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New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
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The aunt of my informant old lady of
eighty. said that she used to play this game in
her childhood In Charleston. S. c.. and opined
that it was of Huguenot origin. finger ring
is placed on a string and slipped along from
hand to hand by a ring of players.
A player (who Is ''It') runs about inside the
ring and tries to locate the finger ring in the
hands of one of her companions. II successful
the detected one becomes TT and the first
player takes place In the ring. The song pro-
ceeds during the hunt, and the words are calcu-
lated TO confuse the hunter after the ring. 1T
runs, 1t runs! 1t has passed here 1t has not
passed here!"
This is an extremely pretty and graceful vari-
ant of number of games of search familiar in
other parts of the country Mr. Newell de-
seribes one very like il which he derived from
Georgia, The children sit in circle with hands
closed; one takes ring and goes around with
it. tapping the closed fists of the players as il
inserting the ring, and saying:
Bddy. Biddy. hold fast my gold ring
Till go to London and come back again.
Each child in turn ia then required to guess
who has the ring, and If successful, takes the
leaders place. If unsuccessful. he pays for
felt This is known in Massachusetts and also
In Ohio and elsewhere as Button, button. who's
got the button?" In Ohio there was a different
formula to accompany the placing of the but
ton, the leader holding it between the palms of
his hands which he moved through the palms of
the other players while repeating the iniunc-
tion, Hold fast all 1 give you" Another form
of the question is. "Fex, fox who's got the
bexF' In England says Mr. Newell. the game
goes:
My lady's lost her diamond ring,
pitch on you to find it,
MI newell also describes another game of
the same order, which has still more of a noet
ical Jingle to commend it. A ball ia concealed
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

partments! II Mayor Low had put him at the head
of the board when he came into office, the CIT!
would have been out of debt in month. R1cnaro
Croker would have come all the way from Wan
are to tell where he got ii and hand 1t over What
procession of police captains would have besieged
his door to square themselves with that penetrating
gaze and get out of its blighting reach!
What a blessing he'd be in the Tax Collec!or
Officer said the Tribune reader. The other 1eioW
got red in the face, shifted nervousy III MS sed'
and the conversation tagged
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ters We end to have this eou- pls meet

This is practically the same as the first Of
Mr.. Newelrs versions. which. however, stops
with the line Because I wanted you.' From
Massachusetts, he quotes the song follows
The needles eye
You can't pass by.
The thread Ii runs so true;
1t has caught many a seemly lass.
And now il has caught YOU
A lady in Blue HILL Me-. gave me her memor'
of the last two lines
I have caught many a smiling lass.
And now have caught you
A lady in EngIewood. N J., WISE childhood
was passed in Maine and Vermont. wrote down
her version thus:
The needles eye
1t is so small.
1t carries the thread quite true;
II hath caught many swain before.
And now IL hath caught you
And they look so neat
And they kiss so sweet,
/ do believe before We part
Well make this couple meet.
Barring the kissing feature. the game in ths
performance is first cousin TO London Bridge"
and
Open the gates high the sky
And let King George and his army pass by
4 boy and a girl. standing face 10 face. make
an arch OF their hands and arms. which de-
scend at the end of the fifth line and imprison
one OF the procession of players who walk
through the arch. keeping step with the music.
If the player thus captured be boy. he kisses
the girl whose arms hold him: If a girl she
must give kiss TO the other side of the arch.
1t will be observed that in the Ohio version pro-
vision Is made for the sex-'lass'' and beau"
pass" and go" Frequently the procession is
sent through the arch in couples, and then tha
captured pair do all the kissing HEX.
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with one of the children in the circle Between
the ring and the questor there then ensues
dialogue. as follows:
My lady, Queen Anne.
She sits in the sun.
AS fair as lily
As brown as bun.
The king sends you three letters and bids you
read one.
The questor answers:
I cannot read one unless 1 read ALL
So pray Mr.. TOR Miss -. deliver the ball.
If the person named has the ball the questor
exchanges places with him or her; if not he con-
tinues as before. In England a rhyme is given
for the latter case:
The ball is mine ard none of thine;
SO you, proud queen may SIT on your throne.
While We your messengers, go and come.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03


Cha po' tit Bomba-
This is the formula, given by my New-Orleans
informant which is sung during the game which
all English speaking peoples know as Drop the
handkerchief" The children sit on the ground
in circle while one runs around behind them
with knotted handkerchief (the 'sheep's tail'
of the jingle). This she drops presently behind
one of the other players. who, on discovering It.
must give chase to the one who has dropped it.
Unless she manages to overtake the latter before
she slips into the vacated place, the chaser be-
comes 1T" Unfortunately have'ahus far been
unable to get the melody TO whichsthe lyric for
muIa is sung. There is also an ursoived mys-
terry in connection with the last line The words
are plainly Creole patois, of which pretty jargon
my informant was ignorant venture the In
ternretatfon "Cher pauvre petit Bomba,' or
nbonettcally. as a New Orleans negro would
have it. Che po' tit Bomba"-butt Bornba'' Is
utterly bewildering-
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

TROUBLE IN TIE DIME MUSEUM
From The Chicago Tribune.
The Faced Man-How did the gian ess act
when you chucked her under the ebjnP''
The Living Skeieten-She seemed to be highly
fickled. 'S''t'
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round you, JaiI or do pen the door.

Fit was or is. an outdoor game. 1t would not
be a violent supposition that it may be Of kin
to the game known to all American boys land
many girls too. for that matter), as Prisoners
Base" or Prisoners Bars" In that case Fs
might then go a step further (students OF fax
lore know that such proceeding would nat at
all be violent one). and see in the game
survival of one which Froissart named as among
the pastimes Of his childhood more than five
hundred years ago: AUX barres." But this Is
the nerest speculation
VIII. THE NEEDLES EYE
This game is not relevant to the title OF these
articles. I make room for It, nevertheless. be-
cause Mr.. Newell does not print its melody, and
also because of the large number OF variants
which have come under my notice Here is the
form which I learned in Northern Ohio more
than a generation ago:
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VII. JAIL KEYS

Of this song game I have received the words
and melody. but no description OF how It was
played
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

GAZE THAT DRAWS MONEY.
The adventure of Frank NJ. Tichenor, New
York lawyer with a pickpocket lately in the wilds
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
NEW ARMY DRESS.
NOVELTIES PROVIDED FOR BY NEW
REGULATIoNs-COLOR NOT

There are many novelties in the new dress regu-
Ia+ions for the army as shown in General order
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

What is probably the largest tree in the Worio
has been discovered high up in the Sierras III
Fresno County. on the property OF iuhper
company. 1t is a seauoia and six feet from 'iie
ground measures 154 feet inches in circum-
taronca which gives II a diameter of more than
ffty-one feet.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

The electrical decorations for the coming en-
caupment OF the knights Of Pythias which are
now being installed will be by far the most
elaborate ever seen here Market-st. from the the
waterfront to Tenth-st.. a mile and man, VIII
he a series of flaming arches.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

The appointment of John r. Hitchcock as
assistant to general manager of the Santa Fe
lines this coast raises this important po-
sition railroad who is not yet thirty
years old. Hitchcock has been In the employ
of the Santa Fe more than twelve years, start
ing as boy. and has mastered all the details
of the work.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

A remarkab BILE sale of real estate was made
few days ago when $4,000 was paid a front
foot for small lot in California-st. near San
some. adjoining the New York Mutual Life In,
surance Building. This fancy price was due
probably to the desire of the Mutual Life to
secure the lot for an addition to its building
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
vi. PITT MOUToN.

Pitt moutoo a son queue coupe,
Tit mouton son queue coupe
Cha po' tit Bomba.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

Thomas w. Haskins 03. University of Cali
forna, has been appointed student inter
prefer in China under the United States Min
lister to China For two years Mr. Haskins anG
Julian H. Arnold, '02 University of California
will devote themselves TO the study of Chinese
in order to fit themselves interpreters in the
American Legation and eonsulates in China.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-03

At the summer school Of the University o.
California, which has just closed, S29 students
were in attendance from twenty-four States anc
Territories. No less than 100 came from outside
of California; three We're from China. two from
Japan. two from Argentina. four from Hawai-
and four from the Philippines OF the scholars
enrolled 503 were graduates OF colleges or sec
ondary schools, and 80 were teachers; 391 were
men and 432 women.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Mutiny in a WOrkhOuse.

Canton, Ohio, May 2l.-George
lacnh lead-Haa -ISt+t+t+t-- t-rutt-rtt1ffv
fatally wounded; Charles Gicnnti
dangerously, iiuot fatally, wounded.
This, in brief, was the situation at
the Stark county workhuuse to-day
aftcra murderous assaultcommittcd
by Giganti III his attempt to escape
from the brush and broom shop, in
which he was working. Giganti
snatched revolver from guard
and began shooting. The first man
to fail was George Jacob, former
guard at the workhouse, but who, at
the time, had charge Of some con-
tract woik in the shop. Guard
Homer Stone promptly came to the
rescue, and shots were exchanged be-
tween him and Giganti. Stone re-
ceived wound in the arm and an
otherin the body.near the heart, and
is probably fatally injured. Giganti's
wounds are pronounced very danger
Gus.
In the midst of the shooting an at
tempt was made by other prisoners
to escape from the workshop, but the
guards managed to hold them by the
aid OF some TRUSTEES. A call was sent
to the Canton police department,
and all the officers available we're
hurried to the scene, but when they
arrived the prisoners had been sub
dued.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Estimate Of Dead is So,uoc =.

Washington, May 23.-Adjutant-
General Corbin has received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Capt. Gala
CHER, who went to Martinique on the
Dixie:
Effects OF eruption confined to the
northern portion Cf Island St Pierre
and neighboring villages destroyed.
Thirty thousand fair estimate of
loss of lie of zone OF destruction:
physical canditions normal, but peo-
pie panic. stricken. This condition
was increased 10y yesterdays erup.
ton, which was quite severe, but did
not materially add to desolation.
Supplies of all kinds sufficient for
eight weeks. What has been done
was Just what emergency demanded.
and nothing further can he suggest
ed; government and people most
grateful. Dixie now discharging
part of cargo; will proceed with what
to st. Vincent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29

George Crews intends TO go to
Wyoming sometime in July with his
mother and sister, Mrs, Crowder, to
see their brothers who have been liv-
ing there for nearly a year,
Reason Williams says he intends to
go to Minnesota during the wheat
harvest.
J. B. Rice's fine match gray team
OF mares have been sick by eating
too much old hay. He gave each
one about quart of lard that was
the right remedy in their cases.
Passaic is going to have children 5
day the first Sunday in June. Come
and have good time,
Miss Lena McCann is down with
measles, but will be out in a few days
again.
Mrs. Bette Crowder has the winter
and spring school at Prairie Rose.
Uncle William Walls is getting
along nicely since warm weather set
in. L f,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Cuba Remembers the Maine.

Havana, May 23.-The house has
adopted a resolution declaring MAY
10 Decoration day and has passed a
motion expressing sympathy for
American sailors and soldiers killed
in Cuba. Representative Lyanz with
drew from the chamber and vowed
that he would never return because
his motion regarding the flag Of Nar-
ciso Lopez was. tabled, Lopez was a
Venezuelan filibuster who was shot
by the Spaniards in Havana in ISL.
Pickpocketsar are reaping a harvest on
the Prado, the principal promenade,
and crooks of various kinds are do
inga rushing business, \ policeman
who attempted to arrest croc was
killed lifty.luc Naugus, alleged
tn be n secret order oi pssaSsins.
inv rTVN TTTTW0T " lie police
while new members We're being init.
ated The members We're in thc act
of signing their obligation in blood
when the police arrested the entire
party. The Nanigos are dreaded
throughout Cuba.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Killed in a Texas Tornado.

Poustan, Tex, May 1S.-Reports
received here by telegraph and tele
phone Indicate that the northern OF
western portion ofthe town of Goiiad
has been swept away by a tornado
and that from fifto to one hundred
people have been killed.
The long distance operator at
Houston was in connection With
Goliad at I O'Clock, but beyond the
fact that part of the town had been
blown away and that many persons
had been killed and injured, no par
ticulars were obtained.
Considerable damage has also been
done at Beeville by high winds. Both
towns are close to the gull coast and
all telegraph wires by two routes are
down.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Great CrOwninShield.

By Representative Williams Of Mississippi.
Oh, who is CIowninshield, papa,
That he should have the best
OF everything there is to have,
And shine DER all the rest?"
Great Crowninshield, my son, has done
A lot of wondrous things.
Aud now he reaps the proud rewards
That virtue always brings.
What were the virtuous deeds he did.
That he should simply name
The things he wants for his rewards.
And straight annex the same?
Oh, you can never understand
The wonders he has done:
The fght made on Scnley he planned,
rs And that was great, my son.
What other fights werafought by him
Whose flag SO proudly flies
High on our greatest ship, before
The worlds admiring eye?
No other sailor eversat
Behind desk and fought
rs glorious a fight as that,
Or planned as great plot.
But when and where didCrowninshield
Stand upon the bridge and show
His bullies how to train their guns
Against the firing foe?
Oh, fie upon your firing foes
And DULLES and such thingsl
Great Crowninshield sat at his desk
And deity pulled the strings.
And was that all he did, papa,
That he, with bullying chest,
Should head he list of heroes now,
Eclipsing all the rest?
Go out and chase theput, my SON
nd bother ne no more;
Great Crowninshield's the creates
That ever stayed ashore.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Warm high Stratum of Air.

Berlin, May 22.-Teeserrence De d.
Bort OF Paris, has submitted the
results obtained from the ascents of
254 balloons, when attitudes of II, :
O0e meters or more were attained.
to the International AeFenautical
Cqhmission.
Thermometrical apparatus en-
toyedin these ascents recorded the
presence of warmer atmosphere
Eabout 10000 meters, having well de.
nned boundaries.
Privy Councillor Assman OF Berlin
has confirmed this statement made
by NJ. De Bort. The former sent M
rubber balloons to an altitude OF
is, 500 meters, which traversed q
warm atmospheric belt between the
height Of II, 900 and $4,000 meters.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Had Refused TO Marry Her.

Houston, Mex, May 1j.-AIiss Ella
King, aged 10, to-day shot and kill
ed Pat Valentine, aged %, because
his refusal to marry her. The first
Rllet went through his heart and
TIA other shots fired by the girl went
wif$ one Of them wounding J. A.
Power, bystander Ina statement
the girl said that she had appealed
to law in an effort to punish Valen-
tine, but that the officers had refused
to serve the warrant. She had been
turned away from home sick, hungry
and without work, and she determin-
ed to seek revenge. She was not a
bit sorry. She was lodged in jail on
a charge of murder.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
MethOdists in Compromise.

Dallas, Tex. May 22.-The South
ern Methodist Church will return the
S2SS,000 collected on its war claim
ifthe United States will afford way.
1t will ctnsure Publishers Barbee
and Smith mildly for putting the
claim through Congress and will ap-
prove ttfTr- tt7iisff7UTTs for CffTr1TT- % re-
turn the money.
This i the basis Of tie settlement
of "a church question that tas hadan
annoying il t'urice il. tie GeuCmi:,a-
tion for four years.
1t isa compromise between theiac-
ton that wanted to keep nll the
moneyaui condemn uo one andthat
which wanted to return the entire
sum and condemn everybody.
Rev, ". +. McMurry. presidir =
elder Of the st. Louis district. was a
potent factor in securing the com.
promise,
The United States Senate has re-
fused to accept the return Of the
m oney. THUS the church will have
the S2SS, eco as well as the :, tile.
ment OF the issue.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Homestead Law is Defined

Little Rock. Ark. May -. Amin
portant opinion was dcliyered IL.
day in the Federal Court in tie bank
ruptcy OF J. +. Store. of Casa.
Stone owned five lots on which he
erected large frame building with
front Of 100 feet used as IA store. and
the rear 10 feet rented as Il rpstau-
rant and II billiard hall. On Deem
bar II, the day before the failure, he
removed his family, who had been
living in rented house, into the
back part of the store and claimed it
as his homestead
The question was how he could
claim it as such under the laws and
Constitution OF the State. Thecourt
constat tie homestead exemptions.
held tharued by the Supreme Court
OF the State, entitled hm to retain
the entire premises as exempt.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Mob at Joplin.

Joplin, Mo-, May PA determin.
ed body of men gathered at the Jail
here tonight, bent upon lynching
William Jones, n negro. accused of
attempting criminal assault upon
Mrs. John Parmeter, aged 30, OF
Webb City, near Carl Junction, to-
day. Identification OF the negro Was
incomplete, owing to Mrs. Parmet-
er's inability to come here. A heavy
rain dampened the ardor OF the mob,
and the police say danger of violence
has passed for the present.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Mound Items.
Loo late for last Metk ISSUE

Too late for last MeEk 4 issue
The weather is cool and pleasant
which suits he farmer, as he has lots
of blowing to do, and is good for his
teams. as he plowS early and late.
Wheat will be all right, if We donot
have too much rain, as the early
wheat is in full bloom. Now is the
critical time, we do not want any
rain to wash the bloom OFF it. 1t
will cause the grain to shrivel.
Rev. Walton preached on Sunday
at Passaic to large audience. His
discourse was good.
DR.. Mcfarland says there is not
much sickness at this time. A good
sprinkle Of measles.
Mrs. Thayer and her daughter,
Mrs. Duncan, came up from Appleton
City to see her daughter, Mrs. J \.
Sharp, and soiourn for week.
Miss Flossie Denies spent "A week
visiting her friend Miss Allie kingore,
and came over TO see Miss Lucie
Eichler.
J. 7. Tathwell will grind your corn
most any day, as it does not cost
him much OF anything to start his
mill. He makes good meal.
J. ". Packer and thinner have the
large hay barn ready for the shingles.
Tom Odea is putting out a big
corn crop. He says if it does well, he
intends to buy some good calves this
fall. He is a rustler from old Clinton
county, Mo.
Our sister, Mrs Snakenberger, who
lives in Alma, Lafayette county, it
has been about twelve years since
we have met, begins to show age.
She says wheat is fine; corn all up,
but are needing rain.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Triumvirate For Tammany.

New York, May 22.-Tammany
Hall will be governed hereafter by a
triumvirate. This was decided at a
secret meeting last night.
The triumyirate selected was the
same as expected: Charles +. Muir
ply, chairman; Daniel +. MacMahon
and Louis +. Haffen, president ofthe
Bronx.
The chairman of this triumyirate
becomes practically the leader of the
organization i'll the place of Lewis
Nixon, who has just resigned.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
JEALOUS FARMER SHOT
HIS WlFE'S COMPANION.

Moods When He Returned Home
and Found Her Absent,
Rolla, Mo, May 31.-News came to
Rolla to-day that William Bradley,
prominent farmer living fifteen
miles south OF here on the Little
Piney, shot and killed r, 7. Grisham
OF Yancey Mills, yesterday evening.
Bradley had been in Rolla that day
settling some debts for Grisham for
which he was security.
He had for some time suspected a
close friendship between Grisham and
his wife and when, upon returning
home about ) O'Clock in the after
noon, he found his wife absent from
home he made inquiries of her little
niece and learned that Mrs, Bradley
had been absent from home about
three or four hours.
Suspecting that she and Grisham
were together at a TRUSTING place in
TIE WOODS. ne sVUrrUt v1T1t7 ms WIZ
C \, ster To tie place Y c'' w. sup
80 SD tlN Wue. lI,, a,Irni he
= und them there. e. s,,h &C ,..s
" lie discovered his preserc' a' sad
t. Grisham: Run Taylor, / l..
Grisham started of up the Ina in "A
rn. Bradley followed until he got
between his wife and Grisham, when
he raised his Winchester and fired.
Grisham continued running tnd was
soonconcealed 10y the brush.
Bradley returned to his home fol-
lowed by his wife who mounted a
horse and notified the neighbors that
she supposed Grisham was killed and
was lying somewhere in the woods.
WIFE HELPED TO HUNT FOR BODY.
4 party was organized and started
in search OF Mr. Grisham. About
1920 this morning bis dead body
was discovered lying on the side of
rocky ridge about 200 yards from
where he.was shot.
Coroner Buskett was notified and
Immediately went to the scene OF the
killing and held an inquest.
Mr.. Bradley returned to Rolla with
Coroner Buskett, surrendered to the
Sheriff, and, upon preliminary ex-
animation, was admitted to bail in
the sum OF $4,000 for his appear
ance at the next circuit court.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
" hen the { KINNEY

ischoked with SCOT, the fire lanauish.
es and goes out. When the hron,h HAL
tubes are clogged with phiegm, the
flame OF bic ilickrrs Intelligent
treatment with Allen Lung BalSam
brings up the phlegm, allays iniam-
lhation, stops lie cough and pain in
the chest and, i'll IA word. overcomes
those terrible colds which ifneglected
soon become consumption.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Mob Waiting For Its Prey.

Webb City, Mo-, May 22.-Will
Jones, negro, is under arrest in this
city for an alleged criminal assault
upon a white woman, named Par
meter, who lives here. The assault
was committed two and one-half
miles west OF town, between here and
Carl JUNCTION.
The screams of the woman we're
heard by neighboring farmers and
when they went to her relief, they
found that she had been pulled out
of her buggy, thrown to the ground
and struck on the head with a stick
OF wood while defending herself.
Jones was captured in Joplin and
brought here. This morning a crowd
has been waiting around the Jail un-
til Mrs. Parmeter has identified him
as her assailant.
II she Identifies him, a lynching
seems certain.