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bid And that's not the subject under dis
fussion. anyway. The question is, Did she.
pr didn't she? You may take whichever
Eide you like and I'll take the other
Il don't care whether she did or not"
fried Kenneth, impatiently. II want to
know"
oh! That's a different matter, Why
fiidn't you say sop and Katy-dfd tripped
[iown the bark o fthe tree with wonderful
agility. For as she came near the ground
Kenneth could see that she was really a
very old lady-wrinkled and brown, and
tbent over, but her eyes were bright and
fnappy. and she had a quick nervous little
way with her that showed she was full of
Energy.
Now" she began briskly, what do you
want to known"
Her directness was catching Whats
frost?" Kenneth asked promptly.
"Frost?" she repeated Why frost is
fome on with me and I'll show you"
So Kenneth trotted along by her side.
after while he ventured question. rs
y very far?' he asked.
about six weeks" she answered.
Now. Kenneth was not in the habit OF
counting distances by weeks, and 80 he
really knew no more about it than he did
before. But Katy-did seemed so confident
Information that he hardly liked to tell her
he didn't understand. So he trudged along
beside her and was very quiet.
Presently she said. This is the fall were
going through now"
indeed said Kenneth. politely. who's
failing? l mean" and the little old
woman looked at him so sharply that he
stopped abashed.
Nobody that 1 know Of" she retorted,
Sharply. It's a part of the year-don't
you know? It's on the road to winter,
fust after you get past summer There
be is, now." and she waved her hand at
fomebody far ahead of them and high up
bver their heads. Il thought we'd prob
| hly find him at work up in the trees
is his busy season, and he has to do
God share of the work himself-you
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CHARADE.
My first is a maid, my second is to receive and IL
you are not careful you will make my whole.
DIAMOND
1. A consonant IN 'tremble" 2. Everything. z.
bargain 4. covering. s. part of the
foot. g. A color. Z. A consonant in 'tremble.'
WORD SQUARES
Al A certain number. 2. To mind 3. To.
join. 4. Organs of sight.
B-1 Honor g To encourage. 3. To dissolve.
4. girls name.
CHANGING PREFIXES.
Prefix two letters to the syllable "ble" and OBJ
tain words defined follows: L. A story with a
moral. 2. .ece of furniture 3. Worthy. 4. To
pace. 8. sacred book.
PRIMAL ACROSTIC.
My primals spell what have: /. Not ever.
2. To involve 3. To turn rapidly. f.. light
vessel. 8. Attempt. 6. To bring forward. Z. To
make uneren.
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
I am composed of Is letters and spell what boyg
and girls making at this time Of the yeaE
My 4, 3, 2, is an entrance.
My 8, Is, Z, 6 is to suffer loss
My II. 10. is TO drag.
NJ Is, r. IA, are crimes.
Ny IL, e is proposition
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The Frost King.
By II. l.. COFFIN.

katy did Katy did She did! She
lid" was shouted Justify from the trees
but in the front yard.
Hello" cried grandfather when he heard
h. in six weeks we shall have frost"
whats frost?" asked Kenneth. who is
10 young that there are still some things
be doesn't understand.
Frost" repeated grandfather. why,
(rost is-Oh. you'll have to ask Katy-did
The knows"
So late late that night when all the
|he house was still, Kenneth crept out into
he yard and up to the trees. ''Katy-did
Eaty-didI" he called softly.
''She didn't, She didn't came back to
him excitedly, and katy-did popped her
head over the edge of leaf and looked al
him.
''Why-eer' cried Kenneth in his surprise
You're a regular old LADY,
II can't help it il L am" snapped Katy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
THE BUBBLE BOY.

One when her father mother
snail Debhy declared, with a
II going sit 'leyenty
And I'm going to blow bubbles from
She found her clay pipe, a bowl and the
and had on old dress
But Debbys bedtime was at
And few minutes II to feella
She yawned she yswped, herb
And then small Deb in greatest surprise
For standing before her. S 50 fat
Was the funniest that she eveII at
lie made bubbles rom headt to his
And was daintiiy clad Clothes
His hat Of beaver the color beet
And the things bright yellow called feet
Two creatures with him, Soapsn nd Iiss Rovl
The former in from his to sole
Miss Bowl was quite golden, drossra pink
Which made Debby quite naturally think
Her an elegant Now, herself wore
red dotted black last years pinafore
Her ribbons yellow. a bright tan
And she looked with surprise bulb man.
Said he: Ibid a lost boyr
And Debby responded with evident joy:
Il DIDN'T; but that speak Of
VIII create him for IL try"
So she blew and she blew till IA ainbo bubble
Came out Of the pipe and ended their trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
Quaint Russian Customs,

Eight days after baby is born in Rus
STA it's hair is shaved by priest This is
shipped off in four places on LIE top of the
head to form cross. The baby's godfather
collects the morsels of down. pinching it up
thrown into the baptismal font If the
little pellet sinks there is great sadness in
the babys home, for the Russians believe
that the child will die before year has
passed.
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PUZZLE ANSWERS.

BEHEADINGS.
1. Brisk. Z. Craze. 3. Clean. f. Slack
DIAGONAL.
l. Mart
2. wit
3. sand
4. slice
5. rhinE
u. SHRIMP
Z. dramatic
&. magazine
MINCE PIE.
CHARADES.
1. Tomato. 2 Parrot.
WORD SQUARES.
Al SNOW B-l. TIRE
2. NAPE 2 ID A
3. OPEN 3. REAR
4. WEN 4. AIRS
REVERSES.
1. Trap-part. Ram-mar 3. Rap-par.
Star-rsts. 8. lime-emit.
DIAMONDS.
Al. B-1. s
2 ERA 2. SOW
3. BROWN 3. SOBER
4. AWE f. WET
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The Spider From Cork.
BY T. c. CUMMINGS.

.
This funny spider will walk over your
table, but you could not possibly induce it
to spin a web. It's a pretty queer spider,
isn't it, that cannot spin a web? This one
is made of cork, which explains the reason
" by. Your spider can be of any size, ac-
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cording to that of the cork used for it's
body. For its legs use wooden toothpicks.
Stick two into ca IN end of the cork and
then bend them in the middle until they
crack, but do not break through on both
Sides They will bend and form your
spiders jointed legs. Place your spider on
the table. get some water in a teaspoon
and shake a drop carefully on each leg at
the joint. The legs will Immediately begin
to move and appear quite lifelike. OF
course it will not run across the table like
a real spider would do. but if the tooth
table smooth. it will wrigge a good deal
and astonish every one who sees the trick
for the first time.
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A Catastrophe.
BY ALICE r. TILDEN.

By ALICE r. TILDEN.
There once was kitten named Nssser.
Who was mall, but was sroxip4 soc bigger.
He played with rifle.
Which amused him tribe
TIN somebody pulled tn trisser.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04

| if you will. At "Raise!' bring the
clubs to perpendicular once more
without moving the elbows from the
sides.
In the sixth exercise the clubs begin
III the usual perpendicular. The mo-
ton is this: Raise the right elbow
in line with the right shoulder, carry
the hand behind the right ear, swing
the club close to the back, and when
the circle is completed from left to
right in the rear, form a similar circle
in front of the body by carrying the
right hand and club across the chest
as far as the left shoulder and just in
front of the left hand; allow the club
to drop parallel with the. body, and
bring it down with the arm straight
in front of the feet; complete the cir
Gle by bending the elbow as the hand
and club pass the right leg"
In the seventh exercise you are to
slope the clubs as in the fourth; then,
at "SwingP form circle with the
left club in rear, and at the same time
form circle with the right club in
front of the body Form the circles
alternately, with the clubs in front and
rear as you progress with the counts.
The eighth exercise involves some
steps and is sometimes performed on
the move. Each step is taken as the
clubs swing to the rear, and the ad-
vanced knee is bent as the clubs drop
behind the shoulders" 1t is also per-
formed with half-facings instead of
forward steps.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
WHAT JAPAN GAINS FROM THE WAR
Gan Interview with Marquis Ito-T translated by Yone Noeuch

nations have looked over the Asiatic
country with some touch of hatred
and deep scorn. But we made the
alliance on equal terms. We mingled
with their soldiers at the time of the
Boxer trouble, and proved ourselves
even superior to them. Then slowly
and surely they began to lose their
prejudice against us, and we began
to assimilate to them We are hold
ing a strangely remarkable position
as country of Asia.
we owe much to Germany for SCI
ence and philosophy. But she lost
OUR respect and love when she joined
Russia to make us give UP the Lao
tung peninsula. France, known for
her romantic spirit and chivalry,
didn't help our new, ambitious coun-
try at that time There is no ques-
ton we owe more to America and
England than to any other countries.
Our civilization was directly import
ed from both those countries.
Especially since Our alliance with
England the English influence has
been phenomenal We learned the
true freedom solidly built on the
ground of conservatism, the open
breasted spirit, from England
But to what country do we owe
Our material advance? Isn't it Rus
STA? We must be thankful to Rus
STA, my friend.
The Russian menace in Asia was
the sole reason why we could make
such wonderful material advance.
We were obliged to stand firm
against Russia, lest we be threatened.
We increased Our army and our navy.
We tried to bring up Our children to
understand our situation and the mo-
mentous national problem. We taught
the people to be economical and in
dustrious for the crisis. Yes, crisis.
We are having it now. And Our part
looks bright
1--WE began to fight with the sure
calculation that we should win. How
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Donohue, War CORRESPONDENT.

One of the ablest men now in the
Far East is NJ J. Donohue, an Irish
Australian. Once he was on the
Sydney Telegraph" where he gained
a reputation by clever detective work.
1t was he who found the Deeming
murderer who killed so many persons
in Australia, and who afterwards con-
fessed to other murders perpetrated in
England. Donofue also discovered
and published to the world who DE
Rougemont" really was.
After this he went to England with
the New South Wales Lancers, of
which he was member Two squad
1ens of lancers went to Aldershot for
instructions and then out to South At
RIGA, where they were attached to the
Ninth Lancers under Methuen Dono-
hue was at Modder River and then
joined Lord Roberts at Bloomfontein,
where he fell in with Maxwell These
two wished to go to johannesburg to
meet General French. and so rode off
at night. passing close to a company
of some FIVE hundred Beers, who cap
tured Donohue and made it lively for
Maxwell. Maxwell, seeing the i'm
possibility of doing anything for Don
ohue, took the desperate chance OF
running his horse te the limit and SO
got away.
The Beers took Donohue to Pre-
toria and put him in prison, whence
he escaped disguised as a. Boer and
found refuge in the house of Douglas
Story, who was in the extraordinary
position Of English war correspondent
for a London paper with the enemy's
forces. When Maxwell came into
Pretoria with Lord Roberts he was
delighted to find his friend safe and
sound
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04

could Russia send her army to Man
churla? The railroad does not seem
helpful for that purpose. And where
has she naval station for her Grip
pied ships? Where can she get coal?
She made dead mistake i'll going to
war with us. If once we could mas
ter the sea-thank God, we have
done so--it would mean that we had
already won half the battle
Russia is not only fighting at
material disadvantage; she is fighting
against the morality of the world
Russia is supposed to be d Christian
country and one of the civilized ma
tons Of the world. Look at her con
duct toward the Jewish people | dare
say Russia is the second China. Her
diplomacy, which is quite effective,
was playing with our country Her
bluff was magnificent. A war without
any moral support can only finish as
a failure. What country in the world
is in sincere sympathy with Russia?
Victory is with Japan
What will Japan gain if we coll
quer?' | asked.
I'll is too early to discuss such a
matter just yet. But one thing is sure,
which means more than any mate
rial gain he said That is the break
ing of the white peoples prejudice
against the Asiatic people. Our vic
tory will be the turning point in their
conception. Right is right whoever
says it. brown people or white. The
best Buddhism should be regarded
equally with the best Christianity.
The world will cease to make a low
estimate on account of our brown
skin. We shall be admitted as a first
class nation hereafter, and we shall
be power to be taken seriously in
the matter of keeping the nations
balance. If we could break the pre-
iudice which the European powers
have cherished for ages, that alone
would be a great gain"
H. NAL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
IN MARQUIS ITO appeared with
MI burning cigar between his
~ l. fingers. By the way, he is


ing some five dollars daily. His face,
wrinkled through his having under
gone many a national crisis, beamed
happily with the news of victory.
isn't it glorious?" he exclaimed.
But he reflected a moment later,
I'VE have yet to win many more bat
ties"
He said that he had not slept for
the last three weeks, and he admitted
that he slept soundly last night. If
it were time of peace he would be in
his country villa by the sea, surround
ed by his favorite poets-Kainan Mo-
ri, Of course and others-and spend
ing day and night battling with
rhyme and meter"
However, began by asking for his
latest poem, since he could not be
without poem in such a crisis. He
politely asked me if | could stand for
a bad poem, as there could be moth
ing more trying to encounter than
"a bad line. The last line of his poem,
entitled Russia or Japan?" was as
follows:
"Is it cloud? Nay, smoke Lo, where
the smoke has departed there re-
mains the ruin of Our enemy's
ships"
Let me consider the matter for the
last fifteen years." he said slowly.
SIS there in the world any country
like Japan? We must not forget we
are Asiatic and Our country only a
group of small islands in the Far
East. We whipped China and we
made an ally of England Remem-
Der, it is an alliance between the coun-
try of Christianity and white skin and
the country of so-called heather reli-
gion. For centuries the European
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
ES a. Is. ~ sA. @ rs
HOW NEW YORK
OUTGROWS ITSELF
'-e+s's-t'oo 600 oeseeseo 90 sseos ooose

New York no sooner COMPLETES
some municipal improvement than il
tlnds 1t has outgrown it even before it
has been put to use. This is particu-
larly true of rapid transit and the
water supply.
The remnants Of some twenty-one
millions of dollars are now being
spent to finish the new water system,
which includes the famous Croton
Dam, the largest of its kind in the
world; the gigantic Jerome Park
Reservoir, for which the three hun
dred acres of land cost $3,5oo,ooo; the
Muscott Dam, fourteen miles above
the Croton Dam and dwarf in COM
parison, and the various highways and
a score or more of bridges in the
watershed, the ten thousand acres of
which, purchased at cost of about
two and half millions, have been
cleared of scores of villages and hun
dreds of farm buildings, and now only
hold the contractors buildings, which
will be burned shortly.
The two big items in this improve
ment have, Of course, been the Croton
Dam and the Jerome Park Reservoir.
Each stands to cost some seven
millions.
But despite the immensely of this
work the city realizes that another
additional source of water supply is
already highly necessary, and it is
casting around for new region to
tap for other millions of gallons of
water at cost variously set down all
the way from $5o,ooo,ooo to over twice
that amount.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Democratic Education of England's
Princes.

Prince Edward of Wales, the eldest
grandson and heir presumptive of
King Edward, is going, at the end of
the summer vacation, to boarding
school at Westgate-on-Sea, a seaside
resort in Kent.
He is ten years old, but has not yet
gone to school. He is well-educated
for his age, however, having had sew
eral private tutors. In company with
his brother, Prince Albert, lad Of
nine, he recently comm enced his first
course in drill at Windsor Castle
The Prince of Wales has decided
that both his sons shall have the or
binary education of English boys Of
good family instead of being trained,
as most European princes are, by tu-
tors and governors After they have
finished their preparatory school
course they will go to Eton
Prince Edward, who is to be SOL
der, will probably take course at the
military academy at Sandhurst after
graduating from Oxford University,
as King Edward did. Prince Albert is
destined for the Royal Navy, like his
father, and, will go from Elton to the
Britannia training ship.
Throughout their education the
young princes will be treated exactly
like their school fellows and brother
cadets, and will be on complete So
c1al equality with them.
This was the case with their father
and his brother. the late Duke of Clar-
ence, especially when they were on
the Britannia" There are plenty OF
officers in the British Navy to-day
who boast that they punched the
Prince of Wales head when they were
on the training ship with him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
AS Others See Us.

Queer ideas about America are still
cherished in England. In recent
speech Lord Lamington said:
I'm America, if not to-day, at any
rate till quite recently, a revolver or a
bowie knife was an essential part of
a mans everyday attire"
Lord Lamington has held the inn
portant positions of Member of Par
lament, private secretary to the late
Lord Salisbury, and Governor of
Queensland, SO that he might really
be expected to know better.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Lone STAR States.

In the course of conversation at a
club the other evening, a man re-
ferred to the Lone Star State"
What State do you mean?" he was
asked.
Why, Texas, of course"
We'll, he was told, do you know
that there are no fewer than FIVE in
dependent sovereign States which use
a lone star on their national flags to-
dayf They are Turkey, Chill, Cuba,
Liberia and the Congo Free State
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
She Uses Indian Gibbs
as They Do on
Warships

b I'D you know that the old-fash-
3 Toned Indian club drill is in
y constant use in the navy? 1t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-24
New Mail Schedule.

Editor OF The optic
LAS VEGAS, y. NJ, Dec, 90 Ef
fectiye December 23. \, I. n $, +.
postal car heretofore operated he
tween La Junta and Albuquerque in
train No win be run In new train
No. . leaving La Junta 1920 n. m,
arriving here 5:25 y, m. Mail for the
south that has been dispatched via
train No. I viii now go on train No,
8, The mail wi close for train No,
0 at 5:25 y. m,
Train No viii bring express mail
from the east, train No. viii carry
a mail car as in the past Mail will
be received and dispatched via train
No. /.
Trains 2 and will carry mail for
the east, No mail will be received or
dispatched via train No. 10.
f. 0. BLOOD, p. NJ.
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Watrous Notes.

DR.. Rolls received yesterday high
ly satisfactory report from Il. W.
Sandison in regard to his son, Cor.
don, who was so seriously injured
a month ago The wounds on the arm
and hand have healed nicely and the
broken homes are uniting well and in
good position. The fractured jaw is
also doing as well as could be ex.
pected.
Andrew Warren and Homan Hallett
have returned home after pleasant
visit to the Meadow city.
The children of the town are In
great mck this year with two Christ.
mas trees already In sight Friday
night they were entertained at the
school house by the popular and eff
flcient teachers. Mr.. Preston and
Miss Baird Saturday night Christ
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-24

were dug. In court the defendant par
ties disclaimcd all knowledge Of the
existence OF the injunction and set up
the perhaps honest plea that they had
no intention or desire whatever to
disohey an order OF court. However.
the presiding Judge found against
them and said he would not inflict
punishment at present, but II any
more Instructions were made TO the
building OF the fence covered by the
injunction. he would commit all par
ties concerned 10 the Jail Of Mora
county.
A man from Roy. Mora county. by
the name OF Carlos Casas. aged about
thirty years was committed 10 the
asylum by the court this morning on
application OF hts father Tho rnfor-
tunate fellow had ireen detained In
jail for several days TIL he was In q
I'll condition 20 be presented 70 tho
court
The case OF Mrs Hulda J. Leh-
mann vs. Gustav G. Lehman was par
TALLY heard this morning and then
went over TIL next Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-24
Teller Cases
Change Venue

COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec. "a
Teller county cases against Chas. II.
Meyer an dother officers of the West.
ern Federation Of Miners, growing out
OF strike troubles in Cripple Creek,
have been transferred to Douglas
county for trial by order of Judge
Lewis W. Cunningham, before whom
a motion for change of venue was
urged in chambers here The reason
for the action of the Judge Is that he
believed fair trial could not be had
In Teller county. In passing iudg.
ment the court reviewed the labor
troubles in the Cripple Creek dist
at considerable length.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-24

The New Mexico statute authorizes
railroad companies 10 exiel from their
trains at any stopping place, using no
more force than may be necessary,
any passenger. who. upon demand.
shall refuse to pay his fare. or shall
behave In rude. riotous or disorderly
manner towards other passengers or
the employees Of the companies In
charge Of such cars. or who, upon his
attention being called thereto. shall
persist In violating the rules Of tho
corporation against gambling upon its
cars.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-24

The big dining room of the Casta.
media is beautifully decorated with
evergreen, simlax and mistletoe.
There are number of artistic set
pieces and festoons hang from the
chandeliers and are attractively ar.
ranged upon the walls The office,
lunch room and bar room are now in
the hands of the decorators. The Cas-.
taneda has issued very pretty menu
cards which describe sumptuous
dinner to be spread for the people of
Las Vegas tomorrow
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-24
AT LEAST ONE
LIFE LOST
Narrow Escape Of Whole Down
Town section, - Damage
Placed az Two aud
n Half Million.

SiOuX CITY, Dec, 2i.--Sioux City
awoko this morning with two OF its
best business blocks In ashes, caus
Ing the loss Of two and a half mil.
lions. throwing hundreds OF people
out Of employment and cntaillng Z
loss Of at least one life, Tho fire
originated In tho basement Of the
Pelletlor Dry Goods company. A
strong wind was blowing and the
fire soon spread to adjoining huild.
ings. and for several hours. II was
believed the whole business section
of tho city would be burned. Omaha
Conncil Bluffs and other nearby citiea
sent fire apparatus. but the fire was
under control when they arrived. Tho
two blocks swept over by the flames
are bounded by Pierce and Jackson.
and Third and Fourth streets. With
In this territory the only buildings
saved were the Northwestern Natlon-
al bank on Fourth and Pierce streets
and the Tribune building on v.ercc.
near Third