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Storks Swift Travellers.
From the Baltimore Sun.


There are certain species OF ducks that
are given the credit by naturalists OF being
the fleetest OF winged creatures. Recent
ly, however, it has been ascertaned that
the learned men were in error and the
stork Is found to far outstrip all denizens
of the air in speed. After exhaustive
survey OF the field 1t is now declared that
no living thing. not even a scared jack rab-
bit. can travel with the speed displayed by
such birds the stork and the northern
bluethroat. Not only do these birds fly
with speed that can hardly be conceived.
but they keep up their rapid fight for 1 900
or 1000 miles at a stretch without appar-
emily firing.
Evidence has been collected recently
which shows that the bluethroat flies from
central Africa to the shores of the North
sea. a distance OF 800 miles in less than
day and q night, and making it, more
over. In one uninterrupted flight. The storks
which spend their summers in Austria
Hungary and their winters in India and
central Africa are also marvellous travellers
and make their Journeys twice year in
unbroken flight each time From Buda-
pest, In Hungary, to Lahore, in India. is
about 2.400 miles in an air line, and the
storks make the journey in twenty-fouI
hours. thus travelling at the rate of JOG
miles an hour for the whole distance. The
storks which spend the summer in central
Europe and winter in central Africa travel
with the same rapidty.
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A Story They Tell in Japan.

In pretty japanese town lived a man
and his two sons. When the sons grew up
each brought his wife to live In his fathers
house, and they were all happy together.
After a while, the little Japanese wives
became homesIck, and asked their father-in-
law If they could not visit their own peo-
pie. At first he refused. but after some
months the wives oeefge list lst'ess and sad:
naught for me else thSySwould not wish to
co. But have pisa that will surely
prDge ". whether ttsar they ss s sEf0r me g not.
come back unless you bring fire wrapped in
paper sI
TO the younger he said: go. but never
come back unless you bring wind wrapped
in paper
Now thought the pld man, 81 shall
search the country till they find paper that
will hold both fire and wind" The wives
py. that they forgot ali about the gifts
they were to carry home. At last, greatly
troubled. they asked different wise men
in-law had requested OF Them
Paper that will hold fire and wind.
There is no such papeH-In all Japan"
Every one gave the same answer. and
the wives were very sad, fearing they
husbands or their fat1ler-in-law.
One day, while wandering In forest.
great tears fell from their eyes. Suddenly
Il don't let people cry N these woods" said
a voice Salt water will kill the trees"
I'VE cannot help crying" said the eldest.
"Unless I carry fire wrapped in paper, !
cannot go home. What shall 1 dor
Its easy enough to wrap fire in paper
said the voice Here is piece OF
paper Watch it, Then a strange thing
ha ppered A piece of paper appeared on
the ground and folded itself into Jap.
anese lantern. Now put candle inside. y
continued the voice. and I'd like to know
If you haven't paper holding fire."
The elder wife was happy. but the
younger was sad. "Oh, dear voice." she
said, Can any one carry wind inside OF
paDer?"
much more easy" answered the voice,
"for wind does not burn trees. Watch!
Eagerly both women watched. Another
piece of paper appeared and lay on the
ground. 1t had on 1t picture of tree
stood under gathering them The women
are yourselves" said the voice, 'and the
blossoms are the gifts your father-in-law
will give you
"I see paper and there Is always plenty
Of wind. but how can the paper carry the
wind?" Straightway some light twigs flew
toward the paper. 1t folded itself over.
under together. 1t opened and closed, and
waved itself before the fearful face of the
"Doesn't the wind come in your face?'
inquired the voice. Is it not the fan that
has brought it. just as the lantern carries
the fire."
Then. indeed. were both women happy.
They came home and their father-ln-law
reioiced to see them. He gave them beau
tiful gifts of gold and silver. No one be-
fore had ever seen such marvels as the
lantern and the fan, but the old man de-
c]ared that his house sheltered two more
precious things than even the lantern ana
the fan-his two wonderful daughters.
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feet long. made of willow switch wrapped
with hay or straw, and then the whole
covered with cloth. ale club Is therefore
harmless and yet suffi cient to strike a good
blow at the balloon. To break the balloon
was to kill the bear. If the bear makes all
the goals and gets safely back 10 camp he
wins the game.
Speaking of stories that the braves
tell around the campfires at night, here Is
one that was told not long ago as true.
The story was told by boy whose own
sister had the adventure.
1t happened in Yellowstone Park. where,
Is you. may know, hunters are not allowed
| to modest bears other wild animals. The
consequence is that bruin Is becoming quite
tame and in some places almost nuisance
Wherever there is plenty of garbage. as at
hotels he comes serenely out of the woods.
crosses the yard and helps himself TO water
melon rfnd. pieces of bread. scraps of meat
or whatever other delicacies the garbage
cans contain.
Lately group of guests at one of the
hotels did not know that bears were so
very common there and they were strolling
along the edge Of the woods. Annette.
eleven years old. was a Juvenile kodak
fiend. and she was armed for anything in
teresting that might happen along.
What did happen along was two mon
strous black bears coming with long. easy
strides right toward the party. Annette
screamed with delight. and at once began
to focus her camera. There We're various
other screams. but they We're of terror
rather than of delight. All the rest of the
party scampered away. back to the hotel.
Annette alone stood her ground. and she
had but one fear, namely, that tNe- bears
would be frightened away before she could
catch their photographs. for from safe
distance Annettes friends were frantlcaly
shouting at her. The bears stood stil.
watching her. She ventured to get little
closer to them but they apparently feared
a kodak. for they wheeled about and trot-
ted slowly back to the woods. Annette did
.N,.Nf of hair at GlA q
sorry to this day that she did not follow
them LID for a better picture.
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with each step. may all he initiated. Some
body in each tribe will be clever enough to
make UP i little ceremony and plan. Here
is green corn dance that Chief Copper
Eagle. Moderator of the kingbtrd tribe.
devised and carried cut most successfully:
The dance grounds were small clear
ing In the woods, with a fire pit in the
center fire was made. and the pot. con-
tanning onions and potatoes. was put on to
boil. Then the warriors made preparation
for the dance. At one end of the clearing
a small lodge was made of blankets and
branches. There the dancers made their
toilets
Copper. Eagle, acting as Hiawatha. his
face painted black to represent fasting and
sorrow. went into the little lodge to fast
Four days he tasted and prayed that the
Great Spirit would send food to his people
The days were marked by a red and yellow
pasteboard sun. carried across the dance
ground by Blue Buffalo. On the nth sun
young man dressed In gre IN and yellow
paint came and wrestled with him until
shutdown. On the sixth sun he came again.
telling Hiawatha before he left that on the
morrow he would be overcome, and giving
him directions about his burial. on the
seventh sun he came and wrestled. and
this time Hiawatha given the mas
terry. He buried Mondamin lin a shallow
grave which they had dug the day before)
and watched by his grave. covering II with
branches.
"All this time the other braves had been
dancing around the circle. keeping time 20
the drum beaten by white Swan Now
they danced around seven times. and then
Mondamin slowly rose, with his arms full
of green corn.
He gave the corn to Hiawatha. and then
vanished into the forest Hiawatha dis
tributed the corn to the warriors who put
IT into the pot.
''Mondamin washed of bis paint In the
brook. and dressed himself Dinner was
soon read. and 1t did taste good. for onions.
potatoes and corn had all been cooked in
the s1me water"
When the Sinawas encamped recently at
the village of Standing Rock. Black Wolf
| (Mr. Seton) led them In bear hunt 4
swift runner was chosen for the bear, and.
starting from the. camp he had to make
three goals and return to camp before he
was safe. On the back 4of the bear was u
rubber toy balloon.
Each hunter was armed with club two
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the horse. is 1t, because papa got out to
hold its head while the man fixed the
buggy? If he hadn't held the bride the
horse wouldn't have kicked his leg when
he reared
WHO reared? Papa" snapped Fred.
crosby You'll be saying next that It's
pap4s fault. and he did it on purpose
Just as If he wanted to stay In bed.
when we had planned such lovely things
began Ethel. Indignantly. But she stopped
and laughed. Aren't We silly? 1t WASH t
any Dne's fault 1t was an accident And And
we needn't be cross II papa isn't. But
doesn't it seem years since yesterday"
Here comes the station masters son
with telegram" exclaimed Fred
The boy delivered the yellow paper at
the door to Mrs Elliot She took it UP to
her Husband and in a few minutes re-
turned with a written answer. with which
the boy departed whistilng .,
Nothing more wrong. | hope. Mummle!
asked Edith. noticing that the mothers
usually serene brow was a little clouded;
b I'm not sure, dear. fancy your father
IS needed at the office. He has wired Mr..
he gets the III o'clock train he will be
here by half past twelve. VIII you ask
William to meet him. please; Fred
, yes, your father says 1t is so much
quicker, and Mr.. Chase's time is valuable. >
Fred went with William to meet his
fathers partner. He related the details or
the accident they spun home.
They lifted papa into the machine he
set his teeth and drove it five miles to the
doctors before his leg could be set. Will
lam wasn't along, you know" finished
Fred.
Mr. Chase clapped his hands noiselessy.
Good he cried. There's a lesson In
grit for you. young man. l only wish he
could go back to the factory with me this
afternoon A worried look came into the
young mans eyes. Your father has so
much influence with the men
strikes again" asked Fred
Yes All sorts of trouble answered
Mr.. Chase II must get the = O'Clock train
back How long does this red fellow take
to get TO the station?'
Twenty minutes. about. The horses
take thirty-tive. but they are slow"
When they drew up at the door, Mr.
Chase went Immediately to his partners
room For over an hour the children heard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
Set Crabs to Catch Crabs.

From the Philadelphia Press.
They were sitting in the general store in
the seashore resort of Avalon telling the
usual Jersey fish stories. 1t was Ezra
Crosses turn, and he spun the following
yarn:
Some springs ago the crabs was scarce
on account of the hard winter. Every sum-
mer l make a business of shipping crabs to
the city, but the spring l speak of it SEEM
ed as though the crabs had all died. You
know that the ice kills the crabs and those
what's left alive always keep in deep water
the following summer. Well. l tried my
pest to get some crabs 1 went along the
bank of the creek with net: fished with
large chunks of meat. and tramped around
to all the salt ponds on the meadows. But
1t wasn't any use. Finally 1 thought I'd
try new scheme. So / got couple OF
large crabs and tied a long wire about
their shells. Then took them to where the
creek runs into the sound and anchored
each crab in the water. After that sunk
several large pieces of meat.
Next day, continued Crosse. Il went to
my decoys and caught 300 crabs"
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their voices rising and falling. excitediy. as
they discussed the situation at the factory
In the city.
He'll have to hurry II he wants that
pm. train" remarked Fred He got up
from his seat on the piazza railing. and
went into the hall to look at the clock.
Father ought to get fellow watch.
he grumbled to himself. Its all non
sense about waiting until I'm old enough.
If I'm not at fourteen-
The fathers door opened suddenly. "All
right, Elliot I'll work 1t somehow If |
get that train. Don't be rash with those
bones. old fellow Goodbye Mr.. Chase
came running down the stairs. swapping
his watch shut he came.
"All right William? No. thank you. Mrs.
Elliot. no time for such frivolities as lunch
con. Going to the station. Fred?"
They sprang into the automobile. Will
lam pulled the lever. The big red machine
swung half way around in a dignified way.
snorted, and came to a sudden stop. Will
lam pulled hard: the machine jumped, went
a few inches, and stopped again
William fused at the levers a moment.
grew red. and getting out. crawied under
the body of the machine. Fred and Mr..
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Games for Rainy Days.

Lots of fun can be- had with peanut
tournament Have four people at each
table, and in the center Of each have a
large bowl OF peanuts and pair OF tongs,
such as come in candy boxes Each per-
son must try to remove the peanuts one at
a time without stirring the other nuts. AT
the end Of twenty minutes bell Is rung.
and the one having removed the largest
number of peanuts is awarded simple
little prize.
Another simple but amusing plstime Is
to have ring hung from the chandeler
at convenient distance from the floor.
Each child must walk directly up to the
ring and without hesitating try to run a
pencil through the ring. This sounds very
be surprised how difficult it really is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
Points for Stamp Collectors

From st. Nicholas Magazine.
There Is growing difficulty in SECURING
fine copies of the early issues of United
states stamps. The makers of these issues
were not required by the government to be
careful In relation to the perforating of
them. The paper was OF a brittle quality
very easily broken or injured by careless
handling. The postmasters who cancelled
these stamps cared for nothing except to
thoroughly obuterate them, so that they
used unnecessary quantities Of Ink for this
purpose. All these things combined make
IT diffcult to find used copies of the early
issues OF our country In fine condition
There were few collectors, and therefore
not many of these stamps were saved in
unused condition. The consequence of this
state or things Is and will be an increasing
difticulty in securing these stamps in such
condition as Is acceptable to collectors
who are at all particular as to the looks of
their albums. There are vast numbers of
United States stamps in poor and ordinary
condition. These many collectors take to
III the spaces In their albums until they
can secure stamps of finer quality. This
seems, on the whole, to be a mistake for
the possession of specimen. even though
II be poor one, causes collector to neg
lect to secure another OF the same stamp
The desire to fill spaces that are vacant
Is greater than to improve those that are
not properly filled. The best thing for the
young collector. If he wishes to have a
really pleasing album, is 10 put nothing
into its spaces but unused. lightly cancelled,
clean copies OF the stamps which he selects.
The filling of the album properly will be
appreciated within few years by those
who care more for United States stamps
than for the issues for foerign countries.
since the growing demand will make it even
more difficult than it now IL to obtain flns
specimens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
Wheels Versus Wheels
~ MARGARET L. WALLACE.

z The Elliot family had been in their coun-
try house just two weeks They had an
ticlpated such a beautiful time. and now
all was distress and confusion. The chill
'dren met in corners and discussed it.
The servants shook their heads they
went about their work. and William, who
%as coachman and chauffeur, sat gioomily
booking at the big French automobile.
which had been the unlucky beginning OF
all the mischief
The trouble was that papa-jolly. ener-
Setic papa-lay upstairs in bed. his leg
Broken in two places.
II hate that old red thing" said Fred,
the oldest Elliot boy. kicking his heels
against the piazza steps.
I've all loved 1t yesterday morning re-
married. Edith. And it isn't fair to blame
It. just because that stupid horse was
afraid Of it,"
Huh said Jack. 1T isn't fair to blame
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dangle from the short girdle, and red
name from the necklace that each player
wore. Then picture great game between
the braves of two rival tribes and you NAV
know the interest there was.
So on the eve before the game each
tribe. in its own village. had dance
Among the Choctaws four of the wisest
medicine men sat at one side of the circle
where the dance was to be. These four
took no part IN the dance, but seemed to
be the medium through whom the prayers
for bravery and skill would reach the
Great Spirit On the opposite side OF tire
circle sat the musicians, with drums and
sticks beating monotonous time for the
dancers. 't
The step for the most part a short
sliding one with now and then a series of
wild Jumps and bounds The knees and
back We're very much bent. The dancers
appeared as different possible from the
proverbially straight Indian. To keep up'
such a dance for hours was wearisome
business, but it was thought that their
fatigue would gain for them the favor OF
the spirit that was to help them In mo
game. At any rate the dance continued
until near dawn. and then all was hustle
and preparation to get off to the seem OF
the contest. We would regard long re-
freshng sleep better preparation for an
important game than an all nights dance
Another picturesque dance was the eagle
dance In this sixteen young men. the
flower of the tribe. took part. They were
nearly naked. and their bodies were paint
ed white. In the right hand each carried
an eagles tall in the left a bow or toma-
hawk. Eagle feathers were in the hair
The braves danced four at time around
two spears stuck in the ground. When
they were tired four others took their
places, and so on. The thing desired was
that the Great Spirit would bring uTon
these braves the warlike fearleSsneSS and
daring of the eagle.
Now the dances of the woodcrafters will
have to be adapted to their own purposes.
The gay costumes. the painting. the short,
shulfiing step, the bent back and knees,
the beating of time on a drum or other
object, and the hi. hi, hi. hi-ya, uttered
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49, ~

PRIMAL ACROSTIC
The primals Of the words defined below spell the
/; strong wind 2. A sound reflected g. Tt
talk wildly. 4. A relative. 5. A corner G. A
measure Of space I. To unfasten. 8. To dissolve
CONCEALED WORD SQUARES.
Al. Did you hear the lion roar?
2. Oh ought not to go.
3. The air seems to be cooler out here
4. Can Rose come?
b. The gong has just sounded.
2. What pretty opal ring
3. Edna means the red hat.
f. What deep glen this is.
DIAMONDS
Al. consonant in ''muffed."
.. Juice of plants
3. girls name.
4. writing implement
5. consonant In "muffied."
B-1- consonant In make"
z 4 chart char
4. To work at closely
s. vowel In make
CONCEALED COUNTRIES.
!. Such beach in a place like this!
z. Bring the papers, am going in.
8. How kind; l am going to go.
4. The church like is the the hill.
8. Did you see Jack, Frances?
BEHEADINGs AND cURTAILINGs,
Behead and curtail
l. A member of the body and leave an article
z piece of timber and leave part of row
boat.
3. writing material and leave an animal
l. eontrivance and leave time past
8. fluid and leave devoured.
g. Something good to eat and leave a conjunction.
POsTMAN'S BAG
i. piece OF 5ewelry lost letter and became q
piece of jewelry.
q crclet lost letter and became naughty.
T. country lost two letters and became house
f. A kind Of earth lost letter and became sor-
rowsul.
g. TO find fault lost letter and became low in
temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
Some Facts About Tea.

Wien the first settlers came to America
tea and coffee were unknown. People
drank weak home-brewed beer or cider
After a while they heard that people In
England were drinking tea and coffee. so
the wealthy bought some. but only kept
Il TO use for medicines. When tea first
came It was called the new China drink. I"
and along with it came pretty little cups
and saucers Of CHINA great change from
the wooden or pewter ones that the col
onists had used before.
People in the country didn't know how
TO use the tea for long time after IL was
generally used in the cities. There were
no cook books then remember. A certain
minister in Connecticut bought two pounds
IN New York. He took II nome and put 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
Fast Time by Bees.
From the Chicago News


There is a bee ranch with more than a
million bees in the heart of one of the
densest residence districts of San Francis
CO. It is owned by Philip Prior, principal
of a public school. and is in the little back
yard of his home. For ten years he has
kept his bees there, has harvested about a
third Of a ton of honey each season and
has been at no expense for food for his in
teresting and industrious pets.
Although it is a distance of two and one
half miles from the Prior bae ranch to
Golden Gate Park, the Prior bees make the
trip there collect loads of honey and get
back to the hive in two minutes. making a
bullet-like flight at the surprising rate Of
80 miles hour.
Mr.. Prior has demonstrated this by hav-
ing an observer watching certain bee-fa-
vored places in the park and exactly tim
Ing the arrival there of bees he purpoSely
sprinkled with -four they issued from a
hive. He has also kept time on the abb
sence of the whitened bees.
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in the medicine chest with the ether
drugs. This minister had two daughters
who had heard that all the fine ladies in
the city were drinking the new beverage
hen their father was away from home
these girls invited two young men in the
neiShborhood to their house. They got out
the precious package. intending to treat
their visitors to a new pleasure
IheY boiled about half a pound OF the
tea half an hour or longer then pourea or
the hquld tor what We call the teal and
threw 1t away. Then they put the tea
leaves on dish and tried to eat them as
one would spinach Don't you think this
was just punishment for diso5ey their
her?