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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09

yet for Topsy might have gone clear dowri-
But how did you happen to be sitting
there on the stairs?'
Daisy was silent a few moments. At last
she said:
was thinking things over, and Won
dering If it wasn't all my fault that YOU
broke your wrist
Now, Daisy, you mustn't think of such q
thing. Mamma and talked il all over last
night, and she said even If you did run
away. no harm could have come of IL if she
hadn't let go of Topsy's ribbon
When took Torsy back / said to Miss
' elro, Don't you think I'm TO blame for
Nettie's accident: because II hadn't run
away we wouldn't have been there by the
gate? She was awfully kind about it She
kissed me and said. Now don't you puzzle
There is no one to blame but that big, bad
boy. Why. | might say l am to blame be-
cause let Topsy go with Nettie.'
OF course, that's just il. l think Just so,
TOO; it's nobodys fault but the bad boys.
III you lie going to study II all out you might
say II was Topsys fault for being pretty
that everybody wants her" They both
laughed at this. and In the midst of their
gurgling Mrs. Howeils came into the room.
An. she said. II IN glad to see my little
girls so happy. Your flowers came safely,
see L have just come from Miss Verro's,
and she told me she had sent YOU some
roses. How beautiful they are"
Did you see Topsy. mamma, and is she
all right?'
Yes, dear. l saw her. and she's Just the
same little fiash-away as ever: but I'm
sorry TO say bring you some sad news
Go be continued
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The Seal.

There are many different sorts of seals.
and they are met all over the globe. Seals
have large and very beautiful eyes fat
heads, noses and mouths and eyebrows.
Their paws have claws Their bodies arc
covered with thick short hair. Seals have
short tails. Young seals very obedient
to their mother and also very kind to one
another when in danger. Little seals arc
at first white and woody; they live in rocks
or caves until they six or seven weeks
old then their mother takes them to the
sea. Seals can swim very swiftly. They
also become very fond of people when tam
ed. A great deal of oil is made from the
seals fat.
The seals that give us the beautiful FUR
We call sealskin do not belong to the fam
lily of the common seal; but to that of sea
lions, and they are cal ed fur seals. Seals
go about in herds. The structure of their
bodies shows that seals are intended to
pass the greater portion Of their existence
in the water. for the body is elongated and
formed very much like that of a fish. The
spine is very flexible. that the animal
can urge itself through the water I'm a man
ner very similar to that which is empl Dyed
by the fish. The teeth of seals are re.
markable and admirably adapted for seiz-
ing and retaining slippery prey.
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About Cats,

l think every little boy and girl has a
love for animals, and l want to tell them
about my grandmothers cats She has
eighteen of them. Each one has a name
and each one is named for a special pur-
pose.
Ones name is Starry, because she has
such starry eyes.
Grandma will go to the door at meal time
and call all the cats, and they all come
running. Some from down the mountain,
for grandma's house is way in the country
some of the cats will come from the deep
grass some from under the porch, and from
all around.
When one gets sick she lives 1t dose of
medicine in its meat.
1t is very pretty to watch them play; they
will run up the trees and play around every
where.
My grandma is very kind to the cats, and
they all love'her
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MY PET LIZARDS.

l have six lizards. One of them is a
pretty brown-spotted kind. He lives on
flies and moth millers and is quite tame.
He will sometimes take flies out of my fin
gers. He likes the sand and bushes.
Another kind is called the Anois or Ameri-
can chameleon. My father brought three of
this kind to me from Nassau. They can
turn from almost black to bright green.
caught wasp and cut his singer off and
then put him in the box where the lizards
were. One lizard grabbed at him. and after
catching him shook his head back and forth
to quiet him down he could eat him 1t
was a pretty big dinner for him. l some
times put the lizards on my mothers
plants, and put drops of water on the
leaves for them They come up and drink
the drops. They have little fiat suckers on
the ends of their toes. that they can
walk on the window glass like flies / have
seen the lizards shed their skins and found
1t very interesting to watch them. They
pull the skin off with the mouth and then
eat it The other two lizards are brown
ones, and are more wild than the others.
They can walk on the window glass too.
My father said that they may lay some
eggs, and then l will have some little ones
ROBERT DENTON, aged TO-
Wellesley Farms Mass
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colored work; Mamie Lansdowne. whose
offer of help is much appreciated. Please
report to Miss Mckee and let her know
monthly what neighbOrhood work you can
carry along She will help and advise you.
Star Circle membership badges sent to
Pauline Horton, 223O N st. NV. Washing
ton, d. c.; Emil Nomburg 4507 Sd ave,
Brooklyn N. Y; Emanuel Schiller, 80
South I'd ST. Brooklyn, N. Y; Isabelle K
Murphy, Terra Gotta, D. c.; Grace Lynch,
e43 Fla. ave. NV. Washington, D. c.; Rosa
Hollingsworth 1719 14th st. NV. Wash
ington, D. c.; Richard Brunswick. 2O1
Washington St. Cumberland Md; Adolph
kollings. Lost City, Hardy county, W. Va;
F. Robinson, 2126 Fla. ave, Washington,
d. c.. Robert Freer. Des MoineS St, Tenley-
town, D. c.: Dorothy Greene. 1924 Cherry
st. Kansas City, Mo-: Mrs. P. Smallwood.
Fulton. Md. Patte Harries, Fulton, Md;
Edna NARROW. Fulton, Md: Blanche Kiln
ger, lbs 10th St ne. Washington. D. c.;
Lillian Stewart, PIT 9th st. ne, Washing
ton. D. c.: Mamie D. Hendricks, 1897 18th
St, Washington, D. c.
Prize award for April puzzle contest:
Book to Valentine May 1892 Brown street.
Washington D. c.: title, Boys nd Girls
of the Philippines and Around T World;
published by Morse & Co., Nc York; for
the neatest correct solution. Book to AL
bert Birney Seip, 1904 street northwest.
Washington, D. c.; title, THE Far East
and the Far West Red Children" by Mara
l.. Pratt; Morse & Co.: for the second best
solution. Alice Brown, Frank Simpson.
William Alphonsus Short, David H. Blake
lock, Edgar Parker, Philip Bruce Ander-
son. Harold Williams and W. X. Browne
deserve honorable mention for neat and
correct solutions.
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ENIGMA.
NV first is in rat, but not in mouse;
My second is in barn, but not in house;
My third is in blotter, but not in pen;
NV fourth is in robin. but not in wren:
Ny fifth is in chair. but not in stool,
Ny sixth is in lakeet. but not In pool;
NV whole is animal small and sDry.
Which the hunters will go after By and BY.
PUZZLE
There was body known of old.
Which first formed without a soul,
And living was It's frame;
A number of years around II rolled,
And still 1t the same;
And yet there time when it a living
soul possessed,
And knowledge blessed
But when Gabriel shall his trumpet sound
To wake the sleeping dead
1t will not among the saints be found,
Nor among the sleeping dead.
BEHEADINGS
Behead an animal that kills chickens and
get writing fluid.
Behead an odor and get a piece of money.
Behead a long, thin animal and get an
article that artists use.
ENIGMA
My first is in sin, but not in wrong;
My second is in chant but not in song;
My third in idle but not in lazy;
My fourth IN sNly, but not in crazy;
My fifth is in stocking also in sock;
Ny sixth is in stone, also in rock;
My seventh in rail, also in road
My eighth in laws, though not in code;
My whole is of metal, of handles the sameJ
You say them plural when you give them Q
name.
WORD SQUARE.
To wade.
Scent.
A girls name.
A dull color.
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Helen's Japanese Doll.

japan is whore my doll was made,
The one with squinty eyes,
Who always seems 10 lock Mt me
And say, i'll odd sIrpris2:
''Oh. what funny girl you are.
With checks al pink and red
And what an ugly hat You wear
Upon your curly head.
And my, what silly shoes you have
Upon your clumsy feet;
No wonder that you get so tired
When walking on the street.
Ho, no, what foolish frocks you weaR
IBc' mfortahle AID tight,
How very glad you ought 10 feel
When you undress at night.
Why don't you be n Japanes'
And dress In robes like me-
| never wear a thing that's tight;
just look at me and se,.
The things | eat are lovely. too;
SO dainty and SO nice:
There's nothing | like more than tea
Except a bowl Of rice.
Japan. the place where | was IN,
Is full of flowers. too;
Some day | hopa you'll visit there
And take ne back with you.
\ NJ. A.
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How Do You Like TIP

This is an excellent and amusing game
for evening parties. 1t may be played by
any number of persons. The company be-
ing seated, one of the party, called the
stock is sent out of the room, and the COM
pany then agree upon some word which
will bear more than one meaning. When
the stock comes back, he or she asks each
of the company in succession. How do you
like it?" One answers II like 1t hot"
another, II like it cold" another, II like it
new" another, II like 1t Old" He then asks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09
MY COUNTRY VISIT.

Every summer l go to the country to visit
my grandma and my uncle. They have a
large farm. with chickens. turkeys horses,
cows and pigs They also have nice lit
tie creek, where / some times go In my bare
feet and jump in. 1t is great fun as you
would suppose. l often go on errands for
my uncle on horseback to Raphine, which
is about four miles from my uncIes
sometimes ride in from the fields with the
men on the hay wagon, and very often the
hay falls off and l fall with 1t, and then we
all laugh. When / go to the barnyard l al
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ways take my dogs, Sic and Spot, with me.
to keep the old turkey gobbler from chass
ing me, as he tries to keep every lady QUO
of the barnyardil when it comes time to
come home to gdtb school, am very sorry
to leave the farm and all the folks.
H. COCHRAN F., aged eight years.
PANSIES.
Ye fairest flowers of my sunny garden,
Ye pansies WITH little faces
Your eyes are velvet of purple and gold,
And your leaves are your bonnets of faces.
Where is there another flower nigh
That wears so many graces?
ESTETiLE TURNER, aged ten.
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Following Mammals Footsteps.

Following mamma s footsteps
Following to and fro.
The little children follow
Mamma 8 footsteps
Wherever she may 90.
Because they love her So
The little children follow mammals footsteps
Wherever she may go.
Following mammals footsteps,
Footprints all In a row.
The little children follow mamma ; footsteps
Wherever she may go.
We play merry games with laughter,
We sing songs sweet and low,
But still we always follow mamma footsteps
Wherever she may 60. B. &. Il.
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the company in succession again, when do
you like it?' One says. AT all times.
another, Very seldom third AT din
ner,'' a fourth. ION the water fifth, "On
the land" etc. Last the stock goes round
apd asks, Where would you put ii ?" One
answers, II would put it up chimney.
anfther Il would throw it down a well,
a Ahird, Il would hang it on a tree"
foufth. II would put it in pudding.
FROM these answers witty girl may guess
the word chosen. but should she be unable
to 40 so. she must pay forfeit.
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STAR CIRCLES AT WORK.

TTOnrrIy TFpOTts mdue.1
Individual workers may join any circle
by writing to the president and enrolling
name as member.
Circle !, Helping Hand Circle-President,
Elsie Yost 1902 Pa. ave. Sc. Washington,
d. C. The special work of this circle is to
receive the stamps contributed for sub
scriptions of The Star children's page for
those who cannot take it. Address all such
contributions to Miss Yost.
First subscription sent to Miss Pasquela
Anderson, Toreva, AriZ. (for the Indian
children. See report below.
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Roll of Honor.

Letters. stories puzzle answers and other
contributions have been received from the
following children. and are hereby acknowl-
edged with thanks: Paul Cromelein, Ca
mile Van Doren, Suzanne VERIFY, Marie
Foote, Claritta Jackson, Elva Nelson, An
ME Schwarz. Lille Smith
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Cap.
HIDDEN GIRLS NAMES
Caroline. Ellen. Ruth. Pearl.
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
Colorado canon.
ENIGMA.
General Sherman.
DIAMOND PUZZLE.
H E
T H 1 c X
c H I C A G o
T H A N K
A G E
TRANSACTIONS.
Tour-rout.
Strain-trains.
Means-names.
Neap-pane.
8erye-verse.
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ANSWERS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Creditable work, interesting letters etc,
have been received from the following:
Margaret Daniels. who sends some very
pretty photographs of the spring house
mentioned In Richard Carvel;" Eva Gibbs
whose drawing is promsing-she should
try again; Isabelle Murphy. who must try
with the rest to win prizes by sending In
just what is asked for In the offer; Blanche
Hannah, who is doing good work; Helen
Maddox, who sends a very pretty drawing
of apple blossoms. which are daintily col
ored; Roger Hollingsworth who should try
again. Vera Cone. who is very thoughtful,
Ruth Sykes. whose drawing was not re-
ceived; Ruth Scott, whose pleasure In the
page is much appreciated; William Henry
b. who may write of his needs to the
children's president; Dorothy Mack, whose
letter is very pleasant reading; Richard
Brunswick, who must watch what the
other league children do to get suggestions;
Charles Biggs. who is the right track :;
Dorothy Harvey, who may send some
photographs and hold her pennies for an
emergency call; Maud Proctor whose
sketch is Creditable and who should send
In coupon for membership badge; A.
Marshal who sent very good piece of
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Chi1dren's Sunshine League
MEMBERSHIP COUPON.
lterna tional President and Director.
Mrs. Louise E. Hogan.

International Headquarters.
06 9th Avenue, New York, NJ 7.
Interna tional Secretary. Miss Hortense
Mckee, Box 2O5. Washington. D. c.
National Weekly Organ. the Saturday
Edition of The Washington Star.
PLEDGE.
l promise to try every day to add
happiness to some ones life by being
kind or passing on some kindness given
me.
l promise 20 try to earn each month
penny, postage stamp, nickel or
dime and keep 1t ready to send to any
one our president may tell us is in need
of such help.
l promise to write to my president
once month and tell her what 1 am
doing to help others and what l can do
to help her help others.
Please enroll my name and send my
badge in inclosed Stamped and self-ad-
dressed envelope.
Name ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Street Observation-Disclosures.
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T0PSY ON THE TOP FLOOR
By CLARA J. DENTON.

Copyright. 1901. by George W Jacobs Coz
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The Charity Chapter in Verse.

By EDITH ENDICOTT
Though speak with the tongues of angles and men
And have not love, am become then
Like tinkling symbols sounding brass:
Sos can remove a very large mass
OF mountains systems or a tiny hill
Or even a little ripping rll;
l am nothing without Lowell
If give all my goods TO feed the poor;
And in return l feel very sure
I'll get gain.
And give my body to be burned,
And bare great deal of pain,
do not gain anything without love
Charity bareth and heartache,
For dear Jesus Christ's sake
Charity envyeth not, thinkest no evil, is kind.
Not rough like the rude west wind
When was child 1 srake as child,
l provoking, unseemly and wild.
But when become man
l do what other men can. .s
We now see darky through a glass
But then VIII see a'great throngng mass
or glorious angels,
And Thee oh! Shepherd of Thy flock
Whereupon Thee is the strongest rock-Loye.
And now abideth faith, hope and love-
That COOS softly as the wood dove;
The greatest OF these is
LOVE!
Little Edith's face was flushed with any
iety while Miss Kate was reading. for she
had never tried to make any poetry be-
fore. She had large ten also and a few
words of well deserved praise, though, like
brother. she had made some mistakes in
spelling. OF course you noticed them all.
but we won't say anything more about II.
for that would not be kind, and perhaps YOU
would have made just such a funny mistak Ike
If you had been writing that eighth word
In the first line!
Halls Charity composition was much
shorter than EdithS; he spent all his en-
ergy on the sermon; but Miss Kate liked
II very much and if you are not too tired
YOU can see If you like it also
Here 1t is:
What Is the greatest thing on earth?
Why, charity is the greatest thing that
ever was because it Is greater than faith or
hope and it is greater than knowledge,
nothing is nearly as great as charity
Charity means love and love Is the law
of, God Charity is greater than any thing
| on earth-it suffers long and is kind. it
never is angry. it bears all things and be-
lieWes all things; 1t thinks no evil, is I'M
selfish and Is kind, and the incest quality
TO have is charity. And / have forgotten
to say II has good manners.
What do you think, dears?
Do you agree with Hal and Edith that
love (Which Is the meaning of the word
charity is the greatest thing in the world?
DOROTHY NEWTON carp.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-06
sEAGIRT TOURNAMENT.
Weather Conditions Interferes With
 the Shooters.

seagirt, N. J, Sept. 5,-The tournament of the National Rifle Association and or the United States Revolver Association was continued today. but bad weather conditions seriously interfered with the shooting
 In the skirmish team match the com petiors included representatives of the United States Marine Corps, two teams; the lst Vermont regiment; 1st New Jer- sey; 4th New Jersey; End Pennsylvanla : the Pennsylvanla squadron; 12th New York; 2nd District of Columbia; 1st Dis trict of Columbia, the 5th Maryland;
 At noon severe storm broke over the butts at which time only the 5th Mary land. the two District of Columbia. the two Marine Corps and the two New ter sey teams had made their skirmish runs
 The match WIS postponed until Monday
 As q result If the test made today With the hNposcope an extra match has been Alded to the program. It is termed the :. poscone match and the conditions cal for six shots at 3oO yards magazine nre.
 The program for Monday calls Tor nrlng in the company team match: In Leech cup and the wind up of the skirm- ish tcam match.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-06

ual weakness, by a method that was ab- Isolutely harmless and painless, without knife or surgeons instrument, would you not have the varicocele removed? l am in possession of just such a method as Ihave here described When I made It known specialists everywhere clamored for the secret of how I was able to cure varicocele without the knife, as for ages 1t had been thought impossible to cure varicocele in any other way except by the knife. Today you can come to me feeling sure that your varicocele can be permanently cured in a very short timo without keeping you single day from your work. My treatment is the only safe one for you to adopt; I am master of the cure of Varicocele.
 | Hydrocele Causes Vital Drains. | Hydrocee is a form of dropsy and af- fects the scrotum It causes drain and Ilosses and eventually D 'oduces impotency Heretofore it has been thought necessary to make an incision into the skin to let out the watery deposits but my method does 1t with harmless vegetable medicines alone. Cure the varicocee and your emissions will stop instantly The worst case of hydrocele will succumb to my treatment in very short time. Watch yourself for the next few days. If yodr scrotum has a habit of enlarging for no reason at all, and at other times feels flabby, then you have hydrccele. Don't fret and moan; come to me and have It cured and if you are in doubt what is the matter with you I advise you to call on me and be examined, and for this make no charge.
 Free Medical Books.
 Let all sufferers from stricture. vari- cocele or hydrocele take note of the fact that I cure these diseases permanently without the knife. You are cured before you know it, nobody cured of the dis ease itself but of all complications as well. l make no charge for examnat on or consultation, so call on me the very first spare moment you have, and If you cannot call in person write me and be- sides telling you what to de I will send you a book on either Structure, Vayico- cele or Hydrocele. My full address is as ] follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-06

Ranchman, Sting, Eliza Dillon, Whale back Branch II. Exapo, Noweta. Lasso ran.
 Seventh race. mile and half-Tony I.ep- ping. 9S (Shea). to 2 won; Gin spray l03 Louden), 4 to l. second; South Breeze 9S CPerkinsD. 9 to ?. third. Time, 2:S5 1-4. Ruth II. Countertenor, Hucena' Satin Coat ran.
 Entries for Monday.
 First race. mile and sixteen selling Chickasha. s5; The Advocate, Model Mon arch, 93; D'Arcy. 30: Dawson: Crossmo- lima whitmore, Kings Court, S7; SoGapa' zap
 Second race. six furlongs,, selling Harplthe, 90; whiten. ssalsKin' ,s,sdn pLnns Miss 95: Leila May, 100 After the Ball. Blue Grass Girl. 1Ol; Dotty, 1O6; Miss Manners 1O9.
 Third race. five and one-half furlongs, allowances-Kilo, Comoro; Jenane. %; Lord Hermence Wigwam, Ingolthrift' l0l {; Lady Free Knight, Quaker Girl, Our Lit tie. w. P. Palmer, St. Noel, Toupee, 1oS; ! Major Carpenter, Wenrick, lOo Fourth race, mile and seventy yards. Labor Day hanlicap. $1,O0O added-Eva
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-06

G.. SS; Dave oSmmers, 90: Ourquoipas. W. B. Gates, 95: Helen Print, 101; Jordan. no.
 Fifth race, seven furlongs, selling Weird. 95 Lindenella. The StewardesS, Orleans. Ina Price, Montana Peeress. 100; Ethel Davis, Revenge Dare, Echodale. Fl Key, Sweet Charity, Nearest. 1OS; Barkelmore. l06 Tom Collins, 18.
 Sixth race, mile and three sixteenths, selling-Lord Roberts, The Bobby 90; Brown Vail. 95; Satin Coat, Charles Rahsey, 96; Kentucky Cardinal. South
 Seventh race, mile and sixteenth, sell ing-Varna Fonso, S5; Noweta, Class Leader. 90; Our Lady Eugenia &, 92: Dr. Clark, Little Lois, Maple. 97; Morris Vol- mer, Larry Wilt, 100; Id Penzance, log; Baird l05.