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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30

The Broken
Staluette
: A Christmas Gift About
J Which There Was
Secret
, BY F. A. Mitchell
} Copyright. 1910. by American Press
} Association,
By r. A. Mitchell
1910. by American Press
Association,


In a street opposite the Pitt palace.
in Florence. Italy. there are nuner.
GUS art stores. one Of which Is almost
exclusively devoted to statuettes. II
prizes mere beauty %unenhanccd by
some name famous in art. especially
beauty encompassed In small proper.
lions, he would scarcely find more OF
1t collected in one tiny room than in
this little shop. There are full ig.
ures, busts and heads. The figures
are graceful; the faces are natural.
Indeed. the little people seem rather
% be human beings who have slipped
into the marble than lifeless ones cut
out of 1t.
Winslow Seymour. a young Ameri.
a artist studying in Florence. one
morning shortly before Christmas en
tered this shop for the purpose OF
buying a gift for his ladylovc. a
young Florentine of whom he had be-
come enamored. Rather he had gone
into the shop to look owe the statu,
cites and think how pleasant it would
W W StlIu OIIC vi tlClA W Hotlio ilitl
Beatricia Falroni, for he was poor as
a church mouse. and, although he had
put aside a few Ira for Il gift for her
lie could not afford to pay the price
of even the smallest figure. Not that
they were costly. There are old paint
ings in Florence representing perhaps
some saint faded. all except the tip of
the nose that would-if it could be
purchased at all-bring thousands
where the s%tatuettes would bring one.
The latter were produced by artists
who began far beyond where the paint.
er of the saint left off. but his work
has nothing but beauty to recommend
IT.
The lady belonged to one of the old
est families in Italy and one possessed
Of considerable landed estates. How
Seymour had met and won her does
not pertain to this story. She was ii:
a measure independent or she would
not have been permitted to throw her
self away on an ~impecunious Ameri
can. 1t is usually the poor Italian
who marrips the rich American, but in
this case the conditions were reversed
Perhaps il was that Seymour had more
of the Italian nature in him than the
American He WIS extremely Sensi
tive. extremely ideal. There was all
unconscious innocence about him tina,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-30

] d6hAO MI CA1dExS . vOxCrs
"a carriage drew up at the curb beside
me, the door opened, and a lady beck
oned to me to come to her. did so,
and, taking my hand, she gave me a
very sweet smile and drew me into
the carriage. Then she shut the door
and ordered the coachman to drive on.
Her expression was so lovable and
loving that l had no fear.
The streets were full of shoppers
making their last purchases before
Christmas. There were children peer
ing into the windows at the display
Of toys, which were already beginning
to be lighted %arti1cially. Sitting by
the lady, remembering the many dull
Christmas days I had spent and IN
other dull one before me, l felt a COM
fort, a pleasure, I had never expert
enced before. How ! wished that she
could go home with me to make a
Christmas for me! She, too, seemed
to me to he thinking of the same
thing. She said nothing to me, only
held my hand in hers. longed to
throw my arms about her neck and
ask her if she would not be my mother.
It was between 4 and S o'clock in the
afternoon when l was taken up, and as
it was winter, when the days are short,
it soon began to grow dark.
"I'm afraid" l said to the lady, "that
papa will be worried about me. He
always expects MI to go home direct
from school,"
The only response I received was a
pressure Of the hand she held. In a
few moments l said again, 81 think !
will get out here and go home"
She replied to this by putting her
arm about my waist. There was some
thing in the act that indicated an in
tention on her part to prevent my leav-
ing her. For the first time it occurred
to ME that l was being kidnapped. I
thought Of my father waiting for me
and wondering why l did not come
home, and this troubled me, but 1t did
not occur to me that l should meet
| with any harm Mt the hands Of the
lady.
Presently the carriage drew up in
front of n dwelling house. The lady got
out and, still holding my hand, drew
me after her. She took me up to the
house aud into a pretty room where a
bright fire was blazing on a hearth.
"You are very kind" I said, ito take
me to ride and bring me to your house,
but I'm sure papa will be troubled
about me-. Unless I'm to go home at
once ! think you had better let me send
a message to him. Have you a tele-
| phone?"
She thought a moment, then said:
Certainly. Telephone by all means"
She took me to the telephone; looked
in the address book, found my fathers
number and instructed the central Of
fee to call 1t up. Then when the con
nection was effected she placed a stool
before the phone and handed me the
receiver. standing beside me as 1
talked.
lis that you, papa?" I asked.
|. My father. was evidently relieved to
hear my voice and asked me at once
what had happened and where ! was.
Itold him that n beautiful lady whom
I had seen before had taken me
to drive and then to her home.
"Tel him." said the lady, shat you
are to spend Christmas with me-"
/ did as she bid me and added at her
request that she intended to make me
some slight atonement for the many
Christmases that I had been deprived
Of the pleasures common to other chi.
dren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
INDIANS TO KILL WOLVES.
How Colorado Cattlemen Expect te
Put an End to the Pests.
From the Denver Republican

from the Denver RepuOiican.
Tough times for timber wolves are loom
ing UP in the future. The latest scheme
for Kidding the White river cattle country
of these four-legged marauders is to let
the Indians do 1t. And this appears to be
the best notion yet.
When 1t comes to trapping or shooting
wolves and locating their dens an Indian
knows what a white man would never find
out, SO now the plan is to invite the Utes
up from the reservation in the southern
part of the state and their cousins from
over in Utah and turn them loose to sta p,
wolf massacre in Rio Blanco and Gar
field counties.
The idea originated with Charles T
l.lmburg of Leadville, a prominent cattle
man and banker. He has taken the matter
up with the office of the state game and
fish commissioners. where the possibili-
ties of his suggestion were recognized at
once. Various schemes have been devised
for getting rid of the big gray wolves
which slaughter so many yearlinr steers
In the White river country every summer
and SO many deer in the winter
The wolves of the White river timber
country are exceptionally large and fierce,
A head of one of them shows them m
have heavy, capacious jaws and long.
keen teeth which look as If they could
snap u dogs backbone in with a single
crunch. 1t looks as if it were up to the
Indians, and it is believed that they will
enjoy the outing with great pleasure.
particularly since il means getting ali
the food they want while they are away
from home with the chance of bounty
money thrown in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
Gold Coins in Canada.
IN the Toronto Mail and Empire.

From the Toronto Mail and Empire
The Indianapolis News informs its read
ers that Canada's legal gold coinage is
that OF the United States. 1t tells them
that if gold is demanded for notes or for
credit of any kind in this country it
must. according to law, be paid in United
States gold coins. Further, it says, Ca
madam gold from Canadian mines can be
disposed of only by sending it to the
United States minis. There is says this
authority on Canadian money matters,
mo place in Canada where the gold can
be assayed and stamped with an official
estimate of its value
The British sovereign Is the standard OF
value in Canadas currency system. The
value of our dollar is such that the sover-
eign is the equivalent OF 81. SS % of our
money. II is provided. however, In our
currency law that, until forbidden by
royal proclamation. the gold eagle OF the
United States shall be a legal tender in
Canada for $40. and that multiples and
halves of the gold eagle shall likewise be
legal tender here. 1t would not be sur
prising IL In the early future the legal
character thus given to United States
gold coins as such should be withdrawn,
for, contrary to the statement in the In
dianapoliS News, Canada now has mint
Of her own, and it is no longer of special
convenience to the country to have United
States gold coins recognized as legal ten
der here except on a bullion basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
Tugs to Be Overhauled.

The tug Dixie of the Southern Trans
portation Company fleet Of Philadelphia,
which brought tow of coal-laden barges
to this city. was out Of service at George
town yesterday to have some minor re-
pair work done to her boiler preparatory
to leaving here today. with a tow OF
light barges for bay points. The work
on the Dixie was emergency work and
was necessary before she could sail
The tug George w. Pride, which has
been lying in winter quarters at Alex
andria for several weeks past, will, it is
stated, be given an overhauling and will
return to service within the next few
gagged in bringing fish-running boats from
the haul-seine shores along the Potomac
to this city Just before the Pride was
laid up considerable repair work was
done to her. She is lying in a dock at
Alexandria at the foot of Queen street.
The tug Edith G. Winship, which is ly-
ing out of service at Georgetown, will
receive her spring overhauling and will
go into service, 1t is stated, some time
during the coming month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
FOUND DEAD FROM GAS
ON FLOOR OF KITCHEN
Mrs. Waldecker Discovered Lifeless
, When Odor Escaping From
House Was Investigated.

Mrs. Louise Paulina Waldecker, widow
OF Louis Waldecker, who was chief CLERK
of the bureau of navigation, Navy De-
partment, at the time of his death. about
twenty years ago, was found dead on the
floor in the kitchen at her home, Ala VI
street northwest, last night. Her death
had resulted from the inhalation or IL
Illuminating gas, the circumstances under
which she died convincing Coroner Nevitt
that death was the result of an accident.
Mrs Waldecker was more than seventy
years old, and for a number of years she
had been in the habit Of going about the
house several times a day TO see that
the doors were locked. She always car
ried her bunch of keys with her, and
seemed constantly in fear of burglars
When her body was found last night she
had one of her keys clutched In her mana
Odor of Gas Attracts Attention.
A neighbor detected the odor Of gas
coming from the house and reported the
incident to the police. DR.. w. {. Gill was
summoned, and he found that life mao
been extinct several hours. 1t was found
that gas had escaped from the burner OF
a. small stove, the jet having peen oniy
partly open. Coroner hewitt thought Mrs.
WaIdecker had been lying on couch IN
the kitchen, and that "heh sne was
aroused and attempted to get out OF the
room she was so deeply affected that she
fell.
It is stated by friends that Mrs. Wal
decker frequently thought and remarked
to them that she had but short time
longer to live. She wrote a note yester-
day to Mrs. Elizabeth Haring, a niece
asking her to call this morning, the note
intimating that she did not expect &c
live much longer
Mrs. Waidecker had resided at the M
street address more than thirty years
She made her will several years ago
Frank P. May, hardware merchant, be-
ing named as executor. Prof. William
WaIdecker. who has served as ORGANISE
in a number of the local churches, is a
SON of Mrs. Waldecker. He is now liv-
ing in Newark, N. J. He was notlneo
last night of his mothers death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
THE POOR TURKEY.
A Victim of the Most Cruel of All
Confidence Games.
m The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch
When you come to think of it, tur-
KEYS life is a rather sad one. The LIE
story of other birds is something like that
of human beings. They come into being
at the bidding of nature; they twitter
and sing and go about and work and
play, and finally are gathered to their
fathers at a goodly old age; and all the
time, though they do not know II, they
are a part and parcel of some great nat
ural design working out to some tremen-
dous end, about which not even human
Sages and seers are altogether sure. But
the lot of the turkey is very different
ono. Here is part of no great natural de-
sign, other, perhaps, than the somewhat
ignoble one of sating hungry-toothed
rival creature. namely. man. For this
lowly and futile end the turkey is called
into being. For this he is surrounded
with loving care, pampered and petted
and coddled, Showered with favorS and
fed till his very eyelids bulge with fat
and he waddies horribly in his walk.
BY every cunning he is led 10 think of
himself Curled and SIided darling.
the favorite son of the house, the idol of
his great superior, man. And then, on
such day this, his tWo-faced pro-
tector suddenly drops his mask. PREACHER
ousIy turns upon him: shows him in the
wink of an eye that all the feasting and
aduiation have been bitter mockery
and a ghostly pretense; plunges a sieam-
ing snickersnee into his plethoric bosom;
basely~ sentences him TO perish OF the
mahogany, the creature and plaything OF
an appetite, even as his grandfather did
before him. and his great-grandson will
do after him.
It was wise arrangement of Provi-
dence that kept turkeys from having
philosophfc gifts. Could they think things
out IL Is certain that they would be the
greatest race of cynics and fatalists that
the world has ever seen. What's the use.
would be the motto of these Schopen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
GRASTY NOW IN CONTROL
OF THE BALTIMORE SUN
Change of Management Effected by
Purchase and Vote of Other
Interests,

BALTIMORE, Md, January 2s.-The
Baltimore Sun today published an an
nouncement that the management of the
paper had passed from the Abel family
to Charles II. Grasty, former publisher
of the Evening News of this city. and
more recently of the st. Paul Dispatch.
The official announcement stated that
the court has ratified the sale to Mr..
Grasty of the one-third interest owned
by Walter w. Abel. and that Mr.. Grasty
becomes president of the A. S. Abel
Company.
1t is also stated that the Abells still
retain large interests, as one of the one
third interests is owned by Charles Abel.
who recently displaced his cousin Walter
as managing editor OF the paper. while
the other is held by the Safe Deposit
Company as trustee for the third branch
of the family.
/ Charles Abel resisted the efforts of
Grasty to GUST him from the manage
ment. The Safe Deposit Company sided
with Walter, which gave the control to
Grasty.
The value Of the property is estimated
at between $4,000 and $500, 900.
Grasty's interest is said to be about
$500, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
MASTER PLUMBERS DINE
OFFICIALS OF DISTRICT
Travelling Case Presented to Will
liam Conradis, Secretary, for
Faithful Service.

The annual dinner, entertainment and
reception of the Washington Association
Of Master Plumbers was held last night
at Freund S.
Guests of the organization were Dis
trict officials and employing plumbers
from Baltimore. Walter D. Nolan was
POSTMASTER.
There were addresses by Alfred r. Nc
CONCEAL. District inspector of plumbing:
John Trainor of Baltimore, Col. Richard
A. O'Brien and Secretary Skates of the
Baltimore Builders Exchange. feature
Of the occasion was the presentation of
travelling suit case to William Con-
raids. secretary of Master Plumbers AS
ISOLATION, for faithful service"
Those who gave entertainment numbers
were Mr.. Athlehart, the Schubert Quar-
tet, Mr.. Duggan and Bob Warren. A
buffet supper was served at midnight, fol-
lowed by ''smoke talk
The entertainment committee was COM
posed of w. d. Nolan, p c. Schafer.
William Conradis. William Koch. F. w.
Qulnter, ii. L. Suit, d. ]. Murphy, SAM
uel Artz, NJ. Mccarthy and Joseph Her
bert, w. +. Crosby, secretary national
association: Z. Hutchinson and John
Mitchell, Sr.
Samuel Artz is president of the local
association, Stanford Stetzer, secretary.
and E j. Hannah, treasurer.
The guests included A. r. McGonegal,
DIR. William c. Woodward, Morris Hack
er, p. G. Adams, SnoWden Ashford H.
Nj. Woodward, Harry Brooks, Col Rich
ard A. O'Bren, Samuel Tapp. w. l..
Marsden, George A. Crawford, c. f.
Mathews, j. d. Moriarty. Charles A.
Langley, J. II. Scates. c. Towers, J. T..
Brady, representing the Plumbers Trade
Journal of New York; f. Eckloff. Fl.
ny.lt, n
Groves. H. 3. Davis. John X Heyl, u.
G. Cunningham, II. w. Seymour, Will
liam Hurst, II. S. Bonner, John Trainer.
M. Hager, Messrs, alderman, Carey, Pow
ell, w. f. Crosby, Sanford Mckeebys 4.
Hutchinson, John Mitchell, ST., and G.
E. Walton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
CHAPTER XI.-Continued.

The maitre d'hotel departed with an un-
derstanding bow. Christine glanced at
her companion with smile, half amused.
half scornful. even the shadows terrify
you," she said.
The marquis dropped his eyeglass.
Once more he had repealed. with glacial
contempt, the scrutiny of his ne1gnbor.
Il am not SO sure he said, whether
that mans face with a brown beard, but
it was thinner
Christine laughed softly. IF this is to
be our last evening" she said. laying her
hand for a moment upon his. "you must
not be so foolish. See, they are going
now They will not annoy you any
longer"
The man rose. He was a great. coarse
looking creature. with heaVy-lidded eyes
and close-cut hair-a Frenchman, but CT
a larger and grosser type than is com
monty met with. By his side his COM
panion seemed almost like doll. She,
too, glanced often and enviously at Chris
tine, as she buttoned up her jacket and
turned to leave the restaurant. They
passed through the swing door and disap-
peared into the street, and a moment OF
| two later the maitre d'hotel came hurry
ing up the room. He laid a small folded
piece of paper before the marquis.
THE name and address MILFORD de-
sired" he said, with bow.
The marquis pushed the note across the
| table and waited till he had disappeared
| Then he softly unfolded it, and, spreading
| it out on the table before him, adjusted
his eyeglass and leaned down. Christine
| felt the sudden start, which seemed to
shake every nerve in his body. She felt
| the hand on which hers was resting turn
cold. When she looked into his face she
| was alarmed.
BE CAREFUL she said. "They are look
| ing at you from the door,
The marquis recovered himself, poured
out glass of wine and drank it off
| Come he said. rising a little unstead.
| lily to his feet, I'VE must co.
| LET me see the name,'' she whispered.
| His fingers released the crdmped piece
Of paper. 1t stared up at her, scrawled
| in thick blacklead characters
| Monsieur Pierre,
| Place Noire,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
UGLY SNAG REMOVED.
Obstruction to Navigation Taken
From Harbof Channel.

Agents of the Office of Maj. Morrow, en-
gineer in charge of the Potomac river,
have within the past two or three days
removed an ugly snag from the channel
in the harbor abreast of the engineers
wharf, and vessels can now enter and
leave the harbor without danger OF IN
jury by striking it. The snag was from
an old tree that was brought down from
the upper river by the running ice IN the
current of the past week, and which,
after being worked up into the harbor
by the winds and tides, grounded In the
channel One end of the log rested on
the bottom of the river, while the other
showed just above the surface of the
water in such position that Vessei
striking it fair was likely to have a hole
punched in her hull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
MACFARLAND IN COUR7.
Former Commissioner Given kecep-
ton by Lawyers at City Hall.

An informal reception was rendered by
the lawyers assembled In Equity Court
No. 2 this morning to former Commits
sioner II. B. F. mcfarland on his first
appearance at the city hall since leaving
the District government Justice Bar
nard, before ascending the bench shook
hands with the new attorney and well
coined him to the practice of law.
Mr. Macfarland took no part in the ar
gument of several motions which his
partner, Charles Cowles Tucker, had on
the call. He paid close attention, how
ever, to the argument of Mr. Tucker and
to the remarks of his adversar ies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
ATTACKS MINING COMPANY.
Court Asked to Appoint Receiver for
Mexican Concern.

Sanford G.. Etherington of New York
today applied to the District Supreme
Court to appoint receiver for the Mon
tezuma Mining Company, incorporated
in this District to conduct mining opera
tions I'm the republic of Mexico.
Mr.. Etherington says he has a judg-
ment for 1854 against the company. which
he is unable to collect. He declares the
company has been insolvent for more
than a year. He asked the Attorney
General, he says. to dissolve the corpora
ton, but he AYERS Mr.. Wickersham has
declined to take the necessary steps TO
bring about the dissolution.
lie asks the court to vacate the COM
pany's charter. enjoin it's officers from
disposing of its assets and that the af-
fairs of the concern be turned over to
representative of the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
JOHN H. MACE DEAD.
Painter Fell From Building When
He Was at Work.

John III. Mace, painter, died at the
Georgetown Hospital this morning HIS
death resulted from an injury he received
two days ago. while painting in front OF
154l Wisconsin avenue 1t is believed his
fall resulted from an attack of vertigo.
Mace struck his head against the pave
ment. He was fifty years old. and lived
at 2O56 Wisconsin avenue. Coroner New
tit will give a certificate of death without
holding an inquest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

hauers of the barnyard Over rs life
worth lving?" they would muse till they
went insane and desperately hanged
themselves from the highest roost in the
poultry yard. The dreamy sense of the
futiity OF it all would overwhelm them,
and they would revenge themselves upon
an unjust world by declining to take
food, like the English suffragettes, and
by deliberate recourse to race suicide.
Or again, they would become converts
TO the doctrine of short life, but a
merry one and lead horribly drunken and
diSsolute careers. So it is merciful
thing that turkeys cannot think and do
not understand at all what is happening
to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
Star Office Visitors.

The following. visitors registered today
at The star office:
Mary Thinker. New York: John Tinker
New York; j. e. Tinker Maryland: Har-
riet l.. Thinker. Maryland: George B. Jen-
kins jr. Norfolk, Va; W. E. Boufoey,
Higganum. Conn: G. S. Mann. Lancaster,
Pa; Mr. and Mrs. c. l. Corteil, Chicago;
E. NJ Tensley. Minneapolis, Mimi; A. M.
BloZen, Mescalero, n. NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
The Wish.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.


81 want some more chicken" said a
little girl at dinner.
Il think you have had as much as is
good for you. dear" rejoned her mother.
You can't have any more now, but here
is Wishbone that you may pull with
me. Whoever gets the longer end will
have her wish come true. Why, baby.
you've got it! What is your wish?"
Some more chicken said the child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

Little Bobby's Ma-Josiah. Bobby has
been using slang again today.
Little Bobby's Pa-Now. see here, kidd
You've got to cut 1t out. / won't stand
for 1t! See?-Browning' Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

A friend indeed is a friend who never
resents your success SO bitterly that he
can't make you believe he's pleased over
it-Puck.