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Slight But Terrible.

EN-. F. D. GRANT. at q dinner at
~ West Point. once analysed the mill
tary genius Of Washington
Washington" he said. gave us our
independence by campaigning faultlessly.
He never made mistakes There have
been more brilliant soldiers than wash~
ington, but there has never been SO sure
q one
TN warfare. you must know, the small.
est mistake may lose a whole battle. n
whole campaign. Q whole cause And
that reminds me OF poor Tom White.
Tom White failed In business owing to
the mistake of one single letter made by
his stenographer. Toms patron In bust
ness was a deaf millionaire. who WAS
very touchy about his deafness. This
millionaire turned from a good friend To-
a bitter enemy-he foreciosed on Tom
because the unhappy fellows stenogra-
pher accidentally began a letter 70 him:
deaf Sir"
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he was conservative. He concluded all
of sudden that he didn't want to be
hog, anyway. so he tore of a branch
from the Tree and took to his heels. All
the way to the shore he could feel that
hand coming after him. but he got to his
boat and cranked up and started Off A
hundred feet out and he had commenced
to feel safe. when his boat stopped with
a jerk and began to go backward. In
the starlight he could see the hand of the
Terrible Old Woman clutching the stern
of his craft. Picking up a stick. he save
Il whack over he knuckles. There was
cry of pain from the shore and the
boat bounded forward free. But as he
sailed away the voice of the Terrible Old
Woman came to him again over the
waters
"'Yah, yah. yah" she cried. You'll be
sorry, Mr.. Srnarty. That branch only
knows one tune!'
We'll, after many stormy days and
nights the Travelling Man got back home
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<<r rOw'D you sleep last night,
- Mr.. Fnnegan." asked Mrs.
Peterson as she twisted her
chair to the desired posi-
Fine. fine answered her patient.
Didn't know q thing until o'clock this
mornin'. II YOU got any more green per-
ammon yarns up your sleeve trot 'em out
I don't anow what happened to the per-
simmons. but that story had me drowsy
before you got half started
We'll. don't know whether II will work
- well an that" said the nurse. but I'm
going to tell you tonight about the Trav-
cling Man and the Singing Tree"
whats Singing Tree" inquired Mr..
Jsnnegan-
That's what the Travelling Man wanted
% know" Mrs. Peterson replied, land 1t
cost him good deal to find out
"Must-a been a champagne drummer.
Well. he wanted to know more than do.
don't care much for music anyway and
hope to be snoozin' when you get around
10 the MARBLES. Now. I'm all ready.
Bring In your travelin' man.
He was q cigar drummer" began the
nurse. which I suppose Is the next thing
TO the champagne kind. But that doesn't
matter. He does a good deal Of travelling
but mighty little drumming In this story.
Now, this Travelling Man was a sawed
OF little cuss with big head that didn't
have much hair on II. but had a whole
lot of what they call selling sense in 1t.
along with some other kinds that you
might call sense or nonsense according to
the way you looked at IL. For one thing.
he was full OF romantic ideas as a
school girl and he never saw a beau ,iful
lady that his heart didn't go rub-a-dub-
dub but. of course, he was a ways polite
and respectful as all good drummers are,
and he never let romance interfere with
the time that the gypsy fortune teller got
hold OF him one night out in Kansas
He'd sold pretty good bill o. goods
that day and his biggest customer In the
town invited him 10 20 out to his house
10 party that the Ladies Aid Society
was giving for the benefit Of something
or other. They had pulled in a gypsy
princess from a camp outside of town
and she was telling fortunes at a dollar
tell. The Travelling Man bit The min
ute the gypsy looked looked at his hand
she gasped
oh. she cried; how Interestingly
what do you see?' asked TIE Travel
II see a lady with be-yootiful golden
hair. most Of il her own. You're in love
with her.
POOH said the Travelling Man. turn
ing red.
Yes continued the Gypsy. and see
1Rothsi NAB tail. fine looking man, the
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dark he steered 1t quietly around the
island as close to the Singing Tree as he
could get IT. 1t was now warbling Come,
Come. / Love You Only and rle Tr -
ing Man considered that a sort of invi-
tation. Like an Indian he crept through
the grass and soon reach ed the Tree. But
the moment he touched 1t 1t changed it's
tune to Please Go Way and Let Me
Sleep and then he iear1 I e Terrible
Old Woman coming on the run.
The Travelling Man wasn't afraid. but
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Go way" she cried. go way! What
you want around here, anyway?
Good morning, madam said the
Travelling Man. You're looking uncom-
monty well this morning. Il can see
SO can / see, young man. said the
Old Woman. and you can't come any OF
your blarney over me. Go way. now, or
I'll push you off the island.
But, madam, permit me-
The Terrible Old Woman Strengthened
out her arm and, although she didn't
move a step. the Travelling Man saw that
her hand was coming toward him. Her
arm was growing longer and longer. The
Travelling Man stopped. On came the
hand. He began TO teel creepy about his
scalp. He realized that 1t wasn't glad
hand. 1t was coming palm to the front.
and IL said Get away from here. just
as plainly as if il could talk. The Tray
cling Man turned to run, and as he did
so the hand pressed against his back,
clutched his coat collar and pushed him
on SO fast that only his tip toes touched
the ground. AT the top of the hill the
Terrible Old Woman let him loose with a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02
BY Charlotte C. Rowett.

- ERTAIN scientists have been say
ing that children are natural born
thieves and liars till we teach
~ them better.
They tell US that when We get
the little pink babies right out of the i'm
mens.ties there is In their downy little
heads and in the fresh. dewy hearts of
them nothing but guile. deception, cruelty
and wickedness. and that to expect any
thing else from the young of the human
race indicates that you are not up TO the
last moment, that you are not capable of
expiring, as it were, in the last ditch Of
modern thought. That, in short. if you
expect anything from these dear little
things that in the least resemble their
perfectly darling personal appearance,
you are back number and ought to be
expurgated.
This appears to me to be the most
for people TO accept for considerable
period.
1t seems to me that not for centuries
Like this been permitted to get loose and
disport itself without somebody going
after it with club.
1t looks like sort of throw back to
the dinosauritis or some bristly thing
Like that that somebody had found a
tooth of far down in the drift of ages
and had rebuilt on the plan of the tooth
and got picture of it with all the quilts
published in a paper.
x X
That's what that idea looks like to me-
So the dear little things are just nat
tn ho ton nv
nice, truthful grown folks to tell the
straight story. and not to walk away
with the very washing off the neighbors
clothesline some dark night or commit
a murder in a fit of childish carelessness.
The trouble with these people is that
they never did look right square at
little child without having some sort of
an idea already in their heads to mt the
poor little thing to. And when he de-
clined to take any notice whatever of
their old idea. they simply stretched
him. like the nice old story tells about.
till he did tit 1t. or chopped him of right
above the shoulders with an ak.
The fact of the matter Is that a little
child comes to rs devoid OF all theories
whatever He is without the notions
which have grown up throughout the
centuries in the minds Of the grown
folks and been passed along the genera
TONS
The dear little pink baby comes to US
without any prejudice at all.
He comes with his big, round eyes full
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Mr.. Finnegan. having frazzled his nerves
In the pursuit and capture Of many DOL
lars, was troubled with insomnia. He
didn't have time to rest. and he wouldn't
take any dope" SO the doctor engaged
q story telling nurse. a modern Schehera-
xade. TO talk him TO sleep. Finnegan
was instructed TO get into his bed at 10
o'clock every night and then to ring the
bell for the nurse. When she came and
seated herself by his bedside he was to
fx his eyes on Der chin for the hypnotic
effect, forget everything else on earth and
iiNen to her stories.
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of speculation, but without a speck of
experience.
He looks around him. beholds his par
ents, his nurse his intimate friend, the
an intelligence that a person would
hardly expect of such a little thing, forms
himself according to the pattern they
present.
He beholds that it is reproved in him
to be too sincere. and many of his finer
feelings-notably his hatred for hypoc-
risy-are severely reprehended.
Hence the baby concludes that, things
being as they are, the honors are to the
strong hand. It may hurt In his heart.
but who is he to raise the standard of
revolt against the grown folks?
He subdues his soul to the dust in
which it is supposedly secreted.
And he gets, pretty soon. to be mighty
like father.
1t is true that sometimes he overdoes It.
Sometimes in his lack OF a broader
view Of things he fails to distinguish
successfully between what is approved
according to the canons Of good form and
what does not measure up to the rules
observed by our first families.
Sometimes he mixes up little things
like what a millionaire may do if he Is
a mind to, and what, according to the
rules in such cases made and provided,
is the course to be pursued by q common
man.
Sometimes he gathers the idea that the
nickel he wants and the COMP etitor S
plant SO deeply desired by the large bust
ness interest occupy precisely the same
position SO far as concerns being In the
line of natural absorption.
Sometimes he almost considers that
what father may do he may do also
without becoming persona non grata to
father.
Frequently, of course. he finds that he
is mistaken in his judgment and the
grown-ups of his family get to be more
or less troubled about him, missing, as
they must. his point of view.
They fancy that this child of theirs is
not the normal child. but the sub or
super normal or some unusual change
ling foisted upon them by a mistake of
fate.
Why, he hasn't the least bit Of dis
cretion!" they shrek in unison. why,
he never remembers single thing!''
Well, il anybody expects that discre-
ton as applied to social life is anything
but a cultivated trait he has got lot
to learn.
Discretion quotha. / have seen grand
fathers who were shy on discretion!
And at that, when the child sees any
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Story of the Travelling Man and the Singing Tree.

fling and he went rolling down the other
side
well. said he as he picked himself
up. guess / know now what an ex-
tensible arm is. But I'll beat her yet
80 he went back to his boat, and after
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tells me that. these things being taken
into consideration, a child ia. TIL we teach
him better. liar and a thief, feel Ike
relocating him to innocuous desuetude -
rapidly as circumstances will permit
Copyright. 1911, BY Charlotte C. RowcttD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02

but he didn't plant the branch Of the
Singing Tree In the Blonde Lady's hack
yard. Oh, no; he knew a better trick
than that. He planted II deep, on a moon
less night. In the yard Of the Hated Rival.
and as soon as II began to grow II COM
menced to play Annie Rooney and Il
kept II up night and day.
+" She's my sweetheart. I'm her beau;
She's my Annie. I'm her Joe:
When we're married we'll never part;
Little Annie Rooney Is my sweetheart
until at last In despair the Hated Rival
plunged into tie river and was never
seen again. And the Travelling Man mar
ried-'
The sound OF a very dull saw cutting a
very hard and knotty board came from
Mr.. Finnegan's bed. and the nurse didn't
finish the story. Mr.. Ffnnegan slept so
well, indeed. that the next day he sent
word to the nurse that she could take
an indefinite vacation.
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Quarters and Halves.

- DORGE AIDE. at the recent Lambs.
" gambol in New York. objected to
the extravaganza OF the modern wife.
TT Is true that the married men of to-
day." he ended. have better halves, but
bachelors have better quarters"
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congress.
Among modern men of a philanthropic
turn of mind are a number OF representa-
tives OF these descendants. There il III
bridge T. Gerry OF New York. founder OF
the Gerry Society in that city, which has
long been the most active movement I'm
the metropolis looking to the maintenance
of high standard OF morality. He is .
grandson of Elbridge Gerry OF Massachu-
sets. who was one OF the signers. He is
one Of the few men living who Is but
the third generation removed from the
sires of those days. Robert Treat Paine
the Boston millionaire. whose tendencies
are also toward philanthropy. bears the
identical name OF a signer of the Declare
ton from this same state OF Massachu
sets. Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, also
of Boston. a manufacturer and public
man. who served as ambassador TO
France under Cleveland. is OF similar
character. and traces his descent TO the
writer's of the Declaration.
Charles Carroll of Carrollton," who
signed himself thus TO the Declaration
of Independence and whose family has
ever since been known as the Carrots
or Carrollton. was the wealthiest OF the
SignerS. Ever since his time the CAROLS
have taken a prominent part in public
life In Maryland. John Lee Carroll, until
his death few weeks ago. was tie rep
resentative OF the family, was once gov
ernor of Maryland. and lived, at the time
OF his death. on the old family estates.
and threatened the record made by the
original Carroll. who lived 10 the ripe old
age of ninety-six.
There are many more descendants Of
the signers who are today prominent
in public life. the old tendency toward
service to country showing even 10 the
present day. There is, for instance.
James Walcott Wadsworth the vigorous
young politician who has served
speaker of the house in the New York
state legislature. Even the wives OF
public men seem to have a tendency to
hitch back to these early patriots. the
most striking example of this being
shown in the case OF Mrs. John Sharp
Williams. the wife of the junior senator
from Mississippi who Is q lineai de-
scendant of John Witherspoon.
Many of these prominent people will
join the pilgrimage which leads on the
Fourth of July to that shrine OF liberty,
Old Independence Hall. in Philadelphia.
On the morning OF the Fourth of July
they will be given places OF the greatest
prominence in the elaborate parade which
is always a part of that city's ce!ebra-
ton. Subsequently they will hold their
meetings In the chamber In which the
go to old Christ Church to worship, as
occasion 135 years ago.
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y ! n q e p e n dence
Hall. Philadelphia
on the Fourth OF
July. will gather
the present day
representatives of
the men who drew
up and signed the
Declaration of In
dependence. T h g
men of the nation
who have in their
veins the blood of
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We Women---Our Mistaken Ideas About Children.

thing that looks to him to call for dis
erection he is plenty discreet enough.
ALI Is, he fails to connect with the
points where 1t Is usually applied by his
elders.
AS for his memory-he is about that
just like human being. He remembers
what he is interested IN.
Wien the grown human being has to
remember and isn't interested, he makes
q note OF 1t. The child hasn't got to the
he Will.
Then again. you take this little matter
of telling taratiddles.
That's the best word can think OF for
them, because so few people distinguish
just what that means, and so fewer dis
tinguish just what constitutes them.
You take a small. weak. delicate man.
place him entirely in the care and keeping
of large, ferocious and extremely home
ly giantess with arms like windmill and
an awful temper. and II you have any
idea that the man is going to tell the
truth and be eaten for it. you are over
rating him. entirely.
He is going to get out Of It.
Nothing but the strong hope Of here
after made him tell the truth when such
an inquisition got him and the truth
seemed likely to be unpopular.
You just make II easy for the child to
tell the truth and he will be perfectly
charmed to tell 1t as he sees It. even IL
the truth involves q murder
In which he strongly resembles father
People seem to reason 30 sort OF back
wardly about what child really is They
seem to think that to an ex.ent not ex-
pected by anybody Of themselves, he can
make conditions They seem to have an
idea tat. to q degree that nobody ever
dreams of expect ng of anybody else. he
shall be truthful. brave, constant, ODE
dent, faithful. loyal and unswervingly
honest. And when he isn't he Is held to
be strictly accountable for the conditions
that prevented him from being SO.
He isn't more than fairly landed here
and got a few roots struck down In the
human, when he finds that he Is obliged
TO be taught many things that he does
not understand, and that he Is held re-
sponsible for the peoples ways who do
understand them.
Far be it from me to deny that II Is
sometimes needful to spat the child gently
SO that he will tell what appears to be
the proper and polite taratiddle to strang-
ers. This is one Of the means by which
the standard Of q higher civilization is
upheld and the world made habitable for
the higher classes.
But when any scientist stands up and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02

THERE Are Men in Plenty
! Living Today Who Come
Down From the Men of '76
Who Signed the Declaration
of Independence-These Mod
ern Day Sons of the Early
Patriots Are No Less Active
in Public Affairs Than Were
Their Sires = They Today
Hold All Sorts of Rank in
the Service of Their Country.
and Should the Emergency
Arise Might Build as Well as
Did Their Ancestors-They
Have Formed a Society of
the Descendants of the Men
Who Nodded the Declaration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02
WHOSE SIGNEK ANCESTOR,
Was FRANCIS LIGHTFooT LEE.

scendant of Francis Hopklnson. who rep
resented New Jersey in the Continental
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02

ERTAIN scientists have been say
ing that children are natural born
thieves and liars till we teach
them better
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02

<<r rOW'D you sleep last night,
- Mr.. Fnnegan." asked Mrs.
Peterson as she twisted her
chair to the desired posi-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-14
Several Players
Beat Col. DOGGY

With perfect climatic conditions.
So golf players from all parts OF
the Northwest entered the first
qualifying round for the potiatch
tourney ut tho Seattle Golf and
Country club links yesterday. A
biz gallery watched the play. and
some excellent scores were made
yesterday. several OF the players
beating Col. Boxcy." 49, for she
3shole course.
The qualifying round resulted a.
follows:
First &c. X. Magiil. Seattle.
1871: j 4. Matter~on. Victoria. i6t !:
X. d. Lapham. Seattle. 1852: Leroy
Martin. Victoria. is2. A. G. Hib-
bard. Everett. is3. q. Ladd Mum,
Seattle. iss. H. Coombe. victoha.
1876. J. Bancroft. Delaware. iss: II,
w. Treat. Seattle. 1868: G. y. Ford.
Seattle. 1855: r. y. Lippy. Seattle,
tes: r. r. Moorchead. Seattle. 100:
Josiah Collins. Seattle. III. &.
Birch, Victoria. liz: G. r. spooncr.
Seattle. ia: @. Sherman. Arizona,
lfTs.
They play off today as follows:
Matierson and Treat. Hihbard and
Collins; Coombe and Spooner. Lap.
ham and Lippy: Martin and Moore
head. Bancroft and Sherman:
Mum and Birch: Magill and Ford.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-14
SIDELICHTS ON THE SPORTING SHOW
OLD TRUCK EAGAN COMES BACK.

sneakng idea thar Truck Eagan dow and
whaekng the
a something like his old speed
latest batting oldtme faore hitting at
comfortable Of viii job In
the Virginia league
quite eydcn that the bot weather OF
the South With him.
getting around the bags In the short season
tailed which him among the good runse Of
the league.
will be Virginia u might
be he Is He ~
League having IL twobagger five triples
his credit speak OF ~ singles
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-14
RISING STARS

The la~tons want . game Sun
day with some Seattle or out Of
town team. Address r. Tracy. sols
Terry av. or phone Ind $50.
The United BANKERS. champions
Of the Bankers' league. defeated the
AiI-stars TO yesterday IN a game
marked by many errors. Eaelen
held the Aii-Stars TO four hits. and
Sam Elliott let the United Bankers
down with the same number.
The Seattle Lighting company
team wants games. Telephone Schu
at Main s7s7 or Ind. 81.
The AIl-ssrs beat = pickup team
~ 10 II at Lincoln park yesterday
morning
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-14
MOST EXPERTS PICK ATHLETICS

The American interesting 80 experts OF
champions although the Tigers
leading credit
They Cobb his team and one man cant
Philadelphia said be far stronger the BOZ 10 me
nn behind the bat and in every point save the Quilted BOSTON
Sah and New York has been
there time for Hal Chase
position and at the commencement
accorded iokin Critics comkess
winning pitchers Com
the flag His is hitting
Its history Lord Callahan Bodie and NC
good TO start
the average 10 knocking pitchers off the mound
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-14
Canadians Really Think Bob Day Has a
Chance to Defeat Mistah Jack Johnson

Please don't get overheated
laughing. folks. What appeals 70
you as Joke Is taken seriously by
friends OF Bob Day. ex-amateur
champion OF Canada and Scotland.
who is to meet Jack Johnson In
Dublin. The following story, writ
ten BY n Toronto man. shows the
view the Canadian public accepts Of
the proposed scrsp.-Tip Wright.
TORONTO. Ont. - That Tom
Flanagan intends TO stage scrap
between Jack Johnson and rx-Ama-
teur Champion Bob Day In Dublin.
Is known to Toronto sportsmen.
Day IL In active training. "Ail
I'm waiting for In transportation"
he told the writer. I'm ready to
leave any day"
Before Flanagan sailed with John
son. he said: Bob Day. In shape.
will give Johnson a better argument
than any man know. believe.
when In condition. he can beat all
the white hopes He met Johnson
when training for the amateur
tournament here and made him
step lively. Sam Fitzpatrick cut
one round short when Day was
reaching Johnson.
Day IL confident he can make a
good showing. He weighs 225
pounds. and says II he stokes a
week, going across, he viii be down
| to 200 pounds, at which he fights.
II know what Johnson is," said
Day. Il had no trouble hitting him.
You never can tell when lucky
punch will do the work"
Days drawback Is his age. He IL
35. Physically he Is apparently all
there. lie Is six-footer, and at
200 pounds is active as cat.
Days record Is good. He Is a
Scotchmsn, and held the title In
Thistle Land. Since coming here
he has won the Canadian title
whenever he felt like &C. lie has
been beaten once on this side by
Salisbury. tho Boston amateur
heavyweight.
Here Is Days record:
| Bruce. Dundee. one round. ID.
Sutherland, Dundee, two rounds;
Alex TAFT, Edinburg. lost. three
rounds: Bremner, EdInburg, won.
three rounds; J. Davis. Edinburg,
lost, three rounds: Robertson. Edin-
burg, won three rounds; J. Tomson.
Toronto. three rounds; J. Baldwin.
Toronto. three rounds; j. ChurtIe.