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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24
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Dow Not to Give

- HE story is told of woman
with a great deal more money
~ than mind and her selection of
Santa Claus favors. This
daughter of gold is busy twenty-four
hours out Of the day chasing hap
}piness, though it is said she seldom
catches up with Ii. Her idea Of
Christmas gift is something that costs
IS. Never mind what the something
is SO long as it represents a v.
Several years ago she was particular
" rushed at the holiday season. so she
gave less thought than usual to the
disposal of the Christmas fives. She
was passing bookshop when limp
leather and gold copy of Omar's "Ru-
baiyat' caught her eyes. Here was an
Inspiration. She would buy So worth
of oriental pessimistic philosophy, ex-
pressed in metrical form. for friend
who lived In hall bedroom and hadn't
q second shirt waist to her name.
Upon investigation Omar looked so
good she decided to mass her Christ
mas suggestions and spend the hun
dred dollars in fves she set aside for
gift purposes on Khayyam and his
verses. One copy went to a widowed
friend Of her girlhood who lived on a
farm in Maine and attended the lit
tie crossroads church twice on Sunday.
Omar's verses in praise of wine and
lovemaking were well calculated to
shock this recipient. Another copy
was mailed to seamstress with three
young robin mouths to feed and a net
income of So week. The elevator
man in the apartment house where the
munifcent giyer lived drew one of
the limp feathers. The remainder of
the recipients were more or less ap-
propriately selected.
Picture, if you will, the widow on
the farm perusing the wine. women
and song philosophy of the orient,
Imagine the elevator man in the depths
of his cage porting over "a loaf of
| bread. jug Of wine and thou!' This
year the 800 would have gone for
volumes of "Moonmadness,' sort Of
Egyptian and Partisan nightmare. had
not safe and sane salesman per-
suaded the donor to select boxes of
writing paper in graduated sizes, This
is at least useful. aid who knows but
another Yuletide will find the woman
| sending hand picked presents to her
small army Of the needy!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

THE Christmas Of 1869 found the
happy, wide awake family Of
General Grant settled In the
White House. 1t was just
fourscore years on March since Mrs.
Washington was executive mistress"
During their eight years in the White
House the Grants were counted an I'M
usually happy home circle.
All their holidays were marked with
simplest pleasures and unselfsh char.
tiles. Mrs. Grant was very systematic
in her charities. She made lists and
distributed Christmas gifts with wis
dom and good sense. There was no
end of calls upon them soon after the
war. and none went away empty.
In 1870 President Grants father
spent Christmas at the White House
The sons came home from college. and
Nellie and her friends made the old
house ring with good times Mrs. Ere
mont gave them dancing reception
and the sewing club Of which Nellie
was the president had a wonderful
Christmas entertainment, furnished
mostly from the White House.
General Grant, like General Sher-
man. had great love for children and
their pleasures. One Christmas the
matinee was '@The adventures and
misadventures of Clown and Panta-
loon In the wonderful pantomime of
Jack and the Beanstalk,''' and the
White House children were determined
to 20.
'Now, father, please" urged Nellie
Grant. and "Yes, father. you promised
u.s." said Jesse. and General Sherman
said. "We'lI go. all of us, and take the
whole tribe"
And they did-uncies and cousins
several distinguished generals and the
president Officers of church and state
were forgotten IN the ridiculous prank'
Of "Jack and the Beanstalk." A grea
banquet was afterward served in til,
state dining room by the new steward
Melah. All the distinguished guest
Joined with the children in games anc
fun. There were music and prone
nades through the east room.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Editor Won Axe1son Of the Okla
loosa Leader says that his connpeti-
tor, Editor "Bill" Mapoles, is zone
of the very best of fellows when you
get close to him." Everybody whe
knows "Bill" knows that. 1t is very
conntendable, indeed, for these and
all other editorial "brethren to dwell
together in unity" Go it, boys. We
wouldn't put even the weight Of a
straw between We.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Adams had feared might go the tree
sonabie length of disunion; 1t insiste
upon amendments to the federal CO..
stitutfon which would protect mtnoriti
OF States from majorities.
When the war closed a committee Of II
members was in Washington to derla1l
OF the government that the federal tax
should be divided and the New Englsn
States permitted to retain those whi
their own people paid In order that the
might apply them as they pleased 10 the
local defenses.
The treaty of peace sent them hoEf
Debated and derided The Hartford coa1
vention was the end of the FederalE'
party.
But 1t had none the less been ve-1
sinister sign of the times.
Ii the war had done nothing else, heT1
ever, 1t had at last made the count,I
| quick with the spirit Of nationality. al
factions were discredited
| The war of the Revolution had nee1e
a war for independence to supplemea
1t, as Mr. Franklin had long ago SAID
| Until now. Notwithstanding the sepaFa
| ton. English statesmen had deemed "
| United States still in no small 3sgtH
dependent upon England for Their p.a''
and privilege in the world. and A-4efi-'
I; mad virtually In her thought aceIp'VN
position of dependence.
The Federalists had been ashamed
| no concession or submission TO Englah'
when once their greater leaders "a
fallen silent
This clumsy, fooihardy. hsphaza-d W
had at any rate broken that temper ~
| country had regained it's self-respeoL
The government of the Union. NOR
| over was once more organized for 70
tional action. The party which c5
trolIed it had once for all siven
the theories which made it cousclentls-
~ weak and inefficient upon prlnclp'~
/ 10 was ready now upon occasion
raise armies, impose direct taxes a..
itself of the services Of baHhs' .
| serve the country BY means which sho-
hold the nation united and selt-ceA'e'
| against the world.
Monday Some Critical Changes
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

eVSwo weeks before that notable at
N fair at..New Orleans December "A,
1910. treaty OF peace had been
signed at Client. Of which the country
Knew nothing.
England had several months earlier
made known her willingness to treat.
The war was costing her ten millions
sterling year; and che made no real
Roadway, in ii.
Mr. Madison hurried commissioners
over sea at the word and by December
terms had been agreed upon.
It was a mere treaty of peace and Of
boundaries.
The Orders in Council were long ago
repealed; impressment was not men,
tioned-was. indeed. itself a matt set
tied we'll enough by the defeat of Ma
poleon and by the new respect America
had gained on the seas.
The war Itself was no doubt sufficient
guarantee that another for a like pur-
pose would never be necessary.
Peace came none too soon to check
the sinister Influences of politics at
home.
New England had contributed men and
money to the war as the law required and
her means permitted. Because he was
wealthy and populous, she had. indeed
contributed more than the South and
West, whose representatives In Congress
had brought the war on despite her pas
sionate protests.
But the temper of her leading mer
grew more and more impatient and in
subordinate as the war advanced.
In December, 1914, at the call of the
legislature of Massachusetts,. a conven.
tion of delegates from Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Rhode Island met a.
Hartford whose secret sessions made the
I whole country uneasy.
There was nothing actually revol. ton
airy in what It did, so far as the countr.
could learn. 1t had met for con-uitation
no doubt. not for action. But it spok
the very language of the Kentucky am
Virginia Resolutions In the paper which
/, IL put forth; 1t was known to represen
| men who had more than once been open
| ly and aggressively pro-British action
| men who Hamilton and John cuinc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24
CHRISTMAS DREAMS.

\OME tiny elves enc Christmas
~ grew mischievous, 1t seems,
And broke into the storeroom
where old Santa keeps his
dreams
And gathered up whole armfuls of
dreams all bright and sweet
And started forth to peddIs them adown
the village street.
On you would never, never guess how
queerly these dreams sold.
Why, neariysall the younger folk bought
dreanns of being old,
And one wee chap in curIs and kits,
gentle little thing,
invested in dream about an awful pi-
rate king.
A maid who thought her pretty name
old fashioned and absurd
Bought dreams of names the longest
and the queerest ever heard,
And, strange to say, lad who owned
all sorts of costly toys
Bought dreams of selling papers with
the raggedest of boys.
And then dream of summer and a
barefoot boy at play
Was bought up very quickly by gen.
tleman quite gray,
And one old lady, smiling through the
grief she tried to hide,
Bought bright and tender visions of a
little girl who died.
A ragged little begsar girl, with weary,
wistful gaze,
Soon chose a Cinderella dream, with
jewels all abaze.
Well, it wasn't many minutes from the
time they came in sight
Before the dreams were all sold out
! and the elves had taken flight.
st. Nicholas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24
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CHRISTMAS EVE.
TIME snow is white
On the roofs tonight,

TIME snow is white
~ On the roofs tonight,
@ The moon looks down with
J her si!very smile, -
And the wind blows free
Through bush ard tree
And whistles along for mile on mile.
And, all, bark there!
On the midnight air
Comes the faintest tinkle of fairy bells.
They are coming near,
They are coming here,
And their sweet sound swelling of joy
foretelIs.
II is Santa Claus,
And he cannot pause,
But down the chimney he quickly
slides,
Each stocking fills
Till il almost spills,
Then sayiy chuckles and off he siides.
How happy he,
The saint TO be
Of all the girls and all the boys!
He hears his praise
Through the holidays
As they eat their sweets and break
their toys.
So still he smiles
And the time beguiles
Connecting schemes our hearts to cheer
He loves US all,
Ard great and small
Regret that he comes but once year.
William Barclay Durham.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Those who know him personally
are not at all surprised that Editor
T. J. AppIeyard of Tallahassee was
the leading spirit in bringing about
that 'ldss and make up" movement
which worked so beautifully in the
Mobile good roads convention. Editor
Appleyard is an adept at pouring
oil on troubled waters"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Peanuts, potatoes, pigs, pumpkins,
and prosperity are just
/ few of the many things which make
West Florida farmers happy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Many fathers are wishing that
Santa Claus would come around only
once in every seventy-fve years, like
Halley's comet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

1t seems that the Old Spanish Trail
is already known as far north as
Alaska. A pretty good start for such
short history.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Judge Lindsey says he will quit the
Ford party. Well, it's no place for a
man anyway, and the judge should
never have joined.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

1t is claimed that there are 100000
-egistered white slaves IN the United
States and at least 1000, 900 more
hat are not registered.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

When the outside world finds out
that excellent sweet potatoes can be
grown with ease in West Florida
without a single working if set out
in fresh land after July, there will
be a great rush of farmers in this
direction.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

The congressional race in West
Florida is narrowing down to fine
point. Smithwick, Davis and Kehoe
seems to be leading the race at this
time. Each one expects to come under
the wire a winner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

The Escambia oyster never says a
word. Just goes about his business
n plain matter of-fact way that
wins him many friends.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Just call the attention of visitors
10 the beauty of the Pensacola pets.
That's all you have to do to make
permanent settlers out of them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

The British are using IS to pay off
their debt to America. The kaiser is
making use of his AIS to pay his debt
TO England.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

The robin is again with us. He is
making the wildwoods ring with his
merry chatter. 1t is now violation
of the law to kill these pretty annual
visitors.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

There is one Albanian favorable
o Pensacola and West Florida, but
he doesn't reside in Misty Mobile.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24
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The Child Immortal.

On Mary's arm soft slept the child
And dreaming still caressed
The pillow of her snowy breast,
And as he slept he smiled.
He slept and dreaned-he dreamed ana
smiled
The centuries come and go.
But still, that bit Of heaven we know
The mother and the child
-Ns-3as %AmmsTaeld ShYey
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Pensacola pets do not have to wait
till leap year to have their say. Their
word goes any time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Old Father Time, different from
Halley's comet, doesn't wait three
quarters of century to come around.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Huyler's candies. Just in
time for that Christmas gift
Fresh shipment just arrived
at D'Alernberte's Pharmacy
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Noah really got drunk on grape
Juice. w. ]. B. will please take no
tice.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Hot Springs, Va, will make noise
somewhat like a date line for the
next fortnight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

"Walla Walla splits right in the
middle" says a western editor. Yes,
and Saratoga chips on the side.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

The no in Constantinople is still q
very important part of the whole.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Things are so quiet along the Dard-
enelles that one can almost hear the
grass shoot.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24
A TREATY OF PEACE.

Published BY special arrangement through
The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Harper &
the dicate1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Colds Cause Headache and Grin
LAXATIVE BROMO QUTNINE re.
moves the cause. Remember to call
for full name. LooS for signatu,
Of E. w. GROVE. 25c.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

European Turkey is not the kind
9Fe have this Christmas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

and domestic affairs, but thew ca,
overcome worry by wise foresipbt
They should not speculate.
Children born on this day NAV ba,.
quiet, uneventful careers, but bapr.
ness is likely to be their lot.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Not angels but divinities attend"
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

mas a joyous occasion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Around the man who seeks a noble
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Away down on Mobile bay catching
fish is not like play.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

HNHERE seems to be little doubt
that porridge land not pud-
ding was the older and more
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24
Happy Christmas
President Grant and His
Tribe" Enjoyed 1t In
the White House

VHE Christmas of 1869 found the
happy, wide awake family Of
General Grant settled In the
- lIrl,itr EIo,,s.o IL yvoc iilst
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-17
WOODBRIDGE

Hinsdale and Burritt Boynton en-
3oyed visit to New York, on Friday
where they viewed the battleships
accompanied by their father, E. H.
Boynton.
Miss Moles, of Yonkers, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Kreutz-
berg.
Mrs. Walter Hall, Miss Minerva
Hall and Mrs. M. e. Hollinshead, OF
Belmar, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Love yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Love, Misses
Marian and Ruth Love, Victor and
Edgar Love visited the battleships
Saturday, paying particular atten-
tion to the Virginia, where they were
the guests of Gregory Love.
Gregory Love is enjoying a forty
eight-hour furlough. He will return
to the Virginia in time for the water
carnival as he is to take the part of
an Indian squaw In the float OF the
return of Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Monett, of
New York, visited relatives in town
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Olms, of New
York, were the guests of Miss Louise
brewster yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-17
MISS JESSICA BARKER GIVES
PRETTY DANCES AT BALL
Special to The nVENrNG NEWS.

Special to the EFENTNG NEWS.
Keyport, May. 17:-Little Miss
Jessica Barker, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas C. Barker, of New York,
and sister of Mrs Fred L. Schild-
knecht, OF Washington street, scored
big hit at the Lexington Opera
House Friday night at the fortieth
anniversary and ball of the dancing
classes Of Professor Franz Junge.
Little Miss Barker was one of the
best performers of the evening, hay
ing more leading dances than any
other pupil. She appeared in the
Speciality Highlander was the
Pink Lady in the sketch of that
name, playing the part made famous
by Miss Hazel Dawn a few years ago;
danced in "A Scene In SPAIN" the
Russian ballet, the dance of Grace
and Beauty, the Spring dance, Indian
Romance and That's. In the final
dance and grand tableau she had the
leading role.
Although only eight years of age,
Miss Barker is dancer whose grace
and cleverness has already made her
famous. She has danced In Keyport
several times for the carnival benefits
and firemen entertainments, as we'll
as having sung in several programs
She Is well known here, having spent
the summer here for several years
Among those attending the entertain
ment from Keyport were Mrs. Fred
L. Schildknecht, Mrs. 8. e. Tilton
and Miss Annie L. Tilton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-17
kEYPORT THOUGHT CLUB HAS
ENJOYABLE THEATRE PARTY
spscta. to the EVENING NEWS.

Keyport, May 17:-Tbe Thought
Club and a number of their friends
enjoyed their annual theatre party
and luncheon Saturday, twenty-four
attending. The club lunehed al
Churehilfs where q specially pre-
pared table was awaiting them. AT
ter luncheon they attended the mat
inee at the Forty-fourth street thea
ire, ''The Peasant Girl" The affair
was most enjoyable.
Among those attending were Miss
Brenda NJ. Anderson, Mrs. Harvey
s. Bedie, Mrs. J Grover Curtis, Miss
Elsie M. Curtis. Miss Bessy Carhart
Miss M. Gertrude Hoose, Mrs. Will
liam s. Holmes, Miss Ethel ]. Har-
tung, Miss z. Florence Huylar, Miss
Mildred Lackeys Mrs. j. A. Mac
Evan, Mrs. Thomas l.. Smith Miss
Annie. L. Triton. Miss Edith ". Wal
ling, Miss f. Berenice Bronner, Mrs
Chester Wailing, Mrs. Eva Rey-
nolds, Miss Marie Campbell, Miss
Lillian. =. Campbell, Miss Gardina
Hoagland, Mrs. William E. Bedle
Mrs. Clarence Bedle, Mrs. Roy Har-
ris% and Mrs. w. 8. Wallace.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-17
TEST IS MADE Of
ROOSEVELT WATER
Claim the Supply in Borough is
Bad So the Board of Health
Takes Action.
,peotal 10 the DvENING NEWS.

Speofdl TO the EVENING NEWS
Roosevelt, May 17-Last week the
Roosevelt Board of Health took test
of water and sent same to be tested
by the State Board of Health. The
water for the past few weeks has
been very bad, thing that is unus-
ual in this town, as the water supply
has always been excellent, and the
Board of Health is advising everyone
to boil and sterilize the water SO
as to prevent disease.
When reports came that the local
water was bad, the board took quick
action in the matter, and immedi~
ately called on the officials of the
water company to find out what the
trouble was, and also by making an
investigation as to the purity of the
water. The purity of water is a
thing that vitally concerns all the
people OF the borough and the board
found il necessary to take prompt ac-
ton. We have been getting Plain
field water, which is good, healthfu1
water, but it seems that the water
company is running water from the
Railway water system. The local
board expect to receive returns from
the state board within few days,
but in the meantime everyone is ask
ed to take care. 1t has been reported
that there are two cases of typhoid
fever in Woodbridge owing to impure
drinking water.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-17
MATAWAN

Jack Anderson, of Brooklyn, spent
the week end with his cousin, Miss
May Anderson.
Mrs. Lydia Ward, of Brooklyn,
spent yesterday with her father, H. I.
Lowe.
Mrs. F. B. Hankins and Raymond
Hankins, of Philadelphia, were week
end guests of Mrs. NJ e. L. Bergen.
Henry r. Clark, of Brooklyn, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Clark.
Mrs. F. G. Brooks was Perth
Amboy visitor Saturday.
The Glenwood Mission Band of the
Presbyterian church, will hold de-
votional meeting with Mrs. James
Voorhees, tomorrow night at 1880.
The Matawan Boy Scouts and the
Ciiffwood team met on the high
school diamond Saturday afternoon,
Matawan winning by the score of 18-
II. Eastman pitched for Matawan
and Loesch for Cliffwood.
The social given by the Y. P. S.
c. e. in the Presbyterian lecture
room Friday night was very success
full financially as well as socially.
MISS OSI6E WAS d RGdu5DuIS Fi5-
itor Saturday.
Mrs. Dean Fields witnessed the
boat races at Princeton Saturday.
Miss May Anderson, of Adelphi
College, spent the week end in town
with her grandmother.
Miss Mamie Pearsall, of Red Bank
spent the week end with her mother,
Mrs. Anna Pearsall.
Mrs. M. e. L. Bergen was South
Amboy visitor Saturday.
Miss Louise Filter and Richard
Fitzer, of Brooklyn, were week end
guests of the Misses Wilson.
Miss Mollie Lowther, of New York
is visiting her sister, Miss Marie Low
ther.
DR.. and Mrs. A. R. White, of Free
hold, were Matawan visitors yester-
day.
Miss Anna Longstreet was New
York visitor yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sturt were
New York visitors yesterday.
Steven Meyer spent yesterday in
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wason and
children spent yesterday in New York
city.
Lewis Galley spent yesterday in
New York.
Subscribe for the NEWS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-17
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It's Easy-If You Know DR..
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