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! 4 M w' stlM H- ,., I II . .1 . . . . , .. " 1,11 ' 1 - (Copyright. 1H0S, by me norm American company. How I wm I -A : 1 ;-' ' 1 " f JJenmarx , A, if r..7. 7 C,,. 77.. 7 lli i 61 A PrissMn Ctf.oi cot lZzZTZ ZTzz . tT ii ii n sal aa aT S . av. ". E 1 "--1. J ft. OwF fcl A. -aw a9 Yeato t tea. $?rsa Paris , Typical JJoone "1 '"Tl'il ilCi iJi i j-.i "Vii-' l ? -f t f 1 M furse ARIAN peered through th !ron railings Into the garden beyond. 'Do come here, auntlef" she cried, "and eee the big dog watching a baby. If that isn't the funniest klftd r a nurse!'' yea, doggie Is ft rather Btrange sort of nurse, though he seems to be a very good one." said Aunt Edith. "But what would you say if I told you that ele phants sometimes watch babies quite as closely?" "Really truly elephants? Isn't that nice!" exclaimed Marian, Joyously clap ping her hands. "I suppose other animals act as nurses, too," Aunt Edith went on. 'al though, for that matter, I can show you pictures of human nurses whom I m sure you will find looking qu" strange as doggie here." Of course, the little girl was anxious to see these pictures, no she took auntie's hand and walked along at such a smart pace that she was quite tired when she reached the house. But, not caring to rest, she begsed auntie to bring the photographs Just as soon as she could. Soon the two heads were bending together over auntie's collec tion. "Here," remarked auntie, "Is the pic ture of a nurse who lived In the same land as the elephant nurses. She is called an ayah and dresses almost en tirely in white. Many of the little Eng lish boys and girls, who dwell In India, ore very fond, Indeed, of their ayahs. "And then you see pictures of nurses far awty from India in Berlin. Look at the eroup of Prussian "nurses, wear ing great winged bonnets, natty dark Jackets and white skirts. Quite different la the appearance of the Russian nurse, also taken In Berlin, and that of the plump Chinese nurse. "The Copenhagen nurse dresses much like the one from Russia, with her neat bodice and little tap, with 'streamers, ' "The kind-hearted nurses of Paris are very interesting. French boys and girls call them "bonnes." And you don't have to go very far in the direction of a park or lioulevard before you'll meet any number ct these cheerful bodies trun dling their little charges In carriages or walking bes.'de them. "Now let iw Jump across the English channel and Und in England. Suppose we stop in London. Here are the brisk, capable nurses, with little dark capes thrown over whit uniforms, and wear ing Jaunty black dps." "What is the picture you have in your hands?" "That, Marian. Is a photograph taken In Italy, of Neapolitan nurses. "And the nice-looking picture shows t winter scene In Switzerland, where botn baby and nurse are bundled up warmly. You see. too. that here the carriage has been changed into a sleigh. Baby must have a delightful time sleighing In win terthat Is, always supposing he's old enough to appreciate it." Ever so many other pictures Aunt Edith showed little Marian pictures that slmived all sorts of queer little carriages and cradles, and playthings for babies the world over. She saw Algerian babies, playing on broad housetops; lit tle Lapp babies and Eskimo babies, lookfng for all the world like shaggy little bears; Arabian babies, cuddled o the sands in the shelter of tents; bablesT' who swung in hammocks within draped apartments in Persia; babies carried on the shoulders of Syrian mothers, and papooses slung to the backs of Indian mothers. Oh, so many babies and so many nurses and mothers Marian saw thai she knew she would dream of noth ing but babies for months afterward. "And. do you know," concluded Aunt X rwrr -:r "ViX ml; ' l - . ' ' fib -Bej&P Mrt3ssssX .Park. )l tnp wm iho. w Jbmnni 0 5-3 , Edith. "I've a collection. Just as Inter esting, of another kind of babies' pho tographs, the most cunning little pic tures Imaginable." Marian wrinkled her brow In perplex ity as she replied: "I can t think exactly what other kind of babies there could be, auntie. It seems to me I must have seen every single one." "Yes. but I mean doll-babies," said Aunt Edith, smilingly. ' To be sure!" cried the delighted little girl. "And I know I'll have lots of fun looking over the c'lecjlon. Are my dol lies' pictures there, auntie?" J)Mzer3&c , f. J3ay "U"s NCLE HENRY should be here shortly," observed Geoffrey; "you know he promised tnal 'wehould seethe sponge-fishing today." "Yes. but don't let's wait for him." re plied Bob. as the lads retraced their teps along the quay. "Abe's over there, "and he's Just going to put out." Abe readily agreed, with a huge grin "on his shining black face, to take the tooys out to the fishing grounds in his open boat But he warned them Jp hurry, because the schooner that was to tow his boat was "ready to start. on these sponges at the bottom of the sea, and how, after a time, they loosened themselves, and with the aid of little hair-like paddlers swam away to be come sponges on their own account. Geoffrey, who had been looking ( with some perplexity at the sponge, now ex claimed: "But how In the world can any one use such a thing as this for a sponge !" "They don't," replied Uncle Henry, smilingly; "at least not before all this gelatine-like matter Is squeezed out and washed away. $tory o o Gin que a Gooso I "Sure, the good old Ireland families have a banshee, every one; And to hear the awful screechln', oh. In deed, It's no good fun, 'Cause a warnin' she Is brlngin' that a life is almost done," Whispered iJaty to wee Rose at even song. Bo Rose wondered and she pondered for a day and still a day; And she wished a banshee witch might happen soon around her way; Though Just why I can't imagine, for 'tis needless quite to say: Colleens know this wish is very, very wrong. Now, one afternoon as Rosle rocked her dolly dear to sleep. From without the open casement rose a cry that made a creep Bteal alone her back that instant, and a wail that made her weep At the thought some one she loved must surely die. Then next morning dawned; a sob of woe there came from Rosle's bed; For her Irish doll had fallen out and smashed her pretty head; "And the banshee warned," sobbed Rose, "my noble doll would soon be dead That's the very reason for the banshee's cry." SELDOM DIVS FOR SPONGES "Can't you row out yourself?" asked Bob. Thereupon Abe explained how much time was saved by permitting a larger . Vessel to tow him out, although some of the smaller craft did cover the distance to the grounds without assistance. In return for the schooner's assistance Abe aid he would have to give them a cer tain part of his day's catch. " . "Uncle Henry told me the sponge fish eries here in the Bahamas are open all the year round, and that about 600 schooners and sloops and 2500 open boats re used," remarked Geoffrey. "And more than 6000 men and boys all colored are employed, working from the ; tlmo they are boys until they are too eld and feeble to continue the fishing ?anr longer," added Bob. One at the fishing grounds. Abe took from the boat a wooden cone, "Steout eighteen Inches In length, covered with - glass at one end and open at the other. 5 Thl guvs ha placed Just beneath the ; amrfac Of the water. By looking through ft the boys could then see the .bed of the ocean. Seizing a lor-g staff s with a book on the end. Abe now pro ceeded to tear off the sponges he saw through the glass. Bob turned to htm in surprise. "Why, X thought oa dived for tbra." taid he. "Sometime, replied Abe. with an other grin, ' wbem water deep-tut fcot 9tn.m The spofigvifrew In abundance and the beau motm made a good haul, as ' sooa as the Lads returned to shore they ra quickly fcosne wUh the sponge Abe ' ha 4 riven theea. sto that they might eiamLne It vn4tr a faicroaoopa. At Vsxie' SIearra suggestion they r-iaeed the sponge In a tub containing eait water. Then, by saeaos of a lena, ' they saw a Jelly-like tnasa, from which grew mail, kair-Lke wtrSpe that lashed f e water, tfrtrieg away tmpuritlaa. aa I roe Ilettrr expisiDed. aad bringing la f .4 f - tt:e maay fores te absorb. lie it.i tke bcyg how jreaew bade gre "And it's a great industry, my boy," continued he. "Why, no less than 624. 000 pounds are shipped from here year lyand you know bow little a sponge weighs." Geoffrey and Bob were much Im pressed. "We'll surely go out with Abe again to learn about this curious fishing," said they and they did. Forgot Her Manners GRACE wore her best "company" manners, for there was a num ber of her mother's friends present at dinner. But during the very first course, which consisted of soup, she forgot herself. Leaning across the table, she whispered, loud enSUgh for all to hear: "Muvver, what do you fink? A hair's in my soup." "Hush, Grace," said mamma, frown ing; "It's only a crack In the plate." The little girl seemed satisfied for the moment, but an Instant later, having moved the bowl of her spoon diligently back and forth over the supposed crack, she cried out, tri umphantly: "Muvver, do cracks mover Bird Must Be Fed A LITTLE chap from the country . was shown a cuckoo clock for the first time. His eyes bulged wltn amazement when he aaw the bird fly out and shrilly cry the hour. "How would you like, to have such a clock?" he was asked. "Well, It's awfully nice," responded the boy. elowly, "but I'd think It woulJ , be a whole lot of bother. Tou have npt only to wind the 'clock, but you've got to feed the bird." The Refl Boss THE Insurance agent climbed the steps and rang the bell. "Whom do you wish to see?" asked the careworn person who came to the door. "I want to see the boss of the house," replied the Insurance agent. "Are you the boss?" 7 "No," meekly returned the man who came to the door; "I'm only the hus band of the boss. Step in; 1 11 call the boss." The Insurance agent took a seat In the hall, and in a short time a tall, digni fied woman appeared. "So you want to see the boa a T' re peated the woman. "Well. Just step into the kitchen. This way. please. Bridget, this gentleman desires to eee you." "Me th' boss?" exclaimed Bridget, when the Insurance man asked her the question. "Indade Ol'm not! Sura, here comes th' boss now." She pointed to a email boy of tea" years who was coming toward the houae. "Tell ttj." pleaded the Insurance agtnt. when the lad came Into the kitchen, "are you the " boas of the houee?" "Want to eee the boaaT" asked the boy. "We;i. you Just come with me." 'earlly the Insurance agent climbed , the etaira He was usbered Into a roose on the second floor and guided te the crib of a sleepirg baby. ( "Xheref" exclaimed the boy;'tbat'a the real boss ef this housef Wished Bigger Lunch INASMUCH as Willie was going upon an all-day fishing excursion with several of his especial chums, grand ma was asked to pack a nice lunch for him. This operation Willie found very interesting. Suddenly he asked: "Grandma, do your spectacles mag nify?" "Yes. Willie," replied grandma. "Then," coaxed Willie, "won't ybu please take them off while you're pack ing my lunch?" "Anatomy" WHEN a composition upon "anat omy" was called for, Freddy wrote the following: "Anatomy Is the human body, which has three parts, the bead, the chlst and the stuimmick. The head consists of the eyes; ihe ears and the brains, if any. The chlst contains the lungs and a piece of th.9 liver. The stummlck Is devoted to the bowels, of which there are five, a, e, 1. o. u, and sometimes w and y." Got Even THE other day a little fellow walked Into a meat shop and asked the butcher for a sheep's head. "Sorry, my boy." said the man. "but the only head I have in the shop Just now is this one cf mine." "No. that won't do." replied the boy, decidedly ; "I want one with brains In." Didn't Know Either DURING a visit of Oscar 11, king of Sweden and Norway, to a public school in his kingdom, he asked the pupils to name some of Sweden s greatest kings. "Gustavus Adolphus," said one, con fidently. Another said, "Charles XII." ? ; While a -third;'" wishing to make a fa vorable impression upon the king, called out. "Oscar II." "And what has King Oscar done of importance?" asked the king, smiling. The little girl thought for a moment and then hung her head In confusion. At last she stammered tearfully: 'I'm sorry, but I don't know." "Don't cry, my dear," said the king, stroking her curls. Then he added, wltn a merry twinkle In his eyes: "I can't think of anything myself." THOUGH It was yet early, Arabella's work was over for the morning. For there was not a great deal to, do in the humble fisherman's cottage. A snug little building of stone, with neatly thatched roof. It was Quite big and com fortable enough for the father and mother and the tiny lass who dwelt within. The simple chores were soon done and hours for play remained. Along the beach Arabella wandered, for the waves and the sand, and the wonders they con tained, were the only playmates she had. They were great company, however; nor did the little miss feel the need of other companionship until Goosle came. And Goosle arrived in this way: While skipping over the smoothly washed sands Arabella believed she saw Bomething white and feathery struggling in the sand. It did not take her long to find a poor goose, helpless because a wing was broken. "You poor, dear thing!" sobbed Ara belle, in pity for the maimed bird. And the goose appealed to her with his eyes. Just as though he knew he would'have aid. He was not deceived, for the lass raised him tenderly In her arm9 and carried him all the way back to the cottage. Here she relieved his suffering, attending and nursing him until the wing was strong again and he was able to continue his flight. But Goosle had become so fond of Ara belle that he refused to lea-e her. al though the little girl straightway gave him his freedom as soon as he was well. Every day ho would come to her to be fed. Even when he flew great distances he would always return to the cottage. Arabelle would have been ever so lonely now without her pet. One day when she was gathering mus sels along the shore she ventured out over the rocks until she stood upon a small island. Here, amid the pools and crevices of the rock she found many of the mussels she sought. So busy was she that she did not per ceive that the tide had turned, until she found her retreat cut off from the beach. Water now lay all around the little island. She knew she could not reach the shore safely; she knew, too, that soon the waves would wash over the rock upon which she stood. No wonder she was frightened. TOWED TO SHORE Almost In despair was she when there -came a familiar flapping of wings at her ears, and Goosle citcled affection ately about her. The next moment Ara bella seised the bird's legs and the strong goose towed her through the water tp the shore In a jiffy. Goosle had not forgotten the kindness shown him, and to prove his gratitude he had saved his young mistress. Ingratitude HARDLY had Mary recovered from tho measles than her little brother John fell 111 with the same mal ady. One day, when John was almost well sgain, bis mother gave him a piece of cake. Naturally, Mary wisnea very much for a piece, and when John refuncd her, she reproached him indig nantly, saying. "If you aren't the greedy boy! Her I cave you the measles and now you won't give me even a crumb!" . .... A SIMPLE CHANGE How Savages Create Fire JT IS rather difficult for us to Im agine people who know nothing about fire. and. as a matter of fact, there are no people now on the face of the earth, no matter how barbarous, who do not know how to make fire. We make it easily enough by striking a match, but years ago our ancestors were compelled to re sort to flint, steel and tinder. The forest-dwelling people of the farther East have an odd Instrument for mak ing fire. Near the coast every man carries a bit of crockery In ths box of bamboo slung at his waist, a chip off a plate and a handful of dry fun gus. Holding the tinder under his thumb upon the fragment of earthen ware, he strikes the side of the box aharply and the tinder takes lira But this method can only be used by tribes which have communication with the foreigner, who supplies them with European goods. The In land people ue a more singular process. They carry a short cylinder of lead, hollowed roughly to cuplike form st one end. which fits a Joint of bamboo. Placing this cylinder In the palm of the left hand, they fill the cup with tinder, adjust the bam boo over it, strike sharply, remove the covering aa quickly, and the tin der is alight. Races With Toy Motor. Boa U. Tor motor-boat racing has become very popular among the boys and girls of Parte. These bests range la length front a few inches te four feet, the boete of greater else being drives br engines of considerable newer. Regular contests are arrang ed la the artUlctal Uk'i of tbe Tail eris Gardeaa and etaer convenient basin, f . Laziest of Plahts A SLEEPY old fellow this cactus Is. During the day when most plants are .wide awake he keeps himself tlghly closed and slumbers deeply. But at midnight, when the daisies and other good, innocent flowers have long since gone to bed, he cautiously opens hi f :-W I It - ,r " ; - ' i If. . ji" v - Jl ' ' "f eyes and looka drowsily about htm for a while. Then off be goes again to slamberland. not to awake until the next midnight. What a reputation he must have among respectable Boweral You wouldn't ant to be a lazy cactus such as he. woutd you? greed With Her. Mother Semrny, I don't want te ever catch yea In the pantry again. gammy wetlng)--Aa I don't wast yea to, atllher.
