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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25

bines. six cylinder two cycle high pressure "
III take your word for it.. says l, gettin a
grip the chair.
expect though, You could get used to any kind
of motion in time; after we d had about half
hour of TINS and find we're still alive Wally and
settles back and goes breathin reg lar more
Not that l really say l enloyin' the ride
There was too much of this wild throb and tremby
iggle business to suit me- but I'd quit irwin to figure
out what would happen when them engines shook
the boat to pieces. or how far we'd be driven into
anything might hit
must say for T. Waly that he takes it fairly
calm Maybe he used to travelin fast
than was Anyway, after he's watched Duff kind
OF curious for spell he seems to decide that every
thing all right. He hikes up his trousers careful
leans back his hands peaceful the head of
his stick. and gazes placid off towards the Long
Island shore in that contented way OF his and pays
no more attention to either of than if we'd been
part of the fixtures. 1t didn't hurt my feen S any.
There want any subjects l aching to discuss
with him, and was win to be forgotten as long as
he win to forget
could see, though that young Cutler was think
ing things about his future brother in law; for now
and then spots him throw glance at Waly and
then shrug his shoulders l could guess he was
markn up this last stab of his to be sociable with
Mr.. Sloane failure.
- island about six-thrty, and he'd been pointn
out the dif'ren places to me on the way up, and
keepin me posted on the schedule We was still
eighteen or twenty miles from our landin and tearln
along at top speed, when all of sudden Duff gets
sight of floatin log dead ahead He makes quick
grab at the wheel and gives it jerk to one side.
There's sharp snap, like crackin whip, and we
just shaves by.
Well, YOU didn't tag it, says
No SAYS he but I've put the steering gear
out of commission See?'' and he shows how the
wheel swings loose
He slows down the engines and studies the propo-
sition for awhile and then says there's nothing do
but chug along until can ashore somewhere
Lucky for we're still pointin' up the sound and
there amt anything
The whole thing is done quiet that Waly ain
disturbed at ALL and sits there with his eyes half
shut most likely givin' silent thanks that he's T.
Wally Sloane and nobody else.
Couldn't YOU with oar:'' says l.
Haven't got one says Duff; not even boat
hook. Well Just have to take chances
Well. it wan much more'n I'd expected; SO l
says nothing but helps keep lookout ahead while
We goes along at three-quarter speed First off it
looked though would hold our course; but
sea breeze has sprung up, and Duff says it's headn
towards the Connecticut shore.
W/E' d been runnin' on that way sometime when
W little island begins to show up off to the left
It's dinky little island, not much biggern city
block and as bare vacant lot We within
hundred yards of it, and headed straight for
patch of beach the end nearest us, before Waly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25

spot. unless perchance it exists long
enough to be with the sun when it
gets back again from its visit round
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
THEORY OF THE CENTRAL SUN

TT has been the dream of all the
i romantic astronomers since the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
Alcyone the Universal Center

THEREFORE,, the conclusion given out by Maed-
Ter is that Alcyone, the principal star Of the
Pleads occupies the center of gravity and is at
present the great central about which the uni
of stars and all created within ken
is revolving each entity in its own special path
There two interesting things deduced
from this conclusion and the distance of this
central sun from 1t has been computed at
five hundred and thirty-seven light years To get
the distance in miles, multiply as before the number
of seconds in five hundred and thrty-seven years by
hundred and eighty-sx thousand miles. OF
the distance is that it is beyond
human conception; yet go out tonight and gaze up
at the Pleads single out the bright Alcyone, and
your eve has spanned untold quintlions of miles
The other interesting result deduced is the time it
is going to take the and his family to go once
round this orbit, whose radius is five hundred and
thirty-seven light wears. The is easy to
compute, and is found to be little ninety-fve
million years. In that time, however our proud
lord Of the solar system will probably have become
red and then black. while little earth will
have long since given up the ghost.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-04-10
NOT A PLUMBER BORN.


The Beginner Who Was Sent TO Find q
Leak and Failed.
Pipes & Fassltt ran a busy shop.
They had men out working the eight
hour day In the Washington heights
district They had helpers out, too, at
the regular rates.
Monday morning had opened up with
a rush. Joints were bursting. and
bathtubs were flowing over.
FassItt generally followed up the
Jobs. seeing that they were covered.
Pipes held the desk down and made
out the bills.
Presently the door pushed open, and
hardy looking young fellow came In.
He handed note to Mr.. Pipes. Pipes
read II.
please, sir" said the young fellow.
Don't please anybody here" said
Pipes Riley says you're a good man
and willing to work. Slddownw
The hardy looking young fellow sat
for five minutes; then the telephone
rang.
"Get that Off the wire,- said Pipes.
The young man got IT,
''Its Mr.. Silvdberg that owns the
big apartment house ON st. Nicholas
avenue. His star tenant complains Of
leak In tho ceiling from the floor
overhead"
"You take that wrench and 20 over"
said Pipes. Locate the floor Get
around to Congdon's, where we've get
contract, and lift helper. Go back
and find the leak. Then report to me.
Don't hurry too much"
The young man departed, returning
In couple Of hours.
Nothing doing, Mr.. Pipes" he said.
"The tenant overhead spilled some wa
ter In corner of the kitchen. 1t ran
under the sink and followed the pipe
line to the floor below. That was OIL"
Pipes kept on making ont bills A
ninety cent clock got along to Il just
as the noon whistle blew outside.
Then Pipes rose up sadly.
Heres sitting time" he said. Take
the money. You'll need 1t. A tenant
imagInes a leak. The owner wants to
pay for repairing the leak. You We're
sent to find 1t. You failed. Some day
you may be an angel. but you will
never be a plumber. Goodby!'-New
York Sun.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-04-10

Once when Daniel Webster was ad.
dressing a political meeting in Faneuil
hall the standing multitude within the
hall. pressed by those who were en-.
deavorlng to enter from without. be.
gan to sway to and fro. solid mass
OF human bodies. as helpless to coun.
teract the movement as IL Faneui
hall were being rocked by an earth.
quake. The orator was In the midst
Of stirring appeal. urging the heces.
sity OF individual exertion and un.
finching patriotism to avert the dan.
gers that threatened the politica'
party whose principles he espoused
when he perceived the terrible swayine
OF the packed assembly and the I'm
mInent danger that might ensue.
Webster stopped short In the middle
Of a sentence, advanced to the edge
Of the platform. extended his arm IN
an authoritative attitude and. IN a
stentorian voice OF command. cried
out, "Let each man stand hrmw The
;acct was instantaneous. Each man
stood firm, the great. heaving mass Of
humanity regained its equilibrium
and. save the long breath Of relief that
filled the air. perfect stiffness ensued
'Yhgfif exclaimed the great orator. "is
What kcell self government"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-04-10

The Wonderful Feat That Was Per.
formed by Bottle.


An amateur historian is responsible
for this: "All along the ever flowing
stream of history you can discern the
silent footprints Of the crowned heads
Of Europe"
The village reporter on the death of
the village poet: ''That dauntless pen
shall write no more, for its eyes are
Chased forever"
From the speech of a rising young
politician: "The fierce light Of public
opinion shall dog their footsteps until
1t stranglcs them. Then shall they swal.
low the bitter pill and drink Its very
dregs."
Advice and warning from Q success.
full man of business to a gathering of
young people: Every rung in the lad.
der Of success Is paved with slippery
stones, ON which only the clear head
and the steady hand can retain their
footing"
The :cas!cc: s.as:aSc.:c was address
ing a meeting Of mere men. She had
graphically related to them the fas-
cinating story OF the strenuous strug-
gle the ladies had made for that most
priceless Of possessions, vote; how
every obstacle had been conquered
and victory was at last In sight. I'VE
have now." she shrieked, almost
crossed the trackless desert, and the
harbor lights are stretching out their
arms to greet usw
The temperance advocate was giving
striking but true picture Of the
vast amount Of evil wrought by the
demon Of drink. and the fact that he
occasionally got somewhat mixed in
his metaphors did not deregate from
the truth that underlay his remarks.
what Is the greatest devastating
agent OF our time" he asked. ut Is
the bottle. which smiles genially be-
fore your face while at the same time
1t is stabbing You In the back."-T. P.'s
London Weekly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-04-10
Comb Brush and Mir
rOr Sets

We have a large assortment Of
Silver Toilet Sets, in grey finish
and polished. Ranging in price
from 1928 to $500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the stockholders of the
Allan Haynes Publishing CO., a
corporation, has been called and
will be held at room TAP Peyton
block, in the city of Spokane, state
of Washington, on the 18th day OF
January, 1910, at o'clock p. m.
The object of the meeting is to
vote upon the proposition. to in
crease the capital stock of the said
corporation from thirty thousand
dollars ($30,000) to six hundred
thousand dollars ($60O,000), di
vided into sixty thousand shares
(G0,000) of the par value of ten dor
lars $50 each, of which ten
thousand shares 100000 of the par
value of ten dollars $50 each
shall be preferred stock and fifty
thousand (50,000) shares of the
par value of ten dollars $50 each
shall be common stock, in accord
ance with the provisions of the
articles of incorporation of the
company.
Dated at Spokane, Washington.
November 2, 1909.
ALLAN HAYNES,
X. C. WILSON,
f. B. GREGG,
A majority of the trustees of
the Allan Haynes Publishing
Company, corporation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

bOns." 1t lasted 10 months. In
its general tenor it was essentially
safe and sane. Much emphasis was
placed upon constitutional law, and
the party in power set about to
undo all that had been done under
the previous administration. The
kings invited Louis Stanislas Ka.
vier de France, a rather stout
gOodnatured person, to come and
take charge of the government, un
der the title of Louis XVIII. He
came. He had been living in Lon.
don, hoping for an invitation. And
in his wake came a large assert
ment Of princes, dukes, duchesses
and other folks, members and rela
tives of the Bourbon family, who
had been living in exile since q
date close to the fall of the Bias
tile. Every man or woman, church
man or layman who had enpoyed
a sinecure previous to the advent
of the revolution, came troopine
to the front again looking for an
opportunity to connect up again
with said sinecure.
The friends of Napoleon were
told where to get Off The new
king abolished the red-white-and
blue cockade. He changed the
numbers of the old regiments. He
picked out a reactionary cabinet
(Seven of its nine members, as
recall, were lawyers, and all OF
them were satisfactory to the
bourse-i. e., Wall street, And
they made ready to restore the con-
fiscated lands, and to re-establish
the old system of tithes. Alto
gether it was a regular revision of
the tariff upward
But the people didn't like it.
They had holered for the new Or
der, and supposed that every thing
other things they had been prom
ised a return of prosperity" and
a nice quiet rest after all the agi-
tation" and "strenuosity' of the
Napoleonic era. But the cost of
living remained high, the taxes
went up, and the only people who
seemed to be enjoying the pros
perity" were the special interests.
So the common folks didn't like it..
The news of this discomfort tray
eled to Elba. Old friends of Ma
poleon passed him the tip that his
stock had risen. They advised
him that the time was ripe for the
formation of a new Progressive
party, and limited that as a candi-
date of such party the chances
stood 100 to l that he would be
overwhelmingly elected. The army
was all for him, and about all the
people except the land grabbers
and the titled personages were
hankering to have new deal.
So on the 26th of February, 1915,
Napoleon and little handful Of
friends sailed from Elba and on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
SON GONE 20 YEARS
APPEARS AT WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY

WARSAW, Ind, Dec. 25.-TheiY
son, whom they had not seen since
In his youth, when, more than 20
years ago, he left the farm and
went west, and whom they failed
10 recognize, was a member of a
surprise party that called on Mr.
and Mrs. l. l.. CRUDE. near Pleasant
View church, northwest of Warsaw
The surprise was in honor of the
S5th anniversary of their marriage
The son was William CRUDE of Nap.
ponce, Neb.
The party came, each carrying a
basket of country viands, and with
them was the big westerner, Viii.
lard CRUDE, with whom the parents
had been corresponding, still fond.
ly, imagining that he was the same
slender youth who had left their
home over 20 years before.
Not even the mother recognized
him until the neighbors introduced
him to her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
MARKET BASKET
tCOrrecteu daily.)

Produce-Best eggs, Coo to Coo
per dozen; eastern eggs, 45c to soc
Butter, best creamery grades 45c;
second grade, 40c: ranch butter
Acc. Local flour, $40 per so pound
sack; Montana flour. s1.90 pei
sack.
Vegetables = Potatoes, 85@90c
per sack; in small quantities, IL
per pound; cabbage, turnips, car
rots, parsnips, 3@3kc pound.
Dressed pOultry-Turkeys, 30C
pound; hens, zoe pound; geece. &c
@22c pound; ducks, Csc pound.
s-Porterhouse steak, IS to
22c pound; sirloin, Is pound /;
round steak, 12hc to 15c; chuck
steak, S1-3 to lie; rib roast,
1Sc to 22c; pot roast, 10c to
12kc; boiling beef, &c to SC
Lamb, shoulder, 15c; chops, soc;
ieg, 25c. Mutton, shoulder, 10c;
chops, zoe; leg. 1Sc. Pork, roast,
1Sc to zoe; chops, 1Sc; sausage,
15c; bacon, zoe to SOC; ham, 1Sc
to 22c; picnic hams, 12hc. Veal,
roast, 15c to zoe; chops and steaks,
goa 25c. Lard, S5@95c five pound
pail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 20,
1909.-Dear Dad: What was the
return from Elba? I'll refresh
your recollection. | have just re-
freshed mine. 1t was this way.
Napoleon had run up against his
first streak of hard luck. The
king trust had pooled their forces
and put him out of business. Rus
sia's Alexander had managed the
campaign, and when he got through
the allies marched in triumph into
Paris and Napoleon had to take up
modest quarters at Fontainbleau.
1t was evident that he was down
and out Even Marshal Ney told
him so.
Abdication was the sentence.
The united kings, after a meet
ing of the executive committee at
Paris, sent Bonaparte contract
to sign. BY its terms he agreed
to quit the emperor and royalty
business in European territory and
to go and live at Elba, this being
small but comfortable island in
the Mediterranean. The members
of the king trust promised him a
pension of 100000 francs a year,
which is almost a million dollars
in real money. They also said he
could call himself emperor at Elba,
and duke of Parma, Palentia and
Guastela. In addition to which he
guard and an imitation navy.
The seven years reform admins
tration which the emperor had Civ
en- France had made him a good
many enemies right at home, and
the run of bad luck which had
logged his military operations
took from him the rest of his
friends. They told him frankly
that he would not do, and urged
him to skidoo before he got some
thing worse. And Boney took the
tip.
1t was none too soon. On his
way to the steamer they Shook
fists and threw mud at him, and
it was only by having the coach
man take the back streets that he
escaped lynching. But he finally
got away and settled down quietly
at Elba.
But before ne went Napoleon
made little farewell speech. He
called his old guard at Fontaine-
bleau and told them how sorry he
was to leave them. II have one
mission to fulfill in life," he said,
and that is to recount to posterity
the glorious deeds we have done
together" OF. course, it made a
great hit with the guard, and
sounded real humble and nice to
the allied kings. They had no OBJ
lection to his writing for the mag
azines, even if he made as much
as 10 cents a word.
The new administration was
called the Return of the Bour-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
March 1 they landed at the gulf of

March 1 they landed at the gulf of
| Juan.
The Bourbon king hurried a cou
pie of regiments to the front to
capture him, but Napoleon cap
tured the regiments. Advancing
to meet them Napoleon threw back
his coat and told the soldiers to
shoot. The officers gave orders to
ready, aim, fire; but not man
fired. Instead they burst into tears
and breaking ranks rushed wildly
toward him, cheering and dancing
around their former commander
Other regiments sent as reinforce
ments did the same, and in 20 days
Napoleon entered Paris at the head
of victorious army and took up
his residence at the Tuilleries. The
day before his arrival the Bourbon
king had disappeared via back
street. Likewise there was hur-
ried exit of a large and varied as
sortment of dukes, princes and at
torneys for the special interests.
No, he didn't last long. The al
lies or 1.-THE coalition" as they
called the royalty trust in those
days, pooled all their funds and
went after him for keeps. Eng.
land, Austria, Germany, Russia
all the firms in the king business
in the then known civilized world
rushed men and arms into France,
and in 100 days they had pulled
off Waterloo. The odds were over
whelming. France had been drained
of fighting men. Money, arms and
provisions were at a low ebb, and
in the limited time at his disposal
Bonaparte was unable TO get a
force strong enough to stand out
against them.
And then they canned him right.
At st. Helena he had no means
at his disposal for arranging a re-
turn.
And then the Bourbons came
back. Sincerely, RATH.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
THERE'S NO CHRISTMAS JOY TODAY FOR THE
SH|VER|NG CHILDREN OF SANTA CLAUS LAND
Peary's Rescuer Says All
They Do is to Sit Around
on Blocks of Ice and Chew
Frozen Walrus Meat, for
Good Old Saint Nick is
Busy Here.

ITHACA, n. Y, Dec. 23.-What
will the Eskimo children do in
Santa Claus land Christmas day?
What will they eat and how will
they observe the date on which
Santa Claus will leave the frozen
north and come to the United
States to distribute tokens of his
love to the children of our own
country?
These are the questions which
have been disturbing young citi-
zens. now that the north pole and
Santa Claus land have been added
to the United States.
Louis c. Bement of this city. who
was enc of the leaders in the Peary
relief expedition and made his way
through the Arctic seas as far as
Etah, says the day will pass in that
land as any other day. The chill
dren of those countries. except for
a few along the coast of Greenland
who in a vague way have heard
y
the custom of commemorative the
day, will not miss the tinkle of
the bells on Santa Claus reindeer.
In Santa Claus land the sun has
already set for the long winter
night and it will not appear again
until next spring. Christmas day
will be dark unless the moon is
shining. In the ice huts there will
be no light. unless the family
chooses to burn lamp. burning
walrus oil with a piece of reindeer
moss for wick.
The children will know no Christ
mas and will receive no presents.
Indeed, many of them do not know
who Santa Claus is, though no
doubt many of them have seen him
in his busy toy-making season.
There are about $50 Eskimos in
far northern Greenland, including
the children, who live on frozen
meat and lichens," says Mr.. Be
nlent. "On December % the little
ones will be seated on a cake of
ice and will chew hard on a piece
of frozen wolf, deer, polar bear or
walrus meat, and never imagine
that a Savior was born on that
day 1910 years ago. They will go
TO their beds on skin of a polar
bear, and not think of hanging up
their little stockings. which are
also made of bear or dog skins.
What is worse, they will never
think of receiving a toy or a game
from Santa Claus.
"Besides being dark at this time
of the year, the weather will be
exceedingly cold and raw. Winds
from the northwest will sweep
down over the crude igloos, and
viii drive the tiny ones indoors,
while their fathers must tramp
about oeer the snow in search Of
game to keep them alive.
"They have no books to read, no
games to play. They never have
been taught any differently, and
therefore do not know what pleas
ures the little ones of this country
have On this day of all days
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
REFORM MAYOR MAY MAYOR 1T
FROM BEHIND PRISON BARS

SALEM Mass, Dec. 24.-Shak-
ing the dry bones of Massachu-
sets famous witch City" as they
have not shaken since this old
town was the first American sea-
port, Arthur Howard, six weeks
voter, who came here IA months
ago without a dollar has just
been elected mayor after the most
spectacular campaign in the his
tory of the Bay state. AS he is
under two indictments for libel, it
is not impossible that the most
of his term of office may be pass
ed in a CELL
When Howard arrived here IA
months ago he acme to start a
paper. Failing to purchase the Ga
zette, an old newspaper, he start
ed a new sheet-the Dispatch.
For the first few weeks of it's ex-
existence the Dispatch barely cir
culated and the editor nearly
starved. Then Howard discover
ed graft in the city affairs. He
attacked it bitterly, and within
ten days mis- clrculauOn grew, ana
he went hungry no more. Two
libel suits, one instituted by an
alderman and the other by the
editor of rival paper, were in
stituted.
Howard was arrested and twice
sent TO jail. He issued his paper
from his cell. Last October the
brother of another alderman How
ard had assaiIed attacked and
beat him on the street. But even
that would not stop him, and his
candidacy for mayor was contin-
ued with the result that he has
just been elected over four other
aspirants by vote which topped
the poll.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25.-Born
in the 18th century in Kieff, Rus
STA, Mrs. Brayne Makedensky died
in the Jewish Shelting Home last
night at the age of 115 years. Mrs.
Makedensky had 10 children, sew
eral of whom are still living, and
is survived by about $50 descend
ants. The oldest grandchild is 20.
He is Abraham Makedensky of
New York.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
FOUND BIG DIAMOND
IN OLD MARYLAND

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Seven
months ago Henry Preusser, a
Washington locksmith, found an
odd looking stone on his farm in
Prince George county, Maryland.
Now he finds it is a diamond weigh
ing Is carats and worth about
$4,000. The stone was ground
down from ap iece of quartzose con-
glOmerata
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

ITS just dependency that ails
your husband, isn't it, Mrs. High
more?"
Il suppose so, but a specialist is
treating him for melancho.la, and
you know that's quite expensive
Chicago Tribune.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

For Sale-Three room shack, COM
pletely furnished with very best
of furniture. Lot so foot, city water,
electric lights, graded. street, ce-
ment curb and sidewalk; on car
line. Price $1400. E2707 Seven
teenth avenue.