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Miss Roberts in Necedah, Wis. This was
for Christmas tree, and was wanted to
give to four children whose mother, wild
ow. is trying hard to keep her family to-
gether. Miss Roberts herself is a cripple.
To family in Mound City, Mo-, we sent
box of Christmas things. In our own
city we bought and filled three dozen fancy
candy boxes and as many bags with pop
corn and gave them to children that would
not have received any from any other
source. We bought stockings and filled
them with toys, fruit, etc., for two little
ones whose mother Is very sick. and sent
her fruit. To little girl who is sick we
sent doll, bed slippers, candy, nuts and
fruit. We contributed So to charitable
organization in the city that was giving
dinners to needy families. In addition to
this work. number of our members sent
off various packages to shut-ins and sick
ones Fifteen work bags were sent to the
old ladies at our own county house.
Surely this is generous and beautiful
Christmas work for girls who are them
selves employed during the day and have
only evenings to devote to it.
NEW JERSEY.
Miss Laura B. Clark, president of new
branch in Sussex, N. j., reports that her
little workers sent box containing four
teen dressed dolls, story books, cards, pa
pers. etc, to Mrs. Walter, president of the
New Jersey division, to be distributed
among the inmates of an orphanage.
COLORADO.
Denver-A Christmas tree, or, indeed,
two trees were given to the children here
who were not likely to be remembered at
home. The rooms and trees were provided
by the charity organization of Denver, and
Sunshiners contributed the gifts. Invita-
tions were sent out by 1.-The Little Sun
sinners" One hundred and twenty-five
children were present, and each received
gift and bag containing candy, nuts ana
an orange After these had been provided
for quantities of toys were left, which were
sent to the Bell Lennox Nursery, to the
childrens Christmas tree at county hos
pitaL to the haven, to the Hyde Park
School, and large box Of apples was sent
to the Working Boys Home. In all over
400 children were remembered on Christ
mas day. Employment was found for
worthy boy, who had been inhumanly treat
ed by parents, and who Is called the sun
shine Boy in place where he is employed.
Twenty dollars was sent to head
quarters as international dues from these
Colorado branches.
MRS. o. v. BELTS,
State President.
CONNECTICUT.
Waterbury-A juvenile branch Of fifteen
here, each delivered to the president, Sarah
Newton Church, a few days before Christ
mas the contents of a mite box in which
pennies for Christmas work had been gath
cred, and each contributed one gift to be
passed on. A good jack knife, six hand
kerchiefs, a fine harmonica, three oranges
and cornucopia Of candy were Sent to
boy in the Perkins Institute for the Blind
in Boston. Three of the boys carried the
night before Christmas a magic lantern,
three books, two games, oranges and a
drawing slate to fourteen-year old cripple
boy. Skates and games were sent to the
Boys Club of Waterbury and books to the
Christmas tree at the day nursery. This
branch Is but three months old.
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Desert Lizards.
From Country Life In America.

From Country Life In America.
There is no place like the desert for liz.
ards. AS a man rides through the white
sands or over the black malapai mountains
In Arizona or southeastern California and
sees the flash and skurry Of these brilliant
and graceful creatures, the suggestion Of
death and solitude is broken, and, behold
ing much life, he is brought to wonder
If the country is really a desert or only q
land to which a man is not adapted. For
here are animals which never drink, yet
frisk about through thorns and cactus and
fatten on the bitter plants. Many desert
prospector had laid down with his burroy
to die and seen on the rocks about him the
black heads of the chuck-walla lizards out
lined against the brazen sky. The chuck
wallas were happy and corpulent with good
eating. 1t was their country. For thou
sands of generations their ancestors had
never thirsted for water, and plants which
the starving burros passed by furnished
both food and drink for the scaly natives
on the rocks. Next to the slow-moving and
deadly gila monster the chuck-walla Is the
largest lizard of the desert, being from a
foot to foot and half in length.
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Sunshine Notes.
NEW WORK.


Fort Edward The juvenile branch here
had unique but beautiful Christmas tree.
Several small trees were arranged on O
frame with hinges. so that when closed it
had the appearance of one tree. This was
dressed on the outside with the usual
Christmas tree ornaments and pop corn.
Eighty guests were invited to see this tree,
and when it had been sufficiently admired
one Of the sunshiners telephoned to Santa
Claus. While waiting for an answer, Scat
ter Sunshine was sung and Jingle Bells"
AS soon as the chorus Of this song was
reached the Unglng Of bells was heard in
the room, the tree opened, and in the CEN
ter was Santa Claus the fairy waving her
wand over him. He distributed the pres
ents he had, giving something to each one
present. Master Archie Dawes took the part
of Santa Claus. and Miss Gladys Wing was
the good fairy.
jamestown. The following pretty report
of Christmas work comes from Branch No.
1, Mrs. Lulu Fenton, president:
I'VE dressed twenty-five dolls, made sew
enty-five bags for candy, fifty workbags,
and filled them with patch work pieces,
thread and needles. We sent box to Ash
vile, n. c., where 1t was distributed by
one of our members, Mrs. Weed, as fol-
lows: Fifteen dolls. sixty candy bags and
81 for toys to the Asheville free kindergar-
ten tree, seventeen pairs of stockings to g.
children's home, twenty-three work bags
to the county house. a dress to a poor old
lady who had not had a new one in years
she also received from a lot Of patch
work pieces. for she supports herself by
making quilts. She said when she received
the dress, It's been a long time coming,
but 1 always knew 1 would have a new
dress some day. God bless those girlsv
There was clothing to make over in this
box.
I'VE sent five of our prettiest bags. nicely
filed and also some candy to five Old ladies
at the Hendersonville poor farm N. c. We
sent a box of toys, books and clothes to a
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MY CAT.
About three years ago we had a cat who
We named after President Mckinley, but
whom we called Mac"
He was gray and black striped with rings
of gray and black on each side.
When the dinner bell would ring he would
run and jump in his high chair, which we
kept at the table for his benefit, and double
his little paws under MIN the same as a
person would.
In the morning when our cook would let
him in he would come up stairs and go
around to all of our beds to wake us up.
But one summer day he died and We
- ~ BESSIE r. B.
S12s Dumbarton avenue, Washington.
D. c.
Dear Aunt Dorothy: 1 send you an OBJ
ject drawing of a wheelbarrow which is
Malcom's little iron toy. Malcolm is my
little brother.
1 try to send sunshine around. When
Malcem was sick l tried to make him
happy.
reads to me the stories and letters there.
1 am waiting for my badge.
Yours truly,
WATSON D.
Age six years
Your badge has been sent-Be sure to re-
port monthly what you do as member OF
our circle-Ed.
WELLESLEY FARM, Mass.
Dear Aunt Dorothy: This is the first let
Ter 1 nave ever WIlllell " iho s.i, W.
aunt sends it to us. | like the Children
Page" very much. 1.-THE Kings Rubies"
was a very nice story, and l hope there
will be many more like it. 1 can hardly
wait week for The Star SO that l can
read it. I live in a place surrounded by
beautiful forest, which is the summer re-
sort of many squirrels and chipmunks
Some time 1 will write and tell you about
them. l must close. Yours truly,
MILDRED D.
We shall be very glad. indeed to hear
from you and about the beautiful forests,
etc We have many more stories for you
that will be as interesting, We hope, as
"King's Rubies" Was.-Ed.
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a mean thing; that's a compliment. The
| secretary is a beauty. and mamma says its
worth a lot of MONEY: it's made Of manog
| or something of that kind, and IL shines
| just like your hair"
'Oh, now 1 know what you mean" said
| the other little girl, sweetly: Its mahog-
any. We've bed room full of mahogany
| furniture, but didn't suppose my hair was
as pretty that"
well. 1t u.s." said Nettie eagerly: and
now you won't cut 1t OF. will your
81 don't know" was the uncertain reply.
II heard nurse tell the cook one day that
she supposed she must go upstairs and
comb that sorrel-top.'"
Il don't think that's a nice way to talk.
said Nettie, timidy. even IL she is your
nurse"
"Oh. you needn't be afraid to say any
thing about her I don't like her. She told
Mrs. Browns hired girl ought to be called
crazy instead of Daisy"
so your name is Daisy" asked Nettie.
Why, yes. didn't tell you my name?
It's Daisy Wood"
That's a pretty name, and / shouldn't
like to have the nurse change It to crazy.
and / shouldn't think that your mamma
would let her stay at your house IL she
We'll. you see, mamma does get awfully
vexed with her; but she's good to my little
brothers. so she let's her stay"
"Oh, have you some brothers2 How
| many?'
Just two"
her over thereT'
| NO indeed, they're little fellows and
| they're not like me; they're sweet little
Kittens, nurse says. Willie Is five and
| Charlie is three. You'll like them-every-
| body does"
We'll then, the first afternoon that MANI
| ma can spare me I'll ask Miss Verro to let
me bring Topsy over to your house."
Cant your mamma spare you every dayf
| Does she work like my Aunt Nancy?
Yes, she works, but not washing dishes
| and cooking meals. She is the librarian at
| the city library. l haven't any papa, so she
| has to earn the money. you see"
| 'Oh. yes" said Daisy. Does she make
a lot of money? My papa does"
Here, little GIRL here's your stuff said
| the druggist.
| Nettie took the bottle and the next mo-
| ment the two children were racing up the
| street with all their might.
| (To be continued)
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Laid Up in His Head.

Daniel Webster once told a good story In
a speech, and was asked where he got 1t.
II had it laid up in my head for fourteen
years and never got chance to use 1t until
today" said he.
Some little boy or girl wants to know
what good 1t will do to learn the rule Of
three" or to commit a verse in the Bible.
The answer is this: Sometime you will
need that very thing. Perhaps 1t may be
twenty years before you can make II fit in
just the right place, but it will be just In
place sometime; then II you don't have it
you will be like the hunter who had no ball
in his rifle when the bear met him.
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let us forget to help our good international
president A stamp cafrfes sunshine
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
1 received the badgalTby mail Saturday
morning. for which thank you.
l sweep the pavements so to the store and
take care of my little sister for my mother.
My aunt has little baby girl two weeks
old today, and I havesaiready started my
sunshine work for It by giving it present
of pretty little dresssaa
My aunt is going to have it christened
next Sunday and 1t ID going to be named
after me. Yours truly, 81, as
Y1s DOLORES B.
Aged 81dO26 25th street.
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them visited the family. II you were to
look through stereoscope at the photo
graph from which this print is made you
could see into the big. dark room behind
them. where those tasselled lanterns are
swinging. Would you like to know just
where they live? Take map of China and
find Hong Kong In the south: now follow
along over the map straight north till you
come to a large lake that seems to send its
waters into the great Yangtze Kiang river.
Just little farther toward the east Is the
city OF Kinkow on the river shore and 1t is
In Kinkow that these very people are living
today.
Your public library probably has book
called The Chinese Boy and Girl telling
all about the games they play and the les
sons they learn In China. Your clothes
would seem to them the funniest things
they ever saw, but some Of your games
they would understand at once. because
they have played them many time in their
own garden over there In Kinkow.
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We do not often see any Chinese women
and children here in America, and so some
of us forget that there are boys and girls
IN China who enjoy life as much as we do
Here is one large family-four daughters
and three tall sons-to be cared for by this
big, dlgnihed father and the sweet-faced
little woman beside him. Do you think the
boys and girls look alike In those funny.
straight gowns? Just notice their feet. and
you will see the boys all wear big, loose
slippers. while the girls have their poor
little toes doubled up tightly under the rest
Of the foot. giving them tiny pegs on which
to walk These girls lose half the fun Of
being girls. for after they seven or
eight years old the footbinding begins. But,
since all nice girls in China have their feet
doubled up and bound tight in this way. ev-
cry girl wants to have hers done so, too. In
order to be like her friends.
These are real brothers and sisters-just
a. real as you and the others at your own
home, The American who photographed
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Aunt Dorothy's Letter

Dear Children:
The letter from a little girl at Chevy
Chase telling of her expedition In search
of frogs eggs, brought to my mind the
experiences of a boy who number or
years ago watched some eggs change TO
tadpoles and then to frogs. This boy kept
the eggs in large glass globe which had
formerly held goldfish. After they Matched
he had a lot of funny little tadpoles, which
grew larger and larger while their talis
grew shorter and finally disappeared al
together. BY this time the tadpoles were
very round and fat, and their legs could
be plainly seen folded close to their sizes
under the skin. Then one by one the legs
stretched out and the tadpoles were frogs
A number of eggs failed to hatch and
many tadpoles died, so there were only
four which grew to be frogs. 1t was Sep
TENDER when this stage was reached ana
the four frogs lived all winter in their
globe, which the boy cleaned frequently,
and in the middle of which he built up
stones to project above the water so the
frogs might hop out upon them ana get
the air
When spring came the frogs, now about
two inches long. grew very lively, spent
much time out of the water on the stones,
and even began to croak in funny shr1ll
voices. They were not at all afraid OF
the boy, and he frequently took them out
of the globe and let them hop about on the
floor. One day his father put them on the
girl only two years old, might see them
hop. She was greatly pleased and ran
around after them, but, alas, she put her
little foot on one and he never hoped
again.
A short time after this the boy put the
three remaining frogs in LIE bath tub while
he cleaned the globe in which they were
kept, and one of them in some manner
went down the waste pipe; another soon
after died, of grief for his lost companion,
the children said.
When the weather grew warm the globe
was put out in the yard and the one lonely
little frog left in it hoped out and was
never seen again.
If any of you. dear children, are watch
ing the development of frogs eggs into
tadpoles and frogs you will not only find
entertainment, but much information
well, and / hope you will remember to
write and tell me all about 1t .
Before closing my letter l want to ask
you all. each and every one of you, to write
me letter or a few lines only on post
card If you cannot write the letter, and
tell me which part of this page you enjoy
the most, whether you want me to keep
on writing to you through the summer, and
whether you want your president, Mrs
Hogan. to keep on giving you prizes for
good work. She has asked me to find out
about this, so do not forget to write
Yours, sincerely, DOROTHY DAY.
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the deep waters, spied the boy. He had
heard of the baby stolen long ago.
This is he" murmured the hunter to
himself as he ran to his wigwam. II saw
among the tall reeds black-haired boy at
play!' shouted he to the people.
At once the unhappy father and mother
cried out. Ills he, our boy!' Quickly he
led them to the lake. Peeping through the
wild rice, he pointed with unsteady finger
toward the boy, playing all unawares.
"'Tis he! tits her, cried the mother, for
she knew him.
In silence the hunter stood aside, while
the happy father and mother caressed their
baby boy grown tall.
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Effect Of an Electrical Storm on Milk.

Dairymen do not like thunderstorms.
Thunder turns their milk sour In a few
hours. The reason is that electricity
changes the sugar in milk to Tactic acid.
The caseine, or cheesy part of the milk, be-
ing insoluble in presence Of an acid, is then
precipitated into curds, and SO the milk
SourS.
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ENIGMA,

ENIGMA
Ny first Is in lake, but not in cake;
My second is in song. and also in gone;
My third is in not, but not in cat;
My fourth is in got, but not in hot;
My fifth is in shut, but not in but;
My sixth Is in his but not in me;
My seventh is In am, but not in be;
My eighth is in no, but not in go;
My ninth is in kite, but not in bite;
My tenth is in sham, but not in ham;
My whole is nickname given to an old
English sovereign
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Roll of Honor.

Answers to puzzles in The Star of March
z have been received from the following:
Allen Fugitt. Moses Krutzkowitz.
Susan Sheriff. Maud Eiker.
William Eiker. Amy Newman.
Helen Sheriff. Cath crime Cava-
Helen Russell. naugh.
Sallie Mason. Kate King.
Letters, drawings, stories and other con-
tributions of interest from the following
children are hereby acknowledged with
thanks:
Henry Fowler. Katherine William
Roy Boo. son.
Katharine Graves. Charles Salt.
Miriam Fairbank Josephine Malone.
Alice Stromberger. Tommie Cavanaugh.
Irene Mcnamara. Mildred Yenawine.
Mabel Jones. Eliza beth Garland
Frances Somerville. Helen Reilly.
Camille Van Doren. ]. NJ. Milne.
Katherine Peacock. Herbert Poole
Marguerite Poole. Edwin Levy
Helen Townsend. Ella Burchard.
Emma Bauer. Minnie Summer.
Charles Curry. Charlotte Tear
Nalla Kenneth. Courtney p. Winter.
Ethel Turner. Florence Jenkins.
Elsie Yost. Matte Williams
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Cannot Be.

Little Walter, seeing two brides in a nest.
pecking each other, asked his mamma what
they were doing.
''They are quarreling'' answered his
mother.
20 mamma, how can that be-" said Wal
ter why they are brothers"
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contributions of any kind that relate to the
following subjects: New Puzzles, Photo
graphs, Drawings. Short Stories, Jingles
and letters about interesting facts.
We will also give a special April prize
each for the best composition sent in dur
ing the month, on any subject, by any
reader of this page who is under fifteen
and for the best report of work done by
the League.
Remember that 1t takes from two to
three weeks for your names and contrl-
buttons to appear on the page. This work
cannot be hurried and you must not ex-
pect 1t. CHILDREN'S PAGE EDITOR.
Membership badges have been sent on
request to
Ruth Sykes Tenleytown, D. c. Age H.
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Esteile Turner, Alb A St. S. E. Age 10.
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ENIGMA.
BEHEADINGS.

Easter.
BEHEADINGS.
Cookbook
Glass-ass.
Pearl-earl.
PUZZLE.
Shamrock.
RIDDLES.
When IL becomes a lady.
Because 1t has 4 spring.
The beggar was a girl.
LADDER.
L l F e
VA s e
n r
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Important Notice.

About Prizes, Letter Box, Roll of Honor,
Puzzle Answers and Story Club
Contributions.
From April we will send our books
and other gifts weekly, for the best original
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TOPsY ON THE TOP FLOOR
By CLARA ). DENTON.

Copyright. 1901, by George W. Jacobs Co,
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PUZZLE.
The following is 4 selection from:
Eht Sivion 70 Ris Lafaunl.
By Evans Ssllure Lllowe.
The letters are transposed, but the words
are in order.
Bbbulse ew yub thwi eth hwloc sulo's
sktigna,
Isl envhae lance that 81 ngive yawa,
Sti lyna God yam eb dab rof eth aknsgi.
On pirec 81 pdlcea no teh hivlas mermus,
Euju yam eb aid yb eth tseporo mcoer.
BEHEADINGS.
] am a word meaning fright; behead mo
and I am part of the body.
1 am a seat; behead me and 1 am an inn
plement.
LADDER.
- Uprights-Left, after the second.
Right, after the fourth.
- Rounds A foreign country.
2. To repair.
DROPPED LETTER PUZZLE.
-m-rs-n Sm- -gd-n
B-r- N -rv-ng P i L-ngf-ll-w -p-.-
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REHE ADINGS
LADDER.

DROPPED LETTER PUZZLE.
-m-rs-n Sm- -gd-n
B-r- N -rv-ng P--l L-ngf-n-w -p-.-
The Holly chieftain., 1903-08-21

If every farmer in this section
had from 25 to 40 acres of beets
this year they would make some
money. But as long as they limit
their acreage to six or ten acres
and devote most Of their time to
other and less certain crops 80
long they will fail to make both
ends meet. There are plenty of
farmers in the Holly country alone
to grow enough beets to supply a
factory if each one would plant all
he could cultivate and take care
of outside Of thinning and hoeing,
and for this latter work plenty of
help could be secured if proper
arrangements were made in time.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-08-21
Fire.

What came very near being q
disastrous fire occurred last Fri.
day forenoon just as we went ia
press With the last issue. Some
men we're at work putting tar on
the roof of the Dawley block and
were using . gasoline stove "a
heat the pitch. In some manner
the pitch caught FIRE and in an
instant began to spread over the
roof causing q dense smoke to rise.
The smoke was noticed by citizens
ON the ground and in less time
than it takes to write it . large
numfer of people, each with .
bucket of water, were on thespot
e. A. Wood was on the roof when
the fire started and had about
made up his mind he would have
to jump to the roof Of the Palace
saloon, = decent of nearly twenty
feet, when men appeared coming
up on ladders through the sky
lights with water. Cliff then saw
a chance to subdne the blaze and
shouting to the mon to bring on
the water he stood there and as
each bucket was handed him ap-
piled it where it would d the
most good. In a few minut the
lively work of the citizens hid it's
effect and all danger to the lower
part of the building was over.
The entire roof burned off and
while the damage to the building
is considerable it would have been
a terrible calamity to not only
that building but to several ad-
joining had the fire got beyond
control.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-08-21
cured Paralysis.

VS.. Bailey, P. o. TUE, Texas,
writes: "My wife had been suffer-
ing fiye years with paralysis in her
arm, ahenI was persuaded to use
Ballard's Snow Liniment, which
cured her all right. I haye also
used ii for old sores, frost bites,
and skin eruptions. 1t does the
work 25c, Soc and $1.OO bottle
at Ikelman Bros.