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LADIES, your bust enlarged six inches:
failure impossible; results guaranteed;
1000 testimonials: book and full particulars
sealed for cents. Aurum Medicine Co..
Dept. S. 55 State St, Chicago.
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AUCTION SALES.
Kavnnagh & Co., Auctioneers.


MAGNIFICENT FURNITURE AND CAR
pets at Public Auction-We will sell at
auction at the residence of Mrs. DR.. De
Witt, 439 Laurel av., corner Arundel St,
on Tuesday. June l, at 10 o'clock in the
morning. as fine a lot of household goods
as ever was offered in st. Paul, consisting
in part OF one inlaid mahogany parlor suit
of five pieces, fine solid mahogany center
and library tables, one antique walnut
table, two mahogany bric-a-brac cabinets
(very fine), Turkish chair and sofa, book
case and several small desks, dining room
table and leather seat chairs, one buffet,
several fine bedroom suits. with springs
and the best hair mattresses, iron beds,
severai-oak ehiffoniers Garge and smalD,
one bamboo cabinet, piano lamp, child's
iron bed, toilet ware, zone Singer sewing
machine (nearly new, odd dressers and
commodes one billiard table, one square
piano, lot children's toys the best Ine Of
Royal Wilton and body Brussels carpets,
rugs, etc., ever offered at auction, one
steel range, china cupboard, extra fine
large refrigerator, kitchen tables and uten-
sis, lot of china, glassware, etc., ETC., etc.
This is without doubt the finest line of
household effects we have had an oppor-
tunity of offering for sale for some time
and it ought to attract the attention Of
people looking for fine furnishings, so be
sure and be on hand. Kavanagh Co.,
1S7-and 1SQs-EaSt -Siyth st
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SUMMIT PLACE. 294-For rent, four rooms
up stairs: water. sewer and bath.
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-STENoGRAPHER-Co stenographer
desires position; PERSONAL interview request
= ed Please address Ttl5S Globe; ,5ls.
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sWASHE G--Woman goes obut swashing, iron
ing and housecleaning&s Inquire at 452 St.
; Peter ST.. bakery. -..-g- .
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INSTRUCTIONS.

ACTUAL BUSINESS, bookkeeping. short
hand telegraphy, etc, taught day and even
ings at Globe Business College, Endicott
Building. Begin now.
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NICoLLET HOUSE, 1Ss West Fourth ST.
|, First-class rooms, with or without board
German cooking.
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DISPl AYED ADS . s1asr !, this = h. heading In

BUSINESS Personal.
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SMITH AV., 137-Near Cable-Pieasant, fur
nished rooms; all modern cOnveniences; in
private family.
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SMITH AV., 93-For rent, four unfurnished
rooms, suitable for housekeeping. Inquire
"a Buckingham
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s., ,5ee-THE CORRECT IDEA in amassing
wealth is to invest your dollars when and
where they will make dollars for you; such
is the cardinal principle of the rich becom-
ing richer; no commercial enterprise offers
such golden opportunities for large or small
investors as our this years turf events
our statements are worthy presentations Of
the most skiIlful turf operations ever exhib-
tied; last year we realized more than 81 500
per month; results every week. Write for
particulars. Conden & Co., Boon Block,
Coyington. XIV.
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WANTED-Capable and successful general
and local agents for the American Union
Life Insurance Company of New York.
Liberal contracts will be, made with men
who have written, and can and will write
business. For particulars address Charles
S. Clark. General Manager. Northwestern
Department, 1709-17u Fisher Building, Chi
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ST. PETER ST.. 646-Furnished front alcove
rooms; modern conyen.ences; central loca-
ton: rent reasonable.
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STENOGRAPHER-,E Experienced lady stenog-
rapher wishes halliday Tor. less) position ;.
owns typewriter; reasonable salary; best Of
|. 312 Colonnade CITY AZ: ts-st:
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PERSONALS.

LADY educated and accomplished, highly
connected socially, age 40, worth $100 900,
wants sympathetic husband. Address Mrs.
Marion, 209 East Fifty-first st. New York
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STOCK POSTERS for Fairs, Bicycles. Trot-
ting and Running Races and Base Ball, al
ways ON hand. Calvert Lithographing Co.,
Detroit Mich
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IGLEHART, 1-Four rooms, first floor. for
.! rent: SIG month; very fine in every re-
spect,
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fOR SALE CHEAP-A fine driving horse:
lady can drive; afraid Of nothing. IT'S
Ach1o
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$500 INVESTED earns $50 weekly; no stock
speculation gold mine investment; you
control capital: fifth successful year. Par
ticulars free. Chase G Campbell, IL Union
Snrare New York.
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CLARIVOYANTS.
MRS. DIR. MOSS, at sos Wabasha, IS the only
human naturalist to consult. Socrates said
"know thyself," and you may know yourself
and all about others if you confer with this
lady,. Phrenofogists and fortune -tellers
come and go, but DR.. Moss stays. Learn
your vocation that nature has prepared you
for, that you are adapted to, and. the prob
lem of life will be an enjoyable one to solve.
Open daily, evenings and Sundays.
MRS. DR.. HAYES. clairvoyant and massagist.
63 East Seventh st.
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Hubert Brown Is Co.
) NEW HIGH GRADE ladies and
HORSES AND CARRIAGES.

FOR SALE-Just arrived, few high-bred
lwel-broken speedy road horses, trotters
and PAGERS, from an Iowa stock farm; can
be seen and tried at Kittsondale Inquire
Evan Lewis.
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WAsH1NGAA woman nAsW " sWI6Hhld like to go out
washing. Address 448,, ,izafond ST. e 1
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WANTED-Horses to pasture; fine meadow,
timber and water; horses called for and
returned T. l.. Morgan, 533SS Wapasha st.
FWANTED-A heavy work horse in exchange
for fresh COW. 1173 Sherburne av.
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HORSE-Wanted to rent by month, three
evenings each week, good ladys saddle
horse; terms must be reasonable. 1888 Kent
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FINANCIAL.
MONEY

MONEY TO LOAN on clothing, jewelry, furs
and all goods of value. III. Fegelson, 415
Minnesota ST
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BICYCLES.

BICYCLEs-Ladies' and gents good bicycles
$40 tor $SS5;- boys swheel,- $3.50. Advance
Loan Co, u East Seventh st.
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BARGAIN-Resdence on Hill: all convent
ences; best location: must be rented. See
Taylor's Renting Agency.
FURNISHED HOUSE-Eight rooms; central
location; modern conveniences: terms rea-
sonable to responsible party. 80 East
Twelfth St
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ST. PETER ST.. 3S5-For rent. pleasant. fur
nished rooms. Inquire in book store be-
meath tsr-.ai
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

MERCFIANDISE-W have for sale and ex-
change several stocks of desirable goods,
viz: Dry goods and furnishings, clothing.
groceries, hardware, shoes and drugs. If
you want stock of goods write MacRae
& Buxton. 533 Guaranty Building, Mime
apolis.
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WANTED-Salesmen to sell to dealers on
time; $1O0 monthly and expenses; experience
unnecessary. Write for, particulars. = Acme
Cigar Co., Chicago.
WANTED-Catholic man to travel for old es-
tablshed house; must begin on low sal
ary. Address Catholic Truth, Lock Box 528,
Chicaoo
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HORSES, HORSES-Ae Barrett & thinner
{ mans horse auction and commission stable
/ Midway Minnesota Transfer, st. Paul, MINI.
/ Auction every Wednesday and Saturday.
/ private sales daily. From 200 to 300 head con-
! stantly on hand; part time given if de-
: sired. s- --' -
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ST. PETER ST., 673--For rent. a large fur
nished front room: suitable for two.
THIRD ST, $50 EASTlF6r rent, three rooms
on first floor, furnished for housekeeping or
unfurnjshed 'asetsi $'Fif
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BABY GIRL to be given away for adoption
at 298 Martin st.
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LIGHT. SPEEDY BUGGY, cheap for cash;
have no use for it. 692 East Third st.
WANTED-A good second hand, two-seat car
riage or surrey; must be in good repair.
Address J 12 Globe.
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BUSINESS Your ad. will appear in these COL
umns every day for $1.5O line
HELPER. per month. Try it and watch re-
Suits
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THE PATEE BICYCLE is winner; ride one
if you want to get there quick; also five
good second hand wheels cheap. Twin City
Bicycle house, 436 jackson st.
BICYCLE People watch this column for
bargains in wheels. If you have
RA Rf1AI ms one to sell nut Your ad. here.
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GROVE ST.. 2S3-Room for working girls,
with lady living alone.
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FOR SALE-Five-glass hack for sale, cheap.
20 West Fourth.
FOR SALE-Three cheap horses, one buggy,
cash or on time 211 East Ninth st.
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THE BANKERS LIFE ASSOCIATION, as
sets over S766, ,GO0;. largest, strongest and
best Minnesota Life company, wants capa-
BILE agents. and gives to, producers, every
facility and assistance. Address Douglas
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10
MOUSE AS ENGINEER.

Constructed a Spiral Gallery to Es-
cape from a POst-HOle.
Along the mountainous shore of Lake
Lucerne in Switzerland, carved in the
face of the cliff, runs a famous road
called the Axenstrasse. In several
places where the hills jut out in pre-
eipitous bluffs over the water, it be-
comes an actual tunnel-a sort of gal
lery cut through the solid rock, partly
open, however, on the side toward the
lake. 1t has long been considered a
great feat of engineering skill; yet it
was once closely paralleled-one can
not say imitated-by an ignorant little
field mouse. As usual with both mice
and men, necessity was the mother OF
invention
That this was mouse of more than
ordinary skill and experience the event
sufficiently proved; but he was racing
rather recklessly across the garden,
and it Glanced that he fell into post
hole. AS this hole was about three feet
deep, with perpendicular walls and a
narrow bottom, he found himself as
helpless as young Joseph when his
brothers left him in the pit. He tried
in vain to scramble up the sides; he
leaped with all his strength again and
again; at last he gave it up, and
crouched painting and discouraged on
the loamy floor. Z
The mind of mouse works rather
slowly, except when the claws of a eat
are near the tip of his tail, and it was
some time before our prisoner rea-
soned out his problem. At length,
however. he saw the solution. and set
to work without further loss of time.
He had life to save, and only his own
little brain and feeble paws to do it
with.
So he began to excavate spiral gal
lery, running around the perpendicular
sides of the hole very muck On the plan
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10
HELPING THE BIRDS.
How to Build Homes for Them Which
They VIII Like.


Life is an uphill struggle with many
of our birds, and they are exceedingly
grateful for a little help at suitable
times. Boys and girls may. if they
wish, help the birds, and have fun be-
rides.
One way to help the birds is to put
up bird house or two, and you may
be lucky enough to have the wrens
build in them. Just word about bird
houses. Numbers of them are built
wrong, as you may see by little OBJ
servation. The hole for entering is
made on a level with the floor, and
when the bird attempts to build nest
the sticks, grass and feathers close up
the only door. In the right sort of
bird house, which is merely box about
eight inches square, the hole for the
birds to enter is made in the middle
OF slightly above the middle of the
front. When the nest is built the open
ing is just on a level with the top Of it
The picture will show what is meant
A slanting roof sheds the rain best.
and a little doorstep or place on which
the bird can alight is appreciated. but
plain square box, with hole an inch
and one-half in diameter in the front
of it will do. Nail such box on the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10
PERRY 8. HEATH.

CFirst Assistant Postmaster-General0
march of two weeks duration any day
than to repeat the experience Of that
summer.
Fortunately for US, one of our num-
Der resigned. He could not stand the
strain and live; and, when he was
cmancipated, he went to the postInas-
ter-general and told him how things
were going. 1t was all news to him,
and he Immediately issued an order
dispensing with the night work. He
said that the office-seekers could wait
for more convenient season."
Then go to the clerk of the stamp
division. He says: Here we have to
make out orders for an average of
100000 worth of stamps for the post
offices of the country every day Ii
there is an error made of one single
cent look out for your official head.
Yet the department compels two men
to do the work which not less than five
men ought to be engaged upon. 1t is
hurry. hurry. hurry all the time; but
Lord help the villain who makes an err
ror in a single column. Our chief is
gentleman. but he is under orders from
ursympathetic suPeriors."
In the railway mail service it is the
same The government pays good sal
aries to few men. 1t pays more than
they ought to have But the men who
do the actual work are paid less than
81 900 per annum. The government is
stingy. niggardly, mean Promotion
does not come by merit. 1t goes by
political favor now as much as under
the spoils system For example: In
February, 1856. a gentleman of fair
clerical ability came into the depart
ment through the civil service COM
mission. He Is gentlemanly, and has
| seen better days. None of his fellow
| clerks blame him for what was done
afterwards. But they hate the system.
The new clerk was promoted to 81, 400
| per year in July, 1886. He happened to
have congressional influence. The men
over whom he was elevated were older,
more experienced, more capable, eN-
necessitate rel, but they had no polite
al influence Do you imagine that adj
| ministration of that kind tends to ell
evate the quality and character of the
work, or that it dignifies the laborer2
You must remember ali the time that
these paintings are not the work Of
dauber who has been rejected by the
haut-ton of the profession. They are
the simple truth telling of one of the
serfs who emancipated himself, and is
free to tell what none has dared to
say before, and the only object in view
is that young men may profit by the
statement of the facts, and seek any
ether avenue of bread-winning rather
than enter upon a quest for govern
ment employment at Washington.
SMITH D. FRY
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OF the. AXenstrasse, and gradually
bringing the little deliver nearer the
top. But like many another amateur
engineer who goes ahead without an
adequate survey of the ground, he met
with an unexpected obstacle. About
half way up he encountered stone.
firmly embedded and so large that he
could not tunnel around it. Here again
was pause, and sadness, and cogita-
ton. But again the diminutive brain
was equal to the emergency-though
ordinarily it doesn't contain wit enough
to keep its owner out of a palpable
trap with the dead bodies of three or
four of his neighbors stuck in it for
warning. For mouse, our long-tailed
engineer was nothing less than
genius; he reversed his plans, set his
back to the rock. started his spiral in
the opposite direction, and finally
reached the surface. Certainly he had
earned his freedom; and let us hope
that the clever little fellow never fell
victim to either cat or trap.
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A great deal is beard of hidden treas
ure, but very little is ever found. a
California man is one of the few lucky
ones. Last September an old fisher
man hermit was found dead in his ark,
in steamer near San Jose. The cor
oner held an inquest, and the ark was
sold at auction for $3.50. Not long aft
erward the purchaser blossomed out in
new clothes, and took a trip east. His
friends became inquisitive,- and finally
the man confessed that he had found
hidden in the ark, in notes and coin,
more than $4,000. Now people recall
that the old fisherman once had S23. 900
in bank, and the man who thought he
was so lucky is being sued by the her
mit's relatives to recover the money.
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rision SAYS: "when the democratic adj

vision says: 'When the democratic adj
ministration came in we were over
whelmed with letters, petitions, recon-
mendations and all sorts of correspond
enee concerning o., 900 post offices. The
work had to be done. After working all
day we were ordered to come back at
night and work-until ten O'Clock. We
were driven like lambs TO the slaughter.
None of us dared to go to the first as
sistant. or to the acknowledgement
Our superiors would not speak for US.
We had to bear the brunt of it all. and
get no credit for it. Two hundred other
clerks in the second and third assist
ants offices would put on their hats
and saunter gaily forth into the sun
shine at four o'clock every afternoon.
It never occurred to the powers above us
that those 200 men might have stayed
one hour longer and assisted US, there
by dividing the work equally and saw
ing our eyes, brains and general health.
No. we received neither sympathy nor
thanks.
Hitherto we had been accustomed
to 4 vacation when the heated term
came upon us in this southern town.
But we were scoffed at when we spoke
of rest. For twelve days the thermo1n-
cter registered 100 degrees in the
shade constantly, and we had to work
under the heat of the chandelier and
droplight until we almost sank in our
places. Talk about soldering. I've
been there. I'd rather make a forced
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10
FoREloN GOSSIP.

According &c a report just pub
lished, England has in her service in
India 1865 men. Besides this there is
an army of 15S. 905 men, in England and
the colonies.
weeks until they borrowed this disivion
of time from the east The Greeks di-
vided the months into three equal
periods; the Romans into three very un-
eoual-the Kalends, Ides and Nones.
-Rupshu. a district on the north
slope of the Himalayas. $4,000 feet above
sea level. and surrounded by noun
tains from 5000 TO 5000 feet higher, has
a permanent population of 500 persons.
who live IN goathair tents all the year
round.
In the kitchen of the queen Of Eng
land there are five ..tasters.' whose duty
is to test the food before it is served
at the royal table, to detect poisonous
ingredients Most of the ''taSters" be-
come extremely fat before they are &C
years of age.
-Russia's confidence in oil fuel fol
war ships larger than torpedo boats
seems to be wavering. The General Ad-
miral Apraxin, now building, is to use
oil for half its boilers and coal for the
other half, but all other ocean-going YES
sells are TO continue TO use coal alone.
Since the Caillebotte collection of
impressionist paintings has been &C
cepted for the Luxembourg gallery, the
fine arts section of the Institute OF
France has been deluging the minister
of fine arts with protests. Though there
are some MaDets and Claude Manets
among them, the greater part of the
collection is said to be set of daubs.
M. Dybowski, in recent journey
in the interior of Africa, encountered a
tribe who have reduced cannibalism to
such a system that they have only one
object of purchase-slaves to be eaten.
They refuse to sell food or any other
products of their country for anything
else, and surrounding tribes capture and
export canoe loads of slaves for this
purpose
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shed or house, out of the way of prowl
ing cats, and wait for luck to bring you
bird. In the suburban towns you are
quite likely to get little, brown, fussy
sociable wren before May is gone.
Another way to help the birds is tc
keep a pan or large fiowerpot saucer
filled with fresh water in some place
where the birds can use it to wash
and drink from. Do not bediscouraged
if they do not come in the first week,
for they must first find it, and next, I'M
less it is kept full and fresh, they will
not patroniZe it regularly. Robins, blue
jays, cat birds, chirping sparrows and
blackbirds all enjoy good bath and n
cool drink, and are likely to come to
you.
If an oriole is building near you,
throw some bright-colored worsted,
some string or hemp on the bushes, and
the oriole is likely to call for it.
If a bird decides to build near you
you can help him by driving away
the rascally English sparrow, which
will try to drive him away. But the
English sparrow, that tramp among
birds, hates the evening bath as much
sparrow goes to roost at night, or, bet
ter still, when the nest is nearly built,
make a campaign against him with the
hose and wash him off his roost or his
nest from its place, and it will soon be-
gin to dawn upon him that he is not
exactly a welcome guest.
Above all, don't rob the nests of our
native birds. A collection of eggs
doesn't amount to much anyway, and
you will find it more fun to watch the
young birds than it is to drive away the
old ones, Encourage our native birds
to come and live near you, and they
will pay you for your trouble by the
flowers, bushes and trees they will
save by keeping them clean from in
sects, and they will throw in musicale
for good measure.-A. G. Beebe, In Chi
cago Record.
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work than any other man here. Hugh
Nesbit' was alive and working then,
and he was a splendid clerk. We
were rivals. We both worked night and
day to make good records.
I'VE were not thanked for our eff
forts. Our ambition. energy. inteiIi-
gence and faithfulness only caused us
to be men marked for the slaughter
Our fellow clerks were envious of u.s.
We outstripped them. Our superiors
were our bitter enemies. for we chaI-
lenged their superiority. They hated
Us because they feared US. The post
master-general was not permitted to see
us or know US. and we dared not APP
proach him. We worked so hard that
we were in danger. Finally our aged
principal clerk died. We were recriv-
ing $1,000 per anDum. and a promotion
was then available. for one of US. to
81, 500. Which of US should get il?
Mark the result.
"A man who was drunken, disrepu-
table. every way unworthy. received the
promotion. Since then he has been en-
yious of us. and domineering. He makes
life burden If / resign, as he wishes
me to do, 1 know no other business than
this and shall be a pauper. If 1 re-
main where | am 1 am treated like a
puppy. I have no incentive to be eff
cient, diligent. faithfully ambitious to
do we'll The fates are against me; 1
must be a puppy"
His experience is not exceptional
The true story has never been told. The
intelligent reporters have seen but the
epidermis, and have never diagnosed the
case.
An old clerk in the appointment di-
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FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
AN OLD STORY IN RHYME.

ct heard great big lion in the brush
Said he. "along the river = Freddy,
hushi'
Said his mamma: ~'you talk at random,
dear,
For there were never any lions here"
"Oh. then 1t must have been a bear" said
Fred;
"a cross old bear-he might have killed me
dead!'
why Freddy" said mamma. you talk
so wild;
The bears were all killed long ago. my
child
"A wildcat or coyote, then" said he;
But his mamma said no, it could not be.
You Think said Fred, that it was just
calf?
That's what you said-I wish you wouldn't
laugh.
Twas getting dark hadn't time to look,
But anyhow know the bushes shook!'
Della Hart Stone, in N. Y. Independent.