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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
At the Big House.
Why Moles Have Hands.

Copyright. 1904 by the Robbs- Merrill Company
one day the children came running to
Aunt Nancy with a mole which one of the
dogs had Just killed. They had never seen
one before and We're very curious as to
what it might be.
well. befo' de king said Nancy. "whar
vail bin Twin dat you nuver seed a mole
befo'? Wh1r you com fun mus be
mighty curious spot eff dey ain have no
mOleses dar; mus be sump'n wrong wild dat
place | bin mos all over dish yer Sussex
kyouuty endurin' my time, an l ain
nuvcr come cross no place yit whar dey
ain have mOleses.
''Molcses is sut'n'y curious III creeturs.
she continued. Il bin teckin ticker no.
tuss un EN- dis long time, an dey knows
mon you'd think fer. jes' ter look at en-
Dough dey lives down un'need de groun +.
Wit dey is fIs'-Class swimmers; | done seed
one Wild my own eyes. crossin' de branch.
an dey kin root long un'need de yearf
mos e fas' ez a boss kin trot on top NV
hit Val neenter look dat-a-way. 'kase
hits de trufe: dey's jes built fer gittin'
long fas' unner groun'- Der hans is bote
pickaXes an shOvels Ter EN-. dey digs an
scoops wild der front ones an kicks de dirt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Ahout Children in Other Lands.

=, Ianan the night flies give forth SO
brilliant a light and are so beautiful tha'
The ladies' and children go out In the even
ing and catch the glittering 1nsects tof
amusement. This custom Is OFTEN repre-
scented upon Japanese fans once caught
the insects are imprisoned In tiny cages
made of bamboo threads and hung from
the ceilings of the roouSs or from the caves
Of their houses and present most at
tractiye spectacle. - .
AS to the matter OF lanterns eVefyole
carries one be he man, woman or child EF-
ery house has one hanging OUTSIDE ana as
they are of the frailest possible structure,
umbrellas are hung over them 10 protect
them when the rain comes. This helps
greatly in making Japan the picturesque
and fairy-like land it Is =,
By the way, many things are Done IN
Japan so differently from us that they are
Interesting to remember. For instance,
shoes are made by carpenters and cows
have their bells tied to their tails instead
of to their necks. If you had horse you
would tie his tail in SILK bag ana orna-
ynent the bag with a silk tassel You also
would nut a pair of straw shoes on his feet
and tie them with a shoestring.
Lambs instead Of mules, are emblems OF
obstinacy, and to call your playmate a
goose Is the greatest compliment you can
nav him Should you wish to fatter any
one, the way to do 1t Is to tell him. or her.
that they are looking very old today work
men sit down to work, and artists oIteh
paint upside down-that Is, the canvas, not
the artist, Is upside down. Screws turn the
wrong way and grown-ups ride In baby
carriages drawn by men. Dogs wear ruff
fes around their necks, and when house
IS being built the roof Is made frst ana
hoisted into place. There are no SIDEWALKS
no Sundays, no jeweiry in the kingdom.
When the people wish to honor one OF their
gods they throw spit-balls at his image.
The cats never play with their tails. Whyf
Because they have none-only the snortes.
of stumps. They are never called kitty.
but ''chop-pi"
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The Wollypog and the Bluejay.

Among the bogs by the side of beautl-
full mud pond there once lived "ol'ypos
who was so sharp that hardly anybody ever
got ahead of him. He was up to all Sorts
of tricks and liked nothing better than 10
have some one try to impose upon him.
Now every one who has seen woiiypog
knows that 1t is neither toad nor llos
nor lizard, and that it may have tau
or it may not This wise wollypog was no
different from other wollypogs, except that
it was much wiser
! BY the side of this same beautiful nuo
pond there stood a sycamore tree, ana III
the tree a meddIesome blue jay had us
nest There is nothing wonderful about
that, and the blue jay would never nave
been heard of If it had not been for the
one day while the blue jay was thinking
that it was about time to raise family she
| happened to look down at big nat stone
| where the wise wollypog sat mlnding MS
own affairs Something put 1t into blue
| Jays head to NEEDLE with her neighbor. and
down she sailed. intending merely to pun
wollypog's tail and fly back again
And so she did. But think of her sur
prise when she saw that she had the tan
in her mouth. 1t tasted good. too. ana
blue jay half wished she already had
family to feed the dainty morsel to. But
she had only one lone egg in her nest. so
what does she do but fly away to distant
oak tree to eat the tail herSef1
When the wollypog saw that he could not
see his tail he saw that something must be
done very soon. He remembered that the
best food for new tails was a fresh egg.
So she shut one eye and with the other
looked uI) to where the blue jay lived. See
ing that the blue jay was gone he SAID 10
himself Now is my chance Up the tree
| he made his way, seized the egg. down
again. and to his own coy den Where the
egg was soon swallowed Then the wolly-
DOG went to sleep, and when he awakened
| his tail had grown out again.
The blue jay was sadly surprised when
| she returned to her nest and found the egg
gone But this was nothing compared with
her surprise when she saw next day that
| the wollypog had a new tail. She winked
and bltnked her eyes to make sure. Then
blinked some more Finally she felt so an
noyed that she resolved to pull the wolly-
pogs tall aeyain.
She did, and again the tail came off. so
that the blue jay had to fly away again
to eat It,
Wolypog lost no time in hiking up to
the nest, Selling the only egg there and
hiking back to his coy den.
When the blue jay returned and found
her nest empty the second time she was an
CRY enough to have challenged an elephant
to a duel. She never did guess what became
of the eggs. But the next day when she
saw that the wollypog had new tail she
was scared Nothing so startling had ever
happened before, and blue jay made VOW
that she would never again NEEDLE with
wollypog.
The Travellers Tree.
In the Island of Jamaica there is a tree
that is greatly admired by all visitors, hence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Have You Heard TheseP

What soap in the hardest? CASTLE (Case
steel)
Why should children mind their P's and
Qs? To learn the difference between Po-
lite and Quiet, and being Pert and Quar-
resome.
Who was the strongest man? Jonah be-
cause whale couldn't hold him after he
got him down.
When does the ocean moanf When q
lobster pipches its undertow.
What Is the difference between the side
walk and a trolley car? Five cents.
What insects infest district schools. The
spelling bee.
Who Is the most polished king In the
world? Backing.
Why should goats milk be used In the
daryl Because goats make the best but
ter.
Add two figures to 10 and make 1t less
than 20. 1911.
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carpet I'm not allowed 10 get up more
than once a year I am kept under foot
all the time"
you would not want TO sc. up very
often" said the rug ''if you were beaten
as l am"
81 beg pardon" said the piano to the car
pet. IL burden to you. know l hal
not thought about 1t before, but believe me.
| am clumsy and helpless: nave legs. but
| cannot take one step. I am tired of stand
ing. and of being thumped upoa."
Tired of standing said the tall clock.
II have stood in this corner for twenty
years. / never sleep. | am not allowed
that privilege My hands are busy every
second They say / run Well How can
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POSTMAN'S BAG
J. 4 union lost letter and became naughty.
.. A piece of tewelry lost d letter and became q
vehicle.
3. An engine lost three letters and became q part
of the head
4. A kind OF earth lost letter and became sor-
rowful
CHARADE,
BY my meaning | am low:
BY man I'm made high. though
In music I'm an important thing,
But not desirable when you sing
When the words defined below have been guessed
and placed one under the other the stairs made by
taking the first and second letters of the first word
the second and the third letters of the second
word, etc, Will spell the name of a month.
1. girls 2. To dispute. 3 Desire for
drink.
DIAMOND.
1. A cousonant in rainy 2 A beverage. 3.
Prepared 1. To join .. A consonant In rainy"
HIDDEN WORD SQUARE
l. | went fishing yesterday.
2. We went right into the water.
day.
4 Did you hear that howlingr
BEHEADINGS.
Behead:
l. An entrance and leave devourei
3 To injure and leave part of the body.
g. A girl and leave TO help.
4. small singing bird and leave a part Of Q
foot.
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~sVSuS-

you would have to stay in the Clark woods
all night"
She scampered to her pretty white bed
and was soon tucked snugly in with her
dolly by her side.
owls have no soft blankets like these.
thought Cathie, 'and no mamml - tuck
them in. / wonder what they do through
the long dark night. when it rains. and the
wind - blows - hard. They - never saul
tneir-eyes" Cathie was growing sleepy.
Neither can l." said Uncle Toms por-
trait II can't shut my eyes. and lie down
and sleep as you do l wish | could"
Don't talk about lying down." said the
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WORD SQUARE.
/. CROP
3. ROPE
3. OPEN
l.. PENS
CROSSWORD ENIGMA
Apple.
TRANSACTIONS.
1. Ape-pea. 2. Awi-law. 8 Dim-mid & But
tub
CHARADE.
Parasol {pair-a-soD.
DIAGONAL.
/. Month
2. north
3. candy
4. PAPER
8. manly
MONEY
PRIMAL ACR0STlC
l. Bless
2. Order
3. Ocean
4. Knell
5. Shade
BOOKS.
MATCHED SYLLABLE PUZZLE.
Tanning
Awning
Reading.
Marking.
Earring.
Raking
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anybody run while he is standing still?"
A mouse scampered across the floor.
That's what l call rushing said The clock.
Il too" said the table. II wish l could
use my legs like that
Then all the books on the table began
to laugh, and said:
81 wonder what would become Of us if
you should run away
.'Sh-." said the wind, It WIS passing
the open window. You are making too
much noise"
The clock struck one and Weakened Cath,e.
What a funny dream" sail Cattle. as
she drew her dolly very close and kissed 1t.
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its name-Traveler's Tree. Ii Is similar to
the palm tree. but in shape is like a fan.
curious feature of this tree Is hat Its
piume-lke leaves sway and bend with the
sun and the rain. In rainy weather tho
leaves bend almost TO the ground. but in
sunshine they raise themselves to their up
right and more graceful position, The ef-
feet is very curious. for the leaves OF this
tree are immense. Any place of any conse-
quence in Jamaica has one OF more of these
specimens. but 1t is necessary 10 travel
there for a sight of them, for they will not
grow in any other climate
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A vocation From Baths.

Kenneth was taken to spend the summer
way up in the mountains. He eagerly an
ticipated tho Joy that would be his when
the demands Of civilization were thrown
to the winds. The first Saturday. night.
when bedtime came. he was disguised to
hear that hot bath was to be taken.
Kenneth protested. saying, Gee! bathi
I didn't know there we're any Sunday
schools to 60 to up here!''
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CATHIE'S DREAM.
BY SARAH ]. BRIGHAM.

I'm going 70 bed" said The sun. as 1t
c1ept slcer!iy down behind the hills. The
birds had tucked their heads under their
wings. win the exception OF d robin who
was anxioU-ly calling to his mate. Come,
Come, Come, Where-are-you-5 time.
bedtime 1t was ,Cathie's bedtime.
Everything was 20 sleep but owls and
grown-Up folks" said Cathc II wish l
was an oW'. I'm not ono bit sleepy"
IF yoI were an owl said her mamma,
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The Travellers Tree.
In the Island of Jamaica there is tree
that is greatly admired by all visitors, hence
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

The real butter maker of the cour-
try Is the farm COW whose milk never
goes to the creamery. This COW is
least often heard from, because she
Is less in the light of public obserya-
tion than the COW that is producing
milk for the creamery. Yet, the total
amount of butter made on farms in
the United States is far greater than
the amount made In creameries.
So our greatest hope still lies In
the COW that gives milk for the maxi
Ing Of farm butter. The spirit OF Inn
provement is abroad and there are
multitudes Of farms on which good
COWS are taking the place Of poor
ones. It is impossible to estimate
how great this improvement is. A
farmer that has thirty cows said to
the writer last week, MY cows made
$50 pounds Of butter last month
(March) and think am doing pret-
ty we'll, as only % Of them are giving.
milk that can be used for butter
making. That is about a pound per
day Of the COWS giving milk, and we.
have the by-products to help swell the
profits"
That mans herd six years ago was
doing only half as well as the above
statement would indicate, but the man
has been selling his poorest cows and
replacing them with good ones right
along.
Up to the present time the good
farm COW has not been appreciated
and for this reason her price has
not been much above that of the poor
farm COW. But change is going on,
and the time is not far distant when
SO many farmers will be looking for
profitable cows that the extra milke=
will bring fancy price at any time
of year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
Good Little MilIle.

AZ .achre party Nj Bala the uthSr
aftczzrpn young woman told a funny
story that she had part in. in Color
ado, recently. Il was calling" she
said, ION a lady in Denver, and in the
parIot with us were the two sons of
the house. Willie and George, aged,
respectively, s and 5 years. Willie
was very quiet and good, but George
behaved awfully. He broke an orna-
ment; he fretted and cried; he kicked
his mother; he cut his finger with the
fruit knife Finally my hostess said
to him: George, why can't you behave
yourself? Just look at your brother
Willie. See what perfect little gen
tleman he is. His good conduct ought
to make you ashamed. He-a perfect
gentleman; you--a little beast The
good Willie, sitting upright in his
chair. smiled acQuiescence to all this
praise. George is making a damn
fool Of himself, isn't he?' he remarked
complacently. philadelphia Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

now the beautiful City OF Mexico is
no longer the abode of distinguished
colony of embezzlers, absconders. for
gers and boodlers
Brazil too. has shut down the bars,
and SO have some Of the principal
South American countries. Central
America is still open to receive gen
tlemen who have to leave Uncle Sam S
country in hurry.
Egypt was a favorite resort for 9TH
ers, chiefly European soldiers OF for
tune. But with Great Britain at the
helm no American is now safe under
the soft tropic skies of Cairo. Tunis
and Tripoli are crossed off the list of
safe places, too because France runs
one and Turkey the other, and beth
have extradition treaties of the iron.
clad with Uncle Sam. Algiers is also
under French dominion, as is Mada-
gascar, SO, Mr.. Cashier, cut these off
your list when you leave between days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
me Messaue Of the Lark.

" Sweetheart--Sweethea heart-Sweetheartr'
Calleth the meadow lark
Thro' the rose of dawn to me,
So loud and so sweet-oh, harkl
How tenderly, liquidly clear,
Over the meadows, hear
" weetheart-Sweethea eart-SweetheartN'
and / think of my dearest across the
sea-
The blue, blue sea that holds us apart
ftr there is a message that softly
breathes
shro' the voice Of the lark
theart-Sweetheart!r
rt-Sweetheart-S -Sweetheart.'
Calleth the meadow lark
Thro' the rose of dawn to me,
And this is the messag age-harkl
Ny thoughts are lovebirds true
That wing the smiles to you
" rt-Sweetheart-S Sweetheart"
Apa l think Of my dearest across the
sea-
Tho sea that cannot hold us apart
While this IS the message that fondly
breathes
Thro' the voice Of the lark
Sweetheart
Ella H1gginson in Woman's Home Com
panion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
ri 49,, u J,


Think that more breachy cows have
been made by hole In the fence than
by any other thing. | doEbt If breach
mess in cows is produced without It.
On my own farm keep up the fences
In a first-class manner, and | have
never had one Of the cows reared on
my farm develop breachiness. They
are accustomed from the first to the
Idea that the fence is an impassable
barrier. But have owned cows so
breachy that had finally to get rid Of
them; they were from a neighboring
farm where there is almost always q
hole in the pasture fence, or the be-
ginning OF such hole. This is fre-
quently nothing more than top board
loosened at one end, which gives the
COWS an opportunity to reach over
for grass on the other side. The
pressure of their bodies against the
lower boards results in loosening them
in turn, and the breach is made. After
few experiences of this kind, an
intelligent COW forms the opinioa that
1t is easy enough to break down a
fence, and she does not fail to at
tempt it.
One COW that l purchased from the
neighbor mentioned was the breachi-
est animal ever knew about Our
pas~re is partly between two grass
meadows, and Of course the grass in
the meadows is taller and more in
viting to q COW than the grass in the
pasture. This COW would ignore the
grass in the pasture and start for the
fence separating the pasture from the
meadow. She would lean her whole
weight against panel OF fence and
II that did not yield she would try
another spot. Meantime the other
COWS would be standing by and watch
ing her, all ready to follow her into
pastures new. She often succeeded
in breaking the fence, and in the end
we had to send her to the butcher.
John Stinson, Bureau Co., Ill, iD
Farmers Review
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

What foreign country is the safest
hiding place for criminal from the
United States?
Morocco, Persia, Central Africa,
Siam, Thibet. thousands upon thou
sands of miles away?
Not at all.
When the officers OF the law pursue
him with warrants duly drawn and at
tested be the crime murder, embezzle-
ment, larceny. blgamy or any of the
other felonies, the man about to fee
doesn't have to seek the uttermost
ends Of the earth to escape arrest and
extradition.
Just ninety-mile jaunt--less than
the distance from New York to Phila-
delphia-and he is as immune from
arrest by anybody as If he were sur
rounded by wall of ice at the North
Pole.
A journey from the United Strtes
that can be comfortably made aboard
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
coIorinu Dairy Products

Creamery men in Pennsylvania have
been in state of excitement recent
ly on account of the discovery on the
statute books of an old law forbid
ding the coloring Of dairy products.
They want the law repealed and the
restriction allowed to remain only in
the case of oleomargarine. An IIli-
nois creamery man is out with a letter
in favor Of national law prohibiting
the coloring of butter and cheese, and
this letter has further stirred up the
men that believe in the use OF color
ing matter. We fail to see any good
reason TOR the continued use OF col
oring matter in either butter or
cheese. By its use neither flavor nor
food value is added. In fact, much
of our farm-made butter is without
artificial coloring matter and it is fully
as acceptable to the people that nse
It, as il it contained coloring matter
In the interest OF purity in dairy
products we would like to see the en-
tire abandonment Of the use of arti-
fetal coloring matter It is simply
q fad, and must disappear sooner or
later Its abandonment would do
away with one OF the most annoying
factors in farm butter making.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
Russian care Of RaIIroad Mem.

The care of the railroad men is
one of the philanthropies to the credit
Of the Russian government The Rus
sian railroad hospital is a combina-
ton hospital for the sick and injured
and a home for invalids. It is usually
surrounded by a large tract Of land,
with ample buildings for the comfort
not only of the invalids but their fam
lilies. These are garden tracts in con-
nection which the families can work
for their own profit The government
provides pension fund of s6O,0OO0O0,
1t is said, and wisely invested it yields
generous sum annually for distribu-
tion among those who suffer from ac-
cidents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17

I wandered here forgetful, gay,
Until sudden glare of gold,
From fields flame-kindled after cold,
Recalled me to that other May.
And you were with me, down way
Rooted low by branches tender-green;
The sun smiled through with gracious
mien
And, Midas like, made gilt Of gray.
There hangs an old gate by brook
So like another which we spanned
When through the field our steps we tooB
With childish chatter, hand in hand,
our arms with buttercups we heaped
You wore them in your gown, your
hair;
Our senses in spring joys were stepped
1t cannot be you did not care!
l deemed the past. so passing sweet
Forgot. and I grown blithe and cold;
These flowers a-bloom beneath my feet
Have thrilled me with May memories
old.
Carrie Jordan in Philadelphia Ledger
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-17
svENeALl OF MODERN LIFE.
story Of Depravity That Is Sent Us
from Russia.

Story of Depravity That Is Sent Us
from Russia.
A story from Russia that may soon
be expected to make its exaggerated
appearance in the American ''yellows"
concerns young woman Of good fam
lily who was hynotized by her husband
with the idea of having her commit
suicide SO that he might receive the
money for which her life was insured.
At the time of her marriage, about a
year ago, Nine Wasilevsky was live
ly young woman, buoyant with health
and spirits, and she and her husband,
supposed to be a wealthy private gen
tleman living on an inherited income,
went for years travel. At the end OF
that time the young bride returned so
changed in appearance and health
from causes so obscure that the physi-
clans decided to try to discover the
trouble The patient resisted for a
time, but finally yielded to the doctors
influence and told her story. From this
it appeared that her husband had in
sured her life the day after their we'd
ding, and had a clause inserted in the
policy providing that in the case OF her
suicide he would receive the insurance
money.
Wasilevsky then proceeded to hyp-
notize his wife, and while she was in
the frances to influence her gradually
to commit suicide. The scheme had
to be carried out slowly as the policy
did not come into force until a year
after it was signed.
Wasilevsky has escaped arrest by
fight, and turns out to be penniless
adventurer Nine. Wasilevsky has
filed a petition for divorce.