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THE UGLY DUCKLING.

salts ag
An old duck sat on q nest OF eight en1 ~
under big burdock plant. All hatched.,
but the largest egg; when that b,,Int.a
out came an ugly duckling. When mo
mother duck took It to the barnyard or
the other fowls picked at It: even ms.
girl who fed them kicked it. The poor
little thing could stand this bad trsat-
ment no longer, SO 1t ran and ran untHsi tS
was SO tired, and then lay down to rest.
Two wild geese came along and said to-
It you are so ugly. hut We like you.
Come along and go with us. Some
hunters came along and shot the two
wild geese. and tile dogs went into the
water and got them The ugly duckltng
was SO scared, It said. II am~glad I am
ugly; the dogs will not bite me. It was
turning cold and the poor duckling had
to swim around to keep from freezing AT
last, 1t could swim no longer. = farmer
came along and picked 1t up and took
It to his wife. Tho children wanted to-
play with It, but It was frightened and
flew into the milk pan, lbutter tub and
meal barrel. What a sight 1t must have
been! severed with milk: butter and MEAL. 4
The door was open and ut got out and
flew away, It found itself in beautiful
garden, Three white swans swan up to-
4 it. What did they see? not an ugly duck
ling, but beautiful white swan! It was
so happy, 1t didn't know what to do. We
can learn lesson from ....s ugly duck
ling. Although ]. It was given kicks and
angry words, It gnve none In return: so
1t grew to be beautiful and was loved
by ALL 5.3i5t asa5 ss4s FIT 5Ss
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FREDDIE'S JOURNEY

ltrcddie was lying on the rug befors'
tho fire; his other was busy sewing ,irtss
OIL O. pretty white apron, which was tor
hs ehr up ans rssst SI her o s:s
thtughttully Mt the great red Goals on
freddie she said. laying her work
di nT b rpG9 her lap "wat are YOU tfink
1T was ,thinking howl would like, to
'lsit the land Of the Arabs. I IA Isl
that day. and was deeply impressed Upon
his mind. f.. 5gs 4. 1iiI s a . $50
~ ell, Freddie. /" said his mother. 81 Il.
am afraid that would 70 impossible, toel
4, take such a journey .as that. a q;
3'his ended the conversation for F're6dtSs
was fast asleep; 1t was Then he starte4,
On q h, his journey y; but to get to the piece
and to,,cross the desert ne must ride on.
Y ~ almost shed he was sba ok home with
his mother. 4 After crossing the desert he
locked around him he thought he would
never want to return nome q gain. .,sS .s;s
III, spent one day in school with the
book, the Koran which is the Bible. The
Arehs wereI very dark. but Freddie ki,ew.
they belonged to- tho white race. They
were very kind and polite. He 4 never,
no. ses The boys Oiled i , fai h Esaa
etnt the hot sand would not crack thAm.
They did, not beat them. and s.wereifas.
knd to- their horses as they fwere.atoi
one another. For supper, Freddie drSnk.
mn OF the camel: ate it's broiled hesh..
He liked the dates very much which he's
had for breakfast tho next morning, Tut.
thur day Freddie grew very lonely andi
hnp1e sick. for 1t seemed 8 a long Il tine.
since he had seen his mot her, rs ana s,.he.
teaa to. cry aloud. W hen--t'''VVty, Fred 4
die what is the matter; are you having
boil dreams7" he awoke to find his mother.
bonding over him. !Syts a s3A@5s
YVES IN the land of the Arabs, and. ali
though ! saw many beautiful things.I
am glad It was only q i team. !,
{ gRIN Selected by SUMMERS EiOUGyI.Hs8
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RICHMOND.

Richmond, the capital and largest city
Of Virginia. Ms situated on the north
bank Of the James River, opposite the
little town Of Manchester. It was founded
by Colonel William Byrd in 1897; one OF
tic strests OF Richmond Is named IN his
honor It is built on seven hills and Is
sometimes called the Rome Of America:
The streets principally run east and
west. north and south, and there are a
few avenues. ItEis one Of the most noted
tobacco centers In the United States. To-
bacco is manufactured In all forms, into
cigars. cigarettes. chewing tobacco and
other forms t
The Capitol Square is q beautiful place
It contains the oldest capitol building
in the United States. It also contains
tho greatest group OF statues, such as
the statue Of stonewall Jackson and
Henry Clay. There is a public: library
and other buildings. Our City Hall IS
one OF the most beautiful structures In
the United States. Richmond contained
large flour mills, which wore recently
destroyed by fire. In Richmond there
are many colleges business, medical and,
religious. To attend these colleges peo-
pie from all other Cities come hare.
5-sllbtiIH4 GEORGE BRAGG. ID,
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Gan old crow with bright black eye and peeped at ne

I preceivcd that as mankind had none
In these modern days, what.
ever they might have had In the early
ages or the world. there was now pre-
judlce against them saw no alterna-
tive. Since had made up my mind to
go among mankind, It was absolutely
requisite that should conform to most OF
their customs. To do anything impor-
tant always requires some sacrifice OF
private feelings. In short 7 found q
sharp flint stone, and cut my tail on be-
low the first joint. It did not bleed 50
much as expected. and was quite well
and charming in about fortnight.
'tYou must be curious. think. to hear
how I made my frst appearance among
the circles Of mankind, and will hasten
to tell you. Most fortunately. had 1T
tie money, the value OF which pretty
well knew. and with this cautiously made
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have had tall. OF liz great Importance
It would occupy too much time at present
10 speak; besides that the majority Of the
company are young, and cannot have read
and thought deeply enough to enter into
the merits or this most ancient appon-
dage. But. nver In these modern times,
how much Of utility and ornament Il pos
scsses, must be preceptblc to everybody.
whether they contemplate tho lion, the
dog, tho eagle, the swallow the monkey,
the squirrel, the fish. Running, leaping,
flying. swimming. arc all under unspeak.
able obligations to the tail n
"Of Its Use as fan In stlltry weather,
and as whlsker. away Of gnats and flies,
viii make no mention. we SEQ plainly
that the skill. activity ana grace Of the
surpent species arc attributable TO the
fact OF their being nearly all tail. Then.
what tail the beaver l1as--1 must not
venture to dwell upon this subject, or
should talk the whole night, and still not
have half done. You see have no tall.
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my way across the country and into the
town ono dark evening Of a, market day.
After lurking close to quantity OF old
clothes that wero hanging on line for
sale, I watched my opportunity, and
creeping behind with half the contents OF
the purse lii my hand, suddenly threw
It over the, clothes line upon the head Of
the Jewish salesman n, saying: Count III
But while they were picking 1t up IN
surprise. made a good grasp at Q cloak
und hat, and away1 scrambled as fast as
could. leaving the Jews in the full I'm
preston that 1t was some madman who
had plenty Of money. BY means somewhat
similar also possessed myself OF a largo
pair Of wooden shoes. a pair OF cow SKIN
gloves, n piece of gingerbread. and sheet
Of white paper. With these materials, !
set Of on my Journey, but travelling chief-
~ by night I reached my destination one
evening. and made my first appearance
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SEVEN IN TIMES ONE.

1h,rs !, s,: se dew left on the daisies and
17 TssslEa No ~ G' s's z and
seven times one are seven. .
an a. "a 2 ( ] &, san ri, T.. letter
The lambs play aiw'ays' they know no
They ;t are only one times one.
.. moon, in III. ns &: hay. seen you J,
Ana s' shinHins, . round and lov:
You were bright. all bright but your
You s are n nothing now but d bow.
You moon: have you done something
THAT ' ga has hidden your face?
I hope. Il sou have; you viii soon ... be
And i0 sims again IN your place.
., velvet Bee. you,rs g. dusty fellow,
You've powdered your LEGS With gold;
o, brave marsh Mary'bulbs, rich and ycl-
Give t'm Inc your money to hold II
S s,gn t%s t a fss sfPDe'
r sssf'i hsiisa j. soar clear srses sen
Ana i. .ssr i, yesr IT,. With y. ,esps
viii not steal them away; 4.
/ am old. you may trust me. linnet. I'm
am seven times ono to-day.
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EDNA ENNIS,
French Salad.

Cut In small pieces six boiled potatoes,
ak beets and double the quantity OF
lima beans that have been cooked; drain
Thoroughly and allow to get cold. Mix
the yoiks OF four hard boiled eggs with
two tablespoons OF Anchovy sa,,ce, pres
through sieve, add little by little tour
tablespoonfuls Of oil. one OF mustard. two
Of vinegar. q few Of tarngons leaves .cnop-
nad fine two pinches Of salt, two Of pep
rer and the whites Of the eggs cut Into
procas, Mix all the ingredients we'll to-
eother. Place on the Ice to become thor
oughly cold. ana then serve
20 - q, ANNIE ENNIS.
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HIN. /; take d sugar biscuit and 60 out
d call 5E IN; he lands sui and or. UP
tf>arfN5l an Nv IKE his tongue out as
though to say IT'S 30 good. and he bob ~,
NV Wien we first got him, my brother was
riding hin and the saddle q, turned or aa
thc atrcet and would have killed my
bhrother Il the girth had not broken
one day brother was driy Yin I'll, the 1 Ta-
about "a one dozen chairs on him. bpt when
he ieli the horse stopped and waited tI un-
iii he had put the chalTs az n tne, WA aa
no ogn nothing had happened. He holds
back going down hill perfectly ,neau'i-
wy WV think he ID the very BEST Of horse.
hued: nx,xt aoin non Of t,aoinnnnnnnn
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There was an old woman.
She bought a little pig; ,3t.
Uh, uh. uh! n
IT was an old woman, I'M
sho bought little pig:
He wasn't very small
And he wasn't very big;
Uh. uh, uhl 4. l25.sE
Now, this little p!g old lots OF harm;
Uh, uh.. lh! t
Kicking up Ills actions on tho farm;
Uh, uh,, nhl y.
Now, this little pig laid down and died;
Uh uh, uh! FL
Now. this little pig DID lots Of harm
Now this little pig laid down and died;
And old grandmothsr BY his side;
Uh, uh, uh!
Juliet wept and Hannah mourneo;
Uh, uh, uh!
Juliet wept aid Hannah mourned;
Because old Borey wouldn't eat any corn;
rhe NH .i ~ th uaa tire. upon til. .h.lt;
Uh, iii. uhl
Then laid them three upon the shelf;
II you want any. more YOU can sing It
for yourself :.
Uh. =uh,3 uhl
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DOLL NELLY.

Doll Nelly is sick. II you want to know
what IS the matter with her ] will telDs
you. let her fall tina other day and.
cracked her head. and she Is sisters dollh,s
I have cot doll. hIy dolls name ids
Mary. My doll sometimes plays witA,
sisters doll. Sister, has zone away news'
and her doll can't play with mine .wheA
she Is sick. but hopeslle Will asoouln
we'll, for mother Is going to try to- Y u
her. and hope she can.t FIR know siss$
ter rather not have cracked head doll
BY sUSGE| N, BLAIR.
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tho woods stopped my. horse to watsl !,
deer ard dogs had now reached an open
field. which lies be tweci, Tho RAILROAD and
the public road. + could see the deer
ers; his color vas tlelcnte and beautiful.
When the ho.tids seemed .abput 70 spring
Upon him. he turned It bay and fought 4 t
Of tie lloyiinds over His head. 1t landed
ut least d hundred feet from the deer.
i Just then d freight train blew; the def
OVER The trnek,niid tho dogs followed! him.
nov wish the train might, have killed
the dogs, so the deer might have ESCAPED
But C did not. At last the deer, worn I,
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as a Quack Doctor at the great Fair OF
Leipzig.
A STORY FOR THE TIMES.

Ny little brother, Rob Roy. IS three
old Santa Claus brousht him a doll:
mash on his belt and he would slap his
hands together and play the tambourtnr
and cry. Rob Roy played with 1t awhile
ana found It very amusing, Presently
mamma was out for something. and on
returning to tho room found Rob Roy
up on the bed pumping baby Ralph In the
stomach. he said, Mamma. am mash
Ing in baby bnzzar's belt to make him
slap his hands and holler like my doll.
hope you can find room for this In
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MY HAPPY scHoOLDAYs

when + go to school always have
nice time. 7 like all Of my schoolmates,
and try to treat them with respect.
But sometimes they get mad with me.
might pass by some Of tho Httle girls
c1oaks. bonnets. hoods or knock them
down. and they look at me with scorn.
the rest of the day. but am st1' happy
as ever with them, and beg to ba ex-
cused. MY teacher Is always so good
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LITTLE MONKEY i3ss|
MooNsH1NEs

When the stars are bright IT y. W, q
Swimming 0n the corn stalks In 4thsF dsA 40
Dancing oar the meadow. floating down
Peepins through the window to; make thsS
children dream.
Failing through tho tree tops. tum al'lb''
Chasing bats and owlsts till the brsala|
Little monkey moonshine. on : mornins !.
Rides away to cloudland in a silver ear.
Tl-a5I Selected BY. NORMA WRIGHC..M
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MY LITTLE CAT

When I was q little baby kind friend!
gave me. a little kitten. which was very
fond Of her, had her until was eset
our YARD and brought a, dpg With them.
and my little cat did not like II. So ons
day went out into ths yard a T s : ~
thers Was my cat standing holding out
her paw: the dog had bit her paw om..
We were 50 sorry. b9t w aa BAD TO gro 9
little girl gave me another, am ten ten
Frpni, yoYy y I,tt t!sr, girl; SON Il
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ARE1L MARINER.
\. STORM.

p t48la l4iBt.@. 1:
Loud roar the waves no star Is seen
In all the murky sky.
And tossed about by angry winds, s5@t
Hut clear and Bright the beacon burns
From the lighthouse windows high.
Down u ii. beach ; {; fisher folk
Watch from the rocky scar.
While nearly wrecked.~a stately ship.
storm. driven from ufar.
Follows this bencors warning CLEAN,
And escapes the fatal bar Il
Il s::a ). .it.s I.
About their smo others knee.
And even In their frightened sleep
'- They. murmur drowsily :.
The prayer that every night they pray pray
For father on the sea-
Long seems the time. the captains w1te
ETows pale with grief and care.
Until one day a welcome step
Springs lightly up the stair
FOR God has ,brough! her sailor home'
any Selected t BY WALTER WILLIAMS.
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BY BURNETT LEWIS, Richmond.

al dashinr as the English Prince for
as ua7 n q 81 Anafned, When the hostler
bitches him to the wagon he is very apt
to kick up little antics. but, when me or
nv sister ride OF drive him he is as gen
Sometimes he gets away from the host
Ter and races and rants all over the
yard and garden and no one can catch
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STORY OF AN OLD HEN.

Once long ago there lived an OLD xo-s
They had lots OF pets. such as cats.
dogs dogs and chickens. One day an old hen
Was sick, and the little sirl played .aoss
tor. she put the hen in her dolls cfadls 4.
and doctored II until It gov well. y.
One aay her mother was alnsry, fs q
they we're very poor, and she wanted %
xiii the hen and eat It. Rut the oia nsn
thought she would be very WlssS 70 ne
hid In the barn In the nay ana re- IN
~ EVELYN y. IIARJs1aL 1T
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NAUGHTY NELLY.

Naughty Nellie one day,
An errand was sent
In the UNI breaa she stepped,
And away she went
High over the steeples. s-r
Up,aup did she float, -,
4 Far off through tho clouds $:
In this queer SAIL boat. .sSs
o. she stopped at the stars, n
Shs called at thsgmoon,
And when she got back.
Twas long after nopn, e
So ve1ed was her mamma, S.ta,. 4.
fss At where she had been II N " 4. X. 4,
p She closed the umbrella,
And shut her right In.
ALTHEA G.. EGGLE6TON.
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ANNIE ENNIS.
Lettuce Sandwiches.

An entire leaf OF lettuce Is seldom used
nowaday II, a sandwich. Instead the leaf
is cut in ribbons with scissors. put be-
twecr, two thin slices Of buttered white
bread. and seasoned with mayonnaise.
French dressing or salt, as preferred:
Lettuce should always be crisped before OF
,1sine, and only the heart leaves utilized.
-. - q III ANNIE ENNIS. NJ
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rim very slowly. Then the hunters soon
him in "a few minutes after he was shot
He was thrown across the back Of q
no rse. His antlers were very lage. It
seemed cruel to me to take p the ltfe OF
ture. Such Il was the sad end o. that
deer's life. have ntold the facts Just as
I = c!Li l B5MRIEE5sN%Ti1 cABELL WARMER.
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Grape Catsup.

Cook grapes to tender. strain through
sieve, and to five pounds OF pulp ado
three pounds OF sugar, one-halfHa table,
spoonful each of cinnamon, cloves. ALL
spice and pepper. with. one-half 2 tablo-
spoonful Of salt, ,,,,,
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Front yoYB5o H I't5!s Hg!rli; MASON,
LOVE IS BLIND.

They say the little god Is blind,
That adaEee ats ths day ge' 91nme p Ei,,.
She never needed half an eye.
But In these modern Leap Year days.
rIs SO true IsYh Ia Blinds Ills dazziing gaze,
but docs Il with bit OF gauze. -, :, -, -.
MASTER y, l. ROEEELsd;
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DEATH OFlAsDEER.
fATR1rn snowy

{ATRuE STORY
Last November as I was returning from
an early morning s ride, I. was very much
startled by q large deer. which crossed
me. Il was looping slowly, with It's head
thrown back. and In q Jew minutes the
dogs followed in hot pursuit. and then /
heard the hunters a.illttle way off In
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OUR l,]:| +, HORSE.

sor. 49, Ss5as'si t7t.tne is'nota thorough
Of Dse %. Is souIta sapproprate. for when he
ia wen groomed he clocks quite p9!nc1*'S'
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RECIPES
Steamed Pudding.

MIX toeethcr two and q half cupruls
Of graham flour, ono cuptul each OF
milk, molasses and seeded ra1slns, W.
s,,,,H tea spoonfuls OF soda, a pinch OF
aait, and half teaspoonful of ginger.
Steam two hours In a buttered mould.
neyor allowing the water to stop boiling
for a moment Serve with hard sauce
or q LIQUID sauce -, ,,,,>,1s
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erie Times Dispatch some time. II not,
1t Is all right.
Sister wants to write you a letter. That
Is ali this time. goodbye
JIM TED RHUDY.
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/. THE PIG SONG.

seven times ono to-day.
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HELEN &. BROWN.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-29
Spanking Good for Nerves"

Philadelphia, Pa.-"A large por-
ton of Our so-called child study
and modern upbringing of children
amounts to nothing more than
nerves i'll the nursery. When a
child learns that it is the center
and that its every thought act and
emotion is the subject of observa-
ton and study, then it is in a sure
way of nervous disorders later
This was the declaration of Miss
NJ. Adelaide Nutting, superior of
nurses at Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, before the College Club
in this city today. Her subject
was: What May Be Done in the
Home to Prevent Disease :" Re
garding the spelling of children,
she further said:
In the bringing up of children
there is called for a steadier and
wiser discipline than is generally
exercised. The child who obeys
without questioning or whimper-
ing is certifying himself against
future failure and loss of grip on
life. Nowadays if a child is dis
inclined to study we call in a nerve
specialist instead of using the old
fashioned word idleness and adj
ministering the good, old-fashion-
ed spanking"
Miss Nutting advised dress re-
form for women, more sanitary
homes and added;
Another important thing is the
housing of servants. In modern
apartment houses they are kept in
small, i'll ventilated rooms and in
any but the proper place. This is
a question that only women can
settle.
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PERSONALS.

John Ldghtbourn was Tassen-
ger to the Point this morning.
T. J. Hooks came down by yes
terday's train from La Blanca
plantation.
Will Egly came up from the
Point last evening and went down
again this morning.
Mrs. J. Fromme and little son
returned to their home at the Point
this morning, after short visit in
i'll the city.
c. H. Noble returned Thursday
afternoon from his trip to Hidalgo
county, and speaks in high praise
of what he saw there. He says
crops prospects on the irrigated
farms are fine, and says he was
especially impressed with what he
learned of the possibilities i'll alfal-
ia culture as demonstrated by John
Closner at the San Juan hacienda.
Vim. Briggs of Houston, Texas,
and D. K. Swift of Lake Charles,
La, who are prominently connect
ed with the Hidalgo Canal COM
pany, came down yesterday after
noon from Hidalgo, where they
have been inspecting the progress
of that enterprise. c. A. Lowry,
a capitalist from Jennings, La,
came with Messrs. Briggs and
Swift The party is stopping at
the Miller.
]. A. Tillnlan of L.ampasos, Tex
as, arrived here yesterday after
noon on a prospecting trip. Mr..
Tillman has been a subscriber to
THE HERALD recently for the pur-
pose of posting himself regarding
Brownsville and this section, and
was so favorably impressed with
what he learned through the paper
that he was influenced to come and
investigate personally.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-29

mediately made arrangements to
leave for Toledo, and left this
morning via Carter & Stems line
for Harrington to take the Lott
road. He is not certain as to
whether he will return to Browns
vile. Dr. Bowman has made quite
a number of friends during his
stay in Brownsville who sympa-
thize sincerely with him in his
misfortune, and who also hope that
he NAV conclude to return here.