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get you, my darling-a new arithmetic
book, a buster, set of napkins to hem?
Tell me, child, what you would Ike L
wish to make you happy on your birthday?
Seraphina smiled serenely. Il would ike,
she said dreamily "a box of dynamite"
For what?'' ! asked, little anxiously
for l do not approve OF dynamite for chill
dren, in spite of what kindergartens say
to the contrary.
ITO open my bank" she responded.
dropped penny into it yesterday. but to-
day have changed my mind. wish to
spend it on peppernlints."
Suppose I said kindly, suppose I give
you another penny? Then you can get
your peppermints. and Geed not trouble TO
open the bank" But her mother interfered-
do not sti1e the spirit of economy" she
said. 1.-THE child is right. Seraphina is
always right. Why should she go to yod
for penny when she has one already?
So / put on my hat and coat, the latter
tastefully decorated with oil paintings.
which our youngest boy, real genius did
for me last Christmas, and started out In
the warm sunshine. I always wear coat
In August, since fear 1t might get mixed
up with April, as both months begin with
A. 1t is the same with January and July
It is only in September that 1 feel really
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and It startled him to see his reflection
move. too, but he seemed to admire himself
greatly and ] really believe he smiled his
pret,iest Just to have the pleasure Of see
The next day when / sat down to work
and opened the drawer. up came Ivory from,
.ne back OF It. But this time he was not
alone He had brought all his friends and
relations with him, and. after showing
them the mirror, they ranged themselves
around 1t and gazed admirfngly at them
rel and, although / don't understand
mouse language very well. I'm sure they
qCarreled because each one thought himself
ths handsomest They finally made such
noise that had to scat" them home.
But the next day they came again, and
every day one or two more would Join the
group, and Ivory would treat them all to a
ntbble of soap.
Yesterday my little sister Betsy came TO
see me, and found the mirror In the drawer
She carried IL home to her dolls house when
she went, and don't know whether to look
for my little visitors today or not.
Yes-scratch. scratch there is Ivory ask
Ing me to open the drawer now. Well,
I'll open it.
How dye do. IvoryY'
Squeak, squeak"
Are you weliT'
Squeak. squeak"
Well. you needn't make so much noise
even II you are What do You want?'
Squeak, squeak, squ-e-eakt'
"Oh. the mirror. is TT I'm sorry but you
see Betsy carried 1t away to make her
dolls vain. You needn't look so disap-
pointed. The soap Is there STILL take
bite"
Squeak. ssque-e-e-eak squeak-sque-sque-
eak," said Ivory. which L translated to
mean. you horrid thing since you've
taken my mirror I'll not come TO see you
| again.. and. looking at me reproachfully,
he whisks his tail about. and there. he has
| disappeared.
believe he'll not come back until 1 get
| another mirror
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Seraphina's Birthday.

We had entirely forgotten It was Sera-
phinas birthday, so you can imagine the
shock 1t gave us when she came in to
breakfast at least four inches taller than
she had been the night before.
''What has happened?" cried. elutching
the table cloth. and pulling the entire break
fast off the floor. L am a year older"
said Seraphina, calmly. Il am ten"
1.-The child Is right" said her mother.
weakly. II had entirely forgotten. 1 had
planned to spend the day doing up pre-
served marbles. but now l must let down
all her frocks, instead" The other children
walled loudly, and began throwing the fur
niture out OF the window as they always
did when they were impatient. They do
80 love preserved marbles" sighed their
mother. Then we sat down to breakfast.
We sat on the floor. for. as i said before,
the furniture had been thrown out of the
window, and had pulled the breakfast on
to the carpet
When we had finished breakfast l began
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02
A Little Mouse Story.

ohe day, as l sat in my den busily writ
ing a story for you, I heard a sound Of
scratching Thinking that perhaps my pen
was Old and made the noise I changed IT
for bright new one and went on writ
Ing 1t wrote beautifully then, and every
thing In the room was so still that you
could have heard a pin drop. Then the
scratching began again, and that time It
surely wasn't the pen
listened for minute or two, and found
that the sound came from a drawer In my
desk. Then I carefully pulled the drawer
on. just in time to see a long tail disap-
pear at the back. OF course II was mouse
who had been scratching. Why hadn't 1
thought Of that before?
But what mouse could want there l
couldn't imagine In the drawer We're a
lot Of little odds and eBds-some spooIs of
thread and needles-fef I am a bachelor
and sew on my own buttons-a cake of
ivory soap. little comb which I use for
my mustache, and tiny mirror which /
also use for my mustache-to see If it is
straight.
Every day the little mouse appeared. and
after q while he became quite tame. When
he was hungry he would nibbie the cake
of soap. and seemed to enjoy 1t as much
az you or would q piece of angel cake
His name ~ Ivory LongtaiI- ! named him
Ivory because he was so fond OF the seap
bur he was nearer the color OF ebony.
One day he brought another mouse with
him. tiny little BIT Of fellow, probably
little piece Of chess for a treat that i'', day.
and they had great fun playing the tag
am6ng the spools and boxes IN the drawer
The next day he Came alone. and noticed
quiet. and leaned = Iittle nearer to fSnd
out what the natter WA
Ivory VS. ettttng a. squfet - uouseFs
er,s3Iyrs sxpsaa f,Irlo1 i1rsitir S5r-r - ~.
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Old Fox Gets Even With
Cousin Coon Again.
BY BERTRAND N. o. WALKER.

BY BERTRAND N. o. WALKER
II was the time OF year when the people
left their winter lodges and went out In the
forest TO the sugar bush Here they ouiit
temporary bark lodges and remained for
moon or longer. They tapped the great trees
and gathered and boiled their sweet sap
until II became sugar; then It was stored In
bark "mo-cocks' to be sparingiy used dur
ing the following year. Just BIT used now
and then TO sweeten the "skeh-anh.' and
perhaps another bit to put in the spice wood
and sassafras tea. Their crude manner Of
working was not such that any very great
quantity could be made. so they must needs
be saving.
Troughs made out OF the birchen bark
and some followed out OF pieces of wood
were used to catch the sap as It slowly
dr4pped from the splint spouts. The
spouts were driven into the trees with no
little trouble. unless one was so fortunate
as TO possess one OF the small steel axes
that some OF the tribes far TO the east on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02
Capable Jane.

We spilled pint Of picked paint
Upon the parlor floor.
Jane rubbed the spot with charlotte russo
Until II was no more.
She burned her fingers with piece
OF boiling hot fee cream,
But dipped them quick in frozen ink
And quite forgot to scream.
The roof was leaking frightfully,
And while we all depIored II,
Dear Jane took salt upon the roof
And down the chimney poured II.
Our puppy bit the rocking chair
And gave Us quite a fright,
But Jane put coffee on the wound,
And soon It was all right.
And when the chimney got anre
We wildly rushed about
But Jane poured glue upon the stove
And put the fire out.
There came a burglar TO the house,
But Jane was on the spot,
And first she called the ambulance,
In case we should be shot
And next she faced the rogue with brooms.
And parasols and knives.
She found be was the plumbers boy,
And thus she saved our lives.
What we would do without the child
I do not know at all.
We always look to Jane for help
Whatever may befali.
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One ON the Avenue Has licked fo1
Over Thirty-FJvs Years.


A young man inserted key into one Of
the side panels at the hase OF big street
clock on Pennsylvania avenue. opened it
and wound up the timepiece with dozen
turns Of q large crank that looked like a
carpenters brace
We do this every Wednesday and Eatur-
day" he explained TO several pedestrians
who had stopped to observe the process
Some OF these big clocks are wound only
once q week. Street clocks are one Of the
features of city life. The average street
clock costs from $500 to $500, and you can
pay 81. 200 for one II you want one at that
figure. No. four-tfaI clock does not cost
SO very much more than one OF two dials:
the cost is in the works. though you can
pay as much as you please for an orna-
mental base and upright. but the clock viii
not go any better for external Ornamental
tton.
These clocks have compromising pendu-
iuH1s. are made OF the very best material
and are finely adjusted. Whether the heat
in the summer biisters the paint on the
dial or the SHOWS In winter obscure the
hands they tick right along at the same
old stand. They viii last century. as the
parts are Interchangeable and can be sep
arateiy renewed upon wearing out. This
old fellow has been ticking right along for
over thfrty-fve years, and he Is as good as
ever, and as a reward for his faithful serv-
fee we treat him to a new suit of paint
and gold leaf every year or two.
Street clocks are q great convenience
to the public and while the hands of some
may at times seem to be playing hide and
seek with the true time, rule they keep
the hour with chronometer accuracy. There
have been half a dozen street clocks put
up in Washington within as many years,
but this old fellow I think is the grandfath-
er of our city street clocks: Many cities
have famous public tirnepieees. The old
whfte-dialed clock in front OF the Fifth
Avenue hotel, In New York is perhaps the
most famous street clock In this country,
though it is not of course. the Oldest pub
tic timepiece. Millions of eyes have sought
the position of Its black hands upon its
white face for upwards of half century.
There are lots of ancient clocks in church
steepIes and court houses in this country
which are very old and are accurate time
pieces today. but 1 do not class these as
city street clocks closer to the public eyes
upon the sidewalks. We regulate these big
clocks In about the same manner as the
house clock upon the mantelpiece. If you
are not in hurry some day. just stop and
see the hands go round; they move in
short little Jerks"
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had a fondness for rowing around the sugar.
bush when the people were there, and he
also knew of the coon's fondness for the
sweet sap. So he bided his time, and one
day after he had learned that the coon
had been away from home for several days
he at once suspected where he might be
found. He sat out himself for the sugar
bush, and when he arrived there found the
weather fine for sugar-making. The people
were all very busy.
Scouting around the outer edge of tho
camp. he looked anxiouSly for any traces
OF his cousin. and at last down along the
tracks lately made by the coon. who had
been there hunting for crawfish
ESQ.," he said to himself. 1.-The scamp has
been here and It Is more than likely that he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02

writing she two hundred and hfty-seventh
chapter in my book on the Anticipated
Future" l always write after breakfast,
for by that time the coffee has become
strong and 1 use It for ink. l cannot keep
real ink in the house. The children eat II
ON their cereal In the morning, and besides
they Ike to have 1t to throw at each other
when they are vexed. But coffee IS quite as
good for literature. / had just dipped my
pen In the coffee when | felt Seraphinas
firm grasp on my arm.
''Father," she said, ARE you going TO get
me q birthday present."
True" 1 cried. laying down the pen and
taking her in my arms. The dear. thouSht-
ful child. she never forgets anything. Tt
was kind Of you to remind me. What shall
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soon found the dynamite shop. and, pur-
chasing a good sized keg, rolled 1T home in
front of me.
Seraphine met me at the gate, and srnil-
ingly took the dynamite from me- She
threw 1t playfully at the baby, but 1t missed
and after picking it up again s;eraphtna
ran lightly into the house.
| went back to my writing, and had just
finished my mornings work when L was
surprised to feel strange upheaval of the
floor beneath me. Before / could investi-
gate I was shot hastily through the roof,
and sailed out into the open sunshine.
was rather annoyed at first, for thought
this some new trick Of the children, and
considered 1t mpolite, but suddenly l re-
membered Seraphina's dynamite, and I'M
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the shores OF the great water had gotten
from the fair strangers 1t was said that
these strangers came from far across the
great water in immense white-winged boats,
and. furthermore, they were said to be
brothers OF the Blackrobes. who were fire.
quently seen among the people that lived
around the lakes.
The sap was gathered from the birchen
troughs and poured into great trough that
had been burned and followed out of q
large tree-trunk Into this were put hot
stones. and so with a great deal of labor
the work was done. AS time WAS no OBJ
tect TO the people in those days they. like
Friend Turtle. thought that 1t was always
best 10 make haste slowly
At this season of the year, one of Cousin
Coon's greatest delights was to follow the
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BEHEADINGs.
Behead: /. A girls name and leave devoured.
2. fruit and leave part of the head. g.
snare and leave to knock.
WORDS WITHIN WORDS
j. An animal within to frown. 2. part OF the
head within precious stone. 3. To damage within
keen.
DIAGONAL.
The diagonal letters OF the words defined below
spell the name Of an important study.
/. part OF the arm. 2. A young animal 8.
A small green fowerless plant T. An attendant
o. Accord 8. Large. 7. Nocturnal
~ HIDDEN WORD SQUARE
One word is hidden In each sentence. /. Rap on
the door. Ellen 2. You'll find a pen on the table
3. FIdo is our pet dog.
DOUBLE AcROSTTO.
sIy primais spell a month and my finals spell q
flower that blooms in that month. ]. To SCOT q
To unfasten. g. Fresh tidings. 4. Rest.
DIAMOND.
]. A vowel IN ''xenith'' q Cunning g. girls
name. 4 word expressing consent. 5. A eonso-
nant In zenith"
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A Flower From Mother Goose.

My first she had a little lamb;
The butcher came one day;
pray, may ! buy your little lamb7''
This cruel man did say.
From out his pocket he did take
Ny second. Here said he,
sI'll give you this II you will sell
Your little lamb TO me-"
My first she pushed his hand away.
And thus did she reply:
Not all the second that you have
My little lamb can buy"
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NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
Decoration day.
PIED PRoyERB.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
PRIMAL ACRoSTTC.
l. Sadden
g Urgent
g. Manner
e. Modern
s. E1apse
g. Refund
SEAAER.
BEHEADIxGs.
1. Scent 2 Tray. 8. Feat
CONCEALED WORD SQUARE
EEEzEss
cHARADE.
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An Old, Old GaNe .

Ia NJ. Andrews.
And all those old-time babies
Grew big, and wise, and gray
But our bouncing baby
Kicks and crows in it today
On sunny days | pull it
Right out on the green grass,
And baby hears the brides
And sees the white clouds pass.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09
THINK IT OVER.

Hoch for Kansas.
OF years are necessary to give the
democrats hope.
Now that the tale is told Senator
Dubois won't believe it.
A nomination is equivalent to an
election; if you can get the votes.
Talk about wire pulling, see what
Croker did with his little cablegram.
Bryan was for Hearst, but with
Hearst endorsed will he be for Bryan.
There's the rub.
The average voter Is from Missouri.
II you want him to vote for you. you
will have to show him.
II Idaho can do this well in an off
year, think what the democrats have
coming to them in 1908.
The democrats in Nez Perez county
made gum shoe campaign and slip
ped up on the republicans.
Now that the smoke Of battle has
cleared away, the thing that worries
most is the price Of cordwood.
Anyhow, there Is no partisanship
about Thanksgiving. Then the whole
American people win be lined up at the
pie counter.
Attorney General Moody says that
rebate is the mother Of the trusts
Now that Standard Oil Is charged
with being the mother Of rebates
Rockefeller might be easily convicted
as being accessory before the fact
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09
GREAT HARTMANN EQUIPMENT.
121 zoo, 900 OF Rolling Stock Ordered
for Early Delivery.

Chicago, Nov. s.-The Tribune to-
morrow will say:
Prompted by the congestion Of
traffic and the car shortage for this
year the Hartman lines are making
purchases of freight equipment for
1907 on grand scale. 1t is an
nounced that they now have orders
in for some s21,000,o00 worth Of re-
frigerator, box, fiat and gondola cars.
all Of which is expected to be deliver
ed before the season of heavy traffic
next year.
The total number of freight cars
ordered by them but not yet delivered
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Q, 1906.
THE ONE GREAT PROBLEM.

Y se4 z h (
There is remarkable coincidence
In the fact that the transportation
problem was one of the principal top
les for discussion among the notable
speakers in the campaign. Bryan's
plea for government ownership was
doubtless responsible for part Of this.
but the larger part is due to the atti-
-tude Of the administration toward
transportation companies. IN the In
'yestigation Of abuses in connection
with transportation the attention Of the
public was rivetad upon the problem.
and made Il one Of the central topics
OF discussion. Referring to the abuses
through preferential freight rates At
torney General Moody called the re-
bate the mother OF the trusts. and the
term II an apt one. Speaker Cannon
puts the blame not on the railroads
but on the great corporations that
have forced the companies into line
and says the problem IL one Of the
most trying and difFicult ever present.
ed to the American people. In this
connection he cites the work Of the
administration. His plea IL well worth
study In light Of the fact that 1t
places the administration fairly on
record through one Of its most power
ful agents. Speaker Cannon says;
Perhaps. the most serious COM
plants crow out Of preferential freight
rates allowed by the transportation
companies to certain favored shippers.
not because the companies desired to
give them. but because great shippers
demanded such concessions as con-
dition precedent to their patronage,
ana went elsewhere IL their demands
were refused. In my Judgment, most
II not ALL the ills complained Of and
which We are seeking to remedy, had
their initiative in the practice Of ale
lowing discrimination in favor of cer-
tain shippers. All policies, and. I may
say, all legislation as we'll, that make
hsh OF one and fowl OF another are
un-American and destructive. But
the people of the United States, COM
petent for lf-government-and never
so competent as now--have always met
with courage all problems as they
arise and, guided by wisdom. patience
and patriotism. have solved them. The
problems confronting US today are by
no means the most trying and difficult
ones that ever have been presented to
the American people for solution. The
achievement of our independence, the
formation of the constitution. the
abolition of servile labor, the preserva-
ton of the Union, the keeping of the
public faith have all involved ques-
lions more difficult of solution thar
those we face today. with less ability
to met them, our fathers disposed Of
the perplexities which rose up to trou-
BILE them from time to time: and we
Of this generation. under the policies
OF the republican party, by legislation
Of a republican congress. through tbs
decisions Of the courts, and tor the
last five years under the leadership OF
Theodore Roosevelt, have succeeded ir
.disposing of many problems calculated
to disturb all well-wishers OF our gov.
eminent" '8
Colonel Waterson describes Roose-
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Is 1850. OF these $500 are refrig-
orator cars. These will be Of the
most modern type and viii cost
$1,000 each About 600 Of them will
be delivered before January 1 and
the rest have been promised at the
rate Of 500 month during the first
months Of the year. After all have
been received the Hartman lines will
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09

own total OF 7,470 refrigerator cars.
Heretofore they have used annually
1000 to 5000 belonging to the ARM
our Packing car line company.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09

Colonel Waterson describes Roose-
welt as a metropolitan grated on a
cowboy. and Hearst as cowboy graft
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09

ed on metropolitan. This probably
explains why the peopEs Of the west
honor Roosevelt. His rough and ready
spirit is Of the manor born. With
Hearst it is all pretense
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09

Tonight At. einnard's thsatsr the
popular company will present the non.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09

Patronizs home Industry, use Prin-
cess Flour; for sale by Russsllt Gro
cory.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09

sfar company, will present the popular
play, "Haxei Kirk" Prices, Zoe, 80
and $50. ssat sais at Owl Drug store.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09
DISCONTINUED.

Owing to the Increased demand for
our work we have not room at present
to carry on the ladies' skirt work
longer. As soen a. we can arrange
for more room We will again resume
that branch Of the business. I wish
to thank the ladies who have 90 kindly
patronizsd this department and n
soon a. we can arrange will b. glad
to accommodate your again.
Thanking you,
POLLARD & co.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09

Anyhow, there Is no partisanship
about Thanksgiving. Then the whole
American people win be lined up at the
pie counter.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-09

Now that the smoke Of battle has
cleared away. the thing that worries
most Is the price Of cordwood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-31
saIufing the Flag.

Army regulations prescribe in detail
what honors shall be paid to the flag
and these regulations are implicitly
and gladly observed. No matter how
little one may relish the duty Of show
ing the respect due TO some military
superior, he is always ready and glad
to do honor to his flag. Whenever any
one in the military service of the Unit
ed States passes near the unfurled col
ors or whenever the flag passes before
him. he is required to remove his cap
in salute, and if sitting he is required
to rise and stand at attention until
the flag has passed.-St Nicholas.