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The baseball scasoa vi soon open
uD down to Pine Bluff, and the Boil
var fans air getting big ready on
t. root for the "Lumbermen.
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All irate subscriber writes us not to
send him our paper any longer. We
shant. The Bugle air just as long
as we can make it unless we buy a
bigger press.
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The Old River Lake cafe carries
in stock in its liquid refresh
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MISS CARRY : WARBLER

ments department except the very best
spiritus rectiicatus which can be had
down to Pine Bluff. If
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We air rom Bolivar and voted for
jeff Davis. Now laff, gel darn yer
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For the best Ticker to DO had in
Bolivar, go to the Old River Lake
2fe. r.
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wair ..dered and taken, SO Wair the
refreshments.
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viii be US FOR making pure hog 'aF
Give OIL, c&sg.q oil & I pure cream
butter.
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tie BHeIe air not the organ Of the lu
matte asylum.
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PORT ARTHUR BOTTLED


UP AGAIN.
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For fresh drugs and patent medi-
Ines, so to the Fern Cliff drug store
Fresh supply of Perjury. Apr 32t
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10 reduce the abn rmal cniai geMe2t
muchIy.
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1t Smoked AfterWard.
Of RGbt. NJ. McLane, the mayor O
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PERSONAL MENTION.

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will marry one of the maids of the viii
lage. and she is as good as she is beau
tiful. Come with me to the church
and we can stand on the steps and see
them come out"
And presently the Very Old Man.
with the Mouse in mis- beard, and the
Cricket in a fold of his cloak stood
on the steps of the church, while all
the people shouted and the bells rang,
and when the bride came out blushing
on the arm of her lord, he muttered,
See, it is my granddaughter" and he
tried to call, but could not make him
self heard
Then through the tumult came the
sound of the Cricket's voice-clear as
a bell.
The lord of the manor stopped
Listen. dear heart" he said to his
bride. The Cricket sings in spite of
the cold. 1t is a good omen"
The bride turned her face towards
the sound, and then she saw the Very
Old Man.
ut is my grandfather" she cried
joyfully. See, my lord, it is he, who
lived on the other side of the forest
and when the cold came we went to
seek him and found him gone, and
thought that he was dead"
And she threw her arms around the
Old Mans neck, and the lord of the
manor shook him by the hand, and
the people shouted until they were
hoarse.
And after that the Very Old Man
lived in great state and happiness, and
he gave commands that no cats
should be allowed in his apartments,
and that there should be always a fire
in the room. And thus it came about
that the Wise Little Mouse lived in
comfort in the Old Mans beard, and
the Cricket sang on the home-like
hearth; and at night when the wind
blew, the Very Old Man would hold
up his hand and say:
Listen, little wise things. If it had
not been for you I would have perish
ed. Verify your bodies are small, but
we have done great DEEDS
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DEAR LADY JANE
Wonderful Accomplishments of
the Beauty Who Was Queen
Only to Die.

That sweet Lady Jane Grey, who
reigned for a few months as Queen
of England and had her head cut off
with an AK in the Tower of London
for SO doing, was, as a little girl, the
most learned child for her age of
which history has any record.
Before she was 8 years old she
wrote a beautiful hand. and was able
to play well on several different sorts
of musical instruments. In languages
she was wonderful. She could speak
several, both ancient and modern,
with ease.
BY the time she was II she was
possessed of all the accomplishments
taught young ladies of rank in those
days, and besides that could not only
write, but speak in Latin, Greek, Chill
daic, Arabic, French, Italian and He
brew. She was also we'll grounded in
philosophy, and when other children
were out playing she used to amuse
herself by reading the writings of the
Philosopher Plato in the original
Greek.
Perhaps it was because the pretty
Lady James childhood was so lonely
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TRIP, THE TRAMP
The Adventures of Homeless
Dog as Told by Himself.
CHAPTER VI.


On the day after my victory over
Bob, the elephant dog as related in the
last chapter, the circus manager called
me from the baggage wagon and took
ne to the elephants and babe me lie
down at the feet of the largest. who
was called Samho 1t was thus that 1
became the elephant dog.
l must make some things plain to you
SO that you can follow me. Each elc-
plant has a keeper, who is with him all
the time on the road, but when the big
beast is safely chained to a stake in the
tent the keeper goes off to his wagon
to sleep. 1t is then that the dog must
he on watch.
an elephant is a very queer animal
as you must have read. For weeks and
weeks he may be as quiet as a sheep,
then all of a sudden he will show tenn
per and seek to kill someone.
While he is the largest animal on
earth, he is as timid as a kitten. If he
hears a noise that he cannot UNDER
stand ha is for running away at once.
The duty of an elephant dog is to keep
moving around the elephant or lie
down at his feet. Should any strange
man approach him too closely the dog
must growl and threaten aim.
Should there be high wind to shake
the tent, or should there be a fire near
l'y and a great excitement outside the
tent, the dog must bark and frolic
around and make out that it is all
sport.
AS for Bob, he disappeared after our
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eight and we saw him no more, but
the other dogs came to me with many
good wishes, and whenever any of the
cil Gus people passed near the elephants
;hey gave me good word. Had any
one lnisusad me in any manner he
would have been discharged from the
show at once.
The names of the other two elephants
were Mary and Nancy: they were fe-
male elephants and much smaller than
old Sambo. All of them liked me. but
Sc mbo was particularly kind If / was
out of his sight for more than half an
hour he became restless and pulled at
his chains, and when I was with him
be was always quiet and peaceful.
For three months my life with the
circus was all that any dog could wish
for. I was petted by all, fed on the
best, and I became a strong, big dog
and had a coat as fine as silk.
might have stayed with the ele-
plants for a year or two but for what
happened one September afternoon.
There was a high wind blowing and
the elephants were restless. l kept
frolicking around them, but could not
keep them altogether quiet.
When the people began to come in
to look at the animals there was
drunken man among them who was
smoking a pipe. When he came stag
gering up I growled at him, and two
or three men warned him to stand
back. but he was ugly about 1t, and
finally threw his pipe at me. 1t fell
among the hay, and in a second a
blaze flashed up. 1 banked an alarm
and many people shouted. but before
the circus fire brigade could reach the
spot the flames shot up and caught
the canvas.
Then an awful time followed. The
plants trumpeted in terror, and all the
wild animals set up a dreadful roaring
and bowling.
The fire was put out after burning
about half the tent, but the three ele-
plants had broken their chains and
gone dashing away, and a lion and a
tiger had broken the bars of their
cages and escaped.
1t was my duty to follow the ele-
phants and l raced after them. They
were mad with fright, and the people
in that Connecticut town will long re-
member what happened.
l kept at Sambo's heels, barking and
biting. but he never minded me. AS
he got clear of the tent he knocked
a horse down with a blow of his trunk
Then he seized a farmers wagon and
flung 1t twenty feet away. Then he
knocked down a dozen people, smash
ed a buggy and killed a horse. and
as he met a street car he bumped into
1t and pushed 1t off the track.
After that no further damage was
done The three big beasts ran
straight out into the country dis
lance of five miles, and when they had
got over their fright they turned into
a farmers barnyard and stood quiet
until some OF the circus people came
up.
II was not until we returned to the
circus that ! heard the sad news that
awaited me. When the lion got out
he clawed 4 man and killed one ~ the
camels. and he was sprlnging towards
. woman with child IN her arms
when Ned headed him on.
am sure you will agree with me
mat " was a brave thing Tor dog
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time they came to a great house where
the servants were running to and fro
with steaming dishes, as if there were
to be a feast.
A pretty maid danced out, as the Old
Man stumbled into the yard.
Look at Father Time!" she cried.
and pointed her finger at the Old Man
and danced around him. Where didst
thou get thy IA gs, graybeard?"
Help me-" muttered the Old Man;
but she shook her head. Thou will
spoil the feast with thy old face" she
cried Get the gone!"
Then the Wise Little Mouse drop
ped softly TO the ground, and whisked
across the maids slipper.
It's a mouse, tbs a mouse!' Shrek
ed the naughty maid. Help, help!"
and she jumped to the highest step and
wrapped her skirts around her.
Save me, save mel" she implored
Four men came running across the
yard.
Where is it? Where is it?" they
cried.
Under the STEP" she said. But the
Mouse was safe in the Old Mans
beard, and they did not find her.
Then the four men laughed. Thou
are silly maid" they said; and one
of them, who had a kind face asked,
What does the Old Man want 'here?r
Il am freezing" said the Very Old
Man, and shivered At that the young
men helped him to shelter, and gave
him his supper and a warm bed, and
again when the Old Man lay down, he
looked at the Mouse nestled in his
breast and at the Cricket.
oh, little Mouse" he murmured,
thou art the greatest of us ALL
Then the Cricket chirped softly, ana
with that lullaby the three dropped to
sleep.
In the morning as they walked
through the snowy yard to begin their
journey anew. they heard the chime
of bells.
why do the bells ring?" the Very
Old Man asked of the kind young
man.
TT is a wedding" said the young
man joyfully. The lord of the manor
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How City Boys
Learn to Swim

In all the world there are no better
swimmers than the boys of the far East
and West Sides of New York in the
tenement districts. These boys are per-
:ect water rats. and the famous feats
of the diving boys of Port SAID and
Key West are nothing compared t.
their skill in the water.
They usually learn to swim by being
thrown overheard from some one of
the long piers, twenty and more feet
hirn, that iut out into the swift cur
rents of the East and Hudson rivers.
IT is n simple method, and every season
there are a few drowning accidents
from it, but most of the boys
manage to founder long enough till one
of the good swimmers can get over to
them and pick them up.
AS may be imagined, these city boys
don't get much opportunity for fooling
around and thrusting first one toe and
then another into the water before
Venturing in. There are no shallow
spots for miles along the city's shores.
Fer succeeds pier, and everywhere the
water is deep enough to permit the en-
trance of big ship.
once IN the water, therefore 1t s
case of swim or drown. There ism t
even anything to hold on to in case of
need. The sides of the piers are smooth
and slippery, and the tides are so strong
and treacherous that only good swim
mer can dara them.
These boys think nothing of diving
down to the bottom, fifteen and twenty
feet below, and bringing up shells and
stones that have been thrown in for
them to find. Neither does it frighten
them to venture far out on the broad,
tossing breast of the rivers. in among
the hurrying steam shipping.
Even among the small boys, not more
than ten or twelve years old, there is
intense rivalry as to swimming clear
2Cross the widest and most turbulent
part of the East river. There is great
government spar buoy about half way
out IN the river which is the goal OF
every lad as soon as he can swim at
ali.
All day long. and even in the night,
from May to September. swarms of
small boys will be seen diving head
first off the piers and scurrying around
in the water more like amphibians than
human beings. So daring are they that
they are forever devising new stunts.
One of the most admired is to dive
head-first from the spars OF some ship;
and there are many boys that think
nothing of diving from the yards of a
full-rigged vessel, straight down into
the river.
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Directions for coloring: Body and
autenna, black a yellow line down
side of body; wings yellow with
broad black border in which are
many yellow spots.
In the hind wing, the first and last
spots are orange, instead of yellow:
just behind these spots in the hind
wing are many patches of metallic
blue shading into the black of the
border.
The fore wings are crossed by sew
eral irregular black stripes, one of
which runs down into the hind wing.
The caterpillars are green, with two
small black edged yellow eye spots
with black-eyed light blue centers.
The clovers are purple; daisies,
white; stems and leaves, green.
The Tiger Swallowtail, like other
members of the swallowtail family, is
distinguished by his long coat tails.
He has received the name Tiger
because he wears a yellow suit with
many black stripes, like his jungle
namesake.
His wings are ornamented with a
broad black band set with many yell
low SpanSleS ana rant blue patches.
He is a we'll known patron of the
clover field, and when once thorough
ly absorbed in slipping nectar with his
long sucking tube, he can be ap-
preached without difficulty.
Madam Tiger Swallowtail resem-
bles her husband in appearance so
closely that it takes an expert to tell
them apart. She fits about, high in
the tree tops, her yellow gown show
ing in strong contrast against the
leafy background. If you watch close
ly you may be able to catch her in
the act as she lays her eggs, one by
one, on the upper surface of the
leaves.
In about eight days the first tiny
caterpillar matches out and begins
hungrily eating everything within
reach.
When full grown, he is deep green
in color with two yellowish eye spots.
bordered with black, with tiny blue
centers. Such a terrifying appearance
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Mouse but the Very Old Man grum-
bed. Such a little thing" he said.
I'VE shall all die on the way"
The snow lay thick in the forest as
the Very Old Man. the Wise Little
Mouse and the Cricket travelled along.
Night came on. Where shall l
Sleep" asked the Very Old Man. Il
am very. very old, and 1 cannot stay
in the forest all night
Then the Wise Little Mouse cried
joyfully, I see light ahead. Hide me
in thy beard and knock at the door
and ask for shelter"
So the Very Old Man hid the Wise
Little Mouse in his beard and knocked
at the door.
A woman with an angry, red face
GO away!' she cried. I'VE want no
beggars.'
Il ask only for shelter" said the Old
Man humbly.
Let him in, let him in" command
ed a gruff voice from within, "and cook
my supper"
Come in them" said the woman I'M
graciously. and the Old Man. with the
Cricket hidden in his cloak and the
Mouse in his beard, entered.
But / will not cook thy supper"
said the woman to a man who sat by
the roaring fire, nor will | take thy
orders. Thou hast given me nothing but
harsh words all day. Now / give them
back to thee. l wish l had not been
born before l became thy wife" and
80 they quarreled and quarreled. while
the Very Old Man, sitting on a hard
chair in the corner, nodded from weari-
ness.
Suddenly in the midst of the noise
there came from the hearth the clear
chirp of the Cricket
Hear it," said the woman stopping
her scolding, lit sounds cheerful"
More cheerful than thy voice,
Susa," said the man, but now his tone
was gentle. 1T was not many years
ago that thy voice was clear like the
Cricket's. Susa."
Tears came into the womans eyes.
Then thou didst not speak harshly,"
she sobbed.
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The Adventures of
the Very Old Man
BY TEMPLE BAILEY.

The Very old Man sat by the fire.
His long, white beard swept the floor
and he leaned heavily on ms cane.
Il am DID, he mutered. very, very
old
= little mouse creDt out from hole
III the floor and rolled Itself in the end
of the Very old Mans beard.
Get thee gone" cried the Very Old
Man angrily, Il have nothing for thee"
Lut the Wise Little Mouse turned up
a sharp eye to the Very Old Man. II
will stay with thee. graybeard, she
said. Thou are great and I am small,
but then thou are old and ! am yourg.
We can help each other. l will stay
with thee"
What canst thou doG" asked the
Very old Man scornfully-
wait and see" said the Wise Little
Mouse, for the time will come"
That night when the Old Man ate
his supper he dropped a hit of chess
and some crumbs on the 1oor. IF thou
wilt stay" he grumbled, thou shalt
not starVe." and the Wise Little Mouse
ate her fill.
Day after dav they slept together
anu ate together in the warmth of the
fire. but one night the fire went out.
Put on more wood" smeaked TIE
Wise Little Mouse. but the Very Old
Man answered. There is no wood"
rs there none in the Shed?" asked
;hc Wise Little Mouse anNiOusly.
There is none." said the Very Old
Nan heavily. Il must freeze"
mot so" said the Wise Lhtle Mouse.
"Thy children live at the other side of
the forest. we viii journey here, and
they shall care for thee
But the Very Old man shook his head
81 cannot travel" he moaned, Il am
very. very old"
But the Wise Little Mouse whisked
away 10 the door. Follow me" she
cried, II will lead the way"
The Very Old Man took his staff and
wrapped his cloak about MIN and put
few bits of food in bag. Then he
followed the Mouse. but as he started
to close the door, a Cricket nopped out
from the hearth.
Let me go, too" he cried. Let
me go with you, Old Man and Little
Mouse, for the hearth is cold and
shall die"
Come then" said the Wise Little
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to put himself in the way of lion
who had tasted blood and was ready
to kill anything he could reach, but
Ned never hesitated.
He must have known that he would
be only a rat in the jaws of such a
strong beast, but people who were
looking on say that he actually attack
ed the lion and gave him several
severe bites. Then the king of beasts
made dash at my poor friends, and il
was all over in a minute.
The tiger also clawed several peo-
pie and killed one of the dogs, but
both lion and tiger We're captured be-
fore they could get out of the tent.
When / heard the story of the af-
fair as told me by Gyp, the bulldog,
who took a brave part in it, l went
over to Ned's body and laid down be-
side it and whimpered and grieved,
and felt that 1 mad lost the best friend
l should ever have. While L lay there
grieving one of the circus people came
along and called out:
Whats the matter with the dog
Trip? Why don't somebody give him
a kick and send him over to his ele-
plants p
II should like to see the man who
would dare give him a kick!" replied
the manager, who. happened to be
passing at that moment. I'm tell You
what's the matter with Trip. He's
grieving over the death of his friend,
and l think he's got more feeling than
you have, even if you are a man."
(To Be Continued)
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do the queer markings give him that
he is often called the bugaboo of
caterpillar land
He feeds upon a greater variety of
plants than any other member of his
family. He can be happy with almost
any kind of leaf. Birch and wild cher
~, however, seem to be his especial
favorite
For his comfort and convenience
he spins "cushiony" mattress of silk
upon suitable leaf, and, when not
busy eating, he rests at ease upon
this downy couch
When increasing size compels him
to discard his old suit for a new one,
he must spin himself new mattress.
After he has changed his coat for the
last time, he selects a fresh leaf and
draws the edges of it together with
silk.
This makes a warm little tent,
into which he retires for the winter.
Here he soon throws off his cater
pillar skin and becomes a queer knob
bed, grayish chrysalis.
When spring comes and the lilacs
are in bloom, he casts off his prison
suit and comes slowly forth, ready to
steal sweet nectar from the early
flowers.
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He came over and laid his rough
fingers on her hair. kiss me and
make up" he said. THE voice of the
cricket is better than the sound Of
hard words"
So she brought out bread and
chez Sc and invited the Old Man to
draw his chair up to the table, and she
gave him hot soup. And after that
she made him a soft bed on the floor,
and soon quiet reigned for the night.
Thou art small. Oh, Cricket" said
the Very Old Man. as he laid his head
on the pillow, "but thy voice is sweet
and we owe our supper and bed to
thee"
The next morning the three COM
panions started out again, and jour-
neyed until the night, and again the
Old Man asked;
Where shall 1 sleep?"
But this time there was no light
ahead, and at last the Very Old Man
lay down in the snow, and the Cricket
and the Wise Little Mouse crouched
shivering under a dried leaf and
talked.
See, then" said the Wise Little
Mouse, at last. Il will go out into the
forest and squeak, and if there is a
house near, the cat VIII hear me and
come and then the Old Man shall fol-
low the cat and find the house
But the danger" said the Cricket.
IF the cat sees you she will kill you"
But the Wise Little Mouse frisked
away. Il will take care" she said;
but now wake up the Old Man, and
listen for the cat"
So the Cricket chirped in the Old
Mans ear, and presently the Old Man
sat up, and then they heard far in the
depths of the forest the loud squeak,
squeak" and presently there was a
rush and a scurry and the Mouse
came leaping, like a little. gray shad-
ow, straight TO the Old Man.
Hide me in thy breast" she painted,
"for the cat comes"
The Very Old Man opened his cloak
and she crept in, and then, bounding
like great ball, came an enormous
cat, her yellow eyes afire, her tail
twitching.
Here. puss, puss," called the Old
Man feebly.
But she mewed excitedly around his
feet, while the Mouse within the cloak
trembled at the voice of her enemy.
Presently the cat trotted off, and the
Very Old Man followed, and in little
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learning and wisdom did not save her
from sad fate. When she was six
teen they married her to a weak but
otherwise estimable young man and
made her Queen for a few months.
Then she was oVerthrown, taken pris-
oner, and early the next year had her
head cut off for usurping the crown.
1t was her ambitious father who
forced her to take the crown, and he,
too had his head cut off for the bad
advice he gave his daughter.
Those were stern old days when
they carried on their political cam
paigns with an axe, and a learned.
gentle and beautiful girl like Lady
Jane was out of place in them.
But if she found no sympathy in her
own times she has found it since. and
more tears have been shed over the
sad fate of Lady Jane Grey by the
present age, than her misfortunes and
her virtues ever caused to flow in her
own.