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was not much of a talker and asked
very few questions, so the mistake
she made. Of which this story tells. was
not so strange after all.
For many weeks Queen Vic had heard
her granny. and her crony. Aunt Rhody.
talking about 'de fowth of July
comm all mixed UP with stories of
the days "befo' de wah." and how Massa
LinSum had made them free, and other
thrilling experiences Up at the
house the Young ladies were ma king a
flag for the fourth of July and talking
about the stars and stripes and the
Bonnie Blue Flag" and unionists and
confederates. ali of which was Greek
TO Vie. except the oft repeated. ex-
preston, "the fourth of July"
To her childish mind this name rep
resented a man very powerful. very
popular, because Miss Belle said there
was to be a parade in his Nhonor, and
in some way she connected him with
that wonderful being who had set the
black people free so they would never
be whipped any more or sold away
from their families. as she had heard
Aunt Rhody tell about, and Vic pres
emily decided that she, too, ought to
show her gratitude to this great per-
sonage. But how?
There was to be a big celebration at
Mobile on the 4th and greatly to
the cuiio delight her grandparents,
after much discussion. concluded to go
and take her with them. In all the
10 years OF. her life she had never been
OF the plantation and the journey of
10 miles seemed>to her of vast proper
lions. Suddenly. one night she was
thinking over her great good fortune. a
brilliant idea came to her. She had
something she could give de fo'th''
In one. corner of the half acre in
closure about the cabin Vic had a gar
den spot all her own, where she was
allowed to plant what~she pleased, and
to sell the product to the big house
and keep the money for herself This
year she had planted watermelon seed.
which had produced a famous crop.
One of the melons promised to be a real
Jumbo, and this became her special
care. She fenced it round with truck.
visited it several times day. and
threatened instant destruction to any
rash pickanniay who should even dare
to look. at it from the top fence rail.
No persuasion could induce the child tc
tell the reason for all this care. Her
grandmother and Aunt Rhody surmised
that she was going to sell it and buy
some luxury in the way of ribbons
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Queen Victoria Johnsing"
oh, I see. Well. Queen Victoria
must tell you that the fourth of July
is not a man. it is a day. A day on
United States, as some day you cOlored
people will celebrate Emancipation
day. But you are too young 10 under
stand about that And now that Wa
know each other. tell me what you
were going to give Mr.. Fourth of July
when you found him. Perhaps l viii
do as we'll"
Queen Vic was sadly disappointed at
this SCATTERING of her dreams, but
kindly face her hesitation vanished.
and with the confidence of a child She
placed her hand in his and led him to
the wagon, where Aunt Kitty. Uncle
Tom and Aunt RhOdy were in a high
state of excitement over the sudden
disappearance of their charge,
"'Clar to goodness" grumbled AUNT
Kitty, dat chilell be de def OF me.
She dOan' keer no mo- for de trubble-s.
sho's 20 bo'hn dar she is wild a wiits
gemman' a-eomin' dis way"
Little Vie was equal TO the OCCASION.
Granny" she said. dis yere's de gub-
ner of de state. I tho't he was de Fort
of July you all dun talk erbout but hs
so I'm a-going to gLb him de present
In a moment she was in the wagon, had
uncovered the jumbo OF a melon and
rolled it to the tailbOard.
'Dere. gran'pop. you lif' dat melon
out an cah'y hit for de gubner over 10
where de white folks is. An I hope
you'll like it, sub. case / growed 1T
myself for de Fort OF July" and sha
male her best courtesy. as the young
ladies had taught her to do
smile fitted. over the governor =
face, then with his most eourtly air he
bowed to the little black girl. '"rhanlS
you very much Miss Queen Victoria,
for this fine melon. 1 and my friends
will certainly enjoy this specimen OF
your fine gardening"
shake of her hand and the gov
ernor was gone. followed by Uncle
Tom. carrying the melon. and BY tha
admiring looks of his little friend.
When Queen Vic turned back to her
delayed dinner she found HERSELF
tightly grasping a gold piece. the gov :
ernor's souvenir OF this great fourth
of July.
well, I 'elar to goodnessrt was all
Aunt Kitty could find breath to say
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supply Of hay was put in the wagon
bed behind them for little Vic TO sit
on. A big basket held the lunch. When
everything was about ready the child
pulled her grandfather's sleeve. Want
yo to come with me minnit. she
whispered. Bring yo' knife erlong."
Without a word he followed her to the
watermelon patch. Deere. cut de stem
of dat big one" she ordered, and then
cah'y it and put IN de wagon, and
min yo' do it mitey keerful, granpop
What yo' gwine do with dat, honey2"
exclaimed the old man as he obeyed
the commands of the little girl, who
was his darling. I'VE uns CANT eat
dat big one"
Eat it, repeated Vic in a fright
NO, indeedy-it's my melon. It's not
to be eat. granpop."
No? Well. then, youse gwine ter
sell it, honey"
NO. indeedy. I'm gwine-" but there
she stopped, and not another word
would she say. SO the old man shout
dered the melon and bestowed 1t care
fully under the seat and covered it with
piece of carpet just in time to avoid
the curious questioning of the two col
ored women, who were so busy getting
into the wagon and making themselves
comfortable that they failed to notice
Uncle TOMS maneuvers
NOW DenOld them OH their wa <Atlil l
Kitty was radiant in a new calico on
which pink and purple morning glories
ran riot Her head, tied up in a bright
blue bandana, also sported a big straw
hat with wreath of roses. A spotless
white handkerchief was round her neck
and her feet were encased In white
stockings, while in front Of her reposed
a shiny new pair of shoes to be put on
when she reached town. Aunt Rhody
was also in gala attire, while Uncle
Tom wore a rusty suit of black given
him to wear at the funeral of his
former master Queen Vic was re-
splendent in white with low slippers
adorned with red bows and her tightly
braided pigs tails tied with bright red
ribbons, the entire outfit the gift of her
young ladies'.
They had started very early and
reached the city securing a place on
a desirable street corner. just as the
parade was starting. What a wonder
full sight it wasi First came a brass
band making all the noise they pos
sibIy could. Then the police, in spick
and span uniforms, with smart white
gauntlets, and mounted on gayly deco
rated horses. Then came a number of
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THE sinking of the ship Merrimac
at the mouth of Santiago harbor. by
Lieutenant Hobson. was one of the
most daring exploits on record. 1t
is here told in his own words.
Il did not miss the entrance to the
harbor. I turned east until I got my
bearings and then made for it. straight
in. Then came the firing. 1t was
grand. flashing out first from one side
OF the harbor and then from the other
from those big guns on the hills. the
Spanish ship viscaya lying inside the
harbor. joining in.
Troops from Santiago had rushed
down when the news of the Merri-
macs coming was telegraphed and soon
lined the foot of the cliff. firing wildly
across and killing each other with the
cross fire. The MerriThac's steering
gear broke as she got to Estrella
point. Only three of the tOrpedoes on
her side exploded when 1 touched the
button A huge submarine mine caught
her full amidships, hurting the water
high in the air and tearing a great
rent in the Merrimac's side.
Her stern ran upon EstreTa point.
Chiefly owing TO the work done by the
mine she began to sink slowly. At
that time she was across the channel.
but before she settled the tide drifted
her around We were all aft, lying
on the deck. Shells and bullets
whistled around. Six inch shells from
the Viscaya came tearing into the Mer-
rimac, crashing into wood and iron
and passing clear through, while the
plunging shots from the fort broke
through her decks.
(" Not a man must move, I said, and
it was only owing to the splendid
discipline Of the men that we all were
not killed. as the shells rained over
us and minutes became hours of sus-
pense. The mems mouths grew
parched. but we must lie there till day
fight. l told them Now and again one
or the other of the men lying with
his face glued to the deck and wonder
ing whether the next shell would not
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81 SALLIE nd. MOSS

AM dAR 30. gwine now, YOU
X{ vie2". called Aunt kitty.
Nv IS She. stood in the. door
way Of her cabin. 10 a
small black child who was seudding
aoUn the path toward a garden patch.
some distance from the cabin. and who.
as the words Of her grandmotber
reached her cars. halted. hesitated .
moment and then. turning. ran hack
at all speed TO where the woman was
standing.
For sh0, granny. Use dun forgot
neober mlTr. Ill do all dem chores so
quick I RiB mex go wink"
Then, stealing glance at the white
haired wrinl,led faced negress, whose
seemed 70 vanish the moment the
eail6 spoke. she went on:
oh, granny 70 les orter see him,
8ss 50 big and fat and striped. an I
tlnmped him. an he's perry near ripe.
spec hell be ready. then she sud
denly stopped ayd ran into the house
for a bucket and was soon feeding the
= letting the calf in TO its mother
I'd then hurry}ns TO the pea patch.
o. de Laws sake, what ais .dat
ile2 muttered old Kitty. Who's
IS an fat2 Wlso3l he ready for
Cor Wllat?"
But Kitty, in spite Of her sharn
tongue. dearly loved the little one. and
GOULD never stay angry with her long.
sometimes the ehiEd was called Vic.
sometimes Queen We, but il any one
asked tile wee thing herself. she al
ways replied "Yassum. queen Veto
1R Johnsing, Eassulm; OATS what nv
NANNY tole me-
Uncle Tom and Aunt Kitty were old
zine slaves. on the plantation of. Colo
rel Graves in Alabama. but since dc
Rvah had remained on the old place
where they were given small wages. and
allowed some groFznd for truck
patch. where they raised vegetables.
and. in fact, were very comfortably
fixed.
Little Vic was different in many ways
from the other children on the planta
lions. Like all Der race she was
Ehly imaginative and a dreamer of
dreams. She was a favorite at the
great house" where the young ladies
~ the family made mlach OF her. told
ier fairy stories. taught her TO read
and write. and encouraged her 10 put
her quaint ideas into words. But she
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Ny Dream
ERMA PEDRANTE,
OIema, Garcia District School. Age
10 Years

n NE night 1 dreamed that fairy
" all dressed in white came in my
room and asked me If 1 wanted her to
grant me some wishes.
Then I told her that I wished to go
30 fairyland. SO she blew her whistle
and the next moment l found myself
in fairyland
Then she led me to the place where
she lived, and told me that If l wanted
to stay here she would let me stay and
take care of her sheep. Then / told
her that l would rather stay than go
back.
For long time l was very happy,
but after a while l became lonesome,
because l was so far away from my
mother and father.
One day I asked the fairy n she
would bring me home, and she said,
Yes and the next moment | found
myself at home again and told my
mother all about 1t. And after that !
often visited the good fairy.
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Carol in FairyEand
ALICE TOFT.
Mountain view. age - Years

Mountain View. age 10 Years
(ARoL could not seem to go TO sleep
that night. She lay awake gazing
At She moon. when all of a sudden
q tinT silvery voice startled her and
said:
"EKcuse me earth child, for fright
ening YOU T. see the sandman has neg
iocted his duty. am fairy I have
come from Eeiryland To
FairZlana"' cried Carol "oh where
is it,"
"AIortals are so stupid. muttered the
fairy lit IS in The moon, OF course.
i haee come TO take you there she
said. waving her wand. Come" Carol
ihen found herself the size of the fairy.
and then tbe two fitted out into the
night.
III declare SAID the fairy, 1--WE must
take the rainbow road How tiresome,
Mercury might as well have lighted up
the milky way for Us; its so much
shorter. Well. come on, this is the
road they call the rainbow. Mercy on
me, Don't go so near that dark cot
tonv place That's the rain cloud, and
vou'd get drowned II you fell in"
.Ol." said Carol jumping aside.
That's where the thunder lives, on
that mountain side. We fairies pun his
SvFisl1ers and run. When you hear the
thunder again you'll know some fairy
has pulled his whiskers while he was
doing. and he is looking for them
carol nodded.
All. here is our carriage that viii
take us TO the moon" said the fairy.
you call them falling stars. but they
are merely the fairies carriages"
when they had started and were go
ing fast the fairy again admonfsbed:
do SIT still You nearly fell on a
comet There is q planet on which
witches live And there IS the land Of
the goblins.@ she said, pointing TO diff
ferent planets. That white planet is
where snow and rain come from
when shall we get TO fsiryland?"
asked Carol
~-Oll. soon.
After much lodging between planets
tfev arrived at a stairway Of flowers.
Here we are said the fairy.
Thes climbed the stairs and as soon
as they reached the top swarms OF
fairies greeted them. The queen Of
fairies ordered that Carol should visit
her at her palace Of flowers. So Carol
and the fairies made their way there.
Queen Rose was delighted 10 see her.
She showed her through the palace and
had carol sit up with her Once Carol
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Aunt Hepsey's Recipe
KATHERINE WHITE,
81 sd. Rose Avenue. Sam FrancIsco

1872 st. Rose Avenue, San Francisco
eeN1OTHER," said Emily Rand slow
", as she placed an empty jelly
tumbler and an unsoiled napkin
on the dining room table, you haven't
any idea how much 1 enjoy going up to
Aunt Hepsey's.
ibid she seem as bright and we'll as
usual dear?' asked Mrs. Rand anx-
iously, as she hurriedly laid the cloth
for the MONDAY meal.
II think so, mother, and she was de-
lighted with the bread and jelly"
/ imagine Aunt Hepsey's gratitude,
which is always so genuine, is the Sc
cret of my little girls pleasure. Isn't
it. dear?'
mo, mother replied Emily thought
fully as she took the knife tray from
her mothers hands,. 'it isn't that, for
when | don't have anything for her it's
always the same. It's her beautiful
face that attracts me; and when l
come away / always feel-why, / can
hardly express it, but, 1 guess, sort of
purified | wish l had such a sweet
face, for then everybody'd love me as
they love Aunt Hepsey"
..You can have such face, dear, if
you follow Aunt Hepsey's recipe
Recipe, mamma? Why, that seems
very strange. She doesn't do anything
to make her have such an attractive
face-course she don't"
she certainly does, Emily, and it's
a recipe my own little girl may follow
with like results. It's to think beauti-
full thoughts. and beautiful thoughts
make beautiful face. The face, dear,
is the miracle of the soul, and what the
soul thinks the face expresses. Never
allow yourself to think sour and dis
agreeable thoughts, but only those
which are pure, unselfish and sweet.
and in time my little girls face will be
Just as beautiful and attractive as Aunt
Hepsey'S,"
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Culinary Note

MA wants two pounds of butter >ex-
actly like what you sent us last. II
it amt exactly like that she won't
take it," said the small boy.
The grocer turned to his numerous
customers and remarked blandly:
Some people in my business don't
like particular customers, but do. It's
my delight to serve them and get them
what they want. [ will attend to you
in moment, little boy
BE sure to get the same kind said
the boy. "a lot of pas relations is
visiting at our house. and ma doesn't
want EN- to come again. Puck.
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The Magic Flower Pot

Here is a pretty cut out notion.
Cut out the panel containing the
flower pots and paste il on side
of stiff card. Now cut out the
panel containing the flowers and
paste on the other side of the
same card, observing the direc-
tons as 20 fep and bottom. When
you have pasted both panels
down smoothly on the card, at
tach strings TO tho ends Of the
card, rs shown in the small Illus
tratiOn. Holding a string i'm each
hand, wind up the card. When
YOU pull on the strings the card
will whirI round and round, and
the flowers will be seen growing
in the pots. Try it; it is worth
while.
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caught sight of the sandman nodding
and doing in the corner.
Queen Rose was by no means digni-
fed. She laughed and scampered as
much as the rest. After much running
and playing Carol announced that she
mVst go. The fairies hated to see her
&c but, of course, it would not do for
her TO stay.
.Goodby. earth child" they all called
after the falling star carrying Carol
and her chaperon.
The star let Carol out al her window.
She got into bed again only to feel
some one shaking her. She opened her
eyes and her mother stood beside her
Get up, Carol, youll be late for
school"
I've been to fairylapd. mamma" she
said. but mother just smiled, and Carol
jumped out of bed.
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The Feather

Having procured a small hOsSv
feather the players sit in a circle az
closely together as possible. One Of
the party then throws the feather as
high as possible into the air. and il is.
the duty of all the players to prevent
it from alighting on them by blowing
at it whenever il comes their direction.
Any player whom it falls upon must
nav a forfeit
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Knee Deep in Tigers

Two little boys spent a snowy day
during the Christmas holidays tiger
shooting in their fathers dining room;
as one making his cautious way among
the legs of the dinner table, for the
nonce a painless jungle, was hailed by
the other with, ANY tigers there, Bill2"
he answered gloriously: "Tigersg I'm
knee deep in Them '-Children's An
sWerx.
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AN HAR 30. gwine now you
TX Tie2" called Aunt Kitty.
M as She stood in the. door
mav Of l,er ,.bs
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-11-16
De S0C| EDAD.

Para Lola. La distinguida seho
ra Mercedes Rodriguez de Diez An
dino y Ia iindisima damita Esther
Batista, la graciosfsima cubanita de
la Gale del "Parque" Sc ausentan
de Ia ciudad para ir q Lola q pasar
una corta temporada. Buen viaje Y
feiices impresiones en- su vista q la
simpatica poblaci6n.
Notd de duelo. Aver tarde Sc Eev6
a efecto en- Santurce el entierro del
que fue estimabie joven Maximiliano
Duffaut. fallecido en- SUI residential
de aquei poblado despues de larga
iucha con cruel dolencia que min6
su eXistencia. Cuando en- la melor
edad de su juventud lie sonreia Ia
amable vida poblada de ensuenos,
vino inexorabie la segur d cortar sus
dfas arrojandole a la tumba. Dios
tenga en- su egida ell alma del que
fue bueno Y reciban sus deudos nues
tro mas sentido pesame.
4 6ailor. Terpsicore sigue muy
agasajado y despues del exito del
bale del Club de damas" Sc espera
mucha concurrencia a las pronmas
jaranas del casino. La del domingo
pr6ximo seguramente sera esplen
dida. Semper.
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-Distrito de San Juan.-Hoy
fueron cojidos en- los terrenos miiit4
res por la policia de P. de Terra
dl ce animaies entire vacas ycabalios
rs que fueron lievados al depositc
de animaies. Los siguientes arrestos
han sido efectuados: Por infracci6n
de las ordenanzas municipaies s,
por acometimiento y agresion ?,
por crueidad con los animales 4
y dinuncias por pesas y medidas fal
sas |.
-Distrito de Ponce. Ell poiicia in
suiar Jose Prats, No, 767 ha falle
edo en- el hospital San Lucas de
aqueiia ciudad.
La comision de la poiicia insu
lar informa que habiendose aproba
do suficiente numero de ,hombres
para que fijguren en- la lista de e!igi
bies para nombramientos de guar
dias, acord6 suspender, hasta nueva
orden, las taiias que habian de cele
brarse en- Ponce ei dfa 81 del actual.
La comisi6n de la policia insular
Ia cambiado sus oficinas, del palacio
lie Santa Catalina, al cuartel gene
raj de Ia policia, hasta interim en-
cuentre local apropiado.
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En- ell Cine del PaIque.

Gran concurrencia hs llenado du
rante eStas ultimas noches el salon
del Parque Borinquen en- donde Sc
exhlben las pelfculas del buen cine
matografo del Sr. Rodriguez. No ha
sldo obst4cuio para concurrir ali
gran numero de personas el estado
tempetusoso del tempo V anoche
hubo en- ei e7pectaculo mas de 200
personas ofreciendose al publico
atrayentes pelicuias entire elias la
dana de ias camelias" don Juan
Tenono Ell h6roe gaio" V 'La
passion Y muerte de Jesucristo". Tn
dlstlnguldo grupo de damas asisti6
a ia f'lnc!6n V entire elias las distin
guidas sei)r2s de Gonzalez. Torres
Grau. Gr4nado. Gordi!s. Lorenzi.
Rodrfguez Y Cepero; V senoritas Be
net. Schwartz. Gonzalez. Gallardo.
Lorenzi Alfonzi. FL espectscuio
termln6 Z as 1890 quedando muy
comp.acl9l Ia concurrencia. Para
esta nOe-s Y sucesivas habri nuevas
eN1uD,c!G.z
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Gaceti||a de Caguas.
De nuestro corresponsal.

Fl sabado Sc verificaron en- este
pueblo las anunciadas conferencia:
de maestros. Preside el acto el Sr
Negron Collazo, Inspector del distri-
tol quien en- breves palabras explic6
el obieto del acto V present6 al Sr.
Garwood, Inspector General.
FL Sr. Garweod habl6 a los macs
tros V Sc capt6 las simpatias de to-
dos. Despues de terminada la confe-
rencia, RENO IL mas completa armo-
MA entire inspectores V maestros.
ElSr. Garwood V elSr. Negron de-
ben estar satisfechos, pucs el nume-
70 de maestros fue bastante 4 pesar
de 10 malo del tempo.
Fl Sr. keelan maestro de Ingles.
sigue captandose el carino de este
vecindario.
AhOra ha negado el Sr. knowlton.
quien vine tambien q ensenar 4 nues-
ira cscuela, como maestro de Ingles.
Solo deseamos que Sc game las SIM
natias del pueblo de Cayey, por SUI
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POR Los BOMBE-
RIOS De PONCE,
En- el cementerio ha
sido erigido un her
moso mausoleo.
El hospital Tricoche con-
tara en- breve con so ca
mas nuevas tan pronto Sc
terminen las reparaciones.
Las embraveeidaS elias infun-
dieron panieo en- ell amino de
los yeeinOS de la playa.
Ode nue.tro oorresponssl. !

Noviembre l2.-Ha sido nombra
do Y ha tornado poseci6n de dicho
cargo e Sr. D. Santiago Oppennhai
mer, pars director de. Asiio de Gle
gos de ests ciudad. Dicho nombrs
niento es inferno.
Ha sa.ido de IA ca-cel. Celestinc
Boch. que cump.l6 1 meses Dor hurto.
Pablo Figueroa ingFes6 Z cumpiir
20 dias por aeometimiento agn
son.
Ha sido operado hoy en- e s4nto
Asilo de d amaS. ei n. Ratael Biol.
Lsoperaci6n "a praciico e. Dr..
Root.
En- ls nahana de hoy Sc csv6 3e
Una casa en- IA P.aya e. slbanii ia
lEe. Conssies, en noneatos en es
-soz trs5sisndo- Fue trss.sdado e.
snbuisnc:s al Hospitai Tneoche !
c1-zdo enseguics por c. Dr.. Co-onas.
Los go.pes que recioio e.an leyes-
Es-z r.s.sns tuvier0n III disgus
- 2e-sc-z. .os Sres- Agap:to Co-tes
, :. e1p.esio dei m1nicipio Sr. jose
Ds.-e.
euscr.ta por E. primer jefe de bonn
bsses "a Eecicsso este coTesponss.