Show 1 rr I f I11 r I a jd f I Jl s I ti3 r d I 1 dl E UllilIlIll s 1 11 < < II 1T I a B fy < I ill1 j 0 4 Q Qo a I 7 1 II i II 1Y I yi I J i i I I I I I I I V n j I I II J I J i l I trt I 1 I L III PoI Po i a Ill r b Ji > w I I ai I II I 1 tH t I riil i r i l1 I f f s i I I 1111 1 > I I Ili I 1 j 1 I I t t I 1 I I f v iii I q jl 11 1 i 1 II I r a I I 11l 1 t c I I I It 11 r1lr 1 j I f a a j t t I I I 4 I I l K II Ill t I j k r l I I t I t r t I I I 11 I I t 15r I II l I 1 tl 1111 I Li EJ r iI I I f > r y 1 lh II r E p IiII I I tfr1 I t I 1 i r1 I r J i 1 I I F BY G 3ff L BROWN I i One afternoon about ten minutes after 1 4 three young people stood before three j l different gates which opened Into a I I small circular yard and Impatiently demanded I de-manded admission TIle gates seemed to i r be locked > and as there was no one top I to-p unlock them It looked as If they might I I keep on shouting till bedtime Presently i 1 I however the fourth sate was unlocked a from the outside and In stepped a hot r r iI and dusty schoolboy a II v Open the gates Mr President I shouted his four waiting companions for i I another had just Joined their ranks 4 I I I Order Order was the reply Dont t I i you see your presiding < officer has been n running Hes thirsty So are we so arc weN we-N I All In good time Im just going to i tl tell you how the lemonade tastes I j I All right then came a voice Well I r start eating the taffy and peanuts wevo brought j Oh well hold ony5 Its fine thats all I wanted to know youre dreadfully I Impatient And the socalled president hastily admitted his friends and Incidentally I I Inci-dentally the taffy and peanuts h Now while the secretary I la reading the minutes of the lost meeting we may t I as well have a few particulars about l I I this strange playground which of course i 1 1 you have already guessed to be the Cen t I tcrvllle Circle i This map represents the central squaro 1 of the town of Cuntorvllle which It will be seen contains four residences tho home of the Bennetts the Burtons the if y Kings and the Wllsons These families l had been neighbors so long that they were regarded as almost one big family and the children had become so Intimate I t and had done so little quarreling that a the our fathers in council decided to I snake a common playground for them s Thus the Circle was laid out1 good I 4i I sized Inclosure with a gate opening Into it l each of the four gardens 1 But the name soon applied not so much ill T to the playground as to the players lI themselves so that In time the word Circle came to mean an exclusive llt k1 lie society which hold secret meetings i nnd had all kinds of fun In Its circular l I i I ll retreat And this Indeed was really the 1 case ft i Now the actual members of the Circle R were five as follows I n 1 I Harold King president aged 13 I Frank Bennett secretary aged 31 r Jennie Burton entertainment committee I I 4 Ij com-mittee aged 13 Will Wilson treasurer need 12 n May Bennett junltress aged 9 I a But the honorary members were soon I I to number live times five and It Is their J selection and initiation that forms the 1 principal part of our story Why do we need any honorary members t mem-bers asked Jennies Jennie-s What a selfish girl retorted the president Eli pres-ident helping himself to the peanuts I I Wo dont need them we just want h them It themWell I i Well what do we want them for m persisted Jennie I I Why nos they can use the swing now fi and then and the hammock nnd and y think of the candles and things theyll I i bring i Oh what a selfish boy retorted Jennie s Jen-nie amid general laughter J I Order snapped the president You musnt talk that way to the president 1 I And Im king too remember I Pooh This Is a republic so you I neednt try that Joke any more said I i Jennie r Well who are we going to have l asked Will I ° i Oh all the big folks I suppose replied plied Jennie We cant show any favors fa-vors you know But then we shall have Jut me < see fourteen honorary members to Initiate I all at once that wont do Besides they I i I wont foci honored If we let em In so easy easyToll you what well do snld Frank Lets hold examinations Make em write answers to questions do you mean 1 asked May who generally gen-erally spoke after her brother but n rat r-at any other time Yea sometimes other times let em do something well fix that And this schemewhich will he explained ex-plained at length In another chapter was finally adopted by the Circle Cut before arranging the details of tho first examination they unanimously elected three to their hnoied list without further fur-ther ceremony The first was Undo Ralph n genial old Gentleman who owned a tannery at the outskirts of the town Uncle Ralph was a great favorite with the Clrclo and had Just provided It with a swing which was In the height of popularity This In Itself was sufficient reason for electing him at once Into honorary membership as all the five admitted and yet It might look queer In tho mlnutcbook and as the treasurer sagely remarked It might offend our pas and mas At last however Jennie thought of a suitable suit-able reason and this the boys and girls nrer cquested to think out for themselves them-selves CONUNDRUM On what grounds 1 could Uncle Ralph be admitted as un honorary member of the CiycleV Read the former paragraph para-graph 1clfu < < ruMy and If necessary look up your geometrical drawing terms IJ think wo ought to admit Mrs Johnson John-son at the same time said Will Mrs Johnson owned the small fruit and candy store where the Circle dealt Sho always = al-ways treats us nqimre Yes exclaimed Harold and thats a fine excuse for doing it Its almost as hood as being a tangent Mrs Johnson Is admitted an honorary member of the Circle because she always I fronts us square read the secretary from his mInutebook Hurrah shouted Will And now said Joiinlc J have a member to propose We need her for a doorkeeper and I think shell do fine Who Is she asked all Guess said Jennie And guess they did for a long time I dont believe Its a person at all growled the president at Inst Certainly not replied Jennie I didnt say she was Well where is It 7 asked Will III think shes In that true over there Jcnnlo answered und the Clrclo burst Into roars of laughter for they all saw what she meant Now boys and girls look at this picture and see If you can find It too Its only 1 a bird remarked the secretary sec-retary when the laughter had subsided And I dont see how wo can make her a member let alone a doorkeeper Say that weve made her a doorkeeper because We adore her suggested Jennie Arc there any laughs to accompany that In the minutes asked the secretary secre-tary sarcastically 1 dont think so said May gravely looking around 1 think youre real moan retorted Jennie Just then a loud snapping was hoard and before the Circle know whore to look a largo grconlshgray parrot had broken Its way through tho cedar budge which surrounded the playground and stood before be-fore them Whats the matter sh 1 Whats tho matter she screamed Nothing whatever laughed Will Youve saved us some hard thinking thats all You dont say replied Polly J Yes we do said Jennie Polly I guess this has made you an honorary member of the Circle Do you understand under-stand 1 standWhat do you take me for screamed Polly Well If you really want to know said the president weve taken you for a doorkeeper nothing more nor less But how am I to put this In the minutes min-utes asked tho secretary Wo cant admit people as honorary members Just because they break through tho hedge Its setting a bad president dont you think thlnlA A bad president 7 roared Harold No Mr President 1 guess 1 meant a balloha bad = Precedent said Jennie He means a bad example Then lot us say that Polly was admitted admit-ted under a special clause Thats the + 11 r ll s r I I f p r I I l 1 1 T 1 1 word I think they < uso at lodges said Jennie But the r special claw wcro under Polly remarked Frank after a moment So they were said tho Janltress gravely And now the president continued rapping on the table let us have tho concluding conundrum and then adjourn I Will I think Its your turn CONCLUDING CONUNDRUM Wo always said Will look upon tho breaking of anything from the nicking of a saucer to the cracking of a plateglass window as a misfortune What slight breakage of the past has been of constant service to tho human raco Very vague commented Jennie But very easy said Will Its saved millions of boys and girls from being lato lo school and = I guess wed better nuy one then remarked Jennie The Clrclo will please stop talking and start thinking jailed tho president Impatiently for It was a rule that each conundrum had to be solved boforo they could adjourn and Harold was getting In excellent mood for dinner At last after twelve minutes of silent Ii dl h 1 f I TL J p t 11 g 4 T11cTdGlh a B f p i II II t EI tri trE tr i I tN I R lTi I r l tl f 3 1 and diligent application Jcnnlo trl umpJmntlj called out tho solution Correct said Will Put It In the minutes cried all We woio Just In the nick of time remarked re-marked Prank as his mothers voice was heard from the kitchen door Polly wants a cracker screamed the honorary doorkeeper Interrupting pOOl May who was beglnnlg her customary remark And tho Circle adjourned forthwith To Bo Continued YOUNG ATHLETE HOCKEY By Alfred Copeland Former Trainer at Yale Hockey so closely identified with the boyish game of shinny is fast taking Its place among sports for schoolboys and with the everIncreasing popularity of the game among older athletes it promises to find a place second to none in the list of pastimes of youngsters While the sport Is as a rule confined con-fined to the Inclosed rinks of the bigger cities the growing number of players will probably cause suitable ponds and frozen waterways to be eagerly accepted ac-cepted as playing grounds There is to many athletes no more exciting game as It thrills player and spectator alike The many swift races up and down the Ice the dodging and quick passing all make the sport attractive at-tractive and thrilling That there Is no faster Ice game Is shown time and again in the matches played when it moment lost a slip or a fumble causes the loss of the contest While It would be impossible to enter Into all the points of hockey In such nn article as this It is hoped that the following may be a help In n general way to those Who may desire to take up the game The main Idea of the game Is to score that Is to lift slide push or knock the rubber disk through your opponents goals SEVEN MEN ON A SIDE Seven men on a side make up a team the positions being as follows Goalkeeper Goal-keeper point cover point right and left centers and right and left wings The three Ilrst named are the defense while the centers and swings or forwards as the four players are also called are the offense During the last few years many improvements Im-provements have been made In the skates used particularly for match plays 1 > The hockey skate should be Just high enough to prevent the plato or the sole of the boot from touching the Ice when turning or cutting corners because be-cause a low skate Is not so straining on the ankle as a high one The blade should 1 be long enough and sufficiently flat on the Ice to admix of great speed but should not project t the toe or heel so much as to trip the skater on any occasion The blade should project about an Inch In front of the toe of the boot and an Inch or a little more behind the heel A players clothes should be light enough to be of no perceptible weight and warm enough to Insure him against catching cold A mediumweight sweater trousers padded at the knees and hips and heavy stockings with suitable underwear are the articles at clothing needed by a hockey player Gloves thin enough to permit a good grasp of the stick are used to prevent the hands from being cut on rough Ice after a fall Shin guards are advisable No straps should be used about the spates unless the players ankles are weak When playing tho game coolness above all other things Is a factor toward to-ward good play The changing pluys present many chances for a careful cool athlete The more expert the player the more he thinks rushing only when needful STICK HANDLING IMPORTANT In the matter of stick handling there are no welldefined rules Custom among players demands that the stick should be held In both hands the right hand at the end of the handle and the left lower down according to the reach of the player There are times however how-ever when It Is necessary to use but one hand In which case holding the stick as above the right hand Is already al-ready In place without any change The stick should be held In both hands because In that position a man Is always al-ways ready to shoot for the goals or pass the rubber Beside he can check better dodge better resist a heavy check more easily and sustain his position po-sition on his skates more securely when he has the stick thus held upon the Ice Ono of the prettiest Bights In a good hockey game Is the rush down teal Ice four abreast of the forwards When a forward rushing down the Ice Is well followed by another of his side he should not try to dodge the cover point but should draw out that man by Inclining In-clining to the side and pass the rubber to his partner taking care to then place himself in the best possible position po-sition to receive It back If the latter cannot shoot or lift A player should check his opponents stick heavily as a gentle stroke has seldom sel-dom any effect To lift the rubber the edge of the blade of the hockey stick must touch the rubber lower than half Its thickness thick-ness ixml the prnctlscd twist of the wrist accomplishes the rest Do not begin to play roughly because you are losing A player should not lose his temper because he receives a sore knock Do not question the decision de-cision of the umpire or referee Let your captain plead the case Four Thousand Godfathers Princess Irene of Prussia la better provided pro-vided for In the matter of godfathers than any other woman In the world She can boast of no fewer than 1000 godfathers and how ohe came to obtain so many hi a pretty story When she wua horn the war if IbCG was drawing lo an end and poiico being concluded Just at tins t LImo of her christening her father Prince Henry of llceac requested all the oslcera and mon of the regiments under his command to stand godfathers to his little daughter whom he named Irene Peace In commemoration com-memoration of the end of tho war London Lon-don Tattlor 1 JET OF WATER IN A VACUUM Fill an empty bottle about three quarters full of water The cork must be pierced with a bit of sound straw or hollow glass or a few Inches of glass piping of small diameter In any case this tube must descend near the bot 1 l d I 1 t 1b I I h 1 t i How the Jet of Water Will Look tom of the bottle Hermetically seal the cork with varnish or sealing wax Now cover your flask with a large pickle bottle upside down which must first be wormed over a lamp or candle name In order to prevent the air from getting Irijll must be placed on a few sheets of wet blotting paper smoothly laid on a plate Press the pickle bottle bot-tle firmly down on the blotting paper so as to exclude all air Now In a minute or two the contraction con-traction of the Inner air from the cooling cool-Ing of the bottle will cause a jet of water Issue from the medicine bottle bot-tle an automatic fountain and If the directions have been strictly adhered to you will perceive It break Into a thousand drops of liquid crystal Hints to Girls Fudge that dainty sweet to the tooth or tho college or any other girl has taken on some now touches lately The base Is the same and may bo chocolate or vanilla fudge to which aro added chopped fruits candled or dry Stoned dates figs cherries cher-ries pineapple candled nuts preserved ginger anything of the sort only 7 a llttlo of eaoh aro chopped In bits and stirred In whllo the mixture Is hot but just after It Is taken from the stove A luncheon suggestion useful when tomatoes to-matoes arc In scutum and that In New York Is all the year around havo them Icecold scoop out the center and fill with oysters and seasoning Girls should heed the repeated warnings of physicians against tho present fashion of wearing low shoes In winter Medical men traco far more nubile diseases than mere colds and bronchitis directly to tho chilling of the extremities An excellent toothpowder that Is inexpensive Inex-pensive pure and efficient may bo easily nnulo by any one Mix two ounces of pulverized pul-verized borax with four ounces of precipitated precipi-tated chalk add one ounce each of powdered pow-dered myrrh and pulverized orris Sift through line boltingcloth and it Is ready for uso Toothpowder bottles with adjustable adjust-able covers such us shop powder Is put up In may be saved and filled with this homemade product Trunk covers are useful oven to tho stayathomes A simple kind Is a large oblong of denimone seen recently was In rod tho edges buttonholed all round In white Harpers Bazar THE VALUE OF CHEERFULNESS Somo of tho sunniest dispositions arc those of confirmed Invalids who have the strength of will to Ignore their own sufferings suf-ferings in order not to cast a gloom over their family and friends So that It Is not so much a condition of bodily health an of moral and we cannot doubt that the physical condition Is largely Inllu cnccd by the prevailing state of our mind It Is not only that a merry heart mal cth a cheerful countenance but It also helps to make a healthy body for wo are told by 1 the name authority a merry heart doeth good like a medicine Tho correctness of this latter statement state-ment Is seen In the fact that It Is much easier for a person to recover from an attack of Illness If he Is cheerful and hopeful than when he Is either Indifferent Indiffer-ent us to his recovory or despairs of It This Is altogether aside from the strength of purpose which often helps one to throw off an Illness by sheer force of will Just as the bodily health Is Improved by cheerfulness so the mental condition Is benefited by It A sour nervous melancholy mel-ancholy person cannot take a correct view of anything It affects bin Judgment Judg-ment In business matters Inclines him always to take a gloomy view of the state of trade and to believe that every transaction In which he engages Is sure to prove a failure Were tho business world largely made up of such men there would be an end to every enterprise which Involved any element of chance for they would ho unwilling to risk money In any venture unless Its result were absolutely certain to be a success Besides this a morose man never Judges his followmen fairly but he IB always on tho lookout for flaws In their character and few persons occupying subordinate positions In business realize how much the value of their services IB Increased by the cheerfulness with which they are rendered ren-dered Charleston News = 3 AN INTERESTING GAME The traveler leaves the room TJJ rest of the decide company on the countries coun-tries they will represent These ap some of the representations which ma7 be used A girl who represents J Turkish lady may recline upon a sofajl 1 For her turban she may use a twisted handkerchief and she may smoke jf t pipe ° made from an ordinary stick < d I German lady should be knitting TvltV I her feet on the stove A Laplander I I warmly wrapped should be shown driving I driv-ing reindeer which may be represent l by turned over chairs The Lap should have a rug over his knees A gyppyj tent may be easily < contrived with < l shawl and a couple of chairs A German Ger-man student can be shown singing a I Rhine song wearing a turndown collar and currying a knapsack and a booV Other countries may be represented by I similar simple devices When all art > ready the traveler comes into the room and endeavors to guess what nation each person repreoents by his appearance appear-ance occupation etc 1 A Persistent Old Settler I he Hes one of tho oldest cottiers Ian Yea one of the most persistent old IC tIers we have What do you mean That ho pcrsLu In hanging on 1 Xo I mean that hn persists In Be thing He has nettled for from 10 to 3 Ii cents on tho dollar nfler no less than fin failures and hell do it again If I ho get a chance Chicago Post t pc o q 0 m Q o ca I i 1 4 0 o o 0 Q 1 r h 0 1 a i p 0 00 pt u sot t3 Why has this wise little tot tied up her eyes Tho answer to toJ twill t-will prove to be an old proverb THE HIDDEN BIRDS f 21k ra 1 i pvnm2 t V rt i I W m I z + + m t as Cl zi F11n mt 5V f C A MCA i i rQ n 1 GvltvA j tJ y J I I I j4 r i ti r I L2 ti t t1 l I t tT im III II lI l t I I L f I d G t1u j1 l ly ti 1 1 Nlr tTh I < PJ < m t and ill Eight birds are represented in this picture Ono is the scissors bird represented by the scissors mantel Tho other seven are all ordinary birds See if you can find thorn j i The answer to last weeks puzzle was China Turkey Canary Islands Lyons Chili Pa101 wieh Islands F a 1 |