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The Washington times., 1902-01-26
The Squirrel and
Thomas RiOrddR,
BY MATTE SHERIDAN.

TIME south side of Ninety-third Street
and the north side Of Ninety-sec-
/ ond Street. of the blocks ranging
from Central Park TO Columbus
Avenue in New York city, are lined with
handsome private residences. Between
these rows, for the entire length, lies
beautiful unbroken sweep Of yards ana
gardens. Great rivalry exists among
the residents to outdo each other
in their landscape gardenings," tiny as
the yards are, and many of them are as
pretty and picturesque as is the beautiful
rose garden in Mr.. Sothern's play.
The loveliness, quiet and exclusiveness
of some pretty gardens up town appear
particularly to q fine gray squirrel whose
proper house is in Central Park. Every
day this cunning little animal makes
round OF visits, regularly skipping some
houses and Just as regularly Gazing at
others. He is a splendid fellow, with
big. busy tail flowing in the air, tan
any squirrel or any furrier might envy.
He has the cunningest, knowingest OF
faces and a pair OF shrewd, twlnkiing
eyes Everybody along his route
knows him and everybody calls him By
name-some name, for he has as many
aliases as a professional criminal.
His favorite stopping place is midway
Of the block, where beautiful plants, high
stone vases Towering trees and comfort
able green benches under blossoming
shrubs make an ideal garden. But II Is
not these that attract Master Squirrel
He comes to make daily visit to Mr..
Thomas Riordan. Mr.. Riordan is sol
emn, pompous, purseproud creature, very
much puffed up by the sense of his own
importance. because of the praises he
constantly hears. He sits majesticaIiy
on his little veranda outside his dining
room window and receives unwllllnSiy
the frivolous and frantic, and, as he
thinks, foolish attentions OF Master SOUR
rel, who cannot quite make out what man
ner of beast Thomas Riordan is. By the
wav. have | said that Mr.. Riordan is .
great big. tawny Titan blonde cat?
Well, Master Squirrel rather thinks Mr.
Riordan is a peculiar brand OF squirrel
but he cannot reconcile himself to the
fact that the Riordan tail is not long
and bushy like his own. He will snatch
at this tawny tail of Toms and pull and
Jerk, much to the cats grief and indig-
nation, but the latter is SO impressed
with the sense of hospitality that he feels
he must not resent these familiarities
in his own house, and so he bears them
resignedly. The squirrel is in disgrace
lust now because he ate up, unlimited,
most of a big Thanksgiving pumpkin. but.
in spite of that. he has had countless IN
yitaticns to spend the winter in many
of the houses he visits, and all the
friendly neighbors are waiting to see
whom he will honor with his choice.
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Fortunes Accidentally Found.

"In the sure knowledge that man does
not turn to his Bible until he is in the
greatest distress, have placed $500 in
notes between pages 141 and 142-Ham-
burg. 1SI9.'' This curious and welcome
letter was found by q Hamburg shopkeep-
er when, in dire misfortune, he had deter
mined to sell the family Bible that had
been in his possession for many years.
Looking through it before taking it out OF
the house. he found the letter and bank
notes. At such a critical time a fortune
would not have been more welcome. The
shopkeeper had failed in business, his wife
had long been ill. and consequently he was
much in debt.
The discovery of over $50, 900 was the re-
suit OF n game at hide Some
children were playing near the ruins of an
old mansion in the Canton of Argoore,
Switzerland, VIXEN one of them, hiding
from the others, found large box partial
ly buried. Ii was almost filled with money,
jewelry, and other valuables. The father.
OH behalf of his children, claimed 5000 as
reward for their fHd. His claim was
contested, however, and the Swiss courts
eventually awarded $500 to the children
Answers.
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How Royalty Sleeps.

European monarchs have very different
notions of comfort at night. Kaiser Will
helm is as much soldier in bed as he is
out of it. He sleeps on a regulation camp
bed, such as his officers often use, and the
clothing is of the rough regimental pat
tern. He retires at II o'clock sharp and
is up and dressed soon after a. m. The
Gar OF Russia has the greatest difficulty
in getting a good nights rest. He breads
the night. His bedroom is always brill
liantly lighted. like reception room. He
often suffers from acute insomnia and
frequently uses chlOral. Queen Wilhe!
nina goes to bed about IL o'clock and gets
up early. On rising she takes stroll
around the park and visits the stables.
Her bedroom is of monumental size. Leo
pold III. the King of the Belgians. goes TO
bed late. He spends half the night work
ing and reading. In strong contrast to his
neighboring sovereign, he uses an ordi-
nary bedstead. without any other luxury
than n quilt of swansdown. He is very
chilly mortal The King of Italy cannot
sleep except upon very hard bed. He
dispenses with the use of pillows. He
uses sheets of the very coarsest web, and
sleeps like top.
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ent answer. and they will have some trou-
bic in finding out that they are working
for nothing. But it is far better, as a
rule, to give them nice. hard problem
that looks as if it could not be solved at
all, for if they think it cannot be done or
cannot get the right answers. your side
scores 10 points. and then you nave
fine start. for the game is 20 points. You
will find this game just as full of fun as
any game can be, and you will become
surprisingly expert both in inventing and
solving problems in a very short time. 1t
is especially interesting when one class
plays against another class, for there is
no limit to the number of players on eth
er side as long as they are equal.
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d Impossible Problems. <np. A Recess Game. D.

may put on the blackboad a problem that
cannot possibly be solved, but the other
side may do the same thing, ami then,
of coure, neither side has any advantage.
For instance, your side might invent
problem something like this: "a walks
10 miles and walks three-quarters as
far in half the time; how fast did each
walk? That cannot be solved, because
it does not give enough data, but il it
had said that A walks 10 miles in three
hours, then it could have been solved
quite easily. The object of the game is
for each side to give problem that looks
as If it could not be worked, but which
The Washington times., 1902-01-26
BY JAMES ALBERT WALES.

the members voted on each section of the
rest of the constitution in like manner,
making alterations wherever improve
ments We're thought of. The dues were
Fixed at 10 cents a week, the officers were
to be elected every two months, and the
membership was limited for the present
10 twenty. Two first-class fellows-Amos
Johnson and VIII Stratford-were elected
TO membership.
Wilbur Wheatley reported that he had
arranged 4 football game for next Satur-
day afternoon at Smiths lot with the
Gridiron Rangers, of Park Cliff. and that
it would be necessary to pay each of the
visiting team 10 cents for trolley ex-
penses.
There were two days left for the prac-
tice. On Thursday Captain Sayles tried
all the men in hard practice and selected
eleven men as the regular team; also
choosing substitutes. There had been no
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TO be continued.)
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7 ERE is another recess game for the
r. cold, dismal days, when it is not
L Il pleasant out of doors. II is, too,
like the others we have publish
ed, designed to help you in your school
work, and at the same time furnish lot
of real fun for yourself and Your little
classmates. 1t will sharpen your percep-
tions wonderfully, and it will teach you
number of short cuts that will be of
great assistance to you during ezamina-
tion time in helping you to decide just
what rule problem comes under. 1t will
make your work quicker and more accu-
rate, too, and easier in many ways, be-
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really can be done. Each side works the
other sides problem, and then the an
swers are turned in to the captain Of the
opposing class.
If Glass \ solve the opponents prob
lem they gain points. If they fail and
the problem can be worked, then Glass B
scores 10 points; but If the problem is an
impossible one, and cannot be worked
then the class that invented it scores only
points. OF course, if class try a
problem without solving it. it does not
count them anything. For instance, if
Glass 4 should solve Glass BIS problem,
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lCTHAT was a fine game. fellows!
We must play another some
L day Why not get up a regular
team
Reuben Sayles was addressing his re
marks to his companions, group Oh
about a dozen schoolfellows who had gust
finished a practice game of football
These boys attended the grammar school
at Riverview. suburb of ore oil our
large cities. They were well built. manly
fellows, between the ages Of twelve ana
fifteen years. with spirit of comraue-
shin fostered by 4 wholesome enjoyment
of athletic sports. They were accustomed
TO meet nearly every afternoon at smith $
lot, a vacant field near the school, ana
indulge in their fayorite sports.
"Yes why not organize club and play
games of all kinds with other teams p
The boys gathered around 'Reub, as
they called him, and listened attentiVeiY'
He was leader in their games and his
suggestions always carried weight. lie
continued:
Now. we have just had a fine game
here. but we had to play with picked
teams. seven men on side. and tnat
not half as much fun as if we were 10
play a regular team"
That's right" interposed Tom" Bar
~. another of the group. We ought TO
organize a club, and l move We meet to-
night at my house to talk it over
Second the notion cried half
dozen. TIE motion was carried unani-
mously.
We'll, hope to see you all at to-
night SAID Ten. And in the meantime
We should all try to think of some good
plans. Gocd-by.'' And they separated.
1t was an enthusiastic, happy crowd that
gathered around the Hbrary' table at
Toms" that evening. Tom" was ap-
pointed temporary chairman, and officers
were elected as follows:
President, Reuben Sayles; vice presi-
dent, Tom" Barry; secretary, Walter
Gladwin; treasurer, Charley Olmsted;
executive. committee, Wilbur Wheatiey,
chairman; Joe" Stein. Jack Higgins,
Rex Ticknor, Terry o'Brien, and Harry
Hanford; committee on constitution, Al
fred Davidson. chairman; George Graham
tfltZ EauIlhdCus anu EHitIh N4tbiS7
This gave every member an office, the
idea being TO keep them all busy at the
start, and later on to have only few Off
GERS, chosen from those who had perform
ed their first duties IN the most thorough
manner It was voted to play football
game on the following Saturday, If posi-
bic; Reuben Sayles was elected captain of
the team and Wilbur Wheatley, manager.
Toms mother gave the boys pleasant
surprise by serving them with chocolate
and cake. after which the first meeting OF
the new club adjourned.
The members met next evening at Reu
ben Sayles' home. and the constitution
committee submitted the result Of its la
bors that afternoon. Alfred Davidson read
the document:
'Constitution-Article1 l, section 1.-The
name of this association shall be THE Per-
severance Club, and its object shall be the
promotion of social intercourse and ath-
letic sports among its members Ny big
brother John. who helped us > model this
constitution after the one in his athletic
club in New York, said Perseverance
would be fine name, because it means
Keep Right At It. and that's fine prin
cipie to follow in athletics"
The name was unanimously adopted and
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sides increasing your interest in arith-
metic.
This game is played on two sides"
There are two captains, who choose up"
and when an equal number of players have
been selected by them the game begins.
Each side invents a new problem. and
then the captains write then, on the
blackboard Then your side tries to
work out the problem invented by the
other side. and they try to do yours.
The idea of the game is to invent a
problem that is nearly impossible to work,
so that the other side cannot do it. You
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they would score points, al IL Class AS
problem can be worked. but Glass B are
not able to get the right answer to it,
then Class 4 would score 10 points more,
or 10 points altogether. But IL Glass AS
problem should be an impossible one, then
they would score only points. or 2
altogether.
You see that by this system of scoring
1t is often better to put an impossible
problem on the board. and if you are care
full about putting it together the other
side will hardly know whether or no. it
car be worked. That is where the fun
comes in, for each one will get differs
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SMITHS LOT,
Saturday Afternoon at $50.

Saturday AfteTn0on at 80.
ADMISSION FREE. Don't Fail to Come
Cheer the Boys TO VICTORY!
Goal posts Of the regulation size were
put up and the gridiron was marked out
in the usual manner by stacking 10 cents
worth Of masons lime in a bucket and
using a whitewash brush. The boys con-
tributed 10 cents each for football.
a crowd Of nearly 250 was on hand to
see the fun. Wilbur met the Rangers and
escorted them TO the field. Two former
college players were selected for umpire
and referee. Perseverance lined up as
follows Left end. Barry; left tackle,
Hanford; left guard. Higgins; centre,
Baumbach; right guard, Johnson right
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chance for regular training. but the boys
thought they were in good enough physical
condition to win anyway. On Friday sig
mails were gone through and many clever
plays were worked up. Manager Wheat
ley had painted dozen posters and placed
them at the school, the library. the post
office. the station, and at the main cor
ners. They were worded as follows:
FOOTBALL.u
Perseverance Club VS.. Gridiron Rangers,
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To Detect Phone Listeners.

A listener detector for telephones is to
be adopted in Sweden. The invention is a
simple contrivance with button push.
If anyone using the instrument fancies
that a third party is tapping the wire,
,r listening. he can satisfy himself as to
he truth of his suspicion by pressing the
button, for the invention will infallibly
reveal the fact, and he can stop the con-
versation. i
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amusement, every shop ana every
farm, every place of industry, amuse-
ment and vice upon the face Of the
globe. And he thought he could hear
the worlds conversation, catch it's sobs
of suffering-nay, even catch the mean
Ing of unspoken thoughts of the heart.
With that absurd rapidity peculiar to
certain dreams he fancied that over
every city on the globe was placed a
glass cover through which he could
look and through which the sounds of
the city's Industry came to him. But
he thought that he ascertained that by
lifting off one Of these covers he could
hear with greater distinctness the
thoughts of the Inhabitants and see all
they were doing and suffering with the
most minute exactness. He looked for
the place of his own town, Barton.
There 1t lay in its geographical spot on
the globe, and he thought that. moved
by an impulse he could not resist, be
lifted off the cover and bent down to
see and hear.
TrO RI cONrrNT1FD
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CHAPTER II.

The children all cried out in surprise
and hurried into the next room. But
before relating what happened there
we viii follow Mr.. Hardy into the ex-
perience he had just after falling
asleep upon the lounge by the open fire.
It seemed to him that he stepped at
once from the room where he lay into
q place such as he had never seen be-
fore, where the one great idea that
filed his entire thought was the idea
Of the present moment. Spread out
before him, as If reproduced by pho
nograph and magic lantern COM
bined, was the moving panorama Of
the entire world. He thought he saw
into every home, every public place OF
business, every saloon and place Of
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TO BE CONTINUED. I
Additional Local Notes.

O. T. Fixen is home again after an
extended stay in the West.
The University of Minneapolis
Band will be an attraction in this city
the first week in December.
WANTED-1,0 900 bushels of potatoes
at market price.
38tf JOHNSON, MOLINE g. co.
Rev. Geo. Pollock of Litchfeld will
supply the Presby terrain pulpit next
Sabbath in the absence of Rev. John
son.
| Conductor Oscar Larson met with a
mishap near Garretson last week, when
few cars of his extra freight were
ditched.
| Charles Bergemeyer, formerly en-
ployed at Lindner's cigar factory in
this city, opens his cigar factory in
Raymond this week.
When you need shave, hair cut or
bath go to the Metropolitan barber
shop in Bank of Willmar Building.
B. T. Otos, proprietor. 38tf
Miss Lillian Grindley, who has been
employed b: re as stenographer by the
peoples party state central committee,
left today for her home in St. Paul.
The Epworth League of the M. E.
church had very enjoy able social
last evening at the home of Miss
| Blanche Crawford. The receipts of
the evening were some over six dol
lars.
Among the big real estate transfers
of the past week in this city was that
of Paul H. Roise to Albert G. John
son, the property being lots l, 2, 3 and
4, block % The consideration was
Sc, 900.
Alex Holland, who has a position
as barber in a shop in Minneapolis,
visited here couple OF days last
week with his father. He returned
on Friday, accompanied by his sister,
Miss Clara.
Wedding bells will ring in this city
next week, when at least two of our
popular young people will be united
| The TRI3UNE is not at liberty yet to
make public announcement of the
coming happy event.
Knut Holland left last Friday for
Park Rapids, where he has taken
position in a tailoring establishment.
He was accompanied by his two
youngest children, who will make
their home there with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Black, expert can
dy makers from Minneapolis, have
been engaged by Geo, W. johnson
for his candy factory. They will take
the places lately filed by Mr.. and
Mrs. Mclean, who so suddenly disap-
peared from the city.
Among the new residences to go up
in the First ward is one to be erected
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While that much suffering youth sat
down. by Bess and began to tease her
and Clara.
"What are you and Clara doing at
this time Of day? Time you youngsters
were going up stairs. Play us little
tune, Bessie, will you? What you been
crying for, Clara We're de Verew
II should think you would be asham-
ed of yourself, Will, studying on Sun.
day nights!' said little Bess reproving-
ly and with dignity.
mo worse than sparkling Sunday
nights" retorted the incorrigible Will.
Il haven't been," replied Bess, indig-
nantly. 1--WE been with Clara
''She doesn't need any help. does
she? inquired Will innocently. And,
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"Sdy, Bess, I araet some money again."
going over where Clara Jay with hei
face hid in the pillow of a large couch
Will tried to pull the pillow out from
under her head.
LET me alone, Will. l don't feel
WELL" said a muffled voice from the
pillow.
"Pshaw! you're fooling"
mo, I'm not. Let me alone"
"Come here, or won't read your sen.
tence for you," called Alice. And Will
reluctantly withdrew, for he knew
from experience that Alice would keen
her word.
"An right. Now, go ahead; not too
fast. Here! Wait minute! Let me
write her down. l don't intend to miss
tomorrow If 1 can help it. And old
Romulus will call me up on this very
passage, l know. Be just like him,
though, to strike me on the review"
At that minute the door opened, and
in came George, the elder boy and the
Oldest Of the group Of children. He
hung up hat and coat and strolled into
the room.
"Where's motherY'
"She's in the other room," answered
Bess. Fathers been asleep, and moth.
er was afraid he was going to have q
fever"
"That's one of your stories," said
George, who seemed in good natured
mood. He sat down and drew his little
sister toward him and whispered to
her:
"say, Bess,< want some money
again.
"Awfully?" whispered Bess.
Eyes; for special reason. Do you
think you could let me have a little?'
"Why, Of course. You can have all
my months allowance. But why don't
you ask father?
mo; 1 have asked him too much late
~. He refused point blank last time.
didn't like it the way he spoke"
"Well, you can have all mine," said
Bess, whispering.
George and she were great friends,
and there was not thing that Bessie
would not have done for her big BROTH
er, who was her hero. What he want
ed with so much money she never
asked.
They were still whispering together,
and Clara had just risen to go up
stairs, and Alice and Will had finished
the translation, and Will was just on
the point Of seeing how near he could
come to throwing the Commentaries of
Cesar into an ornamental japanese
jar across the room, when Mrs. Hardy
parted the curtains at the arch and
beckoned her children to come into the
next room. Her face was exceedingly
pale, and she was trembling as If with
some great terror.
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by Russell Spicer on the corner of
Ninth street and Elm avenue. It will
be q handsome and modern structure.
DR.. MacLaughlin, it is understood.
Will also erect new residence !. in the
near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Section, accom-
panied by Mrs. Sections mother, Mrs.
P. P. Eddy, of the town of Whitefeld,
left on Monday for a trip to Boston.
They expect to spend some time in the
East visiting relatives. Mr.. Section
will be absent about month, while
his wife and Mrs. Eddy will remain q
couple of months.
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zone Of them had his eyes put out"
family has kept her struggling for
mere existence. The cook was almost
beside herself with grief as she told
the story and said she must leave US
and care for her sister, who could not
live more than a week at the longest.
pitied the poor girl. Robert, don't
you think we could do something for
the family? We have so much our
selves. We could easily help them and
not miss a single luxury"
"And where would such help end? If
we give to every needy person who
comes along we shall be beggars our
selves. Besides, can't afford It. The
boys are heavy expense to me while
they are in college, and the company;
has been cutting down salaries lately.
II the cooks sister is married to rail.
road man, he is probably getting good
wages and can support her all right"
"What If that railroad man were in.
jured and made cripple for ifeY In.
Quired Mrs. Hardy quietly.
''Then the insurance companies OF
the societies can help them out. l
don't see how we can make every case
that comes alotg our care. There
would be no end Of it If we once be-
gan" I.>>.' ks,
!"As nearly as could find out" con:
tinued Mrs. Hardy, without replying to
her husbands, remarks, Cooks sister
IL married to one Of the men who were
hurt this Afternoon. She talks so bro
kenly in our language that l could not
make out exactly how it is, and she
was much excited. Suppose it was SEQ.
vile, couldn't you do something for
them then, Robert2" "
Il Nigh" replied Mr.. Hardy briefly.
"But can tell you have more calls
for my money now than can meet.
Take the church expenses, for example.
Why, we are called upon to give to
some cause or other every week, be-
sides our regular pledges for current
expenses. It's constant drain. I
shall have to cut down on my pledge.
We can't be giving to everything all
the time. md have anything ourselYes."
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WANTED-1,000 bushels of potatoes
at market price.
38tf JOHNSON, MOLINE & co.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-11-05
Wanted 100 Ladies'

In Kandiyohi county to try
"Azaya,' the guaranteed remedy for
wOmen's ills.
For further information call on or
write Mrs. O. J. Paulson, Willmar,
MINI. 1914
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-11-05

The Metropolitan barber shop, Bank
OF Willmar Buildings B. T. 3Otos,
proprietor, is the shop to get shave,
hair cut or bath. 3stf
''-. .-'a -a.r a@a. " ~ r. ~. 49,