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his head and opened wide his mouth
To the horror of the spectators, Uncle
Robert. after looking very carefully for
a moment, plunged his arm to its full
length into the huge mouth and then
began, apparently, to pull something
from the beasts throat But the intelli-
gent animal. knowing that all this was
being done to relieve his sufferings, still
kept his mouth open, although big tears
of pain rolled from his eyes. Uncle
Robert strained and pulled until the
veins stood out on his forehead. At
last. with mighty heave, he accom-
plished his purpose. and out came
long stalk of sugar cane which had
lodged in the elephants throat. The
huge beast Immediately began to trum-
pet joyfully, while he looked his graft
tude at Uncle Robert. The others
rushed about Uncle Robert, both ex-
ulting in his happy escape from the
peril in which he had placed himself
and Gliding him for his carelessness of
his own safety.
Having heard rumors of white
child being held as sort of god in
near village, one of the faithful body
guard was dispatched to find out II
this were true. He returned with the
information that he had actually seen
a little white girl playing with the
boys and girls of the savages.
BY the time they reached the village.
however. the natives. hearing Of their
approach. had sent the little girl into
the forest, protesting to know nothing
at all about her.
Believing that she could not be far
away, Uncle Robert directed his efforts
to searching in the immediate vicinity.
But he was unsuccessful, and it was
chance alone that threw in his way
the little girl he sought.
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"CHUNIS."

immense shears, and from them to the
polshers. who remove all the rough.
sandy particles that cover the outside,
by washing the branches in lime or
grinding them on the emery wheel
wv omen pierce holes in the coral,
using a continuance that somewhat
resembles a sewing machine, the
needle of which is kept cool by water
dripping constantly upon it.
After this preparatory work, 1t is
put in the hands of men who turn II
into the shapes of those beautiful
ornaments we so much admire.
"Engravers make the finishing
touches. and then the article is ready
for sale. All the people of Eastern
are fond of wearing coral ornaments"
Yes, indeed, il is interesting" said
Alice. when her father had concluded;
Il never knew before that 1t took so
much work to make a coral necklace.
l shall appreciate this one all the
more for knowing its entire history"
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Returning Good for Evil

sion on his hearers, among whom were
the entire Boyceville nine and three or
four of their loyal supporters.
well, Jim Warmers arm IL entirely
well again. and, II he takes care Of him
self until tomorrow. don't see how we
can help winning" said Catcher Bob,
and the rest of the group murnured
assent.
BET I'll reach the swimmin' hole
frst?' yelled Bill Wolf. sprinting down
the dusty road at q mad pace as the
clump of trees that marked their ia
vorite bathing place came into view.
Every boy there accepted the challenge
and away they dashed, raising such a
cloud of dust as would have done credit
to q herd of cattle.
Bill Wolf Owed down the long slope
that led to the edge of the creek, but
before he had gone half way he re-
appeared from among the trees. hoarse-
ly calling: Hold up, fellows; that
nervy Micky O'Toole is down there
swimmin'. Let's teach him and his
gang to stay where they belong. at the
other end of the town"
Aiming themselves with pine-cones
and sticks and clods of earth. the party.
at signal from Bill. swept down the
bank like an avalanche and discharged
their missiles as one man at the I'M
offending Micky. The suddenness of the
onslaught staggered Micky. but he
quickly recovered himself and hurriedly
made for the opposite shore, where,
from the shelter Of tree. he answered
their screams of laughter with words
of defiance. Soon he disappeared, with
a final taunt for any fellow to come
over If he wanted licking.
AN ILL FATED FRoLIC
The next minute all were disporting
themselves in the water, having a jolly
good time, If one might judge from the
roars of merriment that arose on every
side.
All at once sharp cry of pain rang
out, followed by sliding and rafting
and scuffiing as something crashed
down the steep bank just by the bend.
"Whistling fishes!" exclaimed Pete
Hamilton, as he arrived on the scene,
"if 1t amt Jim Warner-and some
things wrong with his arm, tool"
He was right. Jim had slipped at
the top of the slope, had fallen heav-
l1y Ol an anu lASh 0OWh
When Captain Dunsmore mustered
his men on the background the fol-
lowing day any one could see with
half an eye that the Boyceville team
had lost all hope, although still pre-
pared to fight their hardest. But VIII
Brant couldn't pitch worth a cent and
he was the best they had.
The game was just about ready to
begin when Captain Jack felt some
body tap him on the shoulder. Look
ing around he saw Micky O'Toole, his
freckled face adorned with a broad.
SAY Re said, at hear you fellows
are hard up for pitcher. can pitch
a little myself, and II can help you
out-why, I'm willin'."
you're a trump, Mickyw cried
Jack, shaking him heartily by the
hand ITS downright splendid of
you after the way the fellows treated
you yesterday"
AS Micky had modestly suggested,
he could pitch a little-indeed, it was
said that he was shade better than
Jim Warner, the star.
Boyceville, of course. won the game,
and you may rest assured that Miclky
went swimming in the Old Swimming.
Hole whenever he pleased thereafter.
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cilla." she felt sure. must be Like Aunt

cilla," she felt sure, must be like Aunt
Jane, too.
Never after this did Betty feel lonely.
Whenever she wished she could live the
life of the other Betty. Putting on the
quaint dresses, she could easily imagine
herself going through all that the other
Betty told of in her Thought and
Dream Diary. Indeed, she grew so that
she sometimes forgot which Betty she
really was. and, as Aunt Jane said.
grew more ''old-fashioned" than ever.
But what did that matter? Aunt Pris-
ella had most likely often said the same.
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AN INTERESTING
EXPERIMENT

TERB is an interesting little ex-
n pertinent, showing how the earth.
i i once a great molten mass. at
tanned its present shape.
Pour water into a glass until It is
one-third full.
Upon this pour slowly some thick oil.
to the depth of not quite one-half inch.
Lastly, pour in. very gently. small
quantity of water.
You now have a layer Of oil between
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How Philip Realized His Ambition

Philip really believed he could talk II
given half a chance.
But within day or so the elephant
refused to eat and seemed to be labor
ing under some pain in his throat.
Uncle Robert determined to make
some sort of an examination. Com
manding the animal to kneel, he placed
a ladder against tree beside him. so
that he was brought up to level with
the beasts head. In obedience to bis
command, the elephant then threw up
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to dream in church. I wrote about duty
and obedience in my other diary today.
and Aunt Priscilla was so pleased that
1 almost owned UP about this Thought
and Dream Diary. But 1 cannot write
love and obedience forever, and must
write about my dreams. / do feel SO
wicked. Tomorrow wear my new law
ender bonnet for the first time. Mary
will want one like it as soon as she sees
it,"
Betty was in raptures. Why, this
Betty was "old-fashioned," Just like
herself. How nice it was! Aunt Pris-
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DR1NcE MoHAM1D was sad. And

HRINCE MoHAMID was sad. And
we'll he might be. for the beau
tiful Princess Corisande had re-
fused, for the eighth time, to
marry him. So you cannot wonder
that he was mournful.
Slowly and reflectively he gazed down
into the dark waters that bathed the
base of the high cliff by which the
royal castle stood.
All at once he heard a rushing of
wind behind him. Turning, he saw a
horrible giant of immense size bran
dishing a great club.
well, who are your" demanded the
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f<r ELBOWS, we've just got to win
the game tomorrow. Those
Jonesville chaps have been
strutting around in a way that's UNI
bearable ever since they beat US last
year. We've got to take the pride out
of them. and that in hurry"
Captain Jack Dunsmore's delivery Of
this speech made a profound impress
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two blankets of water.
Insert a rod in the glass, and stir
rapidly in small circles.
Soon you will find that the oil has
gathered around the rod in the form OF
ball will f1atten at the top and bottom
and bulge at the sides. taking the shape
OF our globe
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A Little Dressmaker.

M AKING dolly's dresses,
4VA Don't you think It's fun?
Here is one already,
This I've just begun.
Oh, how many stitches!
And what tangly thread
When l pricked my finger,
! just guess it bled.
THERE the needles broken
Bending all about
That's a sign my dollyn
Wear the dresses out.
Youths Companion.
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The ostrich That Didn't Grow.

IN A big ostrich farm in Los An
geles. Cal, there is a little chick
~ that has stopped growing. Ostrich
chicks grow at the rate Of one foot every
month, but this one never grows.
His life until recently was not the hap
piest in the world. for, being SO small,
the bigger ostriches pecked at him and
treated him badly, indeed -
But now he is allowed to wander along
the walks all by himself and he is such
a plump. funny-looking little fellow that
he Is quite a pet with visitors
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hard substance that forms the masses
and branches of coral.
This coral is gathered by the fish
ermen from May to September.
when it Is brought home, women
first carefully separate the branches
according to their size and their color.
which varies from black to white,
passing through all shades of red and
pink
Next a division is made, according
to quality, into three grades: best,
medium and inferior
.'Then it passes on to the women
who cut off the long branches with
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Floating Paper.

It is astonishing how much weight
must be placed upon sheet of writing
paper floating on water before it can
be made to sink. 1t will sustain the
weight of articles as heavy as PEN
knives. Try it for yourself.
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Love,s YOUNG Dream.

Loves Young Dream.
Little Girl Cat school)-What did the
teacher send you here for?
Little Boy-She said l was bad. and
must come over and sit with the girls.
Il like you. Can you stay long?"
mo: | wasn't very bad"
well. you be Bladder next time.'-
Sketchy Bits.
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PUZZLES TO SOLVE

Riddles.
1. What is that which is heightened
by being cut at both ends?
2. What makes everything visible but
is itself invisible?
Transposition.
My whole is composed of eight letters.
My l. Z, 4 is an article of wearing ap-
parel.
My g. 2, is a rodent.
My 5. 6, 2, g. 5 is to rub out,
My whole is an important cape.
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A Candle Trick.

V JOUR friends may not have much
confidence in your statement thaA
you can light a candle without
touching the wick, but you may easily
convince them that 1t can be done.
After candle has burned until 1t has
a long snuff, blow 1t out with a sudden
huff. A white cloud of smoke will i'm
mediately arise from the hot wick. APP
ply a match to this smoke, at a dis
lance of even from two to three inches
above the wick. and you will see the
the candle.
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ANOTHER BETTY

1t was just such a day when Betty
made the acquaintance of her Other
Self. Many and many a time she had
climbed the narrow stairs to the attic
So often had she rummaged through the
old trunks and furniture that she could
have named everything there That is,
almost everything, for near the window
there was one great chest, inside of
which she had never peeped The big,
rusty lock seemed to mock her when
ever she tugged at 1t - sometimes SO
strongly that she felt sure It must give
way.
You may know how surprised she was
when, upon giving 1t jerk this time.
the lock gave way with such sudden
ness that she fell back into the old
cradle. But still more surprised was
she when she raised the lid. She found
treasures without number. There were
handsome dresses all made in queer
fashions. Trying one of these on, she
found that it just At. Somehow, It
seemed to feel more comfortable than
her own, but perhaps that was because
she, like the gowns, was "old-fash-
ioned."
Eagerly she now went on with her
search. Soon she came upon an old
leather-covered diary. Opening it. she
started on finding her own name on
the hyleaf.
Betty's heart beat quickly as she sat
down in her GRANDPA TIERS armchair and
began to read the curious old diary.
Reading from the very beginning, she
saw this entry:
May 6, 1796.-Aunt Priscilla says it
is wicked for me to keep anything Sc
cret from her. Be 1t so, and this diary
is wicked. 1 must ask Uncle Richard
if 1t be wicked to dream or think to
ones self. Such beautiful thoughts come
to me that 1 must write them down.
Last time, while l was dreaming in
church. 1 thought that the minister and
the people grew wings and flew away.
1t was splendid. only 1 didn't go along
with them But when ! wrote St,, about about
Priscilla said it was nonsense and not
fit for a diary, and that 1t was wicked
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SAILING FoRzAFRIcA

A week from the time the letter was
received they started. The voyage
was a quick one and Philip found that
his dreams were at last coming true
when one bright afternoon he set foot
on the land he had long wished to
visit.
Uncle Robert desired to proceed i'm
mediately with the matter in hand, SO
carriers were engaged and other pro-
vision made for the journey.
Soon they were vending their way
through dense tropical forests peopled
by the strange animals of that country.
Occasionally they would come upon
scattered villages.
Finding that travelling would be made
easier thereby, an elephant was pur-
chased from one of the native chiefs.
He was a very intelligent animal. and
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Why Betty Forgot to be Lonely

MO. BETTY didn't mind being call
IN ed ''old-fashioned.' OF course,
she was "old-fashioned.' Aunt
Jane told her SO every day. SO it must
be true. although Aunt Jane did say
people were "odd" mostly when they
didn't do things her way. You know
they say you're "old-fas hioned' when
you see things that other people can't
see, when you dream such beautiful
dreams, and whei, you play nice games
with what Aunt Jane would call the
people of your imagination-though to
you they're real girls and boys, just the
same.
Oh, it's nice to be "old-fashioned," es-
pecially when you live in a big farm
house, with the nearest neighbor a mile
away. 1t keeps you from growing lone
ly.
But, in spite of all your Imagination,
sometimes you get wee bit lonesome.
At least Betty did, until she found her
Other Self. Let me tell you how this
came about.
Betty liked rainy days. Sounds funny,
doesn't It? Not that she didn't enjoy
being out-of doors, but next to swayine
in the branches of her favorite tree in
the orchard, she liked to be up in the
big, roomy attic, listening to the rain
drops pattering on the roof. Somehow it
made her feel sort of sad-and you know
it's nice to feel that way sometimes.
'Tisn't that you're altogether sad, for
your heart gives such a funny throb
when you look around the shadowy
hooks that It makes you feel almost hap
Ply and-yet little bit afraid. as though
some strange person you would like to
see were near, yet you were afraid to
meet her
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Formed long ago, yet made today,
Employed while others sleep;
What few would ever give away,
Or any wish to keep.
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One evening the party camped on
the edge of a great prairie. The ami
mails. for some reason, seemed to be
restless and alarmed. Finally. one of
the negroes declared he could smell
the grass burning. Uncle Robert be-
gan at once to take precautions to
insure their safety.
A broad, shallow ditch was dug in
circle, inclosing a large plot of land
nearby. Applying torch to the dry
grass, the ground within the circle was
soon cleared. The ditch being wide,
the flames could not, of course. leap
across to the surrounding prairie.
Moving within the charred area. they
awaited the fire sweeping toward them
from the distance.
The smoke began to roll toward them
in clouds, while the heat grew decid-
eddy uncomfortable.
Suddenly, from out the mist wall In
front of Them burst gigantic saw
age. carrying on his shoulders little
white girl.
Blinded by the smoke, he stumbled
into Uncle Robert and Philip, who,
leaping upon HIM, seized and bound him
almost before he knew what had hap
pened.
ALL OVERLOOKED
All were overjoyed. There could be
no doubt that the little girl was
she whom they sought. She look.
ed, wonderingly at first. toward the
two white strangers. but soon made
herself well acquainted, and, perching
herself on Uncle Roberts knee, chat
tered like a maybe.
Now that the quest was ended,
rapid journey was made to the coast,
and from there they took ship to Lon
don, where little Mary was left with
relations.
Philip reluctantly babe adieu to Uncle
Robert. and started for home. He never
wearies telling of his travels in Africa,
and stoutly declares that the life of an
explorer is the only thing in the worlds
for him. Just now he Is attending Cen
treville Academy, but If you ask him
what he intends to do after graduation
he shakes his head with an air of Sc
crecy that means volumes. Perhaps Mr..
and Mrs. Waring will have to be con-
suited however.
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APRIL 28 ANSWERS
Name Puzzles.
/. Albert q Marcus.
Charades.
1. Pilgrimage. @ Illumination.
Arithmetical Puzzles.
/. Height of staff, rs feet; payments,
S11. 50, $25. $34.5O $3.50 respectively.
q CIVIL.
Enigma.
Our young folks.
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~ HILIP wARINI was fond of
r tales of adventure, but, above

tales of adventure, but, above
all. 1t was the thrilling stories
vi exploration In Africa that de-
lighted him. Uncle Robert. you
know. had spent most of his life in
these great mysterious regions. and SO
Philip learned about all there was
worth knowing regarding the Dark
Continent.
On the evening before his depart
ure for Paris. at the close of his short
visit to the Warnings. Uncle Robert
engaged in a long talk with Mr.. and
Mrs. Warning, the result OF which APP
parently gave him considerable salts
faction.
Next morning, while all were seat
ed at the breakfast table. Uncle Rob-
ert turned to Philip with the ques-
ton:
Lad. how would you like to go to
Paris with me?"
How would I?' shouted Philip.
"Just try me.
THAT is" ne added. in reply to his
mothers rather reproacnful look. "for
. time, anyway"
WELL" smiIingly returned Uncle
Robert, "your father and mother haye
consented to spare you for short
time. provided 1 return you in safe
condition.
So Philip went TO Paris.
Uncle Robert and Philip had been
hardly a month in Paris before Uncle
Robert received a letter from an old
comrade in Africa, who lay on the
point of death. He h: / been wounded
in a raid upon his trading station by
a tribe of hostile savages, and in
which his 5-year-old daughter. Mary.
had been carried away.
Uncle Robert felt himself bound to
carry out the wishes of his old friend.
who requested that search be made
for the little girl. Philip refused to
leave his uncle, and so Uncle Robert.
with many qualms of conscience. was
obliged to take him along. Baptiste,
Uncle Roberts loyal servant, and Bar
on, a great, noble mastiff. comprised
the rest of the party.
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THE MESSENGER
SPARROW

TT WAS one of those summer days IN
the middle West when. the heat be-
coming unbearable, the farmer was
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Umpires in the New England
league are forced to undergo an eye
examination before appointment. Th'
fans of that section have refused t
stand for umpires with bad lamps.
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500 Reward. 800.

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Address f. J. CHENEY & CO, To.
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NOTICE OF SALE.
OF the Lands OF a Minor.


Notice is hereby given that pur.
suant to the order of court made at
Ardmore, Indian Territory. on the
18th day of February, 1907. in the
matter of the curatorship of Minnie
Wood, the undersigned curator will
proceed to sell at public auction to
the highest bidder uponthree months
credit in front of the United States
Court House in the town of Ard
more. Indian Territory, on the Both
day of March, 1907, at o'clock p.
m, the following described tracts or
parcels of land situated in tho Chick
asaw Nation, Indian Territory, to.
wit:
East 1898 acres Of lot 3; Sw 10
acres of lot 3, less 800 acres for G.
C.. & S. F., Ry., Sec. 2, T. s., Il.
e.; SW Ia of NV Ia of Sc Ia: S
1.2 of NE IA of SW Ii; S 1-2 of SW
IA of Sc a; SW IL of Sc IA ot
Sc IA, Sec. 2, T. s., II. . f.; S IL
of SW IA OF Sc IA, Sec. 20, T. 3 s..
II. W; SW IA of Sc IA of Sc Ia
Sec. 20; Sc IA of NE IA Of NE IA;
w 1-2 of NE IA of NE IA; NV Ia
of NE Ia; n IL of Sc IA of NE
IA; Sec. 20 II. s.. X. w; SW IA
of NE IA of SW Ia; S l.2 of NV
IA of SW IA; n IL of SW IA Of
SW IA; NV IA of Sc IA Of SW
IA; Sec. 27, 7. s., II. T.. All In
the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Terri
tory.
The purchaser will be required tc
give good security bearing interest
at the rate of eight per cent ,er an
mum, in addition to a reservation oI
title lien on the property sold to Sc
cure the payment of the purchase
price thereof.
Said property will not be sold fol
less than three.fourths of its apprais
ed value.
Done at Ardmore, Indian Terrific
ry. this the 23rd day of February
1907.
ARTHUR ADAMS,
26-1m Curator.