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CATS AND WHITE RABBITS.
Dislike Shown by the Former Toward
the Latter.

| From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Cats, for some reason. do not seem to
be very fond of white rabbits said
| man who has just made a trip over to
Bay st. Louis, land l came upon very
striking example of it during my visit
over to the bay. One of the prominent
families of the popular resort has pet
white rabbit. He is the idol of the fam
lily, and really receives more considera-
ton than he would if he were a human
being. Some one is always doing some
thing for him to make life more pleasant.
but he is not spoiled at that. and is a won
derfully well-behaved fellow.
Last week the family decided to add
| rather pretty and promising kitten to the
household. The feline member was sew
eral weeks old. being able to get around
| with considerable agility. He was very
playful, and the members of the family
naturally concluded that the kitten would
make a good companion for the white
rabbit. In a short while rabbit and kit
ten were thrown together. The rabbit
blinked his pink eyes curiously for a few
seconds, and then bracing himself in dig
nified, but not unfriendly. attitude. hob
bled over toward the kitten, as If bent on
assuring the feline that she was welcome.
The which she resented by drawing her
self up into bow, after cat fashion. and
making grimaces of a threatening kind.
and splitting with small show of ViO-
fence. The rabbit did not understand this
maneuvering, and after meditative sur
vey of the situation hoped toward the kit
ten again in a more friendly and more
playful mood
The kitten broke out into fearful
rage, and it was perfectly evident that the
rabbit was somewhat alarmed. He made
no effort to retreat, however. but held his
ground. The kitten finally Scampered back
into the house and disappeared. The same
performance went on for several days. but
the rabbit was persistent. and when l left
the bay kitten and rabbit were eating out
termS."
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Dear Children:

Dear children:
on this weeks page you will find few
suggestions about making a fresh-water
aquarium. II You feel like trying it you
may write and ask any questions you
please for such help as you may need
There are many little points connected
with making and keeping an aquarium
that might call for adaptation to condl-
tions-fOr instance. one of you may already
have a globe for a tank and not know now
to use suction for agitating the water an
other may have but one pane of glass; yet
might have available some slate or TIN thae
might be used for three sides and the Dot
tom: another might not have even a pono
near enough to go to for Water-plahts'
these and other little difficulties may turn
up ard in any of our weekly letters we can
always find room to direct you how TO con-
uuer such difficulties. Those OF you VINO
have Dan Boards book" can help your
selves. as he writes clearly and fully about
all such subjects in this book. The Boys
Own Indoor Book is another useful volume
for those who try to do things If any of
my girl readers are as fond OF dong Things
a. my boy friends are let them write also,
and We shall be glad to tell them how they'
too. may help themselves easily through
why can we not form Young Folks
Reading Circle" and thus compare notes
and find out all about the books that are
not only helpful. but entertaining. We will
he glad to enrol any name and address
for such A purpose and send book notes
regularly on our page and otherwise 10
those VIII, ioin. and when we have a hum
dra5 members for the central circle we can
Man for future work and local branches
In c1-oparatton We usually find strength,
that is. by working together We may hnd
ourselves stronger than when working alone
:, far As books and libraries are concerned,
a. * often the case where there are joint
Interests II is even possible that we might
thus in4uence the publication of delightful
books. Tor by creating a demand for them
W. might increase the supply. This is done
in certain states out west, where junior
reading circles are doing wonderful WORK
one state circle has a membership of 96"oe
Write and tell us what you think Of TINS
plan of starting national and other CEN
+ars f,- such work with Washington as
r.aJnuarters If YOU think you would en-
nv o. there are many delightful people
raadv IN help YOU make plans for such
center and to establish branches throughout
the country If you like the idea We can
soon put 1t in motion, and, with one general
motto there is much we might do TO heIp
Others as well as ourselves TO much pleas
ure in this direction. We might even JOIN
such movement with the Chiidrens
League. Of which you heard last week. and
which is always ready to expand for the
happiness If children. One dear little girl
writes she is so happy to have some one
write weekly. and she hopes there is room
in Aunt Dor0thy's heart for her also There
Is room for you. dear, and for all of you.
Yours sincerely,
DOROTHY DAY.
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"Pin-Money's" Last Meaning.

"Pin-money" now means the allowance
of money for a womans own personal ex-
penditure, but originally it meant literally
the actual sum spent on pins.
1t is almost impossible to think of any
stage in the history of womanltind when
the pin was not one of~the mainstays of her
existence. but until about the end of the
seventeenth century an article more re-
sembling a wooden skewer than anything
else was all that could be obtained.
After that time the modern pin was in
vented, but the maker was allowed to sell
them openly only on January 1 and 2, so
that court ladies and fashionable DANES
alike were obliged to buy large store on
those days, says the Gentlewoman. So ex-
tremely important was this yearly purchase
that apparently a special sum of money
was obtained from all indulgent husbands
for 1t; and at later time. when the pins
became cheap and common, womankind
gradually came to spend their allowance on
other vanities, but the old name. pin
money" remained in use.-Exchange.
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THE VANITY OF CHICKENS.
What an Unusually Close Observer of
Fowls Has Noted.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Speaking Of chickens, do you know
am inclined to think the chicken is about
the vainest thing there is in the fowl line.'
said a man who lives in Carrollton and
who has made rather close study of the
feathery tribe, land l think I have good
reasons for the faith that is in me. We are
in the habit of using the expression as
vain as a peafowl.' The peafowl is, of
course, very vain. They seem to appreciate
the beauty and magnificence of their plu-
mage. They strut around with an infinite
sort of pride, and they leave no sort of
doubt in a persons mind as TO the exist
ence of inordinate vanity. Peafowls
will actually go crazy if you rob them of
their tail feathers and l have observed not
a few instances which substantiate this
fact
But, returning to chickens. have found
them as a rule vainer than any other kind
of fowl L have a rather interesting brood
at my place now. and l have been making
a little study of the members of the group.
They are now only few days old. They
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uncertain how to address him, "but I'll
try --..-.
Good" said his majesty; Every good If
at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Well, go on
So Dorothy began, hesitatingly:
HE called for his pipe and he called for his
glass
And he called for his tiddlers three
Only two fiddlers, said the king, alb
ruptly.
Mother Goose said three"
Mother Goose be blowede' shouted the
king, who seemed to fly into a rage at the
most m trivial of things. who owned those
fiddlers, anyhow? Mother Goose?"
NO, Sir King answered Dorothy.
meekly. T..
Come, that's better, he answered. sud-
denly appeased. Come that's much bet
ter, You see, little girl. there were only
II remember the book says three" sud
denly broke in Jack. "And look here, King
Cole. king or no king, don't you try to
scare my sister; won't stand it."
Dear me, what cross, snappy boy.
murmured the king. II didn't mean any
HARM"
Then you speak politely to my sister,"
replied Jack.
''Oh, all right" answered his majesty.
mo offense meant. But about those fd-
dlers?"
Yes" said Dorothy. very softly.
"Ill tell you." deliberately turning his
back on her brother. you see, there were
really three musickers (''What funny
word" thought Dorothy. but only two of
them played the fiddle"
And the other one?"
"Oh, he played the gazoo," said the king
after quite little pause.
But how did Mother Goose make such a
mistaken"
'She didn't; she had II all right; they
changed it,"
They? who?" aske9. Jack who was in
terested in spite of hih{sef
me editors, answered the king. with
e chs eace s turned toward him hey
Sir King" said Dorothy after a little
silence would you mind telling me the
rhyme that Mother Goose really did write
about your
Let's see" said the king, taking off his
crown ana scratching his head perplexedly
L think it went something like this:
old King Cole was a very jolly soul
And what L say is true;
lie called then for his fiddelers
AND the man with the big gazoo."
I'll M said Jack somewhat scornfully, IT
don't think much of that for rhyme"
Oh that's all right" said the king quick
~ now are you on riddles?"
Jack can guess lots and lots Of them,
answered Dorothy proudly.
on, ne can, can he? all right, Jacky
noy, and here the king apparently forget
ting his Ill humor turned toward the boy
gayly, here's one for YOU
:All right SIR" said Jack glad to be no
ticed again: ''all right, Sir, go ahead"
Why" and here the king looked at them
with head on one side; 81 mean when, when
Is a soldier not soldier?"
When is soldier not soldier?" re-
peated Jack.
"Ke-rect."
When he's an officer" hazarded Dorothy.
The king laughed heartily, but shook his
head.
'foh. give it up" said Jack after some
little time: tits hard one, sir.
les. 1t Is a hard one," said the king; 81
made It up myself on the spur OF the mo-
ment; well what's the answer
I'VE give 1t up" cried both children.
You are quite sure you give it up?'
"Quite sure, SIR
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had not arrived at the piping stage before
they began to display what may call pride
IN the matter OF their personal appearance.
They began to peck at their wings before
they had thoroughly dried and within
lew hours after they had left the shell.
They began to shake themselves somewhat
after the fashion OF the older chickens
when they wallow for while in the dust
Chtckens, you know, take dust bath,
ana then fiutter their feathers and shake
themselves In order to get rid OF the dust.
wen, these youngsters, before they had
been out OF the egg three hours began TO
go through these motions. They began TO
Tx themselves UP, / may say. They seem
TO know instinctively that a chicken ought
TO arrange its toilet, Just as other things
In the broad kingdom of life. and so they
went about the task The expression AS
mad as wet hen is no doubt due to the
hens displeasure at having her feathers
soiled and disarranged by water. What
more melancholy spectacle can one find
than the proud rooster whose plumage has
been dampened by a sudden shower?
Yes, chickens are very vain, and they
begin to show signs of their vanity early
IN life. / know of no other fowl that be
gins pr1mping so early i'm life as the chick
en-, and i suppose my experience is about
the experience of every other man who has
mad occasion TO observe the conduct of
these useful members"
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CAMPING OUT FOR BOYS.
One Form Of. Vacation Available at
Little Expense About New York.

From the New York Sun
Young men with moderate salaries who
desire to get all the comfort and fun posi-
Bile In the short time allowed them by their
employers for vacation can find no better
opportunities than are offered by a week
in camp. There are many pretty ponds in
the New Jersey suburbs that abound in
black bass, pickerel and perch of large size,
and that offer good camping facilities. Az.
ter location has been selected on which to
camp, the site can be secured at a yery
small rental. A boat can be hired for Is
cents a day.
The chief article of diet is fish. A few
cans Of meat would add variety to the fare.
luxury that may be INDUCED in. Berries
are to be had for the gathering and fruit
for little money. party of young men are
just now enjoying this kind of vacation on
the banks of Greenwood lake. When this
party organized for fortnight,s frolic thew
pooled their pocket money and found a
grand total of $26 for the seven. They
then went into a careful estimate of the
things necessary for housekeeping and each
one was notified that he was to bring some
one cooking utensil.
Every home is supplied with enough extra
articles to meet demand of this nature.
SO that when the day of departure arrived
there was full line of cooking utensils
from the coffee pot to the dishpan and the
iron boiling pot to the broiler. One of the
party was made COOK and the campers have
been doing nicely with the help of friends
Most of these campers have cots to sleep
upon, but one young man cut four crotched
sticks. and, driving them into the ground,
laid poles across them. Then fresh-cut pine
boughs were laid on the poles and dry
his rubber sheet and that made bed un-
riyaled for comfort.
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when he's afoot." roared the king.
What do you think of it?''
1T isn't SO bad answered Jack. con-
descendingly.
Now, here is another one" said his
majesty, but Dorothy, who didn't care
much for riddles, suddenly asked: Sir
King. do you know any stories?"
About Jack and Manory?"
She means real stories,' replied Jack.
Like Mr.. Thimblefinger and Miss Mead
ows and Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox cried
Dorothy, breathlessly.
Who are they?" asked the king.
"Oh, they live down in Georgia." broke
in Dorothy
Who's that?" asked his majesty.
who is what, sir?"
BY the jumping Jack of Dinkavollis, -
shouted the king, whose Georgian
Oh said Jack. quietly, Georgia is a
state in the south:
Bounded on the north by Tennessee and
Mort Carolina,
"On the south by Florida,
"On the east by the Atlantic ocean,
And on the west by Alabama and
Florida
Come that's good" said the king, who
that's first-rate. Who bounded it?'
But the children had nothing to say
Did Mr.. Thimblefinger bind it?' asked
the king. sarcastically. Maybe Miss Mead
ows did" he continued; 'or perhaps Brer
Rabbit or Brer Fox?'
But, your majesty" interrupted Jack,
Georgia is bounded in the geography"
What's that?" queried his majesty.
Whats a geography, sir?"
That's what 1 asked" answered the
king.
Its a book" said Dorothy.
eff that's the case" remarked the king
after a few moments deep thought then,
of course, you know who bound It."
The children shook their heads
why, the bookbinder, of course" and
here the king laughed until he grew purple
in the face. Il really must send that to
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LILLIAN AND DON.


little dog was begging for his
breakfast; he begged so hard that he
cried. and the tears rolled down his cheeks
Dear DON" said his loving little mistress.
''eat this nice bone and drink some water,
for am sure you must be dreadfully hungry"
Greedy Don gob5led up everything in
II
hurry; as soon as he was through he
instantly began to frolic and
jump around In very
knowing way; for he felt certain that
Lillian would take him for p tro,ic that
morning when she went for walk with
nurse; and he was not disappointed.
OF they scampered along the shady wood
path and into the woods, nurse following more
quietly. At last Lillian sat down to
rest moment and faithful Don
stretched himself at her feet, with his
tongue hanging out of his mouth. They sat
under the shade of the grand old trees
very happily, until mischlevous little
W
wood-falry shot strange thing called au
''X-ray' straight at poor Don's waving tail. He
yelped, more from surprise than pain, and very
zeaousIy started for home followed by Lillian
AND
While reading of Lillian
Don and the trees,
You may also be learning
Your A, b, C's.
By DOROTHY NEWTON carp.
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one of the comic papers," and then he be-
gan again
Dorothy, however, who was beginning to
TIRE OF the kings jokes, again asked him ::
Don't you know a nice story you could
tell us, Sir King?'
The king took off his crown to think.
We'll, little girl" said he, after a short
silence, Il m really not much of a story
teller, but If you'd like to hear a real good
Joke"
said Dorothy, hastily. Don't you know a
real nice animal story?'
We'll, | do know just one animal story
that Old Goody Two Shoes used to tell me
years ago.. And then, Is the children drew
nearer, SO as to hear every word, King
Cole put down his pipe. laid his crown In
his lap and began as follows:
- 10 be continuedl
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THE ENCHANTED FIREPLACE
By CAPT. THOMAS WILSON, U. S. A.
Copyright, 1902

Both children had already noticed his
funny way of speaking.
DO you know the rest of that rhyme?"
81 used to know it when l was a little
boy answered Jack.
Come, that's good" said the king Cor
we might as well give him his title).
That's frst-rate.'' And then he began to
sing:
''When he was little boy
He always broke his sisters toys"
HE did no such thing" replied Dorothy,
Indignantly He never broke my toys"
"1e did in the book, anyhow" retorted
the king. However, that don't matter
Perhaps you know the rest of the rhyme
about King Cole" looking fiercely at Doro-
thy.
I'm not sure, Sir King" answered the
little girl, who seemed quite confused and
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Scattered. dispersed. and gathered ur
again,
Withered. though young; sweet. yet nm.
perfumed,
And carefully laid up to be consumed.
CHARADaE ID.
Half a carman. and whole country
VIII form the name of a beautiful flower
CHARADE E.
" nat is IL that we receive without beine
thankful for. which we enjoy without
knowing how We receive st. and which Va,
lose without being conscious of our losses
CHARADE F.
when benjamin, with play worn out-sweary-
His homeward way did wend
He deemed my first. with shadows dark and drear ~
very welcome friend.
1t drew each child my second TO the lIghtness
OF hreside, to supper and warm bed.
To loving. cheerful greetings and the brightness
or comfort round him shed.
For when my third is clustering and blowing.
And generally kicking up a muss
LII little folks are out, and knowing
There's apt TO be q fuss.
Come listen to my whole bis sad plant pouring
In notes so sweetly pure and clear
As softly wings its flight through ether soaring,
Thanksgiving, praise, sincere.
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APPLE PIES.

Here are apple pies and tarts,
Made while mothers out of town;
Won't she be surprised to see
Such row so sweet and brown?
When she left l heard her say,
How | wish I'd bal ed some pies,
But 1 hadn't time today
Won't she open wide her eyes2
Baldwin apples from the tree
Just behind the spring house door,
Pared and sliced; I'm sure l left
Not single mite Of core.
Then I stewed them. beat them through
The colander; l didn't waste D..
4 grain of sugar, and stirred in
Grated lemon peel to taste
Did you ever roll the dough?
! have often. rolled one way;
Mother says tits nicer so;
It's always best as mothers say.
And the oven was so hot;
Our stove has been-revised-
No, I'm sure that's not the word
Won't she be surprised?
PHILLIP GERRY
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The rumor was once circulated that the
United States government intended to
change the color Of the 2-cent red to green.
The reason given was that the change
would enable the government to save al
least $}O0D per year. Any such intention
was abandoned. in view of the fact that an
agreement was entered into by all the
countries represented in the Postal Union
which provides that all 1-cent thaIf-penny,
5 centimes and other equivalent valueS)
should be printed in green; the 2-cent and
equivalent values in red; the scent in blue,
etc. beginning January /, 1922.
Probably the first official recognition Of
philately in art is the large fresco in the
main corridor of the Brussels post office
representing a grandfather and his grand
children looking over a stamp album.
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ed away from the whole mass, little in
fertor IL roses are made use Of to the dear
ana highly-prized otto. or altar of roses.
ARTIFICIAL BUTTERFLIES.
From the Chicago News
Artificial butterflies are sometimes manu-
featured for sale as rare specimens to ma
tural history museums and private collec-
tors. Their preparation mainly consists in
spreading with a camel's-hair brush very
thin gum or paste over the wings of ordi-
nary butterflies and then sprinkling over
this certain delicate metallic powders of
various colors. By this deft manipulation
very common butterfly can be trans
formed into one that is extremely rare. The
fraud came to light through an alleged
specimen of a red admiral, the butterfly SO
widely noted for its brilliant red and white
hues Sometimes the white specks turn
blue and a specimen in which this trans
formation has taken place is regarded as a
great rarity. The dealer knew this and
naturally his red admiral had many blue
specks. Unfortunately for him the pur-
chaser was suspicious and by the use of a
magnifying glass and a damp brush quickly
discovered the fraud.
TEACHING PARROTS TO Tack.
From the Philadelphia Record.
There are two ways" said a bird and
amman uedler' OIL teaching parrot 10
talk One way is to put him in a darkened
room, to sit in a corner and to repeat over
and over again the word you want him to
acquire. A clever parrot will learn word
or phrase after some 400 or 500 repeti-
tions, but with one that is not so clever
the process will take week or more. You
must keep still in the room. No sounds
from within or without the house, save
your voice mOnotonOusly repeating the
phrase to be acquired, must reach the par
rot's ear. Some people teach their birds in
well-lighted room, speaking from a place
of concealment in a closet or behind door
This method is not so good. because in the
light the parrots attention is distracted by
the things he sees. Only male parrots
learn to talk. The females have no power
to acquire human speech
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wound around the trees like cobwebs. The
mischevious boys of the neighborhood were
blamed. but more yarn was forthcoming
and the damage was repaired After sew
eral sets had been played the players ad-
Journed to the porch, and presently several
robins appeared on the court. The birds
at once began TO pull up the hairpins and
then each with an end of yarn in its mouth
began flying gayly among the trees. In a
short time they had completed their second
destruction of the court and flew away
again. Il wouldn't have believed 1t had /
not seen it with my own eyes" said one
of the spectators
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A pied summer rhyme
Hay is in the meadow,
Corn is in the field.
Birds are singing everywhere.
The earth is now unsealed.
Drop-letter proverbs
MAKE hay while the sun shines.
2-Still water runs deep.
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Leak Z s
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