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I WITH THE LODGES H
f #» CHARGES H. MANDV
I allowing tnc orriciai count or the
ps for the grand lodge officers of
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
he state of Alabama, held yesterday
Fraternal hall. Palmer P. Daugette
Birmingham was announced as the
nd warden-elect of the grand lodgi
1 will be Installed Into that office
the next grand lodge meeting. Thp
er grand lodge officers had no op
ition. and were elected as follows:
>rge Huddleston of Birmingham,
nd master; Palmer P. Daugette of
mlngham, grand warden; II. C. Fol
1 of Huntsville, grand secretary*; J.
Howie of Talladega, grand treasurer,
Fred J. Cramton of Montgomery,
nd representative,
rand Master R. L«. Bradley and as
ants counted the votes, which were
t last October for the several £rand
5e officers. The interest was cen
ad round the office of grand warden
the two first officers liad no oppo
pn and from the fact that the of
of grand warden is regarded as a
aping stone to the office of grand
jter. There were three nominations
the place Mr. Daugette and two
didates from Mobile. The race was
tered on the Birmingham man and
Bloch of Mobile, the local man win
g by a handsome majority.
Ir. Daugette is one of the best
>\vn Odd Fellows in the district and
devoted much of his time and
ins to promote the interests of ths
er. His promotion at the hands of
brethren is considered as well de
red and that In honoring Mr. Dau
te the order has honored Itself. lie
member of the Birmingham bar and
oys a widespread popularity and is
nent In his profession.
MORIAL SERVICES
IY LOCAL ELKS TODAY
€ mo rial services of Birmingham lodge
79* Benevolent, Protective Order of
s, will he held this afternoon at the
ie theatre commencing at 3 o’clock,
most elaborate and appropriate pro
mme has been prepared which will j
ude a beautiful and impressive tab- ]
i with scenic electrical and musical
;ct. M. L». Semon, member of the com
_
I Specials For
Monday at *
HILL’S
6 Quality Stores
Best Granulated Sugar,
19 lbs.$1.00
Lenox Soap. 10 bars. .27c
Buy Your Fruit Cake
Goods From Hill’s
and Get the Best
Fancy Citron, lb.20c
Lemon and Orange Peel,
lb...15c
Crystallized Pineapple,
lb.40c
Crystallized Cherries,
lb.50c
Raisins, Seeded,.3«pkg. 25c
Layer Figs, pkg. . . . .10c
Currants, pkg. 10c and 12c
Dates, pkg. .. .10c
Sultana Raisins, per
lb. ..15c
Shelled Nuts
Pecans, halves, lb.70c
Almonds, lb.60c
Walnuts, halves, lb. . ,70c
Grandma’s Wonder
Flour
12 lb. 24 lb. Bbl. in
Sack Sack Cloth i
45c 85c $6.50
Fit for a King Coffee
The perfect coffee maker.
A delicious, invig- OA«
orating drink. Lb. OUL
3Ya lbs.$1.00
Canned Vegetables
SuefpNtukeN Corn, 2 cans.25c
lYima Corn, 2 cans .25c
Blue Moon Corn, 2 cans4.15c
Mny Day I Van, Early June, don
W 05c; 2 cans . 25c
Frcncli Peas, can .. . . . . .20c
Burt Olney Peas, little sweet
champion, dor.cn 92.75; can 25c
Hominy, large eons, 2 cans. . . .15c
Burt Olney Lima Beans, can 20c
2 Tomatoes, 2 cans .25c
Fruits
l.argc Grapefruit, each 5c
trail berries, 2 quarts .25c
Celery, per bnnch .10c
Florida Oranges, do®, 20c, 25c, 30c
YYInesap Apples, peck . ..50c
York Imperials, peck.40c
Lettuce, per huneh.10c
Malaga Grapes, lb, ..,..20c
>avy Beams, lb. .T%c
Black Eyed Peas, lb.. .7%c
Limn Beans, 3 lbs.2fcc
Asparagus
Mattsanlto Tips, 2 cans . .25c
Eagle Asparagus, can.20c
Grlf flu’s A Skelly Tips, per
•Pit . 25c
Belmonte Asparagus Tips, can 25c
Graham Flour, 12 lb.
bag . 50c
Belmont Pancake or Buck
wheat Flour, 3 pkgs. 25c
New Prunes, per lb., 10c
12l/2C and.15c
Special at Meat
Market
Rump Roast, lb.16c
Round Steak, lb.16c
Loin Steak, lb.16c
Pork Sausage, lb.20c
All Mail Orders Filled at 8
VThese Prices |
HILL
Grocery Co. I
,1 . .. Wm
PALMER P. DAUGETTE
Grand warden-elect of the Inde
pendent Order’of Odd Fellows
mlttee of arrangements, has this feature
in charge and it is stated it will be the
most elaborate memorial ceremony ever
put on 9 local stage.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend and all Elks are urged to be pres
ent. Judge \Y. \Y. Brandon of Tusca
loosa, one of the foremost orators of the
state, will deliver the fculogy to the mem
ory of the departed brethren, and the
oration will be made by Dr. M. H. Ed
monds. The programme Is as follows:
March—"Funeral" (Chopin). Frank
Harm's orchestra.
Opening of lodge.
Lodge Hymn—Lodge, orchestra and
audience. (During opening ceremonies
"The Rosary." by Ethelbert Nevin, will
be sung by Miss Anne Faulkner.)
Prayer—The Rev. w. N. Claybrook.
Soprano Solo—Selected, Miss Anna
Faulkner; Clara Harper Steele at the
piano.
Oration—The Rev. H. M. Edmonds.
Saxaphone Solo—"My Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice" (Saint Saens), A. Trailer.
Eulogy—W. W. Brandon.
Baritone Solo—"One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" (Ambrose), E. Farley; Mra.
Edna Gockel Gussen at the piano
Closing of lodge.
Doxology—Lodge, orchestra and audi
ence.
Benediction—The Rev. w. N. Clay
brook.
Officers of the lodge: John S. Leedy,
exalted ruler; John W. Douglas, esteemed
leading knight; Joe K. Saks, esteemed
loyal knight; A. H. Moore, esteemed lec
turing knight; H. E. Shropshire, Jr., sec
retary; Edward O’Hagen, assistant secre
tary; Edward M. Cornwell, treasurer;
John G. .Greener, tiler: W. B. Coldwell,
esquire; W. B. Harris. Inner guard; Harry
L. White, chaplain; H. A. Ehrliardt, or
ganist; John B. McCarty. E. A. Erckert.
John W. Perkins, trustees.
Memorial committee: George B. Rat
termann. E. J. McOrossin. Frank Arrico,
M. L. Semon. John E. Shelby. O. W. Col
gan. John W. Maynor, and John W. Doug
las.
ODD FELLOWS COMMITTEE
MEETS IN IRONDALE
The general visiting committee of Odd
Fellows of this district met with Iron
dale lodge on Thursday night, December
3, with the following lodges represented
with a fair attendance: Mineral City No.
71, Avondale No. 108, Birmingham No. 112,
Magnolia No. 121, East Lake No. 281, Star
No. 288, Brighton No. 155, Lincoln No. 196,
Fidelia No. 125. No degree was conferred,
but short talks were made by all pres
ent and mueh enjoyed. Irondale No. 242
is an old and Interesting lodge and the
members expect a large increase in their
• membership in the future.
On Friday night, December 11, the com
mittee will meet with Samson lodge No.
115 at Wylam, where the Initiatory de
gree will be conferred upon several can
didates, and it is expected that at least
100 visiting Odd Fellows will be present
to help in this work.
Other meetings for the month of De
cember are as follows: Monday, Decem
ber 14, Brighton lodge No. 155 at Brigh
ton; Wednesday, December 23, Pratt City
lodge No. 243, '-Pratt City; Tuesday, De
cember 29, Jonesboro lodge No. 305, Jones
boro.
Despite the Inclemency of the weather
and the 14-mile ride to Bessemer, almost
100 Pythians were present last Thursday
at the meeting of Myrtle Linton lddge
No. 130, Knights of Pythias. The occasion
was the visitation of the general visiting
committee which is making weekly cal’s
on the different lodges In the'district.
The rank of page was conferred on
three candidates by a special team se
lected by the visiting committee, and '.ho
work was done in a most Impressive
manner. A feature of the Initiation was
the splendid drill enacted by the color
guards from Steel City lodge No. 190. The
movements executed by th-se well-trained
men elicited mueh applause ahd added
much to the effectiveness of the rank
work. At the conclusion of the Initia
tion ceremony cigars were • served by
Myrtle Linton lodge and enthusiastic
talks were given by several of the mem
bers. ^ a
At 10 o’clock the meeting adjourned,
and it was announced that the next visit
of the committee would be held at Wy
lam Monday night, Mount Pleasant lodge
No. 74 acting as host. An ’nterestlng
programme has been arranged and all
members of the order are cordially urged
to be present.
KNIGHTS OF MACCABEES
ELECT OFFICERS
At a well attended meeting of Har
mony tent, Knights of the Macabees,
held Wednesday night at their hall,
Fourth avenue, the following officers
were elected for the next term.
Past commander, J. H. Still; comman
der, P. L. Hurlbutt; lieutenant com
mander, W. M. Nall; record keeper, B.
W. McDuffie; chaplain, O. F. Jennings;
sergeant, Ermett Graves; master at arnjs.
Charles H. Armstrong; first guard, App
McDuffie; second guard. A- 3. Meeks;
sentinel, J. M. Meeks; picket, D. D. Davis;
three-year trustee, T. A. Moore.
At the next meeting the officers will
be installed and quite a number of the
stete officers are expected to be present.
Officers of Lurkio tent, Knights of
Maccabees, were elected as follows:
Commander, C. T. Seaton, re-elected;
lieutenant commander, C. L. Boyd, re
elected; chaplain, H. H. Sullivan, re
elected; sergeant, .1. D. Pound; first mas
ter of guards, G. E. Tyler, re-elected;
second master of guards, J. G. Tyler;
master at arms, S. A. Mllllcan, re-elected;
sentinel, O. W. Sims; picket, It. W, Tay
lor; trustee three years, S. A. Mllllcan,
re-elected.
ROSEWOOD GROVE
CHOOSES OFFICERS
Rosewood Grove No. 4J| or Avondale
held Its regular meeting at Griffin's
nail on the night of December 2. A
class of eight wore initiated by the
degree team under their captain. Mrs.
Simmon* who Is given much credit for
the splendid showing made by tho
team.
. The officers for the year 1915 were
elected, each officer receiving the
unanimous vote of the lodge.
Mrs. J. V. Hafer, who Is a guardian
of the state, was re-elected to servo
her fourth term us guardian of Hose-'
wood grove. Mrs. Bessie Lee, adviser
Mrs. Dan Pardue, banker: Mra. bailie
Doglas. clerk; Mrs. Gammon, chaplain
Mr. Dan Pardue, manager; Mra. Beams
.pianist.
Under head of “good of the order"
Dr. H. A. Elkourle made a talk In
which he paid a tribute to the worth
of Guardian Mra. Hafer and presented
her with a 3ilver baking dish and rhoc
alate set, the gift of the grove. She
made a fitting and graceful responae. ,
At- the oiose refreshments were aarvad.
ONE MARKED PRICE a Hour Special S Hour Oprrlat 7IW RH.K “F.\F.n CblUreiCa liMran- Initial l ‘ONE MARKED* PRICE
R to It n. m. 10 to 12 a. m. WEAR" HORG ««■*! "K»»r- llonrtkrr. hlrf. r n iV* ( - ~ _
50c PI.4TKD SIl.K 2f»r l.IM.K HO^E wp«r Hosiery Worth 10c /Ti/yV
~ /Hr-tee 'j’Zr 10c 59c 25c 5c I / fthy-iubcH co, *-»oa .>«» avb
™™*""""^*"***»*—» v* Rlark and white In black white and A well made stock- Neatly embroider- mm——-,—*
T) *% sn r+swl R]/V^ L/1^ lAdiea* sizes in onlv. None C O D colors. A most un- ins that will Rive ed initial In colors Kmt Union Suits O
GeOLCOTl GlanKet bl**\**« white. A No phone ,1(„.al valur, absolute satiafac- Good quality mate- * „ ,
n ^ 1 n 4 splendid value- tlon. rial. 50c V&lUC tlUv
G ath Kobes » Pleached rlblmd knit Union Suits of
T/ST You Don't Have to SS»,»«-.
A new lot of the genuine Bea- . * gg® £UI co,ors _ .
eon Blanket Cloth Bath Robes ’W’TT • *Y T •'l A A fo4P
—while they last they go at \AX /V J <4* T J <y% *4- J | /\ -f- ^ /JV R^.i.rVoo «!«• pure thread silk
tills T\ onderfll price. ^ £ J Jj A J J M ^ Hose, In black, white colors.
Christmas to Buy Your Cloak Suit
Or Ready-to- Wears
You are now face to face
with, and in the very midst of the
most tremendous merchandising
event in Feminine Apparel and Ready-to
Wear ever offered to the women of Greater Birmingham
$50,000 Worth of
the Newest, Smartest__
N <rn J -w-^ • ^ - « $3.50 Ostrich Plumes $1.59
Styles Now Hema Sold sss^rss^rs.^
^ ^ m m w stock, large, drooping heads. Black,
v — , white and colors.
For Less Than $25,000 .
Unrestricted Choice any Suit, Coat or Suits of the newest, most favored modes
Dress in the House During This Sale $1 9.95
% OQ Q ^ IN ACTUAL $30 AND $35 VALUES
The most wonderful suit offer of the whole season. Snappiest, styles In all tile most &t
. . . .. ,, . , . , tractive fabrics, weaves and colors, In the lone: and short, models. Fur trimming and braid
Real $4o.00 and upward values in the ultra fashionable styles. effects, value actually to $35.
In The “Backward Season Sale!"
j Two Hundred Fine Coats Fashionable Suits $22.50,
| in the Seasons Best $25.00 and $27.50 Values
$14.95 $14.95
1 I'P TO n:to vai.i E* $22.50. $25.00 and $27.50 Values
I Without dout the most phenomenal offer of coats that you Midwinter's most favored styles In Suits made to sell for
I will hove a chance at this whole season. Ileal "after-Christ- «25 and S30. Bought special for this sale \ll the newest
I mas prices" right now. Values up to *::0. All the wanted weaves, fabrics and colors, showing (he short and long coat
I materials, plush, broadcloths, etc. Tour size. models Fur and braid trimmings
j Choice of Any Hat in the En- - d» /1A r—-1
tire Stock During This Sale *PCf.UU New Dresses
j with the exception of elaborately trimmed aigrette and bird of paradise models. This offer in- Full $20 Values
j eludes the handsome ostrich and all the beautiful models in up to $25 and $50 values.
I - $
I I in trim Mini #
| Nlinpe* . . 49c jj I
| Value* up to j I
I fi.li* A moat fashionable Hatherinff
| 1 of dress models in values up to
| Tn tills lot. $20 make this offer one of par
f j\H the new ttcular goodness. All mutert&ls
I In every color and shade
| shapes of the Fully 260 In this lot from J
S season. which to make choice. g
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THOUSAND-DOLLAR SHIPS
Bj THOMAS I. PARKINSON
Legislative Drafting Research Funu,
Columbia University. (Exclusive Ser
vice The Survey Press Bureau.)
Congress recently authorized Ameri
can registry for forelgn-bullt ships.
Thirty-four such ships have declared
their Intention to become 'American"
and have applied for permission to fly
the United States flag. Twenty-flve of
these ships—the United Fruit company's
fleet—will enjoy in addition an ultra
American Individualism.
Each Ship a Corporation
Each ship will be a corporation or,
technically speaking, the ownership of
each vessel will he vested In a corpor
ation which will take the vessel's name
and the corporate property of whlclf
may consist of the vessel alone. The
capital stock of each of these new com
panies Is nominally $1000. The Zacapa,
transferred by the fruit company to the
Zacapa Steamship corporation, sailed
from New York on September 1$ flying
the American flag.
Our satisfaction at this extension of
our merchant marine does not prevent
our entertaining some curiosity as to
the motive and purpose underlying this
multiplication of corporations. What
ever may be the purpose orb effect in this
case the possibilities of abuse of cor
porate organization are dramatically
presented by the incorporation of these
vessels and the analogies which It sug
gests. The Pennsylvania railroad' might
Incorporate the Broadway Limited.
Whatever the purpose of this trans
fer of the Zacapa to the Zacapa Steam
ship company, Its most important legal
consequence is to fortify the owner's
present limited liability in admiralty
by the added and In this case very simi
lar rule of limited liability under our
eot-poratlon laws.
Our admiralty statues limit the lia
bility of shipowners lo the value of the
vessel. If the vessel Is lost there Is no
liability. The Titanic case emphasized
not only the absence of any substan
tial liability to which claimants could
resort, but also the backwardness of
our law from the point of view of
claimants as compared with the English
law. For example. In our courts victims
Df the Titanic disaster could recover
from the ownera about $$0,000, whereas
in the English courts the owners were
liable for more than $2,000,000.
To Get Around Increased Liability
If our admiralty statutes are amended
so tl\at more financial responsibility is
placed on ship owners, claimants will
be able to attach other property of the
owner than the vessel responsible for
the loss. Just as the victim of a railroad
aocldent may resort to the general prop
erty of the railroad corporation for sat
isfaction of his claim. But of what value
will this right be to the claimant if the
owner of the vessel is a corporation and
If that corporation owns no property ex
cept the foundered vessel?
Tnis situation Indicates the possible Im
portance of the incorporation of these
United Fruit steamers. The incorpora
tion makes practically no difference so
long as the present limited liability law
remains on the statute books, but If Con
gress should repeal this law and substi
tute the English statute the Incorpora
tion of each ship would be of the ut
most Importance both to the owmers and
to the public. It would mean that the
act of Congress would be practically In
effective and that the actual liability In
case of the loss of the ship would re
main Just where It was before the pas
sage of the act, namely. It would be
limited to the value of the salvage, if any.
The corporation laws of New York
limit liability of the Zacapa Steamship
corporation to the value of Its corporate
property, but it must be remembered
that there is nothing sacred about this?
rule of corporation law. It Is medely a
rule of public policy for the encourage
ment of business. Under it have been
developed great business Institutions and
Important public agencies which might
never have been undertaken If their origi
nal promoters had been subjected to the
risk of losing property not invested in
their venture. The limitation of their lia
bility to the value of the corporate prop
erty was a legitimate inducement and a
proper protection. The public cannot af
ford to take away from business men
of lr^tlative and courage tills important
inducement to new undertakings, but It
is possible and seems desirable so to limit
the rule that It may not be abused to the
public detriment.
In various states, including Newf York,
conditions In particular fields of bust
ness have required and produced legisla
tion varying the limited liability rule and
imposing on corporate directors and stock
holders what is known as excess liabil
ity. This excess liability is usually dou
ble, but in some cases has been triple,
the par value of the stock owned.
Resort to Incorporation of each vessel
as a substitute for limited liability in
admiralty adds one element of difficulty
to tile programme for increasing the
chances of claimants* securing substantial
redress. The limited liability rule in ad
miralty can be repealed or amended by
an act of Congress. The limited corpor
ate liability rule can be changed by leg
islation, but so long as there la one
state which refuses to pass such legis
lation, It would be possible for steam
ship owners to take out their charters for
each vessel In that jurisdiction.
There pre. however, solutions of this
difficulty. If state incorporation for each
ship is resorted to generally, It Is proba
ble that the propaganda for federal in
corporation of corporations engaging in
interstate and foreign commerce, and par
ticularly those engaged in transportation
by water, will be rapidly advanced.
The way to a general rule by which the
corporation owners may be subjected to
reasonable but substantial liability for
losses will then be comparatively easy.
Or irrespective of general federal incor
poration, Congress might extend to Inter
state or foreign water carriers the prin
ciple of compulsory Insurance of passen
gers, crew and cargo, and make such
Insurance a condition of the right to en-;
gage In such transportation. This prln-j
clple has been made familiar by its in
clusion in our workmen's compensation
acts.
It Is indeed an interesting incident in
the development of our corporation law
that has been contributed by these newly
Americanized ships. Its effect and further
use will undoubtedly be watched with
great Interest by the legal profession and
the general community. If the action
in this instance Is Intended to prevent
the accomplishment, of proposed public
policies, via, more effective federal regu
lation and increased liability for loss, it
will be Interesting to see whether it ac
complishes its purpose or recoils on the
interests in whose favor It Is advanced
and develops actual public advantage.
How to TeU Real Silk
From Leslie’s.
How many women know there is an
artificial silk made from wood pulp,
or that raw silk can be "filled” with it
urtil it weighs four or five times as
✓
niuch as its real weight? These end lots
of other Interesting things about silk,
that every woman should know, were
told the vistors to the big silk ex
position recently held in Paterson.
N. J.
One learned that the artificial silk
Is fairly strong and very glossy, mak
ing a lustrous material which woven
Into piece goods, but the minute It is
wet It will break. This artificial o.
wood silk Is used chiefly in the soft,
lustrous, woven tics so popular with
men these days, and It forms a portion I
of the strands from which sill; stock
ings are made, this wood silk being
used on the outside of a cotton thread
which strengthens it for washing pur
poses. Only the high-priced stockings
are made of pure silk. Wortd ilk is
aiso woven into some of the cheaper
grades of silk piece goods, or com
bined with linen or cotton in mercer*
zlde materials.
When the silk worm spins h s co
coon of the tiny, web-like strands of
silk, so fine that it takes from 2<>
to 80 strands to make ordinary sew
ing silk, it uses a stick secretion to
hold the silk together. In tile Industry
this is known as gum and weighs about
four ounces to a pound of silk. When
the raw silk Is cleaned and this gum
removed, the silk is frequently "filled*
again with a chemical solution of tin.
sugar and sumac that makes the same
12 ounces of silk weigh from 20 ounces
tip to as high as 70, although It Is not
often that so heavy a "filling** Is used.
This makes your silk dress goods heav
ier and seems to give them more body,
hut in reality the tin In the filling so
lution makes the silk crack and re
duces Its wearing quality.
Bag Alligator In Maryland
How many alligator* dor* It take to
found an alligator farm? This is the ques
tion that is agitating the region of Per
ryvlllt, says a PerryviUe special to the
New York Tribune. A female alligator
lays a nest of very many eggs. Calcu
lated upon the basis of the estimate made
by those whef go Into chicken farming, a
big alligator farm might be gotten from
a single alligator of the right gender.
Whether an alllgfetor farm shall be the
outcome or not, and Maryland gain fains
for a new Industry along the tributaries
q( Its placid bay, is a side Issue.
The hunters who landed the real live al
ligator of two feet six inches In length
and with a temper as hot as the tropics
In which the alligator commonly philoso
phizes while doing a keen Imitation of u
dead log In a slimy stream, are sure,
however, that they have performed a
novel foal.
It all happened along the shores of Mill
creek, >i tributary of the Susquehanna,
and in the neighborhood of Perry Point
farm. The chief actors, after the alli
gator were Henry A. Magraw and Jnmea
F. Magraw. well-known duck hunters,
who were engaged in their favorite sport
one day last week, when they saw some
thing out on a sundbar that looked like
an abandoned alligator shopping hag of
the ladles—only it was animated.
This led to an Investigation, a light,
ami a capture. The question is pressing
upon the victors: “Now you've got It,
whatcha gonna do with it?” As to where
It came from, that is a mystery that
some bay bout might unravel.
ff the alligator farm Idea falls to ma
terialise, the reptile will doubtless event
ually receive a good tanning, unless It be
turned over to the Baltimore park board.
What the Horses Carry
Cavalry are playing an unexpectedly
large part in the war, and the weight
carried by cavalry horses In the various
armies is of Interest. The British cav
alry Is armed with the short Lee-Enfield
rJfle. the magazine of which holds 10
rounds; the sword, which Is carried by
all ranks except signalers, and the re
volver. carried by warrant officers, staff
sergeants, sergeants, trumpeters and driv
ers# Each trooper carries 100 rounds of
ammunition In a bandolier over the left
shoulder. Lancer regiments carry the
lance. Each cavalryman (like the in
fantryman) carries an emergency and the
‘iron” ration and a ration for Ids horse.
Then there is the bit. Altogether the
British troop horse carries about 20 stone.
The regular Russian cavalry are armed
with sword, rifle and bayonet, and each
man carries 40 rounds of ammunition.
There arc the two days’ oats and hay ra
tion. a cloak and an entrenching tool.
The cavalryman’s kit, two days’ rations,
spare horse shoes, horse blanket, canvas
bucket, and a mess tin go to form the
complete equipment, and weigh Altogether
about 119 pounds. The Cossack pony car
ries about 17 stone. The Average weight
carried by the Indian troop horse whtn
ready for war Is about 19 atone. The Aus
trian troopers carry a weight of betwejMI
21 and 22 stone, and the average In the
French and German armies Is about tfch
same.
Not in the Running
"Shall T announc that I am Tn the nee
tor Congress?"
"Perhaps It would b# nearer the truth
to merely state that you are a candidate,
my boy."