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THE MISTAKEN HEN.

f rho first time the pretty white hen
shelonring to Mr.. Farmer raised broou
n almost broke her heart 70 SEQ the Iittle
CREATURES takeSto the brook and 80 salllrs
ofr hcyond her reach. She stood mourn.
e,,.v IN tho bank ana called to them, and
promised them all sorts @of aalntles' suel'
s,s fat worms and big g IA ppers. T. NY
took no notice her ca lis W ma,
They floated about duekcd their heads se
iunder water. and came ashore when they
felt like It. AS they did this every day.
ana several times daily, the mother hen
soon bccnme q little used to II, put II
was always d puzzle to her. While she
waited for them on dry iand she must
have wondered q great deal why they
didn't drown. At last she must have
pIven It 10 as one Of those things no
Ien could find out. The fact was, Mr..
Farmer had set her on ducks eggs. Al
TER she had Fraised half a dozen families
OF ducks she no longer worried about the
WAYS Of her brood. Possibly she thought
that when she was q chicken she nag nag
known how to swim herself. and that II
was only advancing age which cut her
4 ff from this pleasure But there CANA
4 day. when Mr. Farmer decided to set
her uHor, some Of her own eggs and hatch
out some chickens for Christmas ! the !.
old Shen, nothing doubling brought OH
her family OF nina fluffy chickens with
The usual pride OF her race. Then not
observing that they were differently
shaped from her other children, and that
their feet ware just like her own. she
strutted straight to the brook with the
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around, looking for worms and pieces Of
gravel She stole up behind them, and
lust rs she was about to put some salt
on one OF their tails they ar flew away
up into tree, slo tried q good many
moro times To catch some, but she could
never get near enough to put the salt on
their tails she was Very much dlanp-
appointed and Went and told hor Grand,
mother, who laughed and said she meant
III a. a Joke, for that was what people
used 10 tell her, l4ucie was stlll very
much disappointed, When she, won't home
y week after Christmas she found wait
Ing for hor, as a present from her grand
mother, a beautiful little yellow canary,
in a pretty gilded cage, She was so glad
to get 1t that she asked her mother TO
write her grandmother that she liked
her little canary so much that she would
have been disappointed hundred lines
IL have. such a pretty little bird as the
ono she had sent her. !, (
8 BROADDUS AITCIELL.
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MY TRIP TO NORFOLK, VA

y Last summer left Richmond on an exc;
curslon to Norfolk on the steamer Pocas-'
hontas. We left about 10 o'clock at nisht4S5
1t was nice and cool, and the moon w 80. \ I
full, which made the trip delightful.
stayed awake until we went throssh
Dutch Gap. }8st5 a35 isSNs8s &
Dutch Gap you know, 10 the place 0snss
5eral Butler and his men out half throaSb&
10 get to Richmond. " s#
After the swar It was finished, and the
cut saves seven miles in going down the
river. SSs.S,5e5 XII VAN i,4.S $sS
i went to e,esp then. and did not wakas
until va were near Newport News. aisS
The first thing you ses on neasina 4
Newport News is the big shipyasds.
where they build the largest mem OF War.S
a large lot OF people got off at News
port News, 55 u. ~. as
We 4 then went on towards Norfolk.a
You pass the Naval. Hospital, which = - ~
pretty place. We hAve ct last rea chsd4
Norfolk, and our friends met U.s. s. We teflk Nc
a car and 60 to their mouse ana ~ ~
breakfast. Il Il - \
| After dinner We took an electric car
and went to Lafayette Park. isssss9is
I swung In the big swings which We're
there and then went into the Zoo. " s;s5 sSs
There I saw lots Of animals: Mere
were deer, bears. crocodiles and al sorts Is
OF birds and other ninals. %5 w @ then,
went homo. 81 The next morning went
! over to Portsmouth II ives a fine trip
4 across the ferry. 4. saw N any boats Eo-$
ing and coming in ell direct lions. n
1 In the evening ] went to Ocean. ViAw.s
sly rode on one Of the toboggani sltdes.E
4 which was fine. I also saw the ldterss
4 drill. had a splendid time down & there
! The next morning 7 had to ta alh the
hoat for Richmond. The trip up the river
was beautiful. When we got to James
town u saw the old church. the first
church ever built in .Anne lea IT would '9ll!1g
take too long to tall you all y saw co m.
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a HOUSEHOLD FAIRY.

H..
II Il were a fairy-well IL
1t would take me ever so long to tell
or all the beautiful things I'd do, I
For everybody l. love or knew; s 81
For I'd have wonderful wand OF gold,
Like fairies carried in days Of old.
MY mother should have house as grand
AS any you see In all the land
"A cap Of lace and a velvet gown
And a carriage 10 ride about the town;
She ncver should do thing all day,
But hold her hands like a lady gay;
And altthls tircsome. tiresome work,
which every day am glad to shirk,
would lust be done-wouldn't that be
f!nc?-
The minute I waved that wand OF mine.
III. 4
That's what I'd like to do, but, oh! (.
I'm only bit of a girl. you know!
Working away at homcly things,
And not fairy with shining wings;
i haven't wand. and If 4 had,
Perhaps the fairies would think It sad,
If they had a chance to look and see
What a fearfully lazy girl I'd be.
W I'd
But I have two nimble hands that know
How to knit and to mend and sew;
How to cook and to dust and sweep.
Come. and I'll let you take a peep;
So I'll hurry and do myGvery best,
While mother sits by the fire at rest.
And she will think. If she does not say,
One little fa!ry's alive to-day;
And for everything that girl should do
Come wave, not one little wand. but two
Selected by EMILY MCDOWELL.
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u POOR NE1aEIBOR.

Mare On wsot, and thor Aunt Alice were
walking one AFTERNOON " Regent Street,
SAs they passed confectioner's shop
Aunt Alice sni1 ~ BIN.
EInMnrY, would you not like a cup Of
tea and IL cake?
.,Ohs yes!' Mary answered. ana they
turned bntlt to 80 into the shop.
boy. viii white Ghce and poor clothes
stnrr,ns VIII, hungry eyes into tho pus-
irv cooks window, In which many nice
things were set out.
'i ',ssl ALICE" shc whispered II think
mat + shollld like to give that poor boy
nv cake; he seems terribly hungry"
ID SAli right lenr,n said Aunt Alice; but
YOU Know. you cat,fi1t both have It. IL
You like to spend the six pence for him.,
ti,hen Mary ouickiy went into tho shop
nnti ti,, ND out With n a cake III one hand
ara d. NAPIER bag Of buns III the otller,
10th OF which slie gave TO the boy. and
ioininr hef aunt, they walked away.
Ami Alice could easily have found an
,I,,c,. an i' pence forth tea, but nhe
rIwhtly felt,thnt her little niece would
b hnppler%if sl,o had given up some
thing 81 her own, that she might do her
little deed or kindness, 50 she only my, shid;
NJ hppo that tho boy has q little SIS
~ ~. ,yit r whom to share his bag Of buns
Mart had d happy feeling In her heart.
n,i,a INV NAV not have been d good one,
hnt I,er aunt did not put that thought
INTO her mind, nor did she susgcst that
n loaf. or something else. would have
been better than 80 many cakes
she was glad that her little Mary who
Md so many comforts md pleasures,
Vas not selfish and that shs was sorry :,
for her poor neighbors and ready to help
him.
"Thy neighbour, It is the tnintins poor,
Whose eye with want is dim,
,vhom nm ger sends from door to. door;
ca thou ana succour him.
SD' 80 fSl5} -, Is 3$a DAISY HARRIS.
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gflrst pieces and tack Or nail thsm ii ,thsi
first four, leaving q small space be- |
tween them, bit not large enough Tor I
a bird to get through Proceed IN ehis [
manner With a set OF Stats d little abort 1
er eacl, time, thuJ making the trap el6pS 1
small opctling III tho top OF the tfAy
which YOU cover with n thin board and \
nall the board to the stats. Tho body OF ]
tho trap Is now complete gS g 5l! rs
Tho next thing Ia To make the tri6ss
SCR. The trigger Is made on the order
OF the figure four. You get long, has'..ssi
row piece Of shlhgie, or something 8 lite 4
5tla longer. which should reach from
about six inches in front OF the trap !
nearly to the bnck Side ot t.. Then yoA
Eet a Islander. This IL the piece witch
holds the front OF the ttnp UP Oft the
ground This should BIO about six indies
long ana not very large. Next cotheSS
tho piece which connects the top 4 the
stander with the Otter end Of the piece,
which runs back under tho trap, and
which Is known as the .'rr1ain trigger W. III
55 Cut d little notch on the bottom sldAs
uf tho piece, which goes from the stAnd.-ts,
tr to the main trigger" letting pour
notch front forward; and cut q little
notch on the top aide Of the "rnain tflg.F
GER letting your notch front beck wards.
towards the trap.
Also cut notch on the stde OF tnos
"mnin trigger, where It passes tho
stander, and a notch III the stander about
one ana a HALF Inches from the ground.
Tlatten at each end the pioce which,
extends from tho Upper end OF the
Islander to the ,,tnAln trigger" and put.
this pieco Id position w placing onsl
end In the notch ut end OF main trig-a
ger, and outer end OH top OF standeri
With ISLANDER iii notch and trap resting
on top Of end Of piece In which the notch
Ia. ..g
.rhen place notch on ''1nain traggera''
IN notch on stander. Il II s
Tho trigger is now complete and the
trap Is set I .e n M i1a
Bait the trap near the back end Of the
main trigger the bird comes In and
strikes the trigger and down comes this
trap and he is caught. II s&
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The Horrid Mana gentleman must
nay a poor compliment to every lady, in
tho room who is to answer, You horrId
mani, ANY one who laughs is to nay
q forfeit,
The Tlpsy Polka.-'rEn set stand up and
dance, the music constantly changing
time. Each player must keep time and
maintain his gravity, under pennay OF
puying q forfeit
The Tidy Parlor Mads.-TWo maids go
round, and with feather dustars, dust
al, tho gentlemen i'll tiie room. II either
.nc maids or the men laugh. the persons
81 offending must pay a forfeit,
Poor Puss,--A man goes round and says
tu zach lady, "Poor puss." to which she
must grayely answer, s"Nle-ew sMe-ew !"
Whoever laughs or smiles must pay q
forfeit. bright man can make this
game a source Of great amusement.
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A NEW 0vERCoAT.

n W a.
I gotter overcoat, have q real one. an
bran new. Ell
Ny ma. she buyed It at a store; It's color
is dark blue
An. it's got buttons made Of gold at
shine Jest like tn sun. 5..
M / can wear It every day; ., gee
but I'll have funl
Ma rot It all fer me- and It
Amt brother Bobs cut down to ut,
/ gotter overeoat, have; It's warm as
any toast;
/ wear 1t when i go to school. and when
skate or coast,
IN all tho other boys say 20, lookee,
here comes jim!
He's gotter overcoat that 1lts--lt Tnuat
feel strange to hint"
Tor It's the first one. don't you see,
bought specially an Jest for me,
j gotter overcoat, have; when ma sends
me to bed a
I take 1t. too. an lay It on tn piller by
my head,
So when I wake l can reach out an
touch 1t with my hand
An know It wasn't Jest a dream that
makes a hoy feel grand 5S.
The boys ut school can't say this coat
is old enough to walk or vote, Z.
~
I gottor oyercoat, have, an when ] get
t be
"A man and marry BESSIE Jones, my chill
dren, you Will see,
Won't halter wear each others clothesi
most ev'ry week I'll say:
500 buy yourselves Jest what you want
throw those old things away.'f
j bet they'll think I'm awful good.
LUTHER ABNEI2 HILL,
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DO you visa the world We're better?
Let me tell you what to do; HI
Set a watch upon your actions.
Keep them always straight and trlk
Rid your thoughts OF selfish motives,
+ let your mind be clean and high
You can make a little Eden
OF the sphere you occupy,
20 you wish the world We're Wlsar9
Well, suppose you make start
BY accommodating wisdom
In tile scrapbook of your hearti
DO not waste ono page OH foly,
live to lsurn and learn to live,
II you want to give men knowledge,
You must get It ere you Give,
DO you Wish the world were happy
Then remember, day by day,
Just to scatter seeds Of Kindness
Az you pass along the wayi
Vor'the pleasures OF the many,
May be Outlines traced to'ors,
AS tho hand that plants the acorn,
Shelters armies from the sun.
Selected by MAMIE BRIsTOW,
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LucIE's CANARY.

Lucle Whitlock was little girl, who
had always wanted to hnve for her own
a lIAxe bird. She had tried and tried, 70
catch ono, but as soon as she would get
near to then, they would fly away. When
she went UP to her grand others 70
spend Christmas, her grandmother toia
her that II she would put some salt on
their tails she could catch them, So Lucle
went to the earthenT jaraiwhere salt was
kent and got handful and started out to
cntch a bird. She had not been out long
whom she saw some sparroWs picking
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linesy. wien Luciel held up her mouth Il

iness, when Luciel held up her mouth to
him for Kiss.
''Well,,' said her grandfather, II don't
know whether to kiss yon or not; you
arc such large girl and don't even
know your alphabet @
y LucIcl said nothing, but hung her head
we'll" said her grandfather II Will
kiss YOU II YOU will promise me that you
Will learn your alphabet" .F4.
'Ycs" said Luclel,S \ promise YOU that
I viii learn my alphabet"
Very we'll, said her grandfnther. as
+ lie kissed her.
About Il year later, when Luicels grand
father was sittlng III the library, Lucel
camo In and said: oh grandfather,
am nino years old to-day, and YOU know
Vol, promised mo doll on my birthday"
E.Eut," said her grandfather, "have you
kept your proniso?
5i.iof course 1 lave said Lucel.
well come here, and let me see II
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MOLAssEs CANDY.

Dissolve the sugar In the vinegar: mix
with the n1olasses aud boil, stirring FREE
quently until 1t hardens, when dropped
from the spoonFln Into cold water; then
stir In the butter and soda. the latter
dissolved In hot water. Flavor to your
taste; give one hard final stir, and pour
Into buttered dishes. AS It coos, CUT
into squares for tnffy, or while solt
enough to handle, pull white into sticks.
uging only the buttercd tips Of your fin
gers for that purpose.
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AN OPT1MIST.

There was once man who smiled
Because the day was bright .s
Because he slept at night. 5sS
Because God gave him sight; e
To gaze upon his child: is
Because his little one (. e Z.
Gould leap and laugh and run n.
Because the distant sun
Smiled on the earth. he smiled. Es
He smiled because the sky 81 " ! /, S3
Was high above his head
Because the rose was red @3 IL MI
Because the past was dead!
4He never wondered why
Tho Lord had hlundersd 50,
That all things have too 20, 5l54
That wrong way here below
That everlasting sky. 81. :. !. Z, 81
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A WINTERS WALK

one Christmas Eve we went after ever.
greens-,ny mamma and my little bro
theirs and sister and we had a lot OF
eyergreens. We played that we wero In
3dians in the wild woods. was the first
one to and the evergreens. 7 could not
out down tho evergrecns, so wc broke the
branches. We had a fine time. We gath
cred IN arInfus of the eyergreens and
brought them home to decorate for Christ
mas, ~, ,,,rro,
HillSyfllc VA, gt& frgf. ,et Hl
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4 GOING TO MARKET.

~ = 4 i .
Here we go to market.
4 Ger the waving grass
Where tho flowers are springing,
Merrlly we pass; s. n ri,
Golden Is the sunshine,
a Meadow ways are bright, h .5$i
Though our burden 9 heavy.
Yet our hearts are light; III
Here we 60 to market.
All so glad and gay,
Who win buy our Rosie?
How much will you pay
Not for all tho money
Found the wide world through
Would We part with Rosie.
With her eyes OF blue, Il N
With her smiles and dimples.
And her happy face,
Precious little sister.
Sunbeam OF the place
Well give up these apples. 4;
Now to beauty grown, 5.
But we'll keep our Rosie s,yiiS & .s... 3
For our very own. =. !. :. ~, Z,
JAMIE T.. FLEMING
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HOW TO MAKE
"A BIRD TRAP

First sou get four good pieces of
wood about one-fourth of an inch thick.
about onetiich wide and about eighteen
inches long and lay them down flat,
forming square pen. =
Then get four moro pieces, like the
first, except about two inches shorter.
and place them nearly on TOP Of the
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He's coming round the cornor now;
/ hear his trumpet blow;
There isn't man In all the town,
y Who goes SO slow,
His pony Is SO poor and old,
Sec, lie can hardly crawl;
'Iia quito as much rs he can do
TO move at all!
Sill down by me! like to hear
His bugle blow-don't you?
You shall have half the corn, a,
And i will have half, too,
SO 5, EDGAR jerks,
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cocoANUr CANDY,

Two pounds of white sugar. boiled
with milk, 1 cocoanut and q littlA water.
As soon as al! the wafer Is boiled ADJ
/ grated cocoanut; spread on whlts pss;
per we'll creased; cut when cool. !.
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Ne 1aF
PIGS.
Three little good pigs.
Living In a sty;
One little. bad Epig
Nm nan clnsa by.

Three little good pigs.
{ Living in sty; 4
a Ono little. bad Epig III ].
81. In q pen close by.
All the little good pigs,
Brlstllng, clean and white; .is
But the little bad pig
Is as black as night. ga
Three little good pigs SC
Grunted, nte and grew:
One little bad pig .s9
Mischief found to do.
They were fat and chubby,
q Hc was lank and lean;
Black and lean and dirty.
They were fat and clean.
Three little good pigs
Clumsy grew and stouti
One little bad pig
Rooted all about.
Lcaner grew and spryer,
Jumped outside his pen;
Frisked around till meal time,
Then jumped In again.
Three little good pigs
Early met their doom;
To a greedy market
Had their goodness come.
IL j.. N . u q u I. ~ 4. E .
Ono little bad pig
Still is frlslslng round, II
For his naughty leannesa "a
Has no market found.
Selected by ROBERT BELL.
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nine little victims. expecting them to
launch away. But, as they refused to do
so she feeling sure that hath was
necessary for their health, and that they
must be taught to obey. pushed Them one
and. all. into the water and drowned the
whole brood.
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a VERY LARGE DOLL.

a very little grille and very large dali
Went out 10 zee n lady and make a tor"
q. mal call
But the glrlie was SO small and the
dolllc was so toll,
That the walter saw no girl, when lie
met them In the hall,
So no showed them In the parlor as q
very large doll.n
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lBEU'T[,'T][,ElR SCOTCH.

one cup OF sugar. one-half cup gwaler.f
ore teaspoon vinegar. butter size Of els
walnut. Boil twenty minutes, "a
ELLA aDOSWELIL
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Is worth It's weight in gold.

For all my little mistresses may scold.
They think fluffy, useless think like
that.
. Is worth It's weight in gold.
They say It's fur Is long and white as
| like a curly coat that's short and
And what's the good Of i 7 want to
know:
A creature that can't bark.
They say how sweetly It can purr;
# only know that it can scratch and
It sits down on my mat and will not
stir; Ks
# I call 1t !mpolite.
/ almost wish that belonged to Dick;
lie knows at least the way to ron,p
Oh, here ho comes. if could set that
stick,
4. by ANNIE, ENNIS.
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pEpI,PERMINTI DROPS.

Two cups OF sugar, 1-2 cup Of water.
! 4 TEASPOON OF cream OF tartar; boil 3
minutes; add 8 drops OF oil OF PEPPER
mint. then drop on marble or buttsred
paper. ,,, ,,.,H,,a
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LUCIEL's PROMISE.

I.ucjel Carter was q little girl, eight
years old, and did not know her alphabet.
one day Lucies grandfather was put-
ting on his gloves to 60 out on some bus-
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you have said her grandfather, as he
opened book. Luciel went to him and
recited her alphabet perfectly, except the
letters ''e, and CT So her grandfather
opened tic desk drawer ana held up d
beautiful wax doll and said:
."tYou did not keep your promise, and
SO I Viii not either, and / nm going to
give this doll to your. cous In ellio.'
f7I& tf AId7l + 7qt I,IJCY I1IAK r. lfi
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SILVER CAKE.

Five cups Of flour, cups OF sugar. J
cur Of cream, cup Of butter tea,5
spoon OF cream Of tartar. whites q y
ssA ~ BY ANNIE ENNIS. IL
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GOLDEN CAKE.

Rlye CUPS Of flour. cups sugar. ! cup
Of butter, ] teaspoon Of SODA. leA.
spoons Of cream OF tartnr; yelloWs ot
10 eggs, season to taste ,,,,,s,
Z 's BY ANNIE ENNIS. n
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IcE.CREAM CANDY.

ono mint of sugar. one-hah CUP Of
water. a pinch Of cream tartar Doll
until Il drops tlics troR the spoon. Stlri
until It creams, !, I ], 49,, ,rr,r !, .l
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THE SECRET.

What makes play PLEASANT
Kind words and generous way; sl3
But quarrcllng and finding fault ~.
"a Will spoil the incest plays Fl.
What makes work pleasant?
A cheerful, willing heart;
But fretting and fr0wning face
Makes all the joy depart
What makes everything PLEASANT say!
Love whether It's work or whether its
play?
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STOP AND THINK |!

J..
Our days would all DO brighter,
Our deeds would all he whittier;
If we'd only stop and think,
al 2.
I'VE would cease unrest ia horrow;
we, would Danish worlds Of sorrow
IL we'd only stop and think
I'M BE3TA M. j DNIlS.
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ey WILLIE DAVIS

inr up the river to Richmond. but I saw
many pretty and interest places, and /
rot to Richmond about s. O clock. y
ROBERT WALLER, Jr.
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POETRY.

II there's I. thing I hate it IS cat;
For all my little mistresses may scold.
They think fluffy, useless think like
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4 GAMES OF FORFEITs.

LEoNIA HUDSON.
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WISHING.

Hlllsvlllc, va.
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THE POPCORN MAN.

BERTH NJ. JENKs.
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JAMES WALKER Upton.
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HORSES AND
HOR'SEME|N.
-
Robert Br;adlcy's Stable Promi-
f1ent at Washing
ton.
FURNISHES GOOD WINNERS
FURNISHES GOOD WINNERS
Virginia Bred Ones Capture
Many Races eatherbloom
and Rifle, Famous Jumpers.

Robert Bradley has In his string at
Washington twenty-thrce horses. bred by
himself at Greenway Farm. OF which
twenty-five arc by Aloha. and the other
one Is Boney Boy son Of Bitten, ''thc
Iron Horse" According to Trainer Frank
Rector. tho star OF the lot Is Robert
Waddill H.. full brother to Robert
Waddill winner OF the American Derby
few years back but by, most others
that honor is likely to be accorded Peter
Paul, also a son Of Aloha. and one OF
the greatest campo igning two-year- olds
Of last season. The real wonder OF the
stable, however, seems to, be Boney Boy,
as the chestnut gcldIng is now eight
years. and has been raced season after
season since a two-year-old, first on the
fiat, where he defeated at one time or
another such horses as the famous mare
Imp and others. and now he Is earning
winning brackets over the Jumps. With
Peter Paul. Mr.. Bradley is looking for