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New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
A BLIND SQUIRREL.

Here, Bunny. Bunny. Bunny" 1t the day
of the first snowfall last week and the woman who
called was one of the many women who find pleas
in going 10 Central Park daily, carrying with
them bags of nuts with which to feed the sauir-
rels that find their homes there
As she called there fash of gray, a whsk
of bushy tail. and there appeared before her a
lively little rodent with his tiny hand raised dra-
matically 30 his breast. A dull white eyehal told
the story of sghtlessness in one eye
You see" said the woman turning to an in
terested eniooker, the squirrel began feeding
you see when these little one-eyed pets are eat
ing they always sit with the blind side toward their
benefactor, while devouTing the dainty given them.
Do you know why that is?
Well she explained, throwing the squirrel an
other nut. they are conscious that they are near
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
PRIZE FOR PUZZLE VERSE.

In the following puzzle verse the missing word
in each verse should rhyme, and all are the name
Of animals For the earliest correct answer II
ceived at The Tribune Office, a handsome book
offered. The contestants must be under twelv
years of age. The answers must be written pIaiRl
on one side of the paper and must be addresse
TO Little Men and Little Women. New-York Trih
une:
The was slowly eating grass
One quiet summer day.
When he saw a attempt to pass
The brook across the way
II wonder what's his haste?" said hs
To his friend the Berkshire
There's haste enough-why, don't you see,
He's pursued by yOHder ---?
But other beasts were chased that day;
For soon they eSpied
Leaping over the ground in great dismay,
Pursued by cinnamon ----.
Then came a couple Of sleek brown -----.
A-hastening to the brook.
While following fast was Canada ----
With a truly feFociOus look
The next exciting chase they saw
Was that Of gay
Who managed by climbing a friendly hsw
To escape from an ill-smelling
And then. as the evening shadows fell.
They beheld water
Just save itself-thOugh how they don't tell
From the claws Of the household ---.
Thus ended a most eventfuI day;
But they all escaped. am glad 70 say.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
BY Jessie l.. Britton.

BY Jessie l.. Britton
one little girl had five little dimes:
she had counted them over a good many times
And again and again she had left her Dlay
10 plan now TO spend them for Christmas Day
For papa and mamma and baby boy
And grandpa and grandma would all eniOv
Her little gifts much as score
of other presents that cost far more.
-Four OF the dimes were dull and old
But one was shining and new. I'm told
and once the little gtrl said to a friend
This new one is almost too pretty to spend
~ last the Christmas shopping was done:
The dimes were sptnt-yes. every one;
And Annette seemed the happiest girl alive
AS she hurried home with her parcels five
she had secret for mothers ear
Il bought "A nice present for papa dear
And for grandpa and grandma and baby too
But spent the shnitst dime for you.''
-tst Nicholas.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
WHEN I'm a MAN.

When grow into great big man
And buy what want TO wear
! m going 10 have trousers a mile ar ,v,o l,
And never will brush my hair i'ie'
III buy silk hat. with a very tall crown
And carry gold headed cane
III not wear a necktie-it takes so much time
To unite IL and tie Il again
M going 10 eat candy whenever I please
And play on the street till il { dark
with peanuts my pockets viii always be stuffed
Oh. say, won't just have lark,
Il nlsch on the icewagons all that / please
With no one 10 make me get of
j won't be polite 10 nurse or a girl
And my hat never viii dof
And never oh. never will / 90 to bed
Before it's at least half past eight
Al. a jolly good time III have when man.
You'll see y ycI only Just wait
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
FIRST PRIZE WINNER.

Rocks dark birds of the crow family, with
long, strong beaks. They eat insects, gruos and
worms but are also very fond of grain. Rocks go
together in large numbers, and many famlles hve
IN the same tree Indeed, they build their nests so
close together that 1t IS wonderful how they know
them apart. These called rookery. Rocks like
build to peoples homes. Their nests are
large, and made of sticks. straw, twigs. wool,
clay and other things. Sometimes we see these
birds meeting together on high tree, and then we
hear them cawing and making loud noise; they
seem to be he wing a long discussion, which either
ends in their setting to work very busily TO make
their nests or in flying off to a spot which they
Every morning and evening they go long dis
tances to search for food. There are generally
four five eggs at a time in nest and like
other birds, rocks take great care of their young
Rocks begin to build in March, and after their
young can feed themselves they fly away for a
time; but return again after few months and
mend their nests.
Often in the winter rocks. from small rookeries,
will go to a large one. where many families then
spend the winter together But it is not always
peace and harmony in a rookery, for sometimes
new pair arriving will not be made welcome and
will be driven away from the tree
MAY MUSGRAVE, age twelve years.
Richmond-ave.. Port Richmond. Staten Island
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
HIS PREFERENCE.

From The Chicago News.
Would YOU like 70 be president asNeu -"
good old gentleman In the park. - 80,
Nav" responded the youngster In the goI ~
I'D rather be the Presidents little boy.
And why2 49,, .,,srs
Because then 1 could get my name in the ..,rs tS.
II / only scratched my nose or had my PS''
taken
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
SAVED BY PRAYER.

From The Little Chronicle.
Two small children Of a friend of ours were
chased across field one day by Il ferocous cow
and in telling about the escape, the little girl said
We We're saved mamma, in answer to a pray
er- / told Tommy 30 pray ran and he
said he didn't remember any prayer, So told him
10 say what papa says al breakfast So he shout
ed: For what about to receive. make us
truly thankful Then crawled under the fence
and were saved
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES PUBLISHED DE.
CEMBER 21.

TRANSPOSITIONS
Dear S P; Spread; Red asp; Spared; Sad rep;
Ed raSp; Z, S. Dare.
NUMERICAL ENIGMA
l. Bound, Ed: bounded. . Cat nip. catnip ?
Lamb like; lamblike. 4. Gentle men: gentlemen
8. Bride, groom; bridegroom.
\ SIMPLE AN ECDOTF
Annie animatedly. anticipating many antics
annoying. Annie. animal, Andrew anagrams an
sWered Annie, antlers another any can anodyne
ahtfers' Annie, ancient. antelope angry giant
SUFFIX PUZZLE
J. Brigade; Parade. s Lemonade T. Cannon
ate. 5. Cockade
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

The primals spell a noted poem-the finals it's
author.
Everlasting.
Most learned of the Romans
A writer of fairy tales.
A city of China
A popular game.
The early home of the Morrnons
To lie.
a pastoral poem.
A noted valley in Switzerland
Something used in putting up stoves
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
SECOND PRIZE WINNER.

The rock belongs to the cOrvus or crow. family.
He lives mostly grubs and fruit but does lot
of good by destroying wireworms. the Larvae of
cockchafers and the tipulas Of daddy-longlegs. He
makes up for any damage he may do, such pull
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

A number of very interesting papers nave been
received the subject of Rocks this week from
The Tribunes little and women. 1t is really
easy decide upon "the best when so many
are so good. The by May Musgrave has been
awarded the first prize, because while several OF
the others contained much information concern
ing rooks and were as carefully written Mays
seems to be expressed entirely in her own words @
No sentence part of a sentence appears TO nave
been gathered directly from other sources ana TINS
is point particularly insisted upon in The Ir1b-
unes preSenta ton of the rook picture TWO weeks
ago Some very good stories on the Dogs Party
picture received last week too late to PRINT the
authors names on the honor list. they are given
to-day The little must look out or the little
women will outdistance them in the race for prizes
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
WHY HE COULDN'T GO.

From Current Literature
Little Mary discussing the great hereafter
with her mamma. when the following ensued
Mamma will you GO heaven when YOU die?'
Yes, ] hope so. child"
Well. I hope III go, too because you'u be 30
lonesome
oh, yes, and hope Your papa viii GO too"
'fOh. no, papa can't go; he can't leave the store
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
DouBIY BEHEADED WORDS.

CTake away the first two Ietters.)
Behead To stay. and get the bounding -.
Behead To go back. and get pleasure.
Behead To limit, and get what teachers should
be.
Behead To abolish. and get what the doorbell
does when the postman pulls it.
Behead To criticise, and get what may be seen
from Trinity steeple
Behead To compensate. and get pare OF hos
pital,
Behead To slide back and get what osoies like
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.

I composed of fifteen letters, making two
words. and was sold for s24.
My 1-2-3 is upright animal.
My 4-5-6 is what it wears on its head.
My 7-S-9 ii gets its face
My 10 is very important person.
My 12~13-14-15 is something most men want.
My u-2-9-l5 is found the seashOre.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
HIS PURPOSE.
From Chu
Boy-I 81

From Chums
Boy-I saw a man in a window making tac''
to-day.
Visitor-what was he doing that for ...h
Boy-For a couple OF clocks He Is SN
and clock maker
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
SQUARE WORDS.

No. /.
noted elephant. Joined less. nurse. A violent
attack.
No. =.
snug abode. A Moslem title, Without. peren-
nial plant.
No. 8.
Not closed. A minute opening, Long ago, Snares.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
BRAIN PUZZLERS.
ENIGMA.

MY first is in hen, but never in hat;
In the wren is my second, but not in the bat;
In idle my third is found never in lazy,
And in gnome is my fourth. though it is not in
macy.
Ny fifth is in home but is absent in holly:
NY sixth's found in fame. but is wanting In folly
And nv whole is before you. plain be
I am what you are looking for now-don't you see?
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
THE SHINiEST DIME.

Anecdote Anne-neck-do;e).
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

Said he. MY wife and kittens dear.
1 think it right, at least.
Now Christmas time is drawing near,
That we should have a feast!
$50 propose that we ask all
Our friends from far and wide
To come and spend at Mouser Hall
A Merry Christmastide-"
The plan was greeted with delight,
The kittens gave a shout.
Mamma sat down at once to write
The invitations out.
Although the Mousers had a lot
OF uncles, auntS and cousins,
Each one an invitation got,
Amounting to some dozens
The poor and thin. the rich and fat
Were one and ali invited:
They took the greatest care no cat
Relation SbOrrId he sighted
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

WORD SQTAREs
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
IN TWO PARTS.-PART

In due course, one and all replied:
Papa. as you can guess.
was glad that MOuser Hall was wide
Because they all said Yes
Mamma at once began 20 make
Extensive preparations.
And laid in good things for the sake
OF all their dear relations
The kittens saw that Mouser Hall
Was gayiy decOra ted.
And then. when finished. great and small
Their Christmas guests awaited
The very first one to arrive
OF course, was AUntie Tab.
Who drove. as she said. lust alive
In Whiskers' fOUr-wheeIed CAB.
Then soon. in ones and twCs and threes.
They came upon the scene.
Some walked. some rode, while il Won plaasa
Spot drove his new machine:
New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

A motor car. the latest style;
But folks said things Unkind-
Because it broke down once a mile
And he'd to push behind.
Next. in the good old fashioned mode,
A splendid coach and four
Came rafting down the frosty road
And pulled up at the door.
Tom Mouser on the doorstep stood,
To give all greeting hearty,
And purTsd with joy TO think they would
Be such merry party.
Ito be cOntinued.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-29
REPU BLICANS
EXPECTED FIGHT ON TARIFF
REVISION.
Leaders Are Trying to Prevent Any
Reference to the Sub
ject.

Tomorrow the Iowa republican state con-
vention will meet and there may be an in
teresting fight over the quest on of tariff
revision. Strenuous efforts are being made
by some republicans of prominence in Iowa
to sidetrack the issue and prevent it's COM
ing up in the convention.
Gov. Cummins, the leader of the element
in the state favorable to tariff revision by
the republican party has been threatening
to bring the question up in convention.
Secretary Shaw, Speaker Henderson and
Senator Allison have been using their in
fiuence to try to head off the movement,
being inclined to doubt the advisability
of making a platform declaration on the
eve of an election upon this subject.
Conference between the leaders may re-
suit in sidetracking the proposition, but al
ready the fact that Iowa republicans were
considering plank in their platform favor
ing tariff revision has attracted wide at
tention throughout the country and is caus
ing a flutter in political circles. The last
republican state convention favored ANY
modification of tariff schedules that may be
required to prevent their affording shelter
TO monopoly 1t also declared that tariff
revision should be undertaken 'at such
time it may be effected without injury
to any American industry"
Some of the Iowa republicans are afraid
to repeat the first declaration lest it might
be construed as a partial admission that
the tariff is responsible for the trusts. The
efforts within the republican party for re-
vision are not based upon that assumption,
but upon the ground that industries which
have grown under the protective tariff until
they no longer need high protection should
submit to a scaling down Of the rate Of
protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-29
LIEUT.. BROWN SCORED.
Court-Martialed for Assault on a
Manila Editor.

Copies Of the record of the case of Lieut..
Lyle Brown, Corps of Engineers, have
been received at the War Department This
oftlcer was court-martialed in the Philip
pines for an assault on Mr.. Charles o.
Ziegenfuss, editor of a Manila newspaper
and sentenced to be reprimanded. In his
review of the case Gen. Chaffee said
In giving effect to the too lenient SEN
tence of the court, Lieutenant Brown is re-
minded that the first qualification of good
citizenship consists in scrupulously refrain
ing from violation of the law under which
he lives, either in its letter or spirit.
Having elected to play the part Of law
breaker, Lieutenant Brown will doubtless
learn in time that his method of securing
personal redress, when smarting under adj
verse criticism inseparable from public life,
cannot lead to enviable notoriety, much
less to honorable distinction, among OBI.
GERS and gentlemen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-29
TO REDUCE EXPENSES.
Reorganizing the Force of the Bureau
Of Navigation,

The employees of the Navy Department
are In state Of mind as to the effect of
an order recently issued by Secretary
Of efficiency of the clerical force of that
department. In that order the Secretary
called attention to statute practically
prohibiting the maintenance of a civil pen
sion list in the government service, and
providing for the reduction or discharge of
employees who have become incapacitated
for service by reason Of age or other cause
or who fail to render efficient service. The
order contemplated reforms in the admin
istrative work in every bureau of the de-
partment, and provided specifically for in
creased compensation for clerks of superior
capacity. The bureau forces were to be re-
duced wherever practicable without detri-
ment to the public service, and clerks who
failed to perform the standard rate of
work were to be reduced in grade.
There is considerable anxiety on the part
fected by the enforcement of the order.
The clerical force of the bureau Of naviga-
tion is being completely reorganzed, with
q view to the reduction of expenses, and it
is said a similar course will be pursued in
the other bureaus. 1t is said that Secre-
tary Moody. who has reputation as an
economist, feels that the naval establish
ment costs much more than it should, and
that he hopes by various methods to re-
duce the expenses about Is per cent. Sew
eral of the officials who have been longer
in the service consider that extremely i'm
probable, and predict that the results Of
the present examination will demonstrate
that the present clerical force cannot be
reduced without serious impairment of the
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-29
OBLIGED TO DISGORGE.
Mexican Embezzlers Forced to Sur
render lll-Gotten Gains.

United States Ambassador Clayton at
Mexico has succeeded in securing restitu-
tion in one of the largest embezzlement
cases in the Mexican state department.
Some time ago Mr.. James Brown Potter,
representing large American and English
interests in the Tlahaullo Mining Company
of Mexico appealed to the State Depart
ment for justice, claiming that by a fraud
ulent conspiracy some of the directors of
the company had embezzled funds to the
amount of over 50 0G0,0 900. This was ac-
complished by packed elections and the be-
stowal of III gal powers upon one of the
directors in the conspiracy. The fact that
some inferior Mexican officials were in
Volved in the conspiracy made it almost
impossible to obtain justice in the ordi-
nary methods. The State Department
ferred the case to Ambassador Clayton
and he brought it to the attention of the
Mexican government and pressed it so Wig
orously that he is now able to report that
the conspirators have been obliged to dis
gorge all of the money and securities they
had obtained by fraudulent operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-29
CHESS TOURNEY.
Pairs at the Beginning of the Seventh
Round.

HANOVER, July 29-The chess masters
engaged in the international tournament of
the German Chess Association met this
morning in the seventh round. being paired
as follows:
Gdnsberg VS.. Napier. Wolf VS. Bardele-
Den. Marshall vs.. Janowski. Oland VS..
Pillsbury. Mieses VS.. Tschigorin, PopieI vs.
Gottschall Swiderski VS.. Cohn, Mason vs.
Levin and Suechting VS.. Atkins.
The meeting between Marshall and ia
noWskl Was the special feature OF the ses-
sion, both having won five games and lost
one game TO date. JanOwsh had much the
better OF the contest when play ceased for
the first adjournment
Another game that was closely watched
was the one between Pillsbury and Olland
the Dutch champion. The latter has not Vet
suffered a defeat. but when his game with
the American was adjourned he had de-
cidedly the worst of it.
Five games were finished in this MORN
ings session. Tschigorin winning from
Aieses, Gottschall from Popiel and Cohn
from Swiderski, while the contests between
Gunsberg and Napier and Suechting and
Atkins were drawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-29
THE COAL MINERS STRIKE.
President Mitchell to Make a Tour ot
the Region.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, July 29.-President
Mitchell is expected to begin his tour of
strike region tomorrow. He will first go
to the SchuylkiIl district, where dis
turbances occurred yesterday and deliver
addresses at many places.
1t was given cut at headquarters today
that the 100000 relief fund which was sent
to district No. I, is already exhausted.
President Mitchell denied a report today
that no more money would be received until
August 10. He said funds would
be received from outside organizations right
along, but that the assessments levied on
the miners would be some time in reaching
here, as the pay days in the bituminous re-
gions do not begin until next week An
other big batch of Polish and Slavish min
ers left the Wyoming region today for west
ern Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-29
WILL BE EXCLUDED.
Immigrants Held to Have Come Un-
der Contracts.

Assistant Secretary Allies and Commits
sioner Sargent of the immigration bureau
today heard an attorney who desired to ap-
peal from the decision of the commissioner
of immigration at Baltimore declining to
ADMIT to this country four recently arrived
Slovaks, the ground being that they had
come under contract to work in the coal
fields of Pennsylvania, where the strike is
in progress. They were bound for Osceola,
Pa, and landed with about S11 each. The
hearing resulted in decision to sustain
the officials al Baltimore, which means the
deportation of the immigrants
The facts brought out were that the four
men had received letters from relatives in
the coal regions saying that they could get
work If they came to this country. The i'm
migration officials believe that the rcla~
tlVes of the men Were influenced to write
The letters by employers. Therefore the
men are to be excluded from this country
on the ground that they are under con-
tract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-29
GALE ON GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
Five Vessels Dashed Ashore at Guay-
mas and Sunk.

SAN FRANCISCO. July pa special
from Tucson. Ariz-. says that a tornado
visited the Gulf Of California on Thursday
night. wre ecking and damaging many build
ings in the coast cities. The wires have
oeen down and news of the disaster has just
been received.
Al Guaymas five vessels in the bay were
dashed ashore and sunk. Two Of them, Ell
Luella and FL Gravina. were large steamers
engaged in cOastwise trade. The public
building containing the officers of the har-
bormaster and collector OF customs was de-
stroyed- The residence of the English vice
consul was unroofed and otherwise dam
aged The municipal hall and city prison
were also damaged.
AT Mazat.an. the Pomory Ruby, a large
passenger steamer was driven ashore and
sunk Five passengers were drowned and
the rest reached the shore on wreckage and
driftwocd- Another large vessel in the bay
was also G~snaged by the tornado.
Between Guaymas and Mazatlan a great
deal of wreckage drifted ashore and IL Is
supposed that many small vessels and a
large number of lives were lost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-29
PHILADELPH1A's COAL SUPPLY.
Will Be Exhausted by the Middle Of
September.

PHILADELPHIA, July 29.-It il stated
on reliable authority that the supply of an
thracite coal in the hands of railroads and
dealers here will, at the present rate OF con-
sumption, probably be exhausted by the
middle of September.
The report that the railroads are turning
over to the retailers supplies they have
been holding in reserve since the Inaugural
tion of the strike is said not to be true. In
only one important case, IT was stated, that
Of the Pennsylvania railroad, has any of the
roads released the coal seized by them In
May, all of the others retaining what they
have for their own purposes In the case
Of the Pennsylvania, that road had not such
need for what little 1t had retained, as 1t
could use its soft coal This was the rea-
son 1t turned quantity Of anthracite over
to some of its trade the past week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-29
TO STUDY JAPAN CURRENT.
Undertaking on Foot Headed by Prof.
w. E. Ritter.

BERKELEY, Cal, July 23.-Prof Will
liam E. Ritter, head of the department Of
zoology at the University of California, Is
the prime mover In undertaking for the
systematic observation of the flow of the
Japan current and the study Of the bio
logical conditions Of that great stream. The
San Pedro and Santa Barbara channel will
also be surveyed. The enterprise has the
backing Of Chairman Hartman of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company the United
States fish commission and number Of
wealthy business men Of Los Angeles.
The United States fish commission has
given strong assurances that the Albatross
will be put at the service of the scientists
for this work