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showed him how they fought In war. They
hid behind trees and rocks. and shot with
their bows and arrows.
George lived in the woods for three years.
Then he went back TO his home at Mount
Vernon.
FIGHTING THE FRENCH AND INDIANS
The French people lived in one part of
America; the English people lived In an
other part. They both wanted the land
lying along the Ohio river.
The Indians wanted this land. too They
said: THE land is ours. We were here
first
The French people said: You help us.
We are your friends
What win YOU dor said the Indians.
We will drive the English away. Then
all the land will be ours" said the French.
That is good plan." said the Indians,
land we will all help YOU
So the French built a fort on the Ohio
This made the English very angry. They
said; That is our land. The French have
no right there. Let us fight
The governor of the English said: mo:
not yet. ! will tell them they must go
They Won't co." said the people.
ernor.
So he sent for George Washington He
=
our land VIII you go to see them for me? '
dor
The governor said Tell them the land
Is ours They must go away. or we will
fight them,
The next day Washington set out for the
Tort He took one white man and some
friendly Indians with him.
He dressed himself like an Indian They
all carried guns
When they got to the fort, the French
land
But it is ours" said Washington.
They said: I'VE have come here to stay
II the English people do not like it. they
will have to fight"
Then Washington started back for vir-
ginia.
The Frenchmen told the Indian guide to
XIII washington. IL he could So, one day,
the Indian shot at Washington. but did not
hurt him.
After that Washington and the white
! man left the Indian. They went on by
themselves.
BY and by. they came to a river. 1t was
full OF big blocks of ice.
They made a raft and pushed IT along
with poles. Washington's pole slipped, and
ne Tell into the water. He had to swim to
the shore.
The man said: Let us stay here tonight
VIII make fire. Then you can get dry -
But the wood was too wet to burn. So
they went on. They walked all night
by and by, they came to Virginia Wash
1ngton told the governor what the French
men said.
The governor said: "Au right. we will
night them. The land is ours and we will
have it"
(To be concluded next Saturday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-20
OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
wimbletot at the Worlds Fair.

Wimbletot had made up his mind to go to
the worlds fair. 1t seemed to him that
everybody had gone or was going but him
self and his mamma, so 1t was no wonder he
wanted to 60 So he took his big straw hat
from the nail, felt in his pocket to see if he
had the cents his uncle had given him.
and hurried down the street
On and on he trudged and yet he seemed
to get no nearer to the fair So when he
saw large boy he-went straight I'D to
him and inquired Wont you tole me
where's the worlds fair?"
why, certainly" the boy answered. with
laugh You're standing right in front of
1t; see?" and he pointed to tall building
that had pictures on the front of it,
OF course, that must be it, Wimbletot
went proudly up to the door. Il want to go
fn,' he said to the man at the entrance
and handed him the 5 cents.
We'll. we generally charge a dime, little
fellow the man said, but seeing that
you're such a small customer, we'll let YOU
in this time for nickel
1t wasn't much of worlds fair, after all.
Wimbletot thought there didn't begin to
be the number of folks he expected to meet.
and there was nothing to look at but queer
people on high stands. Then where were
Mrs. Morris and Johnny?
Amt Miters Morris here?" he asked a
girl whose hair stuck out all over her head
did she say she was coming?" asked the
girl, looking interested.
"Oh! yes and lots of people in our streets
coming-that's why I did-only mamma,
she stays home"
The Albino wondered IL they were really
going to have crowd at last.
Wimbletot had been gazing curiously at
the girl. At last he said, Won't your NOV
yer comb your hair?"
MY hair is cOmbed." she replied, with
dignity
Next he came to the bearded lady, and
asked, anxiously, is you papa-mamma? ?"
She smiled at the little questioner, and
wanted to take him in her arms. But that
frightened him. and he ran away from her.
Wfmbletot soon grew tired so he started
to go home. When he got outside he didn't
know which way TO turn. 1t was beginning
to grow dark, and what was he going to
do? Oh, how he wished he had STAYED
away from the worlds fair Presently he
saw familiar form, and there was actually
his own papa coming along the street. VIM
bletot was soon in his arms, telling the as
tonished man that he had been to the
worlds fair, but didn't like it at ALL
Mr.. Wimble explained that he couldn't
have been there, as the fair was a long
distance off, and he told the little boy how
naughty it was for him to go away without
his mamma knowing it.
II won't never want tc do 1t again. any,
how" he sobbed on his papas shoulder,
"'cause was frightened at the papa mann
ma and the girl with mussed hair was
cross, and anything might happen to a little
boy whose dear mower ism wiv him. And
I don't want to go to far-off worlds fair
when got so tired to this one."
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Aunt Dorothy's Corner

Dear Children:
We want all of you to read and STUDY
carefully the following about our new con-
test Write to us and tell us what you
think of 1t.
THE FIRST MAGIC FIvES' PRIZE
CONTEST.
Making magic squares is lots Oh iuh
and has been the most fascinating mathe-
NAUTICAL puzzle for over a thousand years,
but it has never until last month been made
into a puzzle for all of us. In January II
was published in the shape of neat oox
with twenty-five wooden books and the in
yentor calls it the Magic Elves. You can
make with it the Magic Three Square,
Magic Four Square and Magic Five Square
A magic square is a series of numbers ar
ranged in q square so that the numbers IN
each row from side to side. from top 10
bottom and from corner to corner WILL aoo
to the same sum.
The Magic Three Square is the smallest
square that can be made magic 1t con-
sists of the numbers 1. 2 3. A, 8. 8. Z, 3, y
arranged in a square three each way, ana
we offer as prize for the neatest cor
rectly solved magic square of three either
paint box. book. set of pictures to
paint or Magic Elves Puzzle"
All answers must be on the blank below,
and remember that all eight rows of the
figures must add up alike. the three rows
from side to side. the three rows from top
to bottom and the two from corner to cor
ner). Address all answers to Puzzle Editor,
Washington Evening Star. Washington,
d. C..
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A Dream of the Sea.

Oh, beautiful boundless, shining sea-
When shall thy treasures be known to mel
Really, last night, when went to bed,
You shall dream dream of the sea- some
thing said
dresmt woke up In the rosy morn
Thinking of the many people forlorn,
II many lay dreaming In silence deep,
And If they, like dead. lay fast asleep.
Are there riches, and mines Of silver and gold,
Greater, far greater than shall behold?
Are there emeralds and rubes In the sand buried
deep
While above through the water the fishes leap.
The rolled upon the srery shore,
asked nv questions DER ana Ger.
''Ha. Hal" said the they ripped 10 ma
Its nothing at all but dream of the sea-"
MABLE WINSIOW,
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Yours cordially,
THE CHILDREN EDITOR

Letters have been received from Earle w
Gardner. who sends US an interesting story
Annie r. Fuss. who made pretty sketch:
Edna Hall Smith. whose story will be pub
lished: Florence NJ. Kidwell, who wrote the
story Little Mary" Lucinda Hoskinson
who sent a drawing of her horse; Leyinia
johnson. whose Santa Claus story came
after Santa Claus had gone; Dorothy Scot,
who is ten years old and writes a good let
ter; Marshall Darby. who is eight years old
and likes horses; c. Hodgson. who has
drawn lady: Ernest S. Conard who sant
us drawing of leaves: Laura S. sends a
note and a drawing of her little sister,
Donald Ripley, who Is seven years old;
Dorothy E. MacElwee who wants to Join
the club; Edith NJ. Miller, who sends us a
story: Alice Lynch. who sends a drawing
of Buster Brown; Ethel NJ Fuss. who sends
a very good drawing; Arthur E. Birkle
who had drawing printed; Louise Fuller
who sends drawing of girl
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THE CHILDREN'S LEAGUE.
They Are Made Happy Through
Thought for Each Other.
MEMBERSHIP COUPON.


International Headquarters,
New York City.
International President, Mrs. Louise Hogan.
Post Office Box 2o5 Washington, D. G.
The Equitable Trust Co., Is Nassau St,
New York. is the Central Depository for
The Permanent Emergency Fund.
No dues, no salaried officials. All helm
goes direct on call from the president,
through the press and other avenues that
are open for this work Further informa-
this page.
PLEDGE.
l promise to try every day to add happi-
ness to some ones life by being kind.
promise to try to earn each month
penny, postage stamp, nickel, a dime
or larger sums, and hold them subject to the
order of the president, In her discretion
i promise to write to my president once a
month and tell her what am doing to helm
others and what can do to help her help
others.
I promise to help the Children's League
give to those who cannot otherwise get them
such books as are selected by my president
and printed our list
Please enroll my name and send my badge
In inciosed stamped and self addressed en-
yelope.
Street. .......................
io"h or ol.y..'....' ......................
State and County.
Age of Applicant, If under 20.
adults may join.)
Date of Application.
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INSTRUCTIONS


1. The Equitable Trust 60. of 10 Nassau ST. New
York, Will hold permanently the Emergency Fund
that tf,aal Is being gathered by5le league and its
q Get a few active mefubatsSn nd form CIRCLE
g. Meet once in two weeEsssA
a. Give your circle nftBl4 name. ms, for In
stance the Childrens LeasS6 "a the G. n Heipins
Hand Circle. Always use the b L. with the name
you decide uDon. In order to keep in close touch
with the central movement
s. Elect a president, n secretary and treasurer
and librarian.
t. Make your own rules in harmony with the
pledge you send your president
4 Send monthly report of all you do to Aunt
member written on the coupon on this page,
3. The Permanent Emergency Fund is to be held
for quick relief in great emergencies and will be
ssblect 10 the order OF the president, when such
the officers OF any all Chldren's League Circles
of committees of Individual members of fhe
league. Write to Aunt Dorothy to find out how TO
get bank to hold small an,oents for the perma-
8. Keep separate fund dol local work. We win
tell you from time to time. In answer your let
ters, where and how you caF find neighborhood or
portunities Tor pleasant local work.
~. All members should join in our contests and
win our gifts. as this is our means for trying 10
make you happy in return for your kind effort for
others. and, through which we are helping you get
your own library and recreation centers. You must
watch this page to learn how we doing lnis-
II. Adults uay join our league If they Will work
with us The league has thousands Of members
adults and children, all over the world
II. Use part of your fund TO buy a book once a
month for your circle library and select your books
from the lists we publish
Is. II Address all letters TO Aunt Dorothy Boy
205. Washington. D.. c.
IA. Individual workers also may ioin by sending
coupon and stamped and self addressed envelope
70 AuhS porothy or to the editor Of this page
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|E ifHff1f R BOX
A NJ

Dear Aunt Dorothy:
My little sister drew the picture of the
setting of the sun. and she asked me to
She is only seven years of age and is in
the first grade. She can draw very well
Her name is Greeta s. / drew a picture IF
a little girl, but l guess 1t was not good
enough TO print and it was in p.ncil. Hop
ing to see the picture in print soon l will
close Your friend. LAURA S.
Your note was written very nicely-Ed.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
| thank YOU ever so much for using my
letter l forgot 10 send my seif-addressed
envelope. so here 1t is. l will now tell you
little story:
Once there was little bear tina. lived
upon high mountain Hith its namma and
little brother. One day the mamma bear
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club. did not make anything for The
Star this week. Yours lovingly.
DOROTHY E. NJ. Aged 8 Years.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
see by the paper that you are still SICK
but hope you will soon be we'll
have set Of puzzles and a drawing that
I wish to send ito you and hope you will
have them printed in the children's page.
Yours truly. ERNEST s. 9.
The honeysuckle leaves are excelient-Ed
LETTER BOX
!. have drawn little picture to be put
in this Saturdays Star. From
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
page Two months ago / sent letter with
a stamped addressed envelope. but never
heard from it. would like badge. MY
mother took me and some friends to see
Little Red Riding Hood" liked Little
Red Riding Hood very much.
DONALD R., Aged Years.
A very nice letter. little Donald; write
again. Will send you badge.-lEd.1
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
/ thank you SO much for publishing my
drawing called "a Christmas shopper l
like to draw very much and will send you
some more later on. am very much pleas
ed with the children's page and look anx-
iously for The Saturday Evening Star.
Yours truly, ARTHUR f. d.
Keep on working, Arthur, If you like to
draw.-[Ed.1
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
AS I have taken a great interest in the
childrens page in The Saturday Evening
Star 1 have now decided to send this little
drawing. hoping it will be published soon.
From your unknow friend
ETHEL M. f.
The drawing is good; try again.-[Edl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-20
Rattle Snakes.

Whenever you find one of our ever-cheer-
full rattlers giving forth its music, and tell
ing you to watch out. there you will find
the purest water. the freshest air and the
highest. dryest land. As long as you live in
a country where you have. to kick RATHER
of your doorstep every now and then you
needn't be afraid of chlls and fever sneak
ing across your threshold.
Instead of locality being Stunned be-
cause rattlesnakes abound therein 1t should
be just the one for people to seek
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-20
REBuFS.
TRANsPoslTIoNs.

Transpose an excuse and get bound.
Transpose a cover and get intellectual
Transpose the little wheel Of spur and get to
threaten. .
Transpose something very small and get repeti-
ton.
Transpose an acid fruit and the tree that bears
1t and get a fruit
Transpose a mark and get infection.
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~ NEW0
6PUZZLES|

DROP LETTER.
Cd d. h. an -iv-t-, b. h h m t. It :.
m It. &C. C..
BEHEADINGS.
Behead to separate and leave below.
Behead eating trough for cattle and leave q
drill.
Behead large Iadle and leave to cage up.
Behead something lean and thin and leave
rough, steep rock. B z. s.
WORD SQUARE.
ssss 1. throw.
ssss 2. At great distance.
$3.50 3. Secure
ss's 4. The largest of the vegetable kin6
B. z. ).
ENIGMA
My first is in boy, but not i'm girl.
NV second Is in all. but not in everything.
My third is in laugh, but not in cry.
NY fourth Is in toy and also in piaythfng
My fifth is In rice. but not in wheat.
My sixth is in more. but not In less.
My seventh Is in on. but not in under.
Nv eighth Is in trouble, but not in JOY.
My ninth is In percentage. and also In rate.
r. w.
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In ourselves the sunshine dwells,
From ourselves the music swells;
BY ourselves our life is fed
With sweet or bitter daily bread
NIXON WATERMAN.
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MY CAT HOE

One day came home from school was
thinking of how l would like to have cat.
AS came along broodlng In this way sud-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-20

Let us cultivate charity in Judging: let
us seek to draw out latent good in others
rather than to discover hidden evil."-Wil-
liam George Jordan.
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BEHEADINGS.
CHARADES.

Awe-we. Wear-ear Dye-ye. Lone
one. Mill-ill.
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hid behind trees and rocks. and shot with
their bows and arrows.
George lived in the woods for three years
Then he went back to his home at Mount
Vernon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

Are Minneapolis meat dealers tax
Ing advantage of the former high
prices charged by the beef trust TO
make still greater profit, now that
wholesale prices have declined as q
result Of general demand and the
Investigations instituted by the au-
thorities in some parts Of the country!
Several years ago, when the beef
trust was manipulating the market,
and increases in the wholesale prices
of beef were Of frequent occurrence
the retailers placed the blame for
high prices upon the shoulder OF the
packers. Since that time the whole
sale prices have declined, but the re-
tail prices of meats have not kept
pace, 1t Is said,' with the wholesale
decline. ,......
Householders have complained that
meat dealers are taking advantage OF
the existence Of a beef trust to
charge the consumers high prices for
meats and make fancy profits while
throwing the blame for the high prices
upon the wholesalers. h e ] u 7 =
nal has made an investigation and
attempted to reach the facts In the
case. The question is still an open
one in the face of the fact that the
prices show the dealers to be making
what appears to be fancy per cents
of profit. No two shops are conduct
ed upon the same plan. From the
profits shown must be taken the per-
centage of loss of meats from every
cause, rent Of shops, refrigerat1ng bllls,
wages Of cutters and statesmen, cost
of delivery, lighting bills. and the nu-
merous incidental expenses OF every
business. These bills vary so much IN
Individual cases that it Is Well-n1gh
impossible to arrive at any definite
cost Of conducting a meat market;
but the prices charged would appear
to leave a margin sufficient to cover
such expenses and still leave q neat
profit for the proprietors. -
Two Grades of Beef. .,
Beef is divided. in butcher-shop
parlance, into two grades by the deal
ers in Minneapolis. The best grade IS
the export" while the cheaper IS the
western" The great bulk Of that
sold in Minneapolis is said to be
western" Calculations have been
based upon export" and WESTERN :
grades, taking a steer carcass of $50
pounds as a basis for figuring In each
case and giving the average selling
price prevalent in Minneapolis: Inc
cost of export" beef to meat dealers
IS $3.50 per hundred pounds, Whlie
the western. is figured at IS per
hundred. The following table Is
based upon such figures: II. 49, -~ss
BEEF: sfys'ss,,>.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
Loss on Some Cuts.

The table shows that shank, plate,
flank and suet are sold outright at a
loss altho the loss appears to be a tri-
fling one and overcome by the great
increase over cost price in the finer
and medium quality cuts. 1t is said
that some meat dealers are in the
habit of supplying western" meat at
"export" prices and If this is done the
profit scars beyond all reason. Figur-
Ing on the $50 pound basis a. west
ern" carcass would give a profit of
1862 or 90 per cent if sold out at
"export" prices.
Meat dealers say that the difference
In prices charged by those in the down
town district and those in the suburbs
Is eaualized in the run of business. The
outlying dealers have less rent to pay
but they are likely to suffer more loss
as they have not the opportunity to
get rid of the pieces of low value en-
joyed by their competitors down town.
They deal with a limited number of
patrons and cannot induce custom to
travel to out Of the way places even
by offering extremely low prices.
It is pointed out by meat dealers
that while the per cent Of profit seems
high they have but one thing to sell.
Meat or it's by-products constitutes
their entire stock in trade. They
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
WAR TO BLENDED
WITH COMPROMISE.
London and Paris Believe Signs
Point to Cessation Of
Hostilities.
Strain Of Heavy Expense to Be
Factor in Deciding for
Peace.
Japan and Russia Expected to
Hold Territory They Now
Occupy.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
London, March 26.---As the magni-
tude Of military operations in the east
becomes more obvious, the conviction
gains ground in London and Paris
that Russia's policy OF acting on the
defensive in Manchuria will finally
induce the japanese to be content
with defensive attitude in Korea,
and that the upshot of the war will
be compromise, leaving the combat
ants relatively i'm the positions they
now hold.
4 sit is folly to predict the outcome, .
says an intelligent commentator, .'but
stranger things have happened than
that Russia and Japan, after years
of the financial strain necessary to
support their huge ornaments on land
and sea, should agree#to conditions
not widely differing from those defined
in the abortive negotiations of Octo-
ber.'
eat all events, diplomacy is in
clined to think such an ending more
probable than that Japan will drive
Russia out of Manchuria or that Rus
STA will quarter her armies in the
environs of Toxic.
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hurried efforts to save books and ef-
fects.
There is always delay in getting
water on fire in the financial district,
due to the difficulty Of engines wind
Ing their way In and out of the cars
and traffic on Broadway. Before
streams got at play the fire gained
tremendous Roadway and was eating
it's way both to the south toward
Trinity Place, taking In the Adams
building, and back to Church street.
For more than an hour after the
first alarm, engines and other appara-
tus cont1nuedto sweep down Broadway
the 'tWO-nine" calling out companies
from as far north as Harlem. The
horses were blown from their eight
mile run.
Long Distance Record.
The last engine to reach the scene
made pretty nearly long distance
record. It came from far up in Har-
lem and the three big blacks that
drew it were white with lather, but
made a game run, never tagging as
they swept thru the crowded streets
and took position.
Soon fire apparatus was packed from
the scene Of the fire back I'D Broad
way to Cortland street, distance Of
five blocks, there being then about
fifty companies on the scene.
About 100000 in cash in the offices
Of the Wells Fargo Express company,
was dumped into bags by the assistant
cashier and several assistants and,
unprotected, they went thru the
crowds in the streets and deposited
the money safely in the Knickerbocker
Trust company.
Eighteen fremen who were work
ing theih way into the Adams Express
company's building had remarkably
narrow escape from being crushed. by
falling walls. They had Just entered
the building from the Trinity place
side when. the three upper stories
caved in and fell with a crash just as
the men gained the Street.
Fire Chief Croker, said that there
were at least $50 people in the build
ings but he believes all have been re-
moved safely. ....szs..
So far as known only one person,
a fireman, was injured during the
fires, and his hurts were not of a very
serious nature.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

New York Sun Special Service.
4 Washington, March 26.-Miss Clara
Barton proposes to retire from the
presidency of the Red Cross society
and give place to some prominent man
if suspended members will abandon
the investigation now in progress.
eussing the overtures Of peace made
by Miss Barton, said:
'"rhe investigation must proceed
and a new organization must be
formed. Red Cross societies of other
nations are all under government SUI
Barton desires to avoid having gov
eminent direction, and any compro-
mise would but postpone the contro-
.YecSY.''