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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
John Dough and the
Cherub.
BY WASHINGTON GLADDEN.

The Gingerbread Man" was
Baker Jules masterpiece, but
he hardly expected the phenom-
email performance of John, de-
scribed by L. Frank Baum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
Bona Eide Circulation.

Nearly everybody IN Washington
reads The Sunday Star. Last Sun
days circulation was by far the
largest and best in the city and the
only sworn circulation in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The advertiser is entitled to
know the circulation of any paper
in which he advertises.
The circulation of The Sunday
Star on October II, 1906, was
32,348.
I solemnly swear that the above state
ment represents the number Of copies CT
THE SUNDAY STAR circulated on Octo
Der a. 1906-that is, the number OF copies
actually sold, delivered, furnished and
mailed for valuable consideration, to Bona
fide purchasers subscribers, and that
none of the copies so counted arc free or
sample copies and none are returnable.
except in the case of several hundred sent
to suburban agents. from whom few re-
turns of unsold papers have not yet been
received.
J. Hill. dERRoN,
Business Manager.
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
twentieth day of October A. D. 1906.
w. SPENCER ARMSTRONG,
fseal.) Notary Public.
Circulation Of "The Evening Sta7."
The sworn statement below shows that
the circulation Of The Star Is what it IS
claimed to be. The Stars circulation is
much greater than that OF any other paper
published in Washington. and The Star Is
reoG more thoroughly than and has double
the number Of readers of any other paper
published in Washington, whether morn
ing or evening. Fifteen thousand Of The
Stars regular subscribers take no other
Washington paper whatever. depending
unon The Star alone for news and adver-
Using.
SATURDAY. October 13 1905. ............ 81 219
| MONDAY October Is. 1906. ............. 81. 403
| TUESDAY, October 10. 1906. ............ 1895
WEDNESDAY, October Il. 1905. .......... 33,3s2
TIL. RSDAI October IS. 1908. ........... ii. 4S2
FRIDAY, October 10. 1906 RI. 491
Total .........................2 EOS. 2S2
Daily average -..........'........ ',J $50
I solemnly swear that the above state
ment represents only the number Of copies
| of THE EVENING STAR circulated dur
! ing the six secular days ending Friday
| October 10. 1906-that is. the number of
copies actually sold. delivered. furnished
| or mailed. for valuable consideration. TO
| bona fide purchasers or subscribers-and
! that the copies so counted are rot return
able to or remain In the office unsold.
J. WHIT. HEBRON.
| Business Manager.
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
| twentieth day of October, A D. 1906.
w. SPENCER ARMSTRONG.
<SeaL) Notary Fublic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
The Missing Neck
lace.
OR Trip Around the World

Mrs. Tom Thumb continuing her autobiography, relates m
amusing happenings that occurred her gobecrcng exped
with the little General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
Addition to White House China.

Through the patriotic generosity of Mr.. T.
Jefferson Coolidge Of Boston. valued adj
dition has been made to the White House
collection of presidential china, consisting
of four pieces of Jefferson ware. These
pieces belong to a blue and white dinner
set which President Jefferson ordered in
France Owing to the tangled condition of
Jefferson's financial affairs at the time OF
his death this set was sold and was pur-
chased by a Mr.. Jones of Virginia, who.
apart from the fact that it was owned by
Jefferson. liked 1t especially because the
letter ~ appeared In the crest Some
thirty years ago Mr.. Coolidge. ST.. learned
of the whereabouts of the china and pur-
chased 1t from the Jones estate and subse-
auently presented them to his SON. who now
loans the four pieces Of the set TO the
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
A Queer PLAY In RaSeDIu.

Here is play in baseball that hap
pened long ago. Perhaps it never viii
happen again. Did any one ever hear
Of Il base runner Scorin. from first
base on 4 line drive that WAS caught
BY a third baseman and when the ball
never left the third baserlan'S hand:
The play happened IN this way: Andy
Moynihan was playing third base for
the Pastimes Of Chicago i'll 1868 when
a tournament was held. The Occiden-
tails of Peoria were the opposing team.
In the first inning, with L runner on
first, the batter drove a liner straight
over third MOynihan showed up his
hand, the ball struck it and stuck
fast in the hand The crowd cheered-
An instant later they saw something
WAS wrong Moynihan, writhin& with
pain. was running around third base.
/ The base runner ut first saw something
was the matter and ran down to sec
! ond Then lie ran 70 third and finally
! trotted home unmoleStcd.
! The trouble was that the bail >trik-
ing Moynihan'> hand, paralyzed the
nerves. The ball was stuck tight in
his hand 1t was five minutes before
his fellow players could pry his lin
gers open and get the bali out.-Chica-
go Tribune.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22

TT YOU want to tell whether or not
the man you are talking to IS telling
the truth, don't look him in the eyes
said a Denver bank teller to some
friends last night Il thought it was just
the other way said one of those pres
emf. I've always understood that it
made it harder for the liar If you looked
sauarely in his eyes That's wrong
impression" continued the bank teller
The man who knows how to lie knows
how to look you in the eyes when he's
doing it. And the man who isn't a
regular liar, but who has made up his
mind to lie to you, decides first that
he must look you straight III the eyes.
It is the voice, when you don't look at
the eyes, that tells you whether the
other fellow IS lying. We use the SyS-
TEN frequently IN the bank \ man
will come in to tell us some business
tale. We look at his feet or his hands
or his knees. but never III his eyes.
If he's telling the truth his voice will
be firm and straightforward, and the
absence of your gaze in his eyes will
not affect il, but if he's lying he'll be
confused 10y your action, and his voice
will tremble He'll hem and haw and
clear his throat. You may rest as
sured then that he's Stringipg you -
Denver Post.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
Rnre Ben JOnSOn.

The epitaph, 20 Rare Ben Jonson,'
engraved on the tablet marking the
burial place Of the celebrated play
wright in the poets corner West
minister abbey, is said to have orig
mated With Jack Young (afterWard
knightedl, who, walking there When
the grave was covering gave the fell
low IS pence TO cut it" Or. Brew
er in his Phrase and Fable" says
Shakespeare called Jonson Rare
Ben" but does not say where Ac-
corling to Chambers Book Of Days,
the phrase formed the concluding
words Of the verses written and dis
played in the clubrOOm Of Ben'S clique
at the famous Mermaid tavern. The
epithet Rare Ben JOnSOn' is said tC
have been first uttered after the ap-
pearance Of his highly successful farce
bartholomew Fair" The epitaph has
been copied once at least When Sil
William Davenant was Inferred il
Westminster abbey the inscription on
his covering stone was % Rare SiE
William Davenant"
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
Chinese Gamblers Penance

\ Chinese cook named Chin Kan had
been engaged 10y i wealthy Chinese i'll
Ho In street III Canton All the money
be earned had been lost i'll gambling.
On one occasion his master paid him
some money for the provisions he sup
Piled The cook lost all the money IT
one stake. Finding that his debts
were accommodating day 10y day, on the
twenty fourth day he went into the
kitchen and chopped off the foretinger
Of his left hand a. :: self punishment
and warning in order to rellnquish this
evil habit Of gambling in the future.
He became unconscious through the
pain. hut was brought round again in
a few Minutes Singapore Times
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22

At enc time, when De Quincy was
living at LassWade in simple aud
friendly relations with the people, who
respected him not as writer, but as
good neighbor, be formed very de
lightful friendship with 4 little child,
Il boy of four years. This lad, 4
nephew of one of the housemaidS. was
the constant companion Of the great
man and would forSake any anuSe-
ment for the pleasure of walking
round duh little garden with him
One day somebody heard this CONVEX
Suti0n between the two comrades:
What dye call thon tree asked
the child
De Quincy considered and then
said. with careful elaboration. Il am
not sure. my dear, but I think it may
be L laurustinus."
The child Interrupted him with some
scorn: 4 lauruStinus, Lad. dye no
| ken Il rhodOdendron:
At that time the lad must have
| been about seventy years old.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
Made a Gorilla King.

Tie craze among society women for
queer pets IS an old story. 1t usually
ends through being carried too far.
There is the case of Andromeda, for in
stance, and there is that other affair Of
the decadent Roman emperor's daugh-
ter. who had pet gorilla, procured for
her ut great cost by an arabian trader
who supplied strange beasts for the
amphitheater One day the Praetorian
guard arose and murdered the caesar
The gorilla, who happened to be pres
emf. strangled the ringleader, who was
10 have assumed the imperial purple
himself with its bare hands. This 81
delighted the PraetoriauS that they
unanimously elected the gorilla, whom
they took for Il barbarian from North
Britain, to the vacant throne On the
mistake being explained by Il geologic
ally minded patrician. the divuS caesar
had TO he killed aud another one cho-
Sen-I london News.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
Deception of Wild Birds.

Falcons hawks, the largest species
can compress their features and look
very thin if they think ii necessary to
DO so As To the owls, they can hump
into any position they think most suit
able. 1t is useless to look for these
self preserving traits i'll any OF the
family kept in geological collections,
for the birds are so accustomed to see
large numbers of people passing and
requesting or standing in front Of them
that they treat the whole matter with
perfect Indifference They know that
at 4 certain time their food will be
brought to them and that they are
otherwise perfectly safe, The raptureS
III Il wild state have Il bloom on their
plumage, like the bloom on 4 bunch of
grapes, which is not so often seen
when i'll captivity.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
4 Train For Tyler.

During Mr. Tyler's incumhency Of
tie presidential office he arranged to
make an excursion in some direction
and sent his son Bob 10 arrange for Il
special train 1t happened that the
Wing. As such lie had no favors to
beStow on the president and informed
Bob that his road did not run any
special trains for the president
What" said Bob, Did you not fur
uiSh Il special train for tue funeral
of President Harrison:" Yes" said
the superintendent, and if you'll
bring Your father in that condition YOU
shall have the best train on the road"
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
A Canton Clock.

The famous clepSydra or watch clock
of Canton is housed III temple on the
city walls. Three big earthen jars on
successive shelves and i fourth and
stitute the whole clepSydra. The WI
ter descends by slow drops from Ole
jar 10 another. the brass scale on a
float i'll the last jar telling the hours
as it rises Every afternoon at :
O'Clock since 1921 \ D. The lowest jar
has been emptied, tie upper one filled
and the clock thus wound up for an
other day
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
"<amin." IL Member.

1t is an ancient belief that Il man
name has some mysterious sympathy
with his nature whence arise such
stories is that Of HumpelStiltSkin
whose power over Il human being van
ishcS the moment that his name is pro
with some show of reason that the
modern practice Of naming" 4 refrac-
tory member OF the British house of
commons is merely Il survival of this
belief, which the NorSemen brought
into England
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
4 Kiss That Brought Death.

CourtShip i'll Spain IS regulated 10y
the StricteSt etiquette. As is we'll
known, a young man is never left
alone with his ti:tncee Near Malaga
beautiful young girl Of twenty COM
mitted suicide by drinking 4 cup OF
coffee in which phosphorus had been
dissolved. 1t appears that the girl had
been driven I" the deed by the adverse
comIuentS OF neighborS who became
aware that she had given her sweet
heart kiSS-London Mail
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22

1t is often said that there is iron
enough in the system Of an ordinary
man to make q plowShare Tie state
ment is exceedingly wide of the truth,
The amount of iron contained IN the
animal tissues Of man weighing 100
pounds IS about 100 grains. or 4 quar-
ter of an ounce Yet So important IS
even this small amount to the Sys-
TEN that L difference of 4 few grains
more or less may produce serious con
Stitutioual disturbances
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
The Ia mily Game

Mother coming into the children
room)-RoSic, what are You making
such 4 terrible noise over: Look at
Hugo, See how quiet he sits there.
Rosie Yes. its easy for him to sit
quiet in the game We are playing. He
j. papa, who has come home late, and
am-yOu--W Wiener SaIonwitzhlatt.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22

Dean Farrar quotes TennySon aS hav-
ing related 10 him the remark Of 4
farmer who, after hearing ire and
birthstone sermon from an cid style
preacher, consoled his wife 10y saying
Never mind, Sally, that must be
wrong. No constitooShun couldn't
stand il
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22

The Kedah postotice authorities have
a somewhat blunt way of putting
things, copies of I Penang paper post
Ell t. subscriber We're the other day
returned marked, -AddrcSSee hanged
for murder - BANGKOK Times.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
All ESCAPED but Him.

Mrs. Ha>tyrnatch-I had 4 dozen pro
poSals before yours, all from smarter
men than You too Mr. Hastymatch-
They must have been. How did they
manage to crawl out of it:
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22

The man or WOMAN who smiles. III
ius the hearts OF friends from day to
day with sunshine does more for the
world than all the medicines of the
apothecary
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22

America has little Of the economic
sagacity Of England, intellectual acu-
men of Germany or social rhythm Of
France,-A. E Winship in Armenia.
The Revolver.
The revolver is of dubious service IN
war, It's only function there is aS
cavalry weapon. Indeed. it is an evo-
luton Of the mediaeval purpose to pro-
vide horse soldiers with a tirearm In
the cavalry the weapon IS effective
only up to fifty yards, 1t has no value
for hunting, The average man can do
more execution on birds and beasts
with slingshot The only purpose
which the revolver serves is to Kill
another man. and even for that pur-
pose its usefulness is overestimated-
New York Mail.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
She Murders Ii.

How long IS the life Of the average
50 called popular song"
TIL the girl who lives next door to
Us gets hold Of IL Houston Post.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22

How mankind dcterS from day to
day the best it can DO without thinking
that lost time IS lost eternity.-Iuller.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22
4 Dilemma.

Then, Maurizjo, tomorrow viii
come with my wife to see You both"
Delighted, But look here. Tel Your
wife not to wear her new diamond ear
rings or my wife viii at once want 4
pair"
oh, the mischief, And my wife
was only coming for the purpose Of
showing them of"-Ii Diavolo Rosa.
The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-22

stand il
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-09-07
what Makes the Trout shy,

The .hyness Of the summer trout OF
the still springhOle is due not entirely
10 his keen eve trained 10y the Quetude
Of transparent waters. II IS 10 be cred
ited more to his gregariousness. The
cool places and deeper pools OF the
trout stream are apt to be few and hive
the fish In schools. II The school num-
Der. say. Gfty fish 1t means a hundred
watchiul eyes and q collective shyneSs
adjusted 10 that Of the most timid rsh
of the fifty, whose sudden dash to safe
" gives the warning signal TO all. n
single nervous trout-and there are
usually sevefal--iS thus enough to scat
ter 4 Lig school IN a fash and battle the
hopes OF tie auS,er.-Clarence Demlng
In Outing Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-09-07
Acute Laryngftfs.

George Washington died OF disease
that was then called Quinsy, but
which is now known az acute laryrgi-
It's. His physicians treated him ac-
cording TO their best light and knowl-
edge, but such treatment now would
be little short Of criminal. An eminent
authority says that II medical men had
known as much then as they do nov
the distinguished patient would proba-
bly, have been cured in week. As 1t
was, he slowly strangled to death by
the closing OF bis throat At the pres
ent time physicians treat q case OF this
kind by tracheotomy-tha Is, by max
ing an opening into the wlndpipe,
through which the patient may breathe.
They also diagnose a case by using
the laryngoscope, which enables them
10 look into the throat and see exactly
what the trouble Is.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-09-07
why Larks. Arc Easily Caught.


No bird is so easily netted as the
lark; he generally starts from the
round just before the lower edge Of
he net touches him and Invariably
mounts perpend;culariy. This char
ncteristic propensity to ascend at once
may be observed by any person who
''treads up" lark In field and salts
factorily illustrated by releasing, at the
same moment, a newly captured lark
and a sparrow from a cage or hat
within the precincts Of room. While
the sparrow will fly of horizontally.
lash himself against the window and
lie almost stunned from the shock, the
lark will almost always mount up
ward 10 the ceiling and futter there
for time IN vain efforts TO reach
the sky before he attempts any other
mode Of exit: but this habit is fatal to
him in the netting season. He would
generally be able to escape, ns indeed
the bunting or clod bird, the sparrow
and the linnet constantly do, by flying
straight forward; but ascending, as he
does. directly from the ground the mo-
ment his wings have touched the upper
part OK the net II Is suffered to drop
suddenly, and bis capture Is rendered
nevitable.-London Standard
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-09-07
riirds Haze Eaxorite Plants.

Like man, birds have their favorite
plants. 1t has been discovered that the
goldfnch is passionately fond of apple
blossom. This may be because Its "a
vorite building site is In the lichen
covered forks of apple trees, but apart
from such attachment the bright little
finch frequently spends hours tearing
the petals into tiny fragments. Though
the nightingale never builds in the
thorn boughs, 1t loves to sing on may
laden branches. often in the very midst
OF the fragrant blossoms. 1t is some
what peculiar that most birds avoid
The COW parsnip, owing, no doubt, to the
unpleasant greenish smell emitted by
this umbel.ferous plant. Small birds
very often build in less secure places
but the parsnlp, gigantic and strong as
II is. is lef; severely alone.-London
Opinion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-09-07

The local pride of the natives OF Cape
Elizabeth, Me-, Is so intense that IL
takes the attitude OF pity for all VINO
have the misfortune TO dwell else
where. This, says writer In the Lew
lston Journal. Is known TO regular
summer visitors, and by most OF them
Is respected. One rainy day a new
conner. who had joined the gathering
in the store, composed Of fshermenand
summer visitors. ventured TO enumer-
ate some of the distinguished men who
had come from Maine.
There's Longfellow," be said, land
Hannibal Hamlln, and james IT,
Blaine, william Pitt Fessenden,
Thomas B. Reed and
Here an old fisherman looked up
from his work of splicing grass blades
and broke in. Smart? Those fellows
smartY" he questioned. you just
come down an see Josh Pillsbury skin
fshpi
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-09-07
The Word oNice."

Mice" Is one Of the exceptional
words which have risen on the scale
and improved with age. II Is from the
Latin "nescius" and originally signi-
fed ignorant. To Chaucer it regularly
meant foolish-"wise and nothing
nice" In Sponsors time 1t still meant
effeminate. From general foolishness
there was probably first specializa-
ton to foolish fussiness about trihes.
Then the idea of ignorance dropped
out. and the word meant particular
about details, accurate. 1t was credit
able to be a mice" observer or 10
show mice" judgment. And so in the
end the positively agreeable meaning
Of today was evolved.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-09-07
sbootipe From nm Elephant.

The elephants howdah Is that bed
of Procrustes. in which one can neither
sit nor stand with any approach 10
reasonable ease, and In which a re-
cumbent attitude is impossible, says
Blackwood's Magazine. Its advantages
are. first, that standing In 1t man
can shoot on every side of him; second,
that 1t is convenient for the carriage
of the occupants paraphernalla-his
guns on racks on either side, bis am
munition In a trough in front, his
other requisites in leather pockets mere
and there ON the sides OF the machine
and his bed blanket on the seat-and,
third. that in q hinder compartment
an attendant can stand to hold that
monstrous umbrella over his head, or
when quick loading Is required take
from his hand the gun just fired ana
recharge It. These are the advantages
Otherwise the howdah Is an abomina-
4
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-09-07
Rrenking IL Gently.

Laura" said Mr. Ferguson as be
buttered biscuit and passed his cof-
fee cup for second filling, Il don't
miss anything, but after l had come IN
last night. about 11:30 found the
house had been broken into. Some
body had smashed a pane Of glass in a
basement window. crawled inside and
made his way mp the stairs TO the first
floor. There hasn't been anything dis
turbed in the pantry, the china closet
or the sideboard. has thereT
NO" answered Mrs. Ferguson.
'"Rut, mercy. who could II have been
and what 30 YOU suppose lie wantedT
81 suspect" he gejoined, clearing his
throat that I--er-dii It myself and
that wanted to get inside without
disturbing anybody You had I'll gone
- bed. and 7 bad lef, my lotchkey ~
nv other trousers. II VIII cost about
% cents to repair the basement win
dow. The weather man, l see, pre-
diets possible showers for today. -
Chicago Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-09-07
Rewards of Literature.

A very talented and we'll known
vriter-success ri too. In the popular
estimaslon-telis me: IL know a man
who spent fifteen years leisure In get
ting the material for his best book and
writing il over three times, then oirer-
ed II TO almost every publisher IN
America, meeting with refusal by all,
and finally sold 1t to a London pub
Usher for ESQ, had it republished In
America some years -afterward, got a
few dollars before tie publishers fail
ed and as his last royalty received
lust 2 cents, which was exactly 10 per
cent Of the last sum due him. l am
the man, but don't publish the fact
nor feel inclined 10 brag ABOUT 1t nor
to complain. for tLat would be useless
and .ould only cheaper my wares Id
the literary market. The book paid
me. by accurate calculation, 3315 cents
a week for the fifteen years work.
Papyrus.