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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22

dollars as the Spots had with them,
and it was Iout of the question
Wouldn't this do?" asked the
Three-SpOt, with a considerate tender
ness in his tones that was unusual,
as he took up a toy horse and sulky
Yes. sor," said the boy, and one
purchase was made.
The next boy was satisfied with 4
harvesting machine and the biggest
wanted a drum, not being able to get
the fire engine. Then he set eyes on
a policeman's uniform which he
thought would be fine. But his broth
er scorned a policeman's uniform
when you don't get no club" and the
other dropped the idea and took the
drum. There was very little difficulty
in picking out the little girls doll.
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"a Cbr.sfmas courfshfn-

tied my stocking to a s-ring
And lowered it down o~-side,
Was I expecting anything
Well, somehow thought !. golden ring
Such exquisite joy to me luld bring;
This much viii conf
I dreamed all night thai neighbor
boy
Came over the trackle snow;
His face ablaze with loy lit joy.
And he held in his hand a pretty toy.
Which he softly dropped into my de-
coy,
Then back through the night did go.
Next morning when the rooster crew,
1 awoke with a sudden art:
1 seized the string and II stocking
drew
Up from below. and t. window
through;
And there beheld my pres ats-two!
ring and a candy heart
And the message said. If you wear
this ring,
And accept this heart of mine.
When you so TO church this evening.
And rise to your feet at the opening.
Hold your hymn book when you sing
So that the ring will shine
1 looked out over the broken snow,
All a-tremble, I must confess;
1 recognize each hob-nail shoe.
Over the fields where the footsteps
go.
Shall wear this ring? Ny lips said
No.
But my heart was whispering ''Yes!"
As We sat in the church let him see
a CLINT of that golden band;
And in the starlight he walked with
Over the snow, and so close walked We
That none the wiser will ever be
How often he squeezed-my hand.
Zelda Radoona-
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mas dinner

Nobody's like old Santa Claus
With his red and jolly face;
There's not another around the globe
Can travel so swift a pace.
His twinkling eyes, and his merry
laugh,
His chuckle of bubbling glee-
Nobody else is so dear by half
To Dad and Mother and Me.
He doesn't forget the baby sweet
AS she rocks in her cradle white;
He has time to wait for the tagging
feet
6 Of his old, by candle-light.
He has gifts and gifts for the young
and gay,
Who encircle the Christmas Tree;
And he has the love to his latest day
Of Dad and Mother and Me.
The frost is chill in the nipping blast,
Smooth is the icy mere;
The short fleet days go hurrying past
To the last of the waning year.
And never was nose of the summers
prime
So royalty fair to see
AS the rose that blooms in the winters
rime
For Dad and Mother and Me.
Golfers Weekly.
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coa Care TO the WtnA.s.

Cat Care 10 fire WfnAr.
Holly berries red and bright,
Wealth Of candles f1ick'ring light,
Christmas in the airi
Childish faces all aglow,
Outside sleigh bells in the snow
Banished is dull care.
Older wiseheads for the time
Join in sport and song and rhyme
Happy Chrismastide!
Mem'ry brings back golden youth.
Eyes then seeing only youth,
Ever at its side.
Joy tonight is crowned the queen
Of the festive Christmas scene.
May her rule be long,
None can claim a rebel heart
With her foll'wers forms a part
Theirs a gladstone song!
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ne Cbrfsfm4 Dfoner.

The Christmas dinner is generally a
repetition OF that served on Thanks
giving day. save that turkey may give
place to goose or chicken, or both, the
latter served in chicken pie" and
that mince pies give place to plum
pudding. AS I have SO recently given
direction for cooking turkey, ETC., l
VIII devote space to a few suggestions
as to how some dishes should be
served.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22

Since you cannot, will not, dear,
Give your tricksy heart,
Let me murmur in your ear
joy you may impart-
Write to kind old Santa Claus
Plead-as I would WOO
Beg him just TO send to me
Christmas dream OF you.
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a c6Hd1 Query.

In all the Santa Claus pictures,
I've seen in my little day,
He's travelling across the snow-driftS
With a reindeer before a sleigh
And this is the thing about it,
I'd really like to know
Does ne travel in a wagon
When there isn't any snow?
Newspaper Clipping
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eacher

What are pauses?" the teacher
asked the first class in grammar.
Things that grows on cats and
dogs" answered the smallest girl.
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paid for it and others are good for
nothing.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22

In the smallest cottage there is rooz
enough for two loyers-Schiller.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

Uncle Sans pensioners number
several thousand and the following
list does not include Spanish
lean war veterans: There are II
pensioners on the Revolutionary
war list. Only one survivor of the
war of 1872, but 1898 widows and
other dependents. Of the Indian
wars from 1882 to 1894 there are
1856 survivors and $3.50 widows.
The Mexican war has 9, 2o4 surviv-
ors and 8,I75 widows and other de-
pendents. OF those who were in
the military or naval service subse-
quent to March a, 1861, there are
3aI,555 invalids and e2,eo1 wild
ows. By the act of June a7, 1890,
there are 42o,oI2 invalids and I3o,-
zoo widows and other dependents
on the list. Special acts of August
5, 1892, placed 653 nurses on the
pension lists. The general average
of all is about So per month.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
ouray PIaindsaler Wisdom.

Husbands and wives should re.
serve themselves for home consump.
ton.
There are no game laws to pre-
vent the fool killer working 365
days in the year.
Ladies should not waste their
sweetness OH the desert air by kiss
ing each other.
There are many linen of affairs"
whose affair" would not look good
in public print.
Man may have been made to
mourn, but he generally makes his
wife do the bulk Of it.
The proper way to reform politics
is first to reform man, and COM
mencc that in the cradle.
The football game of life is very
pleasant and intercsting--whcn
some other fellow is the bali.
They who run life's bicycle race
handicapped by nn impatient spirit
are contending with heavy odds.
The Lord loves q cheerful giver,
and the world is full Of them. A.
bout all they give, however, is ad-
vice.
If all good New Year resolutions
were carried out, hell would soon
be a bowling wilderness, with no
inhabitants.
The average man is conglomer.
alton Of spiritual and animal. and
shame is q red mnnteling blush
thrown over the animal by the
spiritual.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
Ths Oak aid the Vine.

A giant oak stood in the forest
1t had weathered the storms of cen
turies, and its appearance betokened
stern and unyielding strength
Around its trunk and around its
branches twined a vine, whose root
lets pierced the oak and sapped its
strength. The oak complained.
II am tired of nourishing you.
Why can you not stand alone?"
The vine rustled its leaves in hor-
ror.
"What base ingratitude!" it cried,
latter have supported you all
these years!"
The oak looked mildly surprised.
II thought" it filtered, "that
you were dependent upon me"
But the vine waxed indignant.
Fool! migrate! What would
you be, but for me? How could
you rear your head SO proudly, but
for the support of my clasping fin
gers? How could you endure the
fierce storms and bowling winds
but for my benefcent protection'
Instead of complaining of my pres
ence, you should be thankful that
you are permitted to lean upon me. "
The vine assumed an air of snug
complaccnce and conscious benevo-
lence.
And the oak bowed its branches,
and was more than ever convinced
of the dependence of labor upon cap
ital.-By Madison Warder, Ottuma,
Iowa.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

"To discontinue an advertise
ment,' says John Wanamaker, the
largest advertiser in the world, "i.
like taking down your sign. Ifyou
want to do business you must let
the people know it. Standing adj
vertisements, when changed fire.
quently, are better than reading no.
tices. They look more substantial
and businesslike and inspire conf
dence. l would as soon think O
doing business without clerks a.
without advertising.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
OF sugar and rs cents extra for each
additional per cent.

of sugar and rs cents extra for each
additional per cent.
The Salida Mail reports a new
and rich strike in the Monarch dis
trict, near an old and very rich
mine. 1t also has over column of
good mining news from camps trib-
utary to Salida.
The Salida Mail is kicking about
dusty streets. Same over this way, j.,
neighbor, only there is no incorpo-
ration, street fund, or sprinkler.
The Enterprise records a good
sized fire at Montrose last week.
The Rico News-Sun of last week
contained the following items from
Disappointment, which will interest
readers of THE STAR:
w. H. Wallace is now feeding
part of his cattle at the ranch Of
Leon Eggers, of whom he purchased
hay last fall.-Cattlemen are now
busy gathering their poorest cattle
which they are feeding. Irwin
Durham, son of ]. T. Dunham, who
had his elbow dislocated recently,
is again able to attend school.
Ladies at Monte Vista gave a
Leap Year ball last Friday evening.
AS this is not leap year the dance
was probably to give the boys a
strong hint.
The output of Cripple Creek dis
trict for January was S2,41o, 500.
For several years Del Norte, Colo,
has owned and successfully operat-
ed her own electric light and water
works plants and other San Luis
towns are planning to follow in her
footsteps. A good plan for every
city and town in the United States
to follow.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

The Denver & Rio Grande and
Colorado & Southern railroads will
be found in the railroad trust that
is forming under the name ofa pas
senger pool.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

Hugh Chrisholm, manager ofone
of the largest manufactures Of pa
per in the world, says the advance
in paper was necessary. That is
the stand taken by all trusts; but
the bad results Of an advance in pa.
per are infinitesimal compared with
the advance in the necessities Of
life and stuff used by farmers.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
ceorec ]. Kindci, the noted freight

George J. Kindcl, the noted freight
rate fighter, is still at work and
probably will be until death takes
him from this vale Of tears. Mr..
Kindel has accomplished more fos
fair freight rates than any other
one man and has all but gone broke
In lais efforts. His testimony before
tie Industrial commission at Wash
inetou last October, It Is predicted,
may have an effect on future lcgis.
istjou ant. secure something for the
!. sulesers from high freight rates.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
Tn ,soo. ,o7,Ars cabin and ,o,,.

In 1899, Io7,4rs cabin and $685.
76a steerage passengers landed at
the port Of New York. The North
German Lloyd brought I9, 769 cabin
passengers and 53.646 stecragc pas
sengers In twcnty.nine trips, while
the Cunrad line brought I9,o45
cabin passengers and ao,s53 steer
age passengers in sixty.two trips
Scientific American.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

Now comes the story, by one who
claims to know all about it, that
Goebel was killed to revenge the
death Of a man named Sandford,
whom Goebel killed. Reads like a
fairy tale ofthe Republicans to clear
up their connection with the muir
der of Goebel.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
X OUR NueHsoRs.

The Sun says farmers in the vi
cinity of Grand Junction have made
demand that the sugar company
allow them to select their owl
weigher, docking boss and chemist
and that the company pay S4.25 pei
ton for beets having I2A per cent.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

The agricultural department has
issued a treatise on irrigation as
carried ON in Colorado, Montana,
Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. 1t
describes the different methods Of
irrigating, building bitches and
water rights and will greatly bene-
6t the new and inexperienced set
tier.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

Twenty sets Of the Marconi appa-
ratus for wireless telegraphy, says
the Scientific American, will be in
stalled on our warships. The first
charge for each set will be $500,
and an annual rental of $500 per
set will be paid to the company.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

1t is reported that private parties
are trying to get a franchise to fur
nish Mancos with electric lights and
water works. Mancos should keep
her franchises and put in her own
light and water plant.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

Mining camp papers show unmis-
taxable evidence ofrenewed activity
and exchanges from agricultural
districts show the farmers are not
behind, which points to a lively and
prosperous year for all.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
ooloREs MoNTEzuMA COUNTY COLORADO FRIDAY EgeRuAY aoo

The country newspaper man is
about the only person expected to
make something out of nothing.
When there is no local news he
must manufacture some and smile
on all kicks that are made.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

The re-classiication of freight on
the Denver G. Rio Grande raises the
rates on a large part of the stuff
handled by the road, about 80 per
cent.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.
$4,000
AuAAAAA

It is now announced that brewers
are to form a trust.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
Kentucky has given the world a
line example of American civiliza-
tion and morality.

Indians are said to have dislike
for balogna-probably prefer to
cook their own dog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-23
IS 1T AN OMEN OF v1cToRYs

A Gray Eagle AIights on the Top of
the War, State and Navy Building.
On Thursday afternoon between and 8
O'Clock a gentleman standing on the cor
ner Of 18th and F streets called the atten-
ton of reporter of The Star to large
bird that was circling high above their
heads. The bird was describing those pecu-
liar. narrowing circles characteristic of
large birds of prey when about to light. 1t
seemed as though 1t would select for a
resting place tree in the west side of the
White House grounds. but with a sudden
deviation in its course it swept swiftly
northwest. and. hanging suspended for a
second over the 18th street side Of the War.
State and Navy building, alighted on the
apex of the pinnacle on that side Of the
structure.
The bird proved to be gray eagle of un-
usual size. 1t remained for a full minute
on its lofty perch, shaking its feathers and
looking around as though the scene spread
before its piercing eyes was an unfamiliar
one. 1t was literally taking a bird's-eye
view of the situation and being evidently
satisfied with the brief tnspsetion, stretched
aloft toward the Virginia hills. uttering a
IF one is a believer In ofnens," said the
gentleman, there is one Of peculiar sig
nana for b shs e Of sspeeisly
eagle. to alight save on satftree In the Sc
clusion of the woods or mountains in the
daytime. That an eagle, should alight on
ii in g5eat city Is
Kinley was renomtnated forthe presidency.
May 1t not be said that this little incident
may be considered as an, omen of his vic
tory next and the triumph of
top of the War Department upon which to
rest in its flight toward the south?''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-23
BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEET.
TakOma Club and Library ARairs-
Other News.
A CALCULATION.


A meeting Of the board of governors of
the Takoma Club and Library was held
Thursday night at the club house. on Car
roll avenue. Mr. Louis P. Shoemaker. pres
ident of the club. presided. The reports of
the various committees were submitted and
approved by the board. Money was ap-
propriated for use of the athletic committee
in fixing up the grounds.
Several donations were received in the
way of books and magazines for the library
and suitable articles for furnishing the club
house
G. w. Baird, U. s. N, was unanimously
elected an honorary member. A meeting
of the board will be held in two weeks at
the club house.
The residence of Mrs. F. c. Adams on
Magnolia avenue was the scene last even
ing of a lawn fete, the proceeds of which
will be for the benefit of Trinity f1psco-
pal Church. The affair was under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Guild of the church.
Quite a nice sum was Noted from the sale
OF ice cream and cake.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Ia
koma Presbyterian Church has elected Of
ficers for the ensuing year. At the close
of the meeting. which was held i'll the
church Thursday evening, the following re-
suit OF the election was announced: Presi-
dent. Mr.. Harry Campbell: vice president.
Miss Olive White: recording secretary. Miss
Mildred Dyre; corresponding secretary. Mr..
Ebert Warren: treasurer, Mr.. Lisle Morri-
son, and organist, Miss Alice Emerson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-23
THREE WEDDINGS CHRONICLED.
Two of the Three Kept Secret More
Than a Month.

Than a Month.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. June %. 1900.
Miss Birdie J. Beall and Mr.. Bradley II.
Dudrow. both of Hyattstown. this county.
were married Wednesday afternoon in the
Christian Church at Hyattstown, in the
presence of a large gathering The cere-
mony was performed by brother Of the
BRIDE Rev. ]. W. Beall Of the NJ. f. Church
South.
Miss Virginia B. Fugitt and Mr.. William
G. Scharr, both of Washington journeyed
to Rockville the afternoon of May Is and
were married by Rev. S. R. White of the
Baptist Church At the request of the
groom, the marriage was not made public
until today.
Miss Annie J. Willett of Washington and
Mr.. William B. Jeter of Baltimore were
also recently married in Rockville. They
also were anxious to have their marriage
kept out of the newspapers for a while
They were married here May 10 by Rev.
Thomas J. Packard, rector of Christ Eps-
copal Church.
The condition of Judge Charles R. MUIR
ply of the orphans court Of this county,
who was taken suddenly i'll In the court
room here Tuesday afternoon. is consider
ably improved and he has been removed
proved to be one Of paralysis. which was
the third stroke the judge has received
within the past few months.
Mr.. Edward F.. Droop and family of
Washington have removed to their country
home near here for the summer months.
Mr.. Edward w. England Of this place
has gone to Philadelphia for brief visit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-23

Tuesday afternoon the children Of ST.
Vincent's Asylum were rendered an enter
tainment by Drs. J. J. Stafford and Fred
erick Sohon. who displayed to their youth
full audience the marvels of the graphic
phone. The, interest Of the little ones was
which the mechanism of the instrument
was explained by these gentlemen The
rendition of The Forge in the Forest"
1.-THE Alpine Shepherd Song and Ben
Bolt" violin solo. drew forth such hearty
applause as to require their repetition again
and again.
Upon invitation the children sang one of
their favorite airs. and little tot delivered
an Evolutionary selection. which were short
ly afterward reproduced by the instrument,
to the establishment and delight of ALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-23
Farmers on Missouri R;ver Bottom
Change Rivers Course.
STATE BOUNDARIES AFFECTED
South Dakota Gets a Slice Off of
Nebraska.
POSSE TRIED TO PREVENT

JACKSON, Neb. June 23.-An armed
band Of thirty-two men from South Dakota
has cut channel through Rininger's
Neck. or. as 1t is known on the maps,
Brhgher's Bend in the Missouri river.
There is great excitement over the matter.
The bend Is some twenty-five miles around
and not more than a quarter Of mile
across its neck. The neck is low land
covered with willows and small timber. At
one time probably the channel OF the river
ran across 1t. Residents of the bottoms
along the river. east of Elk Point, have
always contended that If channel could
be cut through the neck and the river
Strengthened it would prevent the recur-
renee Of the spring floods which have so
frequently overfiowed the southwestern por-
lions of Union county.
Another result of cutting through the
neck of the bend is to throw thousands of
acres of excellent farming land into South
Dakota which has been part of Ne
braska.
Posse Too Late.
CHICAGO, June GA special to the
Record from Sioux City. Iowa, says:
When the sheriff of Dakota county, Ne
braska. was apprised of the work of the
thrty-two South Dakota farmers in dig
ging channel across Riningcr's Neck, to
make short cut for the tortuous Missouri
river. he Immediately dispatched a posse
of deputies to stop the unlawful work.
Among the members of the posse are bank
ers and prominent business ment. They went
fully armed, as 1t was expected that a de-
termined resistance would be made, but
they arrived too late. The last farmer.
with wheelbarrow and shovel, had already
passed Into South Dakota before the posse
came in sight.
When the posse arrived they found the
swift current of the river fast eating a
wider and deeper channel across the neck
through the trench dug. 1t Is only a ques-
ton of few hours when the channel of
the big river will be unalterably changed.
and the farms on the fertile peninsula will
be a part Of the domain of South Dakota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-23
ENDORSES MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Potomac Post of the G.. A. n. Adopts
Resolutions.


Potomac Post No. II, of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, held meeting last even
ing, and unanimously adopted resolutions
urging the building of the proposed memo
rial bridge. The resolutions recite that 1.-The
members of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, representing all quarters of this glo-
rious country. realize that the time has
come when the suggestions made by our
honored comrade and chief executive, Pres
ident Mckinley. in his message to Con-
gress, advocating the erection of a memo
rial to American patriotism be carried out
in building a grand memorial bridge over
the Potomac connecting the nations cap
ital with the cemetery at Arlington where
so many of our beloved comrades have
passed over the river and now rest under
the shadows of its trees, and while we, the
surviving veterans of 81 and 60, who
risked all that the republic should live, are
marching down the hill with faces turned
toward the setting sun. we unite in insist
ing that suitable memorial be erected at
the nations capital
1t is further declared that 1.-THE plans sub
mitted by the principal bridge builders of
the world to the Secretary of War. and the
one recently selected by commission Of
United States army engineers, carries
strength. beauty of design, with fitting
memorial characters, and approved by the
Secretary Of War, should be adopted. with
G,,rh -1i1 oa..r-,- 81, necessary
In the progress OF the work"
1t Is finally set forth that Potomac Post
NO. IL bl -iit bGr,.. .iIit..- Oh
approves the building of the memorial
bridge. and requests the delegates 10 the
national encampment from this department
to urge upon the national encampment at
Chicago. that suitable action be taken re-
Questing Congress at its next session to
give this grand memorial to true American
ism. that the men who stood behind the
guns may be f1ttingly remembered by the
erection of this memorial bridge"
In the same connection Mr.. Frank Hume
has received letter from the Secretary of
War, which is as follows:
Answering your letter of Sth instant,
in which you ask permission to place at
Arlington petition to the Congress of the
United States. with view to Its being
signed by visitors to the cemetery, urging
that appropria ton be made for COM
mencing work on the memorial bridge ac
cording to plans selected. I beg to inform
you that there is no objection on the part
of the War Department to the action pro-
posed"