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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

When Pa Frs EFT Tabaxco Sauce.
From the San Francisco Examiner
When pa frs ct tabasco sauce-Tm smilin' bout
1t yet,
Although his subsekent remarks 1 ALWAYS shall
regret.
We'd come to town to the sights, an pa re-
marked to me-
Wen eat at bong tong hotel an sling some
STYLE says he.
An then he sort O. cast his eye among the plates
an all.
An says, That ketchup mus be good, the bottle
An then he took a piece O. meat an covered it
quite thick,
When pa frs ct tabasco sauce an rose to make
his kick.
1t all comes back 50 plain to me; I rikollect 1t
He just talkin' mild an calm, an then he
give yell
An tried to the ceilin' by buttin with his
head,
r-hooh. Er-hooh. Fire! Murder. Hooh:"
cant tell all he said
But when they heard his heated words six women
lef' the room,
An said such language filed their souls with
shame, an also gloom:
But pa. he only gurgled some. and then he yelled
again,
When frs he ct tabasco an told about 1t
then.
We laid him out upon a board an famed him
quite while,
An pa, he sort o. gasped at first an then he tried
to smile.
down my neck;
want to cool off gradual, it's better. expeck."
But when he'd got me out o doors, he says: y
That there blame ketchup recipe an learn JUS
how it's bet,
So try 1t IN the boys when you an git
hum,
TIL they too. think the condiment is mixed with
Kingdom Come
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
A REMARK LAKE.
Rises for Several Months, Then Falls
for the Same Period.
From the MI1dletovn Press


From the Mildletown Press.
Jobs Pond, the remarkable lake in this
town which has, since early history, puz-
zled scientific men by it's phenomenal
actions. is again furnishing material for
curious speculation. 1t has no outlet, and
il some places is from forty to sixty feet
deep. DIR Field, in his history, says 1t
rises and falls as much as fifteen feet, but
NOT from such causes as affect other ponds.
1t is often the highest in dry season, and
lowest in the wet season of the year.
When it begins to rise, 1t rises regularly
for six to twelve months, and then falls
for about the same period. Those. how
ever, who are most capable of Judging,
think there is nothing mysterious about it.
1t is probably fed by very deep springs
that are not affected by the rainfall until
after considerable time. This beautiful
sheet of water. deeply set between the
hills. was once known as Waroona lake.
This appropriate name is the Australian
word for solitude
The pond for several years past has given
no cause for comment, and by some had
almost been forgotten. 1t now has again
presented its claims for notoriety in a man
ner which is certainly as astonishing as
had ever been credited to it before. The
water has been continually rising for sew
e,al days, and has reached mark over it's
natural height, and is still reaching out in
al EFFORT 10 cover more territory. L lie pOnu
IS now higher. 1t Is reported by residents in
the vicinity. than 1t has been since 1870.
The most peculiar feature connected with
the present conditions existing there is the
fact that farming land located at a great
distance from the lake has been affected.
John Strickland, who resides near the Cen
ter Church. recently ploughed a field locat-
cd two and one-Quarter miles from the
pond. on which he had intended to raise a
crop of potatoes. He had also completed a
large shed on the lot for the reception Of
the crop when 1t was harvested. The soil
is sandy, but Mr.. Strickland had always
considered it among the most valuable of
all his farming land. and 1t had never
given him reasons to believe otherwise. On
Wednesday he had occasion to do some
work on the lot with OK team, and great
was his surprise to find the soil wet and
unfit for working. He drove his team some
distance On to the field. where one of the
oxen sank down to Its body in the earth,
and was with much difficulty extricated
from his position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
Mine Enemy.

W. G. Hole in the London Spectator.
Once in my pride judged man.
With eyes austere I looked him through,
I said. Here failed he'-span by span
l measured all his faults anew.
And thenceforth marked In bitter mood
The manner OF his life, intent
To find therein such constant food
That my just heart might not relent.
I probed his thoughts. his motives weighed; .
And yet as on his hopes l peered,
Though some l might have crushed, stayed
My hand-they were so humbly reared.
And keeping watch with doubtful eyes
On all his actions. began
To mark with measureless surprise
How very human was the man!
Till, by casual cross wind blown,
Came word Of trifing acts of his
Poor common tAingsain which shown
His touch with common charities.
Then seeing how much had denied.
Who loved the name Of Charity,
I bowed my head with shame and cried,
Forgive me. . mine enemy!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

INDIAN CURED LOCKJAW,
Man Saved From Death by a Simple
Bean POultice.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Doctors everywhere have a horror of
lockjaw. They realize that once a patient
is attacked by that disease his life Is sure
to fade rapidly away. Had they known of
the remedy an old Indian squaw possessed
when the epidemic of the disease struck
the community as the result of last Fourth
or July celebrations they would have had
little fear. An old resident of Long Island
told of the cure to a friend in this city
The newspapers amt telling no lie,' he
SAID, when they say there's more danger
OF lockjaw on Long Island than there is In
most other places. / don't understand
none OF this newfangled talk about mi
crobes and such, but know for a fact that
tneres a lot more danger in cuts and
bruises in the eastern part of the island
where my father used to live when he was
a boy, than there is-well, even round
about Jamaica. where my folks live now.
4 never heard of but one case where the
patient was cured after his face was set
and that wasn't by a doctor, but by an old
Indian squaw. That patient was my father
and 1t was away back in the twenties, when
there was lots of Indians left on Long
Island. He was nearly grown up at the
time, but still going barefooted in summer.
and cut his foot very badly by stepping on
a broken bottle. He did not pay much at
tention to it. being pretty tough and hardy
1t wasn't long, though, before symptoms of
lockJaw set in. The nearest doctor lived a
dozen miles away. and if my fathers face
WASH exactly Set 1t was next door to it,
when his mother thought of an old suuaw
who lived only little way down the road.
and who had quite name as a herb doc
tor.
She came as soon as she was sent for.
and the first thing she done was to make a
bean poultice sprinkle it with soda and
clap 1t on the cut. 1t kept the wound open
and l suppose it killed the microbes l
know father said it nearly killed him, and
If the old squaw hadn't stood by and pre-
vented 1t he would have had it off in no
time But 1t cured him all right and after
ward when he heard of doctors losing lock-
jaw cases he used to say that it was be-
cause they didn't know beams
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
From the Denver Post.

lHe pelSeT s-pSt.
Good old-fashioned flower that seems
Linking us to bygone dreams,
Calling back the days long gone
When our lives were In their dawn.
Other floral gems may bear
Softer tints Of beauty rare,
But there's none seems to talk
To us like the hollyhock.
Seems to lead us once again
To farmhouse, old and plain
HID away among the trees,
And we hear the honey bees
Singing at their work, as they
Sip the hidden sweets away
From the flowers that line the walk
Swallowed by the hollyhock
Once again we see a face
Touched with sweet maternal grace
Bending Ger the flowers she
Watched and cared for lovingly.
See mother old and gray
Moving round in quiet way,
White her venerable locks
As the whitest hollyhocks.
And we see another there
At "A neighbor farmhouse fair
As the sweetest flower that grew
Meath her watehful eye Of blue.
See her fitting to and fro
In her gown Of calico,
Rosy cheeks that seem to mock
Fen the crimson hollyhock.
In the harvest time when we
Gathered for the annual spree
Grading down the ripened grain
Rolling like billOwy main,
could see the winsome Kate
Watching us across the gate,
As we piled the golden shocks
just outside the holiyhocks.
There amid the flowers we
SAT- one summer evening, she
Blushing as the rose to hear
What whispered In her ear
There l crowned her as my queen
Meath the moonlight's siivery sheen.
Placed upon her sunny locks
Just q wreath Of hollyhocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

From Tit Bits.
Lord Kitchener has little sense OF humor,
and is not at home in the small cut-and-
thrust skirmishes Of general society.
At an official ball once he remarked to
Young lady who stood beside him:
1--WE are fortunate In having these places
for standing here. We shall see the first
entrance of the new Turkish and French
ministers into London society"
The young woman replied:
IT am glad to hear 1t; like to see lions
break the ice.
Kitchener was silent for few minutes.
but presently said:
Miss Anderson, in the country where
lions live there is no ice."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
The story of Life.

From the Boston Transcript.
Only the same old story told In a different strain;
Sometimes a smile Of giadness. and then stab Of
pain;
Sometimes fash Of sunlight. again the drifting
rain.
Sometimes it seems to borrow from the crimson
rose its hue:
Sometimes black with thunder. then changed to a
brilliant blue:
Sometimes false as satan. sometimes heaven
II q
Only the same old story, but. oh. how the changes
ring!
Prophet and priest and peasant. soldier and scholar
and king;
Sometimes the warmest hand clasp leaves in the
palm sting.
Sometimes in the hush Of even. sometimes In the
midday strife
Sometimes with dove-like calmness sometimes
We dream it. write it. live it. this weird wild
story Of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
Trouble ON the Border.

FfOm the Chicago Tribune
Census Supervisor-"You must have
taken the enumeration of the people in that
Indian settlement very carelessly There
are certainly many more of them than you
have returned
Census Taker-"Sure. 1 counted two half
breeds as only one Injun."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

erected two years ago in honor of Admiral
Niveiskoy whose name Is linked with the
history of the Amoor river Tablets recite
the service rendered Russia by the brave
sailor. and an eagle standing on the globe,
his talons over the Russian empire. SYM
bolizes the expansion policy of the Musco-
wife. The bust of the admiral sits in a
niche facing the water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
Beneath the Hood.

@. Keller In Midland.
Beneath the hood her eyes were bright
shyly watched her where she stood
Her tresses looked like scraps Of night
Beneath the hood.
Such smiles would stir a hermit's blood
Such lips-like flowers warm with light
Would quickly melt the iciest mood,
Beneath the hood.
I stole behind her-'twasn't right,
/ call 1t neither wise nor good
] put propr1ety to flight
Beneath the ho0di
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
My Sailor of Seven.

MY sailor of seven. your ship be clipper
And sturdy the heart of its dear little skipper!
Remember-lest later you learn 1t with wailng-
The oceans of life hot always plain sailing
If Just be your cause. and the foes In the ofipg
Meier haul down your flag for his threats or his
soothing
But stand to your wheel: do not show the white
feather
Through rough smooth, be 1t war or had
weather
From haven Of Home unto harbor of Heaven
Your voyage be happy, my sailor Of seven!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
At a Country Dance

Arthur Guiterman In the Criterion.
Tread of the thistledown
Lighting on heather
Clrls in dancing crown
Bursting their tethei-
Laugh of a boboliGk
Swaying on PUSHES.
Breath of the meadow-pink
Born of her bushes.
Free az swallow dips,
Moving TO viol-tones.
Over the floor she trips,
Mems hearts her stepping stones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

There are several uses which the lassO
could be put to, 1t seems to me, even in
quite densely populated districts. In capa-
BILE hands 1t would afford excellent
means Of stopping the many street run
aNays and 1t also could almost always be
utilized where a skater broke through the
ice And as a regulator of fast bicycling it
would easily stand unrivaled, for no
scorcher would dare to ride past guar
dian of the peace equipped with the per-
suasive lariat.
The spinning of the rope gives great prac-
tice in acquiring general accuracy, and is
also useful in catching animals by the feet.
1t also gives certain amount of control Of
the moose after it has left the hand (by ma
nipulating the remainder of the rope). which
those who have not had this practice do
not attain What little practicing l do Is
with a short rope, only twenty-five feet
long simply because it is easier to keep
clear of kinks and tangles l have only
shown the plainest and simplest form Of
rope-spinning From this foundation many
elaborate and interesting feats are possible,
such as spinning oneself into the center OF
the loop Jumping in and out of the circle,
etc.
/ recently spun and cast my rope in q
very moderately sized room. which fairly
brfstled with bric-a-brac and costly orna-
ments without doing any damage what
ever though fancfed my hostess looked a
trife relieved when I had ended the per-,
Torrance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
She Worried About It.

written for The Tines.
When the weather was murky. she gazed
at the sky;
And she worried about II;
she watched the gray cioudiets SO scurry
ing by,
And She worried about IT;
"IIl bet It will rain" she would say TO
friend.
An manner of dire disaster portend;
Her life was one fret from beginning to
end.
For she worried about it.
she had a few troubles, as human kind
will,
And she worried about 1t;
The good she beittled and magnined Ill.
And she worried about II;
Her health was not good. but then IL you
please.
She fancied she had most every disease,
And martialed her ailments In columns or
threes,
And she worried about 1t.
No doubt when she entered the world long
ago.
She worried about it;
AS a matter of fact. when she married
you know,
She worried about II.
And when she departs from this scene OF
despair.
And mounts on light wings through eter-
nal air.
When ushered right up to a heavenly
chair.
She'll worry about IL.
Montvale. Va ". H.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24

corn on the morning Of the New Year her
master says:
A guild New Year I wish thee, Maggie.
Hae, there's a ripp to thy aud basgie.
THE sun enters the sign of Capricornus,
or the Goat. on December I'd. Anegorl-
cally. this means that the sun climbs up
ward from the shortest days Of the year
until It reaches the highest altitude OF
the summer solstice on June 2ist~ or
that allegory Spenser says:
And after him came next the chill
December
Yet he through merry feasting which he
made
And great bonfires, did not the cold re-
member;
His saviours birth his mind so much
did glad.
Upon shaggy bearded goat he road
.'The Christmas legends Of animals are
not many, but they are not generally
known 10 the girls and boys Of the pres
ent century. and they most certainly
teach that even those superstitions which
insisted upon the practice Of kindness to
beasts as a part of the Christmas holiday
celebration prepared the way for the
nobler and daily prevention Of cruelty to
animals. which is one of the greatest
things that have been accomplished IN
our age
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
Where Christmas Dolls Come From.

All the dolls sold IN the United States,
with a few unimportant exceptions, are
now made in the German village of
Sonneberg Its 12,0l0 men, women and
children are most Of them busy the year
round shaping and painting and dress
ing the curious, pretty or quaint little fig
ures over which boys and girls laugh and
cry at Christmas time.
There are families i'm Sonneberg whose
life work ii is to paint doll eyes or to
make doll shoes. and they do il so well
and so cheapy that they have almost
driven the famous French dolls out of
the market, while the few American man.
ufacturers who have tried 10 compete
with them have given up in disgust.
Each year the manufacturers at Some
berg rack their brains TO get up new
ideas in the doll line. The blue-eyed and
flaxen-haired doll that cries when ii is
poked In the right place, still holds the
post Of honor. but the doll buyers, par
ticularly those which represent the big
American shops. are continually demand
ing novelties-Boston Globe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
Christmas at the White House.

Mrs. McKinley's Christmas stock OF SLIP
pers and neckties is nearly competed, and
She Is now engaged in putting up these
articles for sending away as holiday gifts
to her kinsfollk and friends. She rarely
confers any other sort Of present, belleV-
ing that objects of her own handiwork are
likely 10 be most highly appreciated by
those most dear to her. The slippers she
knits herself, and the ties. which are OF
the String" pattern, such as the President
wears, she makes up out of silk or SATIN.
Every Christmas she gives Mr.. Mckinney
a dozen such ornaments for his neck.
Two nieces of the President Will spend
the holidays at the White House this year,
Miss Grace Mckinley and Miss Sara Dun
can, of Cleveland. Probably Abner Nc
Kinley and his wife will be on hand, but
no one else. The day will be spent very
quietly. there being no children TO enliven
the celebration of the festal occasion. Din
ner will be served, as usual, at Z o'clock
in the private dining room, which looks
out upon the big lawn in front.
In the kitchen department things viii be
more jolly. There will be a Christmas
tree most likely. for the maids, who Will
have in their best young men for the occa-
sion. The coachman and his helper. a
couple of the assistant gardeners and half
a dozen other retainers will take part in
the festivities. From the boughs Of the
generous fir will be distributed a goody
number of gifts bestowed by Santa Claus
in other words, MIR Mckinley.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
Gifts for ROYAL Children.

II would surprise the average American
child TO see the Christmas presents of the
Kaisers children Their mother had
the principles OF economy and frugality
early installed I'm her mind and she has
never departed from her simple domestic
routine. The Empress has a wide num-
Der OF relatives. friends ana proieges to
remember at Christmas time. and her
children receive the most inexpensive and
simple OF gifts.
They are not allowed 10 receive presents
from any one save their parents. aunts,
uncles and grandparents A box Of sugar
plums. a few fruits. invariably selec-
tion of wholesome books. one toy and a
useful thing makes up the list. Last
Christmas the youngest prince received a
ball OF string. paper OF tacks and a
hammer from his father.
Christmas does not bring any especial
fcstivity TO the royal palace In Spain. The
day is chiefly given up TO religious cere-
monies. Tho young King receives con-
gratulations and the Queen and her daugh-
ters personally dispense good deal Of
money in aims. In the early days OF her
life In Spain the Queen Regent tried 10
Introduce the German custom of the
Christmas tree, but her Spanish courtiers
rather turned up their noses. and she
wisely forbore 10 insist upon an alien
custom.
The greatest jollity reigns In the home
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
0ho Old N2astor

OF his dear Lord he painted all the
life
But not that ancient land, nor the old
days:
Not curious he to seek, through learned
strife.
The look Of those far times and unknown
ways.
But in his solemn and long-living art
Well did he paint that which can never
die:
The life and passion Of the human heart,
Unchanged through time that was and
is 10 be.
Beneath his brush his own loved people
grew
Their rivers and their mountains, saints
and lords,
The dark Italian mothers whom he knew
The sad-eyed nuns, the warriors with
drawn swords.
And the young Saviour throned at Mary S
breast
Was but some little child whom he loved
best
Z. y. f., in the December Century.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
1T CAME UPON THE
MIDNIGHT CLEAR"

IL came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song OF old,
From angles bending near the earth
To touch their barps Of gold;
'Peace an earth, goodwill to men,
From Heavens all-gracious King"
The world in solemn stiffness lay
TO hear the angels sing.
still through the cloven skies they come.
With peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heavenly music floats
Ger all the weary world:
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on lowering wing.
And ever Ger its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.
For lol the days are Fastening on
BY prophet-bards foretold.
When with the ever-circling years
Comes round the age of gold;
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling,
And the whole world give back the sons
Which how the angels sing.
Edmund TT. Sears.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24

decorations for the Christmas Table
1t is said that the use OF evergreens
for Christmas decorations is a survival
Of ceremonies in the days of the Druids
Whatever their previous use, evergreens,
spruce and fir are now everywhere in
evidence in the decorations of the holi-
day season. But the table decorations
for Christmas are something of a prob
lem for the housewife, particularly If the
cost must be considered. Flowers--al-
ways high at Christmas-promise to be
more costly than ever this year because
they are increasing in favor for gift pur-
poses and are required in the elaborate
decorations of many of the churches
Holly makes the most effective decora-
ton and the glossy green leaves and
scarlet berries are so associated in the
minds OF most people with the yuetide
season that they are considered indis-
pensable. They are, however. difficult to
arrange on table with graceful effect.
One way is to have bank OF holly in
the centre of the table with scarlet toned
ribbons extending therefrom to each
place and caught with a sprig combin-
ing the berries and foliage, large bows
OF the ribbon ornamenting the corners
Of the table. If candelabra are used
the candles should be shaded with holly
tinted shades, and the Christmas colors
should De used. whatever form the decora-
tons take. The vivid contrast OF red
and green Is softened when combined
with the subdued light from the candles
and the effect Is very pretty. A pretty
foreign way of arranging the dinner
table Is to have a tiny tree In the centre
laden with inexpensive little trines In
the form Of favors and accompanying
mottoes. which are distributed to all
present at the close of the meal. and IL
selected, as they generally are with
special reference 10 the various recip-
tents, they AFFORD amusement and diver
sion for all concerned. Individual taste
is apparent in the decoration OF the
Christmas dinner table not less than I'm
the general arrangement OF the home,
and the most effective results are posi-
BILE when the mistress possesses artistic
talent. -Brooklyn Eagle.