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Declares Great Transportation Problem Can Only In This

Way Be Solved.

The Boston chamber of commerce pave a dinner at the Copley Plazn hotel, Bos­ton, on Sept. 30 In honor of Howard Elli­ott, president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company and soon to hecome tho chief executive officer of the N e w England lines system.

f . BUiott made a stirring uddresa. It I his flrat formal appeal to the people New England, and he told In straight­

forward, Incisive manner of the difficul­ties that confront the transportation busi­ness In N e w England find nskod for that co-operation and friendly sentiment which eventually would solve the problem*. In part Mr. El l iot t said: Mr. Toastmaster and Members of the

Chamber of Commerce of Boston: There Is an old say ing that reads.

"Man's work lasts till set of sun; wo­man's work is never done." This is true about t h e railroad. I t s work i s never done. Men may think they have provid­ed sufficient transportation facilities for years t o come, but the growth of the country Is so great that things that look-

—\ far too big a few years ago are far ^Pf> small now. For N e w England to grow,

as she will in common with the rest of the country, she must have a compre­hensive, adequate and safe system of transportation. The new capital needed in this section for each Increase of $1 of gross earnings will be greater than the average In the United States because of more perfect and luxurious service de­manded.

To have a safe, adequate and smooth running transportation machine in New

BOWAliP ELLIOTT, PKBKIDEKT NEW YOfiK, MEW HAVEN AND HAUTFOltD BAILBOAD COMPANY AND CHIEF EX8CUTIVK OF THE SEW ENULAM» TUANSl'OBTATION LINliS.

England is just as important to her fu­ture growth as to have adequate banking facilities, adequate commercial organisa­tions and a sensible, sane t and honest pub­lic opinion that will fo* rencciod in a gov­ernment that will not be swayed by the whims, prejudice or fads of the moment. To solve it right will require much pa-tien<ef work and money from those both In and out of the railroad service, and the problem appealed to me very much when

n e of my friends paid me the very high mpllment of asking me to come here and

help

f M a n a g e m e n t by O w n e r s . Some of the difficulties and Inadequacies

of the. transportation machine of the. Unit­ed States today are the result of drifting away too far from the idea that transpor­tation is business, which in the long run must be governed by the same great hu­man and natural laws that uffect all hu­man uffalrs. In saying this 1 do not wish to be understood as meaning that t h e n should not la; supervision and regulation of the great public service corporations and that chant'big <-ondltlous do not make necessary changes in method and la law B u t 1 do say that care should be taken not to have that supervision and regula­tion go so far that It practically takes the >. ..; power of muii.LKement away from si , WOO have invested their money in the liusiiitiss. So long as they have their money invested, so long as they are re sponsible for the fliuiiu-iul results, so long a* they give adequate, reasonable and twin aorviue at rates tliat will permit of gross earnings sufficient to pay expenses, taxes, Interest on debts, take care of 4i pieeiiitlon and obaok soi eog and pay a

nablu return u> the owners, they must have the right to decide many im­portant questions, particularly those re­lating u> tho details of service, the or­ganisat ion of the staff and the rules and regulations under which the staff and employees must work to produce the greatest efficiency and safety.

R e g u l a t i o n and O w n e r s h i p . Rilling MM leei • * • iwars i have tried

throughout thi weal to present the railroad nl<!« ul ibe . lauspoituUon question. But 1 a lso bad in miud a much broader question

,., ly that ibe country cannot attain test growth unless the people can be­

ta s . e that adequate mid sa le transportation is absolutely nee* and that It cannot be Obtained through private ownership unless, under hi

,-..-nient. enough IUOIJCV Is earned to pproaiaMkteiy the same return to the

invihioi as is r e v i v e d by investors In classos of business in the same

lory, and In addition lay up a fund to provide fur bad times—when earning* are p

y be policy of the > >.t—national ei»d stati.-.. auring the lust twenty tive

mtUBm U> h a w been to deckU- rate Uons in the great majority of case*

b u way that rule* were rarely ad d and gen sdttced, and

to luUaduo . f i l iat ions and uueth-ses 1 do, uow-

wiiul U> make a plea that, coupled * n b reali P , protection to the o w a a n of the se­curities. The conmil«#lt.us - both stau. and national naturally fuel the great preasuie of Ui. utlilioni l users of the rai i ivads for reduce i eased

BUt : UUtiUUt tO or even lemuia ut> the preased

and if expanse* acs l — a m d by sagjnar wagus ane- oust e l lua-iuruU*. end easigewaiB»---saMa*sw*s»^BBeBWg«Ba«BBne

by the Introduction of fltnVrenttapptlsnces and facilities more rapidly t h a n the roads nan obtain money then there Is but one result for some of the railroads of t h e United States—and that Is bankruptcy. I believe the commissioners—who have s u c h great powers—realise their responsibility to the owners of the properties as well a s t o t h e users, and I hope earnest ly t h a t they will glv* practical evidence of their realisation by permitting some advances In rates.

Should the commissions—federal and State—make a positive declaration tha t rates m a y be advanced so a s to permit the properties to meet all of their obliga­tions, pay a fair return to stockholders and leave a balance f sr improvements they will do much for the entire country and particularly for N e w England. Such a declaration will a t once inspire confi­dence and give to exist ing securities a better standing than they now have both here and In Europe and will help to m a r ­ket new securities UPon an Interest bas i s more favorable than Is now possible, be­cause of the uneasiness In the minds o f Investors about the future net earnings of the railroads.

M a g n i t u d e of T r a n s p o r t a t i o n MaeMne. 1 Let us look for a minute at a t ew facts

about the great transportation machine made up of the N e w Haven and N e w E n g ­land lines and associated properties. There are 7,976 miles of railroad and 14,175 miles of track. Of the track 21 per cent Is In Massachusetts , 20 per cent In Connecticut. 14 per cent In Maine, IS per oent In N e w York, 12 per cent In N e w Hampshire. 8 per cent in Rhode Island, 4 per cent In Vermont and 2 per cent elsewhere. There are 8,187 locomotives, 8,081 passenger train cars, 79,522 freight train cars and 8,641 work cars. Then there is the marine equipment of 240 steamers, tugs, barges, etc. B u t this rolling s tock i s not s tanding still. Each year the locomotives run about 80,000,000 miles, the passenger train card move 220,000,000 miles, and t h e freight oar* move 624,000,000 miles. The total mileage of these units of equipment Is 2,800,060 mi les per day, or more than 100,000 miles every hour.

Revenues, Payrolls and Tanas, The operating revenues of all the prop­

erties were for the las t fiscal year In round numbers 8166.000,000. T h e operating expenses were 8112,000,000. Of operating expenses approximately 886,000,000 or 69 per cent w a s paid In wages , a n average payment to each employee o f about 8700 a year. The remaining 41 per .oent or 848,-000,000 was paid for fuel, supplies, etc., but a large part of It goes indirectly to labor engaged In the production of the materi­als purchased. This large payroll Is a n Important factor to the communities serv­ed by the properties, as much of the money finds Its way each month to mer­chants and others. The total taxes paid by these properties w a s 87,640,000, a very substantial contribution to the funds tor carrying on the government.

E m p l o y e e s a n d Investors . To maintain and operate this great

transportation machine requires the serv­ices of from. 90,000 to 100,000 men (92.792 on last payroll). These employees end these investors are drawn from all walks of life. They are human beings with hopes and aspirations and Joys and sorrows-The livelihood of employees necessarily depends upon the return from their labor and this in turn depends upon the pros­perity of N e w England and the railroads of New England. In a smaller degree the comfort and well being of many investors depend upon the return from their Invest­ment, and this also depends upon the prosperity of N e w England and of her railroads. These Investors and these em­ployees, with their families, on the basis of four to one, make G40.000 people, or nearly one-tenth of the population of N e w England. Should not their rights, com­forts and feelings be considered carefully In the current tempestuous discussion In regard to the New England railroads?

The report of the Interstate commerce commission about the Mew England rail­road situation was submitted by Mr. Prouty on June 20, 1818. The very grave Importance of the suggest ions and recom­mendations and the source from which they come mean that they cannot be de­cided hurriedly and without very thor­ough study. Already some steps have been taken so as to have closer super­vision of the details of the operations of the properties. Other s teps of this char­acter will be taken If careful study of the situation shows that they are necessary for efficiency and safety. Every effort will be made to build up a complete staff of officers and men from those now In the service and In N e w England, men who know the local conditions and who will respond loyally to suggestions for the

Boston who natural ly want to help the de­velopment of t h a country and of the roads. The m a n a g e m e n t of the properties will be more than pleased If N e w England bankers, banks (and Investors will furnish their full share o f the money needed now and In the future and will ass ist in ob­taining, that money In the markets of tha world.

Arrangements must be made between now and June 1, 1914, to pay off or renew obligations on the N e w Haven road of 146,028,760, and on the Boston and Maine and Maine Central ef 829,0110,000, and new money should be obtained for use in the next eighteen months to buy /equipment and make needed improvements—at least 126,000,000 for the N e w Haven and 818,080,-000 for the Boston and M a i n e The total of these requirements. Is 8116,000,000. and the best financial ability Is needed to han­dle the matter, whether in N e w England, Boston, N e w York, Philadelphia, London. Paris, Berlin or in all these places. Al­ready with the aid of bankers in Boston and N e w York arrangements have been completed for obtaining 867.652,400 for the N e w Haven road. The money is ready and will be paid over to the company-In time to meet i t s obligations If the public service- commission g ives the necessary authority to the company to issue securi ­ties for that amount.

N e w England can and will have the kind of railroad management and service to which she Is entitled. Payment for this can be made in three ways—first, by some increase In ra tes ; second, by the s tock­holders, who live in the country to be served, advancing the money; .third, by borrowing the money needed, wherever i t oan be obtained

If and when the money needed Is fur­nished, the management proposes to spend It prudently in improving and perfecting properties now o w n e d The management proposes to confine Its activities to t h e transportation business.

D e v e l o p m e n t of N e w E n g l a n d . The oomplete development of N e w Eng-

< land's varied resources has not been ac­complished. N e w England's farms must

; be repeopled, and a change Is going on even now. Progressive farmers and Im­migrants from Europe are teaching a les­son which should be heeded—namely, that agriculture and horticulture In N e w Eng­land can be revived and pursued w i t h profit

N e w England has had a glorious past and has had a wonderful Influence In the development of the whole United States. She h a s great Influence and power today. Her loyal, public spirited sons have al­ways taken their full share of the work in solving the problems of the country. Her own industrial and transportation problems will be solved, and all obstacles will be overcome If all will work loyally together for a greater N e w England, If all wi l l . exerc i se some of the self denial a n d patriotism that Robert Gould Shaw displayed when he marched away to bis death at the head of his troops to serve h i s country first and his family and him­self s econd

And so in N e w England there is no good reason for doubt and discouragement, but every reason to be steadfast, courageous and to "Bail on, and on, and on!" and put N e w England in even a higher place than she occupies today morally, physical­ly, agriculturally, Intellectually, commer­cially. Industrially a pd financially.

TaMe A. DISTRIBUTION OF ROAD A N D TRACK

MILEAGE. N e w York, N e w Haven and Hartford.,

Boston and Maine, Maine Central and al­lied properties, September, 1918:

R o a d Track mileage. mileage.

States. Miles. P.C. Miles. P.O. Maine 1,846.73 N e w Hampshire 1.174.22 Vermont 403.29 Massachusetts . 1.882.82 Rhode Island .. 491.67 Connecticut . . . . 1,649.96 New York 926.04 Pennsylvania .. 68.66 N e w Jersey . . . . 63.07 Quebec 80.68 New Brunswick 8.10

Keshiono's Garden

l "It Must Be Fate."

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By CLARISSA MACK1R \

, , Connecticut . . . 800,706 closest, most efficient and economical op- j , j e w York 495,002 •ration. I s it not In the interest of New England to treat her servants in the railroad service so that the best talent In the country will want to serve?

Ail of us are animated with a high pur­pose to do our full duty, and we have no desire for self aggrandisement and self glorification. Our reward will come If, in time, this complicated machine oan be adjusted s o that it will run smoothly, without friction, pay a fair return to the owners and become so much a part of the daily life of the public that no more at­tention Is paid to It than is paid now to drawing water from a faucet or turning on an electric l i g h t

Fa i th In Future . I have faith in the future ef N e w Eng­

land and In the good sense and Judgment of her people in arriving at the right con­clusions when they understand and ap­preciate the real facta. I have hope that a better understanding of the railroad aide of t h e problem will be brought home to the people, so that they oan see the difficulties which directors, officers and employees In the railroad service a c s try­ing to overcome and that the people will realise the stuoure spirit which animates these men to do the best they can with a difficult situation. In such cases I hope we oan discuss the differences calmly, without prejudice and without any dis­turbance to the transportation machine which is so delicately adjusted and with­out any demoralisation among officers and employees, bengfttse any disturbance of this transportation machine react* In many da-actions. I hope that If we should lie unable to agree among ourselves we oan arbitrate the matter In an orderly way before those tribunals and courts which have been created for such pur­poses.

Compla ints A b o u t Rata* and Faci l i t ies . important complaints about the railroad

generally arise from, first, a deabre of one person ur community to have bet­ter rates or better relation of rates ihaii bus some other person or com-muiiiiy These complaints can bs ad­just.*! only by expenditures of wry large sums oi money, which, of course, can be obtained only by o w n i n g it ur by burrow­ing it Burrowing cannot continue in-ik'iBnitn 'v unless the rates received for

a arc sufficient to pay all proper expensus tuxes, interest and a sufficient usjugin W permit some improvements to be made each year out of earnings and some jut urn to the owners of the eeeuri-Lias.

F inanc ia l Adv ice . l a managing a railroad, Just a s in any

utheJ business, different kinds of talent and ability must be employed to safe­guard the ImaJneat — wnglnwertng talent, operating talent, oouuuerelW talent and financial talent. The management of tb> New England lines wants to .use the U s t aaaaohu titieut it c a * find to help It 1 i raising the money needed U wishes to employ those bankess. no mat ter where they live, who can dp the work, i t would prtdur to uiupiuy bankers in New York

16.8 14.7 6.1

28.6 6.2

19.4 11.8

.» .7 1.1 .1

1,922.76 1,097.46

687.88 4.144.90

888.98 2,808.89 1,88841

189.66 106.14 10942

6.10

18.8 12.0 8 8

28.1

19.8 181

M .1 •8

Total 7.976.16 100.0 14.176.S8 IOCS

Table *-CLASSIFICATION OF OUTSTANDING

CAPITAL STOCK. Mew York, N e w Haven and Hartford

Railroad company as of July 1, 1818: Number Number

of Per of share- Per shares, c e n t holders, c e n t

JttMMfennettS. 671.009 30.29 11.481 47.90

Rhode Island .. 47.606 Elsewhere 160,196

19.64 6,682 28.70 81.66 8.510 14.66 8.05 736 8.07 9.66 8,68s 10-68

Total 1,671,179 100.00 28,868 100.00 Boston and Maine Railroad company as

of July 1, 1912: Massachusetts . 876.691 88.1 6,872 66.2 N e w liaiupaulre 17.548 4.1 1.446 17.8 Maine 19.158 4.5 828 74 Elsewhere 14,166 8.8 688 8.4

Total 480.648 180.0 8.122 100.0

DISTRIBUTION OF b H A R B S .

Number of shares. ^ ^ B CJ « tj

1 to 10, Inclusive 10.222 42.6 4,895 60,2 U to 60. inclusive . . . 8.98/ 87.6 2.681 8112 61 to 100, Inclusive .. 2.388 9.9 408 6,0 101 to 600, inclusive. . 2,012 8.4 284 8,2 601 to 1.000 inclusive 217 .9 16 -2 1,081 and over 147 .6 14 .2 Total 2MC8 100.0 8.122 100.0

DISTRIBUTION OF S H A R E H O L D E R S N. Y. Boston.

N. H. & l i . and R. R Co. Maine

No. P C . N e P . C 9,008 87.9 2,742 88.8

88,1 k>41 48.6

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The cnrlo seller who sits lit the cross­ing of the Two Roads In Tokyo grin­ned amiably tip Into Terry Preston's sunburned face.

"If the honorable lord .desire* to see delightful flowers It would be much rec­ommended that he pay call visit upon the garden of Keslliono.,,

"Where is this .wonderful garden T Inquired Terry, to whom all parts of Tokyo were alike, to whom all the world was flat and stale and uninterest­ing tiow that Dnlcle Morse had jilted him and married Oscar Converse.

The roan pointed along the upper road.

"If the honorable lord will follow that road until he comes to a red gate In the bamboo hedge he will find be­yond the gate a path that will lead him straight to the garden. Many have found happiness there," he add­ed, with a sly glance at Terry's moody face.

"Happiness?" jeered Terry. "Pray, tell me how happiness may be found In a garden."

"Happiness.," mused the curio deal­er, fanning himself gently, "consists in being with those we love—in the case cf a lover, with the particular beloved one. The story goes that many centuries ago a beautiful maiden named Keshiono lost her lover through a quarrel, and to console herself she made this beautiful flower garden. The gods pitied her and sent her lover wandering into the garden, and when he saw Keshiono flitting among the iris beds he fell on his knees and beg­ged forgiveness. They were married and lived long and happily in a bouse which has long crumbled to ruin. When they 4ied they were changed Into two beautiful plum trees that guard the inner gate. Ever since then the garden has been noted for bringing happiness to disconsolate lovers. One has only to wander there."

Terry grinned in spite of himself at the man's fluency. "You have told the story many times?" be questioned as he moved away.

"And have witnessed the desired to be end," came back the answer prompt­ly, and he deftly caught the coin that came spinning toward him from Ter­ry's hand.

A laughing red haired youth came swiftly from the upper road and paus­ed by the curio seller's booth.

"You're a cheerful liar!" he declared. "The garden is only for the discon­

solate lover." chide.1 the curio dealer sedately as he pocketed his accuser's liberal tip. '"The honorable lord is too insanely cheerful to be in need of the pity of the gods."

"Thanks. I suppose that's a compll ment," grinned the other us J»e went

on to catch a trolley car. "lint you get us coming or going, eh, Togo?"

"Excuse. Name Is not Togo, but is Yunisho. Good day, honorable sir. Get them coming or going. That sounds funny English," he mused.

Terry Preston sauntered along the upper road under the arching trees. The shaded footpath rambled beside a { high hedge of bamboos, whose green feathery tops rustled pleasantly In the light breeze.

Now a well defined path wandered Idly between green hedges until he reached a second gate that swung wide open. On either side of this gate was a beautiful plum tree, fresh In its May bloom of pink and white. These trees represented the beautiful Keshiono and her loving husband.

Terry involuntarily removed his straw hat as he passed under the trees, and he blushed a little at the surren­der to sentiment that the little act im­plied.

"Bosh!" he muttered. Beyond the gate he found the gar­

den, a charming mixture of old and new. There were ancient corners where dark cryptomerias made a dim green shade. Here one came upon stone lanterns green with years and perhaps a summer house crushed in the deathlike grip of a giant wistaria vine that might be a century old, so hoary was its trunk.

Birds sang In the trees, and the wa­terfalls tinkled musically. It was very beautiful and deliciously still.

Terry found an old stone seat half hidden In a group of lovely oleanders in the older^mit of the garden. Sure­ly this spot must have been the gar­den of Keshiono as it was in the old days.

Women's voices broke the quiet. "Dear Aunt Ophelia," said the girl's

sweet tones, "Is it not perfectly won­derful?"

"It is. It is hardly to be believed, May," -responded the older woman eagerly. "But look; see If that is not the colonel yonder! See, he is look­ing at the goldfish in the pool! Mark the sad droop to his shoulders in spite of his military training. Ah. but I do regret my cruelty to him!" she sighed.

Terry got up. He was foiling very uncomfortable now, but before he could make his presence known the girl had spoken quickly, decisively:

"Now, Aunt Ophelia, you know this Is the garden of reunited lovers, and who knows what may happen? You look sweet, dear; Indeed, you do! Now just walk along this path and jou are pure to meet the colonel, and you have my blessing. He's a perfect dear!" She laughed as her aunt moved majes­tically away in the direction of the stout, white clad gentleman gazing into a fish pool in a distant part of the grounds.

The girl came laughing out of the sunlight and Hung herself in a comer of the stone seat, which sat in deep Bhadow.

She uttered a startled cry as she saw Terry Preston standing there, sunburn­ed and embarrassed, in his gray tweed clothes, with his straw hat in his hand.

"Ah, 1 didn't know any one was here," she cried breathlessly.

"I was about to go," murmured Terry, with a relucfant glance at the stone seat

"Pray do not M me drive you away. I shall go ou presently" The girl set­tled herself in the Burner, lipped her sunshade over her face to obscure it

and opened a guidebook. Terry hesitated a moment ami then

sat down, his cigarette still between his fingers. He glanced at thetglrl nod saw only the white dress with1* the red book held open by pretty white'finger*. He noted that she wore on her right hand a turquoise ring, and on her left, as she turned the pages, he saw a small ring on her little finger.

The rest of her charming person was qntte concealed by the white linen par­asol.

Presently tliere came a sneeze from under the parasol.

"I beg your pardon; Ithope my smok­ing has not annoyed you. Really I forgot to ask you If yom minded," apol­ogized the discomfited Terry.

The parasol went over her shoulders, and he looked into a pair of beautiful gray eyes. Mack lashed and drooping at the outer corners. Such a rose tinted skin, such a dainty* nose, such a kfssatrie mouth with dimpled corners, such a flrn* white chin, such seashell ears peeping out from «the midst of black hair!

Truly she was marvelousty beautiful. She didn't look as though she would throw a fellow over because she had found a richer man. She tracked that little hard look In the eyes* that mar­red Dulele Morse's perfect beauty, and somehow she had Dulde "beat a mile," In Terry's self expressed opinion.

Treason, pure treason, all thle. "I don't object to the smoke at all,"

said the girl pleasantly, then craning her pretty neck as she looked toward the spot where her aunt had disap­peared.

"I wonder"— she was beginning when Terry interrupted her.

"They are coming now," he said—, "your aunt and the colonel."

"Together?" she asked ewrlfledly. "Yes," and Terry craned his neck,

eager to report to his fair companion any items of Interest

"Do tbey appear to be engaged"r-r she was beginning when again he broke in:

"Why, yes, you might thtnk so. ne's got his arm around her"

"Ills arm around Oplsella?" The girl arose and laughed tenderly. "You have surprised me, sir. I was going to ask If they were engaged In amicable conversation, but from what you say I am sure they must be! Perhaps I bet­ter explain that my aunt had a very unhappy love affair in her youth, and It just happened that we were directed to this garden of Keshiono. You have heard the story of howl many lovers have found happiness here?" She looked at him with clear, beautiful eyes, in which there was no trace of coquetry.

"I have been told that story," said Terry, blushing deeply.

"If ever I was in trouble of that sort I should come here," observed the girl dreamily. Terry saw her eyes were fixed on the approaching couple, the handsome military man and the bloom­ing middle aged woman, and he felt a swift pang of jealousy, the first dart of the little god.

"I hope you may never have to come," he said awkwardly. And then he added as the reunited lowers were almost upon them, "I hope you don't mind if I stay and congratulate them, for, you stw, Colonel Preston is my unele, and we are traveling together, and some day we may be couslns-in-!aw_! 1 am Terry Preston.",

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The girl gave him her hand, and at that Instant the colonel and Aunt Ophelia came upon them, and both started with surprise.

"Terry, you rascal!" cried the colo­nel, slapping his nephew on. one broad shoulder.

"May—why, my dear, yen don't mean to say—why, I didn't know there was anybody!" faltered Aunt Ophelia, her sweet eyes still dim with stirring of old emotions.

May blushed beautifully, and Terry went scarlet, but their eyes had met in one swift flash of mutual under­standing, and each one knew that, the garden of Keshiono had, worked a magic spell upon them both that must never l>e broken.

So the curio dealer at the crossing of the Two Roads was not surprised when four people passed him, coming from the garden of Keshiono. There was an elderly couple with shining, happy eyes, and the man tossed him a wad of paper money. • There was a young couple, the man

smiling tenderly down at the girl, whose eyes were half yelkd, to hide the awakening of love in their beau­tiful depths. Terry flung him a gold­en coin, and they all passed out of sight.

Tlie curio denier smiled contentedly and folded bis slim, brown bands over the money.

"I get them coming, and I get them going, and they come back happy" There must be something In that gar Sen, after all!"

Charm ef the Nutmea Jree. The nutmeg tree has all seasons for

Its own. Every day In the year it shows buds, blossoms and fruit In ev­ery stage of maturing. The. shell of the nutmeg Is like a bit of polished ebony, and the mace it exposes when it bursts Is of a bright scarlet With all these varied features upon It a t the same time, the nutmeg tree Ml one, *< the most beautiful exhibitors of ibe odd and beautiful in vegetation that the world possesses.-rBrowning's Wag-aclne.

i Ne Fancy thsvse For Him.

The weather was warm, and. Pat de­cided to shave on the back porch, Mrs. Casey, across the way, obperyed this.

"Pat," she called, "shure, an' Ol see ye air shavin' outside."

"Begorra," he responded, "and did ye think Ol was fur lined?"—Judge.

Going the Limit, Jones—If Mr. Oldboy. makes any such

assertion t will denounce bun as a liar. President—Mr. Jones, I will eall you to order. Our bylaws do not allow you to go that far. Jones—Then I call Mr. Oldboy a liar as far as it is per­mitted by the bylaws of this associa­tion.—London Telegraph.

Ths Other Bids. "You shouldn't be dissatisfied," said

the optimist. "Look at all you have." "Yes," assented the pessimist, "but

look at all I haven't"—Judge.

Lifs's Stags* Patience—Do you Iwlieve this Jife'e

a stage? Patrice—Sure, and all the women want to be leading, ladles.— Yonkers Statesman.

The man of brains sees dmyuities, surmounts or avoids them. The fool knows no difficulties.—La IJruyere.

* «Hs|»|^.frd>.|sfrM^^

Stockholders. Males . . . . t F e m a l e s . 10.474 Trusts and guardian -

ships Insurance oomounlus

and other ouris>ra-tfctfts 184

lh.i 1.118 i M

8.8 4.0

TWal 8U«8 IOQ.0 8.12S M0.0

Table C Directors of tut New York, New Haven

and llurttord. Boston und Maine and Maine Central railroads, Aajpt 80. 1813:

Residents of New N e w **hlle- S"«-

fcattroaia Kngiund. York- duU/hlu. tal New York, New

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Uostou and Maine railroad 18 18

M a i n e C e n t r a l railroad 16 | J»

Total tt 4 » 02 Number of directors serving on U*arde

of the Uuoe oompauleb 8 Number of directors serving on boars*

of two of the three oomoaulcs — * Number of directors serving on boards

uf one of the three companies 87

Total number of directors 48

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Massachusetts 18 Connecticut 1$ Maine 8 New Hampshire 8 Maude laueud I N e w York 4 Peeuey lvea le . . . « * *

Full Electric Lights Storage Battery 35 Horsepower Motor 114-Inch Whselbase Timken Bearings Spiitdorf Magneto Cowl Dash Schsbler Carburetor Three-Quarter Floating Rear Axle 33 x 4 Q. D. Tires

Brewster Green Body with Light Green Striping, Nickle and Aluminum Trimmings Turkish Upholstery Mohair Top and Boot Clear Vision Windshield, Stewart Speedometer Electric Horn Hush U Doors with Disap­pearing Hinges

$950 Completely Equipped. F. O. B. Toledo, Ohio.

With Gray & Davis Electric Starter and Generator, $1075.

Overland • Model J S Ernest O. Everett and Brewster Garage Agents for Putnam County,

Brewster, Mew York.

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