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turned faint at seeing his own bosom so
bedeeked with scarlet and flew away to
a maple tree and tried to shake off the
blood upon the leaves. He succeeded In
clearing away all except one spot on his
breast, which never will come off.
The Moose Bird had no doubt but that
the Robin n the C~hickadee would be
more than a match for Mrs. Bear, and
so had hid himself until all the work was
done and there was nothing left for him
except to join in the feast. He was SO
successful that never since then has the
Moose Bird been known to do any real
hunting for himself. He follows after
the others and comes up in time to join
in the spoils. Ask any Northern hunter
and he will tell you this is true.
But though the Robin and the Chicka-
dee knew all about their companions lit
tie game and took no stock in the story
he told about getting lost among the
stars. they were good natured and al
lowed him t. fill himself up with bear
meat just as IL he had killed, skinned and
cooked it himself. And while the pot was
boiling the Robin and the Moose Bird
danced around the fire, while the Chicka-
dee acted as cook and stirred the pot
Charles Curtz Hahn in New York Herald.
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VASE OF COINS.

Edward 1Rausch, Of Philadelphia. re-
Gently completed, after ~twenty-three years
of toll. what Is from many standpoints tho
most remarkable vase in the country. The
now completed piece is covered with four
thousand coins of all nations and ages and
represents In actual money $4,000. There
are Spanish coins of Pizarro's time rubbing
edges with American coppers; crude Afri-
can money, bolts and bars, that might have
been used by savages as weapons with
good effect, soldered beside the fat silver
coins of ancient Greece.
Other African coins there are in the
shape of horseshoes, fashioned as If the
more handily to permit physical strife for
their possession, which experience had
proved unavoidable. Sicilian spoon money
and Japanese oblong coins, the Nurem-
berg tiny speck of gold, the smallest coin
in the world, only an eighth of an inch In
diameter; the Japanese bars and forks
that passed as bullion when the world was
younger Roman money that the Caesars
have touched. shell money OF untu-
tored seashore tribes-not one space of his
tory has been left unrepresented on this
unprecedented vase.-New York Herald.
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OFF A
BREhD PUDDING

"Oh, but mother. I hate the crusts!"
cried Freddy quite Grossly, and positively
glazing at an inoffensive pile of bread
crusts beside his plate.
N matter, dear" answered mother,
'it's wicked to waste so much food. The
crusts you leave have to be thrown
away"
"Well,' said Freddy, They're useless:
why should 1 eat them? Just a few
crusts don't amount to anything, anyway.
II l should leave them every day for a
year 1 don't believe the stuff in EN- would
make a whole loaf of bread"
Mother was bound to show him his mis-
take, so she said: Now, Freddy, L have
an idea. Keep on leaving all the crusts
you van to for the rest of the week, and
then l think I'll have a little surprise for
you.''
Freddy needed no urging to leave the
despised crusts, and continued to eat the
heart out of the bread and cast aside the
edges. Three times a day he did this, n
never noticed that Mary Ann carefully
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LEGEND OF
THE GREAT DIPPER

This is the story I heard a Sioux father
ching his son up on the reservation north
5f Omaha, 1t is a story which had been
old him by his father, who had heard 1t
hom his father, and so on back as long
a there were any Indians.
IF you look at the Great Dipper at diff
5erent times of the year you will notice
that a part of the handle is not always in
sight. 1T times the end drops below the
fa for the story. And here it is, just
II II heard it:
4 rhe Bear is represented by the four
Y .afs which compose the bowl of the Dip
5 cr. and behind il are seven mighty hunt
ms, not afraid to follow and attack it.,
small as they are in size. These seven
hunters form the handle of the Dipper.
Close beside the second hunter is a little
star. That is a pot which the secon
hunter is carrying ON his arm to COOK the
bear in when they catch him.
Just above these hunters is a group or
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stars, something like a pocket in shape,
which the Indians looked upon as the
bear den from which bruin emerged in
the spring after a whole winters sleep.
Late in the spring Mrs. Bear for 1t Is a
female) awakes from her long sleep,
raVenously hungry, and looks out of her
den.
The ~sharp-eyed Chicadee instantly
catches sight of her, and, being hungry
also. decides to follow that bear and have
a full meal. But knowing that he is too
the Chickadee calls the other hunters to
help. and together the seven set out upon
the trail. The Chickadee. with his pot,
is placed between two of the larger birds,
so that he may not lose his way.
Now the hunters are these, and they
travel in the order named: First, the
Robin. as being a mighty hunter and keen
of scent. Then the chickadee with his
boiling pot, who is followed in turn by
the Moose Bird, the Pigeon, the Blue jay,
the Owl and the Saw-het.
In this order they fly around the circle
after Mrs. Bear until autumn comes, and
then the last ones on the trail grow tired,
begin to lose their way and finally drop
out of the race. And if you watch this
Great Dipper in the fall you will see that
those stars in the end Of the handle do
drop out of sight.
First Of all the two Owls, the latter
being a little one and known as the Saw
het, disappear. Being heavier and clum-
sier of wing than the other birds they
got tired first. Besides, they were away
DbCh III tne Sdlue, anu may nave SAoWH
DISCOURAGED also.
When the little fellow. the Saw-het, saw
that he was not sin it, any more, he let
out a funny rasping cry OF disappoint-
ment. And VINO would not, after living
on hard tack and water all winter and
having nothing to eat all summer while
running a race?
Soon after the two wise-looking Owls
were left behind, the Blue Jay and the
Pigeon also lost the trail and dropped out
of the chase. This left only the Robin, the
Chickadee and the Moose Bird. But they
stuck to their game and at last, about
mid-autumn, ran it down..
When brought to bay the bear reared
up on its hind feet and prepared to de-
fend itself. This also you can see along
about October. The pointers of the North
Star are perpendicular.
But this posture of defense is Mrs.
Bruins ruin, for the little Robin dashes
in with his bow and arrow, pierces the
bears heart and she falls over on her
back dead.
Now, here is where the Robin gets his
Nemesis and his red breast. Poor Robin
was very, very hungry after his long fast
and long journey, n was anxious to get
at some of the bear fat just as soon as
possible. In his haste for a full meal he
leaps upon the bear and is covered with
blood. And ever since then the Robin
family have always had red breasts and
have become known by the name Of Robin
Red Breast.
Mr.. Robin. although a brave hunter.
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THE AMINALS' BALL

The Leopard rolled on the lawn,
The Kangaroo shook his feet,
The Elephant yawned a terrible yawn,
And asked for sumpin' to eat.
And soon in a group they all
Were talking the matter over:
The Giddy Goat suggested a ball,
And the Rabbit added lin clover"
The Ostrich, a dainty dame,
With feathers and frills galore,
Said, If 1t was really all the same,
She would much prefer the floor.
So they borrowed Shem's new shed,
And waXed the hoor with honey,
And sent the Cow for wine and bread,
With a great big bag of money.
With awful energy fired,
The Bullfinch piped like mad,
The Rattlesnake ratified till he felt tired
And most Of the guests felt bad.
And didn't they keep 1t upi
They danced till the sun was set;
Then, two by two, they retired to sup
In the ~strictest of etiquette.
And before they vanished away
To their dens and their nests SO neat,
They declared 1t had been such a lovely
day
That the voyage was worth the treat,
Philadelphia Telegraph.
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NOTES AND CoMNENT

Subscriptions TO this column IRE so-
lteited from all puzzlers. Fol terms
and Information address the editor.
The Standing Of the solVers in the months
ly contest now under way Is as follows
(number of problems published 20): 0. n.
20; Shamrock, 10; Annadee. Is: +. Aitchell,
is, Ted, Is; Musicus, 16; Jimmie, IL;
Ess Ell. 10; Uuseer. IA; Flora, 10; 10 Null
Inns, 10; May b., s; Dew, S; Remardo, 3;
The Gopher, 4; Grace Note, 4; Fleur de
Lis, 3; Violet, 3; Cincinnatus, 3; Park, ?:
Reylos, 2; Cinder Ella, ?; None Hit, 2; Ira
T. Bility, 2; Wilhelmina, .; Wood Bee, /;
l. Scream, 1; Bah, l; Juno, l. Total 81.
There were several combinations that
would ut No. 2479. These were counted
No 2.475 caused considerable trouble
among the %solvers.
VIOLET has unearthed a very clever
9ntsgram in No. 2,495.
JIMMIE gives us a novelty in NO. 2,4SS.
Ii should not be hard to unravel, however.
on tchawytchas was not won. The
formists evidently could not conquer
this base.
We thank SHAMROCK for the very
pretty New Years card sent and also for
the kind wishes conveyed thereon.
The Christmas number of the Oracle
is a gem of the first water. II Is a
twelve-page magazine, bound atractlYely
and contains some of the best work that
has recently appeared IN puzzledom.
his results as a puzzle editor.
In the Christmas number of Deceptions
ID. c. YER reversed the usual order OF
things and contributed all of the mystic
fare himself. II was bully, needless to
say.
VIII someone please send us a def
milton for ANS (Foster).
A definition is also wanted for yls.
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IMPORTANT RULES

The children writing to this depart
ment or answering the puzzles will
please carefully observe the seven rules
which we print below for their guild
ance. Nc prizes will be awarded unless
these rules are followed !
Rule No. Write legibly and dis
tinct1y.
Rule No. 2-Sign your full name and
address to all communications.
Rule No. 3-State your age.
Rule No. THE to today'S
puzzles must reach this office by We'd
nesday night. Solutions and prize WIN
aers will appear in next Saturdays
paper.
Rule No. E-Unless you use a postal
card in sending your answers be sure
to placeea two cent stamp on the en-
velope to avoid delay at the postofice:
Rule No. 6-No boy or girl over 10
Fears of age will be allowed to com.
hose conducted by Abel EN-.
Rule No. Address your letters to
urcIe Jack. EVENING STAR. Newark.
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ONE MAYT0GET 0UT0F DIT,

Johnny took his seat in the arithmetic
class, n the teacher Immediately asked
for the daily exercises. Johnny hadn't
done any, principally because a ball game
had proved too fascinating, and then, be-
sides, he wasn't particularly sure which
one he ought to do.
John" said the teacher, sternly, where
is your exercise?"
John caught one terrible glance and re-
solved to say nothing about the ball game.
"You told us yesterday we were to do the
eighteenth. But Jimmy Smith said last
night ii was the seventeenth"
"Well, you've brought nothing at ALL -
said the teacher.
"Please, sir, / was afraid I'd DIDO the
wrong one, so | didn't do any!' gasped
Johnny.-Washington Star.
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PRIZE OFFERS

Very pretty books will be awarded to
the girl and boy who send in the best
answer to the city rebus problem.
+ Handsome story books will he given to
the girl and boy who send in the best an
swers to the illustrated proverb contest.
Uncle lack will also award pretty paint
Boxes to the girl and boy who can first
ind the correct answer to the hidden
word puzzle.
In addition to these prizes Uncle jack
via give 4 pretty set of four pictures;
Winter, to three boys ana three girls Who
SILVER all three of the puzzles correctly.
Answers to foday's puzzles and iist
Dfcprfxe winners Will be published next
Saturday afternoon.
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A NEW M0NTHLY
CONTEST UNDER MAY

We began a special and attractive foul
weeks solving tourney with New Puz-
zles No 246." A prize of 81 will be given
to the puzzler sending In the most correct
answers to the problems presented dur
ing this period. Three prizes of fifty cents
each will also be awarded, one for a Sc
lected complete list of answers and two
for selected incomplete lirts from the solv.
ers who have sent in answers during each
week of the compe. itlon. In case Of a tie
the winners will be determined by lot.
Weakly prizes will also be given as fol-
lows: Twenty-Five cents for a selected cor
rect list of answe.;s received to the puz-
zles In each issue: twenty-five cents for a
selected incomplete list, and twenty-five
cents for a selected original contribution.
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A TASTE OF MlNTFR

Today the %snowhirds circle down
Among the rustling weeds.
They peer along the ridges brown
In search of scattered seeds.
At early night across the hills
The winter blows Lis blast,
His lev breath the valley fills,
The flakes fall thick and fast.
When. cold and clear. the day comes back
To trace its shortened round.
We hear, hard down the rabbits track,
The baying Of the hound.
Washington Star.
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CONVENTION
OF THE {. r. L.

The forty-ninth semi-annual convention
of the Eastern Puzzlers' League was held
on January | at the Colonial-AnneX Hotel,
Pittsburg, Pa. About twenty-five dele
gates were present when President DAN
ID. LYON called the meeting to order.
After the routine of business was disposed
of the following officers were elected 2
serve for the ensuing six months: THE
POSER, president; LATEO. first vice
president: ENAVLICM, second vice-presi-
dent: REX, secretary; WILLIE WILD
WAVE, treasurer: JAMAICA. official ed
itor. 1t was voted to hold the next con-
ventjon on July 4. 1908, at Exposition Park.
Conneaut Lake. Pa.
In the evening the Odd Club of Pittsburg
gave a banquet to the visiting delegates,
which was enjoyed by all.
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HOW TO GET YOUR PRIZES

: Uncle Jack will mail to each prize win
ner a postal card notifying them to call
It the business office of the EVENING
STAR for their prize. Bring the card
with you when you call, and the prize will
write Uncle Jack acknowledging receipt
of your prizes and how you like them.
Uncle Jack will be glad to publish the
picture of any prize-winner who cares to
fend him "a photograph.
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Newark. N. j.
Dear Uncle Jack-I thank you very
mucl for the pictures you gave me. I
have framed them and I like them very
much. Hoping to win another prize l re-
main, your friend,
HARRY HUBERMAN, age 10.
1863 Livingston street.
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ANSWERS TO LAST
SATURDAYS PUZZLES

The name of the city shown in last Sat
1rday's rebus was Columbus, o.
. The answer to the jumbled word puzzle
was a Happy New Year.
The answer to the illustrated proverb
puzzle was a bird in the hand is worth
Two in the bush.
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THE PRIZE WINNERS

The regular weekly prize of twenty
five cents for a selected complete list
of answers received to New Puzzles
No. 247 was won by
o. N. IL. One, Newark, N. j.
The regular weekly prize of twenty-
five cents for an incomplete list to New
Puzzles No. 247, selected at random,
was won by
CineInna tus. Cincinnati, O.
The regular weekly prize of twenty-
five cents for a selected contribution
was won by
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Newark. N. J.. Jan. ., 1908.
Dear Uncle Jack-T received the story
book that | won, and / am very glad to
have il and thank you very much for it.
Hoping to win another prize soon / re-
main, yours truly.
NETTIE BODENSTEIN, aged o.
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DIFF ME HAD ONE

Can you ride a bicycle, Johunie?" asked
his father.
Yes, sir" said Johnnie, modestly, "thnt
is. l could IL l had a bicycle"
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East orange, N. j.
Dear Uncle Jack-I thank you very
much for the paints, as I am taking a
thai my answers are right / Wish you cNpP and
ali your sewers a Happy New Year. /
remain,
LAURA E. HAMMACHER, aged Il.
IL Washington place.
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91 ion
EAST Orange. N. 4

DtVVIIUVT or IdUI. 7
Dear Uncle Jack-I received my book
and like it very much. Wish you a Happy
New Year. BENJAMIN HARRISON. |
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Answers received from the following
children were not counted today when the
prizes were awarded, as the rules govern
ing the various contests were not followed.
Try TO be more careful in future:
r. Abrams, Title Meyerowitz, Mary
Meyler
Dorothy Allcock-Uncle lack thanks you
very much for the pretty New Years
card you so thoughtfully sent to him.
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AHtVts
NEW STYLE

CHI in the spaces above with the words
defined below so that they read down and
across the same.)
/. Same as dare (Obs.). 2. To cause to
incline from a vertical position. 3. OF or
pertaining to the sense of hearing. 4. Is.
Afr.) To arrange about a camp for defense,
as wagons. ). from. Hist.) One of two
chief magistrates OF a provincial munich
pality. 6. Pasturage. especially that OBJ
tanned from aftermath. Z. I'D An ambry.
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DIAMOND.


CW1nner OF contribution prize
1. The letter c. 2. A lofty mountain or
mountain-peak 3. Prayers. 4. (Astron.)
The pole-suar. S. A membranous ~sac-like
appendage, for effecting oxygenation and
other changes in the blood. 6. Neatness.
7. Separating into integral parts or into
Der of a sect in Norway dSth century,
calling themselves "Children of the King
of Sion,' claiming the spirit of prophecy.
and foretellipg the immediate coming or
the millennium. 9. To sift. 10. a tribe
of ancient Persia (Enc. Britt. II. THE let
ter s. ALEC DER,
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8. lBot.) C~ryptogram: formerly so called.
.. Deep gullles. 10. Rare) A denier.
II. Rare and valuable cloths of the 18th
13. G4aw) A thing or things, real or per-
sonal. corporeal or incorporeal
Sill ANTIGRAM.
United.
2,496.
ALPHAGRAMS.
In the garden, when you see a ONE pass
Dc not tease it, or 1t may make you cry.
And when a baseball player is a TWO
The others all are glad when he is through.
To make us THREE, Affections oft are
sent,
We should from h~aughtlness try to repent,
The clumsy cad, a FOURTH is apt to be.
Mixing and muddling things generally.
The person whose words we can hardly
VIII be called a FIFTH without a doubt.
The train as 1t passes, a SIXTH will be,
AS it rolls over bridges so noisily.
Then in the circus the SEVENTH will act,
And SEVENTIES on a shelf in your closet
TRYoN.
Zs45t.
SQUARE.
/, To surround. 2. A ~fanciful or false
notion. 3. Gnawing. 4. Derived from Greek
klels, key: a combining form. 5. The prhn-
cipal city of Great Britain, capital of Eng
land and of the county Of Middlesex.
6. (Archaic.) Same as intone.
TEEZER.
2,49S.
NUMERICAL RIDDLE.
l worked in a department store
Help numbers there bear numerals four.
When high they show that you're awake
When otherwise your jobs at stake.
The first two caused me much ado
Within ar ace they read "skidoo.''
The mex one, me with woe did fill,
Behold. 1t read that l was nil.
The last one did not make me blue,
1t read enc quarter of one and two.
Next season 1 was still on the job,
OF laurels none did they me rob-:
Where formerly / was one two
1 had gone up a bit, tits true,
BY half again advanced had T.
Add this to one two! Will you try7r
The Super added two small o's;
Guess numbers ere and after l arose
JIMMIE.
o 400
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lFlll IN the spaces above with the words
dehned below SO that they read down and
/. The letter A. 2. The armpit. 8. (sp.
Am@ The poplar A. To astonish greatly.
odor like that OF chlorin, formed variously'
Is by the passage Of electricity through
me air 8. Growing out. z. CF.) A stock
ade In Russia or Siberia for the temporary
shelter of convicts: s. The excess Of the
solar year over u lunar months, general v
about II days. 8. (F.) A medieval shield;
especially. the small triangular shield of
a mounted man-at-arms. 10. The letter T.
WOOD BEE
TRANSPOSITION.
A clerk who FIRST in a fine boarding
SECOND to move in next door;
His landl0rd will raise
The rent that he pays.
But he says he won't pay a cent more.
PARK.
DIAMOND.
Egypt 0ippincotD. 3. Natives or inhabl-
tnnts Of Coos. 4. Altered. 5. A putin ~.
g. A town of British India, district and IS
miles s e. of Bellary OippincotD. Z(Rare)
Ihe trade or work. s. A north
ern constellation. 8, Passageways. 10. ANY
oauole or knick-knack. II. Tn letter R.
RALPH
NEW STYLE oCTAGON.
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ss
I
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sss !
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Insure in the Occidental Lite.

r. II. Sims, of the vancy rancn, i,
in the city.
Frcch shipment Concord grapes a
the san Jose Market.
Harvie Duval, irrigation engineer.
arrived last night from Santa Fe.
II. E. Adams is here on business
from M-anzanares.
BE SURE to go 10 the peanut social
at the Presbyterian church tonight.
j. r. Cook. master mechanic for
the Sunta re at Clovis, arrived in the
city last night.
Hugo seabcrg, a we'll known husi-
moss man Of Ration. arrived at the Al
varado last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w j. Hyde have RE-
turned from Il two weeks visit with
friends at Datil, Socorro sounty.
Fresh home dressed spring chick
ems, hens ana spring ducks at the san
Jose Market today.
Ellsworth Ingalls,, United States at
torney. returned last night from n Wis
It to Atchlson ana Kansas city.
Leslie Wc9tcrman. Of the American
Lumber company. left yesterday for a
visit with relatives in Adrian. Mich.
A A. Scdilo. Of Chavcs and Scdlllo,
attorneys at law. returned last night
from a business trip 10 Santa Re.
Mr. and Mrs Arch r. Wilson, Of
10I GDuth Edtth street Ipft last NIGHT
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C0L0RER QUARTET AT
CRYSTAL MAKES HIT

Though somewhat or a contrast to
the usual show seen AZ this house, the
darkey quartctte and the new moving
pictures went fairly wen together at
the Crystal last night and furnished
quite acceptable amusement The
natural voices Of the quartette are de-
cidedly good, ana they sing well to-
gether, but their appearances at times
is awkward. With the proper train
ing there is no reason why the "mer-
ry-makers' could not come up with
n colored quartette in this coun-
try. All the new moving pictures are
up-to-date subjects and all are clever.