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New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
SOCIOLOGICAL CONFERENCE

A sociological conference. conducted IN.
der the auspices OF the Department d,
Church and Labor OF the Presby-.r,a,
Church, will be held IN the lecture room O,
the Madison Square Presbyterian Church
on December I. 2 and g. About twenty
speakers prominent in sociological aslds
will address the conference on various sub
tects Among them are John Mitchell
vice e-president Of the American Federation
OF Labor; Professor T. r. Giddings. Of Co
Iurnbia University: Charles Sprasue Smith.
Robert Hunter. John SpargO and Or. La-
ther II GUlick.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29

Stamford. Conn; pretty Thankszfvtn.
gifts. from Mrs Annie Mahler. OF Chelan'
Wash; scrap pictures. from Iris Grimm.
cards, from Mrs. and Miss Stone; cara,
nom Mrs. Traften. Of Pawtucket. r r.
wOOls. without a name; a box OF Christina.
gifts-dOllies. toys. bags. etc--from M.
Thompson. OF Broadalbin. y T.: clothinx
and magazines. from Mrs. R. Treat.
Christmas cards. from Miss A. Morris. a
package OF gift articles from Miss A. NJ
Beavtns. Of Dover. y H a scrapbook.
without a name. and pictures. from yoan
Krell.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
THANKSGIVING FUND.

The following additional sums Of money
received for THANKSGIVING dinners allowed
the secretary TO make a supplementary list
OF recipients: Mrs. Hudson. Of Florida, s.;
"A Friend" at WallingfOrd. Comm, s.;
Sunshine Sympathizer." OF Southport.
Conn. IS: "A Mother" in Manhattan. 81;
Mrs E V. T.. Glen Cove. 81; Mrs Tuthill.
OF Bridgeport Conn. 81; f. l. Palmer, or
New London. s.; NJ. d. r., Of New Jersey.
s.: Mrs King OF Manhattan. IS; M NJ
NJ OF Staten Island. s.; Theodore" So
J. H, OF Manhattan. 50; the Tuesday Club
Of Dsnbury. Conn. 81; Mrs. Crabbs. or
Brooklyn. g: the Green and Blue branch
OF the Shrub Oak Methodist Episcopal
Church. 81 30. and Mrs. VI. T. Morlin. 80
cents
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29

The Little Mothers Aid Association will
hold IT'S Christmas bazaar In the large ball
room of the waldorf-Astoria on December
4. from .. m until IL O'Clock. Mrs Clsr-
ence Burns. the T. 8. g president. IL also
president OF this association. and as many
OF the Sunshine members are interested IN
the benefcent work done for these little
mothers" a hearty cooperation IN the
bazaar Is desired The money secured at
this annual sale is the principal source Of
support for the main settlement house. the
summer home and the three auxiliary day
nurseries
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
[ HTRIBUNR'
z$UIkSHHhE
N(0CtETY
ASSURANCE.

The period OF life is brief.
'Tis the red Of the red rose leaf.
'Tis the gold OF the sunset sky.
'Tis the flight Of a bird on high
But one may All the space
With such an infinite grace
That the red Will tinge all time;
Ard the gold thro' the ages shine;
And the bird hy swift and straight
To the portal Of Gods own gate
The Philosopher
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
NOTICE.

The Tribune Sunshine Society authorizes
no one 20 solicit money for Its use. nor does
II publish any magazine or paper TO be
canvassed for. The New-YOrk Tribune is
the Official organ. and the society has no
connection with any other organization or
publication using the name OF Sunshine" "
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
SSTNG ON

The girls OF the Pascal Institute branch
at No 575 Lexington avenue earned IS.
which they decided 10 give for three
Thanksgiving dinners 10 needy families,
and took the dinners themselves TO the
homes. And feast II proved 10 be TO those
who nrobahly never have enough 20 eat any
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
DEATH OF INVALID.

Miss Della Floyd. the bedridden invalid
living In Tanner. W. Va, has died. after
a summer OF great suffering. Her sister
wishes the Sunshine friends who have been
kind TO know how much their cheer for the
invalid was appreciated
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29

ing Of personal religion among us We must
set ourselves 20 uncompromislng obedience
10 the law Of the Church. as set forth so
plainly for Us IN Its teachings Trinity
these teachings. Let us set ourselves
a congregation. this year more than ever
before. 20 make this parish more innuen-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
7 s 6 DIES

The president requests the branches that
have not paid their 1909 dues 10 remit as
soon as possible. as dues are used exclu-
sively for postage and expressage. which
are unusually heavy for holiday distribu-
tion.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
COMFORTABLE CHEER

The Palmer Brother, Company. OF New
London, Conn. contribute each year.
through the New York Office. twelve new
comfortables as special cheer 70 the T. 3.
s. 70 be distributed among an equal num-
Der OF needy families This gift IL an es-
pecially helpful one. and each recipient IS
very grateful for her share in the dis
tribution.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29

OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.
A generous gift OF excellent clothing and
hats came from NJ E P. OF Manhattan:
other attractive articles. from n. H, OF
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR.

copy each r. needed, Toys and hair rib
bons are needed for a day nursery.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
The AUTO-PIANO at S525
Has Well Deserved Popularity That
Sells 1t as Fast as We Can Get 1t
Eight Car Lines
Each Way 70 Stors

TN the first place piano of full pure splenddy con-
sructed and beautifully designed and finished Casually
ined would that playing device concealed
within its
But when the player used top panel slides back
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29

Inc auto-piano wonderfully TO s
slightest touch the pedals bringing notes WITH
gratifying emphasis and promptness
The Auto-piano unusual care rs
air channels made of lead tubing of the Angus
instead OF the perhabe rubber tubngs other Pe
IL would be dcult find player honorsb made
more thoroughly pleasing much greater cost
Those who carefully examine the Auto-piano. and compare
with other player onSs
the vast superiority of the Auto-piano every important detail
Demonstrations Catalog sent upon ~
quest II have will payment
Terms made suit the DeeS
made Immediately, or just before Christmas desired
Salons FrstG Gallery New Buldns
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29

dAA4LNN4AAS AAA~ A-~@H-N
pressure of the thumbs exposes
the devices for control; a lever,
just under the keyboard. throws
open the panel that encloses the
pedals. which drop out at
touch of the foot-so that no
STOPPING is required. either TO
open. adjust. or close IT,
The Melody Buttons enable
the performer 10 Subdue either
bass or treble. at will-bringing
out the melody notes IN most
effective manner. The Auto
piano has a most valuable anc
ingenious device which auto
matically guides the music over
the trackerboard, SO that II a.
ways plays perfeCtly.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-29

N - VII
Passenger Traffic Manager
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
A QiAT WTTH The JUNIOR FAMILY

There are two April Fool
On the third there
Frances Kents story Teddy April particularly
three delightful
children friends with the cross old man VIII appeal to every
junior who a dog
In The Twins April Fool" on the page
extraordinary Billy great
perpetang absolutely April Fool joke
that all the juniors and younger juniors will
De delighted with both stories.
many travel foreign
Petersburg, which
depicts many realities fe shows
things different after ALL at great distance
fromh
The interest manifested by the juniors present
that the subject How Shall Entertain My
will continued and have not already written your story
going have for whole
will interest and
received demonstrate concusvey that
juniors proud entertaining their
friends especially father and
mother in giving the grand good
not than
ESQ words nor less than 1907 must be
only contained therein plainly marked in
the upper of the first
The purpose develop the Juniors
love writing expression The following
received from Earl Sears recent prize winner is one OF many
proving that object 5 being attained.
which received Thursday thank
pleased to get it. want to thank you not
only for the watch but helped
composition work penmanshp too was delighted to win this u
and hope the other boys girls trying will win Also
ike to be o The Junior Call children.
wishes and The Junior Call am
Your true friend
EARL SEARS"
IN the teachers corner today Miss Ida NJ Kervan about
interesting work
Francisco educational much of the
poetry and music
the Golden Gate Primary School, will
discuss the interesting phases of primary work
Have you The Call Dog doesn't do thing
the Easter hat and question mosAono who
looking whose Easter hat is ruined his
master VII for the hat!
OF course for the spirit of All Fools Day not
to have unoet Pity the unfortunate within
Of that progressive town.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

How Washington Looked

Washington was six feet two inches
in height. His hair was brown, his
eyes blue and rather cold, his skin
clear and ruddy. His nose was prom
inent In youth he was slender. but
during his service in the army he
weighed 200 pounds. His hands and
feet were enormous. His boots were
No. 49, He was broad though not
deep chested, and exceedingly strong.
He could lift with one hand tent
folded about the tent poles which usu
ally took two men to put into the bag
gage wagon. He could hold a musl1et
in one hand and fire it. His taste in
clothes was plain. but fastidious He
was very careful about his personal
appearance. He never wore beard or
mustache and acted as his own barber
In his old age he wore false teeth,
which gave to his face in the later
portraits a severity of expression alb
sent in the earlier and probably more
truthful nkenesses. Stuart's portraits
of Washington are somewhat idealized.
Portraits by Trumbull and Sharpless
are considered faithful in most re-
spects while that painted by Joseph
Wright in 1882 was highly approved
by Washington himself. The Houdon
statue at Richmond has generally been
accepted as the most accurate image
of the first president
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
Civil War Youngsters

j. C. Rock of Washington claims the
distinction of being the youngest civil
war veteran, considering the age at
which he enlisted and the length of his
service. He enlisted in the Sixth Yer
mont volunteers in October, 1851. at
the age of II years and 2 months. and
was mustered out in September. 1855
after acting as clerk in the freedmen's s
bureau the last year. Another corre-
spondent cites the case of Joseph Guy.
a former law partner of Justice Bar
nard, who enlisted in the One Hundred
and Fifty-ffth New York volunteers at
the age of 124z and was not Is at the
end of the war.
According TO the official records nei-
ther would be entitled to the honor Of
being the youngest soldier in the north
ern army. AS a matter of fact 25 boys
of 10 or under, 225 boys OF IL or under,
1.52S boys OF IA or under and S44,8
lads of 16 or under enlisted during the
war. At the age of is or under there
were 1,151,43S enlistments, and at the
age of 81 or under 2,159, 79S. The total
enrolment of the northern army was
2,77S,309, leaving only 61S,511. or barely
21 per cent. who were % or over at the
time of entering the service.
Few persons today realize that the
union army was literally made up Of
boys-boys in their teens.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
An Interesting Guessing Game

A game played with a sheet of paper
and pencil for each contestant re-
quires so little preparation that It is
always welcome one. Here is such
game. and it will afford you untold
fun. Place on the table a number OF
articles of various size length. weight.
quantity, age and dimension Distribute
the pencils and papers and invite the
company to view the display and to
write down their guesses as to the
various details in connection with the
objects. The players may be allowed
to handle and otherwise examine the
articles, all of which should be dis
tinctly numbered and the guesses writ
ten beside numbers corresponding to
those on the objects.
The details about the articles may
be ascertained beforehand if desired.
or tested after the papers have been
collected, the latter affording much
sport as the proofs are demonstrated.
The best guesser, of course, wins the
prize if one is offered.
The following articles are offered as
suggestions. but available objects may
be used in their stead:
1. number of beans in glass; 2,
weight of Webster's Unabridged Die
tionary; 8, length of a ball of twine;
4, number of sheets of paper in a small
pad: 8. height of pole; s, number of
seeds in an orange; Z, quantity of water
in a pail; s, number of pins in a pin
cushion; 8, age of a baby (from photo
graph.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
The Fatherland

Where is the true mans fatherland?
Is it where he by chance is born?
Doth not the yearning spirit scorn
In such scant borders to be spanned?
Oh. yes. his fatherland must be
As the blue heaven, wide and free!
Is it alone where freedom Is,
Where God is God and man is man?
Doth he not claim a broader span
For the souls love of home than this?
oh, yes; his fatherland must be
As the blue heaYen' wide and free?
Where'er a human heart doth wear
joys myrtle wreath or sorrows
gives,
Where'er a human spirit strives
After a life more true and fair,
There is the true mans birthplace
grand,
His is the worldwide fatherland.
Where'er single slave doth pine,
Where'er one man may help another,
Thank God for such a birthright,
brother.
That spot of earth is thine and mine!
There is the true mans birthplace,
grand,
His is a worldwide fatherIandi
James Russell Lowell.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
1t Doesn't Cost Money

1t doesn't cost money. as many suppose,
To have a good time on the earth;
The best of its pleasures are free unto
those
Who know how to value their worth.
The sweetest of music the birds to US
sing
The loveliest flowers grow wild.
The finest OF drinks gushes out OF tho
spring-
All free to man. woman and child.
No money can purchase. no artist can
paint.
Such pictures as nature supplies
Forever, all over, to sinner and saint.
Who use 10 advantage their eyes.
CHEEKY and brave
Cost nothing-no. nothing at all;
And yet all the wealth Monte Cristo
could save
Can make nc such pleasures befaIL
To bask in the sunshine. to breathe the
pure air,
Honest toll. the enjoyment Of health,
Sweet siumber refreshing-these pleas
urss we share
Without any portion OF wealth
Communion with friends that are tried.
true and strong.
To love and be loved for loves sake
In fact, all that makes a life happy and
long.
Are free to whoever viii take.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
A Lost Chord

Seated one day at the organ,
was weary and i'll at ease,
And my fingers wandered idly
Over the noisy keys.
l do not know what / was playing,
Or what l was dreaming then,
But I struck one chord of music
Like the sound of great amen.
II flooded the crimson twilight
Like the close of an angels psalm.
And it lay on my fevered spirit
With 4 touch of infinite calm
It quieted pain and sorrow.
Like love overcoming strife;
1t seemed the harmonious echo
From our discordant life.
1t linked all perplexed meanings
Into one perfect peace,
And trembled away in silence
AS If it were 10th to lease.
have sought but I seek it vainly,
That one lost chord divine,
Which came from the soul of the organ
And entered into mine.
1t may be that deaths bright angel
VIII speak in that chord again
It may be that only in heaven
l shall hear that grand amen.
Adelaide Anne Proctor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
Origin Of the Matinee

As everybody knows. the principal
and chronological meaning OF the
French word matinee" is morning
time. or better. forenoon: how IL came
TO be applied to afternoon perform
ances is not generally known Some
20 years ago concerts OF classical mu-
sic became very popular in Paris and
were given at II in the morning, and
therefore called 'smattnees musfcaIes."
but the fashionable ladies soon found
this hour too early and too exacting,
following so closely upon the balls.
soirees and theatricals OF the previous
night The hour was changed to noon;
then to 1 o'clock, and later to 2 O'Clock.
The success Of these concerts prompted
the theater directors to try day per-
formances also, and they were called
''matinees theatrales-" From Paris the
custom passed TO London, then to
America, the name matinee being re-
tanned.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
American Museum of Natural
History

The last year of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History has been the
most notable in the history of the
institution, says the Scientific Ameri-
can.
In the last eight years the museum
has expended directly $685. .00s on its
explorations and collections. The esti-
mated total value Of the collection Sc
cured during this period by explora-
tion, by purchase and by gift TO the
museum is more than s2,0OO,000 For
every dollar which has been expended
by the city more than a dollar has been
added to the enlargement of the col
lections- The present endowment fund
including the Jesup bequest, is $204S-
1861 To keep pace with the very
rapid growth of the city and the de-
mands it is making for public scien-
tif1c education an endowment fund Of
s5.000,000 is sought. In every part OF
the world the advance of civilization
and the spread of firearms are render
ing more scarce the objects of natural
history of all kinds. including the
works of the primitive races of men.
lt is deemed vitally important TO push
the explorations of the museum in all
parts of the world while it is still
possible to secure these fast vanishing
works of nature and of primitive man
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
Hammersmith, Fnlham an
Putney
and

The origin of the name Hammer
smith is traced to a quaint legend
connected with the churches OF Full
ham and Putney. in England Tradi-
tion states that these churches were
built by two sisters Of gigantic stat
ure, who only had one hammer to use
between them. Whenever the ham
mer was wanted it was thrown across
the river. but once II fell upon It's
claws and was unluckily broken
The pious sisters were much per-
turbed by the occurrence, but luckily
a smith who lived near set it to rights.
Henceforth the locality was known as
Hammersmith, 10 commemorate the
kindly deed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
OF A GROWING CHILD

being removed by breathing or else
through the skin or kidneys. There is
often a dread that the child will kick
the bedclothes off and be exposed to
cold blasts They are the children
sleeping in closed rooms. where the air
hourly becomes more FOUL who kick the
clothing off. They do this writhIng
and twisting in the uneasy torments of
bodies that can not rid themselves Of
poisonous impurities. Children asleep
not far from an open window curl up
in the clothes. hardly stihring until
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

tUFHY this dread Of outdoor air IN
NJ the sleeping room? asks H. r.
w wing Hancock in the New Idea
Woman's Magazine
Outdoor air in the sleeping rsom
can't hurt little ones. but it can do
them a tremendous amount Of good.
The oxygen Of pure air reaches the
blood and other tissues. destroying and
burning Up impurities, these impurities
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

There is a little flower. Truth; there is
no gem
So priceless in the monarch's diaden
As this white flower, whose seeds have
fallen here
From some white flower. In some divfner
sphere:
There is no crown so beautiful as Truth
To wear upon the brow OF age or youth
IS. R. Cowan.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
ViOlets

Welcome. maids Of honori
You do bring
In the spring.
And wait upon her.
She hath virgins many,
Fresh and fair;
Yet you are
More sweet than any.
You are maiden poises;
And so graced,
To, be placed
Fore damask roses.
Yet, though thus respected,
BY and by
Ye do lie,
Poor girls. neglected.
Robert Herrick.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
She Knew Him

"Ernestine." said a fond mother to
her daughter, do not play with that
dog. You know I forbade you to touch
animals that you didn't know" But,
mother" said the little girl. II know
him; he is poodle"
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
improvements in Wireless

The various steamship companies are
taking steps. to apply to their wireless
apparatus the lessons learned from the
Republic disaster. says the Scientific
American. 1t will be remembered that
the flooding of the engine room put
out of commission the generator which
supplied the current for the wireless
plant of that ship; and this fact has
shown the necessity for providing an
auxiliary source of current supply, To-
Gated preferably on one of the upper
decks. The North German Lloyd COM
pany use for this purpose two dyna-
mos in separate compartments and
two emergency dynamos located In the
Marconi. house on the boat deck To
this equipment is added two sets of
storage batteries. This is character
istic German thoroughness; it should
serve as q model for all transatlantic
passenger ships.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
A Child's Thought of God

They say that God lives very highl
But If you look above the pines
You can not see our God. And why?
And If you dig down in the mines
You never see Him in the gold,
Though from Him all that's glory
shines.
God is so good He wears a. fold
OF heaven and earth across His face,
Like secrets kept. for love untold.
But still feel that His embrace
Slides down by thrills. through all
things made,
Through sight and sound of every
place:
AS if my tender mother laid
On my shut lids her kisses pressure
Half waking me at night and said
who kissed you through the dark,
dear guesser?"
Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

forests while abstaining from food. In
the feudal days of Japan, the child of
the military samurai had the same or
deal thrust upon him for his health's
sake. The Indian and the japanese
today furnish types of endurance.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
With the Photographers


7, ,s assumed that the Bayonne women VINO nts nav
,od a society to suppress gambling games IN Nnien r
sr husbands take part have qualified themseVes ioi
me mission by giving up brdge.-New AorK Noriu'
university president says that intellectual iazlness
a. tha cause Of lying But the liars generaly sno"
lent, ~ nernicious actvity.-Baltimore American
pie"' -
schoo authorities in different cities are adopting rules
htcb viii prevent kidnappers from gaining easy pos
or of children whose parents IL is desirable TO oaek
au The ounce OF prevention is now gaining IN popua1
esteem.-Baltlmore American
- the claimants are as plentiful in Africa this season
~ ne reports indicate the Roosevelts Will bring nome
ors trunks than they had when they eftkansas CITY
Not only does Excelsior to be the motto OF me
80 80 living hut some Of the living tastes good deal
like that these days.-lndianapohs news
A collar button was found in an oklahoma mans ap-
pendx showing the futity Of searching under tne Dur %
can instead OF calling surgeon-st Louis Fost-DiS
patch
with a 1e--hour train. Chicago becomes eligible ior
-, vorlr building lots-New York Evening Post
Mr. Carnegie belong to the Ontmists Ciup, OF COURSE
but then he can afford to-Mhwauke SentneI
NJ Johnson announces his wiinhness TO nght MT
,,srt.s for nurse Of s5OO0O He is hgh-priced
pIant, of people would be willing TO write epic poems
Tor less than that.-Chicago Record Herald.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
Personal and Pertinent

DR. Tekla Hultin, member Of the Finnish Diet says
that in that assembly the and men are seated
not according TO SEX but according TO their political
aaiiiatons The women Immediately changed the status
~ the sex v voting in favor of laws for their
good A woman could not leave the country without
asking her husbands permission and that was changed
An iconocast the person Of DR. Edward Engel in a
lecture recently delivered before the members of lit
erarv society Hamburg The Legend OF charlotte
Won Sein tore pieces all the illusion which clustered
around her name showed by old letters and other
documents that the 20 whom Goethe had written
500 letters which portrayed the innermost thoughts OF
his mind and heart despised all that was noble
Lady Francis Balfour Lady Stachey Miss Ccely Ham
uon Miss Lownes Mrs Richard Grant comprise the
editorial committee OF the suffrage monthly, the
nrlishwonan which has Just been started in London
Its main object will be the promotion Of equal suffrage.
but IL will publish articles and stories on many other
subjects including theatre literature music and the
more recent discoveries in the field OF science