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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
DOLLVlLLE COMMENTATOR.

1t was a very stormy day. almost
blizzard. so that all outdoor fun was
strictly forbidden. Roy and Natalie were
In the play room. Natalie was putting her
dolls to sleep, but Roy was drumming i'm
patiently on the window sill.
Roy" said Natalie patiently. would
you mind not making any noise for few
moments. the storm has made Aunt Susan
Emmeline quite nervous and | can't get her
to sleep unless It's perfectly quiet
Natalie always called her dolls after the
people who gave them to her II was a
good method. as 1t made her remember
the giver." Aunt Susan EInmeline' was
her youngest doll. she was still in long
dresses and a white cap.
Roy stopped drumming at Nataies re-
quest and frowned on her. 81 like to know
what fellow Is going to do" he muttered
Shut up in the house. with nothing but d
little girl and some dolls for amusement
and you've read all your new books;
and I'm stupid at chess and checkers and
crokinole" said Natalie sympatherically.
You poor old brother, and here | have
thirty dolls to take care of, and I'm so
sick in bed. and Aunt Susan Emmeline is
teething. l suppose you don't want to be
the doctor, do you, and come and see what
is the matter with Jappy?"
Roy groaned. Cant you think of any
thing newer than that?' he asked.
Natalie meditated, III tell you what I
would like she said slowly, but it's about
dolls, too. l wish there was doll news
paner for them to take. We have our
magazines, and papa and mamma have
theirs but there was never a magazine for
the dolls. and I'm sure they would like it y
why. jimmy said Roy, his face bright
ening. I'd forgotten all about my old
printing press. / used to have lots of fun
with 1t. I guess I'll get 1t out and print
you newspaper.
1t was quite dark before Roy got out
the newspaper. Natalie had spent busy.
happy day with her dolls. and Roy would
not let her see one bit of his work till it
was all finished
Listen to this. Mrs. Natalie" he said,
sitting down near her and crossing his
legs like a real editor. He held up little
booklet with pages about three or four
inches. and read aloud
'The Dollville Commentator, journal
devoted to the interests of dolls. 1t con-
tains news, society notes. fashions. poetry,
stories and advertisements. 1t will be pub
lished every stormy day when there ism t
anything else to do. Subscription price,
twenty pins.
oh OH" cried Natalie. Give me a
copy. please. at once" She hastily counted
out the price.
We'll read the news first" she said. as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
A CAT CALL.

n St-t.'' said Puss Cat.
was so, too said Kitten Kstten
earnestly.
You needn't tell me-" declared Puss
Cat that just because you weren't plucky
enough to fight that old cat next door, who
is smaller than you are, and just because
she jumped on you in the dark and bit you
up and bruised you, that any woman
would be SO silly as to rub you with witch
hazel and carry you up and down stairs
on pillow
They did so"' said Kitten katten And
they made me lamb broth with rice in it,
cause my appetite was poor and they fed
1t to me with spoon till l got sick to
death of it. They made me catnip tea,
too. and clam broth, and"
'Oh. do stop!'' said Puss Cat. 1T makes
me just ravenous to hear you talk"
well it was all true. and talked to them
and they understood every single word l
said Cats can always understand women's
talk, but it takes a smart woman to under
stand cats talk
What else did they give you that was
good to eat?" asked Puss Cat.
Thought it made you hungry to hear
about it?' said Kitten Katten.
so 1t does, said Puss Cat "but-well, 1
like to hear about good things to eat, even
If 1t does make me famished.'
We'll, oysters and lamb chops, and roast
beef and cream, and bread and gravy and
fried fish. Can you stand any more?''
No, l guess not, said Puss Cat. I'm
going off to if l. can catch mouse.
And I'm going home to chicken din
ner said Kitten Katten. Come over to
see me and III introduce you to my three
old maid servants. That's what l call EN-,
they wait on me so much. By the way, IL
you know Of any nice place where mice are
plenty, it doesn't take too much work
to catch EN- you might tell me about IT..
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her.
We regret to learn she read, that our
distinguished Prince JapDy, who has lately
come from JaDan to observe the customs
and manners of American dolls, Is very i'll
with pneumonia. His Illness is no doubt
due to over-exposure in this changeabe
climate.
"A narrowing accident took place the
other day While Cousin Amelia Saunders
was quietly sleeping in her new bed she
was dragged from it forcibly by member
of the tiger family. and was hauled by the
hair of the head all over the nursery floor
A gallant rescue was made by the editor
of this paper. who rescued the unfortunate
doll. Her injuries are entire lack of hair
a nose very much bruised and the loss of
one foot. The tiger was captured severely
dealt with and has since that time been for
hidden to enter the nursery"
why. there's the dinner bell said Roy
''Read the rest later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
A SNEEZE.

There is a quaint old rhyme about sneez-
ing which runs as follows:
Sneeze on Monday, sneeze for danger;
Sneeze on Tuesday kiss stranger;
Sneeze on Wednesday, have a letter;
Sneeze on Thursday, something better;
Sneeze on Friday, sneeze for sorrow;
Sneeze on Saturday. see true love tomorrow.
A sneeze on Sunday meant a visit from
the parson the next day, and good old
English housewife set everything in order
against his coming.
The sneeze has certain unfailing ira
ditions attached to 1t, especially among
the early English peasants. and handed
down to our day they have become su-
perstitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
THE PATH OF THE ORGAN.
BY KATE RRGGERS.

What a horrible noise that organ is
making sighed poor Mrs. Willets putting
down her book in disgust. Her nerves
we're not strong. and the doctor had said
sh. must have rest and quiet for the win
tor
1t isn't a very pretty one. said Harold
sympathetically from the window seat,
where he was curled up half buried in
cushions and reading the jungle Book.
What isn't pretty?' inquired Uncle Bert,
coming in at that moment.
THAT terrible piano-organ." replied Mrs.
Willcts II suppose 1t is foolish to he an
nuy ed but they are such nuisance This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06

OF all the country people the oliest we know,
And kindest and the ceveres old Uncle Joel
With lcorce i'll his pockets and sugar Jumps and strings
Nails, buttons and tobacco and lots OF lovely things.
Hurrah for Uncle Joe,
With his beard white snow,
And his head all bald and shiny on the top;
With his tootfess, winsome grin
And his wrnkled dusky skim
lust the color of luscious chocolate drop!
We always tag behind him, for he never says Behave!
But tells tales of long when he grandmas slave
And he he isnt-snce the Yankees set i'm free
A slave nybody but the little and me!
Hurrah for Uncle Joe!
With his beard as white
And his dear, oldashioned kindly darky ways;
With his grin, when good!
With his frowr, when rude!
His quaint seedlings his unstinted words OF pra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06

NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
I am composed Of thirteen letters, and am some
thing that Is with now. My 10. 10. 4. IL Q
journey My 7. II. g, is adyerb OF time. Ny
3, 8, O, IL, ! violent bursts OF temper.
PROyERB.
Translate the following into English:
Hew bob esit ate slsl ost.
DOUBLE DIAGONAL.
The words described below should be placed wi,
the middle letter of the second word below this
middle letter of the first, the middle letter OF thu
third below the middle letter OF the second. and
till the words all In order. Then the word
spelled from the upper left hand letter to the lower
right hand letter will tell you what brings the
word spelled from the lower left-hand letter 10
he upper right-hand letter: l. Heavenly beings.
2 Integrity. 3. To be indebted to- 4. Part Of
winter. ). unit. O. One who loves. Z. Whms.
WORD SQUARE.
/. To form 2. In bed. s. Sharp. 4. girls
name
CHANGING PREFIXES.
Prefix two letters to the syllable bile and oh
tain words defined follows: /. strong rope
2 A story with "a moral 8. Triangular part OF the
end of the house l. person in rank .. DARK
q. An article of furniture.
DIAMOND.
l. A consOnant in crease" .. An epoch. g.
DIsagreeable 4. To inquire. 3. consonant In
crease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
EIGHTEEN MINUTES AFTER
EIGHT.

The next time you go out notice all the
artificial clocks you see. Probably five out
of every ten will be eighteen minutes after
8. How many Of you know the reason?
1t is because that was the exact minute
Abraham Lincoln died, and out of respect
for this great man many jewelers. have
made their clocks point to just that time.
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~

Ruthy Ransom lived in little frame
house on the bank of the Allegheny river
Her father was clerk in the village store
and her mother kept chickens to help
out" for the owner of the store did not
pay Ruth's father very much.
Her father had given her lot of little
pictures for Christmas, all fastened to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
A COMPLAINT.

There goes the sun to bed,
Old sleepy head.
Now don't he know
There's lovely snow
And how my sled can go?
I'M just sure-about-
That mother'll find 1t out.
And then you'll hear her say.
Come In, Ted. right away
Aud put away your sleigh"
And then twill be,
The sun has gone to bed
And 50 must Ted"
And It's just an hour ago,
1t seems Just So
That mother said --'-,'
Now, Ted, you've got all day
To run and play"
almost know
Because there's lovely snow
That 1nxy head
WIN stay fn bed
The whole long night
And not get ND tin broad dayheh1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
WATCHING THE BIRDS.

Are you? What birds have you seen near
your home? Have you SEN or heard q
robin. wren. a bluebird. a woodpecker
(ficker). blackbird or catbird? Have
you heard or seen a bobolink or a crow or
a bobwhite or a cedar bird or goldfnch
or a humming bird or an oriole or a song
sparrow or thrush or a scarlet tanager?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06

We will show you a simple way of max
;rg shadow pictures that appear in front
OF the spectators. while all preparations
are made behind them (see illustration).
place a light, preferably candle, on the
table and sheet of white paper on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
GARDEN SONG.

Dig dig. shovel and hoe.
Carefully into the ground go.
Pull out the weeds, throw ont the stones.
A garden no place for ''lazyhoncs.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06

wall in the same height with the light.
Place any non-transparent object. large
book for instance, between the light and
the sheet Of paper. Stand g. mirror on one
side of the table in such a way that it
throws a round square light according
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06

to the shape Of the mirror on the sheet of
paper. Little figures cut out of paper
are then placed between light and mirror
and set in motion Their shadows will ap-
pear on the sheet of paper, as shown in the
Illustration.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-07-10
OLDER THAN RoMuLus.
Traces of Great city on the Site Of
Rome Before Roman Days.

Information has been received from
Rome OF new archaeological discoY.
cries on the Palatine Hill which tend
to confirm by new evidence the hypo.
thesis advanced some years ago by
Giacomo Boni, director of the Forum
excavations, that people much more
ancient than the earliest Romans so
far recognized once occupied the site
Of Rome.
Signor Boni, who has successively
uncovered vestiges of the empire, re.
public and kingdom, has found along
the Via Sacra tombs in the form Of
wells, with pottery, jewelry, amulets
and skeletons, which ne believes are
of a people. who lived much anterior
to the Romans properly so called.
Theaafsceyeries have, caused many
contr9yersi@., The utmost admitted
was that. some. people had occupied
the territory prior to the time that
RomuluSyand Remus are reputed to
have founded the Eternal City. Re-
Gently excayations of the SPalatine Hill
have brought to light sepulchres Of
great antiquity apparently sustaining
Signcr Boni' sseontenttons. There are
tombs in the form Of wells like those
of the Forum, and seemingly they be-
longed to the most primitiYe inhabt
tants of-the Palatine acropolis.
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a Remittance.

A Southern lawyer tells of judge
in Arkansas who had several 'tiffs'
with a lawyer retained by a woman
who had instituted a breach of prom
ise suit in the court presided over
by the judge in question.
After each exchange of repartee be-
tween his Honor and the imprudent
counsel, the Judge would say:
CLERK, just enter another fine OF
SO against Mr.. Mitchell for contempt
of court"
When this sort of thing had pro.
eeeded further than counsel wished,
he addressed his Honor in this wise:
If your Honor please, am a good
citizen, and, as such, intend to obey
the orders of the honorable Court in
this, as in all other instances. Now,
your Honor, 1t SO happens that 1
have not about me the sum of $50
for which I have been mulcted for
contempt. Therefore, I shall be COM
PEELED to borrow such sum from some
friend; and I see no one present
whose friendship I enjoy so much as
your honor's. DO I make no hesita-
tion in approaching your Honor for
a loan to square the fines assessed
against me-"
With just the faintest smile about
his lips, his Honor looked first at
counsel and then at the clerk.
Clerk" said he at last, remit Mr..
Mitchell's fines. The State is better
able than 1 to lose $50" "-Harper's
Weekly.
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GAR JUMPS TRACK
Sunday Pleasure Seekers Get
Into Serious Wreck
2 DEAD; 10 HURT, 1 FATALLY
Car Heavily Loaded With Passengers
Leaves Rails Just Outside Clarks-
burg, W. Va, Going Over Embank-
ment Officials Cannot Explain
Cause of Accident.

Clarksburg, Special.-Heavily laden
with passengers who were enjoying all
outing, an open trolley car on the
Fairmont G. Clarkesburg Traction
Company's system jumped the track
on the Grasseli division, just outside
the city limits Sunday and crashed
over an embankment instantly killing
two, fatally injuring one and seriously
injuring nine others.
The dead:
Miss Grace Markerl, Clarksburg,
skull crushed.
W. T. Gray, engineer, Washington
Carbon Works, Clarksburg, head
crushed.
The injured: Miss Maggie NJ. Rob-
inson, Fairmont, skull crushed, dying
at St. Mary's Hospital; Jack Fuller
ton, Clarksburg, leg broken and bruis-
ed; Superintendent Eakin Of Grasscll
Chemical Works, Clarksburg, back
strained; Mrs. Eakin leg crushed and
severely bruised; Mrs. Merchant, In
diana, shoulder and arm crushed; J.
A. Robinson, Fairmont, right arm
mangled; Floyd P. Martin, Clarksburg
cut and bruised; Mrs. Floyd B. Mar
tin, leg crushed, injured int-rally;
Clayton Powell, Clarksburg, severely
bruised; George Jackson, colored,
scalp wound.
How the car left the track is
mystery The traction company officials
cannot explain. 1t was running up
hill around a curve and going at
moderate speed. After bounding
along the ties for a short distance
the car went over the embankment
and landed on its side, pinning the
dead and injured underneath. Mo-
torman James and Conductor Fitzpatt-
rick escaped with slight injuries.
Most of the injured were taken to
city hospitals and some to thell
homes. Several passengers besides
those whose names are given were
slightly hurt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-07-10
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER'S PASTOR SAYS
WORKERS NEED A SUMNER VACATION
The Only Medicine Thai Viii Rest the Body and Clear te Brain TO Be
Found in The Quiet Places OF the fOlnFy.
CITIES TOO BUSY And TOO CROWDED FOR RIGHT LIVING and RIGHT THINKING

words are bitter mockery, for whom
no changing seasons bring cessation
from toll and wcariness. What Of
them in these days of summer sun
shine and joy?
There should be none such, ex-
cept the vicious. And Christianity
cannot rest while such mortals live,
disfranchised Of their right to rest
and happiness. The unaccomplished
mission of<our faith is the redress of
every economic inequality. There is
no gospel which is not gospel of So
cial service. We live to bring all
mankind into the family Of God. But
meanwhile. while such poverty re-
mains, while such evil conditions sad
den and appall us, what right have
we to our holidays, to our happiness?
Can we sit at our feast blindfold, or
dare we open OUT eyes? What right
have we to any feast while our broth
ers starve in the midst of plenty?
None, If our lives are wrong. If we
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-07-10
Crushed Under Car.

Raleigh, N. c., Special. = In a
wreck Sunday afternoon on the Sea-
board Air Line, 2 1-2 miles this side
Of Kittrell, Mrs. c. E. Harris, of
Aberdeen was Instantly killed, by.
being crushed between the rear Pull.
man car and the side of low cut on
a curve. The train was 41, south
bound, and its speed was about Is
miles an hour. In the rear one Of the
two Pullmans were Mrs. Harris, her
husband and S-year-oid daughter.
Suddenly Mr.. Harris heard a sort of
popping noise under the car and in
stantly the rear trucks left the rails
and the car turned over. Mrs. Harris
was thrown out of an open window.
She had grasped the hand of her lit
tie girl when the shock came. Conduc-
tor Cain and the train crew and pas
sengers smashed windows in order to
get some of the passengers out. Mrs.
Harris head and body were manglcd
in a horrible manner.
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Where is Rockefeller9

New York, Special.-While Mar
shal Henkel and his deputies are
seeking everywhere for John D.
Rockefeller they were equally zeal
Gus in their efforts to; serve William
Rockefeller, brother of John D.
Rockefeller, with q subpeonea, re-
curing he presence, before Judge
Lands in Chicago July. 6. Marshal
Henkel relates that William Rookie
feller is as difficult to serve as his
brother. A report has it that Will
liam Rockefeller is in Rome; and re-
port has him sojourning in the south
of France, while another states he is
in the .Adirondacks. Marshal Hen
kel says he is convinced that John
D. Rockefeller is not in the jurisdic-
tion of the district but he is not so
certain about William Rockefeller.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-07-10
A HORRIBLE CRIME
Young Wife Burns Her Hus-
band to Death
WANTED TO MARRY, OLD LOVER
An 1s-Year-old Scranton Woman in
County Jail Charged With Inhu-
man crime-Police Say, the Wo-
man Has Confessed-The Lover
Also in Jail Charged With Having
Been Accessory to the Crime.


Scranton, Pa, Spccial.-Mrs. Kin
dra Howrsto, aged IS years, of Dun
more, is in the county Jail, charged
with having burned her husband to
death that she might be free to mar
ry her former lover, Ignaz Hutro,
who is also in Jail, charged with be-
ing an accessory. The police say
that Mrs. Howrsto has confessed.
Ali the parties are Lithunians. Ac-
cording tc the story told the police
by Mrs. Howrsto she and Hutro were
lovers before she married Howrsto in
the old country two years ago. HUI
tro proceeded them to this country.
When they came here they settled
near where Hutro was living in the
Nay Aug section of Dunmorc bor-
ough. Hutro renewed lis attentions
to Mrs. Howrsto and, frequently was
at their home. According to her COW
fession Hutro came to the Howrsto
home on Monday and suggested that
she do away with her husband 50
that they could be married. Following
Hutro's suggestion the woman got
her husband drunk and when he was
stupifed in bed she went to the
room with the kerosene lamp. She
poured the oil from the LAMP on the
bed and then she says the lamp drop
ped On the bed, setting it afre. AT
the sight of her husband roasting
and squirming in the flaming bed
she became horror-stricken and rush
ed from the house crying "fre."
Neighbors extinguished the flames,
and had HowTsto sent to hospital,
where he died without regaining con-
sciousness. Hutro denied all knowl-
edge of the crime. Both are being
held, pending an investigation of the
woman's story.
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squares and paralleiograms, shutting
out Gods air and light, Until he is
ready to- faint on warm day and
freeze on cold one, and die Of pneu-
monia-or terror-if the east wind
blows upon him.
"This crowded, rushing, pushing,
crushing city life gets on our nerves.
We live too fast. We live faster than
men ever lived before. We live more
than twenty-four hours in the day
and more than seven days in the
week. We burn the candle at both
ends, and then, for fear that our
neighbor will get ahead of lis, we
light it in the middle, too. We are
consumed by the fever of living. We
exhaust our vital energies in unend-
ing stress and strain.
1--WE have no time to think. 1t is
as much as we can be expected to do
IL we earn bread and cheese and lay
by pound or two against rainy
day. The great majority of us are
just as capable of flying as we are of
thinking. Leisure for quiet contem-
plation of the world which we live in
is denied us. There is no grass be-
meath our feet, no blue sky over our
head. The world of trees and flow
ers and singing birds is not for us.
Art and poetry and gentle culture ex-
list only in world of dreams. While
il we once gave ourselves pause to
mediate upon the deep things of
God and the soul, on time and its
meaning, life and its mysteries, heav-
en- and the glories which we thrust
away, why-we might miss the next
car!
"The injunction which insults me
every time travel in the subway is:
Step lively, now! Hurry up, there!
Hurry by all means, for we could not
live If we did not kill ourselves to
get somewhere else"
Dr.. Aked repeated Lawis Morris
"Evensong," and said: There is one
consideration which we cannot es-
cape. What of the myriads of our
brethren pent up in mean streets,
prisoners of the counting house and
the shops, slaves of the mill and the
mine, of the poor and heavy laden Of
every nameleSs class, to whom these
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One Killed; One Wounded.

Eewbern, N. c., Special. A fierce
thunderstorm occurred two miles
from here Tuesday. Four men who
were working in field sought Shelf
er from the storm in a house. Light
ming struck the house and killed one
OF the number, James Averett, and
severely wounded his son. Leroy
Dixon and son were stunned by the
shock and were unconscious for more
than an hour. Their horse was kill
ed. The house was burned. Tcle-
phone and telegraph wires have been
wrecked.