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ship There doesn't to be any limitation
the possibilities for making fools of ourselves
You and l and the next door haven't any
monopoly; John and Mary Augustine just as
eager to embrace perfectly good opportunity
So they place a wrong constructon-no
our failure to remember them Christmas dav.
The hurt may heal in time but it always leaves a
scar.
If you will take the trouble to draw few distinc-
TONS will a lot of trouble and worry.
When you sent gifts to John and Mary Aug ,stine,
because it expensive. Such thou 5ht rever
entered your head-nor theirs. You sent it because
you fond of them and they fond of you.
You had much pleasure in the giving they in
the receiving, because the gift meant Somethng.
When you could afford it, the money question
not factor at all; but when poverty begins
grind you st of gift becomes all important.
When you get down to it, 1t is nothing but
vanity getting up its hind legs and yammering
for recognition.
There is value in a certain kind Of Pride in APP
pearances; but that which places a commercial
value friendship should be carefully and thor
oughly strangled, at least long enough to permit
few thoughts to develop in gray matter.
We know that, instead of the handsome twenty
dollar volume gave them last year, send
a dollar book alive with affection, with good
wishes with fine cheer despite the pinch of poverty,
that John and Mary Augustine will tuck away the
memory of it in a corner of their hearts, and keep it
there all their lives. They will think of the
dollar book than of all the expensive presents you
ever sent them
It's the Spirit that Counts
A MONG those we like it isn't the present that
It's the spirit in which it is sent-as
the good deacon said of the branded peaches. If
give ourselves up to the Christmas sprit.-you
and | and the man and woman next door,-so that
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my CITY, ne1tneT is II beautiful,
so, according to the rule Of the
double negative, | knew prac-
tically what Bob meant, just as
you would have known-or
even you, proofreader.
George, said | to the
waiter, whom we seemed to be
keeping up, from the look in
Mr.. Harkness's eye, it would
seem that he is about to tell
a short story. Bring him what
ever equivalent for an ice water
pitcher at a Chatalkwa lecture
you happen to have" Where
upon George brought. and
- in Your beautiful city"
continued our hero; for it was
indeed he. 1T was my first
trip east, and I'd come on to
Continued on page IS
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why you think to buy them diamond:' l
calorify.
Some one tell me it Merry Jewel-tide." desire
Arthur, with mourning gaze and he walk away
quickly.
Poor Arthur, He never are learn them brite
humorous of Americans!
Mr. Editor, ESQ., have built little Christmas rme
for Hon. magazine
CHRISTMAS
But onCev in entirely
Come Honorable Christmas cheer,
| reprimand with large rebuff
Are that entirely not enough
Hoping you similar
Yours truly
H-SH-RA T-GO
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zines out? l soloquery myself And then re-
member waybackly in sporty baseball Christ
mas magazines is come out. This are a hurry
full costom, Editor Sir, and l would beseek it for
stop; | write to you Editor of senseful magazine
which come out quite closely to those hoowday,
so people still having it librerry table Christmas
A and not in dentists waiting room and on pantry
shells with other ancient magazines.
Editor Esq, Christmas are able & successful
hollowday. Yesterday l am a-going for visit to
Eddie PinkapaJama prominent dealer in Japanese
curios Fifth-ave with endless chain of in
other cities and Minnie Appls.
Mary Christmas" commute for pleasant state
ment.
Mary Widow and Mary Garden Undue Eddie,
with bored Ethel Borrowmore expressions; but
not Mary Christmas. That quite dislnary season
for Japanese merchantmen"
Are not trade good and Hon. Prosperity returned
with large made by Mr.. Taft" l suggest
briefly.
Business good intensity Eddie: but ladies
in my curio store and look $3.50 dollar worries
and buy little tinker bell for S8sc cents
Well l carom, ladies give friends and hos
bands S.S5c cents tinker bell, and them give
ladies $3.50 dollar worries and is glad Of chance"
1T truth" Eddie db for comment ladies
which are equal to one thing equal to another
that is evening things up but l tired and cross
with nerves from season of Peace earth and | am
liking for hit somebody"
l forgive Eddie for spitefully temper and go out
l meet Arthur Hashiguchi, funny wit going in to
diamond store.
How so you buy expensely gift" eradicate.
i am become Thesp1an actor, nvert Arthur in
American play drama, and stage of mine is
Sdo. And purgase diamond with my celery"
How much you maker" | inquisit
Twenty Two Bucks wk., repose Arthur with
vulgar slang conversation.
Diamonds is charged for greatly lots develop
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ACCORDING TO MEREDITH
By O. Hurry

SPEAKING of literature" said Bob Hardness,
~ proprietor of the Racket Store in Silverton
Wyo.,-and don't underestimate Silverton, un-
travelled reader for it has ever SO nice stops
signal only next to 1t the tinet able - reminds
of the last time l was in your beautiful city"
And though Manhattan the city referred to- is not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-20
1000 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
By Rex London

PILL RITTENHOUSE- Big Bill Rittenhouse,
- who had kept Harvard from scoring seven Years
before-was toiiing up the Skagway. What day it
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with knowledge. So we 60 in
those diamond palace and Arthur
ask for see beautiful ring
How much." he dismount
Two thousind, say clerk,
with contemplate survey over
Arthur.
Il be back" depend Arthur,
,,,o 40 @,,+
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in hundred little WAYS that may go farther
than dollars because of the idea of it.
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my NEXT INITIATION"
THE LETTERS OF A JAPAN
ESE SCHOOL BOY
By H-sh-ra T-go

ITO Editor SUNDAY MAGAZINE
i Weekly which print 1llustra-
tons & other fiction,
Hon. FRIEND SIR
Time are now present when
Hon. Christmas soonly here. Yes
terday l am seeing SO quickly out
on newsstands copies of February
magazines with SAINT Valumtime
rime poems; so l know Hon.
Christmas coming quick. When
was Christmas numbers of maya
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-17

zcowardly and sneaking. Far rather
would he step out boldly and take his
chances. But if there was to be any
shooting, it must be. where Louise
and Mary, too-was not He believed
Paul, in his zeal, had exaggerated evil
omens, but there was Louise in his
bachelor room-where he had never
thought to see her; there with her
cheeks flushed with the proximity to
the stove-his stove-her fair hair
wind-blown. No breath of evil thing
must assail her that night-4hat night,
when she had gloritied his lonely habi-
tation- even though he himself must
stink into corner like a cowardly
cur. A strange citation took possession
of him. She was here. He thought of
last night and seemed to walk on air.
If he won out maybe-but, fool that
he was! what was there in this rough
land for a girl like--Louise?
ooh, no, that will be too much
trouble" gasped Louise, in some alarm
and thinking of Aunt Helen.
Thanks, old man, we'll stay" spoke
up Langford, cheerfully. HE makes
excellent tea-really. I've tried it be-
fore. You will never regret staying
Silently he watched his. friend in the
inner room bring out a battered tea
kettle, fill it with a steady hand and
put it on the stove in the Office, com
ing and going carelessly, seemingly
conscious of nothing in the world but
the comfort of his unexpected guests
True to her sex, Louise was curious
ly Interested in the housekeeping ar
rangements of genuine bachelor es
tablishment. Woman-like, she saw
many things in the short time she was
there-but nothing that diminished
her respect for Richard Gordon
The bed in the inner chamber where
both men slept was disarranged but
clean. Wearing apparel was strew1
over the chairs and tables. There was
litter of magazines on the floor. She
laid them up against Langford; she
did not think Gordon had the time OF
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-17

ESTATE OF JOSEPH L. MURPHY.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Mobiles, In
Probate Court
In the M after Of the Estate of Joseph L.
Murphy, Decedent.
me State of Minnesota TO all whom it
may M concern and all persons interested in
me alloWance and probate of the will Of said
oecedent: The petition of A. E. Taft, repre-
sentlng that Jose phi L. Murphy, then a resi-
cent OF the County OF Fulton, State Of Illi-
no1s died on the 25th day of January, 1907,
testate and that his will has been allowed
ana admitted to probate in the County
C s4;I IN and tor the County of Fulton, State
OF lll1no1s, being filed in this Court, to gether
with authenticated copies of said will and of
the probate thereof in the Court above nam
ed, and praying that said will be admitted
to probate in this State, and that letters
test amentary be thereon granted to A. E.
TaH; Now therefore, you, and each of YOU
are hereby cited and required to show cause
It any you have; before this Court, at the
Probate Court Rooms in the Court House
in w orthington, County of Mobiles. state Of
Minnesota, on the 9th day OF April 1905
at ten O'Clock a. M, why the PRAYER of said
petition should not be granted.
Witness the Judge of said Court and the
seal OF said Court, this LIST day of April.
1908.
(Court Sea1) CrM CORY
GEO. w. WILSON, Judge
Attorney for Petitioner.
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ine1ination to cultivate the magazine
habit. She did not know to whose
weakness to ascribe the tobacco pouch
and brier-Wood pipe placed invitingly
by the side Of q pair of gay. elaborate
~ bead-embroidered moccasins, cozily
slowed away under the head of the
bed; but she was rather inclined to
lay these, too to Langford's charge.
The bowling tempest outside only
served to enhance the coziness of the
rumbling fire and the closely drawn
blinds.
|. - ITO be cOntinued)
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Male HeIpxxWanted

Exploration party, being formed
to tour west shore of Hudson Bay
this summer TO locate valuable silver
deposits, will receive members to join
party or contribute OSLO. 0 each) to
fund, with equal profit sharing ad-
vantages. Full particulars for two
cent stamp. Address P. A. c., this
Daner IL
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MY note books!" cried Louise, IN
flash of comprehension. She dressed
hastily. Shirt waist was too intricate,
so she threw on a gay Japanese XII
mono; her jacket and walking skirt
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of the sculptor's art that the boundaries
are SO few. a great deal of such work
Is now turned out in this country, and
every now and then foundry is started,
only to make a failure because of lack
OF the peculiar skill needed. 1t seems
hard to get skilled workmen.
THE making of a marble statue is done
entirely by the sculptor. or by workmen
and students in his studio and under his
personal supervision. The bronze statue
is not only not made in the sculptor's
studio, but it Is almost invariably an en-
largement Of the sculptors model. which
enlargement is made by the casters, and
through methods of which the sculptor
himself may know nothing at all.
1.-The making of bronze statuary is ex-
pensive. Exclusive of the amount paid
to the sculptor the founders charge for
a life-size statue runs up from 500. The
larger and more intricate the design the
greater the cost, but a single life-size
figure in simple dress and pose may cost
as much as $1,000"
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Stella Mayhem, assisted by Billie Tay-
Tor. will be at Chase's next week with
new songs. Others announced are Hilda
Garlic, the comic opera star with her
twelve military maids; Thomas F. Ryan
Richfield Comedy Company. in Will NJ.
Cressy's funniest and latest Irish sketch.
Mag Haggerty's Reception" another
one-act offering, "A Spotless Reputation
the Melnotte Twins and Clay Smith In a
diyerting musical tidbit; Steely and Ed
wards. the popular travesty team; the
Govt trio. and the vitagraph series of
Training Police Dogs" and The Anti
Hair Tonic"
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Tennessee Tess"

A new play, telling story of southern
life. by Charles E. Blaney. entitled "Ten-
nessee Tess. Queen of the Moonshiners,
will be the attraction at the New Academy
the week of October TO- Miss Lottie Will
liams, who will be remembered in MY
Tom Boy Girl" Josie. the Little Mad
cap The shop Girl and many other
Charles f. Blaney successes. will be- seen
in the stellar role. In writing this play
Mr.. Blaney is said TO have hit upon q
new theme and to have constructed a
part peculiarly adapted to the talents OF
his star The scenic and electrical equip
ment used in the production of "Tennes-
see Tess will be especially attractive.
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WELL KNOWN WIDOWS.
A Merry Widow Managers Interest
ing COMPILATIONS.

The success of the Merry Widow has
led Henri Gressitt to make a special
study of widows:
From time immemorial widows have
been possessed Of a peculiar and doml-
nant fascination. Why this self-evident
fact is true is not easy to explain. Per-
haps it is because with all the attraction
of the unattached. and therefore to be at
tached, female, they possess a certain
sophistication born of experience. and
therefore knowledge, which no maiden
can hope to attain.
Tony Wellers famous advice. 'Sami-
vel. beware of the vidders.' excellent adj
vice though 1t may be from certain points
Of view, never has been and never Will
be followed by the general public, In
which it is not unique, for when has ad-
vice. even though all its worth and COM
mon sense may be acknowledged, been
followed when ones inclination leads one
to act contrary to 1t?
BE that as 1t may, widows have played
no inconsiderable part in the history. ro-
nance and drama Of the world.
Cleopatra was young widow when she
captivated the senses of Julius Caesar.
and a much Older one when she ensnared
world for love, and proving the truth
that "age could not wither nor custom
stale her INFINITE variety"
I'm the opposing scale of femininity,
of perfect motherhood. was widow when
she called her sons. the Gracchi, her jew
els. placing them beyond all material
wealth.
Some Widows Of France.
France. nespecial. has owed much
to her widows. both for good and for
evil. Catherine de Medici and Anne OF
Austria, as regents during long minorities
of their sons. exercised a powerful infiu-
ence over both the present and future Of
the country. The Widow Of Scarron
better known as Madame de Maintenon,
achieved unbounded influence over the
king, Louis XIV. who finally married her,
more anatically, Of course. But she was
queen in everything but name. and played
a large part in the nations politics and
policies. Marie Antoinette. although a
widow for only short time, her execu-
ton following closely upon that of her
husband. deserves a place among famous
widows, IL only on account Of the oppro-
brious term. Widow Capet.' by which the
revolutionists insisted on addressing her.
The Widow Beaubarnais. afterward Jose
phine Empress of the French, was a
widow who will never be forgotten, both
as the for-a-time conqueror Of one of the
greatest conquerors the world has ever
known and her undeserved unhappiness
afterward.
Maria Theresa of Austria. the mother
of Marie Antoinette. was widow who i'm
pressed her personality strongly upon her
country, having masculine grasp upon
the principles Of government. And that
unfortunate young queen. Mary Stuart.
left a widow at fifteen upon the death of
the Dauphin of France-to him who reads
her history today her destinations are al
most as great as they were to the poet
Chaselard. the musician Rizzio or the
freebooter Boutwell,. But these were
only examples of the power she exerted
by her charm.
"Her admirers were legion, and even
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CASTING BRONZE sTATUARY.
New Foundries for the Purpose in
This Country.

From the National Contractor and Builder.
although in the making of bronze stat
uary the casting is a very important and
vitality necessary operation" said Fred
II. Knapp, an artist. there are only
seven foundries in the United States
where it is done.
perhaps, indeed, it is just because so
much depends on the founder and so
great must be his skill and his knowledge
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Academy Tonight.

Another of the popular twenty-five-cent
concerts will be given at the New Acade
my tonight, consisting of two hours Of
moving pictures. covering a diversity Of
subjects. The Metropolitan Quartette has
been retained for tonight. Walter Sond-
heimer will appear in up-tO-date parOdies
and Edward Rosser will sing illustrated
songs.
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sour John Knox. denunciatory as he was
of her French fripperies,' was not en-
tirely proof against the enchantment OF
her personality.
katherine of Aragon was perhaps in
former days the widow who, even though
unconsciously, had the most to do with
the shaping of England's policy. The
pope's refusal to sanction her marriage to
Henry VIII, on the ground that she was
his brothers widow. was the fnal cause
of Rome. Another English widow of
about this time, katherine Parr. is note
worthy, as she was the only one or the
kings six wives to escape punishment i'll
their heads, and she would probably have
los, hers had she not had the good for
tune to survive her royal spouse.
Widow Gusts Most Famous.
perhaps the most famous widow this
country has ever known is the Widow
Custis, who, after long and arduous
siege. capitulated to the insistence of the
Father of His Country, and was immor-
talized as Martha Washington.
THE two most famous widows of mod
ern times are undoubtedly Queen Victoria,
whose devotion to her husbands memo
ry was phenomenal If a little exasperatinS
to her subjects, and that pathetic figure
the ex-Empress Eugene of France.
Women in the United States have
never played the powerful part in politics
that they have and still do in European
countries. There are not women here
who have anything like the national in
fiuence welded by four widows of Europe,
all mothers. of reigning sovereigns-the
Dowaser Empress of Russia. the Queen
Dowager of Spain. the Queen Dowager of
Italy and the Queen DOwager of Holland.
almost undoubtedly the most wonder
full widow in the world today is Tsi-an.
the Dowager Empress of China. Begin
ming as a scullion in the kitchen of one of
the viceroys, she attracted her master
attention by her beauty, and the old man
adopted her. She studied hard, and her
fame as a beauty and a learned woman
soon attracted the attention of the en-
peror, who sent for her, fell In love with
her and married her. She became the
real power behind the throne. and ever
since the emperor's death. which occurred
shortly afterward. this extremely skillful
and tactful woman has been the virtual
and all-powerful ruler of the vas. empire
Of China.
widows as the heroines of novels are
too numerous to attempt any category of.
while comic widows. like the Widow Be-
dott, the Widow Bardell and the Widow
Darlington, also abound.
when it comes to the drama Shake
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speare has many of importance. chiefly
in the historical plays. Queen Gertrude
in Hamlet Queen MARGARET, Queen
Elizabeth and Lady Anne in Richard
III the Lady Constance in King John
and Volumnia in 'Coriolanus' being some
of them
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Stewards Concert.

The Sunday night offering at the Gay
ETY. will include program of moving pic
lures and high class vaudeville. A spe-
cialty is being made Of absolutely new
subjects
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Mavhew and Taylor.

ed into immediate favor and has steadily
grown in popularity.
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The new play on which David Belasco is
working for Frances Starr will be ready
for production about the LIST of January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

Henry Miller is offering special in
ducements to secure the services Of r.. D.
MacLean for his production of THE Serv-
ant in the House to play the role Origi-
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THE Test" was produced last week by
stock company in Los Angeles and
is said TO have scored a success. Blanche
Walsh Is to star in the piece under the
management of A. III. Woods
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Charles Frohman has received the COM
plete play of Israel by Henri Bern
stein. author of The Thief" The play
will be produced in Paris by Madame
Rejane. Mr.. Frohman will make the
American production Of the play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

An entire season In one Of New York
citys smaller theaters has been set aside
beginning September Is. 1900. for Cyril
Scott, who Is to star under Brady &
Grismer's management In a play written
for him by George Broadhurst. author OF
1.-THE Man Of the Hour"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

Mrs. Hillary Bell. widow of the we'll
known dramatic critic, has gone on the
stage and will appear In one Of 1.-THE
THIEF companies under Mr.. Charles
Frohmans management
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Mr.. Percy G. Williams. the we'll known
New York manager. has bought a plot
OF land in Long Island City and will
build on II vaudeville theater. He ex-
poets to open 1t in February and call 1t
the Tanguay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

Annie Russell. in THE Stronger Sex"
will succeed Paid in Full at weber |
Theater, New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

Frank Daniels is appearing in the musi-
cal comedy Miss Hook of Holland now
renamed Hook of Holland"
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Sir Charles Wyndham produced last
Tuesday night in London Roy Harrison's
social extravaganza, "Bellamy the Mag
nificent," which he and his company have
had in rehearsal for the past month. Sir
Charles Wyndham. Robert Lorraine and
Paul Arthur headed a strong company.
The play had a mixed reception from a
fair-siZed audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

Pauline Chase and Mr.. Frohman's Duke
OF York Theater Company. in "Panta-
loon. have met with success at the
Theater des Arts. in Paris. and Mr.. Froh-
man proposes they shall appear in Berlin
before returning to London for the repro
duction in December Of peter Pan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

The Shuberts have entered into a con-
tract with Langdon Mitchell for the
rights of a play which he has almost
completed.
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Andrew Mack will present his new play.
"Sergt. Devil McCare," by Cecil DeMille,
at Philadelphia october 10.
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When James T. Powers next appears
as a musical comedy star it will be in
Havana" now running at the Gaiety
Theater, London. The book Of Havana
is by George Grossmith and Graham Hill.
The lyrics are by Adrian Ross and the
score by Leslie Stuart. The three acts
are laid in and about Havana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

Dustin Farnum is to be seen in a new
play by Edward Peple. author Of the
prince Chap" called THE Spithre.' The
leading part is reported to be very much
to the liking of Mr.. Farnum.