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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
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OF
NOEL
BY
Virginia LeiliaWentz

At ERCI. monsieur cried the
INA concierge as he cheerfully
took the silver coin. "a
happy Noel, monsieur
Lansing Drake entered the little Inn
passe on the broad Avenue du Maine
shaking his shoulders, for his. back
ached. He had been working at the
Louvre for FIVE steady hours-till the
very last fraction of light held out
Why not? What part had he In the
festivities Of these happy French peo-
pie? Was not he one Of the homeless
ones, separated by the width Of an
ocean from his family?
In his studio apartment he threw
himself on a divan with a pipe and a
Journal Amusant. But the Journal
was full Of illusions to the season, and
somehow he sighed. The eve of Noel
Christmas eve! It had been the very
best time of the year over there in his
dear southern home. What were they
doing now? Getting the things ready
for the trees, and tying up the wreaths
OF holly with red ribbon. and hanging
a branch Of mistle-oh, pshaw, what
right had he to think Of such things
tonight?
A clatter Of sabots across the flag
stone court-the small daughter of the
concierge fetching water from the
common tap; from the Boulevard
Montparnasse the toot of st. Phil
ippine du Roule train and then 81
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
The Navy's Christmas.

Christmas in the regular navy "a OBJ
served as one of the big holidays Of the
year. Starting or with grand dinner
in the middle Of the day, discipline is
from then on relaxed, and the fun Is
fast and furious till shutdown. and Of
ten the evening is enlivened by amateur
theatricals. The vessel is gayly deco
rated with bunting. and at each mast
head an1, at the bow and stern green
trees are dashed If procurable.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02


The next Christmas she sent me to
her old college chum. Mrs. De Brown,
who was a member of her brothers
congregation. Next Christmas Mrs. De
b. sent me to her pastor. The pastor
grinned when he saw me again and
remarked something like Cast your
bread upon the waters and it will re-
turn to you after many days
The next Christmas the pastor sent
me to his old college chum, who was
sweet on Miss Susanna. There was
every prospect of match, since Mis-
Susanna had despaired of winning the
preacher, who was known TO be en-
gagged TO another lady But-the very
next Christmas the preachers college
chum sent me to Miss Susanna with a
perfumed note praising her dainty lit
tie feet. This broke off the match, Of
course.
Well. next Christmas Miss Susanna
mailed me to a friend of hers clear
across the continent Miss Susanna's
address on the corner of the box in
which ! was mailed got rubbed off en-
route. and her friend didn't know who
sent me.
So the very next Christmas ] re-
turned to Miss Susanna. oh. / was
nard to lose, / was not made to wear;
I was made TO circulate. I am a good
thing and so everybody passes me
along.
Oh, SO You recognize me now? Yes,
l spent a year with you. Well, time
slips. and I must be going. This Is
Christmas eve, you know
T. sAPP, JR.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
Of
AChristmas Gift

/ am Christmas gift. In fact
have always been one. My age is now
nineteen. though / may look older.
was made by the dainty hands of Miss
Susanna Skies, who at that time was
just the age / am now. Guess her age
at present? She is still Miss Susanna
and she still owns me.
Perhaps l should explain that | am
twins, being a pair of knit slippers
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02

dren what the gathering of Christmas
tree fruit means to the children of the
United States, though there is no
Christmas tree. There is instead the
pinata, otherwise human figure made
of tough paper, suspended from the
ceiling. Sometimes there is an ola or
earthenware pot similarly suspended.
One child is blindfolded, turned
around a few times and invited to
break the pinata with a cane or. rod
Three strokes are permitted, and it
usually happens that the cane hits
only impalpable air After an hour or
so Of failures somebody hits the pinata
a smart blow, and the legs and trunk
of the grotesque figure split open.
Down TO the floor, in scattering con-
fusion, fall the Christmas presents
with which the funny figure was stuff
ell Then there IS n merry scramble
for the ''favors." The one who sue
ceeds in breaking the pinata or the
ola gets a special present and is
placed in the seat Of honor for the
evening
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
Self HELP.

Dasha way Well. Uncle Jasper, how
are you getting on with your Christ
mas dinner?
Uncle Jasper-Fust rate, sab. Colo
mel Winterblossom done guv me a
present of fine fat turkey. sab.
Dashaway-That's very strange.
Just left the colonel, and he didn'. say
anything about 1t.
Uncle Jasper-No, sab. He's got to
count dem turkeys fust.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02

sic. Some Of the children carry sticks
OF wood as big as themselves; others
hold only a fat potato in their chubby
fingers. Here and there a boy bears
aIoft a live chicken, caching and strug
Citing. At the rear of the walkers fol-
2ows a line of wagons laden with good
things donated by the merchants and
other well to do citizens. Suppose it
rains? Wen, that doesn't matter The
children march, rain or shine. Santa
Claus is not deferred by inclement
~eather-not in Grass Valley.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02

Miss Susanna, it
was understood.
had benevolent
designs upon the
young pastor OF
her church. SO
she knit me and
sent me to the
reverend youth.
n e X t Christ
mas the preach
er, who had re-
ceiyed five other
pairs. sent me
to his S | $ { e r.
You see. knit
s Up p ers are
guaranteed to fiji
any feet as well
as any o t h c r
I c e {. So the
preachers sister
was not at all
offended,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
When MistIetoe Was Banned.

Because of its association with pa
gan rites the mistletoe was for centu-
ries forbidden place in English
church decorations at Christmastide,
and 1t was not even mentioned in old
rhymes until the seventeenth century,
in Herrick's time, although the holly
been the subjects of various poetical
effusions.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
Circumstances Alter Cases.

Crawford-I thought you were per-
fectly delighted with the Christmas
present your wife gave YOU
Crabshaw-At that time | didn't
know she'd had it charged.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
Nuts as Food.

One very great advantage which
nuts possess over most foods Is their
absolute freedom from adulteration.
When you buy nuts you always know
what you are getting. OF course those
bought in the shell are also absolutely
clean.-Good Health
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
How Il Was Done.

She The ideal And we weren't
even standing under the mistletoe!
He-No. l did that sub rosa!--
Brooklyn Eagle.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08

Silk Dresses Worth up to s27.5o.
 Extra Special S9.S5. This collection con- sists of variety of Silk Dresses trimmed in various ways and embracing beautiful colors and designs. These dresses are sold regularly at $275O. See these tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08
THE cRANk's MISSION IN LIFE

The world is peopled chiefly by ra- tional persons, and when one is found with a superabundance of energy he often does work that cannot be classed as routine. and thereupon the normal man applies the term crank. It remained for the London Times to seek a classification of this portion of the genus homo.
 First, the crank lacks the sense of the relative proportion of things, like wise their relative importance: he is collector of causes. but it is diff cult to discover the principle on which he collects them. He wants men to change their lives in some particular, and protests against the ordinary usages as relating to his particular hobby. He does not believe that there is any instinctive- wisdom in mankind CT any value in past tra1.....ca or ex- perience.
 Second. the man who disagrees with the crank is preJudiced and not capable of giving an opinion. When his golden age is only an age of lead to to the average man. he is sorry for the matter fact individual, from whom he is estranged by pro- found difference of taste. The crank fails to understand that the world has
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08
TO LOAN OR NOT TO LOAN.

Professor LOunsbury, doughty de- fender of the split infinitive. tells us that the conversion of the noun loan into a verb has aroused very many worthy persons into a state of wrath hardly distinguishable from delirium-
 We ourselves being slow to anger have always managed to maintain at least our outward calm upon encount- ering this use of the word. Richard Grant White held that it properly be- lOnged in the vocabulary Of the pawn broker. Oliver Wendell Holmes re- garded it as a colloquialism of inland folks" That both are rebuked by Pro lessor Lounsbury-the critic for his ignorance, the autocrat for his sense of periority-saddens rather than satisfies us. Ii is painful to have our idols smashed, and the author of The
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08

Standard of Usage" is forever smash ing them.
 This volume he has loaned ire quently" We culled the sentence from critical comment in a journal distinguished for purity of diction. and were forthwith moved to write let ter to the editor. But, being of a eau tious nature we first took down from our own particular five-foot shelf. The Standard of Usage in English only to find the Scandinavian sub stantiye loan was itself early used as a verb" and that it actually ap pears as such in an act of parliament passed in 1542- -43.
 In the face of such authority Ave proceed to reeducate our ear. To this end we make certain slight changes in lines more or less familiar to the ourselves-thus:
 Friends, Romans, countrymen, loan me your ears.-Julius Caesar.
 Lord, that loans me life
 Loan me heart replete with thank fulness.-King Henry VI
 Loan, loan your wingsi I mount. I fyi
 Oh. grave, where is thy victory?- Pope.
 God in His mercy loan her grace Tennyson.
 It really isn't so startling when one gets accustomed to it:
 Heaven such grace did loan her. Two Gentlemen of Verona.
 He that hath pity upon the poor, loaneth unto the Lord.-Proverbs
 Before the loan an ear to this wild girl.-Shelley's Cenci.
 What disheartens us in our endeavor to loan an impartial ear to pleas for loan as verb is the poets conspiracy against it. We cannot find it in Shakespeare Even Shylock, in the business play" The Merchant of Venice" says-in prose: Tt is possi- ble a cur can lend 5000 ducats?' The translators of the Bible. too..sseem to have shared this prejudice. However. as Edward Everett Hale might have said. if we all loan hand there is no telling what may be done to overcome our pet aversions.-Life.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08
A DAY WITH CLEVELAND.
In Which . He Uttered Memorable
 Words of Self Estimate,

One of the most interesting days l ever spent with Mir Cleveland was the day of the dedication Of the Grant monument. It was the 27th of April. IS97. in the month after his retire ment. and at a time when he thought he had reason to feel disappointment at the lack of understanding and ap- preciation of his own public service. President Mckinley was to make the address on the occasion, and MT. Cleveland. who was just beginning his life in Princeton. had no duties to perform except to be present as a guest of the city. Having been des- ignated by Mayor Strong to act as attendant upon the expresident, I ac- accompanied him in the parade and witnessed the extraordinary re ception rendered him by the people of the city along the line of the process sion The demonstration was. indeed. d revelation of the true feeling of the great masses of the people for the man. could see that he was very deeply touched.
 While we were alone at luncheon that day he talked in a tone Of ap- preciation of his fellow workers in his leSl s-Illlllllstl dlltIl III SDtdhluE bl MT. Carlisle, he said he was perfectly sure of his disinterestedness. His very last speech, that of the 24th of April, he considered new proof of this. He might have said to himself that the whirligig of time. that brings such strange things around, might bring something to him. Neverthe- less he was perfectly outspoken and frank Carlisle might have said. There is no reason for me to add my sound money record" Mr. Cleveland said that he only wished the public could have been behind the scenes and have heard all their talks together.
 MT. Cleveland's mind had carried him back to the days of stress when the secretary and the president were battling together in the interest of sound money and other causes dear to the presidents heart. and thereup- on he gave utterancs to the most memorable words of self-estimate ever heard from his lips:
 We are just right for each other; he knows all I ought to know. and l can bear all we have to bear Richard Watson Glider in october Century.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08
S1.5O Embroidered Waists 69c

All in one lot for easy choosing are placed
 about 70 pretty Lawn Waists; All-over Embroidery fronts, nicely made and several designs. Never sold for less than s1.50 to S1.15. Extra Special. R(l<s
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08

Who has a mission. but that does not mean tolerance with his imitator
 The crank who in commonplace en- yironment solves problems of life is to be commended, but he who lives in an atmosphere of unrealty. where problems of life are least insistenT, is just a crank k-Washington Herald
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08
BECAME AH ACCESSORY
 AFTER CRIME WAS BEGUN
The Confession of an Alleged Opium
 Smuggler at Manila.

Manila, Oct. 7.-Louis Grant prominent American resident here, charged with complicity in extensive opium smuggling discovered some weeks ago. entered plea of guilty when the case was called today. Then he took the stand as a witness for the prosecution.
 Grant said that William Kennedy and a Chinese banker. jointly charged with himself. had arranged the plans of which he was not to be informed until after a shipment of mfnig ma chinery had been consigned to him, in which the opium was concealed. Grant said that Kennedy offered him s5.0OO to allow the opium to be land ed. He admitted that he had accept ed the offer.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08

energy does not appeal to the ordinary mortal, for it indicates a deficiency in other things. Conversely. the in ertia of the normal man is like a red flag before the eyes of the crank. in dicatins stagration or atrophy pt mind
 The Thunderer' makes out a good
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08

come to be what 1t is solely because it is peopled by ordinary mortals
 Third. the advocacy of any doctrine with too great strenuousness alienates the sympathy of the lethargic man. Better for the crank to work along his lines quietly and decorously. as the Wright brothers did. SuperfluoVJ
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08
eAYNoR ACCEPTS THE BUNCH.

New York. Oct 7.-Justice William J Gaynor accepted the democratic nomination for mayor of New York His brief speech in reply to the noti- ficatien committee also served as an acceptance of the endorsements of number of independent and semi-inde pendent organizations whose repre- sentatives were present
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08

crank who achieves something is the exception while the crank who IS only nuisance is too much in eIidence
 Genius as fern or insanity IS known to all. but We also know that one type has revolutionized the world. while the other has filled asylums Credit should be given to the persistent man
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08

case against the faddist. but fails to take into consideration that practicai- " all the progress of the ages at tributable to human ingenuity has foI- lowed the work of pioneers. who in their day were ridiculed or inipris- oned
 Classification is essential. for ;ne
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08
WEALTHY ARlZoNiAN DIES.

Nogales. N. Nj. Oct. 7.-William Bar nett. wealthy cattle ranch owner known in Arizona and Mexico died to- day aged sl. of cancer of bladder. He was reputed to be worth from $500. .OOO to S1,00O,000.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08
To Disseminate Information and Col
 feet Money.
 WEATHER TODAY.

Arizona-Partly cloudy. colder Fri day, Saturday fair.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-08
S25 Tailored Suits S8.9O.

We have placed in one group a splendid col
 lection of Womens High-G Grade Tailored Suits-every one of this seasons styles, and the colors and fabrics are all that could be desired . O2 on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
THE ATCHISON AID CLUB.
The Interesting Meetings of That
Organization.

The Atchison AID club pulled off its
third successful banquet last night at
the Byram. Forty-fve members and
guests were present The speakers or
the evening were w. E. Campbell:
advertising manager of the Mitchell
Dry Goods company of Kansas City,
who talked on the various ways of ad-
vertising, from the newspaper to the
clerk. Mr.. Campbell gave some valu-
able pointers on conducting bust
Al O'Donnell, whose speciality is
theater programme advertising, ac-
companied Mr.. Campbell to Atchison,
and talked on the kind of advertising
that will pay on programmes.
w. D. Rich, manager of the Atchi-
son Oatmeal & Cereal company. was
present and made a good impression
with short talk on Ad clubs and the
good they can accomplish for any city.
Charles Fleming, assistant manager
of the Uncle Sam Oil company, was
called upon and made a short 1lk on
the outlook for his company and what
it wanted to do for Atchoson.
The real hit of the evening was the
Rev. H. NJ. Williss's talk on 1.-THE Dis
courager." 1t was against the citizen
who meets the newcomer and pours
a tale of woe into his ear; the citizen
who is always abusing his home town
and will not make good by moving
out; the man who will not consider
the different phases of city life and
the management of a city or a bust
ness but who continually harps on the
bad and absolutely refuses to recog-
nize the good; the man who sits up
nights abusing men who did the best
they could under existing conditions in
the past.
At the next meeting ]. NJ. Challiss
will be invited to talk county fair.
other Atchison men may be called
upon to talk about Atchison institu-
lions which business men are inter-
ested in. but know little about
Atchison Globe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
HER SON ARRIVES.
Ralph Modjeska Is at the Bedside of
His Mother.

Los Angeles, Cal. March 30.-Ralph
Modjeska son of Madame Modjeska,
the noted tragedienne, who has been
lying seriously i'll at her Bay Island
home for a fortnight, has arrived at
the home of his mother
Her sons visit had an excellent
effect on the noted actress and she ap-
pears brighter than for several days
Ralph Modjeska was accompanied
here from Chicago, by his wife and
daughter.
Madame Modjeska, who since 1876,
has been playing almost continuously
before American and English audi
ences, lies in her California home at
the point of death. Recent reports
state she is so run down as to give
serious alarm to her intimate friends
and her physician.
Madame Modjeska is 65 years old,
of Polish birth and descent She re-
ceived a good education in a convent
at Cracow, and soon after leaving the
simple convent life she made her
debut on%the stage at Pochnia, Poland,
Camelia," when not II years of age.
1t was in 1876 when she made her
first American appearance at San
Francisco in "Adrienne Lecouvreur -
rand her London debut four years later
in Camille" under the title of Heart
ease" The most important part of
her artistic career was in Europe, but
in regard to her success in this coun-
try Madame Modjeska says:
Il consider my greatest boon to
have been associated with Mr.. Edwin
Booth in 1S89-90."
Her repertoire in this country has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
TT DRAGS YOU SLOWLY DOWN

It's hard to keep an even temper
with dull pain nagging all day at
your back; in fact, kidney troubles are
at the bottom of very much of the
nervousness and irritability that are
so common today. You wonder why
you are short and cross, can't keep
your mind on one thing. are inclined
to worry over trihes. and subject to
fits of blues" and dependency.
Partly it is due to that pain in your
back, partly to the irritating effect of
uric acid on your brain and nerves.
Uric acid is a poison that is always
forming in the body. and it is the
duty of the kidneys to filter it out of
the blood and pass it off. dissolved, IN
She urine. Healthy kidneys do this
work thoroughly and well. but weak
or sick kidneys get behind and the
waste matter collects here and there
in the muscles, joints and nerve CEN
tiers. Headache, dizzy spells. rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, bury spots before
the eyes, nervousness and heart trou-
Bile, are signs of uric poisoning.
So do not wonder at your condition,
especially if the urine does not look
or pass naturally. And if your back
aches continually, or you are taken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

law for special improvements for cities
of the second and first class, but not in
the case of cities of the third class.
The auditor, under the new law, could
not issue the bonds and has asked the
attorney general for an opinion in this
matter.
1t is probable that the bonds can be
issued in this case as the amendment
to the old law comes under the head
of a special act. Bonner Springs voted
the bonds under the old law which al
lowed a bond issue of twenty per cent
on taxable property. The new law
which makes exceptions for special
improvements such as sewer paving
etc, for cities of the first and second
class does not apply to cities of the
third class and could therefore be
termed special legislation.
Another case came to the state audi
tor today in the shape of bond issue
of $4,000 from Sharon Springs town
ship in Wallace county for the Union
Pacific railway an inducement for
the railroad to locate it's terminals at
that point. This issue was also held
up by the auditor to await a ruling
from the attorney general on the legal
ity of the issue of more than one per
cent under the new law.
That there are discrepancies and alb
surditieS in the amendments to the
bonded debt laws affecting townships
and municipalities is apparent at this
time. even though the legislature only
adjourned less than a month ago. Too
much latitude has been given to cities
of the first class and not enough to
the smaller towns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
Topeka TESTIMONY

Mrs. NJ E: Olson, 623 Lake ST.. To-
peka. Kans., says: Recently / was
suffering from symptoms of disordered
kidneys There We're severe pains in
the small of my back that made it
hard for me to stoop and at times my
whole body was racked with pain of
rheumatic nature. My back was also
very weak, L was nervous and subject
to headaches and dizzy spells. 1 had
often read about Doan's Kidney Pills
and deciding to try them, 1 procured a
box at Rowley's drug store. They re-
lieved me from the first and did me a
world of good. gladly recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills to other kidney
sufferers"