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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06

are going to school and can read and write,
and we can make enough to keep them
there is a frequent third In such man
ner is America held up to old world parents
as the ehildrens paradise. and thousands of
immigrant fathers and mothers, who tell
the blue-clad officials that they come here
to work. come in truth to work for the
clinging broods that they bring with them
< Herein may be found the reason why the
second generation is easily absorbed in
the American body polite. while the first
clings tenaciousiy to old world customs
MY wife and H. said Antonio Sabrolla,
from Rome. to the interpreter, will work
for the children and send them to school
and make them like your children"
But how about yourself and your wife
won't you become Americans. toor" qnes-
toned the interpreter.
Sabrella shrugged his shoulders.
I'VE are old he answered. "a bent
olive tree full grown cannot be made
straight. 1t is enough for US to work to
make our children like yours"
similar answer was given by an Aus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
A Caddy's Rubaiyat.
10 chlcaea Reeerd.Herald

s. Il. Kiser In Chicago Record Herald
It's fun to watch the fresh guys try to play
A chap named Wilkes out here yesterday:
His sticks were new. but he pretended that
He had the game down pat. and drove away.
He missed the hall and looked surprised at me.
But pretended that dida't see
So then ne tried again and drove about
A foot and seven inches fran the tee.
He teok the brassie when he should have trie1
The lofter In the grass: almost died
While be putting with his c1eek and so
So mad that after while he neariy cried.
IFS fun to watch the Wfl1ies make the bluff.
It's fun to stand and listen TO their gun
Sometimes want TO yell with all my might.
But dassen't laugh, and that's IL part that'a
tough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
A Child Shall Lead Them.

This desire to make better home for
the children and to fit them more properly
for life has a strong hold on thousands of
the fathers and mothers who pass through
Ellis Island Little Freda is in school the
whole year round" writes a relative or
friend in America. MY Tony stands at the
head of his class" is another message sent
to the old world home "An the children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
Haggards for Hawks.
From the Academy.


All the hawking Salisbury Plain this
year has been done with "haggards." It is
change from Shakespeares time A bag
gard is wild hawk taken for use when in
its adult plumage. bird of much superior
flight to the hand-reared eyas or nesting
which mostly served Elizabethan faiconers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
Gazing at Statue of Liberty From the
Mems Detention Pen.

was the only one who spoke the word lib
erty." This is explained by the TACT that
Finland is being roughly Russianzed just
now, while in the other countries repre-
scented among the immigrants questioned
no drastic measures have been lately in
stituted Even a half dozen Poles typical
representatives of a liberty-loving race.
failed to the word But they showed
their love of country and liberty when the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06

Laguerre is no fool-neither Is his man in
Eusibe-Callistro. He's a devil. they say
q butcher But he's no fool AS Tor
the ship. she's a dead loss. Laguerre Is
going to win here-sure. You take my adj
vice You can't do anything for Egbert, or
for the Ship"
Barrows again denied himself the pleas
ure of telling Peckham what he was. I've
come here to make good" he said. having
filled his pipe once more, and now lighting
it, Guess ay-puff-awhile-
puff-longer."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06

! interpreter jokingly asked, rs Poland dead
yet?'
The mems shoulders Strengthened. their
eyes blazed.
Poland is not dead-she will never dier'
they cried
One of these men was Jan Jablonski. who
had previously declared that he came 20
America In order to give his children a
better chance in life
Liberty in Opportunity.
And what is liberty but untrammeled
opp ortunity?' said the Interpreter to his
companion, after Jablonsli's answer had
been reiterated by other mouths.
Il, myself. fifteen years ago came through
as these men are doing now. Then | said
to myself. 1 am coming here to have a
better chance to earn a living | now
Know fully what | felt vaguely then-that
only in free land like America can better
opportunities be secured. Therefore I real
ly came here that l and mine might have
more freedom For the same reason these
immigrants are here at the nations great
doorway waiting to be let In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
AUSTRALIANS WOMEN VOTERS.
In the Majority In the Cities-An In
teresting Constitutional Experiment.

teresting Constitutional Experiment.
From the London Chronicle,
Some interesting and surprising discov-
cries are being made now that federal leg
islation has given every adult woman, as
well as every adult male. vote in all com
monwealth elections, writes our Melbourne
correspondent. The commonwealth cleo
toral officers. in their first approximate list
of voters whose names should appear on
the federal rolls. show that in the great
capitals of Sydney, Melbourne and AIDE
laide the women voters will secure large
majorfties over the male, but that, taking
the whole commonwealth. as one electorate
there will be substantial male majority
The following figures give some idea as to
how the 1.S27,00O voters accounted for are
spread over the states:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
The Right Sort.

Mae-"what is your ideal of manr'
Ethel-"One who is clever enough to
make money and foolish enough to spend
1t freely"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06

t'De reason de race problem keeps a.
gwine," says Brother williams, lis kaza
deys many folks In dis country maxim a
iivin' out of it."-Atlanta Constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
Motive That Brings Immi-
grants to This Country.
DESIRE FOR WORK
BUT MAINLY FOR THEIR Chill.
DREN WOULD THEY TOLL.
Realize That This IL the Land of Op-
portunity-At Ellis
Island.
written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Search out an official at Ellis Island, the
new worlds chief gateway to the old. ask
him why the hordes of Immigrants are
pouring into America, and he will laconic-
ally answer:
For work.
And not because of liberty?" the visitor.
actuated by preconceived notions. may ask.
mo; for work. the official will reply.
About all the liberty they care to possess
is the head of the goddess on the American
dollar
The official is both right and wrong.
When an immigrant arrives at the island
he Is questioned as to his material cond!-
ton and prospects: Are you in good
health? Are you capable Of work. so that
you will not become a public charge? What
are you going to do when you land?" The
man answers. Il can take care of myself
and have come here to do IT, and so the
official is right. But he is not required by
law to inquire of the mans heart thoughts
and his hopes; and so he Is wrong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
Why a Pole Came Over.

A visit to the various pens in the big
receiving station, in company with a poly
glot interpreter. will substantiate this
statement. 1t will do more. 1t VIII show
that many immigrant talks of work
first, because. dimly or fully. he feels that
work and plenty of opportunity to work
are at the basis of higher living and lib
erty.
Jan Jablonski who came from Prussian
Poland the other day, bound for one of the
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
summoning sleep.

At all times perfect mop oI i"e"'
md words stands at the gate leading III
10 the mind, trying 10 get in. w ME
wake and are sane. says wrlie' III
Eyerybody's Magazine. there Is sone-
thing that stands nj this gate ana ieiS
in only the sensible ideas ana ue
words that have relation to the suDJec'
,n hand. All the others ii keeps shoOl-
,nc away with: Get back there! 60 Oh
owayrr II is this inhibitive faculty
that l.eeDs lis sane. But i'm order 10
reach the general paralysis OF sleep we
have TO pass through Il prellmihar!
STAGE wherein we are as foolish as all!
lunatic. When the sentinel at the gaze
Of the mind goes off duty for the hign'
tbe mob of irrational ideas and words
comes trooping in. and so when wouiu
court sleep | deliberately open the door
Of my mind to the rabble. turning
loose upon ii troupe OF unrelateu
words and phrases. For some reason o"
other I find that the vOcable "abracada-
bra" is a good one TO start of With.
Often word or sentence will repeat IT.
self with increasing rapidty-and shall
I say Ioudncss?- until ii is all jumbie
which breaks up simultaneously with
the disintcgration OF tile cCiored pat
tern before my closed eyes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
The Checkerberry.

The leaves OF the wintergreen,
small plant, whose bright red Derries'
about the size Of peas. are sold on the
streets under the name of teaDerry'
have long been used for tea, says the
Philadelphia Press. From this IT taxes
the name by which 1t Is known III
Pennsylvania. New Englanders. for
some unknown reason, call 1t checker
berry. The foliage Is very aromatic
and people who like dash OF spiciness
in their drink have sometimes added its
flavor to real tea.
II IS near Of kin and similar In taste
TO the creeping snowberry, sm II, del
icate vine abundant in the great bogs
and mossy woods of the north and Al
leghany regions and this Is also ap-
proved by mountain palates as SUD-
stitute for tea.
Thoreau In 1.-The Maine Woods tells
of his Indian guide bringing 1t lnt'
camp one night and recommending
as the best of all substitutes for tea
eft has a slight checkerberry havor'
| he records. "and we both agreed that !
| was better than the black tea we haC
brought We thought 1t n discovery
and that it might be dried and soid il
l the shops
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11

The senator had dropped IN lot
friendly chat with his friend tle eur
tor Of his home paper and had hardly
,eated himself when there appeared n
well known character OF the town. d
TYNE OF individual common TO every To-
cality. the man who knows now the
naper ought TO be run"
without noticing the presence OF thp
senator the man launched into com
nlaint that the paper had not printed
certain articles he had written for it.
why" said he, 81 gave 'em to you
months ago. What have you done with
emp
The editor smiled sadly. I'm holc
ing them" he replied. And they serve
very good purpose too. Now ano
then | get to thinking that perhaps We
are not offering the public as good
paper as we ought TO. At such ui'le'
l look up your articles and see how
much worse the sheet might be. so
become real cheerful again. Pleas'
don't take them from me-!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
The Lilies.

Two thousand years ago 1t was sup
posed that water lilies closed thelr
dowers at night and retreated FAR uh-
der water. to emerge again at sunrise.
This was Piny's view, and it was not
lmpeachcd until the English botanlSt
John Ray. in 1GSS, first doubted Its
veracity.
The great lily Of Zanzibar. one OF the
rrandest OF the lily family. opens us
flowers. ten inches wide, between IL III
the morning and in the afternoon
They are of the richest royal Olue'
with from $50 to 200 golden stamenS
in the center. and they remain open
four or five days.
It IS not generally known that there
are lilies that have nocturnal haOi's-
NIGHT boomers as we'll as day bloom
ers. They are very punctual umeheep'
ers too. opening and closing with com
mendable regularity.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
The IlIcknpnOs.

The KickapOo Indians nave w
macmillan marriage custom. Nv! s,'n
rIv select their wives. and II the se
80, ,s mutual they reside togeiher -
mon and wife. and nothing Is sa'u'
There are no scandals among inc~
nconle Husbands and wives are 'ue
60 eocb other, and the quiet unue'-
s,ondInc Is considered as sacred rs ou'
orriare vows. There are ie" aou
,hat can be termed criminal among
tbls small band Of Indians. Muruer -
seldom heard Of, and death Is the pen
o,.r For ,be crime. Robbery from eaco
other Is unknown. All their poss.',
o o'ons could be piled together IN the
street and no one Of them wou'u an,"' '
~ taking the property. Their rens I 'ol
"a the same as Columbus tounu mum =
the Indians when he first lahueu y
America. They believe that 'ne.s a'' W
.wo sn,r,ts-the great. good spirit am
the had spirit. After death the Wa ,'
are supposed to fail victims TO ','e oa' W
snIrit The religious worship Is .a'
lied on every day. II consists OF dance
and singing and beating OF to'h'v'n' !,
They are very delicate reg'ruins 'ne' ,.
! belief and seldom take stranger ln'
their confidence Kansas Ci'' 'o'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
Market Values of Dead Rats

A New England senator tells n story
OF a certain wealthy business man In
Providence. Il. l.. whose reputation for
fight fistedness in business matters Is
matter OF common knowledge even In
neighboring states.
Not long ago the man Of strict busl'
ness principles engaged a professiona
ratcatcher 10 undertake the task OF r'd
ding his warehouse cellars OF the trou
blesome rodents that infested them.
The ratkiller presented his bill, show
ing that the Providence man was In
debted to the former in the sum OF $40.
Good gracious" exclaimed the tigh
Gsted man rs he glanced at the Dill
"SlO"' Then after a seconds pause II
anxiOusly asked:
"Don't get anything for the rats|-
New York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
ProfieS.

1t IS said that the American woman
nrofile is the finest in the world; that II
is the most clear cut and finely modeied
Of any other type. Generalities like this
are hard to prove. II cannot he denied
that some Of the finest proiiles In the
history Of feminine beauty are to De
found in America. but whether the av-
crage is markedly higher In this coun-
try than anywhere else is an open
question. But tie ordeal Is n trying one
10 any woman when it comes to fal,h-
ful delinea;ion Of her profile in shadow
II IS finely nodded face indeed which
looks well i'm a shadow picture seer
sideways. If the nose turns up the
least bit I'm real life II Is sure to pom
skvward I'm a silhouette. II that organ
IS even n trine above the usual size i
will arpcar huge in n shadow profile
4 projecting upper lip or a projectin-
under lin becomes a positive deformltl
in 4 silhouette. no matter how sign
! II may be In the original.-Atlanta Jour
nal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
Al Rohbed by LIzard.

While walking along the road OIL tue
ontskirts of Bordighera noticed
stranpe looking insect moving across il
,n - neculiar way. On getting nearer
sow that what had attracted my notice
was q black ant about an lnch IONS
with brown wings dragging cricAe.
bigger than itself. 1t held the cricAe.
INV the head, and as the ant moveu
backward II drew the cricket toward H.
UhIle doing 50 Il entered the shadow
cast by my umbrella and instantly re
loased its hold and got out OF the snau,
ow. hut. finding there was no danger, II
returned and seized Its prey AGAIN u9
.ha hood and recommended Its OacK-
ward movement. A low wall ran aione
sade the road, and when the ant so'
.ith,n six feet OF Ii common Drown
lizard appeared on the top OF the wal
and evidently soon caught ISht OF th'
ant for II ran quickly down the wal
and to within two feet OF IL, where j
onuched for second or two like ca
ready TO spring and then charged tn'
| ant. apparently butting the cricket fre'
with its head. Before the ant eouid re
gain it's hold the lizard seized the crick
Of IN ifs mouth and darted up the wal
In the direction from which Il orlgina'
ly appeared on the scene leaving IN
ant running round and round moV'n
its wings I'm an agitated manner vaih'
.esrchins for its lost prey.-Nature.
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,,e.ioo.s Hot Pepper selicr..

The hot pepper seller % Mexico IS
q merchant who derives l.s -r'.hood
from the fact that the Mc1.an must
have lis peppers. whatever e..a Ar may
deny himself. They are brow -.t - MS
door bv the countryman. or he mag 20
TO the market place and tiud iHehi
sDread out for sale on mating. Inc
market man. while dressed ineXpen-.
sivelv as far as bis bodily gar0 Is con-
cerned. wears in nearly every instance
an elaborate head covering.
Some of these MeXicans own mats
that cost as much rs the rest az thelr
wardrobe. The pride of the white man
in his panama IS not to be compared %
that Of the Mexican In his somDrero.
II IS a racial characteristic which mas
its counterpart in the apron OF the
Portuguese onion seller. Her occupa-
tion may be lowly, but her apron mlgh'
be that of a woman of higher degree
Plush edged with fur is not uncom
mon.-Everybody's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
Cats Fond of olives.

81 have often wondered if all cats
like olives" remarked Germantown
woman who is very fond Of the feline
tribe. "All mine do. and have SIX.
Olives are usually an acquired taste
with the human race. but cats seem 10
take to them naturally; at least uihc
do. An olive will set any one OF them
into paroxysms Of Joy. They will lea's
milk or fish or any other article OF toou
for It. purrlng and rolling over II much
"a though it might have the in'oXicat-
ing effect of catnip before they nnaily
eot r. | have often tried olives on
thor cats I'm the houses Of friends ana
have found them equally appreciauNe'
only they prefer their olives cut up
into pieces. ."-Philadelphia Record
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11

SITS astonishing when you come 10
think OF 1t how the simplest appearing
marriages may have complicated re-
SUITS" said philosopher the other day.
"Of course when man marries a
young girl and his son marries the
girls mother the possible offspring have
all sorts of relationships with their
parents. But take a simpler case. a
chap know married his first cousins
daughter some years ago and has two
children. Those olive branches are
first cousins once removed to their
grandfather and second cousins to their
mother on the fathers side and first
cousins twice removed to their father
on their mothers side. Then each Is
second cousin once removed to himself
A similar state Of affairs occurs oi
course I'm the case of children or mar
led frst cousins.
81 think I've proved my theorem
haven't /. that complicated results OF
ten follow simple enough causes"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
Head Hunters.

Head hunters is the name given 10
the professional assaSsins or the SOLO
mon islands. The vocation of these
men is TO procure the heads of those
whom they are hired to murder or 10
sell the victims for sacrifcial purposes.
Sometimes the enemies Of man Offer q
large sum to be paid In the native she'I
money for the head. which will be 4
proof of death and the head hunter
with cold blooded and inscriptions
methods. lays his plans.
Frequently great caution Is neces
sarv. The intending murderer VII
worm his way into the friendship OF
his victim. and long period may
elapse before the opportunity VIII ar
rive for the fatal stroke. II may thus
hanpen that the murdered mans deatl
will have been compassed by one whom
he has regarded rs the closest an'
most loving of intimates. Surely TINS !
the most hateful Of all professions iol
lowed for the sake Of gain.
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pine Filling as Profession

There are few ways OF earning an
honest penny more strange than that
in which an old couple in the north OF
England exc out scNnty income. Their
little cottage Is situated near a large
mine. and every morning the golfers
before descending to their work leave
their pipes and tobacco boxes IN the
hands OF the old folk. The pipes are
cleaned and flied ready for lighting
and the miners can come up ri the
dinner hour and enjoy good smo<e
without having to eXpend time IN
charging tl.eir pipes. They are no lin
left TO be in readiness for the evening
The small weekly charge per p p'
mounts into respectable numb : o.
shillings ut the weeks end.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
The Secret OF Harmony.

Young Mrs. Mead. whose experience
Of married life had been brief and
happy. had just engaged two servants,
a man and his wife, for work at her
place.
81 am so glad you are married" she
said to the man. with whom she had
made terms. II hope you are very
very happy, and that you and your
wife never have any difference OF opin
ion"
Faith. ma'am. OF couldn't say that
replied the new servant. FOR we have
q good NANNY, but OF don't let Bridge
know of thin, and so we do be gettlni
along we'll"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
The Ju..snSn; --, .--.n game.

Before the hand OF fame dropped her
lonreis lightly on his brow. to speak
noeticallv. Hall Caine was publisher :
reader and in that capacity held IN Dis
hands the fate OF many book. mat
his good Judgment was not altogether
infallible is shown by the fact that ne
read and. so il is said. rejected Inc
Romance of Two Worlds" which soon
afterward was published and became
the success Of the year.
On one occasion 2 bIdding author
managed to gain access to his Office Tor
the purpose of submitting a book 10
him.
Hall Caine took the manuscript froin
tbe mans hands and glanced over IL
for perhaps twenty minutes. Then he
cave IT back. with few words OF sug-
cestion and criticism.
81 do not think. Mr.. Calne." said tie
ambitious writer. that you should diS
nose Of nv ideas in this summary fash
ION. That book cost me a years labor
Indeed" said Mr.. Calne. "My dear
! fellow. an impartial judge would give
YOU at least ten,'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11

"a sure way TO break yourself or re
bablt Of going 10 a barber shop to get
shaved Is to travel in Europe" said a
man who has travelled. Il remember
that when ! first went TO Europe l
thought that I would never be able 10
learn 10 shave myself and that was
belpless so far as this was concerned.
| didn't finish my trip through Europe ,
before | took up shaving. and now /
shave myself all the time. The barber
shODs in Europe. except in England
and q few 0f the larger cities, are the
worst of their kind In the world. There
are no modern conyeniences and mighty
uttle Of a sanitary nature. The chairs
are uncomfortable. and the BARRIERS are
Indifferent about how they shave you
or what they DO with you. They place
Ab'g bowl I'm your Tap. and wh'n 'hey
have finished with you the -. position
f. that YOU viii wash your own face IN
tba bowl. There is none of the Eth"
Injuries we have over here In the way
of hav rum. witch hazel. bot towels
hot water etc The American barber
shops are the uaate~t ana c.eaneSt IN
the world without exception. Wash
| ington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-12-11
Whfppers.

In the Press Of New Zealand may De
reod this startling advertisement: "A
father desires the services Of trust
worthy lady to administer corporal
punishment to his three girls. State
salary. references and experience
4 year or two ago this Spartan par
onts needs were anticipated by the
following advertisement In the London
Standard: a clergyman's widow
strict diSciplnarian. gives lessons lo
unruly boys and girls. Advice letter
IS. home consultation, Is. Cd; cor
poral punishment. from IS. Cd. NisiH
all parts. Terms according to distance
Rods supplied Is. Cd. each