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TII2 OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, : SUNDAY MORNING, MAY : 5, : J907 Copyrlght, by The North American 'Company. WHERE THEY MAKE How Philip Realized His Ambition ' CORAL ORNA MENTS . Why .Betty Forgot to be LonQly 1 IT . nmu? 'warinv was tond of ' r"r tale of. adventure, but. abort , all, it was tha thrilling etorles of exploration. In Africa - that , de lighted ,. htm. Uncle Robert. , rod know, had spsat most of bis Ufa in these treat mysteitous regions, ul so Philip learned About ; all there was worth knowing rr4g the Dark Continent . ("rv. - :''... , On the evening before his depart ura (or Parle, at the close of hts short lslt, to ths. Waring. Unolt Re bar t engaged In long talk with Mr. and Mrs. ,Wafing, the result of which ap parently cava bins oo-ia'derable satis faction.. , I ' , 1 ' ',' ' ""'Next morning, while all were ssaK ed at tha breakfast table, Unci Rob-S art turned to, Philip With "tha ques tion! rj.i ' ". y: V' S' .' ::MMWii "tad how would rd Ilka to go to Parla. With Jnr " "How '..'would ir ; snouted ' Philip. "Just try ma. " '. "That is." as added. In reply to his mqum ratter reproaebXul loo a. -icr time, anyway." - Well." smilingly returned Uncle Robert, "your father and mother hare . coniented to spars 70a (or a short time, provided I return yea la sate :.' condition.', . 60 Philip want lo Parts. , : - - Uncle'' Robert and Philip bad been hardly a month in Parla before Uncle Robert received a letter from an old , eomrade la Africa, who' lay ; on tha ; ..point of death. Kit t bean wounded , in a raid upon tils trading station by , a tribe of aostlie savages, and ' la .which his s-ysar-old daughter, Mary. , had been canted away, t Uncle Robert Halt himself bound te carry out ths wishes of bis old friend, who requested that search be made '.for the little girt. Philip refuaed to leave his uncle, and so Uacls Robert, with many oualms of conscience, was obliged to take bin along. ' Baptists, Uncle Rpbert's loyal gsrvant, and Bar - on, a great, noble mastiff, comprised : the rest o( the party. . ' : ' SAILUIO FOB ATBZCA - A wee from the time the letter was,; ' received they etarted. The yoyags wss s quick one and Philip found that ' his dreams were at last coming true when one bright afternoon be set foot on the land be had ' long ' wished ; to visit : ::. , rr :"- '' Uncle Robert desired to proceed Ira nediately with the matter In band, so carriers -were engaged and other pro vision mads for the Journey. ; Soon they were wending their way through dense tropical forests peopled by the strange animals of thst country. Occasionally , they would corns upon . scattered villages; Finding that traveling would bs made easier thereby, as elephant was pur chased from one of the native chiefs .He was a very intelligent animal, and The Prince and the Genie , t R1NCB MCIIAMID was aad. And I-' well be might be. for & baas 1 tlful princess Corlssads bsd re fused, for the eighth Urns, to marry him. Be you cannot wonder that he -was BjawirnJtolV'-;?:V ';. Slow:-' aid reflectively bs gased down Into the dark waiters that bathed ths base of the high cliff by which ths royal castle Sjood, y All at oe he heard a rushing-of wind behind him. Turnlng,.'hs saw a horrible giant Of immense sixe bran dishing a great club. "Well, who are your demanded ths THIS GIANT OENIB 'urinca when he bad recovered soms .what from his astonishment . "I am a gsnlsl" thundered ths giant. in tones that rumbled long an ar no W W'. V Irill had spoken. - "I sm minded to bs your frlsnd. Do you want the Princess Corlaands for your brldeU v "By ths beard of ths prophet S r .cried Prince llohamid. The genie continued. "Than do as I . tt wUl find In ths Mediterranean l t huge rocky that rlsea aimoat to "the j-louda.- Upor the summit a glgan- . ' tio bird has its ; nest You will find there a yellow parchment with three red seals. Bring tt to me. The Paper la vduable to noae but me, and j. my. elf am forbidden to, remove it front the nest "I give you a ring, T without which rou could not set foot oa ths Island, v or you would bs killed instantly by enchantmeix " It will protect your Ills ' in ' two attempts for ths parchment. ' ehouirt"you fall the aecond time, 1 would not wdvlse you to try again, for noth ing could aare you," So aaylng, the genie vanished as mys- . i teriously as he had appeared, leaving behind aim the ring of Wulch he had ' epoken. - While pondering over this strange - happening the prince aaw approaching a .from in" ainmnre nine noni w nen reached the base of tha cliff It matat . upon the water. - , - The prince, without hesitating, seised the ring left by the genie and cllmbea pown ths cliff late ths boa which Una Philip really believed be could talk U given half a chanee. '. t- f-.M'f- ' ; But within a day or So ths slenhsnt , refused to eat and seemed to be labor- , Ing under some pain la his throst ' . Uncle ; Robert , determined to mske -soma sort of an 'examination. Com manding ths animal to kneel, he placed a ladder against a tre beside him, o g that hs wss brought up to a level with . the beast's bead. la obedience to his ; ' command, ths elephant then threw, up ' , 'DOCTORINO AN EZXPBAKT his head and opened Wide bis mouth. To ths horror of tha spectators, Uacls Robert after looking very carefully for a moment plunged his srm to Its full length Into the huge mouth and then began, apparently, to 'pull something from ths beast's throat . But ths lntelU , gent animal, knowing that all this was ' hstng dons to relieve his sufferings, still ; kept his mouth span, although big tears of psla rolled from his eyes. .- Uacls Robert strained and pulled until the veUs stood sut en his forehead. At Ust 'with mighty bsavs bs aooem pUshed bis purpose, and out same a long stalk of sugar sans which bad lodged .la ths slepbanfB threat The bugs beast Immediately begaa to trum pet Joyfully, whfls bs looked his grati tude at Uncle Robert The ethers rushed about Uacls Robert, both ex ulting 1st bis bappysseaps from the peril bs .which bs had placed himself and chiding him for kJs careless Bess of bis ota safety.. i-" -v.i." '' Having beard rumors of a WhlU child being bald' as a sort sf god la near vUlags, one of ths faithful body guard was dispatched ts find sat if this were true. Hs returned with the Information that he bad actually seea a UtUa wbtte girt playing with tha boys and girls of the savagss. - By ths time they reached the village, however, the natives, bearing of their approach, bad seat tha little girl Into ' ths forest, professing to know nothing at all about bar. Believing that she could net bs far" away. Uncle Robert directed his efforts to searching In the Immediate vicinity. But hs was unsuccessful, and tt was chance alone that threw In his way the little girl be sought ' - mediately moved off of Its awn eeoorO. ' beading for ths open osa, : On and on tha boat aansd onta ths prince could see oa the hertsen the " great roct described by ths gaols. - Ths boat grounded ashore and hs leaped out''? " : '"- x Hot a greea thing wss to be seen en" ' ths Island, nothing but the care roc rising sheer to the sky. How could ens reach ths top of UT It wss slsarly to; SASSf SllBlb,'' . Perplexed, the prince sat sown en a flat stsna, wk suddsalF a wars that the sun seemed to bars ceassd shining. Raising bis band, hs be. held a ; tsrrlbls Wrd, sbeva him I ' wings were ss big as sails! sack wicked talon was as long as six fingers t Its beak-waa long and aharp and polntadj ' ths bsad- waa masaivs and shaped Ilka , that of aa awl. ' Hastily grasping his hevr, ths prtnee shot an arrow at ths bird with all bla , strsngth, hut though struck .the 'blsck. glossy plumags of ths bird, it broks as though ro lsa. , ; A ItAJllBEBAIJTS ESCAP. ' .with horrible cries thslblrd pounced ' upon biny seised bla l4 Its tslon. ' asesnded with him ts a pamt Ux rto t ths sea, and then ralsaled lu hoW. The prlncs plunged into ths water with n fores that dasad hlm:-So that hs waa barely abls to swim t land. Hs reeted In the boat, discouraged but - not yet daunted. -. Juat then he aaw ths bird leaving the nest accompanied by her brood of UtUe onea' Flttinf knother shaft to his bow, hs shot anas. mora, fbls time the arrow atruck one of ths young birds. Isst w Use. snd stunned It s that it f" . ths shors Just br tha boat . Hurriedly picking up ths blrd, -whlcn ... i.rr than a man. hs bound It W nU ro uch a way that the talons could do him no harm wnen u recovered, and then crouched low be neath it . V f --v eu the narent . bird missed 4 her . young onend looking about bar, fin ally sighted It OTrthe ahora. Swooping down with shrill orles. she caught Itin her claws and rose to frlnce, who was bound the young i bird, of course,. went toe, , The neet was a dark arsm to ths very summit of ths rock, right tte cloud As soon as ths prtnos4slt his fast touch ths ground hs hastily out the cords that bound Marts ths bird and gilded silently into the ether end of ths cavern. '"'.. . There, amid ghastly skeletons and re mains of awful feasts, be saw the pre- . clous parchment. 1P'1 'w.art4v oauirtif It up and pressed it to ls heart. . , No sooner bad'he .secure! 1 the paper t than be saw the genie standing before h v h' "Tou have done welUn rumbled the old familiar tones. : "Prlnoeas Corlaands , ia youra"' '" 1 '"T In a moment Prince Mohamld was standing by bis eastle, rubbing bis eyes - a aaaupe himself that it Waa not all B dream. Remembering the genles last words, he then rushed aw.iy to Sgala plead his cause to the prlncesa And ths ganls's words pbsm tru , One' evening, the party camped on ths edge of a great pralrla The am :.mals for some reason, seemed to bs restless and alarmed. Finally. ' one of the ; negroes . declared he seuld small ' : ths grass ' burning. Uacls , Robert be- gah at ones to- take precautions " to Insure their safety. ' ' A broad, shallow ditch wss dug In a circle, tncioslng a large plot of land nearby. Applying a torch to ths dry grass, th ground within ths circle wss soon cleared, 1 The ditch' being tde, fl the flames aould sot of course, lesp ' across to ths surrounding pralrla. ' : rnxwrmt w "" "- f . w. w w w v- w-w'tiw . ;,t (rem ths distaacs. ,':":. The amoks bagaa t roB tsward than la clouds, walls ths beat grsw flastd-' , sdly uaoomfortabls. .y:.::., 'a ":' :f Suddenly, from ant ths sntst wall front f them,- burst a gigantic aav age. carrying en Us shoulders . bttls ; whits girt. Vi:; Blinded br the smoke, bs stumbled Into Uncle .Robert and Philip, who, leaping upon bun, seised and bound hiss almost before be knew what PM nap- pensd. ,." . ' - "' " ' k eUX OVEWOTED 'V AO were averjoyed. There oould ha BO j-doubt that . ths '' llttls gtrl was she whom thsy., sought 8hs look ed, wdnderingly at first,- tsward ths two white atrangerd, but soon mads herself wsil acquainted, and, perching herself on Uncle Robert's knee, chat tered like a' magpie. :"- -j'.'X: . Now. that ths nt was sadsd, ' rapid Journey was mads ts' ths eaat. and front there they took ship ta Ja don. where UtUe Mary was, Jsft with relstlffns. 1 ' , Philip ralustanuy bads adieu ts Uacls Robert and started (or boss. Hs never wearies telling at bis travels ta Afrloa. and stoutly declares that the Ufa ef aa explorer la ths only thtng la tha world or him. Just now hs Is attending Ces trsvtlle Academy, but If yett ask him what bs tatends to do after graduaOoa hs shakes bis head with aa air sf se crecy that :eans volumes. Perhaps Ms. and Mrs. Waring wilt have to be suited, ' hswever. . : TioaUnf PsiaW.V': -; It Is sstonlsblng . bow much weight must be placed upon a sheet ef writing paper floating en water before It caa be made ts sink. It wfll sustala the ; weight of ,- articles as heavy - as pea knives. Try tt for yoursslt v .y:J:"' A Little Dretssmaker. - MAKING dolly's dresses, , Don't you think u s funT ;.. :crs is one already, . Thla I've Just begun.' ' Oh, how many atltchesi ' And .hat tanirlr threadl When I pricked trty finger I lust sru ixea. There! the needle's broken- Bending all about- That's a sign my doily's Wear the dresses out Touta's Companion. ' lore' Youngr DrrKna, UtUe Oirt at school)-What did the teacher send rou here fort little Boy She salt I was bad, and must come over aad s.r with the sir la . "I liks yea. Can yea stay longr No; I wasnt very bad." "Well, yoa bs badder next timer Eketchy Blta . . . . . ; y 1 i - I H, Father, you're' just too dear for anything! Tha necklace la ph, lfs of coral, tool" . . ' t I'm glad you like it dear. X bought , It from a charming old lady In Torre del Greco, a delightful little town on . the Bay of Naples and not far from the city of Naples." . v "Do tell me all abont If pleaded ; Alice, , , . "Very ' well. Puss," ' laughed , bar1 , fatbsr, t do believe you'll And It suits totsrestln. -f '' r! tfusst . tints I . was la sunny Italy l had oecaalon .to'- visit Nsples, aad. i while thera the thouirht came to me -; t taka a 1ao1 at tha eoral flnhoHea Vi so t traveled along down the coast to Torre del Ureoo. - w v':' .:?-:-. 1 ' "Nearly ail ths . men of ths ' tswa are employed In coral fishing, while the wemea do most ef the work la preparing tt for market "Dows under the waves millions of ths tiny animals labor, secreting the r bard aubatanoe that forms ths masses and branches of coral. ' "This coral is gathered by the fish- . vsrmen from May to Beptember. 1 "When It Is brought home, women V- first carefully separate the branches according to their else and their coleft-1- paeaing through all shades sf rsd and , pink. ' - "Next a division Is made, according to quality, into thrss arradess beet medium and Inferior. , "Then t paeaee on to tne women who out off the long branches with i Immense Bhears, and from them to ths polishers, who remove all the rough, ; sandy particles that cover the outside, by washing the branches In lime or grinding them on the emery Wheel. "Women pierce holes in the coral, nslng a contrivance that somewhat , reeembles a sewing machine, tha needle of which Is kept cool by water dripping constantly upon it : "After this preparatory work. It Is put ia the handa of men who turn it ' Into the 1 ahapes , of . those . beautiful ornamears ws so much admire. ike the finishing ; . xKiirravers mafc - tonchs. and then the srticle is ready for aala. All the people of Eaetera countries, especially India and China.. c are fond of wearing coral ornaments.' "res, Indeed, It il Interesting." eald Alice, when her father bad concluded; - . "I never knew before that It took so much work to make a coral necklace. -I shall appreciate this ons all ths more for knowing Its entire history." - ro '' ' CORAI. W'OBKKOfi . , I O..BETTT didn't mind being call ed, old-fashioned." Of course,' aba was "old-fashioned." , Aunt Jans told her so every day, so It must be true, although Aunt Jans did say people were ''odd" mostly ' when they didn't do things her wsy. You know .they nay you're "old-fashioned" when you aee things that other people can't see, when you dream such ' beautiful dreams, and when yon play pica games with what 'Aunt Jans would call the people of your imagination though to - yotl they're real girls and boys, Just ths sama .- " , Oh, It's nloe to be "old-fashioned." es peclally when you live in, A WgfsrmV house, with the nearest neighbor a mile away. It keeps you from growing lone- If. i' v-':,"'";-;-r. But bt spits ef an four Imagination, sometimes you get a wee bit lonesome. At least Betty did, until she found her Other Belt Let mo tell you how this came about . . , '-: " " Betty liked rainy days. Sounds funny, doesn't Itt Not that she didn't snjoy being out-of-doors, but next to swaying la ths branches ef her favorite tree ta the orchard, aha liked to bs np ta ths big, roomy attlo, listening to the rain- . drops pattering on the roof. Soaoehow' It 1 made bar feel sort of sad and you know. It's ados' to feel that way sometime a. TUn't that you're altogether sad., for your heart gives sucl a funny; throb whsa you look around ths shadowy nooks that It makes you feel almost bap-, py and yet a llttls bit afraid, as though soms strange person you would tlks ts see were near, yet you were afraid, ts ' nest ber 11 , f ys AVOTBEB BETTY It was Just such a day when Betty mfeds ths acquaintance ef bar Other . Belt Many and many a time aha bad climbed, the narrow stairs to ths etfia. 80 often had she rummaged through the old trunks sad furniture that aha could bars named everything there. That la. almost everything for near the window there was ons great cheat Inside of which she had never peeped. The big. rusty lock seemed to mock her when- , ever me rugged at it sometime as ' strongly that shs felt sure It .must give way. Too may know how surpriaed aha was ths loch gsvs way neaa that shs fell with such sudden-, back' Into ths old cradle. But still mors surprised was shs whsn shs raised the lid. She found ' treaaurea without number. There were - handsome 'dresses all mads in queer -fashlosa. Trying ons of these on, Oie, found, that It Juat "fit Somehow, it seemed ts feel mors comfortable than ' her owfl,""but perhaps that was because V aha,' Ilka the gowns, was "old-fashioned." ' Eagerly shs now went oa with her search. 800a shs earns upon an- old leather-covered diary. Opening It, she started on finding her own name on the flyleaf. ' Bettys heart beat quickly as shs sat down In her grandfather's armchair aad begaa to read the curious old diary. Reading from the very beginning, she saw this sntryt .. ,, ' "May i, 1791 Aunt Prtacllla ssys It Is wicked for me to keep anything se cret from her. Be tt so, and this diary la wlfked. I must aak Uncle Richard , if it be wicked to dream or think to one'a alf. Such beautiful thoughts come to me that I must writs them down. Last time, whlie I was dreaming In church, 1 thought that the minister and the people grew wings and flew away. It waa eplendld, only I didn't go along with tham. But when I wrote about tha dream in mr other diary, Aunt PrtscUla said It was nonsense end not fit for diary. aad that It was wicked THE MESSENGER SPARROW , r f WAS ons of thoss summer days In ; ths middle west wnsn. tns seai oe comlna unbearable, ths farmer was compelled to retreat from his fields and take refuge from ths scorenmg sun. Reclining la the coolest room 1 ths house, he -managed ts repose In com parative comfort He had beea resting for some little . time when he became conscious of a persistent twittering about his ears. Looking up he saw a little sparrow, which had evidently oome in through the open window. .... The t armor tried ts drive the bird away, but each time It returned, Imme diately darting off again and constantly" .chirping as though o aa enort to at-1 tract his attention. At last, his curiosity aroused, he fol lowed the little bird ts the doorway.-. When he looked out he saw, to his as tonishment, that a fierce ; storm was rapidly approaching, v He turned In frratiiude to the sparrow, but the kind- ft y little messenger had darted away aa soon as Ita mission waa accomplished. immediately the farmer drove ths cat-' tie under cover. As is their wont, they ' were apparently enjoying the intense heat that pre cades euch a storm, snd were gracing far from shelter. . , In the violent storm that followed hall of tramenee else desoended with such grest velocity that ail the cattle would unuouoteoiy nave p ensued naa mty not been abeltered. , , Tou can imagine how thankful the farmer waa to the little sparrow for his timsly warning. :- 1 tV P, WEBSTER. N' - '' - most JfrrprrseJ.' - ' - - to dream In church."! wrote about duty and Obedience in my other diary today, and. Aunt Frlscllls wss so pleased that I almost owned up about this Thought and Praam Diary, But I cannot write love and obedience forever, and I must' write about my dreams, I do feel so -wicked. Tomorrow S wear mr new lav. ; sndsr bonnet for ths first time. Mary will want pas Uks It as soon as shs sees It" . 4 . - " . Betty was la raptures. Why, this Bstty was "old-fashioned," Juat like herself. How alee It was I "Aunt Prts- Returning Good for Evil " C ELL0W8 we've Just got to win I ths gams tomorrow. Those . ..; JonesvUie chaps have been strutting around In. way that's un bearable svsr sines thsy beat us last year. Wsvs got ts take ths pride out of them, and that In a hurry." ' Captain Jack Dunsmors's delivery ef this speech mads p profound Imprss- AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT H' CRO Is aa interesting llttls ex periment showing bow ths earth, ones a great asoitea mass, at tained Its present shape. Pour water Into" a glass until It Is One-third full . . r . Upon this pour slowly soms thick oil, to the depth of not quite one-half Inch. Lastly, poor In, very gently, a small quantity of water. You now bavs a layer of oil between two blankeu Of water. Insert, a rod In the glass, and stir k rapidly in small cirelea Boon you will find thst ths oil has. gathered around the rod In the form of ., a ball, and If you atlr fast enough the u bail will flatten at ths top and bottom and bulgs at ths sides, taking ths shape of our globe, - .. .- . PUZZLES TO SOLVE 'jUddloa,'1 . 1 What Is that which la Lengthened by being cut at both endaT rT" , 7 ( ' " Transposition. - - ' My Whole Is comoosed of ela-ht Uttere. My J. ,- 4 s an article of wearing ap- My , t, 8 Is a rodent V. f 8 to rub out any wnuie is f an Important Cape. Enigma. 1 Formed long ago. yet made today. . - Employed while others sleep; . . .What few -would ever give away, Or any wish to keep. APRIL 28 ANSWERS ' Name Purxlea. Albert & Mtrcus. ' Charades. A t Pflgrlmage. 1 Illumination, Arithmetical Paulas, ' t Height of staff, feet; payment, tllJO. 2S, 134.501, IW.M respectively. , C-I-V-I-I Enijrm. , Our young folks, , v . WJ " '" " " ' m$mmmmmm4 $ A cilia," shs felt sura, must bs Uks Aunt Never after this did Betty feel lonely. Whenever shs wished shs could live ths life of the ether Betty. Putting on the quaint dr eases, ehe Could easily imagine herself going through all that the other Betty , told of In - her - Thought and Dream Diary. Indeed, shs grew so that shs sometimes forgot which- Betty she really wss, aad, as Annt Jane; said, grew mors ' "old-fashioned" than ever. But what did that matter Aunt Prla cilia had most likely often said tha same, si on on his bearers, among whom were) : the entire BoyceriUs nine and three or four of their loyal supporters. "Well, Jim Warner's srm Is entirely; well again, and.' If bs takes care of him self until tomorrow, I dont see how we caa help winning," aaid Catcher Bob, . and tha rest of ths group murmured assent 1 "Bet TU - reach' ths swlmmln hole firstn yslled BUI Wolf, sprinting down ths dusty road at a mad pace as ths clump of trees that marked their fa vorite bathing place same , Into view. Every boy there sooepted ths challenge and away they dashed, raising such a cloud of dust as would have done credit ' to a herd of cattle. ' BUI Wolf dived down ths long slops that led to the edge of ths creek, but before hs had gons half way bs re appeared from among ths trees, hoarse ly railing: "Hold up, feUows; 1 that) naryy Micky O'Toole Is down there swlmmln'. fast's teach him and his . gaag to stay where they belong, at the other end of the town." Arming themselves with . pins-cones and sticks and clods of earth, the party, at a signal from BUI, swept down the bank like aa avalanche and discharged their missiles as oas man at the un offending Micky. Ths suddenness of the onslaught . staggered Micky, but hs quickly recovered himself and hurriedly snads for ths opposite shore, where, from ths shelter of a tree, he answered their creams ef laughter with words of defiance. Soon he disappeared, with a final taunt for any fellow to come over If he wanted ft licking. - AM" IXL TAXED TEOLIO , 1 The next minute all were disporting themselves in ths water, having a Jolly good time. If ons Blight judge from the roars Of merriment that arose oa ever side. : Ail at ones a sharp cry of pain rans ' out followed by sliding and rattling and scuffling as something crashed dowa the steep bank Just by the bend. , "Whistling-fishes r exclaimed Pete Hamilton, as hs arrived on the scene, "If it ain't Jim Warner and soms thing's wrong with hie arm, tool" He was right Jim had slipped at the lop of the slope, had fallen heav ily on hia arm, and then rolled down the bsnk. .: ... When Captain Dunsmore mustered his mea on the bailground the fol lowing day any one could aee with nan an eye inat tne ttoycevuie team had lost all hope, although still pre- ' pared to fight their hardest. But Will Brant couldn't pitch worth ft cent and ie waa lue von mey ua. The same waa lust about rAr tn begin when Captain Jack felt some body tap htm on the shoulder. Look ing around he saw Micky O'Toole, his . freckled face adorned with a broad, friendly grin. , "Say," he said, "I hear you fellows ; are hard up for. a pitcher, I can pitcti a little myself, and if I can helD von out-why, I'm willln'," ' "Vou're a - trump,' Mlckyl cried Jack, shaking him heartily by the . hand, "Its downright splendid of feu after the way the fallows treated rou jyesterdsy." ... . ., ,-. , As Micky had modestly suggested, he could pitch a littleindeed, It was ' said that Be was a shade better than -; Jim Verner, the atar. ': - - t ' i..-n. lioyceville, of course, won the iram. and yea way rest assured that allcky went swimming in the Old Swimming. Hole whenever he pleased thereafter, . A Candle Trick. v ,-OVR Wtsids msy not have much ; Y confidence la your statement that 4 you can light a candle without touching the wick, but you may easily : Convince them that K can be done. . After a candle has burned until It r a -a long snuff, blow It out with a sul . puff. A white cloud of smoke wlij 1 mediately arise from the hot wirk.- An. ply a match to this smoke, t a lance of sven from two to t "-. intu s above the wick, and you am ori flame run down the smvke t.na iuni ;e ths candle, .--. . . The Ostrich That U,V$ Crow. A big ostrich far. 1 la I.n gelca. Cal.. there ts a Uit; y that has stopped srowirii?. t chicks grow at the rstt tt .. t , month, hut this on t v-r - Ills life until repnt'v 1 t t f iest in the wori I. t. t.. .'... I)e blegpr osirl he t - -1 i trt-nted him tmdly, I i. but now he la sli'-v. . 1 1 - I . the walks all i,y h.n '. a plump, f unny-loi -Ue is u-- a 4-1 T . v