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" Sc\'cn lIa8 III all oIJOn,1Jt1at 011 that
I ! tropical scar , Sovell daya oflllIlmtI \ !
J Hun , hlll'lIllIg and charI'llI ! ; our throattl
until the mlserahlo plltanco of wlltel'
, . ( we hnd allowed oUl'lwlves had lI'rllated
rather than satisfied and now that was
gene , Seven da's oC hlscult soahtll
. with sea water , w\llch \ made our tOI' .
1./ ; / rlblo thirst lIIoru unhenrahlt ! , and nil
, i aroulld us that ) leacoCul 11(111 , Whell I
; thought oC the awful storm In which
, the Iris had foundered anll 100lOd at
, ; ' the calm ocean I thought of lilY aisleI'
I of 3'cars ego , She lllw Iho sea woult !
hav her slorms of allger nnd ct' ) '
nnd brealt her toys alld then go to
sloop with just such a 5mllll on her
face as the 5el1 were then. It was an
mid thought for an old sea dog fuca to
face wllh death , uut then I cXllect my
IIIlnd was wandering 011 account of the
thll'st nnd heat , Four of us had lelliled
In the heat the night the Lmrlt wellt
dowlI alld there were only two 1I0W.
Ono had jumllod overheard III delirlulII
IIlId the olhor was curled up dead In
the I hwarls ono mornln . 1\11' , Paulo ,
the male , and I were , 10Ct to ! 1I0 U } '
thlt'st If no other way.
"It 100liS cool down there , " croalell
the male , stllrlng Into the sen , "No
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wonder Hans jnmllell Into It ,
"For God's salie , Mr. Pahlo , don't
get to thlnl\lng of that , " I cried , Cor I
had a borror of d'lng alone In that
\Iont , Queer , Isn't It , lhut 11. JUan al.
ways wants sOll1ouody around when ho
is d'lnS' .
"I'vo thought of It man } ' a time ,
Dou , " said ho , "and when I wasn't in n
fix lIIeo this , I've b n tired of living
these fifteen years , "
lIe spoleo In n calm wa ) ' , but I
thought he was losing his mind and
shuddercd again at the Idea of being
alone In the uoat.
"I've novel' spoleen or It to a mortal
hofore , " ho continued , loohlng down
into the water , "and I don't Imow wh } '
1'111 golnto / do It now unless 11. man
don't want too much uallast when he's
going to dlo , I'm n 'I''no man and
sailed In the North Sea tmdo , 'l'hat
was fifteen 'ears ago , and I used to
10ue ) at 11. small cottVO ! near Newcastle
and dream auout 11 vln there some
day with a certain girl. You Fee ) 'on
Wa\'o where It curls , what a docp hlue
it Is ? WolI , her e 'es were just lIIie
that , and blame mo If nnyono could
laDle Into thorn and lie 10 hOl' , We
were not engaged , hut when one nl ht
I told her how I loved hel' and bhe
sllpPod her lIand Into mine and I
loolied Into her e'eB and didn't want
any ether answer. God , what a 11I1.lI\1) \ '
niGht that was !
"I aloOlI well with the COllllllln ) ' and
hall 11I ' mato's certificate , so It was
enl ) ' walt for n vacancy and then I'd
be first ofllcer and wo could marry.
"Just then n Cellow named Jn cl ,
IDates , 11. distant rolatlve o [ the fnmll ) ' ,
Icame to 11\0 with them , and he and
lDess hccame as thlcle as uees , 'rhey
Iseemed to have sarno sccret together ,
nnd would whlspor and tnll , In n way
, which made me grit m ) ' teeth , Of
Icourso I got hulYy nnd sta'ed awa ) ' Cor
awhllo , hut I couldn't stand It. and
Icamo sllnltlng LlI1clt lIIio whlppod
Idog to Its owner , onfy to have another
dose of mlsory. Dess was pleasant tome
mo and civil , but when I hegan to
tnlk about Dates sl1o'd laugh and bo as
close as an oyster. She was vor ) ' dear
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the mate.
to mo , but many II night when I pnced
the brldgo with a Gorman ocean gale
battorlng my ftl'co I cUl'sed lieI' aud
Dates In my blttorness ,
"Things were In this bad shape
.when just as I came bacl ; Cram a Va ) "
ugo they sent Cor mo Cram the com.
pany's office and In n hnlt hour I was
mate of ono or the tidiest steamboats
tbllt floated on the T'no , 'I'wo months
ugo I'd made a course Cor lho open
country and shouted at the top of m ) '
volco to heave over the jo ) ' that was
In mo and now 1 was ns sloomr as II
fog banle. Wb t was UIO good or II' , ' ,
Ins , I U ked m'selt' !
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"After I'd thollght awhile I made tlI
my minri to gu 10 Hcm ; anll tell her 01
my ' ) Jr nlOlon ! 011I1 nloh IWI' lint It
marry JIIe , It WIIS 110 gael ! humlnJ !
In the rlggln a I was doing , so I
slarled for her hOllse , I had turned n
corner when I baw BesH IInrl Hlltef
cUUlllIS lowllds mo nnd I stepped uucli
Into a duorwlIY so they'd IJlUS : ! JIIe , COI
It wasn't safe for me to hll0 met
Bains the wny I was fe'lIng , 'rile }
were tnllelnnlld / laughln/ / ; together
nnd wetlt Into CL jewclfJr's store near
where I was stundlnI1y / nnd II ) '
the > ' cluno out , Hess 1001il:1g : as happy
I Dripped him by the shirt and held
him back , :
as n lurlt and then a thought came
over mo that turned my hlood to lco.
I wellt Into the shop and JIIado out I
wanted to buy Bomo jowelry.
" 'What did that fcllow bur ? ' I
aSleed , trj'lng to seem careless ; 'the
j'oung man nnd the girl who just wont
out ? '
"Tho shopmnn smlrliOd ,
" 'The old Itory , ' he 5:1111 ; 'a wedding
I'lng , and she had a time IIndlng aile
to I\t \ her linger , Pretly gul , wusn't
sho' ! '
"I wont out In a hurr ) ' , leaving the
mun stnrlng aileI' me , 1\Iy last sail
was hlowlI uff the 'nrds nnd I was
shl11wreclied. It was drag out a 1\0 \
wllh 110 good In It 01' l.ill : lI1yself , ami ,
as I said , Bob , I'vo often thonght of
tt , "
" 'Voll , " I said , "dld he lI1atT ) ' her ? "
not thnt. I cared n 111001l11n' lilt for 11.
man stan'lng for a rlnl. : o [ water
Isn't Interested In love : ; tOl'les , uut I
thought as long as ho was tallilug ho
wouldn't jump ovol'hoard ,
"I don't Iwow , " he answered ; "Ulat
night I left Newcastle , nnd as I have
no relntives an ha\'o never seen a
Newcastle 1II1pel' I'vo never heard. but
o [ course ho did , What Lid ho want a
weddln/ / ; ring for , else ? "
" 'rhe woman Isn't launched thut. I'd
ItilL m'selr , Cor or oven 1050 a meal on
account of , " I said , crossly ,
"I'vo been Imoclclng nuout. the world
qulto 11. bit anrl have seen all sorts , "
said Mr. Pnblo , "but I'vo never seen
eyes IIIw she had and novel' spolw to a
woman slnco unless I was oullged to ,
I hated to como to Europe on the
Iris , enl ) ' I had promlse1 the slclpper. "
Ho wnB 1001clnJ ; Or the port qual"
tor where the blue sli ) ' came down
Into the blue sea ,
. "Bates Is a sullor.mnn , " continued
Pablo , "and I'vo IOIlCd11 : \ II1Nt him
some daj' , The Lord h& gooll to III III
IC I do , What's that just a\ove \ ) the
horizon ? "
" 'Vhr , " 1 screeched , "It's II sail anll
bearing our wa ) ' ; 'man , WC'I Po sa ved , "
and I began to sing , or I PoX peel crOllle ,
Cor my throat wali 111' ) ' liS powrler ,
Pablo said nothing , IJllt IWIJt loolilng
ever I he sea hS If h dllln' , care II utt
o [ spun j'arn tr the F.IIII Sfw us or 110 ,
but I 3'elperl , though the vessel waE
miles l4\va ) ' and jerleell mj' arms hI
the nIl' frantically , The bark bor (
fiteadlly down on us and 11resentl
hailed. Then silo lowered a uoat and
toole us aboard. for wo were too weal ,
to row ,
A hlg broadshouldored man staal' '
at the gangwar anfl as Pablo set hll
ores on him he utt red an awful curse
whipped Ol\t \ his Imlfo and mate f
lunge at him. I gripped him br thl
! > hlrt and hold him hacl ; ,
" fy God ! " exclaimed the man , "It I
Isn't Tom Hohner ; or his ghost Why
whero'vo you ueon this fift en rears ? '
" \l's \ dnmnod small matter to ) ' 01
where I'vo heen , " growled Paulo , wltl
me hanging on lO hts shirt tall ,
"Ma'bo not , " I'eplled the man , cool
Iy ; "uut thero'ij a woman In Newcas
tic who's been waiting lirt' en ) 'enl' :
Cor a mnn namell 'rom Holmes , and
thlnl. : Il's a blood ) ' big malleI' to hor. '
"Who's waltlns for me ? " cronlee4
Pahlo ,
"W1I1' , Bess Devon IB , "
What nre ) 'OU tallelng about ?
asltcd PnblGj "didn't I liee 'OU bu } ' thl
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{ 'I lI11wn on' th ( ' hllndlo so Cllllcl < , " 1'0 ,
, . (1,1 rl'lr ( ' , " )011'11 have fOlln,1 , oul
lilt BCSM wnM II I ! I III II11I0 to rlln on
II h n rid I lovcr ! . II WaR II dead
I'rpl IIn,1 , I'Iho rlnl'crt not l'vcn tlll It
'I YOII , I I'll W ) ' 01 ( glaring lit us when
: ( ' IInRl'l'l1 YIIII In Newcastle thnt oven ,
n 111111 when 'Oll were missing I
"u'fllled Ilt till' whole hllHlncss , 'Veil ,
: ( ' 8S 114 walth. . for ) ' 011 , I1nrl I don't
now how 3'011 ft'pl uhollt It. "
Mr , Ilohn B , 1114 I ollght to call him ,
nn to Bates and HllnhlR / o rills nround
1111 end I helluvcd hc crlcd , lJUt I wali
aldnJ ; cJown ,11 tot IJt grog then anti
111ght. hu\'o heen mistaken. At any
Ill ! ! the ImrIe was hound for J..lvtJrpool
\till I nl'vesaw IL man so anxious to
: tl to 1I00't as Mr , Holmes , late Mr ,
'ahlo ,
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FOUND IT HARD TO GET REST.
Homan Had Multiplicity of Reasons
( or Insomnia.
The woman who hoaslA that she
1I1\'Cr sleop8 well has IIIan ) ' r asons at
'tcr ' . .tongul'R ! cnll , and nobody dareR
IIsllllto tholll. There Is ono woman In
'Jart h'ular who hall no family , nnll
WUlulf1 hur 1ICo In traveling and visit.
'n , Shu therefol'o has nn opportunity
to test 11.11 sorts of places ,
"I can't sleep In Now York on nc.
OIlnt oC the elovalell trains that run
within 11. hlock of Cousin James'
Iwuse , " she explained to a Crlend ono
day , "nnd In Philadelphia there Is
1n oloctrlc light thnt shines from the
( 'orner right on my bedroom wall , and'
I novoI' wish to hnve hllnds closed.
"In Doston my rrlends IIvo on n
street through which the milk 'corts
como very early.
"In Waahlngton , at the Duncans' ,
thcro's n dog , anll he's lIahle to bark
at any tlmu , , 80 I le ep oXI1ecling to
heor hhp , even when he doesn't.
In Duffalo , at Henr"s , there's n
euclo clocl , thut l.eeps : waiting mo
up , When-I'm' with the Sallsburys I
just lie and IIs1 n to the s a boomln
and spluahlng all night long , And at
dear Anna's , ' or course , there are
babies. " I
"I should thlnl , } 'ou'd love to go out
10 the Henderson's , " said the sym-
palhetlc friend. "night In the woods ,
and. no farm animals , IIko hens , or
anything to disturb you , "
" 'I'ho Hendersons' ! " and the sufferer
Cram Insomnia raised her eyes to
henven , "My dear , I tried It' once , and
Iho quiet was so CearCul ! I never
closed my eyes till da'lIght-Youth's !
ComiJIlnlon.
Causes ( or Stupidity In Children.
The teucher should bo n close O '
server of his pupils , and should lmow
when they are failing In uodlly starn.
Ina as well as when the ) ' are not lteop.
Ing UII their scholarship record ,
Man ' children have defective JO'c ,
sight , and suffer Cor want of properly
adjusted glasses , Tholl' astigmatism ,
mj'oplu , or some ether error reCra . .
tlon , does not cause sorlous dlscomCort
\lnlll the e'o strain required to accom.
modate the \"Islon for eloso work
brings on headache , Il't'ltaullity of tern.
l1er and dlge tlvo disorders , which so
often perplex even the physician , who
falls to loolt In the right direction Cor
the causes of these dlsordors.
Often IIttlo consideration Is shown
the stllpld members of n class , The
rlull ho ) ' OJ' girl Is nlways expected to
bo at the foot , yet the calise of the
dullness ma ) ' he on1) ' natural timidity
duc to Imperfect hearing , mouth.
ul'cathln , the r sult oC enlarg d ton.
sl1s , nasal catnrrh , 01' growths In the
nose , all oC which conditions can cas ,
lIy ho rellevel1. The health would be
moro vlgorolls , anll the normal actlv.
Ity of lho brain would he manlf sted
III Increased aullity to acqllire Imowi.
edge ,
How Monkeys Sleep.
"Loolt at them , " said lhe heeper
softly , "A pretty sight , Isn't It ? . . The
rays or the lant rn did not awalten
the multitude o [ monkeys asleep In
the great cage , They lay In a hun.
dred altitudes. Here a slumuerlng
mother heM her slmnherillg baby In
her arms ; there a ! ormldaulo male
lay by hlmsolt In a cleared space ; a
fat monleey In n corner snored , Not
ono of the o 1110nlwys slept on his
bncle.
"Do you see ? " I > ald the le per.
"They 110 on theil' sides , on their
! : tomachs , l'ver } ' which way , hut thre )
Isn'l one alylng on his hacl" There
never Is , No uwnley cver was found
sleeping on hIs bncl. : , Sometimes as
I conslrler their Int lilgenco nnll their
munlfold virtues It seems to m that
thl' Cact Ihat lO'Iuleys : never sleep on
their Iwcls is th chief dicrerenco be.
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twcen them flr:1 : hllmnn beings , "
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A Dre m of Opul"nce ,
\\'I'Y ( , 1 multimillionaire
I'd hnve n 101 IIr thln1'Q ! :
:11"omp : 'Inll splf-l dol' Fhoul.1 compar
\\'lIh cnl'lh's 111 " ! : ! I ( lflt"nl 1lnls
III tJlllld II HilI" , , ' CIHIII'I. . . ! . 1:1 : , , : It
In which I ! lchllJlT1 Imelt :
l'tI own n fllrf'slrd ' ! Inl ( '
\\'hrl' : shnll1 n'H ttlt ,
1'\1 hn" ! ' n pn\ ' roll tull or "amn
Ot lollc ! ' I 1I0000er Imw ,
Anll 1lclur ! ' bPI In II1.MOItrame. . .
Which I woult ! s'Iloll1 "Iew ,
I'd hulhl II II' ' "lIlacroq " wllh rClOIl1'1
\VhcII' I ml hl \ \ o.lk IlIurH ,
And ! irlt nllh.JlIld.ms \ lIell'lIh IIloom.
\\'I'lth ' tlltll ' " 1110 unkno\\'n ,
A lot r cell ! : , . ! t 1'\1 r'nt
\\'ho " l'I..Ct"I ! ' I II 1101 hEd
An'l IlIrm " 'S 1,111 f.II II fill 1It'IH ,
\\'lIh Lool. " I'tI 'I"er y'IHI
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I'd nu , r. 111) ' 1,1111' " 1011111'
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) 'd loll 11. " I"'lIly.tolll'
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Lese MaJtsty a Heinous Crime ,
0110 1111I1111'011 nnd t\\ ' nt.lIvo pam.
" gl'ah8 } of the Germnn 5talulo lIool. :
aI' ' ' de"oled to d\tailing how I1no or
IlI1prlsonll1'nt mny Ieer."ned by thut
most h ( > ulous ( .C ' : l'lml'8 , lezl3 maJest ) ' ,
Words or action , prlvato or public , are
lIallle to he c\u.llenged \ , nnlt there Is
nothing-In Itl\\ - 10Ir'l'nt \ one Ol'
" two people tallilu tOjNher denotlnc.
Inlhp 011101' :01' plnklr g IlIsr sl1 ( > ct ,
fulor \ 11) ( ' wlQlder or the mall..11 f1st ,
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Where nJhthUIIII's , kllllC 1111 nhht lOll\ \ : ,
I.ct rlrt' , RIIII poesy , ! lnd SOIlI (
from l'lumhllnl ; CrAI ( IInd clINtie call
'Iomnncl' to 11ft her /jlorloull flail
Wovell ni wild and 9UIJU , ! pl'aml-
i't'l everywhere till : mUlllc ! lef'lml
lIullt 11"1)1' tlar'c ' nnl1 cruel dreps
Where fcellng fnlnts alld funcy Rlee'1a ' ,
fh'rc , Ir chance "hllrts ut IInhl fall down
And I1lrllce the jewt'l ot " "w crown.
JI' 10ul'h to somelhln hulr sulJllme
0\ II/'ro greater Ihun his time ,
: > 1' Hlill the brnw Iof some white Iitleelt ,
51111 1Iacker sink thl ! Iults hetwech.
Where , " ' "f1/IEr ) ' with 1,10011 , Itlld tears.
1'111) slntr ( , / Immemorial years
nee climbed I rmn nut 11111lIether n'ght '
1'11I mCNj stllggcrell 10 Ihe light !
J thou upon tlmp's topmosl crpst ,
J'hou vlrln ! Spirit flf tI" , W.ll ,
How hlll'I'Y , . ) t IIflllrt from Iltl ) e
fly IIhh 1111111 ; slorms 1t11l1 tumhllng'stAS-
rhe foamlllj ; ' , fepuratlll 1llIln-
Ics In th , ' lI ht Ihy dcnr lIumaln !
lIer < " In thn shallow lie the Iallt ,
t 5C tll1 ! 10nmlllJ : full' uII,1 vUIII.
, flliler lol'Y IIHIIH1 thel ! throwlI
I'hall all Ihe wniling wnl'ld hHI ; known.
IVhal wInged ' 1I11OIIt 'llee IIcct.
" 'hilt T'I'II ; > 'crs ! hO/H'5 / 1".uUrlll Ihy rct
. 'Ilon the mountnlnt , IhlltlllnJ ; sholl.
Thuu Inll'st m"I > cnJ.pr of Grd !
-lIarllet Prescott SpurTurd In the RcaJer ( ,
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EmJ ! Iii u ete-
I ) h a 11 t leDeeUn/ / : .
tI W ll rolt ask.
, Whnt Is olld about
" -J , thatT We haTc
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; " , . ; 11hnnts lenoe [ In
" " . circus , Suppose
3'OU have. D [ d
) 'Oll ever notice
anY'thlng ' 'Peculiar
In tbe position or
Imow that the
elepbant Is about
the ani ) " animal that Iweels as human
oelngs do-that Is with lhe hlnrl legs
lrelched out behind them , so thut
hl' ) ' actually lIJcl1 on their knees !
lo : > t other animals draw their legs
III underncath lbem , 11Im a. horse or
.ow lying down.
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- - man who had been at work In n
.h3 fnctOl y In Malna set a hen one
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.Juy. Ho was tolll that ho eggs were
' /nnlullls / , " anli he c"wars was fond of
Ul IHIIIS , "It don't talie scarcely noth.
Ing 10 Il'ed ' ( 'Ill , " sal he , "anll I'm
lUuch obllge.1I to 'Oll , " Alld the young
lelll" : : ! III the ! ! allle roonl III lIle shoe
rlll.l.ory. wbo gave Idm lhe egs , smiled
nmon ; . : theIIH , ! vi , The ggli hllcllCl :
anll then lhe devoled bantam raiser
hung over the "chic liS" In rapture.
The ) ' \\Il the most awful specimens
Df Imntnms , though , that he eV r saw.
They WEre the lanl.est : allll most In.
Hgl'.iflcant and naleedest and fuzziest
hlrds ho c\'er mot In all his existence.
"Seems to me , " 111'0f ( red he , the next
lilt ) ' , hl he stooll at his worle , "that
them's IIIlghly queer uantams , Ildnd ,
of thlnlt thoy'ro some lIew hreed-
somethin ; ; SOl t of original , you Imow ,
Such things docs happen , " 'rhe bo's ,
In th shop I'greed , without much urg.
lng , to como 1111 and see them , They
came in ones allll twos and threes and
squads , unrl filled the hen houlo and
! locl.erl : hll ! . prf.mises , and aHer the } '
h allot / ; there they gave the hen
fanci r the \ottom \ ) of the Illot , They
hall given I.im a seltlng o [ dove's
eggs ,
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A bioI UIIttr , . . ( one.
So far 01.1) ' one siano has been dls.
co\'rrr:1I In Lho wOl'ld which actually
Coretells changes In the weatber , a 1111
It:1 : . founll In Finland many yeat's
ago uy , HI eoplorer , 'fhls slone , which
Is Icnown It ; " Ile emalilllr , IS mottled
with wldlo .IIot : ; . IJllt just btfore an
IIPJlroachln rainstorm It tllrns ab ,
b llltp.l } hlatk : 'fe ) hemalwlr Is c m.
po.p.rl ! ' . of ( Inv , ror : . ! : salt and nItre ,
Whp/I / thf' utmo5phere I Ilry the Ralt
II , th Htolle shows Itself 111 spots of
white on thp surfacc , IJllt when rain
I , ; fxpectF..I th salt. ahsOrblD1 : the
moloturp. . tnrns blacli , and tllU : ' acts
it : > a hal'ometer ,
Where I < affJr Children LI"e.
. . IRLS and boys , dD
mil thlnl , ) 'OU could
'i,1' In house lilco
Ills ? Yet such a
I II t a f s t. I c Ie s
't.atched wilh grass
' ' ; all Ihe homo
lltnrl rpds of Kamr
-'hlldrln of Soulh
' \Crlca ever Imow
Th. . halo In the sld
, PI'V'S for door ,
- . "Indow anll ehlm.
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, . < ) : : : lft'n It IS so ! ! mall
_ _ 'n'l ! , he children
ha\/ ? t. , creel' tn
side In these hilts , which : .e1'0 uetween
t n ant ! thirty feet In olamett'r a big
lire IS IHlllt on'thp. earth 11001' , tltld
sometlmos nearly Carl } ' pEopl 811el1
around It. The anI ) ' ad\'antage o [ such
It hOllle Is that II can he hullt In a
lIay No on nel'll bother Willi : Hchl-
tects or fear builders' 51 rllecs
As 'ou can Imaglno , th children ol
such homes 5ucror nUlu } ' harshlps ;
uut , stnce ther Imow nOlhlng heltel' ,
the ) ' are merry anll hllpPY nnd bave
many games favorlto amusement
III to uulld smnll huts , just as In Amer.
Ica : girls have doll houses and bo's
tents , Th r ulso molll to's , out of
wood and mull , Doth Lars nnd jlrls
jump rope In < : essantl ) ' , weaving tbe
lulI1plng ropes themselvcs ,
The young Kaf1lr Is \ ' ry ronll of
talitng snuff , Even the babies SIH ! ZQ I
their 11001' little heads noarl ) ' 01Y from
It , Girls as w11 ns hors are tOl'rlhe !
fighlers , and wh n Ih ( ' ) ' quurrel , nct
much 11I0 Utile willI heasts , 11lOu b
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ono might think their great love of su'
ar would sweeten t.hclr lsposltlons.
If n lnfllr child can get sugar In no
other way he w\l1 \ ateal It. In one
thing , though , the Knfllr boy sets a
good examph to Polly Evans' bo's-
he Is very thrlny and early In lICe boo
gins to save. As there are no lafllr
dlmo savlng& hanks , u boy hurles hlR
wealth In the Jungle t\l1 \ he has enough
to huy a cow. When bo buys Cram six
to a dozen cows be can marry.
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Washington's Signature ,
Tn writing his slgnaturo Washington
put his pen to the paper five times ,
l'"lrat ' he wrote the G. W. In' ono can.
necl d line ; scond he raised his hand
and made the small 0 between the up.
\1er \ Ilart or thl ! G , and W , and the two
dotsj third , his hand and arm were
placed in IL Ilosltlon to wrlto allhlng ,
these six lellers oce\pylng \ a breadth
of almost exactly one and three-quar.
terse Inches , This Is about al ! much of
the arc of a clrclo ( of which the center
is ; ; the elbow plvoled on the table ) as
'one with II. forearm of averago'length I
can cause to colneldo with the tan.
gent. or tlte straight IIno across the
1l:1pel"'hlch : lho lower part of the let.
tel's Callow , unless unusual effort Is
mnde , and a grcat deal maI'o move.
ment bo given to the fingers , 'fhe g
ends In a cnl'ved flourish , of which the
convex sldo Is turned upward below
the right cenler oC the name , Fourth ,
he wrote tbe final ton ; IIflh , he added
the very Ilecullar flourish above the
right center of Ihe name , with the ob.
ject of'dottin ! ; the I and crossing the t
at the same strol.e : , '
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Don'ts for Boys nnd Girls.
Don't do anything halfway. Worlt
that is worlhy your allentlon Is
worlhy your IJest clYlrts ,
Don't fnil to'male the most or 3'our
possihllitios , God helps him who belps
himself ,
Don't b ungrateful Cor kindness reo
celvetl from olhers , Only an Ingrate
I : : ! car > aIJl of such mcann ss ,
Don't hirl. : your duty , no matter
how 1104\\1 the taslt , hut perform It I
readlly anll with wililngnoss , I
Don't 111' ignorallt. o [ tbe usages of '
good sodety
Don't slu.dlt your own position In
the worlll In'u ! > t- time cnvyinJ ; these
who ma ? he more fa'ored than 3'our.
self , lIrelSS will romp to Iht ; ' her or
girl who st.rives enrnesrly with a high
purpose in vlpw
Indian Children.
We Americans shoulll know a great
deal about Indians , for we occupy their
land , Days IIIC Indian storlos wel1
enough , and girls 111\0 to loole at In ,
dlan plctums ; but lJOw many of you
know that an Indian uauy's IIrst year
Is sp nt strapped \I1 In 11. tight little
cradle ? After Ihe little lIoy Indian I
11. year oM he soon learns to wall ; , and
ho no sooner walls than he mounts II
StiCli or brnnch of tree and pretend : :
he Is I fdlng hors'hacl" '
A little Indian gt'IIH ! scarcel ) ' out 01
her cl'Odlp L.fore she heglns carrying
a dolly on her bncli just as hel' mamma
used 10 carry her , She Illnys le eI11nb
house , nnll constructs a cute 1Ittle wig.
wnm'h1l her little brothel' plays nt
fi5111111 : nnd hllnlin , Besides playing- ,
thest : Indian chlldrcn lenl'l1 all sort ! ! of
. . , . . --v"--- - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _
useful I hlngs , 'l'hey Clre.tllu . ht to b8 ' I
Ilolite , hand ) ' anti good. Perhaps these )
red chlldron could teach tiS lessons In ,
politeness , COI' they are taught never " '
, to tall , to older 11ersonH whllo tbo
elders arc engaged In conversatioD.
Do : ' 011 l.now : why nn Indlnn Is so ,
nllractlve to children ? Not uecnuse or
his darlt skin and lIlaclt hall' , but on'
account of the paint marks on his Cace
and his gaily bedecked bead Dnd body.
Every paint marli of an Indian's face
Is a sign with a definlto meaning wblch
other Indians may read , When an In'
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I THE SIMPLEST MOUSE TRAP , , I I :
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I The , HomeMade Mouse Trap Ready for the Quarry : j' J"1 "
At some time 3.01t lIIay want n
mouse tl'all in a hurry and flnd that
you ha\'e none about the house , or at
least none lha t\\'Ill worl" Of course
) Olt can go out and IIlty on , bitt 3'011
can male one jllst as easily. and pOl" I
haps hy so doln earn a bit of IlocliOt
11I0no ) ' from 'Olll' lamntR ,
All 'OIJ nc ll Is an old bottle with
a mouth 01' openlJJ In thl' ncele nboltt
on11111 ol1l'.halr Il1chcs In dlametor
I'I'"Ice this In the ) Jmlon ! ! shown Ir.
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dlan puts on bls Cull W11r paint he
deeles himself not enl ) ' with honor2
and distinctions won hy his own brav ,
cry , but also with the special honor&
of his family or triue , Ho may pas.
sess ono mal'lc of distinction only , 01
many. Sometimes bo will wear all
his honors at. ono time. Then he fs
a sight worth t'ravellng Car to sec.
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The Great Wall o ( China.
"China abounds In great walls , " rOe
marlis a Pelt1n corres'pondent In 11 recent -
cent . letter to Our Dltmb Animals :
" \Val1ed cOllnlr ) ' , wullod cllles , walled
villages , wallerI palaces and templeJ'i
wall after wall and wall within wall.
But the greatest of allls the great wall .
of China , bltllt 213 ) 'ear8 boore OUI
el'U" of great slaus of well.bewn slona
lalrl jeg-ulal' ' ,
In coul'ses some twenty
C et IJigh , and then topped out with ,
lal'ge , hlpul.hurned brick , the ramparts
high IInd thlclt and castellated Cor use
( If arms , It was built 10 keep the wal'
111\0 Tartar : : ! out-Iwenty.fi\'e teet high
uy Carty f et thlcl' , 1.200 miles long.
with room on top for six : horses to be
ridden nbreast. For 1,400 yeal's It
liept these hordes at bn ) ' , In the maIn
ancl Is just as good and firm and
! ' > ll'Ong as when put In plnce , Ho\'f
ono feels wh11e standing on this vas
worl. : sCl'ullnlzlng its old masonry , It ! ;
queer old cannon and ambitious sweep
along lhe mounlaiu crest. In speech
less awe wo strolled or ! ! at and gazed
In sIlent wend l' , Twelve hundred
miles of lhls gIg-anile worl. : , built on
the rngged , craggy monntnln tops.
vaulling o\'er gorges , spanning wild
stl'eams , nelling the river archways
with huge , hard bars or cop\1 \ r ; with
( louhle gates amI swinging doors and
bars set lhlck with Iron armor-a
wonder In the world , before whlcb
the old-limo classic seven wonders.
011 gone now , save the great pj'ramlds.
wel'o t03's ,
Broke ' . "
Up 4'Happy Family.
A bahy pig ouj ctetl to bell1l ; hugged
by a mOnliOj' at a wild animal show at
Coney Island n Cew daj's ago , and ull
lhe monkoj"s tall ofr. The two be.
loned : to the "hapilY famll ) ' " at the
show. An season there have beer ,
thr e monlecys , 11. hairless dog and a
pig In one cage , All have seemed tG
be on the most friendly terms , but thE
pig usnally has been the butt of all
the jol , B which Skip , a mischievous
monkey , could Invent. Skip's partlcu ,
lar Cancy was the curled stump 01
plgg"s tall , and ho had a. habit 01
st'aling up and giving it a sudden
j rl < , Dllt the pig dIdn't mind ; he
seemed to loolt on It as a frlendl ,
sign , The other day , 110wever , Skip
rumed the natural dlgplty of the pig
h ) ' putting his arms around Its neck
Qulcl , us a flash the ) II ! ; snapped
81dp's tal1 , and that brolcc up tilE
"hapll } ' ! amll ) ' , "
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The Talking Mynah ,
'l'he hl1l mynah of India , 111\0 the par.
rot 01' raven , Imitates human utter
ances. 'rommy speals Hlndnstan and
English , TOll1m ) ' Is ono of the Cea.
tures of the London Zoo , The mynahs
belongto the starling rather thnn tbG
crow genus , The body Is blacl" leLs : ;
ul'own , heale red , and they have brlghl
I : r : 0 1 : : e J
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the Illustration , Inclined II '
} means 01 I
brlclis or blocl.s : oC wood , Leading up ,
to the Iliouth or the boltlo place a f
board or n picco of cardboard , nnt ! on
the carduoard la ) ' a train or crumbs at r .
eheos , Drop some larger hits In the ' . ' ' '
moulh of the uollie and lhe trap Is
set ,
, 'rho mouse wl1l pnlor the bottle to !
get the hall ntHl will find thot It can , f !
nut cllmu out egan ! , as the slippery
, ; laGs wI11\t""d no hold tor Its claws.
