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The Washington times., 1903-05-17

him to crack it and squeeze the kernel
until two drops OF oil fell out. This
oil was very healing, he explained. and
Josephus was to carry 1t TO a fox who
lay near by with his right hind leg
caught IN a trap.
Josephus soon found the fox. and,
carefully opening the trap. rubbed one
drop of oil upon the broken leg. and
behold it was as good as new.
The fox was very grateful and said:
You have helped me; now / viii hels
you. Carry these to the owl that lives
in the old oak tree to the left of the
park, and he will give you what YOU
need" And the fox gave Josephus five
quilts which he had pulled from the tau
of the owl.
Josephus took the quilts and FASTENED
to the owl, who sat with his feathers
ruff1ed up about him and blinking his
round eyes. He asked Josephus rather
GROSSLY what he wanted for he did not
like to be disturbed: but when Josephus
told him that he had brought back his
tail feathers, he was very much pleased,
and said that he would do anything in
his power for anyone who would make
them grow in place again.
So Josephus rubbed the other drop of
oil on the owls tail. and the feathers
grew in place as beautifully as IL they
had never been pulled out.
You have been good to me- said the
owl. Now l Will show what I can do
for you, for l know what you most de-
sire"
He went down into his nest and
brought out pair OF gauntlets.
These once belonged to mighty
hunter" he said. Put them on and
you will have the strength OF giant,
and will be able to move great bur-
dens."
Josephus thanked him and hurried
back to the old man, who was still fast
asleep by the brook.
With the gauntlets on his hands he
lifted the pack as easily as il ii had
been a feather The old man awoke and
Jumped to his feet. his back as straight
as ramrod.
The snow was now quite thick on the
ground, and 1t was still coming down
fast, but as he came within sight of the
gate he saw his mother standing there
and watching anxiously down the road
Land sakes alive, Josephus Jones,"
she said when he came up to her.
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by means of boards let down. strength
ened with iron bars and padlocked. Part
OF them serve as an awning during
the day Here sits the shopkeeper cross
legged, with his account books by him
his black carved beads in his hands 20
rumble with and keep him from getting
nervous, and always smoking smoking.
smoking. Outside there are stout chairs
or boxes for his customers or friends
VINO stop TO gossip with him, while over
his head and all about hang rows and
rows of shoes, boots, and slippers, most
OF them yellow scarlet, pink and even
blue and green
There are long boots for the soldier
horseman and officials, wooden pattens
Tor the bath. Albanian CATERS, siouchy
yellow Turkish babouches, red shoes for
Inc Armenfans, blue for the Greeks and
black for the Jews. There are slippers
of fur, silk. velvet and brocade some
glittering with tinsel spangles and some
embroidered with flowers in gold and
silver and sparkling with precious
stones.
II the shopper standing outside sees
anything he wishes, the merchant will
very deliberately take 1T down but he
never seems to be in hurry to SELL
Besides the out-of door shoe bazars
there Is whole street given up to the
shoe merchants In the great bazaar,
which is an immense stone building of
Byzantine architecture, surrounded by
high, gray walls. covered with lead and
perforated with holes TO let the daylight
In. This bazaar is miles in extent, and
here every kind of goods has its own
particular quarter, the little booths be-
Ing arranged Just the same as in the
picture. An hour before sunset all the
iron doors of the entrances are closed
locked and barred, and put in charge of
the watchmen, who walk about with big
clubs. beating on the stones to let the
thieves know they are coming
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WHEN JOSEPHUS RAN AWAY.
BY MOLLIE CHATFIELD.

Whatever I'm a-goin' TO do with
that child is more than | know"
Mrs. Jones gave a vigorous shake to
a pair of small blue overalls before pin
ming them on the line where the family
washing tapped viciousiy in the wind.
then wrapping her fat red hands in her
apron, she turned toward the house,
calling shrilly:
'Joseefusi Josee-fus.'
In answer very disconsolate and de-
| jected small boy appeared at the door
of the woodshed and came slowly toward
her. He was very small boy, with a
quantity of straw-colored hair cut in
ragged shapes around his neck, a snubby
nose, and a pair of troubled brown eyes
that looked wistfully up into the frown-
ing face above him.
Mrs. Jones shook her head despair
| ingiy.
"Josephus Jones. why amt you in
school?''
But, you know, ma, but-cause I,
but
His explanation was stopped short by
an impatient cuff on the ear, and then
his mothers portly figure disappeared
through the kitchen door, which slam
med sharply after her.
Two big tears rolled down over the
freckled cheeks of Josephus. He felt as
IL his WOTlQ HhQ come 10 an end
His mouth was puckered into a hard
knot; there were no tears In his eyes
now; his mind was made up. He had
stood the taunts and jeers of his COM
panions as long as he could, and now
that his mothers kindly, goodnatured
face had frowned upon him and she had
actually boxed his ears, he could bear
no more He would lose himself In the
woods. He didn't care what became of
him.
1t was long way. and the cold. gray
clouds had begun to sprinkle q few
snowfiakes into the air when Josephus
turned from the road into the wood
path. The dry leaves rustled under his
feet as he scufied his little copper-toej
boots through them.
1t was rather dusky under the trees
and 1t seemed to Josephus 1t must be
nearly night, though really it was only
about noon. He was hungry. so he sat
down on a stone beside the brook and
pulled an apple and piece OF ginger
bread from his pocket. He was Just
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IN A TURKISH SHOE SHOP.

1t is great fun shopping for shoes il
Constantinople if you are not very par
ticular about the fit.
All Turkish shoes are made so as TO
slip on and off easily, for every time one
goes into the house or shop, mosque or
school, off come the street shoes and on
go sort of toe slipper made of wood
or leather. Here we take off our hats in
church, but keep on our shoes. There all
the men and boys keep on their hats
but take off their shoes. while outside
of every school or in the hall you Will
find long row of children's shoes on
the floor. instead of hats and caps hang
ing on the hooks. They have no rubber
overshOes there, but when ii rains they
put on the wooden pattens. such as
they wear in the baths to keep from
burning their feet on the hot floor
These have high wooden heels with a
strap over the toe, so that one wear
ing them stands up as high as though
on roller skates.
When a new pair of shoes Is to be
purchased, you know just where 20 go.
for every kind OF merchandise has a
street all to itself in Constantinople.
There Is whole street for shoes. an
other for pipes. one for perfumes, and
che for the red Turkish feZZes. and so
on, just the way the old Greeks and
Romans used to do things.
Oriental shops or stores are nearly
all built after the same pattern, the only
difference being the depth of the little
cubby hole back. The portion which APP
pears upon the street consists of plat
form about two feet high and not over
ten feet wide This is covered with a
small carpet, sejedeh, or thin mat
tress with a cushion or two. These out
door strReI shnnS are closed at nigh
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Come on! Come on, We will be
latei" The boy calling was a queer
looking little fellow. You might not
have thought it was boy, but, If you
lived in the moon, as he did, you would
look exactly the same.
"Oh, come one." he called again, and
flying along the white road came the
girl he called Perhaps you would think
her funny, too, but she was lovely
moon girl, as they consider loveliness
up there. You can judge for yourself
from her picture. Laughing gaylv, on
they flew along the beautiful white road
and talked about where they were 60
ing. That day the Man in the Moon had
told the people that they might go down
to earth for a day while he went to
sleep, but If they were not home by the
time he got up down on the earth they
would have to stay. and" qafd he.
you'll be sorry If you do, for the earth
people are not nice and it isn't always
light there" Here the people shivered.
Sometimes they can't even see met
And then all the people wept Bitterly,
for it was the moon herself talking, and
they could think of nothing more terri
BILE than not to be able to see all the
time the lovely, calm, untroubled radi-
ance of her face. The boy and girl soon
reached the edge of the moon and stood
hesitating
It's awfully far down there" said the
boy.
Yes, but it looks nice" said the girl
II guess l won't go down. said he
Let's go and play with the clouds. III
bet we can catch them today
mo, you shan't," cried the girl. Il
want to see the earth world" And Civ
ing him push over he went, and she
after him. They We're pretty well out
of breath when they landed
They had fallen in a green field. so it
hadn't hurt them much.
Isn't it funny" said she.
Il call it horrid." snapped the hoy.
What did you push me over for?
would rather be up there than here.
with this horrfd colored stuff over ev-
erything. Why can't everything he
white?" he walled.
'Oh, stop" said the girl I'VE are
travellers now. Let's go and look
around"
So they started off, and soon hey saw
something queer running along the road.
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THE GIANTS PILLOW.
BY EVERETT MCNEIL.

of safety for thee and the prince
stopped and lifted the kitten up tender
ly into his arms.
The lion, flashing his tail from side
to side and uttering deep-mouthed.
angry growls, now crouched directly in
front of the door and fixed his eyes
hungrily on the prince, who. holding
the white kitten in his arms walked
feaTleSsly toward him. Suddenly, with
roar that shook the walls of the hall
the huge beast sprang into the air
straight toward Prince Noble.
Then marvellous thing happened.
At the moment of the spring of the
lion the little white kitten leaped from
the arms Of Prince Noble and met the
lion in midair- A yellow smoke rolled UP
to the ceiling and the white kitten fell
lightly to the floor, all unframed. and
ran and curIed itself up on silkeu
cushion, and there lay purring content
eddy.
Prince Noble, marveling greatly,
strobe quickly to the great door of
wrought gold and silver and threw It
open.
a loud burst of joyous music greeted
him, and he was surrounded by beautiful
youths and maidens.
Come and dance with usi Come and
sing with usi Come and play with u.s.
This is the Garden of Ten Thousand De-
lightsi" they shouted, as they circled
around him.
Everywhere was happiness, and light,
and beauty and music.
Prince Noble drew in a long breath of
wonder and establishment. He loved the
beautiful and his heart sang in tune to
the joys around him, yet he said: 81
cannot tarry. 1 bring succor to distress"
and he walked On, still surrounded by the
dancing youths and maids.
Suddenly from the front he heard a cry
of pain and the wall of a child, and he
saw one of the beautiful youths cruelty
strike a ragged, dirty little girl. Away,
The Washington times., 1903-05-17
PART II.
THE MARVELLOUS ENDING OF THE
QUEST OF PRINCE NOBLE.
PART II.

QUEST OF PRINCE NOBLE.
Prince Noble sat down at the foot of
the marble shaft and waited until the
moon rose in the east, and when its rays
first fell on the top of the marble shaft
he went to the great tree and pulled a
black leaf off a branch.
For the sake of the old and feeble. I.
who am young and strong. undertake
this venture, fearing not death so be it
can bring succor to the distressed" he
said, and, placing the black leaf back of
the stone eye. he looked through the eye
at 1t.
The leaf appeared transparent, and he
saw the near end of the great white
stone called the Giants Pillow, and close
to the bottom of the end he saw a small
keyhole, and under the keyhole he read
these words: Take the bronze key and
OPEN
Prince Noble bethought himself of the
small bronze key which hung under the
stone eye, and he reached forth hand
and took the key, and went to the end
of the Giants Pillow and placed the key
in the hole and turned the lock, and
great door swung silently open, showing
a lofty marble hall dimly lighted by
swinging red lamps. The young prince
stepped quickly into this hall, and the
great door swung shut behind him and
he heard the massive bolts and bars
shoot swiftly into place.
In the center of the hall stood black
ebony table, and on the table lay white
cloak, and On the white cloak was q
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Where have you been7 You'll catch
your death a-cold. child, out all day in
this snow!"
She gathered him up in her arms and
carried him into the house. She Rugged
him close in her lap and pulled of his
wet shoes and stockings, and gave him
some molasses and vinegar, stewed with
butter, and rubbed his hot head with
witch hazel, and finally put a piece of
salt pork and red flannel rag around
his throat and tucked him into bed
Josephus stayed IN bed several DAYS.
When he got up again he had forgotten
how to say But" and talked as other
children do.
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That's a man." whispered the girl
1t was really little dog, but they had
never seen one before
He will speak 10 u.s." said the boy,
and we Will tell him we're from the
moon" The little dog ran up to them,
shifted at them, then barked loudly and
ran away. He wasn't very brave dog,
but these creatures were as funny to
him as he was 10 them.
He wasn't very polite said the
moon girl. with her nose in the air.
Earth people never are" answered
the boy.
Now, that was a rather mean thing to
say, but almost everyone does feel an
CRY if a dog barks at them. and they
The Washington times., 1903-05-17

AS they will by candle light
Mamma says, "Sandman's here again;
Come, my darling, to Sleepy Town"
And so I'm after the Sandman now,
And I've looked for him up and down.
I'll ask him first to please stay away,
For we don't like early to bed and
TO RISE;
But if he says no. then let him look out.
For I'll throw some sand In his eyes,
The Washington times., 1903-05-17
By ANNIE WILLIS MCCULLOUGH.

On where brother
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-23

Her great difficulty was the language
the idioms Of it, should say-and
many and funny were the mistakes
she made on that account. But these /
expected.
zone day when was expecting
company to dinner, she specially dis
tinguished herself In giving direc-
tions I told her to make loaf Of
sponge cake, and to ice it in her best
manner.
"Oh. yes, she could do that, an9
let me add, she did. I need not worry
about anything, she told me. smiling
away like the Cheshire cat
"The dinner was a perfect succesf
SO much SO that was Dragging to my
envious neighbors Of the treasure
had found in my greenhorn cook.
when Minna. brought in the des-
sert, the cake did look simply splen-
did, and Alinna triumphant; but as
she set it before me | turned cold
with horror for that girl had taken
me most literally and had iced the
cake with the most immaculate minia-
ture snowdrift she had been able to
scrape together in the back yard -
New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-23
She Was Free From Superstition.
Chain of Circumstances Proved the Claim Msde by The
Girl That She Was Above Believing IN Such Nonsense
OF Course There We're Few Little Exceptions

superstitions or she'd be the laughing
stock of everybody, but it didn't seem
to make any difference. think she
must have been weak mentally Don't
you?
by the way, I saw the new moon
over my left shoulder last night What
do you suppose win happen? / just
know that Reginald viii bring me a
box Of candy when he comes to call
tonight. The last time saw the new
moon over my left shoulder was the
very night he proposed.
"Sun, of course l shouldn't forget
that spilled some salt to-day Maybe
that will make a difference. Anyway,
I'll know what's the reason if / don't
get the candy. and there's some salts
faction in that Do you know when
anything unusual happens l can al
most always figure right back to what
caused IT?
"But I'm mighty glad I'm not super
stitious. like so many girls know "--
New York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-23
Real Ice on the Cake.
Miniature Snowdr Gathered IN the Back Yard Used b.
New Cook Ornament the Piece de Resistance of the
Feast-TaIe as Told in a Mothers Meeting

It was at the Mothers meeting, and
as they were discussing that question
Of never-failing interest, the servant
girl problem, tale of woe followed tale
Of woe in sorrowful procession.
"You ladies Of Brooklyn do certain
ly seem to have a great deal Of
trouble" said the visitor from North
Dakota, 'but. as my young son aptly,
though slangily, puts it, there are
others.
In my section Of the country the
help comes mostly from the Swedes,
Of whom there are large settlements
scattered all over the state, They
make good servants, too, after they
are trained, but in the training-ah
there's the rub'l A short time ago
1 had occasion 10 engage a cook. Not
for love or money could l find what
{ wanted, so finally l was forced to go
to one Of the Swedish villages. |
found a girl who was just over her
sister told me, but who, she also as
sured me, would be quick to learn.
so back to town I went with my
greenhorn. groaning inwardly at what
was before me But her sister had
said truly-Minna was quick to learn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-23

turned out gradually, the auditorium
is emptied silently. the darkness deep
ems peacefully. The animal feels the
oncoming Of the shadow and creeps
into the deepest coverts. The unnum-
bered multitudes choose their own
place and close their eyes for the
last time as peacefully as ever they
lay down to sleep" The vast major
ity Of animals go away quietly when
that time comes; and their death is
not recorded because man has eyes
only for exceptions. Something calls
the creature from his daily round; !;
age or natural disease touches him
gently in a way that he has not felt
before He steals away, obeying the
old warning instinct Of his kind and
picks out a spot where they shall not
find him till he is well again. and
there he dies.
Man thinks himself a little lower
than the angels, and It may be so.
but Of this we may be sure. there is
that In the dumb hour which marks
the klnship Of man with the uncom-
planning animal submissive to the de-
cree Of nature, and noble in It's obe-
dience to the call of the voice that ST.
lences all other Notes.-The Hospi.
tal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-23
TIME TO Be THANKFUL.
Rejoice In the Possession Of a Whole
some, Whole Body.

Rejoice In the Possession Of Whole
some, Whole Body.
DO you ever stop to think how real
~ healthy you are and say "Thanl
YOU to the big round world that has
made you so? The physical part o.
ones body is the first to rise to ths
situation on particularly bright, sun
ny day.
Very few Of us realize until soma
check comes upon our health that We
are in daily possession of the greatest
most lastingly satisfying blessing thai
can be given to a woman. A girl
spralns her ankle and has to walk on
crutches will give you the informa
ton, after she comes back from her
first outing thus equipped, that she
never knew how many people there
were in this city who walk on crutchea
or had something the matter with
their ankles and limped about" says
a writer in isie Philadelphia Ledger.
She never noticed the manned peo
pie before. Very few people do until
they get hurt themselves. and then,
when It is too late, they realize what
a blessing II was to have a whole
some. whole body, fun Of the mere JOY
OF living. It is a pretty good plan 70
discuss our benefits in this life with
ourselves once In while, and put the
good things that we have in a promt
nent place In our mind, against the
day when the unavoidable worry
comes and we are disposed to think
that everything has gone wrong.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-23

"Superstitiousi she exclaimed
scornfully; mot a bit of it. ! have
too much sense for that OF course
there are some little things portending
good OF bad luck that occasionally
claim my attention, but superstition
Is only the failing Of the weak I--
wait a minute. There's a pin on
the sidewalk
"Therel Now I have it. Do you
know every time have seen a pin and
failed to pick it up Reginald and I
have quarreled? Strange isn't it? /
wouldn't dare to pass one now.
"But we were speaking Of supersti-
tions. I've heard it said that every
body is superstitious to a greater or
less extent, but don't believe it, Do
YOU? OF course l knew you didn't
But You DO find superstition in the
strangeat places. I once knew a girl
who actually believed in ghosts. Real
sensible girl in other respects, too.
Funny. wasn't 1t? / used to tell her
that she would have to get over her
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-23
The Dread Hour of Death
Different Working Of Animal Instincts the Presence Of
the Great Desroyer-DUmb BrUses Steal Away
Their Whole Idea SecIusion and Solitude

To every man death cometh soon
or late. In every life's day there is a
dumb hour. It may be in the mo
ments Of dawn or when the vitaIizing
energy is at noon, though sometimes
It comes not till she chill and dark
Of midnight has fallen. There is no
more pathetic and yet irresistibly at
tractiye subject for the serious stu.
dent Of medicine than the investiga-
ton Of the mysteries Of that process
Of physical dissolution which men
speak Of as dying
And yet there is so personal an In
terest IN the quest that only the BRAY
est minds can grapple undismayed
in a research into the problems Of
death.
We may learn much by a reference
to animal instincts in this as in so
many othe' matters. Mr. William J.
Long in his. recently issued and most
charming volume. "School of the
Woods: Some Life Studies Of Ami
NAL Instincts and Animal Training, =
attempts to reveal something Of the
mystery and pathos Of the dumb hour
as seen in the dumb beast. In his
study on How the Animal Dies" he
shows that life's curtain Is usually
rung down quietly, the footlights are
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-23
GUEST WAS BURNING SOCKS.
H0tel Night Watohman's Scare and
His Investigation Of the Cause.

Hotel Night Watohman's Scare and
His investigation Of the Cause.
Night Watchman McCaughy Of the
Savoy hotel, received a bad scare
one night. About O'Clock, while
passing through the hall on the sec
ond floor he smelled smoke. The
hotel was full Of guests at the time.
and McCaughy realized that quick
sction on his part might save hum n
lives. so he started on the run trac-
ing the fire Up two fights Of stairs
he went, the smell Of smoke growins
more pronounced at each jump. On
the third floor Mr.. McCaughy saw
smoke coming through an open tran
som and he loudly beat on the door.
"Well?' came from within.
"Hey, what's that freg" queried
the watehman. Us the mattress
burning9 Let me in.n
Don't be alarmed sal the man,
within, calmly. mo. the mattress
isn't on fre I'm simply burning a
pair Of old socks in this crate. and
the fue won't draw worth a cent"
~Well. put the FIRE out. said the
watchman. his fears ahating That
smoke win drive everybody out OF
the house. Kansas City Times.