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One evening, after the Princes had gath cred in the library to read an hour or so be fore bedtime. Flitwick who sat staring into the fire with his closed book on his knee, suddenly rose and addressed his brothers
 My dear brothers," said he, ..is It your wish to stay all your lives in this tower which our guardian says is q prlsonf'
 Most certainly notr' replied Fantico and Saladee, In much indignation.
 Well, them returned Prince Flitwick- tell me if you please, how do you propose to leave lt?'
 The two brothers gazed at each other rather blankly, for, although they had often talked of the things they meant to do when they left the tower, they had never paused to think that their release was not likely to occur for many years. They did not know tho reason for their imprisonment or that they would not be set free until their father died. All that Studimuch had told them was that their father was King of Null realm and that they were Princes. He never spoke of the prophecy to the Princes. So Fantico and Saladeo shook their heads meekly and answered Flitwiek that they did not know.
 ''I thought so" continued Flitwick. "Now, we must set our wits together and think of some plan of escape. But first We must keep in mind all the things that cannot be done as well as those we can do. We cannot dig our way through the stout walls of the tower, and the only plan can think of at present is to try to leave our prison by way of the top
 "How?' put in Saladee. You surely do not mean that we must throw ourselves from such a height to be dashed to pieces on the ground?'
 "I have an ideal" shouted Fantico, spring ing up in delight. We can let ourselves down by q knotted rope.'
 "Yes that is the very thingr' cried Fit wick, equally rejolced. But" he added, more seriously, 'where will we get the ropeY
 Why, we can tear up lot of the cloth that lies useless In the storerooms, replied Fantico, "and weave the strips together"
 This seemed to his brothers to be such an excellent idea that they went at once to tell the old schoolmaster, who when he had heard them, showed as much pleasure as they could wish. It was at once agreed, with Studimuch's consent, that the Princes should assemble next morning and knit the rope from strands of the useless cloth. And very
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through the thick walls. But so solidly knit together were the huge stones in the tower that all the machinery they brought to crush and separate them was shattered with out so much as dislodging single stone. Thus the good people were obliged to give up their efforts. Before leaving, however, they beheld the schoomaster (whose name, by the way, forgot to say was Studimuch) walking on the top of the tower. They shouted to him and bade him make ready to catch line which they meant to send up by an arrow, planning if Studimuch should catch the arrow, to have him draw up stout rope which was fastened to the lower end of the line, and so let himself and the Princes down to the ground. But the tower was so tall that the arrows they shot either flew past it or broke in thousands of splin- ters against its sides.
 Seeing their efforts to avail them nothing they gave up further trials and returned home. The aged Studimuch then sat him down to think of some plan of escape. He went into the kitchen to think, then into the library; next he tried the parlor, then the study, then the nursery, and then returned to the library. But think as he would, and, indeed, he became quite i'll from thinking, no plan suggested itself to him. Gle had no books of magic like Hi Malig, and there fore had to do all of his thinking without asslstance.)
 "oh, if some good fairy would only come to my relief!' he cried pohingtnto the cor
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and sweet ones, too, mind you, with three plump raisins in the center. All this in honor of three, fat, rosy little fellows who, even though they were princes, slept peacefully in their fine cradle, each with fat little fist crowded under his chin, very much the same as other fat, rosy little fellows did who were not baby princes.
 "Hurrah! Hurrahi" cried the little boys and girls
 'Hurrah for the Kingl Hurrah for the Princesi cries the grown up folk, and everybody in the Kingdom fell asleep that night, tired, but feeling well pleased with himself and condition, and content to live under the rule of so good monarch as King Homojy-everybody except the Kings Chief Counselor and Astrologer Extraordinary Hi Malig, who shut himself up in his library and studied in his black book of magic and astrology. He was a fussy, fat, little old fellow and great prophet, though when he consulted the stars or his black books and foretold the future of the great persons of Nulrealm it was generally something un- pleasant he had to reveal.
 Thus he sat up all night and gave himself a headache looking for disagreeable proph. ecles in regard to the future of the little Princes, but nothing unpleasant could be found, which vexed him sorely, as he was very enyious and jealous and foresaw that King Homojy would naturally love his boys more than his Chief Counselor and Astrol- oger Extraordinary.
 But 1t was the custom of the country for the Astrologer Extraordinary to make pre- dctions on the birth of Princes, and he had to find them in his books, else no one would believe him, for anyone might say this or that would come to pass without knowing whether 1t would or not; but when he could show 1t in book of magic, hull everyone could see at glance that which was. bound to happen. So HI Malig, urged by all of the Kings courtiers, looked and looked again. He climbed up the shelves of the library. searched all the corners, and even went through all the half-forgotten old book boxes in the garret. but nothing could he find relating to the Princes future In truth, he became quite thin and pale, so con stantly did he look, and the anxious King
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Measuring Weather.
BID. B. wAGGENER.

Many boys and girls-and grown people, too, for that matter-do not understand ex- actly what Is meant by the terms high ba. rometer" and Tow barometer" They do know, in a general way. that high barome ter indicates fair weather, and low ba rometer stormy weather, so that 1t might be better to say that they do not understand the reason for those indications. The whole matter may be made plain in q few words.
 The barometer is, as it's Greek name irdi- cates, weight measurer. but 1t is used only to measure the weight of the atmosphere. It is, perhaps. the most important lnstru- ment employed in meteorology, and Is of the greatest possible value to sailors, because 1t indicates with unfailing accuracy the ap- proach of q storm. How It does this we have to explain.
 Most of our young readers have seen one. no doubt, and will remember that it con sists of q glass tube to which is attached graduated scale. Inside the tube is small column of mercury which rises from a cup of mercury at the bottom of the tube, and the figures on the scale represent it's varying height.
 Now, 1t Is easy to understand that as the mercury In the tube Is connected with the mercury In the cup Il will rise or fall in the tube as the pressure on the cup is increased or diminished. But the only pressure on the cup Is the weight of the atmosphere. If, therefore the atmosphere be relatively heavy the mercury will rise in the tube: if Ii be relatively light the mercury will fall in the tube.
 Thus we learn two things by means of the barometer-first, that dry air is heavier than damp air, because the mercury rises in the tube in dry weather. showing that greater pressure is exerted on the mercury in the cup, and, second that when the mer- cury falls in the tube stormy weather may be expected, because the air is damp and light.
 It would be well for you to remember this difference between dry air and damp air, for many persons have the mistaken notion that damp air is heavy.
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The Mislaid Prophecy: An Old-Time Tale.
BY LAWRENCE BRADLEY.

"Whoopl'' 1t is said, and rushed off to the deserted throne room and threw few more handsprings, and walked on his hands, until his best holiday crown fell off and rolled away into a corner.
 For, you see, the birth of Princes in those days (for this happened ''once upon tune, a period in which all of the most wonderful things in the world occurreD was q grand affair, especially where there were three born In bunch, AS they say
 Now, as night came on, the little boys heaped up huge bonfires and let of fire works, and the little girls sat in the win dows and doors of their homes weaving flowers into garlands, which they flung among the people who thronged the side walks or marched in the parades with flaring torches and illuminated banners. Colored lights hung from the caves Of the houses everywhere, and altogether 1t was beautiful sight.
 At the bakers they gave away huge buns,
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always controlled the manufacture or play things) that every boy was to receive brand-new top or a bakers dozen Of brand new marbles. Nor were the little girls for gotten. They were presented with brand new dolls or sets of brand-new dishes.
 All the grown-up people were very happy, and greeted one another with rare smiles and hearty words. Why, bless youl even cross old Tailor Kline, whose dingy shop was under the locksmiths, merely laughed yes, actually laughed! so the astonished folk reported-when a shock-headed street urchin blew out his cheeks and hallooed:
 "Cross old Tailor Kline
 Take a stitch in time.
 But greatest of all was the happiness at the Kings great palace, where, it Is said, King Homojy, after dismissing his court from the beautiful throne room and finding himself alone, threw 16 handsprings backward and attempted to balance his scepter on his nose, which was an extremely difficult feat for him to5 perform, as his nose was very short and turned up In remarkable way. However, as there are no chronicles to bear me out, you are at liberty to decide for yourselves whether or not to believe this about the King.
 But must hasten to tell you the cause of all this happiness. It was the birth of three little Princes-three rosy little fellows who knew nothing about 1t whatsoever, but lay all in a row In silken cradle, blinking sol emnly and wouderingiy up Into the faces of the Kings and Queens attendants, who gathered to admire and praise them.
 How beautiful they are" exclaimed the Duke of Featherly to the Marquis of Sugar sticks, and just then the little pink baby Princes smiled in the sweetest way, as If they had understood!
 Wont it be delightfulr' said the Countess of Doliyland, clapping her hands; 'all three will have birthday at the same timel'
 Then King Homojy glanced over their heads and down on the Princes and inquired anxiously of the nurse If it wouldn't be well to feed them a bit of royal custard pie, but when she answered curtly, "No, certainly not; babies never eat plei' he gave a loud
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ordered the Court Physician to attend him, which he did. and poured some very bitter doses down Hi Mallgs throat.
 However. the Chief Counselor and Astrol oger Extraordinary persevered, and at the end of the year he found prophecy in a book which had been overlooked at first. With delight he hurried 10 the King to ac- quaint him with the news. although he was careful to seem grave and sorrowfnl in the royal presence, the prophecy was of very sad nature for the poor little Princes.
 Your Majesty sand Hi Malig. with an air of deep distress, 'I have most alarming pre-. dictions to make as 10 the future of the Princes"
 "Goodness graeious!' exclaimed the King. What is 1t? Are the Princes to have the croup or the measles. or-or new teeths'
 "Alasl' cried the crafty Chief Counselor and Astrologer Extraordinary, shaking his head and pretending to shed tears, while the King danced about in his anxiety, first on one foot and then on the other; 'alasi''
 Say that again, shouted King Homojy. "and I'll order the Court Physician 10 give you double dose of castor oil and quininei"
 'Then, sire" Hi Malig hastened 10 reply "I find in a book of magic that the young
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Princes will grow up to marry maidens who will not be princesses or related 10 royal families. They are also to become joint kings of Nurealm, and you are to give up the throne in their favor"
 Here HI Malig paused. shook his head dis mally, and crammed the hem of his court robe into his round, little green eyes. The King dumfonnded by this prophecy, could only open wide his eyes and gape and stare at HI Malig, for in Nulrealm 1t was thought 10 be wrong for a member of the King family to marry anyone not of royal birth, and when a son succeeded his father to the throne by forcing him to abdieate or to give It up, that was usually only brought about by great wars and loss of life, ali of which good King Homojy wished very much to avoid. To make sure Hi Malig spoke only the truth, he put on his strongest spectacles and commanded him to bring forth the book that he might read for himself
 Here it is, Your Majesty" replied HI
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 CHAPTER II.
The Princes Grow Up and Try to
 Leave the Tower.

Now the names of the princes were Fan tico, Saladoe and Flitwick, and these names were beautifully embroidered on their fine linen. and even embossed in golden letters on the headboards of their three trunde beds
 In the first year of their imprisonment sev- eral klnd-hearted persons, who felt az greved that such fine baby princes should grieyed that such fine baby Princes should grow up to be boy Princes in dark and and made q number of attempts to break
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CHAPTER The Birth of the Princes and the Prophecy.

The Birth of the Princes and the
 Prophecy.
 There was great rejoicing throughout the Kingdom of Nulrealm. From every spire and tower fioated gorgeous flags and banners, in all the tall steeples of the churches the great bells and the little bells sang sweet songs of Joy, as their iron tongues beat from side 10 side-dlng, dong, clang, clang, dong, ding. Fine regiments of soldiers, the very flower of .he Kings army, marched about in all the glory of splendid new uniforms, with their polished buttons flashing in the sun and daz- zllng the eyes of the young maids who gath cred at the street corners to admire them. The bands played stirring airs and marched with the soldiers, while all the little boys followed after and shouted to the music. The little boys were very happy, happy, h. deed, for good King Homojy, who ruled over Nulrealm, had notified the government toy factories (and in those days the government
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Puzzle.

happy were the boys as they lay down in their cozy cots to dream that night of all the many wonderful things they should see and the adventures they should hayo when they were free.
 tTo be continued)
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Answed tO last weeks Illustrated niddIe-EllipticaI Ca lip tickle.)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-21
OLD FORGE.

Mr.. Stephen Edsall and daughter
Minnie, Of Leroyville, have been visit
ing at the home of Mr.. Lewis Edsall,
the past week.
Mr.. Uttley, of Elnira, spent Sunday
with his sister. Mrs. G. C. Jacobs.
Misses Wealthy and May Broadhead.
are spending their vacation at Ocean
Grove.
Miss Schoonover, of Milton, N. j.,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Ben Reed.
Mrs. Alfred Avery and daughter of
Kings Ferry, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Drake.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held at the Brick church, Sunday morn
ing.
A house belonging to Mr.. William
Carey was destroyed by fire last week.
A very enjoyable time was had at
the Junior League social on Friday
evening.
Miss Lydia Reed, of Scranton. is visit
ing her parents.
A party of young ladies have left
for Lake Carey to spend a couple of
weeks.
Mrs. Erwin Brodhead and children.
of Jermyn, were visiting at the home Of
Mr.. Samuel Brodhead, the past week.
Mr.. Walter Naylor lost valuable
horse on Tuesday morning. This is the
second horse Mr.. Naylor has lost in the
past year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-21
MORGAN AND POKER.
Devotee Of the Game Tells Pierpont
What Fun He Has Missed.

rJ. Pierpont Morgan is quoted as
having said that poker should not be
termed our national game; that 1t is
based on deceit and bluff and is wicked.
The following verses are compiled from
the data furnished by a gentleman who
seems conversant with the game under
discussion, says the Baltimore Ameri-
can.1
Oh, Mr. Picrpont Morgan, what a lot of
fun you've missed
The ioy of seeing aces-four big aces-in
your fist:
The glad sensation when you split your
best and only pair
To make straisht-and draw your card
and find the right one there
Oh, Mr. Perpont Morgan, it may be an
awful sin,
But poker isn't simply luck; it's science
when you win.
Oh. Mr.. Pierpont Morgan, you have dal-
lied some with ships.
And yet you glow resentfully when some
one mentions chips:
You've made a jackpot of the mines and
sweetencd it with stocks ..
And fed the kitty day and night with
railroad shares in blocks,
Yet with all this you've missed the thrill
that fills you in the hush
That comes when some one raises you
and you have made a flush.
Oh Mr.. Pierpont Morgan, you may view
it as you choose,
But poker's like some other games-.its
wicked when you lose.
When people shuttle stocks and bonds
and railroads, ships and mills.
It's much the same as when the game de-
pends on how one fills.
Yet when the poker cards go round the
backs are at the top
And he who has the smallest stack may
make the others drop.
Oh, Mr.. Pierpont Morgan, it's bad
game, that is true,
But every one may not indulge in such
big games as you
And maybe some one gets as much fun
out of two small Jacks
AS you do when you win a road with
miles and miles of tracks,
And as is hinted heretofore, it is an aw-
full sim
But poker isn't simply luck; it's science,
when you win.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-21
DALTON.

Mrs. Harry Dean is visiting friends
| in Cambridge. N. Y.
The young people of the Baptist
church will serve a supper in the
church on Friday evening, beginning
at $50 o'clock. The price of the sup
per will be Is cents. Ice cream will also
be sold.
S. S. Taylor, of Factoryville, is act
ing as clerk in the postoffice here for
time.
Samuel G. Shoemaker has returned
home from an extended tour on his
wheel, in New Jersey He visited all
the seaside resorts along the Jersey
coast, from Seabright to Atlantic City.
Nelson Dershimer and mother have
returned home from weeks sojourn
at Ocean Grove.
Mrs. Ira Johnson entertained her
grandmother and sister, of Brooklyn,
Pa, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. r. Purdy have re-
turned from their western trip.
The Methodist Sunday school will
picnic at Lake Sheridan, on Friday OF
this week.
Rev. Charles Newing. of Dunmore,
formerly pastor of the Methodist
church here, visited among old friends
in this place, Monday.
Miss Minnie Ball, of Bnghamton, vis-
tied her brother, Albert Ball, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Decker and
daughter arc visiting in Coopcrstown,
N. Y.
Merton Purdy is spending week
among relatives at Lake Ariel.
Fred Race, of Scranton, visited
among friends here yesterday.
Miss Ethel Carr is spending week
in Montrose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Du Bois are en-
tertaining their son, Edwin, of New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Tolles left last
week on a wheeling tour to Connecticut.
They arrived safely at their destina-
tion.
II. j. Foster is spending some time
at Ocean Grove with Mrs. Foster, who
is sojourning there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Potter and
daughter, Grace, of Phoenix, r. l., and
Miss Edith Bates, of Hope, r. l.. are
spending some time with Mrs. Mahoney
and Miss Relph.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-21
HONESDALE.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Honesdale, Aug. 2O-Prof. Thomas S.
March, formerly principal Of the Homes
dale schoolsf has beer elected principal
of the schools at Susuehanna.
Messrs. Cunning and Myers are in
creasing the capacity Of their axe fac
tory plant by the addition of the equip
ment from an abandoned plant in
Scranton.
Rev. c. L. Percy, will conduct the
usual services in the Baptist church
next Sunday. The pastors of the Epis
copal Presbyterian and Methodist
churches are still on their vacations.
Rev. Mr.. Bell will occupy the Methodist
pulpit. No services in the Episcopal
and Presbyterian churches expect the
Sunday school and young peoples meet
ing.
The Honesdale team at Port Jervs
played the latter team with a score of
9-6 in favor of Honesdale.
Excavation was commenced on Tues
day near the Durland Thompson Shoe
factory for the water main of the Con-
sumers' Water company, of Honesdale,
which will bring water direct from
Cajaw lake. A portion of the pipe is
on the ground and an order has been
placed for the remainder to make con-
nection with the lake.
Mr.. Augustus Thompson will vacate
the Jenkins residence and take possess
sion of Mrs. Hamlin's residence on up
per Main street, Oct. 1. Mrs. Hamlin
will go with relatives at Syracuse.
Some important real estate transact
tions are taking place in Honesdale
and vicinity Mr.. Manto Jacobs, of
New York, has purchased the valuable
William III. Stanton residence on Third
street opposite Central park and will
take possession next January. The
Murray farm located near Cajaw lake,
has been purchased by a Hebrew family
also of New York city.
Honesdale Cornet band concert in
RUSSELL park this evening.
Manager w. j. SilverstOne has work.
nen engaged placing in a new floor and
making other improvements in the
Opera house.
Mrs. Charles Weston, of Gloversville,
N. Y. is visiting Honesdale relatives.
Conductor Knapp. of the Erie Homes
dale branch is enjoying well earned
vacation. Conductor James p. Kelly is
in charge of the train.
- Mr.. Homer Greene and family will
spend the coming month at Atlantic
City.
The Ladies' Improvement association
have engaged the Maple City band to
give two out door concerts in the near
future.
Hon. George S. Purdy will spend the
next few weeks at Valley Junction,
Wis.
At the Heptasoph excursion to Lake
Ariel on Friday, an exciting game of
ball is promised by the Honesdale and
Scranton teams.
:: Attorney and Mrs. A. Il. Searle, are
IN a trip in Vermont and New Hamp-
shire.