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The Washington herald., 1910-12-20
Shopping Suggestions
For the Holiday Time
By DOROTHY AVERY HOWARD.

a NY housekeeper viii be pleased
"A with a gift of a dinner set this
a Christmas. for, whether she has
a fun set OF not, she can always
find use for other pieces to replace
those broken by careless servants.
II she owns a handsome set OF
dishes. she would like 10 have me-
dium-priced one. which will be used
every day TO save the finer pieces
Or perhaps she had just an ordinary
collection of odd pieces In this case
she needs a better set for special oc-
casions. II you will visit a big house
furnishing store in r street. between
Twelfth and Thirteenth, which ex-
tends clear through 20 G street, you
will find some exceptional values just
now in American and English dinner
sets, which are reduced TO about che
half their regular prices Six patterns
are shown, and the sets include from
ninety-eight 10 l12 pieces each. They
are now marked from $50 TO $50
TF you are hunting for unusual
things, you VIII find plenty OF
Il them in a gift shop in Pennsyl-
Thirteenth street, where every sort OF
novelty is shown. Imported articles
from Europe and the Orient, odd
pieces of jewelry, bric-a-brae, brass
ware, silver, &c, are found mere al
popular prices Often one runs across
a valuable antique or rare piece OF
ivory which belonged TO once
wealthy family. and is now, through
stress of circums tances, offered mere
for sale 4 piece of this character
which saw here recently Is
card case of real ivory. which Is carv-
ed with a design depicting a japanese
scene. each figure being faithfully re
produced 20 the most minute detail
The carving represents the life work
OF the artist. who took infinite pains
with it. and probably put his whole
soul into this one piece, working al
odd times upon il. as "a woman does
with a piece Of fancy work
GIFT which win be greatly APP
n preciated by a housekeeper Is
"A food chopper-that is. provided
she doesn't already own one.
This VIII not onlyssave her time and
labor. but will make many dainty
dish Of leftover meats, vegetables.
sc. that would otherwise go into the
waste pail A new chopper on the
market. which is now being demon
strated in the housefurnishing depart
nent OF a big shop in Pennsylvania
avenue, near Eighth street, Is the
Steinfeld, which operates very simply
with an adjustment Of thumb
screw. II has 10 knives 10 Nose,
sharpen. or adjust, nor any comph-
Gated parts 10 clean II will chop
every part Of food, VIII pulverize
crackers. stale bread, or spices, and
erinds coffee, horseradish. sc. The
price of this valuable article is $50
for the family size
SALE Of furs at big depart
n ment store in Seventh street.
= near X. just at this time Is
very appropriate. as this IS
a subject in which every woman Is
interested. Among the best values
are coats Of Russian pony skin,
which are now offered At SS975. These
are regular S75 values Others equal
~ as desirable are listed in this sale.
including seal and near-seal coats.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-12
DEATH OF BELOVED
RULER OF ENGLAND
KING EDWARD VII LAID LOW BY
ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA
AND BRONCHITIS.
Monarch Was Greatly Beloved by His
People and Had Shown Genuine
Ability as Statesman
Prince Of Wales Ascends
Throne, Assuming Title
Of George v.

London.-Edward VII, King OF Eng
land, has succumbed to the ravages
of disease, and the English people
in fact the whole civilized worlds
mourning the passing of a monarch
who had shown genuine ability as a
statesman, and capacity for ruling
his people in manner that will en-
shrine his memory in the hearts OF his
countrymen.
King Edward, after brief illness
from pneumonia, following bronchitis,
died at 11:45 o'clock Friday night,
May 6.
The king was seriously i'll hardly
more than three days.
One of the last utterances attribut'
ed to King Edward was: We'll, 1t is
all over, but think l have done my
duty"
The Prince of Wales succeeded to
the throne Immediately, according to
the laws of the kingdom, without Of
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ficlal ceremony, assuming the title OF
George V. His first official act, in pur-
suance to custom, was to dispatch to
the lord mayor the announcement Of
his fathers death.
George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Prince of Wales, who now becomes
king. is the second son of hing Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra. He was
born at Marlborough House, June 8,
1865, seventeen months after the birth
of his older brother, the late Duke of
Clarence.
He and his brother entered the navy
together as cadets and he spent two
years on the Britannia. He then
started on three years voyage
around the world on the Bacchante.
In 1892, when his brother lied, he be.
came heir apparent and took his seat
in the house of lords as Duke of
York.
In May 1898. his engagement was
announced to Princess Victoria May
of Teck, and they were married July
IS, 1898.
The prince became Duke of Corn.
wall when his father took the throne.
and soon after he started on a tour of
the colonies. He opened the first par.
ilament of the commonwealth of Aus.
tralia. In the fall of 1905 he went to
india. His Indian trip was generally
regarded as unsuccessful from a polit.
ical point.
In 1908 he visited Canada to attend
the celebration at Quebec, and on that
occasion met Vice-President Fair.
banks. The prince Is less democratic
than his father and does not have
such an ardent love for sports. 1t has
been predicted, therefore. that after
ms accession to the throne the court
3alety that was always a feature dur.
ing Edwards reign will be less
marked.
Ihe new queen is the only daugb.
Ter OF the late Francis, Duke of Teck
She was born May &c, 1867. and mar.
RED Prince George, Duke Of ynr,,
July Is, 1893, Six childrcn-fve sons
'uu one daughter-bless the houseboId
u 'he new monarch. The eldest
rrlhce Edward Albert now heir an,
pHreh'' Is manly lad, who will be "a
years ola In June. He is serving as \
naval cadet, Prince Albert Frador,a,,
.ne ,I second son and heir presump.ive
a,so Is a naval cadet. He is II yoars
o,u, The other boys are Prince plsrrv
mil'lam' Prince George Edward and
rr'nce John Charles. The dan,bter
IS Princess Victoria Alexandra Aitoa
mary she was born in 1897
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Sounds Like Days of Inouisi,io,

Grafton lll.-John ]. Keop. in iau
,i, mere Tor refusing to pay his nor tay
WIN WIN not be allowed to shave drr,n, TH
hoi,s. h,S SIX months imprisonment After
Delhg in jail a month, Keen askod ',er ter
permission to shave. This was O an, 'U'
pha''caIIy refused by the mavor v,ha
mas d Jurisdiction over the nr' ~, so"an mno
an,,, ,uesuay afternoon, a local barber
ANXIOUS to make fee. begged IT' ,ho
mayor ,r, to relent, but he would nnt ne
ne latter said Keon cannot boya n',, y
Nlnkle length. "'" KIP Van
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Didn't Care to Mention NJ. ",

Didn't Care to Mention Hls NJ,
A colored woman presented 4,
the other day in an equal su.
state at the place of registrato
qualify for the casting of her VI,
the school question at the peu
ton.
With what political party A
affiliate?' inquired the clerk d
unaccustomed applicant, usip,
prescribed formula.
The dusky lady" blushed An
ness and confusion. rs | blgs
answer that there question:"
Certainly; the law requires /
I Then" retreating in disnu
don't believe I'll vote, case III
TO have to mention the pa-tys y
He's one of the incest geltngr
town."-Ladies' Home Journal
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-12

very speedily cured. Mrs. Alice No-u
You or. any other sufferer fror ~
patton. Indigestion and dysnsnss. y
headache and such digestive tranN,
have a free trial bottle sent to yOU1 vow, \
prepaid by forwarding your nav.
address. 1t is the gentlest, mlSss' |
tasting, most effective laxative toSI.
ever tried; s Druggists win sell | y@,
suits are guaranteed. A pictu,aa :, w
Northrup. of Quincy, Ill, a cursa
is presented herewith. II there
thing about your case that Won AZ
derstand write the doctor and be ~ nI
wise you. The address is DR.. W D n
we'll, col Caldwell Bldg, MontlcelI. \
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-12
Must Steer Middle Course.

Never has philanthropy, humanitarian
ism, seen such development as now. and
though we must all beware of tba foIIv
and the viciOusness no worse than folly
which marks the believer in the nerfac-
tlbllity OF man when his heart runs awav
with his head, or when vanity usurps the
place or conscience, yet we must romo,n-
her also that IL is only by working aIorg
the lines laid down by the phianthropists
by the lovers Of mankind that we can
he sure OF lifting our civilization IN n
hlgher and more permanent plane OF we'll
being than WAS ever attained by any nra-
ceding civilization. Unjust war Is 70 ba
aohorred but woe to the nation that does
not make ready to hold its own I'm ti,no
or need against all who would h2rr n,
ana woe thrice over to the ngfi.u in
which the average man loses the arI..,ng
edge, loses the power to serve as a soi1
dler II the day Of need should arise
II Is no impossible dream to build ~, a
civilization in which morality, ethical do,
Velopment. and true feeling OF brotbar
hood shall alike he divorced from faIso
sehuhehtahtN, and from the rancorous
ana eVil passions which curiously epo,,,L
so otten accompany professions Of senti-
mental attachment to the rights of man.
IN Whlch high material deyeloprnent IT,
the things OF the body shall be acbia,,aa
without subordination of the thine -,
the soul; in which there shall he -,
Inc desire for peace and Justice yyiIboU,
loss or those virtle qualities without wbIcb
no love OF peace or justice shall avail an,,
race In which the fullest developmant ~,
scientific research, the great dlstinpnisS
ing feature of our present ciyiIizotio,
shah yet not imply a belief that intelior,
San S ever take the place OF character for
from the standpoint OF the natior
lhe lhdlNldual, II is character thot ,s p,.
one vital possession. '' 'Ne
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-12

DOlllt VI a. TtTneuy
for the cure of indi-
gestion, and as he
was interested, be-
cause he suffered
that way, he wrote
for II. The reme-
dy was DIR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pep
sin. Mr.. Lapley,
who Is a minister OF
the Methodist Epls-
copal Church. and a
member of the Cen
trail Alabama Con-
ference, took the
free bottle with the
result that he was
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-12
Had Observation-Disclosures /,

A lady from Oklahoma City N
81 was sick in bed with Rheun,
ankles swollen, couldn't sleep.
tropodcs cured me. They are o.
At Drug Stores-S1.00. No Gun
pay. Write for free trial offer
ern Electropode Co., Dept, A, La
geles, Cal.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-12

SORE EYES, weak, inhamed, red, !
and swollen eyes, use PETTlTS
SALVE, 25c. All druggists or h
Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
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CHURCHMAN'S
STOMACH Wa
Rev. LapIey Suffered rw.,.. :.
From It-how He Comma,
You Also Can, Free, :

Through an Announcement, h,.
In his local paper the Rev may b.
of Avondale Station. BirmiSshDU L;
learned that he could obtain ! IN 1
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lmpressed.

impressed.
Il think | shall let that woma
my house."
"Why?"
She's the first one who's CALI
see me about it who didn't bray 1
what good tenant she is."
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-12

Many a man tries to stand y
rights when he hasn't any.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29

THE rural free delivery service or
the United States means the dis
tribution of nearly 100000 letters n
parcels annually along the highways
and byways of every state and terri
tory from Maine to Alaska. A force
of 41,OOO carriers daily go over the
routes assigned to them, says a writer
In the Bookkeeper.
Bringing the mail to the farmer o
costs the nation $780, OO, 900 a year In
salaries for the carriers, expense OF
examining new routes, maintaining
postoffices, payments Of inspectors,
special agents, clerks and chiefs OF
bureaus.
To secure information to make
changes in routes and carriers, where
deemed necessary, to establish new
routes and to record and tabulate
statistics and data for the postmaster
General as we'll as for the public, 6
force of only 10 persons is required
in Washington, in spite of the grea'
amount of office work and correspond
ence that must be finished daily.
More than a million letters are re
ceived and answered by the depart
ment of rural free delivery in a year
Many of those received are merely ao
dressed to the department. To saw
time of opening and reading missive
not properly directed is a part OF tn
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29
HIS WELCOME FOR PR0DlGAl
Cowboy Would Have Reversed r'o
ceedings as Recorded In tho
Scriptures.

Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the famous
Denver juvenile court said In the
course of a recent address in char
ity:
TOO many Of us are inclined to
think that, n misstep made. the boy
is gone for good. Too many OF us are
like the cowboy.
can itinerant preacher preached 10
a cowboy audience on the 'Prodigai
Son. He described the foolish proof
gals extravaganza and dissipation; ne
described his penury and his musk
eating with the swine In the sty; he
described his return, his fathers low
ing welcome, the rejoicing. and the
p~reparation Of the fatted calf.
THE preacher in his discourse no
ticed a cowboy staring at him very
hard. He thought he had made a con
vert. and addressing the cowboy per
sonalIy, he said from the pulpit:
MY dear friend, what would you
have done if you had had a prodlga
son returning home like that"
me! said the cowboy, promptly
and ~fercely, I'd have shot the boy
and raised the alf.'"-Detro1t T
Press.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29

w ASHINGTON had a safe and
Nv sane" celebration of the national
birthday. In years gone by the ma
tional capital has been noted for the
uoisiest Fourth of July celebration OF
any city in the union. Last year they
adopted the safe and ane IDEA.
Day fireworks and a parade in the
morning with speechmaking on the
plaza fronting the city buildings. IN
the afternoon a motor parade and, az
night. an illumination OF the Monu'
ment grounds and more fireworks.
The safe and sane" idea took well
at first and Washington determined to
stick by the modern form OF celeDra'
ton this year. Therefore the celeora
ton last Monday began with the cad
ing of the Declaration of independence
in front of the city buildings lei
o'clock was the hour set, but, as lucF
would have it, the same hour the Bos
ton Red Sox and the Nationais
crossed bats. The Washington POS
and the Washington Times have OF
fees opposite the city building. 4
crowd of about 1000 people had gain
cred for the ceremonies. At the news
paper offices the megaphone men ma
been connected by wire with the Dase
ball park.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29
Odd Answers t.

VYYASHINGTON.-One of the princl-
wv pals in the Washington public
schools has been telling her friends OF
some amusing incidents of the final
examinations before the close OF the
schools for the summer.
Among the questions she gave TO
the children in the third grade a
Name the FIVE races Of man." lmag-
Inc her surprise when n tot an
swered: Automobile races, horse
races, airship races. foot races and
bicycle races"
Another question was: Name some
of the organs Of men," To this one
child replied: Mouth organ, hand
organ, pipe organ"
The spinal cord was defined as
string running from the back OF the
head to the bottom of the heels
Ears" said one, "are just as impor
tant as good clothes and should b'
taken care Of just as we'll. Don't le'
bugs crawl into your ears. but II one
should get in there syringe your ea
with soap suds and afterwards drol
some molasses into It,"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29
Rural Free Delivery Is Growing Fast

work of the mailing section. 1t IN
cludes q private postoffice through
which every letter received or sent
relative to rural delivery must pass.
Every one Of the half-million and
more letters sent from this depart
ment is copied for record by a me-
chanical system which saves the labor
of a hundred copying clerks even
where the hand copying press or the
carbon method has been employed. A
force of only seventeen clerks is need
ed in this section, yet In addition ID
handling and copying mail they keep
a daily record of all the outlay for
postage expenses Of the department
and sort and examine the hundreds OF
letters daily received which must De
returned to the p~Ostoffice where they
should have been directed.
What the service does in receiving
applications for new routes, petltlons
for carriers, decisions OF the depart
ment, the payments and receipts, Is
told by the postoffice newspaper. u
lished every day by the accounting
section, 1t is a record of what ever!
n in this postal counting house, IN
Guiding himself, is doing.
The esprit de corps of the rural fire.
| delivery is best shown by the last an
| nual report. During the year 1t state
that out of the 41,000 in the servlc
the total dismissals for cause wer
only 165, less than the total numbe
of deaths.
The reasons for the dismissals wer
principally incompetence and failur
to obey instructions. No dismissal
whatever for stealing from the mall
or other dishonesty were on the re-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29
Whv Burton Didn't Climb Mountains

start to the top Of n OF the lesser
Alpine peaks. The guide was as busy
as a bird dog nosing around, m
giving limitless advice and instruction
in what to do and how to do it,.
us he a thoroughly skilled climb.
err" asked the Ohioan Of the hotel
proprietor.
"Ah. Eat he eez," exclaimed the bonf'
face. HE have lost two partez Of
toureests down Zee m%ountaine eide.
and boze times he have come on
wizout so mooch as zee one leetle
zcratch."
Burton did not climb any mountaire
during his sojourn.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29
.9 D9 . !fSg S4
kxs4caP = ;
all - ..chare, Questions
Questions

Poison" wrote another, should be
red at once and not allowed to
LAS 1t is dangerous. Dor 'at
Fought Is liable to u into
a poison. II anyone should take
-oison it is a good idea to keep II as
high up out of reach as possible"
you ought to keep poison In a little
room under lock and key in a little
bottle, and the cork In so 1t can't be
got out and hide the key n nave
skeleton on the bottle and not let no
body go in there"
"a good anty dote for poison" sale
one. lis to take a teacupful OF soap
suds every ten minutes to make you
vomit till the doctor comes" Ut Is
awful to think Of the Doctors being
| delayed several hours.)
A class Of six-grade pupils were
asked to write a short Biographical
| sketch of Longfellow. One member
Of the class proudly submitted th'
following:
III. w. L%ongfellow was a gran'
man. He wrote both poems and poetry
He graduated at Bowdoin and after
wards taught the same school wner
he graduated. He didn't like teachinl
and decided to learn some other trade
so his school furnished him money I
20 to Europe and learn to be a poe
He wrote many beautiful poems 10
,h;,dren He wrote BILLY, the Blacl
smith
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29
Baseball and the Declaration Mixed

Promptly at ten o'clock a Daldneau'
ed man In a frock coat arose on tho
flag draped stand In front of the city
building cleared his throat and be-
gan:
when the course of human eV-
Across the way the megaphone man
interrupted with:
MILAN is at the bat-Ball one!
vents 1t becomes necessary con
tinued the baldheaded reader.
"~Foul--Strike one" roared the
megaphone.
The masculine portion Of the listen
ers became FESTIVE. Their
turned in the direction Of the mega
phone man and their backs toward
the baldheaded patriot.
.for one people to dissolve the
polit-"
"He hits to left-For two bases-
Lelivelt at the bat .
BY this time 1874 male members Of
the Independence day audience had
dashed madly across to Newspaper
Row. OF the original audience or the
"safe and sane" celebration, 134 wom'
on % children, a sa~lubriously lntoxi'
Gated cab driver and the police guard
remained.
"Leliyelt sacrifices--EiDerIeio
sinples--Milan scores.
"Hurrahi-Wow! Wow" bel
lowed the crowd and the remainder
of the reading of the glorious docu
ment was interspersed with "Goot
how. Doc!" "Oh, you Gabby Street,
for ia hot innings.
But Boston won.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29
The Deacon's Parable.

A self-conscious and egotlstlcal
Young clergyman was supplying the
pulpit OF a country church. After the
service he asked one Of the deacons'
a grizzled, plain-spoken man, what ne
thought of his morning effort.
WAL" answered the old man.
slowly, "Tll tell ye in a kind OF para
bile. | remember Tunk Weatherbee's
fust deer hunt, when he was green
He follered the deer's tracks all rignt
but he follered 'em all day In the
wrong Observation-Disclosures.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29

ONCE Senator Burton took his con-
u sressional investigators OF Euro
mean waterways abroad he has been
re,.tinv This one. The senator was In
switzerland. IN front of the hotel at
which he was stopping a mountain
climbing party was arranging for q
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29
A Knowing Girl.

When young Lord Stanleigh came
to visit an American family, the mis-
tress told the servants that In ad-
dressing him they should always say
your Grace" When the young gen.
tleman one morning met one OF the
pretty house servants in the hallway
and told her that she was so attrac'
tive looking he thought he would KISS
her. she demurely replied, clasping
her hands on her bosom and looking
nm into his face with a BEATING ex'
preston, 20 Lord. for this blessing
we are about to receive, we thank
thee."-Lippincott's.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29
Notes.

Mrs. NeVly-My little Robbie IS re-
markably strong; he is only four
years old, but he can raise his hlgh
chair with one hand!
Mr.. Spoodler-Oh, that's notnlne'
In the apartment house where l try 10
do my sleeping there's a baby that
only four months old. and that child
can raise the roof with no hand at all.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29
DIAGNOSIS.

do you see that man going aions
with his head in the air, shifting Witn
his nose?"
Eyes, l know him."
81 suppose he believes IN taxing IN
the good, pure ozone"
mo: he's hunting for a motor
garage. l believe."-Tit-Bits.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29

The Teacher-Who was 1t that
climbed slowly up the ladder OF sue
cess, carrying his burden with him as
he went; who, when he reached the
top gazed upon those far beneath
him, and
The Scholar Jagged 81 know.
ma'am. 1t was Pat O'Rourke. presi-
dent Of the Hodcarriers union.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29
Advice.

Father" queried Bob. just nome
from college, you've worked Tor me
pretty hard nearly all my life, haven't
you?" q,
Quite right, quite right, son."
musod father, retrospectivoly.
Just so,' returned Bob, DrlsKiy.
"Now, you had better get busy n
work for yourself a bitch, dad!-
Life.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29

Be true to the best of yourself, rear
ing and desiring nothing, but llVllS
I'm TO your best nature-then you VIII
no bappy-Marcus Aurelius.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29

Knock and the world will Join IN
the anvil chorus.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-07-29

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Mnrine For Your Eye Troubles; You WIN
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Druggists. Write For Eye BOOZE 'i
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