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WHAT SAVED THE PRINCESS LIFE

Little Princess Blue Eyes had been I'll for two
whole months. Her cheeks. which once had been
like the flushed petals Of a rose. were white. and
her eyes, which used 10 be beautiful as sapphire
stones. were weary. The Queen. her mother. would
watch her anxiousy she sat prOpped up BY
satin pillows near the window looking out over the
royal gardens.
Alas! ALAS she would sigh to herself III only
something could happen to make my darling laugh
and take the WEAKNESS from her eyesF'
Now. Il CHANGED that in the garden the King
having a new summer house buided There
he himself would stand sometimes, directing MS
workmen. while his glittered In the sunlight
But. usually. it the Court Chamberlain The
little Princess could hear the sound Of workmens
hammers and she rather liked TO see the summer
house growing there before her eyes but even
this entertainment could not divert her long sne
one day, however. the funniest thing happened.
Princess Blue Eyes workman lay his stick
Of % dSwn beside him ws ne AN hos
days even the Kings wOrkmen did not have lead
eoaS il was not tSere SO he borrowed piece
from another man. and when he had marked his
down as before. But When he reached back his
hand for ft-behOld! it also had vanished
He looked q BIT perplexed and scratched his
forehead. but Just then the court Chamberlain
measured in place. Taking a lot Of nails from ths
pocket Of his working apron, he put them down
Pretty soon he looked around to get more nails y.
head again. Not a sign OF a single NALL
At the sight Of the woriSman,s perplsxity little
Princess Blue Eyes, who had been watching the
whole performance. laughed aloud; Actually. she
laughed aloud The Queen. who sat doing her me
embroidery work In the next room, ran delightedly
in to what had happened.
"Oh. mamma, de2r!' cried the little Princess,
with the merry tears streaming down her cheeks,
do come here and see the fun! Now watch that
mans cap" (She pointed 70 the cap the workman
had thrown down when he had jumped up and
begun scratch his headD
or course. the Queen wondered what on earth
the Princess talking about. but she did as the
Princess had asked her. and kept her eyes steadily
the cap. After the man had questioned the
other carpenters and scratched his head SONS
more. he went to work again. Then, when finally
he had turned his back on his cap. down from his
home in big oak. few yards on scampered a
lively gray squirrel Leaping upon his booty he
made n bold hOmeward dash, and IN another sec
Ond. unperceived by the carpenter. was chattering
with delight upon the high limb OF the tree.
What do YOU say. Blue Ewes: shall arrest
Miss Squirrel? Or shall we notify the Court Cham
berlain who the thief Is, and have him warn his
menu
The little Princess was so much better the next
morning that the Queen said she was sure that the
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A srREErcAR INCIDENT.

She was thirty and shabbily clad. that pathetic
sort OF shabblness that strives obviously TO
itself behind the virtue that is next to god
Illness and the redeeming stitch in time" She
handed the conductor a quarter. and the passenger
next her noticed idly that its absence left the
purse quite empty Two dimes and nickel were
given her in change. and she about 10 slip
them into their place when. with a start. she
drew back her hand. Then. she gave furtive
glance about the car and another in the direction
of the conductor. No one seemed aware of her
existence or OF the moral problem that confronted
her Into the purse went the three coins. to be
withdrawn, however two minutes later. and held
on a slightly tremuious palm toward the mysti-
fed conductor.
Il think you must have given too much
change" she said, timidy. The conductor
fiected then looked her over with softening eye.
Thank YOU" he said. simply. But ne continued
look I'm her direction after he went back to his
post the platform. with an expression OF having
spen a vision.
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When our great poet was nine years old his mas
ter wanted him 90 write composition" Little
Heury. like an children. shrank from the under
taking Ills master said.
You can write words. you not?'
Yes" was the reply.
Then won can put words together"
yes. sir"
Then" said the master. you can take your
slate and SO out behind the schoolhouse and there
yoB can ind something 90 write about. and then
you can tell what 70 g. what q f. Tor. and what
o. 20 D. done wlth s.. and that will be compost
uon"
Henry took bis slate and went out lie went be-
hind ar Finney's barn which CHANGED 20 be near
hy and seeing aue turrip growing up. he thought
30 t.ev wet th-t vss what IL was Tor and what
would be done with o.
first undertaking. iu writing compositions In a
hair hour De- carried in hls work an accomplished
60 tears when he what little Henry had done
In that short time. This Is what he had written:
SIR FINNEY's TURNIP.
Mr. Tlnney had q turnip.
And ~ grew. and II grew.
Ard if grew behind the harm.
And the turnip did no harm.
TN 81 could grow no taller.
Then Mr. Ftnney took 10 up
And put ~ in the cellar.
There t lay. there 81 lay.
when bis daughter Susie washed a.
And she put "a in the pot
Th~n she boiled &C.. and boiled a.
A. ionE she WAS able;
Then hi- daughter Lizzie took g.
And she puf NJ on the table.
M Finney aud his wife
Roth sat down 90 sup.
And they ate. and they ate.
Till they ate the turnip up'
RI-BY L THOMAS aged six years..
Ee-ond-ave. ani Seventy ATHEIST. Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn. y. Y.
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EAITHEuL TO HIS MASTER.

A diminutive specimen OF the genus small boy.
very ragged and far from clean meandering
along a crowded West Side street the other evening.
whistng through his fingers from time 10 time to
dingy little mOngrel that nosed furttvely about
doorways for some chance overflow from the morn
Ing garbage can. The boy carried a huge parcel of
old clothing. and looked IL the picking OF bone
OF two on his own account would not go amiss.
Now and again the dog would trot back to his small
master long enough to snin his bare legs reassur-
ingIy in acknowledgment of the periodical whist
ling.
Presently a great mastiT wild with the thought
Of an hours freedom. bounded down the steps Of
an apartment house and into disastrous collision
with small boy and bundle. knocking one fiat and
rolling the other into the gutter. Quick fash
the lank at the great dogs throat Hardly
half the size OF the maStin'S head. for some ten
seconds he did battle not unwOrthily with his big
enemy putting all the love and loyalty of his home
less little heart into this attack upon the giant
had apparently assailed his master. Instantly.
however, the boy hts feet. calling him OF.
and the mastiff. after sni or two walked sOberly
Evidently he had understood the matter per
fectly appreciated the OF the little contre-
temps and let II pass after the manner OF his mag
Good doggie'' said the boy releasing one hand
from the bundle long enough to pat the head OF the
GREATNESS little mOngrel, which greeted this &C
OF his sandy stump. But there sequel It
CHANGED that this particular pugnaCiOus cur had
some time since been bereIt or one eye. ana now
eSsaying 10 cross the avenue. the Oncornlng ear
at his blind side and the IL overhead wiped
out all surface sounds Boy and bundle were half
the streets width In his rear when sWerVe or the
mOtOrman's hand gave the "A headlOng plunge
The fender was hardly foot from the unconscious
dog when his master. like a flash. dropped his load
scooped up his four footed chum with bare arm
about his lank body and bounded the fender
clinging like crab to the saggfng steel ribs. Then
from the brakes. master and dog descended and
raced back for the bundle again.
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HIS LOVED Chestnut TREE"

Henry wadsworth Dongfeow. who was born In
Portland. Ne. IN February 1907, was great lover
Of children. He poet who had many beaut-
ful thoughts The children would and sit
upon his knee in his study. while he toh them
stories.
Near his home in Cambridge a blacksmith
shop. which shaded by large chestnut tree.
Mr. Isongfellow loved 10 sit and watch the black
smith work and he wrote a poem about him. In II
he spoke OF the spreading chestnut tree, which all
the people in Cambridge loved. one day the school
children OF the town brought money to their teach
ers. who gave II 10 some Of LongfeNow's friends
beautiful chair made from the wood OF the tree.
which had been cut down. on the morning OF his
birthday. when he went into the study after break
fast. he surprised to see what was there. IL
made him happy 10 think that the children had re-
membered him. and he wrote a poem 10 thank
them
He died in 1882. The people all were very sad TO
have him 20. because he had made their lives
better and happier. JENNIE EGGLESTON.
aferhlrrv. Conn.
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TRIP BY WATER.

Muriel Parker. Moutclair " j.: Stanley Parsons.
Utica. y. Y: May Lee Brice. New-York City.
Grace Sch6cke. Brooklyn; Fred Allenspach. Brook
lyn: +. Prival New-York city: Howard SimOns.
Port Chester. y. Y; Evelyn Marshall. New-York
city; Charles Slovenian. New-York City: Mary
Mulqueen. New-York city; Richard Brooks. New
ark y. J.. Teddy Fallon. Fairfield. Conn: Robert
a. Norton. Brooklyn: Walter Stryker. Brooklyn.
Charles A. Quinn. Brooklyn: Clarence Green. Peaks
Mi. y. Y. Philip Heinrich Morristown " J.;
Walter Harrison Red Bank. y. j.: Louis Birk-
mayer Troy y Y: Howard s. Christian Nyack
y Y. Joseph Hormats Troy y. Y; Bessie Koehler.
Richmond Hill. Long Island: Tille Fischer New
York city; Jacob Green. New-York City; Eta
Schocke. BROOKLYN. Amy Boye. New-York City;
Ernest kutscher. New-York city. Bessie Wallace.
Fair oaks y. Y: Angela Prumm. Brooklyn: Har-
old ". Bogert Bayonne. y. j.: Marguerite Ander-
son. Newark. y. J.: Mary +. Tay. New-York City;
John G. MaxOn. Mount Vernon. y. Y: Florence NJ
Blake Brooklyn. Conn: Elsa VI. Kingsford Saranac
Junction. y y: Edith II. Egbert. Fort WadswOrth
Staten Island. Ruth GenunR. Asbury Park, y. J
Dorothy u. Ebersole. Watkins y. Y; Stanley
Jones jr.. Brooklyn: Kenward Tucker. Mount Yer
non y. Y. Le Roy Fleurveln. awaIk. y. Y 4;
Marie CUNNINGHAM New-York City: Dorothy Eth
ridge Rome y Y. Marie Pickman. New-York City;
Jessie u Schwartz. stapeton. Staten Island: Mar
jorie J. TOmpkins Nyack. y. Y: Delwyn Dessar
New-York city: Edith Ekdahl Mamaroneck. y. Y
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ANECDOTES OF IoNGFELLow.

The most interesting and the best written story
We received on the life Of Longfellow came from
Lizzie Armbruster, twelve years old Of Irvngton
n J. Lizzie thus wins 81. Her story follows:
HIS BoYHooD DAYS.
IL is said that Longfellow was very bright when
he was little boy. He was very comedy child.
he had clear blue eyes and chestnut brown hair
All HIS life he very fond OF anything that
God made. This is why he wrote such beautiful
thoughts about his country life.
His boyhood days we're spent I'm a fine old house
that stood near some grand old oaks. The oaks
were much older than the house in which he lived.
lie wanted TO grow to be strong the oaks.
When the warm summer days came he played
like other boys I'm the fields with ball and bat. He
was good swimmer and fine rover. He was
very fond Of all out-of-door sports This is why he
grew TO be very strong. and not sickly When
winter came be WIS on the hill with his sled on
the ice with his playTnates lie would not kin the
birds that sang Tor him in the woods The birds.
the trees the wind and the flowers gave him many
beautiful thoughts.
When he young lad he cent TO school.
where he grew very fond OF his books He wrote
his first poem when a schoohoy.
q. LIZZIE ARMBRUSTER. (sged twelve).
No. sol Berkcsker Place lrvington, y. ].
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COOKS AND CAKES.

When Barbara bakes her famous cakes
II is a pleasing sight.
You ought 20 see the things II takes.
And all the measuring she makes.
And what a pile OF eggs she breaks.
To get the mixture light.
When Barbara bakes her famous cakes
And treats us TO a bite.
When baking dav comes Betty's way
! fear | can't reCite
Just what her patty-pans display
A strange and soggy mess. they say.
But listen, be that II may.
The dolls are so pOnte
When baking day comes Betty's way
They call her cake just right.
Rose Mills Powers. in Youths Companion.
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Livingston, OF CasseI. Germany; Stephen Walyk.
Raymond Frid. George DoacE. Emil Rulley and
Kenneth Moffat. of Yonkers y. Y: Angela Prumm.
Of Brooklyn; Charles Behnke and Jacob Greene, Of
New-York City: Dora Sanger. Of Mount Vernon,
". Y; Helen Strait OF Montclair, n. J.. Helen +.
Wanamaker, OF Suffern. y. Y; Winifred Ogden. Of
Summit n. j.; Irene NJ Wingenfield and Clarence
Wingenfeld, Of Brooklyn: Mildred II. Sares Of
New Haven. Conn; Alfred T. Mowbray. OF Newark.
y. J.: Rowland Shipper Davis OF POmfret Centre.
Conn. and Edwin Pierce OF Brooklyn n. y.
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Dear Editor: like the story OF "rhe Stolen
Prince very much 1 think Count Otho is a brave
count but think Nerissa is even drawer. on account
OF her being girl 1 think that Nerissa's father.
the king, must be very gray and worried since
Princess Nerissa and little Prince Noal have both
gone I think the Princess Royal OF the Gnomes
was very rude to treat poor Princess Nerissa In
that way l would be very happy IL Princess
Nerissa finds her dear little brother. Yours truly,
MABEL LOVE.
West New brighton. Staten Island.
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DRAWINGS OF MONKEYS.

Charles G. Messo. jr. OF The Bronx New-York
City: Mildred Armstrong. OF Fair Haven n. J.;
Isadore Douglas. OF Newton y. J.; Clarence Ed
ward Pink and Emma Moehling. Of Brooklyn: Lii
Ian Schwartz. of Paterson. n. J.: Helen Mitchell.
Of Dover. n. j.: Clarence Davis. jr, OF Brooklyn:
Delwyn Dessar OF New-YoTk City; Henry Mech
ling OF Brooklyn; Thomas Tierney, of Paterson,
" J.: Alma NJ. Chasing, Of Brooklyn; Willie Miller.
OF Hoboken. y. J.. Clotida Buchanan. of Brooklyn:
John g Becker. OF NewYork City; G.. Van Leem-
ven OF Woodside. Long Island; Elsa NJ. Kingsford
OF saranac Junction, N Y; Henry Taussig OF New
York city Robert Becker OF Brooklyn. n. Y: II
Noel Genung Of Asbury Park n. J.; Charlotte
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HONOR LIST.
STORIES OF LoNGFELLow.

Helen d. Bigley. The Bronx. New-York City;
Edna Van Cook The Bronx. New-York city;
Bertha Goldsmith New-York City; Fred Koein.
Brooklyn N Y: Florence II. Lutz. Jersey City.
" J.: Florence r. T. Smith. Newton, y. J.;
Lillian NJ. Donahoe Albany. y. Y; Ruth
Boyer. Norwalk. Conn: Katharyn Howell. Newark.
N J.: Elizabeth Roehsner. Brooklyn. y. Y: Eta
A Schdrke, Brooklyn. ~. Y; John e. Becker.
Brooklyn y. Y. Rosalind c. Hammer. Branford.
Conn. Clarence X Green. Peekskill. y. Y; Grace
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OUR OWN CORNER.

Certainly, my friend. 1t would give great
pleasure" replied Longfelow. Thereupon the
workman put his hand through the open carriage
window and Iyongfeow heartily took the mans
hand and shook IT.
Longfellow was later heard TO remark that at
was the best compliment he had ever received in
his life" ELSA TRAUDT.
No. 1874 Hunterdon-st.. Newark N j.
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a THRIFTY LAD.

Merchant-Did you post my letter, I told you
John7
John-Yes. sir; but I had ii weighed first. and as
Il was double weight put another stamp It.
Nerchant-That's right Only nope you didn't
put the extra stamp that it would oblterats
the address?
John-Indeed. didn't. sir: just stuck It on top
OF the other stamp. to room.-Chums
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-06

vehicles in the street. There stepped before the
door OF the carriage English workman.
Are you Mr.. Longfellow?" he asked.
81 am" replied Longfellow
did you write the Psalm Of Life'?" questioned
the workman.
II did, replied Longfellow.
Pardon me. but would you be willing to take the
hand OF a workingman?"
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Maginn, East Orange. y. Y: Laura Disbrow Walls
burg. y. J.. Florence NJ. Blake. Brooklyn. y. Y.
Carrie Cohen. Jersey City y. j.. Richard White
lock, Jersey city, \. J.; Olive NJ Hadey, Worccs-
ter. Mass. GeOrgetta LOhmeyer, Jersey city y. j..
saart New-York city: Ruth p. Gcnung. Asbury
Park. y. J.: Esther Carlson Brooklyn, -. Y: Marie
Teresa Henry. New-York city.
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HIS KrNn HEART

Henry ". LOngfelow a very noble boy.
He was very soft-hearted. and never liked to see
any animal in pain One day Henry took gun
and went hunting. lie shot and killed robin.
He was very sorry. Then he sat down. and after
looking at IL for minute he took his gur and
went home with tears ia his eyes. lie told his
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HOW TO WIN A PRIZE.

A
Prize No lone ddIa for the @ hE p No n dn OF
No 70 b ant pda o.
Own Corner
No An interesting in
rdT PES o nj d
cnnetho treah q a by d Mh
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laugh caused by the SQUIRRELS pranks had done her
more good than all the court physicians med
cine. True enough; her skin began to take on the
flush OF rose petals again. The weariness too, was
vanished from her eyes. which were beautiful as
sapphire stones once more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-06
INTEREST IN CORNER"

Dear Editor: I am very much interested in the
Little Men and Little women's Corner. and just
enjoy sketchng well 1 can for the art COM
petitions. / going to a dedication of a flag on
Sunday evening at the Labor Lyceum." and hope
10 have pleasant time. will close this letter
now. Yours respectfully. ANGELA PRUMM.
No. 1872 Reid-ave Brooklyn, n. Y.
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Brought By the PoSfman.

a very good moral. IL shows how great the love Of
a sister for her brother be and Is
Little Nerissa gives all her pleasures and en-
dlres many hardships. but does not complain -
sure she thinks that in the end virtue viii
have victory over vice. Very truly yours. .
OLGA MARIA KOLFF (aged thrteen).
Livingston, Long Island.
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Az APPRECIATED COMPLIMENT.
While Iongfelow was In London he received an
Invitation ~ the Queen 20 visit her. Longfellow
accented the Invitation. on returning from the
paiace the coach was stopped by the crowd Of
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OPINIONS OF THE STOLEN PRINCE"
Dear Editor: The story OF THE Stolen Prince"
written by E. NJ. Jameson and published in your
paper. is a very interesting one. and think it has
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LETTER OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: 1 thank you very much for the
book received yesterday. Very truly,
Montclair. n. j. HELEN Z. STRAIT.
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mother what had happened. and then ne said: e
viii never 20 shooting again.
Jersey city. y. ). WILLIAM J. WILSON.
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PUZZLES.

Helen r. Moore New-Yor1 City; Josephine Bur
CESS. New-Haven. Conn: Bessie Wallace Fair
Oaks. y. Y: Marjorie Martin Blatchford. Pitts
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field Mass: Isabel Benedict New-YorS CITY; ". s.
Prescott. Lacona, y. Y. Bertha Goldstein. New
Nur
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The most valuable result OF ed IcatiOn is the ab-
ity to make yourself do the thing you ought TO DO
when il ought to be done. whether you like to do
IL not.-(Huxley.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-28
GIVE US MAN NO. ~.
Hard Trials in Making Up the Altman
jury.
(By the Associated Press.)

WayCroSs, Ca, Oct. 27.-The' second
day of the trial of Hillary and Charles
Altman at Folkston, charged with the
murder of jackson Duncan, has been
completed, and as yet none of the
witnesses in the case has been heard
The entire day was taken up in en-
panelling a jury, and when Judge Par
ker called a recess late this afternoon
the twelve jurors had not been secur-
ed. Long before noon today eleven
jurors had been accepted and the bal
ance OF the day was consumed in the
unsuccessful attempt to secure the
twelfth man. Bailiffs have been sent
out in all directions from FolkSton
and during the afternoon seVera
patches of men were brought iii. II
is claimed that every competent MAJ
for q distance of four miles from
F'olkston has been summoned, and fol
one reason or another has been eX-
Cused from tire case The baili0s arc
out tonight securing the country un-
der Judge Parker's order 70 have TWEEN
ty-four talismen by morning.
Another quiet day has been passed
at Folkston. Five negro witnesses il
charge of three deputies were aaglr
brought to Waycross tonight. The
Duncans also left FOlkstOn on the af-
tcrnoon train. 1t is believed now chat
the trial will occupy the whole of to-
morrow and Saturday as the argE-
rients will be quite lengthy after the
examination of witnesses is completed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-28
BENEATH HER BED
Found There the Negro is
Now in Flight TraiIed
by BIoodhOuLds.
(snecial to News and observer.


Maxton. n. c., Oct. 27.--At Johns
Station six miles from here, the peo-
DIe have been reused to a white heat
Of indignation by the report of an at
tempted outrage by an unknown negro
upon the daughter Of Mr. Norman
Stuartt, a highly respected citizen OF
that community. Details fthe affair
are meager. 1t appears, however, that
the negro had effected stealthy en-
trance into the Stuart home and con-
cealed himself under the bed in the
young girls chamber. Her father hav-
ing occasion to enter the room, found
the door locked. The negro had prob
ably locked it or hearing and recog-
ni2ing a mans football. Mr.. Stuartt's
had not, it appears, gone to her room.
The father finding the door locked
entered the ROOM presumably through
the window, and began an inyestiga-
ton. The result was the discovery of
he negro beneath the bed. The latter.
Sc eing that further concealment was
impossible, scrambled tc his feet, broke
from the fathers OBTAINING clutch and
red
Mr.. Stuart at once aroused the COM
munity. Squads of men were hurried
ly formed and scattered to scour the
countryside. Bloodhounds were sent
for and are now ontheir way from
here.
If the negro is captured his fate at
the hands of the deeply incensed citt-
zens, now beating teh country in
search of him. may be easily guessed.