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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25

antly by grandfather. to whom he was
introduced. Now. sit here till fix the
chocolate" said grandmother, designat-
ing comfortable chair beside the glowing
crate.
Within a few minutes grandfather.
grandmother and Dick for he had told
them his name. were chatting Pleasantly
Ana TO their many questions Dick told
the story of his young lie. He was an
orphan. without living relative In the
the Newsboys' Home over by 1.-THE via
duct. He managed to get enough to pay
MS 81 per week at the home and went
to night school three nights of each week
grandmother looked at grandfather.
Then she arose and beckoned to the old
man to follow her into another room,
telling Dick to excuse them a minute. In
the dining room the old 70 ks had a whis-
pered consultation. Then. with beamng
races. they returned 10 the living room.
And there they explained to Dick a new
plan they had conceived. And the plan
was for Dick Sunshine" (for that was
what the dear old grandmother called
hfm) 20 TAX up his resid nee with them
make their home his home and to give up
sellint newspapers and go to day school.
Their plan was too lengthy to be given
here. for 1t embraced many things-such
as the future for Dick Sunshine and
many. many incidents pertaining to. the
present such as new clothes, a nice, clean
room with bath. etc.
Dicks face was radiant for a moment.
Then he hung his head. II can't do 1t.
mum and SIR said he. I'D be rittin'
everything and givin' you nothin' for 1t.
1t wouldn't be a fair bargain"
A perfectly fair bargain" declared
both grandmother and grandfather. You
will be giving us what We media child
in the house. sunshine. gayety. the love of
grateful and considsrate boy. Oh.
please comet
came one Of Grandfather Smiths fam
lily. and in course Of time was lawfully
adopted as their son. And h fully repaid
them for all they gave him, for he
brought back to them the day. of youth,
the days when their own children were
growing up about them, and their home
once more rang With the laughter and
shouts OF a happy child.
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wealthy home, and with the advent of
the New Year had been stripped of its
adornment and thrown into the vacant
lot as so much old junk. But these little
urchins-two boys and girl-were trying
to drag it to their home. They We're
very poorly dressed. and perhaps be-
longed to some family that was too poor
to buy a Christmas tree for itself. And
now that the little ones had found this
discarded tree, they felt that they had
come into possession of a treasure.
Harold went across the vacant lot and
spoke to the children, and they verified
his surmises. No. they had not had
tree on Christmas, for their father was
too poor to buy one. But this was only
New Year. and they'd take this tree home
and set it up in their front room and
hang their few gifts that Santa Claus
had brought them on Christmas eve upon
1t. A Christmas tree was better late
than never.
''In help you.'' said Harold. Il am
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him. And here is another year-coming
In tonight at IL o'clock"
Then he fell to pondering over his past
year and planning for the future. "Ah.
1 haven't made a single resolution Tor
the coming year." he soliloquized. We'll.
I have done my best during the past
year. and do not feel the necessity Of
turning over a new leaf"
And. happy in his comfortable and low
ing home. Harold fell asleep. And his
sleep was that of the care-free. worthy
boy who is beloved by his parents. teach
ers and comrades. and who gives fullest
love and gratitude in return.
On the morrow he was up early and
dressed and down to the dining room
when the bell r.-lg for breakfast. Old
grandfather was the second person In
the dining room, and, greeting his grand
son cheerily, he asked? We'll, my boy.
have you made any good resolutions for
the New Year?'
No. grandpapa, l haven't felt the need
to do so. 1 haven't done anything dur
ing the year just passed that / am
ashamed of. and. therefore. / have not
planned to change my behavior"
"Ah. Harold, 1t is not the fact that
we have pleased our own ideas of living
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tops, picture books, balls, candy. apples
and popcorn in great quantity.
Then sheet was hung across in front
Of the tree so that the little ones on
their return might not see it till the
hour for It's unwilling" which would
take place at o'clock. And Harold was
to return, dressed like Santa Claus, to
hand the presents from the tree.
AS they walked homeward after COM
pleting their good work old grandfather
said to Harold: II am glad, my boy, you
have devoted your day to such a char
liable cause. 1t opens my eyes to your
WORTH
You opened my eyes to my own un-
worthiness this morning, grandpapa," de-
clared Harold. And then and there /
made New Year resolution. resolved
to do something to make others happy,
and soon found the opportunity"
and the three walked on in happy 81
1ence.
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This xigzag contains seven words OF four let
tiers each. IL the words rightly guessed and
written one below another In correct order their
zfgzag letters. beginning with the upper left
hand letter and ending with the lower left-hand
letter. will spell the name of a favorite holiday
which comes but once each year. The cross
words are; a. part OF speech. g, Extreme
warmth. t3l place where many people con-
gregate together. ~ To remain. (5l A small
bird 49, musical instrument. 90 covering
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Dick Sunshine.

r. A N u NJ ~ THEIR
and Grandfather
Smith sat in their
coy living room,
grandmother knit
ting and grand
father 10 o k I n E
steadily into the
fire which burned
so brightly in the
CRATE.
At length grand
father sighed and
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SALLY'S NORTHERN NEW YEAR

ALLY was a littlo
southern girl. All
her twelve years Of
life had been spent
in q delightful
town situated on
that magnificent
body OF water
called Tampa bay.
And during the
past two years
Sally had longed
and lnn god RI on
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PUZZLES.


Ny FIRST 10 In king, bat not in queen;
MY second is Ia pink. but not In green:
Ny third 10 In vranzle. but not In fight.
Ny fourth 10 In darkness. but not I'm night:
Ny NTH u the same as my three, you know;
Ny sixth Is in come, but not in go:
Ny seventh IL In six, bat not in eleven:
My eighth is the same you found in my
seven:
My whole 10 that which all people love.
And you'll know what IL Is when you solve the
above.
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L was Christmas
eve. and the stage
coach with the
daily mail was late
again. The natives
of the little viii
lage gathered at
the post office. To-
Gated In the one
store of the place,
had about agreed
the time had ar
rived when the
led to the attention
Hiram Putney
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TOMS RESOLVE.

N M going to turn a brand-new
! leaf"
Said little Tom, the sinner;
"But shall wait till after
Have had my New Year dinner.
"For 'mong the things that I'll
resolve
Is to check my appetite,
And cease from eating everything
That can find in sight.
But just this once I'll eat my fill;
Then, if my stomach pain,
I'll turn the leaf and make resolve
To ne'er do SO again"
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NEW YEAR BELLS.

GEE the children gayly go,
- AS the bells are ringing,
Gross the country, white witt!
snow,
Their happy voices singing.
IT'S New Year morn, and they're
away
To the church beyond the hill.
And there they'll meekly, humbly
pray
To do their Masters will.
Sin is foe that all must fight,
For he's lurking everywhere;
And each must war with all his
might,
Using Good Resolve and Prayer.
For the strongest weapon we can
use
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AROLD had enjoy

AROAO Hdu cuJOJ-
ed a most happy
Christmas. and did
not realize that 1t
was over till one
evening when he
went to bed with
the consciousness
that the morrow
would be the New
Year. well, how
time does f1y.' he
said. drawing the
covers snugly about
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ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
Letter engma-Freezing.
Zigzag puzzle-Chimney. Cross words: ~ Cart.
~ Shop. 90 Ship. 90 Sham. 10 Nine. 90
Lead. "a Year.
Hidden name puzzle-Santa. Words containing
the initial letters: I'D sun. % Ant. 49, New.
a. Tear. 60 Arch.
Rehus-when the bell did ring the children all
ran for school.
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A friendly greeting II given .ycu above. To
read IL rightly take the Initial letters Of the
nrst eight Of the pictured objects and write
them together and they viii spell two words Of
the greeting. The remaining three words are
given complete. There are ave words IN all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-30

ments including necklaces, beads, ETC.,
rave been unearthed by archaeologists
while rumnaging among the dwellings
now in a; state Of dilapidation, and
Judging from the extent Of the old
gold workings. which vary in depth
from 10 to- 20 feet, gold to the value of
millions of dollars was unearthed.
An African Legend.
There is only the remnant of a
tribe in existence which possesses a
knowledge of working in gold. 1t has
been suggested that these people are
descended from the jewellers Of the
structures now in ruin. They are call
ed Amalosa. A tradition of interest
which savors somewhat of the story
of the tower of Babel and explains
their fewness in numbers. has been
handed down from one generation to
another by the Amalosa and would
uggest an ancient origin of the tribe.
5 The God of these aborigines was
supposed to have commanded his
PEOPLE to eat the flesh of young cattle
only. Upon one sad occasion they
swoke to the realization that their old
cattle had all died off, and as the new
generation had been devoured the herd
boys were out of job. They prayed to
their god to send more cattle, but years
went by and still no cattle came.
Finally the people all became crazy,
ing to build a tower to the moon with
the object of catching that sphere and
bringing it down to earth and beating
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sequence of the inclemency of the
weather on the occasion of the first lee
ture which the professor Explorer gave,
many persons were kept away from the
Auditorium. Especially on account of
the recent developments in connection
with the Cook-Peary controversy and
the agreement of the Kansas scientist
to accompany the former on a trip in
quest of the records which were said to
have been left on the summit of Mount
Mckinley, is second lecture particular
ly timely.
1t will be held on the evening of No
vember 8 at the Auditorium at the time
that the teachers are beginning to come
in for the meeting of the State Teach
ers' association. A. a matter of fact
this second lecture is being given large
~ on account of a, request on the part
of the teachers. The title of the lee
ture, Cook and Peary and Discovery
of the North Pole is the same as that
chosen by Professor Dyche for his pre-
vious address, but the lecture and il
Illustrations will be entirely different
Professor Dyche has been overwhelmed
with lecture engagements since his last
appearance in Topeka and has been
greeted by most enthusiastic audiences
The Emporia Gazette had the following
to say in regard to lecture given in
that city by the explorer on Wednesday
evening:
Lewis Lindsay Dyche, of the Uni
versity of Kansas, lectured on the North
Pole at the Whitley opera house last
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night. No other topic has monopolized
the public mind to such a great extent
recently, and no other person in this or
any other country is better qualified to
speak on the subject than Mr.. Dyche,
and hence his lecture was one OF great
interest.
MIR. Dyche has engaged in numerous
Arctic expeditions and has been asso-
ciated with DR.. Cook and Mr.. Peary,
the rival claimants to the discovery of
the Pole. When nothing had been heard
from Mr.. Peary on one trip several
years ago Mr.. Dyche was the one chos-
en- to head searching expedition, and
the trip was successful and the explorer
and his men were rescued and brought
back. OF this and his other visits to
the Far North, Mr.. Dyche told many
interesting experiences, illustrating them
with stereopticon pictures taken by him.
No other explorer has as complete
collection of Arctic views as Mr. Dyche.
He knows how to tell his stories in an
interesting manner.
when it was alleged by affidavits that
DR.. Cook had never climbed Mount Nc
Kinley, as he had said, Chancellor
Strong, of the university, offered Mr.
Dyche's services to DR.. Cook to accom-
pany him on an expedition to the top
of the mountain in search of the buried
records. DR.. Cook accepted this offer,
and Mr.. Dyche will join him soon to
make the expedition"
Thursday evening Professor Dyche
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Coming Down Home Stretch to
a Close Finish.
ORDER BOOKS FULL.
Plants Running Overtime and
Insufffciency of Labor.
Bank Clearings Are Far in Elk.
cess Of Last Year.

New York. Oct. 30.-Bradstreet's saws.
Trade as whole is good or better.
the former word, in fact, being hardly
sufficient to characterize the buoyanov
and breadth of demand shown in many
INES. Industry, in turn, responds with
adVices Of full manufacturers order
BOOKS. full or overtime run, and gem
eral reports OF insuffciency of labor to
meet requirements
Altogether the situation is verv satis-
factory and the rate of Improvement in
the late months of the year promises
to place 1909 close to the front in the
list Of years Of prosperity.
The general report is that the al
vance of the season and the marketing
OF the years crops is bringing out a
large volume of trade in the country
districts, while charging payrolls, fail
Iestivals and state fairs are all helping
to stimulate distribution in the cities
Jobbing trade keeps pace with and In
some cases exceeds final distribution as
regards encouraging reports
Early reports as to holiday trade ara
volume.
Iron and steel are being produced in
large volume, though some advices OF
ease in pig iron are noted.
Business failures in the United States
ror the week ending October % were
217, against PA last week. PAL in the like
week Of 1908, 223 in 1907, 1853 in 1906 and
160 in 1905.
Wheat. INCLUDING flour. exports from
the United States and Canada for tho
week ending October %, aggregate A.
449 bushels, against 1854, 46e last
week and 5.463,714 this week last year.
For the II weeks ending October 2S. ex-
ports are 47,316,179 bushels, against n
806,114 in the corresponding period last
year.
Corn exports for the week are 5as44s
bushels, against 395,592 last week and
196, 514 in 1907. For the IL weeks ending
October % corn exports are 2, 700 6S5
bushels, against 1,1S6.11s last year.
Bank C1earings.
Bradstreet's bank clearings report for
gate of SO, 4S4, 372 900 as against s3745 1S5 oSo
last week and s2561, 45s.000 in the CORE
spending week last year. The following
is a list of the cities: pct
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of the soil of the land are found traces
of an art now extinct in that portion
of the world and indicative of a past
civilization of no mean degree. These
signs of ancient talent are in the
form of "Bushmen's- paintings so
called on account of the fact that in
the country occupied by the Bush
men natives are found some excellent
examples of this form Of art.
1t is not known who the people
were who were sufficiently skilled in
mixing color materials as to produce
painted sketch that would Withstand
the elements for many generations, nor
is there any way of ascertaining II
these hieroglyphics formed a means OF
communication, or whether the gran
tie surfaces simply served as cam
vases for persons of artistic tempera-
fnent.
The color used was red, and from
ell appearances there were two gen
rations of artists. for in some in
stances figures of a lighter hue deface
the original works of art. The an
clients confined their efforts largely to
the portraying of animals and their
sense Of perspective and proportion,
Judging from these figures. was fairly
well developed There are numerous
figures of human beings, however.
which present grotesQueiy elongated
aspect, and suggest an Egyptian origin.
Moreover, in several instances not1ced
w
lotus leaves, but the style used in con-
nection with the animals depicted is
so far removed from that which is
typical of the ancient Egyptians that
9 m inclined to reject the theory that
this portion of the continent had been
invaded by the northern nation.
The animals include the giraffe,
rhinoceros, elephant, wart hog, zebra,
and various kinds of buck.
Present Natives Not Artists.
The present generation of Bantu
and negro races have no conception
of the Reproduction of objects by the
means of the brush-have no method
of communication by signs-and what
is more they possess no sense of the
beautiful. A flower. for example, Is no
more pleasing to the native eye than is
a stick of wood.
Another art which is lost to the
tribes in general in Africa is gold
working There is series of ruins in
r2hodesia which reveal traces of a
marked degree of intelligence. Thous-
ands of dollars worth of gold orna-
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lectured at Hutchinson before a large
and enthusiastic audience
In speaking of the newspaper story in
regard to prospector at Mount McKin-
ley saying in an interview that there
was wall of perpendicular ice which
the Kansas explorer said that this ice
from distance and even through field
glasses appears to be a perpendicular
wall but that in reality when one ar
rives in close proximity to what appears
to be solid wall. it will be seen that
there are many holes in the ice which
Will permit one to reach the top.
Seats will be on sale Saturday at
Stansfield's at the popular price of rs
cents.
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It into a silver platter to present t

1T into a silver platter to present to
theiI king.
On a high hill they commenced
operations, but soon the tower owing
to faulty construction toppled over and
killed many of the members of the
tribe. Nothing daunted another at
tempt was made and higher and high
er the structure grew but far above in
the heavens tantalizingly scared the
big silver moon! Subsequently the
climax to the tragedy occurred when
the tottering pile came laundering
down to earth, discriminating the en-
t re tribe with the exception OF. a few
women who with children bobbing up
End down on their backs, were gather
the craze taking the form of attempt
ing wild fruit for the refreshment of
the workers.
FRANK L. SNOW.
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FARMERS BACK is BROKEN.
Motorcycles Frightened Team Driven
by Stafford County Man.

st. John, Kan, Oct. so.-J. w.
Cowen, prominent farmer living
west of here, was thrown from his
wagon ano the latest report is that
his back is broken. Cowen had just
started to leave town and his team of
mules became frightened by two
motorcycles.
The tongue of the wagon came
down and Cowen was thrown over the
wagon onto the ground. His recovery
is doubtful.
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In Africa Can Be Found Ancient
Paintings.
Surface of Great Rocks Served
for Canvas.
PICTURES OF ANIMALS
Present Natives Have Not Single
Idea of Art.
Legend of One Race of Dark
Continent.

Kopjes or hills and individual clus-
tiers of balanced granite boulders are
Characteristic of portions of South
and Central Africa. On the smooth
sheltered surfaces of these geological
evidences of a gradual washing away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-30

See ]. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT Guaranteed the best manu-
featured.
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Explorer VIII Lecture Second
Time in Topeka.
Recent Developments of Cook
Peary Controversy
WILL BE HIS THEME.
Lecturer Will Make Mt. McKin-
ley Trip With Cook.
About That ''Impenetrable Wall
of Ice'' on the Mountain.

The announcement that Lewis Lind
say Dyche. professor of natural history
at the University Of Kansas, will again
speak at the Auditorium has awakened
decided interest in Topeka. AS a con-
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See J. F. Spohn, 507 E. 4th. for U.
S. Cement: best for all purposes.
Carries from 10 to 20 per cent more
sand than any other
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SUM McNs.

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, in and for the
County of Spokane S. D. Har-
rington, Plaintiff, VS.. Emma G.
Harrington, Defendant.
The State of Washington to
Emma c. Harrington: You are
hereby summoned to appear with
in sixty days after the first publ
cation of this summons, to-wit,
within sixty days after the 18th
day of December. 1908, and defend
the above entitled action in the
above entitled court, and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff, and
serve a copy of your answer upon
the undersigned attorney for plain
tiff, at his Office below stated; and
In case of your failure so to do,
judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand Of
the complaint, which has been
filed with the clerk of said court.
This is an action for divorce for
desertion, adultery and immoral
and adulterous conduct. and for
the care and custody of the four
children of said marriage, Nettie,
age thirteen; Della, age eleven;
Muriel, age seventeen, and Grin,
age fifteen.
HARRY RHODES,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
p. o. Address, Al Ziegler Block,
Spokane, Washington.
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BEARS STILL ON TOP

The whole list is affected by the
continued weakening of Snow
storm. Prices are generally lower,
and the bears control for the time
being. In sending out a notice of
assessment levied on Hypotheek
stock February IL of FIVE mills,
the company also appends a state
ment that the new hoist is in place
and the work is progressing with
good results. The patent has been
applied for. The new telephone
line has been completed to the
mine. In the near future an cleo
trio motor will be installed to fur
nish light to the mine and build
ings.
Many of the stockholders seem
to have an erroneous impression
that the officers of the company
are receiving enormous salaries.
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and to dispel such impression we
here give the amounts paid and to
whom paid. Manager Octave Quay,
$50 per month. Assistant Secre-
tary-Treasurer Otto A. Olson, $50
per month. All other money re-
ceived by the company is paid out
for labor and supplies at the mine.
The mine is now working 20 men,
in three shifts, and the shaft is
going down on an average of three
feet a day. The annual meeting of
the stockholders was to have been
held March 1, but on account of
this assessment your board of d.
rectors decided to postpone the
meeting until the assessment shall
have been completed. Notice of
the postponed meeting will be
mailed to each stakeholder in due
time"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-19
GRAY
HAS A RIVAL

Captain John Gray, democratic
councilman from the Second ward,
will not have a clear field before
him should he file for denomination
again this spring. H. B. Hitch
kiss, republican, filed his declara-
ton this morning as a candidate
for the Office of councilman for the
first term, the one held by Mr.
Gray at present.
The new candidate is an en-
gineer in the employ of the North
ern Pacific railway and his home
is at S519 Bernard street.