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Je INNINGS dlh Us ~
Miss Beatrice Ashmea d will be one Of
the p~rettiest of the WASHINGTON December
brides. Her wedding with Lieut.. William
Lord Iittleield is 70 take place On De.
cember 10. st. Margaret's Church in
Connecticut avenue will be the scene Of the
event and the bride will be attended by
Mrs. Edward White as matron of honor.
There will be no bridesmaids. Altho ugh
Miss Ashmead has kept details OF her we'd
ding gown quite secret. her &C uaintancss
are looking for something out of the con-
yentional lines. The bridegroom will be
i'm uniform, az will the officers VINO will
pttend him. After the church ceremonv
MIR. and Mira. Ashmead will give a small
reception at their home in Belmont avenue.
When Lieut.. W. l.. Littlefield gives his
baohclor dinner he will entertain Lieut..
Henry Crosby Muslin, Paymaster John
Merriam. Naval Constructor r. II. Robinson.
Lieut.. thomas Crav n OF Annapolis. Lieut..
Kenneth. CT stleman, David LeBreton, T..
s. n. and Lieut.. j. II. Horton, L. ). VI. c.,
who are 10 assist as best man ana uSherS'
Cards are here for the marriage Of Miss
Marguerite Earle, daughter OF Mrs. j. b.. l..
Sloan and Capt. Arthur I. Clsse!3, Artillery
(orps. L. s A.. - be celebrated next Thurs
dnv. December o, at $50 O'Clock in the
evening, at the home Of the brides moth or
CT South Ray, Charleston, y. &. Capt.
Cassels is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cassels
Of Washington, ID. c.
Miss Antoinette Hcckscher, who is 70
make her debut next Saturday. will he one
of the bridal attendants at the wedding
OF her brother, G. Maurice Heckscher and
Miss Louise Vanderhoef, 70 take place on
February 9 in vt. Bartholomew's Church.
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Mrs. Richard Morgan and her daughter,
Miss Caroline Morgan. who sailed yesterday
for Europe will pass most Of the winter in
Oscar Egertou Stevens on her return.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald G. Vanderbilt were
the guests lat week Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis
II. Hinneweil at their place at Wellesley,
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt.
had a Thanksgiving house partyFat Oak
land Farm, their Rhode Island country place.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ". Vanderbilt enter
tanned some relatives and "a number Of
friends over Tha ksgiving at Bitm0re
derbilt entertained a Thanksgiving party
of relatives at their country place at Oak
dale, l.. I,
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Among the debutante teas on for next
Saturday, December 8. is that Of Mrs. Austin
d. Middleton OF West Ninety-second
street, who will introduce her daughter.
Miss Louise Tompkins Middleton. Miss
Antoinette Heckscher will come out at a
reception given by her mother, Mrs. Aug lste
Heckscher, at her home. 022 Fifth avenue,
on December 8; also Mrs. James Gayley.
at her tea next Saturday afternoon at her
home, 8 East Sixty-ninth street. will present
her daughter. Miss Agnes Gayley. Miss
Jacquelyn Kelley. will be the debltante
az the TEA giYen by Mrs. John j. Jerrold
Kelley Of rs East Eighry-third street next
Saturday.
Mrs. Robert j. Collier and Miss Caroline
Drayton are the two granddaughters Of
Mrs, Astor now in town. Mrs. Collier does
not seem so enthused owe life in England
"a h,r sister. Miss MAY Van Allen. NJ.
Collier was in Washington during the week
10 attend as usher at the wedding OF Miss
Mary Digges Lee and Outerbridge Horsey
of Maryland last Tuesday in tne Chapel Of
81, Anthony OF st. Matthew's Cnurch.
The wedding Of Albert Hunt Marckwald.
who was one OF the ushcrs at the Strong
Olyphant nuptials. O lebrated recently at
ST. Thomas's Church, and Miss Isabella n.
kirkpatrick will take place IN Grace Church.
Newark, mex Wednesday, DECEMBER ;.
IL will be followed by a reception given br
the brides mother. Mrs. Andrew Kirk
patrick. at her home in Lincoln Park.
Baroness Avezzdno Romano and Miss
Iolanda Romano, sailed FOR England on
"Wednesday. Mrs. Walpole, widow of the
Hon. Clare Horatio Walpole, a brother Of
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r. Stuyvesant Picrrepont will give n
dinner at Dolmonico's next Thursday,
December 6.
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IN SOCIETY.

Mrs. Frank Tilford will give a dance on
Tuesday night at the st. Regis for her
daughter. On Wednesday the Maryland
Society will give a big dance at Sherry 8
and Mrs. Benjamin Nicoll Of IS East Fiftieth
street will give the first dinner dance OF
the season at her home for Miss Mildred
Carter Of London. On Thursday night the
first Of the Cinderella dances will he given
II will be preceded by a number of dinner.
On the night of Decent er 8 the first OF
the Saturday evening dances will he given
at D~elmonioo's. Mrs. Charles r. Hunting
ton has had the management of these since
the retirement o! Mrs. Philip j. Sands.
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Capt. shsatea, whs IL 20 Ce.trei
the MoaEreIs of All Nations

Capt shsatoa, Whe IL 20 Ce.trol
the MonErsIs of All Nations
Capt George r. Stanton. OF Chux-
water. wyo-. chief Of police for the
isthmus. marshal OF the Circuit Courts
OF Panama. marshal OF the Supreme
Court OF the canal zone. warden OF the
canal zone prison and coroner-this u
the man. or. at least. these are his H.
ties at present A giant OF a man Is
Stanton. a laughing. reckless. fearless
giant. with a boyish face and pleasing
smile. but with hand OF iron and
determination that knows no law ex-
cept the one that gets for him what
e was put there TO get-peacs through
cut the canal zone.
Facing a situation unprecedented In
history and dealing with a class OF
men who care nothing for laws as mere
statutes. Stanton has cast aside all
presidents and nodded rules and made
punishments TO suit the occasion He
Is now In charge OF force OF 146 black
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down tho short and narrow zone rides
Stanton on whisky Pete" ana the
black patrol keeps a lookout always
So what Is your poor criminal TO dol
Why. Come In and face the music. :
says Stanton And In be usually
comes. either OF his own accord OF by
force. and when be comes be gets such
mercy. or such lack OF II. az shan
tons report paints him deserving This
strong arm system has had tn eject
and crimes are few on the lsthmus To-
day. where murder. raplne and robbery
ran riot In the old regime Of ths
French.
=. There have been only two murders
on the isthmus since stanton became
car. But when work on the canal
was progressing under the French ths
number Of murders each night was sp-
pallinG and seldom or never was sny.
body punished Robberies and crimes
Of every character were 90 frsqnsuf
then that they scarcely attracted at
tention. and II was expected that
Ike reign would DO assumed By ths
lawiess OF the earth when thu Amsrs-
ans took hold-uticn Globe.
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Whats the matter with you. won
an? What's the matter with your
yelpfully responded Pa. with a pretzel
look on his panied features. Don't
you suppose that know how to make
cough medicine7 Don't you suppose
I know the ingredients Of cure that
would make a hospital look Ike the
first aid to the injured? Who ever
heard OF calling in a doctor to tinker
cough when l was a boy7 Who ever
heard OF going TO bed with a cold and
having bouquets and scented notes OF
sympathy sent you down on the farm ?
No one. madame, No one, You sim
ply stay In the house long enough to
take little homemade syrup and then
go out and monkey in the snow to
keep down the fever have had
more cold spells than you could ind
In a Beef Trust refrigerator, and all
that my good old mother ever did was
to saturate me with kerosene and feed
me on moiasses and vinegar, and"
Il can easily believe It. you sweet
crook broke In the taunting Ma, con
temptuously. you are full Of kero-
sene yet. and"
Silence. womani Silence. lovey-
doveyT Numbered Pa. ragefully. gIar-.
ing at bis devoted Mary. You have
said enough You have sprinkled on
a little Of the Smith extra. How dare
you throw the harpoon into the time
honored methods Of my good old
mother? How dare you pose as an
authority on therapeutics7 What
right have you
-Oh, for heavens sake, shut up, you
squavkful quavkg shouted Ma. with
evident annoyance. You are worse
than chirpful singing society Why |
don't you forget your crouch and |
phone for the doctori Why don't"
II won't shut up, dear SOUL I won't |
shut upr returned Pa, explosively, as
be started for the kitchen. followed /
by Ma. II refuse to be muzzledi
refuse to permit the Smiths to run the
roost. / am the main guy of this
gang. and I am going to prove to you
the efficacy Of my good old mothers
medicine. 1 am going to make you eat
:rowl am going to stew up some OF
hat syrup as matter Of vindicaticnl
Where do you keep your pans? Norah,
get me the molassesl You may also
rot out the vinegari Now, then.
5mithy, take look and get wise to
he ways Of domestic remediesi You
win notice that as these ingredients
begin to sizzle begin to stiri You
bring me hunk Of but
er and lump OF lardi That's right,
low, get hustle on you and fetch q
iash Of mustard some ginger,
Aren't you smart old heror In
srpossd Ma, sarcsst1cally, ~ she
Watched the mixfui Henry. why
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MEDITORIALSsz !
Opinions of Great Papers Important Subjects I

Ing tone OF the business world The proceedings the
bankruptcy court show sfrikingy that the great
Jor OF business failures tainted BY dishonesty
dishonor
We hear more about delinquencies OF all than
did when the facilities for gathering were
meager. And every little village and country
roads even has its selfappointed oracle who may
know enough to dollar and half day. but who
imagnes he clearly understands the intricate mys
teries OF great business enterprises involving millions
OF capital and employing tens of thousands OF
neisi breaches the doctrine that great
fraud.
But the broader minded optmist that justice
honor and honesty the normal conditon-that they
rule matter Of course In social and business
lions. Millions Of Instances In which they In evil
dence appear under startling headlines OF
paper They far ordinary constitute news"
An honest creates sensation he along
the street attending legitimate business but thief
In custody attracts a crowd--Des Moines News
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policemen and 40 white ones. and. what
ever else may be said Of tho canal zonc
It Is reputed to be free Of crime-and
to stanton belongs the credit But with
the beginning OF real work on the canal
his duties will Be many times increased
Fifty thousand men will b at work
there then-twice as many as now
such gathering Of adventurous as the
world has never before seen From all
The earth the ofscourings viii be sifted
INTO Panama A strip Of land 10 miles
wide and 40 long will hold tho scum Of
creation. the criminals OF every land
Ten thousand Of them will be white. II
q stimated-whits OF skin. II not Of
aeart-and the remaining 1000 will be
made up Of the black and mongrel Of
all nations 1t will be q daredevil
ciass. just as II was In the old days.
when the French were on the isthmus
Just as II was when sues was being
constructed-Jus as such places, where
money is plentiful and the civilization
and presumably the law-distant, al
ways draw such men
And up and down among thess, from
one end Of the zone to the other, will
ride shanton on bis famous black
broncho. WHISKY Psta- WHISKY
Pete" IL almost a. noted on the 18th
mus now a. IL bis master. He IL Of
the fighting, biting OUTLAW" kind
Until Stanton got him he knew no
hand ~ 4 masters. and even now he is
a. much an outlaw a. ever to all but |
the Rough Rider captain Stanton
tanned him in q ropins contest at Den
yer, won a thousand dollar prize By II, |
md Afterwards bought tho pony, which |
no oDs else would have. Whisky
PETE has followed his master since
then through all his wanderinEs-and
hey have been many. He saw q lot Of |
the world under Stanton when the
Wyoming man posed a. King Of the
Cowboys" for Buffalo Bill; be was
"a Cuba when his master eIoped with
Margaret lie Mar, q southern beauty,
who now reiKns in the shanton home
N the isthmus, and finally be IL the
,fieial mount of the Rough Rider man
II many titles In the canal zone Shan
on weighs over 200 pounds and stands
fest 4
shanton Is the court Of last resort
or the men under him and for ell
vho break the law on the isthmua
What shanton says "Eoes"j there V
70 sppsal-and no going behind the
eturna II q man commit q crfms
'e IL bsmmed In BY the sea on two
idaa, and shsnton's black policemen
ratch all outgoing vesssls On tho
thar two sides ths possible rsfucss I
ace q wilderness from out Of which
asn % not return szcspt wbsn they Z
o into II well prepared to face its I
anesD-and ssidom thsn Up and Q
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lAs0z5

-What IS the cause Of all this bark
ting. madame? What is the cause OF
all this barking7" exclaimed Pa Jones.
a. he impetuously rushed In to thehap-
py home and threw his hat and coat
on the hall rack instead OF the usual
spot on the west end Of the piano.
Zone might think that this house was
q Noodle pound One might think
that you were giving an imitation Of a
canine chorus in the good old dog
daysl Have you all taken cold at the
same time7 Did you find job lot Of
influenza on a bargain counter. and
buy the whole business? / heard you
whooping It up a mile down the street.
] heard you above the din OF the troll
leysl There is no mistaking the sweet
contrslto sneeze Of your dear motherl
There Ii no installing
Don't get overheated, you nice old
yapT interrupted Ma. savsgely throw
ing her eagle eyes on the esteemed
Henry There is no use having
rush of blood to the vacant room In
your dome, 1t isn't my fault because
We have all taken coldl II isn't my
fault because you were so close-nsted
that you wouldn't get weather strips
for the doors, But II will be my fault
II we don't get cured. and that pretty
quick So you just sneak to the
phone and call up the doctori He
wasn't In when -"
Whats that, madame7 What's
that. Mrs. Jones~ was the shoutfuI
interjection OF Pa. please sing that
again so that 1 can catch the tunnel |
Kindly hum II again 80 that / will |
know when to come in on the dance
act! Do you think that 1 am going |
to encourage doctor in a game of |
graft like that7 Do you imagine for
one moment that / am going to paw
medical geezer at the rate Of two /
dollars head Just to come here and
tell you all to dress warm and keep
your feet dry7 Not on your life, angel /
wifeI Not on your lIfel I win be the
doctori will be his SOULFUL nibsi
/ will"
rs that so, Mr.. JonesY' rejoinsd
Ma In pslpitating tone. "WeIi, don't
you think It'll Don't you even dream
It'll You can take all the patent slush
wash that you want TO, from spsckled
hair dye down TO painless corn ofnt-
psnt, but / want you to distinctly un-
lssstand that you can't give me any
- -FOUR coon song and banjo cough
sRs. sven II q thousand testimonials
- eous vim every dosei I am
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don't you put In a little shoe polish
and sand soap7 Why don't you
who is doing this, madame? whs
Is doing this?" was the snarlful re
joinder OF Pa. who Is CONDUCTING
this laboratory7 Who Is so kindly ex
hausting his chemical knowledge to
cure your dear mothers cold when
she ought 10 be Oslerized? Why don't
you take a sneak7 Why don't you
vanish Ike other ghosts7 Why don't
you attend TO your own business, and
be thankful that you have a guardian
angel named Jones to look after your"
So saying Pa resumed work on his
syrup, and did not deign to notice the
bunch Of nattering compliments that
Ma generously threw at him.
The cough cure was finally cooked
to Pas satisfaction, and after 1t had
been properly cooled and bottled, the
amateur chemist seized a tablespoon
and smilingly turned to Ma.
-CsIl your mother. Mrs. Joaesi Call
your mothery he efrusiyeIy cried. Call
little Fido, Sis, Edythe and everybody
else who has been contributing to the
bsrkful chorus But FIRST / will do
what no other doctor doesi I will take
4 dose OF my own medicine to show
you that I have faith in its virtnel
You win observe that I pour out q
tablespoonful You will also observe
that I fearIessiy put It in my mouth
and-Wowi Holy smoked Help. Maryi
Helpi Turn on the hosei Crack up .
ton Of iceI Yell for the fire department.
Water Water More wateri I am
burning to DEATH have taken some
thing that tastes like tabascol / have
swallowed lava from Mount vesuviusi
Run for a doctor, dearesti Run
for
ITS just good for you, you onicious
bruteT put In the unsympathetic Ma,
with triumphant CLEAN In her wifely
eyes I don't pity you one Bit You
haven't got any more than was com
ing to you'll I saw you dumping q
pound Of cayenne pepper In that cough
cure instead Of ginger, but / couldn't
with the mixture that your
mother used to maker
Pa Jones did not reply at the time.
He was too busy sucking water out
of the reservoir regardless Of mic
robes. But at the end Of two hours,
when he felt physically cooler and
hotter, the good old family
battle began in earnest, and contin-
ned until long after a real doctor had
prescribed for Mother-in-Law Smith
Ind the other coughfui cases.--Phil
ldelphia Telegraph.
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THE DREAMER.
AZ Last 81. veuaa that Her Dr~~-
Csms Go Her.

AZ Last she reana that nsr Dr.~.
c.as 60 H~r.
Hester Caplin never could remain
Der when her dream nrst came To hsr.
IL must have begun when abe wns q
child. for tho houss-her dream hou~e
was clear and distinct among hss
earliest memories.
II was an old grny xnbled place WITH
mow-drop bush beside ths dooe
steps and cottage roses over the back
porch. and row OF blaclrheart cherry.
trees behind Year BY year abe had
seen the cherries white with bloom.
and watched thu tiny pink blossoms
Of the snowdrop change 10 ivory Der
RES. and caught ths morning frn-
GRANGE Of the roses year By year abe
had seen happy faces at the windows
and Children running In and out
The faces changed. for people came
and went In the house. but always
there were happy eyes and sa~ays
there was the gay laughter OF ehildrsn
down the wind
All through her lonely childhood
Hester bad lived in the house. she
never had played much with Other
childrsn-hcr mother did not approve
Of H. AZ shs grew older her mothsr>s
sxacting invaiidism claimed ali hx
time. and after her mother died there
was still q crippled father whose tenn
per was worse twisted than bis hands.
Through ali the prfsoned ycars shs
worked with cheerful patiencs, SURF
hat some time her hour would coma
But It was 70 long in comfnsi She |
,ould not invite neiThbors In for Il |
lnnoyed her father: abe could not
cave him to 90 to other places. ne
'ouId not even take q Sunday school
'iass--shs who loved girls col She
ouid only wayiay the doctor some
ines and send . little soup o. Jelly TO
IL patients, or give 4 few dowsrs 10
or write q note now ana
hen She never guesssd--bow could
her dream had already
come true In her own heart.
One day complete discours cement
ell upon her. The ysars stretched out
efors her grny and empty. and ne
ouss had vanished; II had all ben
mirage and she foolish drsam~v.
yhy had God let her dream 20 II shs
as always 70 be deniedf
Then there was q step upon he |
tair. and Hester started II Wa q
eighbor's daughter, one of her few
lsito7; the girl drew a long breath
, she looked about the small plain
,om.
Il had to come, Miss Hester shs
lid Il can't tell you WHY don't /
now all the why myself. only that '
hen get bothered and tangled I'D I
ways want TO run here Your room [
oks like anybody's. Jet when am IN
I always feel az II I were In some o
rye. beautiful place. where peopls =
armed the way of peace. Why, Miss !.
ssterr'
For into Hssters face had conn I,
. Light Of a great joy.--Youth's Com v
Inion- o
|
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fighting machines show navy is not
properly Differed From $5.0o0ooo TO
Ut S1o.oo000o OF the peoples money Is In
~ vested in each OF these boats Extreme
should be exercised In their handling
that the period OF usefulness be made the greatest
possible Yet in waters. beneath fair sky
and with a high tide running. these warshps had to
BE- grounded 10 avoid sending to the bot
tom and. while In this tx another ramped-
sufficient for this ine1iciency win be hard
to and Our warships neither pressed for time
nor tide: they stay anchorage until fogs and
tempestuous disappear and until there is
enough in shallow places get out safely into the
sndnx. Such nimsy pretext having pilot on
each Tssscl the water In the channel was at
close together and going fast that the slightest
These ships fitted with every modern device les
zen speed in emergency but the proximity such
that these safeguards unavailable The Ken
tuckys sides rammed badly that IL will rqulre
month to repair the damage The wonder that she
escaped going down Only for quick reversal OF the
engines in the Alabama the consequences would have
been tragic
The friends OF enlarged navy are cast down by
the inexcusable bunder in New York bay. At time
when Congress being importuned to vote large
SUMS for warships this collision takes place to
throw cold water their urging The question at once
presents itself: Is II worth while authorize new
xhps when those In commission in incompetent
aands2 Would II not be wise spend money 10 make
'nicers capable and Trustworthy before making add
Ions to naval strength. only have boats
erved by those untitled for the task?-Utica Globe
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He (isyins down his psper)-wsn !
begin TO think It's true that great rici,ss
do not bring happiness
sbs--And ut I hsvs no doubt yo~
would b glad 10 experiment. with GA
ID misery . littis II you had ti,s means
Of sn5ovfns ft,-Clsvsland Plain Deaax
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wheat
circle given for less than half million dollars
OF
above The
smaller the poultry
about than the poultry bFnkln
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lets develop into develop hamets
and In the meantime quotations for wild and I'M
proved lands steadily advancing. The thing Is Of
yet permit any broadcast prophecy
in this direction but the heathful already ap
parent-Atlanta Constitution
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pay for all the time spiritual leader So only
very young men are to be had and the demands upon
their time wide territory that preaching must
be almost their exclusive occupation and
almost entirely disregarded One OF the elergymen OBJ
tersely and justly: mo could Hour
by that method and few churches can"-washInstesi
Times
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We don't understand why the WON
an who has 20 much trouble Keeping
one servant ever wants to b rich
when she would have the trouble mui.
ttplisd By SIX or eight
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THE rELEpHoSE IN TEE couNrnY.

Important phase OF the rural invasion Of
the telephone has been Its perceptible effect
on the value OF lands II Is on record that
two or three years after the establishment
Of lines through the country districts the
prices OF lands begin to rise rapidly lmmi-
grants come In with greater freedom; ham
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EVIL OF TOO MANY CHURCHES.

MERICA has too many churches Towns
which might be well administered spiritual
ly by one clergyman or two have six. eight
or ten No one Of the SIX or more congre-
cations can pay for a good preacher. Few
OF them can pay all the cost OF any preach
er. however poor. Nor can any one Of them
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MARRIAaEABLE GIRLS.

is very difficult to say what laws regulate
proposals-why some girls attract atten-
ton only, while others attract attentions
There are pretty and popular women to
whom nobody proposes; there are palmer
ones with whom every second man ends
himself contemplating marriage-Lady's