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The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-12-21

repeated in honor Of old England and
the home left behind when there~w
made search for fortune In the rich
land of America These are just two
instances. the one quite commonplace.
unheroic. but you may pick up a few
for yourself by eavesdropping a bit In
your shopping: observing among the
buyers the many shop-girls purchasing
toys and silver 'pusher." children's
gloves and sweater. or gray dress for
nanny. muffier for daddy.
or course there Is any number OF
pert. incompetent girls that wait on
hapless customers, rather keep hap
less customers waiting. but they have
been pictured with enough frequency.
this sort repeatedly held up as typical.
thereby obscuring the virtues OF the
many worthy ones following the pro-
fession of waiting on" For some time
past l have been gathering data. ma
king experiment; and have found II
the rule rather than exception that
courtesy meets with courtesy. Soft
and fair 20 far In a day." not only on
highway but in the miles Of space In
a huge department store.
A man said to me recently: How
little OF church II brought into the
Christmas Of today" And how sadly
true this is-"church" In this connec-
ton standing for whatsoever things are
lovely, Whatsoever things are good. OF
full import to all religions. And bully
ing and bullyragging shop-girl at
this season seems about as far from
lovely and good" az one may wander.
Put yourself In her place. remember
Ing previous failures Of your own
when bodily weariness snapped
strained nerves, broke down poise.
Ye gods and little fishes, In what
condition is the shop-girl to "enjoy"
Christmas! am sure II were she
all would ask of good Saint Nicholas
would be dark. airy room far. far
away from people (from man. and es
pecially woman); a great, soft bed
where could stretch out long and
wide silence and sleep forever and
forever. No dreams to disturb that
sleep; no vision of past haggling. no
vision of wearisoms Exchanges" to
come.
But the reality Is . long way from
this that would ask. Do you suppose
such a proud wage Garner as she
would be content to let Christmas day
go by without displaying wealth and
power? No. every dependent in the
household must partake of her bounty,
every pensioner be given good proof
of what It means to have her dress up
and 60 down town every day. Moth
The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-12-21
NEW "CHRlSTMAS CAROL"

Not by Charles Dickens, but an In
eipisnt Parody on His Famous Story.
Barley was dead to begin with. He
was as dead as a doornail. which must
be going some in the dead line. as peo-
pie have been using a doornail as a
simlr of death for several centuries.
8Ll Smoodge was alive and kicking.
Smoodge kicked particularly against
Christmas presents. He didn't believe
f. Christmas presents. Barley. his old
4 .lh-r. dead these seven years, hadn't
hIievcd in christmas presents either.
When Smoodge shut up his ware
house and went home on Christ mas
eve-he lived In lodgings that had been
Barley's-the doornail assumed an ex-
preston which he had never noted
there before The head of that dead
of Barley.
Hey. Jacob; | thought you were
dead" cried Smoodge.
$50 ] am. Ebenezer." replied the VI
talized doornAil. but I've come back
to warn you that you will be visited
at midnight by three ghosts. one after
the other. So long Ebr'
Barley's ghost again became a dead
doornail. Smoodge went to bed and
promptly at midnight was awakened
by an apparition 1t was the first of
! the three spirits. 1t seemed to crawl
out from under his bed. 1t danced on
the footboard of the bed.
Il am the Ghost of Christmas Pres.
ent Past" said the spirit.
You look to me like one of those
slippers my niece gave me last year."
said Smoodge.
You win." said the ghost and van
ished
Presently the second spirit arrived
doing a merry dance over the wash.
stand.
You look to me like another slip
per-" said Smoodge.
81 am the Ghost of Christmas Pres-
ent Present" said the spirit.
"Ha. seer said Smocdge. You're
one of the slippers my uiece is going
to give me this year"
Whereat Spirit No. 2 smfied and va.
moosed
In jiffy the third of the promised
spirits came In. 1t jumped upon the
bed and slapped Smoodge in the face
I'm. on" said Smoodge: you're an
other slipper"
"I am the Ghost of Christmas Pres.
ent Future" said the spirit sepulchral.
ly.
"Yes. ] know" remarked Smoodge
my niece will present you and your
mate to me next Christmas. Because
I'm an old man she never sends me
anything but slippers. But these ghost.
ly visits have taught me a lesson.
Hereafter I'll pe better man. IN
give my niece q Chantscler hat In.
stead Of the usual pair Of gloves. and
maybe next time she'll give me a aflk
topper T. sAPP.
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than the regretted o. Henry that the
sbon.p,r, most stands In need OF the
strength of Hercules, the heroism OF
Joan of Arc, the truthfulness and 9TH
er singular excellencies OF Una, the
patience of Job Think what II must
mean, from eight to six or eight TO
ten, as the case may be, to face and
serve the ratified throngs that are now
surging through the shops. think Of
the strain on endurance and nerve. on
temper and manners. The wonder is
not that she often comes up to the de-
mands on her, but that she ever does,
Some OF the veterans, survivors OF
many fought Christmas battle
fields, are marvels; may he seen at
fag-end of day still alert. though droop
ingly SO. still clearheaded. though
with conscious effort: still with cour-
teous attitude in their serving, though
those they serve have lost the last
shred OF any politeness with which
they may have started out.
Compare the manners OF sor'r
spoiled darling, some indulged, arr"
CANT child Of y@al,t. with the dign
C.l
shown by the girl behind the counter
The one selfcentered, of most restrict
ed vision, captious. petty; the other
self-effacing. far.seeing. charitable,
big, Caleb in search of wife might
well pursue his quest along the aisles
OF the big stores. find womanly ideal
standing there behind the counter
They are not all caricatures OF fash
ion, with hair tortured into latest ex.
aggeration. frocks cheap copies Of
snowy splendors: not all more given
to powder and rouge than to soap and
water. And In the attainment OF the
so highly-desirable neatness and trim.
ness heroism again has to come to the
fore, It Is no easy matter after lone
hours OF labor to labor more. take
pains for personal cleanliness, sew and
darn when eyes are heavy. back IL
aching Herolnes every one OF them
that make a good show.
] knew girl in a fashionable candy
shop that every other night washes
and irons that she may be presentabl,
the next day. Her moderate wage Il
the chief part OF the family support
there Is not enough money for enough
blouses to last the week. and SO tn,
midnight laundrying is done as a mat
ter Of course. But how pretty an,
sweet and fresh the girl does manag
TO look in her snowy white and vel
brushed black; much better dressed
she seems to me. than the woman O
fuss and feathers
What little mothers they are. q 10
Of them. simple affectionate, domesti
creatures-though so often character
lied as vain. shallow. foolishiy ar
bilious, thinking only of dress an
dates" know one girl that worke
In one of the department stores whicI
keep open evenings at Christmas time
who the night before Christmas d.
not leave the store until midnigh,
then after travelling an hour on tn
street cars to her home stayed u
hours TO trim q wonderful Christina
tree for the children OF the family, tn
bunch Of little ones the poor seem q
ways to have with them. know an
other girl that at this season goe
down unusually early mornings 10 aS
range stock" comes homo unusuall,
late evenings; but after dinner cheer
fully dons kitchen apron and help
with giant plum pudding and othsl
Christmas preparation that yearly 1,
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Aonss' Prayer.

A0nes Praysr.
Our little hvs-ysar-old Agnes, hav.
Ing been reprimandsd by her mamma
for some slight misdeed, went and
knslt By . chair and prayed - fol-
lows:
"Oh, Lord. make mo q good little
girl want to BE- . good little girl.
but I don't know how. But. n ] am
naughty, please send Santa Claus Just
the same"
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7 an excelient short
story published not
long ago. o. Henry
gave to his shop-girl
heroine a colossal char
acter. emphasized that
in her were combined
the notable attributes
Of Hercules. Joan Of
Arc, Una, Job and Lit
tie Red Riding Hood.
And at this season OF
the year-"glad Christ
mas days"-it easily
might seem to a less
S y m pa t h etic person
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Ia TOILETTE SAYS
,P|NCHOT DESERTED
THE STANDARD
In Telegram to Rudolph
Spreckles Senator Flags
Old Member of Guard.

LINCOLN. Neb.. April s.-Denouncing s.
clifford Plnchot land others who pro-
fessed to be his supporters and then de-
serted him for the Roosevelt camp, SEN
ator La Toilette, in a telegram to Ru-
dolph spreckles in San Francisco, today
charged his former supporters with a
"perversion OF fact in trying to justify
their desertion." La Toilette says:
"The attempt of any of my former
supporters to Justify their desertion OF
my candidacy by making Hauser their
scapegoat is a cowardly peryersion Of
fact. They know that no one had
authority to withdraw me as a candi-
date, and that no one ever professed
to have such authority or ever attempt
ed to assert It. And they know, one
and all, that persistently refused TO
withdraw In favor Of Roosevelt or any
one else, and stated to them again
and again that, entered upon the con-
test, / would not back out.
"They Furthermore know that re-
fused to permit my candidacy to be
coupled with Rooseyelts candidacy
or to combine with him in any way. =,
"Pinchot and others who professed
to be my supporters. but ho~1si wnS; IN taet. bs,
came very insistent just as soon as
my candidacy began to show promis-
ing strength in Ohio, Michigan, Illi-
nois and elsewhere, that Roosevelt's
name should be Joined with mine in
resolution of Endorsement and that
combinat tions should be made on dele
gates by placing Roosevelts men on
my tickets. This was while Roose-
welt was still protesting that he was
not a candidate. refused to con-
sent to this and directed that my
headquarters in Washington, Ohio
Michigan and Illinois should be run
strictly as La Toilette headquarters
The Washington times., 1912-04-08

small boys outside the inclosure who
had neither baskets nor eggs. These
were the lads who were willing to pose
as admission tickets for older persons.
But this business, which has thrived IN
past years, was frowned upon by the
police and business was frankly no
good. BY II o'clock most of the little
fellows had faded away, trying more
lucrative fields of endeavor
Egg Rolling At Zoo.
The White House park did not have a
monopoly Of egg rolling. Fourteenth
street was lined this morning with chill
dren AMI their parents, waiting for cars
to take them to the Zoo. These children
we're equipped with baskets of eggs, pa
pier mache rabbits, and balloons it
attract many celebrators of Easter
Monday this afternoon.
At $3.50 this afternoon the Marine
Band. under the direction OF Lieut..
William Santelmann will play the fol-
lowing program on the White House
grounds:
March. "Can of America"
Won der Mehden
Overture, Tampa" ..................H .Herold
Scene Espagnol, "Sevillana Elgar
Waltz, Echoes Of the Past" ,Saenger
"Reminiscences of Havana, "A Night
American Tone Poem, 'Breezes OF
the South" "...!................My .Myddleton
(a) Lamentation.
Ib) The Return Of Happy Days.
(c) Finale, A Joyous Meeting
March. "Stanch and True. "..........T .Teike
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Grand Lodge, F. A. A. M.
District of Columbia

Special communication at Masonic
Temple. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1912,
at four o'clock p. M, for the purpose of
laying the cornerstone of the new build
fnI of the University Club at the corner
of 10Th and l streets n. w. All men,
bers of the Masonic fraternity are in
vited to assemble in front of Masonic
Temple and join in the procession which
will be formed for the occasion under
the direction of the Grand Marshal.
Grand Lodge regulations as to clothing
will be strictly enforced, viz: Dark
clothes and hat. lambskin apron, white
gloves. By order of the Grand Master.
A. w. JOHNSTON,
Grand Secretary
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Mother Denies She
Abandoned Child

Pauline Hopkins, colored, who is
charged with abandoning her baby on
the doorstep of house on New Jersey
avenue northwest, gave bonds of $500
today for her appearance in United
States branch of Police Court on
Wednesday for hearing. Her story is
that she had made arrangements to
take the baby to the house to be cared
for. and that she succeeded in getting
the infants clothing inside the door, but
was pushed out and shut out before she
could carry the child into the house.
She says that she then laid the baby
ON the step and rang the bell.
The woman denies any intent to aban-
don the child. Assistant United States
Attorney Ralph Given continued the
case to enable him TO investigate the
mothers story.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
ANNUAL CONTEST
OF EGG ROLLERS
AT WHITE HOUSE
Grounds Thronged With
Tots Who Make Merry
Throughout Day.
Made a Brilliant Scene.
Continued from First Page)
cuse of cherubic little girl clad in a
minute scarlet coat.

minute scarlet coat.
. Made a Brilliant Scene.
The White House grounds formed a
pleasant background for the annual
Easter exercise. Immediately south of
the White House a great garden of
hyacinths perfumes the air, a scrub
magnolia lends light at another part of
the plat, while everywhere the grass is
living green. and the earlier trees, half
in leaf, together with the pines and
evergreens, carry the green upward to
form background for the polychromous
coats, hats, and eggs that move about
the park.
The rules governing admission to the
egg rolling space were more strict this
year than usual, and this may have ac-
counted in some measure for the sparse
attendance when the gates were opened
As the crowd continued to increase dur
ing the forenoon, however, II Is thought
that chilly weather did more to re-
strict attendance than the rules pro-
mulgated by Col. Spencer Cosby. Super
intendent of Public Grounds and Build
ings.
Balloon Man on Hand.
As the day grew warmer huge crowd
was attracted to the egg rolling. The
curb south of the Treasury was filed
with vendors of yellow goslings, cream
chicks, red, pink, purple, and blue bal
lOOllS' roses, ana
various breeds. The crowd bought
eagerly. the balloons seeming to be the
choice of most of the children.
At noon the riotous egg chasing OF
the morning ceased in a measure. Every
where groups of children and their
guardians seated themselves on the lawn
and devoured the eggs that had escaped
the fortuitous career laid out for them
in the morning.
AS a result. when the crowd began to
leave at noon many of the brilliant
straw baskets had nothing in them
Only few of the children carried home
them. -
Until a late hour there were many
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
LAND UNDERWATER
WILL Be WORTHLESS
FOR MANY YEARS
River Threatens to Break
Levees in Tennessee and
Arkansas.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April s.-Two
thousand square miles of rich farming
country flooded, loss to date over
Sl0,Ooo.0Oo estimated thirty persons
drowned, and 10000 persons homeless.
This was the net result today of the
disastrous flood which for nearly two
weeks has swept the Mississippi valley
The end is not yet in sight, as the river
threatens to break through the levees
at half dozen different points about
the rich st. Francis basin, in Arkansas
and Tennessee. When this inland ocean
of water recedes the rich country which
1T now covers will be transformed from
valuable farming land into merely
thousands of acres of undiscovered
bottoms" which will be worthless for
years to come.
Pouring Into Arkansas.
Water is pouring into Arkansas to-
day from three big breaks in the
levees. Railroad traffic is paralyzed,
and wire communication is badly ham,
pered. OF the persons driven from their
homes. many have fed to towns less
seriously affected than their own.
Other have fled to the hills, where they
are wandering unsheltered and without
food. Others are still floating withou;
food on RATS or in boats, marooned in
housetops, OF in trees near their SUBJ
merged homes.
Heroic rescues were reported by this
score, and every boat available was
plying the waters today picking up
victims. The most dangerous point ir
the levee system today was at Golden
Lake, Ark. There nearly 1000 mer
worked feverishly in an attempt to
bolster up the levee, which has been
weakening for days. Thousands of
bags of sand have been dumped against
1t to stop the on-rushing waters, but
still 1t continued to crumble and
threatened to divide.
Flood Reaches Vicksburg.
The flood today extended as far south
as Vicksburg, Miss, where the levee
was being strengthened against a
threatened break. To the break al
Hickman, KY, have been added the
two mammoth gaps near Memphis-one
below and one above the town, both
on the Arkansas side. This may re.
heve the situation at Vicksburg
A fall of eight-tenths of a foot was
registered here today, and this indi.
Gates that the breaks probably will
prevent further rise. Homes and out
buildings carried on the crest of the
flood clearly show the enormous dam
age that has already resulted.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Levee at Cairo
Is Still Holding,
With Water Falling

CAIRO, ILL.,. April S.-The officials of
Cairo arc today claiming complete
victory over the Mississippi and Ohio
Goods. Though the city is now an
island, shut in by wall of water ten
feet higher than the average level of
holding. A fall of one-tentk Cf a foot
vas noted in the Mississippi. and with
the breaks near Memphis. 1t is believed
the waters will now slowly hut steadily
rccedc.
RCEorts from Columbus. Ky, today
state that 100 refugees have arrived
there. Scores Of persons in Kentucky
ard Arkansas refused to leave their
homes when the warnings we're given
and are now marooned on roofs or in
the upper parts of their houses Eoats 8
were sent cut from Columbus IIick-
man. ana several other points. At New
Madrid. Mo, attention was called from
the hood situation to hold = local option
election. The town went dry" by
.OA
The Washington times., 1912-04-08

The owners have under course of con-
struction more of these homes. 1t will be
several months before they are completed.
If you haven't the necessary 5000 first
payment to put into one of the homes now
ready for immediate occupancy, you can
have reserve one of the next lot for you
BY arranging to make US small monthly
payments. In this way, by the time the
homes are ready for occupancy. you will
have saved enough to make the first pay
ment. After that all you need pay is $26 80
per month. which applies directly on the
home including all interest.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
NO MORE DANDRUFF, FALLING HAIR s .-
=, OR ITcH HY SCALP IF YOU DO THIS

larly those who have been careless.
whose hair has been neglected or Is
scraggy. faded. dry. brittle or thin.
Besides besutitying the hair. Danderine
dissolves every particle of dandruff;
cleanses. purifies and invigorates the
scalp, forever stopping itching ami
falling hair.
Try as you will, you cannot find any
dandrufr or loose or falling hair and
Jour scalp will never itch, but what
will please you most will be after q
few weeks use OF Danderine, when you
will actually see new hair-fne and
downy at first-yes-but really new hair
sproutIng all over the scalp. II you
care for pretty, soft hair, and lots of II,
surely get Is cent bottle of knowl-
toms Darderinc from any drug store
or toilet counter and just try IT.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Examine Brain of Dog
That Bit A. G. Moses

Examination is being made today Of
the brain of a dog that bit Arthur c.
Moses, Of the firm Of w. B. Moses &
Sons, to determine whether the animal
was suffering from rabies.
, Mr.. Moses was on the grounds Of his
suburban residence near Pinehurst, d.
c., yesterday afternoon, when a dog ran
out OF the home of an employe on the
place and started toward him. Mr..
Moses leaned down to pet the dog, when
thes collie turned on him and bit Mr..
Moses in the calf OF his left leg.
Policeman Jones. of the Tenleytown
station, was summoned, and shot the
dog. Later Mr.. Moses had the wound
cauterized. The dogs brain was turned
over to the Department OF Agriculture
for examination at the Bureau Of AMI
NAL Industry.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Your hair looks soft, fluffy,
lustrous and abundant after
a Danderine hair cleanse.

Immediate?-Yes. Certain?-thats the
Joy OF It. Your hair becomes light.
wavy, fluffy. abundant and appears al
soft, lustrous and beautiful as a young
girls after a Danderine hair cleanse.
Just try this-moisten a cloth with a
little Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. This will cleanse the
hair of dust dirt and excessive oil, and
in Just a few moments you have
doubled the beauty of your hair.
A delightful surprise awaits, particu-
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Fireman Seeks Divorce.

Suing for an absolute divorce and
naming a correspondent, jeremiah Nc
Carthy charges in petition filed In the
District Supreme Court that his wife,
Anna #. Mccarthy, left him following a
quarrel on Christmas. three years ago.
The couple were married in the pre-
ceding March. The husband. who Is a
fireman, a member of No. Truck Com
pany, is represented by Attorneys
Thomas G. Lewis and E. l.. Giles.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Everything a Home Should Be-"

M UGH less than it should be from the
M standpoint of price, And the attractive
VI price is made douby attractive by the
easy payment terms that enable you to
buy home of your own on the same basis as you
are now paying rent.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08

TN OTHER words the 1862 which you put into
"High View" home each month, after the first
- cash payment of $500, is divided as follows TO
take care of all interest charges and the payment on
the principal of $500:
trust of $1,000, is first deducted; this leaves bal
ance of S1775, out of which Is deducted the average
monthly interest of SITS on the Si,too second
trust-Leaving You an Average Credit Monthly of
$500 That Pays Directly on Your Home.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Water at Memphis
Falls Nearly Foot;
One-tenth at Cairo

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. April .S.-The Mis-
kissippi registered 4S.7 feet on the
gauge at Memphis, Tenn, early to-
day. This is fall of eight-tenths of
Q foot At Cairo, it was at $50
stage, a fall of one tenth.
The Washington times., 1912-04-08
Price, $4,000
5000 Cash
'e''S' S26.02 Per Month
(Which pays directly on the home. including
all interer.)

And for this small amount of money and these
easy payment terms you become the owner of
modern Groom home equipped with all conveniences,
beautiful in point of architecture and located in one
of the most desirable residential sections of the city,
within IS minutes car ride of the ctys business and
shopping center.
TO INSPECT-Take any G street car marked
"Brookland" or "North Capitol and w Streets" get
off at Rhode Island avenue and walk one square east