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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
Grab.
BY f. w. IVES.

Jim, I regret to say. had been lying on
the floor for at least fifteen minutes. cry
ing just as loud as he could and acting
generally disgracefully. And all because
mother wouldn't let him go swimming the
middle of May!
Il should think I was about six years
old. he roared, as mother was leaving the
room.
"Six?" exclaimed mother. why shouldn't
think you day over two!''
Jim knew perfectly well there was no use
lying on the floor kicking. SO in few min
utes he stopped. dried his eyes and SUBJ
stftuted an occasional shuttle for bowls.
All at once he heard an unmistakable
scratching and whining at the door
It's a dog!' he exclaimed. Where on
earth did 1T come from"
He rushed to the door, opened It. and
there on the threshold stood the cunning
est little bull terrier puppy imaginable, wag-
ging his stump of a tail and grinnng pleas
antly. Jim forgot his woes instantly, and
snatching UP the puppy. darted down stairs
with him.
Mother" he cried. where did he come
from? Is he mine to keep"
Yours to keep" answered mother. Uncle
Ned brought him this morning and sent
him up stairs to see If he couldn't bring a
few smiles to that cross face of yours. He
has succeeded. too. hasn't he. dear?'
He's enough to make any one pleasant"
answered Jim, rather sheepishly.
From that instant the boy and the dog
were fast friends. The puppy was chris
tened Grab. for that seemed his one idea
In life. and he followed close at Jim's heels
all the rest OF the day.
Jim thought it inhuman to make Grab
sleep in the cellar, until mother hunted ND
an old basket for him to sleep in. And
actually Jim. who was never known to
wake up for anything after he had once
gone to sleep, reused himself twice during
the night and went down into the cellar to
see IL the dog was perfectly comfortable.
1t was very hard to start for school the
next morning without the new pet, and les
sons never seemed so long nor so tiresome
During study hour Jimmy formed a bold
resolution.
I'm bring him to school tomorrow" he
said. He is SO little 1 can easily keep
him in my desk, and teacher will never
know"
This plan worked beautifully Grab was
smuggied in under his masters coat, Sc
GREETED in his desk. and no one was any the
wiser. Fortunately the puppy was sleepy
and curling up, kept perfectly quiet But
during the history class something pos
sessed him to wake up. Not recognizing
his quarters he began to grow uneasy.
Jimmy heard the shutting of paper and
rafting of pencils, and his heart sank
He longed to open the desk but he didn't
dare. The noise grew louder and louder.
Suddenly Grab made an effort to open
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
Some Summer conunarums.

What does Sweet William carry when he
goes out walking? A sugar cane.I
What does Black-eyed Susan use to keep
her hair In order? Cockscomb.
What form of entertainment is common
among the flowers? Hops
What disease is common to young flow
ers? Nettle rash.
On what does the Wandering Jew rest
when tired? Toadstools
Which parent made Johnny jump-up?
His poppy.
what tree always uses the second per-
sonai pronoun? Yew
What tree is formed by two letters of the
alphabet? L M (elm.)
what tree Is the most dapper? Spruce.
What tree Is the sweetest? Maple.
What tree Is the most melancholy? Weep-
ing willow.
What tree is proud of being a parent?
Papaw.
What tree Is sorry invalid? Sycamore.
What tree Is used in building materials?
Lime.
What tree keeps one warm in winter
Fir.
What tree does history make constant
use of? Date
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
Hushaby. NV Dolly.

On, hushaby. my dolly, swinging underneath the
trees.
Your little mothers sitting close beside you In
her chair
We will listen to the buzzing of the busy humble
bees.
And the singing of the breezes in the green and
leafy trees,
And smell the sweet June roses in the baimy
summer air.
We win find out all the secrets of the beauty bat
terHies,
And where they get the butter that they search
for all the day.
We win ask the daddy long legs where his lucky
power lies.
We will get the lark to tell what he sings of In
the Skies
And wen watch the games and capers that the
little cioudlets play.
And then. my little dolly. yoa viii close these
sleepy eyes,
And you'll dream Of fairy princes and OF sugar
plums sweet.
You Will hear the fairy Aowers talk without the
least surprise,
And when I wake yeu later ron WIN wonder how
time dies,
: And then. my precious baby. wen want some,
X ATry PINE Err nm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

the desk lid himself: 1t raised up an inch
and then shut down hard again with q
bang. Jimmy felt the teachers eyes upon
him, and the perspiration poured down his
face.
James" said Miss Adams sternly, laying
down her book, what do you mean by dis
turbing the entire class In this manner"
II didn't mean to-" muttered Jim. his face
scarlet with modification.
''To prevent its happening again." went
on the teacher. will you kindly change
seats with Lille Day? Perhaps her desk
will behave ITSELF
There was nothing to do but obey. and In
fear and trembling Jim took Lilies seat.
while she, with a contemptuous glance,
took his.
All was quiet for a moment and then
Grab evidently decided to make another at
tempt for liberty. This time the desk lid
raised at least two inches, and fell again
with report like pistol The whole class
jumped and Lille Day screamed.
Miss Adams rose from her chair. and
thinking some child was playing trick on
her, began one of her most effective
speeches. She had gotten as far as This
is perfectly scandalous-" when she was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
Birds.

l hear e bird lover say the other DAY that
If all the birds were banished from the earth
could not possibly live on it for any
length Of time. Did you know birds were
so important? Just think of Il. The birds
make it possible for us to live. They are
as necessary to US as water and air and
food. One reason why they are so impor-
tant is that they eat very. very many seeds
OF poisonous plants and weeds, which II the
birds did not destroy them would overrun
things. hen they eat so many grubs which
destroy cur grain ana fruit trees and
bushes. We should be overrun with those
also il the birds did no. help us out. There
are other reasons. too, why wo should want
every bird to live. I wonder how many of
you can find them. 1t Is high time to be
looking for the brown thrasher. More of
him aaxt time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

interrupted by two more bangs. in quick
succession.
Lille Day. thoroughly frightened. rushed
from the bewitched desk. and every child
in the room.jumped up Jim, thinking best
to solve the mystery, approac hed his desk.
but Miss Adams held him back
Don't" she said. Il think from the
noise the desk must be full of rats, ard
sometimes they are very fierce" This was
a wise guess, for the rustling beneath the
cover certainly did sound very ratlike.
Il should suggest" went on Miss Adams,
that all you bigger boys gather round the
front of the desk, with rulers, while / will
approach from the back and"
What she intended doing after having
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
AS Poor Richard Saws.

Biame-all and praise-an are two block
heads.
No man e'er was glorious who was not
Iaborious.
Hope of gain lessons pain.
Jack Little sowed little, and little he'll
reap.
He that cannot obey cannot command.
An egg today is better than hen tomor-
row.
If you know how to spend less than you
get you have the philosophers stone.
Diligence is the mother of good luck
Do not do that which you would not have
known
Tfs easy to see, hard to foresee
The rotten apple spoils his companions.
Creditors have better memories than
debtors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
If You Were Sherlock Holmes?
THE MYSTERY OF THE MEADOW.
A Story With Hidden Puzzle.

Any boy or girl with wide-open eyes who
has crossed the seven-mile strip of Jersey
1aadow. either by the turnpike or by one
of the many railroads that reach out across
It on their way from New York. must have
noticed the large areas matted with stumps
and roots of trees These blackened re-
mains tell a story of their own, for there
was a time when these wide level stretches
of marsh were covered with dense forest.
: There is many another story, too, that
never will be told-stories OF robbery and
murder committed within the dark shadows
OF these trees. And criminals escaping
from the great city easily baffled pursuit
IL they once reached cover in the meadow
woods.
One little band of highwaymen was for
years the terror of all unfortunate travel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
The Fable of the Man and His Rooster.

Once there was man who was awakened
every morning by the Growing OF his
rooster. This so provoked him that at
last. putting his head on tof the window,
he shouted:
Miserable creature! Is 1t not enough that
you crow by day2 Early every morning
you crow and crow until you cause the sun
to rise. Then 1 have to get up and work
If you do not keep quiet in the morning
shall certainly wiring your neck"
And SO he did. but too late he found that
the sun rose from other causes than the
growing Of a rooster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

seemed to understand the sign perfectly
Now 1t SO happened that the next two
men were officers, in search of these very
three villains. They puzzled long over the
strange expressions the fellow had written
after releasing the captive If only Sher-
lock Holmes the great detective had been
there! Possibly even American boys and
girls of today might make out the way the
highwaymen went. Can you?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
How to Make q Box Kite.

Boys and girls, and even grown-ups, have
learned that there is fun at kite flying
from early spring until late fall. One thing
that has helped them to learn this Is the
flying qualities OF the box kite. Every
body who cares for outdoor fun should
know how this is made. Here are direc-
tons that any one can easily follow:
The four corner posts should be about
two and on-haIf feet long and as light and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

the bottom of a sack of apples, thinking
that If he should be waylaid on the trip
home they might search his pockets, but
would scarcely look into a market basket
for money.
1t was late in the day when he set out
for home along the lonely turnpike. He
tried to look brave, but kept digging his
heels vigorously against the lean sides OF
his nag. Tighter and tighter he chung to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

Now while some one holds up the four
posts. set the braces in place and tie light
cords around the whole frame right at the
ends. There: the frame is up. Now draw
the paper snug around It, just inside the
cords and paste the ends together. When
tie paste is dry take off the cords. The
bride should be three feet long, and tied
tightly at each end to two posts, eight
inches from their ends. In the middle of
the bride tie the kite line.
After you learn how to make a kite OF
this size you viii enjoy making a much
larger one. These kites fly well even in a
light wind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

ers who had to cross these dreary meadows.
All kinds OF devices were used to conceal
valuables. especially money. Sometimes
man carrying a large sum disguised him
self as a beggar merely to make highway
men think he was not worth robbing. An
other form of disguise was to dress up as
a countryman carrying market basket.
No doubt the thieves often allowed such a
J one to pass without a suspicion that he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

took to their heels. ' WY
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
virginia's Spelling.

Virginia was aged seven and was indig-
nant at her teacher. who kept her in for
misspelling the word puzzle. Her mother.
trying to find out where yfrginias mis-
take was. could not help from smiling as
II any other way than the way did.
How did you spell It. Virginia? 81
why, .p-u-ezel,' OF course"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

Eiender you can whittle them. Four
inches from each end OF each piece Is cut
little notch for the braces to rest In. The
-FOUR braces are whitfield down the same
size as the posts. and are about twenty
Inches long. Each end OF each brace Is
notched to fit over the post. The notch In
the end of brace and the notch In a post
come together. Now take two strips of
thin. strong paper. FIVE feet long and nine
tnches wide. Fold over each edge IL for
n half-inch hem, to guard against tearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
A Fairy Tale.

A Fairy Tale.
There once was a fairy. as I've heard tell.
Long and long ago.
Who lived In the heart Of bright blue-bell,
Long and long ago.
They say she only crept out at night
Long and long ago.
And curicd her hair By the fredy's light;
I wonder II that Is
She wove her veil OF purple mist.
Long and long ago.
That melted away when the Sun King kissed
That fairy Of long ago.
II you steal out at early dawn,
They say-but who can telif-
That the self-same fairy may not be gone
To the heart Of the bright blue-ben
You may find her weaving the purple mist
As she dld u me long ago;
Weaving and waiting there to be Kissed.
II you and her please let me know.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-20
YOUNG HOTEL SNEAK Thief
GETTING BUSY ONCE MORE

The Alexander Young Hotel sneak thief has been getting busy
the of thief having been Dr. Taylor It said
that the other day and fifteen
cash taken.
1t significant thing that the obberies should begun
simultaneously with the arrival OF the Alameda
who watched these robberies
they first began be that they always
before Alameda while
the harbor OF when the thief
did help rid Of tabut
watches and Jewelry has than
need OF accompce the wag of the Territory
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-20

L. B. KERR & COMPANY, LTD, sfr9sf
GOVERNOR RETURNS THANKS
TO SECRETARY OF TREASURY

Yesterday Governor Carter and mailed the following
letter. which will be carried the mainland the Alameda
TO Hon. S. L. Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury
Dear SirOn behalf of the Territory of Hawaii, desire to
your accepting the
issue OF bonds security under certain conditions for National
deposits.
Your first act of this kind time when the financial
situation perhaps made of general benefit But action
this OCCASION in the face withdrawal
liar privilege from of other securities the
favor to small Territory here the Pacific all the
marked and important o
Assuring you of deep appreciation, I
Very Sincerely Yours,
GEORGE R. CARTER,
Governor of Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-20
UNCLE SAM WILL PAY So.
900 FOR DOWSETT LANDS

An has been reached between Lieut. Sattery,
Engineer Corps T. A. representing the War Department and
the Dowsett Estate Limited whereby the latter corporation will
accept $4,000 for their lands Puuoa Pearl Harbo The transfer
will probably be of this week The Dowsett
holdings will be in the fori6caton which will
guard the o Harbor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-20
MANILA CIGARS IN TEA.

Or without. Just the thing for a
Christmas present. Call at the HA-
WAIIAN TOBACCO CO.. corner King
and Bethel streets, and place your or
der for box. Only a few left. New
stocks of smokers requisites just ar
rived.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-20
NOTICE.
HORSESHOE SALOON.

From and after this day all my bust
ness ceases with the Horseshoe saloon.
EDW. H. WOLTER
Honolulu, Dec. 16. 6977.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-20

easily
Now the Young Hotel thief may booty somewhere
ana may have accomplish board
but remarkable coincidence that he always seems TO pet
busy Immediately before the Alameda arrives while that vessel
port
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-20
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13

Some permanent form of fencing is
desirable and necessary about all poul-
try buildings, and essential where pure
bred stock is kept and pens are kept
separate during the breeding season.
Poultry netting. well galvanized and
seventy-two inches wide, is the only
satisfactory fencing material, and In
order to stretch 1t properly. scant-
ling should be mortised on edge in the
top of the posts for a top rail. Posts
are best set eight feet apart, using 2x4s
sixteen feet long for tops. In order to
make the fence as lasting as possible
we charred the butts of the posts and
filled in the holes with rock and Gin
ders. also put about six inches of rock
under each post. The posts should be
sawed off five feet and half from the
ground. and the netting buried six
inches. This prevents fowls scratching
and getting under the renee, and also
does away with n bottom rail or base
board. In putting on the netting one
end should be made fast with double
row of staples and the other end clamp
ed between the 2xis with bolts, and,
with a small wire stretcher attached
to the middle. stretched up tight. The
top wire should be then stapled on Sc
curely. and then by pressing down the
bottom wire at each post and stapling
to the post the netting Is deeply and
tightly secured. In making gates time
and labor can be saved by stretching
the wire on the fence and then setting
the frame for the gate against the net
ting, when II can he stapled to the gate
without further neutrality-suspicious.
Experiment Station.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
Swine in Orchards.

While many orchardlsts do not he
lieve in having stock of any kind in
their orchards, there are others who
find 1t profitable under certain condi-
tions. If the orchard needs additional
food, and most bearing orchards do,
the plan of keeping swine or sheep in
it is not a bad one provided the ar
rangement Is so planned that the pres
ence of the stock does not in any way
work injury to the trees or to the soil.
If swine are to be kept In the bear
ing orchard the ground should be pre-
pared for some such crop as sorghum,
clover and rye, or any similar crop,
which will serve as grazing for the
animals and add fertility to the soil
through their droppings. On this plan
one will help the orchard, but IL the
hogs are turned into an orchard that is
in grass with the idea of increasing
the value of the animals by what they
may get in grazing, II will not require
many seasons of this sort of work be-
fore there will be decided injury done
to the trees. III an orchard Is worth
anything at all, 1t is worth caring for
in itself and should not be used as an
adjunct to the hog pen or the sheep
pen unless the animals will more than
pay back to the trees through the soil
all they take from them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
Blanketing Horses.

A blanket is an essential part Of the
equipment of every stable. It is al
ways necessary when a horse is stand
ing in the stable IN winter. A light
sheet is about as necessary in summer
during fly time. A blanket should al
ways be thrown over the horse in cool
weather, or even in the cool weather
of spring and autumn. when standing
after being driven. While the horse is
working there is no danger that he
will suffer from the cold. II a blanket
is used the average horse will sweat
and the moisture will be retained. and
in this way the danger from taking
cold is much greater.
A horse should always be blanketed
when standing In a draft or in the rain.
using a cloth or rubber blanket as the
case may be. After hard drive and
the horse has become heated. do not
cover him for about five minutes, let
ting him steam. Then put on q light
blanket; allow this to remain half an
hour, then remove this and put on your
heavy one. This gives the animal q
warm. dry covering. after you have re-
moved the light blanket which Is wet
from the steam of the horse. A thor
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-13
Fighting Borers in Apple Trees.

We have had q great deal of trouble
with borers in our apple trees in this
section. When | came on the farm,
now almost 10 years ago, set out
sixty thrifty trees from q state nur-
sery. Not one of the trees died the
year Of setting them out, but 1t is Won
derful how coon the borers began to
work In them. followed the instruc-
items of the old fruitgrowers and waged
a fierce warfare against them with the
knife, cutting SO deep and SO far
around the trunk at times that 1t
seemed as II we were doing more in
jury to the trees than the borers them
selves. Then we began to think of
other eXpedients. painted the trunks.
| wrapped them about with tarred pa
per. | used wire instead of the blade
of the knife, but with every recurring
season found that one of more of our
times they would he so girdled that the
trees would blow over in one of the
winds that swept across the country.
| began to get discouraged, and yet
did want to get my orchard started.
| spent good many dollars setting in
trees where they had been destroyed.
FINALLY | tried wrapping the trunks
with newspapers in tle month of May.
This work did with the utmost care
digging away the earth at the base of
the tree and pressing the paper closely
about the lower part of the trunk. Then
| wound the paper tightly around the
trunk for distance Of eighteen inches
from the ground, tying It both at the
top and the bottom. This paper | re-
moved in September or the early part
OF October. This year 1t remained on
until about October Is. and when
took It off made careful search for
signs of the borers. Out of dozen
trees thus, prepared not one had been
attacked by the worm. This is a repe-
tition of the story of last year, so that
! am encouraged with this way Of pro-
tecting trees. The theory Of II is,
that the miller which does the mis-
chief cannot get into the tree at the
season when che is busy about her de-
structive work. and so the tree escapes.
e. C. Vincent in New York Tribune.