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Wee tow-hcr\llccl baby ,
i , Like II butter hall
halt inclined to laughter ,
Hnlt Inclllled to lililmll.
Dimples In your elbows
Dllnlll III your chili :
Looks like qed had made you
1'0 put dimples In J I
Looks like God had made 'Oll ,
, Holy poly boy ! ,
, With your mouth n-Illlclter
I r F : yes 1I-III1I1CO with joy ,
Just 10 carry TllnIJlcs.
r' : ' 'hnt-hllve you n pain
Dear ; , such twisty faces
t I + tre U sign ! of 1'11111
: Hnlt n laugh half crying ,
Don't know what 10 do ,
GlllplllK , sobbing . sighing ! ,
Tell you , baby ! : ' You
! Stick like \ that 10 mother
I Always wlll'u III 11011\)1- \
I All till years ot nil your life ,
AIIII you ClIlI't lose 0111.
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Milking a Cork Walk.
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Lot and lots of lioys l and girls
rnvo seen n. match box , n horse fly , n
Ftone fence , and even n. hoard walk ,
t'ut0 1 ore pretty sure that very few
nt you hove ever seen n. cork whllt.
Still , under certain clrclllnHlances , It
cork can walk ! , and this Is the way
to bring , ahout. that-unufiual spectacle.
Get as large n. cork os you can find ,
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and slick side hy side In one end n.
pair ) of flat.heade l nails. Then get
two forks and Insert them , one In
each Hide , near the other end of the
cork , ns shown In the pletllre.
Now get n. strip of wood four ort
five feet long and about two Inches
v.lne , and make nn Inclined plane of
it ; t by piling \ , books or boxes under one
. end. Place the comic on this , standing
it on Its nail legs , with one fork hnng-
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Cork Walking Down the Board.
ing down on either side of the strip
ot wood. Start the fork swinging
tram side to side , and you ) will see
the cork walk jerkily down the board ,
taking ridiculous sttrr.legged little
steps on its nail legs.
, A Bird Tragedy.
"I was sitting on the back veranda ,
sewing , one bright morning last
week , " said n. lady living In n. second-
story fiat , "when something flew
f.wlftly : past me , almost within reach.
Startled , I glanced up just In time
fo see n. beautiful robin alight under
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ho ! caves of the house OpIosile. A
long straw In his mouth showed me
he was busily \ nt work building n. nest.
"As I sat watching , his mate hopped
in sight from under the hidden roof ,
and seemed most Interested In the
building process , to which In the
mean time the builder had added bits
or wool and stra w. Much pleased
with his progress , mr little friend
hopped upon a branch of n. maple
tree close by and poured forth a short
strain.
"Sudden ! a small boy strolled
along and , espying the bird , stepped
Into the road and gathered a few peb-
bles. Advancing stealthily , he crept
Joser ) to the little songster , and In
breathless anxiety I watched him
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fling the stone 0 , happy chancel ! A
breath of air at that moment lifted
the branch , and the stone wont wide
0. ' Its mark The little nest builder ,
startled by the missile , flew oft Into
the distance ; but , after sailing In
mld.alr for n. moment or two , he re
turned and lit upon a neighboring
roar.
"Again the hay took aim , and again
I waited In breathless suspense ; but
this time the aim proved too true !
There ' WAS n. fluttering at little wings
and all was stili.
"Alas I thought I , for the snug little
hlllf.bullt nest under the eaves which
was never to be completed , and , alas !
for the mother bird that would walt
lit ! vain for her matc's return. "
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A Tripod on a Tea Table.
Some lime , when tea Is late and the
family \ Is nil about the table waiting ,
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The Tripod Complete.
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you may surprise ; ) n. very
and at the same limo simple and easy
tdclt. t
Take a napkin ring and through It
liaRS three forks with the points upward .
ward and rest their handles on the
table. Spread the tops of the forks
apart and Inside them place n. plate
or any round dish which will fit with-
h , the space they nfford. This will
surely lock the whole thing , and a
heavy dish may he placed upon the
plate without fear of Its being broltcn
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Feeding Captive Birds.
The secret of feeding birds In ! captivity ! . I I
tivity Is to give them as great a va-
Ilety cf wholesome food as you can.
For seed , they should have a mixture
of canary , rape [ , flax or linseed , small ,
greats and It little hemp and millet.
In cold weather more hemp and flon\.f
maw seed , and n. little lettuce seed
occasionally , particularly It there Is
any cliul'I'hoen about. For green stuff ,
lettuce watercress , groundsel , chickweed -
weed and nearly any sort of fruit , but
It should not he given to them wet.
Once 01''Ice t ; a week , for a treat , a
' IU\I'd.bolled chopped
mixture d \ eggs ,
small , and powdered biscuit will be
greatly apprcclated. In feeding them'
on't make things too cas ) ' . Remem-
her that birds dearly love occupation
of any : kind , I knew n. lad once who
used to chop up the watercress , "to
save the poor bear things the trouble
of biting It off ! " But It Is scarcely
necessary to say that this Is a great
mlstultc.
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A Pin and Coin Trick. ,
Here Is n very simple little trick ,
which looks not at all easy and quite
as It the performer must bo very
skillful Indeed. Take 1\ silver coin ,
a quarter 01' n. half dollar , and pick It
up by placing the points of two pins ,
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one on either side of the coin's edge.
You may hold the coin securely In
this position If you press firmly with
both IJlns .
Now , low smartly against the u1'
per edge of the coin , and it will fly
around and around , revolving with
great rapidity between the pint
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An Appeal to Maud.
Come Into the garden Maud ,
Anti see how the weeds have grown.
'l'IH'y're getting flO thick ,
And growing 80 quick ,
i cnn't pull 'em all I\lone.
So come Into the gnrden Maud ,
And give me n helping hand.
' 1'horo'8 1lot of wltehgrnss
In the lettuce , alas !
Anti It's growing to beat the band !
fome Into the garden , \aud
And do wcell the onions IIratl
The lettuce ! Is bud ,
And the beets make me sud
But the onion bed Is the worst
So put on your bloomers , Maud ,
And tackle the pesky weeds
Without any tUS ! ! .
For woe If us.
IC ever they scatter their seeds !
Come Into the glll'den.Inud . ,
For then black lJnt. night , has floWn.
There R plenty or work ,
So don't try to shirk
And leave It 10 me alone.
Just quicken your motions , Maud ,
And banish that haughty sneer
And kneel ( town In the dew ,
For It'R right up to you
1'0 hePp ) , get this garden clear !
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A NOV1 ' 'feam
The owner of n large ostrich farm
In southern California has trained a
pair of these huge birds to drive as
he would drive horses , hitching them
to n. light buggy or trotting cart ,
which has In its design a third wheel.
This Is to prevent the vehicle from
turning over. It Is by no means nn
easy task to drive such a wlerd team ,
as you can not pull up your "horses"
by reins. If you did It would probably
result In serious Injury to the valu'
a"ble birds. The only way to guide
the conveyance" Is to hit the offside
bird on the opposite side to that
which you want him to go. Another
objection to this kind of "horse" Is
that If he should catch sight of a bit
of banana peel , or something equally
attractive , he does not hesitate to
make a dive sideways for It. As ostriches -
trlches go . like the wind , anti can
make a sudden dead stop , the jerk
the rider receives Is not a pleasant
ant , If a piece of orange peel should
happen accidentally to meet the eye
of his strange "horses "
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A Chemical Detective.
Truly the way or the transgressor
is I : ; : hard and hlH Ingenuity Is kept busy
eluding the constantly Increasing
methods of detecting him The latest
device Is extremely subtile , anti it will
he a clever thief who can see his way
clear outt of the trap which .a scien-
We t mind has prepared for him.
ll" was invented by a chemist of
Budapest , anal Is a chemical powder ,
of a yellow color , which has the
curious property of dyeing the skin
of the person touching It n deep blue.
The color lEi not removable by any
known means , and washing it only
makes the color deeper. However , '
after about a fortnight It begins to
wear off , and at the end of about
three months all traces of the colora-
tion will vanish.
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Sword 276 Years Old.
1)1' . J. W. Peck of Amoret , 1\10. , in
Knmas City yesterday , bas an heirloom -
loom ! In the form of a sword 276 years
chI. Dr. Peck declares It Is the oldest
sword In the United States. It was
brought to this country br his great-
grandfather more than 100 years ago ,
and has been handed down In his family -
ily through the succeeding genera-
tions
Tile sword bears the date 1629 , dur-
big the time when Christian , icing of
DenlIlarlt , was carrying on his thirty
'ears' war with Sweden. It bears a
picture of the warrior monarch. On
one side Is an InscrIption In German
as follows : "I am a good blade if you
liRe me ; well " Another Inscription on
the reverse side says : "He who hath
no log e for the beautiful hath no heart
in his bod-Kansas City Times.
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Tune of "Yankee Doodle , "
AI for the origin of the tune of
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"Yankee Doodle , " over which there II
much controversy , this can be Bald , , ' . . ,
that most of the views expressed about . t
its origin are right , but only partly , i
Is the same 88 ! I.
so It Is true the tune
that of "Lucy Locket Lost Her "
Pocket , " "Ynnltco Doodle Came to :
Town , " and that of the Dutch reapers' I
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song , "Yonker DutIal , Dudal Daun ,
but It Is also identical with the old r
Blscaynn "Danza Esparta" ( sword
dunce ) and that ot a German song ' :1. :
which was published nt Cologne In r
the year that Columbus discovered .
America.
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A Queer Pet
Many people have wondered why
i the Empress Eugenio always carries
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little wicker basket , and many speculations .
lations have been made as to Its con-
tents The basket Is lined , with cot.
lon , wool , and In that soft substance
nestles n hedgehog ! 1t Is the em-
press's only pet , and she would not
dream of allowing It to be attended
by anyone but herself. She has
rather a superstitious attachment to
the curious creature , and believes that
It has a talismanic power of Insuring .
her safety and general well-being.
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Clock Is Perverse. ,
About twelve ' clock l
years ago a , ,
more ornamental than useful , was 4 " "
given Miss S. A. Bailey of Peacham , J'
Vt. For n. 'ear. perhaps , by much
coaxing , It told the time more or less '
correctly , then stopped No amount 'f
of shaking could persuade It to start , 1\ \ ,
and after a time It was removed tea
a beam In the shee1. There It was for-
gotten , and for the last five years
probably stood utterly silent , until a
few days ago It began to tick ana the
hand to move , and It continues ! to do
so.
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A ldler's Stratagem.
.An amusing story Is told of a sol
dier , a Virginian by birth. When he
was going on n. marauding expedition
he used to stop at n. friendly black-
smith's to have his horse's shoes re .
versed. By this means his enemies , , , . ' "
seeing the track at the horse's hoofs
going In a certain direction , would
pursue him that way , whereas the sly
old soldier and his horse would In
reality be safely out of danger by an
exactly opposite direction.
Passing of Princeton Alumni. - '
The necrological report of Princeton
theological seminary contains the
names of GG of the alumni who died
last year , of whom the oldest bad
reached the age of 03 years and 8
months ; one other had l passed his
91Ht year ; 19 others their . 80th ; 22 ,
others their 70th , and l 11 their 60th.
The youngest died at the age of 29 '
years and 6 monthe. The average age t
of the GG was 70 years and 11 months. , j
Bulls Fatal to - ; Family. A '
It Is 11 remarkable coincidence that
on the salllo day that John Stewart
of Westford , Vt. , wan killed by a bull
on his farm his brother , W. D. Stewart -
art of Bakersfield had a narrow escape
from death by an enraged bull on his . .
own farm. W. D. Stewart saved himself -
self from the attacks of the infuriated
animal by dodging around a hay crib
built for sheep to feed from.
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Well Paid English Lawyer.
Sir Edward Clarke , KC. , Is said to
be the hest.pald professional man In
England. He distinguished himself in
the baccarat case , time Bartlett case
and the Jameson case , is a member of
parliament , and was for six ) ears
solicitor general. His earnings [ at law .
are about $217 an ( hour. If he works
ten hours a day , 300 days in a year , ,
his income Is $651,000 a 'ear.
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Deacon Arland Eaton has caused to II I
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be placed by the roadside , near his j I
farm buildings , In Hancock , N. H" , a I
stone watering trough to furnlrh 1\
public water supply from a nt\ ' ( ' : " . '
falling spring. It Is Inscribed , "EatoQ ,
1797-1904 , " and Is Intended to cr'D1' i
memorate the settlement of his fam I
fly In town
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