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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

She HAD Heard the History Of ths
Pieces.
tinsel she carried the quilt down to
the room where she had heard its
history for the first time. and
spread II cut on the bed.
Here was a piece from the dress
grandmother had worn when
grandfather proposed. Here was
the piece OF grandmother's we'd
ding dress--others from Christen-
ing robes. party dresses. wedding
dresses and dresses worn on other
happy occasions some almost in
shreds. but still enough left to re-
cali the stories to Nancy as Grand
mother AtwelI had told them. How
grandmother had loved telling
them and how she had laughed at
some memory. Nancy had COM
mented on what q happy life
grandmother had had. No one ever
had q happier one. grandmother
assured her. How cheerful. unself-
ish. grandmother had been. never
dwelling on her own troubles, but
ready TO help others in theirs.
Nancy recalled the times grand.
mother had been the means Of
making the path d little smoother.
the pain less keen. BY the git Of
something Nancy especially want
ed or the fulhlling Of some cher
sshed plan Of Nancy's. And when
Nancy was left alone Ia the old
nome and grandmother sent for
her she must have guessed just
how much Nancy wanted the rest
and quiet the hills would give her.
Nancy never forgot the smile and
embrace with which grandmother
greeted her - no rehearsing Of
painful experiences, but plans inn
mediately made for happy days in
the future. Naney's loss had been
grandmother as well. but grand
mother had never let others know
the shadows that crossed her path.
What a satisfaction, il must be to
be able to help others as grand
mother had. Then Nancy saw how
she could do the same. IN \ meas
ure az least. First she could give
Anna a vacation over the holidays.
Next she would wire Peggy she
would be with her over Christmas
AS she laid the guilt away after
carrying ont her plans. deep graft
tude nlled her heart for Il she
hadn't found the quilt she would
never have known the happiness
she now felt.
E wsasers Ns~spApsr unsoa.
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DEAR'S
CHRISTMAS DOLL
BY Helen GaIsfOrd Waterman

~ EAR was really too big to
play with dolls. Yet. when
- she said that all she wanted
for Christmas was a really nice
doll. of course mama and every
one gave in
People always were nice to Dear,
probably because Dear was so nice.
That was why everyone called her
Dear instead of by name.
Such doll, on Christmas morn
ing. with real eyelashes, and long
curls. 1t could walk, talk. and
sleep. And it had a whole trunk Of
10 .ely dresses and shoes. and lit
tie fur coat
Dear dashed down to see it first
thing Christmas morning, and then.
when breakfast was over. she got
her wraps. dressed the doh in its
fur coat. and set out with its trunk
under one arm. and it In the other.
She's so proud. she has to show
it to her friends" smile mama.
But when Dear returned. she had
neither doll or trunk. why. Dear"
said mama. where's your doll?"
II gave it away" Dear an
swered. Il do hope you won't
mind. You see. knew little
girl who had never had doll n
her whole life, and I wanted so to
give her one on Christmas
But Dear. why didn't you say
so? We could have bought one
that would have been good enough.
and you could have kept yours
That's why. MAMA" Dear ex-
planned. ''It had to be just the
incest doll ever, to be fun. And on.
mama" she cried. her face beam
ing with happiness. did you ever
see a poor little girl with her first
lovely Christmas present."
g Western Newspaper Union.
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Christmas Is not nearly as old
as the month in which il falls. De-
cember ives The last month IN that
old ten.month calendar q ancient
Rome. The name comes from the
Latin word. "decem.s meaning
..ten." IN the beginning the month
was known as Decemhris. but dtif.
lng the many centuries that tol.
lowed he name changed 50 that Il
now eon1ss 70 Is il It's present
form. Tha old Saxons. Recognizing
Decembef as me beginning q win.
Ger. called IL Winter alonath winter
MONTH They also G iita Z He
lixh Alonath Ghoiy month because
~ the fact that Christmas fell "a
enc az its days. -Pathnssder Maga.
xina..
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ouTsTAREs WOLF

Orangeviile. Ont While. Jack
McKibbon was chopping trees in
the woods, a large wolf marched
ont of the woods to within fifteen
feet of him. The wolf stared at
me with a sort Of blank express
sion and l stared back with a
frightened one.w said McKibbon.
Finally, after twenty minutes of
staring, the wolf apparently be-
came bored and left, much to Nc
Ribbons relief.
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R The 81
Christmas
Quill
by
Blonehs Tunner Dillin

HNHE snow was beautiful but
made one feel somewhat
n lonely. Nancy Atwen thought
as she stood at the window watch
ing the falling snow. For an in
slant she regretted refusing the ur-
gent invitations Of her two brothers
and two sisters to spend the holt
days with them. Each Of them
had been irsistert, but were all so
far away II was out Of the ques-
ton. financially, and she didn's
want them to furnish the money
and then for years she had spent
Christmas here in the Connecticut
hills with grandmother and she
couldn't imagine II seeming like
Christmas any place else.
Peggy North, her old and dear
friend, had written that she could
not get away for the holidays, so
hoped that Nancy could be with
her.
Nancy mad done little toward any
sort Of festivities and had left put
ting up the decorations until the
last minute. In fact she hadn't
bought anything new-the old ones
would do well enough. Perhaps
she might just as well go up to the
attic now and see what there was.
It might seem more Like Christmas
with some decorations around.
As she opened a drawer in an old
chest her hand touched grand
mothers old quilt-"G randmoth-
er's happiness quill" as she al
ways called it. It was just such a
day as this so long ago, when sit
ting at grandmother's feet down
in the setting room she had
heard the history Of the pieces in
the quilt. There was no place here
In the attic to look at it. so togeth-
er with wreaths and garlands Of
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CHARM OF CHRISTMAS

THE chief charm Of Christmas
! is its simplicity. It is a fes-
tival that appeals to everyone.
because everyone can understand
it. A genuine fellowship pervades
our common life-a fellowship
whose source is our common
share in the gift Of the worlds
greatest Life which was given to
the whole world.
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GAS KILLS WILD ANIMALS

New York.-Gas seeping from
a defective stove ended the lives
of fifty-three wild animals, an as
sortment of monkeys, gibbons,
birds, a deer and tiger cat, while
they slept in the cages in New
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@z@ IL SsSssasssss
HOLLANDS SANTA

CHILDREN of Holland believe
~ that st. Nicholas was a kind
hearted Spanish bishop who had
heard about their land Of dikes,
windmills and tulips and decided
to pay it visit. says Johan Hart
in Picture Tales from Holland. "
He arrived there long years ago on
December 5, and began giving chill
dren presents. Since then he has
always returned on that night to fill
the wooden shoes Of Dutch children
with gifts. The children in turn
leave out some carrots or hay for
his horse.
.aKa~ Mo-
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est consolation--if the worst came
to worst'-it could be sold.
Five presents here and they
aren't from the five and ten. either.
Jack! I know, you took my emer-
aid to buy these. didn't your"
You honestly think that Of me,
Ellen? If that's the way you feel.
all right. think what you pleased"
Neither Of them realized that they
were hardly accountable for their
mutual lack Of understanding.
Tears fairly blinded Ellen as she
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
RECOMMENDS STEAK

cORONDA, Argentine Eat a
big juicy beefsteak every day if
you want to live long" advises
Ramon Valdiviedo of this city,
celebrating his 103rd birthday an.
nivcrSary.
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CANCELS JAP TALKS

London.-Because of strong
feeling" among the students. Ok
ford University cancelled a series
of lectures on Aspects of Japan
csc Culture" which were to have
been delivered by Professor K
Dol. Japan's academic ambassa.
dor"
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wait untn Then

"A nice. little hotne' said his
father. I'm delighted, Edawrd,
that you furnished it without APP
peaiing to me for help"
Eyes, Dad, the first INSTALL
ment's due in a fortnight"
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His Start

British Guide 0showing places
of interest): 1T was in this room
that Lord Wellington received his
first commission"
American Tourist Csuddenly in
terestedl: How much was it?"
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49, - c. = - = -
The Birth Of Christ

The time draws near the birth Of Christ:
The moon Is hid: the night is still;
The Christmas bells from hill to hin
Answer each other In the mist
-Tennysou.
ee@m sse@f@
Noel, Name Of Two Towns
Noel. the French for Christmas.
is the name Of towns in Virginia
and Missouri.
e@F@MD <x
"The Feast Of Lights
''The Feast Of Lights is one OF
the Oldest names of Christmas.
s@@ -~
smelt for Christmas Feast
Smet are an essential Of the Ital.
ian Christmas eve meal
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York animal importing house.
They were valued at about $4,000
as some of them were rare speci-
mems.

Sequins, paillettes and ''buglesF
are being used widely on evening
gowns.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

Dessert knives and forks often
are more practical for the young
bride than the dinner size.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

Fargo, N. Oak, requires all wo-
men to remove their hats while
dancing.
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TACK and Ellen Dyson couldn't
find thinr Of which they could
~ be thankl and merry this
Christmas-JaclS. out Of work and
Ellen with SO little In the house left
for meals. But to make matters
worse. shortly after Jack left, Ellen
missed the emerald setting out Of
her ring. She hadn't worn it for a
long time but 1t had been her great
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
FROM MIAMI

With its advantages of
double track and shorter
mileage, Florida East Coast
Railway operates m or E
trains, faster time saving
schedules. Most complete
througi. service to the East
and Midwest from Miami.
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THE MIAMIAN
Lv. Miami -. 1000 morning

25sk hours, one night out 60 New
York. THROUGH AIls-cONDITION-
ED Coaches 90 Washington and
New York. Alss through ears 20
Cleveland. detroit and KANSAS
Citx
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
ONCE UPON OCT. 9th.

On the September day on which the
Convention at Philadelphia competed
four months of labors and adopted
Constitution of the United States Tor
submission to the individual colonies,
if was far from certain that it would
he ratified. In the first place, the
delegates had been sent to the Con-
yention for the purpose of revising the
Articles of Confederation, not to draw
I'D a Constitution. In the second place
there was considerable objection by
important men like Patrick Henry
James Monroe Qater PresidenD ana
George Mason to the whole idea OF a
federal Constitution under which
States surrendered sovereign power to
4 central government Thirdly, there
was considerable opposition to the
form of constitution adopted. 1t did
not set up guarantees-freedom OF
worship, speech and press! right OF
Jury trial, restriction of search and
seizure, ETC., which were identified
with democracy and liberty. (These
guarantees did not come until later, IN
the first 10 Amendments
Perhaps the Constitution would no.
have been ratified had it not been for
the series of Federalist essays writ
ten by Alexander Hamilton, James
Madison, John Jay and others, the
first of which was published $50 years
ago today in the New York Independ-
ierE kournalN Hamilton wrote the
larger part Of the essays, which ap-
peared anonymously. Reprinted in
other papers throughout the colonies
and issued in book-form under the
title of The Federalist, they proved
the lever that moved II colonies
North Carolina and Rhode Island
were the exceptions) to ratify the Con-
stitution within a year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
TODAY IN HISTORY

1787-15O years ago. First of the
celebrated Federalist essays, written
anonymously, appeared, defending the
newly-written Constitution.
18O6-French under Napoleon occu-
pied Berlin after the battle of Jena.
1810-West Florida annexed to
Louisiana by Presidential proclama-
tion-people of Baton Rouge District
had declared themselves independent
of Spain, declared themselves the Re
public of West Florida and asked ad-
mission to the Union.
1870-French surrendered fortress of
Meta and almost 100000 soldiers to
Germans.
1871-William M. Tweed of New
York City, most notorious of political
bosses in the country's annals, quickly
raised two-million dollar bail demand
ed when arrested
1936-Mrs. Wallis Simpson grant
ed divorce, absolute in six months!
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
ABC SALES AROUND
PINT PER PERSON
That's Average for SO Stores in 26
Counties Having LOCALIZED
Liquor Stores
Henderson
Daily Dispatch BureHH.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Oct 27.-Liquor sales in
the SO stores scattered in rs counties
sold on an average of about pint
to each irthahj. anS'-counGing men,
women and tllildren-dua"ing the
month of September, figures compiled
by the State Liquor Commission show
The average is arrived at on the
basis of 633.631 bottles sold in the
stores, according to accurate and ex-
act figures From then on. it's mat
ter of doing a bit of estimation as
the State board could not give the
breakdown of it's bottles into quarts,
fifths, pints, etc. It was thought how
ever, that approximately two-thirds
the sales were pints. the rest quarts
or fifths. which would bring Che
volume sales to about $4,000 pints.
Total population of the 26 wet coun-
ties was 399j322 according to the
1880 census
Very simple division. therefore.
makes the average slightly more than
one pint for each person regardless
of age, sex or previous condition Of
servitude.
Figured from another angle. the re-
suit is approximately the same. Thus.
the approximately 100000 inhabitants
spent a total of almost exactly $780,
600 (the figures were five hundred
ninety-nine thousand and some odd
hundreds) during September. an av-
erage of about 81 cents per person.
ABC reports all show that by far the
most sales are of liquors at so cents
per pint, and so allowing for those
who buy somewhat higher priced
whisky, that average Of 81 cents spent
per person would buy just about
pint.
All this is based, of course. on the
assumption that all liquor purchased
in ABC counties was bought by in
.habitants thereof. presumption
which is contrary to known facts
There is no way, however. in which
the amount of LIQUOR bought by out
siders can lie computed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
SEARCH FOR GARRETT
WILL PROVES FUTILE

Philadelphia, Oct. 27.-(AP)-Of-
ficials of the Orphans court searched
the coffin of Henrietta E. Garrett yes
terday but found no will distributing
her $2O,OO0,OOO snuff fortune.
C,a"-nce. E. Hall, attorney for Mrs.
--~nrictta Garrett Ferguson, of Haver-
ford, who obtained the court order for
the opening of the grave, said he was
satisfied that the coffin did not con-
tain a will.
More than 1000 claimants to the
world.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
SEARCH FOR MISSING
MAN UNSUCCESSFUL

Edenton, Oct. 27-(AP)-Coast
guardsmen searched the waters of this
section without success today for
Thomas J. Burgess, Tidewater Con-
struction company employee.
Burgess was reported missing after
a construction company barge of
which he was the only occupant
caught fire in the mouth of the Roam
oke river late Saturday.
E. L. Hansen, superintendent of
Tidewater's work on the Albemarle
sound bridge, said Burgess was not
aboard when the flames were extin-
guished by the crew of the boat tow
ing the barge.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
n TODAY 4
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1S11-Issac NJ. Singer, sewing ma
chine inventor and manufacturer
born at Pittstown, N. Y. Died in Eng
land, July %, 1875.
1828-Jacob D. Cox, Ohio lawyer
Union general, Ohio governor secre-
tarv of the interior, historian, born IN
Montreal. Died Aug. 8, 1900.
1836-Erasmus D. Leavitt, noted me-
chanical and consulting engineer, born
at Lowell, Mass. Died at Cambridge
Mass, March II, 1916.
1837-Q0O years ago. Whltelaw
Reid, New York newspaper editor and
owner, diplomat and author, born at
xenia, Ohio Died in London, Dec. 10,
1912.
1888 John D. Long, Mass, governor,
congressman and lawyer, secretary OF
the navy, born at Buckfield, Maine.
Died Aug. %, 1915.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
ON OTHER OCT. 27ths.

1682-William Penn and the 70 men
who were the first members of his
Pennsylvania colony, arrived at what
is now New Castle, Del, in the ship
Welcome. These were not the first
settlers in what is now Pennsylvania.
Swedes had arrived A years before.
1814-The first CONSUMPTION bill was
introduced into Congress. War was
on with Britain, Washington itself
was threatened by invaders, but Con-
gressmen refused to pass the bill.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
M;NeW
York
II = BY.
etd1neSAS@el1
m

New York, Oct.-Small tales From
the Heels:
They tell slightly incredible yarn
of the young man who inherited $780,
900 about six months ago. He was n
flighty youngster and he determined
upon a spectacular career as a stock
market manipulation.
So he took the money to an elderly
man, an old friend of the family, who
CHANGED to be connected with one of
the biggest Wall Street firms. I'm
going to make fifty million dollars in
six months" he stated. Put this to
my account and we're off. AS a mat
ter of fact, you'd better buy a thous-
and shares of U. S. Steel for me to-
day It's selling for about 100. When
I've made ten or fifteen thousand,
FIJI sell and take another stock"
The older man advised the young
ster to invest his money in port
folio of carefully chosen stocks md
bonds, or else sink it in n trust :und,
but the lad was ,Seyond argument. He
wanted to be the boy wolf Of Wall
Street. However his friend was SO
positive that the youth would lose Ill
his money lat he did not enter The
order for J 032 shares of Steel. He de-
termined to keep the 100000 to the
boys credit and when he had, on
paper, lost t all. return the money
with q little talk on folly.
A few days after this the older man
died. The youth of course thought he
had 1000 shares of Steel in the ac-
count When the stock dropped to 90
he became panicky, like all amateur
investors, and saw his patrimony van
ishing, He called the brokerage
house, screaming: "Sell thousand
shares of. Steel" Tney sold-and be
cause he had no steel, they sold the
shares short for his acct unit.
He figured he h",. est $4,000 OF:
the deal. The stool, " snt to 100 again,
to 10 and to 12O ard few points
beyond Of course the onastened Wolf
of Wall Street kicked himself for not
retaining his shares, hut he found
other en.hu5iacms and forgot about
The market The NAL ct broke and
steel tobogganed to 81. Reading the
market quotations, the lad decided
that this was the time to buy Steel.
He told his broker, over the phone,
to I.uy 1000 shares. 1t was done
covering the short sale he had made
earlier and netting him approximate
ly $33,OOO Next day he visited his
broker and said quite sadly:
"Well, 1 had my chance to sell al
1875. That would have been a neat
profit"
"But you made $4,000 the way it
was What are you kicking about?'
The lad tainted
It is supposed to have happened at
one of those 25- 4nts-a-lesson schools
Of music which are springing up here
and in other cities.
At the close of the day the director
was counting the cash in the till. He
came upon lead quarter.
Discovering the teacher who hao
deposited the money, he demanded:
did you know someone gave you
phoney quarter"
Certainly I did"
But you must be crazy screamed
the t'rht-fisted director. Did you
still give him the lesson?"
81 knew the two bits was no good,
grinned the teacher $50 I taught him
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Owen D. Young Of New York, law
yer, business man, born at Van Horn
esville, N. Y, SO years ago.
Roscoe Pound of Harvard, former
law school DEAN born at Lincoln, Nebr
81 years ago.
DR.. Irwin Stewart of Austin, Tex,
vice chairman of the Federal Com
munications Commission, born at TT.
Worth, Tex, SO years ago.
u. S. Senator James ]. Davis of
Pennsylvania, born in Wales, "a years
ago.
Janet Scudder of Paris and New
York, sculptor and painter, born at
Terre Haute, Ind, 81 years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Todays influences make for a har-
monious and peaceable mind, with a
shrewd and capable personality. In the
stronger natures this will result in
success as measured by the worlds
standards; but in the weaker ones, the
disregard of the financial end of the
question may prove a handicap, for
the devotion to the fine arts will be
excessive.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
AMERICA AT WAR DAY-BY-DAY

20 Years Ago Today Subscriptions
to the Second Liberty Loan" were
closed, with 100000 persons subscrib-
ing for $4,617 ,532, 300, or 81 per cent
more than the Treasury Department
asked for. Of this amount, $685.
766,15O was accepted.
That day $1,000 women marched on
Fifth Avenue New York, in a demon
stration for equal suffrage. Suffra-
gists were picketing the White House
in Washington, although the President
had declared for suffrage by action of
the States.
Thirty civilians were killed in. a
German air raid on Dunkirk, France.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27

Democrats succeed in defeating Mr..
Roosevelt in his efforts to help those
who work, it will not be six months
after his defeat before you who help
ed to do it will be crying for the
mountains to fall on you, and I hope
to God they do.
JAS. H. WRIGHT.
Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27

Wednesday, Oct. q; Navy Day, An
nually observed on Theodore Roose-
velt's birthday. Morning stars: Mer-
curry (till Friday Venus, Uranus, Nep-
tune; Evening stars: Saturn, Mars
Jupiter
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
WANT ADS

1T PAYS TO VISIT THE PEOPI .ES
Meat and Grocery-Round steak
zoe lb. T-bone and Sirloin 25c h.
1872 Winder street. Cash and carry.
30-26t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27
OCTOBER |
Sun MON TUE WE'D thu FRl SAT
2
|!!;'::;IE1SSE J: !: !: J:
Today is the Day
BY CLARK KINNAIRD
Copyright, 1887, for this Newspaper
by King Features Syndicate. Inc.

187S-A masked band led by John
Hope carried out what is still the big
gest bank robbery in history-they got
$2,747O 900 from the Manhattan Saw
ings Institution, New York.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27

FOR SALE TWO BUILDING LOTS
on Spring street. One-half block
from business district. Miss C. f..
Blacknall, 165 Horner street. 27-3ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27

FOR RENT TWO ROOMS AND
kitchenette, completely furnished.
Lights, water, phone, and garage
free. Phone 642-J. Price $3.50. 27-2t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27

COUNTRY RAISED BOY, AGE II,
high school graduate, wants work
with chance of promotion. Write
"Work" care Daily Dispatch. 26-2t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27

STRAYED MONDAY LIGHT TAN
Jersey mich cow. Any information
call S. B. Brummitt, phone 1876 or
2713. 26-2ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-27

TOOLS TO BUILD WITH! HAM
mers SOC to $3.50, handsaws ut $121
to $500, hatchets Csc, levels 81 10
up, block planes SOC up, new post
holes diggers at $1.95, shovels $159
step ladders for climbing. Alex S.
Watkins 2f-1ti