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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
Eskimo Ch.IdTen's Games.


w E may not think Greenland such
Wv a nice country to live in. but
the little Eskimo children have
lots of fun and a great many jolly
games. One of these games is not IN
like our shiny" only it is played with
a stick made of bone and ball Of
sealskin-
Another. which demands not a Httle
Skill is played with two pieces Of bone,
one iattened with holes in il. and the
other sharpened 70 pin point. They
are tied together by string about a
foot long. and the fiat piece, after be-
ing thrown In the air. must be caught
by one of its holes on the point of the
sharp piece.
AS the Greenland winters are very
long and snow covers the ground all the
tire. every boy and girl possesses a
sled. Some are made Of ice. and the
way tney skim over the hard, smooth
snow would surprise you. Others have
runners Of bone and tops OF seaIskin,
with backs 10 lean against Dogs pull
them. and so lazy boys and girls need
have no hauling up hill. Sometimes the
little folk set up reindeer horns on
hillside. and, getting on their sleds. they
try to pass between them without touch
Ing them.
There are also some funny house
games to pass winter evenings. In one
they get on their knees in a circle and
hold their toes in their hands. Then
they move along by jumps The one
who goes the fastest wins the game.
Besides these games they have some
beautiful toys. These their fathers carve
from the tasks of walrus. Taey are Of
every conceivable shape and design.
often entire villages are made. the huts,
bidarSees. or canoes. and dog sledges
being I'm perfect miniature. The carving
is often skillfully done and IS the more
remarkable when one considers the
primitive tools used In their manufac-
ture The knife used is seldom more
than a bit Of steel barrel hooD ground
down to an edge and dashed witt thongs
of walrus hide to a handle Of bone or
driftwood
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17

sea shells. and her little feet, encased In
pearl embroidered slippers, weren't any
larger than those Of your big doll. So
OF course. everybody loved her because
she was good TO look at. II she was
naughty sometimes. people only laughed
and shook their heads. saying;
Darling Floryset how full OF whIms
she is. TO be surei''
But II CharlotelIa lost her temper peo-
pie frowned and cried sharply:
What a little termagant. A perfect
little beastr'
II happened one beautiful day that
Charlotella and her sister were walking
together. unattended by their maids Of
honor. in the gardens Of the palace
was there ever such beautiful
sky" Floryset exclaimed. happily,
throwing back her lovely head. with its
shining crown, 10 look up at the deep
blue above her Charlotella did not an
swer her. The days seemed all very
much alike to her. and it did not much
matter whether the sky were blue OF
gray or black in its night color AS
they walked along a dark frown spread
across CharlOtella's features. making
her look uglier than ever, while Floryset
sang aloud merrily.
At last they came to the great iron
gate OF the palace wall. through which
they were never permitted 20 pass ex-
cept when attended by a retinue Of the
Kings servants. They could see through
the iron bars some distance across the
fields broad. shining band that seemed
10 lie upon the earth like n huge jewel.
1T is the lake." cried Floryset. How
1 should love TO visit It, They say II is
possessed OF a magic power. 1 wonder
II old Nurse Bobbinette is right. She
says that anyone who looks in the lake
will become beautiful instantly"
i don't believe it," said Charlotella,
promptly, because, If that were true,
Bobbinette would have looked into It
long ago"
Floryset laughed. "Bobbinette says
beauty isn't everything. you know"
III M" replied Charlotella. sharply.
People who say that nevertheless envy
those who possess it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
The Untruthful Lake.
BY ANNA MARBLE.

~ nee there lived In a tiny red
house close to the border of a
~ beautiful lake terrible old
witch. She was little and thin
and cruel. and her gray hair hung in
thick mat over her eyes and from be-
meath the scarlet hood which she al
ways wore. A short brown skirt came
just to her ankles, and underneath there
peeped out two tiny black velvet slip
pers with bright scarlet heels.
You might have thought that living as
she did, close TO the calm and beautiful
water. where the soft waves rippled
with a soothing little murmur like a
lullaby. the old witch would have
learned by and by TO look at the world
with pleasanter eyes. But 1t was not
so. and Sometimes at night. it was said.
she used to stand at the border of the
lake. and, waving her hand. cause the
quiet waters to rise wickedly and the
laughing ripples to foam with wrath.
Then she would jump up and down on
her high scarlet heels and call aloud
with strange words to the wicked sea
Spirits whesa she summoned to dance
wildly on the rocking crests of the fu-
rious waves.
When the sea spirits had danced until
they were tired and the waves had
dashed themselves into a state of ex-
haustion. the witch would raise her
wand again, the lake would instantly
assume it's peaceful aspect. the gentle
ripples would sing their pretty songs.
and the naughty old woman would go
back to her little red house. quite
pleased at having been able to cause
such disturbance. Nor was that all. for
4I. Of
even in its calmest moments the lake
held a strange spell for those who hap
pened to look into its shining depths.
You see, the witch was n very vain old
person. so she caused the blue water to
reflect all images a thousand fold pref
tier than they were in reality.
Trees that nodded their vain heads
over its depths were fiattered at behold
ing their trunks mere slender and their
leaves thousand times more delicstely
green Dragon flies saw their glittering
wings reflected in myriad shining colors
and were so overwhelmed with con-
fusion and vanity that they darted
hither and thither quite as though they
had taken leave OF their senses. Birds
paused in their fight across the lake to
watch the false reflection OF their won
derful plumage such as never was seen
outside the gardens of Paradise.
In this way the old witch was enabled
to see herself as other people did not
see her, and thus made believe to herself
that she was beautiful
Now. there lived not far from the en-
chsnted water two sisters who were
princesses, daughters Of a king. One of
these was called Charlotella, the other
Floryset. Charlottella was very plain
indeed, with great ugly hands and big
fat feet, and eyes and nose and mouth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
THE MIGHTY EXPLORERS

Dicky and Tommy
One fine night I'm June
Walked out to see
Tother side of the mOoni
They carried a bottle
OF milk apiece,
With figs from Naples
And currants from Greece,
And fried potatoes
From Dublin town
And two nice frankfurters,
Long and brown.
Down through the orchard,
Out through the gate;
Not a word Not q soundi
II was very late
Between ii quarter
To eight and eight!
They went along
Till they reached a brook,
Then Dfcky whispered
To Tommy-'Iooki'
There in the brook,
As Il sang its tune
Was the glowing tother
Side Of the moon!
They planned, in bed.
TIL the clock struck ten,
How they'd look up Africa
When they were men!
JOHN ERNEST AIeCANN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17

that didn't seem TO match at ali. Char
lOtelIa knew that she was hOmely. and
at frst she used 10 cry about Il when
she saw her reflection in the hand mir
Tor OF polished metal, which was the
only kind that they had I'm those days
Her lack OF beauty preyed upon her so
much that after a while II caused her to
become suuSy and cross. for she used to
say 10 herself:
What is the use OF trying 10 be pleas
anti Nobody loves me. because / am
not pretty"
IL was true. Everybody loved Flory-
set, who was the most beautiful princess
IN all the world. Her eyes were like the
twilight sky and her long hair was gol-
den red. covering her dimpled shoulders
ike a giittering cloak OF FURNISHED cop
per. Her beautiful hands. with their
charming pink palms. were like dainty
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
A LIVELY GAME.

n OYS and girls Of any age may
play this game, and as many of
- them as the room viii convenient
ly Accommodate. 1t is full of fun; quick
movement and a scramble for places
being its chief features.
One of the players is selected as post
master. and another as postman. The
postmaster makes a list Of cities and
towns. equal 10 the number Of players,
and gives one OF the names to each
player.
AS much Of the furniture as posi-
BILE should be removed from the room, TO
give plenty OF space during the progress
of the game Then the chairs are ar
ranged along the walls and the players
take seats in them. There must not be
a vacant chair
The postmaster now bIindfOlds the
postman. who takes his place in the
middle OF the room. the postmaster
standing where he can overlook the
game. He then begins by saying. for
example;
u have sent a letter from New York
to St Louis"
The moment he has spoken the players
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17

The four lines above are the boun-
daries OF a Spanish-American republic
Cut out the lines. leaving. of course,
enough strips OF paper 70 work with; or.
better, paste on thin cardboard before
cutting them out. Then ft the lines to-
Eether till you get them In the right
positions TO make the outlines of the
republic. How well do our boy and girl
readers know their geography?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17

representing New York and st. Louis
respectively get up and move quickly
10 change places. It is the object OF the
bhndfolded poetman 20 catch one OF
them as they run or to take possession
OF one Of their chairs. II he succeeds in
doing either the player he has caught
or whose chair he has taken has to be-
come pOstman.
A good deal depends upon the readi-
ness with which the postmaster calls
out the different postofiices. and for that
reason II you have good postmaster
make him serve as long as possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17

~ nee there lived in tiny red
house close to the border of a
~ beautiful lake a terrible old
witch She was little and thin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
TWO LITTLE DlMPLES.

Two little dimples went out to look
For snug little places 10 hide.
They thought that they never could find
nook.
TIL dear Minny Apples they spied,
Then down those two
Little dimples few.
Till each was lodged in a cheek;
And for years they've tried
But they cannot hide.
For when Minny laughs out they peek,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17
THE FUNNY LITTLE DOG.

There was a little dog
That looked Cor all the world
Like a doggie in a fog!
His hair was like a cloud bank,
His eyes were very pink,
And he used 10 growl at everything
And at himself. I think
He used 10 bark at little boys.
Until with fright they'd fall
And then he'd laugh to xii. himself
And never bite at all,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-08
THE GERMAN COOPERATIVE
BUILDING ASSOCIATION,
NO. 5,

Offers the best inducements to whoever wants
to build or buy home, pay of old mort.
cages or improve their property. LOANS
are made payable in monthly instalment.
Settlement in full or in part may be made at
any time. Strictly SIX PER CENT. is
charged. and when part of loan is settled the
monthly INSTALMENTS ARE REDUCED
proportionateIy. Office SlS King st.
ISAAC EICHBERG, President.
JUSTUS SCHNEIDER, See. and Treas.
f. f. DOWNHAM. Director.
JOHN T. MALLS,
THOMAS HOY,
P.F. GORMAN,
R.P. AITCHES0N,
+. c. GRAHAM,
my26 6m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-08
MEDICINAL.
Children

Have weyes bigger than their stomachs, /"
according to an old saying. They over
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-08
SUMMER RESORTS.
Massanetta Springs,

Near Harris0nburg, Va.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-08
TORTURED AND ROBBED.

With her wrists and ankles tied by
robbers with leather thongs, and with a
gag in her mouth, Mrs. Elizabeth Tang
ney, IS years old, reported to be worth
$500, 900, was lett to die in her lonesome
rooms on the third floor of building in
Chicago Wednesday night. -Four rob-
bers, one of whom was woman, had
tied the thongs so tightly that every
movement caused the aged woman agony.
and at each attempt to scream the gag
cut into her tongue. For seven hours
after the thieves left her home the wo-
man struggled with her bonds. and
finally freed one hand. She rolled over
and over through a doorway into the
kitchen, where she got a knife from the
table aud cut the leather which held her
prisoner. She then became uncon-
scious. 1t was two hours before she
opened her eyes and crawled to the
home of a neighbor, on whose doorstep
she lay until discovered in the morning.
Mrs. Tangney was lying on her bed
and was fully dressed when the robbers
entered her apartments. She felt hand
pressed against her forehead aud looked
into the muzzle of revolver. A tall man
was standing over her and demanding to
know where her wealth was concealed.
She told him she had no treasure, and in
return received a kick in the face. Three
more thieves then entered the room. One
was a woman. The men bent over the
aged and frightened woman, and while
one drew her hands behind her another
bound her wrists with thongs. The blood
was trickling down her hands and one of
the men laughed. at may loosen her
tongue some" he said. Next her
feet were tied securely and she was
told that if she did not reveal the
hiding place of her money she would
be tortured with lives Goals. The
suffering woman pleaded that there
were only few dollars in the house.
Another twist was taken in the bonds
and she cried out that her money was
in her trunk. 1t was but to gain mo-
ment's relief from pain. The trunk was
smashed to pieces and the torture was
resumed. Deep into the wrists and
ankles the leather bit, but she could re-
veal no treasure. A large piece OF
leather was tied so that it came between
the lips and pressed between the teeth.
The torture from the leather gag was
worst than that of either the wrists or
ankles. More F'cks in the head then
ensued. A search of the premises fol-
lowed. Nothing was found, and the
woman robber suggested that the treas
ure be in Mrs. Tangney's clothes. A
knife was applied and every part of her
dress ripped to pieces. Nothing was
discovered. Despite the old woman's 5
pleadings the four robbers left the house
without liberating her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-08
JAPANESE TIGHTENING GRIP.

Advices from Toxic are to the effect
that operations of paramount impor-
tance are going on within the war zone,
but the government succeeds in yelling
them in almost absolute secrecy. Since
! the occupation of Dalny the government
officials have been silent concerning con-
ditions at Port Arthur. 1t is generally
believed, however, that the japanese
army and navy are daily tightening their
relentless grip on the besieged city, and
that final assault followed by the fall
of the fortress is now only a matter of
weeks.
1t is known that engagements of vary
ing importance are constantly occurring
on the hills surrounding the city. The
feet of Admiral Togo is in motion day
and night and is frequently engaged,
but the forces and number oiguns of the
besiegers, as we'll as their positions, de-
tails of past operations and future plans
are secrets which probably will not be
revealed until the final and decisive ac-
ton. Fragmentary information from yari-
Gus sources, especially Chinese. reaches
Japan, but its publication or send
ing it abroad is forbidden under severe
penalty. To the japanese people it is
like the enactment of great tragedy in
a thronged theater, upon which the cur
tain is never lifted.
The Russians are forced to travel
afeld along the japanese front, which
extends for $50 miles. in order to deter
mine in actual scouting the positions
and strength of their enemy and add
ed to this, they must discount series of
clever feiuts and ruses designed to de-
ceive them. Many false reports con-
cerning the war operations are being
sent abroad these the japanese well
come as being just so much more chatf
and sand thrown in the eyes of the en-
emy. The curtain down over the
theater of war will, however, soon be
raised, and it is confidently expected
that the lifting will reveal the Japanese
to be in possession of splendid st?ategi-
cal advantages, with men and guns
enough to carry the present campaign to
successful conclusion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-08
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
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Mr.. J. w. Turner, of Truhart, Va,
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than anything he could get from the
doctor. II any physician in this country
was able to compound medicine that
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IN cases of stomach tronbles, biliousness
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INTERNATIONAL BUILDING & LOAN
L ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON, ID.
c. Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting ofthe International Building and Loan
Association of Washington, d. c.. will be
held at the Office Of Judge J. X. NJ. Norton,
No. 12S south Fairfax street, Alexandra
Virginia, at 10:35 a. M, WEDNESDAY
July 20, 1904, for the election of directors fol
the ensuing year and the transaction Of any
other appropriate business.
CHARLES LYMAN, President.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-08
The Simplicity
Mosquito Canopy.

The Simplicity Mosquito Canopy frame
is made from the highest grade spring
steel, and we can positively assert that
it is the simplest of construction and the
most durable of any mosquito canopy on
the market. 1t is easier of adjustment,
being set on metal beds without clamps
or screws, with no friction 10 mar or
scratch the bed, AMI will remain ia its
position without any motion when being
used and can he used on any metal bed.
1t is the only frame that has no rights
or lefts to cause confusion. We are
showing the Simplicity Mosquito Canopy
on small model iron bed and invite
your inspection Of same. The price OF
this canopy is very reasonable
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-08

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grain A good plan In feeding ruta
bagas Is to cut them up in small
pieces and mix them with the grain
feed, giving them the ration at night
In the morning the hay ration can
De somewhat reduced as result. and
II one has sufficient of the root. crops
another liberal feeding could be given
at noon
AS the quantity Of rutabagas safe to
feed cow this depends somewhat on
the animal, but more on the daily ra.
ton of other things. Generally speak.
ing, peck or SO day will keep the
animal in good condition as to her di.
gestiva organs. though 1t will not be
sufficient to materially decrease the
regular ration. Some dairymen feed
bushel day safely and find they
can reduce the hay and grain rations
in consequence and the COW be all the
better for it.. Root crop feeding is
well worth experimenting with.