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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
BY WILLIAM wALLAcE. JR.

There was great treat in store for the children. Grandpapa had come to pay a visit to their home, and that meant pleas ure and entertainment for them.
 "Say, kids" solemnly spoke Tad, the eldest of four, ~as soon as supper is over let's get at Grandpapa before mamma carries him off to the charity meeting at the church tonight. want to hear one of his stories" |"
 "Oh, yes, let's speak to Grandpapa before supper to make sure of him." suggested Stell, the elder of the two girls. And let's ask for an Indian story
 "Goodie. goodie. gout'' cried Archie, the younger son. dancing a combination of jig and hoedown. "An Indian story. sure. I'd rather hear Grandpapa tell an Indian story than to go to a frst-class game of football. GeeI Let's go in a bunch and-what you call it?-wait upon him and invite him to be our guest of honor in Tad's den tonight. Hurrahr'
 Say. little less noise. you Indian" laughed Tad. Then he told Stell and May to act as the invitation committee, and wait upon their venerable grand father.
 'Yes, we'll behave with dignity" said May, looking knowingly in the direction of Archie, who threw up his head indig- nantly and stalkel out of the room. But 10 minutes later, when Stell and May knocked upon their grandfather's door,
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warm place and plenty to eat" she added. pausing to take one more look through the restaurant window before going on.
 'T wonder where I'll sleep tonightY' she asked herself as she turned into a side street where passersby became fewer. "Oh, it's very, very hard to be without home and - without = without - - mother" The last word was spoken with sob, and from beneath the old cape came thin little hand to dash the tears from her eyes.
 Then she wandered on and on, pausing occasionally to look through an open win dow or to catch fieeting glimpse through some door which might be opened for a moment. And little 1oLyear-old child that she was, she felt happy to see others en- toying the comforts of life. even though she was suffering the bangs of want
 At last. worn out from fatigue and hunger, she turned into m alley that ran in the rear of some elegant homes. There she found shelter from the fierce wind by crouching against the southern side of 6 barn. Seeing no one about, she felt free to rest there and gather strength to pursue her way toward the country, a place she knew only from hearsay. If I can teaeh the country and ask some good farmer to take me In and let me work for my board" she snid to herself. .I am sure I will not be turned away. Mamma always said the country people had hearts, but that the city people were cold and selfish. And mamma should have known. for she had come from the country
 Then, so weary and cold. she fell into
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Came to the HuskingBee Grandpapa Story the Children

bee. Sometimes there would be two O, three week, and then the young folks had grand social time of it.
 Well, we had our husking-bee. that am telling about. There was a great crowd, about thirty young people and q dozen of their elders. And most of the men were armed. The red men had been committing some depredations in the county west of us, and we didn't know but they might come in upon us at any day--or night, rather. So the men went about their work and their play nrmed and ready to fight if called upon to do so. Oh, those were brave days my lads and lasses." And Grandpapa nodded his gray hend emphatlcally There may be much of interest In life now, the accumulation of property, the gaining of power, but can such compare with the spirit of those days l speak of, when every man was helping to build up a new world. develop her resources. make her bosom to blossom with rich fields to drive the savage out and to invite eivi- lizatlon In? An, those days were worth while. my childrenl
 Well, after abort 20 or 30 bushels of corn had been husked-eorn chosen for the grinding into meal for our bread-the real fun of the evening began. The barn floor was cleared of huskngs, a fiddler-the only musician in that part of the country, therefore much In de- mand-stationed on a broad, fiat box in one end of the barn, and a prompter to call the figures of the old Virginia reel and the square quadrille, and the dance began. It was indulged In by the young folks, their elders seated about at the sides of the barn looking on at the fun.
 About 10 o'clock my mother gave the signal to my sisters to join her at tho house, as 1t was time to serve the lap supper As the three opened the barn door to pass out my mother gave sud den, low cry. 'Indansl' she gasped. Then she and my sisters leaped back into the barn and closed the door. All was confusion in a moment. The men felt for their guns and the women hud died together, whispering in fear. Some of them were determined to depart for their homes, saying that their houses would be rifled and destroyed during their absence if the terrible redskins were about.
 Now, friends, all be quiet and l shall go out and see just what 1t all means. There may be Indians about. but they may not be in any great nun Der, and, l hope, not on the warpath. So spoke my father, man of calm and practical mind. I shall go unarmed and hold up my hands. The Indians will then allow me to advance and speak with them.'
 Much to my mothers anxiety, my father would not allow anyone to accom- pany him, and, blowing out all the can dies for q moment, so that the Indians might not see into the barn while he was passing through the open door, my father passed into the night. As soon as the door closed behind him my mother lighted few of the candles, and there,
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So the committee Is not too late" There was an indulgent gleam in the old mans eye as he addressed his pretty and very ladylike little granddaughters, aged, re- spectively, Il and 13. Archie was 8. and Tad was 15.
 So, in due form Stell and May rendered a most dignifed invitation to their aged grandfather to spend the evening of that day with them in Tad's den, place so full of boys traps and odds and ends that Grandpapa, who had peeped into the place the day before, wondered where the company were to sit But of this he said nothing.
 That evening, just a few minutes be- fore s o'clock, Tad had all in readiness
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X4HE WINTER, A RRZZ24RAIYIl(X9 zasA
 N0WYOZzR RZEZ5I IfIs7

Nearly every child has one or more pets. But how many children realize that those little dependents must have special at tention In the winter? Does not papa and mma make special preparations for the boys and girls for the long winter months? There are warm clothes, warm rooms and good, rich, wholesome food. And so 1t should be with the pets. If doggie is a little. short-haired fellow, he should have two overcoats-blankets, peo- pie usually call them. One should be made of light material, say, piece of silk lined with the same sort of material
 The other coat should be of heavy broad cloth, lined with soft French flannel. And when the weather Is a little above zero doggie should wear his lightweight coat, and when the thermemeter drops below zero he should wear his heavier one. Of course, he should not wear either coat when indoors, but as dog should go out for the air and exercise every day he ought to be made comfortable, just as the children are. In the case of a big dog, one
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and was intrusted with the sugar and lemon. though Stel kept her eye on him, for he was handling her pretty Japanese sugar bowl.
 After the tea had been drunk, Grand papa drinking a toast to his little grand daughters first, and then to his genial host and hosts distinguished young brother. the storytelling began. And the thrilling Indian story just as Grandpapa related 1t was as follows:
 "Now, my little ones, you know Grand pap isn't very young. He has lived his threescore and ten and fifteen years added to that. So, you see. he has many mem ories to call up to mind, many interest ing events past and gone before the pres
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and sisters made great preparations for husking-bee to be held In our immense log barn"
 "A what Grandpapa7" asked May, deeply interested.
 "A husking-bee." said Grandpapa. "A party of young folks to come in and husk the corn, and after the husking to have q barn dance and supper. Oh, that sort of entertainment rTas about the only kind of social function the settlers had when was boy. Of course, we had our Christmas and New Years dinners. and we sometimes had a taffy-pulling, But the husking-bee was the years event In the home And every farmer of any standing in the community had a husking
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of this earth" sobbed the child While mamma was alive she worked In factory for six dollars a week. With that she rented little room from an old woman who had two rooms in tenement house, and had enough left to buy food and clothes But when she was taken so i'll all our food gave out, and the old wo- man told her she must go to the hos pital where they doctor people free. So, mamma was taken to the hospital and the old woman that we rented the room from told her l might stay on there till she-mamma-got well and could go to work again. But as soon as my mamma was sent to the hospital the old woman sent me to the street to beg. I would not have begged for her if 1t hadn't been that I wanted to stay there till mamma came back. l asked her where they took my mamma, but she wouldn't tell me. so couldH't ever go to see her. And so begged and begged on the streets every day for whole month; and every night l lay awake long while and cried and prayed for my mamma.
 And one morning the old woman came to me and said that my mamma would never come back-that she-was-dead. Oh,
 how that did hurt me. It broks my heart. l cried all day so hard that could not beg, and. and I'd hids away In the alley. Then. as I had no money to carry home to the old woman l knew she would beat me terribly, for she had threatened to do so many, many times If I did not bring to her a handful of money at night. So l decided to run away from her When she told me of my dear mammas s death she said now be- longed to her, that my mamma owed her big sum for rent, and owed her for my board and keep while she was in the hos pital and that I was to stay with her and pay the debt by begging. We'll, on the day that my dear mamma died knew there
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and were bidden to enter, they found Master Archie already in confidential con yersation with the old gentleman.
 'Say, gurls, I've got him fixed. He's going to be one of us tonight in Tad's den, and he's going to be speaker of the evening. See?"
 Say, you have your nerve" scowled May, looking her disapproval of Archie. You were not on the invitation commit tee, and so you just sneaked in ahead. like your nerve, I do."
 Then Grandpapa asked for an explana- tion, and after the situation had been put before hlm, he said; Well, Archie has not given me an official invitation.
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Kitty's Good Luck.

Once there was a little kitten,
 So l have been told, That away from home did wander Out into the cold. Meow. me-ow," cried little kitten, Meow. want my ma. Meow, meow. I'm very hungry, And want some milk right nowl" But little grille heard her,
 Viewing fin the cold, And she ran and called her gently; So I have been told. And she gave to that stray kitten very comfy home; And the kit was very happy
 To no longer roam.
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\ OWPuzZle Corner t
LETTER ENIGMA.

My first Is in wind, but not in cold; My second is In age, but not in old; My third is in sin, but not in repent; My fourth Is in cash, but not in spent; My fifth is in iron. but not in ore; My sixth is in window, but not in door: My seventh is in glrdle, but not In loop; My eighth is in turtle, but not in soup; My ninth is in wood, but not in sticks; My tenth is the same as you find in my Iix.
 My whole is a name
 To Americans most dear,
 And In the school history
 Oft this name doth appear.
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for the distinguished visitor, Grandfather Bowers. And at the exact time stated Grandpapa knocked at the door. and was ushered into a very decent looking room, for Tad had gathered up the odds and ends from tables, chairs, sofa and floor and piled them In a corner behind a great screen. So there was place for the little company to sit in ease round the cheerful grate, in which glowed a gas log.
 As Grandpapa was the last to arrive the party began on the instant of his ap- pearanee. Stell poured out some delicious tea and May handed 1t to the guests in tiny china cups. Archie was quite sober
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ALPHABETICAL PUZZLE. To add mn even hundred.

Let a person select n number greater than 1 and not exceeding 10. Then you add to 1t a number not exceeding 10, alternately with your opponent, and. although he has the advantage in select ing the number to start with, you win reach the even hundred first. Method: You must make your additions so that the sums are 12, 23 S4, 45, etc, to 80, when 1t is evident that you can reach the hundred first
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ent busy world was born"
 '0h, Gran pap, how could that bel The world is very old" cried Archie.
 T said the present busy world, son" smiled Grandpapa. 'I speak of the men, the women, and the children, too. bless them, who run this old world today" explained Grandpapa.
 And I will tell you of time when I was youthful and helped to run this world which has now crowded me to a corner In the background. The event of which l am going to speak took place when I was twenty years old. With my parents l lived on the Western frontier. and the red men were all about us to the North and West. and sometimes they made things pretty lively for the set tlers,' as the frontiersmen were called.
 Well, 1t was the fall of the year, about this time, if l recall 1t rightly, and we had gathered In all our corn and had 1t ready for the husking. So ray mother
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CONUNDRUMS.

Which is the heavier, full or . half moon?
 The hdlf moon is the hedricr. for MI moon 6 ds light again.
 When Is a lady's arm not lady's armf When st ts half bare t6edr). Why are ripe potatoes in the ground like thieves?
 Because they ought to bc taken ap. Why is the North Pole like an illicit whisky manufactory7
 Because tt 6 q secret stsll. In what ways do women ruin their husbands?
 In bHy-tcdgs.
 Why is a short negro like a white man?
 Because ho Is not tall tat dlD bldch.
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BEHEADINGs.

d) Behead that which is often im- posed on an innocent person and leave the condition of man with one short leg (2) Doubly behead to disparage the dishonorable conduct of public man and leave luscious fruit. (3) Behead vehicle used for transferring heavy loads and leave shaft of light.
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HIDDEN pRovERB PUZZLE.

An old Spanish proverb is hidden in the following six sentences. each sen tence containing but one word of the proverb:
 A man who wishes to can be well-man- nered.
 When the sun is setting the day is near its end.
 Every hen knows her own chicks. It Is never too late to mend. The healthy child grows rapidly. You should always eat the fat with the lean.
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ADVICE TO BOYS.

Boys be as careful of your manners In your own home as in the homes of your friends.
 Be as ready to run errands for your mother and sisters as for your mother s and sisters lady or girl friends.
 It is not smart to call your father governor or "the old man." Excepting your mother, your father is your best friend.
 Do cot spend half a day cleaning a dangerous old gun while. your room or ''den' lies in disorder. Be neat In your apartment.A
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CURTAILINGS.

Q) Curtai a precious gem and leave fruit @ Doubly curtail the title of married woman in certain foreign country and leave the condition of crazy person. (3) Doubly curtan ves- sel used for holding water and leave male animal
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How Bears Became
 Dangerous.

A long time ago there lived in a wood monstrous, whopping big bear; And he went about in a clustering way, Frightening people everywhere. 50 long as they think I'm dangerous
 cub"
 He said, with wink and a smile, I'll just go about having my fun; To enlighten them isn't worth while.'' So he fostered the name the people gave
 him,
 Till at last he grew mean and wild; And he really did all the mischief he
 could
 To woman, to man and to child. You see, if one simply pretends to be Very mean and dangerous, too, The people at large will think 1t is so, And their thinking will make 1t come true. ANNIE JAMES.
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLE CORNER. BeheddinDs--tD ITfH-fH (2l Ermfns --niine. (3) pnmice--Btico.
 CHrtoifin0s--l1 Beet-6ee. (2) But fef-butt. t3l Dine--dia,
 Hidden Nome Parslc- Hoteeis. Letter EHioma-SchooL
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-14
AGREEMENT AVERTS
FISHERIES FRICTION
British and American Governments
Arrive at Understanding Pend
ing Final settlement.

London. Aug. l3.-Thc foreign or
fee I'm announcing tonight the conclu-
sion of a modus vivcndi regarding
the New FounGland FISHERIES says;
Ills majcsty's government and the
government OF the United states unite
In regarding the exchange of notes re-
cording this proposal and its accept
auce as constituting in itself a salts
factory agreement for tho season of
1908 without the necessity Of "a more
formal agreement
The conclusion of @ modus yivendi
between Great Britain and the United
states governing the New Foundland
nesheries and the rights of American
fishermen means that friction IN New
F~oundland waters win De avoided IN
on a settlement Of the entire question
which is Of long standing is had be-
fore The Hague tribunal The dis
pute arises from the contention OF the
Americans that they have an the hsh-
ing rights iu New Fnunuiaud waters
not prohibited to British subjects. has
ing their claim on the fisheries treaty
OF ISIS The Americans also claim
the same right a1 90 Canadian water
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-14
ROOSEVELT WILL GREET
ATHLETES AT OYSTER BAY

oyster Bay, n. Y. Aug. 13.-PresI-
lent Roosevelt win undoubtedly be
able to crafty the desires expressed
by him in a Cablegram to the AmerI-
can commission at the Olympic games
IN London to shake hands with and
congratulate each man of the victorl.
GUS team.
Secretary Foster said today that the
president wrote to the secretary of the
olympic athletic reception committee
IN New York that while no would not
be able to go to New York August IL
to attend the reception, he hoped to
have them all at Sycamore Mn. The
Presidents letter said:
My Dear Sir: / have been very
glad to have been named honorary
president of the American Olympic re-
ccptton committee but 1t will NOT be
possible for me to 60 to the city of
New York to attend the reception. If
the members of the team can come
out to oyster Bay shall De sincerely
gIad'to see them here at my house and
greet them In person.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
II Is believed that soon after their
great welcome by New York city he
athletes viii come In a body 10 oyster
Bay.
At a meeting tonight the committee
having In charge the details of the
reception To the athletes decided 10
invite Mrs. Roosevelt and the Roosc-
Welt children to view tho ceremonies
on August ~ from a stand to be erect
80 at the city han. Acting Mayor
McGowan viii send the invitation To-
Sycamore I'm tomorrow in behalf OF
the city.
At tonight's meeting it was suggest
ed that Governor Hughes De asked 10
bestow the gold medals upon the
eighty odd Olympic athletes ana to.
make q speech of presentation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-14

traits leading therefrom until he Is
us much Mt home I'm Tombstone. as
on the main line of any through
road Whose trains he ever robbed.
He has been shot M aud down until
hc Isn't comfortable without the
RIGHT amount of Head In his system
lir has served IN the Yuma penlten-
tlary uutil If hc can't he here, he
won't stay In Arizona at all. Aud
NOW. with the courage Of his kind, he
hoa again faced the worst and Is mar
ricd. 10 not Judge him too harshiy
until You hear the particulars. The
woman has the dough. She owns a
big coffee ranch, which SHE calls Il
plantation. down Jamaica way ana
l'urt has nothing 10 do but ait around
the %pusioGice store at Kingston all
day and smoke fine Hayanas, which
do not require duty Isn't Burt a
pipplu to fan into oll that2 lie sure
Is the cream. lie was noslng around
thlt dear costa Rico looking for "A
republic 10 roVulutioni2e or a chance
to break into the king business when
he spicd his bride aud she WAS his,
a Tucson man down that way met
him lt Kingston last week and Burt
sure looked an To- the good with a
HE and death mortgage on title
brown eyes and her coffee planta-
tlon. Things are coming SO easy FOR
Burt ne wouldn't stop to KIN a coy
ote or hold ~ q stage from the King
OF Arizona. Alvotd ls wanted. Il ~
said, In Mexico, for completely with
Rilly stiles In robhing the Tener
brothers of "a bar of bullion valued at
$1,000.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-14
SOLDIERS SLAIN IN
AUTO WRECK
lBy Morning Journal sDec,a i.nssh wlrs.l

san Francisco. Cal, Aug. lS.-Sef-
geant II. \. Brlyca and Master Flee
trician Sergeant G. II. Jones. attached
to the Preside military forces, We're
almost instantly killed tonight when
thrown from a runabout auto which
was crushed between cars running IN
opposite directions at Market street
and Van Ness avenue. Jones a
handling the car and Belyea was seat
ed beside him. They We're riding
down Market street ana Jones drove
the car across the path Of a Haight
street ear bound for the ferry. lie
had almost cleared the first track
when an outward bound Valencia
street car struck the automobile,
hurting it against the Haight street
car. Jones and Belyea We're thrown
out. striking the pavement with much
force. They were unconscious when
picked up and both tied within a few
minutes.
The motormen in charge of the two
cars were charged with manslauShtrr.
The accident occurred during the rush
hour and traffic On Market street a
tied up for almost an hour.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-14
DIVIDEND OF De
LESSEPS CO.
Court Finally Winds up
Affairs of Concern Which At
tempted to Dig Panama
Canal,

tHy Morning journal Special Iansed Wire |
Paris, Aug, 49, The liquidation oil
the old Panama Canal company which
has been going on since 1859 WAS
completed today when the tribunal of
the Seine authorized a last payment
TO creditors of one per cent % is-
sued a decree of discharge 10 the re-
c~eivers,
In 1873 a concession was ohtape.
from Colombia by the Societr Clvue
mternatlonals du Canal Intyroccoui-
que for the construction of a canal
across the isthmus. This concession
was purchased in 1879 FOR $1,000. 000
by "a company headed by Ferdinand
De Lesseps.
The work of e%xcavating for the
canal proceeded until 1889 Whcn the
company went INTO bankruptcy and
disbanded. Great scandals followed
the collapse OF the company.
Extensions of time FOR the compile
ton of the canal were granted i'm the
90's TO the l%iquidators of the eum-
pany. A new company was then or
gained 20 Prosecute the work hut
failure to DO SO resulted in 1908 I'm a
treaty between Colombia and the Uni
ted states by which the latter coun-
try was to construct the canal The
American congress ratified this treaty
but the Colombian congress rejected
It. A revolution in Colombia resulted
in the ithmus falling into the hands
Of the new republic of Panama and
the Panaman government gave the
United states the right to do the work.