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Wastsd All rhrs, Wishes.

NJ E.
An Irish legend has 1t that q good
fairy once visited an old couple aud
promised them that any three wishes
they would make would be granted.
After racking their brains for some
time in an cndeavor to discover what
they desired most the couple decided
to visit the county fair to see IL some
thing there would suggest what they
wanted. They did 80. and, after ram.
bling around all day and not seeing
anything that exactly suited them. to-
ward evening they found themse. ses
before a display Of Kitchen ute1sils.
Among them IA q soup ladle. cheap,
but likely to appeal to q woman. 90 the
old woman In an absent moment said.
"Oh, I wish had one OF those" and
Immediately she had It. The old man
waR 80 enraged because his wife had
thoughtlessly thrown away one valua-
BILE wish that he retorted. IL wish that
wa stuck down your throat" and i'm
mediateiy this was done. Thereupon
he VA at once sorry. at what he
wished. and the only thing left to do
Vas to wish the ladle Ont again. So
~ three wishes went TOR naught.
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sBlt Ball PLAYING. ITS is HARD WORK
By johnny Ever,. Second Base. Chicago Champions.

hours a day. for perhaps q week at a
time, to know that at any moment
the ball is perhaps coming his way.
and that he must make good? They
talk about the great strain that the
engineer ON a fast train works under.
He does, but the great strain on him
is not any greater than that on the
ball player. The engineer knows that
If everything holds together, as he
is almost practically certain 1t will, he
Is running no very great risk. The
bali player, on the other hand, knows
that there is no telling what is about
to occur. For the engineer there are
but two courses of thought-one. If
nothing breaks, all is we'll; the other
If anything happens. jump, and but
two situations. For the ball player
there are innumerable courses Of
thought, and, as a necessary compile
ment, ~innumerable situations likely
to confront him. 1t has been said, and
we'll said, that no two plays on a ball
field are ever made in just the same
way. There is always something new
cropping up, which has to be dealt
with in the least possible fraction Of
q second.
l have mentioned a few Of the diff
ferent things that the man in the big
leagues has to overcome before he
can say that he has made good. I
might mention many more, but 1
think that I have shown at sufficient
length, just what a nervous strain he
is working under. 1t is my opinion
that his money is we'll earned and
that his work Is not at all easy. /
might have touched on the fact that
the ball player is the source Of enor-
nous profits to the ones who employ
him, and consequently should get
Ills fitting share Of the profits. but I
10 not wish to be put down as a
knocker. because in reality, I'm an.
optimist.
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own homs and that I don't haroor

own nome ana t0ee ] don't hoe6OF
thieves"
We'll" Ainslie said lightly, ut be-
hooves me to and that bill. seem to
have been the last person who saw 1t,
II | don't unearth It l may be accused
Of the theft myself"
Don't joke, Dick" Myra implored
with such an odd information that Aims.
lie made q swift guess at the truth.
he had q real motive now for solv.
ing the vexatious problem, but he met
with no success. although he devoted
the greater part Of his time to 1t.
1t came to a point at last where It
got "on his nerves." and 1t took all of
his win power to treat the 1dbJect
lightly and to act a. II he wefe iRno.
rant Of Miss Lavinia's attitude toward
him.
he had made another exhaustive
search Of the library one day fully two
weeks after the bill had disappeared.
He subsidized into an easy chair with
q groan Of disappointment. This h
the four hundredth time BY actual
count that l have gone over this place.
1t isn't here. and I don't believe that It
ever raj here"
You saw 1T yourself" Miss Lavinia
returned grimly.
Ainslie sighed. II tell you, Miss Ia
vtnia. that you must get some pockets
in your dresses and then
He stopped to stare at his hostess.
She had turned several rich colors, and
some words seemed to gurgls In her
throat.
Are you Ill. Miss Lavinia1 Let me
get you some water. You look dread
full! Can't IT,
II feel DREADFUL" she gasped. 81
never thought Of 1t before. WIN you
ever forgive met" she walled piteously.
Miss Lavinia was fumbling along the
folds of her gown. Her hands twitched
nervously here and there. then one Of
them Owed far out Of sight, only to
emerge a second later holding aloft the
missing bill.
"lt-it"- she stammered family. II
have not had a pocket before for twen-
ty-f1ve years-and-and-I forgot! IL
must have put the bill in It 1ust after
Richard left. I'm very. very sorry"
Her voice faltered. To think that
she, who prlded herself upon her bust
nesslike methods. should have commit
ted such an objectionable deed! She
looked helplessly from one to the other
Of her auditors.
Young Ainslie stared at her for some
moments in silent p~erplexity. When
at length the full truth dawned upon
him he gave n hilarious shout and
yielded himself up to uncomfortable
laughter.
Miss Lavinia watched him In silence.
the grimness slowly fading from her
face.
"well. Myra." she remarked tenta-
lively. I'm bound to say that your
husband will have a good disposition:
faint many men that would see any
thing humorous In this episode. And
as for pockets" she added, with sud.
den vindictiveness. "I,l never, y
have another as long a. I live!"
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LOST HUNDRED
DOLLAR BILL.
A Chance Remark That Pointed
Out Its Hiding Place.
lsy N cowLEs.

(Copyright, 1909. by Associated Literary
Press.l
Every n III the house was angry,
and Miss Lavinia herself was "all on
edge" as she graphically expressed It.
The loss Of a hundred dollar bill was
hot such a tremendously important A.
fair In itself. for Miss Lavinia was
quite wealthy. but there were some
aspects Of the matter which made the
loss quite serious.
''There is no reason why you should
look at me 80 angrily," she said to her
niece. who was regarding her aunt
with very indignant eyes. 1.-THE bill
vanished. and some one has taken it."
1T may have blown away
with Greer in the window? Don't
be foolish. Myra."
"Or you may have mislaid 1t. A doz-
en- things may have happened. but 1
don't believe that 1t was stolen at all.
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The Cows .t o.ttv.bur..

We had an old COW that had been In
the family for years. and the morning
of the first day Of the fight we had put
her in pasture. rs usual. This pasture
was near the edge Of town. OF course
we saw nothing Of her during the
three days Of fighting. Often one Of
us would say. II wonder wha. has be-
come Of the old cow" The general
opinion was that We had seen the last
Of her. On the morning Of the fourth
day father. my brother and I took a
walk over the 6eld to see IL we could
find any trace Of her. We saw many
terrible sights. Dead soldiers were
lying around thick. dead horses and
many COW skins and heads. From this
last we soon came to the conclusion
that our COW had been killed for food.
like the rest. 10 we gave her up. AZ
we were eating supper one evening a
week or more after the battle We
heard q familiar believing in the
street. Everybody sprang from the
table and rushed out. There stood our
dear old COW. looking as happy a. It
is possible for a COW to look at being
home again. We petted and hugged
her in u pleasure at finding her alive
and soon had her in the stable in her
own familiar stall. Then We discov.
cred that she had q bullet hole In her
neck and n In her side. She was
not severely hurt, however. and both
bullets came out eventually. We found
out later that all the cows In that par.
ticular 0eld had got out In some way
the first day Of the nght and had wan.
dered OF about ten miles from town,
beyond the firing line. After the bat.
tie they all found their way back to
town.-McClure's Magazine.
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An Easy Trick.

IL you possess a strong magnet you
can perform a very startling trick.
Hang up a sheet Of paper. Draw ON
1t with pencil a hook. Immediately
behind the sheet at the point where
the hook Is drawn place your magnet.
New tell your friends that you can
hang on this hook a key or steel ring
or any small iron or steel object with
a hole in 1t. They will. of course,
not believe you. All you need to do is
to place the steel or iron object over
the picture of the hook. and the mag
net will hold it. The object will aph
pear to have been hung on the hook
You can have a confederate behind the
scene to tic the magnet. and then
ask any one to try to hang up the OBJ
ject. He will. of course. fail. Then.
having given u signal to your confed-
crate. he will replace the magnet. and
you will operate the trick again
Home Notes.
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The Rain Tree.

A tree known as the rain tree (Pithe-
cotlobium saman, is found In the drier
parts OF South America. This tree
grows to a height Of sixty feet, and
Its leaves have the peculiar property
OF condensing the moisture from the
atmosphere. So copious is this con-
densation that a continual shower falls
from the leaves and branches until the
surrounding soil is converted into q
veritable marsh. Places that would
otherwise be barren desert are by this
means covered with the most luxuriant
forests.
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Coed Luck Rjnee,

A man stood on q lower Broadway
corner With q box Of good luck rings.
They were horseshoe nails made into
rings. bright like silver. glitterine In
the sun. 1t was amazing the number
Of people who went up and bought
these rings Of the man. fitting them
carefully on their dneers. paying for
them. walking OF with them, turning
them this way and that to admire
them. though their price was Only 1
nickel.
do you make your living selling
themf" asked q woman, who bought
q very fetching one for her third On.
ger.
Eyes, madam" said he.
There must be q lot Of superstihous
people In New York." said she, III q
man can make his living By selling
horseshoe nail rings at . nickel apiece"
There are. madam" said hs.-New
York Press.
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Human Gate. In Brittany.

In some parts Of Brittany there are
NO gates in the earthen walls which
surround the pastures. The opening
Is there. however. and every morning
one OF the children is sent out with
the aocks and herds to pasture. To
prevent the animals from straying the
child must then sit in the opening in
lieu Of u gate. If a little girl is the
shenherdE She mar be seen contentedly
Knitting all the long day. or perhaps Il
the day be extra fine she may have
charge OF the baby. II 1t be a boy who
ls sent With the cattle. however, he
hnds 1t pretty dull serving as a human
gate and not infrequently gets into
mischief as the result Of his enforced
idleness.
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Riddlemeree.

II AN egg we're found on a. must.
stool. what poem would 1t suggesti
The Lay OF the Last MINSTREL"
Why should 1t be better to be burnt
than to be guillotined? Because a hot
steak Is better than a cold chop.
What heavenly beings do cross chill
dren resemble? The cherrbim and
seraphim. who continually do cry"
What is the difference between a
sick elephant and a dead bee? One is
a seedy tsaHt. and the other is a bee
deceased.
Why is a lady putting on her corsets
like a u who drinks to drown his
grief? Because in so-lacing herself
she gets tight.
What is a cure when you split your
sides with laughter? Run until. you
get q stitch In them.
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The Geese Of hieder- MorIen.

In the little Hessian village Of Me
der-Morlen. say the Strand Magazine.
between Giessen aud Frankfort. a
strange scene may be witnessed every
evening at $50. Some 1000 geese,
which have spent the day on the riv-
er's bank below the village. at a given
signal from their leaders make their
way homeward with much pomp and
circumstance and raucous noise. The
strangest part Of the proceeding is no
ticed when they reach the village
street and. without any guidance or
driving, waddle each into Its own
yard for the night. Like 80 many
squads they break of in their dozens
from the main body. knowing instinc-
lively their owners doors and. with
solemn gait. entering in as though con-
sctous Of their own innate c%leverness
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SUP FOR a BABY.
Il 10 In One Piece and Has Two Seams
and 10 Easily Made.

" u IN ono eoeee ana mas w Scam
and 10 Easily Made.
A charming slip for a baby that is
In every sense Of the word u lone
piece frock" is made after an admira-
BILE pattern. The little garment Ii cut
out from one piece Of material. u round
hole cut out for the neck aud an open
Ing down the back for four or i've
inches to allow the slip to 60 over
the baby's head.
There are two seams. from the hem
Of the frock to the wrist Of the sleeve.
one on each side.
This pattern may be used for any
material. A slip Of finest white main.
sock was made after this model.
Around the neck was q narrow band
OF hand embroidery-a spray Of for
getmenots and tiny leaves In Sne
white mercerized thread-brters..tch.
ed to the frock. The sleeves were
trimmed in the same manner at the
wrist. and both neck and sleeves were
finished with a frll Of nne narrow lace.
A panel was outlined both back and
front by 4 scroll design Of forgetme-
nots and French knots running from
the hem In front over the shoulders to
the hem In back.
A three inch hem brierstitched IN
ished the slip, and It was fastened
down the back with tiny pearl ball
buttons.
A cap was made to be worn vita
this slip. and It was Of 6ne white lawn
embroidered all around the edge with
Q scroll Of tiny forgetmenots. and the
same blossoms were scattered all over
the entire surface. The edge was seal
loped and buttonholed and finished
with q frill Of lace gathered to the
underside Of the bonnet. This made
. soft frame for the baby face.
A lining of thin forgetmenot blue
silk and n Of shell pink came with
the bonnet and two sets Of huge TO
settes Of soft satin ribbon. one Of blue
and n OF shell pink. The ~rosettes
were fastened to the bonnet over each
ear, and q, single piece Of ribbon went
under the chin and fastened under a
rosette with . tiny gold safety pin.
When the blue rosettes were worn
they brought out the blue Of the
baby's eyes, and the pink ones height
sned the color Of the soft little face.
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Tongue Twistsrs.

Cricket critic.
She sells seashells. U
Six thick thistle sticks.
Flesh of freshly fried flying Dish.
a growing CLEAN growing green.
Inc sea ceaseth and 1t suflceth us.
Peter Piper picked a peck of picked
peppers. II Peter Piper picked a peck
OF picked peppers, where's the NECK ~
picked peppers Peter Piper picked1
Try repeating each Of these quickly
half a dozen times.
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i FEEL pREApru1w SEE oAsprp.

Even If 1t were," she added inconsist-
emily. Dick never took It"
"How could l possibly have mislaid
1t when have not left this room or
wen that chair since the money was
paid to me? ! haven't read a thing
the entire morning but q novel. and
you have looked that through and
through. Anyway. l tell You that I
just put the bill on the table here. 1t
was Lying right on this spot. l tell you.
Myra. and then when l got ready to
take care Of it the thing was gone
actually gone. l never was 90 stupe-
fed In my life. It Is awful"
Aunt Lavinia's absolute certainty
made Myra desperate.
II don't believe that the money was
stolen at ALL" she said obstinately.
perhaps you only dreamed that It was
paid" Miss Lavinia gave q contemp-
tuous snin.
But even granted that 1t was paid
and. that you placed 1t on the table
just where you said that you. did, Dick
was not the only person that came
into the room while it was there"
HE was the only person except
yourself and Jane. l don't suppose
that you took It," scornfully, "and I
know that Jane did not"
"Just because she has been in your
family for twenty years.
twenty-five. my dear"
-'you are ready to accuse Dick In.
stead Of a servant"
You would never accuse Jane your
self. Myra. IL you had not lost both
your temper and your common sense"
IF this thing lies between Dick and
Jane. I shall certainly doubt Jane"
"Yet Mr.. Ainslie wa the only one Of
you three who came to the table. l
remember that distinctly. He sat down
and leaned his arms on It while he was
talking to me. Besides. Myra, I have
known this young man less than q
year, and ] have known Jane twenty
two years. There isn't Q dishonest
hair in her head. You needn't talk to
me In that way.
"But there's n thing that I must
say now" continued the irate Miss La.
vinia, "and that you must agree to.
Unless this thing II cleared up salts
factorily you don't marry Richard
Ainslie."
Myra's eyes flashed lightning.
Aunt Lavinia, I shall make no such
promiser' she cried Indignantly. 1--WE
may never 6nd out what became Of
that detestable bill. Do you suppose
that I Inn going to let . small tribe
like that spoil my life1"
Honor and dishonor are not tribes,
Myra."
Myra sighed. II shall ask Dick If he
noticed the money lying on the table.
II he says that he did not I shall know
that You dreamed the whole thing.
Young Ainslie. summoned to the
house BY an imperative telephone can.
stated very promptly that he had seen
the bill on the table exactly where
Miss Lavinia had said she had placed
1t. II remember thinking that It vas
q careless proceeding" DO explained.
land I rather wondered that a. bust.
nesslike q person ~ you, Miss Lavinia,
should have placed It there"
II didn't e any carelessness about
the matter" Miss Lavinia retorteAf
tartly. "considertng that I VA In my
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15
A Cute Toy.

Did you ever hear Of 4 raisin tor.
toise? Here is the way to make Il: A
large table raisin forms the BODY. ana
small portions Of the stalk of tbe "A me-
TUT form the head and legs. II you
nav any artistic taste in the arrange.
ment OF the head and legs you, can
MAKE Z very Mfelike tortoise. Try and
see for yourself.
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a Hint h re.x.i.

Weary walker-what! Don't look
like Z sailori Why. I'VE been follow.
ing the sea for thirty years.
Farmer Haycrop-Wsll. you keen
following It for thirty years NOR.
and perhaps you'll catch up With II
New York Life.
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the bridge. Many a funeral service
also has fallen to my lot, and have
even oflciated at a christening, am
usually the q to whom a passenger
flies when he Is dissatisfied with his
cabin. though the duty Of changing q
stateroom really rests with the head
steward. Then, again, 1t II the purser
who Is appealed to when the passen-
gers elect to hold a concert, and the
young folks usually rush to him also
when they want to have a dance on
deck. A purser car be very popular
or the reverse, and unless you have an
excellent temper you stand a good
chance Of being the reverse.
1.-THE funniest experience I had was
on d recent trip. when there was on
board q little girl about twelve years
old. She struck up q warm friendship
with me and would walk the deck for
miles II l would only accompany her.
She fell very III during q storm and
refused to be comforted. Her mother
asked her II there was anything she
could do which would ease her suffer-
ing. and the young imp said there was.
Il she would only 'skidoo' and let the
purser read q book to her she would
feel better. And the indulgent mother
came to me. stated the case, and-wel,
I complied with her request and read
to ths child for q little while each day
until che was well enough TO come on
deck aGatn."-London T1t-Bit1,
The Press., 1909-08-11
MEXICAN JACALS.

Primitive Huts In the Villages of the
 Native Indians.
 The Mexican Indian huts in the viii lages and upon the ranches of the lower Rio Grande border region of Texas have style of architecture and construction that is distinctly their own. This type of primitive building is rapidly passing out of existence. At many places on the border families of MeXicans have abandoned their jacals and moved into more pretentious homes.
 No money outlay is necessary in erecting the old style picturesque struc. lures; neither is q knowledge of car pentry needed. A double row of up right poles firmly set or driven into the ground forms the framework for the walls. Between these two rows of poles are placed other poles or sticks of shorter length, forming thick and compact wall. At each of the foul corners of the building posts are set. reaching to height of about eight feet. Roughly hewn stringers are laid from one post to another. and to these stringers are tied other poles that form the framework of the walls. The strong fiber from the maguey plant ol strips of buckskin are used to tie the poles into position The rafters are tied to the ridgepole and the stringers in the same manner. At one end of the building is built the opening through which the smoke of the inside fire may ascend Stoves are unknown among these Mexicans. and the cook ing is all done upon the ground Kan sas City Star.
The Press., 1909-08-11
aivinn the Bride a rin.


 Heres little pointer for you," said the bride of last year to the bride of this year. "I'n tell you my own expe- rience, and you can judge for yourself what to do. When We returned from our wedding trip and began to rum make through Georges belongings 1 found six or seven pairs of gloves and at least nine pairs of silk hose, things that he had never had on. They had been tucked away in all sorts of places. Most of them l at once recOg- nized as presents l had given to him from time to time. Besides them, l found a lot of handkerchiefs still un- used, handkerchiefs that I had em- broidered his initial on with my own hands.
 "What do you suppose did? Fool ishly I gathered them all together and spread them out on the bed where he would see them when he came home and feel ashamed of himself for never using my presents. Just think what a lack of forethought I showed! Con- slider what a saving of pin money it would have been if I had put the things away and then doled them out to him for Christmas presents or birth day presents one by one. It would have served him exactly right too."- Cleveland Plain Dealer.