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Associated Press.

ASSOclateu freSs.
Washington, ID. c.. Feb. 20.-Sec-
rotary Bryan was advised today of
the death of w. S. Benton, an Eng
lish ranch owner in Mexico who was
recently reported in the hands of the
rebels.
Mr.. Bryan made the announce
ment us he went into the cabinet
meeting and declared that he had no
details, that an official dispatch from
Consul Edwards merely announced
the death.
Sir Cecil Spring Rice. British am
bassador. has asked the state depart
ment to take steps to protectB British
subjects.
Benton was arrested in Juarez last
Tuesday He has not been heard
from since by his wife and friends
and II is feared that he has been exc
cuted by General Villa.
At first villa denied knowledge OF
Benton's whereabouts, but yesterday
in conversation he intlmated that he
knew something about the English
man.
After the cabinet conference Sec
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Madrid. Feb. 20.-Stories OF the
shooting OF Is Spaniards and the bu-
rial alive of a number of others by
Mexican rebels at Torreon were pub
lished at length in most OF the news
papers here today. The incidents
were narrated by passengers aboard
the Spanish steamer Antonio Lopez,
which left Vera Cruz Jan. 81.
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ROBERTSON IN DIES MONIES

RoDISoN Ds MONIES
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THE WEATHER.

Cloudy Tonight and Saturday; prob
ably occasional rain in valleys;
snow in the hills.
Details and Map Page Five.
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"Oh-h,' exclaimed CTsarkin, IN
relief 81 thought you were gong
70 eat mew lie put down his sword
on it, thread, and laughed merrily'
I'm very glad to see you again.
mousep he said. You see, I'm an
eli. now. and | can run and jump
lust like all the elvesl"
A number Of voices sounded, big,
heavy voices, coming toward the
room.
Quick! Follow me" bade the
mouse, and dove out of sight
through the hole. Cesarkin hung
by his hands and dropped into the
darkness. He landed on his feet in
dark passage. Down and down
they ran around a curve; and down
again. Then suddenly the mouse
swerved to one side, and there be-
fore them was the home OF the
mouse family. Cesarkin stared IN
wonder.
On one side was a wide bed OF
little tori papers and hair, and on Il
lay four baby mice, their tiny eyes
closed and their wee mouths open
as they cried for food. There were
crusts of bread and Of cheese piled
in a corner. And there was the
mother mouse just sitting down &c
supper. Mr.. Mouse introduced
Crsarkin, and told her that he hao
lust become an elf.
ooh" said Mother Mouse, I'm sc
glad to hear it! Come right in, Ca
sarkin, and sit down on that bit Of
plaster. You know, W. are Away:
glad to meet the elves and the tai
ries, for they are always our friends
Won't you have bit of bread ant
cheese for supper"
Then, while they ate together
Father and Mother Mouse talkes
with Cesarkin about what he was
to do. you must get away iron
the house," said they both. 1T i:
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we'll sell sweet coke
and smelly cheese,
And say: It's just,
q doIIov, Pleose!
whispered. and closed his eyes.

whispered, and closed his eyes.
Crsar,in opened MS eyes and
looked about him. The room was
quite dark. How strangely happy
he felt! He had not been able to
walk for months, but suddenly now
he felt a queer desire to get up and
run about on the silken counterpane.
He crawled out. and looked down on
himself in amazement. He was no
bigger than your little finger! lie
had become an elf!
How happy he was thenl But a
voice sounded loudly in his ears.
Il was his nurse; she was coming
back. In terror he ran with leaps
and bounds across the silken coun-
terpane, and half tumbling, made his
way to the floor. Then over the
carpet he dashed, and hid in behind
chest. The nurse came in.
"Thumpcty-thump" sounded her
heavy feet on the floor. There was
d cry of surprise. Caesar is gomez
she exclaimed, and ran out OF the
room.
Cesarkin crouched low behind the
chest and chuckled with glee. lie
knew that nobody had loved him;
row he would never trouble them
;gain. lie was free! He peered
1round in the darkness OF the
crack behind the chest. Something
cleaned on the floor, and he stopped
and picked it up. 1t was a small
rcedle, with bit of red silk thread
IN it. Here is sword for me-
thought Casarkin, and tied the BIT
OF bright thread about his waist.
He locked about him again. Then
he started in fright. A gray mouse
was pcering out at him from a hole
under the wall! 1t came toward him
I"Don't you remember me, Cesar
| kim" it asked in a squeeky voice
81 am the mouse that you saved
! from the tigcr-cat"
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Our Drawing Lesson

drawing OF a camel that rsacha 4
oasis, and he and his master SOP 1
rest for a while and drink son; |
the cool water. Then they gill s.
on their journey again S'a
Barnes, OF Rockaway Beasa Id
Island, one OF our prize Wnns
sends a drawing OF an Arab stu
at the door Of his tent in the tsS
with his camel standing nearby
ether two prize winners tins Ea
are Dorothy McEntee, OF NsEz
/ n. J., and Frank Bisinger, OF C0Na
\. Y.
We received other good dzH
from Nicoll +. Brown, New IL
ford. Conn; Pearl Wallace AAa|
town, n. y; Ruth White,
Branch, y. J.; Dorothea Gam
Ansonia, Conn; Maude Van "
Jersey City; Helen Hackef' lSS
City; Helen Frost, Brooklyn ~
ces Staufer, Kennedyville, Nd, .
Leona Koblish, New York Cty
Have you ever heard OF q S@
People in different parts OF the .
country often have different nia
:or the same things. Burro R''
the people in the Southwess'i'
Of the United States call do'''|
and that is what our drawing Ks
is about this week.
Make both the outline OF TIE
key and the shaded picture :
have shown, and another draF
the donkey tied to a post IN
or drawing a wagon, or earfynl
tie boys and girls on his back
all three drawings to us, so tnq
reach us not later than Ih1S
morning. And for the best iA'a
receive we will make awards
each. Address the Editor 2
Children's Page, New York nv.
If John Jackson, OF Broon,-
send his complete address, "
be glad to send him his pri1s
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BY ROSE POTTER.
/ know a little grille,
She wouldn't mind Mamma,
She wouldn't heed her nurse at all,
Or listen to Papa.
She went out walking on the beach,
Oh dear, what do you think?
A crocodile came prancing by,
And ate her quick as wink!
But after she'd been down awhile,
'T'm much afraid" said he,
THAT little grille was so bad,
She'll not agree with me.
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we'll weigh out
suqov by HE pound
And tie up bundles
bio oDd ToUDd
Bv RAYMOND CONsTOCK.

TITLE CESAR 10y on us
bed, with his hands folded
on the silken counterpart.
He was a irail, delicate
little boy, with a wan face and large
blue eyes. and, oh! such tired little
mouth; for Caesar had been sick a
very long time.
If it had not been for the elves
and the fairies, Caesar would have
been very lonely. He had no father
or mother, only a very busy nurse,
and a very stern governess. and a
very distant guardian, none OF whom
seemed to be troubled much wheth-
er the pain was bad or not. But in
fairy book the little boy had read
Of the adventures of the tiny wood
land people, and from that time he
had loved to imagine that he also
was a little elf.
In the book there had been one
little fairy, Silverwing, whom Ca
sar had liked very much. And there
had been tiny elf, no longer than
your little finger, called Elfkin.
What a JOY it was to shut his eyes
and pretend that he was an elf row
ing through the cool green woods
with little Elfkin, and with dainty
Silverwing!
So, on this day, he lay on his bed
with his hands folded on the silken
counterpart. The pain had been
very bad, and it was such rest &c
close his tired eyes and dream about
his adventures with the little elve:
and fairies. The day faded. The
room became darker and darker
with the coming on OF night. The
sky changed from light blue to pale
10 white. and then to dark, darL
blue. In the patch that little Cesai
saw through his window cleaned
single star. 1t seemed to smile anC
beckon to him. He nodded YEARLY
pm coming, little old star" III
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The Snowstos"
n, ELEANOR PELHAM KoSiA
Aged IL.

Nv ELEANOR PELHAM KoS
Aged II.
The east wind hard was OlO'''
Shrieking DER the earth; !.
0IIurrah. soon twill be 'D'
The children shout with MI
The whitecaps on the wa''i'
Proclaim the coming storm
All hurry to safer quarter"
Where they'll be safe and S'''
The day drew dark as night
And all the lamps were lit;
Around the fire with faces
The frightened folk did ~ :. !
Suddenly tnc VIM
alarm; -
The world was hushed' aO' !.
The storm came down. .
harm
But cover all with snow "a
The world, that time We
in white;
She looked he best thar ~
The children ne'er sa" ~ III
As the snow that tinie' 'p''
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Just sbuvoe it. moOl
YOU folhs night soy
And Then perhaps
they'd never Poy!
ADVENTURE IN EkTLAND

too dangerous here for one who
does not know the dangers. There
are traps, and cats-that tiGer-cai
is awful-and there is the sEye-ter-
rier that killed Uncle Henry. No;
you must go to the woods! There 1t
is much safer. There the birds sing
all day, and the crickets sing all
night. There are flower perfumes
and fresh breezes and delicious
grains to eat. The field mice, our
country cousins, have told US OF it.
"But how shall | go to the Cool
Green Woods?" asked CGsarkin. 81
don't know the way, and the cat
might get mel!
The mice thought and thought.
AT last Mother Mouse exclaimed:
"IIl tell you! Our cousin, Carrot
Bat, flies out great deal at night
and he knows Jack Rabbit. Mr..
Rabbit is very fond OF all the elves,
so he'll gladly carry you on your
way. Now you just lie down there
and sleep, and when Mr.. Bat comes
in Father Mouse will run up to the
garrett and meet him. Then III wake
you. and I'm sure Mr.. Bat will be
glad to carry you to the wheat field
where Jack Rabbit comes to
browse!~
Cssarkin was very tired. "All
right" he agreed, with a yawn.
You're both very kind, and guess
I'll go to sleep" He stretched out
YEARLY on the soft paper-and-hair
bed by the side of the little mice.
Good night" he murmured drow-
silly, and fell asleep, to dream OF tht
Cool Green Woods.
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Brave, UnseI6sh Girl.

"Send me, sir" she said, looking up
at the tall colonel. 81 can't fight
like man or be OF use here. Please
let me go" So little Betty Zane
passed through the door of the fort
ress into the dangers beyond
Betty ran with breathleSs haste
through the woods, trying to forget
the painted Indians and everything
but the powder that was needed. At
last she reached the strong house,
wrapped the powder in her apron
and ran back with it to the fort. The
attack lasted until the next day, when
a party Of hunters beat back Simon
Girty and his Indian band. After
this Betty Zane was known for
miles around and gratefully remem-
bered as the girl who loved others
more than herself.
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a Hungry Crocodile

81 wish that ! might sometimes have
A nice small child for food,
But, then, they never come my way,
Because they're always good"
So if you're bad, you'd best watch out,
And mend your ways, my child,
Cause hiding round the corner
Is a hungry crocodile.
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, f felt that we had actual
ly crossed a desert after
we had looked at all the
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Form two diamonds, with the letter
"E" in the positions shown above IN
each case: -
2. In lower; Shiny denizen Of the
sea: to rejoice in; the side sheltered
from the wind; in "lower."
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BETTY ZANE
Bv AIMEE E. PIZA.

~ NE autumn morning in l775
rider dashed up to Fort
Henry bearing the news that
Simon Girty, with a band of Ind
ians, was coming up the Ohio River
10 attack the fort.
Colonel Shepherd spread the alarm
TO the settlers living around the fort,
bidding the men get to the guns and
the women and children come with
in the Enclosure for safety.
Attacked, and No Ammunition!
Soon shots were heard and paint
ed savages seen climbing up the bank
Of the river. The colonel went TO
the store room for ammunition, and
to his horror found very little gun
powder
who will get some powder from
the strong house in the woods?" he
asked Of the men who were loading
their guns. No one answered. Come,
speak up, for time is short!'
III go!" iii go" responded a
number OF mems voices.
"One alone" said the colonel, "for
Our ranks are thin, but brave one
he needs be"
Then from the mass OF frightened
women and children that huddled on
the floor came little Betty Zane, a
girl of twelve, with a gentle face and
large serious eyes.
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camels crossing hot, dry deserts, be-
cause they we're so realistic. Helen
White of Long Branch, n. j. sends a
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PUZZLE

TWO DAINTY DIAMONDS WITH "E."
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name OF Nine. Bouturlin.
Although she had money IN such
quantities, II was a love match, in thu
best sense Of the word, and he lady
was so devoted TO him that her affeC-
ton oblterated all personal ambition
that she may have enter aimed of So
Cial advancement, and she was content
TO remain entirely in the background,
and in obscurity. without public recos-
milton, even as his morganatic wife and
without any title or honors, provided
she retained his entire affection. The
union was a very happy one, in spite
of its remaining childless, and when she
died II was found tina she had be
qucathed 10 him her entire fortune.
Several days later the Grand Duke
fell in love with Princess Stana of Mon
toneCro. the brilliantly clever sister of
Queen Helen of Italy, and daughter OF
King Nicholas Of Montenegro. She was
unhappily married 10 n good looking
nonentlty, the late Prince George Ro-
nanoffsky, Duke of Leuchtenhurg, n
grandson of Eugene de Beauharnas
and great grandson. therefore. Of En-
press Josephine of France. After the
lnfatuation had lasted some time the
present Emperor, who had developed a
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fact. the old Grand Dukes conduct was
such that It excited the btttcrest sort
Of enmity on the part of his nephew,
Alexander Ill, who. on his accession
70 the throne. Immediately proceeded 10
relieve him OF all his military com
mands, and to Danish him from St.
Petersburg to spend the remainder Of
his days in a sort OF gilded captivity
on his estates. He died in disgrace,
and on his demise his long suffering
wife took the VOWS OF a nun, and re-
tired for the remainder OF her days to
a convent at K!eff renowned for the
severity OF its rules, TO pray for the
repose OF his soul.
HIS sons shared. very unjustly the
prejudice which Alexander III. had en-
tertained toward their father, and as the
after had left nothing but debts, and
Alexander Ills purse was TO a great
extent closed against them, the Grand
Duke and his brothers experienced
great difficulty In making both ends
meet. He, however. at length escaped
from the pecuniary trouble which had
so embittered his life until then by con-
tracing a morganatIc marriage with
very wealthy and fascinating widow
OF tea merchant OF Moscow of the
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49,, .,,,aL - H.. -,
,V''.' 81 ''''N'
'"o
a company ABOUT Two hundred strohf
TOOK possession lhere was no heeu Tor
posunS sentrles' LOT troops were pour
ING down the ROAD from the u!re'upH
OF 'he pattle, hIles were stacked Kills
uAs.uns' ana taxing too's rom inc aD-
'oilpahy'hs WAGON, preparations were
H'"de lor uc'e'l'''neu res'S'ahe'
~ Few yards to the front stood row
ot Lonpardy poplars' close together
Axes swung until the trees We're cu'
Almost through. Then they We're pulled
over toward the expected attack inc
pranch ups chopped on uH,ll they 'el'
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delay the encmy's advance under the
fire Of tho house.
\ supply wagon was snatched from
he passing column. driven to the house
and uuloaded. The company might he
-ompclled to hold out, isolated for n
lay or two, and the men must eat. An
ammunition cart was empted Of It's
freight and the extra ammunition was
distributed about the various rooms.
Fleld telephones were placed about the
house and spare lines Of wire were run
n case ~ accident, while a line was led
% the rear 10 connect the chateau with
he main position at the stream.
Then the buglo blew, and the COM
oany fell in took the rifles from the
stacks. and, being told of, the suhdi-
ris.ons went To their various posts. The
louso was ready for the attack.
Their work completed tho men
'oughcd and iokcd IN the great draw
.9g room an maid grand piano was
brown open and around II gathered Il
group Of the soldiers, while a comrade
seated himself before tho keys. They
played and sang together songs OF the
home land. SONGS ~ love and songs o.
action. whiir -Nc plaster which strsvrd
tho floor crun'hcd under shifting feet,
while watchers, with eyes upon the
feds and woods, leaned against the
sandbagged pararct Of the bay win
dow.
IN the midst OF ro1r there carn~ a
crash, followed by dash or shrapnei
balls IN a leaden hail. \ dingy ball n
smoke hung poised a moment whore tho
poplar tops had waved a few hours be
fore, then vanished into the air, one OF
the watchers N the window, uneNpect-
eddy exposed lurchcd and crump'ed into
a heap nj the foot OF his saNGhags while
the singers leapcd to their posts,
The fight was on,
copyright. 1914, by the Wheeler syn-
dictate, fnc.)
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placed in each room and hlled with
water in case of tire.
From some of the windows beams
we're run out and loosely platformed,
while at the tops and sides sandbags
were piled header and stretcher to
sufficient height to protect men who
would be posted there TO fire directly
pslow Should an enemy succeed in get
ing close under the walls there would
be q dead space in which they could not
ne reached by rifle fire. except from
he Observation-Disclosures thus erected.
AT the ground level, where the half
Easement arose, pits were dug, the ma
sonry OF the walls being broken away
- permit communication from the
house Interior Barrels filled with
arth. the crevasses between being
backed with earth in small bags or loose.
we're placed around the edges of Nh
Il. their tops rising about a foot above
ne ground, and boards were laid across
hen earth was banked on top, unit.
here was a sufficient thickness 10 resist
rife bullet or shrapnel ball. The roof
overhung the walls Of the caponnicrcs,
so that no dropping shots could enter
the portfolios. The automatic guns Of
the company were placed in the capon-
niercs. while all the ammunition boxes
belonging TO the gun detachment were
close az hand,
There was yet little time to spare.
although the roll of the artillery was
coming closer and closer and the roads
were filed with retiring troops, even
spreading out over the feds on their
way back 70 the river. a party OF sap
pers, under young officers, ran to the
front and speedily dug mines and fou-
gases, to he exploded from the house
when desired. Barbed wire was torn
from tho neighbOring fences and fast
cned to hastily driven stakes, then al
owed to twist and coil loosely in en-
ciente, q wire ENHANCEMENT TO trip and
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He glanced at his watch.
You have about three hours" ne
added, This. Of course" indicating
he line of the stream, is our real line
II defence. but we must delay them
IN advance until the retirement Is com
ploted,"
The aid dashed away. and In n mo-
mcnt the blare OF bugles rang out and
line Of dusty men became erect at
The edge Of the woods. There was a
swinging up of field packs, Il clatter OF
rifles - the stacks were broken, another
bug!e note and an infantry column UNI
wound from the shadows and started
across the fields to the front,
There were no haunting colors with
the regiment, for two slender black
,,nccs dipped back at sharp angie and
showed the standards encased. The
men were spare and bronzed, where
races were not hidden by unshorn
boards. The uniforms, dull In their
neutral tint when new, were OF an even
more nondescript color, for days ana
weeks in sun and weather and slice ping
where the night came on had made II
a blend OF war. But the rifles were
.plck and span, and in the dull scab-
bards, from which no CLINT OF betraying
sunlight could glance, the bayonets
were blue and speckless.
When the ridge was reached the rcGi-
mcnt scattered by battalions and COM
plnics. Al the crest OF the rise a few
10. IL, nj a
= squat two storied house OF stone and
brick Sc, In garden Of flowers and
trees, The roof # quaint shape, was OF
a newer period than the s.ocky walls
and from tho furtheimost corners OF the
building n plastered brick wall made an
enclosure for the garden, tho w!ne
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Boxes, barrels, trunks, vallses, pillow
cases, gunnysacks, anything which
would serve as Container, We're carried
cut and filled with earth, freshly dug
or the purpose. then taken to the vari-
pur rooms once more, to reinforce the
weakest places and the windows Cur
'ains. blankets and hanEings were
draped across the windows to obscure
view Of the posts OF the defenders from
The enemy.
A small barn and various other out
buildings of boards were torn down and
he plRnks carried into the house with
The adaptablllty OF the various trades
presented in the company and the
rough eXpediency OF tho practical sol
der, carpenters. professional and anna
iour, hastily erected inner walls to each
loom where the masonry was not O.
efficient thickness, and the space be
tween the new wall and The old wa
n.led with dirt, stone, brick and rubble,
or greater thickness,
Between the rooms the walls wPr,
broken out and the bricks went to the
new false walls, or wardrobes were
moved into position and filled with
them, In addition the gaps gave freer
communication between the rooms with
out seriously exposing an adjoin!nG
room to devastation caused by shell
explosion in another.
Beams from the demolished outbuid-
!ngs were dragged in and sawed OF
blocked until the ceiling OF each room
was shored up, to sustain the additional
weight TO be put upon 1t and resist the
gh Of HAtnnatipn wi oil
barrows came into play once more, ant
sand and earth were brought in, to be
scattered about the floors to prevent
splinterng and Are. Loose earth was
piled in the corners. to no thrown upor
any small blaze. white washtubs, boilers
and even urns from the garden were