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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13
Sunshine Prizes.

Special Sunshine Prizes From the President
of the Childrens League.
Book awards are made, first, for the
neatest handwriting, to Earle Lewis, 1919
| 18th street northwest, Washington, D. c.;
second, for a very interesting letter to
Santa Claus. to Helen Pussy, who must
send her address to Aunt Dorothy, who as
sists the Sunshine Society in passing on
| pleasure to Washington children; third, to
| Florence Steffens, 50T Spruce street north
west, whose letter is printed elsewhere, and
| who, with others who care to help, may
send her gifts to Aunt Dorothy, care of The
| Star, where talking in my sleep barrel
| is being prepared for your president S
| empty stocking children in Washington.
Let me tell you a story about these barrels.
Once upon a time l proposed to a boy
| in the house where l lived that he begin
| working for the Christmas fund as early
as May. He was putting on his hat and in
minute would have been off for school.
me over, and then exclaimed, Christmas!
Get ready now for Chris mas? l guess
you're talking in your seep,'
Talking in my sleep, How his remark
pretty story of Talking in Their Sleep?'
Talking in my sleep? No, it was only a
little of his school boy slang, but that night
got him and dozen more little fellows to-
gether and told the story of Talking in Their
Sleep applying it all along to Christmas
work in May and the result is a very
boisterous band of workers who call them
selves the Talking in Your Sleep Sunshine
branch.
II asked everybody to fix up a box or a
barrel. Call 1t, If they liked. as these boys
of mine did theirs, "a talking in my sleep
Sunshine barrel. They were told to cover
il neatly with chintz and contrive some
pretty way to keep the contents clean.
Into this drop all the toys as the children
grow tired of them, all the clothes that, al
though still in good condition. have become
too small for the little ones for whom they
were originally designed; put in all the
books and magazines you have no further
use for; in fact, put here all pretty and
useful things as they finish their mission
with you, and have them ready to pass on
for our empty stockings.
Last Christmas l had to refuse plea after
plea from Santa Claus just because the
time was too short; we had started too late
to meet all applications.
PRES. GEN. SUNSHINE SOCIETY.
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prize story No. 81
THE BUNNIES


Once there was Bunny that had three
little Bunnies, named Whitley, Speckle and
Blackey.
Whitley and Speckle were often dirty, but
Bla ckey was a very dgnified rabbit, and
consequently had sleek and shining
black coat.
One day they asked Mamma Bunny IL
they could go in the woods to play, Their
mother, who was careful to keep them out
Of the way of hunters and their dogs,
thought for a minute or so and then said
"Yes, you may 60"
They scampered away, as they were
afraid Mamma Bunny would change her
mind.
Soon Mamma Bunny heard the report of
of the little Dummies might be shot A mo-
ment later three scared little rabbits rushed
up to her. They were saved, but 1t was a
lesson they never forgot
PEARL PIERCE, age ten.
1913 9TH street northwest.
prize story No. ~
MY KITTEN
My kittens name is Ginger,
And he sings and purrs all day.
He jumps about and scampers
When he wants to play.
Oh, what a jolly kitten.
And how he runs all day.
And when he sees us
Coming he runs and hides away.
RENNIE THOMAS,
80 n. c. avenue southeast,
Washington, d. c.
Age, eleven years.
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RULES FOR ALL CONTESTS.

RULES FOR ALL CONTESTS.
ALI contributions must be smoothly and
neatly folded.
+. Pictures must be sent fiat.
One side Of the paper only is to be written
upon.
Name. age and address must be written on
each sheet of contributions.
. Pen and ink must be used instead of pen
ellis.
The subject taken up must be named on
each envelope SO the mail may be readily
sorted.
One subject only may be taken each week
by each child.
Parents or teachers should vouch for the
originality of efforts by writing their names
on the sheet that Is used
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13

Charade-Con-verse.
I. Euigma-Stole.
2. Enigma-Lion.
TRANSACTIONS.
We went to the wedding and the bride
looked lovely. She received many presents,
but they were not shown to the guests.
The brides name Is Gertrude.
CONUNDRUMS.
/. When It makes spring
2. In a barrel.
3. Because he brought down the house.
T.ddsef-qrot
PIED VERSE ANSWER.
He prayeth best who loveth best
All things, both great and smalls
For the dear God who loyeth us,
He made and loveth all.
HOUR GLASS ANSWER.
CHASE
AFT
YES
HORSE
ANSWER TO LADDER.
H r
AFTER
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RESIN
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(Prize story No. q

Katherine lived on farm far out west,
ten miles from any village, and the nearest
house was mile away.
Katherines parents Mr.. and Mrs. King,
were very poor. Her grandfather had come
from Ireland and her father had been
brought up In New England. Finding work
rather poor he had gone out west and
bought ten acres very cheap.
Mr.. and Mrs King had ten children,
Katherine being the eldest. It was now
about Thanksgiving. The crops had been
very poor that autumn and all seemed as
IL they could have no Thanksgiving.
Late in the afternoon of the day before
the wind blew and the snow fell in large
flakes, but inside all was quiet, save the
erackie of the FIRE, which burned brightly
on the hearth. All of a sudden a knock
startled them, and before they had time to
open the door Farmer Brown entered
Miss Parsons ever In the village sent you
two barrels" said he.
There was great excitement opening them
In the top of one there was a note, which
said: ''In remembrance of the time Kath-
crime went for the doctor when 1 was so
ILL.," The barrels contained large turkey,
cranberries. a large pumpkin, potatoes, APP
pies, nuts, jar of mincemeat and a great
many other things.
1t was merry party that sat down to
dinner that Thanksgiving day. All were
thankful that kind Providence had done so
much for them.
Five years later the same party sat down
to dinner. Not In the log cabin on the wild
plains of Arizona, but In one of the largest
and handsomest houses In New York It
proved that Mr.. King had found a gold
mine and become very rich.
JOSEPHINE NEWELL,
Aged eleven,
1929 Phelps place northwest,
Washington, D. G.
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Junior Sunshine Club of Pittsburg, Pa.
composed of little girls. is working for a
'chiidrens Day Nursery in their neigh
borhood. they meet Friday afternoons and
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Bits of General Information.

About 22.0oO vehicles pass over London
bridge every day
There are 1.425 characters in the twenty
four books Dickens wrote
A horse always gets up on its fofelegs
first, and cow directly the opposite.
AS many as $1,000 people have been ac-
commodated In st. PauPs Cathedral on
festive occasions.
In the formation of single locomotive en-
CINE there are nearly 5000 pieces to be put
together, and these require to be as accu-
rately adjusted as the works of a watch.
The tail Of a fish Is his sculiing oar. He
moves 1t first on one side and then the
other, using his fins as balances to guide
his motion. If the fish is moving fast, and
wants to stop, he straightens out his fins
just as the ROVER of boat does his oars.
A woman in Paris is said to be the largest
specimen OF her sex In the world Being
unable to enter the door OF a railway car
riage. she takes her train Journeys In the
luggage van.
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OUR STANDING OFFER FOR AWARDS
FOR CREDITABLE WORK.

FOR CREDITABLE WORK.
Twenty-Five OF more awards Of books and
money will be made every month for the
best work sent in weekly on the following
subjects. The efforts may be sent in at any
time. Awards will be made each week and
be sent by mail to the children whose adj
dresses are printed each week as having
received the awards. Experts will be called
upon for judgment and the best efforts will
be reproduced on this page from time to
time. The subjects are:
Photography, any size or subject.
Drawings paintings of any kind.
Jingles or poems.
New puzzles, original anecdotes and
original stories, the latter to be not over
200 words long.
Fill out the coupon below and send 1t
with your effort for the prize. Try for one
prize only each week, SO that all may have
fair chance. Do not send stamps and do
not roll manuscripts or pictures.
Children's Sunshine League Pledge.
COUPON
Children who do not want to join the
league should cut off the top line when
sending in their coupons
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Now. tell me-" said the aunt to little An
ME. who had been taken to, the concert for
the first time in her life, what did they
do? ~ In
oh, there was a lady screaming because
she had forgotten to put on her sleeves, and
a waiter played on the plano all the time,"
was the childs reply so. ! az
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ANAGRAIMS.

ANAGRAMS.
!. Real fun.
2. Stop, nam.
3. Tear e.
f. It's rat.
RIDDLE.
Ny first is bright,
Ny second is bright,
My whole is bright.
ENIGMA.
Ny first is in am, but isn't in not.
My second is in market, but not in dot,
My third is In alley. but not in street,
My fourth Is in Zeb, but not in Marguerite,
MY fifth is in on and also in hoof.
NY sixth is in down, but not in aloof,
Ny whole Is river of very great depth.
DIAMOND.
L. A letter.
2. A gentle blow.
8. Fatigued.
4. The capital Of South American coun-
try.
s. A nut.
8. A boys name.
Z. A letter.
CHARADE.
Green am in spring;
Late in summer, yellow;
In the autumn, red,
When the days grow mellow.
You on me may read,
You on me may write;
Green, red, yellow though ann
am always white.
Wrinkle not my face,
Let me live in clovery
Look, but handle mott
Yes, you may turn me over
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G 45erM1rr ROY
1 aH ~

The editor has received very pleasant
letter from a friend. who says:
Surely the Children's Page fills a long
felt want. Ny two tots are charmed with
1t, and my little girl aged six, wished to
send you this tiny story Of her own COM
position entirely, and she does hope you
will print the best of 1t. Yours truly
We cannot disappoint our little friend and
we shall not only print the letter, but we
will send pretty book to the writer in re-
turn for her pleasant effort, which we give
below:
Dear Aunt Dorothy: Once upon time
there was dog; his name was Prince. His
master was a very nice one, who always
taught him to be good. And they once went
to pony show, and the dog came out
hftched up to little wagon, and the dog
was all dressed up like man; he looked
so fine that his master took his picture with
his camera, with a little girl standing by
him. One day the dog and his master went
into the woods to hunt some rabbits and
squirrels and Prince caught little squirrel
and rabbit. but he did not eat them, but
brought them to his master. who gave him
the squirrel to eat and took the rabbit
home for his own dinner. Then his master
framed the picture that was taken, in q
golden frame and hung 1T on the walls.
MILDRED NEWBOLID GETTY,
Age Six Years, Forest Glen, Md.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November q, 1902.
My Dear Santa Claus: ! thought / would
WTll6 you d letter anu let you KNOW WHdt
want for Christmas. I want a large size
doll and two rings and some books, and
when you fill my stocking, fill with nuts,
orange, apple, and candy, and little pres
ent. 1 hope you will bring what I want
Yours truly MARGARET STEVENS.
932 New York ave- NV
Dear Margaret: We hope Santa Claus will
read this letter and send YOU what you
want ED.
100 10th st. N. e. November "a. 1902
Dear Aunt Dorothy: 1 inclose you four
new puzzles which I have just made, and
hope you will find them adapted to use in
the Childrens Page of The Saturday Star.
I am greatly interested in your work and
wouldn't miss your page OF The Star for
anything. Puzzles are my specially. Have
solved them for several years. / also send
herewith the answers to the puzzles that
you published last Saturday. Yours truly.
ELSA MASIUS, age twelve years.
Thank you very much, Elsa, for the puz-
zles and interest. ED.
Washington, D. c., December /, 1902.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
1 received my book today, and l want to
thank you kindly for 1t. 1 have never read
1t before, therefore, l assure you, l shall
enjoy 1t very much. Thanking you once
more, | remain, very sincerely,
IRENE f. MCNAMARA,
a. 81
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little Mittens just for one little minute"
Her grandfather went down to meet the
some clothes. Well, he brought the grip
home, and Elsie sat down beside her grand
mother while she opened the grip, and
what was the first thing they saw but lite
tie Mittens. Oh! how Elsie did dance with
Joy, and Mittens and Elsie made grand
father and grandmother long visit
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-09

Manchester, Va, March 6, 1901.
Gentlemen:-Ih had all the symptoms
that accompany this disease, such as
nucus dropping in the throat. a con-
slant desire to hawk and spit, feeling
of dryness in the throat, cough and
splitting upon rising in the morning,
scabs forming IN the nose, which re-
quired much effort to blow out, some
times causing the nose to bleed and
leaving me with sick headache.
had thus suffered for five years.
I commenced to take s. s.. S. and
after had taken three large bottles,
I noticed change for the better.
Thus encouraged oontinuedt to take
it and in q short while was entirely
cured. JUDSOE A. BELLAM.
Main and Vine SITS, Richmond, va.
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NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA.
A CURE FOR ALL.
Not a Patent Cure-all Nor a Modern
Miracle, but Simply Rational
Cure for Dyspepsia.

In these days of humhuggery and de-
ception, the manufacturers OF patent med
! icines as a rule, seem TO think their
medicines will not sell unless they claim
that 1t will cure every disease under the
sur. And they never think of leaving
out dyspepsia and stomach troubles.
They are sure to claim that their nostrum
is absolutely certain to cure every dy-
speptic and he reed look no further.
: In the face Of these absurd claims it is
refreshing to note that the proprietors ii
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have care
fully refrained from making undue
claims or false representations regard
ing the merits of this most excellent
remedy for dyspepsia and stomach
troubles. They make but one claim for
il. and that is that for indigestion and
various stomach troubles Stuarts Dys
pcpsia Tablets is a radical cure. They
go no farther than this and any man or
woman suffering from Indigestion, chron-
ic or nervous dyspepsia. who will give
the remedy a trial will find that nothing
is claimed for it, that the facts will not
only fully sustain,
1t is a modern discovery, composed of
harmless vegetables ingredients accept
able to the weakest of most delicate
stomach. Its great success in curing
stomach troubles is due TO the fact that
the medical properties are such that it
will digest whatever wholesome food is
! taken into the stomach, no matter
whether the stomach is in good working
order or not 1t rests the overWorked
organ and replenishes the body, the
blood, the nerves, creating healthy APP
Ipetite, gives refreshing and the blessings
which always accompany n good diges-
ton and proper assimilation of food.
In using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets no
dieting is required. Simply eat plenty of
wholesome food and take these Tablets
at each meal thus assisting and resting
the stomach which rapidly regains its
proper digestive power, When the Tablets
will be no longer required.
Nervous Dyspepsia is simply condi-
tion in which some portion or portions Of
the nervous system are not properly
nourished. Good digestion inVigorates
the nervous system and every organ in
the body
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by
all druggists at so cents per package.
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The BABY Is healthy because during CESSATION
its mother used the purely vegetables !iniilient
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| mp "Old Moral Suasicn, as he called
her, 80 That tho FOLKS could sec there
was 10 attempt at deception. They come
pretty fairly slow after that At fifty
yards Az holers. Halt" The team sat
light down on their tails.
no, Mr.. Snick umfritz." says Aggy,
YOU that drives, l mean come here and
read this little sign.
Suppose I don't?" says the Teller, try
ing TO be smart before the passengers.
It's horrible suppostion, says Aggy,
and the innocent will have to suffer
with the guilty" Then he cocks the
gun.
God sakes Don't shoot" yells one Of
tho passengers Man, you ough, to have
more sense than TO try and pick him out
of a crowd with shotgun, Get down
there you fool, and make it quick"
So the driver walked our way, anG
read. He never said word reckon
he realized it was the only ford Tor four
thousand miles. or less just as AGey had
remarked. There he stood. wish his
mouth and eyes wide open.
I'd like to have you other gentlemen
come up and see our first clean Up. SO
you won't think we are running in a
windy saws Aggy. They wanted TO see
bad. as you can imagine, and when they
cid See about fifteen pound of gold in
the bottom Of my old hat they talked like
PEOPLE that hadn't a Christian bringing
up.
on Lord" groans ono man. Brigham
Young and all the prophets Of the Nor
ron religion This is my tenth trip over
this line, ara me and Pete Hendricks
played a game of seven-up right oR the
spot where that gent hit her, not over a
month ago. when the stage broke down,
Somebody just make a guess at the way
| feel snd give me one small drink.
And he put his hand to his head. Say,
boys" he goes on, you don't want the
whole blamed creek, do you? Let us in"
"How's that. fellors?" says Ag to me
AMI White. We said we was agreeable.
"All right in you comet" says Aggy.
There amt no hog about our firm-but
as for you" says he. walking on his
tiptoes Up to the driver. "as for you you
cocl-eyed whclp. around you go. Around
you gn," he hOllers, jammng the end Of
Moral Suasion into the drivers trap.
"Oh. and won't you go round thought
says he. Listen to me, now. II any one
OF your ancestors for tWentY-four gem
eratiors back had ever done anything as
decent as robbing hencoon it would
have conferred Kind Of degree of no.
bilitv rnon him. II wouldn't be possible
10 find an ornerier cuss than you if a
man raked all hell with a flne-toothed
comb. Now, you stare coated, mangey,
andy-legged. misbogotten outlaw coyote,
fy'-fy' whoops Aggy, jumping four
foot in the air before I squirt enough
lead into your system to make it a pay
ira Job 10 melt you down"
The stage driver acted according to
orders Three wide steps and he was in
tho wagon ard with on" scre"ch like a
pizened bohcat he fairly lifted the
cayusos over tho first ridge. Nobody
rever saw him any more and nobody
wanted to.
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A BREATHING SPELL.

If the consumptirc could
only keep from getting worse
it would be sCnlc cncour9 &C
mont.
SCOTS Emulsion It least
gives tired ratulc & breathing
spell. The rourishrent ard
strength CHAINED from SCOTS
Emulsion SIC I great relief to
the exhausted system.
This treatment alone often
enables the consumptive tc
gather force enough to throw
off the disease altogether,
SCOTS Emulsion brings
strength to the lungs and flesh
to the body.
EN-. i.r Free ai1rle.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Che lists 400 Pearl ST., y. Y.
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III dI tIIt ~dIIIF IIIIN,
INC here. as ii was the
off. I've made d blunder
your change out of the
a drink on me when
will you 20
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-09

Sen. isr Free ailrle.
SCOTT & EOWNI.. Che, ISIS 400 Pearl ST., y. Y.
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III LIIC COIIIPdHy OF OIHSIo'
In spite. of all efforts to prevent it,
the filthy secretions and mucous mat
ter find their way into the Stomach
and are distributed by the blood to
every nook and corner of the system;
the Stomach and Kidneys, in fact
every organ and part Of the body, be-
come infected with the catarrhal
poison. This disease is rarely, if ever,
evenin its earliest stages, a purely local
disease or simple inflammation of the
nose and throat, and this iswhy sprays,
washes, powders and the various in
haling mixtures fail to cure. Heredity
is sometimes back of it-parents have
it and so do their children.
In the treatment of Catarrh, anti
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cold flag freezing weather the way Winter
all the miserable symptoms Of Caarh
returnbndng headaches and neuralgia thick mucous discharges
hacking cough the chest bad
BREATH and all that makes Catar the
sSenn disgusting all complaints 1t aeeng
that and viii
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THE GOLDEN FORD.
By Henry Wallace.

Copyrighted. 1902 ny Hen ry Wallace rhinips)
The Redwood gazette., 1902-10-29

There will be teacher s con-
ferences for Redwood county
teachers at the Redwoo Falls
high school room on Nov. 7th
and 8tb and at the Lamberton
high school room on Nov.
14sh and 10th. Supt. Race
has asked all school district
trustees to allow teachers to
close their schools on Fridays
to attend these meetings, and
hence it is probable that both
of them will be we'll attended.
The book entitled an Ideal
School will be distributed at
these two meetings.
Hon. NJ. J. Bowling has
closed out his business inter-
ests at Renville and has pur-
chased a controlling interest
in the State Bank of Olivia.
succeeding George Welsh as
President of that institution.
the latter having rendered his
resignation early last week.
Mr.. Bowling has sold his resi-
Deuce in Renville and states
that he will move to Olivia as
soon as he can find a residence
there