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sary to call your attention to 1t again.
Try gentleness. and kindness, and you will
be SURPRISED to see how much better every
one will work for you
Chino apologized, and patting the heads
of his animal companions, together they
started on their afternoons work. bidding
Mercy goodbye. No more Jerklngs ana
thrashings, did Mr. Bear or the monkeys
SuZu and Zaza get. Instead, their master
spoke to them with the greatest gentleness
and never were their tricks more cleverly
performed. Pennies, nickels and dimes
flowed into the tin cup. and the already
eventful day ended in the most gratifying
manner.
Donald Keith. the little son of the rich
mill owner In the town, was celebrating his
birthday by a party on his fathers lawn.
Just when the children were beginning to
tire of games and the usual party pleasures
Mr.. Keith made his appearance with Chino
and his queer party. He thought their
antics might amuse the little folks. And
they did. You should have heard the
shouts of laughter as the bear and funny
little Zuzu and Zaza did one comical trick
after the other. They seemed to realize
that it was their part TO make this end of
Donalds birthday a success. Never did
they turn such larghable somersaults. play
soldiers so funnily or dance with so much
spirit. Perhaps one reason was because
Chino did not frighten them half to death
with his loud shoutings, or flourish his
whip so dangerously near their bodies At
any rate Mr.. Keith and the children showed
that they were greatly pleased with the
performance. and when 1t was over Donald
handed ZuZu and Zaza each a shining sill
vcr dollar.
II believe the fairy was right" unused
Chino, as they left the grounds. 'It GER
tainly seems to pay TO be kind and gentle
to those who work for you" Straightway
he led the tired but contented bear and
monkeys in to the nearest store. where
they had the biggest, heartiest, most salts
factory supper that they had eaten since
they had been with Chino out on the
road"
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though the world were unjust: and per-
haps we can't blame her.
Hello Mary" suddenly sounded In her
e. and she turned to find Harry Thorp at
her elbow. ~
Hello. Harry" answered Mary, where
are you going?"
m seilin' tickets for rattle at our
church rair It's going to be fine rattle.
TOO can tell you. Mr.. Peters has put IN
bicycle. and it's cents a chance, and
there's one lucky number. The one who
gets the number gets the bicycle or course
no one Will know what the number Is nm
I'll they're all sold. Don't you want to buy
a CHANGER"
Mary did want to buy a chance but she
kreW very we'll her mother couldn't afford
TO give her even cents for one so she said
rather family: mo. l guess not today,
Harry
"Oh, go on" said Harry. Everybody else
has. Maybe you'll get the wheel, and it's
only cents.
Il don't want to-" repeated Mary
My, you're stingy,' tainted Harry Now
If he had only stopped TO think a moment,
he never would have said that, for he knew
the Morses couldn't afford things that his
family could, and above all he knew there
wasn't stingy hair in poor little Mary's
head. But he was anxious to sell his
chances, and never noticed how Mary
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Not the Same Kind.

From the Buffalo Express.
The anxious mother rings UP what she
thinks is the day nursery to ask for some
advice as to her child. She asks the cen
trail for the nursery, and Is given Mr.. Gott-
fried Gluber, the florist and tree dealer.
The following conversation ensues:
IT called up the nursery Is this the
nursery?"
Eyes, ma'am."
ST am so worried about my little Rose.
.'yat seems to be der madder?
"Oh. not so very much. perhaps, but just
a general listlessness and lack of life
"Ain'd growing rigid, eh?'
mo. SIR
well, I dell you vat you do. You dake
der scissors und cut off apoud two inches
yrom der limbs und-"
'Wha-a-at?'
.I say. dake der scissors und cut off
apoud two inches vrom der limbs. und den
turn der garten hose on for apoud four
hours in der morning
"Wha-a-at?'
"Turn der garten hose on for apoud four
hours in der morning, und den pile a lot Of
plack dirt all around, und sphringle NIT in
segt pewter all Offer der top
"Sir-r-r?"
'Shpringle NIT INSECT pewter all Offer der
top. You know usually i'd is holdings but
How dare you? What do you mean by
such language?"
Weddings but pugs dot chenerally causes
der troubles; und den you want to wash der
rose init liquid Preparations I hat for
sale
"Who in the world are you. anyway
'Gottfried Gluber, der florist
'O-O-oh" weakly. "Good-bye!
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dropping their pennies into the tin cup the
monkey ZaZa passes around. But Things
are rarely what they seem. On hot Gays
poor Mr. Bear gasps and pants, for ne mas
no summer clothes to put on Besides. he
has to wear a muzzle, which makes his lot
less pleasant still
one day the master, Chino, had been un-
usually cruel one reason was because he
had only made few cents all day, and
this meant no dinner or bed for him that
night. Instead of being as cheer1ul as ne
could about it, he vented his anger upon
his poor bear and his monkey companions
,They stood the beating with the pathetic
natience of those who are used 10 nara
blows and know 1t Is of no use TO protest;
AT noontime Chino took the chains ana
nIzzle off his animals turning them loose,
while he sat down under tree, where ne
soon fell fast asleep. Then the bear ana
monkeys began to plan something. NOT
understanding bear and MONKEY lahs uaSc
If ia hard to say just exactly what Was
going on but without doubt something was
.7on the carpet" The monkeys actually
grtnned with delight as they danced up
and down, just as you do when rather tens
You he is going to take you to the circus
Louder and louder snored their master.
Now was the time to act. Soilly tlplo iLs
TO the spot ZuZu tied rope AROUND nus
rack TINS securely fastening him to the
tree The first step a succesS-how those
monkeys Chartered! The next step IN theit
revenge was to put Mr.. Bears muZzle on
Mr. Chino, Just to show him no" IL ieit
This, OF course Waked the sieePoi' ~. W"
started to his feet to punish his tormenters
He couldn't rise without choking hlnsell,
so he was forced to let them further carry
out their plan Zuzu pulled the Grain
around to the front. and while MT bear
dealt singing blows from the club (exactly
as his master was wont to do to hlm) Auzu
Ia shed him about the legs. Inc last touch
was when Zaza seized the accordion, ana 10
the strains of a merry song made tine cruei
master dance And dance he did, furlousiy.
He did not wear red-hot SHOES IKE we
cruel queen in the fairy story. but the
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The Doiags Of the Deliver.
Dolly'sT Education.
ny GRACE MCGOWAN COOKE.

BY GRACE MCGOWAN COOKE.
The Delivers are a family of dolls. The
country they live In is the nursery. It is
a very fiat country, and the land Is rich
or poor. according to the figures on the
carpet-the faded ones are the poor soil,
and the rich soil Is where the colors are
bright The house they live in is a little
low cupboard, and that makes an up
stairs and a downstairs for the Dolliver
family. The nearest running water is
the washstand, away and away over in
the corner of the nursery, where IL nurse
turns on the faucetp there Is a raging cat
aract, and the basin makes large lake.
The Delivers love to picnic over near
this natural curiosity. suppose all
children know that when we go to sleep
dolls wake up and live their little lives
and have their little pleasures and their
little pains, as we do: but in the night
time, when there is nobody to see them or
to know it. The king-or rather the queen
live is Ethel. the dear little girl who owns
them. They love her. but she often does
things which distress them dreadfully
and these stories Of the doings of the
Dollivers will tell you all about it,
Mrs. Dolliver was very ambitious for
her children I know you have often
heard, that expression. 1t means that
parents want their children to learn a
great many things which they them
selves do not know. Mrs. Dolliyer loved
her children dearly, and she was fond of
saying that she was ambitious for them
but she knew so very, very little that she
hardly knew what to be ambitious for
Il heard Queen Ethel say once-or per-
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beating, choking and flashing from before
and behind produced precisely the same re-
suit. Chino danced and no mistake, ana
the dance was a r1ixture of hornpipe. high
land fling and caEewalk.
When he was about exhausted little
fairy. dressed as a Sister of Charity. APP
peared. She said she was called Mercy. ana
she babe the bear and monkeys to stop
Turning to the gasping Chino. she told MN
that the fairies had put this Idea or re-
venging themselves into the animals heads
for they thought he deserved a punishment
Turning to the now trembling animals she
said
Il think he has had enough. so leave him
to me-.
Mercy removed the muZzfe from Chinos
neck looSened his chains, bathed mis-
wounds and gave him refreshing drink
from a little brook that ran nearby. Ihen
she told him that it hurt all the fairies TO
see him show so great cruelty and incon-
sidera ton to the animals that patiently
tried all the while to earn a living for him.
Now you actually know what it feels like,
Chino. l trust that it will never be neces-
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Violets.

A TRUE STORY.
One day last spring, while several gen.
tlemen were waiting for train to talse
them to the city, a little boy about six
years old entered the station with a
clumsily tied box in his hand He was
poorly dressed, and with his red hair,
snub nose and crop of freckles, was not
much to look at.
He closely peered into the faces of each
in turn and hearing the train approaching
went up to one, whose kind eyes at
tracted the boy, with that unfailing in
stinct of childhood. Holding up the box
he stammercd:
BE you goin' to the city,"
Yes" answered the man.
Il hear" said the boy. how there Amt
no violets down there Is that SOP
II guess 1t is" replied the man. AT
least. not to be picked
We'll, I'm awful sorry for the chill
dren." sighed the boy, so I picked this
box full Of violets, and 1 wish you'd take
it down and give it to some poor little
boy who amt got none to pick himself"
Mr.. r. took the box and said:
Little man, I'll see some poor little
boy gets this box before 1 go to my office,
at home, and know how they love vio-
let's"
AS the train wendell it way to the CITY
Mr. r. told the story to one after an
other. Sometimes it brought tears into the
listeners eyes. but in every case those who
heard it felt that the world was better and
nobler than they had thought, and all be-
cause ragged. freckled-faced little boy
had shown them a glimpse of beautiful
white soul.
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haps she was reading 1t out of a book
that an education was teaching person
to express himself"
But how can you express yOurSen!
objected Mr.. Dolliver, whose only idea or
the matter was the little tin expressman
Ethel sometimes wound up md set walk
ing past the Dolliver house. And where
would she express herself to? And then
would she express herself back again.
Dear me. 1 wouldn't like Dolly or any
of the children to get in the habit Of ex-
pressing themselves around promiscu-
ouSly-besides, the expressman's cart is
not large enough to hold them"
''One thing is certain" said Mrs. Dolliver,
IF we are really ambitious for our chill
dren. an education is the first thing to give
Them
Mr.. Dolliver looked little doubtful about
that. Il never knew any educated per-
son. he said but an educated pig that
Queen Ethel's cousin Billy brought here
one day. You wound that thing up with a
key, and it squealed disgustingly and
pointed at some figures with it's nose. [
should not like-I certainly should not like,
Mrs. Dolliver-to have any Of my children
taught to squeal and point at things with
their noses. If that is education, said
Mr. Dollver, 81 hope that my children may
never be educated. "
Dear me, how foolish men are" Mrs:
Doliver replied. "Of course there is all
the difference in the world between an edu-
Gated pig and an educated child And she
sent for the paper dolE
ne paper doll, being made OF paper en-
tirely, would seem to have some come ton
with educational least that is the way
Mrs. Dolliver felt about it.
When the paper doll was seated in the
parlor, with Mr.. and Mrs. Dolliver (both
very soemn) seated before her, with the
pigs and the china dog rambling about
among them, they each one began talking
to her about being ambitious for ineir chill
dren and thinking that an education was
the best thing to give them.
Il don't KNOW, said the paper doll, 1T
seems to me that you might give Dolly an
education and give Tommy a bicycle, and
give Which and TOther q spanking.
think If L were giving things to your chill
dren that is about the way l should man
age it,
Mr.. Dolliver nodded his head very SOL
EMMY. Il think you are exactly right"
he said. 1--WE will give Dolly an educa-
ton"
"She is the only one of your children
that would be able to take it, I'm sure"
the paper doll said.
rs it bad to take? VIII we give it to her
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Put Yourself in Their Places.
BY MINERVA SPENCER HANDY.

Every spring man calling himself Chino
comes to town with tame bear and two
monkeys named Zuzu and ZaZa. They
have been trained to do all sorts of tricks,
which greatly amuse the children. They
climb posts and trees. turn somersaults
and dance. Their master is very cross and
ugly looking. and cruelty beats the animals
when they do not do their tricks as prompt
ly as well as he thinks they should. One
monkey wears a soldier suit of red with
shining brass buttons and a cap with a
long white feather on it. He plays the
accordion, 10 the music of which the bear
and other monkey dance and waltz and
two-step as we'll some people can.
1t all looks like fun to the children who
stand around. clapping their hands and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
Number Eighteen.
BY ELIZABETH WATSON IVES.

How money does CO." sighed Mrs.
Moore. as she took a twenty -ive-cent-piece
from a well-worn black pocket book. Mary,
daar take this quarter and buy loaf OF
bread and two quarts OF black beans down
at Mr. Days"
Mary started down the dusty road. The
grocery store was long way off. and 1t
was a hot day, and she didn't feel much
like going I'm tired of being poor" she
said to herself. Wouldn't II be nice not
TO have to consider the quarters the way
mother always has TO. ] haven't had one
10 spend for myself In ever so long. 1t just
isn't fair" and her pretty little forehead
was wrinkled In a horrid. unbecomng
frown Now this was a most unfortunate
frame of mind for Mary, or in fact for any
one to get into, for she was really as happy
without having a quarter TO spend as she
was with it, only she didn't realize It, How
ever. just at that minute 1t did seem as
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The Big Policeman.

When Joe was ten and Milly eight
They went to see their Cousin Kate
In New York town alone one day
For Joe was big and knew the way
Said Milly, what row Of carts!
Dear Joe, do tell me where 1t starts
And when the end will come, and why
They are SO long in getting by.
see! Everybody hurries So
l wonder where they all can CO.
And no one says, Excuse me- pray
Is that the proper New York way?'
And SO they waited for the crowd
To pass. but still the din was loud;
The wagons ratified. bells they rang,
The street car gongs went cling, clang, bangi
The chuggy-chugs went whizzing fast.
With horns a-tooting while they passed
So Milly dear and Joe might not
Be chopped to atoms on the spot.
Joe wasn't sire he dared to 70
Across, and Milly chung to Joe
Until q big policeman near
Held up his hand-the way was clear.
Thus Joe and Milly went their way
To Cousin Kate's. And now they say
That Milly thinks there's none but Joe
Compares with that policeman. OF
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with a spoon? Must we hold her nose?'
Mrs. Dolliver asked anxiousfy. You see
she had mixed education with cough sirup
or something of that sort
The paper doll rusted and laughed. IAN
education" she said, lis teaching a person
to do things
"Out of books" put in Mr.. Dolliver very
seriously. An education, as l understand
1t, is learning things out of books
'Books!' echoed the paper doll with a
shudder. Don't mention books to me! I've
met great many people who came out of
the magazines. and they told me maya
zine was quite lively place; but a book
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HIDDEN FRUITS
I. Let me have nap. please.
2. We heard the man with the bag rap every
8. He is going to tap each maple tree In the
l. We win surely need the plumber
8. How far does the 1unco range in flight?
ADDITIONS
1. Add a stingy man to what he might be II he
2. Add color to general term for certain
kinds Of fruit and get particular kind of fruit.
=, AID farm tool to young son and get
4 Add two vowels to an exclamation and find a
state.
DOUBLE ACRosTIC.
be of '1 fru name month ana my
i. girls name 2 IL; seize and hold by force
short sleep g. Varieties Of coIors s'O u ''A''
GEOGRAPHICAL PUZZLE.
United States.
2 He can really say the tables OF " weight.
8. She was the baby carriage.
6. Mr. was once President of the
United States.
HIDDEN WORD SQUARES.
A. May May a is now y at + the sesshors d..
s. Who opened the door!
We all went d t. the the. party party IL.
e WIN you bring the Iron with you?
g. This bench is 50 low can easily touch
the ground.
I. Do you want Frank now1
DIAMONDS
Al. conso1ant in ''swerve." 2. An animal.
g. Sensible. L. Moist. 3. consonant In
''swerve."
B-1. consonant in 'sneak." z. Devoured. 3.
4 bird. I. 70 mistake. i. consonans IN
Puzzle Answers.
WORD SQUARES.
q AGUE 81 CORR
8. TUNE 3. AREA
4. HEED l. DEAR
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
Earthquake.
BEHEADINGS.
I. B-r-ace. 2. G-F-asp. 8. M-u-sine,
P-r-ate. 8. C-h-arm. o. S-c-old, F
DROP CONSONANT PROVERBS -
I. Pleasure oft 10 the lure to sius a.
2. He 10 only silent, aot dumb.
3. Blessed are they that mourn, 80
4. The sun u the roufce Of Light.
WORD PUZZLE
!: Fair-fare. 2 Thsir-thsrs: 3. Desr19aeh
DIAMONDS.
I II II u
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4 Quiet Game.

II mother has asked you not to get dirty
after you are dressed for a drive, and you
do not know just what to do to amuse
yourself. get some one to play the follow
ing little game with you. 1t is very SIM
pie, but will help the time to pass pleas
antly:
II see color you don't see," says one.
What color may it be?' asks the other.
1T may be pink Tor some color in the
room)," says the first inquirer. Then be-
gins the questioning. Is 1t the paper? The
ribbon on your hair? The pink in the
dolls dress? And so on until happily the
guesser mentions the exact article of pink
that has been chosen. The successful
guesser then takes her turn at saying, II
see color that you don't see."
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Do You Know Mep

I am a curious creature,
Although / never laugh;
No fish am I, nor animal,
Though, maybe. half and half.
I have no nns. nor yet q tail,
To help me when I swim;
But let catfish come along,
III try q race with him.
I'm neither bird nor insect.
But by a bit Of luck
Ny feet are nat and webby
A. those Of any duck.
No bear am I, nor squirrel,
And yet, like both OF these,
] lie In bed all winter
C0ntentedly at ease.
At twilight in the summer
! sing q little song
ThAt sons co0Didee musical.
While otheso think It ling.
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books which Ethel had pla ced on the Dolli-
vers' center table. She made them mind
by building playhouses for Which and
Tother out of them. She enjoyed this very
much and did the twins: all the Dol
livers decided that education was a
fine thing.
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The Battle Of the Babes.

om Puck.
Bobby slapped me awful hard,
Just because ! caught him lynn
On the big fur rug to see
VINO was In with ma to tea.
SHAME" said, you're spyinsS
Ma, she heard and scolded N;
Said. Go right upstairs and try an
$50 II you'n behave up there"
Bobby pulled my top-knot hair
Xes'n. been cryin'.
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The Ludicrous Lamb.

Who can write a new four-lfne rhyme
to help Grandfather Gander make a new
Nursery Book?
Svenska monitoren., 1904-03-18
UR MUM.

Ur Mesnieres memoarer meddelar E.
Werthimer i Pesther Lloyd en- tilldra,
gelse, som egde rum pa 50-talet och
kastar EFT vackert illus 0fver Napoleon
HIS karaktar. bet ar tai ON den
| staining, som da radde i de politiska
kretsarne, och Mesnieres berattar:
bet fanns senatorer, som ehuru ut,
namda af kejsaren Ell f0rsmadde att
taga emot EFT arligt gage af 10000 frcs
men i hemlighet hyste de fientligaste
meningar mot sin herskare.
Delta fick denne ell gang erfara pa
EFT mycket ofvertygande satt. En- dag
spatserade Diet kejserliga paret i Bou-
logneskogen, der en- hel skara barn
h0llo pa att leka. Bland dessa barn
fattade kejsarinnan sarskildt tycke for
en- gosse, som hon klappade och
kysste.
Ma an mig da? fragade kejsaren den
lille gossen. Will du int kappa mig?
- Mel!
- Hvarf0r int?
Da gossen teg, fragade Napoleon?
- Vet du hvem jag ar?
- ia, kejsaren.
- Hvad ar din fader?
- Senator.
- Och hvarf0r will du inte KAPPA
mig?
- Papa sager att du ar en- skojare,
Kejsaren, som tankte battre ON sin
fiende an denne ON honom, lemnade
den uppriktige lille med orden:
- Jag will Ell veta hvad din fader
heter.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-03-18
EFT AMERIkANskT FRIERI.

Iva unga herrar fran New York
sammantraffa med hvarandra.
- Ma, fragade den enc. har du gjort
allvar af saken och talat med flickans
fader
ia, Diet har jag, och jag har annu
ondt 1 hufvudet efter den historien.
- Saa, hur da, kastade han dig pa
hufvudet utf0r trapporna, sedan han
forut gifvit dig EFT kok stryk?
Nej, sa gick Diet ej till: saken
a den: Sedan jag f0rst / bref ANIMAL,
lit ON EFT samtal och fatt delta Devil.
jadt, nixon jag pa 0fverenskommet
klockslag pa hans kontor. Knappast
hade jag stangt d0rren bakom mig, in,
nan han upptog slit ur ur flckan och
SADIE:
jag kan blot egna er Z minuters
It'd. Fatta err alltsa kort.
Du kan f6rsta, kare VAN, att jag
blef alldeles bortkommen ooh | min
pinsamma f0rlagenhet pratade Jag en-
hop smorja, som ej hade nagot for