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DE LII BRAGK sHEEP.

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Po' Ill brack sheep don't stfayed away,
+ Don: los. in de win. .ald de arain & s..
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q 90 find my sheep again ~
But de shirelin' frown: 20 Shepherd.
IL Dat sheep am brack and bad, Z
But de Shepherd He smile, like Do IL
s,s brack sheep -
Wus de onliest lamb He had.
An, he: say. % hirelin shastens s 81 Z
For de win and de rain am col:
And dat Ill brack sheep am lonesoms1
Out dar 90 far from: the FOL. =
De 9hirelin'E frown. 70 Shepherd.
IS. Dat sheep am OLE eR gray
But de Shepherd, He sanfle lax dc Ill bfaAe :
sheep s's ~
WV fair as de break OBJ day:
M An. He say. so hireiin', hasten, a
se 10, here am de ninety ia. mine: -
But dars way Oft frplnsad esnhAepfols
ss 10 dat Ill brAck sheep OF milne. = ~
An de hifelin. frown:sss' 70 EhSrherd.
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So sheep 80 ~ SS
HAf hoI' do mosteaf1 dear 49, S Is
sAns.ade Shepherd 30 g0ut Id de adArkness &. SIS S
& Whers Dc night - col, san bleak:
sst kn lay it Sa1aintt HiS NJ.
An AeS hirefins. {foWnsss SsGl r3ierd,
3. & Dom bring dat ah1er 10 iiYs.
But de eheph erd: He mile. IN. NJ hels stlss
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."Lordy, ma, chile. He nt,,'t .,ebber seed
,.o,,s CD dem ttqgs... .ss... ;.
but he Ii, onIy sonaa,etimes You can't
tell. him, things you could a real
mother she added half sadly.
:: And your real mother went away
when you were very young7'' !! !
mo, she didn't 30 away IT, s
*"Nor' There was 9 puzzled note II
the PASTORS voice, Z .,. ..s. s. e r. 1
::;:;..she went ont, .: Polly corrected: 4. 1
* tOutr' he echoed blankly. J
;. Eyes; finished lights out Z:
! ;s2.toh, an accident y Douglas under.
stood at: last. :ss . = ~ @s
q don't like to talk about it." Polly
raised herself on her elbow and
looked at him solemn1y, as though
about to impart i BIT 81 forbidden fam,
ily history. It was this look in the
round eyes that had mades Jim so often
declare that -the Kid knew everything
why, mother d ~ been ashamed Is
she'd - knowed how she wound up.
She was the best rider Of her time
66verybody sayjss so--but3 she cashed In
~ fallin, 81 ! skate what didn't have
no more ginger an kitten. If you
can beat that!'' She gaEed at him
with her lips pressed tightly together.
.syidently expecting soma star Ting sx..
preston of Wpnde Il 81
s....And your father = Douglas asked
rather lamely, being q i loss for any,
iadSduat GF 81 tn 1at mo is e dSs
xhieh chl,a! Il : !! 8 hin q g. -
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There wass.A moments pause. Polly
realized for the first time that she must
actually readjust herself to a new or
der Of things, Her. eyes, again roved
about the room. t. was cheerful
place in which to be Imprisoned. Even
Polly could not. deny that. The broad
window It the back, with its white and
pink chintz curtains on the inside and
its frame Of Ivy on the outside, spoke
Of singing birds and sunshine all day
hong. Everything from the white CELL
ing to the sweet smelling mating that
covered the door was spotlessly clean.
The cane bottomed rocker near, the
curved window seat with its pretty
pillows told Of days when a GONZALES
cent might look in comfort at the gar.
den beneath. The counterpart, with ita
old fashioned rose pattern: the little
white tides on the back Of: each chair
and Mandy grooming beside the win.
dow all helped to make: homeliket pic
ture. Ply s. r.
She wondered what Jim and Toby
would say # they could see her now,
sitting like queen>tn the midst of her
soft, coverlets, :: with no need to raise
sveasa bnger tqSiWs1ah upon hers ell. 40 ]: ;:
"Ain't it the limit 2 She sighed. and
with that Jim and Ioby seemed to
DRIFT farther away She began: to
see their ufe5 apa from fhers. { she
could picture JIM with his head lii
bis hands. She! could hear hip sharp
orders to the. men.j HA was always
short with the others when anything
went wrong with her.
III, ), BET AaEEsE 51m 1s:: Y the
stole across i e bqweriike ~: then
the tired mNGcl{sA relaxed. and she
ceased to rebel. : . ,,'.,. ~.
"Muvver: Jim?:''. Douglas repeated,
feeling that he, mnst recall her to a,
knowledge Of his presence; s:, 80,
'That's what TEAL. him." Polly ex-
planned, 'but the fellowsaca him Big
Jim You might not think Jim could
be good mother just to look at him,
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'"Weu, you take n,y tip. Don't you never
go IN .torsrtdtn'."
air Of condensation: "only there ain't
80 much danger In your act."'.ss r
I'm not 50 sure about that" he
laughed. -: :s n ., S:..
"well, you}take my tip" She leaned
forward as though about to- frnpart
very valuable bit Of information.
'Don't you. never 60 il. for ridin'.
There ain't@no act on earth so hard
as ridin'.. act. 8 Tho i rest.of the bunch
has got It easy alongside Of us. Take
the fellowsonS the trapeze. r They al
ways get their tackle up in jes' the
same place Take the 1balancin' acts.
There amt no difference In their lay
outs. Take any Of 'em as depends on
regular props, and they amt got much
chance a-Eoin' wrong. But, say; when
you have to do a ridin' act there amt
never no two times alike. : II; your
horse is feelin' good, the ground is
stumbly; If the ground amt on the
blink, the horse is wobbly. There's al
ways somethin' wrong some1theres,
and you amt never KNOWN how it's
goin' to END, especially when you tot
to do a careful act like NINE There's
q girl, Eloise, in our bunch what does
4 SNOWY act on horse what Barker
calls Barbarian. She goes on In my
place sometimes, and, say, them Rubes
applauds her as. much as me, an her
stunts is baby tricks alongside OF mine.
It's enough to make you sick Of art y
She shook her head dolefully, then sat
up with renewed interest.
.sYp,s see, mine Is careful balanc1n'
an all that, an you got to know your
horse an your ground for that. Now,
y0u get wise to what I'm a-tellin' you
and don't you never 80 into anything
which depends on anything else"
'Thank you, Polly, ] won't" Doug
las somehow felt that he was very
much indebted: to her: ..ss=..
81 seen church show once" Polly
said suddenly. a
you die? ~ Douglas asked. with new
interest. $780,. ss5
YES" she answered, closing her lips
and venturing no further comment.
N '.Did you: like it?' he questioned att
er q pause. s. S. IS.
couldn't make nothin' ont of Il. I
don't care much for readin'.'' IS.
.0b, It isn't oil reading, /" he correct
ed. ss5.s
''.Well, the guy 4 saw read all of
.his'n. He got the whole thing right
ont Of a book. 2 81
81 Oh. that was only his text, !" laughed
Douglas. SIS 81; r;
s. TEXT q
Yes. md later hs tried % interpret
30 hi consreaga, $3.50
Easy Easy Z. she interrupted.
Come gain With tthat, Win yop q
he toll them tth6 ming ef what
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~Hou'd sure be q sa1eIl 7atgger eDtd dat on,
h071ey!" she cHaLckled.

~Hoss'd sure be q seoell 'atgger totd dat on,
h07ey!" she chalckled.
dreamily as she murmured the words
of the clown song that Jim and Toby
had taught her years ago:
Ting ling.
That's what the bells sing"-
Mandy reached the side of the bed
as the girls eyes opened second time
and met hers with blank stare Of
astonishment 4 tiny frown came into
the small white forehead. g.. .
whats the matter?" she asked
family. trying to find something IA
miliar in the black face before her.
Flush, child, hush," Mandy whis-
pered. "Jes' you lay puhackly still.
OATS only de furs' bell a-ringin'."
First bell?" the girl repeated as her
eyes travelled quickly about the strange
walls and the unfamiliar fittings Of the
room. This amt the show" she cried
suddenly. II
"Lor' bless you, no! Dis amt no
show Mandy answered. and she
laughed reassuringly. =" @3,.
Then where am IY'. Polly asked.
half breathless with bewilderment. :.
"Nebber you mind bout dat" was
Aandy's unsat actory reply. g. II.
But do mind. !" protested Polly,
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q difference g the big towns wherss
you have 4 run.s
oh, I, md rstandr' Douglas answer
"a In q tone of rslief. 4 well. / Try 10
nay somethink new each sunday. q
What kind of spiels do you give
emp she inquired, with growing In
terest. n
'I try to help my. people to get on
better terms with themselves and to.
forget their week day troubles" Hs
had never had occasion to define his eff
forth 40 infinitely. q Il ssfs = IS !;
well, that's jes' the same as %,
Polly told him, with an air Of conde-
scension. ''only circuses draws more
people AN churches = .. #. XIII. 55
Yours does seem to be 4 more pop
ular form Of entertainment" Douglas
answered dryly. He was beginning to
feel that there were many tricks Ii the
entertainment trade which he had not
mastered. And, after all. what was his
preaching but an effort at entertain
ment2 II he failed TO hold his congre-
ration by what he was saying. his lis
teners grew drowsy and his sermon
fell short Of it's desired effect. It was
true that his position and hers had
points OF simil arity. She was appar-
emily successful As TOR himself he
could not be sure. He knew he tried
very. hard and that sometimes tired
mother or q sad faced child looked up
at him with smile that made the
service seem worth: while. ...N.-1.
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-!
CHAPTER Polly, a child of the
and by a boss canvasman called
Bingo, q circus horse, and grows to
womanhood knowing no life except
that, of the circus. ia church near
the circus lot interests Polly. Jim re-
proves her for her reckless riding.
The story then continues as follows:
CHAPTER v.
@1HE church bells were ringing
1I their first warning for the
morning service when Mandy
~ peeped into the spare bedroom
tiously at the.wisp Of hair that bespoke
a feminine head somewhere between
the covers and the little white pillow
on the four poster bed. There was no
sound from the sleeper, so Mandy ven
tured across the room on tptoe and
raised the shades. The dropping
boughs of autumn foliage lay SHIN
mering against the window panes, and
through them might be seen the gray
outline Of the church. Mandy glanced
again toward the bed to make sure
that the burst of sunlight had not
Weakened the invalid then, crossed to
a small, rickety chair laden with the
discarded finery of the little circus
rider.
"Lawdy sakesy' she cried, holding
up spangled dress admiringly. "Ain't
dat beautiful She drew near the
mirror, attempting to see the refec-
ton Of the tinsel and chiffon against
her very ample background Of ging-
ham and avoirdupois. You'd sure be
q swell niger wild dat on, honey!'
she chuckled to herself. "Wouldn't
dem deacons boiler if dey done see
dat?"
The picture Of the deacons' aston
ishment at such a spectacle so grew
upon Mandy that she was obliged to
cover her generous mouth to shut in
her convulsive laughter lest it awaken
the little girl in the bed. She crossed
to the old fashioned bureau which for
many months had stood unused against
the wall. The drawer creaked as she
opened it to lay away the gay, span
gled gown.
It'll be mighty. long time afore
she puts on dem things ag'in," she said,
with doubtful shake Of her large.
round head.
Then she went back to the chair and
picked up Polly's sandals and exam
tned the beadwork with a great deal
Of interest "Lawdy, lawdyv' she cried
as she compared the size of the san:
dals to that Of her own rough, worn
shoes. She was again upon the point
Of exploding with laughter as the
church bell added a few final and
more emphatic clangs to it's warning.
She turned, with start, motioning q
vain warning out Of the window for
the bell to be silent, but the little
sleeper was already stirring uneasily
on her pillow. One soft arm was
thrown languidly over her head The
large blue eyes opened and closed
New-York tribune., 1909-12-17
THE POLAR MESS.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Permit me to congratulate you upon
the sane stand which you are taking In this
Cook-Peary North Pole controversy IL de-
lights my heart to see a man receive 'falr
play at the hands Of his fellow man
How very convenient and easy II Is Tor
one TO seek out wicked things In another
career. TO point the finger of suspicion AMI
distrust at that man! In this great Ameri-
can Republic. founded on the principle or
innocence till proof Of guilt II Is mat
ter Of deep concern with me that certain or
our great newspapers should so quickly
condemn the utterances of man who for
courage. perseverance and obstacles over
come stands before US as most enhancing
figure
DR.. Cook has most likely erred in some OF
his descriptions But why should any one
suspect him of purposeful deception Let
us all say, with you: g. II Is at least
conceivable that il DR.. Cooks belief that he
has found new land bradley Landl should
prove to be a mistake II may have been an
honest one" NJ. HIlLEL F'ELDMAN-
New York, Dec. II. 1903.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-17
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In reading The Tribune this morning
notice that resolutions were passed by the
American Federation Of Labor at PITTS
burg yesterday In favor Of the closed shCp
and that they intend to make war on the
United States Steel Corporation because
tie corpora tiOn stands for the open shop
As l understand IL, this government as
sures to our citizens. far as may be,
life. liberty and the pursuit OF happiness
Samuel Gompers. who, by the way. Is an
importation an English lew, cigarmaker
by trade. would. If he had his way cut
out this right. for he plainly states that
no one who does not belong 10 LABOR
union will be allowed TO earn his living
This proposition Is certainly an aoridg-
ment Of constitutional rights, which L for
one do not believe the American people
will endure Some day Mr.. GOmpers Will
be told. as Speaker Cannon said TO him.
that he is not THE whole shooting match,
and his occupation as a trouble maker Will
be gone. SQUARE DEAL
Harrison, y. Y, Dec. Is. 1903
New-York tribune., 1909-12-17

authorized the President 10 appoint a
Governor who should have all the au-
tocratic powers formerly exercised 10y
the Spanish Governor General. In the
case OF Florida IL did the same. and the
Great Expounder" declared that II had
a right 10 do so: "it might" said Web
ster. have done anything"
IL seems probable that some reor-
ganization OF the Canal Zone govern
ment is desirable, and IL certainly IL
not only desirable but imperative that
Congress should remedy it's failure 10
provide a specific successor 10 the act
OF April, 1904. What Is needed at
Panama is a permanent, compact, cen
tralized administration. with ample
powers and specially designed 10 meet
the special needs Of a region which -
alien TO us and I'm which our primary
interest is commercial. The United
States is in control of the isthmus sole
ly for the purpose OF constructing. op-
Grating and controlling the canal and
other lines of transit. and the system Of
administration which is adopted should
have for it's paramount end the achieve
ment Of that purpose.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-17
The DIPLOMATIC CORPS

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Dec 16-The italian Am
bassador and Baroness Mayor des Planches
entertained al dinner at the embassy TO-
night the British Ambassador and Nrs
James Bryce. the Netherlands Minister and
Mime I,oudon. A. Rustem Beg, Charge
d. Afsaires for Turkey: the ThiTd Assistant
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Chandler Hare
Mrs AMMAN Bryce. Miss Bryce. Brlsaoler
General and Mrs Clarence K EdWaruS'
Rear Admiral and Mrs. William H. Emory
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas T. Gan. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Philip Hichborn. Baron Amorozy'
Austrian counsellor, and Count Leonardi.
commander, and Marquis Luoeul' eNecu-
tive officer OF the italian ship Etruria-
The Cuban Minister has leased the house
at No. 21Os 18th street. formerly occupied
nv the Argentine Minister and Sonora de
Portela. He will soon bring his family
from New York 20 Washington. and VIII
make his home and legation in the same
house
Nine. de CaIvo. wife OF the Costa Rlcah
Minister. entertained a number or young
people at luncheon at the legation TO-DAY
IN commitment 10 her debutante daughter
Senorita Mario Calvo. The guests were
Mrs. Reid Hunt Mile Ingeborg GUIDE. Nile
Sigrid Guide. SehOrita DOna Maria Teresa
Carlo. Miss Elsie Downing, Miss Jessie
Krogstad. Miss Alice BOutell. Miss Marie
Durvee. Miss Laura BrittOn, Miss Mar
thena Harrison, Miss Katherine crane
Miss Hanna Taylor and Miss Marie Flsher'
New-York tribune., 1909-12-17
RErOClTTON or PATENTS.

With a view 10 asceTtaining the af-
feet Of England's recently enacted pat
ent law. which authorizes the revoca-
tion under certain circumstances Of
patents granted To residents of other
countries. an extensive canvass WAS
made a few weeks ago among manu-
featuring firms which were supposed 10
be Interested. The inquiry is said 10
have shown that about S2.JOo.eOO has
been or will soon be spent by foreign
holders of English patents for factories,
plants and workmen's dwellings on Brit
ish soil. Upon the publication Of this
fact further attempt was made 10
learn the reasons given for the invest
ment. Extracts from a few replies are
printed in The London Times" ON
the face Of the returns a variety of mo
tives seems 10 have operated. Some
manufacturers say that tue law had
nothing To do with their action. while
others frankly admit that Il had. One
aiiirms that the greatly increased de
mand for his products in England and
the British colonies made an enlarge
ment of his facilities necessary. and
another. evidently vexed because of the
compulsion 10 which he has submitted.
remarks that as he shall employ for
eign wOrkmen in the main the British
labOrer will not be the gamer.
Now, while more or less reluctance
10 tell the truth might be expected and
might he excused. IL Is evident that 1T
least Al few manufacturers have bean
forced 10 transfer Ia England an I'm.
dustry hitherto conducted elsewhere.
The change may DE partial, not entire.
but il Is taking "lace on limited scale
n is 10y no means certain, however.
that the consequences of the patents
act Of 1907 will continue 10 Ice As IA
v0rable la England as they have been
thus far. one of the replies recently
elected from Al foreigner suggested that
other countries might adopt laws simi-
lar % hers and that English applicants
for patents might thus be put at a dis
advantage. That such a turn of affairs
New-York tribune., 1909-12-17
LEOPOLD OF BELGIUM.

The death of Leopold III of Belgium
removes one of the oldest and most IA
mlliar OF royal figures of the world. He
was born nearly seventy y-five years ago,
the son of the first Leopold. that good
Prince Of Saxe-COburg-Gotha who exer-
cised so helpful an influence upon the
early career OF his relative, Victoria OF
England. He succeeded 10 the throne
fOrty-fOur years ago last week, and had
q reign marked 10y some serious do
nestle disturbances both political and
industrial. but, on the whole. by pros
perity and progress. Constitutional and
electoral reforms were wrung with dlffl-
Guilty from reluctant government, but
they were at length secured, and the
little kingdom was placed upon mod
erately liberal basis.
The dominant achievement of his reign,
and the thing for which. in his public
aspects. he will be most remembered, was
the acquisition and development Of the
Congo State and its ultimate transfer
from the Kings personal estate TO the
Belgian nation. thus putting that king
dom among the important colonial pow
ers The worldwide controversy over
his administration of that domain is still
fresh in the public mind. Indeed, il is
by no means yet ended. Seldom have
sides been more pasSionately taken.
Some have insisted and still insist that
he played throughout the part of a pure
and unseltish philanthrOpist. while Others
rs earnestly portray him as an execra-
~ hn
eral agreement on the subject, but 1t
must be confessed that thus far the
weight of evidence strongly indicates
that there were gross abuses in the
Congo administration and a deplOrable
peverSion of the purpose for which the
state was originally supposed to be
founded the Kings personal responsible
ity being a matter for interesting specu-
latiOn.
The late Kings personal Characters
tics We're unhappily such as 10 deprive
him of the admiration and affection
hich were freely and deServedly given
10 some of his contemporaries. His do
nestle relations We're peculiarly un-
happy, with wife, daughters and sister
the last named the poor CarlOtta,
whose life. still sadly spared, has for
more than forty years been a living
tragedy-and even his most loyal advO-
Gates have not ventured 10 deny that for
these he was himself largely responsible
He had no son, and therefore the de-
scent passes from the direct line, the
new King being the only son and young
est child of the late Kings brother.
King Albert Is man of early middle
life, married To a Bavarian princess and
the father of two sons. He succeeds Ia
the throne under far more favorable
auspices than did his predecessor. and
promises 10 make for himself n person
ally more creditable record. though Ii
may politically be less sensational.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-17
NEW YORK OYSTERS AND SEWERS.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. In an editorial paragraph apropOs
of the United States Fish Commissions
warning as To- the effect of the pouring of
Passaic Valley sewage into the Upper Bay.
YOU ask: could oyster beds be healthful
upon which the sewage of New York city
itself was poured2' As l understand the
commissions report, II does not by any
means give a clean bill of health TO oysters
raised in the waters of the harbOr; nor
does il deny that the sewage of the Passaic
watershed already reaches oyster beds in
those waters. The exact language of the re-
port is that 'the change in distribution of
the Passaic sewage has possible elements
Of danger over those already existing TO
the oyster beds of lower New York Bay.
Jamaica Bay. Raritan Bay. Princess Bay
and Great Kills. over some of the regions
a freshly discharged sewage will immedi-
ately be spread. while at present the same
sewage is advanced far in conversion and
purification by the time it reaches the same
bed"
Conditions for oyster growing are bad
enough now. but at least the Health De-
partnient has the existing beds charted
and has some knowledge of the degree of
pollution existing In their respective neigh
bOrhOOds. Is II not obvious that the addi-
tion. at one point in the Upper Bay. OF a
sewage discharge OF one hundred million
gallons daily may so change conditions as
to render useless all the precautions which
are now taken against the contamination
of oysters of local growth?
EDWARD HATCH. Jr
New York. Dec. l6 1903