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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
How Little Bessie's Wish Came True

sat like tortured little mice. fearing to
move lest the old cat might gobbe them
up. What are you whispering about?
Can't you speak aloud? Nobody is going
TO eat youl Come. who was doing the
whispering? / dislike to hear whispers:
they tickle my ears like feather wig
Cling about in them. One only hears
sounds and can't make out the words.
Il whispered to brother that we might
play in the attic" confessed Bessie. I'VE
won't bother you, Aunt Martha. IL were
up there"
But It's as cold as the north pole up
there child said Aunt Martha However
a smile of agreeableness played about the
sharp corners of her mouth as she said
this. for the truth is she thought 1t a
good idea for the vexatious youngsters
to play somewhere long way from her
She had not bee ma child for sixty years
and had forgotten all about their needs
and desires. But. if you want 10 play
there for half an hour, why. go up and do
so. But mind, no tumbiing down on the
floor. or shrieking. or laughing too loudly. :
I'D like to stay till mamma comes
home" whispered Billie to Bessie, as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
The Origin of the Snow Fairies

placed there the day before by their
father still burned brightly, and gave out
light and warmth.
Il am so hungry" whispered Pinto,
thinking of food for the first time that
day. Il am so hungry that my head
spins round and round
lou must eat something, sister," said
Dado. rising and going to the cupboard
to find some food for his sister. But
only a bit of dry bread was there. and
Dado remembered that that day was to
have been his mothers baking day, and
that his father had gone out hunting for
meat when he met with the fatal acct
dent.
He gave Pinto the bread but her sor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
TO FILL ICE CREAM CONES.
Device Cuts Cream in Proper Shape
and Drops It Into Holder.

The ice cream cone has come to STAY
This is attested to not only by the fact
that the juvenile public INDUCES in many
millions OF them a summer, but in the
invention OF device by which the re-
ceptacles in which the ice cream is placed
may be filled with rapidity and precision.
The Minnesota man who was the first to
see the value of such an invention will
probably reap a rich harvest. The device
consists of a two-part conical receptacle
pvotally supported on a handle which
swings over these parts away from each
other. the lower ends becoming ever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
A Good Answer.

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, in a re-
u cent address on honesty, told a story
of slave boy.
"a smart, active boy slave he said,
was put up for sale at Memphis slave
market
Liking the lads looks and fearing that
he might fall into the hands of a cruel
master rich gentleman laid friendly
hand on his arm and said:
If I buy you will you be honest?
THE boy answered calmly:
will be honest. sir, whether you buy
me or not"
Copyright, 1909, by Estelle klauder)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

row choked her till she could not swal-
low food. and she put the bread on the
table. declaring her hunger had vanished.
It's mother and father l want-not
food" she whispered heart-brokenly,
burying her face in her apron.
At that moment the door opened ever
so gently. then closed again. But dur
Ing the moments interval between open
ing and shutting a White-robed figure
had entered the room. Dado who was
looking intently into the fire. wondering
what he should do on the morrow for
food and fuel for his sister and himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

Ugh. I cannot endure the snow, and II
Is falling very rapidly outside"
"Snowing?" asked Dado, rising and go
ing close to the fairy.
Yes, my little one. 1t Is showing heav-
fly, and l. being a cloud fairy, and al
ways keeping close to the warmer zones
cannot breast this storm And here
am. as helpless as human being. But
while 1 cannot change myself nor my
climatic temperament, I have the power
to change others. l can wave my little
wand and make or mar fortunes. And
! came here to help you, my little ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
Rhinoceros Blood as Medicine.

The blood of the rhinoceros is very
highly esteemed by Burmese and Chinese
as medicine for all kinds Of ailments
Whenever party of hunters are success
full in shooting rhinoceros-they are less
numerous than they used to be-the ma
tive heaters carefully draw off the blood
and bring it to Rangoon stored in hol-
low bamboos. The precious liquid is
worth its weight in silver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

for she said "chldren's noises. cats fight
ing and dogs barking drove her clean dis
tracted." So you will readily understand
that Bessie and Billie could not enjoy
their play very much while their mamma
was absent
Eve can play in the attic whispered
Bessie to Billie as they sit very quietly
in the sitting room after breakfast. Aunt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

they crept along the hall toward the
stair. And up the steps they went like
little culprits. fearing lest their tiny feet
might make noise to disturb the aged
aunt below stairs, who was communing
thus to her stocking: Children are a
dreadful bother 1 am thankful I don't
have to put up with 'em very much long
err. Their mother ought to be home some
time tomorrow. And she, silly woman,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

Martha was sitting there also, darning
a very long and very heavy wooden stock
ing eff we want to play ghost or fairy
up there Aunt Martha can't hear us
What are you whispering about?"
asked Aunt Martha. turning her sharp
eyes toward the corner where her six
year-old niece and eight-year-old nephew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
Harry and Old Dame Wisdom

lately in his room and felt that the learn
ing of lessons out of common school books
was a most unhappy task.
IF the books were only interesting
he mused Then his eyes fell on his Se-
ography. and he gave it a vicious little
kick, for from that huge book he was
supposed to learn a long lesson before he
dared close his eyes in sleep that night.
II wish school books were like fairy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

wider. This is dipped into can Of
cream and closed. cutting out a cone the
exact size and shape of the cornet to be
filed. 1t is then placed in the cornet and
opened as withdrawn, thus depositing the
cream. The work is done muoA mon 2
rapidly and with more cleanliness than in
the old way. Ice cream for soda water
can also be handled with the device.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

manned very quiet for several minutes,
wishing that he might go to bed and for
get all about geography lessons.
''Oh, little lad, you are not the only
boy who hates to study his lessons" said
a very merry voice beside Harry, and he
looked around in surprise. for he had not
heard any one enter his room, and he had
been entirely alone-save for those awful
stupid books. To his surprise he saw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

ESSIE and Billie
were awfully lone
ly. Their mamma
had gone from
home the day be-
fore and left them
In the charge of a
very aged aunt.
And this aged aunt
by name. Aunt
Martha-wOuld not
allow Bessie and
Billie to make any
noico r-hiIo o% niov
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WISDOM, Cried the Boy Leading Harry

stories-thrillinS and entertaining" he
said aloud. Then he put his head against
the chairback and closed his blue eyes
to shut out the sight of those dreadful
school books ITS very, very hard to be-
come wise" he murmured. Then he re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
BY HELENA DAVIS.

AIRY sat discon-
S o ] a t g ly in his
T o o m his eyes
staring into space.
He was a little
chap, only ten years
old, and the gloom
in his countenance
did not b e o n 6
there, for usually
Harry was a most
happy boy. and his
mother called him
her little ray of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
Hidden Name Puzzle.

By takin, the initial letter Of II one-syllahl'
word from each of the following sentences am
writing them in the order in which they appear
The name of famous singer VIII appear:
When the cat is away the mice will play.
No knows how many animals were In tn
ark.
Two wrongs never make a right.
" j. Of small avail TO urge lazy man TO work
The Industrious man rises before the SUP.
The heart of the helpful never grows old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

OYS and girls. You
have heard of the
Snow Fairies: but
perhaps none of
YOU know OF their
origin. But why
should / say per
haps, for | am
very positive the
story of the Snow
Fairies origin has
never been told.
And that is why /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
C0nundrunS.

When shoes Ike cit streets? Ans.-When
cobblcd.
Why sugar and guns alike? Ans.-Both
barreled
When are convicts and gas alke2 Ans.-When
escaping.
When is a man like a JEWELL Ans-When he
is jew ill.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
Beheadings.

I'll Echead Ia s,viudlp and leave Kind OF ten
peratuJc. - Behead spook and leave the gen
tl-luau at WHOSE. house you are a guest. -
Echrad part 81 the earth and leave a circle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
Letter Enigma.

My first j. in heat. hut not in cold
Ny Sprond Is Us bread. but not in mod.
Nv third is ia butter, but not IN milk:
My fourth j In robe but not III SILK.
My fifth is the same my second, you see:
NV sixth is In wood but not in tree;
MY " hole spells the name of most ancient rae
5ud ia this great country It's growing apace-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

| TITLE Pickaninny
Sitting in the sun,
Dreaming of the summer,
And having lots of fun.
Outside it is blowing;
Freezing is the air,
But young Pickaninny
One whit doesn't care.
For he sits a-dreaming
OF the time in store
When there are Watermelons
And winter is no more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
CurtaiIinnS.

IL Curtan mark often put upon cattle and
leave food for animals. ~ Doubly curtail 10
wed and leave Disagreement. 80 Doubiy cur
TAIL a gem and leave Hebrew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

The humming-bird in Australia, no less
than man, protects its habitation with
a lightning rod The humming-bird be-
fore devastating thunder storm bursts
prudently covers the outside of it's little
nest with cobweb. Silk is non-conductor
of electricity, and since the cobweb is
silk the hummins-bird's nest Is thereby
rendered lightning proof.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04

ho sevsr the waves had washed ashore several cans of kerosene oil. This was opened and poured upon the drift wood and soon roaring fire was warm- ing the bodies and cheering the souls of the distressed: even then a new danger threatened for the oil ran down to the water a~d soon they were sur rounded by a mountain of flames. It eemed at this moment they had been rescued from the sea only to be buried in roaring furnace of flames. It soon died away and when the morning came the bosts took them their various ways
 NJ. J. Hespey the railroad contractor was aboard with forty head Of horses, some cattle and other stock. These were all drowned and Mr. Heaney took the Prince Rupert south to pur- chase another supply.
 General s. Burdette representative of the Guggenheims was aboard. He is nearly eighty years old and suffered considerably. He also turned back for Seattle.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04
United Press special

Vancouver, Aug. 2S-The steamship Rupert City arrived here today at one o'clock with the body of operator Eccles of the Ohio aboard together with many of the passengers. The name of the dead quarsermaster was Albert Andrewson.
 ls is reported that there were sey. eral stowaways aboard who are lost and a complete list cannot be obtained until the boat is raised.
 The wreck occurred a. the same place that the Cottage City struck several years ago.
 Captain Johnson has been ordered to report at Seattle at once to explain the wrecking of his ship.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04
Steamship Ohio
 Sinks..Fiye Drown
From s'ida, $ Daily.

The Steamship Ohio. northboun d with three hunried crew and passen- gers aboard, struck submerged rock in the channel At steep Point at one o'clock this morning and sunk in thirty minutes, carrying five men 50 wasery graves
 The ship wss going as full speed with Pilot Snow on the bidge and the ssaserooms crowded with sleeping messengers. when with . crash and a shock that threw everyone from their ber,hs and caused the widest panic. the huge boa, rushed onto the rocks ana in n'one short half hour she was resting al the bottom of the channel. h that hslf hour great work was Gone. life boats and raits were lowered ard together with the hslibus boat king6sher of the New England Fish company's feet nearly three hundred human beings were saved from ter rible fate The women were first cared for snd taken of in safety and .he men follow ed and were landed on the beach st Sam>ons bay.
 The men reported dead are Purser Styphen. Wireless Operator Eccles, ousrtermas,er. a soldier and $ sseerage passenger " hose names could not be obtained.
 The steamers Rupert City and Hum boldt arrived shortly after the acci- dent and took on board the wrecked d messengers Some Of them will arrive ID keschikan this evening on me lat ter ship and the former taking the balance south. Many of the passengers swam ashore from the wreck and thus escaped.
 The Ohio was ir conmaSd of Cap tain Johnson very able officer and the accident can only be accounted for by the fact that the ship is of unusual depth drawing about ? feet of xasar and Strf,cs an urrhsrfered rock. She is owned by the Alaska Steamship Company and is 3i5 feet long. 45 feet beam and , feet in depth. She is vessel of 3iss gross and DIP net tons and carries crew of 100 men. Her engines develop a00 horse power and she was built in Phil sdelphis in 1873 and registers from Pors Townsend.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04

The Rev. r. Fisher and family lief, on she Humboldt last night for Seat ,le. Mr. Fisher goes 10 attend the annual meeting of his church confer eDee al BsIiingbam, Washington. On account of .he beaiih of his family is is probable that he will not return for the nsx. year as pastor but be appointed 10 some work in a dryer eli. mate. He has invitations 10 Denver, Colorado, and Prescott, Arizona a' well a 10 Seattle. Bisbob Smith, who has charge of she Methodist churches of Alaska will snnuncs the appoint ment Of a pastor here within ten days.
 Some very able and experienced men are being considered for the pastoral.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04

Captain W. E. Thompson has sold shs Eurus 10 B. '. Esrdley and left with l. for Doloui today. 10 oeliver il. to ,he new oEner. The Captain viii remain siih ,he beat for teE ~eeas unsII Mr. Esroley becomes familiar ~i.h iis Ds0ageoeus, after ~hich be " il go south 10 Washington ard Ore gou xbere he will remain during the winter. Captain Thompson has some very good prospects in marble and cop Der iu this district ard ipterGs 10 spend his SUBJECTS here. He is one Of she most popular "Old raseals,'' as he desigrs,es himself. in southeastern Alaska and when he leaves Ketcbikan xill be short o1e xiDd hearted old geni!enan-
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04

How many feople. Alaskans at that, could give true version Of the origin of the word Alaska, now know in yer 2, poetry. fiction, song. romance
 politics and commercey asks the Cor dova North Star. It Is a eorruption Of some native word or phrase, the meaning of which is uncertain. ID 1762 Bechevin wintered at the western end of the Alaska p.ninsula, which is now called Isanoski, and he named tn
 then little known territory "AIaksu'
 or "Alakahak". He thought 1t WAS an island. In 176s Krenitzen wintered in the same place and he called it "Alaxa". In 17ss Cook reports: have already observed that the Amer jean continent is here called by the Russians, as well as the Islanders, 'Alaskchka,' which Dame, though 1t properly belongs to the country adjoip- ing Oonemak, is used by them when speaking of the American continent in general" Coxe first gave in the name Of Alaska. Lisianski referred to the peninsula as AIsska or Alasca. Kotebue called it Alaska and Alaskba. Finally from out of all these names evoluted the present name Alaska.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04
WANTS PEOPLE TO WATCH
 KASAAN BAY PENlNSULA A
Expects It to Develop Into Greatest Mining Dis
 trict in NOrthIand

or four clsines recently located ii IS len io one shot that before the close 0. another season there will De some additions 10 she list of shippers Iron, ihe locality.
 This hss, however been s strenuous summer for the prospector or for that matter for any one who had 10 do in the woods. Is seems that the heavy rains of July brought one fy or nor g wish each drop of wsser. ard of s breed that for sigor persistence snd skill of penetration of any exposed part of the human snasom are cer- sainls unexcelled in any part of the world.
 With the cable service installed at Kssaan, for which petition is now being circulated is will not be long before the major part of Prince of Wales Island will have telegraph con- municaiion with the outside world. Ths principal points on ihe lower end of the kssaan peninsula Hsdley. Nj. Andrew. Buslers camp ard White Eagle. are Dow connected ~iIh kasaar hy telephone. ard with inc installation Of cable service q, kssssn there is 10 douos oas the telephoue will oe ex,en- dei 10 the IL the nee to Goodro's. Rush < BroEn ani Hoilis, all of sbich can be done for s comparatively small ous- lar. II the people ss Sulzer ard she west coast are as enterpriziug as we believe them 10 oe it will not be long before they will string a wire from Sulzer 10 Hollis by way of she portage 10 Sunny Point thence across by she head of T~elve Mile arm to Hollis or by the more direct route over the higher mosnsains 10 Hollis both routes are possible Ex-
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04

Little girls, not yet iu thier teens,
 are guina around the streets of Seattle, ostensibly offering for sale the Satur- day Evening Post, but their real objeci
 is to get the extra nickel or twent,
 ce nts in change the kiLd-hearted per- son who pa,ronizes will give them in excess of the price of the paper. The parents of these children are sending them out to gather in the nickels ano dimes they know will fall, thus teaching them a profession which all true Americans want to see stamped out in this country. There is law against the professional beggar in every city of any size in this count y, and there is one in Seattle, yet the
 police and humane officers allow these urchins 10 parade the streets with
 bundles Of papers at a time in life
 when contract with the world
 impresses itself most strongly upon their mind. This sinful practice should
 be stopped and the parents of the children hauled into court to snow cause why the children should not be of the state.-Cnion Record.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04

Kazis Krnuzacas chief, immigration Inspector for Alaska, expects to go north again soon to take in charge a man who recently induced a young girl to enter. upon life ofs hame. The fel
 10. h a roprobate of the worst char acter and will doubtless get about ten years for his conduct. Mir. Kraczunas is par ticuIarly anxious to make the pathway of immoral men and women so rough that others will be deterred from entering it. He recently deported about twenty from the interior and has made quite a general clean up SD far as foreigners are concerned. He also sent hack cargo Of pauper Rus
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04
From Saturdays Qaily.

About twenty survivors of the
 wrecked Ohio came to ketchikan last evening on the Humboldt and told their stories of the accident. Perhaps the most accurate was told to a reporter of the Daily Miner by R. J. Roryer an attorney from Cordova, formerly iiy- ing ID Seattle. Mr. Boryer and Cap tain Johnson were the last men CD board the Ohio when she went down. He says that high sea was running V hen shey crossed Milbank sound and one of the hugs waves had washed everything of the decks. The ship was rolling so that is was impossible 10 sleep and the night was dark and rain falling in torrents when the boat struck. The shock produced ripping sound but caused DO unusosl alarm. He dressed hurridly and went CD deck where he talked to the. e..capslin and found the crew. .notinying ths passen- gers sha. the boat had sustained some damage and is would be necessary to lard them. No excitement was man. tested by the crew and they did their
 sork veil. The captain immediately ordered the ship to proceed forward and soon headed her for the beach.
 Boats were lowered and together
 with the aid of the launch King6sher
 .he passengers were taken ashore. Mr. Boryer buckled on life pre- server and stood aft with the captain when she purser came along an said soldier below xas too ssasiek 70 move and did not care whether the ship
 went down or nos- The purser took she first quarssrmaster and went below 70 carry him ou. and while engaged ! ia this noble duty the ship suddenly went down drcvEing all three together
 with steersge passenger who had ] become injured in some way. Mir. Ecclea, the wireless operator, had
 jumped overheard presumably with
 the intention of swimming ashore but
 in she fall had struck something
 which bruised him about the head
 rendering him unconscious and he
 was drowned.
 The forward part Of the ship was
 against sbe beach and when 1t went
 down the upper works were still out
 of water but the hank being steep
 aImos. the entire ship was submerged.
 As the settling of the boat both Mfr.
 Boryer and the cabsain were washed
 overheard and were sustained only by
 their life preservers until they reached
 shore.
 On the shore the scene was pitifuI
 in she extreme. Men, women and
 children were buddled together with
 but little clothing, wet to the skin
 and the ram pouring dc wn and chill
 ing them. Like gift from Providence
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04

]. c. Barber is up to the lake today taking soudings to locate place for the intake for the new tunnel which has been driven under the lake. When this work is complete it will insure an adequate water supply and. power sufficient to keep the light plant going in all kinds of weather. This will prevent a recurrence of trouble exper. fenced last winter when everything froze up.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04

Il large list of passengers arrived oo ihe Princess May this morning ss folio~s: Clayton Smith, William Smith. <. 7. Risch, Frederick Mel bach. '. Edgar Baker. John R. Me Kay, i. L. Hager, Professor and Mrs Grimm, Robs. TonIlson. Harry Ring s;ads, ". r. and Mrs. Rogers Thos. T. Hanson ard Adolph vanjyssel.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-09-04

A writer in Engineering News calls attention to the widespread use of acetyIene in the mines of France Ger many and Belgium, and stongly advo- cates it's use in this coutnry. It is claimed that it will reduce the cost of lighting nearly 50 per cent and give a better light. or more importance than the saving of money is the effect it has on the mems health. It consumes but one.seventh as much oxygen as cardles, and does not give of smoke. Within recent years pumber. of acetylene lamps have been designed especially for mine use, and have given excellent service; but nevertheless tbier adoption has been slow. Here is an excellent opportunity for the enter prising manager to reduce his cost sheet and improve the health of his w0rkmen.