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TINY FLOSSY AND
CHERRY BLOSSOMS

7 was Flossy's first day at grand
mas home in the country that
summer. The little girl was very
busy, for grandpa had written her
| about the little curly-taile pigs,
so she wanted to see the 'wiggies,' as
| she called them. Flossy remembered
the ponies. Dot and Patter, for they
had given her many good rides the
summer before, and so they had to be
seen at once
All morning the child kept on a run,
going from place to place with grandpa
talking to the horses, cows, pigs, ducks,
and even the little white rabbits. In
the afternoon grandma tucked the little
girl into the hammock out under the
apple tree, .or Flossy thought nap in
the open air would be lots Of fun. Ger
| tainly she took the dolly with her, for
Cherry Blossom always took nap with
her little "muvver' If she hadn't per-
| hapS her rosy cheeks would have faded
and her pretty eyes become dull. Yes
FlosSy really meant to take a long
sleep, as she promised grandma but
then she did not know what was going
to happen.
Just as the first little dream had tum-
bled down from the tree and Flossy
was thinking in her sleep of pretty
fairies what should happen but that
| Tiny should find her old mistress and
fly right up into the hammock, too. The
little bantam-for that was what Tiny
waS-SOon succeeded in waking the lit
tie girl. The child was so pleased to
see her little pet for the first time in
whole year that she loved and petted
the chicken and told it she had come to
be it's mother again. The three in the
hammock got along beautifully until
Flossy persisted upon putting Cherry
Blossoms bonnet and cap on Tiny. Then
| the chicken protested until at last. just
as Flossy thought her new child looked
| jumped out of the hammock and ran
away as fast as it's short legs could
| carry it.
! Flossy and Cherry Blossom both fol-
lowed. but before they had reached the
pond Tiny was far ahead Cherry Bios
som was so out of breath that she fell
by the road. Her little mistress. though.
| hurried on. Grandma was looking for
Flossy, for she wanted the little one
all dressed clean and pretty for even
ing What had become of the little
girl? She was nowhere to be found.
80 my. o N.Y." said grandma, as she
grass near the pond. Il hope Flossy
has not played near the pond and fallen
in" Then all was excitement as every
one was in search of the missing child.
Grandpa was just starting for the barn
for his rubber boots. SO that he could
wade into the water to hunt for little
Flossy, when who should come up the
road but the little girl. carrying Tiny
dressed in the dolls cap and bonnet.
When the chicken had run away it had
gone 20 the barn to hide in the loft.
Flossy had gone to the barn, too. but
had fallen asleep waiting for the little
runaway to come down from it's hiding
place At last Tiny grew tired of
irving TO get rid of the dolls clothing.
SO came down from her high resting
place and jumped into Flossy's arms, as
if to make up and ask to be undressed.
This had awakened Flossy. SO that is
how the two happened to save grandpa
the trouble of wading the lake.
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ut had been such a lovely. friendly
neighborhood before Freddy Adams
moved into it, Not a single child
II had acted naughtiy or fused with
his piaymates. All had lived in
sweet cOmradeship.
There were only six families living IN
the suburb, for it was a tiny place, most
people preferring to live in the big town
itself, which was very close by. But one
day Freddy Adams father came home to
say (they were then living in the big
town that he had bought sunlme' home
in the beautiful little suburb OF Rose
dale. And so the Adamses moved right
out of town into their new summer home.
And Freddy. their only child. was master
of the place a. once. He bossed things
about. and was not very mucn liked
by the new servants.
After having been in the new home for
a few days, Freddy became acquainted
with the children of the neighborhood
They came TO his front gate, half a dozen
OF them. to call ard to invite him to
play with them" Freddy was only too
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EUNICES VACATION DAYS

now and explain the cause of my delay.
Just wait a minute. auntie." said
Eunice And she ran from the room.
After some minutes she returned. car.
rying the most beautiful vase one could
wish to see. The design painted on II
was simply perfect Deep red roses
dropped over the delicately tinted sides
of the vase, and looked so natural thar
ones first impulse was to pluck them
from the tender green stalks. The sofe
leaves fell In rich. cool clusters, shaded
true to nature. The gold design about
the top and on the handles was grace
fully done and splendidly FURNISHED. Eu-
nice held the vase out for her aunt's In
spection, a happy CLEAN in her eyes and
a tremulous smile on her parted lips. She
had never been happier than at this mo-
ment.
Perfect cried Mrs. James. And she
sat up and took the vase into her hands
"Oh. Eunice, darling. And you have
done all this for me. Why, II IL mas.
terpiece. You are an artist. How can
find words to thank you, chiid?''
This is my way of expressing my graft
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tain. Here, let me help you. or you Il,
lose him., cried the mate. rising ana
shHffling to where the excited crew sat-
trying to draw in his fish. But just as
the mate was about to lend q hand at
drawing in the line the boat toppled 10
one side on account of the uneven Welsht
and Spilled out the three Jolly Sailors.
Three wild yells rent the air. but Were
unheard by human ears. and the plrus
and beasts of the field cared not straw
for the cries of distress. The birds Kept
on singing. as though nothing had nap
pened: the squirrels kept on with their
nut -eating as though there existed no
three Jolly Sailors, fighting about in the
water of the river.
Realizing their danger-for the water
beneath them was some twelve feet
deep-the Jolly Sailors decided. and pref
ty quickly, too. that there was no time
to waste in reaching land. So they be-
gan trying to save themselves. and sue
ceeded well. The captain got hold of
some of the driftwoCd and dragged him
self ashore. The mate followed suit and
was soon shaking himself like a wet
DOG on the river bank. Only the crew
was still tumbling about in the water,
swimming in a circle round the upturned
boat.
Say, this way, kid called out John
ny to Art Pull for the shore, man.
I'm all Q. k called back the crew.
81 could swim here for an hour. The
waters fine. But-I've lost hold of my
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children are nOdding tnelr
drowsy heads after days of
hard playing and good times,
the little firehies are just
starting out to the balls and parties. II
matters not to those little lady bugs
whether the nights are dark or light. FOR
they never go anywhere in the evenings
without their lanterns. These little hSnts
are no trouble, for the creatures carry
them within their bodies. In the daytime
when little girls see hundreds OF these
beetles which we call lightning bugs,
among the daisies, golden rod or other
flowers, they never see any light about the
insect At night the beetles give out
bright lights, although there is no heat
from the tiny fires within them. This Is
the most wonderful fact about our friend
" little lightning bugs. II tiny spark
half as large as the tirehys light were
to drop on your hand it would burn YOU
and yet there is no heat in the bright
light of Mrs. Beetles lantern. This has
been explained by people who say that
some decaying plants. such as toadstoois
give light 1t is supposed then that the
decaying plant food within the beetle
body really makes the light.
when thousands of these little firefies
are having a jolly time in the dark woods
flying among the trees, their little hshts
make their parties as gay as electric
lights make our homes. Once upon
time a swarm Of fire beetles was so great
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Quarre1some Freddy

glad to accept the invitation. and ran
out into the big road with them. There
were Oracle and Jean Baker. Pauline.
Baby and Chubby Smith and Harold
Hading All were nearly o. an age. as
nearly as possible for little sisters and
brothers to be. Freddy was nine. and
none of his little callers was under five
and none over ten.
After reaching the big road, where the
children loved to play horse" Freddy
was asked to play at being Harold S
driver. Harold had made-believe bride
and long lines attached. Freddy took the
lines in his hands and started to drive
Harold down the road. But hardly had
they got started When Freddy decided he
should whip his horse and he stopped to
gather switch from tree which grew
beside the road. With this he began to
strike Haro!d's back sharply. Harold
turned about and said: oh you mustn't
play that way. Freddy. 1t hurts me
You needn't use the whip. I'm "A good
horsey and will travel fast without it,
Freddy threw down The lines and began
to pout. I'm not play If i can't whip
you,' he said in very quarrelsome voice.
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gave yell OF, victory i've got the
line, and-as sure as I'm the crew, I've
got the fish! Here. I'm coming ashore.
Be ready to drag him in" And, SO say
ing. Art. all excitement, swan. oue-hand-
ed. for the shore. which was only a few
feet distant. He was holding to the
fishing line, pulling something fastened
to the farther end along with him. The
rod had become entangled in the drift
wood. and when Art reached the shore he
asked one of the boys to cut the line,
SO that it would be freed from the rod.
This done, it was only the work of a
moment 10 draw in the fish. And when
the captain and the mate beheld the
fine fellow they cheered the crew to the
echo. Don't blame you for hanging on
to that line declared the captain ad-
miringly, and he slapped the dripping
back of the crew heartily.
Gee whiz. CALCULATED the mate, adj
miring the fish, which now lay on the
bank, safe and sound. He'll weigh ten
pounds il an ounce. You'll have some
thing to tell Uncle finland to show
him, too
well. he was enough to upset the boat
all right. all right grinned the crew.
can, kids. it's the first fish ] ever
caught Amt that create"
And they set to work to restore their
craft to its proper place in the water.
after which they rowed hurriedly to
Uncle Tins to report the incidents OF
their first sailing
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or UNDERLYING would ruin the most care
fully painted china or porcelain
During those three days of eager work
Eunce said not a word to her aunt about
the vase, and that patient lady, not wish
ing to impose her anxieties worries on
her husband or niece, ceased to mention
1t. She felt that to complete it was an
lmpossihilty. therefore had banished it
from her mind as much as possible.
On the evening Of the 18TH of August
the lady who had ordered the vase was
to call for it. And about o'clock in
the afternoon OF that day Mrs. James
called to Eunice, saying: "Dearie, I had
Intended to ask you to phone to Mrs.
King yesterday and tell her that ! would
not be able to finish the vase for her, and
to say that perhaps she would better get
something else for her friends ami
versary gift, or explain that the present
would be sent her little later on-if she
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want to play with you and you may whip
me if you want to because l whipped
Harold"
The children gathered about him and
assured him that not one of them wanted
to strike him in retalia ton. for they were
only too happy to have him come to play
with them, since he was sorry for his
rude behavior and wished to be d good
boy. And Freddy. glad of his lesson.
profited by it and became one of the best
and happiest of children, although he
had been naughty, quarrelsome fellow
before coming to live in the suburb.
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pardner" whispered the captain OF 'le
crew. Its whopper. I'm sure.
Then the float went out OF slehi GU
the crew jerked the line by quickly MT
ing the rod. The line drew up from the
water and the biggest fish the crew nao
ever seen.was hanging on the hook. zap
tain, mate and crew gave via eAcld i,l
lions NJ surprise and admiration. "Cp
with the rod. slowly warned the cap
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cared to wait till I was able to resume
work on it. But somehow 1 forgot to ask
you to do it, You know / suffered SO
much yesterday from that rheumatic
pain in my back So anniversary we'd
ding gifts found no place in my mind.
But I am so much better today that
recollection of my duties has come to
me- Will you please go phone Mrs. King
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ors' suggested Uncle Tim. my pap
was a sailor, an hadn't it been fer my
comm west when i was young shaver
I'd a bin a sailor too. But-a trapper
an a fisherman on this here river I've
bin fer three dozen years. Guess that's
goin' some. eh?"
And Uncle Tins three young admirers
agreed that il was.
Then the bargain fer the craft was
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THE JOLLY SAILORS

fishing rod. and I must get it again.
That fsh is still on the hook. I'll bet
my hat
"Oh. you can't get him now called
out Pete. Pull for the shore Then.
once We are ready. We'll have to get out
of our shoes and clothes and swim in
and turn our boat right side up. Come,
hurry out of that BATH
But just at this moment the crew
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itude to you. auntie.' said Eunice. You
have made me an artist-if such / am.
And / owe you my first good work. I an,
so happy If | have pleased you. auntie,
dear"
PLEASED me. Eunice" And tears filled
the good lady's eyes "You saali have
the price of the vase. dear, as your very
own. You have earned it,
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UNICE was spend
ing the summer
vacation in the
country at the
home of her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. John James.
Mrs. James was
an artist of some
ability. painting
very beautifully on
china and porce-
lain. When Eunice
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HE Jolly Sailors
were three in num-
er: J o h n n y
Graves. Pete Davis
and Arthur (com-
mtnly known DIS
Art) Thompson.
Little did JC hnny
Graves know OF
water and water
craft. Lee s did
Pete Davis know
of such thin gS, and
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nothing at all about boats or ooa'-
ing did Art Thompson know. Ana
that was why Johnny was the
captain of the Jolly Sailors. Pete
the mate ard Art the crew. The YES
sci owned-or borrowed. to be eXact-by
the Jolly Sailors was an Old rowboat
once used by an old fisherman, who de-
lighted in rowing up stream just for the
sake of floating down again. as lie dan
gled mis- fishing line into the water on
which he glided. But the fisherman was
old and worn out now and preferred to
let some one else catch the fish while he
remained at home to eat them. He was
a jolly old chap. however. and told long
and exciting stories OF Land ard sea- to
the boys who liked Il gather about MS
shanty door of evenings.
And among his interested listeners
were Johnny. Pete and Art. all citizens
of the little town which nestled close
upon the banks cf the river on which the
old fisherman had spent such large part
OF his declining years. The old fisher
man. by name ''Uncle Tim did not live
in the town itself but had shant:'
about half a mile off
One evening in the early part of Au-
gust Uncle Tim declared to the boys
that he meant to use his craft no more.
I'm gittin' too stiff in the wings, he
asserted. holding out his aged arms and
knotted fingers for inspection. See how
them arms are bent? They used to be
as fine as any pair in the Ian Or on sea.
But-ole Daddy Time has fetched EN-
with his rheumatic wand, an. presto
pass. They're not much good now. So
The boats fer loan or fer sale. For loan
10 a friend. or fer sale to stranger"
Then Uncle Tim lighted his pipe,
'eaned back in his chair and glanced
througn his half-shut eyes at his listen
erS.
Are we your friends, Uncle TIM?
asked Johnny eagerly. Johnny, Pete and
Art happened to be the only callers at
he home of Uncle Tim on this par
ticular evening. All were seated about
The from, door out under the open sky.
BE youins my friends?' asked "Uncie
Tim" And he squinted at Johnny. Then
g smiled broadly and declared: You
iellers air nv best, shure an cert AIN.
~ if you want the craft-why, say the
word"
We'll. I'd like to have her for the
rest of the summer--if the boys Will go
in with me- said Johnny.
Sure We WILL, declared Pete and AT,
IN a breath.
Then call yourselves the Jolly Sail
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II like to strike my horse and make hin
run
BY this time all the other little ones
had come up to where Freddy and Har-
old were talking When Oracle was told
of the trouble she said to Freddy: eve
never strike each other, not even in fun
Freddy And We love each other. You
must play nicely with us. Then We'll al
like you.
"Ill play as / like retorted Freddy
"or I'll go home. l don't like gurls, any
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Fl OUPpUZNE
Letter Enigma.

Ny first is in pink. but not In brown:
My second is In hamlet. but not in town:
My third is In old. but not In gray;
Ny fourth IL in milet. but not in hay:
NV nth Is the same as my third, you see;
My sixth is In dogwocd. but not In tree;
My seventh Is In river. but not in deep:
My eighth is In ascent. but not In steep:
MY ninth Is the same as my first you know:
My tenth You have found in my second also;
My who.e spells picture, 1t may be Of you
mother.
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struck. All that Uncle Tim wanted was
d share of the fish the boys caught while
rowing on the rive". and regular visits
from them with full accounts of their eN-
periences. The pay was simple enough,
and the boys agreed that they were
more than satisfied with the arrange
mentS.
The first day of sailing was decided
upon. and the three Jolly Sailors MADE
the start from the little landing. just a
few feet from Uncle Tins shanty. Inc
captain and the mate used the oars, while
the crew sat i'm the rear seat, fishing rou
in hand. \ tin can Of bait was in the
boat, as we'll jug of drinking wats
and some ham sandwiches The Joiiy
Sailors intended spending the day in ther
craft and hoped TO return to the nome
of Uncle Tim (where the boat was aept
tied up with fine supply of fish. some
for Uncle Tim and some for their mothers.
After reaching a fine. deep place In TIC
river a Ilaee where the stream made d
sharp turn between deep banks. the
jolly Sailors brought the boat TO stand
still near to huge pile of drif >"o1u-
There they hoped to find plenty or hsn'
for Uncle Tim-who knew the river as
bow knows his own home-fad ted them
where to cast anchor and line.
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The boys had three fishing rods and 1eil
TO angling at Cnce. For some time theS
met with no luck; then of a suoden Tue
crews line "bobbed." "A nibble. whls-
pered the captain. BE STILL warned the
mate BE ready to haul in steadiiS'
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= HESE beautiful evenings when
children are nodding their
drowsy heads after days of
hard playing and good times,
the little fireflieS are Just
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r. RESH lemonade, mace III
= the shade
A penny a glass; please buy!
And you'll find very handy
Some pink stick-candy,
Which you are invited to try.
Our place is so neat, the lemon
ade sweet!
And you may drink at your
ease.
With your friends, one and
all,
Just make us a call,
And we will strive. hard to
please
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Diagonal.

This diagonal contains six words Of six letters
each. IL the words are rightly guessed and
written one below another their diagonal letters;
beginning with the upper left hand letter and
spell a season of the year. The cross-words
are: ~ something belonging a ship. ~
Part OF coal oil lamp. 81 Brought by the
postman - Empty space. t5l An electrical
machine. 49, Fame.
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Missing Pronoun Puzzle.

To make the following story complete supply
the places filed by dashes with personal pro-
nouns: was little taller than - sis
ter. who In - stocking feet, measured four
feet. - both loved to go 10 SCHOOL ADD
- always had lessons very welt
learned. To say that parents fond
of would be expressing II mildly, and
= had great hopes for both - and -
furu
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Curtailings.

~ Curtail the title OF ruler and leave blood
relations. ~ Triply curtail something worn on
the foot and leave herd of cattle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
Answers to Last Weeks Puzzles.

Zigzag puzzle-Current. Cross words: ~ Curl.
GU Burn. 49, Bore. a. Poor. t5D Peel t6j
Inky. "a Tune
q, Idle. ts) Cold. "a Nuts. IS, Inch. 80
Cute.
Charade-Sideboard iside board.
Word puzzle-Vacation.
Beheadings-iD Delight. light. - Flaw, law.
81 FrOck. rock.
The new era., 1910-10-13
w e s TIE RN
MINING NEWS
Colorado.
IN q r E F

The new Carter mill at Ohio City is
expected to be running by Christmas.
The output of the Cresson mine at
| Cripple Creek will show better than 81
900 tons for September. The average
value will be about $40 for all grades.
| The Lewis mill at Telluride has been
given a trial run and will soon be in
regular commission on ores from the
Lewis mines. The capacity of the mill
is fifty tons per day.
The Bard Creek Mining Company in
the new district in upper Clear Creek
county is installing a compressor
plant with a capacity for oper-
ating three drills. Considerable de-
velopment work is planned for the i'm
mediate future.
Prospectors in Steelman gulch, VIII
liams Fork district, have staked some
very promising claims this summer
The ores are sulphide in character and
mill run tests in small lots gave re-
turns of values ranging from $50 to
S1S9 in silver and gold per ton.
Johnson, Lamb and Woodward, leas-
ing on the Bride claim, Idaho Springs
district, owned by w. E. Renshaw,
have found vein about 1000 feet
from the mouth of the Idaho tunnel
that carries about so or. silver per ton.
The vein is from one to three feet in
width.
Recent discoveries of carbonate Of
zinc in several mines in the Leadville
district are given much Importance by
experts. The properties mostly affect
ed are the Maid of Erin, Wolfstone.
Adams and Waterloo, in which the
veins are given as from ten to twenty
feet thick and the values as from 25 to
so per cent.
The new era., 1910-10-13
BABY's SKIN TORTURE

when our baby was seven weeks
old he broke out with what we
thought was heat, but which gradually
grew worse. We called in a doctor
He said it was eczema and from that
time we doctored six months with
three of the best doctors in Atchison
but he only got worse. His face, head
and hands were solid sore. There
was no end to the suffering for him.
We had to tie his little hands to
keep him from scratching. He never
knew what it was to sleep well from
the time he took the disease until he
was cured He kept us awake all
hours of the night and his health
wasn't what you would call good. We
tried everything but the right thing.
Finally got set of the Cuticura
Remedies and am pleased to say
we did not use all of them until he
was cured. We have waited a year
and a half to see if it would return
but it never has and to-day his skin
Is clear and fair as it possibly could
be. I hope Cuticura may save some
one else's little ones suffering and
also their pocket-books. John Leason,
1903 Atchison St, Atchison, Kan. Oct.
10, 1909"