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1t Is evident that his reports of England and Richard were most satisfactory to the Queen of Bohemia, for the following letter from her to Englands ambassador reads:
 q. Elizabeth, Roman Empress, always Augusta, likewise Queen of Bohemia, efn- power the Duke of Primlslaus to treat with Richard, King of England, concern ing the wedlock of that most excellent virgin, the damsel Anne, born of us, and in our name to order and dispose, and as if our own soul were pledged. to swear, to the fulilment of every engagement.
 Anne was in her fifteenth year when she became the wife of Richard and Queen of England. She came to him not only portionless, but cost him the pretty sum of 10000 marks, which were paid to her brother according to the marriage contract Besides this sum England had to defray the expenses of the Princess journey from Prague to England-no small amount, seeing that she travelled in most regal style, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Saxony and a .'goodly number of knights and damsels." Chroniclers of those times assert that Richard ''loved his own Queen Anne even ito madness" and when she died suddenly in 1894 his grief was wild and uncon- solable. They were most happily united pair, and Anne. ''the good and virtuous" had Eed the heart of her royal spouse secure. She was also well be- loved by her subjects, .svery precious to the nation, continually doing some good to the people and acting in many in- stances as mediator between her King and their subjects" She was surnamed i'.The Good"
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handkerchiefs.
 It took only one look for the man to realize the situation. '-rhree children treed by a mad bull," he said, under his breath, for the bull was still lingering near the tree, continuing to below and paw at intervals to keep hls little prison CTS informed of his nearness
 The horseman signaled to the children that be would have them liberated from their unpleasant predicament as soon as possible Then he rode of at a gallop toward the house of the farmer who owned the pasture. Pretty soon the three Perkinses, to their great delight, saw two horsemen coming across the pasture and within a very short time the bull was driven away, his owner coming back to assist the children from the tree and to ask them to his house to get warm and have some refreshmeDt before returning to town. Bricktop thanked him and their kind dellverer and was glad of the op- portunty to go to the farmers house for food and warmth. Getting his oyercoat- which was not much the worse for having been tossed by the bulls horns--be and the Twins set off across the pasture with the farmer who walked beside them, lead ing his horse. Their skates were found where they had thrown them half an hour before
 ''I don't think we'll care for skating to- day, shall we, brotherf' asked Lettie as they went along.
 Why notT laughed Bricktop. "We aren't hurt in any way, and l don't see why we should miss our skating on ac- count of that old bulls bad disposition.
 You're brick, young man." said the farmer, skipping Bricktop on the shoulder.
 '.Well. that's my name, snd can't help being one," Mir. Perkins. Jr-. replied with smie
 Hes hero," declared Bettle, proudly, to which Lette nodded her head en- phatically.
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Followed them to the spot wher re stood

the box. You'll be taken care of later, as you deserve, you poor half-frozen crea- turc." Then he followsd his brother into the house. Their parents were in the big, cosy kitchen. their mother preparing the breakfast and their father mending piece of harness.
 "What'll you wager tha' the snowman hasn't q heart inside him this morning." broke forth Lloyd, speaking to his parents.
 "Yes, q real heart with blood in 1t. heart that beats and q stomach that eats and feet that walk" declared Dan.
 Both parents were amused, the mother saying: Well, sons, if you can prove to me without surgical operation that there is q real, living and throbbiug heart inside your snowman I'll give you party next Saturday night to which you may invite all your friends"
 And I'll give you new cutter" added their father. But it's got to be real heart and no make believe. you know"
 Loyd and Dan danced for joy. Make preparations for the party, mother" Lloyd cried merfily. And Dan said to his father "0rder the cutter right away, for we want 1t before this fine snow is melt ed. But, come and see if our snowman has not a heart beating within him.
 The parents, laughing indulgenly at
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fhrough this same pasture to shorten the distance to the river. and. as he told Tine Twins, not COW nor calf had they come in contact with So -here was no danger of meeting with formidable horns The Twins being so afraE of ca tile BrickTop declared.
 Half a mile from town they left. the river road and climbed over the high hoard fence that inclosed the pasture. Walking was rather difficu- here. for the 1all grass has caught the snow in little reefs. making it deep in places and shal- low In others. And. as the crust was Tot everywhere frozen sufficiently to support ahe children's weight, their progress was aather slow.
 T guess we'd have made time by fol Rowing tle road" said Bricktop. Shall Ne go back and continue that way?"
 ''Oh. I like tDis pasture cried Lettie. hrr face shining from the cold nips it was receiving. See. yoDder goes rabbit nl'hat fun to be in the country, where nAere ia no road nor travellers
 sYeA l think the same. sister," declared
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than your snowman's. Proportions per fectly natural, l declarel Now, just look at the way that arm falls by his side! Yes, sir. boys. he's a great snowman
 That evening the subject of conyersa- ton at the supper table was the many uses of snow, the boys minds constantly reverting to their great masterpiece" as their tmother was wont to call the huge, white. silent figure In the yard.
 And, of course Lloyd and Dan dreamed that night about their snowman. The former dreamed that 1t had really come to life and the latter dreamed it had in some way become great general, mount ed on a white horse. On waking the boys told each other of the strange fancies that had taken possession of their sleeping minds, and anxiously they leaped out of bed and hurredly dressed that they might pay their morning respects to their
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could see that his eyes were fixed upon them.
 The Twins grasped their brothers arms. gasping out; ''oh, Brick, what shall we do-what shall we do:
 The color left Bricktops face. but his nerves remained steady. We must reach that tree at the foot of the hli.' he said calmly, lsut hurriedly. You Riddles go ahead of me--run as fast as ever you can--d-op your skates and fly. I'll be with you. bul l must remain behind yon 10 keep m eye that bull who is pre- pairing 10 come for us. We've got the advantage in our favor If we don't stum- ble. Now, go and climb that low tree the first one to your lefti"
 The Twins, as well as Bricktop, threw their skates to the ground and started for the tree. Brickrop remaining behind the girls to watch the bull. They hadn't taken many steps when. with nis head to the earth, the bull beloved more fiercely than before and came towards them with all hIs speed. But, to Brick tops relief. he saw the bull founder b
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Bottle, her rosy face full of happiness.
 All right, kiddies," said Bricktop. '1f you don't find the road too heavy it's good enough for me- And we'll see lot of squirrels in that bunch of timber yon- der at the foot of the hill. The last time I was through here l counted five bushy tails on one tree"
 '.rhey must have been having a party" suggested Lettie. But just as she tin- ished speaking a strange and dreadful noise fell on their ears. and, turning their eyes in the direction from which it ca me. the three little Perkinses saw to their horror a great bull, head down and paw ing the earth. some quarter of a mile dis tant. He was giving vent to short shorts and furious bellows. and the children
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their boys, followed them to ths spot where stood the snowman. About as nfeless a chap as I ever saw to have a heart" said the fnther.
 ''oh, you may judge for yourself" said Lloyd In an offhand manner. Look, Madam and Siri'' And he led them to the back of the snowman, pointing with in the box, which formed In truth part of the figure. There, curled up to with stand the cold lay n fine big dog. q friendly fellow to judge by the expression in his pleading eyes.
 Well, we'll" said the father. "A heart and stomach and feet-just as you both declared. And what a fine fellow, too. But-come. let's have him in the kitchen for his breakfast. Poor fellow looks both hungry and cold. He's blooded animal, sure as I'm born" And the good farmer coaxed the stray dog from the box, lead
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n little startled exclamation; then he laughed outright. Dan quickly joined him. and, stooping. looked inside the box which served as the pedestal on which the snowman stood. Gee whlz!" was all Dan said. Then he laughed with his brother. "Say," he went on, don't let him come out till we have some fun out of 1t. I'll wager mother and father that the snowman hns life inside nina heart, a heartl Won't that be great? Come. let's go to the house at once"
 "Stay where you are, fellow" said LoYd, shaking hIs head at someone Inside
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ing him to shelter and food.
 ''You shall have the party, sons" l ighed the mother. 'There was . heart in the snowman-but hardly in the right place."
 Tt couldn't have been far wrong" de- clared Loyd for n heart that dictates taking care of the outcast on a stormy night usually lies In tho right plnce."
 And they all gathered in the great. warm kitchen to watch the "snowman's heart'' enjoy a good breakfast. And long after the snowman was melted to the ground the old dog remained at the Cum mings farm. becoming one of the family and much beloved.
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noon one of the neighbor boys came to pay them a visit and gladly lent a hand to the building of the snowman. So. when the sun dropped behind the western line of timber Loyd and Dan saw with pride their work complete. Gaily they called to their parents to come and inspect the work. Their mother, smiling and paying her congratulations, declared the snow man looked for all the world like a real, live human,' telling her sons that she feared when they awoke In the morning they would find their statue gone, he hay ing come to life in the night and walked away to some more congenal cline.
 Well take our chances" laughed Lloyd. But isn't he finely formed fellow? Just see what a chest!'
 You chaps will become sculptors yet" grinned their father. 'I've seen many q marble statue with a less human figure
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IRISH WIT.

An Irlshman having been told that mar riages were made in heaven felt some doubts on the subject, and taking pencil and paper ne wrote the following: Though matches are all made in heaven.
 they say.
 Yet Hymen, who mischief oft hntches. Sometimes deals with the house tother
 side of the way, And then they are Lncifer matches"
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snowman before any other member of the family had done so. Somehow, they both felt that some great change had taken place in their image of snow during the night, and they must be the first to be- hold it-whatever 1t might be
 But there he stood. the cold, solitary occupant of the front yard, just as they had left him the evening before. After all, nothing but pile of snow in the shape of q living
 But what was thatl A strange sound came from the snowman's inside! It did not sound like human voiee-but-but- undoubtedly it was made by something alive. Loyd looked at Dan and Dan looked at Lloyd. Then they began to ex- anime their masterpiece" closely. They tapped him from his head down to his feet going around him. Then Lloyd stepped to the huge tigure's back and gave
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BY HELENA DAVIS.

It was a beautiful Saturday morning. The snow was packed as bard as fin. and ns smooth as glass. The sun shone genialiy, but accomplished very little thawlng. There was no wind. thus mak- ing the weather ideal to be out fin if one loved coasting and skating and did not mind taste of frost
 Soon after breakfast Bricktop and The Twins decided to go to the river skating. As the finest surface on the river was about two miles from town by road. the children decided to make short cut through big cattle pasture that bordered the river. Several times lately Bricktop, in company with other boys, had gone
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the name of a great poet.
 From fright her face was as white as milk.
 Into the darkness the child went, fear. Ing no evil
 Take not the life of the meanest thing wantonly.
 tear shed when the heart Is heavy will Tighten the burden.
 The great blue heaven Is over all the earth.
 It Is blessed to be so near Natures heart that one may hear her songs.
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Queens 9 England
A SKETCH OF THE LIFE or ANNE
 OF BOHEMIA.

Anne of Bohemia, queen consort of Richard II. of England, was born in 1867 mt Prague. in Bohemia. She was in her thirteenth yeaf when the English am- bassador, Sir Simon Burley, journeved to Prague to negotiate for her hand in mar riage with the King of England, who was then in his minority.
 Something occurred then which seems rather extraordinary to US of the twen- tieth century. The imperial court at Prague had vague ideas about the loca- ton and importance of England, and the Empress sent the Duke of Primislaus of Saxony to ascertain the geographical po- sition of England and whar sort of a country 1t might be before she would con sent to bestow her daughter on Richard in marriage.
 Whatever the Dnke,s dlscoYerles More
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THE HIDDEN POET.

One word of four letters appears in each sentence. whcn, if rightly chosen and written one above the other in the order ot their writing. their initials wiii sDell
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-07
CHILDREN SHOWED II
|eet Of Their Warm Drink IN the
Morning.

q year ago I was a wreck from
ee drinking and was on the point
s.hg up my position in the school
~ because OF nervousness.
vas telling friend about It and
sald, We drink nothing at meal
81 nut Postum Food Coffee, and 1t is
y : comfort to have something we
= ssn]oy drinking with the children
xas astonished that she would al
me children to drink any kind Of
$3.50. put she said Postum was the
M, N. nealthful drink in the world for
~. u Is as well as for older ones. and
n, ne condition Of both the children
m N. sdults showed that to be a fact.
Nv nrst trial was a failure. The
y, Y, oolled It four or 1--WE minutes and
,ssled 80 fiat that l was in despair
n, us.ermined to give it one more
This time we followed the d.
~. WIS and boiled 1t fifteen minutes
~. tne boiling began. 1t was q de.
IN success and ]. was completely
w. y Z us rich delicious favour. In 9
.me ] noticed decided I'M
sulent IN my condition and kept
49, ng better and better month after
IN until now ! am perfectly
, and do my work in the school
YIN ease and pleasure. ! would
]. 70 the ye-destroying reg
so1es for any money"
as . : 2 Reason. & Read the e,
WI nttle Health Classic, 4 The
Is Wellyille. Is pkss.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-07
SORES AS BIG AS PENNIES.
Whole Head and Neck covered-Hair
All Came out-cured In Three
Weeks by Cuticura.

"After having the measles my whole
head and neck were covered with scaly
sores about as large as q penny. They
were just as thick as they could be.
MY hair all came out. let the trou-
BILE run along. taking the doctors blood
remedies and rubbing on salve, but It
did not seem to get any better. It
stayed that way for about six months;
then I got set Of the Cuticura Rem.
edies, and in about week I noticed
big difference. and in three weeks
1t was well entirely and have not had
the trouble any more, and as this was
seven years ago, / consider myself
cured. Mrs. Henry Porter, Albion.
Neb., Aug. Is, 1906"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-07
ALMOST FELT ENVY PANe3.
Great Cricketer's Simple Tribute to
His Own Worth.

In 1885 there was great celebra-
ton In London in honor Of DR.. Sam.
uel Johnson, and. among these in at
tendance was the Australian crack"
cricketer, Bonner, then at the height
of his fame. IS
As one Of the guests, says the COM
piler Of the recently published Let.
ters" OF the late DR.. George Birkbeck
Hill, Bonner's health was proposed.
His response was noteworthy.
AFTER seeing the way in which DR..
Johnson's memory is revered," he said.
with great simplicity. y am not sure
that would not rather have been
such man than have gained my own
greatest triumphs in cricket"
Youths Companion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-07
Hard to Realize.

Mother" said q college student
sho had brought his chum home for
tle holidays, permit me to present
|ny friend, Mr.. Specknoodle."
His mother, who was q little hard o.
learing, placed her hand to her ear.
I'm sorry, George, but didn't quite
sltch your friends name. You'll have
y speak little louder. I'm afraid.
Isay, mother, shouted George, =
saat to present Mr.. Specknoodle.
In sorry, George, but Mr.. ----'
wat was the name again?"
NJ. Specknoodle!" George fairly
|lened.
me old lady shook her head sadly.
I'm sorry, George, but In afraid
~ 20 use, It sounds Just like speck-
aoodle to me."-Everybody's Maya.
| M Sa{5 Ia AZ 2l,sg4 22: $ =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-07
an Nye,. Long Walt.

BIZ Nye when young man once
|nade an engagement with . lady
|fiend Of his to take her driving on q
Sunday afternoon. The appointed
Nv came, but at the livery stable all
lie horses we're taken out save one
lid, shaky, exceedingly bOny horse.
Nj. Nye hired the nag and drove
10 his friends residence. The lady let
him wait nearly an hour before she
vas ready, and then on viewing the
disreputable outfit fatty refused to &C.
company Mr. Nye.
why" she exclaimed, sneeringly,
THAT horse may die OF age any mo.
|nent"
Madame" Mr.. Nye replied, when
larived that horse was q prancing
young steed." Harper's Weekly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-07
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-07
An Anarchist.

"Thet air thin chicken with tn drag.
gled feathers" remarked the old farm
or, II call tn anarchist"
why do you call him that?" Quer-
led the summer boarder,
cause he spends 30 much time
chasin' tn other chickens t git their
vittles away from 'em he amt got no
time t hustle fer none fer hisself," ex-
planned the old granger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-07
THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE
BY Elsie Carmichael
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.,

deed mad. madden than the maddest
March hare"
"You may say you are not. but
you are going to be-" said emphat
ically. "You have got to be. have
been In love with Marianne. lady Of
Kersey manor, since / went to Rug
by, little chap In knickerbockers
and am in love with You and two
things equaling the same thing equa'
each other"
"Not at ALL" she said. ut only
proves you are a tickle creature.
Fancy what change of heart to ad.
mire my great.great-aunt one minute
and the next to tell a girl whom you
have known only Is hours that you
care for her. How could I ever
trust you, Cousin Reggie?"
las said before you interrupted
me-" I went on TRANQUILITY, Il love
Marianne, lady Of Kersey manor, and
l love you, and two things equaling
the same"
"Ah. you are getting too mathemat.
ical for me-" she said. and ran swift
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-07
Piety.

h q recent number Of . German
r,sazine q writer offers q variant of
Ia tale lately published in q book OF
|eaudren's true sayings, which relates
Inn two small girls tried to sit on one
Estool, and one of them remarked: If
dc Of us was to get of the stool,
|Aae would be more room for me"
|fhs Teutonic version tells how . Ger.
|nn sat by the bedside Of his dying
|vite and murmured piously:: II 1t
Daeases the good God to take one OF
(, shall 60 to Berlin"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-07

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-07

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