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care how much the pretty flower in the
pot outside her window suffered il she
herself had what she wished TO eat and
drink.
On the evening of the third day after
Nanny's visit a great windstorm came
and it blew so fercely round the corner
of the house that the pot In which little
Pink Blossom grew was thrown violently
from the window. But she did not suffer
very hard fall, for underneath her on
the ground was a soft mat of thick, green
grass and into 1t little Pink Blossom
tumbied OF course, the force of the fall
broke away the pot from the soil in which
little Pink Blossoms roots chung, but the
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wall In their arena instead of tenting it
over. And this saved them much time
and money. for big tent is not 10 be
obtained for nothing. Once these same
boys tried making a circus tent, and they
had worked for month before one was
completed And then il was found to be
small that the circus performers had
TO do their turns out of doors. And
the tent had no less than half a dozen
old sheets donated by the Boys moth
ers), q dozen old ''gunny" sacks. as many
odd bits of cloth of one kind and anOth-
and. lastly. worn strips Of carpet. All
these had been carefully sewed together
with twiEe and shaped according TO in
tended use. But when the tent was duly
erected on the many poles ii was not one
half large enough TO admit of ring, and
TOO low-even in the very center-to ad-
nit of q trapeze of riding. So the
tent had been abandoned and canvas
WALL made from the same sort of ma
terials that had comprised the tent was
prepared. And how much better il was,
TOO. 1t allowed of trapeZe and horse
back performers.
The Boys advertised the coming circus
by distributing hand-printed bills. Davey
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London Streets.

RI some one promised to take you to
circus you would be very happy Ior
you would expect to see wild animals.
acrobats and chariot races. In London
friend might take you to Ludgate clrcus'
Piccadilly circus or Oxford circus yet you
would see only circle Whefe TOUR or
five streets meet. London streets are
among the best made in the world. 10
keep them clean they are washed every
morning by fire hose and cared Tor
during the day by men and boys VINO
keep them swept.
With all of this attention, the walk
ing in the great English city is very DIS
agreeable on account of the changeapie
weather. The sun may shine for littie
while and then the rain will come AT
the street crossings there is usually a
sweeper. into whose hat travellers often
drop pennies or half pennies to help pay
for the sweepers work. Many LONDON
streets are narrow, crooked and JOIN one
1t is sometimes difficult to find ones way
around, but the policemen, who are very
polite. are always ready to help
stranger.
There are times when even London
people cannot find their way about This
is when a heavy fog settles over the city.
Then the street lamps burn for days at
q time. London is such a large city that
foreigners living there at first feel quite
lonely and homesick. Probably on this
oSN~oAIe TIC cuSu pcopiC hNih6 III
city all have their homes in one neigh
borhood. the Germans in another, and so
on with the people from other countries
In one part of the city most of the law
yers have their ofaces. in another part
the surgeons and dentists live. while in
still another street there are many doc
tors.
The milkmen live on Milk street. and
the dealers In honey are to be found
on Honey street. All day and most OF
the night the business streets are
crowded with buses. cabs. hansoms and
motor cars, In fact, vehicles of all de-
abreast. In London drivers keep to the
left instead Of to the right.
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The DandeIion Children
Spend the Summer
in the Country.

\ NHE large garden had only grass
growing in it. except that here
and there few dandeions had
sprung up. Very early in the
spring the little flowers had
lifted their golden heads to look up TO
the blue sky How lonely everything
vas in the world on those cold days. and
how proud were the dandelion children
when they heard a boy or girl exclaim :
..Oh. | have found dandelion. Spring
is surely here.
Day after day the lawn was gay with
golden headed flowers. but as warm
weather came and children went into the
woods for wild flowers no one noticed the
dandelion ba bies The dsndelion mothers
though. took just as good care of their
children as they had when the boys and
shis were admiring the spring messen-
gers Every mother nestled her babies
down close to the warm earth and when
In Was very cool she folded her long
spear-like leaves over the children to pro-
tect them from rough winds and weather
Not a golden dandelion had long stem
during a cold. wet spell that spring. for
with long stems the plant mothers could
NOT have protected the flowers
Warmer DAYS came. Children in merry
thronRs visited the great garden 10 gather
rhe yellow flowers for their chains and
crowns OF gold. Happy were the dan
deiioDs that were chosen by the little
people Every evening the plant children
md their little heads they went to
sleep very early. for their mothers be-
lieyed in the old saying. Early to bed
and early to rise.
One morning there was great trouble
in the garden. Only the dsndelion par
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been taken to town for ever and ever SO
long And she would not have minded
that had not big brother said to her one
day, when he was getting ready to start
to town to attend to having some harness
repaired: Baby. would you like to go
with brother today
where 90 goin'? asked baby. Interested
''To town." replied big brother.
''Ess, | want to, doe wifi co. replied
Pearl Then she ran into the house to get
her bonnet and shoes. She was playing in
the big yard. bareheaded and barefooted,
when big brother asked her if she wanted
to go with him. But Danny had not
really meant for her to go. He was only
talking to say something as he would
have explained. And while Pearl was In
little shoes and putting her pink sunbon-
net atop her golden curis, he drove off
down the lane toward town. When Pearl
emerged from the house, shod and bon
neted. she looked about for the top buggy,
with Danny in the seat, holding the
horses reins. But no buggy and horse did
she see. Then, glancing about, her eye
beheld the buggy going off down the lane.
Without realizing that she could not over
take the vehicle. in which she knew big
brother, was seated. little Pearl ran down
In vain she called, 'Bruver. wait for
baby!'' But big brother heard not
sound of his little sisters call. and drove
on at a brisk trot. Pretty soon turn in
the road round a high hedge hid the bug
gy from baby's view. But, nothing daunt-
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Odd B0okmarks.

THE finding of long-lost will between
the pages of a neglected book was
favorite incident for the old-fashioned
noveists. And books are not yet an
tiquated as repositories. At the Carnegie
Library in Washington bookmarks found
in returned volumes included an insur-
ance policy. letters containing business
secrets. signed love letters. grocers' bills.
photographs, postal orders, matches.
spectacles and false teeth. Separate
markers are distinct advance over
thumb prints or turned-down leaves. but
like old stockings and stovepipes books
are not to be recommended safety de-
post vaults.
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hope in mind she hurried on toward the
line of heavy timber.

hope in mind she hurried on toward the
line of heavy timber.
She reached the bridge safely, but no
waiting brother was there. In fact, not
trace of him or the buggy was to be SEEN
Pearl stood uncertain for moment, then
started across the bridge. She was feel
Ing pretty tired just now. however. and
when she reached the opposite end sat
down to rest a bit Some busy little ants
were building hill. and she fell to watch
ing them. Then she decided to go on in
pursuit of the runaway big brother. Aft
er ascending the bank Pearl saw two
roads leading from the one broad road
which ha6 brought her across the stream
She took the one which seemed 10 go
straight ahead, though 1t must be con-
fessed the little maid had no idea of di-
rection or of distance, and was going on
without purpose save to overtake her
brother If possible
hut very soou after leaving the bridge
the road became dim and began to wind
about hither and thither, running almost
parallel with the brook. Pearl kept 10
the road, hoping still to see the buggy
some place in the distance ahead Of her.
But she was becoming very tired. and
felt that she could go no farther Then
queer idea came into her, head. She
would lie down beside the road and await
her brothers return from town. She had
no notion as to how long that would be.
She only knew that he must return some
time before nightfall. So, weary and
sleepy, the dear baby dropped herself on
the soft, wild grass which grew beside
the road. And pretty soon she was fast
asleep, some honey bees singing to 'ner
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Pink Blossom Meets Sweet Rose


hardly ever look at the blossom and I
don't know whatever your sister Fanny
sent ii to me for. | hate attending to
flowers and birds and silly things, you
know"
But you have nothing else to do.
grandmamma, said the young voice of
Nanny. I'D think you'd love to have
flowers growing all about you. and when
Fanny sent this one to you she fancied
you'd be pleased with it's fragrance and
beauty and that YOU would not mind
watering the dear thing once day. But
I'll get a glass of fresh water and give
the dear Pink Blossom drink
So saying. the little girl ran off and
soon returned with a glass of fresh wa
ter. And the way the little blossom
drank 1t was delight to see. But on the
next day, and the next. and still on a
third day, no water did little Pink Bios
som get, for the idle old lady did not
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Sand Pile Jack StraWS.
THE little children in Arabia pls

THE little children i'm Arabia play
! game quite suitable for Americans.
1t is fine fun for the sand pile company
in the yard or on the seashore. Collect
a lot OF large seeds or peas and beans.
Then make your hooks. These are moth
ing but pins stuck into the ends of sticks,
the heads of the pins projecting. Sprinkle
a layer of large seeds on the ground.
Cover them with sand. Then place an
other layer of seeds and then sand, and
SO on until a mound is formed. The
layers become smaller, of course, as the
mound grows higher.
The game is played very much like
jack straws. Each player has turn in
trying to remove the seeds in the sand.
A player may remove any number OF
seeds during his turn. but soon as
he moves any other seed than the one
he Is trying to take out of the sand, or
as soon as the sand slides down the sides
of the mound, the next player takes his
turn. At the end of the game the player
who has removed the greatest number OF
seeds wins. Sometimes green grapes or
nuts are used instead Of seeds.
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INNE

And everybody knew and loved little
Pearl Brown. The Browns lived in the
country. several miles from town. Pearl
had gone to town only few times. Tor
the drive thither was cold in winter and
hot in summer, and. therefore, whenever
mamma was obliged to go to do some
shopping she left the baby with big brother
and big sister. But on few occasions
Pearl had been taken in the top buggy
Sitting between papa and mamma on the
comfortable spring seat to town. and she
had enjoyed the trip going, but had found
the return ride bit tiresome and had
gone fast asleep on mammals lap. And
mamma had said: Poor pet. The ride
to and from town is too much for her
must not tire her so again until she's
little older"
And so it happened that Pearl had not
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How to Make a
Barre1Hammock

~ I'D you ever see a barrel ham
mock? Well, if you never have.
- just follow the directions given
here for making one. and after you have
completed it and rested in it for an Idle
hour you will be so highly pleased with
your experiment that you will repeat II,
thus providing an extra one for a chance
friend who calls to pass the afternoon
with you on the lawn.
Procure two clean fruit barrels. Pull
them apart and saw notches IN eacn
end of every stave about two and half
inches from the end. After all the slaves
have been so prepared take small.
rope and weave the slaves
together. (See accompanying illustratlon)
For the ordinary hammock of seven feet
in length it requires about thirty feet or
rope, for it is used double at each s1de'
with long ends to reach to tree hmps OF
nosts such as the ordinary net hammock
has After the slaves have been woven
together and the ropes securely tied over
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ents were unhappy, for the little flower
children were not told of the danger
which threatened them. Mrs. Dandy
Goldylocks had whispered to her neighbor
that she had been awake very early that
morning only to hear bad 9ews. ser
want. of the house had come into the
garden to look around.
Gracious me- she said. This will
never do. The mistress comes home In
two weeks. and Jack the gardener has
not come to care for this terrace. l shall
engage another gardener at once. who
must root out all of these dandelions and
plant grass seed in their places.
What worse news could Mrs. Dandy
Goldylocks have heard? She whispered
the terrible secret which was soon known
to every plant parent. BY noon cross
man came to look at the garden.
Yes, he said, Il will be here in one
week and begin my work.
That afternoon the children came to
make dandehon chains, but the gate was
locked. The golden-haired plant chill
dren looked up in sorrow. for there
seemed no joy in the garden that day.
That night. when the flowers nodded
their sleepy heads, one wise little plant
mother clapped her hands in joy. Mrs.
Curlylocks had thought of plan.
They all agreed that her idea was a
capital one. Yes, every dandeion mother
would send her darings 10 the country
10 play and grow in the pure air and
sunshine. How fine that would be, and
much pleasanter than life in the noisy
city. From the next day on the plant
children grew taller and taller. Their
mothers told them of broad fields where
other pretty plant children lived, and
where the sweet music of crickets and
grassboppers made life gay. How grand
such a home must be, they thought.
The plant parents promise that as soon
as the children were large enough they
should travel to these pleasant homes,
but the children only laughed. for they
knew not how they could travel. Day by
day the dandelions grew The little hands
OF each baby clutched a feathery UNI
breila which swayed to and fro in the
breeze.
One afternoon a heavy storm was APP
proaching The mothers knew that the
time for the dandelion Journeys had
come After kissing each of the children
and seeing that it's feathery parasol was
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T TITLE Tommy Peter-kin
- Said he thought it was a sin
For boys to throw a baited hook
Into a pretty running brook,
So that fishes swimming there
Might be caught thus by the snare.
He said the fishes should be told
That hook the bait did hold;
And that if they cared to bite
After that, they had the right!
But he did not know that they
Can't understand what people say.
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ringmasteT.
The Town Boys had not tent. They
preferred a canvas wall, some FIVE feet
high stretched about the circus arena.
This idea was gotten from a wild west
show which had visited the town early
in the summer And from that same
wild west show the Town Boys had learn
cd many things. OF course. they had
seen many a circus. but no circus could
tope to attain the popularity with the
loys that the wild west show had en-
we'd.
Md so the Town Boys had seen fit to
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Then the search continued in dead earn
est, and pretty soon baby footprints
were discovered on the dust OF the road
"Ah. she's no doubt seen Danny driving
awav and has gone off after him. Let
follow her tracks" So spoke the anxious
father
The little footprints IN the dust led the
father and mother across the prloge anu
down the creek road. And pretty soon
their eyes were made glad by the fiutter-
ing of a little pink sunbonnet In the
grass. Running to the spot. they 1ounu
Pearl, fast asleep. her bonnet on tan
weed lust over her head. She had put
it there to shade ner face from the sun
light.
After Pearl was fully aroused she gave
the best expla nation she could OF heI
thoushtless baby adventure. Il wanted
to doe to town." she said. Then she toio
of big brothers asking her II she wouio
like to bear him company.
All it was all Danny'S thoughtleSs-
ness" said Mamma Brown. gathering her
little one to her breast. And then' as
they went homeward. she and papa ex-
planned to Baby how dangerous II was
tor little girls to go away from the mouse
without mamma and papa knowing about
it. why, the gypsies might come alons
and carry you away" said mamma
Yes, or a horrible snake might bite
ycu,' added papa. And then all three
shuddered at the thought of what might
have happened to Pearl .
III neber, neber do at way adam
promised Pearl. An am so nun ~.
mamma. | want my bwead an milk soon
we dit home"
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Russia Gaining Population.

THB population of Russia is growing
at rate of IL per cent each year,
and this Is not equaled in any important
country I'm the world. Since 1877 the
amount of arabic land held by the no.
bility in Russia has diminished by one
third, yet the price of land has risen in
every part of the empire. Even France
does not have as large growth in popu-
lation as Russia.
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bat" Then came Jimmy Cruthers, dress
ed in bold suit of yellow calico, and
black shoes and hat. He carried long
whip over his shoulder Behind him
walked two small boys drawing a cart.
over the cart box a sort of Slated cage
had been fixed. and in the cage sat old
Rover. Jimmy's fine watch dog. Frank
Hay and Paul Adams came last, and
were appropriately costumed to fit their
respective callings Then followed the
"bob-tail and rin-raf' of the town in
the shape of various-sized little urchins
II forgot to mention that a banu head
ed the parade. 1t comprised a FIFE a
drum. jews harp and a banjo. The
band boys were VIII and Tom Everts,
Sandy King and Shorty Cruthers. And
they played with all their might and lung
power.)
After the parade was over those par
ticipatng proceeded to the circus grounds.
Davey Jackson acted as ticket-seller. and
his little brother. Buster stood al the
door collecting the tickets from those
entering the Enclosure. The price of ad-
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E A r l. was five
years old. She was
the baby of the
family and. of
urs the pet.
There were papa,
m a m m a, Is ] g
Brot h er Danny,
aged twelve. and
Big Sister Fanny,
aged nine.
The name of the
family was Brown.
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to enjoy a bone which he had secretly
buried behind the woodshed.

Then the other circus performers came
in turn, Johnny Brion evidently taking
the blue ribbon. SO to speak. by his clever
feats the back of his fine little pony.
And pony we'll behaved, too, for
once when his masters foot slipped and
he slid from pony's back to the ground.
the animal stood perfectly still till his
rider had mounted again
After the regular circus was over a
concert followed. 1t was then that sew
eral Of the town girls were called to the
stage to participate in the singing of
many national hymns Lily Everts. sis
ter to Will and Tom, led the chorus for
she had a fine, strong voice. Maine
Cruthers and Agnes Hay lent their voices,
and the concert was less a success
than was the circus proper All the
mothers were there. and they left the
Enclosure they could be heard congratu-
lating each others children on their tai
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HE Town Boys had

HE Town Boys had
arranged for a cir
Gus of their own
giving. There were
FIVE p r o m | nent
performers among
the Town 3 oy g j.
namely. Ted Pc
ters. acrobat; Jim
my Cruthers. lion
tanner: Frank Hay,
trapeZe performer.
J o h n n BriOn,
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jar did not affect the flower. save to
startle her a bit. But very soon after
she fell the freshest. sweetest rain began
to drop gently on her and washed her
parched petals and drying leaves. and
there. under the heavenly shower. and
resting on the soft earth covered with
friendly grass. she fell into a profound
slumber And she did not awaken again
till the sun smiled in her face and said
Good morning. little Pink Blossom"
Then she awoke. feeling so happy and
refreshed. Her roots were still buried in
the mother soil which had crumbled from
the broken pot.
But little Pink Blossom had no time to
cry ont TO her dear old friend Mr.. Sol IN
the heavens. for just as he had said good
morning to her along came the dearest
little girl one could wish To see. And
walking beside her was a beautiful lady,
who called the little girl Rose"
''Ah. Rose" she was saving. doesn't
everything in the garden look lovely since
the rain? No use of your sprinkler this
morning. deare'
Yes mamma" replied Rose "the rain
has freshened up the whole world. II
seems. Bullock there mamma. WHY.
there is the lovely Pink Blossom which
has been in Mrs. Greys window. | Won
der if the storm blew IL down. Shall [
run up and ask herr"
But just at that very moment Mrs
Grey looked from the open widow and
bowed to Roses mother. She did not
notice Rose, for children. dogs. cats and
flowers were her pet denominations.
When she saw what the mischievous
wind had done to her ported Pink Bios
som she shook her head and said: "Oh,
I don't mind about IL. The thing was a
source of bother 20 me. and I'm glad To
be rid of it,. Then she drew her head
in at the window and said nothing more.
Then l may have it, said Rose.
eagerly. And she stopped and gently
gathered up the blossom and the earth
that adhered to the roots. and soon with
her mothers assistance. and the use of
little spade. she had little Pink Blossom
replanted in the most beautiful little
flower bed one can imagine. And all
a bout Pink Blossom were o.her lovely
flowers. and they were so friendly TO
the newcomer and all that day little
Pink Blossom gloried in having fallen
from the cold, gloomy, lonely stone win
dow ledge. where only soured old ladys
eyes saw her. to a beautiful. happy gar
den. where others of her kind bloomed
and were such good comrades. and where
to look after her and her friends. TO
leaves and hurting them. Oh. happy
was little Pink Blossom to have become
SO closely related to Sweet Rose!
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T T l. f PIN K
BLOSSOM sat on
the window sill
just outside the
stuffy apartment of
a most disa greea-
bic. peevish old
lady. Little Pink
Blossom had been
sent to the old lady
by a granada ugh
ter, and was grow
ing happily in a