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The Washington times., 1911-12-30
FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman's S Stories
LITTLE ROCK AND BIG ROCK.

NN the side Of q mountain out
West lived little.. white rock
~ not much bigger thin an apple.
All about him were huge,
sranite boulders that lowered up to the
tops Of the pines and did not delgn
20 notice the small stone at their feet.
There was . deep ravine In the noun
yain where the little rock lived and from
ms nome ne could see far down to
stdncs thst held a large lake hack from
n2oQing the valley Just beyond, In this
pretty. green valley was built q village
,,,iH wnsre ,., the people who worked in the
When the whistles at tho factories
blew the school children would run
vut from the. town and scamper over
foe fos sas San.p p'ekns pretty stones or
would slide down the sides Of the gran
ite stones THAT formed part Of the dam
70 the. little rock grew very fond Of
II am sudh a little fellow" he would
say to himself. what good am In the
yorld? Here these big stones keep
s;,ss sask the watsr from nm e;sstreyins est the
the mills" And the big rocks evi.
dsntly thought the same thins, for they
locked scornfully down on the little
Soy Sss ssens aenn Il the tney stc Tsnssa their heads
One rainy spring the floods came
rushing down In the darkness OF the
night The little rock saw a tiny
stream tiickling through a small hole
just at the edge Of the dam, and in an
hour Il had grown at least an inch
larger. A huge stream Of water was
daehlng over the top Of the dam, but
still Il held tight and the sleeping peo.
pie In the village below were safe. But
the hole was growing larger each mo.
Elent-unless 1t was stopped II would
be DESTROYED.
But the big stones did nothing, they
could not move. Sliding Gown the
MILDLY hank the Mttio rock found this
tiRht.
III can only stop tho water running
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
New York Girl Kills
South Carolina Deer

sPARTANBURG. s. c.. Dec. 30
Miss Isabel Baruch, thirteen years old.
of West F1fty-second street, New
York, killed her first deer here, getting
a yearling doe at long range. The
girl was not troubled with the buck
rienced hunters Other members of the
party declare her rifle never trembled
as she drew bead.
The youthful Diana is the daughter of
ernors @ Of the New York % u stock t Ex-
change, and the family is spending the
winter on the estate near Georgetown,
8. c. The shooting ability seems to
run in the family, for Bernard M. Ba-
killed twenty-eight wild ducks with
forty-seven shells. using a .2S-gauge
shotgun.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Urges Awards for
Lighthouse Keepers

Compensation for lighthouse keepers
and assistants who are injured in the
service. Is urged in the annual report Of
Commissioner George r. Putnam. of the
Lighthouse Service.
These faithful employees. working for
year, are frequently called upon to inn
peril their lives for others, says Mr..
Putnam. and they have performed feats
OF bravery and daring that rival fiction.
In many instances the daily duties Of
with danger.
In his report. Mr.. Putnam reviews the
work or the service, and the progress
made In the establishment of new in
ventions that increase the scope and
usefulness Of the service.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
New York's New Year
Eve to Break Records

NEW YORK, Dec. S0-Judging from
the advance engagements Of tables
in all the prominent hotels and res
taurants Of the city and other extern
sive preparations, the celebration Of
New Year Eve this year will be gayer
and upon q larger scale than ever
before.
AS New Year Eve falls upon q Sun
day this year the character Of the
celebration undoubtedly will be some-
what less boisterous, and the closing
law will be enforced az much as pos
sible against saloons. but the streets
OH New Year Eve and the noise Just
as deafening. The hotels and restau-
rants in the central district are not
affected by the closing rule, and will
be the scene OF unusually gay and
festive social gatherings.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
BALTIMORE EDITOR
WEEDS FORMER WIFE
OF GEORGE |. zELL
Walter w. Abel, Publisher
of the Sun, and Divorce
Are United.

BALTIMORE. Dec. so.-walter W.
Abell. for q number Of years publisher
OF the Baltimore Sun. was married to-
day to Mrs. May J. Forbes Zell, divorced
wife Of George Leeds zell, now Of Nova
Scotia, who In October, 1870 married
Ethlyn Maud Parfltt, of Brooklyn, four
months after. he obtained separation 1t
Reno.
The affair was a surprise. although It
was known that Mr.. Abel was intimate
with the family Of Mrs. Zell, having es-
corted Miss Mildred Zell. the debutante
daughter of that household, to the re-
cent Monday German, which marked
the opening Of the social season here
and which was attended by Miss Taft.
daughter Of the President.
Mr.. Abel Is q Catholic and his wife
10 Presbyterian. but the fact that Mr..
Zell Is still alive led to the marriage
being performed by J. R. Howerton, q
Presbyterian, and who holds the chair
OF philosophy at Washington and Lee
University.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Two Adopted Children
Will Receive Estate

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 3o.-An
estate Of more than 100000 will be
divided between Mrs. Boynton w. Nc
Farland and Mrs. Flora B. Fullerton,
Of this city. according to the will Of
Robert Brown. who adopted them in
Ohio years ago.
Mr.. Brown was formerly secretary of
the Yale Observatory. Mrs. Fullerton
and Mrs. Mcfarland. the latter the wife
of the principal Of the Boardman High
School, came to New Haven with Mr..
Brown when children, and later We're
married. On the death of Mr.. Browns
wife, which preceded his by only few
weeks. the estate reverted to the two
adopted daughters.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Bishop Sent Greeting
On His Anniversary

SAVANNAH. Ga, Dec. so.-In COM
memoration Of the thirty eighth ami
versary of his priesthood. the Rt. Rev.
BENJAMIN Kelley. bishop Of Savannah,
tomorrow will celebrate pontifcal
high mass. assisted by q number of
distinguished clergymen of his do
cese. Bishop Kelley. who was or
dained priest on December 81, 1879,
today was the recipient of numerous
letters and kilograms Of congratula-
tions. Among the messages was one
from Cardinal Gibbons. who officiated
at the conservation Of Bishop Kelley,
at st. Peters Cathedral. Richmond,
Va, June 8, 1900.
Bishop Kelley was born at Peters,
burg, Va, October Is, Isl7, and stud
led for the priesthood at the Amer
lean College. in Rome. Italy. After
his ordination in December, 1878. he
was in charge of various parishes in
New Castle and Wilmington, Del, and
later In Atlanta, Ga. In 1895 he was
sent to Savannah, and four years later
was made bishop of this diocese.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
BIG SALARIES FOR
THE MEN WHO GAN
FILL THE PLACES
Telephone and Telegraph
Company's President Of
fers $4,000 Yearly.

NEW YORK. Dec 30.-Theodore N.
Vail. president Of tho American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. an
nounced today he had thirty positions
in his concern. which he would gladly
I'LL at salaries of between $4,000 and
$4,000 a year. II he could only find men
who could earn that amount.
4 Vail declared there never were as
many opportunities for advancement for
object to the big corporations, he
said, but there is a scarcity OF 10000
year men. 1t seems easy to step
into a place and, seemingly. only su-
this, but 1t is rare. The great thing is
to create q big business situation, and
there is no question that the big situa-
ton will create him accordingly.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Chicago Police Will
Censor New Year Eve

CHICAGO, Dec. Soy-The fact that
New Year eve falls upon a Sunday this
year probably will have the effect Of
putting a slight damper upon the cele-
bration Of the closing night Of this
year.
Owing to the recent shakeups in the
police department and the strong senti-
ment among the better classes against
the scenes of rowdyism which in for
mer years constituted 30 disgraceful
a feature In the popular observance Of
New Year eve, Chief Of Police Nc
Weeny has announced his determina-
ton to suppress ~ much as possible
all exceses Of boisterousnes that would
have a tendency to disturb the Sab
bath peace.
The celebrations in the hotels and big
cafes will also be carefully watched to
put a prompt stop to any exuberance
Of spirit displayed by the midnight rev.
elers awaiting the advent Of the New
Year.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Collateral Forfeited
In Decayed Egg Case

Selling decayed eggs that are UNIT
for food is the charge on which Will
liam L. Sherman, of Falls Church. Va.
forfeited $25 collateral bond In Dis
trict branch of Police Court yesterday
r.. A. Guerrant inspector OF the
ing witness.
It was alleged by w. @. Widmayer,
Q grocer at 1921 Georgia avenue, that
Sherman represented to him the eggs
were strictly fresh country laid"
Inspector Guerrant tested the eggs
and condemned them.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Times Inquiry Depertment.
Society Man Works
As Railway Laborer

CINCINNATI. Dec. SOFT has Just be-
come known here that Francis b. An
derson, who II prominent In Cincinnati
society. II working as laborer on the
Pennsylvania railroad at xenia, Ohio,
at $50 . month. Anderson's private In.
come IL said to be $500 q month. He
was sued q few days ago for divorce by
his wife. He is working, according To
relatives, in the maintenance OF way
his first experience In overaiis and at
hard work.
Francis b. Anderson Is q brother of
Larx Anderson.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Fourth Esperanto
Class to Be Started

Under the auspices Of the fnterns.
tional Esperanto Club. the fourth class
Of free instruction for beginners IN the
be started next Tnesdey evening, at
1880 o'clock, at the residence OF r. A.
Preston, ~ Fourth street northwest.
An invitation to attend has been sx-
new language.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30

forced way out down the mountains
about mile back OF the dam, DRAIN
ing tbs lake dry by morning.
The next DAY the sun shone brightly.
The people Of the village heard about
the fiocds that had swept down the
mountain but left their town untouched,
SO the head men examined the dam,
which was now high and dry. Here
they saw where q tiny stream Had
started to weaken the dam, and they
also saw the tiny white rock that had
stopped the leak.
ut Is this little stone that has saved
us and our children" they said. "Had
1t not rolled itself into the hole. the dam
would have been swept away before
t1orning, and we would have been
drowned. The big granite stones that
look very proud did not save us-it was
stone home and put It in a glass case In
the town hall, and wrote under It:
This is the stone that saved our vii
lage."
So the little rock found that, after all,
he was some good In the world.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30

out lere," he said, perhaps II will
hold the dam" So he sat firm and no
more water came through. 10, the rest
would hold the water back. Faster and
faster came the rushing wators, and 30
hard did the torrent sweep that It
The Washington times., 1911-12-30

Fels-Naptha is better than an extra
pair of hands in housekeeping.
It makes dirt fly from walls, floors,
woodwork, linoleum, windows, porcelain
fittings and anything else that's clean
able, Just as it does from clothes.
No scrub-brush or hot water is nee
essary, mind you.
Just Fels-Naptha, cool or lukewarm
water, and soft cloth.
Fels-Naptha dissolves the dirt in a
iiffy SO it can be rinsed away; it doesn't
have to be secured off.
AS Fels-Naptha is also germicide,
it is good sanitary precaution to do
your housecleaning with it.
Did you ever try Washing dishes with
Fels-Naptha in lukewarm water1
1t cuts the grease quick as a wink
and makes the glasses shine.
Directions for all uses of Fels- -Naptha
are printed on the red and green wrapper
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
ANSWERS TO QUERIES SENT BY READERS 10
The Times Question Box

the financial column Of the pagers the
value Of bar silver In the New York
money market is auoted.
Times Inquiry Department.
Can you tell me II there 10 sequel Or
continuation Of Dumas' book oalle1 ths
Count Of Monte cristoi" Thankink ycu.
am. Yours truly, C.. ". q.
. The sequel 70 the book called the
count Of Monte Cristo" II called I'D
Times Inquiry Department:
ls there . school In the city tsaching the
y ps.s snd sys .s tns Sss sns
There is not school In the city to
my knowledge where repairing watches
snS Msy You e to apsn sn n9w 3 sso, q S
watches and jeweiry unless yUu -
come an apprentice In sorne Jewelry
Times Inquiry Department:
When 10 sound not sound or q noise
there y no noise unless somebody can hear
as.e Or oS y .e wsh is o one 4 SsSs s.r
means other dan human. : there T ]: ns .ssns
Or noise until Il reaches the ear. Kindly
advise me In regard 70 thls.
Yours very truly II. La II.
When the word sound" Is considered
in Its purely technical sense then, un-
less there is an ear to hear, there
can be no sound, because the word
sound" itself means the impression
made upon tho ear drum by an air
wave caused by the vibration OF the
object giving out the sound.
-
Times Inquiry Department.
VIII you please inform me tanroust the
Inquiry Column the boundary Of the District
Of Columbia. the points being north south,
east, and west. NJ 81, :
The District Of Columbia Is bounded
BY Montgomery county, Nd. on the
on the south and east, and BY the Po-
tomac river on the west
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Times INQUIRY Dspartment:

Times Inquiry Department:
Please tell me through the Inquiry Column
the value Of the silver used In coming the
silver dollar. and also where 1t can be
found in the paper. n. p.
The value Of the silver in the silver
dollar huctuates daily. The valuation of
the silver in the silver dollar on Decem-
ber a. 1911. was &l2ss2 II YOU will loog In
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
LOCAL MENTION.

The More Difficult You Are to Please
the better you'll like CONGER LAUN-
DRY work. Give us an opportunity to
demonstrate how satisfactorily we can
serve you. Phone w. All for wagon. sd
and N. Y. ave.
Dine At Hotel johnson New Years Eve
Special menu, consisting of oysters,
other sea foods. turkey, celery, &c. 81
for ladies.
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Timss Inquiry Department.
Please tel me where I may obtain Z cat
nIcsps .givins. tks .numismssio vSiss Of
sssssA.d s 70 &c cent ~ dsssS ii.i '' 4. I X.
II you send me sslf-addrssssd en-
vsiops ! win siadly send you the name
of reliable coin dealer. The premium
on the coin that you mention ranges
from . csnts to d.
Times Inquiry Department,
Could yev lnfeem me 10 whom I should
sssy sssy sos Information fs{afdine the accspt-
ass Arms; sssF''' K s': ne nevis R'-
The information you desire can bs OBJ
tatned by writing 10 any Of the many
moving picture firms
Times tnquiry pNpastmsnt,
Please tall me when the monument now
nAskineith birtApiaos of 0sorss wAshing-
ton was srsctsdt Also how many members
g Ms weshinyton and cust.s families ere
yAass ies any Information yOp 50 rive ne.
The monument was erected In lssi,
and within the vault forty members Of
the washington, Gusts ana related
families are buried.
Times Inquiry Department,
Will You please tell me through the In
siiy wssrs sirl sss' osn pos. q p1 modsl iSs fos
.n,,s. IN srtiss. THANKING YOU; ~ az. sSsr' s
II you will no to the department Of
the Corcoran Art Gallery where the
art students use models, perhaps you
can ma some one whom you could
work with ~ . model.
Times Inquiry Department,
Please tell me Y thsr. e : prsmiam On : .
city q Hamburg. dated ifDo ). n.
You would better consult coin deal
Or.
Times inquiry Dspartmsnt.
viii you pieAss tell mo u . charge OF
Ss ss f:s x. e ss;ss, ssss 's:s "a
The following IL quoted from the Dis-
tffct code: whenever any husband
shall fail ~ refuse TO maintain his wife
and minor children. IL any. although
nble to DO no. tho court. on application
Of the wife. may decree that he may
pay her periodically, such Gums as
would be allowed to her as permanent
alimony in case " divorce for the main
tenance OF herself and minor children
committed to her care by the court
- ''This does not however, answer
your question In regard to the wife
working. II would have to be decided
by the facts in the case. and the cir
cumstances involved. There 10 always
an element Of Justice In deciding cases
like these. and the Judge will decide
whether or not the wife should have
alimony under these conditions.
Times Inquiry Department:
Please tell me through the Inquiry Column
the value Of the silver used in coming tho
silver dollar. and also where 1t can b
found in the paper. n. p.
The value Of the silver in the silver
dollar fiuctuates daily. The valuation OF
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Anty Drudge Tells How to Make
Housecleanin9 Easy.

Mrs. Hordpork-'I certainly do detest housecleanns
time. Here I've been scrubbing and scrubbing until
tho akin is all of my knuckles, and Just can't get
the floors and paint clean"
A"ty Drsdge-"An the elbow grease in the world WON'T
clean things if you use the wrong soap. Get
Fels-Naptha and the grease and dirt on floors and
paint-work will disappear like magic"
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Paul Revere.

$4,000 Production, Washington Under
American Flag. Virginia. 9th. y, q, today
The Washington times., 1911-12-30

Times Inquiry Department,
Please tell me u there 10 . premium on 4
silver, 60-cent piece OF the Republic ee the
city q Hamburg. dated ifDo !. n.
You would better consult coin deal
or.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
The Seminole Bride

blotted out of existence the latter would
still be enough of world for the Seminoles wants
and happiness. He is peaceful and honest and
was never worthy of the terrible things done him
one hundred years ago by the white man, when
nearly everybody believed that the "only good In
dian a dead Indian"
The tribal religion of the Seminoles is far above
that of the other native Indian tribes 1t is lack
ing in their revolving and harsher features. Some
of them have recently become Christians, and as
such God is known to them as E-schock-e-tom-e
see while the tribal god is called His-a-kill-muss
They like to stand by the latter better than
by the former.
Marriage by. wife capture appertains among the
Seminoles. After the parents of the girl have
consented to the marriage the young suitor sets
a roasted wild. turkey or lam of venison at the
door of the maiden's home. If this be acceptable
to her. the young brave is of his wife, provid
ed he can capture her in fair race at the July
corn dance or on some other festive occasion.
After capturing his intended, preparations are
then made for the wedding. The very simple cere-
mony involves the bridegroom proceeding in gala
attire to the girls home there to remain through
life as a member of Ter family.
So the Seminoles still live out their happy life,
marrying and giving in marriage, cultivating their
CROPS on the hummocks of the Everglades, dwell
ing beneath its shade of the pine trees, selling
aliigators and other skins to the whites, and
In return buying bright calicoes and other mer-
chandise brought to the trading post from Fort
Myers The Seminoles now number about 500
souls and appear to be gradually increasing.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

with ilny chiffon or silk marquisette over drap-
cry in or tunc half concealing half revealing
the exquisite meshes.
Front and back panels sweeping half or tull
length from shoulders to the feet suggest EN-.
pire and Moyen Age styles. The upper part OF
the bodice and the deep hem or wide band OF IN
sertion is style much admired.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16


~1HIS is essentially season of beautiful
FT Iaces.
lSz=sSi One is almost tempted to whisper a
- half apology when a gown for smart at
ternoon evening does not boast
of real lace in its lovely makeup When it is old
with that inimitable tint which age alone paint
so much the better. But when ancestors have
carelessy departed without the good taste of leav-
ing these hallowed heirooms behind, the best shops
offer consolation in very modern-made laces, ex-
cellent copies of old world patterns
There is very distinct liking this year for laces
of rather heavy design, bold and striking in effect
Included in this much favored class the love
ly fllet laces, Point Vense Guipure, Spanish, hand
made Cluny, especially in silk, and Point de Milan.
Combination novelty laces are sought after,
these include b tn heavy and light weight meshes.
OF the hlmier laces Valenciennes, ChantiIy
Lierre Rose Point, Duchess, Alecon, Point Appli-
que, Lille and Brussels Point are extremely mod
ish Point laces you reigning favorites, but
the purse must be elastic when these demands are
satisfied in the shops
In color, cream, and certain brilliant tint,
a cross between a butter color and a gold are par
ticuIarly smart for afternoon and evening gowns
White is also employed, but the creamier tint is
preferred. Black is also much in demand and
combines we'll with ecru or yellow lace, the
sharp bringing out the beauty of each pat
tern.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

Mrs. Roby, wife of an American brain specialist
practicing in Japan, has undertaken a trip in the
wids of Africa without white escort. She likes
adventure. Once she made trip through Aus
tralia as nursemaid for the purpose OF study
ing the domestic servant problem. During the
Japanese-Russian war she disguised herself as
In FER present trip she will follow the course TAX
en- by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. in
former hunting trip in Africa she passed through
500 villages and shot lions, leopards and hip
popotami
The Rev. Annie P. Bailey the Memorial Day
orator at North Dana Mass. Mrs. Charles Park
of Boston was the speaker at a recent convention
of the Lend-a-Hand Club of Plymouth.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
Women Who Do Things

T1RS Aurelia Chapman, wife of Major
IMI Chapman of tire British army, has just
assumed the management of the Peoples
kS&4 Opera House of Berlin and expects to
straighten out the tangles in its finances
brought about by an attempt to produce classic
operas at popular prices.
Mrs. Ann Margaret Holmgren, the pioneer suf-
fragist of Sweden, has just celebrated her six
tieth birthday, on which occasion she received
congratulations from almost every part of the
globe Mrs. Holmgren is said to have formed
more than seventy suffrage societies in single
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF LACE
OLD AND NEW

Every day seems to bring out some fancy
in employing lace, but many charming, old-fash-
oned ways have returned to favor, because we can
not improve them.
First and foremost are the lace hounces, straight
and shaped, which were considered so fashionable
in our grandmother's day. Spanish Chantilly and
Point lace lounces were treasured possessions
Berthas, hehus, long scarfs, shawls, barbs with
their gracefully pointed ends and coats with "An-
gel" sleeves have one by one been reclaimed by
the lace-loving woman of today.
Lace panels were also Ia mode joined together
by bands of ribbon velvet in black and coors, and
the latest word from Paris declares this new-old
caprice to be of the most successful of the sea-
son.
THE LAST WORD FROM PARIS
Designers of today, however are using their fer
tile brains in devising ways of introducing this
aristoerat Of the hand loom and shuttle
Boleros are OF lace IN the all-over pattern and
again of several styles joined together and care
fully shaped many Of these showing soft drapery eff