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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1910)
E TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 23, 1910. f; kOOT BALL Ktton Is at hand and tpn of an mcltlne- came In which ! uinrM.iu wv In vihlxh n t.ll Is, some spectator, some one of the game looks to her from the side lines. In fact, there la such a multitude of things which the Bees might write About at this season of the year that we should bare a great many mora stories than are now coming In. It Is a matter of habit, this writing about what we see; furthermore, it Is a valuable habit and a generous one, since It means sharing our experiences with those who have not had them. Try telling what you see on the streets; what you do at school; how you spend Saturday, what fun it is in the parks in the fall, how the squirrel gathers nuts; tell of any of these every-day happenings that will be interest ing to others if you honestly give your own Impressions of them. Tho two who have written prize stories this week are Elale Stastny of Wilber and Colonel Maxfleld of Fairmont. The two atorles are of quite dif ferent character, the first telling of a princess who dwelt In a land where there are fairies, and the other telling of what possibly he thinks would be a much-to-be-desired experience for any boy. The second story, moreover, tells of a present-day possibility, but would have been considered, not so many years ago, a "fairy tale." Any of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whose name la on the Postcard Exchange, which now Includes: Jean ! tang, Alnxworth, Neb. lien MoL'uy, barnatori, Neb. Lillian Mervln. Heaver City, Neb. Mabel Witt, kei nlngton. Neb. Anna Gottauh, Uennuigton, Neb, Minnie Gottsch, Bennington, Neb. A(ni Dampkt, Bennon, Neb. Marie Uallanher. Benkelman, Keb. (Box IZ, Jda May, Central City, Neb. Vera Cheney, Creighton, Neb. Loula llahn, David City, Neb. Khea Freidell, Lorrhesler. Neb. Aleda Uenneit, Elgin, Neb. Funlce Bode, Falle City, Neb. Kthel Reed, Fremont. Neb. Hulria L,undbuig, Fremont, Neb. Marlon Capps, Ulhson, NeD. Mara-uerlt Bartholomew. Gothenburg. Neb. Anna Voss, l West Charles street. Grand Island, Neb. Lydla Koth, 606 West Koenig street. Grand Island, Neb, Ella Voae, M Weat Charles street, draod Inland. Neb. Irene Contello, Vi West Eighth street, Grand Island, Neb. Jrsxle Crawford, 401 Weat Charles street, Grand Inland, Neb. ' T . . . H n - L: ...... I . luattwtrf ft lt Martha Murphy. 923 Fast' Ninth street. Grand )lar1. Neb. Hugh Kutt, Lhara, Neb. Hester F. Rutt, Leahara, Neh. Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb. Ituth Temple, LexInKton, Neh. Anna Nellson, Lexltigton, Neb. Krtvthe Krelts. Islington, Neb. Marjorle Temple, Lexington, Neb. Alice OrasTmeyer, IMS G street, Lincoln. Marian Hamilton, 2i2S L street, Lincoln. Elale Hamilton, 2021 L street, Lincoln Irene Llhr, 2030 L Street. .ni:oin. Hughle Dialler, 20A0 L Street, Lincoln. Charlotte Boggs, Ul Sou in Fifteenth street, Lincoln. Mildred Jensen, TO East Second street. Fremont. Neb. H:t'reen.t.JL,fnnc-oTn. " Alt hea Myers, 224 Norm Hizteentn atreet, Lincoln. Louiae Utiles, Lyons, Nen. Fstelle McDonald, Lyons, Neb. Milter Seiner, Nebraska City. Neb. Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb, Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb. Luclle Hexen, Norfolk, Neb. Helen Reynolds, Norfolk, Neb. Letha Larkln, South feUxth street, Nor folk. Neb. Emma Marquardt, Fifth street and Madi son avenue, Norfolk. Neb. Genevieve M. Jones. North Loup, Neb. William Davis, til West Third street. North Platte. Neb. Loula. Raabe, 2WS North Nln.twnth ave- nue. Omahi. Frances Johnson, 93i North Twenty-fifth avenue. Omaha. M.r.,-r. J..h.on Bit North Twul.. III in avenue, uiqul Kmile Brown, 2X13 Boulevard, Omaha. Helen Goodrich, euiO Nicholas street, Omaha. Mary Brown, 2fi Boulevard, Omaha. Eva Hendee, 42 lHlge street, Omaha. Lillian Wirt, 4I'8 Cans street, Omaha. 1 ....a T.. tl I C ir,Bl.lin u , .urn, (m.h. , . . . . .-.-I. I.' . , . . . . . k. irinw, iiw run iucti, viii.n Bansett Ruf, 1S14 Binnev street, Uniaha. Helen KTougJas.Tu XlTUu Ada Morrii. MM Franklin street, Omaha. Myrtle Jensen, 2W isard atreei. Umalia, r.'J ','?7V121 '"""uV om1.'1 Mildred nrlukson, 170V Howard St., Omaha. A "Common HE boys had a habit of stopping T on their way rrom school or evenings In front of a China- man s laundry to watch him at his work. And two or throe of the boys were rude enough to cast ugly remarks through the Chinaman's hop door at him, calling him "Chink." or "common Chink rat nt.r " To theBe Insults John Chinaman paid not the slightest heed, for he had the patience born of his people and knew that to "talk back" could do him no possible good and might bring harm to him or to his bus!- neaa. ho he bore th boys' abuse, keeping Ms ncud bent over his Ironing table. Arthur Graves was the ringleader of the mischievous boys, and sometimes his pranks Went beyond the bounds of mere mischief or play. It was he who first began making fun of the Chinaman by calling him mean names and making wry faces at h!m through the window. He may not have tiulte rt-alfxt-d how m.an his conduct toward the Chinese laundryman aa, for he thought like many other peo- ple that a "pig-tailed" man from the Cel- eatlal empire was not to be classed aa human So ha led a few of his comrades eech evening to the Chinaman's shop where they could spend a few minutes In "fun" at the poor fellow's expense. "Hello, Chink!" called out Arthur one evening as he stood In h's accustomed place beside the Chinaman's shop door. "Here's a bit of grub for your supper." And be threw Into the shop a deud mouse which he had found on th street John Chinaman glanced at the lifelesa little creature, but did not advanoe to pick tt up. H decided to let tt lay where Arthur had thrown It till hla tormentors had gone away. Then he would tosa It Into th alley behind his shop. But Arthur wac not sat isfied with what be bad already done, and called out in commanding tones: "Pick tt up, Chink. If you don't we'll come In and cut off your plKtall." John Chinaman understood moat of what Arthur said, for he had lived In America from babyhood, having come from the Pa cific coast the year before to the town where he now lived. "Come, pick up your supper, Chink," cried another of th boys in imitation of Arthur. "If you don't, you'll get a free hair cut." John Chinaman looked uneasily towards hla tormentors and tried to smile. He al.tok h's head, saying in his best Knulinh that he did ,tiot want to tat tha mouse, etc. To this Arthur and hla comrades roared wiih laufcht-.r, and Arthur mndo a ditah for the door. As he did so his companions close behind him John ran to ti, door and turned th key. Thus the already one of the Busy Bees has wrlt- he assisted. Now there is another rf tha ii'llpmimt nf thA timf: that the girls, perhaps, might tell us how Oscar Erlckeon, 2!07 Howard St., Omaha. Gall Howard, 472.2 Capitol avenue. Umtlii. Helen llourk. 1)123 Lothron street. Omahl Kmerson Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas, Omaia. Maurice Johnson, 1027 Iocust ft., Omaha. Lun Carson, 1124 North ForLleth, Omaha. Wllma Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Om.iha Hllah Fisher, 1210 South Eleventh, Omaha. Mildred Jensen, 2707 Leavenworth, Omaha. Krtna Heden. 7( Chicago street, Omaha. Mabef Shelfelt, 414 North Twenty-fifth street, Omaha. Walter Johnson, 2405 North Twentieth street, Omaha. Emma Carruthers, 2311 North Twenty-fifth street, Omaha. Leonora Lenlnon, The Albion, Tenth ana racirio streets, umana. Mae Hammond, O'Neill, Neb. Madge L,. Daniels, Ord, Neb. Kola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb. Annes Kiohmond, Orleans, Neb. Maria Fleming, Osceola, Neb. Lot La Woods, Pawnee City, Neb. Karl Perkins, Reddlngton, Neb. Kdna En Is, Stanton, Neb. Lena Peterson, 2211 Locust 8t.. E. Omaha. Ina Carney, Sutton. Clay county, Nebraska Plar. UIIU. 1 T , i ... N.k Mildred F. ionee. North Loup. Neb. A Ha wiiken, Waco, Neb. Leo Peckord, Waco, Neb. Mae Grunke, West Point, Neb. Frederick Ware, Wtnslde, Neb. Pauline Parka. York. Neb, Edna Behllng, York. Neb. Marv Frederick. York. Neb. Carrie B. Bartlett, Fontanelle. la. !.-ii.a Reynolds, Little Sioux, la. t Ethel Mulholland, Box 71, Malvern, la. Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, la. Katherln Mellor, Malvern, la. Ruth Robertson, Manilla, la. Margaret B. Wtthsrow, Thurman, la. Bertha McEvoy, R. F. D. t. Bos 2S, Mia annrl Vallnv. Ia, Henry L.Work,nger. W. Huron Str Adlena Sorry. Monarch, Wye., Box tt, Fred Sorry, Monarch, wyo, ro'hnB."on"' Edith Amend. Sheridan, Wyo. Pauline Squire, Grand, Okl. Fri? 'a-T'' m TrUP ,treU Kn" Mary 'Mcintosh, idney, Web. Nellie Lledrlck. Sidney. Neb. Eunice Wright. W North Logan street. C.7or8.nmtp.on., Wllb.r. Neb. Phyllis Haag. 3l Weat Seventeenth street, Hiil Monra. Rllver Cltv. la. York. Neb. wb;, ou.,.i iou Sherman avenua. Omaha. Dorothy Toileson. 4S4 North Thirty-eighth nmuh nr Corinne Allison Robertson. Wilber, Neb. t-n..i,.ik uiri.hi Hnulh TKirt. fifth avenue. Omaha. M.atr.0.nt. Oman"' Thlrty.flrst "" ''-T" Francis A. uotaon. I'ueDio, joio. Phyllle Corbett. Sidney, Neb. . . . . ... . , - ' . . V.. . m. . . .. . Kiien jr'eteraon, r uty-iirsi ana u pireeia, Omaha. 'Wnd" Neb""' W Jeannet'te McBrlde, Elgin, Neb. Ellxabeth Wright, 1322 South Thirty-fifth v,inu Omaha. . ,, Chink" -: Story o ' toys found themselves locked out when tney tried to force their way in. 'men Arthur kicked loudly on the door, demand- Ing entrance. But paying no heed to him, John Chinaman kept on with his work. "Say, boys," whispered Arthur, "1,11 tell you what we'll do. We'll go behind his shop and make believe to take the clothes from the line. Vnu know he rirlea hla wash behind the shop." "YeB, that's it." agreed a close second to Arthur. "Then he'll come tearing out to protect .his patrons' property and we'll daah In' at the back door and unlock the front door. Won't he get fooled?" So the wicked fellows went around be- hind th Chinaman's shoD to th back door. They found the yard strung with clothes lines full of recently-laundered fam- Uy Clothing. Arthur recognised some of the garments as belonging to his own mother. tnerefore refrained from doing any damage to the clothes. But be went to the laundry's back door and called through It: "Say, Cmnk, we'll carry off your clothes It you don't open up the door." Immediately the Chinaman opened the bacK door nd sapped Into the yard. Sup- t,llcaUn8'ly he held up his empty Buds- soaxea nanae, saying: rieax ooni taae the people's clothes off the line. I will have to pay." But whll he was aaylng this the boys had dashed round him and had entered the shop, closing the door and turning the key In the lock. Thus John found himself locked out of his own shop. In vain did "HELLO, CUINK1 HERE g A BIT ' ' ' 1 " '"It" l""!'v'r"'"T,;iHl II ' 1 1" Kg. Don T cors fjS RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS 1, Write plainly oa one aide ef the papa enl and nnmbet the paffea. a. Via pea and Ink, not penaU S, ihort and pointed articles will be given preference. So not use ever SSO wcrde. i . Orlctnal ate rlea or letters enly will be need. a. Write yetur sane, ajr and ad areas at the top of the ftiat pas-, Jlrst and second prlaea of books will be riven for the best twe eon tiibntlona to this pag-e each week. 'Address all eommnnioationa to CEiLsazif's sirianuiT, Omsltn Be. (First Ptixe.) Princess Olga's Garden By Elsie Btaetny, Aged 13 Years, Wilber, Neb. Blue Bide. Once, long ago, there was a little princess who wag very aweet and beautiful and waa S.r.. one. It was a wonaer mat n waa uw spoiled. She was very fond or flowers ana w" never B M when Bhe WM among them. Her birthday waa soon coming and the king had planned the most beautiful pres- ant a little 6-year-old princes had, ever rcelved. It waa all kept a secret. For mBny ywa there had been a large space In the royal garden which for soma reason had never been filled. Here were now em- ployed many experienced gardeners, wno . "' . K: . . " V were ordered ny tne K.ng to m m , ---- tlful flower garden. Men were sent out all over tho WOrld to bring any beautiful , " new flower in to inia garaen. , . Just the day before her uinnaay i..e a , . eiiah0 K,i dur mcl not n d.iucii - , ----- - - , t waJ) ,n blootrii for they had not ftf The wh0 wa. verjr much dlsappointea, weni o ueu ycw sorrowful, for What was a present of a trnwAa whlh liml Tin flflWKrif ...... . That night, Just as the palace clock. k 13 WOnderfUl T? Into the garden trooped many little fairies with silver wands. As soon as a flower WM touohed It bore the most beautiful Chinaman's Bravery he beg (In his best English) the boys to allow him to enter his own private quart- ers. xhejr refused for some minutes. The ,act waa Arthur waa hunting a plate on which to lay the dead mouse. Once he had accomplished this unmanly thing he told the bovs to oncn the front door and run. Then he unlocked the rear door and called t .h. nt h uh,.r, in ,tit.r Then he followed his companions to the Street through the front door. John Chinaman entered hli; front room to find a plate on the table. In the plate the poor little dead mouae. The good nat- ured, patient Chinaman merely took the tiny creature that had doubtless met its death through some harsh accident and tossed it In the aahbarrel behind the house, Then he Bet to work again, ironing V shirt. He had barely finished the garment when a faint cry fell on his ears. "Flrel Helpl Fire!" came tha words of some one In dls- tress. John dropped the garment he was spreading,, afresh on his Ironing table and ran out at the back door, fdr from that direction came the cry for help. A slight, curl of smoke could be seen rising from the roof of a one-story summer kitchen In tnt diock ojrecuy oppuano um jb.u of John Chinaman's shop. And a woman waving her arms excitedly was calling in a faint voice: "Helpl Fire." John ran as fast as he could to the aid of the helpless woman. He found that a fire In the summer kitchen, a long low board room attached to Uie rear of a very OF GRVU FOR YOl'R SLPPER," "v LiiLL Li JlJLUUAV.t( M fju ajroaxZ to b&&ex me. -Tram Vie wall: And jfZetfJZ? lAroiig2. nv o psy As n e J JH. JL..m-M M l flower of its kind. After they were through thoy had a banquet and then went away. Early next day the little princess went to bid her parents a "good morning," and then they took and led her to her garden, followed by the whole court. When they reached the garden, which was surrounded by a high wall, and opened the diamond, studded gate, the king was so astonished he almost fell over, for there was the most beautiful flower garden, and every plant had a large and pretty bloom. v After the king had given a long speech of which the little princess understood little, she was led all over and was to choose her favorite of those many rare and beautiful plants. Eaoh flower was sure it was' the moHt beautiful and tosHed Its head, all except the little sweet, blua violet, who hid beneath Its leaves shyly. The little princess passed them all, giving exclamations of delight and fondling many or them, but they were near the end and aha had not chosen one, so th king thought they must have omitted a very mra one, but at last they came to the end. and to the surprise of all little Prlnceus piucxea a little violet, and when they re- turned that night to their homes aaoh on blue violet from Prtnoee. Olg.'a garden. (Seoond Prise.) Tri , -p, VlClor ana WO JBalCOU By Colonel Maxfleld, Aged U Tears rair- i.ears , . y ot 16 years was standing In the . . ' " ' ". waa watching his father nrenr K- i . f - - " ,", or tne race that was to coma off lnJ afternoon, The first alrahln .. - .... ' - . mi ot H " " " lne secna t "g'"e would not go. - ,,, , lne nlr(1 w successful one. It went all the way, around the circle and -- ( "hen he returned home his boy said to nave a surprise for you.' i. Victor-' & "am9 .... ow, said his father, "I have a sur- Prl" tor you. 1 am going to give you the Falcon, The boy asked his father If ha could take a trip in his little Falcon to his uncle's He gave his uncle the account of the race and started for home. On reaching home he joined In a race wltb his Falcon and won. His lather gave him the nlana t a. .i.. ship and money enough to buy the articles nin ne needed, and told him to make an airship of his own. When It was done his rather Jd It wss all right. With the new one ha won many races and soon became verjr rtch- A Foot Ball Game By North rv?ng"0ltrteV, T'ar' 1208 , Neb. Red Bide. rmont' 'One day before chool a lot of boys got together and formed two teams for foot ball. The aide I was on kicked off first. handsome house, had burat throuah tha fragile brick chimney and had Ignited the ary singles. The servant girl who had been responsible for the accident having built too fierce a fire In the kitchen stnve, had gone to the market on an errand for her mistress and there was not a eoul about the place to put out the fire. The neigh- bora had not even heard th call for help, and only John Chinaman came to her as- slatance till after the fire had been extln- gulshed. .The first thing that John did was to grao a Ducaet oi water ana losa u up 0vtr the place beaide the chimney where the sllfcht flame was seen. Then he brought some boxes from an outhouse and climbed upon them to the low roof. Thin he called to the lady to hand him palls of water as faat aa she eould do so. After some five minutes fast work John had the fire In the roof entirely extin guished. As he waa descending several neighbors who had at laat heard the call for help (for the mistress of the place had kept on calling "Fire! Help!" while she handed up water to the Chinaman) came quickly Into the yard, asking excited ques tions. And Immediately behind them came running three boys, whom the Chinaman recognised aa his toi mentors. The leader waa Arthur, and hla face was full of frightened surprlae. "What's up. Mamma ?" he gaaped. addressing the mistress of the place. "Nancy mad too hot a fir In th summer-kitchen stov and It caught In th roof through a defective place In th chimney," explained the lady who proved to he none other than Arthurs mother. "And Juat think of It! this good China man came at once to my assistance. It seems I was bo frightened I could not call loudly enough at first, to attract anyone's attention. But he heard me and came. Aud he saved the place. The roof Is dry as tinder, and In another minute th whole thing would have been on flame. Then It would have spread to the main part of the houae. Oh," and turning to her son, Mrs. Graves continued! "How I ws Selections From the Story Tellers' Pack Colaaakea Dethroned. HK paths of great discoveries have always been thorny ones, as our aspirants for polar honors can testify, but It re T mains for an old Vermont farmer to put forth an as yet unheard of rival to the great Columbus. The farmer's wife was greatly stirred up by the agitation of the women's rights question. One evening the old lady waa condemning the men In very strong terms . and expressing herself In favor of women's voting. The old man got tired of It. tie dropper his paper, pushed back his specta cles, and exclaimed: "Marendy! The men hev made out to govern this kentry ever since Rob.'nson Crusoe discovered It, and I guess they will for a spell linger, so you keep still." Youth's Companion. Xot Veceeavry In Sew York, The following anecdote was related by Monsignor Lavelle, rector of St. Patrlck'a cathedral: "A farmer had come to New York from the country to have a look at its sights. One night he got home very late and a burglar stopped him in Central Park and put a pistol to his head, caylng at th same time: " 'You may blow my brains out If you brains out." To which the farmer replied: " 'Tou may blow my brains out of you wish, but I certainty shall not give you my money, because from what I have seen so far you can very well live In New York without brains, but certainly not without money.' "New York Bun. x A Wenderfal Impraver. r. II. Elliott, the secretary of the Ameri can Automobile association, laughed, -at a dinner in New York, over some of the absurd claims made against automoblllsts. "If an automobile runs over a pig." he said, "it Is sure to be a blooded Berkshire. Every chicken slaughtered is a pedigree bird worth $40 to 1M. A yellow barnyard cuf Is a white-haired fo terrier. A calf In always of Alderney or Guernsey blood." Mr. Elliott smiled. "To tell the truth," ha said, "nothing seems to Improve live stock like crossing It with an automobile." Detroit Free Prese. Waa Well Paid. Once upon a time there waa an Indian named Big Smoke, employed ad a mission ary to his fellow smokes. . A white man, enoouhtertng Big Smoke, asked him what he did for a living. "Umph!" said Big Smoke, "me preach." "That so? What do you gat for preach ing 7" "Ma git ten dollars a year." "Well," chid the White man, "that' damn poor pay." "Umph!" said Big smoke, "me damn poor preacher." Norman Mack's Monthly. Beech er Wished Hint Welt. At a conference a young minister said to Henry Ward Beecher: "Mr. Beecher, my congregation has dele gated me to ask this question of you: We have In our congregation one of the purest and most lovable men you ever saw. He Is upright, honest, generous, the heartiest supporter of the uburch. we have the friend of the poor, the beloved of little children, a veritable saint but he does not believe In some of the generally accepted dogmas, Now, where do you think he will go after death?" Mr. Beecher wad equal to the occasion. The tenter got over the ball and they tried to g through our Unas, but did not auooeea. After we had stopped him, the center got over the ball and the quarters and hla boy got ready. He got four yards nd then we stopped him. Next thing the quarter did was to punt One of our boys got the ball and started out to our base. He got within ten yards of It and stopped. Our center got over the ball and Our quarter got behind him. He gave the signal and got behind the ball and then started oft. The bast tackier could not get him. He jumped over all the boys who tried to stop him and got through all right. Just then the bell rang and we stopped. The Brownie . By Lillian Quyor. Aged 11 Tears, Basin, Wyo. y The brownies lived In the pumpkin fields. Every morning they got ready for their play. But one night as they came home they foiind their home Was gone. Where do you think it was gone? The frightened I I didn't know which way to turn. In a trice the good lellow waa on the roof taking up water which I man aged to hand hint. And In a short time he had every spark out- You may all say what you please about Chinamen, but this one Is a hero." And Mrs. Graves ad vanced to shake John's hand warmly as she expressed ber deep gratitude to hi in for the service be had rendered. When Arthur became calm enough to grasp the situation a bluah of shame spread over his face. "I've been a dog a pup," he said In a determined way, speaking to his companions. "We've all been as mean as dirt to that poor washes man, and I was tha ringleader. I'm going to 'teas up to him and ak his forgiveness, too." And before hts companions in mischief could pat him on the back and aay, "That's th tight thing to do. Art." he had stepped to th Chinaman's side and bad shaken hla hand. At Arthur feelingly begged the laundry tnnn'M pardon, confessing to his own wrongdoing, his mother stood a surprised listener. And after the neighbors and John Chinaman had ' departed she asked her son what It all meant. Arthur hon estly told her of his wickedness toward the Chinaman, and declared he had not 'realised that a "chink" was really a hu man being till that very hour. "Ah, my son," said Mrs. Graves, "you have Indeed acted very, very wickedly, and Be hoar th poor abused Chinaman has repaid your treatment of him! H has given good for evil. He's a brave fellow, and may teach his superiors In station many noble things." "Well, he haa taught m something," said Arthur. "I now know that a staunch heart and a brave nature are to b found Inside a Chinaman's breast aa well as In that of one of our own people. I shall make It a point to atop at John's shop of venlngs and offer to teach him any thing on our language that he may wish to know. We all owe him a debt of grati tude which I bop w shall never forgut." Hesitating a moment, he said: "I never dare say where any man will go after death, but wherever this man goes he certainly has my best wishes." St. Paul Dispatch. Vast Millinery hop. The death of the widow of Ira I. San key, the evangelist, recalls an Incident which took place In her presence many years ago. There had been a monster revival meet ing planned for women only at Madison Square Garden. Men were to be rigidly excluded, but on the day of the meeting one young men managed to slip In unob served and scampered to the top gallery, from which he watched the proceedings. Later, In the hearing of a number of women, of whom Mrs. Sankey was one, he related his experience, and was asked It he had enjoyed the meeting. "What struck me most," he repl.ed, "was looking down upon 10.000 bonnets, no two alike." Phila delphia Record. How She Could Help Herself. Dr. G. Herbert Richards, president of the Orange Board of Health, tells this one: "A very bashful young man- was driving with his best girl one cool Sundny. The young lady used all her arts to make him 'spoon,' but failed, and, despairing, became silent and preoccupied. " 'What's the matter?' asked the young man when the silence became oppressive. " 'Nobody loves me,' said the young lady, tearfully, 'and my hand are cold.' " 'I'm surprised to hear you say that.' said the young man. 'God lores you and your mother lovee you, and, aa for your hands being cold, you can sit on them.' " Newark Star. This Walter Waa Wise. One of the last times that Bishop Bur gess of Long island dined out waa at the Press club, where the waiters are all negroes. The bead waiter bowed Bishop Burgess and his host profusely to their places. "This way, adm'ral." said he. "Tek this table. You get a bettah view of the harbor heah, adm'ral." "I am not an admiral," said Bishop Bar gees, smiling. "My mlstek. suh," said the head waiter. "Ah mout er known ajll the time I waa er talkln' to a military man. You like dls table. Colonel?" "I am not a oolonel," said Bishop Bur gees, smiling more broadly, "I -am a bishop." ("To be ehuah, sus," said the head waiter. "To-o be shuhi Ve'y sorry for mah mlstek, suh. I got dem titles of adm'ral and colonel wrong. Ah knowed soon ae Ah saw you dat you waa one of the face cards of your pro fession, suh." Cincinnati Times-Star. -4) ' She lnlied the gtrtagf. A funny thing happened to a young wo man who was attending her church a few Sundays ago In Jerrayn, Tea. Sitting di rectly before ber waa a tall, well-dressed stranger with a piece of raveling hanging down his back over hla collar. Being a young woman of accommodating turn, one of those warm-hearted, good girls, who grow to be motherly women, a friend to everybody, she thought how glad she would be If some kind-hearted girl would do aa much for her father It he should come to church with a raveling hearing down hla back. Besides, the thing worried her be cause of the uncouth appearance presented. piaster of the pumpkin field had carried them all away, to atore up for winter. Then the brownies had to choose a new homo. They Chose the large oak tree for their home. They lived happily In their new home while the winter months passed by. Tha Four Seasons By Ada Klelnberg, Aged 11 Years, 81? East Eighty-fifth Street New York City. There waa one a boy by the name of Ernest. This boy was never satisfied with what he got One day he and his parents Went for a walk through the woods. So he aid to hia father: "Oh. father, I wish It waa summer." His father said: "Go and get my memory book." Then hla father aald: "Write It on thla page." "The next time it wee a rainy day and he said to his father: "Oh, father, I wish It was winter." His father said: "Write that In my book. The next year It was too cold for him and he said: "Oh. father, I wish It was fall." Hia father aald: "Write that In my book." The next time he said to his father, "1 wish It was autumn," again bis father said: "Write that In my memory book." He wrote It again Then hia father aald: "Do you know who wrote this, and this, and this," and he pointed tq th thr other wish. The boy answered: "Yea, I wrote them." And he said: "Father, I like ail of the four seasons. His father said: "That Is light my son. May God blese you." SURE ROAD TO HAPPINESS Beaton Preacher Center Mnseallae Bye an Weil-Dressed Wesson. llev. Herbert . Johnson, one of Boston's foremost divines, champions th cause of th hobble skirt and other ultra fashions of th fair sec, and advises th American youth In search of a helpmate for life to select a girl who Is a cloa follower of th fashions. "Thers Is no more potent Influence for good In the modern community today," said Dr. Johnson, "than feminine fashion. Not only are the ever changing faahlon of women one of. the chief delights of civilised communities, but It Is a sat state ment to make that we have today no more conclualv key to a woman's mental and normal development than the clothes ah wears. "Much baa been said of th high coat ef living. Th Immense sums of money spent annually In this country on appar ently uaeloss articles of women's peraonal decoration ar cited aa arguments In favor of American extravagance, when as a mat- I e words pletared la thl a-r ros ter of fact this Hum Is one of our smallest tie are rlahtlr saeuel It will b national extravagances. No woman today, fmu that their Initial letter pl however free she may consider h.raelf - -rM Italia. ITOtTi in iur oi in wmi I'liit wumw, hoe bftU and giovea, cun afford to So. as the congregation arose for prayer, aha concluded to pull It off. Carefully rais ing her hand she gave it a little twitch, but there waa more of the thread appear ing. Setting her teeth, she gave another pull and about a yard more hung down his back. That was getting embarrassing, but with a resolve to do or die. she gave an other yank and discovered that she was un raveling his underwear. Chloroform would not have alleviated her suffering, nor a pint Of powder have hidden her blushes, when the gentleman turned to see what waa tickling his back. Marrlaue Svoi-et Well Kept. Married six years without ever her parents or closest friends being aware of the fact is the record set for feminine secrecy by Mrs. H. Mtiktitchan, wife of R. W. Makutchan, &6 Fifth avenue. Chi cago, formerly Miss Nola Wright, eldest daughter of C. W. Wright, founder of . the Wright Buggy Body company of Mollne, ill. During the World's fair Miss Wright and Mr. Makutchan eloped and were married at St. Louis on September f, 1904. by the Rev. Mr. Cunningham, oldest Methodist divine In the state of Missouri. Return ing to Mollne, both played their parts well, neither by word or action dlsolostng their secret. A two years' courtship preceded the marriage. The secretive groom waa local agent of the Adams Express company for that time. After the wedding ha continued hla attentions to his wife aa If they were still sweethearts. Last month, tiring of the double part she waa playing, Mrs. Makutchan confessed the marriage to her parents. The reason given for the six-year-old secret Is that Makutchan Is cot considered financially able to care for the girl and they both feared her parents' wrath. A HatUe-acarred Heroin. There is a rather attractive young woman In Cleveland who had the misfortune to fall down stairs a few years ago and fracture One of her knees so badly that the limb had to be amputated. The young woman, of course, walks with the aid of crutches. She is not in the least sensitive about the matter, and she doesn't mind Informing properly introduced people of the nature of the accident which maimed her. fthe hae set a limit, however, and she wau compelled to use It one afternoon last r-eek. She got Into a Payne avenue car, nd found herself In the same seat with a harp-eyed woman who seemed to take a whole lot of Interest In her and her crutches. She scrutinised the young woman's face carefully for a couple of minutes, then turned her attention to th Workmanship of the crutches, which she even took the liberty to handle curiously. Then aha looked Ui young women over again, and leaned over to her. "D'ye mind tellln' me how you lost your . leg?" she asked. "Not In the least" responded the young woman, amiably. "I lost It In the batUe of San Juan Hill." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Forajotten mt the Finish. Only four carriages followed th hearse which took Mrs. Nina Tourville to her grave In East St. Louis. Among the mourners were none of the 2,000 men and women whom only two years ago she had entertained at the feast of food and drink, which aha prepared when she married a second time, a month after hor first hus band'a death. Otherwise than well dressed; and to begin at the beginning, every argument to the contrary Is a fallacy. "This matter of dress is a primordial trait The man or woman who dresses the best, whose personal habits are the most Irreproachable, Is, In all the countries of the earth, the man or woman whose mental and moral development ia the high est advanced. A girl or a woman who ia self respecting will always dress fashion ably and well. The hobble skirt, the peach basket hat, high heeled shoos, and all the thousand and one foibles of the feminine sex ar entertaining and products of good. A girl who, on the other hahd, does not care about dress and the latest fashions Is not a normal girl. "The young man wno contemplates mar riage nowadays may fight shy of the girl of fashion, but he makes a mistake. He may be a gainer at first financially, but In the end he paya a terrible price for his Bhortslghtedenesa. The girl who is lux about her personal appearance Is lax men tally and morally, she Is not made of tha tuff that turns out self-respecting chil dren. She Is either a visionary, and aa such an unreliable element la the community, or she Is downright lax and shiftless. In either case she Is not a safe proposition fur the ordinary young mas." Illustrated Primal Acrostic. MM 11