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Evening star., 1916-01-03

The street trees of Paris number
SO, 900, twenty-siX thousand being
planes, 10000 chestnuts and $4,000 elms.
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PROSPECTS OF INCREASE
CAUSE WHEAT TO SAG
Buying on Part Of Foreigners, How
ever, Leads to Something Of a
Rally-Shipments Are Light.

CHICAGO. January 3.-Prospects OF
material increase of the United
States visible supply total had a bear
ish effect today on wheat. Buying on
the part of foreigners. however, led to
something of rally. World ship
ments other than from North America
were next to nothing. and there were
reports Of continued demand at Liv-
erpool.
Opening prices here. which ranged
from Nan to Nal lower. with May at
1.24A to 1.25M and July at 1.16k to
III, were followed by substantial
further decline and then an upturn.
Later the market eased off a little as
result of packers selling.
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the salaries of college teachers with
rank of professor range in this coun-
try from $3.50 to $500 a year.
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WEATHER..
Fair, Colder Tonight; Temperature
Near Freezing; Tomorrow Fair.

For Maryland, fair, colder tonight;
about freezing in north
portion. Tomorrow fair; gentle to
moderate northwest winds.
For the District of Columbia. fair.
colder tonight: temperature close to
freezing Tomorrow fair; gentle to
moderate northwest winds.
For Virginia. fair, somewhat colder
tonight. Tomorrow fair: gentle to
moderate northwest winds.
For West Virginia, fair, colder to-
night. Tomorrow fair.
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STOCKS LOWER EARLY,
WITH FULL RECOVERY
Opening Is Weak on Developments
Over the Holiday-Some Severe
Declines Sustained.
Market Gains Strength, With More
or Less Steadiness, Under Lead
of Mexican Petroleum.

NEW YORK, January 3.-Wall street
was more OF less excited this morning.
No sooner is one complication elimi-
mated than another develops. and the
stock market becomes nervous with
every indication Of trouble. to calm
down and take fresh courage when the
cause is removed.
At the immediate opening there was
disposition to get out on the part of
many traders, and the bears. always
waiting for the unexpected, pressed
hard for the advantage.
The loss of the steamer Persia with
out any warnings. according to infor-
nation, caused the slump and the drop
OF one to four points in war stocks, oils,
coppers and some rails.
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NEW YORK.
Ex.Congressman McKenny Dies.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. January 3.-William
r. McKenny of Petersburg. former
congressman from the fourth Virginia
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NEW YORK BONDS.

NEW YORK BONDS.
High. Low.
Atchison gen. Is. e4M 94h
Atchison cow, 5s........l l0lN 10lH
Baltimore & Ohio gen, 4s.... 91N 9lS
Chi. Bur. & Quincy joint IS. 9SN "
Interior. Rap. Tr. trust Is. 76N 16H
Northern Pacific 4s.......... " "
Reading Ry. gen. nortg 4s.. % S412
Southern Pacific conv. IS. l0715 lo76
Southern Ry, gen. MortE. -. M TN
Southern Railway 5s... 1925 1924
Union Pacific 4s.......... 97N 97N
United States Steel Cd S.. l04as l04
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. January 3.-Wheat-
weak: spot No. red. 1.2s: spot No. 2
1923; steamer No. 2 red. 1.20. Receipts,
443.016 bushels; exports, 100000 BUSH
els.
Corn-Weak; spot contract, rs; jan
uary, rs: steamer mixed, 72. Receipts.
257.572 bushels; exports, 455.s11 bush
els.
Oats-Steady: standard white. asa
4s1a; No. 3 white, 4s sales; No. white.
43a44; receipts. s2,772 bushels; exports.
303.066 bushels.
Rye-Firm; No. western export,
1.o3: receipts. S2.206 bushels.
Hay-Steady: No. ! timothy. COCOA
20.50 No. clover mixed, l7.50a1s.00.
Grain freights-Firm; steam to Liv-
erpool. per bushel. 20d January: picked
ports, per quarter. 13s 6da14s January.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, January 3.-F1our-
Steady; spring patents. 5.soaS.30; winter
patents, 5.60a5.80: winter straights, 5.55
a5.75; Kansas straights. 5.65a6.Se.
Pork-Firm; mess. 19.00a19.50; FAM
lily, 21.o0a22.50; short clear. 19.50a22.50.
Beef-Steady; mess, 16.50a17.00; fam
lily. 1S.00a1s.50.
Lard-Steady middle west, 10.05a
1915.
kettle, 40a50.
Hay-Quiet; No. 1. l20a1.25: No. Q.
1.07ha1.15; No 3. s5as7h; shipping, SIS
a90.
Hides-Steady Bogota, 3oa31; Central
America, 2.
Leather-Firm hemlock firsts. 3sas4 !;
seconds, 32a33
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Corn sagged with wheat. There was
a noticeable lack of support. After
opening haA to V lower. the market
suffered an additional setback before q
recovery set in.
Oats declined with other grain. The
losses, though. were not severe.
Firmness developed in provisions,
Notwithstanding lower prices on hogs.
Offerings were unusually light.
Renewed wheat weakness ensued. ow-
ing to continued liquidation by hold
ers. The close was weak, u to 2ha2k
net lower. with May at 1.23A and
July at 1.16A.
In subsequent trading the corn mar
ket fell lower than before, in conse-
quence of the increased heaviness of
wheat and owing to favorable weather.
The close was weak, at 1ha1A to IN
net decline.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, January 3.-Wheat-
Spot No. / Manitoba. 13s 3D. No. 2, 1ss
I'd No 3. 12s 1Ohd; No. 2 hard winter,
new 12s sd.
Corn-spot American mixed new. ss
10d
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Weakness AL Through List.

United States Steel yielded fraction.
and all through the list there was
weakness.
This was followed by a rally when it
was found that stocks were being
given some support, and some stocks
recovered the greater part of their
losses.
Reports of the loss of two more
steamers also gave the market a sec
ondary shock, when the lows of the
morning were reached.
This was a decided change from the
very firm closing on Friday last, and
the powers that control the market
evidently decided that there was no
good reason for losing headway, that
perhaps the Persia went down from
mine or inner explosion. that the mat
ter would be settied in any event with
out any serious break, for they took
the market in hand and scored fairly
good recoveries and by noon there
were few stocks that showed any sub
stantial loss as a result of the days
operations.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following we're the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yesterday. I pm. es;
IS; s am. "a: 10 noon. a; 2 pm. As.
Maximum, 10. at 3 pm. yesterday;
minimum. AZ. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 81; minimum. %.
Barometer-Yesterday 4 Pm. 1915;
pm. 1890; IL midnight. 29.9s: today.
am, 3003; 8 am, 1907; IL noon,
1910: 2 p.m., 3014.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature,
80; condition. 200. Dalecarlta reservoir
81; condition at north
connection, $50; condition at south con-
nection. $50. Georgetown distributing
reservoir-Temperatu 35; condition
at infiuent gatehouse. 15; condition at
efiuent gatehouse, Z.
Weather In Various Cities.
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The Safest Investments

Are those that do not nuctuate during dis
turbed conditions of the money or stock
market First deed of trust notes tnrst
mortgages). well secured on real estate fD
the District Of Columbia. constitute gilt
edge investments. They do not depend
upon the financial responsibility of irdi-
viduals or corporations for their stability
and are exempt from taxation personal
property. We can supply such invest
ments in amounts from $500 upward. SEND
for booklet. Concerning Loans and In
yestments."
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Market Makes Good Headway.

In the afternoon the market continued
10 make good headway, recoveries being
generally complete and many additional
net gains being made.
The leaders were Mexican Petroleum
and Smelters. but the whole list was un-
der way and few fractional losses We're
the best results Of the bears efforts.
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Closing Strong, Oils Leading.

The market continued to gain strength
right up to the close. The sensations OF
the day were Mexican Petroleum. with
an advance to 1924. as compared with
closing at 1913 last Friday; California
Petroleum. with an advance to 43Hs,
as compared with 37A at the opening.
and Air Brake. with an points gain
or from 40 TO 14S.
Steel common made 50 for high.
fraction over Fridays closing. Bald
win Locomotive, Studebaker and Cruel
BILE were fairly strong.
Mercantile Marine preferred gained
points.
The rails acted we'll and the closing
was satisfactory to friends Of higher
prices.
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Stocks Regain Losses.


The earnings of the Pennsylvania
railroad system continue to show
large increase. The November state
ment shows the total operating reve-
nue. for the month on all its lines east
and west to have been $35,092,170, an
increase compared with November.
1914, of s7.760.102. The total operat-
ing expenses for the month were $685.
511,25s, an increase of $2,1s3.s47, COM
pared with November. 1914. The rail-
way operating income was $9,5so.911,
an Increase of $5,566,254.
The total operating revenue OF the
lines east was .$23.32s.s35. increase. 81
35s,5ss; total operating expenses. $17.-
314,o10, increase, $1.4s7.36e; railway
operating income. $6,o15.S24. increase.
S2,s71 ,221.
The total operating revenue Of the
lines west was s11,762,235. increase, S3.-
401,514; total operating expenses. 49,
1921, increase, S706.480: railway op-
Grating income. S3,56l.s87, increase. $2,-
695,033.
The railway operating income for all
lines east and west for eleven months
Of 1915 was sso.4o3.42s. an increase of
s17,075,594, compared with the first
eleven months of 1914.
The Dolores star., 1916-10-06

Herr before Sam and Martha
stretches . big problem. They
want to make Mrs. Brown and
her children comfortable In
some way. Can they do It7 The
Thomases are not wealthy
people.
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1uRsAns AND FEATHER TRIMS

Feathers. in the incomparably beau
tiful colorings and markings with
which nature has glorif1ed them, are
used for all-feather turbans and as
trimmings on turbans and hats Of vel
vet. Small, intricate and brilliant or
naments are made of them and set fiat
against brim or crown, like n rich
embroidery. Breasts, small wings and
feather wreaths adorn draped velvet
shapes in compact trimming, and
feather sprays and plumes are not al
togther neglected.
The all-feather turban represents
much patient and painstaking hand
work, by which tiny feathers are glued
TO q foundation. Small feathers, or
lsrrer ones that have been trimmed
down to the required size and shape,
must ench be handled several times,
and separately, to make these rich
hatp, The bronze feathers from the
breast Of the turkey and the gorgeous
uaulhage Of the peacock are In high ia
yor for turbans and ornaments. 1t is
fsls careful handwork which makes
DE all-feather turbAn, or the hand
sOme feather ornament expensive.
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CHAPTER discontinued.

He hexed his tiny arm. seeking ap
proval for an imagined biceps.
THAT'S pretty good for n boy seven
years old. My father says he never see
nothing like It, He says IL I keep on
I'll be reg'lar Herculuss. Ever read
about Herculuss? guess he was most
as strong as God. Do you live all the
time in the cityT'
"'Most all the time. been in the
country with the mission picnic some
times"
you'd ought to live in the country,
like me. It's awful healthy. I'm as
healthy as anythin', just cause live
In the country. My father says God
intends for people to stay in the coun-
try as much as possible; he says the
city's full Of fallpits. Mary Alice,
want you to come back and see me.
like you. Not hardly any childun
comes to play with me. My mother
she's so busy; but sometimes she stops
and reads me story. If you was
here you could read me stories all the
time. Read me one now, Mary Alice
before you CO."
Mary Alice read with certain rapid
contempt for all literary hurdles In the
shape Of polysyllables that made her
delivery thing Of great charm. Both
Sam and Martha, reading to Charlie,
hesitated and stumbled at every big
word. The result was hating and
jerky. Charlie never complained; but
the smoothness Of Mary Alice's read
ing pleased and soothed him. She
plowed along Mt great speed, tossing
clouds Of syllables to right and left like
rotary going through snowdrift.
She got there. This reckless dismem-
berment of the unlntelligibles had
scarcely any obscuring effect on the
main thread OF the story. Charlie
listened almost breathlessly, and his
blue eyes shone through Il mist of &C.
stasy. Into the translucent pallor of
his face crept a faint pink. He radi-
ated JOY. One slim hand crept out and
took the almost equally slim but far
more competent hand Of his new
friend.
with low cadence Of bliss" read
Mary Alice, Lady Isabel allowed her
soldier lover TO fold her close to his
palpitating breast, while Sir Egbert
Glendenning, thus forever defeated in
his villainous macherations. skunk. n
beaten man. from the presence of his
intended victums."
Gee" breathed Charlie. that's a
don't G. way. You read lovely
The Dolores star., 1916-10-06

Among the new blouses there are
high as well as open necks and, oc-
casionally, models that fasten in the
back. But the blouse with round or
V-shaped neck and its fastening at
the front Is still favorite and out
numbers all other designs. Where
the decoration requires 1t the fasten-
Ing may be neither in the back or
front but along the shoulder and I'M
derarm seam. Some very smart semi
dress models of crepe de chine are
made In this way.
In materials the sheerest things re-
fuse to abdicate in favor of heavier
fabrics for winter. Crepe georgette.
chiffon, lace, net and thin cottons have
made permanent place for them
selves for winter as well us summer
wear. They conquer by reason Of their
daintiness. It Is left to the outside
wrap, and sweater-vest worn under
It, to provide warmth, while the dainty
blouse fulfills Its mission by being
merely beautiful. But. after all. these
The Dolores star., 1916-10-06

In the picture given here a brilliant
turban. made entirely of feathers, Is
shown ut the right. The feathers are
bronze, shading into brown and green.
There is an odd ornament at the front
made of silver cord.
At the left a velvet turban supports
o graceful wreath of curled coque
feathers that extends almost entirely
round the shape. Wreaths of this kind
are made in several colors to use with
velvets In harmonizing colors. Green
and bronze. are especially effective
with dark brown velvet.
At the top of the group black vel.
vet tam carries off spray Of soft
black feathers with good grace, al.
though 1t must assert its independence
in doing so. But it makes amends with
a band of silver tissue about the mar.
row brim-acknowledging the vogue
for close-set trimmings In this way.
The Dolores star., 1916-10-06
CHAPTER III.
An Old Acquaintance.

Mary Alice's recollection of 4 day Of
prosperity was so vague that, for a
long time, it had been quite inactive.
The events of the last few hours had
stirred it ever so little
She had had good nights sleep
In a clean. cool bed; had breathed a
quantity of air from the original pack
age; had been fed literally and whole
somely; had seen and been in a home
that was home.
Better than all that. she had made
the acquaintance of Charlie Thomas.
who looked like an indolent angel and
was only crippled. crumpled little
boy. Mary Alice had supposed that
she was the most unlucky child in the
world. She could not think of Charlie,
anchored ilhmovably to one spot by his
infirmity, and wish to change places
with him. He was more unfortunate
than she; yet he spoke very agreeably
and confidently Of God, as If God We're
sort Of friend, like the doctor or his
father, Sam Thomas.
You can't plant bitterness In the
heart of child and expect it to thrive
except through combination of very
unlikely circumstances. In the soil
Of Mary Alice's soul the acrid. noisome
shoot of bitterness had withered. In
its place, overnight, a fairer vegetation
had terminated.
Now, sitting beside Sam Thomas on
the city-bound trolley car, Mary Alice
was all mixed up in her mind between
the desire to see and comfort her
mother, who would be frantic with
anxiety, and the wish to go bsak to the
quiet farm. where the chickens pecked
'usily about the side door and q Grip.
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ted to the corner Of Calvert street and
back.
There was nothing to eat in the
house or a penny Of money. Now the
baby walled dolefully for his milk.
Over the washtubs Mrs. Brown had
long since dried up the natural sources
for his need.
On the stairs came a humping and
pounding of feet, heralding the ap-
proach Of at least two persons Mrs.
Brown Strengthened up and listened,
nervously wiping her hands on her
damp apron.
Mary Alice came in. followed closely
by large, ruddy man who didn't
bother to take of his hat. Mary Alice's
face was shining with new light, her
black eyes sparkled, and her black hair
looked blacker than ever because of
the bow OF red ribbon Mrs Thomas
had tied on 1t. The little girls arms
were full of bundles.
The moment Sam Thomas entered
Mrs. Browns sudsy kitchen the WON.
an knew he was from the country, for
he possessed a pungent and bucolic
aura compounded OF many things. The
barn, the dairy and the field had all
contributed to it. Dainty people turn
up their noses at that kind of odor
maybe it is agreeable only by susges
ton.
To Mrs. Brown it brought back apple
blossoms and roses and morning glo
ries; it brought back big shiny pans OF
unskimmed yellow milk. smoky rafters
hung with braided-together ears o.
popcorn, rag rugs, chickens that yor
had to shoe out Of the kitchen, the
bleating Of sheep on a hummocky hill
side. 1t brought back the tears shs
had forgotten how to shed.
All this was as instantaneous as thu
breath of odor-laden air that waited
across her face. She looked up int
Sam Thomas eyes and saw that they
were very friendly. She saw something
else. but she was not quite sure Of 1t
The Dolores star., 1916-10-06

thin blOuseS are more practical for
those who spend their time in steam
heated buildings than are heavier
ones.
A pretty model. made Of cream-col.
ored net, and trimmed with val lace,
Is pictured here. 1t has the popular
epaulette shoulder and long sleeves
with deep pointed cuffs. 1t Is made Of
net with row of insertion and one
of edging as finish. Both insertion
and edging, used as insertion, are let
into the front of the blouse. 1t fas-
tens with small crochet buttons.
The sleeve is gathered into a band
made Of insertion with edging set
onto 1t, and a small pointed cuff of
the net Is finished with scant frill
of lace.
Net blouses are worn over under.
bodices Of thin silk or Of net or chif.
fon. They are soft and easily laun'
dered and for this reason commend
themselves to the traveller or to TIN
/ business girl.
The Dolores star., 1916-10-06

pied boy with Q bfliion dollara' worth
Of gold curls sat and looked at the
hills. Her faint recollection of q day
Of prosperity included a cottage and
some grass. Nothing in II reminded
her Of scant feeding. whippings and
ever-present fear. She could not man.
age to make any connection between
it and her father, the besotted Lem
Brown Of today.
The sweet morning breeze tina,
stirred her black hair as the trolley
car whizzed dizziIy along. the friendly
presence of Sam, Charles father
broke through Mary Alice's reserve
Martha had helped her straighten out
her hair, just before she left the farm
and had tied a piece of ribbon on It
This gave Mary Alice family stirring
consciousness Of her own appearance
there is no tonic like 1t.
Sam Thomas did not ask direct, lead
ing questions, as did Martha and Char.
lie. He ventured the opinion that
Mary Alice's father would have gone
10 work by the time she reached home
Mary Alice said that her father didn't
work. Sam did not Immediately cry
"Oh" and seem shocked, so Mary Alice
overlooked her negligence in having lei
slip something she had kept a secret
from Charlie.
Then he'll be real scared about you
won't he, with Aothin' else to think
Off?
II guess not very" replied the little
girl. But mother II be most crazy
"Where'd you tell 'em you was goin
when you left homer"
Ma and the baby was asleep; they
didn't know 1t. I was only goin' as fal
rs the park. Then I got on the cal
for little ride, and the car didn't
come back"
Wasn't your pa at homer"
Him? Nor
prologue, forty chapters. and an ap
pendix. concerning the life history Of
Mary Alice Brown and her family.
Now listen, little girl" he said
ITS eight O'Clock. The stores ar,
openin' up. I got them arrands to d.
for Marthy; you can come with me
It'll take few minutes, and then wei
90 to your house."
"Oh, no, couldn't. I couldn't
got to go right"
This was as far as she got; tn,
prospect was too alluring.
By nine o'clock Mrs. Brown had be
gun to be genuinely alarmed about he
daughter, whom she had missed upor
waking at five. There were plenty o
places where she might have gone, fol
numerous purposes; but there was NJ
conceivable reason why she SHOULD
stay so long. Mrs Brown thrust he
head from the window and peered anx
iously down the narrow alley. One
she left the baby alone while she trot
The Dolores star., 1916-10-06

11s and would get 20 weak at times thas
! fell over. I began to take Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
ten days later I could eat and 1t did not
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new woman. now weigh 127 pounds
DO you can see what it has done for me
already. My husband says he knows
your medicine has saved my life. -
Mrs. J. s. BARLOW, 1924 South 9TH St.,
Columbus, Ohio.
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pound,
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Copyright by Small. Maynard q Company
SYNOPSIS.

While trundlinE the clean washing ur
Clipper Hill Mary Alice Brown In set up
on by some nischievous boys. who spill
the washing into the dirt. She II rescued
and taken to her home in Calvert street
by Francis Willett. Galahad knight.
She II punished by her drunken fathop for
returning without the wash money. Mary
Alice wanders away from home. takes q
trolley ride into the country and spends
the night at the farmhouse OF Sam Thorn
as. In the morning she meets little Char
lie Thomas. O cripple.
The Dolores star., 1916-10-06
No Fun In That.

"Why did you break the engage
ment?'
swell, my flancee got to initiating
one of these movie queens. She
thought 1t was cute to shoot me a swift
kiss under the ear"
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An Eye to Business.

This play is the worst ever. I am
going to demand my money back"
"Wait until after the next act, old
man. Ten years elapse between acts
1 and 3. and you can demand interest
on your money for that length Of
time"
The Dolores star., 1916-10-06

1emAO uOUDle0 md
nervousness. I had
o pain In my right
side and could not
eat anything with
out hurting ny
stomach. / could
not drink cold watae
ut al nor eat my
kind Of raw fruit
nor fresh meat nor
chicken. From III
pounds i went to
The Dolores star., 1916-10-06
In EashlonIand,

The more fluffy summer dresses will
combine organdie and taffeta.
A plain taffeta suit may be effective
" touched up by plaid pipings.
The Dolores star., 1916-10-06

Smile on wash day. That's when you uss
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes whittier than
NOW. All grocers. Adv.
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after SIX YEARS
OF SUFFERING
Woman Made Well byLydia
E Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Columbus, Ohio.-'T had almost eivsa
%. bad been sick ior nix yeaxs with