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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
PLAYING INDIAN.
BALD EAGLE TELLS ABOUT ERNEST THOMP-
son SETON'S wOODCRaFrERS.
GAMES AND DANCES


Copyright 1904 10y X. n. BlrdssiIl
Boys or girls who are fascinated with
the idea of playing Indian the way MIR.
Ernest Thompson Seton wishes them to
play. but who have missed the earlier arti-
Giles in this weekly series, may catch up
and commence the play any time by send
ing to Mr.. Seton. at Cos Cob. Conn. for
copy of his little Red Book. That tells you
how to start a tribe, make your teepee,
etc. and begin camping. The book costs
Is cents. Scores of new tribes are being
formed. and the young Indians declare
there's nothing like it.
When you have your teepee and your cos
tunes there is hardly anything else that
will make the camp so like the orig nal
redman's as now and then an Indian
dance. To an observer who should see
real Indians engaged in one of those at
fairs it would seem silly and meaningless
and barbarous. But should remember
that these events were most important to
an Indian village or community. The
dance was the Indians worship, or 1t was
his celebration of some great affair either
past or soon to come. But whatever the
purpose of the dance. every movement,
gesture, contorton, grimace, grunt. yell,
song was full of meaning 1t was all ill.,
tended as a pantomime OF the game or the
fight or the worship which the dance cele-
brated.
One of the most interesting of these cere-
monies was the dance that began the even
ing before there was to be one of their
famous games of hockey. Remember that
this was the greatest of all the Indian
games, that the ball grounds were as much
as three-quarters of a mile long. that there
would be as many 800 players the
fields at once and ten times many spec
tators. Remember. too, that the bodies of
the players would be painted a brigh
color. that a red tail of horse hair would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
Substitutes for Butter.
From the London Globe.

A German chemist. DR.. Heuner. proposes
to buy up all the cocoanut oils and trans
form them into vegetable butter" a sa-
worry, inodorous and succulent substitute
for true butter. Cocoanut oil. like butter,
contains per cent of soluble acids-name-
ly. butyric acid and capric or decylic acid
which give pleasant aroma to butter and
have a taste Of haZlenut. Cocoa butter con-
tains less water than true butter. and will
keep fifteen or twenty days without show
ing any acid reaction: therefore it is useful
in making pastry. Cocoa butter has also
been found by trial the better antiseptic
against Infection by microbes, and as 1t is
quite digestible the various boards of health
have not objected to it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
The Bathtub Fish.

In wonderful. funny game l play
And you may IL you wish
I'm the one and only original
Great monster bathtub fish.
You may guess l have lively time
In the cataracts and streams
And the foods and the seas. At any rate
SO nursie says 1t seems.
! splash and roar, I snort and kick,
I howl and spout and buck.
Till nurse says she only escapes alive
By just the merest luck.
But try this delsctable game yourself;
The things you need are few:
4 waterproof nurse. q great big hath,
Your arms and q leg or two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
Who Knows.

''Oh, sonny. get my slippers, please,
My papa calls to me
When he is tired and wants to rest,
And we have just had tea.
! like to do what he requests.
But don't 1 dread to so
All In the dark. alone, upstairs?
And don't go up slow?
l grasp the slippers and I turn;
Just three steps brings me to
The banisters. / seize the rail.
And don't shoot down? Whew.
Don't be afraid. son." papa says,
THE dark has not hurt you"
OF course 1t hasn't, but who knows
When 1t Is going tor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
A Dreadful Quarrel.
BY OLIVE HART.


1.-the Timothy, no straight and tall,
With bearing cold and proud.
Stood by the fence one summers day,
His gay head meekly bowed.
His friends and neighbors pestered him
And questioned why he grieved;
The gay young blade was sad, indeed:
With signs his bosom heaved.
Sweet Glover knew the reason why
Young Timothy was sad,
For she was blusLing rosy red
Beside the sulky lad.
Eve know" the SorreI shouted out,
''Just see Miss Glover blush!''
you're such gossip. Sorrel-top,"
Said little Daisy, ''hush!''
Indeed, I heard them quarreling."
The saucy Sorrel said.
she laughed at his old-fashioned name.
He called her top-knot red!''
Then Timothy more angry grew;
Miss Clover blushed for shame.
''Oh, what fuss." said Buttercup,
And ill about q name"
''Nonsanser' cried out the jolly Wind.
why. this wiz nsvsr DOT
Straight into Ttuothy's young arns
The little Clover blow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20

way to play tag with boy that's got his
Sunday clothes on?''
Il pose you might say. looking at 1t
one way, that liquor Is great stuff to sort
of even up things. OF course it takes
shingles off mans barn, but then it puts
patches on his pants.
There's one complaint that most airy
patent medicine will cure, provided you
keep on taking it long enough-it's that
dropsical swellin' of the pocketbook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
Elattering.

From the Chicago Tribune. -.-.,. g.. ~.
Maud-'Got. "a new young man, have you?
I'd like to know how he looks"
Mabel-"You would? Well, here's his
photograph"
Maud-"Oh. that's his photograph is it ?"
Inspects it, STILL I'd like to know how
he looks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20

''Phizzer has started up soda water
fountain"
why. how could Phizzer do that? He
hasn't a penny of his own"
We'll. / heard him say he had the foun-
tain charged. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
Economy.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From The Chicago Tribune.
The Children Cat popular watering PLACED
Papa. we want six of these souvenir
postal cards. one for each of IS. to send
home to Aunt Kate"
Frugal Parent-Not at all. You can buy
one. and each of you can write a few words
on it :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20

When a man loses his collar button under
the bureau. and then kicks the cat and
swears just horribly. his wife feels sure
that she In only just beginning to know
his true Observation-Disclosures American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20

CENTRAL ACROSTIC
1. CABIN
2. STAKE
3. WATCH
T. US HER
8. WRITE
8. OUNCE
7. WAGON
BATHING.
POSTMAN'S BAG.
1. Brig-big. g Heart-hart g. Stair-star
4. ain-Bin. s. Road-rod.
WORD PUZZLE
l. Cent-sent-scent 2 Style-stile g. Bear
bear-bare. 4. Bee-be.
WORD PARALLELOGRAM
2. ICE
s. SCOLD
4. ELDER
8. DECAY
Q. RATES
YIELD
9. SLAIN
Q. DIyAN
10. NAG
IL. N
UNITED SQUARES.
iEs III
Is; Is:
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15
10000 Japs Killed.

July st. Petersburg, July 13.-A dis
patch from Russian correspondent A.
Mukden says: According to intellit
gence received here, the Japanese last
night attacked positions near Port Ar
thur and were repulsed with enormous
losses, not less than 30, 900, it is said,
being killed Or wounded by our mines. ."
The London Morning Posts Shanp-
hal correspondent says that the Japan
ese casualties by land mines at Port
Arthur Sunday night are reported to
have been $4,000, but none of the spec
ial war dispatches mentions Japanese
disatser AT Port Arthur.
The general staff has received no in
formation regarding the reported at
tackled on positions near Port Arthur
and the loss of 10000 Japanese killed
or wounded by Russian mines.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15
KAISER CAUSES A SENSATION.
Wishes Good Luck to Russians Going
to Fight Japs.

10 Fl9nt JapS.
st. Petersburg, July ia sensa-
ton has been caused by the publica-
ton in the Russky Invalid, the army
organ, of a telegram from Emperor
William to the colonel of the Wyborg
(Finland) regiment, of which the en-
peror is honorary colonel in chief. The
emperor congratulates the regiment on
the prospect Of meeting the Japanese,
and adds that he is proud that his
regiment will have the honor Of fight
ing for its emperor, the fatherland and
the fame of the Russian army. In con-
Guiding the emperor says:
my sincere wishes accompany the
regiment. God bless it's standards"
This telegram was only published
this morning, but by evening its con-
tents had become widely known and
formed the general topic of converse
ton. A considerable section of the
public even deduced from the message
that Germany intends before long to
abandon her position as a mere on
locker with regard to events in the
far east
In diplomatic circles, while the tele-
gram has caused much surprise and
comment, 1t Is Immediately associated
with the approaching commercial
treaty negotiations in Berlin. 1t seems
to be generally understood that Russia
is prepared to make considerable tariff
concessions in exchange for the bene-
violent neutrality of Germany during
the war, as well as for the assistance
Germany is rendering in keeping the
enemies of the Russian government in
Germany under police surveillance
Moreover, it has been repeatedly af.
firmed that Russia desires to raise
money in Berlin.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15
PERSONS PERISH
AND SO INJURED IN TRAIN WRECK
AT MIDvALE, N. J.
Regular Passenger Train Ran Into
Rear End of Excursion Train That
Had Stopped to Take Water-It Is
Said Tower Operator Gave Signal at
Wrong Time-Rescue Was Quick.

New York, July 11.-Fourteen per,
sons were killed and about so injured
in a collision which occurred at Mid
vale, n. j., just before noon Sunday,
when regular passenger train on the
Greenwood Lake branch of the Erie
railroad ran into an excursion that
had been stopped to take water. All
the dead and injured lived in Hoboken,
New Jersey and New York.
The accident is believed to have re-
suited from tower operator having
lowered his signal too soon. The
train which was run into was special
carrying most of the Platt Deutscher
association of Hoboken, on their an
nual outing. 1t consisted Of u cars
and two engines. The first engine
had taken water and the train had
moved up and stopped with the sec
ond engine beside the tank, when Che
regular train drew near. The flagnfan
of the special signaled the engineer of
the oncoming train, but owing to a
curve in the road his flag was not
seen until too late. 1t is claimed that
the engineer of the regular train had
slowed down to about 10 miles an hour
before he crashed into the special, but
his engine tore through the rear car
and drove the forward end of that car
into the car ahead. The killed and in
jured were in these two cars.
The wreckage did not catch fire and
the work of taking out the dead and
MANNED was accomplished quickly. The
passengers from the uninjured coaches
ran back and Joined in the work, and
the residents of Midvale, many of
whom had heard the crash, assisted
them.
Fourteen dead were soon laid beside
the track and the injured carried to
the nearby houses.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

Taniger, July IL. According to
news from the interior, the bandit
Raisuli and his tribe made raid on
Charg, and after two days fighting
Raisuli was victorious. The tribe
looted many cattle.
Owing TO threats sent by Raisuli and
the neighpboring tribes to Mohammed
Ell Torres, the foreign minister, work
ON the custom house in course of erec-
tlonat Tangier, has been discontinued.
The tribes said they would raid Tan
gier.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15
FLOOD In OREGON.

Portland, Ore, July ia special
dispatch from Fossil in Wheeler coun-
ty, gives meagre particulars of a cloud
burst accompanied by loss of life and
great damage to property occurring
near Mitchell in Wheeler county. Two
lives were lost, Mrs. Bethune, wom-
an, aged 80 years, and Martin Smith,
aged 81 yeras, being swept away in the
flood and drowned. They were too old
to assist themselves to place of safety
and were beyond the rescue of stronger
people.
In all, 2S houses in Mitchell were
destroyed and in addition several large
barns, one containing 80 horses, were
swept away.
From the very brief reports received
at Fossil over the telephone from Nit
chell, it is learned that terrific rain
storm occurred in the mountains back
of Wheeler in the evening, causing
Bridge and Mill creeks to become bank
full and overlooking the low lands
along their courses. The two creeks
unite several hundred yards above Nit
chell and the converging of the rush.
ing waters created wall of water 20
feet high which swept down toward
Wheeler in mad rush, sweeping
everything before it.
Fighting its way through the residen-
tial portion of the town it swept more
than score of houses from its path
and passed on the to lowlands beyond.
Though the warning Of the flood s
coming was brief, the inhabitants were
warned of their danger in sufficient
time to reach high land out of harm g
way from the flood. So far sa known
all but tw of the inhabitants escaped,
but the future may reveal the loss of
several more lives. The flood, FORUM
ately, swept down on the town at a
time when many of the people were in
the BUSINESS section, otherwise the loss
of life would have been much greater.
The property loss will be heavy.
Wheeler county is the center of a
great cattle raising country. Mitchell
is the second town of Importance in
the county. 1t has population of
about $50 and does thriving business,
vast extent of the country being trib-
utary to it. Fossil, the county seat, is
the principal commercial center.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

Rear Admiral Barker, commanding
the North Atlantic fleet, has informed
the navy department that the battle
ships Kearsarge, Alabama, Name
Iowa and Missouri have left Corfu ior
Trieste. They will be Joined at tne
Austrian port by the battleship ILLINOIS
and the cruisers Olympia, Baltimore
Cleveland and Mayflower, now en
route from Gibraltar. No orders have
gone forward to proceed to Turkish
waters.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES n.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Nation,i
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

Former Postmaster John S. Field Of
Philadelphia has committed suicide
by shooting himself
The mills of the Canadian Pacific
Lumber company at Port Moody 10
miles from Vancouver, were burned
recently. The loss will be about S11O.
900, with $4,000 insurance.
Acting Secretary Oliver has tee.
graphed General Bell to issue lOOO
tents and five days rations for the re-.
lief of the flood sufferers around Kan.
sas City. The supplies will be drawn
from Leavenworth.
Four hundred American members n,
the Salvation army under the com.
mand of Booth-Tucker and headed NV
a band, marched to the residence of
Ambassador Choate at London recent.
ly and were cordially welcomed by Mr.
and Mrs. Choate.
w. H. Ellis, carrying the treaty of
commerce between the United States
and Abyssinia to Emperor Menelik.
has arrived at Jibutil. He says he has
heard nothing whatever concerning
F. X. Loomis. His plans for proceed.
ing to Abyssinia are not yet complet.
ed.
German military experts at Tientsin
are of the opinion that the Russian
positions at Liaoyang and Haicheng
are untenable against a three sided
Japanese attack. They expect that
General kuropatkin will withdraw and
they predict the downfall of Port Ar
thur.
Mrs. Florence Maybrick will be re-
leased from London prison as an or.
binary prisoner on ticket of leave be-
tween now and August 1. The au.
thorities have no intention of granting
her free pardon. but can not i'm.
pose any restrictions upon her after
her arrival in America.
Jewels valued at $4,000, belonging
to Mrs. Potter, wife of Bishop Potter
of New York, were stolen from a safe
in the office of the Stark estate. at
Cooperstown, N. Y. The box in which
the jewels were kept was found In
the cellar of the building, empty, and
with blood stains on it.
The grand conclave Of Benevolent
and Protective Order Of Elks will be
held in Cincinnati, Ohio commencing
July IS, and will be in session until
July 25. Cincinnati has donated be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 for the
reception of Elks who will be there
from all parts of the United States.
After reconsidering its action in In.
dorsing the candidacy of President
Roosevelt for reelection in place OF
making it's nominations, the national
negro liberty party nominated William
T. Scott of East st. Louis and W. Z.
Payne of Warrenton, Va, for presi'
dent and vice president respectively
of the United States.
Charles w. Penrose, for many years
editor in chief of the Deseret News.
the official church publication, has
been chosen an apostle Of the Nor
mon church to fill the vacancy in thar
body caused by the recent death OF
Apostle A. o. Woodruff. Next to the
first presidency this is the highest
governing board Of the church.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

London, July13.-Unless unexpected
obstacles are raised by the representa-
tives of the steamship lines at Il fur
Their conference to be held with the
president of the board of trade, Gerald
Balfour. hte emigrant war will be set
tied within few days. This means
tina the SO rate will Immediately be
abandoned and that emigrants bound
for America must pay $3.50, the rate
charged before the struggle began.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15
BASEBALL PLAYERS KILLED.
While Playing Ball They Were Struck
by Lightning.

Cumberland, Md, July 12.-Joseph
Barrett was killed by lightning while
PLAYING baseball. He was hurled sew
eral hundred feet. Two other players
We're stunned, but will recover.
Pittsburg, July l2.-Charles ,Toffreys,
left fielder of the Jonhsown baseball
team, was killed by lightning at Nc
keesport.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

Fresno, CAL, July l2.-Fire has de-
setroyed block of manufacturing
buildings. The losses aggregate sea-.
600. The heaviest losers are: The
MADEIRA planning Mill company, $780,
900: Anderson Furniture company,
s35 900; Hollenbecli- Bush Planning
mills, 100000.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

Dalny, Msnchuria, July 13. - This
town, which was left in a dismantled
condition by the Russians, when they
abandoned it has been practically re-
stored by the japanese, who are main.
tanning rigid discipline. Commerce is
again brisk and the Chinese, who were
driven out before the evacuation, have
returned. The waterworks have not
yet been restored, but,the wharves have
all been repaired. The entrance to the
harbor is still dangerous, owing to the
presence there of the sunken hulks of
IA small craft sunk by the Russians to
keep out the Japanee. 1t is also be-
lieved that there are some sunken
mines in the bay, but it is very diff
cult TO locate them.
The Japanese are advancing against
Port Arthur by two roads, one army
moving eastward from Dalny and the
other along the center road from XII.
noon, the former assisted by the navy.
On July the Japanese, by a bril-
liant charge, captured the Miaotsui
fort, which gave them strong posi-
ton from which they Immediately be-
gan heavy bombardmen to the east
ern section of the Port Arthur defenses.
The japanese losses in the series of
engagements, eliminating in this cap
ture, were enormous, but this fact had
no effect on the rank and file.
The second japanese column also did
excellent work and is reported to have
taken the outworks of Shuishiing, one
of the cardinal defenses of Port Arthur
and only four miles from the town it.
self.
Vladivostok - The British steamer
Cheltenham, captured by the Vladivos-
tok squadron, has been declared law
full prize. Her commander did not at
tempt to defend himself, because the
proof against the vessel was over
whelming and the evidence tended to
show that the ship had already been
bought by the Japanese for $40, 900.
She was sailing under the British flag
because some of the formalities of her
transfer were lacking. There were
only four British subjects on board the
Her crew were mostly
Germans, and they did not conceal
their joy at the fact that the Russians
had captured the Cheltenham. When
the prize crew from the armored cruiser
Gromoboi left the Cheltenham they
were cheered. The protest of the cap
tain of the British ship Alton, also cap
tured by the Vladivostok squadron will
be decided by the admiralty court at
st. Petersburg.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

Wilmington, Del, July IA. - fli'
has destroyed AZ buildings in the DUST
ness and residence district of Mlllins'
ton, Del, causing loss of S2oo'oVO,
Not store remains in the town, anu
the streets are filled with homeless
men, women and children, Inc hi'
started in blacksmith shop.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

New York July 13. The protracted
negotiations for merger of the ma,
tional Lead company and the unl.eu
Lead company have been successiuiiy
concluded, according to statement III
official quarters. The former COMPANY
will absorb the latter, the details 10 NO
carried out in the fall.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15
Packers Strike is Emminent.

Chicago.-A general strike involving
1000 union men engaged in the packing
industry in the nine big packing cen
tiers of the country is said to be immi-
nent.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

Caldwell Idaho July 12.-Misss Dei,
tina Masterson and Miss Ida ohue.
were drowned in slough near VI.
home of G. W. Shuey, about two NY n.y.
half miles from this city. The booie'
of both have been recovered.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

San Francisco, July 12.-lt is ~"
believed that the true name of the n'an
who shot himself here lsat Saturday 70
William Baily, and that his home was
in Chicago. His clothing. it has oees ,
discovered, bore Chicago tailors '"s
showing that it was made for person
of that name.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

Memphis, Tenn. July 13.-In raid
by five deputy sheritfs on a crap gamb-
ling house in Desoto street, Deputy
Houston Mitchell and Deputy Thomas
kiddermott We're mortally wouned by
inmates of the place.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

Chefoo, July 12.-Ciungtan, the key
to the Russian defensive works at Port
Arthur, has been taken by the Japan
ese. Fighting is now III progress all
along the hills between Ciungtan and
Port Arthur. Heavy ARTILLERY firing
began at midnight and continued with
ont pause until 3 a. III. Later it was
resumed.
The Russians have destroyed the Ret
vizan and one other battleship OF the
Port Arthur squadron.
General Count keller's Headquarters,
via Liaoyang, July IA serious fight
is expected soon.
The opposing forces are now occu.
pving the hills on opposite sides of the
valley of the Linkhi river, where it
crosses the Liaoyang road
Tie Russians, both officers and men,
are anxious to contest the japanese ad'
vance.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

Cheefoo. July IL, Noon.-An Eu'
ropean who left Port Arthur at
O'Clock Sunday afternoon reports that
the Japanese made torpedo attack
Sunday morning. attempting to pene
trate into the harbor. They were re
pulsed without loss,
The European further reports that
on July I severe fighting occurred
around Port Arthur. The Russians
back on all sides. but admitted loss
of over one thousand killed Seven hun
bred wounded are said to have arrived
at Port Arthur July and it was re
ported more were coming.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-15

Dear money often follows cheap
talk.