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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-25
A MEM N0NTHLT
CONTEST UNDER WAY

We began a special and attractive four
weeks solving tourney with New Puz-
zles No, go" 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 competition. In case Of a tie
the winners xill be determined by lot
Weekly prizes will also be given as fol-
lows: Twenty-Five cents for a selected cor
rect list OF answers received TO the puH-
zles In each issue: twenty-five cents for a
selected Incomplete list. and twenty-five
cents for a selected original contribution.
Words must be defined according TO
Standard Dictionary. All other reference
books used must be properly tagged.
Obsolete words are marked (Obs),
variant spellings (Var.), compound words
are shown by "a. and words out of die
tionary order by 80.
Communications should be accompanied
by full name and address and mailed to
puzzle Editor. EVENING STAR, New
ark, n. j.. In time to reach this office be-
fore noon of the second Thursday after
each issue, Answers will appear in two
weeks.
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bucket and it has been dumped into the
sea. Hurryi Hurry Let us fish for IL.
Perhaps we can save It before 1t rowns:
and fish lines, and nets, and they waded
into the sea and fished. For a long while
they got nothing at all, but the mayor
do not give up! Dc not give up! Re
member that our schoolmaster knows all
about il, and you may yet catch the sun
All night .ong the people fished and
tished. and the women stood on the shore
calling:
not stay in the water" They had a great
fire burning, and around it they had towels
and blankets getting good and hot, TO dry
and warm the sun when il was found,
All at once the beadle happened 10 look
seaward. The next moment he dropped
the fishpole with which he had been ans-
ling, and he danced ashore waving his hat
''There she it! There she isl"
The people looked where he pointed, and
then they all stopped fishing and shouted
with joy; for away in the east the sun
was climbing out Of the sea ,v.
body. THE sun is alive! The sun is
WELL said the beadle to the school
master, you did not know SO much about
the sun as you made us believe. Evident
swim" The S~ehoolmaster laid his finger
alongside of his nose, and cooked at the
beadle with a sheer.
''Of course I knew it" said he. But
I was afraid that it's fin might have been
injured when it was picked up in tn
bucket"
would never have thought of that. What
should we do without our schoolmaster?s
ALAS! Alas!' cried all the women OF
should die! Then what would happen to
us?' -
THAT is true" said the mayor, gloomiiy.
ut is a dreadful thought"
He commenced TO sob bitterly, and the
bead1e sobbed and the citizens all COM
menced TO sob, too, and the schoolmastef
cried more bitterly than all the rest.
But all at once the schoolmaster stopped
crying and said:
Never mind, never mind. l shall do my
best not to die"
"And all the people wiped their tears
away. and cried: "Hurrah! Hurrah! we
might have known that our sehoollnaster
would know what to do."-Minneapoils
Journal
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NOTES AND COMMENT

Subscriptions to this column are So
lcited from all puzzlers. For terms
and information address the editor.
me standing Of the solvers in the
monthly contest just begun is as follows
number Of problems published lV:
MYSELF 10; E. AllCHELLs 10; O. n
10; MADcAP, 10; ANNADEIG, 10; Es.s
ELL, 10; SHAMROCK, ~; Arcanus, =;
Dew, 8; 30 Peep, ~ Alec Sander, 81 Las
sic, s; Ted, Z, Musieus, q Jimmie,
Laddie, 7; May B., 6. Blunt, 6; Kingte, .:
Remardo, o; Rusticus, 8; Donatello, .;
Uuseer, 5; Flora, 5; Chum, .; Quebig, -
Flcur de Lis, z; Revlos, >; Park, 2; wiz
helmina. 1; Katy Did, /; Duke of Glouccs-
ten, j.; Bah, /; Juno, l.; l. Scream, /.
Like old times to see so many lighting
in the forefront. We only need MEN
30 MULLINS and YIoLEt at the top
now. to complete the illusion.
H1rrah for MYSELF! 1t is a real
pleasure 10 have the Bayonne mystic with
us again after a long silence. We also
received a complete to No. 29 which arr
rived too late for publication. This means
that Daddy will be on deck for the rest
o. B.. EASY is fast taking a place in
the puzzle world, and this week solves al
Of the flats. He writes that he VII
tackle the forms in the near future. q
DONATELLO Is a newcomer, who -
very welcome indeed.
The square by KATHERINE FRANCIS
Is "A good beginning in puzzle-making. Ne
would suggest the adoption Of a nom
an attempt at solving also.
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs. THE
POSER. The popular president Of the =.
p. l.. has sent out invitations to his
twenty-hfth wedding anniversary, which
takes place on january 20.
AFTER ALL has been laid up at home
with grip, but we are glad to say he IS
around again once more, none the worse
for his experience.
ARCANUS writes that he hopes to he
with the solVers regularly from now on.
We, too, hope he will be.
The Ardmore Puzzler for January 10
contains an excellent article on plurals
30 MULLINS has a Bliou Gazetteer
for sale. Address Box 30. r. F D. Miami
NYPHo has gone into the stock broker
age business in Philadelphia.
AT last reports the Northwestern PuZ-
zlers' League had u membership Of 12S.
KAPPA KAPPA and her associate officers
deserve a great deal Of credit for this *
cellent showing,
l. SCREAM suggests as a good deh-
milton for steiI. Mayor Of Hoboken."
r. o. CHESTER writes: when 1 was
editing The Enisma. In The American
Tribune. back In 1894. so many<formists
were going outside of the I~nternationaI
Dictionary-then the minority try
tcbawytchns and ~tschaSmeeks. The for
mer word looked hard for a diamond be-
cause both the fve-iettor words needed n
in the centre, these being by no means
plentiful over a year later, X. H. G. r. OF
Lyons, n. Y, who has for a long time
been one Of the real leaders IN the matter
OF mastering difficult bases, sent IN =
pretty combination on tchartchas, which
received special mention in the QUINN
Of various puzzle rapers. 10 Iot tn,rS
mans eleven appeared IN Mystery, Decem-
Der 26. 1895, as follows
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WHEN THE SUN
WAS DROWNED

One February a great fog came down all
over the Grand Duchy of Bratwurst, and
nowhere was it thicker than over the town
of Pennyville. The first day and the second
day the people did not mind it very much.
They merely tied lanterns to the horns of
all the cows and put lamps into the
chicken houses, so the hicke could see
TO lay eggs, and did other things that would
naturally be done by wise people.
When, however, a third day. and a fourth
day passed and the fog remained as thick
as ever, the mayor and the beadle con-
suited, and then they called in the school
master and ordered him to look into his
hooks and see what should be done in case
of fog.
The schoolmaster could not fhid any
books about fog, except one that told ship
captains what to do. So he explained to all
the people what he had read and advised
each. citizen to carry a red lantern in his
left hand and a green lantern in his right
hand to correspond to the starbOard and
port lights of ships.
and aid the schoolmaster, every one
must go at half speed, and say loot Tootl
collision. And each person should nave a
weight on a rope, so that be can come to
anchor if he should not be sure about the
"fThank goodness said all the people:
Nov we will be safe until the fog lifts. y
SO each citizen got the Lanterns and the
full of footing, while a good many people
were late for dinner because they came
to anchor at street corners and dla nor
dare to move again till they couid attract
other citizens by signaling. and thus learn
their way.
Still the fog showed no signs Of lifting,
and so the mayor called a great meeting
in tho town square, and everybody was
there. After the footing had stopped
the mayor announced that the schoolmas-
Ter. the beadle and he had decided that
the only way to get rid of the fog was to
carry il away. and that all the citihena
must get buckets at once and help.
Soon there was a great bucket brigade;
and each man filled his pail with fog and
then passed 1t from hand to hand till
reached the ocean, where it was dumped.
The people worked till they were tired
but the fog did not seem to grow less
They relieved each other and kept on. and
thus they worked for hours and hours
Without stopping. At last, after they had
dumped more than a hundred thousand
buckets full of fog into the ocean, a wind
began to blow, and gradually the fog
began to get thin.
"Hurrah! Hurrahi'' cried the school
master. we are getting rid OF It. WORK
as fast as you can now. and we viii soon
have it all cleared away
The people worked like mad, and at last
there was no more fog at all. But 1T was
pitch dark, because ugh had come on
while they were working.
The wise people of Pennyville did not
know this, and everybody began to ask:
Put where is the sun? Where is the
sun?'
The mayor and the schoolmaSter con-
suited, and then the schoolmasteA slapped
his forehead and said: "Horrorsi \ know
what has happenedl Some carelesA person
must have picked up the sun WITH his
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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. No prizes will be awarded unless
these rules are followed
Rule No. Write legibly and dis
tinctly.
Rule No. 2-Sign your full name and
address to all communications.
Rule No. 3-State your age.
Rule No. 4-The answers TO today's
puzzles must reach this office by We'd
nesday night. Solutions and prize win
ners will appear IN next Saturdays
paper.
Rule No. 6-Unless you use a postal
card In sending your answers be sure
TO place a two cent stamp on the en-
Velope to avoid delay at the postomce.
Rule No. 6-No boy or girl over Is
years of age will be allowed to COM
pete in the various contests except
thosg conducted by Abel EN-.
Rule No. Address your letters TO
N. ].
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TME GANE OF MEMORY.

To make this game a success a big table
in an adjoining room is necessary. On ii
are placed innumerable little articles. The
top of the table should be nearly covered
with the different familiar things of every
spool OF thread, a hat-all the common
necessities of life that come daily under
our observation. This done, the children
are formed in a line and marched around
the table three times with the admonition
that they look closely at everything.
When all have passed around the desig-
mated number Of times they must return
to the room from which they came and
the door is closed behind them.
Paper and pencil are then passed around
and each child must write Town the name
of every article that can be remembered.
About fifteen minutes may be allowed for
this part of the game.
The papers are then collected, the hostess
or her mother compares the papers with
a correct list, which she must prepare
beforehand, and to the child who remem-
bers most of the things n prize should be
given. A consolation prize may also be
provided for the most unsuccessful OF the
contestants.
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HUMOROUS

How much did Philadelphia Pa?
Whose grass did X. c. Mo?
How many eggs could New Orleans La!
How much does Cleveland o?
What was it made Chicago III?
Twas Washington, d. c.?
She would Tacoma Wash, in spite
OF a Baltimore Md.
When Hartford and New Haven Conn
What Reuben do they soak?
Could Noah build a Little Rock Ark
If he had no Guthrie Ok?
We call Minneapolis MINI.
Why not Annapolis mn?
If you can't tell the reason why,
I'll bet Topeka Kan.
But now you speak of ladies, what
A Butte Montana is,
If l could borrow Memphis's Tenn.
I'd treat that Jackson Miss.
Would Denver Colo cop because
Ottumwa la dore,
And, tho my Portland Me doth love,
l threw my Portland Ore.
-Lippincott's.
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UNCLE JACKS
SATURDAY. TALK
Ally Dear Children:

Ally Dear Children:
Here are a few funny customs OF Japan
which may prove interesting:
1t is not the custom in Japan for the
men to rise when women enter the room,
CT to SHOW any of the couftesies that all
gentlemen pay to women in this country. :,
They always walk ahead of women ana
arc always waited on first.
They do not knock before entering q
rooms Servants sit down in the presence
of their superiors.
They do not kiss or embrace-at least
not before people.
The Jap policemen are not very dignified
looking contrasted with our big American
cops
They are short. lean back too far TO
stand straight, dress in badly fitting white
duck uniforms, wear huge blue goggles
on their eyes, and earn about So a month.
But the japanese stand in the deepest
awe of them and obey their silshtest
command. :,
When . policeman makes an arrest all
he has to say is Gomez
Ii is said that not a single swear
word Is to be found in the Japanese Ian
guaeea
That means that the Japs have no need
for such words. And no wonder For
they thinl6 it is very silly for any one to
get angry. What's the use?" they say.
'"Tfersfs no use kicking about things we
cannot help" Yours truly,
UNCLE JACK.
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THE RAG DOLL

l found it in an ancient trunk
Beneath the garrett caves,
Half buried under copy hooks
With torn, discolored leaves
A rag doll of the oldeu time,
In frill and furbelow,
That made some little maiden glad
One Christmas long ago.
The ruffled bonnet. neatly tied;
The bodice trinity laced;
The jointless arms, In clumsy mitts
or wrlnkled silk encased;
The painted smile aud penciled brows,
And eyes as black as jet,
OF round shoe buttons made, are all
BY time u%ntroubled yet.
A little girl with flaxen braids
Once Rugged 1t in her arms,
And in its stupid muslin face
Beheld a thousand charms
She crooned above IT all day long,
And carried 1t to bed,
And tucked ii in beside her when
Her simple prayers were said.
The waxen beauties dressed in silk
With cold disdain looked down
Upon the humble, holne made toy,
Aud scorned its Bingham gown.
But they were shattered years ago,
Aud still the doll some clever
And loving mother made Of yore
is uuite MS good as ever.
-Minna Irving, in New York Herald.
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JAPANESE ANTmEM

Japan has probably the shortest OF all
national anthems. 1t is called "Kimi
Gayo,'' fr5nl its first three words, and
consists of only t~hirty-two syllables, which
count in poetry as about t~hirty-one. The
exceeding brevity is due to the national
fondness for conciseness of phrase and
of expression, which Is a promi-
nent feature in all forms of its art. The
Japanese call the patriotic song a ''tanka, :"
or a verse of five lines, the first and third
being of five and the others of seven
syllables. The anthem is given below in
Japanese, with an English translation:
KIM GA 70.
KIM ga yo wa
Chiyo nj yachiyo nj
SaZare ishi no.
Iwawo to narite
Koko no musu made.
TRANSLATION.
May our Lords dominion last
Till a thousand years have passed
Twice four thousand times o'ertold.
Firm as ~changeless rock. earth rooted,
Moss of ages uncomputed.
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TEE R|AGGYDOLLS

he Raggydolls are funny folks.
They live in Nursery Glaze.
They use small mallets to crack jokes;
Their tears are lemonade.
Their breakfast food is sawdust dry,
or which they eat IDIOT;
\ handkerchief's their ruler high;
Each eyes n neat French knot.
They haven't got a sinsle hair
Upon their little heads;
But each is covered with its share
OF fimsy silken threads.
They had q party Yesterday
1t was a dandy treat
And when they finished with their play
They got these things to eat;
Some Bingham sandwiches quite thick,
Some calico %cocoanut pie.
Some taffy-taffy on Il stick
Some ribbon bons, and my!
A great big camhric or ice cream,
Some sable mullins. too,
Oh. dear ] really wish | was
A Raggydoil, Don't vnu2
IF. p. Filter, In New York World.
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ToDAY'S 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
find the correct answer to the hidden
word puzzle.
In addition to these prizes Uncle Jack
representing Spring, Summer, Autumn and
Winter. to three boys and three girls who
answer all three of the puzzles correctly.
Answers to tOdny's puzzles and list
of prize winners will be published next
Saturday afternoon.
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WORDS THAT HEAR

Did you ever count the number of words
which have ears? Now, The question may
sound absurd, but nevertheless there are
many words which possess each an ear.
ear. A few Of the words that are so
blessed are given here. After reading
them over. try to find as many more as
you can: Tear, smear, dear. fear, hear.
near, rear. pear, drear and bear.
You will notice that the ear always
comes at tho end Of the word.
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NJ DAD

My father always says, says he.
That when he was a boy like ME,
He never thought of having fun
Till he got all his lessons done.
And he says when his father had
Errands. for him he'd run like mad.
1t must have made his father glad
To have a good son like my dad.
American Home Monthly
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A BOYS WISH

/ sometimes wish l were a bear,
/ love my mother 50,
I'd like to hug her just as tight
As Bruin would, you know.
At other times I'd like to be
A lion, so that /
Could roar, and wake my father up
When dawn lights up the sky.
And thea again. l wish | were
A monkey, fun of chaff,
To romp about the nursery,
And make the baby laugh.
In fact, to satisfy my whims,
The only thing to do,
Would be to nave me changed outright
Into n perfect zoo.
What fun 'twould be on rainy days!
How quickly time would pass,
If / could sit and watch myself
Before the looking-glass.
Daily News.
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WEATHER MlSD0M

Red skies at sunset indicate fine weather,
denotes wind, n red sky in the morning
betoken bad weather. Small dark clouds
foretell rain: generally the softer clouds
look. the less wind, but more rain may
be expected, Fog Is an indication of fiue
weather; so Is dew.
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Answers received from the following
children We're not counted today when the
prizes were awarded, as the rules govern
ing the various contests were not ollowed.
Try to be more careful in future:
Anita ~Fahrenholtz, Margaret Stahl, An
ME Finan, James Palasky, L. Gehl, Harry
Jacobus, j. K. Morton, jr.
Edith Spilka-Ping-pong pictures cannot
be reproduced on this page. Please send
Uncle Jack a larger photograph.
Cornelia Sayre-Your drawing cannot be
used.
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ANSWERS TO LAST
SATURDAYS PUZZLES

The name of the city shown in last Sat
urdayis Iebus was Lockport. n. Y.
The answer to the hidden word puzzle
was cats and neighs.
The answer to the illustrated proverb
puzzle was: TOO many cooks spoil the
hroth -
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II KATHERINE FRANCIS,
TME PRIZE WINNERS

The regular weekly prize of twenty
five cents for a selected complete list
of answers received to New Puzzles
No. $50 won by
Myself, BnyOnne, N. J..
The regular weekly prize of twenty
FIVE cents for an incomplete list to New
Puzzles No. $50, selected ut random,
was won by
q. -. Easy, Newark ". j..
The regular weekly prize of tweny-
five cents for a selected contribution
was won by
katherine Francis, Newark, N. j.
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Harrison, N. j.
Deal. Uncle Jack-T received the pictures
more than two weeks ago and think them
very pretty. Papa is making frames for
them, My papa Is very handy, he can
make almost anything. / wish you could
see all the nice things he has made for
me. l hope L have guessed the puzzles
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HOW ITO GET YOUR PRIZES

Uncle Jack will mail to 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 1t. Please
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
send him a photograph.
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Newark, n. j., Jan. Is. 1903.
Dear Uncle Jack-I received my prizes
and thank you very much for them, as
! think they are very pretty. 7 have
shown them to all my playmates, and
they also think they are pretty. Hoping
that all the other children may win some
day and thanking YOU again I remain,
your nephew,
FRANK WHELAN, aged 8.
$50 Barclay street.
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WISE AS Am OWL
lRv Harriet Nuttv.l

(By Harriet Nutty.D
An owl sat up in a hemlock tree,
Looking as wise as wise could be;
| said alack and a-dearie me,
If l were half as wise as hel
Then spake the owl in the hemlock tree
Then spake the owl. but don't you see
TO be as wise as wise could be
You would nave to be an owl, like me.
philadelphia Telegraph.
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Newark, N. j., Jan. IS, 1908.
Dear Uncle Jack-I received my pictures
and l think they are very pretty. | am
going to have them framed, so they will
keep clean. Hoping l win another prize
in the future l remain, you member,
WILBUR b.. MCLEOD.
149 William street.
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Dear Uncle Jack-I thank you very
much for the book ! received from you.
Hoping TO win another prize | remain,
HELEN V. DONAHUE, aged II.
241 South Eleventh street.