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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
In the Realm of the Wooden Mites

been fdling too long, Old Mani will beat me. I must hasten.", And just then as he was rising from messy bank, little Princess Mimi spoke. It seemed the most natural thing in the world for her to do so. My son." said she, why return to a place where you are so cruelty treated? Why not go into some beautiful place with us and dwell in happiness?"
 Perugi listened and smiled. That would be very nice," he declared. But you are little wooden mites, and couldn't walk of yourselves. So I would be alone, except for you as dolls. And dolls cannot earn food nor do any kind of labor. I should have to look about for employment, and perhaps I should starve."
 "Ah, my son." said Prince Mono, coming to the Princess aid, q can explain perhaps better than my prin- cess about what we are capable of doing. Now, watch me-" And the lit tie fellow ran off up the mountain side just like a miniature man, his wooden legs lifting and stepping In the most natural way. And his head went nodding from side to side. "Ah," he cried, looking back towards Pe rugi, "cannot I move like a human being?"
 Before Perugi could reply, so aston ished he was, the Princess Mimi trot ted off after the prince. "Wait for me, Nono," she called out. Then they joined hands and danced a pretty little quickstep. Then they came back to Perugi's side, all out of breath and laughing. How do you like us now?" asked the prince.
 "You're wonderful" And Perugi sat down to think it all over. AS he sat there, the prince tapped a stone nearby and from beneath 1t came a team of tiny white horses, hitched to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
V Our Puzzle Corner
DIAGONAL.


 This diagonal contains six words of six letters each. If the words are rightly guessed and written one be- low another their diagonal letters, be- ginning with the upper left-hand let ter and ending with the lower right hand letter, will spell a place where many children are congregated to- gether. The cross-words are: 1. Something suffered through electricity.
 2. People who play many parts. 8. Something we suffer during ill- ness.
 4. Things upon which we walk. 5. To season.
 6. A small bundle or package.
 ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
 PUZZLES.
 LETTER ENIGMA: Dictionary. ADDITIONS: 1. Col0-Sco10. 3. Coop-Scoop. 8. Crape-Scrape. 4. Pedk-Speak.
 DIAGONAL: C1ouer. Cross-toords. 1. Cattle. 2. Flower. g. Storms. 4. StoUes. 5. Slduer 6. Father. PRIMAL ACROSTIC-Frdnce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

W showing himself to be, when upon the log beside her came her oldest son, fine green fellow with resent ment in his big eyes. He had over heard the conversation between his mother and the stranger on the bank.
 Say, you MT. Mouse, do you know that you are addressing a lady when you talk to my mother?" asked Young Frog, bristling.
 T know that I am talking to a dunce whenever I address myself to a frog" replied MT. Mouse, his im- pudent chin in air.
 But before he had time to bring his chin down again, and before Pinkie realized what was going on about her, Young Frog had hoped from the log to the very spot where the Mouses sat, and had thrown inn pertinent, insulting MT. Mouse into the pond. And instantly three other frogs, young friends of Young Frog had come to assist in giving MT. Mouse a good ducking. Up and down
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
A Fairy Story for Little Folks.

A Fairy Story Tor Little foiks' TIN the beginning, there did not ex-
 ist any such people-or fairies
 as the Wooden Mites. But once V upon a time an Italian carver or wood made some very fine little ng- ures, men and women. These he would set up on shelf outside ms shop door for sale. One day along came a little boy, and he stopped to admire the pretty wooden figures. But he felt too poor to buy one, for he was a peasant boy, and lived with cross old vine-grower on the moun- tain side. His father and mother had been killed during an earthquake, their house having fallen in on them. The little boy, by Aame Perugi, was a mere baby at the time and was playing in the vineyard, beneath the shade of the vines. His father and mother had just left the vineyard to go into the house to prepare some dinner, and had left their little one out in the open where he delighted to be. And the earthquake came so suddenly that they were not warned, and it was of such severity that 1t threw down the heavy stone walls of their house and crushed them to death. Little Perugi was found that same day, crying and calling for his mamma, standing beside the demol- ished house, endeavoring to creep into 1t.
 Being an orphan, Perugi was taken in charge by a man and his wife who lived near to Perugi's fathers home. And this man was the cross old vine- grower we spoke about just above. And this same vine-grower got pos session of the land and vineyard left by Perugrs father, and cheated the little orphan out of his rights.
 Well, when Perugi stopped to look longihgly towards the little wooden figures, the wood carver, who was standing in his shop door, recognized him. He had known Perugis father, and had loved him as good, honest man. And many basket of fine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

Then he remembered his own giant size as compared with the little wood- en figures, But" he said, T can't get into the chariot. I'm too large."
 You're Just my height" And the prince stood beside Perugi, shoulder to shoulder and head to head. Pe- rugi had shrunken to the size of the little images, and had not felt the change. It was all very strange. Perhaps I shan't like being so tiny" he said, feeling for the moment that he would rather return to his former size. But the prince treasured him. You'll be very glad that you are so small, after you have learned the advantages of 1t. As you are, you can ride through the air, just little way above the earth. and people will think you only a bird. And you will find it great fun to sit on high bough of a tree and swing in the wind, just as though you were bird. And you'll go from place to place with great swiftness, for you will be like a fairy. We are the Wooden Mites, and there are hundreds of us-away up on a great white cloud"
 Then Perugi began to feel happy. He wished to leave the place where he was treated so unkindly. and beaten for the slightest thing. Turning to he prince, he asked:
 How do you know of the Wooden Mites? You only became alive It. lie while ago. Still. you talk as though you had been in another world up in the clouds"
 "Ah, we used to go every evening, while we were in the shop, and re- turn every morning before our master arrived to place us on display on the 1 shelf outside the shop door. During many hours we flew about, visiting other Wooden Mites, and we prom ised to come some day and live with them. So now we shall golf you will accompany us. We don't like go- ing without you, for you would be so lonely were we to leave you now"
 T shall go along" declared Perugi. He knew that he owed nothing to the hard-hearted old couple with whom he lived. They used him as a little drudge, imposing heavy labor upon him. And they would not grieve over his disappearance, for 1t would mean one less mouth to feed
 Pretty soon Perugi was seated in the white chariot, which was drawn by white horses, with Prince Nono and Princess Mimi beside him. The little wooden man said, "Get up, Perry and Merry" And away flew the horses, going right through the air.
 All that day they rode through the air, just over the mountainsides. They passed directly above the vineyards where Perugi had worked so cease lessly. And Perugi could make out the figure of his old master bending above the vines, pruning knife ir hand. Little did the wicked old fel- low know of things above the very soil.
 At nightfall the chariot stopped ir the center of vast white cloud, and there Perugi saw many of the Wooder Mites. They were fine little folk, and chatted and danced about him, giving him warm welcome.
 Pretty soon Perugi discovered that all worked in the same capacity ir that beautiful little realm, and none looked down upon another, nor die
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

kittens, and Bridget, and the pup, and -and--the gardener and-and- everything 1 love to be clean. Oh, it's awful to be with dirty. mean chil- dren. They just fight and tear ones clothes off. But my best hat, Nam mai And my gold cuff buttons! They're gone"
 "The price my little boy had to pay for running away" said Mrs. Granger in low tones. We always have to pay-and dearly. too, for any act of naughtiness, my boy. An, there comes papa. We'll have to tell him all about this very very serious matter. He will put the police on the track of the bad boys"
 And will they have to pay for their naughtiness, too, Mamma?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

[" GAUZE-WINGED old Blue-bottle
 Was sitting on a wall. 1 A little Birdie came along And made Blue bottle crawl Into a crevice 'twixt the rocks: For he didn't wish to be A dainty breakfast for Miss Bird. So he hid himself, you see. And in a corner of the wall A spider, huge, did spin: And In that spiders eyes did shine A gleam of murderous sin. He saw Blue bottle hiding, And to himself did say:
 "I'll have you. big old buzzer. Before the close of day." But wary old lue-bottle Did see his wicked foe, So up and down he Tapped his wings In readiness to go. And with an eye on Spiders web He flew away in fright; And in the rafters of a barn He spent peaceful night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
@ Mr. Mouse and Mrs. Frog $.

they dipped him. and after each dip MT. Mouse had screamed frantically to his screaming and excited daughter: "Pinkie, for heavens sake, go for your motherY'
 But in vain did he cry out to the frogs. They kept merrily on till at last Mrs. Frog, still sitting on the log. called out to her son: Enough, my son. You have given the bad fellow enough. Let him go. I guess he'll not forget his lesson.'
 Young Frog let MT. Mouse swim ashore. which he did in a very feeble manner. When he was upon dry land again he turned about and began shaking his tall furiously towards the group of laughing frogs.
 "Come on. Papa" cried Pinlxie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
An O1d-Fashioned
 .cMaid.

" N old-fashioned maid, "A With an old-fashioned ma Sat knitting a sock
 For her old-fashioned pa. Her ma was so busy
 A-baking pie That she couldn't keep watch
 On her daughter near by. So the dear little maid
 Kept knitting away On the length of the foot
 Till the close of the day. When at last her ma looked
 She said, T declare! The foot of that sock
 An elephant might wear" Then the little maid cried,
 "To the circus we'll go And sell this big sock
 To the Boss of the show. And his elephant may have
 A warm sock to wear But before we do so
 1 must knit a full pair"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

cried out to Mrs. Frog: You gee, my dear. poor heavy creatures like you don't know what it means to really live. Now, a frog is only a frog, and one ought not to condemn one for being what he is created. But can't find 1t in my heart to pity even dunce-and that is just what a frog is-a dunce without a thought in life.'
 Mrs. Frog was on the point of dlp- ping under water through sheer dis gust. for she would not exchange words with so unpleasant and bad hammered a creature as MT. Mouse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

one stand higher than his fellows. All were equal, and oh! so happy. Sup per, was spread upon small cloud which kept quite still while the Wood en Mites ate. Then away the cloud sailed, going off to unite with great rain cloud.
 Perugi slept rolled up in another tiny white cloud that night, and in the morning he awoke refreshed and happy There was no old master to drag him from his bed while sleep still hung over his eyes, and bid him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

to work. There was no wicked old woman to fall upon and beat him if he failed to perform all the tasks set to him. An, he had found happiness and kind friends at last here in the Realm of the Wooden Mites.
 And just to think that it had been due to the kindness of the wood carver that Perugi had been rescued from very unhappy lot! Even though hap py, Perugi would never forget the wood carver, and decided to drop to earth some time and call upon him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

low another, in correct order, their initial letters will spell that which every politician wants.
 ZIGZAG PUZZLE.
 This zigzag contains seven words of four letters each. If the words are rightly guessed and written one below another, their zigzag letters (begin- ming with the upper left-hand letter and ending with the lower left-hand letter) will spell man who brings us both good and bad news. The cross words are. 1. Something suffered by sick people. 2. Deep affection. 5. That which we sustain when friend dies. 4. Something made out of rib bon. 5. A place where the farmers wife gets water G. A split piece of log. 2. birds home.
 LETTER ENIGMA. My first is in ant, but not in hill: My second is in pill. but not in Kill My third is the same as my second' you see:
 My fourth Is in lumber but not in tree:
 My fifth is in eat, but not in food: My sixth is in chickens, but not in brood:
 My whole of six letters
 A fine fruit does spell
 A fruit that all children
 Do like very well.
 ADDITIONS.
 1. Add the letter F to that which Is very marked in the army and get boys name.
 2. Add the letter H to kind of tree and get a meat stew. 8. Add the letter c to young girl and get something we can look through.
 {. Add the letter G to age and get 8 precious metal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

"Yes, indeed, dear. every evil act has to be paid for, and dearly.'
 Well, I'll never. never run away again. Oh, 1t was terrible. Mamma" And Pudgie, scared about face and t-.nds, and one eye slightly blackened, went slowly out to meet his father. And never till that minute did he real ize how happy his home was. nor how much he had to be thankful for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
PREFERENCE.

PKITFEKEN CE. The burglars wife was in the wit ness box and the prosecuting attorney was conducting a vigorous cross ex- animation.
 Madam, you are the wife of this man?"
 "I am, sir"
 "You knew he was a burglar when you married him?"
 'I did, sir"
 "How did you come to contract such an alliance with such a man?' "Well, sir, I was getting old and had to choose between a lawyer and a burglar"
 The cross examination ceased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

tiny white chariot. A little wooden man held the lines, guiding the horses. Have ride, my friends?" he asked, drawing rein at the side of the prin- cess.
 "Ah, will you come with us?" asked tho prince, speaking to Pcrugi. We'll tako you to a fair land where you may live in happiness and be beaten no more by the wicked old woman"
 "Yes, I'll come," replied Perugi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

A roar of laughter followed this, and Pudgie turned red.
 Say, kids, look i'm over." said the leader. ''Ain't he : dear little doll baby? Gee! Lookie at his necktie- silk an a beaut."
 Pudgie began to feel uneasy. But he had run away from home. so 1t behooved him to find another place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
SOME OF NATURES WONDERS.

~HE human body has two hundred
 an1 forty, bones. - A mans heart beats 92, ,160 times in day.
 A salmon has been known to lay ten million eggs. Some female spid- CTS produce two thousand eggs. A queen bee produces one hundred thou and eggs in a season.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-18
All Stocks Seem to
Be Moving Upward
Since Oil Decision
American Tobacco Goes Up Twenty
Five Dollars a Share Wednesday
Other Stocks Go up.

American Tobacco stock went up SIS a
share today, reaching the $500 mark &C
cording to announcement made by F. c
Hollinger OF the Logan & Bryan company
This comes as a direct result of the Stand
ard Oil decision. Advice from New York
explains that the heavy buying OF Amer
lean is based on the idea that the company
is not likely to be forced TO dissolve after
its decision is handed down. The American
Tobacco company is involved, as was the
Standard Oil, and a decision in it's case Is
expected Monday. II is also explained that
In any event there will be some sort of a
distribution or capital increase following
the forthcoming decision. American To
bacco stock is reported to be very scarce
Mr.. Hollinger says that reports indicate
that the general public is now the buyer
Of stocks, the sellers being those who
bought before the Standard Oil decision
was handed down. Since Tuesday morning
there has been a general advance all along
the list OF stock, averaging from 50 to 81
a share. Indications are that stocks are
going higher.
An interesting bit Of side information
came TO Logan q Bryan today In the state
ment that democratic leaders declare that
there is no present intention of moving
for additional antitrust legislation at this
session of congress
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-18
Contest is Keen for
Council Committees
Many Are After the Best Places to
Be Handed Out by the New
President.

Competition for the chairmanships of the
various council committees is as keen, il
not keener, than the struggle which finally
resulted in Councilman Louis Berka being
nominated for the presidency of the council
Berka has the naming of the committees
and all sorts of pressure is being brought
to bear on the prospective president. The
combination of six republicans and three
insurgent democrats, however, will take
about all the places on the committees that
are worth while
Whenever one of the standpatters is
rounded by members OF the combine that
he will practically be powerless to do any
thing unless the combine wants it.
All told, twelve committees are to be
named, but of these four-the judiciary.
finance and claims, street lighting and
public property and buildings-are consid-
cred the most important
Though no definite slate has been made
for the committees 1t is said the chairman
ships of the important committees have
practically been settled. The committees
will be appointed rext Tuesday night fol
lowing the reorganization OF the council
next Monday afternoon.
The finance and claims. now composed
Of Sheldon, chairman. ana johnson and
Berka, will suffer little change. Berka
may name some one to replace him, but
Sheldon is the likely. man for the chairman
ship.
Funkhouser will break into the lighting
committee again, either as chairman or as
a member Johnson, who is slated for the
vico presidency. is the present chairman,
but he is willing to give way and take the
| chslrmanship OF the public property and
buildings committee instead. II these plans
prevail. he and Funkhouser will change
places on the two committees.
Funkhouser was formerly chairman of
the lighting committee. but was moved by
the combination when Brucker was elected
president. Joseph Hummel is touted as
the chairman Of the judiciary committee
to replace Berka. Berka will head the rule
committee. place that goes to the presi-
dent by courtesy.
On all the committees. however, It is
stated that there will be enough OF the
combine members to dominate the pro-
ceedings.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-18

The Bee aims TO print . paper
that appeals to the intelligence
not to an appetite for scandal
and sensations.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-18

cit tastes like home
Almost.
That's what people
say away fromi home
when they get some
particularly fine to-
mato soup.
But notice the sal
most. They are think
ing of
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-18
NEWSB0Y IS RUN DOWN
WHILE COUNTING MONEY
Floyd Fellows Injured by Careless
Messenger Boy Speeding Around
street Corner.

While standing at Fifteenth and Douglas
streets at o'clock last night counting his
pennies, Floyd Fellows an s-year-old news
boy was run over and badly bruised by
messenger boy, DR.. T. T, Harris attended
the lad. He was taken to the Willard
hotel where his mother and an older sister
are employed. The boy was not danger
ously hurt The messenger was not ar
rested.
Persistent Advertising is the Road to
Bis. RaIIIrna
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-18
SHOOTS AT HER ASSAILANT
Woman Aroused TO Revenge After
Man Beats Her Face 90
Pulp.

After a man had beaten her, bruised her
face and closed an eye, Marguerite Massa.
lO1 North Ninth street. awakened her
nsiEhbors at o'clock this morning BY
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-18
Aesthetic Dances
to Draw Big Crowds
Advance Sale of Seats Far Above All
Expectations Of the Pro-
moters.


The opening ticket sale for the aesthetic
dancing entertainment to be given at the
Brandeis Saturday for the Child Saving
Institute was more indicative OF a gem
ersl interest in the affair than its pro-
'moters had expected. Both performances
win probably be largely attended not only
by the friends OF the pupils Of Miss Low
den, who are TO do the dancing but by
hundreds of others who are interested In
the art itself.
The musical program is to be unusually
attractive. II will be played under the
direction OF Ernest Nordin by the regular
Brandeis orchestra and many OF the Sc
lections were made on suggestions by Mt.
Nordin.
In the Scotch scene there will be a reel
and a highland fling and in the Irish scene
some real jigs. Mr.. Hugh Wallace, who
sings the three songs In this number. has
chosen The Low Back Car" by Lover
Believe Me II All Those Endearing Young
Charms" by Tom Moore, and Kitty OF
Coleraine." from an old Irish air. .
In the English scenes the orchestra will
play Ballet No. e 'Bacchanal" from
Gounod's Faust" a gavotte from 'Iphi-
genie en- Audible" by Gluck. and an old
English lyric. The other musical numbers
win be as follows:
Serenade-Les Millions dHRrleQuin.....
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-18

shooting at the man four times. She did
not hit him. officer Egan arrested the
woman.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-18
PEDDLERS GIVEN A WARNING
Crawford Handa out Bi3 Fines ana
says that Others VIII Get
the Limit.


lice court Wednesday morning J, H. HRr-
lSins was fined for peddling short weight
and for working without a license. He
drew s25 and costs and was warned not to
appear in court again under penalty of a
larger fine. II believe it's time to clean
up these peddlers," said Judge Crawford.
They've cheated and swindled the people
long enough and from now on they draw
the limit"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-29
PREFERS BLUBBER AND OIL.
Eskimo Woman Quits Children to Re-
turn TO Old Life.

Seattle, Wash.-American food and
the ways of civilization pleased an
Eskimo woman but a short time.
When she first struck these shores
with her white husband and children
the contrast to her own ice-bound
home was attractive, but soon she
tired of our ways and sighed for the
snow-covered plains of her native
land, for the luscious seal oil and the
succulent blubber.
She arrived here for the recent eX-
position. and her mate decided to
make his home once more among
his own race, purchasing a ranch on
Vashon Island. His wife learned a
little English from neighbors, but
American ways did not appeal to her
and her temper suffered Hubby
traded his ranch and wished to es-
tablish near Springfield, Mo. Wifey,
however, would have none of it. and
learning that it was the white custom
to settle matrimonial troubles in a
law court applied for assistance to
attorneys. Her native land, however,
was faraway. and she had no evidence
of being married, so she contented
herself by just embarking upon the
first steamer bound for the Arctic re-
gions, and our great civilization
knows her no more.