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The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

The chorus girls who shot Mr.. Stokes
have received numerous offers for
vaudeville employment because of the
publicity their trial has given them,
yet they threaten to sue-Mr. Stokes for
damages. Is not that a trlfie migrate
full?
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

Dear Christ Child: am a little
boy four years old, and l would like
for you TO bring me a cowboy suit,
size No. 3, for Christmas. AS I have
a broken leg l don: guess 1 can
wear it yet, but as :oon as can
walk I will wear it. Thanking you
in return, l remain,
LITTLE WILLIE"
Prospect avenue northwest.
Little Willie's letter was one of over
n thousand letters received from little
boys and girls of Washington to the
Christ Child Society, of 24O5 Pennsylvania
avenue. asking that If Santa Claus pass
ed them by this Christmas the Christ
Child would not forget them.
All was hustle and hurry at the head
quarters of the Washington branch of
the society yesterday afternoon. The
rooms of the society looked like a toy
store piled high on every side with little
wagons, sleds, dolls, pop-guns. soldier
suits. books, writing desks, and every
thing that even old Santa Claus could
the north pole, for over a thousand
Little Willies and Little Nellies have
written to the Christ Child.
Miss Mary V. Merrick, president of the
society, assisted by a large corps of lady
visitors, has taken great care that not
one little letter shall go unanswered.
The lady visitors, who have at their
head Miss Maher. of 1709 NJ street. and
Mrs. Henry Simpson, have visited in
person the home of each of the thou
sand little ones. not only to investigate
the condition of the poor but to stir in
them a love of the Christ Child. The
work of investigation, answering letters.
and ticketing toys has all been compIet-
ed by the society, and 1t only remains
to distribute the gifts. Unlike Santa
Claus the Christ Child has no reindeer
team and sleigh to carry his toys, so
the American SECURITY and Trust Com
pany. through Mr.. Reed, will supply,
free of charge, big moving van to take
around the gifts to the schiIdren Christ
mas eve.
The Christ Child Society numbers 1850
women among its members. While the
headquarters of the society are in
there are branches in ten
other cities.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

Champ Clark is amused that the Repub-
lican national convention is to be held
on the anniversary of the battle Of
Waterloo. He should remember it is also
the anniversary of the first nomination
of William Mckinley.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

Some Persian women threaten to
shoot their husbands if they do not
stand by Mr.. Shuster Mr.. Shuster
would certainly prefer that they stand
else when the shooting oc-
ours
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

Mother dear" said a little boy to his
mother yesterday. what are you going
to give me for Christmas"
"Oh. anything to keep you quiet" an
swered the youngsters mother
We'll" replied the wee little boy,
nothing will keep me quiet, mamma, but
a drum"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Frum the Baltimore American.

Clara Barton will celebrate her nine
tieth anniversary on Christmas. Few can
boast of as many as she, SO filed with
faithful and valuable service to the cause
of humanity. nor have to their credit so
much Of the total good accomplished in
the century. ...
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Frum he Florida Times-Union.

The Gridiron Club assures us the
party flags may come and go, but the
nation lives and fears no foe" Accord
ing to the War Department, there is no
justification for this confdence-he who
is unprepared to fight should not flourish
a big stick.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
He Flies Too High.

From the Savannah Press
An aviator has been arrested in Homo
lulu for passing worthless checks. An
othar casa Of trying To fly too hizh
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

A little boy who lives in the north
eastern section of the city was trying
last night to shake the faith of his
younger brother in Santa Claus. He Of
fered in evidence for the prosecution
the chimney descending story, and in
sisted that it could not be possible.
This assault on his cherished ideals,
however, did not appear to carry suffi-
cient weight with the small defender
of st. Nicholas, so the older brother at
tempted to clinch his argument
why, course faint true" he said
You know we haven't any chimney,
and he could not come down the steam
pipes"
This was a poser for the smaller
boy for a moment. then, looking out
the window. he triumphantly pointed
to the fire-escape. That's what they
built those iron steps for, silly. Didn't
you know"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Another Reason for Peace.

From this Montgomery Advertiser.
Let's don't have any more wars
Another serious one would make 1t I'm.
possible for our government to gel
through paying the soldiers by the mil.
lennium.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

An internal revenue report says that
last year there were nearly 5000. 000, 900
cigars smoked in this country. Holy
smoke!
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

Speaking of thefts, concrete furniture
has the advantage of not being so easily
distracted.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

From the way millionaires are being
operated upon, it might be supposed
they were lined with money.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

The majority of the members of the
House do not seem disposed to travel
out of their way to reduce their allow
ance for mileage.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

In these days of aeroplanes Santa
Claus is no longer dependent upon
sleighing weather for his Christmas
JOURNEYS
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Tots Letters Destroyed.

As the result of the thoughtlessness
of one of the charity workers of the city.
several hundred letters from hopeful
children to Santa Claus have been de-
stroyed. Postmaster Merritt had ap-
prOximately 300 such letters the other
day when the charity worker called at
his Office to borrow the collection for
the purpose OF supplying the wants of
those of the children who were found
to be in needy circumstances and whose
wishes would doubtlessly be untitled IL
the burden of purchasing the present re-
manned on the shoulders of the poor
parents.
Yesterday when Postmaster Merritt
requested that the letters which had not
been acted upon he returned so that other
charitable persons might lend a hand to
make the children OF the city happy,
the borrower announced that the remain
ing letters had been thoughtlcssly
thrown into thu wastebasket.
1t Is not believed, however, that the
little ones will suffer much from the
great calamity, for the charitable or
CARNATIONS are making such systematic
preparations for the distribution Of
Christmas gifts that it seems impossible
for any one to be slighted.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
in Readiness

Many of the churches of Washington
are to celebrate the Christmas season
with appropriate exercises during the
coming week. Rev. John E. Briggs, pas
tor Of the Fifth Baptist Church, is pre-
pairing for three separate Christmas tree
celebrations to be held next week. On
Tuesday night a celebration will be held
for the children of the main Sunday
school. The children will be given pres
ents. A celebration for the children of
the primary department will be held on
the following evening. On Friday night
a Christmas tree celebration will be
given for the benefit Of the Sunday
school children of the chapel, conducted
by the Church on Feur-and-a-alf street,
between N and D streets.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
OF INTEREST IN WASHINGTON,
From the Los Angeles Tribune.

From the Los Angeles Tribune.
Mr.. Taft's new plan of delivering his
message in installments may be more
acceptable to busy readers, but It doesn't
relieve the strain on the Government
Printing Office at all
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

The constituent parts OF the plumbers
trust have ssreed 90 disconnect
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Cheer for schooIma'ams.

The school teachers of the District are
not to be forgotten on Christmas Day.
To-day half-month's salary will be
given to the schoolma'ams. Yesterday the
auditing and disbursing departments
worked hard and long getting the
checks ready for distribution The money
will come just in time to be used for
the purchase of presents.
Monday two weeks pay was distributed
to fremen OF the city.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
sharp Eyes ON Turleys.

To protect the public from unwholesome
turkeys and other fowls, the health de-
partment Is conducting q, thorough In
spactinn az rlsrkaaa ara staraz. A lnnk-
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Postal Employees Busy.

For the purpose Of clearing up the
Christmas mail practically every en-
ploye OF the post-office will be compelled
to work on Sunday. There will be one
delivery Of mail on Christmas Day. That
delivery will be at 7:30 o'clock. All of
the mail to be routed on Christmas morn
ing will be routed on Sunday. Postmas-
ter Merritt believes that 1t will be pos
sible to have most of the Christmas mail
delivered on Christmas morning. If the
mail Is cleared out of the Office by Tues
day morning, 1t will be for the first time
in the entire history Of the post-office
The clerks and carriers will not be per-
mitted to work more than eight hours on
Christmas eve. The employees of the Of
fee have been worked hard for the past
week and Postmaster Merritt is beinb as
considerable with them as circumstances
will permit.
The registry Lewiston of the post-office
will be open on Christmas Day from 9
a. M until p. m. The money order
division will be closed all day. The post
Office substations will be open for two or
three hours in the morning. There will
be three collections Of mail at the main
Office, and Stations A, B, F, and @. At
the other stations there will be only two
collections. The three special collection
wagons In the northwest section of the
city will make one trip at o'clock in the
afternoon. They will make only two col
lections on Sunday instead OF four as IL
custamarx.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Holiday Music.

In looking for a Christmas rune,
A carol or a glee,
Id recommend that timely tune,
Then yule remember me-"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Like n Package.

When do the doctors operator" in
quired the appendicitis patient.
''On Monday"
Not to be opened until Christmas,
eh:" was the cheerful response.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

1NStH ININIUHH -hUVUI DuCs
DO you know what you are going
to get for Christmas?'
NO: but I have forebodings. Tie line
of junk I distributed last year wasn't
very good"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

Can twelve mOlth> have flown away
Since We welcomed Christmas day!
Christmas cards in countless hosts.
F1OCking in BY Christmas lEsts.
Christmas berries. white and red.
Wrcathing raftCrs overhead:
christmas ghosts in Christmas numbers,
Haunting orr uneasy slumbers
Christmas turkeys buildings, pies,
Geese Of aldermanic size;
Christmas ChilblainS on our toes;
Christmas joys and Christmas woes.
Seem to shout with might and main,
Hello here We are again
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
The Wherefore.

That's lot of toys for one kid
We'll. his father and his uncles have
got to be amused"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Continued from Page One.

bers of the organization. The distribu-
ton will be made on Saturday, beginning
at O'Clock in the morning. w. Cliff
Long is chairman of the committee in
charge of the charitable work.
The Arab patrol of the Mystic Shrine
is preparing for Christmas celebration
for its members and friends on the even
ing of December IS. There will be
Christmas tree, and an elaborate pro-
gramme is being prepared.
Scores of fraternal, civic, and CONNER
cial organizations of the District are pre-
pairing to aid in making the Christmas
tide source of merriment for the less
fortunate of the city. The Associated
Charities and the Board of Charities will
lend help to hundreds of families. The
Salvation Army is preparing to give
Christmas Day dinners to hundreds Of
the unfortunates of the city. One organi-
zation which intends to help in the work
of good will has sent out the following
appeal:
Oh. mothers in homes that are happy.
Where Christmas comes laden with cheer,
Where children are dreaming already
OF the merricst day in the year.
As you gather your dsrlings around you,
And tell them the story OF old.
Remember the homes that are dreary,
Remember the homes that are cold.
And thanking the love that has lowered you
With all that is dearest and best.
Give freely that from your abundance
Some bare little Ifs may be blessed
Oh go where the stockings hang empty.
Where Christmas ia naught but 4 name,
And give for the love Of the Christ-child.
Twas to seek such as these that he came.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

one Of the signs of the Yuletide is
the number of unusually attractive
postal cards which are now on the mar
ket. Millions are being sold. In all Of
the stores the postal card stands are
constantly surrounded by Il throng Of
persons. The cards are the embodiment
of piCturesqueness and real sentiment
The following appears on one of the
cards:
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Firemen to Raise Funds.

The firemen of the District are not
to forget the less fortunate on Christ
mas Day. Members Of the various COM
panies have obtained permission from
Commissioner Johnston, who has super
vision over the department. and Fire
Chief Frank ]. Wagner to raise Christ
mas fund for presentation to Fireman
w. G. Sliney, of Engine Company No.
q who has lost two months pay as the
result of injuries received in line of
duty
Commissioner Johnston and Fire Chief
Wagner. besides permitting the deed of
kindness, subscribed themselves to the
fund. Fireman Sliney is at present I'M
able TO report for duty, owing to the
seriousness of his injuries. He has one
motherless daughter. seven years of age
Sliney received the injury while hitching
up an engine just after an alarm of fire
was turned in on June last. The fire
man was kicked by one of the horses.
His knee cap was fractured. After
months absence. Sliney returned for
duty. but received another injury to his
knee cap and was compelled TO stop
work again. Firemen are entitled to only
sixty days sick leave. Slney has con-
sumed this time. and. consequently, is
left without any means of income.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A LATE SHOPPER,

LATE SHOPPER.
The writer for the public prints
Has been supplying
For many weeks his timely hints
Z On early buying.
He VOWS late shopping brings regrets,
Spells tempers sunny;
In fact, this is the way he gets
His Christmas money.
A lot of hints of wondrous worth
He has been dropping.
And now he briskly hustles forth
To do his shopping.
Uncle Pennywise SnysI
Most of US do our Christmas shopping
early-Christmas eve.
| Free.
Il see that Gladys Piffieton, the beauti-
full actress, is free"
rs that so? Let me see, was she be-
ing tried for murder. or suing for a
divorce?"
RetributiOn About Due.
DO you know what you are going
to get for Christmas?"
| mo; but 1 have forebodings. Tie line
of junk I distributed last year wasn't
very good"
Holiday Music.
In looking for a Christmas rune,
A carol or a glee,
| I'd recommend that timely tune,
Then yuls remember me-"
Like n Package.
When do the doctors operator" in
quired the appendicitis patient.
"On Monday"
Not to be opened until Christmas,
eh:" was the cheerful response.
The Wherefore.
That's lot of toys for one kid"
We'll. his father and his uncles have
got to be amused"
Passed Around.
Il marked a collar the other day and
put it into circulation. I got it back
in about a week.
Yes, it works that way sometimes
tried it once with a Christmas cigar
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20

Il see that Gladys Pifleton. the beauti-
full actress, is free"
rs that so? Let me see, was she be-
ing tried for murder. or suing for a
dlvorce?"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Passed Around.

Il marked a collar the other day and
put it into circulation I got it back
in about a week"
Yes, it works that way sometimes
tried it once with Christmas cigar"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-20
Uncle Pennywise Says,

Most of us do our Christmas shopping
early-Christmas eve
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-07-07
ARE YOU FREE
FROM

Headaches, Colds, Indigestion
Pains. Constipation, Sour Stomach
Dizzness1 If you are not, the most
effective, prompt and SAINT
method Of getting nd Of them is to
take, now and then, a desertspoon-
lul Of the ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative remedy-Syrup
Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA. 1t is
well known throughout the world
as the best Of family laxative RENE,
dies, because it acts so gently and
strengthens naturally without rn-
tatng the system in any way.
To get its beneficial effects it is
always necessary to buy the genu'
me. manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co.. bearing the name
Of the Company, plainly printed on
the front Of every package.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-07-07
p,IN-OVER LOCAL S
Now Spring Pants At Taylor's,

W. Goldberg spent Tuesday in Lake
rty attending TO some business mat
tiers.
Wake over Shoes at W NJ. raylor's
Mis- Mabel Price of Quitman /, maxi
,,rs pleasant visit this week to Mr.
nd Nrs. G. c. kirkland here.
NILS New, Taylor Has It.
T.. Mcleod, a prominent turpeu-
.;na nan Of Quitman, was registered a,
,ho Merchants Hotel saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Mays Of Monticello
arrived IN Madi son Saturday for visit
ala few days to her sister. Mrs. {, =.
Kelly.
For summer diarrhoes in children al |
,a,s give Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and D.arrhoea Remedy and castor oil.
and A speedy cure is certain. For sale
byaa oealers'
n C.. Corbin has sold his interest in
the CurDin Motor Car Co. to the other
menber. Of the firm. II, NJ, sutton
will %. the new manager Of the. COM
panl
n. 3. let the baby sufie from ecZe
mn -u-,s Or any itching Of the >kln.
Don.'e ointment give, instant relief
core- ,u.ckly, Perfectly safe for ch..-
dreu All druggists sell it,
Alsr. those spending few day
m s..anncr Springs tins week. we're
Mr. s.l Mrs. y. &. Smith. Miss ; a.
Rans-H. l.. \. and W. l.. Fra!e,gn. W
C.N.Damel aud j. W. Wausw0rta.
sp-s.as require careful, treatment.
Keep ql.et and apply CaamDer.a'n's
lam .ut freely. 1t will remove The
.orc.t., and quickly restore the rar,s
toai ,a.thy condition. For sa,- by a',
dealer.
CIau,e Kelly Of Naidos,a arrived il
Nad.sou SATURDAY night and will spend
The summer here with his brother G.
p Kelly. Mr.. KEY has rerra'. g
r.rra.l from Baltimore where b" Is
meh,al student o john. Hopkins
University
PUyENIN SILK HOSIERY su'ran'
Iced g.er,pr year. We guarantee t'a
four ps,r Of PnOENlN SIX HOSE
w,.l ue,r three months without jarmnS
You .a'l have to send these hose To
the factory to be replaced We replace
then, uere with new oGes.
W. e. Mcdaniel ~ 60
The many friend. of NJ, Hp-"'
WhituuE accord her q mos T. ''HI
WELDON - on her returu 10 her % 81 a"m-
Mrs. Vutlock l. the ~ ~ 81 H-r -'a'-l
Mrs Mary V. D.n. ari 49,. he ~
Mad.soL Tor montl 70 -' 't'.oH
matters If business nuI D .-asul- ore"t!
lug her attention.
sTEAYED HORSE; A pied iro'
gray pony mare with wh'e face nn'
feet. Branded with the Iette' ~ ct
lett thigh. Please stop her and nolt
me-, anG obge. Ben William CjJ
ElivIllc, Elm
Il. L. Gary and NJ. A. WescOtt G
Alabama were pleasant visitors 10 MIG
isou Sunday. Mr.. Gary has recent
resigned the position of Cashier OF tn
Bank Of Pinetta and was on his way
his Alabama home, while Me-. "esco'
has Just arrived from Alabama to u
the vacancy caused by the ressnatlo
>ofMr Gary,
Their. no horse l,n,meot more Ell
fectiye for animal flesh than Ballard
SnoY Luiment, nor Is there any hea
iuE remedy for the h'mh
body only, that Is ml'der
more er.caclous in It's action, 1t he"
the sores or wounds Of man ana O-hs
Price De, jOc,nnd Sl.0o per oo'u
sold By all Druggist.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-01
COME TO BEMlDJi on TUESDAY.

Bemidji extends cordial invita-
ton to all persons throughout the
surrounding country to come here on
next Tuesday, July 4 and aid in the
celebration of the nations greatest
holiday. A program has been ar
ranged that is sure to contain fea-
lures amusing to all, and beside it
will be a splendid opportunity to
come in from the country and spend
the day in Bemidji, improving the
opportunity to see how the town is
advancing. Everything that can be
done will be done for your comfort
and amusement and if the Weather
Man is patriotic enough to keep the
rain clouds away we guarantee you
day of real enjoyment. Come on
in-the doings will be fine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-01
Daddy Bedtime
<f0rx1 Hoptoad. and
oIO1 Turtes Make
Real Good Pets

sNT have hopoad
asked Evelyn
the when she calls and
Il don't think that Mary answered
feeling
Ia F.
II little girl
than hopod but he
"Te him.
like Mary's toad" &+<
"Wel" began daddy th girls
numbering Of the
who proceeded all
Wild
when
With water and then got the cook
In the fruit and
named him found the dish slid around
steady it all
HE would usually
sheadru
when family
tried keep him the back
Here he lives happily
when Hattie and Bob
at the glass
are big hearted enough
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-01
FULLERTON ON THE GOVERNOR.

Sam Fullerton's assertion that It
was the state fire marshal's Office,
and not Governor Eberhart, who is
to blame for the inactivity in the
Peterson charges against Sheriff
Hazen is an interesting side light.
If the governor was persuaded,
against his better Judgment to delay
action, it is quite likely that those
desiring such action will take char
liable view of the transaction, al
though doubling the wisdom of Mr..
Fullerton's argument, and If the
chief executive now acts, lost conf
dence in him will, to a degree, be
restored. If he fails to act now that
he has been released from his al
legged bargain of silence with the
fire marshal's office, the lingering
suspicion that other influences have
at work will become pronounced.
Clearly the moment for action on the
part of Governor Eberhart is at hand.
The persistent failure of the attor-
ney general to give a written opin-
ion on the Hazen case emphasizes
this point.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-01
SWIM INNING.

No matter how warm it gets, YOU
always can go in swimming. That
really means good deal. A plunge
in the clear, cool, invigorating wa
tiers of Lake Bemidji will turn a
grouchy man into a human being
and a sweltering, discouraged per-
son into a happy, contented member
of society. Fifteen minutes in the
waters of this lake have been known
to make a man love his mother-in-
law for a week. It starts the blood
to circulating and fills you with the
JOY of living, if it doesn't fill your
nose with water. Anyhow it is bet
ter than splashing around in narrow
chested bath tub. Any freckle-faced
boy will confirm this statement.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-01

The tuatara lizard, found in New
Zealand, is one of the most ancient
forms of animal life now found on
earth. Originally this lizard pos
sessed four eyes, but in the course Of
ages it has lost one pair and must
now get along with two. The tuatara
lay eggs which are remarkable in that
they require fourteen months to hatch.
the embryo passing the winter in a
state of Information. These small
survivors Of past ages are found only
in few localities and are becoming
very scarce, collectors from every part
of the world being continually on their
trail. They are about two feet in
length and In common with other liz
ards have the fortunate characteristic
Of being able to replace portions Of
their limbs sor tails which have been
destroyed. 1t is asserted that one of
these lizards owned by naturalist
had the misfortune some time ago to
lose an eye and that complete new
eye, perfect in every way. has grown
I'm the place Of the old one.