held atthaE Efdoe or the Referee, in the city of Helena, said district on the 2Oth day of JanuarysA. D. 1914. 10 O clock in the forenoon, at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims. examine inc bankrupt, and trans act such other business as may properly come before said meeting.
 R. B. CAMPBELL
 Referee in Bankruptcy Helena. Ark. January Eth. 1914.
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A NURSERY OF SHADE TREES
Chicago Raising Many Thousand cf Different Varieties That Will Soon
 Give Grateful Shade.

Young elms to the number of 25,- eco, ranging from two to four feet in height, are swaying gently in the breeze that blows across the city's 25O-acre nursery at Harlem avenue and West Twenty-second street, near Riverside. Not many years hence each of the elms will be throwing a circle of shade in streets where boys and girls today seek shelter from the blazing sun between the walls of frame houses So will the 5000 white ash now spreading their branches in the air at the nursery; also diminu- tive Norway naples, lindens, ailanth- US, birth, sycamore, catalpa and pop lars just beginning to enjoy life in company of thousands of their kind.
 Gut of this nursery III tine will come tgees for all the barren streets of Chfcago's congested wards said City Forester Prost after tour of in- spection of the garden. Each of these trees will make some circle of youngsters happy and will add joys to the lives of those who live in a swirl of street dust and smoke from the railroad yards. Some of these trees will grow anywhere. We are raising only those best adapted to our climate and soil and although last year we grew 10000 trees and 75,000 shrubs. we do not think we have de veloped the nursery to half it's capac. ity for usefulness "-C Chicago News.
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Toast Limits.

A right honorable member of parla. ment had the first response on the toast list at an English banquet. gays the Saturday Evening Post. He hss- gan drearily and talked soggy politics without end.
 After he had been on his feet for an hour, the chairman. or toastmastar, sent note to the man sitting next to the talker, who also was scheduled for toast. The toast read For heav- en's Sake twitch his coattails and tell him he has long exceeded his time. Iimit?"
 Presently a note from the man who was to talk came back to the chaar man. That note read: sI am aston tshed at your request. 1T cannot speak longer than this must refssa to speak at all.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-01-23
First MausoIeum in Asia.

The first mausoleum was made in Asia Minor. Artemisia married her brother, Mausolus, king of Caria, in Asia Minor, about BIT B. c. After his death his body was burned and she drank In liquor his ashes, and erected to his memory at Halicarpassus a monument one of the seveh wonders or the world. which was termed Mau- soieum. The statue of Mausolus was among the antiquities brought from Haiicarnassus by c. T. Newton in 1867, and placed in the British nlu- scum.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-01-23
Dental Notice

To my friends;
 During 1914 you will find me in my dental offices in the Banf of Brinkley office from early morning Antil ldtein the evening Out of tow1 patrons will be' given adyaptAgeous sittings to| meet demands of train schedules.
 Very Resptfully,
 M. R. Stimson
 Dentist.
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WARNING ORDER

In The Monroe QhanceFy Court. Lillian , hes Plaintiff.
 :. VS C&ee No. 38i9 Edward Zones Defendant. The defendant Edward Jones Is here warned toappf kr in this court within thir4 days and liver the complaint of tl plaintiff LilI Jones Given un1sr my hand and seal as Clell this 22nd. day of December 1913
 JNO. s. BLACK
 Clerk of Chancery Cout
 by R. A. HOLLOWAY
 D. C. c. OTIS Bogle. Attorney for Plaintiff.
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ROMANCE OF STOLEN PICTURE
PInturicchIo's WeIl-known Painting of "Madonna and Child" Which
 Was Lost 10 Found.

London.-No little sensation was caused in art circles recently by the discovery at Charing Cross Station of Pinturicchios well-known painting of Madonna and the Child" valued at R10,000, which was recently found to have been removed from the church of St. Maria Maggiore at Spello in Italy. The box in which it was found had been consigned to London from Florence, and the picture was COZ
The Brinkley argus., 1914-01-23
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby givln that the annua. meeting Of the stockh9ders of the Bank of Brinkley, Brinkley,f Arkansas, will be held in Its banking rod hs on the 2Cth. day of January 1914. betteen the hours or o'clock A. M. and 3 ' clock P. M, for the purpose e elseting a IBoard of Directors for the ensaeing year land the transaction of such otherSusinesslas may come before said meeting.
 ANDREW FLORA, President.
 FRANKlA ANDREWS,
 N Asst. Secretary. December 10th. l9l3A