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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-20
Famous Orders Bestowed

There are three famous orders bestowed
for distinguished military services-the Vic
toria Cross, given in Great Britain; the Iron
Cross Of Prussia and Germany. and the less
known medal of honor given once in a
while by our own country. OF these the
best known. probably, is the Victoria Cross,
then comes the Iron Cross, and ours. though
really better than the Iron Cross, stands
third.
What has put our medal of honor in the
last place is the way in which it has been
meritorious as any which have won the
Victoria Cross from Great Britain, or the
Iron Cross from Germany. But it has been
awarded as rule years after the deeds for
which it Is bestowed.
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Roses and Thorns.

In this world Of Joy and sorrow,
The rose is entwiDed with the thorn.
Though 1t looks dark for the morrow
The sun may shine bright before morn.
Happy natures are oft O'ercast
BY present duties which seem hard
And NOT by mem'r ies of the past
As Outlines sung by the bard.
Some say ,et US chearfully smile,
Fo Danish the dla rk clouds away:
Then with music the hours beguile
Though unha rnonous be the day
We're told to smile and dance and sing.
Zen though our hearts with sorrow break
Such good advice lEis true ring
And we'll try this lesson to take
When the bird MARBLES in the woods,
Let the bear growl and lion roar;
Then viii the song be understood
As the sweet notes but family soar
Where free cheerfrlness does abound
All should strive to link the bright band:
Else thereA be no music around,
u but few sudkS in this great land.
, q. @. Z
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A Bit Of Cheer.

Lou j. Beauchamp in the Philosopher.
Never mind the clouds, dear, never mind the rain;
Trust In God and look ahead; the sun will shine
again
Singing after SORROW, and good health after pain;
Sow the seed, and after a while comes the golden
grain;
Sow the seed Of happiness when all the skies are
bright;
II the clouds come lowering down, laugh them out
of sight.
Never mind the wind. though 1t whistles loud and
long;
Whistle up tune yourself ana then break out In
song;
Laugh away your troubles. and pray away your
cares;
That's the way. my sweetheart 70 climb the eoadea
Stain.
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SOREHEAD.

SOREHEAD.
One day when my godmother went down
to the basement she found five little pup
pies, and among them was one that looked
as soft and white little cotton ball
When about six weeks old they were very
fond of getting under the kitchen range to
get warm, for, you know, it was in tbs
winter time. One day the little white one
was getting under the stove while 1t was
unusually hot and burned the skin off of his
little muZzle. he also burned the skin OFF
of his head, so that it was sore for about
two months; therefore we call that one
head so badly. He is about six months old
now and very smart dog.
LLEWELLYN B.
A CHINESE BO-PEEP.
Mrs. All Moy
Has lost her boy
And don't know where to find him.
Leave him alone
And he'll come home
Bringing his pigtail behind him.
RAYMOND s., age 10.
HAPPY FAMILY.
True Story.
I live with three cats. Two Of them are
kittens, and they have no tails. They are
all from New Hampshire. The big cat is
their uncle. He has great long tail. His
name is Danny, and the kittens are Bessie
and Tommy Tucker. Tommy Tucker is
black and white, like Danny and Bessie is
gray. These cats love to go in the clothes
Danny gets in the middle, with Tommy on
one side and Bessie on the other. Now,
don't you think that is a happy family?
ELSIE c., age 8.
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A Wake-Up Song for Summer.

Wake up! wake up!" chirps the sparro,
Don't you know 1t is tomorrow -
II see you!'' pipes robin bright,
Sleeping in the morning lightv'
Up, all lazy boys and girls,
Straighten out your tumbled curls,
Open eyes and brighten faces,
Don your smiles and pretty graces!
All the birds are wide awake,
All the flowers an airing take,
And before they see your eyes
They have calls from butterflies!
While the fairy winged sweet peas
Invite the golden balted bees
To their breakfast in the shade,
Playing pretty waiter-maid!
The cows are eating clover tops,
The farmer tending to his crops;
Cocks are growing. hens are feeding,
Flocks Of fluffy chickens leading,
Listen, how the broOklet babbles,
Washing smooth its shining pebbles,
Taking pictures Of the sky,
Talking with the dragon-fy,
Everything Is wide awake
Hear the cIickets In the brake!
Grasshoppers, down In the grass,
Say, HAS II come to such a pass,
That the children sleep 50 late,
As we heard the robin state?'
Oh who would be q sleepy head,
Lying in q stuffy bed?
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Of his family, he followed his new COM
rades. who gave him the name OF "Sforza,
because it was with his force he threw the
ak that was to decide his vocation.
He fought in more than a hundred battles
with great courage and skill; and after hav-
ing served successfully in Rome and Milan
persisted in his old age while endeavoring
to save one of his own pages from drowning
In a torrent He left a son. who very soon
gained renown for talent and bravery: he
became Of SO much consideration in Italy
as to be deemed fit match for Blanca Wis.,
CONT, the heiress Of Milan. Their son, Ga
leazzo Sforza, Duke Of Milan. used to look
forth on the fair city and say:
'See what owe to my grandfather's AK
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Breeding Cages for Insects.

An excellent breeding cage may be made
by combining a flower pot and lantern
globe. When practicable the food plant of
the insects to be bred is planted in the
flower pot. In other cases bottle or a tin
can filed with wet sand is sunk into the
soil in the flower pot, and the stems of the
plant are stuck into this wet sand. The
top of the lantern globe is covered with
Swiss muslin. These breeding cages are
inexpensive and answer the purpose very
well. For smaller insects even a lamp
chimney may be used, combined with a
suitable flower pot.
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Tesla's Signals From Mars.

Marconi says: When Tesla succeeds in
telegraphing one Thousand miles on earth
and when there is any gertrude that Mars
is inhabited or, being inhabited, or when its
denizens know what signaling is, then COM
munication may be opened up. Sir Robert
Ball declares: You want an intensely lunli-
nous flag as large as Ireland to be seen by
Mars If there is any one there to see it.
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The Redstart.

De
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and to
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of
with
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I'm
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Midget-A Story for Wee Folks.

Though Midget is very happy in the win
ter her best time is when the summer
comes. and she then becomes Papa s
daughter" and his constant companion,
when busy in his garden. Her favorite
place is a rustic seat under large apple
tree in the center of the garden. and near
by is a fountain which rises in silvery
spray, and falls in diamond drops into a
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Pride.

ENIGMA
Pride.
CHARACTERISTIC INITIALS
Ignace Paderewski. Ii Hung Chang.
Dion Boucicaut. Franklin Pierce. Win.
field Schley.
DIAMOND PUZZLE.
C u N T
N D
WORD PUZZLE.
l. Condoe.
2. Hiding.
8. Idea
4. Leap
8. buds.
9. Refrain.
z. e.
CHARADE.
Tor-pea -doe-torpedo.
HIDDEN CITIEa.
Elmira, Pekdn, Juneau, Salem Berlin
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Roll of Honor.

Letters. stories puzzle answers and other
contributions of interest have been received
from the following children and are hereby
acknowledged with thanks:
Charles Biggs. Ruth Sykes
Roger Hollngsworth. Valentine May.
Dorothy Mack. Elsie Dyer.
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Chldren's Sunshine League
MEMBERSHIP COUPON.

MEMBERSHIP COUPON.
! International President and Director, Mrs
Louise E. Hogan.
International Headquarters,
96 9th Avenue, New York, n. Y.
| International Secretary, Miss Hortense Nc
kee, Box 205, Washington, u. G.
| National Weekly Organ, the Saturday Edi-
tion Of 1 he Washington Star.
PLEDGE.
| I promise to try every day to add happi-
ness to some ones life by being kind or
passing some kindness. given me-
/ promise to try to each month a
penny, postage stamp, a nickel dime
and keep it ready to send to any
president may tell us is in need of such help
promise to write to my president once a
month and tell her what 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 addressed en-
velope.
Name. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Street. ........... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Town or City,. Observation-Disclosures.
State and County. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Age of Applicant II under 20. .............
Date Of Application. Observation-Disclosures.
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PUZZLE
am the name of a city.
My first is in boy, but not in g1r1.
My second is In love, but not in hate.
My third Is in fashion, also In style.
My fourth is In tea, but not in coffee
My fifth is In oath also in oats.
Ny sixth is in Norman, also In Nettie
WORD SQUARE.
l. A bird
2. Used to tie things.
3. A precious stone.
4. A place from which water is obtained.
PIED VERSE.
o capl pale hte shdan,
Dna gsnl tou hiwt gele
Rof Ctmhasris 81 gomicn,
Adm ppahy rea ew.
LETTER PUZZLE
Arrange the letters ] m n Z
so as to form five words of four letters
each.
BEHEADINGS.
Behead a country in Europe and get
something that annoys us.
Behead what we do at school and get
what We obtain by work
Behead an adjective and get pronoun.
DIAMOND PUZZLE
Arrange in the form of diamond the fol-
lowing letters: aaaaa, bbbb C, d. eeee, lHiI,
mmm, mn, 90, PIP, TIT, TIT, uu, W, V, II.
The verticals, horiZontals and dia gonals
spell the same word. The horizontal rows
are as follows:
I. A consonant.
2. Toy for boys.
3. A city in Italy.
4. A geographical term
5. An American seaport
6. An occupation.
Z. A funny man.
6. Not moist.
8. A vowel.
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FOUR LITTLE INDIANS
Or, How Carroll LOOT Even"
BY ELLA MARY COATES.
CHAPTER II.

Copyright, 1902, by Henry 7. Coates & Coz
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PIED VERSE.
o capl pale hte shdan,
Dna gsni tou hiwt gele.
Rof Ctmhasris 81 gomicn,
Adm ppahy rea ew.
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pIZZI.E
BEHEADINGS.

Arrange the letters m o Z
so as to form five words of four letters
each.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-08

her hair as she saw him, stood the
bride of his dreams, alone.
Bradford, transported at meeting her
thus, claSped her in his arms She
was cold and motionless for moment.
Looking down in alarm at her fair
race, Bradford was frightened at what
he saw there
What is it?' he asked
BY intuition she had grasped the
whole truth at this moment, but he
CROPPED blindly
She wrenched herself from his arms.
I am not Alberta" she said You
nave made terrible mistake. Your
bride is waiting for you up stairs!' She
pointed the way and left HIM
Judge SeaVerns rushed into the room.
My dear boy!" he exclaimed you
nave stolen a march on. us. 1 was at
the front gate watching for you.
Eleanor has just told me-lucky she
saw you. Everything is topsy- turvy.
Come! You can have ten minutes with
Alberta, and then you must dress for
the wedding. You're late!"
Bradford was led. as in a dream, to
his bride, already in her wedding ar
ray. Within an hour he had been
made the husband of Alberta, and
Eleanor-the woman he loved-had
stood by Alberta's side, her brides
maid -
Well, and alack-a- dayl But it was
all over long ago! The California pop
pies are nodding their golden heads
over the graves of Bradford and his
wife; and Eleanor keeps her secret in
death, as she did in life, where she lies
there by the Hudson under the grass
and the clover. They are all gone into
the World of Light" where the wounds
OF time and chance may be healed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-08
Where They Car Play.

Among the numerous -tphilanthropic
enterprises, Of the summer season in
the East there is none more important
than the work which is being carried
on by the Brooklyn Society for Parks
and PlaygroundslAM Many of the children
of the Brooklyn tenements owe their
only pleasures during the hot season
to this society, and not only does it
give them a chance, by means of play
grounds and excursions, to escape from
the sitting air of the tenements, but
1t provides for instruction and moral
training of a most valuable kind.
The sports, are, in charge of trained
channels that are most useful for phys
ical and meRtals development and who,
without any suggestion of restraint,
inculcate Jlessonsqofseo courtesy and con-
sideration for others livery different
from what'4s seen in the games of the
streets. -
The society has. three Fairgrounds
in operation in the borough of Brook
lyn this season. They areaepen from 8
until IL o'clock in the morning and
from 2 until 5 oclock in the afternoon.
J In the morning both boys and girls at
tend, but the boys are restricted to two
afternoons a week and, the girls to
four.
The equipment of the Fairgrounds
has been carefully selected with view
to giving as much pleasure and profit
as possible to children of all ages.
There are swings and seesaws in
abundance, sand pile, with plenty Of
pals and shovels, for the little tots
who have never known the joys of a
real beach, and hammocks in which the
babies can sleep, thus relieving the old
er ones of their care. The older boys
and girls have baseball and basketball,
and a physical instructor organizes the
play and coaches the boys for athletic
contests.
kindergarten occupations are also
provided for the little folks, and the
girls, when they do not wish to play,
bring their sewing and crocheting.
They hem towels, make aprons and
even make little bingham dresses for
their younger sisters, the materials be-
ing obtained from the teachers for a
nominal price. The mothers also bring
their work, and as they sew they may
listen, if they wish, to readings on do
nestle subjects. Once a, week, too.
examine the children and instruct the
mothers in their care.
A number of Fairgrounds are
also maintained by the board of edu-
cation, and a greatly increased inter-
est is being taken in them this year.
More older children attend, and a hum
bred young men have petitioned the
superintendent of vacation schools and
Fairgrounds Miss E. E. Whitney, for
permission to use the gymnastic ap-
paratus at Hinsdale street and Liber-
I ty avenue in the evenings, In the day.
time no boys over sixteen are admit
ted to the Fairgrounds as it is thought
that boys of that age ought to be at
work in summer, but the petition in
question suggests an additional field of
usefulness for them in Keeping young
men off the streets and out of the sa-
looms at night Miss Whitney still has
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-08
HAS RIGHT To CHANGE
WOMAN NOT TICKLE BECAUSE
SHE is UNREASONABLE
FickIeness Is capriciousness, but
Chaneeableness Is Often the Sign of
Real Neutrality-suspicious. Woman Is
One Whom We All Wish to Avoid.

Is there any woman SO abused, so
miSiudged as the woman with the
"changeable mind?" She is exploited
as a tickle person. upon whom no de-
pendence can be placed safely either
in matters of friendship or in cases of
emergency. And this accusation is
usually made with altogether too much
license in regard to mental instabil-
ity. The fact is there is a distinction
between the tickle woman and the
woman with the changeable mind. The
former is capricious, and when she
tires of Il friendship she sets the sails
of her mentality in different direc-
ton, or is on with new love before
she is off with the old.
The tickle woman has one quality
that is greatly to her credit. She is
honest. She has no intention of con-
cealment in anything she does. She
takes the world as having been made
an arena for the Indulgence of her ca
prices. She considers her versatile
moods and the consequent treatment OF
her friends as a natural prerogatve,
and she has no appreciation of loyal
ty in herself, beyond the limit of her
desires She lives according to her
impulses as all the world may see,
and they are not always such bad i'm
pulses. either.
The woman with the changeable
mind is not tickle. She has reasoning
quality so well tempered that she can
change an opinion. Her mentality is
open to conviction. She defends her
original opinion of personality. circum-
stance or condition. but her intelligence
is not the slave of StubbornnesS, and
it recognizes opposing argument as
right and privilege. When that argu-
ment evolves clear evidence-presto!
the woman with the changeable
mind resigns her propietorship of one
view and assumes the ownership Of
another
The woman who never changes her
mind would seem short on generosity,
and the man who is the husband of
this kind of woman certainly has a
hard time of it, for it is this kind of a
woman who never forgets nor forgives.
nor remembers nor condones. Much
better the changeable minded woman,
yes. even the tickle woman, than the
stubborn woman who never changes
an opinion.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-08
GLEANlNGs.

Geneva, N. Y, is rejoicing over the
announcement that new college for
women is. to be founded in that city
soon by William Smith, one of the best
known and most liberal men in Geneva,
and the builder of the Smith observa-
tory and Smith opera house in that
city, Although bachelor and in his
eighty-sixth year, Mr.. Smith holds that
women are the backbone of the nation.
In the belief that not enough is being
done to broaden and educate them, and
that there are far too few women'S
colleges, he proposes to devote the
greater part of his estate to the found
ing of a women's college that shall be
ruin on broad and liberal lines. The
greater part of his estate, worth many
thousands of dollars, will be set aside
for the use of the new institution.
Ground has been broken for the new
college building, which, it is expected,
will cost 100000 or more. The plans
are still in the hands of the arehi-
tects.
The new college, it is said, will be
strictly non-sectarian, and its purpose
will be not only to offer classical edu
cation, but to provide instruction in all
departments that will tend to widen
the scope and usefulness of women.
The donor has apparently not been able
to forego the pleasure of seeing his
name immortalized by his gift, and the
new institution is to be known as the
William Smith College for Women. 1t
does not take a prophet to foresee that
considerable confusion will arise in the
future between the new Smith college
at Genena and the old Smith college at
Northampton, Mass.
The work of American women mis-
sionaries in India received public rec
ognition at the recent class day exer-
else of the Isabella Thoburn college, in
Lucknow. After dwelling on the Wild
ening of women's work in India along
the lines of medicine, surgery, nursing
and teaching, the lieutenant governor
paid a handsome tribute to Miss Tho
burn, the founder, and Miss Nichols
who has succeeded her. The govern
ment of the province in which Luck
now is situated regards with great es-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-08
Dies of Cold CAUGHT at Ball.


: LONDON, Aug. IA large number
of Anglo Americans have been thrown
into mourning by the sudden death of
Mrs. Wadsworth Richie. Mrs. Ritchie's
last illness was. brought on by cold
caught at the much described fancy
dress ball given recently by her moth
er-in-law, Mrs. Adair. Mr.. Craig
Wadsworth, of the American embassy,
cousin to Mr.. Richie. is one of those
in mourning, and so is Lady Barry
more. Mrs. Richie was well known in
Boston, New York and Washington,
where she and all the Wadsworth con-
nections were intimates of the Roose-
velts.
Marshall Hall, of Chicago, is in Lon
don, stopping at the Carlton. en- route
to bennington to visit his daughter.
Mrs. Arthur Tree. before going to the
continent. Mr.. Field will be abroad
until the fall, as is his custom. and will
spend some time at Ostend and Bad
Nauhein.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-08
AS CHANCE ARRANGES
BY ADA C. SWEET.


Copyright, 1903, by Daily Story Pub. Co.
Lieut.. Lewis Bradford was a poet
and dreamer, but he had never loved
before. and he was young. Now one
woman filled his heart and ruled his
thoughts to the exclusion of everything
else.
The young soldier. on leave of alb
Sence from his post in the far West,
mad met his fate on the stored Hudson
at the house of Judge Searvens. The
beautiful, stately daughter of the old
mansion captivated Bradford from the
moment he saw her; more than that,
there was an almost instantaneous I'M
derstanding between the two-vague,
undefinable, it is true, not to be spoken
Of, nor even consciously thought of,
but none the less strong and real.
Bradford was poor man, and poor
young army officer is in a sad way
When he is seriously in love. Bradford
forced himself to be silent, and project
ed his dreams into the future. He re-
solved to resign as soon as decency
would allow-he was not long out Of
West Point. He would make a for
tune, he told himself. having civil en-
cheering to fall back upon, and he had
seen in the West what road and bridge
building could do. Then, the future
assured, he would marry the woman he
loved.
He had known Miss Searvens in all
but three days when this plan was
laid, but he had loved her from the
first minute. He was now eager to
cut his blissful visit short in order to
set on foot at once his scheme for win
ming, by practical means, the being he
adored.
Between the two no word of love was
spoken. There was moment, though,
when they looked into each others
eyes. and he knew. Each felt that each
was all in all to the other, and would
remain SO to the end of life. And then
Bradford said goodbye.
Now there were people at Clairmont
not so blind as the two lovers, and
these people saw that the stately beau
tvs sister was much taken with the
handsome young soldier who was her
fathers guest. But, the sharpest eyes
could only see that Bradford was cour-
teous and gallant in bearing toward
both sisters, with a shade Of extra gen.
tleness, perhaps. when he spoke to the
lovely, quiet girl who was only a
thought less beautiful than her royalty
endowed sister. But this was only the
unconscious continuance Of Bradford's
customary manners. He was so wrap
ped up in his love that he noted Moth
ing about him, and scarcely knew there
was anybody In the house but the
woman who possessed his heart
On the first day Of his journey west
Bradford met Col. Helmer, an old
friend of the Seaverns family. He was
delighted, for 1t had just occurred to
him that ne did not know the full name
of the creature he was dreaming of day
and night.
what is her name?" he asked Col.
Helmer.
"Whose?" the colonel returned.