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F.; IheLittle Laugh-Maker


world was encompassed in our little home,
All. my brother Jimmy was sunny chap
THE Little Laugh cumberland never
uuarreled nor made trouble of any kind!
Well. and SO we grew up-he fond of
books and happiness and making others
happy. and ! growing fonder and forder
of earning money. When Jimmy was
fifteen and I eighteen / left home. never
to return again. Then-the months were
so short that ! found no time TO write tn
the old folks at home. ] knew Jimmy
would care for them. OF course. the bur-
den would be heavy on him. but-but--
Well he cared nothing about the accumE-
lation of money and l did So / went in
for making all that I could. and forced
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PICNIC LEMONADE
HOW TO MAKE 1T

NO other drink is SO cooling and re-
~ freshing on hot day as lemonade.
No picnic party would think of going to
the woods for the day without bag OF
lemons. another of sugar and, possibly.
a big piece of ice. But every one who
has participated in the making of the
picnic lemonade knows that 1t is both
ersome task. to say the least. Often the
only knife for cutting the lemons that is
to be found in the picnic basket is dull.
There Is the discomfort OF either using a
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ODD ADVENTURE
OF LITTLE SAM
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saying: 'Ill?-Why do you ask. boy? Dc
/ look il?''
were just now talking to yourself. My
grandfather says that only those who
are lonely or i'll talk to themselves. !
would like TO assist you home. sir. if
you have no one else coming for you. !
often accompany my grandfather to this
park for although he is not very strong
he is not nearly SO feeble as you are.
And you have such a sad face. while
my grandfather has happy face. He
says IL is because he has always had SO
many dear ones to love, and to love him.
Why. when my grandfather was little
kid like me his folks called him The
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myself to forget the needs of those at
home and the burden on Jimmy. Occa-
sionally the thought would come to me:
Write aud ask Jimmy II he needs help
But the fear that he would say yes held
me back, and again / would steel myself
to forget.
Thus did the old man solloquize, for
getting the little freckled-faced boy who
stood so quietly in front of him. But the
little boy was touched by the pitiable
plight of the old man. and after his num-
bings had ceased stepped close to him
and touched his shoulder.
Are you Ill, sir" lie repeated, gently.
The old man gave a sudden start. Then
he looked deeply into the little boys face,
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shet yo'rn. we'll jes see what we kin see."
Them as the little girl lay with her head
on Aunt Matilda's shoulder, her little
hands clasping the old woman's and her
eyes tightly closed. the old woman said:
I'm a-lookin', honey, way off yonder.
cross de fieps. whar / sees a road a-run-
MIN up de hill into de woods. / sees dat
road a-windin an a-windin' up dat hill.
furder an furder into de woods. an wild
me sees a little girl dat looks jes like
yo' TO all de worl'. De road dat me an
dat little girl dat looks jes like yo' is on
gifts narrower an narrower de furder we
goes, an at las II gifts so powerful mar
row dat tells dat little girl dat looks jes
like yo' TO to go on fust. an I follows
long arfter her. De woods gifts darker
an darker de furder we goes long, an 1
feels sleepy spell a-comin' on me, an
Is yo' eyes shet tight, honey
Just as tight tight can be. Aunt
Matilda" says the little girl tight as
tight can be, Aunt Matilda
Oats right, honey. Use got mine shet
jes as tight as yo'rn. an ! sees way off
yonder in dem woods de little girl dat
looks jes like yo' a-stoppin', an 1 hears
her a-sayin': Let's sit down here under
dis big tree. Aunt Matilda. an res
while Den, sees me an dat little girl
dat looks jes like yo' a-settin' down by
de road under dat big tree, an de fust l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-03
By Edith Kingman, Age Is Years,
1925 F Street Northwest.

GIVE years after Columbus made his FIRST voy-
age. 1437. John Cabot. Venetian, residing
In Bristol, England. with his son. Sebastian, VINO
probably born there, persuaded the king,
Henry VII. to aid him In a similar undertaking.
John Cabot did not have the same troubles
which Columbus did. for at this time 1t was
generally thought that the earth was sphere
which belief came about through Columbus voy-
age and discovery.
They set sail from Bristol. their object being
and they sailed so Tar north that In July 1t was
daylight almost all ni:ht They found the sea
arrived at Newfoundland When he landed he
did not see human being. still he uld nor
banners OF England and Venice because his wife
was Venetian lady and that caused him 10
wish to brinS honors to Venice. as Wen 49,, as 10
In skins OF beasts and using things made OF
copper. -.,,,os. ,,,.
sage ,heir voyage was considered failure. but
ali their lives they were Interested in finding
such u passage, and made four voyages In all
trying to and the passage In 1877 the son. Sc
bastian Cabot. entered the mouth OF the La
Plata river and discovered south America: AZ
late as 1858 he tried again TO find the northwest
passage by sailing northeast around the North
cape, but some OF the ships were frozen up in
the seas and many of the sailors persisted. so
that the voyage was failure
John Cabot Is supposed to have died soon after
the voyage in 1ie7, as nothing Is heard Of him
after that date.
children have received honorable men,
tiOn:
MyrtelIe VI. Gordon, the StanhOpe,
New Jcrsey avenue and III street: ellis
Porter, Mount Rainier, MIDI Garneu
Mattinxly, Mount Rainier. Md, Mary
HnnIey, S12 Path street northwest, Helen
Fetter, 3O1 DumbaFton nvenue; Mar
guerite Teresa Jones. Rockville, Md
Mildred Padgett. La Plata, MIDI Felix
Taylor, Vienna, VA; Francis T.. Gutehus,
SO4 Taylor street, PetwOrtb; Gertrude
Sweeney, 400 seward square; Ruth
Hollis, al5 Sd street; Harriet Garrcl~,
lIO6 FairmOnt street.
ST. Louis has seventeen glass-Workins
establishments, with about o''oo en-
ployes.
The town or BANGKOK is largely afioat,
the houses being built on RATS of oam-
boo.
'lalr If the worlds zinc comes from
Prussia.
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knee, looked carefully at the injured
finger and then said: Don't cry. honey;
don't cry Yo' finger Amt hurt dat much,
an de pain will soon be gone. Specially
ef yo' don't think bout it,.
But 1t hurts me so. Aunt Matilda"
said the little girl, II just can't think of
anything else
"Yas. yo' kin, honey" soothinrly said
the old woman. ''yas, yo' kin. Jes' think
Of de fairies, an den see how long Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-03
BY May Mann, Age 12 Years, 224
10th Street Southeast.

A FTER the discoveries of America had been
"A made by Christopher Columbus in 1892 and
claimed by Spain other countries were aroused
with the same desire 10 explore and fnd gold
In England during the reign OF King Henry
VII John Cabot. an Italian. then OF Bristol who
had sheen Venetian sailor and Who bad now
becops great merchant. hired by the king
make discoveries In the Indian md Atlantic
occaus aud 20 ind nortben route for the spice
trade OF England
Cabot sailed from Bristol, England, In April,
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What the Little Girl Saw.

He little girl had
hurt her finger
playing about the
house. and, as her
mother was absent.
she ran to Aunt
Matilda, who was
taking g. breathing
spell just outside
the kitchen door.
Seeing the child in
tears, the old wom-
an took her on her
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a chair side it jes big nuff TO de little
girl OATS wild me, an dat looks jes like
yo', honey. An / sees de fairy queen wife
dat little girl To- to sot down in dat
likes de bes' OF all, an'-still got EN- shet
tight, honey?"
Very. very tight, Aunt Matilda
"Jes like me. honey. An den L sees
will, eff de fairy queen pleases. have some
Ice cream an cake an candy an I don't
know what all else. An l sees dat ice
cream an cake an candy an l don't
de little girl dat looks jes like yo'
quicker den | kin say 1t. An den I
hears de little girl dat looks jes like yo'
tell de fairy queen dat it's jes de incest
know what all else she ever done tas'e.
an den l hears dat little girl-de Twin
imige of 70, honey-tel de fairy queen
dat's she's much 'bliged. but dat she
she'd be much 'bliged eff de fairy queen
would let her see jes how fairies makes
ice cream an cake an candy an l don't
know what all else, an'-but is yo' certin
as eert,in kin be: honey. dem eyes of
'As certain as certain can be, Aunt Ma
tilda."
Well den. honey: I hears de fairy
queen tell dat little girl dat looks jes like
yo' dat de fairies don't make ice cream
nur cake nur candy nur l don't know
what all else. TO de reason dat sech
things an ev'rything else dat good fairies
want TO demselves nur fo' udder folks is
ready made a-waitin' TO EN- An wild
dat, sees de fairy queen wife dat little
girl dat is yo TO all de worl', honey, To-
to step into de pantry. de fairy queen
goin' on TO- to splain dat fairies don't
have kitchens An when dat little girl
an me wild her, steps into dat fairy pam
try. sees dere's nuthin' tall in dat pan
try but great long table wild jes a pile
Of empty. dishes on it. but de mos beau
tifullest dishes yo' ever see. Den, hears
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go I'LL

a happy nome and sons and daughters.
His best years had been passed in count
ing over money and planning ways and
means of obtaining more and more 10
count. until at last his threescore and
ten came to find him broken in health
and unable to enjoy the smallest part of
his great wealth
One day, suffering from an unusual
spell Of melancholy, the rich old man
went out to stroll in a fine park that bor
dered the big city in which he lived. AS
he went slowly along he became con-
scious that there were many human be-
ings about him. the sort of human beings
he had entirely forgotten during the last
twenty years of his life. In fact. they
were the kind that had made small inn
preston on him even in his earlier years.
for he had been too absorbed in money
getting to pay attention to the youth of
the land-the younger generation. But
today the children seemed to swarm from
every direction and to surround him. At
first he merely turned his head occa-
sionally to glance at some juvenile group.
and to wonder how they could enjoy
themselves so thoroughly when they were
mere boys and girls, and not yet of the
money getting age. for the one idea that
possessed his mind was that OF accumu
lating wealth. and anything outside that
occupation seemed to hold no interest for
him.
Now, IL they We're earning dimes-nay.
dollars-by their persistent running. jump
Ing and laughing. could understand their
relish OF such nonsense, for much could
he endured-suffered-fo the sake of that
dearest of all worldly thngs-the al
mighty dollar
Becoming tired. the old man sat down
on q park bench to rest. Had ii not been
for the cost incurred he would have taken
A carriage and ridden about the park. but
his misery habits had chung to him even
after he had become infirm. and he took
the air OH his poor trembling legs when
they were unable to bear his weight AS
he sat on the bench beneath a great tree a
little boy came along, and, turning aues-
tioningly to him, asked: Are you i'll.
sir?' The child's face was a sunny one,
tanned and freckled and framed In tan
gled mass of yellow-red curly hair. A
smile as bright as sunbeam was on his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-03
PUZZLES.
Fourth Of July Letter Enigma

~ first Is in bread. but not 10 cake;
~ second is In burn. but not In bake;
~ third is In rain but not In shower:
~ fourth is In king, but NOT In power;
y Eth ls in waro. bat not In dash:
~ sixth is in dollar. but not in cash:
~ seventh is In heart. but not IN beat;
~ eighth is Ia fire. but not In heat
~ ninth Is In lumber. but not in tree:
iy tenth lis the same as my ninth you see;
~ whole Of ten letters u battlefield does spell.
you solve the above you will know II quite
we'll
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were made, Cabot used but one, the Matthew
latter part Of April. and after a tempestuous
voyage reached the icebcund and desOate shores
OF Labrador three months later. The natives
silent and uncommunicative. the land wild
and forbidding thus giving John Cabot and his
young a strange welcome.
After exploring the coast for several hundred
miles they went ashore and took possession Of
the land, as provided for lin the charter
Little did ii enter the miads Of that snaa IL
band Of men, twenty -one in number that some
day another dag, that Of glorious and indie
pendent republic would be floating over that
hara lat
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the younger brother. for he always had
"A ready joke or a bit of wit to bring the
smile to the sourest face and a loud laugh
from one inclined to be merry. And as
the old man recalled his younger brother,
THE Little Laugh-maker," he fell into d
reverie so deep that for the minute he
forgot the boy standing in front of him
awaiting an answer to his kindly inquiry.
* x
"Sixty-odd years ago it was that We
played together" he unused. "Ah, those
were strange days, days when father and
mother meant lot to us and the whole
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Zizzag Puzzle.

The nine words OF this zigzag puzzle contain
five letters each. IL the words are rightly
guessed and written one below another 10 COR
rect order their z;g,ag letters. beginning with
the upper left-hsnd letter and ending With the
lower !eft-hand letter. will spell the name Of q
foreign army officer Of high rank who won gres.
distinction In America during the revolutionary
war. The cross words IN Something q hu-
man being cannot live without. ~ What every
river has. t3l A sweet that all children relish.
~ To sever into pieces. t5l To wed. t0l The
plural OF something much used in the rigging OF
ships. q, soft substance used by GLACIERS.
49, small animal much valued on account Of
it's fur. t9) A sprite or fairy.
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Oldest in W orld.

The big trees of California are the old
est living things in the world. Estimates
made from cross sections OF some OF
those which have fallen show that the
mature trees are more than 1000 years
Old.
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"Oh. how alone I have been all these
years, and jim" But again he stop
ped. and glanced at the little boy who
alone had remained with him. the other
children running off to play again.
Just then the carriage came along the
driveway and the policeman assisted the
old man into 1t. Then. tipping his he'll
met, he turned TO give instructions TO
the driver. but the old gentleman said:
III give my orders, officer. Then
turning to the little boy who still re
manned standing near the carriage. his
sunny face al.ght with a smile as he
was about to say goodbye. he begged
him TO take a seat beside him. "I'll drive
you to your home, lad, for l want to see
your grandfather. Ii / surmise rightly
| knew him when We were boys. Yes.
my"
But his voice sank away In a whisper.
and the little boy did not catch his last
words. Thanking the old gentleman for
the kind invitation to share his carriags,
the little boy sprang to the seat beside
him, and the old man called out to the
driver to go five blocks north of the park
entrance Then. turning to the little boy
at his side, he said: Point out your
house when We come in sight of it.
shall stop there
Well, to make long story short the
misery, money-loving old man, whose
last years We're ending SO unhappily,
found that the little lads grandfather
was his own long-lost brother, sunny
faced old man rich in the love Of son
and daughter-in-law and three dear
grandchildren. And he also found that
this same brother Jimmy had cared I'M
tiringly for his parents during their life,
giving what he earned toward making
them comfortable and happy. II did my
best, Samuel" said the brother James.
wipins a tear from his rosy cheeks. Il
often felt that some day you would come
back to us-before father and mother
died-and that you would assume your
share OF their support. But as the years
rolled by and YOU did not return l feared
you had passed on to the Great Beyond.
But l rejoice that you have come to me
now. and II you need a home-why, You
Like me. my son has not proved a sue
cessful business man. but his heart is
gold, and that Is better than riches. We
all live simply, but oh, 50 happy, sc
happy, Samuel.
AS soon as Samuel could speak. for his
emotion choked him, he took his brother +
hands in his and said through his tears:
Can you forgive me, Jimmy? | was I'M
faithful to you and our dear parents, but
from now on to the end Of life snail
think only Of you and yours. l am worth
millions, Jimmy, and 1t shall be used to
make you all happy. Your son and youl
dear grandson here shall have all the
assistance In business they want. This
little fellow, who found me today, and
found also my heart. shall be my prin-
cipal heir. But We shall all live happily
together, and ! snail lind happiness il
making you and yours happy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-03
PRIZE WINNERS
IN THE
CUT-OUT CONTEST

The following are the names
and essays of the young authors
who won prizes of $1.oo eacs in
THE SUNDAY STARS His
torical Cut-Out Contest, the SUBJ
ject of essay and eut-out being
Cabot Discovers the American
Continent" as published in the
Comic Section last Sunday:
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nee there lived a
rich old man who
had spent all his
life in the accumu-
lation Of wealth,
and had not taken
time to choose a
good and compan-
ionable wife who
might become the
mother Of children
to him, and thus
surround him with
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
FRUGALITY IN PROFANITY

After all, it takes the women to do the things Here is an example of the way they handled the Gordan knot in Waterville, Kan. It seems that Waterville was a very profane little place, and that constant haze of sulphurous smoke hung over it from the vivid lips of it's loafers Nat uraly, the women of the town did not cherish the idea of making their way to the market anj the store through such sutfocatng atmosphere. They appealed to the men.
 What! Stop swearingg lmpossibe!p was the only answer they got. Then they thought of the Maid of Orleans and other distinguished forbears, and matched plan.
 They ceased going to the market and the store Like Achilles they sulked in their tents. Business anguished, and for a while profanity increased approximately. Then the limit of elasticity was reached, and the keepers of the market and the store set forth on a still hunt to locate the reason. They interviewed the women
 Run the lawn mover over your language said the women, land we will come out again. !"
 Absent treatment won the day. The city council was prevailed upon to make By chow der!' the worst thing man might say with out going to jail. Now the women pass through a sea of schowder," but not ripple of swear ing
 The trouble is that we are no longer profane- ly profane. The best men that have ever lived have admitted that under certain circumstances provided they are certain enosgha tart,
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
THE IDLE AND THE SOIL

Unskiled labor that is also unemployed has found some timely relief through the depart ment of commerce and labor It's bureau of information bAs found work within period of six weeks for 5000 idle. These are day and farm aborers, so that this official activity does not invade the field of labor organizations. This bringing together of the jobess and the job is altogether a creditable service by government agency. One of its features, to be especially commended, is inducing idle men to quit city sums and to seek the muscle making work and the health building sunshine, air. and substan- tial food of the country.
 The wheat fields of the northwest will give to some of these men, and the more the better a taste of agricultural life that may prove per manently attractive. That is a result the at tainment of which must depend upon the in- dividual. The normal man would prefer to pay the price of work for clean shelter by night and wholesome activity and sound sustenance by day, instead of the sordd and hungry exist ence of tenement and street. But the urban derelict is not normal and the city dweller who is still self-respecting, even if unfortunately idle, does not always take kindly to the early hours and simple ways of the countryside. But this work of distribution should be of benefcent effect among aliens recently landed. They may have inherited preference for city life, but the liking has not been acquired in the new land. If they can be put next the soil they may be- come sturdy and useful citizens, instead of anemic laborers in sweatshops.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
ARIZONA SILVER BELT

snappy "cuss word 7 has good effect George w Wasnlngton swore.at General Lee at Monmouth so hard that General Lee is said to have noted some of it down to use himself later on. Ad- mira Farragut said, .'D the torpedoes '' when he was told they were as thick about his ship as weeds. History shows that General Lee subsided, and so did the torpedoes.
 But we have ceased to use determination in selecting the occasions for our profanity. We swear to indicate surprise, and we swear to ex- press joy. Our profane adiectives may mean anything in the dictionary, but they very seldom indicate sudden wrath What we need is frugal ity in profanity, concentration in execration, mutum in parvo.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
PASSING EVENTS
The Python's Last Week.

The Python's Last Week
 The sturdiest of animals in menageres travel
 long, but reach their end A circus on its way through Indiana included among it's treasures a python said to be more than a century od hay ing twenty seven feet of length and 300 pounds of weight. The python awoke from long sleep and showed signs of hunger \ live goat was forced into the snakes feeding pen The python sprang forward and wrapped its huge body about the terrified goat. The bones were crush ed like eggshells and life was squeezed out of the animal in the twinkle of an eye. When this was done it started to swallow the body whole One of the goats horns became imbedded in the python throat, and in the snakes effort to obtain relief the horn severed an artery. Ii its dying agonies the python dashed and squirm ed about the tent, cages being knocked down and monkeys liberated
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-27
4 Grand Old Ship.

Grand Old Ship.
 The old salts in New York harbor rubbed their eyes the other day when they saw the good ship Portsmouth launched away back in 1S43, come up the bay, rigged to royals and scornng the assistance of tung. She is now training ship for militia. She found favorite breeze from the southward outside the Hook and her commander decided to bring her in with all her muslin on. That is the way the old shippers brought in the Yankee merchantmen when we had the master fleet of sailing craft, sometimes sailing them right up alongside the piers. The Portsmouth attracted the notice of thousands of folks who crowded the ferries and excursion boats. She might have posed as the consoli dated specter of the ships that never will come again. The militamen themselves hauled on sheets and haliards and climbed out on foot ropes of yards which they will never have to do in case they go into the real navy, but which gives them muscle and nerve that are good for any sort of sailor