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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-17
CHAPTER I.
Rread Of Charity.


There was no possibility OF taxi
Ilng Z walk that day. was glad
l0f Il. / never liked long walks
Ion chilly afternoons; dreadful to
hms was the coming home In tne
raw twilight, with nipped fingers,
and q heart saddened by the child
lnks of Bessie, the nurse, and
Aumbled by the consciousness
lof my physical inferiority to Eliza,
John, and Georgiana Reed.
The said Eliza, John, and Geor-
giana were now clustered round
&heir mamma In the drawing
room. Me, she had dispensed from
Joining the group.
I was a discord In Gateshead
Hall. Mr.. Reed was dead. He was
my mothers brother. He had
taken me when parentless In
fant to his house; and in his last
moments he had required a prom
Use of Mrs. Reed that she would
rear me as one of her own chill
dren.
The New Year had been cele-
brated at Gateshead with the US
ual festive cheer; dinners and
evening parties given. From ev-
cry enjoyment I was. Of course
excluded; my share of sayety con-
sisted in witnessing the daily ap-
pareling of Eliza and Georgiana
and seeing them descend to the
drawing room; and afterwards. In
listening to the sound Of the
piano or the harp played below.
When tired of this occupation,
would retire from the stairhead tc
the silent nursery.
But even the loneliness of the
nursery was better than havine
my hair pulled by Eliza or Geor
giana, and having my cousin Johr
knock me down. They were never
reproved on such occasions. SO
generally went about with a black
eye. Q cut lip, or a nasty swelling
on my forehead.
One morning Bessie, In a great
furry. sent me to the breakfas,
room.
For nearly three months, I had
never been called to Mrs. Reeds
presence; restricted SO long to the
nursery, the breakfast, dining, and
drawing rooms were become fol
mo awful regions.
With both hands I turned the
stiff door-handle. The door un.
closed, and curtseying low, look
cd up at-a black pillar!-stand
ing on the rug; the grim face al
the top was like q carved mask.
Mrs. Reed introduced me to the
stony stranger with the words;
This Is the little girl respecting
whom applied to you"
He. for It was a man, said sol
EMMY: Her size is small; whai
Is her age?"
"Ten years."
$50 much?" was the doubtful
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TRAIL Of LEAK ON FLEETS SAILING. $4,000 MILES LONG

merchant trading with anotheI
neutral In Switzerland might
wire a message looking like an In.
nocent commercial communication
to Berne.
This would probably be, held
up while going through France.
But 1t could be sent In a dozen
different forms by dozen differ
ent routes to a dozen different
persons SO at least one would eS
cape the watchful French censorA
Once in Berne there would be lit
tie trouble In sending the informa
tion to Berlin.
Assuming the information was
CLEANED as late as the day of de-
parture, and remembering that
Secretary Daniels stated Berlin
knew Of the destination of the
fleet four days before Its arrival
at Queenstown, 1t can be seen IL
took at least four or five days for
the spy in Washington to get his
report to Berlin"
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Especial to The Times

NEW YORK, June IS. - How
complete, audacious and deter
mined is the German spy system
in America is shown by the man.
ner in which the German foreign
office got news of the departure of
Rear Admiral Sims destroyer
fleet before that same news reach
ed this city. Groundwork for this
system undoubtedly was laid be-
fore Count Won Bernstorff left this
country and while he still was
serving as the agent-On-the-
ground for Zimmerman intrigues.
Information from a member of
the intelligence service of an al
lied embassy today suggests the
route by which Germany was told
of the departure Of the American
information con-
corning which may be in the
hands OF the American govern
ment.
II the route suggested is cor
rect the message went $1,000
miles through three continents in
going to Wilhelmstrasse This
route is:
Washington, TO Laredo, to
Mexico City, to Panama, to
Rio de JaneirO by wire; to
Cadiz, Spain, by cable; to
Madrid, to Lyons, to Berne by
wire, and from there to Ber-
lin by wireless.
All of this wiring and cabling
would have to be done in the guise
of personal or commercial cabling,
of course.
That the American secret serv-
ice, together with the allied Sc
cret service, will make short work
of the remains of German intrigue
and espionage In this manner Is
amply indicated. When war began
there was much Of this kind OF
telegraphing and cabling, but
there now is scarcely spy mes
sage that can escape detection, no
matter how clevely concealed In
code.
Concerning the leak" In the
case OF Sims departure. the allied
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PhOtO-Left to right, Harry
PERISH, Irving Bonsparth, George
Melcher, believed German spies,
arrested following exposure of plot
to ship wireless apparatus to Mex
leo for use in sending German spy
messages from America to Ger
many.
intelligence agent said:
Admiral Sims undoubtedly
sailed under sealed orders known
only to the office of the naval OPP
CREATIONS and a few clerks. Spies
must have secured copies of the
orders and at once relayed them to
Berlin in a way about like this:
IAN apparently innocent PR
WAITE message might have been
wired from Washington to an
agent in. say, Mexico City. Rewrit-
ten in another form at every relay
station, the message might have
reached Rio de Janeiro.
From Rio 1t could be cabled to
Madrid. From there q little more
Ingenuity would have to be used.
An agent. posing as . Spanish
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But with all her care, an cpl
demic of typhus fever swept over
the school the first spring l was
there, and our members were less
ened by several deaths. The calam-
ity, however, was not without Its
effect.
1t drew public attention on the
school. Inquiry was made into
the origin of the scourge, and by
degrees various facts came out
which excited public indignation.
The discovery produced a result
notifying to Mr.. BrOcklehurst,
but beneficial to the institution.
Several wealthy and benevolent
individuals In the country sub
scribed largely: new regulations
were made; improvements in diet
and clothing introduced; the
funds of the school were entrust-
ed to the management of a COM
mittee.
The school, thus improved, be-
came a truly useful institution.
remained after its regeneration,
for eight years; six as pupil, and
two as teacher.
Miss Temple, thru all changes,
had thus far continued superin-
tendent of the seminary; to her
instruction owed the best part OF
my requirements; she had stood
me in the stead of mother, gov
erness, and, latterly, companion.
At this period she married, re-
moved to distant county, and
consequently was lost to me.
1t was the week after her mar
riage that l advertised for a posi-
ton as nursery governess, and
finally accepted q situation of.
fered by a Mrs. Fairfax Of Thorn
field Hall, near Millcote. was
to have but one pupil, little girl
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United States navy has the dis
tinetion of being somewhat older
than the government itself, for
nine months before the actual
Declaration of Independence con-
gress authorized the construction
of two national cruisers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-20

of that unwearied patron OF children,
that hOmely but delightful personiica-
ton of parental kindness, Santa Claus,
his custom and his equipage, as he goes
about visiting the firesides of this hap
by land, laden with Christmas boun-
ties, but from whomsoeyer it may
have come we give thanks for it.
There is to our apprehension spirit Of
cordial goodness in it, playfuiness as
OF fancy and benevolent alacrity to
enter into the feelings and promote the
simple pleasures of children which are
altogether charming. We hope our lit
tie patrons, both lads and lasSies, will
accept it as proof OF our unfeigned
good will toward them,>a token of our
warmest wish that they may have
many q merry Christmas; that they
may long retain their beautiful relish
for these unbought, home bred joys,
which derive their flavor from filial
piety and fraternal love and which,
they may be assured. are the least al
lOyed that time can furnish them
Philadelphia Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-20

T<HE Dutch girls sing a pretty little
song on the feast Of st. Nicholas
instead Of writing letter to
Santa Claus:
Santa Claus, you good-natured man,
Give me some nuts and sweetmeats-
Not too much, not too little.
Throw them into my apron.
For Christmas without gifts would
be no Christmas at all. SO always
there is a gift bringer, akin in nature,
if different in name, to the good st.
Nicholas, once bishop Of Myra, who
loved children and whose memory lives
vitality today through it's association
with the great Christmas festival Kriss
Kringle, Father Christmas, Santa
Claus, Sunderkloos, are identical. The
holy Christ child comes to Germany.
In mystical Brittany the Christ him
self is thought TO come to bless the
households Of the pious, especially the
homes Of simple shepherds.
In Spain on Twelfth Night all the
people, young and old, put their shoes
and slippers out on the balcony out
side the window in order that the three
kings jOurneying by may see and fill
them. There are also grotesque Christ
mas visitors. Knave Ruprecht, terror
of Teutonic babyhood, has a load Of
nuts and apples and other goodies with
him, as well as his traditional bunch of
switches.
The "julbok" or "klapperbok," tall,
thin beast, with gOatskin covered head,
is after naughty Danish children, just
as the "habersack" is after those in the
Hartz mountains. Sunderkloos sends
sometimes goat laden with presents.
The animals which the saint Of
Christmas uses for his carriers are
quite as various. Bonner and Bitten
and the other fleet reindeer come first.
Santa drives q span of reindeer in SWe-
den. In Alaska he comes by dog team.
Camels, so the story goes bring the
three kings into Spain on their gift
bringing errand, though sacred art
would show us that horses might be
used as well historically.
In Holland, On the Zuyder Zee, st.
Nicholas comes on skates over the fro
zen wastes of water. In England there
are in use for Christmas several imita
ton horses, the hobby horses Of the
Morris dancers, which caper still in
Staffordshire, according to their an
cient habit.-ChicagO Tribune.
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"A Visit From
81. Nicholas .
WHEAT is the best known poem in

VXTHAT is the best known poem in
wv the world? Not Gray's Gle
gy," nor "The Song Of the
Shirt" nor "The Raven" but "The
Night Before Christmas" The author
is not so well known as his poem.
One recent Christmas the Lame Of
Clement Clarke Moore was honored as
never before. Above his grave in the
chapel Of Holy Trinity cemetery, New
York, the choir boys sang carols on the
night before Christmas, and a service
Of light was held. This beautiful cere-
naOnial starts with a procession Of
tOrchbearers whose torches are kindled
from the leaders fame, and as the line
winds through the graveyard the fire
is passed back from one to another IN
til the lights grow in number and dis
pei the surrounding darkness.
The father Of Clement Clarke Moore
was once the bishop of New York.
'"The Night Before Christmas" was
published originally without the au-
thor's knowledge in the Troy Sentinel
two days before Christmas, 1923.
Moore had written it the preceding
Christmas just for the delight Of his
own children, but its circulation slip
ped beyond the family circle, and an
unknown friend sent it for publication.
The Sentinel readers paid no attention
to it, and it passed without comment
until seven years later, when the same
paper reprinted it, The second recep-
ton was very different from the first.
"a Visit From st. Nicholas" as it was
then entitled, was copied broadcast,
and its author aWOke to find his work,
If not himself, famous.
Although Clement Clarke Moore was
educated for the ministry, he never
took orders. For the greater part Of
his life he was identified with the New
York General Theological seminary,
being professor Of Biblical learning
and Greek and later Of oriental Ian
guages.
Clement MO0re'S family life had many
sorrows. His wife died at the early
age of thirty-fve, and the two little
daughters, for whom he wrote "The
Night Before Christmas" both died in
their childhood His son and name
sake lived to the age Of sixty-eight and
is buried in the family plot.
When 'Thc Night Before Christmas"
was first published in the Troy Senti-
nef the editor wrote:
eve do not know to whom we are
indebted for the following description
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-12-20
Christmas Song.

Oh, Christmas is happy time,
When human hearts are light
And human hate haze UdniShed
And oil the a00rld looks bright!
And Christmas is q solemn time,
For back long, long ago,
Christ aCGs born to give the aC0rld
The jog that zoe noa0 Enoio.
But not alone at Christmas time
Is happiness and cheer,
For he acho really loves the Lord
Hath Christmas all the gear.
III. x. SGddIer.
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Christ Flowers.

Born OF the clouds and darkness,
OF the frost and early SnOlD,
When the summer blooms haze faded,
The beautiful Christ foaCers bloao.
All through the budding springtin1e,
All through The summers heat,
All through the autumn's glory
They hide their blossoms Saoeet.
But t0he1 the earth is lonely
And the bitter north 1Uinds bloaU,
With q smile of cheer for the dear old
gear
The Christmas blossoms blou.
Slceet as the dream OF summer,
White as the drifting SnoW;
When our hearts are filled Nth griev-
ing,
The beautiful Christ fo1oers blo,o.
Not all the south l0ind'S 1Cooing
Opens their secret heart,
Slender they groao and stately,
Guarding their life apart;
But 1Ohen the earth is dredry
And heavy clouds hang Iol0,
With their tender cheer for the tOay
1C0Tn gear
The Christmas blossoms bEO10.
Sweetest OF all CONSIDERS!
FdireSt OF f0tCers that grOa0!
When hopes and foaOers haze faded
The beautiful Christ fot0ers 6loac.
Bright in the cottage a0indo10,
S1Ceet in the dGr2cened room.
Fair in the shortened sunlight,
Cheering the dasky gloom.
Oh, aOhen our hearts are lonely
And clouds of care hang loac,
What blessed cheer for our dying gear,
The Christmas blossoms blOaOi
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Ridge Street Property.

The Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency has for sale James kltto s
residence property on Ridge street. 1t
is especially desirable, now that good
residence sites are scarce. Call at the
Democrat office.
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Gift Bringer Il,
Various Countries

THE Dutch girls sing pretty little
song on the feast of st. Nicholas
instead Of writing a letter to
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-04-06
Exchange Ideas.

Berkeley. Cal, Feb. I2.-Mcmbcrs
OF farm bureaus and farm advisors
from several of the counties of the
state, assembled here today on inyi-
tation Of the University of California
to cooperate with the L. y. depart.
mcnt Of Agriculture. The meeting Is
for the purpose of an exchange Of
idcns rs To how to make the uniycr-
sity's farm advisor work Of the great.
est possible service In the dcyelop-
mcnt of improved methods at agri.
culture and the bctterment Of the COM
munity activities OF rural California.
To-day some of the university's latest
discoveries In agricultural practice
were dcmonstractcd. Among the
demonstrations was how the farmer
could turn his automobile into a mort
able power plant for farm purposes.
A highly ingenious piece of machinery
which costs about five dollars, which
can be attached to the crank shaft of
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Another Former Resident Subscribes.

The Sentinel Is always glad to hear
from former residents of Holt county,
wherever they may be,-and our sub
scription list will show that many for
mer residents Of Holt still keep in
touch with their old home county
through the Sentinel. Amongst the
late additions Of former residents TO
our list is the name of Mrs. c. III.
Rhoades, of Verona, California. Mrs.
l,hoades was formerly Miss Columbia
Sponamore. whose father, VIM. Spon-
amore. was one of the very early
settlers in the bottom, north of
White Cloud Ferry.
Mr.. Sponamorc, was from Tonnes
see. as was originally, James Ramsey,
Sr., and others Of that neighborhood,
all Of whom were good citizens, and
entirely loyal 20 the government dur
ing the troublous days from 81 to
90. Mr.. Sponamore's wife. IL we
mistake not. was. before her mar
rage, Miss Harmon, and there were
several children Of the family, in
Guiding Isaac, James, Ginevera, CO.
umbia, and perhaps another one or
two. whose names We have not.
Mrs. Rhoades attended school dur
ing her girlhood days at the old Hin
klc School House." frame building
erected in about 1859, on John &.
Hinklc's land, and near to his house.
Some Of the then lads who were at
the same time in attendance at the
same school were Doctors LATE and
Ike Minton Of Fortescue; John A.
Ilinkle, Of Rulo. Neb.; j. q. Hinkle,
| - ,..r n,a,I,u. .,l n II AiL,,, -
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Obituary,

james Tritt Gclvin was born in
Oakvillc. Pennsylvania, November 5,
500. and died al his home In Forest
City, Missouri, March 80. 1917; aged
~ years, I months and 20 DAYS.
IN the year la6s he, with his par
cntS, Matthew telvln and wife, re-
moved from Oakvillc, Pennsylvania,
to Holt county, Missouri, where h,
Spcnt the greater part of HE life.
On the sth day of April, 1854, ie
was united IN marriage with Mary
y. Ramsey. To this union were born
four children; Libby, now Mrs. Jesse
Mills, Of Forest City, NO.; James lie.
roy, of Iarkio, Mo-; Harry NJ, of
Oregon, Mo-, and Ida H., who is al
home and all Of whom survive.
Besides these he leaves thrc,
grandchildren, a mother, Mrs. Mat
thew Gclvin; three sisters, MIR,
sarah ,iiershncr. of Oregon; Mrs
FRANK knealc. Of Fillmore; Mrs. vii
liam kurtz, Of Oregon; two brothers
George =. Gelyin, Of Oregon, an,
orrin Gelvin, of st. Paul, Texas.
The funeral was conducted from
the Oregon Presbyterian church, Sun
day afternoon, April |, at 2:3O., b,
Rev. i. ID. Roberts, of the New Poin
Presbyterian church, assisted by Re,
!, a. Clagett, pastor of the Orego
Presbyterian church. A large con
course Of sympathizing relatives an
friends were In attendance. The re
mains were laid away to rest in IN
maple Grove cemetery at Oregon.
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Rarely has any new play enjoyed
the success that Experience" Geo.
Y. Hobart's modern morality comedy
drama has had In San Francisco and
u VIII be welcome news TO the thea
tre goers of this city to know that
this, the most wonderful play in
America, is to come so close 10 our
city. The engagement will be for
three performances and begins Easter
Sunday night, at the Lyceum Theatre,
81, Joseph: Experience" is not a
moving picture, but the emphatic sue
cess OF the spoken drama Of our day.
IL Is approved by the Catholic Thea
tire Movement and endorsed BY Pro
testant Ministers. and Rabbis Of the
Hebrew faith. II ran for nine months
In New York, in Boston for five
months, In Chicago for seven months
N Philadelphia for five months. and
Y broke all records for attendance In
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Nah. Children I'laN.

Are the children Of this day losing
the vivacity, red check, health and
charm that naturally belong to chilli
hood?
Are they old before their time, with
g,oWn'up minds in stunt.d bodio-,
schockingly ovorwiso, too indifferent
to study and too lazy 10 play?
Are they becoming pasty.faccd,
thin. bloodcd, and incapable Of taking
interest In anything except cigar
cttcs, dancing and the movies
Prof. 4. T.. Ross Of the University
of Wisconsin has been making re-
soarchc. in some paIts ~ New Enr
land and dcclarcs that IN the rcgiOns
he studied at least, he finds appal'
ling evidences III strange tuNonil,
decline.
He says educator, mourncd IN,
total decay of youthful sports and
vgor, Clorgym.n declared that 10y
no device could young people bc lure
10 church or Sunday school,
Children that will not play l.spy
or tag will no, run. shout, laugh or &,
coasting Boy. that don't go swim
ming in summer or skating in win
tor, Boys that don't even care fo
baseball;
Children that mt school recess stan'
hstleSsly about, making coarse joke
and telling coai.o storles--PrOfcsso
Ross found an astounding brood o
that kind, not limited To IA few manu-
featuring places, hut IN many town
widely spread.
Other observers AT the national 81
Geological congress, where Profcsso
Ross reported his discoveries, init
mated they had heard Of some sue
symptoms elsewhere. Many said h
was too pcssimistc.
That means nothing. Everybod
that tells US anything painful, how
ever true, IL called pessimistic, Tn
thing for us to do IL 10 find out no,
far children have decaycd In thi
country and stop the dry rot before
goes any further. Because seve
business panics, one after anothe
wouldn't represent as big disasta
10 the nation as generation OF chi
dren too grown-up to play. Profei
scr Ross said some things, too, ab0,
the state of morals he found anon
children of this kind. We leave Win
he said TO be imagined.
Play Is just rs essential to GROWN
childhood rs food. The coming nj
tion is robbed IL any child doesn
have both. II doesn't do any GOO
to be prosperous and rich as q matte
II the next generation that inheri
after us Is To be anything like Profe
sor Ross indicates.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-04-06
Times Have Changed.

In these days, when shoes cost 81
or more an inch, measured up from
the heel, the recollections Of q Gala
way county pioneer really are pain
full. In q letter to the Missouri Tel
egraph he tells what simple matter
buying shoes once was. Those who
wanted shoes lined up their heels
against Q wall and the head of the
household, armed with o bunch of
twigs, took the measurement Of each,
The twigs were taken to q merchant
who fitted the shoe by putting the
broken stick inside 1t. One farmer
objected TO paying $i4.S7 for ter
pairs Of shoes, 80 he bought leather
and hired q shoemaker to make then
at q grand total Of $9.15.