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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-07-04

Loaded. Moyntsd, and Ready TO Fire.
Il: and Cecil-dsar little Cecil-misht
be blown to pieces. II was impossible
for them both to escape: but. oh! II
he could only save him. II would not
matter so much about himself These
were the thoughts running through his
head. What should he dot A second
more, and II would be too late. Then
the inspiration came. Selling the
smaller boy In his arms. he dropped
with him TO the ground. covering him
with bis own bodyi and. as he did 90.
there was . Kissing sound. and the
crash OF an explosion. which brought
the inmates OF the great house scream
Ing to the grounds.
Cecil heard the asonired cry Of his
mother. and tried to call to her. and
then driftsd away into momentary IN
consciousness.
They thought at first that both Of
the boys wsre dead: but when they
tsnderly lifted Jack. all burned and
blacksned by the powder. they found
Cecil unframed. save by the shocki
and. with returning consciousness. his
first thought was for Jack-Jack. who
had saved him from injury at the risk
Of his own life.
Dear, brave Jackl" he sobbed.
kneelins by the still and blackensd
figure. his slender hands claspsd
around the other boys neck Garry
him to my bed. and DO everything for
him that you would DO for me-all Of
you; for love him-Jack. who has
saved my life"
And Cecil was obsyed affectionate-
iy: for each one knew that. were II
not for the strange boy lying there.
one 90 sndearsd to all their hearts
would be lying In his place.
II was evening; and tho bursting OF
crackers and torpsdoss. and the boom.
ing Of guns and cannons. was silent
for the nonosI but the illumination Of
the evening sky. By rocket and candle.
seemed . celebration In honor OF the
fact that the boy who had been %
willing to give UP his life for another
was released from the sacrifice. The
great surgeon had done his work skill.
fully. and the pain was not 90 bad.
Jack said. as, swathed in bandagss, be
lay in Cecil's laesdrapsd bed. Cecil
kneeling at the bedside with one arm
gently and lovingly around jacks
neck.
Ne belongs to us now. papa-dossnt
hef" the little boy in velvet said
proudly. yet tsndsriyi and all that I
have 10 HE. Yss. papa-you have two
boys nowi" and. bending over the pill.
low until his soft cheek rested sftso-
tionatsly beside the other boys brown
one. he whispered fondiy. God bless
my new brothsri II seems az though
'Noblssss obliss' was reversed on this
occasion for the Fourth OF July"
CAlLlg BoNNEY MARBLE.
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"KINDTITAKTS
AREMORr THAN
CORONETS." q
An Independence NJ
Day Story ''%

Cecil. In the broad driveway, was
trying 10 train his docile little shet-
land pony into a wsr-horse; and II was
his efforts In this direction which first
attracted Jack, and challenged his ad.
miration, when the boy in the velvet
suit sat erect In his saddle. and re-
fused to be tossed on into the grass
by the pony, which did not second the
desire for military tactics displayed
by his young master.
IL was Jack who spoke first.
Gee, boy but you've got the grit.
II you do wear dude clothes" he call
ed out admiringly.
"My name 10 Cecil" the young rider
replied, with a touch OF boyish dig
nifty: and then recognizing the spirit
Of the boy who had spoken to him.
he replied as heartily. II heard a boy
who was passing call you JACK.
Wouldn't you like to come In and see
my ponyt You can mount him too. II
you would like It."
And he jumped lightly to the
ground. making his invitation . real
one.
Jacks eyes sparkled.
Il never thought" he exclaimed. In
burst Of boyish confidence. that a
boy that wears glad rags like velvet
could be so chummy with rough
chap like me. It's awful good OF you.
mot at ALL" responded Cecil. MY
papa says I must never forget No
blesse Oblige'"
whats that!" and Jack flung him
self down on the ground by the side
Of his newly made friend. Say II
again No bliss o whatf"
''Noblelse oblige"
Il never had a father" he added
apologeticsily. "or I s'poss he would
have told me about IT,"
That 10 too bad" replied Cecil
alphabetically; but now you Just
help yourself to the oranges and the
cakes. and we will have a fine talk.
wish papa were here. because he car
explain II better than ! can; but ] will
tell you what he told me. 'Noblesss
oblige' Ia French. and means literally
Rank imposes obligations but my pa
pa says II means. applied to me. that
II I have more than other boys. ought
to DO moro for them; that my money
10 not to spend on myself alone. but
that must do all the good can with
II In trying to help others who are
worthy and needy. and that. II have
every advantage OF education and q
happy home. where I am loved AND
brought up to do what 10 right. I should
be a great deal better boy than one
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-07-04

make n fellow even be dreaming Of
such interesting things as there are
here. I've seen the parks, but they
amt even beginning 10 be In II with
Limberlost. It's oil new and strnnge
to me don't know a thing about
any Of II. The bullfrog told me to
ind OUT plain ne day, and books are
the only way, amt theyr
"of course" said Mclean. astonished
Mt himself for his heartfelt relief lie
had not guessed until that minute
what IL would have meant to him to
have Freckles give up you know
enough TO study out what you want
yourself II you have the books. don't
your
II am pretty sure I do" said Free
kles. 81 learned all Id the chance at
In the home and me schooling was
good rs far rs u went. Wouldn't let
you go past fourteen. you know. |
always did me sums perfect. and !
loved me history books. I never could
get me grammar to suit them. They
said II was just born In me to go
wrong talking. but | could knock them
all out singing. ! was always leader
In the home. and once one OF the SUI
perintendeuts gave me car fare and let
me 60 into the city aud sing In n boys
choir. The master said ia the sw1test
voice OF them all until e got rough
like, and then be made me quit for
awhile. but he said II would be coming
back by now, and I'm rally thinking
It Is, sir, for I've tried about the line
a bit Of late.
THAT and me chickens has been all
the company I've been having. and II
will be all I'll want II can have
books and learn the real names of
things, where they come from and
why they do such interesting things.
It's been fretting me to be shut up
here among all these wonders and not
knowing a thing. wanted to ask you
what some books would cost me and
II you'd be having the goodness to get
me the right ones. think have
enough money"
Freckles handed up his account book,
and the boss studied It gravely.
"You needn't touch your bank &C.
count, Freckles." he said. Ten dol
lars from this months pay will get
you everything you need to start on.
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hnkxo3,

"You NEEDN'T TOUCH TOUR BANK 40
COUNT"
/ will write a friend in Grand Rapids
today to select you the very best and
send them at once"
Freckles' eyes were shining.
Never owned a book In my lifeV" he
said. Even me schoolbooks were
never mine. Lord, how I used to
wish I could have Just one Of them
for me very ownl Won't II be fun to
see me sawbird and me little yellow
fellow looking at me from the pages
of a book and their real names and
all about them printed alongsideT'
an have Duncan get you q ten
bushel store box the next time he goes
to town." said Mclean. "You can
put In your spare time filing 1t with
the specimens you pick up until the
books come, and then you can study
out what you have. I suspect you
could find a lot of stun that l could
sell for you. I'll order you butterfly
net and box and show you how SCI
entists pin specimens. But I don't
want to hear OF your killing any birds
They are protected by heavy fines"
Mclean rode away and left Freckles
staring aghast. Then he saw the point
and grinned sheepishly. Standing on
the trail. he twirled the feather and
thought the morning over.
"Well. II life amt getting to be
worth livingl" he said wonderingly.
biggest streak Of luck l ever had!
Bout time something was coming my
way. but I wouldn't ever thought any
body could strike such prospects
through Just falling feather"
On Duncan's return from his next
trip to town there was a store box
loaded on the back of his wagon. He
drove to the west entrance OF the
swamp, set the box on a stump that
Freckles had selected in beautiful
and sheltered place and made II secure
on its foundation with a tree at Its
back.
ut seems most a pity to nail into
that tree" said Duncan. II hadna the
time to examine into the grain Of It,
but It looks as II IL might be rare
ane. Anyhow. the nailin' Wilma hurt
It deep, and havin' the case by It will
make It safer II 1t Is a guild ane."
isn't It an oakT asked Freckles.
"Aye," said Duncan. 1T looks like 1t
might be ane Of thae Hne grained
golden anes that max such grand fur
niture."
When the body Of the case was So
cure Duncan made a door out Of the
Lid and fastened II on with hinges. He
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-07-04

who never has had such advantages,
and that ought to DO . great deal
more for others on that account"
Jacks face was q study.
did your father say that. kidf honor
bright" and Jacks voice grew husky
with suppressed emotion"
Honor bright. he did" said Cecil.
What 10 hs-a prsachsrf That
sounds like parson talk"
"No-he's Just q business man"
Wal. that's business all right. all
right And ! reckon II goes. and
means more II q business man says it
than q parson. When a business man
says It. he means III but. when q
preacher rssls It on. he's Just talking
shop"
well, my papa said 1t. and he does
II too"
Then all I've got to say" said
Jack earnestly. is. that you ought to
b. good and proud OF having such q
dad A man that thinks a poor ragged
chap like me can be somebody II he
keeps straight and clsan--why. a man
like that ought to be president"
That's what I tell him" answered
the small boy in velvet proudly. "But
he sayr-what do you think he says.
Jacki-thst he would rather have me
ths right kind Of boy than to be the
president himself"
wal, reckon he's got his wish,
rather" and Jack nodded approvingiy,
FOR can tell you what. kid. you've
got more OF the right stun In you than
q dozen OF the usual run OF men have
got: and you've done mo more good
today. by Just letting me come in here
and be sort OF pal for half an hour,
than I've ever got out OF mission
schools. or Sunday schools. or cross
my-heart' churches. 30 good-by."
But" Cecil cried. you must not 20
without having some OF my fireworks.
and shooting OF my new brass cannon,
30 you can have a Fourth OF your own.
The cannon's q beauty and. for noise.
she's got what suppose you would
call the neighborhood beat q mile"
But do you ever talk hid talk. like
thatf" said Jack. That sounds bully
for you"
"oh. mol not very often"
"'s'pose you caught. II from me.
didn't youi May BE- it's contiguous"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-07-04
Hardly Complimentary.

A widow not 100 miles from Bishop
Auckland had been In the habit Of
giving any old boots she had to spare
to a customer for his wife. Not hav-
ing had any for some time. be called
and asked the widow II she had any
boots. adding: "Ye see. my missus hes
such greet. lang. ugly. splathering
feet. that Aw Gamma get a pair to ut
her only yours. an she san weer them
comfortable. "--Exchange
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-07-04

This romance of Freckies and
the Angel Of the Limberlosf Is
one of the most novel, entertain
ting, wholesome and fascinating
stories that have come from the
pen of an American author In
many years The characters In
this sylvan tale are:
. Freckies, a piucky watt who
guards the Limberiosf timber
leases and dreams of angels.
The Swamp Angel. In whom
Fteckies' sweetest dream ma
feriaiixes.
Mclean, a member of a iumber
company, who befriends Freckles.
Mrs. Duncan, who gives moth
Or love and a home to Freckies.
Duncan, head feomsfer of Nc
Leans timber gang.
The Bird Woman, who 10 COL
lecfing camera studies of birds
fo. a book.
Lord and Lady O'More, who
come from Ireland in guest of a
lost relative.
The Man Of Affairs, brusque
of manner, but big of heart.
Wessner, q timber thief who
wants rascalify made easy
Black Jack, a villain to whom,
thought of repentance comes too
late.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-07-04
CHAPTER ".
FREcKLEs' WORLD OF PROMISE

FRECKLEs' WORLD OF PROMISE.
N1RECKLEs had walked the tim.
III Der line ten months. His pay
was $50 a month. and his
~ board cost s.. That left 500
month. and the 81 was more than
his clothing had cost him. At the very
least he had $500 in the bank.
'Tll be having book about all the
birds, trees, flowers, butterflies-and,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-07-04
Drink and idIeness.

Intemperance is fostered as much by
snnm as by physical debility. A mind
fully occupied has far less disposition
TO excess The hardest drinking 90
ours In stagnant provincial towns
London Outlook.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-07-04

Trechlss, q homeless boy. II hired b.
Boss Mclean to guard the expensivs tim
bsr in the Limberiost from timber thieves.
Frecklss does his work faithfully. makes
friends with the birds and yearns TO know
more about nature He lives with Mr..
and Mrs. Duncan.
He resolves to get books and educate
himself. He becomes interested In q huge
pair Of vulturss and calls his bird friends
hin "chickenn."
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yes, by gummy, I'll be having one
about the frogs-if 1t takes every cent
I have" be promised himself.
Freckles fell into a rapid pace. for
he had lost time that morning, and as
he rounded the last curve he was al
most running
Then. wayering, pickering. darting
here and there over the sweet marsh
grass, came a great black shadow. He
had seen some owls and hawks Of the
sYamp that he thought could be
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-23
Public
Library
What Should
Its Attitude
Be on Fiction?


OUR TIME the novel has principal
expression 1t is within the finds
10 Interpretation and the life a
attention. and group all other kinds books together
much discrimination the only profitable reading But book that
mates the imagination the
hna and books written with distinct educational
little real value Besides this fiction widely
other sort of literature and therefore through this medium that
who would move today make their appeal.
In the large output there is nevertheless
once said Tbee that will make books and them
Into the world with much dispatch they would dish of
and much the fiction of the day fails
called @promscuous mcdiocriy"
Standards of differ and Librarians
hes there fairly distinct line separating the wheat
1t should always remembered that the selection
personal bias and that novel confined
but includes other vaunoab truth life high ideals human
interest and the furnish and healthy to the
average reader
These principles, applied practice will necessarily many
books of the day. which months will
this standard book Of abiding merit will sregarde there are 100
few of them.
No public libraries have the conditions but unless
must be faced This Of where question of fiction becomes
troublesome 1t cannot be ignored however, library can
buy ALL and most only few Of the day.
m.s t h', hs.t ao m@fay .''na TO- uee%a
funds.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-23
Novel Mouth Organ.

back and forth in casing. which is
held stationary in the mouth. A han
die at one end provides the means for
sliding the inner portion. In the front
Of the casing is an opening through
which the player blows or draws in
his breath, as the case may be. and
the harmonica is operated as the va
rious openings along its body pass this
opening in the case. The effect is ex-
actly the same as that achieved with
the old-style mouth organ. but there Is
no danger of cutting the lips on the
tin
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-23
DEFINITION OF WORD CARAT
Has Diferen. Meaning When Applied
to Pareness of Gold and Size
of Precious Stone.

You have probably often heard Of
the word carat applied in jewelry and
such things, but perhaps you do not
know that IL has an entirely different
meaning when it Is used for a ring
and for a diamond In the ring.
The jeweler tells you that the ring
or your watch case Is IS carat gold
and you have an idea that 1t must be
pretty good. as you never have heard
of any that was 20 or g. What the
teweler means is that eighteen twenty
tourths of the ring il pure gold and
that the rest is copper.
Pure gold is "a carats fine and
would be too soft for everyday use.
so 1t is mixed with an alloy to make
1t harder. The best alloy known for
this purpose is copper. as 1t interferes
very little with the color of the gold.
II a ring is only IA carat, that means
that nearly half Of It is copper. and
many that are sold for that are not
even IA carats. In England all such
rings are stamped to show exactly
what they are.
But when we come to the diamond
in the ring and the jeweler tells us
that 1t is two carats or one and half
he does not refer to the pureness of
the stone at all as he did when speak.
ing of the gold, because a carat is a
weight when spoken of in connection
with diamond.
Precious stones are weighed by
Troy weight, which runs $50 grains to
the ounce, and carat is only about
three and a fifth grains.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-23
y DE5ERT ShIP

eigh. hundred years. were eventually
driven from the country. AS tne
Christian kingdoms In the north OF
Spain grew stronger and united, the
Moors were driven farther and farther
south, until at last only the kingdom
OF Granada remained to them. In
1892 that last remaining bit Of terri
tory fell before the armies Of Ferdt
nand and Isabella.
The last of the Moorish kings was
Boabdil. and guides point out still to
the traveller the rocky point Of land
beyond the city walls where Boabdn
looked his last upon Granada befors
he rode away forever from the king
dom he once had ruled The place ID
called The Last Sigh Of the Moor"
In "Seila," novel published In 1888
Bulwer-Lytton gave fanciful descrip.
ton of the surrender of Granada He
told how Boabdil rode out from his
fallen city and met King Ferdinand
and his queen amid all the triumphant
pageantry of Spain, and how smiling
that he might not weep, the young
Moorish king knelt and delivered up
to Ferdinand the keys Of the city.
Ferdinand gave the Keys to his wife
and they say that Isabella, looking
upon the vanquished princes sad face.
wept in sympathy.
Fair queen" said he with mournful
and pathetic dignity. thou canst read
the heart that thy generous sympathy
touches and subdues; this II my last
but not least glorious conquest But
l detain We: let not my aspect cloud
your triumph. Suffer me to say fare
we'll"
So the king rode away. At last
he and his little cavalcade reached
the summit Of mountain pass that
led away to the small principally
that was left Boabdil beyond the
Alpuxarras, There they halted. From
the pass the vale, the rivers and the
towers of Granada were clearly to
be seen. basking in the midday glow.
Bulwer-Lytton says:
Suddenly the distant boom of ar
tillery broke from the citadel and
rolled along the sunlighted valley and
crystal river. A universal wall burst
from the exiles; 1t smote, 1t overpow-
cred the heart Of the ill-starred king.
In vain seeking to wrap himself In the
eastern pride, or stoical philosophy.
The tears gushed from his eyes and he
covered his face with his hands. The
band wound slowly ON through the
solitary defiles; and that place. where
the king wept at the last sight Of his
lost empire, In still called the Last
Sigh Of the Moor"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-23
TREE PUZZlERS.

What Is the double tree? (Pear)
2-What tree is nearest the seae
(Beech.)
3-Name the languishing tree.
(Pine)
What is the chronologist's tree!
(Date)
5-What tree is adapted to hold
shirt-waists? (Box)
6-What tree will keep you warm?
(Fir.)
What is the Egyptian plague
tree? Locust.)
S-What is the tree we offer friends
at meeting and parting? (Palm.)
9The tree found In churches?
(Elder)
10-The fiery tree? Burning Bush)
1.-THE tree used in wet weather?
(Rubber)
12-The tree that protects from the
fierce heat of the sun? (Umbrella.)
13-The tree used in kissing? (Tu-
lip.)
1.-THE level tree? (Plane)
l5-The tree used in a bottle?
Cork y
1e-The fshermans tree? BASS
woody
1.-THE tree that belongs to the
sea? CBay)
lS-An immortal tree? tArbor VI
tae.)
ia tree worn in Oriental coun-
| tries? (Sandal)
20-A tree used in battle: (Bayo-
metz
Ala tree used in drawing an accu-
rate line? (Plum)
| PA tree used to describe pretty
girls? fPeach.)
23-An emblem Of grief? weeping
Willow.)
ga personal pronoun tree!
| CYew)
25-The sweetest tree? (Maple)
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-23
UNIQUE LITTLE AERIAL TOY
Anything That Savors Of Aviation is
of Especial Interest to the Young
People Right Now.

In these days of aeronautical expert
ments. any aerial invention is Of I'M
usual interest, even If it is only toy.
The toy shown in the cut was devised
by California man, and its peculiar
ity is that glider is blown into the
air. describes an arc over the head of
the person who blew 1t, and returns
to his feet from the rear. A cylindri-
cal casing has a shaft journaled in it
and extending through it and radially
projecting blades secured TO the shaft.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-23
Fashions for African Bride.

An Oil river African belle threads a
single row OF tiny cowrie shells and
hangs these round her hips, leaving
to the severe propriety of her spouse
to-be the ordering of more elaborate
rostuming. He puts his money into
wire and disks Of brass. and hangs
them on his bride. She is weighted
from ankle to knee so that she can
barely walk. and never knows an
hour Of ease. When hard times come
he removes and sells one of her gar.
ments. which is cell OF wire or a
plate Of brass. the wearing OF which
has made her straddle deplorably all
her married days. The bride OF cen.
trail Australia Is lowered with an
apron. with which 1t is the privilege
Of her husband to chastise her.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-23
Killed the Grub Thief.

Two lumbermen in the employ Of
the w. C. Edwards Lumber company,
named Lafreniere and Leplatt, had q
somewhat exciting adventure while
camping in the woods north Of Mani
waki, which resulted in their baggins
a fine black bear.
The two men were running lines In
the timber limits in the afternoon, and
on their return to camp found that
something had been into their grub
pack. Suspecting bear, they watched
part Of the night, but with no luck
Finally Laplatt tied the grub sacA
with q rope attached to It to his foot
and went to sleep. He awoke feeling
something tugging at his foot. and
shouted to Lafreniere. who got hil
rife and fired . shot at random.
Lighting q lantern. they discovered
that the shot was q lucky one. - q
small bear was lying dead . few
yards away.-Ottawa Citizen.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-23
Muscular
Work
Reduces
Brain
Power
by s. 5. Brsdcaln, Utica. NY.

this Before departing bicycle ride watch
the handle bars At time there smooth oue-
ward Taking advantage rode speed urging muscle in
my legs 10 It's utmost and at the same time keeping fastened
the watch What appened tried to read the time
dmmed before The muscles legs required
ishmen that the blood hurried there from the regions nv BODY
Another case have attended high school and
siderable physical labor Suppose that after hard work.
with fatigue should have attempted solve problem geometry
write an English essay DO suppose that brain respond
Hardly feeling of lessness and dull mind would resulted
At gymnasium have that paricipan
pared their home work beforehand.
So too regard to examinations No pupil should study
ing the night before "exam."
All famous athletes from too much mental EXERCISE