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The statesman., 1905-12-15
PROF.. SEARS LONG SENTENCE.
coneI Ision Altar OF, So the Class Was
Excused.

Conel Ision Atar OF, So the Class Waa
Excused.
One warm afternoon In June Prot.
Sears Of Brown university was lectur
Ing tc his class in American literature.
Seyera! members had fitted from
The room during the moments when
his eyes were on his manuscript, but
beyond the remark that the room zap
peared TO be leaking" he took no no
tice OF the fact
His paper for the day, like the 9th.
ers he delivered, had been prepared
at his home, long distance from the
college. The accurate eye OF the stu.
dent who sat nearest him had noted
that It appeared less bulky than usual.
but even he was not prepared for what
followed.
Right in the middle Of a sentence
the professor stopped. He repeated
the opening words and again halted
at the same point locking up from
his desk, with Just the slightest
twinAle in his eye, he said:
Gentlemen, O. remainder of this
sentence is two miles from here. The
class is excused"
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ing. and finally the tramp home again.
with many a cut behind.
"Once more at home, the evening chores:
kindling to split. great aramfuls of wood to
carry and pile high beside the fireplace;
the milking, the feeding and the call at
each nest for the new eggs. When the
very cold weather began there was great
care 10 make the barn snug: the cracks
ana crevfces were carefully stopped up
ana how generous the boys were with
straw and leaves for bedding, Then 1t
was that q boy came to have feIlow-feel-
ing in his heart toward the dumb crea-
lures.
After supper there was the wide. open
fireplace. with corn to pop. nuts to crack,
plenty of luscious apples from well-stored
ceiiar, and the good old games My opin-
ion Is that boys and girls who know moth
deal"
But. Uncle Sam, isn't whole library
better than the half dozen books most
families had In the olden times7"
Yes. hundred books are better than
elk. And yet who of you cares for any
book the way the boy Lincoln cared for the
Life of Washington which he borrowed
and read by the light of tallow candle?
The simple life people lived in the olden
times made them easily contented.
Yet the present is a most wonderful
time. You young Americans are wiser
than the schoolmasters were a century
ago. You read, you learn, you travel. But
let me give you one thing to think about:
rhere Is homely story In a very old
fashioned book about some men who re-
celved certain money to invest In business
Some received more, others less But when
the time of reckoning came the most gain
was expected from the one who had re-
ceived most
III the old times made great and good
men and women, what may your Uncle Sam
expect OF You? By the way, when you
clean sidewalks and shovel paths this win
ter. see how well you can do It, The best
citizens will make the best paths"
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your balance. and speed on to the foot Of
the hill Coasting seems tame beside this.
Ii you can find Norwegian used to max
ing skis in the old country you will be for
tunate. He viii know how to select the
wood for them. either ash. oak or pine;
how to steam the ends to turn them up
and how to sheliac the under surface OF
the ski to make it as slippery as glass.
1t Ks remarkable that so few serious acci-
dents occur in what seems to be violent
sport; but the fall Is usually In soft snow
and good ski runner Knows better than to
Keep his muscles rigid as he makes the
jump.
The mothers found an alarming number
OF holes in jackets and trousers so tho
boys suggested blanket uniforms for the
newly organized ski club. The best uni
form for boys ski club Is made from
bright red blankets with black borders The
border of the blanket is used next the hem
of the knee trousers and blouse coats and
there should be black frogs" down the
front of the coat. Each boy should have
a long red knit cap with black tassel and
the hood on the back of his coat faced
with black
In Norway the distance is measured from
the foot of the bump to the spot where the
man aiights after making the jump. Each
man has three jumps in each of the two
competitions or Glasses" In the first he
must alight on his skis and go on without
a tumble; this, OF course is difficult and
the records are not so high as In The other
class. However, the second class is more
dangerous, as In It distance only is con-
sidered and the man jumps far as he
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Something About Skis.
By FRANCES DENsMoRE.

Skis are fine things If you know how to
manage Them but they throw beginner as
easily as bucking broncho. Imagine your
self with wooden runner eight feet long
and four inches wide fastened to each foot;
the runner is pointed and turned up at the
forward end. and the strap, which is about
mid-lengfh. holds the toes, leaving the an
kle free. With these runners under your
feet you are to dash down snow-covered
hillside. jumping from ledge to the slop-
ing ground below. 1t is not an easy trick
to learn-how to move forward by pushing
one ski ahead of the other with an easy
motion like skating
A man can travel very rapidly on skis.
Five hundred years before America was
discovered the messages of the Norwegian
king were carried by men on skis
To prepare place for jumping with skis
requires considerable care II you live in
cold part of the country you and your
friends may wish to try it. Select a big
rock on sloping hillside and fill In the
space above with snow, packing 1t hard SO
that the rock forms part of a level plat
form extending back to the slope OF the
hill. The top of the rock itself should be
covered with snow and the surface of the
platform smoothed with board. Then
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stern command this fairy called thousands
OF her subjects to her. They came in COM
panies, from beneath the ashes, from be-
hind the still-burning logs, from every d.
rection. until thousands of them surround
ed their queen. prepared to do her bidding.
''Slay King Frost and his cruel soldiers. -
commanded the fairy. Then rescue Nortje
from their merciless clutchesr
In an instant fierce battle ragged. The
relocated fairies attacked the white-coated
ones of King Frost's army. Although they
greatly outnumbered the fire fairies, from
the first victory was assured the latter. In
a short while every white fighter lay prone
upon the ground, while the conquering red
fairies furled their banners VIGOROUSLY be-
fore their sovereign.
Rescue Nortje," was her next command.
Prompt was this bidding obeyed. Nortje's
fingers were rubbed her feet chafed and
her face kissed by these loving little sub
jects. until her drowsiness gave way to
wakefulness, suffering to comfort, and a
feeling of restful peace fell upon her.
In a twinkling there was a sound Of
stamping feet upon the pathway. The
heavy latch was lifted and Nortjes rough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
SHE HAS FINE WINTER SPORT.

Oh. Deborah. dear. wipe the from your eyes.
Remember. It's only coward who cries,
Unless it's hurt that worse cannot be-
SO dry your tears. Debby. shall see
File on you for crying your and red.
When mother thought bad for cold In the head
No wonder small Debhy went early he'd.
No sooner In Drsamland how'er, than the fun
Which she missed In the day had there Just begun.
A SNOWFALL whizzing with speed by her hair
And 1t took but moment to 1.-THE bear
Most gorgeousiy dressed, and. with jnbilant air
Throw balls n pup who had Of great sire
And a blue protect his small eyes,
His coat grass green and his kits maroon,
And Debby that the bear would quite soon
Bury doggie beneath big pile Of snow:
So she seized big ball, aiming straight his toe
And 1t landed kerplunk without mishap.
A white ball ON top OF his small purple cap.
Then he said. quite p, iltely, Oh. you my dear
I'm glad you've arrived We've wanted you here
His green coat trimmed with swansdown so nne
His trousers red and his comforter wine
Color. Shoes he had color tan,
And Deb thought him hner (almostJ than man.
Deb herself in scarlet from head to her heel
Except for blue bows. and hat like seal.
They had merry times with laughter and giee
or you lock at the picture you can't fail see).
Deb. bear and doggie kept up their strange fun
All through the long night and they stopped
Peeping In through window. tapped Deb head
And cried quite clearly rime jump Of bedi
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A. Talk With. Uncle Sam.

Z Il f,-s
1t was a lively Conversation the boys and
girls were having. Carts grandfather had
been telling SO much about the good old
times that Carl heartily wished he might
have been boy when his grandfather was.
Joe's great-uncie, too, always had way
OF saying when I was IA boy
But Joe and Carl bad all the rest Of the
group against theIn.s Aiiexcept these two
declared they would rat her have things as
they are now than as they were fifty or
seventy7fiy or . hundred years ago.
Think Of the schools. 'ssaid Will. t.Aritt-
metic. reading. writing and spelling were
about all the children learned"
What did they have to read after they
had learned how7" asked another.
Il shouldrliks to know what they did for
fun. said Arthur. They must have found
1t very stupid
Why" exclaimed Lou, .T read In one
OF Riiey's poems that the reason the past
Is called the good old times is because It
is dead and DONE"
TN tell your said Dorothy. Lets all
go and ask Uncle Sam which really are tho
best, the old times or the new"
rHurrah for Uncle Sami'' they shouted.
Uncle Sam win know: he has tried both .
Uncle Sam greeted them cheerily as they
crowded about him.
We'll" said he, there wers many good
things in New England seventy-five or q
hundred years ago especially In the win
ter - ;sz,-
Just what my grandfather says" inter-
rupted Carl
Eyes. SIR" added Joe. my great-uncIe
Hiram says one Of those boys was worth
three Of u.s."
ut isn't sor retorted win: and the 9TH
ers cried. ''Of course it isn't
Uncle Sam went on: I'm those times the
boys would rise before daylight. dress In q
and, lantern In hand. sally forth to the
barn to feed the stock. Perhaps they had
to shovel their way through deep snow.
In the barn the cows and horses binked
their eyes. half blinded by the lanternI
light: the chickens roosting here and there
craned their necks and tried shabby to
stand up on their perches. What fun II
was to mix the hot water and chopped
hay and bran. and with what relish thu
cattle pushed their noses into the steam
ing mixture! The managers were well stun
ed with hay. and the boys hurried back to
the kitchen, one of them carrying a boun-
teous pailful of warm. fresh milk
Then, smoking hot on, the breakfast
table. stood the real country sausage, and
the delicious. brown cakes made from
buckwheat raised at home"
But they had no oatmeal and other de-
licious cereals" said one.
Nor bananas, nor oranges, nor Call
fornia grapes" said Lou.
Didn't need them." Carl replied.
I Uncle Sam continued: Then came the
tramp through the snow to the distric,
school. the tasks in their simple studies
the rugged. rollicking. outdoor games
snowballing. fort-bptlding. coasting. skat-
-
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possibly can. falling In a heap. A man
once jumped 1913 feet In this way. Even
kind of jump The rapidity with which
a ski runner passes through the air In so
great that camera which can take a pic
ture of an express train at full speed fails
to take a clear picture of a ski runner in
midair.
Yet there is wonderful excitement in
1t. The poise Of both mind and body must
be perfect as the man leaps from the
bump. II his cap blows off or II anything
in the crowd startles him so that there Is
an involuntary movement OF muscle the
long skis cross each other and down he
goes. Boys never tire OF this exciting
sport.
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WORD PUZZLE.
FIJI the blanks with words that sound alike but
spelled differently.
/. This Is not the sort Of
2. The wind the - sign down.
8. The covered the yard.
4. The presented with a silver -
WORDS WITHIN WORDS
I. liquor within q small piece
2. An internal organ of the body within to i'm
merse
3. Rowing implements within HARSH
4. To propel with oars within royal headdress.
8. bitter herb within thin broth.
9. Nay within handle
PIED PROVERBS.
I. Dorws apy tebds
2. Thewla taenon uyb lethha.
3. Steal dasi 81 tesoson depemd.
HIDDEN TREES.
/. My pal makes laugh.
2. 1t traced around the corner.
3. Her map leaves out many important points,
4. The eel made his way through the hole.
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
am composed of nine letters and spell winter
My 6, 4, 9, is lofty.
My 1, z, g. means to ratify.
My 0, 2. 8. means gayety.
DIAMONDS
Al. A cousonant in slate" q One, g. An
odor. T. Conclusion 5. consonant in slate"
B-1. A consonant In crooked 2. To attempt.
8. A small stream. f. Besides. s. A eonsonant
in crooked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
A French-American Joke.

Those of you who are studying French
know the meaning of the word complete
pronounced com-play). and Will appreciate
what happened to a rich American who
didn't understand the language. In Paris
the stages show their destination by plac-
ards. as we do on our cars. This American
had visited all the sights of interest, but
seeing stage after stage pass him with the
letters Complete" on the front, made up
his mind he'd go to that place. It must be
some place worth seeing. he argued. for
the stages going there are always crowded.
In Paris no one Is allowed to stand. When
the seats are all occupied the stage refuses
to allow any more passengers aboard. Then
the driver hangs out the sign Complete. -
Mr.. Rich American determined he would
go to Complete IL he had to walk, but
his fury one day turned to laughter when
he learned that Complete" the object of
his desires. was not place. but a condi-
ton. the mystic word meaning nothing more
nor less than full"
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Her Diagnosis.

Uncle Harry was a bachelor. and mol
fond OF babies. Even winsome two-year'
old Helen failed to win his heart. Every
one made too much fuss over the youngster
Uncle Harry declared.
One day Helen's mother was called down
stairs. and, with fear and trembling. asked
Uncle Harry, who was stretched out ON q
sofa. if he would keep his eyes on Helen
Uncle Harry grunted Yes but never
stirred from his position-in truth. kept his
eyes tight shut.
BY and by wee Helen tip-toed over to the
sofa, and, leaning over Uncle Harry softly
inquired:
"Feep-y?"
NO" growled Uncle Harry.
'"Tired?' ventured Helen.
NO" said her uncle.
"Sick?' further inquired Helen, with real
sympathy in her voice.
mo" still insisted Uncle Harry
'.Dus' feel bum?" inquired the baby.
Uncle Harry sprang to his feet, Rugged
the little comforter, and, kissing her, de-
clared she had correctly described his feel
ings when she said Just feel bum From
this time onward Uncle Harry was Helen's
slave. and, with the rest of the household
voted her a great success.
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all to distinguish different tones. you will
notice that each pin gives forth a diff
ferent sound. 1t Is very simple thing to
pick out your tune after becoming accus-
toned to the notes. by hitting just the ones
that compose that air. and IN this way
several familiar nursery songs can be play
ed. Now you can advance a step further
by making an Improvement In your pin
piano." so that 1t will almost play itself.
Drive pin into the end of a new board and
touch ii with you pick pin. This note It
gives out will be the keynote of this new
piano, and can stand for the FIRST note of
the tune you wish to play. Drive n Sec
ond pin into the board to represent the
next note. II this one is higher than the
first one, drive the pin deeper into the
board until when touched 1t gives out ex-
actly the right sound. For lower notes ex-
pertinent by driving In the pins less deep
ly, for the longer the pin above the board
the lower the note 1t will give. Go all
through the tune In this way. driving pin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21

pound a track leading from the top of the
hill. down the slope and out on the plat
form, and make it smooth and firm.
The slope of the hillside above the plat
form or bump" should be about forty-five
degrees; the bump half way down and the
top Of it five feet from the ground. If you
cannot find a rock to use as the foundation
of the bump 1t is necessary to build wood
en- framework. The bump on course for
men would have been at least six feet
high: five feet is high enough for boys.
Fasten the skis carefully, standing with
your side to the slope. Pause a moment
to gauge the distance, turn suddenly and
come dashing down the course; leap from
the bump. land with bang on the slope
below, struggle for an instant to regain
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Grandr1la's Pin Piano.
BY T. cELEsTTSE CUMMINGS.

Daisy was little girl Of six. She went
around the house singing like a little bird.
and one day she asked grandma II she
wouldn't make her piano that she could
really play on
Grandma said she thought that she could
make a fine piano like one she had when
she was little girl. Now I am going to
tell you just how she made the instrument,
so that you may make one jus. like It,
The first thing needed win be a piece Of
soft pine wood, ten inches long,. half an
inch thick and two inches or more vide
The next thing is a collection Of ordinary
toilet pins OF different, lengths Draw a
line down the center Of the wood from one
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than any feathered creature 1 ever before
met All the way down she kept up her
everlasting chatter. The crowd caught on
in time, and the people roared with laugh
ter. some of them chirped back at polly,
and that made her more excited than ever.
she kent I'M a running comment about me.
and when / reached the ground dropped
her In disgust But the boys haven't for
cot It vet. You can't mention polly to
them without causing them to laugh.
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coated father came in and took her in his
warm embrace. Nortje could scarcely be-
lieve that It was her father. All his worry
ing and anxiety seemed to have departed.
and in their place joyousness and hope
reigned.
Daughter. daughter, I have good newsi
Mother Is better; she is saved for ms and
thee! Come, let up draw up to the ffreside
and thank our Father In heaven for His
goodness to u.s.
Kneeling before the still brightly glowing
embers. Nortje's now radiant father raised
his eyes to heaven In gratitude for the
wife who had been spared to him. Nortje
drew close to him and Joined her childish
prayer to his. Over them both a blessed
peace descended, and gently calling her
subjects. the queen of the firefairies softly
tiptoed away. :--.-f sst.,'s
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end to the other, and drive In the pins
along the line, being careful to have them
a quarter of an inch apart. Drive some of
the shorter pins deep into the wood and
the larger ones only deep enough to stand
firmly, having all at different heights Now.
your "pin piano is complete and can be
played on q Take big strong pin ana
with 1t rap one of the pins In the board
1t will give out a musical note
Draw your 'pick-pin'' along the whole
row slowly and. If you have any ear at
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just deep enough to reproduce each succes-
sive note When you have finished, all
you will have to do will be to draw your
pick along the row and your plano will
reel off the tune to the very last note,
quite as glibly as the best '.pianola-'
Daisy was a delighted little girl when
she could surprise papa and mamma with
tune on her sixth birthday. She and
grandma had kept 1t a secret TIL then. The
piano was made about two weeks before
that important event
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CHARADE.
adioli-giad-I-o-lie.
RHYMING ENIGMA.
BEHEADINGs
1. Hitch. 2 E-Iate. s. Learn. {. Sword.
g. A-loft.
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The Vain Lion.

Hon exceedingly vain
Had driven the beasts quite insane
Till they cried, You're better than we."
I'm sure it's quite plain
/ am In the name.
Why you 20 stupid7" said he.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-26

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 26.-The burning
at the stake of Tom Williams. the re-
gro, for attacking a white woman,
was commended at the state conven-
tion of negro Baptists here yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Jackson, of Dallas, declared
that If any action were taken by the
convention in reference to lynchi1g,
resolution should be passed com
mending the whites. Other pastors
asserted that negroes aided the
whites in capturing Williams. Every
law-abiding negro was said to be in
favor of lynching in cases of the kind.
The convention refused to pass a res
olution denouncing the burning.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-26
Live Stock Market,

Kansas City, Aug. 25.-Cattle re-
ceipts, four thousand. Market steady.
Native steers 4.O0@4.75; southern
steers, 2.65@4.25; southern cows, LIS
@3.OO; native COWS and heifers, $50
@5.25: stockers and feeders, 2.754
4.25t bulls, 225@3.5O: calves. 5000
SIS; western steers, 3.40@4.50; cows
115@3.25
Sheep receipts, two thousand. Mar.
ket strong. Muttons, 4.50@5.75; lambs
5.75@725; range wethers, 4.5O@5.75;
fed ewes, 3.90@4.65
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-26
Old Colony Clubs Annual.

Padnaram, Mass, Aug. 25.-The Old
Colony Club, of which the late Joseph
Jefferson was one of the founders
and of which he was president at the
time of his death, is holding it's an
nual reunion today. BY the courtesy
of the New Bedford Yacht Club the
summer station of the club at South
Dartmouth was placed at the disposal
of the club and there the members,
or at least a formidable number of
them, assembled this morning. They
met at Buzzard's Bay and proceeded
70 Padanaram by special trolley cars
At neon they enjoyed a clam-bake at
Laban's Folly Hotel