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mountain pass through which ferocious
wild beasts and giants were roam
ing Looking through the pass the
three Princes saw a broad and swift
river that was as black as ink, upon
the waters of which lofty icebergs
crashed together In the midst of the
river was a roaring whirlpool of such
vast size that it gulped down the ice
bergs and great sailing ships greedi-
". The Princes could hear the shrieks
OF the sailors as they were drawn down
by the icy and inky current.
Then there came into view small,
slight boat that rocked fearfully as IL
gIided along At first, seen in the dis
tance, it was a mere speck AS it drew
nearer the Princes saw that it con-
tanned lovely girl, whose hands and
Feet were bound with clanking chains.
Her head was bare, excepting crown
of let black roses. About her should
ers was closely drawn JET BLACK
ROBE.
''There is your Lady Of the Black
Robe said the cruel Atoll, but look
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again"
Cleaving the waves and surrounding
the boat was a multitude of huge croc-
odiles leaping at the boat with hor-
rible mouths wide open.
These seeming crocodileS, said
Aton. ARE also sons of Atrid, who had
one thousand sons. All are maricians,
and I am the Queen of them all. When
[ command they must all work the spell
that 1 wish. The cruel Atolfs lips
curled with pride.
The three Princes hardly heard Atoll,
because they were watching the Lady
of the Black Robe so closely. The boat
drifted near an island and the Lady
would have thrown herself into the
water, hoping to escape, but the croco-
dies crowded close to- the boat and
each tried to reach the Lady.
She sank into the bottom of the boat
In despair Now the boat was caught
by the outer circle of the whirlpool s
waters and began to follow the path
that was leading the icebergs and the
ships down to destruction, in the throat
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n AM sorry, said the King to his three
- SdIs.*.that a wicked magician mas
D.; fhr6Wri a dreadful spell over the
L: kfngdom Children die suddenly
-: Wild beasts of sort never seen pc
. fSIa %o;;fn through our cities water
i,ae. flres and fire is cold; brother fights
a eaiTlst brother and sister agalnSt SIS
= +e.rl YES. even the rivers are beW1tched
a M TlliT is. over all our kingdom. 90
y0ut, INV sons, and seek for the Lazy VI
the. Black. Robe. She alone can save US.
There will be many dangers, but 90 hot
.'io6T aesa3n upon my face until you have
btougfit. ito me the Lady OF the blac c1
Robe. that she may remove the sPet
and make. us happy again. .,.o
:: sfFather and King" said the three
:sors-Alfred, Arthur and Egperlm,
will FIRING. to you the Lady Of the Black
R0be*or% die in the attempt.
sHelp. oh help" The speaker was a
beautiful young girl. The three Princes
VINO had Travelled far from nome,
stopped at the cry for help and drew
their swords They saw huge, nary
animal; carrying young girl up the
efda-Y3f. 2. steep cliff, where even goat
couid:hardly have found footing. me
animal altered a shrek when 1t saw
the three Princes and hurried on, ana
T.a1, .fyrte- a hole in the side of the cllff;
Egbert, who was the KING lavof eli
am :scaIetl the cliff first, closely FOL
IoiITac- tiv~ Alfred and Arthur, and the
+i,Tee Princes followed the path of the
hastst.' and. found the young girl lying
,,13ciyI the ground, seemingly dead. she
Isiaie:x:ei-y white and still. The amman
rad disappeared and was nowhere to
be seen. -;,,
-I~:oI1ened her eyes and cried out, TO
the surprise and griet OF the three
Princess ,.,so,,o ,,
At.thjs a. score of black dwarts, eacn
'baFnp.: armed with crooked sharp
sr.Srds' rushed at the three Princes ana
v+ould have ended their lives then ana
tf,src: ii. the young girl had not ordered
tlfarn: 10 stay their hands. Egbert would
hev;' Given battle TO the death. pelng
vefat Courageous and hot-headed, put
AIfTE;5 who was the Oldest brother, ana
wh1 Gas wiser. asked of the young girl
What 1t meant m
'so6fk at me- said the girl Il am
Atom: The magician, and 1 have thrown
a spell 9ver your fathers kingdom:
These are nv guards-the sons OF Atrid
and NV brothers. / knew that you
would try. to remove the spell but did
not think that you would be here so
Asoon- Welcome"
DO not mock us. Atoll, said Egoert
angrily. nor think that we are. afraid
of you or Of these horrible dwarfs we
have not come to harm you. but TO nnu
the Lady of the Black Robe.
You shall see her. Look
The hole in the cliff was suddenly
widened. by magic, into mighty
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FUNNY 1T IS. a BLOCK HOUSE

Lady of the Black Robe, but it had
freed her hands.
Our slave, our slave" shouted the
multitude. "Seei She is free! Chain
her again before she can escaped"
The Lady rested her hands upon the
tree upspringing above her. With q
quick motion she showered down
storm of snow white blossoms in a
circle around her. Smiling, now, she
faced the one thousand fierce sons of
Atrid. Within this circle they could not
come, for the tree bore Wizard Flowers
and the ring was enchanted.
Hurrah,' said Alfred, Arthur and
Egbert, "she is free"
Not yet. With wonderful strength
the sons of Atrid tore open the sur
rounding hills From each hill
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STORY OF a GREAT SOLDIER.
-@%@A%@%o

her, she wrote, and heaven would GER
tainly reward him if he continued faith
full in the service of his king
After he had read this Frederick went
back to his study and brought rou-
leau of ducats, which he slipped with
the letter into the pocket of the boy.
Then, closing the door of the ante
chamber, he went back to his desk ana
rung the bell with such violence that
he soon awoke the page, who hurried
into the room.
Surely you have been asleep thun-
dered the king, glaring at him Hereby:
The poor lad. much frightened, tried
to stammer out a confession or excuse,
and in his agitation he thrust his hand
into his pocket, where he found the roll
of ducats Confused and trembling he
drew it out, and stood looking first at
the king, then at the money, utterly in
capable of speech.
What is the matter?" asked the
king, hiding a smile behind his hand.
Alas, your Majesty" cried the boy,
falling on his knees. MY ruin is in
tended. l know nothing of this money;
indeed, 1 know nothing of it.
Why" said the king, whenever for
tune does come she comes sleeping. You
may send it to your mother with my
compliments, and assure her that I will
provide for you both.
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feel that I am the dickey red;
l have taken the tender life
OF the little chick that is dead.
Even a chick will suffer in strife
II the cat be the foe most dread.
His hand caressed the chickeys breast
With loving touch as he said,
Look at the red blood on his nose,
And on his clothes and on his head.
Eyes, ma'am, it was your dickey-cat,
The little girl broke in, did that
"Dickey must be punished, my dear;
Strict Justice shall be done.
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streamed forth a fiery torrent of lava
that seethed around the hill where
stood the Lady of the Black Robe. The
air auivered with heat and was filled
with suffocating fu--ies of birthstone
and the odor of Chat, which is the drug
smoked by the magicians who toll IN
the hearts of volcanoes.
Before the stream the sons or Atrld
fed. There was a sound of closing
gates. loud as heaviest thunder. The
three Kings and the one thousand sons
of Atrid were gone-gone to their I'M
known Kingdoms. The Lie of the
Black Robe was alone, surrounded by
surging waves of fire that ever drew
nearer and nearer.
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BLOCKS AND LOT OF THEM TO

The teacher blew heavy sigh from
her lips and went at it again with re-
newed courage.
Suppose you have one jacket and at
Christmas your father makes you
present of another jacket how many
Jackets would you have them
He amt that kind of father; he
never gives nothin for Christmas.
Suppose your sister gives you one
apple and you have one already, what
will you have then?"
stomach ache. Our apples are cook
in apples
The teacher with a pleasant smile
was not to be discouraged by trif1es.
She began to suspect that the little
fellow was not well up in ARITHMETIC,
but she resolved to make one more ef-
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Growing by that wall;
In their cups are just the thing
To give you when | call.
When | shake the red rose, bee,
Then you must awake,
To come down upon the lawn
And of sweets partake.
Time is UP now, busy bee,
Don't you hear me call?
All! | hear you buzzing now
Careful, don't you fall!
Here are cups filed to the brlnl'
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" OUR coat is dusty, busy bee,
" You've worked So hard to-day
| I'm sure you've gathered plenty
sweets,
Now stop while and play.
I've been watching you this while
Fill your tiny sacks,
Some with honey, clear and white,
Some with golden wax:
Take your precious burden home,
Then come back and rest;
See, within that red rose deep,
What splendid nest
Just lie within its fragrant heart,
The petals round you fold;
What richer bed than that could be
Deep crimson and bright gold?
When you wake up from your nap
I'll surprise you so,
For I'll give you then, little bee,
What you like, | know.
Where there's honey, sweet and thick
know very we'll
But not till you've had your rest
Am l going to tell.
| see hollyhocks from here,
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"Wind and Fire,
Fire and Wind,
Blow the Water,
Dry the Water,
Save Kedra's daughter
From the Water. "
5000 900 o@o9o~o@o e

Lightning darted from the shy.
Fierce earthquakes followed
Into the cracks of the earth caused
by the earthquakes Numbered the
river in mighty waterfalls.
Storm winds blew upon the whirl-
pool and scattered its waters, so that
they whirled no more.
Before the winds, which were hot, as
If they came from the hearts Of vol
canoes, the river dried up as by magic.
Then the boat was left high upon
a dragged hilltop, towering high above
the place where the river had been.
With horrible noises the crocodiles
approached the island. The Lady of the
Black Robe saw their sharp teeth and
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III HERE'S a knock at my kitchen
p: door,
:. 80 And I quickly open it wide.
Il Standing there are two children
:: - fair,
"A boy with a girl by his side.
He is six, and she only four,
Eagerly waiting at the door
In the boys hand is little chick
.*:W:hat is it, dear?" l gently ask.
He.:speaks up, brave and quick:
: Missus, see what your dickey-cat
Did: :: He killed this little chick.
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- DAYS VISIT TO AUNT KATE.
BY MABEL L. NUTTING.

Sam is short. He is eleven years old
and he has black hair and hazel eyes.
We took the o'clock boat, and then
the train. We arrived there at 10
o'clock AS we were going we saw
many beautiful meadows covered with
trees and wild flowers.
Aunt Kate was very glad to see US.
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Alfred awoke in a dark and suffocat-
ing dungeon, underground, into which
no ray of light came and from which
there seemed to be no way to escape.
An omen!'' he said. THE Lady's
Robe was all black--like this gloom.
From this moment / am her cham
pion!"
Albert was in a desert. which seemed
to be all quicksand that threatened
to instantly suck him down to DEATH
An omen," he cried even so death
every moment threatened the Lady of
the Black Robe From this moment I
am her champion.
D. H. w.
(To be Continued)
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EHzIELpHNC THE BEE SzaAM s
1aaaaee,s~>~ BY MAGGIE 2. koTTINGRf6xz ~

Red and white and pink,
With a golden spoon in each;
Come, little bee, and drink.
I've filled up each dainty cup
With water clear and cold,
And the honey down below
| stirred with spoon of gold.
Here are sweets enough, I'm sure,
To fill up many cell,
So drink your fill before you go
The other bees to tell.
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ITO the rescued" shouted Egbert.
con my brothers,"
'Ha, hal" laughed Atoll, the Lady
of the Black Robe is not reached so
easily. This is only vision. Slaves
do your duty!"
The three Princes were hurled from
the cliff by the black dwarfs. Down
they fell-down-ever down. Then
fierce wind swept them apart-far from
one another.
Egbert found himself upon a lonely,
icy rock. in the midst of an ocean. out
of sight of all land and threatened by
monsters in the waves.
AN omen." he said. 1.-THE Lady of
the Black Robe was even so surround
ed From this moment am her cham
pion!"
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of the whirlpool. Slowly at first, then
faster and faster, the boat moved. The
crocodiles would not dare the whirl-
pool, but stopped at the edge and there
swan back and forth. The boat, with
its precious burden of the Lady of the
Black Robe, mounted on rim of water,
high above the surrounding waves.
Then the Lady, about 20 be drawn
down out of sight. rose and said aloud:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
BIRTHDAY GIFTS.
BY EUGENE BEAUCE.

- :: By EUGENE btAULE.
THREE boys were discussing the
+. r. gifts
Which birthday had brought unto
- = = each.
OhH said he received red wagon that
: =. morn:
said: the second, MY bike is a
!. !. :-'peach.'
-;
The. third kept a silence discreet;
Not filled was this lads pleasure cup,
For, when he was asked what for
= - birthday he got,
: He sadly replied, Il got IN.
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Il" UNIT KATE is a very old lady,
g IN; with short hair and light blue
;. IT, ewes. which are always pleasant,
u Aunt Kate lives in Berkeley.
= One fine day in June Hattie,
1Iabalf- Robert and went to visit Aunt
Hate Hattie is tall girl twelve
years old; Robert is not very tall. He
has :dark hair and light-brown eyes
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Little Dot was very fond of Bible
stories. and one day after her mother
had read the story of Lots wire, she
asked: Mamma, what did Mr.. Lot do
when his wife was turned into pillar
of salt?''
what do YOU think he did?" asked
mamma.
why" replied the practical little
miss, IT s'pose he went out and hunted
I'D a fresh one"
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planted an apple tree fifteen years ago.
It has fine red apples on it.
After dinner we went into the or
chard and picked some apples to take
home to mamma We stayed until
o'clock. Then we started for home
We caught the 4:30 o'clock train. then
the boat. We arrived at San Francisco
at $50. When we got home we went
right to bed We were so tired. Our
journey had been pleasant
The pastor of a certain church on
leaving his study, which is in the rear
of the church, one day last week, saw
a little girl friend talking to stranger.
What was that man saying to you,
Madge?" he asked as he came up to
her
"Oh," said she. "he just wanted to
know if DIR. wasn't the preacher OF
this church.
And what did you tell him?" asked
the pastor.
The little girl drew herself up with
an air of great pride.
II told him." she answered with dig
nifty, that you was the present in
cumbrance."
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Up sroRY CALLS FOR PICTURE
~HE schoor teaeher that I go to ev-

TIME school teacher that go to ev-
cry night at the Lincoln Night
School is paid very poorly for
her wearisome task-imparting
- wisdom to her noisy pupils.
One little boy in my class finds 1t very
difficult to understand simple arithme-
tic.
Suppose, Fritz. you have stocking
on one foot and you put another on the
other foot. how many would you have
on both feet?"
The answer came back, Il never wear
stockings"
Suppose your father has one pig in
pen, said the teacher, and he buys one
more. how many would he have then?
The little fellow came back with the
reply, Dad don't keep pigs"
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A little 5-year-old miss was visiting
in the country and for the first time
witnessed the operation of milking.
After watching the proceedings for
a time she inspected the COW nninutely
and then asked: Grandma, where do
they put the milk IMP
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The evidence is strong and clear"
| could not meet those truthful eyes,
The brown ones and the blue.
If | in a promise were untrue.
Satisfied, they turned to go,
Walking with silent steps,
Subdued and talking low.
Now, Jennie" the boy said,
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TELL THE CHILDREN JUST HOW

fort, so said: IF a poor little newsboy
has a cake and you give him one more,
how many will he have them"
81 dunno; I eat my own cakes.
Then the bell rang for good little boys
and girls to go home.
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'rYou may hold him just minute
While press the garden gate.
They pass through to the other side;
But they do not go quite away.
Curious. watched them there,
And, thinking that they were at play,
! over the fence did peep.
No; there was task to be done.
A hole was dug. narrow and deep,
And then carefully laid inside,
And covered over with earth,
Was the poor little chick that died.
And now they are up and away,
The brown eyes and the blue.
A child's grief lasts but for day,
Though children's hearts are ever
true.
Only justice did they demand
And fully justice shall be done;
If Dickey, the cat, comes home
Before the tomorrow sun.
A@~e~N@%@
She kissed us and we went into the
house and rested ourselves awhile.
Then we went in the orchard and
climbed up the trees which Aunt Kate
planted many years ago. Aunt Kate
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Just look. will you, at THAR
Are, you quite sure II is my cat
81 That has done this dreadful thing?"
t ask viewing the little chick
- With its bruised and broken wing.
I'VE saw him, but he ran and hid;
We can't whip him for what he did
Looking into the wistful eyes
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WAR PUZZLE TWENTY FAMILIAR NAMES
BY c. D. FEATAERsToNE, SANTA CRUZ

&H with old sailor who baeed and traded
understand
"Rothemi Lester? Avalon
Gardens Ha hai Van S a mani
small house. which painted red
English He seemed
Ed,
some giving another
thoughts this direction: Philip, natives OF what
counries?"
laughed and "1n rush
Sch
easily offended" said
Walking Utsigs bee farm who
provincial The walked clumsiy
wonder, he had hobs his boots
remarkable thing
pair baby who, basket flowers
ling with eyed us wonderingly.
old friend Dick Rossan golf player
who legend How old rid
method teaching
school
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THE GREAT one
day, sitting in his study, rang the
n bell several times, but nobody
came in response to his summons
L. At last, growing impatient, ne
opened the door of his antechamber ana
discovered his page fast asleep. The
king. much annoyed, was about to
awaken him, when he discovered a
written paper hanging out of the boys
pocket Kings are not above curiosity
any more than ordinary mortals, and
without scruple his Majesty softly drew
out the paper without awakening the
sleeper and read it, He found 1t to be
a letter of thanks from the pages
mother, in which she blessed her boy
for his thoughtfulness and devotion in
sending her the greater part of his
wages. 1t had been a great help to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

mental Work in the Field, Stable and
Dairy; 3rd, A Bureau or Information
Upon all Subjects Connected With the
Agricultural Industries of tine State
The Station issues annual and bien-
NAL reports CT the Station, and regular
Bulletins. The latter may be obtained
by any citizen Of the State upon appl-
cation free Of charge.
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
Institutes were held during the sum
mer of 1897 iii twcnty-folm counties
and during 1898 III twenty -nne coun-
ties, under the auspices or the Depart
ment Of Agriculture BY invitation Of
the Commissioner Of Agriculture, the
Experiment SUTTON participated III this
work, and. with few exceptions. had
some representative present ut every in
stitute. Good has doubtless been accom-
plished by their efforts to reach, III per-
son. the farmers of the State. 1t is to
be hoped that as the years 20 by the peo-
pie OF North Carolina will more fully
appreciate this important means OF
stimulating thought along agricultural
tines, and that they will give the repre-
sentatiYes of the Station an opportunity
If forming their acquaintance.
CORRESPONDING
Next, after publications, the most inn
portant agency for bringing the Station
into contact with the people Of the Stat,
IS through correspondence. The letters
amount to about ten thousand annually,
III addition 10 the requests received for
publications. These letters contain
queries Of almost every conceivable ma
ture in regard TO agriculture They are
referred for answer to the member Of
the Station whose work most closely
beers on them. Although the labor I'M
voiced in replying to these numerous
letters makes heavy demands upon the
tim" Of the staff. it il felt that the num-
Der of the letters is an indication of high
appreciation of what is being accom-
plished. II is II. matter Of pleasure,
Iishcd. II is matter of pieasuis
interest of the State in this way The
answers to the letters Of general inter
est are published.
The work of the North Carolina Tx
pertinent Sutton is not only beneficial
but one of the greatest in the country.
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his natal county. Subsequently he was
graduated from Davidson College, with
the highest rank of his class in ehemis-
try and mathematics. Later he took Il
postgraduate course at the same college,
attending for portion OF year Sub
sequently for Il period of two years he
took a postgraduate course at Cornell
University Of New York. While at
tending Cornell he filed several posi-
tionS of prominence such as president Of
the Agricultural Association, vice prcsi-
dent Of the Chemical Society, of which
he was one of the organizers. lie was
elected Il member Of the Sigma Nj So
ciety and for excellent work III chemis-
try was elected to fellowship in agri-
cultural chemistry.
Thus did he prepare himself in thor
ongh manner for his life work-a work
that in after years would benefit thou
sands of people.
In 1884 he was appointed Assistant
Chemist to the North Carolina Agricul-
tural Station, during the dictatorship
of DR.. Dabney, and right here it may be
stated that Professor Withers is one Of
thirty out of nearly 700 experiment sta
ton workers who began the work as
y
Upon the organization of the North
Carolina College Of Agriculture and
Mechanical Arts, he was elected Pro-
fessor Of Chemistry, position to which
he is eminently fitted. During the ten
years Of service he has given to that de-
partment he has graduated many young
men who are now holding important POI
stions as teachers of chemistry analysts,
investigators. Some of these have and
are attending at such well known uni
vcrsities as Leipsic. Cornell and Johns
Hopkins and they have done credit to
both their instructor and alma mater.
Professor Withers has served as Act
ing director for several years of the Elk
pertinent Station and il may be said that
the excellent condition and standing Of
that department is due TO his acumen
and untiring energy.
Ills work has been constant in the
purpose of trying to bring the station
into close touch with the farmers, for
whom it was established, and with the
A. and NJ. College of which it is now