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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-19
Timely Hints on
Home Entertaining

Now that the holidays are near,
boys and girls have evenings to spend
in frolfc. and sometimes the older
members OF the household are glad to
join in.
AT these times it. is always good to
know of a jolly game which needs no
especially previous preparation.
The boy home from college has, usu-
ally. store Of jokes he is glad to tell.
and he is a merry person to choose to
start the game known as Chestnut
Court"
This. game begins by having the
chosen members OF the company, tell
q 5oke-it may be very ancient joke.
as the name Of the game implies.
The pun is received with means and
Groans by the assembly, end some one
opens court at once to try the culprit
and sentence him for the crime.
Great fun may be made in choosing
the Jury. especially II any one present
has a general idea Of court OF pro-
cedure. -
When the prisoner is found guilty.
as, OF course, he must be- the Judge
may pass sentence and settle the PEN
atty.
This may be that he, the prisoner
shall listen to five jokes, told by one
person, or one joke told by each per-
son present. and must laugh at each
joke COlO.
In some instances the punishment is
varied according to the ideas and
number OF the guests present
II the penalty is to listen to the puns
of the other guests, then it must be
stated which is the worst. pun OF ALL
and the selected offender must take his
place before the bar.
In this way the game may continue.
the wise hostess being careful not to
let. 1t grow boring or go on from the
point OF merriment to monotony, which
in game playing is not such far cry
as 1t may seem.
II one desires to have dainty prizes
small basket OF marrons glace, tied
with a red or green Christmas ribbon
Is prize both charming and consis-
tent with the name of the party.
small scrapbook marked For an
ecdoteS" is prize equally we'll de-
signed for the winner, whether man OF
girl. This may be decorated, If one has
any ability in painting, with burst
ing chestnut burr or a sprig Of holly
significant Of the season.
another easily arranged pastime is
shadow pantomimes.
Take a sheet or any large white
cloth and stretch as a screen.
Then place q lamp on the floor be-
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housewives. or rather housewives to be.
have expressed the wish to her that they
had some woman who would go on q
shopping expedit on with them and show
them how to furnish their new homes
economically and tastefully. 1t seems to
me that to people who cannot afford an
interior decorator and yet feel their own
inability to buy wisely and with good
taste the services of such helper would
be really invaluable. and would more
than pay back whatever percentage Of the
total expenditure she charged.
When you read the item frog legs" on
the bill of fare do YOU ever wonder where
the frogs for that delicacy come from
I always had a strange notion that they
must come from France. but they don [.
They are raised right in this country, and
one woman at least is engaged in this
unique industry. She is from New Jersey.
She was in poor health. which forbade in
door work and SO she bought a farm and
took to raising bullfrOgs.
If you don't like to do queer things.
You are doubtless shuddering at some OF
these extraordinary women. -.
If you don't mind being unconventional
you may even find a suggestion i'm the Sc
hints.
And at any rate, whether they touch us
closely or not, think these odd things
our sisters are doing are interesting to
hear about.
Don't you?
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table and its easily swept floor, can be
given over to Santa Claus things are
greatly simplifed. The moving spirit OF
the gayety of the house can then leave
all her tools and materials just where
she uses them, and when called oat from
her labors to see a caller. to preside
at q meal or soothe the terrors o. some
minor household accident. she has only
10 turn the key in the door and her plans
and secrets are safe until she returns.
The Christmas shopping list should in
clude good supply OF paper and string.
Grea seproof kitchen paper and japanese
paper napkins are required for the pack
ing of homemade sweets. etc. Plain white
paper, tied with red ribbon, is nice Tor
the wrapping of small gifts in boxes. and
the coarse kinds of brown paper have no
end of artistic possibilities
A series of snapshots mounted singly
on sheets of brown paper and held to-
gether at one corner by ring. ribbon,
or even an ordinary paper fastener. make
most acceptable gifts. A good ehect IL
aured size or cutting it with . blunt
paper knife, and thus leaving the edges
rough. - f11E
Lettering done beneath each print il
Chinese white makes a good nnisa * tire
worker is clever at choosing titles ana
comments. When any skill IN brushwcrk
is available. the top sheet can be decor
ated with some appropriate leeeno or %.
sign.
During these paste and paint ccx opera
tions thick sheet OF glass on the work
room table is a great boon. One can
easily make sure that 1t H. deiicately
clean and will not harm ones precious
photographs when they are laid feee
downward on u TO have their treatment
OF mounting paste. and they may be sat-
isfactorily trimmed on its. hard surface
by the aid ofSa sharp knife. The glass.
too, Is almost Indispensable IL one IL go-
inc IN w-ork good deal with sealiu1
wax, as il minimizes the rissxs OF 1nre ana
injury to furniture. r1--r--s
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hind this fmprovised screen and re-
nector back of the lamp.
Standing between the screen and the
lamp your shadow will be magnified
and sharply reflected upon the screen.
This is much more fun than tableau
for the informally spent evening. as 1t
requires no costumes. 1t also admits
plenty Of action-in fact. some Of the
Queerest or prettiest illusions may be
created by clever actions.
For instance, pouring sawdust gives
the appearance Of water or a flowing
liquid.
Prizes may be offered for the clever
est pantomime or the most graceful
one
A very slow. graceful dance in Gre
clan poses makes a fascinating shadow
picture. One may fashion a costume
for this by draping an old tablecloth
from the shoulders and not betting it
in at the waist.
II preferred. the title Of the tableau
may be left to the guesses OF the audi
ence and the prize given for the best
guess
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Practical Hints on
Christmas Preparations

The busy mother who has a sewing or
work room ar her disposal is much to
be envied during these weeks of prep.
aration for Christmas. Where home
made gifts and decorations are the rule
there is always a good deal of distracting
litter just now. and many secrets that
are otherwise difficult to hide.
II the sewing room, with its big, steady
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Fetchngly chic and distinctive this afternoon frock in
which the winters for black white is shown It is
Of white wolfe de sole and black velvet The bodice outlined
the neck and banded dagonay the front with heavy
white above this is black velvet with of black
buttons trimming the right The short sleeve finish
ed with velvet band and buttons below which is under
sleeve of the lace The skirt slightly draped Of black
velvet underskt of voe Hat of black velvet and white
D1u
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CRISCO for the Holiday Baking, c esn Csc
Hawaiian Pineaprie.

lnexceiled for the Christmas Dinner.
This is the Finest Hawaiian Island
Product. and is priced to you at
big reduction. 49,
HUNTS SUPREME BRAND: sold
everywhere at BIC per can.
ean price, per dozen. s's Csc
HUNTS STAPLE BRAND, No. 2
here. do nae si.s aee', can special 1Sc
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California. Finest

California Finest
Products-Special.
HUNTS SUPREME (Red Iaben.
PEACHES. Regular 35c value. .9Q-
Special here. dozen. Sis. Can ZCS
HUNTS SUPERIOR peaches
white Lab ID. Regular 30c
value. Special here. dozen, Dr.
$-.so. Sdn..-.- .......-........... wv
HUNTS STAPLE PEACHES blue
Label. Regular 25c value. On,
Special here. dozen. S225. Can SUS
HUNTS SUPREME Red Label
PEELED APRICOTS. the I'm
est canned fruit. dozen. $3.50. %,
HUNTS SUPERIOR white Label
APRICOTS. Dozen. S275 DE-
L CT Sdh... ..---.--.-.-......-.
HUNTS SUPREME Red Label
WHITE CHERRIES. Dozen. %
$5.SO. FER can. .................. S~S
A Good Popular Priced Peach
PARK HILL BRAND, Lemon I'm.
Cling. Can. TIC: 3 for... OWS
La Junta tribune., 1911-06-24
Motto. to III. Pss,Ie-

All persons holding bills a-alus;
school District Eleven or Unioa Htsa
School Number One are reQaesteI 10
present those bills for payment be-
fore Jaly l. 1911 Thereafter bills
must b. presented for payuen; With
in thirty days Of date Of purchase
Aftrr July /. 1911. bills against
these districts Hiil not be paid unless
accompanied b. requisitions author
lied BY the board
Office hours Of the secretary are
from four 10 SIX p, N on Wednesday, 5
and Fridays in the office o. the
board OF education in the CONNER
elal School Building on Santa Fe
avenue
BY order CT the board OF educa-
rion @. the La Junta public schools,
ELLEN THRIE o'NEIL.
Secretary.
La Junta tribune., 1911-06-24
Teachers. Aaen,en!

The regular Normal Institute will
be held at Lamar. June esth To July
sth. instead OF later date. as plan
ned A fun attendance there viii
cntitle the applicant for a teachers
certificate to the usual i've per
cent which is added to ones general
Average
4 ia~ recently signed By orr gov
crnor requires a minimum OF profes-
sional training for inexperienced
teachers as follows; To secure n
third grade certificate. the applicant
must have a high school education
or Its equivalent and sh weeks Of
professional training. 20 secure =
second grade certificate. the appli-
cant must have a hish school .duca.
ton and twelve weeks OF professional
training. and to seour. a first grad.
certificate. one must have year OF
professional training and a high
school education.
To meet thes. conditions. a two
weeks insutut. will b. held at
Lamar. under the old las. aud In
August a four.s-eks' school. under
the n.~ law.
IL becomes necessary TO change the
date Of this institute. because OF q
decision rcEdcrcd only last week by
our attorney general REGARDING the
use ef state funts under the old and
new laws. which provide for Normal
Institutes.
srPT $. \. PHILLIPS.
Prcsident Of Executive committcc.
La Junta tribune., 1911-06-24
Sealed Bios fer Ornamental Fence.

Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the city clerk In the city
hall. until noon. July I'd. for the con
struction Of a cement ornamental
fence around the court house park
Plans and specifications are nov on
file in the office OF the city engi.
neer at the city hall. All bids must
be accompanied by certified check
for ten per cent of the amount OF
the bid.
$. W. BROWN. City Clerk.
First publication, June -, 1911.
Last publication. July !. 1911.
La Junta tribune., 1911-06-24
Installing Dewey Card System.

Miss Agnes westbrook 10 up from
La Jan,a this week. and. assisted by
the officers Of the Fowler Library
Association. v going over the books
In the local library. sh. wili isasx
each volume. and install what 10
known A. IN. Ds~sy care system.
This will b. . great conv-nlsacs 70
uembers booking Tor c.rtais books.
~ fss books by certain suthses. as1
y . syssem Ia vosu. BY ness u
~ larger isbrassss Of ths sssnsry.
u yos hav~s't taksa nenhesuoae u
~ 1bsasy ysl - - q saes.-eov.
1~f TSibuos. nN
La Junta tribune., 1911-06-24

as a salesman and viii devote his
entire time to that department in
the future.
Lost-On Goneay evening. a yel-
low SILK scarf Return TO al Gin
arrun avenue and receive reward
For saie--Poiand China brood soW.
sired July 10. 1910 inqnire Of T
J. Williams. or phone Red 5si
The subject at the Christian church
tomorrow morning is. lis Prayer on
the Declines'' and in the evening.
Does Morality saSe?r
"A few weeks ago II vas Carrie
Nation. but in the daily papers this
week 4, has been mostly Cora Ma
tlon, 80 says the funny man OF the
county court.
Miss Louise LinyIlle arrived Thurs-
day morning from her home In Edina,
u
brother. DR.. p 3. Linsille. and fam
lly
Eugene H. Brown has returned
home from Chicago. where he gradu-
atei as a full-hedxed NJ. D.. from the
Northwestern University. near Chi
cago. on the 18th instant
Miss Helen Lux. who has been
spending several months Ia New
York City. taking a postgraduate
course in nursing. returned home
Saturday Aninas Democrat
why Some Men Do Not Go Z"
Church" is the morning subject at
the Methodist, church. Evening sub
ject. "A Tested Religion" Sunday
school at s:i5 a. m. Epworth League
meeting at p. m.
Walter Philhour. Of the superinten-
dents office. left las, Monday morn
ing for Los Angeles. CALI. and SiH
later visit San Francisco. Portland
and Seattle He has secured a nine
ty day leave OF absence. and Will
probably make quite a visit on the
coast
Paul Heakel succeeded W. l. Simp-
son as manager for the Postal Tele-
graph Company in this city yester-
day. being supplanted on the third
trick" slnecure that he has held
down for several years. by II. Her
manson. OF Fl Paso. Texas Mr.
Simpson and family left on No ~
yesterday for Galesburg. where they
will visit relatives Mr.. Simpson eK-
poets to be- on duty in his new po-
sition In Chicago next Monday morn
ing
c. IL Brown. formerly OF the Ken
dall Dry Goods Company. writes from
Findlay. IN. where he has been man.
aser Of Smiths Cash Store. during
the past two years. that he intends Ia
leave In the near future for Lafay-
ette. Ind, 10 accept position rs
assistant manager OF the " II. Zinn
4 Co. department store. one OF
the best positions be ever had. Well.
here's looking at you-frum dis
lance. and hoping you have all kinds
OF luck and prosperity In the Hoos-
Ter state.
La Junta tribune., 1911-06-24
WHAT
IA JUkTA HAS

OHe CiAy nall
Three hospitals.
Nine churches.
One court house.
, One opera house.
One skating rink.
, One planning mill.
One kindergarten.
-Four lumber yards.
, One fire department
, SIX school buildings.
, Three livery stables.
One 25-ton Ice plant
, Two steam laundries.
, Free delivery OF mails.
One cold storage plant.
, Three telegraph offices.
, One seyen-;on ice plant.
, One band and orchestra.
, An altitude Of 1000 feet.
, Twenty four social clubs.
, School population OF 1900.
, Finest climate 10 the world.
, Two moving picture shows.
= Seven thousand population
= Bank deposits Of 81. 900 900.
= A $4,000 high school buIld.
. ing.
. Twen,y.three passenger trains
= daily.
= One star and three rural
. routes.
= Telephone system With 700
= phones.
= Most sunshine Of any Colo
= rado city.
= Niles OF brick and cement
. sidewalks.
= Santa Fs shops. employing
= 1000 men.
= Monthly payroll. all sources.
= Of 100000.
. One public library Of Is..
= o0o volumes.
= Water and sewer system
= owned BY city.
. Ono railroad reading room
. and club house.
. Three printing offices and
. one nevspapes.
= Twenty three fraternai and
= secret societies.
= Average monthly postoffice
= receipts Of 81 300.
= Mennonite sani'arium. five
. miles vest OF city.
= One flourtnx mih Of go bar.
= rcls daily capacity.
= Beet prospect OF any town In
= the Arkansas Valley.
= One brick and tile plant. Of
= 10000 daily capacity.
. Rapidly growing. surround.
= ing agricultural territory.
. Hesdouassers Of the western
= grand division Of the Santa ~
= fsilvay.
. Electric lixht and power
. plant. With aii-day and ALL
= sisht service.
. Ten thousand acfes Of VIZ.
= gin agricultural territory sov
= rassdiy sstuias -.
= rostysAfss nu-s q oaats
. " stdstraek. vteA . hslgAt
. ~ capacity q s.oee.
= Local bsii1ins and ioaa -.
. sesiassea VIII e3yeee. ~ a.
= ital ed tpaas u 0tsee eeua-
. y asuseatias esee. ~.
. n fact. L. Jsata = tAs bsst
. teva q ~ siss n ~ state
. 6 ce,ssaAs. 81 = ~ esar
= ~ 81 aAeseal elsas1Ag
. hsGDs & ~ sssAsse vai1sy \
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-19
AGUA FRIA LANDS
 SUITED TO DRY FARMING
CFrom Wednesdays panyl

Declaring that alfalfa can be rais- ed in the Agua Fria valley without
 irrigation and recommending potato culture as highly profitable and suit ed to the soil, Dr. V. T. Cooke, di- rector of dry farming of Wyoming, left Dewey yesterday afternoon for Camp Verde where he delivered an address last night Dr. Cooke spent the forenoon Of yesterday in the Agua Fria valley and is enthusiastic over its possibilities. He was ac- corded a cordial welcome by the farm CTS and at a meeting held in the schOolhOuse at l o'clock several join ed the dry farming congress, pledging themselves to aggressive cooperation in the advancement of its principles. Residents of the valley showed a deep interest in the visit of the noted agriculturist and proftted much as he answered many questions of import ance giving them the benefit of nis practical experience covering many years in the arid sections of the north.
 Dr. Cooke is accompanied by R. N. Fredericks, J. A. Hope and M. A. Fraser. Rev. H. F. Marshall of the Baptist church of this city, who is! planting the largest eucalyptus orch ard in the territory, was also with the distinguished visitor. Rev. Mar snail returned last evening more en- thusiastie than ever over the pros poets of his project and the future of dry farming in the valley.
 A mass meeting will be held in this city Saturday night at which l Dr. Cooke will give the result of his 1 investigations. Everybody is invited to attend this meeting.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-19

for a limited sentence. This time he is in for thirty days.
 After skunfully and successfully plying his vocation as a deaf, dumb and blind man along the Santa Fe for several weeks, James Trent pulled into Ash Fork late last week. and worked that town to a frazzle. He went into the Pullmans, and tiring of the job, disrobed, and was found In bed eOutented in the embrace of Morpheus, On being awakened sud denly, his eyes were wide open. his tongue began to glibber, and his hearing reappeared when he answer ed questions with all the gullibility of a parrot. Trent mad accumulated considerable money, but when it came to paying $50 or as many days in the county jail, he kept the cash in his pocket. On being taken from the train, he showed trained ability with his fists, and it took the crew to eject him. Deputy Sheriff Bartlett took a hand in the fraeas, and Trent was brought to the city yesterday with his physical structure in perfect working order and without a flaw.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-19
CoPPE QUEEN IS
 PLANNING BIG MERGER

BISBEE, Ariz., April 1.-The Cop
 per Queen Consolidated Mining com
 pany is said to be negotiating for
 the purchase of the Shattuck Arizona
 and the Denn-ArizOna properties. In
 just what form the merger will ma
 terialize if the proposed deal is car
 ried to a completion is uncertain. It
 is not likely that an announcement of
 the proposed merger will be made
 until all of the details have been
 completed.
 It has been apparent for some time that influences of more than or dinary importance have been affect ing the stock of the Shattuek and the Denn companies. Last fall the Denn mine was closed down, the pumps were pulled up and no effort has been made since then to unwater the mine or develop it in any manner. In this period, however, the value of the stock has advanced more than $l a share to sales this week at $6 and S6l2 on the Duluth Stock Exchange
 The advance of a stock under such may be regarded as un- natural, and due entirely to abnormal conditions. The support in Denn has come from the "inSide" One of the officers of the company in the period indicated is said to have purchased Denn stock to the value of about $l 100000. On the other hand the i stock of the Shattuck- Arizona, con trolled by the same people who own the Denn, has declined between six and seven points to S1S.25, although within the last twelve months it has gone on dividend basis of $4 a | year and is known to have not only a large tonnage of rich copper ore in the small area developed, but its capacity for production is large. It could easily produce sufficient ore to net shareholders more than S2 a quarter even with copper selling under l3 cents. Its costs are so low and it's So efficient that it can sell copper at a profit on a market that would force a majority of copper producers to operate at a loss.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-19
CABAB| COMPANY PREPARING ID
 RESUME

TUCSON, Ariz., April l4-Prelim- mary steps toward the early reopen ing of the Cababi Mining company's s property in the Comobabi district southwest of Tucson were taken at a special meeting of stockholders, at which 1,70O,s49 shares of stock were represented, held at S:3O o'clock yes terday afternoon.
 The direct action of the company consisted in increasing the board of directors from three to nine mem bers. All the new members are resi- dents of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was further decided to reopen the operations at the mines in the very near future, after installing a large amount of new machinery, a portion of which will consist of a sinking pump and a station pump. The latter pump will be placed at the 20O-foot level and it is the belief of the di- reetors that these pumps will be adequate to overcome the flow of water into the mine.
 The shaft is now down about 400 feet. It will be sunk another 400 feet by a largely increased force of miners, the object being to uncover and block out the ore body.
 The lighter machinery now at the mine will be moved to an adjoining claim and used to develop it.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-19
POSSIBILITIES OF
 VERDE VALLEY GREAT
(From Thursdays Daily.)

The interest in the visit of Doctor Cooke, Director of Dry Farming for the State of Wyoming, remains un- abated all over the county, as was evidenced by the turnout of farmers, mostly "wet," at the Camp Verde sehOolhouse at II o'clock this morn ing.
 The eminent agrieulturist prefaced his remarks with the statement that his branch of the science of farming should interest the irrigators as well as the dry land men, as the methods of the latter are being used all over the world by the irrigationists; that is to say, that the principles of dry farming, viz, deep blowing and thor ough cultivation are applicable to the irrigationist and are SO recog- nized
 Dr. Cooke paid handsome tribute 10 the picturesqueness of the scenery and the fertility of the soil of the Verde Valley, remarking that their opportunities for future development are unsurpassed. They have the greatest possibilities for developing the production of all kinds of fruits, a magnificent field for raising alfalfa seed, a splendid chance to establish large dairy interests and, in fact, all