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quite scared. and when Papity-pop began
taking cannon balls from the side Of the
fort they all ran away as fast as they could,
and Papity-Pop and the ball were left mas
ters Of the day
We've had beautiful time" said Pap
ity-Pop as he paused for breath. y wish
the Indians would come back, so that we
could have another battle"
They will come tomorrow" said the ball.
"Papity-Popl" called his mother. 'the bis
cults are ready. SO we will now eat our
supper"
Yes, mother" he replied, as he sat
down beside her at the table, ''but tomor-
row I viii take out my sled again and
make more cannon balls for fighting the
Indians" JANE CAMPBELL.
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Papity-Pop and the Sled.

1t was a very cold winter, the ground
was covered with Ice and snow. and Pap
ity-Pop's uncle had sent him g. beautiful
new sled, painted red and blue, and with
lovely colored stripes around the edges.
and with the word Reindeer" in gold let
tiers stretching across the top. Yes. 1t was
truly beautiful sled. and Papity-Pop felt
very proud and happy as he took it out
for the first time and dragged it over the
crisp white snow. His mother had given
him permission to play in the garden, and
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A Special Cali for Help for Sailors.


Your president has started movement
for the establishment of libraries for the
ships of the revenue cutter service, and It
Is expected that the government will event.
ually supplement this work by making APP
propriations for the purchase of such books.
In the meantime three Of the ships, the
Thetis, the Bear and the McCulloeh, are
about to start for the arctic regions, and
the chief Of the revenue cutter service,
Captain Shoemaker advises US that the
work must be done quickly If we wish ITO
help the sailors Of these vessels before
they get hey ond our reach for many months.
We all know they will welcome the books
we send, so please let each circle send in
one book at least to Captain Shoemaker,
chief of the revenue cutter service, Treas
ury building, Washington, and say that YOU
send the book in the .nameiof the Children's
Sunshine League. Gifts of books will also
be in time If sent direct by mail until
March 81 to the San Francisco address OF
these ships, care of Lieut. D. P. Foley,
r., C. S., 200 Jackson street, as Capt. Shoe:
maker has advised him to look for the re-
eeipt Of such packages. By direction of
the Children's League president.
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What a Boy Can Do.
A boy can make the world NOR

A boy can make the world more pure
BY kindly word and deed;
AS blossoms call for natures light,
So hearts loves sunshine need.
A boy can make the world more pure
BY lips kept ever clean:
q Silence can influence shed as sure
AS speech oft more doth mean.
A boy can make the world more true
By an exalted aim;
Let one a given end pursue,
Others will seek the same.
Full simple things indeed. these three,
Thus stated In my rhyme;
Yet what, dear lad. could greater be-
What grander. more sublime?
CRUSADER
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Roll of Honor.

Letters. drawings, stories and other con-
tributdons OF interest from the following
children are hereby acknowledged with
thanks:
Carrie Coleman. l. Mary Fitzpatrick.
Rena Fleishman. ~ Helen Perkins
John Marsh Ruth Turner.
Lawton Herman, Alma Oberholtz.
Lucy Lee Offutt. Frank Callan.
Marcia e. Armstrong Camille Van Doren.
Beatrice Mae Lang. Marguerite Scott.
Correct answers to all the puzzles in The
Star of February % have been received
from
Rae Williams. Helen Sunny.
Philip Taylor. Mary Durham.
Ethyl Sunny. Mary Radford.
Elizabeth Culp. Helen Frey.
George Middleton. George Tucker.
Alvan Fugitt.
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OHIO.


Sandusky. The work of tho Junior
branches Is one OF the most encourag ng
signs of development Of the sunshine idea.
Everywhere the young people grasp the
spirit with enthusiasm. In this city g.
band Of girls have made quite a record.
Before Christmas they gave an ice cream
social. They issued 400 tickets selling
every one. Among the attractions were a
fish pond and fortune teller For either
charge OF cents was made to adults and
cent to children. About $25 was gathered
In this way. An appeal was made In the
local papers for food and clothes to dis
tribute at Christmas time. with the result
that over thirty bundles were sent out A
peck OF potatoes and a chicken were given
to many families each, and clothing where
1t was needed.
Cincinnati. The Walnut Hills Sunshine
branch. composed OF young girls, Is only q
year old. yet the members have learned the
Miss Katherine Tuttle, is most enthusiastic
leader, and no opportunity to scatter sun
shine misses her attention. The branch
has a paper, the Sunshine Budget, in which
the sunshine happenings in the lives of the
members are recorded. Over SIT was earned
by them at a sale recently, banner for
their Sunday school was made by them
and they are now at work covering the
blind girl Is taken to and from lectures
for the blind and to church and Sunday
school, This is beautiful sunshine work.
COLORADO.
Denver. The Little Sunshiners. This sun
shine branch Is composed of children from
eight to twelve years Of age. They had ta-
BILE at the bazaar, at which they sold home
made candy in fancy homemade boxes
and realized neat little sum Of money for
sunshine work. They also filled forty bags
Of candy and nuts for a children's Christ
mas tree, and assisted in program given
hox cd ffuc
garments. They are busy, earnest little
band.
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WHAT HAPPENED CHRISTMAS.
One evening" last summer we heard a tiny
meow at our back door. and when mamma
went to the door she found a poor little
yellow kitten. It looked almost starved.
She took 1t and gave it a saucer Of milk.
The cat drank it and cried for more. Since
that time 1t has grown 10 be fine, large
cat, and is almost the color of some OF the
lions at the Zoo. We have named him
Ginger, on account Of his color. Every
evening after dinner he wants to have a
romp and play. He likes to play with a
spool tied to a string. Sometimes he
catches the spool in his fore paws and holds
it Hike squirrels hold their nuts. When he
gets tired he wants to curl up in mammals
lap. We had little tree for him Christ
mas. with one candle small bottle of
milk and nice piece of meat on 1t, and we
had blue ribbon around his neck, with
sleigh bell on it. This is true story about
my own cat. MARGARET E., age nine.
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/ Don't you wish you knew what these
Three are talking about? They are real
people. not merely people In a picture. 1t
would not be strange II they were planning
q long. long journey and coming to Ameri-
O.. They are In Rome now-Rome far
away In Italy. Find the place for yourself
on map and see how far away they live.
II they do come here the boy and his sis
| tar will be quite sure to go to q public
! school In some one Of our American cities,
| apd here they will learn our English lam
Guage TO use In place of their own musical
! Apeech.
1, A teacher told me little while ago that
p her school. where there were six hundred
American boys and girls. IN italian boy led
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The Sea,

The Sea.
It's risky life,
On the terrible sea,
When the wind doth blow,
And 1t rains or SHOWS.
It's a risky life,
On the dark blue sea,
And to talk with flags,
On the dark blue sea,
Not place like that for me to be.
"A. d
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all the rest in English. He spoke the lam
guage more correctly. and he wrote 1t more
clearly and beautifully than any OF his
can skies. Boys of that sort are just what
the country needs to help make this the
best and happiest nation In the world.
Do you know what good times italian
boys have in their own public schools at
homer II you would like to see what les
sons they learn and what fun they have
with their chums go to the library and
find book called "Cuore" sometimes 1t Is
called ''The Heart of a Boy.'D 1t was writ
ten by an Italian who remembers all the
fun of being boy and Italian children
read 1t over and over.
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kind teacher though. and all the children
loved her. tE4'1d
Shall I tell you more about her some
other timer My letter Is long enough for
today. think, and I; shall expect to hear
from you all very BooAs telling me how you
like my school and what you like best in
yours. Sincerely yours, -
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Checkers and Backgammon,

A checker and backgammon board is
among the possibilities of the amateur
woodworker. A solid box of three eight
inch board is put together as neatly as pos
width eight inches and thickness three
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Nonsense,

There was an old man with a nose,
Who said, "If you choose to suppose
That my nose is too long.
You are certainly wrong
That remarkable man with q nose.
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Mrs. Louise E. Hogan.

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AFLUELA.

Deep down in the ground stood a large
hall, which was owned by kind fairy
whom the people called A1uala. Her palace
was made of gold studded with diamonds.
which gave light to the whole underground
world. The main entrance was always
open. showing a hall Of solid rubies, with
fruits made Of precious stones, and all the
rooms. 300 in all, had the appearance OF
Aladdln's cave. One day Afluela went out
to drive with all her fairy attendants. She
wanted to visit the upper world, 50 her
coachman drove the fairy horses up there,
and just as they arrived the queen saw a
little girl asleep in the road. Now, Afuela
loved children. and when she saw this beau
tiful one she determined to have her. So,
bidding her attendants put her into the
carriage, her party FASTENED back to the
palace The little child stayed with Afiuela,
for they found that a fairy queen even
greater than she had seen how good Af1uela
was, and gave her the child as a reward
They named the little girl Daisy, which
means innocence. She grew up to be a
sweet, gentle little fairy, and when Queen
Af1uela died she was chosen queen of the
fairies and ruled over them as wisely as
her predecessor had done.
NETTIE Meg, age eleven.
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ENIGMA.

ENIGMA.
My first Is in March, but not In Junsg
My second Is in earth, but not In moonS
My third is In volume. but not in bookj
My fourth Is in observe. and also in looleJ
My fifth Is In spill, but not in drop;
My sixth Is In rub, but not In mop;
My seventh Is in mitten, but not In glovel
My eighth Is in robin, but not in dove,
My ninth Is In ocean. but not In sea,
My tenth Is In gnat, but not In bee;
My whole is q war known to us all
RIDDLES.
Why were the brokers In the panic OF 1873
like Pharaoh's daughter?
What is that which ties two people to-
gether and touches only one?
Long legs, crooked thighs,
Little head and no eyes.
BEHEADINGS.
A word meaning to blossom; behead and
get word meaning to let down.
A word meaning flesh; behead and get q
word meaning to take nourishment.
I am a much-needed cereal; behead No
and you have me In summer.
HOUR GLASS.
sssss Center-Covered with rust
800 IA boys name.
2-Not In.
- 3-A consonant-
sssss 4-Eaten.
SAN aromatic plant
EASY ENIGMAs.
1. Rat-able.
1923 1857 @' e..
2. Manage. .-
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A SWARM OF BEES.
"A swarm of bees in May
Is worth load of hay.
A swarm Of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon.
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth fly"
Wherever there there are flowers there
are bees gathering the sweets and carrying
away all they can for the winter stock Of
honey.
In a swarm or hive Of common honey
bees there are three kinds Of Inhabitants,
namely, the queen, the workers and the
drones.
Only one queen Is permitted to live n a
hive, her sole duty being to lay the great
number OF eggs from which come the
future swarms. She Is lodged in larger
cell than the rest, and is tenderly cared
for. She seldom leaves the hive and does
no work Of any kind, not even feeding
herself.
There Is always a cluster Of bees around
her with their heads turned toward her.
Wherever she goes they go, but they
never turn their backs on her and always
keep space clear around her just large
enough to enable her to walk and advance
retreat and side as she happens to move.
Early in the spring she begins to lay her
eggs at the rate Of about two hundred a
day, and so continues with but little inter-
mission until the end Of September. From
the first eggs laid by the queen bee come
the worker bees. They are the most useful
members Of the hive.
= DArprCYA n
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WHAT THE RARRIT SAWS

TOMMY's sELF-CONCEIT.
''Who is the smartest boy In your class at
schc oil, Tommy"
We'll. Johnny Brown says he is"
"But who do you think is?''
"I'd rather not say. You see. I'm not as
conceited as Johnny Brown is"
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EASY ENIGMAS.
l. Rat-able.
1913 1857 e..
2. Manage. $500.
1928 456
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CITIZEN CAPTURES THIEF
AFTER A LONG CHASE.
II. f. HerzoE Catches Harry Arthur,
Who Robbed ThadeuS G. Harris's
Home, md Turns Him Over
to Policeman.

Harry Arthur. VINO IS n prisoner at tho
Four Courts. charged with grand larceny.
was arrested Friday evening on Delnar
boulevard between Vardeventer avenue and
Sarah street, after an exciting chase, in
which H E. Herzog took the most impor-
tant part.
Shortly after o'clock SaloIne Backstrone.
a servant az the home of Thadeus C. Hnr-
ris at No. 1895 Washington avenue. found
Arthur in the dining-room Of the house. Hs
carried three tablecloths in his arm
What are you doing here?' asked the
servant.
Arthur did not reply. but ran away. IN
the yard Mr.. Herzog met him. He grabbed
Arthur and held him. Mrs. Harris. who
was attracted by the shouts OF he- servant.
also FASTENED to the yard She Identified
the tablecloths. and Herzog requested her
to, bring him his pistol
Arthur. upon hearing this request. broke
away and ran. Mrs. Harris got the pistol
for Herzog and he gave chase.
Arthur ran through the yard of Doctor
Pinckney French, at No. 3e7l Delnlar bOule-
ward. then down an alley. When he came
to the home of 7. c. Crouch. at No. 40GI
Delmar boulevard. he turned into the yard.
He had started 10 run through the house
when Herzog caught him and held him.
!ir. Herzos led Arthur TO the patrol bcI
at Vandeventer avenue and Olive street and
turned him over to Patrolman REM
The tabIecloths found in Arthur's pos
session We're pure linen. and a warrant
charging him with grand larceny was is
sued Yesterday morning
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WHEAT BECOMES STRONG
TOWARD CLOSE OF SESSION.
ADVANCE Is IN SYMPATHY
WITH CORN PIT.
Hot Weather Reports From Okla
homa and Kansas Figure
Strongly in Market.

Chicago July 25.-There was considera BILE
strength in wheat at the close to-day. with
Sept. sale higher. Corn ruled very strong,
final figures being 1ssc higher. Oats were
firm. 2sc higher. Provisions closed weak,
and 10 to 32i:c lower.
WHEAT
Wheat was quiet and uninteresting until
late in the session. with prices lower at
the start. Sept being off Is TO Il. at 1913 to
tic Reports of hot winds Northwest and
disappointing thrashing reports began to
come in. however. and shorts started to
cover. They soon had Sept. up to 1siza @sc.
where break occurred. 1t was only tenn
porary. and when corn developed still
greater strength the advance continued to
ul.c. eased on a trifie and closed firm at
little better demand from commission
houses. and St Louis bought freely. Clear
ances of wheat and Hour were equal to l5i.-
400 bushels. Primary receipts were 5s2,-
p1D bushels. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
ported receipts of ls5 cars, which with local
receipts Of 60 cars, Il of contract grade,
made a total for the three points OF 45
cars. against 22l last week, and I'd year
ago.
Corn made the pace for other grain and
held much of the interest Of the trade.
Tracing was excited on hot weather dam
age reports. those from the West being
pecially dIscouraGing. Oklahoma had hot
winds and Kansas needs rain, with no moist
ure anywhere in the corn belt. Local traders
sold long corn early without affecting the
prices 10 any large extent. and later a
heavy demand developed and held until
the close. Trade was on large scale and
the buying was participated in by shorts,
outsiders and large AID small SPECTATORS.
September closed strong at the top 52lr52isc,
q gain of 1Ssc, having sold w from J0l.c.
Clearalces we're s.. 10 bu. Local receipts
We're 159 cars. with 81 OF contract grade.
OATS.
Oats followed the leaders at the opening.
but there was little enthusiasm manifested.
The market was not broad at any time al
though there was some increas e in outside
business. Trade was largely local and the
market mildly bullish on the corn situati
September closed with gain OF sc at 81 &c
after ranging between 3sl2lS33sc. Local re-
ceipts We're 1S9 cars.
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a price level for high-grade securities tia

price level for high-srade securities that
would yield only per cent. Very few
railroad bonds of high grade are yet
down to even a Per cent basis.
1t is to be considered whether the ruling
per cent rate for money Is due to such
active and profitable business conditions as
TO effect an assured margin of profit in its
employment at Il per cent interest rat..
or how far, on the other hand, urgent
emergencies based on previous commitments
ana involving credit OF capitalists or the
saving of greater losses, have made the
present money rate. Many examples are
known. and others are suspected. where the
liquidation is forced to save the loss of
more. The fact that great railroad corpora
tlonS are borrowing millions on their notes
in time loans at per cent rather than offer
the securities which they have in the pres
ent market is adduced TO show that the
financial world does not expect present
money rates to hold. and adopts temporary
exredients. to postpone the offering OF So
curitieS which must ultimately be sold.
Meantime. Wall Street simply waits for the
liquidation to exhaust itself, with no very
definite opinion Of when that will be.
The bend market has reflected the liQuida-
ton in common with stocks. but with no
such volume of urgency.
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SUMMARY OF THE ST. LOUIS MARKETS,

by n
of
Weather conditions
Of from the belt
inre
lpng and outside
waited
the market
ceners sand shorts were nxi o n
Sepw pened off andcIo
ocorno &c of and cosed
oac
Receipts produce good demand and prices
we're firm
cined point ant oherk
steady betwce and6p pei
anged in the
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VANGUARD EXPECTED TO-DAY.
Witnesses in the Bribery Cases
Due in Jefferson City.
REPrRLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Jefferson City, Mo. July 25.-The advance
guard of the witnesses in the senatorial
bribery cases to be heard at this term OF
court, beginning Monday. are expected TO
arrive tomorrow.
Among the leading witnesses for the State
are former Lieutenant Governor John a.
Lee. former Senator Haynes of st. Joseph.
former Representative Lightholder of ST.
Louis. h VI. Ramsey of Steelville and Cor
nelius Roach OF Carthage. who is Colonel
Phcips's Jasper County lieutenant.
Included in the witnesses for the defense
are the foreman and two members OF the
Grand Jury which returned the indictments.
The docket contains d number of minor
cases. which are echoes of the reform up
heaval of last winter. These are made up
OF infor.nations charging hotel men and sa-
loonkeepers with leasing or renting their
premises for gambling purposes.
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Mining Stock. In New York.
sOnered.
STATEMENT OF BANK AVERAGES.
Deposits for the Week in New York
Have Increased &1,16S,1OO.

New York. July 25.-The statement of averages
of the clearing house banks OF this city for
the week shows:
Loans $780,. ss.Too. increase sSsi.26o.
Deposits $780,, SO, 500. increase s7.lsS7ca.
Circulation Si3 SIS. 200. decrease ssg.TU0
Legal tenders SIS. l42,;,19. Increase $I.s25 400.
Specie sl66. 367.lO0. increase IS, sos. 700.
Reserve s24i. 500. 800. increase si.42s.loo.
Reserved required 2225. 100 increase 1T9c rs
Surplus SIS. 9i5 40. increase s5.s &25.
Ex-United States dep. Ss.I2s,6I5. increase S.
$4,000.
The FfnancIer this week says:
one notable feature of the official statement
OF the New York banks last Week the in
crease of ssSi.2,l in loans whereas a decrease
was quite confidently expected the result OF
he general liquidation the stock market
during the week, and as the result also of the
probably completed last week The increase was
most likely caused by new corporations borrowinl,
Another striking feature was the increase Of
ss,42?.l Yo in the cash reserve; this amount was
800 10 in excess OF the sum which esti.
mated. based upon the traceabie movements II
money during the week. In the previous week
the cash sa!n shown by the bank statement was
estimates. Tie excess last week therefore, makes
total OF g. llosyD greater for the fortnight than
these estimates The deposits were increased
81 los. 0v: this Is snalle- By x.1ii6V0 than the
amount called for by the gain in cash Plus the
does not balance The reserve requirements were
increased through the augmented deposits by 81.
7s2 49, which sum. deducted from the gain in
reserve: this item, it was said. stood at SlS.-
Computed upon the basis of deposits. less those
of So Isl 100 Of public funds, the surplus is IS.
225 675 The excess Of leans over deposits which,
in the previous week Sli.NI,4DD, Is now S5.-
3d. 3d. the smallest since March J. This mini
mum excess of loans will doubtless be favorab!y
! The preponderance of loans over deposits with
come degree OF apprehension.
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A TEXAS WONDER.

One small bottle of the Texas Wonder.
Halls Great Discovery. cures all kid
ney and bladder troubles, removes gravel.
cures diabetes. seminal emissions. weak
and lame backs. rheumatism and all ir>
regularfties of the kidneys and bladder IN
both men and women: regulates bladdef
troubles in children. II not sold by you:
druggist. 1t will be sent by mail on receipt
OF 81. One small bottle Is two months
treatment and seldom fails to perfect
cure. Dr. E. W. Hall. sole manufacturer.
P o. Box SO. st. Louis. Mo. Send for testi-
moniais. Sold BY all druggists. Office, 2aal
Olive street