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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20
Apple rapIocs; PUDDING.

Soak one cupful tapioCa in three
pints cold water over night. In the
morning put on to boil and cook 20
or 80 minutes, until It looks clear.
Add quart and a half peeled and
Quartered apples. one cup sugar, a
teaspoonful salt, and lemon Juice OF
extract to flavor. Turn into a but
tered dish and bake an hour In mod.
crate oven. When cold serve with
cream and sugar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20

ously.
'It's q secret-Nellie isn't to know
till she gets home"
Then the door opened and in walket
a tall man, his shaggy ereat-coat 81
white with snownakes ~ to make
him look something like the "polal
bear that he, laughingly, called him
self.
But Nellie did not mind this.
"0h, papa! papal" she cried, flying
into his arms, which gave her bear
like hug that nearly took away her
breath.
Half-an-hour later Nellie was seated
on her pape's knee. treating him to
the chestnuts she had roasted, in q
very happy and contented frame Of
mind.
She suddenly bethought herself.
Papa, grandma says that you've
got q Christmas present for me home
that's nicer than any I've had yetr
Mr.. Laring looked across the table
at grandma and smiled.
$50 l have, daughter; q present
that's worth more thap all the pres
ents you ever had put together"
Nellie looked wistfully into the
smiling eyes Of the speaker.
Us 1t q secret, papai" she whiB,
pered.
"A great secret, little girl"
Nellie said no more, partly because
she knew II would be of no use, and
then she was not one of those little
girls who make themselves and every
body around them unhappy by con
tinual teasing.
What is my little daughter think
ing about?" said Mr.. Larlng on Christ.
mas morning as the two were on their
way back to the city.
About my Christmas present, papa.
Shall have It as soon as get homer
Just as soon as you get home"
Nellie did not find her mother in
the sitting-room as she had expected.
4 think mamma must be in her
ROOM" said Mr.. Laring; I'VE will go
and find her"
And taking Nellie by the hand he
led her upstairs into pleasant room.
where her mother was sitting, and |
who kissed her many times.
Nellie Is anxious to see her Christ. |
mas present" he said. looking toward |
a woman at the other end Of the
room, whom Nellie had not noticed,
and who had q funnylooking little
bundle Of flannel In her lap.
At 4 sign from Mrs Laring the
woman laid this bundle very care
fully In her arms. and her mother be-
gan TO undo Its various wrappingB.
As she reached the last one Nellie
uttered a scream Of delight, for there
lay Just the dearest and sweetest
baby you can imagine, with such
bright eyea and cunning little hands
and fest that Nellie fen IN love win
Il directly.
IT Il none Of Jour makebeliovo4-
she raid n diiatlng UPON her sood for.
tuna -hut . live. suIeenosah hahyi-
Nellie had oftsa wishsa for 4 little
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20

brIghteyed children, Nellie, Josie and
Willie. roasting chestnuts and as hap
Nv Is happy can be.
4 wonder what / shall have this
year" said Josie. II had, oh, such
beautiful presents last Christmas
book, tea-set and q work-boxl"
"And l had a top. a white wabblt,
and, obi such a lot Of goodles!" said
little Willie, who was the youngest Of
the three.
4 know what I'd like" continued
Josie; I'D like a wax doll like Katie
Browns, that will open and shut its
eyes. and has real hair, and cries like
any baby; wouldn't you. Nellie3"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20

S''S ~ SSuy-ur&NUtyr
For jelly-making new granite or
enameled ware kettle is preferable to
the oid-fashioned porcelain-lined or
iron pot that has been in use year
after year. 1t Is not an extravaganza
to buy a new kettle each season. A
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20

brother. ana now ner -w1sn was graft
aed. And a. he began to know her,
as he very soon did, and to laugh and
prattle, her delight increased daily
N. Y. Weekly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20

T was Just two days before
Christmas. Outside the
wind was whistling and the
snow falling fast, but they
only made Grandma Lar
ing'B pleasant and cheerful
kitchen all the more pleas.
ant and cheerful by con-
trast.
A bright IRE was burn
ing on the hearth, around
which we're three rosy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20
Restaurant

We wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Go to Smiths Restaurant for
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20
Good Meals,
Quick Lunch,
Oyster SteWs

Famous 'sEALsHIPT" Oysters for the trade Finest
oysters on the market
SMITHS RESTAURANT,
20. SMITH, Proprietor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-03
it alone" and adapt themselves to their
surroundings. A..
Mrs. Reds Club for Girls,

Mrs. Whitelaw Reid started a girls club
for the benefit Of American students at 4
Rue de Chevreuse, in the Latin quarter,
and still pays the rent Of the building and
provides money to give a cup of tea and a
biscuit to every American girl who has a
mind to drop into the place between 4 and
o'clock any afternoon except Sunday.
when invitations are necessary. 1t Is
good institution 80 far as 1t goes. but it has
practically lost its original character OF
club for American girls and has become
a boarding house with twenty-eight perma-
nent boarders who pay so much per week
for meals and lodgings and are very pleas
antly situated much more SO than the rest
of the American students in Paris. Miss
Moffet. who has had considerable expert
ence in settlement work in New York, is
In charge
The only club features that are retained
are the afternoon tea and circulating
library from which American girls may
draw books, but comparatively few avail
themselves Of the privilege. There are
about 200 American girls In the Latin quar-
ter. studying music and painting chiefly,
and this place does not serve their purpose.
home there; that the atmosphere Is chilly;
that girls who do not board In the house
feel as If they were intruding; as If they
had no right there. They want place like
the American Art Association, in which
they can share in the expenses and have
voice in the management, like the Woman's
Club of Berlin. That Is an admirable and
useful institution, and is managed by the
members themselves. who pay an annual
fee of $3.50, elect their own officers and
committees and control their own affairs
like ordinary club.
It is always open for the members and
their friends. Any American woman In
Berlin has all the privilege for thirty days
free of charge. After that time she is ex-
pected to pay her share of the expenses:
There is a reading room. a restaurant and
tearoom and various other apartments.
which are always open between o'clock
In the morning and IL o'clock at night.
with frequent literary and musical enter
tainments organized by the members and
the ladies of the American colony. In the
same building, upon another floor, is an
American boarding house exclusively for
girls. 1t has nothing to do with the club.
although it Is a very important auxiliary
and temporary home for newcomers until
they can get settled elsewhere. The club
is always open to strangers. who can go
there for the advice and information which
every one needs In order to get fair start
In her studies.
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enter into the competition There has been
much more interest in athletics this year
than last, and much larger num-
Der of children have been taking regular
training in some athletic event every day.
Standard Tests Adopted.
LAST year the standard test Of the Pub
lie School Athletic League Of New York was
adopted and championship buttons were
given to all winners. This involved coming
I'D to a certain standard in the broad jump.
the 6O-yard or 1OO-yard dash and Ginning
the bar At the beginning of the season we
did not have a single boy who was able TO
win the button AS the result of the train
ing twenty-five boys got the button last
year This year there have been ia. and
probably several hundred have taken the
training more or less regularly, SO that we
may expect believe, several hundred win
ners next year. The results OF this training
were shown in the tournament. where all
but five of the athletic records of last year
were broken There has been also great
increase of interest in vollcybali. basketbail
and tetherball. and the children have
learned to play these games well.
Concluding his report, Supervisor Curtis
declares that the real object which he has
sought to achieve has been the physical de-
yelopment and health of the children. and
the formation of courteous. honest and ener-
getic habits of action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-03
ITALIAN CRUISER SAILS.
Leaves for Norfolk at 10 O'Clock This
Morning.

The Italian cruiser Ettore Fieramosca,
which has been in Washington waters for
over two weeks. left this morning shortly
before 10 O'clock. Two tugs from the navy
yard towed the ship around and later 1t
proceeded under It's own steam. 1t is ex-
pected it will reach Norfolk tomorrow
morning, where it will remain four days.
The Fieramosca will return to Chesapeake
bay In about ten weeks, stopping at Balti-
more, where 1t will remain about two
months, In order that the machinery can be
overhauled preparatory to- the next long
cruise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-03
Welded at Rockville.

Mr.. Charles B. Yeatman and Miss Hen
rietta Mullen White. both of this city. WIS.,
tied Rockville last Monday afternoon and
were married the ceremony being per
formed by Rev. s. r. White. When asked
regarding a report that objection to the
marriage existed. denial was made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-03
tore Entered by Burglars.

A report was made to the police yester-
day that the clothing store of T. H. Hol-
lander, North Capitol and III streets, was
entered by burglars yesterday morning and
robbed of S2S worth of clothing An en-
trance was gained to the store by smashing
a glass In the front door. 1t Is thought
that the robbery was committed between
3 and o'clock in the morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-03
HEALTH OF CHILDREN
ONE OBJECT ATTAINED BY THE
LOCAL FAIRGROUNDS.

According to the report of Henry 8. Cur
tbs, supervisor Of Fairgrounds. which was
submitted to the District Commissioners to-
day, the public Fairgrounds during the sea-
son just ended were even more popular than
they were in 1905 The records of Super
visor Curtis showed that the attendance In
the eleven weeks Of last year up to the ma!
tournament in September was so, 1872, while
the attendance during the ten weeks sea-
son this year totaled 1880 an increase of
As per cent. Expenses OF the Fairgrounds
since July 1 are shown in the summary to
have been-labor. $7S2.64; materials used in
construction. $4S6.sS: salaries of teachers
and supervisor, S2,415.3S; athletic supplies.
$3.50 and postage, S25; a total of So 800 30.
leaving an unexpended balance of 5000. 20.
Nine public Fairgrounds were in opera
ton this year the same as last, seven OF
the number being for white and two for
colored children The work this year. SUI
pervisor Curtis declares, was embarrassed
by the lateness Of the appointment OF teach
ers, that being due. he says. to the unse.-
tied state of affairs as regards the board OF
education.
Early Appointments Urged.
Speaking in the same general connection,
Mr.. Curtis says: ut is to be hoped that
next year the appointments can be made
by the first of April and the teachers can
dustrial work and the general theory of
play. The supervisor wishes to emphasize
his conviction that a good teacher is much
more necessary to a successful playground
than much apparatus. Not only will a SUI
perior teacher double the attendance, but
the children get very much more out OF 1t
in habit and training. 1t would take many
times as much money to secure an equal
increase in attendance through an increase
of equipment as 1t is necessary to spend In
getting good teachers"
In review of the general results accom-
plished this season, the report reads as fol-
lows:
about the middle of July a sereS of
dual meets were arranged between the diff
ferent Fairgrounds in order to get the chill
dren in training and secure entries for the
final tournament in September. Last year
1t was very difficult to hold these meets
between different sections because there
are. in a number of cases, long-standing
In visiting teams being 'trotted' or stoned
and called abusive names. In order to pre-
vent this, points were given to each play
ground on courtesy. They were added to
the score which each playground made in
the contest II the conduct of its members
was above reproach. The rule was that in
case of gross discourtesy the entire score
of the playground was to be Cancelled. The
supervisor is glad to report that there was
q decided improvement during the summer,
and 1t is his belief that in another year
there will be no more trouble OF this KIND
There was very much more interest In these
contests this year than last and many more
entries. The children did not regard II as
a favor for them to compete, as they
seemed to last year. and were wiling. as
a rule to walk or pay their own rares
from their ground to the other In order TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-03
Refused by Congress.

After the exposition Of 1900 the municipal
council at Paris presented the government
of the United States plot of ground on
the border of the Champs de Mars for the
site of an American Art Institute. The
grant stipulated that unless, the United
States government erected building at an
expense OF $4,000 or more within five years
the land should be forfeited. Congress re-
fused to accept the offer. Last summer the
people interested made a final appeal for
an appropriation of S230,000 for building.
but Speaker Cannon and the members of
the House committee said mol" They ar
gued that the government was under no OBJ
The daily tribune., 1906-01-05
THE PRESIDENTS TURKEY

auxiliary came into great use during
the war Of the Rebellion. The pom
toon train. however, IS a very cum
bersome affair when the ordinary nat
bottom boat with the necessary tim
bers and accessories are packed on to
what is known as the ''pontOon train" :"
The German army recently adopted q
sort OF sectional pontoon boat which
allowed OF greater mobility to the
train.
However, the soldiers Of the United
States Engineer Battalion have been
drilling in the use OF pontoon boats
made Of heavy canvass stretched over
. wooden frame These boats arc wa
ter-tight and when assembled are cap
able Of supporting SIX or more men
A boat may be ta.:en apart and packed
into . small bundle light enough to be
carried by csc man. Upon arrival at
. small stream all that Ia necessary 10
for each man to unstrap his bundle
quickly put the boat into shape. and
launch 1t into the water. The wagons
which must necessarily carry the tim.
bering and flooring Of the bridge to
be. can be sent forward with . much
smaller guard than is necessary when
the cumbersome pontoon train wagons
each carrying . boat or section. arc IN
unot3o0
The daily tribune., 1906-01-05

Patti Lyle Collins. head Of the Open
ing and Unavailable Division" Of the
Postoffice Department.
Each holiday season brings to her
desk thousands and thousands Of
Santa Claus" letters and were she of
the ordinary type OF clerk, thinking
only Of the salary she draws twice
month, these letters might go into
Uncle Sans waste basket without SO
much as a thought for the writer's.
Not 60 with Mrs. Collins. Through
her generous heart. her love for chill
dren and. possibly. with memory or
two Of her own when she. too. believed
In the real existence of the children's
patron saint. this lovable woman at
tends frst to her duties Of returning
the letters to their writer's II this Is
possible and then she plays Mrs,
Santa Claus" to her army OF little
! friends.
Christmas Presents to the Children
4 When such thing is possible Mrs.
collins finds out the addresses Of these
children. sends them some little thing
they have asked for and gets
\ friends interested in them untn she
has now earned the title which came
TO her SO long ago merely through her
. associations with this part Of Uncle
Sans postofiice.
This is rather the sentimental side
Of Mrs. Collins work. but there is an
other and scientific phase OF It which
has made her invaluable to the Gov
eDoment. She Is the official chiro-
graphical expert OF the Department
and through her efforts each year
ninety per cent. OF mail matter bear
ing manifesty indecipherable ad-
dresses nnds its way to the person TO
whom 1t Is addressed.
Mrs. Collins Is a linguist and a deep
student. Added to this she has stored
away in her brain a fund Of general
The daily tribune., 1906-01-05

from Tennessee and knows all the emil
nent men of that State. He was tell
Ing good story the other night OF Col.
Sandford and Major Saunders. prom
inent business men OF the Knoxville re
Ion. They were once on Pullman com
ing this way. II was hot and they sat In
paJamas far into the night. An old
man came in. lighted 4 cigar. smoked
and said nothing. They did not recog.
nize him. and kept on talking about
the miserably poor representation. their
State had in Congress. 1T Is . pity"
said one OF them that State like
ours should have such poor worthless
men at Washington. Our senators are
no good. old Harris Is played out and
Josiah Patterson Ia the only man In
the House that amounts TO anything
Al this remark the stranger arose and
IN = tone OF thunder began TO hurl
lnvective and abuse nt the two men
1T II about time l was taking part In
this conversation." he yelled and went
on to tell . few warm things to the
astonished party Of two. When he
had subsided . bit one Of them asked
But who are you TO get % mad about
III" who An ~ Well, am Senator
Harris. dag you. and I have much
more to eay 70 scoundrsis like you.
Both men were amased and they has
tened 70 sDslogiss. They all became
friendly, and the eld naa oftea told
the stery o. himself.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-05
Oae Good Use for xiiliooaires.

Regret has been often expressed 70
garding the threatened extinction Of
many species Of wild animals.
OF late. however. some OF the worlds
millionAires have begun TO devote their
attention to the task OF preserving
them, and numbers OF wealthy men
have established or endowed parks
and private geological gardens. In
which buiiaioes, antelopes. CRATES.
gnus. and other dwindling species are
carefully cherished. In some CAGES
herds OF bison are kept. after the fash
ton Of deer, on the estates Of great
landowners.
Nor are Europe and Asia behind
hand. Large preserves OF big game
arc TO be found in France and Ger.
many. and In England the Duke Of
Bedford has made 4 wonderful collec.
tiOn OF wild animals Mt Woburn Park.
Il comprises many rare animals. in.
ciuding wAterbuck. Enus. sable ante
lopes. and some almost extinct species
OF deer.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-05
Criminal penalties were provided for
viola tons Of the law.

Criminal penalties were provided for
viola tons Of the law.
Looked Upon a. . Cochran Oddly.
The bill was treated with derision
last winter. both BY the daily press
and by gentlemen OF tue mouse OF
Representatives, the Senate and
Third House. II was worth laugh.
people said. There was very little
corruption, they averred. The idea
that corporations employed legisla-
tive agents and disbursed huge sums
OF money for or against certain bills
was moonshine doied out by sensa-
tionallsts 10 crafty the morbid fancy
and the appetite for scandal Of q Pc
cullnr class Of pcop.c.
The Legislative inquiry into the nf-
fairs and conduct OF the Equitable
Life and Mutual insurance compn nics
mt New York seems to have placed
the matter Of campaign contributions
and legislative disbursements In
other thnn a humorous light. II mat.
ters not whether the corporations
come forward voluntarily with theiF
contributions n ~nwrr'~r f-rds ~
whether they are solicited and hound.
ed by campaign collectors until they
contr1bute-the result II the same.
vice-president Gillette OF the Mo
tual Life Insurance Company tssfi
ned that his company contributed
$4,000 Of the policy holosrS money
The daily tribune., 1906-01-05

to the republican committees in the
last three presidential campaigns.
and John A. Mccall. president OF the
New York Life Insurance. Company
admitted that he had contributed
Sl50,00O Of the company's funds to
the same committees. In fact the
big companies have frequently been
contributors to both political parties.
Pubic May Demand egi.,asion.
There are two questions involved
In any fair consideration Of these dis
closures. The first Is the deslra DiIity
OF corporations taking such an active
and influential part In political cam
paigns and the second Is the moral
ity Of corporation officers making
contributions on their own initiative
out Of funds that are really trust
funds.
OF course a law can be made pro
hibiting campaign contributions by
insurance companies or other corpo.
rations. This may correct the abuse
or 1t may not. Laws are not always
obeyed or enforced. There. for exam
pie are the laws of Moses. The world
has been violating them for thou.
sands Of years. 1t might be consid-
cred fair II the directors of every In.
surance company, savings bank, trust
company or other corporation hand
ling the peoples money. would adopt
a rule forbidding absolutely all such
contributions and holding every Off,
Ger financially and morally respon,
sible for Its observance. Second, DO.
litical candidates and committees
could announce that they would
neither solicit nor receive contriDu.
tons
Public sentiment is rapidly crystal.
The daily tribune., 1906-01-05
POLITICAL TAXATION.
LEGISLATION LIKELY REQUIRING
PUBLiCA TION OF ALL LARGE
CONTRIBUTIONS.
such q Bill. Introduced last Year.
was Looked upon as Crack Meas.
ure-Wi be on a Different Basis
This Session,

Exposure of the practice Of the
great life insurance companies and
other corporations, OF making contri.
buttons to political campaign funds
and Of devoting large amounts of
money to influence legislation will
bring before the next session of
congress the question OF the passage
of bill similar to that introduced at
the last session by Representative
BOurke Cochran, of New York, and
Familiarity known as the Corrupt
Practice" bill 1t may not be that
this bill will be taken up and given
the serious consideration which it
was denied at the last session, but
that bill containing provisions of
the same general description as those
of the Cochran bill will be introduced
and pressed to u vote is n moral GER
tainty.
The Cochran bill provided that
every contribution Of more than $50
to national campaign fund should
be reported to the clerk OF the dis
trict court Of the United States,
The daily tribune., 1906-01-05
WHITE HOUSE XMAS DINNER.
THE ROOSEVELT FLNILY CELE.
BRATES IN TIE GOOD Old
FASHIONED WAY.

Always Have Huge Rhode Island Tur-
key which 10 not Spoiled BY French
Cooks. : President h,mself Does
the Carving.
Old fashioned cooks and old fash
toned cookery hold the fort in the
White House kitchen at Christmas
tide. When the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt give one Of their great state
dinners to eighty or one hundred
guests. they usually entrust all the
preparations to professional caterers,
but when 1t comes to the dinner which