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marking. Perhaps he's no, /. weii.bsed

rcmarking: Perhaps he's not q weiibred
specimen
He's well Dreaded, at any rate" said the
ehimpanzee. and before the others could
jump on him for making such a poor joke
the kangaroo pulled book from it's pouch
saying: Here's a little book called The
Mr.. Natural History of the Exhibits. Let's
see what II says about him. All, here it is.
Number IL, Genus Homo. etc. This is a
fair average specimen, and was caught
stealing a piece of mince pie from a closet
shelf "
That amt So shouted Dickey. nobody
saw me-
What strange sounds IL makes" MUIR
INJURED the zebra. but the Kangaroo went
right on reading:
1T is famous for It's conceit. Once 1t
was told the ice would not bear. but II
went skating, fell in. caught a bad cold
and"
stop or I'll kill you." shouted Dickey.
but the kangaroo read right along.
p" And almost died. Another time 1t
thought 1t could fly from the roof OF the
barn to the ground. and 1t did. only the
ground seemed to rise up suddenly and hit
| him so hard that he was in bed for a
week"
IF you don't stop I'll have you made
| into slippers and Shoes" screamed Dickey.
/ but the animals were all laughing so much
| 1t is doubtful If he was heard.
1T is properly called omniverous' "
/ went on the kangaroo, because il will
| eat most anything a any time but 1t pre-
] ferS meat of bird, beast or fish,"
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mond Of the chicagos. He taught me

mond of the chicasos. He taught me
some"
Redmond. the finest pitcher in the Ma
tional American League! Redmond, whose
name every boy knew as we'll as his own!
Amusement and incredulity were pictureu
| on every face; Johnny, like a true general.
grasped the situation.
Phil, give him your suit, commanded
the captain, and Phil obediently changed
clothes with Adolf. who put on the dusty
garments amid dead silence in the dressing
room.
Now, get into the box said Johnny
grmly. adding, as they trooped out:
We've got to get those fellows on the run
this inning were goners."
Who's pitching?" inquired Jean of Mary
as the eighth inning commenced. Why.
It's Adolf" she cried land see. they can't
hit the ball at ALL /Hurrah. I said he was
| a mascot"
the crowd. which was fairly impartial, and
the mad yells Of the Ellens. he put the
Essex men out in ore,. two three order
both innings. and the Ellens scored two
more runs in the ninth. Denny MeCor-
mick. who came in last. insisted on lying
on the plate. kicking up his heels and
shrieking with delight, until commanded to
desfst by his captain.
The score was S4 In favor of the Ellens,
and great was their joy returning in the
train. They sang, they danced. they
whooped. until gr1nning passengers from the
other cars came in to see the fun.
The Ellens won many other games during
their career. but never one which gave them
more satisfaction than this. which had
seemed lost SO many times.
Three cheers for the captain yelled
somebody as the train pulled into Chester
ton. and while Johnny blushed furiously
they gave them with a vim. Jean and Mary
adding their shrill voices to the din and
little Malcolm waving his flag
tThe end.)
Copyright. 1905 by Margaret L. Wallace
All rights reserved)
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A Curious Indian Custom.

Many strange Indian tribes live around
Hudson bay. The Creek and Nascoppie
Indians are among these tribes who have a
peculiar custom in regard to their dead.
AS soon as one OF their number Is dead
the surviving relatives place the dead one
In box which they beg from the Hudson
Bay Company. The size Is OF no account
In this box are placed. with a loaded gun,
a powder horn. a tobacco pouch, a flint
stone for striking fire, the snowshoes for
travel and an AK
This box is then carried to the top of
the nearest hill and set there with stones
upon the top of it. For ten days 1t IS left
undisturbed, and then the relatives remove
the gun and other valuables, believing that
by that time the dead one has reached the
happy hunting grounds and has no fur
ther for them.
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Children. the officer Is Fight. II is wrong
to quarrel and fight. Just think of that
A bug crawled out OF a hole one day
And picked a fight with q bird
The bird few of TO the top OF q tree
No more of that bug was heard.
The bird then thought he was very brave.
And picked fight with hawk.
And the way that poor bird vanished
For while caused good deal OF tak.
The hawk felt brave after victory
And picked fight with lynx.
When she never came back the neighbors paidt
Served her right. the quarrelsene mink"
The lynx felt SO good with the hawk inside
That he picked a fight with Ion
Is cryin' and crsIn' and crylR'
The lion. emboldened made M his mind
That in man only his match lac could find,
And the last that heard
The hawk and the bird.
The Hon. the LYNX and the hug,
Who qusrrpled through life
Have ended their strife.
Nicely tanned as lion skin rug.
True for We. true. true" said the eIe-
plant, as he swung his trunk around like
a policemans club. Sure 1t all comes
back to that same Janus Homo we have I'm
the cage there"
Let's kin him." screamed a lot or them
And for a moment Dickey was badly
frightened. Then the old lady said: NO.
nor
And for very good reasons" added the
elephant. In the first place. note the
strength of those bars. and in the second,
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'The horrid things"' chartered the ami
mails. Isn't 1t dreadful! Let us get at
himr'
But likes best continued the kanga-
roo. What 1t is told Is not good for It,
Once 1t started to live on green apples and
! when the doctor got through with tt 1"
Stop that l say! Stop it!' again Shrek
ed Dickey. but happily for him something
occurred to stop the reading.
Two young ostriches began quarreling
one claiming that it's mothers plumes
were worth more than those of the other
and as they all began taking sides It look
ed as If there would be fight, when the
elephant came along swinging his trunk
right and left acting and talking just like
a policeman.
Go on out of this" he said. stop your
racket. sure you're worse than that Janus
Homo in the cage, and I've known them
to murder one another at the drop of a
pin
When he had restored order dgnified
old lady who looked like mountain said:
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An Egyptian Baby Custom.

When a little baby comes to an Egyptian
mother and father the mother anxiously
awaits the day when II shall first be car
ried to the sea. there to notice crocodile.
One OF the first lessons taught to the little
folks OF this race Is that they shall gaze
intently upon every crocodile that they are
fortunate enough to come upon. The
Egyptians believe that crocodiles bring
luck. the more crocodiles the more luck
II the new baby shows any interest at all
when his eyes first rest upon crocodile his
start In life is regarded as prosperous
When ll:.ie Egyptians fall sick they are
carried miles to look upon one of these
animals. All Egypt. from the lowest to the
highest, knows that to look upon his royal
ugiiness will cure illness and stimulate the
appetite of the sick child fortunate enough
to gaze upon him.
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CHAPTER VII.
The Game.

1t was fully ten minutes after the train
had started before one OF the Ellens said.
where's Elt?"
Where indeed? The train was searched.
and the boys dropped back into the car
faces solemn with the fearful conviction
that their pitcher had been left behind.
Il saw him go off," declared Horace,
land he said he was going TO get a drink.
/ suppose he didn't know how short the
time was. oh, rats! What a shame"
The game is as good as lost" declared
Phil English, the other pitcher MY arm
all right for a while, but whatever shall we
do after that?"
AS the others discussed their bad luck,
how angry Elton would be, and what might
have delayed Len. Johnny sat his hands
in his pockets. frowning at the rapidly
moving landscape. To him whispered Jean:
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had one once that tasted very good. I'd
like to taste that one
"Goodness!" thought Dickey. I'm glad
the bars are so thick"
'I'll make him come down." said the
chimpanzee. and he threw a pebble which
stung Dickey. so he dropped to the floor to
look for something to throw back.
He found what Seemed to be a large
stone. but was really half a loaf of very
stale bread Selling 1t. he threw it at the
chimpanzee with all his might, saying:
You think I'm a monkey. do you? Take
that"
The bread struck the bars, however, and,
bounding back. hit him so hard between
the eyes that for an instant he thought he
had fallen into the milky way, there were
so many stars about, and he had to sit
down quickly to keep from falling.
At this the animals laughed. the zebra
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The Mamma Bear Takes Her Two Baby
Bears A-Berrying.

One bright, sunny day in July mamma bear
took her two baby bears out to pick black
berries Each had a little basket tied
about his neck to put the berries in.
The berries tasted so good. that they
did not mind the prickly briars that stuck
into their soft paws.
On the way one of the little bears said
to his mamma, IT am not baby bear any
longer I am big bear. I want to pick my
berries all alone" And away he ran.
This wiIlful bear filled his basket and sat
by the roadside to eat his berries.
A sly black spider let itself down from
a branch and bit the bear on the ear. He
was so greedy eating that he just put up
his paw and brushed it away.
Soon the spider let itself down again, this
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ITS hard" he said later, but think 1
can do It,"
1t certainly was hard to spring up. grasp
the gas fixture. pull himself up, twist his
legs around It. and start It going like
swing, and when he had done so he was
surprised to find that the walls of the room
had changed to iron bars. around the out
side of which were grouped an assortment
of animals looking at him In wonder.
What, Is it?' asked a camel.
Why. can't you ready' answered the
emu. The sign says:
% Genus homo Young male.
Habitat everywhere
Omnivorous. -
Does that mean that IT'S boy who eats
everything?" asked the camel
Precisely" replied the emu.
What dreadfully bad TASTE" remarked
the camel
"oh. I don't know put in the tiger. II
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though he may not be a very fine specimen,
being at times Quarrelsome and hard to
deal with tonly he pronounced 1t harrud
ter dale Wild, and has an appetite Ike a
cormorant Saving your presence) :" he add
ed as he bowed to the bird of that name.
There's likely a lot of other Januses
Homos that think he has the makings of
a president or something in him. and IL
you got at him they'd likely come down
here and bring those iron things that spit
fire, and soon you'd all be rugs and hats
and shoes and shoe strings"
Thank you" said Dickey. and was 60
ing to say more when the eagle said:
I'm going to scream at him anyway"
and he screamed so loud that Dickey
sprang backward, bumped his head against
a bed post, and when he had rubbed his
head and eyes awhile he said:
Goodness! that's that old rooster crow
ing under my window, and it's morning
Well, the next time l go to a circus L won't
eat any mince pie just before going to bed
that Is, unless somebody gives it to me-"
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tip of his nose.
The mamma bear felt sorry for her will
full baby, and told him to put his head in
her lap. She licked the bite until the pain
was gone. She gave him some of his
brothers berries and told him that the
spiders bites were his Just punishment for
running away.
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turned into purple. This color was adopted
by the king OF the country where Alonzo
lived as the color of royalty and has thus
remained to this day
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WORD SQUARE.
CROss- WORD ENIGMl

My hrst Is in attic and also In ant;
My second is In uncle, but never in pant
My third is in tailor and also in taunt;
My fourth is In truer and also in daunt;
My tiff Is in dreamer, but never In tear;
My sixth Is In shining, but never I'm clear;
My whole is season which makes many sad.
But when there Is sunshine we all should be glad.
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The Other Side Of the Show.
By RALPH WILBUR.

N.Y." sighed Dickey as his head sank
deep In the soft pillow. I'm tired. but the
show was greaf.'
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DOUBLE BEHEADINGs.

I. To display and leave a relation.
2. The roof OF the mouth and leave tardy.
3. A county and leave anger.
4. To register and leave a line.
5. To discourse on a religious subject and leave
every.
The initials Of the remaining words spell girls
e,ue.
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[NUAzz@ N !
IAA1sYey Wi;::.

WORD SQUARE.
1. GUN
2. Use
g. MET
POSTMAN'S BAG.
I. Coin-eon. 2. Grieve-give. 8. Sweet-wee
WORD PUZZLE.
l. Cruel crewel. 2. Brake. break, brake.
DIAMOND.
!. C,
q OCEAN
4. CLEAv YER
3. DAVID
q. NED
z.
PROyERB.
Time and tide wait for no man.
CONUNDRUM.
One you have to wind, while the Other winds 10
self.
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DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
snan a f}nvpar and ,n1

DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
My primals spell flower and my finals when II
blooms.
1. Spirits. 2. A fruit. 3. Used in illumination.
4. barren waste. 8. To compose 6. A patent
medicine. .SSound Of drum. g. A fruit 0.
Peril
WORD SQUARE.
l. bill Of exchange. 2. One who rides. g.
French farewell. 4. Is sensible of. 5. Reliance.
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CHARADE.

My first Is proposition, my second is way
Of making faded garments look new my third Is a
girls name; my first, second and third might
frighten you; my fourth and fifth are a fruit and
a city.
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RIDDLE

I may be of steel Cardboard
You may get your ear:
IL / am overheated you'll not travel far. my dearI
But never get into me. Now I'm my name 10
clear
The Washington times., 1905-06-02
AOACOSTIANS FIGHT
AGAINST LIGHT CARS
Object to Being Compelled to Transfer
at Bridge--Appeai to Railway
and Commissioners.

Anaeostia citizens may resort to the
courts to prevent the street railway
company from continuing to transfer
passengers from heavy cars used on the
Washington end OF the Anacostla line
II the present light cars which run from
the north end of the Anacostta bridge
10 the Anaeostia terminus of the road. I.
At a meeting of the Anacostia Citizens
association last evening, the committee
on railroads reported they had held
conference with the railroad officials
and had been informed that the proposed
transfer was made necessary by the or
Ger of Engineer Commissioner Biddle
prohibiting the use of the heavy cars
CT. the old bridge.
The committee had requested Comnis-
sioner Biddle to revoke his order and al
low the establishment Of the through
service to Anacostia. He had promised
to reopen consideration of the matter,
but held out little hope to the delega-
ton.
The railroad committee was instructed
to use It's own discretion In employing
an attorney and applying for an intunc-
ton to prevent the transfer at the
pit /" It was urged that the railroad
company had no right u require pas
sengers to transfer from ore car to an
other going In the same aIrect1on.
The railroad committee consists of C..
T. Linger, chairman. II. NJ Johnson, ].
c Leonard, J. ". Tolson and z. r.
Py1es.
A committee consisting of DR.. Haven
ner, r. b. Buckley and j. w. Tolsoa
was appointed to call upon a. e. Ram
ole, president OF the East Washington
Heights Railroad Company. asld petition
him to have that line extended down
Minnesota avenue to Anaeostia. in ac-
&C rdance with its charter.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows:
sewers-M Messrs. Minnix. Marbury and
Eube.
Streets and Highways-H n john
son, Charles Burr and r. b. Buckley.
SchooIs-Dr. r. A. PyIes, T. j. Moore
and George O. Watson.
Police and Fire-J w. Tolson, J. C.
leonard and A. b Suit.
The Washington times., 1905-06-02

and so long as their departments CON-
tinue to show the good effects Of their
supervision it can be taken as settied
that the President will want no change.
In developing the Interior Department
land fraud cases. the Missouri Cabinet
official has more than met the expee-
tations of his friends. To them the high
est commendation of his work Is that he
is so harshly criticised from time TO
time by high offeeholders. who also
happen to be- @insistent offlee-hunters.
or k,.llo regard the Government lands as
fair prey for spoilsmen.
Secretary Wilson has SO developed the
Department OF Agriculture, that the
farmers of half the States In the Un-
Ion would be mp in arms were ne 10 De
slipplanted in official life. While most
Cabinet members do well IL they are
regarded as truly representative OF their
own commonwealth, Mr.. Wilson WORK
for the farmers has made him much
more than an Iowa member OF the Cabi-
net. He is claimed as strongly Dy The
cotton and tea growing South as by the
wheat and corn growing West, while
New England and the Middle states
praise his watchfulness over farm ami
mails to prevent contagious diseases
from getting a foothold. Ee has MADE
himself national character IN t.aF
greater measure than the average Iapl-
net member, and this fact IS fury ap-
ureciated by the party leaders ABOUT
election time Thus about half the Capi-
net is considered proof against cnanse
fer the immediate present, II not IoT
long time to come
The Washington times., 1905-06-02
Rogestvensky Had Hoped
To Evade Japs in Fog

TOKYO. June "A dispatch received
from Sasebo. where Admiral Rosest-
vcnsky was taken after his capture.
says the Russian commander has Of
fered an explanation of his action in
taking the course through the Korean
straits, which it had not been expected
he would attempt.
Rogestvensky said he hoped to clear
the straits OF Tsu-shima under cover
of the heavy fog which prevailed. A
southwest gale suddenly cleared the
fog away and revealed the movement
OF his fleet, and laid the vessels open TO
Togo's attack.
The sinking of the JemchEg. unoffi-
cially reported since the battle, has been
confirmed.
One story which Is told by survivors
OF the battle is that in the extremity
o. the fight 14o helpiessly wounded Rus
sian soldiers on the OTel were thrown
overheard because theiS cries OF pain
and visible agony seriously affected the
men who were working the guns.
The municipality has arranged a gala
program for celebrating the great vic
tcry Today the whole city is enjoying
q holiday The city has been decorated
with flags in every quarter. The people
have turned out in great numbers
Special exercises and sports OF ali
kinds were held at Hibiya park. Mem
hers of the naval staff occupied prom
snent positions on the platform.
The Washington times., 1905-06-02
ALPHA BETA PHI
HAS A GOOD TIME

AS a conclusion to a series OF happy
meetings during the year the members
OF the Alpha Beta Phi Fraternity of
George Washington University met last
night In the Highlands
Before the business meeting dinner
was served in one Of the banquet halls.
Toasts were responded TO by Profs.
Vance and Earnest, of the law school:
Dean Hodgkins. Of the department of
arts and sciences: DR.. > e. Jones, DR..
] B. Gregg Gusts. J. L. Baldwin, Guy
Pritehard, and a. Y. Smell.
The members Of the Alpha Beta Phi
present Were Messrs. Paul E. Sleman, J.
I. Baldwin. Fred Burnett Rhodes. A. V.
Smell, Eugene L. Gaddess, A A Fisher,
". II. MCDOWELL. Charles F. Gerry, r.
a. Hooe. Messrs. Ball, conard. and
Chapel. and Profs. Vance, Earnest, and
Hodgkins. Among the guests present
were Guy Pritchard. DR.. LIE Merle. DR..
". s Frankland, DR.; j. 3. Gregg Gus
tbs. DR.. j. E. Jones. DR.. G.. W. n. Gus
It's, and Messrs. James and Lewis.
The Washington times., 1905-06-02
LlnTHIcUM INSTITUTE
CLOSES SCHOOL YEAR

The scholastic year at Linthicum IN
stitute Georgetown. was brought to a
close last night, when the class present
ed a program and members received
prizes for their work.
Two farce comedies by pupils Of the
school, and dialect recitations by Irwin
n. Hoffman. made up the program.
Prizes were awarded by E. B. Hay
as follows: First prize. sl5 In gold to
George Wilkinson; second prize, $40 In
gold. to Washington E shipman; third
prize, S. In gold, TO John Murphy W. J.
lsrick received the prize In the depart
ment of mechanical and architectural
dra wing.
Honorable mention was given to Am
brose E. Hayes. Earl Mattingiy, George
Degenhardt. Robert Phelps, Frank Ten
nyson, Earl Kump, Harvey Huddleson,
Richard Robertson, Walter Frick, Law
renee E Moore, Randolph Fell, H. A
Chapman. John Harper, and Joseph Il.
Lyddane. Those awarded honorable men,
tion in the department of mocha nical
and architectural drawing were George
Wilkinson, r. Bland Phelps, Walter S.
Phelps, John A Murphy, and T. T. Dom
aldson.
The Washington times., 1905-06-02
ILLINOIS SOCIETY GIVES
CUP TO CAPTAIN KELLEY

Capt Leverett NJ. Kelley. retiring pres
ident of the Illinois Republican Associa-
ton. was presented with a solid silver
loving cup by the members of that as
sociation at its meeting in the G. A, r.
Hall last night
The presentation was made by the
newly elected president, Isaac R. Hit
jr.. who in presenting Captain Kelley
with the token spoke of the gallant mill
tary history OF the retiring president,
and also of his service with the Gov
ernment in civil life
Theodore De Land l. B. Stine. r.
Stone Jackson and Mrs. John A. Logan
also spoke. Mrs. Logan eitcitfng con-
tinued applause. especially so when she
said that when among IlIino.sans she
always felt that she was among her
stanchest friends.
Tae evening closed with a reception
by Mrs. Logan. who was unanimously
elected member OF the association.
The Washington times., 1905-06-02
Togo's Flagship, Mikasa,
Suffered Greatest Losses

TOKYO. June Announcement is
made that the japanese losses in the
great naval battle in Korea Straits We're
11s officers and men killed and 424 wound
ed
These revised figures give a total
which is considerably less than the esti-
mate of $50, which was made by Admir-
al Togo,
The Mikasa. the flagship of Admiral
Togo suffered the most in the fighting,
showing that the Russians did their ut
most 10 put the large warship out of
action. The number OF killed ana wound
ed Is given at siXty-three.
The Russians losses, according TO the
latest figures received, are 1000 men
killed, and 8, 600 prisoners.
The Washington times., 1905-06-02
YOUNG BARONESS
MUST FACE TRIAL

it 70 a speedy end. and. l feel sure, she
would not he long In this country If this
trouble were behind her. She Is not
thriving well amid her present environ
ments: her nervous system is on the
verge OF collapse aud her mental agony
is simply pitinhle.
u question very seriously whether any
iafl ever held any prisoner whose agony
was more iutoierable than hers has been
stnco have been acquainted with her; !;
II would he next to impossible to crowd
more suffering of an indcscrbable char
acter within the same space of time
Her suffering would be Intense. under
tho circumstances, even If she were in
deed criminal; but, being absolutely
her degree Of suffering Is tenfold great
eH
~ an convinced that she is innocent
absolutely innocent. of any wiliful
wFonsdoinss simply the unfortunate
victim ef an unfortunate mistake