davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-11
Articles Of Incorpora ton.
Territory of New Mexico.
Office of the Secretary.

CeTlHlCale Oh Comparison.
| w. Reynolds, Secretary of the Ter
ritory Of New Mexico, do hereby certify
that there was filed for record in this office
at Nine o'clock A. M. on the Sixth day of
November A. ID. 1905, Articles of Moor
p~oration of the
Tucumcari Masonic Building Company,
mo. 4I44);
and also, that | haye compared the follow
ing copy Of the same, with the or & ma
correct transcript therefrom and Of {: Ii e
wroie' thereof.
Given under my h a n d and the Great
Seal of the Territory of New Mexico, at
the City of Santa Fe, the Capital, h
Sixth day of November A. ID. 1905.
[Seall ]. w. RAyNoLDs,
Secretary of New Mexico.
Certificate OF incorporation of the
~TUCUMcARI MASONIC COMPANY.
Know All Men Ply These Presents: That
we, John w. Whitmore, Charles II. Ran
kin, Herbert II. Hargis, Alex. ID. Golden
berg, John c. Jones, George Campbell,
Charles L. Benner, Frank II. Weir, VIM.
Troup, Thomas A. Wayne, w. Clarence
Kluttz, Walter W.. Hart, VIM. B. FARRELL,
Jacob Wertheim, Merritt E. Mechem, res
idents of the county Of Quay, Territory of
New Mexi %, have associated ourselves to-
gether as a corporation under the name
and style of the
TuCUMcARI MASONIC BUILDING COMPANY
for the purpose of becoming abody corporate
and polite under and by virtue of the laws of
the Territory of New Mexico, and in accord
ance with the laws OF the said Territory of
New Mexico. w~edohereby make, execute and
acknowledge in this certificate our inten-
ton to become a body corporate and pol
itic under the provisions of said law.
1.-The corporate name and style of our
said corporation shall be the "Tucumcari
Masonic Building Company"
II.-That the principal Office of our said
corporation shall be kept and maintained
in the own of Tucumcari. County of Quay,
Territory of New Mexico; that Alex. D..
Goldenberg is hereby designated as agent
who shall be in charge of said office.
III.-The objects for which our corpor-
alton is formed and incorporated are for the
purpose OF buying real estate and erecting
a building thereon for the use and occu-
pancy of Tucumcari Lodge No. ~ A. +. &
A. M. and to hold such real estate until
such time as said lodgemay beablet o pay for
requisite to accomplish said object.
IV.-The total amount of capital stock
of our said corporation shall be h e e
Thousand Dollars is, 900. oo) divided into
One Hundred and Twenty Shares (I2o) OF
the par value of Twenty-Five Dollars (S25.-
oo) each: the amount of capital stock with
which cur said corporation shall commence
business, shall be Two Thousand Dollars.
V.-The names and postoffice addresses
of the incorporators of our said corpor
alton and the number OF shares subscribed
by each of said incorporates is as follow:
to-wit:
No. Share,
Names: P~ostofice: Subscribed
John E. whtmore, Tueumcari. n. M. 8 Share
Charles n. Rankin,
Herbert H. Hsrgis,
Alex. D. Goidcnbcrg, 10
Iohn c. LONGS,
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-11

VI.-The period of the duration Of
said corporation shall be Fifty (5o) Years,
VII.-The affairs and management of
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
Vl0ja J periodical GOst0nbrs do
aIgunOS ''padres del pueblo"

Constantemente venimos sefIaIando
desde Las columns de Ella Correspon-
denciAa IN hecho que no debemog 81
lenciar por cuanto afectR & Ia buenR
administrAci6n de les diStintos pueblos
de la isla.
P0cls Veces Iogran los ayuntamien.
tos calebrsr gus sesiOneS ordinarias en-
loo dfas gus los mismog q: a:fiores C0nCe-
jRleB hsn fiSdO por fAlt8 de n6mero
bHstRnte para que tengsn efectO legal
los asuntos que Sc trAtRn.
Pero 10 Verd8deramente rSro del
cRsO es que aIgunos sefiores concejt-
les qua no tienen & bian Rsistir las
tirsesione8 para d. fue on Citados opor
tunAmente no solo tienen 6 bien no Asis-
q les sesi0nes sino que en- las extPRor-
dinRrias cuando Rsuntos de impor.
tancis han lido tratados. entonces. no
solo 90 Oponen & los asuntos trAtRdos y
Geflalsdos Op0rtunGmente sinO que con-
siguan t9mbi6n ga vOto particular.
CnGndo se aCeptRn csTgos honorIfi-
COS que Sc derivan directnmente del
pueblo deben cumpIirIos en- todas sus
parties y Bi no quiereu 8 no pueden
cumplir con esoB cRPgog con que 81
votO popular les invastierO. deben pre-
sentSr sus renunCias no sirviendo de
obstsculO ID buenR mRTChR de los
GsuntOs E1blic0s.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
Los S0IdadOS de- Ii
DGWitCh
DlCaa que 81 50 hac8 Ia psz,
TeDHRGIafdn suS puostOs en-
el Gj8reltO.

San PeterabnTQo, JUNO 15.-L9u
teieGramRs de 10 Mandahuris NO confE.
man IR ncticiR de que eI ej6rcito del
general Line witch ha Bido cercado poE
laG tHOpas iapOnesas. perO es eVidente
que los rugos han Oido RrrojAdos de sua
posiciones de ls vanguardis. ceFca del
puente del ferFocaPriI.
Sc teme que teudrkn Que retirsrse
haciR ell norte hGatB Knutu- Ling. L9
ausenciR de notieias oficiaIes con fiFma
esta creepCia. Al migmo tempo hRy
en- Jas e sinas del departsmento de Il
guerra &Qul, complete cOpfsnzs de que
ell general Linewitch se rodr6 defender
por af solo,
Un despacho dice que ha causAdo
dolorOgR impression en- los 6nimos de
LOS aOldadOs PusoG que est6n { la van
guardia, la noticia de los gastione1 de
pSz. Sc aseguFR que muchoe de los
mas habiles ofieieleg del ej6rCito hRn
-dicho que renuuCiarsn Jsus puBstos III
SO declaFs lR paz El deseo de ven
gAnza en- los esp1ritus de los ruAos es
mas acentusdo y demuestran au odio 6
] 8 ilp0neses en- Las distintRs escsFamu.
us y guerrillas que Sc haCen ConstRn-
temante en- Ell campo de bAtalla.
Muchas de tales escaramuz2s Verifi.
cRnse bSjO recios sgusceros. pues ha
empe2ad0 81 eotaci6n de las lluvias en-
Ia MSndchuria. Los terrenoG del valIe
del III Liao estau tan bIandoa que los
soIdalos se entierran en- eI terreno
b ssa mitad de pierna, hRCi6udoue muy
difcultosRs las mArChRs. SinembATgo
de este, las tropss isponesas no des
CRnaan = siguen avAnzRndO aopoFt&ndo
con Ii mayor serenidad les fAtigSB de
tan szaYos8s msrchGs.
ApesRr de 10 dificu toso que Sc hGce
ID guerra, los soldsdos no tienen espe-
rsnzEs de que Sc hsgR ID psz, y tRuto
unos como Otr0g, Green Que es imposi-
bic que ue impida que continds ell de-
rr0mRmiento de sangre.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28

La carfa del Hon. Legislator Tlghe,
deber ser Zelda p0r fOdOS los cerebrOs
frabajadOres, que HeVan una vida per-
SiSfenfe.
Hon. John Tighe, Gale Remsen, No.
g8, Cohoes, N. Y, f. IT. de A., MiembrO
, de la Asamblea del cuarto distrito AL
bany, N. Y, dice 10 siguiente:
"Recomiendo sinceramente la Peruna
como IN t6n1co restaurativo de super
iores meritos. Debido al exceso de
trabajo me sentfa a veees tan eansado,
que mis- facultades intelectuales pare
clan agotarse, Ia Peruna actuaba en- mi
como I'M restaurador sanativo, dando
nuevo impulse la imagination y al
cuerpo, con nueva vida y energia.
"La recomiendo 4 todo hombre de
imagination cuerpo cansado, como un
t6nico superior todos los que conozco
y digno de la mayor consideraeion.''-
John Tighe.
Ell exceso de Iabajo tan comun en-
nuestro pals, deteriora los nervios, pro-
duciendo catarros nerviosos, enferme-
dad a la cual Sc debe 10 mitad de las en-
fermedades de los neryios.
Peruna cura estas intermediates,
porque cura ell catarro donde quiera que
se encuentre.
giV. no obtiene un satisfactorio re-
sultado del uso de la Peruna, escrtba
Embellishments al Doctor Hartman,
Columbus, Ohio, dandole detalles de su
enfermedad, 6l con placer 10 dara
gratis su valioso conse io.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
NOticias de ArecibO.
FIostas 1 d Vllgsn Del GaTnsn.
P0T IA mem0TIa DO Victor R0jas.
q nMee1ro oogregponsaZ.

JUNO ZIu--
El domingo dc suspendi6 ell baiIe
que tenfa anunciado 81 Casino. consa-
cuencia del faIlecimiento ccurFido de
dos distipguidos cabRIIeros de esta p0.
blaci6n. Sc daT6 ell pr6ximO domirgo.
-Ha sido nombradO Ingeniero de
este Municipio 81 senior don Ramon
Ramos Cagelss. Tomar6 p0aesi6n de-
ga cargo el die 10 de Julio.
-HR preaentado la renuncia de so
cargo de Ofcisl de .SAnidad de estR
ciudsd el Dr. Martin de Ia Ross. que
pAa6 ouupGr iguaI cargo en- Barrnn-
quitRs dOnde .estRHa ademss 81 frente
de una Estaci6n para Ia cuFaci6n de ID
UncinariaaiS.
LA procession del Corpus tuvo la
gar en- este ciudad 81 domingo, revis-
tieEdo el Ecto el mayor espEendor. Sc
IeVantOrOn varios altares en- lac Gales,
llGmRndo ID atenCi6n 81 del parQle de
bOmbarCs.
Han ComenzAdo los preparatiyos
para Ias fiestas dedicadas por loa mari
nos asu patr0na Ia ViFgen del Carmen
yaque pFometen quedar con gran luei-
mient0. HG circuladO una hoje en- que
90 enCOmis LES virtudes cfVicas del he-
F6icO marinO Victor RojRG, cuyo bueto
Ell bronco 90 colo ezra 81 dfa de Ia fiesta
en- IN pedestal en- 81 paseo de Dl-
mas.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
OBDENAuzA EN- BAYAM0N.
El ioven zorro Otras noticias.
de maestro corTespy y1ssaJ.

j upio 81 Ell concs 10 municipa
aprob6 la ordenauzR sobre pintar les
ftchRdss de Lac cRSas de esta ciudRd.
con ell objet0 de embelleCer Ell ornate
16lico. FaIta hRcfa eEa~ medida to-
mazda p0r nuestFo C0nceS0, ell cuRl Be
We, se Interest," per ell pueblo.
Dicha ordenanzR empezAr8 a Fe0ir
desde Ell pFimer0 del entFante Julio. ,
80 se Ie hs comunicRdo & Ia policfa.
para que II hsgs cumplir.
YR que nuestr0E conceisles Sc tOman
inter6s por el pueblo. verfasa con 90
mo guato. que Be 10 tomase por IN
hijc de aquf. que hS surGido de en- me.
di0 de grandes privaCiOnes y sRcFifcios
y q. luch6 haste C0nseguir su titnlo d )
practicante. deBpu6s de sObresaliente
exsmeD; perO eEe tftulo de rs de le vale
% icven Pauline zorro, 81 80 pueblo
no Ie Ayuda. 10 Cual no dudo que he
ran los sefiores concejAleS. siendO elIOs
como son amantes decididos de % ia
ventnd estudioas y diGnR. All eB de
espersr.
La H3n Corte municipal ha st fiaIa-
do dias para ID CaIebraci6n de iuicios
los microbes. jueVeg y Viernes de Cada
semana. siempre que por motive aIgu-
no no teDga que utilizar los dem6s
dfaG. Los trabDjos estsn aI dfa en-
dichB Corte.
Ei t6fmino para asuntos ciVileG en-
diCh1 Corts emptz6 el lunes, 90 ce.
rraFs 81 dfa 30 de este mes.
Tambi61 sale pars Toa. Ats. y CO.
rczsl ID CoPte eI Iunes de Julio. por
ser el t6rmino sefIaIado. para ceIebraF
juiCiOS an dichos pueblos.
Sc encuentra fuera de peIigro una
nina de don Joaqufn Tolmos, que es-
tAbA muy grave, h bi6adoIa sRIvado
el iIuatre y respectable galeno doctor
SthaIl.
Fate Quefido doctor Cada die Va OBJ
teniendo nueVos tFiuDf0s. en- Ga hon
rrosR prcfesi6n. que Ie hlcs con jus.
ticia ser unO de loa mas sfamados en-
tFe nuestroa fAmadOs licos.
-Contir Dan los ejerciCios de la po-
licfS iusulaP en- este puebIo.
-xLs Correspondence y Va cAda diA
hAC:6 ldoae Eqrf de susCFiptoreS.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
Una carta del DI.
rector del Consolidate.
Is siguienta CRrta recibimos ayaT:

ssAsAAA -
GSr. Director de els Corresponding
ola de Puerto Rico.o San juan. Sc
nor: En- una reviata de las fiestas de
San Juan, que publica ayer tRrde eLR
Correspondents. , he viat0 consiguadO
que los nifIos de la banda de m1sics del
Asilo de Bsneficencia. estuVieFon TO-.
candO On Ell Parque hAstR Is madrugs.
dc, y como & no dudarlO ha aido err6
neamente infoEmRdo el fiFnante sobre
este puntO. ma creo en- ell deber de rec-
tificaF tRl aserto, mRnifestSndOle, que
81 nerme gOliCitAdG dichA bsnda por %
Comisi6n de las fiestas de San Juan.
no queFiendo negsr 81 conCurso & elias.
conced1 autorizaci6n para que dichS
banda asistiese al PArque s amenizer el
Gcto diGpuesto para Rquella noche.
hRsta Las de lR mismn, y 6 instancIss
de la C0misi6n. aCCedf en- que ge que
dRrn hasta Ias 10. , no mas tsrde.
GEn vista de 10 msnifestsd0 On ell
peri6 dico de aver. he investigate ell
Cas0 y se me inf0rmG, que pOr virtud
de s6pIicas hechas en- squeI momento.
SO pForFog6 d asistencis de diChG BAN
de hastR Jas once de 10 noche.
eEIperBndO de Ga CorteOiG ID publ
CRci6n de las pFesentes IineaB le 0ntiCi.
pa laB graCiAB 90
sAtento amigo y S. S.
Amdrds Cros0s.>
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
1E GATl10.
Grandes flestas.

VeCinos enthusiasts de aqueI rigut no
p0blad0 prop6nense CeIebraE animadas
fieatAs 8 mediados del mes que antra.
Ys 80 ha elegido ID comisi6n que hA
de entender en- IA redacci6n del pro-
gFoms y demss preparativOa.
H& quadadO muy bien aFreglada u
bohita iQlesia del poblado. habiendQ
reah2Rdo satifAetoriamente su prOYec.
to los que inicisTon aQuella repRraci6n.
Tr6tase de instalar alIf una c6moda
casa do bsi9U para d temporada de
CAIoTs
Muohaa familiau de eats Ciudad ae
trasIAdan q pintoreEco poblado y pa
sar6n RlIf 81 Veran0.
PareCe que u idea de eindependen-
CiaS no echo rnicea y seguir6n siendo
paEte do Bayam6n loa buenoa veOinog
OstaGeEOg.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
Intsllgantas sstudlantss.

AcAbAn de regresar de los Estadon
Unidos con objato de pasar las VACa-
clones con sus familiaFes d sefforita
Mercedes Goen0gA Faertes y suB her
mRnOs don EstebRn, don Alfonso y
don Augusta.
Todos estaban On ell Estado de Mi.
ChigAn. Estados Unidos. Siguiendo di-
ferentss cREFeras. LA sefIoFita Mer.
cedes sjgue Is cRPFerR del megistari0 y
Bus hermanos la de medicO, dentists y
ab1gsdo respectivamente.
Son elemeutOs ineeleCtuRIes que au.
mara PaeFto Rico de1tro de POGO tiem-
10: y eatOs. conforma con sus mobiles
aspiraCiones no solo traersn GA con-
Curao intellectual aino 10 que go y vale
muChO mas. de buanOs hii0s de Puerto
Rico. TodOs aon i6venes de VRler due
h9nFan & la C0lonia puart0Eriquefis IA en-
Los colegfoaen donde estudian.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
REMORROIDES
Importantisimo certificado del Di.
rector del Hospital Municipal.

San Juan. p. R., JuriO 3 de 1905.
Sres. valdez & Co.. Nsw York.
Muy atGores mfos: He tenido 10
oportunidsd de usar su Rparato eZE-
RODONES con ocasi6n de tres casos
de hemorroides. habiendo btenid0 Ia
desaparici6n de los dolores, q de Il Ia.
hamHci6n , reduction del tumor he.
morroidal, estando dis3ueat0 & apIiCar.
10 en- cEsos analogoa. Me compIsz eco
on comunicarlo & Uds. no titnbeando
d TeOomendarl0 para l0s casos que en-
u suCeaiY0 me- faeEen conaultsdoa En-
Ioa caSOs de ciatitis. adn 40 be tenido
Ooaai6n para aplicaF 81 trAtamient0 81
frfo seco tln pFont0 10 uGe. les
anunCiaIe eyrasuItado. De U6s. aten-
tamente. (6rmsdc) Or. R. ReEes Id
pes. p. d. a ID amabiiidsd de aua
ogenteS en- esta Ciudad deb0 81 poseer
dicho aparatO paEa aplioArIo en- los en-
faEul0g que ingEesan ca aI HoaUital de
egt eiudad. 13v.a.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
In CTuG0TO russo hun
do 4 un barCO aI0min

Berlin, JUNO 15.-Sa hSn reCibido
noticiRS squf del hundimiento del bar.
co alemSn eTetArtoso por ell cruceFo
russo sDon. el 80 de Mayo. El eTe-
taFtOs3 ibR ds8de OtAru. Jap6n.
Tien. tsin con an CsFgsmento de vigas
de MADEIRA. Un telegrsma de Batavia.
Java. dice que 81 eDOn2 Ileg6 Prick,
cen Il tripulaCi6n del eTetRrtog.a
He CauUsdo aquf gran indignation
en- aIgunos ciFOulOs q actitud del bRrCo
russo, perO no hay demostraci0nes por
parte del Gobiern0 de exiQir por aho.
ra reClamACi6n aIguna al Gobierno del
Gar.
El GTetRrtosS pertenecf1 & ID Compa-
ffR RIemRnR Flensburg Steam Ship
ping Co.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
Para Gurabo.

Hoy hs regresado & so residencia de
Gurabo, 81 sefIor Uladislao Coll0zo.
estimSble CompAtFiotR.
Su estRncia en- San Juan hA sido pro.
vechosG para los intereseg de aqueI
pueblo. con cuyo fin vino & estR ciudad.
Reiteramos & nuestro buen amigo ID
protests de nueatra distiDguidR consi.
derOci6n.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
Eel REGIONAL"
Amdr6s Cros0s.1

Con eAte nombre ha empezR 10 & pu-
bIicRrSe en- Aguadilla an nuev peri6
diOo cuyO primer ndmero hR NeRa1o s
nuestr0 redaCCi6n.
No eGta sfiiiRds dichs publication &
pArtido poIftico determinRdo y es "a
prop6Sito. dice, ser impaYcial & indie.
pendiente.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
Para Carolina.

En- asuntos profeOionnIeB ha saIido
para CaVOIina 81 jOvsn don Domingo
MaasaFi.
Su bufete quedafS en- breve alberto
en- estR Capital. habi6adose undo &
dos distiDguidos abogtd0s Rcrsditados
en- Ell forO.
ES un buen principle eI del nuevo
IetradO, Quien est6 desecso De mostrar
sua ConoCimientos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
Ofcina del S9cratario de Puerto Rico.

70 Martin Gill secretlEO enO de Puerto Rco presents
cer6cO esCudo adunt representation del eoudo
arms de M de aerO Rico seg dueao poF a ley de Asba
PdeFt0 aprobda Mario
dho cudo dapueO diehN
sgue eacuO verde entro del coro Aeo sncmn a
F0
deVBa San caatCs
Jerusalem; devisa IN ch
redOndR de guent SJosnneB
emDezVr66 de-
describe
Expdo bio mi fmI die Veintete Junio
anO de NuestrO SehoE mi nCVecenos CincO.
MARTIN GILL;
SecTetnTio ntsno de Puerto Rico.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
R E TR ETA.

Pfograma de les pleas que tOClrk
hoy microbes en- ID Plaza de BAIdorio.
~ ID banda de d POIicfa InsuIsT:
10 MarChN eRooseveIt1 .LatFe.
% Sinfonfa de ID opera Semiramis.
Rossini.
80 SeCIeCci6n de ID opera eLuCiR de
LSmmemooE2 Donizetti.
40 Selection de himnoB patriot. !.
COS, Varios.
so FantRafa de IazRFzueIa eEl Duo
de Ia AfricRnaO Caballero.
so Tanda de vaIses eWeddipg Of
Che Win6aS Hall.
70 DsnzB ETen PiedadS Camp0s.
The staE spulad Banner.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28
Offca Of The SecIetary Of PoTto RicO.

Gill; Acting do hereby csFfey that
rpreaantn he Ct Of the Island
established BY the Legislative Assembly, entitled sA1
Rico and for other puFposoAS
approved March g. 1906
description aEms forth said Act focws:
fad lamb book gu bsKrG and bannsr.
By the motto GJoanne
Great Seal
Of Porto Rico shall bear auh of Rbtv described
Of II
he tf our Lord thousand nine hundred and fye
MARTIN E. GILL;
Secretary Of Porto Rico.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-06-28

Preston barometFIoa 30 OB
Temperature 81 2
Maxlma temperature IS 5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-22
Some Foreign Easter Customs.

On Easter Russian children receive pres
ents children do on Christmas. On
Easter Monday people go about kissing
relatives, friends and acQuaintances and
exchanging eggs. These are sometimes
very beautiful ones Of glass and porcelain,
and are filed with sugar plums and pres
entS
In Spain people gather in the streets at
Easter time, shooting at stuffed figures OF
Judas Iscariot
In Ireland children play a game called
punching eggs" This is played with a
pan filed with sand sawdust. which Is
set a table around which the children
stand each supplied with eggs. The eggs
of each player are all of one color and are
unlike those of the other players. The OBJ
ject of the game is for each player to so
place the eggs standing upright in the sand
to bring five in row touching each
other. In turn each player pulls down an
egg. sometimes filling out a row for her
self. a others cutting off the line of an
opponent The one who first succeeds in
obtaining the desired row calls out:
The raven. enough and crow
Lie five IN row
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-22

doing things We're as easy as making m
ones mind to do them?
After dlnner papa said he would pIay a
game of checkers; then came the half hoi1r's
practice for the music lesson on the pnor
row, ana after that Esie's eyes were so
heavy she almost staggered to bed.
w bile we sleep many things work. Goats
are among the latter class and Billy R11t-
ton was no exception to the rule After din
fler was over and Patrick had locked the
stable for the night sickening loneliness
came over Billy He felt as II all his friends
mad deserted him, while his appetite gave
him no end of concern. He did not feel sat
lsned with the dinner Patrick had given
HIM He felt as if he wanted something ont
oI me ordinary to tempt his palate-a
sponge, perhaps, a bottle of ink a boy of
paints What was that above his head
A newspaper. Billy just dotted on news
papers He would chew the comic section
OF sunday newspaper with as much salts
iactlon as you would molasseS taffy
In less time than il takes to tell if RilIy
s(ooo on his mind legs and managed in a
way known to himself to pull the crack
ing paper down With the paper came
something else, which from its looks sur
gested possibilities of being enough out
OF the: ordinary. to FILL the bill" Billy
dropped the. paper as you do bread when
plunged into the midst of pink chiffon
and satin rosettes with a relish unmis-
tahanie. Long and thoroughly nibbled
cheWed and swallowed Billy until Elsie's
as to how Elsies hat did look when
Billy's appetite was sufficiently satisfied
Easter morning dawned bright and
clear. Not one thought of Billy. or what
might nave been, entered Elsie's frivolous
little head until her mother upon going
10 the bdndboX, exclaimed, Elsie where
Is your hat?''
The word hat recalled memories to FL
sic. Visions not pleasant as they might
have been. visions OF her gorgeous new
nat swan before her eyes. Not explain
Ing the reason, she flew down the stairs
through the laundry and into Billy's sta
BILE expecting to find her treasure a lit
tie dusty. perhaps. but still in good con-
dition. Billy looked innocent as his anx-
tous mistress searched around his stall
and even when she uttered a heartrend-
Ing shrek stood unconcernedIy in his
place. Poor Elsie. Her worst enemy
would have felt sorry for her as from
one corner she unearthed the remains of
her glorious Easter hat. 1t was a shape
less, damp, colorless, PUPPY mass, but
hideouS as. 1t was. Elsie took it in her
arms and flew to mother for comfort
When 1t came to comforting, mother
was usually equal to the occasion. AS she
saw the remains of the hat, however, and
heard the tragic story OF Elsie's careless
ness. even she had to admit that helping
matters was beyond her.
Elsie went to church wearing her de-
spiSed old beaver. Buttercups and daisies
nodded gaiIy at her from the heads of her
little friends, but no answering greeting
smiled from beneath the beaver that
Topped above Elsie's penitent face. The
worst part of the whole affair was that
Elsie had no one to blame but herself.
She wisely decided to take the punish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-22

is as follows: Once there lived In China two
brothers. The eldest inherited the larger
share of the family wealth but seized the
best part also OF his brothers. leaving him
only few acres of rough pebbly soil, upon
which nothing would grow, except at one
end. where "a marsh bore rank rushes.
Poverty and hunger drove the younger
brother to despair, and he threw himself on
his rough soil and hemoancd his fate. Sud
denly he heard his name called. and looking
around. saw beautiful fairy, who babe
him rise, and said: THY patience has been
seen by the gods and reward is in store
for thee. Lo. where thy head has rested
thou shalt find it beneath the soil. To
reach it is easy task. but rest not thou
until that has been found which viii bring
thee fame and make thee honored for a
thousand generations" The fairy vanished.
the rocky ground and marsh were still there,
but hope lived in the young mans heart.
For long days he dug, and at last found tho
promised treasure-a lily bulb. With faith
in the fairys promise he took it up, planted
it and nourished it. till there grew from it
a flower, fairer and sweeter than any he
had ever seen. Men came to buy the fiow-
er and riches poured in upon him. Other
bulbs sprang from its root. His name and
his flower became famous. Thousands came
to, him to buy this flower, which has ever
since born the name of Shuey Seen Fab.
the flower of the wafer fairy. and which Is
now, after a thousand years, considered by
all Chinese the emblem of a happy new
year.