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WIFE WANTED BY FARMER.
He Write. to Gov. GIynn Asking
Matrimonial Aid.

Albany. April 2-If Gov. Glynn can
obtain jobs for unemployed men and
women he ought to be able TO find wives
for lonely single men, reasoned Alvin
Freitag. a farmer of Scranton, n. Oak.
So Freitag directed a communication to
the governor. pleading that the executive
get him a wife. The letter arrived
today.
Freitag says he has two boys. 800 acres
OF land. eighteen head Of cattle and
nine horses. For sometime he has been
struggling along on the cooking Of hired
girls when he could. employ them and
doing his own work when he could not
obtain aid. Now the busy season on the
farm is coming and he needs a woman
to look after the house. he declares
Furthermore. II any woman is willing
to take chance on Freitag makfns
her a good husband he will pay her fare
to Scranton. give her a ride to his farm
in an automobile and guarantee to marry
her.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
BALTIMORE WHOLESALE MARKET

BaltimoTr. April 2-HAY-Nn. ! timothy. Il. ia
lsG0 standard Timothy. 100; No. . l60oale.9: No.
J. IiO0ali0; light clover mixed. 1850; No /,
IGO0; No. . H5Oal5O; heavy. 1850; No.
clover. I6.Ooa65: ~. :. Locals Oo nO-establlshed
gIade. lo.ooalLo0: sample hay. to kind qua;iJy,
and condition. coal" 90.
STRAw-No. ] straight rye. new. l5.odsl50; No.
straight rye straw. new, :IO0ali0: No. ! tangled
rye straw I2oc; No. tangled rye straw. Il.o,alL0;
No. wheat straw, sooas.0; wheat straw, No. ?
7.ooa70; No. ! oats straw. r.o0alls0; No. : oats
straw lc.ooaIl.so.
LIVE tsCLGRN-J'hirkens old hens. heavy, per
ID, 10. do. small to medium, ~: do. old zoos
ters. Il; 10. y,Iag. llrEe 2a22: do. rough and
Stacy I5sl5: do. winter. lbs. and over. 5a2s:
duck. ne. H. %; do. muscovy. E pigeons young.
per pair. q: do. old. Ter psir. >: guinea fowl.
cd, =; DO, yorus sTd choice. each. CO.; do. younG
poor and small. aaS5; geese. nearby. per lb.. la
l6: do. Southern Western. lelli
EGGS-Marylard. PennsSlJsnia. and nearby nrsts.
doz. 10: Western nrsts pr doZ.. 10; West Virsinz
hrsts psr dnz.. ls: Southern tTsts, psr dr.. u.
BCTTER-CTeamerJ fancy. ysT lh-. Sa2sis. oO.
choice H. 2sisa2sis; do poor ID. Z5isa4: do nrtnis
zi.a-,s; do. blocks. ss,sacs; ladies' bdo; Mary
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
UNION PACIFIC CAN CUT
$S0,OOO,000 MELON
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Loses Suit to Restrain Dividend
Distribution.

New York. April The Union Pacific
Railroad will be allowed to cut its $50
0O0, 000 melon without court interference.
Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum today
decided against the Equitable Life As
surance Society in its suit to restrain
the railroad company from distributing
as a dividend to holders OF S2i6.Oo00Oo
worth of Union Pacific stock, $50 coo in
cash and stock of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.
The suit was based upon the contention
that preferred stockholders of the Union
Pacific were entitled to share in the divi-
dend or else have the SSO.0O0.0OO regarded
as an asset and held as part of the capi-
tai of the road.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
Finance and Commerce

ate and offerings ample Quotations: No. timothy.
lo5: standard. LOO; No. z soaB; No. ), Is.
STRAw-Receipts. 30 tons; nat; business Is mod
crate. Long re quoted at 8.
PoRK-steady; inquiry is inactive. Mes. 2~I,a
Z.3; family 2l.Da2a5o; clear. D.Ea1.D.
BEEF-stesdy; demand is inactive. Packet, hm
als.oo; family. la0xo.0.
LARD-Steady. inactive trading. Primo Western.
lo7o: refined continent Io5; South American. Ills;
refined Brazilian. In kegs l2T5; beef stearine.
asked; lard stearine. dull; New York III.
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WANTS CONTRACTS ENDED.
4. =. Express Company VIII Go Out
of Business by June.

New York, April with a view to
abandoning carrying goods by June. the
United States Express Company has sent
notices to railroad companies asking for
the abrogation of contracts it has with
them. Notices are being sent out now
because the contracts contain clauses of
notice of thirty. sixty, and ninety. as the
case may be. must be given the railroads
OF the express company's desire to have
the contracts terminated.
J. Fl. Biggar. manager of the company S
foreign department. is now in Europe
winding up the European business. The
United States Express has not taken any
new business abroad for the last six
months.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York April 2-Can money opened at Ia per
cent; high. pr cent low. IA per cent; renewals.
IL PER cnt; close. Ia per cent; ruling rate. IL per
cent.
No new features MARKS dealings in time funds.
The market Is still inclined ease OF. but not TO
the extent Of showing yet quotAble change IN
rates from the previous day. The volume of lending
is exceedingly small Rates nre 2s1a1s PER cent for
sixty days. 2%a4 per cent for ninety days per cent
for four months. 3a3& per cent for five and stx
months and 3Saik per cent for over the year.
Conditions In the commercial paper market are
substantially unaltered. Trading Is extremely mar
row, owing 10 the continued scarcity Of attractive
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

Neg York. April 2-MILLFEED-steady offerings
ample; trade is moderate. Spring bran in loopound
sacks 500; to arrive. 800: standard middling SPOT
800; to arrive 800; Western red dog 800; winter
wheat in l0e-pound sacks. 70 arrive, 500; city bran.
in tulk. 800.
RYE FLOUR-Steady: dealings are moderate.
Good TO choice at 3ea365
CORNMEAL-Stesdy; trading is limited. Kiln
dried for export 365 cosrse meal in bags. LS3al5
BUCKWHEAT FT0UR-Business is light; prizes
are steady. Choice quoted at 2sa25 per 100
pounds.
HAY-Receipts. l.s9 tons; easy; demand is moder-
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
FALLING BAR KILLS THREE.
Derrick Collapses and GIrdeI
Crashes to Earth.

New York, April 2-Three men were
killed and four others probably fatally
injured this afternoon through the co..
lapse OF a derrick that was hoisting
a ten-ton girder to the top OF a moving
picture house, in course of construction,
in Brooklyn.
The girder had been lifted almost to
the top when the derrick snapped un-
der the weight The girder. crashing to-
ward earth, smashed a scaffold on which,
the men were working, hurling the men
to the ground, three being crushed by
debris.
Germany has 12,ss2 sheep and q. SS5,O ,O7s
hogs.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

New York April with the exception Of the
petroIe1ms curb issues ruled firm today. While the
undertone in oils was stin heavy. the pressure Of
yesterday was absent Eureka Pipe ruled quiet after
its sharp break Of yesterday. The issue closed at
40 OF points. Buckeye Pipe fell TO lS. Pierce
Oil to g. .nd South Penn Oil TO &5.
British Columbia Copper in fair demand.
around .; BTaden up At SsasA.
Sterling Gum when issued. unchanged at Z.
Fully loo shares were dealt in.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

saIes-Regular call, L O'Clock noon
washington Railway is. $500 at q. 5000 at @.
sl.0oo at g. 81. 900 at g.
10 at~1olh.
Mergenfhaler. I at Eik-
After cAn-Columbia Railroad 6. 900 at iook.
Capital Traction. at lci, at nl.
Washington Gas s.. 500 at l0Ik.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03

dates for hearing by House Agricultural
Committee on Grain and Cotton Futures.
Cotton hearings viii last four days. and
grain hearings will be indefinite.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03

land and Penngivania rolls. nalsc; Ohio roils, ia
isc; West Virginia rolls. l4ais: storepscked. faD;
Maryland. Virginia and Pennsgltania dairy prints.
Aals; process butter. 1isa
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
DISINFECTANT.
CEDAR SPRAY
.srEnADNTUGrs -
PLAsTERING AND CEMENTING.

wIIham n Minor. clustering. ka,Sominins. cement
Ing brckEork and Whiteuashing; jobbing q 80
clalty. lac Church Phons North lGf
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1t pays 20 interest
on checking accounts.
1t pays $50 interest
on ordinary savings accounts.
1t pays 40 interest
on special savings accounts.

Interest compounded monthly
twelve times a year, on the :
per cent accounts and four times
a year on the 3 per cent ac-
counts. and twice a year on
the per cent accounts.
and interest so figured
that the depositor gets square
deal" There are no rules, no
penalties, no subterfuges with
us that whittle down the rate OF
interest; and your money draws
interest every day II Is In The
Munsey Trust Company. how
ever long or short the time, and
every business day in the year
is deposit day.
The Munsey Trust Company
is a serious, substantial bank.
conducted on sound business
lines Its methods are clean,
clear-cut. and straightforward
II has no favorites, il treats
all men the same-treats the
big man no better than the
little man, and treats all alike,
with well considered courtesy.
II this is the kind OF bank
that appeals to you, we should
be glad to have you open an
account with US. Measured from
every angle-the interest We
pay. and the way we figure
interest. and the strength and
substantially OF The Munsey
Trust Company-is there any
other bank anywhere where
you can do as well? Think this
over-it Is very much worth
your while.
FRANK A. MUNSEY, President.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03

II the matter comes to a show down
the chief opponents of the plan to buy
out Washington utilities will be Secre-
tary McAdoo, Representative Fitzgerald,
chairman of the House Committee on
Appropriations, and Senator Martin,
chairman of the Senate Appropriations
Committee. These gentlemen probably
agree that there are very few millions
in the Treasury for experimental pur-
poses.
Organization papers were filed with the
Comptroller of the Currency yesterday by
the newly organized Franklin National
Bank at Pennsylvania avenue and Tenth
street Approval today or tomorrow,
thus enabling the bank to begin business
Monday, is expected.
The National Metropolitan Bank yes
terday declared the regular semi-annual
dividend.
April q and April Is have been set as
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
Statistics.

Furnished BY n. L. Carpenter Co
ATTil Q
Receipts. MiddHngS.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03

April q and April Is have been set as
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
FINANCIAL.
Is This
the Kind of Bank
You Want
to Bank With?

The Munsey Trust Company
has a capital Of $4,000 II
started right. with its capital
fully paid in before, 1t opened
its doors for business. Capital
enough to make IL as solid as
the Rock of Gibraltar"
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
New York Futures.

Furnished by n. l. Carpenter & Co.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
NEW YORK COFFEE.

Furnished by n. L. Carpenter 4 Co.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03

Germany has 12.SSc sheep and 21.SS5,O7s
,oRs
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
New Orleans Futures.

Furnished BY n. l. Carpenter q Co.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03
Liverpool Futures.

Furnished by n. L. Carpenter & Co.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-03

Cotton exchange seat Of z. +. Hutton
yesterday was sold to ]. B. Clews for
another at $1,000, as compared with the
last previous sale Of 81. 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-07-09
Willino Himself Well.

An interesting example of man
willing himself we'll is that Of "Origi
nar'' Walker The thing was the work
Of moment. He had been reading
Cicero's DE Oratore." and some pas
sage suggested to him the expediency
Of making the improvement Of his
health his study. Il rose from my
book" he writes. ''stood bolt upright
and determined to be well, In pursu
ance of my resolution | tried many ex-
tremes. was guilty Of many absurdities
and committed many errors amid the
remonstrances and ridicule Of those
around me- I persevered, neverthe
less, and it is now, believe. full six
teen years since I have had any medi
cal advice or taken any medicine or
anything whatever by way OF medi
cine London Chronicle.
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lust Like +h.salad.

A young man named Smith boarded
with an emaciated aunty Of ample
years, who seemed to take the view
that most any old thing was good
enough to hash up for fodder. One
day chicken salad was served, but 1t
was merely another demonstration that
there is nothing in name.
by the way, Mr.. Smith," severely
remarked the landlady, as the meal
progressed. "how do you like the chick
en- salad?"
''That reminds me-" irrelevantly an
swered Smith. II bought book today
and told them to send it around here
Did 1t conner
YES" replied the landlady. with a
puzzled expression. "but why should
the chicken salad remind you Of itY'
coincidence. Mrs. Slymm." was the
mean rejoinder of Smith. 1.-The book
Is half calf. you OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Telegraph
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been convicted ~ murder and his
case properly belonged iii the hom"id"
bureau
Gradually KearnPy got the affairs OF
the bureau working to suit him. ana ne
could pause and give some study to
the Montgomery matter His mimi
turned from the evil corners Of the
metropolis to the walled city mp the
Hudson. Time had changed the prison
STATS throughout the state There was
new superintendent Of prisons and "A
new warden at Sing Sing.
Kearney called up the new warden
and asked for an appointment the next
time he came to the city. The warden
was even then about to start for town.
and he would drop In at headquarters.
Within two hours the guardian or
Sing Sings population was seated be-
side Kearney's desk.
Il gotta case" explained the detec.
tive. that I'm anxious to clean up.
Ten years ago | sent a young Teller
named Montgomery to Sing Sing for
murder in the second. He was put
away IOT i1lS. HIFG JCdhS oSOs OCIOt
you got on the job. he escaped. A
crook named Hawkins, his cell mate.
helped him to get out. want Haw-
kins turned out, but | don't want him
to know that ] had anything to do
with It, I'll have a shadow put on him
the moment he leaves prison. and if he
joins that young Teller be helped get
out I'm gonna get the lifer' and put
him back where he belongs.
After Hawkins Pushes the bird for
us and we get the real game then We
can lay back and watch Hawkins.
He'll go back to his old tricks, and
soon We'll have him back where he be-
longs
The warden nodded approval, smile
of admiration playing about his lips.
THE probation board is now in ses-
sion" he said. with a laugh. Well
turn him out as an act Of mercy and In
the hope that he will reform and make
a good citizen"
'I'll get couple OF shadows up there
in the morning" Kearney told him.
The warden departed, and Kearney
closed his desk and started for dinner
In his mothers little fat in Oliver
street.
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MAJORITY TYRANNY.
Its Despotic Sway, For instance. In the
Matter of Dress.

Its Despotic Sway. For instance. In the
Matter of Dress.
The tyranny of majorities Is not con
fined to politics. 1t invades all fields.
demands obedience from all classes
and brooks defiance OF none.
Women tolerate certain style OF
garment because they imagine ma
jority of womankind at the moment Is
demanding it. They obediently follow
suit for fear of exciting attention or
unfavOra BILE comment.
Men and women are bound too much
by others opinions, Society. Of course
is built on conventions But cOnven
tions sometimes become tyrannical
One should know when to follow their
dictates and when to ignore them. In
the matter Of dress, for instance, why
should any one endure style he de-
tests merely because the majority at
the moment Is wearing it? Why should
not a long necked man wear tall
collar, If he prefers, it, even though 1t
does cause pain to the chins OF all
sympathetic observers?
Frankly the question Is without an
answer. Perhaps people tolerate ma
jority tyranny In such matters merely
because they are accustomed to it. A
Gagged animal presumably knows moth
ing of freedom until he has tasted it.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-07-09
TRICK OF THE FUNNEL.
Blowing Out Light Through Il q
Easy it You Know How

Easy it You Know How.
To blow out a candle. using funnel
tG blow through. seems a ridieulously
easy thing to do But ask any friend
OF yours TO try IL and see what hap
pens Ten TO one be will try To blow
through the cup 50 as TO force his
breath through the narrow neck OF the
gnnnel. As this Is not an easy thing
10 do he will tiatten mouth and nose
in his endeayors. while trying TO force
MS face into the small cup Then ne
will reverse the funnpi and niow into
the neck. and whpi he does not sue
reed In extinguishing the light be will
blow harder and harder and finally
he will admit that be is beaten
In blowing through the neck of the
funnel he has directed the funnel al
rectly at the light, SO that the dame is
exactly opposite TO the place where the
neck of funnel joins the cup You. on
taking the funnel from him, incline the
funnel so that its upper edge is on a
level with the light You blow gently
The light Is extinguiShed at the first
puff without any of the desperate eff
fort which your friend put forth
Ii you ponder a moment you will
realize why yon succeeded and why
your friend failed. His breath on en-
tering the cup or funnel spread in al:
directions. and the tiny current of air
was dispersed upward and downward.
so that. as he neatly ieveled the center
of the funnel at the fame, no current
of air ever reached 1t.
Yon. on the contrary, hold the upper
wall of the funnel on level with the
fame. The current of air started by
your breath. on reaching the edge
OF the wall. streamed onward in the
direction given it by the restraining
wall and on reaching the fame snuffed
1t out-Boston American.
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BRINGING DOWN A PICTURE

Henner Had q Way OF Making the
Louvre Officials See the Light.
1t is a pity that Henner is dead He
had found an excellent means to force
the conservatOrs at the Louvre to bring
down the pictures that he judged had
been placed too high. He made use
of this method In the case Of ISL
same an Balm" C'Susanna at the
Bath') Of TintorettO.
Twenty years ago this masterpiece
was hung in the gallery four meters
from the floor.
Henner was furious at this injustice
But he did not permit his anger to ap-
pear. He contented himself with com
ing from time to time in the morning
before the visitors were numerous III
the halls and In the most courteous
tone requesting the keepers to furnish
him a large double ladder.
The keepers referred the matter to
the conservators. saying that this lad
der was asked by M. Henner. and they
were impressed with the necessity Of
responding to the wish OF the old mas
ter.
Then he placed the ladder before Su-
zanna. mounted the steps slowly and.
when at the top. remained quarter
Of an hour absorbed In the contempla
ton of the marvellous painting
He then descended as phlegmatically
and. with fine smile. said in his Al
satan jargon: ''Merci pour Pejelle Je
suis dres gontent!" ("Thanks for the
ladder am much pleased!D
He went through this maneuver half
a dozen times at intervals.
At last the conservators understood
They had "Susanne au Balm unlock
ed and gave it place Of honor In the
square salon. where 1t is now.-Cri de
Paris.
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ROYAL ETIQUETTE IN JAPAN.
A Member of the Imperial Family Can
Die Only In Tokyo.

a Member of the imperial Family Can
Die Only In Tokyo.
Surely there never was a more grim
journey made than that Of the dow
ager empress of Japan when she came
for the last time to Tokyo
She had died in her palace in the
country But the japanese hold that
member of the imperial family can
die nowhere except In Tokyo There
fore the dead empress. theoretically
still alive, jOurneyed from her country
place to the palace In Tokyo with all
the ceremonial that attended her move
mentS when living.
She travelled in the royal railway car
and was driven through the streets to
the palace in a court carriage with
the blinds closely drawn The minis
tiers and high state officials who greet
ed her on her past arrivals In the CAPT
tai were at the station as usual and
showed in no way that ON this occa
sion they were meeting the corpse OF
the empress
Troops lined the streets and present.
ed arms as she passed Only the great
crowds in the streets. standing In 81
lence instead of loudly cheering. be
trayed the fact that the imperial car
rage contained q dead wOman.-New
York Sun
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Tax on Hats.

Not only have hats at various times
been subject to taxation. but have
even been made the subject of special
laws Thus in Henry Wis reign none
was allowed to sell hats at larger
price than 20 pence or caps for more
than Is. Sd.
Some compensation. however. for
this interference with free trade could
be found in the fact that in 1871 on
Sundays and holidays every one above
seven years OF age was required to
wear cap OF wool OF English make
under penalty OF farthings fine for
every days negiect-London Chr0ni
CI0.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-07-09
New Works Public Schools.

Public education in New York city
began with the founding OF the Free
School society in 1905, The society
started in a small way. depending for
Il time upon public subscription. By
an act of the legislature in 1912 the
board of education was established
The Free School society continued to
by mutual consent, they were all taken
nver by the board.-New York Ameri
ran.
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The attorneys for the prosecution and
defense had been allowed fifteen min
utes each to argue the case. The at
torney for the defense had commenced
his argument with an allusion to the
swimming hole of his boyhood days
He told in fiowery oratory Of the balmy
air, the singing birds. the Joy Of youth,
the delights of the cool water And In
the midst of 1t he was interrupted by
the drawing voice Of the judge. Come
out. Chawncey," he said. land put on
your clothes Your fifteen minutes are
uD."
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The Rabbits Danger Signal.

So long as 1t sits still the ordinary
rabbit is almost indistinguishable In a
field OF bracken, stubble or dry grass.
but as soon as it begins to run toward
its burrow the white patch on its tall
betrays it. This white patch, which
at first seems like failure Of adapta-
ton. has its special function-it acts
as danger signal to the young rabbits
and shows them the way by which
they can escape from the threatened
danger.-LOndon Mail.
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BRAzIL'S FINE CAPITAL.
Rio de Janeiro Is a Beautiful City, With
No Poor Quarter.

NO FOof GuaTkoFs
There are some cities very beautifui
from distance. but risome and shah
BY when once they ar. entered lilo
de Janeiro. ON the contrary. Is beau
tiful when seen from afar and La
delightful on intimate acquaintance
The streets are clean The main
thoroughfares are broad, and no 9th
eI city has SO many miles OF smooth
asphalted streets Automobiles swarm
and trolleys abound The public build
ings are handsome, the private build
ings very picturesque and In northern
eyes" writes Theodore Roosevelt in
the Outlook, possess most attractive
foreign flavor. The water supply Is
ample and not only healthful, but de
ncious The sanitation is excellent
For over half the year the climate Is
delightful. and during the remaining
months there Is close at hand q cool
mountain retreat
Altogether 1t is difficult to write OF
this city of over a million people with
out expressing establishment that both
it's beauty and Its greatness are not
more widely understood
1.-The condition of the poorer people
Is, | am assured and as ] thoroughly
believe. far removed from the misery
Of the slum dwellers In the great cities
of the northern hemisphere. There is
no especial quarter for the poor. moth
ing In the nature of slum district.
and there Is much effort of one kind
and another to provide decent living
conditions for the poorest"