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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

ativey new. The extent to which they are used
has, of course, increased correspondingly with
the general popularity of the post card.
Joseph Cundall, London artist, claims to
have issued the first Christmas card proper in
1916 1t Autograph, hand coored, about
the size of lady's visiting card. In 1852 cards
of this character were first issued in large num-
bers. They were still of the visiting card sze
inscribed, simply, "a Merry Christmas" Later
holly mistletoe, embossed robins and figures and
landscapes were added until the present stage
has been reached.
AS forerunner of the Christmas card were
the school pieces" and Christmas pieces" of the
early part of the nineteenth century These were
sheets of plain writing paper surrounded with
elaborate pen fourishes and scrolls, and some
times headed with copper-plate engravings, plain
and colored. Schooboys used them at the holt
day season. says one writer, "for carefully writ
ten letters exploiting the progress they had made
in composition and chirography. Charity boys
were large purchasers of these pieces and at
Christmas time used to take them around their
parish to show and at the same time to solicit
a trife
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

Exchanging professors with Ameri-
can institutions of learning is an In
creasing practise among educators
abroad. For several years the inter-
change has been going on between
this country and Germany, and some
Of the ablest of our teachers have
served in Berlin and elsewhere, while
German professors have done similar
work IN American universities and
colleges, says the Troy Times. Now a
prominent business man Of Copen-
hagen has given 100000 to the Scan
dinavian-American Society to pro-
mote the interchange OF professors
between American and Danish univer-
stiles. The Rhodes scholarships,
through which American students re-
ceive the benefit OF advanced courses
at Englands great university of OK
ford. furnish another illustration Of
the solidarity OF learning which Incl
dentally must tend to draw nations
neg rer to one another.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29
Had No Fears.

At the height of Washington's fame
there were those who carped and criti-
tclzed to some extent, warning him that
being a celebrity was precarious
thing and that he should be careful,
lest he do or say something that
would turn the tide of popular favor
against him. To these admonitions
Washington merely smiled.
There is just one thing that might
be done," he said, and that is some
thing that will not be done until long
after am dead. BY that time my
fame will be so solidified that nothing
can shake it. If we were sufficiently
advanced in commerce for this one
thing to happen then, indeed, should
be careful"
What is that one thing?" inquire
the others. Put you in historical
novel?"
mo; name fve-cent cigar for me-"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

The many exposures OF smuggling
by rich women shows curious cast
Of the feminine mind. In nearly ev.
cry instance the culprit was aware of
the law and that she was violating
it; but few. if any. regarded the sta
tute seriously and doubted even in the
event Of detection that It would be,
applicable to her own individual in.
stance Most women Of this class
have never come in contact with the
law, having lived in realm in which
their own viii was sovereign. That
the law is no respecter Of persons
they have had to learn. and those who
will take to themselves the lesson,
should be better citizens and certain
" more familiar with the institutions
Of their country.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

Runaway matches have been known
to turn out ideally. but not often.
Their average course is toward wreck.
age and Indebtedness. The very need
of secrecy and flight is generally in
dicative Of a fault in the scheme
somewhere. and young girls who are
willing to defy parental love and care
and marry by stealth need feel no sur
prise when their idols feet turn out
to be clay and poor variety OF that.
Spite Of the jokesmiths, the cartoon.
lists and the waggIsh poets, marriage.
is the most serious step in the lives
Of men and women. says the Boston
Post. Even the mature ought to give
It at least as respectable considera.
ton as they would any other invest
ment. Boys and girls need to take
advice on the matter, not railroad
trains to quick-service city clerks
Office somewhere across the line"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

the night before Christmas If one howl that
night he viii go mad within the year. Lights
should be kept burning all of Christmas eve. II
they are allowed to go out some one in the house
will die. When the lights are brought in on
Christmas eve IL anyone's shadow has no head
he will die within the year; il 1t have only half
a head the death will occur during the second
mas eve, someone in the house will die during
the year.
Somewhat more cheerful is the belief that II
you make little heap of salt on the table and it
does not melt before morning you will live at
least year longer. Woe to him whose salt pile
melts, however, for he will die within the year
the comforting part lying in the fact that salt
heap Is not likely to melt, although some one
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

Somebody robbed the little boy
OF what he treasured most of all,
Somebody changed his eager joy
Into a heavy, gloomy pail;
Some one with ruthless, brutal hand
Has ripped the film of fancy's gauze-f
Some one has bade him understand
There is not any Santa Claus!
But yesterday the boy was glad
And he went singing down the street
Because of this old dream he had
That made his Christmas fair and sweet
But some one, eager to destroy
His gladness, counseled him to pause;
Somebody told the little boy:
There isn't any Santa Claus"
And he came home, and softly wept
With this great sorrow of his years,
And when at last he sighed and slept
His cheeks bore traces Of his tears
No gallant dreams of Santa's sleigh
Came galloping to him, because
Somebody talked with him, to say:
There isn't any Santa Clausl''
The Christmas tree will only be
A common tree whose bark is rough,
The golden strands he used to see
VIII now be only tinsled stuff,
The wonder-toys of mystic source
Will now disclose thousand flaws
Since some one said to him: "Of course
There isn't any Santa Claus!"
o, selfish man who told him this!
How could you blight the dream Of
youth,
And sacrifice his childish bliss
Upon the stone Of miscalled truth!
The Spirit of the Christmastide
The gentler heart to kindness draws,
But with that olden faith denied,
Truly, there is no Santa Claus.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

UAINT and curious are some Of the
old customs. beliefs and superstitions
of past ages which have come down
through different countries regarding
Christmas eve and Christmas Many
OF these pertain SO closely to the
rites and ceremonies Of heathendom
that the connection may be easily
traced; others spring obviously from
legends, incidents and history sur
rounding the journey of Joseph and
Mary to Bethlehem, the birth Of Je-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29
Offended Her.

"Ah," sighed the enraptured swain,
holding her lily white hand and look
ing up at the refulgent orb Of night,
"see yonder moon! And think how
often it has looked down upon scene
like this and listened to soft words
such as these"
"Sir!" she exclaimed, jerking her
hand away. 81 want you to under-
stand that 1 was not in earnest with
all the others"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29


success or failure of their endeayors for the COM
ing year.
II you beat your trees on Christmas night they
were certain to bear better crops than they had
the year previously. A like result would follow
the tying of stones on every Christmas eve, or to
tie wet straw bands around the orchard trees on
Christmas eve would increase their fruitfulness.
To make the grass grow we'll the succeeding
year. thrash the ground of your garden with
fail on Christmas eve with only your shirt on.
In several OF the old counties of England the
custom long survived of 'saluting" the apple
trees on Christmas eve and in Sussex they used
to "wassail," or ''worsle" and chant verses to
them
Christmas time is regarded by the maidens
Of many countries as the season when the oracles
are pleased to give them information concerning
their love AFFAIRS telling them by various pro-
cesses what will be the color of their lovers
hair and his eyes, his occupation and whether
present love affairs viii terminate happily 9TH
erwise
Some of these curious beliefs hinge on the
exact time OF the birth OF Jesus, Scotch folklore
has 1t that he was born at midnight of Christmas
eve. and that the miracle of turning water into
wine was later also performed at that hour, This
belief is also recognized in parts of Germany
where it is held that water turns to wine between
the hours of eleven and twelve on Christmas eve
while in other sections of that country the change
is believed to take place on Christmas night.
Gossips in Germany must find great satsfac
ton in the superstition that If one walks into
the winter corn on Christmas eve he will hear all
that will happen in the village that year Like
wise, If one goes to the crossroads on Christmas
day he win hear that which most concerns him
for the coming year"
Dogs should have as to their actions
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29
A Warning.

Old Santa Claus stopped all the noise
Within his shop. Said he:
I hear there are some little boys
Who don't believe in me.
They shan't have any Christmas toys
They shan't have any tree
don't believe in little boys
Who don't believe In me-"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

Among the fashion notes Of the
day is one to the effect that there is
war between the large and the small
bonnets In such a strife no doubt
the principal weapon of offense and
defense welded by the ladies win be
the hatpin.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

and the shepherds and the life and teachings and
final martyrdom Of the Christ Most Of these de-
scribed here are so strange and out-of-theordi-
nary that II is safe to say few readers are fami-
lar with any Of them.
Throughout Europe the people engaged in
farming and agricultural pursuits generally have
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

When the czar and the kaiser met
they kissed; but the salutation OF the
governor Of North Carolina and the
governor at South Carolina had far
more spirit to It.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

season for signs and portents regarding the
success or failure of their endeayors for the com
ing year.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-29

Christmas cards, which may now be had in
every degree of elaborateness and gorgeousness
at prices from penny each upward. compar-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-28
CREW SENT OVER COURSE.
Blue and Gray 0arsmen Get Taste of
Four Miles in First Trial of Year.

For the first time this year Coach Demp-
sey of the Georgetown crew sent his men
over the Poughkeepsie distance yesterday
afternoon. The weather conditions were
ideal when. late in the afternoon. the
three Fights left the float and started on
the long Cruel, beginning at point op-
posite the Three Sisters. Dempsey fol-
lowed In the launch, and watched closely
the work OF his charges.
The props paced the varsity for the first
two miles, although from the start they
were plainly outclassed. When they
dropped out opposite the bandstand in
Potomac Park the first eight had fully
five lengths on them, and was steadily
gaining. The members Of the second var
after going under Long bridge. at which
point they were three lengths behind the
first boat.
From this point to the entrance of the
Eastern branch Dempsey paid exclusive
attention to the varsity men. and urged
them to their best efforts, although no
attempt was made at squirt. The men
were all in excellent condition at the end
of the distance, and after short rest
they brought the boat back above Long
bridge without a stop.
From Long bridge to the boathouse the
three crews were coached in racing starts
and sprints. 1t was o'clock when the
men were sent to the float, and although
all of them had undergone the hardest
strain of the year. no one seemed eX-
hausted. 1t was principally to get a line
they. were given such long row yes
terday. as from now until after the Hen
ley almost all of the work will be in prep
aration for short races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-28
OVER 1000 WILL MARCH
PARADE OF TROOPS AND POL
ISH-AMERICANS.
Demonstration Incident to Dedica-
ton of the Pulaski and Kos
ciuszko Statues May II.

II present plans are carried out over
1900 men will march in the parade Incl
dent to the dedication of the statues of
the Polish revolutionary heroes. KOscius-
zko and Pulaski. on the 18th proximo The
column will include about 5000 soldiers
and about AGO Polish patriots. Infor-
matian of the large attendance Of Polish
Americans was received at the War De-
partment today and caused some sur
prise, az it had not been understood that
there would be so many present. The
principal delegations will come from
Chicago and Baltimore.
Gen. T. Fl. Bliss. acting chief Of staff
will be chief marshal of the parade with
Col. Benjamin Alvord, adjutant general
as his chief of staff They are arrang-
ing the details of the parade. The line
will be composed of four divisions. The
first division will comprise regular troops
from Washington barracks and Forts
Myer, Hunt and Washington and the ma
val contingent of three companies of blue
jackets and battalion of marines.
The second division will be composed
entirely of the National Guard of the
District. The High School Cadets will
constitute the third division and the Pol
ish Patriotic Society the fourth division.
Both statues will be dedicated on the
same afternoon and the military and civic
societies will participate in both events
The Pulaski statue at the corner of Penn
sylvania avenue and 18th street will be
unveiled first and the KosciuszkO statue
Immediately afterward. President Taft
will make an address at the Pulaski ded.
dedication of the statue of the other rev.
oIutionary patriot The unwilling of eacl
statue will be marked by battery sa-
Lutte.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-28
ON RAMPAGE
TERRORIZE INDIANA TOWN
AND INJURE CITIZENS.
Escape From q Circus and Leave
Wreck and Ruin in Their
Wake.

DANVILLE, ILL.,, April 2S-Trumpeting
in rage and defiance. the greater part
of the herd of elephants with the Ring
ling circus escaped here yesterday after
noon and instituted a reign Of terror
throughout the city that continued until
they were captured more than three
hours later.
Their pathway was marked by brokers'
down fences, trampled gardens, overturn-
stampeded cows, runaway horses and a
panic among men, women and children
that has left the town in an almost
hysterical condition.
Two men were seriously injured, one
horse was killed and property damaged
between 5000 and $4,000. Most of the
damage was done at the home of Joseph
PEBBLES. where, after orerturninS a shed
and killing horse. one of the animals
attacked PEBBLES and hurled him agains
the side of his house. PEBBLES is in q
critical condition.
Barney ONeal. liveryman. was thrown
from his wagon by the elephants as they
team.
James Hicks. one of the keepers, while
assisting in stabling three of the animals
after their capture, was hurled against
the side of a barn and injured.
Other persons were slightly injured
mostly because OF horses frightened OF
through their own fright.
All this time the elephants were beine
pursued by circus employees. whose mum
bers were increased by citizens until the
party became a mob and served to ad
to the terror of the occasion. The ami
| mails became more frightened than eve1
| and made a dash for the country, where
they were finally overtaken, the last one
| being caught three miles northwest OF
the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-28
TO PLAY AT OLD POINT.
Chamber Of Commerce Team Ar
ranges Game With Fort Monroe.

Mr.. Charles M. King, the popular base
man for the Chamber of Commerce base
ball team, has just returned from Old
Point. where he made arrangements for
a game to be played between the Cham
Der nine and the crack Fort Monroe
team May 80. This will be an interest
ing feature of the Chamber of Commerce
excursion this year. and undoubtedly will
attract a great many enthusiasts to take
the trip.
The athletic committee Of Fort Monroe
has just completed one Of the finest ball
parks in the south at Old Point, and the
flag raising to inaugurate the opening
of this park will be a special feature Of
May 80.
The team has had some excellent prac-
tice this week in preparation for the
game with Georgetown University Sat-
urday IeXt. A hot contest is looked Tor,
as the Georgetown. aggregation is round
ing into fast form. and the Commerce
boys appreciate that they have their
work cut out to defeat the Blue and The
Gray.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-28
Marine Hospital Service.

List of changes Of stations and duties
of commissioned and other officers of the
public health and marine hospital service
for the seven days ended April y. 1910:
Surgeon Fairfax Irwin, granted one
month and ten days leave of absence
from September /. 1910
Surgeon p C. Kalloch, detailed to rep
resent the service at the next annual
meeting of the Oklahoma State Health
Association to be held in Tulsa, Okla,
May IL. 1910
Surgeon c. P. Wertenbaker. detailed to
represent the service at the meeting of
the Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of tuberculosis, to be held in
Washington. u. c., May %. 1910.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Dunlop
| Moore. relieved from duty at San Fran
| cisco. Cal, and directed to proceed to
Baltimore, Nd, and report to the medi-
cal officer In command for duty and as
signment to quarters.
Passed Assistant Surgeon 3. ]. Lloyd,
granted one months leave of absence
from April 20, 1910. on account of sick
ness.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Il. S. War
rem, detailed to represent the service at
the annual meeting of the Missouri Medi-
| cal Association, to be held in Hannibal,
Mo-, May 3-5, 1910.
Assistant Surgeon r. NJ. Grimm, reliev-
enue cutter Algonquin and directed to
proceed to Evansville, Ind. and assume
temporary command. Granted seven
days leave of absence en- route to sta
ton.
Acting Assistant Surgeon c. w. Naulty.
jr., granted six days leave of absence
from April ~, 1910.
Acting Assistant Surgeon T.. F. Parker.
granted fifteen days leave Of absence
from April 49, 1910.
Pharmacist w. l.. Stearns, detailed to
represent the service at the meeting of
the American Pharmaceutical Association
to be held in Richmond, Va, May 2-7
1910.
Pharmacist l.. w. Ryder, granted seven
days leave of absence from April 90
191O under paragraph 21O, service regula-
tons.
Pharmacist J. l.. Osborn, relieved from
duty at Savannah quarantine station, Ga.
and directed to proceed to Fort Stanton,
n. NJ, and report to the medical officer
In command for duty and assignment to
quarters.
Pharmacist Morris E. Berkowitz, direct
ed to proceed to Boston, Mass, and re-
port to the medical officer in command
for duty and assignment to quarters.
Martin /. Wilbert, technical assistant,
the service at the meeting of the Ameri-,
can Pharmaceutical Association. to he
held in Richmond, Va, May 2-7, 1910.
observation-disclosures E. Berkowitz ap-
pointed pharmacist of the third class
Change of designation-Ch. Wardell
Stiles, chief division of zoology, hygienic
laboratory, designation changed to pro-
Reid Hunt. chief division Of pharmacol-
ogy, hygienic laboratory. designation
changed to professor of pharmacology in
the hygienic laboratory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-28
MEANS OF DEFENSE.
Artillerymen Instructed in Art Of
Planting Mines in River.

The United States Army torpedo planter
Gen. T. d. c. Ord arrived at sort Wash
ington in the latter part Of last week and
is employed in giving the artiIerymen
stationed at Fort Washington and Fort
Hunt practical instruction In the work OF
mining the river as a defense against a
foreign enemy. Dummy mines are used
and the river below Fort =. asnington is
dotted with buoys marking their location.
Daily squads of the men from the Poto-
mac forts are taken out for practice drill,
and 1t is stated the steamer Will remain
in the Potomac for two or three weeks.
The Ord is one of the newer vessels Of
the army torpedo fleet. having been built
TO take the place OF the Major Ringgod
and other vessels sent year or two ago
to the Pacific. This. il is stated. is the
first visit of the Ord to the Potomac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-28
Tomorrow's Pimlico Entries.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PIMLICO, Nd, April 2S.-First race
maiden two-year- olds: four and a half
furlongs-Alie Bitten. 1o7: Garneau.
10; Alexander A., 1O7; Joe Kenyon
10Y; Laclede, 1907: Toucan, 1O7: Sam
Lewis. no; Keswick, 10; Planutess
1O7; Lady Slipper, 1O7; Borrower, no;
Hatteras, lot.
Second race. three-year- and up !;
selling; one mile-sLad of Langdon,
los; 'Collis Ormsby. 90; Rosshampton.
100; "ceremonious. 106; "Osorine, 1os:
Gay Deceiver 81: "Orcagna, 1O5; Dixie
knight. 1903; Occidental, 1O6; sAdalia, SO.
Third race; the Severn purse; mares,
three-year-olds and up: selling: six fur
lOngs-'Woolcasta. 30: *Flying Footsteps.
1O6: Racing Belle, ia: Galinda, 1OS; The
Golden Butterfly. 105. Belle Kingston.
06: Adalia, 81: Inspired, 81.
Fourth race, GlenmOre steeplechase;
hunters; two and a half miles-Plcket,
1853: Running Reindeer. 1853: Southwest.
1853; Young Bitten, 1853; Clovercroft, 1853:
Jiu Jitsu, 159: Merry Man, 146; Alabama
40; Rising Star. 153.
Fifth race. three-year-olds and up: sell
ing: six furlongs-sCoony K.,. 10i; Pa
triot, DR.. Barley. 112: Takahira, 100;
'Merman. 90: High Range. 112; 'Sam
Weller. 81: Ragman. 100; 'Jennie Wells,
81: sPOcomoke, LOT.
Sixth race, three-year-olds and up; mile
and sixty MISREPRESENTATION. 80: Lotus
Easter, Earl Rogers, us; Gay Deceiver,
Snug 50; Jubilee, Everard, 115; Vienna,
ST.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather fair, track good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-28
JACK JOHNSON IN FRISCO
STARTS TRAINING NEXT WEEK
AND WILL TAKE THINGS EASY.
Jim Jeffries' Sore Back May Prove a
Benefit, Says Trainer
Berger.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, April 2s.-Jack
Johnson, who arrived here last night. said
that he would not commence training be-
fore the middle of next week for his fight
with Jeffries, and intimated further that
he would take matters leisurely until the
middle Of May.
why are people so much concerned
about the time | am going to commence
training?' he said. II have more to lose
than people watching me. and I will begin
training when l get ready, and that will
be the middle of next week.
Now. about these stories from Salt
Lake City that 1 am out of condition. he
continued They are a pack of lies.
never started to train for fight in better
shape in my life. People are saying 1
have dissipated and the like. Well, let
them so bet on Jeffries in this fight and
they will discover a few things''
BEN LOMOND. Cal, April 2s.-Accord-
ing to Manager Sam Berger, the boil on
in disguise, but Jeffries did not accept
his skin trouble with the calm resigna
ton displayed by his manager He in
clines to the opinion that it's easy'
enough for Berger to philosophize over
the matter, for the obvious reason that
Berger does not own the boil. The bis
fighter finds himself in a minority on
the question. however, as the other train
ers agree with Berger that the boil will
compel Jeffries to ease up in his work
and prevent any possibility just now of
entertaining.
His sore back has kept Jeffries from
going through his regular program of ex
ercise for several days. but now that
the boil has been lanced it is thought
that the skin eruption will speedily dis
appear and that the fighter will be able
soon to resume the prescribed schedule
Of work.
Choynski.