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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09
THE WEATHER REPORT
Official Records and Forecast for Last
Iwenty-four Hours.

Washington. March s-A secondary disturbance
hat a. over Scuihera Virginia Tuesday hight has
nofed norhe4stNard With greatly Increased IN
'ensi'y. and Is central fought Of the Ma.sachu-
's'is coast. This disturbance. together With the
Great Lakes disturbances q the last 40 days hA.
caused during TIE l4st twenty -f0ur hours rains n
Tie south Atlantic state and sene'.. SHOWS n New
England the middle Atlantic states. the axe re-
sion and the Ohio Yaley. Taere we're also gales
aloag the Atlantic Coast Pressure has also fallen
considerably ths Northwest. bui wlthoul prscig.-
ialo1 of consequence thus Tar. eEosgt IN the north
la- o. states.
f h decidedly colder IN the middle Atlantic
.ata- tie llser lake region the Ohio VALLEY and
the south. with temperature, from DO 20 - degrees
ltio" me seesona average while west OF thu Ms
si,'pp Rive D. Is much warmer. VITA temperatures
iril ID to Is degree above TIE seasonal average
WIKI the exception iof sroN iu Sew England ne
weather viii be fair THURSDAY easf NJ the Missis-
siil River alf1 continued low Temperatures. but
WIN rising tendency i1 tle upper axe reg 90 and
.le ONO Vale on Friday seneray fsns ten
frature j. Indicated with lar weather encept To-
-le Upper .ske region aud TOE l0scF Ohio alley
Hlere sl1s or rAif Is probable
storm waruirss ar aged on the AiSnuc
Coast from .aYsnnah 90 Essfoor.
winds Tor Thursday -rl FRIDAY. North Atlantic
northeast gaze. sn.'ung On northwest durlg thurs
leyi middle Atlantic. northwest s4ies diminish y
1Y Friday south A. auuC, moderate 20 fr,en north
wr-t, eat Cur. moderate north. vest Guf. moifr-
a.e northeast to southeast. upper lakes. moderate
variable. oeconlir south. lower lakes fresh west
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09
Barome,ef Readings.

sa m....eo / ?. m.....e3 So. ms
Local Fsrsesst.-Fair to-day. with vest 70 north
west gales fair and somewhat warmer tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09
Forecasts for Special Locsllu-.-tss,srn s,~
Yors the District Of colunbls. MaSisne. Georgia
South ana hOuh Carolina Florida yrsinla. Dss-

ware. New Jer52y. vast Virginia and Eastern Penn
syiysnls. fair to-day fair ane warner to-moror~.
southern an Northern SEES knG md. SLOW and
colder TO-DAY fAI- and slightly warner tomorrow
Western NeH York and Western Fcu-sy sauis
cloudy day. Fat and warmer tomorrow
NJ ss.ss d.. far AID slshty warmer Ca day. local
rains fl-l IlrroN. warmer DOB southern portion.
Alabama. far today cloudy and warmer to
morrow.
Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and Eastern
Texas. fair and warmer to-day falf tomorrow.
Local Official H-cord.-Ihe following otacial rec
ord from the Weather Bureau shows the changes IN
temperature sor the last twenty four hou-s in com
parisou With the cOrrosp oufing date OF last year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

PUBLIC WORKS


PUBLIC WORKS
Albany February n. 1915.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
SeHled proposals Will he received by tho
undersigned 81 HE office IN fhe cap.fd st
Albany y y. until twelve O'Clock noon -
Tuesday March l4th 1916. o. Hhicl piacs
and hour they Will be- publicly opened and read.
for improving the Sew York State canals
pursuant 20 the provi. Ions of Chapter ~ n
the Laws ~ 1903. and OF the acts amellatofy
thereof and supplementary inersto. hn9 'nap-
ter $40 Of the Laws ~ 1915. 90 follows.
49,
CONTRACT 80 2e-A Revised.
Erle Canal-fecfion
For completing fhe construction of the
canal from station $780, near Sterling creea.
10 the Herkimef Oneida county lne
Length. 80 miles. Sheets to 20 Inclusive.
p
CONTRACT 80. 100.
Erie Canal-sectiou 4
For improving the basin a. the entrance
20 the Erie canal % LoCA 30. 10 the city
Of Albany.
Sheets /. ? and ..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09

Rat when his time came 70 bat Boxer
srove two that ranged beyond outfield-
-r reach. out OF four times mp, and
s-e OF these brought up against the
isree with a distinct thud. And that
o-lv starts The story. Baker, under
,geb adverse conditions, might have
.aslv been content 20 merely hit and
hen loaf to soften himself by degrees.
Generally. the more high priced the
tric.a-brac, the more fragile u is. The
priee was there I'm golden bulk. but
here is no fraC..ity. gentle reader,
,bou. the first citizen Of Trappe. Nd.
He went 10 work with a swing and a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09

HIGH WATER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09

The Singles VII De resumed Today.
The starred match will occur at
o'clock between Miss Biurstedt and
Mss Corinna VIM, whose playing has
been the sensation of the tournament.
Tuesday Miss VIM defeated Miss ks
sci and Miss Alexander.
The summaries follow;
Firr round N,s Comma N.ru alI Mr. Peep
vi bourne defeated Mis- Alh.e Morrison an1 Miss
Margar,f TAYLOR GO G-1. N.ss Adele liuI and
A.s. C1rnr.a Cousins defeated Mu Nsunhelmef
All partner fY default
second rulnf-NIss Florence BALM and MIS-
~ofn.sr Fullerton Weaver defeated Mr. David g.
N.Is and Mrs Albert Hrmlhres "a IS Miss
he kl-se and Ms Helen Ae1auder defsafc!
Mis. Adele iuIi and Ms Cornelia Cousins G-4.
2. Mss NolA Hilrfeff spd hrs FREDERICK
-eAmlix defeated Miu GertrLn Della lofTc ani
llu Theodore CasalteT. -. J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09
SATURDAY MARCH H.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
.. L. a.

'Buugs mail
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-16
CHRISTMAS CREED UNIVERSAL
Adjusts Itself to All Conditions and
All Piaees-It's Magic Influences
the World.

The festival called Christmas has
come to have n creed wider than any
ritual. Its magic has influenced the
world In Il degree more profound and
fnr-reaching than that OF any other
recurring incident marked by the his
tory Of mankind. Its sentiment has.
indeed. overlowed all boundaries, both
Of sect and OF social condition. Its
high. clear note Of cheer and charity
has appealed TO an unbounded degree
wherever humnn ideals have had sway.
PessimlHn halts at Its portnl.
The creed OF kindness adjusts Itself
to all conditions and all places. II
seems to be good working creed.
despite the unnttructlye phases OF per
functory giving and taking. II is n
cheerful creed. II strews life with gay
ETY. and color II Is elimination to
sentiments Of fair play. TO active sym
pathy, to the do-lt-now impulse.
Christmas has no climate. II glows
where life Is green and where 1t Is
white. In city and In country. In the
hills and on the desert, among tn"
pines and among the palms It fnds n
voice. II is holy day and holiday. II
drnpcs the Rltar and the hearth. II
has many American versions, and
many rnccs ndd their varying symbols
to Its tenderness and to Its animation
Above all. the call OF Christmas is
"Peace on Earth" In the present
grievous crisis Of the world there Is
Significance in this call beyond that OF
amy crisis mankind ever before wns
called to read. That war has darkened
Christmas for so much OF the world
may well seem, Mt the moment. the
crushing condemnation OF all such con-
filcts.
Yet II will remain true that the full
beauty of the day and the time Is due
those who mny find that beauty. Chill
dren OF every land seize 1t for their
own. And, except yc become rs one
of these" life loses It's saving luster.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-16

grip the floor hard, as though they
were repressing some dark emotion or
evil thought.
Forty years ago this night Perry
was a happy man, for tomorrow he
was to marry the beautiful Miss Mel
ly Leroy, daughter of the rector of
st. Agnes.
But that great factor in the events
of u mans career, fate. willed other
wise, for only a few days before the
wedding was to take place the bride
to-be was stricken with fatal illness
and less than week later was laid
away in the village graveyard.
After the funeral Perry Fanchion
shut himself up, almost alone, in the
great house. Time moved on and peo-
pie forgot! One by one his friends
left him, until at last he stood alone,
stranger in stranger world!
About this time the poorer people,
the destitute of the city, became aware
of the fact that they had a friend
a very good. mysterious friend, mys-
terious because, try as they might (and
did) they never could discover his
'Nthl4LJ
One time when a severe landlord
was about to turn a poor family out
of the home they lived in, because
they were not able to pay the rent,
that family found the required amount
and short note asking them to ac-
cept the money as a gift, by the fire.
place. Several times incidents like
this occurred among the unfortunate
but as to where these mysterious pres
ents came from, or by whom present
ed, none could ever tell. But the chill
dren suspected Santa Claus of having
Il hand In the matter.
Tonight as Perry sat by the fire he
was very sad and very, very lonesome.
The town clock struck ten. Perry
arose, donned a huge fur coat to
play his little act bravely. A worn,
tired smile played around his usually
grim mouth as he thought of the scenes
of joy and poverty he would witness
this night. He crossed the town with
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-16


ton of a housekeeper, lived alone
In a great weather-beaten old man
sion on the river road. He lived
a very secluded kind of life, was
seldom seen upon the streets of the
town, and attracted very little atten-
ton when he was seen. There were
hardly ten people in the place that
knew the man or anything concerning
his life.
Yet there had been a time in the
life of Perry Fanchion when he had
attracted a great deal of attention,
and won the sympathy and pity Of
the whole town. That had been over
forty years ago, and in the meantime
the town had changed from a village
into city. The old families had died
out and the younger generation had
forgotten the history of Perry Fan
chion.
1t was Christmas eve night and bit
terly cold. Sleet and snow drove with
iDcessant fury against the great French
windows. The heavy old oak doors
ratified and shook, while the wind
shrilled mournfully among the many
old-fashioned gables and chimneys.
Perry sat gazing into the fire. His
hair was snow-white, his eyes were
dark, and tonight they had tragic,
gloomy look.
On the old colonial furniture the
sinister faces carved there grinned hor-
ribly and the iron claws seemed to
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-16

Engaged Girl-I'm going to give
John II cigar case and diamond
stickpin. What are you going to give
Frank?
Married Friend-Oh, I'm giving him
fireless cooker and n dime savings
bank.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-16
.u GhriHtmaa Trrr

fly 0hriHtmaB ORR
On
Christ
mas morn
ing tphen
owoAe. and
sleep -duJf from
my eyes i shake. I
see siGhf thar
TokcS me starr and
cousss fhumpings In ny
heart! A Chrissnos tree
on. pretty Jfghs-wish CON-
dies. bells and boIIs oHRhs.
Whh hornS and doHs and suror
piunIJ. and JkofsJ and srofns and
oeoffn9 drum. And Oh, IL Is q spon.
oer-free. with hsops Of things for mo
70 see! Rare Rtffs hang upon
the side. which finSeisd Joiriss
cannot hide. a soldier
doll. a doll house.
FOO. and Strings
OF gold
come TO my
vfew. and
osI iooh
Ssem 70
hear JVssf
ChriJfmos
music Jofs
and clear.
n "e.rr C''r''fmas IL sssnss 70 soy.
a merry. happy. hob doyi
U
Wise Willie.
After fivc-ycar-old Willie had gone
10 ped on Christmas eve his mother
went into the room to see IL he Ind
huhg up his stocking properly for
onntn Claus. Much to her surprise
she found that the little fellow had
appropriated one Of hers for the occn-
sion ana had attached n slip Of paper
on which he had printed In n bold
hnhd one of his Sunday school texts:
IhE Lord lOvvEtH CheaRfuIJ.
giVveR."
e U e
His Portion.
Blll-Do you expect your lnndlndy
" give you anything for Christmas?
Jill-Surc.
Whht DO you expect 1t to BET"
oh. the neck ] recLnn"
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-16

n the little town of
New France" a
few miles from Que
bee, there lived an
old man by the
name of Perry Fan
chion. II e W a S
about sixty years
of age, a wealthy
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-16

His Portion.
niil-Do you expect your lnndlady
u give you anything for Christmas :
Jill-Sure.
. Whht 90 you expect 1t to BET"
oh. me nenh ! recLnn"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-22

public accountant, Birsky, figure that
If 90 per cent Of Christmas shoppers
followed Miss Morgan's advice, Birsky,
the drygoods stores would shut down
around Christmas, and all them sales
ladies' would not only take a vacation
In the summer time, but In the winter
time also; and then the question is,
how Is them salesladies going to raise
money for their winter vacationsY
Miss Morgan would get up a sub
scription maybe" Birsky suggested.
"And the proceeds after the expenses
OF collection were deducted would sup
port twenty-three six hundredths of a
saleslady for COOS hours, Birsky,"
Zapp concluded. (which the trouble
with them people that figure out the
averages Is that they don't consider
human beings as men and women, but
as fractions ausgereckoned to hun
bred thousandths yet. Also it's good
thing to figure out the averages on
the percentages of people that set off
fireworks and don't get burned. and
the percentage of people that 1t
wouldn't do a bit of harm to If they
bought once in while for somebody a
present. useful or otherwise. In other
words, Birsky. If you're going to reck
on up the averages on anything, the
best way Is TO figure how 1t will affect
one hundred one hundredths of the
people twelve months out of the year,
and then so to work and get up the So
ciety for the Prevention of Prevention
Societies and limit the membership to
one hundred million Americans. Most |
n us would join It,"
(copyright)
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-22
Billions in Checks,

The great bulk Of all payments in
this country involve a debit on the
books of a bank. Mostly they are made
by means of check, which is charged
to the drawers account. Recorded
clearings of bank checks last year.
amounted to a hundred and eighty-oddl
billion dollars. But as We mentioned
a little while ago, clearings inyolye
only those checks that are deposited in
some bank other than the one upon
which they are drawn, and in cities
large enough to maintain clearing
house associations
An investigation by Bradstreet's in
IL cities indicates that total bank
debts are two and a half times the
pmeunt of clearings. This would imply
that payments made last year through
banks in cities large enough TO main-
tain clearing house associations were
nearly 100000, 100000, the Saturday
Evening Post observes. Add to that
payments in lesser cities and towns.
and you will have an approximately
correct notion of the amount of money
which passes from one hand to another
In the course of a year-the amount
that in enc way or another we pay our
selves for all exchange of goods, serv,
Ices and so on. 1t makes q prodigious
pile
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-22

OF July, oil the frankfurter factories
and trolley companies 20 quick me
chulIah."
'Aber, what's that got to do with
Christmas7' Birszy asked.
''rm coming TO that" Zapp said.
people are commencing TO figure aver
ages on Christmas also. Take Miss j.
=. Morgan, and she figures that out Of
every million Christmas presents dis
played In stores certain percentage
Of people buys something which they
couldn't afford and gives IL 90 GER
tain percentage OF people which amt
got no use for II at all. SO she goes
TO work and gets up Society for the
Prevention Of Useless Giving. and con
sequently certain percentage Of dry
goods stores loses certain percentage
OF customers which formerly had
rotten bank account and a good dis
position, and has now got a good bank
account and rotten disposition"
But Miss Morgan done this for lot
Of salesladies which used to spend
their money so foolishIy at Christmas,
Zapp, fhat they had nothing left to
take a vacation with in the summer
time"
THAT may be so, Blrsky," Zapp said.
"and while 1 amt exactly a certified
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-22

lea ~ decorating graves on tho mir
tleth of May"
sin. In way. It's a good thing that
Christmas IL more or less a thing OF
the past" zapp said, because when
you tried 10 collect bill from some
body around Christmas time. II didn't
make no difference II he was retired
from business except for 10 per cent
interest Ia a bathing suit factory, he
would want you 10 wait TN his Christ
mas rush was over. Also people didn't
give 10 orders because IL was around
Christmas, Birsky, and just because IL
was near Christmas and they claimed
they could use all the money they
could get, your creditors wanted you to
pay bills which you hardly knew you
owed On account of not receiving the
second monthly statement yet. Fur
thermOre II you owned a tenement
house. you'd got difficulty collecting
the November rent because the ten
ants said Il was 80 near Christmas. and
that's the wny II went, BlrslSy. People
treated Christmas not as a holiday, but
as an excuse. The wonder IL II amt
died out altogether"
'"Ihe wholesaler wouldn't miss It If
Il did" Birsky commented. Believe
me, zapp. for every child that lays
awake the night before Christmas
thinking what his parents are going
10 hand him the next morning. there is
nfty manufacturers counting sheen
jumping over fences, trying not to
think what some OF their customers in
the retail drygoods trade is going to |
hand them after the second OF Janu-
ary. II don't require much water to
irown shaky drygoods retailer. lie
'an sink Ike stone In two days rain
Turing The week before Christmas"
Don't l know it?' Zapp said. "If
he Christmas presents that the whole
alers give by mistake 10 shaky retail
lrygoods men was put on trees the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-22
Spain After Our Tourists

Spain is making an organized effort
to divert American travel TO that coun,
try. This sign of enterprise In what
Lord Salisbury once called one of the
dying nations" of the earth is credit.
able. Unquestionably American tour,
lists could include Spain IN their timer
airy with much greater pleasure and
profit than divers other European
countries that make small return for
the annoyances of travel and the ra-
pacious charges Of inn-keepers and
other thoroughly commerciahzed gem
try that live Off Americans.
But it may be that Spain has begun
little too late. Arrangements have
been made to divert a large part of
our American tourist trade to America
itself.-St. Louis POst.Dispatch.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-22
What to Give for Christmas.

Gifts for men: Tobacco jars, ink
wells, shaving mugs, ash trays, match
boxes, combs, hat marks, handker-
chiefs, watch chains, fobs, coat hang
ers, hat brushes, clothes brushes, bath
robes, smoking jackets, pocketbooks,
bill files, cuff buttons, books, or SUBJ
scrlptions to magazines and farm pa
pers.
For women: Rings, chains, laval
Heres, bracelets, hat pins, sleeve but
tons, manicure sets, jewel boxes, gilt
clocks, card cases, hat brushes,
combs, toilet sets, toilet articles and
perfumery, fountain pens, silk or en-
broidered waists, birthstone rings,
hand bags, pictures, mirrors, or bank
books and bank deposit.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-22
WANTED
JUST REFUSE TO BE ANNOYED
Begin the Day in Good Humor and Del
tern1ne Not to Complain, and
Note the Result.

Start the day right-especiall when
the weather is trying upon ones
nerves.. Start 1t by being In good hui
mor-by refusing to be annoyed Don Y
get excited about anything; there Is
really nothing exciting early In the
morning. Make the most of every1
thing about yOu-and determine I'M
your own mind that come what may
you are going to accept 1t without conf
plant, and there will be little cause
for complaint, says the Dayton News.
If we could start the day with a
smile, there would be no trouble for us
through the hours to follow. If we
would refuse to become peeved, noth7
ing would peeve us throughout the day.
There is more in this thing of getting
started right than the average man
may suppose.
Ever notice q good engineer, how he
starts the train? He sits there gazing
ND the track. He has oiled the engine
and caressed it a little and gazed at it
admiringly. He clasps the throttle with
faith In it. But he doesn't jerk it, or
pull it recklessly. He presses it slightly,
some way, and the muscles in his arms
contract gently, and the steam Kisses q
bit, and the great wheels start to turn
as gently as if child were turning
them. They revolve little faster, and
q little faster, and the train is under
full speed with never a jolt or jerk.
Well, that's exactly the way we ought
to start the day. We ought not to ex1
pect to get under full speed at the
Jump. There should be no jOlting, no.
jerking. The wheels ought to move
slowly, gently, at the start, and we
ought to work ourselves to full pres
sure as gradually as the engineer gets
his train underway. Then Wen find a
smooth track and plenty Of power and
well be able to bring the train into
he shed at night with never an injury
% a passenger and the machinery in
good shape.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-22

from behind the showcase and smiled
down into the happy little upturned
face, but it was enough to make the
glIttering scene look misty for a mo-
ment.
Bertha here in the same store with
him The city TO which he had drifted
almost at random during the wretched
year following their foolish quarrel
was now her home-and he was going
to see her again.
Only nine o'clock--ten hours at
least before he could see her. Santa
Claus sighed in n manner inconsist-
ent with the jolly red nose and rosy
cheeks. But almost Immediately he
smiled again, as he softly patted the
left side of his broad chest. Hidden
sader the gay coat, IN an inner pocket,
lived the little ring, thus honored be-
cause it had been worn on Berthas
finger for week. One thing was GER
tain; this niece-elect should have the
merriest Christmas In his power to BE-
stow.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-22

foliew. "Fermer times II retail dry.
goods concern dlduf got half their
saiesladics faint ca 'cm every night
Tor two WEEKS before Christmas. their
creditors would come down on them
and ask them 20 discount their bills,
Nowadays II cash girl gets head.
ache that's bis already
hirky nodded sadly.
Christmas 81 dying OUT he de-
cinred '-Ihe people Is getting too
wise. zapp. II used to be that II you
wanted 20 push your stickers. --wheth.
or u WIS handkerchefs. socks. neck.
sles, oder gloves. all you had 70 do
vas 10 wait tili the first OF December.
mark 'em up 80 per cent over the regu-
tar retail price for fresh goods, put
EN- la red paper boxes. understand.
and your customers practically used
black jacks GA each other 10 get az the
counter where the goods was dis
played. Christmas silver articles was
also good sales. ! seen butter dishes
90 Ike bot cakes. which the salesladles
was warned not 10 dust them on nit
feathers even. on account II might
scratch the silver plate and show the
srass underneath. But that's a thing
u The past now. And vino done q, |