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New-York tribune., 1909-04-16

BY concealing their identity from the public
the principal contributors to the fund Just
raised by the Presbyterians for church extern
sion saved themselves vast amount OF annoy
New-York tribune., 1909-04-16


entertained at dinner tonight by Mr. and MIRA
Arthur R Thompson. formerly OF Chicago
NEW YORK SOCIETY.
Mr. and Mrs E II. Hartman and Miss Mary ana
Miss Carol Hartman will sail for Europe tbs
latter part of June. and will spend several weeks
abroad.
The last OF the Friday Junior Dances for this
season Will be held tonight at sherry's-
Mr.. and Mrs. George J. Gould and Miss Martor.s
Gould will go abroad in June TO spend the summer
in Europe
Tuxedo was extensively represented at the dane.
given last night the Colony Club for Miss
Dorothy Shepard by her mother. Mrs. Herman
VogeL
Colonel and Mrs Edwin A Stevens have returned
from their Southern trip and are al Castle Point.
their place in Hoboken-
Mr.. and Mrs William Church Osborn have re-
turned 10 town from their country place al Garri-
sons-on-the-H Hudson, y. Y.
Mr. and Mrs Karrick Riggs and Miss PauIins
Riggs sailed for Europe yesterday. Among their
fellow passengers were Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore A
Havemeyer and Mrs. George kingsIand- Miss Ethel
Kingsland and George l. KingsIand-
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Schuyler will sing and the
Mcintyre Trio will play at the concert 70 be held
IN the Astor gallery Of the Waldorf Astoria On
THURSDAY next for the benefit Of the BIoomingiais
Day Nursery
There will be another meeting tonight ~ ths
Friday Evening Roller Skating CLUB at the Metro
politan Roller Rink on Broadway The patronsssss
include Mrs. Edward Menice. Mrs Lorila-d Spea-
Ger. jr. and Mrs Albert Gould Jennings.
Several Of the patrOnesses and members of ths
Saturday Evening Dances have arranged 70 hold
subscription dance at DeImonico's on the evening
Of April -.
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Then with a. more serious face. he ex-
planned: "You see. mother dear. / do
these things to make men more careful
Why, the houses / blew down were mere
for people to live In. Men throw up
these useless structures and put their
families therein to live. That's an In
justice to the families So come along
shack. and then the man has to build
a better home for his family. So. my
mother. you see there's method in my
madness"
and less madness. my SON. said Dame
Spring. for she was of such gentle
turn of mind that any rudeness or loud
ness irritated her and made her unhappy.
We'll. l have purpose to fulfill in this
world laughed Master March Wind,
and since it is not pretty. peaceful
duty but a. rugged fierce, fighting one,
! must do it with a will. and not allow
myself 10 worry over the consequences.
Do you ever stop to think of the good 1
do by starting little hurricanes, mother
dear? Why, l blow sickness and disease
out of the land. find old heaps of filth
piled up here and there, breeding disease
germs. What do I do about them? I
and ferment l just go to blowing, and l
blow them TO pieces-scatter the debris.
and SO dry it and purify it by opening it
to the suns rays, thus removing from
why / blew the hay ricks away from the
old farmers field. Those ricks were
rotting and old. and all beneath them
was moisture and heat. and that was
causing disease. So / blew them down
and scattered them, and made them
healthy again"
Il believe you are right after all. my
SON" confessed Dame Spring II never
thought of the good your mischief does
at times. ! shall know that from hence
forth your motives are good no matter
how you work to accomplish your pur-
pose. | have heard so much complaint
about you that l had not given your
side 'of the matter as much thought as
proud of you. for under all your merrI-
ment. your mischievous nature. there is
much good purpose. Go on blowing, my
son, and blow good and hard
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him little bit. He's SO easy and coed
natured.'
We'll. I can't say that | positively hate
teacher" laughed Jack, but I'm not
afraid OF him, and that's why I dare to
do so many things, for l know he'll let
us off easy. He's got no backbone. II
he had more nerve-more real sand in
his craw-Id be afraid of him. But he's
SO good-natured that I don't care whether
l mind him or not.
Say, there's a fine tree" exclaimed
Pat pointing to a tall tree that grew at
the rivers edge and bent far out over
the water Gee, it's dandy TO climb.
I'm going up it and see IL | can get
glimpse of the old schoolhouse.
Eyes, maybe you'll sec old Giddy look
ing out OF the window for us" laughed
Jack. odd Giddy' was their teacher.
tie name having been given to him by
Pat. His real nome was Giddings, and
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too far distant TO wait for. so he deter
mined on playing hockey IL he could get
confederates to join him in his wrong
doing.
When lie whispered his scheme TO
Jack and Hank they at first shook their
from school for half day. They often
consented to play along the road to school
of a morning, arriving there very tardily
and having no valid excuse for being
late. but to play the truant for half a
day was "A bit scarey TO contemplate.
Well get nosged-or kept in at noon
for week" whispered Hank. Yes. an
tcacher'l send word to our folks about
what we've done" declared Jack. "Why
don't we wait till Saturday and then go
10 the riyer?'
eyes, wait till Saturday an wake up TO
find it's raining, or that you've got enough
day" said Pat. mo. stree l say lets
go while it's fine, and while we're free
from chores at home"
SO Jack and Hank gave in to the per-
suasion Of their leader and the three re-
NAMED behind the schoolhouse till the bell
rang announcing / o'clock and time for
study, While the other pupils were
marching into the schoolhouse Pat, Jack
~ef md a
getting out of sight of the hated place.
they took to their heels toward the big
river.
They reached there all out Of breath
and sat on the bank to rest. The river
was swollen very high from the melting
Of the last heavy SHOWS and recent pro-
longed rain. Pat declared the river would
be full of fish during the summer, for
after heavy SHOWS and rains there were
always plenty Of fish. Gee. but we'll
come here fishing and swimming during
July and August he declared in voice
of happy anticipation.
Yes, and I wish we'd waited till va
cation time had come" admitted Jack,
not a very bad fellow at heart. but easily
led into wrongdoing by his companions.
Il really don't like playing hockey, for
you're sure to be found out, and then
you'll get punished at school and at
home. My mother will settle with me
for doing this today
"Oh. the teacher may not say anything
Hes not so very bad, but 1 don't ike
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Yes. my mother. and it is time for
me to rise from my rest. I've been "
ing down all afternoon. and the meadows
and fields are still very wet from the
melting of the heavy SHOWS. and in no
condition for the farmers pillow. / must
blow and blow and dry things up. So
farewell till later, mamma"
Then Master March Wind rose and blew
with all his might. causing the house
wives to rush to their open windows to
close them. oh it's that awful March
Windr' cried many of the housewives.
not understanding the good of the very
wind they were condemniSg. And it
will blow and blow all night" declared
one pretty young girl who was going to
a party that evening, land I'll have to
wear my high shoes and my warm wrap.
for this March Wind is SO fierce that
slippers and light wrap are out of the
question"
When Master March Wind heard the
little miss make this remark he smiled.
"Ah ha,' he whispered. IF l hadn't risen
and blowed like a fury OF demons. that
dear girl would have gone forth clad as
for summer. And that's when 1 came at
the right time, for I've saved her sick
spell and her father a Doctors bill. And
yet folks abuse me and wish 1 would
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The Boys Who Played Hockey and What Happened Them

swinging the tree limb and Hank, fear
them, again warned them to get of the
limb. Anyway. one of you'd better get
off," he said
'All right. I'll jump into the river.
called out Pat making believe to prepare
10 jump. Just as he did so the imn
broke and he fell headlong to the river
below, striking with such force that ne
went at once TO the very rivers BED.
And hardly had he fallen when Jack set
up a. cry. for he was hanging on for dear
life TO the dangling limb, which was stu
attached to the mother trunk by a mere
string of bark, which would break away
with another moments excrtion from
Jack.
Hank looked at his comrade I'm the
water, then hurriedly turned his eyes up
ward to where Jack hung III such peril
Gus position. lie was so excited and
frightened that he could not speak and
ran first toward the water. where poor
Pat was struggling and then to the base
of the tree, as il intending to try to res
cue the crying Jack. What should he do?
Pat needed his help. but he feared to
plunge into the water, for he always got
cramps when the water was cold, and
the river had some bits of floating ice
still on its surface Then he felt that he
should not delay. but climb to where
Jack was hanging helplessly from the
looscning limb
But the cries from Jack, and an occa-
sional strangled cry from Pat. brought
TO Hank his voice. and rushing up the
hillside, he called out with all his might:
Help. Help. We're drowning. Were
hanging. Help. Murder. Fire! DEATH"
4
Then lie felt hand on his shoulder.
and turned to see beside him old Giddy,
who had suddenly come through a hedge
that grew down to the waters edge.
Hank told him the best he could about
what had happened, and the teacher lost
no time in hurrying to the river. There
Pat was still struggling to keep above
the driftwood that came sweeping down
upon him. but which was imperilng him
every moment. Owing to the swollen con-
dition of the river. and the floating drift
wood and bits of ice-cake, Pat could not
swim, and was in danger of being drown
cd at any moment by being beaten under
by the driftwood.
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Question of the Hour.

I'VE are really at a loss to know how
to punish Earlie,'' she said. I'VE have
tried all the punishment in our kinder
garten list without effect. We have rea-
soned with him and told him that he will
cease to be our petty pet and will grow
up to be a bad. bad man. and
Madam interrupted the gentleman OF
the old school, who was visiting them.
you will find on the trunk in my room
a very excellent strap that / shall not
need temporarily
But, OF course. he didn't know any
thing about modern methods.
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His Idea.

Father-I think Tommy will easily Sc.
cure a position with the gas company
when he grows up.
Mother-How do you know?
Father-In all his arithmetic examples
lie insists that twice two is eight.
The coal production Of the world in
1907 was loo. a00.O00 short tons, OF
which amount the United States furnish-
ed $50, 400, 900 tons, Great Britain 800. 600.
900 tons, and Germany 226. SOO.O00 tons.
Building blocks of glass arc in common
use in Silesia.
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ing 1t. shaping IL into pretty beds for the
growing Of flowers and vegetables. all Is
such JOY. such an interesting work. for
boys and girls.
And after the garden has been finished
VIII come the satisfaction OF seeing the
nttle green sprouts peep through soil
Then will form tiny leaves, and next lit
tie boy and little girl will be able to
name the growing plants. AN onion! A
carroti A radish!" you will hear the lit
lie boy explaining happily, pointing out
various growing bits OF green. "A mari
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Letter Enigma.

Ny first is in yellow, but not in black:
My second Is in boat. but not In smacS,
My third Is In urge. but not in beg:
My fourth is in anatomy, but not in leg;
Ny fifth Is in heart, but not in beat;
My sixth is in fire, but not In heat;
My seventh is the same as my third, you know
My eighth is In love. but not In bestow;
My whole spells that which we all dearly low
Aud you'll know what 1t 10 II you read the abov
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At that moment Mr. Giddings had .
roaring fire built and called to the boys
10 join him and Jack In the enjoyment
OF 1t. AS the four stood about the blaze
Mr.. Gddings said: We'll. boys. i sup
pose you wonder how I came TO be john
ny-on-the-spot just when you needed me-
The truth is. I saw you going off over
the hill, and I knew you meant 10 play
truant this afternoon. I left the school
in charge of Miss Matte Strong ana
followed you here. intending TO try my
powers of persuasion on you. for IT hurt
me TO feel that I had no good influence
over you. / wanted you TO like the school
to feel kindly toward me-
stop. Mr.. Giddings. you make me feel
like a criminal" said Pat I'm trembling
voice I'VE are a most ungrsteful bunch
Hank. Jack and l, and I've been tie
meanest of the three. too But / am
ashamed. and 1 want YOU TO forgive me.
You've been too kind and tolerant OF US
all winter and now you cap 1t by saving
my life. It's too much. I say. You've
been too good 10 US. You ought TO noS
US till we've turned black and blue, that's
what I think"
Mr. Giddings took Pats hand. and, look
ing into his face, said: II have known
your good heart all along. my boy. but
1 didn't know how to reach It. I'm sor-
ry we had to have this terrible accident
that l might find the way to II. But
we'll. let's get good and dry. Then Well
all go to my house for a little supper
and talk over our afternoon and the days
to come. What say you. boys?"
You're a brick. Mr.. Giddings"' cried
Jack And Hank declared the same. And
all expressed their pleasure in accepting
the invitation to sup with the good teach
err whom. until the present i.,ur, they
had despised so heartily.
"And, Mr. Giddings. / mean TO make
up for my past" said Pat. 1--WE lots
to undo. and 1 mean to begin undoins
it right from this hour"
We'll forget the past, my boy,
smiled Mr. Giddings. "We'll live In the
present and work for the future. So the
past is dead between us, except this hour
when We got to understand each other.
And now we'll pay attention to drying
out, so we can hurry home. Miss Mat
tie will look after the school all after
noon for me-
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Novelist Acrostic.

All the words described contain but four let
tiers. and IL rightly guessed and written on
below another the initials will spell the surram
OF novelist who IL very popular with the girl
and boys over twelve years Of age:
j. Something we use at table. 2. mos
necessary metal. 8. That which causes tn
thermometer to fall. 4. crowned monarch 8
The title Of nobleman. 6. part Of speech
7. That which covers the beach.
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The 7 roub1es of Master March Wind

a S T T. r March
Wind was just a
little fellow = a
mere baby breeze
when the incidents
to be related In
this story began.
lie had just come
into being and had
not yet learned
the world. y
beautiful mother
NJ a $ I Z / Marcil
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Mr. Giddings took in the situation of
both boys at a glance. With a call to
Jack to hold on moment longer. and to
not struggle. for struggling caused the
limb to loosen from the tree, and then
instructins Hank to climb TO Jacks as
sistance, he threw off shoes and coat
and hat and was in the water. making
his way as best he could to the side of
Pat.
IL was indeed hard struggle to get
ashore through floating ice and driftwood
with burden hanging TO his neck, but
the teacher was as brave and determined
as he was kind and gentle. and soon he
got ashore with Pat clinging to his
shoulders. but SO exhausted that he could
hardy speak for several minutes
In the meantime Hank had succeeded
IN assisting Jack TO safety. though it was
no easy task, and they, like the teacher
and Pat. were exhausted from their ef-
forts and excitement AS soon as all four
were assembled on the bank the teacher
said: Now, boys let's have a fire to dry
out our clothes, and to warm us up
bit. for. although the day is fine for
March, It is hardly as warm as one would
like it for a swim In an open stream.
So let's gather up some brush and have a
fire"
Soff to
the fire Pat said to Hank: Say, what
do You suppose brought Mr. Giddings
here? I'm ashamed to look him I'm the
face-he has been SO kind, and has really
saved my life in the bargain. What can
| ever say to him. anyway" The boys
were out Of Mr.. Giddings hearing and
could discuss the recent excitement and
their own wrongdoing without being over
heard.
We'll, haven't the slightest idea what
brought him here said Hank; ''but I'm
ALFRED thankful that he dropped from
the skies just when he did, for otherwise
there'd be two boys dead on this bank
And l say he's a hero and L mean to
make clean breast of my part in play
ing hockey, and my past ugly feelings
toward him. He's a good little man. and
a better teacher than we have deserved.
Let's try to be worthy Of him in future
What say you, eh?'
II was just thinking the same way"
confessed Pat; land 1 mean to ask his
forgiveness
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GARDENS FOR
THE CHILDREN

TT will soon be time for making gar
dens. and there is nothing more de-
liShtful and more wholesome for the chill
dren than TO take a spade and hoe and
dig into old mother Garth preparatory to
seed planting. Loosening the soil, level
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ing the entire winter term OF Schooi
these three boys had been mlschicV-
Gus and at times rather unruly, causing
the teacher much trouble and anxiety. In
fact. the teacher was a good little man,
Of nervous disposition. and 1t wounded
lis feelings to have any of his pupils feel
30 unkindly toward him. and 10 have
them miss their lessons and TO cheat at
exams And more than anything else It
hurt him TO he obliged 10 punish the
pupils for their shortcomings.
The school was in the country and was
what is usually called "a district school
There were no grades and all the pu-
pills, ranging from five TO eighteen years
OF age, were Instructed by the one teach
or, tho good little man alluded 10 in the
paragraph above. Now. the boys and
girls who attend the town and city graded
schools can have no idea of the trying
duties or a teacher in an 'unsraded'
country school He must teach the infant
class their letters and instruct the more
advanced pupils in Latin. So you will
readily understand how he must OF neces-
sity be patient teacher.
Tie names of the three boys who. with
GU. cause disliked their good little teach
er were Jack Adams. Hank Rigss and
Pat BOWMAN. Pat. a redhaired, freckle
faced li.tle chap Of twelve years. was
the leader of the three, and was himself
as full Of mischief and unruliness as it is
possible for one young mortal to be.
One beautiful! day toward the end of
March Pat called Jack and Hank to the
rear of the schoolhouse in private con-
sultation. 1t was during the noon hour
and Pat had felt the laziness OF the COM
ing warm weather in his bones, as he ex-
pressed it. And he. had conceived the idea
of playing hockey that afternoon and of
going to the river a mile distant. The
river was always the place of rendezvous
for the boys during the summer vacation,
but Pat decided the vacation time was
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curtaiIinuS.

n) Doubly curtail q song and leave a social
function. (2) Doubly curtail child in school
and leave young dog. (3) Doubly curtaiI an
opening In the side Of building and leave 3
freeze.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
Hidden artist puzzle-Bonheur
Letter cnigma-Shanrock.
Beheadings-r" Despair, pair. ~ Flint, linz.
CD Pledge. ledge.
Curtailings-(D Gallant. gall. e, Gravel. new,
90 Seek. see.
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plants while they are still in their infant
state.
And isn't 1t a curious fact that little
boy always delights in gardening vegeta-
bles and fruits, while little girl devotes
her time to flowers and ornamental
plants? But this is as 1t should be, for
we must have the practical and useful
combined with the beautiful and orna-
mental.
There is one very necessary thing for
the young and inexperienced gardener to
learn, and to learn we'll: he or she must
know the difference between the weeds
and vegetables or flowers. A little boy
one time pulled UP all the tomato sprouts
in his mothers garden. thinking they
were weeds. and he wished to be of use
in helping to keep the garden clean of
that ruinous intruder. the weed. But.
alas! the little fellow did more damage
than good, and he should have been
taught to know the shapes of various
vegetables and flowers, for then his labor
would not have been lost, and no harm
would have come to the tomato bed So
take warning from the boys experience.
and study your botany well as your
gardens MARY GRAHAM.
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remain away. But what care /? know
my work. and delight in doing il. Now
away to blow and blow. and to toss over
some old shacks of houses that have no
right to stand. And l shall make merry
everywhere tonight, for I'm full grown
now, and know my strength And then
Master March Wind broke forth into .
regular gale that was glorious to see.
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cried out Hank. for from where he sat
on the ground he could see that the limb
was not sufficiently strong to hold the
weight of the two boys. ard was threat
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HERE were three of
the boys in the
school who did not
like the teacher,
not that lie was a
cross teacher, nor
an unreasonable
teacher, nor a
partial teacher, but
because he was a
teacher. And dur
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Beheadinqs.

"a Triply behead a church Officer and leave
to study a lesson. 90 Trply behead a precious
stone and leave that which ladies wear over
their hair. 90 Behead a disreputable man and
leave primitive habitation in the woods used
by huntsmen.
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spRINGTIME.

\ The sprlnStnc al the Chill
l dren
Love to run and romp Ind
shout,
For It's lovely when old Winter
Says Goodbye" and then steals
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gold. A four-o'c clock! \ sweet pea little
girl will exciaim, directing your notice TO
various little growing plants which she
can easily tell by their individual shapes,
for little girl has studied botany long
enough to recognize various garden
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-05-20
MRS. FRED HOFFMAN,

In the death Saturday evening
at eight o'clock of Mrs. Fred Hoff-
man, there passed away woman
in the prime of life and one highly
esteemed and loved by all who
knew her. To the grief stricken
husband, parents and brothers and
sisters, the sympathy of the COM
munity is extended. Nephritis
caused her death after a FIVE weeks
illness. Mrs. Hoffman moved to
Berwick with her husband six
years ago and made legion Of
friends. She was member OF the
First Presbyterian church and took
an active part in the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society, the Ladies auxil-
iary of the Y. w. c. A. and the
Berwick Civic Club.
Born in Roaring Creek, she was
the daughter of County Treasurer
and Mrs. John Mowry. Her mar
riage to Mr.. Hoffman took place
six years ago. Surviving her are
her parents, husband, two brothers
and two sisters: Mrs. H. w. An
gle of Espy, Mrs. Jerry Kunkle of
Kulp; Michael of Philadelphia, and
Solomon of Cumberland, Md.
The funeral was held from her
home in Berwick on Tuesday after
noon at o'lock and was largely
attended. The floral tributes were
many and very beautiful. The
Rev. E. A. Loux, of the First
Presbyterian church, of Berwick,
officiated. Interment was made in
the cemetery at Almedia.