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carnations. Taking these under her
shawl, she went to the morgue She
asked the permission Of the superin-
tendent of the moreue to do what she
was going to do; and the superintendent
gave that permission with something I'm
his throat that made II difficult for him
to talk.
Taking the little bunch of artificial car
nations from beneath her threadbare
shawl she placed them on her dead
brothers breast. Then she produced a
little bottle of cologne-the sort Of CO.
logne that you see fastened to paper
cards. at 10 cents the bottle-and she
sprinkled this cologne on the flowers
Then she knelt on the stones Of the
morgue, beside her brothers body, for a
little while, and went out into the thick
falling snow.
The superintendent Of the morgue told
me about it,
I've been sticking around here for y
good many, years" he said. using the
vernacular to screen the feeling that
showed in his eyes. but nothing that [
ever saw here ever got me so close to
the line as that little thing did
CLARENCE L.. CULLEN.
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LIS incessant work, his avoidance of
= all rest and recreation, and his rig
orous self-denial made Joseph Pulitzer.
in his days in harness, the despair OF his
family.
In this connection a pretty story is told
about the famous journalists son Ralph
Mr.. Pulitzer had refused to take a holi-
day. and Mrs. Pulitzer exclaimed:
Did you ever know your father 10 do
anything because it was pleasant
Yes, once-when he married YOU" the
young man gracefully replied.
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atible deeds.' snuggest Jo-Uncle pulling
on his shoes. Next moments we was
shooting through Washington in $4,000
Government ottomobile.
Hon. Jo-Uncle took sofa next by Hon.
Champ Clark.
Young man." he commence, what
smooth stomach"
Hon. Clark answer with this sing
song:s
Dear sir. they've chosen me to boss
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comfort to a Democratic"
I'VE shall fix it for you,". say me &
Nogi together like chorus girls. So We
toll Bldg.
Distinguishing ourselves to look like
Forest Rangers, we make knock-knock
to door.
Come inwards." holla Jo-Uncular
voice. We find this great Danvillian
looking at us with homemade eye
brows.
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an customers.
Often the f1oorwalkers had to intervene
to put an end to these wrangles, and the
woman customers were constantly rush.
ing to the complaint departments de-
manding the instant dismissal or other
condign punishment of saleswomen who
had offended them. This sort of thing. it
may easily he imagined. was intensely
annoying TO the management of tie great
shops; they could not, of course, dis
miss even minor percentage of the
saleswomen complained of by customers.
for the simple reason that there was no
time to investigate the merits of these
multitudinous complaints, and also for the
reason that, even had the saleswomen
been found to blame in half the cases
that came up. the firing process would
have had to apply to the greater part of
the selling force all the time The steady
Improvement in these conditions. culmi-
mating I'm the perfectly extraordinary self
possession and patience of the Salesfoil,
during the Christmas shopping sea- son just
over. obviously was not the result of any
accidental or miraculous change in the
disposition OF the overwrought and wear
led employees of the stores: and 1t SO
aroused my curiosity that it seemed Well
worth investigating.
| found, matter of course that the
new and indeStructibe patient spirit OF
the New York SalesfOlk was the result of
deliberate and persistent and intelligent
efforts on the part of the arrangements
to accomplish this purpose. 1t was a re-
suit of a comparatively new method of
impressng certain desirable things upon
employees: that Is TO say, by means of
lectures. This system, l found, had been
in progress in most of the great stores
for more than a year; so that the results.
which have struck the observant as so
surprising, have been of steady growth
instead of any impossibly spontaneous
outgrowth OF some new and inexplicable
spirit on the part of the salespeople.
About a fortnight ago / was privileged
TO be present at one of these lectures. The
lecturer on this occasion happened to be
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'Deliciously worse say other He
is enjoying some secret grief which
make him sing like a rheumatic
nightingale.
In near-up room we could hear Voice
making basso elocution with lungs. Me
& Nogi walk nervely through portiers.
Figure standing inside his frock coat
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1 am bound to state that the talk was
a gem Of its sort.
The lecture was given in the great
luncheon room Of the employees. and 1t
was in progress while both reliefs of the
sales force we're taking their luncheons.
The lecturer skillfully went over the
main points of her lecture for the benefit
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ward with his feet elated on tho back
of a chair.
"Hon. Jo-Uncle Cannon have had a
long and variagated experience In this
Speaking job" explain. What do he
say to you for good advice?"
Hon. Champ answer thusly:
20 family would I ask advice from that
there Grand Old Pluto Cat,
But how can black Republican give
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A monarchy without king.
A Georgia julip town that's dry,
An Aldrich vote in Wichita,
4, Dreadnaught ship without gun,
\ fur-lined coat in Panama,
A Roosevelt portrait in the Sun.
Thus useless must also be,
Though hedged with majesty about. ,
The Speaker with his tongue cut out"
Hon. Champ Clark set gloomy back
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Hon. Champ stop slightly to swallow
a sob and drink Of water.
"You have fine poetical imagination"
I collapsed.
Hon. Champ drop small tear and con-
tinue EDWARDS:
II thought indeed
I had a cinch.
The strong I'd bleed,
The weak I'd pinch.
I thought that could make the Rules;
That ante-rooms and vestibuIes
packed.
That slaves would eat my slightest
Crumb,
And If raised or lowered my thumb
The House immejutly would act.
And If Member wished to vote,
Or pass a law or pass a note.
Or rise and tell an anecdote,
Or change the buttons on his coat,
Or from the Dingley Tariff quote.
Or make Of any Trust goat.
Or split . hair or pluck q mote.
Or ride New Nationalism's boat.
Or raise his hand. or clear his throat,
I thought with glee,
How nice 'twould be-
He'd have to get a Permit from mel"
Hon. Champ cover his eyebrows with
his cuff. He wep.
did you find it otherwise from this?"
argue.
Hon. Champ Clark thusly reply with
horse voice:
Alas! How Fate our Hope doth nip
With fingers sharp and cold!
They offered me the speakershiD
Upon q plate Of gold.
They said. This gift We do submit,
o Hero Of the Hour,
Although you cannot draw from it
The very slightest power.
II you accept this token high
Expressing our esteem,
You must be henceforth meek ana shy.
Averse to calcium's CLEAN.
You must b neither frm nor cross
And strength you must not show
i, You mustn't be a horrid boss
, Like horrid Uncle 10.
Your nerve must turn from iron to wood;
For tits the Peepurs word
That cutey little Speakers should
Be seen but seldom Heard"
This Missourian Milton pull his Thos
Jefferson necktie.
"And yet 1t will be pleasant to sit on
this high DESK" commune with Chris
tan Science voice.
Hon. Clark reply following:
"A photograph that cannot sing,
An aeroplane that cannot fly,
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largely to her great supply
The lecturers. It should here be said. are
changed: often the manager
of an entire establishment will SO Of
ficiate; but generally the heads of depart
ments serve as the lecturers. taking DIFF
ferent themes directly connected with the
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lie lnQOflltaDIe, un-
breakable patience,
often under the eX-
tremesd provoca-
ton. Of the sales
women and sales
men in the great
department stores
of New York dur
ing the Christmas
shopping hurly-
burly this year is
d thing that has
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Togo and Nogi how dye do? 1 cor
daily salute you.
May Fate upon the Road Of Joy for
evermore commute you
We thank him for this symmetrical
thought.
20 Hon. Speaker" I corrode, I'VE have
ply. Since Hon. Democrats has land
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work of the sales force in the relation of
the latter toward patrons. This talk was
a general statement Of what the attitude
Of the Saleswoman and salesman should
be toward the Christmas shopper, pre-
senting both sides OF the case and giving
the solutions in concrete instances: and
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the part of a sales clerk, and dwelt upon
how eager the firm was to impress the
imperative lesson of patience upon all or
it's employees. She said that the woman
shopper who is fuSsy and snarly with a
salesWoman infallibly becomes ashamed
Of herself when, despite her irritableness.
she is treated with cheerful patience by
the saleswoman, instead of being an
swered back" and she gave instances OF
how she herself. the lecturer, not once.
but a thousand times, had heard such
peevish shopping women express them
selves as being sorry for their Outbursts
of temper when such outbuIStS were met
by GOODNESS and patience and an unf1ag-
ging spirit of che erfulness.
So it was this clever method that
achieved the wondrously happy result, so
far as l could see. In one OF the great
Broadway shops l happened to overhear
weary to the perishing point. and with
hollow rings OF tiredness under her eyes.
start to 'let out" on a saleswoman be-
hind novelty counter. Nothing suited
or could suit her: She complained that
everything on the counter had been
picked over and soiled; that the firm was
advertising things it didn't have: that
the saleswoman waiting on her didn't ap
pear to care whether she. the irritated
one, got what she wanted or not, and
50 on.
Now. that saleswoman looked pretty
tired herself, and she was tired dead
tired; but the instruction she had been
getting on the art of patience manifestly
had taken firm Judgment in her mind
Gradually but surely the middle-aged
woman's tone changed, until. at the end.
she was positively nice and agreeable
And. just as she was leaving the counter,
she leaned over, placed gentle hand on
the saleswoman's arm, and said to her:
My dear, 1 hope you will forgive a
cranky, tired old woman for having
been cross. I should have thought how
tired you must be yourself"
The saleswoman, sweet-faced girl,
said something in low tone that / didn't
catch, and the erstwhile fussy old lady
went away from the counter furtively
brushing at something that looked very
like tear sparkling under her veil.
7 Asst week the cold was so severe here
- that quite number of homeless and
famished men. types Of involuntary out
casts too proud to beg food or shelter,
were found dead Of exposure and hunger
In the streets.
One dislikes to infuse anything tragic
into the prevailing spirit of Yuletide
cheer; but one of these cases was of SO
specially poignant a character, and lit
tie incident at it's termination denoted SO
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one OF the woman heads of department
in one of the most famous of the stores.
She was a midde-aged pleasant voiced,
extremely bright woman, who had been
through all of the grades of craftsmanship
and who obviously owed her present
splendid and lucrative position in the es-
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F. recently while
me & Nogi was
fostering around
New Willie Hote!.,
Wash, u. c., hop
ing to find some
delicious crimes
to detect. ur
eyes was sud-
denly interrupted
by Doc Harvey
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"Hon. Jo-Uncle," we clasp. that
Champ Clark man is entirely ill with
poetical sickness"
Young Congressmans is often took
thusly." he corrode
This Clark boy ask you in name of
Red Cross Society, to come to his resi-
dence and give him advice which will
save his life"
MY old age shall be devoted to char
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To Editor Sunday Star, whose reporters
are so smart they arrive at many
Crimes in time to prevent them.
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looking calm but excited. Statesman
ship was wrote in every wrinkle Of his
pants. Benext him on table was a
pitcher Of ice water. In his right hand
he clasped a gavil. in his left a slight
ish red book entitled Roberts Rules
of Order" He was grand like smoke
stack. He look like Henry Clay on the
cover of a cigar box. Now & occasion
ally he would rap-tap table with Hon.
Gavil & yall, Mr.. Hobson has the
floor. He was rehearsing.
I'VE wish you bright morning, Mr.
Speaker we acknowledge.
Hon. Clark brush back his handsome
ears and declare unsteady:
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the Democratic mules;
But how can one be Ruler, pray, who
cannot make the Rules?
You with a mighty Hand OF Iron
braved the Insurgents rush:
But now by Fate I am constrained to
WELD the Hand Of Mush.
o what can be more pitiful in earth or
sea or air
Than an Automatic Gavil in the good
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slid all over America you have not been
the same as formerly. Once you was
the Merry Minstrel from Missouri. Now
you are the Solum Screech Owl Of the
Session. Since you was picked for
Speaker you have forgot to smile. You
act like Mormon bridegroom-appaled
by SO much happiness coming all at
once. You are nervus and fdgitated.
ask to know. what peev are you enjoy
ing in your secretive hearth
Hon. Champ Clark make angular sigh
with lungs and reply by following
rhythm:
i've ever worn my orifamme like
Henry Of Nevarre;
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Special Correspondence Of Tie Star.
NEW YORK, December
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back at the peevish and outspoken Wor
an customers.
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But when I took the Speakership they
told me Id be Car.
They said Id sit
With flashing eye
Declaring Nit
In accents high.
With gavil loud
The desk I'd pound
And quell the crowd
The Washington herald., 1910-11-29
WOODWARD 6 LOTHRop.
HONOR COMES TO PRIVATE
IN SPANISH-AMERTCAN WAR

ress, Capt. Elliott called for a signal
man 10 send a wig-wag message TO the
Dolphin asking her 10 open fire and she'll
the hill. There was no regular signal
man with the detachment. however.
Private Fitzgerald volunteered for the
duty. bat could find no regulation nag
lie lmprovised one by tying his blue
polka-dot neckerchief on the end of a
rife. At first he endeavored TO attract
the attention of the Dolphin from a
protected position in the valley He
could not be seen. however, because his
flag was so small that It could NOT he
distinguished against the dark back
ground Of the valley. Fitzgerald how
ever. ran up TO the top OF ridge where
the officers on board the Dolpbin could
distinguish his form and small fac
against the sky line.
He was under hot fire from the span-
iards all the time he was sending the
message. II was necessary 10 turn his
back 10 the Spanish, who were firing
at him. He was cool and deliberate
through the ordeal, and finally completed
the sending OF the message 10 the Dol
phin. A few minutes later the Dolphin
opened fire and drove the Spaniards from
their position.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy wiz
throp yesterday approved the award to
Fitzgerald.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-29
Y. NJ. c. 4. Is PROUD
OF ITS MEMBERSHIP
General Secretary Cooper
Makes an Address.

THE record OF the Washington Y. NJ.
C.. a. for the past year is remarkable, in
that only two out Of its 1900 members
had any trouble at ali with the law.
This. the organization holds. is strong
evidence toward proving that proper
training and environment are the best
preventives OF crime.-' said William
Knowles Cooper, general secretary OF the
Y. NJ. &. A. in his lecture last night al
the local clubhouse before the 600 who
have Joined during the past few months.
Mr. Cooper delivered a stereopucon talk
On the work done by the Y. NJ. c. A. all
over the world. George obs Smith. di-
rector OF the Geological Survey. also ad-
dressed the neophytes.
Showing pictures Of Y. NJ. c. AS and
city prisons representing all parts OF the
country, Mr. Cooper compared those in
situations Of the same cities, both In re-
gard 70 the expense OF maintenance and
the number OF criminals developed al
each.
Before the lecture last night the sec
retarial staff and the older members held
a reception for the new members, who
were the guests OF the evening. and
afterward a social hour was spent The
older boys ended the evening with solo
and concert singing
The Washington herald., 1910-11-29

One Of the last official acts OF Maj.
Gen. George F. Elliott. commandant OF
the Marine Corps. who will be retired for
age tomorrow. was 10 obtain official
commentator for Private John Fitzger-
aid, formerly an enlisted man IN the
Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry
in action al Cuzeo. Cuba, on June IA,
1898. early in the Spanish-American war,
Upon the recommendation OF Gen FL
lott, Fitzgerald, who left the Marine
Corps several years ago, and is now
an smploye of the New York CUSTOM
house. was granted a medal OF honor
and a gratuity OF 500 The adventure
for which he was rewarded consisted Of
standing on the ridge OF a hill under fire
from the Spaniards while he sent a sig
nal 20 the dispatch boat Dolphin, which
was near the shore.
During the early part OF the war a
party OF marines was landed on the
southern coast OF Cuba in command Of
Cen Elliott. who was then q captain.
The detachment was ordered 10 capture
and destroy a well which was located on
the ridge OF Hill held by the Spaniards.
A detachment Of about 100 men under
Capt. Elliott undertook the task. While
the attack on the house was in prog
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yer o. S. ~, superintendent OF the Naval
Academy, and Mrs. Bowyer, and Ensign
Douglas Legate Howard. of the navy.
The engagement had been announced
only week ago. and It was understood
then that the wedding would take place
in the spring. The early marriage waq
determined upon largely because Ensign
Howard. who has been assigned IN the
Academy all fall as one of the coscbino
STAFF for the MILDLY football squad. has
been detailed for duty aboard the II 9
Utah, and is expecting to go to sea
shortly.
The wedding, which was celebrated 9,
the parlors Of the residence of the s,,-
perintendviiS Of the Academy. was Mt
messed only by immediate relatives 81
bride and bridegroom. It was celebrated
bride is IN mourning. The service Nee
performed by the Rev. H. II. Clark. chap
lain U. s. N. on duty at the ACADEMY
The Washington herald., 1910-11-29
MAIL FRAUD CASE CONTINUES.
West Virginia Man Says He Was
SwindIed Out of $3.50.
1884 18th st. n

Testimony in the trial of Harvey NJ.
Lewis, James n. Huston. and Everett
Dufour. charged with conspiracy. in
Criminal Court No. l. showed yesterday
that Charles V. Karn, formerly Of Pied
mont. w. Va. paid $3.50 for the incor-
poration of a company and the guaran-
teeing Of the stock and trusteeship. after
communicating with the American FL
nance Company. the Enterprise Trust
Company. the National Trust Company.
and Everett Dufour. a broker
Mr.. Karn said he went into the enter
prise on the advice OF these companies,
and that the Enterprise Trust Compan"
was then selected 10 guarantee the stock
On the receipt Of letter from the Amer
lean Finance Company, which highly
recommended Huston, Karn sent a check
for $500 TO the Enterprise Trust Com
pany to cover the cost of the guarantee.
The National Trust Company also de-
manded a fee of $500 as trustee, but later
decided that il would act IN that ca
pacity for $3.50, which was paid.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-29
SEWING SOCIETY ENTERTAINS
Neat Sum Raised for the German
Orphan Asylum,

The Ladies' Sewing Society Of the Ger
man Orphan Asylum gave an entertain
ment and dance for the benefit of the
orphans at old Masonic Temple last
night. a neat sum was realized.
The fancy table was presided over by
Mrs. Emma Klees and Mrs. Georgia
Biitt. The committee on arrangements
was composed OF Mrs. Catherine Loef-
fer, Mrs. Elizabeth WetZel, Mrs. Emma
Thompford, Mrs. Louisa Muchleiser, and
Mrs A Sanders.
The programme included an orchestral
selection. soprano solo by Miss Amelia
Fisher. accompanied by Mrs. Z. G. Pres
ton; Harry Hill in the art OF magic. vocal
solo by Charles Meyer, accompanied by
Miss Helen Meyer; vocal duet by Mr..
and Mrs. Hammond Brewer. accompanied
by Miss Mary Brewer, and a selection By
the Metropolitan Quartet.
A buffet luncheon was served
The Washington herald., 1910-11-29
$500 to S45.OO each.
S39.5O to $500 each.
WOmen'S Dress Waists.

It'll truth might term present lection of Dress Waists
WV veritabe exposition of all that and authoritative Nor
that its only claim your nterestthe prices moderate
quality considered.
Chiffon Cloth Bloues the suit shades lined with Persian
scf-cooed and white sk-$675 to $1,000
Persian Silk Waists smdre and tailored effects 1915
$500 each.
Irish Crochet and Cream Net Waists 1915 $4,000
Attractive Silk Waists plain coors, stripes and pad 500
$l275 each
Black silk Waists, trimmed and tailored effects 1896 $1,000
each
Also Shaw allk and sikandvoo; Shoulder Throws
in rich paid $100 to $3.50 each
Tdrda C
The Washington herald., 1910-11-29
SUFFRAGISTS VOTE
TO CHANGE NAME
Abandonment of Old Title
Starts Debate.

The State Woman's Suffrage Associa-
ton held its annual meeting last night
at the Arlington Hotel and changed the
name OF the organization TO the State
Equal Suffrage Association of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. The motion to change
the name met with some resistance. and
many names were proposed TO take the
place OF the older name.
Mrs. Belva A lockwood caused a mild
sensation at the meeting by reading a
paper on Suffrage in the District" in
which she spoke in bitter terms OF the
late Senator Alexander S. Clay, Of Geor-
gia- She asked to have the paper incor-
porated In the minutes, but the motion
was defeated by an opposition led by
Miss Emma Gillette
Miss Emma Gillette. chairman OF the
Congressional committee. gave A report
for that committee and outlined plans
for the coming year. Miss Gillette said
the cause Of woman suffrage was much
better of to-day than IL was before the
election, as a majority of the Democratic
delegation in Congress was favorable to
the cause.
Miss Hilton Reelected.
The election of officers resulted in the
reelection OF Miss Harriette j. Hilton as
president. Or. Margaret Potter was elect
ed vice president; Mrs. Carrie E. Kent.
treasurer: Mrs ]. NJ. Brady, recording
secretary Mrs. A. r. Knapp, correspond
ing secretary, Auditors. Mrs. Audrey
Gross, Mrs. L. Aveihle. and Mrs. II. r.
Lindal.
Miss A. c. Kelton and Mrs. NJ. v.
Johnston were selected as delegates TO
the national convention, 10 be held in
July, with Mrs. Clara MeNaUghtOn and
Mrs. Julia Leavitt as alternates.
Mrs. Thomas Withers. of Denver.
Colo, was present as the guest OF the
local organization, and affixed the new
star to the sufTragette flag in the name
of the State Of Washington, which has
granted the right to women TO vote
This makes five States to grant women
that privilege, the others being Wyom-
ing Colorado. Utah. and Idaho.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-29
LABOR INVITES DR.. WOODROW
Central Union Asks Pastor TO Make
an address.

The Central Labor Union voted last
night TO extend an invitation to Rev. DR..
Woodrow, pastor of the First Congre-
gational Church, to repeat his sermon de-
livered on Thanksgiving Day, before the
central body on December s. at Typo
graphical Temple, al $50 p m.
This meeting will be open 10 the public
and the sub1ecSAOf the address. The
profit of the earth is for all" is one
which viii no doubt bring out a large
audience. II was voted to fight the open
shop which exists among the BARRIERS IN
this city.