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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-09
Atlantic Coast Line.

'aTbe Standard Railroad Of the South"
Eotice.-Time Of arrivals and departures and
connections not guaranteed.
4:2O am. daily Through sleeping cars and
coaches to Jacksonville. Broiler cars.
4:1O pm. daily - Through sleeping cars %
Charleston. S. c.: Augusta. Savannah. Ga: Jack.
sonyiIle. Fla: }. Port Tampa. Fla. Aor Hayanal:
Knights Key flor Havana. Through coaches ia
yacfsonviIie UNExCELLED DINING CAR
SERVICE.
$40 pm. daily-"Palmetto Limited,-Throurh
n. O.: Savannah. Ga: Jacksonville and sc. re.
tersbure. Fla. Dining cars. Through coaches to
Jacksonville.
Ticket once. 1919 NEW YORK AVE
GEO. p. JAMES. D. p. A.. Warrington. d. o.
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Seaboard Air Line nv.

1905 AN. DAILY-"Seaboard Fast Mail"
Through coaches and Pullman sleepers to Savan-
nah and Jacksonville Parlor cars Jacksonville
to Tampa and Washington to Pinehurst. Through
sleeper to Atlanta. Dining
800 PM. DAILY EXCEPT STNDAY-"Sea-
board Florida Limited Solid Pullman electric
lighted train, with club. dining. compartment
and observation cars to Jacksonville. st. Angus
tine and Palm Beach. with sleepers to Miami
and Knights Key flor Havana). Parlor car Jack
sonville to TAMPA.
s:1h PM. DAILY-"Seaboard Express Eiec-
trically lighted sleepers and observation car,
enuipDed with electric fans. Through service to
Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa, Atlanta. Bir-
mingham and Memnhis. also through sleeper to
Ticket Office. 14is New York ave- NV.
q. A. HARDWOOD, C.TA. G. z. PHILILPS. D. PA.
C. B. RYAN. G. p. A.. Portsmouth. Va.
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Overconfdence Was Feared.

Some anxiety has been felt for fear
Morris would try to get after the top
notchers right away. without working
his way up. but the big boy seems to
be keeping his head, in spite OF the
easy time he has had SO far.
"Of course. I cannot whip Jack john
son now" he said in reply to some OF
the overenthusiastic claims that had been
advanced on his behalf. THAT is foolish
talk, but just you wait. l am glad that
l won from Hart. for it will show the
knockers that 1 am just a little better
than the average amateur fighter. shall
keep on training consistently, and let my
manager make the matches"
Challenges have already been received
from AL Kubiak, Con O'Kelly. George
Cotton and Con Comiskey. who takes oc-
casion in his letter to express the opinion
that Morris is a big dub
Negotiations have been on for match
with Jim Barry for some time in Janu-
airy. but, inasmuch as Kubiak and O'Kelly
are to meet January 6. it Is probable that
arrangements will be made for Norris to
fight the winner. George w. Little, who
was Johnson's manager until just before
the Reno fight, and is now especially
anxious to see the negro whipped, Is try
ing to get hold Of Norris and believes
that he is the man to turn the trick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-09

race course cost x3,O0.OO. Local race
goers think Belmont Park a grand track,
and It certainly Is, but 1t doesn't COM
pare with the one In the Grunewald
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-09

The schedule for the coming week:
Monday-T1e and Timber and Claim.
Tuesday-Mechanical and Law.
Wednesday-Trad1c and Paymaster, Claim and
Mechanical.
ThurSday-Car Record and Controllers.
Friday-ManaGers and Bo0kkeepers.
Saturday-Auditors and Transportation.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20
A White Chamoia.

For the last two years glimpses OF a
perfectly white channels, very rare
animal, were obtained at long and IT.
regular intervals In the mountains
above the Weistanen valley, In the
Canton Of st. Gall. and the authorities
issued orders to kill It In order not
TO lose the rare animal
Every effort on the part Of the
chamois hunters, both professional
and amateur, was unsuccessful on ac-
count of the shyness OF the white
chamois, which, however. succumbed
TO the hunters bullet the other day. It
Is perfect specimen, and the body
will be stuffed and placed in the mu-
scum at St Gall
The hunt was difficult and long, for
against the snow the white chamois
could not be seen. and the cunning
eniInal seemed to be aware Of this
tact for It rarely left the SNOW hne.
Only one other specimen Of g white
chapofs. hlled some six years ago, es-
ists In Switseriand---Geneva CORE
xpundenoe Pail Mall Gasetts.
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SHOOTS SISTER AS IN SHOW
AZ GOOD Indian" He Fired Bullet In
to Girls Head as a bad Indian"
Lass May Recover.

Chicago.-Two Chicago children
twins-watched a moving picture in
which good Indian" shot and killed
O bad Indian" A few hours later
the children tried to duplicate the act
In the picture at their home. Fifteen
minutes later an ambulance took Net.
tie Johnstons. Is years old, to the hos
pital with bullet in her head. Will
liam Johnstons. her brother, had shot
her In play.
The children had been spending the
day with their grandmother, who took
them to the picture show. When the
children returned HON William pro-
posed they play Indians, and Nettie
thought that was a fine idea.
The children were in the midst of
their exciting game, in which William
was the good Indian" and Nettie the
bad Indian" William had found an
old rife in closet and was armed
with this weapon, which he did not
know was loaded, when his sister
marched down the room. William
took aim and shot.
There was loud report, and Nettiie
shrieked and fell. bleeding from
wound in her head. 1t was found that
the wound was serious one, but not
necessarily fatal, and it is believed
the girl may recover.
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Sister mine, forgive me If you can.
but couldn't resist the temptation"
Get up! Get up. l say! Do you
mean to tell me that you played that
trick on met"
BETSY, you made such fuss about
Gertrudes coming that l thought I'd
like to see how you would act If the
lady herself should happen to an
nounce such a mad possibility. so |
went to the corner telephone-and
found out!"
Donald Warner, you are a mean
thing-the meanest thing on earth!"
His sister dropped into chair and
covered her face with her hands.
Poor dear. 1t was a shame-a
base trick!" Don admitted contritely
as he patted her head and deferred to
the faces of the smiling group. But
just think, sister. my room is cleaned"
he whispered for her ear alone.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20
SCIENCE IN FENCE POSTS
New England Farmer Has Bright
Idea About Cutting Tops Of
Posts.

Il had to take a little railway jour
ney up into New England the other
day." said the man who pnce lived In
the country, ''and as usual l wanted
to stop the train along the road and
get out and find somebody that could
answer few questions.
Il always want to do that, but OF
course never can. 80 there are many
things about which / am forced to
keep on wondering This time it's
about fence posts, saw something
new TO me in that line, and it struck
me that at least one farmer was ap-
plying a bit OF science to his job.
The fence posts we're nothing un-
common Looked as II they might
have been cut and set good while
ago around Just an ordinary hillside
pasture fifteen or twenty miles the
other side Of New Haven. They were
pretty gray and weather worn and
that made the contrast to their fresh
ly sawed tops the more conspicuous.
These tops had been 80 recently
cut that they were still quite bright
and yellow. And to my surprise no
uoed that instead OF being cut
straight across the post, making a
fat top, they had been sawed at an
angle. 30 that the top of each post
was like one side Of a roof
Now that's sensible, isn't It? A
nat topped post doesn't shed water.
Moisture just stays there and slowly
aeeps down into the wood until the
whole thing gets rotten. This farmer
was clever enough to cut his posts so
they would shed water and last-I
don't know, maybe twice as long.
"But maybe It wasn't the farmer
who had the happy thought Maybe
you can buy scientifically sawed fence
posts at the lumber yards now Or
maybe some city man who doesn't
care q hang for rural tradition has
bought the place and has gone around
and sawed OF the tops Of all the old
posts.
-Or maybe one OF these women you
read about In who are making a Hv-
ting and $24s.so profit IN the first year,
with hopes OF increasing 1t to at least
$500 in the second. out of some old
down-trodden, squeezed out, used up
relic Of two centuries of New Eng
land farming is responsible for those
watershed posts, wonder"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20
Games for Thanksgiving

Here are two Thanksgiving games
that have come down to US from the
old days. but they are Just as full of
fun as ever. and may be played by
both young and old.
The first is hot cookies" Any
number OF persons may take part in
1.-THE more the merrier. Let one OF
the party put pillow on a sofa or
chair and kneel In front OF It, with
his face buried In the pillow 80 that
he cannot see.
While thus kneeling he puts one
OF his hands on his back, palm up
ward, and each member Of the party
comes up In turn, and slaps his hand,
not too hard, but just hard enough
to make It interesting. Then the
heeler has To guess who It Is that
is slapping. and when he guesses cor.
rectly the slapper takes his place, and
so the game goes on.
The other game. says the Peoples
Home Journal. is called the pass
port" Seat the company in the form
Of hollow square, leaving one per.
son out The party may occupy chairs
In the middle Of the room. or around
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20
CoIorfnu Woods,

The use of colored woods In the
construction Of furniture has long
been known, the material being stained
after the necessary seasoning process.
Within the last few years, however, a
method Of Austrian origin has been
employed whereby the wood is colored
when in q green state.
BY means Of heavy pressure In q
closed vessel the sap is driven out OF
the wood and Is replaced by the col.
oring fluid. which may consist of a
solution of the more permanent aniline
dyes. The best kinds of wood for
treatment are found to be birch, beach,
alder. plane, elm and lime; oak, FL
and pine being unsuitable because they
DO not stain uniformly. &,
fhs ooiorsd wood 10 used for frrnS
tuss making and for the manufactnrs
OF doneS and window frames. II oEn
ssac b empaoysd for outdoor pur
poses. IN which oass no painting b
nsosssary, although coating Of var
RssA would seem to b Q necessity. Fos
the ffttins Of ships. railway cars and
similar purposes this stained wood 40
pears 10 b sminsntly htted.-HarpsFs
Weekly.
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dinner" Elizabeth added IN a tone
that left no room for comments. And
Don obeyed. speechlass for once
Dinner was ready. but there was no
sign Of Gertrude.
Let's sit down and eat" suggested
Don
Yes, very likely!" his sister re-
torted, appealing to the little family
gathering.
The bell rang. There she is now,
SIS" said Don. 60 and give her a
sisters welcome"
Il can't understand tt said Eliza.
beth. as she returned in a few min
utes with an open letter in her hand.
Cant understand what?' she was
asked
why. here's a special delivery from
Gertrude saying she will not be in the
city until tomorrow. What does II
mean? She just telephoned me an
hour ago that she would be here to
dinner"
Don threw up both hands and
laughed.
Hal Ha! Betsy. Betsy! I'll bet on
Betsy every time!" He threw him
self on the lounge and smothered his
face in the pillows.
Stop rolling round that way and
tell me what the matter ISL Elizabeth
commanded.
You're a great girl! But then
women are all alike"
Tell me this instant what you
mean"
Don rose from the couch. and drop
ping upon one knee before the offend
ed mistress of the house he said:
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good time talking over old timesf
But you must stay. Don't BE- . min
ute late. Goodby.'
"oh. for heavens sake, whatll I
dor asked Elizabeth, as she hung up
the receiver with Q nervous bang and
faced her husband
Where am ! going to put her. I'd
like to know. There's nothing to do
but make Don give up his room and
go to the hotel And. oh-rll have to
clean that room at once! It's the
worst looking place ever saw"
Half an hour later as Don mounted
the stairs he was surprised to find his
special sanctum undergoing an un-
usual process.
"1mpossible!" he exclaimed.
Don't you dare to come in here!"
his sister commanded
Certainly not II you don't wish
GO down and tell Nora to put on an
extra plate. Gertrude is coming to
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20
Part Of the Cana

The best kind Of wit Ia not the broad
juhs or qutp. but the remark which
summarizes the truth Of situation In
o striking and. II possible, humorous
faahton. President Lowell Of Harvard
is credited with a reply which meets
these conditions. II was at dinner In
England where John Burns. the labor
leader, was present.
MI Burns was talking about some
bygone custom of government.
THAT is as obsolete" he said. "as
the Constitution of the United States.
Am not right, Mr.. Lowell?"
Il am reminded" returned the other,
''of o remark which overheard at a
tennis tournament. Two old ladies
were watching the game. One Of them
eaid. How much easier 1t would be
for the players II that net were not in
the wayl' The constitution Is our
net"-Youth's Companion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20
ALL PLAY WITH SNAKES
WRIFFEN FAMILY KEEPS WHOLE
RoOMFUL OF REPTILES.
Everybody. From Father Down to the
Baby, Seems to Enjoy Society Of,
the WIgglers-Washerwoman 10
the One Who Gets Scared.

New Rochelle, N. Y.-Most parents
are content to see their children have
the usual quota of toys for amusement,
and a dog and cat for companions, but
the four Whiffen youngsters-Edwin,
eight years old, Eva six, Helen four,
and Robert two-children of Edwin
Whiffen of New Rochelle-find their
greatest delight in playing with snakes.
In the snake room" on the third floor
Of their home at SO Birch street are
80 reptiles. The collection embraces
two dozen garter snakes, one green.
two king, one black racer and two
milk. But in the good snake season
the children have had as many as 200
at time.
There are Rex, the king snake;
Black Joe, a racer, and Matilda and
Genevieve Of the garter tribe. Daily
there is visit to the snake chamber
and half hour of playing, the chill
dren. OF course, suggesting the games
ana the ssaakes shaking their heads in
approval! Daily after dinner Rex or
Regina is brought down to the dining
room and curls himself before the
CRATE fire.
Black Joe is 80 thoroughly domesti-
Gated that when whistled for he comes
70 his master, coils on the boys shoul-
def and eats from his hand He even
has been trained TO perform a real SER
pentine dance.
Baby Roberts favorite diversion is
TO creep quietly up to Rex as the snake
lies snoozing ON the parlor rug and
push him with one foot. Rex never
resents that.
Mrs. Whiffen does not love to see
the household pets crawling over the
furniture. but as the children enjoy
their society she makes no objection
The one person afraid Is the laundress.
She insists on shaking out the family
garments before shA consigns them to
the tub. One day soon after she began
to work for the Whiffens she started
to soap what she took to be stock
Ing. II wiggled under her hand and
she nearly tainted. She has been care
tul since.
Edwin often takes couple OF his
pets to school in satchel and the
teachers and many of the pupils have
become accustomed to handling them.
Whifen, who is an Instructor in pub
lie school No. 46, Manhattan, twice a
?ear brings down a few OF the pets
and gives his pupils a lecture on
snakes. He and Edwin, Jr., are the
family snake collectors. They find
their prizes in woods and fields around
New Rochelle.
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FINNs ARE ALL SINGERS
When Few Of Them Get Together
They Burst Into Song AZ by
Spontaneous Combustion,

Sometimes, when a brass band
plays MY Country 'Tts Of Thee" or
on an excursion steamer after 1t gets
dark and he is pretty well satisfied
no one will recognize him, the Amer.
lean will indulge in what he thinks is
singing, but the average citizen would
blush himself TO death II asked to
burst into song In cold blood in a
public place
Is no uncommon thing to see a
whole tableful of diners in the mag.
nifcent hotel at Helsingfors. the cap
ital Of Finland. suddenly put down
knives and glasses and burst into a
perfectly balanced four part song.
They doubtless are happy in their
singing, but certainly they sound in.
nniteiy sad. the songs being almost
invariably the moaning folk songs Of
the saddest OF all lands-the most
perfect music Of melancholy.
Practically every person in Finland,
from the greatest noble to the most
humble peasant. from the woman Of
fashion to she who labors in the
nclds. belongs to great singing 30
eiety, for such the entire nation is.
1t is no uncommon thing for 5000
trained singers to gather to serenade
some loved or admired public man,
and once In Helsingfors 10000 voices,
thoroughly organized into four parts,
joined In singing the national anthem
as a farewell to an exiled patriot
The city Of Uleaborg is near the
arctic circle, and far from a railway,
and there may be heard q chorus Of
1000 school children with perfectly
blended voices. Every village has its
church choir, consisting OF fifty or a
hundred males, who sing nothing but
Lutheran hymns. Even the compa-
MES Of Finnish guards Of the Russian
army automatically organize them
selves into choruses and sing their
nadonal songs. despite the opposi-
ton of the Russian officers.
When few Films get together they
burst into song as by spontaneous
combustion II alone, they sing In
dividually. The farmer sings as he
plows, the housewife as she cooks
II Finn is doing nothing else. he
just sings.
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Why. Elizabeth. what's this all
about?" asked her husband.
i suppose you won't think 1t is any
thing. but It Just spoils our day to-
gether. We weren't going to have
any one here tomorrow except the
family. and now Gertrude Allison has
written that she viii be out in the
afternoon"
Elizabeth, you amt going back
on your old school friends that way,
are you? She won't be here for din
ner, so I don't see why you should
object to her coming for little while.
even II 1t is Thanksgiving"
%, Tom, didn't think you would
lose all your sentiment SO soon. You
seem to have forgotten altogether
that this is our first Thanksgiving in
our new home" And Elizabeth pet
ushly wiped away a few tears.
Here comes Don. Perhaps he can
suggest way out OF your troubles. T"
said her husband with evident relief.
Hello, sis, what's the matter? You
look as black as a thunder cloud l
see, had a quarrel with Tom. and the
first year. too. You ought to be
ashamed Of yourself, Mr.. Leonard"
Don't be silly. Don.- his sister
pouted. Il suppose you will disagree
with me just as Tom did Here's a
letter from Gertrude saying she will
be here on Thanksgiving"
Well. sister mine. may l ask the
cause Of your displeasuref"
The cause! That's Just like a man
Can't you see, either. that we want 10
be alone on that day?-
Poor Betsy Shall telegraph.
Only the family wanted. Others will
please stay at home and-r"
do stop your nonsense, Don. !
suppose I am foolish. but thought
we'd have such good time together. "
Elizabeth sighed.
About an hour before dinner time
the telephone rang and was answered
by Elizabeth.
Hello! Who is III o, Gertrude.
Well. well, old girl. are you actually
there? Glad? guess l am Just
wait until I get you at arms length
Coming out to dinner! Oh, that's
lovely. And stay all night, can't you ?
Good! You needn't think I'll let you
go tomorrow. You've got to give me
a week at least. Won't we have q
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20

table, but they must be arranged In
the form of square.
Then give them a sheet and direct
them to hold 1t up in such way that
1t will be close under their chins and
be stretched out as a level between
them. In the middle of the sheet put
fluffy white feather, to represent
the "passport"-a snowfiake-and the
players around the sheet, who repre-
sent the winds. begin to blow It about
In every direction.
One player stands outside the
square and tries TO catch the feather,
either on one of the players or in
front OF one of them. He takes ad-
vantage Of the laughter Of the player,
who cannot blow the feather away,
and having thus caught It, It becomes
his passport" to the players place,
who then, in his turn. tries his hand
at feather catching.
II the feather Is blown of the sheet
1t much be placed back in the middle
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20
Rabbit on an Enolne Pilot.

Bangor, Pa.-A Bangor clergyman,
who was securing the fields for game
near North Bangor. saw rabbit
perched on the pilot Of freight To-
comotive, but as he was drawing near
to shoot, Lester Marsh, fireman on the
engine, threw lump of coal and
killed the rabbit.
The railroad men recalled that
hounds were running near the railroad
at Portland, and thought the rabbit
Jumped on the pilot there. and rode
with them TO North Bangor, FIVE milea
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20
Doe.o, Wiley, Ab.en.mindednss..

D0Skof WWSyo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley. the pure food
expert. 10 one Of the most absent mind.
ed men In the world. The doctor takes
his lunch in the cafe Of the National
Press club in Washington. and when
he lunches he misses no bets, over
looks no food He has fine appetite
"a remarkable appetite. considering
all the unpleasant and terrifying
things he knows about foodstuffs. One
afternoon he finished his meal. walked
into the cloakroom and put ON his hat
As he was going out he was accosted
by friend. who invited him to lunch
with him. Doctor Wiley hesitated. TO
tell you the truth" he said whimsical
ly, 81 don't know whether I've just bad
lunch or not" He thought deeply for
several moments. "Just to make sure,
he concluded seriously, I'll go in and
have another" And he ate as much
the second time as he had the first
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20
0oose and Golden EGG.

The old family physician being evay
on a much-needed vacation. his prac-
tise was intrusted to bis son. Q recent
medical graduate. When the old man
returned the youngster told him,
among other things. that he had CURED
Miss Ferguson, an aged and wealthy
spinster, Of her chronic indigestion
my son." said the old doctor, TN
proud Of you: but Miss Ferguson,s In
digestion is what put you through col
lege."-Argonaut
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20
GaIIant7

Nov, Mr.. Blunt" says one Of the
ladies of uncertain age but positive
looks, Il know just what you are think
ing of as you sit here between U.S.
You are thinking How happy could l
be with either were tother dear
charmer away. Truly. now, aren't
you?"
Honestly, l am not" declares the
brutal man.
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Woman Live. is Years a, Monk.

st. Petersburg, Russia.-At the
Solovetzki monastery, known through
out Russia for the extreme piety and
austerity of its brotherhood, a woman
has Just been arrested, who for IS
years has passed as a monk. She had
conformed to all the rigorous rules
and regulations Of the institution, and
was regarded as one Of the most ex.
emplary Of tn memberA
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Not wha. Ae Thought

slapkler (who has Just come from
Pittsburg)-Yes, saw your friend
Doolittle, but should never have
known him from your description-you
told me his hair was as white as SNOW.
vattlersI meant Pittsburx snow.