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The Washington times., 1903-10-09
ST. MARKS MEMS CLUB
OPENS SEASONS MEETINGS

The opening meeting OF the monthly
entertainments Of the Mems Club OF ST.
Marks Church, Capitol Hill. was held
last night in the parish hall. About
ninety persons were present Many ad-
dltions to the membership list wer,
made.
Prof Henry Stopsock, jr., with an ex-
cellent orchestra Of fourteen pieces. per-
formed an excellent program and re-
ceived hearty applause and vote Of
thanks. The Rev DR. Devries' address
evoked much merriment by his rec.tals
Of his funny experiences during his re-
cent summer outing
The Washington times., 1903-10-09
SUES FOR COMMISSION
ON SALE OF STOCKS

Robert F. Burton has filed suit in the
District Supreme Court against Clark &
Co., TO recover S601 alleged to be due
as a balance Of commissions for the sale
OF stocks by the plaintiff. Mr.. Burton
says the defendants employed him to ne
gotiate the sale of certain stock of the
Mexican Mining and Exploration Com
pany on commission. Kimball & White
are named as counsel for the plaintiff
The Washington times., 1903-10-09
PETER BAUER RETURNED
TO ST. ELIZABETH'S

The Board of Charities has just re-
ported that Peter Bauer has been rein
carcerated ut st. Elizabeth's Asylum for
the Insane. after trip to wyoming and
back, at the expense of the District
Bauer was committed TO the asylum
last March.
The Washington times., 1903-10-09
INSANITY CASES TRIED.

The mental condition OF the following
named persons was a matter OF inyesti-
CATION yesterday by a marshal's jury Z,
George Bromide. Cordelia F. Dagger.
Andrew Jackson. John w. Montgomery.
Michael Horn, Ida Lucas, Belle Gaines.
Mary Mitchell, Braxton Harrison. and
William r. Patton.
The Washington times., 1903-10-09
GENERAL CoRBINs DEPARTURE.

General corbin will probably 90, about
October 20. 10 New York, to assume
command Of the Department OF the East.
The latest date for his exchange OF
positions with General Chaffee has been
fixed by the War Department as No
vember /.
The Washington times., 1903-10-09
PRESIDENTS GUARD
HAS BLOOD POISONING
Injury to Pol .ceman Hurt by Ma
mac Becomes Serious.

Policeman james Ciscle. who was in
jured at the white House last Monday
in the struggle with Peter Elliott. the
armed crank who tried to reach the
President, is reported today 10 be suf-
fering from blood poisoning.
Ciscle went out in the mist OF yester-
days storm TO visit the Emergency Hos
pital. for the purpose of having his
wounded arm dressed. and today the
member IS swollen TO the size OF his
leg.
The Washington times., 1903-10-09
YELLOW FEVER INCREASING.

Dispatches from Laredo. Tex. indi-
cate yellow fever is spreading. Twenty
FIVE new cases were reported there Wed
nesday and one patient, an old Mexican
woman. died.
The Washington times., 1903-10-09
SENT HERE FOR TREATMENT.

Capt. Edward Anderson. Seventh Cav
airy. has been ordered to Washington
Barracks for treatment
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CHAPTER XVI.
Gyp Champions PhiPs Cause

PM aWoke early the next morning. Int
| for once did not jump out of his bed as
soon as he opened his eyes, in order to he
promptly at his work Instead he Law
| quietly thinking of all that had happened
him since he left his city home.
When he lost his mother he thougb M
sorrow could be SO bitter as that but to he
suspected of dishonesty by those to whom
he was indebted for so much Kindness was
even more bitter. And then Gyp's storV
troubled him also. Could it be possible that
his own father and mother had deserted
him, and those kind people whom he h,d
always looked upon as his parents were in
reality no relation? He tried to mt the
thought from him, yet his fathers silence
gave some color to the story
But the difficulty which reuuired solution
that very morning was whether he should
return to work. He doubted if his emnIover
would want person on the estate whom he
beled at the idea of serving one who
thought so Ill of him, even if Mr. Montioy
allowed him to continue in his service.
Finally he decided to swallow his pride
ana return to work. So he arose and MAX
ing hasty breakfast was soon with Dean
The gardener spoke sharply to him. You're
an nour late. Don't let that happen again
II 1t wasn't unusual yuo'd hear from me
Lack of promptness is why half the bows in
this country don't earn their salt and 7
won't have one around me that Doesn't
Phil worked steadily on without repIvine
He judged that Dean knew nothing of the
suspicious against him. and concluded TO do
his best to retain his position for the pres
ent.
While he was eating his MONDAY lunch.
Cover came out to talk to him, and play a
game Of ball. if the gardener could be ca
joled
What's the matter with you that YOU
haven't word to say?" said he, after
vainly trying to get his companion to talk
1 should think you'd know without ask
ing questions; you ought to-
It's about that everlasting old ruby,
suppose But You weren't SO glum yester-
day."
Phil then told his friend what Mr. Mont
joy had said to him the previous afternoon.
'Oh. I'm awful sorry!" exclaimed Cover.
II didn't get you into this scrape On pur
pose-you know that. And it seemed harm
less enough both times showed you the
ring; didn't it now? But if 1 could have
sesn how it would end. I'd have thought
twice before / dfd so. / believe that man
who tried to set it had something to 90
with taking it,
you don't think I'm a thief, do you?"
You know 1 don't. Phil, and / wish ycu
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Children's Sunshine League
HELP WANTED.

Dear Children: Some little Indian chill
dren in Arizona. many miles from oiviza-
ton need your help. l had long talks with
their teacher (who is an Indian also) yes
terday and day before a the Indian school
at Carlisle Pa. She had returned for the
commencement exercises and to see her old
friends at this school, where she had
learned so well how to help her own peo-
pie. She has promised TO visit Washington
next week and if she comes we will ar
range to have you hear her tell her story
Now, be ready, dear children, 10 help as
soon as we call on you and watch The
Star daily until you know she has arrived,
as il may be she will come before another
Saturday has come. Her name is Pasauale
Anderson; her address, Toreva Arizona
You may send anything you Please, even
dollies. TO her little school children, ad-
dressing them in her care at Toreva or TO
Carlisle, Pa, for few weeks longer. These
little ones are very young, some being only
six years old, but they love their teacher so
much that they walk three miles In the
morning TO get to school. Here is a good
chance for sunshine work.
Yours sincerely, PRESIDENT c. s. L.
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sorry, for she did not want to go home just
yet.
Our sewing was finished quickly" said
Klytia, land the gossamer looks beautiful,
because we were perfectly willing to do it..
The mermaid had decked Jean with sea-
flowers, all of which had the tiny. shell
buttons in the center, and they made the
little girl promise to visit them again. KY
you can see me every, day. But you can
bring no one with YOU
Jean promised to go very often to their
lovely home under the sea. She was sure
the mermaids really liked her, for if they
had been unwilling to Irvine the flowers
in her hair the wreaths would have fallen
to pieces
Klytia took Jean back to the silver boat,
which was in the middle of the lake, just
where he had been left, in the same way
that she had taken her under the water.
Then the mermaid began to sing her song
as Jean set the little sail and started for
home. She watched Klytia until out of
sight, and then dashed mermaids, coral pal
aces, fish, buttons and Brother Tom
whired before her in quick succession.
Heavens, how the boat rocked! She would
surely fall out. There! with a bump-not
wide, and saw Tom before her.
'Where's Klytia?" she cried. "She's not
here said Tom, laughing. But I was told
to say that there's a nice little box of
buttons waiting to be sewed on And
you've been asleep so long that mamma
was sure you were playing 'possum, so to
be positive / swung the hammock so hard
that you fell out. L guess she was wrong
that time B. T.
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tom explained the mermaid. $50 they met

ton.' explained the mermaid. $50 they met
with misfortune
Now continued Klytia. I'VE Will sew
buttons on together, for l am perfectly
willing now. You see, We have to be care
full or our work amounts to nothing, as
said before" With this she spread out
some firnsy gossamer, and emptied from
it into jeans lap an immense quantity of
buttons. which were tiny pink and white
shells with tiny holes around the edge.
But the needle and thread?" the little
girl asked.
"Pick some of that long stiff grass at
your side,' said the mermaid. When Jean
had done this her companion tod her "a
piece of this is needle and thread. 1t is
strong and, of course, your steel needles
are out of the question, as they would rust
so quickly.
Jean wondered at all these things. She
wouldn't imagine what they were to sew
buttons on, as she didn't know that mer-
maids wore clothes; but, strangely enough,
it never entered her head to ask Klytia
the question. Then she wondered how the
gossamer could stand such coarse things.
But in spite of all difficulties Jean and
Klytia soon got to work. and oh, how rap
idly the buttons flew on! The buttons were
sewed around the edge of the gossamer in
rows, and then the entire stuff was COW
cred with patterns of the tiny shell. Very
soon the work was done and Jean was
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Aunt Dorothy's Corner
Dear Children:

Dear Children:
When you look out of the window, or
pass through the streets on Monday morn
ing and see the clothes Tapping on the
lines did you ever wonder whether all peo-
pie perform this necessary work just as
W. DO?
Even the English have methods some
what different from ours, and we know
that 1t is possible for Irish peasant girls to
grow to womanhood without ever having
seen either starch or blueing.
In Germany, you know, they wash twice
q year, and lay away their soiled linen to
await these semi-annual cleansings DO
you wonder that read so much of the
great chests of household linen prepared
by the German maiden in anticipation or
her wedding day?
In Porto Rico the natives use only cold
water for washing, they think that the
use of hot will cause them to have rheu-
matism. They are not very fond of work.
so spread the clothing out on the ground
keep it wet and let the sun do the rest,
though in the country districts they still
use stones to pound out the dirt.
The iron used in the Philippines to iron
clothes is shaped like an old-fashioned
warming-pan; this is filled with burning
charcoal, and as it has no cover the sparks
fly out and burn innumerable tiny holes
the size of a pin point in the clothing.
Now who can tell us little more on
this subject? About China, for instance,
do Cinnamon at home follow the laundry
business as they do here?
Question your traveller friends, read all
YOU can find and let us nave some interest,"
ing letters.
Several children have written to ask
whether they must join the sunshine
League before sending contributions to
this page.
free to ALL The only requisite Is that you
read the rules printed elsewhere. We are
sorry that so many of you fail to observe
them for because of this failure many
of your articles should be thrown into the
waste basket.
Do not be disappointed if your letters are
not printed We cannot find room for all,
and so must select those that will be in
teresting to the greatest number of readers.
Remember this and try to make them
worth reading.
Do not ask questions, the answers to
which you can find for yourselves by read
ing this page carefully and continuously.
An interesting article on bees, written
by one of our young contributors, has been
received, and will be printed soon. We
hope the writer will pursue her study of
this little insect and that others will fol-
tow her example. You will find it an in
teresting subject, and even in the city
you can watch them and add much to your
stock of information. most fascinating
book on the subject is The Bee People,
by Margaret Morley.
You will be interested, too, in reading all
you can find about ants. These little crea-
lures possess some most surprising quail
ties, and much has been written about
them, their; habits and ways of doing
things. Try to find something on these
subjects. and when summer comes be ready
to watch for yourselves and let US know
the result of your observations.
Remember that your sunshine president
has made you a promise for reward for
credtable work this month on any subject.
Yours sincerely, NJ. C.
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Alphabetic Tongue Twisters.
Cry to say these quickly, ye. Correctly

Cry to say these quickly, ye. Correctly
IA.
Andrew Airpump asked his Aunt her Ailment:
Did Andrew Airpump ask his Aunt her Aiment?
If Andrew Airpump ask d his Aunt her Ailment
Where was the Ailment of Andrew AirDump Aunt
2-B
Billy Button bought butterd biscuit;
Did Billy Button buy butter'd biscuit?
II Billy Button bought a butter'd biscuit
Where's the butter'd biscuit Billy Button bought?
&c.
comb;
Did Captain Crackskull crack Catchpoll's Cocks
comb?
If Captain Crackskull cracks a Catchpoll's Cocks
comb
Where's the Catchpoll's Cockscomb Crackskull
crack'd?
I'D
Davy Dolldrum dreamd he drove Dragon
Did Davy Dolldrum dream he drove a Dragon?
If Davy Dolldrum dTeam'd he drove a Dragon
Where's the Dragon Davy Dolldrum dream'd he
drove?
BE
Enoch Elkrig ate empty Eggshell;
Did Enoch Elkrig eat an empty Eggshell?
II Enoch Elkrig ate an empty Eggshel.
Where's the empty Eggshell Enoch Elkrig ate?
6-F
Francis Fribble figured Frenchman's Filly:
Did Francis Fribble figure Frenchman's FLY i?
If Francis Fribble figured Frenchman's Filly
Where's the Frenchmans Filly Francis Frbble hg-
urcd on?
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These books are being selected for the
Sunshine" "Children's League" and other
childrens libraries. by request, by an able
board of readers and well-known educators
The children themselves are arbiters in
many instances after the books have been
examined carefully. The publication of this
list will be continued permanently, and later
be issued in book form. The first selections
appeared in The Star of October T.
120. The Little Cliff DwelIer. and
121. Lolam in Tusayan. Two books by
Clara Kerne Bayliss. These are two attrac-
tive stories of a people and a region in
our own land. They are full of new and in
teresting matter for information and of in
cidents fascinating to children
122 A record of Twenty Boys. By j. K
Stableton.
1873 Classic Stories for the Little Ones. BY
Mrs. McMurry. Stories from Andersen
Quinn and the fables. Superintendent F.
Louis Sodan says this is the best first story
book for children.
Dear Aunt Dorothy: thank you very
much for the lovely book l received as a
prize for the story wrote l have read it
through and l enjoy ii very much My
little sister and brother enjoy it also, as
they like to hear about animals.
Every Saturday evening l read children. S
page. Lovingly,
JOSEPHINE NEWELL,
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G==ollr 9 n64V|

l write to tell you, dear Aunt Dorothy, a
story about coal. Ages and ages ago many
plants, such as MOSES and ferns, which
then grew to be trees of considerable size,
sprang up from marshy pieces of land near
the seashore. While drinking in water
with their roots, stems and foliage, they
were at the same time gathering sunbeams.
In the course Of time the trees, with their
imprisoned sunlight, fell to the ground,
their places being taken by other plants
and trees that Went through the same pro-
| cess. Although saved from complete decay
by the water of the bog, the roots, trunks
and leaves became blackened, softened and
matted together in a thick, spongy mass
called peat. Peat, you know, after it has
been cut and dried, may be used for fuel.
After this black peat had been formed to
the depth of twenty or thirty feet the
overfiowed 1t, burying it beneath thick
layer of sand, mud and ground up rock
Instead of destroying the peat, the waves
and sand, assisted by the heat of the earth
caused it to harden under the heavy weight
until it was changed into a bed of coal.
Then the coal has to be got from the
earth. For this purpose large hole is dug
in the earth until the coal beds are reached
Into this hole men called miners are low
cred; they carry picks and shovels with
them. They dig the coal out in large
blocks. INEZ JENKINS, Age, 10,
ground. 1t is composed of parts of plants
which ages ago grew in swampy regions.
These plants all died, and as they did SO
they would form into pieces of black stone,
which is called coal. They were pushed
high above the sea, and then called coal
beds. The three largest fields are Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia and Illinois More
than half the coal in the United States is
mined in Pennsylvania. A great deal of
coal is used for heating dwelling houses,
but most of it is used in engines and the
making of iron and steel The coal that
makes iron and steel is first heated in an
oven until it becomes porous mass called
coke. Coke-making is an extensive indus
try in Pennsylvania.
The first coal of the United States was
found in Attawa, Ill. 1t was found by
Father Hennepina, a French explorer.
There are two kinds of coal-the bitumin-
t~ous coal and the anthracite. The btumin-
| Gus or soft coal can be broken without
trouble, and burns easy, but makes a great
| deal of smoke. Anthracite coal Is as hard
| to break as stone, but is used more than
| bituminous. PEARL PHIEPITT.
| In recognition of the credit of the above
stories the writer's names were placed on
| the list for the January 81 award of fifty
young artists outfits
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. o, 1903.
| Dear Aunt Dorothy: 1 hope you will not
think Ill of me for not having written be-
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Rules for Star Circle Contests.

Every contribution, of whatever kind
must bear the name, age and address of
the sender, and be Endorsed as original
by parent, teacher or guardian, who must
be convinced beyond doubt that the con-
tribution is not copied, but wholly the work
and idea of the sender.
These things must not be done on sep
arate sheet, but on the contribution itself
II manuscript on the upper margin; if a
picture, on the back.
Write or draw on one side of the manor
only.
A contributor may send but one contribu-
ton week, not enc OF. each kind, but one
only.
a winner cannot receive more than one
prize month. but Star Circle badge. or a
souvenir of some sort will be sent when
ever the work warrants it, no matter how
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CHARADE.
A country girl to town did go,
Some walnuts, sir, to sell;
A gentleman she CHANGED to meet,
And thus it her befell:
MY pretty maid said he to her,
How many have you here?
Il can't tell, sir" says she to him,
But this I'll make appear
told them O err ere | came out.
By skies, fveS, tours, threeS and twO0,
And every time | counted them
One remained still overplus.
told them then by sevens at last
And there were no remains.
Now, if you find this riddle out
Pray take them for your palms,
HEADINGS.
l am something that grows on a farm;
behead me and L am something that all !,
girls wish to have.
1 am a vegetable; behead me and / am a
beverage.
am a flower; behead me and 1 am q.
fluid.
HIDDEN PROVERB.
Ho no rand fam efro mnoc ondi tionrf
seac twel lyo urpa rtth a tswhe rethe hon
drill
JUMBLED WORDS PUZZLE.
Names of poets-Ofwneloglol Ayoaonums,
Rdadodst, Doho. Otcprer Subnr, Lmsohe.
Dirhacil Tsnrmao, Rmoenes.
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many weeks in month the contestant may

many weeks in a month the contestant may
win.
When any contributor has received ten
Star Circle badges he or she may write to
Aunt Dorothy and ask for an exchange of
these badges for the silver badge to be
given by your president
When any contributor has received twen-
ty Star Circle badges or two silver Chill
dren's League badges he or she may write
to Aunt Dorothy for an exchange for the
Gold League badge. which is now our high
est honor.
Should any child receive more awards
than twenty Star Circle badges special
badge of honor will be given, to hold with
the gold badge received.
Address all communications concerning
contests, contributions or sunshine work to
Dorothy Day (Aunt Dorothy. or to the
Children's Secretary, Evening Star, Wash
ington, D. c.
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This is Alice.
She is just eight years old and is moth
er's helper; she says that reading is her
favorite play" and she may be seen at any
time curled up in the window seat with a
book in her hand. Her favorite stories are:
What Santa Claus Brought 10 Picciola,"
Baby Blue Eyes Bruno and "Muriel's
Curls."
The first is Christmas story. of course;
Baby Blue Eyes is about the little spring
flowers; the third one is the story of some
thing that happened one summer in the
mountains. and the last one tells something
about the time of year when the birds leave
us and go to their warmer homes ir the
south.
A story for each season of the year-win-
ter, spring, summer and autumn.
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Adult members are also received, at 50 a
year, which includes a years subscription
to the Sunshine Bulletin, 80 cents year.
which is the monthly report of Sunshine
work done all over the world, and to the Sat
urday Star. The society is incorporated and
the books are open daily for examination
under auditors guidance. No sa,aried off,
Gals; no dues for children. Address all
contributions to the childrens fund and let
tiers OF Inquiry to the secretary, 96 9TH ave-
nue., New York.
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Mary Durham,
Frank Speidel,
Leroy Ball,
Harold Watts,
Rito Clark,
Margaret Perkins,
Mildred Blout,
Elaine Eppley,
Emily Lawrence,
Louise Farren,
Mary Graham,
John Lyon,
Mac Crews.
Feletia Price.
Nellie Merry,
Helen Hayes,
Mabel Boteler,
Tommie Cavanaugh,
Olive Cornell.
Mary Cunningham,
Lloyd Meyer,
Helen Russell,
Irene Yost,
Edwin Guilford, jr.,
Mary Windsor.