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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-21
Orders New Guns.

VIENNA, Dec. 20 The Austrian
naval administration today ordered
for the new coast defense forti,
fications a number of 1913 inch NOR
tars which VIII throw high power
shells weighing nearly a ton ten
mil IS. 1t is claimed that one shell
striking fairly, would demolish q
dreadnought.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-21

Italy's two new possessions of Trip
oil and Cyrenacca are fast proving
veritable treasure grounds of antiqu-
ity. The discoveries, too, are of es-
pecial interest to the United States in
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

Mrs. John l.. Osborne wife of the, first
assistant secretary of state, has the two
gifts most coveted by womankind. They
are the gifts of youth and beauty. She
has entered into the whirl of social life
with n frank enjoyment that contributes
no little to her popularity in official cir
cles. She likes afternoon receptions. Tine
theater does not bore her. 1t is no diff
cult task for her to read the latest novel
Mrs Osborne is one + the few women
in public life in Washington who has not
as yet Joined any of the social betterment
movements that have been given such i'm
petus by the active interest of Mrs. Wood
row Wilson and her daughters in all mat
ters pertaining TO social welfare.
Il don't belong to anything in the world
but the Presbyterian Church. laughed the
wife Of the first assistant secretary of
state Il know I'm at least forty years
behind the times in not belonging to a
single womans club, even"
This does not mean that Mrs Osborne
is out OF sympathy with the serious inter
ests of women of today. She is merely
one OF thousands who do not feel a call
to extend their activities beyond the
boundaries described BY that old-fashioned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
Peter Rabbit Listens to the
Wrong Voice.

Peter Rabbit didn't play fair. No, sir,
Peter didn't play fair. People who have
too much curiosity about other people s
affairs seldom do play fair. He didn't
mean to be unfair. 'Ol my, no! Peter
didn't mean to be unfair. When he left
Chatterer the Red Squirrel sitting on the
old stone wall on the edge of Farmer
Browns Old Orchard he intended to go
straight home to the dear Old Briar
Patch. He was little disappointed, was
Peter, that Chatterer hadn't told him
just where his new house was. Not that
it really mattered: he just wanted to
know, that was all. With every jump
away from the old stone wall that desire
to know just where Chatterer new house
was seemed to grow. Peter stopped and
looked back. He couldn't see Chatterer
now because the bushes hid him. And If
he couldn't see Chatterer, why of course
Chatterer couldn't see him.
Peter sat down and began to pull his
whiskers in a way he has when he is
trying to decide something. 1t seemed as
if two little voices were quarrelins. inside
him. Go along home like the good fell
low you are, and mind your own bust
ness said one. Steal back to the old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

wall and watch Chatterer and SO find
out just where his new house is; he'll
never know anything about it. and
there'll be no harm DONE said the other
little voice. 1t was louder than the first
voice and Peter liked the sound Of 1t.
II believe I will,'' said he, and with
out waiting to hear what the first little
voice would say to that he turned about
and very carefully and softly tiptoed
back to the old stone wall. Right near 1t
was q thick little bush. 1t seemed to
Peter that it must have grown there just
to give him a hiding place. He crawled
under it and lay very fat. He could
see along the old stone wall in both di-
rections. Chatterer was sitting just where
he had left him. He was looking in TIE
direction that Peter had gone when he
had said goodbye. Peter chuckled to
himself. He waiting to make sure 7
have gone before he goes to that new
house of his thought Peter. This is
the time I'll fool him.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Peter Rabbit; this is none of your bust
ness said that little small voice down
inside.
You're not doing a bit of harm. Chat
terer has no business to try to keep his
new house a secret, anyway, said the
other little voice inside. And because of
his dreadful curiosity Peter liked the
sound of that little voice best and listened
to it, and after a while the first little
voice grew discouraged and stopped
Chatterer sat right where he was for
what seemed to Peter Very long time.
But by and by he gave a sudden funny
little flirt of his tail and ran swiftly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
phrase. "woman's sphere. /.

phrase, "woman'S sphere"
The Osbornes have been married SIX
years. Secretary Osborne was a repre-
sentative in Congress and Governor OF
Wyoming before he met Mrs. Osborne.
Their romantic courtship began on the
Island of Madeira. At the time. Mrs
Osborne. then Miss Jean Curtis Smith OF
Princeton. KY. was on a trip around the
world with her sister and brother-in-law.
After meeting her Gov. Osborne decided
to go around the world. too. or rather,
take the remainder of the journey with
his fiancees party. Mrs. Osborne con-
fesses that her recollections of Egypt and
the Holy Land are exceedingly vague. a
fact understood when it Is explained that
she and Mr.. Osborne were engaged to be
married when they landed on American
soil two months later. They have a
child. a little girl OF tive years. who bears
her mothers name.
Secretary and Mrs. Osborne are close
friends of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Bryan. Mrs. Osborne usually as
sists Mrs Bryan in receiving at the lat
tiers weekly afternoon receptions. Be-
sides formal observance of a day at
home each week. Mrs Osborne herself
does much entertaining of an informal
sort. She prefers a small dinner party
or an intimate cup of tea to formal func-
tons, and keeps open house to her
friends in old-fashioned southern style.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
COON STORY POINTS
TEMPERANCE MORAL
Flowing Bowl Brings Ruin to Noe
tuTnal Visitors to New Hamp-
shire Camp.

Here is a true raccoon story that might
be called '.One Night in Barroom," and
which shows how overindulgence in the
Moving bowl on the part of the ..oid man.
brought rnin to a whole happy family Of
those animals.
a Washington family early this fall was
located IL camp in northern New
Hampshire and were bothered greatly b.
nocturnal visitors. but just what they
we're could not he exactly determined A
trap was set and baited Just back of the
csGIp with no result. although every night
The noises on the back porch continued.
Whatever the animals We're it was plain
they We're wise ones about traps
One night the kitchen door had been left
open 80 that the camp cats could go in
and out. Next morning the kitchen floor
was covered with tracks and likewise the
oilcioth-covered shelves, and, in the mid
die of q big bowl of sugar was the track
OF big coon. ..,
The lads of the house had been making
some homemade cherry bounce. and an
other bowl tina: had contained more than
.. quart OF 1ie. sweet rich pulp fairly
reekinE with brandy, was licked clean.
Cid Tyapper Gives Up.
'.Naow, Kin tell ye WHAT'S been a-goin'
on. said az old Zimmerman who some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
COST ON THE LANDLORD.
Government Not Responsible for Act
of Drink-Crazed Man.

The landlord must pay the cost OF re-
placing :, big platc glass window, broken
10y a diink-cra2ed man in The public health
service hospital IT Staplcton, y. l., a
leased building. The United States viii
not. George +. Downey. controller of the
Treasury. finds no reason why the gov
eminent should meet the expense for re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

pairs not made necessary by any fault OF
it's representatives and a damage unavoid-
able.
\ man applied for treatment for alco-
holism September IL at the out patients
office Of the hospital. Before he could re-
ceive attention no became violent, At
tackled the assistant surgeon, pushed his
way To the large window I'm the front Of
lice and crashed through IT,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
hrs. Francis A. McAdoo Ill.

Nl.NN YORK. December la.-Mrs. Fran
els \. McAdoo. daughtcr-in-law Of The
Secretary of the Treasury. is i'll in a hos
piial here, but il was said today that lts'
condition Was not at all alarming. She
is a daughter Of Mrs. Isaac Emerson o.
Baltimore by her first marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

Thought he would. Aud over in the hole
in the old stone wall Chatterer the Red
Squirrel was laughing IL there was
some great joke. There was. and the joke
was on Peter Rabbit. You see. lie hadn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
Windows Kept Oper
Throughout Year.

therefore required special care. These
classes are held in an ordinary school
. room, but the windows are kept con-
stantly open. y cheese-cloth curtain is
lowered when necessary to keep out ram
or snow. These classes are now popular
with normal children who keep up their
regular work. In Cincinnati any class
room may be transformed into an open
window class with the consent of the par
ents of the children. II the parents of
thirty-nine children are willing and the
parents Of one child object, the window
remains closed un.ess the child of the
objector can be transferred into another
room. The great gain in weight, vigor
and physical strength noted in some
children and teachers after few months
in the open window classroom is doing
much to popuiarize the innovation.
The health of school children is recog-
nized as SO important matter that every
preventive measure is being taken to
protect them from incipient disease In
a growing number of c.ties the annual
physical examination of every school child
Is required by Jaw. BY this means any
tendency toward a serious maIady may
be overcome b. preventive WORK. In
Philadelphia this examination is con-
Quoted by the city health department
but the expense is borne by the board oil
education. In Milwaukee, = school health
department attends TO this work. This
department. which is regarded as a model
for city of its size, has the following
organizations: a medical director, ten
medical inspectors. a specialist for the
eye. ear, nose and throat, a full-time den
tai inspector, a special assistant for psy-
Geological and anthropo.ogical tests, and
five school nurses. In New York, Chi
cago and other cities the organization is
even more complete. so that the health
conditions of the child in city schools
are well protected.
Normal health may be readily lowered
by insanitary conditions, so a rigid daily
inspection of the schoolroom must be
made. In some titles children are being
trained to undertake part of this work
cooperating With the janitor and others
in authority. One plan, in operation III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

times visited the. campers. and who, in
his youth. had been great tranper and
hunter This here lis prob-ly "a hull
family of coons-father. mother and
young 'uns. that haint separated yit. and
the old man is foxy one and steers the
rest on en- away from your trap. But,
caikerlate. he'll be right full today and
wont be Strengthened out right by night
Bait yer trap up again, and see IL ye
can't ketch holt Of him tonight. If ye
can once git him. the old lacy and the
fool young 'uns won't have nobody to
steer EN- away from trouble. and ye
might git EN- ALL"
Sure enough, 1t came out exactly as he
said; the trap was baited up in fsne style
and well concealed and at daylight next
day there was an old dog coon growing
and splitting held fast by his foreleg,
which, however, he had gnawed nearly
through Another ten minutes and he ID
have been gone. He weighed just twenty
six pounds. e< <-si
Sons Caught in Same Trap.
The trap was reset. according to the
old fellows ADVICE. and. as nc had pro-
presicd. the next six nights saw the
three nearly grown sons caught in the
same trap in or about the same place
/ The WashingtoIrians We're packing up
t. go then, but the old native said You
hain't got the old woman yit. and l guess
IN De q good deal OF chore TO git her.
but m a-goin' TO keep on trying after
F., you leave" 1T was never learned. how
! ever. whether or not he succeeded
,, The .Washingtonians had in return for
l many favors received IN the past given
/ all four of the trapped anima.s to the
] OLD man. whose family enjoyed them
| hugeiT Today the heavy glossy skin OF
| @paterfamilias.s' nicely tanned. came &c
/; town as a Christmas present from him
( to the lady of the house.
-,
al The Old man wouldn't leaye-it alone
his home is broken up: and his wife, il
alive, is q: ctidless WIDOW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
THE CITY SCHOOL.
1.-THE ChiId'S Health.
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

Every large city is now spending thou-
sands of dollars annually for the I'M
proyenient of the health OF the children III
the public schools Scientific experts are
employed to study how greater sums may
| be spent to secure greater results, Edu-
Gators now understand that normal mem
tai progress cannot possibly he expected
from an unsound body, so it is simply
economy to overcome every condition Diet
rimental to the child's physical health IN
order that he may be fully. qualified 10
profit by the money expended for MS
mental development. Proper food, cloth
ing, medical and dental treatment are
| therefore regarded only as a judicious IN
vestment of public funds. This generous
provision has come about entirely Wlthm
the present century. Ten years ago oitiS
eight American cities had organized
health work in their public schools, aud
this of rudimentary character. No"
nearly 600 cities have regular depart
| rnents for the supervision of the health Of
school children. \ school nurse in an ele-
mentary public school almost un-
heard of ten years ago. Now few cities
are without corps of school nurses
The school dentist is a still later inno-
organized dental staff for their public
schools. but more are being added each
season. The work OF the school nurse
supplements that of the dentist She
gives instruction in mouth sanitation anu
the use of the toothbrush. 1t has been
surprising to learn how many children
are accustomed to using a family tooth
brush. The mouth is the greatest germ
dissemination in the body. and in a number
of schools steps have been taken toward
supplying an individual toothbrush 70:
each child
The first open-air school for tubercular
children was opened in Providence IN
1@:3. Now nearly every large city has Il
number of schools of this kind, each haV-
ing the fullest equipment OF the Things
required to restore these afflicted chli-
dren to their normal health. Specially
designed garments of the warmest tex
ture protect them from the cold, while a
plentiful supply of the best foods FUR
nish the extra nutrition required for the
treatment of this disease. Their school
work is kept as nearly as possible IN con-
Torrance with that of the ordinary
| school. and it is possible for Il large per-
centage of these children to return TO
| their regular grades after a single year
! In the outdoor school.
The pen-Window class is another health
:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

III pays t0 read the want columns of
Iae Star. Hundreds of situations are
haed- through them.
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Chatterer whisked out OF sight aud
Peter hurried to get away His ears still
burned. and somehow he didn't feel SO
tickled over the thought that he had dis
covered Chatterer's secret as he had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

along the old wall a little way Then
with q hasty look around he disappeared
in a hole A minute later he popped his
head out for a hasty look around and
then disappeared again. He did this two
or three times as if he was anxious
Peter chuckled to himself. That's his
new house right there. said he To him
self. land now that I know Where IL is
think I'll hurry along home to the dear
Old Briar Patch" He was just getting
ready to start when chatterer popped ont
of his hole and sat upon a big stone lie
WAS talking out loud and Peter listeued
Then his long ears began TO burn, for this
is "a hat he heard:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

The open-window class is another health
innovation. In Philadelphia it was first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

I'm glad that Peters not . SPY.
Tor spies are hateful as can lte.
It's dreadful how some p"oFi" try
Afairs of other folks 10 see
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

The success with which the effort to
supply school lunches has been met indi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

The humidity can be recorded half an
hour before the opening of school ses-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-07
VASSAR GIRL LOST IN LAKE.
Miss MyIod Drowned In coasting Acct
dent-Four Others Rescued.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Feb. 6.-Five
young women, seniors of Vassar col
Iege, were borne down Sunset hill last
night in a toboggan that crashed
through the ice of the artificial lake on
the VaSsar campus. One of them, Miss
Elizabeth B. Mylod, twenty-one years
old, daughter of John J. Mylod, corpo-
ration counsel and Democratic leader
Of Poughkeepsie, was caught under the
frozen surface of the water and drown
ed.
Heroic aid came to the other girls
from classmate, Miss Phoebe Briggs,
a daughter of DR.. William L. Briggs of
Sacramento, Cal. An expert swimmer
and athlete, she plunged into the icy
water and drew four of the young wo-
men to the ices edge. There they were
able to cling until Professor George b.
Shattuck pushed out plank and drag
ged them to safety.
Besides Miss Mylod, the girls on the
toboggan were Mildred Kenniston,
daughter of Fred A. Kenniston of
Cambridge, Mass; Myra Hulst, daugh-
lSl VI w. lulSI VI NEW
N. Y; Laura Reiner, daughter of John
Reiner of Kingston, N. Y, and Annie j.
Oldham, daughter of J. r. Oldham of
Cleveland, o.
Professor Shattuck heard the cries in
his laboratory and fastened to the
lake. He tore away one of the dan
ger' planks and thrust it out to the i'm
periled young women. Then he crawl
ed out on the plank and drew the girls
one by one out of the water.
Miss Mylod's father was informed,
and gardeners and other attendants
were put at the work of breaking the
ice and dredging for her body. After
an hour it was found.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-07

suits of the recitation depend upon
the preparation. This paper was dis
cussed by Mr.. Koehler and Mr..
Howell.
Miss Hauenstein then gave talk
upon Literature. Mr.. Koehler then
explained a point in Arithmetic
which sometimes was not perfectly
plain to the pupils. He then gave a
lesson in Civics, taking as his sub
ject The Election of President and
Vice-President." He spoke of old
time methods of election of these Of
ficers and that of the present time.
He also gave his experience as a
presidential elector, how he received
his commission, and the mode of pro-
cedure necessary in the election.
The institute was then closed, the
teachers all feeling that they had
spent a very pleasant and profitable
day.
CORA A. MILLER, Sec'y.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-07
Personal
Items

D. D. Weston was attending to
business in Hawley Tuesday.
Frank Epter was attending to
business in Carbondale Tuesday.
Judge A. T. Searle returned We'd
nesday afternoon from Stroudsburg.
James Hoag, of Autumn Leaves,
was business caller in town on
Tuesday.
Hon. Leopold Fuerth was attend
ing to business in Hawley the first
of the week
Mrs. M. F. Lestrange of Cold
Spring, is spending the week with
her son, Fred Lestrange.
Mrs. A. T. Searle left the first of
the week for New York for two
weeks visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Terwilliger
departed on Tuesday for New York
where they will spend a few days.
Hon. f. P. Kimble was greeting
court house friends Tuesday morn
ing. He was a very welcome visitor
and is looking fine after his long ILL
ness
Mrs. j. w. Corwin, of Matamoras,
and Mrs. G. A. Folmsbee of Syra-
cuse, N. Y, attended the funeral of
their brother, Ralph Dewitt, at Haw-
ley on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Heroy of PIG
East 43rd street Brooklyn, N. Y,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Stella, to Joseph A. Dawes
of New York City.
Mrs. George Barthelmus of West
Main street, left town Tuesday for
Hawley where she will spend a few
days at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Caroline Ketchel. Mrs. Ketchel is
very ill.-Port Jervis Gazette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Merither of
South Canaan, formerly of Homes
dale, are visiting friends in town this
week. They spent Tuesday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace j.
Barnes. Mr.. Merither is a justice of
the peace of South Canaan.
George Kerl, of Schenectady, N.
Y, formerly of Honesdale and
Scranton, has been spending a few
days in the latter place. Mr.. Kerl
is in the hotel business in Schenec-
tady. He was at one time connected
with a number of local hostelries.
Mrs. C. L. Dunning and daughter,
Miss Laverna, spent the forepart of
the week visiting the former S
daughter, Miss Adelene Dunning,
who recently underwent an opera
ton in the French hospital in New
York city. They returned Tuesday
accompanied by Miss Dunning who
is much improved.
H. 2. Russell left Monday for New
York where he attended the Wayne
county dinner at Hotel Manhattan.
Tuesday, accompanied by his daugh-
ters, Mrs. Clinton 1. Dow, of Man
chester, N. H., and Miss Marietta
Russell, he attended the golden we'd
ding anniversary of his cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. B. Burnham at Hornell.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-07
WILSON AT WORK ON SPEECH
Inaugural Address to Be Ready Ten
Days Before Ceremonies.

Trenton, n. j., Feb. 6. 49, President
Elect Wilson began work on his in
augural address today.
He said last night he had not yet
put his mind to it and was unable to
say whether he would set forth gen
eral principles by which he wishes
those associated with him to be guild
ed or would make specific ,recommen-
1atiOns respecting legislation. The
governor expects that the document
will be in the hands of the printer at
ieast ten days before the Inaugural ton.
When Governor Wilson was asked
if he desired to express any opinion in
regard to a scheme to guarantee the
deposits in national banks such aS
has been reported to be feature of
the banking and currency bills now
being prepared by house subcommit-
tee, of which Representative Carter
Glass is chairman, he said he did not
and added that this phase of the bank
ing question had not been touched
upon during the two conferences which
he has had with Mr.. Glass. He said:
II have just received from Mr.. Glass
letter in which he states that the re-
port that the bills in his charge con-
tain provision for a scheme of bank
deposit guaranteed is entirely without
foundation and that the alleged resu-
mes of the bills are entirely fictional."
The governor added that it had been
remembered that the house committee
which is now hnndIinp thiS rnattar Of
banking and currency may not be the
committee to have it in charge during
the next administration.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-07
ENGINEER STRIKE VOTE
TO BE KNOWN SATURDAY.

New York, Feb. 5.-All of the
votes in the strike ballot now being
counted by the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firemen and Enginemen on
the fifty-four eastern railways will
have been received by Saturday
night, according to statement made
by T. Shea, assistant to President w.
S. Carter, of the Brotherhood.
Mr.. Carter is expected here Sun
day, when the result of the ballot
probably will be in hand. Mr.. Shea
would not say what the votes already
received indicated, but it is reported
from other sources that eighty per
cent. of the members favor a strike
unless the railroads grant their
demands.