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EXAMINATION ANSWERS.
lakes and Towns Of the United States
Thrown About Promiscuously.

from the rev York Gun.
During the last week examinations have
been held in all the public schools in Brook
iyn. In the graduating class of one school
the following answers were given to the
questions propounded to the pupils:
What Is climate?"
1.-THE weather which shows whether 1t is
warm or hot or cool or cold"
What is the difference between the eli
mate OF New York and Florida?"
New York is colder than Florida because
New York is north of the equator and Flor
ida SOUTH
Name five lakes that lie W.. lily in New
York state?"
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake
Huron, Lake Erie and Salt Lake.
Where Is Albany? Buffalo? Utica?
Rochester? Piattsburg?
Albany is up the Hudson river. Buffalo
is on the Erie canal near the Mississippi
river. Utica is in the central part of Utah
on the Great Salt Lake. Rochester is in
Rhode Island. Plattsburg is OIL the Allie
ghany In Pennsylvania
Out OF a class of fifty that is about to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Playing Whogies.

Four little girIs-Lois. Alice, Lily and
day cake with mammals love.
Whogy legry ugry begryg shouted
Alice. which meant In their play language,
Whom let us be?"
Inc one who thought to say this first
always chose the Whogies-that il. their
ke-believe people.
so Alice chose: Lois is Gen Shafter.
and We are his soldiers We are carry
ing food to the poor starving Cubans."
FOR the children had heard their older
orother reading the history of the Cuban
war ana talking it all over.
What lovely Whogies vou ,,vor.
chooses? cried little Lois.
And we'll give some to Uncle Sam
Iargo's folks" said Lily You Know
me me, naughty spaniards stole ali their
The children had heard a good deal
an9ut santiago. which is a city in Cuba
a ssar, me ne ma name a sounded to them like
had an ar unele SO sa they played that they
TAXED good deal about him
he lived In Cuba. and had once been
very very rieh, but now the Spaniards had
IeIt so sorry for poor Uncle SAM
waving their handkerchiefs for flags they
ma fnarched along singing ub-a-dub-dub',
There was a little bridge to cross and
Gown beside the water were some tubs of
eIothes ana one empty tub, where an Irish
woman whose name was Mrs Gaffney did
her S WsasnIngs Mrs. Gaffney had gone to
Spying the tub, Lois-or should say the
seantesraai,.stopped short in his, march.
said. There's our boat
Thats tubi" cried Lily
pens- guess s.,i,l know boats!" exclaimed the
And down
water ~ ''e
After much chattering and hard work
they got the tub into the brook where the
water was deepest.
Alice climbed in with the cake. the 9TH
ers holding on to the tub to keep It steady.
NOW III get in. too, and row over to
Cupa with this oar, said General Shafter,
picking up Mrs. Gaffney's clothes stick
And II the wicked Spaniards don't shoot
me I'll come back for the rest OF you SOL
diers: Now, let go of the boat"
one stroke with the oar. Tilt! went the
boat-and splash!-the general and SOL
diers were in the stream.
Fortunately. Mrs Gaffney and her son
Tom were Just coming for the tubs. Tom
leaped from his wagon and rescued the
frightened children; for General Shafter
Uncle Sam largo and the Cubans Were
quite forgotten now. Four sad-eyed little
girls entered Aunt James parlor. Two of
them wore pretty frocks and Sunday hats
two wore faded Bingham frocks and no
mats IL was not brave -Genera smarter,
but fearful little Lois carrying an empty
basket, who walked up to Aunt Jane.
I'VE were just - playing - Whogies
auntie." she sobbed.. And then she told the
whole story.
I'VE feel awful because we lost the cake"
sobbed Alice.
But Aunt Jane laughed, and Rugged and
kissed them all, and said she did not mind
one bit about the cake. since her darlngs
were safe and were brave enough soldiers
to tell the truth.
"And these are Maggie Gaffney's clothes,
because ours are drying" said Alice.
"But, auntie, they spoiled their Sunday
hats, too-f you don't mind" said little
Alma.
''I'H see to that" said Aunt Jane.
And four little girls went home happy
playing whogies all the way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Barnaby and Grays6at.
By DORIS wEns.

Once there was a donh.v ramea .rav.
coat. he was q good donkey when he
wanted to be. but he never wanted to be
good more than once or twice a year. He
belonged To a man nanad parrahv oco
.e aon,n~ p % : man named sarnaoy. one
$500 DaInaDy awoAe ana went 70 nar-
ness Graycoat. draycoat was very amiable,
indeed, and trotted out with the wagon
as gently as lamb '"This il fne,"
-. -. 49,. eAS S,-.. ma.
:. er.. nas Just AZ ne nn'sneo 'nhA'ns
What is the matter" asked Barnaby.
@r want tvo ~ tboea ro.aen sa,d c.rev.
co.t. ..nne an ..n, 80 :, .., 800
'un., one On eacn sloe Q. my ne.o.
nonsense SAID barnaoy. 60 on.
you give me the roses"
% Rarn.hv ,ot ao.,r ana ..va h,r, the
49,, $50
ro Tsss,, c.,
ne We SO Pleased that ne wene on again
au ~ .u .arI' . 49,, 90. ~
>. ~ MarHst III 'iT ye.;
suousn. DaiuaOy 20 Mirsen. As
xL 100, ~. Dut 5use ~
snoueI.es ~ " Ine quesefon MAJ =, anu ~
.o.e no loI unle ~ answer ninisS.l, sney
stnnned = '"e e'oS'foau' anu uias'oA'
..tapSo
may ny. c.... &C. 1,n
4.,,a az numsy, sa9 S, ray. anu . =.
.aAe me Msong roso II you oon get me
sV 81 ~, nS
-. $500 S au ~ seI u1mm anu W Wnse
G cSn p,cAs .he ~. WEI a
S,art 90 ..a aH en ZIG oi@9ADeiie' "e
"e e.T,,, VI ae u u,., .s ....r
+bev hsd enra erot,a Sa, T',i,o .aT,n 81 to
na.1at no" -, 80 a. a,o.o no 80 ~,
Market De.ore II closes But at that IN
eaai,, . he saiS :stS;.,e ~, so.,a +raMn
sI hovan,t au, >. sasS Wsrnohs, .spr, o.
inc ~ INV so,ns .+ the ,narIet'' ~
srhen sive nc q. yo,,r ' hat Eso;a crav.
coal .Tnaeed e wor, .ha Give vo, INV h.tr, cr,ed
Rarnaby '03 my
"Than vo,+ go o, cola cravcoat
90 Rarnabw geye crayooat HE hat and
he went on again, hut NOT verv quickly.
and he. torped into the market Mace inst
&c o,,arv one NOS iae1,ina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
WoRLD-FAMoUs CATS.
Noted Pets Of Celebrated People-Dr.
johnson Friend Of Feline Family.

Noted Pets Of Celebrated People-Dr.
johnson Friend Of Feline Family.
From London Tit-Bits.
One Of the most pleasing traits in DR..
Johnson's character was his fondness for
his cat, Hodge. Boswell admits that he
himself did not love cats, and experienced
some discomfort in their society, q sensa-
ton he shares with other and greater men.
But" writes he. II never shall forget the
indulgence with which he (Johnson) treated
Hodge, his cat. for whom he himself used
to go out and buy oysters, lest the SER
wants, having that trouble, should take q
dislike to the poor creature"
Nor was DR.. johnson the only litterateur
with a fondness for cats. Victor Hugo had
great cat named Chanoine, which al
ways sat on a large red ottoman in the
center Of his salon, and received the novel;
lists guests in state. What Is more, Chan
oine showed marked displeasure II any one
failed to caress or praise her.
Many famous Frenchmen, by the way,
have shown a prediction for CATS RICHIE
lieu found his only relaxation in keeping a
number of kittens In his private cabinet
and watching their gambols during his
spare moments: while Baudlaire, the
French poet. a very shy man, was always
Ill at ease in any new house he entered
until the family cat was brought up and
introduced to him, after which, with the
cat on his knee he was perfectly happy In
his silent poet fashion.
The greatest cat champion was French
man-namely, Chateaubriand. the famous
author and statesman When Chateau
BRAND was made secretary to the embassy
at Rome. the pope. Leo XII. gave him, as
the most acceptable gift he could offer, his
own Mlcetto, a big cat Of a grayish red.
Earlier. when in exile In London, Chateau
BRAND boarded at the house of an Irish
woman, a Mrs. DIARY, whose rooms
swarmed with cats. big and small, in the
welfare Of which the good lady's lodger
took an even keener interest than herself.
UNITED by this common interest,"" he
writes. I'VE mourned together the misfor-
tune of losing two lovely she-cats. as white
as ermines. with black tips to their tails a
Often Chateaubriand said that before his
death he hoped to advocate some works
of God despised by man. and of these the
two chief were to be the ass and the cat
Coming down to more recent times, 1t
might be mentioned that the favorite pets
of Mark Twain are two cats, which he has
named Satan and Sin. respectively. Satan
is a black cat, while Sin Is OF the tortoise
shell variety. and both are the best Of
friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Spider That Changes Color of Eyes


From the Westminster Gazette.
M. w. Strickland of Singapore recently
had strange experience while sitting in
garden at Buitenzorg, Java. Watching a
captive spider remarkable for the posses
sion Of pair Of eyes which glow like gig
lamps amid a cluster of smaller eyes, he
was amazed to note that the "gig lamps"
slowly changed in color from brown to
grass green and back again to brown!
Further, as IL to increase his astonish-
ment, the creature proceeded to change the
color of its eyes alternately, thereby exer-
cising most uncanny fascination over the
mere man. There was something SO dia-
bolically deliberate in these changes as to
make 1t seem that the actor took gen.
uine pride in the performance.
The offer of a substantial reward for
other specimens Of the same species proved
unavailing, but 1t was instrumental in
bringing to light second species, Of a
grass green color slashed with yellow,
which proved in every way az great an
expert in the gentle art of ogling as its
more sOmberly colored relative.
So far as Is known this change in the
color OF the eyes occurs only in certain
species OF ducks, and then only under the
influence of fear, while in the spider 1t
would appear almost to be voluntary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
How the Baby Got His
Fluffy White Hair.
BIZ JOSEPH e. WING.

Once there was a dear little baby, and he
did not have any hair at all on his little
head. So his mamma took him out and put
him down In the tall grass. and he pulled
the dandelion blossoms OF and put his nose
in them, and held them while he looked to
see the funny milk come out Of the stem.
Then a good little fairy came along that
way and saw that the dear little baby did
not have one little bit Of hair. And the
fairy said. THAT is too bad, not to have
hair on such dear little babys head. I
think I would better get some"
So she few up into q great, tall thistle
top and shook 1t and pulled out the fluffy
thistle-down, and the wind picked II up
on the baby's head And It. grew there
And then the little baby smiled and put
his cunning little hand up and felt OF the
sort thistle-down resting on his little head.
ana brush 1t some; whenever the wind blew
1t would get all loose and fluffy again.
So one day, when all the little thistle
downs were flying through the air. that
dear little baby was out playing again,
and the little white hairs all stood up and
reached out their arms; and the wind came
down and lifted them, and the baby ioated
Up, up; 3, up, up, ". very. very high, and tioated
nice and soft to float up there. Then the
wind carried him along. and pretty soon
the little baby came to a great, high, high
tree in the clouds.
And so he sat down on a big limb, and
there was nice old owl sitting there. And
Mr.. Owl ruffied up his feathers and looked
cross, but the little baby said: sit over
q little Bit" and the little baby sat down
close beside him and rested his little head
against the soft feathers. And then the
little baby said: Il am mammals boy"
And Mr.. Owl opened his eyes and nodded
his head and looked polite and said:
"Whooi'
Mamma Florence, 1 tell you, and I've
got kitty and new dolly"
And Mr.. Owl bowed his head Just as
politely, only he said "Whor'
His name is Thomas Jesperson, but l
won't tell you any more IL you don't listen
better I'll call my papa"
"Whoo!' said the big owl, and then he
took his big old claw and scratched the
back of his head and made himself all fluffy
by shaking himself.
30 then the little boys head began to
sink down, down, down on Mr.. Owls soft
feathers and Mr.. Owl shook himself and
said: Get on my back, little Fissetop, and
I'll take you to your mamma; you are get
ting very sleepy"
So little F1ssletop got on Mr.. Owls back
and put his arms around his neck, and
away flew Mr.. Owl down through the
limbs and right down to the little boys
house. And then he ran to his mamma,
and she gave him a good piece of brown
bread and butter and said: Where has my
little FissletOp been this windy day."
And little Fissletop told her as he shook
his fluffy head at his mamma.
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COLONY OF GREAT BLUE HERoNs
Have Returned to Same Tree 22
Years-13 Nests at One Time.


Years-13 Nests at One Time.
From st. Nicholas.
A place of rare interest to bird lovers In
Michigan is a great blue heron's nesting
place ten miles west of Battle Creek on the
north bank of the Kalamazoo river. It is
notable because there are now only a few
nesting places Of this handsome ana ma
jestic bird left in that state. 1t is still
more notable from the fact that the few
others are in inaccessible swamps, while
this one is on dry ground, only short dis
lance from an interurban electric line, and
can be reached without difficulty. Great
blue herons are home lovers and become SO
attached to the place Of their birth that they
always return to the same nesting place
and even the same tree. They have been
known to nest in one place for fifty years.
This colony has nested on the Kalamazoo
river for twenty-five years.
. A sycamore tree Is always selected as the
first home tree. because the color Of the
bark harmonizes perfectly with the color Of
the birds plumage, thus affording protec-
ton for both birds and nests. In this g.
gantic sycamore were originally thirteen
nests.
The tree is thirteen feet in circumference
and 100 feet high up to the first branches.
From this tree the colony has spread out to
several elm trees. The nests are a most in
teresting sight and are so large that they
can be seen from a distance of one mile.
They are huge. rude structures, built of
good-sized twigs and sticks, loosely placed
together, forming a lattice work on which
the eggs are laid.
The birds use the same nest every season,
adding more sticks to shape it up when
they return the following season. The eggs
number from three to four, are Of a blush
green color and are little larger than
hens eggs. The herons during the nesting
season are Of great benefit to the farmers,
as they destroy all the snakes and field
mice for miles around. When feeding the
young the noise and commotion made by the
hedgelings can be heard at a great dis
lance. The blue heron is q majestic-ap-
pearing and most beautiful bird. It is fire.
quently enormously called the sandhill
crane. It Is a solitary bird except when
nesting and is Wild and shy.
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off his perch and bumped his shins very
hard against a stone. But he did not even
notice the pain, for he was saying to him
self:
Dragons! Dragons! And such beau.
tiful clothes with such beautiful trimmings!
And If l tear my clothes mother says she
will give me dragon trousers! surely II
Is worth tearing them!'
When Victor wanted thing at all he
wanted it very much and right away. And
the more he thought of the splendidly
dressed soldiers, the more he wished that
he might. think Of some way to tear his
clothes 50 that his mother would keep her
promise. Being anxious to tear them, ne
had better luck than in a whole week OF
Sundays when he tried with might and
main to get into mischief; and not rent
appeared in his clothes. They stayed beau
tifully whole and neat. In vain did he run
and climb. The more he fell the better his
suit looked and he despaired of ever tearing
his clothes, and the coveted dragon
trousers seemed very far away.
At last he could stand it no longer and
running into the house he took big pair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
clad" Lincoln,s Command.
From the woman,s Home Companion.

From the woman's Home Companion.
One Of the stories like best about Tad
and his father. Secretary Stanton used to
tell. One day-the boy was scarcely ten
then-he happened in the Office of the Sec
rotary Of War in search Of amusement
Mr.. Stanton, for the fun OF it. commissioned
him lieutenant Of the United States Vol
unteers. Very elated and important, Tad
went Immediately and ordered a quantity
OF muskets sent to the White House, or
gardeners discharged the regular sentinels
about the premises and ordered his re-
cruits on duty as guards. Things took
rather a serious turn, when servants who
keep watch all night. Tad would listen to
no one-he would be obeyed. The President
was at last appealed to. He took Tads
boyish within In good part, and In his
great gentle way sent the little lieutenant.
tired out but very happy and important,
to bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Legislation to Preserve Forests.

From the New York Evening Post.
The Appalachian and White mountain for
est reserve projects belong to that great
class Of measures which every one knows
to be deserving but which stand only poor
chance Of early adoption. The arguments
in favor OF the forest reserves are Of gem
eral application. Government control Of
such tracts prevents wasteful numbering So
cures a timber supply for the future, safe
guards the watersheds from freshets, In
creases the value of waterpowers. protects
against forest fires and is In every way
wise and far-sighted policy. Why, then, re-
strict its benefits to one section Of the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
The Dragon Trousers.
BY JANET THOMAS.

Once upon a time, many years before
Jackie or Mabel or Dorothy, or any other
child whose bright eyes are reading these
pages, was born, there lived across the
big ocean in sunny France very little boy
who at times was quite naughty. His poor
mother was at her wits end to know what
to do to make him a well-behaved child.
Not that Victor meant to be bad boy!
Oh. no, What little boy or girl does mean
to be naughty? But 1t did seem as though
the little French ladde found very many
things to do that his mother wished him
not to do.
One day when she felt that he had been
altogether too naughty and had come in
from play with his clothes badly torn (fOr
1t was one of his big faults to spoil his
clothes). his mother said in a vexed tone:
"yictor, Victor, How shall 1 keep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
rom the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
The first man to whom 1t ever occurred to
find out how much rain was represented by
a given fall Of snow was Alexander Brice
Of Kirknewton, who in March, 1765. made
a simple experiment with the contents Of a
stone Jug driven face downward into over
six inches Of snow. What he learned was
that a greater or less degree Of cold. or Of
wind, when the snow falls. and its lying
a longer or shorter time on the ground !"
will occasion difference in the weight and
In the quantity Of water produced; "but
IT," he added, IT may trust to the above
trials, which endeavored to perform with
care. snow, newly fallen, with a moderate
gale of wind, freezing cold. will produce q
quantity Of water equal to one-tenth part
of it's bulk" So that a fall OF snow Of ten
inches represents q rainfall Of one inch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
A Jolly Journey.
BY HARRIET NUTTY.

Willie, Jennie, Mary, Joe
Decided they would take a row
From Boston town to Toxic.
Until up spoke the River Man.
'.I really do not think you can,
For Toxic is in Japan"
"But why" they asked In grim dismay,
"Could we not 60 a little way,
And start again some other dayF'
What happened then do not know,
But that was yesterday. and SO
They must have gone to Toxic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Fun With the Daniel Boone Boys.
From the Woman's Home Companion.

To build q snow fort, let every Boone boy
start by rolling a SNOWFALL until 1t grows
as big and heavy as he can manage, and
then put each in position, one above the
other. in the form Of a hollow square.
After the fort IL made of big snowballs 1t
can be modelled and patched into a regular
compact breastworks. The standard bearer
of the Sons Of Daniel Boone carries the
nag with the insignia. of the society on q
his medicine stick. The Boone boys may
have occasion to make a charge out Of their
fort and fight in the open. but they then
run the risk of having the redskins occupy
the fort and thus turn the tables on them
by making them the besiegers of their own
stronghold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
A Ride on the Trollev.

Said Dolly to Polly: snow this would be jollyi
Let's all 60 to ride on the trolleyI"
But Daisy was lazy and said they were crazy
tits chilly" said Milly; ~ think you are silly
To want to ride on the trolley
Said Lizzie: ''T'm busy; besides get dizzy
When 70 to ride ON the trolley"
Lily Cook took look at her new birthday book
"There's many q penny" said sensible Jennie,
paid out for our fares on the trolley"
Said Polly to Dolly; Though Il would Be Jolly
It's funny, my honey, but we have no money
So can't ride on the trol1ey!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
"Youngn Italy,s Progress.
rom the Paris Nercure de France.

Italy. or at least the greater part Of tho
peninsula, hns for some years offered q
magnificent spectacle 81 recuperation and OF
economic and intellectual reparation. It has
astonished the world by the audacity OF it's
attack and the splendor Of Its ideal. Young
Italy aspires to live like other peoples and
10 create riches In order TO nourish itself
worthily. This land OF art and incompar-
able scenery IL becoming land Of work
shops and Of fruitful toll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

graduate into the high schools only three
| 1t Is said could give proper answers TO the
questions given above. Critics OF the school
system attribute this ignorance of geog-
raphy to the fads that take up too much Of
the time of the pupils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

WORD SQUARE.
1. Scent. 2. A native Of northern Europe. T.
One time. 4. To stagger.
DIAMOND.
1. A consonant in glued 2. Human beings.
8. Cold. 4. The end of pen. 8. consonant In
glued"
My first IL in game. but not in fruit
Ny second is in pipe, but not In flute;
Ny third is In small, but not In big:
My fourth is in sheep, but not In pig;
My fifth is In iron, but not In STEEL
My sixth is In straw but not In meal:
My seventh is in salt, but not in meat:
NV eighth is In grain. but not in wheat;
MY ninth is in apple. but not in berry;
MY tenth is In grape, but not in cherry;
My eleventh is In Ida, but not In May;
My whole is Q river in North America.
BEHEADINGS
Behead: 1. circular motion and leave q usefm
instrument. 2. Hearty and leave q strong liquor.
g. precious stone and leave q door.
CHARADE.
Nv FIRST Is a useful article OF food; my second 10
q delicious fruit; my whole is the delight OF chill
dren.
PRIMAL ACROSTIC.
Initials read downward, form the name Of q
country in Europe. 1. coin. 2. An animal. 3.
A girls name. 4. part Of the face. 5. A flower.
g. number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

WORD SQUARE.
l. Scent 2. native of northern Europe ..
One time. 4. To stagger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

Behead: l. A circular motion and leave a useftn
Instrument. 2. Hearty and leave q strong liquor.
g. precious stone and leave door.