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A Trip to the Sun.

w the sun? ~ ~
If we should start now in train
going at the rate of mile a minute we
would not reach the end of our journey
for hundred and seventy-five years. If
We should pay 2 cents mile railroad fare
the cost Of the excursion would be nearly
two million dollars. OF course, not one
of us really. wants to be any nearer the
great ball of fire than he is now, for,
just think, the sun is burning mass a
million times as large as the whole earth.
Once upon time this fiery ball was
much larger than it is today, but then
it was a ball of glowing gas. The ball
whirled around so rapidly that the outer
edge cooled. This separated from the
ball, but still went around so rapidly
that it broke. One large piece attracted
or drew all of the others toward 1t, SO
that another ball was made. This we call
a planet. The planet Whirling around sent
off its outer edge, which broke up and re-
formed into another ball, making MOON
The sun kept sendin" off rings which
formed into planets, and some OF the
planets kept making moons.
The earth on which we live Is one of the
planets sent off by the sun Our moon is
the ring sent off by the earth. Perhaps
you know by sight some OF the other
planets of the sun. When you are watch
ing the beautiful stars at night look for
Mars, Mercury. Neptune, Saturn or Ju-
piter, for they are all children of the
great sun family, and some of these have
moons which may be seen through
large telescope. Our moon lights the
earth because it reflects the light from
the sun The moon itsalf has no light,
but is just great ball which has burned
itself out
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d
school to take me from home. I'll show
my ability as sculptor"
An hour later Harry, well coated and
nittened was busy gathering together
huge quantity of snow. He wanted plenty
of material before beginning to model his
now man. AS soon as he had quite
little mountain piled up, lie began to
work. BY noon the mans legs were done,
and a fine pair of legs they were, too,
muscular and strong. When Harry's ia
Their came LONE for luncheon he was so
pleased with the portion of the snow man
that was completed that he declared his
son was a real artist Or maybe
you're an anatomist,'' he suggested. smil
ing at his son. Anyway, you have
modelled fine knee. and the feet are
well n gh perfect
Harry was SO pleased over his fathers
praise of his work that he was even more
particular with the remainder of the
snow mans body, and worked bit more
on the fine knee and perfect feet" want
ing the figure to be just right in every
proportion and angle.
And SO Harry worked and worked all
that day, and when evening came he had
only a little more to do on the snow
mans head. But as the evening was
pretty cold he thought he would not COM
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HARRY AND THE SNOW MAN



large BOYS were busiiy dressing mp
HarryS snow man. On his head was an
old "stoVepipe hat and on his body AN
old coat had been arranged to hang in
very natural folds. \ long black pip
projected from the slit which was in
tended for month.
Well. what do YOU think OF that" ex-
claimed Harry, while his parents laughed
heartily. Why. on taking good look
at those scoundrels I recognize them to
he Burton Gray and Tom Adams. l took
them for men when | first saw them
creeping into the yard. Well. daddy and
mother, the joke is on me-" And Harry
sat down and began drawing some
clothes. for he was shivering from the
cold.
THE fellows intend to have some fun
at your expense, said Harry's father.
Little do they think that they are being
watched. But just as he said this a
burly policeman turned in at the gate
and. seeing the youths at work on the
snow figure, addressed them. Harry at
once ran downstairs to explain to the
officer that his housebreakers had turned
out TO be snow man costumers, and that
there was no need for any arrests. Tho
policeman laughed heartily on hearing
Harry's account OF the burglars entrance
into the yard, and good-naturedly warned
them to make earlier calls their
neighbors snow men, or to ask permits
sion to come at such an unseemly hour
of the night.
OF course, the whole affair passed or
pleasantly and the officer was invited.
along with the burglars to come into
the house and have a glass of cider and
a bit of cake.
I'VE thought Harry would look from
his window in the morning and behold
his snow man fully dressed. and that he
would declare the figure had become ami
mated with l.fe. and, feeling the cold, had
put upon himself some clothing" So eX-
planned one OF the providers as he
munched a slice of homemade cake.
We'll, that's quite coincidence"
laughed Harry. II was dreaming that
my snow man had come to life. and the
dream was so vivid that I awoke. some
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way arfter 1 done tole .yo'. den yo got
nobody to blame but yo'self eff 20 ma
sees Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle bout 1t. wen.
in de olden time. long, long time ago
old Mrs. Duck wild her family lived In
house.
I'm house. Aunt Matilda?" interrupted
the little girl.
In de olden time, long, long time ago."
repeated the old woman, very slowly,
and in manner which indicated to the
little girl that no doubt could properly be
entertained, "ole Mrs. Duck wild her
family lived in a house, jes same as yo
an me. honey. Yit, jes whar it was
is unable TO- to say, Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle
hisself not tellin. But it warn't no
house fo' ennybody, chile nur growed up.
fo to be a-runnin' way frum, yit little
Miss Duck was a-fo'ever a-runnin' way
frum it, de consequential bein SO Mr..
Wizzle WuzZie say, dat ole Mrs. Duck.
little Miss Ducks ma, was a-worried to
de'th mos all de time wonderin' whar in
de name of goodness de chile was. an
a-havin' to stop dis one workin' an dat
one workin fo' to SEN arfter de chile"
Course, honey said the old woman.
after a pause, "ole Mrs. Duck 'monstrate
time an time agin wild little Miss Duck
bout dis here a-runnin' way of hern, but
'monstrances don't mount to nuthin' tall
wild little Miss Duck, an she keep up dat
runnin' way of hern jes like her ma
never said nuthin' tall bout it. So. one
day, ole Mrs. Duck widout sayin' nuthin'
tall to nobody, jes sot off To- Mr.. Wizzle
Wuzzle's house, am
DO you know, Aunt Matilda" inter
ripted the little girl, you have never
told me where Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle lived"
Il knows dat, honey" replied the old
woman, IAN vile I'd like to tell yo' jes
whar he do live, which Is in de same
place as he lived in den, Mr.. WiZzle
Wuzzle don't low nobody, specially de
likes Of me, TO to tell yo'ali chirren.
Course. honey, growed-up folks know
whar Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle lived in de olden
time, an whar he lives noW'd days but eff
me nur yo' ma nur yo' pa go tell yoall
chilren whar he lives nowadays, Mr..
Wizzle Wuzzle know an everybody else
know dat yo'all chil'ren would be apes
term him to de'th wild yo' runnin dar
an a-peeking into him an all his b'long-
ms. &c. dat's why der's no use 'Quirin'
of me nur yo' ma nur yo' pa nur emmy
body else as TO- Jest whar Mr.. Wizzle
WuZzle lives nur w1ar he don't live
But all dat, honey remarked the old
woman after a moments thought, got
nuthin' tall to do wild jes whar Mr.. Wiz
zle Wuzzle lived when ole Mrs. Duck ran
down TO see him.
Now, Aunt Matilda" again interrupt
ed the little girl, you know that ducks
can't rum"
II knows dey can't now days, honey"
oh an, Of vn' ligSanq n mo
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10 had come 10 life and was walking
about in the yard, hat and stick IN hand
The dream had been So vivid that even
after waking Harry felt that ii must he
true, and lay in a half-dazed condition
marveling that the snow image should be
come animated. How did il happen? All.
ne would astonish the world.
Then slight noise from the yard be-
low brought Harry to more waketul
mind. He got out of bed and went to
the window. through which the moonlight
was pouring. Looking out into the yard
he beheld the snow man standing sentinel
ike. noble and silent. Then OF a sud
den he behed the dark figure of man
or boy dart from the shadow of ciump
of thick branched shrubbery to the
shadow OF the snow man. Standing there
partly concealed the intruder whistled
softly. Then another dark figure came
from the shadow OF the shrubbery, join
ing the one beside the snow man.
Harry was not long in surmising the
object of the midnight visitors. They
We're housebreakers. Of course, come to
gain entrance to the house while the oc-
cupants were asleep and unconscious of
danger In a moment Harry was down
the std1rs-going in his bare feet SO as to
make not the slightest noise--and was
speaking hurriedly over the telephone.
After having called for police protection
he hung up the receiver and ran lightly
to his parents room. Both father and
mother slept Soundly, and 1t was not till
Harry shook them by the shoulder that
they awoke, wondering what the matter
was and why their son was there at that
time of night in his bare feet and night
robe. Harry was not long in whispering
the alarming news of the housebreakers
he had seen prowling about in the yard,
and who were doubtless trying a window
or door at that very moment
We shall call the police" said Harry S
father. leaping from the bed.
Yes, call out the police said Harry
mother, in agitated tones. They may
murder us while we Sleep"
They can hardly do that, mother
smiled Harry, the least excited of the
three. I'VE are already fully awake, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
THE COWBOY.

p IDlNG cross the windswept
~ plains
Are the cowboys in their glory;
But their life is not so full OF
charm
AS we're told in song and
story.
While others sit beside the fire,
Sheltered from wind and snow,
After the half-starved, wandering
herds
The brave cowboy must go.
Sometimes he sleeps as on he
rides,
In the saddle night and day;
Sometimes he ne'er home re-
turns;
But is the blizzard's prey.
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Jappy. II never had such state of
nerves before. I'm really as silly today
woman. I'd cry if any one said
scat to me-"
Scat sharply repeated Rosalind.
Now. why don't you cry, Mr.. Jap?
said scat"
But Jappy only blinked and smiled and
said nothing He admired Rosalind too
much to quarrel with her. And he felt
that she. like himself. was nervous to-
night The whole playroom seemed quiz
ering with nerves.
well, I'm in state. cried Toodle-
doodle And he made wry face at
Jay Bird that was perchetl on the back
of q chair The Jay Bird had not flown
to its present perch. The Little Lady
who was mistress of the playroom had
put her there. And being a bit tired or
sitting so cramped up on chair back.
Miss Jay Bird was In hurnor to wran-
gle with any member of that small world.
The fact is, Miss Jay Bird had been mis-
cradle all day, and the evening shadows
were not conducive to happier condition
of mind.
Don't grin at me, plug-ugly" chirped
out Jay Bird. TN fly at your head If
you get saucy.
oh aren't you a bird?'' roared Toodle-
doodle Then he stretched and yawned.
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such as Andrew, the rocking horse, Md
jor, the woolly watchdog; Lord of the
Jungle, a fierce, glass-eyed lion. The
evening shadows were darkening the
great room, and no child was there to see
that the little electric bulb was turned into
a flash of light. The toys-man. woman and
animal, every factory's son and daughter
of then-was in a moody mind. Old
ord of the Jungle had shown his dis
tisfaction of things by roaring loudly
nee times. Major, his little tail droop
AZ. had barked angrily twice Andrew
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been compelled TO send one OF the serN-
ants hunting after her, and not few
times she had called Aunt Matilda from
the kitchen to send her hunting for the
child. More than once the little girl s
mother had been compelled to punish the
child for running off from the house, but
il seemed to have little effect on the
child, and today, as Aunt Matilda was
bringing the little girl back to the house,
having found her quite distance away,
after long search. the old woman said
Looks TO me, honey, as eff dere ISM
nuthin' tall TO yo ina to do bout dis
here runnn' way of yorn but to Mr.
Wizzle Wuzzle bout it. OATS what 1t
looks like to me. honey. Yit, ] cert'inly
'bliged to do dat, fo' l doesn't know what
in de name of goodness Mr.. Wizzle WuZ-
Zle would do bout it. So, l certainly
hopes it amt gwin to be Necessary To- yo'
ma to see him."
The little girl, as she walked along be-
side the old woman. holding tightly to
her hand, looked anxiously up to her and
said: What do you suppose Mr.. Wizzle
Wuzzle would do. Aunt Matilda, if man.
should tell him.
Mr.. While Wuzzle. honey, is liabul to
do good many things, honey. but what
he'd eide to do bout dis here runnin'
way OF yorn, is unable TO to say. He
might eide. honey. 70 to do what he
done when ole Mrs. Duck went to see
him bout little Miss Duck. an den, agin.
lie might eide 70 to do sumthn' nuther
else"
what did Mr.. WizZe Wuzze do when
old Mrs. Duck went to see him about lit
tie Miss Duck, Aunt Matilda?" asked the
little girl.
Il reckon. honey" said the old woman,
de hes way TO yo' to find dat out is fo'
yo' to jes keep up dis here runnin' way
dat yo' is a-given to. Den yo' find out
mighty quick
But. Aunt Matilda" persisted the lit
tie girl, perhaps If you told me, l would
never run away any more.
II reckon 7 better, after all, honey"
amiled the old woman, 10 eff yo runs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
WHICH IS BEST?

T ALWAYS love the summer
! time,
When it is here, you know,
For then | think | ne'er could
stand
The winters sleet and snow.
But when the first cold days roll
round,
And the hillsides smooth and
| take my sled and coastlns go;
Oh. it is such delight
| know that |, like other boys.
Love the season that is here;
And be it winter, summer, spring,
1t is the one most dear.
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Rapid Transit.
From Success Magazine.

From Success Magazine.
In response tn a growing demand In his
home, Henry Ketchell Webster. author of
The Sky Man. once Went to his fathers
house. borrowed the family high chair
and started taking it home by hand. He
had to wait long for his car and when IL
finally came its conductor was a humor-
iSt
Aren't you pretty big for that chair?'
that official ventured.
Yes" admitted Webster, YEARLY, II
grew up while waiting for the car"
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Clothes Box a Boy Can Make.

THE woven straw covering in which
/ Chinese and Japanese tea chests are
wrapped, or in which rolls of mating are
wrapped, may be used to cover the outside
of a large box suitable for keeping a boys
clothing.
For the lid and for the inside of the box
use denim or burlap, put on with brass
head upholstery tacks. Brass hinges fas-
tened on the outside help in the decoration
of this useful article.
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Then another figure Joined the one

! have phoned to police headquarters for
officers already. They'll probably be here
shortly
We'll, let's take a peep out over the
yard and see what your burglars are
doing" said HarryS father, hurriedly
throwing on a dressing gown and thrust
ing his feet into slippers. Then the three
went to Harry's room and looked from
the window. There to their astonish
ment they beheld strange sight Two
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plete the figure till the following morn
ing: so after supper he sat reading to his
mother and father from most entertain
ing book When the clock struck nine he
said good night to his parents and went
to his own room and was soon in bed
fast asleep.
1t must have been almost midnight
when Harry awoke. the bright moonlight
beaming full in his face. ne had been
dreaming OF his snow man, dreaming that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04

what startled. And then il was that [
went to the window to look out and saw
one OF you chaps slipping into the yard.
Then-the phone Presto, pass! The
police
And presto. pass again: and then the
cider and the cake" laughed Tom Adams.
And the incident which had begun
mysteriously, and which seemed
fraught with danger. ended in joke and
late refreshments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
Zigzag Puzzle.

This zgzag contains something that comes
only i'll the winter time. If the words
rightly chosen and written below another
their zigzag letters. beginning with the upper
eft-hand letter and ending with the lower left
hand letter, will spell the OF that which
is hidden. The cross words ~ Something
caused by fire. ~ 4 country in the far east.
81 \ place where merchandise is sold. a. y
dark color. -, Something only at night.
t6l Something belonging sailing vessels. q,
That which forms important part OF house.
Is, 4 weapon used in the old time by archcrs
igl To wed
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WHY THE DUCKS WADDLE.

HE little girl, not
unlike some other
little girls, was in
the habit of wan
dering off from the
house, causing her
mamma great I'M
easiness, especially
when. as was often
the case, she would
be gone a long
time. Many times
her mother had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
Curious and Interesting Customs

stone A vast mob of hooting and jeer-
ing people surrounded the poor unfortu-
mates. Even the schoolboys were advised
by their parents to attend this cruel cere-
mony, as it might prove lesson In
financial morality"
One by one the bankrupts We're placed
on the stone to hear the reading of their
balance sheets and to endure as many
reproaches as their creditors could cram
into the limited time. When time was
up the presiding official touched bell
and the storm of intersection was flushed.
Then the bankrupt was solemnly Invested
of a necessary portion of his dress, after
which three stout men laid hold of his
shoulders and three others of his k.lees,
and. raising him every time as high as
they could, bumped him deliberately
twelve times 'in honor Of the twelve
apostles against the cold stone. An old
writer states that the creditors crowed
like cocks during the humping, but that
when 1t was over few of them entertained
any animosity against the bumpee. In
proof of which he ayers that not one OF
them could look at the victim with dry
eyes as he sneaked through the crowd 10
hide himself from sight.
The Rousing Staff.
Formerly in the churches of England
a most curious and laushable custom
was that of using the 'rousing staff.
This was a long stick or pole in the
hands of the beadle. who walked softly
up and down the aisles of he church
during the religious service of a SUNDAY,
his eyes scanning the members of the
congregation. If perchance worsiliper
was discovered mapping out went tie
rousing staff, the farther end of which
''bobbed" the offender in the ribs or on
the shoulder. The sleepy one would not
close his eyes in church again that day.
An amusing story is told of a woman
who acted as sluggish walker in Holy
Trinity Church, Warrington, about the
year 1920. Ii is given here:
I'm the early years OF the nineteenth
century at Holy Trinity Church, War
rington, a masculine bit OF womanhood
named Betty Finch held the office of
sluggish walker, which was there known
as the 'bobber She is described as
walking majestically along the aisles dur
ing the service armed with a long stick
like a fishing rod. which had a bob
fastened to the end of It, and when she
caught any one speaking or mapping
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04

IERE were many
living I'm the play
room. A m o II /
them was Jappy
Ga Japanese dolD,
and there was
Rosalind "a fine
French dolD, and
there was Toodle-
doodle "a little
negro doll). and
there were also
III a n Y animals,
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Say, fellow citizens. do you all know
the latest news?' And the black fellow
sat down beside RoSalind.
We'll, what do you take us for?'
asked Jappy. do you think our ears
are out of commission? or course, we all
know the news. This house has been
sold-furnishings, everything. Wen go
in with the furnishings, of course. l..
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II \ q y IFICENT
snow lay on the
ground. a heavy.
solid snow, such as
boys love to play
ia and build with.
Harry stood at his
window in the
early m o r II i II z,
looking out upon
the earth OF white,
saying mentally:
All, now In build
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
Hidden Name Puzzle.

The name of English philosopher and states.
man whose name has figured prominently in
certain spirited controversy of late years is hid
den in the following five sentences. II the
right onc-sy liable words chosen tone word
from each sentence only and written one below
another their initial letters will spell the hid
den ~ A busy bee makes plenty of
honey. 90 To pursue the arts must have
plenty of money. q, When the cat is away the
mice behave badly "a Learn to grow old grace
fully. -, Many old nag is worth more than
hnrSp
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Wizz1e Wuzz1e's Bedtime Tales

yo'll find out why dey don't run now
days. AS 1 was a-sayin', honey, old Mrs
Duck run over to Mr.. WiZZle WuZZle's.
an when she got dere she ups an tells
all bout de runnin' off dat little Miss
Duck is a-given to. an say: Mr.. WiZzle
Wuzzle. sab. Use come to see what's to be
did bout it ALL 'Yo done monstrate
wild de chile, I s'pose?' say Mr.. Wizzle
done 'monstrate wild dat chile. Mr.. Wiz
zle Wuzzle, sab, till isn't got nuther
'monstrance lef', sah.' An de chile still
keep up dat runnln' way, madam? say
Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle. sah.' An fo' all |
knows to do contrarywise, Mr.. WizZle
Wuzle. sah,, say ole Mrs. Duck. dat chile
done run off at dis very time, sah.' 'Jes
so: jes SO. madam say Mr. Wizze Wuz
zle.
70 long time, honey said the
old woman, after she and the little girl
had walked along some distance. MIR.
W1zzle Wuzzle jes sot dere an looked
at ole Mrs. Duck widout sayin nuthin'
tall, an ole Mrs. Duck she jes -sot dere
an looked at Mr.. WizZe Wuzzle widout
sayln nuthln tall, an den Mr.. Wizzle
Wuzzle he say: Take dis here stone
nome wild yo', madam, an when yo' see
dat chile of yorn comm back to do house
arfter runnin' way hold dis stone tight In
yo' right han an say:
''Issen TO my song tain't very long;
But arfter dis. yo'll jcs waddle along.
Course. honey" remarked the old
woman, "ole Mrs. Duck think all dat
mighty strange dOin's, but bein as it was
MIR. WtzZle WuzZle hisseIf what said it,
she JeS took de strange lookin' little stone
dat he han her. an sot off TO home"
And did old Mrs. Duck do Just as Mr.
Wizzle WuZZle said, Aunt Matilda?" ask
ed the little girl, as the old woman
paused.
LAS to dat, honey she replied, .needer
ole NJ: S. Duck nur Mr.. Wizzle WuzzIe
ever done said ennything to me bout it,
But she mus have, honey. She mus
have"
'Why?" asked the little girl. why do
you think so. Aunt Matilda?'
70 de simple reesin, honey" she an.
swered, very. significantly, ''dat yo' nur
me nur ennybody else dat / knows of
ever seen little Miss Duck nur emmy of de
family do ennything sence dat time but
jes waddle long. An oats why I'm
hopin'. honey, dat yo' isn't gwine make
it necsay TO- yo' ma nur TO- ennybody
else TO- to go see Mr.. While Wuzzle
bout yo' runnin' way. an say to yo'
some day. when somebody nuther done
bring yo back:
''Tissen to my song, faint very long:
But arfter dis yol jes waddle along