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Advice to Poets.

! "Reveries of Bachelor" was all
his life opposed to the modern commercial
spirit.
\ young disciple from the west once
visited the aged writer in his New Eng
lard home. The youth, a poet, said he
thought he would put away his verses
and write magazine love stories, so as to
be able to save money.
But Mr.. Marvel frowned and shook his
head.
Saving" he said. "is the mania for de-
priving yourself of things which you
want now, for fear you may not have
things which you won't possibly want
forty years hence"
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An Excellent Breed.

THE Earl of Warwick at q banquet in
Washington was quizzed about the
hunting yarns he had swapped with
the President while dining at the White
House.
"Oh, yes" Lord Warwick said play
fully, "they were tall yarns-tall on my
side. I mean. outdid the wandering hen.
"A hen, you know, set out to see the
world. and met q crow in a distant wood.
But said the crow. are you not
afraid. without wings, of losing your way
in all this tangle?'
"'Afraid? Not L. scoffed the hen.
Every little while lay an egg to guide
myself back by
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- sufficient
r. -oma manner the ruler OF the father
must find a way TO cut down his
,-rs to keep within this pittance.
us foi the first tine the outer world
cts tie knowledge OF the fact that the
al, r faces the same problems OF econ
omy that confront men not born TO the
purrle The kaiser doesn't have TO wres-
tie with coal bills or fret his mind as to
how TO pay his rent or meet the cost OF
educating his large family. but new
ertheless he must retrench- The kind Of
saving he must do involves bigger sums
than the ordinary man is confronted with.
but nevertheless the proposition Is the
same The experiences of the kaiser
prove that even q king Is not immune
from the need Of battling with the uni
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Lincoln on Money.

xfr INCOLN." said Senator Tillman re-
Acently. had no great admiration for
mere financial success.
Financial success Lincoln once said
is purely metallic. The man who gains 1t
has four metallic attributes gold in his
palm silver on his tongue. brass in his
face and iron i'll his heart"
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best architects of the nation and instruct.
Ell them 10 prepare plans for the most
elaborate palace III the country. which
was asking a great deal. since his maj
eSty has "A number of superb buildings.
Enormous sums were 10 have been eN
pended on this building, and in the earlier
stages of the work. for il is already
started enough was shown TO premise
palace OF most marvellous beauty.
=
But as soon as the kaiser reached his
resolve to cut down his expenses. he made
first sacrifice of this building. which
had been one OF his pet projects. orders
were given to abandon building and The
crown prince and his future empress viii
continue 10 reside at their marble palace
at Potsdam, despite the fact that the
emperor believes that this building Is too
small for them
The next step in The kaiser's program
of saving money was the plan 10 sell
five of his twenty castles This also
must have cost the kaiser wrench. tor
he is very proud of the many hCmes lie
owns. and some OF them have historic tli-
terest far greater in value than the,r
money worth.
But it is characteristic of the em-
peror TO go at thing thoroughly. and
just as he was complete and consistent
in his waste of money, now that ne mas
determined on thrift in the future he
will hew equally straight to the line. Not
all Germany approves of the selling or
the five castles, for some Of them are
valua BILE architectural works and ought
not to be allowed to fall into private
hands. One paper invokes the law OF
1907. which prohibits the destruction OF
historical monuments.
The Castle of StoZenfels, which is now
offered for sale, was given to the KING
Frederic William of Prussia by q num-
ber of patriots. who subscribed the money
out of their own pockets. and there y
a feeling that it is improper to sell.
But the emperor has got to retrench.
and sentiment can't be weighed In ~
present extremity.
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OW the Kaiser VIII

DW the Kaiser Will
liam, Emperor of
Germany and be-
Iiever in the divine
right o. kings, has
.ot 70 economiZe.
The GDG 400 a
wear income which
p. gets from va
rio,Is sources and
which has hereto
fore proved too
mtager Il sum 10
,,,,c- IL tho future
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QUEER OLD sHIPYARD ON THE THAMES
~ HAUNTED BY AMERICAN VISITORS TO
LONDON CONTAINS RELICS OF THE WAR OF
1s12-IT WAS HITLER THAT THE FIGHTING
TEMERAIRE" WAS GOING WHEN TURNER MADE
HER IMMORTAL WITH HIS BRUSH-NEW YORK
YACHT CLUB BUYS FIGUREHEADS THAT ONCE
HELPED BRITAIN TO rule THE WAVES"
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rafters made from the timbels Of this and
other American vessels.
Another ship of great American interest
broken up in the yard, known as Castles.
was the Chesapeake. captured by the
British ship Shannon, outside Of Boston
harbor In the same war. The fight be-
tween the Shannon and Chesapeake was
recently much talked about In the Ameri-
can press, owing to the controversy over
the sale of the Chesapeake flag to the
United States when the Middlebrooke Mu-
scum in London was auctioned of. For
long time the f1gurehead OF the Chesa-
peake stood In Castles yard, and 1t was
finally taken down into Hampshire. where
today it helps to form a portion of an
elaborate landscape garden belonging to
the descendants Of Capt. Brooke. who
commanded the Shannon on the occasion
of the memorable fight.
Perhaps the most famous Of all the
ships that have found their inglorious
way to Castles was the Fighting Temer-
aire" immortalized by Turner In his
great painting. In fact, she was being
towe1 to Castles for breaking up pur-
poses when Turner conceived the design
for his painting. 1t is the melancholy
fate of the once great fighter that lends
to the picture Its human interest. On the
second floor Of an old building in the GEN.
ter of the shipyard today is mantei-
piece partly composed of two colossal fig
ures of Atlas taken from the stern of the
Temeraire. In this mantelpiece are also
portions of the Royal George and one or
two other ships that have helped to make
history. The Temeraire formed part OF
Nelson's line of battle at Trafalgar, while
the Royal George distinguished herself by
turning turtle, regardless Of the fact
that royal prince was on board. Every
American second reader narrateS the
thrilling particulars.
Another ships remains" which always
interest Americans at the old yard are
portions Of the Bellerophon-or. as the
sailors called her. the Billy Ruff1n-On the
deck of which Napoleon surrendered after
Waterloo Capt Frederick Maitland, who
received the emperor's capitulatiOn. per-
sonally superintended the breaking up Of
the Bellerophon. The figurehead was pre-
sented to the captain by the admiralty.
-
For a number of years the British adj
miralty at Portsmouth kept all figure
heads taken from battleships, but de-
structive fire swept away the larger por-
ton of their museum" and now Castles
on the Thames is the only place where a
large number Of these Brobdingnagian
emblemS may be seen. Some of the carv-
ing Of these figures is really very fine.
and artists have gone into rhapsodes
over them. The art Of fgurehead making
is now a lost one It was brought to per-
fection by the Hellyer brothers Of Ports
mouth: but, Of course. with the coming in
of the modern iron ship there has been
no use for these colossal dummies Some
of the f1gureheadS at Castles yard weigh
six tons, and many OF them are ten to
twelve feet high. cut out Of solid blocks Of
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was in Dickens time. With its strange
collection Of weird fgureheads from
world-famous fighting ships. Its stacks of
high-piled ships timbers. intersected by
dark passages leading to nowhere in par
ticular. II carries YOU away back into an
other world.
One of the most interested American
visitors to this place recently was c.
Oliver Iselin of the New York Yacht
Club. He promptly became enamored OF
some of the weird old fgurehe ads that
adorn this ships cemetery, and bought
two of them which will soon be gazing
over New York bay from the front Of the
new yacht clubhouse The two figure
heads shipped to New York were taken
from the Daphne and Rover, which once
helped to form important portions of the
wooden walls of England-the Old
three e-deckers of the line of battle squad
ronS
Aside from the romantic interest OF
this place. many objects appeal strongly
10 Americans. For instance, there are
relics of the American ship President,
which was broken up at this very yard
after Sc ing some strenuous work in the
war of 1872 betwe. n Americans and Eng
land. The fight between the Presid Mt of
sixty guns. and the British ship Endy-
mi n. o forty guns. took place off New
York harbor In 1915. The American ship
broke through the British blockading
squadron, and was chased by the Endy-
m.on. After a running fight of some
hours. the two vesseS came to yard
arm-to-yardarm grapple.
When more than 100 Americans had
been killed the President struck her col
ors, and was carried off to England as
a prize. For many years she reposed
in the London docks. and the British ad-
mralty paid her the compliment of build
ing several ships on her exact lines. In
commemoration of this event, there has
always been President in the British
navy. After serving as training ship for
many years. the President was finally
sold. and met the usual fate of good
ships which are allowed to die a natural
death. She was broken up and converted
into various objects ranging from garden
seats to ballroom floors. In several old
mansions in England there are floors and
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LATEST PICTURE OF THE KAISER.

n WINE RIGHT HAS NOT AVAILED TO SAVE
l. HIS MAJESTY, THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY,
FROM THE VEXING QUESTIONS OF FINANCE
LAVISH EXPENDITURES WHILE MERRY MAX
ING HAVE FINALLY HAD THE EFFECT OF MAX
ING HIS FIVE MILLION DOLLARS YEARLY IN
COME INSUFFICIENT TO MEET HIS NEEDS
Evening star., 1909-02-07

The extravaganza of the monarch has
grown from his honest belief in his duty
10 demonstrate his kingship to the world
on all occasions. William is honest in
this sentiment. He thinks it imperative
on him to surround himself at all times
with the trappings of royalty so that new
er for one instant can his own subjects or
the peoples of countries he may visit
lose sight of the fact that the hereditary
ruler OF Germany is before them in all the
majesty of kingly encourage.
1t has only been lately that the people
of his country have dared question the
acts of the kaiser. The peril OF arrest
for "lese majestic acted to some extent
as deterrent, but what silenced them
to q still greater degree was the deep and
honest love in which the nation holds its
king.
During the twenty years of William s
reign the country has enjoyed a period
of extraordinary prosperity, and in place
Of plunging the country into strife, as
has been feared the war lord would do.
William has cultivated the arts OF peace.
and for all his somewhat extravagant
speeches has nevertheless won many
diplomatic triumphs for his people and
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monarch In time Of some great national
crisis.
Taking ali these various sources into
account, it is estimated the total income
of the a'ser is well in excess of five mil
lion dollars per year
When examining into the methods by
which this huge sum has been so lavishly
thrown out that the kaiser is steadily
running into debt. the first big item that
is charged on the bad side of the ledger is
the kaisers great love for making ex-
pensive Journeys.
These are one of the heaviest items to
be found IN the list. for when his majesty
goes a-traveling he throws aside all
Evening star., 1909-02-07

NE of the few ro-
mantle spots which
have escaped the
London rage for
modernism is a
queer old shipyard
ON the Thames
near the Tate Gal
lery. 1t is a favor
tie haunt of Amer
leans who still love
old London as 1t
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1t was usually estimated that ship
cost 5000 per gun. Tho 1O0-gun ship
Asia cost $1,000 to build, and yet when
she was sold the ''breaker' paid only
$50 125 for her. The Agamemnon,
which cost $3.50, 600. was bought by
Castles at cost of 100000. Since 1888
this one yard has bought from the British
admiralty 1900 900 tons Of warships. pay
ing s1,2JO.OOO 1t is usually estimated
that ships for breaking up purposes are
worth about S. per ton. though they often
bring considerably more.
Though the great old three-deckers with
their picturesque rigs have vanished,
the romance Of ship-breaking has by
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of Wellington used up 76 acres of oak
forest. counting 40 oaks to the acre. each
tree being 100 years old. This made 3.040
oaks. The mainmast alone cost original
ly 81. 800, the foremast 81 900, the entire
ship costing over 100000
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year.
William was extravagant but 1t is only
lately that the statesmen and newspapers
of his country have found the courage to
frankly say so.
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Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, January cS, 1909.
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A Sea Talk.

Copyright, 1909, by Estelle Klaudcr,
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FORTUNES MADE IN BUYING TONS OF BRITISH SHIPS

s7Ssz IL
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That's what education means-to b
able to do what you've never done be
fore.-Alice Freeman Palmer.
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Her Name

+ m losted Could you fino me, please
Poor. little frightened baby!
The wind has tossed her golden fleece,
The stone has scratched her dimpled
knees;
STOPPED and lifted her with ease,
And softly whispered, Maybe"
Tell me your name. my little maid.
| can't find you without it."
My name Is Shiny-eyes," she said:
Yes, but your last?" She shook her
head.
Up to my house 'ey never said
a single fing about it,
But. dear" said, what Is your
name2''
why, didn't you hear me told you?
Dust Shiny -eyes." A bright thought
came;
Yes, when you're good; but when they
blame
You. little one-is't just the same
When mamma has TO scold you2'
MY mamma never scolds," she means,
A little blush ensuing.
"'Cept when I've been a frowing
stones,
And then she says" the cuiprit owns,
:" 'Mehitable Sapphira Jones,
What has you been a-doing
Anna F. Burnham in the Oregonfan.
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Words That Tell Stories

Some unusual derivations or words
are quoted below from the Children
Encyoi opeoia. Alphabet is made up
from the two first letters in Greek.
alpha and beta.
Angel comes from a Greek word
meaning messenger 1t now nearly
always means "a messenger from God, :"
but il used to mean any messenger.
Bible just means book or the
book" We have now narrowed 1t down
TO our one sacred volume, the bible
Biscuit means twice cooked, because
these little cakes were originally baked
twice, but modern methods have aool-
ished the need for this
Candidate is an interesting word. In
the elections at Rome the competitors
had to present themselves in the forum
clothed in white, and as the Latin for
swflites was "candidus" all who sought
election were called candidate"
Diamond is the same word as ada
mant but the first A of padamant'
was dropped and the word underwent
some change.
Etiquette is a French word meaning
"a LABEL such as we tie on our trunks
and bags when travelling. So it came
10 be applied to all those little niceties
of behavior that are the stamp, or label,
of good society.
Gas is the best known example or
word being actually made up. and not
derived from any other word, to express
a new discovery. 1t was invented by a
Dutch chemist about 500 years ago.
Goodby is another interesting word.
or rather, group of words. 1t is short
for God be with YOU" and very like
the French adieu. Ito Cod
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The Racing Lobster

There is a peculiar lobster caught Off
Piscataqua that is known as racer
all through that locality. IL has never
been in other waters The Indian name
for it is guatmaloung, which means
swift runner or bird that iies over
A huckleberry bush.' It's pecu1arity
is it's thinness, its rare intelligence
and its fieetness. IT never gets fat, and
is rarely eaten on that account. The
sporting men of the neighborhood
catch them, and. after training them,
race them on 200 yard track built ex-
pressly for the purpose. The iobsters
are very dociIe and have a wonderful
Instinct. They will stand on their tails
at a drawn line. eagerly bending for
ward until the word CO. is given, and
then away they scamper down the
sandy track, with a singular but not
ungainly gait. The races come on at
all seasons of the year, though they are
most popular in the summer months.
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Mr.. Pickwick's Slide

"a EANwHILE Mr.. Weller and the
Nt fat boy. having by their joint en-
deavors cut, out a slide, were ex-
ercising themselves thereupon in very
mastery and brilliant manner. 1t was
a good long slide, and there was some
thing In the motion which Mr.. Pick
wick could not help envying.
1T looks nice warm exercise.
doesn't it?'' he inquired of Wsrdle.
"Ah, it does indeed replied Wardle.
DO you slider
"I used to do so on the buffers when
/ was a boy replied Mr.. Pickwick-
TRY it now said Wardle.
sOh, do, please, Mr.. Pickwicki" cried
all the ladies.
any amusement. replied Mr. Pickwick-
'-but haven't done such a thing these
so years
Pooh! pooh, Nonsfnse!~ said War
die, dragging off his skates with the
impetuosity riich characterized all his
proceedings. Here; I'll keep you COM
pany; come along,s' And away went
slide, with rapidity which came very
close upon Mr.. Weller and beat the
fat boy all to nothing.
Mr.. Pickwick paused, considered,
pulled off his gloves and put them in
his hat, took two or three short runs,
baked himself as often, and at last
took another run, and went slowly and
graveiy down the slide with his feet
about yard and quarter apart, amid
the gratifled shouts of all the spec
tators.
Keep the pot a-bilin' sir said
Sam; and down went Wardle again, and
then Mr. Pickwick, and then Sam, and
then Mr.. Wrinkle, and then Mr.. Bob
Sawyer, and then the fat boy, and then
Mr. Snodgrass, following closely upon
each others heels, and running after
each other with as much eagerness as
if all their future prospects in life
depended on their expedition.
1t was the most intensely interesting
thing to observe the manner in which
Mr.. Pickwick performed his share in
the ceremony; to watch the anxiety
with which he viewed the person be-
hind gaining upon him at the imminent
hazard of tripping him up; to see him
gradually expend the painful force he
had put on at first, and turn slowly
round on the slide, with his face to-
ward the point from which he had
started; to contemplate the joyful
smile which mantled on his face when
ne had accomplished the distance, and
the eagerness with which he turned
round when he had done so and ran
after his predecessor, his black CATERS
tripping pleasantly along and. his eyes
beaming cheerfuIness and gladness.
And when he was knocked down (which
happened upon the average every third
round) It was the most inyigorating
sight that can possibly be imagined to
behold him gather up his hat, gloves
and handkerchief, with a glowing
countenance. and resume his. station in
that nothing could abate.--Charles
ninkenS
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A Frog to the Rescue

One day two of my friends were sit
ting on the river bank. when they
heard the cry OF a frog in distress.
Following the direction from which the
sound came they discovered a snake in
the act of swallowing a frog. Just then
another frog, evidently attracted by
the distressing cries of its mate in
jeopardy. hoped up to the scene OF
action. For a moment it sat blinking
at the enemy: then leaped forward,
seized the snake by the neck and
tugged it into the river. The water
quickly poured between the snakes
extended jaws. and it was. of course,
compelled to release its victim in order
to escape drowning. This it promptly
did. and the liberated frog swan away
with its plucky mate. while the baf-
fed snake wriggled as best 1t could
to the shore.-The Woman's Home
Companion.
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The Forgiven Debt

T HERE was merchant well known
on long wharf in Boston, whose
name was familiar TO all the hardy
fishermen OF Cape Cod. He left a con-
siderable estate, and one package of
notes which he recommended to his
SONS that they should destroy. The sons
took list of the names of the debtors
and then carried out their fathers
wishes, burning 100000 worth of notes
of one sort and another. The younger
son told the following story:
One day fisherman came in TO see
my brother, saying: 'I have come UP
from Cape Cod to pay a debt L owed
your father" and he laid a parcel of
bills on the table. with a sigh which
told that the money had come hard"
waited in anxiety while my brother ran
over our list of foreign debtors. A sud
den smile lighted his face. The mans
name was there.
He then explained to the fisherman
that the note was outiawed. and that
he had no way. to recover it, even il he
wished. The man insisted that he would
pay it as 1t was none the less just. My
brother then set the thing plainly be-
fore him, saying that our father had re-
QueStSO us 10 release certain debtors,
among them himself
For mona.nt the fisherman seemed
to be stupehsE, After he had collected
himself. he told bow he had rsked end
scraped and piasched = ;Set the money
together for this debt. sAbout 10 Gays
ago. said he, II had made up the sum
within $40. My wife knew how much
the payment OF this debt lay upon my
mind, and advised me to sell a COW and
make up the difference. / did so-and
now what will my wife say?
II must get home to the Cape, and
tell her this good news. She'll probably
say over her very words when she put
her hands on my shoulder as we parted
L have never seen the righteous man
forsaken, nor his seed begging bread'n
Then he went upon his way rejoicing.
After short silence, seizing his pen
Gil and making a few figures, There"
exclaimed my brother. your part OF
the amount would be so MITCH Con-
trive plan to convey to me your share
Of the pleasure derived from this op-
Grafton.
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Rebecca

/ have doll, Rebecca,
She's quite a little care,
/ have to press her ribbons
And comb her fluffy hair.
I keep her clothes all mende1
And wash her hands and face.
And make her frocI1s and aprons,
All trimmed in frills and lace.
l. have to cook her breakfast.
And pet her when she's i'll,
And telephone the doctor
When Rebecca has A chill.
Rebecca doesn't like that.
And says she's we'll and strong:
And says she'll try-ofl. very hard
To be good all day long.
But when night comes she's nodding,
So into bed we creep
And snuggle up together,
And soon are fast asleep.
I have no other dolly,
For you can plainly see,
In caring for Rebecca. .
Tn busy as can be!
st Nicholas. 8.
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Could Not Forget 1t

IF I hadn't known I was one OF the
homeliest people i'll the world" said
gentleman. Il might have been sur
prIsed at remark made by old Poup.
the body servant of one of my southern
friends.
1T hadn't seen Pomp for Is years and
as had grown from a boy to a man in
that time didn't expect him 20 remem-
Der me, but he said. Howdy. Marse
Hammond. sah, the moment he caught
sight of me.
SO you remember me, Pomp, / said.
Couldn't nebber forgit yo' face,
Marse Hammond. sab grinned Pomp.
Hits so kinder complicatedr YOUTHS
Companion.
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A Rondel of Dawn

Awake, awake, my lady fair:
For dawn has flushed the eastern skies
The rose has laid her beauty bare
To meet the sun gods radiant eyes.
The soaring skylark bids you rise
The pleasures of the morn to share.
Awake. awake, my lady fair,
For dawn has flushed the eastern skies
a rosy mist veil-giowing rare
Upon the mountain summit lies;
Clear dewdrops sparkle everywhere;
The flowers show their richest dyes.
Awake. awake, my lady fair,
For dawn has flushed the eastern skies.