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And now." said Mikey. "iet us see
What we can do at Tripoli"
"All right" they answered. "Hip.
hurrah!
Wen lay our course for Africa"
While all the Monkeys were asleep.
Their ship went ploughing through the
derp.
And when the sun was up next day
They found themselves inside the bay.
The forts began to fire then. i;
And yels went up from all the men.
Lets beat those Monkeys now" cried
And sink their ship beneath the bay"
Each Monkey gunner was well taught.
He trained his gun upon the fort.
And fast and faster flew the balls.
And soon they crushed the fortress
walls.
The Turks at last gave up the fight.
The Monkeys landed there that night;
And when King Victor heard that they
Had won at Tripoll that day.
He called his council. and. said he.
An Admiral should Mikey be.
The Monkeys all were very glad.
But all the Turks were very mad.
Tho Monkeys then set sail again
Cpon the Mediterranean.
Cried Mikey. steer for Italy"
But Teddy answered Home for me-"
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cone II completed. cut a smnli hole
about one-Quarter Of an inch In diam.
"ter In the top OF 1t, and then place Il
In tn" bottom ~ cylinder. az shown In
B, The edges III the cone should he
bent up around the cylinder No az to
make 1t impossible for u fiy to get out.
Cut four small tin pieces. like ID. and
perforate them. 40 they can he sewed to
the bottom OF the cylinder for legs They
should keep the cylinder Just on the
ground. -
Place small dish of syrup under the
finished trap. The flies are killed by
drowning and are easily removed from
the trap by taking of the tin cover.
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ART OF BALANCING TWO SAILS

After you have mastered the art Of
Andins the centre Of effort for a single
sail. you should be ready to try your
skill on the more complicated process OF
6ndlng the centre OF effort for two sails.
which IL . very common rig. especially
In small jib and mainsail boats. such as
. ooy would be likely To knock about In.
While you are not allowed. to NEEDLE
with the rig Of a large sloop or rae
ing knOckabout, and any suggestions
from you might te laughed at II IL still
lots Of fun to measure up the sails Of
some Of these boats that are supposed to
designed. You will probably be aston
ished to find that many of the boats
which are thought by their owners to
bsOthe fines, thing anoat could he
greatly improved by slight alteration
In the cut or the position Of the sails.
This IL especially true Of the jib. and
- this is a sail that can bc easily altered
you may he able to persuade n boat
owner to try something different II
the calculations you make indicate
that 1t would improve the balance
Of the sails. \ nh can be turned ny at
the bottom and held by a few stitches as
an experiment and then, II 1t Is found
that the change makes an Improvement
In the sailing qualities of the boat,
the iib can he permanently altered. The
most common fault with tho jill is in
having II too close to the mainsail,
In order to Illustrate the method Of
finding the centre Of effort in n iih and
mainSail boat suppose We take the sail
plan Of an actual boat which n boy who
lives on the sound designed for himself.
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FLY TRAP A BOY CAN MAKE.

The completed trap II shown In Il. To
make II use a piece ~ wire screen l3
inches by 8 inches Fold It into the
cylindrical shape shown in H. and sew
II At the joining with coarse linen
thread. Use a cover from a tin coffee
can for the top of H.
Cut another piece Of wire screen into
the shape shown In &. II should he i+ta
inches In the longer dimension and An
inches In the shorter. Fold It into the
conical shape seen In the bottom Of the
cylinder ID. and sew II along the join
tAg. as you did the cylinder. When the
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the one at the table is Eat-your- -Crusts,
That quiet one is Speak when yom' re-
Spoken to, and the next to him IL Stop
and-Think. Our twins are named Hello
ing Mother and Winding Mother, and
now ! think you know us all. except my
brother shut the door -after-you, who mas
just stepped out in the hail. and INV
youngest sister. Early-to Bed who is fast
asleep
Henrietta laughed Il know yo,i pow :"
she cried You are the Good Hahit."
"Nunt forgot ~. !.snrisj;a." ;i,cy t.,ilra
after her.
NO, indeed shc oricd smiling hack
a, them II hope ~ know You betvs
every dayi'
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each triangle, 40 as to hnd the areas
by multiplication. The upper triangle
Of the mainsail IL % feet by IN. and
the lower is 1871 by ..
BY multiplying and then taking half
YOU get the area Of each In square feet.
Now find the centre Of effort Of each
triangle by the method explained last
time. and write these areas right over
each point as soon as you find It.
The sun., 1912-07-14
BY David M. Cory

The Monkeys thought that their brigade
Should offer italy its aid
And help the Romans in their fight.
Because their side was in the right.
Now. first they had to get . ship
And with provisions her equip.
And tons Of coal and shot and shell
And other things too long to tell.
For many days they sailed before
The lookout saw man-of-war.
Then one bright noon across the blue
Tho enemy came into view.
"IIurrah!" cried Mikey from the deck.
Lets make their fleet total wreck.
Monks. sight your guns and let 'em 60.
And send those Turkish ships below" /"
Like thunder was the cannons' crash.
Like lightning was the powders fash.
And soon the clouds Of thick black
smoke
Began our hero Monks to choke.
But what cared they. they did not shirk.
Though screaming shells from hostile
Turk
That landed on their vessels deck
Might blow them TO . tiny speck.
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This sum must now he divided by
the sum Of the area OF the sails. which
you get by adding together the three
figures you have written over the three
centres Of effort This gives you 2ol-6.
which divided into 1871 leaves a quo
tient Of about 3 feet 10 inches.
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OV Z R r o N

What Mr.. Pnntoor had written on
the back Of the card was. Whether
this Is a short ton or II long one, II Ia
lG 10. over"
lie could not help thinking how
fortunate II was that he had waited
for Mr.. Pantoor's solution before say
Ing anything about his own. or the
boys would have laughedat him for
slipping up at last on such an easy one.
as they all knew the right answer Just
az soon as he told them he had It. they
handed him another one. which they
said was 40 easy he should he able to
do II at once, but he insisted he had
not time then and put II In his pocket
"a usual.
Next morning Mr.. PantoOr found Il
on his desk. with one OF his maniklns
holding IL up:
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Here In q charade that contains a very
popular sentiment:
Ny first does ahiiction denote.
Which my second IL fatetl to feel.
My whole In sure ant idote
That aftiiction to soften and heal.
Here In a little riddle In verso which
you should he able to g'Iess il you think
about Il for a moment:
Gentle breath OF melting sorrow,
Pleasure does thy garment borrow;
Love on thee is silent hung.
Silence gives to thee a tongue
Pleasing. sweet. without word;
Gently felt and softly heard.
Never seen. though known to be;
Child OF sensibility.
find this famous riddle interesting. Al
most every French child knowe the
answer:
Mes amis. j'ai vacu cent ans ct quciques
mois.
J'aimais cel&brsr Ia jour de ma Nuisance.
DeviDez dc ce jour Ia singulifre absence -
| II n'est pendant cent ans venu que wing
cinq fois!
The three con,ndrums that follow are
very old. but very few persons now living
have heard them. Perhaps you can R,,es.
the answers even better than your grea,
grandfather did
| l. What smells most in the chemis, s
shop?
| 2. What goes from New York to Sleepy
| Hollow without moving.
! What az" ladies always hooking ror
and vet hoping not to hndY
| The answer tn the last one il net "a
man under the he'd 81 you will have To
eueee again. II 10 harder than that.
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EAST RIVER BRIDGE.

Cut these letters apart and sec n yo,I
cannot form n sentence Of them that is
appropriate To the construction OF such
immense iron spans.
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CAN RU 4
60 vlCTlM

That this anagram Is appropriate to
the original will he readily acknowl-
edged by those familiar with the sub
ject. as 1t frequently happens that when
a certain person ls suspected oil manner
~ circumstances can be recalled which
seem TO prove that he is guilty.
\ very clever anaeram can he made
ont ~ the letters in the name:
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At each end OF these three lines you
now have two figures. one an area and
the other IA distance. Multiply each Of
thes" two separately. and set down the
result on slip OF paper. The products
tina, YOU get are called "mompnts" and
you must add them all together. This
Will give you a sum like this:
81 6xl2- equals 9a6 10
SO 3xl0-l0 equals 9Ol--ll
33-9x . equals S2- 4
Total.... 1891
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PATsEY's PUZZLES.

The same idea that presented itself
tn Mr.. Pantoor. to look through the
names ~ all the counties In the State
OF Tennessee. also suggested itself TO
Patsey that afternoon. so nc went to the
public library and got an atlas. After
wading slowly through the ninety ak
names and comparing each with the
copy he had made Of the card. which
raad
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2 2 1 6 lb.

He finally decided that II must be
Wayne county, which was near
enough to weighing to solve the
puzzle.
He WAS no tickled with his own
clevcrness N having solved "a puzzle all
by himself that he hoped Mr.. Pantoor
would not be able to get the answer.
but imagine his establishment when he
found that the correct answer was not
Wayne at all, but
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AUNT MARY'S ANAGRAMS.

The last nnagram must have hecn
more difficult than usual. az so few were
able to make anything Of II. perhaps
on account C: Its length. The letters
To be used were conta med In the words.
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SOME OLD C0NUNDRUMs.
The answer to the charade beginning:
ages ago. when Greece wns young.
And Homer blind and wandering. sung

LE G-H HORN
This il the English name given to the
town of Livorno. a town in Italy. from
which Wa used to get the famous leRhorn
hats. which have lately been supplanted
by the Panama.
The answer to the riddle in verse be-
ginning. Ever eating. never cloying." is
FIRE
Here are the answers to the three
conundrums:
/. The word that is shorter for having
syllable added to i, is Short to which
We add .er' and make it -shorter.'
=. The word that makes u sic il you leave
ont one Of the letters il music"
s. There are several words of Eve let =
ters from which Won may take away two
and leave -one." Such are 'stone, :"
'aione" and atone
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CiRC MSTANrIAI
Evl D { n c &

By transpositlon. the following sem
tcDCe Is formed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-31
Copyright. 1878. National News As.ociAtl

breed Is delicate operation. Then 10
plant the seed and pick out certain
tubcrs and plant these requires great
WIZ and how certain potatoes may be
cheap at dollar each.
Small potatoes ana few in a hIiL
probably means an ill-bred potato, where
he poorest have been used for seed. The
divine energy that takes the special form
called a potato IL very particular at
times. II has its likes. disliltes, pref.
erences. preJudiess. glooms and joys
Some potatoes cross with others most
happily. and others are Erouchy, glum
and unsociable.
Potatoes like a change Of soil aud
climate. They have passion for MI
grating. In Idaho and Greeley county.
Colorado. they raise such crops that J
dare not tell you the truth as to how
many bushels per acre. for fear you
would put me ia the oyercrovdsd
ananiss club. But at a risk. let me say
that six ami seven hundred bushels TO
the acre are not unusual.
But these tremendous crops are mostly
raised from iced carried from Houlton,
Ne. or Fast Aurora, n Y, Just as
the finest roses In California are slipped
Ia Monroe county, New York. Trans
planted 20 a more favorable soil, with
more water and Sunshine. the new pro-
duct Is twice the size Of its parents.
For several years this increase will be
noted and then the breed gets tired.
lsnguishes. grows small becomes sIckly
and has to be abandoned. A rotation Of
crops. or a moving from field to field
Is the only thing that will keep one kind
Of potato from running out.
Potatoes from Maine are sent TO Texas
and all southern states for seed purposes
Potatoes in the south will run about a
hundred bushels 10 the acre. The potato
does not like hot weather, hut a north
EN- potato planted in the south viii often
jump the yield from 100 to 30 bushels
an acre.
The Roycrofters raise several thousand
bushels Of potatoes each year. the Yield
running to 90 or 30 bushels to the acre
The little sprdx or the irregular. crooked
ones We cook in big boilers and mash up
with n4ddlings for the hens and little
pigs as winter feed.
The hens lay eggs and tho pigs evoIvs
into sausage. And spOds. eggs and sau-
raw. rightly combined With ozone. pro-
duco editorials for The American
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-31

And now a bigger cargo still is coming
direct from ireland to be distributed
throughout the United States for seed
purposes.
If we get Irish and Scotch folks for seed
purposes. why not spuds?
The Irlsh potato Is strictly an Amer-
can product. These same merry colenists
who took tobacco over 10 England car
risd with them potatoes.
But potatoes were not raiEed In ireland
to any extent until about $50 years ago.
The transplanting was a lucky stroke for
Ireland. The climate and soil there were
eminently adapted for raising potatoes.
The potztoe saved Ireland from star
walton and turned the tide Of misery to
a life that produced quite a number Of
white hopes. And II is a fact that the
land that win produce good potatoes
will also produce good men.
Ireland has kicked up dust in a politi-
cal way quite beyond It's size. measured
in sqcars miles. Transplanted Irish rule
the world. Trsnspianted potatoes feed
the world. Poetry. potatoes and pOliti-
clans. WY not
And tits move OF bringing potatoes
from across the sea for seed purposes IN
America is eninently scieHtif.-.
Maine has two great eT0pS. potatoes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-31
The Silk Stocking Problem
BY DOROTHY DIX.

One might think that the question Of
whether a working girl wore silk stock
ings or not was one that lay beiwean her
own sole and her pocketbook. Not 30. II
is really not so much a matter Of fash
Ion as problem In ethics.
For the sik stoehihss on the "orhiht
siri ioo' Is the modern ma'er'aiiLanon
,o' 'ne yMh'hsS Lor .sse anu
'uAu'. aiu COMMUNICATING ioo"S" t,ne,s
-ior "h,. , " ma"S poor sirls zen 'n ',,I
""e" sou 'o'"o0''
So So A'"ss Pe'p'us io' os"e"sh -"
WI" sA'. sou .ou,u PoVu jug.
- ~" Wv ~
na-iIo,,sI,. go ,ho ,,-i,,,ro.. ra,h
r.. = M. -..-,',-s-- - ---,-,.-.-
eIu SIN s'oeasuse y" eu' ~. ms
81 'SSS' " p'' ~"
v "e' 50 '',e
- - "o'H "s LHes v" '. ~
w .. - Inu ~ - -
-
-. RI, 30, :, 90" 80 ~.
- :. 80 - - -, -
o,,t :, ,,,,,,,,,,'.. 20. Wv, -.
a.. ~ ~ -
Tbat, t.iI Of foolIsi, axtra,-aganna ~
M ,t.,.u o.. ,sS ,.,a,,,..sa -,
wasl,by ~ wsar ,.,s,a,nS a. tsmn,a,,on
~ ,r,,.ot,,,s na,,,ro ,Sa, 49,. 80
10 count the cost Of gratifying an i'm
pulse. ....
Or ot., .,,,,. ,,,u col, . ..,5.,. ..,.,. e.
thar. r. NO o,hs- tn,,g on ao-,b - g.
r,h,,, ,ra,,c ss ,hat &c U,a,or,,,. - ,,.,.
-s~N--s 49,
~. To- =, a. ,,s0,, a. ~, ,,aa.,s,,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-31
RaIeigh's Old Pipe.

The Indian pipe that Sir Walter Raleigh
smoked up to the time OF his execution
has Just been sold 10 London for nearly
30. The purchaser was Alfred Dunhill
Of London. Two years ago 400 was Of
fered for the pipe and refused. Its yaIIe
was reduced considerably b. the loss OF
a parchment giving It's history. The pipe
Is in four parts, the stem. bowl. bowl
cover and piece into which both stem
and bowl fit It Is a foot In length and
weighs pound. Faces OF Indians. dogs
and what appear TO be monkeys are
carved on IT. Attached to the stem as
part of It is whistle that gives a skrin
call. Inc entire PIPE IL Of ~--99, Kew
YeEk Sun
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-31

put upon their beds. Still there Is moth
ing gained by the kettle calling the pot
black, and a maternal government is Just
as offensive and un-American as a patcr-
nal government. and we want none OF
either. ....,...
Besides which. at this critical moment
in the campaign for votes for women
suffraslsts should address themselves TO
peopla's heads and not their heels. After
women have secured political freedom
those who have mania for reforming
things can tackle the silk stocking demon
~ they life, but f. is criminal TO waste
time and energy now.
Also II IS useless. Not all the statutes
that could be written in the statute
books backed up by the supreme court
and the power O. the standing army
could make lovely woman wear a thing
she didn't want 10, or take II off II sAe
didn't want 10. Only that intangible and
puissant force. known as fashion. can
add to or take away 50 much az a string
from women's apparel.
The most interesting and the most
amusing Illustration that has ever been
given Of this is the effort that Queen
Mary has just made 10 reform the pres
ent uItra-idiotic styles in women's clothes
Queen Mary. WHO is lcVri-headed
sensible, practical woman, obsorved that
the skin-tlght skirts that are the fashion
afford neither warmth nor comfort. that
the short sleeves and low neeEs through
which the wind whistles In winter are
first aid to pneumonia and bronchitis
Furthermore. that grandmothsrs were
wearing costumes that exposed every
angle or pound Of fat they possessed to
the cruel world.
Therefore, the queens first act when
she came to her throne was to bar the
hopble skirts. the decolIette walking dresE
and the near slecge from her presence,
and to set the example OF wearing SEN
sible clothes by having her dresses made
ample Of skirt win long sleeves ard h'gh
necks and general vintage Of the year
800 about them.
But did she succeed? Oh, my suffering
sisters. have you noticed the pictures Of
the Durbar? There's the queen In her
comfy full petticoais. and there are the
ladies Of the court as skin tight as Pa
qJdn and the Cabot Sosurs can make
them. Not even majesty could work the
miracle OF making women wear clothes
mat weren't smart. and in which they
look dowdy. ..
Any woman who attempts to regulate
what other women shall wear qualities
for the role Of Donna oalxote. This is
especially true in this country. where
every woman is bern with the iaaliensble
Tight to life. liberty and the pursuit OF
the fashions, unhindered by any other
person. but the matter Of whbh the
Washington woman complains. and
which she wishes to see reformed By the
stern hand Of the Law. Is not 50 mini
portazt a. IL seems.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-31
Love and Death

Love with his flaming wings forever
.btateth
At the fast-barred doors Of Deaths
eSoce:
with yearning Lips and longing eyes en-
tresteih
That vsinly life TO man should not be
showed.
From earliest ages of the worlds crea-
ton
From the first silent dawn of cleaning
light
Love stu hath sought in patient suppl
cation
Freedom for msn-the vsssals Of Deaths
Yea. at the last. the hands Of Love shall
The bou6s whereby the soul Of nan is
bound:
The gates Of Hell shall not prevail for
ever
immortal Joys. sought. lOnged for. shat
be found
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-31
The Manicure Lady

say anything like a knock about dead Il
ones. no matter how seldom they buy q
Gee. George. could 20 on by the hour
telling you about the Latin language. =
but It would be like casting pearls be-rs
fore pigs and 1 think my time is too
precious for that. -.
"Wilfred and me was Just saying the y
other night that II Is pity more pepoie II
don't know them old dead languages Ike =
Latin and GreekSkrit. OF course poor !.
wilfred didn't really have license to-.
talk that way on account Of the fact thai
all he knows is English and very little
OF that, but he has heard me talking
Latin and many a tine he has told me Z.
that he wished he had learned IL. 80 he =
could write for them swell magazines i
instead Of for the Flour and Feed Ca.
Zette. lie said IL he could put a Latin /,
word now and then into his poems he :,
might sell them to swell magazines, ia
stead Of to trade papers" -,
1T hinE the dead languages. you
know" said the Head Barber. Il knew
fellow once that could speak seven !.
languages and couldn't order q drink IN
any one OF them It's native brightness
that counts. kiddo-native brightness. the
only thing that mades me successful Bur ;
what's the use in chewing the rag about
native brightness and success. when .
them two things is so far beyond youe@
Gee. wish could dig up SO sonewheress-
TO pay my rent"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-31
The Last Of Slavery
by REV. THOMAS II. GREGORY.
By Tad

TO stare off the consequences Of wrong
action. When men or nations violate
the law Of right they must settle for
the violation IN full, prayers and penance
10 the contrary notwithstanding. Hence
II happens that the nation must suffer.
as but few nations have suffered in5
the course OF history. before II cancels
that jamestown transaction with tho-
word OF 1856 Neither slavery nor in4l
voluntary servltude. except as a pun.
ishment for crime whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted. shalt
exist within the United States or auy
place subject 10 its Jurisdiction"
Receiving the ratification OF twenty
seven Of the thirty-six states at the
time In the union, the secretary of state
announced the result in a formal state
ment 10 congress. aud the fact became
a part Of the fundamental law OF the
land
II IL not generally known that the
validity Of the famous thirteenth amend
ment was seriously questioned by no less
a parsonage than Mr.. Lincoln himself.
In the last speech that the martyr pres-A
ident ever made. only three days be-
htaaiis h' NpuAsHutu NuaA NuH
ratification by three-fourths OF all the
states. including those In rebellion. was
necessary 70 the validity OF a constItu-
tiona amendment. Said Mr. lincoln IN
the speech referred to: 1T has BEEN
argued that no more than three-fourths
Of those states that have not attempted
secession are necessary TO ratify an
amendment I do not commit myself
against this. further than 10 say thae
such a ratification would be Questionable.
and sure 10 be perslstently questioned.
whilst e ratification by three-fourths OF
ali the states would be unquestioned and
unauestionable.' ~
However. whether legal or illegal. ths.
deed was done, and done for all time,
very much to the Joy Of US all. ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-31

Dutch slave trader with twenty negroes
for sale. The settlers bought them, and
then there began the trouble which was
to worry the whole nation for nearly two
centuries and half. and which was TO
be got rid of at last at the cost OF
million lives and billions Of treasure. II
they had only closed the door In the
face OF that Dutchman, and ordered him
to be gone with his negroes. what diff
ferent thing the history Of our country
would have been!
Things had begun TO make themselves
strong by H." says the great Shakes
peere. Do wrong. and you must do
sim more to prop up the first wrong
and sooner or later must came the bloody
reckoning
When wise men and good. north and
south. first began TO realize the wrong
that had been committed in establishing
slavery in our midst, they began TO
tremble and to pray; but they apparently
did not know that prayer Is poweFless