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""THE" SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL 1, " -- .i ii Urtle Bird Tells. t It' strange how little- boys' and girls mothers Can find out they do IX a fellow does anything- naughty Or itri anything- that's not true. They'll look at you Just for a moment Till your bean In your bosom swells. And then they know all about It, For a Uttle bird tells. 2?ow, where the little bird comes from Or where the little bird foes. If he's covered with beautiful plumage Or black 80 the king of crows. If his voice Is as hoarse as a ravea Or clear as the ringing bells, I know not. but I know A little bird tells. an Francisco Chronicle. "BUD" GETS KNOWLEDGE .April-Fool Day Has Its Unpleasant Experiences, but Be Gets Even With His Brother Matt. "No, thank you." politely declined Rose; "I never eat crackers for breakfast." Then she banded the plate Matt had passed her on to Mabel, who In turn said: "I don't eat them for breakfast, either," adding, with a knowing smile, "especially on the first of April." So when the plate found Its way back to Matt It was as well filled as when he bad started It around the table. "Budd will have a nice, fresh cracker, I know," said Matt; and this time he was not disappointed. Uttle Bud chose the puffedst ono of the lot, which you may already have guessed were not crackers, hut paper Imitations very good Imita tions, too Just the 6lze, shape and color of soda biscuit, with tiny holes pricked at exactly the right distances apart. Matt had bought 15 cents worth, never suspecting but that every member of tho family would think them real; so he felt quite crestfallen at being able to deceive only Bud. "April fool!" Matt Bald, as Bud com menced chewing the paper, but the little fellow only looked puzzled, and replying, "I tanl bite It," laid down the cracker, to try another. But sister Rose Inter fered. "They're all paper, dear, and not made to eat," she said; "this Is April fool day," you know." "Oh. 1th ltr' cheerily replied Bud, who had never heard of the day before, but probably supposed It meant something pleasant, the same as Christmas and Thanksgiving. Soon afterward he was al lowed to climb down from the table, whereupon, leaving the dining-room, he went out of doors, to start upon his usual morning round. Hover Presents Himself. Tho moment he left the porch Rover, the' flog, bounded around the corner and against him, knocking him down. How ever, Bud didn't mind this In the least. He knew by It that Rover, like himself, felt good-natured and ready for fun. So he picked himself up with a Joyful laugh, glad that the dog had Joined him. The first thing was to find how many flowers had blossomed during the night Bud loved flowers, especially daffodils and tulips. They were In bloom at this sea son, and grew uprn. the lawn, both In straight rows "and In round beds. Bud liked best the yellow tulips and the daf Xodllls. He picked one of each; then left the garden and found the spot where him self and other boys had been playing bat tle the day before. There were the sticks or "weapons" lying Just where they had been thrown down. He could see the foot prints In the dust, and also the larger prints, where the "soldiers" had fallen, pretending to be dead or wounded. From here he went out of his own yard Into the lot on the other side of the fence. A three-story house was being built In this lot. Bud wondered why the carpenters had not yet come, but then remembered that It was April-fool day, and supposed that they were not going to work. Tramping through the shavings was delightful, although the long ones curled around his feet so that every little while he had to stop and unwind them. He examined the different tools, and was especially delighted with the plane and Its mysterious "bead," which. In Its small glass case, moved almost faster than he could follow with his eye. whenever he tipped the plane on end. Then there were the palls of paint to be looked Into and the piles of lumber to be climbed. He enjoyed climbing the lum ber, and presently began climbing some thing else the long ladder that reached from the ground to the top of the three story building. Now this ladder was In full view from one of the dining-room windows, and the family. Bud's father, mother, brother and two slsters,was still lingering at break fas L A Scared Community. "Look!" exclaimed Bud's mother, turn ing pale. She saw that the 3-year-old was on top the small house. He sat con tentedly at the edge of the fiat roof, dangling his fat legs so as to kick the wooden walL Rose and Mabel covered their faces with their hands, while the whole family would have rushed out. had not Mr. Dai-is. Bud's father, said: "Don't excite him: stay where you are, or go In some other room, where you'll be out of eight." "Why, Bud; papa didn't know you could climb that high," the father called quietly, when near enough to be heard. The little boy looked down very much pleased, and began swinging his fat legs faster than ever. "Kfw tt7nn Anum 4nt na vrtt. . .... and shot? me how you do It," Mr. Davis continued. Bud's mother and sister, who were watching from behind curtains, and per haps his father and brother, also, held their breaths, while he swung hlmf elf Into position and made the descent. One small foot after the other set itself firmly on the rounds of the ladder. Until more than half way down. Bud was encouraged and flattered by hearing his father say: "Why', how well you do It; you're so care ful, too. That's the way; come along!" When he had almost reached the ground. Bud turned his head and looked down with a proud and happy Uttle smile. He thought, of course, that he deserved a great deal of praise. Instead, what did his father do. but pull him oft the ladder, the Instant he was within reach, and-then give him an old-fashioned whipping. Poor Bud! He had his troubles. After the whipping, he went back Into his own yard, but. wishing to be alone, wandered to the further edge of It and pcated himself under the big willow tree. Presently he stopped sobbing to watch a fat robin that hopped near. Then he saw Matt approaching, with a paper bag. Bud hoped tho bag contained candy, and. sure enough. It did. "Hold your hands together, kid!" Matt said. Then he poured out as many long white candles as the chubby palms coulu bold. "Eat them, and I'll give you some more." he went on. The candy was very good, having a nut In the center of each piece. After eating It, Bud felt so much better that Matt didn't see the need of any longer pitying and being kind to him. Poor Bndl "Look here, kid! I saved the biggest one of the lot for you. Ain't It a beauty, though?" and Matt watched a piece of April-fool candy, stuffed with red pepper, go Into his brother's mouth. "Don't bite that; It'll burnP he exr claimed, but repentance came too late, for Bud's little teeth had already cracked the sugar coating, and soon his blue eyes were again tilled with tears. "Spit It out. quick!" Matt commanded. Though very thoughtless and careless, he did not Intend to be mean, and would have given considerable could he have undone his act. But, although Bud spit and spit, and drank water and ate more good can dy. It took him longer to get over the burning pain than It had the pain of the whipping. He bore It bravely, though. Bud, you're all right; you re a brick: we'll have lots of fun yet today. I gave you that candy for April fool, but I didn't think it would hurt you so much." con soled Matt. He had no need to fear that Bud would tell. Bud eeldom told aenythlng of this sort, and when he did. It was unintention ally; as. for Instance, yesterday, when he had left the "battle-field" and gone Into me nouse tor sometmng. "Why, Bud. what's tho matter with "APRIL McGee Here's the old bat trick The Plumber Holy youT' Mrs. Davis had exclaimed, for his nose showed plainly that It had been bleed-' lng, and she bad noticed a bump over his right eye. Bud Warn the "Spaniel. "Oh, nothln'; only we's a-playin war, and theys a makln me be the spaniel.'' be replied. By "spaniel he meant Span lard, of course. "Come on, kid; let's go to the bam!" said Matt, when at last the burning had almost stopped. He had tried hard to cheer Bud up, while It lasted, but without much success. "You wait here, and I'll bring down my fishing tackle." he said, when the stable door was reached. Bud's face, indeed, brightened at mention of the fishing tackle. To look It over was one of his greatest delights. It contained, besides long lines, sharp hooks and bits of lead and cork. Imitation files and other In sects, to be used as bait. Matt kept these Imitations Just for curiosities, as he never had any luck catching fish with them. Bud grew tired of watting, and so went up the stairs leading to the loft, where Matt kept his treasures. Including the tackle. Upon reaching the loft, he found It quite dark, but could see his brother examining the contents of a wooden box, in a distant corner of the room. Now. while Bud had been fooled twice, he had not yet tried to fool any one; In fact, he did not understand Just how to go about It, The door that led Into the loft fastened with a lock and key. The key was In the lock and on the outside. Bud wondered If to shut the door and turn the key would not be almost as good aa April-fool Joke as to give red pepper can dy. He decided to try It, and locked the door so quietly that Matt's attention was not attracted. He stood very still, watt ing to call ."April fool," when Matt should try to come out and And himself unable to do so. without Bud's assistance. , But Matt stayed so long that Bud grew tired and decided to make a short trip to the house; then to come oack again. Now. on the way to the house. Bud be came very sleepy so sleepy that he could scarcely walk. His mother took him In her lap when he entered, and In three minutes Bud was taking a nap, which lasted until way past lunch time. He missed his lunch and had to content him self with bread and milk, eaten at tha 4 t& n fy?'X-Mvvv II i kitchen table. It was so late that hi) mother was In the kitchen, getting things ready for 6 o'clock dinner. Tom Wayland. one of Malt's chums, came with the milk? "Have you seen Matt, Tom?" Mrs. Davis asked. "He wasn't here for lunch; I feel quite worried." "No, ma'am," Tom replied. Bud looked up from his bread and milk, saying, "I know where Matt Is. I locked him In the loft some' time ago. I did It for April fool." "Tou locked him In the loft?" Mrs. Da vis exclaimed. "Then he must be? there yet. Tom. will you go and seer Tom went, and very soon Matt entered the kitchen. He looked flushed and an gry, as he walked up to Bud, with the words: "Mamma, you ought to lick him." Their mother thought differently, however, al though she did talk very seriously about the meanness of playing practical Jokes, either April-fool day, or any other time. Matt squirmed as be thought of the red pepper candy, and he wondered which really had been the worst fooled, himself or Bud. A. MAGU1RE. THE BRIDGED CARD." Clever and Entertaining; TrlcTc of Parlor Hade, Among parlor tricks with cards recently explained, by Professor Leon Herrmann, the prestldlgitateur. Is one .known as FOOLl" again, rtl kick It to please the boys. r;yn$ CpLUTTTg smoke! Police! Fire!!! The Bridged Card," which Is an excel lent source of amusement for a company of young people. The perform :r hands a deck of ordinary playing cards, well shuffled, to a person selected from the company, turns his bock or retires' to another portion of the room, while a card Is selected from the deck and retained: then returned to the deck without any handling by the operator, and finally disclosed without the performer even having looked at the face of the cards. The modus operandi Is . as fol lows: Announce to the company that you are about to place the complete deck In the hands of a person selected by them, and allow the person so chosen to take from and retain any card selected, without resorting to any force ur coercion by you of any kind. While you are making this announcement, hold the deck firmly In your hands, apparently merely playing with them, but In reality bending them Into a slight bridge. Then hand then to the person who has been chosen to select a card and turn your back after telling htm to take from the deck any card he desires and retain It, being sure not to allow any other person to see It, After this Is done you again take pos session of the deck, still, however, allow ing the card to remain In possession of the person who has withdrawn It, Then talk again to the company, telling them what you are about to do, at the same time again playing with the deck in your hands, but again forming them Into a 'bridge as before, only this time you are reversing the bridge, or. In other words, you are bending them In exactly the op posite angle to what you did before the card Is selected. Then ask that the card again be placed AND MRS. RAIN - IN - THE In the deck, while It is resting on the palm of jour hand. After this Is done you shuffle the deck easily but completely, taking care, however, not to bend the bridge of either the deck or the selected card. While manipulating and shuffling them you can easily and unobserved glance at the edges and the selected card will be perfectly palpable, by Us being bent In an exactly opposite bridge from the rest of the deck. In shuffling you can easily place this card on the bottom of the deck (much more easily than you think.) When In this position, observe It again and shuffle It Into the pack. Draw the t J? v.2 attention of the company to the tact that you hare not even glanced at the face of any of the cards. Ask some per son to again shuffle the deck you have now restored to Its normal condition by bending out the bridges. After this Is done, ask him to hold the entire deck to your forehead and to intently think cf the card selected. At the same time close your eyes and assume a thoughtful expression. Af ter you consider sufficient time has elapsed you may tell the card which you have seen on the bottom of the pack. This Is the best way to conclude this trick for an amateur who Is unable to handle cards dexterously, but It can be ended countless ways by the amateur who Is clever at card tricks, and It will al ways be found to give much entertain ment and excite considerable wonder. HOWS THIS, BOYS I Wow Orleans) Watchmaker Spina Top Seventx-one Minute. T see) that a couple of Northern eden Usta are wrangling over the Invention of a top that spins for an hour without stop ping." said a New Orleans engineer, talk ing about mechanical curios to a Timce Democrat man of'that city. "No detailed description of the device has ever been printed, but I can assure both claimants that It la far from a novelty. "Over ten years ago, to the best of my recollection, a German watchmaker, who was then living here, mode a top which I have several times seen spin for more than an hour. His name was William Freund. and I believe he Is now at Dallas, Tex. He was a sort of all-round mechan ical genius and used to occupy his leisure by making quaint automatic toys, which he generally gave away. The long-distance top consisted of a metal sphere, about the size of a football, surmounted by two thin, wide disks, which, to the best of my rec ollection, were made of tin, with a strip of lead around the edge. Freund called the thing the 'Saturn top because theso disks made It look something like the fa miliar pictures of that planet. At the bottom of the sprere was a short pin with a sharp point, on which the ap paratus revolved, and on top was a peg for 'winding the string which gave It Its Im petus. No other mechanism was visible. Freund spun the toy In a small saucer the two or three times I saw It In motion. Ho held It erect by a handle, which rested In a cavity at the end of the peg, gave the string a quick Jerk and away It went. It whirled around so smoothly and with such a total absence of anything like wobble that It was hard to discern that It was really moving. It appeared to bo standing perfectly still. The longest time that I saw It spin was one hour and 11 minutes, but on other occasions It beat that record slightly." HOW SAVAGES GET FIRE. Ingenious Method Pusued by Mada gascar Natives. Various savages have different methods of kindling flie. In New Holland a point ed stick Is twirled between the palms of the hand until the wood on which It stands begins to smoke and at last breaks Into flame. Other savages obtain a spark by sticking one bit of wood upright In the earth.-cutting a slit in It lengthwise. In which they rub another bit of wood with a protruding piece until It flames. The most Ingenious method Is, however, says the Philadelphia Inquirer, that fol lowed by the Inhabitants of Western "Madagascar. These use a string of ani mal hide, by which they twirl the upright stick rapidly and hasten the fire lighting. To us who have merely to .strike a match under the mantelpiece tho value of fire Is little appreciated, but suppose that we were caught In the wilderness without a match, how would we go about light ing the fire to warm ourselves or cook our food? Perhaps the savage will point a way, especially as every boy of any account has a piece of twine In his pock et. A glance at tho picture will show how this Is done better than words could. REPAIRING TOWER OF LONDOX. Scene of Some of Bloodiest Crimes In English History. I That venerable part of the Tower of London known as the Bloody Tower Is undergoing considerable repairs at the hands of the masons. The upper portion of it. which faces Traitor's Gate, has been re faced In parts, pointed and colored to resemble age. The building Is to be re stored all around. Chalk. In large blocks, enters largely Into the composition of the Inner parts of the walls, and is declared by the masons to be as hard. If not harder, than ever It was. Some parts of tho wall by the Tower are 11 feet thick. The greater part of the outer surface of the Bloody Tower, like that of the Bell Tower, and some others, has since the - FACE ALWAYS BELIEVED I year 1SS been plastered over at various times with Roman cement. Into which shallow portions of flint have been super ficially embedded. This was In rough Imi tation of the old. solid flint work of an cient times, which actually formed parts of walls, and Is seen In perfection In St. Saviour's Eouthwark; and as It was cal culated to deceive, and became dangerous through lta rottenness the flints falling, and so on It was all removed. The lower portion of the Tower, built of square blocks of ashlar stone, has had a lot of superfluous Roman cement stripped from It. and looks somewhat Incongruous, In comparison with the upper part, which Is ' ''. i . - of tha Irregular order of masonry; but that Is unavoidable, and may In a mea sure yet be remedied. Restoration: and repairs have often been carelessly done In much earlier years. For Instance, the doorway that led from Ral eigh's Walk directly to tbe room In the Bloody Tower In which the Infant princes are supposed to have been murdered, was bricked up from the Inside to give sup port to a portion of the Tower. This has all been removed and the Tower strength ened- In a more reverential way. The did oak door, with Its heavy fastenings. which had been covered by the wall, lies now on Its side on the wall, and when tho rottenness at the bottom 1 repaired. Is to be restored to Its place. It was through this, doorway that Dighton, Forrest and Tyren are said to have passed to their fearful work. Raleigh, Cranmer and Rid ley certainly passed through it when pris oners here In the. Tower, and Cranmer onen, wnen ne aauy tooK his dinner with the Lieutenant of the fortress. Bo eay the authorities. Portions of the old houses which are to be seen above that part of the battlements known as Queen Elizabeth's Walk, which connects the Bell and Beauchamp tow ers, are also undergoing restoration. It is sold that Queen Elizabeth used this walk when she was a prisoner in tha Bell Tower, hence its name. The old houses had sunk quite 15 Inches, and had to bo raised to their proper height toy hydraulic means. TRADING MICE. Commercially Inclined Rodents That Inhabit Florida. During the winter days the wild crea tures of the woods and fields and watery places of Florida enjoy sunshine and mm vjw'SMim?THvmi(m mi mmm nimumuu ver... jj;iti..uuf I iiiriii lit 11 iniiiiiiim MRS. .GHOST OH, GRACIOCSI A MOUSE I balmy weather, and there are many queer animals among them, some of which are not found In the North. One of the most curious of these native inhabitants of the "flowerland," says the Philadelphia In quirer, Is the "trading mouse." This little creature derives Its namo from Its peculiar habit of carrying things away and always leaving something In exchange. It Inhabits houses and too woods, and there Is nothing that It can handle which It will not try to carry off. If It succeeds. It will leave what It evi dently thinks Is fair equivalent. Fre quently a trading mouse will carry away a quantity of beans, for Instance, and will leave a pile of weed seeds that It has gathered In the meadow. The object of the mouse seems to bo to put something In place of the stolen ar ticles. In order that tho latter may not be missed. It has been known to steal Jewelry and to leave small bits of wood or weed stocks where the Jewelry had been. Tho trading mice are similar in appearanco to our common mice, and. like them, prefer to travel about In dark ness. nOW HE 1VOX THE CROSS. Sergeant Hook's Heroic Defense at Rorke's Drift, An object of the greatest Interest In tho British Museum these days Is a grizzly old vetran, who gives you a check for your hat and coat when you enter to make a tour of the place. Ho Is Sergeant Hook. V. C. How many boys and girls, asks tho New York Herald, have read about tho terrible affair at Rorke's Drift that desperate en counter between the Zulus and tho South Wales Borderers, known as the "Gallant Twenty-fourth?" When a strong force of Zulu warriors came down on the hospital wards at Rorke's Drift. Sergeant Hook had only two well men under him to de fend the wounded soldiers under his care. IT WAS A MIRACLE! The onslaught was so fierce that Hook's J two companions fell, leaving Hook alone ' to act as defender. He held the enemy at bay until his ammunition gave out. and then, fixing his bayonet, he fought like a demon. As each Zulu fell a victim to his trusty weapon he utilized him as a barn cade In the doorway that he was defend ing, until he had made a human breast work reaching to his shoulder. Then came a lull In the fight, when up rode lance Corporal Williams, who, though he knew it was almost certain death, determined to stand by Hook. Presently the Zulus tried another tack, and set fire to the roof. There was a sort of Inner defense, buIK of three) walls of sun-dried brick, and, seizing a-ptck. Hook broke through these walls until he had made an opening sufficiently large for him to pull through most of the wounded men. with the aid of Corporal Williams: and they were Just In time, for at that mo ment the whole outer building broke Into one sheet of flame. This was the end of one of tho most unequal and terrific hand-to-hand battles that has ever token place. It was 4 o'clock In the morning before the Zulus drew off, after more, than 12 hours fighting. Nor was this the end of Hook's trouble. When the enemy had left, he went back through the burned ruins of the word to see It be could And any of his own men alive. Suddenly a great Zulu, who hod been wounded, rose up from the ground and grabbed his musket. There was a ter rific strugglo for the mastery of the weap on. Tho Zulu was a giant, who towered abovo Hook, but the sturdy Englishman finally succeeded in wrenching the gun away and putting a bullet through the savage's head. It was for his courage and heroism In defending the hospital ward at Rorke's Drift that Hook was awarded the Victoria Cross. Strong man that he was. It was a long time before he recovered from, the effects of tho struggle. For weeks ho was a victim of nightmare. He would start up In tho middle of the night, his hair fairly on end. thinking that once more he was surrounded by those fearful sav ages, with their poised assegais, and even now. although this happened many years ago, he cannot think of that awful ex perience without a shudder. Tho Victoria Cross Is a decoration found ed by Queen Victoria in ISM and awarded for acts of conspicuous bravery. It la of bronze and suspended from a blue ribbon ilfflmuaiUS for the Navy and a red ribbon for the Army. The cross Is attached to a hand some bar, when the owner has performed a further act of heroism that would have entitled him to another Victoria Cross. This decoration Is only given In rare cases, and Is, of course, dearly prized. SHYING HORSES. Habit Which Is Remedied by Klnd neis of Treatment. Horses often have what 'is called the vice of shying; that Is. of starting suddenly at tho rustle of a leaf or a piece of paper, or at the approach of any object to which they are not accustomed. Clearly this 13 the remnant of an Instinct Inherited from their wild progenitors In tho steppes or prairies, where the sudden rustling of a leaf might Indicate the presence of a wolf, and where everything that was strange was, therefore, suspicious. It la Idlo as well as cruel to beat a horsa for shying-. That only Increases his alarm, and may easily reduce him to the state of terror In which he loses his head entirely. Horses in that state seem to loso not only their heads, but their perceptive senses, and a horse In that condition may dash headlong against a stone walL The habit of shying, when once formed, is difficult to cure; but It may almost always be pre vented, says Animal Friends, by such con sistent kindness of treatment as to over power the Inherited instinct of Instant flight from possible danger In which the habit originates. Old Sol aa a. Printer. The sunlight fades the color out of a new pine board In a short time. When tho board la first exposed to the light It has a fresh, yellowish color. In a day or two the shade turns to a deeper yellow, and pretty soon tho exposed surface has be come ash colored. Tho sunbeams have been burning Into the wood and have re duced a little crust of tho surface to ashes. If tlmo enough 13 given the entire board New York World. will finally consume In this way and crumble to dust By taking advantage of the sunlight's action on wood, any boy or girl may be come an assistant artist to the sun and help print all sorts of pictures on the wood. For instance, fasten to a new board a piece of tin, shaped to the outline of a head, and let It stand In the sun from eight to 14 days, then remove the piece of tin and you will discover that the board has turned darker on every portion of Its exposed surface, but that that portion covered by tho tin has retained the orig inal color: tho result Is that the outline of the head Is printed on tho board. . )" JV;ist,' 'ft- 'zf, V-' ?'yfy'' " FunxryUtOe arf. X know the dearest llttla girl; share as sweet as lam: And I have heard it- stated-she-aF" Blessed Imb." One day she west to aovtoa to-the meetlnghouee, Bhe sat so still and shy they caQedSher ' ex's Llttla Mouse." And when she west-tn-AsntlavMsj'Si at 1 so I have beard. That Uttle girl was told ha she was) A la's Precious Bird." Now, somebody explain tt, tor my-hramr tt wbrrl. How she's a iamb. a-ktoosaavBlrcV sndyatl Little Qui! Philadelphia,! MERELY A FAITHFUL D( Sor TPouxtcoatflTesti-a Did Bobby Keep Watchful Wmvdt Bf sido?HisMaatesrst'Grave Orgy f i-tara' Bobby -was just avattSe) but a loving, humble, faithful little whose name and act of love have been 1 membered for years, and whose story i be told even to future generations! for I sake of its touching example of faithfulness to the dead. When Bobby's master died "M burled In Greyfrlera churchyard. burgh, Bobby, with tha other mourne) followed the remains tp the grave. the ceremonies were concluded, mourners returned to their several he and duties, all but Bobby. Was It that 1 hod no longer a home, and no longer i duties? Nobody knows, but there Bob remained there In tho churchyard wife hla dead. No stone was raised tom the restlng-plaoa of Bobby's master. close beside it another grave is cov with a flat stone which is just enough above the ground for a small do to lie under It. There he could lie watch the place where all he cared for I the world waa laid. If you could see the damp, cold, narrow! little spot where Bobby made his hoc and home for all the rest of his loving llt-l tie life, your heart would ache to thti that the life of even a dumb beast cculd be so dreary. Through the long, cold and the colder nights be kept his vlgllj waiting, watching always for one whq never came, and whose voice he never more to hear. Hla Xonerr ."Wntch. From the back windows of the houses 1 Candlemaker Row, which are quite near t tho grave, the people could see the home less and friendless little dog keeping his lonely watch, and many a bit of bread i meat was thrown to him to at. But ; pie do not always think of hungry dog outside, and Bobby might have badly sometimes if he had not had othe friends. On High street, not far from Grey churchyard, waa a restaurant, kept by : kind-hearted woman. Bobby formed habit of going to her every day, and hej was never refused a meal. She may hav been a friend of hla dead master, or shg may have known Bobby himself befor his master's death, otherwise he would not have been likely to go so far. Hov ever that may be, Bobby's visits we quite regular and punctual. They have a. custom In Edinburgh of firing a gun at 1 o'clock from the Castle.l which Is quite near the cemetery, -nut was Bobby's dinner signal, and every day J at tho 1 o clock gun fire, he deliberately got up and set out for bis dolly meaL Nol doubt ho had discovered that the workmen in tho neighborhood were about finishing their midday dinner when the gun and that may have been the origin of his practice, for the kindly workmen always made him welcome, and It was not only the leavings of their dinners that fell tol Bobby. Many a dainty bit was shared I with him by his hard-working friends, andl many a bone was tucked Into the dinner pall for the poor Uttle dog whom every- body loved and pitied and admired. Indeed, he seems to have been a general favorite, but nobody could ever Induce him to stay long away from his master's grave. There he lay, day in and day out. sometimes In sunshine, but oftener In gloom. For It years the patient creature watched and watted, and at last may we not hope? he found his master. Hla Iiost Sleep. One rooming Bobby waa seen lying dead on the long-loved master's grave. When 111 and suffering, he did not go to the kind friend In High street, who had never refused him food; he turned to ono whose last caress he had received 14 long years ago, stretched out his weary little, limbs on the spot ha loved above all others. As you enter tho double iron gateil leading from Candlemaker Row into tho I churchyard, you see Just In front of youl the east end of tho largo Greyfriars Church, and between you and tho church Is a large oval bed of flowers. In tha mlddlo of that bed they burled Bobby. If I had had tho doing of It, I should have put him at his master's feet; but ho Is not far away, and the spot Is bright with flowers and very lovely. Even now there Is a tender spot In the hearts of the Edinburgh people for Bobby. A few years ago tho Baroness Burdett- Coutts, when on a visit to Edinburgh. heard tho touching story of Greyfriars" Bobby, and thought It a pity that so re markable an Instance of animal fidelity should bo forgotten. So, to perpetuate his memory, she erected a drinklng-foun-taln. It stands on tho street at tho end of Candlemaker Row, almost opposite tho Iron gates through which one fiasses to enter the graveyard. On the top Is tho figure of a little dog. and below Is the following Inscription: "Greyfriars Bobby, from the life.' Our Animal Friends. Toyless) Filipino Kids. It is sad news, says the Philadelphia Inquirer, that the person in charge of the White Cross Society In Manila reports In regard to Filipino children. They ap pear to be a most Joyless class, no amuse ment such as ordinarily delights the child ish heart being provided for them. Their little faces are described as pensive and sad; they never play with toys, nor do they have any merry games. Their only, diversion is cock-fighting. Some who have observed the lack-Joy estate of these children have contrasted their cheerless lot with the merry lives of the Japanese children, and prayed that American women would start a toy and game movement in behalf of these babies, who are defrauded out of the child's birth right of fun. Enltrmo. ' I My first is In sad, but not In gay; My second Is In ache, end also in pain; My third Is In afraid, but not In fear; My fourth Is in lady, but not In dame; My fifth Is In brother, and also In mother; My sixth Is in robe, and also In dress; And my wholo is a man that dresses la bluo.