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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-18

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Give
Christmas
Offs Of Quality

Obe size Of gift is Of little tmpor-
lance If it Is Of The finest quality.
in buying Christmas gifts at
6alt's you are assured Of receiving the
finest articles at prices corresponding to
the actual value Of the pieces themselves.
Our establishment Is notee for It's
magnificent stoek Of fine DIAMONDS
onS other rare gems. in ABOLITION. we
show many new ono inexpensive articles
in sterling silver. fine leather. ebony.
cut glass. &c.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Smallwood en-
tertained at a large reception and dance
Friday evening at their home in
street, TO introduce their daughter, Miss
Dorothy Smailwood. to society. Master
Graeme smanwood made the inToduc-
lions. The decorations in the ball
room and drawing-room we're of palms
and clusters Of white blossoms, and the
dining-room was decorated with ferns
and yellow chrysanthemums. Mrs. ord
way, Mrs Thomas Jones. and Miss
Lane presided at the tea table, and as
sisting to receive the guests were Mrs
Bates Warren, Mrs. Oscar Davis, MIS-
John Foote Mrs. Alexander MulloWny,
MR.. Horace Chandlee. Mrs. Thomas J,
Howerton, Mrs. Henry kondrup, Miss
Helen Hendrick. Miss Nina Van Arsdale.
Miss Pearl Costnet. Miss Marie Tunstan.
Miss katherine Birney. Miss Anne Two
hey. Miss Howard, Miss Cooper, and
Miss Amy Langley Mrs. Small wore
/ 70 receive her guests a white lace robe
with diamond ornaments, and the bud $
| frock was of pale blue satin. trimmed
with gold marquisette, and she carried
orchids and lilies Of the valley
Mrs Lewis A. Merriam. wife of Mai.
Merriam. U. S. A.. retired. and her
daughter. Mrs Frank Schultz, have is
sued invitations for bridge party, fol-
/ lowed by tea, at o'clock, Tuesday, De
cember 20.
Mrs. Matthew r. Scott. president gen
eral Of the Daughters Of the American
/ Revolution, viii be at home at the Ar
lington. Tuesday. December 2. from (
/ 70 o'clock. to every member Of the
Daughters OF the Revolution who has
been placed upon any national or special
committee.
The National Geographic Society Of
/ Washington will hold its annual banquet
al the New Willard on Saturday even
ing. January Il. The banquet viii be
given this year in honor of the United
/ States Army and the art of aviation.
/ President Taft, who will be present, will
make a short address, and there will be
/ responses TO toasts by Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood. L. S A. and Mr.. Wilbur
Wright Brig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson. T.
5 A.. retired. will be the POSTMASTER
| for the occasion
Rear Admiral John c. Fremont Z. s.
/ N, and Mrs Fremont entertained at
large reception Tuesday afternoon in
the commandments house, at the Boston
Navy Yard Receiving with the hosts
was their elder daughter. Miss Jessie
/ y Fremont Mrs. Fremont received her
| guests in a pale pink chiffon gown
/ trimmed with bands of marabog, and
Miss Fremont wore pale blue satin. The
tea table was decorated with the Christ
mas colors. Presiding at the tea table
were Mrs. Sumner KittelI, Mrs. Thomas
| Wood. Mrs. Edward Lloyd, Miss Car
penter, Miss lie Breton, and Miss Cutler
Realizing that there are a number Of
college glee clubs giving concerts in var
ious cities during the Christmas recess,
the Princeton University Musical Clubs.
who will appear at the New Willard on
Thursday evening. December p. on 1heir
extended trip through the South, will
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touches OF silver, and she carried a clus-
ter of lilies of the valley. Mrs. Port
ner received her guests in a handsome
gown OF black velvet Miss Anna Port
ner wore pink marquisette over satin,
with touches of erfnine and gold trim
ming. Following the tea dinner was
served, and later the party attended the
first hop of the season at the navy yard.
Another feature OF the decorations was
a panel of American Beauties arranged
on one side of the draWing-room.
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Mrs Landon. OF this city. is the guest
of Capt and Mrs Clarence Mcneil, at
Fort Monroe She was the honor guest
for whom Mrs. John w Quick gave d
breakfast there last Monday.
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Continued on Page ,, Column L.
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Miss Laura L. Pagan. of 1865 Biltmore
street, returned last evening from Roa-
noke, Va, where she has been attend
Ing school for the past three months.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-18

Mrs. Matthew r. Scott. president gen
eraI Of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, viii be at home at the Ar
lington. Tuesday. December 2. from
70 o'clock, to every member OF the
Daughters OF the Revolution who has
been placed upon any national or special
committee
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-18

Mr.. and Mrs. owen B. French and
Miss Bertha Shot have returned to this
city from the Hawaiian Islands. where
they have spent the past year. They
are located at the Ontario.
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Mrs. Lewis A. Merriam. wife of Maj
Merriam. U. S. A, retired. and her
daughter. Mrs. Frank Schultz, have is
sued invitations for a bridge party, fol-
lowed by tea, at 5 o'clock, Tuesday, De
cember 20.
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Mrs. H. B. Buckingham and her sister,
Miss Freeman. have arrived from their
estate in Pennsylvania 10 pass the winter
in their home in II street
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14

-Ungenerous," she cried. Il ala not
think 1t Of you, M. de Tavernay! Dark
ness and stress Of storm drive a bird
to take refuge in your bosom, and at
daybreak you wiring its neck"
mo" 1 said, with a sudden revul-
sion Of feeling. II release 1t. / toss 1t
back into the air. It flies away with
out a thought OF me, glad only to
escape; but IL remember 1t and love
1t, and / thank heaven for the chance
which drove 1t to me-"
Impulsively she reached out her
hand and touched my own.
That is more like yourself" she
said. "Now I know you again. And
perhaps my friend the bird Is not so
nngratefui "a you think"
1T may ever return to the bosom
which sheltered III" I asked softly,
leaning forward. you think that.
mademoiselle7 2"
Il fancy 1t would fear to do So"
"Fear3' I repeated. Surely that
least OF all"
Fear that 1t might not find the
bosom empty" she explained
lessly, and I saw the old light In her
eyes. Fear that it might blunder upon
another occupant with a better right
I drew away from her, wounded,
stung.
But whether It returns or not" she
added, in a gentler tone, II am sure
1t will never forget"
And with that comfort, cold as It
was. I was forced to be content.
thence Of the place selling nSoT me. ii' awe
must be getting forward. The moon
will light u way" And then my
heart fell suddenly, for I remembered
her torn and ragged shoes. II could
not get you Shoes" said.
N one can accomplish the impos-
sible. 1t was foolish Of me to ask for
them"
II win get them" I said, but I'M
TIL then I shall have TO carry you"
Nonsense" she protested. You will
do nothing Of the kind. With that
light In the sky I can choose my steps.
Besides, my shoes are stronger than
you imagine"
THE road Is not far off," I said.
"Once we have gained that, you a
perhaps, DC able 20 walk alone. But I
shall not permit you to torture your
self by hmping over this rough
She was looking ut me with defiance
In her eyes. and I saw that I should
nave to use dnesse-
Please do not forget" I reminded
her, the sel1shness Of my disposition.
one step upon a sharp stone and you
will be so famed that I shall have to
carry o not a matter Of a few hun
dred yards, but all the rest Of the way
to the Bocage. My back aches at
thought OF 1t. and so I propose for my
self the lighter task In order to escape
the other"
Her look changed from defiance to
You have a wit truly ingenious, M.
de Tavernay," she said. II yield to It
for the moment"
Il knew that reason would convince
you" 1 replied, trembling at the
thought that / should have her in M
again. Come, there Is still a lit
tie wine In the bottles. I opo a
toast-the toast we drank last night"
n l arose and barred my head. 1.-THE
king-and may heaven protect him"
But that toast was never to be drunk,
for even as raised the bottle, 1t was
dashed from my lips. and two men
hurled themselves upon me out of the
darkness.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14
Now They Sleep Inside.

George Il peattie. ;eweler In the
old Arcade, and L. e. Ralston, auditor
Of the News, have Jointly and several
ly decided that sleeping out in the
open isn't all that 1t has been declared
TO be, says the Cleveland Leader. They
were both In a deep snooze out at the
Beattie farm. near Chagrin Falls, the
other night, when q runaway team
from the county fair city turned into
the lane leading UP to the Beattie es-
tate and came along at full speed.
Sound asleep. but dreaming Of i'm
pending danger, Ralston rolled out Of
his cot toward the north. and Beattie
from his cot toward the south. The
runaway horses dashed between the
sleepers. overseeing everything In the
way, but missing Beattie and Ralston
by margins too narrow to be meas
ured. Since that night Ralston has
slept In his town house and Beattie
has found shelter under the ample
roof of his house on his big planta
ton.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14
His First Lesson In Economy.

His First Lesson In Economy.
When / was a very small boy and
a dime looked pretty big to me, l met
John H. Farley-who had always been
my good friend-on the street n
June day" says Frank Harris.
Frank he said, the Fourth Of
July lie coming DON You'll want
some change then. Let me be your
banker until then and you'll have
some money for 1recrackers, torpe-
does, lemonade and peanuts
Il emptied my pockets into his hand
and every day thereafter until the
Fourth l turned over to him my small
earnings. When the day of days came
around / had a fund that enabled me
TO celebrate In proper style, while
many Of my platmates were fiat
broke. II was my first lesson in thrift
and It was a good one. Hundreds of
Cleveland people would be glad today
10 testify to the fact that when John
Fl. Farley was q friend of q man or a
boy he was a friend indeed."-Cleve-
iand Leader.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14
conjuaaI Devotion Of Birds.

r. Bosworth Smith in the NinetssnGA
Century: The wagtail frequently MS
CRATES from one part Of the country 20
another, and sometimes ~congregates 10
focks, but he pairs for life, and the
same pair always reappear, sometimes
when they are least expected. and all
the more welcome from their occasional
absence, on their favorite lawn. Thety
devotion to one another Is extreme, az
q scene I witnessed some forty years
ago, but which Is as fresh u my menu
Dry as If I had seen 1t yesterday, win
show.
A wagtail had been killed, probably
by a stone, and was lying dead In tho
middle of the circul,-r drive in front o3
the Down house, Blandford. The sur
vivor seemed beside himself With grief.
Like Eve in Paradise" he "knew n0s
what death was" or, at most, the real-
ity was only gradually breaking In
upon him. He kept running up to th@
body, with loud and plaintive call nota.
He called, but there was no response,
He caressed the body, caught hold Of ID
with his little bill, coaxed it to MOVE
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14

ton to the gilt edged character Of The
insurance afforded, than in any had
has ever come under your notice. while
cies, peculiar to our company alone, to
gether with the dividends that accrua
after the third year, thus steadily de-
creasing the annual premiums, willis
at the same time
WAS this your object in calling, Mr.
Penton?"
1T was, Miss Angus. we just be-
gan to work this town"
Opening the little ivory tablet he
began jotting down figures in II with
great rapidity.
Now here, you will see" he said,
that on the ten-year planet me see
what Is your age, p~leaseH"
You viii please cxcuSs ne, a., Z
have some bread In the oven that
must go and look at, and I don't need
any life insurance. Neither o my
brother. I wish you success, Mr. PEN
ton. Good afternoon"
Miss Elsie Angus sat In pensive 81
lence a minute or two after her caller
had departed, then picked UP the lit
tie ivory tablet, put 1t back into the
plush covered jewel case, took thsus
both to the kitchen, tossed them inte
the fire, and went about her work with
a firm n decided expression on hes
face.
Three weeks afterward she married
a bald-headed dentist, ffty-sevsn years
old, who had been making love to han
unsuccessfully for about ten ysarA
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14
Continued Next Week,
Science va. Art.
From the Los Angeles Times.

EiOLA Gh0 1OS <Al&ClcS 1lulea.
Thomas Nelson Page, in the smok-
Ing Of the Baltic, co~ntrasted the
literary and scientific temperaments.
But a letter will best bring out my
point" said the famous author. You've
heard, OF course, of Tennyson's poem,
The Vision Of Sim Well, an eminent
mathematician wrote to Tennyson, on
the appearance of this poem, a letter
that ran like this:
Dear SiT-I find in a recent poem
OF yours, entitled The Vision Of Sim
the following unwarranted statement:
Every moment dies a man, and every
moment one Is born I need hardly
point out that this calculation, IL cor
rect, would tend to keep the sum total
Of the worlds population In a state Of
perpetual equipoise, whereas 1t is an
established fact that the said popula-
tion Is constantly on the increase. I
would therefore suggest hat In the
next edition Of this poem the erroneous
calculation to which I refer should be
corrected as follows: Every moment
dies a man, and one and e sixteenth IL
born I may add that the exact figures
are 1.167. but something must of course
be conceded to the laws of rhyme"
W
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14

$50 this winds the thing UP, does
It, Miss Angus?"
TT does, MI. Penton."
What explanation do you want? !
have told you 1 wished to break off the
engagement because 1t has become irk-
some to me. Isn't that enough?"
! Algernon Penton, with a low bow,
turned upon his heel and walked out.
When the door had closed upon his
retreating form the young woman
sank n~ervously into a chair.
THE stupid wretch" h exclaimed.
He ought to have more sense than to
take me at my world"
Suddenly she stopped to the floor,
picked up a small ivory tablet that had
dropped from Algernon's pocket,
pressed it ~passionateiy 70 her lips,
bowed her head upon her hands, and
sobbed aloud.
Years had passed. The afternoon
sun was gliding the pretentious spires
and cupolas OF a small town when a
middle-aged nan with a bag in his
hand opened the gate in front Of a
modest but neat and we'll -built house,
walked briskly up the steps, n
knocked at the door.
A lady answered the knock-a lady
well preserved, but no longer young.
The stranger barred his head. His
udII was beginning 10 IuIH gray, OUT
time had evidently dealt with him leni-
emily, and care had left no deep traces
on his brow. He spoke:
rs the gentleman of the house-am
dreaming? Isn't that Elsie Angus?
Or rather" and he smiled, isn't this
the lady that was once Miss Elsie An
gus?'
II am Miss Angus" she answered,
Tand you are Algernon Penton. I rec
9gnized you as soon as I saw you.
Won't o come in?"
We'll, WE'LL" said the middle-aged
traveller, as he sat in an easy chair
n the front parlor a few minutes later,
and looked with interest at the face
IF the lady, who would have thought
IF meeting you here? And you tell me
you are still Miss Angus? Is this got
lome?"
TT is my brothers. He is a wild
over. 1 keep house for him."
And you have never been married?"
mo"
Have you prospered?"
Il have no eason for complaint.
And your"
II have had a great many hard
Knocks, Elsie-Miss Angus-since we
asst met. By the way, we parted rath-
lr unceremoniously, didn't WEI"
The lady sighed.
And I have always felt that 1 owed
you an apology" he continued, "for
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14

not sending your photograph back at
ter you had returned mine, but the
fact Is" he went on awkwardly, Ter
couldn't find 1t. 1t had got lost some
how"
Miss Angus sighed again.
THAT reminds me-" pursued Mr..
Penton, that l lost a little book-slate
the last evening / was at your house.
I must have dropped 1t out Of my
pocket In some way. 1t wasn't of any
particular value, and / don't know
when / have thought of 1t before, but
the recollection of 1T happened to occur
to me just now. 1t was a little black
book slate, with
II think 1t was an ivory tablet"
mo, l am quite positive 1t was a
little black book-slate."
am sure * was 9 white tablet"
Going to the mantel she opened a
plush-lined jewel case and look out
a little ivory tablet.
Here 1t is" she said.
And you have kept 1t all these
years." exclaimed Mr.. Penton.
''Yes."
Il see 1 was mistaken. But to change
the subject. Dc you consider your
self-aw-settled in life? Have you no
mo plans for the--for the future?"
She paused. and her visitor pro-
ceeded:
In a sense. I suppose you are a
fixture here? Your brothers children
are to some extent dependent upon
your"
"Of course, but
Then permit me, Miss Angus, for
the sake of old times" said Mr.. Penton
rapidly. as he opened his bag and took
out a number OF documents, ito call
your attention TO the fact that life is
uncertain, disease and death stalk
abroad In the land, fatal accidents may
happen at any time. and 1t In q art
Of wisdom to provide against emergen-
cies by securing those Who are or may
be dependent upon us against want. In
the policies OF the Limpinlazarus life
insurance company. which l represent,
and for which I nave travelled for the
last sever years you will find III most
perfect system, the surest guarantee.
b most absolute security offered BY
any company In the world. and either
on the ten-year, the endowment or the
life plan, AZ you may prefer, you will
and the premiums smaller III rrcpor-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14
CHAPTER Xxx.
A DAGGER OF ANOTHER SORT.

For an instant / did not resist. so
sudden and unlooked-for was the at
tack: then, as l felt a merciless hand
gripping my throat, / struck ~savagely
at a face / could dimly see Just in front
or my own. A burst Of blood looded
down over 1t, changing it into a hide
Gus mask. but again / felt those fingers
OF steel about my neck-fingers which
frightened and frightened, tear at them
as l might. In a mad frenzy of rage
and agony, ! struck again and again al
the face before me, until my tongue
swelled In my mouth n the world
danced red before my eyes. This was
the end, then. / vas to BIO murdered
here by these tavern vagabonds; that
vengeance had sworn was never to
be accomplished; and Charlotte-Char-
lotte-
The pang which struck through me
was not one of physical suffering alone:
indeed, for an instant, / ceased to feel
those savage myers. An, / could die
that were nothingl But to leave herl
Had God abandoned us? Where was
His Justice? Where was His mercy2
Again / tore at those fingers, desper-
ately, madly; I felt the blood squirt
from my nostrils. the heavens reeled
before me, a black moor In a sky of
living flame
What magic was 1t drew that
breath of air into my lungs? Life-giv-
ing aid which sent the heart bound
A second-a third! I was dimIv con
scious OF a knife cleaning In the air.
I struck again. The face vanished
from before me. But the fngers-the
fingersi They were buried In NV
iesh-they were crushing my life out.
raised a hand to my throat. The
fingers were not therei And again tbe
4 GEU fYrna6 red and a hlanlr ~~~ -
low In 1t, a which grew and grew
until 1t swallowed the sky and he
earth
I was lying upon a vast bed OF sea-
weed. which rose and fell with the
waves Of the ocean. Oh, the peace of
IT. the bliss of 1t, save that from time
to time a single strand coiled about
my throat like a living thing and
would have choked me had / not torn
1t off. The wish came to me thai I
might lie there forever, rocked In that
mammoth cradle. lulled by the murmur
OF waters never-ceasing. Then, afar
or across that u~ndulating plain, I saw
q inquire speeding toward me, and knew
1t was my love. At last she reached
me. bent over me, looked Into my face.
hung herself upon me. calling my name
and pressing warm kisses On my Inns
kisses which / could not return. strur-
gle as | might, for my lips seemed
frozen into stone. Tried to throw my
arms about her. but some mighty
weight held them at my side. I tried to
cali ner name, but my voice died In my
throat. Then / knew that I was dead
and q great calmness fell upon me. she
would know that / felt her Kisses.
that I heard her voice. She would never
know how ! loved her! The thought
stung me TO fury. She must know
she should knowl For her. I would
burst the bonds OF death itself.
lousnt against them desperately. des-
b-reaking--
I opened my eyes TO ses ! face bend
ms 9 me--the face OF my dream.
Very near h sat--so near that
Ilsould feel the sweet warmth 81 her
loody--and she wa bathing my lace
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14
Good Advice. but

A traveller entered a railway car
riage at q wayslde station. The sole
occupants Of the compartment con
sisted Of an old lady and her son,
shout twelve years old. Nothing of
note occurred until the train steamed
into the station at which tickets were
collected. The woman. not having a
ticket FOR the boy. requested him to
s'corrte doom"
The traveller interviewed and sug-
gested putting him under the seat
Man" said the excited woman, ats
as shair as death; but there's twa un-
der the salt a'readyl"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14

seemed but a question OF a few hours
before I passed away. My wife was
told ] would not see another day. I
rallied somewhat and at once began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills. / steadily
improved until today ! am in good
health"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sala hv all dealers. so cents a
box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. z.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-14

drew 1t after him for a yard or two. Ia
even tried to rise with 1t In the air
Then, like one distraught, he dashed
away to h edge OF the gravel drive
and then as quickly dashed back again
to go through the same mournful pro-
cesses. Sometimes he would fly right
OH In wavering, uncertain flight as fa1
as the eye could follow him, as though
he could bear the sight no longer, but
without stopping to rest, he hurried
back In straighter and quicker fight
unable to tear himself away. or as n
he hoped that something might havs
happened In his absence. This long
drawn tragedy, this abandonment OF
grief, l watched from the window
throughout the afternoon till darkness
came on. Next morning the body had
disappeared, and / saw the survivor ns
more.