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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28

The Fable Of the Same Old Thing, With I'm
proved Trimmings Katie's So
cia1 Adventure

him In every time a Melon was sliced
and when it came time to Scramble the
Eggs and pull off the grand whack- Up
he was standing at the head of the Line
with a Basket on his Arm
So it came about that one who started
in Thatched Cottage and grew up on
cold Spuds and never saw a Manicure
Set until he was 50 years of age went
home one day to find Gold Fish swim
ming about in every Room and Serv-
ants blocking the Railways.
He haa some trouble finding Rings
that would go over. his Knuckles and
the Silk Kind felt itchy for quite a
while. but finally he adjusted himself
to his new Prosperity and began to de-
plore the apparent Growth of Socialism.
This rugged and forceful Character,
to whom the Muck-Ralkers referred as
Baron, had a Daughter who started
out as Katie when she carried the Hot
Coffee over to Dad every Noon.
When she got her first Chip Diamond
and Father switched from the Dudeen
to Cigars, she was known in High
School Circles as Katherine.
And when Pop got In on the main
Divvy and began to take an interest in
Paintings. the name went down on the
Register Of the Waldorf as Kathryn.
in those peaked Sierra Nevada Letters
about four inches, high.
Katie used to go to St Joseph's Hall
once In q while with Martin, the Lad
who helped around the Grocery.
Katherine regarded with much Favor
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cial Adventure.

Pallid Drug Clerk who acted as a
Clearing House for all Local Scandal
But say. when Kathryn came back
from vine-clad Institute overlooking
the historic Hudson and devoted to the
embossing and polishing of the Female
with 1t, she began working the Snuffer
on all the Would Bees back in the Mil
Town, and when she got through ex-
tinguishing. the little Group that re-
manned looked like the Remnant Of the
Old Guard at Waterloo
Father had to stick around because
occasionally the eight thousand Good
Tempered Boys on the Pay Roll would
begin to burn with Wood Alcohol and
the Wrongs of Labor and pull OF a
few Murders. merely to hasten the
Triumph Of Justice.
*
BY the way. Kathryn had Mother
who used to hide in a room upstairs
and timidly inspect her new Silk
Dresses.
Kathryn applied the Acid Test to her
People and decided that they never
could Belong.
She swung on the General Manager
for a Letter Of Credit big enough to set
Ireland free and went traipsing of to
Of New York Lady who had seen Bet
ter Days although she still retained her
Lorgnette.
Now 1t will be admitted that William
]. Burns is Some Sleuth, but when it
comes to experimenting and srnnning to
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second daughter. pretty little miss OF
SIX, called Jane Caroline, attends school
lrregularly. but will begin the second
term with more determination. The boy
IS pursuing the royal road to learning by
means of colored blocks and animal
games. but he also, will begin his eiuca-
ion In books very soon. Mrs George is
uevoted to the memory of her mother, a
gIted southern woman by birth, Mary
d. fleids. who was a native of Baton
Rouge. Her mothers people came of
distinguished English ancestry and went
to the French colony in the late eight
eenth century. One Of her great-uncles,
ROBERT Fields, now dead $50 years, was
especially hOnored as a barrister in Lon
don. and a fine photograph of his portrait,
painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, is
among the heirlooms which Mrs George
especially treasures. 1t adorns her draw
ing room. and a fine picture of her
mother shows a striking family resem-
blance.
My parents left New Orleans in my
early girlhood. said Mrs. George, and
have returned to my old home only at
rare intervals. / still think it the quaint
est and most interesting city on Amer
lean soil. and I felt quite grieved to
learn recently it was becoming modern
lied. My mother was gifted woman,
fond of poetry, and. like nearly all the
of her era, she was -ond
OF writing verses and fonder still of past
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Premature.

CENATOR TII-LM IN. with his acc,s-
toned urbanity, was submitting 70
an Interview in Washington. One guess
ton. however, caused him to say with .
laugh:
oh, that question is premsture Irs
like the remark OF Little Tommy.
Tommy. whenever visitor came 70
the house. would have his head patsed.
and then the visitor would say;
Well, whose little boy are your
Tommy, after q while. thOugilt n
would try his hand At this sort OF thing
himself, and one evening when q youne
man sat I'm the r. lor with his sister
Tommy tapped him on the head ana
piped: -
." Well. whose father are your
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vocating domestic slavery by this, or that
a woman should become anxious and
overcareful, but / believe that she should
always battle her little ones until they are
well able to attend to this, she should
put them to bed and be on hand in the
morning to greet them. Women who
leave such loving tasks to hirelings de-
prive themselves Of one of the sacred
joys of life In this way you learn to
know your children, you can study their
characteristics and you get their conf
dence from the dawn Of their waking in
telligence This is worth all the sacrifices
mother can make. and it seems to me
will save many more tragic sacrifices in
later years.
My children naturally awaken interest
In the school question, and this is prob
lem in which both Mr.. George and myself
are profoundly concerned. We believe
in the common school education because
Of the leveling influence so necessary for
the proper development of all. The mix
ture of girls with those of higher station
of their own station and of those in hum
bier walks of life brings out traits in the
character which nothing else can do
Children are inclined to be sno Dish, no
matter how severely they NAV be eau
toned against this at home. 1t is excel
lent for them to realize that there is
much that is better in life than to wear
costly raiment or to live in fine house.
For boys l think that this mixing of the
rich and poor and middle class in the
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lean capital is fast emulating the old
world cities in the slow. eleeant man.
ner in which all concerts Of life are
discharged. am enjoying it all and
do not intend in the least to crittctse.
I wish the custom would be established
everywhere, for 1t would add to our
days and certainly make our nerves en-
durable.
II find that all my acquaintances in
Washington are interested In some partic-
ular thing. and this Is comforting. / am
deeply absorbed in my husband, my home
and my children, but when the ramifica-
tons from these interests are counted 1t
will make any womans life busy to the
last waking moment. Naturally, ! have
always sympathized with all that my re-
vered father-in-law, the elder Henry
the intellectual and sociological aspect oil
Henry Georges writing. they make a spe-
cial appeal from the sentimental stand
point. My parents. then resident in New
Orleans, became interested in the philOso-
ply Of Progress and Poverty and began
q correspondence with Mr.. George which
eventually led to his visiting my home.
We had then removed from the south to
Chicago. 1t was during the worlds fair
that Mr.. George and his wife paid my
parents the first visit. 1 was a very
young girl, but felt a deep respect and
sympathy, and was overjoyed when my
mother later took me to New York, where
we spent week or so at the George
home. met my husband only casually
then.
But later he called on us during a
western tour, and we were greatly at
tracted to each other but only as young
people connected by the friendship Of our
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By Prof. Eric Doolittle of the Uni
yersity Of Pennsylvania.

HE most brilliant part of the sky
now lies exactly in the south In
the early evening. There high
in the heavens, stands the War
rior, the magnificent Orion, with
the beautiful Twins, and the bright yell
low Capella above him, the very brilliant
Dog stars on the left. and. on the right,
the wonderful group of the Bull, whose
horns stretch out to the white stars, A
and b, figure 1. whose shoulders contain
the Pleiades, and whose eye is marked by
the reddish star at c.
This is the beautiful midwinter sky
But already it's foremost group is begin
ming to sing toward the sun in the west,
and by the end Of the month Taurus will
have reached a position half way between
the zenith and the ground. and Virgo the
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parents. 1t was during a later visit to
his parents and after the death OF my
beloved mother that we became engaged.
Our marriage took place In my fathers
home in Chicago very quietly December
.. 1897. 1t was just five weeks after the
tragic death Of the elder George, and
when my husband had been through the
ordeal Of running In his fathers stead
for mayor Of New York during that ex-
citing campaign of 81. My wedding was
Of course. very different from what we
had planned, and In spite OF all efforts
to shake on the sadness. It seems even
now, when 20 many years Of happiness
have interviewed. very sorrowful period.
l came at once to New York and began
TO aid my husband my little best, and
have never had to complain since then
OF having useless time on my hands
While my husband was engaged In
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Figure 3. part Of the Milky Way,
near Antarea, shOwing how Its stars
are heaped mp intO great star clouds.
edge of this object may be said to be COM
plete. 1t may be mentioned that when
est the sun the zodiacal light shone with
such unusual brightness that by some Il
was mistaken for the comet itself.
In some of the astronomical journals
the question is being reopened whether
some OF the nebulas OF the sky may not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28

CHE Is Passing Her First
Season in Washington
Was Before Her Marriage
Marie Hitch, Descendant of a
Well Known Settler of Louis
iana-Her Marriage Was the
Direct Result Of the Admira-
tion Which Her Parents Felt
for the Elder Henry George.
a3Tcs
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II MARGARET B. DOWNING.

MONG the new
corners who pos
sess names that
command instant
attention Is Rep
resentative Henry
George. jr., Of
New York. son
Of the author.
Mr.. George took
his seat at the
special 8 e 8 8 | o n
held last spring.
but Mrs. George
and the children
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Earth prattling American Ingenue
with a few Millions stuffed in her Retf-
Guile. the Boy with the widowed Title
who sits on the Boulevard all day and
dallies with the green and pink Bottled
Goods has got 1t all over Burns like a
Striped Awning
X X
Against-It Association were waiting at
the Dock to cop the prospective Meal
Ticket. Not one Of them had ever
Shaved or Worked. and each wore his
Handkerchief inside his Cuff and had
Yellow Gloves stitched down the Back
and was fully entitled to sit in an Elec-
trio Chair and have $4,000 Volts dis
tributed through the Steel Ribs Of his
Corset.
AS soon as Kathryn began to meet
the Roqueforts and Camemberts she
discovered that they had Lovely Eyes
and certainly knew how to treat Lady.
Kathryn had been brought up on
Philadelphia Literature. and even dur
ing her most ambitious Social Flights
she had encountered the Type of Man
who remains on the opposite side of
the Room having trouble with his
White Gloves.
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came to Washington in the late au-
tumn. The family is under its own
vine and fg-tree in q comfortable
home on Biltmore street. and the little
girls are attending the public school
nearby.
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This class OF work simply shot her
Pulse up to $50 and made her think
that she was Cleopatra, floating in the
Royal Barge and surrounded by crawl
ing Slaves.
When certain Marlee crawled into
her Lap and purred into her Ear and
threatened to curl up on the Rug and
die If she Refused him. she simply
keeled over with excitement
After she recovered she found her
self actually engaged to the Represent
alive Of one Of the Oldest Families in
the saucisson District Of the Burgoo
Province and as manly a Chap as ever
borrowed Money from Toe-Dancer.
She hurried home to keep 1t out Of the
Newspapers and to tell those who
would listen that American Men were
Impossible.
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Then the Markee came over with his
solicitor and Bottle OF Chloroform
and full kit Of Surgical Instruments.
and the Wedding was fully reported by
the Associated Press.
Ine Captain Of Industry sized up
Son-in-Law and knew that when the
Money was gone, the Markee could al
ways get job hanging up Hats in the
Check-Room Of frst-class Table
D'Hote Restaurant
From the window of her Chateau in
the Burgoo Province the Lady Cashier
can see the American Tourists going by
in their hired Motor Cars. Her Cheek
hushes with Delight when she happens
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In the east the Lion has now wholly
emerged from the ground; in the south
east the great Water Snake has dragged
one-third Of its length into our evening
sky, while in the northeast the Great
Dipper is seen steadily pursuing its up
ward journey, but which will not reach
its highest point in the early evening
heavens until next April. Very many
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Figure 2. The great Nehula OF AAdi
that II this In . stellar universe It con
smaller than our own. 1t II tar NOR,
nebula, c0ndensing into . solar system.
are all very faint Brighter. more con-
densed, but no less interesting clusters
may be found at NJ and n, while at the
point Y, about one-third of the way from
the Dog Star to the beautiful double at s,
is the finest cluster Of all, whose stars
are arranged in curvtng streams about
denser center.
This is the best month Of the year to
trace out the faint groups, Lepus and
Columbia. which, lying far below Orion.
are never high above the ground. The
first constellation, known to us as the
Hare, was to the Arabians the Chair Of
the Giant. and otherwise its four bright
est stars were known as the four Thirsty
Camels on their way to the Celestial
River. nearby. To the Egyptians it was
the Boat of Orion. and to the Chinese a
Shed It's brightest stars, at T and u,
are both beautiful doubles, while at v is
the wonderful variable star which every
43S DAYS shines out with seven times as
much light as when faintest When at its
brightest 1t is of a coppery-red color
but when faintest 1t Is OF deep, blood
red. This little star is a great sun sur
rounded by a very dense atmosphere of
hot, metallic vapor. At nearly regular
interval an outburst of its light and heat
occurs, but what is the cause OF this we
do not know.
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- nee there was a Husky EN-
ployed to crack the Whip
around a Smoky Works that
~ did not offer an attractive Vista
from the Car Window. although
hlossomed with a fragrant crop of
Dividends every time the Directors got
together In the Back Room.
Most Of the American workingmen
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She never had been against those
Willing Performers from Gascony who
wore Red Ribbons and Medals and who
rushed over to kiss the Hand and then
look deep into her Eyes and throb like
a Motor Boat.
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employed in this Hive OF Industry came
from remote parts Of Europe. Each
wore his Head entirely in front Of his
Ears and had taken an Oath to support
Husky to keep these imported Rabbits
on the Jump and increase the Output.
He made himself so strong with the
big Center Poles that they declared
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4 RE Any of the Nebulas
"A Distant Universes of
Stars?-The Zodiacal Light.
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to remember that in another Three
Months or So Friend Husband will come
home long enough to show her where
to sign her Name.
!. x
What is more, she has the Privilege
of walking out at any time and picking
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oIlNSG Sc1I at OlNtSlICSl' wv VIII
nesses to accident found, and the
crew not known. .-
Paul. Barzo, jr.,. shot and killed
his fsther. att their home, 1920
Waltz ave Father had refused
the sons request for S.. Achris-
tening was being celebrated. and
a crowd was present. -, 90. 90.
Mary Haseriauskat, W.. 35th
place and Morgan street, died last
night while on way to theater
with Stanley Lanewicz, to whom
she was engaged. They were
waiting for a car, at Monroe and
Halsted streets. -'.. =. -. p,
Furs, jewelry and cut glass
valued at $1,000, alleged to have
been stolen, was recovered by the
police from a house at 1882 S.
Dearborn. Property-is said to
have been stolen from home of
Mrs. Grace Wells, 4o41 S. Mich
igan, week ago. Two women and
a man are being held for the rob-
berry. ,.-
Body of man believed to be
Emil Jensen, found at Illinois
hotel; 1907 S. State. Death
caused by bullet wound. Police
investigating. -,
Twelve men and nine women
arrested last night by detectives
in raid on Exchange Hotel, p E.
Van Buren, street. Thomas New
bold, owner of a saloon on ground
floor, charged with being keeper
of a disorderly resort.
Maxwell street police are in
yeStigating death of, Charles
Smith, 637 S. Sanpamon. struck
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IOlhy POiSS vi w OiiNi' ~ 10 SoiN'
Three-story building at: 1913
10; S. Halsted, owned by B.
Sprock, and occupied at photo
graph gallery, destroyed by fire.
Damage estimated at S., 900.
Sing Moy, Sit S. Clark street,
partially overcome by gas, re-
stored by the pulmotor.
Detectives raided room over sa-
loon of John O'Connell, St. Clair
and E. Michigan streets, and ar
rested 26cockfghting enthusiasts
sitting around pit in which two
birds were fighting. O'Connell,
Samuel Bravier and ]. c. Gavin
are said to own birds, a score of
which were captured:
Michael Delaney, fireman on
the Illinois Central, crushed be-
tween two freight cars on that
road yesterday at E. 18th street.
Died in hospital.
Frank Taylor, 2521 S. Wabash,
shot by Theodore Tippe, watch
man at coal office. 240O Armour
ave, Tippe said Taylor was try
ing to break into company's Of
flee. e.. ......
Detectives raided saloon at
1859 w. Chicago ave-, and barber
shop at Grand avenue and N.
Wood street yesterday, and ar
rested IS alleged gamblers.
Miss Daisy Venthusen, for
merly school teacher in Wilmette.
committed suicide there vester-
day by lnhaling gas. Left note
saying she was tired of life.
Reward of $4,000 has been Of
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The window in the bathroom
should always be open at top and
bottom, so that a free current of
fresh air may be continually
coursing though the room.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-23

Nothing better can be found
for securing knives than plain
wood ashes which cost nothing.
Sift the ashes before using and
get all the Jumps out.
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Twenty thousand dollars worth Of opium morphine cocaine
and opmsmong outfits stacked together in huge bonfire
and burned in San Francisco recently
The heap comprised opium pipes bowls trays picks scrapers
scissors scales lamps and hopoys that have been gathered from
San Francisco Sacramento Stockton Oakland San Jose and
Fresno since July 1911 Everything that pertaned opium
smoking drug habit piled into the heap 1t the fruit
of 500 arrests and aggregate fines of 0 resulting from 1000
convictions.
Some of opium pipes that destroyed valued at
$500 each They hundred years old and saturated with
the drug after years of usage
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-07-11
CENTERVILLE.
July 9.

We had anotheh nice shower of
rain Sunday evening.
Quinton Snow and wife visited at
S. j. Hawkins Friday night.
Mrs. Dura Gray is sick at this
writing.
The Pleasant Hill singing class at
tended the unwilling at Marcus Hill
Sunday evening and rendered some
fine singing.
The young people enjoyed a sing
ing at James Hollis Saturday night.
Harry Snow was in Conway Tues
day.
Mrs. Ada Morgan is sick at this
writing.
The Blackfork and Happy Valley
baseball teams crossed bats Satur-
day evening, the score being IA to Fl,
in favor of Blackfork.
Everybody come to Sunday school
Sunday morning.
July 8.
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CROSS ROADS.

The heavy rains reported in most
all parts Of the county during the last
two weeks missed us entirely, so the
farmers here are well up with their
work and are ready for a good sea-
son, which is being needed very badly
for the benefit of corn most espe-
lcially.
Cotton is growing rapidly, but is
about two weeks later than usual at
this time of the year. The stand is
very poor in some fields, there being
only a half stand. The acreage is
about the same as that Of last year.
Ed Langley and wife of Saltillo
visited S. B. Oliver and family one
day the past week.
The Irish potato crop here was
cut short about half on account of
the dry weather.
j. D. Davis and family of near
Vilonia visited here Sunday night.
We haven't seen any boil weevils
here yet, but some say that the pests
are doing some damage to cotton.
Misses Villa and Eta Green of Mt.
Olive visited Misses Beulah and Flo
renee Coker Saturday.
Some of our farmers reported cot
ton blooms ten days ago.
Several of our farmers are sowing
their oat ground in peas and sorg-
hum for hay.
The good women of our community
are now hustling after the berries,
and are very busy in preparing same
as well as many other good things
for winter use.
Assessor W. n. Jones was here the
past week.
School opened here Monday morn
ing with Miss Allie Sanford as
teacher.
July 8.
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VILONIA.

We have enjoyed the rains we have
been getting exceedingly well. Crops
are looking first rate now. The farm
ers of this locality are pretty well up
with their work.
Rev. Ashburn filled his regular ap-
pointment at the Baptist church last
Sunday.
Rev. Province preached at the Hol-
mess College last Sunday.
Miss Florence Jeter left here Sun
day to visit friends and relatives in
Little Rock.
Quite number of the girls have
went out from Vilona to start their
summer schools.
Other Wilkerson and brother visit
ed the Sunday school at Vilonia last
Sunday.
Miss Clara Wheat visited friends
at Vilonia Sunday.
N. p. Kirby visited his wife ana
children here last week from Little
Rock.
We were sorry that Mr.. Bass, the
singing man, disappointed us Sunday
by not being present. We hope he
will set another day soon and come
and sing for US.
The protracted meeting will start
1t the Baptist church the first Sun
day in August.
july 9.
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GARLAND SPRINGS.

Health is very good in this vicinity
at present.
The ball game Saturday at Mt.
Vernon between Nebo and Enola re-
suited 8 to 2 in favor of Enola and a
fight between Henry Sanders and
Oder Anthony.
Mrs. l. R. Reynolds of Conway and
Marvin Reynolds of Enola spent
Sunday with the family of r. w.
Brown.
Our school opened Monday with
Miss Ethel Smith as principal. Miss
Smith will board at the home of Mr..
Davis.
The little girl of H. H. Hill was
bitten by a copperhead snake one day
last week. She and her little brother
were after some mice in a hollow
barn log when the snake bit her. She
is getting along nicely under the
treatment of Dr. Watson.
Mr.. Davis and wife spent Sunday
with the family Of Jim Woods of
Marcus Hill.
Elder Martin filled his appoint
ment at the springs Sunday.
DIR. Wilson and wife visited at the
home of R. w. Brown one day last
week in their auto.
w. M. Hill spent Saturday night
and Sunday at the home of j. l..
Davidson.
Mrs. N. E. Heffington and B. w.
Heffington have transferred their
children to our district. They know
where a good school is taught.
july 10.