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The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

and he let d. an arrow. The bird seemt
to fall from the stalk it had been resting
on, and the boy supposed his aim had been
true, but on running up he found that
the lark was uninjured and had merely
hoped a few yards further on
Amazed at this the boy shot q second
arrow and then third, but each time the
bird escaped, then reappeared, to lead the
excited little hunter farther and farther
away. And after long, hot chase the
meadow lark huttered for a moment above
the edge Of Yteep bank, then few swiftly
down out of sight The First Boy had
plenty of courage and no intention Of be-
ing eyaded in this fashion, 50 following to
the edge of the bank he jumped boldly after
the strange little bird that had led him
50 far. Landing on his feet he found him
self in the centre Of house or cara. lodge,
the first be had ever seen. 1t seemed at
first as though he had jumped into a trap,
as the little house was deep underground
and the light that 1t had y not the light
Of the sun, but before be had time to get
really frightened three old men who were
sitting on the floor spoke to him in hind,
voices and assured him that
be must feel [. home. They called his
attention, too, to the boy of precisely his
OWN age and size who sat at the entrance
10 the lodge.
You have seen this brother Of yours
,efore, First Boy" said one Of the old
men. do you remember him? he Is our
and very swift Of foot, ard we
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large tribe. All through bis life, because
of what he had learned in the underworld,
it was be to whom the others looked for
knowledge. he was made their high priest
and taught them their religion, as well as
their everyday duties, and was greatly
loved and reverenced. Every spring, at
planting time, the tribe came to him for
the necessary seeds. And every autumn
after the harvest, all the seeds were de-
Hvered over to him for safekeeping. So al
the people led good and happy lives, and
the wise high priest, whose parents bad
been stars and who was himself the favor
lite Of Tirawa, lived to a peaceful old age.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
WHERE THE BIRDS GO IN THEIR FLIGHTS.

| g CrENTIFIC men who are deeply in
terested in studying how wild birds
take their fight have found out some
very interesting facts along this line by
placing rings around the birds legs On
these bands a number and address are
printed md there is book kept at the
headquarters Of the pathological society
from which the birds are sent out in which
are entered the number and address at
tached to the individual bird and all the
particulars relating thereto. When any of
these ringed birds are recovered the person
who finds it usually writes to the number
and address on the aluminium band, and so
it is possible to find out to what point the
birds fight has led 1t. The German Or
astrological Society recently sent out 900
hooded crows, and of these they have
heard from Ill. One bird was found after
five years and a half All of these birds
we're found around the eastern shores of
the Baltic, which, according to the scien-
lists, goes to prove that in the autumn
these birds move east
Six hundred an. sixteen black headed
gulls were sent out at the same time, and
of these forty have been found, bu. in
stead of going in one direction, as did
the hooded crows, these black headed gulls
migrated to various places, some of them
great distances from each other One of
these birds was found thirteen hundred
miles away from its starting point, a
pretty good distance Tor little wild bird
to travel across water and mountains and
wild forests and great cities. How lorg
would take ore Of US TO travel tha: far
on footf Although the birds were so scat
tered, it was found that most of them bad
travelled directly south from their starting
point
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
BY MORRIS BECK

HIS set if made well looks very nice
in the parlor of some little girls dolls
house. The set has three pieces, the
couch and two chairs; one of these is
an arm chair. will explain the making
of the chair without the arms first
From the cover Of cigar box cut two
pieces of board three inches square and
glue them together at right angles Then
sew two little pillows and glue them on
as shown in the diagram. Now for the
legs. Cut q dowel stick one-balf inch in
diameter into four pieces two inches long
and glue to the bottom of the unfinished
chair little from the corner.
For the covering of the chair, obtain .
piece Of silk and cover both sides Of back
and seat of chair. do LOT cover the legsJ
Keep silk in place by glueing. Then get
a piece of lace one-haf inch wide. and
glue around the seat at the edge of the
silk. The last thing to do is to varnish the
legs and your first chair is complete.
The second chair is made practically
the same except for the arms. To make
them, cut from the cigar box two pieces
of wood two inches long and one inch
wide and glue on to the side Of the chair
as shown. Make two more pillows two
inches square and glue over the arms and
cover with the same colored silk.
Next the couch. Cut two pieces of
wood six inches long and three wide, and
two inches BY one for the arms. Now
glue the two larger pieces at right angles
as you did for the chair. Sew two pillows
six by three and adjust. Get the re-
nsinder Of the silk and cover the couch,
and finish with the lace as before. The
arms and legs are also to be put on as
before.
The set is complete and ready for the
ioll's house.
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)rite Menu Is CASTLE {
Peppermint Candy
and Tea.

, HAVE had many pets, but amo1g NJ
SIX cats have one Of whom I an par
ticuIariy fond. His name is Nisgy, and
as the name implies, he is black, coal black
except for = small white spot under bis
chin.
This cat is somewhat OF traveller, haV-
ing been brought from Southampton, Eng
land, BY a fireman on board one Of the
steamers coming into lew York. As this
fireman did not want the cat he abandoned
il.
One day as my father was passing by
the cat followed him to the ferry, and
there my father took IN up, and as the
cat had no home my father took him home.
When We moved We brought Niggy with
US, and for a few days after ", moved to
our new home We founG it hard to keep
him, as he got lost several times. We tied
a red string around his necG, as there was
a cat very much resembling him in the
next house. Finally he became accustomed
to his new home. He now chases all the
strange cats that come around the house.
Niggy has some pecuIarides- He sleeps
on the back part of the stove, in the closet
or on the mantelpieee, resting his head
IN the clock.
He eats tobacco and drinks tea every
He also eats cattle soap, tinsel,
candy and tea leaves
At meal times he comes and sits on my
shoulder.
If he Is out and want him sharpen
! knife, and when he hears that be comes
Sometimes when be is
lsleep l sharpen a knife just to awake
lin, but he is not easily fooled, and unless
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
4 FUNNY LITTLE DOCTOR

But many patients in the throng have
met with no mishap;
The carpet, now, is simply thin because
it lost its nap.
That tall, slim lamp his family grieyed by
smoking every night
Until they finally turned him Quit
really served him right.
Each patient has a history; the doctor
knows it well,
And as he sits and mends their ills, such
tales as he can tell!
I only wish / could repeat the half of
them to you
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
CAT WITH AN APPETITE.

be sees something for him be goes to sleep
again
1 have another old Gray cat who is very
fond Of music. Whenever she hears music
she is delighted. She purrs and jumps into
the lap Of whoever is playing the music
and rubs against his face. Her tavorits
song is Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet"
] once had . little brown chicken who
would eat OF my hand and who would ay
in the window and walk around the aoor
until he was given something to eat
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meat and also how to coax sweet.
uOurishing food from the soil And. be-
sides this. he taught them how to give
proper thanks to Tirawa for these good
things. And all Of this. from the dime Of
First Boys encounter with the meadow
lark, was precisely as rrava himself had
arranged and commanded.
By this time First Boy was almost
grown, and in a few years more he was
nearly a man. BY this time there were
other girls and boys and F5en these mar
ried and had families, First Boy, who had
once been a solitary child, was one Of 4
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

About the desk that's all cut up. the
Delft plate that's 50 blue;
The mirror, too, that's cracked, poor
thing! and makes an ugly face
For all of these and dozens more I've
neither time nor space
But If you'll come to call on me, some
bright day very soon
Wen go and visit DR.. Ham whole long
afternoon.
And while we sit and watch him work. as
quiet as can be
He'll tell you all the stories strange that
he has told to me.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
BY JOSEPHINE F. DAWSON.

Around the corner from our house there
lives q funny man
Whose name is DR.. Rubenstein Won
Spjtzenberger Ham,
A sign hangs high above his door; "Physi-
cian," it explains,
ITO Furniture That's Broken Down and
Windows with Their Panes."
I love to visit at his shop-his hospital,
I mean;
A queerer lot than one finds there was
surely never seen-
Poor chairs there are with broken backs,
most piteous to see,
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

And tables, too. with broken legs 'nA'
limp unsteadily.
A dozen chairs have lost their arms anu
clocks are minus hands; /,
One clock with face all SCARED ana
scratched back in corner stands.
'Tt has lost weight" the doctor says as
with thoughtful frown
He shakes his head. "Tis plain, he
adds. '-that clock is al run down"
A pillow there has lost its hair. / know
without doubt,
1t was>in some dreadful pillow 6sht-its
hair was all pulled out.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
66e First Bynme O0rlJ -: -:

HIS Is a story that the Indiana
tel Of the very hrst boy that
ever lived, and Of the way that
he learnedGan those secrets Of
the earth that now seem to US y
simple. You would suppose, Of
course, that his parents would have
taught him al he needed to know, but It
happened that this First Boy was the son
Of two stars, who had come to this new
world and taken human shape in order
that their child might be Ehe first Of a
great race. So the stsr-mother and the
star-father were not much wiser than!
their little boy as to the right way to
build house and sing sacred songs and
till the soil and grow grains for food. In
deed, they probably could not have lived
at all if they hadn't been cousins to the
gods and If Tiraws, the Great Father,
and the greatest god of all, had not all
the time booked after them very tenderly.
As soon as the First Boy was old enough
to walk, the star-mother and the star
father invented very wonderful toy for
him, a toy that all Indians have used
ever since. This was q bow and arrows,
and it delighted the First Boy 50 much
that he played with 1t al day long and
even put it beside him when he went to
bunk at night. His arm soon grew very
strong from learning to hold the string
of his bow taut, and practice in aiming
made his black eyes l:een and far seeing.
One day when he was out playing with
bis bow and arrows the First Boy was
very much surprised to notice some tiny
torked marks upon the ground. The marks
we're quite fresh, as though they had just
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

A number of storks were freed at. the
same time with the other birds by the
German Ornithological Society and these
also were ringed with the aluminium bands.
1t was found that the storks had kept to-
gether on their fight or at least had fol-
lowed the same direction. Every single
stork that was found had travelled d.
rectly southeast.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

holes as shown Take the tubes and fasten
binding posts as shown IN Fig. 2. Soak
the silk in shellac and then wiring it out,
wrap tightly on smaller tube. Place a
cardboard disk in the closed end of the
outer tube. Slide the smaller tube into
the larger one. Fasten the supports to
the base with the four screws. If care
is taken there viii be no short circuit.
To test the apparatus connect with bat
tery and telephone. It viii not cost more
than thirty cents.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
PUZZLE ANSWER

The sentence used in last weeks puzzle
reads as follows :-On the other side Of a
gate IN the brick wall Alice picl-ed up a
brooch set with beautiful agate. The let
ters are agate. In the fret line Of the
sentence they form the words "a gate"
and n the second the word "agate."
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

r VERY wireless receiving station can
increase its receiving range large
percentage by shunting fixed con-
3enser across the receivers or adjacent
thereto. Purchase a pair of handles for
4 medical coil. It is of course necessary
that one fit within the other. Next pro-
cure two large binding posts. Also a
piece Of sheet brass inches by 11s
inches, four screws and a base Of hard
wood 55z inches by 215 by y. and finally
a piece of china silk large enough to
cover the smaller tube, with about one
inch to turn in at the open end. Cut of
the small sockets in the end of each tube
through which the binding post win 60.
If the screw is too long cut it shorter
with a hack saw. Next from the sheet
brass cut two objects Ike Fig. /. Bore
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

send him up to the world you iive IN, to
carry out the wishes of Tirawa, the Great
Father, whose servants we also are"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

"But I have never seen any other boy
at ALL" said First Boy. "Aad my star
mother and star-father have told me-" he
The Washington herald., 1912-05-12

went On proudly, shat thss is no other
boy. ! am the only boy on he earth"
"our world is no, your word. First
Boy" said the old man, 'snd our boy,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-10
Most Popular Character.

Charles Dickens once received an
Invitation to a Walter Scott" party
each guest being expected to attend
in the character of one or another OF
SCOTS heroes. On the eventful night
however, greatly to the astonishment
of the assembled Rob Roys and Wa
verleys, Dickens turned up in ordinary
evening dress and apparently quite
unconcerned. At length the host, who
was feeling uneasy, came up to the
novelist and inquired:
'Pray, Mr.. Dickens, what character
of SCOTS can you possibly be sup
posed to representa-"
Character" said Dickens. 'Why
sir, a character you will find in every
one Of Scott's novels. l." he went on
smilingly, "am the gentle reader"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-10
STRANGE FOSTER MOTHER.

At farm in the Dreghorn dis
trict of Ayrshire, Scotland, can be
seen the uncommon spectacle of a
hen nursing kittens. At the head of
a byre a hen made its nest in a
bunch of straw. A cat subsequent
ly made it the home for number
of kittens. When the hen found its
nest occupied it attacked the cat and
drove it out of the nest, afterward|
being seen to enter the nest beside
the kittens and brooding them by
tucking them beneath its wings.
When the hen departed the cat re-
turned to the nest and did its turn
of nursing, and this has been a daily
occurrence, the hen returning for a
time each day to the nest, when It
would peck off the cat, although
careful not to modest the kittens.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-10
PASSED AN UNQUIET NIGHT
Traveller, Lost in the Bush, Was Glad
to Do Without the Blessings Of
Slumber.

But had never given a thought to
the course / had taken in my gallop
across the veldt. kept on and on, and
before long 1t grew dark and some
what cold. So 1 dismounted, and aft
err thinking it over, knee-haltered the
horse and let him go, crept head first
into a large ant-bear hole for a nights
lodging, and made myself as comfort
able as possible under the circum-
stances, using the blesbok hide for a
blanket. The night was dark as
pitch.
Sleep was out of question. sup
pose it was the launches and the raw
hide that attracted the creatures. but
before long It really seemed as II 1
had settled down in a village OF wild
pigs and insulted the whole commu-
nifty. To begin with, squealing inces-
sanity, they seemed to be racing round
and round in circle, taking me for its
center. Then a number of jackals
drawing nearer and nearer, joined in
the chorus. But l soon discovered
that IL l disliked the noise l fairly
dreaded the silence. During the quiet
spells / knew that something was
chewing industriously at the project
ing ends of the raw hide in which
was enveloped. 1t was hard work for
me to keep from kicking necessarily,
but whenever I rested for minute
the chewing developed into vigorous
tugs, the significance of which it was
easy for one in my position to appre-
ciate.
However, kicked the night through
in safety, and early In the morning, to
my delight, found my horse short
distance away, nibbling contentedly a
his breakfast.-Atlantic Monthly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-10
ENDORSED AT HOME.
Such Proof As This Should
Convince Any HOpkinSviIle
Citizen.

The public endorsement Of a local
citizen is the best proof that can be
produced None better. none strong
er can be had. When a man comes
forward and testlfies to his fellow :
citizens, addresses his friends and
neighbors, you may be sure he is
thoroughly convinced or he would
not do so. Telling ones experience
when il is for the public good is an
act of kindness that should be ap.
reciated The following statement
gwen by resident of Hopkinsville
adds one more to the many cases of
Home Endorsement which are being
published about Doan's Kidney Pills.
Read it.
j. H. Hayes. N Clay St., Hopkins
vile. KY, says: "Some time ago l
used box of Doan's Kidney Pills
and found them beneficial. | had
kidney trouble which caused my
back to ache. / saw Doan's Kidney
PI Is advertised. got box and used
them as directed, They promptly
cured me. 1t gives me pleasure to
recommend this excellent prepare
ton"
For sale by all dealers. GPrice so
cents. ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-10
Whole Like
the Rest

The professor had taught badly
hat day, and little John Kurzmann
had even gone away with tears in
MS eyes because Of the unwonted
;colding. But what did Heinrich
Vollner careP He was not thinking
If the small boys tears.
Sheets of music lay scattered
about on chairs and table and floor.
Even his violin, his precious soul
mate, lay neglected on the couch.
Something surely was wrong; for
the violin, when not in use, was al
ways carefully shut away in its case.
Indeed, the violin was the only
thing in the studio that was well
cared for. Heinrich guarded it with
something like the zeal Of a mother
for her child.
But even the violin was forgotten.
The fingers of introspection were at
work in his soul, pulling the delicate
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-10
MADE PERILoUs CLIMB.

Because he was superstitious about
beginning work on a Friday, Fred
Wagner, the Pennsylvania steeple-
jack, who agreed to regild the ball
on top Of Zion Reformed church
tower in Allentown, Pa, a short time
ago, started his work at night. The
top of the spire is 200 feet in air,
and it took him two hours to as
cend. This included half an hous
during which he was unable to 90
either up or down through the tan
Cling of the ropes. Wagner mounted
by means of triple sling, standing
on one and holding himself with
his teeth by the other as he used his
hands to work the third loop up
ward on his perilous climb. Al
though it was night and rainy, hur-
dreds of persons watched him
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-10

MarconI Made Practical Success of
the Wireless, but Was Not First
IN the Field.

The principle Of wireless telegraphy
Ia easily comprehended AS is known
light and heat move in waves whose
lengths can be measured. Thus, the
sun gives out in every direction light
In series OF undulating waves which
may not only be measured, but can be
detected, polarized, and so on. Some
idea Of this may be gained from
the well-known fact that when a stone
Is thrown into smooth pool of wa
ter a series Of circular waves extends
in all directions. II any floating OBJ
ject comes within these waves they
are oscillated.
1t was the lamented Prof. Hertz
who discovered that electricity, like
light and heat, also moves in waves
which may be measured Just precise
ly how these waves pass through the
atmosphere Is not wholly understood,
but 1t Is believed that they have some
relation to ether, which is omnipres-
emit and which Is believed to constitute
all matter under different negative
electrical conditions. In wireless tel
egraphy a series OF Hertzian waves
are set up by powerful electrical dyna-
mos or batteries, and these are dis
charged from the top of high mast
or pole. These waves extend in all
directions, and, unless their force Is
expended by distance they excite GER
tain effects In the receiver of wireless
telegraph instruments within the zone,
Just as the waves disturb chips on a
pool. Messages are sent and received
somewhat on the plan of ordinary
Morse code by wires, in that electrical
impulses are regulated SO as to spell
words according to code.
To Marconi belongs the credit of
making a practical success Of the dis
coveries of others, but to Hertz be.
longs the credit of making the sys
tenn possible.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-10

1T was perfectly frightful," said
Chubbleigh. There we ran at tor
speed around the corner, and the first
thing / knew we dashed plumb into
that grocer's wagon. guess 1t must
have held hundred dozen eggs"
"Oh, well, that wasn't so bad. was
it?" said Hicks "You could afford
to pay for EN-, couldn't your
"Oh. II wasn't that" said Chubb,eigh,
with a shudder. But | don't believe
there was a good egg in the whole lot.
-Harper's Weekly.