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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-30
How Our Gold and
Silver Money Is Made

IN a vault in the mint at Philadelphia
are piles Of bricks made of solid
gold. Each brick is only as large
as cake of kitchen soap. but 1t
weighs about forty pounds. In an
other vault the silver bullion Is kept.
These bricks are much larger and mucn
heavier. Both of these metals are to
be made into money for the United States.
When the gold coins are to be made the
precious metal IL alleged with copper
and other metals to make it hard. rure
gold is so soft that it can be scratched
with the finger nail. so is never USED even
for iewelry After the gold has been
hardened by adding the other metals TO
it, it is made into ingots. which look
like long gold wedges. They are aoout
a foot long as wide as twenty-doilar
gold piece and two inches thick.
When the silver comes from the metins
room it, too is poured into strips or bars.
The ingots OF both metals are treated In
the same way in the making of coins.
One might think that our goid pieces
and silver coins are made In molds, Out
a visit to the mint would show that 10
he untrue. The precious metals are rolled
out into thin bands until they are or
certain width and thickness. These strips
Of gold or silver are then run under
steel punches, which cut the metal 'h'o
discs.
Each piece is then weighed by very
exact scales, for each coin must contain
SO much gold or silver. After the weigh
ing these blanks are shoveled into Vats
or of them. When dry the blanks are
nut into long tubes, through which they
pass one by one between two dies. The
INNER die stamps the face of the coin.
while the lower stamps the back Inc
great pressure Of the two dies coming
fo9ether has lust force enough to make
the impressions on the coins clear and
distinct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-30
SchooIroom Don'ts,

HON'T be untidy about your dress.
Keep your hair neatly comibed and
your finger nails clean
Don't use your school books roughly.
Handle them as carefully as though they
were to last you a lifetime
Don't be overbearing toward Your
teachers nor think 1t smart to make
them dislike you. They are devoting
their time In helping you to get an efu-
cation, the most necessary thing in the
world for a boy or girl to possess.
Don't quarrel with Your school COM
panions. If boy or girl shows a dis
position to be disagreeable it is wise on
your part to give him or her q wide
BERTH
Don't think that by cheating at exams.
you are playing joke or a trick on
your teachers and parents. Your per-
sonal education is of far vaster i'm
portance to you than It Is to them.
Don't get into the lazy habit OF being
morning. Habits formed in childhood
last during life. and the boy who is not
prompt in school will never be prompt in
business affairs.
Don't hrag or boast II you are at the
head of your class. 1t can do you no
possible good and only makes those
above whom you take rank hate and
envy you.
Don't carry tales from one school friend
to another. but learn how to respect
Confidence and how to keep q secret sa-
cred.
Don't think that the present days OF
childhood amount to nothing and that
life begins only after becoming grown
M You are forming character and
preparing for manhood and womanhood
during your school days. Don't neglect
the opportunity to make the most OF
your youth.
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you and me as well as to the next one
In fact, you are now a little wayfarer.
and the untenanted land is yours to pitch
your camp upon. You know that is the
law Of the land. and while you are camp
ing here you have the right to dig to any
depth you may desire"
Waldo withdrew from the roadside and
accompanied the fairy to the shadow OF
the wood. There they began to dig into
the earth beneath the ledge of rock. And
before midnight Waldo had a huge pile
Then the fairy told him to lie down and
sleep while she put the gold into sack
Just as the sun was beginning to peep
through the trees Waldo awoke, and the
gold was in bag beside him. This he
carried to a secret hiding place. Then
he busted himself building rude camp.
for he was poor. homeless wayfarer and
had the right to make shelter there
his hand into his pocket and felt a large
coin there. Drawing 1t forth, he was
surprised to find a piece Of money which
would buy provisions FOR him. enough to
village and bought some food. carrying
1t to his camp In the woods. After en-
joying a hearty meal, washed down by
pure spring water, he slept till nightfall.
Then he was reused from slumber by the
good fairy. and quickly prepared to go to
work again.
At the end of the week Waldo had seven
great bags of gold, and he carried them,
one at a time, to a city some leagues
distant from the village. There he sold
the gold to the governors, and they made
1t into money. And Waldo had his pock
cts SO full OF coins that he feared to
travel by day lest he be robbed, so he
made his trips to and from the city at
night, led by the good fairy.
After the seven bags of gold had been
sold for many pocketfuls Of money and
AN overflow tied up in his kerchief. Waldo
by his grandmother and himself No
tenant was there yet. and the landlord
was very anxious to sell the place. Waldo
made him an offer, and the landlord,
thinking the lad was TESTING. agreed to
take the amount. Waldo surprised him
by producing the money. and soon he was
in his own little cottage as owner. And
and soon had great farm with fields
and herds. And everywhere on his land
was plenty and contentment.
And all the neighbOrs marveled over
the. great fortune Of the young lad, but
none ever knew that fairy had helped
him to it. And one by one the farmers
about him came to him to borrow sums
Of money and asked favors Of the boy
they had once seen go into the world a
poor little wayfarer who had not a shelter
over his head nor crust to keep him
from starving. But they all felt ashamed
of themselves when Waldo gave them
assistance instead Of cold treatment. and
one in the neighborhood had learned to
love the good young man who had be-
come the richest and greatest among
Them for no one was ever allowed to pass
his door without receiving from him any
assistance they might need.
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A Peculiar Cantilever Bridge.

From the Engineering Magazine.
Nearly all cantilever bridges have what
is called an anchor or shore-arm from
each river pier and a cantilever-arm from
each of these piers. projecting out over
the river, and as these cantilever-arms
are usually only a little over one-Quarter
the length Of the span between the two
shore piers, we still have a space equal
to nearly half the span to be bridged,
which Ia usually accomplished by what
is called a suspension span, an in
dependent bridge resting on the ends of
two cantilevers as il they were piers.
During erection the suspended span is
built as a continuation of the cantilevers,
but after the erection is completed 1t is
partially disconnected so as to rest on
the cantilever arms as an independent
bridge. The two principal objects of the
suSpended-span system are economy and
prevention of the sudden change Of strain
from one system to the other. according
to the position of the load. But Black
wells Island bridge is unique, at least
for long spans. in having the cantilever
arms meet in the center without any
intervening span. It remains to be seen
whether this innovation will be an i'm
provement or the reverse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-30
A Hoop Screen for Post Cards

"9RAP the rims Of two large rolling
w hoops with cloth. Next lay each
hoop on piece Of green denim
or burlap and cut out the material round
for covering the hoop. Allow about two
inches so that the edges vii, not fray
Sew the coverings on to the bindings of
the hoops. When both large frames are
covered In this way join the edges so
that the hoops stand at an angle This
forms a screen whi,h stands quite firm.
For decoration use post cards, which
should be carefully arranged and securely
sewed on.
II both sides of the screens are to show.
cover both sides. Instead of making the
hoops Of postals into a screen they NAV
be used separately and hung as pictures.
A girl or boy might use several Of these
hoops of postals TO ornament a roonl
Separate hoops used for postals of differ
ent countries might be arranged in order
of position of the countries and called "A
Tour Around the World" When it is not
convenient to use denim or cloth covering
use green paper and paste on the postals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-30

LEY iddle-de-diddle!
1 1 There runs an old riddle
That a cow jumped over the
moon;
But if she did so
We would much like to know
How she ever got down so
soon.
And in that same riddle
A cats in a fiddle;
But how did she ever get there:
For no door has a fiddle
At end or at middle;
So that is most strange, | de-
clare!
And that riddle does say
That on that same dav
A dish ran away with a spoon!
But alas and alack!
AS they never came back
They must have gone up to the
moon.
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OF him during my absence. I Shall De
gone all day unless find mother much
better on my arrival at her house. SO
you must be a good girl and look well
after baby
Jessie made no reply, for her mothers
going from home for the day and leav-
ing baby In her charge spoiled the little
girls plan for the afternoon. for 1t was
Saturday. and Jessie always looked for
ward to the holiday with SO much an
ticipation. She had promised Marie
Parker that she would go with her to
call on some young friends. and that
she would remain at Marie's for supper.
But now her afternoon was spoiled, and
all by baby. Jessie stood pouting as her
mother gave the last instructions regard
ing the care Of baby, who was robust
chap OF two years.
Then Jessie's mother kissed her good
bye and was gone, and baby was asleep
in his little bed In his mothers room.
Jessie vert to see II he needed anything'
him He sat up and rubbed his dear
bright eyes and smiled at his sister. who
was in no humor to return q smile. ohe
kept thinking to herself: "Oh, II 1t were
afternoon. But now I must stop at home
and take care OF him. I think 1t really
mean for me to be obliged to look after
him.
Baby kept on smiling. Then he began
10 laugh loudly and to kick up his heels
and 10 crow and make all sorts of antics
He was in the jolliest humor and wanted
A romp with his sister. But Jessie would
not romp with him. She dragged him
rudely from his little bed and carried
him downstairs, where she put him on
the floor AZ he could run about In
most lively way. he was soon In the
hall. then IN the library, rummae1ng
among papers and magazines on the
floor Jessie paid no attention to him al
all. but got a book and began reading
After a while the front doorbell rang and
Jessie went TO answer 1t. There stood
Marie Parker ard Polly Davis. ON,
street at half-past 10. The 7th Regi-
ment is to march. and. of course.
band will be In advance playing" Thus
exclaimed Marie. her face agiow with ex-
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and the owner of the cottage told Wsldo
that as the last quarters rent was due
and nothing with which to meet it, he
had better go away at once, as he (the
lahdlord) would find another tenant inn
mediately to occupy the place. "And
since your grandmother IL in debt some
little amount to me for rent, I forbid you
to remove anything from the garden or
the house. I shall hold what Is here as
my due"
Waldo turned away from the cottage,
his eyes full of tears and his heart too
heavy for utterance. He merely nodded
his head to the landlord and walked out
of the garden.
But once out of sight of tho old cot
tage. where, in spite of poverty, Waldo
had been happy with his fond and loving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-30
A Game of Fate.

r fave three glasses nearly filled with
n water Into one pour enough vim
L L egar to color 1t. Into another pour
milk. but leave the third with pure water
in it. Blindfold the players in turn and
then change the position of the glasses.
hut leave them in a row. Turn the blind
folded player around twice and then lead
him I'D to the table. where he places
finger in one Of the glasses to learn his
fate. II the glass with the vinegar Is
chosen the player will remain unmarried.
The glass with the milky water means a
Marriage while the clear water denotes
marriage and wealth.
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shall have enough to keep me from want
for a week or So
Yes. you had better go up to the
village as soon az your granny Is buried:
but II will take all the money you can
get from the vegetables and the cloth to
pay the old lady's funeral expenses. Even
then, you'll have 10 have a very cheap
funeral, / say
Waldo had not thought Of that expense:
but wi .n the neighbor woman called it to
his attention he gladly acquiesced. and
said he wanted Dear Granny to have the
incest funeral that their little money
would AFFORD. and that he would get on
somehow till he found work.
The funeral was held the following day,
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moved in his sleep, smiled and opened his
eyes. AS he beheld the lovely maiden
standing beside him he blushed and
quickly rose to his feet. But he could not
find his tongue, and stood in a bashful
attitude He had never seen so lovely
a creature before.
"You are Waldo, the orphan boy" said
the maiden. And your heart is very
heavy from grief and your mind is per-
picked about your future. l am here to
help YOU
Then Waldo found his voice and spoke:
Yes, / lost my last and best friend yes
terday-my beloved northumberland l
am very miserable. Also 1 am very poor.
But am young and eager to work So
poverty holds no terror for me. But who
are you beautiful! lady?'
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grandmother, the grief-burdened child
hastened his steps toward the village
When within half a mile of the town his
feet became so weary and he so exhaust
ed from loss of sleep and heavy sorrow
that he decided to lie on the roadside and
rest a bit II night overlook him 1t would
not matter, for the evening was warm
and the sky clear.
Just as he had fallen asleep under the
shelter Of a low-spreading tree slender
and beautiful maiden, with golden hair
and soft blue eyes. came gently from the
depths of a wood which covered a near
by hillside. She carried in her white hand
a wand and as she stood looking down on
Waldo she waved 1t over his head. Waldo
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The maiden smiled. II am a fairy, my
child. and / heard your sobs last night
when you thought you were alone in the
garden where you had gone to pray And
l came to you and watched over you. I
heard the lies the neighbor woman told
you about the poverty Of her husband.
She shall never prosper. for she willingly
depths Of poverty. from her door. But
you shall be the richest and best man in
all this land. The hillside Is full of gold.
Deep in the ground beneath yonder rocks
runs a vein Of pure gold. You shall own
that vein Of gold and dig it from the
earth. But the work shall go on at night
when all the COUNTRYSIDE is asleep-and
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you shall carry to your hiding place bags
Of gold every morning before the break
Of day. And when you have at last got
enough of the gold you shall carry it to
the city-some leagues from here-where
1t will be made into money. You will sell
your gold to the government"
But" asked Waldo, somewhat taken
aback with surprise, "how shall I get the
gold from the mine? / am only twelve
years old and not strong enough to dig 1t
for myself
This will open the way to the very
bowels of the earth,'' said the fairy. And
she held up her wand. II shall help you,
my lad. But let's withdraw from the
roadside, for we may be seen. And as
this hillside is public property, and COW
cred with rocks and timber, it belongs to
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LITTLE ESSIE'S LESSON


to have company for dinner tomorrow. SO
she has an extra lot Of Saturday work to
do. Butt wonder why 1 could not go
without saying anything to Nancy? She
is 50 busy in the kitchen that she won't
come into the other part OF the house
before luncheon time. and then I'll be
home again. Babe is playing in the IL
brary and I'll take some cookies to him
and put toys about him on the floor.
He'll entertain himself until I get back
won't be gone an hour
Yes, I think that will be all right"
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HE incidents relat-
ed IN this story
happened many,
many hundreds OF
years ago in q
gre a t country
across the seas.
Near to a noun
tain town there
dwelt a poor old
woman. by name
Granny Gump, and
her little grandson.
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citement. "We-Polly and I-are going
to see the parade and came to ask you
to go with u.s.
Jessie was all eagerness, and said she'd
love to go. Then, remembering baby, she
frowned and said: "Oh, I can't go, for
grandmother is sick and mamma has
gone to spend the day with her, leaving
me in charge of Babe. I'd love to go
but"
Cant the maid keep him." asked
Polly.
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The Purchase Of New York.

-
From Putnam's.
When the letter announcing the pur-
chase for sixty guilders ($2D of the 11,OO0
morgens of land constituting Manhattan
island, was read in the assembly of the
states-generai. on November ., 1925, II
was resolved that mo action Is necessary
on this information Had their high
possessed provision. how
strenuous might have been the resolution
passed, that the newly acquired island
should be kept forever under their con-
troll. Nor was the West India Company,
that money making trust which ventured
this first speculation in wheat and in
lands in the long line of enterprises
known to Manhattan, more alive to the
excellence of their investment. More
than ten times the sum paid over to the
Indians for about COCO acres, according
to their estimate. has since been paid
for a single square foot of New York
soil. Probably there is no other sale
on record where the advance in value
has been so great.
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said Polly and Marie. So Jessie ran and
got her hat and jacket and went off with
her little comrades toward the center of
town, where the parade was to take place
within q few minutes. And they found
nice place from which to watch the
marching soldiers, for they got on a big
box that was in front of a grocery store.
There they stood for long time, though
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-30
Zigzag Puzzle.

Each Of the seven words OF this zgzag
tains four letters. II the words correctly
guessed and written one below another their
zigzag letters beginning with the upper left
hand letter and ending with the lower left-hand
letter. will spell game much enjoyed by
schoolboys. The crosswords are: ~ common
wild animal. % Something from which medi
cine is extracted. 90 The slow, mournfu ring
ing OF bell. (6) To be tidy. "a A make
believer.
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added Marie. 'Often mamma used to
leave me with our cook. and nothing ever
happened to me. Please come with US,
Jessie"
Jessie thought for a moment. II
wouldn't dare to ask the maid to mind
Babe she said, for she's SO busy pre-
pairing things for tomorrow. She has her
regular baking, you know, and We are
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NE morning Jes-
sizes mamma called
to her: Daughter,
I have just receiv-
ed a phone mes
sage from mother
that she is quite
Ill and I must go
to see her. AS the
weather is threat
endng, / shall not
take baby. and you
must have charge
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Beheadings.

IN Behead a number Of freight cars linked to-
gether and leave shower (2) Behead that
which means breadth and leave a public high
way. 81 Behead money and leave the name of
q certain kind of tree.
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Curtailings.

a. Curtal professional breadmaker and
leave to cook in oven. ~ Curtail strong
drink and leave a mark used on cattle In the
far west. ~ Tripiy curtail that which is made
for aerial navigation and leave a social function
where people dance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-30
Letter Enigma.

SSISA ShAS Aio.
My first Is In cake. but not In pie:
My second 10 In howl, but not In cry:
Ny third Is the same my second. you see;
My fourth is in bark, but not in tree;
My fifth is In come, but not In so;
My sixth is in yes. but not In no:
My whole is something boys and girls love to eat,
1t is crusty and crisp. and always quite sweet.
Riddle.
4 duck before two ducks, q duck behind tive
ducks, a duck between two ducks. How many
ducks in all: Ans.-Three.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
Zigzag puzz!e-Halloween. Cross words: ~
Heart 20 Mates. 80 Melon. % Polly. t0
Hello. 90 Frown. % Sneak. t6) Seams. 80
Night.
Letter enigma-Frolic.
Beheadings-CD Stop top. ~ Bridge. ridge.
90 Bride. ride.
Cntailings-0, Plateau, plate. e. Spine.
spin. t3) Tent, ten.
Picture name puzzle-Chopin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-01-08
The Gentle Rebuff.

Robert W. Hebberd. New Works
commissioner of charities. CONCLUDED
an address at a recent phiianihropic
dinner in this way
Yes. immeasurable are the rehufs
that the helpers Of the poor, the seeS
ers after charity for their suffering
brothers. undergo.
"A friend OF mine. a Methods min]
lister In a small Western town told fl
the other day of his last rebuff a nO1
unkind one.
Entering the Office Of the loca' week
ly. the minister said to the editor
al am soliciting aid for -ente|
man of refinement and intelligence
who is in dire need Of a little ready
money. but who is far too proud a MAJ
to make his sufferings known
why exclaimed the editor push
ing up his eye-shade. I'm the onl
chap in the village who answers ma
description. What's this gentleman
name?
al regret said the minister ina
I'm not at liberty to disclose b.
why. il must be me- said me GU
tor. 1T is me, sure. Heaven rrosF
you, parson. in your good work
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-01-08

wasn't a vegetarian)--it just occurred
10 me that | was most frightfully font
OF you
oh" said Winnie. rising There's
the next dance beginning. and r.
"Sit down." said the Widower
placing a OBTAINING hand on her arm
Never mind the next dance. What
do you think | came here for tonight
| didn't come to dance. came to
see you. | have been waiting to see
YOU for--for months; but they told me
you were engaged. and | kept away.
Il broke IL of. she murmured
looking down.
"Was-was he a vegetarian" asked
the Widower anxiously
Winnie raised her eyes to his, and
her cheeks turned suddenly crimson.
mo. but I. -
The Widower gave little trium.
plant laugh.
My darling" he whispered in her
ear, I'VE can make II up to each other
all the rest OF our lives The
Sketch.