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Iotty's School.

barking very menacingly at the strange.
In vain did the teacher call TO him - re-
turn, he kept right on. ending by jumping
over the low fence at the back OF tho
yard and geing up To introduce himself To
the strange dog.
Totty ran down the garden path after
him, calling him 10 come right back in
school, and that he'd soon have recess. at
which time he could play" But Rove
looked at her. shifted 1T tine 81 anee dog.
seemed TO like him and went off down the
alley, barking and playing with him.
"Oh, you can go and play with that old
cur said Totty. imratiently. "I'il 20
back TO my other pupils. And when YOU
do come home shall keep YOU in after
school and make Won write hundred
words before allowing YOU 10 have Your
supper. But when T";iN reached her
Schoolroom she found that MINT" had
run away and climbed one OF tho big trees
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BY Elise Frances Howe, 13 Years,
llO 4th St. NE

TCAN PONCE DE LEON was born In San Ser
J vas, the province of Campo. Spain. in 1860
He was descendsd from an ancient family or
Araeon and in il youth page to Ferdinand
VII. He served with credit agai inst the Moors
OF Granada. According to some historians. he
accompanied Columbus on his second voyage. In
1885, but Washington Irving and other modern
historians say he only sailed in 1902 with
Nicolas de Ovando, who had been appointed gov
eTnor of Hispaniola. lie took active part in
the pacitica tion OF the country, and became gov
crnor of the eastern part. where the natives uad
frequent intercourse with those of the island OF
''Borinmucn," Porto Rico. In 15oS he OBJ
tanned permission from the governor Nicolas de
Oynndo, conquer the islands.
Ponce claimed the appointment Of governor OF
Porto Rico. and the court of Spain granted IL to
him in 1910 The Indians waced war against
him. but Ponce finally succeeded in eonQuering
the whole island. In tue beginning Of 1872 he
was deprived of his governorship, and broken in
health, and he resolved to 20 In search OF the
tabled fountain of youth. OF which he had
heard such fantastic accounts from the indians.
lie gathered many OF his old followers and
sailed with three carayels.
Many months passed in searching the islands
for 'BirnImi. which said to contain the
Fountain and he finally landed his expedition
near the present site Of st. Augustine Easter
Sunday, 1913, taking possession Of the country in
the name of bis sovereign. and calling the re-
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Mir R,WlzZZLlEW WUHN N[LE s
JBED711QMllE TALE $
TOLD By AUNT MATILDA

see what else yo' isn't able TO TO do
Bout all yo' is good at. Mr.. Bullfrog, Is
jumpin', an Use come TO de 'clusion dat
de onliest thing lef' TO you to do Is TO
Jump long down to de swamp over dar.
an when yo' gifts dar to stay dar de res
o. yo' time. An as ] knows, Mr.. Bull
frog, dat yo' is in a powerful hurry fo' to
git dar, / takes de liberty of scusln' YOU
frum furdeer tendance at dis meetin, !,
an so good day to yo', sah!
An frum dat day to dis. honey. yo'
knows well as I does dat Mr.. BulifroS
never done lef' de swamp, an dat all de
to dis is to sing way down in his throat.
.Kuplunk, kuplunk!' An yit. honey,
can't help feelin' sorter sorry like TO
Mr. Bullfrog. same a. ] does fo' all desc
here folks what talks - much an does,
when de time comes 70 DON, so powerful
little
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remain at the tent, bending over the
campfire, but often cast in a line himself,
pulling out some fine tinnies. and also he
took his plunge in the refreshing water,
along with the boys. but little OF sucn
entertainment sufficed. and he found much
time for attending TO the needs of the
inner man and boy.
Well get up very early in the morn
ing-say at ) o'clock said Mr.. Potter
to his sons that evening as they all sat
at dinner. Then wen get to Great river
before the heated part of the day. And
old Dandy won't mind the load In the
cool of the morning" Old Dandy was
the driving horse belonging to the Pot
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got from the cellar and carried TO the
kitchen, for Mrs. Potter and Bridget We're
already preparing the edibles which were
to fill it, Save for bread, butter. crack
ers. cheese, cake and some doughnuts,
the food would be uncooked, and would
consist of bacon, ham, beans, potatoes,
and some sort of dried fruit. Whenever
Mr.. Potter and his boys went camping
they had plenty to eat. for Mr.. Potter
played cook while the boys fished, swan.
hunted and explored. And as the boys
always returned to camp half starved
their cook" endeavored TO always have
a good meal waiting for them.
OF course, Mr.. Potter did not always
Evening star., 1909-07-10
THE SUNDAY STARS
Historical Cut-0ut Contest.
Five ST. 90 Prizes Each Week.

Turn to the Comic Section
of THE SUNDAY STAR
tomorrow and find "Ameri-
cas- History in Cut-Outs" on
the last page. Cut out and
paste the cut-out according
to the diagram in the lower
right hand corner. Then
write a 3oo-word composition
on the subject of the cut-out-
Balboa Discovers the Pacific
Ocean" Mail your compost
ton and the finished cut
out to The Sunday Editor
of The Evening Star. They
must reach him by noon
Wednesday to be eligible for
one of the FIVE prizes of $1.oo
each which will be awarded
weekly for the best FIVE
compositions and neatest cut
outs. Then next Saturday
turn to the Children's Page
and see if your composition
is awarded one of the prizes.
Remember the conditions
you must be under six
teen years of age and you
must submit both compost
ton and cut-out by Wednes-
day noon.
The prize winners receive
their money by check as soon
as the selections are made.
Watch for this opportu-
nifty tomorrow in the Comic
Section of
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and ten.
"oh. papa, do YOU mean it, cried Billy,
IeapnS from his chair and waving his
arms over lis head IN his glad excitement,
while a broad smile covered his older
brothers face as he said cnthuslasticaliy
1T would he great. papa, Shall We so
soon
This veek-tomorrow. if We can be
ready so soon" replied Mr.. Potter. Your
mother says she can have our grub-boS
ready, and all we have to do is 10 get out
our old last summers fishing clothes. our
tackle and tent. The tent is all right.
doesn't need any repairs, for had it put
into good shape last summer after we had
used it. So all that is necessary is for
us to get to work getting our traps to-
gcther.
Gee we'll be ready all right. papa"
cried Billy II could be i'll shape to start
this afternoon" And he bounded away
from the breakfast table and up the stairs
TO his own room, where he began to
gather together the things he would want
during his outing.
Billy won't eat another bite till he IS
in camp" laughed Mrs. Potter. Hes 50
eXcita BILE, bless his dear heart. And like
as not, he'll get some things packed that
he doesn't need. and others that he does
want will be left behind So if you'll
excuse me, papa and Jean, I'll run up
stairs and see TO his getting ready
We'll. / guess we're all through break
fast. anyway said Mr.. Potter. ''Appe-
tite Is easily satisfied when there is
scheme afoot for going on an outing. Eth,
Jean?'
That's right, SIR laughed Jean, push
ingN aside his plate. on which remained
half fluffy. delicious waffle, covered with
maple sirup. AT any other time. papa,
| couldn't leave that waffle. But just now
| haven't a bit more appetite. I've had
my fill.'
Then we-you and Twill see about
the tent said Mr.. Potter. Hope the
rats haven't gotten about it, And ac-
companied by Jean. Mr.. Potter went to
the attic to pull out the camping tent. To
his satisfaction he found the mice and
rats had not bothered it, and that it was
in splendid condition. After the tent had
been carried down to the back yard and
opened out for inspection Mr.. Potter and
Jean got the camping blankets together.
hung them on the clothes line for airing
and brushing. Then the grub-box' was
Evening star., 1909-07-10
By Mary r. Lineback, IA Years, n
U st. NV.

~ Ew stories OF early history
! maDtic as that connected with the explora-
tion of Florida. In 1913 Juan Ponce de Leon
landed with his Spanish associates near what is
now St Augustine, Florida. aud by this discov-
cry gave Spain the claim By which she held that
country for Jo4 years.
Travelling inland through the land of flowers.
de Leon gave Ii Its significant One day
lie passed an Indian encampment and was told
hy The natives that there existed in the land a
fountain whose sparkling waters would renew
the youth Of all who bathed therein.
Yielding 10 the superstitous nature of even
the highly educated of that day, the old man
started out in search Of that water. which was
marches that be made through the almost i'm
peuetrsbic swamps of that lowland. and many
times he met With beautiful springs that burst
from the verdant soil In crystal streams aud
flowed away between banks of flowers. After a
long fruitless search be realized that there i.
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OTTY was seven
years old. After
school was out for
the long summer
vacation L o [ I y.
who was u very
studious little girl,
decided she must
have something be-
sides play TO keep
her busy. She
loved play, but she
felt that She must
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oion ..Terra de Pascua- or Florida for the
two reasons-that the shore was frinGed WIN
beautiful foliage and flowers and the Spanish
name of the day of landing.
Ponce sailed along the coast of Florida and
was convinced that America was not part OF
Asia. but disappointed In his search Tor inc
..fountain of youth He returned to Porto
Rico, afterward sailing for Spain. In 1olo he re.
turned from Seville and founded the city OF
Ponce, in Porto Rico.
He made the second attempt to conquer Florida
in 1921 but found in the interior warlike people.
and was obliged to reembark with loss of
nearly all his followers He retired to the Is
lend OF Cuba, where he died in July 1871. OF a
wound from a poisoned arrow. His remains were
taken to San Juan de Porto Rico. and they no"
rest in the Church OF San Juan. 4 monument
has been erected TO his memory recently in San
Juan.
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IE little boy was
telling Aunt Ma
tilda of the way
one of his play
mates had of
boastins that he
could do this and
that better than
any other boy.
why, Aunt Ma
tilda.'' said the
little fellow, hes
the biggest brag
Evening star., 1909-07-10
THE SUNDAY STAR.
A Spider That Fishes.

THERE has recently been discovered in
Buenos Aires spider which prac-
tices fishing at times. In shallow places
Il spins between stones u two-winged
conical net, on which il runs in the water,
aud captures small fish, tadpoles, etc.
That il understands its work well is
shown by the numerous shriveled skins OF
little creatures that lie about in the web
net.
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no water that can turn the withered leaf OF
autumn back to the glow Of springtime, and.
abandoning the vain effort. spent his remaining
Since the time of Ponce de Leon many have
lived and sisited in bis land Of flowers, and al
would renew their youth they have found that
which will renew life and bealth In the baimy
breezes of that sunny southland.
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Riddle.

We arc airy little creatures
Each have different forms and feature:
Dne Of us In glass is set.
Auother you will lind in jet
\ third. less bright, is set in tin:
\ fourth shining box within.
And the NTH, IL you pursue,
1t will never 6y from you.
AvNeis.l
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in the yard and Angelica had fallen over
and her eyes had gone tight shut In sleep,
Tom sat looking tired and Bertha was all
bent over, as if suffering stomach ache.
"Oh, what a very naughty lot of pupils ]
have" said Totty well. I'll put Angel
lea to bed, put Tom in his chair in the
playroom give Bertha dose of medi-
cine; then I'll go and play with Flosss
and Bobby Turner the rest of the after
noon. Play school isn't much fun, any
way"
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Had the Correct Idea.

The teacher glanced over her pupils AND
finally selected Joseph TO tell her the
meaning of the word responsibility"
"Well." said the bright pupil. IL | only
had two buttons on my trousers and one
Of these came off the responsibility would
rest on the other"
He was promoted to the class above
Evening star., 1909-07-10
By Marjorie Armstrong, ID Years,
13 Randolph Place NV.

Z LoRIDA or the "I.and of Flowers" re-
! ceived It's appropriated beautiful name
from Ponce de Leon, the first civilized person to
land upon Its shores.
Juan Ponce de Leon the diScoverer. was born
at San Servas Spain, In I460. Being Of an ad-
venturous turn Of mind, he had. in early man
hood and middle age, explored the West Indies
and had become governor Of eastern Hispanioia. .
In 1910 he obtained the governorship OF Porto
Rico and after faithful service there, was de-
priyed of his office. This was crushing oioW
to the explorer, who had become advanced IN
years and broken in health If he could only
slipping from him. he fancied that he might
regain his post governor. also.
Among the Indians OF the Island VAGUE
legend was circulated that somewhere TO the
northward in beautiful land, there was a
magic fountain, which gave eternal youth 10
Leon heard the rumor. and soon was sailing
nortbward in search of this iliusive fountain
On March 81 1912. Easter Sunday morning, ne
reached the coast OF Florida, little to the north
of where st. Augustine now stands. The dls,
coverer landed, took formal possession, and
At this season Of the year the tropical forests
were filed with brilliant flowers. which suy
gested to De Leon the name OF Florida
Bur he discovered no wonderful 1ounta ain, al
though he spent months In the search Al
length he gave up his dream Of renewed youth
and returned to Spain where Ferdinand made
him governor of the supposed isiand or
Florida.
The following year Ponce de Leon revisited
Florida and attempted To subdue bis new sub
jects. 1t was while undertaking tbls enterprise
that he met with his death by poisoned Indian
arrow in 1921 Thus the old explorer found
death lurking for him among the flowers OF the
land where he had hoped to find perpetual youth.
Evening star., 1909-07-10
PUZZLES.
Letter Enigma.

Ny first is in sick but not In well:
Ny second is In perfume. but not in smell;
My third is in drink, but not in thirst;
My fourth is the same as you found in my nrst.
My fifth is in hat, but not IN bonnet;
My sixth is in sing. but not In sonnet,
My seventh you've had In my three also;
My eighth is in come. but not In 90:
My whole spells that which to all is most dear.
And it comes very often at this time OF year.
Zigzag Puzzle.
All the words of this zigzag contain The same
number Of letters. II the words are rightly
guessed and written below another their
zigzag letters. beginning with the upper left-hand
letter and ending with the lower left-hand letter
will spell the name of a fayorite summer pastime
for boys The cross words III 4 chunk OF
dirt t2l That which every child. rich or poor.
has given to IL. q, A sacred song. a. A place
where articles are sold. t5i That which is done
with yarn. tsy Something tied. a. That which
children enjoy.
Primal Acrostic.
The words of this acrestic contain four letters
each. If the words guessed aud written or"
below another In their correct order their iniials
will spell the name OF American statesman
who lived In the early part of 800. The cross
words are: ~ beverage. t2, The title OF a
pohleman 81 To cook in oven ~ That
which is found on the beach. t5l melody. i6l
children are required TO obey.
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PRIZE WINNERS
IN THE
CUT-oUT CONTEST

The following are the names
and essays of the young authors
who won prizes of $1.oo each in
THE SUNDAY STARS His
torical Cut-Out Contest, the SUBJ
ject of essay and cut-out being
Ponce de Leon Searches for the
Fountain of Youth" as published
in the Comic Section last Sunday:
BY Marguerite Bradley, Age IA, 153
Hickman st. Sc.
IL 1918 Juan Ponce de Leon fitted out three
ships at his own expense to make voyage
of discovery. He had heard rumors to the ef-
feet that somewhere in the new world there was
a fountain flowing in the midst of a country
sparkling with gold and brilliant gems whose
waters would give perpetual youth to any one
who should drink OF and battle in them.
Ponce de Leon was old man. and constantly
yesrned to taste again the pleasures and dreams
this WONDERFUL fountain. and in i5is set sail
from Porto Rico In ardent search of IT. tie
sailed among the bahama Islands hut was uG-
the Spanish call Pascua Florida, land was dis
covered. supposedly an island. but really the
discoverer named the place ''Florida, thereby
honoring both the day and the beauty of the
flowers and foliage native to the country.
Many weeks were spent in hopeful exploration
and search for the fountain of youth, but this
end was never accomplished Ponce de Leon re-
turned to Porto Rico disappointed and despond-
ent.
His discovery. although not the discovery "f
his hopes. was rewarded by the King of Spain.
who appointed Juan Ponce de Leon governor Of
Florida.
few years later he attempted to colonize
Florida, but attacked by the Indians, hos
tile In their nature, and driven 10 his ships,
lrSir pfsQr nf Is LIS
self received a painful wound. whereupon he re-
turned to Cuba to DIE.
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ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
Fourth OF July letter enigma Bnnker IIiii.
ZgzaS puzz!e-Lafayctir Cross words: -
Lungs. 90 Banks. .3, Tafy. IA Break. -,
Marry. 90 Ropes. -, Putty. ts) Otter. t.l
Elfn.
Primal acrosfic- Friend. The pictured words
arc. IL Fan -, Rug. 90 Ink. tJ Eating.
~ Negro. tt'i Drawing,
Evening star., 1909-07-10
BY Eleanor Mann, Age Is Years,
224 10th st. Sc.

IUAN PONCE DE LEON, a great conaueror
J snd discoverer. was born in Aragon, Spain,
about 1880. He was Of noble birth and very
great man, serving in the conquest Of Granada.
and In 1893 went with Christopher Columbus TO
Espaniola; later he was governor, under Ovando.
OF the eastern part of that island. whence he
passed over TO Porto Rico in los. and began its
Porto Rico. From the Indians he heard of an
"island'' called 'Bimini,' to the northwest of
Porto Rico. This island reported to possess
gold and contain a miraculous spring or fountain
which would restore youth TO the aged II once
bathed in its waters. The supposed "Bimini
Island" as the Indians called it. was probably
Florida.
In 1912 Ponce de Leon received a grant from
the King of Spain to discover and settle this
1913, discovered of the Bahama Islands,
coasted along the Atlantic side Of the mainland TO
latitude so 8 north. and then on Easter Sunday,
April 8. 1913, landed and took possession OF the
land for Spain. calling the country Florida. from
'PascuR Florida" Spanish name for Easter
Sunday. He ranged through the islands in
search Of this fountain but finding nothing he
became discouraged and gave up his search. lie
then went exploring again
He next explored the gulf coast to latitude y
go north, and returned to Porto Rico in Sep
tember.
Ills grants were renewed by the king for a
second voyage. but owing to the Indian wars
then going on he could not sail again for Flor
ida until 1921. He then attempted to plant
colony. but was driven OF by the Indians and
was so badly wounded that he died shortly
after reaching the coast of Cuba. Thus the first
attempt to colonixe la America a failure.
Evening star., 1909-07-10

The following children have
received honorable mention in
the contest: Corneiia Stuard,
211o I street northwest; Alethea
]. Morgan, AZ Seaton place;
Martha Watson, 111o 18th street;
Laurence ]. Pope, 627 East Capt.
tol street; Ruth B. Hutson, 1907
1st street; Florence Wallace, IS
Randolph place; Dorothy Detur-
Ter, 1912 9th street; Gertrude
Baulsir, 423 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.; Helen M. Sheriff, gas West
minister street; Ruth Phillips,
Takoma Park; Josephine Golden,
1924 S street; Esther Curry, 62o
A street.
Evening star., 1909-07-10

AY. children. how
would YOU like TO
go over on Great
river for a week
OF camping ont.
fishing and hunt
ing 60 This was
tho question asked
ny Mr.. Potter Of
his two sons. Jean
and Billy, aged re
spectively. twelve
and ten.
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An / knows nuther thing. honey
DAT when arfter ole Jedge Owl had tele-
.,ruffed back to King Lion jes' what he'd
seen when he sot hisself down an
looked into dat matter King Lion let all
Evening star., 1909-07-10
Mr.. Bu|Ifrog's Sad Fate.

HE little boy was
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a warm place for a few days. The
number that terminate can be used as
guide as to the amount of seed to
use per acre.
One reason why clover and alfalfa
are not more popular with farmers is
the difficulty Of curing the hay. If 1t
Is left in the swath until dry enough to
put in the NOW, the leaves, which are
the most valuable part, will become
so brittle that many of them will be
lost. A better way is to go over the
field with a side delivery rake as soon
as the leaves have wilted little and
throw the hay together in loose wind
rows. Handled in this way, it dries
evenly, and the leaves will not fall off
SO easily. Hay cured in this way is
also less liable to be dusty than when
cured by direct exposure to the sun.
Once In awhile, even with the best of
care, some of the hay will be caught in
q rain. A hard rain on clover or al
falfa hay washes out much of the nu-
triment which it contains. Such hay
is hardly worth putting in the barn,
but may be made good use of for bed
ding. In this way it is mixed with
the manure, and the plant food which
1t contains is returned to the soil.
Cowpeas and soy beans are to the
southern part of the United States
what clover and alfalfa are to the
northern sections They are grown
more as hay and forage than for the
grain. These legumes are also used in
some sections Of the corn belt as catch
crops. If sown on early fall blowing,
they prevent the soil from washing
and thus losing much Of it's available
plant food They may be pastured Off
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the III <<c1--z B
Signature Of Gb<4(9Z EEzEEIE<H
WEEPING Marble.

4
The activity of surrounding busi-
nesses may have jeopardized more
than one portion of the sacred edifice
of st. Bartholomew the Great, but it
was not always safe even at the hands
of its own congregation. In the sew
enteenth century the parishioners, In
their combined wisdom, thought the
cloisters would look better If they
were whitewashed and promptly pro-
ceeded to carry out their original idea.
They then found, however, that two
marble statues, which may still be
seen, did not show up well enough
against the white background, so in
order to remedy this defect they had
the images tarred! The same people
wanted to get rid of the fourteenth
century baptismal font in the church
on the ground that it was too old for
use. The most curious monument is
that in weeping marble to Edward
Cooke, scholar and physician, with the
inscription;
Unsluice. We briny foods What Can ye
Your eyes from teares and see the marble
weep?
Burst out for shame, or if We find no vent
For teares yet stay and see the stones re-
lent.
For long time the marble ''wepr
without restraint. bat since the church
has been reroofed and heated its pc
culiarity of "relenting" through damp
has ceased to exhibit itself.-London
Globe.
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An Economic Protest.

"Did understand you to ask me If
l wanted work7' asked Flooding Pete.
That's what you understood, if you
understood anything" answered the
woman with cold, steely eye and a
square jaw.
you've got some wood that needs
chopping, suppose"
81 have"
"Lady, I'm surprised at you. Don't
you know dat de trees gather moisture
gradually an by slowly lettin' it into
de ground keep up steady water sup
ply? Don't you know dat when you
leave de hillsides naked an bare de
water comes down in freshet, same
as beer from barrel wit de head
stove in? Don't you know dat future
generations is goin' to miss de UNI
brageous protection overhead an dat
our grandchildren is liable to be at de
mercy Of parasol trust? An you
want me to chop wood Lady, I'm
surprised at your Washington Star