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The New Piano.

Med" said Kitty. do you know what
day this is?''
YES" replied Ned; 'it is the 10Th Of
September
We'll, in one week it will be mothers
birthday, and what are we going to do
about it,"
Lets paint her some pictures and put
'em in frames made out of birch bark
''Oh, no, Neddy, dear! We did that last
year, and they weren't very nice; besides,
want to think of some thing splendid this
year for mother. Let's put all the money
we have together and get big, beautiful
store present for her."
'All right, sister; you always do think
such nice plans said Ned. expressing his
approval by loving kiss. Let's go in the
house right now and ask her what she
wants the very most. 1 have $3.50; how
much have yeu?"
II have $500" answered Kitty, and, full
of their plan, the children rushed into the
library, where their mother was sitting ia X
ing to Uncle Fred They both loved this
new uncle very much. but they were still
a, little shy with him. for he had spent most
of his life in Australia, where he owned a
large mine, and had only been 1t his sister S
house for about week. 1t was hard work
to dig and delve in a mine all day long,
but he found such heaps of gold that the
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what you think of the page and Aunt
Dorothy's letters.
When you want to write to Mrs. Hogan,
who is always pleased to hear personally
from any one who loves children as well
as from the children themselves, you should
address your letters in care of Miss Mckee,
Box 2O5, Washington, D. c., as these let
tiers reach her promptly by being forwarded
to her wherever she may be. 1t is Mrs.
Hogans permanent Washington address
Miss Mckee, you will remember, is your
secretary for league work. Thousands of
letters reach Mrs. Hogan in this way, and
strange to say she has never yet com
planned that she has received too many.
Stranger stin she answers all of them in
some way either through Miss Mckee,
through the giving of prizes and through
Aunt Dorothy. If the letters seem to de-
mand personal attention because of the
league work she answers such letters per-
sonally, but this Is not done in many in
stances. She tries to answer personally all
letters from those who are troubled in any
way. The happy children she turns over
to Aunt Dorothy and others. After awhile
she hopes to be able to write to you all per-
sonaNy in a weekly letter on this page as
we'll as on the hundreds of others interested
in her league
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Biography rare oppe4unity to procure
most excellent cotiectifn of winter scenes.
A snowfall of such beauty is very rare
occurrence, and that it should come on
holiday, when every one had an opportunity
to make use of it, is still more exceptional.
1t is to be regretted th4f 1t melted from the
trees so quickly. In show photographs 1t
is seldom that flakes of falling snow can be
distinguished in tAe Picture, but on this
occasion the flakes we're so large and fell
with such gentlenessv that they could easily
pc photographed, provided dark back
ground was, used, such rs the side of dark
building OF course. Il was necessary to
use short exposure, or the flakes would
show movement or cause general haze
kinds the Foreground should be well broken
up, either with dark objects covered with
snow. or else hedsnow' should be trodden,
SO that detail can be preserved, for there
is no great beauty in a solid White mass.
The finest snow scenes are obtained by
having the wilderness broken by dark OBJ
JectS, such as benches, fences. limbs of
trees, and so forth. Care should be taken
to avoid large white masses and large dark
masses. In snow pictures it should be re-
membered that the exposure should be for
the shadows rather than the high lights,
unless the shadows are very few and are
weak. SoftnesS in snow scenes should be
secured by contrast developer, well di-
tuted as any attempt to secure Softness
by an excessive amount of alkali will de-
stroy the brilliancy and crispness which
are the first charms of good snow picture
In lantern slide exhibitions a very good
way to make arrangements is to clean
celluloid film of the emulsion and when dry
print the notice on with a typewriter. 1t is
necessary to put piece of white paper be-
hind the film when putting 1t in the type
writer, so that the operator can see what
he is doing. Great care must be taken not
to blot the writing, for the celluloid having
hard, smooth surface, the ink dries very
slowly. The celluloid is finally cut to the
proper size and bound between two cover
glasses in the usual way. A mat can be
used If desired, but it is not necessary.
Silver stains may be removed from the
hands by dipping them first in a solution
of copper sulphate and salt and then in a
solution of hypo. This operation Is to be
repeated until the stains disappear The
strength of either solution is of small con-
sequence, except that the strong solutions
act quicker These chemicals do not injure
the hands in any way.
A good paste for mounting prints may be
made as follows A thick cream Is made of
c1a ounces of arrowroot dissolved in
ounces of water. Add 80 ounces Of water
and then stir in 3 drains of good ground
glue. Boil the solution for five or six min
uteS taking great care to stir it constantly.
When nearly cold add ounces of alcohol
which contains Is drops of pure carbolic
acid and as much perfume as Is desirable
to give the paste aspleasing odor. All or
the ingredients used must be pure and all
Jumps must be avoided. If Jumps are pres
ent the paste should be strained through
cheese cloth. This paste is easily applied
and keeps we'll
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The Kings Horse.

Once upon a time there was a king who
had no sons, but one daughter. 1t was
great disappointment not to have son, but
those who cast the horoscope Of the daugh-
ter told him that his daughter would be
great blessing to the kingdom while she
lived, and at her death would pequeath I'M
told riches. AS this story widely
known the princess had many admirers
who sought betrothal with her. And the
king greatly distressed to choice Of
the right one. When she was grown she
was very beautifal-so beautiful that myri-
ads of pilgrin!s came to the temple to beg
for the gift Of beauty and to burn incense.
This brought prosperity, and thus the
prophecy of her birth was fulfilled. But
the king could no longer delay the betrothal
of his daughter, as so many princes desired
her that the kingdoms was continually in
trouble with other kingdoms. One day the
princess father was cut hunting, when a
powerful king surprised him and carried
him away captive to a far-away kingdom.
The prime minister and privy councillors
met and issued edict saying the hand OF
the princess would be given to the man
who rescued the king
High up among the1clouds was demi-
god who loved the princess, but since she
was a mortal woman could not wed her,
but when this trouble acame he entered the
body Of the kings -favorite horse, which
broke away from the groomsy went straight
to the king and brought him back. But, the
prime minister; being Mortified when the
horse brought back the king. ordered the
horse to be killed at once. But the king
who had carried away the father of the
princess was very powerful, and came again
and again against the king. And it was
finally decided by the king and his coun-
ciors that it was best to betroth the prin-
cess to the son of their enemy, for the good
of the kingdom. The princess protested,
but her proteStations We're of no avail.
When the hour came for the wedding she
STRUGGLING Va1i9nt1V
her attendants. A servant hearing the
cutlery. came into the court yard dragging
with him the skin of horse which he was
about to cut into strings. But the soul of
the demi-god lover in the skin of the horse
awOke and he wrapped the skin around the
princess and she became the first cocoon
In the silk-growing district of Chekiang
every year when the silk worms begin to
call for food-that is, when they come out
of their shells-you will see the little chill
dren playing with toy horses This is to
win the favor of the silk worm goddess, by
reminding her of her faithful lover.
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Make Mother Well.

James and his two little sisters were &C
customed to saying their evening prayers
a their mothers knee before going to bed.
Dear mother was taken so sick one day
that she was not able to leave her bed nor
see to her children. Evening came, and the
children, not thinking Of such thing as
going to bed without saying their prayers,
knelt at mothers bedside and prayed as
they had been taught. When they were
through there was a slight pause, and little
James continued: Dear Lord. you know
father cannot cook and we children can't,
either; so please make mother well, for
Jesus sake. Amen. The child's prayer
of faith was soon answered: mother was
we'll again and able to care for father and
children.
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Muriel's Lesson.

In the reign of good King Arthur in the
land of Nobody Knows Where, there once
lived a little princess, who, although she
had everything she wanted, was very I'M
happy. Her dolls hair was either too
long or too short. Her picture books were
always torn.
So one day he got tired of her grumbing,
and he called IN her fairy godmother
Now this godmother could be very cross
with a naughty child or she could change
and be smiling fairy with wings on her
shoulders. When the godrnother came
she found Muriel, for that was the little
girls name, holding her doll by one leg
'"Murel,'' said the fairy, what are you
doing to your doll?'
Muriel answered, MY dolls hair is black.
and l wanted it yellow
We'll" said the fairy. "you shall see
how you like 1t without any toys"
So she carried Mure off on her broom
stick, and let her down in a dingy tene-
ment house in a crowded city There
Muriel was forced to stay for one month
Then the fairy came and took her back
to her own sunny home.
And from that day to this Muriel has
never forgotten her month in the dingy
tenement. Her dolls at night are carefully
laid away and Muriel always sees the
fairy godmother In her silver dress and
smiling face. D. P.
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A Quick Dog,

My aunt had fox terrier. His name was
Nose. He was about three years old and was
an exceptional chiekenrthief. He would catch
the chickens and iburyfthem alive, with the
feet sticking out of the ground, so that he
always had chicken for his dinner. We
had a garden In one of our lots in the
summer He would take a great delight in
going with me to Get some Vegetables. He
would amuse himself, in digging up po-
tatoes while waiting for me to go home.
always go with my Uncle to work, and
every one in the factory knew him. If
any of the family oversight themselves.
Nose would go to one side of the bed
and poke his nose in the bed, then he
would do the same thing on the other side
He was fine watch. dog. He would not
allow a peddler or any rough-looking per-
son inside the gate, and we all felt very
safe while he lived.
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The Dog That Caught Fish.

Last summer took my big collie Rex and
went up in the Catskill mountains to big
hotel where lots of people came to enjoy
the fishing near by. Right past the house
ran brook, in which people could catch
trout. but this brook belonged to the hotel
keeper, and only the guests of the hotel
were allowed to Ash in it
Rex liked to go out walking with me in
the woods. Sometimes he would catch
squirrel woodchuck, and one day dis
covered that this naughty doggie knew how
to catch other things besides.
l was sitting down upon fallen log near
the trout brook. Rex had just run off after
squirrel. and SO L was all alone Pretty
soon l heard a crashing noise in the tree,
and began to get scared, for l was AFRAID
it might be a tramp. Then man came
striGing through the bushes and was very
glad to find it was Mr.. Wardell. one of the
hotel people
Miss Lynn, he said, do you Know what
Rex is doing?"
mo- what?' I asked.
Catching fish, ma am; just come and
see."
He carefully helped me over the fallen
logs till we came out on the bank Of the
stream. And what do you think l saw?
Rex was standing on some fiat stones in
the middle of the brook, looking down into
or five dead trout. AS he watched his head
suddenly shot forward, his jaws snapped
quickly; then he lifted a trout in the air.
gave it little shake, and laid 1t down on
| the pile.
THE rascal" cried. Come here, Rex"
And he came trotting gayly through the
water. He never looked back for the
fish. He had only caught them for fun
Mr.. Wardell promised not to tell the hotel
keeper, then we whipped Rex and tied a
dead trout to his collar to remind him of his
naughtiness. My, how ashamed he looked.
Since that time Rex has never touched a
fish, not even one that was cooked. L. l..
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IN OUR BACK YARD.
We he'd fine circus right under t"nt
And every small child in the neighborhood went.
The children considered it quite treat
And came very early to get good seat.
The circus held on the twelfth day of June
And when 1t was over the clowns. bowling low,
Ted the small audience they'd all better go.
The painted clowns were laughab'e sight;
They jumped and danced to their hearts delight.
And while they were laughing and thus making
merry
There appeared the a most beautiful fairy
For moment more when the curtain raised
All those who saw her were actually daZed,
For she arrayed in the daintiest pink
The sight of which made nearly every blink.
But the very best thing Of the whole affair
Was michievouS Bruno the little trained bear
Whose wonderful tricks and pteous cries
Made the audience stare in breathless surprise.
Little ChiQuita, whom most of rs know,
Also took part in this wonderful show.
And the wild man of Borneo. boiling with rage,
Was safely cooped up in small wooden cage.
And thing which funny to
Was horse with his head where his tail ought to
be. u.
All this shown for single cent,
And that just the reason why every one went.
By j. w. NJ.
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Photographic Notes.
The Brooklyn Eagle.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
At this time of the year it must be re-
membered that the cold atmosphere and the
cold water retard all the chemical opera
lions of the dark room. Developing, fixing,
washing, reducing, intensifying, toning and
all similar operations require a great deal
longer time than they do in the summer,
when the weather and the water are warm.
Thus in winter, many negatives are spoiled
from being too thin, and the fault is too
frequently laid to the chemical on the
plates, when in reality a cold developer is
responsible. EXcellent results may be OBJ
tanned with a cold developer but it requires
a much longer time, and, consequently in
cold weather most amateurs take the plate
from the developer much too soon. With a
cold developer it it very difficult to get
negative too dense. The amateur should
also keep in mind that when plate is de-
veloped for long time the dark room light
must be very soft fog win result. A
great number of plates are continually
being spoiled from not observing these few
cold weather rules. OF course when a
warm, dark room is used and the chemicals
and water are kept at the normal tempera-
ture of 10 degrees no trouble will result.
When using copper for toning bromide
prints. not more than one or two prints
should be toned in BATH as deteriorated
bath gives an image which is sure to fade
If a fresh bath is mixed for each print and
it is used soon mixed fairly perma-
ncnt results may be obtained by copper tom
ing. E. c. s.
The beautiful fall of snow on Christmas
morning furnished the lovers of snow pho
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"Consider the Lilies. "

1t was only an earthen vessel,
By weary workers loom;
But bunch of snowy lilies,
With their delicate perfume,
Concealed Its imperfectiOns,
And glorifed the room.
They filled the air with their fragrance,
And frightened the room with their graces
They smiled on the weary toilers
And lightened each care-woru face
TIL it seemed that benediction
Was resting on all the place.
And the humble earthen vessel
That had seemed OF no use before.
Meath its freight Of snowy lilies
A giOrihed image wore:
1t was reckoned part Of the blessing
A share In the honor bore.
Our lives are but earthen vessels
In the busy haunts II care;
But In patient burden bearing
We may make them wondrous fair;
And our deeds of loving service
Are the lilies that we bear.
EDITH VIRGINIA BRADT.
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POUR @DMW !
|l=ll.kTTER DaAA |
| ~H WI

Qetters to Aunt Dorothy and others, with
answers from the editor)
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
l enjoy reading the "Chldrens Page" of
The Star. and think it the best page of ALL
l like to read the stories and letters in it..
| have yellow and white kitten and some
hens. My kitten is very playful
l was at home alone and did not known
what to do with myself, so 1 thought I
would write to you. 1 hope to get prize
for this letter. 1 have many flowers at
home in bloom. 1 am in the second grade
and like my teacher very much 1 must
close. l am your loving friend
ELIZABETH c., Aged Z.
We will ask Mrs. Hogan to remember
you. We are glad you like your teacher.
ED.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
1 sent two books to the sailors. 1 like to
write letters and would like to see this in
Star to see the "Children's Page" Last
Saturday several girls and l went into the
woods. We found violets, lilies and some
little yellow flowers. We found a little
spring, where we spent most of our time.
We could see little minnows in the water.
Coming back we walked over two trestles
and saw a large pipe with water dashing
from it on the rocks. 1t looked awfully
pretty. We were so tired when we got
home. Yours truly, MABLE j.,
Aged Q.
Thank you. dear, for your gifts to the
sailors. Many books have been received,
but more are needed Address to Capt.
Shoemaker, Chief r. c. s., Treasury Build
ing. Washington. D. c. This is the time
for such pleasant trips. and Aunt Dorothy
hopes you will go very often-and tell us
all about your enjoyment. Aunt Dorothy S
little girl would like to go with you, but
she is Ill and needs your sunshine-so send
it along in your letters, which she likes to
have read to her. ED.
BERWYN, Md, March 49, 1903.
Dear Miss Mckee:
Would you kindly tell me where to send
letters when / wish to write to Aunt Dor
othy and if l am to write to both the
president of the League (please tell me her
address, and to Aunt Dorothy" Here is
a story which l hope to see in The Evening
Star. Yours, sincerely, GERTRUDE B.
When you want to write to Aunt Dorothy
about matters on The Star page for per-
sonal reasons address in care of The Star.
The letters she receives are read by Mrs.
Hogan after they have been classified and
arranged for the use intended. This is done
by Mrs. Hogan because she enjoys seeing
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series Of entertainments, to which only
those might be admitted who brought half
a bushel of grasshoppers with them. Sew
enty-five bushels were the receipts of the
first entertainment The grasshoppers were
burned at the close of the evenings amuse-
ment. At this rate the farmers will have
as much fun as their children who use pins
for tickets to their show
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ENIGMA.
Mouse.
PIED RIVERS.
Amazon. Euphrates. Elbe. Thames
Niger.
SENTENCE PUZZLE.
"Oh, dear, / am killed"
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
Philadelphia.
HIDDEN PROVERBS.
Silence is golden.
Speech is silver.
wise son maketh glad father.
Look before you leap.
CONUNDRUMS
A corn-acorn.
Utah-(U) you.
ENIGMA.
BEHEADINGS.
Wheat-heat.
Rice-ice.
Present-resent.
REBUs illustrated
Washington sent his men to capture
Cornwallis.
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Grasshopper Show.

Farmers In Sanpete county, Utah, are
having pin shows" only they use grass
hoppers instead Of pins as tickets Of admis-
sion. This year the farmers determined to
destroy the pests, SO they arranged for a
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He's My Brother.

gentleman once met a nttle girl carry
ing in her arms sturdy little baby brother.
and inquired If the burden was not some
what heavy. why, he's my brother: he's
not heavy was the simple but beautiful
reply How love lighteps burdens. and how
much easier all life IL when lived in the
shirt of love.
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Now. dear children. after reading such
a letter you will feel a; once, ali of you
l know, that you must be up and doing.
and so many inquiries have come for
definite advice as to what TO do with your
money, Mrs. Hogan asks me to say tina Il
you may. if you will. send some of the pen
MES, toys. etc. YOU have saved and earned
to Miss Anderson to for her Indian
children. as she is doing a great work and
is almost alone in her effort. This is be-
cause she is so far away from government
centers that she has not yet found a way
to call upon them directly for help that
she finds she cannot get nearby. After
awhile that will all be arranged for we
hope. by our Indian commissioner, but in
the meantime you may help.
Mrs. Hogan also suggests that one of the
Star circles. or all of you. If you please, get
together hundred pennies and send a
years subscription of The Star Sat
urday editionl to Miss Anderson, so she
may have her children join the league and
have the pleasure you are having in this
page.
Next week Mrs. Hogan will tell you where
10 send some stamps for starting play
ground and gymnasium for little children
who would otherwise be on the street
right here in Washington. Do not forget
TO write to Miss Mckee, Box 2O5, Wash
ington. and tell her what you are doing.
as members of the league. Tell her, also.
II you would like to have May party
Yours sincerely, DOROTHY DAY.
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HISTORY PUZZLE.

HISTORY PUZZLE.
Arrange in form of an oblong having five
letters on one side and three on the other.
The initials spell the name of a famous ad-
miraL, the finals the name of an officer of
revolutionary fame.
/. To burroW.
2. A feminine nickname.
3. Humor.
4. A feminine name.
s. The opposite of no.
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Roll Of Honor.

Letters. puzzle answers. stories and other
contributions Of interest from the follow
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CHARADE.

My first is in culver, shiver or quake;
My second is dangerous If stuck in your
ear;
My whole is writer of world wide fame
Whose works have been read for many
year.
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BEHEADINGS.

Behead an animal and get part of the body
Behead a space and get slender.
Behead a sphere and get everybody.
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ENIGMA.

ENIGMA.
My first is In lost, but not In cost;
My second is in noun, also in town;
My third is in new, but not in old:
My fourth is in edit, also in credit;
My fifth is in one, but not in bun;
My sixth is in enjoy, also in envoy;
My whole Is a city of renown.
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DIAMOND PUZZLE.
l. A letter found in uncle.
2. A tear.
3. To mark again.
4. Exact to the letter.
s. A social gathering.
6. Happy.
Z. A letter in uncle.
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ing children are hereby acknowledged with

Marguerite Howard.
Frances Van Dyne.
Alfred Richardson.
Elizabeth Garland.
Urban RoSen.
Mabel Jones.
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ENIGMA.
NY first is to be, are, ar.
My second is verb, can, kan.
My third is an implement, saw, as.
NV whole is a state.