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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
TRANCE ADVENTURES OF VEG AND NEG

NOR very long apart. for they were ex-
ceedinE fond of each other.
Although they were sisters. they never
uuarreled and that was beca,lse-well,
let me explain how it happened.
One day the two children came forth
from the hut clad In their suits of white
fur. Even their heads were covered with
tight fitting white furry hoods and their
gloves, too. were made OF the skin of the
white polar bear. Only their little brown
faces peered out from their clothes.
One of the little girls harnessed Mooki to
the sledge and jumping in bade her sister
follow.
mo-" said she. II DO not care to go off
in the sledge to-day. l would rather re-
main at home and help mend my fathers
coat with strips of fine leather. DO YOU
also stay here, since ] will not 60 with
you"
Her sister thereupon jumped out Of the
slcdse and. bidding Mooki stand still. she
said
Now wish to go past the village to
the bank near the ice foe. where my
father Is fishing. And wherefore shall
remain at homo because you refuse to &C
with Mooki and me?'
l OF course there was no answer to this
so the one who wanted to stay at home he
gan to sulk. and then to cry. Seeing this
the other said
Listen lO Nllat l. nave 10 say, S1Sler
We both know we'll that one Of us is Veg
and the other Neg. but we do not know I,
which Of us either name belongs. Is moi
this truc?'
YES" replied her sister drying her tear.
a little on the palm of her glove.
"Supposng then that you are Neg" con
tinued the other, land that 1t is /. Veg
who ride behind Nook. In that case Nel
cries because Veg goes forth; but see
you yourself may be Veg. and so you can
not cry because you yourself may be thu
ono who goes behind Nook. Is this no
so?"
Il THAT is So" agreed the sister. II ha'
not thought OF that, and, of course. it i
useless to quarrel since know not whethc
|, am Veg or Neg. and if quarrel Will
you, supposing you to be Veg, and yo
are Neg. then if / suppose myself to h
| Neg I shall be quarrelling with myself
: that is, of course, too silly. so let us agre
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near. How can you hope to hide me. you
who are so small"
Nothing simpler" replied the little girl
cheerily. You have only to open your
mouth very wide and remain quite still,
Will arrange the rest. But. remember. If
YOU shut your mouth until after my father
has passed by all IS lost
The giant bear promised obedience and
straightway opened his mouth until once
again 1t became a great cavern, and the
little Esduimau stepped inside directly and
dropping on all fours. she thrust one arm
far down tho beasts wide throat, at the
same time calling to her sister TO catch
hold Of her hand.
| Just 4 few minutes later Hyog and
Nook, with the sledge. came along, and
there, sitting side by side on the floor OF
a strange cave. where big white iciclcS
hung from the roof and seemed TO grow
up from the snowy ground before them
they found the sisters Veg and Neg. the!,
small brown faces wreathed in smiles
and as the little girls hoped up on the
siedge behind Nook and went Swimming
home across the snow covered plain they
said never word to their father about
the hiding place OF the great bear. which
was really very kind OF them. don't yol
think soc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
ito grow up like spikes Of ice out of tht

to grow up like spikes OF Ice out OF the
ground.
just then from the snowy plain below
Mooki began to bark loudly, and she knew
her father mad returned and would begin
seeking for her sister and herself. sac
must manage quickly, therefore. to re-
lease the other and determined to try The
only plan she could think Of.
The bear growled once more. and this
time she was sure her father would
hear it.
'Gr-rr-rrr-rrr-" he Numbered, "How
did you get out | say?'
perhaps l didn't get out at ALL" she
replied loudly, perhaps | am in there
now" and she pointed to his great shaggy
hide.
you see." she explained. I'VE don't
know whether I'm Veg or Neg, so how
am | 10 be sure whether I'm in there or
not?"
What sort Of foolish talk is this"
growled the bear angrily. II will soon
make sure whether You are in there. for
intend to eat you at once. Ii was your
father. the hunter Hyog. who slew my
baby bear, and that is why l opened my
mouth 80 you would think it was cave
and como in to be swallowed, but l really
do not see how you could have got out
again so quickly
Never mind about that" said the li.tle
Eskimo. do you hear the dog bark
ing below in tine plain? That Us Nook
who welcomes my father, Hyog the nunt-
or. Soon they Will come to seek us here,
and unless you d. exactly as | say my
father will shoot You. for even now If you
arise and attempt to get away the bulk o;
your big body will tower go high that my
father will be able TO see You from where
ne stands. All this is quite true. and also
that my father has promised ME a string
Of blue beads If he catches you. but do
lot caro- specially about the blue beads
because | have several strings of them at
home and I am sorry my father killed
your baby bear, so If you do as ! say
will glve you a chance to escape. but OF
course If you eat me cannot help you a,
,lall."
i Mooki barled again loudly and the great
bear shivcred in fright so that his white
fur stood all on end. He had sad reaso,
to fear the hunters and their guns
II will do as you say" he growled al
length. eff you will promise to save me
, but hear the steps Of the hunter drawing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
AN UNSUCCESSFUL HUNT.
IAN alphabetical rhyme.)

Just cwenty-six words in the follow
ing rhyme require primal letters, and
one complete alphabet will supply them.
After supplying the missing letters check
off the alphabet 10 be sure that no letter
has been used twice.
Willie Hunter ought dog.
And straish.way named him Rover;
Then took him 1t cross the fields
In search OF snipe or lover.
Tho dog. OF course enjoyed the port,
And harkad and risked about:
And when ne spied a flock OF birds,
Ucxly put them to out.
Come here" cried Willie; don't you
know
IT'S seiess ust to bark?
We've got to reep upon them slow.
Or lse wait round Ill ark"
Two ours alter III went home,
Exed with himself and Rover;
For they had Used their supper una
Had neither snipe nor plover.
"Ou wretched dog!" said Willie. wat.
/ know what will do.
III get un at mas and
III give you to the co.
C. NJ. L. BROWN.
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hH1S is not exactly n fairy story; it Is,
in fact, the account OF queer advcn-
ture that befell two little Eskimo
girls who once lived in far off Labra-
Fhcthcr it is really true l cannot tell, FOR
happened a long while ago; but mere Is
story and you may believe 1t or not
d as you llkc:- ALTA
k,hcn Veg and Neg were babies thelr
[mma could not tell one from inc other'
! looked so mucn alike, so IN order 10
kinguish them apart she tied strip vi
pd fish skin about Wey's wrist.
low, there were just four people IN tnat
ximo family-tIyog. the father Es-
30. who earned a living for tho
hers by hunting ard fishing; Dek, the
Ither Eskimo. who stayed at home
thc ice covered hut and minded the ba-
IS, Veg and Neg, the babies themselves
b their sledge dog named Nook.
bck thought she had a great deal 10 10
khc small hut, which wasn't much larger
An your spare bedroom, but the rs
hos are not Industrious people. and 1t II
st often lazy people who imagine them
ives hardened with work: that is WHY
Rg and Neg were left to play about on
) floor Of the hut as soon as they were
g to crawl.
DGk ulu not nave TO tTouDle iitlS'ii hi"'
but changing her babies clothing, foi
by had only one suit apiece and these
re made exactly alike out Of the skin OF
polar bear. which had been shot d!
yog.
bne day Dek decided to make the beds, a
Blk which | regret to say she seldom
|dertook. OF course. her beds were moi
all like ours. There were no mattross'
r soft blankets nor white. sweet smell
/ sheets of linen, and all Dek had to dc
Is to shake and lay smooth two furry
es Of animal skins which lay in q
lmpled heap in the corner of the hut.
While she was thus engaged, Veg ant
fg played about on the floor. and after
while the little strip of fish skin dropped
noticed from the small brown wrist o
leg.
When Dek saw the skin bracelet or
|e floor she picked 1t up and stopped t
! 1t on Weg's wrist once more, when sud
|nly she paused in a puzzle. How coult
Ie attach 1t to Veg when she could no
II the babies apart? For a moment Del
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
A NEW GAME.
The Little Red Twins,

Tie twins are two little princes. Which
of the children playing the game shall be
the princes Is decided by drawing from a
bag of buttons. agates or chips, only two
of which are red. Each one keeps the re-
suit OF his drawing secret. When it is
over the hostess or leader OF the game
tells this story
There were once two little princes who
always wore red velvet suits. Finally
their father died, and the two boys began
to talk together as to which was the
favorite of the people and which ought TO
he king. Neither one was older than the
other. and their father had not appointed
either TO the throne. After long argu-
ment one twin exclaimed: Each shall
give our subjects all tho good things he
possesses, and the people shall choose
which one they will follow. This will
raise two great armies for us. and then
we will have battle and see who shall
win the kingdom Now one twin had 4
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
You Could r1of Tell 0Ne
Hor~ IKE OTTER. ~


Great snowy icices hung from the roof
and grew up from the ground directly in
front of the entrance The interior seemed
ITO he lined with red velvet and a delicious
warm breeze blew gently from within.
The little girl stepped over the fringe OF
sharp pointed iciclcs ana. finding the red
carpet of the cave very soft and warm, she
lay down and curled herself up for nap,
when suddenly the roof of the cave closed
down with a smart snap and she was
plunged violently down a long, dark tunnel
into Il very black place. where she could
not see at all.
Let me out. Let me out" she
screamed. But there was no reply, and
she continued to scream and KICK for she
did not know that the big cave was really
the open mouth of the giant bear, who
mad. indeed, Just swallowed her.
After while along came the other little
Eskimo, who had been looking every
where for her sister.
When she beheld the great white body
of the bear curled up on the Ice fast
asleep, her first thought was to find her
father and tell him 10 come and capture
his prize, hut she did not know where to
look for him, so she decided to hide nearby
and watch the bear. and when her father
returned to call out to him so that he
would discover the hiding place OF the
bear before the big animal had time to get
away.
While she was thinking about this she
fancod she could hear her sisters voice
Il long way off. She listened attentively
and, to her establishment. perceived that i,
seemed to como from under the fur coal
Of the bear. He was sleeping so soundly
that she dared to creep nimbly up beside
him and lay her head against his shagg,
side. and then she plainly heard her sis.
ter calling:--
Let me out! Let me outr'
Now there was only one thing to b(
done, and that had to be accomplished al
quickly as possible. The bear had swal
lowed her sister-that was plain to b,
heard but she must get her out somehow
before their father came by. tor suppose
he should shoot the bear before she had q
chance to explain her sisters dilemma
And suppose the shot should 20 throueq
the wrong place, her sister would b.
killed. Of course and that would put AZ
end to their good time as well as to thu
bear. Another thing which troubled hel
greatly was her uncertainty a. to which
course. she did not know whether she wal
Veg or Neg, and 80 was not at all sur,
whether II was she or her sister which tn,
bear had swallowed. Her perplexity grow
a moment later when the hear opened .
huge eye slowly. and. taking In her appear
ance with surprise. growfed out in a big
deep voice:-
"Hello. how did you get oN?"
The little Eskimo did not reply, bu
stared at the bear with q finger in he
mouth.
Hello" growled the bear again. and hi
loud voice made the icy ground split an
crack all about them. Hello. / thought
swallowed you little while ago. How di
you get out agadn?" and he yawned sleep
lily.
When she saw the bear yawn the llttl
girl knew that her sister had mistaken hi
great open mouth for a cave. for that wa
/ what It resembled. with the big whit
teeth like icicles overhead and seemin
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23

garden full of red roses, pansies. birds,
trees to climb. a brook to wade in and n
splendid place to have picnlcs in. while
tho other had a big house with great big
garnet fun of trunks of dresses, suits.
swords. hats and guns and whole rooms
Of mechanical toys that squeaked and
moved about. an automobile and n doll
with eyes that opened and shut"
Now" asks the story teller. (which
Of these princes will you join" and the
children take sides according as they like
the possessions that either one has. This
is rather an exciting moment in the game,
for no one knows which OF the others will
be the princes or under whose leadership
he is to battle. Even the holders of the
red buttons choose. too. so that they may
not then be recognized. When the two
sides are formed the twins discover them
selves by showing the red buttons and 9.
tug OF war for supremacy follows, both
sides pulling on a piece Of string that has
been made bright with colored paper
strcamerS.
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never to quarrel again" And they never
did.
On another day one Of the sisters drew
up before tho hut with the sledge and
Mooki. After she had embarrassed the
dog she fed him with scraps Of dried fish
Which he ate from a gourd made Of the
tough hide of some animal, then she
pushed aside the great skin which was
the curtain at their doorway, and went into
the house to cat her meal of raw fish ano
whale fat.
Now. while this does not sound a:
though 1t were an appetizing meal. the
little Eskimo enjoyed it immensely
/ When she had eaten a portion she looked
with greedy eyes at the share which hac
been set aside for her sister, who was
gone forth to fish with Hyog and had moi
yet returned. Dek, who noticed that the
child looked with longing eyes at her sis
ters food. began to reprimand her say
Ing
i You have eaten your share; the resi-
you shall not touch" The little girl shut
up her black eyes just like a small ow
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Pood looking down perplcxedly at the two
hildren, with their round brown faces
nd fiat little noses. and then she threw
be bracelet in the fire on the hearth. for
tier all 1t really did not matter which
as which.
After that nobody, not even the neigh
prs in the Eskimo village, could tell Veg
rom Neg.
Now this puzzling state OF affairs re-
llted in some good and also in some mis-
hief. as you shall hear.
When Veg and Neg grew old enough
hey were allowed to play out OF doors.
nd after time they learned to harness
fooN to their small sledge and drive
bout the village, which consisted of a
lumber OF small huts like the one in which
hey lived.
Often they went together behind Nook
ne driving the dog. the other holding hei
ster tightly about the waist as the
ledge flew over the snow covered ground
onetimes one remained at homo while
er sister drove off in the sledge, though
host often they did not remain very fai
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
NY DOLLS.

NV dolls can do most everything,
Can walk and talk and sleep,
And turn their heads and arms and legs,
And some of them can creep;
And then there is my baby doll,
Why. she can even drink.
The one thing / would like to know,
Is how to make EN- think.
When 7 asked Pa IL he knew how
He smiled and looked so funny.
And said he guessed that If he knew
"Twould save him lots of money;
He says a lot OF crown-up folks
Can talk and eat and drink,
But he don't think there's any way
They can be made to think.
ANNA MARBLE.
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and thought very hard for a minute; then
she said to her mothor:-
IF | am Veg l have been fed. Is this
not SOP"
Yes 1t is So" said her mother.
But" continued she, ''if l am Neg. I
am still hungry. for ! have not eaten;
therefore this may be my meal and she
pulled before her the bowl containing the
other portion and began to eat. Now,
she said to her mother when she had
swallowed all there was. "Now you may
feel happy. for If | am Veg l have filled
my appetite, and if l am Neg we are
both fed 50 there's an end 10 IT.. Ana
how could her mother say this was not
truth?
Many other tales l might tell YOU of the
queer adventures which befell the twins.
of how their mother was compelled to give
up Spanking them since if she spanked
one, it might pcrchance be the good in
stead of the naughty child who received
the punishment. and II she spanked both'
then the innocent child was bound TO
suffer with the one who had fallen into
mischief; also of how. when one little girl
| fell i'll and was forced to take the nastiest
| of medicine, they were sometimes given
by mistake to the we'll little girl; but OF all
the things that happened to them the
strangest was this which occurred just af-
| ter the little sisters had been made happy
by the gift of two beautiful new white
suits made out of the skin of n huge polar
, bear. which their father had hunted fol
nearly a year. and had at great risk sue
! cecded in Staying.
! IT was said in the village, that the great
bear which lfyog had slain was after all
only Il baby, and that the father hear was
the largest and ficrcest polar ever seen
There were some who declared they had
seen it proving about the village at night
and these people said that the head of the
giant bear alone was as big as a hut
\ When IIyog heard these tales he deter
mined to kill it # he could, 50 he set off
! for that purpose one day. followed by
Veg and Neg. who begged to be allowed
to accompany him as far as the ice hills,
which divided the course IF his journey in
half Tho ice hills skirtcd vast. snow
covered plain OF several miles in diameter,
so the little EsquimauX harnesscd Nook.
70 the sledge, and when they had arrived
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23

and thought very hard for n minute; then
she said to her mothcr:--
IF l am Veg l have been fed. Is this
NOT sop
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-03
FEWER LIVES LOST AT SEA
Only Twenty-Five Passengers and
500 Sailors Die in Ocean, De-
clares British Document.

London.-An official return Just is
sued shows that fewer lives were lost
at sea last year than in any OF the last
25 years.
The lives lost numbered 624-599
sailors and % passengers The aver
age loss of life at sea for the last rs
years is 1913 persons a year
There were 5,765 accidents to vessels
sufficiently serious to be recorded. In
$50 cases there were total losses of YES
sells owing to various causes, 10 YES
sells foundered, 1SS stranded, Sc went
to the bottom as the result of COLI
sions, and Is sailed from some port
never to return.
1t is worth noting that of the vessels
lost two had sailed the seas safely for
more than so years, five for more than
40 years, and q for more than 20
years.
By way of contrast, it is interesting
to note that $3.50 lives were saved last
year as far as British coasts are con-
cerned, and 1924 of these were off the
coasts of the British isles
The rocket apparatus saved 235. life
boats rescued 4S9, coast guard boats
2O5, passing ships SIS while 100 were
saved In the ships own boats.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-03

could have been simply stated, without
bringing up the records in the case
Rule s, to which attention is called,
reads as follows.
Bills of exceptions shall contain
only such statements of facts or evil
dence and only such pa pers as may be
necessary to explain the bearing of the
rulings upon the issues or questions in
volved; undisputed facts shall be so
stated, and not the evidence from
which they are or may be deduced.
In the other case, Middleditch IS.
Kawananakoa, the court reverses the
First Circuit Court. 1t holds that the
fact that an attorney is plaintiff in an
action does not bar him from adding
the statutory attorney fees 10 the
judgment.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-03
THE BRIGHT SIDE

of life. It is feeling common
to the majority of us that we
do not get quite the amount of
happiness we are entitled to.
Among the countless things
which tend to make us more or
less miserable i'll health takes
first place. Hannah More said
that sin was generally to be at
tributed to biliousness. No doubt
crippled liver with the result
ing impure blood, is the cause of
more mental gloom than any
other single thing. And who
can reckon up the fearful aggre-
gate of pain, loss and fear a
rising from the many diseases
which are familiar to mankind;
like vast cloud it hangs over
multitude no one can number.
You can see these people every
where. For them life can scarce
iy be said to have any "bright
side" at all. Hence the eager
ness with which they search for
relief and cure. Remedies like
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
have not attained their high po-
sition in the confidence of the
people by bald assertions and
Boosting advertisements. They
are obliged to win it by doing
actually what is claimed forthem.
That this remedy deserves it's
reputation is conceded. It is
palatable as honey and contains
the nutritive and curative prop
critics of Pure Cod Liver Oil,
combined with the Compound
Syrup of Hypophosphites, Ex-
tracts of Malt and Wild Cherry.
Nothing has such a record of
success in Scrofula, Influenza,
Throat and Lung Troubles, and
emaciating complaints and dis
orders that tend to undermine
the foundations of strength and
yigour. Its use helps to show
LIES brighter side. Professor
Reddy, of Canada, says ''I have
much pleasure in stating that l
have used it in cases of debility
and found it to be a very valu-
able remedy as well as pleasing
to take" You cannot be disap-
pointed in it. Sold by chemists.