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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10
LOVE AMONG THE ROSES.
A New Way of Playing an Old Game.

Furnish each player with two sheets Of
paper, a pencil and a book or other object
that will serve writing tablet. The
hostess dictates the flower romance given
below, carefully calling blank" whenever
she comes to the words here inciosed in
parenthesis. Each guest writes the dicta-
ton and signs his own name. Then
reasonable time, say ten minutes Is al
lowed to fill in the blank spaces with the
name of flower. A general exchange OF
papers is next made, and the hostess calls
for the reading of the papers. Each paper
is numbered in the order 1t is read the
players note the relative excellence and vote
by numbers for the one considered best
The numbers receiving the most votes wins,
and the name of the writer Is then an
'''A'''N THE ROMANCE.
At the waning of the moon in May, Bri-
DIAL Rose was married to Sweet William.
The courtship had been a long one and,
like the course Of many a true love, had
not run smooth, for Willie had plenty of
rivals. When the war came. he resolved
to enlist. Bridal Rose was at the station
to the company Off, and, as she said
goodbye, she whispered with a tear in her
eye For-get-me-noD. This gave him cour-
age to hope, and he was a brave soldier.
He was hit but once all through the war,
and that was by (snew5alD. During
walk one afternoon soon after Willie re-
turned from the war he and Bridal Rose
CHANGED to find a pretty vine-covered
bower, with (maiden-hair) ferns growing
u.
he (Aster). She named the day. When the
engagement was announced, there were not
a few bleeding hearts, among Willie's RI
walls.
AS the sun rose on the wedding day he
shone in all his (morning glory. The
bridesmaid was ily-of-theVafley) and
(Mandrake) was the best man. Little
(Black-eyed SUSAN was the flower girl.
The bride wore a gown of delicate (pink).
Precisely at Qour-o' cloci) the bridal pro-
cession started for the altar. Phlox) of
friends were present. The (hare-bells)
chimed out the wedding march. her (poppy)
| gave the bride away. Uack-in-the-PulpiD
| said the words, and then Willie kissed the
bride on her (tulips). AS the party left the
church rice and Qady-slippers) were thrown
after the couple.
| The wedding luncheon was simple af-
| fair, the coffee being appropriately slipped
| out of dainty Cbutter-cups). The bride said
she was happy though she did not (rnari-
gold, and added that she was willing to be
ruled by love, but not by (goddenrod). AT
! the dance which followed the most distin-
guished guest was CMareschal NieD wear
| ing Qarkspurs). The Johnny Jumpers)
| danced uproariously, and quite shocked sew
eral (old- fashioned roses). who sat in rows
| along the WALL, The papers next day said
| the bride was an american beauty and
! declared that Sweet William) was a
! daisy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10
The Mist Sprite.

There was an old woman went up in basket
When | asked to go with her she said. do not
ask 1t, .,
But IL you are good I'll be back again SOON
cold woman old woman, old woman!" said 1,
whittier, oh. whittier away so highF
ITO sweep the cobwebs out of the sky,
But / viii be back again by and by
Billy was much too old to read Mother
Goose" but nevertheless this old rhyme
kept running through his mind one bright
afternoon as he drawled along through the
woods on his way from school. Therefore
he was not much surprised when, on raising
his eyes from an ant-hill which he had
been inspecting. he saw the Old Woman
herself in her basket directly ahead of him
in the path. He would have recognized
her anywhere by her turned-up chin which
almost met her turned-down nose, even II
she had not held fast in her hand a very
old broom with which she appeared to be
steering the basket along the path She
came to a stop in front of Billy.
Hurry up, child, and get in!' she said.
The Old Woman and her basket looked SO
familiar that Billy climbed in without a
moments hesitation. though his mother
look out for kidnapers.
i've been waiting for you nearly an
hour said the Old Woman, Grossly.
You're the slowest walker!'
We'll, you see began Billy, and then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10

should start at half past o, and asked her
to have a bag or basket ready for the
cats.
Constance did not know how she could
prove it, so she called the l.--,ens to have
farewell hour with them. Only Mopsy
was to be found.
Then Constance had an idea, and she
ran out to the chicken house to see If 1t
was correct. AS she started to open the
door. with Mopsy under her arm and Eu-
reka purring about her feet. she called to
grandfather, who was in the wagon house.
Grandfather came, and opening the door
Constance led him inside-or rather Eureka
led the way, and with a joyful bound
jumped to the corner nest and purred low
fngly to the three lonesome kittens
Constance beamed Grandfather. did
you put those kittens here?'
"Me?' he laughed. Il haven't ever
touched EN-"
to bed?"
Yes" answered grandfather
WAS the chicken house door locked
when you went to bed?"
Yes" answered grandfather. 'It al
ways is"
Then" said Constance, with a dignifed
air. Il say that Eureka carried those kit
tens out here and found the door open
with your thief inside. and say that she
must have shut the door and caught him
In for you, for he wouldn't have done II
himself. would he? And Eureka sacrificed
her own comfort, too. by shutting herself
away from the three kittens"
Grandfather laughed till he nearly cried
You're lawyer sure enough" he said
And your case IL proved by circumstantial
evidence. I suppose no one but the thief
shaA keep the cats Connie. IL you VIII try
to keep them out OF mischief" =. as z
At the trial of the chicken thief he
confessed that after stealing ~ yeArD \
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ring. and he refused to s,o Eureka chased
him and boxed his ears repeatedly, but
to no avail. Then Eureka became angry.
and a regular rough and tumble fight en-
bumped this way and that, and finally
knocked against the chicken house door
SO hard that the little piece of wood hold
ing it open slipped away, and snap, the
spring lock fastened it tight!
If Eureka had only been a circus cat
she would have Skinned up the door,
turned the spring latch (Which was on
the outside of the door,, and then she
would have pushed block of wood ia
the opening to hold it while she per-
only an ordinary cat; what she did was
to box Mopsy's ears soundly again. call q
few times to see If her other children
! were asleep-lack of answer proved that
they were. Then. frightened by some
noise in the chicken house, she scamp cred
back to the house with Mopsy In close
pursuit. Mopsy was soon asleep under
the stove, but Eureka was uneasy about
her family, and she mewed SO loudly
under grandfather's window that before
daylight he dressed and went out to see
what was the matter. Then. hearing a
noise in the chicken house he went out
there. To his surprise and amazement
there was a light in the chicken house!
Looking through the little high window
grandfather saw a maa-a rough who
lived on the mountain side. and who had
been suspected of stealing many times.
but had never been caught in the act. He
was trying to force the door open.
"HCho!" called out grandfather, chick
en- thief. Ell? Keep quiet in there. young
man. ! have gun here. SO grandfather
kept watch till daylight Thought the hired
man out, when the thiefs hands were tied
and he was taken to the village and tuered
over1o the constable.
| Grandfather told all about 1t at break
fast. and hope arose In Constance's heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10

CHARADE.
Ny first do to cherries
IL we just get chance,
And also to all berries
That grow beneath our glance
My next do TO china.
And how mamma does scod!
Although we do not mean to.
For we're not very cid.
My whole is just the incest,
1t in summer time:
IL you will go one with me
Wen play and feast and climb.
WORD SQUARE
1. measure OF land. 2. To mastieate. .. A
girls nickname. 4. Sheep
RHYMING ENIGMA.
My first Is In winter and not In fall
My seconds in snow. but not In squall.
My third Is In rubbers and also In boots;
My fourth's not In traps, but always In shoots;
My fifth Is in sliding but never In ice;
My sixth Is in sleighing. which in winter Is Dice
My seventies 10 skating. but never In Sled
My eighth Is in Nathan but never In Ted,
Who perched my whole with two little girls
Goes faster down hill than pairs OF good feet.
BEHEADINGS. t-.-
Behead: To hurt and leave part of the body.
To run and leave one. To dispatch and leave ez-
IRENE point. s,-s.- q
DIAMOND.
1. consonant in tiger" 2. A definite article.
3. An object. 4. To finish. .. consonant in
tiger"
CENTRAL ACROSTIC.
All the words described contain the same number
OF letters Wren rightly guessed and placed one
/. To sew loosely. q Measures OF length 3. A
look of pleasure. 4. withered. 8. To reduce to
powder. o. To tint. T. Any number under ten.
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been for papa / guess my upper lip wouldn't
have been very stiff, there for few min
utes.
Pretty soon / got interested in watch
ing two new boys in town who were
showing off. All of a sudden they seemed
to be daring each other to a race, and
then came skmming straight toward the
dam. The crowd was far, far behind them,
and some of the girls were calling for them
to come back. Before they knew 1t they
were both in the water, right near the dam
where the current sucks through the old
wall at a fearful rate. / was the nearest
to them. l thought of Aunt Jane, then
of papa, and for just that once took him
for my superior officer. and-well, I'm glad
/ did, for they say the boys never would
have gotten out alive If 1 had not. got
in myself. all over. and there was time
when l didn't know anything at all, and
when did l was in bed. Oh, the bed felt
so good, And l heard Aunt Jane and the
doctor talking together in the next room
/ heard what they said before l realized
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he stopped. After all 1t might be best not
to tell the Old Woman that he had been
kept in to write his multiplication tables
because he had said that seven times eight
are fifty-two.
YES / seer said the Old Woman, grimly,
pressing a. small electric button on the
side of the basket, and bringing the handle
of the broom sharply around. The basket
rose slowly in the air, brushed through the
tree tops and soon was soaring away at
quite a good rate of speed.
Billy stepped to the rail and gazed up
ward. Far overhead was a large gray
cloud with a rosy lining 1t had blown up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10
The Story Arthur Told.
~ HIGH BEAUMONT.

II Aunt Jane hadn't been so careful ABOUT
bringing me up / suppose 1t never would
have happened. You see. she-never had
any husband and children of her own; and
when papa and mamma went away on the
cars-that was five years ago. but 1 don't
like to talk of it even now-and never came
back again, because the train ran off the
bridge. it was very good of Aunt Jane to
take care of me.
1 was little chap then. only seven. but
! could read most any book. and papa
had told me a good many things about
heroes. and animals, and birds, and bridges.
and engines. everything l was interested
n. He was the only person 1 ever knew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10
A Winter Romance.
BY MILDRED TREAT

A sunbeam loved q snowflake,
So pure and lily white;
He smiled at her In day time
And pinned for her at night.
He wanted much to fold her
Close to his fiery heart:
He loved her. SO he told her.
And hoped they ne'er should part.
But why, sweet little snowflake
Was wary of the sun;
Refused his warm advances
And hid from him In fun.
Said she: 1T love a moonbeam
Who courts me every night;
He kisses me with moonshine
And makes me silver bright
But still the brilliant sunbeam
Adored Miss Snowyhear
He vowed he'd WOO and win her,
And melt her icy heart.
Right soon the little snowflake
Grew tired Of silver ray;
She longed for golden brightness,
That she might shine by day.
So inch by inch she wavered
Till the ardent bright suns dart
Caressed and won her over
And warmed her frozen heart.
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Grandfather, I don't believe you would
have caught the thief If Eureka had not
awakened you by her crying"
Pooh! Pooh!" said grandfather. II
should have been awake very soon and
have found him."
II believe Eureka knew and called you
on purpose" declared loyal Constance
"And-and 1 think 1t isis cruel to give her
and the kittens away when she found the
thief
We'll little lawyer, If you can prove
her case. you shall keep them" said grand
father. And then he told grandmot her he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10
Contentment,

In summer when tits very warm,
And all the folks complaining go,
It's then like the winter time,
Brave winter, with its ice and snow.
And when the clustering bllzzards rave
And II In cold AZ cold can be,
The very hottest summer day
10 not one whit too warm for me.
In spring | like the bracing fall:
In autumn love the gentle spring:
So, you see. the whole year 'reund
I'm satisfied with everything.
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WAS listening. Don't you think, Miss
primrose" said the doctor, that boy VINO
can save the lives of two other boys from
drowning ought to be allowed to skate Ior
the sake of the safety of other fellows VINO
might get IMP
I tell YOU | just held my breath to near
what Aunt Jane would say.
well doctor, l never thought OF 1t In
that light; of course, he must do It.
And-well l guess l was kind OF excited,
FOR 7 forgot all about the stiff upper lip,
and just cried ike little kid was so
oil
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upset him great deal to be caught by
cat. for he had seen Eureka and Mopsy
fight. and the door had locked before he
could get to it.
Connie shut Eureka up in the corn crib,
and forced her to catch mice. by not
feeding her, and Eureka became so fond
of the sport of mouse catching that. beef
steak and tid-bit hunting in the pantry
lost all charm for her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10
Turbine Steamers,

From the New York Press.
The first turbine steamship built in Amer
lea made speed of over twenty -one miles
an hour on her trial trip. 1t is long
time between cycles. Archimedes invented
the turbine engine 2,15O years ago, and it
is just now being improved by modern
physiciStS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13
Coal Land Grabs

Philadelphia Record: While the
senate, at the instance OF Senator
LaTollette. struck out of the five
civilized tribes bill a provision for
leasing coal lands i'm the Indian Tei-
ritOry to railroad companies, there
seems to be a possibility Of the clause
being restored in conference COM
mittee. Inasmuch as the supreme
court only a short while ago set the
seal of disapproval on the combina-
ton Of the business of carrying the
same, it would be very bad policy for
another branch of the government to
encourage the practice condemned
even assuming that the proposed
leases do not conceal hundreds of
millions of graft. The wrigeiing of
this coal lands "snake'' in confer
ence committee should be watched.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13
enslt.h Tories, Revenge.

The masses" have struck at The
Glasses through the general election
But the classes have some power of re-
taliation and are now striking back BIZ
b simple expedient of leaving the
country. A large number of wealths
families who usually come up to town
for the meeting Of parliament are go
ing abroad and either shutting up or
letting their houses or not taking
houses at ali. Some are going 10 the
Riviera, some ID Biarritz. some to Ita.
" and some to Japan. Al the opening
ceremony the number of empty bench
es in b house of lords was quite no
dceable. All this will hit the London
s%hopkeepers chiefly. which is perhaps
rather hard. as they probably voted for
the Observation-Disclosures Saturday
Review.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13

The political contest up in Brook
ings county has become so animated
that it has already occasioned one
tight in which Philo Hall, the at
torrey general Of the State, and an
jnsurgent candidate for congress-, and
Charlie Allen, the postmaster-edi-
tor, we're the principals. In the
Press last week Editor Allen pub
lished the record Of the attorney gen.
eral concerning his use of a railroad
pass and then charging the state up
for mileage. The publication of the
facts in the case $50 incensed Mr..
Hall that when he met the editor
the street he resorted to the use
Of his fists to appease his wrath. 1t
is evident that MI. Hall is losing
his temper in the process OF trying
to secure a congressional domination.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13

Perkins and Cummins, the two gen.
tlemen who occupy the front row in
the guhernatorial fight in Iowa, have
finally arranged for a joint debate to
take place at Spirit Lake Saturday.
These two candidates are making a
most vigorous eau paign this early in
the season and looks like they are
going to keep 1T Cup until the last
hour before the convention. It is
going to be spectacular all the way
through the campaign and iowa peo-
pie will be given their moneys
worth during the rest of the spring
and summer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13

3. G. Torrey is writing some in
teresting political gossip in the Min
neapolis Journal as tie result of his
trip through South Dakota, i'm which
he visited all the counties which
have announced candidates for state
Offices. He sized up the situation as
to the strength of the insurgents in
the state convention and gave them
but little more strength than was ac-
corded them by the organization. and
that is not enough by any means
for them to win out. AS the time
draws nearer for the state conven-
ton it is believed that the numbers
will grow less instead OF greater.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13

J. A. Ross, the fire eating editor
OF the 500 Critic, Sioux Falls, has
an idea that the capitol building
commission is somewhat blood thirs-
~ in its desire to discredit South
Dakota building material. We don't
believe that Ross really cares so much
about the Sioux Falls stone as he
does to work some politics into the
building Of the capitol. He is
charging the commission with all
sorts OF sins simply because its menu
bers have not FALLEN right into his
plans and kicked out the architect,
turned things upside down generally
and disrupt the whole business.
With his little petition of 1000 sig
natures of voters. out of 80, 200 he
thought he would Cut some figure.
While the people Of the state would
DOUBTLESS like to see the capitol erect
ed of native stone, yet there is no
reason for creating, or attempting TO,
such a wild furore ever this matter
of building stone. If Burr Lien
wants to give 1T the state why don't
he go at it on a business like man
ner and make his proposition in
some tangible form, instead Of send
ing word to the commission by an
emissary and having it published in
the papers, but this senseless warfare
over the stone question is useless.
There is no question but what the
building commission will do the very
best thing for the state in the selec-
ton OF material for the structu ne.
One can 20 over to Sioux Falls and
find tile greater majority lalge build
ings built Of something else besides
Sioux Falls granite, and if it is so
cheap why don't they use it more
generally over there.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13

Senator Robert j Gamble is home
from Washington. 1t was ha div ex-
pected that the senator would dare
leave his duties after the criticism
that the insurgents handed out to
Congressman Martin when he re-
tuned ten days ago, hut MIR. Gamble
thought his fences needed some fixing
up and he has braved The wrath OF
the insurgent press to come home
for a couple of weeks and do some
political work along senatorial lines.
Mr.. Gamble was quoted in the Sioux
City Tribune, an Iowa paper that is
supporting him for REELECTION f1om
South Dakota, as saying that 81
fought this crowd five years az
when ] was fiat on my oack with
typhoid fever and I can do it
again. The senator declares that
lie has the people of the state with
him Sin this heht against corporate
sontrol.' 1t hasn't been so long
ago that the senator was a very
strong.party to this alleged corporate
control and whatever there was of
it Mr.. Gamble was getting his share
of the success or the opprobrium that
came OF it, whichever way he wants
to look at it. But to talk o. sscor-
porate control" sounds a bit demago-
gic from the senator and in justice
to his former attitude the senator
should avoid playing to the galleries
with such a strong hand.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13

What a deathlike stiffness there is
in the democratic household in this
state. The democratic convention is
only Two months away and up to the
present time there has been nothing
saidsin the democratic press as to
candidates who will be presented
at the Yanlton convention. The
democratic prsss is evidently forget
ting all about its candidates. in its de-
slresto promote the of the in
slrnent republicans. ard it has been
exceedingly active in the past three
Or four months.