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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-12-19

"Seraphina, can't you take that piece of candy out of Thad's mouth? He nearly choked himself just then. You can have it back, Thad, when you've sung two verses. Don't be such baby! Now, good and loud!" ''Hark, the herald angels sling"
 Schuyler believed lustily and beat time with drumstick. Seraphina sang with much fervor and many false notes; while little Thad followed the tune manfully, and subsidized "la-la- Ia" when the words proved elusive to his four-year-old memory.
 The second verse brought to a suc- cessful issue. Schuyler dismissed the chorus and turned to the door.
 You see f you can't teach Thad the words Of that second verse while go downstairs and get some joss sticks for the censer," he told Sera- phina.
 Schuyler Van Brunt was working un- der difficulties. Doctor Post had told him of the old English custom of sing ing carols in the Streets on Christ mas. morning. It had taken strong hold on the boys fertile imagination so strong hold that he had planned to smuggle Seraphina and Thad from the house, when Christmas came, and to sing a carol out-of-doors in true English fashion.
 Then, just when he needed Doctor Posts advice most, there had been some vague trouble between the doc
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time to go out .Is- pered hoarsely.

per0d hOarSely.
 Seraphina arose, and. sitting on the side of her bed, blinked at him re- proachfully. Little Thad was already awake and ready for anything which savored of exciting novelty. The two elder children dressed hurriedly, and between them they managed to put on little Thad's clothes. Then Schuy- Ter crept noiselessly to the hall below and returned with coats and hats and mittens. When they had bundled themselves into these outer garments, each donned "surplice." At the last moment Schuyler bethought him of the brilliant cord on his fathers bath robe, and at the imminent peril of dis covery he stole into MT. Van Brunt's dressing-room and returned with the coveted oord encircling his small waist This finishing touch. he felt sure, made him quite like the altar boys at St. Jude's. He hshed beneath his bed and drew out the tomato can censer filled with the joss-stick.
 Come on!" he whispered. and led the way down the wide stairs.
 With a caution worthy of better things, he shot the bolts and opened the front door. The three grotesque figures stole silently out and stood on the stoop in the cold Christmas dawn. The air was still and biting; the si- lence of the streets appalling. Sera- phina's mind reverted to the luxury of the bed she had just quilted
 "O-o-oh!" she chattered. 'It's cold -aw-awful c-cold to be out in your nightiei'
 Schuyler snorted scornfully.
 Haven't you got enough on under meath it?" he demanded angrily, and Seraphina was silenced.
 ."C-o-old!" echoed little Thad, and then, evidently thinking the sooner he careled the sooner he would be back in the house, he began in his piping voice:
 ''Hark, CT heral dangel@'
 Schuyler thrust a hand over his aouth
 Shut up!" he said disgnstedly. "Dc yeu want Elsa to come out and sneak us back into the house? Come on Aow!"
 He led. the way down the steps anG around the corner, where he paused to light the joss-stick ia the tomato can. When they started again, little Thad ripped on his night-gewn sur plice and went sprawling into the gut ter. He was rescued, bowling; but not until he had been promised unlim ited candy could the march be taker up again.
 ''Who are you going to sing youl carol to?" demanded the practica Seraphina.
 ''Ninny! To no one in particular, said Schuyler.
 You ought to sing it to some one, she persisted.
 Well, who?" he challenged; bu ! Seraphina was unable to defend hel point thus specifically. "I1l tell you, he compromised, well go to Doctol
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-12-19

Posts. We'll sing it on the way, and sing it to him, too"
 Through the deserted suburban streets they marched; Schuyler in the lead, swinging his smoking censer val iantly; Seraphina ambling along in his wake; and little Thad bringing up the rear, his strange surplice bearing unmistakable evidence of the gutter from which he had been recently fished. And on the still winter air rose the three childish voices in the old, old hymn.
 Doctor Post heard them caroling on the lawn, and came to the door in his bathrobe. The three strangely garbed figures met his astonished gaze.
 Good Lord! What have we here?" he gasped.
 We're heral dangels," piped little Thad.
 Were Christmas carolers," correct ed Schuyler with much dignity.
 'Tm frozen" chfrped Seraphina.
 The doctor made a heroic effort to maintain his gravity.
 Come in, come in and get warm. !" he said. Merry Christmas to you!"
 They filed up the steps into the warm, wide hall. the tomato can send ing out its reek of burning joss-stick.
 'T would like to ask if carolers gen. orally wear surplices and carry cen sers?" Schuyler questioned doubtfully.
 The doctors eyes twinkled.
 "The best ever heard did," he said gravely.
 At that moment the telephone bell whirred wildly, and this is what they heard the doctor say:
 Hello! Yes, this is Doctor Post talking. Who? Oh, it's you, Marga- reti'-he fingered affectionately on the word Yes. Now don't be alarmed. They're not lost. In fact, they're here with me this minute. They came to sing me carol in good old English fashion. No, don't trouble to send Elsa; I'll send them home in the carriage as soon as can get Dan up. Net at all! Good-by! Oh, Marga- ret, merry Christmas! Perhaps, If you don't mind, I'll drive over with them. Thanks. Goodby!"
 Half an hour later a carriage drew LID before the Van Brunt house, and from 1t emerged Schuyler, Seraphina, Thad and Doctor Post. Mrs. Van Brunt and Aunt Margaret met the cav aIcade at the door.
 "Oh! Oh!" said Mrs. Van Brunt, gathering the three strange little fig ures in her arms, while tears of mer riment ran down her face.
 Doctor Post had turned to Margaret
 q thought I'd come with the herald angels" he said laughingly, land lei them plead peace on earth and mercy mild for me-
 Her eyes softened. A hesitating smile trembled on her lips a moment uncertainty, the next moment with nc uncertainty whatever. And then he knew that the herald angels had ac complished an unwilling mission.
 LCanv-i9ht- Frank A Munsey Co.)
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tor and Aunt Margaret Aunt Marga- ret no longer wore the diamond ring on the third finger of her left hand. and Doctor Post came DO more to the house. It was very disheartening. Schuyler wanted to ask Doctor Post score of questions about the carols. Ddd the people who sang them wear surplices, like the choir boys in the Christmas procession at St. Jude's? Did they stand still or march around while they sang? These and other points sadly taxed his eight-year-old sing that carol in the street never faltered. Hence the secret rehear- sals in the nursery.
 After much deliberation, he decid- ed that surplices would lend dignity to the occasion, and this decision was furthered by the thought that night gowns would make very passable sur pliees. Then, a tomato can suggesting possibilities, he added a censer to the properties. A tomato can punched full of holes; swung on tke gilt cord that comes about candy Boxes, and filled with burning joss-sticks, would make a beautiful censer.
 It was Christmas Eve, and Schuy- ler's plans were complete. He felt sure they would put up a very credit able carol in the morning, even if Doc tor Posts advice had not been obtain able. As he crept upstairs with the joss-stick, which he had begged from Agnes, the second girl, he felt that the last obstacle had been surmount- ed.
 Come on now, once more," he said as he entered the nursery door Elsa will be up with supper in a minute. We've just time before she comes. Stand up, Thad. Yes, I'll let you have a piece of the joss-stick if you'll sing good and loud. Now!"
 II.
 Very early in the gray of the Christ mas dawn Schuyler aweke, bounced out of bed, and began to rouse his CO horts. He tiptoed' to Seranhina's lit tie white cot and indulged in a series of vigorous shakes and punches.
 Get upI Get-up. Seraphina! It's
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-12-19

HE nursery rang with the childish voices.
 "Hark, the herald
 angels si-
 ing"
 "T h a t. s too high. Wait a min utei"
 "Hark, the her
 ald-"
 That's better. Now, Seraphina! Now, Thad!" "Hark, the herald
 angels sling, Glory to the new
 born King"
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17
NOTES FROM THE LABOR WORLD

Letter carriers in Russia are paid from $12.5O to $175O a month.
 Wages in Victoria, Australia, have increased almost p per cent in twen- ty years.
 During 1912 there were 1116 strikes in France. in which 267627 employees were involved.
 Last year there were 1.S52.241 work CTS employed in factories in Great Britain, S9O, ,S34 of whom were engag- ed in the textile trades.
 Women employed in the textile in dustrv :. Germany are in majority over the men. there being 100000 females as again 371,000 men.
 Chicago janitors are to take strike vote on December 6. They de- mand a minimum wage of $60 month for eighteen-a apartment flat buildings down to minimum Of S8.5O for one apartment building.
 The bureau of labor statistics of the department of labor of the United States has issued a bulletin urging the prohibition of night. work for children eighteen years old or younger
 Statistics issued by the United States government show that in pro- portion to the number of men em- pIoyed there are more fatal accidents in the metal mines of the country than in the coal mines.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17
Rockets Rally Rebels

The FilipinOs sent rockets aloft at once, the other pickets of the American outpost number fired a VoIley which was returned by the natives on the other side of the San Juan river Fir ing then became general all along the line. This fusillade continued until midnight and there was a number of skirmishcs. There was a Iull until a. m, when the F'ilipinos again began firing, extending their line of fire un- til it encircled Manila. This fire was returned. supplemented at last by concerted advance movement which drove the rebels back several miles to Calocan and other points. The Ameri- can loss was not heavy. but the Fili- pinOs suffered casualties of several hunderd in dead and wounded. Two days later word was received that the United States senate had finally rati- fled the treaty of Poris which formally turned the Islands over to the United States for the sum of $20.00O,O 900 United States currency.
 Insurgents Have Tondo
 The movement came on the night of February 22, when 800 insurgents fn- vaded TondO, a densely populated dis trict of Manila. They set fire to the houses of their own people and fired on the American sentries. They ex- pected the local militia to assist them and the plan was to massacre all the whites and some of the most fanatic wanted to treat the thousands of mes tizoes (half caste Filipino Spainards) in the same way. An exceedingly wig orous counter attack directed by Pro- vost Marshal General Hughes, result ed in speedy retreat of the force
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17

missioner. who engendered so much ill-wiH in the country by opposing District Attorney Whitman when he was endeavoring to go to the bottom of the Becker operations in the police department of New York City
 The program as given by the nov ing-talking pictures last night and tonight does not contain the Gaynor pictures. but has in it pictures equally as interesting comedy, tragedy, as well as grand and light opera, with vaudeville and a lecture thrown in. Thomas A. Edison himself will be seen first. He gives the lecture eN- pIaining the workings of the talking moving pictures. During the program a silent picture is run to show the diff ference in the form of entertainment the new arrangement provides.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
 OF TALKING PICTURES
Will Be Shown in Reproduced Meet
 ing of Mayor Gaynor's Cabinet

The educational value of the new produced by the Kinetophone, can be better understood when it is known that a reproduction will be made for the benefit of the school children of Phoenix. of a cabinet meeting held by the late Mayor GaynOr or New York City shortly before he began the voyage across the Atlantic ocean upon which he died. At the request of Thomas A. Edison, the wonderful genius of the talking machine and moving picture, Mayor Gaynor held cabinet meeting in the city hall in New York before the camera and word receiving attachment of the Edi- son company. At that time he was surrounded by his commissioners, each of whom made speeches for the bene- fit of the camera man. When all had finished. Mayor Gaynor himself made a few closing remarks.
 The remarkable part about all this is that months after the notable ex- ecutive of Greater New York has ceased to live in the flesh. the people of the country have an opportunity of seeing him move and speak, just as he did in the flesh. The mayor never spoke without sending home some sort of homely sermon. and upon this occasion he sermonized as usual. His words, however, have double and more forceful meaning now that the mayor is dead. Among the other speakers at the meeting were Big Bill Edwards. the well known former Princeton footbal player. who is com missioner of streets in New York, and who saved the mayors life at the time the assassin shot at him on board ship two years ago. Another speaker is Rhinelander Waldo, the police com
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17
Taft Civil Governor

On July l, 1901. William Taft, presi- dert of the second commission. was proclaimed by President Mckinley as civil governor of the islands. Twenty days later General McArthur, at the request or perhaps direction of Gov ernor Taft. declared 24 provinces to be peaceful enough to warrant the es- tablishment of local rule there. Ac- cordingly civil government after a fashion, headed for the most part by natives, was set up in most of these provinces. On July f, 1902, President Roosevelt declared in a proclamation that the instruction in the Philippines was officially at an end. Organized thereafter. Major General A. R. Chaffee was the military governor of the is lands. Troops were withdrawn as rapidly as possible. At the present time the American force in the islands consists of from 1000 to 10000 sol diers, augmented by 5000 Philippine scouts and 400O Philippine constabu- lary. The highest number of Ameri- can soldiers in the islands during the insurrection was 123,903 men and 4133 officers The cost of the war to the United States was $17O,OO0,00O.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17
THE FAIR IS OVER

We are ready for business. The Electric Carpet Cleaners. Phone 733 - Advertisement. br
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17
Revolt in Luzon

Certainly it is true that organized revolution made headway only on the island of Luzon. Here it appears to have been confined to the Taga4og pro- vinces of Manila, Cavite, Batangas. La guna, Nueva Ecija, Zambales and the districts of MOrong, Principe and In fanta The disturbances among the Visayans and the MOros of MindanaO were local affairs, mere brigandage, and were in no way connected with the TagalOg revolt. A decisive victory was scored in December by General McAr- thur in the capture of MalOlOs the headquarters of AguinaldO. A stiff re- sistence was offered by General Luna, one of his tactics being the buring Of entire villages of his own people. The object of this inhuman procedure was
 to compel the people to flee before the Americans in order that they might not learn the baseness of the constantly re peated assertion of the rebel leaders that the Americans were monsters who ate babies alive and practiced other forms of hienous cruelty and unnatural vices Upon the capture of Molos, Az uinaldO fled to the mountain fastness l of the Igorots at CerVantes, in north i ern IJZOn.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17

with which the militia in the city had failed to cooperate at that time.
 Guard for Commission
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17
AguinaIdo Captured in 1901

Aguinaldo was captured over year
 later, on March 9, 1901, by General
 Frederick Funston. He and the Haz-
 gard brothers, officers in the state of
 Washington regiment, and two or three
 others, pretended to be captives and
 as such they were led to Aguinaldo's
 retreat. As soon as the Filipino gen
 eral appeared at the window of his
 house to look on his captives he was
 fired upon by the supposed prisoners
 and in a few minutes the entire camp
 was in General Funston's hands. The
 Americans suffered many trying exper-
 fences and some disasters before the
 revolt was stamped out. The worst
 was the ambush and massacre of Bal angia, Samar province, in September, 1901. Company C. Ninth Infantry. con sisting of 66 men and three officers, church. While the bulk of the out fit was bathing in a nearby stream one morning, with their arms stacked in the church where the sick and the wounded also were several hundred armed bolomen sneaked into the church by rear door. which some say was opened by a rativc priest. under pre- tense of coming to attend the fiesta They murdered all those in the church and most of those who ran up when 1 the alarm was sounded, It was a armed. F'orty-five men and officers | were killed and most of the 24 who | escaped were wounded
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17
10000 Rebels in Manila

By this time the insurgents had 1O,- 900 militia in the very heart of the capital city of Manila itself They were under American protection. yet they were armed with boIos, shotguns and rifles. The notorious Pic del Pillar was in command. He schemed with rebel leaders without the city by day and plotted with his own lieutenants with in the city by night. It had long been agreed that the rebels should rise the instant the rockets were sent up. This was expected at any moment in view of their studied policy of personal abuse heaped upon any and all Ameri- can soldiers and officers
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17
U. s. Troops InsuIted

The Americans obeying strict or ders, did not return physical retalia- tion for the rude jostling and vile words that harrassed them day after day, both inside and outside the city. The F'ilipinos then concluded that the Americans were towards and could be easily defeated. Open assaults on mem bers of the Nebraska volunteer regi- ment. which was then in camp on the east line of Santa Mesa on the out skirts of Manila, and attempts to push back our outposts at the san Juan bridge, which divides the city of Ma nila from the province of Rizal, were common occurrences up to the open ing battle on the night of February f A Filipino lieutenant had been in the habit of threateing the American sen try at this post which was No. ?. On this particular night he approached in the darkness with a detail of six men. Private Grayson, company D. First Ne braska Volunteers, was on duty there. The native party continued to advance despite repeated challenges. GraysOn then fired. killing the lieutenant. That shot started the insular war
Arizona republican., 1913-11-17
When War Evoke Out
 M Ihe Philippines Story Of t Told By Native Who Was Or
 The Ground

The following is by F. c. Luna, a Filipino who is employed as porter at the Hotel Heidel, Tucson. MT. Luna is an educated Filipino who has been in this country for the last two years making a study of law and of American institutions at close hand, preparing himself for assuming public duties in his own country when the islands are granted their independence. At the time of the battle of Manila Bay MT. Luna lived in the island of Cebu where he remained during the early days of the American occupation. He then went to Manila where he remained un- til he came to this country two years ago.
 Much of the matter in his paper is historical. but a part of it is new and some side lights that are quite new to American readers are thrown upon the stirring events on the islonds
 Following the occupation of Manila Gen. Merritt went so far as to appoint d commission to meet a similar body appointed by Aguinaldo to confer with regard to the situation of affairs and to arrive at mutual understanding of the intent. purposes, aims and des- tinies of the Filipino people and of the people of the United States. Six ses- siOns were held, the last occurring on January 29. 1899. six days before the outbreak of open hostilities. Members of the conference sent by Aguinaldo were either unable or unwilling to do anything definite. At the close of the last session they were again assured by the Americans that no form of hostility would be begun by them
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-26
The Original Idea.

At the time the school opened IN
January. 1908, no dormitory provision
had been made for girls and they were
not encouraged to enter the school al
that time. A few did enter and were
provided for under difficulties. The
policv of the school has been to de-
veIop and make strong one depart
ment, and then concentrate efforts on
another. For a time it was thought
advisable to concentrate efforts to
make the school strong boys school.
This was done, and the result was
that the school was soon taxed to Its
limit to accommodate boys who came
to it from all over the country But
all the while demand was being made
to give the girls an equal chance with
the boys. Educators, who visited the
school, went away and would refer
to the school as one of the ideal IN
dustrial and agricultural schools OF
the country for boys. But the school
was not giving girls the same advan'
tages, it had no dornitory acoommo'
/ dations for them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-26
SEN. JONES HAS GREAT IDEA
He Says So Himself. It's to Have a
"ParthenOn" of Female Statues
in Washington.

WASHINGTON as a
harbinger to women's political eman-
cipation Senator Jones of Washing
ton state has offered a bill setting
aside a space in the proposed plaza
between the capitol and the union
station solely for the raising f'stat-
ues and memorials to women. He
would have it known as the Par
thenon."
Il suppose they'll be erecting stat
ues to the inventor of the boomers
and the latter-day split skirt, sheer
ed a dyspeptic anti-suffragist house
member. It'll be a pretty sight-a
lot of female statues all in a clump.
Those who won't mistake it for a
marble production of a fashionable
young ladies seminary out for walk
will think it's a female burying
ground"
Senator Jones is in earnest about
his proposal, however, and he has
the support of other members of con-
gress who come from suffragist
states. Anyway, the bill has been in
troduced.