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During several years the Coyote received the food promised him by the Indians for rendering this great serV- fee. but, not content with being feast ed every day, he was caught trying to steal other supplies from the Indians, and was promptly told that he must shift for himself thereafter.
 '.Now, If Chief Rowling Wolf. Chief Wise Coyote and the pretty little In dian maiden, Spotted Pawn, are ready to retire to their wigwams for sleep ing purposes. I think that Medicine Man Hubert will so also."
 The little audience applauded Uncle Hubert enthusiastically as he con cluded his story. and trooped ofr to
 But on the morrow their heads were ssiii so full of Indian that they re- solved Co play savage" all that day. Douglas already. possessed costume. His mother quickly manufactured one
 Uncle Huhert's cottage was situated in a delightful place. Standing not far from Halifax, 1t fronted immedi- afeFy upon the ocean. and had at its back a splendid woods. The two braves and the merry. little maiden first of all ran down to the ocean. where the chiefs saluted in the dig nified style. employed only by chief tains. Then back they sped. to the
 Here Douglas put up his tepee. He e5piained. aa he placed the ridge poles ir position. that three of the poles. each ten feet long. were first lashed
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well pleased with her performance-as well she might be!--that she decided to follow the course.
 Now came trouble. You see. Rover imagined that he must bring back the bah every time his mistress sent it fy- ing from the tee So that when she made approach to the first hole. after the bah he dashed.
 When this first happened Matilda laughed and shook her finger warning ly, as she said:
 T ought to have told you. Rover. that I don't want you to caddy now. All you have to do ia to watch me. UndeFstandT'
 But Rover didn't understand. for at every stroke he darted after the ball and returned it to the little golfer. Tn vain Matilda eoaxed and pleaded. At last she began to think that. after aii. perhaps. Rover wasn't the very smart est doggie in the world.
 She went home and told daddy all about Rover. Daddy was ever so much amused. ''But you mustn't be discour- aged" said he finally. Rover hes al- ready made so much progress that I feel sure it won't be long before he will be a model caddy. ''
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cahrocs. you must know. had long wished for ire. but they did not know how to make 1t. nor would the two hags give them of the supply.
 Coyote was not disposed to agree to undertake the mission. Thereupon. as the willy fellow had foreseen. the Indians presented him with dogs meat. bear's kidney and buffalo steaks, which usually the Cahrocs gave only to honored guests. When he had eaten this splendid meal, he curled himself up snugly. put his nose under his paws. whisked his tail about to keep his feet warm and went comfortably to sleep. Around him waited the Cahrocs patiently.
 Now, when the Coyote awoke he was in such good humor that he read fly undertook to obtain fire from the hags, especially since the. Indians had promised him the very best Of rood during the rest of his life.
 "At once the Coyote went among me animals and enlisted them tn his cause He pulled the smaller animals Into promising him to .cbey his com nands, and the bigger animals were 10 sorry for the poor, miserable Coy- ote that out of Kindness they offered to aid him.
 nearest the camp of the Cahrocs, and a sauirrel, bat, a bear and q cougar. at regular intervals along the road which led toward the cottage where dweIt the two hags.
 ssWhen all were posted, the Coyote nresented himself at the door of the hags' cottage. He looked so niser-
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CHAPTER II. pYAyyNa rNrYAN

PLAYING INDIAN.
 NICE we are now going to be M real savages.- said Uncle
 Hubert. swe must certainly
 have Indian names What shall we call you. Ronald7''
 Well" said Ronald. rehectively. T think flowing Wolf is lively sort of name. and I s'pose it'll do as we'll : as any"
 "The wolf may be lively. but it's howl is the most dismal sound one could possibly hear" Uncle Hubert returned. laughingly.
 ..And what is the name of Big Chief flowing wolf's sisterr' continued he. Florence quickly replied. Spotted Pawn is going to be my name be- cause that little deer in the New York Zoo is the prettiest thing you ever
 Wise coyots..s is minsy' cried ssI see. Chief Wise Coyote. that my tale of the clever coyote has impress ed you" Uncle Hubert aeded' uer- aoh. do let us hear itls Ronald and Florence chimed In together. t,ga PoIs Ssss agssTs saaN M Ss RPss a5a reclining chair, while the others drew closely about him.
 ssfn the irst place." began Uncle Hubert, "the Coyote, or Prairie Wolf, was despised Of men and beast. He lived anlonR the Cahroc Indians far west of the Rocky nlountains But there was one quality he was noted for and that was his cunning. so 1t happened that when the Eahrocs de- cided to make a last desperate at- fenlpt to steal the fire from the two haRs who guarded it. and who lived near the mouth of the KIefmath river, they Appealed to the Coyote. The
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around Mars Ia Tour. viouville and Rszcnvilie.
 when, early in the afternoon it be- came evident that the Fifth division of the German cavalry was in battle near Mars la Tour. the French laneers and dragons at once advanced from Bru- vile to the support of their unknown friends.
 As they approached the wood which concealed the engaged forces the light ing ceased.
 'T wonder which party we shall meet first. If 1t is the French. we shall em- brace them; if 1t is the Prussians, we shall charge them" said Colonel Re- bauts ignorant of the outcome of the light just over.
 ct the extreme right of the division, when suddenly they came upon the Ger man cavalry.
 Instantly Rebaut sounded the advance. ~SaDoDl CharEeF' rang out the nugie.
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Thus 1t was that young oflcer of the Third Dragons passed his sword through the body of sub-IAeutenant Richet. of the lancers., The soldier reel ed. naortally wounded. in his saddle, but before he lost consciousness and fell to the ground. gasped to his adversary:
 T am Frenchmanl''
 When the dragoon discovered by these words that he had killed a countryman, he was filled with remorse. In despair, with his helmet lost and his sword stin red with the blood of Richet, he came before Colonel Rebaut.
 Colonel Rebaut I have killed 8 sub- lieutenant of your regimentP'
 Rebaut looked earnestly at the young dragoon, perceived his sorrow, and as he turned away. simply remarked bitterly:
 You do your work we'll"
 This act of mercy gained for the boy officer. Francois de Rehaut, the lifelong friendship of the draGOon. he spared.
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ne Stork Legend

She give the permission you desire"
 The very next day when the fairy came to the pond she summoned all the storks to her.
 The queen of the fairies consents to have you go out Into the world" said she. provided you are willing to do a little work in return. Heretofore some of the fairies have spent much time away from court in the carrying of babes to their mortal parents. As the queen is actually in need of the services of these. fairies. she com mands that you undertake the work. She promises you, too. that in return for. this service the human folk will be only too glad to let you build nests upon their houses, and that they win be very fond of you and respect you"
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kE~ oLoNEL REBAUT." said the
 marshal to his boy oficer,
 O ''tho wound which Colonel Yatheulade received in our last en- gagement has rendered him dangerous Iy i'll. I intend to relieve him for q while and place you in command of his regiment. We have hard work cut out for us. and I want the laucers to be un- der most competent leadership"
 The young officer. slightly bowed at this compliment. saiuted, and made his way to his new command.
 There was indeed strenuous work ahead Having accompanied the en- peror in his flight as far as Connans' the brigade of lapcers and dragons. on the 18th of August, found themselves confronted by large force of the enemy, stretching in semicircie
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Perhaps association with such mas ter had given the mule confidence. also a will of his own. Becoming weary of standing in the warm sun. the animal calmly walked through the doorway and made his way up the flight of steps. Following the course taken bp his mas ter. he finally gained entrance to the door of the sick man. Right into the room he walked. up to the bed of the man, and there. standing beside the physician! he assumed such a wise look as could not have been surpassed by the doctor himself
 One mSment tho astonished patient gazed. then. overcome with the humor of ths sAtuation. he burst into a loud
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NN the nursery wall, with
 coIors gay,
 Three little hunters in gor- geous array
 Were painted for Littleboy; Dapper and neat in their hunting suits, With crops in hand and with hunt ing boots, They smiled on Littleboy. One day he looked in great sur. Did Littleboy--and he rubbed his eyes,
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one of the storks. appointed by his fellows. said unto the sprite:
 Gracious fairy. we have served you for hundreds of years without mur- niur Now we long for change; we long to go away from this lonely spot. Won't you release us. in order that we may go into the world? We should like. oh, so much! to see these sweet little babies grown up, and we should like to see the other animals and birds as well. Please, good fairy. grant our request!'
 'aThat cannot do," replied the fairy keeper of the babes. until have spoken to our Queen Fairy. True it is. however. that you have labored faithfully for us. and I shall speak well of you to the queen. begging that
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Joyfully the storks thanked the fairy for her kindness. and they prom ised to do exactly as the fairy queen commanded.
 At once. therefore. each stork picked up a little baby from the lily pads and flew rapidly away with it to the world. Here they built nests upon the houses after they had de- 'iivered their tiny burdens and lived in happiness ever after.
 But the stOrks never forgot their duty of bringing the wee babies from Fairyland. and the storks' children and their grandchildren and their great-grandchildren still continue to show their allegiance to the queen fairy in this way. as well as to make mortals happy.
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w YITHIN the confines of Fairy
 W land for a long time there
 were held captive birds which We know as storks. These birds were kept as nurses to the little human babies. which reposed on immense lily pads floating upon great pond. It was very lonely about this pond, as the fairies permitted no one to come near, lest some of the precious babes be stolen away. And after the storks had watched over their charges for many years they began to find the task somewhat tiresome. So they took council together to discuss their grievance. The result of this meeting was that when the fairy who had sole charge of distributing the babies among human folk called for baby.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
hr.iIIinQ AdNentur-cC of a Boy 15oICIicr"

The regiment of French isncers swept upon the Nineteenth Prnssian dragons like a hurricane. over the first few ranks they rode into the mass of men behind. The French dragons closely followed in the charge. Soon French and Prussians were mixed in horrible cor1fusion--hussars dancers. dragons, cuirassiers struggling in 2 mass.
 Now. it. so happened that the French lancers. commanded by Rebaut. had changed their uniform but short time previously. Their white parade uni form had been replaced by ''schapskas" and waistcoat of sky blue. dress which much resembled that worn by some of the Prussian cavalry regiments. And some of the French dragons. follow ing up the attack of the dancers. mis- took the lancers for foes.
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able that they invited him to come in and He down by the fire. This was just what the cunning fellow desired. lie stretched himself for while be- fore. the slowing fire. Then, all of 2 sudden, he seized brand in his mouth and dashed out the door.
 ''The hags, taken by surprise, were some time In beginning pursuit. Then they ran swiftly after hlm. Just es they were nearing him. the Coyote threw the brand 10 the cougar. who 7ew down the road with the swift ness of the wind. And when the hags gained greatly upon him, the cougar passed the blazing brand to the bear. ! 'sBy the time the brand reached the squirrel fk h was burnt almost to the end, but the brave little chap hopped on, although. the fire singed his tail. so that it is curled up his back to this day. He had only time to throw the piece of burning stick to the frog when the hags seized hiu, But the frog grabbed the tiny splinter, and swimming with his head above water crossed the river in g Jtffy. As the haEs couldn't swim, they were com pieteiy outwitted. and the Indians on the other side of the water received their precious little flame in time for
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Cured by a Donkey

laugh. In fact, so great was his mer- riment that he roared. At last. having ceased because of sheer exhaustion. he gasped to the indignant physician:
 Most learned doctor. the donkey Is much better physician than thou. for he has done in one visit what thou hast been unable to accomplish In three months. He has restored my spirits so that already feel much better.
 Indeed, such good effect had the don keys call upon the i'll man that he speedily recovered from his grave sick ness. But as he paid the unusually large fee demanded by the physician, the man said to himself that 1t was the donkey, not the master. who deserved the rnoneY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15

A CERTAIN man who lived in A town of Italy was dangerously A 3li. As time wore on and the many celebrated physicians who were called in failed to cure him. the man be- came greatly discouraged.
 q shall die. am sure of fl" said he. constantly moaning, ever thinking about his misfortune.
 One day the physician in attendance halted his splendidly grooned mule fin the courtyard. stifny dismopnted, and with great dignity made his way slowly upstairs to where the invalid lay. A famous doctor was he-one of the most noted in the land. And he had the greatest of confidence in his own wis dom.
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together at the top. and that the other ten poles were placed against them to form a cone, the whole being firmly tied with rope. The cover was made of unblsached muslin. nineteen feet at the bottom circumference. and when placed erect. measuring seven feet from the bottom to the rim of the hole at top. which was exactly one and one-half feet In diameter.
 As Spotted Pawn also wished tent, Uncle Hubert built 'iean-to' for her, using an old piece of sailcloth. Howl ing Wolf surprised them ali by erect ing around an elm an imposing looking structure of tree branches and straw. At the top he left an opening for rope ladder. which was fastened to a limb overhead. So. when the entrances were all closed. he could climb up into the tree.
 he had completed his wonderful tent. The others immediately accepted the tn- Yitation to inspect his Indian dwelling and the funny-looking sentinel he had mind in pronouncing it beauty"
 Toward the close of the day they borrowed a pot from the cook and sus- they boiled potatoes-at least Spotted Pawn did-and had a splendid time, SO that the approach of evening found them unwilling to leave their fascina- ting Indian camp and 80 back to the house like common, civilized people.
 Hut they forgot all about their camp fn the woods nearby when Uncle Hu- bert said mysterlousiy:
 .'I know of two persons. not far from here, who are going to live like say- ages in real earnest"
 Douglas and Florence leased him for as. axnlaUaffan Ie closed hfE lina ff~hf however, and woul1 only shake his head. Ronald thought he partly under stood what his uncle meant.
 CONTINUED NEXT sUNDAY.)
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pose, that they want me to so off to Germany and be duke of coburgr
 Yes said Albany.
 We'll continued his cousin. I am going into the British army, and I am not going to learn German. So. that's all about 1t. You can go and be duke of Coburg. It will just suit
 :But,' said Albany, I do not want to so to Germany. and do not want to leave Eton.'
 Look here. young chap said Con naught. who is year or two older; it is no use talking rot Next Sunday with .srandniamEna TQueen Victoraal, and mind you tell her It's an right out for squalls, and take care don't kick you jolly well all round the schooIyard.
 ''So. of course. Albany had to give Tn, because he is supposed to be a rather delicate chap, and Connaught could easily have kicked him if he had wanted to-"
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On wee, painted horses dappled with blue,,
 - And were lost in the park. The bugles sounded, the hounds gave tongue, And to Reynard's trail the hunters chung
 As he sped quick away; Yet at morn, wher Littleboy looked at the wall, It appeared the hunters had moved not at all
 They seemed painted to stay!
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For a hunter had actually winkedl 'We're going, my lad. to the hunt this night; Be sure not to miss such a thrilling sight,"
 Said the hunter who merrily
 winked. True to the worG of the one with the wink, The hunters DID drop from the wall, and slink Out the window at dark; And as Littleboy gazed, away they
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Anothar season.

Teacher-Thera are four seasons-- spring. summer, autumn and winter. Now, can any boy tell me what sea- AGs Bright ss Boy-Football So season. teacher.
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Rover Plays Golf

NOVeT TlayS UOM ssrTsHEREl I do believe that's
 almost as well as daddy could
 have donel'' exclaimed little Matilda. in satisfaction, as she watched the golf ball skim far away in the dis tance. Truly. 1t was strong and q. clever drive.
 Matilda was eiad she had brought Rover along to watch her practice. for now the good dog sped swiftly after the ball Soon he had brought 1t back to her in his mouth. and. to the little girls intense delight. laid 1t carefully on the tiny mound. or tee.
 T do think you're the very smartest dog in the world. RoverI' cried she. clapping her hands. joyously.
 For time Matilda swung on the ball and followed, her strokes through in what daddy would have called "the most scientific manner" She began to feel so
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
The Kings Speech-CordiaI Refer
enCe to american Fleet.

London. Dec. 21.-King Edward closed the session
Of the British Parliament to-day. Few members
attended the brief propagation ceremonies
The Kings speech made especial reference 10 the
recent visit Of the American battIeship feet in
Il allan waters which, his majesty said evoked
warm feelings Of cordialty in my douinons in that
quarter Of the globe. and source Of gratifca-
tion TO myself and my government Referring 10
III. conclusion Of several important agreements
which by eliminating causes OF contention, must
tend to the consolidation Of peace, the King said
| Among these may be mentioned the treaties with
the United States for general arbitration and for
regulating certain questions between the United
States and Canada and agreement for the main
tenance Of the existing territorial status Of the
gions bordering the North Sea
His majesty expressed qualification at the visits
70 England Of President FaIeres Of France and the
King and Queen Of Sweden
Referring TO the events IN the Balkans "caIcuIat-
ed 10 disturb the provisions OF the Treaty OF Berlin
the speech says: There is reason 70 hope that
wise and -Conciliatory counseIs will prevail and
that an amcabIe settlement Will be reached with
the consent Of the powers who are parties 70 this
treaty
Mention is made also Of the copyright con~en-
ton of the assumption OF sovereignty over the Con-
20 bv Belgium. and the work OF the International
Naval Conference now in session in this city. With
regard 10 the results of this conference, the King
said: IT is hoped that they will command gen
eral assent
a paragraph India expressed deep regret AZ
q conspiracy Of evfl-disposed persons against the
lives of niy of1ctrs and he continuance Of British
rule and the earnest wish vas forth that the
measures 70 enlarge the share of the Indians in the
administration OF the country would be received
In the spirit of mutual trust and good viii in which
they are proposed.
The arectonate reception Eiven the Prince Of
Wales bv all classes during his presence in Can
ada on the occasion Of the celebration Of the soth
anniversary OF the founding OF Quebec has espe-
ciaIiy cordial mention.
The remainder Of the Kings speech was devoted
10 domestic matters.
His majesty has almost entirely recovered from
his recent fndispositon. and win 60 70 Sanlrlns-
ham for the holidays
New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
URGES FISH PROTECTION.
Commissioner BOzcerS Sounds Yarn
ing in His annual Report.

Washington. Dec 21.-'The most serious conIi-
ton nov confronting the American fishing industry
Is the failure Of the states 10 afford adequate pro
lection migratory fishes in state and interstate
waters
This IS the serious note 81 warning sounded by
George NJ. Bowers. United States Fish Commits
sioner. in his annual report made public today
Mr Bowers depicts the great destruction WToug ut
certain species Of fish and makes an earnest
appeal for their preservation The commissioner
points 10 he history Of the New England salmon
fishery as a warning. and says that the fishes in
most reed Of consideration the shad the striped
bass and the sturgeon the Atlantic Coast and
the salmon in the Pacific states.
OF serious concern are the trend and condition
of the salmon fishery of the Columbia River. Mr.
Bowers declares that "factionaI and personal con-
sideratous have been allcved to interfere with the
passage Of the needed laws, ana the condition re-
mains unrelieved" The bureaus efforts in art
fetal propagation are negatIved by the states IN
difference he says the necessity for federal
control OF interstate in the interest OF th7
fisheries is thus again forcefully illustrated.
The devotees Of the lobster are informed Of re
arkabe increase in the production Of this dclicdcy
all along the New England coast The report shows
that the bureaus hatcheres in 1908 yielded S77oo-
O01 more fish than in any other year.