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The Washington times., 1905-12-13

a nice sewing box with very thing IN II
Ny name is Esther =. Knapp / love
you and VIII YOU III my stocking with
nuts and candy and sticking out wite
back 70 me soone and Sadie my sister
brink her a sewing box too I wand
a book My number IS 5l$3 . 81 y W
Georgetown ID c
At the close of Miss Esther's letter
are four mysterious circles inside Of
which she has written: a kiss from
papa, a kiss from Esther" "a kiss
from Sadie" and "a kiss from mama"
Wants Milk Wagon
Another letter from a real boy reads:
Dear Kris Krlng.
Il see in your paper the Washington
Times little boys and girls write you a
letter you would not forget them at
Christmas Time
Dear Kris Kring I have four sisters
and myself I wish you would be so kind
and send my sister a chair gocar baby
earring I would like 10 have a milk
wagon myself II you please / am a
good boy and my sisters are good TO
l 90 out al day and get coal and wood
Tor my mamma ] rename your little
friend Lawrence Kelly 1 am a little
boy nine years old l live ESQ Calldn st
ne Washington D c december 3. I95-
Three letters, whicn nave evidently
been dictated by three hearts, but writ
ten by one head and hand. are included
III lol-E s mail ior Ott MISS lutI are
signed. Your Truly, Frances Rucker.
239 Twenty-secOnd street Your Tru-
~ Leo Lovcday. 80 Nineteenth street
northwest" and Your Truly William
Beatty, 2l25 b street" The letters are
worded exactly the same. and the re-
quest for "a express wagon is the only
one contained in the letters kriss Krin-
gle certainly should DO something for
these three young American citizens.
for he has their own word for il that
if he does as they request they will
"asprease IL very much"
The Washington times., 1905-12-13
THE PERSONAL SIDE
oAT THE CAPITOL

Senator Morgan. known far and wide
FOR his opposition 10 the construction of
the Panama Canal. and also suspected
OF not liking the President too much.
got OF a good thing the other day on
the Presidents message to Congress
Several Senators were in the Demo-
cratic cloakroOm discussing the unusual
length OF the document. Senator Nor
gan. with a faraway. apparently dreamy
look on his face. sat quietly by
Finally. when some member OF the
group asked the venerable Senator what
he thought of the message. Morgan said
dryly;
Longitude latitude platitude-"
The House adjourned early yesterday.
and after the adjournment groups Of
Congressman sat at their desks chatting
while the busy clerks worked at the
Speakers desk getting the records and
documents together. Suddenly all were
startled by a cry.
Mama
There was no mistaking the sound.
A good many looked as if they had
heard a similar call before
"Oh. mama.
There was a persistent note in the
call this time. that made everyone
The Washington times., 1905-12-13
KRINGLE BUSY
Al HIS WRITING DESK
Oood Old Patron Saint of Young America Receives Many
lmPiorlng MisSves-The Kind Old Man Is
Cheerful in His Hours of Toll

Kriss Kringle is a busy man those
days, and in an interview with a Times
reporter few days ago he eafd -.
would be glad 70 receive letters from, .bt.
young friends IN Washington siDre
that time the postman on his reute bse
been working overtime. and poor Kriss
has received 50 many letters that he fs
now buster than ever.
The children are manifestly REALIZING
that only a few days are left in which
to send their requests TO old Kriss. and
each one is thinking up some request
to send TO the good old patron saint Of
American children.
Some Of the letters breathe the spirit
Of the poor, in fact. nearly all Of them
are from children whose only hope is
in the generosity OF this wonderful old
man.
a few OF the letters have reached
their destination through the medium
OF The Times. and are reproduced just
to show these youngsters that their mail
is well attended to when IL bears the
name Of Kriss Kringlc
Esther Is Generous.
Esther P. Knapp. evidently a charm
ing little miss, has written a letter TO
NilSS' NiilcH ne can naruly neip attend
ing to. 1t tells him all about what she
wants and her generosity shows itself
in request for things for her sister.
Miss Esther's letter is as follows:
My Dear Kringle:
I hope that you viii brink me some
thing nice and ! want a gocart. I seen
your picture IN the paper and YOU look
so good and brink me one Of them stock
ing l am going 10 school and / think
Of you all Day long and wonder what
you are going to brink me? and 1 want
The Washington times., 1905-12-13
A Dream of Fair Women.

Our streets. these December days,
are a dream Of fair women. They
would hide their beauty if they could
by wobbly walks, and meal-bag pads,
and vegetable-dish hats; but they
cannot The sunlight may be ever
so garish if strained through a heavy
lace curtain, but it is lovely, spark
ling. joygiving, still.
They are beautiful. these women of
ours, chiefly because they are ever
thoughtful Of others. If you see one
OF them glancing sidelong at plate
glass window, which sends back the
entire lovely apparition as truthfuIly
as mirror, be assured she is plan
ming 10 present pattern of dress
goods-Of not too fine a texture, but
warm and stout-to some poor
woman who has felt the warming
glow of those soft eyes. OF course.
now and then, some young girl may
be looking at her own trim figure
but honest critics will not Judge the
sex by its unworthy examples alone.
Furthermore. if You see one of
them down town early, early enough
TO catch you on your way To work,
let your pleasure in the heaIthful
spring Of her walk, the pink bloom
of her round cheeks, and the sly
laughter in the corners Of her mouth.
be light hearted and untempered. For
IL is rare, indeed, that such a young
girl in Washington has slipped away
from breakfast dishes unwashed. or
beds unmade. or furniture undusted
Our girls are Marthas as yell as
Marys, and they are first numbered
with much serving before they are
roses OF Sharon.
Finally, if II should chance that
one Of them within your view these
Christmas days seems absorbed and
perturbed, so that she frowns as she
steps aside 10 let her elders enter the
elevator ahead of her, or does not
condone the wooden answer of some
tired clerk with the sweet grace that
her personality exhales at less crush
ing seasons, you must not jump at
conclusions and think the little vice
of impatience has marked her for its
own. Not at all, gentle reader. The
heart that teens with thoughts Of
.thers cannot always condescend to
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

in for very handsome one Of old rose
point
Assisting in receiving were Mrs. En-
och Edmonston. Miss F NJ CIendenin.
Mrs Enoch Edmonston. jr. Miss Tay-
Ior, Miss StOwel. Miss Doyle, Misses
Lamb. Miss McBath and the Misses
LeeCh
After the reception GIr. and Mrs.
Doyle left Washington for their we'd
ding journey the bride wearing a smart
tailor-made costume Of black broad
cloth
Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle VIII make Wash
inSton their future home
The Washington times., 1905-12-13
HAMILTON MUST HANG
FOR MURDER OF WOMAN

William Walter Hamilton. who stran-
gled his common law wife. Lizzie Iy-
man, 10 death in June. 1904, will have TO
pay the penalty of his crime on the gal
lows
His appeal from the judgment Of the
trial court, in which he was twice CON,
victed of murder in the first degree.
has been affirmed by the District Court
Of Appeals y new date for the hang
ing viii be fixed by Justice Wrisht who
presided at his trial
Hamilton ChOkSd the woman 20 deatA
With neck tie lie afterwards wrote a
letter, 10 which he signed her name. for
the purpose of showing that she com.
m;tted suicide.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13
C0LORED CHILD OF TEN
YEARS BECOMES MOTHER

BRISTOL, Tenn, Dec. ia most un-
usual occurrence has come 20 light here.
SalIie Ellison. q colored Sirl, whose
mother declares she was only ten years
Of age in October last. has given birth
to an eieht-pound infant The girl came
here alone from StOncga, Wise county,
Va recantlv. claiming TO be homeless.
PhVsIciaus Sav they never before heard
Of "a case of the kind. Ii is believed the
child-mother and her infant VIII live.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13
What Will You Do :?

is washington 10 MAINTAIN Its dis
graceful leadership as the first non
health-resort city in the Union in
the number of deaths from consump-
ton?
Are Washington alleys to continue
/ in a condition which parallels that
/ of the New York tenement district.
These are the vital questions ask
ed last night by Justice David J
Brewer, Secretary Charles F. Weller
DR.. d. Percy HicKling, and S. w
| Woodward at the annual meeting OF
the Associated Charities. They came
from one of the most distinguished
! officers of the National Government
a trained specialist in charitable
work, a physician who has given
freely of his time in the cause OF
poor consumptives, and a prominent
merchant-men competent to speak
on such subjects, surely, and entitled
to fair hearing.
First, these men stood for the re-
lieving of suffering by method. That
is no longer an experiment In Wash
ington alone-and in every other
large city beside-the system of
curing present suffering wherever it
exists and then giving charity
the form of self-help has justified it
self in practical results. Our streets
are free from begging. Professional
indigents have either moved away or
gone to work Relief is provided the
poor who will not ask, as quickly and
as generously as the idle who are
ready to ask. These are some of the
fruits of systematic charity in the
Capital.
Firm in this position, these men
call attention to 1867 applications
for help answered in the past twelve
months; to 75S persons engaged in
the work of the Associated Charities
and all but sixteen serving without
pay; 10 64,00S visits made last year
by this force; to the establishment
of a sanitarium for consumptives
and the treatment of over 200 pa
tients as beginning against death
rate of S32 in a single year and a sick
rate of 1900; to the maintenance of
Fairgrounds for 29,626 children, and
to summer camp for the very poor
who get no outing in the hot months
where S3s persons were given a rest.
They have asked the two questions
cited. They have also proposed the
answer in this outline of work for the
coming winter. submitted by Mr..
Woodward:
Tabulation of alleys, alley houses and
tenements which are believed 20 be in
unsanitary condition; urging improve
ments In Unsanitary dwellings upon
agents and owners; securing cO-Opera-
ton among organizations ir urging
adequate housing legislation before Con-
gress. working for an approximation
for the opening up of hidden residential
alleys into minor streets and developing
public sentiment along the lines of
housing reform.
Here, then, are several of the city's
great needs clearly stated, a body Of
the city's earnest people at work to
meet them under an inspiring leader
ship. and a practical, earnest, pre-
determined plan to that end. What
are you going TO do about it?
The Washington times., 1905-12-13
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
HOPELESSLY SPLIT
Williams and Hearst Head
Opposing Factions.
LEADER LIKELY TO SURVIVE
Own Delegation Against Him, But
Party Organization Will Not
Be Changed.
LEADER LIKELY TO SURVIVE

Handicapped by a hopelessly snaR
minority. admitting in some instances
that Republican forms Of legislation on
topics OF national interest and far-reach-
ing Importance are better than ANYTHING
they can put forward the Democrats In
the House. according to the best
prophets, are beginning the first session
OF the Fifty-ninth Congress with their
handful of members divided against
themselves
On the one hand are John Sharp VII
liams. the minority leader. and his fol-
lowers and on the other the Hearst
following and a considerable number Of
Democrats who think they have been
badly treated by Williams.
Not only does this division exist but
il is so sharply defined that il is con-
=idered next 10 impossible 10 get heart
whole united action by the Democrats
I'm the House on the problems they viii
have to meet
Own State Against Him.
Against Williams are arrayed Hearst.
small part OF the Alabama delegation.
parts of the Texas. Georgia. Virginia,
and even the Mississippi delegations
Lamar of Florida has only recently. in
a spectacular scene on the floor, made
known his antHgOuISn 20 the leader,
while il is believed ShacklefOrd of Mis-
souri, is cheriShlug the same resentment.
only in "a more cautions way, against
Williams
There is. however. at the present time
rot the slightest Indication that any at
tempt VIII be made 10 depoSe Williams
from the leadership. on The contrary, the
minority. h3lt of IL lead and the other
helt ieaderleSs. viii go through the
present Congress under the same Organi-
Zation it now has.
Tn no circumstances could the Demo-
Gratis make much of an impression
against the overwhelming majority and
the smooth organization Of the Repub-
i.ciios, Out the present state of feeling
among ITS members VIII render II ex-
sreTne.y unit 20 make even a good show
ING against the party in power.
From where this division Of feeling
comes Il hard TO explain. In some in
stances 10 has been revivihed and ac-
c-ntuaued by Williams recent committee
selections. In other cases. members feel
that his policy as leader has not been
al that was expected Of him. In a few
cases the resentment may be entirely
personal
In the meantime, the Republicans viii
go merrily ou their way their sea of
uutroubled by the rifles in
the small bay Ot DGmOcEatiG fGwneAA
The Washington times., 1905-12-13
FOR RUSSIAN SUFFERERS.

4 collection of Sl0.55 was taken up the
other night at the home Of J. Young
34f III street southwest. for the relief or
the Hebrew sufferers in Russia.
The occasion was the christening OF
Mr. Young son by Rev. DR.. X. Gran
man.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13
MEMBERS
GIVEN STAGDINNER

One Of the handsomest stag dinners
given during this session OF Congress
was that last evening AT which Repre.
sentative Mckinney the new mcmbe!
from Illinois. was host He has taken
for the season the residence at 1921 Con.
nccticut avenue, which is especially
adapted 10 entertaining, so the unusual
" large party Of men did not in the
least tax the capacity of the dining
room.
The guests were received by Miss Mat.
tbs. the niece OF Mr. Mckinley. who is
also his hostess. and her house-guesr
Miss More, of Illinois, after which they
were seated about a large round table
The decorations consisted of a low
mound Of blood-rcd roses on a mat OF
ferns, which traiIed gracefullytover ths
cloth. red candle shades. and other ap-
pointments OF the table carrying out the
rich color scheme
The guest-list included Representa-.
tives Charles r. Wharton. Anthony
Michalek, Charles McGavin. Zeno }.
Rives, Frank s. Dickson. James McKin-
ney, Pleasant n. Chapman. all Of !lh.
nois; State Senator c. T.. Gardner. Col
Frank l. Smith, both also Of Illinois;
Representative Newton W. Gilbert OF
Indiana Leroy r. Vernon. Edward y
Clark. John IT, SutCr, Raymond Patter-
son. Allen ID. Albert. Jewell H. Aubere.
and John EVCrsman.
Speaker Cannon viii give a dinner to-
night to the Illinois delegation in the
House.
Capt. Charles A Cove. l.. S. N, ana
Mrs. Cove entertained last evening AZ
dinner I'm honor Of Lieut.. and Mrs. &
David FJOtc Sellers. who were in town
10 attend the Kaufmaun- Simpson wed
ding.
Mrs. Augustus =. Gardner wife OF
Representative Gardner of Massacnu-
setts. and daughter of Senator ana Mrs
Lodge, viii spend the winter AT Aiken
s. O.
Mrs. John Davis was one Of the ma
merous hostess for small dinner parties
last night
The Chinese minister. Sir Lang
Cheng. was guest Of honor at a dinner
party last niGht. given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Thompson. To meet him were Mr.
aud Mrs. Chasies Denby Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Will
lam Haywood. Mrs. Southerland. Miss
Ida Thompson and Lieut. Commander
Long.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Romance received shock when the
Washington police force was called in
to defect the current of loves young
dream.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Mr. Ryan's experience with Mr.. Har-
riman seems reasonably convincing
proof the former belongs 20 the "unter-
rifed Democracy" Perhaps he is still
trying to qualify TO be Senator from
Virginia
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Mr.. Bishop doesn't seem TO enjoy be
ing referred TO as press agent" of the
Canal Commission. The history Of the
enterprise. however, shows he has been
assigned the most arduous part of the
work.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

lard Yates Miller. The ceremony took
place yesterday at the Church of the
TRANSPORTATION in New York city.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Banker Beckwith. dupe Of Mrs. Chad
wick, is reported alive and in Canada.
The facts in the case are probably ex-
aggerated.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Mrs. Merriam is expected to return
from her summer place in Virginia Al
the end Of the week Miss Mabel Mer-
riam is now in New York, but viii be
back Monday.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Santa Claus is "A genial old soul. but
he is responsible for a ceal Of profanity
Just the same.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Miss Audrey Townsend Sackett, Of
New York. who has been visiting Mrs.
Reyburn. is now staying with the Misses
Converse at their apartment at the
Connecticut. and Miss Shelby Converse
entertained a small luncheon party in
their honor YESTERDAY The other guests
We're Miss Davies. Miss Maxwell. Miss
Snow and Miss Converse.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Count Witte's program Of government
construction seems to consist principal
ly Of appeals for sympathy.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Don't die: vibrate away" is the ad-
vice Of a New YORK lecturer We
thought vibrating away was a means
Of suicide confined to politicians.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Miss Belle Wise, of Baltimore. is in
Washington. the guest of her sister
Mrs. Jacob Kohncr-
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Nothing now remains Of the Croker
regime in New York but the croak
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Miss Maxwell will be hostess at a
small informal dinner party tonight
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Nordlinger. who
went 20 Indianapolis 10 attend the Lyon
Kirshbaum wedding. after a short stay
in Cincinnati. Chicago, and Kentucky
returned 10 their home in this city to-
6a1-
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Lieut.. J. Hudson Poole L s NJ @.
who until recently was in the Philip
pine Islands, returned from there bV
way Of SueZ. stopping in India. EgyDJ,
and Europe. He is expected in WASH
ington for the Christmas holidays.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

The President stopped a Cabinet meet
ing 10 greet Andrew Carnegie. He ought
TO be glad Mr. Carnegie did not present
him with a free" library.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Literature is on a boom in old Eng
land. James Morley. James Bryce, Au-
gustiDe Blrrell and Winston Churchill
are all members Of the new ministry.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Another sacred privilege Iost-the Chi
cago beef packers are beirS denied
appeals.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Mrs. John Davis was one Of the na-
merous hostess for small dinner parties
last night.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

a number of weeks I'm the South. re-
turned 10 his home in L street this
rrr.al-
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

The newly appointed minister to Cuba
from Mexico and Nine. Godoy have is
sued invitations for the debut tea Of
their daughter. Miss Mercedes Godoy.
FOR the afternoon Of December 30.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Mrs. Augustus T. Gardner. wife OF
Representative Gardner of Nassacnu-
setts, and daughter of Senator ana Mrs.
Lodge, viii spend the winter at Aiken
s. q.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Speaker Cannon viii give a dinner to-
night to the Illinois delegation I'm the
House.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Nine more days TO put it or
A note of discord seems 70 have crcpt
into the chorus Of Democratic harmony.
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Miss Ruth HeiIprun. Of University
Place. is in New York. The guest Of
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Capt Charles A Cove. l.. S. N, ana
Mrs. Cove entertained last evening ~
dinner I'm honor Of Lieut.. and Mrs. &
David F1Otc Sellers. who were in town
10 attend the Simpson wed
ding
The Washington times., 1905-12-13

Secretary and Mrs Bonaparte were
serenaded at the Portland last night by
the Marine Band
The Somerset reporter., 1905-04-13

A curious eject Of the wear and
tear 10 which Tho earuI'- crust Is OYER
being subjected is exhibited IN the 81.
gularly capped pinnaclcs existing on
South river. IN the Wasatch noun
tain~ in Utah There are hundreds n
these slender pillars, ranging ia height
from 40 to 100 feet. most II them
crowned by large caps OF stones Thy
are not works Of human art q, might
be imagined. but are the memorial
monuments Of the hill from which they
have been cut by the action Of ar
and water Those pinnaCles alone r..
main ~ many square miles Of solid
rocks. which have been washed away
TO depth Of some 100 feet The
greater hardness Of the surface has
caused 1t to resist corrosion more than
the underlying rock, thus leaving huge
caps Of stone perched high in air on
the points of their columns. One dou
Bile column, capped by single stone.
forms a natural bridge both unique
and picturesque
The Somerset reporter., 1905-04-13

The first really practicable friction
matches were made by an English
apothecary named Walker IN 81 He
coated splints Of cardboard With sui
phur and tipped them with mixture
of sulphate Of anthony, chorate 81
potash and gum. Each box holding
eighty -four matches and sold for ii
shilling. contained also q folded piece
of glass paper, which was TO be pressed
together while the match was drawn
through H. Three years later another
ingenious person named Jones In Lon
don patented the idea Of making a
small roll of paper soaked with chic.
rate Of potash and sugar at one end,
with thin glass globule filled with
strong sulphurlc acid attached At the
same point. When the sulphurie acid
was liberated by pinching the 2lobule
II acted upon the chlorate Of potash
and sugar 80 rs to produce lire
The Somerset reporter., 1905-04-13


Tho northern portion Of the Colorado
desert Ii paved with the most wonder.
full pebbles In the world, in many parts
80 cxqulsltely laid az to defy snccess-
ful imitation by the most killed worker
in mosaic flooring These pebbles are
made Of porphyry. agatrs earnelIa0
quartz, crystals. garnct- ehrYsoIlle
snd other such beautiful materials
I hey are packed together 80 that ue
surface composed Of them is Ike q
floor aud they look as II pressed Into
y with q roller AZ rule theF IRE
~ nearly uniform size. and eaeh ooe r.
polished brilliantly AS If oiled and rub
bed Most Of them are perfect spheres
and the reflection from them If the
SUMS rays is gorgeous beyond drserip=
ton Each convex eurfhcr g'9e= baek
ray Of light. aud thn ground for
miles seems AZ II literally payed viii
gems Thus the whole surface u the
plain is combination Of uyrads o.
refiectors. eaeh pebble being - highly
polished thai Il Is Ike mirror and L
Is believed thnt the lakes Of The desert
mirage are produced by this meaH-
The pebbles ar polished by the ioose
saud which rs blown hithcr and fhther
The Somerset reporter., 1905-04-13

When The man and the woman start
ed down the subway stairs The man
felt ir his pocket for tickets.
by Georee" he said Isn't that a
shame " col 10 stop ina all tins mob
and buy tickets
"Oh. no. Ya0 won't said The uomau.
81 have then When / came down
town remembered what You said
about those people who puY only one
ticket at II nme making such Il nui-
sance of themselves, so as had l.
cents TO spne bought three tickets
| have Two eft We can 20 right on
through
SO the maa and the woman drifted
along with the pushing crowd To the
point where HE ticket chopper held
them up aud demanded tribute Then
the woman looked in her purse FOR the
tickets Suddenly her face assumed
painful blnuiness.
II haven't got them. she faltered
Il was In such hurry when came
through thai must have dropped all
three tickets INTO the uptown box. =
New DIRK Pres~