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SHE HAD lin il on me HOOK.


Janet had nodded tho domestic #.
fairs Of tho family with whom she
lived for 90 many years that the news
OF her intended marriage had much
the effect fof= "A >earthqnake:. '.fIave
you and David been engaged long!"
ventured the mistress; Of the house.
hold. ~ r. g. 4 u -
zone, week J., when i 81 Sabbath
comes," stated Janet brt1.S. a.>
"And-and had you any thought Of
marrying before that1'' asked her mis-
tress.
"Times I had and times I had not"
said the imperturbable Janet, las any
person will. But month ago when,
I gave David wee bit of the cake
I'd been making and he said to me:
Janet, have you the recipe firm in
your mind, lass. SO you could make
it II Mrs. Mann's book would be far
from your reach?' knew well the
time was drawing short.
"And when," said Janet, closing her
eyes at the recollection, II said to
him, David, lad, the recipe is copied
in a little book of my own,' and saw
the CLINT in his eye l. reckoned
'twould be within the month he'd ask
me-"
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started upon his travels, bearing a
volume Of messages from his parents
to different relatives with whom he
would spend days.
Now 1t chanced that Jock, the don.
key, had had very little exercise.
Therefore, he kicked up his heels and
capered along the highways at de-
lightful pace. The boy was feeling
as happy as lark when he came
to place where the road shelved
steeply down an embankment to a
creek ford.
Hold up little!" he cried to the
donkey, and tugged with all his might
upon the reins.
But the donkey never paused. Down.
ward he plunged, rafting over the
loose stones at terrific rate of speed.
And disaster came, as one might have
expected. Near the bottom of the
slope the frail cart careened against
bowlder. A moment afterward it
was mass Of splintered wood in
stead of handsome pony cart Then
it was that Jock stopped in his head
long dash, and, returning to where
his master had been pitched upon the
stones, gazed ruefully with Sammy
upon the ruins. But his obedience
had come too late for any good.
Across the creek stood farmhouse
where lived folk who gladly would
have lent Sammy cart with which
to drive home. The lad declined with
thanks, however. Assuring them that
now he had an opportunity to work
out q new invention, he began the
construction of mammoth kite.
Across the middle of the contrivance
he nailed horizontally light board
capable Of holding his weight.
Then he rigged the kite to Jocks
back by means of the traces and long
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cow TREE WONDERFUL SIGHT
Grow to Great Height In South Amer
lea. and Are MIXED by the
Natives.

Groves of cow-trees, such as are to
parts of South America, are said to be
wonderful sight. These trees, which,
it need scarcely be said, do not acta-
ally resemble cows, grow to great
height, yet for lengths OF perhaps
fifty feet they are quite without
branches. Near the top they expand
into thick heads of foliage, however,
and display a matted texture Of leaves
and branches. The leaves are thick
and ribbed, and often grow to be a
foot long. To walk in such a grove,
among the bare trunks and under
meath the obscuring upper foliage, is
not unlike passing through some dim.
old pillared temple Of past ages.
And If you remained long enough,
until daybreak or evening, you might
have the surprising pleasure Of seeing
the natives come to milk the cow
trees. A hole is bored into the heart
Of the trunk. From this hole there
pours a milky fluid much esteemed as
a drink by some. If this fluid is put
aside for some time a thick white
cake forms at the top Of it, while
beneath there remains only q clear
liquid.
The fruit of the tree is also es-
teemed as food. It is of moderate
size, and contains one or two nuts,
which are said to rival strawberries
and cream in their flavor. And this
is not all. A kind of bread is made
from the bark of the tree, and is said
to be almost as nourishing as wheaton
bread
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A Balancing Feat,

The only things required for tho
game here described are a large
clothes-basket, broomstick, two ap-
pies and two chairs.
The broom-stick is first put through
the handles Of the basket. with the
protruding ends resting on the two
chairs. The apples must also be
placed on the chairs.
A person then sits astride that part
of the broom-stick over the basket,
with his feet resting in the latter, and
endeavors to knock the apples of the
chairs with a walking-stick.
The occupant Of the basket will In.
variably press one foot down more
than the other, which causes the bas.
ket to tilt sideways and himself to be
thrown out on to the floor.
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The Meek Man Retorts.

"Fountain pens," snapped the nag.
bands"
'What is the resemblance" ven
tured the meek little man. al
"Expensive, can't be depended
upon, won't work and half the time
they are broke" y,
EhatA pretty rough, Martha. but
you couldn't compare a fountain pen
with some women"
II guess not"
mo; q fountain pan will dry up ana
some wives Non't. t.. = ,,.,~ 80
: And then "A made for the subur-
ban trolley and made : bss line for
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TOLD TO USE CUTICURA.
After Specialist Failed to Cure Her In.
tense Itching Eczema-Had Been
Tortured and Disfgured But
Wa. Soon Cured Of Dread Humor

'T contracted eczema and suffered
intensely for about ten months. At
times I thought I would scratch N.Y.
self to pieces. My face and arms were
covered with large red patches. so
that was ashamed to 60 out. was
advised to 60 to DOCTOR who was
specialist in skin diseases, but I
received very little relief. I tried
every known remedy, with the same
results. thought I would never get bet
ter until a friend Of mine told me to try
the Cuticura Remedies. So I tried them,
and after four or five applications Of
Cuticura Ointment I was relieved Of
my unbearable itching. I used two
sets of the Cuticura Remedies. and I
am completely cured. Miss Barbara
Kral, Highlandtown, Nd. Jan. 8, '0s."
eot*sr Drug 4 Chem. Com. Sole Props, Boston
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Not Entirely Undisputed.

The case before the court was one
involving the ownership of a tract of
land, and the attorney for one of the
parties to the suit was cross-exam-
lining a witness. 'Now, Mr.. Grim.
shaw" he said, "the property on
which you live was originally a part
of the 20 acres If dispute, was 1t
not?"
"Yes, SIR
"And your title is based On the orig
inal title to that land presume?"
Eyes, sir"
"How long have you resided shere?"
"Over 21 years"
Have you had-ncw mark me-
have you had 81 years. undisputed
possession of that property"
The witness hesitated a moment.
Remember, Mr.. Grimshaw," said
the lawyer, raising his voice, that
you are under oath. Have you had
81 years. undisputed possession Of that
property?"
1T has been disputed once, and only
once," answered the witness. II found
nest of bumblebees in my back yard
one day last summer"
In the general laugh that followed
this answer the lawyer subsided.-
Youths Companion.
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A Strono Motive.

Robert Louis Stevenson tells of q
Welsh blacksmith who. at the age of
rs could neither read nor write. He
then heard q chapter of Robinson
Crusoe read aloud. It was the scene
Of the wreck, and he was 30 impressed
by the thought Of what he missed by
his ignorance, that he set to work
that very day and was not salts
fed until he had learned to read in
Welsh. His disappointment was great
when he found all his pains had been
thrown away, for he could only OBJ
tain an English copy Of the book.
Nothing daunted, he began once more
and learned English, and at last had
the Joy and triumph of being able to
read the delightful story for himself,
A strong motive and a steady pur-
pose overcome the greatest din
culties.
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8kyscraper Tariff Duties.

Brazil has some corking tariff du.
ties-penknives, POI per cent; screws,
334 per cent; iron racks, 430 per
cent; iron bits, 526 per cent; school
chalk, 552 per cent; key rings, 629
per cent. American canned vegetables
pay duties of $40 per cent; canned
fruits. 415; onions. 616.-Philadalphia
Record.
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Flowers.

Flowers have an expression Of coun-
tenance as much as men or animals:
some seem to smile; some have sad
expression; some are pensive and
difdent: others, again, are plain, hon
est and upright like the broad-faced
hut thesunfower and the soldierlike
tulip.-Henry Ward Beecher.
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Passed Mammoth leepera,

Passed Mammoth Iceberg.
An iceberg described az ~ miles
long and 500 feet high-presumably
not 50 high for the whole ~ miles
was passed about 1900 miles from
New York recently by the French line
freighter Mexico. It was in latitude
1920. longitude 46:70.-New York
Sun.
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spoken from Experlence.

0PUNeH ITO" GNPe1I0H1O'
It was the grammar class and the
teacher had asked for words ending
with "ous." "Can any one." she said.
give me a word like dangerous
meaning full Of danger, hazardous
full OF hazard?"
There was silence for a moment.
Then a boy In the back row put up
his hand.
well, Bobby, what is your word?"
please, Miss came the reply.
"pious, full Of pie!"
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may be on the con

vex part. Fasten the figure to the
plane surface Of the bullet and in
whatever position it is placed, when
left to itself, it will Immediately rise
upright.
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duu N6A NC 0d811y
cut into any form.
Then provide a
h e m / sp b Q rical
base, Of some
heavy material,
such as the half
of a large leaden
bullet and take
away all the i'm
perfections which
NAV hp IN tho nm.
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Mary must sit,
On the grass for a bit, -
And Tommy must run with the string.
Yes, that's all right;
Now I'll toss the kite
Up, up, on the breeze's wing.
It wriggles its tail
Ger the meadow rail,
And wheels about in the air;
Then up to the sky
It will soon pass by
The lark that is caroling there.
Up, up it flies
To the clear blue skies.
Let's sit on the grass In q row,
And watch the flight
OF our hne new kite
AS tar as its string will go.
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s'ss:'.'s ss:'' ;'s ss,&<zZ;EZx
lo Use For Over 30 Years.
The Kind You Have Always BouGht,
In IL.

IN IT,
II tell you what, like q friend
who is a friend in need"
Then you ought to love me. I'm
always in need."-Kansas City Star.
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THE LITTLE IUMBLER.

Make q figure of man out of any
very light substance, the pith of the
elder tree for instance, which is soft
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Parental Wisdom,

The Friend-Your son graduates
from college this term, I believe?
The Father-Yes.
The Friend-Going to set him up In
business, / suppose7 "
The Father-Not right away. I'm
going to send him to school awhile
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a Rare Good Thing,

"Am using ALIENS Foof-EAsu, and
can truly say would not have been With
would give my aching feet. I think It q
rare good thing for anyone having sore
or tired feet.-Mrs. Matilda HoItwert
Providence. R. l." Sold by al DruRKaSts.
&c. Ask to-day.
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PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
Fora sudden chill orcold (instead Of Whiskey) uso
Painkiler For collie, ,darrhee and summer complaint
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A good life is the readiest way to
secure good name.-Whichcot.
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knew SOMETHING OF IT.

Williams (shaking his fountain
pen)-You have no idea how easily
these pens run!
His Neighbor (applying a blotter to
his trousers)-Oh, I have an linking.
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Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens tho gums reduces ID
1ammston allsys pair, cures wind colo. ca bottle
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"The Wrights are not good look.
ing '''- -~57. .s go - = - :. II -, ~
'lNhat has that 70 do with dying1"
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Ompo1tant 20 Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA 4 safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that Il
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One trouble with the habitually
crooked man is that he never knows
which way he is turning.
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Only a putty life is afraid Of beina
worn out.
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pOs~Ho AAoAAA AO,VVV W 1V,VVV 4OOL IN
height glittering in their snowy man.
ties, he can but be thrilled with the
thought that here extremes meet. and
that midway between them nature il
most lavish with everything which
makes life attractive The only draw.
back has been that man throughout
this region has been exceedingly vile.
There can be no prosperity in an irri.
gated region except there is a strong
and just central government, which
can protect the rights of the weak
and secHye to them all thas. $a;= 11o-
portion OF the lfe-gtyiug ws*ar which
nature has provided in but limited
quantities. The advent of British rule
in Egypt has thus well nigh doubled
the productiveness of the irrigated
belt that lines the banks of the Nile.
The advent of Russia into central
Asia, permitting control by a central
government of the entire drainage
basins of these irrigated areas, bids
fair to open up anew career of pros
perity in this vast and little known
region which shall surpass the glory
OF former times and astonish the mod,
ern world by the magnitude OF it,
results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
DR.. WAGNER RECOVERING;
MAY RETURN TO ASYLUM
Would-be Suicides Presence in City
in Violation Of His Parole
Under Sentence.

DR.. Harrison J. Wagner. who attempted
suicide yesterday morning in his room at
the home Of his niece. Mrs. W. E. Clark,
in Tennessee avenue. by inhaling il
Eliminating gas, has about recovered. 1t
was said at the Casualty Hospital, where
he was taken for treatment, that he would
probably be able to leave there late this
afternoon.
DR.. Wagner was convicted in 1907 Of
perjury, and a lunacy inquisition was
had, in which he was found to be Of
unsound mind. II was transferred to
the Government Hospital for the Insane
The mental condition of the defendant
having greatly improved, he was brought
into court for sentence in October, 1903.
and on the representation Of his counsel
that an uncle in Ohio would take care of
him outside this jurisdiction the court
suspended sentence. DR.. Wagner was
taken to Ohio and the United States at
torney did not know Of his return to this
city until the report Of his attempt at
suicide.
When the court convenes Mr. Baker
will call to it's attention the presence Of
Wagner in Washington in violation OF
his parole. and probably will suggest
his return to the Government Hospital
for the Insane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
ASYLUM TO ZELAYA.
Great Britain Agreed to Receive
Him Under Conditions.

MANAGUA. Nicaragua, December 2S.-
The statement by former President Ze-
laya at Salina Cruz. Mexico, yesterday.
that he had been offered asylum on the
British cruiser Shearwater by the British
minister, il denied here today
The facts are: Zelaya when he wished
to leave the country begged of the Brit
ifh consul in this city that he be given
permission to embark upon the Shear
water. which was then in the harbor of
Corinto. The consul referred the mat
ter. which In due course reached the
British foreign Office.
Tive days after the request had been
made the British government replied Ia
effect as follows:
III Zelaya reaches the side Of the
Shearwater in his own skifY asking refuge
he would be allowed to go on board.
First however. he must agree formally
never to return to Nicaragua"
Zelaya baked at this condition, where
upon permission for his presence upon
the Clearwater was Withdrawn. Suisse
quently the fleeing ex-president agreed to
the same terms when imposed by the
government Of Mexico.
Gen. Irias announced today his inten-
tion to travel abroad He is leaving
Nicaragua. he says. to free President
Aadris Of the suspicion that the latter
means to continue the Zelayan regime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
TAUNTS TO ZELAYA.
Exied, Nicaraguan Wires Him to
Come and Fight Duel.

Native Nicaraguans. exiled and driven
from home by President Zelaya during
hie reign. are rejoicing over the latter s
downfall, and are haunting the fleeing
president with insulting kilograms. and
even inviting him to come to the Mexican
frontier and meet them in physical COM
bat.
Onetof them. DR.. Marcos E. VelazQuez,
now IN. Washington. wired Zelaya at
Mexico City today. reciting the latter. s
alleged shameless career in Nicaragua.
and inviting him to the border line of
the United States to fight a duel. DR..
Veaazquez was exiled from Nicaragua
by President Zelaya nine years ago and
has since been a resident of Panama. He
came TO the United States two weeks ago
to lend aid to the cause OF Gen. Estrada,
bearing with him letters to President
Taft and Secretary Knox.
In his telegram to Zelaya today DR..
Velazquez taunts the deposed president
with his inability to exhibit himself after
his "atrociOUS reign and Ominous down.
falll' Attention of Zelaya is directed to
the condition In which he left his coun-
try. and to the fact that the United
States gover3nmen& had succored starving
NfcaFa guam soldiers and civilians
DR.. VelaZQuez in his dispatch to Ze-
laya points with pride to the fact that
Zelay&s relatives and accomplices are
rapidly dropping into Jail. where you
should ,have been long ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
HELD IN MEXICAN JAIL.
Department Investigating Case Of
Conductor Cook.

Acting under the demands Of labor
unions, the State Department has asked
Ambassador Thompson to investigate the
matter of the Incarceration OF Conductor
James A. Cook. an American. who was
arrested and imprisoned for alleged com
piicity in the robbery OF freight trains on
a Mexican railroad Cook has been in
prison for some time without trial. and
his friends In this country have besieged
both the White House and the State De-
partment with demands that he be given
immediate trial or be admitted to bail.
Cook, 1t is understood here, was a MEM
Der Of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men before he went to Mexico to work on
the railroads there.
At the present time the exchanges be-
tween the United States and that OF Next
CO are purely friendly and Informal. They
are being conducted through the regular
diplomatic channels, and on the part Of
the department with g. complete recogni-
ton Of the popularity OF the laws gov
erninE the operation OF railways in Next
CO. Not the slightest friction, the omcials
Of the department insist, has arisen as q
result OF the interchange, and a satisfac-
tory solution Of the entire situation is a
matter of only few hours or days, at
the fartherest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
IN NO HASTE.
TAKING HIS TINE IN SELECT
ING COlIMISSIONER.
Desires to Select an Attorney for the
Position Yet to Be
Filled.

President Taft. having obtained the
consent of Commissioners Mcfarland
and West to hold on until their success
sors are appointed is in no haste about
picking the remaining Commissioner. AS
heretofore stated, it is his earnest wish
to secure a lawyer. II possible. but he
recognizes that 1t will be difficult to do
so, that few lawyers with even fairly
well established practice would care to
take up this official work and at the end
of three. six or more years go back to
begin over again.
The President is understood to be giving
consideration to Corcoran Thorn for Com
missioner. 1t is stated to be uncertain
whether he would accept. II the place
were rendered.
Michael I. Weller, one of the candidates
for District Commissioner, was introduced
to President Taft today by Mr.. Maher OF
the Supreme Court.
Woodbury. Blair also had talk with
the President about the commissionership
problem. He found the President with his
mind unsettled as to the one commission
ership he has to dispose Of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
FIRE IN CELTIC'S HOLD;
PASSENGERS UNAWARE
Hatches Closed and Sealed and the
Flames Fought for Five Days
by the Crew.

LIVERPOOL. December 2s.-Fire was
discovered in the hold of the White
Star liner Celtic last Wednesday when
the vessel was four days out from New
York The liner arrived here early
yesterday The fire was still burning,
but its presence was known to none
of tie 400 passengers. Immediately upon
arrival the work Of discharging the car
60 in an effort to reach promptly the
origin OF the blaze was begun. The work
was continued today. The fire started
amid the bales of cotton in hold No 6.
Capt. Hambelton ordered that the
matches be closed and sealed Efforts
to locate the fire were then begun, but
the matter was carefully guarded from
the passengers. whose passage was not
made less pleasant by the anxiety OF
tee crew. Above decks there was no
evidence Of anything unusual, but for
the next five days the fire was burning
steadily below.
The hold has been flooded. The extent
of the damage could not be determined
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
THANKS THE RED CROSS.
Estrada Cables His Gratitude for
Help After Battle.

telegram expressing the thanks and
appreciation of the revolutionary party of
Nicaragua has been received by the
American Red Cross Society from Gen.
Estrada. president of the revolutionary
provisional government of Nicaragua. for
its work in relieving the distress of the
soldiers of the government army cap
tured few days ago near Rama and now
auartered In Blueflelds. The telegram
follows:
1T is with profound appreciation that
Nicaraguans view the charity and
kindness which characterizes your work
for humanity. The message which brought
the shocking news of the distressing con-
dition in which our captives arrived in
Rluefieids could but have reached you ere
your directors had given instructions
through your State Department for the
issuance Of supplies for the subsistence of
the Zeiayan sick and weary. Now by
the fortune of war under our care the
resources Of the revolution are sufficient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
GETS ANOTHER CHANCE,
Boy Steals Salvation Army Box
But Returns It Before Arrest

Judge Kimball gave John O'Connell
another chance this morning. O'Con-
nell. who is a rosy checked lad from
Westfield, Mass. was In court this MORN
ing on h charge OF having stolen a
Salvation Army box containing about
ITO from a restaurant in G street. He
has been employed as a bell boy at a
hotel. here. but recently quarreled with
the manager and lost his place
He told the judge that he had no money
and that he had stolen the box for that
reason. He said that before he was
arrested he brought the money back to
the restaurant. Judge Kimball took his
personal bond and after a lecture to the
boy on right living, let him go, but
warned him that If he ever came back to
the police court he would be sentenced
for his old offense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28

-only to provide for its troops and the
many hundred forced upon us by the sur
render Of Zehya's entire army at Recreo
would have placed us in q critical position
had 1t not been for your noble action.
although this army was sent by
president whose representatives exercised
diplomatic functions before all govern
ments. 4 had no hospital or commissary
corps attached, the troops being left to
shift for themselves as best they could;
although our army endeavored to treat its
captives with all possible consideration.
1t would have been helpless to provide FOR
the surrendered Zelayans. Nicaraguans
are appreciative and will not forget your
prompt relief. and the fervent prayers OF
Its people. in thanks for your bounty
were offered Christmas day in our
Representing the revolution
and personally, / communicate eternal
ayratftKle."