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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23
Hawk and Sparrow,

4 LII but one Of the players stand In
~ circle clasping each others hand.
which are held out at arms length.
The one outside the circle is the sparrow
He touches one of the players i'm the cir
Gle The one touched becomes the hawk
and must run after the sparrow until he
catches him. The sparrow can only run
around the circle and in and out under
the arms of the players i'm the ring. The
hawk must follow under the arms of the
same players. When the sparrow is
caught he takes his place in the circle
and the hawk becomes the sparrow for
the next game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23
How Leon and Bert Spent Tragic Halloween

der about here for five hours without find
ing our destination if we were on the
right road. We've got into one of those
side canyons. which lead away from the
main one, as sure as we're alive
I'm afraid you're right" admitted
is it?'
But both boys tried keeping "a stiff up
per lip" as the old saying goes. and sat
down to rest and to partake o, their cold
food. But their appetites were not keen.
They drank sparingly from a bottle Of
water they carried. After their refresh
rnent they held q consultation as to their
next movements. And It was agreed that
they should return to the hotel as fast
as they could go. Bert had a watch and
could keep tab on the time. IF we walk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23
Zigzag Puzzle.

Zigzag Puzzle.
This zigzag contains nine words Of five letters
each. II the words correctly guessed and
written below another in their rightful
der their zigzsg letters. beginning with the
upper left-hand letter and ending with the
lower left hand letter. will spell certain day
words are: IL That which belongs i'm every
human body. ~ A pair Of things belonging t"
each other. 49, Something which grows In a
garden and which ripens in summer. "a The
name usually applied TO talking bird. g, A
word used when talking the telephone.
49, To scowl. "a A low person OF bad repute.
Isl Something found in every lady's dress. 80
That which is never seen by daylight.
Conundrums.
Why is 1t easy TO break into an OLD mans
garden: Ans.-Because his gait tgatep is broken
and his locks few.
Why is child in its mothers arms Ike
pocketbook? Ans.-Because it is ciasped.
What is the difference between glass OF
water and a glass Of beer? Ans.-Five cents.
Why is drawn tooth like thing forgotten?
Ans-Because 1t Is out Of the head.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
Letter enigma-Winter
Zigzag puzzle-Giraffe: Cross-words are: ~
Gold. -, Fire. 60 Bark. a, Flea. %, Loft.
(6, Afar. 10 Evil.
Hidden proverb puzzle-Dark is the hour he
fore the dawn.
Rural rebus-On the farm five pigs,
and many chickens
Picture Name Puzzle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23

from the Grand Canyon in Arizona. lhe
hovs had snent the entire summer there
with their grandfather. who was the man
srer Of the hotel And even after the
.utun,n had set in they begged their
parents to allow them to stay on Ihev
promised to attend the little village schooi
and tn he able to continue in their classes
in the city school on their return nome
after the real winter had settled down
and driven them to their own nome IN
a southern city. -,
"Well it's so quiet in tins pace op-
served Bert, that we'll probably have
nothing TO do but to go to bed. wish
We could transport ourselves TO our own
bustling city for tomorrrW night. Anu
he smiled in remembrance or the many
merry times he had enjoyed in his own
home place. All, there the boys mace
the night merry with their gayety and
innocent pranks!
well. you know I am not given 10
original ideas very often went on Leon
But this afternoon q real scheme devel-
oped in my noggin. Want to hear IT!
Sure, If it's got anything to do with
Halloween acuuisced Bert You know
I'm in for something out of the regular
order of things, such as eating dinner at
: and going to bed at half-past 8. I'd like
a little romp on Halloween.
well. this is my PLAN said Leon.
You know that crowd of tourists that
left the nOtel yesterday, SoiHS uoWH ihto
the CANYON? They took along some tents
and provisions. as we'll a guide. They
intend staying in the canyon Tor several
days camping. Well. ono of the men
told me that it was their plan to stop at
that first great curve-just about SIX
miles down the canyon-for two days.
They'll pitch camp there and make ex.
cursions out from camp, returning at
night. A servant will be left In charge
of the camp.
But / don't see anything relating to
Halloween in the fact that dozen tour
lists have gone into the canyon camping
and exploring" said Bert.
You haven't waited till l am done
with my plan" said Leon. lin fact,
you've only got the introduction to my
scheme SO far. Now, since I have got as
far as the tourists and Big Spring Curve
and the camp, l shall continue. My plan
is this: Let's go down to Big Spring
Curve tomorrow morning. You know
there is no school tomorrow, thanks to
it's being Saturday. Well not show our
selves at the camp. for although the
tourists might all be gone on an exploring
expedition. the servant in charge of the
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LITTLE DOCTOR PHIL

been carried out there were twelve cats
being made comfortable and happy there.
The nurse SO good and helpful to the
doctor" would "classify' her patients.
putting some i'm one ward" and some
in another of the hospital. And only the
most trustworthy were allowed the run
of the place, and none were allowed to
go out into the grounds until they had
become real home cats. After that
they went and came as they pleased,
and only one ran away. never to return.
After the second month of running the
hospital the place was filled to its capac-
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Curve They felt certain they were on
the right route. But they had been going
slowly, taking time to examine strange
looking rock formations and the autumn
colOred vegetation. which grew very album
dainty in some places In the canyon.
We'll. we're on the right trail,' de-
fectly."
But it's time we were at the camping
place"
And 80 they went on and on, the day
advancing and the sun soon dropping
from their view, for they were many
thousands OF feet below the level Of the
ground, and the day was hours shorter
in the canyon than at the village. At 5
O'Clock it was quite dark, and Leon and
Bert were still searching for Big Spring
Curve.
I'VE may have passed the place." said
Leon, getting a bit anxious. He had
heard OF people getting lost in the Grand
Canyon and perishing before succor
reached them. But he had felt so sure
no thought Of getting lost had entered his
head.
Bert voiced Icons apprehension. Il fear
we've lost the trail. Leon he said.
Its very strange that we could wan
ingly at his mother. Are we to sell out
the hospital, mammal he asked, diSap
pointment In his voice.
mo. dearie. only a few of the fines
and healthiest cats to make room TO
other unfortunates. Well sell off a Ger
tain per cent of the number each month
thus finding good homes for good cat
and providing for those in distress. And
you see, what money comes from tn
sale Of our cats shall go into the goo
little doctors hands,
Mrs. Downs was smiling as she sait
this And Phil smiled, too: not becaus
of the promise Of money, but becaus
the plan was such a good, sensible one
He had been bothered good bit in nj
being so crowded, and he had not though
Of a way to provide for the new need!
ones that he saw every little while
though he had pretty we'll cleaned the
streets Of stray cats. well. my nurse
is splendid when 1t comes to knowing
just what to do in all cases., declared
Phil. II couldn't run my hospital with
out her Wen sell the cats as fast a
they become fine and strong. And JUS
think OF it. mamma. people buying poo
old stray alley cats for pets! That show
you what feeding and good, warm bed
will do for even pauperS.'
THE whole animal kingdom Is tn
same-all Gods creatures said Mrs
Downs. And the whole man kingdom Il
the same, too. my child. It Is environ
ment comforts, education, love, goo'
teaching, that make one man appear t
he superior to his fellows. And coult
our little DR.. Phil do for the humanit,
i'm distress Just what he is doing for thu
stray cats-ah, what mercy it would
be-
Maybe I shall, some day" declared
little DR.. Phil.
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solution to the problem of oyercrowdng
our hospital
But why should We call it hospital,
mamma?' asked Phil. Why don't we
call 1t an asylum for homeless cats?"
well, most of the cats YOU will bring
here will be in need of hospital attention
They will be starved, some of them i'll
from hurts and cold. and none in a per-
fectly healthy condition..
You are right mamma, agreed Ph1i-
1T will be a cat hospital.
And you will he the doctor-Doctor
Phil said Mrs. Downs. And better
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OMMY and Lilly

OMMY and Lilly
were sister and
brother. They were
little tots of seven
and nine years of
age, and both en-
joyed games and
sports, just as any
little folks do.
On the morning
Of Halloween Tom
my called Lilly into
the back hall to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23

From the Los Angeles Herald.
DR.. b. NJ Lawrence of the Holenbeck
Home says that he will run foot race
in commemoration of his eightieth birth
day. Regarding the race, DIR. Lawrence
said. Notwithstanding the misunder-
Standings and the changing of minds, I
sha II make the race at the appointed time
and r,lace, and If any one wishes to run
against me he can do so regardless of
any specifications"
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PUZZLES.
Letter Enigma.

NV first is in foot. hut not in shoe
Nv second is In horse, but not i'm gnu:
NV third is in organ. but not in play:
NV fourth is I'm light. but not In day;
My fifth is in voice. but not in song:
NV sixth il in clang but not In gong:
NV whole spells that which all children love,
And they'll know what IL Is when they sol
the above.
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.Y. mamma, 1t just
makes me sick to
see the poor stray
cats about the
streets and to
know that the boys
mistreat them so
rue " > o
spoke little Phil
Downs to his
mother one even
ing on coming
home from school.
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Beheadings.

u Rehead to pause and leave cbilds toy.
&c, Behcad that which connects two river banks
and leave the crest Of a mountain range. 10
Bebead a newly married woman and leave to 60
horseback.
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Curtailings.

a. Doubly curaiI tsbleland and leave
dish -, t'nrtaiI A vertebrae and leave that
which a spider must do when making his web.
10, Curtafl the sleeping quarters Of a soldier
when on a march and leave number.
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4 Y. Bert, what
shall we do on
Halloween? o.
The question was
a $ X e d b Y l. e % N
Thompson of his
cousin, Bert James.
The two were
standing III the
ward of q summer
hotel that was sit
mated on a noun
tain slope not far
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
Santa Fe TO Have Short Line
From Pacific to Gulf.
Last Link of Through Line Now
Being Built.
SHORTEN ROUTE
Freight Traffic Now Is diverted
Through Winfield.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

Austin, Tex, July 14.-The 80 mile
cutoff which the Santa Fe is building
across western Texas to give its trans
continental line a low grade connec-
ton with it's gulf system is of su-
preme Importance to a vast scope of
territory. It's completion will estab
lish the Santa Fe as a direct COM
petitor of the Southern Pacific almost
from coast to coast.
The cutoff will give the Santa Fe a
line between Galveston and San Fran
cisco seventy-seven miles shorter than
the Southern Pacific between those
two places. At Somerville, Texas,
about 125 miles northwest of Calves
ton, a line of the Santa F'e branches
off and runs to Beaumont. The Santa
Fe also has a direct line between Gal
weston and Beaumont via Bolivar The
Jasper and eastern division of the
Santa. Fe has already invaded Louisi-
ana from a point north of Beaumont
and is headed in the direction of New
Orleans.
BY filling in this gap a new through
Francisco and New Orleans will be
established. The 80 mile cutoff which
the Santa F'e is now building will con-
meet with the Socalled Belen, N. M,
cutoff at Texico and with the gulf SyS-
tenn at Coleman, Texas. Contracts
covering 200 miles of the new line
have already been let and construction
work is in progress at several places
along the route.
No engineering or construction diff
culties stand in the way of a quick
completion of the line. When the Be
len cutoff was finished several months
ago a new link in the transcontinental
line was established over it and via
Amarillo, Texas, and Winfield, Kansas
All traffic to and from the gulf by way
of the Santa F'e must now be routed
via Winfield, which is nearly 500 miles
longer than the new route which will
be established when the Texico-Cole-
man cutoff is finished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
CHANGES AT K. U.
Uniyer ity Students to BE Safe
Guarded in the Future.
Chancellor Strong Appoints a
Boarding House Inspector.
NJ. w. STERLING NAMED
Sanitation Must Be First Class
in Every Particular.
Boys and Girls Are to Have
SeTa ale ROOming Houses.
VI. W. STERLING NAMED

Lawrence. Kan, July 14.-Professor
M W. Sterling of the university has
been appointed official inspector of uni
versity rooming houses by Chancellor
Strong, and will Immediately take up
the work of examining rooming places
in order that the university list of ap-
proved reoming places may be compile
ted as soon as possible.
The calls made upon the registrars
Office to recommend rooming places for
prospective students have been unusual
ly numerous this summer, and are on
the increase. In order to safeguard
every student as far as possible the I'M
iversity has decided that a careful in
spection shall be made of every room
ing place before it is placed upon the
approved list, and Professor Sterling
will spend the next month in getting
up the list.
Especial care will be taken to ex-
anime sanitary conditions around every
place whose owner wishes to keep stud
ents. The inspectors o. K. will mean
that the surroundings are healthful. It
will also mean that men and women
students do not have rooms at the same
house. This latter is a reform which
the university has been working for
several years to accomplish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
CAPITALISTS DAM THE BLUE.
Power Gained Will Be Used for
Lighting Neighboring Towns.

Manhattan, Kan. July 14.-One of the
biggest engineering feats of its kind
undertaken in this section of the state
is the construction of the Rocky Ford
dam and power plant on the Blue river
five miles north of this city. The dam
which was begun last winter IS now
completed. It is built Of concrete and
is from so to 90 yards long. The fall
of water obtained by means Of the
dam is IL feet and by taking the race
down stream $50 feet farther another
foot and half will be secured.
The ultimate amount of power avail
able will be from IA to Is hundred
horse power. The power will at first all
be used to generate electricity. This
will be transmitted to Manhattan and
Junction City for light and power pur-
poses. The local electric light com
pany has already agreed to take
enough power for all its needs The re-
mainder will be sold to local industries
or transmitted on to Junction City.
The wires carrying the power will be
mounted on concrete posts reinforced
with steel roods making them indie
structible
The site of the dam is practically the
same as that of the old Rocky Ford
dam which was built in 1868, but which
was carried out by high water about
20 years ago. The old stone mill is still
standing and may again be used as
Touring mill if sufficient power is OBJ
tanned in addition to that required in
this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
FORT SCOTT COUNCIL STRUCK.
Aldermen Prevented Quorum When
Mayor DfspIeased Them.

Fort Scott, Kan, July 1.-THE city
council here has gone upon a strike.
Four members are refusing to attend
meetings, thus preventing Mayor
Brooks from having a quorum.
The trouble came about when the
mayor removed City Engineer Strobe
from office and appointed VIM. Nc
Elroy in his place. The council de-
manded an explanation of the re-
moval of STROBE, and STROBE told the
members the mayor had requested
his resignation.
The council at once voted down
motion to receive the resignation.
When the mayor presented the name
of McElroy for engineer the. council
men rejected it and directed heated
remarks toward the mayor.
Twice since efforts to hold a meet
ing have failed. The council was di-
vided into factions of five each, and
one of the mayors followers died last
week. The members say they are op-
posed to the mayor being a car. The
city pay roll is held up and consid-
cradle EN- barrassment is felt by the
administration over the action of the
striking cOuncilneu.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
NOT ALL DISCRIMINATION.
Only That Which Is Undue, Forbidden
by Commission.

Washington, July 14.-All discrimina-
ton is not forbidden by the act to reg
ulate commerce but only such dis
elimination as is undue. This in effect
was a decision of the interstate COM
merce commission in the case of Her
beck-Demer company against the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad and the Penn
syIvania road -
The complainant insisted that it was
illegal for the defendant carriers to
accord transportation to any amount Of
baggage accompanying a passenger
The defendant with other railroads
transports $50 pounds of baggage on
every passenger ticket. making an ex-
cess charge for carrying all over $50
pounds in weight. The complainant has
travelling statesmen who carry about l.
$50 pounds of baggage, on all over $50
pounds of which they have to pay ex-
cess fare. The claim was made that
il the railways charged for all baggage
they might well reduce the charge now
made for the transportation of excess
baggage, thereby benefting the com
pIainant. 1t was urged that when
railway charged the same amount for
carrying a passenger without baggage
as it charged a passenger with $50
pounds of baggage, it was diScriminat-
ing against the former in violation of
law The commission held that the
discrimination cited was not unlawful
and that the railways had a right to
stipulate the amount of baggage to be
carried by a passenger on his ticket as
rerSonat property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
BOY browns IN a POND.
Seized With Cramps He Sank Within
Reach of Friends.

Hutchinson, Kan, July IA
gloom was cast upon the pleasure
which had been enjoyed by a party
of young men and women from the
country when just before they were
ready to return to their homes that
night Fay w. Bramweu was drowned
at the stevens pond. The lad was
taken with a cramp and sank to the
bottom of the deep pool before his
companions realized that anything was
wrong.
BramweI1, II years of age, was the
son of Robinson BramweIl, a farmer,
living southeast of Elmer. In COM
pany with his brother, Sidney Bran
we'll, and his cousin, whose name is
williams, he came to this city for a
days recreation. Together with a
number of other young people from
the farming districts the young men
numbered three of a large picnic
party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
WILL PLACE BUFFERS ON RANGE
Riley and Leavenworth Forts Will
Share in Improvements.

Junction City, Kan, July 14-The
sum of $4,000 will be spent in the
installation of annunciator buzzer
systems at target practice ranges at
Fort Ethan Allen, Fort Niagara, Fort
Leavenworth, Fort Riley, Fort Sam
Houston, Fort Sheridan. Preside of
Monterey, Fort d. A. Russell, and
Fort William Mckinley, P. T.
The posts selected have the largest
ranges and the greatest number of
targets and the system is considered
a necessity at these places. 1t pro-
vides a means of instantly indicating
from the firing point to the marker
which is shot at and if it has not
been hit and will avoid the loss of
time and labor caused by the meth
DDS now in use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
SANTA FE SPENDING MONEY.
San Bernardino shops Go Back to Old
Schedule.

San Bernardino, Cal, July 14.-One
of the best indications noted in many
months that the railroads are begin
ming to loosen up on their money,
which has been held so tight for al
evening when for the first time in a
long while the big whistle at the Santa
Fe shops failed to blow at o'clock
and postponed that duty until an hour
later. superintendent Wall announces
that in the future full time will be the
schedule, with the exception of Satur-
day afternoon, which will continue to
be a holiday. This announcement also
covers the one that a full force is to
be employed not only in the shops but
in the entire mechanical department
at this point.
Mr.. Wall also states that it is to be
his policy to weed out the floating
class that is such a menace to steady
labor and to replace such men with
workmen of a more stable character.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
Girl Attempted to Light Fire With
Coal Oil

Mineral, Kan, July 14.-Lina. the
12-year- old girl and only child of Mr..
and Mrs. Plancker of East Mineral,
was fatally burned. The child was
trying to start the fire in the cook
stove with a two gallon can of coal
oil when the oil can took fire and the
can exploded with terrible result.
Her clothing caught on fire and
she was practically burned to a crisp
all but the face and chest before the
flames could be extinguished.
Physicians were called, but the in
juries were so severe that nothing
else could be done for her. but relieve
her intense agony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
WILL USE KANSAS STONE.
Hissourian VIII Finish Home With
| Junction City Product.

Junction City. kan, July IL
Terrell & York, contractors of this
city, have received the contract for
the furnishing of Junction City white
lime stone for the veneering of the
Col. John Donovan home at ST. Joe,
Mo, and will start to work at once.
Sometime ago Mr.. Donovan, owner
of the King Hill horse farm, and one
of the weaIthiest men in the west.
visited friends here and he admired
the many buildings of this city that
were built of native lime stone. Col.
Donovan has one of the finest homes
at st. Joe and the house was built a
number of years ago of brick.
For some time he has been plan
ming extensive improvements for the
home and sent to this city for several
stone contractors to go to st. Joe and
give estimates with his architects for
the veneering of the house.
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toons were accepted and printed, and
SO favorabIy impressed the staff of the
paper that Amos Oneroad was offered
a permanent place as cartoonist on
the Post as soon as his Hiawatha en-
gagement was finished.
Oneroad is a full bIooded Sioux, and
has never had any training in drawing
beyond what he received in the class
room at Haskell. The ability to draw
we'll is not an uncommon gift among
the Indians, as was shown in the re-
cent exhibit of students work at the
Haskell commencement, but Oneroad's
combination of such a gift with keen
sense of humor is exceptional.