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THE DOLLIE'S D08E. MM ANNIE'S ELOPEMENT By EFFIE STEVENS (Copjrltbt. jbu. br AuccUttd f'otuj Prttt.) i-WlLBUR P. MB5B1T AMUSING GAME OF SOLDIERS Few Peanuts, Some Toothplckt, Bit ef Cork, Spool and Piece of Rub ber Are Needed. Two peanuts, some wooden tooth pick ot sharpened matches nnd a bit ot cork will mako a flno soldier. Stick ono peanut on thq other by in sertinga piece of toothpick In them both, Tho upper ono Is placed with tho smaller end down, tho end that him a llttlo curving point on ono sldo. This Is mado Into a chin by drawing whiskers over It with a pen. Above tho whiskers put a mustachod mouth, a nose and eyes, and blackon tho rest with Ink or paint for a tall hat. Put Ink buttons down tho lower peanut, also a belt, then fasten arms on tho sides, ono holding a gun whit tled from a pleco of match. Legs of wood nro stuck In this Body, holes being mado llrst with a pen knife point, and tho ends, well sharp ened, aro run Into a bIIco of cork cut from a cork about on Inch or moro In dlamoter. The soldier must bo balanced, so ho will stand up, though being vory light he will fall down easily and add to tho fun of tho game. Another kind of soldier can bo cut out of busi ness cards, which any boy or girl can get for tho asking. Cut out like shown in tho Illustration, fold tho (laps of the feet in .'opposite directions, and Play Soldiers. gluo to a small pioce of tho card, as shown, after marking tho cap, faco and uniform with Ink or pencil. When you have mado a wholo regi ment of either kind, get your cannons ready. The cannons are mado of spools, whoso flaring ends have been cut off, or of pieces of bamboo, which will glvo a chanco for larger muzzles, Fasten a pleco of elastic on tho spoil, laying each end of the elastic ono ono side of tho spool, and winding it se curely with, sewing silk. Lay tho spool on the block that has been slightly hollowed out for it, and wind It with stout slender cord, Make a plunger to fit tho hole In the spool, the round part being just tho same length. Leave a squaro block at the end to stop tho plunger when shoot ing. Fit tho elastic around this square end and the cannon Is ready. Use dried peas for ammunition. Now all is ready for the game, which 1b played by two. Dlvldo tho soldiers, and have a cannon for each sldo. Stand the soldiers up, and lot each sldo tako turns shooting. After a certain number of rounds have been shot off, the one having most men standing Is victorious. PAYS TO BE GENEROU8. Millie It certainly pays to bo gen erous. If I han't lent Eddlo my roller skates, I'd a-mlssed this! An Old-Tlmer. Turtles aro one of a few kinds of animals that live longer than men do. They look their ago, too. A turtle that had a date mark on him, though not tho date of his arrival In the world, was found a fow days ago In New York, not far from Poughkcop sle, whore tho boat races aro held on the Hudson river In the early summer. The turtle, which was a land tortoise, was found by David II. Sleight, who lives on tho farm whero his father lived for many years. On the turtle's back, cut In the hard shell, Mr. Sleight found his father's Initials, A. W. S., and the date, 1854, cut deeply and Htill plainly visible. lie added bis ' own Initials and the dato and turned the llttlo creature loose to llvo, per haps, until another generation of Sleights cbme along. Come, my darling, drink It up, Oli, you mustn't make Dreadful faces, though, my love, I know 'tis html to take. But llttlo (lollies must be good And take their mcd'cln us they should. For, when you get a bigger doll, My precious little pet, Tho med'cln's they gut worser And sometimes wonier yet. Tint great big dollies must bo good And take their mcd'cln' us they should. DIPLOMA GIVEN BLIND BOY Young Man of Baltimore Finishes Mu sical Course and Is Graduated With Honors. An unununl feature of the advanced studonts' concert at tho Peabody Con servatory was tho conferring of a teacher's certificate upon Elmer Vogts, a pupil ot tho Maryland Institute for tho Blind, who was ono ot tho most HucccsBful applicants for. this honor, having complotcd his musical courfio In throe years. Mr. Vogts, a Bnltlinorcan, who Is 21 years old, lost his eight when he wan ton years old by a breakdown of the optic nerve. Ho entered tho Mary land School for tho Wind In 1902, nnd has passed through both tho primary nnd grammar Bchool departments, tak ing, In addition, a stiff course In man ual training, physical culturo and mUHlc. Three years ago ho waB grad uated from the eighth grade, and has been studying In the Peabody Iustl tuto over slnco. Early In llfo ho de veloped a tasto for music, and boforo he lost tho uso of his eyes was an ac complished performer on the violin. DANCING TOY VERY AMUSING Figure Will Dance Around In Llfe Llke Fashion as Springboard Is Agitated. An amusing toy which a boy can make himself Is shown here. Take two substantially rectangular boards and eaten n block about two-thirds of tho way along one, which will serve for a base. Mount the second board loosely on tho block and at tach It to the base by rubber hands Amusing Dancing Toy. nt equal distances from the block. This forms sort of a springboard and will vibrate strenuously when drum med on with the fingers. Erect a post at ono end of the device and by means of a curved wire, as shown In tho Illustration, suspend a jointed fig ure (any little jointed doll will do) over tho board so that its feet just touch. Then, when tho springboard is agitated, the figure will dance about in lifelike fashion. If tho boy prefers to make tuo entire affair him self he can m'alte a jointed figure ot wood or cardboard and paint and dress It to suit bis wish. Convincing Argument. Chicken pox was going the rounds of tho neighborhood nnd Quentln had been told that he would probably con tract the disease. Accordingly he watched dally for some sign of the mysterious malady to appear on hit own small person. "Oh, mamma," ho called from his bed ono morning, "I've got It!" "Clot what, dear?" tho mother asked. "Why the chicken pox, mamma, 'cause just see, hero's a! feather In my bed I" According to Rule. "How Is your mother this morning?" asked Mrs. Orey of tho small boy who came with the milk. "She's better," ho answered. "Can she sit up?" went on Mrs. Orey. "No," answered tho literal young ster. "She sits down, but she stands up." In for It. First Small Boy We'd better be good. Second Small Boy Why? First Small Boy I heard doctor tell mother to take plenty of exercise. Woman's Home Companion. Anne Blair alighted at tho Blithe dalo terminal, and waited Impatiently until tho trolley car, on which aho had pome, had gone clanking back towards tho city. Then she looked uncertainty up and dojwn tho lonely Btretch of bush-bor-dorod country road, which ran at right angles to tho car track, following tho winding course of tho Podunk river. "Now. which direction did Walter tell me to take, 1 wonder?" sho asked herself, puckering her brows in a frown of perplexity. "I shall just have to look at his letter again. It was lucky that 1 thought to bring It with me." Anne seated herself upon a large log which was lying conveniently by tho roadside, and, drawing a bulky epistle from her leather hand-bag, ran hurriedly through Its pages. "Oh, hero it is on tho sixth page!" she exclaimed at last. Then her frown deepened. "Why, he doesn't Bay," bIio gasped. "Isn't that Just liko his thoughtless ness? He only says to follow the road until I come to a path leading to tho river; he will be there with n boat, or, If he cannot dome himself, he will scjsd a friend In. his place. Now, the question Is, did ho mean mo to go up 'tho road or down tho road? Well, as the cholco seems to be left to me, I'll try going down tho road. I don't daro remain hero much longer, tor If father should have found out, there's no tell ing nt whnt moment he may como whizzing along In that new, high Bpocd car of his. It's a pity the roads be tween hero nnd town a'ro so good." Thereupon, Anno jumped to her feet and proceeded to walk briskly down tho dusty road, Her eyes searching eagerly for tho path, which would lead ,'Tm Almost Sure I've Taken the Wrong Direction." .her to tho riverside, where she Imag ined Walter must bo Impatiently awaiting her, and her cars keenly alert for tho dreaded whir of an up (proachlug motor car. ( On and on sho vfent for a distance that seombd Interminable to her over wrought norvea; but nothing occurred to break tho peaceful montony of her surroundings. "I'm utmost sure I've taken tho wrong direction after all," Anno com .plained to tho solitude. "Why couldn't Walter have been more explicit? If I 'don't como to that path soon, I shall liavo to turn about and go back, and like as not wnlk straight Into tho arms of father that is if ho doesn't run over mo before he recognizes me." A fow steps farther qn, however; Anne came to a path leading towards the river, which sho unhesitatingly took, though It proved decidedly un pleasant walking. "I think Walter might have choson a nicer place for mo to meet him," Bho thought ruefully, as she stumbled over a treacherous stump, and barely ,saved herself from a fall. A momont later Anne came out upon the river bank, but no Walter was In sight. Immediately, Anne's anxiety In creased tenfold. She could not help imagining all sorts of unpleasant pos sibilities as to why Wnltcr waB not (thcre. What if her father bad had him arrested for contemplated kid naping? She didn't even know If one could have a person arrested for pro posing to do anything her Ignorance of law was profound but the uncer tainty intensified her fears. Anne waB on the point of sobbing .aloud, when she caught sight of u ,small motor boat approaching from jacross the river, and the world grow bright again, for, though tho boat was so far away sho could not actually tell, -she never doubted but that its occu ipant was Walter. It took her but a short tlmo to dis cover that tho boat was headed for a point much farther up stream than her present position. "I came the wrong way after all," she wailed, as Bho waved her pocket handkerchief frantically in the almost hopeless effort to attract tho attention of the occupant of tho boat "Though bow waB I to know there was more than one path?" Anne was seen, nevertheless, and tho little boat soon changed its course, and camo directly towards her. At the Bame Instant, to complicate matters, Anno heard tho unmistakable, though distant sound of a motor car approaching along tho road. Ordinarily Anne would havo realized that a largo number of people aro tho possessors of motor cars at the pres ent time, hut now sho Immediately jumped to tho conclusion that It must bo her father. A dreadful fear assailed her lest Walter and her father should meet, in this lonely spot, ller father was a vig orous, hot tempered man. He had never liked Walter. What might ho not do now In his angor? Walter would certainly stand no chanco against his posslblo onslaught. Anno suddenly wished that Waller was not qulto so, oh, well, lady-llko ahd namby-pamby there wero no other terms for it though these were tho qualities which had especially at tracted her to him in the first place. It ho wcro only moro like Herbert Bar geant. Ho could havo fought his own battles and bors, too. And then tho hot color flooded her cheeks as she re membered that It was Herbert Sar gcant whom her fathor hnd desired her to marry, and thnt It wns on his nccount that Walter nnd herself hnd been forced Into hasty action. Oh, If slid had only let the boat go on Its course unhindered. But that Wish was vain, for whllo Anne hnd been giving way to her fears, tho motor boat,, all unheeded by her, hnd coma closo to the shove, nnd a cheerful, familiar voice now called out, "I waon't expecting to Hnd you away down hero, Anne."' Anno Btarted. With dismay, sho saw that tho oc cupant of tho boat wns not Wnlter James, but, of all persons In the world, Herbert Sargcant. "Were wero you looking for mo?" sho managed to stammer out Incred ulously. "Who clso?" Herbert laughed. A feeling of intense- relief swept over Anne. Sho had not known before that Walter and Herbert were frlenda sho did not qulto Understand yet how they could be still, since Her bert was here, everything muBt ho all right. Sho had known Herbert all her life, and sho could trust him Implicit ly. Sho know ho would tako caro of her The automobile passed on along tho country road unheeded nnd forgotten. "Ijct mo help you into tho boat," Herbert commanded kindly, almost tenderly, springing lightly to her side, nnd Anno obeyed blm without ques tion, j Taking his pfaco at the wheel, be scut tho boat speeding across the river. Anno watched him silently. Nov thnt sho had tlmo to rovlew tho situ ation calmly sho began to havo Bori "bus regrets as to tho stop she had taken. It wns too lato, howover, to back out. Sho must go on to tho end. "Why could Walter not come him self?" sho asked faintly. Herbert looked nt her pityingly. Then ho burst out: "Anne, how could you enro for that contemptible llttlo cur?" Anno stared at him Indignantly. "Oh, I suppose you'll hato me for telling you," Herbert continued bitter ly, "but I couldn't bear to havo anyone else know. Jim Grierson told me Wnl ter James had bcon asking all man ner of questions about how much raonoy you had. I hunted tho fellow up, doublo quick, and after I'd told him you hadn't a cent but what your father felt like giving you, and ho wasn't likely to glvo you anything if you married him, ho showed thnt ho considered he'd put his foot in it, all right, and he was bo anxious to get out, he blabbed this wholo elppement plan. That's all, except that 1 couldn't leave you to bear tho shock of his not meeting you alone, so I simply had to come." "You didn't hurt him?" Anne whis pered, with whlto Hps. "No," Herbert saldgrlmly, "Oh, I'm so glad," Anno breathed. "I wouldn't like to think yqu had de meaned yourself by touching anything bo vile." , Then Anne blushed violently, as Bho realized the full import ot her im pulsive words. A veil seemed suddenly lifted from be fore her amazed eyes, and she realised that it was Herbert, and not Walter, whom sho cared for all along. Shu bad merely allowed a llfettmo'H friend' ship for Herbert to blind her as to tho real state of her feelings. "Anne," Herbert cried, eagerly, "do you really" mean It? You know I have always cared for you. My mistake lay In telling your father boforo I told you. Suppose wo go on with this elopement? We can go straight to tho minister's." "We haven't any marriage license," Anno objected demurely, as they Bteppcd from tho boat onto dry land. '"Wo'd havo to have one In this state, I know, because I looked It up." "I did too," confessed Herbert, as ho sheepishly drow a paper from bis pocket and held It out to her. "Won't father bo surprised when wo tell hlra," was Anne's only reply. There Is a.sort of hatred which nov er la extinguished; It is the hatred that superiority inspires In medioc rity, Paul BougrsL WMsnMaaaMMMMMMi Some -go to IIIMcrest-by-thn-Ponl. Homo go to flletivlow-by-the-l.akn In soHrch nt somewhere that Is cool And thorp they stew and frnt and bukt, I have a quiet summer place That's not like Bundhtll-hy-thn-Bea'-A croon the lawn iny path I truce And stop at Hnmmoeh-by-the-Tree. At this resort one Is surprised To find that all tho prospects please, Homo comforts, Just as ndvertlsed, And constantly a cooling brecse; There one may look up at tho sky That Is as blue ns any sea And count the cloudshtps sailing by It's nue nt llsmmock-hy-the-Tree. No pert-mouthed children flounce about, No gossips sit In rocking chairs. No bellboys clutter In and out, No gay grans widows put on ulrs. Thcro Is no rush to be tho flrst To reach the tables during meals. No orchestra moy do Its worst With shrluklng (lutes and llddle-nqueals. And there nobody rocks tho boat. Hut one may nnll tho Boa o' Dreams And all contentedly muy tlont Adown the bubbling fancy streams; There Is no land In all the curth That In this spot one may not roam; He may have nil the day Is worth And siitely make tho port of home. My baggage Is a pipe and book And thcro 1 travel every day; I tlnd the quiet llttlo nook Whero laughing breezes come to play. It Is the corner of contont, A place 'that has n charm tor me There my vacation will be spent: , I'll stop at IIuinmouU-by-thti-Tree, At the Bookstand. , "1b that next month'H Hustler mug axlno?" asks tho patron, Indicating the ;poriodlcal In question. "Yes, sir, but It is a back number now," says tho dealer. "A back number? Why It is only tho first of this month, and' thnt mug axlno Is dated for next' month." "I know, but nowadays tho maga zines for two months from now como out tho wook boforo tho current month, and a magazlno that is only a month ahead of tlmo Is really six weeks old." She Wanted It All. "1 wish I could figure It out," brood ed tho man. We bent over his tnblo and saw that ho was drawing a sketch of a wagon of peculiar build. "What Is It?" we askod. "I am trying to lnvont a' vehicle that may bo used as a coal wagon, moving van, nnd Ico wngon." Konllzlng thut wo were In the pres ence of a Napoloon of finance, wo hur ried away, clutchlug our pocket book. Enjoyable Outing. We meet our friend who has been spending two woekB at the resort famed for its scenery and outdoor at tractions." "Have a good time?" we ask. "Urcnt," ho replies. "They say Upp-Thero-bythe-Uke la a pleasant place for" a vacation." "It certainly Is. Why, the night clerk nt that hotel Is tho best partner at bridge I ever found." Consistent. "The girls in the cooking school have organized a baseball tuum and they Insist that the games must bo played ou the football groundfl." "Thut'H odd. Wiiy do thoy want to do that?" They claim thut the butler can't get out uulesu he Is started ou the grldliou." , The Smllo. "I wonder, "mused tho gentle girl, "why tho faco of nature is ulwuys suld to wear a smile?"' "Decuuso It does," explained the un sentimental man. "Don't mint and ryo spread all over tho face of tm turo?" Businesslike. "And this, I presume, will bo a 'charge?'" asks (he visitor to tho Btu dlo. "Well, sir," answers tho' impecuni ous artist, "I'd like to favor you, but In my prosent stnto of flnanco I am compelled to Insist upon cash." CALL DUCKS ARE SMALLEST Bred Mere for 8hovy Room Than tf Profit There Is In T'lem for Mar- . ket Purposes Qeod Decoys. Call ducks are bantams, and are bred more ifor the fancy than for the profit there Is la them to market. There are two kinds of call ducks, the Gray Call and the White Call, and it la only a choice of plumage as to which is tho better ot the two. They are both ot one character aa to size, shapo, and habits, and differ only an regards color. The Gray Call Is very similar in color ot plumago to tho Houon, and la Indeed called by many the Bantam Kouen, and tho whlto is sometimes called the Bantam Pekln, tbolr uscn are only for tho show room, or an decoy ducks for wild duck shooting. For tho latter purpose they nro sometimes crossed with the common duck or tho wild Mallard. This latter cross Is considered excellent, tho pro geny being distinguished for tnmonesa and domesticity. Whon brooding cat! ducks, Binallnos of slzo Id tho first consideration; the smaller they are the hotter. The arte of skillful breeding for tho showroom nro being used in keeping down the Hlze of these ducks. Inbreeding has been resorted to, while late hatching, Bcanty feeding, nnd Tionbbno-niRklng food havo been tho moans that have retarded their natural .development. Tho head of tho Call duck is small and slender: bill short and broad; heck Pair of White Call Ducks. ot medium length, and back compara tively short; the breast Is round and full, and body short, rouud and com pact, with medium-sized wings; the thighs are short and stout, and shank short. Tho dray Call drake is a beautiful llttlo bird, with a rich, lustrous green bead, dark hazel or brown eyes, lus trous greea nock, with a' white ring on tho lower part of neck, as in the Kouen. The back Is of ashy-gray plumago mixed with green on the up per part, while the lowor part hnd rump are ot a rich, lustrous green. Tho under part of the body, on the sldos id a beautiful gray, which gVbwa Ilghtor toward the vent, and the ends In solid black under the tall. The wings aro grayish brown, mixed with green, and havo the broad ribbon-Uke marks ot pulple with metallo reflec tions ot green and bluo, distinctly edged with whlto. Tho primaries are a dark dusky brown. The tall feathers are of a dark, shy brown, the outer web in old birds being edged with whlto; the tall coverts are black, with very rich purple reflections. The bill Is greenish yellow In color, while tho shanks, toes, and webs are orange, with brownish tinge. Tho duck's head is deep brown, and has-two light tan stripeB, on eachside, llko the bead of the Rouen duck, run ning from tho bill to a point behind the eyes. Her bill if a brownish, orange color, and her eyea are dark hazel or brown. Tho neck is light brown, penciled with darker brown; breast, dark brown, penciled "with lighter brown; back, light brown, marked with green, and the under parts and sides of body are light brown, each feather distinctly poncllcd with rich dark brown. The plumage of wing is light brown, mixed with, green, and is crossed by a broad bar ot rich purple edged with white; the, primaries aro brown. The tail feath ers are ot a light brown color, wltn dlstlnco, broad, wavy penciling of dark greenish brown; tall coverts are brown, with broad penciling pf dark) brown or greonlsh brown; thighs are dark brown; shanks, toes, and webs nro orange or orango brown. Tho Whlto Call Is puro white In plumage throughout, and feathoro or any other color will disqualify it It is In every respect llko tho Gray Call, except In plumage, In tho color of the eyes, which nro a bluo, the oolor of tho bill, which is a bright color, and tho color of tho shanks, which are a bright orange. No standard weight is given for call ducks. Mortality Among Young Dueke. Tho cause of mortality ainow; young ducks may bo tracod to over heat, dampness, getting woL-lack-of grit, groy head lice, 'auddsn showers, delayed hatches, exposure to sun, lack of fresh water, drinking vessels too Bhallow, breeding Btock out of con. ditlon. Chaff Litter In Henhouse. Tho litter of chaff, etc., which ac cumulates in tho barn should be put in tho henhouso. Tho .hena wm, scratch It over and obtain seeds and pieces of clover that will do them lots ot good.