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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-12-29
ere ,anlaoen by warm soft blankets

were replacen oS warm SOFT blankets
and downy spfsa.>
Every co:nior. tbs. the Invalid could
desire was placed at ha' disposal. with
the promise OF the coEssaa-e atten tlon
of Dr. N'esttan until health should re-
turn to her.
A happy New Year it proved ia this
home from the first day until the eaa:
With hope and comfort, health ant
happiness returned. for that night
when Rob came back to ind the
joyous change the day had wrought, he
had his own happy story to add to the
general rejoicing.
He had aided lady to cross acrowded
street. and picked her little boy out al.
most from under the horses hoofs, and
she, in turn, had taken him home with
her, and recommended him to one Of
her gentlemen boarders who had need
of boy in his business, and who at
once engaged Rob. and, as he was only
too willing to begin his labors then
and there. had kept him busy writing
until night; for before mis- father died
Rob had been kept ct school
"A happy New Year" said Agnes, as
she aud Rob watched the smile on their
mothers pale face that night as she
lay sleeping:
"A happy New Year." said Jessie.
with her curly head nestled under her
grandfather's chin. 1t was a good
present you gave me. grandpa. wasn't
it?"
1T was a wise little brain that
thought of it." said grandfather. But
wait till the summer comes. with no
pony. and then see"
''Grandpa." and Jessie's reproachful
eyes quite silenced him--M. \. Alden
in y. Y. Weekly.
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over the water at the end of such a
thin branch. You think it would be
much wiser to make its nest as orr
birds do theirs But God has taught
these little birds to build just in the
way that is best for them, and to put
it in the safest place, for in Africa
there are many monkeys and snakes
which would take the eggs or young
birds and eat them. but in these nests
they are safe. And II a monkey ven
tured ont on this slight branch its
weight would cause the bough to bend,
and so throw the monkey into the
water; but if, in spite Of these precau-
tons. snake. or monkey. or bird of
prey comes too near the nests, all the
weaver birds about the place dash 1t It
and drive IL away by their united
strength. setting . good example 70 us
Ill 70 help each other 70 resist evil and
% gard against Il oazselvsa-oUr
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The crow has always loved mischief.
but his pranks have not always been
malicious, as were too many of the
Jokes of bird that bore the name OF
Richie-which. as a pet name for birds.
was surely not an improvement upon
timehonored Dichcy. This crow used
to be fed on biscuit and water from his
mistress window. and il was not an
uncommon thing for him to seize the
tumbIer in his bill and dash ii to the
ground. Sometimes he would enter
a room en- the sly. and amuse himself
by taking the corks out of bottles and
pouring sheir contents over the car
pet. or by scattering pins. papers, let
tiers. ornaments and the like on the
floor One day he few away with
pencil and perched on a ,ree close by.
To punish him his mistress refused to
know him, and pushed him away from
the window the next time he came for
food. In short time he returned,
bearing the stolen pencil unframed.
except that the rubber end piece had
vanished. Gravely laying it down on
the window sill. he bowed and cooed
in his best style as if to say: Gone
now. let US be friends again.
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moss and sort of brown silky mass of
threads or fibers from plant, and
lined with few small feathers. One
of these nests was found in tree that
was cut down. All the nestlings but
one were killed by the fall.
Mr.. Motley. who tells usall we know
of the bird. took the one little bird
that was left alive. and succeeded by
great care in bringing it up, feeding it
first on rice and bananas. As soon as
it was strong enough it was placed in
a small cage. Although very restless,
never being for moment still, it was
quite tame and fearless. and would sit
upon the finger without trying to fly
away; and although its whole body,
feathers and all. might have been shut
up in a walnut, it would peek at a
finger held out to it with great fierce
ness.
1t is strange that two birds SO much
alike as the flower-pickers OF Australia
and those of BOrneo should differ so in
disposition and habits.-St. Nicholas.
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Nap and ! have been comrades trusty.
When the luck was low and the luck Was
high.
And I've found him friend who never turned
rusty,
And who should know him better than ].
Come smooth rough. come fair or foul
weather.
Cloud or sunshine. black or bright.
Old Nap and we stand together,
And shoulder to shoulder We fight our
fight
Its a tough fight. too sir, you'd better be-
neve.
Yes. it's rough on Us both when times are
hard:
Blu, when fortune looks up. why. we receive
With thanks and welcome. for self and
Excuse my slang. sir: when ones in the thick
Of
Out and about. morn. noon and night.
Why. it's hard don't you know. To lose the
trick of it.
And FIX up ones language quite polite.
Hungry. you bet Yes. know how it feels.
And 50 does the dog. here: don, you. old
chap:
Guess you've never gone days without one
square meal sir:
Wei. we've done ii often. me and Nap
Eu, VIXEN there's been plenty. I've never spared
Though ain, a going myself to praise)
And bite and sup we've always shared it:
We've toasted and tasted through good and
bao days
Lie is hard for Coy IN this New York town.
Tfstgh working early and working late.
And its easy enough TO get dragged down,
sir.
II you don't watch out and keep square and
straight
For hunger and cold are terrible foes. sir,
And knock u; your ribs with Inerciless force;
And when troubles set in ike food. you know,
/. needs a stout heart 10 stem its force.
There's many Of US are youngsters only
With only a Youngsters strength at best:
And often the world looks mighty lonely.
And you long 20 be shut OF it all and rest
That's in winter though mostly. when things
iool; dulest
But when the spring chips round again.
Ard lie, so 10 speak. flows ~ its fullest,
Why, you clean forget black winters reign
And then the great city, street, square and
garden,
Looks finely under the clear blue sky,
And I'd say 20 Nap-if the same you'll par
We'll. Nap. old matey. how's this for high"
And say again and you'll pr'aps admit. sir.
Though a boy. that l speak from experience,
There's 10 chum like dog for downright grit,
sir
And for square behavior and human sense
He'll never so back on you. never turn crusty,
He's the best kind OF comrade on this wide
earth.
Through sun and shadow. faithful and rusty.
He'll stick to you honest for all he's worth.
Golden DAYS
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THE WEAVER BIRD.
Hes the Smartest Architect Of the Feath-
cred World.

He's the Smartest Architect Of the Feath-
cred World.
Most children have seen the pretty
cuplike nests our little birds make in
the hedges, but do not suppose you
would ever guess that the curious
things hanging to the end of the branch
in the picture are nests also, yet such
they are They are the homes of the
African weaver bird. and are made of
grass fiber.
The nest is placed in the hollow at
the bottom of the bulblike part at
tached to the tree. The long tube go
ing down so near the water is not made
until the nest is finished. When the
bird gets into it's house it has to alight
on the outside and then creep down
the tube till it gets to the opening at
the bottom, then it creeps up inside,
and SO reaches it's nest. Perhaps you
wonder why this little bird puts such
troublesome sort of entrance to its
house. and why it builds it hanging
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THE BAR AT LIVERPOOL.

Magnitude OF tho Work OF Removing an
impeachment to Navigation.
The brief announcement the other
day that the White Star line steamer
Majestic, drawing twenty-four feet.
had passed over the bar at Liverpool
with three feet of water under her
keel shows that the great work of re-
moving the chief impeachment to navi-
CATION in the Mersey is nearly &C.
complished. The engineers of the
Liverpool dock board state that under
the worst possible conditions there is
a depth of twenty feet of water over
the bar, the great sandbank having
been cut down no less than nine feet.
and the debris bodily transported and
dumped far from the channel on a site
where it can do no possible harm.
During the three years that the work
has been going on says the
Chicago Times no less than $685.
600 tons of sand have been removed.
Allowing the rough measurement of a
hundredweight of sand to cubic foot.
it appears that no less than 7,5as.sss
cubic yards of material have beer
shifted. This is said to be a record in
the matter of dredging operations,
and many other startling figures are
quoted. During a recent week. for in
stance, the three dredgers working at
the bar removed no lees than 155, 900
tons of sand, machine called the
Brancker alone lifting and dumping
100. 900 tons out of this enormous total,
while in little over three months al
most 1,OO0, 600 tons of sand were
dredged and placed on the dumping
site. The arrival of the Brancker
changed all calculations, the effect Of
the continuous working of a vessel
capable of filing herself with 5000
tons of sand in less than al hour being
something tremendous.
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Wonderful Child In China.

The marvellous child mentioned in
the Chinese classics who. at four years
old, was able to recite the three hun
dred verses of the Tang poetry. as
well as the Ancient Book of Odes. has
been eclipsed by an infant prodigy OF
the same age. who presented himself
at the recent Licentiate examinations
in Hong Kong as a candidate for
literary honors- The Panyu Chehsien
personally examined this tiny candi-
date, and found that the child could
write a concise essay on the subject
that had been given him. although. of
course. in an infantile scrawl. 1t is
observed by q local commentator that
it now remains only for the literary
chancellor TO pass" the prodigy ere
he can be styled as ''having entered
the portals Of the Dragons Rates"-
that Il. obtained the degres$.Siu-ts'sl
q lso0nfSn1A.
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THE FlOWER-PICKERS.
They Arc Very Small and Live High Up In
the Trees.

the Trees.
Few of the people who live In the
great island of australia have ever
seen a f1ower-picaer. although many
have lived for years beneath the lofty
trees upon which this little bird builds
its pretty nest. The fact is the flower
picker lives so high up among the top
most twigs of the tallest trees, and -
SO small, and so seldom descends even
to the lower branches. that. in spite of
its rich scarlet breast. ii never attracts
notice. and. indeed. cannot often be
seen by the naked eye at the distance
from the ground at which it usually
builds its nest. Sometimes a person
standing beneath one of the great
trees growing upon the bank of a creek
found, will hear pretty warbling
song. unlike any he ever heard else
where; but unless he knows the habits
Of the bird, and is skillful hunter. he
can scarcely hope to catch q glimpse of
the singer snugly hidden away among
the thickly growing leaves far above
him.
The nest of the flower-picker is very
beautiful: it is made of the cotton-like
Innings of the seed-pods of Australian
shrubs and is perfectly white. so that.
as it swings in the breeze. it looks like
a SNOWFALL hanging on some wild vine
or climbing plant
There is another kind Of flower
picker that lives in the island of Bor-
neo The little birds belonging 20 this
species. unlike their timid Australian
cousins. make their homes in low
brushwoOd. and are so fearless that
they will allow themselves to be al
most touched before they take flight.
The Malay people. who live in the part
of BOrneo where these birds are found.
call them sparks. because the male
bird. when darling about among the
bushes. really looks as bright as n flash
of fire. The nest of the tiower-picker
of Borneo is about the shape and size
of a goosc-cgg. 1t is built of fine green
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but he thought in his heart that Jessie
was New Years gift invaluable.
Ibid you hear the child?" he asked
of Jessie's mother, after Jessie had
gone to bed.
why, yes" said Jessie's mother. ut
is no more than she ought to do.
should be very sorry if she did not
think of others, with all the comforts
that she has"
That same night another little girl of
Jessie's age lay weeping silently in the
corner Of a desolate room where a
feeble fire burned in a broken CRATE,
and every other sign of poverty pre-
vailed.
Upon narrow bedstead lay the little
girls mother too sick to rise. sleeping
now, after day of weary pain
Presently there came knock outside
the door, at the sound of which the lit
tie girl rose and, brushing the tears
from her eyes, went softly and opened
the door.
Rob- she exclaimed, gladly. sis
that you?"
"Yes, Asgie; but it's no USE
Hush h." said Agnes, shutting the
door very gently and drawing her
brother into the adjoining room. ''Oh,
Rob. you don't mean they didn't want
your
''Yes, do; and we may as we'll die
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head resting on his shoulder and hel
chubby hands swinging her grand
fathers watch gently backward and
forward
"Wha. are you going to give me to
morrow. grandpa?"
''Give you tomorrow? Kisses, OF
course" said grandpa.
mo, mean what you are going tc
give me for New Years, and birthday,
too-you know mamma always calls
me New Years gift"
such big New Years gift ought te
be contented with ITSELF" said grand
father. II sha'n't need to give yor
anything"
''Oh, yes, you will." and Jessie lie,
the watch slide into her grandfather's
pocket, and framing his face in her lit.
tie hands looked reproachfully and en-
treatingly into his face.
Must II" asked grandfather. re
garding that same little face with very
kind eyes
"Yes, must" said Jessie imperiously
What shall l give you, then?" he
asked.
Jessie thought a moment
"A pocket full of money"
"A pocket full of money! VIVA,
could you do with a pocket full O,
money!"
walk out" said Jessie.
"And lose it all"
mo. grandpa, of course not-gi.e ii
away"
'Oh-h" said grandfather, that's the
idea"
Yes" said Jessie. Last New Years
met ever so many poor little girls and
boys thatsaid: Please glib me penny?'r
and Jessie said the words thickly and
last, as she remembered to have heard
them. land it went to my heart. grand.
father. to pass them by dressed in nv
ermine cloak and velvet hat"
Grandfather's smiling eyes grew Sc.
EiouA
Surprising. JESSIE" he said, 81
should fill your pockets with the
money which l intended to buy you q
pony with next summer. do you think
you would be willing to 60 without
the pony when summer Gamer"
'Oh. yes grandpa" said Jessie,
eagerly. Il am sure should. and that
would Be lots of money, wouldn't it?''
Il should only putpart in your poke,
aAd the rest in the hank for mau1,ua e
hsap you spend"
'Srend7 For poor little girls and
bsysS"
Yeo. dear"
Xeats . bea.tif.l Grsndpal-
anesseAsr - - ~ eagthi,g'
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Queer Educational Methods.

Although fifteen thousand Chimes
students enter for the examination
which is held at Wuchang every three
years. only one-half per cent. are sue
cessful. The examination is divided
into three bouts of thirty-six hours
each. with intervals of a day. During
this time the ncn are shut up in cells
. few feet square. containing board
for seat and one for desk. and the
doors ere locked frora the outsii..
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and done with it. Never mind, Aggie,
don't cry"-noticing his sisters dis
tress Perhaps something will turn
up"
And. striving to comfort his sister,
Rob almost deceived himself as to the
hopelessness of things.
People are always kinder at New
Years l may beg Job somewhere.
as long as the Sharpley's don't want
me- They didn't pay me well, as it was.
and if it hadn't been for mother being
sick
They've got so much money, too!''
sobbed Agnes. ''Oh, know if l was
a rich man I'd look out for poor peoplev'
Il think l should, too" said Rob.
SAT least wouldn't cheat them out of
what really did belong to them"
A faint call from the sick room
reached Agnes ear. and both she and
her brother fastened to the bedside of
their mother, where they remained
most of the night, sleeping and watch
ing by turns, hoping that the morning
would find her better, yet fearing it
would find her worse.
Rob h ad wished to call physician,
but as there was nothing to pay one
with, and no immediate prospect OF
any means to do SO, he had not gone;
but in the morning he started out for
that purpose, and Agnes, cheering the
fire into its warmest blaze. sought to
keep up brave heart, while the pa
tient invalid lay as silent and uncom-
planning as it was possible for her, suf-
fering and weak as she was.
The hours stole slowly by toward
noon. and Rob did not return. neither
did the physician appear, and little
Agnes at last decided to go for the lat
ter, while with an anxious heart she
wondered where her brother could be.
AS she hurried along the street, so
intent upon her purpose, eager only to
get physician, and hasten back to her
mother. she stumbled awkwardly
against little girl who was walking
with one hand in her grandfather's and
one hand in her pocket
OH" exclaimed Jessie, as she put
her jaunty hat back into its proper
place. and regarded the frightened
Agnes ''Oh, did l hurt you. little
grip
''Oh, no." said Agnes; II was afraid
I hurt you. I'm very sorry-I wasn't
looking" and she was fastening on,
when Jessie caught hold of her shawl,
which felt very thin, aud drew her
back.
Il want to wish you a happy New
Year." she said, land give you some
thing to buy you a new shawl" and
she eagerly pressed handful of coin
into Agnes hand
do you mean to give this all to me?''
asked Agnes, bewildered.
'Oh, yes" said Jessie. land more. too.
if you want it That's my New Years.
isn't it, grandpa?"
1T will more than pay Dr.. Westtan,' -
said Agnes, speaking 70 herself. IS she
eagerly counted the money. 'Oh, how
kind of you! The money'u make mother
better just in itself"
rs your mother sick?" asked Jessie,
compassionately.
"Yes," answered Agnes. her eyes ill.
ing with teaxs; and must not stop to
talk. although ! thank you SO very
much"
':Just . moment longer" said Jessie's
grandfather 'Where do you live? We
nay beable 70 be Of nee to yoar mother.
D. WssttaA cd I sre old fr1ends.
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CURED q reputation. lheSe are worthy
people, and your kindness will not be
lost upon them"
Meanwhile, Jessie had been explain
ing to Agnes about her pocketful OF
money, and Agnes had been telling her
of other little boys and girls who. she
supposed. would be as glad Of the
money as she had been.
''Oh, hope Rob will come soon, -
she said; everything is so nice. Rob
said people would be kinder to-day be-
cause it is New Years, and he was
right"
us Rob your brother?'' asked Jessie.
EYES," and Agnes drew such glow.
ing picture of him that Jessie wanted
to wait and see him, but her grand
hour was near at hand. and that they
must be going.
! ''You will hear from us again." he
said to Agnes, while Jessie insisted up
on putting more money into her hand.
For Rob-" she said, laughing.
Doctor Westtan remained awhile
longer. as he was in truth more anxious
about his patient than he cared to show.
She was, however, sleeping quietly,
when. with few kind words to Agnes,
he withdrew.
II need not be quite so afraid to put
this last shovelful of coal on" said she,
meditatively, as she renewed the fire,
and settled herself to recount her
money and consider what of all their
needs it should buy for them.
While thus occupied she fell asleep
Jessie was eating her New Years din.
ner, and, between the mouthfuls. re.
counting the adventures of the morn
ing.
You'll go there, mamma, won't you?''
Certainly, my dear, this very after
noon"
And, mamma, shall give them all
the money was going to put in the
bank, shall not?"
1--WE will consider it. my dear. We
will learn first what their needs are"
"Most everything, 1 should think;
shouldn't you, grandpa?"
Pretty nearly. from what l saw and
from what DR.. Westtan tells me-"
''Oh. mamma, why didn't l think to
ask you TO send that little girl din
ner?"
Il thought of it" said grandfather,
land your mother has sent it"
So when Agnes woke with o start
from her sleep it was to find
BY her side basket of provisions
which some one had left there.
Mother" she said, softly; but her
mother was still sleeping. II ought
to have locked the door," said Agnes.
but did not think of going to sleep.
That dear little girl must have sent
this; will put it by until Rob comes.
and then we will enjoy it together:
wish mother could eat some of it"
Jessie was much displeased when,
-ater in the afternoon. she and her
mother made their proposed visit. to
find that the dinner was untouched
Didn't eat even piece of pie?" she
asked
Agnes shook her head.
Then you must eat it now" ss;c
Jessie, ''for mother is going to send you
As many pies as You want, and every
thing else"
Which was Agnes thought. quite
true. when that night the narrow bed
stead had given way To a more cornmo-
docs one. and the acanty bedeiothsu
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THE NEW-YEAR RESOLUTION

When first, on New Years eve. IL sprarS
To life with determined mien,
"'Twfll live forever and day"
You would haze said if you had seen:
And when it spoke its strict intent
With stcrncst voice and rigid word:
"'Twill never yield 10 any wile!"
You would have said il you heIrl
Yet day by day it bore itself
Less lof;ily. and day by day
Its accents lost their tone severe,
And slowly, softly died away
Twas then with satisfaction he
Who made il saw its power wa1e,
And hushed it to silent sleep
Till New-Year's eve should come again
Mrs George Archibald. in Judge
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To help the younr soul ,

TO help the young soul. to add en-
ergy. to inspire tope. end blow the
Goals into . useful fame; 70 redeem de-
feat BIZ new thought and FRA action.
this. though not easy. is the work of
divine men. Emerson.
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-"So man is q hero o. his valet. said
Mmc de- Cornuel The equivalent of
this expression is found in many Ian
guaReS and attributed 20 many suth0fs
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HE last night
of the old year
Jessie sat on
h e r gr a n d
fathers knee.
sAL --l-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
WORLDS FATR .FIN4NcEs.

Now Controlled by a Board of Finance
A Further Reduction in Expenses Con-
templated.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-The fact be-
came known yesterday that Board of
Finance had been appointed to manage
the monetary affairs of the Worlds
Fair, and that at the time this board was
appointed, all fixed appropriations for
different departments of the Exposition
were ordered stopped August LIST.
The Board of Finance Is composed of
w. d. Kerfoot, F. s, Winston and
William X. Ackermann. The first two
are directors and the latter is auditor of
the Exposition Company. This board
Is charged with two important duties,
cutting down expenses and making such
appropriations as they think necessary
to carry on work in different depart
ments Of the Fair.
Beginning to-day, the Council of Ad-
ministration will not be allowed TO
spend dollar without the approval of
the Board of Finance. The statement
was made yesterday evening that the
Council of Administration, after re-
peated conferences with the department
chiefs and others, had succeeded in
bringing the pay-rolls for the last two
weeks of July down to $4,000. This
would mean q monthly payroll of
$42O,OO0 hereafter, but the Board of
Finance expects to reduce it at least 20
per cent more.