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The Washington times., 1913-03-23

Miss Allen is one of the bevy of girls
for whom the bachelor officers of Fort
Myer will entertain at a pink tea fol-
lowing the fancy drill in which she and
a number of society girls take part on
Saturday. March %.
The drill in which the young horse
women take part will be given Thurs
day. Friday, and Saturday afternoons
and is for the benefit of the post branch
OF the Y. NJ. c. A, the post athletic as
sociation. and to help defray the ex-
penses of horse show to be given in
May. .
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At the Episcopal Eye. Ear. and Throat
Hospital bazaar. which is to be held in
| the ballroom of Ihe Raleigh Hotel April
9 and 10, the various booths wiz be in
! charge of the members of :he board of
lady managers representing all of the
| Episcopal churches in the city.
Fancy tables will be in charge of Mrs.
W. T. Glover. Mrs. John Mcdonald,
/, Mrs. E. NJ. Talcott and Miss Semple
Pettis.
Cake tables will be conducted by Miss
Fannie Gillis, Mrs =. j. Stellwagen,
| Mrs. william Devries, Mrs. William H.
| Fox, and Mrs. William NJ Dove. Those
in charge of the candy tables will be
Mrs. Joseph r. johnson. Mrs. Jesse b
X. Lee, Mrs. f. N. Mix. Mrs. A. c.
| Fenton and Mrs. Faber Stevenson
| Mrs. Frank Hume and Miss Emma w
Abbott will arrange for the sale ol
| flowers.
| Those in charge of the mystery tablt
will he Miss Elizabeth Chew, Mrs
Charles z. Buck, Mrs. James III. Tay'
l,r. Miss Henrietta Harding, Mrs
Henry B. Mum, Miss r. Isabel Sim
onds and Mrs. William B. Trott.
Mrs. f. NJ. Steuart viii conduct ar
apron table. The refreshments will b.
under the supervision of Miss Mar,
Armstrong Mason and Mrs. J. B. Burn
side.
! A novelty in THE Goose That Lay
the Golden Egg" is to be conducted b.
Mrs. w. B. Trott, Miss Gall and Mis-
Lane Mrs. c. b. Hoppin and Mis-
Phyllis Snyder have charge OF the ar
rangements for the music and dancing
TIE supper committee consists o
Mrs. Emory ]. Bentley, Mrs. +. NJ
Mix, Mrs. III. Walbridge, Mrs. {. i
Hoppin. Mrs. Corbin Birch. Mrs. Fred
crick H. Roberts, Mrs. Hacker, Mrs
Harry N Moss, Mrs. John Paul Earn
est. Mrs. William NJ. Dove, Ms. J. L
Parsons, jr., Mrs. J. B. Burnside, Mrs
Thomas ]. Lones. Mrs. II. w Ofutt
Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Ross. Mrs. q. B. Ma
rruder. and the Misses Swormstedt
Soper, Edwards, Psttis and Gordon
Mrs. William NJ. Dove and Mrs. Fabe
Stevenson have charge of the ticket
and publicity respectively.
Mrs. Leonard G. Hoffman has sen
out cards for a reception in honor o
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, president gen
eral of the D. A. r., and Mrs. John Mil
Ter Horton, of Buffalo. at the BurlinS
ton, Thursday afternoon. April j. from
l5 to o'clock.
Judge George y. Adams, judge of tn
| juvenile court OF Cleveland, and Mrs
/ kddams. who have been the guests 10
some days of Mr.. ana Mrs. Orton f
Darrall, have returGed to their nome
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
SOCIETY

The Postmaster and Mrs. Burieson
ere the guests for whom the iornlei
cnator from Missouri and Mrs' John
Henderson entertained at dinher ias'
irht Their other guests were Sena-
or and Mrs. owen, Senator anu Mre'
-benard Senator and Mrs. PoindeNtcr'
" and Mrs. Franklin MacNeagh, Geh-
"A Mrs George NJ. Gillespie, Colonel
I'D Mrs. Symons, Mr.. and Mrs. James
,rown Scott. Mrs. Burton HARRISON Mfs'
lodgett. Mrs Matthew l. scout, MrS,
,bn Logan, John Barrett, Colonei
,;ad,a and John Is. Henderson, 1r.
s.
The Georgetown prom on Wednes-
,y evening. March %, promises to be
nc of the most successful events of the
oason The ball rooms at the Raleigh
in he used, and decorated with the
~ollese colors-
The list of patrons and patrohesses
ncludes chief Justice and Mrs. sEdward
!. White. Justice VI. NJ. Clapaush,
Tustice and Mrs. Gould, Justice and
Mrs ID 7. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Adkins Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
louy,as. Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Baker,
ur and Mrs. ]. S. Easily Smith, MI.
md Mrs. Charles E. Roach, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Charles J. Murphy. MI ana Mls
'onrad Reid, Mr.. and Mrs Charles .,
I;l,ver Mr.. and Mrs. Paul E. Lesh.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Laskey, MIR. ana
Mrs. James Is. Horrigan, and MI ana
Mrs. Ralph d. Quinter.
The chairman of the dance commlttee
s j. ]. O'Connor, and his associates
IRE II. n. Driscoll, o. Rupert, Jr.' Ed
Nard r. Walton, jr.. w. c. Hadyden,
:. L. Mullen, and R. ]. Sauter.
s.
The bail rooms at the Cairo VIII De
;ned with brilliant thronS at O'CLOCK
morrow evening, TO hear angela
Francis Small in one of her inimitaoie
7rograms. embracing the folk-sones'
iances and stories of many lands. she
vas a student under Duncan, IN Paris
or two years. Her program tomorro"
light will be for the benefit of Me-
r,orial Continental Hall fund, Junior
Republic. and Y. W. c. A. Vacation
,odge. and was arranged by the Dolly
Madison Chapter, d. 4. r.
The patronesses include Mrs. Matthew
II. Scott, MGS. f1eIlis Il. -ioiihi' ~
rohn Miller Horton, Mrs. Mary l.. LOCK
yocd. Mrs. William d. Hoover ane
Jthers.
q
The women of the Anthony League
md the American Woman's Repupil,
uill be at home to their friends anc
hose interested in these organizations
N Tuesday afternoon from TO
p'cIock. in apartment i2l, the Portnef
Fifteenth and U streets. Mrs. Nanett'
r Paul will speak on Women in Pub
lie Life
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Section one of the college Woman
Cub will give a tea tomorrow afternoon
at their club rooms at 1923 street
Mrs. |. NJ. Ilsen will give short lee
rure. With a membership of over 500
the College woman's Club is one OF IN
most interesting organizations solely fe
women IN WSsfii gton.
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The Washington times., 1913-03-23

advertising in this section not free spact rate is charged
/
Primm 425 Munsey Building.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
Personal Mention.

Miss Mabel Frances Hoffman. daugh-
:er of Mrs. James A. Hoffman, will be
married at noon tomorrow at the home
Of her mother in Thirty-first street,
Georgetown. to Robinson Francis Bell.
The Rev. Frederick Howden. rector of
It. Johns Episcopal Church in George
town. will perform the ceremony. Only
the immediate families of the bride and
bridegroom will attend.
After April 20, Mr.. Bell and his bride
will be at home at Dominion Heights,
Va
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Mrs. Frank P. Leetch will be at home
Thursday. March q. and also on Thurs
fay, April 5, at 1886 Thirty-first street.
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Mrs. Leonard H. Mangum is spending
Easter week in New York with her sis
ter. Mrs. Henry Mountain
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Mr.. and Mrs T II. johnson. of 1713
Newton street northwest, announce the
marriage of their daughter. Katherine
Ruth, to John Lawrence Mcdonald, on
March Il.
s.
Mrs. Warren Yenawine. of New York,
- AHt Sut6L Vi MIS- I1Si iiiCiS ia
Columbia road.
Miss Jeanette Levy and Miss Gertrude
Levy, of Tallahassee who are attending
the Notre Dame Academy, Baltimore,
are spending the holidays in Washing
ton with Mrs. Mark Blum, of Irving
street.
Mrs William EIkan, who has been
visiting Mrs. f. Lyons, of Twenty
seventh street, has returned to her
home. in Brooklyn, y. Y.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sternfeld. who have
been spending the past week in WASH
inzton, have returned TO New York.
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Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, of Calvert
street. is spending several days in At
lantic City.
Mrs. Addie Sigmund. who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sig
nund. of Baltimore. has returned TO her
Eome, in Washington.
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Ms. Herman HoIlander and son
irving Hollander. who have been spend
ine the past few weeks in Atlantic City
have returned to Washington.
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Mr. and Mrs. Leman Goldman. wht
we're recently married, are spending q
few weeks in Atlantic City before leav'
ing for their home in Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
President Attends Easter Services
With Family and Visitors at House
CAPITAL Society Going to Aiken
for Hitchcock Peabody Wed
ding on Thursday.

The Minister from the Netherlands
and Nine. Loudon will leave Washing
ton tomorrow afternoon for Aiken, S.
c where on Thursday they will attend
the marriage ceremony of Miss Celeste
Eustis Hitchcock and Julian l.. Pea
body, son of Charles L. Peabody Of
New York.
The Misses Eustis, of Alabama, who
have been the guests of their aunt,
Nine. Loudon, for some time. will also
leave the Capital tomorrow afternoon to
return to their home.
The Minister and Nine. Loudon Will
sing during the beautifully arranged
marriage ceremony, which will take
place at Mon Repos, Villa, the winter
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Hitchcock, jr., of West
bury, l.. l., and Aiken. Miss Hitchcock
Is a favorite in society here, and a
number of relatives will accompany the
Minister and Nine. Loudon South for
the event.
Bishop Harry p. Northrop, of Charles
ton, s. c., will officiate.
Miss Hitchcock will wear a clinSlnS
gown of brocaded crepe de chine with
the rare old lace veil worn by her
grandmother Mrs. George Eustis, al
her wedding. used in the long Vatican
train which falls from the shoulders oil
the gown. The brides veil of tulle VIII
be held by wreath of orange blossoms
and she will wear the strand OF ex-
ouisite pearls recently presented to hei
by her grandmother, Mrs. Thomas
Hitchcock
She will be attended by two brides
| maids. her sister, Miss Helen Hitch
cock, and her cousin, Miss Louise Hell
len, of Washington. Their gowns vii
be of yellow chiffon with quaint fichu:
of old lace and their black tulle hat:
| will be trimmed with yellow roses
The page. Master Frank Hitchcock
| will wear a Kate Greenaway page cos
! tune with long trousers and coat ol
white silk with a high ruffied collar. ant
will carry a stiff old-fashioned bouquet
The wedding march will be played b,
| Master Edward Morris, of Baltimore
who will also act as accompanist t
| Nine. Loudon, who was Miss Lydii
Eustis, when she sings Gounod's "Av'
| Maria during the ceremony. Mrs
! Loudon and the minister will then sim
a Schuman solo. After the ceTemon.
! an informal reception will follow befor
! the departure of the bride and bride
groom for a short trip before sailing t
| spend the summer abroad.
| Only the immediate relatives and
few intimate friends have been invite
to the ceremony. Mrs. Hitchcock
brother. William Corcoran Eustis, wi
come from Washington for the cere
mony, and Mrs. Benjamin HELEN wi
attend with her daughter, Miss Louis
Helen.
Young George Morris Eustis, son O
George Eustis, Mrs. Hitchock's brothe
will come on from school to b
present.
Miss Celestine Eustis, aunt Of Mr.,
Hitchcock, who spends every winte
here with her niece, will attend tn
wedding
). The bride is a great-granddaughter o
the late w. W. Corcoran, his daughte
having married George Eustis, Con
gressman for many years from Louis
lana.
for the wedding will be Mr.. Peabody
father, Charles l.. Peabody; his brothe
John ID. Peabody, who will act as hi
best man; his sister, Miss Anita Pea
body; and his aunt, Miss Damon.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
LOCAL MENTION
NOTICE TO WOMEN

Lieut.. Rose and the Boxers" Gee! This
Is Bully Virginia. Today.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
Water co|ors Shown At
Corcoran Art Gallery

Representative groups of nearly s0o
pictures, a wide and varied assemblage
Of the best work Of its type In Wash-
ington and other Eastern art cenferA
are to be seen at the seventeenth an
nual exhibition Of the Washington
Water Color Club. which opened IN fhe
Corcoran Art Gallery last evening.
The place Of honor Ii given pastel
entitled 'Theodosia," painted by Mr..
Mathilde Mueden Leisenring. Of this
city. Other artists represented are w.
Fl. Holmes. J. H. Moser. =. f. PerriA
II. f. Burdette, Carl ]. Weller and WI.
liam Silva.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23

Judge George y. Adams, judge of the
juvenile court OF Cleveland, and Mrs.
tddams. who have been the guests for
some days of Mr.. ana Mrs. Orton +.
DarraIl, have returEed to their home.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23
Freshman Class "Prom''
Comes Next Wednesday

The annual prom" of the freshman
class of Georgetown University law
school will be held at the Raleigh on
Wednesday. March 26.
]. ]. O'Connor is chairman of the
committee in charge. +. r. Walton,
jr.. r. ]. Sauter, o. Rupert. jr.. F. n.
Driscoll, W. c. Hayden, and L. l..
Mellen are it's other members.
The Washington times., 1913-03-23

Mrs. Leonard G. Hoffman has sen
out cards for a reception in honor q
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. president ger
eraI of the D. A. r., and Mrs. John Mil
Ter Horton, of Buffalo. at the Burlins
ton. Thursday afternoon. April 3, from
8 to Z o'clock.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-15

l4PpCu LdNlll dlIu IllC uCICOl1NC
bureau off to Webb's where
abouts.
The story of the stool pigeon is
interesting, by the way. He is
George Larsen, a police character
of the South Side.
Larsen at one time was the
sweetheart of Mabel Conlisk.
Then Webb met Miss Conlisk,
and cut Larsen out. Larsen got
his revenge yesterday.
LAWN and the detective bureau
got the tip that Webb was in
LAWNS own district about the
same time. LAWN sent men out
after him. The men fooled around
and lost Webb.
Detectives O'Connor and Egan
from the central bureau breezed
into LAWNS district and captured
Webb.
Lawn nearly mad Mt ABOUT
that He sent Lieut.. Hogan after
O'Connor and Egan to take their
prisoner from them.
One of LAWNS men, who ar
rived just after the murder, swore
that he had captured Webb.
At the time, Courtney horned
in, Webb turned to O'Connor and
said: Who's your friend?"
At the detective bureau later,
Webb said to Assistant Chief
Schuettler:
That's some copper you've got
there. chief. He came after me,
and I emptied my revolver at
him, and he kept right on aeon
mo. I didn't think thew had COP
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-15

pers like that. L sure nave got TO
hand it to him.
And at the time he said this,
Webb was pointing to Detective
O'COnnOr.
Still later, O'Connor went to
Webb's cell. Webb put his hand
through the bars.
Shake" he said to the detec-
tive, you're all right. You had
a chance to kill me there, and you
never took one shot at me. You're
some copper"
That ought to be. pretty con-
vincing evidence that O'Connor
and not Courtney took Webb.
The fact is, that Courtney, as
he drew near where O'ConnOr
was graphing with Webb, lost
his head, drew his revolver and
fired, and came darned near kill
ing O'ConnOr.
Yet LAWN called up the City
News Bureau last night, and told
them that three of his men, De
tectives Ryan and Lander and Of
fcer Courtney had captured
Webb through information gain
ed by him personally. He also
told of the bravery of his men. At
i. the end Of his story, he said: de
& tectives O'Connor and Egan of
the detective bureau assisted in
the pursuit of the bandit.
It is quite evident that LAWN
was painfully aware Of how he
had fallen down, and how he was
going to hear about it from the
man who wanted him made chief
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
Volcanic Dust In the Air.

From many points in America and
Europe come reports OF an unusual
turbidity OF the atmosphere. which be-
gan early last summer and still con-
tinues. This Is manifested in a
diminution Of the intensity Of solar
radiation, a hazy appearance Of the
sky. and the presence of Bishops
ring around the sun. From Dublin
Sir John Moore wrote last August:
The sky is constantly covered with
a thin Aim Of uniform cloud in which
nc halos develop. and through which
the sun, moon and stars shine with a
subdued, sickly brightness"
Observers in Russia, Switzerland,
Sweden and Germany, as well as
America. report an unusual lack OF
blueness in the sky. These pheno,
ena are attributed to the presence
in the upper atmosphere Of an i'm.
mense pail OF dust arising from the
explosive eruption of Katmai volcano,
In Alaska, last June.
Similar effects we're observed after
the eruptions Of Krakatoa and Mount
Pele. and in those cases lasted for
some years.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
MIGHT MAKE USE OF EELS
Some Suggestions Worthy Of consid-
Grafton by Citizens Of Towns Just
Now Sorely Afflicted.

The towns of Red Hook, Tivoli and
Madelin are having a plague OF cells.
They are all near Poughkeepsie. and
are dependent upon a single lighting
plant which has intake pipes run out
into the Sawkill.
The screening of these intakes has
not been so perfected as to keep the
cells out. A large run Of them indi-
Gates that the Sawkill eel. at least.
has a passion for machinery, or a
morbid disposition. 1t insists on get
ting into the pipes and then into the
works. 1t goes in such numbers that
It clogs the machinery, and then the
plant has TO be shut down. While
cells are being picked out Of irtri-
cate functions, the people OF Red
Red Hook. Tivoli and Madalin have
10 eat in the dark or light up their
lamps.
Pending the perfection OF screen.
ing for the intake pipes, and provid-
ing that the cells are not eXterminated,
a picking plant might be introduced
as a side line with the manufacture OF
light.
Again, II this scheme is not feas-
ible or worthy. why not cross the
Sawkill eel with the electric eel Of the
old world Then. perhaps. Red Hook.
Tivoli and Madalin would not be dis
tressed.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
Medical Fees In Byeone Days.

At the beginning of the eighteenth
century the usual fees to physicians
and surgeons in England were ito a
graduate in physick. this due is about
10 shillings, though he commonly eX
poets or demands 90. Those that are
only licensed physicians, their due Is
no more than 6 shillings and 8 pence
though they commonly demand 10
shillings.
"a surgeons fee is ~ pence a mile
be his journey near or far, 10 greats
to set a bone broke or out of joint,
and for letting blood 1 shilling; the
cutting or a%mputation of any limb lie
3 pounds, but there is no settled fee
for the cure" The system Of regulat'
ing the fee according to the pocket OF
the patient is almost as old as his
tory.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
Quotation In Dispute.

"One touch Of nature makes the
whole world kin" AS the expression
occurs in Shakespeare (Troilus and
Cressida. Act III, Scene 81 in a cyni.
cal speech. it means that all men are
alike in that they slight familiar
merit and prefer trivial novelty" A
leading Shakespearean commentator
considers the passage in which the ex.
preston occurs zone Of the most
cynical utterances that ever came
from Sh~akespeare's pen" This critic
characterizes as Sentimental twaddle'
the common understanding and usage
of the expression as typical of univer-
sal brotherhood or sympathy. Others
say that no matter what Ulysses
meant by saying "One touch Of nature
lakes the whole world kin" and even
admitting that he used 1t in a sarcas-
tic and cynical sense, we have a right
to attach a new meaning to 1t, as Is
universally done by those who quote
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
FRlGHTFUL EFFECT OF WAR
What a General Embroiling Of the
European Powers Would Mean
to the Nations involved.

NJ. Jules Roche, former minister OF
commerce OF France, has made some
remarkable calculations as to the cost
OF an European war. Taking as a ba-
sis the expenses incurred by France
during the war of 1870, he reckons
that, assuming, for the sake of exam
pie, that the six nations of the triple
alliance and the triple entente went
to war, the cost of maintaining the
armies alone would work out at no
less than $5,400, 000, 900 a month. with
II taking into account the other ex-
penses. Continuing in the Gaulois, he
says:
"And what would be their internal
condition? The b~elligerent nations
would be struck with general para
iysis and would see their very means
of subsistence disappear. Suspension
OF work would be forced even on
those who were not included in the
general mobilization. since whom
would there be to work for? To whom
would they sell their products? How
could they be exchanged or transport
ed? Nj the LARGE works and lac
tories, where the division of labor is
completed. would have to be shut.
Even agriculture would be Impossible.
NO more purchases or sales; either
the economic or the financial death
of labor, an abrupt stCrpage OF the
hearts action in the national organ.
ism OF all the nations at war, with
profound reaction on all othcrS-such
would be the consequences Ui a gen
eral contlagration in the present cen.
ditiCns of European civiiization.'
Similar views are expressed by
RAUL Leroy-reaulieu. N Of the lead
ing economists of France. He thinks.
however. that France would suffer
less than other great powers because,
being self.supporting, she always has
at her disposal an immense accumu-
laticn of agricultural products OF the
prey ious year on which TO draw for a
long period. German would have the
greatest difficulty in obtaining I'M
norts, being cut off by the English
fleets on the one hand and by Russia
on the other.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
DEFINITE VALUE OF CLOTHES
Criticism Both For and Against
Ideas That He Advocates.

According to Professor Patton OF
the University of Pennsylvania, a girl
who spends $40 on a hat, although she
earns but IS a week, is more respect
ed than is a girl who wears a dowdy
hat and saves her money for her old
age. The girl who wears the $40
hat will receive more attention than
she OF the dowdy hat, will make more
impression on the opposite sex, and
run a better chance OF securing a
life partner who will be able to sup
ply her with numerous $40 hats. The
question of morality does not figure in
this controversy between the profess
sor and the women readers Of the
newspapers. From the millinery view
point. she of the $40 hat is respect
ed because she desires to wear good
clothes and good millinery, and should
be encouraged to save as much as
she car out of her So per In order
to secure them, says Millinery Trade
Review. She Of the dowdy hat will
grow stingy as she grows older, and
the rainy day toward which she Is
saving will find her a lone occupant
Of a hall bedroom, without those as
sociations that make a girls life
worth the living. Spend less money
on matinees. theaters, CONNECTIONS and
knicknacks, and more on millinery,
and the invitations to theaters, con-
fectionery and parties will come free.
ly from the opposite sex.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
Why the Children Tell Fibs.

Children tell lies because their
parents tell lies" Prof. T. 8. Lowden
Of Ohio State university declared In
explaining THE Psychology OF Memory
and Imagination" The ruling princi.
pie in the child" he asserted, lis to
live. Deception has always been
or less at the foundation of life. Chill.
dren. however, generally lie because
they do not understand, rather than
for the purpose OF bold deception"
Professor Lowden said Santa Claus
and fairy stories were necessary in
the mental development OF all persons.
But we can't live with Santa Claus
forever, nor a we read fairy tales
forever" he declared. I'VE must
build our air castles, then construct
the more material things In life"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
HAD METHOD IN HIS GIVING
Spirit Of Generosity Was Not All
That Actuated Oolnss of Old
Man MacCrankie.

Old MacCrankie Is a most vindic-
tive, as well as a misery, old gentle.
man, and not even the season OF
peace and goodwill had any softening
effect upon the grudge he harbored
against his ~disinherited but prosper.
GUS nephew, Jack, who had built a
street Of houses for working people
in the neighborhood.
On Christmas eve the residents OF
each house In the new street were
simply dumbfounded to receive a visit
from old MacCrankie, who was accom-,
panied by a man with a hand-truc.i
loaded with ffteen.pound bags Of
nuts. The nuts were particularly
large and hard-shelled Brazils and
walnuts.
What, uncle! You giving Christ.
mas gifts. And to my tenants, too!
gasped Nephew Jack, who passed
through the street during the distri.
button of the nuts. Nuts! And all
Brazils and walnuts. What big ones,
too! What an odd present, uncle"
"A fancy of mine, nevvy," said old
Crankie. with a chuckle. AN old
mans fancy"
Tee, hee!" he chuckled, when he
reached home again. Not II OF
those forty tenants of Jacks has a
nut-cracker between them. They'll
ruin all his %brand.new doors! Hop
no, ho."