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irg seems to please the princess, the small
est and most insignificant flower viii give
her the greatest pleasure. IT you renem-
Der this; Toyforall, you may say v nggoou.
Dress yourself to represent a mower. htose
petals for your full puffed sleeves, daisy
petals for your short skirt and run anu
ornament your high peaked mar Win u
wreath Of asters. Thus arrayed, appea.
before the princess and bear on a salVer OF
gold-me.'
bling at sight of the beautiful
which in some way had more the appear
ance of a child than a flower.
YES" responded the flower-child.
leave me with Sunbeam all night ana
we will accomplish what all the mechanics
in the kingdom have failed to Do
Toyforall hastily summoned the dress
makers. hatters, bootmakers and me
head gardener of the king to direct the
! manufacture of his flower costume. Wneh
Toyforall explained what he was ttylng
will. for hadn't Toyforall devoted his
life to making their little Hanses and
Gretchens happy?
at daybreak, and Toyforall was dressed IN
II. A jeweler brought, a magnificent gold
tray. and on it was placed the sacrlflcing
narcissus. She was found to have grown
considerably larger, but had lost nothing
OF her beauty or fragrance; Toyforali
could scarcely believe that the beaut1lul
flower he was benring was not n real
child, so intelligently did she talk and 50
human aid She look. TO save her delicate
METAL dress from being broken by the
wine Toyforall covered her with a pink
gauze scarf, and thus they appeared at
the palace. He was Immediately ushered
into the presence of Elsa herself. ,
what have You for me this year good
ToyforaH?f asked Elsa. II am dreadfullN
tired of dolls and books and games and
music boxes and-everything,'
What would you like?' asked T,oyforall,
trembling lest her answer should be some
thing he could not grant.
"I'd like something alive replied Elsa;
Something / can talk to and love, not
like those stupid mechanical toys that
are neithersreal nor unreal"
''Well. shut your eyes said Toyrorall,
who hadn't made toys all his life without
knowing that all little girls, rich or poor,
Ike to be surprised.
ELSA shut her eyes and counted one
two-three. Off came the scarf, and a sweet,
smiling little face gazed into Elsa's own.
One tiny hand was ontstretched, as Its
owner said. Il want You to love me. Elsa.
I am n truly flower, but have been or
dered by our queen to show you the life
and soul that is in all flowers. 1 have
come to be your birthday gift. and II you
will like me better than some old. stupid
toy, I shall stay with you in the palace for
n whole year"
Elsa was wild with delight. She danced
around the flower and Toyforall. clapplns
her hands. Then tears came into her
eyes-glad tears-her head dropped until
her face touched that OF her wonderful
present Toyfornll knew. without Il
words, that he had succeeded beyond his
had failed to do. 1t had given the Prin-
cess Elsa a gift that was truly wonderful,
and different from any she had ever had
bcfore.-M. s. Handy In Washington Star.
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Al PRlNCESS'S BIRTHDAY

There was once a princess who was so
unfortunate as to have everything she
wanted. From the hour of her birth all
the mobiles In the kingdom had We'd with
each other in bringing her splendid gifts,
for her father was a powerful monarch,
thus remembering his daughter Elsa.
When Elsa's birthday came round there
was great excitement. All the toy makers
had so many orders for wonderful toys
that many Of them, unable to meet the
demands. throw themselves into the river.
TIC forall. a clever mechanic, was now the
chief of Toyland, and so far had been
able 70 present, to Elsa on each birthday
something absolutely new and different,
When one realizes that Elsa was 10
years old. and on each birthday had re-
ceived a thousand toys, it can be readily
seen that Toyforall had no easy job.
On the night before Flsa's eleventh
birthday Toyforall was sadly waiting for
an audience with the king. He was very
downcast. for he knew that the king
would put him 10 death when he learned
that Tovforall and his workmen had failed
IN making a toy that was not like some
thing Elsa had seen before. Toyforall
didn't want to die one bit, for life was
very pleasant. He had a good income. a
dear little home. a loving, helpful wife,
and Sunbeam. the merriest, happiest little
dHughte In the world.
Toyforall's fears were soon realized.
When the king learned that there were no
new toys for Elsa's birthday on the NOR
row he had no mercy. He had never heard
~ SA'A q alIA EIhLtlhAI6H liz uAA
and unless something decidedly original
was Forthcoming by noon the next day
Elsa would have the satisfaction of seeing
Toyforalrs head (without his body por
out OF a mammoth Jack -in-the-box.
Toyforall went home with a heavy heart.
II all his workmen In twelve months had
failed to think of something new In the toy
line how could he hope to accomplish any
thing in the few hours thai remained be
fore the next day Even Sunbeam's low
ing welcome failed to gladden. his SORROW
ing heart. He sat down on the steps In
front of his cottage and watched through
his tears his little girl talking to a flower
she held In her hand. Sunbeam's conver-
sation was Just such chatter as children
ak to each other, but could he be dream
ing? The flower, a pure white nareissue,
was actually talking to Sunbeam.
What was 1t she was saying? the
Princess Elsa should have a wonderful toy
tomorrow and that ToyforaIl should bring
it.
Toyforall bent his head, for the flower
had such a faint. gentle voice. Sunbeam
was here called into the house, and Toy
forall answered the flower who spoke
before she realized that Sunbeam had dis
appeared. Toyforalls voice was so sad
and fearful that the flowers heart soft
ered and she told him that flowers AVE a
language Of their own. which little chill
dren understand perfectly. In every
flower there Is a fairy continued the
blossom. but every one cannot see It.
The Princess Elsa is one of those thus
favored. and so is Sunbeam. While moth
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Carl Stevens, Frank Zanes, Amy Bodine,
Leopold Server, Raymond Bonker, John
Stats, George Hendrickson, George
Amendt, Jennie Clark, Edna Ham, Mil
ton Engelman, Eddie Cummings, Minnie
Marx. Rudolph Kruger, Alvin G. Mayer.
Helen Jackson, Joseph kilgariff, Edwin
+. Enderlin, John Peccarelli, Minnie Gott-
Heb, Charlotte G. Hunter. Caroline Au-
genstein, Magdalen Schreitmueller. Mar
tin Finder, Lulu Perkins, Malcolm ID. Eye
land. James Scanzera, Edna Harris,
Bernard McGarry, Fred Loos, Margaret
Ripley. Anna Todd, Alice Hopper. Mar
tin Cohn, Josephine Adlon, Sylvia Simpson,
Barbara Schreiner, Joseph Smith. William
Kruger, Annie Reiter, Willie ]. Jubert,
Lena Gusching, Mefford r. Runyon, Marie
Schneider, Harold Webb, Edward Moehler,
Leslie Agens. Willie w. Flavell, L. Birn,
Florence Brown, Leslie Games.
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PRIMROSE.
SQUARE.
THE PRIZE WINNERS

The monthly prize of 81 for. a selected
complete list of nswer received In the
four weeks contest just closed was
won by
RalpI, C~anadensis, Pa.
The two prizes of fifty cents each for
selected complete lists for the month
were awarded to
THE Poser, Pittsburg, PA.
2-F. Aitchell, Jersey City, N. j.
The two prizes of fifty cents each
for two incomplete lists for the month
from solvers who answered the puzzles
each week of the competition were
won by
I-EnavIicm, P~ittsburg, Pa.
2--JO Mullins, Miami, Mo.
The regular weekly prize of twenty
FIVE cents for a selected complete list
of answers received to New Puzzles
No. 233 was won by
Rex, Pittsburg, Pa.
The regular weekly prize of twenty
five cents for an incomplete list to New
Puzzles No. 233, selected at random,
was won by
fTeezer, Bloomfield, N. j.
The regular weekly prize of twenty
Ave cents for a selected contribution
was won by
MajOlicR, Chicago. Ill.
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NOTES AND COMMENT

subscriptions TO this column are So
tcitcd from all puzzlers. For terms
and information address the editor.
The standing of the solvers in the
monthly contest just closed is as follows
number of problems published 40):
RALPH 40; THE POSER. 40; F.
AITCHELL, 40; REX, 40; 10 Mullins. Ss;
Dan d. Lyon, 30; Tim Penny. 80; Musicus,
%; Ted, 20; Ess Ell, 20; Alec Sander, 2s;
Violet, %; Wee Fling, 20; Wilhelmina, is;
Fleur de Lis, IS; c~larissas Il; Remardo, Il;
Rusticus, IL; Katy Did, Il; After Ali, 8;
Nevah, 5; Newarkus, S; Revlos, q; Prim-
rose. 5; Grace Note, a; None. Hit, 4; Ira T.
Bility, A.; PARK, A; Cinder Ella, a; Splash, 4;
Rex Ford, 4: Quebig, 4; Chicque. 8; Teezer.
Brown, l; Happy. 1; l. Scream, 1. Total AZ.
We have counted advertisement as a
correct answer to FTE ALLS charade,
as It seems to fill the bill in every par
CHEsTER'S pair of diamonds brought
forth the praise which were their due,
and DELIAN'S rime came In for its Just
share of commendation.
KRAWEN gives us his first effort in
the puzzle line for some months, a clever
square In answer to r. o. CHESTER.
He gracefully compliments the d
Club, by using the name of this live
organization for his base-word May we
have more from the same pen.
PRIMROSE Is to be congratulated upon
forming a reDus which is quite original
49, eAA
1t is a pleasure to present MAJOLICA'S
work. Wish we could hear from him and
MENTOR more frequently.
Il TEEZER, I SCREAM and QtJEBIG are
Old friends who have bobbed up again this
week afte- a long silence. May they con-
tinYe to have a postcard handy on solu-
ton day.
Ell DON is now located at 900 Summit
street Highbridge. The Bronx.
REX FORD and NYPHO are 70 no cop-
graduated on the wonderful series Of dia-
monds In the Ardmore Puzzler which an
peared over their noms. The series was
a great achievement
For the benefit Of anxious inouirers we
VIII say tnat we always. count as correct
a solution that Is unfinished on account
OF a word from a reference book which "a
not attalnaole by the solver. We inside
this a fair rule.
We received his week a list of answers
70 NO. 2S from F.. AITCHELL. nosts
marked August 70. six weeks is q IIoonr
City to Newark. -" Jersey
Glad to have heard from I.
again; May his answers flow into the ed
from now on. seieain
REX writes that the Pittsburg convsn-
ton on January LIST will be a hummer a-a
chat President DAN d. LYON an an IL
workers will entertain the aalss
gates with true Western hospitalItv w
bet that We editor, for one. VIII bS LOU
THE POSER writes: 'Tt can,t ~ 'nels-
slole VlCLET is out for constahie LIZ
ne not higher political ambifions 81 t11as
zPoioglze Ior the squib Of September IA
official. Om tnat high
nc Eastern Enigma yet. The Dam !.
eagerly awaiting its appearance oA y
~ mas Joined the armv a. hsnA
we oner our congratulations.
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USEFUL GIFTS FOR TRE
SGA00LB0Y'S ROOM

Every grid who has brothers, cousins or
friends in college or school is anxious to
know what would be useful and proper for
the furnishing of the schoolroom, Girls
are becoming somewhat diffident about Of
fering gifts of this nature to their mascu-
line relatives. because so many times the
of needlework has proven useless and out
of place in the boys room. Fragile and
very dainty things, fussy things, objects
necessary, tri1es for the desk that are
more ornamental than useful, are all apt
to be out of place IN a boys room. The
most acceptable things are the really use
full things. which are solid and substan-
tial as well as attractive in appearance
As regards aesthetics. merely most boys
like pictures of certain sorts, but rather
dread Ornaments, which are sure to be
broken in some of the scrambles.
Among sofa pillows the linen ones in the
college or school colors, with big mono
grams in leather stitched on one side, are
very popular with boys. Pillows made of
soft leather are also very good, and those
made of small Navajo blankets are re
celved with thergreatest joy. OF course ii
isn't easy making a Navajo blanket pillow
or one of leather, either, but for a be
loved brother or cousin one will do much.
1t is a good plan not to attempt to stitch
the two sides of the cushion in either
case, but to lace them together with
leather thongs.
for a boy relative. There should be q
large bag for general use and a small one
for collars and cuffs, as these frequently
go to different laundries. These bags are
made of linen, with monographs in white
braid or embroidery. Blue linen or brown
bags are the best, as they wash very well
A housewife or comfort bag, such a.
soldiers carry. Is always liked by the col
lege boy. This may be In several shapes
but the best is a long strip of cloth OF
leather fitted with pockets and with cords
at one end. so that it may be rolled VI
and tied. The pockets contain buttons
black and white cotton, needles, scissors
tape and other useful things for bachelod
mending.
AS for pictures. of course, that is 4 mat
ter of individual taste with most boys
There are a few pictures, however, which
almost all boys Ike, among which Rem
%ington's Indian and cowboy pictures prob
ably take first rank.-New York Herald.
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Am EARLY AUTUMN BIRD

No other birds are so closely associated
with the early autumn, with the coming
the white-throated sparrows; and many
nature lovers eagerly watch for the ar
rival Of these fall songsters from the
North. When they are first seen their
only note, a feeble tseep, tells little of
their musical power. as they seem to have
an agreement not to dash into our pres
ence with a song, but to wait for a week
or more after their arrival before sur
prising us by q display of their real abil-
ity. Many kinds of birds are especially
sociable In the autumn. but none are more
so than the whlte>throated sparrows. Their
gentle -companionship and plaintive song
seem especially adapted to the dreamy
days of our Indian summer.-St. Nicholas.
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ToDAY'S PRIZE OFFERS

Very pretty books will he awarded to
the girl and boy who send in the best
answer to the city rebus problem.
Handsome story books will be given 10
the girl and boy who send in the best an
swers TO the hidden picture contest.
Uncle Jack will also award pretty paint
boxes to the girl and boy who can first
find the correct answer to the Jumbled
word puzzle. =,
I'M addition to these prizes Uncle Jack
will give = pretty set of four pictures;
representing Spring. Summer, Autumn and
Winter, to three boys and three girls VINO
answer all three of the puzzles correctly.
Answers TO t0day's puzzles and list
of Drize winner will be published next
Saturday afternoon,
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THE KlTTEN

l was born in a cornfeld and / had one
sister, when we were about a week old,
some cruel boys killed my mother, so we
were left orphans. We now had nobody to
care for us or feed us. and the first night
after my mother died we cried all night.
Some people who lived in the house next
to the cornfield heard us crying, so a boy
living in the house came and took the two
of us. My sister was black and white and
l was all black. My sister was given to a
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CHICKS AND CHICKENS

The cocks and hens of the barnyard
are unique among feathered animals in the
fact that they have no specific name. we
call them chickens, but, a a matter of fact,
a chicken is a young b%arnyard fowl, and
the term should not be applied to an old
fowl. We nave become so used to calling
them all chickens, however, that there is
little chance of making a change. 1t seems
strange that the naturalists did not give
them a suitable name at the outset.
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A LITERARY maid

81 do love books" said Marjorie,
One morning, as she played;
And SO she did, as you can See
This literary maid.
The dictionary was her chair;
The atlas her big table;
The dolls sat up on other books,
As straight as they were able.
And then they all partook OF tea,
And did as they We're bid:
II do love books" said Marjorie;
Now don't you think she did?
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Answers received from the following
children were not counted today when tine
prizes were awarded, as the rules govern
ing the various contests were not followed.
Try tc be more careful in future:
Michael Stuckey, Clara David, H.. Ar
thur Schmidt, Minnie Finger. John Sulll-
van. Ethel Kyle, Florence North, Charlie
Iauterback, Francis Sullivan, Carl Stew
ems, Frank zanes, Raymond Bonker,
George Hendrlckson. George Amendt. Ed
die Cummings, Minnie Marx, Alvin g.
Mayer, Caroline Augenstein, Magdalen
Schreitmueller, Martin Finder, Edna Har-
rls, Leslie Agens, L. Birn, Florence Brown.
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HOW ITO GET YOUR PRIZES

Uncle Jack will mail 20 each prize win
ner a postal card notifying them TO call
at the business office of the EVENING
STAR for their prize. Bring the card
with you when you call, and the prize Will
be given to you in exchange for IL. Please
write Uncle Jack acknowledging receipt
of your prizes and how you like them,
Uncle Jack will publish the picture of any
prize winner who cares to send him q
uhotogra nh.
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2, S39-BY DELIAN.
MIDSUMMER
NEW PUZZLES No. 235.


2,&1.
NEW STYLE DIAMOND.
l. The letter C. 2. To this or that ex-
tent. g. The top or head Of a thing, as
of a hill, 4. 10 straighten up. S. A tree
of the bean family, Of the Mediterranean
region. 6. Infrequently. Z. Giving heart.
8. Regular (Obs.). 8. The sharp end of a
thing. 10. Same as honk. II. A pack-sad-
garded as a grammatical object. IL. The
letter l.. PARK.
1852.
DOUBLE LETTER ENIGMA.
In portrait on the wall;
In female photo, too;
In statue very tall;
In efiigy of you,
In pictures that appal.
You'll fnd COMPLETE, / am quite sure.
The SECOND of an object bright,
Seen FIRST the eye has been Withdrawn
That's il you get the answer right.
.,xs AFTER AEL
DIAMOND.
1. The letter p. 2. Imp. of feed. 8. A
bamboo-rat. A. Modern wooden fabrics.
S. Actunted by extravagant or Incorporate
zeal. G. Sagacity. Z. Diversing. 8. OF or
pertaining to the organs or the sense Of
touch. 3, Past participle of say (Obs.).
10. A bulky piece of timber cut down and
cleared of branches. II. The letter N.
1884.
SQUARE.
(To r. o. Chester.)
l. CD A forward thrust in fencing
CVar. 50. 2. A town of Persia, in Mazan-
deran. on the Caspian Sea Nippincott).
8 A town Of the Netherlands, iS miles
4, Relating to or having the character Of a
satyr or satyrs. 5. A town of Portugal in
Beira tWorcester). 6. A town OF Persia
Century Atlas). 7. A fiourishing club. of
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n1ent 81 nuzzIedom. KRAWEN.
2,355.
PENTAGON.

fFil in tbe snaces above with the words
defined below SO that they read down anu
across the same.)
tam-o-shanter 3. Crushing. A. Processes
for arresting fermentation in the must CT
, grapes. 6. Those belonging to a tribe or
ganized on a system OF toteins, or Wno
adopt Individual totems %. s. A comb-like
structure formed by a row OF short, curved,
spiny bristles on the upper metatarsai sur
| face of the hind legs of certain spiders,
used to tease the silk. T.. An executive or
judicial officer. 8. Restraints (Obs.). 8. To
throttle. 10. Subtilty CWrights Prov.
Eng, Dict.). II. (Poet) It seems fo me
(obs. 81. c1NcINNATUS.
ACROSTIc LITERATIM CHARADE.
/. Teddy near his fair banks calmly sit
2. Merry candidates our people cheer;
8. Rank-men, Tammany, Wall Street per-
4 Roosevelt now may read his title
8. Side-shows seek to draw away the vot-
6. Democrats on platforms not the same;
Z. Hue-and-criers, drivers and promoters,
8. Counter currents meet and foam ana
Our i to s, that is, COMPLETE
Is on; now let us all compete;
2,357.
ANAGRAM.
Sir, 1 can sec st. Paul;
2,s5S.
REBUS.
(After Privately
"A quotation from Longfellow.- 4
DARKER
DARKER
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DID
90
WV
sleep
oblivion
ALL
PRIMROSE.
2,359.
SQUARE.
(Winner Of contribution prize.)
1. Gears (Obs. Murray. q. Wady OF
Judah, flowing into the Dead Sea (Scrib-
ner-Black). 8. A former department in the
extreme S. of Peru Oippincott). 4. A
mug or tankard in the form Of a human
figure ~. s. Growing ripe. 8. (Ornith.)
Courlans. Z sunken panels or ooffers In
\ ceilings OF sofiits 80. 5. Shaggiest.
MAJOLLCA.
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Newark, N. J,

Newark, N. j., Sept. p, 1907.
Dear Uncle Jack thank you for the
pencil box / received. l would rather have
won a book but still / am satisfied.
Your loving nephew.
LEOPOLD SERVER, aged IL.
26S East Ferry street.
CUncle Jack will see that you get a book
next time.)
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ANSWERS TO LAST
SATURDAYS PUZZLES

The name of the city shown in last Sat
urday's rebus was Carbonate, Pa.
The answer to the tumbled word puzzle
was Tobacconist.
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Irvington, N. j., Sept. q, 1907.
Dear Uncle Jack-I received my pencil
box and k 1t very much. | take great
pleasure in solving the different puzzles
Your little friend,
ALICE HOPPER. aged 10.
/ Standard place.
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Newark. N. j.. Sept. 81, i!

Newark, N. j., Sept. q, 1907.
Dear Uncle Jack-I won a pencil box,
and l thank you very much for it. AS |
am a great reader l would rather have q
book. The pencil box has been the first
prize I ever won, and I hope the next
prize / win will be a nice book. Thanking
you once more for the pencil box | remain,
yours truly,
ROSE K~AROSENSC. aged IA.
IS Springfield avenue
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Dear Uncle Jack-I look out for the Sat
urday EVENING STAR, so that | can see
IL l can solve the puzzles. I got q prize
once, a baseball, for solving the puzzles,
and ] am trying to get another, Yours
truly, HAROLD WEBB. aged 8.
(Uncle Jack hopes that you will soon be
successfully
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Newark, N. j., Sept. q, 1907.
Dear Uncle Jack-I have found the hid
den pipes. Papa brings home the EVEN
ING STAR every Saturday night, and |
am very anxious to look for the hidden
puzzle. As my letter is getting long will
close, with love. l remain, your loving
friend,
MARGARETHA HARRINGTON, aged 10.
SO Wakeman avenue.
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OFFICIAL organ Of the Newark Puzzle cIub.