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K ) y . I YOUNG FOLKS' COLUMN. HOW JAPANESE CHILDREN PLAY AT BUNDMAN'S BUFF. A Smnll liny Given Kxprrnluii tu Opin ions Concerning tti Cut A Slmrt Slurjr About a JLItllo Cllrl, n Donkey nml n Turkey. A llttlo girl, 7 yenr of nge, tolls tho fol lowing nd venture In St. Nicholas: I vent with my pnronts to a nlco fnrm liouso to spend Thanksgiving. Wo arrival two dnyn boforo Thanksgiving. I "hail groat fun and learned to rido a pretty llttlo tlonkoy. Ho was named SatTo, and ho was bo gontlo that ho would let you pull his cars. Tho farmer was n kind man, and I asked him if ho was going to get a turkoy for Thanksgiving din ner. Ho said: "Now, I'll tell you what I'll da If you will tako BnlTo and rido over tbo Lrldgo to tho barn yard, nud count tho tur , koy you seo there, I'll glvo you ono for Thanksgiving, but you must count every tur key thcro Is." w&lSFG vtzrH ' j- i "nE wouldn't let us tabs ntM at all." Bo papa put mo on SafTo and I started to count tho turkeys In tho barn yard. I know how to count up as high as 100. But when wo camo to tho brldgo 8alTo and I got such a fright. A monstrous bird, making moro nolso than ho could, camo running to meet us, and ho stopped right on tho brldgo, as mad as ho could bo, nnd his tall and all his feathers stuck out, and ho wouldn't lot us pass him at all. Ho was awful. Bo wo hud to turn back and gallop as fast n3 wo could. 1 know what ho was, becauso his nolso sounded llko "gobblo, gobble, gobblol" Well, tho farmer would havo laughed at us for being afraid to cross tho bildgo to tho barn yard, so I told him I only counted ono, and ho needn't mind about having turkoy for Thanksgiving. But ho said ho would seo about it. And what do you think? Wo did havo ono, all tho same, when tho day came, and doughnuts andmlnco plo afterward. I was sorry for any poor bird to bo roasted; but I think that turkeys aro n great deal toe ficrco when thoy aro not cooked. mind Sinn' IlntT In .Tnpan. Somo of tho Japancso games aro qulto original, others aro astonishingly Iiko our own. In a recent number of Wido Awako appeared tho following description of blind man's buff, as played by somo Japancso children. $iprp JA'rANESH CIHLDIMUr AT rLAY. Tho flvo Japancso boys playing blind man's buff aro named, beginning with tho llttlo fellow near tho treo, Totsan, Kin, Yato, Kats and Motz. Totsan Is not moro than 0 years old, as shown by tho cut of his hair, similar to that of Ynto and Kats. Ho is dressed in a nlco llttlo silk komouo, or gown, of checked bluo nnd black, lined with red silk and girded in with a sash or obi of red silk. Kin is at least 7 years old, for lu has two llttlo pigtails on his head. His komono is cither , tucked up or has been laid aside. His silk dress is red, figured in white, and lined with deep bluo. Ou his feet aro pretty straw sandals hold on by n soft baud pnfcslng be tween tho great too nnd tho next, nnd across tho foot. Yato's flowing silk robe, checked in black and whlto nud lined with crimson, hns just been lnld hold upon by tho tiny claws of Kats tho "blind mnn." Tho oldest boy Is Motz; his tonsuro shows him to bo over 8, IIo is trying to divert Knts from Ynto by ' clapping his bauds; but probably in ono roiuuto Yato will havo tho kerchief over his eyes. Jletz has tho finest dress of nil ; It is of lilno silk with whlto flowers embroidered on it, and lined with figured silk in scarlet and gold. Cniiijiotltlou About it Cut. Following Is tho composition written by a small boy ou tho cat: Tho cat is a curious animal; it has four foot and also four legs. 1U head is at ono end of lt lxxly, and its tail is at tho other. When it walla ita head goes before and its tall follows along behind. Its front feet walks before and its hind feet walk along bo hind. It is not good for u cat to tio a bunch of firecrackers to IU tail. Cats can climb trees; dogs can't. That is lucky for cats. When a dog gets after them thoy can climb a treo, where thoy can sass back without get ting hurt. You can't hit a cut. Oncol throw B boot and I hit au old rooster. Tho old rooster ho died, but tho cat didn't. mm.vjr i - .r - . btviv. 11 -. f4&ro'4. lll in i ii . kOl ,i ' vmr'm A Cliu.lral Kiddle. "What Is that animal which walks on four legs iu tho morning, on two legs nt noon and on threo legs iu tho ovoningr This is tho famous classical rlddlo which z tho sphynx is bald to havo proiKiunded In oldou times, devouring thoso who failed to eolvo tho problem. Following is Urn answer: "Mau. Iu tho morning of llfo tho child crawls on all fours; later, ho walks erect; and In tho evening of life, ho supports his tottering steps with a fctnfi'." Origin or it Common r.-npretmlon. Tho common expression "Mind your p's and q's," hail Its origin in tho alo houses in tho olden time, whon It was customary to keep onch man's account upon thu wall or door, At tho head of tho bill would bo tho Initials P and Q, which stood for plats anil quarts, and as the numbers mounted up, wo can imngluo ono kindly rustlo saying to an other, ".Mind your p's and q's, mau; mlnJ your pV and q's." Tho latest cnrrlngo wraN aro u graceful combination of dolman and paletot trimmed with tho soft Unify furs of fashion. THE CURIOSITY SHOP. tbe IrUli KIiir A Number of Sovereign I'lvreiloit tlm Conquest. Tho history of Ireland, prior to tho Baxon conquest, Is llko that of Great Britain Moro tlioltomnn conquest without historical or trustworthy data. Thero is not a genulno chronlclo of any kind and hardly n tradition. Writer for rownuo only hnvo Invented a thousand most Ingenious nnd plausible fairy itorles, crediting them to "tradition," not only carrying tho list of kings In unbroken succession back to tho Hood, but making tho island tho original (Inrdon of Kdcu nud tho center from which nil law and civilisation spread throughout tho world otter tho delugo and down to Htrongbow. According to tho most careful and disassionato research thero Is nothing to show that ono king over held solo and undisputed sway over all Ireland, or that tho jwoplo wero sufllclently organised for such n government. Four (and crhnis ftoven) kings preceding tho conquest wero recognized tltulnrly or claimed tho title, but tho sovereignity was such as tho sultan exer cises over Morocco or Bulgaria or tho jwpo over 12uroio a mcrd innttcr of form, n shadow without much substance. I'neU About tho lllblo. Tho number of letters in tho Blblo Is o,6$6 189; words, 77D.C0J; verses, 111, 17U; chapters, 1,180; l)ooks, 00. Tho longest book in tho Old Testament is Psalms, it having 150 chap ters; tho shortest is Obadlah, It having but ono diopter of only twenty-one verses, Tho longest books in tho Now Testament nro Mntthow and tho Acta, each of t hlch consists of twenty-eight chapters, nlthough Luko con tains moro verses nnd words. Third John Is tho shortest, containing ono chapter of four teen verses nnd COO words. Tho longest chap ter iu tho Old Testament Is tho llltth Psalm, which contains 170 versos. Tho shortest chnpter Is tho 117th I'snhn, it contains but two verses. Tho longest chapter iu tho Now Testament Is tho llrst chapter of Luke, it con tains eighty versos; tho shortest Is I John, first chuptor, It contains ton verses, Tho longest verso In tho Old Testament Is tho ninth verso of tho olgth chapter of Esther, It contains ninety words composed of 4'J0 lot tcrs; tho shortest verso is tho twenty-fifth verso of tho first chapter of I Chronicles, con sisting of twclvo letters and threo words. Tho mlddlo verso Is tho olgth verso of tho 118th Psalm. Tho ninotcouth chapter of II Kings and thirty-seventh -chapter of Isaiah rend alike, Tho 8th, 15th, 21st nnd 31st verses of tho lOith Psalm aro allko. Tho book of Job Is tho oldest book iu tho Blblo, and tho -1st verso of tbo 7th chapter of Ezra contains nil thojetters of tho alphabet with tho exception of "J." Tho S3tn verse, 11th chapter, of BL John, Is tho shortest in tho Blblo. line, T (j mid llobtull. Tills is probably an old hunting expression to signify n herd of deer. In Frescott's "Philip tho Second," quoted by 8tryio nud Uollngshcad, Is tho following: "Thoy hunted tho deer, and wore so greedy of their destruc tion that they killed them rag nud tag, with hands nnd swords." Tho word tegg, or tag, signifies, according to Bailey, "a doo in tho tecond yenr of her age." ling is defined by thosamo writer as "a herd of young colts," but older authors havo raeg to signify n herd of deer at rutting time. Bobtail means n fawn just after it bos been weaned. Tag and bobtail aro used in tho samo sense, when speaking of sheep, but rug docs not seem to bo known in this connection. Tho complcto originnl senso of tho phraso "tag, rng and bobtail" seems to havo been n collection of sheep or deer, of all sorts mixed Indiscrimi nately. A IrfiiR llond Tluit 1 Iiih Sluiiy Turns. Tho Union l'nclfla railroad, protcr, extends from Council BlulTs, la., to Ogden, U. T. It has n length (with its branches) of 1,631.0 miles. Tho longest main or trunk lino in tho world is that of tho Canadian Pacific, from Quebec to Fort Moody, n distance of U.OiJ miles. Counting Its branches it is 3,094 miles In length. Tho Union Puclfio railroad com pany controls 0,027 miles of railroad, tho greatest length of lino under tho control of ono company. Tho Northern Pacific, from Superior, Wis., to Wnlulla Junction, W. T., Is 1,074 miles long. Tho Chlcngo anil North western owns and operates U,705.Uo miles. The I'urcliiiso of Oregon. Tho cntlro rogion west of tho Itocky moun tains, extending north from Mexico to tho British possessions, and bounded on tho east by tho Louisiana purchase, was long known as Oregon. It was coded to tho United BUitcd by Spain In 1H11), uel.iuso iu tho treaty ceding Florida, relinquishing nil her "rights, claims nnd pretensions" to 6tich ter ritory. Tho dispute lietween tho United States and Croat Britain concerning the northern boundary of Oregon cumo near re sulting in n war. Many of tho school majw aro wrong. Tho Louisiana purchabo was bounded ou tho west by tho Rockies. How rrenltlcntlul lUeetors aro Cboton. Up to 18i!3 nil presidential electors wero appointed. From 1824 to lbCJ, somo wero appointed nnd others chosen by tho people. Omitting tho election of 1804, when electors wero not chosen iu cloven state, tho first election at which nil tho electors wero voted for by tho jieoplo was in 1872. In 1870 tho old rulo obtained, nud tho election of 1SS0 was tho second tlmo. Tho last election (16S-1) was tho third tlmo. Tho Colorado electors wero not voted for .by tho peoplo iu 1870, nor tho Florida electors iu 1808. Tho WvlRlit or HeartH. Tho average weight of men's hearts is cloven ounces each, and of women's only ulno ounces. Thus when thoy glvo and tako, or exchange hearts, mnn Is tho loser, quality being equal. Man's average brain weighs 'iyt ounces nnd woman's 44. Tho nvcrago weight of lioth lungs is for men 45 ounces and for women iW ounces. Gnrlleld's right lung weighed it! nnd tho loft 7 ounces, mak ing 69 ounces of lungs, or 1 1 ounces iu ex cess of tho nvcrago. Clilnetn rojiiilnllon. Tho only census uvor mado iu China was In 1812. According to tho Almnnueh do Gotlm for 180 tho population of China, projiorly so called, was extitniited ut 405,(AX)1IKX), and oi tho rest of tho umpire, including Mantchurla, Mongolia, Thibet nnd Corea, 2S,000,000-ir all 4!5l,lKM1UuU. It is n matter of gucbswork Wo understand that uu ollal census Is bcin& taken now, Lend I'elirll rdgimture. A signature in lend pencil is jierfectly valid mid no man can cheat his creditor liv pleading that ho has signed his iiamu with a lend ieiiell. But no creditor i compelled to receive u notu siitued with a lead iiencll. A hunk may niul.o any rules In this mutter that it pleases. ! Old ( OHttl'K. I Coachui were lutrodiucd Into Kngland nhout 1SU, and forty mr later thero wero but threo iu uo In ParU, they having been !ntroducd Into tho French capital iu l.V.M. i . .. I l.cii;lli ul Atliintli) CiihliN, I Thu Atlnntlu cables vary iu length from 2.0VI to over 11,000 miles, according to thu 1 distance. IkIv-U'H couneetlng stations. ALL AROUND THE HOUSE, KoTeltlet In 1'luo (Jliui Now Knulnnd llrnwii llreitil rtiut linked Ileum. Something qulto new in glass in n fruit Hand for tho center of tho tnhlo. Homo Decoration doscilU's it as of orculaln finish and n delicate iwlo pink In color. It consists of n round Hat dish, fluted, out of tho center of which springs a column, supporting n similar illsli, rnther smaller, surmounted by n fnlry lump. Four sluglo Hat dlahes, fluted, each lupiKirtlng a fairy lamp, with pink shade, belong to this set. Novelties In cut gloss aro desert sets of four oval dishes, stmwlwrry diamond cut ting, each dish set In a fraino work of silver delicately wrought, Tho frnmowork consists ' lt n tififmiv .linc.w1 l .n nil tvlilnti 4lirt luM.ittl v.. ....... ..... VIIII01.llllllltVII ......... iiiu vu.w... of tho dish rests, elevated by four grilllhs' feet, with twuuls curving outwnnl to tho upper edgo of tho dish, and ending there In grllllns' IhmiK Tho open mouths hold silver chains of oxqulslto workmanship, which hang ia festoons from ono head to tho other. Two Gonulnn New Knglnml Illsbrs. A Now England housowlfo pronounces Mrs. Cleveland's brown bread roclpo to Ik) un doubtedly very nlco, but not tho nrtlclo Yankees demand, nnd sho proceeds to glvo tho following genuli.o Now Kngland reclicsj In tho first place, brown bread, liko cako, is much moro tonder ami exceedingly lighter when stirred with n knifo instead of a spoon. A broad bladed knifo is tho bettor. And to bo thoroughly enjoyed, brown bread must bo accompanied with brown baked bonus. Brown Bread Ono quart of corn meal, ono pint of ryo meal, ono qunrtof u cot milk, ono tcospopnful of soda, ono taispoouful of salt, ono coffee cup full of molasses. Mix tho corn and ryo meal thoroughly together, add tho milk nud salt, stir tho soda into tho mo lasses until it foams, then stir all together with a knifo. Put tho mlxturo into a regular brown bread dish, being careful to grcaso tho dish well. Steam at least ntuo hours, then bako In n moderately heated ovcii ono hour. Baked Beans Soak ono quart, of mo dlum sized whlto beans In lukewarm water over night. In tho morning boll them until tiio outer ekln cracks, then drain thorn nnd rluso thoroughly In cold water. Put them in n rogular boon jwt; wash and scrnpo ono pound of salt pork; cut tho rind into squares and placo ou top of tho beans. Add ono teaspoouful of salt, half n tcaspoonful of soda, nnd cover tho whole with cold water. Bako ntuo hours in a modcVatcly hentod oven. A Convenient Hook Cover. It is often dcslrnblo to preservo hnndsomoly bound books from tho moisture of tho hands whlto being read, and tho ndjustablo cover shown in tho cut is designed for this purpose. ADJUSTABLE BOOK COVKIl , A piece of velvet orsatln Ls cut tlio required sire, Tho edges aro neatly and tightly turned and cut, nnd aro feather stitched or sowed by machine, as suits tho faucy; oyelet holes aro mado and a ribbon passed. through and tlod to hold tho cover in position. On' tho outsido of tho cover may bo worked imitation J of hinges in cross stitch, and in tho mlddlo of i tho upper si'i-i n monogram. A cover mado after tills design is ndjustablo to many sizes of books. Cray linen covers of tho samo stylo ' ti'MI tin fmfltil Vftil BflltnlilA fnt. ,1tlli1mtia .,... w .VIU ,w ........ u.w .w. ......... ..uu books. To Keen n Olony Oilcloth. Never uso soap in tho water when washing I oilcloth. It fades tho colors and brnaks up I tho paint. Ammonia also gives thu cloth a ( dull, dead look. Good Housekeeping directs . as follows: Tako a clean llauucl cloth and apply clean, warm water, which Is Dually to bo removed by soaking it up into tho wash ' ing cloth again, after It tins been wrung out ) Tho oilcloth is then wiped dry with another plceo of clean flannel or coarso crash. After tho oilcloth has becomo thoroughlydry apply ! to It somo warm linseed oil. Thu liouso I keeper who tries this for tho llrst tlmo will probably uso too much, nnd mnko tho cloth : so sticky that every pnrticlo of dust will nil- hero to It. Only u very llttlo is to bo used, I and slightly rubbed into tho cloth, giving it , n haudsomo gloss. Tho llusocd oil will do I moro harm than good, unless used as spar 1 Ingly as indicated In tho country skim milk Is used In place of oil, and it gives tho cloth a beautiful (loss. l'lusU Covered Ilrnckut. J Nothing shows olT n haudsomo picco of china or blsquo to better advantage thau a background of rich, dark plush. Therefore tho follow lug is n very good way to display 1 treasures of this kind: Havo mado n bracket , Of common pino wood threo-clghths thick, iu soparato pieces back, shelf and shelf brack , ot. Let it bo jicrfcctly plain, but of grace ful outline, with tho shelf sot low enough so that tho back of tho bracket will project abovo tho object or objects to bo placed on tho shelf. This bracket is to bo covered with flno plush. But before covering put tho dif ferent parts of tho bracket together with i screws. Then tako them apart nud cover ' each with plush, after which thoy cuu easily bo put together again. SpoiiBo Cuko flood u Week Old, Beat four eggw nil together till very light. Add two cups of sugar; boat well; add slowly two-thirds of a cup of boiling water, twonnd ouo-hnlf cups of Hour, two tciuqioonfuls of baking powder, a llttlo 6ult and extract. Tho boiling water makes it moist nud tender. Bako iu n sheet ono-balf hour by aslow flro. If wrapjod inn cloth it will bo iksttcr tho third day than tho llrst. Another thing iu ita favor is, it is so ully mude. How In llnko I'rult Cuke. Tho whole secret of making rich cakes, says Cntherlno Owen, lies iu thu baking. Tho oven must lo very slow (220 degs. by tho thermometer), They must not bu shaken, but turned very gently, nnd, when taken from the oven, nllowod to remain till cool loforo thoy aro removed from tho inn. A !ood Way tn Cook 8ciiu.i, Cut n small Huhbardsipiash In llvoorsix pieces, ivmovo tho seed and wash. Put into a dripping pan with just enough water to keep from burning and bako till tender. Re move from tho shell, iinusli lino, seiuon wltti butler, ipcr and salt; add ono tcucupful of sweet milk. Serve hot. riutlluir In Inlerlor Decointlon. "inntllng" or painting in flat color is fa vored by decorators for insidu work. Thh consists in replacing thu greater iwrt of tho oil generally used with spirits of turpentine. Only as much oil as is needed to bind tho iwlnt nud llx Hon tho ground n third or fourth jiait is used. Ranson .'rt s " - li. ftVf ' ay A WOMERroL IIYEITIOI. This will Furnish the Consumer Twice the Light that is given by any other process and Saves Gas. This light can be seen at our offlcel25 1 11th St Where Full Particulars will be given regarding its operation e.c., L. WESSEL, JR. General Agent. KNOB HILL. SMITH I w 3 1 3 3 Vk b' 3 " J u 5 - a e s o 5 3 1 2 3 ' X ' H S a - a a 3 Ul O X 3 . ' ir' 3 18 10 . 3 14 11 .1. 1, I 2! 1 to VAN DORN The foregoing plat shows the location of "Knob's Mill," the highest dryest and most beautiful building sites yet presented to the public. These lots are not high priced when their sightliness is considered; they are sure to be the homes of our best people, and will always be valuable property. Street cars, already handy, will soon run by the property. The terms are thus: One-forth Cash; balance 3 Equal Annual Payments, WITH INTEREST AT EIGHT PER CENT, DELAYS ARE DANGRROUS. The lots will be advanced twenty-five per cent, when twenty-five arc sold. Buy now. McBRIDE & MELONE ROOM 4, RICHARDS BLOCK , Carbon Lighl o &&& Scale, 100 M.l Inch. B t a ai 19 10 IS 17 10 IS 14 IS ia tt .. 4 w n ''SV rY, STREET. l 1 S s 8 di 3 V 3 T 3 3 r 3 i 3 11 S a STRICT. .