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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

Around the stand-up collation.. hot and
cold, the big and little gentlemen and
ladies. from five years to fifty. mingled
in serenity. The Turkish sleight -of-hand
performers true wonder-no more feared
a saucy smart Alec little boy would open
the wrong box to see how the illusion was
accomplished than he would have feared
one of the socially accomplished clubmen
DESTROYS to show him up. They wanted
to be fooled, the little and the big; that
was the fun of it-not finding out. And
when the orchestra struck up again the
littlest girl had her ball card as we'll
filled as the blooming cousin Isabelle her
self.
Hop! You should see them dance the
polka! Hop! The lancers! Hop, The
Boston-even-Paris Boston. At Z m. they
are still all at it, colors flashing amid
greenery and lights, to ripping laughter
and squeals of enthusiasm. Half-past I,
Now and then a little girl comes in her
furs, like a great lady, The stairs are
full of waiting servants, come to help
take the kids home with their so-called
cotillon favors. Outside in the blue-b black
Paris evening, spangled with electric
lights, the street is filled with carriages
and cabs and autos.
It is near the dinner hour of every
other family in the big apartment house.
Up the great stairway come the usual
tenants, plain. dark-colored tired out,
nervous, even ill-tempered. Coming down
their stairway-blazing with Unusual
lights-they meet the gay-colored riot.
Their stairway is Uttered with flowers
and leaves, powdered deep with confetti.
Saucy little girls-and big-throw showers
of golden, pink and pale blue fine-chopped
paper over their hats, shoulders, faces.
Serpentines whirl through the air. There
is crowding, slipping, squealing and ex-
cited calls back to Jeanette. Marcelle,
Louise, Fernand and Georges.
The incoming tenants are Parisians,
nevertheless. Their stairway is a glorious
wreck. Their house has been pande-
monium. Their servants. doubtless, are
debauched with wine and gayety, The
uproar is contagious. Yet the victims lift
their hats and smile a greeting to the
happy children. All Parisians love chill
dren. STERLING HELLO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Disappearing Sovereigns.
rom the Manchester Guardian.

From the Manchester GUARDIAN.
1t is recognized practice among the
manufacturing jewellers of Birmingham
when they run short of gold to send to .
bank for a bagful of sovereigns for melt
ing There is twen ty shillinss worth OF
gold in n sovereign, and so there is no
loss to the ieweler And the melting OF
sovereigns is no offense against the cur
rency laws. You may not deface the
kings coinage, but you may destroy 1t at
your pleasure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

PARIS, December 8, 1907.
@~U HAT in all the world
SSA would you like best for
wv Once again, 1 hear 1t
asked of Paris children
all around me. Do they ask for new. in
genious toys? Candies, fruits and great
spread? Useful gifts? Cash in bank?
No, the same answer comes from all THESE
little boys and girls of Paris:
'Oh. papa, mamma, give US fancy
dress BALI
And as the grown-ups also prefer the
bright-colored functions to any other pos
sible Christmas-afternoon amusement. all
Paris becomes a gay costume-fete on the
day of the year most given UP to children.
Jeanette, Marcelle, Louise, Georges and
Fernand live in three flats of the same
apartment house that l inhabit. BY an
accident of social fitness, they all know
each others regularly, Paris children do
not know each other. Living much alone
with grown folks. they grow UP quiet,
courteous and self-amusing, great admir-
ers of their parents and the smart men
and charmingly dressed ladies who come
calling. Even at school-where hired girls
take and fetch thern-they make child &C
Quaintances, not friends!
Therefore. 1t would do you good to know
the snap Of Jeanette, Marcelle, Louise,
Georges and Fernand through the year;
and you would smile to know their COM
bination every Christmas afternoon. Its
essence lies in the fact that they can have
their great fancy-dress ball all together.
IS;~ ,ip0 Ctron mon
bright crash stair coverings up to the
third floor where Jeanette lives. Smart
delivery wagons crowd the street. The
decorator and his aids are up the back
stairs with vast quantities Of green plants.
What is that immense rectangular con-
ceru all canvas-covered, they can hardly
get up the front way? 1t is the Punch
and Judy!
Five big pasteboard boxes go up. The
excited children rush from fiat to fiat to
see their fancy clothes laid out upon their
little beds Mon Deu, what crowd to
annoy the janitor! Mea from Kleins and
Paquin's with still greater pasteboard
boxes See the lovely girl from Gaston's
bringing Jeannette's mammals costume.
She firts with the brilliant Turk slight-of-
hand performer who, by mistake, has ar
rived too earlyi Boxes for the Vasseurs.
Boxes for the Vaillants! The caterer and
his men are taking things up the back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

little girls-forbidden to heat their own
hair-have amused themselves and become
expert "unduiators' ever since!
: Fernand drew a seventy flve-dollar min
iature autoboat, burning heavy oil, a
model as carefully made as a real auto
boat. With it he has since won ten or
twelve races in the basin of the Tuileries
accompanied by his governess nurse
against the toy autoboats of some of the
richest kids of Paris!
Louise copied out, from a very wealthy
young man very foolishly interested in
her beautiful young mother, something
even more important in expensive toys.
1t was a toy apartment house, six floors
of varying decoration, furniture and So
cial status, each fiat strangely COM
plete from parlor to kitchen, all inhabit-
ed, with a doE-janitor in his lodge by
the great front door, two stairways and
two elevators, like the most expensive
modern houses. the second elevator being
a coal and provision lift for servants!
1 remember that there was electric
lighting in each room Of each apartment
of this wonderful toy house-splendid par
Tor chandeliers that blazed with tiny jets
of incandescent light; great little dining
room chandeliers, low hanging, to throw
floods of light upon little fower-decorat-
ed tables: paflor lighting motifs set into
the edges Of the ceiling; drop lights for
Libraries; boudoir lights and dressing
table lights. And there was complete
electric heating In each room of each
apartment brass drums back
OF cylinger-shaped electric bulbs.
Last Christmas I had estimated that
presents from their twenty fancy dress
ball grown-up guests to five times, per-
haps ten times. the cost of the rather ex-
pensive fete to their kind parents.
will only name the more extraordi-
nary toys. Little Georges delighted in a
500 very complete train-wreck toy. 1t
had double iron tracks to go quite across
the room; switch to be misplaced: cleo
tric-light signals at four places, with
two signal boxes with keyboards to al
ternate the signal colors-all fixed to
connect, like that Of the toy house, with
the usual current at the drop lamp OF
the playroom. The two locomotives went
by clockwork. Passenger and freight
train started off at different ends Of the
room. When the misplaced switch got
in it's fine work you ought to have seen
the freighter swing on to the line Of the
express and - crash - the terrible and
grinding smash that followed. The cars
were constructed with springs that made
them burst open at the jolt. High UP
into the air doll victims were thrown,
scattered round the playroom. Then
they would start the Red Cross train,
with doll doctors and doll nurses. male
and female! Save the wounded! Hunt
doll victims from beneath chairs and in
corners. Bandage them up! Stretch out
the dead in fair rows! Start the wrecked
trans back to the city! 1t took nearly an
hour to pack all that debris back into
the cars and fix the springs for the next
accident!
Little Fernand had a walking man al
most as high as himself-an automaton
machine that must have cost 500. Mar
ceile got landaulet doll automobile,
run by clockwork, true. but perfectly up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
HILL RISE.

Continued from Sixth Page.)
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01
BUILDING OF A wlTlclsm.
Point OF Joke the Same Though
Under Changed Conditions.

The bohemian had an article emit.
tied. How Joke Is Made" In Il
Marshall T. wilder. the well known
humorist. cites this story as an illus.
tratlon OF one method Here Ia a
story with a joke In lt about Labou.
chcre. the genial editor of London
Truth When he was standing for
the borough Of Northampton for the
English parliament a little girl came
up TO her father and said; Papa. who
made Mr. LabouchcreT Why. proyi.
denco, my dear answered the some
what astunishcd parent And what
Tor. para| inquiries the child. Now
that isn't bad joke II was natural.
anyway But listen TO one Of mine.
which really has the same point.
though % Is brought out In a different
way. A child and her mother are ON
the cars. Opposite them sits young
man dressed In the height Of fashion.
Says the child: Mamma. what Is
that" and. az she asks the question.
she points to the young man opposite.
Hush. my dear answers the mother.
'"Nf iH''H'lf want 10 hHoWs 10
quiet the chad the mother whispers in
her ear: lie Is what We call dude.
dear Tho child persists as usual in
gaining some more information. And
who made him. mammal why.
Providence. dear. OF cor.se.' replies
the mother soto voice. whcrcat the
child eNclaims: oh. mother, doesn't
Providence like 10 have fun some.
ume8| You see. the stories are real.
" alike AZ all events. tho point is
tho anna
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01
A BICYCLE ROMANCE
By FRNK M. BIcKNELL


bicycle and by pushing D. and leading
his own wheel he managed 10 get her
home.
During the ride home few words
were spoken
He got her safely housed and dcllv.
cred over 10 her mothers care
sprain Is often worse than frac.
lure. from physicians point Of view
u was not quite 80 In Bell Mayhew's
case, yet her ankle was found to be
hurt seriously enough to keep her
from using It for many days. An
through the long summer. much 20 her
regret she remained a prisoner with.
IN doors Meanwhile she and Went.
worth Dprricott became good friends.
AZ hfst De only yenturcd 10 call daily
at the door TO inquire after the pa.
TENT. then. being urged 10 enter. he
tell gradually In the way ~ doing so
tie easily made the acquaintance Of
Mr. and Mrs. Mayhem. who naturally
we're grateful to him for the service
he had rendered their daughter. The
daughter herself evidently appreciated
"hat nc hnd done, although she was
more shy In expressing her feelings
than were her parents As the sum
mer wore on Dorricott became a more
and more frequent caller. until he
counted that day a blank when he
had not spent at least an hour In the
tair invalld'H company After n short
time she had resumed her china paint
Ing. and he discovered that he could
be Of use 10 her In taking her pieces
TO and bringing them from the firing
establishment which. before tho acct.
dent. she had been In the habit Of Wis.
ltlng on her bicycle
lie saw great deal Of her. but. as
II happened, whether by chance or de.
sign. never alone. either MIR or Mrs.
Mayhem being In the room with her
whenever he called
Toward the last Of october Bclls
ankle had grown strung enough to be-
used with care
II should $50 much like 10 have one
more ride before Il turns oold.' the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

Young girl remarked one afternoon
when Dcrhcott happened TO be call.
ing
"Oh. my dear ch'd' protested her
cautious mother you know you
mustn't be- imprudout Suppose your
ankle were to give ont when YOU were
i've miles from home ON lonely
road2'
Il might go along with Miss Rel 10
see that she doesn't ride too far or too
fast. and 10 bo near iu case Of posi-
bic mlsha' suggested Drrrcott look.
Ing alternately Ut mother and daurh.
ter. but finally allowing bis eyes to
rest uppcolugly ON the latter
II am rurc I have mo- objection To
such an arrangement said the young
lady
So q was arranged and half ana hour
later they were rolling lcisurclv ulung
the wou.k'pt mucndnu ot the shelton
turnpike u was the FIRST limo hc had
rson alone with her since the day ni
tine accident. and he determined 10
seize the chance Tor saying something
very particular intended solely for
her ears.
lie rode yet trIno nearer and
stretched out hls right hand; she put
her left On o. They were upon the
forcstbordorcd road and mo- one was
nigh TO see them His fingers CLOSED
over the nttlc gauntlet and the tive
riders continued their way, each cas-
lly steering with the hand remainin.
free.
I'VE ride very we'll together" he re-
marked after q moment
Yes" she asscntod
The road looks smooth ahe~i Sun
nose we ride together always Wha
do YOU say. Bell doar?'
Her long nshes dropped, as the,
had a trick OF doing, and she turnoI
her head little aside, In vain otfor
10 hide from him the soft color tina
was mounting In her checks; an
meanwhile, IN reply 10 his question
she said-nothing whatever Evident
IN her silence gave consent however
for they rode on hand In hand. int
the beautiful vista that lay bofor
them. as no doubt thcy are dolnl
metaphorlcally, even at the proscu
time
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

Nothing Is more moving TO man
than the spectacle OF reconciliation:
our weaknesses are thus Unidentified
and are not too costly, being tho
price we pay for the hour OF forgive.
ness; and the archaneel who has
never felt anger has reason 10 envy
the man who subdue8 H. When thou
torgIvest, the man who has pierced
thy heart stands to thee In the rela.
ton OF the sea.worm that perforates
the shell OF the mussel, which
straIshtway closes the wound with a
earl.-Richter.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01
Hurry

To our own axe belongs the credit OF
having raised hurry from the degraded
position Of a disease 10 that Of com.
merclal process. Formerly hurry sim.
ply brought people to an early grave.
with nothing TO show for H.. whereas
now it Is become the means OF trans.
forming peace Of mind. which "a n
Bolecism, to say the best Of Il, into
ready money Hurry has grown TO 10
great fact IN life Even the fashions
take account OF A. until women arc
found doing up their hair IN such a
way that they may go tho speed limit
without fear Of its coming down. And
the best Of hurry IS that Il l8 lts own
sufficient justification ,obody ex.
poets hurry 90 have any particular
reason behind Il any more Life.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01
GIRL KILLED A HAWK.
nlrd Had Attacked Her When Driven
From Pigeons.

A large hen hawk. Weighing nearly
fourteen pounds. attacked Miss Elolse
NJ. Shields, rs, Of Milton. Mass. while
tho young woman. accompanied by
some friends, was spending tho after.
noon az tho Blue Hnls reservation.
The party had Just had their lunch.
con and wore feeding some pigeons
when the hawk swoopcd down and
started 10 carry OF one OF tho pigeons
IN It's talons. Miss Shields quickly
picked up stone. and throwing II at
the bird made Il drop its prey. Tho
hawk then attacked the girl and nest.
ling on ono OF her shoulders started
TO beat her with It's wing. After
knocking on the bird with her hands
Miss shiolda picked up one OF ths
tonic bottles, which. tho party had
been using. and hitting the hawk a
hard blow on It's head. killed H. Except
for a few scratches the young woman
was not injured.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

Suburban Resident Yes. I want r.
sscful man about my country place.
Can you milk
Appllcant-YlH, Hor.
which side Of o. COW do you HIt ou
who's mllking2"
"Wul. ror. OF never milkcd but wan
COW. an she wuz a kicker. an. bcdad.
good dale nv the toimc OF was uu
both MdcH nv hor, Hor Washington
star
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

What makes you think some WON
ON nnl Il difficult TO understand sub
ioctB IKE tho mune" inquired "a
uTRrottc.
Tho frequency" answered th,
mere man, 'wIJh which % number uI
Thorn have rcrontly boon caught SINUS
Hue Washington Star
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

you win newer break up lutomo
buc speeding by timing 'ho autom1
bucs.' bautorcd the stranger 900 the
big goggles
maybe not uoirhbor" druwlrd th"
rurnl constable with the huge star
hut We have broken up Dot of speed
tng by timing the chaunu"rH"
"TimuE the chaunuors2
"Yc giving them sixty days time
IN the county Jail Daily
News
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

Ayouug lady who often thought ON.
loud. had just been shown through q
urtor factory
"lloayCns'' she exclaimed. 10000,
900 pair Iu ono yulr7 don't sea
whore they am so to-
Neither do &c. replied tho YOUNG
man culurns slighty-rludEo
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

There should Dee more inyostlga
lions Of clsus where graft seems prob
able" remarked the energetic clifton
% don't know. answered Farmer
Corutnaanl. Investigations never set
added much tu my peace ot mlnd
um ono 90 those fool people who
would rather 800 un Hu7p"cilnF me
worst than h1yo O. proved Wash
Lu.-ln slim
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01
anmclent cr,dentlnln.

Careful Parent Before can Elyc
consout TO your proposed marriage 10
my daughter must know something
nbopt your character
suitor Certainly slr certainly.
Here is my handbook
Careful parcut laftor a rlauccl
Take her my son. and be- happy N.
Y Weekly
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

Johnny asked the Sunday school
toarhcr what have yuu learned about
Jonah and tho whaiDF
"Nufhu'"
"NuthIur7 Surely sou did NOT for
get that . told you lHHf Sunday we
were going to have Jonah and the
whale Cor our lesson today
Il didn't forget it. but 900 sass ho
don't want me 10 read about any more
sf these nature fakes Chicago Rec.
ord Herald
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01
An BIuH

yves" hoastcd the fortune hunting
count, "al of our family castles woro
on high mountains My ancestors am
lived ON big bluffs"
"lndood,' replied tho wise hclresa.
'and ! sec that YOU take uttor them "
Chicago Daily News.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

II you cannot preach then pray II
you cannot go, then give $50 that
others may 60 II you cannot sing,
then sympathi2e. hut IN any event
do not forget that Christ assigns by
natural endowmonts 10 each man his
work REV NJ. T., Harlan, Disciple.
brooklyn. -. Y.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01
seunded EamlIlar.

Eya-unclo Tom made millions with
hia mines when he went over 10
Europe he could onord a private cabin
for himself
Hdna -Graclousl How FUNNY
IVA What In funny. doarf
Edna Why, Il must have been
"Uncse Toms Cabin Chicago Daily
News
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

STAGE Mauagcrl got the leading
man 60 run over Dis lino1 in that uu.
tomohilc part
MANAGER -Wci7
STAGE Nauasrr-llr simply mlusIDI
Thorn baltimore American
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

Squire say. Pat that's the worst
loOl,lnE horse ! over saw Why don't
you fatten him up2
Fattcn him. rs it9 shurc, the
poor haste can hardly carry what me-
ne flesh hos got now.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

so" she said. "yuu have made up
your mind never 10 marry7'
yes. after thinking II over for "a
,ouv' one NAVE d~c,a-a 1ucv-r ~ psN
any rIfl 10 be- my wife"
'Pahawl Don't feel that way about
A. You never can Judge by appear.
auces how foolish some girls are. The
vog nrst one you asked might be-
willing 10 marry YOU"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

a..r ror work and disappeAt rom
l. Wow of The young mail vu had
t..g g8frHIrs ler FROM the bil bay
,Irl,v and who now TOOK 4 bis
,... aud tried fa goo ON with
,....t.... no and a. Wambutraot
80, , E,vI.i. house I'm A ant.
,,,,n.b ,ry,.bi,pahle. 1uartf the
...,...I., ,ity nj Wbitprow. INiubcr
lg o8a ,rrYuisI by Mrs. Manh ilig
Hrsun and hrr small but seeetu1rd'
Irr house Number % had b. va.
cant 100 200 within % short tins llt
family bad lately moved To-, ems ing
as Ear as fhU observation Of ne sigh.
boris went. NJ mildlrugod inn and
woman and o. rirl 90 is-p nttmbly
father mother and daushtet had
been learned that the name OF hsam'
lIy was Mayhem and that W pale
head nj u. who appeared TO "A son
nrmcd invalid. had served galtuy 10
the war OF the rebellion as a a U OF
volunteers Also that hc was hf In
receipt OF pension in supnsfe re-
payment for the loss Of the hthi he
had icft behind him I'm the Vlrnia
swamps To exc out this neefgily
rather scant income the daughHhoc'
Grated china-or AZ least II ~ In
fcrrod that such might DO ~ nso
from the fact Of her being st'hlur'
lnr a part ot every day induntq'ly
painting pottery In the front b lin
dow
Wentworth Dcrrlcott. bachelor god
% mad boon In pnsapsslon OF Ahl Ag.
glpgbp's second floor for nearly \ mr.
INV o,rupation ne waa a reylel Of
pphlIsbol hooks and a reader Ifin.
pubilsbod onca Dcrrlcott lonnb 20
p,,t, Alias Roll Mathews a@bat.
,,ro No dopb, ho would get nlsw
hoe ,y,p,ppily for Mrs WuIbn
could mink, n nclrhborly call. h 10
r,nr.c mi limo npd ln the coulsnf
,t,,. ,b,t s,ii ,youii be- returned ed
u.,,, ,..,,t,,.ti, , ypv I'm an ats,l
a.,..,,,. t.t,.., ttc two bourlt
..,rt A., r,y.l uui an that fonI an
,,r.rr,ry wlrb, take several N
p.-,I,,t, INA b,,u nccustou,i io
t..,g ,,.,,, i,ir,s.if D4 IA macdonald
t..r,t,,,,,l t,rbsi,r Now III
gntI., d. dlsrpy.rol that tbcn NJ
,..,, doc .s,p,,v.b,rc about hml d.
nr.s.,,.' ~ ,ybIch bo mad not snIs
"a 1,, t,y. ~ slnpio. blossa1
,.ht.h a, t,,v hognn IN pror M
h.,,r, Jr,,wg NJ th, dellrbta a A.
ri,d tirgs which os yot he kns hi
A.. 90 ,,, h,hi,yoiiv an enrltrlls
h,, ono m,rnIpr An conscnrerd 4
81 neglected mo Jnv before. y u
nn y,t,, IN, sr, aud mnde n asd,t
crv which provod tn he of some M A.
80, A., 40, a, b,d iust npiahdla
prellmiparv toilet and seated h3@
FOR doing stint before he could B
bis,irbeJ bv tho breakfast hell whe
cb,pclpr to plapco downward. he sa
An tb, street "A figure which AZ ON,
arr,sicd bls attention. A Young Ind
I'm n Incoming bIuo sult was I'm the 4
M mounting n blcyclc I'm front OF N
Al Itc Thought bo never had behd
a morc pIeaslng rpactacie tbpu Nil
non Nnybow-fnr OF course "a WINS !,
| Leaked nt fb,t nomopt and he ear.
nj b,r win 1li mia .pves sp long os /
v,s ,,rgbs9f,b tbc prlyiler, An.
s,, boJ rllIrp nvny out of sIrbt i
r.spw.I bis work mr. t-lcd In 40 !
bYt a. Do q, d, fsarel tbnf tho mua
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

The most majestic manner cannot
be maintained whoH It's possessor is
Obliged TO sucezo,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-11-01

Clnra-That you mlght-what9
Mahol-That might nothing.
llavn't YOU noticed how often they be.
como engaged In battle?