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NO CHANGE IN THE SPIKES.

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NAPOLEON at St. Helena.

at times The following is quoted from
the book entitled, st. Helena
"Bonaparte ate and drank, conversing
Familiarity with the officers on board who
could speak the French language, and
playing whist in the evenings At dinner
he helped himself to a mutton outlet,
which he ate from his fingers without the
use of either knife or fork. 1ndisposltion
compelled secusion in his cabin, but he
would not acknowledge to saasickness,
and it is said his suite, who still paid
him all the attention the most despotic
refined to question the veracity or discern
ment of their imperial master when he
ascribed his illness to dinerent causes.
But he was soon on deck again. assaillng
all whom he met with questions. To one
of the midshipmen he put the question as
to how long he had been in his majesty s
service. and on being told Nine years,
remarked on the length of time. Yes,
replied the midshipman. but part was
passed in Imprisonment in France, and L
happened to be at Verdun when you, sir,
set out on your expedition TO -ioscoW
At this answer BCnaparte shrugged his
shoulders and ended his questioning"
While on the island Napoleon was often
entertained by little girl visitor of whom
he became very fond. She was a sweet
faced. merry little maid of nine years,
and it was a custom of the exiled mon
arch to provide himself with s~eetmeats
and fruits to give to her when she called
on him. He often amused himself by
giving the child drawing lessons. and
once shortly before his death, he decided
on a pretentous gift to the little lady,
whose name was Julia. The gift was a
gold watch and chain with the insc iption,
crudely craven on the watch by Bona
parte himself by means of a penknife:
THE Emperor, to his little friend,
Julia
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House for the Birds.

VERY early in the spring some of the
birds will be returning from their
visits south. Many of these songsters, in
stead of selecting tree boughs in which to
place their nests. prefer to build their
homes in sheltered parts of roofs or
porches, in holes in trees or in little bird
houses put up by girls and boys who love
to watch and to care for their little feath
cred friends.
How easy 1t is to prepare home for
seve al families of birds! One simple way
to make clubhouse for four families is
to select at the start a square box about
one-fourth as deep as 1t is wide or high.
Divide the inside of this box into four lit
tie rooms by mailing thin piece of wood
across the middle point of the upright
side and doing the same thing with the
upper and lower sides. AS fiat houses do
not shed the rain as we'll as homes with
pointed roofs, 1t it best to make bird
house with the roof high in the middle
and slanting down each side.
To do this nail two small upright strips
of wood opposite each other to the mid
'dle points of the broad sides of the box
Across the top of the two strips nail an
other strip. Any bright boy can cover
this framework with wood or oilcloth to
form a peaked roof. Before covering the
box by mailing on the last side cut four
round holes in the wood, so that each bird
family may enter it's own little apartment
by private door, On the top of the
house nail perch which looks like the
letter 1T
Other perches may be added by fasten-
ing straight strips Of wood out from the
side of the box. When this lodging house
is ready Ito rent" paint it a dull brown
and fasten it securely to the top of
high post
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Little Fritz.

IN the other side Of the Atlantic ocean
~ in a part Of what is now the great
empire Of Germany there was at one
time kingdom called Prussia. A hum
dred years ago the king, Frederick Will
liam, was made very happy because a
little son was born in his royal house
hold In a few years the baby grew into
a happy little boy who loved to amuse
himself playing flute and learning the
pretty French language instead Of the
Prussian. This made his father very
angry, for he knew that some day the
boy would be king Of Prussia and would
need to know his own language
What did the father do but take away
the flute and the French books and in
their stead gave little Fritz German books
full of long. dry sermons which the great
king himself had written. Although the
was made to drill with the soldiers at
o'clock in the morning. After an early
breakfast the little fellow went to his
studies at the palace. Sometimes when
the boy tried to shirk his lessons he was
punished by the king. But do not think
the father too severe with his SON His
only thought in training the lad was
that he wanted him to be able to govern
Prussia. Little Fritz could not under
stand all that was in his fathers mind,
so he began to want to disobey his parent.
When the boy was nineteen he decided
that he was tired Of study and drill, drill
and study, so he determined to run away
to England. He thought he would rather
be a happy man than dull king. The
king accidentally heard of the plans
which his son had made, SO ordered him
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boys happy face that he called to his
cOachman to stop, as he would speak
with the peasant boy
to the lad: Come hither, youth"
But the lad sat quite still beside the
bank, holding to his fishing rod. Come
hither. / command your So spoke the
king in imperious tones, reckoning to the
peasant boy.
But l must not leave my rod, sir" ex-
planned the boy. II have fish n.bbling
at the bait, and l must watch the line"
do you know who / am?' questioned
the king in a severe tone.
Yes, sir. You are the man the people
call king. 1 would not know you but for
your coach and retinue. The boy spoke
in the easiest manner possible, without
the least show of embarrassment. The
coachman and outriderS trembled for
the child's fate. for they feared he had
offended his king and would be made to
suffer the penalty. But to their great
surprise, the king smled-for the lirst
time In months-and again spoke to the
peasant boy:
IF pay you a golden coin for the fish
YOU haven't yet caught, will you come
and speak with me? ], your king, beg
this favor" And again the king smiled in
an amused way.
''Oh, II your are willing to pay me for
my lost time why I will come and speak
with you STR" agreed the peasant boy.
And he arose and approached the king s
coach. The outriders opened an avenue
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river for a moment. Then he bowed his
head in his hand and sighed. you are
right, youth; gold and kinghood go hand
in hand. Neither has feeling nor love"
But a. king can love, and be loved, if
he Wishes" declared the boy. eff he en-
tiers into the life of his peasants-his sub
jects-and knows them, and lets them
know him. he will find much to live for.
Also. he will find much to make him
smile with pleasure, to laugh with merri-
ment, to weep with sympathy, and to give
for sweet charity's sake"
II shall try your prescription, youth, -
said the king, rising. Tomorrow all my
fawning and hattering courtiers shall be
dismissed and in their place shall be put
men from the country, uncouth, plain
spoken fellows who will tell me things
for my own good"
'.And for the good of your subjects.
SIR interposed the boy. do not forget
others-if you would be happy Happi-
ness cannot be found in ones self, but in
the love and sympathy Of others That
is the reason you have never known hap
piness, sir. You have thought only of
self, and had about you lot of towards
who pretended to think only of you, also.
but who in truth hated you and lived a
life Of hypocrisy Have fearless men
about you and you will get strength from
Them and, in time. will become a monarch
all men will love. Think less OF your DO
<ition, and more Of the peoples position,
sir, If you would be real king"
The king took from his purse two golden
coins and offared them to the boy, who
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A PEASANT BOY AND A KING

in having. me killed you would be COM
hitting murder. My life belongs to my
Maker. not a man of the EARTH
The king sat silent for a little while
Then he said: Tell me, boy. where have
you learned all that you say? There
must be traitors in my realm, and they
must have talked in your hearing
"A good king need fear no traitors. "
said the boy putting some bait on his
hook. "Only an evil ruler fears enc
mics"
You are right. youth said the king
ing Of many things new to my mind.
shall beg you to come to the palace and
visit me. I can learn from you, though
you angle all day long?"
"Oh, no. sir: doing one thing all the
time would make me very unhappy. Now,
were you to have more variety in your
life, sir. you would be less discomfort /
have heard 1t said that our king neve
laughs, that his subjects are far happier
than he. That is because they find much
beneficial employment The king but
rules. And ruling is a heavy work, and
a thankless one, though paid for in gold.
Gold doesn't love enc. Gold doesn't offer
the hand Of friendship. 1t never lends a
helping hand to the one in need, nor
kisses and caresses the brow Of the aged.
God is very hard, and Is a fitting COM
panion only for a naughty and unhappy
king. And 1 am too content to want more
of it than is needed to buy the necessa les
of life
The king sat still and looked across the
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SO that he might walk to THE side OF the
coach To their utter astonishment the
king made room for the boy inside the
coach and babe him be seated beside him
The boy locke up and shook his head
mo. sir. a peasant boy is not fitting com.
pany for a king. / prefer to remain afoo'
on ground and talk with YOU
You are a strange and bold boy de-
clared the king, bit out OF temper. AND
why do you dare to refuse me-your
king?"
IF you are my king, then l am your
subject" said the boy. And we each
owe the other certain liberty. / must live
my way and you your way
Now it was the kings turn to be as
tonished and banishing the frown which
had begun to gather on his brow, he
said: You interest me. youth, and 1 shall
get out of my coach and sit beside you
while you fish. VIII that please you-my
subject"
II have no objection to your sitting or
the banks of the river. for it is yours as
we'll as mine explained the boy.
The king laughed outright. Why
youth, don't you know that river-and all
the land about it-belongs to me, the king
and ruler over this land?'
The boy shook his head THAT river Is
not yours any more than 1t Is mine
even though you be king. You cannot
bride it or change it's course You can
not stop it's waters. or cause them tc
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flow 1t is Gods river. and 80 is the land
all about it. And you are Gods creature
as | am Gods creature. and when he bids
us leave this life you are as powerless to
disobey as / am. SO, l am as much a
king in Gods eye as you are king In
the eyes Of yonder courtiers.'
You have an old head on young Shout
ders," declared the king. motioning to a
servant to throw his cloak on the ground
that he might sit on 1t. "And l shall
chat with you an hour-just as though L
were a peasant like yourself"
'Or I a king like yourself smiled the
boy.
.Ah. you are strange youth" said the
king Come. tell me. Are you always
happy?"
always very happy, SIR declared the
boy I'm the first place, I am very busy
all day long helping my father and moth
err in the work Of earning an honest liv-
ing. I am too busy to be unhappy, SIR
why do you not call me Your Males
tyr" asked the king.
IT like the plain title better. sir. Only
God is my king
The king knit his brows. then said /:
Suppose I should command you to call
me Your Majesty And If you should
refuse suppose I should order your head
cut off?"
"Then you would be a cruel king, and
committing a very grave crime, sir. for
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took the smaller one, saying that the fish
he might have caught would not nave
been wo tn more than that amount. ma
T cannon take more than l can earn, he
observed in a stra ghtforward way.
you are a true phi osopher avoWeu
the king emphat cally, land I must see
you often"
Il am only peasant boy, and you are
only a king" smiled the boy: But per,
haps you are poorer than L. If So snali
gladly share my riches with you. But
now must hurry hon2eward. for my par
ents will be looking for M. wish you
more happiness in the future than you
have had in the past Good by, SIT ana
may luck attend you.
And the king. his hands clasped across
his breast, stood watching the boy as he
ran nimbly across the hill. disappearing
on the other side Then. turning TO one
of his courtiers. he said: "A King may
learn from a peasant boy
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neglected. as the following report from
Tie London house which supplied the fur
risbines will show No stipulation as TO
rrice was made, and the der was for
every article of furniture and household
goods to be ''of pure and simple elegance
but without ornament or initial letters on
them" AS the order had to De liled with
in six weeks after it was given, 200 men
we're employed to execute the work. Wnen
everything was in readiness for the fu-
tire home of the exiled emperor the re-
port read as follows:
.''rh. whole has been executed In Brit
ish materials; the chairs and tables are
formed Of the finest British oak, lniald
with nolished brass: the breakfast serv-
10 ie of Wedgewoods most beautiful
pale-blue composition. with %hite ca1leo
device in relief modelled by F'laxman, In
best style: the dinner service Is In white
and gold the center OF eacn plate. dish,
etc containing an elegantly executed
landscape of British scenery; the glass.
of the finest quality, is plainly, but ele-
rantly cut with fancy border OF stars
SUPPORTED by fiuted pillars; the table
cloths and napkins are OF the nhest udih-
ask The evening service Is white ana
gold the imperial plate rendering IL I'M
necessary to furnish him with service
of Brit ish manufacture, but rev doLeh
of spoons and other minor articles OF tina.
description, to meet the wear anu .eai .n Oa
domestic accidents. TO m part or the
present supply The cushions and cur
tains are of light-blue silk. with black
border and small black wreaths. Some
are of blue, with a rich yellow border
Both the colors and styles OF this part OF
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And his courtiers would vie WITH one AT
other in trying to make their monarch S
existence less unbearabie. But they
fawned upon him and flattered him. and
bowed down before him in the humblest
manner And all the time the king hated
them for their humbleness and serviIity.
But being a king. he held himself aloof
from his fellow-b.eings, and retained a
naughty reserve.
One day while driving in his coach of
gold and silver, the king behe'd little
peasant boy on the banks of q river fish
ing The child looked up at him, snil-
ingly. Then, without removing his Cap
and failing to bow respectfully before his
monarch the bay returned to his work,
pulling out of the water a fine fish. The
king was so deeply impressed by the
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sent to a fortress where he could not es-
cape After Fritz had seen. a great bat
tie he be an to admire a man who could
fight for his country. He realized, too.
thai a kin should be abe to lead his
people in warfare. Then father and son
began to understand each other.
Fritz worked harder with his studies
AMI the kim allowed him more time to
entertain his friends, who were poets.
musicians and great scholars. When
Frederick William died the prince became
king. Never did the Prussians love any
one as they loved their new king The
ch Gren would follow him in the streets
The soldiers who fought under his COM
mand were happy in calling him "old
Fritz" for that to them was a term Of
endearment On account Of the kings
wonderful deeds in battle and the service
which he gave to his people he soon be-
came known throughout the whole world
as Frederick the Great.
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THE SUMMER HOME OF THE SING-LOUDS

US, l believe it's some sort Of place we
NAV shelter in. And Mr.. Sing-loUd
pointed his little beak in the direction OF
q group of dark objects on the ground
beneath his mate and himself. The OBJ
iects he saw were buildings-a farmhouse
barns and sheds-but as Mr.. and Mrs
Sing-loud did not have much acquaint-
anCe with people and their forms of habi-
tation they did not know the character
of the dark spots they were now look
ing at.
shall we fly down to them?" asked
Mrs. Sing-loud.
Yes, we'll at least find hole or a
crevice into which We can hide from the
Storm" said Mr.. S'ng-loud.
So earthward went Mr. and Mrs. Sing
loud, just as some big drops of rain be-
gan to fall. And they were not minute
too soon. either, for almost immediately
a clap of thunder shook the earth and the
rain fell in torrents.
With the first burst of the rainfall Mr..
Sing-loud found a great black hole. and
into 1t he led his frightened little wife
Her heart was huttering terribly, for
never before had she been caught in a
storm of such severity. Their former
trips north lad always been made during
had not proven SO propitious
Once inside the hole, Mr.. Treetop Sing
loud began to peer about him. He did not
know that he and his mate had entered
the hayloft of big barn. But he knew
the place was a queer one, and that a
sweet fragrance filled the air. 1t was
the odor from the hay which filled his
noStrils.
Here is the largest nest I ever be-
held" he said to Mrs Sing-loud. But
Mrs Sing-loud was too much exhausted
from the last half hours speedy travel
and fright to reply at once. She sank
down on the soft hay and rested. oh,
how comfortable was this immense nest!
She felt she mivb+ sleep there unmolested
and happy overnight.
We're snug aid safe said Mr.. Sing
loud, smuggling close beside his little
mate We'll stay here till dawn
Yes, we'll have a fine night here. as
scented Mrs. Sing-loud, now somewhat
rested and entirely recovered from he
fright. Isn't 1t strange nest? There
seems to be no tree beneath 1t. And il
doesn't rock in the wind. We are as
quiet here as i'll southern pine tree
on sunshiny morning in April
lust hen ORANGE nos" was hearC
below them, and suddenly Mr.. and Mrs
S.ng-loud saw a light come into the mes,
near to them. And then more suddenl!
came into view a big boys head. OF
course the Sing-louds did not know the
creature was boy, but supposed 1t q
dangerous monster. The boy was coming
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en- all about us. We must find shelter
from the elements"
Yes. we will act on your advice said
Mr.. Sing-loud. We'll turn eastward, my
dear, and strike that river within an
hour"
But the storm clouds were thickenins
and lightning flashed forth every few
minutes. and the heavy thunder shook
the very earth. Wen be caught, l
fear" said Mr. SinS-loud, anxiously. II
cont think we'll lie able to reach that
river. I can see it just a dozen miles
ahead: but we're tired from long days
Journey and cannot hasten our = gnt.
Bullock at yonder dark spot just below
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up ladder into the loft. and he had
lantern on one arm.
When he had climbed quite into the
loft the boy hung the lantern on a peg
in the wall over the opening through
which he had come and then proceeded
to pitch hay in the manSer below. OF
course, the Sing-louds sat as still as
mice, fearing to draw their breath. And
as they had perched themselves on top
of the hay. near to the window they
were not within range of the pitchfork
used by the boy. and he knew nothing
of their proximity.
Pretty soon, to the great relief of the
Sing-louds, the boy had thrown hay
to the horses below and had betaken
himself down the ladder, carrying away
the lantern on his arm. All, how the
Sing-louds did breathe freely again.
But there was strange noise coming
TO them occasionally, such noise that
they both were afraid to go to sleep.
So. very cautiously, Mr.. Sing-loud trip
ped to the opening over the Manager
and peered down for it was from that
could see by the flashes of lightning
that some huge beasts were devouring
the hay which the monster had pitched
to them from the immense nest! 1t
to those beasts and the monster!
And ever so long did these huge
DedStS cnoInp ana ChOmp on the nay.
They were horses, merely two fine
friendly old farm horses. but the Sing
louds did not know that. Their CLASH
fication Of animals was very different
from ours. And they thought Of the
boy and Of the horses as being very
terrible.
The next morning as soon as the
dawn came creeping in from the east
Mr.. Treetop Singloud hoped to the
window and looked out. The clouds
had disappeared from the sky, and q
few stars winked to him before with
drawing from sight. The song OF an
early bird came across Il meadow, an
old rooster in the coop in the barnyard
began to crow Justify.
It's time for us to be on our way"
whispered Mr. Sing-loud to Mrs. Sing
loud, who was wide awake and listen
ing to the discordant growing of old
rooster. Isn't this a queer big nest?
And wasn't 1T a strange experience We
had last night?"
Yes, indeed, and I'll be glad when
we are safe in our own summer quar-
ters again.. declared Mr. Sing-loud
And he spoke from the depths of his
heart.
At the end Of that week the Sing
louds were snugly quartered in their
summer home. and relating to their.
neighbors the strange experiences of
their long journey northward, d subject
Of interest to all who heard.
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A Barnyard Lay.

M Y ma, she never spoils my
AV1 fun,
Nor scolds me for the things I've
done;
An when | stay out half the
night,
My ma, she thinks it's just al
right;
And if I pleased I'd stay out later,
Cause ma-she's just an incu-
bator.
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following October and the two. small
travelling bags were packed with the gar
ments and toilet articles necessary for
the Sing-louds' summer use. And Just as
the sun hung in the heavens over the
deep blue eXpanse of water-an hour
high, Mr.. Sing-loud expressed the
time of day-they took their bags in wing
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n the very, very
long ago there
dwelt in a country
across the sea a
king who was very,
very unhappy. He
often felt SO tired
of life as he lived
it that he some
times wished to
die. And he would
sit on his throne
and sigh deeply.
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Conundrunns.

Why is an ak an inconsistent weapon? Ans
Because ii first cuts a tree down and then cuts
1t up.
What is that which can run all the way be-
tween two towns and yet move? Ans
road
What part of the face resembles the old fash
Toned schoolmaster? Ans.-Tbe eye, because 10
always has pupil under the lash.
How do know that Noah had a pig in the
ark? Ans.-Because he had Ham.