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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Old Public Lotteries,

Harvard was aided by a lottery in
1889 by a special act. The scheme was
to buy Joseph Pope's orrery for the
college. Three thousand tickets at
$50 each were sold. The plan was
successful, and after all expenses had
been paid Harvard had the orrery and
$500 in the school treasury. Among
the public buildings erected in Amer,
lea by the aid of lotteries Faneuil lall,
IN Boston, has the most historical in
terest. The hall burned in 1861 and
then the selectmen of Boston were
instructed at a town meeting to petit
ton the general court to empower a
suitable person to raise by way of
lottery such a sum of money as would
be sufficient for the rebuilding of the
hall. The legislature granted the
petition, and the profits OF the lot
teries, which extended to 1764, were
applied to the erection of the second
Faneuil hall, which held the town
meetings of the Revolution and still
stands. In 1888 an act was passed
which put an end to the sale of lottery
tickets in Massachusetts.
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Town.
10 HELPS
DEcIDUoUS TREES IN LAWNS
Some Reasons Why They Seem to
Thrive Better There Than
Elsewhere.

An observant correspondent writes
to ask why %deciduous trees and shrubs
planted in lawns seem to thrive better
than those planted under other condi-
tons, more especially during the sum
mer months, remarks the Los Angeles
Times.
Our dry summer atmosphere is very
trying on deciduous trees and shrubs
for the reason that such dry air causes
the leaves to transpire faster than
the roots can take up the necessary
moisture. such conditions during the
hot weather put the trees, fguratively,
in the position of gasping for breath.
Trees in lawns have the advantage Of
being in a moister atmosphere than
when in soil with a dry surface, and,
therefore, have to labor less and may
breathe" with greater comfort. The
soil moisture in a lawn is also more
evenly distributed over the entire root
system than could be the case where
water is applied to trees by irrigation,
either by the furrow system of in
basins. Deciduous trees always thrive
best in lawns.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

is smaller in diameter than the can,
make a band of cardboard strips to
fit around the edge of the lens as
shown in Fig. 6, and glue these strips
to the inside of the can. The lens
jacket should fit loosely enough in the
lantern box opening so it will slide
back and forth for focusing.
Figure Z shows the back of the Ian.
tern box. Before putting this on. putty
up all cracks between the boards in
the top and front Of the box to make
the lantern light-tight; then paint the
inside of the box and the cover boards
with lamp-black thinned with turpen-
tine, so there will be no reflections
other than those produced by the lamp
refiectors and the picture. In mailing
the boards in place, leave an opening
about Z inches square directly oppo-
site the lens. Cut a piece Of board
to fit this opening &c. Fig. y for the
picture holder, and hinge it in place.
A frame for postcards to slide in
should be built up as shown In Fig. s.
First nail strips F to board E, then
tack strips G to them SO their edges
project over strip F.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Carrier Pigeons in Ancient Times.

Pigeons, as commonplace as they ap.
pear, are characters Of antiquity.
Dove is the Anglo-Saxon name; pig
con, the Norman name.
During the fifth Egyptian dynasty,
5000 years before Christ, it was the
fashion to domesticate pigeons and to
train them as carriers and messengers.
The promptness with which Caesar
was informed of the rebellion in Gaul,
and thereby enabled to cross the Alps
before those uprising could possess the
entire province, was due to the use OF
carrier pigeons. In the Crusades, these
birds were skillful and faithful mes
sengers.
The price of a handsome pair of
pigeons in ancient Rome was not a
trife, for Axius, a Roman knight. once
sold a pair of pigeons for 40 denarii-
about SIS. At that time, too, they were
by far the swiftest conveyers of news,
and were much in demand at the cele-
bration of the Olympic games.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
PARLoR BASKET BALL AND TEN.
MS.

For the basket ball game Gig. u
you will need the cover of a cardboard
box for the playing field. To each end
of the rim sew a piece of cardboard
to form a backstop Eve or six inches
high. Each backstop will support a
little basket like that in Fig. 2. First
make a loop two inches in diameter
out of a strip of cardboard, sewing to
gether the tapped ends, or fastening
them with a brass fastener Zig ~:
then make a small CLOTH sack and
glue or sew its upper edge to the in
side Of the cardboard ring.
Mark out the playing field with PEN
Gil and ruler. Draw a line entirely
around the field one-half inch inside of
the rim of the cover for an outside
boundary line "a, Fig. u. and de-
scribe a circle two inches in diameter
in the exact center of the field OBJ,
and a th~ree-quarter circle of the same
diameter directly in line with it and
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o PAPLoP BASKETBALL.

three inches away from each end
boundary line tC). Connect the ends
of the boundary line and the three
quarter circles with parallel lines
drawn as shown.
If you own a game of Tiddledy-
winks the little bone "winks" and
''snappers" are what you need with
which to play this game of basket ball.
There should be ten winks, five Of
each of two colors.
Parlor basket ball is for two per
sons, but four may play with two on
a side. Starting the balls one at a
time in the center of the field OBJ, and
in turn. each player in our parlor bas-
ket bail game has for her object the
Tipping of her five balls into her bas-
ket, the basket having been chosen be-
fore the start. One flip constitutes d
turn whether it auses a ball to move
or not. If a ball crosses the bound.
airy line tout of bounds), the opposite
player may flip it in the opposite direc,
ton to that which it is being played,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

The chief claim to attention is based
upon the fact that this kind of apron
requires almost no ironing.
Although the subject of kitchen
aprons is not one to arouse a great
amount of enthusiasm, it is not by
any means without interest. Many
aprons manage to be attractive, while
they ~cleverly fill all that is required
of them in the way of usefulness.
This means that they must cover the
figure, be plain and easily adjusted.
good looking and sh: pely. They must
be neatly finished and provided with
at least one pocket and made of ma
terial that will stand any amount of
Tubing.
All of the new aprons are made
with elbow sleeves except those that
are sleeveless. Very shapely and at
~tractive models have a large bib at
the front of the body fastened by fiat
bands of the material to the belt at
the back. A favorite finish for all
edges is a fiat band of material in
contrasting color. All the fast col
ors are used with white, and striped
| effects prevail.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

II you would see the best of MILL
merry look for it at the afternoon con.
cert or other afternoon affairs. The
box party or club program or lunch
con, and the cafe dinner, call out
the smartest hats, for there they are
subjected to close scrutiny by discrim.
mating eyes.
The fancy of the designer has much
to inspire 1t this season, and millinery
is brilliant in two senses, both in color
and in design. With gold and silver
laces and metalized flowers, with fur
and velvet and jet and Jewels, heads
are splendidly crowned even when
such materials are put together sim
ply. The blue and gold turban shown
in the picture is an example of this.
1t is a small, chic. jaunty shape
draped with turquoise blue satin bro
caded with a gold flower. This covers
the frame and forms a large wing eff
feet at the left side. The only orna-
ment used is a fiat rosette made of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
PLANTS MUST BE STUDIED
Successful Culture Is Impossible Un-
less One Thoroughly Understands
Their Characteristics.

Self-education in plant growing can
he carried on in the winter as well as
in the summer. 1t is interesting to
study the habits and requirements of
any plant, whether it is in season or
not. There are many hardy peren-
malls that can be started in the house,
and, if the work with them through
the winter is successful, they can be
set out of doors in the spring. This
includes growing from seed such
plants as rhubarb and asparagus.
There is no end to the plants that may
be thus utilized. Also, a plant started
and successfully brought to maturity
in the home is likely to be harder
than those plants that have been
started in hothouses and afterward
transferred to homes. If one fails
with a plant a lesson should be gained
from the failure in what not to do.
If one tries the growing of a good
many different kinds of plants there
are good chances for succeeding with
some of them, even under adverse con.
ditions.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Al Becket,s Shrine.

The northern transept of Canter.
bury (Eng.) cathedral marks the spot
of Becket's assassination, and for this
reason is called "the Martyrdom."
The choir stalls are inclosed with a
beautiful screen of carved stone. exc
cuted by Prior d'Estria. and is one OF
the famous treasures of Canterbury.
The archbishop's throne. with it's can
opy, commands your attention for a
short time, and then you pass up the
north aisle. In the adjoining chapeIs
and about you are the tombs of the
archbishops who were virtually the
prime ministers of England for many
reigns. The stones are worn by the
feet OF the pilgrims who visited the
shrine of Beckett.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Dutch New Guinea Manned.

A Dutch expedition has recently fin
ished mapping Dutch New Guinea,
which is about fourteen times as large
as the Netherlands and includes the
greater part of the Island of Paqua in
the South seas, Primitive men.
equipped with crude weapons and inn
plements of stone and flint, were en-
countered. Some were wild and war
like, while others were peaceable and
offered no resistance to the expedi-
tion's Investigations.
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gentleman, and only once had any of
us seen him moved to anger. That
was when a man who had insulted one
Of our woman buyers came into the
office. ] thought there was going to
be a fight-but the boys got him out
somehow and held MIR. Wakefield back
Still. It was a pretty serious thing.
IF you'll all swear not to tell, ri
mail it," said Bessie, feeling like a
heroine.
We looked across at the unconscious
Miss Roberts. Don't do It," | said.
Bessie stamped the letter. held It
suspended over the m~ail-chute, looked
at us, handicapped it down. We sat
back aghast.
The next morning everyone was
very quiet. We we're wondering
when the storm would burst. We
saw Mr.. Wakefield go into his office.
Somebody tiptoed near and reported
that he was opening his mail. But
nothing happened till noon, and then
Miss Roberts was sent for.
She came back ten minutes later, in
tears, and the boys looked ~sheepish.
for 1t raj a pretty strong joke to have
played. Only Bessie, with the usual
pert look on her pretty face. went on
with her work
Miss Roberts sat down in her chair
and wept without any pretense at res
traint. And then-we saw Wakefield
come striding into our room In his
hand was the letter. On his face was
the look had seen once-only once
before. He held the letter out.
Unless the person who wrote this
thing confesses instantly" he said, 81
shall dismiss the entire clerical force.
The entire force" he Numbered.
He must have seen the involuntary
movement of our eyes toward Bessie.
But he said nothing till Bessie sprang
to her feet. white and trembling.
81 wrote it, and I'm sorry" she
cried I'm go. | did it, nobody else
Mr.. Wakefield looked at the girl in
something like horror. He turned to
ward Miss Roberts. "She doesn't
know. them" | heard him whisper.
Eileen Roberts looked up, and new
er saw a face so transformed. She
looked haloed in a madonnalike be
%nignancy. She stood up proudly before
us all.
III tell her now" she said in ring
ing tones. mo. I'll tell her before ev
erybody. Everybody knew, every
body has always tainted me with be
ing an old maid. 1t is true | have
never been married, but Bessie is my
child"
The pert look that had been on Bes
sizes face was never seen there again
We looked at the exporters face. ant
knew Miss Roberts had spoken the
truth.
is this true?" cried Bessie. clutch
ing at his arms convulsively.
Mr.. Wakefield bowed his head. my
nephew is dead now" he said, "ant
there is no reason why the secre'
should be kept any longer His wifi,
knows. But for that" he continued
turning to Miss Roberts. 81 SHOULD
have done more for you-more for you
both. always meant to- am goini
to now"
The last thing that we say as W,
filed out was Bessie weeping in Mis-
Roberts arms.
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in addition to using her regular turn
for advancing one of her own balls. II
she fails to flip the ball from out OF
bounds, the other player receives two
flips in her next turn. If a ball is
tipped on to or touches a ball of the
opposing player, the play constitutes
a foul, and the opposing player may
take any one of her balls, place it in
the three-quarter circle (C) beneath
her basket, and have a free flip for
the basket, in addition to using her
regular turn. The player getting her
five balls into her basket first wins.
Parlor tennis is played with two
"winks" from a game of Tiddledy-
winks or two cardboard disks.
Fig. 5 shows how the tennis court
is constructed in the cover of a card
board box. Rule off the lines of the
court with ruler and pencil as in.
dicated in Fig. 8. Then for a net
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Do the Work.

OF the little details that attract ones
attention in a well designed house,
lone are more important than are the
flower boxes. These should be de-
signed by your architect, and may be
simple or pretentious, as the style of
your house demands. Built up from
the ground, of brick or concrete, they
are a source of pleasure the year
around, if filed in the winter with low
growing evergreens. This is an espe-
cially pleasing treatment when used
at the sides of the entrance steps.
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Copyright, 1915, by w. @. Chapman.)
When Eileen Roberts reached the
age of ~thirty-fve she resigned herself
gracefully to the prospects Of spinster-
hood. She ceased to struggle against
a tendency to a~diposity. and settled
down to the expectations of a perma-
nent position in the firm of Wakefield
and Gray, exporters.
In an office filed with smart youths
and giggling girls. Miss Roberts ought
to have held a higher position than
that of a clerk. But she had never
had the money to study stenography
when she vas a girl, and afterward
b had her sick mother to care for,
a task which absorbed the whole of
her ten dollars a week. Simple-mind.
ed, she was the butt of the younger
and more thcughtless element.
When a young clerk passes a won
an with the fippant remark, Say,
Eileen, I'll get you a beau before long
trust me-" he needs a man of ma
ture age to take him across his knee
anu IAAd5n Nu6 NiClOuSuGbS Oul VI
him. At least, that's my opinion
Poor Eileen Roberts looked woefully
out Of place, and neither Wakefield
nor Gray had ever considered her
seriously for anything better.
With her placid, good-natured face
her t~ireless industry. her patience. II
seemed incredible that anyone could
make sport of her. She was just the
woman, too, whom some rogue might
have taken advantage of. Perhaps il
was better that she had not married
to slave for the sort of nan who
would have deluded her into wifehood
AT least, many thought SO. But most
of us thought nothing at all. And il
was always good fun to get a rise
out of Eileen"
New girls were always coming anc
girls less new going. There was lit
tie Bessie Waters; she hadn't beer
in the office a week before she begar
to tease Miss Roberts. 1t was {
strange thing, too, but the elder won
an seemed to take an amazing liking
to her. She never noticed Bessie,
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a. ,CPOSS-SECTOrI

as shown in Fig. 4. These openings
must be inclosed so as to conceal the
light, and yet allow heat and smoke
to escape. The most satisfactory ar
rangement is that shown in Figs. /
and 4. A baking-powder can with it's
bottom removed OBJ is slipped over
the lamp chimney and fitted into the
chimney hole, then a tomato can (C)
is inverted over the top of the can
and fastened in the slotted ends of
three wooden peg stills Cd, Fig. p,
and the pegs are fitted into holes made
in the top Of the box Gigs. l and ~.
The lens is mounted in a baking
powder can jacket Zig. 81. Remove
the bottom of the can. and if the lens
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Fruit Trees Along Roads.

The habit of planting fruit and nut
trees by the roadside has long pre-
vailed in parts of Europe. It should
be cultivated in the United States.
Hickory and walnut trees are as beau
tiful as elms and a great deal more
useful. Salem's streets have been
planted with hundreds of walnut trees.
Those set out along McMinnviIle's
pavement years ago produced a ton
and a half of nuts this season.-Port-
land Oregonian.
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through transparent slides 1t reflects
Opaque pictures placed within it.

Opaque pictures placed within 1t.
You a construct a satisfactory Ian.
tern yourself. You must get a box
about 10 by 10 by 20 inches in size,
2 oil-lamps, or two 16 or 80 candle
power electric lamps with the parts
necessary for connecting them to the
lighting circuit, two lib. baking-pow-
del ans and two tomato cans, two
pieces of tin about 6 by 10 inches in
size, and a double-convex lens about
8 inches in diameter. The lens from
q lantern or bicycle lamp will do.
Figures 8 and 4 show the inside ar
rangement of the lantern box. Place
the lamps in the corners of the box,
next to the front, and tack in back of
them the piece of tin for refectors
"a, Figs. 3 and ~. Bend the re1ec-
tors as shown in Fig. 8.
If oil-lamps are used, their tops will
project through the ventilator holes
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.pertness, and she tried to make up to
her in various ways, which amused
Bessie.
Pert little thing that she was, Bes.
sic was quite frank about her history,
shamelessly so. She came from the
orphanage out ON Grant street. Wake
field, who mad somehow been in touch
with her parents before their death,
had interested himself in her and Civ
Ell her the position. Miss Roberts
alteration of her was quite the most
amusing thing in Bessie's experience.
Say, Miss Roberts, I'm going to get
a beau for you tomorrow" Bessie
would say. And when you're mar
iried, maybe you'll let me come and
live with you, instead of at the Girls
home. Well all be happy together
Mr.. Roberts and you, and me-"
She told us all how Miss Roberts
had taken her out to lunch and piled
her with affectionate inquiries. Did
she wear warm underwear? Here
Bessie's imitation of Miss Roberts
was inimitable. Bessie was going to
be an actress some day, everyone
knew. She had told Miss Roberts so,
and Miss Roberts, always serious, had
pointed out the dangers of a stage
career. There was not much evil that
Bessie did not know by hearsay, and if
anyone was capable of protecting her
self, Bessie
Once, after Bessie had been taunt-
ing her, l saw tears on Eileen Rob-
erts' face. That hurt me, for had
taken my part in the teasing. / want
ed to warn Bessie; hut then l did not
think she had a heart.
All things come to an end, and the
end was in the letter that was sent
to Mr.. Wakefield ON Christmas eve.
Some of the boys had talked over it
for a joke, but nobody had meant 1t
seriously. 1t was only when Bessie
said she would write it, and Joe Dona-
hue dared her to, and Bessie said
she would, because she was tired OF
the old job anyway, that the proposal
was regarded seriously. OF course 1t
would be a frst-rate joke on Eileen
4NcbCANot but thCA 4 luOuBut Vi Ino
hungry MOTHERHOOD ON Miss Rob-
erts' face when she saw Bessie, and
we'll. would have stopped 1t II could.
The letter was drawn up without the
intention of sending it. and it ran as
follows:
Dear Mr.. Wakefield.
Il have worked many years for you,
and | feel that 1t is my right to be
frank. You are an old bachelor and
] am an old maid. love you. Why
shouldn't we marry? Regard this as
serious and confidential"
Bessie dashed of Eileen Roberts
signature in a hand that was marvel
ously like hers.
Nobody was much afraid OF Wake
field. He was a mild, easy-going old
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Variety Of sleeves.

There does not seem to be any law
governing sleeves this spring. but be-
meath the seeming license there is real
order. The sleeve must show the arm,
or rather reveal its shape. The style
chosen to express this is left to the
dressmaker. Some of the best frocks
show long. wrinkled sleeves OF the
fabric. others have transparent sleeves
OF batiste. OF chiffon. of organdy. The
kimono and the, elongated armhole do
not appear. except in isolated cases.
but 4 may be safely said that they
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

gilded leaves that are cut from some
light metal.
Afternoon hats having crowns of
velvet or fur and brims of gold or sill.
yer lace are usually finished with
small nosegays of beautifully colored
flowers. A very handsome model is
made with a crown of light brilliant
green satin. brocaded with silver, and
a brim of silver lace. A silver cord
is tied about the crown. the ends fin.
ished with small silver balls. The
cord and balls are made of very small
beads.
There are many fur turbans
trimmed with wreaths of small flow.
ers which are very rich looking, and
the %all-feather turban. although rather
rarely seen, is nearly always a hat OF
much distinction.
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In

Robert was visiting in a large city
and was greatly excited over the pros
pect of going to e a big toy depart.
ment the next day. When he was get
ting ready for bed he Rugged his faith
er with unusual vigor, Daddy" was
pleased and said. That's very nice"
Robert said: We'll. that's for two
days. am going to see the toys. and
will have no time to love you tomor
row."
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chIIdren,a Elrst nntu-

It is the duty of children to be ODE.
dent to their parents. OF all the crea-
lures we are acquainted with, man.
kind are the longest, before they be-
come capable of shifting for them.
selves and it seems to be the design
Of Providence in keeping them SO
many years in a state of dependence
upon their parents, to train them up
to obedience.-Price.
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roads Weapon Of pefenae.

The common toad, branded by
Shakespeare as ugly and venomous."
is popularity, but quite enormously.
supposed to spit poison. 1t can. how
ever, when alarmed. eject from a large
gland on each side OF the head above
the eyes. a white, acrid fluid. which
will cause a dog to foam at the mouth
should he be SO rash as to seize one.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Importation Of Birds.

The department OF agriculture IS
sues about 500 permits annually for
thu importation Of birds; the number
OF birds imported amounts to about
100000. and as many as 1900 birds
arrive in a single day
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are reserved for topcoats. In these
the raglan shoulder dominates, al
though in the short outer jackets in
brilliant colors. which T the prevail.
ing fashion for country wear, the arm
hole is nearly normal.
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Comfort.

It's the mems hats that make them
bald. they say; and it must have been
the haloes that did the same for the
hallowed patriarchs OF old. They wore
naught else on their heads.--St. Louis
Globe-D Democrat.