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;elf." Ma ggie blazed forth.

self" Ma ggie blazed forth
Freddy looked--and said nothing.
Albert also looked-with his mouth
open.
They were two very much humbled
boys.
'Humh." Maggie added. IT guess
a girl does know something abou,
making garden" And. you may be
sure, she took occasion all during the
day to refer to her tulips and the fact
that a girl had beaten them at their
own game.
Then in the evening Father came
home. one look at the Crestfallen
boys and he Just couldn't help laugh
Ing and giving the joke away. Mag
gle, too. began to laugh. for she had
been "let in on the secret, and knew
all about It.
81 daresay you boys have had your
lesson" said Father. "And I guess
YOU don't think now that you know
it all. Also. I'm surprised that you
aren't gardeners enough to know that
those tulips couldn't have sprung up
over night--unless they came by
magic. I'm surprised that you didn't
become suspicious. But you didn't, so
remember hereafter that you still have
quite a lot to learn about gardening.
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! ment." Aloud he said. Would you
like a steady job here as errand boy?"
F'rcckles' face showed the answer.
I'll give YOU four dollars a week and
extra on Sundays when need you"
THANK Yer Sir. Mother needn't
work so hard ever again. I'll try to
please yer. When shall l start"
Report at S, Monday morning. Here
are your flowers. You may go now.
Give your girl my regards" said the
| florist. laughing. Whats up?" he
asked. seeing F'reclsles hesitate.
There amt a white carnation in
the bunch. and l want one to give
mother. She's the best mother ever a
Teller had, and"
you're a fine little man. Here's
4 carnation for her. and tell her you
earned 1t honestly. Now you can give
these others to your girl"
! Mother is nv best and only GIRL
and she loves flowers. Thank you,
Sir. I'll be here on Monday"
Freckles now called the second Sum
day in May his Lucky Day." although
!
Day. and in her heart she thanks the
good lady-Anna Jarvis-for institut-
ing that one day in the year on which
mothers are publicly honored.
That day was the beginning of
Freckles' good fortune. He did his
duty toward the florist, and before long
he was raised from Errand Boy to AS
sistant, with the hope that in years
after his name might appear over the
shop. His mother superintends his
home, but 1t is now more pretentious
one, and in the best room a white car
nation graces the table from one years
| end to another.
every day is Mothers Day for
me- said Mr.. James Logan (elias
Freckles) putting his arms around his
mother and kissing her. and mother
returned his embrace. smiling con-
tentedly.
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behold, there was a spade and
rake and hoe for each of them. How
bright and shiny and pretty the gar
den tools were! And each of them
had just the right length handle for
the boys and Maggie to work with
them comfortably.
Now" said Father, I'm coming
home early tomorrow afternoon and
We'll lay out the garden. I'll show you
how to plan Maggie s--since she needs
help the most-and then you boys can
fix your own in the same way. Per-
haps, too, Maggie will want more
flowers than you will want in yours,
since girls seem to like flowers better
than they do vegetables. But you can
make allowance for that.
"Of course you must have lettuce
and radishes and peas and string
beans and carrots, and tomatoes, on
ions, cabbage and beets: and for flow
ers let us say, nasturtiums, sweet
peas. pansies and, of course, geran-
iums. with several others we'll decide
upon later"
I'm going to have watermelons
and-and-and peaches, too" de-
clared Freddy.
"Humh" shifted Maggie. Peaches /,
Listen to him, Father.'
Father laughed. "She has Won
there, Fred" he said. "Why, peaches
take several years before they bear
fruit"
"Oh" said Fred. We'll, then, can
I have watermelons?
And Father explained how If was
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the things you plant don't come up
That's what counts SO you Just
wait"
Il guess our gardensll be all up
and almost over before hers even
sprouts. hey, Freddy" laughed AL
bert.
Maggie tossed her head and made
face" at them. Father looked at
the boys moment and then his eyes
began TO twinkle. Well we'll, boys"
he said. with queer little smile
around the corners of his mouth,
we'll have to see about that Now
maybe you are right; but 1 have an
idea that Maggie will have som ething
growing in her garden before you two
conceted rascals have-well see"
A few days later, early in the morn
ing, Maggie came running into the
living room. her eyes a-dance and her
face fairly radiant. ooh. OH" she
cried. 1--WE got flowers, I've got
flowers! They-they're up and-and
and they're Just beautiful, Come
on and see. Come on and see!'
NO" exclaimed Freddy. "You
couldn't"
SHOW them to me, Show them Ia
me-" demanded Albert.
Maggie did. She took them to one
of her circular beds and there, sure
enough. were seven OF the prettiest
little tulips one might hope to see
They were in bloom and as fresh and
pretty and sweet as could be.
| "Now, Now, freshios, see for your
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necessary TO have lots of ground for
Watermelons and how the vines run"
and how the soil must be just 80 TO
get good melons; naturally, therefore,
he advised against trying anything SO
ambitious.
81 want some potatoes" said AL
bert
"Bless us, yes" exclaimed Father.
"iIow did we happen to overlook
them? by all means; each of you
will plant Il row or two of them-Irish
Cobblcrs, say, for they are an early
potato ana very good to eat. But you
boys will have to work them with
your hoes-for you can't simply stick
pieces of potato in the ground and
then expect them to grow successfully
without attending to them
The next day Father came home as
he had promised and-goodness me
what Il busy time there was laying out
the three small gardens! The boys
held chiefly to long rows in which to
plant their vegetables. but Maggie
expressed decided preference for a
few circular flower-beds. And one in
particular she declared was to be her
prize exhibit. He showed them how
10 dig and turn the dirt over and then
took each package of seed and read
to them the directions for planting.
For many days after that the three
youngsters, under their parents guild
ance, were busy with their gardens
And the boys seemed to like nothing
better than to keep working away
But Maggie would soon tire and have
to rest. Also, her garden was by no
means SO far avanced as theirs was;
for she insisted upon doing it all her.
self and wouldn't let even Father help
her with any of the actual work
I'm going to do it all myself" she
declared. 80 you boys can't say
somebody helped me. l guess | car
show you that a girl knows how &c
make a gardcn.'
you mess around in the dirt" said
Freddy, land you think you are max.
| ing a garden--but J lust bet YOU hal,
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varnations." he asked with pride and
some hesitation, for this was his first
floral purchase, and he was buying a
bout onniere for his best girl"
boy, I'll give you n pretty one for
nothing, and throw handful of other
flowers into the bargain. IL you'll
sweep up the place for me. This has
been one busy day. and my boy went
home at noon. VIII you?"
"Bctcher life," cried Freckles, pull
ing off his threadbare coat and grab
bing the floor brush.
Fine little fellow" thought the
florist, better than Karl. Besides
Karl was only o temporary arrange
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EAC trying to sell evening papers to
tho throng of passers-by as they
- left the station.
Here We arc-all, the ncws. Buy
the night Extra paper" he shouted,
thrustinG 4 paper toward woman
who was talking to little girl at her
side.
GIVE mo your best evening paper"
she said, handing him a five-cont
picCo--"and keep the change"
Gee, amt SHE II fine lady" OK
claimed Freckles. looking after her.
she was a regular bcaut--with her
Carnation--I say. Tom" he said turn
ing TO his pal who kept him company
during his dun business moments.
why have so many women white
flowers on today? I never saw so
many white carnations in one day"
YOU'RE n fine one to be shouting
the ncws when YOU don't know what
is in your own paper. suppose YOU
read this" and Tom pointed to an
article on the first page Of the paper.
Il gave my mother one this morning"
Frcckles had never had much
schooling, so he read balf aloud and
very slowly to whore Tom pointed,
but he read we'll cnouah to know by
the time he had finished. that that
very day-the second Sunday in May
was "Mothers' Day" and that every
child should pay his respect to his
mother by presenting her with n white
carnation. Furthermore, he read.
that the day should be marked by a
special love service to the mother in
the home. Freckles thought of his
sick mother awaiting his return in
their poor little nome. He knew that
their supper depended on his earn
ings. and unconsciously his hand went
into his ragged coat pocket, and
his fingers ran through tho pennies.
made a cent for every copy he sold.
Tom was watching his friend and
knew tho struggle going on in Freck-
les little brain.
"1Tow many did YOU sell?" he asked.
Fifteen" replied Freckles, "but
that lady gave me nickel--I say,
Tom, how much are white carna-
tons"
"Why that makes II cents all your
own-you are real millionaire,
Frcckles, go on buy your Ma flower"
said Tom, poking him in the ribs
Frockles' eyes filed with tears "I
would" he said. "if the money was
mine to do with what I wanted, but
mothers sick. and hasn't been able to
work for days. She needs good food,
and counted on buying her some
neat for supper. Dyer think could
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y wonderful things they were 60
ing to raise in it. But Maggie, their
sister, was in tears.
you're too little 10 know about n
garden" Freddy declared.
Girls can't dig in the ground. any,
way" Albert declared scornfully.
They're afraid of getting their hands
dirty"
II can, so | cam" Maggie insisted
stoutly. II know just lots about a
garden-and-and / guess if I got nv
hands dirty I can wash them. can't
/. same as you CAM"
Then, of course, she went and told
her Mamma.
Boys, boys" said Mamma. re-
proachfully, what is this hear about
your sister not doing any of the gar
dening? DO you think that is a nice
way to act? | don't"
'But Mamma" Freddy began.
But Mamma" Albert started TO OH
ject.
Never mind any butts Maggie is
going to plant her share of that gar
den--or we'll not have one. Now she
needn't interfere with you boys at all
nor you with her. We will divide
the garden into three parts, and each
of you can have one part. | have an
idea, too, that both of you will be sur
prised at what Maggie accomplishes.
SO there now, that is settled; and let
me hear no more of IT,"
Father felt the same way about it.
Moreover, he lecturcd both the bows
for being so unkind to their lttlo sis
ter. Then he unwrappod the big par
eel he had brought homo with him and
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tx VIOLET

@PICkED a fresh blue violet,
THAT by the morning dew was
| pulled the crisp leaves all apart
And looked down deep into its heart
| opened all its petals wide.
And saw a little seed inside.
Its hidden secret then ! knew
From such seed the violet grew.
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Maggie and I fixed ND this litt1a
joke on Nou-for your own good. We
bought the tulips at the florists down
the street the other day and then
'ranspiantcd them from their pots last
eVenlng-just to fool you two. And
you were fooled all right, weren't you?
or course it's only a joke, but tho
very idea of you two expert, tried-and.
trusty young gardeners not seeing in.
stantly that full-grown flowers simply
couldn't have sprung up over night"
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FEASIBLE

The class was being instructed on
the "circulation of the blood" The
teacher said, during the course of in
struction:
IF I stand on my head, the blood
will run down into my head. Do you
understands"
yes" replied the class.
"Then," continued the teacher.
why is 1t that the blood don't run
into my feet when I stand upon
them?"
There was a pause for a few Sec
onds. when one of the pupils said:
II guess it's because your feet ain't
empty"
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Mothers Day and FreCkles

get carnation for two Ccnts?"
1.-TWO nothings." answered Tom con-
temptuously, but I'll lend you dime.
1t will cost every bit of that"
Mother wouldn't like me to borrow
want yer baggage carried ?"
cried Frecklcs. intcrrupting his talk
with Tom, and running along side a
man with II suit case who was leaving
the station.
"All right, son, follow me to the
restaurant, and let me have n paper"
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MOTHERS DAY PUZZLE

MOTHERS DAY PUZZLE.
I am composed Of two words Of five
and ten letters each.
1. My IL. 10. IA is a measure Of
weight.
2. My 1, ~. Is to gain In con-
test.
8. My 2, s, z. s, 4 IL an organ Of
the body.
4. My 3. Is. 10. 7. 6 is a boys name
MY whole Is something emblematic
OF Mothers Day.
HIDDEN PARTS OF A TREE.
The queer names of Mr.. Smiths
boys were Imro, Otto and Jasper.
The general fought the battle. after
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In a few moments Freckles rejoined
Tom on the corner. He was regu-
lar gent. Look." and Frcckles dis
played a new silver dime. Now |
can get mother n white flower. So
long. Tom, I'm going home after I
leave these papers at the Office" and
with a smile he was off
Fifteen minutes later he entered a
florists shop. How much are white
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cMOtherS' DaT

NOW everything that Mother does jusex exactly right
Beginning straight breakfast till the doors locked night;
rrs daddy walked and fed and kissed and off a rule
10 give us plenty time and kiss and 40 school, s5
| MOSl believe Mother has the fairies help lot
For when scramble home the dinner seamn' hot
ne house ean the beds made the clothes the ne
here's laughter everywhere about and Mothers feeln fine
makes me think Of magic shows she does the trick
My reason for supecm' is that when she was sick.
he neishbo ladies helped heap Dad and me
But everything up-side-down and mussed as could be-
A ND Dad sad and Sis mad and everyone was boss
And nohm tasted good to eat and mean and cross
Our stockings and buttons popped and ripped
And all the rugs just doubled and everybody ripped
PU goodness gracious mel The place was when
- Our Mother got the Doctorman to make her well again!
Why me and Dad and Sis kissed and mendd and
And everything about the house slick butted bread
q course it's nice to celebrate MO TIERS DAY each year.
~ But thmkm' of carefully sounds kinder queer;
It doesn really matter if it's August. June May
For day in all the year really MOTHERS DAY!
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eir grandma's. Four things which
in this picture.
which he retired from the army.
The costumer loaned him hat, wig,
sword and boots.
neigh.
The horse attached to the cab ran,
chased by the crowd.
Anstcers.
DINNER PUZZLE: Rice, Bread,
Butter. MIR.
MOTHERS DAY PUZZLE. White
Carnations. l, Ton; 2. Win; 8, Hedrt:
4, Isaac.
HIDDEN PARTS OF A TREE: Root.
'edf, t,cig, trunk. branch.
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DOG with Of meat Another dog with OF
~ his mouth Looked up a he looked down.
Had rapid And when he owned the other dog
Where the bridge The dog his frown
Was bnht . . ,l u1 Said he. "Ill whip that saucy cur,
e " " e e"' And really twill be fine
There sousL;, , A. J 10 take his piece Of meat.
~ him; 'pp'''eo "' "'oe 'Tn bigger piece than mine.
he bridge was only los) So he made leap the other dog
And he thought that his And the dog leaped him.
wv oelo" But he lost his and got
Was truly another dog Than beautiful dive and
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Naggie'S Ma
aic Garden

- REDJln and Albert were all ox-
- cited over the fine garden they
were going to plant and the
- wonderful tljDoc tbot, ,,,,,o ,,o
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@N RlICkLES stood on the corner
w. trying to sell evening papers to
tho throng OF passers-by as they
left the StntiON
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-24

WASHINGTON, March 23. - Senor Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador, was a visitor to the state department, and conferred with Secretary Lansing, who has just returned from his va cation in the south. He showed the secretary of state a dispatch he had
 received from the Mexican consul, Senor Garcia. at Fl Paso. denying in
 tota the sensational reports that Gen eral Luis Herrera and the Carranza garrison at Chihuahua city had re- belled and thrown their lot with Gen eral Villa. On leaving the state de partment, Arredondo chatted genial
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-24
GERMANS CLAIM VERDUN GAINS
 SAT|SF FACTORY

BERLIN, March 23. - Military ex- perts in the leading German journals devote daily many columns of space to commenting on the operations of the army of the crown prince before Verdun. They state that the pauses in the battle do in no way tend to prove that the German attack has failed of its purpose, but contend that these pauses are a part of well de- veloped plan, and perfectly in ac- cord with the arranged strategy of the German general staff. The Germans have purposely avoided similar attacks along the whole Verdun front of late, and not because they had become exhausted. The experts also state that the result of the operations so far have been up to the expectations of the army officials, the gains hay ing been worth the expenditure of men and munitions required to eff feet them.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-24
S9,O00,000 r ] R THE MEXICAN
 EMERGENCY

WASHINGTON, March 9. The war department requested from Con gress today an emergency appropria- tion of nearly nine million dollars to cover the extraordinary expenses of the American punitive expedition into Mexico. Congress was asked to rush the appropriation as the money was urgently needed. Part of the appro- priation will be used for bringing the army to it's full strength, and for mobilizing the men for quick action in Mexico in case of an emergency. It was explained that quick action was necessary in order to be prepared for any eventuality. Undoubtedly Congress will grant the request for the money. as the members have sup ported the President in sending the troops across the border, and will stand by him in providing necessary protection for them.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-24
5,OOO HOMELESS BY FIRE AT
 NASHVILLE

NASHVILLE, March 23. - A fire in East Nashville, which commenced early this morning. destroyed thirty city blocks. and rendered five thou sand people homeless. There were six hundred residences burned to the ground, and the people will be forced to live outside before temporary ar engagements can be made to house them. The people lost practically all their household belongings, the flames spreading with such rapidity that many of the residents were forced to flee for their lives. with only such property is they could carry on their persons The loss is estimated at a million and half.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-24
A HOUR CABLE SERVICE ONLY
 EXPERIMENT

Capt. B. O. Lenoir, of the Signal Corps, writes the Chamber of Com merce re an all-night cable service at Cordova. in which he states that the maintenance of such service at Ju- neau, Sitka. Valdez, Fairbanks and Seattle is an experiment. It has been inaugurated for the purpose of deter mining whether the volume of busi- ness offered would justify the ex- pense of such a service, and whether there is sufficient demand to war rant the permanency of same.
 Capt. Lenoir says that as Cordova's request has also been furnished the chief signal officer of the army, the matter Is in his hands, and 1t is pre- sumed an early decision will be reached by him, of which the Cham Der will, of course, be informed.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-24

COLUMBUS, March g. - Wireless communication with the advance base of General Pershing's expeditionary force at Casas Grandes was resumed today. Pershing reported that there was no truth in the report that some of the drivers of the transport trucks and the military guards were missing. His command has had no engagements with the Villaist troops, nor has there been any casualties to date. outside of the accident to Lieutenant Bowen, of the aero corps.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-24

FL PASO, March 23. - It was re- ported here today that General Villa had established his base west of Ma miquipa, and was proceeding to re- plenish his supplies, and was endeav- bring to secure recruits for the com ing fight with the Carranza and Am erican troops. Pershing's forces has not yet come into contact with any of the Villaistas. General Luis Her rera, until lately commander of the Carranza garrison at Chihuahua city
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-24
FORMER OUTLAW DIES CHURCH
 WORKER

LEES SUMMIT, Mo, March 22.-- Cole Younger, one of the last of the members of the notorious robber bands that infested western Missouri during and after the civil war. died here today.
 He was member of the Quantrell band of guerrillas, and with his two brothers, took part with the James boys in bank and train robberies in Missouri and neighboring states that netted the looters more than a hun dred thousand dollars. The leading members of these bands are dead, some at the hands of the law, some by suicide, and others from natural causes. Younger, after long term in the penitentiary, became a law-abid- ing Missouri citizen.
 Dozens of sensational robberies for which the Younger and James boys were blamed were carried out success fully before the three Younger bro thers were captured in Minnesota, af- ter raid on a bank at Northfield, Minn., in 1876, in the course of which Cashier Haywood was killed. The Youngers were shot many times in
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-24

STOCKHOLM, March 23. The three leading Socialist editors of Sweden were arrested today and charged with high treason, The ac- cused men are Messrs. Hoeglund, Medjelund and Hedon. 1he arrests were the direct result of the passage of resolution by the Socialist Con ference, calling for the workers to enter upon a genera strike. and re- bel against the government if Sweden entered the European war. The three editors are said to be the responsible parties behind the resolution. which was afterwards published in the So-
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-24

battles with posses, but finally were taken alive after 9 battle at Shields vile, Minn.
 Cole and his brothers pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to prison for life. They entered the penitentiary at Still water. Minn.. and became model pris- oners. Bob died in the penitentiary in 1889. Cole and James Younger were paroled in 1901. The next year James shot himself. leaving a note, ascribing his action to refusal of the parole board to permit him to marry the girl he loved'
 After Cole was paroled he was forced by the Minnesota law to live in that state for three years. Then he returned to Missouri and settled down in a vine covered cottage, which he bought for a niece in Lees Summit the scene of his boyhood days. For a time he was connected with a show, and later went on the lecture plat form. and became a good citizen.
 In August, 1913. Younger was con- verted to religion at a revival meet ing. and became an active church worker.