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The Washington times., 1910-12-15
CHRISTIAN SPIRIT;
DO YOU POSSESS 1T?
Igs That Sound the Death Kne of the Season of Love
and Goodwll-Gifts That Come From
the Heart
By FRANCES CARROLL.

7 AS the Christmas spirit gotten
- down under your skin. into your
hearth Or Is Christmas a bug
bear 10 you?
These are frank questions, but it
would be q mighty good thing to ask
them Of ourselves and give them an
honest answer before the holidays are
upon Us. for II we are crowding out
the Christmas spirit with the dissat-
isfaction Of display; the spirit OF Civ
ing and getting; we are going 70 lose
all the joy and glory Of this wondrous
season Of love and good VIII.
The feeling that I must give to her
because she Is going to give 10 me-
Is not the Christmas spirit
Neither is going on a complaining
search for gifts to be distributed pro-
miscuousIy.
Calculating just how muda Mrs
SO-an5-So spent for her last years
gift for you that you may return it
IN equal value this year has nothing
whatever in common with the gra-
ciOusness Of Christmas giving Of the
sort that retains the Christmas spirit
These things are a death knell to
the true celebration Of the birthday
season Of the Christ.
Gifts to Those
Who Don't Expect Them.
A little woman told me not many
days ago that the one thing she most
liked to do at Yuletide was TO make
a nice gift to some one who was not
expecting Il, some one wfEO would not
otherwise receive 50 very many gifts,
and whose Christmas would be gladden.
Cd by such an unexpected remembrance
This spirit Of love and uuselhshness
is the true spirit Of Christmas-this spirit
that knocks al the door Of the lonely
and desolate, that remembers the AGED.
and sends a beautiful flower to the sOr-
rowing one
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
Author of Poem.

G. L. E--The poem, "The FOOLS
Prayer, was written by the late Ed
ware Rowland Sill, who died IN ISS7.
Two editions OF his poems, and one of
his pTOse. have been pubSA7d The
FOo's Prayer" Is also available in
Stes.dm5.1's American Anthology.
The Washington times., 1910-12-15

No sense Of obligation trails in its
wake, for 1T seeks no return
It is without ostentation or extrava-
Sance and makes the perfunctoTy giving
Of the thousands seem pitiful tawdTy
thing, indeed.
There is another thing that rings the
death kneI Of the Christmas spirit. and
that s allowing pride to prompt gifts for
which the present contents Of our purses
cannot pay
have known women who ran up &C
counts in the shops which crippled
them, or their husbands, for months.
Just because they had too much pride
TO send the gift OF simplicity and good
taste
Example Of Girl
Who Wrote a Letter.
Surely We do not learn such an ex-
ample from Him whose birth we are
Just about to celebrated
Better follow The example Of the girl
know who wrote simple little letter 10
everyone TO whom she had been acCus-
toned to giving gifts which she could
Tot afford. telling them that this tina
she had only her love and good wishes
20 send them
The fulIness Of her heart and the
courage Of her spirit made up for the
shmness OF her purse, for II was a
Drawer, truer instinct that prompted this
acton than the one the year before,
'[hich sent her 70 the shops TO pur-
chase a multitude OF gifts which left
her deeply in debt
1t proved thing or two to my
RinG, she said. laughing. for instead
Of the usual stack OF gifts I usually re-
ceived 1 got only four last year
Doesn't that show you how many
gifts are made perfuncto-iIy, and which
carry with them none Of the Christmas
spirit
The gift from the heart has more power
10 make happiness than the gift from the
purse alone. and the letter expressing
YOUR love and EruOd wishes for the Fri md
10 whom II goes viii carry with II &
benedlcuon that viii not accompany the
gift YOU might send because you felt
you must"
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
Poems Wanted.

K r E--The poem you request is
too long for publication IN the series of
Poems Women Should Know This
= tne trouble With many that are sent
me lot publication. although there are
VIII be given you in good time 7 -
me say again that only lack of spacs
prevents my publishing them faster
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
Some Hints For
The Daily Menu

BREAKFAST.
Steamed Apples with Fariuz.
CURED Tomatoes on Butrered Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Dutch HerTings- Potato Salad
Plain Cake
Chocolate with 8Iarshmallows.
DINNER
Forequa-ter Lamb with Turntp
Croquettes-
Mashed Potatoes
Lettuce. French Dressing
Iartha's RO7Ema1ian Pears
Coffee
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
Gifts to Those
Who Don't Expect Them.
Poems Women Should Know

Editors Notes which VIII
that has brought thTob Of courage haDu
Of inspiration human clipping saving
N omen mber
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
Marks on Mahogany.

White stains made on a mahogany
table by hot dishes may be removed by
rubbing in oil and afterward pouring
vine on the spot and rubbing dry with a
soft cloth
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
SANDMAN. STORIES
! JUST BEFo0fRE )BEDTlr1E
The Adventures of Snowfall

have seen how made n big boy run
when he tried 10 take zone OF masters
apples"
Kit and Puf looked at hin as he
closed his eyes and Puff said
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
Al Girls Have
Chance TO Rise

The girl who starts IN q big depart
ment store as a cash girl has Just as
good q chance 70 rise 10 be a high
priced buyer OF head Of q department
as the boy who begins Is cash bow
The girl who studies steocgraphy writes
her Own price tag Just as the boy does,
By the degree OF efficiency she achieves.
In these times. wnen every employer IS
on sttu hunt for intelligent labor, and
fafthfuiness, and industry, DO woman
need stay where she was put BY birth
she can make money and get the
creature comforts that money buys. and
the rest depends upon her person atty
II she is sweet and gracious, II she
reads and studies. and makes herself
interesting, II she radiates sympathy
and good cheer, she need never be
afraid that the really best people, II not
the most fashionable, wherever she goes
VIII not welcome her 20 their hearths
and homes
The Washington times., 1910-12-15

Stear ed AppIe5--Select I've good
sized spples. wash, core and HI cen
tiers nth chopped raisins or dates.
Steam until tender Pour around them
a well cooked faEiua pOrridge and
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
GIRL DEPLORES FACT /.
OF MANS SUPERIORITY
Ambitious Young Woman Declares He Has Opportunities
to Reach the Top of the Social Ladder, Where She
Meets Constant Obstacles
By DOROTHY DIX.

I HAVE very interesting letter from
an ambitious young woman who
i writes:
There seems 70 always be hope
Tor man 10 raise himself above the
surroundings he was born in, but what
chance has q working girl to do so2
Must she always stay where she finds
herself2 A poor girl can do so very
little toward lettering herself, es-
pecielly when she Is curdened by hsv-
ing 10 help her family, even II she IS
fairly intelligent and tries her best
to educate herself and be refined She
has little opportunity o. going out with
nice people and learning the manners
OF good society, and 70 matter how
pretty and good she nay be, she Is
forced to remain IN that station OF life
TO which II has pleased heaven 20 call
her
What is a girl to do. then. if she
happens 10 be born In surroundings
that are commonplace and drab, and
NaIats SoTnehoSv- some way TO get away
from them2''
I am a young girl who is one Of
tnese common ones Have you no hope
70 hold out TO ne and my hnd2'
Undoubtedly, II is much easier for an
AMBITIOUS young man TO get on IN the
world than II IS for an ambitious young
woman. and especially is this true Of
the socially ambitious. Petticoats are
not as we'll constructed for climbing the
laouer OF success IS trousers are, and
no matter what q woman wants 70 do
the mere fact OF her sex binders her
at every step.
ANY young man, who IS good looking,
fairly intelligent and who possesses de-
cent manners, well-cu1 dress suit. and
a knowledge Of how 10 dance can, with
a little effort, get into almost any social
set 70 which he aSpires. Men are always
AZ a premium IN drawing rooms, and a
hostess. only too anxious for black coats
to relieve the Adsmless Eden aspects Of
her parties, does net look the gift beau
too closely in the mouth.
Not Hard for Man
To Marry Above Station
Nor is It hard FOR q. man to marry
above his station II he has aspirations
IN that direction As the worldly wise
adviser tells he impecunious youth in
The Fortune Hunter" the country is
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
Cost of This Blouse IN TWo
Materials

Cotton Marquisette.
2 Yards SS-inch cotton marquis
'etfGs &c yard So-56
IL yS-ds LS-inch all-over lace
for sndersieeves and yoke, S1.I9
yalQ $3.50 $3.50 Il
p yards 3e-in lining, 25c gard. -5S
/ Ladies Home Journal Pattern
NO oo9J- -----s------ss---s.t- ..-..-.- 10
rs
Crepe de Chine.
a yards 24-inch crepe de chine,
100 S2.75
II wards Is-inch all-over lace, for
yoke and sleeves, SIS a yard I5T
~ yards 35-inch satin lining 50
Ladies Home Journal Pattern
no. osSs-s ss-s-sssss-.s..-..-..--- ID
5.25
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
Social Climber
Considered Contemptihle

After al, however. the social climber
Is q rather contemplate figure It seems
waste Of ambition 10 want TO know
people who don't want 70 know Won
and beyond the difficulty OF breaking
into the smart set. there is little success
70 which any intelligent and energetic
young woman may not aspire. so there
is no need for my correspondent 10 lead
dull life In the dreary SURROUNDINGS
to which she was born II she doesn't
wish to.
There Is practically no field OF ooep-
patton that is not opened Up to women
now, and IN which z Fornan's ov-n
ability and industry do not set the Ifrnft
70 her achievements Success in anv
Inc brings 70 her the same reward thst
II does TO man. Her salary viii b71v
her the same Injuries. lust as good
clothes, just as desirable & Dlacs in
which 10 live, and throw her in contact
with just the same people. Then II IS
Up 70 her 70 make these people friends;
10 make herself 50 agreeable that they
Vill desire her society
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
Daily Horoscope
The stars incline. but de net
compel
Friday, December 10, 1910

Beware lest thou misIead
Thine friend with word OF deed
The Washington times., 1910-12-15
Not Hard for Man
TO Marry Above Station.

Nor IS It hard for q. man to marry
above his station If he has aspirations
IN that direction As the worldly wise
adviser tells he impecunious youth in
The Fortune Hunter" the country is
The Washington times., 1910-12-15

simply full Of nice. weIl-educzted
fined girls who have xot money and
social position 70 burn, but who are f,,s,
waiting for some good-Ioo<fug vvo,,,1
fellow to come along and save them
ron beng Old maid These girls may
literally Re had for the asking. and with
their check books IN their hands. too
Far otherwise IS # with the zfrI wbo
knocks at the door Of fashionable So
ciety- The verv people who welcome her
brctner with open arms. give her the
cold shoulder. All OF Us know men who
move IN social circles 20 which their
sisters may never hope To penetrate
Ills IS not because the sisters ara r,ot
= lHteilgent, as refined, as Charming 4 =
{ tnsir brotners, but because there fs al
VS. an oYeTpius OF women In eocIetv
anyway, and new feminine Recruits - =
not desired a
Iaen' too a man can get away from
/ ms people and the corne5- beef-gr7d-
. CdDoage atmosphere IN which he yras
H. FL u re Is Door, whereas a woman IS
IKE sIlalL. and always carries -
nome on ner heck She is rsart OF her
FAMILY surroundings. and Size osr-7c+
escape from her mothers eramrnsr 80
M Iatners shirt sleeves and pine a.
easily as her brother can
STILL the poor girl with so~fsf 49,
atlohs need not mourn as one vvifl7r,71f
nope Inc old fairy story OF Cfnda-erTs
ana the Fairy Prince does come to
even IN these days and ne - -
point TO q dozen cases TrFera = 80 81 L 81
, gone from the switchboard Of : teIe.
phone or 2 tyDeWTiterss desk. or f-o-,
oS1LtHo q counter 70 be Mrs lTfuiouaira
~ q mouse On Fifth avenue and 4
CotIese at Newport. and q visit
ING list that reads Ike z chspFe- go,
VINO Who IN Society"
The Washington times., 1910-12-15

AS the Christmas spirit gotten
- down under your skin. into your
hearth Or Is Christmas a bug
bear 10 vouF
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1910-01-14

by not water. l ne vein was
in "steeps' and flats the
latter carrying horn silver.
AS much as 90 pounds were
found in one mass, of which
one sixth was silver. Imme-
diately after this find they
broke into cave of greater
depth than they could meas
ure, which was very hot. 1t
was only eighteen inches wide.
and was lined with ore run
ming $35 to S52 per ton.
Water was discovered by no.
ticing that the prairie dogs
had dug up wet dirt. 1t was
only Io #. down to water.
SO many prominent men
were killed bv the Indians in
1882 that no one would look
at New Mexico property for
years, but some day much
gold will be obtained from the
neglected mines.
On one of his trips in 1880,
Mr.. Courts was given a 10
day option for $4,000 on ~
claims at Bisbee, including the
Copper Queen. The owners
had been driven in by the In
dians and brought with them
many burro loads of beautiful
ore. some of which was sent to
a Calumet & Hecla stock
holder at Boston. But the
wise mining man Of that
company, whose experience
was limited to the Lake Su-
perior region, said there were
no copper deposits in Arizona
that would go down, SO moth
ing was done. Many years
after, when looking at the ore
slopes above the sixth level,
with ore running 80 per cent
,Mr, ,Cnurtis wished
every young mining engineer
would profit by this lesson and
be careful not to make too wide
a generalization from a too
limited experience. The
" ,rk he laid out on the belief
hat the copper would go down
n Arizona, made for his clients
| very satisfactory return.-
From Mining Science for Oc-
tober, 1909.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1910-01-14
Babe Born IN Death Cell.

Frau Bloeners, of Derendorf, Ger
many. who recently gave birth te
son In a prison cell while awaitirs
execution of her death sentence Tor
completely In the murder OF q military
officer In Gladbach, was refused par
don. The courts decreed that sne
should nurse her child for eight weeSA
The baby was then placed in an OF
phan asylum and the mother deoAR<
tatsd.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1910-01-14
Brotherhood Of the Sea.

DR.. Nansen is fond Of sailorA He
Gays that there is brotherhood of the
sea which stamps sailors and singles
them out from all other callings. He
has found more thoughtful earnestness
among sailors and better spirit than
among members of any other profes
sion. Sailors, he believes. bear all
their hardships and suifsrings with
calmness and fortituds.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1910-01-14
kaffirs Like LIQUOR.

The British consulgeneral at Lour.
ence Marques. in a report to the Brio
ish foreign ONCE on the value OF tho
Kaffir trade. mentions that the kafdrs
of that colony employed in the Trans
val spend os the wages they bring
back with them every year e2.b0OOOo
In drink. and there are only about s0.-
900 of them.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1910-01-14
The Lake Valley Silver Depos-
its, New Mexico.

i hat prospecting and look
ing for mines in acomparative-
ly new and unsettled region
was but a few years ago at
tended with considerable dan
ger, is shown in an article by
Mr.. w. Courts, in Bul. No.
"a Of the A. |. M. E., Octo-
Der, 1909. He says:
ain December. 1879, | was
sent to the Bassic mine, Col
orado, thence to Lone Noun
tain, Silver City, New Mexi-
CO, and to various mining
camps in Arizona. At Silver
City | stopped to see the Cos
ette mine, which led to the
opening Of the Lake Valley
mines, and is a deposit ofsim-
liar formation. New Years
day, 1880, | crossed the Rio
Grande above the tornado
del Muerte, at Aleman. Vic
toria's bandcrossed four hours
ahead Of me, and we picked
up four wounded soldiers to
take to Fort Bayard, for dur
ing the day the colored troops
had been driving the Indians
back through the San Andreas
mountains. The traveller of
today little realizes the dan
gers of these trips. | subse-
quently made this trip six
times up to 1882, and each
time missed an Indian attack
by from one to four days.
The day ! arrived at Silver
{ ity, IS men, women and
children had been massacred
at the San Francisco ranch.
The fighting men of Silver
City had gone TO rescue them.
| was the only passenger from
oocorro, u. NJ, until we
picked up the soldiers. The
,ext day we come suddenly on
i've OF Victoria band but we
lad picked up several miners,
70 our stage bristled with
runs, and we were let alone.
Near my stone quarry, six
niles from Socorro, nine men
we're killed by the band that a
lay or two after killed George
DAILY, Lieutenant White and
II their men. During this
aid our miners and women at
he mine slept in the tunnel.
1t the Cosette mine had IS
len at work. These Indian
aids had killed off the freight
rs, SO for a time the only sup
lies we had were beef, oat-
heal, honey and a few canned
To this graphic account Mr..
curtis adds some interesting
articulars about the Cosette
line. The mine was on a
rachyte dixie in limestone.
t carried lead carbonates and
silver, averaging SIoo
er ton in value; $4,000
yorth was taken out in two
lonths. The presence OF a
ich semi-opal and hyalite
how the deposit was formed
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-22

The rs.!sAss Of Washington and ST. Tam
6ic6
The Parishes Of Ascension. 81. James and
Asssumptson shall compose the twenty seventh
The Parishes of ST. John tbs Baptist. Il.
uharies ead Jefferson shall compose the
twenty eighth district
The Parishes Of st. Bernard and PLAQUE
mines shall compose the twenty ninth dis
The P0iaAes Of Caldwell and La Sale
shal compose the thirtieth district
The Judges of the several distr;cts N
herein provided for, shall each receive the
salary Of fhree Thousand Dollars PAYABLE
monthly on his own warrant, provided the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiapa may
IN their discretion. redistrict the judicial dis
tricts provided for n this Article
PrJTided that IN NO case shall the Dis
kricf Judge receive . salary Of more than
Three Thousand Dollars.
Provided further that this Act shall take
shect from and after January 1, 1912
p. NJ. LAMBREMONT
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
H. g. DUPRE
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July z, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-22
PAGE FROM ANCIENT HISTORY
Incident Of Hannlbai's Career That
Writers Appear to Have
Overlooked.

Hannibal and his stan were pacing
merrily over the Alps on their faithful
war elephants. Suddenly man with .
tin badge and chin whiskers rushed
into the roadway and held up his
hand. You stop right where you bet"
he cried. why should stop?" thun-
dered the great Cartl,aginian as his
mahout hooked the elephants ear.
You're exceeding the speed limit" re-
piled the man with the star. AN I'm
a duly appointed constable, by heck"
Hannibal was SO overcome by this
amusing holdup that he tossed bag
Of gazoolians to the officer and laugh
ing Historically rode away. Later on.
however. his indignation uppercut his
sense OF humor, and he proceeded to
slam the life out Of the Roman con-
suls and their picked veterans, fore
ing the fighting to the very gates of
shuddering Rome-Boston Traveller.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-22
SOCIETY LADIES
READ THIS
You WIN Find This Letter From
Mrs Baker, Of Floral,
Very Interesting.

Floral. Ark.-"Until . month age"
writes Mrs. Viola Baker, of this place.
Il was in very bad health. l was SO
weak and nervous that was unable
to do my homework l tried Cardui,
according to directions, and now am
In good health and recommend your
medicine to all my friends. l gave
Cardui to three of my friends to try,
and they all say it helped them"
Society and household cares make
nervous. weak women, who suffer
great pain and misery, much of which
can be avoided by taking Cardui.
Worry and overwork act on your
nerves like rust on metal, and they
simply go to pieces. You can't always
make rusty metal bright again, and
sometimes you can't get your nerves
Strengthened out again, so better be-
sin before the trouble goes too deep.
For half century, Cardui has been
used with benefit. by sick women,
thousands of whom have written, tell
ing of the good results obtained.
Doesn't this mean something to your
Benefit by others experience Car
dui viii help you. Try it.
Ask your druggist about Cardui.
N. B.-Wyiks TO: Ladies' Advisory Dept,
Chattanooga Medicine Co, Chattanooga,
Tenn, for SJecisI EnssrSefiens. and e.
page book. "Home Treatment for wom-
en-" sent In plain wrapper on request.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-22
NO HEALTHY SKIN LEFT

MY little son, boy of FIVE, broke
out with an itching RASH Three doc
tors prescribed for him, but he kept
getting worse until we could not dress
him any more. They finally advised
me to try a certain medical college,
but its treatment did no good. At
the time l was induced to try Cuti-
cura he was so bad that had to cut
his hair of and put the Cuticura Oint-
ment on him on bandages, as it was
impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was not one square inch
Of skin on his whole body that was
not affected. He was one mass of
sores. The bandages used to stick to
his skin and in removing them it used
to take the skin of with them, and
the screams from the poor child were
heartbrealing. began to think that
he would never get well, but after the
second application of Cuticura ONT
ment l began to see signs of improve
ment, and with the third and fourth
applications the sores commenced to
dry up His skin peeled of twenty
times, but it finally yielded to the
treatment. Now can say that he Is
entirely cured, and stronger and
healthier boy you never saw than he
is to-day, twelve years or more since
the cure was effected Robert Wattam,
114S Forty-eighth St, Chicago, H.,
Oct. 9. 1909"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-22

Parboil and finely mince one onion
with half pound of any cold meat;
then add half cupfuI of minced Sam.
Stir In two cupfuls of mashed pota-
toes, one and one-half teaspoonfuls Of
mixed herbs, salt and pepper to taste
and the yolks of two eggs Beat all
well together, and just before cooking
stir In the whites. beaten to a stiff
froth. Then drop the mixture by
spoonfuls into boiling fat and fry to a
golden brown.