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Jim Jones gets up at half-past four in rain
or shine or cold,
And leaves the papers at the doors. He's
only twelve years old.
But my! he's big and makes me wish /
had some work like his,
He says to me. Poor kid; of course you'd
like my job. Gee whizz!
If you could hear the things / hear, and
see the things I see
When I get up at half-past four, you'd
wish that you was mel"
He squfnts his eyes. "Why Chub,'' he
says, II own the Whole blame street,
il you knew the things I know you'd
say they're hard to beat"
ooh, jim I say. please tell me now
what all these things can be-
mot yet" says Jim; you're lots too
young. Wait till you're big like me. .
But, Jim, it must be awfual cold in winter
when it's dark"
ooh, sure" he says, $50 fine and cold it's
just a perfect lark.
OF course l never dare to laugh for fear
my face will crack;
Nor l can't frown. for 1t might freeze and
turn an awful black.
So l just wear a halfway grin, and IL my
face should freeze,
I'd be all right to look at with a cheerful
smile to please.
You poor young KID he says real sad,
I'm sorry as can be
Your pa won't let you go to work and see
the things l see.
I cross my heart they're true he says
each time talk with him.
oh, dear. why can't l get up, too, at half
past four. like Jim?
Louise Ayres Garrett, in Woman's Home
Companion.
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A Friendly Tip.

D you think, sweetheart" queried the
young man with the evenly divided hair,
as he shifted the fair maid from one knee
to the other. that your father will con-
sent to our MARRIAGE"
well" replied the fair one, '~ofcourse.
papa will be sorry to lose me-, but
But interrupted the rash youth, II
will remind him that, instead of losing a
daughter, he will gain a son"
Dearest" rejoined the wise maid, IF
you really want mt you mustn't say any
thing of the kind. Papa has three such
sons boarding with him now and he's a
little touchy on the subject."-Chicago
News
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About Belle.

I once made love to gentle Belle.
A sweet and dainty thing;
She was, 1t pains me sore to tell,
A belle without a ring.
She was as fair as gentle spring,
Her charms were often rung;
But. though Belle didn't have a ring,
With grief her heart was wrung.
= asked: what means such grief as THIS
She answered then and there:
Though I'm a solitary miss,
! have no solitaire"
''Then to the altar, Belle" I cried,
'Wlll you now go with me?'
Her tears were very shortly dried;
THAT alters things" said she.
The marriage knot was quickly tied,
The parson got his fee:
Thus Belle became my blushing bride,
My wedding belle, you see.
Detroit Free Press
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Dewey at Three score and Ten.

Admiral Dewey celebrating his SEVENTEEN
birthday In good health and high spirits,
and looking as young and strong as when
he landed home from Manila eight years
ago, Is a figure In our national life APP
preciated by all. His achievements have
been extraordinary, and his fame is safe.
His training under the great Farragut
fitted him for big things, and at last his
opportunity presented itself. When the
hour struck the man was there. So will it
ever be. Though not so much in the lime
light now, Admiral Dewey is still a most
valuable factor in our naval equation His
advice is weighty, and he gives his time
to consideration of the country's welfare.
And If wal should come tomorrow, or
next year, who shall say that he would
not present himself on the quarterback as
fit n as eager for action as ever he was
in his life? And who does not know thai
his presence at such a time would be an
inspiration not only to the navy, but to the
whole fighting strength and spirit of the
country Washington Star.
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"Lese MaJeste.''


To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
What is the meaning of lese majeste?
M. b. w
I'Lese majesty or '1eze majesty or
'lese majestic the last being the French
form with the accents omitted, is pro-
nounced in English ''leeze majesty. (ac-
cen on the maO, and in French "lazh
mazh-es-tay." The expression is derived
from the Latin "crimen laesae m~ajestatis, =
that is the crime Of injured majesty" It
was once equivalent to the term treason"
Treason in the United States, however,
consists only 'in levying war against them
or In adhering to their enemies, giving them
aid and comfort" In Germany "lese mai
este includes simply o~ffenses, such as
.caricaturing or speaking unexpectedly Of
.he emperor, which are punishable by a
short term OF imprisonment, as well as the
grave crime of attempting his life, the penn
atty for which Is death.-Ed.1
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A Choice.

The eulogy which Chancellor Day has
pronounced on Governor Hughes and his
advocacy Of the latter's nomination for
President would appear to warrant the as
sumption that the stalwart defender of
Messrs. Rockefeller and Rogers has de-
termined to be all things to all men. In
any event, there is no reason to believe
that il Mr.. Hughes were in the White
House his attitude toward wealthy male
factors would differ in any particular from
that Of Mr.. Roosevelt. II Chancellor Day
is sincere when he declares that the
Standard oil m~agnatos and other con
s~picuous offenders have been unjustly
treated and that laws should not be strict
ly enforced where they conflict with the
interests of successful capitalists, it may
be feared that he would discover that Gov
ernor Hughes is not a man after his own
heart.-Providence Tribune.
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Of one hundred pounds or less, as his
stait may bee, except and allwais, gift he
can make 1t appeare that he Is betrothit
to another woman, then he shall be free"
And If we are to believe tradition, the
Scottish Parliament Of 1928 must have been
Inspired centuries before their time by
st. Patrick. For didn't st. Bridget come
to him, all in tears, one day, not know
ing what to dc with her girls because
they were denied the right of popping
the question:" and didn't the good saint
concede that they might make the selec-
tion every seven years. Whereupon st.
Bridget threw her fair arms around his
neck and besought him to make it four
years, and st. Patrick was unable to re-
sist her appeal.-Ed.1
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If there is any falling off in the local
Christmas trade from last year, the
evidence on the streets and in the stores
does not Indicate It. Beginning last
Monday, which was a wonderfully busy
day for s~torekeepers. and which fully
compensated for the poor trade done on
the previous Indictment Saturday, the
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-23
Narcotics.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
WIN you please define narcotics and
mention a few of them and also their
effect? j. d. N.
Narcotics are substances having the
property of Supplying. They are used
in medicine as soothing agents, exerting
their special influence on the brain and
tubular matter of the spinal marrow. In
small doses. as a general rule. narcotics
stimulate, but in large doses they act as
sedatives. produce calmness of mind, tor
por and even coma and death. Opium,
henbane. camphor, alcohol, tobacco, etc,
are narcotics. There are also what are
called mental narcotics. such as APP
propriate music, monotonous sounds, or
any succession Of monotonous impressions
Ed
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so much public Importance as police
protection. The standing joke about
the policeman and the pretty nurse
maid in the park may be a calumny,
but the fact hat the Pittsburg depart
ment's head had to take the action he
did lends 1t color and substance.
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So Like HI. wife.

THAT was an unlucky thing that Peck,
the engineer. done,' said the brakeman.
They gave him one o. them new engines
yesterday and he named 1t after his wife,"
How was that unlucky?" asked the
trackwalker.
why, the blamed thing blew hin up
this MOI ming. philadelphia Press. :
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Planning 1t out.

but can we live n $1,000 a year?"
asked he.
Lets see,'' said she. Theatre tickets
will cost about $3.50 annually, flowers as
much more and bonbons, say $500. Ger
tainly we can do it, John. and save money
into the bargain. louisville Courier
Journal.
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The wilIiams-De Almond AFFAIR.

The mildest criticism that can be offered
of a public spectacle of this kind is that
1t Is exceedingly modifying. We like to
impute to our lawmakers some of that
elevation of spirit which enables a gentle
man even under the most provoking cir
cumstances at least to remember his sur
.roundings, and We naturally are shocked
by an incident which indicates that per-
sons whose business it is to make laws
for their country are not always able to
conform to one of the first of individual
laws, that of Observation-Disclosures Globe.
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Hong Kong.

To the Editor OF the Evening Star;
Kindly tell me something about the city
of Hong Kong. and oblige, H. A. B..
Hong Kong lis acknowledged the largest
port in the world. China ceded 1t to Eng
land by the treaty of Marking in 1912. At
that time the population of the colony was
about 5000, made up of pirates, fishermen,
farmers and granite workers, living In
huts made Of baked-mud bricks and hold
ing no intercourse with the outside world
beyond Canton, which lies ninety miles to
the north. Nowadays, it has a population
of S00,000 souls, a fine city for its capital,
splendid roads. schools, churches, banks,
hospitals, clubs. hotels, newspapers, cleo
trio lights, cable cars-in short, almost
everything which we are accustomed to
associate with the idea of advanced civili-
~zation-while 1t is connected with the out
side world by cable and the most extern
sive system of steamship lines which con-
verge at any single port in the world
Ed
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Cortelxou a. a Candldate.

Mr.. Cortelyou is a machine, a cog in the
wheels of government. His natural at
tainments are very ordinary, and while
he has lone we'll he has not done better
than any number of other men might
do under equal opportunities. Through
long training he has come to be an ex-
pert in certain matters of executive detail,
but as a broad, constructive states
man he has not gained distinction. De-
spite his rise, the public knows him best
as McKinley's private secretary, an office
he filed with so much tact and devotion
that he made a name for himself. He
has had many kind things done for him,
but it was not an act of kindness to trot
him out as a Presidential possibility. He
is not the fayorite son Of any State, al
though a native of New York. For eigh-
teen years he has belonged to the nation
and he has been during all those years a
faithful wheel horse. To awaken any en-
thusiasm for him as a candidate for Presi-
dent would have proved an impossible
task. Even his coming to the relief of
Wall Street during the money panic did
not make him a hero. He did only what
Wal Street expected he would do, and
what secretaries of the treasury had previ-
ously done in one way or another at vari-
GUS times. If he does not become presi-
dent of a bank, as have most of his pre-
deceessors, the President hat is elected
in 1908, provided he is a Republican, as
there Is every reason to believe he will be,
can well feel that in Mr.. Cortelyou he has
a man that will give satisfactory service
in any Cabinet position.-Springfeld
Union.
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VIEWS OF EDITORS.
TAFT.

MIR. Taft has shown no especial anxiety
to enter the race for the presidential nomi-
nation, and the Brooklyn Times believes
that he would much prefer to accept a
position on the bench of the most august
court in the country. But, whether fate
calls him to be President or chief judge
of the Supreme Court, William H. Taft
will reflect honor upon his country. and
all good Americans will wish him success.
We are all glad to welcome him back to
his home.-Brooklyn Times.
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Perennlal chrI.tma. Tree..

Why should not every family have its
own live Christmas tree? Instead of buy
ing a slashed and mutilated one every year
and casting it aside to wither and die as
soon as the holidays are over, it would
seem to be feasible to plant a comedy ever
green In a capacious tub, and use 1t as a
Christmas tree for many seasons. Then the
wretched drain on the fir forests would
be checked and a new beauty and signih-
canoe would attach to the annual festival.
Potted evergreens have lately come into
general vogue. They stand on the terraces
of the country houses and at the doorways
of city dwellings. They yield us a cheer
full hue in the midst of the winter barren
ness, and there is no reason, in view of
their increasing employment for ornamen
tai purposes, why they should not be util-
lied also as Christmas trees.
The Audubon Society has done a benefi-
cent work in protecting our bird life, and
it would be we'll If some similar organiza-
ton were formed to save the country's
frs. Or perhaps the American Forestry
Association Is competence for the task.
The Christmas requisition on the forests
does not compare in seriousness with the
demands of industry upon them, yet 1t is a
menace of growing proportions. The Christ
mas celebration is yearly becoming more
elaborate, and the ruthless woodchopper Is
doing his best to make 1t a slaughter and q
sacrface.-Providence Journal.
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First EIectric railway.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Was the first electric railway built in
this country? 8. ".
The first electric railway was that of
DR.. Werner Siemens at Berlin in 1879, 1t
was a miniature affair and not practicable
for general traffic. The first electric rail-
way in America was installed at Balti-
more in 1885 and ran to Hampden, a dis
lance of two miles, and a year later in
July, 1856, the Scranton street railways
began changing their system from horse
cars to electric-Ed1
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FROM STAR

Anonymous communications cannot be
printed. Except on political subjects the
names OF correspondents are not required for
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Appearances are not a test;
We cannot trust them much.
By ''disappearace'' tits best
To judge cashiers and such.
Philadelphia Press.
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Customer-Who Is that lady your clerks
are treating with 80 much Difference?
Bookseller-That? oh, that's Mrs. Layt-
est. She is one Of our best six buyers.
Puck.
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Seven wonders of the world.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Will you please give me a list Of the
sever wonders of the Old World? M.
There are two such lists. The first con-
sists of: The pyramids of Egypt, the hang
ing gardens of Babylon, the mausoleum at
Helicarnassus. Diana's temple at Ephesus,
the colossus at Rhodes, the pharos at Alex
andria, the statue of Jupiter Olympian in
Ellis.
The second contalns: The Coliseum at
Rome. the catacombs at Alexandria, the
great wall Of China, the leaning tower at
Pisa, tho porcelain tower of Marking, st.
Sophla's mosque at C~onstantinople, the
ruins at Stonehenge.-Ed.l
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"Grace, I know ten ways to cook oysters.
Can you say that UGH
mo; but I know several ways to in
veigle a fellow into setting 'em up at
a swell restaurant. louisville Courier
Journal.
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NIintook Her Meaning

IT love a dim, religious light she muir
mnred.
II was brought up in Pittsburg, too"
he said.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-14
MUST GO TO PRISON
No Hope for Clement Before United
States Supreme Court.

Washington, June S.-George N. Bax,
ter, former United States district attor-
ney of Minnesota, appeared before AS
sistant Attorney General M. ID. Purdy
in behalf of L. B. Clement, who is un
der sentence for defrauding the First
National bank. of Faribault of which he
was PRESIDENT .
The supreme court has refused to re
view the case. Attorney Baxter now
claims that his client is entitled to
have his constitutional rights consider.
ed, and sets up that the jury, which
found Clement guilty, was not proper
ly drawn. Mr.. Baxter contends that
jurors should have been selected from
the judicial district where defendant re-
sides instead of being taken from the
state at large.
Assistant Attorney General Purdy
disagreed with Mr. Baxter and claims
that the rights of Mr.. Clement have
been fully protected. From Mr.. Purdy's
remarks it would seem that he is OF
the opinion that BaXter's latest move
is merely for the purpose of postpon-
ing the Incarceration of Mr.. Clement.
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CONVERTING THE TOWN.
Evangelist Lowry Having Great Sue
cess at Elmore.
Especial to The Free Press

Especial to The Free Press.
Elmore, June 1.-THE great Lowry
and Moody evangeistic meetings which
have been held at this place for a short
time, are doing untold good. About
two hundred have been converted to the
Christian faith by the powerful ser
mons of Rev. Lowry and the evangelis-
tic songs of Moody. OF the two hum
dred a great majority are grown people.
Last night Rev. Lowry preached pow
erful sermon based on the life of Moses
in which he denounced all forms of
worldly amusements, such as card-play-
ing, theatre going, dancing, wine sup
pers, etc. After the sermon he gave the
invitation and thirty grown people went
forward and declared their intention to
accept Jesus Christ. Rev. Lowry is one
of the clearest evangelists in the United
States today, and his strong climax at
each sermon seems to semi hypnotic his
hearers His strength is surely shown
in the fact that in a city of about 1000
inhabitants he has converted over one
fifth of the population. This, in adj
dition to those who professed previous
to his coming, increases the ratio to
nearly half.
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LAST RITES OVER COMRADE
uneral of the Late Roy G. Rev Yes
terday Afternoon.
From Thursdays Daily.

From thursday 5 Ddlly.
The obSequies over the late Mr. Ray
G. Rev were held at the house on
Sixth street and at the grave yester-
day afternoon. The quartette sang two
beautiful selections and Rev. f..
NJ. Martinson conducted brief but
impressive services at the house. Then
the flower draped casket was carried
through a lane of Mr.. Rew's G. A. k.
comrades; and the solemn procession to
the cemetery began, consisting of a
long line of carriages. In the beautiful
spot chosen for his final resting place
a host of friends had gathered. The
Alexander Wilkin Post of the q. A. X.
conducted the services at the grave.
Commander Kennedy was in charge, and
made the Introductory address. Then
prayer was offered by the post chaplain.
Comrades presented their wreath, their
flower and their fern, beautiful emblems
of most significant facts. Then came
the brief address by the chaplain. The
quartette sang with great effect the
beautiful G. A. II. hymn, dropping
From the Ranks" Rev. f. M. Mar
tinson closed the service with prayer
and benediction.
Thus was laid to rest man rich in
the noble qualities of heart, mind and
life, an honored soldier of the republic,
faithful soldier of Jesus Christ, an
exemplary and devoted husband and
father, an esteemed neighbor, friend and
fellow citizen. Grave and casket were
banked with fine floral tributes, testify
ing to the universal esteem in which
the deceased was held.
Among the relatives present were his
wife, Mrs. Ray G.. Rev; his daughters,
MarySC. Rev, Ella NJ. Rev and Mrs.
ID. p. Chard: his brother, H. E. Rev,
and the latter's daughter, Mrs. Camp
bell; his sister and her family. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. o. Thompson, with their son,
Ray, and daughter, Lula. His brothers
Richard A. Rev of Pendleton, Ore, and
Henry c.. Rev of Detroit, Mimi, and
John G.. Rev of Tyler, Wash, could not
get here for the OCCASION. These, with
host of friends and neighbors are
left to mourn the loss of this very es-
Unable fellow citizen, and have the sin
cere sympathy of the community.
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MANY IN THE CONTEST
Free Press Prizes Spur a Number To
Hustle Hard.

From Saturdays Daily.
The Free Press piano contest has
started with rush. A number of con-
testants are in the field and all are
confident of winning the handsome first
prize.
This is the largest offer ever made by
any daily paper in the state outside
the twin cities, and we are certain it is
the finest.
The contestants are meeting with
success everywhere they 60. Everyone
wants The Free Press and are willing to
pay their subscriptions in advance to
help their favorite win the prize.
If you are not contestant come in
Monday and register and get in the
game. It's interesting and you will en-
joy it. Besides, the prizes are worth
working for. The prizes will positively
be given away Tuesday, July 30, and all
have an equal chance of winning.
The contest department will supply
you with all necessary information and
will assist you in your work.
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STORY OF NEW ROAD DRAG
Alexandria Folks Have Device That
Does Good Work.
loil u
From Mondays Dali

Alexandria has a new road tool which
surpasses in efficiency the much talked
of split log drag, says The Alexandria
News. 1t is formed of two eight or ten
inch planks about ten feet long set
edgewise, "A" fashion The planks are
hinged. at the apessof the "A" and are
fastened together near the rear ends and
about the middle with cross pieces ar
ranged so that the angle can be made
! greater or less at will. The under side
of the planks are faced with iron plates.
The ends of the planks which are fas-
tened together are sloped up so as to
leave an opening underneath.
The rear cross piece is about three
feet from the end of the side pieces.
The chain to which the team is hitched
is fastened in the side pieces where
this cross piece joins them. In place
of pulling the drag point forward as
the old ga" drag was pulled, it is re-
versed and pulled open end first. The
iron plated sides of the drag cut off
the rough places and filled the ruts, let
ting the small amount of surplus dirt
run out at the apex of the drag where
the side pieces are beveled.
The drag was tried on the Alberto
road south of town Friday and worked
like a charm. The grade was left hard
and smooth. The drag is so arranged
that one side may be taken off and a
piece put in containing dragteeth where
it is desirable to drag the road before
scraping it. In that manner driving
one way will scrape that portion of the
road which was dragged going the 9th
er way.
The cost is small, being only twenty
dollars with the extra drag tooth aid.
The drag is not a road maker. 1t is
intended for keeping roads in condition
after they are made, and to judge by
the roads on which it has been used
near Lowry and the test given here
Friday it is q success.