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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

same instead Of wearing out. has grown more
interesting each day.
It is being turned to some account other than the
simple amusement of the children OF the first fam
Ines OF Norwich. The early Indian settlers did not
IAN 70 leave their marks in legend and story These
have been Identified with certain spots about the
old town, and faithfully handed from gen
Grafton to another. The youthful Indians whose
warwhoops sound about the Great Plain nowadays
them.
There is. for instance, the story of Uncas chief
OF the Mohicans. and his historic fight with Man
tonomoh, king Of the Narragansetts There had
been long and bitter war, and victory perched
nrst on the streamers of tribe then on
those OF the other. The parties finally met on
sachem's Plain two miles up the shetucket Val
ley Uncas challenged his foe to settle the troubles
OF the tribe by single combat. but Miantonomoh
was tainted with 'streak Of yellow and declined
the offer. Then began fight which ended in the
utter rout of the Narragansetts the invaders.
Uncas took no part in the general fight but sin
gled out the other chief. determined his capture
An exciting cross-country ensued. and the king
OF the NarragansettS finally captured. Imme-
diately Uncas took generous bite out of the
shoulder. As he muncheu the flesh. his painted
face cleaning with cannibalistic glee he is said
to have remarked to the braves about him:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
THE GORILLA AT HOME.

Paul du Chaillu, the explorer, whose death &C.
CURED lately in Russia introduced the gorilla TO
the Western world No believed his first ac-
count of the finding of this ferocous creature His
books on the subject ridiculed and his lect-
ures unattended Now everybody knows about the
gorillas. The small boy who longs to be mighty
hunter dreams delightedly of them along with lions
and elephants.
Gorillas are not carnivorous. though they are
none the less dangerous that account Few
beasts have uglier disposition Their habit OF
advancing their foes roaring and beating upon
their hairy chests with a reverberatiOn like drum
is well known, but the story Of their hiding in
tree tops until some unwary native passes beneath
when, lowering dreadful hind leg and clutchng
him around the neck with Sinewy fingerike toes
they drag him up to be devoured, is a little over
drawn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

the pilot house and looked at good and hard.
who taught you to steerT he asked; then he
went back TO watch the soop which was acting
like a naughty boy the end of. the line in q
crack-the-whip game.
I" Are you going to charge according to the
number of miles travels? he asked on his sec
ond visit.
That was the bargain said I. and he went
back to the stern looking gum.
Just then came to a place. whore you seem
to be heading back downstream for while, The
scow sloop swung into the stern Of our boat and
her skipper took the opportunity to cast of his line
and jump aboard his own boat.
You're a-trying to 90 me- he yelled and
won't be done. Do you think II going to pay you
a quarter for every mile Of this drunken course
you're steering?"
Il didn't say anything. but went on to Norwich.
He threw out his sail and headed up stream steer
ing as straight as die. When we came back
down that afternoon he was high and dry on
rock, and there he stayed until we got good and
ready to pull him off, for told the other captains
and not one Of them would touch the job. There
amt straight and narrow way up the Thames.
To return again to Captain John Mason and that
venerable year Of 1863 He found the Indians in
possession of the best and most beautiful camping
sites. They were disposed to be friendly, however,
and. induced by beads and other trinkets. found
new places in which to live and hunt and hsh
All this about Mason and the love OF the Indians
for Norwich is history, and cannot be disputed
but it did not prepare The Tribune reporter for
the strange and wonderful sight that met his eye
that morning Having landed. he walked through
the business section 9 the city and back into the
district where homes surrounded by lawns of
extravagant extent In the middle of it all is the
Great Plain, as the natives call the park about
which stand many old homes. And in the mid
die of the Great Plain this strange and won
derful sight-nothing less than band Of live Ind
ians in war paint and feathers, with fringed buck
skin clothing and the usual redskin weapons.
There were braves and squaws. al! told at least
twenty-five in the tribe Some of them were gal
Looping wildly the green diminutive calico
ponies. but more were grouped around their tepees
In luxurious idleness. The braves made a noble
display with their feathers and fUrs and bright
paint streaks across their faces The squaws were
tousled and cheaply dressed. squaws should be,
though some of them wore headdress of feathers
According to all outward signs and sounds, too, II
one counts the warwhoops, these were Indians.
Yet there strange wilderness about the skin
of these tribesmon, where the paint did not cover
it up, and in this lies the explanation. year or
ago doting Norwich mother purchased outfits
of Indian clothing for her children The idea took
like wildfre, and other mothers and fathers were
coerced into buying making outfits. Soon there
enough Indians to form a tribe, and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
AN INVITATION TO YOU.

So many little men and. women have written en-
joyable letters stories for this page of theirs
that now whole department OF it Is given over to
them. and every who reads it Is invited to write
something for this special corner. Anything that
you feel interested In will most likely interest
others-stories OF your pets. make believe
tales that drift through your mind when YOU are
half asleep or letters about the way you are spend
Ing your vacation. Other little men and women
VIII be glad TO hear about all these things Per-
maps some OF YOU would like to ask questions or
make friends with other readers of the page who
are Keeping the same sort of pets or making the
same collections If you do here is the best possi-
pie chance, for this corner belongs entirely to the
contributions OF little readers of this page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
HOW A SPIDER SAVED HIS LIFE.

On the ceiling OF Of the rooms in sans Souci
the world renowned palace OF Frederick the Great
in Prussia. IS the painting OF a huge spider with
its web The reason for this odd decoration is
that one morning Just the King was about 70
drink his usual morning cup OF chocolate in this
room he turned aside for something and when, a
moment later. he took up the cup he noticed a
small spider had fallen into it. Immediately upon
giving an order for fresh cup pistol report was
heard and IL was discovered that the cook had
shot himself. The reason for this it later
found out. was that he had poisoned the chocolate
and OF course when fresh cup was ordered, he
supposed his treachery had been discovered. It
was in remembrance OF this narrow escape that
Frederick ordered spiders web TO be painted on
the ceiling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

tn Lhis is the sweetest morsel have ever eaten"
ne site or the barbaric feast or as near the site
as can pc determined, is marked with a monument
aEq II pears the name of Uncas
norwich has always been fnduIeent with her chill
i HISn; For more than hundred years they have
hiuSSIgea IN thanksgiving bonfres. These built
py fastening dozen or more barrels soaked in
OF P h or oil about high pole and setting fire
70 them arter darkness falls AS every gang of
boys In town wants its bonfire to be the largest
ana brightest, one can imagine how much barrels
are IN demand the weeks Immediately preceding
thanksgiving The business portion of the town IS
STRIPPED, with or without the leave of the barrel
owners, and even the ash barrels in the residence
G 11;T1 are eonfscated. The Norwich police
WINK at the larceny" and even the victims go no
further than to remark that boys will be BOYS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

ot the hills and instead Of coming out at the road
tnal LED back to Daisy's. they found themselves
"a the little village at the foot of the hills where
they were chased by lot of boys and We're soon
ce1R1Iureo and shut up in rckety old shed.
Vhen Day found herself shut in the dark dirty
sh@9 she began to cry and scold Night, saying:
You naughty kid! Why did you coax me TO run
away with you? You said you could find your way
PACK 10 Dalsys; and now, see, we are shut in a
dIg place, too muddy for me to even lie down
without getting my coat all soiled, that mother
morning." 80 40 t JUST NAls
The thought of Mother Nanny made her cry
anew, until Night lost ali patience and got cross
especially as he was almost ready to cry himself
ana was wishing he had not run away. He told
her not TO be baby and to stop crying
They were not left in peace long for soon soma
dirty little children and took them out of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
FUN FoR The COLLECTOR.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: was very
much interested in the letters Florence Smith and
Helen Mclean wrote. because have been to James
town and Aleron. and ike them both. NV grand
mother has a lovely cottage at Point Chautauqua
which Is Just opposite ChaUtauqua I went to the
grand illumination at Chautauqua about three years
ago All the boats on the lake were there and ali
nad exqusltely colored lanterns hung all them.
am not cOhecting postal cards but collecting
wouldn't like to start collecting them-they are
great run. as you Will if YOU try it, / have q
good many traders. and II any one wants to
trade will gladly do so. / live No. 216 summit
ave, summit, N j. / hope this letter is not too
long Lovingly yours, WINIFRED OGDEN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
ROOSEVELT PUzzLE pRIzE

Little Alice Josephine Auerbach. No. 215 West
One-h undredth-st New-York. wins the first Roose-
Velt prize. AID nine-year-Old Russell Weldon No.
$50 Farm1ngton-ave., Hartford. Conn., the second
and to each fine book will be sent MANY little
men and women sent correct answers to this puzzle
but some took much more pains with them than
others. The first dozen or SO on the honor list
below took especial care with their work and de-
serve much credit. One finely printed and orna-
mented answer, however, came nameIess and I'M
fortunately cannot be included.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

shed and hitched them to little cart that was too
heavy for them to draw without anything in it,
and when two three OF the children piled in and
began TO whip them they both stood still and
never bleated before Poor little petsl they were
not used to such treatment. At last Night got mad,
when they gave him extra hard cut with the
whip. and began to kick like little fend, telling
Day to do the Soon they had kicked them
selves loose from the rickety old cart and had sent
child into the house with the nosebleed, n
other with a swelled head and a third was left
doubled up on the ground by a kick in the
stomach
on finding themselves loose they never stopped to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
a BOY KINGS THRONE.

When the boy king Daudi Chua OF Uganda sp-
pears on state occasions. he sits his best throne
Che has a second best for less important func-
tOns), which Is upholstered IN red velvet and deco
rated IN red, blue and gold. He holds toy gun
IN his hand. and has leopard skin, the emblem OF
royalty, under his feet.
AT other times his costume far from REGAL
II consists of long shirt with a tweed coat over
t. linen toga and an embroidered Indian cap
He knows only a few words OF English and is de-
scrfoed as quiet digniied boy, well grown for his
age, yet somewhat frail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
A PRIZE WINNER.

Jennie NJ. Wales, Augusta. Ne, wins the puzzle
prize this week, fine book, but Harry Bergin OF
NO. ia Bradhurst-ave., and Eva Baumann of No.
694 East -hundred-and-forty-fo urth-st both of
this city, are close behind her and came within a
very little of winning prizes of their own. Answers
from Louise E. Engelmann. No S4S East One-hun-
dred -and-seVentieth-st Newly Orl, the previous
weeks puzzles. were delayed in the mail and did
not reach the Office in time for the honorable men
ton which their neatness and accuracy deserved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
Things TO Think AbO1f.

The Tribune offers each week book prize
TO the who sends the best solutions TO the
puzzles. The answer TO every puzzle sent must be
correct in every detail. must be written on one
side of the paper only. and addressed to Puzzle
Contest, Little Men and Women, The NeW-XOrk
Tribune. The letters must reach this Office before
August 7. Neatness and clearness count much
as Correctness in the reward of prizes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

marked with brown. They have big box with
two parts. to sleep in and to eat in. There
is netting over the top they can have plenty OF
air. Sometimes take them out and put them
on the grass, where they hop around. We put them
in under big apple trees this morning. and
my rabbit began to eat apple. A few days ago
my uncle found dear little baby bunny out in tho
barn. 1t a wild one. but too small to
Know enough to run away from him My uncle
gave him to We had much fun with 1t. After
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
A STORY OF HER PETS

Dear Little Men and Little Women: 1 have been
reading the letters in the Letter Department. and
1 thought would write. too. Ny cousin and my
self have two lovely Dummies. Mine is white pretti
ly marked with gray. while hers is white and Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
CHARADEs.

Ny first is IRE, my second a hosiery my second
and third. with the addition OF dye, make dark
blue color and my whole is large long legged
bird.
my third TO avoid and my whole a surrender
Ny first Is one of the months OF the year, my
second pineh NV third yourself. my fourth de-
layed and my whole 10 treat with the hands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
HIDDEN TREES.

Find s~uit tree Of warm climates IN to de-
form, an evergreen IN regret kind OF lemon in
magnificent another evergreen in TO aver or as
sert Example: Find a we'll known fruit tree in
accused Answer Qm)Peach(ed)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
BROUGHT by the PoSfman.

few days IL began to look thin so we though.
We had better take il back to the barn. SO one day
We took II out and put IL In the middle of the floor
~ pretty soon hoped away. / hope Il found its
mother would be happy TO hear from some OF
Ane girls VINO have pets. too. Yours truly.
WestWood. N j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
REVERsALs

Reverse a boat and set small bodies OF water
Reverse small eXcrescenceS and get dried grain
stems Reverse smooth and shiny, and get the
bottom tinbers OF ships. Reverse slumber and get
parings. Reverse checks and get blemishes Re
verse d carousal and get a rod or bar for raising
weights
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Scotland: dwarf: domestic animal; third Of
a
A third Of a pig; commonly used metal; blows
with the foot: summer excursions the backbone:
a form of water. quarter OF q kiss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
sUBTRACTIONs.

Take one from a guide and get a scheme. Take
five a numepaI and get an exclamation mean
ing for shamer' Take five from bird and get
quadruple. Take four from not dead and get
heVeraEe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

looL around but ran and and ran until they
Fonrd themselves on a narrow road leading into
tie Country with the village far behind.
ITO be contnued)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
SQUARES.

A land measurement. kind OF earth, a gafeen
implement features of the face.
A we'll known flower; precious stone; one way
of travelling by water, girls name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
HALF SQUARE.

A city OF Maine: to use too much to replace q
hasp: a short treatise. sin; a reptile; a cOnsOnant
ard vowel which form half OF knee, and q
quarter OF a hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
DIAMONDS

DIAMONDS.
third Of dog; beverage; play; cry OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

Now here are four wise and well known sayings
Each line of pictures represents one. old adage
which every little man and woman must have
heard over and over again since cradle days For
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02
Billy Wbfskers' Kids.
BY FRANCES TREGo MONTGOMERY.
PART ".

copyright saana publishing Company chigo3
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
rHn ory1b nYE. .

To the extent to which this hatred is
carried. the following win Indicate, Among
the servants Of the writer OF this article,
while on boar hunting expedition In
Morocco, was dew, Il was not sue.
cessful day Several wel-wooded hill
sides had been drawn blank. and the
sport had been bad Going homcwnrd the
writer asked one Of the head men in charge
Of the heaters ana hunters how he uc-
counted for such M luck. WAY said he,
what could you expect when Nou brought
your Jew servant with youF' But the
hatred is extended also, and even more, 90
the Christian. 1t Is the commonest Thing
TO see the shop keepers IN Fee hastliy COW
ering up or shifting their wares it u Chris
tian passes by,
1t Is not surprising therefore. to learn
the Father ~ the She ASS" the head
OF the rebellion, was not 10 seize the
throne hiueclf. but to hunt all Christians
out of thch country and to set on the
ShcreeAiau scat some member OF the
shereenau family who would bind him.
self TO 8blure all the ways of the ac.
cursed inHdol-motor cars bicycles and
crults for his harem, though In such mat
tiers as the last mentioned the faithtul
are of open and generous mind.
Road making and railway making are the
two thing sOt which Fee has a horror.
That the holy city Of Aluai idrees should
be connected with che coast aud so he
brought nearer 20 Christian lands by road
or rail, is the particular hugbear OF every
inhabitant OF the city and the idea that
their sultan entertained such notion would
bc quite enough, as, Indeed. It has been.
10 drive the country into open rebellion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
HOUSTON Man NAMEp.
8, F. Bonner Texas Vice President Four


D. r. Bonner e%aa Vice President four
States immigration League.
New Orleans La. Fobruar, Mir A IT.
,,, 80
Ihomassoh OF hattlesourg Miss, presi-
dent OF the Four States Immigration league,
came 20 Now Orleans ana rod 81, ov+crded
-. - ',N az Va
'Vu'e'eHte WIN MI ioIh hlcualueoh' sec
rotary Of the League, and Mr.. n NJ Mayo,
who WINS elected frat Vice presidept for
Me-, a., ,a.+.s -. -,
luNhS 'He iYtlgr nNNluB resumed ms clu-
/ echshlp IN LOUISIANA becoming secretary
| oi thS ,NeW Or'Nu6 inogreSslNe union
plucSq IA the h9uuS on It"1ldenl Ihomas-
! son ms resiEhut ION; suggesting the appoint
n ,itt OF M': j.. ~. huuuet oi liyhstoh,
IeA4H que o. iuC Ilori 'n''IpIalNF tlN1rhN
o. me Lone war state Us Hist vice pr'Sl'
u'!'i Tor ItN rs
great dea' Of correspondence has been
chItltu "4 VITA sue htnds on me PASSENGER
ma lmmlslAuon aepni lmtnis or TIE pfn.
Cipal tal'FeAus dong business 10 me lour
states Of Louisiana Te1"s' Mississippi and
AIunhlnn
Alter an e@'enutu ulstgsslou " was
| aeeme2 WIS., loI tIe president 70 ISSUE q
/ spcGaI aPpEli 70 Lne CollIttIlal, lgIlcul-
turai mud ina4Strini organiZations IA the
loGr Sthtes OF LVuitS,laua, ltAas, MisslsSlppl
ana AAbamo; asking tn9t ucy become
1 members OF we orSanl1q ION az once
DISCUSSING uls POM, tIesIq1euss iAolnah.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any ease Of catnrrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known 4. J..
Cheney for the last hfteen years, ana be-
heve him perfectly honorable Ia all bust
ness transactions aud financially able TO
carry out any obligations made BY their
nrm.
West Trugx Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o. WaidiHg, Kinnan & Marvin,
wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mncous
surfaces OF the system. Testimonials sent
free Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Halls Family Pills ere the best.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08

sherman, Texas, February mir. John
8. Kerr, secretary OF the State Nursery
mems association, who has returned from a
visit among the fruit and truck growers OF
East Texas said today; In my trip this
week, attending the farmers Institute at
Athens and JohnsOuvillc, Texas, whore /
had been Invited by the officers OF the
state Farmers Institute association,
found fruit growers and truckers very en-
thuslastlc IN their work. The prospects
for this season ore very good There are
being planted this season three times as
many trees as at any one season before,
most OF them being liberia peach trees
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
LOG on 4 cnRIsr1AN."

It needs but a short residence In Fer
aud the writer OF this article resided
there several months--to become convinced
that the most popular cry that can be
raised in Morocco is Down with the
Christians" Consequently It IL necessary
for an inhdel to be extremely oireum.
spoct In all his conduct. Everywhere the
Christian Is received with the stare OF
lnsolencc the grin Of contempt, the Kissed.
out or muttered curses, the translation OF
which would be unht for publication. The
women are especially dangerous, rs the
sight Of a Christian throws them into hys-
terics or anatheuia almost incredible save
By those who have experienced them.
Only In the Meuah, OF jews quarter,
does the Christian stranger get q cheer
fui welcome There amen, women and cali
dren VIII smile on hin, and wish him
''huenas diaS.' and should ne desire 20
stop, they viii hold his stlrrup, invite him
indoors aud give him OF their best And
yet the Mellah, or Ghetto, OF Fec is one
Of the saddest places ON earth; hlthy be-
yond description, walled IN as a separate
town. closely shut In at night Il as rs
AWFUL spot US any In the "Ntlle IN.
tectc,' Most Of the Morocco jews came
from Spain. They were prosecuted there
and they are prosecuted. hated ana d..
spised in their African homo.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08

dirty Jews cringlng and obsequious
strange, half-savage creatures from the
mountains. negro slaves beggars scarcely
less rcpulsive than the idiot saints, Then
YOU stumble, and a cloud OF dies rises from
The half.putrld carcase OF donkey Per.
haps IN the evening it viii be dragged out.
side the walls, perhaps the dogs VIII cat
1t Grst Who knowsl who cares7 For the
present Il Will lie and rot In the middle
OF the crowded streets, Outside the walls
are terrible neans OF refuse, crowned with
dead horses and donkeys, and covered with
Vegetation r,pon which cows feed.