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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30
Teddy and the StorK

AEn EDDY'S nurse took him to the E zoo to see the animals. Teddy @ was seven years old, and was an VenH only child, fact which Teddy
 often deplored. So often he wished and wished that he had sister or brother But so far his wishes had never been realized. Firing of the monkeys, the elephants, and all the other animals which children usually find so interesting. Teddy begged to be taken to the Bird House" as he called the aviary. He had heard his uncle Tom tell his father that ''the stork had brought a baby to his friends, the Smiths living next door" This news had come to Ted dy that very morning while his Uncle Tom was making a short business call on Teddy's papa. And Teddy had thought and thought about 1t all the forenoon, and when. after luncheon, nurse had asked if he wished to go to the zoo that afternoon he said, Yes, Nurse, please" And to himself he said: "Ill have nurse take me to the bird house and I'll whisper to the old stork that I've seen there, to bring me a baby sister. I'd rather have a sis ter than brother, for I'm boy enough for our family, or so mamma says"
 So, after very short visit to the ani- mals, Teddy begged to go to the bird house, and of course, nurse led him thither. Its funny taste that some kids has, the nurse mentally observed. Now, I'd rather watch one monkey than a thousand birds, they're such little cut ups. But birds-p' And the nurse turned up her nose contemptuously. But as Teddy was master, she obeyed, and soon they were watching all sorts of birds and feathered creatures.
 Pretty soon Teddy found the stork !! An, there were several of them together !! and Teddy smiled happily. He had never seen but one stork there before, and now he counted five. Ah. he had new idea He would ask each of the five storks to fetch a baby sister. And out of the five, at least one would respond. So creeping close to the wire netting which separated him from the birds, he whispered very loudly, addressing very tall stork who was quite near to him, and who was standing on one foot, looking about as grimly as sage: Please, old
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along with me. We enlisted together, and were put into the same regiment, walking side by side on our marches and sleeping in the same tent. In short, we
 remained together = inseparable - while we both lived" Grandpapa drew deep breath, signing softly, and closed his eyes as if recalling a picture of those days of which he spoke. Well after we had been in the Army one week we saw active service, which is to say, our regiment was engaged in a battle. It was a hard fight, and more than half our forces were left on the battlefield to be quickly buried in the ditches on the fol lowing morning. As my dear comrade and l looked about us on the dying sol diers. my comrade whispered hoarsely to me: Few people can understand what it means to fight for bur beloved country
 Could the world look over thls battlefield tonight the soldiers sacrifice might be
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The children were pale little creatures, three in number, one boy, about Percys and Mercy's age and two little girls about seven and four, respectively.
 Isn't that smaller girl a lovely little thing, with her golden curls ?' said Mercy, calling her brothers attention to the youngest of the three children. And how pale they all look-as though they had been illl'
 ''Yes, and the place looks so poor-the house is almost ready to tumble down" answered Percy. "Wonder if we could get a drink theref I'm very thirsty"
 We can inquire said Mercy glad of an excuse to enter the yard and to speak to the children. Her heart had been won eyer by the pale little one with the sunny cnrls. "She looks like a fairy" Mercy added, speaking of the child. Let's go in and ask for a drink"
 Percy pushed open the broken gate and together he and Mercy walked to the door of the cottage. On their entering the yard the three children stopped their play and ran, into the house, and when Percy steppel to the open doorway he saw the three little ones grouped about a woman seated fin a pillowed rocking chair. It was quite evident that she was i'll, perhaps conyalescing, for she was wan, with dark circles about fer eyes and an unnatural flush on her tNn cheeks.
 Please excuse ne if l intE Eude," said
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be very glad to have them"

be very glad to have them"
 "Yes, see the flowers we are carrying to the cemetery said Mercy, removing the paper covering from the baskets and displaying the loyeliest roses and other flowers
 "Oh-oo!" went up from the three chil- dren, and a smile of admiration bright ened mp the sick woman's face. How beautiful" she said
 As many as you wish for your-your- little ones grave are yours, said Mercy, blushing a bit from confusion. "Here- take out as many as you like" And she held the basket to the woman.
 "But-but-these are for your own dear ones, aren't they?' asked the woman, her hand lowering over the beautiful roses.
 "Oh, mo- ma am, we're just taking them to put on the graves that have no decora- tons, explained Mercy.
 And we'll be so glad to give you all that you want declared Percy.
 With fearful thanks the good woman took a handful of roses and leaves from the basket. ''These in a can of fresh water, will last for several days. Oh, thank you so much, my dear children. Yes, l shall be glad to have Freddy and his sisters go with you to the cemetery. And Freddy can get a can of fresh water
 
 placed the head of the little grave. The soil may be banked about the can to hide 1t and to give dampness to the flow CTS They'll keep for days and days fresh and lovely" A tear dropped from the mothers eye on the roses she held Ill her hands.
 Freddy got the can of water, arranged the roses in It, and then he and his sis ters were ready to start to the cemetery with Percy and Mercy, but before leaving the room Mercy placed large bouquet of flowers from her basket on the table close to the sick woman. "I know they Ii cheer you up" she said. And I'm going to tell my mamma about you, and she Il come to see you tomorrow"
 And with the sweet thanks of the poor woman ringing in her ears, Mercy. with a light heart, ran of to join the other chii- dren who had reached the gate. And a friendship was begun between the three children of the poor cottage and the chiL dren of the rich merchant--a friendship which would ripen with the long summer and which would bring much happiness and help to the poor parents and their three little ones.
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wounds on the cruel battlefield It be- hooves the living to remember the dead tenderly. But I'll return to the house and await your coming. You'll be done cutting flowers in about half an hour. Then, as We weave them into floral pieces I'll tell you the story
 After Willie and Mabel had completed their flower-cutting they took the severed blossoms in baskets to the house, and seated in the ig kitchen, where the muss of broken leaves and stems would not matter. they began weaving wreaths and crosses and diamonds. theif grandfather directing the work.
 And now for the story said Grand papa. When I joined the Union Army in 62 there was fine young fellow went
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An Interesting
 Outdoor Game.

A VERY interesting and jolly game "A called the blossom game may be en- 4 &Ioved by boys and girls during the warm evenings of spring and summer, for it is an out-of-doors game. It Is played in the following manner Say there are four boys and four girls participating in the game. They take the names of flowers. The boys may be called Sun flower, Foxglove, Bachelor Button. and Coxcomb. The girls may assume the names Daisy, Rose, Pink and Pansy. Seven of the participants are seated in a circle, the eighth player stands in the center of the circle and begins the game by romaneing thus: "Once upon a time a "gay young dandy called to see his adylove He took to her a beautiful rose"
 At mention of the rose the girl as- suming the name of Rose springs to her feet and proceeds at once to continue the narrative, while the boy who held the place in the center takes the chair she has lust vacated Rose" continues from where the boy left off by saying; And when the gay young dandy presented the lovely young lady with the rose she bowed and smiled and said: "You may imagine, sir, that l am pleased by your atten- tions, but l think you a Yeritable cox comb"
 And hereupon the boy called Coxcomb must spring to his feet and resume the story. If. perchance, the boy or girl whose blossom name is called does not at once respond he or she must pay a forfeit by standing on one foot, neither smiling nor winking, till the story teller counts ten. If the offender smiles, winks or loses her or his balance on one foot she or he is made to sit with back turned into the circle, and not allowed to join in the game till all the other participants have had their turn at TO- mancing.
 The boys must call the girls names and the girls must call the boys names. A lot of fun can be had when the crowd is large. Twelve children can play the game with more merriment than six or eight.
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The Twins Decoration D0y

Percy. dofing his hat as he bowed re- spectfully to the woman in the chair. But may we get drink of water here? My sister and l have quite little walk before us, and are both thirsty"
 Certainly, my children" smiled the sick woman. ''Will you come In and sit down while my son gets the water for you?'' Then turning to the boy she said: Please, Freddy, get two cups of water for the little strangers"
 Percy and Mercy thanked the good wo- man for the invitation to sit in the room. and found some chairs-plain, rude wooden things. Are you ill?" asked Mercy, addressing the woman.
 'Oh, I've been so ill., she explained. But, Pm very, very much better now. shall soon be about my work again. And my little ones-all save Freddy-have been very Ill. I lost my baby three weeks ago That is the reason l have recovered so slowly from my illness for the grief over my loss was so hard to bear" There was tremor in the womans voice.
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of young soldier boy" It was grand papa who spoke, and the children were surprised to see him standing near to a great plumed lilac bush. He had come along the soft path noiselessly, and until he spoke they did not know he was in the garden. It was very evident that grand papa had overheard the complaints made by his grandchildren
 "All right, Grandpapa," said Willie, his face turning red, for he felt bit ashamed for having spoken so slightingly of the observance of Decoration Day. Also, an unusual pinkness spread over Mabel's cheeks as she bent her head over bed of pansies. Say, Grandpapa, you were a soldier once, weren't youY' she asked. just for the sake of saying something.
 Yes, soldier who managed to with stand shot and shell; not one of those un- fortunates who perished of bleeding
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ROurpuzZle Corner $
ZIGZAG PUZZLE.

All the words of the puzzle contain the same number of letters. If the words are rightly guessed and written one below another, their zigzag letters, beginning with the upper lefthand letter and end- ing with the lower left-hand letter, will spell the name of great composer who fiourished during the last of the eight eenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century. The cross-words are: 1. Creatures of the air ?. To harrass os annoy. 8. To wear an expression of con tempt. 4. That which belongs to sailing vessels. B. The name of a planet. 6. That which is used to hold thread. '. A neces- sary vital of the human body. 8. Where birds sleep. 0. One who attends the sick.
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LETTER ENIGMA.

My first is in vanity, but not in pride; My second is in marry, but not In bride; My third is in cat, but not in new; My fourth is the same as you found in my two;- My fifth is in tune, but not in song; My sixth is In ring, but not in gong; My seventh is in old, but not in age; My eighth is in anger, but not in rage;
 My whole spells word
 With a meaning quite clear
 To all the school children
 At this time of year.
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Queer Orders.

A CERTAIN druggist in a large city "A who numbers many of the poorer
 Aclass among his customers makes a collection of queer orders which he re- ceives from illiterate people. The other day he received one which read: This little girl is my child, and she has five cents to buy sitless powders for a grown-up adult who needs them" Another note reads: Please give my little boy three cents worth of Epicac to throw up in his six-month-old baby sister" And still another: My little Jimmy has ct up his grandfathers parish plaster, so send an antedote quick by the enclosed little girl"
 Tommy's Scheme To Get Rich. TTOMMY'S mother brought home a
 beautiful canary bird and when she told Tommy that she had paid three dollars for it Tommy fell to thinking. Three dollars apiece for little birds like that7 Why, I'll go to raising them in large quantities." Then he slipped into the pantry and took down can which was filled with canary seed, ran to the garden with it and soon had every seed planted. Returning to the house, he said to his mother, smiling proudly all the while: Mamma, pretty soon we'll be rich, for I've planted several hundred canary seeds, and when they grow we'll get three dollars apiece for the birds"
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CURTAILINGs.

(D Curtail small measure and leave a small toilet accessory used by ladies when dressing. @ Curtail an ostrich feather and leave a small fruit. (3) Doubly curtail to roam aimlesSy about and leave something always carried by the fairy queen.
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BEHEADINGS.

CD Behead a vapor rising from heated water and leave a pair of horses. @ Behead prop used to support an old building and leave that which much money Is lost on. (3) Behead to be in- tensely heated and leave a liquid used for lighting purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30
BY HELENA DAVIS.

~ ERCY and Mercy were 10-year-old H H twins and they resembled each H~ other as much as any brother and H sister can. They were both sweet
 dispositioued children with generous impulses and on the morning of Decora- tion Day their good mother gave them two baskets of beautiful flowers to carry to the cemetery, telling them to scatter the blossoms on the graves that had not been remembered by any one else, for in the cemetery lay many unkept graves, the family and friends of the sleepers having wandered far from that part of the world, or were too poor to buy flowers to use as emblems of their love of the dear departed.
 As Percy and Mercy walked along the pretty tree-shaded suburban street lead ing from the town to the cemetery their eyes fell on some little children playing about the dooryard of a poor humble cot tage, which bore the signs of poverty
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CoNUNDRUMs.

What sort of husband should a young lady select?
 She should not select any husband. but look for single man
 When was beef higher than 1t is now? When the coto jumped oUer the moon.
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now I've got tw lFl and boy. Greatr Then, tu}{)1H Ito nurse, he cried: Take me to 2mpt once. They were brought to Wa order"
 1T always know1< Ghtld what pre- ferred old plain b1k 8onkeys wasn't just right comn1S 4Aurse, leading Teddy to his mothefs E6oA
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vlnsl They came this afternoon.

twins! They came this afternoon. almost forgot to tell you.''
 Teddy sat bolt upright. q wonder which storks brought themr' he asked himself. Maybe the old fellow that stood on one leg, and the one with the fat belly and one open eye. Those two looked as if they understood me. An.
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RIDDLES.

Name that which with only one eye put out leaves but nose.
 Noise-n0se.
 What is the difference between an old penny and new dime. Nine cents.
 What Is that which you have and everybody else has at the same time? A name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30

ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES. LETTER ENIGMA: Jack-stones.
 BEHEADINGS: CD Ftsheymd,,-Sher- man. (2) Reptile-tile. (3) Sioords-4ooyds. ZIGZAG PUZZLE: Bonheur. The oross- soords are, l, boat; 2. loft, 8. mine. 4. high; 5, pier; 6. burn; ', rind.
La Junta tribune., 1909-05-08
SOME MORE LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Addie Veasie left last Sat.
urday on No. Z for Trinidad. after a
two weeks visit with Mrs II. G. Peo.
pies.
Fresh cut flowers and plants Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday; funeral
designs specially. d. Marsh, 2Od
Santa Fe avenue, phone East 294.
Murat L. stubbs. railroad man
working on the Santa Fe out of La
| Junta. was married to Mrs. Myrtle
Smith. of Los Angeles. Cal, in Ration
Las Vegas Optic
Herman Weirick, for some time
past Santa Fe round house foreman
at this point. left last Wednesday for
Canadian. Texas, to accept the po.
| sition of division foreman for the
Santa Fe.
Ed Norton, road foreman of en-
gines on the Santa Fe between Dodge
City and Newton, has had his ter.
ritory extended to La Junta, and
will succeed j. p. McMurray in that
capacity hereahouts.
Syracuse, Kan. during the course of
one short week, and every dog own
er in town who wants to protect the
life Of his best friend has been com
PEELED to utilize a muzzIe.
H. w. Potter has been appointed
treasurer of the Colorado State Board
Of Stock Inspection. succeeding A. n.
Parrish, OF Lamar, who is not of the
right brand. politically. to hold the
Job under the present regime.
The Lincoln base ball club arrived
in La Junta last Wednesday morn
ing in a special car attached to No.
Ia. They left on No. GOT for Pueblo,
where they are scheduled for their
first series OF games with the base
ball aggregation Of that city.
Ike Bowen. road foreman Of en-
gines Of the joint line Of the Colo
rado division between Denver and
Pueblo. resigned . few days ago to
accept q position a. travelling man
ager Of the Dearborn Compound and
Chemical Works. Of Chicago.
A letter from Mrs. John E. JOY.
renewing her subscription to the
great family Journal. announces a
change Of residence from Pueblo to
Byron. Okla. and concludes: We
are living In Oklahoma on a farm
Joan has bought farm down here
La Junta tribune., 1909-05-08
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and we are full-fledged farmers now,
TO drive away the blues"
Mrs. A. wilkins left last Tuesday
morning for Santa Fe, N. NJ, to join
her husband, who is now located
there as foreman for G. A. Dahlgren,
the building contractor. Mr.. and
Mrs. wilkins expect to be absent all
summer.
Jim Biggerstaff. OF Oklahoma City,
representing the Great Western
Type Foundry, of Kansas City. Mo-,
was La Junta visitor last Monday,
and made professional call upon
the office of the great family journal,
with good results.
j. p. McMurray, for the past five
years road foreman of engines on
the western division Of the Santa Fe
with headquarters in La Junta, has
been promoted to a similar position
on the joint line of the Colorado di-
vision between Denver and Pueblo,
with headq, arters in Denver
Lynn Wallis, eldest son of A. 3.
Wallis, had very painful injury in
flicted upon his left eye last Mon
day. by coming in forcible contact
with TIE sharp point of a stick. 1t
Is not thought that anything of a
permanent nature will result from the
injury.
While H. ID. Garwood was circulat-
ing around Oklahoma last week he
r:n across "Red" Shilkett, at
Guymon, Okla. Red" will be remam-
bered as the tonsorialist with the
auburn locks, who used to preside
over one OF the chairs at Dillon &
Moore's.
Mrs. ]. H. Hale. OF Eureka, Kan,
who has been visiting the family OF
w. A. J. Hale returned home last
Monday. Mrs. Hale was accompan-
led by her niece, Miss Reta Hale. of
this city. who will spend the sum
mer in Eureka, Kansas City and
Warrensburg, Mo.
Miss Mary E. Beatty, one Of Otero
c0unfy's leading teachers, has been
engaged to teach four months
school in the Mack district, on the
upper Cuchara, commencing her du-
ties on the Sd inst. Miss Beatty is
: graduate of the La Junta high
school. class Of 1902, and Of the
Greeley Normal School, and has al
ready proven herself q teacher OF
rare abiIity.-walsenburs World.
The Grenada sentinel., 1909-06-04

We have such large assortment of laces that
it is hard to arrange the different prices, so we
will offer the stock at discount of 10 per cent
They are all marked in plain figures. You can
readily see the saving. Val Lace, Torchon
Lace, Silk Lace. All 25c hosiery will be 2oc,
35c hosiery will be 28c. soc hosiery for. 4oc
The Grenada sentinel., 1909-06-04

When we have sale we do not buy lot of
shoddy goods to attract attention. We give
you choice of our magnificent stock at prices
much below value Read every word Of this
will help us to make this record-breaking sale
It will pay you to supply your needs in this sale
The Grenada sentinel., 1909-06-04
Twentieth Celebration

In order to properly celebrate this our twentieth
Inventory Sale, and with the idea of arousing
widespread enthusiasm will place on the
Bargain Counter thousands of yards of new style
fabrics worth from 2212 to Soc the yard, and will
make the celebrating price, your choice. zoe
You will find magnificent assortment of ner-
chandise on this counter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-27

One hundred Thousand dollars
being spent for improvements In
4175 up. with improvements. only
$40 down and IS per month. Get on
60. Tacoma car at 3Sth and NJ SITS. /:
office one block west Gill Home
Investment Co.
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FOR SALE BY OWNER

T-room house and bath. concrete
foundation and basement. hot Ano
cold water. electric lights and fix
lures, front and side porch. nice
lots 125x12s, lots of fruit trees and
berries, / block from car line; only
Is minutes ride. Price. $500; well
worth $4,000: terms to suit. Address
Box 901 in care Times.
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IN THE Two-N1Lu CIRCLE.
Land Will rise in price very quickly
when located only miles from Pa
cifio avenue / am offering quarter
acre tracts In this ares to those who
want to raise chickens and Keep
= garden. These tracts lie in Sec
ear line--the land ~ both billy ana
level. II Is mostlye cleared. but
there are some stumps- Streets viii
soon be graded through. then prices
Will advance to five times what
price. f1z6 per tract. il per cent off
for cash--or I'll take <25 down and
10 month. Telephone owner,
&a1n 80.
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FOR sALE-we have a number of
very eligible Commencement Bay
addition lots. In lunches; fine for
manufacturing sites. G. e. Palmer.
al Fidelity Bldg.
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FARMS. FARMS. FARMS.
WITH HOUSES AND harms.
For sale or trade. Call at 313
National Bank of Commerce Bldg.
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REGENTS PARK

REGENTS PARK
Equity in Q lots in Regents Park,
near car line. for sale cheap. Owner
wants to leave town. Enquire Tel
A3025.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

j. w. VAUGHAN, Carpet and HUG
Weaver, East p and 27th st
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FOR SALE nv OWNER
Two lots. 1870 It deep, s rooms.
line. All improvements paid for.
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lFIRE!!-Insure your mouse and fur
| niture In reliable companies. We
have them. II. }. Schwinn n co
sit Bankers Trust Bldg.
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FOR SALE BY OwNER-Must sell
at once, lots, all fenced with eft.
wire; 60 good variety of fruit trees !;
lots of blackberries and strawber-
ries. New 4-room house. basement
under half of same; pantry 4x12;
city water in; house cost 5000; IL
blocks from car line; 10 minute car
service. Perfect title. Price $1,000:
$3.50 cash, SIS per month. Enquire
400 California Bldg.
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Near thu Dempsey mill we have
= few choice lots choap.
COTTON n MO6DR