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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Statement of Expenditures.

The conference was participated in by
Francis Snowden. J. Fur White and
Eugene III. Waters. who will represent
the county in the next house of dele
gates. full and complete statement of
the expenditures of the school board
since 1906 was made. and frank dis
cussion of school conditions ensued. The
school commissioners made it clear that
when the funds available for this year
were exhausted The schools would have
TO close. The county commissioners then
came forward with the proposition TO
provide the $4,000 required TO continue
the schools the full term.
A committee, consisting of DIR. Ryan
Devereux, Zadoc NJ. Cooke and Earle &.
Wood. representing the school board, and
George g. Bradley, Crittenden H Walker
and Henry +. Clark, representing the
county commissioners, was named to
confer with the county's representatives
in the legislature and agree upon some
plan to pay off the Indebtedness against
the school board which amounts to ap-
proximately $42, 0oO and to provide for
a more satisfactory method of raising
funds for school purposes. bond issue
TO pay off the Indebtedness is said to be
probable, and the Legislature will, it is
understood be urged to enact law
fixing for school purposes a definite per-
centage of the taxes collected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25

Mrs. Perow, wife of Mosby G. Perow,
city chemist of Lynchburg, Va, was
painfully burned when she opened the
door Of the heating furnace in her home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25

The new hotel at Fredericksburg. Va
is now in course OF construction and the
work is being rapidly pushed Ii will COS L
over 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25

The matter of installing voting ma
chimes in all of the precincts of Baltimore
now Is being considered by officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
After-Xmas Sale
Remarkable Bargains
Suit Department

Our entire stock of Suits without being sacrificed
deliberately trimmed suits for
suits for street Thousand
ing fashionable fabric fashionable
many handsome models trimmed with fur.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24

hand on the knob Minnie, the old
place will be under the hammer In
three weeks. and II you know what's
good for you. you'll sign In under the
new management while there's a va.
cancy."
III I were you" said. looking him
straight In the eye, Il wouldn't pick
out any new carpets yet. Mr. Thoburn.
! promised the old doctor I'd help Mr..
Dick. and | will"
so you're actually going to fight
II out" be said, Erinning. We'll the
odds are in your favor. You are two
to my one"
Il think it's pretty even" I retorted.
We viii be hindered, so to speak, by
having certain principles Of honor and
honesty. You have no handicap"
He tried to think OF a retort, and
not finding one he slammed out Of
the spring-house in a rage.
Mr.. Van Alstyne and his wife came
in that same day. just before dinner.
and we played three-handed bridge Cor
half an hour. AS I've said. they'd been
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
orloin Of iron Duke.

The Iron Duke Is to be the next
big British battleship. The Duke, Of
course, was Wellington, but he came
by the nickname in roundabout way.
He was never 80 called until long
after Waterloo An iron steamship. q
novelty at the time, was built in the
Mersey, and named the Duke Of Well
ington, and so the vessel came to be
known as the Iron Duke-the transit
ton being easy and obvious. 1t was
the dukes union Of resolution and
physical energy which made the pop
ular name for the Mersey-built steam
ship to fit him like a perfect cap,
Such, at least, is the explanation of
his biographer, Sir Herbert Maxwell.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24

And at that minute the door was
fiung open. and Bath-house Nike stag
gered In.
The old doctor!" he gasped. Hes
dead, Miss Minnie-dled just now In
the hot room In the hath-housel One
minute he was givin' me the divil for
something or other. and the next ]
thought he was asleep"
Something that had been heavy In
my breast all afternoon suddenly
seemed TO burst and made me feel
faint all over. But | didn't lose my
head.
Does anybody know yeti" l asked
quickly. He shook his head.
Then he didn't die In the bath
house. Mike" | said firmly. HE died
In his bed, and you know 1t. II II
gets out that he died In the hot room
I'll have the coroner on you"
Miss Patty was standing by the rail
Ing OF the spring. ! got my shawl and
started out after Mike. and she fol
lowed.
IF the guests ever get hold OF this
they'll stampede. Start any excite
ment In sanatorium," / said, land
one and all they'll dip their thermom
eters in hot water and swear they've
got fever!"
And we hurried to the house to
gether.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24

pens 10 me, Minnies I'm counting on
you to do what you can for the old
place. You've been here a good many
years, Minnie"
Fourteen years have been ladling
out water at this spring" said. try
ing TO keep my lips from trembling.
Il wouldn't be at home any place
else, unless II would be In an aqua
rum. But don't ask me to stay here
and help Mr.. Dick sell the old place
for q summer hotel. For that's What
he'll do"
HE won't sell IT," declared the old
doctor grimly. "All want is for you
TO promise TO stay
"0h, I'll stay" I said Il won't
promise to be agreeable. but I'll stay.
Somebody1l have 10 look after the
spring; | reckon Mr.. Dick thinks It
comes out OF the earth Just as we sell
It, With the whole pharmacopoeia In
IT,"
Well, It made the old doctor hap
pier, and I'm not sorry / promised.
but I've got joint on my right foot
that throbs when II is going to rain
or | am going to have bad luck.
and It gave a jump then. might
have known there was trouble ahead
It was pretty quiet in the spring
house that day after the old doctor
left. drew a chair in front of the
fire and wondered what | would do il
the old doctor died, and what fool
I'd been not to be a school-teacher.
which is what / studied for. was
thinking to myself bitterly that all
that my experience In the spring fitted
me for was to be a mermaid, when
heard something running down the
path, and 1t turned out to be Tillle.
the diet cook.
She slammed the door behind her
and threw the Finleyville evening pa
per at me.
"Therel" she said, I've won a cake
OF toilet soap from Bath-house Mike.
The emperor's consented"
"Nonsensel" snapped, and
snatched the paper. Title was right;
the emperor had! sat down and
read 1t through, and there was Miss
Pstty's picture in an oval and the
princes in another, with a turned-up
mustache and his hand on the handle
Of his sword, and between them both
was the Austrian emperor.
Well, sat there and thought It over
Miss Patty, or Miss Patricia, being
80 to speak, friend of mine They'd
come to the Springs every winter for
years.
In my wash-stand drawer I'd kept
all the clippings about her coming
bout and the winter she spent In
Washington and was supposed to be
engaged to the presidents son, and
the magazine article that told how
Mr.. Jennings had got his money by
robbing widows and orphans, and
showed the little frame house where
Miss Patty was born-as II she's hes
anything to do with it. AnG so now
l was cutting out the picture Of hel
and the prince and the article under
meath which told how many castles
she'd have, and / don't mind saying
was shifting a little bit, for
, couldn't get used to the idea. AnC
r suddenly the door closed softly anC
, there was a rustic behind me. WheI
, turned 1t was Miss Patty herself
She saw the clipping Immediately. ant
stopped just inside the door.
you, too" she said. "And we've
come all this distance to get ava!
from just that"
> well, l shant talk about It,"
replied, not holding out my hand, 70
with her, 30 to speak, next door Il
, being a princess-but she leaned RICH
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24

10 read or had told me the whole truth
instead Of a part Of II, | would have
understood. and things would all have
been different II Ia all very we'll for
her to say that looked worried
enough already, and that anyhow II
was a family affair. should have
been told.
All she did was to come up to me
81 | stood In the spring, with her
face perfectly white. and ash ne II
my Dicky Carter was the Richard Car
ter who stayed at the Grosvenor IN
town.
He doesn't stay anywhere" l SAID,
with my feet getting cold, but that's
where he has apartments. What has
he been doing now7"
You're expecting him on the eve
ming train. aren't your" she asked.
Don't stare like that my fathers
watching"
HE ought to be on the evening
train" / said. wasn't going to say
| expected him. | didn't.
THE wretch" she cried. "the hate
full creature-as II things weren't bad
enough! suppose he'll have to come,
Minnie, but | must see him before
he sees any one else"
Just then the bishop brought his
glass over to the spring.
Hot this time Minnie" he said.
DO you know. I'm getting the mineral.
water habit, Patty! I'm afraid plain
water will have no attraction for me
after this"
He put his hand over hers on the
rail. They we're old friends, the bish-
op and the Jenningses.
Bishop" she said suddenly, will
you do something for met"
Il always have, Patty" He was
very fond Of Miss Patty. was the
bishop.
''Then-to-nlght, not later than eight
o'clock. get father to play cribbage,
will you? And keep him In the card
room until nine"
Another escapade!" he said, pre-
tending to be very serious. Patty,
Patty, you'll be the death Of me yet.
Is thy servant a dog, that he should
do this thing?"
Certainly not" said Miss Patty
Just a dear, slightly bald, but still
very distinguished slave!"
There will be plenty Of slaves to
kiss your little hand, where you are
going, my child" he said. Sometimes
l wish that some nice red-blooded boy
here at home-but l dare say it will
turn out surprisingly we'll as it is"
Bishop, Bishop!" Mrs. Moody
called. How naughty of you, and
with your bridge hand waiting to be
heidi"
Well, l knew Mr.. Dick had been up
to some mischief; had suspected 1t
all along But Miss Patty went to bed,
and old Mrs. Hutchins, who's a sort
of lady 's-maid-companion Of hers, said
she mustn't be disturbed. was pref.
ty nearly sick myself. And when Mr..
Sam came out at Ave o'clock and said
he'd been in the long-distance tele
phone booth for an hour and had
called everybody who had ever known
Mr. Dick, and that he had dropped
right off the earth, l just about gave
up.
Luckily Mr. Stitt was in bed with 9
mustard leaf over his stomach and ice
on his head. and didn't know whether
1t was night or morning.
CTO BE CONTINUED
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
CHAPTER II.

Well, we got the poor old doctor
moved back to his room, and had one
Of the chambermaids find him there,
and l wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who
was Mr. Dicky Carriers sister. and
who was on her honeymoon in South
Carolina The Van Alstynes came
back at once, in very bad tempera
and we had the funeral from the
preachers house In Finleyville so as
not to harrow up the sanatorium
people any more than necessary.
After It was all over the relatives
, gathered in the sun parlor of the san
atoridm to hear the will-Mr. Van AL.
styne and his wife and about twenty
more who had come up from the city
for the funeral and stayed over-on
the house.
Well, the old doctor left me the but
tons for his full dress waistcoat and
his favorite copy of "Gray's Anatomy"
l couldn't exactly set up housekeeping
with my share Of the estate.
They thought that was funny, but
few minutes later they weren't so
cheerful. You see the sanatorium was
a mighty fine piece of property with
a deer park and golf links. We'd
had plenty OF offers to sell it for a
summer hotel, but we'd both been
dead against 1t. That was one of the
reasons for the will
The whole estate was left to Dicky
Carter, who hadn't been able to come,
owing to his being laid up with an
attack OF mumps. The family sat up
and nodded at one another, or held
up It's hands, but when they heard
there was condition they breathed
easier.
Beginning with one week after the
reading of the willard not a day
Iater-Mr. Dick was to take charge of
the sanatotium and to stay there for
two months without day OF. II at
the end of that time the place was
being successfully conducted and
could show that it hadn't lost money
the entire property became his for
keeps. II he failed 1t was to be sold
and the money given to charity.
Well, the family went back to town
in a buzz of indignation, and l car
ried my waistcOat buttons and my
Anatomy" out to the spring-house and
had good cry. There was mar
named Thoburn who was crazy fol
the property as a summer hotel, and
every time l shut my eyes l could see
"Thoburn House" over the verandt
and children sailing paper boats In the
mineral spring.
Sure enough, the next afternoon Mr.
Thoburn drove out from FinleyvillC
with suit case, and before he'd take1
off his overcoat he came out to thu
spring-house.
Hello, Minnie" he exclaimed
docs the old mans ghost come bacl
to dope the spring, or DO you do lt?'
II don't know what you are talking
about, Mr.. Thoburn," l retorted sharp
ly. IF you don't know that this spring
has its origin in"
In schmidt's drug store down II
Finleyville!" he finished for me. "Oh
know all about that spring, Minnie
Don't forget that my fathers COW
used to drink that water and liked il
l leave 1t to you," he said, shifting, Il
a self-respecting COW wouldn't die o
thirst before she drank that STUFF q
it ia noWa - $3.50
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24

on their honeymoon, and they we're
both sulky at having to stay at the
Springs.
After the first rubber Mrs. Van Al.
styne threw her cards on the floor and
said another day like this would finish
her.
She turned her back to her hus-
band, but he pretended to tuck the
hair at the back of her neck up under
her comb, and she let him do it. AS
| stopped to gather up the cards he
kissed the tip Of her ear.
Listen" he said, there's a scream
of play down at Finleyville tonight
called Sweet Peas" Senator Biggs
and the bishop went down last night,
and they say it's the worst in twenty
years. Put on a black veil and let's
slip away and see it"
think she agreed to do it, but that
night after dinner, Amanda King, who
has charge of the news stand, told me
the sheriff had closed the opera-house
and that the leading woman was sick
at the hotel.
"They say she looked funny last
night" Amanda finished, and l guess
she's got the humps"
Mumps!
My joint gave a throb at that min
ute.
Mr.. Sam wasn't taking any chances,
for the next day he went to the city
himself to bring Mr.. Dick up.
He hadn't come back by the morn,
ing of the sixth day, but he wired his
wife the day before that Mr.. Dick was
on the way. But we met every train
with sleigh, and he didn't come.
was uneasy, knowing Mr.. Dick, and
Mrs. Sam was worried, too.
1t had been showing hard for day
or so, and at eleven o'clock that day
/ saw Miss Cobb and Mrs. Biggs com
ing down the path to the spring-house
Mr. Van Alstyne is back" said Miss
Cobb, "but he came alone"
"Alone!" l repeated, staring at hel
in sort of daze.
Alone" she said solemnly, land
heard him ask for Mr.. Carter
seems he started for here yesterday.
But I'd had time to get myself IL
hand, and If had chill up my spin,
she never knew 1t. AS she started
away l saw Mr.. Sam hurrying dowI
the path toward the spring-house, ant
knew my joint hadn't throbbed To-
nothing.
Mr.. Sam came in and slammed thu
door behind him.
What's this about Mr.. Dick not be
ing here" he shouted.
well, he isn't. That's all there ]
q 1t, Mr.. Van Alstyne." said calm
IPut he must be here" he said
jim on the train myself
ID waited until 1t stag
was on"
what was y
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
Recapltulation.

Omitting the temperance lesson
NOV, 81 six of these lessons deal
with Moses as the leader, and in five
we have Joshua as the leader of Is
rael.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
CHAPTER III.

have never reproached Miss Patty,
but if she had only given me the letter
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDESOTOOL
LESSON
uBy r.. o, SELLERS. Director OF Evening
Department The Moody bible Institute.
ChiCagoD
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 20
A DAY OF DECISION.
(Rsvlsw.)

READING LEssoN-Joshua q: Heb.
II .2s-3i
GOLDEN TEXT--''For God 30 loved tho
world, that he gave his only begotten
son. that whatsoever beiieveth on him
should not perish but have everlasting
llfe"-John s;l6
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
Their Calculations Upset.

Sir George Biddell Airy, British as
ETonomer royal, told the pioneers Of
the first Atlantic cable that it was q
Mathematical impossibility to sub
merge the cable to the - ess
depth. and II 1t we're DOS -
Hels, could travel
Sir @
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-13
FLAG DAY TO BE GENERALLY
OBSERVED IN CITY SATURDA Y

Why thirteen stars? Because there
were thirteen colonies.
Who designed it? George Washing.
ton.
Who made it? Betsy Ross.
Where did Washington get his ideas
for his design? From his coat OF arms.
What stars were in his mind? The
five-pointed stars on his spurs.
What were the colors? Red, white
and blue
Where did he get the colors? From
mis- own coat OF arms and from the trl-
colors of the French.
How many red stripes? Seven.
How many white? six.
What is the field? The background
for the stars.
How many stripes start from the
field? Seven.
Out of what was the first flag made
A blue army coat, a white shirt and a
red skirt.
Out of what are official flags made F!
American bunting.
Where was the first flag adopted
floated? When? Fort Stanwix, Rome
n. Y, in 177S.
What is the size of the regulation
flag? Thirty-six feet fly, twenty feet
staff
What does it mean to mutilate
flag? To disgrace it.
May advertisements be used on
flags? No.
Where does our flag float? On all
government buildings and stations and
on all American ships at sea.
What does it mean to fly the flag
with the Union Jack down? Signal oil
distress.
BY what names is the flag known:
Old Glory, Star Spangled Banner, Red
White and Blue and United States
flag.
What does the white in the flag
mean? Purity. The red? Love. The
blue? Truth.
What flags may be seen on foreign
vessels coming into American ports
The vessels flag and the American
flag.
Must the American flag be on al
American vessels? Yes.
In any public demonstration in
American cities what flag must float
with the other flag? The American
flag with any or all.
In what ways may American citizens
show loyalty and honor to the flag? BY
patriotism, any sentiment or manner
and by never permitting the flag tc
touch the ground
What is the national salute of oul
flag? Twenty-one guns.
What does the United States flag
represent to every citizen? Free
thought, free speech, free schools ane
free country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-13
PAGE SEVEN

so; William E. Austin, $2.To; George
w. Hensley. $50: Guy Swain. ss.7o;
Henry Bertsch. S4.15: b. F. Connolly,
$3.50: John NJ. Cook, 81; Calvin r.
Davis, sS7a: Frank Allison, SS41o:
Winfield Eliason, sSS.So; Andrew ].
Mckinney. $3.50: J. c. Fulghum. S.
40; in the matter Of the insanity of SUI
sannah Shelley, George Matthews,
sass; Charles Marvel. $500;
Lee r. Nushaum, $1,000; ia
cob w Rayer. $3.50; in the matter of
the insanity of Edwin II, Rupe, George
Matthews, 81; in the matter Of Minnie
Hawk, 4 feeble minded person, George
Matthews, 81; in the matter of the in
sanity of Evan James. George Mat
thews. 81: in the matter OF the insan-
ity of Harry Potter. George Matthews.
So; Luther c. ABBOTT. S.; : {. Markley.
S.; Robert r. Hopkins, s.; T. Henry
Davis. So; Ben y, Crump. S2.2O; in
the matter of the insanity Of Mary
Goodrich. George Matthews, 81; Lu-
ther c. Abbott. SIS: ". W. Zimmerman.
So; Robert L. Hopkins. So; T, Henry
Davis. SIS; Ben y. Crump. $40; in
the matter OF the insanity of Mary ].
Eliason. George Matthews. 81; Samuel
X. Morgan, So: John NJ. Fouts, 50. ].
f. Kline. So: II. Cantner. 81: Henry
Hickman, 81; Horace Ratlin, 81: Har-
~ Smith, 81: Alice ]. Eliason. 81. in
the matter of the insanity of Matilda
MCGEE, George Matthews. 81; Luther
c. Abbott. So; W. W. Anderson. So;
Robert r. Hopkins. So; T Henry na-
Wis, SO, Ben n Crump. sale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-13
Citizens Urged to Decorate
Residences, and Business
Houses With Star Spang-
led Banner.
LESSON ON OLD GLORY

Flag day will be generally observed
throughout the city tomorrow when
many citizens will decorate their resi-
with American flags and bunting to
commemorate the day one hundred
and thirty-si years ago when the first
flag made by Betsy Ross was officially
adopted as the flag of the thirteen col
onies of the United States.
Every patriotic citizen is expected
to display flag or some bunting to
show respect for old Glory. Business
men have signified their intentions of
displaying flags from their places of
business and public buildings will be
appropriately decorated.
To Be No Exercises
There will be no exercises in the
city and the only tribute which will
be paid the flag by the public is the
conspicuous display of it. To Betsy
Ross the maker of the first American
flag and to George Washington, the
designer of the first flag, the members
of the American Flag Association have
signified their respect every year for
the past fifteen years when the asso-
citation was organized. There is no
branch of the association in this city,
however
The American flag was designed in
1875 by George Washington. Washing
ton and Betsy Ross, in Philadelphia,
worked out the plan of sewing togeth-
er alternately, seven red strips and six
white strips. The union jack which at
that time consisted of a constellation
of thirteen white stars on blue back
ground was sewed in the upper left
hand corner This flag was officially
adopted by the legislature of the thir-
teen colonies, June IA, 1777. The Amer
lean Flag association was organized
February II in New York city for the
purpose of honoring the flag and pro-
tecting it from dissertation.
This association arranged a list OF
questions which were asked the school
children in some cities. Following are
the questions and answers:
A Lesson on the Flag.
Describe the first flag of the United
States. Thirteen stars in blue field
and thirteen stripes, seven red and six
white, beginning and ending with the
red