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ming Ashore.

with all possible speed down the steep
banks towAcd the spot where the little
boy had fal:en in. But when he reached
the edge of the water he was uncertain
about removing his coat and shoes and
jumping into the stream, for great guam
titles of driftwood f1oated down the swol-
len creek, and would make it near to i'm
possible for him to reach the little boy,
who had caught hold of bit of log and
was being carried along with it. Help.
help my brother. or he'll drown!' cried
the little girl. imploringly, from the other
bank, waving her hands frantically to-
ward Tom. "Oh. what can we do to
save the little boy!' walled both Ada and
Pearl. "Oh, brother. what can we do?'
Tom had begun to jerk off his shoes
and coat. intending to try reaching the
little boy, for it was plain the child
Evening star., 1909-08-28
Babe Began to Roll Over and Over.

was fast asleep on the blanket, and Nurse
declared she must carry him into the
house.
"Oh. Nurse. this is Babes birthday
party" pleaded Mabel. 1T would be
awful to take him away from It. Please
let him stay"
But Nurse explained that sleeping in
the glaring light was bad for Babes
eyes, and that she must take him to the
little dark room where he might sleep
just as long as he wished without the
leas. disturbance.
At first Freddie and Mabel felt very
much disappointed to have their guest of
honor taken forcibly away, but after
Nurse explained that II was for Babes
good they gave their consent.
''Oh, we'll go right on with the birth
day picnic" said Freddie. land tell Babe
about it when he awakes. He'll enjoy
hearing about 1t, won't he?'
Yes. and he'll never forget this his
first birthday party, when he climbed TO
the top Of the sand mountain and rolled
down the other side" laughed Mabel
And then she and Freddie sat down
TO the picnic spread and enjoyed 1t I'm
mensely, for they felt that they were
celebrating the first birthday OF their
dear baby brother who was soundly
sleeping in the house.
Evening star., 1909-08-28
By Agnes c. Haase, 13 Years, 917
22d ST. NV.

CHAMPLAIN. French discoverer. born in the
- year 1870, died 1635. naval officer OF
great renown
As early 1908 he commissioned by
company OF Rouen merchants To explore the st.
Lawrence and establish a trading post. The dis
covery had at last been made and the abundant
furs OF these regions of surer source of
riches than the gold and silver mines.
The expedition reached the st. Lawrence in
safety and the spot on which Quebec now stands
chosen the site of fort. The leader of
the expedition returned to France in the autumn
and favorable account of the enterprise was
given. Champiafn unable to return to
America until 1905. On the Sd day of July.
however. the foundations were laid for Quebec.
In 1909 the leader and two French adventurers
Joined the company of Hurons. then ut
With the Ireluos Indians Of New York. On
this expedition Champlan ascended the Sorcl
river and discovered a lake, which since bears
Evening star., 1909-08-28

the forehead. And the old doggie seemed
to understand, for in his eyes was pleas
ure at being SO graciously treated, and
with wag Of his tail he seemed to say: ::
1T makes me very happy to be made a
comrade of and to have those I love ap-
preciate SO fully any act of kindness l
may perform
And you may be sure that Buddys par
ents felt most grateful to the old Hunkey-
Dorey who had saved the life OF their lit
tie son. but felt aggrieved that they could
not better express their gratitude to both
master and dog. But they pressed many
little gifts on Tom. Ada and Pearl, and
begged them to visit them often during
the summer and fall and then said that
Hunkey-Dorey must always accompany
them. for he should be 'the guest Of
honor"
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as was a great sand pile in which Fred
die and Mabel played every day. but
which was still strange to Babe, for he
was too little to play In sand piles yet.
Blu. on this his first birthday he was
to be introduced to out-of-doors sports.
Mabel prepared some luncheon-little
sandwiches, some jam. some candy and
lemonade. When she went to mamma
to ask her consent to take Babe out
for a backyard picnic mamma said yes.
he might 60: but that he must not be
given anything to eat except some milk
prepared by Nurse.
"Oh. but Brother and / have a nice
luncheon" said Mabel But we can eat
1t and give Babe some milk. Wen play
he's eating chicken and ice cream
So Freddie and Mabel took Babe out
to the shady yard to spot close to the
sand pile. Nurse went along to AK a
blanket on the ground for him and to see
that he was all right. Then, putting the
fat little fellow down to crawl about
on the blanket. Nurse returned to the
house. saying that she would come again
in half an hour to feed Babe some milk.
Mabel was SO busy fixing the picnic
spread that she forgot to keep an eye
on Babe, and as Freddie was putting up
a little hammock. stretching 1t between
two strong bushes, he paid no attention
to the young guest Of honor: therefore.
Babe had the sand pile to himself for
the time. And the first thing he did
was to, say, Goo-goo! Dad-dad!" which
in baby language meant: 'Ah, let us
see what that sand pile is like on the
other side" So. saying, he began to
crawl to the top Of the sand pile. which
was not such an easy task, but which
brought forth no grumbling from Babe
In fact he enjoyed the climb in the
soft stuff His little hands got full OF
warm sand; his mouth also got full OF
sand But he kept his eyes clear till he
reached the top of the pile. Then. In
some unaccountable way, Babe began to
roll over and over, going to the bottom
Of the mound on the side opposite to
that he had climbed. I suppose he must
have realized the mistake he was max
ing in going down the wrong side foi
he began to yell with all his might and
to kick both feet and both hands as
fast as ever he could.
OF course, his cries brought Mabels
eyes in his direction, and Freddie came
rushing to the spot. "Oh. see what has
happened to Baber Freddie called out
rescuing Babe from the depths Of the
soft sand, "Oh. his eyes, mouth. ears
clothes are filed with sand! However
did he get on this side the pile?"
'Oh, the dear baby!" exclaimed Mabel
coming to Freddie's assistance. He mus
have crawled up while / was not look
ing. 1 was setting the table. you see
Evening star., 1909-08-28
Babes First Birthday.
A Story For Little Tots.

and he was alone for few minutes.
Bless his heart, Shall I call Nurse TO
fetch a basin of water TO wash off the
sand?"
mo I'll rub IL on said Freddie. ''Ah.
see how brave he Is, You would think
he'd cry. after such tumble. And his
dear eyes filed with sand. too
Pretty soon Freddie and Mabel had all
the sand rubbed off Babe and he was
again put on the blanket. and in a per-
fectly lovely humor. He seemed to en-
joy ''rouShing it, SO said Freddie. And
when the time for luncheon came Mabel
called to Nurse to fetch the bottle Of
milk for Babe. saying she wanted his
picnic spread
But Nurse was bit slow In bringing
the milk, and at last when she did ar
rive at the picnic grounds with IL Babe
Evening star., 1909-08-28

The walk was most refreshing in the
early morning. for they started just as
the clock was striking s. For a part of
the way their road led beside the street
car track. but after the first mile it
turned across strip of meadow, through
which flowed a deep, teep-banked
stream.
Isn't this better than riding on a
street car?" asked Tom
"Oh, it is lovely" agreed Ada and
Pearl And we're going to cross that
pretty bridge. I do enjoy walking over
country bridges. One can stand In the
middle of a bridge and look away down
into the water and see the nearby land
scapes and the heecy clouds reflected
there added Ada.
..Oh, there are two little tots coming
from the opposite side OF the creek,
Evening star., 1909-08-28
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 sub
ject of essay and cut-out being
"The Discovery of Lake Cham
plain as published in the Comic
Section last Sunday
BY Maud Pearl Burklin, 13 Years,
1871 Girard st. NV.
/ \ recalling to mind the events surrounding the
discovery of that beautiful lake which now
bears his name it may be interesting also to re-
late. 10y way of introduction. few of the facts
leading mp TO and Immediately preceding such
discovery which made famous the earlier life of
Samuel dc Champiain. This great French dis
cnvcrer opened the way toward the rapid p-o-
motion OF the colonization of Canada and enter
ing II for the third time with the object Of ex-
tending its Christianity he founded the city Of
Quebec tiG0sI.
| attribute much of his industrial successes
TO his sturdy character and Christian cnthu-
siasm This opened the way for further
ploratiOn and discoveries. In addition to bein,
the first white man to enter Vermont in 1902
Champiain. desiring to discover more econom-
ical route to China, set on another exped-
tion. He travelled in and about what is now
New York. and which at that time was
country wildly infested with hostile tribes of
Iroquols Indians. This brave French discoverer
spurred on 10y previous victories and confident Of
future successes, met with many harassing and
exciting obstacles which apparently only added
zest to his enterprise. Obtaining the assistance
of large body of brave Huron and Algonquin
Indians, who friendly TO his cause this
daring leader tindeed little less than a warrior
himself, made a bold attack the strongly for
tilted and fcrociously hostile Indians After Il
fierce conflict which resulted in many of both
sides taking impromptu trip to the ..happy
hunting grounds Champlain. although now
deserted by number of his less daring com
panions. slorousy ended his hazardous and
perilous journey by reaching the happy end that
comes TO all who faithfully strive toward the
goal which they are seeking. by discovering that
beautiful body of water which was named after
him.
Evening star., 1909-08-28
THE SUNDAY STARS
Historical Cut-Out Contest.

InE SUVUA1 > An ,
Historical Cut-Out Contest.
Five $1.oo 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 compost
ton on the subject of the
cut-out "The Landing of
Hendrix Hudson" Mail
your composition and the fin
ished 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 COM
positions 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 sixteen
years of age and you must
submit both composition and
cut-outs by Wednesday 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
THE SUNDAY STAR.
Evening star., 1909-08-28

school friends, who lived on IdrHi
about two miles from town. There they
vould have a rest visit a while with
the family and afterwaTd go to peau-
tiful woods a mile still farther on. jim,
Toms friend. would be their guide anu
companion, for he knew every 1901 OIL
LAND for miles and miles about MS
house. ,5
land dog. He'll be in the way
"Oh- no, he won't" declared Tom-
And I always feel safer when old Hun
key-Dorey is with u.s. He's protectioil
against tramps or any old thing"
But well not meet any tra1nps, said
Pearl We'll go on the street car nearly
all the way to Jim's home. From the
station well have only quarter OF
mile to walk right along a nne. open
country road, with farmhouses racing IL
all the way. So we don't need pro-
tector."
well, you girls can ride on the street
cai. if YOU want to- said Tom, "but |
shall walk and have Hunkey-Dorey for
companion / got too much street car
riding while in town. and want TO
stretch my legs whenever l get the
chance to do so.
..Oh, if brother is determined to take
Hunkey-Dorey along we may as well
walk with him." said Ada. II don't
mind the two miles"
And | should rather like to walk the
distance. too" confessed Pearl ~
great fun, walking this time OF year.
And the roads will be just fine after the
heavy rains OF last week. for the dust
will not be so thick.
So the three children set out on their
way, old Hunkey-Dorey going with them.
Evening star., 1909-08-28
By Rex Collier, Age IL, Riverdale
Md.

In the year 1908 French explorer by the name
OF Samuel Champlain sailed up the ST. Law
renee river to place just below the Island OF
Orleans, and there stopped and established a
trading post, which he named Quebec.
He became very friendly with the Indians and
agreed to help them fight their enemies. The
next year $1,000 he. with an army OF Indians,
had battle with the Iroquois In northern New
York. The same year he sailed up the St Law
renee and then down what Is now called the
now bears his name. While there he met an
army Of Iroouois and defeated them.
Evening star., 1909-08-28

III you cnn guess the words pictured
here and write them one below another
their initials will spell the name of .
great American inventor.
Letter Puzzle.
Take the first letter of that which beats in
mans breast, add TO IL the first letter of that
which man hears with. add TO that the second
lastly. add the last letter OF that which helps
support a man, and the total will spell n word
signifying intense warmth.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
Letter enigma-Rivers.
Beheadings-tD Black, lack. (2) Braid, raid.
t3l Space. pace.
Curtailings-(D Silly, sill. t2, Season, sea.
ID County. count.
Hidden proverb puzzle--The guilty conscience
needs Ho accuser.
Illustrated primal acrostic--Doctor.
The smoothness of the ''skin" of a rae
ing craft has been increased greatly by
a recent innovation which has been made
use of in the construction of the new
Shamrock. 1t Is in the use of what lis
called a "slip feather in filing up the
seams. instead of putty. The feather
is thin slip OF wood, covered with a
coating OF glue and driven into the seams.
After drying thoroughly the surface is
planed off and to all intents and purposes
the hull is one solid piece of wood. II is
claimed that a hull of this character be-
haves much better under severe strain
when calkng often works loose.
Evening star., 1909-08-28
The Fun of See-SaW.

CEE-SAW, see-saw; away up
- in the air!
See-saw, see-saw; going every
where.
See-saw, see-saw; visiting the
moon;
See-saw, see-saw; coming back
so soon!
See-saw see-saw; Mary, Tom
and Joe;
See-saw, see-saw; to the clouds
do go.
See-saw, see-saw hear their glad
some song
AS they see-saw, see-saw all day
lone
Evening star., 1909-08-28
Game of "Cat and Mice"

! = in the house is that called Cat
and Mice and is played in the following
manner:
If five children are to engage in the
sport one of them must play the cat,
while the remaining four represent the
mice. If the game is played out of doors
the yard must have certain spots desig-
mated as "mouse holes" These mouse
holes" may be marked by stones, sticks
stuck into the ground, or by chairs. and
should be placed at regular distances
about circle or square of. say, twenty
feet across or larger II the space permits.
Where there are but four mice their cor
ners form a square, but II there are six
or more mice they may form a circle, the
mice holes being some ten feet apart.
The cat is in the center OF the square or
circle marked by the mouse holes
The mice take their places behind the
objects representing the holes. thus pre-
tending to be out of sight of the old
cat who turks in the center. The game
begins by one or more mice creeping out
of hiding, going into the center of the
space to find food. OF course, time to
come forth is chosen while the cats eyes
are watching an opposite hole. The cat
listens and must turn quickly and pur-
sue one of the mice that Is away from
his hole If the mouse is caught before
he gets into the hole again he must eX-
change places with the cat, allowing the
cat to become the mouse and he becoming
the cat.
If puss is sly she'll pretend not to hear
the mice that creep behind her till she
knows they are a long way from their
holes, then her chance of catching one
is very good if she Is fleet of foot And
on the other hand, If mousie is cautious
she'll have the fun of teasing old puss
by leading her on and on, but keeping
just out of her reach.
All the mice may come out of their
holes at the same time if they feel in
clined to do SO, but no mouse may enter
the hole of another mouse, even though
closely pursued.
Evening star., 1909-08-28
{By Helena Davis.)

Y Babes first birth
day Freddie and
Mabel. Babes big
brother and sister.
decided to have a
party for him. The
place selected for
the party was the
back yard, where
grew several big
trees. But these
trees were not of so
m u ch Importance
Evening star., 1909-08-28
Anecdotes of Curran.

T ORD CHANCELLOR CLARE. in a
IL discussion with Curran in court one
day on some point of law, exclaimed:
"Oh II that be law, Mr.. Curran, Ill burn
my law books"
'FYou would better read them, my
lord" drily replied Curran.
On another occasion the lord chancellor,
while Curran was addressing him In a
most important case, occupied himself
with a great Newfoundland dog that sat
near him in court. Curran having ceased
speaking, through indignation, the lord
chancellor looked up at him and asked:
why don't you proceed, Mr. Curran?"
II though your lordships were In con-
sultation, sir" replied Curran.
A Few Facts.
The coal bill Of the United States Navy
during 1908 amounted to S5,545,0OO.
The United States produces more corn
than all the rest of the world put to-
gether.
1t is claimed that out of every million
letters that pass through the post Office
only one goes astray.
Evening star., 1909-08-28
By Helen Fetter, Age Is, 3O13 Dunn
barton Ave.

the son or ship captain and received
careful training in navigation and cartography.
He entered the army during the French civil
war and served in Brittany as quartermaster Of
the cavalry under D'Aumont, Saint-IIuc and
Brissac.
In 1895 Champlain accompanied his uncle. who
was appointed pilot general of spain. when the
latter carried from Dlavet Spanish soldiers whe
had served in France as allies Of the lcaguers.
In January, 1899. 0amplain was placed in
other vessels he sailed for the West indies.
which time hs visited Me1leo. Cuba and .sriOus
His original manuscript remains in Dieppe. 1t
chsmpiain as pHl suggests the building Of canal
across the Isthmus of Panama, BY which he
says the yeysFe G &C. to the South sea would be
In 1908 Champiain made his frst voyage to
North America Having founded q colony at
France In 1904. with specimens OF the various
cereals. His majesty was pleased and made
Ghampan governor Of t. the French
founded the first permanent French settlement
in America. named Quebec.
Champlain eet out. accompanied by the friendly
tribe Of ALGONQUIN ld Indians to nnd oeau,,iu
them In their annual nght With the Iroquois o,
Five Nations. who were their bitter enemies.
RedcnlDg tne lake III July, tuSy CAmPcu III lne
night In the morning q battle followed, in
which the Algohauins were victorious. for Cham
plain, in a single shot, killed two men and q
Frenchmen in the rear killed more. With their
leaders killed, the Iroquois ned to the woods
rounding country. He also named the lake.
The following year In Paris he married Nile
Helene Boulle, then only twelve years OF age
but she did not come to Canada until 1920.
Nine years later Champlain was forced to sur
render Quebec 10 the English. 1t was regained
hy the French In 1892
On Christmas day, 1895. Champlain died and
was buried on the shores Of the ST. Lawrence
Evening star., 1909-08-28

his name. The lake is mainly situated in the
United States. being bounded by the states Of
New York and Vermont. having its entrance in
Canada. The area is 600 square miles.
For few years the settlement OF Quebec
France came into power and Champlain WAS
enabled by the favor of Conde. protector Of the
Protestants, to prosecute the American enter
prise. For the third time he went to France.
and on his return he brought with him a com
panv of Franciscan friars for the purpose Of
preaching to the Indian hosties. They and the
Huguenots quarreled a great deal. and for the
second time Champlain again Joined the Indians
himself was seriously injured: for this reason
he remained with the Hurons for the winter OF
1917 Three years passed, and the foundation of
the fortress St. Louis laid. and in 1904 "
was completed circumstance which secured
the permanence Of the French settlement in the
valley Of the ST. Lawrence.
Evening star., 1909-08-28

DA, Pearl and Tom
were going to the
country for the
day. They had
planned during the
whole week on
this outing in the
woods gathering
early a IL [ II m n
leaves and ferns.
They were to go
first to the home OF
one of Tom S
Evening star., 1909-08-28
Indians Are Fewer

At the present time there are only 10000
full-biooded Indians in America. The
death rate among them has been growing
in the past few years, being much greater
than the birth rate.
Evening star., 1909-08-28
BY Ernest Blau, IA Years, 6 Rhode
Island Ave. NV.

g AMUFI. DE CHAMPLAIN was, from 1908 to
~ 1886 the prominent figure and leading
spirit In French colonization and exploration in
America He was remarkable for intellectual
and moral qualities; for his courageous ana
chivalrous exploits and vastness Of service.
In 1908 he founded Quebec. and there learned
from the Indians OF a large lake to the south,
dotted with beautiful islands and surrounded
by lofty mountains.
The region Of this lake occupied a peculiar
relation to the hostile Indians-the Hurons and
mighty Iroquois of the southwest. About the
middle Of June 1909. Champlain left Quebec for
the exploration Of the heard of lake, and with
agreement with his Indian allies to help him
fight the Iroquois. they having great reliance
upon the deadly effect Of the arquebuses Of tae
French, the first firearms they had ever seen.
July. above the Ghambly rapids With only TWEEN
ty-four canoes. his servant. a French soioler
and about sixty Indians, but nothing daunted.
the intrepid Chsmplsin thu fb sIh of e
posterity Three weeks later a large feet of
canoes; with about two hundrea ,lr1auo,s. was
fierce battle followed between the lroquois and
Champlain with his allies The Iroquois, hear
ing firearms for the nrst time were sIucA
with terror and retreated In Wild panic.
Other children deserving honorable
mention I'm this weeks contest are:
avenue northwest, Frank Hurley, 1909
North Capitol streets Edward ROose-
welt Halloran. Hyattsville. Nd, Marie
Fey. 1919 Potomac avenue sOutheasf;
Charles O'Brien, 50 X street northwest;
Thomas Emmet A. Pyne, 70 Florida
avenue northeast.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1909-06-10
Municipal Suicide.

A town whose citizens have no
public spirit is on the way to, the
cementery.
The citizen who will do nothing
to help his town is helping TO dig
It's own grave.
The citizen who growls about
his town being "the worst ever !,
is assisting in the burial.
The business man who will not
advertise is driving the hea-se.
The citizen who ''knocks" and
howls "hard times'' breaches the
funeral sermon. -Ex.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1909-06-10
ChadderdOn
Found Guilty.

Chas. E. Chadderdon, formerly
a grain buyer at Beach, was tried
in Billings county court last week,
at Medora, on charge Of embezzle-
ment, and was found guilty. His
sentence has been suspended until
some time in July. We under
stand he lad disposed Of 81, 900
Of the elevator campany's, money
and will doubtless be sentenced to
q term III Jail, as this crime comes
under the criminal class. There
are tricks in all trades and pro.
fessions, hut-They don't always
make 'em stick" and Mr.. Chad.
derdon may pay long price for
his experience.