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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
& pery Gir ] Place
IN College Lite.

Mary Amour Pratt says in the septem-
bernumbcr Of "Andame"
There is a place In college for every
siri who has intent Or a Git OF any
Kind, Perhaps the most desirable IS me
copRble Girl; she who can manage thou-
SAND girls. if need be. Of perhaps com COM
mites within big work to do: she VINO
can iend The singing OF the college or
zhs sells OF the CLASS: shc who can Set
III. and rthearae play or8r.nh g. g cam
pafgn. Everything to be done, great OF
small needs II girl who is tfust"ortn!
who can ,uEn her hanh and .nlnd quichhI'S
ana 10 ;h0 point Bat the good " 'ok
ei IL nccegaatH too--for whom w Won
t,Q manager manager Good worker
sounds bad. Il as lslc saving q person. !
has rood hear;-bu!sit means a Ereat
u dos, 81 many girls are not goou work
crs. bit the ftl.thful, oiedicnt member OF
a committee, she who will do the dish
preeabc wor.s. IS as necessary as the
Y chairman,
The clever s,ii'i hasa large place, ana
,nere are MANY Of tnem 1fili H. stunt
pariIos,n would be no.line without her'
III, Is che WHO cetsur the "sSiis Wrltcs
1ln s,nws uaa plans the entertainments
ono cEIl.not sec how tNcrc can be any
ney. stunts" there are SO many eNers
ytsar. bi,, the ever girl Is ai"aSs ~ ~.
q hard with hc, pen. her tongue and E!lcf
ingcnu;,y. And, though one ma may DC,
.gl!eysl IL the pretty girl has a UNIQUE ahu
Interesting position. tH's the tail' hnei
look,ns girl VINO is asked to usher ana anu
10 receive Yes. tic handsome s'rl Gs, ~,
1atltly has 4 place and nice. eliS Ia p!e y,
oneit is. although she is usually 'h Manage
0y her capable sister,
The college girl is fond OF ciothcs NV ~
Jewels, although they do not hosorp net
tm:nd. She is altogether ternallS leln'-
nine. and the crs Of F'unseNed z ~
soo.ish as it is Impossible. When through 2
college she is generally ready lof y I. w y.
nestle life. ana you will find that y ~
,he acls of the right man and not nc
effects Of a college education that create :. g
The depressing and often false s'ati %. isss
nnent marriage and the college woman woman
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
M%NM:

To every woman fond Of the atmos-
phere OF library and the companions
ship OF books, the following verses, writ.
ten by Captain Henry Graham. author
OF misrepresentation Men, In the Sep
TENDER Critic, will possess a strong
favor OF nppreciative Interest. Tie
verses are written about Barrie. and
these are several of the stanzas:
To Barries literary art
n That strong poetic sense Is clinging
Which hears. In ev'ry human heart,
a "late lark. family singing.
"A bird that bears upon its wing
The promise OF perpetual spring. LII
Nraterlalists may lnbour much
At problems for the modern stage,
4 Els simpler methods reach and touch
The Young of ev'ry age;
And first and second childhood meet
On common ground al Barrie's feet.
So wide a sympathy has no,
Such kindness without amend, II
That children Chamber on his knee, By
And claim him as a friend,
They somehow know hc understands.
And doesn't mind their sticky hands.
10 lovers who. with fingers cold, ~
Attempt to fan some dying ember, 5
lie brings tho happy days Of old. 3f
And bids their hearts remember;
Recalling In romantic fashion
The tenderness Of earlier passion. M III
And modern matrpns who can find,
So little leisure for tho ,nurs'ry, &
Whose interest in bahyklnd @
Is emlnently curs'ry, 81
Now views on Motherhood acquire II
From ce-sitting- by-the- Fire!
Women will read In the same maya.
Zinc Mrs l., n. Hnrriss review OF Pro,
lessor Trent's "Sonthcrn Wrlters," SAi
Professor Trent Is n YlrglnlanA by m :
tvlty but has been, for "A number OF
years, associated With Columbia Col
lege, New York. rho tact ithat he
rates John Esten Cooks Virginia Com
edians,' rs almost the finest ante-bellun7
romance, written BY n sontherner, vii
find an agreeable echo In the mind al
many who recall that charming produc-
ton with delight
There Isl unusual activity among Rich
mond and Virginia workers In the fields
Of literature F'ormer Governor @ Fcrral
is said to have followed sup his Forty
Years of Active Seryice by a romance
the scene Of which islailii In the "Shenan'
doah Valley" recently mnortallzed ,!
Mr., Arlnlstcad Gordon's 'Glft or tle
| Morning STAR Miss Ellen Glasgow, VINO
has been abroad for the past two months
had, 1t is rumored, completed more thar
| half of q new book before leaving !
book which will make disappearance
during the winter season Miss Mar!
Johnston has been at ''Rose Cottage.
Warm Springs, this summer, the place
where the greater part Of Audrey was
written. Her new book, the appearances
of which is looked forward to with great
easerness Is said to have the scene laiif
a Virginia and to revert to the ] efferso,
Man period IN point Of time.
rhe magazines devoted TO home decora
ton and furnishing. Offer numerous s 'Vls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
The Poet's
Corner.
-Septernber.

Who doth not love tho soft September
53.s days is5i5 f4 15i II 8 K
When summer fingers lovingly ami
$6 fam # "a II Il f
Would snyi farewell? hut With her
train 5 Fl Ja5 I'd us.
OF winged subjects. IN the gotten hnzo
She vanishcs go silently, we raIso 3 ~
No cry OF anguish, for no parting pain
Distnrbs our bills,-our loss wo count
but gain. t5
Yet. cen while dear septembcr's name
we praise, .5$ ~ 8,,s
d.55 flight; vi
555'rhe grasses fade; tho brown leaves
aa lluttcr down: #
Full ripe the thistle tops and milk
s weed blows i. Rs u 5t Nj
Sail far nloft on airy plnlons light,
And haste to catch at fleeing summers
Ii syG. fs2,'i,, 1rttt t5 @
siaSA7IH[ Hath she gone? The faint Wild
ass slghs.-- n af
who knows ~
-Blanchc Elizabeth Wade, In Every.
body's Magazine. N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
New Lamp Shades.

New lamp shades are made or fancy
cotton cloth. in Dolly Warden designs,
folded III fan shape, small at the TOP ana
large at the bottom, The lower edge IS
finished with a gold bullion fringe, four
or Ave inches deep, There are Shaues
tor electric bulbs as well as candles, In
marrow. notched ledge silk petals or point
cd strips, in all colors. On the end or
each petal Is a glass pendant, about an
inch long. These are imported and en-
ceedngly effective, There arc also some
shades which could DO copied nj home.
These are thin SILK foundations. on
frames, aud are covered With flowers and
foliage painted on stun paper and cut
out so tina, the sik-shadcd light VIII
show through. There is silk fringe
around the edge, fastened to the silk
Iining--I. II. Larncd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10


The shape
its
HEIGHT slight
the head ii
dcardesA
asses
the arw ina sof @ @
CHARMING WOOITEN TAILOFNIADE
ornadc
in
things o
broadco
ton il
trimming
lfontci
Its sole tiInm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
The Heavenly Journey,

BY Moses Tcasart.
D Not fnr to our Fathers home,
\ little WY
Across the moonlit foam.
And nylns spray, II 81
7 And thcn-the shining dome.
ae And heaven Away n n " ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
Love Why Stay.

Lord. be he gift OF ove divine 5
Ny theme today
Touch every thought and act OF mine
With loves sweet ray:
And In the denths or on the height
In midnight gloom or morning bright, n
THROUGH 6oepcnng shades or CLEAN OF
light
Love be my stay.
THROUGH MI nr4lifc be this my prayer.
a Love DC my stny; l$5ssss. s
Through wrnry DAYS OF toll and care.
Morr. love pray;
AS thou .dost tint the summer. Elows,
.rd MI with lew The fraerant rose,
30 MI nc, I'LL NV heart o'crilows----
love lie my stay. s@3
M longer thcn -rball I hnvc fear,
with love my stay
nd t',on my God forever near.
&i 10 cndden day: tS$
.'-a bnlr n,c rnow my brothers. needs
70 hclp me- soothc thr heart that bleed
10 help mo sanish selfish grccds-
Love he my stay. 55
#sr. son nf God. IN silence still Ii
THE moments stay /.
S-r'li l.5r1nY learn thy holy Will
And ,'rh tho way:
Then with NY faltcrlHg hands IN thine
so, lock beyond where CLEANS divine
5c,r heavenly light shall ever shine.
,#3 -Lcllc II Touan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
lust Suggestions.

81 .,ybor q IS necessary to use sash cur
a 4tnins at parlor windows the ugly eAlcc1
That they often have may be changed NV
o1fn,easlng and artistic one by setting
ocross The lower pane OF the "ando"
,,arrow frame or Venetian bent IRON IN
: simnle pa tern, which frames in cur
Z tain OF sheer stuff quite prettily. ne
.wo niece sof the frame that make the
lop and bottom should be WIDER wa"
the sides - N.
Y =, t1,nso o,ys of peribboncd underwear,
+ha following plan saves much time: Sc"
~. n,n 10 the end of the ribbon a llece
~ tame of the same length and Wiath'
5pn,, fra ribbon out of the beading, leaV-
tnr Tho taDe in its place. When inc sai !.
mnnt 10 Numbered the ribbon Is replaced
a. Tie same way. No tape needle Is re-
ontrcd and the work amounts TO Htllc
4 saA w. ~ :, u. NJ. D.
The tiny holes that are MADE ~ ~.
embroidery are growing SO larse M i, -. :.
10 necessary to cut them, since 'pu'ici ~,
them with u stiletto Is not enous''' ~
discovery was made the other o'y ne.
conductors punch, such as us'u 80, 80
tally cards, is Just the !alhs: >. ~,
+,,na and makes a cleaner edge. IL IS
.,anassarv 10 put a piece Of hlott1ng paper
,,ndcr the place to be punched however
as the cloth. does not cut smooth Wit n
out It. a
saw at an afternoon tea mover n''n
snexnensive table decoration. IL was
hon,,tiful Boston fern, transplnntetl, rools,
earth and ALL just for the occasion, nv
an old soup tureen. The earth was cu ON
rIctely concealed by Malaga grapes. lily
;,rcen was green and brown eartheh"ate,
and tht effect, of the green OF tSe fern
and .he .srapess, as we'll as the dish, WAS
extremely artistic and most appropriFa l'e
III. II, Iarned.
IA new spoon for bonbons or nuts IS
shaved ike a large ladlc, In an open
work design. The bowl and handle up
rest on the table, while the spoon \, Is
arasped by the humped-up middle or me
Handle. THE large bowl, which IN those
n have seen Is spadn-shaped or heart-
i shnped holds the bonbons.--l4. IL. u.
Before taking off gloves that have been
soaked by driving in the rain, always
rrh them thoroughly with soap, SO as 10.
produce a small lather. Then lot them
dry slowly, and their softness Is restored
--Mnude S. Witter, in Good llousekeep-
Ing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10

Before taking off gloves that have been
soaked by driving in the rain, always
rub them thoroughly with soap, SO as TO-
,,rnd,Ice a small lather. Then lot them
dry slowly, and their softness is restored
-Mnude S. Witter in Good llousekeep-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-14

of Zangezur and Jebrail, where Tar
tarss are massaering the Armenians
without distinction of sex or age. The
country is swarming with bands of
Tartars. At the village of Minkend
1900 Armenians were slaughtered.
Dispatches say that mutilated children
were thrown to the dogs and the few
survivors were forced to embrace Is
lamism in order to save their lives.
A dispatch from Tifiis says: "Many
Social Democrats were killed or
wounded in conflict with Cossacks
at the town hall and many were
trampled to death in a subsequent
panic. Two thousand Social Democrats
had forced an entrance into the town
hall which was closed owing to the
celebration of a religious holiday, the
beheading of John the Baptist. Revo-
lutionary speeches were made and the
chief Of police ordered the meeting to
dispense.
According to the off1cialaccount the
crowd rather roughly handled the
commissary of police, whereupon the
third company of the Poltava regiment
was summoned. The commander of
the company ordered the demonstra-
tors to disperse, promising not to ar
rest them if they obeyed. Shots were
/ then fired on the Cossacks not only
from the town hall, but from the court
yard and the street A force OF riot
ers assembled in a neighboring house
broke through wall leading to the
hall, which was closed owing to the
the Cossacks and police, wounding a
Cossack and policeman. The Cos
sacks thereupon fired on the rioters
Official figures give the casualties as
twenty-three killed and fifty wound
ed"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-14
FINLAND LOOKS LIKE CIVIL WAR
Russian Authorities Seize 5, 900 Rifles
in Possession of the People.


in Possession of the People.
Helsingfors, Finland, Sept ID. =
The customs authorities have seized
5000 rifles in the possession of peo-
pie in the neighborhood of Jakobstad,
on the Gulf of Bothnia, which were
believed to be from the unnamed
steamer sunk by her crew Sunday, as
stated in these dispatches yesterday.
The steamer was discovered by the
customs officers twenty miles outside
Jakobstad, and on the captain declar-
ing that she was loaded with rifles
and ammunition was ordered into port
to be discharged, when suddenly sew
eral explosions were heard, the steam
er grounded in shoal water, and the
crew escaped in life boats.
What has become Of the crew is not
definitely known, but Finnish revenue
cutters have been ordered to watch
the coast line Of the Gulf Of Bothnia
for them. Further details Of Sun
days affair show that when the Gus
toms officers boarded the steamer they
were received by twenty OF the crew
armed with revolvers. The chief Gus
toms officer was permitted to visit the
cabin. where after negotiations last.
ing an hour he was told that he and
his fellow officers had the alternative
of leaving the ship or being blown up
with her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-14
DE WHITE STARTS FOR HOME
Receives Numerous Visits of DeIega.
tions Before He Sails.


tions Before He Sails.
New York, Sept. 13.-The Russian
commissioners who successfully con-
Guided treaty of peace with the en-
voys Of Japan at Portsmouth, N. H.,
have started on the return to St Pc
tersburg. The party, headed by Ser
gus de White, sailed on the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm III. Before leaving
the Russians paid a farewell call on
the Japanese plenipotentiaries. Shortly
before the ship sailed Major Lynch, of
and forty members of an Irish club
were received by de White. Each mem
Der Of the Irish club presented to the
peace ENJOYS tiny Russian, United
States and Irish flags.
Before de Witte left his hotel for
the steamer he. had a conference with
Isaac N. Seligman and Oscar Straus,
Of this city, and Adolph Kraus, of
Chicago, on the Jewish question, and
his visitors declared themselves pleased
with the result of the interview. A
delegation from the Armenian colonial
council Of the United States, Of which
Archbishop Sarajian, is president,
called upon de Witte also at his hotel,
and presented an address on behalf OF
the Armenians, thanking him for his
interest in the welfare Of their coun-
trymen in Russia.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-14
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT MIDNIGHT
Explosion Follows and 256 Men Are
ro Sent TO Eternity; 343 Others
~ Are Wounded.
Was the. Pride of the Jap Navy and q
Great Fighting Ship-Finns Arm.
ing-Russia Captures s..
600 Rifles.

F-L London, Sept. 13.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of The Times says that the
casualties resulting from the loss Of
the battieship Mikasa are i've killed,
251 missing and 343 wounded. 1.-THE
missing are probably drowned, so that
the deaths reach 1851 @ SOM
Toxic, Sept. 13.-The disaster to the
battleship Mfkasa has cast a gloom
everywhere. The Mikasa was Togo's
flagship, and was endeared to the
hearts Of the people. The ship was at
anchor in Sasebo harborf when fire
started at the base of the mainmast.
at midnight. It spread with great rap
idity, exploding the after magazine an
hour after the fire had been dfscov-
cred. The Mikasa sank in shallow
water, and it is believed can be re-
paired. Rescuing parties were sent
from the various Warships in the har-
Dor and there were heavy casualties
among them.
Results In Loss of $50 Men.
Various conjectures are current as
to the cause of the fire. Some at
tribute it to an overcharge of electri-
city. Great relief was felt through
out Japan when it was learned that
Admiral Togo was not on board the
ship at the time of the fire. The Mi
kasa was the flagship Of Vice Admir-
al Togo during the battle of the Sea
Of Japan. The loss of life by the
sinking Of the Mikasa totals 500 Off
GERS and men, including detachments
from other warships which went to
the rescue of the vessel, and were
caught by the explosion.
Blew q Hole in Her Side.
The explosion blew a hole in the
port side of the vessel below the wat,
er line. The Mikasa was a first-class
battleship Of 1920 tons displacement.
1t was built in England and was
launched in 1902. The battleship was
400 feet long, had a speed of over 10
knots and carried a crew of 935 Off
GERS and men. 1t was heavily armored
and carried four 12-inch guns, four
teen 6-inch guns, twenty 12-pounders
and a number of smaller rapid-fire
guns, It had four submerged torpedo
tubes
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-14
Retribution.

Samson had shouldered the great
doors at the main entrance to the city
Of GAIA, in the dead of night, and had
carried them to the top Of hill.
whats that for?" asked a night po-
lice reporter, who happened to be
prowling around.
"I'm giving the Gazabos little al
fresco entertainment as a surprise"
II don't quite catch on"
"When they wake up in the morn
ing they'll find they are out Of doors, !"
chuckled the strong man..
1t was then that his zeal troubles
began Chicago Tribune
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-14
PRIDE OF THE JAP NAVY
MikadO's Vessels Have Been Hit by
Fate Oftener Than by Russians


Washington, Sept. 13.-One of the
officers of the navy department who
has given long study to the organiza-
tlon of the Japanese navy said of the
loss of the Mikasa: with its COM
panlon ship, the Asahi, it was the
pride of every Japanese naval officer
and bluejacket, In fighting capacity
and resistant strength the Mikasa
compared with our Wisconsin, one of
the most powerful battleships afoat.
The Mikasa was the literal successor
by nearly ten years Of development OF
the NaniWa.. commanded in 1894 by
the same silent Togo who won the
battle Of the Japan sea- f7ru
Fats or accident appears to have
been more deadly to the Japanese
navy than the guns Of the Russian adj
.yeFsary. AS the Jap is fatalist In
his personal beliefs he may find COM
fort in this: The Russians lost in the
sea battle of Hay q and % twenty
two ships, with an aggregate tonnage
Of 1b3,411. Under his direct command
Togo lost two battleships- Hat
suse and misunderstanding the war,
and coast defense ship-the Heiyen;
two protected cr1lisers-the Seiyen and
Yoshine; two small unprotected cruz
sers, the Mokayo and the Kaimen;
nine torpedo boats and several small
destroyers.
So far as the Japanese government
has reported the causes for the loss
Of these ships fate has played the i'm
portant part: The Hatsuse was
rammed by sister ship in mistake
for a Russian battleship. Five hum.
dred ofdts men went into the sea with
the captain on the bridge The va
shima struck floating mine where
no mines were, expected to be and evil
denee. was produced later that the one
which sunk it had been laid BY the
japanese themselves.
The Heiyen went ashore in a calm
sea and broke in two; the Seiyen and
Yeshine were attacked by Russian
cruisers and torpedo boats, but sunk
through internal defects in their boiler
flues. Most Of the torpedo boats and
destroyers were overcome by Russian
fire.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-14
HOLY WAR AND BLOODsHED

That Is the Substance of the Dispatch
es from caueaaie,
st. Petersburg, Sept. 1S.-A holy
war has been proclaimed BY the MO
hammedans in the CaucaRiah districts
Evening journal., 1905-12-21

civilization. Often Il happens that a
train carrying fruit from the South to
the Northern market encounters a cold
spell while en- route. II the tempera-
ture goes below a certain point the
perishable merchandise will be ruined.
But such a misfortune may be pre-
vented by covering the fruit car with
a coat of ice, thing easily accom-.
plished by turning a hose upon it and
allowing the water to freeze until the
whole vehicle is enveloped in CLASSY
and gltterlng blanket.
Il may, indeed, be appropriately call
ed a blanket, inasmuch as it prevents
the radiation of heat from the interior
of the car. The ice being a good non
conductor. the warmth is retained
and the fruit, or possibly It may be
vegetables, goes on It's way unspoiled
even by zero weather
Cars for Transporting oranges and
other fruit from California to the East
are often provided nowadays witt
large cylindrical 'ice stoves" as they
might be called, at each end. which
while useful in summer time for re
lfrgeration. are filled with ice during
cold spell in winter. When the tenn
lperature outside is at zefO, or below
the ice. at 80 degrees r.. is compare
ltively warm. and thus the stoves
described act as heaters
Evening journal., 1905-12-21
seoiaI and PersonaI Notes

Miss Sadie Jones has returned from a
visit TO Pittsburg friends
The Saturday Night Club has issued
invitations for a dance on Tuesday even-
ing December %, at Eden Han.
Harry Rhoades Of Elsmere, has been
visiting in Chester.
NJ ~ Roberts has been visiting in
Philadelphia.
Thomas L. Banks. of Norristown. is
the guest Of friends ia this city
: p. =. Wright, of Chester, has been Wis
fling friends in this city.
Wesley II. sharpless. of this city. will
leave on January Is for Tampa. Fla,
Mrs Amelia Leider, Of No. AZ East
Fourth street, Is the guest Of her sister,
IN Philadelphia who is very ill.,
Charles L. Simmons Of Eighth and
jackson streets. is entertaining his
brother Lewis Simmons. OF Michigan, for
the holidays. The two brothers have. not
seen each other for twenty-seven years
Mr.. and Mrs. William Etchell, of New
Castle. have been spending a few days
with friends in this city.
Evening journal., 1905-12-21
GoIdeyStudents Entertained

reception OF pupils by the Goldey College
Alumni, az the New-century Club last
evening. the event being the most sue
eessful affair Of the kind given in many
years.
The guests were received by the COM
ini,tee composed Of J. 4. Fuller, Miss
Rletta NJ. Emerson. Miss Ellen Keenan,,
lliss Agnes b. Mitchell Miss Serena
Aiunda J. +. Philips, and A. v. Gemmill.
Refreshments were served at late hour.
The officers Of the alumni are: Samuel
u. Hamilton. president; a. v. Gemmlll,
rice-president: Miss Ethel NJ Parsons,
recording secretary; Miss Agnes b
Mitchell corresponding secretary, and W.
T.. Douglas, treasurer
Evening journal., 1905-12-21
SANTA CLAUS DOES EXIST
Charles A. Dana's Answer to Letter
From a Little Girl.

Little ones throughout the civilized
world are looking forward to Christ
mas and are awaiting anxiously the
coming of "Old Kris" with his present.
laden sleigh drawn by reindeer in
which he skips from house top to house
top. and climbing down chimneys de-
posits gifts in the stockings Of good
little boys and girls.
For many years some parents have
endeavored to unweave the web OF
mystery which surrounded their chill
dren regarding the coming Of "Old
Kriss" and apropos Of this the follow
ing article, written by the late Charles
A. Dana. and which appeared in the
New York sun some years ago, is
printed. The letter is not verbatim
but the salient points appear.
I'VE take pleasure i'm answering at
once, and thus prominently. the COM
munication below expressing at the
same time our great gratiiication that
the faithful author is numbered among
the many friends of the Sun. Dear
Editor: I am eight years old. Some of
my little friends say there is no Santa
Claus. Papa says II you see II in the
sun. il Is so. Please tell me the truth
is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia O'Hanlon,
115 West 9Th street, New York
Virginia. your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
skepticisms of skeptical age. They
do not believe except what they see
They think that nothing can be done
which is not comprehensive TO theii
A.
there is "A Santa Claus. He exists as
certainly as love and generosity anc
devotion exist. How dreary the worlc