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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
The Man of the House.

Kennedy is the man of the house. He
is only six years old, It is true, but he has
grandmother to look after and he feels
very responsible.
Every morning as he starts off to school
he squares his shoulders In his stout little
REFER, plants his hands in his pockets and
marches off Internationally as the man
OF the house should march off to his DAYS
work
He has already skipped two classes In
school so he can get through school quick
er. ana help earn money for the family
lie has left the kindergarten because L
am not baby any longer" he says em-
phatCally.
The scarcity of coal has been the sub
Ject of much discussion by the women OF
the house and Kennedy has listened with
grave. thoughtful eyes. They did not know
that the man of the house" was Impress
ed by the gravity of the situation. for SO
far the cosy little home has been we'll
warmed, and there is still some anthracite
in the coal bin.
But the other day he returned from
school and ran up to his grandmother with
sparkling eyes.
Here. Bonnie" (his name for herr. he
cried, holding a piece of coal in his black
ened hand Here is a piece Of coal L
found for you on the way home"
His grandmother laughed, she could not
help it, he looked very. very earnest.
The next day he returned, and after his
usual whoop of delight at getting home, he
went surreptitiously over to the coal hod
and dropped a large and jagged piece of
anthracite in it. He had pulled 1t out OF
his pocket.
Il found it and brought IT home for
you to burn, grandma" he explained, when
She asked him about II.
His efforts did not cease with the pick
ing up of stray bits of coal. He was pass
ing yard on his way home one after
noon and he a man chopping down a
tree. He went within and asked If ha
would mind giving him a branch of that
tree to take home to his grandmother.
She might need it to burn" he explained
with a winning air Of confidence.
The man granted his request and the
man of the house" dragged home
branch as large as he could manage, and
only with considerable Juggling and much
stopping to rest did he succeed in finally
presenting it triumphantly at the back
door, to the great amusement and conSter-
nation of the women of the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
The Dictionary Princess.
BY MAY WARD.

Long ago, in the far-away, dreamy de-
lIghtful days of dryads and pixies and wild
old witches, there lived in deep, dim
dungeon the Dictionary Princess.
She was called the Dictionary Princess
because she had nothing but dictionaries
TO play with. You see. her grandfather was
an ogre and swallowed dictionaries, so he
had to be put into the dungeon, and big.
fat dictionaries were thrown down to him
every day through a trapdoor in the fiat
roof. The princess had neither father nor
mother. Her father had been the younger
son OF king. but her ogre grandfather
was her mothers father, and he was no
king at all. He had once been the prime
minister. but he swallowed many die
tiOnaries that when he spoke one could
understand what he said, and people had
to be all the time chasing up dictionaries,
so they condemned him to the dungeon.
His little granddaughter went with him be-
cause she loved him, for he a kindly,
gentle old ogre in spite of the terrible Ian
guasc he used.
The princess was very happy in the dun
geon because her old grandfather was hap
Ply in having her there. She was not
obliged to eat dictionaries. Dainty little
dinners were sent down through the trap
door daily which had been prepared spe
Clally for her by the cook of the court
where her grandfather had once been prime
minister.
But she had nothing but dictionaries to
play with, for her grandfather did not
swallow all that were sent down to him.
His appetite was such that he always had
to have a great supply on hand to feast his
eyes upon long after his stomach had been
satisfied.
Every morning the princess used to sit
down before a big, big dictionary and say.
Nov, Mr.. Dictionary, what shall we play
with this morning. Then she would thrust
her little thumb between two pages and
open the big book at random. She would
begin at the top of the left-hand page and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
A Baby Show.

Dorothy was very fond Of dolls, but she
was hardly prepared, this last Christmas,
to have her family of eighteen dolls increas-
ed by ten more. OF course Santa Claus
always brought her one, that was fore
gone conclusion, but besides that one there
was cunning little baby doll, about three
inches long, from her Sunday school teach
er, little black baby from her school
teacher, a Dutch doll from her auntie who
had been travelling in Holland, a japanese
doll from Uncle Jack, who had been spend
ing the past three years in Japan; wax
doll from the old gentleman who lived
up the street. the doll that had been care
fully preserved for her until now: a beau
tiful sailor doll from her sisters chum. and
one from each of her little girl comrades.
She gave them all a hearty welcome, and
then placed them all in a row, the whole
twenty eight Of them.
Il don't know what I'm going to do!
You are all dear children. every of
you, but nine Of you new ones have only
one suit of clothes apiece, and l have only
eleven cups and seven saucers, to say moth
ing of the knives and forks, and l can't
get you all around one table three times
every day-and-I love you, every one of
you, but / don't know how under the sun
I'm going to give every one of you the
proper care.
She talked it over very seriously with
mother, and mother said, In the first
place, dear, l. SnOul0 give bdDy snow IN
the children's ward of the hospital. A reg
ular baby show. you know The hospital
was a small one. and there were never
more than dozen little girls there at
time Then l should let the little girls
be the judges, and the one each loved the
best 1 should leave at the hospital to be
sort of a companion to the little girl till
she got we'll The children would all be
yours. but they would just be doing phil
anthropic work at the hospital for a time,
just as Sister Elsie does, you know
And that is how the dolls going to
make themselves useful this year.
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scorpions: the Moholi to chase mole
crickets, and she fed the Liepoa on le-
gumes.
Pheasant and the Goldinch for ride in
gondola. and they all fished industriousy
for gold SHINY, which they took home and
fried and served to the Chinaman with a
gong.
edary while a drone bee buZzed overhead,
and she caught crabs with crackers, and
then taught them to play hide and seek
with the chimpanZees.
Her dictionary doll she called puppet.
but she loved her. and used to play with
her hour after hour but she loved the die
tionary fairies best of ALL They were so
very kind to her and they used to tell her
in confidence that some day beautiful
prince would come to the dungeon. a real
prince, even more real than the dictionary
prince who was always making love TO her,
and the fairy said that the real prince
would lift the princess out of the dungeon
and take her to beautiful palace, where
her every wish would be gratified.
So the princess played and prayed and
hoped and was happy. as happy as all little
prncesses should be until one day strange
and very sad thing happened.
Through the door in the fiat roof one
morning a dictionary of slang was thrown
down for the ogreS breakfast The greedy
man swallowed it without looking at it,
sputtered. choked, gave great bound of
distress and flew up through the trapdoor
straight into the sky above, and was never
seen or heard of again.
But the little princess was left alone in
the dungeon In spite of all her dictionary
friends she missed the poor old ogre sadly,
and whenever she asked Mr.. Dictionary
what they should play he responded
Tears" And real tears fell from the lone
ly little princess eyes. straight down on
the dictionary's leather coat.
But she dashed away her tears and Scold-
ed the poor old dictionary roundly, and
asked him why under the sun they couldn't
play merry-go-round. they had often
done. For answer he heaved his old leather
covers and opened all himself. and between
the leaves the dictionary fairy stepped out
She kissed the tears of the princess away
very gently and put her tiny arms around
part way around the slim neck of the
little maid, and told her that she, the fairy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

DIAMOND.
l. consonant in mourn" 2. pen. 3. Low
spirits. 4. A sorrower- g. An animal u.
Placed. Z. A consonant in mourn
WORD SQUARE.
1. Animals. 2. Space. g. To renj 4. One Of
the Channel Islands.
ENIGMA.
Ny first Is in bought. and also in sold;
Ny seconds in zinc, but not I'm gold;
Ny third is in bin. but not in wheat:
Ny fourth is in sofa, but not in seat
My fifth is in town, but not in state;
My sixth is in Susie. but not in Kate;
My whole Is something often
BEHEADINGS.
Behe8d: !. A part of bird and leave ruiz
9. A boys and leave color. 3. To boast
and leave bit Of cloth.
HALF SQUARE.
1. Half OF forty. 2. Found in the woods. J.
First 4. Name of a sound in music. 3. A vowel.
BURIED CITIES.
1. When papa rises he always makes his bed
uneven. 2 Mary put her shawl Donald, who
shivering. 3. Remember, lingering is not al
lowed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Do Ostriches Ever Die?
From the National Geographic Magazine.

Nothing Is positively known as to how
long an ostrich will live. Some writer's
claim that it will live 100 years. Ostriches
which are known to have been in captivity
for forty years are still breeding and pro-
ducing feathers.
It is the experience of Arizona farmers
that among the birds having good nu-
tritious green feed deaths seldom occur
except as the result of accident. A dog
or other small animal will sometimes
into the fence, which may result in
broken leg. When this happens. the bird
may as well be killed, as few ever recover
from such an injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
The Two Kings.
BY MAY KNIGHT

Yesterday. while the Frost King slept
The round old Sun King slowly crept
Into his enemy's kingdom Gill
And kissed all the Frost foil against their will,
And when they scolded he ssOrched their ears,
And left the Frost fairies all in tears.
Then the Frost King woke and the Sun King hid,
Down In the deep deep he slid.
And the Frost King FASTENED through the air,
Seeking the Sun King everywhere;
But he went he dried the tears
And cooled his fairies sun-burned ears.
The Frost King searched all through the night
But the coward Sun kept but Of sight
Till the tired Frost King fell asleep.
Then the laughing Sun began to peep
Over the ledge Of old Frost's domain,
And began his frolicking again.
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threw his arms around Peter and burst
INTO tears. And Peter. to show there were
no hard feelings. licked his face with a
completeness that left nothing to be de-
sired
Take 'em, please. Miss Piper" said the
little boy, hauling forth from his pocket A
welded mass of butterscotch and caramels
and ncorice and wintergreen lozenges. Me
an Tom stole EN-. but We won't never do
so no more. will we. Tom?'
Shortly afterward Miss Piper decided that
the bakery end of her growing business
warranted her hiring two errand boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Yuletide is Older Than Xmas.

Ages and ages before the star hung over
where the young Child lay all of north
Europe kept feast on December %. This
is no place to talk of the procession of the
equinox, but the stubborn fixity of that
date proves the high antiquity of the feast
In almost every month of all the twelve
good Christian men have celebrated the
Nativity. Yuletide never varied. Perhaps
the missionaries hoped to smother out this
heather festival by crowding Christmas in
upon it, but it would not die. 1t has been
sweetened and softened by Christmas, but
it is yule, not Christmas, to this day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
A Slumber Song.
BY MAY GOODWIN.

Far away in the mountains steep
The soft little snowtiakes cover deep
The beds where the baby flowers sleep.
Under the snow
They slumber and grow,
And only old Mother Nature knows
Just what is best for each wee wild rose.
Safely at home, as the star folk peep.
Meath the silken coverlet snuggled deep,
The flower faced baby sinks to sleep.
In her sweet white nest
She cuddles to rest,
And only the loving mother knows
Just what Is best for the wee child rose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Vindictive.

From PUCK.
II am feeling 30 mean today and hateful
and out-o-sorts generally" grumped the
Old Codger, whose rheumatism was worry
ing him. that. bad as 1 hate attending
those functions, I'd enjoy filing my pockets
with rice, taking an old shoe in each hand
and going to a wedding!''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

the princess, and, bidding her hold fast to
1t, he lifted her out of the shaft Of the
dungeon.
They were married when tn ey were
grown, and the princess had every real
thing she wished. but she never ceased to
love the dictionary people, and especially
the dictionary fairy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
The Battle.

All day we labored with viii
To build snow fort on the hill;
All night long the hosts of rain
Came storming on our window pane.
When morning came the enemy
Had turned our fort into a sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

1. Bracket. 2. BOX. 8. Chair. 4. Della.
DIAMOND.
N
CAT
MARIE
TIE
WORD SQUARE.
LAME
EMMA
ID Z A ID
ENIGMA.
Cork.
PRIMAL ACRoSTIC.
Bit
Opera
Sail
Ton
Obi
Net
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
Nagasaki.
PIED PROyERB.
He laughs best who laughs last.
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Eel went on:
''One other wish the old lamp had. that
when at last 1t ceased to hang under the
willow tree it might still have the power
to remember all 1t had seen and heard.
AT last one afternoon the wind whisper
ed softly to It, Tonight, old lamp. you will
hang here for the last time The lamp
quivered, but the wind went calmly on.
rest tomorrow in the little house of Kish.
and tonight I will blow from the sacred
mountain in such a way that you will al
ways remember the past
Thank you, thank you said the lamp.
Then I am content, and fear only that I
may some day be melted DOWN
Hush said the wind: DO not cross
bridges until you come to them"
Good advice, that" said Balak
"Well. it happened as the wind had said
that the lamp came down next day and was
given as relic to Kish Hamar, the old
lamplighter 1t also happened that a new
lampiighter came the same day to Bagdad.
So Kish and the old iron lamp went to the
little house, and each was a great comfort
to the other.
Another year passed. The lamp had now
of his door, and every night he lighted It
with as much care as if he had still been
the public lamplighter of Bagdad
But listen, Balak; one day the queen
rode through Bagdad; And as she passed
the little house Of Kish she saw the iron
lamp AT once she ordered her train to
stop and asked that the lamp be brought
where she might see 1t more closely.
6 Whose is this?' she asked.
"'Your ma jesty.' replied Kish, bowling
low, for he had followed the attendants as
they removed the lamp, this relic belongs
to your humble servant. Kish Hamar, nine
and forty years the lamplighter of Bagdad
This lamp was lighted every night during
all these years by my own hand. Now it
hangs before my cottage door, the friend
and solace Of my old age
LIT Is WE'LL said the queen. Henceforth
let the lamp hang before my palace and let
faithful Kish be the royal lamplighter as
long as he shall live.'
And so 1t was"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-03
A COMMA WAS OMITTED:
AND RULING IS CHANGED
Attorney General Is Compelled to
Revise an Opinion Which Was
Recently Given.

St. Paul, Minn.' Sept 3--Because
of a comma left out of Chap. 226 in
the printed laws of 1907, the attor-
ney general has changed ruling of
his department made a few weeks
ago.
The law in question is relative to
the filing fees at primary elections.
The former ruling of the attorney
general was thatall candidates ex-
cept legislative, must pay fee of 500.
He now holds that all candidates
except legislature, who pay $40,
must pay $50, who file with the secre-
tary of state, but that filings with a
county auditor cost but $40, as
under old law.
The punctuation point in question
is in the enrolled bill on file with the
secretary of state after the word
only' in the law in question, but is
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-03

school, and made her dubut into
society she became enamored of Jim.
For some time their clandestine
meetings were kept secret but things
could not continne in that way for
ever and one night the two fled,
were married, after eluding a very
irate father, and have lived together
ever since, and lived happily.
Mrs. Godatte had some money at
the time she fed, but has never re-
ceived any assistance from her
family since. They have commui-
Gated with her repeatedly, and have
offered to receive her back as one of
the family. She has steadfastly re-
fused to return unless Jim went with
her and the estrangement has con-
tinued.
Jim has family of four children
and they are exceptionally bright.
Jim is intensely proud of them, as is
their mother, and all being educated.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Godatte were
first married they came west, and
have spent the greater portion of
their time in Minnesota. For several
years they made their home at Be-
midi, in the days when Bemidji was
in its swaddling clothes.
At that time Jim posed as prize
fighter, and his star of pugilism was
on the ascendency till he met man
named Rhodes who walloped him
badly. Jim withdrew from the ring
after his battle with Rhodes and
since that time has been a very
industrious citizen and has enjoyed
the confidence and respect of all his
friends and acquaintance.
Godatte's good reputation, indus
trious habits, sobriety and general
standing in the community will be
strong factor in assisting in his
defense, and it is probable that if
necessary money can be secured
from his wife's relatives should she
ask for assistance, but it is very
doubtful if this will be done as the
defendant has friends from whom
assistance can be secured if neces-
sary.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-03

not in the printed law. That it
makes considerable difference is
apparent in the following reading OF
the section in question as it is
printed and without the needed
punctuation,-
IF the office be one for which
pecuniary compensation is provided
upon payment of $40, except in the
case of candidates for the legisla-
ture. who shall pay $40 only to the
secretary Of state when the affidavit
or petition is filed with him, and $40
to the auditor when filed with him,
the auditor shall place such name
upon the primary election ballot of
the party designated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-03

The Elks who did the job were
Frank Lycan, Al. Jester, ]. C. Gov
ington, ]. c. Parker, E. H. Ives, J.
L. George and D. F.Phillips. Chas.
Decker was not there, an accident
to his mother while he was at grand
lodge preventing his return in time.
Nevertheless he had sown the seed,
and his lieutenants pulled off the
thing to the glory of the pretty city
by the lake.
Owing to the fact that the next
state association meeting will be held
in Bemidji, right in the center of the
best Elkdom of Minnesota, the next
event will draw probably the largest
crowd in the history of the organiza-
ton. So many of the Bills have
heard of Bemidji but have never seen
it that they will be there. They have
also heard of how the Bemidji busi-
ness men entertain visitors, and also
they will want to get in on that. No
better place could be chosen, ,and the
Elk who fails to get over there next
August is going to miss something.
Bro. Harry Ives, in his St. Hilaire
Spectator, says that Bemidji citizen
last spring set out some tomato
plants in a box in which had been
some whiskey, and that the plants,
growing to maturity had been
thriving in a half pint of the best
distilled whiskey. Now, Old Man
Rutledge turns around and says
Bro. Abe Wiler was the Bemidj il
citizen alluded to.
Brothers all over the north will
regret to learn that Mrs. Decker,
mother OF Bro. Charles Decker, met
with a runaway accident at her
home in Pennsylvania while Bro.
Charles was at Grand lodge. Bro.
Decker went instantly to her bed
side, where he will remain until
September H.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-03
K. of P. Lodge at Spooner.

Spooner, Sept. I.-(Special to
Pioneer. IA new lodge of Knights
of Pythias was organganized here
recently with a charter membership
of over thirty. The work was per-
formed by Grand Chancellor Com.
mander, Frank Young, and he was
assisted by Grand Keeper of Records
and Seals, H. E. Wheaton. This
is the first secret order to be estab.
lished at Spooner.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-03
IRON UNDER ITASCA co.
POOR FARM TO Be MINED
County Commissioners Let Contract to
Mining Company--.A Big Source
of Revenue. s

Grand Rapids, Minn., Sept o.
Especial to Pioneer. )-Since the dis
covery of iron ore under the Itasca
county poor farm at this place, a
great deal of prospecting has been
done in this vicinity and great
many overtures have been made to
the county commissioners by mining
companies.
A great many firms have met with
the county board at different times
but no difnite understanding had
been arrived at until last Friday,
when the board let a contract to
Eastern parties to mine the lands of
the poor farm
According to the terms of this
agreement John Rellis and E. M.
Remer, representing eastern capi-
talists and company of Grand Rap
ids County as grantees. The con-
tract price to be paid is Csc. for
each ton of ore mined from the 100
acres of the farm. Under the terms
of the lease not less than 10000 tons
are to be taken from each 40, and
the company is bound to begin oper-
alton within 80 days from the time
lease. After period of two years
the contract specified that the CON-
pany must mine at least 10000 tons
from each 20. The time of the lease
is unlimited. The company is bonded
in the sum of $1,000, to fulfill its
part of the contract.
The action was made by the unan-
imous vote of the County Board.
The tax payers of Itasca county are
to be congratulated upon the con-
tract made by the county board with
this mining company.
In looking back they find that
the poor farm costs $4,000. It is
said that the Bessemer ore under
the poor farm is a large one and
will last for operation of life time,
which will be a God-send to the
citizens of the Grand Rapids and
Itasca county, and be the means of
of building up a fine city at the
Rapids.