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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
Tom Hickathrift
He was amazed to see the weapons
From a Collection by e. Rhys.

, elled with the beer was upward OF twenty
miles, for, although there was shorter
cut through the Marsh, no one burst 80
that way for fear Of n monstrous giant
who was lord Of a portion OF the district
and who killed or made slaves OF every
one he could lay his hands upon.
Now, in the course OF time. Tom was
thoroughly tired OF going such round
about way, and. without telling his plans
10 any one. he resolved 10 pass through
the giants domain or lose his life In the
attempt. This was q bold undertaking.
but good living had so increased Toms
strength and courage that, ycnturesomn
as he was before, his hardness was much
increased, and he would have faced a
still greater danger. lie accordingly
drove his cart IN the forbidden direction,
Ringing the gates wide open, as II for
the purpose of making his daring more
plain 10 be seen.
At length he was espled by the giant.
who was In a rage at his holiness, but
consoled himself by thinking that Tom
and the beer would soon become his prey.
"Sirrah," said the monster who gave
you permission to come this way? DO
you know how / make all stand In fear
OF meH And you, like an impudent rogue
must come and fling my gates open at
your pleasurel Are you careless OF your
life? DO not you care what you do? But
/ will make you an example for all rogues
under the sun! Dost thou not see how
many thousand heads hang upon yonder
tree-heads OF those who have offended
against my laws? But thy head shall
hang higher than ali the rest for an eN-
ample" But Tom made him answer: "A
disclout In your teeth for your news, for
you shall not find me 10 be one OF them
mo" said the giant in establishment and
Indignation, "and what a fool you must
be II you come 10 fight with such a one
as / am. and bring never a weapon 20
defend YOURSELF Quoth Tom, II have
weapon here that will make you know
you are a traitorly rogue" This speech
highly incensed the giant. who immed-
ately ran TO his cave for his club, In
tending to dash out Toms brains at one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
JOHANN'S SONG.

mother and Grctel must never see him
heavy hearted and discouraged, for was
not life dark and uninteresting enough
for them without letting them see his
worriment7
johann was passionately fond OF music.
but he had heard very little. The choir
leader OF his small village said he thought
Johann had a golden voice." and wished
lie knew enough TO teach him more, but
the modest boy always smiled him away
Very often as he tended his sheep he
made mp little songs. and when he got
home I'm the evening he sang them to his
mother and GreteL Mother was serenely
happy then, and Gretel would jump for
Joy. often they all sang together over
their lrown bread and cheese, and the
little room would just ring with song
one day, as Johann was sitting on a
rock watching his sheep and knitting he
suddenly felt very Hight hearted for right
near him he saw some dainty blue violets
the first OF the year. He threw his
knitting into n tuft OF grass near by and
ran toward a young willow, just few
steps away lie hastily pulled n big
jackllnife from his pocket and I'm a very
short time had made very fine little
whistle He tried it, and q sounded as
clear as a flute. He blew several notes
but he was so happy that he then also
threw his pipe into the grass and burst
into singing with a full rich voice that
sounded clear and sweet:
"Mcine Gretel war I'm wald
Sic hat mir Elm Blume gcbracht
Die Blume war so schon,
Sic aber list noch sch0ner"'
Then he jumped and pulled up some
reeds. Just then he heard a whistle, and
soon saw gentleman coming down the
footpath AS he came nearer, Johann
saw II was no other than Herr Eapali-
mcister Bauer. who led the great con
certs at Berlin. Johann had once seen
pictures of him I'm scrapbook and re-
membered the wonderful face. Well. re
was astonished! He pulled at his shor;
green Jacket and wondered If IT were all
true
The musician came up, smiling very
kindly, and said: Sing some more. ny
lad. | have walked two miles to hear you.
Herr Arndt the choirmaster Is my
frisnd. DO sing on" Johunn's eyes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
DRAWING MADE
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bundle over his shoulders and walked
away with II without difficulty and left
them all gaping after him
After this exploit Tom was no longer
allowed to be idle. Every one tried TO
secure his services. and we are told many
tales of his mighty strength. On one &C.
casion having been offered as great a
bundle Of frewood as he could carry. he
marched off with one of the largest trees
in the forest. Tom was also extremely
fond Of attending fairs and in cudgelling,
wrestling or, throwing the hammer there
was no one who could compete with him.
He thought nothing of Ringing a huge
hammer into the middle OF river a
mile off. and, in fact, performed such
extraordinary feats that the folk began
10 have a fear Of him.
Al length a brewer at Lynn, who re-
quired strong, lusty fellow TO carry his
recr 10 the Marsh and to Wisbeach, after
much persuasion and promising him
new suit of clothes and as much as he
liked TO eat and drink, secured Tom for
his business. The distance he daily srav-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20

Long before William the Conqueror
there dwelt a man in the Isle or Ely
named Thomas Hickathrift, poor labor
ing man, but so strong that he was able
10 do I'm one day the ordinary work OF
two. He had an only son, whom he
chrIstened Thomas, after his own name
The old man put his son 10 good learning,
but he would take none, for he was none
OF the wisest. but something soft, and
had no docility at all In him. God call
ing this good man, the father, TO his rest.
his mother, being tender Of him, kept him
by her hard labor as well as she could;
but this was no easy matter, for Tom
would sit all day I'm the chimney corner
instead Of doing anything 10 help her,
and. although at the time we are speak
ing Of he was only ten years old, he
would eat more than four or five ordinary
men, and was five feet and q half In
height and two feet and half broad
His hand was more like a shoulder OF
mutton than boys hand, and he was
altogether like little monster; but yet
his great strength was not known.
Toms strength came TO be known in
this manner; his mother, It seems, as well
as himself, for they lived in the days Of
merry old England slept upon straw.
Now, being tidy old creature she must
every now and then have a new bed, and
one day, having been promised a bottle
Of straw by a neighboring farmer, after
much begging, she got her son TO fetch
It. Tom, however. made her borrow cart
rope first before he would bulge a step,
without saying what he wanted It for; but
the poor woman. too glad to gain his help
upon any terms, let him have II at once.
Tom, swinging the rope round his shout
der, went to the farmers and found him
with two men thrsshing in barn. Having
told what he wanted. the farmer said he
might take as much as he could carry.
Tom at once took him at his word and,
placing the rope in right position, rapid
~ made up bundle Containing at least
a CARLOAD. the men teering at him all the
while. Their merriment, however. did not
last long for Tom flung the enormous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT
THE FLEET?

We are wondering how many OF our
readers were fortunate enough to go
aboard some Of the many battleships
that were lately at anchor In our
waters.
No one. we feel sure, can possibly
imagine the perfection of detail that
exists i'm each one of these ships; no
one can appreciate the great effort of
providing for and maintaining one OF
the least of them. to say nothing OF
commanding the whole fleet, unless he
has paid a visit to one and gone care
fully over it from the hold very nearly
90 ne masthead
All the sea stories we have read in
the past tell us about the old type OF
warships, but very few at present deal
with the vast assortment OF electrical
devices and modern guns and new Sig
mailing operations. Books will soon be
written with all these exciting details,
and. of course. if we have actually seen
these things stories about them will he
more thrilling-to most Of us.
Crowds Of people daily passed along
/ the rivers side watching these grim
ships, but how many really under
stood their real strength, their real
meaning, and why they were thereE
We hope that our readers knew the
names and tonnage Of some, and the
differences between cruiser, armored
cruiser, battleship, dreadnought, SUI
per-dreadnOught, auxiliary cruiser, etc.
OF course. It is not absolutely impor-
tant to know these differences, but it
certainly will give us little more i'll
telligent view Of our navy and naval
matters. All young and old Ameri-
cans. of course, should know a little
about the things which have TO do with
the American nation.
We young people should not take
everything for granted about our gov
eminent and institutions; we should
ask or try in some other way to ma
ont about the things we hear spoken
of so often. If we persist in our own
research we shall he surprised in a
wear or so to discover how much we
have learned.
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must come with me to Berlin; we must
teach you"
Now, | suppose you want to know jus;
what happened 10 Johann after that.
Wen, when the great man got into his
train. homeward bound, that week, the
many people that recognized him Won
dered at a strange little group that was
with him-a dear, whlte-haired. clear-
eyed but sightlcss old lady, a rosy little
girl and husky. hrown-cheeked lad.
The three were as quaint as they We're
merry.
That year Johann began his music
study. and he worked very very hard.
And In a few years he was "A beautiful
singer Ife sang some OF his own songs
to many great people and was loved by
al the music lovers OF his time. I am
very sure your grandmother heard him
In her girlhood days, and remembers his
glorious voice ana dark eyes that cleaned
when be sang his simple, beautiful bal
lads that he once sang to Gretel in the
hills
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20

rosy red apple or bit OF maple sugar.
any OF which some one at the land own
cr's large house was sure 10 give him on
his way home. for Johann was a favorite.
DO you know why? Just because he al
ways greeted people with a happy smile
and a "can / help your air about him.
During the day he thought great
deal about his mother and little Gretel
and wondered and wondered how he
could help them with the few thalcrs he
received for the whole summer. Proba-
hly Grctel would never be able TO study
at a university. This was his dream for
her. for GrctcI really was so clever for a
girl. And SO he was often very thought
ful But as soon as he ran into the
house ne was as happy as bird in the
air lie wished so much that he might
make lis mother and Gretel happy ard
comfortable, But once in the house,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
THUMBIKIN

once on a time there was a woman
who had an only son. and he was no
taller than your thumb; and so they
called him Thumbikin.
Now. when he had come to be old
enough 10 know right and wrong, his
mother told him TO go out and WOO him
a bride, for now. she said, II was high
time he thought about getting a wife.
When Thumbikin heard that he was very
glad. SO they got their driving gear In
order and set of. and his mother put
him into her bosom. Now they were
going to a palace where there was an
awfully big Princess, but when they
had gone a bit OF the way Thumbikln
was lost and gone. His mother hunted
for him everywhere, and bawled TO him.
and wept because he was lost. and she
couldn't find him again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20

blow. Tom was now much distressed for
weapon, as by some chance he had for
got one, and he began to reflect how
very little his whip would help him
against monster twelve feet In height
and six feet round the waist. But while
the giant was gone for his club Tom
bethought himself, and. turning his cart
upside down. adroitly takes out the axle
tree, which would serve him for a staff,
and removing a wheel, fits II to his arm
instead OF a shieid-very good weapons,
indeed, OF time OF trouble, and worthy Of
Toms wit When the monster returned
with his club he was amazed to sec the
weapons with which Tom had armed
himself; but uttering a word OF defiance,
he bore down upon the poor fellow with
such heavy strokes that it was as much
as Tom could do to defend himself with
his wheel Tom. however, at length cut
the giant such heavy blow with the
axletree on the side OF his head that he
nearly reeled G<er. What said Tom,
have you drunk Of my strong beer al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
FAIRY FOOTBALL.

To play at this you must blow feur
eggs and paint them nicely with coiiese
colors. or bars, or stripes, or anything
YOU fancy. Then borrow four tunb,ess
from mother, telling her that there isn
the least danger OF your breaking thefn'
and put two at each end OF long tao'e'
These are your goals, and when you
Rave divided yourselves into two Teams
YOU must lean against the table and Wy
to blow your shells between the snsny
tumblers, while blowing away those oe-
longing TO the other side.
Fairies. OF course. play this game WITH
their feet; but yours would be TOO hea'y
for the delicate egg shells, and you WA
get no end of fun by showing how Gle"
erly you can blow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
Johann, the Shepherd Singer

danced. but he could only say, THANK
you, sir, Thank your
What were you singing as came up!
''Oh. Just a nothing. 1 was thinking OF
little Gretel, my sister, and 1t just came
out"
"Ah! So you are inspired, too-you
compose. I see. DO you ever put down
what you sing?"
ooh. no, sir! I don't know how very
we'll; and then ! would have to write all
day long If | could, and then where would
my sheep be? Those snatches come 10
nv mind ard bother me, and must come
out really can't help it,
Cannot help it. hey? Well, your sheep
must CO. laughed tife musician. You
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
BY Lucy Adelaide Khasan.

Years and years ago there were boys
who stayed in the fields and miEo"d
sheep. They were very happy among the
golden daffodils, heather, harebells, fox
gloves and daisies, and could sing away
to their hearts content Now. | am &c
ing TO tell you about German boy whose
name was Johann. He lived with his
blind mother and little Sister. Gretel' n
a tiny, white, UNCOVERED cottage in =
thicket on one side was a hollow and
on the other a great clearing, Whlch pc
longed to a rich land owner and mere
Johann spent his days. He loved his
little sister and poor blind mother ana
never forgot to bring them some flowers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
Puzzle Answers

PUZZLE PICTURE-Folded City An
swer: Philadelphia. This was obtained
by folding over the extreme right col
umn Of figures and laying it on the ex-
IRENE left hand column Of figures.
JUMBLED INCONSISTENCIES: Column
bus Bismarck. Gladstone. Cesar.
Napoleon. Grant Washington. Lin
coin. Wellington. Cromwell
hidden PRONERBS.-Answ
!. Sjill waters run deep.
q Fast bird. fast find.
.. More haste, less speed
GUESS THE WORD.-Answer: Per-
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
Tribune Junior Forum

Published in the interest OF boys ana
0irJs TO furnish Information and dmuse-
ment and to gire them an opportunity
TO cypress Themselves.
An contributions and letters shontd
DC addressed to the Editor Of t9e THO
pne Junior Forum. NeIC-IOrk THonne'
ia Nassau street.
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Puzzles
ENIGMA.
fcadiculai

Aiy first is in REAL. but not i'm TRUE;
Ny second in BROTH but not in BREW
Ny third is in FINAL. but not In LAST:
NJ fourth Is In ENDED. but not i'm PAST:
NV nttp Is ln SHOUT but not in SPEAK /:
Ms sixth Is i'm MONTH. but not i'm WEEK
Nv whole Is q city whose spiendor and
fame
Are brighter by many a noble name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
THE WEEKS POEM
THE TIGER.
BY William Blake.

Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forest Of the night!
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the ardor of thine eyes?
on what wings dare he aspire
What the hand dare seize the fire?
And what shoulder, and what art
Could twist the slnewS OF thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand form'd thy dread feet?
What the hammer, what the chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
Did God smile his work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
HE GOT THE JOB.

Merchant-Aren't you the boy who was
I'M here a week ago?
Appllcant-Yes, sir.
Merchapt-I thought so. And didn't ]
tell you then that | wanted an older
boy?
Kpplicant-Yes, sir; that's why I'm hero
now, Boston Transcript
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
SNIPPETS.

The next time it rains, get two or
three sheets of white and brown paper
wrapping paper will do, and then try
and see what fine snippets you can make
Cut out anything from the white paper
tirst-a bird, a flower, an animal, then
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
PIED RIVERS oF.NoRTH AMERICA.

Satin NecwreaL Noyku Ihoo. Kenzi-
came. Alimbocu. Odolorac Iro Danger.
Nectocutnic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
CHARADE.

Ny first means 10 create:
Ny next, TO turn about;
Nv whole Is temporary
a substitute. no doubt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20

glue the snirpet on the piece OF brown
paper.
The picture will show you how wei
the snippet really looks when finished.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-09
The Crested Rat.

The crested rat OF East Africa Is re-
markable. first. because Of the great
length OF the black and white hasrs
down the ridge Of the back, which arr
rendered the more conspicuous because
the hairs along the sides OF the body
are so short and so differently colored
being brownish gray and looking fo'
all the world as II some one had taker
a pair OF scissors and maliciously shorr
of the decorative hair. leaving only
dull underfur; secondly. It is remark
able because the skull has a roofing OF
bones exactly resembling that OF some
turtles, while. furthermore. this ROOT
has a graduated appearance recalling
that presented by the skulls Of certaih
fishes. In its habits II appears to be
arboreal. while from the structure OF
| its teeth It would appear TO be at least
partly ilsectivorous.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-09
MINISTER SHOOTS TWO MEN
One Of Them MORALLY Wounded in
Louisiana.

Greensburg, La, Dec 9.-Three
men. each armed with shotgun.
stood up and fired at each other I'M
I'll one was MORALLY wounded. the
other so badly disabled he could not
fire, and the third, a preacher, slight
ly hurt Thursday evening in a remote
section of the parish, according to
reports brought here yesterday. The
minister, Fleet Harrel, took Mrs
Charles Lindsey into his home after
she separated from her husband.
This enraged Lindsey and Thursday
he met the minister in front of the
latter's home. told him he was arm
ed and suggested Harrell get his gun.
The minister slipped into his house
got his gun and on returning fired at
Lindsey just as the latter shot at
him. Lindsey fell.
Nat Lindsey, son of Charles. then
rushed up and after the elder man
had got to his feet both fired at the
minister. In the exchange Of shots
the son was MORALLY wounded, the
father was shot again, but will live
and the minister was inly slightly
hurt The preacher assisted the
wounded men into a wagon to be
taken to a physician.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-09
MAY END MYSTERY
Burlington and Rutland Police Inter
ested in Extradition Case


Rutland, Dec. 6.-Chief of Police
Ellsworth has arrested George Hoop
er, member OF private detective
agency in this city, at the request of
Chief of Police Russell of Burilng.
ton and the arrest may solve several
mysterious thefts about this city and
in Burlington.
Hooper is wanted for alleged con-
nection with the theft of a large
quantity of butter from a freight car
in Burlington a short time ago.
Francis Poirrier under arrest in
New York charged WITH completely
in the same theft and fighting ex-
tradition, is believed TO be Francis
Poirrer, the senior member of the
detective agency in this city, who
has been missing since the Proctor
railroad station was robbed a few
weeks ago.
The Poirrier who is alleged TO
have robbed the station was arrested
in Syracuse, N. Y, with some of the
mileages on his person and others
were found where he had sold them
Now the Burlington police want him
for the alleged theft of butter.
When Poirrer arrives in Burling-
ton and he and Hooper are looked
over by Rutland and Burlington peo-
pie it is expected the police of the
two cities will have settled several
questions which now perplex them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
sSvy ., die Town and iIIEse Told Brisfh
snr Dszu ResderH

The Young ladies gymnasium class
will meet this week on Wednesday
evening instead of tonight because
of the fact that Mr.. Phillips will be
speaking in the gym.
Tonight in the Y. NJ. C. A. gymnas-
ium Harry Phillips of London, will
speak on the subject, "All Night in
East London" He will be sure to
please and interest every man and
woman who attends the lecture.
Admission % cents.
The Life Problem class of the Y.
NJ c. A. will meet for supper at $50
on Tuesday evening and will be led
in the discussion following by II. H..
Kibbey of North Bennington, who
will have as his subject THE Prep
aration for Life Work.
''All Night in East London" will
be the subject of talk-by Harry
Phillips tonight in the Y. NJ. c. A.,
gymnasium. 1t will be filled with
humor and pathos and will be inter-
esting to all who can attend the lee
ture. Admission 20 cents.
he buSlHehS lutu 3 CldSS III inc
gymnasium will meet on Tuesday
and Friday evenings from 8 to 6 o.
clock. Some new life has been in
stilled into this group of would be
athletes and more of the old guard
should find the time and place again.
More than one hundred men at
tended the meeting for men in the
Library hall yesterday to listen to
Harry Phillips of London, who spoke
on "The Present Labor Unrest and
its relation to the Church. He
had large view of the present stu
alton throughout the world and mis-
ideas were practical and his words
were received with interest by the
men present who represented every
class of the men of the village. His
dominant idea was industrial peace
rather than strife and yet withal a
strong suggestion that the church
use its influence to assist worthy
men and women to better conditions
in their environments and other vi
tai relationships of life.
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Two Monster Beetles.

The largest bug known to the old
world entomologists is the gigantic Go
Hath beetle. which is found along the
Kongo river in Africa. Goliath is up
ward of six inches in length from the
tip OF his nose to the neither end OF his
hard shelled body and has pair OF
gauzy wings folded up under his arms.
either Of which is as large as a lady's
face veil. But Goliath is a pygmy
when compared with the elephant bee
tie Of Venezuela. an chronological 81
ant which weighs nearly a pound and
which has wing spread equal TO that
OF a mallard duck. Both Of these bugs
are rare.