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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21
Retaining Southern Missouri.
From the Doniphan Prospect News.


In the eleven counties of southeast Mis-
souri,. containing swamp or overflow
lands, thirty-one drainage bitches or
canals have been constructed. with a total
length of about $50 miles. These bitches
shave reclaimed 255.0O0 acres of land, an
area amounting to nearly 1888 square
miles These lands. which were prac-
tically worthless before drainage, are
now worth from S35 to $65 an acre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21
OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN WASHINGTON

important art events as is scheduled for
the near future. In addition to the ex-
hibition Of Mr.. Joseph Lindon Smith
work the Corcoran Gallery is preparing
to show a collection of Mr.. Emil Fuchs
portraits which were exhibited last WIN
ter in Knoed!er's gallery, New York, and
Is arranging for a special display of
paintings by Mr.. Tarbell of Boston. The
former will probably be put on view in
the lower loan room during the coming
week, and the latter will be held early
in January.
AT the Library Of Congress there are
also some interesting exhibitions in prog
ress and contemplated. The Timothy Cole
wood engravings deserve thoughtful at
tention and the photographs Of early
Christian architecture and Italian paint
ings invite prolonged study. Nothing, in
deed, could be more delightful, unless 1t
were a trip to the places illustrated, than
the consideration of this collection Of
photographs with the data made available
by the print division. Not only have the
pictures been carefully catalogued and
admirably arranged, but special refer
ences have been hunted out, marked and
set aside for the benefit and pleasure OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21
Court Dress at Noon Breakfast.

The "Jaguar Lovers" shows two great
cats" lying side by side in apparent con-
tentment. the lines of their backs parallel
and - their heads dropping together.
Especially fine in contour. the compost
ton Is good in mass and shows excellent
manipulation of texture. The Coyote
is more formal. but no less impressive
piece. Sitting on. his launches he is
represented with his head thrown back
in the act of uttering prolonged wall.
The pathos of the vanishing race appealed
to Mr.. Kemeys strongly, and in this work
especially he gave it adequate interpreta-
ton. There are probably no other two
works which could better represent him
than these which the Corcoran Gallery has
selected and none by which he himself
would have rather been represented.
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CopYRleHr
HYEArpoN
FAwCErr.

House as soon as they have passed
through the blue parlor, and she has but
a scant half hour in which to supervise
the finishing touches before the vanguard
arrives. For this hospitality the Roots
are as ideally situated as were the Hays
They have the former Levi P. Morton
mansion near Scott Circle-the same
house in which the Countess Cassini held
| her brilliant court in the days, not so
| long agone. when it was the Russian en-
baSsy. To this noon breakfast of Secre-
tary Roots all diplomacy will turn out in
its flashest court uniforms and most
| gorgeous plumed helmets. The populace
which will due the premier the annual
New Year honor of spelling his front
lawns. will here view the most gorgeous
costumes ever to be seen off the stage,
and they will have ample opportunity to
see the distinguished foreigners and their
ladies step from their motor cars on the
high terrace and ascend the Secretarys
front portico.
Most Brilliant Function.
The most brilliant of all White House
levees-the diplomatic recepton-will take
place Thursday, January at 0 pm.
Then the entire diplomatic corps may be
seen arrayed in all of the court costumes
and military uniforms of all countries of
the world-the ambassadors and ministers
in the gorgeous dress prescribed for them
when entering the presence of their own
or a foreign ruler and their military and
naval attaches in the extreme full dress
uniforms of their armies and navies. The
only somber figures in this brilliant body
of honored guests will be the diplomatic
representatives of such of the republics
which, like our own. do not allow court
dress: but these are in the. minority
among republics generally. the French
and Mexican ambassadors being weigh
ed down with gold lace. and decora-
lions. as are the ministers of some of the
Latin-American republics below Mexico.
A generous intersprinkling of officers of
our army and navy in full uniform will
add brilliancy to the picture. and then
there will be many of the higher digni-
taries of our civil officialdom. with their
gorgeously gowned wives and daughters.
The "Throne Room"
At this diplomatic reception the diplo-
matte corps will. of course, be the honor
guests. the function being primarily for
the purpose of presenting them to the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt. The red
parlor on such occasions is always re-
served for the assemblage of the honor
guests. whether they be the diplomats,
the Supreme Court. the Congress or the
army and navy. This parlor Is just adj
jacent to the oval blue parlor, which
serves the same function as the throne
room of a monarchical court for here the
President. his wife and the ladies of tn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21
.HE memorial exhibition Of works
in sculpture by the late Edward
Koyneys which onaned a Sat-

THE memorial exhibition of works
in sculpture by the late Edward
Kemeys. which opened last Sat
urday evening in the Hemicycle Hall
of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, has
proved of unusual interest. Had the
display been made at a less busy season
the attendance would undoubtedly have
been larger, but even at this time 1t has
called forth hearty expressions of pleas
ure and appreciation. AS a whole. it pre-.
sents an attractive appearance. the small
bropzes being grouped on elevated plat
forms in the middle of the hall and the
larger pieces placed on separate pedestals
set at irregular intervals along the line Of
the WALL Laurel branches and garlands,
as we'll as bay trees, have been used in
decoration. and mission furniture has been
introduced in lieu of the customary sight
seers' bench. But 1t is the dignified merit
of the work itself which gives importance
and emphasis to the display. Through the
medium Of sculpture. Mr.. Kemeys spoke
as one having authority. and his produc-
tons for this reason carry conviction.
Those who are interested In the wild anil
mails of America could not fail to find in
this exhibition much that Is worth con-
templating. Here are buffalos plunging
rest; here sinking wolves and roguish
bears, mountain lions. deer. foxes and
wild sheep-all as they might have been
seen, on the plain or in the forest. And
each epitomizes the spirit of the creature
II represents. for, as well-known critic
has said. Mr.. Kemeys avoided that danger
which Ruskin points out of substituting In
our thoughts the neatness of mechanical
continuance for the pleasure of the ami
NAL. In other words, while these animals
In bronze and plaster are of interest to the
naturalist and the layman. they are equally
as attractive to the connosseur of art
Many of the works included in the pres
ent exhibition have been loaned by their
present owners, so that IL is scarcely prob
able that such comprehensive collection
will be assembled again. Persons who are
DESTROYS of availing themselves of the
present opportunity SHOULD therefore note
that the exhibition will close on Wednes-
day afternoon.
From the exhibition of Mr. Kemeys'
work the Corcoran Gallery of Art has
acquired two bronzes for It's permanent
collection-the 'Jaguar Lovers and the
"Coyote-a Wait of the Plains" This is
indeed a matter OF congratulation. Both
are valuable acquisitions, for they are to DO
numbered with the best Mr.. Kemeys has
produced The purchase is a substantial
tribute to the sculptor's memory and n
sincere testimonial to the intrinsic merit
of his work. 1t Is. however, not only
gratifying but logical. The Corcoran
Gallery from the first has stood for the
encouragement and upbuilding of Ameri-
can art. and Mr.. Kemeys was one of
those who early recoanized the artistic
possibilities of our own land. and his work
has strongly influenced the development
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,bRM lMUp DE5 hAYcIlES. THIS SEASONS DEAN OF THE
UpLOllAT1c CORN tcQnnn3q mAJGpon EhdrETql

| ing member of that body and Mrs.
Roosevelt is SO honored by that ranking
| member himself. Therefore in this regu-
| lar order of events the President at the
| cabinet dinner would enter the state
| dining room with Mrs. Root on his arm
and Secretary Root the ranking member
| of the cabinet, would escort Mrs. Roose-
welt. But the cabinet dinner is always the
| exception in this regard. That fifth wheel
| of the stage coach, the Vice President,
must be taken care of at one of these
dinners at least. He does not exactly fit
in anywhere, this supe-iuous functionary.
but he cannot be left out. So it long ago
became customary to make him and his
wife the honor guests at the cabinet din
ner. Therefore the President escorts Mrs.
Fairbanks to the table and Vice President
Fairbanks escorts Mrs. Roosevelt.
T. Secretary Of State Must Hustle.
The second act on the program will
be the New Year reception. commencing
at II am. and ending at 30 pm. The
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks do not
appear at all upon the list o. guests re-
ceived at this great levee. They are al
lready on hand with the President and the
first lady of the land when the doors
open and the elect commence to file in in
order of rank-frst the cabinet. then the
diplomatic corps. then the Supreme Court
and judiciary. the Congress and; the mill
tary, etc, followed by the public, who
need no invitations. After the ca binet
has been received the Secretary of State
takes his station at the door of the blue
parlor and formally presents each diplo-
mat In turn. Then. as soon as the last
of the diplomatic cotere has passed be-
fore the President. the Secretary of State
must hand the introducing business over
to Col. Bromwell, the master of ceremo-
mics. and. with Mrs. Root, must hurry
back to his own mansion, where most
picturesque function has been scheduled
for high noon.
Court Dress at Noon Breakfast.
This is the annual diplomatic lunch
con-" The Secretary of State must hold
it every New Year noon and the brief
while that she is assisting the Presidents
wife at the beginning of the New Year
reception the Secretary's wife is annually
on pins and needles lest things are not
going on smoothly at home. The whole
diplomatic corps with its ladies are to
come motoring from the White
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21

A week from today, December %, an
exhibition of paintings by Mr.. Joseph Lin
don Smith of Boston will open in the
Hemicycle Hall of the Corcoran Gallery
OF Art. Mr.. Smith has made a speciality
Of reproductions in water color of works
Of ANTIQUE sculpture and has spent much
time in study and investigation in Italy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21

Greece and Egypt. In the Corcoran Cal
lery he is represented by painting of an
antique statue and by a reproduction of
the bas-reliefs on the sides of the So
called "Sarcophagus of Alexander A
large part of the collection which will be
shown here was exhibited at the Boston
Art Club last month. where it aroused
deep interest and attracted wide attention.
One entire section will be given to
pictures made within the past year in
Egypt. while another will be devoted to
subjects found in Italy. Those who have
spent much time in Egypt and viewed Mr..
Smiths paintings declare that he has
brought the feeling and atmosphere of
that country so into his work that it is
hard to realize that one il merely OBJ
serving a picture. He is essentially a
realist but he is a most skillful technician.
and a reliable witness. His exhibition
will open without the usual private view
and will continue for fortnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21

This should be a dull season in art, the
HOLIDAYS commonly breaking in with their
attendant festivities, but, to the contrary,
there seems to be increased activity.
Never before has there been in Washing
ton such succession of interesting and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21

Copyright. 1907, by John Elfreth Watkins.
HE curtain rose on this years
official social drama last Thurs
day night December 49,, when
the guests at the state dinner
"a 10 l,air. I'm
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24
Boy on Bones

The body first supposed be made
and appendix An appendix something which
like me- aboutas
much % a sand
specialists Operations the
thing polite
who has nothing left in her but her
has
Praise all tina is
80 said Pa, MRS.
that, would she ?'' And he laughed and said
A railroad brakeman class by himself.
have anywhere a brake
chairman grievance he
count the members of
get a because he hasn't enough fingers
1t in physiology that in the human
work of of
hot the of
that
instructions take finger off
had fingers a pantry my eardru
a coming. My brain
answered back take fingers
delayed in transmission and didn't
caught For few minutes the
brain crowded with good
what to sit
down my brain advises pillow chair
Please all mistakes spelling years
old, and am not used list of 800 yet-From Puck
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24
Eat Now in Peace!

The national pure food law is
now an actual fact. The injurious
authorizations of foods, drugs or
drinks becomes crime. So does
the misbranding of foods, drugs or
drinks, even if not deleterious to
health. The intent of the law is to
protect the public health, but it is
also intended to protect the people
from imposition. We can now sit
down to the breakfast table with
the assurance that our slapjacks
will be made to slip down smoothly
with the assistance of genuine
Maple syrup and not a connection
of corn cobs stepped in glucose to
give them the maple farewell, says
the Idaho Recorder. When we step
up to the bar for the mornings
morning and call for blended Terra
ulula juice for an appetizer and eye
opener we will get what it claims
to be and not mixture of whiskcy,
alcohol, water, burnt sugar, prunc
and tobacco Juice. 1t is true we
may be caused considerable incon-
vcniencc before we get used to this
new order of Things. Where the
organs of digestion have become
used. TO grinding away on potted
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24
WAS TOO PRETTY
TO TEACH SCHOOL
Sad Plight of a Young Woman Whose
Magnetic Personality Interfered with
Her School Duties.

McGraw could have gone to the
theatcr or a dance every night of
her life, and on some nights to two
or three functions, so assiduous
were the young men of Hammond.
How many proposals she had is a
secret locked up in her own breast.
She only laughs when you ask her,
as she has laughed at everything
else since she reached Hammond,
for she is young enough to look on
the bright side of things and her
Irish ancestry gives her the rare
gift of humor.
Everybody fell in love with her.
Not only the young men, mind you,
but nearly everybody else in Ham
mond.
She became the idol of her pu-
pills. They went home and raved
about her. They studied to gain a
smile from her. Their mothers in
vited her to their homes, as did also
the mothers of the young men who
were making of Hammond a fur
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down or in some way gone to
pieces and set fire to the woodwork
of the structure An alarm was
Immediately sounded and the de-
partment quickly responded. The
new chemical engine did very eff
fcctivc work and proved to be all
that its manufacturers claim for it.
While the tank was damaged to
some extent by holes being punched
IN it to let the water fall on the
blazing mass beneath, and little re-
mains of the tower but the corner
posts, yet the work Of the fire lad
dies in preventing the spread of the
flames to the residence and other
inflamablc structures in close prox-
unity, cannot be too highly praised,
and that Mr.. and Mrs. Pence both
realize this is shown by the gcncr-
Gus gift to the department by the
former of a check for SIS, and by
the latter of $40 in cash. Mr..
Pence estimates the damage at
about $3.50
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24

ham made out of ground bones, hog
hides and squeals it may come as
an unpleasant sensation to give
them a stunt all at once on the
genuine article. 1t is said the
ancient Romans considered asafoc-
tida as great delicacy, which IL
illustrates the fact that we can be
accustomed to almost anything in
time. In place of embalmcd beet,
we will have to become used to
''tak'er Straight. +" The effect of
this legislation will be to make the
thieves honest, rogues respectable
and humanity more healthy. In any
event it will make trade more hon.
est and reputable. 1t is a sad COM
mentary on our social life, however,
that the national government is
forced to make laws to protect a
part of the people to keep the
other part from robbing and muir
dering them.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24
SERIOUS CONFEDERATION
QUITE NARROWLY AvERTED

What might have proven very
disastrous fire was avcrtcd by the
splendid work of the fire depart
ment last Friday night. At about
five minutes to twevle O'Clock, Mrs.
John Pence, who had not yet retired
for the night and whose suspicious
had been aroused by the frequent
popping and cracking of the water
in the tank and pipes in the
house, made the alarming discovery
that a kerosene stove used to keep
the water from freezing in the
pipes leading from the water tower
situated about twenty feet from
the house, had exploded, melted
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24
The man was very much of a

The man was very much of a
Devil.
The next week she left the mani
curing parlor, but the following
week she came back to the little
white pillow. Her remarks were
again confined TO the weather and
pet animals, while her eyes were
never raised above her work. She
wore black skirt of just cut and
a nonconformist shirt-waist.
She was waiting for the next
Ecvil. Elk
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24

The next week the same pair of
hands were laid on the little white
pillow in front of her. .
The Devil said GOOD morning., -
and she, said, s'Good morning"
Then she raised her eyes.
They were deep, deep gray,
and some times they were almost
green. She forgot the pet animal
and weather remarks and talked
about the stage.
The Devil talked. She talked.
In fact they both talked together.
The Devil suggested that she
wear her hair in different way,
and thought a princess gown
would suit her better
That day she got fivc-dollar tir
and later at her mirror, she kne y
she had possibilities.
The man was still a Devil.
The next week there was a revo.
luton. Her hair was piled high,
a la FRITZ Schef, behind her amber
comb. A jaunty little princess
frock swept around the curves Of
her figure. Her little bank &C.
count had been sacrificed on the
altar of her possibilities.
The Devil came again and laic
his hands on the little white pill
low in front of her. She forgot the
stage. weather and pet animal re-
marks and spoke of rial MAJ riage:
and the influence of Zo1a-
The Devil asked her to go ts
lunch She demurred, and-went
The Devil asked her to kiss him
She said no, and-did. That day
she got chcque for tip, and lat.
cr, at her mirror, she felt afraid o.
her possibilities
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mace with their signs.

mace with their signs.
The mothers fell as deeply in
love with her as did the children
and the young men. She went up
the ladder of social prominence by
leaps and bounds
There are whispers in Hammond
that some of the other school teach
crs of the city, who are not young,
beautiful nor popular, decided that
the prc-cminence of Miss McGraw
had gone far enough, and that they
influenced the superintendent to
his decision to GUST the pretty and
popular girl from the school. Now,
just where the serpent entered this
Eden or what form he took no one
has been able to definitely discover.
1T is all old maids spite, say
Miss McGraw's sympathizers.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24

A petition is being circulated by
the ranchers on Csstlc Creek, of
whom there are quite a number,
for the establishment of a post
office, with Justice of the Peace
Hale as the wocthy postmaster.
Such an innovation would be of
great Importance and convenience
to the jewellers on the creek as they
would then enjoy daily mail and
stage service, where at present they
have no stage service at all, and
have to go to Oreana for their mail.
Mr.. Hale would also establish a
general store, which would be an
other source of accommodation.
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The Devil and the Manicure.

There was once manicure, good
and virtuous- Her remarks we're
confined to the weather and pet
animals, while her eyes were
never raised above her work. She
wore a black skirt of a just cut
and nonconformist shirt-vvei list.
She was not a success. One day a
mans hands were laid on the
little white pillow in front of her
Somehow she felt thrilled, but
only made weather and pet ami
mai remarks, not raising her eyes
That day she got a two-dollar tip
and later, at her mirror, wondered
if she had possibilities.
The man a devil.
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Lord, I've never lived where grow;
love creation better
That day You finished it long ago
And looked work
know that others find You in light
That's sted down through tinted window pancs
And yet feel
In this dim, quiet starlight on he plains
thank You, Lord, that placed well;
That you have made freedom 10
That Pm no slave of whistle, clock oell
Or weak-eyed prisoner of and
Just let me live my life a I'vc begun
And give work that's open % sky
Make a diner of the wind and
And al a or high
Let me be the that's down
And make square and generous with
Pm careless, sometimes, Lord, Pm town,
But let them say Pm or
Make me as big and the plains
AS honest the horse between my knees,
Clean the wind that blows behind rains
Free as the hawk that circles down the breeze
Forgive me- Lord, when sometimes forget;
You understand the that a hid
You know about the things that gall
You know better
Just keep eye all that's
Just right turn
And guide the long, dim trail
Written for the Pacific Monthly by Chas Clark,
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A TaCtfuI Woman

of tact S vvho ytoldt hurt
feelings essentially of
feelings others. A wi is
old with young
makes herself agreeable all
good morning
pleasant greeting her visit bright the
goodbye hope that she of
IS is
n
which A is one hose
unseIfishness
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Our telephone number is 11s.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-10-01

By II. Q. Robertson, Deputy Clerk.