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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05

The District of Columbia is just
now affording wonderful facilities for
the student of all phases of taxation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05

Although designated as bandit,
Villa continues to employ the word
conhscation instead of looting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05
The Misses and Girls Outer
Apparel Section
SHIFTS FOR Girl s AND MISSES

The gabardnes
coats; girlsh Norfolk effects
Very II
Misses particularly Made
full and
Coats for girls of priced $500 to s7 In vel
corduroy, zbene chevos, also
Misses Coats ss95o with splendid show
fabcs-zibelnes novelty
plain coors also fabrics of the
of zibenes mixtures at SIS
GIRLS SCHOOL DRESSES AT $3.50.
Wash Dresses quality ginghm chambras in
medium
beautifully used together shocked and other dainty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05

Instead OF standing pat, republican
leaders are now looking forward with
eager interest to the draw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05

Sending bullets across the United
States border seems to be an unalter-
able Mexican custom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05

Fortunately. the future OF England
depends on craftsmanship, not horse
manship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05

PAYABLE in advance-hy mail. postac" prepald:
naily Sunday included month. 6n cents
Daily. Sunday excepted, one MONTH ~ cents.
Saturday Star. 81 year; Sunday star S-.4o year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05
Europe's Prospect.
From the Chicago Henld

\ 1t looks like n long, hard winter and
a red Christmas over in Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business ONCE: 18th ST. and PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue.
New York ONCE: Tribune Building
Chicago Office: First National Bank
Building.
European Office: 5 Regent St, London,
England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05
Inconsiderate Youth.

Whats the idea?" asked the store
keeper as Farmer Corntossel closed
the door carefully and edged over
to the stove.
The idea of WHAT"
OF those clothes? That little hat
and the sport shirt and white socks ?"
Them used to be my boy Josh's.
He's got to have new ones an my
wife says these are too good to
throw away. | don't mind the hat
ner the shirt, cos | kin let my hair
an whiskers grow. But Josh 'ud be
heap more OF comfort to his
father in cold weather if he wouldn't
insist on wearin' his trousers so high
at the ankles"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05

The story of the hare and the tor
toise has done a great deal of harm
in encouraging people to bet on long
shots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05

switches, signals, stations, etc. Steam Toys,
Mechanical Toys, Moving Picture Machines.
Lead Soldiers, Tents. Cannons and other
equipment for the miniature army. And the
Navy is represented by its mechanical Boats
and Submarines.
Everything to make glad the heart of
youth
There is something new and interesting
and wonderful every step, and best of all lots
of room on the wide aisles, with plenty of air
and light
so COME. ALL. OF YOU, AND ENJOY
THE DAY WITH THE CHILDREN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05


which his
Front tmasE the Most Wonderful Toy Show
from all the wodEngland Germany Austria
Switzerland, we'll as the best America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05
$500, $3.50 and $3.50 in
Two-Pants Garments.
$500, $500 and $3.50 in
One-Pants Garments.

Good wool fabrics throughout.
fashioned in at least a dozen dis
tinctive Norfolk styles, and with fit
tie touches of difference in the coats
that give that look OF individuality
The materials are cheviots, tweeds,
casslmeres, worsteds and serges. in
wide range OF gray and tan mix
lures; the new plaids and checks, in
all color schemes that are good:
stripes of fine character and the
plain and fancy blues that are pre-
ferred by many. The coats are lined
throughout and all of the trousers
are, too. You are asked to see the
Corduroy Suits at 5000 in new plain
colors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05

The New Overcoats from $500 to $500.

Plain Blue Chevo
mel lining
beed also all the fancy paids
floor Eleventh street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05
A Great Showing of the
Best Suits and Overcoats
YOUR BOY CAN WEAR.

If there better and made would have
them And best does high prices While have Suits
high $780, which much mother usually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05

as high as $1,000, which is as mu
pay, we also have the Suits and
Overcoats from $500 upward
that are thoroughly dependable,
good looking and stylish.
THE FOLLOWING SUITS ARE
FEATURED:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
Evening Story
LAUGHING LAURETTA.

Lauretta seemed born of the spirit
of laughter. There were those among
her friends who rebelled at the con.
slant supply of mirth possessed by
the girl She seemed ever ready to
smile to mock and to fling sunbeams
across the most darkened path.
'You are quite incapable of seri.
GUS emotion" David Granton said to
her on one occasion. 81 suppose you
would burst into laughter II l told
you l love you" There had been a
slight appeal in his voice.
"Yes-I suppose would" Lauretta
had responded. The smile had been
a trihe laggard, but not SO slow but
that Granton had witnessed it. He had
turned away in wrath and Lauretta's
laughter had foated mockingly be-
hind him.
A sigh futtered, new born, on the
girls lips She had stiaed 1t into
silence, brushed hand across her
eyes and had turned smilingly to meet
g second partner in the dance.
Some few months before Lauretta
had found herself, through no desire
of her own, in social set far above
her own environment. A chain of cir.
cumstances. disconnected, broken, but
always encircling her, a victim Of so
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red hair, too?" She put the question IN
a different way, for Bob was hesitating
again.
mo"
What was it's hue?"
Peroxide, l guess" Gloomily.
us that all you remember" Mrs.
Dan now was plying questions reckless
ly, regardlessly, as If Bob were on the
witness stand and she were state pros
ecutor.
about ALL Oh!-her nose turned up
and she had freckle."
How interesting" Mrs. Dams
laugh was rather forced, and she and
Mrs. Clarence again exchanged glances
but Bob didn't notice. And what was
she called?" Breathing little hard.
"Gid-up,' said Bob gravely.
"'Gid-up'!" Again the lady almost
had a paroxysm, but whether or not OF
mirth, who shall say. "Gee-gee and Gid
up" Her broad bosom rose and fell.
Telegram, sir!' At that moment
Bob heard another voice at his elbow.
Across the table the man with the
mcnocle was gazing at him curiously.
(To be continued.
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was wawking neer Mary Watkinses
house this AFTERNOON and wat did I find
avn the pavement but a valentine with
angels flying GROUND avn 1t and lit.
tel pome avn it saying. The best or
trends indeed must part but you'll aWl-
ways be present inside of my hart.
G, thawt, sumbody must Of got this
last valentines day and dropped it, I'll
give it to Mary Watkins and then she
cant say nevvir gave her valentine.
And I put it in my cote pockit and
Jest then Mary Watkins calm out avn
her frunt steps with red sash on,
looking awlrite and / went and sat
down and startid tawking to her. and
she startid tawking to me and aftir
a vile sed, Did you get many valen'
tines last valentine day.
| got 4, sed Mary Watkins.
You did, sed.
Yes. and no who they was awl frum
to-, she sed.
Did you get the wun l sent you, I sed
No sed Mary Watkins. as W.
1wundir wy, ] sed. 81
Bekause you dident send my any,
that's wy she sed
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LITTLE BENNY's NOTE BOOK
~ LEE PAPE

did so, to, sed. And put my
hand in my cote pockit by axsident.
saying Well, wat do you no about that
heer it Is now.
And l took it out and handid 1t to
her. she looked at it and sed, wy, this
is the valentine | dropped and dident
no ware lost it, was showing them
to Lilly Levy erround at her house this
AFTERNOON, this Is the valentine Persey
sent me.
Like fun it is, sed, don't you think
2 valentines can look alike.
Yes, but heers the ink spot dropped
avn the angels foot sed Mary Watkins.
Well. wat of it, | sed, 90 you think
yure the only wun can drop ink spot
avn angels foot. wont give you
anuthir valentine in hurry.
And got up awf of the steps and,
startid to waWk away, and Mary Wat
kins sed. We'll Benny they do look
alike and that's wy l thawt it was the
wun Persey gave me. everybody
makes mistakes dent they. BE
That's awl rite weathir they do or NOT
l sed. And | kepp avn wawking ana
went hoam. ~
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almost suspicious of her, she was
such good fellow!" And Bob wasn't
reyenseful; because he had suffered
himself he didn't wish the commodore
any harm. OF course it would be rather
a CHASTITY joke on the commodore II
Mrs. Dan wasn't such good fellow
as she seemed. But Bob dismissed that
contingency. He was helpless, anyway.
He was no more than CHIP IN
stream. The current OF Mrs. Dams
questions carried him along.
"And what did the pony Dan got,
look like?"
81 think she had reddish hair
How lurid. suppose you all had
few ponies with the ponies?" Jocu-
larry.
yes" said the answering machine.
IT suppose the ponies had names?
They usually do she ratified on.
"Yes. They had names. Of course"
What was Dams called?"
The orchestra was playing a little
louder now-one of those wild pieces
"a rhapsody!
Don't know her real name"
"Her stage name, then?
mot sure of tnat!" Doubtfully.
"But Dan must have called her some
thinp?" With a gay little laugh.
yes Bob hesitated. In spite OF
that funereal feeling. he couldn't sup
press q grin. HE called her Gee-gee."
"Gee-Gee!" almost shrieked the lady.
Then she laughed harder than ever.
She was certainly good actress. At
that moment she caught Mrs. Clarence
Van Duzens eye; 1t was coldly CUES.
tioning.
"And what did the pony Clarence
got, look like?' Mrs. Dan had passed
the stage Of Analysing or reasoning
clearly. She didn't even ask herself
why Bob wasn't more eyasive She
didn't want to know whether 1t was
that good fellow" manner on her part
that had really deceived him into un-
bosoming the truth to her, or whether
well, he had been drinking too much?
He held himself soberly enough, it Is
true, but there are strong men who
look sober and can walk a chalk line,
when they aren't sober at all. Bob
might belong to that class. She thought
she had detected something on his
breath when he passed on the links
and he might have been hitting it up
pretty hard, since, on the side, with
sc:ne Of the men. In vino veritas!'
But whether vino" or denseness on
his part, she was sure of the "veritas. :
Instinct told her she had heard the
truth.
"And Clarence's ponydid she have
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to me-" Granton half questioned.
1T was kept absolutely dark. Not
one soul save laughing girl OF per-
haps twenty summers knows about
the affair. This girl bears the entire
brunt of the tragedy on her own
shoulders. When the plain clothes
men went up to arrest the young flap,
per, II you'll believe me, the elder
sister tried to take the blame and
pleaded 20 desperately that the police
man came away empty handed. The
flapper went all to the bad and land
ed in an asylum, where she will end
her days. The elder sister is paying
the debt back, dollar by dollar. She
would have sold her life to save the
others name, and by Jove! she laughs
her way through the world, housing
her sisters secret like grim death"
Delevan let drop short laugh from
his lips. II have proposed to that girl
q half dozen times. but all she does
Is laugh and tell me she is not half
worthy so great man as me-" His
teeth clashed together. "Worthy!
am not fit to tie the boot lace Of Ian
retta Austin"
Somehow the truth had worked ita
way into Granton's brain before Dele
van had mentioned the name Surely
there were not two women who could
laugh as Lauretta laughed, two who
had so great strength as to conceal
tragedy behind mirth, misery behind
happiness and deep human under
standing behind flippancy.
"No-there cannot be two Laughing
Laurettas." Granton gazed back at
Delevan as if the other did not exist.
my story is confidential, Granton.
No one knows of the affair save
plain clothes man, myself and the
girl"
And me. And by your telling me
you have thrown the world at my
feet" He extended q hand to Dele
van. Il will tell you all about it after
/ have told her"
The impassioned tale he gave to
Lauretta when he arrived at her side
startled the girl. She laughed softly
and faced him with cheeks that were
flushed and eyes that sparkled. There
was q sigh in her heart. Lauretta
loved John Granton.
"Why do you think you love me?"
she asked mockingly, Il don't love
you."
Granton made a quick move and
caught Lauretta in his arms. He was
breathing heavily and his voice was
not steady. Il love you because you
are you," he said softly, adorable,
laughing Lauretta!"
Let me go-let me go!' cried the
girl, and a half sob mingled with her
laughter Il am not worthy Please,
please, let me go." She struggled. but
Granton only drew her closer and
waited until the tempest had Gained.
When she was quiet in his arms he
tilted back her head.
Tell me you do not and cannot
love me- he said, and looked deep
into her eyes.
A wistful smile crept into Laurel
jta's eyes and curled the corners of
her lips. Then she laughed softly.
81 cannot tell Alb she said, and
Granton touched the smile that was
on Lauretta's lips.
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cial intercourse.
Lauretta drew meager salary from
a big department store, while her as
sociates drove about in limousines
with footmen in livery that matched
the shade of the car.
Often and desperately had she
struggled to extricate herself from
the set in which she found herself,
but she was firmly wedged there by
the strength of her own personality.
So Lauretta laughed and Knocked
and made friends, but not one among
them knew the girl nor the propelling
force behind her smiles.
David Granton was perhaps one OF
the most respected members of New
York society. He was Of an old and
honored family. Life to him was
serious and fraught with great prob.
lens that must in moments of stress
be gravely and seriously handled.
Lauretta's laughing eyes and her ever
hooking lips had captured his senses,
while his brain rebelled against the
constant frivolity that fingered when
ever she was present. He knew, too,
that many men wanted Lauretta II
only for the laughter that sparkled
and made them forget their troubles.
Granton. however, wanted wife who
understood that tragedy existed and
must be helped, one who knew human
nature in all its strength and weak
ness. Lauretta just skinned the sur
face of things like butterfly on the
wing.
Her children would no doubt be a
little nest of cooling, twittering birds,
with never a thought for life," he ru'
minated.
Il was in the smoking room of his
club that Granton and John Delevan
got to discussing criminals, their mo
tives and consequent punishment.
Delevan had put forth the argu'
ment that the innocent su1er Tar
more than the guilty.
"For instance he said, .sif you had
brother who had embezzled and was
sentenced to punishment, you would
suffer far more than the actual Grim.
inal. He would have overcome MS
own feelings SO far In the very act
Of thieving that punishment would fall
lightly upon him, while you would SUI
fer the tortures of the condemned.
"The tortures Of the condemned
would be as nothing to my feelings
il nv brother were serving a sentence
in prison." Granton said. Loving my
brother as / do. know that ! could
sell my soul rather than see him SUI
fer" ~.
II wonder if affection such as that
pays? We have a case such as the
imaginary one we are discussing
right down in the shop Delevan
glanced at Granton to make sure OF
his interest, and continued. There
was a good-for-nothing, silly little
fapper employed in the costume de-
partment who succumbed finally to
| the lure of lovely clothes and who sci
herself out to obtain those clothes oy
fair means or foul. During the year
following her fall she got away Win
some thousands of dollars worth OF
gowns, hats, etc. For one so young
lit was quite record Of thieving. The
investigation, when the loss was dis
covered, was put through very quiet
ily." ..,
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Hey, Neddie! Neddie stubtail Can

Hey, Neddie! Neddie Stubtail! Can
you be out?," G
Come on, Neddie. Come on out and
play snow mani!
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow. the two
little puppy dog boys; Buddy, the
guinea pig chap; Charlie, the chicken
boy, and several other animals were
standing out in the snow in front OF
the Stubtail bear cave house.
Come on out and have some fun
Neddie!" called the playmates of the
little bear cub, whistling on their paws
A window in the cave opened, and
Beckie. the little bear girl, stuck out
her head.
''Neddie can't come out just now
she said.
"Why not?" asked Jackie Bow Wow
wagging his tail.
Because he's wiping the dishes an.
swered Beckie. II washed them, and
Neddie Ia drying them. When he mas
them finished he'll come out"
Then Beckie shut down the window,
and the animal boys looked at one an
other.
We'll, did you hear that?" asked
Charlie Chick.
yes" answered Peetie Bow Wow.
"The idea OF boy making a girl OF
himself. and staying In to do the
dishes!"
"Ha! Hal" laughed Buddy Pigg.
|"Wcll have some fun with Neddle
when he does come out. Drying dishes!
Ho! Ho!"
So the animal boys played around
in the snow a bit, and when Neddle
Stubtail did come out. with his paws
nice and white from sozzling them
around in the hot, soapy wish water,
Jackie Peetie and the others began to
laugh at him.
"Ha. Hal" they laughed. Had to
do the dishes! Just like girl! Ha!
Ho."
Neddie got sort of red behind his
ears, and then he said:
"Well, l guess you boys would help
with the dishes, too, If your mother
had a headache, and couldn't do 'em
herself"
ooh, did your mother have head
ache?" asked Buddy Pigg.
Sure" replied Neddie, patting
SNOWFALL between his paws, and throw
luB IL dL Tree. AZ.
ooh, well of course that's different"
said Jackie Bow Wow.
"Sure that makes difference,
spoke Charlie Chick.
I'VE wouldn't have laughed at you II
we'd known that" explained Sammle
Littletail, the rabbit boy. 1--WE thought
you were doing the dishes because you
didn't want to come out and play IN
the cold.'
I'm not afraid of cold" cried Ned
die.
Then he and the other animal boys
had lots of fun playing in the snow:
making snow man with Jumps OF coal
for eyes, and rolling big snowballs as
large as lollypops.
We'll, I'll have to go in now" said
Neddie. after a bit. II am going Il
set table for supper, you know. NY
mammals head still aches, think.
And none of his animal chums
laughed at Neddie for doing girls
housework
But still some OF the other animal
boys, who didn't play with Neddie that
day, did not understand why he had
dried dishes and helped set table,
They thought he did it because he was
afraid to play boys games. And
few days later. as Neddie was walking
home from school, bad fox boy, who
was always making trouble for the 9TH
er animal chaps, followed the little
bear cub and called out:
You're a sissie! You're sissle:
You dry dishes and set table! Shame!
You're girl-boy!"
81 am mott" cried Neddie.
Eyes, you are, too" cried the fox
how. And before Neddie could say any
more some one called to him:
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Children's EDening Story
I, Will you please

"Oh, Neddie boy. Will you please
come and help me?"
Neddie looked around and saw
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the musk
rat lady housekeeper for Uncle Wig
gily Longears. the rabbit gentleman.
Nurse Jane was standing in the
door of the kitchen of the hollow
stump bungalow. motioning for Ned.
die to come to her.
Yes! Go on" snickered the un-
pleasant fox boy. go help dry the
dishes, or make the beds or sweep
or set the table, sissie girl-boy!"
Neddie felt badly to be called these
Names hut still he was brave little
F, chap and he wasn't ashamed to do
what was right, even If he was laugh
| ed at.
waited for him, and the muskrat lady
said:
| "oh. Neddie. will you do me .
favor?"
! "Of course WILL he answered.
And then, even though he knew the
fox boy could hear him, Neddie went
on with: If you want me to wash the
dishes or make bed or sweep or
dust, Nurse Jane, I'll do it. help
mamma when she has headache,
and I'll help you, though you don't
look as though your head ached."
NO. my head doesn't ache" Nurse
Jane said. What want you to do Is
to CRATE some lemons for me on your
sharp claws. l am making lemon
pie and pudding, and my lemon crater
is lost Uncle Wiggily has forgotten
to get me new one, but when | saw
you. and remembered what sharp
claws YOU had thought you could
just as we'll crate the lemons for me
as not"
Certainly / WILL" spoke Neddie po-
litely
"Ha, ha!" laughed the fox boy,
Nov you're going to be lemon graf
|er! Oh, but you are sissy-house'
boy! Ha! hal"
But Neddie did not care. He knew he
was doing right. Into Uncle Wiggiiy,s
hollow stump bungalow he went and
soon he had grated the lemons nice
and fine for Nurse Jane to make into
a pie and pudding.
And when the pie and pudding were
baked and Neddie had washed the
lemon peel of his nutmeg crater
claws, Nurse Jane gave him large
piece Of lemon pie for himself. Oh
it was just lovely, with sugar
merangue on top, and cocoanut, choco-
late and whipped cream and all that.
Neddie came out Of the hollow
stump bungalow, eating the piece OF
pie.
"Ha! Hal" laughed the fox, who
was waiting to make more fun OF the
bear cub boy, you're regular slssle,
lemon-grater girl-boy!"
Then, all of sudden the fox saw
the nice piece Of lemon pie .Neddie
had. and the fox asked:
Ibid Nurse Jane give you that for
helping her?'' 49,,
yes" said Neddie, she did"
Up went the fox to the bungalow
kitchen door.
"Please, Nurse Jane,' said the fox
boy, cant l crate some lemons 1or
you or beat the eggs or something
like that?"
mo" said Nurse Jane. "Neddie did
all I needed. Go away There is no
more pie!"
So the fox was going away, sadly,
but Neddie kindly gave him a nice
big bite of the lemon pie and the FOX
boy wished he had been a lemon-grat-
er sissie boy himself, and had not
called Neddie names.
So this shows us that sometimes
bows can help with the housework,
and in the next story I'll tell you about
Neddie and Beckie going sailing-that
is, If the salt cellar doesn's use the
sugar cookies to make wheels for lts
roller skates and ride down nil on
the banana skin.
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Daily Stock Letter.

Id Copyright, 1915, by the New York
Evening Post.l
NEW YORK, Oct 29.-Wall street
speculation swung entirely away from
the war stocks today and centered up
on rails to such a degree that a ser
les. Of important advances was brought
about. In a manner failing to sug'
gest even remotely the urgent liqu1da
ition which yesterday succeeded the
vague reports Of possible European
peace. spectators bought railroad is
sues on a liberal scale, with the re-
suit that advances extended from 1 to
g points, and in an exceptional case
to nine and half points. The trans
formation of the stock market not
only from extreme weakness to pro-
nounced strength, but also from one
whose interest was in railroad issues
in place Of industrials was so sudden
that it compelled a rapid readjust-
ment of ideas regarding the immed-
late speculative position in Wal
street.
Sight draft on London sold today at
level 5A cents on pound above the
price quoted Tuesday. signifying the
appearance in the sterling exchange
market of new influence to offset the
pressure of bills that are being down
again.