jrot,*.
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Polk kf filer's emit*rUiaaient *CtW
" . > _. nain-i,^
th'osn who braved the 'Inclement
be"ore M?M oV^JdH wL^uftS
this that a crowded house "? not
uiirfsfcrwiCot, slllloeaudMs^onW
V" federates. JK-+
kH ' . -Mr. Miller w ?tu?er.hrdl Iwjp fw
Mr. Millar ?M extremely rood in
hU Imitations o( the plantation darker
and told many anecdotes of antebellum
days. He also played eereral
BKOAU CUE* UUSMS.
Miss Laura Whitley spent. Saturday
night with Miss Fanni- Willis
_ 'of Willis' Viuprard.
.' " ? ' A H. Waieis aliil R. r. Wateiu of
near Pinetown wore visitors at' Mrs.
v W. I-. Latham Saturday night.
Mr. and Mr#. Bonnor Waters and
child ct SlatostOfio #p#nt Saturday
night and Sunday with Mrs. Waters'
parents, Mr and Mrs. Cf. C. Ctitlor.
l, . Chacy Whitley made a flying trip
Joyner > iligood and Charlie Cut k
lor or Joasama, Leon Jordan and Miss
Mdlio Leo were the guests of Misses
B l,rtham 8uu.!ay afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. .Tom Alligood and
children spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. Joe All 1 Rood,
itobert T. Boyd of near Plaetown
^Hb va? a visitor in our midst Sunday afJr
io Mtrees Nellie and Essie Latham
are wdlH.W?llm. Iil WashingS
Cop vtailing thatr slater. Mrs. E. P.
1.-Hcnrrtar
1 with the NlasB^JpflMoa ot R. P.
On eceoirfWmnens of the writer
PSKTiy ; 1 then were no Kama sane In last
weak ttcm Broad Oreek
Chacr and Cheater Whitley attended
ohttrch at -Whits Plains Sunday
Thar rajport a moat pleasant Ul*. . I
Soma of oar young folks attended
the Woolard and Boyd marriage at
5'~"" ~j* Kar.'H. H. Ambrose apeat Sunday
Ip1:- with lit. aadhlro. Tom singleton.
Me, Mrs. CUudlo Jefferson and
. child epent Sunday with' Mrs. Jefferm'l
tetter, Mr. W. E. Alllyood.
Mm. O. C. Cutlar and daughter.
MJm Leila. agent a (aw day* laat
week la Waahlngtnu.
Mr. aid Ml*. Tom Singleton and
children apaot laat Saturday la
Waahlastoa chopping.
Hoaarable Joaepbua Daalela^-Sacretary
ot the Nary, will addreaa the
people at Beaufort County at the
.School Auditorium, Waahlngton,
North Carolina, on Monday. May 19,
Itlt, at 11 o'clock a. m. Mr. Dan'
Ma <raa hero In Baaufort County and
oar paopla ahonld honor hln aehlever
nrent and poattlon by tbolr pranenco
on thla notable occaaton Seats
? MaaM he aaaopdid la tlma In amlil
I uufoalon and delay.
It A. D MaeLEAN.
Chairman ot Entertainment Committee.
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MAY 8 IN HISTORY.
?l7??.-<BaUa<l Rtataa pMtolQco department
eetaOT.KpbPaS
?'*'* ' -> ef oongreai. . Vy
.?? nag?kohortMorrta. the dnanelet
of (he American Rerolntlon.
died In Philadelphia Born
la Liverpool, January 20,
Wg IP41 w IIIIUIII WHIMI, LUU UUIBU
\"v,. . 1U buster b?rn in Nashville
Teon. Executed In Honduras
BBBffil. , . < v' September It, 1810. ;
18ti general Lafayette visited
Louisville.
Hp ] " ' 18*#?U the battle of Palo Alto, the
ret enfeeement ot the Mnt
aea ear, the Amertoene nndet
efT Sen. Taylor defeated the Vextaue
under Gen. Artata,
18S??Southern Rlfhta conrentloc
v-.1 ' -\ ' "et 'n Oharleeton. a C.
Thirty thouaand llvea lo?t h)
\^.bhe eruptldn o( Mont Peine
t *ertlnlqee.
h' 1?W?Ft ret direct 'telephone com
aenlcatlon between Nee
Toak City end Denver, Colo'.
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I aeleetloaa on the baulo and tut a
MWBnnMWtiMMi iii m in
I ?r7 A .Will Her .Iwrni and plered
the violin Ool. Ton. Booker, the
beat of the old-tlmo bnajolata. wee
loudly applauded Ior tm Tile playing
ted hie Inimitable alegint Whoeorer
eeld that Mr. MiUwt, oegre
quartet "looked Ilka Tarmera but
enag like Caruaotf Vuiw what he wee
talking about. Thaac boye aure could
nlng and the audience couldn't let
enough of their sung*. The; gave
many encores. - *? . .
1 t FAMOl
fi (iOLKKHH AT
ninroKx rmr
Garden City, L. 1., May 8?The annual
golf tournament of the Garden
ftltriWff Pliih which hrgnn her" trw
day see ma fchnost Itke.a championship.
Among this prominent amateurs
talcing part are. Jerome DTrivets.
rib<? national and metropo\ltan
champfou;'*JOSwaI<l KlrHy, tBe
Now Jersey titlcholder; Walter"J.
Travis. Henry J. Topping,- Hamilton
K.- Kerr;' Fred Herresboffr Robert C.
WpfUbtu Jameo R. Hyde, Gardiner
W. White and John II. Ward.
Probably aa much American golf
history has been made at Garden City
as anywhere, and a book mJghx be
written on atirrlng encounters between
prominent linkamen there.
Travera and Travis have met at Garden
City hi matches that necessitated
extra boles, and It was only a couple
of years ago that White shored a
sensational victory there by dereating
Travis In a contest carried to forty-first
hole. ,
DAMRLK TO VI81T
FLORIDA -NAVY VAIll).
.. V; . ;
Washington, May 8?Secretary or
the Navy Daniels has completed phma
for a tour oMnvpeethnrof the Southern
navy yards and plans to leave for
Charleston. 8. Cj. tonight. That Is
the first stop to be made by the par*
ty. Leaving Charleston Mr. Daniels
%t|l proceed around the Florida Peninsular
to Pensacola. where extensive
plana have been tnade for his entertainment.
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TO tlflff AllTO LAW.
Baltimore. Md.juay 8.?The question
of carrying to the highest court
in the land the constitutionality of
the automobile registration tax will
toe considered-at-today1* meeting of
the Executive Board of the American
Automobile Association. While there
has been an' acqulesence for several
years on the part of motorists In accepting
this tax when the money was
employed in high-ways progress of
one kind or 'another, especially in
those States where It was paid in
lieu of a personal property tax, the
Legislatures of the past winter hare
" showed such a marked Inclination to
increase fees to an exorbitant degree
un that-A. A. A. officers have taken
. an the matter with the Btate dl videos
of the national body, with' the result
that President Laurens Enos eppointeda
special committee to prepare and
to present a reportattheP raeeuag.
CAROLINA GOLF TOCRNKY.
?L?MraSlg.. 8. C- May 8.?Tho
fourtu anneal toniaai&Vlt 61 Me i.irOilnn
Golf Association began here today
over the Hnks of the Rldgewood
Club. Play VIII aOIIUUUB thmuabuut
Saturday. The present title holder ta
R. H. Guattney. of Wilmington, N. C.
I Installed New Machine.
L. N. Williams has Installed a new
Champion harness and shoe repairing
machine at his establishment on
Market street. Mr. Williams cow
has a complete and modern equip
, ment for repair work. New business
. Is coining In fast.
B unless.
"By the -way." said the old shoe
maker, "do yon know whet makes s
Dentonl No! Weil. It Is .Imply grttlnc
shoes too bhort. In a short shoe tbr
foot cannot follow the dictatre 01
growth Imposed by nature. But It aim
ply cannot keep from growing. Mo tbr
. tissue and bone and desh that Simula
f go Into the toes ere simply sidetracked
Into e bunch wherever It ego get lbs
eaMset end farms-a. bunion."
A beer
yy * )"*- frtmttoo re
r renrty returned from a eeventy <Uj
' tour of Europe.
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\VASHIS<iT?>X PUBLIC MTfUJOLS
HON. J J. SMALL TO SPEAK
Bsgrrlara Will . Commence at W:3Q
Sharp. IHploma* and PrjuH u> Bo
Awarded to Students. Several Musical
Numhent on ProKnm.
'j "m- 'I ... .'.I, , J *" T* r ." Tocionow
night will be Commencement
bight of tho WAsbinatph
Public Schools. Several noted speakera
will be present at tltla occasion,
and malqa; a Agrees e a. The awarding1
of medal* and prizes and the giving
oat or diplomas to the out-going
Senior Class.will be another feature
or the evening. *The coteplete prif?
gram Is as follows:
Commencement Night Profrahi.
H'.ilo p. ni.
1. Processional-?"March Lyrl^e."
Misses Margaret Wells, Eleanor
Berry, Laurie Branch and Garland
Hodges.
2. Chorus?"A Soinmer Holiday"
(from "8alauthe" ? Bull Ivan).
The Choir.
3. Invocation?Dr. J. T. Glbba.
4. Introduction of- Speaker?Hon.
- John H. Small.
Claxton of Washington, D. C.
6. JMano Solo?"To a Water 1JIV"?
McDowell. Miss Margaret Wells.
7. Brief report of Tear's Work?
? Superintendent. **
8. Delivering'of print" and medals.
(a) John H. Small History medal.
(b) C. G. Morris Debater's medal,
tc) Daughter's of American Revolution
prize '($2.50 in gold).
Id) Howell English prise (hooks)
(e) George H. Brown Scholarship
prise ($5.00 in gold).
Or Piano Solo?"Quartette from Regoletto."
Mr. Garland Hodges.
10. Announcing scholarships and attendance
honors for the year
and also college scholarships?
By the principal, M. A. Hoggins.
*1. Awarding diplomas and certificates
by chairman of Board of
Trustees.
12. Chorus?"The Shepherd's Good
Night." (Prom II Trovatore).
The Chair.
Stories About Hill, the Office Boy.
You ought to -read about "Bill,"
the office boy. In the 14-page illustrated
Magazine published with the
New YorjL Sunday World. Paul West,
the well-known author and writer of
poetry, la telling the story of Bill in
a way'that will interest ftB readers
original series of ttorles, full of
humor and human intereet. Bill
heglne on Sunday. May 11. Be aure
you order your Sunday World in advance.
Haeeboll Tomorrow.
Washington baseball fans will
have a ehance to see a good game
tomorrow afternoon at Fleiplna Park
when the Washington Juniors will
day the New Bern Junior*. Both
organizations hare a mighty eirung
tame and a hot conteat?ls assured.
The batteries for Washington will he
Forbes and Harder, while Bray and
Colon will teas them over fo* the
Mew Bern aggregation. Admission to
he game will be fivo and ten cento.
The line-up of the teams will be as
'ollows: p
Washington?R. Harden c, K.
"orbes p. R. Welti lb. C. Cordon 2b,
H. Bow en ?b, H. Hand* U. C. Hard
dk oil 8- Everett it, II. Wheeton a*.
New Bern?M. Ketone-, W. Bra* p.
R. Duffy lb. H. Mbton >b, R. Water,
lb, S. Daniels sn. B. Armstrong If, ?.
wllllkln of, W. OaakUl rf. V- ''
AUSTRALIANS IN NEW YORK.
New Tort. May I.?A. B. Jonea
Horace Rice and E. W. Hlcka, ot tbt
Australian tennis teem wbo are ti
nlay against Americans at tho Inter
1 national fames In June, arrlred her.
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Is News.
VuirfMUmrt. m?rrhiit?.
auj uthef? who u?. the >4.>rtuius
column. Of Tie Uaflr
i fi?. do (oncer res.rh ttrelr
expenditureajn the light of ? *peoae.
bat of kareatmeat.
Now that udvertUlng la beI
log purged of exaggeration
I and untruth. the reading public.
especially that largo circle
I of Newr. readers Mho receive
I Uk* liMiMjj
carefully carry it home withI
tham each, day,. lake as milch
Interest in-tbe advertisements
I as they do in the news.
I After all *JewH advertfelng
I 18 news of the moat interesting
I ?in?*rni tire. 7 and profitable
. :|i i
Ana u ic to a. good investment
for the advertiser to
_ place hia nswn -before yau con=
stonily it li equally profitable
for our readers to read attentively
the valuable information
thus imparted.
SHIPPING NEWS
The barge. Anna M. McNa'.ly, ia
Iond?a* with iintUer nt the Norfolk
Southern -lock. Sh?. will leavs for
Philadelphia as soon as her cargo 4s
complete. >
Tie buoy tender. Jassamiae, la In
port.
?The schooner Cape Charles, of Aurora,
Capt. J. B. Silverthom arrived
here luit Bight.
Tho schooner Anna Waliab ' <?f
Ocracoke is In port with a cargo of
fresh Bah.
The schooner* Relief arrived-here
last night from Ocracoke. ~
The Lore ha t>. came' Into port last
night.
The three master, Llsxle A. Williams,
la in port with a load of coal.
The schooner Otis D. Terrell ia
moored tb the wharf at the foot of
Market street.
VITWUTI I ivriiifMMi itr?
| HIGHWAY HINTS.
All road repair work should bo ? >
T done in the spring aa soon as '
. X tha frost is out of tha ground.
T A dry sarth road will not
freeza and heave, for 1ft ia not
? . tha aarth, buft tha watar it con;
talna, that freezes. >
Some anginaara work from a '
> > patch work design with no dafi- ,
; nita purpose but to spend tha ' '
, , appropriation. " \'A
Too many local roads lead to <
; tha homo of aomo influential J M
< . farmer who has a poll ties I pulf. ! \
Reads must be built to suit tha 1
I character and tho volume of
' < traffic they are to bear.
a<i Alternative.
lira. Newlyxved-Do you think my
cooking ts Improved. denrto) Hubby?
. ffei rtow ihn' c ih? aumiM u iifntag
ooo a better brand of pepsin.?New
^ Orieana Times-Democrat.
lty tbo Ills which you should avoid.?
Publlus l?yrus.
Tho Whiu Whala.
ire tic cetacean and closely allied to tho
narwua i. 11 w jiuru wwia iu ewn^
twelve to eighteen feet long. whaleUhe
In form, with a hose muscle and n?
merous sharp conical teeth.
white whale swims with extraordinary
speed by doubling Its hug*
tall under Its body and then strlfcli*
out with it Bcienttets who base studied
It in Its natural environs say thai
tt Is able to catch the swiftest of Mkm,
often bqrsnlmr tta prey-tor up the
northeru rivers It la gregarious an?
may be semi at times In beids of forty
9t fifty.
These herds not Infrequently gambol
around boats in the arctic sens, and
the natives of Greenland often captors
them with h?rpoo?V net* The fleet
of tbo white whole. In fact. to n considerable
oooreo of food aapplj t?
them. Fran 11 alao I* dei-leadcdo of
I the treat (TBdea of commeecthj OIL
The afctna are tanned and lb* leather
aald-tn the trad* aa -pbrpolaa htfla."N?w
lock Timet. "
plana tied of the rhyme -Mac a Hon*
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Hill, HI
I Upon the request M the Pamlico
Chapter, U. D. C.. we publish again
I the program of the Memolral J)*,
I service* whlfch will take place Satur- i
I day. May tfr. .. i
I # AttornojrfOencral Blekett. who i*
I too well known to need a further InI
troductlon. will deliver the address.
I We trust a* many citizen* aa possible 1
I both in the town andfthe county will :
I be present to beer hlpsi 3
I - .
Exercises to begin at 10:30 in the
Public School Auditorium.
?Musle?Washington (loncei t llaml.
Song?Children of the Confederacy.
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Prayer -Rev. It. H. Broom.
Bong??????1?L
Resolutions to Comrades Dead?
Rot. W. H. Call.
Introduction of Speaker?Rev. C.
P. lUBot.
Address- Attorney-General Dickett.'
Presentation of Crossea of Honor.
Children of the Confederacy.
Song-?Quartet.
Benediction?Rev. N Harding.
Dixie?Band.
Parade to Cemetery.
Chief Marshal and Aides.
Washington Concert Band.
Washington Light In fan try
Naval Resorves.
Confederate Veterans.
Bryan Grimes' Camp.
Speaker in carriage.
Daughter* of the Confederacy.
Children of the Confederacy.
Citizens generally.
ftmrlrrH at Cemetery.
Decorating monument at the gate.
Children of {EoTTonTeSefacy!
Prayer?Rev. R. V. Hope.
Hymn?Choir. uftl?
:-?lM0r?ttag the graves*
Salute?"Reserves.
Benediction?Rev. N. Harding.
Music?Band.
Salutes?Infantry.
March to Armory for dinner.
Veterans and descendants who will
receive Crosses of Honor:
Burnett^. S. C.
i Carter. H. C.
| Carter. V. M. CKHff 1>. M. Carter!.
Evans, John W.
* Gray, W. H.
Harris. W. 8. (duplicate).
Horned John H.
Latham, W. W. (daughte*. E T.
Stewart).
Leggett, Q. 3. tson. J. H. faefgett).
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McCahc. Haywood.
Mfzell, J. Allen. '
Roberson, David F.
Robertson. J. H.
Salterthwaito. H. D.
Litteraon, Joseph M. *
Swindell, Louis L.
Tarkenton, H. J.
Tatem, A. H. (son, Herbert Nash 9
Tatem).
Williams. George It.
Wyatt, William Henry (Rutherford
M. J.)
The General Convention, U. D. C..
extending the time (or bestowing
Crosses of Honor, all Veterans who
wish them will have the opportuitny
to apply to Miss Lena Windley, in
the Armory, immediately after dinner.
The Daughters again ask that
every one whowill send a carriage,
or conveyance, to Auditorium at 12
o'clock, to help take the Veterans to
the wmtary. SO many of the "Buys
jot the Sixties" are now too feeblo
for even that march. #
The dinner committee wfah to
thank all the persons who have re
aponaea so uoeraiiy. ir any Dome
.was passed by, it was an' oversight
and those persons are asked to send '
a contribution to the Armory Satnr- 1
day morning. '
The Children of the Confederacy
will have a way provided-for them to
ride out to the cemetery and each '
child la requested to make and bring j
a wreath of evergreen. The different '
choirs of the elty are also asked to j
attend these exercises.
The following young ladles have
been selected as asbers:
II Misasg Elisabeth Tsyloe, Mildred
I Rumley, Robona Carter. 8allle Car- *
row, Rena Harding, Annie Fowle, '
Bonner Arch bell, mode Swindell. '
Bjblilo Orlffln. Krelm Rome, NeU '
O'Brien, Evelyn Jones, Josephine
Bowes and Elisabeth Can-ow*
I The following children will p^ the
Crosses of Honor upon Che breasts of
lite Confederate soldiers: Elisabeth
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loTtt! Rodmnn"0H^lntt BrS'n, M?r
RECEPTION
YESTERDAY
QIVR$ IX HOXOR OK MB8. I. W.
iaA.NOULK.AXD MRS. J. K.
? BUmJCHH.
>*r*e Number of Friends l'rwui at
Jw> Recaption. Which Wan Held at
he IT?I ilea In of Mn. It. F. Bower*
rum Four Until Six.
A reception wai given In honor of
rfrs. J. W. Isanogle and Mrs. J. E.
3owers by their slaters. Mrs. A. L.
Sowers and Mrs. D. P. Bowers, yeeorday
afternoon at the iatter's resiIcnce
on West Main street. Mrs.
asnogle. who was formerly Miss
lontgra. recently returned from her
irldal trip. Mrs. J. E. Bowers is
rotn Scotland Neck and is a visitor
lere. %ii .
a largo number or friends were
iresent at tho reception, which was
teld from four until six o'clock. The
ront door was opened by little
ami Lnaruu xayioc xzowers,
rhlle tho cards of the quests were
aken by Mary Grist Bowers and
Catherine Bowers. As the guests
uitured. Uiay-were recuivad by Mrs.
>. T. Tayloe and Mrs. H. M. Jenltin^.
rhey were welcomed at the door of
he parlor by Mrs. Henry' Bridgemau
Lud Miss Julia Mayo, who Introduced
hem In turn to the reception coninittee,
consisting of Mrs. B. P. Howra,
Mrs. J. W. Isancglc, Mrs. A. L.
lowers, Mrs. E. J. Isanogle and Mrs.
arl E. Bowers. The guests were
hown into the dining room by Mrs.
i. D. MaeLoan and Mrs. N. C, New* ,
old, where they were received by
Irs. John Fowle. Mrs. T. H. Clark nd
Mrs. J. B. Moore.
Taey wore nerved by Misses MU6 ed
Ruroley. Elisabeth Tayloe. Annie
'owlo and Margaret Williams. Reresbments.
consisting of icc cream
.nd cake were served. Punch was
erved La the hall. Mrs. George I lark tey
and Mrs. John Gorham. *presiting.
The visitors were shown Into the
ea room by Miss N. Waddy and Mrs.
;iaud Carrow. Jhoy were served iced
ea and sandwiches by Mrs. X. L.
lmmons, Mrs. Ernest Dauthridge.
lisB Olive Gallagher, Mrs. C. B. Bell
nd M)bs Ella Tayloe.
The hall and the rooms of the reslence
were attractively decorated for
he occasion. The hall.was decoratd
In red and green, the parlor in
Ink and green, while pink anu wnue
rere used in the dining rootu. The
oom was attractively adorned in
allow and white. Sweet, peas, daises,
ferns and various other flowers
k*ere used in beautifying the rooms.
WILL ritOVI? ABILITY.
Urate's $22,000 Twirl er Shows flood
Control.
Doubtless there are scores upon
cores of fans who are wondering
whether Mprty O'Toole, who failed
ast season to live.up to his $22,500
epilation, is going to make good
his year.
They are aaklrig IBemBPivw i?u>
lerning his chances to aid the Pirates
o win the 1913 pennant.
? Marty i? in dead aarnest. He resizes
that he will have to pitch good
tell If he is to retain the confidence
>f his employers-and the fans at
tome. It is said that he suffered a
?nt^ln nalnrv thla ftomnn and that lir
ias been promiesd the amount of the
:ut next year If he showB well during
l?13. l_ ;
This, however, Is but rumor.
VTooto has said nothing on the subject,
nor has President Drey fuss or
ifanage? Clarke. Their TelatloQS
irith the Valuable One seem to be of
ihe most pleasant nature and both
>f them are of the opinion that the
money spent in securing ihe pitcher's
releaso from St. Paul was judiciouai
4..I
J o*|wu?? .
Marty himself has no doubts concerning
his ability to go right. "I
im going to pitch like I pitched for
3t Paul," he said. "I -wasn't altogether
right last season. I tried too
lard to live up to the reputation
which had preceded me to Pittsburgh
?and I failed.
'U-ast spring I suffered from a sore
hrm, t^is soreness sticking to me
throughout the greater part of the
lesson. Now, however, my arm is
free from all kinks, and I believe I
will be able to do all that will be expected
of me. "
Hiss Lotta Bishop of Pantego Is
visiting Mrs. Samuel Pogram of
WMklacton p?ic.
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Ci. A. I*HILLU*S TO KTAKT WORK
OX IIL'IMMNU lMMKlMATFJf". i'j
WILL COST ABOUT S5.000 1
' ?. .V J
Itlltl.HMH if* Iff Kw ! f*-*l fr?T?^t'Ting
Fertilizer ami Will lie Over Two
Humhxl ! '??? I *?
Over (be Ittver. * {
G. A. Phillips .wili-cowuionVa irork. V jjy
within the next (Idy or (wo liyo& a, 'JB
large warehouse, whfcli he will erect
on the site formerly occupied by tb?- - ?2*
oyster factory on Water street. The ^jpB
size of tho warehouse will be 232 'ffl
feet by 74 feet. The front and sides,
to a distance of 60-feot, will be built-?' .
of brick. The balance of the build- w
ing will be constructed of wood- 'Srjjg
Fifty feet of the building will extend
out over the river. It is estimated
that tlie building will cost in tike ~T$5
neighborhood of $5,Odo. * '
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ECONOMY OF LANGUAGE. ')
,-?7^*9 '-*1
Sain Could Not Stay Where Ward* ""vSa
Wero Wasted In Argument.
One of tho most notable ckarac*
teriRtrcs Of the guides ih the Maine
v ildcrness is their economy In tho
use of language, many of (hem bard- -J
ly over speaking except when spoken.
To. and naVink a disinclination Tor 'J
anything in the Hne of an extended
conversation or discussion.
The story is told of a couple of ?^
guides or this sort who wtro em- J
ployed id a vummrr camp, end who- J
only spoko to each other twice a day.
in tho morning it was, "Good morn- 'j
ing. Bill:" '"Morning, Sam." And at
night it was. "Good night. Bill;"
"Good night, Sam."
Ono night, after the usual saluta- :S
(Ions. Sam volunteered tho information:
"Dead boss up the gulch. Bill."
No responso from Bill. *'" ^
- Tho next day,-afler'TBe-"good - nights"
had boon exchanged. Bilr
ventured upon a correction. Said he: 6 <1
"That ain't no dead hoss up tho
gulch; it's a mule."
There was no reply from Sam. JjjJ
m'u vuo uc?v morning ne quietly. ,;s
arose, parked up his belongings and
was about to leave the camp wheat-? ' tiM
Bill noticed him and said: "Matter. *jR|
Sam? Where you goln'?"
"Goln' ter dig out," said Sam. ?
"Too much talk and argymeng
around here for me!" ?l
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Ambition Cooled. 2*j
A young man who was auxoua to
ecuro a job as a railroad brakeman. J
wandered into one of the local yards
the oth^ day and came across a
bunch>6f rauroad men who were sitt.ng
in a shanty. . Ho made known
his ambition, and one of the men
who Is quite a Joker, ricked him a
-tew?foolish?questions.?Tho yautU
answered them and then asked:
"How long before I'll bo likely to t - S|
get a Job?"
? down and wait," aaM-Abo-Jolt-? "
er. "There's ten or .fifteen brake- ' ^
men killed here every day,' and you
caif't tell how soon we will need
yau M
The young man's ambition seemed ^
to fide, and he remembered that he iTjj
bad an engagement elsewhere. *
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Pv?-cr of Fluorescein.
A few grains of fluorescein, a substance
derived from coal tar, will pro- . ",3
duce a. distinct fluorescence, shining
With a yellowish green light when
strongly illuminated. In a hundred
tons of water. To produce this result
the fluorescein must be divided
into countless Dinions or paruciea.
H* Know.
First TraveIei"-'-Where did yon buy ?7S|
those cigars? In Paris?
Second Traveler?No. indeed, ie
Cologne.
First Ditto?Thoy don't smell tike .*5
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When to Eat Fruit.
Yon may oat cooked fruit wfui any >cgH
meal; bat If yoe-are taking it for * .. . $9
special dietetic purpose the effect will a
be greater when it is taken by Itaell;
this may be at the beginning of a -s
meal, but, preferably, between meals.
Oftentimes, when the laxative effect ^
la not obtained from figs or applea j
served aa dessert a great difference
will be observed if the fruit to token. ;
on going to bed. whan the stomach M
to empty, or an bow before break- .2
fast, a Class or twp of cool water
being added The very wotot time L
for eating ffult is at the end of a 3
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