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aByFRANCES BOYD CALHOUN
CHAPTER XVlI.-Contlnued.
Copyright, by Reilly & Britton Co..

Maurice loves you, too"-she hoped
to conciliate him; "he says you are
the brightest kid In town."
kid" was the scornful echo,
"'cause he's so big and tall, he's got
to call me a kid. Well, he'd jes'
a-wastin' hi'self lovin' me; 1 don't
like him an I amt a-goin' to never like
him, an soon's I put on long pants
he's got to get bout the worses' lickin'
he ever did see
Say, does you kiss him like you
does me-" he asked presently, look
ing up at her with serious, unsmiling
face.
She hid her embarrassment in a
laugh.
Don't be foolish, Billy" she replied.
"TIl bet he's kissed you more'n
fifty hundred times"
There's Jimmy whistling for you,"
said Miss Cecilia. How do you two
boys make that peculiar whistle? /
would recognize 1t anywhere"
"Is he ever kiss you YETI" asked the
child.
II heard that you and Jimmy
whipped Ed Brown because he imi-
tated your own particular whistle.
Did your"
How many times Is he kiss your"
asked Billy.
The young girl put her arm around
him and tried to nestle his little body
against her own.
I'm too big, anyway, for your real
sweetheart" she said. why, by the
time you are large enough to marry l
should be an old maid. You must have
Frances or Lima for your sweetheart"
AN let you have Maurice!" he
sneered.
She stopped to lay her flushed
cheek against his own.
Honey" she softly said. Maurice
and I are going to be married soon;
I love him very much and 1 want you
to love him too"
He pushed her roughly from him.
AN you jes' 'ceived me all the
time" he cried, IAN me a-loVin' you
better'n anybody / ever see sence rs
born? An you a Sunday-school teach
er? I amt never a-goin' to trus' no
body no mo-. Good-by, Miss Cecilia"
She caught his hand and held 1t
fast. 81 want you and Jimmy to be my
little pages at the wedding, and
dear little white satin suits all
trimmed with gold braid"-she tried
to be enthusiastic and arouse his in
terest; "and Lima and Frances can be
little fower-girls and we'll have such
q beautiful wedding"
Jimmy an Lima an Frances al be
all the pages an fower-girls an
brides an grooms they wants to, but
you can't rope me in" he scornfully
replied. "Ps done with you an amt
v goin' to have me mo- sweet
heart long S I live"
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MEX|CANS BUTCHER
CITIZENS OF U. S.
FALL ARRAIGNs STATE DEPART.
MENT FOR ITS FAILURE TO
SECURE REDRESS.
MADE NO PROTESTS
Senator Swanson Says If Reports Arc
True, We Should Hang Our Heads
In Shame and Dlssraee-other
Countries Get Redress.

Washington.-In q strong arraign-
ment of the United States govern
ment for it's failure to secure redress
for injuries to American citizens
and property, resulting from the Mex
lean instruction and revolution, Sem
ator. Albert B. Fall of New Mexico de-
clared in the Senate that this country
would not regain its prestige in Mext-
co in fifty years.
He declared that China, Germany
and other countries had forced Me1i-
CO to make restitution for the dam
ages inflicted on their citizens. Thus
far, he said, the United States had
done nothing. He added that because
of the course Of the State Depart
ment, the people of Mexico believe
that this country is behind the Madero
government and that 1t was respon-
sible for the overthrow of President
Diaz, in the interest Of Madero.
IF the people Of the United States
knew all the facts" declared Senator
Fall, mot all the soldiers in the counr
try would be able to prevent the
crossing of the border, because OF
the indignation that would be arous,
ed. And yet nothing has been done
to relieve the most intolerable condi-,
ton that American citizens were ever
compelled to undergo" I
Senator Fall urged the adoption 3of
the resolution %instructing the War
Department to ascertain the extent OF
the damage caused by Mexican bullets
fired across the American line during
the engagements last year at Doug
las, Ariz., and Ell Paso. He declared
the resolution did not Ego far enough
He said there had been no word OF
protest from the American govern
ment although its citizens had been
killed, women outraged, and over
$500, 900, 900 worth of property de,
stroyed by Mexicans."
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at which persons may be recognized
by their faces and figures, says the
Scientific American. If one has good
eyes,, the Germans claim, one cannot
recognize a person whom he has seer
but once before at a greater distance
than 25 meters (82 feet). If the per
son Is we'll known to one, one may
recognize him at from so to 100 me-
tiers, and If 1t Is a member Of ones
family. even at $50 meters. The
whites Of the eyes may be seer at
from 81 to % meters, and the eyes
themselves at u to 70 meters. The
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CHAPTER XVIII.
CIoser Than a Brother.

closer IMAM d 6TOt1GTs
It was a bad, rainy day. Jimmy and
Billy were playing in Sarah James
cabin, she, however, being in happy
ignorance Of the fact Her large
stays, worn to the preaching the night
before, were hanging on the back OF a
chair.
"Ain't I glad I don't have to wear
no corset when I puts on long pants?"
remarked Billy, pointing to the article.
"Ain't that a big one? It's twice 8
big s Aunt M~inerva's."
my mamma wears a big co'set,
too" said Jimmy; II like fat wom-
ans mother sight better n lean ones.
Miss Minerva's bout the skinniest
woman they is; when I get married
I'm going to pick me out the latest
wife / can find, SO when you set
In her lap at night for her to rock you
to sleep you'll have a soft place to put
your head, while she sings to you"
THE major-he's mos . plump
enough for two" said Billy, taking
down the stays and trying to hook
them around him.
1T sho' is big" he said; II berlieve
it's big 'nough to go round both OF
u.s."
Les see If t amt" was the other
boys ready suggestion.
He stood behind Billy and they put
the stays around both little bodies,
while, with much squeezing and gig
Cling, Billy hooked them safely up
the front. The boys got in front OF
Sarah James one looking-glass and
danced about laughing with glee.
Were like the twinses what was
growed together like mamma read me
bout" declared the younger child.
Presently they began to feel un'
comfortable, especially Jimmy, whose
fat, round little middle was tightly
compressed.
Here, unlock this thing, Billy, and
les take her off," he said. I'm
bout to pop OPEN"
"All right" agreed his companion
He tugged and pulled, but could get
only the top and bottom hooks un'
clasped; the middle ones refused tc
bulge.
II can't get these-here hooks tc
come loose" Billy said.
Jimmy put his short, fat arms
around him and tried his hand, but
with no better success. The stays
were such a snug fit that the hooks
seemed glued.
1--WE sho' Is in a fix" said Billy
gloomily: look like God all time let
tin US git in trouble"
You think of more fool stunts tc
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teal. Where they can be found in
what approaches alignment, so that
the line will not have to zigzag too
much, the sahuara up in the canons
through which the line will pass are
to be utilized for the purpose of at
taching brackets to which the wires
will be fastened. And so the secret Is
out.
Along the proposed line 1t is diff
cult to set poles, owing to the rocky
nature Of the country traversed. Not
only Is this the case, but it Is diff
cult to get the poles up there In the
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Can't nc woman at all 'cepting my
mama and Miss Cecilia kiss me. But
Leon Is bout the kissingest kid they
is; why, he'd just as soon g not let
Frances and Lima kiss him; he amt
got no better sense. Course I gotta
let Miss Cecilia kiss me cause she's
bout the plumpest Sunday school
teacher they is and the Bible say II
your Sunday school teacher kiss you
on one cheek turn the other cheek and
let her kiss you on that, too and I
all time bound to do what the Bible
say. You d better call him back,
Frances, and kiss him, you and Lima
re 50 stuck on him."
IL would mt kiss him to save his
life," declared Frances; "he g got the
spindliest legs l ever saw"
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factory down by the railroad, and
angels JUS all time make they arms
and legs, like niggers do at the chair
factory, and all God got to do Is JUS
glue EN- together, and stick in their
souls. God got bout the easiest Job
they is"
~ thought angels jes' clam the
golden stair and play they harps,'
said Billy.
"Ain't we going to look sweet at
Miss Cecilia's wedding?" said Frances,
after a short silence.
"I IL betcher I II be the cutest kid
in that church," boosted Jimmy con-
ceitedly. you coming. amt you,
Billy"
Il gotter 60" answered that Tilted
swain, gloomily, Aunt Minerva amt
got nobody to leave me with at home.
l jes' wish she d git married"
"Why would mt you be q page,
Billy?" asked Lima.
"Cause 1 did mt hafto," was the
snappish reply.
Il bet my mama give her the nnest
present they is," Dragged the smaller
boy; "I reckon it cost bout a million
dollars"
Mother gave her g handsome cut
glass vase" said Lima.
ut looks like Doctor Stanford would
we give Miss Cecilia those twinses
for a wedding present" said Frances.
who is that little boy sitting on
your porch, jimmy" asked Lima, no.
ticing for the first time a lonely-look-
ing child.
That's Leon Upton, Aunt Elias lit
tie boy. He just come out from Mem
phis to spend the day with me- and I'll
be awful glad when he goes home;
he's bout the stuck-up-est kid they Is,
and skeery? He s bout the 'fraidest
young un eve you see. And look at
him now! Wears long curls like a girl
and don't want to never get his clean
clo'es dirty"
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To Investigate PaYIors Accounts.

Danville, Va.-An investigation OF
the accounts Of City Treasurer viii.
liam S. Paylor was ordered by the
finance committee of the city council.
Paylor left his home a few days ago
and has not been located. A letter
received said that Paylor did not ex.
pect to return. A superficial exam.
ination of PayIor's accounts indicated
that they were correct, but the coun'
Gil committee and the mayor ordered
his office closed and the accounts in-
vestigated. Paylor's wife is pros
rated.
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~ think he 9 a beautiful little boy"
championed Lima. Call him over
here, Jimmy"
Nav, l don't want to. You all ii
like him a heap better over there; he's
one O. these-here kids what the fur
der you get sway from o'em, the better
you like EN-"
HE sho' do look lonesome" said
Billy; "vite him over, Jimmy"
"Leon!", screamed his cousin, you
can come over here If you wantta."
The lonesome-looking little boy
promptly accepted the invitation, and
came primly through the two gates.
He walked proudly to the swing and
stood, cap in hand, waiting for an in
PRODUCTION.
why did mt you clam the fence,
stead Of coming th'oo the gates?"
growled Jimmy. "You bout the prissi-
est boy they is. Well, why don't you
set DOWN."
Introduce me, please" said the
elegant little city boy.
"Interduce your grandma's pussy
CATS" Knocked Jimmy. "Set down, l
tell YOU"
Frances and Lima made room for
him between them and soon gave him
their undivided attention, to the in
tense envy and disgust Of the other
two little boys,
II am Lima Hamilton" said the lit
tie girl on his right.
"And l m Frances Black, and jim
my ought to be 'shamed to treat you
like he does"
Il knows a turrible skeery tale" re-
marked a malicious Billy, looking at
Lima and Frances. IF y all want
girls l d tell it to YOU"
1--WE are mt any more scared n you,
William HILL" cried Frances, her in
terest at once aroused; II already
know bout raw meat and bloody
bones and nothing g scarier n that"
And l know 'Fe, Fl, Flo, Fun, /
smell the blood Of an Englishman. Be
he alive or be he dead, I'll ground his
bones to make me Bread" said Lima.
"This-here tale" continued Billy,
glueing his big eyes to those Of the
little stranger. rs one Tabernicle
learnt fer a speech at school. It g all
bout a oman what was bur1et in a
graveyard with a diamant ring on her
finger, an a robber come In the
night" The child's tones were gut
tural, thrilling and h~air-raising as he
glared into the eyes Of the effeminate
Leon, AN! a robber come in the night
an try to cut 1t of, an ha'nts was
groanin' an the win moan 5000
an"
Leon could stand 1t no longer.
81 am going right back" he cried
rising with round, frightened eyes, 81
am not going to sit here and listen to
you, soaring little girls to death. You
are a bad boy to scare Lima and Fran
ces and 1 am not going to associate
with you;" and this champion Of the
fair sex stalked with dignity across
the yard to the gate.
81 m no more scared n nothing"
and indignant Frances hurled at his
back. You re just scared yourself"
Jimmy giggled happily. What d 1
tell you ALL" he cried, gleefully. Lima
and Frances got to all time set little
'fraid cats tween EN-" he snorted.
1T g just like I tell you, he 8 the
sissyest boy they is; and he don't
care who kiss him neither; he'll let
any woman kiss him what wants to.
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CHAPTER XIX.
Twins and a Sissy.


Twins and a Sissy.
Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Black were
sitting on Miss Minerals veranda talk
ing to her, and Lima and Frances
were in the swing with Billy. The at
traction proved too great for Jimmy;
he impolitely left a disconsolate little
visitor sitting on his own porch while
he jumped the fence and joined the
other children.
Don't you all wish you could see
Mrs. Browns new twinses?" was his
greeting as he took his seat by Billy
where d she get 'em?" asked
Frances.
Doctor Sanford tooken 'em to her
last night"
HE muster found 'em in a boiler
stump" remarked Billy. Il knows,
cause that S where Doctor Shackle'
foot finds aller OIL Aunt Blue-Gum
Tempy's Perjury Pearline's, an me
an Wilkes Booth Lincoln been look1n'
In ev'y boiler stump we see ever
sence Yves born, an We amt never
foun' no baby t all, cause can't no
body but jes' doctors fin 'em. wish
he d a-give 'em to Aunt Minerva
'stidder Mrs. Brown"
II wish he d brfhged 'em to my
mama" said Frances.
IT certainly do think he might have
given them to u.s." declared Lima, land
I m going to tell him so, too. AS
much money as father has paid him
for doctors bills ali as much old,
mean medicine as I 5ave taken just
to 'commodate him; then he gives ba-
bies to everybody but U.s."
II m awful glad he never give 'em
to my mama" said Jimmy, cause
never could had no more fun; they'd
be struck right under my nose all
time, and all time put their mouth IN
everything you want to do, and all
time meddling. You can't fool me
bout twinses. But I wish could see
'em!.. They so weakly they got to be
Matched in q incubator"
What g that" questioned Frances.
THAT g a someping what you
matches chickens and babies in when
they's delicate and amt got 'nough
breath and amt got they eyes open
and amt got no feathers on" ex-
planned Jimmy.
Reckon we can e 'em?" she
asked.
"See nothing!" shifted the little boy.
Ever sence Billy let Mr.. Algernon
Jones whack Miss Minerals beau we
can't do nothing at all 'thout grown
folks r. stuck right under your nose.
I m jes' cramped to DEATH"
when I m a mama" unused Fran
ces, "I hope Doctor Sanford II bring
me three little twinses, and two NAL
tese kittens, and a little Japanese, and
a monkey. and a parrit."
when I m a papa" said. Jimmy, II
DON want no babies at all, all they 8
good for is JUS to set round and yell"
Look like God d sho' be busy
a-makin' 80 many babies," remarked
Billy.
why God dom have none g the
trouble" explained Jimmy. HE 3
just got him a baby factory in heaven
like the chair factory and the canning
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could Not Reach An Agreement.

Washington, o. C.-No agreement
over the battleship program for this
year was reached when the house
and senate conferees on the naval APP
preparation bill held another meeting.
The senate refused to recede from its
demand for two ~battleships, while the
house demands that none shall be
provided. The senate %conferees be-
lieve they can force the house into
an agreement for one ship.
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Cacti for Telephone Poles

The government Is to build a tele-
phone system for the forestry serv.
Ice of the Coronado forest reserve.
The first of these lines to be built
out Of Tucson Is to be used into the
Catalinas, and it Is there that the
Sahuara experiment is to be tried.
The giant cacti will not be sawed
off and set up nor will they be trans
planted. but the growing plant will be
used as a pole where 1t Is found prac-
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Churchill Would Build, Great Navy

Churchill would BuIIdI GFedt Navy
London.-The speech Of Winston
Spencer Churchill, first lord of the
admiralty, in introducing the supple
mentary naval appropriation of 5,ooO,-
900 pounds in the House of Commons
fully endorsed as it was by the Prime
Minister, will cause graver concern
to the country than any warnings
which have gone before. Without the
least o~ffensiveness the first lord OF
the admiralty .sketched the "unpre-
cedented" rise Of the German fleet,
which he described as extremely
formidable"
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Scheme for a Government Line In
Arizona Desert Which Is Be
ljeved to Be Feasible.

Sahuara for telephone and tele-
graph poles Is the latest idea n n
that Is to be tried out 1t sounds
plausible and 1t is believed mat II
will be more economical than the old
style Of poles. Its test Is to come
from Arizona
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different parts of the body and the
slightest movements are distinguish.
able at 81 meters. The limbs show at
1872 meters. At $40 meters a moving
man appears only as an indistinct
form, and at 720 meters, 2,361.6 feet
the movements Of the body are no
longer visible.
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hills to set, while the sahuaras are
right there in many instances, and
while not at a uniform distance this
is not considered important. An
other saving will be that while the
made to order poles will not GUST the
ready made ones, these will be Of
long life and will not demand replen-
fishing and replacing from time to
time.
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Color Contrasts.

She (tartly)-Don't congratulate
yourself that everything is going to
be lovely when you reform.
He (startled)-Why not?
She-Because rosy futures don't go
with purple pasts.
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co'set. Y all gotta go right to y ais
mamas an Miss Minerva dis very min
ute. 1 low dey II settle yo' hashes.
Don't y all know dat Larroes ketch
meddlers? ?"
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Ovsters Ara Nervous,

Oysters Arc Nervous.
Eels are not nearly so easily fright
ened as oysters. Oysters are 30 ner.
vous that a crash Of thunder will kill
hundreds of them.
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The Range Of Vision.
Data have been gathered In Ger
man with reference to the distance
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AYES GLOTONAS

Las aves, en- general, comen muchO !;
pero la paloma torcaz es quizas la mas
glotona de todas porque come, mate
rialmente hasta reventar. Els un mis-
terio como pueden volar estas aves des-
pues de haber hecho una comida de las
que acoStumbran hacer En- una oca-
sion Sc lie encontraron una palOma 900
guisanteS Ell ell buche otra Sc habia CO.
mido $50 hayucos, otra habla devoradO
sesenta belotas Y otra tenia en- ell cuer-
po una cantidad de hojas de zanahoria
mas que sufciente para colmar una me-
dida de cuartillo.
Hay mucha gente que cree que los
paiaros comen POGO. pero quizas sean
los animales que mas comen FL peti-
rrojo, por ejemplo, cuando esta sano
devora dos veces Y media su propio pc
50 cada veinticuatro horas, mientras
que a una pareja de herrerillos Sc la
ha visto dar de conner suS polluelos
40 veceS en- un dia Claro es que cada
dosis no era muy grande A veces no
pasaba de un gorgojo pero aun asi una
famiIia de herrerillos Sc come en- una
Semana de 1000 5000 gorgojos Y ar
vas.
La dieta de nm cernlcalo Sc compone
de mil ratones pOr mes, aparte de cler-
tas menudencias como lombrices de tie
IRA gusanOS. etc. que lie ayudan a man
tenerSe
Algunas lechuzas Sc comen perfecta-
mente siete ratones seguidOs V las
tres horaS estan dispuestas a comerse
otrOs tantOS
La garza eS un ave grande aunque no
de mucho peso. Tn ejemplar de cuatro
libras es va un buen ejemplar sin en-
barge Sc ha cazado uno que tenia EN- el
buche, recien tragadaS. dos truchas.
una de dos libraS otra de libra Y me-
dia En- el buche de otra garza ioven
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NOTICIAS

La eXistencia de presos ell dia 9 de
de los corrientes en- los Females de la
Isla era la siguiente:
Presidio 500. Carcel de San Juan en-
Arecibo 81 Carcel de Arecibo 93 Car
eel de Aguadilla 65. Carcel de Maya
guez a. Carcel de Ponce 140 Carcel de
Guayama 1856 Carcel de IIumacao l0S.
Carcel lnsular de Vieques 27. Galera
aneXa al Preside 232.
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Trabajaban en- dicho dia en- las ca
rreteras los siguientes:
De Presidio. carretera de Bayam0n
a Comerio 3S, Rio Piedras "A Caguas 81.
Rio Piedras a Carolina 20, Caguas a Ca
yey 36 Barceloneta a Manati -. Aqua
da 81 Y Pueblo viejo 48
De la Carcel de San Juan en- Areci-
bo. carretera de Moca IA De la Carcel
de ArecibO, carretera de Bayam6n Y
Moca 81. De la Carcel de Aguadilla ca
rretera de Aguadilla 33 De la Carcel
de Mayaguez, carretera de Aguadilla
a Lares "a De la Carcel de Ponce. ca
rretera de PenuelaS - .Juana Diaz
%. De la Carcel de Guayama. carretera
de Cayey 25. De la Carcel de Vieqnes.
carretera 10 De la Galera anexa al
Preside, carretera de Pueblo Vieio l6.
Comerio Is. La AIuda II.
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Sc encontraron tres truchas de tres
cuartos de libra cada una. Otro ejem-
plar cazado Sc habia comido siete tru-
chas pequenas, un tordo, un ration.
Las aves de cria tienen tan buen ape
tito como las adultas.
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ArNcu|OS para EScrlOnOs
UN GRAN sURTIDo

Escribanias elegantes, proplss para
regaIlos, de varios tamanos precios
Papeles de todas classes, Sobres, La
pices, Tintas, Plumas, Prensas para CO.
piar, Copiadores de cartas, Libretas d
todos tama1os, Factureros 1ltimo mo-
delo infnidad de objetos & precios
econ6micos.
De venta en- ell BOLETIN MERCAA
TIL.
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Los Sucesos de { EspAne
-en l 9O9-
CRONICA DoCUMENTADA
Saliva dor Canals

A question de Marruecos campaia Rn
pana sobe Mauecos-a del 'stau quo'
taados de 1904 1906Como y que
"A protcsta contra On particular
rebellion las GALES de
Ia famosa repression Lo urses
tener Para que e aphc6 q de