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ing hoofs finally died away in the dis
tance, and the boy was alone again.
And how awfully. completely alone he
felt himself. He had only meant to
ask for a ride, but the act had seemed
to turn him into a real highwayman.
He was outside the pale of the law.
To go home now was his only idea,
so he trudged YEARLY along.
1t was near midnight when he
reached his home and tried all the
doors only to find them fastened Sc
curely. He sat down behind the wood
pile to think over matters, and would
have cried, only he remembered that
pirates and highwaymen seldom weep.
AS he sat there he heard low voices,
and peeking around the corner of the
wood pile he saw two men at work
with a little saw cutting out the lock
of the back door. They worked with
scarcely any noise, for they were
expert burglars.
James Robert took in the situation
at a glance. and was more frightened
than before. However, there was his
gun and there was his duty, so taking
aim with the old fowling-piece he
pulled the trigger and it spoke with a
kick that knocked him fiat on his
back, while it's roar awoke the echoes
of all the neighboring hills.
The piece was loaded with bird shot,
and one burglar screamed with pain
as the two marauders fed into the
night. OF course there was a great
commotion in the house, and every
body was so excited that James Rob-
ert sneaked off to bed before he was
called upon for an explanation of how
he happened to be in the back yard
with a gun at that time of night.
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ROOSTER AND HENS GAME.

AS many girls and boys as wish
catch hold of each others coat tails
and skirts. The foremost one is the
rooster and the rest are hens. One
player stands about fifteen feet away
and makes motions with his leg like
rooster scratching. The one who is
playing rooster says:
What are you doing, strange crea-
ture?"
Scratching a hole" replies the
Strange creature"
What will you do with the hole?"
Find a stone in it."
What will you do with the stone ?"
Sharpen a knife with it,"
What will you do with the knife?"
Slaughter a hem" shouts the
strange creature" and makes dash
at the rooster and hens. Now all the
hens" must try to escape, but they
must not let go of the rooster or of
each other The consequence is that
there is great opportunity for agility
ana cleVerness in lodging, and the
game is full of fun. OF course. the
strange creature" can catch hen after
hen in the end. When none is left,
the rooster selects a new rooster and
becomes the Strange creature" HIM
self.
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him. CHANGING from her to the crowd
around him, the aged patriarch said:
Surely l can't be dreamingl And yet
how changed everything is from this
morning! Isn't this the village of
Yupeen?"
The crowd kept silent. but the old
woman answered: Yes. this is Yu-
peen. But who are your"
II am Lu Wen. the woodcutter,"
replied he. land l left Yupeen only
this morning to pray and mediate in
yonder mountain, but while there
was bewitched by foxes"
This morning." laughed the old
woman. 'Lu Wen, the woodcutter,
who left his wife and children to
village 300 years
1T can't be possible!" groaned the
, poor man.
1T is the TRUTH" exclaimed she.
''The gods, in revenge for your cruel
neglect of those dependent upon you.
have allowed the foxes to bewitch you
and prolong your life until none OF
your family is left alive to burn in
cense at your grave"
Solemnly Lu Wen turned and led
the way to the village cemetery, fol-
lowed by the weird old woman and
the awe-struck crowd.
When he reached the tomb OF his
ancestors the old woman called his at
tention to grassy mound nearby and
| said:
That is where your children were
buried after they died from starvation
| and neglect"
The Door father covered his eyes
with his hands and wept. while the
| plying people brought incense and
| helped him 10 make a suitable Offering
at the tombs. When all was completed
he turned to them and said:
MY children, remember in your re-
! ligion 10 consider others. Do not forget
| prayer-but remember that you must
work as we'll as pray. / have been lust
| " punished by the foxes for my selfish
neglect OF my family-let my fate be
an example 10 you"
| Turning from them he made his way
! slowly back 10 the mountain. followed
/ by the weird old woman. who. as he
1 disappeared IN the distance. vanished
] into air
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Jim, dear. think that the pony
knows better than you what to do in
this case" said Jimmy's mother.
Jimmy sat on his little Shetland pony
and was kicking his heels into its
sides, trying to force the pony to wade
the brook. But the pony only shook
it's rough head and tried to go across
the little rustic bridge.
Get up, you!" said Jimmy, forcing
the pony into the brook. The pony
snorted and plunged. The water came
up to his TANKS and then up to its
shoulder. The next minute Jimmy
was shouting, "Ho! Hol" with all his
might, for the water was over the
pony's back and Jimmy was getting
very wet with ice cold fluid.
But the pony would not ''Ho" It
splashed through the brook, and it was
a wet and shiVering Jimmy who adj
mitted to his mother with sobs that
she was right when she said that the
pony knew better than he what to do.
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aimlessly: but he kept his courage up
By thinking Of all the outlaws and
highwaymen OF whom he had read
furtively Ia forbidden yellow novels.
n WAS 10 o'clock when he stood VA
the road about three miles from his
hrme and formed the resolution that A
was 81 no use 10 cry being a highway
man unless you had q partner-One at
leaFi-and that AZ anyone came driving
boz the direction ~ his fathers house De
would beg e ride like "a peaceahle ellie
zen and return 90 a law-ahiding life
once more.
Then came the sound NJ r. wagon
James Robert HHN boz fhe moonlight
that h belonged fO farmer Greene.
WHO had been ~ fhr fiiy Ten miles
away and wns r0ifiUg homo late. 40
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course. One should not fight unless
he must, but then he should fight to
win.
The other two elephants had be-
haved so we'll that they also got MANY
words of praise, and when we moved
on again the chains We're not re-
placed on their legs.
The tame elephant, who had proved
himself a coward in the face of the dan
ger, was very much humilitated, and he
wanted revenge on US. He wanted
to get at me more than the others
and that afternoon as we were walk
ing along a high bank with a stream
of muddy water below US on our right
he thought he saw a way to punish
me,
He came forward to where 1 was
and started to crowd me off the bank.
but / was to quick for him. l got
out of his way and down he went
himself, rolling over and over and
finally bringing up in the water with
a great splash.
In the next 1 will tell you how I
sailed away from the shores of my
native country and arrived elsewhere.
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nal closely, occasionally getting a
glimpse of its bushy tail, but he failed
TO gain upon it. At last he was on
the point of abandoning the hunt and
returned to his devotions, when he
came suddenly upon a little clearing
in the forest. and paused, overcome
with wonder and delight-for there,
seated on a mat, were two most beau
tiful women.
They were clad in the gorgeous
silken garments of the court and
decked with costly jews, while their
faces bore the impress of noble rank.
The poor woodcutter Immediately
Frustrated himself until his forehead
touched the ground, but the ladies
needed him not, for they were alb
sorbed in a game of chess.
Sitting on his heels he placed the
head of his axe on the ground, and,
resting his chin on the handle,
watched the progress of the game.
He watched a long, long while; and
then Lu Wen detected one of them
in a mistake You have made a
wrong move, most honorable madam!"
he cried. Instantly the beautiful
ladies changed into foxes and disap-
peared into the depths of the forest.
Lu Wen remembered the chase, and
thinking two foxes will be better
than one: l will have them both,
started to follow them. but could not
rise to his feet. while the handle of
his ak crumbled into dust at his
touch.
AT last. with a great effort. he
managed to stand. but not erect, for
he was bent like a bow. He put his
hand to his head and found it covered
with long. white hair; he glanced
down at the rags which covered him
and his wonder deepened.
Ali" said he to himself. 81 see
what it is: l have been bewitched by
those foxes" and mastering all his
strength to move his stiffened limbs,
he tottered down the mountain side.
When he reached Yupeen the village
seemed strangely changed. Followed
by a pack of barking dogs and a
crowd of wondering people, he made
his way with difficulty to the spot
where his hut had stood. 1t was gone.
He pressed his palsied hands to his
head and stood speechless. AS he
gazed, a weird old woman seemed to
rise from the ground and confront
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not stoop to argue with you. From
this day you are divorced"
And snatching up his ak he rushed
from the hut and disappeared among
the pine trees.
What have I done? What have l
done?" moaned the poor wife, claspng
her hands in despair. 81 never sup
posed he would be so angry. And yet
] would rather have the disgrace Of
divorce than to struggle any longer
10 support such a good -for-nothing.
May the foxes punish him for his
treatment of these helpless children"
AS Lu Wen slowly assembled the
mountain his anger abated and he
was able to enjoy, as usual. the song
Of the lark and the fragrance of the
flowers.
A sudden noise i'm the brushwood
started him. and he jumped to his
feet just in time to see a fine large
fox vanish in the underground. Seiz-
ing his axe he rushed after it, for, in
dolent as he was, Lu Wen was ex-
ceedingly fond of the chase.
For some time he followed the ami
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Little Jumbo
Or the Adventures of an Elephant as
Told by Himself.
CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VII.
We had Travelled through the for
est and over the plains for about
one hundred and fifty miles. and were
within twenty-five miles of the sea and
the end of our land journey when the
caravan was attacked by natives.
We had passed through the lands
owned by several tribes, and had paid
them a price for so doing, but it
seemed that the sea-coast tribe de-
manded too larger a sum. Sooner than
pay it our people determined to fight.
The men of the caravan numbered
more than one Hundred, and seven of
these were white men. The others
were natives, all of whom were armed
1t was when we started out in the
morning that the battle began. We
had a wide but shallow river to cross,
and there were two islands in the
middle of the river. The natives who
opposed us were on these islands, and
they numbered fifty men more than
we did.
heard the white men saying that
it was going to be hard battle, and
that all Of us might be killed, and l
was very much afraid.
In our march across the country
every elephant except the tame one
had worn chains running from his fore
to his hind legs These were loose
enough to enable him to walk, but
so tight that he could not run. AS
| had made no trouble at all was
not fettered in any way.
When the white men knew that
there was to be a battle, the cages
were all drawn up under some trees,
and the buffalos were made fast.
What do with us elephants they
did not know, but we were finally
conducted into the jungle to be left
in charge of three natives, and the
tame elephant said to us:
II have seen battles before. There
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A Japanese
Rip Van Wrinkle
Wood Chopper Who Had the Same
Adventures as Our Famous Sleeper.

Wood Chopper Who Had the Same
Adventures as Our Famous Sleeper.
Japan has its Rip Van Wrinkle
story.
This is the tale as it has been told
to many generations of the little black
eyed babies of Chrysenthemum Land.
In the little village of Yupeen. at the
foot of Mount Tendai, there was once
a poor woodcutter who was known far
and wide as the most religious man
in the province. Every morning he
climbed the mountain to a retired
nook. where he would sit for hours in
religious contemplation. Being natur-
ally OF an indolent temperament, he
neglected all his work and passed his
time in religious disputations with
anyone who would argue with him, and
in prayer and meditation
At first his wife tried to provide
food for their children. but at last
her strength was exhausted. Lu Wen
had just devoured all there was to eat
in the hut and was preparing to as
cend the mountain when the poor
woman approached him and called his
attention to the starved and forlorn as
pect of their little ones and their pitt
full cries for food. and begged him to
do something for them. Lu Wen could
hardly believe his ears.
Woman" he cried Indignantly, do
you realize that 1 am known as the
most religious man in the whole prov
ince? / am shocked beyond measure
that our children should hear your i'm
pious words! Do you not know that
life of devotion to Buddha is beyond
everything"
Alas! Alas" sobbed his broken
hearted wife, your prayers do not
provide us with rice"
The gentle nature of the ascetic was
thoroughly aroused. You wicked wom-
an" he screamed in anger your be-
havior is beyond everything. 1 shall
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THE PONY THAT KNEW BEST.

(To be continued.)
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-25
WHAT THE BROKEN PARADE
OF THOUGHT REALLY WAS.

By putting together the animals and
men in iasi Sundays lttle puzzle cor
recfly these two lines win b. formed
BIll and Jim and unele Dan owned r.
circus caravan.
The ELEPHANTS in 70 MAJ df went crazy
end ffaWnfded b.
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Farmer Greene called with the
other nelghbors the next morning to
discuss the attempted burglary.
ITS the same gang that tried "a
stop me down the road" he declared
There were three Of EN-. knocked
two OF 'em down. and the third run
away They must "a come right
straight M here"
Finally James Robert had 10 give
his testimony before "a court 81 In
guiry consisting ~ his father and
mother iio concluded that the best
way NHH to tell The whole true story
of hla nights adventures. which he
49,
well we'll. am shocked" said his
mOihrr
"fo am D." declared ne father.
1909 that afternoon De- gave hir aon
n nunffof nnd promised him new
f0Nilun-uioff when hn sol be enough
f0 lf0 one.
saisiisa ~ i.ssi sssaay's Crossword
ruffffs
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name ~ a famous Pope iD losi son.
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pie, and In many incidents we know that
representatives of the whole people are
NOT always desirable. In the District we
have all honorable and respectable men d.
recting it's AFFAIRS
Mrs. Foster declared that she sees In this
movement for child labor and compulsory
education laws an indication of the period
OF the nations life into which we are now
passing. There was the constructive per
iod." she said. when the government was
being established Then there was the
period of physical subsection, when the
pioneers were extending the lines Of ciyiIi-
zation. Then there was the civil war when
the strength of the government was tested.
Later came the period of great railroad ex-
tension which made us one people, and still
later the Spanish-American war, which re-
moved the last vestige of separation be-
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tween the north and the south, and brought

tween the north and the south, and brought
us into the period Of world expansion.
prosperity and enlargement, and this period
in my opinion is far more serious and
critical for our Institutions than any other
that has, gone before. We now have many
fullness of habit,seand there is now on a
testing of individual citizenship This is
also a period of character building,
There has evolved out of the various
conditions class OF people absolutely ig-
norant of ordinary, everyday duties Of
life, and the conditions which confront us
necessitate compulsory education and pro-
tectiye laws"
Decree Of Paternalism Justified.
Mrs. Foster declared that the conditions
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were necessary to prevent 1t. He thought
the objects to be attained by curfew law
could be accomplished by other means.
At the close of the address Commits
sioner mcfarland briefly declared that in
no other Jurisdiction does public opinion
govern so fully as in the District. There
is no partisanship in the District govern
mcnt. he declared. and when the people
want any. thing and become united in their
efforts they always get IL In time If II Is
right. and he did not believe the people
of the District would desire anything that
was not right.
1t was announced that the Legion of
Loyal Women will hold another meeting in
the library, for the purpose of hearing
both sides OF the child-labor question. This
meeting viii probably be held within about
three weeks.
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of today warrant the exercise of certain
form of paternalism in our government.
Material prosperity and Industrial progress,
she declared. are conducive to develop
ment Of the child-labor evils, and the peo-
pie of the country should realize that the
boy or girl is not only the child, but the
citizen. and that the state is responsible
for its citizenship. Certain conditions OBJ
taining with respect to marriage, she de-
clared, also have made 1t necessary for the
state to exercise a form of paternalism
over the children of the country.
Judge Bundy spoke In favor of the juve-
nile court law and recited some OF the
benefits that have been noted from similar
laws in the states. He urged concentra-
ton Of effort In the movement to secure the
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Form of Government in District.

for delinquent and dependent children. for
compulsory education and for protecting
children from labor.
Form of Government in District.
During the remainder: Of the meeting Mr..
mcfarland presided. Mrs. Foster. the next
speaker, mentioned the unique form of gov
eminent in the District. and said that 1t is
difficult to make people from other places
realize the needs of the District, yet the
style of government under which the Dis
trict operates is an advantage to its people.
1t has given the city government. she
said, not only of the best people in the
District, but of the best people that the
President could find. I'm nearly all other
Cities she said, 1.-THE government circles
contain representatives of the whole peo-
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enactment of the legislation proposed. Mrs.
Mussey approved of the sentiments ex-
pressed by the preceding speakers, and
urged the enactment of a curfew law for
the District Her reference to the curfew
law brought applause from the supporters
of that movement.
Disapproves Curfew Law.
DR. Stern. who followed Mrs. Mussey. ia
vored all the propositions advanced. with
the exception of the proposed curfew legis-
lation. He declared that such law would
be an infringement upon the rights and
liberties of the citizens at large. and he
did not deem 1t desirable that the people of
the country should form the opinion that
the evil was Of such proportions that laws
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Regular Prices Are Disregarded i'm
Underwear and Furnishings.

FIEECE-IINED SHIRTS AND DRAWERS
match finished seams and suspend tapes value FOR ~
WRIGHT's HEAVY FLEEcE-LINED SHIRTS AND DRAWEks &
regularly at $3.50 price is reduced
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INCHES AND r.
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woMEN's AND MEMS UMBRELLAS OF THE FINEST CT
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Inn Furniture and Carmets.


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