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catch a hundred spiders for them every
day. Come along she added, and we
will show you where they are
They took him TO place where the
rocky walls were covered to their tops
with spiders webs, over which thou
sands of spiders were crawling. Here
they taught him how TO catch the spi-
ders with two twigs, but instructed him
to catch only those with red mouths.
jacques learned his lesson quickly and
soon had a hundred spiders in glass
Jar with which they had provided him-
After his task was completed the witch
es gave him squirrel, nicely cooked.
and he helped himself to fruit from the
:rees.
The witches treated Jacques very well
until one day he had only ninety-n
spiders, when the largest sister beat
him with her broom until he vas one
mass of bruises. But when she had
gone the little ono came and rubbed
some salve on his bruises and they were
well IN an instant. From that day
jacques and the little sister were good
friends and often played together.
jacques was continually trying to find
some way out of the valley. but there
neemed 10 be none, for everywhere the
rocks were straight up and down, with
nc projecting ends for foothold. Once
when Le wDs looking very sad the little
gtri asked him what was the matter.
and he told her that he wanted TO get
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house. The broom was outside the door
and Jacques seized 1t and ran.
The old witch heard the noise and
opened the door with G loud "Ha, Hal"
But when she saw that Jacques was run
ming away with the broom, instead of
the broom earring him OFF. she spranG
after jacques, shrieking at the top OF
her voice Tor him to bring back he:
broom
Jacques was young and active. and he
lad no difficulty in keeping far in ad-
vance of the old woman. The broom
tried to get between his legs, but he had
it fast so 1t could not.
When Jacques reached his home he
rushed in the back door, and shut and
bolted 1t: then he went to q window and
looked out At a distance he saw the
old witch standing and shaking her
skinny fist at the house.
For days the old witch followed at the
heels of jacques. wherever he went,
and always begging him to return the
broom to her, but Jacques turned a deaf
ear. One day she sad to him: IF you
will return me my broom I will give you
bag of gold
NO" Jacques said; Il want so bags
of gold, and / will not return 1t for
less"
The old witch offered 5, and 10, and 20.
and 40 bags of gold, but finally she gave
Jacques 80 bags OF gold. and he return
ed her the broom.
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the dwarf. You are the only one thai
ever got out of the old witch's clutches
But, come" he added, you must be
hungry after your hard journey up here:
The dwarf led Jacques into the little
house and set a good meal before him
The dwarf had everything to eat. There
were great piles of wheat, corn, vege-
tables and fruit. which the dwarf said
the birds had brought him. He said
that when he wanted game the hawks
brought it to him. and that he gulls
brought him more fish than he could
use. The goats, he said. furnished him
with milk. and when he needed water ae
drew 1t from the clouds.
In a large fireplace, which occupied all
of the space in one end or the room
there was a small fire, the flames from
which, instead OF going UP the chimney
passed out through two openings, one on
each side of the fireplace. Jacques asked
what the fire was for.
I'll show you said the dwarf
That's what | paint the rainbow with.
Then he poured some liquid into a
vessel onto the fire, and at once the
most beautiful colors burst forth. TAX
ing Jacques outside, the dwarf said;
Watch"
The bright colors poured from the
openings on opposite sides of the build
ing and kept extending farther and
farther along the rainbow until they
reached the ground. 1t was the most
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Strangers in New York--A Nature Lesson
By CHARLES BARNARD.

II any OF our young readers happen to
visit New York. go to Central Park.
Enter by the gate at Seventh Avenue
and Fifty-ninth Street and walk under
the stone bridge and over the iron foot
bridge and turn to the left. On the
right is level meadow and on the edge
OF the grass. just ahead. rises mass of
gray rocks At the next turn in the
path go up to the top OF the rocks. Then
go down to the left in the first little
valley or depression in the rocks to the
grass Then turn around and look back
over the rocks. Look closely. and sew
eral smooth, shallow grooves or depres-
sions, all exactly parallel, will be Eeen
cut in the rock. They reach almost to
the top OF the rocky mound. If the sun
is shining, and II Is exactly II O'Clock.
you can stand IN one of these polished
grooves and your shadow will fall a
little to. the right of the line Of the
groove. and this will be true Of each
groove, showing that all the grooves
point very nearly southeast.
1t is certainly strange that the
marks should be cut in the solid stone.
What are they for? Why do they all
point in this particular direction? VINO
or what cut them so smooth and straight
in this tough old rock? Look about
anywhere in the park and mere can bo
found. There are some very fine ones
on the west side near 104th Street.
Whenever they are found they all point
southeast. II We were lost in. the park
and found one of the marks We could
use it as a compass to show us the way
home. Strange as are these marks Oh
the rocks. we can find thousands more
all over New York State and through
New England. Still more strange, near
ly all point pretty nearly south or cast
of south.
Return to the park and walk back TO
the iron bridge, and then keep on 20 the
left till the rustic arbor Is reached
Here. little to the right, will be found
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them falls the task of bringing back
dust to dust" They are in some cases
invisible and also parasite.
The sensitive plant closes together
when roughly handled Some plants
have odors or perfumes in the flowers
or leaves to attract or repel. The ge-
ranium. white water lily. ill-scented
wake robin. hawthorne, pickerel weed.
Wild mint. pitcher plant, white swamp
honeysuckle and the rose are examples
of these varying types.
Some plants are climbing. some Creep
ing. some inclined TO the bush form.
some are air plants and some are aquat-
ic or water plants. so that when the
whole botanical field is surveyed the
plant variety Is found to be very great.
Much pleasure can be ignorantly, OF
course, derived from plants and flowers
by the mere act Of looking at them, but
with little knowledge of even the COM
monest flowers, SO easily obtained from
the many now available books on the
subject the pleasure is multiplied over
and over again, an& the local flowers
carefully studied take on marvellous and
undreamed- of beauties that will repay
the student for the time spent in study
ing them. Many plants. herbs and fow-
ers also have medicinal properties, and
deservediy find a place not only in the
domestic medicine chest, but also in the
official pharmacopaeia.
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a large white stone, SNAPPED somewhat
like big egg. Go to it and examine it
closely. 1t is very hard. CLASSY. and ap-
pears to be composed of many different
materials, all boiled together in a con-
fused mass. 1t does not resemble In any
way the black rock on which 1t rests. 1t
makes a fine show from the path. and
many people think it was cut into this
curious shape ald placed there by the
Park Commission as an ornament.
Walk along the path to the merry-go-
round and turn to the left, and just by
the next building will be seen, on the
right. another round stone perched on
TOP of a mass of dark rock. This stone
does not in anyway resemble the black
rock on which it rests. These two round
stones are strangers in New York. They
were brought here thousands Of years
ago. They came from some place far 70
the northwest. Where they came from
we do net know. We can only guess
that they must have travelled many
miles and must have had pretty tough
journey, for their sharp corners have
all been knocked off, and they show the
effects of many a fall as they were car
ried along through ice and water till
they were finally landed here in Central
Park. So sure are men of science that
such stones came from some far distant
place that they call them travellers. or
travelled boulders." drift boulders.
nv -i,,nIy .shoulders
Is there any connection between these
two boulders and the southeast grooves!
It is now thought that New YORK state
was cnce buried deep under great
shee of ice. that extended from CANADA
down as far as Staten Island. The sheet
~ ice was in motion toward the south
cast. Many hard stones were frozen into
the ice. and as it moved the stones cut
these grooves in the old rocks- Many
bculGers from distant mountains were
carried along on the top of the ice, ana
when at last, the ice melted away the
houIders fell down here in Central PARK.
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JACQUES RAN nowN THE RAINBOW.

them. for it's long journey to the top
of the rainbow. Gocd-by. I'm sorry
you're going to leave me-"
When the little witch gave Jacques
the bag of provisions he thanked her,
and as she flew off waved his cap at
her, and then he continued his way. He
climbed and climbed for four days, only
living down to sleep when fatigue com
pelled him. On the fifth day his pro-
visions we're exhausted and Jacques felt
that he could go no further; but Just
when he was ready to give up he reached
the top.
It was level plain, upon which goats
were grazing and over which innuner-
able birds were lowering. In the middle
of the plain there was small brlcs
house of a fiery red color. Toward this
building Jacques made his way, sur
rounded by the goats and with the birds
circling overhead. AS he approached the
house the bleating of the goats and the
noisy chattering of the birds brought
fat little dwarf to the door. He was
Jolly looking little chap.
Hey" the dwarf cried; where did
you come from?"
Jacques told him from the. witch's val
ley.
"oh, You are the lucky one." said
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magnificent rainbow that was ever seen,
vet the colors were so soft that they did
not dazzle the eyes.
When they re-entered the house the
dwarf looked at Jacques good naturediy.
"Ha. ha,' he laughed, and said: I'm
glad to see you. You're the first human
being that | have seen in $40 years.
But now that you are here, what do you
propose to do"
jacques saids he wanted to go down
and start for home.
The dwarf asked him where his home
was When Jacques told him the
dwarf whistled and said: why. that IS
on the other side of the earth
The dwarf thought for moment and
then said Let me see" and he looked
on the side of the wall where there were
a lot of figures. Addressing Jacques, he
said: You know the rainbow travels
all over the world, and | see we Will 5e
in your village in three months and :;
| day. You had better stay with me anc
/ will take you back home safe enough.
Jacques said he would think about II
But when he went out and looked dowl
he could see nothing but dark woods ane
what he believed were wild and savage
animals moving through them He con
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Once upon time, in small village
in France. there lived a boy named
jacques. On the outskirts of the same
village there was living an old woman
believed 10 be witch. He said she
was no more n witch than he was and
that there we're no witches anyhow.
One day Jacques was passing by the hut
with other children, when he noticed a
broom standing by the door. Hello"
cried, there's the broom the old witch
rides on through the sky. I'm going
to take ride on it myself"
With that he straddled the broom,
when-"Whisk," and Jacques gave
yeil-but before he could jump off OF
the broom ne was a hundred feet in the
air, His astonished companions stood
in wonder watching him soar through
the sky until he was only dim speck
in the distance.
When Jacques mustered courage to
look down be saw they were flying along
over mountains and lakes and rivers
and plains. On they went until they
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Bows and girls are too apt to con-
clude that beyond the beauty Of the wild
and cultivated flowers they have but
little real value in the world. They live
by eating ard drinking? In their leaves
they have mouths and stcmachs. by
means OF which they derive the carbon,
which is the principal food and raw
material of plant life. They aid in con-
suming the animal waste. and from this
they are so made as to be able to de-
rive nutrinent ard in turn throw OH
oxygen as waste. which Is absolutely
needful as animal nutrimcnt. They are
thus easily seen 10 be of more con-
sequence to nature than if they were
mere symbols CT beauty. The 5otanist
quickly finds a new world in and among
his studied plants and the flowers that
bloom as an incident in plant life.
Plants are full of very curious de-
vices, by means of which they accom-
pish that which would at first seem i'm
possible. They ingeniously scatter their
seeds by explosion, by means Of wings
that sail the wind, and by the birds and
animals. Even man himself is pressed
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reached the other side of the moon; then
they descended into valley surrounded
by precipices a mile high. No sooner
had Jacques gotten off of the broom
than it rose IN the air, and in a few
minutes was lost to sight. This made
jacques feel lonesome, as he had begun
to consider the broom his companion In
adventure.
He found himself in very nice place.
There were trees on every side loaded
with fruit of every kind; the grass was
soft and green, and almost at his feet
was a brook with water clear as crystal.
jacques stood undecided which way to
turn, when he heard voices over his
head crying: "Ho! Ho! Ho! Mother has
sent US a boy!'
He looked up and saw three young
witches sailing around on their brooms.
Two of them were good-sized girls, but
the third one was smaller than Jacques.
They watched him for short time;
then the oldest one said:
I'VE won't harm you II you will do
what we ask Of you, and we will give
you a rabbit or a squirrel every day for
dinner, and you can take all the fruit
you want"
Jacques asked her what they wanted
him to do, and she told him he must
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cluded he would stay.

cluded he would stay.
few days before the three months
elapsed Jacques wanted to start for the
bottom of the rainbow. but the dwarf
told him he need be in no hurry. for
while it took five days to climb up he
could descend in few minutes.
On the day they were to reach his
home Jacques watched with straining
eyes. At last, in the early afternoon, he
could see the church spire, then the
schoolhouse. and then his own house
The rainbow slowly settled down, and
one end rested in the meadow behind his
home.
jacques gratefully thanked the dwarf
and had started to go when the dwarf
called out to him. Hey he said, III
YOU want to get even with the old witch
get her broom and make her give you
fifty bags of gold before you will return
II to her. She has a hundred bags OF
gold. But don't let the broom get be-
tween your legs or 1t will carry you on
again.
When Jacques rushed into the house
there was great rejoicing, for his par
ents had mourned him as one who was
lost.
Jacoues arose at daybreak the next
morning and went to the old witch
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Little jacques and the Witch.
By FRANK G. STARK.

out of the valley, so that he could go
home to his parents. The little witch
appeared TO be very sorry fer him and
offered to let him use her broom. When
Jacques tried it he found the little
broom was not strong enough to carry
him. It would rise few feet, staggeT
around in tn air, and then tumble to the
ground. He tried over and over again,
but it was no use-the broom was too
weak.
One day Jacques saw a rainbow witt
one end resting in large, open space
and the other extending away over tbs
cliffs He ran to the bottom of 1t, and
to his amazement saw that there were
steps leading to the top. He did noi
hesitate an instant. but started up tbs
steps He had gone but short distance
when he heard sweet voice calling
jacques It was the little witch. who
came flying on her broom. She had
bag in her hand, which she gave to hirs
and said: jacques, here are provision:
and a bottle of water. You will neec
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Indian stripped from his ears the rings.
and LEFT him FOR dead.
The Ponca's delight at getting what
he had so coveted led him to hang the
rings in his ears and appear before Du
Lac. bringing the commander what ne
had offered the boatman for the trink-
cts.
Du Lac was Mortified and rushed forth
to find the toatman seemingly dead ana
the Pcncas g arrow still sticking in his
neck. He called together the warriors,
and one OF them, skilled in treating
wounds. drew out the instrument and
laid upon the cut a plant which he first
chewed and charmed" by invoking the
great Manitou.
Some potent thing healed the boat
man. and next day he WAS about in ex-
cellent health. His recovery eased the
wrath of his companions against the
Ponca and they continued their journey
up the Missouri.
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into service as an unconscious. but ef-
fective seed distributor The young
plant is given Il good start in life. and
no fairy tale is stranger or mere inter-
esting than the life history of flowers.
Some plants are day blooming and
scme blossom in the night. because their
insect visitors, upon whom their very
life depends, are diurnal or nocturnal
as the, case may be. Some plants are
luminous that the insects may the more
readily perceive and reach them in the
dark. The sundew of England and the
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THE BOYS IDEAL MENU.

Here's boys ideal menu:
At least, | think it is, don't you!
First course, mince pie-happy dream
and then some turkey and ice-cream
And cranberries and pumpkin pie.
Third course-well. now, suppose we trS
More turkey and lemon pie.
And custard pie and apple pie.
And-never mind the reason why
Wen eat them alive Will or die
And then-the little stomach elves
Can fight il out amongst themselves.
LA TOUCHE HANCOCK.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-02

Republicans Who lid rot register kick
against Statehood just before election
like Sidney K. DeLong, either. His elec-
ton is conceded before and ahead of
every one. Frank Treat is in the r; ce
for city recorder with public opinl' n
blow ing his way just at present. Ii u
Wilson has finger with quts ie n
mark on it pointing his way from everv
direction. The railroad men want O
know about a Icng list of garnishmentf.
The legal fratern tv is asking some pry.
ing qnestions about the fee system and
their Individual cases which will all
have to be answered before election 1t
looks as though Frank Treat would be
deciding questions of five or seven days
for city yags before the cross examina-
tion of his opponent is half concluded.
1t would appear with public opinion
in Its present mood there was going tc
be a Demodratic Landslide in Tucson
next week.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-02
The First Sorrow
SCulDtured bv DR.. Oderndtt

Tucson can boast of budding sculp-
tor in the person of DR.. F. A. Odermatt
A group which was modelled by him is
now on exhibition in the window of
Martins drug store. 1t is a work of
art that has taken months of careful and
patient toll to perfect. The group is en-
titled "The First Sorrow" It is model
ed after famous painting by that name.
The figures represent Adam and Eve,
weeping over the body of their dead
son, Abel. Adam, represented as usual
with an ideal physique, is seated upon a
rest with the body of his son lying
across his knees. Eve, with bowed
head and form. is kneeling by his side.
The work of the present group is larg-
ely original with DIR. Odermatt because
the small picture from which it was
taken is very dim. The work was done
in his spare time and it has covered a
period of three months. The group
shows careful study and the figures are
grace and beauty themselves. The lines
are artistically drawn and the features
most perfect. The work shows the abil.
ity of a sculptor of far more experience
than DR.. Onermatt. In fact his study
along this line dates back to some four
teen months ago. His first attempts
! were confined to panel work but even
these show a dormant ability. His
many friends are interested in his en-
deavors and hope to see him branch on,
into new and broader fields.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-02
THE CITY NEWS
NPHRAGRHPHS.

At O'Clock this afternoon train No. 8
was reported two hours and thlrty-tve
minutes late. The flyer is two hours
late.
One case against Burt Alvork was dis.
missed in the District court at Tomb
stone yesterday. 1t was the case involv-
ing the Cochise hold.up and the dismis-
sal created no little sensation. at.
torney o. Gibson for the county stated
that the statute prescribes the death
penalty for train robbery and that it
would be impossible to get a jury in
Cochise county to convict where no
murder had been committed. He said
Alvord's partner, William Downing was
tried on the same charge and could not
be convicted. There are still two charg-
es hanging over Alvord. One is that OF
assault with intent to kill which occurred
during his sensational jail break. The
other is that of assisting in Jail break.
He will stand trial for these charges and
| will then have to race the United States
court in Tucson on the charge of inter-
fering with the mails. He will be tried
on the above charges this term If the
grand jury indicts him. The criminal
calendar of Cochise contains seven muir.
der cases. The civil calendar is so long
that Judge Kent will held special ses-
sion in Tom bstone in January.
Thomas D. Satterwhite and wife deed.
ed three claims in the Sierritas to the
Sierrita Mining and Milling company.
The consideration was given at $ll 600.
The claims adjoin the company's prop
erty.
The local court OF Foresters will be in
session tonight.
The Order of the Eastern Star will
hold regular meeting tonight.
The Knights of the Maccabees W Il
meet this evening in Odd Fellows hall.
The City Recorder disposed of two
cases this morning. John Doe was
given six days for disorderly conduct.
Ramsn Cola was fined Sc for severe
case of drunk and down. He managed
to dig up the fine anb was let off.
There is much complaint about street
signs being down. Many of the boards
were made away with on Hallowe'en
and have not been replaced. Strangers
in the city are at loss to find many of
the streets. The Street Commissioner
should look after this matter.
Residents throughout the city have
been complaining bitterly of late on the
frequent visits of chicken thieves to
their chicken coops. People in the
southeastern section of the city have
lost large mum bers of fine pullets in the
last few nights. The chicken raid, in
fact, is threatening the holiday supply.
The police expect to round up the cul-
prits and then their victims will have
the funny side of the deal.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-12-02
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