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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-17
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"Will you come with me to the zoo this afternoonE-
 'No. thank you. would rather stay at home. My eldest daughter jumps like a wild goat. my youngest shrieks like a parrot. my son is as suriy as bear. my wife snaps like a dog. and my mother in-EaU. who is a veritable tigress. says am exactly like an DrauE Outaug- So. you see. have no need 10 20 to fine 200 to see strange creatures
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-17
Object h His Preaehina.

Towne-lt's funny Burrough is for ever preaching to his friends about the necessity for saving their money Browne-WelI: Townc- Well. he's the last fellow in the world who should preach that Browue-N0 at all. The more his friends save ths more he has the chance tO borrow -Chieaso Jour raH
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-17
Walsh Jury ssiII Out.

Chicago Jan. 1.-The case Of John R. Walsh. sccused of misappropristinS the funds of his three banks. u2s given to the jury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-17
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Mr- GDgI,ie - Ny bey. yOG'd neveF hear me use language ike that. The kid-I bet v0I don't. Why. it took me five vearS to learn all dem words Sketch
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-17
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Young Aspirznt-SIr. may count on your supporting mel Practical CftfDea That depends. yozRz man Are you going to r1n for oEHce or do y0u want to many ny dauehserE
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-17
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Sbe-So ssrry to hear Of your motor accident, Enthusiastic M0torist-Oh. thanks. Its nothing Expect to live through many more. She-Oh. but trust Rot-Ioudon Orinion-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-17

A esoa fs always startled when hs hezrs himself seTiously ezlIesI cd fer the first tfue-O. ". Holue<
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-17

OccaSioas do not make a man either stroug e weak. but they show wh1t ke tS.-Thuuss q KemniS-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-17
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-17

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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-10

31-wisconsin university eight won two
mile boat race from Syracuse. at Pough-
Jun. Orchard Cookers colt. Orby, rid
in England
2O-Neaion, owned by C. f. Durnell. won
great suburban handicap at Sheepshead
21-Alex Ross won open golf champion
ship of United States.
26-Cornell won varsity eight-oared race
cuse won varsity four-oared race and
Wisconsin freshmen. eight-oared con-
test. .Orby won Irish derby:
2-Yale defeated Harvard by boat length
in annual race at New London. Conn.
2S-Robert Simpson won western open
golf championship at Hlnsdale. III:
Jul. 2-Miss Evelyn Sears OF Boston, won
ship of United States. by defeating Miss
Carrie B. Nicely. a,r
4-Tommy Burns knocked out BIZ
round, at Colma, Cal. Martin J. Sherl-
dan won all-around championship of A.
A. U: at Celtic Park. l.; l. a,,o, t,,,o
of British tennis champion, by defeat
ing Mrs. Chambers.
17-Jack Johnson stopped Bob F,itzslm-
mons in second round at Philadelphia,
29-Barney Oldfeld broke two worlds
auto records on half mile track at Far
so, s; D., going first mile Of three mile
race in 1:151s and three miles in 3;5l,
0l-Jlfll1nle 6TllI got NeTuICt ONSI
Nelson in 2O-round contest at San Fran
cisco.
Aug. 30-May Sutton won international
tennis championship at Niagara-on-the-
Sep. SC. M. Daniels of New York. low
cred worlds 10O-yard swimming record,
going distance in IS 2-3 seconds, at Man
chester, England
9-Joe Cans defeated Jimmie Britt In five
rounds, at San Francisco: Britt broke
wrist in fourth round.
professional golfers championship at
st. Louis.
5-New York Yacht club declined chal-
lenge of Sir Thomas Upton for race for
Americas cup next year because It
sought to limit size of racers to 6S feet;
2S-Matt McGrath broke worlds record
for 16-pound hammer throw at Kansas
City, by hurting weight 164 feet inches
former record 1874 feet.
Oct. 12-Chicago Nationals won worlds
baseball championship by defeating De-
troit Americans four straight games.
Dec 2-Tommy Burns, of America,
knocked out Gunner Moir. Of England,
in tenth round at London.
11-H. G. Pulliam reelected president Ma
tional league for sixth time
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-10

Mar. lat, Pedro. Wye. seven in collision
LAT Dossett, Tenn, four by powder
mill blast.
AT Taylor Pa six in, in mine ne s sspIOsIOr.
20-Near Emporium, Pa, six In poWoer
mill blast....At Woodward, Ala. five in
asDAt Los Angeles, CAL, six In headon
2s-Near Cotton. CAL. 3s in wreck; nearly
Apr. Near Fort Worth. Tex. six train
| men in collision.
linear Chaplain, Ont, Is In train wreck.
| 13-Near Gunter, Tex, eight by gasohhe
explosion. ,,
23-on Lake Michigan, lumber barge with
crew of IA lost.
27-At Baltimore. eight drowned by col
May AT Whlpple. W. Va. II in mine
| disaster.
11-At Honda. Cal, 81 In wreck due to
21-At Pittsburg, five by explosion In steel
| furnace. ON Lake Michigan. hve by
burning of steamer.
23-At Chicago, five by ammonia expio-
| sion in stockyards plant.
31-Near Garden Valley, Idaho, seven
| drowned.
Jun lin Hampton Roads, II seamen by
capsizing of launch.
| 1S-At Priceburg, Pa. seven by explosion
of mine gas....At Monahan, Wash, five
2s-Near Toia, Va, eight by dynamite
Jul. 4-Fourth of July celebrations caused
81 deaths; injured number 2. l53
ing of sloop.
11-At Honeybrook. Pa. seven miners by
white damp explosion.
12-Near RUSSELL Pa. six by capszing Of
15-In Cape Cod Bay, Mass, ten officers
and men on battleship Georgia by gun
21ENear Salem, Mich, 80 in collision;
100 injured
22-OT California coast. 81 by sinking of
27-In New York city. Il in tenement
Aug. TAT San Pedro, Cal. four by col
lapse of wharf.
16-At Chicago, five by collapse OF build
Ing during windStorm
2S-At Somerville. Mass, five by suf-
location.
29-Near Quebec rs workmen by collapse
of new bridge being built across st.
Lawrence river.
between interurban trains.
Sep. 2-Near Charleston, w. Va, seven In
wreck.
sat Shelton. Wash. ten in burning
Cat Norris. Ia, 12 in wreck.
A-Near Canaan Station. Is in head-on
collision
1s-At Aspinwall, Pa, six by drowning.
N-At Negaunee Mich, II by falling Of
cage in mine shaft; seven fatally hurt.
22-On Lake Superior. seven drowned by
26-Near Jackson, Ala, IA by capsizing Of
ferry boat.
2S-Near Bellaire, O., eight In railroad
wreck; four fatally hurt.
Oct. Sat Butler, Pa. four by upsetting
of molten metal pot; 80 badly injured
BIN Gloversville, N. Y, six by sunoca-
ton.
15-Explosion OF powder magazine at
Fontanet, Ind, caused death Of 80; over
600 injured; nearly every building In
town ruined.
16-Near Joliet. ILL.,. FIVE by capsizing Of
boat on canal.
2i-Near Ashland, Wis, four by eXplo-
sion in powder mill.
Nov 6-At Steubenville, O., FIVE by boiler
explosion.
bat South Milwaukee. Wis, six at
grade crossing.
25-In New York CITY, 10 Italians in tene-
ment house fire.
Dec. 6-At Monongah, w. Va. about 400
miners by explosion in colllery.
18-At Jacobs Creek, Pa, about 300 min
ers by explosion OF gas in colliery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-10

May 16-Isaac Stevenson elected senator
from Wisconsin to succeed Spooner
Jun, 17-Congressman ]. H. Bankhead ap-
pointed senator to succeed late John L.
Morgan of Alabama.
Jul. "a. o. Bacon reelected senator
from Georgia for full term.
11-Frank A. Leach of California, ap-
pointed director of mint to succeed G..
Z. Roberts, resigned.
Aug. 7-Ex-Gov ]. +. Johnston elected
senator from Alabama to succeed late
Senator Pettus.
Sep. 17-Democrats elected ticket headed
by Haskell for governor in Oklahoma
and Indian Territory; constitution
adopted and statewide prohibition
proposition carried. .Chicagos new city
charter defeated in special election:
Oct. 2-1llinois supreme court declared
Chicago's new primary election law UNI
constitutional.
Nov. 5-Mayor Tom L. Johnson defeated
Congressman T. e. Burton for mayor
of Cleveland. Kentucky elected Will
son, republican, governor. Fusion or
republicans and Independence League
beaten by Tammany in New York
county.
Dec. 2-Congress assembled at Washing
ton; Cannon reelected speaker of the
house.
3-Ambassador Aoki OF Japan recalled.
1S-Congressmen Williams and DeArmond
participated in fist fight on floor OF
house.
2O-secretary Taft returned from trip
around world.
23-M. GUIDE appointed minister to United
States from Norway to succeed late H.
g. HauSe
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Jan. s--Bg furniture store at New York
city: loss 100000.
troit Quilted; loss s75O.OOO; one person
killed, several injured.
11-Burning of tobacco warehouse at Lam
caster. Pa, caused loss $1,OOO,OOO.
2S-Plant of Phelps Pub. Co., at Spring.
field, Mass; loss nearly $1,000 0OO....
Garage in New York containing 100 au-
tomobles.
29-Section of Baldwin Locomotive works
at Philadelphia; loss Sl,0O0.00O.
30-Mine mill at Victor. Colo. loss $500, 900.
Feb. 5-Business portion of Coal Harbor.
s--Lyndhurst, country home OF John
Wanamaker, at Philadelphia, completes
ly destroyed; loss about sl,50O0OO,
agara Falls, N. Y; loss sSOO,OOO.<
Mar Flown of Leroy. ILL.,, partly de-
stroyed.
4aasporting goods store of A. C. spaldlns
25-Morton Salt block, at Hutchinson,
Kans.; loss $500 900.
Apr. sO1,Plant Of San francisco Gas
Electric Co.: loss $250O.00O
Strengthening building of McGill uni
yersity, at Montreal; loss nearly ST.
900 900.
19-Town of Ilolo, Island Of Panay, seq
ond city of Philippines. totally destroyed;
10000 persons homeless.
May S-Business section of Barnesboro,
Pa, almost wiped out.
13-Steamer City of Cleveland, at Detroit,
entirely destroyed; loss 100000.
Jun. 6-Half OF business section of Will
low City, N. D., destroyed
Jul 27-Over seven blocks OF Coney Is
lands amusement section destroyedj
loss 81, 100000
2S-Buiiding of Memphis Cold Storage Co.,
at Memphis; loss $500, 900.
Aug. lover 50 families made homeless
by fire at Edgewater. N. ].
2-Plant of the u. s. Leather Co., at Tom
ahawk. Wis, destroyed loss about
$500, 900.
15-Several summer hotels. summer cot.
tages and buildings at Old Orchard, Mel
loss estimated 100000.
29-Courier Journal building at Louis-
vile, KY.
Sep. 2-Three business squares and por-
ton of residence section at Houston,
Tex, destroyed; loss $780, 900.
9-Clin House. famous resort at San
Francisco, destroyed.
Oct. 4-Thousands Of acres Of forest lane
in Sonoma, Cal.
31-stors of Holden Shoe Co.. at Chi
cago; loss 100000.
Nov. 3-Main office building of Nelson
Morris packing plant, at East st. Louia.
ILL.,; loss 100000.
8-Docks at Superior. Wis, several big
elevators, mills and other buildingsl
loss estimated 49, 100000.
29-Several business blocks at Cody.
Wyo., destroyed.
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Jan. Judge Mccall of federal court
Memphis declared oJaFollette fellow
servants law unconstitutional.
3-Federal Judge Sanborn sentenced to
Jail several leaders Of striking molders
in Milwaukee for violating injunction.
lo-senate passed bill in interest Of rail-
way employees. Miners at Goldheld,
New, voted to end strike.
21-Shea labor conspiracy trial at Chi
cago came to end with jury unable to
22-John ]. Mitchell reelected president
United Mine Workers.
23-Over 5000 men and women In New
York involved in trouser-makers strike.
Feb. 13-Western Union Telegraph Co.
announced increase Of 10 per cent. in
wages OF operators at principal offices.
21-Cornelius P. Shea and ten associates
in Transfers union acquitted Of charge
of conspiracy on second trial.
Mar. S-Nebraska house passed employ
ers' liability bill affecting railway train
1o-Street cars In Louisville tied I'D by
strike Of union employees.
25-In effort to enforce recognition Of
union, 1000 skirt, cloak and suit-mak-
ers Of Boston, employed in about 100
shops, went out on strike.
Apr. EThreatened strike OF trainmen of
western railroads averted through medi-
alton Of interstate commerce commits
sioners.
H-Great lockout and labor struggle in
Goldfeld. New, district, ended by agree
7--salt Lake City street car lines tied up
by strike.
May Inlay day brought strike OF iron
workers in San Francisco, teamsters in
Los Angeles. machinists in Pittsburg
and various labor organizations in
Canada.
s-Practically all of operators Of Pacific
States Telegraph and Telephone Co.,
struck for increased wages.
5-Street car employees OF San Francisco
struck for eight-hour day and increase
1s"suprems court held elght-hour law
Jun. 2O~Striks Of Western Union teIe-
graph operators at San Francisco and
Oakland, Cal. ordered: increase in
wages demanded.
Aug. 7-western Union operators at Los
Angeles struck because company re-
fused to reinstate discharged man.
s-Night operators at Chicago went out
Gstrike OF Western Union telegraph op-
orators spread throughout west and
south. Cornelius p. Shea defeated in
election for president of teamSters'
union by Daniel ]. Tobin.
l2-Strike OF telegraph operators spread
throughout east news service OF Asso-
ciated Press partially suspended.
l3-Employes OF Colorado & Southern
railroad won strike for Increase in
l5"PTesident Small Of telegraphers.
union issued general strike order calling
out all commercial operators not work.
ing under union contracts.
Sep. 2-Labor day riots occurred in San
Francisco. Louisville and Steubenvills.
Oct. Ecotton shipping business Of New
Orleans tied up by strike Of 5000 cotton
,sMTsieFraph operators IN principal cite,
Of country rejected suggestion OF Presi-
dent Small that strike against Western
Union and Postal companies h de-
elared o.
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noia Federation of I.ahor.

nois Federation Of Labor.
19-Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
granted voluntary increase in salaries
of $500 a month to its telegraph oper-
ators.
24--Striking cotton handlers at New Or
leans agreed to resume work pending
arbitration.
30-S. ]. Small, deposed president of teleg-
raphers' union. issued statement cali
ing OFF, telegraph strike.
NOV; 4Because they were paid In checks,
A. 900 miners near Danville ILL.,, struck.
6-Commcrcial Telegraphers' union In
Chicago New York and other cities
called off strike... Threatened general
railway strike in Great Britain averted
by agreement between railways and
union.
25-Striking street car men In Louisville,
KY. INDUCED in serious riot
Dec. Give companies of regulars or
dered to Goldheld New. where trouble
between miners and mine owners ex-
listed
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Jan. 6-Nine buildings wrecked by. ex-
plosion of dynamite at Lowell. Ariz.
1S-Floods in Ohio river valley worst In
20 years.
1s-severai large steamers driven aground
and $1.500,0O0 damage done by terrific
gale WHICH struck Buffalo. N, Z;
Feb. 2S-Washington. Ark. partially de-
stroyed by tornado: two persons killed.
Mar 15-Floods in vicinity of Pfttsburg
and down Ohio river valley caused prop
erty damage estimated at SO OOo'O GOO;
about 100000 persons thrown out OF
work and at least IA lives lost.
Apr. 5-Tornado swept across Louisiana,
Mississippi and part of Alabama; con-
siderable property destroyed and Is or
15-Cities Of Chilpancingo and chilapa.
Mexico, destroyed by violent earth
quake.
Jun. S-Thfrty persons killed. many hurt
and great property damage done
by windstorms and cloudbursts In Ken
lucky. southern Illinois and Iowa.
mated at 100000 swept over Indian Ter
24-Three distinct tornadoes struck Medi-
cine Lodge, Kan, destroying Is houses;
several persons injured.
27-oil fields of northern Indian Territory
swept by tornado that killed three men
and destroyed hui hTn dr. of derricks;
Jul. 2-Rochester, Tex, nearly destroyed
s-Buena Vista lake levee near Bakers
and doing $1,000 600 damage
4-Storm in western Wisconsin caused
death of 81 persons: many injured.
15-Waterspout caused 100000 damage In
vicinity of Leavenworth, Kan.
Aug. 11-Tornado caused great property
damage at La Crosse. Wis.
26-Tornadoes in Wisconsin and Ohio
caused several deaths and destroyed
much property.
Oct. s-Tornado near Leeds. Ca. caused
10 deaths; damage to property enor-
nous. -. Severe storm caused great dam
age in New York city and in harbor.
Nov. 20-Floods caused great damage In
southern Texas.
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Jan. l-Jos Cans knocked out Kid Her
man in eighth round at Tonopah. New:
.Gustave Bye tied American record
at ski jumping at Munising. Mich; rec
1sUAbe Attell retained featherweight
championship by knocking out Harry
Baker in eighth round at Los Angeles.
Feb 5-Tommy Ryan knocked out Dave
Barry in fifth round at Hot Springs,
Ark, Racing in Tennessee killed by
passage OF anti-pool selling bill.
Mar. IECalvin ~Demarest won national
amateur championship at N2 balk-llne
billiards at New York.
21-Gary Hermann of Cincinnati elected
president American Bowling congress.
2S-"Chic" Stahl of Boston National
baseball team, committed suicide at
West Baden, Ind.
Apr. s-Jury in Smathers' case decided
Smathers had not conspired to drug
won by Major Delmar.
if-Toe Ullman, well known bookmaker,
went insane at San Francisco.
fa-DayId Ellington, professional swim
mer. swan %-mile IN II minutes. IS 2-5
seconds, at Sydney. N. S. W.. creating
new worlds record.
is-Thos. Longboat indian runner, won
Boston Marathon road race, defeating
field OF i1s and breaking record for 3
mile course.
NAV s-Tommy Burns won heavyweight
champfonship by defeating "Philadel-
mia Jack" O'Brien In D-round battle
.o-superman, owned BY James R. Keene,
won $1,000 Brooklyn handicap ~
Gravaaand
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-10
GORERNNENT
POLITICAL 9,A1l

Jan. &c. r. Hughes inaugurated govern
or OF New York.
ernor Of New Hampshire, by legislature.
Ne. w. Hoch inaugurated governor OF
NV. p. Frye elected senator from
Maine; W. Murray Crane, from Massa-
chusetts; Simon Guggenheim, from Col
orado: Norris Brown, from Nebraska;
W. p. BoTah, from Idaho H. x; L. ray,
Montana; H. L. Burnham, from New
Hampshlrc and II. A. Richardson from
Delaware.
gressmen to $500 a year. .,
R2.Senate authorized investigation OF
"Brownsvllle affair" Bailey reelected
senator from Texas. .Cullom reelected
senator by Illinois Legislature.
as-Chas. Curtis elected senator from
Kansas to succeed Jos. II. Burton;
bill and abolished all pension s asHq'ie IS
Michigan. elected TO succeed se east,, !.
10 Senator Dryden of New Jersey.
eo-Reed Smoot, Mormon apostle, won
long fight for seat In ~ United states SEN
ate by vote of ~ TO Is: 80,
Mar. 1-House passed ship subsidy bill
after long fight ,,,,..,. -.
a-Senator Spooner OF Wisconsin sen.
resignation to governor 10 take ehect
.eFii,y-ninth congress adjourned with
record for large appropriation. Geo.
n Cortelyou and Geo. Won L. Meyer
worn in as secretary Of treasury and
acknowledgement, respectively.
xpJames r. Garfield took oath of office as
.scretary of interior. Regis Henri
post selected by president as governor
Of Porto Rico to succeed beekman
,7wm. q, Gilbert. shoe clerk. elected
mayor OF Danbury. conn. - -,
Arr 1-Republicans elected state ticket
,npassmsster Busse elected mayor OF
CHICAGO; traction ordinances approved
Sstate Senator David Sampoeu ap-
rointed postmaster at Chicago. TO sue
coed Mayor Busse- -. 49,.
n@Gov. Hagerman OF New Mexico
asainst whom charges were pseIerIea'
.trdsred resignation and president ap-
rointed Capt George Curry to post;
Heels II. Post inaugurated goNern42Ir, o., o.
Porto Rico 70 succeed Seea,ns ss.,s,sni
throp. who retired 70 become assistant
secretarT Of treasury
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17-Over 40 men killed or injured by ex-
plosion on Japanese battleship Kash-
ina, near Kure.
2-Gen. Drude burned Moorish camps
near Cassabanca.
23-Delegates of three important tribes
of Moors accepted terms Of peace by
French and hostllties ceased.
24-Strike Of Antwerp dock laborers, on
since June. ended with sweeping victory
for employers.
2-Overdow OF Otonashigawa river. in
Japan, cost lives of 600.
Oct. 5-EXplosion in ammunition factory
at Osaka, Japan, killed So girls and in
juEed over 60.
1S-Efsgue peace conference ended.
2S-Gen. Maximoffsky, director of prisons
of ministry of interior of Russia, assas-
sinated by woman in st. Petersburg
31-Town of Karatagh, Russian Turke-
stan, destroyed by a landslide following
earthquake: 1900 persons perish.
Nov. S-Hurricane caused great damage
at Marseiles. France; several people
killed.
9-Fire at Iquique. Chill. caused $1,000. 600
loss and rendered 1000 persons homeless:
Dec. 8-Oscar H., king of Sweden. died at
Stockholm and Crown Prince Gustave
V. succeeded to throne
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Jan. 2-Near Volland, Kans., IS In train
wreck: over 50 injured:
SAT Wlnooski. VT, six by suffocaton... -.
Near Kenosha. Wis, nine by powder
explosion
Sat Sanford. Ind. q by wreck due to
powder explosion; % injured....At
Fowler, Ind, 10 in collision.
23-Near Primero. Colo, "A In coal mine
explosion.
26-At Lorentz. W. va, II oy nre damp
zsCNear Fayetteville. W. Va. 90 In mine
Feb, AT Monarch, Colo. Y in snowslide
AT Thomas, w. Va, p In mine dis
aster.
and exposure by burning OF steamer
Larchmont.
l6-In New York city, Il IN wreck que 10
spreading railsA
mostly japanese. IN mine disaster.
ss-At Montreal. Que. principal and II
pupils In q burning school
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-10-29
Charlie.

Charlie has perfect genius fol
making the best OF things" mamma
once said. And Charlie certainly had.
when Ellie lost her little brass
thimble and cried over II, It was Ave
yearold Charlie who Comforted her
by saying, Now Ehie can get a pref.
ty now thlmble; a silver one like ma.
mas"
When Ralph upset the dish OF pre-.
serves and spoiled a tablecloth and
centcrpIcce Charlie said cheerfuily
sarah will have TO wash the fngs
more harder now. Mamma said she
didn't get the tableclof white a BIZ;
last time"
And when he cut his own hand so
badly that It had TO be sewed with
two stitches and bandaged. Charlie
simply remarked IN a tone OF salts.
faction, Now Enell have to help
me dress. and papll have to cut up
my steak ev'ry day" For Charlie
still had trouble with his buttons and
his knife and fork
once, while they were all playing
in the orchard, Ef,e and Ralph and
lot VI bigger cousins who took delight
in doing things Charlie couldn't do.
the latter felt his smallness particu.
larry keonly. Jack was swinging by
his legs from the limb OF an apple tree
while Ralph ran out like a monkey
on the highest limbs. and Charlie.
perChed in the lower crotch Of the
tree. was looking on in wondering
awe.
say. Charlie" called Ralph. bet
You couldn't do that"
Charlie craned his neck 10 sea this
astonishing feat Of Ralph's. leaned
too tsr, lost his balance, and fell
Down he came onto the ground. very
fiat very suddenly and very hard.
He sa; quite still for a moment. da-.
ed and breathlcss, then realizing
,ha, he was still sound. he made the
hes, OF things rs usual calling out
triumVhantly 10 Ralph. Il bet you
couldn't do dat,"-Washingt Star.