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soon regained her composure. STILES! she
whispered TO Jack Horner. Did YOU ever
in your lifei'' Then she ADDRESSED the
weeping children OF Gotham Oh. 30
ahead; we won't bother you. You ought to
have learned your piece a week ago. that's
the way nurse always teaches me- ninr;
then you wouldn't be trying to remember
it at the last moment"
But the Gothamites said nothing IN reply.
They Were so happy to be allowed tc re-
sumo their mumblings that they took no
notice of sermonettes and were starting
forward again. The pirates fell in at the
tall of the procession. For" said Mar
garet. I'VE might as well follow AMI see
what is going on at the town hall. Per-
haps that will explain why the streets arr
so quiet
The band of children, with the pirates IN
the rear. passed down side street into tn
public square, which was fraGrant with re1
and yellow flowers In the midst ne The
square stood the town hall a large, bricI
building, with marble steps ana green
blinds. Lots of people were going M the
steps, but all hurrying as though they were
late
Tie children entered the hall, ana TIE
naughty little pirates followed them close
~, as though they belonged to the saine
party They were afraid II they didn': tha
bailir who stood at the entrance would
keep them out.
Inside the hall seats were arranged in
big half circle. with a iowertrimmed
platform in the middle. In the seats were
rows upon rows of the elegant townspeo-
pie. all in their very best clothes, and, oh.
dreadful sight! down in the first rows of
seats. close to the stage. was the entire
shipload of Mother Goose people. Mar
garets head whired She looked at the
pirates and they looked at her. The pi-
rates and their king would have given a
great deal to be out of that hall just then
You see, they were thinking about the
time they tied poor DR.. Foster and left
him to die on the deck while they stole
apples and afterward slid out of the yes
sells hold in a raft, to be pirates.
But happily the Mother Goose people did
not see the pirates. One reason was that
heir eyes, like those of everybody else.
we're fixed on the stage. and another was
because the pirates slid down into their
,eats and hid themselves, as much as they
,ould behind the children OF Gotham.
A look at the platform caused Margaret
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have a glorious meeting for them has beer
my one aim and ambition since | was
elected mayor of the city of Gotham. There
is but one thing that mars the JOY of my
happiness today. 1t is that empty scat
yonder."
Here the mayor paused ana wiped fIw
drops of perspiration from his brow ana
tear or two from his eye. The audience
seemed strangely moved Then he cleared
his throat again and went on
That empty chair shows the absence or
one of our dearest friends. His name, as
you all know, is Jack Horner, and he has
been accidentally dropped overheard from
the ship as he was coming to us. No foubt
we shall never see him more"
Margaret and Jack Horner eNcuanSe1
giggles. Would you tell emu asked Jack
in A hoarse whisper Never" answered
Margaret Lets wait and see what they'll
do next" for the mayor had begun agar
However" he said. this should be a
season of rejoicing and we must make 1t
happy for those Jacks that we have with
U.S."
Here he sat down and the band struck Up
a patriotic air, and the Jacks on the plat
form smiled to themselves. They mad
never been so honored before IL their
lives.
Jack Horner in his seat down behind tn
children of Gotham, was chatting undec the
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silence that Margaret had imposed uron
him. 1t made him madden than you can
guess. when he came to think 1t OVER. 10
see the other fellows getting more than
their share of praise while ne was left out
in the cold
After the band had ceased to play the
mayor again rose and this time le
nounced that the children Of Gotham would
greet the heroes of the day with a poem,
written by the mayor himself. Oh Are tire
people cheered like everything. but the poor
children of Gotham who were turning not
and cold by turns. were forced 10 stand
and begin to- recite the poem)
They began well, In nice sing-song fash
ion
IAN hail to the Jacks Of Mother Goose,
Whom the children all love we'll;
We love To read Of the things you do
And your deeds Of valor tell.
"All hail to the Jacks OF Mother Goose -
There was an awkward pause; then they
tried it again;
IAN hail to the Jacks Of Mother Goose"
But it didn't go any better this time.
The poor children began to tremble and
shake, and then they began to cry. the wall
of the tall. overgrown boy rising above all
of the others. He was evidently trying
TO say something, and although the mayor
was certainly very angry to have hiS verses
spoiled in that way, he motioned to the
children to- stop their crying so that he
could hear what the tall, overgrowr 10y
had to say.
Speak up. young fellow, and toll ME
what this all means!' he said sternly.
The cry-baby did his best. but 1t w9s a
sad mixture of boo-hoos.
boo hoo!' he said, by way of beginning,
I'VE was goin'-boo hoo!-we was go,:'
down the street when those funny children
there stopped us while we was goin'--boo-
hoo!-while we was goin to learn our piece.
lift hadn't been for them we'd a known
it," He turned and pointed angry
finger at the pirates. who were hiding as
well as they could in their seats.
The whole Mother Goose party turned ana
looked with the others. and then there was
the widest scrambling and confusion you
ever heard Of
People laughed and talked right out, the
band played and the children founl how
the piece went and said 1t OF wi hout "A
hitch. The mayor and all the council made
speeches, and they had lots of fee cream
and cake to make the day ever so happy
And nobody thought OF telling the pirates
how naughty they had been-nopo iy int
DR.. Foster and the pirates didn. mind
what he said
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sight In the most uncomely manner, leav-
ing the pirates to shift for themselves
without so much as a thank you"
This made Tommy Tucker very angry.
He scowled In n fierce way at the retreat
ing coattails of the wise men. II tell you
what" he said, ITS "a shame the way
those old fellows with their books have
treated US. /, for one. won't stand 1t.
I'm going through their old town and
take everything l can lay hands on
mfr. Tucker, you seem to forget that
you're not running this party" interrupt
ed Margaret. her dignity much upset by
Tommy's assumption of leadership. land
III have you understand that I'm boss
ing things. You'll all do what l choose
to have your
Tommy sulked at MarRaret's scoldng,
but Tom the Pipers Son broke into a
broad grin. This is the funniest ever"
he remarked; hero we're pirates and
talking about holding up n town. Pirates
don't hold up anything except on the
sea We'd have to be cowboys to rob
town.
That's So ohlmed in Jack Horner,
who up To this moment had been silently
wondering where tho next meal was GO
Ing to come from. Suppose we turn
cowboys and rob that lovely bakery over
theref"
But Margaret put a decided damper on
his hopes. Possibly she was afraid to do
such bold thing In daylight, and pos
siby sho thought that II was wrong
Ne she said, wen not be cowboys
Wen stick to being pirates and have as
good a time as can"
They were walking up a narrow, crook
cd street. with brick buildings on either
side. The blinds were all closed tightly,
so that no one might look in the windows.
Margaret wondered why every thing seem
cd quiet.
just as they were beginning TO get
dreadfully tired. and were thinking how
stupid It all was, they saw "A great crowd
Of children coming toward them. They
were dressed Ia their best. and great
many OF them woro spectnclcs. 1t would
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prelate was smitten with blindness. The
archbishops friends begged him to send
for Father John. He did so, and Father
John relented and restored his sight.
A variant Of this story is that the metro
poltan dismissed John with a wave OF
his arm. whcreupon the arm became par
alyzed only to be restored 10 health by
the intercession Of the priest The fact
that the archbishop has never been af-
tlicted either with paralysis or blindness
does not interfere with the popular be
lief in the story.
Father John accepts no money for his
services either from noble or peasant. If
money Is thrust upon him, ne accepts il
solely on behalf OF the poor and suffer
ing His system of almsgiving Is unique
and demorahzius Every day ne receives
many letters containing gifts Of money.
The letters are opened. the communion
tions removed. and the gift replaced. Ac-
companied hy priest who acts as Sec
rotary and almouer. Father John appears
at 1" o'clock every morning at the door
Of his house They pass along the TWO
lines NJ besEars and pilgrims, 60 the first
81 whom the envelope opened first Is
handed. the second envelope goes 20 the
second beEE3r. and So on. until the gifts
are exhausted. n there are more beggars
than envelopes. then Father John serds
his alm0ae- Cor his private purse and
thus no hegga- goes away empty-handed.
Father John is of peasant birth and has
preserved the simplicity 1t his early man
ner Of NtIuE- liz has siugularlv kind
and benevolent expression II face. and
seems really sincere in what he does.
Though most people outside ~ Russia re-
gard him as q religious mystic, "a distln-
cuiShcd scottish professor calls him the
great pillar and far-s shining ornament Of
the Greek church Of OUT day, ana the
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A little yellow dog

and her companions no little wonderment.
There was the mayor. whom one would
have expected to see sitting there: and
there We're the two fat clergymen and the
city council. But, strangest of ALL sitting
in a row in the most prominent part of the
PLATFORM was a familiar group. The pi-
rates could scarcely believe their aston
ished eyes. on row of chairs, with one
vacant, sat a line of Jacks--llterally.
There was Jack the Giant Killer not a
child of Mother Goose truly, but one very
familiar to all of u.s. then Mother Gooses
own son, Jack Goose; the Jack who has
been famous from time immemorial as a
house builder; the nimble Jack, who jumps
over the candlestlck whenever he is told,
and the Jack who is noted for his attach
ment to his twin sister Jill.
1t was all very pretty to see them sitting
there. trying their best not to look con-
scious under such circumstances, but fail
ing miserably, as little boys are apt to do.
Somehow it is always the little girls who
make the best appearance in public. Don't
you think so?
The room was quite still. and the mayor
got up to talk He began by clearing his
throat once or twice and smiling cordially
at everybody present. Then he at last
found his voice.
Dear friends" he began. con, dear
eroaned Margaret to herself NOW he's GO
ing to say he'll only talk five minutes. ike
the superintendent of the sunday school.
when he should be giving out the CHRIST
mas presents.'D But the mayor went IN.
quite unmindful Of the whispered intcrrup-
tion.
Dear friends, We are here to do honor
TO the foremost of our own people There
is no name so beloved in the nurseries Of
mortals as sack and that is why We
have invited ell OF them here toby. To
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or open end of the lower section OF the
whistle, and must nearly, II not quite. I'LL
the opening. There must also be a space
left between the two shells. The proper
arrangement of the several parts is shown
in the drawing
The tone of the whistle depends on the
openings-the finer they are the shrller
will be the sound. II the whistle Is put to-
gether with screws Uhat is. by a thread
cut on the pipe. having adjustable nuts,
the tone may be changed at any time. II
it is not convenient to use the screw, soft
solder may he used to fasten the parts to-
gether. but 1t will require careful hand
ling.
Although IT has been called steam
whistle, II may be blown by any one of
ordinary lung power
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Geographical Conundrums.

In whate state did Noah live?
How many states are between North
Carolina and the Mississippi river?
In what state are most baked beans to
be found?
When you stub your toe what state do
you mention arst2
In what state are all the young girls?
What state Is ten times as large as
South Carolina?
In what state IS the most soiled linen?
Which is the proper state for physicians?
If Oliver Twist had been u Southern
darkey what would he have asked for?
Which state enjoys the poorest
health2"
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Turn a disk from a thin piece of brass
and drill similar hole through it in the
center.
By reference to the drawing the con-
struction of the whistle is shown. and
y are the two shells. c is the pipe and d is
the disk. f L + f L are nuts or washers,
to be secured to the pipe to hold the shells
and disks in proper position. + is hole
drilled in the pipe through which the
steam or air is to enter the whistle. This
hole should he drilled entirely through the
pipe, making two openings on opposite
sides. The top of the pipe is to he closed.
The disk is placed on line with the top
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THE POINT OF VIEW.

Three travellers in a Pullman car
Were going to the sea.
One came from peaceful Baraboo,
And one from Kankakee.
The other man from Oshkosh came
Queer names they seem to me.
The name OF Raraboo.
While ne Of Bara hoo retorts:
That's hardly fair Of you.
1t strikes me kankakee Is queer.
And so Is Oshkosh. too"
The man from Kankakee spoke up:
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Elizabeth York Miller.

Elizabeth York Miller.
- OTHAM Is n strange city. II Is
~ full Of hills and hollows. quaint,
twisting streets and queer, half
tumble-down shops People in
Gotham were apt TO be called
lazy and vain by their friends in the
neighboring cities. In fact Gotham was
a place of learning and schools and fine
clothes. very disagreeable place, no
doubt you will say.
But the schools were pleasant places
10 60 into n hot day, and beautiful
clothes made the women Mt least still
more beautiful than ever, which also made
them very happy. And. speaking of hot
days, 1t was very much that way when
Margaret and her crew of pirates. whom
you will recolect were Tommy Tucker.
Jack Horner and Tom the Piper's Son,
climbed upon the wharf and set out to
see what they could see.
The three wise men who were rescued
30 carefully from the sea shot out of
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HOW TO MAKE A STEAM WHISTLE

With two empty brass shot cartridge
shells and piece OF quarter-inch brass
pipe toutside measurement, an ingenious
boy can make a miniature steam whistle.
One shell must be left full length but
the other must be cut down until II Is but
half an inch long. Through the center OF
each end drin hole quarter OF an
inch In diameter, through which the pipe
is to pass.
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A Question of speed.

Nv HVUIN " eeks-
A man standing on the rear platform of
tho last car IN train, Nv feet from the
ground, fires "A gun from his shoulder
feet above the platform. The bullet leaves
the muzzle of the gun with the velocity OF
IS feet per second. which is the same as
that of the train.
How far will the bullet travel before Il
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"Just hear the fellow talk;
I'd know he came from Baraboo.
He's such an awkward gawk.
And Oshkosh. too! IL / lived there
I'd stay at home or walk"
Discussing thus the funny names
Zach thought the others queer,
They journeyed on through Kalamasa
Schenectady. Revere,
Until at Buzzard's Bay they knew
Old Neptune must be near
They Travelled then DER sandy waste
without an inch of sod.
Until at last they reached their goal
The tip end Of Cape Cod.
"Now here" said they. lis certainly
A name that's very odd"
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day TO ask our daughters hand in mar
riage.
Mrs. Hewson-Wirat did you say7
Hewson--I told him you were In charge
Of the finances OF the family. Phlladel-
phia North American.
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES PUBLISHED
MAY I3.

The perplexed merchant had to move
eight barrels of flour before he could place
them properly.
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know II yet, and we're tryin' to learn it,
and you're goin'-boo. hoo.-you're gon' to
make us forget itr'
Here he went off into a perfect food oe
tears, and the other Gothamites joine,l him.
for misery loves company.
The pirates looked "A little bit uncom fort
able at what they had done, but Margaret
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Puzzle Department
EDITED BY TOMMY LoRMG

strikes the ground: First. IL It is fired in
the same direction that the train is run
ming?
Second, IL 1t is fired in the opposite direc-
ton?
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The brightest boy in school arranged the
-four is and six ciphers in the following
manner:
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Duty Referred.
Hewson-Young Mr.. Duley was in to-
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GenealOgy.

GeneuIOky.
BY Frank Ransom.
certain man can trace his descent
through five generations How many
great REORGANIZATION had ne?
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The way to arrange the fractions Is as
follows:
696 969 1865
equals--which equals 555
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Rev. pr Morgan pix. rector ~ Trin.
l'y church has already been the TO-.
,ipieut 40 honorary degrees from sew
rral American universities Ca(aubt.
I diversity from which DE- was grad
mated ln lsS conferred uoou him the
trSrev 20 : :. u % iss, The INF
Nersl'y ~ the South Bestowed npon
hiW thr degree of u e. D.. Tn iN>s and
FROM Princeton ~ received ga. Aesrr,,
81 Doctor - Divinity In iNss pr DIX
has neen connected With Triritv parish
since ,&5 and became Ws rrct.r in
l>62 lie has published utsry asrtnens
and other books ou cccl~~i~sti-al sub.
3eCts
Last year the society 81 Cr.pi-sl
Industry Cor the FIRST time i'm .s his
tory elected an American as its qresi-
dent. The honor then bestowed upar
Prof Chandler hy an ,ntsraattnna,
society pvedomiuatciy Britlsh is now
followed by This formal rcroSnitian
from oxford Or Chandler is PROFESSOR
OF chemistry Ia the school " Mines W
Columbia. and with the late srof Es-
sicston and Gen Winton. VAS one os
the founders Of the school lie VS.
graduated al Gottingeu IN 1856 auI
then became professor 81 chamiS rv
az Union college. lie came TO New
York In lSs4, and. besides hts work
at Columbia, discharged the duties of
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s1Sr MONG the scholars houcroi by
~ OXFORD ,his year are tour Amor.
a. - tcans. irvf Charles Eiiot Nor
ton. 81 Harvard receives the dsxr.as
~ Doctor q t1yu Law. Rev it.
Morgan tlS. tectnr of Trinity church
New York. u henorcd with the de-
gree % povtor ~ DIVINITY and the
degTee of pVefor - Science Is be-
slowed up2n lrot Charles = Chand-
Ter. 81 Columbia and Fug J Marx
baldwin, 81 Princeton
Prof Norton o. known aud bowed b,
long line ct Hary 1f.i mcn Wha I.=-
tened lo hts lrctuv.s an The history
81 art he Oiled that cEAir from iN.4
until he Was made emeritus professor.
two years ago. ana it may Well b.
Doubted whether Harvard has ever
hud teacher whesa iuauence has
bscu greater than hts he has some
ilmcs been Called the American Rus
KIN ami after Juhu Ruskiu's drsta
Il WAS announced that Irof $aft.n
was named ono nf the literary eNccu-
tors 90 the seer u Brentwood le-
sides his writings ON art Prot Nor
ton s. known as the translator u
Dante, the editor 81 the letters af
james Russell Lowell the Carlyle
Emerson correspondence, thc Goethe
Carlyle letters and the writings Of
George William Curtis.
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he is specially plotted. he win find print
tive methods of business which VIII CauSe
him TO forget for the moment that he is
in an otherwise beautiful and attractive
city. sign over the door of one az the
shops attracted my attention, and as 1t
indicated an article | wanted | went In.
To make the story more complete. cali X
hat store.
The proprietor was in the rear end 81
his shop reading a newspaper. His feet
We're on box. and his knees were on "A
line with his chin. have no reason TO
surmiso his politics, but II had seen him
in Cincinnati should have spotted him
as "a delegate 20 the nate Pop convention
which met there. As he made no signs of
rising from hts comfortable position
walked back lie vas smoking "A cob pire.
wore spectaCles. and n straw nat was on
the 5ack Of his Read.
" Are You the proprietor I asked.
We'll I'm the owner. I reckon its tho
same he replied.
4 came IN to taiy hat
" w hai kind Of a hat 30 YOU wautr He
was still IN the same attitude.
II said ! guessed derby would suit best
" We'll / reckon ] can tx yUu. What's
ycr sizcg' CStul sittlnel
u gave him the figure. and p" looked nj
The sttlVoS 1S Z me We're Try tog 20 select
the number with his eyes
Well ho s.id. after bis survey thar's
the stiN ms IN th5t Aide. ard thBr'4 tho
sof, ms ou to,her si}e Spcse Won leet
,pok along and sco what sou like
81 Va, iu uo barry. and cruf1rmea % the
rnsta:U ci the shop trind ou several
hate AVID while was ~o e0Eagr1 tho
ss.onlan rFs iuvd 'he reading NJ mis- news
paa.v. Wbi.h ! nad uo.ieel Ras West
VlrgirA publication. When { found t
set tbst uta'l ] haeKfi back 20 know the
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WEALTHY PRINCESS THOM DEAD AT SITKA.

IT ATE advices from Sitka Alaska, am
nounce the death OF Mrs. Thorn,
~ better known as princess Them"
who departed hence for the happy hunting
grounds on May Is, and was buried on
Wednesday following in the Indian ceme-
terry. She was reported to have been
immensely rich and without n doubt she
possessed more wealth than any ind-
viduat of her tribe. She was member
of the Presbyterian church.
princess" Thorn was Yakitat Indian
woman and was noted far and near for
her peculiarities. She was a noted trader
and giver of gifts. for which. however.
she invariably expected a return with
compound interest, and II the recipient
was too slow he was sure to be notified
of his delinquency.
A recent writer. In a gracefully written
book on the Alaska Indians. says that
much mention has been made of "Prin-
cess" Thorn, and that II is only right TO