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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25

The following story Is told by a South
African paper: "An Indian raJah. who had
learned the English language after "A fash
viceroy of Calcutta, and on one occasion
borrowed of the latter a copy OF the Edln-
burgh Review. which he happened to see ly-
ing on the table. When he returned the
magazine the viceroy asked him II he had
found anything interesting in 1t. "Oh. yes"
he replied, many beautiful things, but also
many disconnected articles. See here This
begins with Hunting the Ourang- ou-tang,
does ii not? And now turn over the page,
and here you have the History OF Mary
Stuart" The viceroy laughed. He per-
ceived that the rajah had attempted to read
the book without cutting the leaves. He
accordingly took from his table a beautiful
ivory paper cutter, explained its use to his
visitor and made him a present of II. About
a year after this occurrence the vlceroy
saw gay company entering the court, and
in the center of 1t the rajah seated on a
young elephant No sooner did he see the
viceroy than he cried, ''Do you happen TO
have an uncut copy of the Edinburgh Re-
view? If so, please toss 1t to me-" The
viceroy threw out the magazine. 1t was
caught by the elephant, who placed 1t be-
tween his tusks, which had been wrought
into elegant paper cutters, even including
carved handles, and quickly cut open the
leaves, after which the knowing animal
viceroy. The rajah then dismounted and
said to the viceroy, as he pointed to the
elephant, He is yours; l return you the
paper cutter alive
Three Clever Fishes.
All fishes do not have sharp weapons
with which to keep off their enemies or to
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l7fEfSTiE R y

Dear Aunt Dorothy: love to read and
am never so content when ] am reading.
After / have finished reading the Children's
Page i generally lend 1t to some other child
so they can enjoy II. too. | have showed
two of my friends the Chldrens Page. and
l guess you will hear from them soon.
These are the names of some Of the books
l have read. | like the book of Our Bessie.
because | can understand IT well. ! like
Averil. because | admire the self-sacrihc-
ing character of Averil. / like the Wonder
Book, because II has such nice variety
of stories. These the names of twelve
books which | have read: Our Bessie by
Carey: Averil by Carey; The Palace Beau
tiful. by Meade; JOS Boys. by Louise AL
colt; The Earl Queen. by Nataly Won Esch-
struth A Wonder Book. by Hawthorne.
Tanglewood by Hawthorne; Heart and
Hearth. by Vollmar; Giannetta. by Null
holland: Grandpa's Chair: The LamplIghtcr;
Andersen's Fairy Tales. by Andersen.
From your loving reader.
AMELIA X,
81 st. NV. Washington, d. C.
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said Charlotte. What would you like to
eat?"
oh. anything that's nice. Not mud pies.
Tor nate them. Show me what you have"
So Charlotte went over to her dollhouse
ana looked in the kitchen She found some
pasteboard food on paper plates, and
brought nice red lobster, lovely brown
chicken and two fine sausages. She put
them in the dolls lap
where's my plate and knife and fork
ana my napkin?" asked the doll. GROSSLY.
AND why don't you take my hat off. and
| let me dine property"
Excuse me-" Charlotte answered, for she
was polite little girl, and she went to
work busiy. In few minutes she had a
NICE dinner set out before the new doll, who,
though she made faces over it, at once be-
gan 10 carve the paper chicken and to cut
slices from the sausages. While the doll
was eating she asked Charlotte many ques-
| tons. The first was 'tWhat is my name?'
| you any name?'
Why, no" said The doll. I'm new.
You must give me name. I like long
one but sweet. one"
| lotte.
II suppose it VIII nave to do said the
u Hhars as 81 she folded uP, her napkin Now
brought a little crib. s.wll this suit t your u
| she asked. 81 90
| Gracious, NOT, answered the doll. 'Tt's
too short. My feet would hang out over
the end Let me show you" So the doll
hopped down from the chair. and lying
down upon the crib showed Charlotte that
| ALL"
Then | must make up your bed on the
else"
But I can't sleep on the floor. and L
| must have bed said the doll But
| never mind that now. think III walk
over and see the doll house."
So while Charlotte looked on the new
| doll went over to the doll house and peep
| ed In at the window. She was so tall that
she could look in at the second story.
But 1t is SO small" said the doll. in a
| winning voice, land so shabby and 80
poorly furnished. don't think could
] live In such a house, even II were small
enough. What clothes have you for me!
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Dear Children: Next week you are all to
send in your Sunshine reports to your
president addressed to the Childrens Room,
SO 9th avenue, New York city, n. Y. and II
you are busy getting ready to scatter sun
shine during the holidays say so In
your letters and tell US exactly what you
think YOU would like best to do to help
the miners children. There are so many
children everywhere who are eager for
your help. Has II ever occurred to You,
my dear young readers that you might
bundle up your worn toys, clothes, BOOKS
etc those you have cast aside as OF little
further use, and pass them on to some
one else less fortunate than you are? Right
here I'm your own beautiful city there are
numhcrlcss opportunities FOR passing on
such help Some OF The Star Sunshine
children are interested In the efforts to Sc
cure fuel here for the poor and for suffer
Ing luvallds If you want mite boxes for
the saving of pennies for this purpose write
10 us and they will be sent to you as soon
as possible.
This week we offer n special prize OF a
handsome illustrated book for the best
Christmas suggestion for work for our
little Sunshiners. Your president Will send
the book with n letter to the winner. We
also offer 81 in prizes OF 81 each for the best
letter telling what a chlldrens page should
be, Let us hear from all of you. Old and
young. Now brighten up your wits
Yours sincerely, DOROTHY DAY.
JUNIOR SUNSHINE BRANCH
Miss Bernice Peavey of Monroe Center.
Me has received a badge for correct solu-
ton OF puzzle in September number Of Bull
letln.
The junior branch of Saxton's River, Vt,
is busy with Christmas work. The mem
bers are making games to be sent to chill
drens hospitals, and they propose during
the winter TO have a sale to raise funds.
Miss Mary Wilbur is president of this
branch.
The Jessie Holland Junior Sunshine Cir
Gle OF Schuylkill Haven, Pa, is a band of
earnest Sunshine workers. The youngest
member IS ten years of age and the oldest
is fifteen. Mrs. T G.. Neck takes a lively
interest in the work of this circle. he
takes the girls to the almshouse, prisons
and hospitals in the neighborhood of Schuyl-
Kill Haven to sing for the inmates, and
their sweet voices have given much pleas
ure in many places. A branch of juniors
will soon be started in Schuylkill Haven by
the boys there, and Mrs. Holland hopes to
start a working girls club there. This is
I'm the mining district most affected by the
coal strike and there is much need of sun
shine there at the present time
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Tor the Work Shop.
A SIMPLE TOOL CHEST.
. L. 4. u

A SIMPLE TOOL CHEST.
BY Permission of Harper & Bros
The boy who works with tools should
first of all have a place where these tools
may safely be kept It seems to be a mat
ter Of pride with most carpenters not to
buy tool chest, but to make one, and
many very handsomely finished chests are
to be seen In consequence. In the case of
the youthful woodworker. 1t will be best
al first TO be content with a plain but neat
little chest Later on, with more expert
ence. something more elaborate can be at
tempted. The cut shows such box as is
used by dealers in boots and shoes for
packing their goods for shipment These
boxes are always made of excellent ma
terial. and all very neatly put together.
Secure such a box with its cover and put
the latter securely In place with round
headed screws or nails. Carefully remove
the common nails from the front and back
and repiaJe them some distances apart with
round headed screws nails. Now draw
a line around the box just three inches be-
low the top, and the top off on this
line. Put hinges rpon the back and catches
upon the front, and the chest is complete.
1t is desirable. however to have a tray
that can be set Inside to rest upon cleats
attached to the inside of the ends. In this
tray can be kept all the smaller and more
delicate tools while the saws, planes. etc.
can be placed below II in the bottom Of the
chest.
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An Out-of-Door Amusement for a
Warm Day.

Provide large and small bell whistle,
glass tumbler, tin cup, slate, key, pencil.
etc. Let your party See what objects are
struck and notice the sound of each. After
striking lightly various objects, as the
table, chair, stove pipe, bell tumbler, cup,
etc, two or three times, request YOUR
friends to close their eyes and then tell by
its sound what object is struck
Change the position of some of the objects
before striking them, and let the listeners
discern the change from sound alone
Call four or five aside and let each read
figures or spell words from a book while
the eyes of the others are closed, and re-
quest them to tell which one read by the
sound of the voice.
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, In a large circle. Within the ring, around
small drum sat the chosen singers. nod
ding their heads and blinking their eyes
They sang in unison merry dance song
and beat a lively tattoo on the drum.
Following a winding footpath nearby
came a bent figure of a Dakota brave. He
bore on his back a very large bundle. With
a willow cane he propped himself up as he
staggered along beneath his burden
''Hoi who is there called out a curious
old duck, stll bobbing up and down in the
circular dance.
Hereupon the drummers stretched their
uecks till they strangled their song for a
look at the stranger passing by.
"Ho, Iktomi Old fellow. pray tell us
what you carry in your blanket. DO not
hurry OFF! Stopi haiti urged one of the
singers.
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Iktomi is a spider fairy. He wears brown
deerskin leggins with long soft fr.nges on
either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on
his feet His long black hair is parted In
the middle and wrapped with red, red
bands. Each round braid hangs over a
small brown ear and fails forward over his
shoulders.
He even paints his funny face with red
and yellow. and draws big black rings
around his eyes. He wears a deersSln
jacket. with bright colored beads sewed
tightly on it. Iktomi dresses like real
Dakota brave. In truth. his paint and deer
skins are the best part OF him-lf ever dress
is part of man or fairy.
Iktoml is willy fellow. His hands are al
ways kept in mischief He prefers to spread
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Well Enough and Tidy New.

'sed by Permission OF the Author, James Rnsy
Tidy New had eyes so blue
That all the flowers kissed her,
And said, sit down, dear Tidy New;
oh, come and be our sister"
Well Enough was coarse and rough;
She was Tidy's cousin
But Tidy New of Well Enough
Was worth six hundred dozen.
Well Enough went down the street
On the mud side shady,
Across the street her cousin neat
Walked little lady.
Not a spot on Tidy's dress,
Coat and hat SO jaunty.
Sunlight on each streaming tress,
Going to see aunty.
All the birds up In the trees
Fit three branches nearer
Down to Tidy, just to please,
Feet now coming nearer
Well Enough and Tidy New
In the summer weather
Walking, meath the skies so blue,
10 their aunts together.
Both will come back ere the night
Along the road all shady
One, know, perfect fright,
And one perfect lady.
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WORD PUZZLE
Read. Dare Dear
Read on Johnny Jackstraw.
How dare you refuse?
i shall call dear mamma.
Hist. Which do you choose?
CONUNDRUMS.
I. When II Is NJ I empty.
2. Plague (ague)
3. Eek Wye Dee OK Y d.. L E G (elegy)s
Energy IN r CD, and You excel GU L..
4. U-r-a -bu-t-l-n.
8. You know, middle of day.
CHARADE.
Tar-ant-u-la.
NUMERICAL PUZZLE.
/. Cat-a-mount. 2. Lap-wing.
EASY CROSSWORD ENIGMA
The letter E.
TRANSPOSrTIONS OF CITIES.
l. Cleveland. 9 Paterson. 3. PetersburN
4. Mobile. 5. Rochester 6. Syracuse q
Philadelphia. s. Chicago
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not have borne such treatment from hen
father.
II.
A king Is walking up and down a room In
great agitation. while a lady Is trying to
make him assent to some measure. AT last
he consents, and bell sounds from the
palace. Immediately crowds of armed men
wearing white crosses emerge from every
street and house and kill all who attempt
to escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25

ENIGMA.
Ny first is in hour. but not in flower.
NY second is in offer, but not in clipper.
My third is in funny. but not in money.
My fourth Is in sitter, but not N twttter.
NV fifth is in eye, but not in fly.
My whole is seen in towns, villages and
country.
CHARADE.
My first Is an article.
Ny second Is scent or fragrance.
My third Is a flower.
MY fourth is the name of famous woman.
My last is nothing but two consonants.
My whole Is the name Of very popular
man.
PIED SENTENCES.
l. A ribd nj het duah ST trowh wot nj hte
subj.
g. Litls traew snur pede.
8. Lal 81 tho dog hiatt gtilsertr-
GEOGRAPHICAL STAR PUZZLE.
Form a geographical star with four words
of seven letters, the central letter S. YER
tically. a country in Europe: horizontaliy.
an island in the Mediterranean: diagonally
from left up to right, town in Scotland.
and diagonally from left down to right, a
town in Lancashire.
DIAMOND PUZZLE.
A vowel.
A girls name.
One of the five senses.
To guard.
A European capital.
A town in Cornwall.
A kind Of snake.
A small animal.
A consonant.
HISTORICAL MENTAL SCENES.
l.
A young man Is disputing with royal
parsonage. The quarrel wakes hot. Pres
emily he turns his back upon her. She i'm
mediately boxes his ears, when he lays his
hand on his sword and declares he would
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Winning Ways.
Written for The Evening Star

" rlften Tot The Evening Star.
Can you believe OF Bruno this trick?
Every once fE a while he II play that he's sick
To gather his friends around.
There he viii lie, sometimes a half day
Stretched languidly out the gfonnd.
The children caress again they will tease,
But Bruno stirs not until he shall please
To end up the sober-sham;
When, with eyes and ears, he will plainly say,
I'm better my friends. so, quick, run away
And bring bone of cold ham,
MARY NJ WRIGHT
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am I a lad7'.

Bobby--"Mamma, am I a ladr'
Mamma-"Yes, Bobby"
Bobby-"And Is my new papa my STEP
father?'
Mamma-"Yes."
Bobby--"Then am his step-ladderr'
Mother-"Oh, you cruel boyi You are
making your brother cry
Algernon-'No, mummy, I'm not Tn
only sharing my cod-livsr oil with him, vol
you saad was 30 NICE"
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IKTOMI AND THE DUCKS.
AN OLD INDIAN LEGEND.

Retold by Zt-K
Publshed by special arrangement with CHM Co.. Boston3
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Merchants Transfer & Storage Co.,
o2o-o22 E St. NV.

three judges of Lackawanna county also
represent both parties, Judge Edwards be-
ing republican and Judges Kelley and
Newcomb democrats. "''"
IL is not to be expected that politics could
t sneer INTO the arbitration of any questions
bearing upon the coal strike but these
party divisions are interesting The per
sonar character Of all these judges is such
as to command the entire confidence of the
communities where they severally hold
their courts. Elected as they are by a d.
rect popular vote they have none but the
interests of the public to subserve, and II
Is doubtful if any district in the state has
DETER reason to boast of the honorable
character of its bench than the districts
embraced within the anthracite counties
1t is not to be supposed that the judges
desire to have the work of arbitration
thrust upon them, and it is not proba BILE
the miners will accept the proposition of
the operators in the form in which it was
made, but it is certain that if points of diff
ference were left to the common pleas
Judges In question they would be decided
justly and upon such grounds of reason as
would appeal to the common sense of all.
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The Arts and Crafts.
From. the Pilgrim.

frOu tHe
Among the different arts and crafts ex-
hibitions which have been recently held In
Chicago the most interesting one was at
the Krayle workshop, which has become
the market place for nine or ten art work
ers who pretend to no associative depend
ence aside from that OF having two rooms
conveniently located in the center of the
city. and who call themselves Individual
workers In handicraft." The walls are COW
cred with tapestries of woven stuffs and
leather. bas-rehefs. cabinets, framed etch-
ings and sketches and various designs for
mural decorations. The tables and chairs
were covered with articles Of leather, cop
per and all sorts Of pottery.
And throughout there was great siInplic-
ity and true artistic feeling; 1t was the best
example of the kind of work growing out
Of the arts and crafts movement and
there was frank recognition-such as was
not found elsewhere-of the necessity of
appealing to those who can afford hand
made things In a machine age. The aver
age person does not react against CONNER
cialized art unless he can afford to patron
fze those artists and craftsmen whose
prices must be high IL they are to live by
the slower methods of handwork: the aver
age person has not yet learned to desire a
thing because some one else takes pleasure
in making 1t, as Ruskin and Morris would
have him do. but he Is quick to feel the
beauty OF new design or q new idea.
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PENNSYLVANIA JUDGES.
Suggested by the Coal Operators as
Arbitrators.

From the Philadelphia Press
The proposition made by the coal oper-
ators at the conference with the President
to leave any grievance which might arise
at any colliery to the arbitration Of the
judges of the common pleas of the district,
makes it interesting to know who these
Judges are. Acceptance Of the proposition
would probably call for little action by
judges outside Of the three large counties of
Schuylkill. Luzerne and Lackawanna.
though it Is possible Carbon and Northum-
berland would come in.
These judges are all elected by popular
vote for term Of ten years, except in case
of vacancy, which is filed by appointment
by the governor until an election can be
held. The only district in the anthracite re-
ment and not election Is in the district COM
posed Of Carbon county. Judge Heydt
republican. appointed a year ago by Gov
ernor Stone,~i is on the bench there, and the
people will determine at the coming election
whether he shall continue for a full term
Of ten years or whether his democratic COM
petitor, Judge Allen Craig, shall take his
place. In Northumberland county there are
two judges. Savidge and Auten. both being
democrats, the former serving his second
term.
Luzerne county has four common pleas
judges, Halsey. Ferris and Wheaton, re-
publicans. and Lynch, democrat. All of
these but one were elected practically with
out opposition, proving. as they did, en-
tirely acceptable to the public regardl ass
Of party distinction. Judge Lynch Is now
in his second term. his first election having
been In considerable degree due to the sup
port of labor interests. Of the three judges
in Schuylkiil. Bechtel. a veteran In his third
term, and Mari, who was elected four
years ago, are democrats, while Shay. the
junior on the bench. Is republican. The
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HISTORY OF STRIKES.
Result Of Investigation by Department
Of Labor.

Result Of Investigation by Department
Of Labor.
From the Philadelphia Ledger
The federal department Of labor cannot
settle labor disputes, but it performs a USE
full public function by collecting informa-
ton concerning labor movements and labor
interests, and spreading the results of the
Investigations before the public. The spe-
cial report of Commissioner Wright on the
pending coal strike. made at the request Of
President Roosevelt, and the commission
ers suggestions for the settlement of the
contention, reveal the scope of his authority
and the limitation of his powers His rela-
tons to strikes and IOckouts are merely adj
visory. The value of the federal DEPART
ment Of labor is more apparent in its statis-
ticaI reports, made from time to time, re-
specting the effect of strikes upon industry
and upon the welfare of employers and en-
ployes. These reports are important con-
tributions to the economics of industry and
dustrial progress.
A recent report of the department covers
the history Of strikes for twenty years past
Without burdening the reader with stalls
teal data, it appears that the tendency Of
labor disputes is to increase with the
popular impression that strikes are most
likely to take place during the years Of
greatest business and Industrial depression
the inference seems to be justified by the
department figures that the most serious
labor disturbances are coincident with
periods of marked general prosperity. In
designations have probably not continued
long enough, however. to warrant the dec
laration that this Is the law of strikes
During the past twenty wears striking
employees lost $257. 100000 in wages, and en-
ployers lost $122,O00.0OO The amount con-
tributed by labor organizations to striking
members during the twenty-year period was
$16,OOOOO0. AS might be expected, the in
creasng resources of the labor organiza-
lions enable them to give greater assist
ance Of this nature than they formerly did
It Is important to note that in the great
majority of the strikes directed by labor
organizations the men secured better terms
of employment. In half OF the contentious
they were wholly successful. This meas
ure of success has not attended the strikes
of coal miners. . In only one-fftl of the
coal strikes have the men secured their de-
mands. IN u taA.
The thirteenth annual report on strikes
and lockouts in Great Britain, issued in
September, 1901. shows that there were 648
industrial disputes in that country in 1901,
involving 1SS,538 persons. In the United
States, in 1900, there were 1,SOO strikes and
the employees involved numbered 500, 600
The comparison II striking.
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Inc autumn season. with its changeful weather
Is time Of dread to all rheumatic sufferers Chill.
ing Winds cold rains and heavy impure atmos-
phere aggravate every condition of rheumatism and
bring many sufferers desperately near the grave
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