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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
The Christmas Stocking.

st. Nicholas seems to have been the
original of our Santa Claus. He was
the bishop of Myra about the year
800 and was very popular because Of
his good deeds and kindness, especial
ly to children, whose patron saint he
is supposed to be. An old legend says
that he wished to secretly bestow a
gift upon an old nobleman who,
though poor, did not want anyone to
know of his poverty. When the good
bishop reached the house he saw the
old gentleman asleep by the fire, so
he climbed to the top Of the chimney
and dropped his gift into it, thinking
it would fall on the hearth. But it
happened that the money fell into one
OF the old gentleman's stockings,
which his daughter had hung up to
dry, where it was found and used as
a dowry for his eldest daughter. And
the story goes on to say that ST.
Nicholas never failed to put gift
In the stockings which were hung up
for him thereafter when a daughter
Of the house was to marry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

He hurled them with skill right in
through the tranSom;
And what is most strange-all untruths 1
think shocking
lot of them landed in each small ones
stocking!
At length to the flats next the roof he
assembled,
Where he paused when his last distribu-
ton was ended,
And. laying his finger aside of his nose,
And winking one eye. he struck a gay
pose.
And burst into laughter that shook his
round belly
You remember, of course-like bowIful
of jelly:
"Apartment-house architects truly are
clever,
But can they contrive to keep me out?
Neveri''
Then he climbed to the roof, shifted the
air, made a dash,
Bounced into his sleigh, and was off like
a flash!
Copyright, Frank A. Munsey Coz
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

And then looked around for a chimney to
enter
And seeing but one let himself down the
center.
Twas pretty tight fit for a saint of his
size,
and the SCOT made him smutty and got
in his eyes;
But when used to flying one won't mind
a f1ue,
$50 ne kept on a sliding that long chimney
through,
Then he paused, for the dolls in his pack
shrieked You'll burn u.s."
Alas! he's arrived at the steam-heating
furnace!
In fright all the Teddy-bears squeaked
out in chorus,
"A too warm reception! What fate is be-
fore uS?'
The toy cars and engines all ratified and
bumped,
The stuffed COWS and lambs moOed and
bleated and jumped
"a pretty scrape, this!'' said ST. Nick;
''but before
Giving up let me see if I can't force the
dOOrr'
Happy thought, for the door opened out
ward with ease.
And he wriggled right through. as neat
as you please!
Then he rushed up the steps to the hall
abnua
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

silver tea caddy of quaint design.
After a seconds hesitation she opened
the. door and walked bravely into the
little shop.
"The tea caddy?" she asked of the
woman who greeted her inquiringly.
''How much is it?''
"The little silver one?" The woman
looked her surprise, as she noted the
shabby black coat and much-worn
skirt. "You wanted to buy it," she
asked kindly, for something in the
girls eyes made her know she was in
earnest. cit is $25."
twenty-five dollars!" the girl
gasped, and as suddenly as it had
come the brightness left her eyes.
twenty-five" she repeated. I'm
afraid / could never afford that" She
gripped her pay envelope firmly and.
turning, walked out of the shop.
In her tiny room, as she cooked her
meager dinner over the gas plate, and
later, when lying wide awake in her
narrow bed, she thought Of the beau
tiful tea caddy. She thought until it
became cherished ideal, vested with
wonderful scenes among the great
people of the world.
The following day she neglected her
lunch, and hurried to the shop to once
more view the wonderful caddy.
When she entered the woman greet
ed her warmly, for the expression in
her eyes had proved haunting to the
woman all the past night.
did you really want to buy the
caddy?" she asked, as she handed ii
to the girl, "for if you do"
'T must buy it," she interrupted, as
she took it reverently in her two
hands, "but 1 can't pay the money al
at once" She hesitated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
St. Nick in the City
Blu GEORGE JAY SMITH

TWAS the night before Christ
]. T.: :: ::
q eEEF1I mas, and through the
apartment
M / The rooms were SO still you
could hear how your heart
went:
SO The janitor banked all the
fires ere ne slept.
And the heaters no more
-a Kissed and hammered and
Wept.
The stockings We're hung by the steam
pipes with care,
IN hopes that st. Nicholas soon would be
there,
And in their small bed. in a room eight
by ten,
The children dreamed Christmas had
dawned once again.
And now on the roof from his air-steigh
alighted
Dear jolly st. Nick, who no good child
e'er sighted.
He turned off the sparter and slowed
down the motor
His RENDERS he'd sold for new auto
hoater-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-02
IMPROVEMENT IN
BUSINESS SHOWN
According to the Views Of Henry
cIews, Who Weekly Analyses
Commercial Conditions, Bet
terment 10 Indicated.
EUROPEAN WAR CLOUD
Unable to prevent Some Showing OF
Financial. Improvement and the
Opening Of Reserve Banks
Will Afford Relief.

. s . l * l.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The financial
situation grows brighter almost daily
in spite of the heavy European war
cloud. This week there has been
marked progress in clearing up the
foreign exchange situation. and the
restrictions upon credit, foreign and
dmestic, are being gradually less
ened. One OF the most striking evil
dences OF improvement has been In
the recovery of our foreign trade,
particularly in exports, from the eff
fects OF war shown in the September
statistics. In that month 1t will be
recalled our exports declined $4,000
900 and our imports $31.O0O,000, the
loss in exports being largely in cot
ton and the loss in imports being
chiefly in manufactured products.
Our export trade during the current
month, and especially during the past
week, has been particularly active.
The increase in raw products and
war supplies has been very con-
spicuous Cotton has been going for
ward very freely; and the announce
ment by Great Britain that cotton
will not be considered contraband,
even to Germany, insures a continued
free movement Of this staple. This of
course will materially relieve the cot
ton situation, and will also serve TO
settle our foreign debit balance and
check gold exports. To the south,
which is largely dependent upon for
eign buying of cotton, this movement
will be particularly welcome, even II
cotton does go out at very low
price. The proposed cotton loan of
$135 100000 under the management
OF committee Of the federal reserve
board has received considerable sup.
port, although there are some doubts
as to its legality. The plan is meet
ing with much favor. particularly in
the south. as matter Of expediency
in a great emergency. The federal
reserve banks will open about two
weeks hence This insures addition
al relief and ease tps the monetary
situation. Barring any temporary 10.
cad stringency which might accom-
piny transfer ofsdands to the feder-
al institutions, il is estimated that
the reduction in reserve requirements
which will follow this operation will
result in an expansion of possibly
$500, 100000 in loans This should in
sure continued ease in money, and
will materially facilitate the retire.
ment of clearing house certificates
and emergency currency which have
already been withdrawn to consid-
rable extent.
These five conditions-easi mon
ey, better foreign exchange situa-
ton. early opening OF the federal re-
serve banks, improvement in our ex-
port trade and a good harvest-are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-02
Ru.inee. r. the west.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Noe. Business condi-
tions in the west are good, declared
julius Rosenwald.. head Of the Sears,
Roebuck and Company, today. upon
his return from four weeks trip
that took him to Kansas City, Seattle,
San Francisco, Portland, Salt Lake
City, Los Angeles, Dallas and Denver.
1.-THE northwest is feeling particu-
larly prosperous" said Rosenwald,
because of the great crops. San Fran.
cisco apparently has not felt any de-
precision and the exposition is going
along fine.
Conditions at Los Angeles were
not as good as l found them further
north, but money rates are not as high
as they have been in the east. Busi-
ness men in Dallas declared condi-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-02
DRY SPEAKERS
ASK FOR VOTES
..,,l.ters AK Support Of Prohlblt'on
TIoket or Of Dry Candidates
at the Polls To
morrow.
No ONE MAN ENDORSED
speaker. Did Not Endorse Any Par
tIcuIar Candidates Nor Were
There Any Directly
Assaulted.
NO ONE MAN ENDORSED

small audience attended the
.amnerance mass meeting held yes
terdav afternoon at the First Baptist
c,,urch under the auspices Of the w.
a =. q. when three local ministers;
smoke on temperance and urged the
voters present to vote the prohibition
ticket at the polls tomorrow or at
least to support only those candidates
Who are openly In favor OF prohibition.
The speakers were Rev. F. B. Nc
A1lister pastor Of the First Baptist
church, Rev. r. Leroy Steffey, pastor
4 the Methodist Protestant. church,
and Rev. VIM. H. Neil, pastor of the
trinity M. e. church. Rev. Steffey
presided at the meeting.
Although the political side Of the
temperance question was often
brought up by all three speakers, there
was no direct endorsement or de-
annexation Of any present candidates
for election. Taking the attitude that
the temperance question is one Of the
most important now before the Ameri-
can people 1t was urged that the
straight prohibition ticket be voted or
at least that no candidate be support
ed who had not directly and openly
declared himself in favor of prohibit
ton.
The "wet,' argument that prohibition
would curtail personal liberty guar
anteed by the constitution of the Unit
ed States was answered by Rev. Nc
Allister who said the government had
as much right to prohibit the use OF
intoxicating liquor as it has to pro-
hibit bigamy, to prevent a man from
erecting unsightly signs on his own
property, or to stop man from TAX
ingsffs own life. = - z
A vocal solo by Mrs. o. w. Sand
berg was the feature OF the short
musical program given at the meet
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-02

chutrhc REDO OFF SGKGUCA. OF
church. The letters were requested by
Rev. Field and the pastor based his
sermon last night, "The. Ideal Hus-
band" upon them. Ali agreed that
the ideal husband must be an ideal
lover.
Other necessary qualities of an ideal
husband in the order of their import
ance were fixed as follows:
"He must be lover of home.
HE must be Industrious even to
the extent Of being willing to roll up
his sleeves and help tidy the house.
He must be morally pure-there
can be no double standard OF purity.
He must treat his wife as his equal
not as servant.
He must be temperate"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-02
Times WhirIiais.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Spain is
friendly enough to France, and Portu-
gal to Italy, but those two nations
do not amount to much when it comes
to modern warfare. And yet time was
when Spain and Portugal helped to
dominate the world as England and
Germany have been doing in later
times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-02
The Model Husband.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 2.-Happf-
ness in married life depends first of
all upon the ability OF the husband to
marriage as during courtship. This IS
the opinion of 100 Detroit wives, ex-
pressed in letters to the Rev. Howard
A. Field, pastor of the Simpon NJ e.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-02
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

I announce to my friends and the
voters of Hancock county, Illinois,
that am the progressive candidate for
sheriff Of Hancock county and win
appreciate your vote and support.
CHAS. L. LAWSON,
Warsaw, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-02
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

announce to my friends and the
public that I am a candidate for con.
stable on the democratic ticket and
will appreciate your vote and support
PETER WOLF.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-02
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

1 am the progressive candidate for
sheriff at the general election to be
held Tuesday. Nov. 3, 1914. and viii
appreciate your support.
JULIUS EICHHORN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-02

Read The Daily Gate City, 10
cents per week.
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lions were normal, but they are not
as blue as expected to find them. :
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-01
KAISER WILLIAM .
 ATTEND. FUNERAL

VIENNA, July 1.-Because of the great difficulty of obtaining accom- modations here, Kaiser William, of all the European monarchs,. will at tend the funeral services over the remains of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, who were shot to death by a Servian student on Monday.
 The arrangements fer the funeral services have been completed and a large military parade will pay honor to the dead heir apparent of the throne of Austria-Hungary. Details of picked soldiers stand like statues at the bier o fthe slain archduke and his wife, as they lie in state here.
 German students today tore down the Servian flag, which was half masted on the legation building, in respect to the. dead heir apparent The feeling is intense here and may result in international complications.
 Strong attachments of mounted troops are kept moving on the streets to prevent the mobs from gathering.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-01
stockhoIders' Meeting.

The annual meeting of the ,stock : holders of the Valdez Mercantile Cn. will be- held at their ofiea in sval- dez Alaskat on Monday July 18th, at S o'clock sp. m. for the election of q Board of Directors for the ensulag year. Other business of importance. k14 ARTHUR LANG, Secy. <
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-01
To Our Patrons.

To Our Patrons. Rough dry will be picked up Thurs day and returned Tuesday on account of celebration.
 INDEPENDENT LAUNDRY.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-01
LOCAL BREViTIEs.

Col Willard is in town.
 Furnished room, phone and bath, Krau building. tf
 Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver mans. the tai or. Telepnone 198. B. Byers is in town from Port Wells.
 Suits pressed for $10 at Silver mans, the tailor. Telephone 198. l G. O.. Reinke, the watcnmaker and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co. All work guaranteed.
 A fresh line Of paint received on the last boat by the Valdez Sheet Metal Works. Prices reasonable. ti
 Paddy Marshall arrived in town from Mineral creek today. l FOR SALE-A furnished house cheap. Enquire Mrs. H. M. Carter
 Nubone Corsets.
 Try Mrs. St. Marie's for one ol those Nubone corsets. If
 Red Tuscan is in town from the Granite mine at Port Wells.
 Bargains! Bargains! Bargains!
 For bargains cali tomorrow from to g p. m. at tue Emporium.
 Just received a new line of infants and children's shoes. The best ever shown, at s. Blum & Co. If All new pictures at the Orpheum tonight. Dandy Keystone comedy.
 Good Business House for Sale.
 Good business block for sale on Keystone avenue, Valdez. Alaska Apply to owner, Mrs. s. E. Gleason. tl | The entire stock of jewelry left from the Stull store has been turned over to the Emporium and will be sold for little or nothing. Call and see the bargains. If | The auto road to the foot of the l Valdez glacier is now a boulevard
 Fine line of coats $3.5O up, at liar vey's Toggery. If ALL BILLS due to Smith & Wilson are to be paid to Smith & Chisholm ] and all accounts owing by Smith & Wilson will be paid by Smith & Chis- holm, the new owners of the Ex- change. ks Just received a new line of infants and children's shoes. The best ever shown, at s. Blum & Go. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-01

Just received a new line of infants and children's shoes. The best ever shown, at s. Blum & Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-01

All new pictures at the Orpheum tonight. Dandy Keystone comedy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-01

Bargains! Bargains! Bargains! For bargains cali tomorrow from 1 to p. m. at tue Emporium.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25
There Was One Thjnu.

well, ! think We have lots to be
thankful for" said Mrs. Browning at
the breakfast table as she looked over
to her better half.
"Humph!" he growled.
I'VE are not sick"
UNI"
Neither of US have died during the
year
No" he grudgingly replied as he
cast furtive glance at her.
Your business has been good
Mr. Browning growled.
Our house has not burned down. -
Another growl.
We might have been swept over
Niagara Falls"
And we might have been eaten UP
by cannibals!"
Jacob Browning, can't you find one
single thing to be thankful for on
this day." was demanded.
Il might by looking hard"
Then you'd better look!"
Last night when | went to bed,
he said, Il had SIS in my pocket"
And now-ths morning?"
"Oh, I'm thankful that you left me
a dollar and half to run the week
on!"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25
First Skyscraper to Go.

Commenting on the fact that the
Tower building, located on lower
Broadway, the first so-called sky.
scraper to be erected in New York
city Is soon to be razed to make way
for a more modern structure, writer
in a recent issue of the Times states:
There is something pathetic as well
as distinctly American In the fact
that this building, though now only
twentyfour years old and illustrating
a method of construction that still
passes as new, should have been con.
demned to destruction on the ground
that. owing to its antiquity, all its
tenants have left It," 1t is noted that
while the structure was but 120 feet
high, 1t was the first to receive the
name OF "skyschaper" In New York
city.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25
Mules Iona Service,

A forty -eight-ye mule died re
Gently at Springfield, Tenn. The mule
was born in 1865 on the farm OF Rob
ert Holman, near Springfield He was
named Mike and was broken to work
by Holman in 1867 as a twoyear-old
AS the time rolled on Mike was finally
dubbed Old Mike and sold as plug"
to an old negro, who, with his cart
and Old Mike, has been familiar fig
ure on streets of Springfield for more
than thirty years. When Old Mike
died he was the oldest mule Tennes.
see ever produced. Old Mike saw
Springfield when 1t was emerging from
a simple village into a town. He saw
wooden buildings give way to modern
buildings of brick and stone as he
plodded his solemn way hauling slop
from the baekyards of hotels and old
boxes and rubbish from the Easements
Of business houses.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25
Those "Good Old TImes.S

We may as we'll demolish the time
worn superstition that the good old
times again are all we need to make
us happy. There never were any
good old times. Say not thou, What
is the cause that the former days
were better than these" chides the
preacher, showing that the complaint
Is as old as human nature. Hear
Homer: Few sons are like their
fathers; most are worse, only a few
are better" II In Homer's opinion
and he puts the words into the mouth
of Athena speaking, in the guise OF
Mentor, double-distilled wisdom
most men are worse than their faith
ers, then upon what degenerate days
must we have fallen! Given length
OF time like that between ourselves
and Homer and the complaint falls to
pieces of its own absurdity.-Fannie
II. Eckstorm, In the Atlantic.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25

to Undue my hands with blood?

to 1mbue my hands with blood?
"And to you.' he went on, address
Ing himself to his compatriots, Il
would say: Give up your schemes,
fight for your homes, but leave such
plots to Others Aye" he continued
to Nikolai, though you have no ambi-
tions, though your aims are to protect
US only, we will have none of them"
He turned to the young leader.
There are many dead and wounded
In the streets tonight he said. Send
your men to their homes let their
women take blankets and 60 out to
the stricken" tend them and wash
their wounds"
! looked at Nikolai, and l perceived
that, all unconsciously, the rest had
withdrawn from him, so that he stood
alone, facing the man on the dais,
alone in that assemblage and alone in
his designs He bowed his head up.
on his breast. His ambition had gone
out as one blows out fame. Slowly
he turned and made his way into the
street.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25
Feminlsm.

Mrs, Mabel Southwood Cotton, the
venerable "anti," said In an anti-suf'
frage argument at a luncheon in New
York:
Suffrage means feminism, and fem
inism would destroy the home.
II overheard a typical suffrage dia-
logue In the smoking-room of the Col
ony club the other day.
1.-TWO girls were slipping coffee and
smoking cigarettes through long tubes
of gold and amber.
THE first girl said pensively, sway
ing her pretty foot in and out Of her
slashed skirt:
do you believe, dear, that we
should work for our husbands?'
"'You bet do!' the second girl an
swered. You just bet do!'
"I mean after we're married. said
the first girl.
"'Oh,' said the other, after we're
married--certainly not"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25
GOING WEST

-. DIRECTORS -
Josedh G. Miller, O. ?. Bennett
James Houck, r. S. j. DutroW,
Milton G. Urner, Casper E. Cline,
A. c.. McCardell Charles B. Trail,
DR.. D. f. Mckinney, Clayton 0. keedy,
George A. Deau, 2. N. Hammaker.
Rates furnished on application to our
resident director, P. N. Hammaker,
or by L. W. Armacost, Agent.
feb. 18 Tyr.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25
Economy and Comfort
FoR you.

Our price is 3 cents each for all except
Counterpanes (Which are 10 cents each)
or 30 cents dozen pieces. With each
dozen pieces you may include one count
erpane.
TrJ our FAMILY WASH at 5 cents
per bound. BY this service we iron all
fiat pieces, such as Bed and Table Linen,
and dry all others; starching all pieces
needing starch, ready for ironing.
Our agents, Firor Bros, of your town
will b. glad to serve you Called for and
delivered. GiYe them call and be con-
vinced
WayneSborO Steam Laundry.
apr % @mos Waynesboro, Pa.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25

young,
1t was in the
S m Q k n 6 room
over a long drawn
out chess game,
In which we did
not preserve the
proverbial silence,
that ! CHANGED to
mention stopping
a day in the VIII
lage of Mentz.
My o p po n e mt
h e 8 it a t e d
"MentZ." he said.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25
ECONOMY & COMFORT
Table, Bed Linens & Towels

made Sweet Fresh and Clean by having
them washed in the laundry. Our method
gives it beautiful, pearly white tint, a
smooth velvet like finish.
The cost is 50 little that it Is
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25
sssssssssssssesssseesssss
!: MYSTERY OF The AIR
BY JOE H. RANSOM.
ssssssessssessssssssesssss

He was a little man. | could not
make out whether he was old or
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-25

Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Tnurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station.
Note-All trains arriving AMI leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
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FREDERICK RAILROAD
ThurmoEt Division

Schedule In Effect June IA, 1914.
All trains Daily unless specified