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ink exercises. Seventeen of the boys
and girls tried II IT home
Lois Van Ho0ser played with The ba.
by and let hers scorch. Elmer Meneike
forgot how much milk to put in and
made his too stiff. Oscar Quick likes
things sweet 80 he put in too mach
sugar and that made the eggs and milk
separate. Denis Mot said her papa said
it was the best pudding he had eaten
since her mamma died.
While we were studying Italy we
cooked Macaroni with cheese but not
many oi M liked that. Some of us made
it at 'home and our mothers liked IT,
The day we made biscuits we invited
the teachers in after they had dismissed
their pupils and while they were here,
two of the seventh grade boys came to
the door and handed Miss Porterfield n
petition signed by all the boys in their
room except one. asking that they
might be invited to the next lesson
aud said if they would give her no more
trouble in music or drawing during the
rest of the year.
Two weeks from that day we invited
them and made candy, but, my it took n
lot We made it four times. We found
out a lot about sugar in this lesson a
bout how it made heat and all that. We
know why it is that we would rather
make candy on Il winter day than on a
summer evening.
Then Miss Porteriield had Mrs. Ho
gan the President Of the Women's Club,
to come mp and she gave us some les
sons on invalid cooking and serving
The incest thing she taught us was how
to make egg toast
We wish you could have been with us
Mt some Of our lessons She told us the
best and easiest way to keep our pans
and dish towels clean, also .he righ,
way to make a bed.
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for the luncheoni" cried Bust er, running
TO greet them. There were Ned Saunders
Billy Blake. Agnes Graves and Sadie and
Maggie Arthur, all arriving at exactly
2:30 o'clock.
And then followed the luncheon, which
was enjoyed 10 the fullest by every little
one present. And after the last crumb Of
cake and the last spoonful OF ice cream
had been devoured the little folk engaged
in games, Mrs. Binks assisting in the
fun.
Say, mamma" whispered Buster just
as the clock was striking 4 won't you
allow them TO stay another little while?
We're having such dead loads of fun
and this is my frs. five-year birthday"
And of course Busters mamma had to
say Yes" and the party lasted till every
little guest had played himself tired and
sleepy and was glad TO go home for q
nap before supper. And as they went
they pronounced Busters hammock
party the greatest success. declaring
that they'd never had so good a time in
their lives before.
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about to leap over the closed gate when a
huge dog sprang up from beneath a shrub
close to the gate and barked at her. In
stantly she raised her back and her eyes
flashed fire as she spat at the great men
acing animal-whom she knew. to be her
natural enemy. But as he seemed in the
notion to come over the fence at her. she
ran to a nearby tree and went up its
in a comfortable bend of bough. she
watched the great dog. who was still
barking furiously at her. but who did
not venture outside the fence.
But after half an hour or so the dog
seemed to grow tired of barking and went
toward the house. Then, feeling that it
would be wise to make her escape dur
ing the enemy's absence, Tabby hurried
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Glimpses of Hindu Child Life.

for long, for while she Is still child she
Is married off and leaves the fathers
home forever. becoming a mere slave in
her husbands house instead of in her
fathers. Usually the Hindu girl is mar
ried at the age of eleven or twelve. and it
is very rare to find one single at IA. 1t is
disgrace on her parents If they do not
provide her with husband while she is
still very young.
The children of India have no native
games The English have introduced
cricket and foot ball. but the native boy
does not take to these sports with any
enthusiasm Also, the Hindu boy and
girl have very few toys, and their play
is mostly about the house in very in
different way. True they gambol about
as little tots for 1t is the child nature to
do so. but as soon as they have reached
the age of eleven or twelve they are sup
posed to be too matured to play. The
girls are then married and become moth
ers instead of children. The boys are put
to trades or professions and before they
reach their twentieth year are also mar
.ried and have the responsibility of a
family
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Here my dear little ones. is a cooling
drink to quench your thirst and prepare
your appetites for the luncheon. which
will be served here on the lawn In ten
minutes.
And then all was peace again. even
Ethel May Thompson forgetting to act
ugly or hold resentment against her little
comrades who had dared to offend her.
She split some Of the pink lemonade on
her pretty frock. and when Lily Moore
said. "Oh, Ethel you've stained your
pretty dress!' she only laughed and said:
It'll wash out all right" And then she
and Lily sat beside each. other In the
hammock and whispered secrets In each
others ears. And pretty soon Tommy
Peters. forgetting completely his part In
the little unpleasantness Of q few minutes
before. asked to serve the little girls with
more lemonade, which they gladly &C.
copied.
And then came Mrs. Binks and the
funny fat cook. Bridget. carrying white
linen cloths, which they spread on the
ground for a picnic table. And as they
were doing this the gate opened and In
came the late" guests. Just In time
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TABBY'S MANY STRANGE ADVENTURES.

them to see far away from their noses.
Mercy, it's awful to be a poor, home
less, stray cat!" unused Tabby to her.
self Then her thirst getting the better
and find some sort of house where she
might obtain a drink O. plain water II
no milk was to be had.
She wandered out of the cornfield and
came to a road. She followed 1t for
quite a little distance and to her great
delight she saw lights cleaning
through the darkness. Then. as she
drew near to them. she discovered tall
house and several Outbuildings and
pens and sheds.
AS she approached the house she heard
human voices coming from the finely
kept lawn which spread about the house
like soft green carpet. and which was
plainly visible now that the moon had
come out.
Tabby boldly entered the yard and
approached the group Of people she
saw seated there in lawn chairs and
hammocks. She was bit uncertain as
to her reception. but hunger and thirst
forced her to run any risk to obtain re-
lief from physical suffering.
ooh. mamma, there's a cat that looks
for all the world like"
But the child's voice suddenly stopped,
and in another minute a little girl had
sprung from hammock and was bend
ing over Tabby. "Oh, it is-it is Tabby
as sure as I'm alive! Why, how on
earth did she get here? Our man John
just went to town this evening with
instructions to get her. Well, he'll not
find her, for here she Is. Now isn't
that most curious, mammal" And Daisy
for she 1T was who had come to grasp
Tabby in her arms-lifted the tired,
travel-worn Tabby up for her mothers
inspection.
We'll. I declare. it is Tabby-Cat for
sure. Isn't it wonderful the instinct Of
animals? Now, she doubtless followed
us last evening when we left town and
it was awfully careless Of John to forget
her, after we had cautioned him, too
and had provided him with a good cat
basket to carry her in. But. poor dear.
she looks SO hungry and thirsty. Go,
Daisy. darling. and fix her a nice plate
of milk and a beaten egg. Dear, old
Tabby-and SO she wouldn't be left!
Alb, she's cat worth having"
Yes and the next time we move I
shall carry her myself, and not leave her
to be the victim Of a forgetfu1 servant
like John. But it will just serve that
absentminded fellow right when he
reaches the old house to find no Tabby
there. He'll feel pretty badly, for he'll
caused her to be left. My, won't he be
worried, though, when he fails to find
herr"
And Tabby was as happy as cat can
possibly be. Somehow her lucky star
had led her to her own dear friends
her family, she called them in her
mind and heart. And as she Tapped the
egg and milk she looked her thanks at
Daisy. who sat on the floor behind her.
saying:
Poor. dear Tabby-Cat. What an aw-
full time you must have had coming SO
far on foot. But here you are, and here
you stay"
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Places of Interest in Foreign Lands.

streets curving and it's houses made to
fit the streets. Even the abbey is curved.
And everywhere are roundness and curves.
the people particularly being rotund and
buXOm.
Each springtime sees the painters of
Middleburg busy, for it is the unwritten
law that the houses must have a fresh
coat every year. This adds to the at
Effectiveness of the city. giving to it a
perpetual clean, fresh and happy ap-
pearance. And the cleanliness and fresh
ness are reflected in the inhabitants,
whose bright faces and picturesque garb
make a pleasing whole.
OF Middleburg I quote the following
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that he couldn't sit still. but kept running
from the front gate to the side one, look
ing for his guests
But pretty soon, and just as the clock
struck 2 (half an hour before the party
was to begin} came Minnie and Oracle
Long They apologized for not having
got there sooner, explaining that their
mamma would not permit them to start
till 10 minutes before 2.
"Oh, that's all right" declared Buster.
For you're a lot too early as it is. You
shouldn't have come till half past two"
Then we can go away again and come
back after WHILE" suggested Minnie. But
even as she said this she climbed into
hammock and began swinging merrily.
Then her sister Oracle climbed in beside
her and they sang and swung as happily
as two little guests at hammock party
could.
Then several other guests arrived. Tom
my Peters. Fred Grayson. Lily Moore and
Ethel May Thompson. Ethel May Thomp-
son was dressed all in snowy white. with
pink ribbon sash. She told the other
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longer than the others. You all must go
at the same time"
Il don't care" walled Ethel May, now
beginning to cry into her pretty pink
handkerchief TITS not nice party.
anyway. There isn't thing to eat. L
never saw such a party, L never
''Oh. ry-haby, baby cry. Stick your
finger in your eyes!' sang out Tommy
Peters. laughing and swinging in a ham
hook
You mind your own business, smarty"
walled Ethel May. glaring through her
tears at Tommy, who only laughed the
louder.
I'D be ashamed to come TO a party and
start fuss" said Oracle Long. turning
her back on Ethel May and speaking to
the other little girls present. Come let's
swing" And she led the way to a ham
mock. taking for herself the est seat in
the middle and allowing the others the
ends
But just at this point Mrs. Binks came
upon the lawn carrying a big tray filled
with little glasses of pink lemonade.
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THE home life of the Hindu is very
different from our own. In the
first place their houses are crude
and extremely simple, and the families
are often very large, containing members
from the third and the fourth generations
of the blood. In 500 families out of 1000
there are children. Indeed. a childless
couple is not only disgraced in this life
on account of not having children-I
should say sons, for girls do not count
for anything-but are punished according
ly in the next life-a punishment lasting
over a million years. Such is the Hindu
belief.
When a son is born the friends of the
father eagerly congratulate him, and the
father Of several sons is to be greatly en-
Wed. Not only Is he honored in this life,
but in the life to come he will find it easy
sailing. The Hindu mother is never con-
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down from her perch and went on down
the wide road.
How long she travelled she had no way
of knowing, but after a tedious Journey
she decided to stop and rest. She was
very tired. hungry and thirsty, but she
had no way Of quenching thirst or salts
flying hunger. but she could rest her weary
body So she sought out a shady place
near to the roadside. But hardly had she
done so, when along the road came sew
eral great horned animals. kicking up the
dust as their immense heavy hoofs dug
into the soft. dry soil. Tabby had never
seen such beasts before and, naturally.
was very much frightened indeed. Tabby
thought they were some sort of beasts
that might devour her alive. should they
chance to catch sight Of her, and straight
way she darted off through the corn field
as fast as her poor tired little legs could
carry her. Nor did she stop to rest again
till the shadows of night were thickening
about her. Then she wondered If she
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and weeds. with here and there a fine big
shade tree. And then she came into
wide. dusty road. Here Tabby paused,
for she knew she was in a strange part Of
the world. and she hardly knew what to
expect-what to fear.
WELL" she thought, they all went off
and left me and there's nothing for me
the right thing for Daisy to do, either.
this DESERVING me without a final Goodbye
stroke Of the back and kiss on the tip
of my ear"
And in sad mood Tabby stepped bold
ly into the wide dusty road and followed
its windings Across a bridge that SPAN
ned a creek she went. and then she saw
a house in the distance I'll 60 to that
place and find new home," she thought.
After several minutes she came to the
fence that surrounded the house and was
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NJ IDDLEBURG. Holland. is one OF
M the cIeanest and thriftiest cities
Iva of that little country of wind
mills A local proverb runs thus: Coed
roud. coed Zeuwsch," meaning. Very
round, very Zeelandish." And so 1t Is
very round. indeed According to an
old-time writer it lis a round-faced city
Its inhabitants are thrifty and happy,
and nowhere else in all the world VIII
one see healthier and roster faces than
flock the streets of Middleburg.
In structure the town is round. It's
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from e. v. Lucas "A Wanderer in HOl-

from e. v. Lucas "A Wanderer in Hol-
land
"Middleburg's best museum is itself.
It's streets and houses are a never-ending
pleasure. Something gladdens the eye at
every turn-a blue and yellow shutter.
red and black shutter. a turret, a daring
gable, a knot of country people, a fat
iceland baby. milk can rivaling the
sun. an old woman's lace cap. young
woman's merry mouth. In two respects
only is the town unsatisfactory, and both
are connected with its streets. The iiber-
ty given to each householder to erect an
iron fence across the pavement at each
limit Of his property makes it necessary
to walk in the street, and the paving of
the road is so rough as to cause no slight
suffering to any one in thin boots.
THE town has municipal museum,
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TOLBIAC.

<<C Cd Of Clotilda. deliver me now!'
~ Clovis at Tolbiac calleth to God.
Pagan he till the day Of the fight;
Now in this hour Of necessity he
Nightly crieth to the Christians Lord
Shouts from the heaps of the dying and dead
Voweth in return for heavenly aid.
God to acknowledge and Christ to receive.
Noble Clotilda. what triumph is thine;
Clovis, thy husband, hath needed thy prayers.
See from on high what aid there appears,
Cohorts of angels with buckler and sword
Downwardy sweeping at the word of the Lord.
Courage. brave Clovis, the right shall prevail.
Back Alemanni. the day is not yours;
Your power is broken. your army hath fed
Clovis the Christfon the battle hath won.
ROBERT 5. MacCARTEE.
Hyattsville, Md.
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A COUNTRY lad was invited by town
friend to attend concert with him.
AS they were on their way to the concert
hall the boy from the country suddenly
stopped and asked the price of admission.
WELL" replied his friend. 1.-The front
seats are 80 cents each; the back seats
% cents each, and the program 10 cents
EACH
I'll sit in a program" said the coun-
try lad.
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TITLE Johnny Miller
- Was put to work one day
In the new-mown meadow
To stack up stacks of hay.
But little Johnny Miller
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The Hindu Boy Snake Charmer.

The Hindu Boy Snake Charmer.
sidered; therefore I merely mention the
father. But if daughter is born there
are no congratulations pouring in on the
father, for his friends-men of his own
caste-remain silent on the subject or
tender him their sympathy.
The Hindu father is a doting one, hu-
moring and spelling his sons. And occa
sionally daughter-that unwelcome one
finds her way into his heart but never
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might find a place where a saucer of milk
and nights lodging might be had.
X
Hi-yi! A cat! Hist-catch err 1t
was boys voice. and close at hand
Tabby was frightened almost out of her
wits and turned-back up and tail fuzzy
20 spit at her possible enemy "Hi-yi!
See her there? Git a-holt of 'er Jimv'
And then two boys came bullying through
the waving green corn, making directly
toward Tabby.
But Tabby was too quick for them, and
before they had time to say Jack Robin
son she had disappeared in the depths Of
the field. and the boys had to abandon
the search, as it was getting too dark for
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Hidden-Name Puzzle.

BY taking the initial letter OF One-sy liable
word from each of the following seven sentences
and writing them in the order in which they
come you will have spelled the name of once
famous French painter.
There Is often too much ado about nothing.
If III first you don't succeed. try, try again.
Always look before you jump.
Love is the deepest emotion OF the human
heart.
Always lend to good advice
Tears do not always signify GRIEF.
Never hesitate to turn over a new lear when
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BUSTER BINKS' HAMMOCK PARTY.

children that they mustn't touch her frock
with their dirty hands" This order
from the vain little Ethel May Thompson
caused an argument. MY hands are as
clean as yours" declared Lily Moore,
running up beside Ethel and laying both
chubby hands on her white frock. There.
I touched 1t, and didn't leave any dirty
spots, either. missie!"
Don't you dare to do that again." COM
manded Ethel angrily. putting out her
lips at Lily. 80.
well, you shouldn't have come II you
are 30 fine that nobody can touch you."
declared Minnie Long. jumping down
from her seat In the hammock "If
you're too nice for the rest of us you'd
better go home"
''rll stay just as long as I want to-"
replied saucy Ethel. flirting her skirts
and tossing her curls.
You can't stay after o'clock" cried
Buster. Watching with interest the out
come Of the little wrangle MY mamma
says the party must be over at o'clock
So. you see. Ethel May. you can't stay
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too largely given over to shells and
stuffed birds, but which contains also
such human relics as the wheel on which
Admiral de Ruyter as boy helped his
father to make rope. and also the first
microscope and the first telescope, both
the work Of Zacharias Jansen, iceland
mathematician
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Riddles and Answers.

Little Miss Netticoat, with a white petticoat
and red nose: the longer she stands the shorter
she grows. Ans-A candle
Formed long ago. yet made today;
EMPLOYED while others sleep;
What few would like to give away,
And fewer still to keep.
ANA bed.
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on the day Of which am going
to tell you. And Busters
L. mamma decided to give him a
Hammock party" Now. do
you know what hammock party is? It
is party In the open, under the trees.
and there are hammocks enough to go
round. which means that each little
guest is provided with seat in a ham,
mock. OF course. many little ones must
sit huddled together In one hammock.
but who ever saw little. folk-on friendly
ternls-that would object to that?
Well. the party was to be held at 2:30
o'clock in the afternoon. and Buster
Binks was in his best white linen suit
and white stockings and shoes. And his
hair (Which every one but his mother
called red) was combed SO sleek that you
could almost see your image in it at the
crown. where 1t was ramp and glistening.
Buster was out in the big, shady yard
long before a single guest arrived, and
was SO nervous waiting for the party
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Letter Enigma.

Ny first is in ear. but not in nose;
My second Is in garment, but not In clothes;
My third is the my first. you see;
l1y fourth is in merry but not In glee:
My fifth is in glad. but not in sorrow:
Ny sixth is in yesterday but not In tomorrow:
My whole spells a word to busy children applie
And To them tits always a sense Of great prid
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Answers.

Letter enigma-Pranks.
Hidden name puzzle-Chopin.
Beheadings-1) Plate. late. ~ Bloom, loom.
q, Plump. lump.
Curtailings-tD Crown, crow. ~ Brown, brow.
war.
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Conundrums.

Why is a portrait like member OF congress!
Ans-Because ii Is a representative
What relation is chsld 10 us own ia'nef