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ATTACKED BY WOMEN.
calvin Pardee Workers Greeted
with II Fusillude of stones.

with FusiIlade of stones.
Hazeton. Pa, Oct 5.--Eight Italians
ut the Calvin Pardcc & Go.
',ollirry at Lnttimcr were attacked on the
public road leading from that place to
Hollywood by - women who had march
ID from NIilnesville.
Tho women We're mostly Hungarian
knd Italians. They marched through
lLnttimcr and waited to attack the men
working in the I.attmcr mine as they
passed along the road which leads to
J heir homes at Hollywood.
\ few of the women were armed with
slubs. but most Of them carried stones Of
sll Sizes in their aprons. The first non
Striking mine workers to leave the col
licry were the little band Of eight Ital-
ians. They saw the women on the road
slhcad of thcm and. silspecting an at
lack. crossed the field in IN enleaVor TO
ivoid them.
The women, however, were on the
Fllert and they also crossed the field and
fvertaking the men, hurled showers OF
ftunes ut them. The workmcn did not
Etttcmpt TO defend themselves, hut ran
flWay and were soon ont Of the reach uf
ftlc fury Of the excited women.
One man received Il severe cut on the
shrad, while several of the others were
ftruck by pieces of rock, but were not
4nlnlcd. The women returned to their
iioncs satisfied with their demonstration.
There was to have been Il march Of
women and men from McAdoo and
sleanesvile 70 Lattimcr, but for some rca-
f"n it was called off. 1t may yet be
.3nndp.
h Some Of the foreigners are beginning
II" show an ugly disposition. They are
fpen III greater numbers on the highways.
fand as some Of them carry clubs a COLI
aslon between them and the Coal and Iron
police may occur ut almost any time.
4 There IS no material change in the
altlmher of men ut work in this region.
y ,itlcials Of the Coke Bros. & Co. and
~. Pardce < Go. colliercs say they have
8nly few more mon working than work
&d the day before. The AIarkles say
2ney are still working but will NOT
give iislireS. All these are independent
operators, who have not yet made their
ahen amy offer Of increase of wages or
r her change in conditions.
aresldent Mitchell when shown Il dis,
2atcll III which I'M officer of political
q 8fsahlzation WAS quoted as saying the
EilIHaclte coal miners strike was PLAN
ard by Mr.. Johnson of the national Dem
#ci.stlc committee, the mayor Of Indian
&po!is and himself at a recent meeting in
mtlanapolis said that he was reluctant
T. ielieve that the gentleman quoted had
made the charge and stated positively
laf the story WAS untrue.
lie said he did not know Mr.. johnson
fnd had never held conversation with
Aiayor Taggart in his life. President
3!itchell said that any man who would
hlaugurate strike in the interest of any
Political organization would be deserving
~ the severest punishment which could
pe m.ted out to him and that any person
Who would make political capital out OF
Nc suffering and misery of the men, wo
pen and children of the anthracite region
Nould be unworthy of the privilege of cit
Aenship.
M IDLE All TREVORTON,
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Vandever Denies n Renort.

Coroner Alfred y. Nandcver wishes to
deny stories that have bcpn circulated
70 the effect that lie has been marking
tickets for certain candidates. MI. Van
dever SAYS that there i no truth in the
report whatever and thar he has marked
no tickets but his own.
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ohicer McDaniel's Dog Missing.

Officer Mcdaniel. who resides at No.
lilo Scott street, has lost four months
cd beagle pup, which is black and
white, and is heavy cared. Ii was last
seen following two men on Delaware
avenue near Clayton, yesterday after
noon.
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Cnal VIII Advance.

Local dealers will likely advance the
price Of hitumnous coal on Monday at
least 25 cents per ton over the prevailing
rates. which are about 50 cents per ton
higher than ten days ago. Anthracite
dealers state that the prices will advance
TO the extent Of from 10 to % cents per
ton within few days if the supply con-
tinIlnS TO lecrenSp.
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Two Toes Broken.

George Marshall of No. POS North
jackson street, laborer in the West
yard had two toes on his left foot broken
by the handle of n wheel wagon which
fell on his foot. He was attended by
Dir. Draper after which he was sent to
his home in a cab.
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An Interesting Entcrlainmcnt.

\ large crowd gathered last night at
the musical entertainment given IN the
rooms or the West End Reading Room.
The entertainment was for the benefit
If the Reading Room. \ sum was re-
allied. .An interesting psychological eN-
hi,ition was given by Prof. Warcn.
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Social Democratic Party.

There was large mass meeting last
night mt labor Lyccum Hall No. 112
North jackson street The meeting was
for hose who signed the nomination pa
pers of the social Democratic party. \
number of address were made.
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Got Three Months.

\ fine Of $25 and three months inn
prisonment was the sentence imposed by
Judge Ball in the City Court yesterday
upon John Mclaughlin. charged with
committing an assault and battery upon
Michael Anderson.
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Rrcad and Cake Bake.

The Ladies Aid Society of West Pre-
bytcrian Church held "A bread and cake
bake last night in the lecture room of
West Presbyterian Church. A neat sum
was realized and every one passed u
pleasant evening.
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Struck by Engine.

]. G. Mcclure Of No. 131 Second street
New Castle, was slightly injured yestei-
day by heilg struck by engine No 90
at the coal chutes. He was attended by
DIR. Draper.
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Onened a Law Office.

Charles T. Curley, a graduate Of the
Harvard Law School, who was admitted
to the New Castle county bar at the Sep
tember term Of court, has opened offices
in the second story Of the Ford build
ing.
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No Nominations Made.

Dover, Oct Sowing to the small at
tendance the Kent County Prohibition
convention, yesterday, lid not nominate
Il ticket. 4 committee was authorized to
prepare Il ticket
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Annual Meeting Today.

The annual meeting of the Home for
aged Women will be held ut the home
this afternoon mt three o'clock. Officers
will be elected for the ensuing year.
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Heating System Nearly Completed

The new overhead steam heating sys-
tenn for the French street passenger sta
tion of the f., w. 4 B. railroad will be
completed in about week. The sys-
tenn will be a great Improvement over
the old method
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~ Comnlctc the c,ensns.

II is expected that the taking Of the
industrial Census will hr completed the
latter part OF next week. Special cnum-
crator Carroll Of Massachusetts is assist
ng in the work here.
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Detective Hall Not Appointed.

Aquila ]. Pumrhrey and Todd h.
Hall, who has frequently addressed the
Y. NJ. G. A. in this city. had 4 close
race for appointment rs captain of the
Baltimore Detective Department. Mr..
received the appointment.
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Will Build Six Houses.

Patrick Fahev was yesterday granted
a permit by Building Inspector Cassidy
for the erection of six dwellings. to cost
81, $50 each, on Connell street between
Second and Third.
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Brakeman Dayis Hurt.

While T.. W. & &. shifting engine
was shifting cars on to siding at Four h
street about Z Is O'clock last evening two
cars were overturntd d and brakeman
George Davis had his leg sprained.
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Sever Cases ofDiphtheria .

According to the records of the health
office, there are seven cases OF diphtheria
and three of scarlet fever in the city
The house No. l26 Townsend street,
where diphtheria patient has recover
cd, was fumigeted yesterday morn
ing.
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Float to be Launched.

A large $50 foot float being built by the
Jackson and Sharp Company will be
launched next Tuesday. The float is for
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
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MRS. ROSS WAS HERE.
Mother OF Long Lost Charlie Ross a
Delegate to a Convention.

Mrs. Christian X. Ross of German
town, the mother of the long-lost Charlie
Ross. was a delegate TO the Womans'
Foreign Missionary Society meeting
which was held in Grace Church. She
was entertained by G. w. Weldin.
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Knif for Ex-Scout.

Ex-scout John Guthrie was made hap
py yesterday by receiving Il Mckinley
ana Roosevelt knife. The words Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt appear ON the
blade.
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IDLE AT TREVORTON.

Mnih Attempt by Reading Company
II to Resume Operations.
ShamolSin. Pa. Oct. 5.-The Philadel-
PA and Reading Coal and Iron com
@ny reconsidered its determination to
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Miss ella Morrison is visiting at
Chnntn
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~S--s.--.s-A - A'A.. c ~. &c.
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rne run rsnl"5 Fv::1-- ss:sr=. = -: go. Il,
eat the fish or to care how many catch ?
| wish | could give q string OF them to
somebody" lie turned Tie boat si.gir-
ward and stepped ont just H. III" 'i'tic
elf came along.
ooh, is it your he said ind:rc.@n!iy,
wishing it might have been some onr else
''iIow are you enjoying y"ur WORT .-'
asked the hunchhacl:. with IN rL; sr,5...
I'm tired and sick of H. answered
Prince Ginian disma!ly. u hllrni lad
a pleasant hour since I've l'pa h2rr''
Dear me. that is s,ran%r. D"-yp.,
want another ocean, or maybe 81 extra
bill
"No: not l." interrupted the prince
''I'm poorer with what yod L&g- gwen
me than | was before saw you
'Poorer!' calculated the -.
Yes. poorer" pmphHsiz"d the prince
with kind Of desperation. "isj't " -:
son poor when he can't give anything
away"
The elf looked 1hnn2btrui. "W,n.
yes" he felt obliged 10 Hi.,.i!.
If you really want ta Hr kind" said
the prince. bgi:;htcuine:, tao r.c back 90
my old home i'll the little kingdom that
my father rules"
You couldn't take your posse lions
with you" explained the ell. There
isn't room for them there
Il know that, and don't want them"
said the prince
The elf now pissed a mH=ic wand three
times over the princes head. ~ the third
movement the oceans, lakes onh rivers
II t.n
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| myself that it was Christmas day, and &C.
cupied myself briskly with my toilet to
| Keep from thinking what a royal good
time they were all having at home. Then
gave few francs to Florence of the,
velvet foot and to Aime, the cook, after
which L went out into the rain to thel
care st. Lazare, where l bought a great
bunch of French roses for mademoiselle.
presented them TO ner, received na-
thanks and compliments, profusely ex-
pressed in English SO fractured as to be
scarcely recognizable, and, retiring to my
room, worked all day long at that penny
a-liner business for which was so look
ed down upon by the boy from Milwau-
kee, trying to pretend that it was only
an ordinary every day and not Christmas
at ALL
From my window / could see the rain
descending dismally into the court, the
palms huddled in one corner and the big
drenched bronze girl, whose uplifted
arms holding up the lamp, gave me at
times feeling of such intense WEAKNESS.
One bright spot alone cleaned through
the window of the concierge's room,
which was opposite mine, two stories be-
low. 1t was his fire over which he bent,
reading all the letters before he sent
them up to the rooms.
The day passed somehow, and it was
evening. The boy had not come to din
ner. | sat waiting for him in my room.
l waited long time. had his cigarette
case in my hand ready, for after Christ
mas day of such loneliness l was deter
mined. if possible, to make friends with
him again. | was afraid of going to
sleep and dreaming the day all over again
otherwise.
AT last l heard his latchkey in the
door and his footstep in the hall. wait
ed until he should have had time to light
his candle; then, softly opening my door,
l went out and halted, looking at him
He was standing by the heavy mahog-
any table upon which hickered his candle
l haven't much pride when it comes to
question of happiness or unhappiness. In
lowly manner | approached him. He
started at seeing me, but glanced up with
out n smile. His face in the light of the
candle hurt my heart.
Won't you forgive me, Doddy?' l i'm
plored. II will never do it again-nev-
er! l promise YOU"
| closed my fingers over the cigarette
case. | was afraid to give it to him just
yet-afraid he might fling it back at me
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DROPPED HIS CHIN on HIS YOUNG BREAST.
or bang it on the foor. for Doddy was
so young that | often wondered now his
mother happened to let him stray so far
from home.
"What sort of Christmas have You
had?" | ventured. talking high and light
ly, as if nothing at all had happened.
"Christmasw he repeated, and the tone
was enough.
did you get any presents" I asked
him after moment of silence, though his
manner hardly invited interrogation. 1t
| left me under the impression, on the con-
| trary, that he was carefully weighing his
| worus, perfectly aware OF the IucL ruu.
they would eventually appear in some
! American newspaper ut so much per.
"They have forgotten me-" he said by
and by. Il haven't been over here six
months, and, by Jove, they have forgot
ten all about me-"
They hadn't. The mails had been de-
layed. That was all. But the day had
passed.
Opposite the table is big carved chair.
He went over to it, doubled himself up
in a disconsolate heap there, clasped his
two hands about his knees and dropped
his chin on his young breast, which
heaved.
hestated for one moment only. Then
1 went to him, took his head in my
hands, drew it back, bent forward and
kissed him.
With a sob he threw his arms around
me and gave me a bear hug that took
away my breath.
"Quit." l cried. "You are killing mep'
He Rugged me all the tighter. Looking
up radantly, he whispered: Lets forget
those people back there. They have for
gotten us. Let's be married, you and l,
and live in little fat and be happy ever
after"
"Would you marry a penny-a-liner?"
asked.
Don't be mean," he commanded,
frowning.
By this time 1 had rescued myself. 1
stood little way off.
Il will marry you," told him from
there, when you have got to be as old
as I am and as young as you"
"But that will never be-" he objected
--:-te-.-"-
Uf course not, foolish" l had arriv.
ed at my door. Anyway" 1 concluded,
with my hand on the knob, "laying the
question of marriage aside, here is your
old cigarette case | promised you" And
| threw it at him.
In my room | stood before the mirror
arranging my crushed pompadour and
smiling at myself, so glad was | to be
friends with the boy once more, when
there came a tap at my door.
l tiptoed to it, opened it and peeped
out.
The hall was dark. 1t was empty.
But there on my threshold, in all the
bravery of cockade and cuirass, stood the
little Napoleon.
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translated TO them. So it happened that
in writing bacl; ! mcntinDcd Doddy and
related this anacd0tc OF him.
How could I know that they would
hand my private letter over to an editor
and that The editor would proceed prompt
" to publish it? How could know even
that the papers. always on the lookout
for CLINT of fun. would copy the little
story. here, there and everywhere, and
that in four or five weeks time these
same papers would appear upon the tn
bles OF every American reading room in
Paris, and. worse still, that numerous
friends of the hoy would hand him cop
les and laugh? For, alas. / had given
his namei
This was my first intimatiOn of it.
was sitting in my room mcndinS my glove
when there came a knock ut The door.
''I.ntrcz." ! called ont in my newly ac-
CURED French. The door opened, AMI
there stood Doddy.
/ Sprang IN, threw the glove aside and
ran 10 meet him, glad, as always am, to
see the boy from Milwaukee.
Come in. Come IMP | cried ~ am
dead lonesome. Bring your mandolin
and let's have JIG. l have learned the
piano accompaniment by now"
But there was never an answcring
smile on The boys countenancc. lie fac
me with n look that struck cold to my
heart. The smile died on mine. l start
ed back as if l had had u blow and
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81 did," he acknowledged defantly,
"but do you suppose l thought once of
you?' The accent on that you" came
near bringing the tears. 81 forgot you
were penny-a-iiner; that you were sit
ting there taking the thing down, con-
graduating yourself that you were to get
so much Il word for it,
"a penny-a-liner!" $50 much a wordI"
A penny-a-liner doesn't get so much
word even.
"Doddy." I said presently, quite calmly,
too, considering everything, 81 didn't get
a ceDt for that anecdote, not red cent.
1t was private letter not intended for
publication. Won't you believe that?"
"You can't believe anything these peo-
pie who write say" he declared. 'They
mix their imagination up so with facts
that they get so they can't tell the truth.
You know it. And now see what you
have done. You have made me notori-
Gus. Do you suppose | want cheap news
paper notoriety like that? | hate it!
hate it"'
was stricken to the dust-mute. In
storm of anger he flung himself out Of
the room and slammed the door
4AIrrI mat ne sat dumb and unforglV-
ing at one end of the long table, and
sat silently at the other 1t was impos-
sible to catch his eye. lie refused by So
much rs a look to reveal his cognizance
of my existence.
Then Christmas day approached. We
had arranged for the day, Doddy and |.
We had prepared to ward of homesick-
ness, to II certain extent at least. He
was to make me present, and | was to
make him one.
"Thcrc is little bust of Napoleon in
a shop down in the Rue ST. Honore that
1 want" / told him. "You get it for
me, and l will buy You cigarette case
in the same shop. They cost about the
same money. Is it n Eo?'
Its Il GO" answered he, and we shook
hands on it.
As matter of fact. had already pur.
chased the cigarette ease. It WAS stow
ed away in the bottom of my nrmo;re
drawer for safe keeping. Now and again
l took it out and looked at it. thinking
how proud the boy would he to offer his
cigarettes in that pretty new case in the
place of his old one, which was finger
m. rllcd and worn at the edges.
And now it was all over. Perhaps he
would sc0rn To takr ii from me. a penny
a-lincr Il srrihilcr who mixed up her
Imagination with facts in SO alarming
a manner chat She Ind at last arrived AT
a stage wherein she could no longer
speak the truth.
The morning arrived, ard rs I say, it
not only raincd. hu. II poured. ! deposit
ed a franc or two in tAe hand Of Bethe,
who brought me NV chocolate, to remind
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rs sok some ineXplicable reason they
! Bs pass over Christmas day in
Prs rance and celebrate the New
rear ms te'ii!- 1here is no cheer
Oh Sn.4Si"iaS gay no molly and
no pam llu-ih%' lhere vas no use Ill
nauSH'& up stocking the night before
I"I'tuSe tEvrr was nobody to fill it. Be
si"eS' u"iaDpiiy, my stocking hanging
TIME Is over.
We had expected something like it
5 10, iiie BOY from milwaukee,, and /.
w ',,o ne"h prepared by the nwedu
WIN 'h' loHE yellow Mu"tache who sal
NJ ~ inc 1907 Oh Tue table. 1T will be just
, ii"G any "thGr day he had said. and it
"'tu ',%eh, os,iF worse.
al - , Nc 'fs' P'1c'' 1t raiH|t; IN the see
VIZ 49, II liz. ""iS f&ih''', put II pour
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TOMMY TO SANTA CLAUS.

You are a dear old friend to me;
| often dream of you at night,
And am sure as can be
Your whiskcrs always have been white,
Like Uncle Thomas. and that
You're very good and kind and fat.
want to kiss your smiling face
And ride on horseback on your knee
And tell you at the chimney place
How good you are each year to me
To bring me cars and railroad tracks
And trumpcts, blocks and jumping jacks.
And so / wish, when next you come,
You'll from your pack of playthings take,
Beside my bed, big red drum
And bang 1t hard until | wake.
Then give me from your great fat hand
The things you bring from Fairyland.
And then I'll know you, and you'll know
How much like the gifts you bring
And how I'd like to see you go
And be a fine, Old jolly king,
Whose throne should be of frosted cake,
Whose crown the holly leaves should make
90 If with Joy you'd make me jump
Next Christmas cve-'twill soon be here
And let me fondly give lump
OF sugar to your good old deer,
Please don't forget when in you come
To play upon that big red drum.
r. X. MUNKITTRIcK
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how covered himself with glory by MAX
ing Il contribution to science in the shape
OF the division table. which NJ to this
time had not been invented This IS. nj
course, only myth ana may have orig
mated in the historic entertainment given
on Il certain twentyfifth day uf Devcm.
Der, at which this prince distributed guam
titles of his treasures amouE the poor.
By this net Prince Gilman won for hinl-
self the title Of The Generous" a dis
tinCtion by which he was known through
out his long and happy reign.
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+ ricd ont by tie CIT.
81 wonder if l didn't make . great ,lt>.
! take" thought Prince Ginian. ''tI.i,t
forest is big enough for hrn''ri people
to hunt in. How the pretty THINGS in l,y
stores would please Sister Mr!ina.
wish mother was here. SO that ! micitt
give her Il diamond necklace. aud grand
mother would he pleased With Il set of
nice warm furs."
|, Since he owned the whole world The
psiIce Ind no use for his money. 1t
times the sight Of the huge piles Of coined
gold and silver affected him ike Il grim
joke. To amuse himself row and ti2n
he pretended that nc did not own every
thing and would 20 through Il littir in
aginary form Of buying from an imaE-
mary owner. Anything to get r:,! of some
of his money.
But these little weak make tnlirvcs
soon tired him, and he wished more than
ever for a real way TO unbuI''cn himself
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| same To you, JihNt
multiply by 1000! Money is good
| thing to have. Call it a round quatirillon
Mt once. and III never ask You for aA.
! other dollar"
Very we'll" said the elf. You will
want storehouscs for your money"
| Yes; of course" said the prince, "and
| that reminds me that want Il lot of 9th
| er things. | would Ike two sumnipr
! palaces all to myself ana two winter
| palaces. | want two or three big depart
ment stores and several miles--SQuare
miles-of forest in which to hunt. Let
me have 10 parks ornamentpd with flow
| ers aud II CASTLES"
The elf nodded We'll. anything
mOre?' lie asked.
Yes" said the prince, rejecting. Il
would like to own 3 big ship. and ~
little yachts. BY the way. those lakes
you gave me will do only for small craft
| must have couple of oceans 10 sail my
ships on, and you might throw in Il
couple Of rivers. Mind, 1 want these
things all to myself"
"a pretty good ORDER" said the elf.
"But you shall have everything that you
have asked for, oceans and all
Now, since the objects enumerated by
Prince Ginjan required space, territory,
it will be obvious that when the goods
were delivered, so to speak, the prince
awoke to the fact that he was all alone
in world of his own.
Everything in the princes world was
arranged most conveniently. His castles
and palaces, all beautifully furnished,
were stocked with imperishahle proyi-
sions. He had but to ring little silver
bell, and the table would be set for him
with sumptuoUs feast; another bell.
and the meal was cleared away. His
horses groomed themselves. His ships
were managed hy an easy apparatus that
wound like clock. lie needed no crew.
no servants, no anything. being undis-
puted master of the whole wogld-a SOY
ereign. in fact. with no one to disagree
with him or say nay to any of his propo.
sitions.
For awhile Prince Ginjan fancicd that
he enjoyed his vast possessions, but grad
ually life grew Il little morotonous even
with new pleasure for every day in the
year. If he had only some one to share
his enioyments, some one to listen while
he talked of his sea voyages, some one
to look over his parks and through his
castles, some one even to say, "Ginjan,
won't you lend me couple of dollarsE
The prince, however, had desired that
he might have his possessions all TO him
soif. and this stipa!a ton was rigidly car