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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25
Laus Dec!

And the angel said unto them Fear not for. be-
hold. bring you god tidtng Of great ioy. which
shall be 70 an people. For unto ron is born this
day IN The city Of DAVID a Saviour which IS
Christ the Lord And this shall h a sign INTO
you. Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swsddling
clothes living in manscr. And suddenly there
with the angel multitude Of the heavenly
host nraising God and saving Glosy 10 God IN
he highest and on earth peace good will toward
men,"
That was the first Christmas Day. sepa-
rated from US BY the sulf OF centuries.
but still that song or peace and good will
toward men has been ringing down the
years. and though God knows that all OF
as have fallen far short OF our ideals.
We may. on Chrlst's birthday. filed with
its sense OF benefcence and blessing and
JOY look forward with renewed strength
and hope that the miracle of Bethlehem
was not wrought In vain.
Materially considered. Christmas Day is
but a date in the calendar, and its fun
significance is not TO be realized by the
display OF holly, by the good cheer with
which We celebrate; not even by the spirit
Of love and friendliness that on this daS
OF all the year is abroad in the Christian
world. The glory of Christmas Day one
can only realize in his heart and soul
To-day. II ever. we can put aside the
worries OF the day. the burdens Of life.
the cares that fret US To know the ten
derness OF Christmas Day is to 90 back
in spirit to our childhood days, to the
days when the beautiful love OF mother
and father encompassed us about. when
the Christmas hearthside was a sacred
shrine
The faith that was ours then-the spirit
Of JOY and thankfulness and peace with
which we received that wondrous story
that begins "When shepherds watched
their iocks by night''-that is the spirit
that is responsible for all the real good
that up to this Christmas Day We have
been able 10 express in our lives. That
Is the spirit and that the faith that we
may summon back TO our aid to-day; the
simple, blessed faith Of childhood. that
impels US TO raise our voices In praise to
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GEORGES SYNDICATE.

OF the eighteen clerks in the office OF a
certain retail firm in this town. seventeen
or eighteen, an a conservative estimate,
think that Miss Dimpleton. the chief
stcnographer, has an the rest Of the
girls chased up a willow tree
Little is said about this feeling Of high
esteem for the chief stenographer. but
a lot Of things have been lately thought
about the possibility Of bus ing A Christ
mas gift that will win favor in her sight.
Everybody wondered and wondered.
Nobody dared ask her lest some rival
might oyerhear her answer. But Smith
thought OF something. He called 10
George, the Office boy just as everybody
was leaving the Office at the noon hour.
And right there George was intrusted
with a commission
The next day George came and wins
pered into Smiths ear. Copper chat
Ing dish just those words were ali ne
uttered. Smith, without even so much
as looking up from his work. reached
into his pocket FOR silver dollar and
handed it 10 George.
Now, many Office boys would have been
satisfied with one silver dollar picked up
$50 easily Georse was too-for about
half a day. Then he pondered over a
syndicate plan that occurred to him.
Within tweniy-four hours he had given
Information 10 every clerk in the office
for which each one was willing TO give
half a dollar
From this the thoughtful reader may
be able TO figure out just how il comes
about that Miss Dimpleton is reasonably
certain 10 receive seventeen or eighteen
chatting dishes among her Christmas gifts
This wear
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CHRISTMAS WANTS.

Well : can see tnat this Christmas
game is going 10 work our Just about as
usual. said the man with the row Of
stogies in the pocket OF his waistcoaL
Every year / get ali worked up IN d
day OF so over the possibility that things
viii be different. but they never are.
IN gel practically the same bunch Of
Old fayorites that are passed out 10 me
every year ThereH De- a longing robe
50 impossible IN design that IN never dare
put il on OF an evening Tor fear some
close friend might come in suddenly and
catch me in it-just such i0unging robe
as I've got every Christmas Tor the last
eight years. Besides that some distant
relative viii send me a watch fob Or two
OF rah-rah design, that I won't have the
nerve 10 perpetrate in public / can count
TOO, on my wife handing me the con-
yentiOnally impossible smoking utensils
that look as n they were taken from a
page Of the Homely Ladies' Journal Ana
SO things will 90 But what's the differ
ence so long as I'm used 20 it2 A dav or
two after Christmas. when the marked
down sales begin, III chase downtown
and buy the things / need just a. I've
always done. and thatH be the end OF it,
Why worry?
Does seem funny though, The way a
woman just naturally won't pay any at
teation 20 a mans wants. For the past
two weeks I've been sitting at home in
the evening getting OF such talk as this.
1t beats all how these shoes nave worn
out. Little too snug TO wear well. / be
lieve The next pair I get IN have the
man give me an 81 instead Of an S size
Seems like everything wears out al once
ThVse gloves look SO fierce j had a no
ton TO throw 'em away Hate TO buy
the things, too. The CLERK always SAYS a
2 size such as 7 take is an odd size or
something and hasn't got just what I
want, Huh, Is this the only clean hand
kerchief I've got? Good thing / haven't
caught cold yet while the supply's so low
Mchbe I'll slip in somewhere and buy
some tomorrow Got 10 stop and get
three or four shirts and some socks any
how
That's the kind OF talk I've been keep
ing up. hoping it might take root and do
some good, but it won't do any good
About as near as I'll come to getting what
really want will be when I unwrap a
pink caneestick for the parlor mantel.r
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VIE VS. AND
INTERVIEWS
Canada Holds whipIand.

VeV Dr gaoraa I3----o - g1-.----- ,
''''''P's, =
a. ii77ioh on IL
uusl' la framing ana 'eehhIcdi education
Il AZ the Arlington.
This commission said DR. Bryce
who very closely resembles his name
sake. Ambassador Rrvce ..bas heop an
pointed for the nn~ros- ~ ,,a-e...i,,,- -.
t..b,,fo..l a,a -,
: ''i seHoVi system
!" Nanaua' IL goes INTO every province
Where II hoids sltungs, investigating con-
diti0ns pertaining 10 agriculture com
merce and industry and education alone
those lines. The co,,r,iesio, ,gfll eraIl,,
report n p,rria.,,,,,. -. a.
,s,.;o,g 60, ~ ''' ''ie'i-
s'o"ihs 10 every re-
speet' and VIII De d great and wealthy
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\ SHIRT. a spoT. \ FAUX PAS.


Hiyling got out his evening clothes, in
Guiding the one remaining clean shirt
with broad-gause bosom. and that hat, y
as Hivling always referred TO his opera
crush, You see. Hivlhtg didn't care much
for society himself &c trailed along just
20 keep pace II was Christmas Eve.
When they were an ready Cor the start
that highland Mrs. Hivling kept re-
marking. peevIshly. that they were going
20 be late as usual. she supposed-fiiv-
ling happened 20 notice that his patent
feathers looked sort Of dingy Even Mrs.
Hiyhng admitted that he'd better take
time TO dab little liquid polish on the
footgear. Just as he was finishing The
other shoe, he Strengthened up for min
ute and dropped wee drop Of the polish
ON his shirt bosom II was an minutes
imal particle, much smaller than the or
binary pinhead of commerce, and would
not have mattered al all But finding it
there. Just when he was hustlinE to be
on to that sassity affair. ruffied Hvling
some.
Look at this. will you:" be shouted at
his wife
Il don't see anything but "a little. speck
on your shirt responded the wife
mildly
That's an you see, hey Wen. you'n
see more, Mrs. Hivling, and pretty quick
too, I'm here 20 remark TN Just make
this Internal shirt front look real good
and punk while were at it,
Whereupon Hiyling proceeded as his
ruffled temper dictated He took the
dauber and drew two broad lines down
over the bosom and TWO more across
forming a doubIe-cross effect
Now. them" remarked Hiving. in a
tone Of triumph, not even noticing his
WIfe's glares, now them"
Yes, Now then, Now we won't get
10 the party az an " walled Mrs. Hiyling
and after settins a new gown for the
affair An ON account OF thar abomina-
BILE detestable temper OF yours, Ooh.
oh, OH, it's just disgusting. the silly. fool
things you do when some little thing
goes WRONG She went into the other
room and threw herself on the lounge
Hiyliug. OF course. had cooled down
some by that tine. Ills eIfe was right.
They would have 30 stay ar home. AMI
Hivliug we'll knew that Ii would be
many week before he would be able
to square himself for that nights work.
But Hvlug got out of H. lie called
a cab and sent Mrs Hiylins ahead say
ing that Doe would come along later, as
soon a. he could dis up shirt some
place
A half-hour later Mrs HivHne. smil-
insly, was tciIiug how she happened to
he there alone MT HivliHg was called
down town on an Important business mat
ter she said, and Jhe dear inc just
made me come alone. thought it was
mean 20 come when he WAS obliged 60
so down town. bot he insisted until
save iu.'
Then when HiV.iug finally arrived,
looking sheepsh. Lis first words 20 the
group OF women his wife had been talk
ing 10. We're. well, Z suppose my wife
been telling You now J got sore and
painted Chinese nightmare on my
shirt front and like to never got here al
ali eh9'
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From ~ CharIe.len - ~ Conri.r-
Uncle Joe's "Faux Pas

From an Exchange.
Asher Kinds. who has Just been elected
TO Congress from Maine. made his repu-
tation as parliamentary clerk to Speaker
Cannon. He stood beside the Speaker
throughout every session OF the House.
ard. whenever a knotty problem In nar-
hamentary procedure came up. Cannon
turned to him with the question:
What's the rule on that. Asler?r
h One afternoon. having received the de-
sired information from Kinds. the
Speaker, facing the membership of the
House, began, ION this point. Asher
says
But he could get no further until the
militant beating OF his gavel on the
desk had quoted the laughter of the
members
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God Bless Us, Every One -

CHRISTMAS Day
IL Is well that grown men and women
celebrate il. As Tor the children, God
bless them. it is the day, the one day
OF the whole year for them.
over nineteen hundred years have been
added 10 the great eternity since the
event COMMUNICATED found its place in
the worlds history. Tho event OF thou
sands Of years that preceded 1.-THE one
great event that has made the Christian
world what IL is
Celebrate if. Celebrate it. in the good
old way. The Christ Child should be
the central idea. But do not Imagine
FOR one moment tEat He has made it "A
sombcr day it Is a day of joy light
heartedness, of peace toward AN and
a sood time for au- There are millions
Of children I'm this wide land who re-
eeiye and give sift~ TO each other and
10 their parents who are above all
other DO not insull into their fresh
Young minds the slightest doubt that
they are celebrating the day that belongs
10 them, and may the chorus Of youth
ful voices drown the last vesuge OF the
doubter and pesSimist
You. fathers. who for SIS days in the
year forget YOU have children, come to
your senses, Drop the business of the
hour and, with the children, live again
that happy time when YOU. too received
Christmas gifts and. with childish arms
around the neck, gave a hug and kiss
for each. All, YOU remember, do YOU
not when father and mother and Uncle
Tom gave each one a Christmas gift
can YOU forget H. They are the bright
mfIeStorce ON ap otbs~u-4se dre,r,, ,-o,.
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Fighter Retircs To-day.

Christmas Day, Col~Joseph y Girard
chief surgeon Of the Department Of Tex
as, the oldest surgeon in point Of serv-
Ice in the United States army. and an
old time Indian fighter. VIII retire" said
Capt g. J. Homer. Of san Antonio
retired army officer, who was seen at
the Riggs
Col. Girdrd is sixty-four years old to-
day. and IT is the fortv-fourth Christmas
De has spent in the service OF his adopted
country Following the cavalry In con-
tinged and arduous pursuit Of Indians
wearisomeiy. mile after mile and month
after month sleeping in guIIIes and
bitches without cover and attending 10
the wants of the sick and wounded while
the troops snatched a few hours OF re-
pose. Is uot conducive 10 the preservation
or youthful Eigor- yet Col. GiTard has
come through such pr.Yations and is
still in his prime
The old fighter came 10 the United
STATES from France when nfteen wears
Old, and now be is ranked only By the
surgeon General OF the army. and in
point of service he is several years in
advance OF the latter His first service
was in Colorado and Wyoming, and later
in Arizona, where the redmen were max
ing d last stand against the euerOach-
ments OF the whites, and were fighting
bitterly. II was no open warfare. but the
conquest of small desperate bands. re-
curing forced marches Of days and
nights without rest, Col Girard was with
Gen. George Crook I'm the famous cam
paign Of 1919. In the early SOS he served
in Arizona under Gen Carr. a famous
Indian fighter. Who died recently He has
also seen service in Hawaii and the Phil
ippines
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organic Government clerks.

That organization OF government clerks
along conservative lines and utilization
with the American Federation Of Labor
can only benefit them. as well as the
public service is the opinion Of T. J.
Dolan, general secretary treasurer or the
International Brotherhood Of Steam
shovel and Dredge Men, with headquar-
tiers az Chicago. who was seen AT The New
Willard last night. Mr.. polan is here in
connection with labor legislation before
Congress.
7 would say that if the employees Of the
government organized along conservative
lines 10 protect themselves and thereby
secure more efficient service TO the gov
eminent. there could be no objection
made bv ANYBODY. It must be admitted
bv all that the organization Of laboring
men has resulted to the great benent OF
the country at large, and If that be the
case with one section Of waGc-earners u
must Of necessity apply 20 an others
'-The annual convention OF the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor recently held al
ST. Louis which I attended continued
Mr.. Dolan. showed that organized labor
is growing stronger in every section or
the country and that business I'D gen
eral profits thereby. There is no country
in the world wher labor is so well or
ganized as in the United states and there
is no country where the workmen is so
we'll paid as in America-where he is so
w3l able 10 support his family and afford
his children "A nrst-class education.
If I could make recommendation
20 Congress. I would ask them not to
do any legislating which may work ad-
ditionai injuries 20 the interests of rail
roads. in order TO give these Institutions
= chance to start an era Of great con-
struction work all over the United States
which would bring prosperity and happi-
ness 10 every branch OF business and
workingmen
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Charley Taft Gliding

Prom the New York Press
Charley Taft. the Presidents younger
son. is home for the holidays. and the
White House is becoming lively. Incl
dentally. Charley is wearing his first pair
of long trousers.
To-day Charley rummaged through the
altlc and ran across model Of an aero
plane which he'd been sent to the presi-
dent. The model is perfect in every
detail, with the exception OF the engine
which IS d dummy Charley thinks the
aeroplane will glide if il gets a good
start, and he probably will give it a trial
from the White House roof.
Charley also took a turn at the White
House telephone switchboard and acted
as chief operator for an hour or more.
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Representative A. ". Fucker Of the
First Colorado district, feels sure that
Colorado viii so Democratic at the next
national election and that Gov Harmon
VIII be NAMED by reclamation as the
Presidential candidate Of his party
Gov. Shafroth. Of my state" said Rep
rosentative Rucker. .is talked about in oil
seriousness by Eastern Democrats Tor the
Vice Presidential place. II is thought
il would be wise 20 look for Vice
Presidential timber west Of the Mis-
slssippi, and they think Shafroth is just
the man II BRYAN were asked his opn-
ion about ShafToth. ne would ind0Tse him.
and Bryan must be taken into considCrd-
ton as power in the Democratic party"
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Mayor Gaynor.. Remedr-

From the Baltimore Sun
in response 10 a letter complaining that
the street cars in New York were not
heated, Mayor Gaynor advised the man
who made the complaint to walk. For
this letter the excellent mayor has been
subjected TO some criticism in the public
press. He should have been more SYM
pathetic, IL was said, and, besides II
every one took TO walking there would
be no business for the street cars. no div
idends for the shareholders, and no in
terest for the bondholders.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-25

Exaggeratng the effects Of the new
taTlH IN the newspapers and on the floor
OF congress said Albert J. Hopkins. for
mer Senator from Illinois. who is al the
Raleigh. caused unrest among the PEG
pie. OF which they relieved themselves nv
changing the dominant political party.
BUSINESS in Chicago and everywhere is
prosperous, and / 10 not see any signs
or depression anywhere"
Senator Hopkins Is pracucins law in
Chicago, and IS here on business
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81 Hone for statehood.

Gov Sloan. Of Arizona. who was seen
a the New Willard stated his firm con-
victOn that there IS absolutely no hope
for Statehood through ratification OF the
just completed constitution for Arizona.
There is positively no hope said Gov.
Sloan. THAT it viii meet with Congress
sional and Presidential approval nv
opinion Is based on a personal conference
with Senators and Representatives, both
Republicans and Democrats. and some
pTOgreSsives The initiative. referendum,
and recall Will not pass muster. The
only hope for Statehood is in the rejec-
ZION of the constitution 10y the voters OF
Arizona and the construction OF a new
document 10y the reassembled oonyen-
ton. 20
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Depew with the Lame Ducks.

From the New York sun.
Senator Depew came strolling out Of the
waitng-room
"All l can say, said he. lis that I sat
in lame-duek alley for ten minutes. II is
no; 50 bad when you get used 10 it
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AppaIIing Number OF AccIdent,

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
From 1890 to 200o0 fatal and from
100000 to 100000 nonfatal Industrial acct
dents, according 10 a careful statistician,
occur In the United States every year.
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A 81. Paul hand-organ man died the
other day, leaving fortune Of &o.o0o
This is another evidence OF the truth OF
the theory that the daily grind is more
successful than genius.
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'sIf.'



How wise We should all be if at middle
age we could actually know as much as
Ia youth We thought We did!
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Hardly.

! s'pose this peace movement is all
right
CnOosom yourself"
But YOU can't. convince a hoy that he
wants an essay on disarmament instead
o, toy gun
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My Dense Friends

gaze upon my Christmas gifts i'm SAD
and contemplative mood. And in this
wise l realize how little / am under
stood.
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Sundnr and Mnndnr.

one Christmas would in other years
Full well suffice
In 1910 as it appears.
Ii happens twice.
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a nurse snatcher who grabbed "A
Christmas shoppers purse found only
one penny in il. Evidently the lady had
done her Christmas shopping early.
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We made a mistake in giving sister
a golf outfit for Christmas
How SOP
Now she expects The family 10 chip IN
end send her 10 Palm Beach for the rest
Of the winter
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The Weather Bureau promises snow
for Christmas Day, but Prof Moore may
not be able 20 keep even his Christmas
promises
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Him and to ask Him for renewed strength
that still with faith and courage We may
front the coming years.
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At least the energy OF Eugene Foss is
bearing some fruit, since Senator Lodge
thinks now that the tarin could stand
Tor little revision
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Thc stnpc settinr

DO apartment house kids believe in
Santa Claus when there are no chin
neyse"
We explain that he sends the presents
I'D the underwater
Hurts the illusion, doesn't it,"
Not a bit We TX the janitor 10
jingle sleigh bells IN the basement"
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Surely no one can blame The Pomneiian
maiden for her very Natural desire 10 save
the little necklace. the rings, and the
adorHments for her hair 10 which through
ali these centuries the slender. withered
fingers stiu chung Vanltas vanitatun.
said the prophet Al is vanity. The same
motives that mpeusd this Pompeiian
maiden 10 her death are the etcrnally
feminlne motives on to-dav-
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And of course If the colonel is really
Stil getting dollar a word. that railroad
bin ought NOT 10 worry him much
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The cynical Houston Post says that a
woman's attempt TO look pretty is a
vain effort Not in Washington; they
just can't help il.
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Once year. on this day. comes with re-
newed appeal the toast of Tiny Tim.
God bless US, every one"
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It is pretty hard TO understand why
il is that the newspapers invariably
speak Of dangerous crooks" Are there
any other kind?
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4 Neat Idea.

= NSAt iueHs
Father took such a neat way 10 in
form me that he had gotten me an auto
mobile for Christmas
AS 10 how
Poured few drops of gasoline into
my stocking, explained the dear girl.
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Sull. Commander Simms was only
voicing the expression, BLOOD is thicker
than water. that distinguished prede-
cessor of his gave vent TO years ago in
China.