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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
THE DEAD CANARY.
BY GEORGIA CLAY.

They found him on his little yellow back
Quite stiff and cold, within his silden cage,
And Amy wept with all her tender heart:
No words OF comfort could her grief assuage.
Poor Jim must have a funeral Of course;
A grave, besides down in the gardens shade,
And friends and mourning relatives to see
That every loving tribute should be paid.
A pretty box his last resting place,
And Amy laid him in and closed the lid.
And carried him herself down to the spot
Where all her darlings beauty would be hid.
But mother told her beauty never dies,
Though Jim this day might vanish in the earth;
His little body would enrich the soil;
To him some sweetest towr might owe its birth
So Amy pondered much and oft. indeed.
She dug him up to see If this were so.
And put him back often, quite convinced
That neer flower from Jim would ever grow.
But mothers never. never make mistakes.
SO one bright day when Amy sought the place
Ihe little vase and heGd5tone all were gone
And there of Jim not the smallest trace.
But 10, instead strong and sturdy fow'r
MARKED now the spot Of her lost Jim's repose,
And all the grace and sweetness of her pet
Giowed In the beauty Of yellow rose.
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JAMES BATH.

1t was Jamies bath night. He had
several each week and he hated them all.
On this particular night. once started. he
soaked and splashed in the tub for q full
half hour. then his mother hailed him
forth. He came out Of the room in his
BAHAMAS with his face all streaked and
dirty as 1t was when he went In
Mercy" cried his mother. II thought
you took a bath"
so I did,! answered Jamie scornfully.
A bully one!"
But your face is black" said his
mother.
OH" jamie smiled understandingly
that in the morning. bath or no bath.
You don't s'pose I'm going to waste time
bathing my face! I always begin just be-
low my ears and work down on my arms
and legs; but I always leave my face
and hands-those ends I tend to in the
morning."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
FABLES OF TOYLAND.
What Happened to the Presumptuous
Maid From Switzerland.
BY W. L. LARNER.

BY w. Il. LARSER.
AS far back as those In the household
could remember there had never been so
much excitement as on the day the Swiss
Doll was unpacked. Father and Mother
and Little Girl, together with other mem
bers Of the family, were assembled to wit
ness the transaction, and every single toy
looked on from convenient corners. their
curiosity getting the better of them They
had heard. in a vague sort of way, that
Uncle Henry. then travelling in Switzerland.
had sent a wonderful new doll to Little
Girl and this wonderful new doll would
maze all the children in the neighborhood
open their eyes very wide.
ather lifted the lid of the box and
pushed back the excelsior. LoI Well might
those assembled gaze upon the scene with
wonder and admiration.
She was the prettiest. the daintiest the
most faStidious-lpo creature that any
one had ever gazed upon. The Swiss peo-
pie know how to make splendid toys, you
know. and this was quite a model piece of
workmanship.
The Swiss Doll had glowing brown hair
done up in quaint knot: she had delicate
features of the finest wax; she had dresses
that were so fragile one might expect them
to fall apart II they were touched at all.
Indeed. she was such perfect specimen
that when Little Girl picked her up Mother
cried out a warning.
For two days the Swiss Doll was the pet
OF the house; she was given the best chairs
and complimented by visitors until Little
Girls old favorite grew wrathy from neg
leCt and jealousy.
Il shall have this bed to sleep in." de-
Clared the new doll pompously. recognizing
her power: whereupon the prize home doll
violently. Il shall expect to walk in this
corner of the nursery and to have attend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
ONE DAYS JOURNEY
AND BACK AGAIN
BY JOE WILLETT.

BY JOE WILLETT.
In a bath tub boat set out to sea
tOh, Ii was very warmly
I sailed away to arctic shores,
Through many Icy storm.
/ was cold when l struck the frigld zone
"a zone, you know. is belt.
And this was mothers silver one),
Though nursie thought she would melt.
1 anchored my boat to an iceberg tall
IA bolster, IL you must know.
Spread over with grandma's worsted shawD,
And its base white with snow.
/ built a house Of blocks OF Ice,
Just like an Esquimau
CTwas really the baby's csnopied crib,
And lived there a month or 80.
I captured a seal Tiny furry dog
And a wonderful polar bear
Ut was really - bnby's china cat),
With the coolest Kind OF hair.
I really discovered the great North Polei
Now. what do you think Of that?
CTwas fathers fshpole. | borrowed fp,
And on II hung my hat.
Grown folks are stupid, l truly think.
was cool as cool at play.
But they said, How heated Bobby looks!"
And then they took away
My iceberg cold and the great North Pole.
And the glttering frigid zone.
And brought me back to the dreadful heat.
wish they had let me nlone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10

he ran down the street at breakneck speed.
the poor little girl clinging terror stricken
to the seat. the pretty wagon humping ana
jolting ard sCraping at every step.
VIII tore after the runaway; there was
life in Ramshackle yet but the boy thought
OF nothing beyond reaching the maddened
horse.
Sit stilr he shouted to Dolly m
coming. don't jump. for your life' he
leaned over his handle bar, scarcely touch-
ing the saddle, and Ramshackle whizzed
on like a flash.
Now he coming up beside the wagon,
a few more seconds
Steady" he called to the terrified child
as he made a grab for the rein. The first
time he missed it. but the next time he
rose on his pedals and Clutched 1t firmly.
Conrad wrenchcd and kicked and plunged
but VIII kept his grip though he felt that
Ramshackla was being battered by the mer-
CHESS hoofs.
\ crowd came to his help among them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10

would be Justly angry If on his return he
found that Little Girl had treated his gift
with that reckless affection which charac-
terixed her usual play.
1t being thus fully decided upon. the hap
less Swiss Doll was safely housed in q
glass dwelling in very dark parlor. Her
Judge by the pale cheeks that peep out
from her long brown hair. There was a
jubilee meeting in the nursery among the
other toys. and they held a carnival at each
one Of the landmarks that had been staked
out by their old enemy.
Moral: To be better than other people has
some advantages: but find happy medium
whereby hothouses may not become a ne
ceSSity.
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A WATERY WISH.
BY ESTHER HUNT.

BY ESTHER HUNT.
7 wish that all the water on this roly poly earth
Would run away from houses and get drowned IN
the sea.
I wish there was of sponges and Of soap an awful
tlearth, -
wish I'd never had bath these nine years since
my birth! - ,,,
OH. my, but what a happy boy yours truly
then would be!
1t wouldn't take jffy then to sling on all my
clothes -, -,
AND to hurry down to breakfast when the bell
begins TO ring.
I wouldn't have to go to bed when sister ROXY
goes. -, 49,. -.
(she likes to wasii-she really does-but then she
likes to pose -, 80,
As a model little girl las sweet anything ,
There's only Just one little thing that would Ike
to say ,,,
Before you really write 1t down on paper black
and white: 1900. 49,.
guess I'd rather have bath most fourteen times
day -. ,,
Than to have my dearie mother in her sweet ana
gentle way. -, 1901,
Refuse to give a dirty boy a loving kiss good
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10

PRIMAL ACROSTIC.
SAD ID e.
URIC ENT
MANNER
MO ID ERN
Ella + 8 +
REFUND
My primals spell summer
DROP-yOWEL PROvERB
knowledge comes; wisdom fingers.
WORDS WITHIN WORDS
1. Bleak. 2. Scare. 8. S-cow-l.
BEHEADINGS.
1. Preach. 2. Whole. 3. Scent
REVEHSES.
i. TeD-net. 2. Smart-trams. 8. Pool-lo1p.
HIDDEN WORD SQUARE.
PEN
EVE
NET
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RAMSHACKLE.
BY A. G.. WUITEFIELD

at won't ho'd out much longer" said
VIII. shaking his head. as he screwed on
the last nut with his wrench. I've over
hauled the old thing for the last time. I'm
afraid"
IT'S too bad Uncle Ben doesn't see It in
the same light. Poor. squeaky Ram
schackIc. It's quite an heirloom and Rose
patted it affectionatey as VII rolled 1t
back into It's accustomed corner She had
Christeued Wills bicycle ''RamShaCkIe''
ever since the rafting revolutions of the
wheels proclaimed that its much -tried con-
stitUtlon had given way.
There was no immediate chance of re-
placing 1t by a new one for WIS as
sumption of pennies was very SOW. There
Were many calls upon the little money he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
BETTYS CAKEWALK.
BY GEORGE TREAT

BY GEORGE TREAT.
When Betty saw a cakewalk
She laughed ut all the strange fun,
And thought it was the strangest thing
She'd seen beneath the sun.
The bowling and the dipping
She taught her dolls next day,
Though il was quite ridiculous
To walk that silly way.
When Betty takes a cakewalk
There's something at the end;
She doesn't learn to scrape and bow
And turn and twist and bend.
But onward. like a soldier.
She marches to the fore;
The end of Betty's cakewalk
Il at the pantry door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10

BEHEADINGS AND CURTAILINGS.
Behead and curtall: ]. An antic and leave
animal. 2. A lash and leave journey. 3. We
hice and leave label. 4. To part with and leave
u cage. .. StiT and leave sticky preparation.
POSTMAN'S BAG.
/. building material lost letter and became
a pile of grain. 9. part of an lost two let
ters and became boy. 3. To cut lost a letter
and became TO possess. 4. A knot OF thread lost
a letter and became part Of the body. 5. Careless
lost a letter and became bag.
DIAMOND.
l. A vowel in stage" 2. a kind OF fuel. 3.
bird. 4. Crafty. 8. A vowel In stage"
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
I composed OF eight letters and spell the
name OF something children like to eat in summer.
My 5. /. 4, q Is food Ny 2, Z. 8, 3 is q gls-
ziers tool. My 2. S, l. s. is a sin.
PIED PROyERB.
Lofty gibsrn LEW nj tbs narit.
CONCEALED WORD SQUARE.
I. The ices were delicious. 2. Did she 10 alone
to Canada? 8. will lend 1t to you.
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The Fair Finlander.
From the Lady's Pretoria


Finland has been so far the only country
in the world where woman has got equal
rights with man. The fair Finlander has
made little or no fuss about the matter
she has simply up and done" whatsoever
her hand found to do. She is the pioneer
suffragette; she is the original cochere;
she has proved that you can mind your
baby, darn your husbands socks and yet
attend with perfectly satisfactory results.
to public matters; she has not yet been
called upon to act as a soldier, but she has
proved herself excellent poltcewoman;
she may be seen as a painter and house
decorator she is almost invariably, when
married. joyful mother of many children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10

the ball over the wall at the same time call
ing the name Of the opposite player who is
expected to catch 1t. If in the excitement
the wrong one catches the ball, he or she
goes on the other side. The player who
catches the ball hastily passes 1t again TO
his captain and the former rule Is re-
peated until one side outnumbers the
other to some great extent.
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ants whenever 1 SO desire" she continued
Remember. please. that l am quite the
most expensive toy in the place. shipped
from abroad. and that people in my station
Of he should have all the luxuries that
should be denied to you common toys"
After making these remarks she strutted
about, telling what she wanted done and
selecting the best quarters for her day
walks.
1t certainly looked as If she would have
things her own way. The other toys STEP
ped aside whenever she passed, some even
deign!ng to bow low for the Swiss Doll
had certain aristocratic air born OF her
new fame.
Just when matters had reached a crisis
and she had claimed as her own the very
best of everything something happened that
caused the other toys a full measure of sat
isfaction.
Little Girls mother insisted that the
Swiss Doll be placed In glass case on the
parlor table where all visitors might see it,
she was far too delicate to stand the
rough-and-tumble existence of a common
doll. And. besides, Mother knew that Uncle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
EXTRACTS FROM A PUBLIC
SCHOOL EXAMINATION.

Name two kinds of nuts? Peanuts and
forget-me-nuts.
From what animals do we get milk!
The camel and the milkman
What Is the hen covered with F'eath-
ers.
What Is the dog covered with? Fleas
Name the most ferocious animal known
in the United States? Mosquito
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
OVER THE GARDEN WALL.

If this game is played upon a tennis
court the net makes a good wall. or If
played in the parlor. a strip OF muslin
stretched across the folding doors or
room, will answer. Then select two cap
tains, who. in turn select their sides, each
side taking a position on either side of
the wall. Each captain has soft ball and
at the count of one-two-three they toss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
TROLLEY CARS ADVANTAGE.

II only boys were trolley cars,
How splendid 1t would be.
No one expects them to keep still,"
For troileys. dop't you see,
Must clang and rush and clang all day
To do their full dutys
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A fellow came to see me once
A chap from town.
Fixed up in white duck sailor rig
From toe to crown.
He could not play down in the brool
Nor wade with me
Nor even hunt for fishing worms,
Nor climb tree!
But | was dressed in overalls,
Faded and blue,
And could do lot of stunts
He couldn't do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10

Now, if a fellow wants some fun
And real play
He'd better stick to overalls-
Bluejeans, | say
And then, you know, another thing,
They're no eNpensel
Mine last two years, and only cost
Me thirty cents!
And then when splits and rips appear
And snags and tears,
Its only the old overalls |"
Nobody cares!
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
ERRATIC OLD RIVER
MISSOURI HAS RECORD FOR DO.
ING QUEER THINGS.
Owners Of Property Along Its Banks
Have No Excuse for Suffering
from Lack Of Excitement
Case in Point.

There are rivers of all lengths and
sizes and all degrees of wetness.
There are river with all sorts of pc
cnliarities and with widely varying
claims to fame. But there is only one
river with a personality, habits, dis
sipations, sense of humor and a
woman's caprice; river that goes
travelling sidewise, that interferes in
politics, rearranges geography and
dabbles in real estate; a river that
plays hide and seek with you to-day
and tomorrow follows you around
like a pet dog with dynamite crack
er tied to its, tail. That river is the
Missouri, says a writer in the Amer.
lean Magazine.
This thing happened in Kansas City
not many years ago: A party of men
owned a strip of land along the Mis-
souri, river bank. 1t was not hand
some land, but it was valuable for fac
tory purposes. They were offered
portly prices for it, but held on.
One day they noticed that the strip
was getting emaciated They held a
hurried diagnosis with a surveyors
tape and found that half of it had
been washed away The next year
half of the remainder had gone.
The men wanted to sell then, but
the market seemed remarkably slug
gish. The next year the river ate SO
vigorously that only tiny strip about
as wide as piece of baby ribbon was
left. The men were much depressed.
Suddenly the land began to in
crease. The Missouri had chosen the
late manufacturing site for a place to
deposit fine 160-acre farm upon
which it had foreclosed up the river.
Inside of six months that strip of
land contained 200 acres. The men
were jubilant, but still they would
not sell.
They wanted another 100 acres,
they said They strolled along the
bank each day and urged the river,
\ in proprietary tones, to build faster.
! Then the river changed it's mind
once more and not only wiped out the
extra 100 acres but the original 100
acres, every foot of it. The next year
! it built up 500 acres in the same spot,
but they all belonged to the man who
owned the ground behind the original
| plot They have stayed there ever
/ since-that is, up to last reports. For
high financing and property juggling
look like child. l hate to think what
! it would do for a man if it had per.
sonal friendship for him.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

Portland, Ore-A strike has been
declared at the lumber mills owing
to the refusal of the employers to
grant a raise in wages and to shorten
the hours. The men demand $3.50.
fol nine-hour day. They have been
lcceiving s175 for ten hours.
Pittsburg. - Representing a COM
bined membership of $4,000, nine
unions in the metal trades have
formed Metal Trades council to re-
place the old Machinery Trades ALI
ance. which took in trades only init
mately connected with machinery.
Denver, Col.-This city claims to
be one of the first cities to solve the
problem of successful union label agi-
tation. The Denver Union Label
| league is only one year old, yet it is
seriously considering plans to organ
| ize national head for all label
leagues and is hopeful of making this
city the national headquarters.
New York.-Thousands of working
men in this city and vicinity are
making preparations to enforce de-
mands for better wages and working
hours Twenty thousand rockmen
and eXcavators connected with the
Rockmen and EXcaavtors union have
| decided on general demand for %
cents an hour for excavators and 30
cents an hour for rockmen. {
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
About Star Points on Coins.

Few people, with the exception OF
coin collectors, notice such minor de-
tails, but it is a rather interesting fact
to note that on one side of some of
our coins the stars have five points,
as upon the flag, while on the other
side the stars have SIX" an official
of the Washington mint recently re.
marked
In English hera1nrY,-' ne contin-
ued, "a correct star had six or more
enthusiastically six. When designs
for the first American coins were
made the heraldic usage was followed
and the stars given six points. The
flag of the nation was made up very
largely from the coat of arms of the
Washington family, in which, for
some reason, the stars have but five
points.
''On the diverse of our present
quarter and half dollar the stars, 10
in number. are six pointed, while on
the reverse they are five pointed. This
difference is due to the fact that
the reverse of these coins is simply a
copy of the great seal of the United
States, except that the clouds are
omitted. On the great seal and on
the seal of the president the stars
are five pointed, while the seal of
the house of representatives shows
six pointed stars
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
A NEW STORE.

During the past season there has
been established in Lincoln store
which is rather new to our city and
shows plainly the signs of our great
future as real metropolis. The
Fashion, women's Quitting estab-
lishment, has already made for itself
a place among the women of Lincoln.
A visit to this store will convince one
of its up-to-date air, and carrying out
we'll the name it bears, which is SO
essential to all women. The fact that
it is represented in the East by a buy
Ell of twenty-five years experience in
this line does not make it as exclusive
as might seem at first blush. Every
ones wants can be supplied and it ca
ters to all classes who wish the best.
The "Wageworker" wishes for the
Fashion the future it deserves in
taking this initial step in bringing the
East to our city.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03


Park City, Utah.-The strike of
rsincrs in the DAILY West and Ontario
mines was settled. The differences
arose over an order from the-compan-
les that the men should, go to and
from work on their own time. The
settlement is a compromise. the min
ers going and coming on company
time, but eating noon lunch on their
own. Park City is an eight-hour
camp.
Chicago.-The freight handlers are
preparing demands to present to the
railroads at the expiration of their
present working agreements. The
contracts with some of the railroads
expire in June and others in July.
The railroad managers are likely to
oppose much of an increase, as they
say the class of work performed by
the freight handlers is unskilled and
that it is easy to secure all the labor
necessary.
London.-More than one-fourth of
the men of England are cooperators.
The following figures, gathered from
the Cooperative Wholesale societies
annual report for 1907, shows the
amazing growth of the industrial en-
terprise of the British working class
Number of members, 2,22O,116; share
capital, e29,337,392; loan capital,
e1S,255,546; salse for 1904. e96,263.-
1923; net profits. G9.791,74O; devoted
to education in 1904, e79,693.
Washington-Some of the labor
leaders are much Interested in form
ing women's trades unions and in
| establishing auxiliaries to their To-
calls, which are to be composed of
members of the fair sex
Cleveland, o. The wages of
wheelsmen and watchmen on lake
vessels will be $50 month until Oct
/, after which they will be s65 Deck
hands will receive $50 and $40, under
the same conditions. No overtime
will be allowed.
Cleveland, O.--All dangers Of labor
| troubles on lake fleets this season
We're averted in the final settlement
made by the Lake Carriers associa
ticn with the Cooks and Stewards
union. The cooks accepted the Offer
! Il iilc >, dEu rSGeorlifNL was
/ reached on the same advance as was
i paid the other men aboard ship
| Cooks on steamers of over 1000
tons will be paid $50 per month fol-
the full season and in boats of less
| than 1000 tons they will receive SIS
Second cooks will get S34 up to Oct
!, and $3.50 for the balance of the
season Porters will receive $2S uL
to Oct. / and $35 for he balance OF
the season.
Berlin.-Dockers in Germany in
creased their membership in 1905
| from $500 to $500.
New York.-The long struggle be
tween the photographers Information
al Protective and Beneficial associa
ton and the Employing Lithograph
ers' association seems to be on the
verge of settlement.
Cleveland, O.-Labor unions have q
new scheme to build their labor tenn
pie. To add to the amount already
raised it is proposed to have individ
ual unions subscribe for certain
number of shares of stock eact
month.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
Decision in Rate Cases.

The Virginia state CORPORATION COM
mission has rendered a decision in the
rate cases by which, After July I,
passenger rates on trunk lines are re-
duced to cents mile; on feeders
to pig; on certain minor roads they
will be 3 and one or two lines 3R
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

Don't swap horses while crossing
the decentralization Lincoln.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

Remember the Lyric when plannin
your weeks amusement