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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
TIT FOR TAT.

One day early In the fall the chattering
blue lay was very busy laying in his WIN,
ter's stock of nuts and things. The squirrel
was busy too, but he had only small
chance when the saucy Jay was around.
The bird scolded and futtered until the
squirrel must have thought himself thief.
or at least have felt that he was ordered
off of the premises.
Blue Jays cupboard. his storehouse, was
half way up an old black oak tree, where
a knot hole had decayed enough TO make
a nice entrance to the hollow inside.
Now, Johnny, a small boy who went
around with his eyes wide open. happened
to see blue Jay coming, and he was curious
enough to know just what there was In
the hollow tree Imagine his delight upon
thrusting his arm deep down into the hole
to find there a fine store of nuts. What
does he do but fill his pockets. run home
and empty them, then come back for the
rest of them. OF course it wasn't quite
fair 1t wasn't what he would have wished
If he had been the Jay and the Jay had been
Johnny. But it was what he did.
Finding that nuts were ready to gather
Johnny soon had good stock of them dry
Ing in the loft above the wagon shed. This
place was good and airy with a window
open at each end.
Close to the wagon shed stood a large
white oak tree some of it's branches COM
Ing so close to the back window that they
almost rubbed against it when the wind
W.
SQUIRRELS to make little excursions out of
the woods, along the fence, clear up to the
big oak. for scamper through it's
branches.
Imagine the surprise Of red Chcaree one
afternoon as he looked into the back win
dow of the wagon house loft to see john
ny's stock of nuts. The sight was dazzling.
1t almost turned his head. 1t was as II
Johnny himself had stumbled upon purse
containing five hundred dollars.
But red Chicaree did not quite fall out
OF the tree. Instead he invited himself in
side the loft. where he soon stuffed both
his cheeks with all the nuts he could carry
Then he scampered home to his tree house
in the woods, where the nuts were put
away. In some manner he imported the
news of his rich discovery to Mrs. Chick
aree and then they both ran along the old
fence to the big tree by the wagon house
Soon they both ran back with their cheeks
suspiciously fat.
The truth is. they worked like beavers
When Johnny went to the loft to see how
the nuts were drying, the cupboard was
bare, Mrs. Hubbard would have said
And so 1t turned out in the end, just as the
old saying says, that lone good turn de-
serves another"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
The Adventures of Jack and Mack
"a History Puzsie Story. }


Two chummies-Mack and Jack-started
out one day In search OF adventure. They
were "a noted pioneer and Indian fighter
companions. these two. and where one
would go the other dared follow.
On this day they struck boldly out across
the fields after passing the two garden
american general in the revolution). then
turned on past the (great American author)
tree, and were soon in the forest.
Tell me, Mack" said Jack (vice Presi
dent OF the United States who became
President), any bears In this forestT'
british general In the revolution) should
I known" answered Mack. IT know my
grandfather once saw a big English gen.
eral in the French and Indian war; right
where We are walking this minute
UGH shuddered Jack And likely he
saw bears. too. But I'm not afraid II I
saw bear 1 would dig a deep hole and
push him into it. Then 1 would throw five
hundred shovelsful OF (great American
statesman) on top of him.
Yes, but you would first have TO get
Confederate general In the civil war; to put
over the bears head before you could get
close enough to push him In explained
Mack.
"Ha. hal" laughed Jack. You are
(American general In the revolution) one.
You think 1t would be easier to put a cover
over a bears nose than to push him into
hole! Ha, ha, ha!'
Then the boys decided they would stop to
rest and eat. Mack said he wished they had
piece Of Ia young Virginlan In colonial
times who loved liberty and some bread.
Together they gathered wood and built a
fire. Jack staid to "a President OF tho United
States) the fire, while Mack scurried away
to search for food. When he returned he
had nothing but a green (vice President OF
the United States). so prickly that he could
hardly confederate general at Gettysburg
up.
Mack tossed It on the fire, but Jack turned
up his nose. There isn't enough dinner
there to feed a chipmunk!' he declared.
with contempt
Anyway, 1t was soon good and friend of
the slaves, put to death by the United
States soldiers at Harper's Ferry; but what
either of the boys a (early American writ
er whose first name was TOM.
Mack asked Jack If he thought he could
do any better. Instead of answering the
question Jack said he was going home.
So they cut across the woods to the road.
Soon they saw two very old style "a brave
Massachusetts farmer in colonial times who
got up a small rebelion).
Gimme a ride, mister?' shouted Mack at
the first one.
''Nope?' was the crusty answer.
Give me a ride, mister?" shouted Jack at
the second one.
Sure. sure" said the man, with a smile.
I've got a purity good load aboard. but
reckon l can (woman who wrote a very
well-known American novel; away you two
little chaps
So Jack and Mack were soon safe at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
Persia's National Anthem.

From the New York Tribune.
Persia is an ancient country. as the world
goes. 1t has ancient monuments. II has a
literature in several ages Blu. one of It's
institutions. its national anthem, is comic
ally modern. Several French bandmasters
were in Persia thirty or forty years ago,
organizing military bands. The shah was
about to start for Europe. and 1t occurred
to him that he ought to have a national
anthem. Summoning NJ. Lemaire, the
French military music master of Teheran,
the afternoon before his departure, the
monarch. with an instinct more imperial
than musical. ordered him to have a Per
sian" national anthem composed and played
before him by the imperial band next morn
ing. There was night work for everybody
concerned in Teheran that night, but next
morning the national anthem was duly
played and approved. and 1t is the ma
tional anthem still. NJ Lemaire is now a
Persian general, and lives in Teheran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
At the Big House.
The Saucy Young Frog.

Tell us anuzzer tory, please?" begged
little Kit, as they still sat waiting Tor the
Rliller to finish grinding Aunt Nancy's corn
: "W'at about?' she asked,
"Oh. some animal you haven't ever told
ans about before" said Janey.l
Aunt Nancy pondered a while. i dunno
wat dat ud be" she said. Pears ter
me done gin all de creeturs a whul"
After a little more thought, she said Dat
pu,ts me in min wv a tale bout a frog
whar live in jes sech place ez dat.
ain nuver toll you bout no frogs.
You told US about toad-frogs." said Ned.
Il knows dat" she said, but dem ain
frogs Frogs live in de water an toad
frogs live on de LAM Well. onct dar Wuz
a OF frog whar live In pond all by his
self 'Twuz way of. down in de woods,
les lax dis, an dark an still. jes LAX dis
'Twuz full fish. an de oil frog he Wuz
a rre't fisherman an ketched so many dat
he got big an fat an his voice got loud an
deep soft you cu'd year him mon mile
off. All thu de summer eYenin he KEEP
up his talkin'. so loud you Gu dden year
muffin else an hit mex folks feel right
lonesome wen day wuz settin' by dere' is
in de dark. Dey cu'd year him at hit long
ez dey KEEP awake. Jug-Jug-er-oom'
jug jug Groom. jug-er-oom. jug-er-oom.
iug-er-oom" Evy now an den dey'd year
a big splash Dat 'uz wen he'd go up on
de bank an teck a handspring down in de
water fer he wuz a gret han fer divin.
He'd come down wild a gre't ker-chug! an
den you cu'd year him jes a-boomin an
a-bellerin' unner de water.
I'm de daytime he'd come out on de bank
an sun hIsse'f an set up dar winkin' an
bIinkin' 'twel he fell fas' asleep. One day
VILE he wuz teckin nap on de bank, yer
come long a sassy young frog whar bin
muffin but a III tadpole dat ve'y spring
He wuz new ter bein, frog. an he putt on
lots Nv airs dat wuz boun ter be teck outen
him sooner er later. He wuZ mighty proud
NV his new green suit wild de white yes
an he wanter g'long som'ers an show his
SET of so he say ter his nanny: Nav
Use mighty tired or stayin' in dish yer III
Of pond. / wanter go som ers an do sump-
n. You KANT spec me ter grow up nut
tin but a numbskull in dis OF mud-hole.
boun' you. dar's heap nicer ponds dan dis
som ers an | jes' gwneter hop right long
an fin EN-. So many iii Of tadpoles in
dish yer pond dat 'clar hit goes gins de
grain fer me ter stay yer an sociate wild
en-
Humphr his nanny say. seem ter me
you Rlttiu' too big fer yo britches. You
my family In dis pond. an hits plumb
good nun fer you. You gittin mighty up
pish turnin up yo' nose at de taipoles,
WEN you bin one yo'sef Ill VILE back
" Vas dat | wuz. nanny seZee, but
you see ain one now, an dat mex all de
dinens in de worl'.'
'Mebbe you gwne fin out dar's wuss
things In ponds dan tadpoles.' seq she:
'mebbe you mought be right glad ter git
back an SCUM ter 20 family
"Iu teck de resk er dat, sezee. an wild
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
ABOUT MOTHER GOOSE.

No one needs to be introduced to Mother
Goose. We have known her ever since we
were big enough to have lullabies sung to
us or our hands to patty-cake The 1ingles
we know and love as the Melodies Of
Mother Goose" are drawn from many
sources. 1t is said that the great poet
Shelley wrote Pussy cat-Mew' and Dean
Swift Little Po-Peep." but 1t is hard to
prove or disprove these statements. Some
of the older verses are from ancient folk
lore songs and have come down to US
through many centuries.
The connection of Mother Goose with the
songs that bear her name Is hard to de-
termine. Three countries claim her for
their own-France, England and America.
About the year 1850 there appeared in
London a small book named Rhymes of
the Nursery or Lulla-Byes for Children"
This contained many of the identical pieces
which have been handed down to us. The
name of Mother Goose was not then known.
In this collection the rhymes of Little
Jack Horner," 'Old King Cole. Mistress
Mary" Sing a Song of Sixpence" and
Little Boy Blue" appear.
In 1911 Charles Perrault published in
France a collection Of tales under the title
of what, when translated. means The
Hood d Blue Beard "Puss in Boots
Cinderella and Little Thumb" On the
cover of the book was shown an old lady
holding in her hand distaff and surround
ed by a group OF children listening eagerly.
So much for the claim of the French to
Mother Goose
America bases her claim upon the state
ment made by John Fleet Eliot descend
ant of Thomas Ieet the printer:
At the beginning Of the eighteenth CEN.
fury there lived lady in Boston named
Eliza Goose (written also Vergoose and
Vertigoose) who belonged to a wealthy
family Her eldest daughter Elizabeth
was married to Industrious printer
by name Thomas Fleet. In due time Mr..
and Mrs Fleet had a son. Like most
mothers in-law in our day. the impor-
lance of the baby's grandmother, Mrs.
Goose increased with lie appearance of
her grandson. Mr.. Fleet was half dis
tracted with her endless nursery dittes.
He tried to ridlcule her, and actually print
ed book under the title Songs OF the
Nursery or Mother Gooses Melodies for
Children" On the title page was the pic
ture of goose with very long neck and
a mouth wide open. and below this. Print
ed by T. Fleet. at his Printing House in
Pudding Lane TIT Price, two coppers."
So much for Americas claim to Mother
Goose. No matter what her nationality
the songs that cluster around her name are
what the children love- and each verse APP
peals more to the childish mind than does
Mother Goose herself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16

dat he elm up de bank an went hoppin
off ter wat he cud see.
well done toll you he got ter de pond
whar de big frog live an seed him settin
dar in de sun. fas' asleep He cas- his eye
down inter de pond an see 'twuz full er
fish an he say: oh me! oh my. wish I I'd
a-brung daddy an nanny an de chillen
Now ain dis jes' gran! 1 gwine ketch me
a good mess er fish an tote some I'm 'em
home an show nanny 1 kin do sumpn, eff
tain bin long sence I wuz a tadpole.
don reckon de OIL gemman snoogin yer on
de bank gwine kyare eff I ketch some. he
got so many in dar. KANT hep hit eff he
do kyare.'
"Wid dat he lit inter ishin' an ketched
a right good mess. Jes' bout den de OF
frog woked up an seed wat de young un
wuz dom. He cu'dden sea- cely blieve his
eyes, an he rub an rub EN- ter mex sho
dar ain no misteck.
Young frog he WIZ talkin way ter his
se'f, sezee: Oar. now. jes' one mo fish an
man Bull-frog wake. Nanny she'll be
right proud Nv me, dat she will
'Jes' den OF Bull-frog riz up an tuck him
by de shoulder an seZee, In a turr' BILE
neat his th'oat: OF man Bull-frog. hey?
Dat wat you call me! Well. you mus be
mighty young an green not ter know better
dan ter come yer an teck fish fun my pond
pond. l don low no pusson ter fish yer but
myself. Now w at 'scuse kin you mex fer
yo'se'f, comm yer stealth fish wen yuu
see me fas' asleep?
Young frog he gin a gre't jump wen
Bull-frog clapped his han on him. an
his eyes got mo- popped dan dey wuz befo'
He let fish drap- outen his han. an he
gin de bigges grin he cud wild dat wide
mOuf er {lis'n an he say, seZee: 'Shucks!
is dis yo' pond? You sut'n'y mus 'scuse
me. Dis is de ve'y fus trip uver tucken
f UNI home, an / spose 'twuZ the same yer
ez tbs in ow' pond; evyb'dy fish dar dat
wanter.'
Nav, Street seq BulI-frog, not by
long shot. sub. Dish yer's my pond, desc
yer my fish, an wen you fish outen dar
hits plumb stealth; OATS wat it's.
You don sesso! seq Young frog, sezee,
jes ez sassy ez you please Well, eff
OATS de case. sub. l kin jes' drap de fish
right back in de pond an glong. s'pose
datll mex hit all right
Nav, dat hit won't" seq de OF Teller
'S'pose 1 let you go, how 1 gwine know
you won't come back yer ag'in an bring
all yo' family wild you an all git ter
thievin' in my pond? Nav. sub. wen Il
keeps hit dar. Vas, sub, gotter putt you
ter def Now de queschin is. how 1 bes
do dat?
"Young-frog he say ter hisse'f: m, I
b'lieye nanny bout right. l wish t
wuz safe at home dis vey minnit stidder
in de hans err dish yer pop-eyed big
moufed OIL bladderskte. No use ter baig
him, I see he ain gwine let me OFF. I ain
gwine let on Use 'feard. neener, 'kase dat
ud gin him too much satisfaction. / mus
jes' putt on de bes front l kin an mebbe
I'll git way FUN him yit.'
Den he say out loud: Well sub. spec
youse right bout dis. You'se 'older'n me-
an l ain gwine 'spute wild you Nanny
done Farm me l musn' argyfy wild folks
older'n wat / is. So you jes' teck me
long an do wat you think bes' wild me-
IAN right seq Bull-frog sezee Kin
you gimme any notion wat be de mos
shoes way ter git shed NV you, 'kase I
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coming nearer. and stronger grew the scent
of elephants, men and guns. He soon
reached an open space, and there, not mar
a mile away, were three elephants, mounted
by men and guns, hunting party In 1uli
array.
Pa Lion trembled bit, and then he haa
an idea. Back to his lair he ran and toiu
Ma Lion to stay with the babies and keep
very still. Then he darted into the FOREST;
He knew all the wood-folks ways anu
soon found what he wanted.
Mrs Wood Mouse was at home having
party, but, without saying as much as by
your leave" or eff you please Pa Lion
took her into his mouth and ran away. he
carried her very gently to the edge or the
forest and waited for the hunting party
to come up. Just as the first elephant
approached the thicket where Pa Lion was
hidden he let the little mouse 60 MIS-.
Mouse ran out from the thicket right IN
front of the elephant. The latter was SO
frightened he trer ID then he trumpeteo
and stampeded-and ran away. ana the
other elephants followed!
Pa Lion winked his eye as much as 70
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
The Cross-Patch.

Once on a time there was a witch,
Who wasn't poor and wasn't rich;
She wasn't handsome, that ] know,
For one day. when | saw her go
Abiding past, l said. "Oh. dear.
How can person look queeri'
Her back was crooked the moon,
And she went l heard her
silly song that seemed to say,
THE children all good today.
Tomorrow, maybe, l Will throw
My cresspatch cloak DER Jane and Joe,
And while they whine Mamma. mamma
III chuckle to myself. 'Ha. hal
And folks will say. That horrid Jane
Is at her tantrums now again.
And other folks will shy they know
They can't do anything with Joe.
Then, lest some wise ones guess my trick,
I'll puzzle them by being quick
I'll snatch the patch from Jane and Joe,
To cast 1t over Glen and Chic.
The friends In wonder then will say.
Our Jenny Is real good today,
Or. Joseph seems a different boy.
He really Is his mothers JOY
But lttl, Chic and Glen, bewarel
Their naughtiness II past compare"
Now. boys and girls who would escape
This wtteh's ugly crosspatch cape
Must get the fairy Laughing-F Fun
To stay close by and never run.
Then when the witch with DARK disguise
Approaches She IN great surprise,
VIII Gnd her cloak too small BY ha6
10 cover boys and girls who laugh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
Down to Jimmy's.

When I go down to Jimmy's house,
When mamma sends me there
On errands, it's the longest way,
And l don't think Ii fair
To have me go and come straight home,
And not to stay at all;
My feet and back they get 80 tired
l really almost fall!
The other day, when I went there.
She said that l might play
With Jimmy, and that time we had
Just loads of fun all day.
When We hitched up the billy goat
To see If he would drive
He broke away ahd turned at us,
And then we had to dive.
I think II you had happened round
You would have thought II fun
To see the way he came ut us,
And how we had to run.
We went a-fishing in the brook
Tint runs down past their farm,
And on an elder bush we found
Some bees all In q swarm.
And Jimmy's ma, when we came back.
She cooked q fish we caught,
And give US cookies, three apiece,
Right from the oven--hOt.
And we had cherry pudding, too.
AZ much AZ We could eat,
With sauce of cream and cinnamon,
Delicious, rich and sweet.
That time ! want tired at all.
And, oh, we had such fun!
wiBh that could always stay
When she has erra11s dons9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
WORD SQUARE.

WORD SQUARE.
/. measure. 2. A pain. 3. town In Italy.
f. An act.
PROVERB.
setat HE ITO cat chath ief.
BEHEADINGS.
Behead:
vehicle and leave ridge.
2. To detain and leave antique.
8. A kind OF file and leave a serpent
4. combat ant and leave a part Of the twent,
fur hours.
CHARADE.
NY first Is a domestic animal; my second Is
part of speech and Is also found in my first; my
third is used by bees and is also used a head
DRESS and my Whale is found in ancient cities.
REyERSES.
Raverse:
To cut of and leave pointed Instruments.
Quick and leave conyeyances
To swallow and leave stopper.
TO stretch and leave a room In hospital.
DIAMOND.
l. A consonant In either. 2. piece OF fur 5.
dwelling place. 4. To question. 5. vowel in
either.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16

say, 81 thought that would work. Then
he took Mrs. Mouse up carefully and car
ried her home, much to her joy.
Ma Lion and the little babies were re-
1oiced to see him and the smell Of guns
never troubled them more
Whether for joy or pride. or what. l
can't say. but I wish you could have heard
Pa Lion roari
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16

something horrible. Then all was still for
awhile Bang, Bang! in the distance, and
then the lions smelt horrible odor-gun-
powder,
It was enough to make them sick, bat
they knew it meant danger, and Pa Lion
crept softly through the trees to investi-
gate.
As he went along he could hear sounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
Suppose.

II your fingers grew out at your elbow
And your toes sprouted out ut your knee.
II your mouth was top Of your topknot,
How funny, indeed. that would be.
And suppose that your nose went on crosswise,
That your ears dangled down from your chin,
And your eyes looked backward, not forward
dne pickle you Would be inI i-,ss4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
The q. o. q.

There once was a giddy old goose,
Who purchased a new pair of shoes.
Said the goose. They are flne
When one goes out to dine,
For they certainly come into use!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16

DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
/. Ghosts
2. OrsngE
8. l. a m Z
4. Desert
5. EnditE
@. NostruM
T. RubaduB
g. Orange
8. DangeR
GOLDEN ROD and SEPTEMBER.
WORD SQUARE
/. DRAF
p RIDER
8. d EU
4. + EELS
8. TRUST
CROSSWORD ENIGMA.
Autumn
DOUBLE BEHEADINGS.
I. FI-Aunt 2 Palate. 8. Shire. {. Record
8. Pr-Esch. Alice.
CHARADE.
In dye Ann apple 10 dndanapoaia,.
RIDDLE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-14
1.-The Shamrsshs All Rigkf- oU0Gt FRA7tR
"Shu-u-Fe, and ii is That"
---ATTORNEl G0DFREY

Tribute was paid 10 the Irinh In
Judge Fraters court Friday morn
Ing, and the shamrock was given
rs due OF honor.
In making a ruling In the case
OF Burke Va Burke. Judge Fratef
had occasion 70 refer 20 a Hibernian
witness
7 believe said the court. he
was perfectly honest although he
worked on a railroad aud was only
an Irlahman."
Right here the court caught the
hostile eye Of Attorney James J..
Godfrey. whose Irish broeue could
be cut in slices with a trowsl. and
the court fastened TO add paren-
thetleaiiy.
Now. I don't mean 90 say any
thing against the Irish. am a lit
Tie irish myself. and there's Mr..
Godfrey. over there. who ~ even
a little more Iriah than the court IL.
The court doesn't want 60 be IN
derHtood as rejecting in any way
upon the frlah-quite the rcyerse.
The Irish are al right
After thus making himself clear
the court turned 10 the merits Of
the case. which II an action brought
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-14
Left His Wife
For q Convict

WALI.A WALLA. Wash. July it.
Phillip Berry. chief turnkey a. the
penitentiary. has been discharged
because Of hts alleged tufatuation
for flora Ferguson. alias White
squadron who was released from
the renitentiafY on July ?. after
serving nine months for grand lar
ceny Ia Seattle.
since his appointment several
months ago Berry had SPENT much
time in the Uoman'a ward with
Flora Ferguson. other women con-
vietu state he had sT~nt much money
ia presents for her.
Upon her release abe vas given =
ticket 20 Seattle. bat had remained
IN Waiia Waiia. Yesterday she was
ordered TO leave town. aud she de-
parted last uiEht
Berry yesterday poid hia horne.
Whieh he had bought on the In
uiailment plan. and left town last
night
He has a wife and ma. daughter.
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by the father Of three children 10
have them taken from the custody
OF his former wife. who has mar
ried again. and whose second hna-
band. Il is claimed. abuses bis step
children.
Your honor. I tell ye." said At
torney Godfrey. 1T In known 70 me-
self that the second boy IL era-a-zy.
and IN fact II was the father him
self that told me the whole kit and
Doodle were cra-a-a-zyi"
Win this introduction the III
bernlan attorney told Of an attempt
on the part Of the father. while
drunk. 10 take the little girl out
Of the convent b. main force.
III you have any evidene eof that
Kind. Mr.. Godfrey" said Judge
Frazier. "thia court wants II laid
before it. Can you secure the evil
dencsT-
can IL replied Godfrey.
"shu-u-re I can Your honor. It's
the evidence III be laying before
your honor on next Friday mor-r-n-
ingi"
Then picking up his little round
caubeen from the clerks desk. At
torney Godfrey left the court room.