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ELECTRIC FANS ARE IN SEASON.
Let me supply your requirements. JOHN
]. ODENwALD, Eiec. Cont, leo4 III st.
NV. Phone NJ. 1870.
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DANCING.

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gnrdns terms, method Of teaching ETC.. see Ehrman.
master instructor in lates. dances \. y. studfo.
l3u n 4 nv. Phone NJ 5eD
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ol5 NEW YORK AVE. N. W.
Phone NJ. 7l0.
TO OLET-HOUSES.

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191l WYOMING AVE.
Handsome semi-detached home. located On wash
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DRJMMOND, ND.
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opposite Chsry Cnase: one car fare to city: rooms
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1854 COLUMBIA ROAD.
Excellent IN Mount Plrasant: nrst-noos
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Desirable home Of 10 rooms and bath all bright.
airy rooms. S0m.
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I404 GIRARD ST.
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ETTE CO, 1913 Broadway. Dept. 1O9, New
York.
SELL PEERLESS INKS: OFFICES.
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statesmen WANTED

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DRUG SALESMEN-AS SIDE LINE Of
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RARGER & cox, Mfgs., Auto Devices.
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ORIENTAL RUGS REPAIRED.

- Oriental rugs repaired. s
cents square inch. Washing
under sun dry cents a
~square foot by expert. D.
Terzian. office and workroom
- l74o Pa. Ave. n. W.
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FOR RENT-UNFURNISHED.

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wafer heat; lIrge yard: opp. new Normal Scho.
CAYwOOD 4 GARRETT IZJl y. Y. Ave NV
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San Francisco simultaneously opened fire
with pinch, 4-inch. and b-inch batteries
against the second story of the naval
school building. In short time the up
per story was riddied by forty shots and
the fire silenced.
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CASH PAID FOR FURNITURE AND con-
tents of houses. Drop card 70 4 hbNSLkf, uA
J. =. ave. NV. Phoas Main ~
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II soon became apparent that money
was not alone necessary to alleviate
the distress which was becoming in
tensitied with the approach OF winter
Sewing circles We're inaugurated and
Tor several months women of every
stSuon of life either resurrected their
knitting needles and sat down to a
systematic allotment of knitting, or
else they fashioned warm garments
for the women and children left at
home to suffer by the brave men who
had answered their country's call to
arms.
The result of these industrious
womens labors nctted thousands Of
pairs of socks and stockings and u my
Rad of garments of every description
which were sent to the various con-
sulates in New York city and thence
to the respective distribution stations
In Europe. The wives of the Consuls
enlisted many of their women friends
to aid in the work and on days just
prior to the sailing of the vessels which
transported the articles these consul
lates were veritable hives of industry
The Christmas Ship Idea.
The thought of further adding to
the comfort of suffering Europe took
a new angle as Christmas approached.
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At first the Red Cross fund took prece
dence over all others, and soon enough
money had been raised to purchase Il
steamship equip her as a hospital YES
sci and with her lockers well filed
with all sorts of supplies needed in
emergency work, and manned by
capable corps of surgeons and an
army Of professional nurses, the RED
Cross" put to sea, dropping her va
rious Red Cross units at the ports
nearest the fields of operation in
which each was to be employed. This
Fund ran into the hundreds of thou
sands of dollars and the expedition
from the outset was an unqualified
success, both professionally and finan-
cially.
Immediately after getting the Red
Cross Fund under way other methods
of relief were started The Belgian
Fund in New York City alone totalled
100000 before the fifteenth of No
vember. The French Fund. and the
German Fund, and the English Fund,
each found many sympathizers and
gold poured into them in a steady
stream. All of the large cities We're
proportionately generous and the
smaller cities, towns, hamlets and
country sides set to work to do what
they could to swell the grand total.
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With each succeeding account of the
devastation that was being wrought
throughout Belgium it soon was appar-
ent that there would be no Christmas
for the thousands of homeless women
and children, the ma iority of them
now widows ana orphans-unle IS
Uncle sam once more arose to the
occasion and this time in the role of
Santa Claus. Several newspapers OBJ
ligatcd themselves to procure and
stock a real Christmas Ship with thou
sands upon thousands Of presents
useful as well as entertaining for all
within the war zone. The undertake
ing was a gigantic one, but with the
first appeal for aid through their re-
spective columns these newspapers
soon found themselves nearly
swamped with gifts.
Uncle Sam entered into the spirit
Of the undertaking with a ready zest
and at once offered one of his war
ships-the Jason--for the trip. The
Jason, commanded by Lieutenant
Commander c. f. Courteney, was
locked at the Bush Terminal Brook
Ign, and there the gifts, assorted, la
belled and packed, We're placed on
board by artllerymen from Fort Ham
ilton, whom Uncle Sam designated to
take over this work. Major Frank
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wes plainly evident, however, that lit
tie Belgium had a host of sympa-
thizers here, for il must be admitted
her allotment was the largest.
Sailors And Soldiers.
MIR. Irving r. Bush, president of the
Bush Terminal Company, was on hand
and aside from donating the use Of his
huge docks. he had supplied the light
ers which brought the goods from the
various railroad terminals to the sides
of the Jason. Marines, soldiers, ar
tlllerymen and infantrymen were
everywhere to be seen, while sailors
from the L. S. Battleships Wyoming
and Florida, under command of Lieut..
w. d. Bungert were on hand to aid
those from other arms of the service.
only n few days prior to the sailing
OF the Jason the big steamship char
tered and stocked by the Rockefeller
Foundation put to sea with her hold
bulging with useful gifts, including
food and clothing for the sufferers
lin Europe. Meanwhile another big
stea mship, The Thelma. from Norway,
was being loaded as fast as possible
in Philadelphia with the gifts that
were collected there through the
unlleu Ell Oh ali lUe
of that city. to say nothing of hun
dreds of pubic-spirited and charitably
inclined individuals. All of these
gifts were destined for Belgium.
Theatres Hold Benefits.
All of the New York theatres and in
fact every kind OF amusement to which
admission is charged, have raised big
sums of money for the stricken. The
theatre benefits have yielded enormous
sums and when one pauses to realize
that the United States itself is suffer
ing severely from Hard Times" 1t IS
all the more remarkable just how
fully has been given to those so far
removed from us.
Truly II has been a big Christmas
for Uncle Sam-that is as far as giving
is concerned. Yet when he sits dovr.
to his Christmas turkey there Is every
reason to believe that when he asks
blessing from on High for all that has
been set before him, he will breathe
| fervent prayer of thanks to Him who
made his beneflcence possible. ard
earnestly ask for Divine guidance in
! finding a way in which he can inter
! Vene and bring to an end the awful
! carnage and devastation that is now
being wrought on Belgian soil.
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come veritable hives of industry,
every member of the family having
some part in the days toll.
1t was only few years back that
no little girl felt that her lot in life
was worth while unless she possessed
"a French doll" OF course that par
ticular dollie must be able to close
and open wide her beautiful blue eyes,
frnged by sweeping lashes and top
ped by eXquistely arChed broWs. With
tender care dollie was put to bed each
night and as she reclined upon her
doWny pillow her laughing eyes closed
in slumber, thus TO remain until her
loving little mother lifted her from
her crib in the morning. when the
days toilet was begun again.
Such dolls were imported from the
Old World and sold at fairly good
prices, America, quick 10 realize the
profit that accrued from this industry,
at once set to work to create a doll
of its own, and before long was manu-
featuring a prettier and more "hu-
man" doll than those made in Europe.
The walking doll' and the talking
doll" soon followed, but ii is doubtful
If even these ingenious little devices
will ever occupy the warm spot in the
heart of little mother" that the mute
and motlonless dollie of yesterday
does.
\ trip through the more congcsted
sections Of New York city, given ovei
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the shop where she is to be finally
sold. In this way it can be seen the
making and dressing of a single doll
gives employment to the operatives
In four separate and distinct factories
and the output of dolls mounts high
into the millions each year.
No Cheer Among Shop Keepers.
A visit to the toy shops this year re-
veals bewildering array of expen-
sye toys of all sorts, but the owners
of these shops have little hope of dis
posing of them this year. Said one
of these shopkeepers to the writer
day or so ago: our shelves are full
TO Overlooking now with articles we
bought long before there was even a
hint Of war. / am afraid they will
be there for some time 10 come. Men
who thought nothing OF paying a
thousand dollars for a toy year ago
will, in all probability, this year, pur-
chase his Christmas gifts for the little
ones at home at some cheap shop, or
else he will pick them up from a street
vendors cart. The cheaper toys we
will dispose of, but only then when we
mark them down to rock bottom
price. our losses this year will mount
high into the thousands, but it's all in
a days work, and We must expect our
streak OF lean along with the fat"
But as hard as the times are-and
there Will be gloom in some homes
yet wherever there are children the
same old Joyous spirit will prevail, and
II will matter not to boy or girl what
the article is that he finds in his stock
ing SO long as he knows that his dream
has been realized and Old Santa Claus
did not forget him. He may be made
to understand that Santa Claus is not
as aflluent this Christmas as in years
gone by, but despite this change In his
fortunes the CHEEKY and chubby little
gentleman's heart glows just as warm
ly under these adverse conditions as
1t did in flush times.
The jingle of bells that adorn the
harness of his fleet team of reindeer
will jingle just as merrily as ever, and
those little ones who can keep the sand
out Of their eyes long enough the night
before Christmas will hear good old
Kris Krinsle urging on his antlered
steods with that familiar old cry Of
Now Dasher! Now Dancer. Now
Prancer Now Vixen!
! On Comet. On Cupid! On Dunder
! and Blitzen!"
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Mother and father were at work fash
ioning the bodies and limbs from a
piece of strong muslin which, after
being cut out and sewed up, was filled
with cotton batting and then shaped
into almost lifeiike form. The heads
were deftly carved from a soft clay
like substance that resembled meer-
schaum, although much cheaper. Two
girls, twelve and fourteen years, re-
spectively, were engaged in this work,
In reality these little girls were artists
for they themselves had designed in
water colors the faces they were re-
producing in clay, and there was a
wide variety of them. The two aunts,
with soft brushes, applied the color
ing matter, tinting cheeks and eyes
and by touch here and there giving
an almost life-like glow to the baby 5
flesh. The two little boys packed each
doll in q little pasteboard box, and in
surprisingly short time a gross or
moro were ready for delivery to the
store.
The father told ME that his little
girls had a bent" for painting, and
they soon picked up modelling in clay
In their manual training classes at
school. When the father lost his po-
sition shortly after the war started
| 1t was imperative that they all turn
their hand to something that would
stave off the landlord and prevent evic-
ton 1t was the little girls idea to
make the dolls and, with several of
them as samples. she found a ready
market for all they could turn out.
\ Year For Dolls.
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European War Closes All the GreatToy Factories Of
the Old World, Requiring Those In This Country
To Work Overtime In Order ToSupply the
Demand At Home and Abroad.
BY A. X. PARKHURsT, JR.

is not at hand. Ordinarily the i'm
ported toys reach this country early
in October, thus giving the importers
plenty of time to distribute them
among the trade in time to meet the
Christmas rush. so far only one con-
signment has been received here, a
christmas ship" from a German port
arriving early in the autumn with a
cargo of toys For awhile the Ameri-
whore its toys were to come from, but
all fears were soon allayed when word
was received that American factories
were working overtime to supply the
deficiency and, further, that many new
ac.ories were starting up all over the
country.
Home made Toys For Shops.
In the poorer sections Of all the big
cities of the East scores of families
are to be found who before emigrating
the toysshops of their native coun-
tries. Men and women with such
training soon learned that their serv-
Ices We're In great demand. Many of
them found immediate employment in
the big factories at remunerative
wages, while others were keen enough
to realize that they could do better
finished product direct to the jObbef
and wholesaler, In consequence. these
hitherto modest little homes have be-
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Germs. big corporations, small shop
keepers, farmers, lawyers and in fact
from men and women in every walk
of life and in every state of af
nuence or poverty. Children contrib
uted literally and many gifts were
ACCOMPANIED by words of cheer from
the little donor to the happy boy or
girl who will receive It. The Metho-
list Missions alone sent one hundred
big packing cases stuffed to overflow
ing with warm clothing. From the
young women of Teachers College,
Columbia University, New York City,
three large cases of clothing for little
girls were received Bangor. Me,
Catholic Church also sent n eoodly
supply OF warm clothing for little
ones; the Camden. y. j.. Chapter,
Daughters OF The American Revolu-
ton, sent a huge package of capes and
petticoats for girls and caps for boys
a big firm in the West forwarded n big
packing case filled with warm blan-
kets. while the little inmates Of the
Chidren's Home at Englewood. y. j..
sent dozens of packages Of toys.
Children Respond Nobly.
The little pupils in a kindergarten
in the upper part of New York State
sent a case of knitted hoods which
they themselves had fashioned. \
group of boys In Chicago forward ed
a splendid assortment Of toys and
several big growers in Oregon and
Washington sent a number of barrels
Of fine red apples,
In all the array of toys, however
which. seemingly, Toyland was secured
to collect. there was a noticeable ah-
sence Of any device that pertained to-
or might remind one of war. There
were no toy cannon, pistols, or guns;
no swords to buckle at some sturdy
little mans waist: no tin soldiers. OF
lines of cavalry, for all such articles
were tabooed and the specitiCati onS
clearly cited that such devices must
be excluded from the Xmas Ships
cargo.
Bush Terminal never presented Z
buster scene than il did the few days
prior to the sailing of the Jason or
November Ia. Seventy carloads Of
goods had been received and assorted
Those goods destined for Germany
were piled at one end Of the big store
house; those for England at another
while the allotments for France anC
Belgium each had their place. l
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fashioning their arks and their occu-
pants. by toiling every minute during
the day they are enabled to turn out
for which they receive seventy five
cents each. Their expenses are small
and they figure that the returns are
far more generous than If the various
members of the little family sought
individual employment outside.
New York shops this year, are filled
with a cunning looking doll baby
which so plaintively walls Ma
ma" when its little sides are pressed
that it proves so Irresistible to all
who stop and examine them that they
are sold as fast az they can be sup
piled. The doll is not an expensive
one, retailing for seVenty-fVe cents.
but the little faces are so cute and
appealing that they are proving al
most as much the rage as the TEDDY
Bear" was In its day. Inquiries
showed that these dolls were being
made in modest little fiat on the
East Side which | found after wend-
ing my way through a labyrinth of
narrow, crooked streets and after IA
stiff climb up several flights of tor
turous stairways.
Family or Doll-Makcrs.
Here | found family of eight
working like beavers. Father, mother.
four girls and boys and two middle
aged women, sisters Il the mother.
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hons of little ones he VIII
~ visit after they have been
Icked into their cribs and little beds
J Christmas Eve, nearly every article
his pack will bear the Made in
|nerica" trademark No longer will
9 World-famous German and Swiss
|ade dollies and mechanical toys he
hong the myriad of gifts that are to
distributed this year, for these in
bstries have been completely para
ked in all European toy centres.
But Europe'S loss, in this instance,
Americas gain, for never in the
story Of this new wonderland has the
" industry taken such a squirt and
ranger still, according to the views
experts, better more ingenious
I'D more beautiful toys are being
Jade right here than were ever i'm
brted in the years past. The industry
III forge ahead with even greater
rides in years to come, for it is the
Sncensus of opinion that no matter
bw soon the great European conha-
|ation Is brought TO a close now,
ese, as well as other industries, will
i've been so affected that a decade or
ore will elapse before the lost ground
n have been regained.
The vast resources of this country
q so far-reaching that seemingly no
isis can arise for which a remedy
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vi NCLE SANS beneVolence has
N never been questioned, No
matter how great the emer-
~ gency, he has always risen to
+ occasion and acquitted himself
bly,. Whether humanity at home or
|road has been afflicted he has been
first to proffer his services and
len wide his purse, as well as to send
|nc cheering message that. riftlike.
|,rces the clouds of gloom and admits
me little ray of sunshine.
THE Christmas season SO rapidly APP
|oaching will furnish a glaring in
knce Of Uncle Sans prodlgality. In
tt it will be his biggest Christmas,
i where he has been denied the OPP
|rtunity to intervene between the
lrring nations and breathe that most
|nforting of all benedictions, Peace
Earth. Good Will Toward Men," he
1l at least have done all in his power
supply that Christmas cheer which
ese same bellicose powers are I'M
lie to offer their subjects. All that a
bntaneously generous nation could
has been and Is being done for
ficken Europe. Only those who have
en the arduous labor of the noble
md Of women who constituted them
YES into a committee to superintend
Is work can realize what a hercu
In task has been accomplished. But
by, at least, have the satisfaction of
owing that 1t was a task we'll done
Id already several big steamships, two
Uncle Sans war vessels among them
b rapidly discharging their cargoes
Christmas cheer which was sent
ross the ocean in ample time to be
Ftributed among those who have
ZEN so ruthlessly denuded Of all that
|ikes life really worth while by this
bnster World War.
Gifts Are Nation Wide.
when the far-reaching effects Of
war were first realized men and
bmen in all parts of this country
TO work to start funds of various
ITS to relieve the suffering abroad