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full of small stones, and dumped them down
at Eds feet.
"We never can carry enough of these things
in our hands to build stove with. We ought
to have some sort of basket or box to carry
them in; something I'll tell you what, lend
us one of your shoes, Ed; that will be the
very thing" said Mark.
'gTe he!" laughed Ed, ironically. "How
funny! Go find box if you can't carry them
in your hands, and don't come here bothering
me about il"
The two started off again, and, after being
gone somewhat longer this time, returned with
a long board piled full of stones.
THAT'S more like It'll" said Ed "a couple
more loads Like that viii give US enough to
build fine stove"
The couple more loads' were soon brought;
then Ed said
guess you'll find some up the creek, there.
Hustle lively, and we'll have this thing built
whats 'jiffy.'" asked Mark, showing
very little disposition to- hustle
"a iiffy2 Well, it's just that part of a
reach of my foot" replied Ed, getting up
from his "chair" and assuming a threatening
attitude.
"Oh!" and Mark jumped out of reach.
chats it, eh? Well, Pm glad I've found out.
| may want to show somebody else some
time"
Then, picking up the board they had been
using to carry the stones on, he handed one
end of it to Percy, and the two Boys started
in the direction Of the creek to look for some
mortar"
They found a bed of red clay a short dis
tance up the creek, and brought back to camp
a board-load Of it.
'sThat's the stuff" said Ed, chats inst
what we want. Set it down here, and find a
stick or something that we can use as a show
d."
Mark found small piece Of board, and.
after whiting one end Of it bit shovel-shap-
ed. handed It to Ed.
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stepped on down there in the water-small,
fat stones, you know. You'll find plenty of
them down along the river"
Saying which he went over and very coolly
took a seat on the stone that was to be his
chair" while serving in the capacity of cook,
to wait while his humble servants" went af-
ter the materials with which to build the
stove.
Aren't you coming with us?" asked Mark.
What for?"
/, 1--WE might not be able to tell the difference
between round stones and fat ones, that's
all"
$50? Well, you're just that dumb headed
that | presume you won't; however, if you
don't get the right kind the first time, you can
carry them back and get some more. / think
you'll soon learn which are fiat and which
are round"
And Ed threw one leg up over the other
leg as though he wasn't at all worried about
getting the right kind of stones.
This was damper to Marks smartness,
and meekly he followed Percy in the direction
of the river.
They soon returned, each carrying an arm
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Ed measured the stove-top with it, then
got down on his knees, and commenced to dig
away the sod where he intended to put the
stove.
"We1l, of all thingsl If this isn't sight
worth going miles to seeI" exclaimed Mark,
standing with his mouth wide open in gawp-
ing astonishment at seeing Ed on both knees,
working whats going to happen, Percy?"
Percy couldn't tell. He thought it quite
likely, however, that Ed would shortly have
"spell" of some kind.
Ed proved the truth of this surmisal by
grabbing up two sods, and throwing one at
each of his tormentors, hitting Percy on the
elbow, and Mark In the back Of the neck.
"Dont be so fresh" he said. "Youl get
your turn at this in a few minutes, and then
you won't feel SO much like joking. Hand
me couple of those stones"
Mark kicked two of them near enough for
Ed to reach them with his hand.
"Hand them to me, / saidl"
Mark picked them up, and very graciously
handed them to him.
"That's more like it. When anybody tells
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CHAPTER x.
THAT BANGUP DllNEk

~ DIS knowledge of cooking was princi-
pally in his eyes. That is, he knew
~ how to cook only from having watch
ed others do it; not from having had
the experience himself. He had watched
Mary, and he knew how she cooked potatoes
and meat, and vegetables of various kinds
and few desserts, but he had never actually
cooked any of these things himself-at least
not without Mary or his mother standing near
to direct the work (and do most of it them
selves)-and SO he really did not know by
actual experience how to 60 about cooking
meal.
Consequently, when he came to begin prepar
rations for this "bangup" dinner he had
promised the camping party, he found ttat
he had "bit off" something in Chewing" by
asking to be the camp cook
However, he did know that the potatoes
had to be peeled before they were cooked, 50
ne went at them the first thing, peeling about
twenty. This was necessary because the po-
tatoes, naturally small, decreased SO very
much in size as he went around them with
The knife--some Of them disappearing alto
oetber-that. had he peeled less than twenty.
there would not have been enough to go
around among the five boys after they were
cooked.
He had never liked peeling .potatoee-had
always shirked out OF it when he was help
ing Mary--and he did not like It much now.
Il was such bother to whittle all their peeP
ing off, and 50 dig all their eyes out. He
didn't see why farmers didn't raise some
Won YOU could Just wash little and throw into
the kettle without going to the trouble Of peel;
raise if he ever got to farming.
And because Ed didn't like peeling. potatoes
was probably the reason he made such botch
HIS His dislike Of the task led him to slash at
them as he might slash at a. pine stick in
whiting it, and TO gouge out their eyes much
as though he had special grudge against
eseb and every one to be removed.
II was no wonder that he cut his thumb
before he had half of them peeled gong at
them in this manner. The wonder is that be
had any thumbs OF fingers left at all when
he got through.
And it was not surprising that ne spattered
some of the dirty water up into his eye, ana
then nearly cut his nose off trying to rub it
out with the pairing knife in his hand, throw
ing the potatoes about in the pan as ne did.
CONTINUED ON PAG THREE
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Five boys, win Endicott. Ed Doty. Mark
Ripley Percy Ashton and Herbert King, formed
the camping-out party. on the bank Of the Sus-
the first day went down the river in rowboat
to buy straw for bedding, and on their return
with q boatload beheld the tent erected ny the
other three boys and across its front the
name. in prominent capitals, Camp Endori-
aski.n The odd name was suggested by the
first two letters in each boys name, VIZ;
En-Do Ri-As-Kf
know we are back" said Mark to Percy. Aud
both together shouted
"Rah for Camp EndoriaskiP
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SYNOPSIS

crhIs story peran rhree wssts Ag0.l
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~ DIS knowledge of cooking was princi-
~ pally in his eyes. That is, he knew
. how to cook only from having watch
ed others de, Il. NOT frn1n having had
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CONTINUED ON PAG rHREE
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ride-lady'' 20 cents for another trip for
yourself and friend.
Then there's the ticker. That's
new ride just put on in the west this
season. You get into a round car and
the device is dragged up an incline Tor
the downward thrill. Starting down 1t
enters a labyrinth of rails, the car re-
volving in one direction and the de-
scent carrying it in another. This
gives a remarkable opportunity to
learn how it feels to be jerked in two
directions at the same time.
The Potsdam railway is practical
device. made in Germany, which
runs on an overhanging rail and which
magnates among the Teutons threaten
to make a conventional mode of travel
there within a few years. The thrill in
this consists of hoping it won't fall
off this trip.
Amusement-loving Americans also
have the -aerostat. Cars are suspended
at the ends of long cables, you are
locked in and the device is started. 1t
is like a Maypo1e, except that the
cables don't become interwined around
the pole. AS the speed increases the
cars rise higher at the ends of the
cables and, inclined, speed through
ClAOi Ae1A ouI OFCA thC hCdOS VI luC
multitude. Anyone who is susceptible
to sea-sickness might possibly become
immune by this treatment for the
blues of everyday life. The giant
swing, while it is not much like the
aerostat, gives the same feeling to
some.
Then there is the airship, which ma
jestically winds about the outside of
tall tower and then winds down again.
Merry go-rounds are numerous and
despite the fact that this is the father
of all thrills, it still has its patrons
among the children.
Among the time-honored creations is
the shoot-the-chutes, which consists of
a slide down a toboggan and a few
bounces after the boat strikes the
water of the lake at the bottom of the
chute. If you're wise you'll not sit
in the front seat. There's where the
big bump comes and the occupants of
the bow of the boat feel the leaps over
the water most.
Having travelled on rides enough to
stimulate an appetite for something in
a different line we steer our down
state friend into the stationary de
vices for the same purpose These are
of every variety You step into one
at random The floor starts to move
with a circular motion toward the top
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KING OF PORTUGAL
YOUNG MONARCH TRIES TO
LEARN WISHES OF HIS
PEOPLE,.
10 a Close Student of the Newspapers
Presence of Mind and cour-
age Not the Least of
His Virtues.

London.-If young King Manuel con-
tinues as he has begun, the stability
OF the Portuguese monarchy should be
assured for some time to come
1t is an undoubted fact that the un-
skillful policy and retrograde meas
ures taken during the dictatorship had
aroused widespread irritation and pro-
cuced a considerable increase in re-
publican ideas in the most cultivated
centers of his country, especially Lis
bon and Oporto. On the other hand,
however, the extreme youth of the
new king, the terrible misfortune
which has fallen on him, the excellent
intentions manifested by him since the
very first days of his reign, have at
tracted toward him the good will and
sympathies of his people, without ex-
ceptions of class or opinion. The re-
suits of the recent elections tend to
prove that the present liberal and toll
Grant monarchy has regained the
strength and prestige which it had
unfortunately lost during the last
reign through the errors and impru-
dence of many successive ministries
Don Manuel is a bright, cookbook
ing lad, his graceful manners and bril-
lance of repartee making him great
acquisition to the rather dull court
life. He is intelligent and studious,
much devoted to those he considers
his loyal friends; and his innate ami
ability of character endears him to
all.
The young king is skilled in all
sports, but has no special liking for
any. Last summer, during an inform
al fete at the Pena castle, in Cintra,
a gay group from the palace, among
which were his brother and other
companions of his own age, came upon
the Infante Don Manuel reading a sci
entific work in shady corner of the
park. In answer to the laughing re-
marks on his extremely studious mood
he replied: You see, 1 do not want
people to say of me what is generally
said of the second sons of reigning
houses
Although of a nervous temperament,
he has great presence of mind and
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TIE JCE1X7c RAXNz4Y

of the room. If it moves backwards
from you, intuition tells you to step
forward. Don't step too speedily or
you'll find yourself walking on the
ceiling, head down. Finally an open
ing is reached. You step out onto a
floor which bounces up and down as
you meander along. A moment later
you walk upon what seems to be the
top of an airship, loosely inflated BY
that time, if you're one of the fair
sex, you need protection. The recess
es are all pitch dark.
Then, perhaps you are swayed by
wave-like motion of the entire room,
which very naturally ELECTS very prop
er screams from the women folks.
Freed from ocean-liner imitation, you
are Immediately introduced to a 200
miles-an-hour cyclone. coming from the
floor, ceiling, walls and in fact from
all sides. The floor begins to move
sideways with a quick-jerky motion
You try to steady yourself on a rail,
just perceptible in the blackness-
Ouch! It's charged with electricity.
Ahead are several staircases and you
feel rather relieved to think you're
out of it at last Reaching them safe
Iy you start up when, without warning,
the Whole COnlTlNduC0 D0SluS 10 ulOVS
backward and forward, compelling
you to grab the rail for safety In
darkness again. you try to make your
way through typical labyrinth CT
rooms. Feeling along the wall with
one foot ahead of you to ascertain the
nearness of bottomless pits, etc, for
your minds eye sees lots that don't
exist, you bump your nose against a
few barriers and eventually push
against a wall, which gives way and
you find yourself alone in a turnstfle,
inclosed on all sides When your ter
! ror has reached a burning point some
one else behind pushes the wall as you
did and you are liberated, only to
again find yourself in the midst of
weird ghostlike cries and see skele-
tons darting hither and thither Ton
pulleys). A little scream just at this
moment might be appropriate Just
to get your mind off the terrors of the
rlace. the next few turns are tame,
when suddenly your feet slide out from
under you and you find yourself shoot
ing down a chute in a sitting position.
Daylight ahead and once again, before
you have time to think it over, you've
landed among the crowds outside,
thanks to the manly strength of the
spieler, whose arms received you
where the chute ended.
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courage when occasion demands them.
Two or three years ago his brother,
the late crown prince, while at the rid
ing school, was violently thrown by
his horse and stunned by the fall. Don
Manuel leaped upon the horse and
galloped off to the palace, where, his
parents being absent, he gave rapid
and sensible orders. Then he awaited
the queen, who was expected from her
afternoon drive, and broke to her the
news of the accident with great care
so that she would not be alarmed.
During the recent terrible events
which placed him on the throne he
also showed astonishing serenity and
courage, throughout endeavoring to
give support to his mother, whom he
adores.
The horror, however, of the tragedy
and the consciousness of the deep re-
sponsibilities that have fallen on him
so unexpectedly appear to have utter
ly transformed his boyish nature.
Those who are in contact with him
say that the king has aged ten years
in appearance and in mind since Feb
uary L, and that he gives the inn
preston that it is no longer boy
Who is speaking, but a man.
Every day he orders all the daily
ewspapers of every color to be
rought to him and, shutting himself
his study, he pores over them for
ours in the endeavor-aS he himself
plains-to judge of the situation of
country he governs and find out
wishes of his people
Only few days ago someone at
palace, noting the fatigue which
only too visible in the young king,
to the excess of work and contin-
audiences and ministerial confer
IS. gently demonstrated with his
esty, urging him to intrust some of
matters of secondary interest to
IS. Thus it was suggested that
sal of the newspapers might be
led by a daily report The young
rich answered quietly: No; while
re life and strength left me to do
will read them myself. One of
lief duties as king is to have per-
knowledge of the condition of pub
Union in all matters day by day,
hat / can only obtain directly
the newspapers"
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COW BROKE UP BARN DANCE

head down. and six girls and three
boys crawled onto the feed box and
fell off in a shrieking heap. and the
athlete of the party, with wild ye1ls,
broke the record on quick climb to
the hayloft, and four girls hid under
the straw cutter, and there was the
merry mischief to pay The cow
quickly had her gambol out, and then
backed into her stall with satisfied
moo and Immediately resumed her
cud.
But the barn dance was effectually
broken up.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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n TRIP
n THRILLER

DOW, whee-ee-e, 10000,
gee-e-whi-iz, but that was
a bump,"
1t was our friend from
the sand dunes of Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois, Ohio,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, or
any other state with plen-
ty of farming districts,
trying out a thriller at
Coney Island, Atlantic
City, one of Chicago'S big
four amusement parks or
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Of course, realism is ali well enough
in its way, but it can easily be carried
to an excess Here, for instance, is
the case of that barn dance in the
east, where an actual barn was the
scene of revelry-
And in the midst of the fun blood
ed cow broke away from her stall and
took an active interest in the proceed
ings, ripping the shirt waist from a
college youth and hooking a roomy
hole in the big fiddle After which
she pranced up the middle with her
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for that matter at any city or town
which supports these summer devices
for extracting coin of the realm from
thine plebeians.
No matter how stolid he may be In
life's ordinary pursuits or how emo
tionless in an interurban wreck, MS
spine curls, his sympathetic nerve
system tickles and he is compelled
to give himself up to thrills You can
find him in every resort where there
are scenic railways, roller-coasters,
velvet-coasters, fgure-efghts. shoot
the-chutes, dip-the-dips. leap-the-gaps,
ticklers and scores of other modes FOR
shooting the electric currents up and
down the spinaI cord of the laughing,
bowling public.
He ia a source of amusement for his
tutored city brother who tickles the
day ledger with pen during daylight
and cavorts about on amusement de-
/, vices throughout the summer evenings
The city pleasure-seeker has much OF
this snort and the thrills fail to rise
I'D in his anatomy the way they do IN
that of the man, woman and child VINO
are taking their first turn at the
game.
Statistfcians claim that there are so
many actual thrillers of different cali
Der and variety at work daily IN the
United States that If one should travel
on every one of them, just once. the
trim would take all summer. There
were more this year than ever before
II all of the rides were strung out
they would reach clear across the con-
tinent. high browed scientists claim
But that only goes to show that
America is amusement-crazy. Inc
populace and the elite. too. can't get
enough thrill Not long ago, an LII
nois man with an idea proposed to in
stall an automobile in the parks OF the
country and this device was scheduled
to run down an incline, turn double
somersault and alight upon its wheels
again. Americas thrillers are terrific
and getting more so each year. but
the man from the middle west was
perhaps a bit premature with his
death-defying machine Sometimes it
didn't alight as per program.
The process of starting a thrill
through the pleasure-seeker' frame
consists of laying out device which
combines both speed and the unexpect-
cd This subject has been studied
by every amusement manager in the
limited States and they can't get the
iumps. drops and bumps long enough
or fast enough to attract your shekels
from your bank account to their golfers
with the desired rapidity-
Say. by heck. I'm afeared to ride
OF tibet shebang. 1t don't hev safe
look, to me-.
Well. hurting through the air faster
than an aeroplane in working order
certainly doesn't look safe. but at the
same time the visitor to the city who
made that remark did not know where
of he spoke. Every single device, no
matter how small, how large or how
"safe-looking,'' is required to undergo
a rigid test by the building commits
sioners, before being allowed to accept
the public's dimes There must be
block system of lights, much the SAME
as that used by railway systems. also
stoppage devices on every incline to
prevent cars, chairs or other seating
vehicles from sliding backwards down
an incline.
The framework of the device is test
| ed for its strength and made to sup
port far heavier weights than are ever
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QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

1t takes a smart man to get paid
for doing nothing.
An agile politician is one. who can
dodge an issue
Luck is often merely case of not
being found out.
Life would be very monotonous If 1t
wasn't for the dfsappointments.
The telegraph may annihilate dis
lance, but the messenger boy, too.
kills time
The fellow who dosent know when
he is beaten should be able to stand a
lot of punishment.
The theory that honesty is the best
policy is the only incentive some men
have to be honest.
The worst affection that could be
fall the average woman is to have an
impeachment in her speech.
The knowledge that comes with old
age is frequently confined to the
knowledge of lost opportunities
People who live in glass houses
should remember that, while love is
blind, the neighbors aren't
Fame rs bubble quoted the Wise
Guy Yes, and 1t generally comes
from blowing your own horn," added
the Simple Mug
Sillicus-~In the morning she re
minds me of rose with the dew stiII
on it, Her complexion is SO fresh
Cynicus-'sYes; fresh every morning
NeII-~I don't suppose Mr.. Sfllicus
has any vices Bell-~Vfees? Why
he belongs to a g1ee club, an amateur
theatrical society and writes poetry
Polly Pfnktfghts-"The leading mar
says he once promised his mother he
would never be an actor" Fanny
Foot1ights-"We1l, he seems to be
keeping his word
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AnarchiSt-Tm entitled to my
shares of things, and I'm determined
to have it. The world must give me
what 1 deserve.
WiSeman-But under the laws that
is impossible unless you commit muir
der.-Philadelphia Press.
Recruit-PleaSe, Sergeant, I've got
a splinter in my and
Sergeant-Instructor yer been
doin? Stricken yer 'ead?-Punch-
HE frequently tells me my biscuits
are not like mother used to make,
yet l love him still
Loyal girli''
tfWeIl, you see, he says they are lots
better than his mothers kansas
City Times.
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Mrs. Stiles-I do yish you'd try to
keep yourself heater
Mr.. Stiles-But. my dear, you're not
30 careful
Mrs. Stiles-Im not? I'm certainly
more careful of my clothes than you.
Mr.. Satisfactorily. Whereas you
should be more careful of me.-Cath-
Ollie Standard and Times.
When man tries to make love to
his wife she's better be suspicious
that he is getting ready to break the
news to her that he's going on a fish
ing trip.-New York Press.
care your five daughters all mar
ried off, Mr. Brown"
NO, five sons-in-law have married
ou.'-F1iegende Blaetter.
Stella-What is a horserace without
a bet like? Bella-Like summer re-
sort without man.-New York Sun
"Only fools are certain, Tommy;
wise men hesitate"
Are you sure, uncle?"
Yes, my boy, certain of it.''-Tat-
Ter
Did you say he was crafty poll
tician?"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum,
mot crafty, merely CRAFTY. "-Washing
ton Star.
Church-The time is near at hand
when all nature will smile
Gotham-An nature? How about
the weeping willow?-Yonkers States
man.
He-Won't you miss me when I'm
far away?
She-No, I'll always think of you as,
very close.-Cornell Widow
Motorist (who has had a break
down)-Well, my boy, can your faith
er lend US an animal of any sort?
Boy-Yes, sir. He seq as 'ow you
can ave go at this ferret for bob
if you have a mind to.-The Sketch
Caddie (to golfer. who has been lift
ing the turf all the way round the,
course)-"Youl be stranger in
these parts. 1 supose?''
/. Golfer-"Well, not exactly a strang
er. 1 was born here, and my folks are
buried hereabouts.'
Caddie Gas the golfer lifts another
piece of turf with his driver)-'I doot
you'll no. get deep enough with your
driver; you'd better take your iron"
-Tit-Bits