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bauble which has been the cause of the quarrel between me and my King"
 What was the disputeT' asked Much slash
 "At one time" resumed the Duke, when I was first seized with the idea of giving an amateur circus for the amusement of the King, the globe of Calcas, which was ac- counted to be as precious as any of the crown jewels, was then in the palace. While the courtiers and the guards were admir1ng the wonderful feats of my acrobats and tumblers the cry was raised that the globe, which was supposed to bring good luck to any monarch who possessed it, had been stolen from the royal trea sury.
 Some designing knaves had taken away the golden sphere, leaving one of tin in-its place The King suspected my followers of the theft, and this is the real reason he now storms my castle. shall not surrender. and shall, also protect you"
 The Duke and MuchsLash were driven from the battlements by showers of sticks and stones and arrows. The Blue Regiment of Royal Archers took it's place behind A wood and shot thousands of shafts tipped with flame. The royal cannon, which were
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CHAPTER ".

NL n
 No sooner did the army of the king Of Freakland approach than the circus tent came down with a chatter of poles and lfiappipg of canvas, rOlleddtselfdnto cylin- der and stood on end, to-the~great confusion tof the persons who were assembled within 1t. Tent and spectators slowly sank into the ground, and, passing through long, narrow tuDnei, emerged in the cellars of the castle of the Duke. There the canvas and the poles were separated by agile attendants and the entire company rejosced in com fortable quarters.
 Between the Duke of Winchester and the King of Freakland there was no friendship, and His Majesty was only too gaad of A chance to lay siege to the ducal castle. The monarch made the presence of Muchslash in the stronghold an excuse for bringing can non and stone throwing machines and aIr his army
 ''If," commanded be, His Grace of Twit- chester does not surrender to me one Much slash shall Lombard this castle and make all it's lands forfeit to thecrown- The only other condition on which l will spare 1t is that the globe of Calcas be restored tome"
 And this globe of Caicas," asked Much slash, dodging a shower of arrows which fell upon the battlement where he and the Duke were watching the gathering of the royal troops where is it?'
 ..'That l do not know" replied the Duke with sigh. 'I never saw the miserable
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Carried away by their enthusiasm, the club then and there commissioned the inven- tor to have 10 of these funny creatures that looked like bulfrogs and behaved like mon keys ready for the next meeting. Accord lngly, when they came together month later the inventor brought 10 newly invent ed boys In a cage with him and showed them 10 his delighted fellow members.
 Let them out and see what they'll do" suggested some one. and despite the warn lngs of the inventor the cage was opened and the 10 boys were let loose.
 Two minutes later every window in the room was broken. the table was overturned and the club members were fleeing for dear life. People came running from all parts of the city to see where the earthquake was. At last. in desperation. the inventor sue
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ceeded in rallying n dozen of the biggest and strongest club members to his aid, and the 13 of them dashed into the room, and, at the risk of their lives, finally succeeded fin catching the funny little creatures
 "Whew" sighed the president of the club, as he wiped his brow, they're the surest cure for monotony I know. Invent hun dred and fifty more of them right away, and if they don't stir np this stupid old world . don't know t'other from which. Go home and get to work on them today"
 So the inventor went home and set to work toH the consignment. and when they were tfinished they were all let loose atone time shy the club. and never from that day to this shas any one ever complained that life was .monotonousy pleasant-at least, not in any
 country where boys arc know
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wander about the kingdom, back to back and the story goes that at the country fairs, which are largely attended in Freakland, they may be seen for the price of small coin.
 Muchsash, when the army of the King went away, decided upon making a further excursion in search of the riches and youth which the wistful Witch said could be found with the magic shears.
 ITO BE CONTINUED
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"Feilow-members. I've hit upon plan to give spice to life and render it less pleasant ly monotonous. I'll invent boy
 "A boy. Whats a boy ," asked the others, in aston.shment.
 Well, he's pretty hard to describe" said the inventor, as there's nothing quite like him in heaven or earth. In appearance he key"
 That sounds promising" said one of those present. An animal like that ought to keep
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"A Little Jop In School.
BY LOUISE HANSON.

the teacher has made upon the blackboard. His paper Is not smooth, but quite rough and porous.
 He has very easy time when he comes to arithmetic. He does not have long ta- bles of pounds, shillings and pence, and he knows nothing about ayolrdupois and Troy weight. He does everything by tens and he counts upon his fingers.
 Then, too he has the Soroban and he docs all his sums on 1t. It Is great frame, with wires running from top to bottom. On the wires are large wooden buttons and 1t is only necessary 10 move these about to do any sum he wishes.
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e0UDAS SQNQEP QEsNTzAN "

As she sat by the fire with her almonds- This mite of girl that mean She was breaking the shells on the hearth
 stone,
 When she gleefully cried, "Philopene.' They were there, the two kernels together, Brown twins in a cradle of oak; Oh. would eat one of them with her; Who would not, with the way that she
 spoke?
 "'Yes' and No for the trap that's to catch
 usY'
 asked, but the curs gave q shake And the sweet eyes laughed up through the
 tangle:-
 "No, think it's more fun Give and
 Take"
 All the long day she plotted to catch me; She brought me the book I'd mislaid And she asked mo to hand her the sugar, And she passed me the quinee marmaiade. confess that she most caught me mapping She begged mo to please hold her cloak; "Thcse old sleeves are hard to get into.' But her eyes were too full of the joke The daytime had gone and the twilight Had deepened and darkened to gloom, As 1 oafed there in solid enjoyment By the firclight that danced in the room. Round my neck went two arms very softly, Two lips pressed my own in between, And she gave me kiss; remembered, Rut too latel for she cried "phionenprt But that night when I bent toward her
 pillow
 To share in our good night caress, She entwined my neck e.ose- to whisper, "H'm-that kiss was-was-not fair, I
 gucss.'
 FRANK C. DRAKE.
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accomplished this feat will be seen by those who take the trouble to use on the picture of the Handspring Twins an ordinary pair of shears.
 No sooner did the Duke of Twltchestcr dis play the restored Globe on the battlemcnts man the King of Freakland sent a messen- ger to the castle bearing pardon for Much slash In exchange for the object which the skiii Of the tailor had taken from the ras- caily knayes. The Handspring Twins were condemned for the rest of their days fo
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The Pat-a-gO-ni-ans.

Have you ever heard of the folks who live In the land of Patagonia? Where the sun comes up when 1t should go
 down,
 And they cultivate ammonia. They're the most peculiar folks know, Neither black nor red nor brown, For they're five feet tall when they stand up, And six when they sit down.
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Why Little Boys Were
 Invented.

BY WILLIAM WALLACE wHITELoCK.
 "Once npon time. many, many years ago. when 1 was T little girl"-this was the way the old gentleman always began lis stories and every time the children laughed to think
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the world well stirred up."
 He wlIl,' said the inventor, earnestly Hell be equal to an electric battery on every street corner"
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12

Papa. dear. aren't they too cute for anything?
Flease papa. do buy them for me"
What IN the world would you Go with them if I
should:." her father asked.
N feed them, and play with them like I do with
ny OTHER pets" she answered.
By my dear, you would play with them but for
snort time and then tire of them"
Oh no. ! should not. just love little kids, and
never have had any. Dear. dear papa, do get
cy"
-2al settled it When Daisy Bell cried. or man
Sss' 70 squeeze salt drop two out of her eyes,
ssher - -s1her would do anything for her. and she
A4sR A-little schemer that she was
70 look al them now. They are kissing each
- DID you ever see anything so sweet in
go-i HE: Drive on. papa, and let US go into
to Us"
Ahe 50 II MAS that poor little Nanny's heart was
= 80 Broken. and IL such q shame. just
-'1 Sic was SO happy at getting Billy back and
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With q Wild .HrafsraaE Trainer.

There few wild animals more tractabie and
trick teachable than Russian bears. The two in
the picture, Dock and Bert, are about three years
old and can do all sorts of things besides drink
milk from bottle. They play hide and seek,
chase their trainer up and down a flight Of steps,
about fifteen feet in height. made Just for the pur
pose of showing how we'll Russian bears can play.
we'll dance and turn somersaults, bark and
laugh
In the picture they seem friendly enough. but
there is a saying that "once a wild beast always
a wild beast" and trainer really takes his life
in his hands just much the thousandth time
he goes into the cage as he did the first Lions.
tigers and eopars, all members Of the feline fam
ily, are especially TO be watched
You see you can't tell JUST what a lion is think
ing about" said Captain Bonivita, of Bostock's.
the other day. They will be looking innocent
and unconcerned as possible. and all at they
will come down you with a huge paw fun Of
claws, and YOU are minus several pounds OF flesh.
I've twenty-seven in my band, and their disposi-
tions are just different those of twenty-seven
human beings. Some I can trust-a little way
but wouldn't like to be caught mapping with even
the best of them. Every minute OF the time l am
with them, though I sit down among them and
Chamber over them and put my head in the mouth
of some. I'm my guard for a false move.
spring, or a snap, scratch.
When a new joins my family I begin by
feeding him through the bars of the cage. let
him get used to my voice and face and the crack
of the whip. That gets to be lion language after
a while. and they know what one. two or three
cracks mean as well child would words In
fact training wild animals is very much like
training children. You have TO be just as patient
and explicit go over the same lesson just as often
and study their dispositions just as carefully
You can tell good deal by the way lion
treats you through the bars and good deal by
the expression of his eye and face and tail There
is a wonderful amount of expression IN any AMI
mails tail. Did you ever notice cat? You can
almost read a cats thoughts if you watch its tail
carefully By the way, have cat-Tramp 1 call
hinl-who has travelled everywhere with me and
my lions for years He is great yellow and White
thing not unlike lion cub himself. and he has a
most dangerous fondness for watching the lions
perform. 7 have to lock him UP each time before
go into the arena. Once. however. he managed 70
outwit me- and just particularly Girlcult trick
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Tramp, preparing TO spring down on my shoulder
OF course. that would have been the end Of Tramp
and me both if We hadn't got him scared on and
locked Up again
Tramp is fast friends with my Great Dane Pluto
but very jealous of him. too. When 1 whistle for
Pluto, Tramp races to get to me first, and mounts
my shoulder and spts at the big dog on the ground
in the most spitefuI fashion Pluto does several
stunts with the lions but don't believe will ever
be able TO trust Tramp with them got them
customed TO Pluto just as I make friends with
them myself first from the outside of the cage:
and then I took the dog and a very docile lion in
side and let the more savage ones see what good
friends could be with at least one OF their kin9
with weather eye on the wild creatures about me-
In this way they get 2ccastonea 70 my 4 PrTslTs +s
before I dare to take up any deflnlte hne OF
Lions have wonderful memories. Some OF mine
know perhaps hfty different tricks and yet, thGugn
they don't get chance 70 retierse some oL 'iaSu5
for months, all have ~ do is to start them and
a theatrical company for use n some SladiatorLat
in the same town / lookea in on my old friend It
moment spoke and left mis- food to come over and
let me rub his head through the bars
b. < OF the rev Of cages where the lions sleep. and
old fellow. Romeo, happened TO SOY him as he
there was 10 and down that passageway! And such
a disappointed lion when the tiny thing escaped
again through a knothOle.
7sAnother Shaggy named old monarch has discov-
shutting the door passing behind IT and letting Il
swing open again, completely hide niInSef In the
far end OF the narrow corridor. This Is a favorit9
trick Of his and if / don't watch him every moment
the first thing know he is out OF sight. and II Is
ye delicate matter to persuade him to come out OF
his chosen retreat OF course in the arena and all
the uassageways and cages there are numerous
safety doors small traps that open from the inside
out and are often the only hope in case OF sud
den attack
uolnced autipathy for others OF the company Their
l1nfriendlineSs is undSiDS as Kentucky raI1liy
feud and have select certain ones to act to-
getber and carefully separate them IN their entry
TIDoD the stage Before caught on to the existence
81 these little unpleasantnesses those who had
erudges used TO hurry into the arena anc lie IN
Tsir for their victims as they came through the
SoOr Then we'd have some numbers not down on
the progra rlrle. I can tell you
.'The long and the short OF II IS that II you
monkey with wild beasts. and especially lions you
baVs 10 keep vour eyes open you'll lose your
head and if you're caught mapping you'u likely
not never get a chance to wake up
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Brought By f5e Posfrnar7.

and Little Women" would like to suggest TO you
an occupation, which. though not novel, is yet in
teresting and useful.
Suppose you take a scrapbook and paste in It
from week TO week the little stories. nonsense
verses and funny pictures given US on this chill
drens page. and then send the book TO The Tribune
Sunshine Society. 1t always has a place where
such books will be most welcome.
No elaborate book is needed An ordinary blank
book in which you have written will test your
cleverness in pastng the clippings skilfully over
the written portions A book, of the Brain
Puzzlers." with the answers. as they are pub
Hshed the succeeding week, in the second half OF
the book. would prove source of pleasure and
pastime child. Hoping you may act upon
49, A LITTLE WOMAN
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A MYsTIFIEp CRoW.

During piazza game of ping pong, one Of the
balls was sent quite distance out over the lawn,
where a crow seized it and bore it off in triumph
evidently thinking it egg. After much
peckng. from all of which the frolicsome little
ball bounced away unbroken, the crow had
excited consultation with several of his fellows.
and then deliberately carried the ball to the top
of high tree and let it drop Again the assembly
Of black feathered experimenters gathered around
egg? 1t had fallen from a height that played
hayoc with their eggs and their little ones as well
and yet survived intact Then one after another
tramped it. cawing loudly all the while
At last, in sheer exhaustion and disgust, they all
gave it up. few 10 the top of their favorite tree
and, still cawing loudly, watched of the ping
pong players come out from the house and carry
off this invncible egg that had bafied their bold
est attacks
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
POLICEMEN OF TIE SEAS.

Revenue cutters are the policemen Of the high
seas. They have regular beats to patrol along the
coast looking for vessels in distress, suppressing
smuggling. Illicit seal hunting and mUtinies. They
also enforce quarantine regulations, examine ships
papers. supply lighthouses. and act life savers
ambulance corps, fire department and messenger
boys generally for the government. at sea.
The first revenue cutters were built at the order
Of Alexander Hamilton, when he was Secretary Of
the Treasury and except in war times, when they
subject to the authority Of the navy, they are
still under Treasury Department orders Strange
to say however it is in times of peace that re7e-
nue. cutters fight their hardest battles TheY save
many lives and property that is estimated st many
millions yearly Their name gives little idea Of
the great and varied service they render the coun-
frN
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But Billy 5 suspicious as his children were
innocent, and he suspected mischief when he saw
Mr. Windlass Daisy and her father walking to-
ward them, especially when he saw that Mr.. Wind
lass had rope in his hand; for was it not in this
very meadow that he had been caught and sold to
the circus man? He said nothing to Nanny, for
he knew it would worry her, she being as unsus-
pecting of trouble as her kids. She had just said
TO him:
BILLY look at that pretty little girl and see how
lightly she trips the grass. She reminds me
OF fairy"
Had Nanny only known that 1t the little
girls intention to carry away her children she
would have called her wicked witch instead of a
beautiful fairy.
When Billy his children running to meet Mr..
Windass he called TO them to back but they
did not mind any than naughty children do
sometimes. Then he turned to Nanny and said,
II wish you would bring up those children to
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
AN INVITATION TO YOU.

So many little men and women have written en-
joyable letters and stories for this page of theirs
that whole department of it is going to be
given to them and every who reads it is
invited write something for this special corner.
Anything that you feel interested in will most like
ly interest others. Stories OF your pets ''rnaAs
believe" tales that drift through your mind when
you are half asleep. or letters about the way you
are spending your vacation. Other little men and
women will be glad TO hear about all these things.
Perhaps Of YOU would like to ask questions or
make friends with otner readers of the page who
are keeping the sort of pets making the
same kind of collections. If you do, here is the
best possible chance for this belongs entirely
10 the contributions of little readers of this page
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12

One bright day when the shadows were chasing
saeb other over the meadow and the little stream
sDarkled Ike a string of diamonds. Night and Day,
Pjly Whskers's two kids, could have been seen
skipping and jumping by any one passing along the
road. Il so happened that Daisy Bell, a little,
pstted darling Of luxury drove by just that time
and seeing the kids at play stopped to enjoy their
fun
Now, Daisy was only child of rich parents
and spoiled one at that. With her to want a thing
was 70 have it; and no one could watch Day and
Night together long and not want tFem-they were
So cunning and cute. with their little pink noses
and big. innocent looking eyes. So when she had
watched them al play for short time. she turned
10 her father who was sitting beside her, and
ssidi
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-@sng him watch with her their two beautiful
Children grow Up.
n-slsy and her father drove in the lane found Mr..
'-elass, who happened TO be at home and asked
--I M, L ne would sell his two kids
s,.. eA ! had not thought Of selling them, but
tpose II Miss Daisy has set aer heart on them
-. - nave 10 Jet her have them" And thus the
babies '-@' oePI-Neo Nanny "a 49,
o,.o 20 you want them now or shall send them
-, /" you: Farmer Windlass asked.
a ~, -o~. must have them now 7 can't wait
wsIk.-s De'sy her father. and Mr.. Windlass all
httls o1eF 10 the meadow 10 try TO catch the two
pecti-. =, lAey were the sweetest. most unsus-
notosS - lhings you ever saw: and when they
a. S.sa Nr windlass coming into the pasture they
for ,hl eel hln thinking ne had something good
Eos or % eat as he often gave them young car
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
SOME PYGMY ANIMALS.

A species of dwarf elephant used to live On the
island of Malta and in various parts Of Italy.
Judging from the bones which remain, these ami
mails about the size Of a large sheep, were some
what numerous. a dwarf elephant is rarity now
and no longer forms distinct species. but is con-
sidered rather freak"
4 very beautiful species OF pygmy deer is found
on the sunda Islands. These little creatures are are
not much larger than a cat. but have all the
points OF a well bred deer.
Among horses, Shetland ponies are the pygnlies,
The ordinary musk of Central Africa is a pygmy.
or dwarf of only about twenty inches in height at
the shoulder and three feet in length.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
HONOR LIST.
A STERN PARENT.

1t isn't any use to say
You'd rather not be washed to-day,
Rosina Anne, because your face
Is dirty, and I'm sure the lace
Upon your dress needs scrubbing, too
a bath will make it good as new
Til rub your waxen cheeks with soap
And scrub you well. until, I hope,
The dirt will all come off-and then
I'll put you in your chair again,
And set you near the fire to dry.
You see, you really needn't cry!
And then I'll wash Eugenia May,
And Henrietta. the same way;
Before the fire. three in a row,
You'll all be nice and warm, you know.
Come, take your bath while il is hot!
You needn't say you'd rather not.
-(PriScilla Leonard
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THE LITTLE SCHOLARS CHOICE.

''Thoueh I were sleepy as a, cat
The little scholar said
Il would not care to take a nap
In any rivers bed.
And though I were so starved scarce
Had strength to stand
I'd beg through all the valley ere
I sought a table land.
'But, oh. what jolly times I'd have!
I'd play and never stop,
II l could only take a string
And spin mountain top"
-(The Independent.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
HOW HIGH BIRDS ELY.

Those interested in the ways of feathered folk
are still t.cUssing the question Of how high birds
fly Again and again balloons have been sent out
to ascertain this and several German aeronauts
have collected valuable information At present
it is believed that the average height Of bird
tracks" through the air is about thirteen hundred
feet above the earth. though occasionally they
have been discovered at an elevation Of from six
Thousand 10 seven Thousand feet.
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Things TO Think Abotff.

blernishes. a hosiery, a fifth OF birds sixth oe
but+er a sweet roll native OF Rome. small blad-
Sers Of water a noisy summer insect. thorough
fares a native OF Cuba, inclosure. third or
an eel. -,
4 sixth OF a tomato. boys Nickname. long
rCf1red teeth q kind Of varnish. an annoying sorC
Of summer insect tinorOusy. girls nickname. 70
bow the head, a quarter or skin -.
The central words in these read tne same oOln
down and across
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES PUBLISHED JULY -
HIDDEN CELEBRITIES
Lamb Scott Dickens. Bacon, Newton, Wayne
Webster. Pinto
WORD PATCHWORK.
Ia(ne)- ke(nueI}-lake.
Pa(ne)-te( e(al)-pate.
Tofad) nrefat)-tOIue-
Ca(L- (5ralndy=candy.
CURTAu.NENTs AND BEHEADINGS
Adder. earD, easeQ. (ac)curate, (ac)Quatnks
(acJauire. (ad)age. (ad)here. (a)cute, (h)eeL
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sOUAREs
DIAMOND
sRAIN PuZzLERs PRlZE.

Little Winifred ogden. OF No zlS sumrnit-sve-.
summit y J. wins the Brain Pazzlers Prize OF
4 book this week, The solutions sent Dy NsisOn
Ogden OF the same address. and BY many others
rsra also correct but Wtnifreds were Just a little
more neatly ard carefully written, and tna5 counts
yOD know. in the puzzle department % 4ooN o-~
Sor these details next time