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tons Went The Finger Family and Their Punishment

Painted some pictures in some books"
admitted Little Jack.
Then mamma and Little Jack went To
the library to see the pictures which had
been painted in the books, and it Is need.
less to say that mamma saw several OF
the finest volumes of the library ruined.
Leading Little Jack to her own private
room, mamma sat down and talked to
him.
Half an hour after the confidential
talk, in which mamma pointed out the
fact that Little Jack had been the real
influence behind the bad conduct of tho
Finger family. it was agreed that not
only should the Finger family be pun
ished but that Master Stomach and Mas
ter Little Jack himself-all Of him, feet.
head. body-should pay penalty for the
mischief done during mammals absence.
Each member of the Finger family was
tied up in black rags-all- save the wound
ed which was carefully wrapped in white
lnen-and Little Jack was then put to
bed with this sentence: mo dinner to-
night, and tomorrow a task of writing
the words Bad Boy 100 times. Not alone
must Finger family suffer but their COM
panions In mischief must suffer with
Them" declared mamma. And Tying
there in his bed, lonely, hungry, Little
Jack decided he would never never al
low the Finger family nor Master Greedy
Stomach to lead him into mischief again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
MIR. Whz1e-Wuzz1e's Bed Time Tales.

in dat pot, handin' sumthin' to Billy Pos
sum- Billy Postum he say: 'Sartinly, sah.'
an a-steppin' up to dat big black pot. he
pore In it what Mr.. Wolf give him. an
sure huff, chil'ren. Billy Possum got the
s'prise Of his life.'
What happened. Aunt Matilda" cried
the children, as the old woman most pro-
vokingly paused. as if there was nothing
more to be said.
We'll, as to dat. chilren," she slowly
replied, as she took of her spectacles and
carefully wiped them with her apron. and
as carefully put them on again. "ef yo'
axes Mr.. Billy Postum, he'll tell yo' dat
vile he members 'stinctly SEEM de fash.
he hasn't no 'membrunce tai Of hearin'
de thunder, IS when he comes to find his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
Beheadings.

FATHER HALEY had telephone put
1 into the parsonage in connection with
the church. parochial school, etc. Paddy
Mckay. the fathers handy man. was in
structed in the use of the intrument. and
the next day while Paddy was busting the
church he heard the telephone bell ring,
and hurried to take down the receiver
He was happy to hear Father Halley's
voice asking him a question. Paddy. In
preparing to answer the father. remem-
bered that his reverence was a long way
off and raised his voice accordingly. He
screamed into the speaking trumpet, then
waited the result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
TOLD BY AUNT MATILDA.

Eff somebody drive up to ole Judge Owls,
Billy Postum drap whatever he dom an
set off to see who dat somebody is. an
what dat somebody want of ledge Owl.
Dat was de way so Mr.. Wizzle WuzZle
done tell me- it was all de time wild Billy
Postum. an Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle say de
fac dat Billy Postum to dis day has
mighty little har is due to a-peekin' once
too of'en into dat what didn't consarn
him."
Aunt Matilda here pretended she had
nothing more to say. but the little ones
kept very still. and then, after glancing
at them seriously over her spectaces, she
said:
"'Cordin' to Mr.. Wizzle WuZzle, chill
rem, an what Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle say L
isn't denying, Billy POssum's wife say to
him one day dat de coal done give out,
AM
Do possums use coal, Aunt Matilda"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

Mon dat, chile, 1 doesn't pursume to say:
TO. long as / ricolics. Mr.. While Wuz-
zle isn't been nuthin' tall but Mr. While
Wuzzle. But, chil'ren. who Mr.. Wizzle
Wuzzle is. or who Mr.. While Wuzzle
isn't, got nuthin' tall to do wild Billy
Postum, who as Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle say
was one of desc here folks-an' dey isn't
all Billy Possums-what always has mo-
time TO 'ten6in' to udder folkes' business
den dey has TO 'tendin to dere own. Eff
Mr.. Coon git to fixin' his barn, no sooner
do he git to work on 1t den here come
long Billy Possum. tellin' him how to do
dis an how to fix dat spite de fac dat
Billy Possum's oxn barn done need mo-
fxin' dat very mint den do Mr. Coon's
Eff Mrs. Postum say at de brekfas' table
dat de roof need mendin Billy Postum
say to her dat Mr.. Fox is ridip' down de
road, an de roof kin keep It'll he see whar
Mr.. Fox gwine, an what he gwine fo'
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Paddy and the Telephone.

81 don't understand a word you saYs
Paddy" came the voice of the father
Paddy. raising his voice still louder, al.
most burst his lungs repeating his an
swer. Again came the fathers voice.
saving: 81 can't make ont what you say,
Paddy Paddy, impatient and possess
ing a quick temper. turned his face aside
and said in low tones: MAY the divel
take the auld fool fer his deafness"
"Ah, I heard you perfectly that times
Paddy" came the fathers voice, and q
promise was in it's tones, too. And Pads
dy, leaping away from the instruments
swore he'd ''niver monkey with that dive
tlish consarn agin, niver."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

asked the little girl visitor, in a rather
doubtful tone.
Il isn't sayin' chile" Aunt Matilda an
swered, what possums use or what dey
don't use. Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle say, q
members purticulur. dat Billy Postum
set off TO- de coal mans to have ton
of coal sent up to his house, an it amt
TO- me an 1t amt TO- yoall to say dat
he didn't. Howsomever, on de way, Bill
ly Postum pass de 'pothecary shop Of Mr..
Wolf. He see Mr.. Wolf a-fxin up some
contrapshun in de back Of his shop, an.
sayin' to hisself dat he'll order dat ton Of
coal bimeby, Billy Postum walk to de
back of Mr. VOLTS shop to see what dat
contrapshun= is what Mr.. Wolf so busy
wild. When he go in he say: 'Howdy. Mr..
Wolf and Mr.. Wolf he say, 'Howdy,
Billy Possum. What yo' want?' "
BILLY Postum. so Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle
say. start in to 'splain dat he don't want
nuthin' tall. as he's feelin' more'n toler
able jes den. Wild dat, Mr.. Wolf say dat
he sartinly is glad to hear dat Billy Pos
sum feelin' SO fine, but dat TO- de life of
him he can't imagine what he want comm
to 'pothecary shop when he's feelin'
we'll. But, bless yo', chil'ren, Billy Postum
he's one of desc here folkes what don't
take no hintin' from nobody. yit he know
we'll as anybody dat Mr.. Wolf done mean
by what he say OATS he very busy, an
dat he amt got no time TO- peoples what
want nuthin'. But, as I say, chilren, Billy
Postum don't take de hint, an down he
sot hisself right in Mr.. VOLTS own big
chair. an dar he sot a-waitin' TO Mr..
Wolf to 20 on with that contrapshun.
"Mr Wolf he look like he wish Billy
Postum q milyun miles way, but at las
he go on wild his work. AS he do dis an
as he do dat, Billy Possum twfs' his head
dis way an he twis' it dat way, all de
time a-peekin' here an a-peekin' dar, an
all de time AKIN Mr.. Wolf mo- things den
he could answer in a lifetime. Mr.. Wolf
don't say much, but he's g1ttln' madder
say: 'Yo' wants to be mighty keerful.
Billy Postum. a-peekin' into things in dis
here shop. TO- de fust yo' know sumthin.
is gwine to happen dat'1 s'prise 70,
dere's one thing in dis here worl he do
Joy moren annudder it's bein' sprised.
X X
'When Mr.. Wolf hear Billy Postum say
dat SO Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle done tell me,
Mr.. Wolf he sorter smile 'termined 10 his
self, an say: EFF dat is the case, Billy
Postum, is gwine to give yo' de joy
ment Of yo' life An wild dat Mr.. Wolf
vited Billy Postum out into de backyard
Of his shop, whar dere was a big black
pot, an den he pore sumthin' in it. Den
he say to Billy Postum: Didn't dat sprise
yo, Billy Postum? But Billy Postum he
low dat a-porein' sumthin' In a pot. eft
it was big an black, don't s'prise him.
well, den, Billy Possum,' say Mr.. Wolf.
'jes s'pose yo' try yo' han. an pore dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

<<A NY ONE what pickle he is said mother
held Jackie for his daddy kiss before going off
bed Il must tell what sad fright he gave today
creeping about the floor playing with old doll
buttons had dropped After being quiet
cough and seemed to have something in his
Where the buttons? thought. Can he got them
down his throat called nurse hunted everywhere
the buttons had gone. oh dear, OH dear! cried nurse
quickly for the doctor and baby has swallowed
Nurse flew off in haste, while had ROOM
though et almost upset Cook help
and rpped Underneath were the two
buttons! Who Jackie pickle give such fright
Jackie laughed, much say Wasn't that game OF
hde-and-seek?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

self in hospittle, wild de ha'r all skotched
off him from de tip of his nose to de
end Of his tail, an yo' all chilren know
we'll as I does dat sence dat day Billy
Possum done had mighty little ha'r to
brag on
Matilda" asked the little girl visitor.
that Mr.. Wolf gave Billy Postum to pour
in that big black pot?'
Now, honey" said the old woman,
shaking her head. 'bein' as I never pur-
sumed to ak Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle he never
done tole me. But dere's yo' ma a-callin'
TO- me- chil'ren, an so run long, an
don't forgit what done happen to MI.
Billy Postum, an de reason 1t done hap
pen to him"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

he Finger family
were in dishonor.
They had been
guilty of grieyous
conduct. And now
they were suffering
the penalty Of their
wrongdOing.
The Finger fam
lily consisted Of ten
members, and all
equally guilty. And
now l shall tell you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

n n h<1<
toni n a n V
Names" remarked
Aunt Matilda to
the children. as
t n e Y gathered
about her, 81 does
say dat | has
n O t j c e q d a t
moce'n one of yo'
is given to A.
peekin' into dis
an a-peekin' into
dat what doesn't
yo'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
Zigzag Puzzle.

IL the words in the zigzag contain the
same number Of letters. and IL rightly
- guessed the zigzag, beginning at the upper
eft-hand letter and ending with the lower
left hand letter, will spell the name of
e famous and most cratic English poet. The
IS words are: 1. A word meaning large. >.
Scotch word used in the affirmative. 3. \
Of iron. f. Meaning the present. ). word
d in the negative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

very stern face. for cook knew by in
stinct what a little boy visited the kitchen
for, and she had no time to be preparing
lunches for any one just then. There
was a cake in progress of making and
chicken to be dressed for dinner. So her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

cake and dressed that chicken replied
the queen Of the kitchen and pantry. "No
time to be fixin' stuffin' for small stom-
icks between meals. Besides. it's bad
habit"
Little Jack understood the cook, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

Copyright. 1909. by Robert W. Dutton.)
Mr.. Billy Possum's Surprise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
CurtaiIinus.

G Doubly curtail n precious stone and leave
hov's toy. t2D Doubly curtail 10 make secure
and leave to move in rapid manner. 80 Cur
tail a number and leave a stronghold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

I'd hate to be an elephant,
i Or a poor, squealing pig,
For one is always eaten up
And the other is too big.
Id hate'to be roaring lion,
With the hunters after me;
I'd hate to be a monkey queer
Arranging from tree.
Id hate to be a tall giraffe:
Id hate wolf to be;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

Id hate to be a camel, slow,
In men-ag-er-ie.
I'd hate to be a common toad
That sits meath a toadstool !;
Id hate to be a dray horse,
Or a poor, unhappy mule.
I'd hate to be most anything
That would myself destroy,
And find / am quite satisfied
TO be little boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

IL the words az his primal acrostc rightly
guessed and written below the other thei1
initial letters will spell the name of famous
woman singer The words Of the acrostic
are. 1. A kind of fruit. 2 drink 8. Some
thing belonging TO a hans attire. 4. The sans
as he third :. 4 hcstelry.
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Answers to Puzzles.

Novelist acrcstic-tu Dish. t. Iron. 49, Cold
a. King. 81 Earl (6) Noun. q, Sand. lnitia1
letters spell Dickens.
Letter enicma-YouthfH
Reheadings-(D Deacon, con. ~ Garnet, nen
~ Scamp camp.
Curtailings-ui Ballad, ball. (2) Pupil, pup
90 Window, wind.
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knew there was no appeal after she had
passed her verdict. So he marched away
from the kitchen portal, going to the big
dining room. where he hoped to find a
cracker on the table. But the table was
already set for dinner, and not so much
as a crumb remained on it. Little Jack s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

TO devour ~ Behead the exercise engaged IN
by soldiers and leave little brook. 81 Douhly
hehead fine fur and leave place from which
mineral is taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

HILE / isn't men,
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cOnSarn yo'."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-22
AMUSEMENT IS.
News of Interest for Chicago
Playgoers and Base Ball
Fans,

three or four minutes, the more the
park.goer seems to be pleased.
The new management Of Forest
Park has been quick to realize this.
Paul d. Howse, at the head Of the
management, himself an inventor and
builder Of some Of the most remark.
able rides entertaining the public In
many parts Of the country. has equip
ped Forest Park with an array Of rid.
Ing devices which he AYERS cannot be
duplicated In any similar institution
In the world
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-22
EVERYTHING NEW AT FOREST
PARK.

Forest Park. newest of Chicagos
big Fairgrounds. is making lavish
expenditure on new and novel riding
devices. Its principal appeal for pub
lie patronage this season. The fash.
ion. II 80 1t may be styled. In outdoor
amusement for 1909 seems to lean to
the daring, sensational and spectacu.
lar ride. The more thrilling the ex.
perience that can be crowded into
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-22
BASE BALL.
GAMES AT WHITE SOX PARK,
Saturday-Boston.
aundo v-Nou, vnets

GAMES AT WHITE sOx PARK.
Saturday-Boston.
Sunday-New York.
With Boston on the tapis for to-day
and the New York Highlanders com.
Ing for four days visit Sunday. the
fans can well feel happy. Both the
Bostons and the New Yorks are play.
Ing the games Of their lives, and the
games with them are sure to be fought
bitterly. The Sox have now the finest
pitching star In the country. and as
soon as the team gets It's right batting
gait nothing will stop them. Mr.. Co.
miskeys purchase Of Bill Burns from
the Washington club was popular
one. With White. Walsh, Smith, Scott
and Burns the Sox have a stan Of
pitchers that are superior to any stan
In either the National or the American
League. All Chicago Is pulling for the
White Sox to land the pennant this
year. They can be depended upon to
win the Worlds Championship.
NEWS OF THE SEMI.PROS.
The Chicago Union Giants OF the
Lake Shore League will play the Gun.
theirs this Saturday at Gunther Park.
This will be the first appearance in
Chicago Of the Giants. and close and
exciting game can be expected. Fred
Bergman will do the pitching for Me.
sens men and Frank Oils will do the
backstopping.
The River Forests will play the
West Ends at West End Park this
Saturday, It being the first Of a series
OF three games to be played by these
two teams. The games should MI
Manager McNichols' pretty ball park
to its capacity. Jake Vance will pitch
for the West Ends against Percy Skill.
lin for the River Forests.
The Rogers Parks will play the Lo.
gan Squares at Logan Square this Sat.
urday. The game will be the first be.
tween the two clubs this season.
~6A
The Gunthers and Logan Squares,
who are tied for the lead In the Chi.
cago Baseball League. will hook up
at Callahan's park Sunday. Earl Ru.
gar and Art Zangerle will be the Gun.
ther battery. VIII Torey and Frank
Donovan being listed to work for Cal.
This will be one Of the big games Of
the season.
Anson's Colts will play their first
West Side game Sunday at West EnN
Park. Teddy Opfergelt and Joe Brad.
shaw being billed to pitch.
Rogers Park will have the Auburn
Parks as the visiting attraction Sun.
day. Donohue and Wenig will pitch.
The Cherokee Indians will play their
nrst local game Sunday at Gunther
park. the Arions. who will have Trim.
Klaus and Oils as the battery. opposing
them.
The Milwaukee White Sox will play
the Leland Giants Sunday at Auburn
Park. Ernie Groth. who pitched won.
derful fourteen.inning game against
the Logan Squares. twirling against
Rube Foster.
Queen Victoria kept diary from the
time she was 1S. and wrote enough
stun to I'LL hundred printed volumes.
To write SO much. and at the same
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-22

United Societies should remember
that Consistency Is a jewel" Judge
Mack has been professor Of law in the
Evanston University. the Northwest
ern, where prohibition Is taught and
practiced and within four mtiea, OF
whose walls liquor or beer or wine
cannot be sold. Yet the United Socie
ties prefer Mack to 100000 liberal vot
ers, including the vote Of United La
Dor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-22

Policeman Cal)Aghan OF the Warren
avenue station. was saved by the par.
don board this afternoon.
The board commuted his sentence to
life Imprisonment and messages to this
effect were received In Chicago from
Springfield.
The action of the pardon board was
taken as a result OF the efforts OF
prominent club women and settlement
workers"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-22
/6l6ll

1t is alleged that Judge Mack's po,
litical managers have passed the word
to cut Judge Richard w. Clifford,
Judge Frank Baker, John II. Murray,
Donald l.. Morrill,, Richard T.. Burke
and William II. Arthur, all Democratic
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-22
~

Voters should ask themselves This
question: Why did his brother judges
on the Circuit bench refuse to re
appoint Judge Mack to the Juvenile
Court? There was reason for this,
as there is for everything. Ask and
you will find out. Every Settlement
worker, every suffragette talks loudly
about Judge Mack and the Juvenile
Court. Why was he taken out OF It?
We hope that enough voters will find
out the truth about this matter, to
satisfy themselves that the other
judges did right.
%6
Mack won the III will OF union labor
In Chicago by a sweeping injunction
issued by him the day after the Demo
cratic primaries.
President John Fitzpatrick OF the
Chicago Federation OF Labor and Sec
retary Nockels OF the same organiza'
ton were quoted by the Tribune and
Record Herald as saying that Judge
Mack showed dupliclty" by postpon'
ing the granting OF the injunction
until the day following the primaries.
This injunction has caused indigna'
tlon among labor men everywhere.
BY It the Associated Building Trades,
Its officers and members. are restrained
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-22

The United Societies are said to
be contemplating hammering a nail
into the coffin of personal liberty.
1t is said that Secretary Cermak
has endorsed Loeffier's man Mack for
reelection as Judge of the Circuit
Court.
II the societies follow Cermak's die
tation there will be trouble In the
camp.
This is the Mack who was recently
placed on the unfair list of the Chi
cag0 Federation Of Labor for Issuing,
1t is said, a sweeping injunction
against the building trades.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-22

1t IL alleged that Judge Mack's pO-
litical managers have passed the word
to cut Judge Richard w. Clifford.
Judge Frank Baker. John II. Murray.
Donald l.. Morrill,, Richard II. Burke
and William II. Arthur, all Democratic
nominees, In return for votes for Julian
w. Mack.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-22

Judge Mack. represents Jane Ad.
dams and Il lot OF settlement workers.
Does the Democratic party want a
man of that kind on the bench? The
Democratic party calls itself the party
Of the wOrklngman, the business man
and the liberal-minded man, regard
less of race or religion. And yet 1t
nominates J. w. Mack for Judge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-22

from interfering with the business of
sixteen members Of the Chicago Man.
tel and Tile Dealers Association by
the terms of an injunction issued by
Judge Mack.
The order Of the court was one OF
the most sweeping of its kind ever Is.
sued against labor organization In
Chicago. 1t sets forth that the labor
organization shall not maintain pick.
cts or spies at or near the premises
of the complainants and that they
shall not by threat or otherwise seek
to intimidate persons employed by or
employing the complainants.
1t prevents the union from organic.
Ing boycott against the complainants
and from causing sympathetic strike
In any other labor organization.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-04
GREAT PROGRE SIS
IN reel AVIATION
SERVICE
WILLIAM e. CURTIS GIVES AN EN-
coURAGiNG REPORT.
Total Area That viii Be Redeemed
at Completion Of 81 Enterprises
Is 2,292,346 Acres.

Chicago, Jan. 4,-Under 4 Washing
ton date the Record-Herald today
prints a resume by William E. Cur
vice in the west. which he declares.
has now reached point where re-
cults can he enumerated without
Boosting"
"Thirty-one different enterprises"
he says, have been In progress. OF
which nine are entirely completed and
ten more are more than half done.
The total area that will be redeem
ed when the entire thirty-one enter
prices are completed will be 2,292,-
346 acres and the estimated cost will
be $50 .451, 500 OF which $4,000. 900 has
already been expended.
Some of these enterprises are very
interesting That at MInidoka, Ida
no, diverts water from the Snake
river on both banks, and when the
pumping works are completed, about
10000 acres, now covered with sage.
brush, on either side, can be brought
under cultivation,
THE Payette-Boise project which is
about half complete, provides for the
storage of water upon both the Pay
cite and Boise rivers for the irriga-
tion of $4,000 acres at a cost of
nearly $5.00O,0 900.
The Salt river project In Arizona.
which intended TO rrigate about ESQ.,
600 acres Of very fertile land In the
vicinity Of Phoeni,, is in many re-
spects, the most interesting OF all the
government enterprises.
The project as a whole is about
70 per cent complied, and it is ex-
pected that the eItire work will be
finished in 1910.
The Yuma project. which is about
half completed. at an expenditure OF
nearly 100000 provides for the di.
version Of the Colorado river on both
banks about IL mics northeast OF the
town of Yuma II will reclaim 1900
acres OF an Indian reservation on the
California side an, about $4,000 acres
OF public land on he Arizona side al
q total estimated 'ost OF $685., 900.
THE Gunnison liver will be divert
ed from It's presen channel through a