other part he called Hydrogen. Oxygen and Hydrogen are gases. Your teacher will tell you what gas is, if you ask her. 7. A part of me he stored away as Oxygen, and the other part he stored away as Hydrogen. While we were apart we were for once neither water nor anything like water. 8. But how my Oxygen and Hydrogen wanted to come together again! It was not long before we got a chance to unite. The 9. I will tell you how it happened. chemist wanted to melt a mineral, so he led the Oxygen from its reservoir through one tube, and the Hydrogen from its reservoir through another tube. 10. The tubes came together at a common point. At this point there was a very hot fire, so hot it melted the mineral the chemist had. 11. In passing through this hot fire, my Oxygen part and my Hydrogen part met again, united, and turned into water again in the form of vapor. 12. I hope my Oxygen and my Hydrogen may stay together after this. We don't want to live apart. It seems pleasanter to say, "I am a drop of water," than to say, "We are two gases known as Oxygen and Hydrogen." 13. Little boys and girls, I hope you may go to school long enough to learn more about me. You will soon be old enough to understand some hard sciences that tell all that men know about me. 14. There is so much to say about my history that I shall after to-day tell you more only when ask me for more. you 15. Please remember I shall always be glad to answer the questions you ask. Wishing you success in your school work, I must for the present bid you good-by. One of your best friends, A DROP OF WATER. Little Things. 1. Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Little words of love, Brewer. The next selection is printed by permission of the author, a little girl attending the Eighteenth Avenue Public School, Newark, N. J. Autumn. 1. The chestnuts fall in the autumn wind, And the flowers sadly droop their heads 2. The trees begin to look tall and bare, To the sunny South, where 'tis always warm, 3. The beautiful moon is as yellow as gold, And the people are working in all the fields 4. The autumn days are flying fast, And the winter is drawing near; The weather will soon be dreary and cold, Annie M. Dougherty. James Adams and his Uniform. 1. Two little boys who attended the same school were reading over together their lesson in history from the same book. 2. They soon came to a page which contained a picture of General Taylor. They stopped reading and began to talk about the general's uniform. 3. One of the little boys, James by name, said, "I have a hat just like General Taylor's. I have a nice soldier suit too." 4. The other little boy, George, replied, "If you will put on your uniform, we boys will make you our general." 5. At recess, George called out, "Boys, listen to me. I want to tell you something. James has a soldier hat just like General Taylor's. He has a nice uniform too. He 6. "Boys, let us get James to put on his uniform, and we'll make him our general. shall drill us every Saturday." 7. The boys were delighted to hear that James had a general's uniform. They were fond of playing soldier. They could march well, for their teacher had marching exercises in school every day. 8. The boys asked James a great many questions about his uniform. Here are some of his answers: 9. "My hat comes to a sharp point before and behind. On the top I sometimes wear a large white plume. 10. "My coat is blue. It has two rows of big brass buttons down the front. It has two large epaulets of the color of gold to wear on the shoulders. Beautiful golden tassels form the fringe of the epaulets. 11. "My trousers have red stripes down the side. I have military boots with spurs on them. You know, boys, the general must wear spurs in battle, for he must guide his war-horse with one hand, and wave his sword with the other. 12. “Father said if I pass the next examina |