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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
The Story Told

Miss Temple arose and left the room.
With the hour of general retirement
she had not returned. Her maid brought
message that her mistress was not
very well and offered her excuses for
not appearing.
Mr.. Temple sought his daughter and
found her lying in the dark, dressed,
upon her bed.
Henrietta" he said. Il came to con-
sole you, not to. reproach. But answer
me one question. / suspect much, but
do not know ALL Are you engaged TO
this person?"
Henrietta, with flood of tears, upon
her fathers shoulder, told him the
story of her unfortunate association
with Ferdinand Armine--told him all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
The Mighty Passin

Ferdinand was snitten' and smll-
ten hard. Yes. it was the mighty pas
sion'' which now took possession OF him.
He had never felt it before nor imagined
it--but this was love
..Henriette," said a manly voice from
the adjacent wood, II cannot find the
gardner anywhere. l think we had bet
ter remount.'
gentleman evidently the wood
nymph's father, came out of the thicket
Two saddled horses stood cropping the
grass nearby.
Ferdinand advanced. Let me be your
guide, he said.
The young lady, rather startled, but the
oent,sman not at all discomposed, said
.I feel that we are intruders. But we
were informed by the woman at the lodge
that the family were not here at present
and that we should rind her husband in
1the grounds.
"The family are not at home at pres
ent." replied Ferdinand, but | am well
acquainted with them and would be de-
lighted to be your guide.
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To Be a Secret

The days swiftly evolved into weeks
and still the family" were detained
at Bath.
In order to be near Miss Temple Fer
dinand took lodgings in a farmhouse
near Ducie. They walked and rode and
sang together Finally Ferdinand pro-
posed--and was accepted
But" said he. Il must go to Bath
before speaking to your father. have
weighty affairs to arrange there.
Your father naturally would ask
me of my financial affairs before Civ
ing his consent. Those l cannot satisfy
him concerning until I have been to
Bath and had an interview with my
father. In the meantime let us keep
our engagement secret"
The love-struck girl consented.
Ferdinand hurried to Bath Letters
began to pass daily between the lovers.
Ferdinand's letters were at first full
of rapture and love. Then they began
to grow incoherent; some impediment
seemed to be interposins itself between
him and the fulfillment of his desires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
The Beautiful Stranger

One day as Ferdinand was returning
from shooting he carae out of a copse
to see standing before a large cedar tree
which sprang from a plot of turf lady
in a riding habit.
Her countenance was raised and mo-
tionless-she was evidently admiring the
tree Ferdinand gazed with rapture at
the dazzling brilliancy of her complex
ion, the delicate regularity of her fea-
lures and the large. violet tinted eyes
fringed with the longest and darkest
lashes that he had ever beheld
From her position her hat had fallen
back revealing her lofty and pellucid
brow and the dark lustrous locks whlch
were braided around her temple.
The whole countenance combined that
brilliant health and that classic beauty
which we associate with the idea of a
nymph tripping over the dew spangled
meads of Ida or glancng amid the hal
lowed groves of Greece.
To come down from the clouds the
yorrg lady was exceedingly attractive
and, though only IS years old, was tail
and stately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
Gentle Katherine

Katherine Grandson was about Fer
dinands own age, mild, elegant and
pretty Being fair, she looked extreme
~ well in deep mourning.
She was remarkable for the liveliness
of her mind, yet not devoid of obser-
walton, though easily Influenced by
those she loved and among whom she
lived.
She had heard of her cousin Ferdi-
nand. of his beauty, and his goodness
and his accomplishments, and looked
forward to his arrival with feelings of
no ordinary interest
Sir Radcliffe and Lady Armine were
wrapped up in their son. He was the
handsomest, the cleverest, the most
kind-hearted. the most accomplished
the most virtuous of his SEX
1t will be seen that the worthy pair
We're entirely ignorant of that little
escapade of Ferdinands when he took
an opera singer from the San Carlo
a. Naples to Malta on his own hired
yacht.
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and secretly drank his own health as
the luckiest fellow in the world
1t was settled that year must elapse
from the death of Lord Grandson be-
fore the young couple could be united
Ia reprieve which did not occasion
Ferdinand acute grief.
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Partners in the Rescue

Katherine Grandson had had many
interviews with Lord Montfort--she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
Staying Off the Duns

But no sooner had he arrived there
than his principal creditor came down
upon him and was only STAYED off by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
Concerning Ferdinand's Prospects

"If YOUR father should die tomorrow
said Sir Ratcliffe, "he would not leave
MS a shilling l remember when we
mere going to be married he spoke OF
your portion and said, L wish 1t were
more for your sake. for I shall never be
able to increase It.
But, my dear Ratcliffe, surely ne
NAV do something for Ferdinand.
MY dear Constance, there you are
again. Your father is a good-naturea
mana very good-natured man. But
he certainly has never shown any great
desire to improve our circumstances.
yes. Ferdinand is his favorite, and
I should not be surprised II next year
he gave him pony. When he dies he
will probably leave him so guineas to
buy a gold watch
well, you might be right, Ratcliffe,
sirhed Lady Armine, "but still cannot
but consider that Ferdinand is his
rrandfather's favorite.'
This was but sample of the many
conversations concerning the prospects
of Ferdinand which his fond parents
held together.
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Faxorite Grandson

that part of the old mansion whicn
lined Joined TO the newer ana IN
1eted structure Sir Ratcliffe ana MS
lived in modest style. their 90
,estic establishment consisting OF an
a man and his wife, who remained fai,h-
II 10 their fallen fortune.
In a sort Of tower-a gate muse
near the place lived man advanced
in wears who had been the tutor OF sh
Ratcilffe, and was now the tutor Oh
the Baronet's son Ferdinand, spright-
~ youth of 1s. TO whom Sir Ratchile
and Lady Armine looked to restore the
fallen fortunes of the family.
They did not know just how the boy
was going to do 1t. but he was, OF course
in their eyes, a wonderful boy-and was
he not the favorite grandson of Lady
Ratcliffe's father. the Earl of Grandi-
son?
The old earls son was dead, and the
Grandson estates and title would pass
nnon The demise of the Earl, to distant
branch of the family
But his lerdship was wealthy oeSoes'
and Lady Ratcliffe was always Insisting
that he would make Ferdinand his heir oil
all that he could will away.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26
MY Life in Russia From
1904 to 1909"
BY Florence Parxan.

story OF the fear Of death In a
Russian revolution. narrowing ex.
perience for young child. and final
emigration to America, the land OF
the free, is told by Florence Parzen,
a Russian lass OF the A-Sevcnth grede
OF the Newberry school, as follows:
Nine years ago next February, my
father came to America and left my
mother and his children.
About five days after my father left
the general strike broke out. Food
and money was scarce and people
came TO our store to buy supplies.
Mamma was very busy. so she
called my brother Herbert in to help
her. One morning he pulled at nam.
mas apron, and told her that the
woman that just went out, had taken
some eggs and had not paid for them
In the middle OF the strike, the
revolution against the czar broke out.
and no place was safe. We did not
dare to stir out OF the house, and
had to close our store. The rebels
would even break into houses. killing
the occupants and taking everything
OF value. Sometimes we were even
afraid to light the lamps and were
without foo" or drink All travel was
stopped, and the telegraph wires were
cut. so that Russia could not com.
municate with the outside world. NV
mother sent many letters to papa but
he did not receive them Reading
about the terrible times at home In
the newspapers and fearing for our
safety. he decided TO come home
One night we were sitting in the
dark when we heard knock at the
door. We all held our breath and
we're too frightened to move. but at
length mamma opened the door and
man dressed in black came in.
Mamma drew back and we children
began to shrek. He told us not TO
be frishtencd. and we Immediately
recognized his voice II was papa.
He stayed with us for two and half
years and then went back to America.
In about wear and half papa
sent for us. and we arrived in De-
troit, August 5. 1909
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26
|Is>The Detroit Times Page for Boys and Gir1ssA
EXPERT IN CHILD RAISING TELLS HOW
TO REAR BETTER, STRONGER CHILDREN

'ence In the role OF mother and grand.
mother.
Il would as soon deprive q child
OF food as OF contact with the earth.
Mothers should put sandbox In the
apartment or fiat II they have no back
yard.
Il am an advocate of natural edu.
cation. The part Of the teacher Is
merely TO make response To the
child and to provide means OF expires.
sion. The child's only avenue of OK.
preston Is In plastic material such
as sand. clay and paper and II the
child is to develop properly. physical.
~. morally and mentally, these things
should be within easy reach.
The spirit Of Montessori and
Froebel should be In every home and
schooroom. Child gardening, which
should be the most joyful work in
the world. has become burdensome
drudgery, with overworked and over.
weary teachers the result"
Mrs. Brown IL a graduate of the
National Kindergarten college, In
Chicago. from which she received the
degree OF master Of education. She
was left widow with two small chill
dren and was milking cows and grow
Ing fruit on a southern California
ranch when she became interested In
kindergarten methods.
Her four-year-old granddaughter.
Virginia Brown. IL a sturdy example
OF her teachings. She Is as large as
a child OF six and Just as far ad.
vanced.
Virginia has a playroom In Mrs
Browns fiat planned by Mrs. Brown.
It's features are sand pile with mod.
cling and drawing board and q case
for molds. blocks and tools.
II do not believe In punishment Of
any kind" says Mrs. Brown. Chill
dren need nurture. not punishment.
whether at home or In school.
I'm dealing with children we must
have first the right attitude OF mind
the appreciation OF the value OF
child life to civilization.
I'VE must never forget that they
are citizens In the most important
stage OF development and have their
rights to free. self-active expression.
We must provide plastic. conservative
materials and environment In which
simplicity. harmony, order and neat.
ness predominant"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26
NEWS FROM
AMERICAN GAME TRAILS

Canadian governments experiment
with buffalo near Wainwright. ALDER
Ia, Is a great success. Started IN
June. 1909, with 721 head in fenced
in preserve OF 10000 acres. Herd
now numbers $500. Over 800 calves
born this year.
United States government will feed
elk In Yellowstone park this winter
and save the 10000 herd from starv-
ing.
Utah will use shooting license
money to establish public hunting pre-
serves In Salt Lake, Davis and Box
Elder counties. The idea Is to give
the poor man. as well as the rich
man. good game shooting.
Lieut.. Whelen. u. s. A., has dem
onstrated in test that the WIDE
spread idea that jacketed bullets wear
out a barrel Is fallacy.
A rifle. rested near the muzzle on
q hard substance, will shoot very
high Rest Il near abe forearm, III
noss,ble. on a soft substance, such as
a glove or mitten. =.
The gpnerdI Del1tl tudt h'thoc -
needed to hunt in any OF the lo2 ma
tionaI forests Is wrong. License Is
only needed for the establishment OF
a permanent camp, but the holder gets
no exclusive right To hunt or fsh.
You cannot hunt in the national
marks or game refugees.
Forest rangers, In roundup In
tho Cunnison national forest. killed
sonr bears. so coyotes and Fl wild.
cats. This TO protect antelope ana
,eer. =.
char,cs Dalton. silver fox farmer
or prince Edward island. sold be-
tween 40 and 80 furs to the London
market last year. getting an average
of $3.50 per fur or over $4,000 Tor
one years output.
M. NJ. Garland. surveyor OF the port
of pittsburgh. claims there's Hook
OF 900 of The supposedly extinct pas
seue,r pigeons in the woods near his
home AZ Edgewood this fall Natural
:sts exciteo and begging him to trap
some of them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26
"FrOm Russia to America"

One morning we came on deck and
were surprised to find the decks dec
Grated with hags and the sailors pol
ishfng the brasswork and cleaning the
cannon. My mother asked the Ger.
man captain in his native tongue II
we were near Land. He said we would
not reach land for o couple of days,
but that II was Independence day.
and as we were nearer America than
Europe. we were to celebrate IT, That
evening was the most exciting I have
ever witnessed. The band played the
national airB, the people danced, old
and young. the cannon doomed and
the children raced around the decks
singing at the top Of their voices. l
went TO bed very late that night and
nothing happened to the end OF our
journey.
My mother likes Europe better be-
cause she says there the people are
more interested In themselvs. and
their person, and manners, and the
children show 50 much more respect
FOR their elders. while here the PEG.
pie care only for their money. and
most or the children show no respect
at all for their elders. The only thing
she really likes here is the freedom
In Russia the Polish people are not
allowed TO wear red and white to-
sether. because they are the Polish
national colors. and are forbidden 10
sing their national song, while in
Germany they cannot even pray or
write In Polish. Neither OF the coun.
tries allow the schools to teach Pol.
ish history. and all the lessons must
be learned in Russian or German. but
in Russia. In many Of the places. It's
taught secretly. the children bringing
their Polish books to school in double
bottoped baskets NV mother attend
ed a private school where she learned
to read and write In Polish. Every
morning one girl was chosen to stand
outside the door where che was IN Evil
view OF the hall and II anyone came
along. she would make some sign 10
che teacher. who would at once hide
her book and change the lesson.
Mothers teacher had been caught
and put into Jail many times for IT,.
but she thought 1t her duty to teach
them about their country. and con.
finued to do u under a different name
each time. The Polish history ia
beautiful and the national song has
been recently translated by an Ameri.
can, Miss Loveland. I will read one
stanza:
God who our country through long
generations,
Surrounded with brightness OF Thy
glory,
Covering her with the shield OF Thy
protection.
From all misfortunes which would
overwhelm her.
or course. II Is more beautiful in
Polish, and 10 sung by many Polish
people.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26
BY AUNT GERTlE.

oh. look at the striped horse,
mamma"
Two little girls were standing look
ing through the ratings at the AMI
mails in the Zoo. the other day. And.
as Artist Barnum and walked by. on
OF them called out about the STRIPED
horse"
We turned to see what 1t could be.
Guess!
1t was zebra--a striped creature
to be sure. You know, boys and
girls. the zebra belongs to the horse
family. The little tot was not SO far
OF. after all
The zebra's real home is over In
Africa. but there are not many LEFT
there now. SO we see them In zoos
and menageries. where they are very
carefully kept and protected
The sebra Ii not as large as horse
nor as high as horse. But II Is
very much the shape Of one. Its dis
tingu1shing feature Is its coat. The
general color OF this is gray-whtte.
The broad stripes are black.
The zebra has rather long ears and
q short name. The habits of-HA re-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26
BY Barbara cxyzewski.

That the impression which the I'M
migrant receives In America Is not
always 4 pleasant one, but that, what
ever unpleasantness may be found, the
fact Of freedom more than balances
tho ledger Is shown In an ingenious
fashion by Barbara Czyxewski, mem
Der Of B-Eghth grade Of the New
berry school. In the following essay:
We lived In little town near Lub-
lin, q city where my grandmother
lived. Lublin is located a. far from
Warsaw, the capital OF Poland. as
Chicago Is from Detroit. The town
In which we lived was about SO miles
away from Lublin, but as the travel
ing was not comfortable, we did not
60 to visit grandmother very often.
One day my father received a let
ter from my uncle In Detroit, telling
him to come and join him In business
Ny father had heard 90 much about
America and her opportunities, that
he soon started.
After my father left for America. we
went TO live with my grandmother.
She owned q large apartment house
and had invited us TO visit her many
times before.
The apartment houses there diner
from those over here. There they
have a court paved with cobblestones
In the center, and the building built
around It. The windows OF my grand
mothers rooms faced the street and
somewhat resembled our bay-windows
but were much wider on account OF
the thickness of the walls. which are
sometimes two or three feet thick l
spent many days on these windows
playing with my toys and looking ont
upon the street.
One afternoon nv mother came IN
looking very happy. Grandmother
asked her what had happened and
she said she had received letter
from my father. saying she shon'd
start for Detroit as soon as possible.
and 40 the money had come In the
letter, we started the next week.
We sailed on the Princess Alice,
steamer which sails only during the
summer season. Most OF the second
claes passengers were Jews. some
Americans and the rest Germans. I
do not remember much about the boat
except one special day.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26
Future Authors in Detroit Public Schools
n With of English in Detroit Eighth Grades
"A Trip to Owen Sound"
Bv Lulu SaIchow.

BY Lulu SaIchow.
A days outing and visit 10 new
place. is thus naively described by
Lulu Salchow. OF A-Seventh grade, OF
the Newberry school.
Last summer while | was spending
part OF my vacation with my grand
parents In Desboro. Ont. my uncle
from Detroit came OH visit with his
family In his auto.
While they were with us. my uncle
took us out several times 10 see the
country and 90 fishing, One day he
took us 10 Owen Sound, which Is 10
miles from Desboro. The country
there Is very stony and hilly. Large
stones are laid across the road IN
some places like pavement. On
one hill which was particularly beau
tiful and overlooking Owen Sound, We
got out and took some pictures. My
grandfather WAS with US, and he. be-
ing we'll acquainted there, showed us
the places OF interest.
We watched some boats come into
Georgian bay. which was very inter-
cstinx. and l was sorry we could not
stay longer The fishing there Is
great My grandfather bought five
pound whitefsh for so cents. We
walked around In tho park for q while
watching the swans IN the canal.
There are hills on both sides Of this
canal. which made II seem to US like
q valley. At one end OF the canal
there IL d waterfall.
= We finally went to hotel, ate our
supper and then bought some sou.
venirs at Knox's 10-storo, and then
started for home. When we arrived
in Desboro. It was just getting dark
and we all felt that the afternoon had
been we'll spent
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26

Nv Clarence Moore.

Pulsating with good rod-bloodod boy
feeling IL this story Of boys hunt
ing trip. by Clarence Moore, an a
seventh grader. Of the Newoerr!
school, In his essay:
4 few years ago while l was hvins
a the country. some friends came
from Detroit, to visit US. and asked
~ to 60 hunting.
y. We arose about 3 o'clock the next
morning and having eaten. we start
"a Tor the woods. We reached the
,6hanty In the woods and put our lunch
away. Having done 30. we went OUT
- hunt game We had not gone Tar
&yhen we heard q queer noise In one
y the trees. After looking long
kfme. We discovered It was coon
Ming between some branches.
a when we saw that we could not
ket : shot at him. my father seized
= club and threw II at him. It hit
he branches on which he was lying
hnd the cocn came down to the
upund. One OF the men seized him
~ the hind legs and hit his head
3ninst Z large stone nearby.
n Altar we had gone about hall
y mile, we came to . stump fence
khore We saw few rabbit tracks.
While we were hunting for the rab-
Ne hole, the coon came to life and
kaws . mighty leap and broke away
nom the man.
g The dogs started after the coon
onl Ct the same time one OF tho men
Ard Ct the coon. but shot one OF the
2oGD instead. The other dogs over
eook the coon, and brought II back
where We were
\ We went to the shanty and ate our
11nner. Having eaten our dinner we
hunted ON our way homo and cot 10
xuhbtts and one squirrel
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21.-"Back
to the SOIL" Is the Better Babies an
swer of Prudence Brown, who inintiat-
ed and taught the first public kinder
garten In California.
BY the soil" Mrs. Brown means a
sand pile In the back yard.
a sympathetic study of child ma
ture will prove to anyone that what
they need is not starched frocks and
immaculate fingernails. but plenty OF
sand clay. water and sunshine.
Mrs. Brown bases her knowledge
upon 25 years teaching and expert.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26

scoring is done by hits and not by
runs. Each pin represents hit or
some kind. II It IS desired, the scor-
Ing may be done b. bases. as each
OF the different hits is for different
number OF bases. The holes are the
outs. The game can be played by
any number OF persons from two up
When more thai y~c people play.
sides are chosen, just as In the regu-
lar baseball game. the sides repro
sentirs the toans. Each eide throws
one player after the other untii Il
mas made three outs. The same rules
follow when two people are playing,
except that EACH person throws until
three are out. The number or innings
to DO played Is usually fixed at nine.
IL Will be found that the game is
not nearly so simple az 1t seems, anu
that considerable skill - required "a
amass enough hits to win a game.
The board can be placed at any dis
lance from 20 TO 100 feet away. II is
usually played by being set up al
one end Of room while the players
stand at the other.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26
Let's keep the baseball season open

* Let's keep the baseball season open
1 swinteri
What's the use Of stopping the game
lat because the weather 10 getting
dbJdy OF course. we cant play It out
u doors In the winter time. Nor can
~ Of VI utilize the big floors Of the
ltmnasiums for indoor baseball. But
l6ttN . game that we can play that
viii have some Of the interest OF
booeball, keep fresh al the terms
ohAt are used in the regular games
q the outdoor diamonds and at the
1knpo time permit mother and the
Irjo to ct In on the fun Some crit.
- Win snees at the game ara say
~ Il rssenbIeS the old-fashioned
onnbae. Just ct one Of those crit
llayins y saa ses what happens
4 ~ ~ n6oesSlty for the game Is
M GD1t qvo feet long and three
U11n ~ 91omood n laid on on
|1ooD0 ~ - md and scattered
- 11nnoa1 are marked the po
1 q ~ playegs- These posi-
~ - ~ bos1As helss n the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-26

bras are very much the habits OF wild
horses. They eat the same kind of
food and run in herds In the same
way.
The flesh Of some species OF zebra
Is good to eat and the hides are used
for leather.
Next time you 60 to the zoo, or the
circus. watch for the animal, with the
striped coat, that looks not unlike q
horse.