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the sides exactly double what it was.
Cut down the box cover to fit between
the box bottom and sides A and B, to
form floor for the extended portion,
and fasten this piece of cardboard in
place with strips of cloth Tapped and
glued over the edges.
A center partition divides the house
into two rooms, and this should be
cut from single piece of cardboard
If you can get piece large enough;
otherwise, fasten two pieces side by
side with strips glued acrosssto stiffen
them. Fig. 4 shows how a doorway
should be cut through the center of
this partition. If your hat box is
made like the one shown in the illus
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EARLY DIRECTED FIGHT HERE
Quaint Old House In Washington
Used by Southern General Dur
inq Attack on Capital.

Washington.-A quaint old house
stands by the side of Georgia avenue
or, as it was called for century, the
Seventh street pike, a few steps
northerly Of where the Silver Spring
tollgate was so long an obstacle to
travel. There is an interesting story
associated with this house and with
the man who, with his wife, dwells
there.
The story goes that this house dur
ing the attack against the northern
line of the defenses of Washington
which Gen. Jubal Early and his divi
sion made July IL and IL, 1864, the
semi-centennial of which approaches
was occupied by Gen. EARLY during q
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Shakespeare and Bacon.

It has not been proven that Bacon
wrote the plays known as Shake
speare's. The various attempts at
such task have all turned out to be
melancholy failures. 1t has been shown
that there are many difficulties in the
way of believing that the historical
Shakespeare wrote the immortal dra-
mas, but it has not been shown that
anybody else wrote them. The STRAIT
ford man is still in possession of the
glory of their authorship, and if he
is not entitled tor the honor it is i'm
possible to say who is.
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A DOLL HOUSE MADE FROM A
CARDBOARD BOX.
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.

A hat box furnishes the material
for building the little two room doll
house illustrated below, and one Of
these boxes is usually not hard to find
in any home where there are dollies
wanting house of their very own.
Fig. 1 shows the first step neces-
sary in converting the hat box into
a doll house, that of detaching one
side (A) at the corner, and separat-
ing both it and the side adjoining OBJ
from the box bottom. Fold back the
two detached sides in the manner
shown in Fig. 2, with side B in line
with side C. and side A opposite side
D. That will make the space between
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through the cardboard or tin disk for
the operating cord to pass through
II you use a button, the center hole
viii be in the right place.
The pinwheel whirligfg in Fig. Z
consists of a stick with notches along
one edge, and a thin chip OF wood
fastened at its exact center. by pin,
to the end of the stick Gig. 81. Cut
the notehes OF equal size. Make the
hole in the chip just large enough 50
the chip will turn easily and drive the
min pivot exactly straight.
Hold the pinwheel in the left hand
as shown in Fig. Z. to operate it. and
With a coin in the right hand rub Wig
orously along. the notches. This will
make the stick pibrate and the vibra-
rions will cause the chip to spin
around.
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trations, with folded and Tapped edges,
there will be projecting edge along
the floor and up the back, to which
the partition can be glued Gig. p.
The living-room should have a fire.
place, and a candy box or stationery
box Of the proportions shown in Fig.
5 simplifies the work of making the
mantel because it is only necessary to
cut an opening through the bottom
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| Tor Handy Bous and !
| Girls 10 Make andDo
Copyright by A. Nicely HalD
TOY WHIRLlcIGs
BY A. NEELY HALL

Though so simple that they require
almost no time at all to prepare, the
Toy Wnirilgigs in the illustrations
make up for their lack of constructive
work by being fun producers that
VIII amuse just as long as there are
new friends to show them to.
To make the whirligig shown in
Fig. l, cut out the large disk in Fig.
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REMARKABLE
CASE of Mrs. Ham
Declares Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her Life
and Sanity.
Shamrock, Mo- feel it my duty
to tell the public the condition of nv

health before using
your medicine. / had
falling, infamma-
ton and congestion,
fem ale weakness,
pains in both sides,
backaches and bear
ing down pains, was
short of memory,
nervous, impatient,
passed sic cpl e IS
nj G h is, an h d
neither strength nor
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Good Reason.
she-I prefer dumb animals to men
any time.
He Sure; they can't talk back.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-05-29

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color in cold
water. Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-05-29

The trouble with the man of few
words is that he is apt to use them
until they become tiresome.
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of the box for the fireplace, and then
glue piece of cardboard to the side
of the box for the mantel shelf The
shelf should project beyond the front
and ends of the mantel.
The walls of the room may be pa
pered with wall paper having small
pattern, or the cardboard may be
stained with dress dyes.
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4 mans head has to be turned be-
hre he is in a position to pat himself
on the back.
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r. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
49,, ~ to take as candy, regulate and invig-
srs stomach, liver and bowels and cure
Sopstipation. Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-05-29

Brains can make money, but money
can't make brains.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-05-29

A poor reputation may be better
than none at all.
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malta seed $3.50. Farms for sale on crop pay.
me5ts, J. Mulhall 500 City, Ia--Adv.
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It isn't always the love of music
that prompts a man to blow his own
horn.
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Wants a Friend in Need.

Say, old chap, want you to be
best man at my wedding. Will you?"
well, I-er-"
so! You refuse to stand by a
friend in his hour of trouble, is that
it,"
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lee Natural SUGGESTIONS

Dpere's a good work on chiropody."
a notice it has good many foot
mites"
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rn.nortant to Mofhara

rvemine carefully every bottle Of
,icT0RIA, safe and sure remedy for
S ,.Isnts and children, and see that it
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w. N. u, MILWAUKEE,, NO. 22-1s14
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MRRRNEN Watson E. Coleman, wasla-
A1E eas s' SsfsTs1 1; 0 ss ST. lsau ia.
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life. to . future empty Of her? How
could he do that? When he had part
ed from her in the rain he had felt .
frenzy Of obsunacy. It had seemed 90
clear that the barrier must in the end
yield before their love. He had never
thought Of surrender. Now he told
himself that flight was all that was
left him. she-her happiness-noth-
ing else mattered. Damory court and
Its future-the plans he had made-the
Valiant name-in that clarifying In
slant he knew that all these. from that
May day on the Red road, had clung
about her. She had been the inspira-
ton of all.
Lead. kindly LEht amid the sncirciing
gloom"
The voices Of the invested choir
rose clearly and some one at his side
was whispering that this had been the
majors favorite hymn. But he
scarcely heard.
When the service was ended the
people filled the big yard while the
last reverent words were spoken St the
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policeman, with a rife slung over his
shoulder. guarding the entrance to q
very large building. Not understand
ing English himself, he led me across
a court yard and into the office Of the
building. which later found was the
municipal police court. In this oflice
were two young Englishmen and sew
eral native clerks.
The Englishman treated me with
greatest courtesy, looked up the re.
quired Information and drew a rough
diagram Of the streets l should trav-
erse In order to recover my hearings,
and. better still. one Of them Il Mr..
Mariott) insisted. as he had nothing
special on Ut being Sunday, on tax
ing rickshaw with me and showing
me the way. 1t was. then about
eleven o'clock and he remained with
me until six o'clock in the evening.
when he left meas he kindly put It
-regretfully. to keep an engagement.
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The Lakes and tn. Woods.

The suggestion that the state get
possession Of the little inland lakes
and reserve them for the people is
an excellent one. These little bodies
Of water will have wholesome infu.
ence upon public sentiment. The
pleasure connected with them is of an
elevating character. They are fea.
ture Of nature that should be pre-
served. II not soon devoted to popular
use they will be commercialized and
lose their grateful influence upon the
civic character.
We should preserve the woods, too.
as far as possible. They are beauti.
full and inspiring. They make people
better. The very air of the forest
tranquilizes the spirit and prepares
it for nobler living. Let us not turn
everything into money. Let money
be the object of little lake or piece
of woodland. and the effect is degen-
Grating. Let these blessings be duly
appreciated and handed over to the
people for their enjoyment and uplift
Baltimore American.
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color. The deep lines about his mouth
smoothed miraculously out.
Judith" he whispered. you
sure you told me the truth while ago.
when you said-you said"
Yes. yes" Shirley answered. put
ting her young arm under him, think
ing only to soothe the anxiety that
seemed vaguely to thread some vague
hallucination. 3t
He smiled again. 1T makes It
easier" he said. He looked at Valiant.
his mind seeming to slip farther and
farther away. Beauty" he gasped.
you didn't go away after all. did you!
l dreamed it, reckon. It'll be-all
right with you both" .s.7l
He sighed peacefully. and his eyes
turned to Shirley's and closed. Tim
80 glad" he muttered, $50 glad Il
didn't really do 1t. Judith. It would
have-been NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thing
lever did,"
The doctor went swiftly to the door
and beckoned to Jereboam. Come in
now. Jerry" he said in low voice,
quickly"
The old negro fell on his knees by
the couch. Mars Monty!" he cried.
'1s you gwine away en- leabe OIL Jer-
ry? Is yo'? Mars'?"
The cracked but loving voice struck
across the void of the failing sense.
For last time the major opened his
mistinE eyes.
Jerry. you-black scoundrel!" he
whispered. and Shirley felt his head
grow heavier on her arm. Il reckon It's
about time-to me going-homs!"
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REALLY USED COTTON BALES
Popular Idea Concerning Battle Of
New Orleans Has Been Found
to Be Correct.

Interest in the slumbering cotton
bale theory of the battle Of New Or.
leans was aroused by the finding Of
water-color picture map of the original
battle plan in an abandoned trunk in
the celler of the st. Charles hotel.
Little is known about the drawing or
the other contents Of the trunk which
has remained unnoticed for years in Q
dark corner.
Five veterans Of the battle have
added their signatures to the remark.
able map to attest the fact that 1t Is
a true representation Of the battle
plan as made under the direction of
Andrew Jackson by his military engi-
neer, H. Laclotte. 1t shows a line Of
cotton bales which q marginal note
says was 1000 feet long with a pro
lonsment extending 600 feet into the
woods. Some historians deny the
story about the use OF cotton bLsA
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ShANGH
WONDER CT IY
. oFORIE

song birds tongues had nothing on
the wealthy and extravagant China
men OF Shanghai. for whom menus
arc frequently provided In some Of
these restaurants covering over one
hundred courses. and including such
tid-bits as birds nest soup. bears'
paws, skylarks' tongues. thrushes'
brains. sharks INNS. canary birds liv-
ers, and other dainties too numerous
to mention. a.-
And when tell the reader that .
plate Of BIRDS nest Sculptor .
starter-costs $25. he will have, .
faint Idea Of the amount Of his Check"
should he ever visit q FoOchow road
restaurant and try to hit the pace set
by Shanghai Chink. IS
There il another, and equally inter-
esting, side to Chinese life ~ seen
within the walls OF the native-the
other extreme. in fact-where teem-
ing Thousands toll all day. every day.
and well into the night, running at
high pressure all the time, in order
to earn enough to keep body and soul
together.
0rISn neFO tIsN
Although the British saw 1t first"
and their commercial interests are
perhaps larger than those of other ma
tions, they do not by any means
dominate the place. as for instance.
they dominate Hongkong, and hope
I may. .in passing. be permitted to re-
mark. that 1t Is quite a. we'll they
do not, and for the reason that while
the very air of Honskong II sur
charged with insolent snobbery, there
is. in the delightful cosmopolitanism
of Shanghai society. . charm all its
own.
Having said so much without fear.
favor, affection. malice or ill-will. I
will state that on the forenoon of the
Sunday after my arrival In Shanghai
r lost my way while wandering
through q section Of the settlement
occupied by the poorer class Of Chi
nese. none of whom understood .
word of English. noticed Hindu
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such favorable. sanitary and hygienic
conditions, with the result that many
Of them have amassel great wealth
and have become luxurious.
They have erected magnificent
homes, In q semi-Oriental style Of
architecture, Il the midst of grounds
which the landscape gardeners art
has converted into fairylands, They
travel about in costly equipages, at
tended by retinues Of gorgeously liv-
cred servants. @
Women Are Gorgeous.
Their women's arms are encased in
bracelets, around their necks are
ropes OF pearls and their heads are
covered with precious gems, while the
gorgeous colorings of their figured
silk costumes fairly dazzle the eyes
of the beholder.
Nor are the masters OF all this
splendor a whit behind in the matter
Of personal adornment. These
wealthy and effeminate Cinnamon seem
to never allow the question of cost to
enter into their calculations in the
matter of picturesque display. II
their luxurious habits carried them
no further they might be passed up
without further comment, but such IL
far from being the case.
Foochow Road. Shanghai, Is the
earthly paradise Of sybaritic China.
men-not only Of Shanghai but Of the
entire Orient. On this road-well
back Of the Bund-are to be found i'm
posing buildings in variegatee styles
OF architecture. gorgeously decorated.
standing in their own gardens and
used as tea houses, sing-song houses.
theaters and restaurants. stocked with
all those delicacies SO dear to the
Oriental and calculated to stimulate
a jaded appetite or produce new
sensation.
In these places are to be witnessed,
nightly, scenes OF unrestrained license
and Chinese enjoyment, of Chinese
profigacy and Chinese fastidious-
ness.
The Roman emperor who. in order
to improve his singing voice. fed on
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he could dimly see the green rocks.
and the white froth of the water bub-
bling and chuckling down over their
rounded outlines to the shrouded level
below. The moon lifted finally and
scared through the sky, blowing out
the little lamps OF stars. Under Its
light gossamer mist robed the land.
scape In q shimmering opalescence.
In which tree and shrub altered their
values and became transmitted to Sill
yer sentinels, watching over . de-
mesne Of violet-velvet shadows filled
with sleepy twitterings and stealthy
rustlings and the odor OF wild honey
suckle.
At the last he stood before the old
sun-dial. rearing its column from its
pearly clusters OF blossoms. II count
no hours but the happy ones" he read
the inscription with an indrawn
breath. Then. cropping at Its base. he
lifted the Ivy that had once rambled
there and drew up the tangle again
over the stone disk. His Bride's-Gar
den!
In the library. an hour later, sitting
at the big black pigeonholed desk. he
wrote to Shirley:
Il am leaving tonight ON the mid
night train. Uncle Jefferson will give
you this note in the morning. will
not stay at Damory court to bring
more pain into your life. am going
very far away. I understand all you
are feeling-and SO. goodby. goodby.
God keep you! love you and shall
love Won nlwaya alwavat.
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Transi.tor Of ARABIAN NIoht,. !

The Arabian Nights" did not be-
come familiar to Europeans until 1904,
when Galland translated them into
French. Scholars cast doubt on the
authenticity of some of ,Galland's
work. accusing him-like Titz-Gerald
and Omar Khayyam-of ,.inventinx
rather than translating. but with the
public the success of the tales was
immediate and immense. Galland
used to complain that the students. re-
turning home in the early hours OF
the morning, would knock at his door
and demand the recitation Of q tale,
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CHAPTER xxxIII.
Tn. Voice From III. Past

The Voice From the Past.
Though the doctor left the church
with Shirley and her mother. he did
not drive to Rosewood, but to his Of.
dee. There, alone with Mrs. Dan.
dridge while Shirley waited In the
carriage, he unlocked the little tin
box that had been the majors, with
the key Mrs. Dandridge gave him. and
put into her hands little packet Of
yellow oiled-silk which bore her name.
He noted that It asitated her pro-
foundly and as she thrust It into the
bosom Of her dress, her face seemed
stirred n he had never seen It When
he put her again in the carriage, he
patted her shoulder with Q touch far
gentler than his gruff goodby.
At Rosewood, at length. alone in her
room. she sat down with the packet in
her hands. During the long hours
since first the little key had lain In
her palm like live coal. she had been
all afire with eagerness. Now the
moment had come, she was almost
afraid.
She tried to imagine that letters
coming to her-then. Thirty years
ago! A May day. day Of golden
sunshine and flowers. The arbors had
been covered with roses then, too, like
those whose perfume drifted to her
now. Evil news flies fast, and she
had heard of the duel very early that
morning. The letter would have
reached her later. She would have
fed away with 1t to this very room
to read 1t alone-as she did nowi
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The live veterans who say they
fought behind cotton bales were Jo-
seph st. Cyr. Jean Lamothe, p. M.
Lapfce, Charles Raymond and Jean
Gervais. Pen pictures of these men
appear In the footnotes.
The finding of the picture is time
ly. says the New Orleans Item, az 1t
will be Of service for the staging of
the battle, which is to be one of the
leading features of the Exposition Of
Big Ideas.
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Shanghai 10 the proud posses
sor of fancy name. "The
Ia Gem Of the Orient" It Is called.
and II u. In more ways than
one. . gem" depending entirely on
the sense In which the term may be
applied. IL
It IL certainly one OF the most In
teresting cities In the world, and NO
visitor TO the Orient should leave It
out Of his itinerary.
II presents the curious anomaly of
being a Chinese city. whose affairs
are administered by foreigners. writes
J. N. Grady In the Denver Post.
First there Ii the International mu.
nicipal council. whose acts are sub
joct to revision by the consular coun-
Gil. representing the foreign consuls
resident in Shanghai. and the de-
cisions of this latter body are subject.
In turn. to revision by council com.
posed OF foreign ministers residing in
Peking and duly accredited to the
government Of China by their respec-
tive countries. There Is NO appeal
from the decisions of this latter body.
IL ID, In fact, court OF last resort
~ far as the city of Shanghai IL con-
cerned. :
There is, however. . native city
within the old walls. in which the
Chinese ofncials exercise exclusive
oontrol-athough there are over mill
lion Chinese living. and carrying on
business In the socalled foreign set
t1amaufa which rnoana madam Qho n ~
hal.
These are of much better class
than those who live within the walls
Of the native city. Under foreign pro-
tection they are free to enjoy'li lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness un-
hampered by the iniquitous exactions
practiced on prosperous Cinnamon
wherever native ofiicials rule. In no
other city in the world. perhaps. are
Chinese 30 safe, SO prosperous. so pro
gressive. and certainly in no city Of
their own country do they live under
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had said. but little later, as he and
Valiant sat beside the couch, the major
opened his eyes suddenly.
Shirley" he whispered. Where's
Bhirleyf
She was sitting on the porch Just
outside the open window, and when
she entered. tears were on her face.
The doctor drew back silently: but
when Valiant would have done so. the
major called him nearer.
NO." he painted: ''I like to see you
two together" His voice was very
weak and tired.
AZ she leaned and touched his hand.
he smiled whimsically. Its mighty
curious" he said. "but can't get It
out Of my head that It's Beauty Vail
ant and Judith that I'm really talking
to. Foolish-isn't itf" But the idea
seemed to mastsr him. and presently
he began to call Shirley By her moth.
sr's name. An odd youthfulness crep,
Into his eyss: . subtle paradoxical
ASAAnaaa n check ttnSsd viii
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Value Of Talk.


Talk has the reputation of being the
cheapest thing there IL. Az supply
and demand have something II not all
to do with values, doubtless the sup
ply Of talk is what gives 1t bargain
counter value.
Things that are cheap lack enduring
quality.
II talk were confined to the things
done more than to the thing said. 1t
would have greater value.
Some one asked Edison II he expert
enced much Inconvenience on account
of his deafness. He replied that he
thanked God for 1t every day. since It
protected him from the distracting ef.
feet of other peoples talk. He could
thus live his own life. think his own
thoughts. do his own work in his world
Of silence.
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cuAprER xxxI-contInued.

CHAPTER xEII-Contlnueo.
In the little haircloth trunk back In
her room lay an old scrap-book. It
held few leaves torn from letters and
many newspaper clippings. From
these she had known of his work. his
marriage, the great commercial sue
cess for which his name had stood
the name that from the day Of his go
ing, she had 90 seldom taken upon her
lips. Some Of them had dealt with
his habits and idiosyncrasies. hints Of
an altered personality, and aloofness
or loneliness that had set him apart
and made him. in way. stranger to
those who should have known him
best. Thus her mind had come to
hold q double image: The grave man
these shadowed forth. and the man
she had loved. whose youthful face was
In the locket she wore always on her
breast. It was this face that was
printed on her heart, and when John
Valiant had stood before her on the
porch at Rosewood. 1t had seemed to
have risen. instinct from that old
grave.
He had not kept silence! He had
written! It pealed through her brain
like . muhied bell. But Beauty Vail
ant was gone with her youth: in the
room near by lay that old companion
who would never speak to her again.
the lifelong friend-who had really
failed her thirty years ago!
and in tin box mile away lay = let
ter.
Ne won't rouse again" the doctor