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ment, and doing his best to help. In few
minutes he was free, and the first thing ne
did was to hug Stacy-not big, beariike
hug, but a gentle, funny, cublike one that
made both boys laugh The cub danced
about on the frozen crust Of snow as well
as he could with his hurt foot, which had
been caught In the trap, turned series OF
somersaults, stood on his head, and walked
on two feet as naturally as boy. while
Pierre and Stacy, with eyes open In aston
ishment, stood fascinated by the exhipi-
ton.
1t certainly seemed ridiculous to put a
strap on an intelligent animal like this, SO
they decided to take him as though ne
were a companion, without force.
Indeed, the little cub was only too glad
to have company, and he frolicked clumslly
along with the two boys. grunting every now
and then to let them know how satisfied
he was with his lot But at every step MS
poor foot grew more painful, and ne soon
began to cry like baby. We've got to
get you to camp" said Stacy, when at last
the cub sat down, whining and crying ana
apparently unable to walk further. and
I'm awfully sorry for you, little cub.
You're q plucky fellow. anyway. say,
Pierre, are you willing to carry himT we
can make a chair as we do at home Tor
Mag and Beth"
Pierre looked a little doubtful as to
whether he cared to be quite SO close TO
piteously that he said yes"
Ten minutes later the men In camp were
astonished to see queer procession ap-
preaching. The two boys had made cnair
Of their hands, and the little cub was Sit
ting on it as any child might have done.
with a shaggy black arm around each boy .
neck and q happy expression on MS httie
bear face. , -,
"Where did you find your brother?"
shouted old Pete as they came up, ana the
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In the Trap.
BY NANCY SCOTT.


Pierre and Stacy had spent most OF the
winter together on the borders of the great
forest Pierre's Uncle Perry was inter-
ested In lumber and he had brought the
two boys with him to stay at the camp
until he should finish his buying. The
weather had been very cold-colder than the
youngsters had ever before known, but
they did not feel 1t as cold as a zero day
at home. They spent most of their time in
the open air with the men selecting lumber
for Uncle Perry and helping at anything
they could find to do: but their greatest en-
3oyment was in trapping small game. They
had a dozen traps set in different positions
not far from the camp, and made their
rounds each day with much precision, like
the genuine trapper.
Sometimes as a reward for their pains
they would find a partridge or rabbit.
Early one morning in midwinter the two
boys started on their rounds. Trap after
trap was visited with the same result-the
bait was gone and the trap sprung, but no
game. ...'...
ct believe" said Pierre, that the bait
was taken away by a human being; 1t
couldn't be so clean gone II taken by any
animal. I know"
.'Poohr' exclaimed Stacy. "a white man
would have to be pretty hungry to steal
from these traps, especially when camp Is
close by, with plenty and to spare. And,
besides, man would surely break through
the crust somewhere"
That night the camp was visited by some
mysterious person or animal. and big
Dvooden pail of butter emptied and cakes
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men crowded around. Uncle Perry. who
had studied surgery, bound up the little
clubs foot in the most approved manner,
and then, after a good dinner. he was al
lowed to lie down by the fire and sleep.
Where do you suppose he learned all
those tricks?" Pierre asked his uncle. HE
can't be a wild bear"
Probably lost from some circus" sug-
gested Uncle Perry, but how he ever got
here Is more than can guess. unless he
dropped Off train. No through trains
stop down at the Junction, but he may
have dropped of as one slowed up"
But the functions twenty miles away"
objected Stacy.
Eyes. he is a Travelled little cub. think. -
answered Uncle Perry. "And II no one
comes along to claim him, you boys will
have delightful companion for the rest of
your stay"
And they did. Bob Bruin. as they called
him. became the favorite of the camp, and
his pranks and capers, which would fill a
good-sized book, kept the boys amused for
hours at a time, and when they went back
to their own home Bob Bruin went, too,
much to the delight of the children in the
town and the disgust of the mothers, who
didn't know what q gentleman Bob Bruin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
A Terrible Discovery.
BY BELLE, MOSES.


Madge was very fond Of her dolls-she
had quite a family. at least ten, of various
sizes and ages, and she took the most beau
tiful care Of them. putting them to bed
every night. and dressing them as reg
ularly each morning as nurse dressed her.
She was a very proud mother, and would
have been perfectly happy If she. could
have felt that her interesting family were
safe from the clutches Of her brother Fred,
who about this time had been stalking
around the nursery with a couple of wooden
daggers stuck in his belt and a ferocious
expression upon his brow.
Fred was eleven. and had been reading
the most marvellous tales of pirates and
brigands. He had assumed the role of one
OFT his favorite villains. and terrified poor
Madse by threats of vengeance upon her
peaceful household.
Colin Burke was the name Of this fear
some being. and when Fred announced:
Look out. Madge. Colin Is coming" the
little girl gathered up her children and
One dreadful afternoon Madge came in
from q walk with her youngest child-a
baby In arms-and her heart stood still with
terror: Colin had been before her, and her
other nine children were dangling from a
rope stretched from window to window A
look. and then a piercing shrek as the fond
mother realized the full extent OF her woe.
and read the awful words, written with a
flourish In red ink:
Behold the vengeance Of Colin Burkem
What weeping and waiting there vast
Mamma came up and Aunt Lefty, but
nothing would comfort the bereaved mother
until at last Fred. pretty well frightened.
assumed the role of avenging hero; and
rushed upon the scene, tin sword in hand.
"A rescue-a rescued he shouted, and
dashed at the rope, slashing and cutting
until the innocent little ones, apparently
unhurt. were restored to their mother.
Now. for that wretch Colin!' he cried
nourishing his sword, and presently there
were sounds Of a scufiie In the hall-a fall
q groan. and the hero returned with the
comforting assurance that Colin would
trouble the lady no more.
Madge gave q sigh Of relief and dried her
eyes. and then. utteriy worn out from
su0h terrible strain, she climbed up on
babies around her and fell sound asleep.
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The Best Christmas Gift.
From Success Magazine.


A great many people think that because
they are not able to give Christmas gifts,
because they cannot give money or what
1t will buy, they can give nothing. How
little we realize that the best thing any
body can ever give In this world is not
money. not clothing, fuel or provisions,
but himself
know a lady who 10 very poor. She
has no money to give to the poor at Christ
mas. But she goes around for days be-
fore Christmas. visiting every person she
hears Of being sick or crippled or unfor-
tunate, every one who has any trouble,
whether she knows him or not. And she
gives out such a wealth of love. of SYM
pathy, of encouragement. good cheer and
sunshine, that these people feel enriched
for whole year. The material things
they receive are cold and unsympathetic
in comparison with what this poor woman
gives them. On the other hand, 1 know a
man, wealthy but selfish, whose conscience
begins to trouble him just before Christ
mas. and he sends out checks coal, cloth
ing. provisions to the poor people. Then
he feels a sort OF relief: he has eased his
conscience which prodded him. But he
rarely. II ever. goes to see these poor peo-
ple-never gives them anything OF himself.
his encouragement. or good cheer.
This is not the spirit Of Christmas. The
spirit Of Christmas II the Christ spirit, the
helpful spirit.
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Of maple sugar stolen. For three nights
The thievery continued, and the fourth
night a watch was kept in camp, but not a
sign of animal or man rewarded the watch
Ars The traps were sprung and the bait
had disappeared, however. the next morn
Eng, when the boys made their rounds.
They had twelve traps in all. and It was
not until about noon that the last was
reached AS they neared 1t Pierres bright
eyes discovered that the hard crust OF snow
had been broken. and that the tracks were
those of some large animal.
I'm sure we've got him this time whis-
pered Stacy, excitedly; what do you sup
pose it can be?' he added. His tracks are
as-as big as bear almost l wish Uncle
Perry was here. Suppose 1t should be q
bear Pierre. what should we do with himT
pooh! it isn't a bear" said Pierre, de-
cddedly. You needn't worry, II he's cute
enough to steal all he's been stealing for
che past week. he knows enough to keep
out of trap-even a good one like this
Pierre's sentence was Interrupted by a
whine. more like that of puppy than
any wild animal, and rattle Of chains
from the trap. They stopped an instant,
each holding his breath, and peering anx-
Bously toward the trap. The whine was re-
peated, and 1t seemed to say:
Mamma, mamma, come and help me
Out of troubled!
stacy did not hesitate a moment longer,
be understood that language as he always
understood the dogs when they whlned OF
parked or wagged their tails. and he rushed
forward.
There caught fast in the trap. and whin-
ing and crying like little baby, was the
roundest and blacklist little cub Of bear
you have ever seen.
There's the thief" shouted Pierre. ooh,
you little rascal now we've got you, Your
smart but our trap Is smarter than your
The cub, instead of showing fear Of the
boys as they approached, raised himself
on his hind legs and sat there like a dog
begging.
Pierre, he's laughing" declared Stacy.
..He does look so,'' said Pierre, land he
doesn't look bit savage, does he? ii he
looks almost human"
Stacy had gone forward. and much to his
surprise the sociable little cub put out his
front right paw as If to shake hands. and
the boy always fond of animals, offered
his They shook hands like brothers, the
little cub fairly laughing with joy at hav-
ang found a friend.
Hes a tame bear" declared Stacy. "and
Tn not a whit afraid of him. Help me
loosen the trap from his foot. will you.
Pierre? I'm going to put strap round his
neck and lead him back to camp"
Together they loosened the clamp. the
sagacious little cub watching every move
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15

WONDERFUL COUNTRIES.
l. Which Is all one colorf 2. Which is a good
place for the babyi 8. Which is always angryi
l. Which is worth its weight In goidf 5. Which
helps the shoemaker 9. Which Is always full Of
enerGyf
BEHEADINGS
Behead: 1. A situation and leave something all
women prize q Sort Of a fence and leave the eI-
IRENE end of a nat surface. s. Part OF the verb
to express determination and leave an apartment.
WORD SQUARE.
1. An animal Of the water and land. 2. To wan
der. 8. Something useful in housekeeping. 4. An
abbreyiation which is common but not polite.
DIAMOND.
l. consonant In subscribe" 2 To tear. 5.
mans name 4. utensil. 8. A consonant In
subscribe"
ENIGMA.
In trumpet and In dutes
In horn, not In lutte;
In oboe, not In Tyre:
In mandolin. not In guitar:
In tambourine, not IN cornet;
In organ not In spinet;
In violin, not In cello;
In xither, not In piano.
PIED PROvERB.
Secehp Of vesilr, selneci dolg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
Afraid Of o Wetting.

4403O V4 . " SVS4A6s
A pretty little trout
Was eager to 90 out.
But dearie me! the sky was very blackS
So heard his mother say,
''You may 80 q aittle way,
And u It rains be sure to hurry back"
Oh, Ny!
II all the apples on the tree
Were made into q pie,
There'd be enough for you and me
And many more, oh, my!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
The Bounding Boy.
rom the Chicago Chronicle

rfOm Inc Su1c4ko Snfoulc1e
During these raw. damp, chilly days It ID
interesting to observe what the Rev. Mr..
Chadband described as "the happy, bound
ing boy" Grown-ups go along with heavy
overcoats buttoned up and hands incased
in gloves. The bounding boy" scorns an
overcoat. he wears on the back Of his head
a cap the size Of postage stamp and he
thrusts his hands In his pockets when he
feels the necessity Of warming them. His
knickerbockered legs look chilly. but he de-
manages to get along with about one-
fourth the clothing Of his adult relatives.
That Is why he 10 a bounding boy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
Ball Players Laurel in Jeopardy.
From the Boston Herald

During the past summer a man in Ma
tick who owned some exceedingly intell-
gent dogs claimed that he had two either
Of which could stand behind the batter at
home plate and after the bail had been hit
run out and catch 1t in his mouth.
Being very proud OF their base ball skill.
he wanted to exhibit them on the Hunting
ton avenue grounds in Boston.
Some friends Of the trainer went to Jimmy
Collins to ask his permission.
Not on you lke" replied COLLINS. THE
crowd would be sure to yell: Sign the
dogs!'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
Christmas Is Coming.

Cnf1SCInaS 1S coming.
BY ALICE KENT.
Christmas is coming,
I'm glad I am good;
I've minded the baby
And split up the wood.
carried the water
And busted the chairs,
And helped my dear mother
With all Of her cares.
Her cares are SO many,
Her Joys are 80 few,
m glad I can help her
With what / can do.
How do I do it,
Oh, let me think how:
I'm not always pleasant,
Yes, that I'll allow;
But when you are playing
With Mildred and Dolly,
To care for the baby's
Not terribly jolly.
And II do pout,
And perhaps whine and cry,
It's made up for later
I'm sweet by and by.
And when you are reading
A bully good book,
It's awful disturbing
To hear, "Edle, look
Upstairs in my basket
And see IL I left
Ny spectacles there,
OF sight I'm bereft."
really can't lift
Up my feet In a hurry,
] must finish the page,
Or else I should worry
To know what came next.
You say that you think
That II I loved mother
I'd run In q wink.
Why. truly, I've never
Once thought Of 1t 90.
Yes. ! guess little girls
Should be ready to 60,
And / think little girls
Should be ready to do.
Oh, yes, yes, indeed,
l agree quite with you.
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Money to Burn.

From Success Magazine.
The big touring car had just whizzed by
with roar like g gigantic rocket, and
Pat and Mike turned to watch it disap-
pear in q cloud Of dust.
Thin chus wagons must cost hape av
cash." said Mike. 1.-THE rich 10 fairly
burnin' money"
AN be the smell av IT, shifted Pat, ut
must be that tainted money we do be
hearin SO much ABBOTT"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
Wise as an Owl.
By HARRIET NUTTY.

An owl sat up In q hemiock tree.
Looking as wlse as wise could be;
And / said, Alack and a-dearie me,
lf were half as wise a. bel
Then spake the owl In the hemlock tree
Then spake the owl, but don't you So
To be as wise as wise could be
You would have to be IN owl, like me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15


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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
A Sailor Prince.

Tho Prince of Wales, who Is now
Just over A. years old, entered the navy
when he was but little more than q
child. AS a matter of fact, he was but
two days over his twelfth year when
be entered the famous training ship
the Britannia, as cadet.
1t is said that he had always a de-
lire for the salt and SAVIOR of the dark
blue ocean; and there can be very lit
tie doubt that he was greatly influ
enced in this direction by that goodly
clergyman and famous novelist. Charles
Kingsley. During Kingsley's yearly
visit to Sandringham there was d
nightly begging on the part eff Prince
George and his brother for lust a lit
tie longer, please" in order that they
might enjoy the end of some marvel
sus adventure of the fighters of old
that was being magically woven fol
them by that wonderful spinner Of
hleA
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
A KLoND1KE WINDOW.

During the first rush for. the Klon-
d,ke gold fields a party Of five men
was wrecked on the right bank of the
Yukon, some distance this side of the
Arctic circle Winter was coming on !;
but instead OF putting back. they de-
termined not to lose the ground gained.
but to spend the winter there. and push
on as soon as possible. The Magnetic
North contains description Of their
winter quarters.
The big cabin consisted of single
room, measuring ON the outside six
teen by eighteen feet. The walls of
cottonwood logs scared upward to 4
height or six feet, and this was mag
nificently increased in the middle by
the angle Of the roof. But before the
cabin was breast-high the Boy had
begun to long for window.
when the doors shut it'll be dark
as the inside of a cocoanut."
It'll be dark all winter, window or
no window Mac reminded them.
The next day the Boy came across
the wooden box California friend had
given him, containing a dozen tall glass
Jars of preserved fruit. The others
had growled at the extra bulk when
the Boy put the box into the boat, but
they now looked upon it kindly. One
morning the Boy was found pouring the
fruit out of the jars into some cans
What are you up to?'
"Wait and see." He went &c. O'Flynn
who was dish washer that week, got
him to melt TWO buckets of snow aud
wash the fruit jars clean.
"Now. colonel" said the Boy. bring
along that saw of yours and lend a
hand
They took off the top log from the
south wall of the cabin. measured a
| two-foot space in the middle, and the
colonel sawed out the piece. While he
went on doing the same for the logs
next below on that side, the Boy rough
ly chiseled a moderately fat sill. Then
one after another he set mp six of the
| tall glass jars in row, and showed
how, alternating with the other six
bottles turned upside down, the thick
belly of one accommodating itself to
the thin neck of the other, the twelve
made very decent rectangle of glass
When they had hOisted up and fixed
In place the logs on each side, and the
| big fellow that went all across on top.
when they had fitted the little cracks
| - 81.
mud mortar with which the logs were
to be chinked, behold double-glass
window fit for king,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
several subjects.

Adversely is the parent of virtue
Plutarch-
Do not eat between meals (habitual
ly) or at irregular intervals
He is tho best gentleman who is the
son of his own deserts.-From the
French.
Boyce-There is nc use locking the
stable door after the horse is stolen
Joyce-You can save the hay, can't
you?
Steps were taken recently towarI
forming in Paris a Canadian chamber
ef commerce to extend commercial reia-
lions between France and Canada.
Artificial stimulation of the gland In
The throat below Adams apple will. it
IL claimed by French scientists, cause
any child to grow to a maximum height.
More men have died and are buried
In the Isthmus of Panama, along the
line of the proposed canal, than ON
any equal amount Of territory in the
world.
Where London consumes 100000
gallons of water day, New York con-
sumes 500,0O0,OOO. Where London has
an area of lis square miles. New York
has 326
In Java the planting of indigo is
steadily decreasing by reason of the
great Increase in production of the
/ cvuthaffo n rfioia Much nf tha land nv,
which indigo has heretofore been cult
waited has now been turned into sugar
plantations.
| Statisticians estimate that twenty
two acres Of land are necessary TO sus-
! tain one man on fresh meat. The same
| space of land, if devoted to wheat cul-
ture, would feed forty-two people; if
to oats. eighty eight; potatoes. Indian
corn and rice, 176: and If to the plan
tain or banan. over 5000 people.
| meek old citizen of Richfield. Kan
who had been henpecked all his life
was about to die. His wife felt it her
duty to offer him such consolation as
she might, and said: John, you are
about TO go, but | will follow you" II
suppose so. Manda." answered the old
man weakly, but, so fur as l am con-
cerned, you don't need to be In any
blamed hurry about it.''
| The most extensively spoken Ian
guage is Chinese, but as there are SO
| many dialects in the language and as
these differ SO greatly in the confines OF
Mongolia and Tibet from those around
| Pekin it is scarcely correct to say
that the 3S2,0O0,000 Celestials all speak
one language. Putting, therefore
China aside, the most-spoken Ian
guages in the world are as follows, In
millions: English, 12O; German, 7OI
Russian, s.; Spanish, A; Portuguese
80. -.----4l-.---.-.---.-.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11

fcation for affirmative 1t has been amply
demonstrated that the electric locomotive is capable of
tanning and maintaining far higher speeds than this
On the Zossen experimental road in Germany speeds of
over 125 miles per hour reached.
The chief difficulty in the way of operating com
mercia line at such enormous veloctes aside
question of cost has to do with the safety of
The rails and be built strongly enough stand
the and motors push them this
speed available and methods of transmitting
the from overhead conductor have per-
fected In fact, the realization of tenhour train be-
tween New York and Chicago require only
devisement of protective block system which would
render practically impossible the terrible fatalities liable
result from collisions and deralmens these speeds
If the rolling stock could be made accident
proof and the road bed sufficiently straight and solid to
away with the danger of derament there
ing the way of mlea-minute line but its cost
much heavier this would be than In the of fifty
mile hour service is question which the early
construction of such line to depend.--New York
Globe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11

Bitter milk Is one of the most an
noying ills with which dairyman can
be afflicted Bitterness sometimes de.
velops in the best-kept dairies, while
the most sloyenly will be immune. Its
cause Is an organism resembling the or
binary yeast; in fact, it is yeast. II
is originally found on the leaves OF
trees, just as the yeast organism Is
found on hops. but is easily transmit
ted to milk COWS, or the stable dust
When once these yeast organisms gain
admittance to milk. they find conditions
favorable for their development and
proceed to reproduce themselves, hence
the bitter taste in milk. cream and but.
ter. To remove the source of infec.
ton is no small task, for in all the
crevices of every can in which milk
has been kept there will be found suffi.
Gent of the yeast to carry on infection
1t is. therefore. necessary to thorough.
w clean, scald and scrape the seams
of every vessel in which milk has been
kept. then carefully whitewash the
milkhouse, cellar or pantry, and this
should prevent further development in
the house. At the same time sweep
down the walls and ceilings of the sta.
bles, and give all the inside thor.
ough coat of whitewash or spraying
with some disinfectant, such a bichlo-
ride of mercury, one to one thousand
parts Of watsr.-Farmers' Advocate