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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

IL cents a bunch; spinach. 10 cents a
quarter peck or Is cents a half peck: egg
plant. 20 to 25 cents each: lettuce. to Is
cents a head; cucumbers. 8 to 10 cents
each; caulifiower, 10 to % cents a head ).
California tomatoes. 10 to 20 cents a
pound: squash, 10 to 20 cents each; pump
kins. 10 to 10 cents each: sweet peppers,
70 to Sd cents "a dozen: Florida string
beans. 10 to 20 cents 4 quart box: brussels
sprouts, 12 to 20 cents a quart box.
FRUITS-Oranges, II to 60 cents q doz-
en-; California grapes. 10 to IS cents a
pound; lemons. Is to % cents a dozen:
grapefruit, to Is cents each; pineapples,
II to 80 cents each: pears, 20 to 40 cents a
small basket: apples. cooking, - cents to
10 cents a quarter peck: eating, from Is
cents a quarter peck up to 90 cents a doz-
en- for the superfine varieties: cranberries.
10 to - cents quart; tangerines. IL to
20 cents a dozen
GAME-Rabbits, - TO 81 cents each
wild geese. S150 each; Wild ducks, accord
ing to kind. from so cents to 81 a pair;
quail. oo to 80 cents each; opossums. 80
cents to 81 % each; wild turkeys, 80 cents
per pound: pheasants. $50 to 81 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been report
ed to the health department during the
past twenty -four hours:
Georgia Koerth, 45 years, 1112 10Th
street northwest.
Mary A. Riley so years 3O3s n street
northwest. s-> 1865.
Elizabeth Berry Haneke, % years, 3OO7
Cambridge place northwest.
Henry T. Burlington, IS years, the Ply
mouth apartment.
Infant of William D. and Matilda
Stewart, ! day, Oil 9th street northwest
Robert Smith, &c years. No. patrol
wagon.
Susie A. Price. Al years, 213 10Th street
northeast
William II. Holt, 9 months, 1899 Cor
coran street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
LIGHTER REBUILT
District Craft, Recently on Marine
WAYS. Ready for Service.

One of the large lighters OF the first
fleet purchased by the District, when the
sending of prisoners to Occoquan was
started. which has been out on the ma
rine railway at the Alexandria shipyard
for several weeks past, being rebuilt, has
been completed and launched ready for
service. While on the railway the lighter
was made practically new, all unsound
timbers and planSing having been re-
placed with new material and the hull
calked and made tight. Phe lighter will
be put in service in the transportation Of
stores and material between this city and
the District workhouse
The place made vacant on the railway
by the laur ching of the District lighter
has been taken by one of the scows of
the Miller fleet of this city. The lighter
is to be rebuilt and put In condition for
the transportation of bricks and clay
from plants down river to this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
ESPRIT OF CHRISTMAS"
AT THE HOUSE OF PLAY
First-Grade Pupils of Eaton Public
School to Entertain Tomor-
row Afternoon.

The Spirit OF Christmas" a play writ
ten by Miss Rebecca Jordan Chany, is to
be produced tomorrow afternoon at j
O'Clock at the House of Play. AS NJ
street southwest. by first grade pupils Of
Miss Dorothy HeIlman OF the Baton
School. under the direction Of Miss He'll
man and Miss Mildred Anderson. Several
young women from the National Cattle
dral School for Girls will sing Christmas
carols.
The theme of the play is usefulness
The story has to do with a rich little boy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
WANTS NO BAN ON UNIFORMS
Chamberlain Bill Would Prevent Dis
elimination Against Military Men.

Legislation TO prevent discrimination
against men in the uniform of the Army,
Navy or Marine Corps was proposed in
the Senate today by Senator Chamber
lain. chairman Of the committee on mill
tary affairs.
a bill introduced by Mr.. Chamberlain
would prevent imitation of the uniforms
Of the regular service, except by militia
and recognized cadet schools, and would
make II unlawful for railroads, hotels OF
theaters to deny privileges to soldiers.
sailors or marines, or to discriminate
against them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
Asks Emergency Fund of 81 600, 900.

Postmaster General Burleson today
asked the House committee on pos:
offices and post roads for an immediate
emergency parcel post appropriation of
81 100000 for expenses of that department
until June so, 1914.
OF 100000 appropriated to inaugurate
the parcel post. Mr.. Burleson reported. all
but So, 600 had been expended December
6 last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
PRESENT CHANCES
FOR GIFT GIVING
Fourteen Opportunities for
Carrying Cheer to Homes
of Worthy People.
FAMILIES WHOSE NEEDS
ARE PROVED TO BE REAL
Small Amount in Each Case Will
Meet Wants of Seventy-Eight
Persons for One Year.
GIVE EARLY.

Give carly" il the slogan of
the Associated Charities. Here
anxi0usIy for Christmas which Is
worth while. Seventeen adults aud
sixty-one children are waiting
to hear whether their homes eau
be Kept intact.
10 not hesitate, but send your
contribution at once to the As
soeiated Charities, 9:3 III street
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
81; cash, 81; "a friend of opportunities,
81. Total, S.. Still needed. $c5f.
No. ia Widow,

No. ia Widow.
a widow with four small children, the
oldest rosy-cheeked little girl Of ter
years. and the youngest fine. healthy
baby boy. Three brothers, who are all
hard-workins men, with large families
are taking from their neager incomes
to pay rent and buy fuel for their needy
sister. To keep this mother and children
together under good living conditions. -
a week, or $500 a year, is necessary.
Contributions received:
Previous y acknowledged, So. 25; A. l.,
portunities." 81. Total, SLIPS. Still need
ed, $24S.15.
No. 12-White Plague.
This is a family stricken with tubercu-
ioss. The father is so ill that the ply
sfcians say he can live only few weeks.
He has been a Woodworking man, and
always took good care of his family
There are five children. only two OF whom
are old enough to work. Four dollars
week, or sos a year, will Help the FANNY.
Contributions received
Previously acknowledged, 81; O. b. e,
81. a. L. r., 800: a sympathi1er, u
Mrs. G. s. s.. - cents. 9. Z. s, 81: W;
II s. 81; "a friend of opportunities,
81; r. H., 81: NJ. =. A., s.. a. MacD. L.'
SO. Total, so. Still needed, S1Js.
No. 13-Fulflled.
Last year Opportunity No. Is. a de-
serted wife with five children to sup
port. proved anything but unlucky.
1865 was raised to keep the children for
one year under the mothers care and
home. Less than 500 was used for this
purpose. Why? Because In March the
man started in to support his family.
being backed by the District Supreme
Court. his employer. MS church and the
Associated Charities. Did this 81 day
Christmas gift pay? With the written
permission of all Of the contributors to
this opportunity the remainder OF the
fund was used for other opportunities.
One of these is now:
No. 13-Extended.
Another deserted wife with four little
children to support; another deserving
man to bring to justice and reformation.
This young man is strong and able
bodied and capable of earning 81 per day.
The woman is giving her full co-opera-
ton in having the man traced The AS
ISOLATED Charities wants to save them
for the mothers care in her own home
until the return and reformation or the
deserving and delinquent father. 1t Will
take 81 per week. or 1865 per year, to
keep this family together.
Contributions received:
Previously acknowledged, 81; c. O., $40;
"a friend of opportunities 81. Total,
SIS. Still needed. $3.50.
No. 14-orphan Grandchildren.
grandmother with two orphan grand
children to support She is veTitable
Mrs Wigs, managing to live on next
to nothing, and always bright and cheer
full. Her home is neat as pin. Five
dollars per week or $500 a year, will
enable this grandmother to give these
orphan children the love and care they
SO much need.
Contributions received:
Previously acknowledged, S12: Mrs. G..
S. S., 80 cents; NJ. A. H., So; c. f. L.,
So; "a friend of opportunities" 81. Total.
S21.50. Sti needed, s23S.5O.
The Star acknowledges the receipt Of
So from A. S. Pattison to be applied to
opportunity No. IL and a contribution of
81 from cash for opportunity No. l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

by eympathixing with q poor boy ane
girl OF the street
Cast Of Character.
The characters I'm the play are: Ellis
beth. Josephine Braitmayer. Dsyid
Gwynn Gardiner: Nurse SelnshnesA
Martha Livingston; Dick. Robert Cart
Nell. Leila Scott: North Wind. Miltos
Eckert: Jack Frost wyvth Baker: SNOW
fairies. Sibyi Fahnestock. ConstAncs
Ridgeway, Dorothy Bride. Adelaide
Bride, Margaret Bowie. velma Buckiin
Maude Carrier and Ann Scott: sandman
Francis Woolard: Spirit OF Christmas
Helen Satterner: st. Nicholas, Paul Kite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
Sample Communications.

One lady writes: please find inclosed
my check for christmas Opportunities.
| wish / could assume the whole of one
special family or make a good contribu-
ton to each. but | hope the rest VIII
soon follow and all viii be accomplished
For two years the little house mother,
Opportunity No. =. has much appealed to
me. and | would like So to he SO applied
leaving the other to be divided between
Nos. II and II.
Another Friend of Opportunities"
sends 81 TO each of the fourteen.
Still another writes: They are all SO
worthy and so appealing that l can make
no choice. but leave to you to apply as
you think best. These special cases you
are now striving for surely will be met
in a short time, / trust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

Fell and Sprained His Ankle.

While delivering milk at 1882 Biitmcr
street northwest about o'clock thin
morning. Christian c. Robinson. restdin<
at 1912 Union street southwest Scck
dentaily fell and sprained his ankle. Tbs
police took him to Garfield Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
THE FOURTEEN oPPoRTUNITIE'
No, First Real Home.

Mother and four children. This mother
SAYS this is the first real home | have
ever.ha Yet she is Il born homemak
eiss Tffe father was a homebreaker. A
weekly pension OF 81 throughout last
ear kept this mother radiantiy happy,
working for her four little ones in
home of their own. This home has be-
come a neighborhood center of good
cheer. Again 81, per week, or $50 per
year, is needed TO continue this good
beginning in homemaking. $3.50.
Contributions received:
Previously acknowledged, $40; Mrs. r..
l. s.; Ill. Il. H.. SO: a. J. g., So; "a
friend of opportunities" 81; anonymous,
SO; Il. S. A., $40. Total, $40. Still needed,
Sai4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19
No. "a Model Housekeeper.

Blind father and four motherless
girls tcolored) All the girls now are
living happy. useful lives. In another
year they will be able TO care ent rely
for themselves and for the helpless ia
Their. AS relative pays the rent, and
the girls have become such efficient man
ayers, only slO4 Is needed to keep this
home together for another year. Slo4.
Contributions received:
Previously acknowledged. 81: 4. T. s..
81; a friend. 81; NJ. 4. e., 81; \. L. r..
81; cash. 81 IA friend OF opportunities, :"
81. Total, ST.. Still NEEDED, ST..
No. 3-Breadwinner Ill.
The father of this family has been a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

The father of this family has been a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-19

\ thrifty German widow, a splendid
mother with five children under fourteen
years Of age. She is able to make 81 per
week, but this is not enough for all their
expenses. and 81 per week, or sos a
year, must be raised if this little family
is to be kept together.
Contributions received:
Previously acknowledged. So: member
of third division conference. $50; II. &.
H., $40; C.. F. L.. -; "a friend of oppor-
tunitids," 81: W. O. l., 81. Total, S33. so
Still needed S164. so
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

more than 200 years. while the Pari-
SLAMS have been working at 1t even
longer. Our collection began only 10
years ago and at the present rate OF
progress II viii soon have larger anu
more complete collection than they
have. We shall have more documents
relating to the history of the United
States than the British have relating
TO the history of England"
These papers are separate and apart
from our government archives, are they
nOt2
yes. These are private papers and
letters. The official archives are the
papers Of the government. As far as
they are concerned we are lamentably
wanting Not a single department OF
our government has all of its archives,
and not one of them knows as to what
it has and what it has lost. An In
ventOry has never been taken. Indeed.
there IS not a country of Europe that
does not keep its official documents
in better shape than we do"
Oldest Documents
what is the Oldest official document
in existence
1T is not so very. very old. People
did not begin to write until modern
times, and the earliest written English
document dates back only to the thir-
teenth century The first English
author who wrote was Chaucer. He
lived in the fourteenth century. and
that is not long ago The earliest mod
ern official document in any language
IS in the archives 1T Milan. Italy This
was written on parchment paper about
A. D. S23 by king Ohio and queen
Agatha There is another document
written Just a little later in the ar
chives of Dresden, and another in those
Of MagdeburS''
Tell me something about the vati-
can collection
The vatican is a library of itself It
IS composed exclusively of manuscripts
that IS. of manuscript books written
mostly before the age Of printing
These books are chiefly religious and
are not individual manuscripts. The
vatican has the Oldest written manu-
script. II Ions antedates the oldest Of
flcial document which. as I have said.
was of the ninth century. The Oldest
piece of writing on paper dates back to
the second century, and there is one
from the third century. Both of these
are in a perfect state of preservation.
One Of them is copy of some OF Vir-
gils poems, and the other is a tran
script of prayer.
In addition to the vatican iibrary
Italy has a number of other valuable
manuscript collections The library Of
Florence has the papers of Calico
most of which were written before he
went blind and few afterward- In the
archives there they have also the pa
pers OF Dante 1 have seen them all
and they are wonderfully preserved"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
Busy Steamship Official
Lifts Flat LIES Curse

New York, Oct. 25.-It remained for
one of New York's busiest of business
men 60 lift the heaviest curse of flat
life in New York. said curse consist
ing of the raUcCus, scratcly and met
allie tones of innumerable phOnO-
graphs, INDUCING in mingled grand
opera, ragtime and yOdeling.
An official of one or the big trans
Atlantic steamship companies, while
endeavoring to soften the tones of an
instrument purchesd for the entertain
ment of his children. discovered that
a thin disc. attached TO the needle near
the point and held in place by deli
cate springs. not only increased the
volume of the sound but retained its
original purity of tone.
When the device was brought to the
attention OF the scientists who are
IaborlnS with this subject. they be-
came enthusiastic about it and discOv-
cred a variety OF technical advantages
in it that the inventor himself had
not realized. They Immediately
dubbed the invention the master
prone and summed up their approval
IN the statement that it makes the
phonograph human
If 1t accomplishes that feat, or even
If 1t makes it cease to be inhUman.
the modest inventor will earn the
thanks OF a million. more or less. city
nat dWellers for having removed one
OF the prolific causes of crime and in
sanity-to say nothing of profanity.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

house was burned. and so there are
collections of neither Taylor nor Har-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
1914" Cures Blood Poison
The Improved sos"

I use the newest and latest treat
ment for Blood Poison and Skin
Diseases. Prof. Ehrlieh's (of Ger
many NEOSALVARSAN or @914,"
the improved, and ell other latest
cures recognized by the medical
profession. NeOsalvarsan and these
improved remedies are absolutely safe
and harmless and can be admins
tered in the office, painlessly and
with absolutely no III effects what
ever or detention from business. This
treatment Is a recognized cure for
this dreadful disease. Many have
baen cured rioht here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
Jaekson Tells of Duets.

I'VE have the papers of Franklin
Pierce such as they are They are not
many and they do not amount to much
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

chat with Mr. Hunt I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
SPECIAL WANT AD SERVICE
FOR SUNDAY HERALD

patrons special telephone and messen-
ger service has been provided for Sat
urday night Herald Want Ads bring
'lg results and the Sunday paper is
beating all records.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

There are only three really great
historical collections, that of the Brit
ISL Museum in London, the Biblio-
tecque Rationale in Paris and the one
We have here. I do not know which
is the largest, but the British Museum
has been at the job of collecting for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
Colonial History Collection.

The Library of Congress has under
way a most important undertaking. IN
collecting the material for colonial his
tory. This is the having copied every
thing in the European archives which
pertains to the American colonies. For
some years men have been at work In
the government archives of Great Brit
ain, France. Spain and Mexico. They
are copying government documents,
letters and papers of all kinds relating
TO the story of America and to the
American colonies The most of the
English transcripts have already been
made. They begin with the discovery
OF America and extend to the peace OF
1888. They number more than ZOO,OOO
fOliOs and the copying has been all
done by hand on a handmade paper
manufactured especially for the pur-
pose The writing is like copper plate,
and as the papers are chrOnOlOgica1y
arranged any period is easily access5-
bic. These papers are in great ledger
like volumes, beaudfully bound and so
made that they viii last forever.
Mr.. Hunt tells me that tae collection
from the British archives is practically
complete Similar work IS going on IN
Paris. where the copyists are collect
ing everything up to the time of the
LOUISIANA purchase. IN 1898. and SINH
lar copies VII be made of the archives
of Mexico up to the year 1S41. when
Texas and other states became Ameri-
can The work in Spain win continue
up to 1919, when Florida was bought,
so that the collection VIII form COM
plete transcript of all the important
documents pertaining to the American
colonies now hidden away in the arch
ives of foreign governments. As It IS
now, the man who wants TO write about
colonial America has to go to Europe
for apart Of his material Whiting a
very short time q copy of Everything
in Europe viii be accessible in the ma
tiOnal library.
During my chat with Mr.. Hunt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

LACHES is a legal term mean
ing negligence or dilatoriness, the
omission OF something which a
party might do or might reason
ably be expected to do to further
his interest. IF in the prOsecu-
ton of your legal rights you have
been guilty of LACHES your
case IS lost. So in the preserva-
ton of your health If you neg
lect to attend to disease in its
first stages, even though it IS no
more than a mere annoyance you
viii soon find that it has under
mined your entire. system and
made YOU a wreck for life. Re
member this, and if we only sue
coed in teaching this one thing
we viii have done Our share.
Neglect Is more dangerous than
disease. There Is a time in prac-
ticalIy every acute ailment when
it can be controlled. Don't De
guilty of LACHES. Remember
how the law looks upon those
who are
II VI AAdLhC DtNAAs OAA 4AGEA LllE
services of the best medical tai
ent the community knows.
Chronic cases are our speciality.
We have treated thousands Ike
every case that comes into the Of
flee and are rs familiar with the
diseases of our Speciality as any
doctor in America. We treat
Rheumatism, Skin Disease, Ic-
terus, Acne, Piles, Hydrocele, Var
ieoeele, Rupture, Fistula, Liver,
Kidney and Stomach troubles and
are backed by % years of exper-
fence devoted exclusively to these
diseases Hours 8 to daily. Sun
days 8 to u only.
No charges for Diagnosis
whether treatment IS taken or
not. All persons afflicted with
any disease within our Speciality
are invited TO call
German American
Doctors.
2O6 II Mesa Avenue.
Ell PASO, TEXAS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

asked as to the other great manuscript
collections of the world He replied:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

house was burned, and so there are
collections OF neither Taylor nor Har-
rison.
I'VE have the papers of Franklin
Pierce such as they are They are not
many and they do not amount to much
Jackson Tells of DueIs.
In looking over the papers of the
presidents Mr. Hunt showed me some
interesting letters I saw papers OF
Andrew jackson relating to his dUels
and as to how he raced horses There
is one memorandum made by Andrew
Jackson as d boy which gives full de-
tails of how to feed a cock before you
fight it." This says that You should
give the chicken some picked beef cut
fine three times a day. and let him
have sweet milk instead of water to
drink. Give him dry Indian corn and
a little white bread soaked in sweet
milk. Feed him as much as he can eat
for eight days, and he viii then he
ready TO fight
saw also receipts signed by Jack
chUrchgOer while he was president. He
rented pews in three different churches
and probably took the whole family
with him. Mr.. Hunt tells me, however
that Andrew Jackson did not stop rae
ing horses when he became president.
He merely raced them under another
name. The last thing he did as presi-
dent was to make q bet about Van
Buren's election. He never composed a
single state paper that went out under
his own name Such things We're writ
ten for him by Edward Livingston,
Amos Kendall. James *. Polk and 9TH
eTs. They wrote more strongly than
they would have written for them
selves but Jackson was never afraid TO
take the responsibility.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-09-26
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
GETS EUROPEAN LETTERS

Al the present time the Demlng
Chamber of Comuerce j. correspond
in- with $500 people IN practically
every state of the Union. Mexico.
Canada. Europe and many other for
clsu countries. CT this number 200
have drhnately decided to make their
home lu Demlug or the Mlmbre> Val
ley Secretary W. f.. Holt has been
asked ,o furnish stories tor the mex,
ISSUES Of the Earth. Business Farm
cr. and one tor the publication of the
Statistics of the Department Of Az
MrNtnrr.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-09-26
King Of Shortening

Insist on pure Snowdritt shorten
lng. the king of vegetable fats: made
by Southern Cotton Oil Co.. New
York, New Orleans. Savannah. chi.
cage. At all groceries. tf2s7