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Evening star., 1902-09-13

Dear Children:
My letter box is growing in size and
am glad to hear from you whenever you
want to write. This letter box shall be
like the old post chair in which there was
always room for one more" Letters are
arriving from some friends who beg to
cosy up around u.s. although they are,
as they say, ''Old children"-that is, they
are grown people who want to help US
have good time. One friend in hospital
writes: I'VE sometimes feel so sad, and we
so enjoy those funny childish stories writ
ten by the children. How we laugh at ana
with them, Do let us have some more OF
them and let us, too, be children again
One friend writes about tanning a pet
crow. She says: You would not believe
how odd and wise and funny they are In
my old home away up in the hill country,
We were surrounded by all sorts and con-
ditions of pets. and our Nimbus. jet
black crow, was the favorite. One could
write long story of his tricks, how af-
fectfonate and how quick to recognize his
friends flying out to meet them when he
saw them coming. In memory L can see
him now plodding along in the middle OF
the road after the doctors carriage and
chuckIing and mumbling as he scratched
up the dust.
Grows are easily secured, just fiedged, in
the spring. and the old crows drive them
away as soon as they are able TO fly So
there are. or rather would be, no after
pangs of remorse. Any market man could
get one for a nominal sum from his farmer
customers. A cObbler could attach bit
of leather with an eyelet to the leg; that,
a stout string and wooden perch, and
You have the outfit" Perhaps some OF
n
so, l hope you will tell your experiences TO
the readers of our letter box.
Last week you heard of the sunshine Ju-
niors at work here. there and everywhere
BY this time you should have started some
new chapters. and no doubt have written
lots of letters asking for badges and
membership. Let me tell you Where
You can help with your efforts In New
seaside hospitals of st. Johns Guild are
still very great. and money is needed with
out delay 10 continue the work. The health
departments statistics for the summer show
an immense amount of Illness in the city
among the children of the poor, although
the summer corps is doing exceptional work,
and the work of the guild certainly bears
out these reports. The floating hospitals
are carrying between 2,OOo and 5000 chill
dren and their mothers daily. and the sea-
side hospital is crowded to oVerfiowing; all
OF the wards for very i'll children being
taxed to their utmost capacity. The trus
tees appeal 10 the public for aid to con-
tinUe the work during the balance of the
summer. and TO enable the guild to relieve
the suffering among the children of the
pcor-which is at its height now-immediate
response is requested.
Contributions may be sent TO Isaac n
Seligman. treasurer, 5o1 OH avenue, New
York city.
You will be glad. know. to read our
letters here today 50 I shall give the re-
maiHder of my space TO my young CORE
spondents, and write To YOU more fully next
week about the Sunshine Juniors.
Yours sincerely.
AUNT DOROTHY.
Evening star., 1902-09-13
III @;l|&HMP< @&1HHER< III
E--.-s...A A~n ESyhGLEMA

Pick up all the Perkins Bacon type Of
Chile that you can get.
Sicily stamps are coming into favor in
quiet way among specialists.
The English correspondent of the Ameri-
can Journal of Philately, Edward ]. Nanki-
veil, London, has written a little book
called Stamp Collecting as a Pastme" He
says the book is intended as an answer to
the ordinary man who cannot see anything
in stamp collecting to warrant people vast
ing time and money it.
st. Helena.-We illustrate herewith the
type of the new issue
Servia.-L Echode la Timbrologa an
nounces that a new series will shortly be
placed in issue.
Straits Settiement.-We illustrate the g.
cent stamp Of the new kings head series.
a postage stamp collection has been sold
in England for S1J0.G0O. which is believed
to he the largest philatelic transaction on
record The collection was that of the
European stamps of Mr.. Castle of Brfgh-
ton. vice president of the London Phila-
telic Society.
Evening star., 1902-09-13
The Music Lesson in No, 8.

When the music teacher came to room
No. 3. on the first floor Of the Garfield
School. she was feeling tired and discour
aged.
She had been teaching hard all the morn
Ing and 1t seemed as though the pupils
were unusually slow to learn: but perhaps
1t was because she had been awaken early
all the night before with little sick sister
AT any rate, there We're black circles around
her eyes, and she was very pale
But all the pupils in No. 8 looked smiling
~ at the door as she came in, and the
was smiling, too.
The music teacher always liked No. 8.
Evening star., 1902-09-13
Our Story Club and Letter Box.

To the Editor:
Dear Sir-I have written little historical
story, which l would like very much to
have put in the childrens page of the
Saturday Star. If you don't think it will an
swer. pleas, return it TO 1913 P street north
west. MARIE CARTER
A COLONIAL GIRL.
The morning SUM- with all its glory.
streamed in the windows Of a cottage on a
large plantation in Virginia 1t was October
is. 1Isl. that famous year when the bat
tie OF Yorktown ended the revolution
Mercy Hale was by one of these windows.
She was not thinking of the glorious sun.
but of far more important subject, what
this year would bring forth. Would this
year end the war or would 1t last longer d?
How could she tell, when great men were
ponderinS over this question? OF course.
IL would not make any difference to her.
only that if the war continued John ALI
son and her father would surely be ordered
away to fight the British. John Allison
was an intimate friend of the Hale family
and d very attentive friend TO Mercy. He
was twenty years old had handsome
Drown hair and was very nice looking. His
halr was worn in a queue he wore knee
ereeches and grand buckles on his slippers.
mercy Hale had dark, jet-bIack hair.
Drown eyes and rosy comDIexiou She
was tail aEd graceful and was dressed in
Aiie idshloNS OF the time. She was NOT an
especlaIy beautiful girl, but her large
shoHghttUl eyes made her face intCrest{ngr
She was eighteen years old Her mothar
Mrs Margaret Hale. was away visiting n
relative IL Philadelphia while Mr. Hale
vas IN the army under Washington He
had re"~''ed a furlough for thirty days,
Evening star., 1902-09-13
A Prize for photographers.


The Evening" Star will give a
prize of five dollars for the best
photograph of1aa chiHren or ami
mails taken by a boy or girl not
over sixteen years of age.
Each photograph must be ac-
conlpanied by tbs name and adj
dress of the amateur photog-
rapher and should be sent to the
prize editor Of The Evening Star.
Only photographs received at
The Star Office by 10 o'clock am.
Friday, September Io, will be con-
sidered. -
The name of the prize winner
and a reproduction of the photo
graph will be published on the
children's page Of The Star of
September 20.
Evening star., 1902-09-13
When the Geese Fished.

In the olden time in England lords and
ladies sometimes invented queer amuse-
ments. They were always on the lookout
for some novelty, and one of the strangest
they discovered was fishing by goose. A
line with a baited hook attached having
been fastened to the goose. tied to its leg,
she was flung into the water from the boat
in which were all the gay lords and ladies.
Then, when pike caught the bait she was
sport indeed, a royal battle between bird
Evening star., 1902-09-13
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posed; for example, smile, miles. lines.
i. With these -...-, he stabbed his enemy
with his trusty 800.
.. Il .... in ....." said the merchant
}. AT these words, the ...... tramp quickly
drew $500.
4. We fed the .... bear $50.
8. The farmer had the ..... in his or
chard 800.
V. CHANGE HEADINGS
First L am a girls name. Change nv
for telling the direction of the wind not
head and L become successfully a walking
STICK, piece of glass, ruin, an instrument
crazy, a narrow road.
Evening star., 1902-09-13
o! Boblink.

O BobOlink. Bobolink.
What do you think
Under the summer sky?
What is it you see
When you look at me:
Do you really know it's II
o Bobolink. Bobolnk!
DO you not think
So far away and high
That boy like me.
(For I'm big, you see)
Could easily learn to fyt
o Bobolink, Bobolink!
/ surely think
Happy bird you are;
Your note Is so sweet,
Your wings are so fleet,
Alone in your airy car!
o Little Boy! o Little Boy!
So sweet and coy, -.s.
Your world Is very wide.
And some day, l know,
Quite fast you will go
When in your own car you ride!
MARY NJ. WRIGHT.
Evening star., 1902-09-13
A Bell-Ringing Windmill.

Any boy who wants to attract the neigh
bors' attention or to scare away birds from
his garden can accomplish his purpose to
his hearts desire by making "a bell ring
ing" and also a heart -wringing' wind
mill,' for when running in a good breeze
it is enough to drive one crazy, except the
Evening star., 1902-09-13

and fish, and all the time, between the loud
splashings. wheelings and fiounderings the
onlookers in the boat giving vent TO their
feelings in cheers, handclappings and hand
kerchief waving.
But the goose was usually the victor. and
ended the struggle by landing its prisoner
on the shore. where its quack, quaCk. IL
cleared itself from the line and waddled
away, ended the scene. The Lake of Mon
teith, in the southwest of Perthshre was
often the scene of such angling matches
Evening star., 1902-09-13
What God Gives a Bow.

A body to keep clean and healthy, as
dwelling for his mind and temple for his
soul.
A pair of hands to use for himself and
others. but never against others for him
self.
A pair of feet to do errands Of love and
kindness and charity and business but not
to loiter in places of mischief or tempta-
ton or sin.
Evening star., 1902-09-13

small boy who made it. and he had better
hide while he watches its effects.
First secure a large wooden spool for the
hub of your windmill. On one end of this
fasten with small brads double cam whit
tied out on one-eighth size inch pipe and
shaped as in the drawings at C. The
drops" or straight portions on each side
should be exactly the same depth and the
cam should be of such a size that the end
of the spool just fits the central portion of
the cam so that the drops" reach just to
Evening star., 1902-09-13
Early for Mamma.

Molly had been allowed to come into the
drawing room after dinner. When o. clock
struck, her mother, wishing to give her a
faint hint that 1t was time to go to bed.
said:
Good night. Molly, dear"
Molly looked up in surprise
AR YOU going to bed, mother?"
Evening star., 1902-09-13
An Irish Reioinder.

Charlottesville smoking on this car, sir"
Pat (souinting over the bowl of nIco-
tined home ruler)-"Pm not shmokin'." )"
Conductor-"But you have your pipe in
your mouth"
Pat-"An' even so. shure have me feet
in me shoes. but I'm not walkin'"
Evening star., 1902-09-13

CHARADES.
/. The pest and torment of the house
Whom yet We hope TO see
The thing right noble when he comes
Ny second part to be.
2. The noblest of created things
This wOndrous world can show,
Destined to wear a crown and wings,
Yet ofttimes mean and low.
CROSS WORDS.
l. Spiders avaunt! Your ancient foe beware.
Badge Of the thrifty housewives jealous care.
2. Upon my bosom float ten thousand isles
And on my face eternal summer smiles.
8. furnish work for grandmamma at night,
And all good sailors tell me with delight.
CoNUNDRUM
There is sort of snufr which the more you take
Of it the fuller the box will be. What snu is it?
ANAGRAMs. -..
l. Neat tailor.
3. Moon starers.
s. Nine thumps.
6. Got clue.
TRANSPOSITIoNS.
2. Sooewg.
3. Lwtoe.
4. Llbmreau.
6. Tlsceo.
!. Nbsai.
3. Hrteea.
1. DECAPITATIONS.
l. Behead a prominent Washington news
paper and leave a sailor.
g Behead wrong and leave a girl.
g. Behead contempt and leave a grain.
4. Behead to whip and leave part of a
tree.
II CHARADE.
My whole consists of three words and
contains fourteen letters.
My 2. 6, is a fowl.
My 10, 8, 8. Is to bestow.
My II, 4. Z is numeral.
My IA. 13, 1, IL is the name of small ami
mails considered a great delicacy by Chi
nese and cats.
III. CURTAILMENTS.
/. Curtail to agree and leave lofty.
2. Curtail a fissure and leave a character
in music.
3. Curtail pIunder and leave covering
for the foot and leg.
4. Curtail a celestial body and leave q
conjunction.
8. Curtan joiner's tool and leave a
scheme
Nv. ANAGRAM BLANKS.
Fill the blanks In each sentence with
words formed of the same letters trans
Evening star., 1902-09-13

Concealed Weapons
L. Bayonet
2. Rifle.
3. Sword.
Concealed Trees.
i. Magnolia.
2. Hickory.
b Willow
HIDDEN WORDS IN WORDS.
1. PROPORTIONAL.
2. N(caroDina.
ANSWERS TO NUMERICAL, ENIGMA.
ASBURY PARK.
Ark.
Pus.
Bay.
Ray.
Word triangle
Dropped letter sentence
He laughs best who laughs last
ANSWER TO THE TALE OF LITTLE goHNNR
20 I see you." cried Johnnie Lee
l'Tis thus the story startsl:
You can't fool me, You little bee,
IN catch you easily"
A bee fs very wise,
An excellent way TO be.
And Johnnie found 70 his surprise
The bee sharper far than he.
A bee should be let be,
II be wise,
II very wise. like Johnnie Lee,
You'll md how sharp bee can b.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-08
aartnett's Record
DIED.

SAGER.-On Thursday. February ls0z
Iouwesia, the beloved wife OF Henry
Sager.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
residence No. 1S7 Washington street, on
Sunday, February 8, at p a.
STIRES.-On Thursday, February s. 1907
Manning Force Stires. aged 64 years
Relatives and friends are invited TO al
tend the funeral services frem nis iat 9
P. NJ. Sunday.
WOODS .-On Thursday, February 6. 1902,
John, beloved son OF Sarah McCormick
and the late John Woods
Rela tiVes and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from tna
Corrnick, No. 3.1A4 Boulevard. on Monday,
February 10. at 8 A. NJ, thence 70 81
Johns r. c. Church. where a solemn n1gn
mass Of requiem will be offered.
NIsI .SON.-On Thursday, February s. 1864,
Margaret Nelson
Relatives and friends are invited y
attend the funeral from the residence or
her son-iri-law, Warren Pitt, 10. A Celes
street, on Sunday. February >. at F ~.
NIEBANCK.-On Thursday, Febxuary 6.
1902. Anton c. Niebanck. aged z years
month s days.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral on Sunday, February 3
at p. NJ, from his late residence No
254 Twelfth street.
DOYLE.-On Thursday, February s. 1902.
Patrick T. Doyle, beloved husband OF
Margaret Doyle
Relatives and friends are kindly invited
to attend the funeral from his late resi-
February 10 at 8 A. M thence 70 81
Bridgets Church. where a solemn hlfh
mass of requiem viii be offered up Tor the
reRose Of his soul.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-08
MRS. TOM MpKIAs'S TEA
Received With Her Daughters
From Four to Seven
Yesterday.

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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-08
THAT FURST SALE
Rumor That Jersey City Is
to Have a Big Depart
ment Store Grows
]. ,. BERNSTEIN AID OTHERS
Details OF the Scheme Not
Ready for Publication But
No More Denials.

A deal is under way which has for its
object the purchase OF the dry goods
store Of Furst Bros. Rumor has II that
Clothier J. +. Bernstein and others are IA
be the purchasers, and they VIII turn 4
Into big department store on the llne1
Of siegel & Cooper.
Mr.. Bernstein. who has hlthsrto been
provoklnglF uncomsn unicatkya about Il,
made 2 brief but signifeaut statement
this morning.
He was in Furst Bros store with HIS
clerk armed with an array OF books.
when a News reporter approached
him.
! won't deny that negotiations are pros
ceeding for the purchase Of this storen
he said, land I am interested Ia these ne
gotiati0ns. The store viii be sold to sofne-
body that is certain, but just now can't
say who the purchaser VIII be. Posltive-
" ON Monday some information respecting
the sale viii be made public
In the event of the deal IN which aus
interested going successfully through the
people of Jersey City VIII see much
larger and finer store. with new bsood,
ard It viii be a successful Undertaking.
1t won't be a matter SO much Of money!
as it vii be to furnish jersey ctr
people with irst-class department store.
We have all the money we need behind
US, and there will be no reason for any=
one not patronizing the home market q
Mr.. Charles s. Furst would not discuss
the scheme. He is about 10 remove TO-
New York and enter business there.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-08
DEAD We TERANS
P. h. o'Neill Discovers
Many Abuses in Conneo-
ton With Their
Burial.
FIVE BODIES IN ONE GRAVE
Freeholders Will Ask Lagisla-
ton to Remedy the
Evil.
FIVE BODIES IN ONE GRAVE

County Overseer p H. O'Neill, who for
the past year has been engaged in come
piling a list of the Civil War veterans
Inferred in this county, has made sonie
very startling discoveries in connection
with his work.
Under an act passed in 1884 the Boa ID
of Freeholders was authorized to pay $s5
towards the burial Of any INDECENT sol
diers who died In the county and a subse-
quent bill directed that body to pay IS
such veterans.
county has paid for the burial and for
tomhstones for over 40 old soldiers and
sailors, but not more than fifty of their
graves are marked
The disgraeeful condition of the graves
and the fact that three and four. and in
some cases five, bodies had been entered
|in one grave without anything over It to
indicate that 1t was The last resting place
of union soldiers or sailors, was also
revealed by the investigation
I This led to the adoption by the Freehol-
ders on Thursday last of resolution df-
recting the counsel to prepare a bill for
pres entation to the Legislature authoriz-
ing the issue Of bonds to defray the ex-
pense Of putting the graves in repair and
marking them properly.
Mr.. O'Neills task is stupendous one
involving as it does the locating Of the
company and regiment to which the dead
veteran belonged, as we'd as the place of
interment. In addition he now person.
ally oversees the burial of all veterans
and sees that the graves are marked as
prescribed by Law. This, too. involves
considerable work, as in many eases dis
charge papers have not been obtained
or have been misiaid or lost and dupIf-
Gates must be obtained.
AT meeting of Van Houten Post held
last evening the Good and Welfare Com
naittee made a report touching on the ne.
cessity Of purchasing an additional plot
in Bay View Cemetery. The plot now
owned by the post was donated some
years ago Room remains for only two
more graves.
The committees report stated that tie
officials Of the cemetery had offered s.ac
post site adjoining the old one for $500
This offer viii be discussed at the next
meeting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-08
LIFE AND PASSION OF OUR LORD
The Rcv. A. p Doyle VIII Lecture

Under the auspices of the Young Ladies'
Sodality of ST. Bridget's Parish, the Rev.
A. p Doyle, Paulist, of New York, will
give series of illustrated lectures on
the Life and Passion of Our Lord, in
St Bridget's Church, March a. 25 and 26.
and special lecture for children. Father
Doyle will lecture upon different epoch
each evening and new views will be
shown with each lecture. The views are
all highly colored and will be displayed
by the electro stereopticon upon four hum
dred square feet of canvas
The Rev. Father Doyle is connected
with the Paulist Fathers Church on
F'ifty-ninth street, New York, and IS an
orator of national reputation. He is pres
ident of the National Association of Tenn
perance Societies and chaplain of Dongan
Council knights of Columbus.
This series of lectures has been given
many times by the Rev. Father Doyle In
adjacent cities and was pronounced by
the hierarchy and members Of the laity
to be the most instructive and interesting
now offered to the public They are en-
tirely different from any other on this
subject that has been given, and the
Ladies' Sodality are fortunate In being
the first society under whose auspices
they will be heard in this city
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-08
DR.. PYLE DEAD
Well Known Physician Of
the Heights Succumbs
to Pneumonia

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n,or,;a the Ia tie5,t crew worse iav by
aav das,ite heroic effnrts to. saye him.
The mast few days oxygen was used as
last resort It was known some time
before the end that the patient could live
but few hours. Many members Of the
family were present when the doctor
breathed his last
Funeral services viii be held Monday at
one o'clock IN ST. John EPISCOPAL sshurcn
on summit avenue pE WAlqn II IS 5'sS@ va q@S
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oflicsate dhe inferment Will 9e prlvats.
8 Pr. Pyle was perm aIs' .'as'oIv1saef Snes-
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-08
MANY SHERIFFS PRESENT
Three Democratic Candidates
Attend St. Johns Dramatic
Clubs Reception.

Three candidates for the Democratic
Shrievalty nomination were in attendance
at the reception of st. Johns Dramatic
Circle at ST. Johns parish hail. Boulevard
near St. Paui's avenue last night. They
were Under Sheriff John J. Heavey.
Mayor John zeller of Guttenoers and
Deputy City Collector Thomas J. Mig
gins
In addition Street and Water Comuis-
sioner Anthony Hauck. who would like TO
succeed Mayor Pagan. participated in the
festivities. They all received cordial,
though impartial greeting.
The reception was cne of the most en-
5oyable socsal functions ever he'd in the
parish. The hall was tastefuily decorated
with the National colors and Japanese
lanterns, the effect being very pretty.
The costumes OF the ladies were elabor-
ate
The committee in charge, the members
of which are entitled % much credit for
the success Of the affair, consisted Of -
James Coyle chairmait Justice Of The
Peace Edward Reed. w Miller. NJ l.
Fell, NJ Kelly and NJ. Roach.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-08
OLD POINT COMFORT AND THE SOUTH


road to Richruend snd Washington
The third of the present series Of per-
sonally-conducted tours to Old Point
Comfort. Richmond, and washington MIA
the Pennsylvania Railroad Will leave New
York and Philadelphia on Saturday.
March 5.
Tickets, including transportation, meals
en- route in both directions. transfers Of
passengers and baggage. hotel accom- mo-
dations at Old Point Comfort, Richmond.
and Washington and carriage ride about
Richmond-in fact. every necessary ex-
pense for a period of six days-will be sold
at rate OF ss4oo from New York. Brook
lyn. ard Newark: $3.50 from Trenton;
$s1 90 from Philadelphia, and proportionate to
rates form other stations
Tickets to Old Point Comfort only. in-
Guiding luncheon on going trip. one and
three-fourths days board at The Hygesa
or Chamberlain Hotel, and good to return
direct by regular trains within six days.
will be sold in connection with this tour
at rate Of 1850 from New York; $3.50
from Trenton: $3.50 from Philadelphia,
and proport aonate rates from other points.
For itineraries and full information APP
ply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent, 1896
Broadway, New York; Court street.,
Brooklyn; 7S9 Broad street. Newark, N.
r.. or Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Phiadelphfa.