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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06

Officers for 1915 for troop No. . will
he Mrs. Virginia Mackenzie. captain;
Miss Pauline Nimmon, patrol leader and
secretary: Miss Lillian McGinnis, treas
urer: and Miss Petris Wright, corporal.
Arrangements are being made for an
oyster supper to be given at the White
bungalow next Friday from until 2
2. m The proceeds VIII be turned over
10 Miss MEG nnis to be used in financing
the troop. At the funeral of Miss Helen
1itZ. a charter member of this troop,
the Girl Scouts attended in a group,
while several Boy Scouts acted as pail
bearers. Resolutions of sympathy were
extended to the family of the deceased
vt q special meeting
At meeting of Troop No. last Fri
cay evening. Mrs. S. A. Mooers, cap
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06

contemplate purchasing holidays There proposition opportunity
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06

Miss Cora Neal. national secretary of
the Girl Scouts, will be in attendance
at gathering Of the Junior League to
take place at the residence of Miss Car
penter on November go Miss Neal will
explain the work of the Girl Scout
movement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06

Scout Graeme T. Smallwood. Of Troop
No. 30. has the distinction Of holding
more merit badges than any other Boy
Scout In the United States. His col
lection of merit badges numbers forty
five.
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Mt. Rainier Troop to
Send Sc to BeIgians

at the headquarters OF troop 3 at Mt
Rainier. Md, FRIDAY night was the mo-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06

4 musical and vocal program was
rendered by several girls of this troop
under the direction of Capatin Mooers
at the Petworth Methodist Episcopal
Church Friday evening following the
business meeting.
The girls who took part in the enter
tainment were Anna Cushman. Dorothy
Leach, Gertrude Coon. Gladys Rain.
Jessie Collins, Melba Jones. and Kath-
crime McKitrick. The members of this
troop are busy rehearsing a play
which is to be given about February
!, to raise funds for camping expendi-
lures next summer
Anna Cushman has been awarded
the yellow flag for proficiency with
the semaphore.
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tain. delivered an address on "A Scout
Is Always Cheerful. Following the reg
ular business session Isabel Cato sue
cessfully underwent the second-class
examination. and Thurza Suter passed
the tenderfoot test.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06

Noted social worker of Chicago, who
declares that the Red Cross work
needed in Europe should be done by
the nations which are doing the fight
ing. Miss Adams made her declara-
ton concerning the Red Cross work
at a meeting in Chicago at which
resolutions were adopted urging
President Wilson to try to obtain an
armistice between Germany and the
allies
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-01-30

pox. would you?" NO. Of course not"
well then why come into my fields
when you come from u farm that's in
fected with cholera? We are always
glad to be neighborly. but we can't af-
ford to pay for calls with U herd Of
hogs" The neighbor admitted that
this position was correct and went
away feeling perfectly satisfied.
These hogs run In pastures. but the
pastures are exceptionally situated.
The Minnesota sanitary board recon.
mends that when cholera RACES the
hogs be kept in small, dry pens.
Keep your dog tied" they add. and
they might say. 'Shoot every dog
when he crosses your line fence" Dis
infect the troughs daily with a 5 per
tent solution of carbo.ic acid. No hog
can legally be taken from any stock
yard except for slaughter. and breed
ing hogs when shipped should. Of
course. be Grated and kept ont Of the
stock yards. And when o Is brought
on the farm from outside It should be
kept by itself for at least two weeks.
It will pay to put a boy out with a
gun during daylight hours to shoot at
and kill II possible every pigeon. crow.
mourning dove and English sparrow
In sight. They all carry germs from
farm to farm. And don't let the hogs
drink from running streams or surface
water originating outside the farm.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-01-30
DISEASES OF HOGS.
Worms and Lack of Mineral Matter
Often Cause Serious Loss.

OFTEN Cause SERIOUS LOSS.
Whenever and wherever hog cholefa
is prevailing all other epidemics to
which swine are subject are apt to be
classified as hog cholera. Here is an
incident that took place in Will coun
ty, ILL.,. which is Il case in point. The
same is related by the Farmers Re
view as illustrating the value OF Il
county adviser:
One day Il hurry up call was re-
ceived from Il farmer whose hogs were
dying from supposed cholera. OF 300
head but fifty We're left. and the ex-
ternal appearance of these did not in
dicate cholera. The adviser had a sick
one killed and Immediately made a
postmortem examination. The vital
organs were found to be in a healthy
condition. but the intestlnes We're full
of worms. Mr.. Grannis advised Il
vermifuge for expelling the worms and
the feeding of "a mixture OF limestone
screenings. rock phosphate and wood
ashes. This advice was followed. and
no further loss Of pigs followed. This
advice is invaluable to the hog raiser.
Worms and ln"'' IF mineral matter are
two great can. : that contribute to a
bad physical condition. which makes
pigs susceptible to any disease that
may come along. and il they die in any
number 1t is called cholera.
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BY
france
Hyrnar
Mathews
SYNOPSIS
Copyright. 1912. by Meffat. Yard
and Company

Betty Revere. who detests violins, weds
Peter a Zandt. and Peter conceals the
fact that he is a violinist. ~,
tounds Betty by playing the violin. She
greets him coldly.
Deeply hurt because he has deceived
her. Betty runs away to France to her
father.
Van Zandt orders doors between two
parts of the house closed by masonry.
Servants leave. zone door still disable. but
concealed by curtains. One half Of the
house is for Betty.
Twelve years later. yearning for Peter.
Betty visits her part Of the old home. but
does not meet Peter.
Years pass. Betty again returns Van
Zandt meets a quaint little boy violinist.
Pierre de la Q%uereau.
The boy calls Betty grandmamma-
Bridget. a servant, tells Pierre that he
can find happiness for his g~randmamma
behind the mysterious door.
Peter Van Zandt again meets the. little
boy, but does not know he IL with Betty.
Betty waits for Peters advances.
Little Pierre unlocks the mysterious door
in quest Of happiness for his grandmam-
ma and finds Van Zandt in the other half
Of the house.
Van Zandt learns that the boy Is his
grandson. and he and the boy plan .
Christmas surprise for Betty.
With the aid Of tho child Van Zandt and
Betty are reconciled and prepare to start
on their Christmas honeymoon.
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Worms the Cause of Your Child
Pains

A foul, disagreeable breath,
dark circles around the eyes, at
times feverish, with great thirst;
cheeks flushed and then pale,
abdomen swollen with sharp
cramping pains are all indication
Of worms. Don't let your child
suffer-Kickapoo Worm Killer W
give sure relief-it kills the
worms-while it's laxative eff
feet add greatly to the health of
your child by removing the dan
gerous and dissagreeable effect
of worms and parasites from the
system. Kickapoo Worm Killer
as a health producer should be
every household. Perfectly safe.
Buy q box today. Price 25c at
all druggists Of by mail. Kick
apoo Indian Med. Co. Phila. or
ST. Louis.-Adv.
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wARpINe OFF CHOLERA.
Prevention Of Disease In the Hog Herd
Better Than Treatment.

Prevention Of Disease In the Hog Herd
Better Than Treatment.
There is a farm in central Ohio
which is noted for its fine hogs. There
are always from $50 to 800 good pork
ers on It. says the Farm and Ffreside.
Cholera has ragged all about 1t. but
there has never been a case on the
farm. It is q farm Of over 1000 acres.
No water is used from any source out
side the farm. So no infection can
come in the water the hogs drink.
One day a neighbor came wandering
through the place. The owner halted
him and asked him whether the report
was true that he came from a farm
infected with cholera. The neighbor
admitted that his hogs were dying Of
It. Then get of my place." said the
owner. The neighbor grew hufy.
"well." said the owner you wouldn't
come into my house IL you had small
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Continued from last weekly

the blue border. His eyes went over
the blue an! gold %brocatelle sofas and
chairs. the etagere with it's burden OF
Bohemian glass. alabaster figures.
Wedsewood plncques: the whatnots in
the corners. the papie, .mache tables in
laid with mother Of pearl. the easel
with the vivid Cropsey or 1t and. in
the space between the two marble col
umns dividing the long room. stood the
finest Christmas tree that jefferson
market could afford. 81
Peter Van Zandt had been shopping
indeed. There were toys for u little
boy of all sorts and kinds. bags full of
Gaillard's bonbons. many parcels la
beled for Bridget and Shaddie. the
coachman. the charwoman. the wash
woman. the chimney sweeper. the post
man. the lamp lighter. the milkman.
the choir boys Of Grace church. the
newsman. the policeman. the dustman;
Mr.. Van Zandt had not forgotten any
one.
And there were boxes of silks and
laces and furs and jewels for Betty
Van Zandt. Books and flowers and an
Indian shawl: rare carvings from the
newly opened ports Of Japan and
China: all the p~rettiest things he could
find: the whole tree decked out. too.
with yards Of tinsel fringes and balls.
sparkling in the CLEAN Of dozens of
tiny candles In their metal scenes.
He had ordered the biggest logs to
be piled on the hearth. Already the
pussy cats had found this out and were
basking In the blaze; nor had they
been neglected by the master: three
splendid collars with huge bows Of red
ribbon hung on a branch marked "For
s%tradivarius. Ole Bull and Paganini:"
ehree 6ne painted saucers. too. for
their milk.
For Van Zandt had taken the butler
and Bridget somewhat into his con
6dence, perforce.
At twenty minutes past 10 he cross
ed the hall to glance at the sleeping
lad, then he returned TO the drawing
room. his watch in his hand.
She must be coming soon.
Far OF sleighbells; nearer. nearer,
still: a full stop before the dooy: he.
recognized De Peyster's voice speak
ing, although, he had not heard it IN
years. ShaddIe had heard the cutter
stop. too. and yet neither he nor
Bridget moved in their pantry.
Peter Van Zandt himself stepped out
send opened the front door. then re-
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seriously = the q II am glad,
Monsieur Grandpere. I will tell Bril-
gitte it was the Key to happiness. and
now"-he cast wide eyes across the
hall-"it Is the Christmas tree: l ex-
pect, yes?" His other hand went to
Betty's and he led them over to the
drawing ROOM. one on either side, and
they all beheld the glory Of the tree
and the glory Of the Joy of a little
child. for remembrance Of the God
/! child who once came down to earth.
Presently Peter Van Zandt asked:
"Pierre. can you fetch ME my violin
from that other room?"
II can, Monsieur Grandpere." The
little boy ran and brought it over:
'The fire is low" Peter Van Zandt
said as he took the violin from its
case. then he laid it On the logs. and it
cracked and burned into q fierce blaze,
and the strings moaned. perhaps with
sorrow. up into the chimney. and the
resin on the bow spurted blue, and the
sparks few upon the pussy cats fur
and made them new In a melancholy.
resentful fashion. us If for one of their
own kin.
Peter said to his wife, 1T has never
been out of it's case since the day you
went away"
And as her hand crept into his, as
the little boy went to fetch Shaddle
and Bridget. the voices made for the
holy eve. the hottest eve the world
I 1a, nvnr S0nn tho Cnioo0 nf Nhi16r0n
boy children from the choir of the
church they had been married in. be-
gan to sing outside in the garden the
wonderful anthem of the Blessed Child.
And little Peter said softly. lis it
not that we shall kneel down. Mon
sieur Grandpere?"
And they all knelt down together
until the anthem was finished.
Then the little boy got up and began
to dance and hop. and the gifts were
given. And as Bridget at last carried
the little boy upstairs to his bed. he
whispered to her:
"But, Brigitte. it was indeed the key
to happiness. yes"
When he was safely in bed. covered
up with his down quilt. Miss Supple
went down the back stairs to her
Kitchen. finding Shaddle there waiting
for her.
"Shad," said Miss Supple somewhat
hesitatingly, as she smoothed out her
apron. I'm after thinkin' that maybe
them banns"-
"Biddy." replied Shaddle. them
banns has been read for us three times.
Father O'Shaughnessy and meself fixed.
it up between us to do it at high mass
each time. where yourself could not
be, and we'll be married tomorrow.
Christmas day in the morning."
In the drawing room. standing to-
gether on the medallion carpet he had
bought to furnish the brides home
coming with. were Peter Van Zandt
and his wife. He put his arm around
her and lead her to the window that
looked toward the east. They saw q
star shining above them, brighter than
all the other stars Of heaven; and its
light seemed to him to shine upon her;
to her as If it shone upon him.
And near the star shone the m0on
a slip Of silver.
He glanced up at It. then down at
her.
"Our moon." she whispered shyly.
"Our honeymoon. It's going to be u
Christmas honeymoon. Betty. ours is
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-01-30
HORSE. LORE.

Try TO turn. your horses back
10 the wind and blanket him
when tying him up.
Give Il bran mash Saturday.
night or Sunday noon and Oh.
Wednesday night also il work Is
slack.
The actual cost to keep added
to the service fee Of the sire rep
resents the amount at which
horses you raise stand you.
Do not forget to salt the horse
once a week. or. better still, keep
salt always before him. He
knows best how much he needs.
BE so careful in the choice of n
blacksmith that it is not neces-
sary for your horse to veal an
interfering boot.
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The Yorkshire breed Of hogs had
its origin in England. where it is
very popular. as it also is in Can
ada. it being raised almost to the
exclusion Of other breeds. The
Yorkshire came to the United States
about twenty-five years ago and is
recognized as one Of the best Of the
bacon producers. The BOWS are
prolific and are excellent mothers.
Butchers who cater to the best
trade pay a premium for well fitted
bacon hogs. The Yorkshire boar
here shown was champion Of his
breed at the last Iowa state fair.
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t<00VSOs uLl0S6us " tue OX0 SVO0ts
closing that after him.
Betty must not be forced into q meet
ing. Betty must come herself.
Betty entered the hail: she had
shaken hands with Nick and exchanged
all sorts Of merry wishes with him in
the vestibule. for his horse was FESTIVE
and he dared not leave It out Of sight.
Nick had shut the door himself and
the bells had set up their music as
Betty stepped inside.
What confronted her?
The open arch. the curtains gone.
the wall she had believed built up
there vanished. The vista clear of the
library on the other side.
Her heart beating to burst. she went
over to the sill: she saw the mahogany
door wide swung. a rusty key in its
lock. She paused to look about her.
No one was to be e nothing heard
save the cricket on Peters hearth.
She went into the room-yes. she did.
On the table lay the violin case. the
"Godey's Lady's Book" her own little
last note to Peter and an empty velvet
passe partout.
Betty stood still and stared around at
It all. The room was the forlorn. hand
somely furnished. of course, but the
forlorn. disappointed place of the lone
~ man.
Where vas Peter?
Where was the wall?
How desolate it was! Just the
cricket singing to himself on Christ
mas eve.
Where was the little boy?
Where were Shaddle and Bridget?
Who had opened the front door for
her?
Why was everything sc still?
She set the clock right-it was half
an hour slow-she took up the little
hair broom and brushed the hearth
clean. put the andirons closer and the
poker and tongs and shovel upright,
placed the droplight over the center of
the table: and then. with a little sigh.
half of complacency. half Of poignant.
u~nreasoning expectancy. Betty turned
to go back whence she came.
Some met her at the sill.
Some one who had said to himself,
"She must come"
Instead he had gone to find her.
He did not speak. He took her into
his arms. to his heart. his kisses upon
her lips. all the pent up. long restrain
ed passion of q whole man throbbing
in his veins for her.
While they stood there looking into
each others eyes in the silence that is
more than any words in any language
the little boy had wakened from his
nap and. having got a glimpse Of the
tree. came running to look for Betty.
"Grandmamma!!" he called, batting
at the foot of the stairs. "Have you
come home?" 80
YES" Peter Van Zandt answered
for her.
Where are you and is it that you
have found the happiness. monsieur.
as you promised, and a l give it to
~grandmamma t0night?'
Then the little boy espied them and
ran up to them. and Peter Van Zandt
said: Eyes: I have found happiness
and given it, I think. to your grand
mamma. Ask her.
And Betty said. Yes: it is So"
And the little boy clapped his hands
for Joy as he exclaimed. "Oh. grand
mamma. now you see that the stranger
Is quite entirely Il gentleman. as l
said!" Rut his childish eyes were a
little toward the place Of the Christ
mas tree.
Pierre" Betty said gravely.
Yes. Nine. Grandmere." al gravely.
"This is your grandpapa. dear; the
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a Dairv lmprover.

The pure bred bull has done a great
deal to improve the dairy herds Of the
middle west. All states. or at least the
principal ones. are reporting an In
creased dairy production. and the re-
suits may he traced to better COWS. not
Of them.
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lts Liqht Seemed 70 Shine Upon Her
40 IL lt shons Upon Him.
well start away together alone. my
dear one. on Christmas day"
Then he took the carte de visite from
his pocket and showed It to her.
.Your child. our child. All. Betty.
Betty. my wife. my love. my all. at
last. Is
And Betty. between smiles and tears
and with all the memories Of all the
years lowering In her soul. had only
heart Of grace to lay her head upon
her husbands shoulder and say: "Mer-
.rie Christmas. dearest man Of my
heart. I'll go on the Christmas honey
moon whenever you say"
THE END.
Italy Is selling OF some old worshipe
to Turkey. Peace hath her victories
no less renowned than war.
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The library Of congress now contains
s2.12s,25t books and pamphlets. Read
Ing also maketh 4 full library.
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s.futurist'' orchestra has been or
,,,,anized in Paris. The cats the
3back fences will now have professional
,ppp0sition.
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II Mona Lisa" had not been stolen
half the world would never have
known anything about her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07

Among the papers on his table a ht,lc pile OF
note, and menus, some OF the trophies no doubt, OF
his riumpha visit 70 Japan two years ago. WHAT
,r., j., tina, yi,i, from this. Only two years ago he
dincd with Prince Kasura himself. sitting in state at
the head Of the table in the eX-Prcmcr, imperial resi-
dcnCt to which were hidden the flower Of Japan states
men and military hcroc, on purpose To- meet NM AZ
ujral Yamampto, the Prime Minister, did him the
official honor, Of the capital. Wherever he went,
Chimes, students lined his path with iiyc-coored flags
civic. officials and board, Of trade turned ont, and big
Iapanc., crowd, cried "BanzaL" The press OF the
world respectfully chron-cd his activities day by day
and the London Times, candid in thi, case Tor all us
p,ycrIns conservatism the Chinese question, could
NJ, recall any occasion when all classes Of the japanese
nation had more cordially received foreign visitor.
Tina, was only years ago. Today sat IN 'he
little Western study in the sleepy Toxic suburb where
the hero Of these ,r1mpha days was hiding with a ic"
faithful friends. literally with his back 10 the wall
0,IIE curtain. from the inner room parted and gun al
Sen came OUT Ic va, in Japanese irc~+ thin, gray
p,1 loa nco'oi and big slcc,cd. Hi alert well KNIT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07

n vI'-TfI. and WIN ITo -cn5c 81 gflP
and lines, Of purpo-cbchind and almosapar from
r words tina, have never seen in any other counte-
nance. You felt that there something behind TINS
man 10 which he was sometimes quite incapable OF giving
cDrion Frclcric, Cormck, Associated Press cor
RESPONDENT during tine First Revolution, put this mn
r, in the ccar-cut language Of the TRUE newspaper
man when hc SAID sun Vat Sen is the embodiment Of
some kind Of immense force; not S" much oi himself Is
ofthoscwhoi.I that he mobile dcpcndabc ccn''rlor
,,,..r fr.., Of his ,imc and ta, require a center
you are. g,in. back TO America, he began, after we
Continued I'D aIF, IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07

En,l.a books in the brown oak bookcase bryce
American Commonwealth stood up p'nd'T'o,Iy ." '''
.,,.. f., ,hc,nj,lst Of thcntcrolncwspapcr andmag-
,,.., ,b, table was q Jar Of good Christian tobacco"
HY.in,. like and unromantic as the room loo'cI
t,,,r i, ,,s 4 secret that not even Yuan 9hi-km $
.,,,,,., detective had yet uncovered, and at which
f.., ,l, FIRST arrival among the hardly less eager band
II Far Eastern journalists. The man ssh" h'ci mere
lad had ,hc world guessing in his time Of power Il,
had ,arcd from the very bottom 4" the ladder ana n''
n ,,t hc ,op in thc oldest and most p'p','"' E',''
80, earth and yc here hc was IN a second "'7'u n'y
even deeper than the nr.'
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nerve, from his wears of exposure,
hi. brown complexion and prefer
naturally attentive eyes. height
cncJ the Japanese impression, and
illustrated convincingly the faith
fulnc,- Of disguise 20 which he
ina, a dozen times owed his life.
81 am glad you found your way
here. ne said simply IN his perfect