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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27
THE LITTLE MARCY

chased a prodigal box of them. Next
candy. plenty of candy, for did not
all girls like to nibble at chocolates ?
Then music: Miss Marcy occasionally
played on the boarding house piano.
He invested in half dozen popular
songs. of varying degrees of inanity
and tunefulness. And, last Of all. he
bought q book.
All. that book. 1t was a volume Of
love and dreams and longinss In
Verse. He rernern fered It from his
childhood days. He had wanted te
possess copy. but never dared to
buy It. because 1t seemed incongru~
Gus for a man to care for poetry like
that. Yesterday 1t would have seemed
incongruous for Miss Marcy even,
But In the light of that box OK hand
kerchiefs and ali its purchase inn
plied--yes. ''the little Marcy" would
like that book. he felt,
The tired actors and actresses came
trooping nome. They whooped with
delight at sight of the blazing tree
And the heap of presents Wraps were
tossed aside. Billy Cummins, the
comedian. by reason of age and au-
thority. assumed the role of Santa
Claus, Never did he play Ii part more
unctuousiy or alphabetically.
Burden watched the door furtivel%
until Geraldine Marcy came in. head
held high, the unwonted color stu in
her cheeks, There was a little touch
of defiance in her manner to receive
tho box Of handkerchiefs Burden was
afraid she would leave them. She
she was a piucky little thing She
sat down. determined to stay until
the end.
When her name was called again,
few minutes later. only Burden
noted the start Of surprise. When the
great box of flowers was placed In
her arms by the courtly Billy, there
was a little elatter of applause. The
actors. keen of perception where SEN
timent Is concerned. saw something
Cut of the ordinary in the glance Of
misty brilliancy she turned swiftly on
Burden. AS for that young man, his
heart bumped suffecattngly for sec
ond or two. How did she know so
quickly and so surely II was he who
remembered her? How pretty she
was,
They encountered each other in the
hall when IL was all over. and went
up the stairs together With an
absurd sense of elation Bur len was
carrying another copy of tie hook
he had bought for Miss Marcy 1t
had been wonderful eNening-~-and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27
CHURCH HILL NEWS
snns intended for his at the Church
Hh Bank or phoned 10 Modison

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j
Hewlett 3l7 North Thirty second
street. was the scene of pretty mar
rage, Tuesday morning. when Miss
Blanche Jennings. of Toano. Va.
became the bride of Mr.. Percy Carter.
The groom is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Gaul Carter. formerly of Church Hill.
After visit to the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter will be at home
on North Eleventh street. this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert w. Ware, OF
GIG North Twenty seventh street. an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Virginia Irving, to the Rev.
Goodwin Frazer. of Locust Dale, Mad
ison county. The marriage will be
solemnized In January
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kratz. OF 1918
Jefferson Park. announce the engage
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27

that was not the least wonderful fea-
tur1 of it---that she should not only
have kno w and loved the hook. but
guessed unerringly that he knew and
loved 1t. too.
At the first landing she paused and
20 ced him, OBJ osite her owr door. go
changed was she by the clear flush In
her cheeks and the happy light In her
eyes that Burden wondered. He tried
to recall and could not. now she had
looked In that mask of scornfuI
weary indifference, which was but
Ionesomeness after all. Now she was
bright with the gayety which ts girl
hoods heritage. and very lovable.
II can't thank you,' she began;
you have made this my happiest
Christmas in years. have been
alone so .ong left the old home
when my parents died and came to
the cityA-and I've been among stran-
gers ever since. And these" She
enzed down on the armful OF his
gifts.
1T was nothing-nothins." said
Burden. hurriediy. You've thought
o. me. This back, now--I've always
wanted 1t, and I}couldn't bring my
self to buy it." There was a lause.
awkward or Burdens part. Then he
stumbled on. by the way. ! believe
in giving ones self n treat on Christ
mas. have tickets for The Fuc-
cancer tomorrow night-or, rather,
tonight. Would you care to &c?
Miss Marcy did not speak, but she
nodded. while her eyes rserf1owed.
With a sudden impulsiee gesture she
Rugged his gifts to her breast and
smiled through her tears at him.
.sTba ,ittla Marcvf' WHISPERED Bur-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27
INVESTIGATE CHRISTMAS
TRAGEDIES TODAY

toroner Taylor set today for the
examination of witnesses and the in
Nestigation into the deaths of rh.~
negroes Killed during the last few
days. These TIRE Richard" Atkins al
alb North Second street, killed IN,
Washington Mayo; Leslie Seldom. of
1903 Claiborne street, killed by Henry
Lewis; and Leila Nelson. supposedly
Killed by her husband Waverly Mel
son, VINO has not been seen since the
"of''ah Was round dead. near her
home, 21ol Moore street
In the last named case tho e,;
dence Is yet weak inasmuch as Nell
son has not been seen in the city for
some time. His Wife was discovered
with her throat cut and stabbed
through the body.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27

In Gloucester county, the guests OF
friends and relatives.
William J. Parrish, Jr., Of the Uni
versity, Is spending the holidays with
his father on East Grace street.
Miss Matte Lee Spencer, OF New :
port News, Is the guest Of Mrs. Har-
wood, OF North Thirty-s sixth street.
Mr. Coalter Hancock Is the guest of
his parents. MIR. and Mrs. w. r. Han
cock, of East Grace street, for the
holidays.
Misses Ethel and Lucille Wells. who
have been the guests OF relatives on
the hill, have returned to their home
in Petersburg.
Miss Ruth Evans, of Chimborazo
Park, left yesterday for Portsmouth.
where she will be the guest of her
cousin. Miss Ardell Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. George Walford. of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27

Southern Railway announces ex-
ceedingly low fares from all points
on It's lines to points In Alabama
Florida, Georgia. Louisiana, Missis-
slppi. North.Carolina. South Carolina.
Tennessee and Virginia ! ..-~ ..-.,,
Tickets on sale commencing De-
Gem Der "a. 1911. final limit returninp
January 8. 1912. For detailed In
formation apply &c nearest Southern
Railway Ticket Agent, or write
s. f. BURGESS, u. p. A..
Richmond. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27

East Broad street. are spending the
week in Norfolk, the guests Of Rev.
and Mrs, Charles Rlankenship. ..4.
Mr. Buford n. Eubank. OF Des
Moines, Iowa, is the guest of his
mother, Mrs. r. l.. Eubank, a719 East
Broad street
Mr. Arthur Fl. Taylor, editor of the
"Danvflle Register" spent Christmas
with his sister. Mrs. H. A. Hawkins,
of East Grace street.
Miss Rosa Hogue, of the Massey's
business College. spent the holidays
with her mother, Mrs. r. N. Hogue, OF
Williamsburg.
DR.. II. Taylor Hawkins, who is do
ing substitute inferno work at the
city home, spent Christmas Day with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Haw-
kinS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27
DIR. HOSkINS REsTIRES
FROM ACTIVE PRACTICE

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Dec. os.--
f'oiiowing the advice OF his attend
ing physician, DR. William Hoskins.
who lives Mt e505 Chestnut avenue.
will retire from active service In this
city and will remove to a farm near
King and Queen Courthouse within
the next few days Mrs. Hoskins and
her three little children left yesterday
morning and as soon as the doctor
can wind up his business affairs here
he Will leave TO join his wife.
For the past several months DR..
Hoskins' health has been very bad,
and he has not been actively engaged
in the work Of his profession for
some time. His illness, 1t Is said. was
duo to overwork. and his attending
physicians advised him to move to the
country to recuperate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27
MIR. PAI4MATORY WILL
ADDRESS ADVERTISERS GLIB

The Richmond Advertisers' Club
will have as its speaker tomorrow at
it's regular Wednesday luncheon Mr..
J. r. Palmatory who will talk on
Advertising a. an Aid to the Sales
man
The Washington times., 1911-03-10

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The Washington times., 1911-03-10
Another Operation
For Scalped Girl

Although 1t is denied at the Emer-
gency Hospital that the male skin graft
ed upon the head of Miss Alice ".
Houghton has failed to knit, while that
taken from a female has grown readily,
it was admitted this morning that an
other skin grating operation will have
to be performed. Miss Houghton al
ready has undergone two.
Her condition is reported to be much
improved. Although she has not arisen
from her bed since she was placed
there following the accident at the Gen.
sus Office which resulted in the loss of
her scalp, she is now able to sit up In
bed, and receives her friends and rela-
tives daily.
The skin-grafting case of little Mar
garet Nugent, of Alexandria. who at
Providence Hospital became known as
"Angei Margaret" is still occupying the
attention of physicians. 1t was expect
ed she would be well enough to be re-
moved to her home before this time,
but it was reported at the hospital this
morning that It is impossible to tell
when she can be removed. The child is
able to move about the hospital some
of the time, but changes in her condi-
ton have been frequent since she was
terribly burned, more than a year ago.
Numerous operations in which skin has
been grated upon the little body have
been made
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
Deaths.

Benjamin. walz 45 years, Garfield
Hospital.
Werner Koch. II years, 81 R street
northwest
Dora Meme. 66 years, 10 Jefferson
street northwest.
Walter Sweeney. 81 years, Washing
ton Home for InCurables.
Sarah V. Langguth, 20 years. Wash
ingtOn Asylum Hospital
Charles J. Pierce. 6S years, Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
Rose Marie Smith, 40 years, Emerg-
enCy Hospital.
Infant Of Heinrich and Marie Hen
rich, 1905 Thirteenth street north
west.
COLORED.
Julia jackson. SO years, 81 L street
. northwest,
William Lawson. S5 wears. Washing
ton Asylum Hospital.
Mary Robinson. IS years, Government
Hospital for the Insane.
John Deems. Ia years. Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Harriet NJ. Brown, so years, 623 Fair
mont street northwest.
Frank Brown, SO years. 302S Georgia
avenue.
Amelia Smallwood. 73 years. Stoddard
Baptist Home.
inEton Asylum Hospital.
Simon Selby, years. Children's Hos
pifal.
Arthur Lucas. s months, rear of 1873
B street southeast
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
ECLAM
TOFAMOUS SAYING
Members of Cosmos Club Find After Long Search,
Beaten Path" Quotation Is Credited to Ebert
Hubbard and Also Western Writer.

son. Yesterday. however. Mr.. Putnam
showed me a circular from the West
Publishing company in St. Paul, which
claims that one of the people connected
with their industry wrote 1t. There
are two authors of it. There may be
more. Take your choice
The Cosmos club does not concede
that its reputation for having some
member who can answer any question
has been lost just because the bugbear
quotation could not be found i'm Emcr-
produced at the club home daily to
prove that there are specialists in 50
many lines and students OF so many
countries, that no matter what is pre-
sented TO the club some one in the menu
bership can offer solution.
A Bureau of Information.
"One instance of the unique appeals
made to the club by those in need Of
assistance" said DR.. Samuel W. STRAIT
ton. chief of the Bureau of Standa rds,
while discussing the Emersonian puzzle
with Mr.. Putnam, is that experienced
by the chief chemist of the Bureau of
Standards. DR.. w. F. Hlldebrand. A
native of Hawaii, who was connected
with boat in the harbor at Baltimore,
found that his railroad ticket from
Washington to Baltimore would not be
accepted. so ne went to the residence
of the Hawaiian Delegate for relief. He
at home. but the Cosmos Club was made
up of people who came from every
country. Going there, he found DR..
Hildebrand. who. when a boy lived in
Hawaii. Dr. HiIdebrand gave him the
desired aid
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
WASHINGTON TIMES FREE
BEAUTY COUPON
Good Tomorrow for This Worlds Most
Famous Beauty Specialist

An opportunity is now offered every reader
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Paris, London. and Syracuse, absolutely free.
little over three years ago there was
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which has since made her famous in two
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She demonstrated the great power Of her
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she is considered the most beautiful woman
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fore the judges of the Paris International
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instances they quickly awarded her Gold
Medals thereon. The French government
also honored her with patent on her new
process, and patents are now pending before
the L. S. government Al Washington.
London journals sent their Beauty Edit
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high Endorsements Of her discoveries made
her famous almost overnight, so that she
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rank. The Beauty Edltress of the London
Meta left me persuaded that here at last
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and beauty
Many of those who have used her pro-
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Mary J. Davis. Of "a s. 4th st. East ST. Louis.
H. says: My wrinkles were very deep and
of long standing. you can imagine my
surprise when. after only two applications.
they entirely disappeared" Mrs. L. E. Has
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of lcng standing and l had not thought 1t
possible to erase them. but now when I view
my changed reflection in the mirror can
scarcely realize the Transformation that has
been wrought" Mrs. NJ. A. Edwards. Of
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street Evansville, Ind, writes: Il used the
treatment one night and II succeeded in en-
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
TOURING
COAST TO COAST
Little Three-Wheeler Has
Hard Trip Mapped
Out.

From Hartford, Conn, to San Francis
co is the route laid out for the three
wheeled motorette, the smallest motor
driven car to attempt a transcontinental
tour.
The little machine arrived in Wash
inGton yesterday from Baltimore and
left for Harpers Ferry later I'm
the day. Ward Sherwood is in
rharge of the car and is accompanied
by Otto Krause Previous to the start
Of this tour, Krause had never driven a
motorcar more than fve miles. He is
doing most of the driving, showing that
no previous experience is needed to
handle the mutorette.
The car left Hartford two weeks ago,
visiting New York. Philadelphia, Bal
tlmore and Washington. The speed
ometer indicated that the distance from
the city hall in Hartford, from which
roint the start was made. to the Munsey
Building in this city, was Az miles.
Commenting on the trip Sherwood
said: The makers have chosen this
time for the transcontinental trip be
cause the car must encounter the most
severe conditions of roads and weather.
The route we have taken to Washing
ton has led us through mud, snow and
rain, and MANY times the little machine
has been huh-deep in mud. From wash
ington VIC will strike out for Frederick
and Harper's Ferry. and from the lat
rer l,Oin; will pick up the route fol-
lowed by the New York and Atlanta
newspaper tour last year. From At
Ianta we will follow the best route to
San Francisco via Los Angeles and
Pasadena"
The motorette is a three-wheel car,
having a single rear wheel drive. This
motor is of the two-cylinder type.
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty
To Embezzlement Charge

When arraigned before Judge Null
lowny in the United States branch of
the Police Court John w. Pat
terson. a negro lawyer, charged with
the embezzlement of $50 from Cora
aEris. entered a plea of not guilty,
waived examination and was held on a
bond of $500 for the action of the grand
jury.
According to the information lodged
with the District Attorney, the Harris
woman claims that she gave Patter-
son the money on October q, last, for
certain legal purposes, and that she has
not heard of it since. neither has she
received the legal advice which she
considers she 's entitled to for this sum-
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
Aha, DisCoYeredi

Aha, Discovered!
Don't get the idea that this Is the
utterance of the black k-mustached viii
lain In the ten-twent-thirt melodrama.
II is the result of the detection that Elmer.
son never wrote the gem of logic: If
you write a better book, preach a bet
ter sermon, or make a better mouse
trap than your neighbor, though you
build your house in the woods, the
world will make a beaten path to your
door"
After many of those connected with
the Public Library and the Library of
Congress has perused Emerson for days
in the vain hope OF learning where the
thought was hidden, George +. Bower
man and Herbert Putnam, the librarian
of the two institutions, made the posi-
tive statement today that Emerson
never wrote the widely quoted saying
Both are members Of the Cosmos Club,
and their decision Is concurred in n:
the other members who have been search.
ing the essays.
Hubbard Claims Authorship.
II had several Of the young women
connected with the Public Library look
for the quotation" said Mr. Bowerman
today. and after all reported that it
could not be found, we wrote Elbert
Hubbard at East Aurora, n. Y. Mr.
Hubbard answered that he wrote it
while imbued with the spirit of Emer-
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
Ruling on Headlights
Will Be Applied For

Following the action of the Court of
Appeals in deciding that the District
Commissioners have no Jurisdiction over
the use of dazzling or binding head
lights on suburban cars, the matter will
be taken to the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and definite ruling on the
subject requested.
The commission has been asked to
promulgate an order prohibiting expec-
torating on cars. This has been held
to be a sanitary question outside the
jurisdiction of the District Commits
sioneTs.
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
Finds Airship Propeller
Rivals Mules Hind Leg

A badly scared and somewhat bruised
boy is Houston Sewell, aged Is, of Ber-
wyn, Md, whose aspirations to become
an aviator SO obsessed him that he
stepped behind the Rex Smith aero
plane at the aeronautical show last
night, when the propeller on the aero
plane was going at full speed. The
force OF the wind lifted him up. and
threw him against the side of the
building with such force that several
windows were broken. Sewell was treat
ed in the emergency hospital in Man
ager lie Mats office and later returned
home, resolved not to meddle with pro-
DeIlers when they are in motion.
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
Rev. A. R. Bird Begins
His New Pastorate

The Rev. A. r. Bird is the new pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church at
Twenty-second and Q streets northwest
He was installed before the congrega-
.r"1 last night. The Rev. Henry Van
Dyke, D. D., LII. D., of Princeton Uni
versity, delivered the principal address.
his topic being the pastor and his
flock.
The officers Of the church are DR..
Otto NJ. Muncaster. James T. Murphy,
DR.. Henry c. MacAtee, DR.. William
Malcolm and Charles w. Warden, ell
ders; John l.. Beatie, Paul Clark, c. A.
GaIbraith and II. r. Hicks, deacons; and
William S. Feland, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
Officers Elected By
Presbyterian Church

Practically all OF the old officers OF
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church will serve in their respective
capacities for another year. George w.
White was last night elected to the
board of trustees to fill the vacancy
caused by thesdeath Of Edward Graves.
John Mason Brown was elected to fill
a vacancy amcng the deacons. and J. II.
Wurdeman and G. w. Trowbridge, to
fill unexpired terms on the board OF
elders.
1t was decided that no further ac-
tion should be taken toward changing
the site of the church.
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
Elihu Root Will Head
Carnegie Endowment

EIthu Root will head the Carnegie
Peace Endowment. He was chosen
president of the board OF trustees at
the organization of the endowment man.
agement yesterday afternoon. The other
officers ore Joseph II. Choate, vice pres
ident: James Brown Scott, secretary;
Walter NJ. Gilbert. treasurer and the
president and the secretary, and Nicho-
las Murray Butler, John W. Foster.
Andrew J. Montague. Henry S. Prit-
chett, and Charlemagne Tower, execu-
tive committee.
The headquarters OF the endowment
will be temporarily in the Carnegie In
StitutP
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
Members of Fraternity
Observe Founders Day

Founders Day" is the theme dis
cussed by members of the Washington
City Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity, at the Shoreham Hotel, last
night. John G. Capers spoke on Our
Glorious Past: Our Brilliant Future
and Aubrey B. Witten, Leonard Day,
and Herman B. Chubb spoke on sub
dects intimately connected with the
fraternity. Albert S. Leque was toast
master.
Secretary of War Dickinson, who was
invited to address the fraternity, was
sbsent at the Southern Commercial
Congress, in Atlanta.
The Washington times., 1911-03-10
Officers Are Elected By
Church of the Covenant

Charles F. Collier is a new deacon in
the Church of the Covenant, having
been elected last night on the eighth
ballot. Other officers chosen were viii
liam e. Curtis. Charles Fl. Butler, and
Louis p. Whitaker, trustees; William Fl.
Baldwin, Frederick L. Moore, r. South
ard Parker. Lloyd B. White, and
Charles F. Nesbit, deacons.
Reports for the year Just ended show
that the church has enjoyed a prosper
Gus and useful career. -