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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
To Go on Arctic Exploration.

capt. Ejnar MlkkeiSen commander of the
Anglo-American polar expedition, called at
the White House, being officially presented
to the President through the Danish min
lister. and personally introduced by Henry
Edward Reed of New York Capt. Mikkel-
sen explained to the President that he pro-
poses to keep away from the north pole
and. with two companions. who are scien-
lists. plunge into the wholly UNEMPLOYED
region of the Arctic ocean. Mikkelsen's part
ner in the undertaking Is a young AmerI-
can. Ernest Leffingwen of Illinois The ex-
petition as an entirety is organized under
the auspices of the Royal Geographical So
ciety of England and an American maya
zine.
Senator Willard asked the President to
promote Col. r. w. Hoyt of the 18th In
fantry TO be brigadier general. Colonel
Hoyt is stationed with his regiment at Fort
Niobrara. Nebraska, and is said to have a
good record
Elliott Durand of Chicago. representing
the National Business League and National
Association of Manufacturers, talked to the
President today about the various measures
pending in Congress in which his organiza-
tons are interested. These include consular
reorganization Chinese exclusion and rail-
road rates. Mr.. Durand believes that the
exclusion laws should be amended so as to
be much broader and permit the entrance
of Chinese laborers. THE farms of the
NuuulIy dit oullGIlHS lOE wait VI ne
said.
Repeal Of Timber and Stone Act.
Chairman Lacey OF the House public
lands committee called upon the Presi-
dent. He said he had strong hope of the
enactment OF the bill for the repeal of the
timber and stone act. This bill is now
pending In the public lands committee
Last session q small majority of the com
mittce was against the bill. Mr. Lacey
said this morning that he would insist this
session on a minority report. IL necessary
I'm favor of the bill. thus insuring corsid-
Grafton OF II on the floor
Dined by the President.
President Roosevelt entertained at dinner
at the White House last night In honor OF
the executive committee and officers of the
republican national committee. The guests
included Chairman George b. Cortelyou.
Vice Chairman Harry s. New. Treasurer
Cornelius n. Bliss, Senator Scott of West
Virginia. Franklin Murphy Of New Jersey,
Charles f. BROKER. William L. Ward r. B.
Schneider. d. w. Mulvane. George A..
Knight. Elmer Dover. Representative J. A.
Tawney. First Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral Hitchcock, William F. Stone Justice
Charles II. Duell of the District Supreme
Court and l.. A. Coolidge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10

QUEENSTOWN, February 1O.-The Red
Star line steamer Noordland, which left
Liverpool February for Philadelphia, ar
rived off this port today, but owing to the
stormy weather prevailing, proceeded with
out embarking her passengers. The latter
had rough experience. They went out
to the vicinity of Roches Point on tender
and there awaited the arrival of the Noord-
land though a heavy sea was running
But after being badly tossed about, they
were compelled to put back to Queenstown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.

NEW YORK, February 10.-Arrived:
Philadelphia from Southampton, Lucania
from Liverpool, La Savoie from Havre,
Caronia from Genoa.
LIZARD, February 10.-Steamer New
York from New York was reported by wire
less telegraph 174 miles west at Q am, and
will probably reach Plymouth about Pm.
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
GIVES UP HIS POSITION
CONSUL DAVIDSON DECLARES
HIS SALARY rs INSUFFICIENT.

As indicating the difiicuIty OF retaining
good and experienced men In the United
States consular service at the present rate
OF compensation the Secretary Of State has
made public the following letter of resigna
ttcn Of Mr.. James w. Davidson. United
States consul at Antung:
II have the honor to hereby tender MY
resignation as consul to Antung. Manchu-
ria The salary Of my post as consul to
Antung Is insufficient. even with the in
crease which the new consular bill now
pending In Congress provided. to maintain
any consulate In the orient with becoming
dignity and efficiency. in view OF the neces-
sity OF competing with the consuiasss OF
other foreign powers. which. owing to the
Importance OF this great and growing field
Of commercial and political activity. have
largo sums expended upon Them by their
respective governments.
During the period OF my service. extend
Ing over nine years. the salary has, in each
case. been too small to conduct In a sat
isfactory way the several offices which
have held. and had I not possessed scme
private income. obtained from literary
work, 1t would have been impossible long
ago for me to have continued Ia the serv-
Ice
Resigns With Regret.
MY relations with the Department OF
State have been so pleasant, and / have
found consular work so Interesting. that 1
take TINS step with great regret nave
postponed this action for some time. feeling
that Congress would soon recognize the
necessity Of a reorganization service. with
salaries commensurate to a degree to the
Importance of the position and the work
required. But the opposition in Congress
to an improved service. with permanent
tenure of office. seems as strong as ever,
and under these conditions 4 teel that
would be unWise for me longer to refuse
outside offers. which are more attractive
financially, and have the added merit or
permanency."
1t was stated at the department that IL II
had been possible to retain Mr.. Davidson's
services by transferring him to more lu-
crative post 1t would have been lone. but
that being impracticabie, his resignation
had been accepted with regret, as he was
recognized as one of the most efficient
officers in the service. MIR. Davidson Is
native of Minnesota, and entered the serv-
Ice in December, 1896. consular agent
at Tamsin. Since then he has served as
consul at Antung and vice consul general
at Shanghai. His latest appointment to
Antung is dated May %, 1903 at an annual
compensation of $500. lie Is now IN this
city on leave OF absence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
A Visitor From China.


Senator Brandegee of Connecticut called
upon the President this morning and pre-
scented Rev Lyman P. Peet, who for egh-
teen years has been at the head of Foo
chow College, China. DIR. Peet was a class
mate of Senator Brandegee's at Yale, but
instead of following the law as his friend
did, he selected the ministry, and was sent
by the American board of the Congrega-
tional Church to China eighteen years ago.
Speaking of the boycott in China, DR.. Peet
said:
Conditions In China in regard to the boy
colt seem to be getting worse and worse.
There hare been a number of riots and
crimes committed. The officials pretend to
show a desire to bring about peace and
quiet, but secretly they are encouraging the
boycott as much as possible.
Il think the United States immigration
laws should be revised to be more
liberal to the better class of Chinese. OF
course, do not advocate the admission of
coolies. for they are not so desirable. but
contend that the United States could with
benefit to itself admit the higher class of
Chinese.
THE United States should, however. be
absolutely firm in it's dealings with China.
Any display of generosity will be construed
by the Chinese fear. For instance the
report circulated about a year ago that the
United States was going to return to China
a large part of the indemnity was inter
preted as fear on the part of this country.
The tiriner we act with China, the more
friendly she will become"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Probable Veto of a Power Plant
Id. Bill.
SEC. TAFT TO GIVE OPINION
Other Similar Bills Pending to Be At
fected.
THE BOYCOTT IN CHINA
DR.. Peets' Opinion in Regard to It
To Go on Arctic Ex-
dition.
SEC. TAFT TO GIVE OPINION
HE BOYCOTT IN CHINA

President Roosevelt is about to veto bill
that has passed Congress, providing for the
establishment of power plants to generate
electricity at Muscle Shoals. Ala, one or
the greatest power points in the world,
said to be next to Niagara Falls in Its
great value In that direction Representa-
tive Richardson of Alabama. in whose dis
trIct Muscle Shoals is located. Is trying
hard to get the President to change his
mind and hopes he will succeed In placing
the matter in such a light as to win the
favor of the President
A similar bill was put through Congress
four years ago. and the President at that
time vetoed it. He affixed his veto before
the Alabama people had opportunity to talk
TO him about 1t. The President takes the
position that the bill would confer valu-
able privileges and franchises for which the
government would not receive cent, and
he believes that these franchises should be
paid for by the corpora tions that estab-
fish plants at the Shoals.
The President talked the matter over to-
day with Representative Richardson, Sec
rotary Taft. Gen Mackenzie chief of engi-
neers, and Chairman Burton of the rivers
and harborS committee. Mr.. Burton is I'M
derstood to hold the same position the
President. Secretary Taft has been asked
for q legal opinion. and he must give 1t in
the next few days, as the law will become
operative through the failure of the Presi-
dent to sign unless he should see fit to veto.
In the event that the President again
vetoes the bill he will fix a precedent that
will affect number of similar bills pending
in Congress, and hereafter no bill can go
through the White House unless 1t contains
provisions that the government shall re-
ceive compensation for the power derived
from navigable streams. The belief is pref
~ strong that the President will again
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
4:AGNES'S aFAITHFUI1NESS

y Z l1g K ~ III. l.
ItSfwas a few weeks after@the Joyous
feast Of Easter In a lumbeHlittle vilage,
where lived the well known family OF
George and Marion Lorraine. and six ut
tile children, The eldest childs name was
Agnes. AllEthe, other children loved Agnes
because shetwas soslkinds tosthen1. On this
day Mr.. and Mrs: Lorralne went 3. 70 tn n
rs thcy were returning Mr.. lorraine was
driving tho horse at.full speed some 3, ms,
middle Of the road to- cause so1le body y
little trouble MI Lorrainf dld g moi
yards Of it. It was too late then. Tho
horse ran into It and the buggy nnea
Lorraine had broken tSr leg, while Mr..
lorraine had injured his head Mad Sna
and nobody would pass the road They
Jay on the ground for over q half OF r an az
hour. J35
1T was growing dark and the children
were wandering what was keep pm , ther
at last Agnes decided to hitch the pony
and take James with her and ride down
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THE ORPHAN CHICKENS.
"a True Story.

. l.
u Dick was a very large and 3heavy
rooster. He was pure white; fS% y. s sans
after the chickens had ha,ched ,o out t ,,
the other hens, The poor lttle ,,,.a g
think Of 1t. Dick saw that they We're
LETT to themselves; lIeSwnlked up to a them n
and acted so fatherly that the chickens
after awhile took refuge under mis- wings.
Ii was amusing to see how tendsry ne
eyed them and, covered them with ms =
large wings They were very glad lads, to to
f nmve ta a st care q Of them. For a long
th before he had been IN the { d habit Of
After the mother left them he fec! them
better still. and they followed him AZ day. y;
Every night they crept close to him or
Under his wings Vas he not goHa le 70 tine the
hetter after that. Dick was very tame,
He would eat from our hands an ,!sr me
ehoss kept HIN III ne sr ErS% 9 a y anS
much to lose him. We buried nm IN our
yard. and his grave i !, the 7, !, KIT Ht
BY BERTflA i'ARNEn
710 N. Twenty-slXth ST.. Rlchlnohd' va.
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THE PET LAMB.


zone day man drove up to #theH fence
and threw something over intoItha yard.
81 was aspoor lamb, with Its two fore
feet and fitst two hind feet tied together,
All Its wool had heen9 sheared olf,kand
the moor little lamb,tlay on the ground
heating sadly, When papa came home,
Charlie and Minnie led him toathe place
where the lamb lay,3tHee cut the cruel
ropes and then tho clildrenffed It,
Papa had bought the lamb for his little
ones, but he did not think the man would
treat 1t so cruelty, In few weeks tho
lamb had become 30 gentle thnt It would
run after the children, and he would
butt at them for fun until they gave
him something to eat. Ono day he saw
Charles coming with n tin pail, and he
ran after tho boy untl they came to
the woodpile. The lamb butted at Charles
until he fell over on the wood and then
he got what was In the tin pail The lamb
was in fun, but papa thought It Was
rather rough sport, 50 the lamb had
to be sold.
The children were sorry, but papa soon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
#RUTH's TRIP TO THE
CIRCUS. -3;ss

fl "Ruth! Ruth. called mother.Eg Now
Ruth knew when mother called thateWayl
she meant to come at once. &; i5S ss
Il II am coming,''E answered Ruth, %
she ran up the back steps and into hefS
mothers room. 81 Y ..i515}
.The bell has just rung, = 3 said her;
mother, ''and think It is Mrs Green
Won't you&run down and ask her In and
tell her will be down in few min
iutes y @ 5g,it5s3
eyes. mother answer Ruth, and Il sho
went down rather slowly. for that was
tho vary afternoon that mother anlS
Ruth had planned to 80 to the circus. s
5"Oh, DEAR exclaimed Ruth, Mrs.
Green 4 does stay SO long when she
comes.'
''By this time Mrs, Green was COM
fortably seated In the cool. dark paror.
IT. seemed to Ruth that mother would
never como down. When mother came
I'M she sent Ruth for some cool water for
Mrs Green. ,g
sob, thank YOU dear said II Mrs
Green as Ruth handed her the water,
~ lust stopped in to rest, It was such
a long ways down to tho village. 1t Ia
four O clock now, and must be going,i''88
and sho babe Ruth and her mother good
bye. 5, N Ii
Ruth and Mrs. Field went to the cir-sS
Gus that evening and had nice time
nnd Ruth enjoyed it9much moro because
she had been kind rand polite to her u
mothers friend. 4.
" RUBY';A. BROOKS,
: brakes Branch Va A
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the road to meet her mother and rather;
They kept on, but did not SEQ them, ana
when ,heygot to the -, th' rdod m fas o
AER y y. dried ri 'A Wreck. a: wreck not
once Thinking it was her parents. rhoy q, a.
last reached the spot, and almost noe, ,iost
their breath to see who u was, 49, NJ .,
lying on the cold ground inlsuch sur n,l,
Ing Mr. Lorraine Was conscious, put'
very weak.lAgnes helped lanes 70 9 r pes
drove tho wpony and james drove INC
horse that was in the wreck. ihey
reached homo and the doctor ttamM.d ah 10
Ihe' children did al tho mouse WORK, ana
her 3mother'was better in a month. and
Mr. lorraine was just treated MseN r ana
was no IN bed ct all. me pAre ,r s Saro
is many a woman who cannot DO, rs good
no ls '. Agnes aid. Ip59aSJ,sl MOI RIA T. LEAR4.
is Wnvory ST., Norfolk. Va.
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THE PILGRIMS.-


The Pilgrims came over from England
In the year 1920 There was band Of l0l
that came over.3They left England be-
God like they wanted to.
The name Of tlieir. ship was the "May-
flower. and they had a very rough voy'
age They landed on the coast of Mas
sachusetts. They anchored In Cape Cod
Bay They stayed there q month because
they could not get to land: The first
person to land was Mary Chiffon
rhcy called theirs settlement plymouth
Rock The, first winter they had very
bad winter. They had nothing to ga
hut three grains Of corn piece. The
Indians did not touch them the tirsttycar,
because the pestilencc killed. them. !,
They We're very spersrv:tins uti all
their hardships, more settlers came. Bos-
ION and other towns We're founded and
New England steadily grew ,inF popula--
ton. The Pilgrims were very good and
800 AuBREY HARRIS tRETNAcH. I
Petersburg, Va. t@
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Dorothy Snow had Just gotten her n
new doll, which she thought q great deal
OF, even thought too much of 1t for any
body, to touch it.. She had q little friend
named Edith Hobson. Now Edith was a
nice little girl and had excellent manners,
not ispoiled like Dorothy at all.EEditil
came over to see Dorothy. Dorothy held
her doll UP for her to admire It. i
."Let me hold it%n little while. Twill
not break, IT, said Edith in a sweet,
gentle: tone. o
4 I}..Pu ii my doll down, did not tell you
syouss could hold. It," said Dorothy, In an
iangry=tone.
q t"AllREright," ~ said Edith. in a quiet
ice. isAndSwhile0 they were going down
stairs, a3Dorothy'sf foot slipped and down
q e ttcamet I, onSithe F:floor with Il hard
bump. They sent for the doctor right
j a way !, ii and ], found that her right nrn
was broken.
Edith came over o. SEQ Dorothy very
often and brought her flowers. Ono day
she was sitting In the hall when the door
opened and Edith came in.
f."Come with me In the nursery" said
Dorothy.
5.T Dorothys nrettiest doll was sitting
lin a chair. "That doll certainly Is pretty,
exclaimed Edith. Where did youSgc her
from?"
af"I,apa brought her from New York.
yo1rmaya have her." said Dorothy.
a II cnnhhnve her" said Edith.
5-HYes."
s,t.ryyell, Il thank you million times" 4
tYouiare quito welcome" said Dor
othy.
Dorothy's arm. soon got we'll and she
and n Edith became great friends after
s'eS nv LUCY J.gRoRpRrsoN, D
.t,fTally,4sVn.
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THE AMERICAN5sFL;AG.

over one hundred years ago there
were only thirteen English colonies on on
the Atlantic coast, which belonged to
England. iWhena England taxed them I'M.
justly. they fought and gained their In
dependence. Then y they didn tawant' the
English flag to- wave above their heads
and8to lead them in battle. They wanted
a flag NJ different from any other. r
So FIJI George Washington drew a flag
with seven red stripes and six white
stripes and a blue square with stars in
it.FThens he and his friend, Mr.. Morris,
went to Philadelphia to Mrs. Betsy Ross
and toldfher to make q flag like the one
which heSd drew.
Mrs. Ross wa fnilliner, SO In her own
little home shes cut out and '3made he
first American flag.
blue square means "4fmftaomm m MN
The red stripes mean "bes brave the
white stripes mean ''be pure, land the
blue square means 'be true The stars
and stripes, stand: for our own beautiful
free country and its freedom whichtfwe
all love so dearly
81 ESTHER LEVITT, y
2 g Old ctrnet lEPntershllrp. Al n. sstt+l s
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LEROY HUTzLER, Jr.5
"A DREAM.

Nellie had been playing in the nursery
all day and had gotten very tired. Shs !;
asked her mother might she. go down$lln1
the old apple orchard and play with her e Z
set with her dolls, Emily, Rosa Lee and
Tom. b She played a while and then She
lay down on the grass and she soong
fell asleep. Che dreamed she wen 4 to-
.Tairyland and saw her rabbit which had
died several years ago and brought \ him
back home, but he was alive no The
fairies told her that every ar1lpral y that
lived with them. until their owner came
and got them. She said there We're many
nurses down there. The fairies had
names of flowers for their names s, Rose y
Magnoialeaf king. Their children were & !, 4
beautifully. named. They had five chill =;
.dren5 and their names were these:sySVi olet.s
1sFy pretty ch Hy su Nfter e whs Nels
received a letter inviting her to take tea e,
with the king and Queen. The queen had yis
everything. that money could buy-le9e-S
and fruits she had a very pleasant time d
The king and queen treated sher9fNv q,
great respect and told her wfengf She
came back to Fairylantl. she must STAY 3,
She ft' gathered her things and bid Fairy
land good bye, a ed soon found herself,
to her. Disappointment lying In p er. bed g u
She thought livery strange she Wa,s s. g
fore she went ~ ihls II
orchard under the apple tree. The next
day her mother explained how she was
in5her bed and not In the orchard nat
day She went and found her dolls finfthe55
same place. FL 9$ , 4, VIZ ~
Many years have passed since Nellie
was in FaIrylnnd, but she still ren1em-S
bers her friends and the King Magnolla-ss
lea ( and the Queen Roseleaf. s Nellie no
longer plays with hertdolls, but she still
remembers her trip to Fairyand Ssg
F5r'I.SSsf RUTH HARMS s5333
+ No. 1916 West Clay Street, city. III 3
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3iMYkNATIVEB LAND.

IL n H 4 b
Breathes there tho man with Nsoul so
dead,
Who never to- himself hath said:
,"This Is my own n nyF native land T.
Whose 3 heart i hath ne'er within him
burned,
AS home his footsteps he hath turned,
From wandering on n foreign strand. Z
II SUCH there breathe, + go. mark him
we'll!
For him no minstrel raptures swell.
High though his titles. proud his name,
,Boundless his wealth as wish can claim,
despite those titles, power and pelf
The wretch consented all In self.
living shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
TO tho vile dust from whence he sprung,
Unwept. unhonoreda and 5unnsung.
Selected by,
ELSIE CONT.
2ooo M i. Street, Richmond, Va,
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"A Striking Resemblance.

',watch wheels are like great men In
some respects
what are they
"When they go around to pass time In
their own way, they generally travel /
In cog,''-Josh Wink,
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Millsboro, Va
Reform.

The bill was IN danger. and the. gen-$
eral counsel of the corporation which 10
was designed to enrich hastily called In
his legislative agent. Is!
Hi"Al tho reform clements are against
us" he said, anxiously How are we
going to beat down such fornlltanplse 81
"pon't try to beat 'em down. Pay tem
what they ask, said the legislative
agent who inihis day had seen n number
OF duickeninss OF the public conscience
Puck. " Sf sas9i