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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-16
Great Falls Road.

TdaaI fall weather conditions brought
out nearly al the automobiles in the city
yesterday. The recent showers had laid
the dust. so that driving was pleasure
The road 10 Great Falls was. as usual.
the favorite. and it was hard To est-
mate the number OF. automobiles which
practically monopOlized that well-known
highway The tempting straightaWay
stretches were responsible for impromp-
tn racing. but they were short-hved' as
the mounted officers waved down the
drivers and gave them warning that
repetition would be expensive. Once
outside the District, OF course, there
We're no call-downs, and there were
some races worthy larger audience
Among those seen on the road were
Messrs. Norment, Kun. Cook, Foss.
Weston. Edison. Graham. Nussbaum.
Xander, Freeman, Doyle, Behrens,
Chamberlain, Gogg.Hs. Jose, Edmonds,
Ifhbey and Boyd A noteworthy per
Torrance was that of the new electric
delivery wagon Of the National Elec-
trical Supply Company, which carried a
party of four persons to Great Fails IN
little less than one hour
The good roads committee, at their
meeting on Saturday, perfected arrange
ments whereby they may employ an eX-
| pert engineer TO make a critical survey
of the roads IN the District OF Column
bia and Maryland. for which they are
to seek governmental and State aid for
contemplated improvements. The en-
! gineer is 70 be accompanied, in addi-
! ton 10 his corps, by a photographer so
/ that the actual conditions Of the roads
can be properly set forth. Armed with
/ indisputable evidence of the road condi-
/ tons. II IS reasoned that official recog-
milton cannot longer be withheld This
/ evidence is TO be presented before the
/ committee OF Congress The evtdnce Is
not TO be obtained for the criticism of
/ any official, as IL is well known that
/ both the officers OF the District and OF
/ Maryland are doing excellent work with
| the small amount Of money allowed
| them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
HER VALENTINE.

face was round and his eyes were
round. His overcoat collar was turned
up about his ears, and his cap was
pulled down over them. He delivered
milk for the creamery across the street
and every morning came in past Mar
cia's doorway with a can and bottles of
milk. He used to hang around black
eyed Marcia and her table after he had
carried the milk in and there was no
need OF his staying any longer. He had
left school and now worked all day for
the milkman. Next year he was TO be
driver of the milk wagon. which was an
honorable promotion. He saw the tear
fall upon Marcia's coat.
Are you cold?r he asked.
Not much" Marcia answered. But
I can't help thinking of papa. If he
were living, l would this minute be sit
ting at our breakfast table reading my
valentine. Papa used to put one beside
each of our plates every Valentines
mornings This year there'n be no val
entine for me-"
James did not say anything. only
looked very kind and sorry. While she
was selling q paper 10 q gentleman the
milkboy laid something upon her table
and hurried away. She saw when she
turned again an envelope bearing her
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had got cold. So the little girl was sent
to bed early with a big bowl of boneset
tea.
Sarah asked Providence again that
night. albeit in a half hearted way. for
the big pink one and fell asleep In n
very miserable state OF mind.
Next morning she awoke to find her ia
Their standing over her with large. nat
paper package in his hand. He kissed her
girl has got a valentine" Before she I'M
tied the string Sarah knew IL was the
pink valentine. and she reproached her.
self for her yesterdays lack of faith. She
gave one swift look at IT, discovered no
name on the respondent thing. then shut
her lips tight with resolve
Her father took it downstairs TO show
the rest of the family. When Sarah AIDE
line appeared. she was much petted. Her
father joked her about the sender. and her
mother settled herself with a little shake
of conscious pride and said she guessed
she'd have to be looking after Sarah AIDE
line pretty close. Sarah said nothing and
ate her breakfast quickly and departed
for school.
She avoided meeting any one she knew
and went straight TO the postofiice. San
ders asked her what he could do for her
PLEASE wrap this valentine up for me.
Mr. Sanders" said Sarah.
well. | want 10 know chuckled San
ders when he saw his pink satin valentine
again. What's the young one up TOP
But he said nothing and handed the white
paper parcel to Sarah. She grasped the
postoffice pen in her small fingers and
wrote neatly In one corner Mr.. William
Penn Dixon. Later Sanders put j, In VIII
lie PENIS fathers box and laughed heart
lily.
Sarah Adeline was tardy that morning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
Curious school Customs In China

Girls in China seldom go 10 school
unless they are children OF rich people.
The first day OF the scholastic year II q
festival Each pupil brings little mon
ey for a feast 10 which the parents are
invited. and then the Idol II set up
This idol is a long. narrow piece Of red
paper. upon which the teacher puts the
name Of the sage who Ia TO be wor-
SHIPPED during the year.
School work IN China begins before
daylight. and after studying their les-
sons aloud FOR two hours the pupils re-
cite them. After this they 60 home 70
breakfas. but any pupil who has failed
20 recite his lesson has 20 wait ISL /; 10
learned. After breakfast the pupils
study again TIN dinner time. and after
dinner they return again 20 school 20
prepare lessons for The following day.
BY this time u 10 night. This goes on
every day Of the week. FOR there 10 no
such thing as the Sunday holiday. On
the last day of school before the sura-
rner holidays a cake made Of sugar
cane IL offered 70 the dol which To
then taken down and burned. for dur
ing the next year some other wise man
vii have 20 Be vorshipet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
Misplaced Loves
Copyright by
Copyright. 1903, by
Emery Pottle

"Well, maybe you'll get one. too" an
swered her mother, piling up the soiled
breakfast dishes in Gathering heaps.
II don't b'lieve so. I guess-they's a
lovely pink one down to Sanders store
that I'd like to buy for-for'-Sarah hest
tated-"for the teacher" she ended in a
shamed little voice.
How much is it, Sarah Adeline?" in
of the steaming dishwater she was pour
ing in the pan.
.It's-65 cents" There were boldness
and despair in Sarah's voice.
My soul and body, Well, I guess we
won't have you paying any s. cents for
that teacher. You run along now or you'll
be late"
Sarah Adeline," whispered her grand
father as his granddaughter scuffed into
her rubbers in the stormhouse on the
west porch, you take this an buy a
valentine" He slipped a five cent piece
into Sarah's mitten.
Thank you, gran'pa,' she answered
quietly. When she got out into the road,
she was almost of a mind to throw the
money away. Huh! Nickel.'' she shifted.
THAT won't buy anything decent." She
put the nickel in her pocket. however, and
wiped away two angry tears. Then she
trudged soberly along the snowy road in
the wide tracks left by the wood sleighs
and the pungs that had passed early that
morning
Sarah Adeline Munford was nine years
old. She was a slim, pale faced little girl
with stiff straw colored hair, and on her
nose, by her own laborious count, were
twelve large freckles. She recounted
oDH 10 ho6 lice
peared. for she despised them.
For the last week Sarah's heart had
been troubled, and as Valentines day ap-
preached her trouble grew larger. Ordi-
nariy Sarah Adeline was of complacent
nature and not often stirred from a GER
tain placid innocence which seemed to
hang about her like a cloud. Where she
loved she loved in secret bliss taking
greater pleasure in the daring imaginings
of her young heart than in the more COM
monplace exhibitions of sentiment dis
played by her schoolmates.
Sarah Adeline was not favorite with
boys. This she knew and accepted though
she could not tell why il was so. Perhaps
her physical calm and outward depreca-
tory submissiveness of manner repelfed
young SWANS and restrained their boyish
ardor.
So her affection for the sterner sex was
of a romantic spirituality. She raised
up her masculine ideals. cherished them
for a time and cast them down. only to
repeat the process. She had but to ap-
propriate mentally the boy she considered
incest. and Immediately the vexed course
of true love was smooth under her con-
troll The little god smiled benignly on
her. and she knew no rival. When she
wearied of one spiritual admirer. there
was only the slight wrench of separation
then gayly away to the next.
Sarah Adeline was not bothered by jeal-
ousy of soul. In the flesh she allowed her
lovers perfect freedom. In psychological
realms she could manage them as she
chose.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

- ARAB ADELINE braided the sec
- ond of her two vivacious pig
tails with respondent jerks. The
~ frost lay in thick white patterns
W on the gable window of her bed
room, and her fingers ached with
cold The morning seemed gray and DIS
heartened 1t was the embodiment Oh
Sarah Adeline's, low spirited condition
She tied the shoestring viciously IN
three hard knots around the end OF the
braid. unmndful of the difficulty she
would encounter when she united 1t.
Sarah Adeline, for the lands sake,
amt Won dressed yet? It's quarter past
T. and your pas gone, and the cakes are
stone cold. You come here right on. II
was Sarah's mother who called.
''Yes'm." answered Sarah meekly.
my goodness she muttered GROSSLY to
herself They think can do everything
ell at once"
When she essayed to button the back OF
her red and black plaid flannel with the
box plated skirt, her winter dress for
school, her fingers fairly refused to do
their work so cold were they. After one
or two attempts Sarah Adeline sat down
on the edge OF her bed and wept. The
obstinacy of the buttons nor her icy fin
gers. There was a sore disappointment
in her heart, and her objective world, as
generally is the case, seemed perversely
in league with it.
Sarah, Sarah; Sarah Adeline! came
shrilly from below.
Sarah sighed and rose heavily.
81 sh think they'd get sick o yellin
like that" she said scornfully. 1T don't
hurry me one Bit
Sarah -Adeline stumbled rapidly down
the stairs, her red and black plaid dress
gaping wide in the back.
Her grandfather kissed her good morn
ing with the cheering admonition that
little gals should always be up in the
morning lively" Sarahs mother was
kneading bread in the kitchen with swift.
determined punches. Wash your face
good. Sarah, at the sink. Then get your
breakfast off the back of the stove and
set right down" she said briskly. Pa,
see if you can't button her dress for her
L amt got time TO get my hands out the
dough- i
Reluctantly Sarah dabbed her small
face with icy water and then stood I'M
easily before her grandfather Munford
while his knotted old fingers fumbled at
the buttons
Il do know as I can get 'em all in the
right places Mary Alice" said ne plain
lively to his daughter.
After the little frock was fastened in
strange unexpected way, Sarah ate her
breakfast in silence.
When she finished, she put her dishes
with the others in big tin pan.
Thine you was getting along to school
Sarah Adeline" said her grandfather.
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things a vigorous out of door little ruff1an
could do to an extensively innocent little
girl but in determined feminine way, as
old as creation Sarah AGeline continued
to adore.
AS St. Valentines day drew near Sarah
heard much from the other girls about the
sending of valentines. Melissa Marvin
had confded to Sarah one night on the
way home from school her purpose OF be-
slowing upon Willard kitchell "a per-
fectly lovely" valentine. Melissa Mar
wins father gave her % cents a week TO
spend as she liked. She and Sarah went
around by Sanders store that night to
press their noses fiat against the window
and stare at big, beautiful pink creation
that occupied the center of a varied and
wonderful group Of valentines There
was soft white swansdown on the edge
of this gorgeous satin thing. 1t bristled
with fat, stuffy looking little Cupids
brandshing harmless darts. and there
were also elegantly embossed flowers in
bewildering wreaths.
Sarah Adeline gasped with admiration.
"Oh. Meliss ~ she whispered.
That's it; that's the one. I'm going
to buy it for"-she whispered in Sarah's
ear-"for W. K"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

Large ba~is Of strong soapsuas In
which 4 Tablespoonful Of giycsrin has
been dissolved ard sozsn or more clay
pipes are the other materials needed
FOR the bubble party
The players take turns ia trying 20
blow their perfect bubbles through the
different rings zach person is allowed
two attempts 20 blow his bubble
through a ring. And 10 TIRE rsccessfs1l
~bgSbisrs~ !. given a score. Ths per-
son gaining fs~ highest score "a aware
"a sorse frfrsux prsrs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

the best known women n Partisan So
ciety are giving an hour day 10 train
ing their pets.
The committee of the French Auto
mobile club has decided 10 consider the
sdvisability OF organizing an internz-
tiuIrsl motor car race from Paris 10
Madrid n May. 1874
The most valuable American aSr.cul-
turzl crops in order stated are Indian
corn. hay and forage. Cotton wheat
and cats The meat bill IS 8, Coz e-o9. e.o
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

For month Willie Penn Dixon had
held supreme place in Sarahs heart
though he knew it not. They had walked
TO and from school daily, they had to-
gether attended ''socials'' and "s'prise
parties they had even INDUCED in an
impressive marriage ceremony which Sa-
ran had devised from memorable incidents
of her groHnup sisters wedding. but VIII
lie Penn knew nothing of it.
Indeed Willie Penn scorned Sarah Ade-
line On the day of the first snow that
winter he had given his sled sharp
push and sent ii all alone down a little
billy path 20 hump into the backs of
Sarah's thin legs. She sat down suddenly
and heavily in a snow bank and there
were black and blue spots on her ankles
afterward. He pinched her severely when
ever he stood next her in the spelling
class and tried to trip her when she took
her seat. In fact. he did all the horrid
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
HERE AND THERE.

English trades unions are for direct
labor representation in parliament The
eight hour day. naturalization of land.
railways and mines. old age pensions.
temperance reform and courts OF arbi-
tration are among the principal de-
mands.
IL is the declared experience OF all
arctic and antarctic travellers that
what is commonly called in temperate
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

regions raw weather. is much more
trying than the rigors of extreme high
ATTITUDES
The tonnage of merchant ships in
course Of construction in Great Britain
is less than al any time since 1887.
Rev. John l. Scudder. the Jersey City
CONGREGATIONAL preacher. still continues
to run a boxing class in the basement
of his church and has now started a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

Of water. q frog and n little wooden
stepiadisr. II ne frog enrD-s eat ard
sits On the STEPS. rain L. expected
Halssr g Ives. chef q The art d.
psTsnent q TIE -; Lozix SoTi6s fair.
has completed preliminary arrange
sn~nt for = ss,8s-dia Swedish ara Nor
Eexia1 Representatives ~ ne ezposs-
ton
\ recent analysis q The ~zfrr % the
Dad Ee4 shoEs that here N over -
Per cent % sosid matter Il g. The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

skating rink in a big tent The rever-
end gentleman strongly advocates the
idea that the mission Of the church in
cludes the cultivation OF muscle az well
as morals
Exemption from military service on
payment OF sum OF money IS 10 Dc
abolished by the Spanish ministry.
Trained cats are the latest fad OF
French society women Fashion de-
crees that the animal must ~ educated
entirely by its owner. and several Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
A BOY PHILOSOPHER.

Oh. when wake up In my bed
And see the sun rise round and red.
I'm glad to have another Jay
Fer all my different kinds Of playl
There are so many things 90 10
That really make a man q you
II grownups didn't get 50 vexed
And wonder what you viii do next
I often wonder whether they
Ever made UP my kinds 81 play
or II they were a. good as gold
And always did as they were told.
And when you're sent 10 bed az night
They're happy. but they're not polite.
For through the door you hear them SAP.
Hes done his mischief for the cayl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

The children's were pretty picture cards
with some motto on them that little
folk liked.
All this only a year ago. Now papa
was in his grave. Mamma, Lenny and
Marcia had all TO earn money as they
could. Lenny carried papers before
school. Marcia sold them near the cor
passed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

kfsstes' part Of ths~-over , r~- e~ss--
chloride &C magnesium. Next In
qranfits opszses ceEnner. alt
oa~ hunsrss ard sssxen ladies' have
oStAifs%.a their medical csxr~~ at the
Hf-as state examinations for @orusss See.
tDfs with ser~ rrSentiy sssa f3r ,hs
nr7t tine "a REsssa.
itsiS proposes - employ az criminals
ss'si@ree1 70 p>aAI s~rsisns~ In re .ee-
isnaation % ths malaria s.ysek.r, So
xions q TIE cozntry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

while dairy products produce fsz's Sss.-
go and poultry and eggs 800 coo 90
The financial strength u American
banks II about 81 ecs. 0a'S 90. d about
twice tha, OF the United Kingdom ard
equal 20 the Whole Of Europe
Coiora6o's building ~ she SoTiS
fair VIII undoubtedly Be made EeTsDa-
Hent Structure and wiii remain a. =
uso1UEnsnt 70 the enterprise az ~<is a.
the resoarces Of TIE Centennial state
The frog bAruH@ter consists % a Jar
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"Yes'm; yes, sir, I mean," she answered.
absently.
Your lunch is in your basket on the
pantry Shelf" called her mother. And
don't you wade in the snow today L
want you should come right home after
school too. Don't you run around with
those Lacy Children either on the way
home"
-"Yes'm; no'm won't
After Sarah Adeline had put on her
pink zephyr hood, her heavy brown coat,
her gray ieggfngs and her red mittens she
hesitated irresolutely.
Tomorrow Valentines" she said ten
tatively to her mother.
Mrs. Munford was showing big rectangu-
lar tins full of fat white mounds of dough
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into the oven. They scraped exasper-
atingly on the iron grating.
''Tomorrow's what?" she questioned.
valentines.
MY land, is it the 14th of February al
ready? l sh'll. have to begin spring
housekeeping before L know it,
Still Sarah Adeline fingered.
Lots of EN- n get valentines" she
NanfIIrpd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
Marcia'S Valentine

By ELIZA HRcHARD CONNER

she could not help it that a tear rolled
down her pink cheek and dropped upon
her gray coat. She was ashamed of it.
for -when she looked up there stood
James Guffin, the milkboy.
James was a big, strong, good ma
tured. chuffy fellow of fourteen. His
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

A pretty form OF Amusement Is a soap
bubble party. which may be made To
take the form OF spirited conies; for
old and young. Five rings o. paste
board wound with bright tissue paper
should be suspended In a doorway.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

Sunday School TeaehsF-w WAY. willie
wiison' Fighting kxais' Dan, last
Sundays lesson teach that whcn yoa
are struck On orc cheek yoa ossxhf 70
turn the other 70 shs striker
wiiiie-r~s'n- Bot ne his re On IN.
nose. an I've onig r., oze.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
"A II oRNING, st. Valentines day.

beside a table. 1t was near
the entrance to a tenement
house. 1t was only half past 6. yet the
little girl has been up since half past 5
in the biting cold. She was Marcia
Gooding. and she was a newsgirl. The
table was covered with morning papers.
Marcia sold these 10 people on their
way to business. At S o'clock she hur-
ried home to get some breakfast and go
to school, for she was only twelve.
That Valentines morning the Their
mometer was nearly down to zero, and
Marcia was cold. She wore red Tam
O'Shanter cap. red wooden mittens and a
coat with a cape. but the cold nipped
her through ii all. She was almost
crying, too, because she remembered
only last Valentines day her father was
alive. Every Valentines morning as far
back as she could recollect that kind IA
Their had placed beside the plate of each
OF his family at breakfast q valentine
one for her mother, one for her brother,
Lenny, and one for herself. Mamma S
he himself wrote. and ii was always
verses. like a love letter. mamma said.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

Poor Sarah Adel;net How could she
know that Melissa believed that she had
bought the coveted valentineg
Sarah Adeline went straight home from
school. At supper she was very quiet and
ate little Her mother told Grandfather
Munford that she believed Sarah Adeline
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

Fsther-I tell you. my boy IL rixht %
20 cate.
J-ncie-Wha; has he been doing sovr
Ysfhsr-Lasf night ~ cried himself
20 sleep because ] wouldn't promise 20
get him a hoxseIexs hobby horse
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jas; 'hink' TIE xrez; General Ma
pos~on EonspsTt. zzs afraid 81 esfa
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This happened ten years ago James
Guffin has now a big creamery Of his
own. and Marcia is his wife. She has
house, into every corner Of which her
black eyes peer each day TO see that 1t
is spick and span. She and James are
each others valentines TO this day, and
they are very happy. James is not so
round faced or so round eyed az he used
TO be. Marcia keeps him hustling. but
he likes it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

name. She opened it. and there was
the prettiest picture valentine little
girl ever got. Ii had on IL a sweet. pink
dove dropping a wreath of silver roses
upon the head of lovely girl: yes. and
she had black eyes. like Marcia's. too.
IL must have cost a whole quarter.
Marcia thought on the inside was
written in James labored. schoolboy
hand:
Marshy GoodIng Is the prettiest girl
Marshy is my valentine and m
Her valentine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-16

nine miles from here at the eel
ebrated Basilica Of St. Anna-de
Beaupre, a magnificent struc-
tlre. Across from this is the
old Chapel, built in 1868, but
partly destroyed and rebuild in
1863. Old paintings, by Old
Masters as far back as 1866,
and by this is a Chapel, built
with sacred steps in representa-
ton of the steps the Savior is
supposed to have mounted in
in the Palace of Pontius Plate,
ia the Vatican at Rome, and
like those steps, you must coup
on your knees, and on each step
offer up a prayer. These steps
were crowded with people as-
cendlng them in this manner.
People come here from every
direction to be blessed and made
we'll. Thousands of crutches
and canes are there in racks,
where the lame are saidto have
left them when cured.
We have our own separate
drawing room here. We use the
dancing hall as our dining room.
This is a most delig lful place,
but we leave in the morning
for a half day in Qubec, then
start for Burlington, VT, which
we hope to reach this evening.
At that point hope to get some
mail from home. My happiness
would be complete if Icould on
ly have you here with us to en-
| joy all this trip, for it's the trip
of my life. With lots of love,
| am, &C.,
EMMA HARRIS RUSSELL.