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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
BY FRANCES rREGo MONTGOMERY.
PART ".

a trap. After many attempts they succeeded in
getung a drink, but not before they had upset the
great deal of other damage
AFTER they mad been shut in this room for a good
While they noticed peculiar kind of motion. and
that II was almost impossible for them TO stand
fell against each other and banged into things
until they We're black and blue. At last they both
jumped upon the captains bunk. where he found
them about an hour later. fast asleep
Imagine his surprise when he opened the door
ana found a little white and "A little black kid
curled up on his bunk fast asleep and his room
looking as If hurricane had struck it, He thought
they must have blown in at the window to have
got there without any ones seeing them. As
ana abuse them for the mischief they had done.
but called the mate to come and look at the prize
he had found. The mate was even more surprised
thdn tne captain, Tor the last time he had seen
them they were eating oranges. and he had helped
the farmer look for them the last half hour, while
they were quietly sleeping.
they are here? We can't throw them overheard
and they are too pretty to kill and eat"
Make a little home for them out by the chicken
coops, sald the captain, and We Will take them
along to the Bay Of Fundy. Come little fellows
come out on deck with me aid l will give you some
supper"
Imagine the kids establishment when they found
they were floating the without a particle
OF land in sight, no matter which way they looked
room the boat had weighed anchor and sailed out
OF the bay into the Atlantic Ocean her way to
the Bay of Fundy.
AS this was a sailing vessel that carried all kinds
they had queer cargo. from boxes Of boots and
shoes to sugar. brooms and harness Among these
shipped months ago and never called for, and it
still board. When the mate looking
for place for the kids to sleep. he sped this and
his first thought was. What splendid home It
will make for them. He and sailor carried it to
= good safe place where il would be sheltered
from the wind as much as possible; they partly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
SOrARES
DIAMONDS
HALE SOUARE
GOETHE AND THE caINA-

one day when the poet Goethe AS -
boy, living IN a very old fashioned Aol5 f9e
pieces Of crockery al fair aud few coi'l.os
bits for the children play with Across 's -,
lived some younS men who were great I.'e--9
the little boy. and day when NJ WaS 49,
on his mothers hish latticed porch and 'AeS - -,
sitting ON theirs ,c~oss IN, street they teased aa
throw SOME of his dishes over TO INS Ms of
couSe rs be was such little coy; ." S,t made
CrOckery fell far short of the othet SlSet 80
a fine racket the hard paving stones ,C cross
Al each crash the miSchi sv1uS yoLl-s ~ LssD on.
the street cldQpCd ana encouraged hlin W Zone.
Needless To say. ais mother WaS n's1 t,ras vas
Presently. when his own small store o. "e'-,-Isse.
exhausted ne ran back excited by the sIt..rsr's
and brought OUt piece after Piete e l' +bat his
newly purchased treasures Every t'--'se - work
little arms could carry went over t.e aS5sSSlsyosls
into the deserted street below. ne ms sf mar
men across the street did wait 90 80 sS rur
pened when little Goethe's mother ,v~jth ire
they often laughed the costly PidHN -
great poet when he had grown 20 be man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
SHE LIKES THE KIDS"

Dear Little Men and Little Women: l very
much interested in Billy Whiskerss Kids and my
little brother IS. too.
We went to GuysborO small town about twelve
hours journey from Halifax. for ten days this
summer. My uncle has yacht, and we went out
in it nearly every day while there. One
DAY went to a pretty cove, where we went
ashore for short time. 1t was lovely spot. but
before we knew it it y o'clock and had TO
go back.
Another day went to place called the Creek.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
DIcKENs's SCHOOL PETS.

When Charles Dickens boy at Wellington
House Academy it was the pride OF the
students there that they owned more white mice,
red polls and linnets than any other SET OF boys
within their ken. These were kept in hatboxes.
drawers and even in the school desks. A small but
Very accomplished mouse. which lived in the cor
ner of a Latin Dictionary In Dickenss desk and
could draw Roman chariots. IRE paper muskets
and scale pasteboard ladders, fell at last into an
oyerful inkpou and lost both its white coat and its
life, Dickens, nevertheless. won prize for his
Latin, and Well thumbed and blOtted Horace
which he once presented to his, coach recently
fetched high price exhibition in England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
ONE BETTER.

At an agricultural show pompous member of
Parliament, who arrived late found himself on the
outskirts OF huge crowd
Being anxious to obtain good view FOR himself
and women who accompanied him. and pre-
Stunning that he was well known to the spectators
he tapped a burly coal porter the shoulder and
peremptorily ordered.
Make way thereI'
earn! Who ye pushin % the unexpected
response
DO you know who / am. sir.'' cried the indie-
nant NJ. i. I'm representative OF the people,
YAH groWled the porter; but we're the peo-
pie Observation-Disclosures
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and when got there went eff in rowboat
1t ike a dear little river. with trees on one
side aud little gravel beach the other, and
opened into small pond. with trees all around
and a brook running in at one end. on the side
OF the little beach nearest the pond there was
nice grassy spot. where we had lovely time
| was in New-Tork on nv way back from the
Pan-AmeTfCan and liked il very much. [ am
eleven years old. Hoping my little letter will not
be too long, Will Soodby- Your loving friend
EILEEN A BUCKLEY.
No. IS Spring Garden Road. Halifax y. s
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HE LOVES WILD ANIMALS.

The young Emperor of Morocco is passionately
fond OF animals. especially villa ones, and "a large.
open square outside his favorite portion of the
palace Is entirely given 10 them. Through
the bars of their cages blink huge. tawny named
lions and spotted tigers. while Sazelles. Barbory
sheep, cranes. and wild bOarS about
a will
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HOW THEY BOUGHT A BABY.

returned missionary tells the story Of a tiny
baby girl who was brought to her dispensary in
Soochow. Two young Chinamea carrying a.
and in very awkward AID embarrassed manner
they told her the story. They had found fl i'm a
straw shantv. its mother dying. and had left SO
with her and brought the baby where il would
have proper care. Though they taking the
baby only for it's good their ideas OF honesty
would not permit them 10 do SO without leaving a
sum OF money with the one they considered the
'TiChtful owner
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Brought by the Posfnran.

and the wheel ran over him. He never Sa. n 49,
the edge after that
Another time the pony tied i'm fro =, ~.
house waiting for 10 come from So -
Tony jumped into the cart. and. no mafter ~,
spoke 10 him what dogs went hv no v-,,.as -
move until I came. He shake Ia ~ 60
dead dog and sit on his hind legs ano &C.,
crackers Ress loves sugar and yyhinrt +.
when she sees me ] inclose picture s,s
Tony and myself for the new derarrr7a- So
devoted reader FLORENCE r. n az
No. Elm-st. Newton y. J. age
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RESS AND TONY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: 1 think the
letters in the department very interesting.
and 1 will now tell you about my pets. / have
white pony, Bess. and black French poodle dog,
Tony I drive almost every day, and Tony loves
go along. one day he sitting the
edge Of the cart that when Bess ran he fell out
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i nat 10 one could forget
lie was fifteen b,.t he could have p7sse. y ..
He was so small. finely chisciIed So 4.
there was such a childish air about his fra
face, with its setting of rough reddish
its great. pathetic brown eyes.
For five years now he had been beIrb7yt
the third rate hotels down on the lower L.
The present proprietor had bought him ASA
with the other fixtures Certainly hc was =
as the brass sign plate The proprietor n
no more of raising his wages. however. this IS
of the brass sign plate. But jbCre was IN p
ence: The latter required attention. Billy
1t is commonly believed that belibovs ar "a
way to make quite a Httle money. what wiz Ts-rr
and tips. Billy earned So a wcek-at least -l.s.
what he received. And tipsc Wen. not so --1
you might fancy.
Six dollars week and rheumatic mot ler --
little sister 10 support NiHety-sorue cent a ds
for the three OF them. Rent. coal foOd-jusc thsrf
But Billy never complained Always he vas
hand. ready. patient, cheerful Good morniU
or Good evenin, he would say. And the VIC
had such a sterling ring about them that Pc
instinctvely would feel that something. az lei
was good
He had been fighting against il for weeks 3
one day he suCcumbed quite spent. he r.
against rhe wall. And. though he tried sc
the summons to show new guest 10 his roOr
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LIS eRoWN uP LIKES ToYs.

The Project of Police in Paris is the most en-
thusiastic supporter OF the annual exhibition Of
TOYS. and has given several important prizes for
ingenious inventions. He takes great interest in
~ tho amUscments ~ the citys bovs snd girls
and during the exhibition is very fond nf walking
toys and helping interested visitors 44ork OUT
the puzzles.
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"MoTHER GOOSE" AWARDS.

Two little win the prizes offered for the
best 20 the Mother Goose puzzle pub
lished July 20 and 81 will be sent to each of
them. They Louise Beach of ID. p. Beach
Westwood y. j.. and Grille Corey No 93S K-st
y. W. Washington d. c. Tho work of both these
little women is remarkably good.
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THE PUZZLE WINNER.

Harry Bergin, Of No. ia Bradhurst-ave. New
York City. is the prize winner of the Puzzle De
His were all correct and clearly and
neatly written
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HONOR LIST FOR 'MoTHER GOOSE PUZZLE.

E1ONOtl l@lSI fOh HER GOOSE PCLZLE.
Miriam RChrer. Schenectady. y. Y; Marjorie
Coutant Larkin, Spring Lake y. j.. Mary Thomp-
son. Greenville. Del; Margaret Kipp Todd. Ossin-
ing y. y; Mary d. Hoasland. Port Jervis y Y:
Mildred T. Alderman. Brooklyn y. y. Bonnie
Maslon, New York city Bessie Warner. West Ha-
ven. Conn; RosaIind Wise, Hartford. Conn: Norma
A Moore. Bloomfield y. J.; Ruth Field. Halesite,
Long Island; James Louis Kane. New Haven.
Conn: Iottie Day SaTanac Junction. y. Y; Jennie
NJ. Wales Augusta. Me: Laura HerSlOff. Mont
clair. y. J.: Florence Glib Brooklyn. y. Y; FL
eanor McGrath, Newark. y. J.; Olga Maria KolfT.
Livingston. Staten Island Audrey Gernon East
hampton. Long Island; +. Clarke Stiles. Towanda-
Penn. marguerite Dodge. Naw-BrightOn. \. y;
Rudge. New-York City: Mary Elizabeth Kane.
Lake Placid. y. Y; Mary ID. BergenS. Princeton.
y. j.; Kenneth Moffat Yonkers. \. y; AdOlph F.
Schaezler. New-York City, and NJ ". Blagden.
WilliamStoWn Mass
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filled it with hay. which they took from an old
cows supper, for you know that this ship
carried instead OF milk
(To be continued.)
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES PUBLISHED AUG. =
REVERSALS
HIDDEN TRIES.

Sloop-pcols. warts-stTsw. sleek-kssls, s1's1
peelS. Stops-Spots, Tevel-lever-
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Rend diSn-shun. Rendition
May-nip- YOU late. Manipulate.
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sILLYs GOOD MoRN,n..

He always said Good movuin'.''
And emphasized the good
As II he'd make it happy
For each one II ne could.
Good morniB'. Just Good racrrf-
To every one he met
lie said IL with n twinkle
Inat 10 one could fOrrat
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Dis)fsurel, Crelpine. Csub)lime, CaoarcnA
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N,HARADES

81 i 7 FttNV- IFIlNC-
POlot. hCle. dove. alive.
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abouts, every afternoon. On your way
you will pass a band stand where 80
pieces Of the Manila constaDulary will
play
And now, into the Plaza de Palacio
with the Magellan monument IN the cen
ter Ii is formed by four buildings. all of
them reproductions of existing structures
N Manila. The first is the Cathedral of
Manila, which will contain the ethnologi-
cal exhibit The second is OF typical
dwelling OF the better class. 1t will have
an overhanging second story but, queerest
OF all, its windows are made of shells
real plnkish shells--about three inches
across and so nicely matched that each
forms almost a perfect square when built
out with the framework One would think
they would be almost Opaque, but they are
quite transparent, and have the ADVANTAGE
OF keeping out the dreadful heat TO a great
extent. This building will be devoted to
the women, and the women of America
VIII be surprised to see what their little
brown sisters can do.
The third building is the Ayutamiento.
or city hall and will contain The govern.
ment exhibit on the ground floor and have
the offices of the commission above The
fourth building is copy OF the principal
normal school i'll Manila and IN it win be
some very interesting reports as to edu
oational affairs over there. far the Fill
pino takes TO education with pretty keen
interest, and a wall is gong up all over
the land for teachers and more teachers.
Now leave the plaza and strike off to
the wooded knoll on the left-the Bosque-
where the wild tribes win live There will
be family or two representatives of each
10 ...lI t,,sl
are vague as to the exact number that
can be induced to appear--in other words,
caught But the tree jewellers in their
aerial homes viii surely be here, and the
fierce lgorrotes, who are not satisfied with
sealps alone as war trophies, but who deco
rate their villages with entire heads
CHASTITY souvenirs Of their last victory in
battle.
Beyond on the top of the hill is the
Quartet, or barracks, where the natives
will be lodged They are living Their now,
and cold time they are having of it.
The Agricultural building will be filed
with products new and strange, made by
implements stranger still. You may laugh
at the Fiipino's roundabout methods, but
he evolves some beautiful things which
the American desires ardently to possess
Take, for instence, the rage for just and
pima cloths, various mixtures r' silk and
cotton or pineapple fibre. Fc late, in
deed does the girl count herself who
through an army relative or friend obtains
a gown made out of the same.
There Will be several big concessions"
chief among which is the Moro village !
There is no entrance fee and you may
60 at viii from booth to booth or into
small shows, such as that where the sword
dance viii be performed. You may also
see there a group Of religious fanatics, in
habitants Of southern Mindanao. There
win be a Vsayan village with some queer
little dwarf people, two Of them twins,
brother and sister
A huge greenhouse is filled with the most
beautiful tree ferns, and $4,000 will be
expended on the gorgeous orchids of the
Philippines alone. CAROLINE BEAN.
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toys. Girls sometimes express gratitude,
but boys never do. With the latter there
is a positive statement of their goodness
and almost demand for the things want
ed One little girl sent some pressed
flowers for Santa Claus with her re-
quest. A Characteristic of practically all
the letters is the disposition 10 look out
for No. l. The youthful authors seem
to feel that everyone should make his
own deal with Santa Claus. Rarely is any
request made in behalf of parents, brothers
or sisters. Sometimes, at the end of
long list of things asked for by the author
is the general request that Santa might
bring Something for sister or brother
but "they don't want much"
The queerest request this year came
from little girl in the west, who asked
only for a toothbrush.
In the letter Santa Claus is misspelled
in all conceivable ways. Many of the Rt-
tiers are printed, indicating the authors
primary class training. Baby scrawl only
are found in some of the letters. These.
little ones know that their mothers can
read their writing and seem to think that
Santa Claus should be able to do as we'll
JACOB WALDECK-
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dress him at the north pole. Some even
indicate it's location.
"North Pole, Above Iceland was the
particular address of one child anxious
that its missive should not 90 astray.
North Pole, Back of the North Wind"
was the very specific direction gwen the
mail man by a boy who wanted to be
sure of the delivery of his letter.
From the time of the first frost until
after Christmas appeals to Santa Claus,
laboriously written by baby hands, drift
into the dead letter office They come
from the big cities and the backwoods, and
from every section of the country. They
pass at last into the hands OF Mrs Patti
Lyle Collins, a wonderfully keen little
woman in charge of a branch OF the dead
letter Office Mrs. Collins displays mar
velous ability in setting right improperly
and partially addressed letters, but the
Santa Claus epistles are beyond her pow
ers Even when it is plainly Indicated
that he lives at Fairy Land, North
Pole among the "icebergs OF Greenland,
in New York. London or Paris, she can
not see to the delivery Of these letters.
Mention of her name in connection with
the letters has given some of the children
the notion that she is Mrs. Santa Claus.
Only a few days ago a letter addressed to
her at "Washngton. d. c., came from
a yea1ning soul at Sherman, Tex. Her
appeal read; $40,
Dear Santa Claus am little girl
way down here in Texas, and | have
been in bad health for long time, and
this winter | fell downstairs and broke
my leg and it was six weeks before | could
walk. and now it is weak, and / can't walk
very far My papa is in bad health, too,
and has made poor crops and, dear Santa,
| want triciclle so very bad to ride to
school on. Could you get word to Old
Santa Claus some way to get me one and
send it to me. l am nine year old and
win love YOU oh, so good! and send you
some Texas Peeans if you will tell Santa
to bring me triciclle. Yours tondlv.
"BERNICE PARKER"
On number of occasions, Mrs, Collins
saws. she has received requests from rich
people asking for the Santa Claus letters
Of the cities in which they live. Postal
regulations have required the denial OF
these requests. The rule that the con
tents of letters shall not be made public Is
enforced at the dead letter office as strict
IN in the case of childish seraws to Santa
Claus as to any other Postmasters often
give them out for publication, but that
has not been done at the general office
here for three years.
Girls invariably want dolls. BOYS yearn
for sleds soldiers, fire engines and rub
Der boots. Both make general requests Tor
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"A Northern Pacific diver and a force
OF men are repairing the Northern Pacific
draWbrldge at Fifteenth street.
ollard Brothers tug Mariner left for
OFT townsend yesterday morning. She
has been chartered by the government
as tender.
The fishing steamer Edith, due from
the halibut banks last Wednesday, is not
III yet. Bad weather is thought to have
delayed her.
he collier Edith is at the Electric
bunkers taking on her usual cargo Of
Black Diamond coal. She will probably
set away tonight for San Francisco.
The French ship Colonel Villebols
MCrelus, from Port Elizabeth, arrived yes
terday in tow of two tugs.
ne boatmen report nasty weather down
the Sound. Saturday night the tug Falcon
hao disagreeable time coming up with
hosting lighter from Port Townsend.
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MOTHER IN POVERTY
CLINGS TO Her BOY
Mrs McGnnis Will Not Allow County Physician to
Take Her Afflicted Child to Hospital

mother in want refused this morn
ms to allow her afflicted child 70 be
taken to a hospital for treatment Rather
tnan accept the services OF the county
physician. Mrs. McGinnis Of 2l2l A street
gives her child what little attention she
can herself
She lives in shack with her four
little ones. who are all suffering from some
nalady. The case viii probably be taken
up BY the poor commissioner.
The police ambulance answered the call
OF the county physician to go to the home
al Mrs. McGinnis. Upon the arrival OF
the ambulance the mother absolutely re-
fused 10 allow the child to be removed.
The physician said that the child, while
not in any great danger, is badly in need
az better care. The mother is a woman
who believes herself capable Of doing
equally as well as doctor aud, disregard
ing the advice Of the county physician,
doctors the sore, which is a superficial
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COLE YOUNGER rs THE
MEEKEST OF BANDITS

LEES SUMMIT, Mo, Dec. OO.-Cole
Younger, the pardoned bandit, has settled
down here among his old neighbors and
ympathizers and is leading quiet, bu-
collie existence. Since released from the
Minnesota penitentiary Younger, excepting
when connected with a wild west show,
has been looking for something to do. II
would like TO be a stockman in west
Texas" he said, but have not the
money"
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ulcer on the leg, with fat pork and oil.
The house contains very little furniture.
The little children are compelled to sleep
on the floor Every child in the family
except the eldest is afflicted in some way.
One of the other three is suffering from
oioou poisoning, caused by running a
splinter into its foot, and the other two
have severe colds The eldest boy is sud
TO be brakeman on the Northern Pa
ciho. running from Tacoma to Elma. The
county physician claims that these people
ought not to be charges of the county.
as the pay of a brakeman if he works
steaaily is sufficient to supply their
needs
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LETTERS
TO SANTA

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Explorers who
have failed for so long to find the
forth pole might get its location from
the Santa Claus letters sent to the dead
letter office. Confding youngsters write
letters by the hundred to their patron
saint every year and scores of them ad