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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-07


Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" A
Conan Doyle.
Captain Fri" Joseph c. Lincoln.
Lin Mclean" Owen Wister.
'Langford of the Three Bars" Kate
and Virgil d. Boyles.
"phe Orphan" Clarence E. milford
THE Calling of Dan Matthews,
Harold Bell Wright.
THE Silver Horde" Rex Beach.
"Alladin & Co.," Herbert Quick.
Alice of Old Vincennes," Maurice
Thompson.
THE Apple of Discord," Earl Ash.
ley Wolcott.
Beverley of Graustark," George
Barr McCutcheon.
THE Black Bag" Louis joseph
Vance
The Blazed Trail" Stewart Ed.
ward White.
THE Call of the Wild" Jack Lon.
don.
Castle craneycrow," George Barr
McCutcheon.
The Celebrity" Winston Churc.
hill
Checkers" Henry NJ. Blossom, Jr.
The Christian" Hall Game.
The Circular Staircase" Mary Rob.
ert Rhinehart.
Coast Of Chance" Esther and Lu-
cia Chamberlain.
The Crisis" Winston Churchill.
The Crossing" Winston Churchill.
David Harum," Edward Noyes
Westcott.
THE Gambler Catherine Cecil
Thurston.
"The Filigree Ball" Anna Katharine
Green.
-Four Feathers" A. e. w. Mason.
Garden of the Commuters Wife,
NJ. o. Wright.
"Graustark," George Barr McCutch-
con.
THE Grey Cloak" Harold McGrath.
I'm the Bishops Carriage" Miraim
Nicholson.
THE Jungle" Upton Sinclair.
Lavender and Old Lace" Myrtle
Reed
The Leopard's Spots" Thomas
Dixon, Jr
Light Fingered Gentry" David
Graham Phillips.
Lightning Conductor" c. N. and
A. NJ. Williams
The Lion and the Mouse" Klein
Il Hornblow.
"The Man of the Hour" Octave
Thanet.
The Man On the Box" Harold Mac
Grath.
The Masquerader," Catherine Cecil
Thurston.
The Mississippi Bubble" Emerson
Hough.
Mystery of the Four Fingers" FREQ
NJ. White.
'Neira," George Barr McCutcheon.
"Old Wives for New" David Graham
Phillips.
The One Woman Thomas Dixon,
lr.
Peggy at sptnster Farm" Helen
, WinsIow.
! The Pit" Frank Norris.
THE Plum Tree David Graham
Phillips.
THE Post Girl" Edward c. Booth
THE Prisoner of Zenda." Anthony
Hope
"Rebecca of sunnybrook," X. D
Wiggin.
THE Reckoning" Robert W, Cham
bers.
The Riverman," Stewart Edward
White.
Rupert of Hentzau," Anthony Hope. |
The Second Generation" DayiT /
Graham Phillips.
Seven Ages of Washington" owen
Wister
The sherrods," George Barr Nc.
Cutcheon.
THE Shuttle" F. H. Burnett
st Elmo" Augusta J. Evans.
Tales of the Road" Chas ".
Crewdson.
''rekla,' Robert Barr.
THE Three Keys" Frederic Or
mond.
Together Robert Herrick.
Wheel o Fortune Louis Tracy.
When Knighthood Was in Flower"
c. Major.
The Wings Of the Morning Louis
Tracy.
THE WISE MOTHER.
The Washington times., 1911-12-17

money for the little ones will be COM
menced In a few days.
Anacostia's business section is in
holiday dress for the Christmas trade.
A brisk business Is expected tor next
week In the churches rehearsals for
Christmas music and sunday school
cantatas are in progress almost nightly.
The usual big dinner will be served
at st. Elizabeth's. and the children s
dinners. All the churches will hold
services in commemoration of the day
some on the Sunday preceding Christ
mas, while in st. Teresa's Church mid
night mass will usher in the holiday.
The boys OF the Anacostia Methodist
Episcopal Church have organized a
class. known as the Second Club, fer
athletic pastimes and instruction IN
Methodist Hall. They have elected Of
licers as follows: Walter Griffith. presi-
dent; Hugh Coates. vice president; Ar
thur Suit, treasurer; Johnson Hardy,
secretary.
The first dramatic performance OF the
season at the Government Hospital for
the Insane took place on Friday even-
ing in Hitchcock Hall, when farce
comedy In three acts, THE Elopcment
of Ellen" was presented.
Golden Smith was rendered n surprise
birthday party on Friday evening on
occasion of his fourteenth birthday an
niversary by Mr. and Mrs. Louise j.
Smith, his parents.
Anacostia Lodge of Masons will con-
fer the second degree at its meeting
here tomorrow night. Anacostia Chapter,
No. IL. Royal Arch Masons, is arranging
for the annual visitation of the grand
officers.
The Epworth League, of the Anacos-
tia NJ E. Church, Will present a drama,
entitled "Our New Minister" rehearsals
for which are going on.
The Washington times., 1911-12-17

Matters are unusually quiet in bank
ing circles. They may break out again
January g. when many bank elections
are in order.
The Washington times., 1911-12-17
Of SMITH
IN ATLANTA PRISON
TO Be QUESTIONED
Sergeant Mccormick Goes
to Atlanta and Will See
Mulhollen.

Sergeant James w. Mccormick, Of
the Ninth police precinct, is on his way
TO Atlanta. Ga, with several Dis
trict prisoners, and while in Atlanta
will see Charlie Mulhollen, who is in
prison and who is alleged to be a former
pal of James Smith, who is being held
on the charge of assaulting Morris
Bennett.
Mulhollen and smith were chummy
at one time, the police claim, and at the
time Mulhollen was arrested on a charge
of robbery, he was associating with
Smith number of robberies are be-
iieved by the police to have been COM
mitted by Mulhollen. Information that
Smith and Mulhollen wese great friends
was obtained several days ago.
The Washington times., 1911-12-17
GENERAL APPROVAL
IS GIVEN TRANSFER
PLAN IN ANAC0ST|A
Committee Being Formed to
Make Demand on Trac-
ton Companies.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ANACOSTIA. ID. C, DEC. II

ANAtOSTlA, -. u, DEL. IT.
The proposal of Maurice Otterback,
treasurer of the Anacostia Citizens AS
ISOLATION, that the Capital Traction
Company and the Washington Railway
and Electric Company be requested To
issue free transfers at the intersection
of their roads. Eighth and G streets
southeast, has met with general AZ
proval.
Not only has the Congress Heights
Citizens Association signified its inten-
ton of making the request, bus 1t has
been decided that Anacostians should
unite with the people of Congress
Heights and approach the railway Ct
ficials through a general committee
This now is being formed.
When the committee is completed, In
few days, an interview with the Of
ficials of each company will be souSi..,
and reasons advanced why the change
should be made.
Another subject that will be brought
up is that of the desirapility Of the
discontinuance of either the Union SIa-
ton or the Center Market line on the
Anacostia road. There appears to be a
sentiment here that the company CO lid
afford a better service by disseminating
one of these branches.
Following a custom that began with
the institution of the tent eleven years
ago. Anacostia Tent, No. 7, Knights of
the Maccabees. will provide Christmas
funds for the orphans of those men who
were once members of the organization
The distribution Of the Christmas
The Washington times., 1911-12-17

The Epworth League, of the Anacos-
tia NJ. E. Church. will present drama,
entitled Our New Minister" rehearsals
for which are going on.
The Washington times., 1911-12-17

Plenty of white space around your
bank advertising and q generous use
of space on the page makes the adver-
tisement attractive. ..
The Washington times., 1911-12-17

Funeral services for william W. Bur-
hans well-known telegrapher and news
noon at the undertaking establishment
Of j. William Lee.
The Washington times., 1911-12-17

The last bank statement shows that
the national banks of the District have
lost heavily in deposits between the
calls, September / and December s of
this year. Trust companies were also
losers to a materially less extent, but
the savings banks maintained their ex-
cellent reputation and their records for
going some" by making an actual
gain Of over $4,000 900. 1t is becoming
The Washington times., 1911-12-17
The Lesser Evil.

MarEs-Why do you allow your wife
TO run up such big bills?
ParkS-Because ia sooner have trout
BILE with my creditors than with her
that's why.-Boston Transcript.
The Washington times., 1911-12-17
Burhans Buried.

Total sales for the week. s.2S5.eoO
The Washington times., 1911-12-17

money for the little ones will be COM
menced In a few days.
The Washington times., 1911-12-17

THE STOCK MARKET OF THE WEEK


prices
10 +. F,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-09

His daughters face rose before him
with its relentless lips and its unhirch'
ing eyes. II dunno, sondy,-I dunno, p
admitted the old man sadly. '"lnese
good women is awful hard on US back
sliders, sometimes. Now, p'raps If
could reason with Letitiar-"
"Grand-dad," he hurled it out with
savage intensity, I'm sick of it.
want to cut it all, on the square.
walked ten miles today Just to get q
look at the old place. want to be
white, and decent. But If a feller's
mother Say, on the level, do you
think she'd ever"
The old man had raised a silencing
hand. They both heard the creak OF
footballs.
Its your Ma, Andrew. Quick, now
You leg it up to the attic, while have
little talk with Letitiar. I'll bring
her round, Sonny,-don't you be afeard.
Member the way? soft, now"
At first the man hesitated. Then re.
f1ecting that he had no place to sleep
that night, and that he would rather
get away without having to bear again
his mothers recriminations, he crept
quietly up the familiar stairs to the
attic.
"Just as I expected, Par The fas-
cinator was scarcely hung up behind
the door before Letitia Dale was I'LL
ing up the coal stove. mot piece of
coal ben put on this f1r~low's it Gun
be. 1t seems like you can't depend
on nobody, anymore"
'Well, it amt out. anyhow, Letitiar.
I'm sorry bout fergittin'. But I guess
got to thinkin' bout the old days.
Old days when Fred was homo an
Clara. an the kids an And-''
you might better ben tendin' to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-09

grasp the arm Of his chair, IN trembling
excitement. For the kitchen door had
opened aud closed and there before
him, haggard and thinly clad stood q
man whom he knew at once, by the
fling Of his head and the fash Of his
eyes. to be Letitia's boy, Andrew.
You don't need to get excited" he
said sullenly. II know I amt welcome
round here, an I amt goin' to stay
long Thought I'd Just take look at
the old place, as I was passin' through.
see they ain't been many improve
ments." His dark eyes roved quickly
about the room,-rested for moment
on the old rocker near the window,
whose arms bore the whitfield scars of
his first jack knife,-on the wood box
where he had liked to hide,-on the red
table cloth-the white bird cage
ANDREW" the thin old voice was
tremulous, Andrew, I'm mighty glad
to set eye on you again, Sonny"
"Grand-dad!" 1t was the intimate
name Of the days when the old man
and the little boy had been chummy
old cronies. But Of course-you don't
know-about me-" the man finished
sharply.
II know you ben out in the world
battlin' with temptations, Sonny. You
knocked some Of 'em down, an then
agin a few of 'em, they got their in
Minis too. But you amt the kind Of fel-
Ter to let 'em keep you under,-not If
you're anythin' like the plucky little
rascal useter dandle on my knee. It's
powerful lonesome to home, nowadays.
I wish you'd come back, Sonny, an
stay with your Ma an me-"
my mother! She told me needn't
never darken her doors again. She'd
turn me out without a word. She ain t
never had no love for me, you know
th"+, Come back!'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-09

the fire than dreamin' and wool-gAther'
in. Pa" With an energetic clatter that
was a rebuke to such shiftlessness she
set to peeling the potatoes for supper
Got to thinkin'," went on the old
man, undaunted, "'bout how quiet an
lonesome-like it seems this Christmas
Got to wishin' some Of the folks could
come home. An got to wonderful
Letitiar, where Andrew was, anyhow
1 visit the boy would come back home
agin, don't-don't you, Letitiar?"
The woman stinened, never pausine
in her skillful peeling of the potatoes
PA, I've told you that Andrew Dale
amt no longer a son Of mine. He brune
disgrace on the name an sorrow to his
father an mother. don't never want
to see him again."
"But s'pose the boy wanted to brace
up-to-"
LET him do 1t then. Time enough
to talk when he does. It amt in him.
/ uOA AAO" WA0l L CSCA OOAC " nc
serve such an affection. But it's the
Lords will an guess can bear up
under It,"
But If maybe, we could sort O. help
him, you know, Letitiar,- chirk him up
an all that" the old man pleaded.
II wish you'd blow the horn out the
front door for Tommy, Pa. he won't
any more'n get his chores done before
supper, as it is"
Several times during the long Christ
mas Eve the old man attempted to talk
to his daughter about her son, only to
be met with stony silence. Finally she
burst out impatiently. For the lands
sakes, what's got into you, Pa?
won't hear another word about An
drew. He's like he was dead to me, I
tell you. Tommy, you ought to ben to
bed half hour ago. If it's Christmas
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-09
The Intervention of Santa Claus

Eve. Your Grandfather'l1 be the ruin
in Of you Run along, now. Good
night. Good night, Pa. Be sure to
have that extra quilt over you"
After he had paid his nightly visit
to Tommy's little bed, telling him, over
again, the old story Of Dancer and
Prancer and Vixen that he had told
to 50 many wide-eyed grandchildren,
the old man waited In his bedroom un-
til he heard Letitia breathing, deep and
regular. Then in his stocking feet be
mounted the back stairs, very softly,
to the attic.
Andrew had emerged from behind a
pile Of trunks and boxes where he had
piled up some old quilts and clothes
that formed a bed Infinitely superior
to the ones to which he was accus-
toned.
I'm goin' down to the kitchen an
bring you up a bite to eat, Sonny. Just
make yourself to home"
Have you said anything to Mother
how does she-what does she"
II done my best, son. These women
folks is purity stubborn, sometimes, you
know. But I'll fetch her yet-1'H fetch
her. You take it easy, now. I'll have
some vittles up here quick as can"
you're good old scout, Grand-dad.
But I'll be goin' on, bright an early in
the mornin'. It amt any USE"
Old man Harper scarcely slept at all
that strange Christmas Eve and clear,
cold Christmas morning. He prayed
earnestly that the way be shown him
to soften the heart Of the mother so
that her son might not go away, unfor-
given, on Christmas Day. He won
dered If it would have been better for
them to meet at once. Perhaps If she
had been taken unawares- Now that
she was, in way prepared, she would
no doubt be able to steel herself to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-09

a lock Of soft gold hair. tied with
blue ribbon: q little wooten mitten:
sling shot. some marbles and q cou-
pie Of slate pencils. besides several
| tintypes.
The box he recognized as one which
he had helped Andrew to make for his
mother years ago, when his little I'm
gers were awkward, but aspiring. For
years. no doubt, it had lain there. for
gotten receptacles Of the babyhood me
mentoes Of wayward boy. He had
thought OF taking the box to Letdtia
then. but he knew that she would light
against the memories that 1t held, too
proud to let him see IL there was q.
vulnerable spot In her grim aruor Of
determination.
| In a few moments Tommy bounded
into the Kitchen. long red coat trailing
white beard askew Der - his chin.
and pointed red cap pulled down to
his ears.
Amt It peach. Grandfather?
Amt the rea! thing? Say. what's in
this old box. anyhow? 1 don't b'iieve
Aunt Let IL give a cent for that.
"Never mind. Tommy. You just
give it to her-don't say nothin'-an'
then scoot! Mind now An the Lord
90 with you:" murmured the old man
fervently.
| He heard the boy open the parlor
door. Then he heard the front door
slam, and saw the grotesque lit red
figure dash across the snowy yard.
For perhaps twenty minutes he
waited. Then ever 80 softly. ever so
carefully. he slipped into the hall. and
looked into the mirror Of the hall tree
that was opposite the parlor door.
He could see Letitia sitting in a rocker
in the front window. Paths OF
Glory" had fallen to the door. Upon
her lap the wooden box with ..ie rusty
hinges lay open. The tears were cours-
ing down her quivering cheeks. as she
pressed to her lips a little red shoe.
with the toe kicked out, and a tiny
wooden mitten.
MY boy-my boy! My little boy!
Where are you now? O, where are
you now" he heard her murmur.
AS quickly as his old legs would
carry him he hurried into the xitchen
and up the attic stairs.
Come, Sonny! Come! Providence
has interviewed! Come with met
Andrew followed him, tottering, won
dering.
The old man pushed him gently
through the open parlor door. and
started back again for his chair be-
hind the stove In the kitchen.
There was a sound like the falling
of a wooden box to the door, aud the
scattering Of marbles; the voice OF
Letitia My boy - Andrew - fol.
lowed by Andrews daxed. happy
"Mother
II thought it was Providence" re-
marked old man Harper to Tommy
, who bolted in the kitchen a few min
. utes later" but guess twas you tina,
done it. Mr.. Santa Claus, after ALL
. you little scalawagw
PA" called Mrs Dale from the par
| lor, put on the tea kettle right away
This boys got to have a good no,
lemonade and go right straight to bed
this minute. I never seen nothing like
, the careless way he's dressed. IT..
the greatest wonder In the world h<
Inir't down fat with pneumonY! I"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-09

every appeal. Plan after plan he pom
dered and rejected.
Early In the morning. before Tommy
was stirring, he tip-toed up to the attic
again, determined to get Andrews
promise that he would not slip away
that day It was obtained with less
trouble than he had expected because
the man was worn out and Ill from the
exposure Of the night before.
I'm lay here and get set up a bit.
Grand-dad. But no more bout seem
Mother. I tell you 1t amt any use"
Now. Sonny. amt a givin' up that
easy. Providence IL intervene-sure's
you're a foot high"
Up to four o'clock that afternoon.
however. Providence had given no evil
dcuee Of concerning herself in the az
fairs Of the divided family under the
; old rocf-tree.
ing Paths to Glory" the gift Of the
minister. as befitted the Christmas day.
In the Kitchen Tommy was playing
with building game ON the floor near
old man Harper's chair.
Jaw, gee. I'm sick O. this old gamer
| announced Tommy. "Wisht they was
somep'n citing to do. Wisnt l had a
1njun suit like Herbies. Wish could
! dress up like q pirut or somep n
| Sa-ay, Grandchildren seen a old San
| ia Claus suit hanging up in the attic
yesterday. Aunt Let said somebody
| made believe like he was Santa Claus
once. Guess I'll dress up an go over
! to Herbie's! Injun suits amt SO much.
Huh?"
Then It was that Providence tapped
! the old man on the forehead.
! Tommy. come here. That's a fine
idee Of yourn. Now, tell you what
| you do. You dress all up-put on the
beard an everythin'. an pertend you're
| Santa Claus, sure enough. Right near
where that red coat is hangin' you'll
see a old valise. In it they's a box
that'd make the best Christmas present
for your Aunt Let that she ever got
You take that box. an before you &C
over to Herbie's you Just run into the
parlor, pretending like you're really
Santa Claus, all the time, an tell hel
you got a Christmas present for her
Then run out quick.-an' my! shell
be that s'prised an wonderin' ~
Tommy needed no urging. The role
Of Santa Claus appealed to him very
strongly. In a moment his grandfath
! er heard him moving about as quietly
| as possible in the attic, so that his
aunt's sharp ears might not hear him
| He was quite sure that the chile
would not discover Andrew. hidden as
he was behind the pile Of trunks, ant
he was certain Andrew would not dis
close himself.
| It was a strange chance that had lee
him to open the old valise that morn
ing. He had thought that IL Andrew
were determined upon going away a
once, he would smuggle a coat ant
some underwear and what food h
could, up to the attic for him to tax,
! away with him. When he opened tn,
old valise, which he remembered ha(
once been Andrews, to see il it wer'
empty so that he might put the thing
into it, If need be, he saw within 1t ,
crudely fashioned wooden box, will
rusty hinges and broken clasp, upol
the top Of which was ornately, If irreg
| ularly, carved Mother. Dec. %, 1872.
In the box was baby's little red shoe
toe kicked out, tassle thin and tattered
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-09

From 5.737,s72 in 1900 the number OF
farms in THE country grew to $780,
SS7, An increase OF 602.SS5. or 1O.5
per cent, the lowest rate Of increase
noted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-09
Gnomios Of the Oyster,

enonies Of the Oyster.
Thousands OF oysters perish in the
Sea BY the attacks Of a strange enemy
called cliona. q kind Of sponge. which
burrows into and gradually destroys
the shells, causing them to fall to
pieceA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-09
Copyright 1911 BY Z. J. Robinson

NE by one the crimson Gran.
berries slipped along the
waxed black thread upon
which old man Harper's
knotty fingers were stringing
them. Presently he held up
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-30
L0NDoN's DIALECT.
A Perfectly Recognizable Child of the
Old kentish Tongue.


In little book entitled "London's
Dialect Mr. Mackenzie Macbride chal-
lenges the view expressed by the edu,
cation department of the London
county council that there is no Lon
don dialect of reputable antecedents
and origin" and that the cockney
mode of speech is modern corrup-
ton"
He points out that the London dla-
lect, especially on the south side of
the Thames, is Il perfectly recognizable
child of the old KeutiSh tongue, to
which we owe our earliest written lit
erature. "'rhet" for that" "benk" for
bank" ''keb" for cab" are remnants
of the old KentiSh mode of pronuncia-
tion
In the EcntiSh dialect that was
spet tibet" as early as a. d. S25. The
use of "i' for "a" MS in "lidy." was
common from the Trent to the Thames
in Elizaheth's time, and John Sow.
writing in 1880. gives us "bylyfre" for
"baililf," The use of "au' for "a" in
such cockneyiSmS as telegraph" is
of very old origin, and "abaht" and
"ahtSide' are both warranted by an
cient use, AS for KEEP" and "slep"
without the final st." they are really
uucorrupted words, the "t" being an
Intruder of late date
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-30
Guosr IN NEw JERSEY TOWN.
Aprar.tion Keeps Nervous Residents
Home at Night.

Beverly y. J. - Bridgebord. the
home OF witchlore and ghost seares
had another sensation which the res
idants take seriously, and after night
fan the streets are deserted. John
johnson and a party of friends, pass
ing what is known as the Paxson pits
few nights ago, were confronted
by a dwarf. which they declared.
climbed out of the Fit. For n minute
it fingered and then, giving a screech,
vanished into the woods. other wit
nesses, farmers Of unquestionable We
racity substantiate Johnson's story.
The old residents say that years ago
a reserved man who lived on the OUT
skirts Of the village. and whose name
never was learned. as the family
would not mingle with the villagers.
had a deformed son.
The man was driving along the
country road, when the carriage was
supposed to have overturned and the
child fell into the pit and broke its
neck. The vers!r-.. Of the accident
was accepted, but wild rumors were
afloat at the time. Those who have
seen the specter describe it as a boy
whose head seems to hang limp upon
his chest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-30
Knew tl,s Risks.

Chloe, a huge black cook of middle
age, came to her mistress one day with
the announcement that she was about
to be married. Regretting the loss Of
an excellent cook and having real in
terest in Chloe's welfare. her mistress
said:
Il hope. Chloe. you appreciate the
fact that marriage is a serious thing
and you have considered carefully in
regard to the step you are about to
take. Marriage brings great RESPONSE
bility"
Deed it does. ma'amr' said Chloe.
with emphasis. Il reckon knows fo'
Is been mah'ied fo' times. | knows
just what reesks yo' takes when yo'
done git mahied. My last diyo'ce cost
me twenty-five dollahs. but made him
pay half of it. Yo' nevah know what
yo' is gittin' into when yo' gifts NAH
ed."-Washington Star.