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| Dear Aunt Dorothy:
have been very sick and could not attend
| the operetta of Little Red Riding Hood. -
l am very much better now, and hope to
be around in a few days.
The emergency call for the sick baby was
| also not attended to by me, but 1 hope to
| attend to all needs of The Star that appear
! on the page now. Please tell me when and
where to send the money for the emergency
| call
Mrs. Glover gave me some tickets to sell.
L sold four to help along with the little
operetta.
] For Christmas I am gathering some pic
| lures and FASTING them on some card
| board l am going to send them to the
Chfldren's Hospital as Christmas presents
| l think the children there would like to
have something to look at
love the childrens page and think the
! club does great deal of good. Hoping you
are quite well. remain yours truly,
ROGER P. H., Age years
1719 14th street northwest.
+. 81 also am going to send a package
or Sunday school story papers and pack
age of colored picture scripture cards to the
hospital.
My Dear Aunt Dorothy:
1 am one of, the many who read your
page 1 enjoy 1t very much. Sending you a
sketch over which have worked very hard
and hope you will find room for it on the
children's page. Hoping this letter will find
you well, l remain yours truly,
MAUD >. r., Age IA years.
1648 Huron street northwest
We are glad you enjoy the page-Ed
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
l will send you a drawing which I drew
In five minutes. 1 know you will not like IT
l hope l can join it too as the other chill
dren do. l am only nine years old. 1 will
close. From your little friend,
ALMA B.
3O44 street northwest
Send in your coupon. dear, and Join our
band Any child can do so. without doing
anything else except being kind.-Ed.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
hope this picture will be put in the chill
dren's page. 1 watch for The Star every
Saturday night with a great deal of i'm
patience. l hope to be able to write a story
for you soon. I am yours sincerely
SOPHIE G.. Age IL years
We shall be glad to see the story and use
1t IL we can.-Ed.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
/ have taken so much pleasure In reading
the childrens page that 1 want to acknowl-
edge 1t. l can hardly wait until 1t is time
Tor The Star to come. ! am glad the Chris
tan Endeavorers and the Band of Mercy
are going 10 have corner in the children's
page. would like very much to see my
drawing. / inclose in the children's page
| guess your mall box is full each week Is
1t not? Was the operatta success? 1 hope
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02
THE CHILDREN's LEAGUE.
They Are Made Happy Through
Thought for Each Other.
MEMBERSHIP COUPON.
International Headquarters.
New York City.

Information President, Mrs. Louise Hogan,
| Post Office Box EOS. Washington. DO.
National Metropolitan Bank, Washington,
u. u, Depository for the Children's
League Funds.
No dues, no central fund; no salaried on
! cials. All help goes direct on can from the
president. through the press and other ave-
nues that are open for this work. Further
Information given on application to the
editor of 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 a
penny, postage stamp, a nickel or a dime
and Keep 1t ready to send to any one our
president may tell is in need Of such
heip, either here or abroad.
promise to write to my president once q
month and tell her what am doing to help
others and what ! can do to help her help
others.
1 promise to help the Children's League
give to those who cannot otherwise get
them such books are selected by NV
president and printed on our list.
Please enroll my name and send my badge
In inclosed stamped and self addressed en-
velope.
Name ..............
Strcet. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Town or CITY. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
State and County. :. 81.
Age Of Applicant. If under 20. ..........
tAeults may toin.l
Date OF Application. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Routine of Chinese School,

Each Chinese schoolboy must furnish his
own stool and table for school work, and
the -Four Precious Articles" which are
the ink slab. cake of India ink, a brush
for writing and paper. With these he be-
gins his weary task of learning to write and
read the thousands of Chinese characters
These are to open the way to the Chinese
classics. and a knowledge of this ancient
literature and wisdom means education to
the Chinese. At the opening of a Chinese
school a paper on which is written the
name of Confucius Is pasted on the wall
Before this honored name the pupils and
teachers burn paper money and Joss sticks
and bow their heads three times to the
floor. The teacher then tells Confucius the
day. the month and the year when the
school Is opened and begs for his favor.
Every morning when the pupils arrive thew
must bow twice. once for the teacher and
once for Confucius
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02

of-the-way corner to watch them. I made
no effort to tame them: / wanted to learn
their natural ways. They often apparent
~ ignored my presence altogether, while
l sat quietly taking notes of all that they
did.
Il usually go to the country about nest
ling time and take up my quarters at some
convenient farm house. l try to locate the
nests of several birds. then, armed with
camp stool, field glasses anG note book,
make my way cautiously to good point Of
observation. 1 always wear a plain dark
gown and try to became you might say,
part of the landscape as much as possible
l don't want the birds to notice me in the
least There are some days when scarce
ly move for hours at a time, except to take
notes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02
TRUE BIRD STORIES.
How Mrs. Miller Learned the Habits
of Birds While in Cages.

Olive Thorne Miller. in speaking of her
True Bird Stories From My Note Book"
says:
"They are all my own observations, and
were mostly made in my own home. All
are authentic, hence the title. / had room
In my house fitted up with shelves and
cages. Here l brought some native birds
and after they were comfortably estab-
lished in their new quarters I was ready
to learn all that could about them. Every
morning after they were properly cared for
their cage doors were left open and they
enjoyed the freedom of the room. Then,
with my note book L sat down in an out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02
Cats Fond Of Olives.
From the Philadelphia Record

Il have often wondered if all cats like
olives" remarked Germantown woman
who is very fond of the feline tribe. "All
mine do, and have six. Olives are usual
ly an acquired taste with the human race.
but cats seem to take to them naturally
at least mine do. An olive will set any one
of them into paroxysms of joy. They win
leave milk or fish or any other article of
food for 1t, purring and rolling over 1t
much as though it might have the intoxicat-
ing effect of catnip. before they finally eat
it. have often tried olives on other cats
in the houses Of friends and have found
them equally appreciative, only they prefer
their olives cut up into pieces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02
ROYAL STAMP ARTIST.
Prince Of Wales Selects the New Cana
dian Design.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
The Prince of Wales. who has long been
known as an ardent collector of postage
stamps, has now added stamp designing to
his numerous accomplishments. He was
last year asked by Sir William Mulock, the
Canadian postmaster general to give his
advice In the preparation of a new die for
the Canadian stamps. The prince cheerfully
undertook the task, and. as the London
Phiiateifst says, is reproducing the new de-
sign. with absolute and conspicuous sue
cess
The stamps bear a Photographic likeness
OF the King in his coronation re es, and the
design is held to be by far the pest that has
yet appeared in stamp form The prince
decided that 1t would be better to give q
true Photographic likeness, rather than an
localized representation, and the result is
very effective. The king is shown without
headdress but small Tudor crown Is in
troduced into both Of the upper corners of
the stamp. In the lower corners are maple
leaves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02
THE, TWO GOATS.


1t must be fun to climb as the mountain
goats do. They climb high rocks where no
man can go. Once two goats met on a
bridge over river. The bridge was only
an old tree
There was no room for one goat to pass
by the other There was no room to turn
around. They could not go on and they
could not go back. So they began to quar-
rel. So ':.-U
How stupid we are toequarrel," said one
of the goats at last sa1i
I'VE shall never sget across in this way
If lie down. you can Walk over me-"
That is a good plan,' said the other
goat. II will walk as gently as can"
So the first goat lazy down on the bridge
and kept very stiatgs The other goat put
down one foot very softlyeand then another
In a minute he was across. Then the first
one Jumped up and Ventnon his way How
wise the goats were to think of such plan
instead of going on quapreling.
THE WASRsANH THE BEE.
A wasp met a bee and asked 1t: Can you
tell me why all men seerY to hate me, while
they are so fond Of, YOU They make you
nice huts to live dni and feed you when it, is
too cold for you to- seek for yourselves.
What can all this be for? I am much the
same to look at; my wings are as fine as
yours. and as to my dress, look at its large
gold rings!' .-
Well said the bee IAN you tell me is
so; but If were to do even a small part of
the harm you do. must soon lose the love
that men have for me- You have a fine
shape and nice to look at. but there's
one thing men can't put up with-that is
your sting. And there is one thing more
You do men no good. but we fly far and
wide to find for Them day by day the sweet
food we make. JULIUS CARR
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In FARMLAND.

At night little children step into a fairy's boat
And they drift to dreamland onward they foat,
Past the flowers. past the beautiful isles.
Where many a fairy sits and smiles.
And they drift on lakes with snow-white swans
Past gardens with the tamest fawns,
And IL wind doth stir, tbs but a sephyr breeze
Waiting the scent from sweet blossomed trees
And they smile. these children as they drift along
Listening to the fairies soft, sweet song
And In the morning cherub faces glad secrets tell
OF how they have been with the fairies where love
and beauty dwell.
MARGARET KIRBY TAYLOR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02

TRIPLE SQUARE,
OP EN-
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E L B A L L
n e A r E.
L e A NTE
L A N E d
TIE d
Ed DY
A. r.
JUMBLED PROVERBS
1. Think twice before you speak once.
2. A merry heart doeth good like medicine.
B. p s.
BEHEADINGS
1. Strip. 2. A-paee. 3. Spout 4
Master. B. p. 8.
NUMERICAL ENIGMA
Louise Z. Hogan. BPa
ENIGMA
Eraser.
BEHEADINGS
1. Dark. 2. Dart. 8. Dash 4
D-aunt. B. P. s.
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The New Year.

Ring out. We glad bells. with a Joyous acclaimI
From tower and beifry u welcome proclaim!
Let the whispering winds lift the happy refrain,
For the year with Its promise is coming again.
Cnsullied and fair are the garments IL wears;
Unwritten the leaves of the b ,k that 1t bears
In the hush of the midnight names are enrolled
And 1t waits for the record lives shall unfold.
Ring out ye glad bells; sound the joyful refratnt
For the year with its promise is coming again
Alike to the cot and the gay castle hall,
1t sends its good cheer-Hnppy New Year to ALL
EDITH VIRGINIA BRADT.
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The Dolly's Mishap.

My dolly name is Pretty Peg"
The darling fell and broke her leg.
I'll nurse her now and stories tell
And that, I'm sure, will make her well
ELIZABETH ROBERTS BURTON,
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ENIGMA.

My first is in berry. but not in spoon;
My second Is in sun. but not in moon;
My third is in trolley, but not in car;
My fourth is in soldier, but not in war:
My fifth Is in start. but not in came;
My sixth is in ditto. but not In same;
My seventh is In slide, but not in fall
MY eighth Is in reach but not in call;
My whole is a time enjoyed by all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02

My first is in avenue, but not in street;
My second Is in insult but not in greet:
Ny third Is in lively. but not in gay;
My fourth is in pond but not in bay:
My fifth is in vanish, but not In sight:
My sixth is in ball. but not in kite;
My whole is a city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02
REHEADINGS

1. Behead free course and leave arch
work.
e. Behead to long and leave to gain by
labor.
5. Behead part and leave small, timid
animal
4. Behead comical and leave to revofve.
8. Behead to drench and leave tree.
8. Behead design and leave a cleft
Z. Behead form and leave q short poem.
8. Behead to wage and leave to receive.
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CHARADE

Ny first Is part of the body.
My second Is vowel.
My third Is something to wear.
My whole is to hinder. ;.
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CHARADE.


My first is place
My second is a number.
Ny third is an insect.
Ny whole is deputy.
B.
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FAIRY STORIES FOR OUR WEE FOLKS.
The Queen Bee.
From Grimm's Fairy Tales,
CHM L. Co.'S Home and School Library.
Edited by Sara Wiltse

Illustrated by Caroline S. King
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
Friday, September 80, 1904,
HOW ABOUT IT.

There is almost undivideI opinion
among those familiar with the place
that Wharton Grove is on one of the
prettiest water spots in the South.
Situated at the confluence of the
Corrotoman and Rappshannock
rivers, in Lancaster county, with a
breadth Of water that could float a
navy, and a grove of hardwood, it is
an ideal spot for 3O-days' outing in
summer. More than this, with salu-
brious atmosphere and environments,
where nature is in all harmony, it
strikes US that it is an ideal spot for
the student as we'll as the recreator.
What we want to know is, would
it not be just the place fol a Vir-
ginia chstauqua? We feel sure that
the management would turn it into
such a seat of learning if the people
would display an interest in the
move. We do not mean by this for
our people to put up large subscrip-
tions to stock-these can be procured
elsewhere-but if they would liber-
ally take part in chatauqus if once
established.
If our people will evince an inter-
est in the move we feel assured that
Reverends Wharton and CIaybrook,
the moving spirits of Wharton Grove,
will buckle down to work and get
it for us. Let us have some ex-
pressions on the subject.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
NEW YORK'S NOMINEES.

The nomination of Judge u. Cady
Herrick by the Democrats of New
York takes another Democrat from
the Supreme bench of that State
Congressman Francis Burton Harri.
son, thirty-years of age and of Vir.
ginia ancestry, was nominated fol-
Lieutenant Governor.
Former President Grover Cleveland
gave the following signed statement
about the ticket:
81 think the nominations made by
the New York Democratic State Con.
ventlon represent a happy outcome of
divergent preferences. The gentle.
men selected combine, it seems to me,
the fighting strength of New York's
Democracy. Certainly there can be
no doubt of Judge Herrick's rugged
honesty, great ability and unyielding
devotion to Democratic principles,
and am glad to see the younger ele-
ment of the party so completely rep
resented as is done by the nomination
of Mr.. Harrison. The voting Demo
Gratis of the State ought to find in
the personnel of their State ticket
an incentive to enthusiastic work in
its support"
Even y. S. Senator Depew, Repub-
!ican, had something good to say of
the nominees. In the course of a
speech to 10000 persons Senator
Chauncey Nj. Depew said:
ain view of the fact that the Demo
cratic convention nominated fol-
Governor Judge Herrick, its attack
upon Governor Odell for his entering
partisan politics and accepting the
Craftsmanship of the Repu blican State
Committee is interesting. Judge Her.
rick has been an able and upright
judge, but he was the unquestioned
leader and active manager of the
Democratic party of Albany county
when he was elected Judge in 1856
Notwithstanding his judicial posi-.
ton, he has continued during the
whole of his career upon the bench
to hold and to exercise the control
of the party machinery in the capital
county of our State. Governor Odell
in accepting the position as chair,
man of the Republican State Com.
mittee in this national canvass, had
before him the example of one of the
ablest, noblest, most distinguished
and most reputable judges of thu
Supreme Court Of our State, and one
of the most eminent members of the
Democratic partV.n
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
WOMAN FOR SUPERINTENDENT.

Miss Alice Maud bland.
twenty-nlne years of age and grad
uate Of the Bowling Green Female
Seminary, is applicant for the vacant
position of superintendent of schools
for King and Queen county. 1t is
stated that Miss Bland is ineligible
on account of sex, but she is we'll
endorsed and has made formal appli-
cation and why 'ineligibility" should
be barrier Virginians will want to
know after awhile. As among our
best teachers are to be found women
surely there are ladies capable of
being county superintendent. A
scanning of present incumbents
would convince one that some
counties would be better of with q
lady as superintendent.
The other applicants from King
and Queen sre John nj. Garnett, Rev.
Alex Fleet and Wilton Thruston.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
CATAsTROPHEs OF A WEEK

The past week or ten days record
numerous fatalities. In Chicago
nine school children were drowned
in an old cellar.
While entering Baltimore the loco
motive pulling President Roosevelt's
train slipped rim, and but for 60
ing at slow speed would have caused
a wreck. A collision of trains in
Massachusetts, disclosed the fact that
the Archbishop of Canterbury and
}. Pierpont Morgan were passengers,
but neither was injured.
Less fortunate were some of the
other train wrecks. A train near
Cumberland, Md, ran into a wagon
of dynamite. Two persons were
killed and q score wounded; railroad
bed and towers were wrecked; the
engine blown into the air fifteen feet
and demolished, the cylinder head be-
ing thrown 200 yards away. the two
horses blown into a field fifty feet
away and but slightly injured, the
wagon being wrecked; houses were
demolished ard windows in others at
quite a distance shattered: peonle
stunned, some of them being lifted
out of their beds by the conclusion:
violins were shattered and CARPETS
torn to shreds.
The Southern Railway passenger
train from Knoxville, Tenn, east
bound to Salisbury, N. c., eollided
with a westbound train, the passen-
ger coaches on both trains being
smashed. The number of killed
was estimated at sc and the injured
at $50, some of the latter fatally.
The cause of the wreck was officially
stated to have been disobedience of
orders by the crew of the westbound
train in not waiting at Hodges Sta
ton for the other train to pass.
Both engineers were killed, their
bodies being under their engines.
The engines, baggage, express and
day coaches were badly smashed up,
and it was said it would require
many hours to clear up the debris.
The sleeping cars did not leave
the track and the passengers in them
were uninjured.
Thlrty-one persons were hurt
some of whom may die, by the de-
railing of four cars of a passenger
train on the Iron Mountain road
Inesday, near Vulcan, Mo.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30

lT is just coming to public
attention that this government
under Presidents Mckinley and
Roosevelt has been unduly foster
ing huge trust. The tobacco
trust has within the past several
years enjoyed an advantage over
its competitors, the independent
tobacco and cigar companies, given
20 it direct by the government,
and by order of the President.
The trust is allowed to use on all of
IT'S cigars, imported from Cuba, al
individual revenue stamp, bearing
1t own color and design. This, the
independent dealers declare, gives the
trust an advantage over them, as this
individual stamp is taken by the
public as practical guarantee given
by the government of the extrs
quality of the cigars thus stamped
At the present rate of progression i
will be only few years before thu
Standard Oil monopoly will find it
wealth and power equalled by tn
Tobacco Trust, the Shoe Trust, tn
Flour Trust, and trust in every
thing except ain God we Trust
which is hiding its face for sham
, under the wings of the American
eagle.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
NEWS ITEMS.

This country is in tangle with
British diplomats over the arrest aud
timing of an attache of the British
Legation at Lee, Mass, for searching
in an automobile. Royalty and
members of embassies are immune
from arrest in all countries.
When the New York Giants won
their one hundredth victory ON last
Thursday they oinohed the base. ball
pennant, and IL they should all drop
dead they couldn't lose, for the Chi
cagoes, their closest rivals, GOULD not
reach their record, even if they won
every game.
Colonel John s. Mosby's hat, taken
from him when he was seriously
wounded at Lakes, Fauquier county,
Va, December 81, 1864, which has
been in the possession of lady al
Orange, n. j.. for the past forty
years, has just been sent back to its
famous owner.
Just before launching our largest
battleship, the Connections, yesterday
at the New York yards, diver detec.
tives discovered an obstruction lust
under water which would have
punched a whole in the hull and
probably wrecked the big fighter.
No clue has yet been gotten of the
perpetrators. This is the second at
tempt to wreck an unfinished Ameri-
can warship.
Ex- Mayor McCue will be placed
on trial on the charge Of wife muir.
der at Charlottesville October 18th.
A jury will be selected from Peters,
burg. Capt. Micajah Woods, of
Albemarle, and Richard Kerr, com.
mon wealth's attorney for Stanton
will assist the commonwealth in the
prosecution, while John l.. Lee, the
famous criminal advocate from
Lynchburg, will aid the defense.
"Jack" Lee is perhaps the most bril-
liant exponent of criminal practice
in Piedmont Virginia.
IA noted in these columns last
week the revenue cutter Window was
dispatched to the relief of number
of small oyster vessels reported in
distress in the bay between Norfolk
and Oxford, Md. The Maryland po.
lice boats have also gone to the
scene and it is expected that the
vessels of the Virginia oyster navy
will also render assistance, The re.
cent gale played havoc with the
smaller oyster vessels which wer,
driven ashore. Some Of the stran,
ded vessels were loaded with oysters
and were on their way to port wher
struck by the storm.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
SOME WEDDINGS.

DR.. j. w. Bowdoin, of Accomac,
President of the State Board of Fish
cries, and Mrs. N ID. Pitman were
married ut Newport News last week.
Cards announce the nuptiaIs of
DR.. John p. Stiff and Miss Mamie
Brockenbrough MacCarty. the cere-
mony to be performed at the Presby-
terrain chapel, Fredericksburg, Va,
ll:45 a. m, October 18th. The
brIde-elect is an attractive young
lady of the "Old Burg" DR.. Stiff
is practising dentist of that city, a
native of Westmoreiand county and
will be favorably recalled in this Sec
ton. He was a student at the Ches-
apeake Academy, Irvington, several
sessions. A host of friends Of both
the young people along the Rap
pahannock wish them JOY.