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Garden MAKING.

EVERY little man or woman likes TO
- make garden in the spring. SO that
in the early summer the flowers will be-
ready for eating. Look over the garden
space which you have and decide frat
whether all OF 1t will be given to flowers
or part set aside for such easily grown
vegetables as radishes, lettuce, onions
beans or beets. 4 few tomato plants
properly attended during their growth
will yield a good return for the time spent
in their care. By carefully marking off
even a small back yard, a young gardener
will find that he has room for a great
many more plants than he at first sup
posed
Decide Just how much space you want
to give to each kind of plant and deter
mine just the best place for the different
kinds Of seeds or young plants before
anything is put into the ground. II your
garden is not quite ready for planting
when it should be, seeds may be planted
in boxes of rich earth SO that the seed
lings may be ready for transplanting
when their garden home Is made. In pre-
pairing the garden dig up the soil. renov-
ing any stones and breaking up the hard
Jumps of earth. Make the garden bed
soft and light, then cover with q layer
Of rich earth. After the garden Is plant
ed water the ground with a watering
pot or with the fine spray OF the garden
hose. Heavy streams of water wash
away the seeds or young plants. Miss
April usually attends to this part Of the
gardening. but sometimes a little help
should be given.
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T22Z:>G GARlEZZ1G
&%)6 CHZZxDREzY

for there is to be the reward Of life
as his gain. But on his flower garden
he looks with an artistic eye only. "A
thing of beauty is a Joy forever" is al
old and wise saying. And so it is with
a beautiful flower garden. Even the plain
est little lawn about a poor cottage may
be made to bloom and attract tho eye
of the passerby. A little work, little
seed. little water. good deal Of sun
shine and air, and your plain little yard
about your poor cottage, which hitherto
had been SO uninviting. will be glory
to all who look upon It, Every child
should do his and her best to make the
home surroundings attractive. and a well
kept flower garden is one OF the strongest
factors in this direction. The lawn or
yard should be covered with a carpet OF
green and here and there artistically laid
out flower beds should give color and
fragrance to the spot. And If there be a
porch or veranda on the house 1t is
most happy to cover it with luxurtant
vines. Hardy creepers and climbing
roses are always satisfying. But the
common. old-fashioned honeysuckle or
morning glory, planted near to the
porch's edge, is a sight well worth BE-
holding, and the fragrance from the for
mer is "a JOY forever
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mamma became bit uneasy. why,
where can Baby be?' she asked, with
some concern. Just at the moment Ga
bling sleep from her eyes. She, too, had
been taking an afternoon nap. lying on
couch in the sitting-room up stairs.
When she saw that her daughter was
ing told the little one to lie on her bed
and take forty winks. All, and she mad
forgotten Nellie's request to be called
when the guests arrived. And after tell
ing the boys to go play on the porch
she had betaken herself to the Grown
membered. and. laughing. said: What
joke on Nellie! She's asleep, and her
party is going on. Let the guests sc
seated at table, and when she comes
down she will be surprised to see them
there"
So mamma seated the four little guests
at table, and grandmamma went up
stairs and walked Nellie. 'Oh, have they
Gomez asked Nellie, jumping on the
bed.
run down. Baby" said grandmamma.
ITS about time for the party
And when Nellie ran into the dining
room and beheld her guests chatting
away at the table, she jumped up and
down, clapping her hands. 'Why'your re
all here And was fast asleep"
Yes, we're having the party all to
ourselves cried Billy. And II you
hadn't come just now we would have
eaten up all the goodies! You are great
one-giving a party and going fast asleep
while the folks are coming!
And they all laughed heartily at Mel
lies expense, and she laughed loudest or
all. And after she was seated at table
she told her dream about the mountains
of sandwiches and lakes Of ice cream. =.
We'll, if that's the way you dream,
said Freddie, Il don't blame you for go
ing to sleep while you have a party. In
vite us next time to your Dream Land,
will you?''
And then the party began in earnest.
and oh. such fun they did have. And
when it was over Nellie's papa came
home, and Nellie. sitting on his lap, told
him all about it-even to her having been
called from the Land OF Nod to join her
own party.
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Oil on the Waters.

THE expression pouring oil on the
waters is often heard, and it is done
by many a captain OF wave-beaten
ship He stitches up three or four bags.
These are filled first with oakunl and
then with oil which is formed OF equal
parts Of fish oil and kerosene.
Then the bags are tied at the top and
pricked all over the sides with large
sail needle, which permits the oil 70
exude. They are hung from the boat
davits to drip their contents into the rag
ing waters. The effect is almost magical
on the water. When the waves strike a
patch of oil on the water they subside
into a smooth. round swell and the ship
rides over them like cork.
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Points About Berlin.

TT has been said that Prussia was born
of cannon ball as an eagle is born
Of an egg" and d writer in telling us of
Berlin has this to say:
Indeed, it would be hard to find an
other German city with so few old
buildings as Berlin. and so little atmos-
phere. A Strassburg cathedral, a market
place out of Danzig, a row of Hides
helm houses or Breslau Rathaus would
be out of place here in an arsenal
Most of Berlin architecture has as much
color as squadron of battleships in war
paint, and the little glamour to be found
here is almost as well hidden as pearl
in pile of oyster shells. The city fairly
bristes with weapons and militancy Its
statues. when not of mounted warriors
with swords or of standing warriors
with spears, tend toward such subjects
Samson plying the jawbone of an
ass or hounds rending a stag. Painting,
too. has been drafted into service. and
one sees SO many military pictures in the
public buildings that even the absurd
portrait by Pesne of Frederick the Great,
in the Palais. is a relief to the eye"
Granting that the above writer has
viewed Berlin in her truest aspect. one
will also find much variety there, and
hooks and corners and avenues both
beautiful and artistic. Inter den Linden
is the WIDEST street In Europe, excepting
one perhaps, and it has become celebrated
in song and story. Indeed, Inter den
Linden has charm from one end to the
other, and any one residing In Berlin
over a fortnight becomes as enamored
of the delightful avenue, with its pleas
ant points, as the sons of the city.
And the arts hold their own against
the military in Berlin. thA opera being
under the personal supervision of En-
peror William himself. He attends to
the smallest detail of production, dis
playing the deepest understanding of
music in every branch.
The Berlin Opera House was built by
Frederick the Great, and was intended
as beginning Of a gigantic Forum Fri
dericanum''-a rival of the Saxon plan
for the completion of the huge Zwinger
Palace Of Dresden. But neither of these
great schemes was ever developed to the
original idea.
The opera house in Berlin is now the
home of music in it's highest form, and
gives to the present ruling monarch, who
is a true Hohen1ollern in his tastes, full
scope in the matter of operate and or
chestral music. The writer quoted above
has this to say of the music in Berlin:
Berlin has an embarrassment of mu-
steal riches. Besides the excellent per
fornances of the Philharmonic Orchestra,
which may be heard for 10 cents, the
city averages twenty concerts daily dur
ing the season. There one may hear rare
works seldom given elsewhere. and
breathless audiences are filed with an al
most religious fervor of attention. They
realize what we do not, that the nearer
is almost as important factor IN the
making of music as the performer
Berlin is new all new, too new, said
Huard, the artist. in his caricature OF
Berlin CONNIE je Pal W. 1T is newer
than any American city: newer than
chicago"
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Home of the
Shetland Pony
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r. r. * e e e g g e = e s. q q s. = =
lust off the coast of Scotland there is
a group of islands called the Shet-
land Islands. On one Of this group
OF Shetlands the men are so large that
they are almost giants, for they are tall,
strong and broad shouldered. Their
wives and children, too, are fine looking
and Intelligent. Only twenty-five miles
away from this island Of Fetlar is one
called Muckle Roe There the men are
small, iil-shapen, homely and, in fact. look
almost like queer little dwarfs. These
oeople are so very loyal to each other
that they do not like to welcome any of
their neighboring islanders to live I'm
Muckle Roe For this reason these queer
neople make very little progress. When
.he people Of Shetland Islands reach the
age of twenty they feel rather sure or
long life for over half of the population
live to be seventy years old and many
IF the people lead vigorous out-of-door
lives until they are past eighty years of
age.
would over. They are shaggy little ami
mails weighing only about one hundred
mounds. but they are hardy, sure footed
and sensible Their coats are usually some
shade of brown, though some are Of such
a rich black that they are considered
very beautiful For this reason the black
ponies are the most valuable. The sheep
os Shetland are small, having short tails
ana short horns. Some are white, others
gray white: still others are brown or
black. Because the wool grown on the
native sheep OF Shetland is finer than
that on any other sheep. Shetland woods
ara sold great deal In their natural
co,ors for fancy work. The wool is SO
fin, that it can be spun into threads
nner than lace threads. It Is a Shet-
ionders boast that stocking made Of
the wool of one of these native sheep
NAV be drawn through lady's ring. The
cows Of these islands are small, and usu
sllv marked with several colors This
native pigs Of Shetland are unlike the
20 nnite slim. on account Of being fed
On fish. Their meat. too has different
flavor, for the taste Of fish is even In the
ORR.
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an hung to a strap. In fact, Tommy
would never remain seated while wom-
an, young or old, plain or Of elegant ap-
pearance, stood clinging to strap, put
would rise and touch his hat politely to
the unseated lady and offer to her his
seat.
Indeed. Tommy's friends called him
Gallant Tommy" and some Of them
laughed at him for his very polite man
ners you'll soon lose your country town
sallantry in the city, declared one young
Fellow who worked in the ONCE where
Tommy had employment. Every man
WELL he's ridden over roughshod by the
other fellows who haven't any more man
ners than the law enforces. And the law
says nothing about man or boy being
obliged to surrender his car seat to
woman just on account Of her sex. There
are women who never work. and who
shop about town till the. stores are closed.
then get aboard a car, after day OF
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Nellie's Tea Party---A Story for Wee Ones


crowded. and six made 1t very much
crowded. so much so that they stuck their
elbows into each others ribs.
Grandmamma went to the kitchen and
tina, the cook, was already in the kitchen.
So you may believe there were great
preparations for Nellie's afternoon tea
party. Nellie was allowed to set the ia
THY everything looked after she was
through. First. over the table went
snow-white Goth. (Mamma had made 1T
from piece of old tablecloth, which
could no longer be used on the big dining
table,. Then, in the center of the table
was placed little vase OF flowers. Nam
ma had given Nellie 25 cents to go to the
florists on the corner. where she got
lovely bunch of lilacs that looked like pur
pie plumes. Then round the table were
placed four blue china plates. Silver
knives and forks and spoons lay beside
the plates, and inside the plates were
folded paper napkins. In the middle of
the tabe-close to the vase of lilacs-was
witches. Also, near it was a basket of
dainty fruit.
Precisely at 80 Nellie was dressed for
the party, but her eyes were heavy, for
she had not had her afternoon nap.
why not lie down on 2ranny's bed and
have forty wiuks?' asked grandmamma
of Nellie, seeing that the little girl was
HAPPY"
Il will, grandmamma. said Nellie.
And when my company comes you max
wake me up. So she got onto granny'S
big soft bed and was soon fast asleep,
dreaming of mountains of chicken sand
witches and lakes of ice cream.
A few minutes after Nellie went to the
Land of Nod Billy and Freddie arrived:
but granny told them to amuse them
selves on the back porch till time for
the party. So they played with Rover,
the old doggie, and Pearline, the snow
white kitten. And they did not mind if
their little hostess did not come to greet
them on their arrival
At a quarter Of , came Flora. carrying
a tiny basket, which she was to fill with
goodies for her naughty sister. Katherine
tAnd how sorry Katherine was that she
had been so naughty that she was forbid
den to attend little Nelles party, and she
solemnly promised herself that never,
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conversation occurred Tommy and his Oh
flee companion were on their way to
night school, where both We're taking a
course in English literature. Tommy was
also fitting himself for a literary career,
and found 1t pretty hard to work all DAY
in the office and to study half the night
in a cold. stuffy hall bedroom. But ne
was determined to win In his chosen pro-
decentralization tenacitS.' his
friends called it-he kept up courage ana
strength under the most trying cond1-
lions.
AS Tommy and his companion-whose
name was Bert Bryant-were about to
leave the crowded elevated train the
formers attention was attracted to an
old lady who was hanging to strap.
Evidently she had started to leave the
car. but was SO crowded and crushed by
the crowd in the aisle that she had been
obliged to cling to a strap to prevent be-
Ing thrown to the floor Tommy did not
stop to think over what he should do,
but pushed his way through the crowd
ing human mass to where the old lady
chung so helplesly. Here. madam he
said, respectfully, taking hold of her
arm. 'I'll gladly assist you out of this
crush and down the steps. I'm leaving
the car at this station. too"
ooh, thank you,'' said the old lady.
smiling sweet1y into Tommy's face. "But
I fear I shall be imposing on you. am
not 30 quick or agile as you are and will
detain you. Indeed. I go down the steps
60 slowly that you may be sorry you Of
fered me your assistance"
mo, indeed" declared Tommy. II am
not in SO great a hurry that I cannot
find time to help you to the street-and
to your own door If you will permit me. "
you are very kind said the old lady.
feelingly. "One 30 seldom sees young
chap like you nowadays. But 1 do fear
shall detain you. Is that your compan-
ion-tre youth who is trying to attract
your attention? He's at the door, just
about to pass out.
Tommy looked toward the door and
saw Bert reckoning to him and heard
him call out: "Oh, come on, Gallant Tom.
we'll be late at school. Come, get move
on yourself. I'm going on downstairs
go on, Bert; don't walt for me-" called
out Tommy. "I'n be at school some
time this evening. I'm in no hurry
Then he helped the old lady out of the
car and down the station steps to the
street. At the foot OF the steps he asked
IL he might not take her to her own door
II believe ! shall allow you to accom-
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o M NJ Y PARKER

o M NJ Y PARKER
lived in a large east
ern city where boys
and men, in the
mad rush Of the
street and of bust
ness, seemed to
forget their earlier
home training and
each was bent on
looking out for
that great person,
self" And Tom
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YOURPUZHE
TNOQNER
Charade.

My first is a dog without pedigree,
And when you have found it you'll readily Sc
That what 1 have said about him is true,
And at a dog show he'll take no ribbon blue.
Ny second does grow on my first. you see
And when you have found It you will believe me-
That when they're together in country or town
They form just one word, which means to "eui
down
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Gallant Tommy Parker and His Reward


pany me-" said the old lady, FOR feel
somewhat feeble since being in that ter
rible crush. I had not meant to get on
such a crowded car, but made mistake
in the hour. You see, l was attending a
meeting of our church committee this
evening. and decided I would just go
home on the car and not wait to have
my daughter send the carriage for me.
She advised me not to do SO, but over
rated my endurance and strength. I find
] am not as young as 1 was a few years
ago Old age counts, my dear boy" And
the old lady sighed as she chatted to
Tommy. who had taken her arm and
was walking down the street with her
But presently the old lady became very
much interested in knowing who Tommy
was and about his plan In life. Tommy,
I'm the most straightforward manner pos
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what might be called idle pastime, and
expect some tired man or boy to rise
and give her his seat. I say, there's only
one law ma city, the law of self-preser-
walton. Get a seat for number one and
let number two take care of himself or
herself
Tommy shook his head. Il can't see
the matter in that light he declared.
1.-The fact that a woman is a woman
makes me feel that 1 owe her a certain
courtesy, and were 1 to live here
hundred years I'd never forget my home
training-the duty all boys and men owe
to all unprotected girl or woman. So
laugh at what you call my silly gal
Iantry,' but, remember. it makes me all
the stronger in my determination to hold
to my old country town manners"
On the evening of the day that this
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Zigzag Puzzle.

This zgzag pnzzIe contains nine words OF Ave
letters each If the words rightly guessed
and written one below another their zigzaS let
tiers, beginning with the upper left-hand letter
and ending with the lower left-hand letter, will
spell certain kind OF storm We often have in
the summer time. The cross.words are: "a
Something belonging TO birds. e. A small bo :
tie. 81 Part Of track over which a train runs
~ To hasten. 90 That which the Indians used
to follow. (6) That which a river docs. %
To toss Isl Rage. te) menace TO safety.
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my, only a recent citizen of the city, was
often much astonished and annoyed, too'
at the treatment of old people on the
streets and in the street cars by the
Younger generation He could not get ac
customed to seeing strong young man
sitting in a street car while an old wonl-
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sible, told her all about himself and of
his widowed mother and his two younger
sisters in the middle west. You see. 1
am now the man Of the family" he ex-
planned with a boyish pride and sense Of
responsibility, land I am trying to get
on here as fast as can, 80 that I may
bring mamma and my sisters here to
live with me. My elder sister has great
talent for music, and I am anxious for
her to have the advantages Of city teach
ers. She'll do something big some day.
land so win you. my boy" said the
old LADY. f . dsn .s Taxes "a, nns,
tention to an old woman as you have
shown to me this evening. And I want
you to give mo your address, also that
Of your mother, for ! feel sure she IL q
splendid woman. And I want to write her
about your courtesy to me-"
Tommy felt a flush Of pride at the old
lady's words Eyes, ma'am," he said, my
mother is a splendid woman. and I am
only following out her training when 1
am courteous to my elders. Ny mother
may be very poor in this worlds goods.
but she's rich in virtues and nobleness."
"Ah, here we are at my door. said
the old lady. And now l must thank
so safely home. I would be most happy
to own such a gallant grandson as you
are, my boy. And-wont you come to
see me In the near future-after your
I shall introduce you to my daughter
and her husband They live with me, you
see. And we shall want You to dine
with us frequently Of Sundays"
Tommy was overjoyed at receiving suck
a cordial invitation to visit the dear old
lady, to whom he had quite lost his
heart, and promised to come on the fol-
lowing Sunday afternoon. Then. bidding
her a goodnight, he hurried toward the
school as fast as he could. He was a
few minutes late. but was excused by
the teacher when he explained the reason
of his hardness.
On the next Saturday. and while Tom
my was planning on the pleasure OF
the following afternoon. a special de-
livery letter was brought to him: The
landiady looked at him questioningly, for
he did not seem important enough In her
eyes to be tho recipient Of q special de-
livery letter. But Tommy bowed her out
gracefully and opened the letter. which
ran as follows:
Mr.. Thomas Parker.
Dear Mr.. Parker: have taken the
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mana and mamma and Granopap"
xrandmamma could not realize that No
lie was quite big girl now ana Nv
longer a baby. Why, she was nNe -
old. and YOU know when little sifi -
that age she's not a baby by any ii'eans
tBut isn't it very, very hard 70 make '"e
papas and mammas and grandpapas "''0
grandmammas know when 6aps
comes Big little girl?)
Nellie looked up frop her dolly VIZ.
her mamma asked her il she wouio IKE
a tea party that afternoon, ana sa'o
..Oh. thank you, mamma. i should JUST
love IN have one May l invite COUSIN
Billy and Freddie and my little ciluiis'
katherine and Flora
Eyes. Baby you may invite "hoesei
Won chopse" consented Neliles itaHIua
But perhaps you'd better limit the nun
her to five or six as the time Tor prepare
tion is SO short. Later on we II sNe
nice pig party for you-on Your pii 'i nc,
which comes on the 9Th OF June. lie.
wen have a picnic in the Wooos' WIN
that be lovely?' ,oo &c.
Nellie clapped her hands in gee.
nicnic. mamma, Oh, how L Wish the LIN
Of June would come next week-or may oe
this week" .,,,h, >,
Mamma laughed and kissed her paos.
Then she said while granny ana pre-
mare the luncheon for the party ,his az
ernoon YOU may invite your cousins biils
and Freddie and your chums hatlierihe
and Flora
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to the back porch to call the guests and
hostess in. Not seeing Nellie, she asked
why, where IS Baby?''
1--WE don't know" said Billy. I'VE
haven't seen her since we came
And neither have / seen Nellie,'' said
Flora. Mamma looked surprised and
went into the hall and called out very
loudly: Baby, where are you? Don't
you know your company is here?"
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never again would she behave in an ugly
manner. And we hope she will keep her
vow, too
Flora Joined Billy and Freddie on the
porch and had a game of Jump and
rum with Rover and Pearline, and, like
the boys, she did not mind Neilie's not
welcoming her.
At precisely 3 o'clock Nellie's mamma
had everything on the table and went