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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
A Bit Of Tact.

do you say you paid a compliment
to that hideous and spiteful baroness
! didn't think you could be so insin-
cere."
Il merely told her that her face was
rs beautiful as her heart" -FlIegends
;;,:, 90;
Still He Wouldn't Reform.
This curious tale of old time spirit
ism is taken by Defoe from Bakers
Q615-1C91) Historical Discourse on
Apparitions:" There Is now In Lon
don an understanding, sober, pious
man, oft one of my hearers, who has
an elder brother, gentleman OF CON
siderable rank. who, having formerly
seemed pious, of late years does often
fall into the sin of drunkenness. He
often lodges long together here In his
mothers house, and whatsoever he is
drunk and has slept himself sober
something knocks at his bed head, as II
one raped on the wainscot When
they remove his bed 1t follows him.
Besides otter loud noises on other
parts where he is, that all the house
hears, they have often watched him
and tied his hands lest he should do
1t himself" But his mother declared
that she had seen his shoes under the
bed taken up and nothing visible to
touch them" The drunken sinner re-
fused In spite Of these solemn warn
tngs to abandon his evil ways.
Nothing Of the Kind.
Mrs. Askit-When she's abroad does
she hobnob with royalty: Mrs. No
naught--Mercy, no. Her behavior liz
always extremely proper-Smart Set.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
Brother Dickey on Christmas.

Deg say hit is better ter give daa ter
receive, but 7 wants ter put my friends
on notice dat been 'p'inted ter he Q
receiver 'twell after Christmas
De Chris mus turkey ro0s' mighty
high. but by de biessin' er Providence
some er US got a mighty long reach.
lie dat give ter de po' lends ter &c
Lawd. but in dat case some folas think
dey'll halter wait too long ter git dey
money back.
Hit don't take much ter make &c
worP happy, but mos folks tin II
mighty hard ter spare even dat much.
Atlanta Constitution.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
can,llea Enr chr;..p,-.

elristmas cantllemal,ors are busy
for many months in the ear. It would
be impossible to estimate how many
hundreds of thousands of dozens of
pretty little cOlored wax candles are re
Quired for Christmas trees all over Eu-
rope and America. There are also can
dies for church decoration at Christ
mastide, Whereas the Christmas tree
tapers are, some Of them. so tiny as to
require seyenty-two to make a pound.
the great altar shafts Of pure beeswax
will sometimes stand six feet and
weigh forty pounds apiece.-Tit-Bits
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
The Literary sueatshon.

Fair Visitor Why. | had no idea the
novels were written in this way Fore
man of Six Best Seller Factory oh.
yes. At these machines they punch In
the plots. across the room they stitch
In the description. the dialogue Is put
In by hand. and the whole then goes
to the finishing room. where 1t Is sawed
into chapters Puck.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
Hidden Gifts
Of the....
Chriistrlastidt
By ALOYSIUS COLL.

copyright, 1891. BY Aloysus coill
THINK you, my little baby boy,
4 That the gifts arc all for YOU
The picture books and the paa
blocks
And the soldier men in bluel
But what Of the Joy in mothers
When she saw you dance for gel
When you woke to see the candles
On the boughs Of the Christmas I
VoU cIapped your hands and
l. laughed aloud
When you found the little pl'w
With the oxen team that Iogse'I
wheels
In the shade Of the greenwood 90
But what Of the silent tenderness
That stirred in mothers breast
When you drove The oxen to the %
In the twilight hour to restf
y/oUR eyes in wonder opened w
i When you saw that the y
train
Would rattle down the carpet 'aN'
And then run back again
But what Of the golden train Of 'o'4
That follows your baby fe'i
To scatter the flowers Of n'0'h'' y
Where the way is bright ana '"''
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
Peculiarly CT Histletoe.

An interesting item regarding the
mistletoe is that 1t is the only pant
ground. popularity possessed by no
other parasite 1t is found on the Fl.
the lime and the apple tree as well es
on the oak
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24


Never mind, dear" he said reassur-
ingly as she raised her sweet face
from his shoulder and they both saw
the white blur on his coat: "it will al.
brush Off"
'Oh, Charlie" she burst out sobbing,
hiding her face again upon his Whitley
shoulder, how do you knowY-Som
erville Journal.
An Cod Legacy.
Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the
Jefferson family Of actors, was re-
membered curiously in the will of
Weston, who was himself an esteemed
member of Garrick's company. Yves
toms will contained this item:
Il have played under the manage
ment of Mr.. Jefferson at Richmond and
received from him every politeness.
therefore leave him all my stock OF
prudence, 1t being the only good quail
ty think he stands In need Of"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
Christmas Caution.

us it customary to hang up one
stockin' or de intiah pair on Christmas
eye?" said Mr.. Erastus Pinkley
only jes' one" answered Miss Mi
ami Brown. III you hangs on to de
mate you ism takln' so many chances
on somebody he'pin hissef to foot
wear Std o leavin' presents" =
Washington Star.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24

Hammert - StyiGgham has never
bought Christmas tree for his chill
dren.
Callahan-probably he is afraid of
temptation.
Hammert-Temptation?
Callahan-I mean that he is afraid
that if he did buy tree he would be
tempted to buy something to hang on
it.-ToWn and Country.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24


If it were not for the countless trl
lions of dust particles that float, sep
arately, invisible, in the atmosphere
there could be no raindrops, snow crys-
tails or hai,stones. From a perfectly
dustless atmosphere the moisture would
descend in ceaseless rain without
drops The dust particles serve as
nuclei about which the vapor gathers.
The snow crystal is the most beauti-
ful creation of the serial moisture,
and the flailstone is the most extraor-
binary. The heart of every hailstone
is q tiny speck of dust Such a
epeck, with a little moisture condensed
about it, is the germ from which may
be formed hailstone capable of fell
Ing man or smashing window. But
first 1t must be caught up by current
of air and carried to the level of the
lofty cirrus clouds. FIVE or six or even
ten miles high. Then, continually
growing by fresh accessions of mois-
ture, it begins is long plunge to the
earth. spinning through the clouds and
, flashing in The san like a diamond bolt
shot from rainbow.
N'Nere ca!ls Ring Underground.
Near i@ieigh. in Nott;nghamshire
England. there is valley said to have
been caused by al earthquake several
hundreds of years ago and 1t is now
usual on Christmas morning for old
men and women to tell their children
and young friends to go to the valley
stoop down and hear the bells ringing
merrily in the ruins of the church un
der the ground-Tit-Rits
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
The Woman Of II.

Mrs. Dorcas- What was the frs:
thing she q when she got the Christ
mas present.
Dorcas- Went to the store to find or,
what il cost
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
Hurry lin SAINT, CiansI

Wander Slstah Chris'mu
Loadn' long &c way.
He slower than a railroad"-
Dr. what clillun say.
Dev y is IN fer ter hurry up
An pass dc time er Gay.
DreanlIa bout 1a cor,in' CT de Chris must
Atlanta Constitution.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24

grace Tue court Oi
Ludwig of Bava-
ria in his time
and to amuse the
children of Kali
ser Wilhelm Of
Germany. That
was when the in
ventor was living
in h er native
country. Sine e
coming to Amer
lea she has made
them for various
well known peo-
pie.
One Of the adj
vantages of these
trees, she says. is
that they are al
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
BEAD CHRISTMAS TREES.
Novelty Invented by German Woman
Approved by Kaiser.

If natures supply of Christmas trees
gives out, as some people have feared
it might, there will still be Christmas
trees as long as German woman in
this city remains alive. Out of green
beads, wire and tiny waxen ornaments
she constructs miniature trees which
have been thought pretty enough to
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24

Take this opportuni,vlo,l.,
our friends for lie llt,,s #
tronage accorded 10 as drs
the past year, making 7
OF the largest in our No..
It has been our aim ID M,
highest prices at all tines,
the markets would afford ]
to give the best possible s,rv
TO our customers, and Ne /
that our effort has been 4,
ciated.
Thanking you again
your past patronage Vib
aud asking for a contiprs,
of the same in the future ,
wishing you a Merry ebH
mas and a Happy New Il
we beg to remain
Yours very respectable
WIN. E. REED 6 So
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24

Won CAPPED Your nAsis -
'o' LAUGHED 4LopD !.
xzou set the sails on y'Y' ~
7 And you saps I OF = !. \ no.
On a silver lake with shores : 80,
When the wind was fs'' - h d,.sa
But what Of my silver laS' ~.
Where never a ship n'a5 ! ..gss
But bears you at the p'as. To-
The fathoms Of my h''f''
H, beat your taps %
"A toys,
Unyoks the oxen team v.g, yais
And draw the fires %
train, Liam.
Come 10 my arms ana ..,dsr
For thine are the gifts q
And : night Of childish i ~
Min. is the everlasting ~, so,l
OF a mothers hesrt--''y
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
-. s.s. Erisndrs GIN :.

Her Best Frisnds -,~as.s
wickers : Isn't i 1 ~. 10 fsini
suspicion Of a nus,ae !, /. Indssd
sympathized with her ~ -
Wickers-S ympa NJ - Witboai
Her Best Friend-Y,es ..,,t bsr . .
poor dear knowing i
tache cup.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24

a disappointing .rF, Ell
.was there any disappo,ls ) .
ture about your appe4
Claus?' - no,,e Of q;
"Well. rather. IOs
face melted Off
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28

Claremont Avenue apartment as Mrs.
adele NJ. F. Patrick, widow" She al
ways told her friends she should consider
herself a widow until her husband was
freed.
Mrs. Patrick has been indefatigable in
her efforts to obtain her husbands re-
lease. Only two years ago, In the fan
of 1910, when 1t was determined to make
a new fight on medico-legal grounds
and the aid of George Francis o'Neill.
a. brilliant young New York lawyer at
torney, was enlisted, Mrs Patrick jour-
neyed to Texas to get afldavits-
She returned with afiidavits that In
volve prominent persons In Houston
with what she considered "conspir-
acy'' to keep her husband in jail.
Patrick and Charles F. Jones, the
sinister valet, were both Texans.
Lawyer Shot to Death.
Mrs. Patrick, following certain clues.
engaged ]. B. Brockman. a prominent
criminal lawyer of Houston, to obtain
afidavits for her. Brockman was shot
dead one night, in October, 1910. and
Mrs. Patrick declares he had told her
neither his life nor hers would be worth
the SNUFF of candle were it known they
were obtaining evidence in favor Of her
husband. Brockman went heavily arw-
ed. she says. and she believes iIe was
killed because he traced the trail OF tho
Rice millions a little too far.
Mrs Patrick had nothing to say to-
night concerning the self-confessed mur-
derer, Jones. 1t is believed, however,
that the central figure in this most
amazing case recently died from the ma
lignant disease Of which he was victim
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

BurrriIle-Jesse ". Rawlings & uI. to Milton d.
Campbell. lot 50. block s. SEXTON J. so
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant PlAins-CorInne T.
waring to James +. kctner, lot 81. square SoSs.
University Park-Mary e PILLOW to Elsie T. Shields.
lot -. block Is. SO.
Petworth-John P. '. Ritter % walter Whiting, lot
y, square 50. so
Woudlsy Park-H. R. Dulany Ct al. receivers. to
George C. Pvmphrey. part lot .. block Il. N.1s
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant P1ains-PGy q. Rus
ell ct al trustees. to Walter d. Davis. part lot
Wesley Heights-R. Thomas Robinson ct al. truS-
tees to H. Rnzier Dulany. trustee. lots i to p,
81 to q. block q: lots II to 3. S to = block ..
and all block 2. 9.0U.
Wardman ct al to Hany ]. Free-
man. lot 80, square $3.50. so.
Addition TO Mount Rainier-James @. Rogers Il ".
TO Nicholas HeTfurth. lots l3 and II block Il, so.
rs NJ Street NorthweSt-Carencs H. Rei1eustein to
George W. Smith. lot 3. square a. SO.
Wisconsin Avenue Extended-Enoch EdnonSton, r-.
It uI. to Fred C. Jones, lot S1 square 100. SO.
Meridian HfIl-Afce B. FIshburns TO Benjamin P.
Fishbume lot e block "a. 500
III Massachusetts, Avenue Southeast-WIltam L.
Bell to Lau7 r. Parker. lot q. square lol4 SO
Holmead Manor-Jennie E Abbott ct Tir tn May
G. Goodman, lot lG square 2S29. SO.
r9 Columbia Road-George B. Davis OF VI. 20 81
mon Lyon. lot 50 and part lot .. block $, "aAn-
ington Heights. So
Girls Portion-Thomas W. Lay to Jennie W. Fen
neg. part, so.
sl5 K Street Northwest-Jsnnie ". Penny TO Joseph
and Rosie GuZza. lot T. square 81. SO
1893 Seventh Street NOrthWeS-Joseph GuzEa et u1'
to Thomas W. Lay. lot %, square tI 10;
Barry Farm Michael F. Mangsn to May T. MTns-
bridge. lot q, block , SO.
l4e s Street Northwest-MaTy F. Hlnee 10 MAY
E Mersheimsr. lot 10. square 10. Slo Mar9
Z Mersheimer eonIeJS same properly 70 JOIN
r. and Mabel s. Wright SO.
Kalorama Heights-Lois b. CIssstt ct al TO Morris
witlerspoon. lot :. block Is $500
Dobbins' Additiou-Ettie 5. JeTman to Iva A
Heany lot T. block 4. $40.
l6 Florida Avenue NorthveSt-lVa A. Heany to
Elite S Ierman lot 49, square Sl. SO Ettie
S. Jerman CONVEYS same property to Henry T.
Cover $40.
lsss Ninth Street Northwcst-Zacharish $. Buckler
ct ux to George Buckler. lot q. square 81 SO.
Ninth Street Northwest between " and Streets-
Simon oppenheimer ct uX. to Iac1ue Heiden-
heimer and Isaac HartsaIl. part lots Il and Is
square 400, SO
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
ANOTHER AMERICAN WOMAN
ADDED TO ALREADY LONG
LIST OF BRITISH PEERESSEs

Special Gable to The w1shinsto1 He7ld.
London. Nov. E.-By the death OF Lord
Calthorpe. another American peeress has
been added to the already long and bril-
liant list The new Lord Calthorpe, un-
til last week known as Hon. Somerset
F. Gough-Calthorpe. is the eighth baron.
He was born in 1852 and married in 1921
to Mary. eldest daughter Of Ogden Hoff-
man Burrows. of Newport. Their only
son, Frederick Somerset. was born in
1892 and is a promising young cricketer.
The new peer is a great sportsman and
takes special interest in cricket and mo-
toring. In his younger days he served
as a trooper under Lord Methuen and
was a member of the first British force
to enter Mafeking. The family name was
originally Cough. The name Calthorpe
was taken toward the end Of the eigh-
teenth century. 4 number of streets
and squares bear the name Cough.
and the family still have a small slice
of London which is known as the Cal
thorpe estates.
The long list OF American peeresses
now includes three duchesses, Marlboro,
Roxburghe and Manchester: one march
ioness. Dufferfn and Ava; six countesses,
Lancaster, Craven. CamOys, Decies.
Donoughmore and Granard, and three
baronesses, Abinger, Calthorpe and Leith
Of Fife,
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
Patrick May Ask
Another Trial

Patrick said three years ago that II
he obtained a pardon he would imme-
diately bring action attacking the legality
of his original conviction, with a view
OF vindicating himself entirely. To gain
such vindication. he said, he would cause
himself to be tried over again for the
murder of Rice.
The Rice estate. which Patrick was
alleged to have conspired to control was
valued at S5.OOO.0OO. Patrick. it was claim
ed. forged the name of his octogenarian
client to a will making Patrick the sole
legatee TO the estate.
After Rice's death there were two sep
arate legal cOntests-One by the State of
Texas to declare the will forgery. This
case was pressed by Lawyer William
B. Hornblower and William Gerard, now
justice. The will was declared a forgery
and the great fortune under the real
priority will of Mr.. Rice was used to
build the Rice Institute in Texas.
The murder of old Mr. Rice was the
second charge brought against Patrick.
It was proved in the Supreme Court, the
appellate division, and finally in the
Court of Appeals that Patrick, having
forged will. finally tired of waiting
for his aged client to die, and insti-
gated his colored valet to kill him.
He was speedily found guilty Of the
latter charge and sentenced to death.
Then began his remarkable fight for
freedom.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
MAKE IMPORTANT FIND.
Unearth skull of
PnIaeonthic Man.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald
London. Nov. Z7.-Authorities and sci
entists are making strenuous efforts to
keep secret for the present any informa
ton respecting what anthropologists con-
slider one of the most important discov-
cries of the century. The relic which is
causing them spasms of excitement is
a human skull, which men quarrying in
the Sussex gravel pits some weeks ago
turned up.
Experts have come to the definite con-
clusion that it is a skull of a palace
lithic man and easily the earliest trace
of mankind ever found in England. 1t
was found with the bones of one Of the
most ancient types of elephant. There
is alleged to be no doubt OF its authen-
ticity. 1t belongs. roughly. to the same
age as the same HeideIburg skull, but is
declared to be much older.
1t has also been deduced that the skull
contained a brain very different from
that possessed by any living race. The
experts will not be more definite about
its age than that evidently the owner
lived many millions OF years ago.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
INFANTA WRITES
BOOK ON WOMEN
Aunt of Spanish Monarch Says Ugli-
ness Is Painful and
Depressing.
:peeisl TO The Washington Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Paris. Nov H.-The Infanta Eulalie.
aunt OF the King Of Spain. will publish
next week a book on Women" The
Infanta fell foul of her nephew when
she published The Thread of Life, l"
but the breach was healed when she
promised not to touch risky subjects
again. In her forthcoming book, the In
fanta says:
"Cgliness in woman is painful, also
depressing. Woman owes it to herself
and her species to be beautiful The
face of beautiful woman inspires Joy
and stimulates human effort. a woman
on whom a husband rests his weary
eyes should be a mirror Of beauty.
Children take pleasure in looking at a
beautiful mother. To them she is the
center of harmony.
"a beautiful woman scatters favors by
the mere fact Of her presence. Even
errors are pardoned a beautiful woman
TO compensate her for embellishing the
world.
Rarely are women physically ugly.
There are more strikingly beautiful wOm-
en- than there are ugly ones. The primal
duty of woman Is to cultivate beauty.
scorned. The body may be only dust,
but much happiness depends upon the
of physical beauty.
The domain of ugliness has been
greatly reduced. Women in every walk
Of life may assure the harmonious de-
OF the figure by taking suit
q BILE physical exercise. Hygiene freshens
their color and athletics give suppleness
to their muscles, just as aesthetics polish
the mind. Ugliness is banished by at
tention to teeth. hair. and nails. Cut of
dress and even arrangement of hair tell
in favor OF beauty.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
Wife Surprised
at Patrick Pardon

New York, Nov. 2T.-The news of her
husbands pardon came as a complete
surprise to Mrs. Patrick at her apart
ments in the Springfield. $50 Claremont
Avenue, this city. 1t came in the form
OF a telephone message from her hus-
bands attorney.
What she exclaimed. He has been
freed. Freed! FreedI' she repeated the
word with rising infection. Thank
God"
Then the woman who married Patrick
in the Tornbs in order to show her
faith in him, and who has been by his
own words the brightest guiding star"
in his life the long. wearing, wearisome
years during which he has been within
the walls of a prison; the woman who
has risked her life to obtain evidence TO
free her husband not only because she
loved him, but because she knew he
was innocent, gave way to tears for
moment or two.
Too Happy to Weep.
For moment she allowed the tears to
flow unchecked, then silent she sunk to
her knees in prayer.
'T am too happy to weep" she said
later over the telephone to a reporter.
''Mr, PatrIck's lawyer has just told me
not to talk. but cannot help expressing
my delight at the action of Gov. Dix.
Beyond that 1 prefer not to talk. 1t
appears to me to talk further would be
unjust to Mr. Patrick and the Governor"
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick tomorrow will
enjoy the most happy Thanksgiving of
their lives" said friend OF Mrs. Patrick
later. TT is possible they may go away
for a rest and to be quiet"
Patrick's two children, now in the late
teens, are said to be in the West. These
are children by his first wife. He was
a widower when he came to New York
a short time before the murder of Rice,
and boarded with Mrs. Annie NJ. Fran
els. Mrs Francis testified in his behalf
at the trial. They had already grown TO
love each other and before Patrick be-
came legally dead he married Mrs.
Francis in the Tombs. She said she
married him both to show her faith in
him, and to be allowed to visit him in
Sing Sing as his wife.
Mrs. Patrick has been living at the
The Washington herald., 1912-11-28
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New Rork. Nov. Weaker; busi-
ness is moderate Spring bran. zoo: standard
middlinRs. zoo; Western red-dog. go: winter
wheat bran in lco-pound sacks, to arrive, ESQ;
city bran. in bulk. 2
RYE-Steady; trade Is light. Western, to ar
rive. is valued at about s. c. 1. T., track snd
State at Il.
FTOUR-steady; business moderate. kansas
straiRits 4IJa4.3O in sacks; spFing patents. $50
Al o. in barrels: spring clears. 4.3oai40; soft
straiehts, to arrive LeOs40. in barrels
RIJCKWHEAT FT0UR-Steady: supply is lin
tied Choice nominal at Is for 100 pounds
RYE FLoUR-Steady; demand is inactive.
cboice brapds quoted at S.e5ai.l0.
CORNNIEAL-Unsettled; trade is inactive. Kiln
dried. for export, 3.7oa275; coarse meal, in bags.
1 .JOalB
family. 23a23.9
REEF-strong but dull. as supply Is light
Packet Z2maZ3o0; family. Z.ooa24.oo
HAY-Receipts, l.los tons; hrm, choice IN y