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boys"
Ned sat on his knees, a serious express
sion coming over his face. Then rising
slowly he pushed the pennies toward
Bess, saying as be did SO: "oh, keep your
money, Bess. I'd be ashamed to take It,
and you'd be the loser II l did"
mo, ia not be the loser II by giving
away my pennies I'd get liberty for the
dear little rabbit and the ground SPUR
REL"
"Well, I'll set 'em free-if it-pleases
you. Bess," declared Ned.
mo, not to please me, but to make the
dear little unhappy animals happy" cor
rected Bess "Come-let's let the ground
squirrel out FIRST. We can set him free
right back there on that vacant iot--noth-
ing will hurt him."
Eyes, that's where | got him." con-
fesseA Ned.
few minutes after the little ground
squirrel had been allowed his liberty
Bess and Ned, pulling the latter's ex-
press wagon on which was placed the
Dox containing Bunny. set out toward the
woods that stretched half a mile from
town. When near Its deep shadows, and
while In green, protecting grass. Ned
opened the bars and allowed the poor
frightened little ''long ears to make Its
escape. Away with a bound the animal
went through the grass, never once look
ing behind to see II It were pursued.
my, how glad it Isl" exclaimed Bess.
"And now that you have done the right
thing, Ned, I'll tell you how l felt q bit
ago toward you. | just felt that II you
would keep those little animals captive
that I'd cut your acquaintance. Honestly.
cross my heart and pom my honor, /
could never have been your friend
again--n-e-v-e-rP
"Well, Bess." confessed Ned, I'D
rather have your friendship than all the
animals In the world. And you mustn't
be too hard on me, Bess, for until now
| never thought about 1t being wicked to
catch and keep birds or animals. But
now / know better. and I'll never be
cruel to helpless things again"
I'm surprised that your mamma never
told you." ventured Bess. But since
she never has well excuse her BY sup
posing that her mother never taught her.
Lots and lots of papas and mammas
really don't think much about such
things. you know"
"well, well teach EN-" suggested Ned.
people are never too old TO learn. But,
say, Bess. you're an awful good girl
80 you are. and II associate with you
much longer III get out OF my ugly. sell
fish ways. Say, wonder II that little rab-
bit will lind its way home againf I'D feel
dreadful II It should be lost from Its
mamma and DaDa"
"oh, It's smart enough 10 get home all
right" answered Bess. And think OF
the jollincation the family will have
when the little one returns. Goodness!
they'll all gather round and listen TO the
strange and thrilling experience OF the
poor son who mas Just escaped from
prison."
Yes, for | guess they have their own
language all right, even II they don't
use words Ike ours" said Ned.
That afternoon as Ned went with some
boys TO play baseball on the public COM
mons he soliloquized thus:
"Tbere's enough tollv good finn r. tss
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Mrs. Snug Spider was busy building
her house. The material used In its con-
struction was fine sillsen thread which
was spun from Mrs. Snug Spiders
mouth rs she needed 1t. The place
she chose as a building site was up
In a corner of big porch roof. A great
grape vine grew from the ground right
beneath ner new home. and Its boughs,
full of elinging tendrils. crept up over the
porch roof and shaded the corner where
Mrs. Snug Spider was building, and also
protected her from the storms OF wind
and rain.
Just as Mrs. Snug Spider was COM
pleting a beautiful circle In her house.
commonly called web. she heard a
familiar voice, and looking round she
beheld at her front door .Irs. Merry
Spider. her next porch neighbor and old
time friend.
We'll, bless your dear hearth cried
Mrs. Snug Spider, for spiders have their
affections and friendships the same as do
other creatures. Come right up there
on that vine tendrll and let's have chat
How's the world treating your"
well. my dear, I've been lucky so far
In escaping the notice OF my enemies. But
! suppose 1t is only a question Of time
when I'll be cruelty murdered by some
hugh two-legged monster that is called
boy or a girl
Mrs. Snug Spider stopped her building
and came 70 the vine where Mrs Merry
Spider sat. Taking a seat near her friend
she said ''My dc { friend, l have lived
somewhat longer In this world than you
have, and l have been most of my life
studying those strange beings called
human creatures But they, with their
Inconsistent philosophy, are still great
puzzle to me. Now, for instance, they
abuse us poor spiders for killing such in
sects as files, gnats and small bees. Now,
we catch and kill those creatures for
food, which Is nerfectly justihable; while,
on the other hand. those human beings
kill them, and u.s. too, for pure deyilment.
They set out plates of swcet-tasting pol
son to tempt the flies to their own de-
struction. Then they goat over the num-
Der they kill. But let one of those same
murderous human beings see you or me
about to capture fly with which to ap-
pease our hunger and he or she will hur-
riedly brighten the fly away and look for
some weapon with which to destroy us.
And you'll hear them these heartless
human beings-say: ooh. there's a nasty
splderI Let me kill IT. And unless the
poor spider can fnd a hiding place to
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agog. 1t was "a cardinal doctrine of the
day that the heavens were unchanged le,"
but this had to give way before the
great astronomer and his observations.
He made the discovery Of four satellites,
the suns spots and other phenomena OF
the planetary and sidereai systems; but
by these discoveries he made countless
and dangerous enemies. Ignoring these,
he published. In 1882, his great work
entitled ''The Dialogue" Then the storm
which had been darky gathering asout
his head broke, and there came an order
from the Inquisition to seize every copy
of the book and forward them to Rome.
Then Calico, 10 years of age and broken
in health, was called to appear before
the Inquistion. He obeyed and suffered
three rigid examinations, the result be-
ing that he was ''vehemently suspected
OF heresy."
Then followed Imprisonment. and. last
iy, blindness and a feeble mind: and after
long years Of suffering he died January
y, 1912.
But before closing this sketch 1t Is
just to say that many of the highest
dignitaries of the church were Galileo's
warmest admirers, and believed IN the
new theory be advocated. and did all In
their power to prevent his arrest by the
lnquisition. They. too, we're living 10 ad-
vance of their day and understood and
sympathized with the great scientist,
Calico.
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Little Bess, True Advocate of Freedom.

For several minutes Bess had stood by
the high fence which divided the back
yard from the neighbours garden. She
was intently watching Ned, the neigh
boris only son, who was teasing a pretty
wild rabbit which he had bought from
farmer boy the day before and which
he had imprisoned In an old goodsbox,
with Stats nailed over the open side to
serve as jail bars. In another box nearby
was a tiny, frightened ground squirrel
seeking to hide Itself In the darkest cor
ner Of Its hldeous prison.
Pretty soon Ned, feeling unconsciously
the pair OF blue eyes fastened upon him
and his helpless victims, looked round
and beheld Bess, his little schoolmate,
who was a great fayorlte of his.
"Hello. Bessl" he called out. ''See my
menagerie2 Just got 1t started. I'll add
one animal at time and by fall I'll have
q raft of EN-"
"what do you want with themr' Bess
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THAT'S all you know about IT. de-
know they don't cry. nor laugh, nor
talk"
clared Bess.. stoutly. "They do have
sense-more sense In way than you
have, for they so out and make their
own living, and you couldn't do that.
And, so far as we know, they have way
of talking to each other. too. Just be-
cause they don't use our language is no
sign they haven't one of their own. And
they get frightened. poor little things.
tho they aren't such towards as to bawl
and squall like we do when anything
scares u.s."
81 don't bawl nor squall," Dragged Ned.
You don't. chr" asked Bess. what
would you call that funny noise you
made the day you got lost In the woodsf
When the rest of us kids found you, you
were crying like everything so you were"
For a moment a flush OF shame spread
over Ned's face. Then he said In self
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defense. "well anybody would ave
cried and hoIlered II he was lost In big
woods two miles from town and It al
most sundown. so | reckon he would!'
Bess only looked at him unsympathiz-
ingly for a moment, then said: 'Spose
some big animal had caught you that
time and put you in cave and fastened
bars over the door SO you codnt get
outT'
"rd a-fought my way out" said Ned.
"Oh, no you wouldn't, for you couldn't"
replied Bess. 'You couldn't have fought
your way out any more than that little
rabbit and ground squirrel can fght their
way out of those boxes You'd have
stayed there and your heart would have
broke of inconsistencies. Every day you
would have thought about your nice.
happy home. of your papa, mamma and
baby Nell. and you would have cried and
begged to go home to them. But the
hi~i spiu,~i = hat had rantured Won would
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Joy at your call when you depart.
Too many young folks should not be
permitted in the sick room at a time;
therefore, II the mother or nurse feels
obliged to deny you admittance at any
time. saying there is other company
present, or that the patient is sleeping or
resting. do not feel woundeds nor Of
Tended. but make kindly inquiry about
the sick one, leave a sympathetic mes
sage and 60 away to return at a more
convenient time.
When the patient is conYalescent you
may take In some dainty Wand which
your own mother has prepared. knowing,
as she Will, the nature of your little
friends illness, and. therefore. UNDER
standing the diet necessary.
Never carry fruit to the sick or con-
valescent friend unless permitted to do.
SO by the nurse, for often raw fruit
Is denied a sick person longer than are
other solid foods.
Flowers, books of attractive illustra-
lions and photographs of friends or In
teresting scenery are always welcome
to the sick and help to pass away many
weary hour more pleasantly.
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the Itaiian) to his daughter, a nun, will
give the reader to understand how he
came to invent his telescope:
~ write now because | have a piece
of news for you. though whether you
will be glad or sorry to hear 1t l can
not say, for l have now no hope Of re-
turning to my own country, though the
occurrence which destroyed that hope has
resulted both useful and honorable. You
must know, then, that about two months
ago there was a report spread here
that In Flanders someone had presented
TO Count Maurice, Of Nassau, a glass
manufactured in such a way as to make
distant objects to appear very near, SO
that man at the distance of two miles
could be clearly seen.
This appeared TO me SO marvellous that
l began to think about II. As 1t ap-
peared to me to have a foundation In the
science of perspective. set about think
ing how to make 1t, and at length |
have found out and have succeeded SO
well that the glass l have made Is far
superior to the Dutch telescope. .
The effect OF this instrument Is to show
an object at a distance of, say, so lilies.
as II 1t were but Ave miles on
With his telescope Calico set the world
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asked, standing on the lower board Of
the fence and peepIng over the top
board.
''Oh. Just want EN-" explained Ned.
poking the frightened rabbit with stick.
Its fun to watch 'em. See how scared
this rabbit Isl And that squirrel is just
as bad. He nearly jumps through the
box whenever 20 near It,
ITS wickedr' declared Bess. You've
no right to shut them up. How'd You
like 1t II somebody would steal you away
from your papa and mamma and lock
you up, Mister Nedf ! bet you'd squall
your eyes out"
But I'm no: an ANIMAL" sale Ned.
feeling q bit ashamed under the just and
accusing eyes Of Bess. Besides, AMI
mails don't think like people"
How do you know they don't think
like peopleT questioned Bess.
"why. demurred Ned. feeling -ornered.
.''pvs always hssM' thav Aaa't We ~
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By William Wallace, L.

have kept you, for he would not have
understood your language, and he'd have
taken your tears, may be, for sweat,
for he would not have understood you
any better than you understand that lit
tie rabbit and ground squirrel. Their
hearts are heavy, and, maybe-in their
own way-they are crying. And
wouldn't wonder IL their mammas are
just about half crazy because they don't
come home. Mamma Rabbit is awfully
fond of her little babies, SO I've heard
Just like your mamma and mine are fond
OF u.s."
81 won't hurt the animals" said Ned,
getting up and coming over to the fence.
"Then you'll have to let 'em out" said
Bess. ITO be kept In jail hurts 'em
worse than II you should beat them and
give them their liberty"
But l paid quarter to a boy for that
rabbit" persisted Ned, land | can't af-
ford to lose him."
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"If You could get the quarter back"
said Bess, would you turn the rabbit
out-and the ground squirrel, toor'
"Y-e-s-s." hesitated Ned. for he
felt quite sure that the boy from whom
he had bought the rabbit would not re-
turn to him the quarter. The ground
squirrel he had caught by watering II out
OF a hole into a wire trap.
Bess sprang down from the fence and
ran quickly into her own house. In "a
few minutes she returned to find Ned
again at the rabbit box. Without waiting
for Ned TO come to the fence she quickly
climbed 1t and dropped over into Ned's
ynrd.
Here's your quarter-twenty-nye pen
MES from my safe" And Bess counted out
handful = pennie on top Of the rabbits
prison. Now put the boz on your ex-
press wagon and let's draw the rabbit to
the edge OF town. II we let 1t out here
some dog might catch tor some bad
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Down In Southern California, in the
beautiful, sun-kissed Carpenteria Valley
valley SO safely sheltered by the Santa
Ynez Mountains-a young Spanish woman
named Joquin Lugodi Ayala planted
small grape twig In the year 1912.
And as the years followed one another
that twig grew and grew, till today 1t
is the largest grapevine in the world.
At the ground the trunk, which long ago
ceased to be a vine, measures 10 feet in
circumference. At distance OF I'VE feet
above the ground its girth is feet II
inches. The trellis, which Is completely
hidden by branches and runners, is 100x
40 feet In dimensions, thus covering
about one-fourth of an acre OF ground.
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II there's n good. big spider up there 10
the vine somewhurs."
Mrs. Snug Spider looked at Mrs. Merr,
Spider, then whispered: We'll slip into
the corner under the cornlce trimming.
and this evening, inter dark. we'll take to
the grass and head for the pasture. Al
though It is not safe there. 1t is not 30
dangerous as here. There seems no place
on the earth for a. poor little spider any
way"
You are right, my DEAR" acquiesced
Mrs. Merry Spider, as she slipped quickly
into a dark crevice under the porch roofs
cornice. And II this sort OF persecution
continues | shall feel like biting scme-
body, aud biting hard. too"
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1t is claimed that few years ago, be-
fore the vine had undergone a thorough
pruning, 800 persons stood under Its deep
shade at one time, and, to quote an old
Californian who was one of that COM
pany nobody was crowded for elbow
ROOM"
The vine is still in a vigorous condition
and yields an enormous amount of grapes.
In 1895 its crop was weighed, and 1t ac-
tually bore 10 tons of grapes. or course.
this did not include the bushels of gra pes
that had been picked Off by visitors and
the family that owned 1t at the time be-
fore that years crop was gathered. Some
of the largest clusters are said to have
weighed from Q to 10 pounds each.
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IRISH WIT.

An Irshman, being arrested for striking
a fellow workman during an alteration.
said: "Pshure, Yer Honor, didn't know
there was any harm In 1t. had nothing
In me hand but me fist
Louis XIV. asked Count Mahoney II be
could speak italian. Yes, please Yer
Majesty" answered the Count. III It's
spoken In English"
Here, you bog trotter." said dandy
to an Irish laborer, ''come tell me the
biggest lie you ever told In your life. aud
I'll stand the treat"
''Be me sowl." said Pat. yer honor's
q real gentleman"
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An Indian chief has been tn ken prisoner
by an army officer and led to prison with
IL OF his warriors. The 10 captiyes are
TO be locked up In prison, the plan Of
which 10 shown above. There are sx
different tribes represented, three prison.
ers belonging TO each tribe. as follows:
Three captlves to tribe A. three to tribe
Is, three TO c, three to d, three to and
three to II. Then there are the chief and
the officer. How can these 20 persons be
put into the 20 cells SO that no two
prisoners of the same tribe will be in
a straight line, either In vertical. hort
zontnl or diagonal line?
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world without catching and caging birds
and animals. Playing marbles, humble
PEG, shiny, basebal-and, oh, a whop-
pin lot OF other games-is better than
fun got at the expense of any poor crea.
lures freedom A fter all, Bess Is right
Wish all girls aud boys. too-were like
her."
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There Ben, and Bob, and little Man
Could play the livelong day.
From sunup till the sun goes down.
Around stack Of hay.
Up TO the top they gaily climb.
Then with a cry "Helgh-ho!'
They sit them on the haystacks edge
And to the bottom go.
It's better than q 'chute-the-chutes,'
Or falling from treew
Cry little Ben and Bob and Nan.
In happy. childish glee.
oh. happy are the haystack years.
But too soon they hoat away.
And boys and girls outgrow the age
When it's fun 10 play In tn ha
ANNIE JAM
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Birds, Dogs, Etc.

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For Sale or Exchange.

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myS-3t
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acre OF ground; shade and fruit trees; wiz
sell on very easy terms. OWNER, c.
BONNET. 30S6 X st. NV. or I44 Todd PIE e
rn,SS+
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For Sale-Farms.

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Wanted-Stables.

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