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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
RECORD is MADE.
BY STATE PORTS.
Customs District Has Best
Month in Year

July was a record month for the
customs district OF Washington. ac.
oording TO tho report for the month
just issued BY Aiillard T. Harrison,
collector Of customs. The total value
az exports and imports for the 20
ports OF the state exceeded ssl. 600. 900
in value. the next largest month OF
the year being January, with $40,
oo0.0eo.
Forty.six countries were represent
cd nthe trade % the port. japan
was the principal customer. having
over $4,000. 200 IN the import col,
rmn and nearly three and half
million on the export side. China
was neSt with eight and hair one
and one and third millions respect.
lively. while British Columbia and the
Yukon were third with two million
imports and one million exports, The
smallest amount recorded was Pana.
ma. with $3.50 IN imports and no ex.
ports
Imports and exports Of the differ
cnt ports OF the state were as follows.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26

Tetais .......iitisItis I',ii',ss
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Vessels in Port at Seattle

Hmith Cove TsTminai--Pisr N-Htr
President Mckinley, sehr Tampa.
Bell street TsrIniuai-6. b. 9. O. Halda,
Pier fiB-8if OWeRo.
Pier str Starr H.otorEhip Anvil
Pier 2-su SAbesnA
Pier D-HtF ~ y. Alexander.
Pacific Coast Coal Bunksrs-u. .. l. q.
Buiftspre.
u. =. shipping board Neornss-etg
Anna H. Aofss. str west Himrod
Connecticut Street Tsrminai-Bu Dians
Dollar n. r. B. Ditcovsrer.
King Wings-Powsr scar Ruby.
I.sGdsr Street. TsTmlnsi--str Alaskan.
HAnford street TsrmfnAi-bsr Albion
Star.
Hpobsns street Tsrmin.i-s,r Niethsroy.
General Petroleum Terrainai-sif Hoysn.
TODD Dry Doeks-Htr Ti3on. str wabash.
str jefferson.
PuE.i sound Bridge q Dredging CO..
Bir Patterson.
An.s Terminal compsny-Bch, Lstii.
Bennett.
West SEATTLE Eissstor-str Hisrstsd.
Hsfrsrnans Dry Doet-str skArvsy. str
Rainier, yaeht BGngan.
HirsAm-u. ~ r.. Idaho
Buoy No. Str Madison.
west Seattle Training ststien-Esgis
80. 81
WINSTON Marine psilway--sehrp Cana
No. Sophie christsnson. Hetsor. X V.
fruas. bhfns Anne comrn. ChaA y.
Croker. barge coqritiAm CITY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
Financial Flashes
run James Macfariane q Co.
8l1 Second Ave.

Twenty industrial stocks average
STA. decrease OF "a; 20 rail stocks
average 7s.4i. an increase Of .os.
Canadian General Electric dIrec-
tors unanimously approved the offer
made by General Electric Co. for
purchase Of former company's stock.
Producers & Reflners declared a
quarterly dividend Of SIN cents on
preferred. compared with 81 three
months ago. Dividend action on
common schedule for November 2s.
Kelly Springfield Tire has made ar
rangements with General Motors TO
supply tires for original equipment
to a number OF general passenger
car divisions.
New York Central net railway
operating income for September 49,.
0f1,0o7. an increase Of s2,o45,072, or
1928 per cent over last year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
Foreign Trade

The foreign trade bureau OF the
Seattle Chamber Of Commerce has
received the following inquiries in
the foreign trade field, information
concerning which may be obtained AZ
the bureau:
n,s76l-Firrn in Canton desires
connection for sale Of Chinese mer.
chandlse.
n,377l--American salesman In Lon.
don will act az buyer for woolens.
cretonnes. cutlery. etc, Of England
and Scotland, also linens from Ire.
Land.
u,57sl-Brokcr in Mexico City will
act as selling agent for oocoanut oil.
soya bean oil. and coprn.
d,S79l--Chicago commission brok.
ers ask for list Of importers Of pea.
nuts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
WILL REOPEN +.
KANGLEY MINE

The BeIlinghan Coal Mines com.
pany win reopen the Kangley coal
mine In King county. according TO
an announcement made Thursday.
The Kangley mine is ono OF the old.
est mines in tho county. and Is situ-
ated 30 miles east OF Auburn.
The Kangley mines produced
some OF the best coal ever mined in
the state John C. Eden. president
OF tho company. declared. Tt was
abandoned several years ago. and It's
reopening Is due. among other rea-
sons. TO subsequent improved meth
DDS OF mining.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
Siberia to Be New
Klondike Later On

That Siberia IN 10 be another
Kiandike, WAS the word brought here
by J. p. Fitzgerald. postoftieo inspect.
or who returned TO Seattle Thursday
after spending the summemr on pos.
tai Investigations in Alaska. He said
that stories brought 10 Nome By pros.
poc;orh from the Ansdir district in.
dicais that there ia a great gold dis,
stric, there which will be opened UP
AZ soon as the Russian internal situa.
ton permits.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
Summer Rates for
1924 Are Announced

Summer excursion rates to East
ern points for tho season OF 1874.
VIII be made by tho Northern Pacific
railway. u was announced Thursday.
These rates are practically the same
as were In effect during the season OF
1919. Tickets will be on sale May
70 70 September Is. and viii % good
for return any time up TO October a..
The rates win apply to Chicago.
Minneapolis. So. Paul Duluth, Super.
Tor. Kansas City. Omaha. and ST.
Louis. and will be on a very low
basis. approximately fare and one
tenth for the round trip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
Fuel Men Given IL
Per Cent Wage Raise

DENVER, Oct. "a general in.
crease in wages Of ~ per cent. az.
fscting all employees OF the Colorado
Fuel A Iron Co. in Pueblo. has been
granted. effective October /. the
company notified the state industrial
commission today.
Under the increase n minimum
wage Of ~ oeniH Is given laborers in
steel mills.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
Bigelow Building
Nears Completion

Tho new seven.story BiEelow
building at Pike 1t. and wsstiaks ave.
win soon be completed. Elevators
are TO be running on Nov. /. and of.
flee space viii DO available not later
than Nov. IS. It win be one OF the
major office buildings to DO compIst.
ed IN 1923. and viii be tenanted By
both business and professional men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
Building Permits

w. IL Day. 1855 Dirsetcr a.. fran.
residence. s.sss. ii.ett
Jas Reid. 1asi Bsiysd.Ys ave. fran,
residence. tsxft. tteoe.
psnny-Rsnton Clay Co. Ttka Duwsmlsh
frame boiler house. srsss. ti,sgo.
\. II. Royn~r. stiI Holden. frame reel.
dance. sssft, 1850.
Geo, n. Reveiie, n. y. block. fran,
store. $3.50. ft.eeo.
standard SANITARY AfE. Co.. iss;-s FRS
r.. min warehouse, ~. SOC
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26

10 follow general busineas--to act as
Thermometer In measuring. rough
~. prosperity or depression. During
tho early months Of this year busl.
ness was active and the price Of
steel biiiota advanced 30 per cent
from January 70 April II was evi.
dent By them that the improvement
had been oyerdone and business took
10 caution and conseryatlhm-a con.
dliion sim prevalent
Iron and steel prices very nntur.
ally followed. For tho pest six
months production hss dropped and
prices have been steadily declining.
Despite the rtadjuatmsnt 10 date, I
DO not feel TINT steel prices or pro
duotlon have reached the low point.
STEEL STILL EXCEEDS
PRE-WAR PRODUCTION
1T should be borne in mind that
during the war period our producing
capacity wah greatly stimulated. The
actual output Of steel Ia 1913 waH
about II. 900. 600 tons with produc.
ing capacity Of probably $1,000 900.
SO far this year the steel industry
has operated on basis Of moro than
"a. 600. oeo ;onA annually. a rate ma.
,erlRily over tho actual output OF 70
cent years.
"Aa matter of faet the abnormal
stimulation IN steel output started In
August. 1891. In 1872 total output
Jumped IS per cent over the previous
year. while production during the
fret nine months Of this year stands
over 30 per cent above tho same
period o, last year However. the
main point ia. 4, this country were
called upon. va could produce steel
nj between $4,000. 900 and 5000. 900
tons annually,
Even today Al the current rnte Of
20. 900. 600 tons. we are producing
more steel than We can consume and
export. Nor should we lose sight Of
the fact that our European neigh.
bors expanded their steel producing
capacity 20 cope with abnormal war
needs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26

The Eldridgn Buick Co. Will TAX,
the store now occupied by the chev,
rolei Motor Co. on November /.
The Seattle Plumbing Supply Co
have taken a lease on the store in
the Fifth ave. and University corns.
OF the White HeaTy.stusr; building
II. NJ. Grinncll a Co. will move Ia
.oT-s white. Henry Stuart building
from .is in tho same building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
Arrivals and Departures

Arrfred-oci 2s.--Notorship Loeb
Coll from Antwerp via London, Liverpool.
Balboa. los Angeles ana San Frsnolseo.
81 noon, or NerthNsstsru from Tscouis,
81 $40 q ~. oct. st-Htr H0YsH from
Port Ian Luis - y. M y. =. D. Idaho
from los Angeles. via san FrAneisea,
- si40 >. n-i ctr starr from Seward. At
1880 y. ~.
salisd-oot 1L-str DoTi.sisrn from
TscomA a. - ., m; ctr Kermit for
vancouver. u. C.. ~ eiio ?. M afr Hg-
jsrssyro Tor ssWafk via Tseona, Ever
sit and balboa, ~ i.tt .. m. Etr Ruth
Alexander Tor los Angeles via hAn Pm
cisco. , ?. M; y. =. 2 q. Bnshomirh
Tor Port Angeles. a. 10 a m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
TRADE TERMS
STOCK

Stock IL the.p portion OF Capitalize.
flon' not represented by funded
debt" There may be several kinds
NJ stock. such as preferred" com.
mon" "debenture.' The stocshold.
ers ARE the owners OF the business
and assume greater risks than the
bondholders and other creditors
whose claims must all be provided
for before any benefits accrue to
stockholders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
: BUSINESS-Fmance Produce Shipping Budng
NelU York Stock Market
Wall. srnErr JOURNAL FINANCIAL. RrvInw


q both s local federal hsn and Tho system whole and
steady The main body % stocks w the early dealgss
Eood un
Corn fFoiuctz las United states Nsslty like
10
Opening prices exchange Included steel 81
baldwin n6a =. u Central 100.
American Sugar s. of Products Hi or Tstas Com
"a. of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
New York Copper
Market Unsteady

NEW YORK. Oct. 2e.--The copper
market has the appearance OF dc.
mornlization. II has been estap.
lished that natal can be purchased
below IAN cents per pound. doliv.
cred. for domestic consumption in
tho outside market; II is quoted as
low ns i2h cents In some quarters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
SEES SIGN or
BEAR MOVEMENT

'7rhs underlying situation n well
defined by untitled tonnage-,he
barometer. which from the low In
February. 1852. Of 4iti. 600 tons.
climbed with little interruption 20
100000 tons In March Of this year.
To-day, six months later. untitled ton.
mage has dropped 70 approximately
100000. General GUINNESS. as 70.
Elected In the Bahsonehart, has
dropped 20 10 per cent below normal.
aiy main thought IL that altho no
radical departure from the present
price level "a indicated. n survey of
actual conditions shows that the
weight Is certainly on the bear side,
a. II IA in most lines today.
ION tho financial side we find fur.
Their evidence OF this slowing up. in
the amount AZ recent refinanc.nR
which has been undertaken by some
OF tho newer companies. During
periods OF record.hreakinE business,
new financing. II r. true, may be re.
aulred by the old conservative manu-.
facturerr for jus,iflnblo expansion as
well as the new once I, Ia n char.
ncieristic sign Of the beginning OF a
sharp competitive period. however.
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Denver Live Stock
Thr,.a,,., oae,.,ian.

Thursdays Quotations
Cssti~--Rsc.ipis. 1881 market sissdy
Beef steers. isg5.60s os~s ard hsifsFs.
i1.fsgsss! calves, fsss s,esssfs anS'
feeders NoTfs hgiis. tfhao %.
usx.-nse~ipts. t.tset piErss, ssC voc
hiwhsr. TOP. ifEss hsik. f1ise.
pigs. tETSeass.
shesp,-Rsesl is.sse; MARKET ssronk
To ase higher. isnisa titciiie: fed
Or lambs Iii9Ilst. yves u8s'b
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n l. L u 3 J. y Y
IN ] l. l. \. Mass.
Oct 20. IT b r
steel In dustry
gives us both a
barometer and a
thermometer OF
business" accord.
ng 90 Roger ".
BabEon. whose M.
iooiatss have just
completed a SUI.
ysy OF this great
industry.
Steel prices, "
says Mr.. Babson
in a statement n.
sued today, tend
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
CONSERVATIVE INVESTOR
SHOULD STUDY OUTLOOK

signs OF this stage 81 business
have not been lacking in the iron
and steel Industry this year. Thf
wisdom Of the restraint shown by the
largest factors at the peak OF de.
mAnd early In the year. now r. ap'
parent. Already certain Of thsir
more aggressive new competitors are
falling By tho wnyslde.
~ few OF tho seasoned concerns
which have consistently turned sur
plus back into equipment without In
crsasing capitalization offer sound
bonds for investment This IL an far
as the conservative investor should
90 az the present time.
Those who would purchase iron
and steel stocks AZ n speculation
must weigh the outlook with tho un.
dsrstsnding OF the position which
they accept as stocbholders-that Of
merohAnd!Hsrs In the commodity
Success lies In buying when business
n slack and the commodity low. 10
cell when business II brisk and com
modify prices high. From this tea,
n must be apparent that Il IL not ye,
time 20 look for attractive purchase.
IN iron and steel stocks"
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N. Y. Sugar and Coffee

thursdays ouotsslon.
surar--gasy; raw. tf.u0T.ss: refined,
auistg Erasuistsf. tt.ft9'.te.
Coffe~--So. RI, spot. itA dfiSs NJ
No Santos, isna 10.
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San Francisco Produce

Thursisy's orotatlons
Butter--Ef Extras. teHa ~. prime firsts
Is. IL. firsts. .iAc -,
Exxs-Ertras. sfe dos srtra pallsts
ASe dos! unssrsirsd priists. isS'
dos
Cheese California Mats. fsnsr. iiss 10
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Thur,a.r., aness.lsn.

TbursdsJs oHesaue1s
Battr~--4tetie ID,
EEE>-nuytsE price. N1tse COS sl'
inE prizes tsesac dos
Chss.e--itis ctie -.
Iiens--is q Use u.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
SEATTLE
MARKETS
VEGETABLES
rrIc.. rsla whsl..als prair,

chs prices Eiren are thnsp made 70 70.
tail dealers ~ whoisssisfss Win few
ssasenAi sEssptieus. prices % pfoduesss
cen be figured ~ dsfuetinE the eesi ~
transportation 70 Seattle and sppfasis
rasts!Y ~ for hsalihr. stoFsrs ard
ssiilnG rest.l
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Chicago Board of Trade
Caah Wheat
Thursdays Qustatlons

CHICAGO. oc. sgs--cAsh wh-as-Hs
| : red. utext Ne : hard ti.eiA o
liiih. No. 4 hard. ti,etA gies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26

FARM cRoPs.--plcle seed corn
from tho field. choosing wcll.ma
tured ears. from strong. healthy
stalks.
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Steel Industry Is Still
Leading Pre-War Basis
Slowing-Up Process Is Not Yet Com
pleted, Babson Says

when many new offerings Of funded
debt with specially attractive prom
Uses appear IN connection with cor
porate names that are new 70 inYssl
mont lists.
THE absence Of any new financing
on tho part OF older concerns NJ such
periods. always Is noticeable. II II
the time when tho more experienced
management is conserving resources,
limiting new business 70 established
capacity and reducing Indebtedness
rather than taking on more over
HaaA
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ShipNews
Tides in Seattle
nIIJAY
D( T. 20

Dii ~
First nigh Tide
aot q M 10 n.
ftrst Low 1idr
iisf = M 60 n.
-econd High Tide
E.0f - "a. i0f a.
hecond Low Tide
iists .. M % a.
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Weather Bureau Report

TATOOaH BLAND, Oct H. a. m,
nAfomstsr rising clear. Hight hhEs;
wind east. e miles an hour.
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BANK CLEARINGs
Seattle
Foreign Exchange
Thursds =. ouotatIons

NEW YORK. Oct sS.--Forolgn .s-
change opened irregular. Sterling.
Bsigian. 10000. marks, 100. 900, o0O, 900.
off 1900. oo6. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26

DArRY.--Dshorn all COWS which
run together IN the lots. uso n Jaw
and cut of a quarter to haif.inch
Of flesh with the horn.
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aATU HDAY
~ A. -

f1rst BiKb Tide
g43 . N III a.
tIFst Low Tide
lg 80 = "a. ~ ~
second IilEh Tie
G.tz p m iti u.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Prices raid 10 shippers
DAIRY PRODUCTS
rrie~s u Vefail Dealers
POULTRY AND MEATS
Prices Paid Wboleaals Dealers

Broiisr--p.r ID. ....,.,....... 30
Capons-LIvs. fat. psr ib...... IA
Fancy d. y, ....,...,...... .ge
Hens-tH lbs. and up..... -
Medium. live. AZ 10 ~ iba. 10
Live, light, . TO an ibs.... II
n y. ! cents above live.
Gcese--Livs, fat. . TO n lbs. ,ls
belgian Hnres--t lbs aud up. rs
Turkeys-Fanoy d. D.. young. .aa0 as
Live. fat. per ID. .......... .2s0 40
Roesters-old. 1.-Two. per Id. -. ii
legs
Choice liaht ....,......... II
Fancy. heavy. 10000 lbs. $50 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-26

AGRICULTURE Is The
tlrns 20 pack your bees for winter,
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-23
Forest Park
(near BridgeVine)

The farmers in this vicinity have
their corn nearly husked and are en-
joying the hunting season.
Preparations for the manufacture
of holly wreaths on a large scale
have been made by several families.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Culin of Green
wood are spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Passwaters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Kitchens spent
the weekend with his sister at Laur-
ell.
Wilbert and Dallas Donovan passed
Sunday afternoon with Dietz Dicker-
son of Chanla ms Chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Gordey Of
Georgetown passed Friday with their
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Moore.
Leroy Griffith who is employed in
Chester, Pa, spent the weekend with
his family here.
Miss Alice Moore spent the week
end with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benton Gordey Of Georgetown.
The Misses Ida Mae and Dorothy
Feyerabend and Messrs. John Dono-
van and George Smith spent Sunday
with Samuel and May Passwaters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Tucker enter
tanned a number of their friends on
Sunday.
There will be Thanksgiving enter
tainment at Forest Park school house
on Tuesday evening, November 9th
Everybody welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-23
Minvile

James P. Dukes and wife, Elwood
Dukes, wife and son, of Camden, N.
j., have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Dukes the past week.
Mrs. Lena Mitchell spent last Fri
day with Mrs. Edgar Evans of Clarks-
vile, who has been quite i'll.
Carl Lekites of Indian River Coast
Guard Station visited his family on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles West and
daughter Gladys of Omar were Mill
Vile callers on Sunday.
Miss Ola Dukes is visiting in Cam
den, N. J.
Master Billy Ross Ringler has been
very sick, but is much better at this
writing.
Master Donald Evans is also on the
sick list. g,
Mrs. Lydia Evans was entertained
to dinner on Sunday at the home OF
her son, H. D. Evans.
Mrs. Lula C. Lynch is spending
few days in Philadelphia. =.
Our teachers spent last Friday IN
Milford -.
MIR. and Mrs. Harold Long, Mrs. Oil
yer Evans and daughter Myrtle Jane
motored to Philadelphia over the
weekend.
w. R. Ringler is spending a few
days in Wilmington and Philadelphia
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-23
CARE MUST BE EXERCISED
In STORING DAHLIA ROOTS

No flower is more important in the
garden during the late summer and
autumn than the dahlia; in fact, it is
so popular that a national society is
devoted to its interests. So many are
its admirers that it takes It's place
with the rose and the peony, the iris
and the gladiolus, the sweet pea and
the carnation, the chrysanthemum and
the orchid. The popularity Of the dab
liza can be attributed largely to it's
ease of culture, it's wide adaptation,
and its pleasing effect in the autumn
garden, because of it's great variety Of
color and freedom of bloom.
Dahlias are easily grown and prop
agated. In fact, says the United
States Department Of Agriculture, the
only really difficult phase of dahlia
culture is the successful storage of the
dormant roots through the winter so
that they will be fit for planting the
following year.
Dormant roots can be obtained from
nurseries for the spring planting, but
for the home gardener who has had a
bed of dahlias during this fall it is
suggested that with little care and
attention he can with success and
much satisfaction to himself save the
roots and store them for next years
flower bed. AS soon as the tops are
killed by frost the plants should be
lifted and the tops cut off about 8 to
IL inches above the crown. The roots
should be allowed to dry in the air
for few hours and then stored in a
frOst-frae cellar that is not too dry.
This seems simple enough, although
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-23
WET BLANKETS
BY Ethel G.. Peterson

Agnes rushed excitedly into the
room, intent on telling the family
about thetennis match. She had not
finished two sentences when jack
who had reached the fastidiOus stage
in his existence, interrupted.
Gee, you're a sight! Mother, can't
you make her fix her hair better? It's
forever tumbling down; other chaps
sisters don't look the way she does"
Mrs. Norris said gently, Jack, let
Agnes tell her story"
Agnes made a grimace at Jack, but
went on with her tale, an account Of
the game she had won against odds.
She was making very good nara
tive of it, but now it was Big Sister
who said, Don't talk so fast. Nobody
can understand a word you say"
Agnes ignored this too, but when a
minute later her father remarked
mildly, Daughter, bully is not nice
word for a young lady to use," the
child, already overwrought with the
strain of the game, burst into tears
and left the room, sobbing out, when
I tell you folks anything again, you'll
know it"
The family commented in resigned
tones on Agnes dreadful temper, but
my sympathies were all with the girl,
for 1 remembered my own childhood.
was the intense, emotional type, my
mother calm, reserved, and a purist In
the use of English.
I would rush in all eagerness to
share my news with Mother. Probably
her first comment would be, alice,
your voice is several octaves too high.
Get it down."
A little subdued, I would recon-
mence, only to hear, "That word is &C
cented on the first syllable, not on the
second"
When I had been stopped several
times in that fashion, my enthusiasm
had evaporated. Mother, noticing this,
would laughing say, "Now go on and
tell me about it. simply wanted to
call your attention to that word be-
fore I forgot."N
And many times I too flounced out
of the room with the silent resolve
never to tell Mother anything again.
Now, 1 know that it was Mothers
love for me, her deep desire that l
should excel, that made her critical,
but to this day have fear of her
criticism of any talk may give, or
any article I may write-the childish
impression is still too strong. And as
a consequence, Mother has been hurt
many times at my reserve over my
personal affairs.
So 1 have firmly resolved that both
for my safe and theirs, I will not wet
blanket" my children's first enthusl-
asms. If criticism must come, let it
be later, after the first excitement has
worn off.
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-23

side, winch was de
mOstunbearable, and
/ could not even let
the bed clothing rest
on my body at night.
l had been sick for
seven years, but not
so bad until the last
eighteenmonths, and
had become so run
down that / cared
for nobody, and
would rather have
diad than live I