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CORVALIilS, BENTON COUNTY, OEEGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1903.
VOL.. IV. NO. 1
PIP
ATa!3cf ths Esriy SstSlsrs!
1 of Louisiana.
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BY AUSTIN C. CURDICX
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CIIAPTEIl XVIII. " -Chopart
was a bo'.d, reckk-s? man, and
cnii'l iin l avaricious. He h id co:uim ric
es! his career as couiuiauaer at the
Natchez fort by cruelty' to his ovrn men,
but one or two grave -complaints made
to Gov. Perier had come uijch causing Irs
removal, and he let the whites be in
" peace, but expended his wrath upon the
poor Indians. He was now much elated,
for he was sure that the beautiful village
of the White Apple would socn be his,
and he meant to pocket much money' in
the transaction. One day he sat in his
rude house, with some of his attendants
about him, when a soldier demanded ad
mittance. - "How now, sirrah?" he demanded, as
the man entered. -
"I have come with a warning," the sol
dier replied.
"Ha! a warning Speak out."
"An old woman passed my post this
morning, monsieur, and she bade me tell
the French to be on their guard, for dan
ger threatened them."
"And from whom?"
"From the Indians. They will rise and
butcher us all."
"Have yon spoken of this before?"
"I have not."
. - "Then you shall not tell it to others!"
cried Chopart, in anger. "Have you not
seen enough of this idle fear? What ho!
without there!"
At this call, two soldiers entered, who
usually stood in the passage to obey the
commander's call.
"Take this fellow and lock him up in
the prison," he ordered. "We'd soon
have the red rats- down upon us if they
- knew we lived in fear! They dare not
offer us harm. Away with him!"
And for conveying this intelligence the
poor man was cast into a strong dungeon,
and there kept for several days with his
feet in the stocks.
But this was not the only note of warn
ing Chopart had. Four days afterwards,
a soldier came to him and informed him
that the Indians surely meditated the de
struction of the fort, and of all its white
Inhabitants.
"Out, fool!" exclaimed Chopart, an
grily. "The old hag who told 70s tlus
only things to frighten us. She things
that by exciting our fears she can fright-
- en us into giving up otifplim of faking
their Tillage of the White Apple. What!
would ye show to the Indians, that we
feared them? Away with such idle fool
ery!" Pricked Arm. was astounded at the in
fatuation of the French commander, and
as a last resort she went to Chopart's
lieutenant,- mna named Mace, who, she
Imagined, would have some influence
with his superior. But even this proved
abortive. She told Mace that destruction
would surely fall upon them if they did
not tate some means to keep the Indians
away from the fort,. But on the very
next day Chopart invited all the Indians
to a banquet, and pledged his friendship
to them anew. .' .
With a feeling of utter consternation,
Pricked Arm returned to her lodge. One
evening she sought White Hand's dwell
Ing, for she had a faint idea Working
through her mind that the French youth
might have some influence in all this. She
knew that he had been originally doomed
to death to go and intercede face tofaee
with the white man's God, but she had
never yet fully known why he was spar
ed. She found White Hand alone. He
gazed eagerly into her face, for he was
anxious to know how her-work progress-
"White Hand," she said, speaking ab
ruptly, "why were you spared from death
when you first came here?" "
"That I might marry Coqualla," replied
the youth. . .. .
"But was there nothing else?" asked
the old woman, looking him sharply in
: the face.
"Why, yes," returned White Hand,
peaking with some diffidence, for the real
reason seemed so foolish and ridiculous
to him that he almost feared he should
be laughed at for speaking of it.
"And what was that?"
"Why, I promised to pray to the white
man's God that none of the wickedness
of the French might succeed, and also
to tell him how basely the red men had
been wronged by the invaders; for I was
f that people, and they supposed that I
6hould have some influence with my Su
preme Father."
"That's it!" the aged princess groaned,
with her hands folded across her bosom.
"How?" asked the youth, in surprise.
"I knew that the Great Spirit had a
hand in this work. The fort at Natchez
is doomed past all hope!"
"No not doomed!"
"It is. The last stick will be removed
to-morrow, and then the blow must fall!'
"To-morrow?"
"No the blow falls on the day after.
The fatal sticks' mark the intervening
days." -
"And must all fall ?T-alI all?"
"All at Natchez, but not elsewhere, for
the others wait yet another week, and
ere that time the whites will be warned.
But what noise is that? Hark! There
are shouts of welcome."
They both started for the door, where
they were met by Stung Serpent, who
caught the youth by the arm and forced
him into the house again.
"White Hand," he said, speaking quick
' ly and sternly, "remember your Oath, for
your salvation may now depend upon It.
The white men have come to carouse in
the White Apple. Beware that you do
not forget yourself! Shall we trust you?
Mind all is well with you if you are
faithful !" '- "
"Fear not, my father," spoke the youth,
unable to repress the trembling that seiz
ed his limbs.
: "Then you may conduct Coqualla to the
revelry." :
It was a calm, warm night, and In the
tenter of the great square were built two
6rs of pitch-wood to sorve as torches,
and here the white men and the red were
gathered In social confab and amusement.'
There were over a hundred white men ,
self. Louis recognized him at once as a
brutal man whom h. had once seen- at
New Orleans flogging an Indian girl.
Most of the whites were decent looking
men; but before the night had passed
away, White Hand shrank away to his
loJge, and as he laid his aching head
upon his pillow lie drew Coqualla close
to hiai, and in a sinking tone he mur
mured? '
"Alas! I am ashamed" of my own peo
ple. With all their advantages of birth
and education with the enlightenment of
ages as their heritage, they are but sav
ages still!"
. The next day found some dozen of the
Frenchmen still at the Indian village.
But the Great Sun himself, with a few
of his warriors, accompanied them to the
town, and there the dark monarch prom
ised Chopart that, in consideration of his
kindness in allowing them to remain so
long in -their village, they would bring
more than the quantity of corn promised.
"On the morrow," he said, "we will
come with our tribute of corn, double
what we promised, and on the next day
we shall leave the village of the White
Apple." " '
"But stay," cried Chopart, "we will
have one more carousal ere we part. This
night you shall bring your warriors here,
and we'll cheer our souls."
" "Our white brother speaks kindly," re
turned the Great Sun; "but will "he not
be wroth at the rudeness of my people?"
"No. Bring them, and we'll pledge
friendship."
"Thy red brother will come."
"And his braves with him?"
"It shall be so."
And that night saw the scene of ca
rousal changed to Natchez.- And there
they sat the doomerand the doomed!
And they pledged eternal friendship ! The
white man had planned to rob- the red
man of his birthright to drive him from
his home, profane his temple, and plow
up his fathers' graves! The red man
had planned to keep his home, to main
tain sacred his temple, to guardwell his
fathers' graves, -and that this should be
done, the invader was to be swept away!
It was a strange pledge, but the white
man was the first to offer it.
It was after midnight when they sep
arated, and the stars lighted the Natchez
to their homes. When they reached their"
village, the Great Sun, in company with
his chiefs and nobles, went to the tem
ple and entered. They approached the
place where the sticks had hung, -but
there were noneJhere now. The leathern
thongs hung against the "wall, but there
was nothing in them.
"Chiefs, nobles and warriors of the once
powerful Natchez, may not this be the
eve of our re-awakening? The day is
past the morn cometh! Shall' not the
Natchez once more stand at the head of
nations? To-morrow we open the path,
and henceforth from that time let our
enemies beware! The Great Spirit is with
us, while the white man's God "has for
saken him.v-What shall we f ear ? ,- Sleep
now, but sleep not too soundly nor- too
long. Let the sun find us ready to bid
him welcome so shall we do honor to
the parent "of xiur great first king!"
Thus spoke the Great Sun, and as he
closed, he moved slowly towards the
door,, and his chiefs fallowed him; and
ere long afterwards . the village of the
Whits Apple was wrapped in silence; but
there were two there who slept not.
White Hand still prayed that tha coming
death blow might not extend to his fath
er,, and the wish kept sleep from his eyes.
And he who watched the. sacred fire now
felt his duty doubly binding, and sleep
came not to him, as he still kept up his
tireless vigils.
CHAPTER XIX.
" At an early hour the Great Sun and
Stung Serpent were astir;' and when the
first rays of the morning sun darted into
the beautiful vale, they rested upon all
the warriors of the Natchez there as
sembled. Such as had pistols carefully
loaded them, and hid them awaywith
their hunting knives in their " bosoms.
Their tomahawks were sharpened . and
slnng to their belts, and all took their
guns. Then each .man of the common
class went and got his bag of corn, and
having set it down, they commenced their
war dance.- But they- made not such hide-
ous noise as usual only enough to pro
pitiate the Great Spirit, and make him
acquainted with their intent."
It "was well in the morning when they
set out, and by the middle of the forenoon
they reached Natchez. They entered the
place dancing and singing, and straight
way carried their corn to the fort. Then
the red men began to separate some this
way and some that. Every house had
one or more visitors, according to the
number of people in it. Some begged for
milk, some asked to buy powder and shot,
for which they promised to pay in corn
at some future day. A richly stored
barge lay at the pier, which had come up
the day before, and on board this a'hum
ber of Indians crowded. Into the-fort
they crept by different ways, presenting
themselves wherever there was a white
man, until at length they were distribut
ed wherever there was a blow to be
struck.' - - " .
. At length a sort of solemn stillness
reigned over the devoted town, as though
the death-angel had hushed all hearts.
But hark! What is that horrid yell that
comes from the fort a yell that makes
the very blood freeze, and causes the
hair to stand on end? . 1 What are. those
fearful cries those maniac shouts and
those despairing groans?
The general assassination of the
French took so little time that the execu
tion of the deed and the preceding signals
were almost one and the same thing. One
single discharge closed, the whole affair.
It cost: the Natchez only twelve men to
destroy two hundred and fifty, through
the fault of the commanding officer, who
alone deserved the fate which, was shar
ed by his unfortunate companions.
Some half dozen Frenchmen escaped,
as by a miracle, this general massacre,
and made their way to New Orleans in
safety. The women and children of the
whites were mostly saved to be kept as
prisoners. - "
Of course the Natchez supposed that
all the whites in the country were now
dead. Not one of them dreamed that
they had been deceived into striking a
week too early. So they caroused in the
town all night, and on the next morning
they started for their village. They had
spared two men whom they retained as
prisoners, and 'who escaped from them
after having served them some weeks.
One was a wagoner, named Mayeux, who
was kept to transport the goods of the
French to the Indian Tillage; and the oth
er was a tailor named Lebeau, whose ser
vices they wanted . in fashioning the
On the next morning, White Hand was
startled by the return of the Natchez.
He went out, but his heart sickened at
the scene he was destined "to witness.
Two hundred and fifty human heads
But those who know the Indian charac
ter can imagine the horrid orgies th?y
might hold when fired with revenge and
flushed with victory. Even the historian,
who deals only with stubborn facts, lays
down his prn iu silent horror whence
finds himself iu the midst of Lebean's
narrative of what be saw in the In.'.ian
village, and bids his readers spare him
the recital.
White Hand crppt back to h's lolge,
and Qoq'ualla fouad him there pale and
faint. She bathed his temples and brow,
and after a while he revived, but he dar
ed not venture out.
"Alas, my companion!" murmured the
princess, "they make horrid pomp over
their victory, but it nas cost them dear,
though they realize it not now. My peo
ple are now blind, but they shall awake
to sense and sight and know that the
best man of them all is gone!"
"Coqualla?" uttered the youth, starting
up. It was a mere interrogative.
"My father is wounded even unto
death." And as the maiden thus spoke
she bowed her head and the big tears
trickled down between her fingers.
"When? How?" asked White Hand,
forgetting for the moment the deep terror
of his own soul in. the grief of his com
panion. "He received a bullet in his bosom yes
terday. But he,sent me for you. Come."
White Hand arose and followed Co
qualla from the lodge. In the center of
the great square, before the temple, there
was a fire kindled," bat the youth dared
not look towards it. He kaew its. terri
ble purpose, and with quickened steps he
hurried, stopping his ears with his fingers
to shut out the sounds that fell npon his
ears. But fortunately, he had not. far to
go. When he entered Stung Serpent's
dwelling, he found the women there cry
ing and yelling in despair. Upon his bed
of bearskins lay Stung Serpent, breathing
heavily, and ever-"and anon raising his
head to listen to the sounds that came
from the square. When his eyes rested
upon White Hand, he beckoned the youth
forward, at the same time bidding the
others stand back;
"Sit thee down by my side," he said,
"for I have much to say to thee."J " -'
Quickly the youth sat down, for he
hoped he should now know some things
that were only his at present by suspi
cion. ......
(To be continued.)
ONE WAY TO SMASH TRUSTS.
How Jnpiter- Plnrins Knocked 0t a
Corner in Oljmrian Nectar.
The boss of high Olympus lookedup
from his cup with a wry expression.
' "What's the matter, Jupe?" inquired
Juno, as she dipped into the ambrosia
platter. - ' ; -1 -" ' '' ' ' T
"It's this nectar," replied the eminent
Olympian.' "it ain't up to the standard
What's the matter with It?"
"In my opinion,' said Juno, as she
took a spoonful of the honey of Hybla;
"It's all the fault of the trust. . They
have let the quality run down. And
at the same time they have raised the
price." ."".-.
"Trust!" cried Jupiter. "What trust
is that?" ' -
"The Olympian Nectar trust," replied
Juno. "I thought you knew all abeut
it. Mercury is the president and gen
eral manager, and he and Apollo are
the board of directors. Mars wanted to
buy In, but they wouldn't let him. They
claimed he was too quarrelsome. They
gave Neptune 100 shares of preferred
pn condition that he'd help them Water
the stock. I thought you heard of it
at the time."
Jupiter looked black, says the Cleve
land Plain Dealer, as he pushed away
from the table.
"I hear of it now for the first time,"
he growled, and the echoes of his growl
reverberated among the distant hills,
"And what's more, I don't expect to
hear of it again. Syndicate my nectar,
will they! Why, blame their pesky
hides, what do they mean by It?"
'"There, there, Jupie," said Juno, in
her most soothing tone, "don't get so
riled. The boys didn't know how. vxed
you'd feel about It."
"Well, they'll soon find out! Haven't
they a plant somewhere, or J some
thing?" -
"There it Is," said the statuesque one,
as she pointed to a lower terrace.
Jupiter grimly smiled.
" "We won't ;have to wait for any Su
preme Court decision in this case," he
remarked, as he stepped to the nearest
cupboard and drew out what looked to
be a half-dozen metallic skyrockets.
At sight of them Juno gave a little
scream and put her hands over her
ears. A moment later Jupiter stood
by the open window and drew back
his massive arm. There was a blind
ing flash and a startling report, and
the nectar plant on the terrace below
trembled to its base. Thunderbolt fol
lowed thunderbolt, and when the sixth
was thrown there wasn't a vestige of
the building left
"There," said Jupiter, as he wiped
his hands on his napkin and calmly re-H
sumed his seat at the table, "I fancy
that's one way of solving the trust
problem. ' Pass the nightingale tongues,
please." -
Question of Degree. '
The philosophy of human existence
was discussed In the presence of the
representative of the Washington Star.
"It is my opinion," remarked thefirst
sage, "that a man who has a college de
gree is very likely to be successful in
life." . ;--lT'
"True," answered the - other, fresh
from the reports of the commencement
exercises in the newspapers, "and it is
a rule that works both ways. 'A man
who Is successful In life is very likely
to get a college degree." v ' . : -
From Habit.
Mr. Brown Good morning, Mr.
Jones; how's your wife? - -Mr.
Jones (who is deaf and didn't quite
understand) -Very blustering and dla-
, ? 1 1
Description of a Pulverizer.
D. B. Shaw sends the Phio Farmer
.this description of a puverizer, which
he sayB will enable any one interested
to make the Implement:
' The handles are seldom needed to
lift the harrow, but "I found the left
one struck the plow beam every once
in a while when the harrow wanted to
tip over too far from any, cause. For
this purpose I had to brace the handles
quite wide-apart (40 Inches), too far for
use In corn rows, but they can be placed
In or out as occasion requires, by sub
fltituting another round, between the
handles. Near the rear at the left is
a crooked steel or Iron rod or 1 inch,
bent as Indicated, to rub on bottom and
Bide of furrow and fastened to harrow
by going diagonally from lower outside
corner to upper Inside corner, with nut
to hold It. ; - ;
The teeth I used were not all knife
shaped like the one illustrated, yet I
think it would be well to make them
all of this style, as holes can then be
bored perpendicular any place you find
they are needed or work best, and
change them very easily .with only a
wrench to unscrew the nut. The holes
should be large enough so they will
Blip In or out easily, as they can be
screwed up tight to hold them in the
direction desired.
This little harrow Is attached to ihe
singletree of the horse in the furrow
with the short chain,- so that it will
harrow-the furrow turned the round
before, working Just forward of the
furrow being turned by the plow. This
A GOOD PULVERIZER.
furrow, however, may fall partially on
the rear side of the harrow working in
the furrow. This does no harm, but
only helps to hold that point down to
its place. The left upright support for
the handle should be placed well for
t-ward so the furrow slice will not strike
it.
- For those who plow " with three
horses abreast and use a large-sized
chilled plow with jointer, and also roll
ing coulter attached, this little harrow
will surely be appreciated, as it does
such thorough pulverizing of each fur
row as fast as plowed,
Width of harrow at back end," 31
inches. Inside measure. Width between
handles, 40 inches. Length of harrow,
50 Inches. Made of 2x4. scantling;
crosspieces, 2x3. Bolt crosspieces on
top, or notch down but little so they
will not rub the ground. The hinge at
front is made of a pair of strap hinges
placed so that a strong bolt passing
through the chain, then through " the
eyes of the straps, makes a good hitch
as well as hinge. If a different width
for either purpose is desired, different
lengthed crosspieces caa be bolted on.
with holes in them for the teeth.
Sotate Asrainat Insects.
Rotation of crops has a beneficial
effect upon the yields of grain or for
age from the land. This changing of
crops has an important bearing upon
the Injurious Insects that infest a par
ticular crop. The chinch bug, the
strawberry beetle, the Colorado potato
bug, . the- hesslan fly and doubtless
many other-injurious Insects that at
tack farm crops become much more
destructive where continuous . plant
ing of ajcrop In one place Is' practiced.
The hesslan fly prefers to live In -the
field that goes into wheat each year.
The potato bug In Jhe old patch will
often beat the earliest planting of po
tatoes out of, the ground, and appar
ently wait several days to get a bite
at the first tender shoot that breaks
through the ground. f
. The new .potato ground will very
often grow a crop wilhout the slight
est injury from the bugs. '..Potato
scab will live in the soil and attack
the crop grown there the succeeding
year. It is of ten a good plan to intro
duce a new crop into the ground one
season, selecting a new site for grow
ing the garden products.
Preventing Foot and Month Disease.
'- Frequent outbreaks of . the cattle
epidemic haVe occurred in Germany,
and more experience has been gained
than In most other sections. 4. recent
authority believes that the most Im
portant operations are immediate re
moval of affected animals, and nutri
tious dieting of animals which have
been exposed. For the purpose of
preventing the d?sea s
susceptible animals be rendered as re
slstant as possible by keeping them
in a healthy and well-nourished condi
tion, and that the virus of foot and
mouth disease be kept attenuated or
be destroyed by abundance of fresh
air and direct sunlight. In other
words, well-fed cows in a sunny, airy
stable are less likely to take the dis
ease, or, for that matter, any other
disease. American Cultivator.
The Improved Farm Grounds. '
It does, not necessarily mean heavy
expenses and a vast deal of labor to
improve the grounds around the farm
home, but such Improvement would
add greatly to the value of the place,
to say nothing of the addition to its
beauty. The first thing to be done
Is to get a good lawn, the background
Of the picture. Hollows should be
filled In and hummocks leveled so as
4o obtain" a smooth surface, though
not a flat one unless the ground Is
naturally flat. If the space for the
lawn has been properly seeded, all
necessary to do now Is a little reseed
Ing.' If, however, the lawn Is really
nothing but meadow, It should be
plowed up and properly seeded down,
using a good lawn mixture, which can
be obtained from any reputable seeds
man. , This done, set one or two or
even three ' ornamental trees,' such as
cut-leaf birch, purple-leaf beech, or
even the common rock or sugar
maples. Then provide one corner of
the plot for a clump of shrubs rather
than dotting the shrubs over the
grounds. Weigelias, altheas calycan
thus, viburnum, forsythia and syringa
are among the shrubs suitable for such
a plot, and they are moderate in price.
A border for flowering plants may be
made along the walk or near the
housed and in this border may be set
hardy perennials or some of the flow
ering annuals of which one Is fond.
If this plan is too elaborate for the
first season, then cOnfine the work
to getting a good lawn and next year
go on and add' the" other features.
Three years' work of this kind will
make a wonderful change" in the ap
pearance c-f the. grounds, at an expense
so small one will wonder why the
work was not done before. Indiana
polis 'News. -v--
Plowing Permanent Pastnres,
The meaning of a permanent pasture
to the minds of most farmers Is one
that will last for an ordinary lifetime,
with occasional reseedings. While there
is no doubt but what this plan of re-
seeding will improve many ; pastures
and keep them in good shape for many
years, there conies a time in the life of
most of them when the weeds crowd
out the grass and the pasture gradual
ly goes to pieces despite the plan of re
seeding. There will be bare spots no-
' tk-ed which do not seem to take kindly
to even the seeds of white clover, and
the application of fertilizer before re
seeding does not seem to improve the
situation. When this is found to be the
case with any permanent nasture there
! seems to be but one thing to do, and
that to plow it up and put it In the best
possible condition for reseeding to blue
grass or some mixture suited to the
section and for permanent pasture.
Sometimes this plowing may be delay
ed for a time and the pasture partly
rejuvenated by running over It a heavy
sharp harroW and then lightly seeding
all over; however, eventually the plow
ing up will need to be done.
: Indications of a Good Milker.
Good respiration is essential to .'.a
good milk flow. In making choice of
a cow see that the chest is long and
the ribs set far apart to give lung
capacity: Large, tortuous milk veins
are always present with the good
milker. A dull-eyed cow seldom proves
a good milk cow. A hollow back is
a sign of poor breeding, or hastened
maturity.
The neck of a good milker is deli
cate in proportion to her general Lnild,
and a little out of proportion as to
length. Hind quarters must be heavy
and set well apart. A ; cow witu -n
extra milk - flow- should be a hearty
eater. A good milch cow is seldom a
handsome cow.
V. .Farm Notes.
Be very careful and do not put fifteen
larfe eggs under a hen nnless she can
easily cover them. This is where many
fail in early spring. Some hens should
not have more than eleven.
" According to the United States cen
sus report, the hens of this country
average 100 eggs per year. Some egg
producing contests last year showed
that a hen can be induced to lay 180
eggs in a year. There is a great deal of
difference between what the hens are
doing and what they could do.
The small farmer should produce the
best horses, as he is better prepared to
carefully mature the two or three colts
under, his care, and by Joandling them
constantly they are educated to Work;
but most farmers do not appreciate
their advantage; they raise the scrubs
and let the larger dealers raise those
from which the most money is made. -The
use of coal ashes has. not been
recommended by agricultural chemists,
but practical tests show that they -have
more value than is popularly supposed,
especially on heavy soils. Probably as
good a use of them as can be made is
to throw-them In the henhouse or the
vault. Theywill absorb the, ammonia
Instead of liberating It, as is the effect
fM't"r'M"t"H-
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How r,e'ster .Vns Satific;l.
Lester Maynard had always wished
that he could hoar a real Indian war
whoop, lie had played Indian with
isis friends scores, of times, and their
yells were sufficiently loud aud terrify
ing to satisfy any ordinary boy; but
Lester said that they were not "the
real thing," and he wanted to know
just how a genuine war-whoop sound
ed. He had. never seen an Indian,
but he made up his mind that If he
ever did, he would ask him to give a
war-whoop.
When Mr. Maynard decided to take
Lester with him on hts California trip
almost the first thing the boy asked
was, "O, papa, do you suppose we
shall see any Indians and hear some
war-whoops?" And this they did.
While they were passing through
Arizona a party of Indians boarded
the train, and one of them approached
Mr. Maynard and said, "Give nickel."
"I wonder if he knows how to do the
war-wjioop," whispered Lester, and he
was delighted to hear his father say:
"Give us a war-whoop and you shall
have a nickel."
The man made an attempt, but his
voice was weak, and Lester said, dis'
dainfully, "Hoh! That wasn't much.
I could do better myself!"
"Give nickel!" urged a big, six-foot
Indian, just behind. .
"If you can sound a war-whoop that
will satisfy my boy, I will give you
two nickels," was the reply.
"Yes, we want a war-whoop!" cried
out several passengers, who had en
tered Into the spirit of the fun.
The tail Comanche, placing a. hand cn
his mouth, gave a more hideous, un
earthly yell than Lester had ever
imagined, at the same time diving to
ward the boy in a way to make him
dodge behind his father. All the pas
sengers joined" in the fun and laughed
heartily. They gave the Indian many
nickels, but Lester was not sorry to
see him leave the car.
Lester had heard what he called "the
real thing," and he was content. War
whoops' have no further attraction for
him. Youth's Companion.
Yonncr Pro'ijry in St.- Lonia Pchnol.
Willie Streit, who entered the prim
ary class at the Humboldt school, St.
Louis, in 1901, Is believed to be the
smartest pupil in that
city, if rapid advance -
nient is any criterion.
In fifteen montns Willie
has completed the work
mapped out for three
years. Most of his study
was done outside of
, - school hours.
, The boy is not only
a bright scholar in
school, but he has a
Willie STnriT. wonderful alto voice.
It ncver has bsen cultivated, but
its range and . richness are marvel
ous. At entertainments the child has
been iiLniuch demand and never fails
to elicit great applause. x .
In manner Willfe is very quiet and
modest. He' loves his teacher, and is
himself admired and respected by every
one.
model
In fact, Willie Streit is such a -
boy that his friends say he will
surely be president
States some day.
of the United
Children's Paradise Is Japan.
The children's paradise Is certainly
to be found in Japan. Many people in
the.-Land of the Rising Sun get their
living solely by amusing children, jmd
a profitable employment Is found in
blowing soap bubbles for their delecta
tion.. The miniature Insects move and flut
ter; model turtles pep out tneir beads
and crawl; bird, whistle, fly about and :
peck the fingers; pasteboard targets,
when hit, burst open and let a winged
figure fly out, and queer little balls of
elder pith, when dropped Into warm
water, expand into the shape of flow
ers, trees, men or serpents.
As to the girls, their dolls are marvel
ous, and are handed down through gen
erations, while the waxen babies are
treated with great respect, and are not
knocked about or broken.
There is a yearly Feast of Dolls,
when the maidens show their treasures
and get a new supply; while the boys
have their turn -in the Feast of Flags,
and receive banners, swords, ' figures
of warriors, and various masculine
toys.
- Names of Welsh Towns.
These are names of some towns in
Wales, according to the London Daily
Chronicle: '
Par Agahapeelalangamukalana.
: Pitakandahoragollemukalapa.
Dan unugahawalakadamuKalana.
Malkekunelangahenedeniva.
BanasalagoVlellemukalana. -.
: Dodangahamuliatennahena,
LInpotabeniyaknmduruyaya.
Munamalagahamulakumbura.
. Karendagahanulakumbura. -
Karendagahamulakumbura. ; . :
Manahehetahaladeniya. -
- Boys Clever -with Flowers.
Few boys are destitute of a sense
of the artistic and many of them show
a decided talent In designing and ar
ranging objects of beauty.. . V
"If the public schools ever add to the
curriculum the making of bouquets as
a fine art the boys , will r take much
higher honors than the girls," lamented
fjjJj
Little jBtories and t
Incidents that Will I
Interest and tnter-
tain Young Headers
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ttii.f A Ji ill ill ,1m .tl i f f j j, 1
""I" "IT l 'V lir V TT TJ1 rTTT
dcr why it wns that all; the -employes
in a florist's establishment, were men.
Having no other explanation to fall
back on I conchfileJ tliirt the preferene3
was due' to ' tUVir superior physical
s:rfnj:th, but I know now. that it is
because they have better taste in the
arrangement of flowers. With all her
supposed inherent talent in' the matter
of home adornment, there Isn't one girl
In a thousand who can inake a lot of
flowers up Into a decent bouquet with
out coaching, while, on the other hand,
the boy who, cannot put theiil together In
artistic style is rare."
Kaiser's Manic Rine.
An interesting story Is attached to a
ring which the kaiser always wears
on the little finger of his left hand, as
a talisman against all personal danger
It is said that a. toad one day hopped
into the room of the wife of Elector
John of BraQdenburg and, deposited a
stone on her bed. The creature dis
appeared, but the stone reinain'ed, and
was ever afterward jealousy -guarded
by theHohenzoIlerns. . Frederick the
Great's father had the stone set in a
ring, and this has . ever since been
worn by the head of the-house. 7
Tea for the Emperor of China.
The tea used in the immediate house
hold of the Emperor of China is treat
ed with the utmost car. - It Is raised
in a garden surrounded by a wall, so
that neither man nor beast. - can': get
anywhere near the plants.. At the
time of the harvest those collecting
these leaves must abstain f rbm eating
fish that their breath -may not spoil
the aroma of the tea; they must bathe
three times a day, and, in addition,
must wear gloves while picking the
tea for the Cihinese court.
GAMES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
The Former Are Gregarious and the
Latter Individual.
One of these was "Who's afraid of
the black man?" in which all the play
ers but one stand on one side of the
ground, with the one who is "It" on the
other.' "It" calls "Who's afraid of this
black man?" The crowd replies, "Pilf
not," and runs for the other side.
Whomever "It" catches has to join him
as a catcher, and this proceeds till all
are caught and transferred to the catcii-
J er's side. This game is extremely
: simple in organization, but it involves"
! a great deal of hard running and dodg-
, ing, and so Is a splendid orit-of-door
game. It is "a 'very old game. "Who's
afraid of the black man?" might argue
an American origin, but it is also called
"Fish Swim'? and "Kimo," the latter
beng probably a corruption of. some
ancient word which -had a meaning
suited to the game.
"Black and white" "Is an extension
of the same game, tbongn much more
complicated. . The players take sides
and stand at opposite ends of the'
ground, back to back. One sida is the
."Blacks" and the other the "Whites."
If "It" calls "Black" the "Blaeks" turn
around and rush for the opposite goal,
the "Whites" catching as many as pos
sible, in transit. If "It" calls "White"
the reverse takes place, and the game
shows how the" mental uncertainty as
uncertainty as
to whether "It" will call "Black" or
"White" makes reaction slow and the
start difl5cult. This game is excellent
to train quick thought and self-control.
The love of ropekipping by little
girls shows that the love of activity
is inherent in every child. Girls, from
their anatomical construction, cannot
use their arms and shoulders for ath
letic exercise as boys do. The most
natural athletic development for them
is through the lower ''limbs. Boys do
11?" bI?7
--"."v. oauuui cAcruiat?, uecause
there is no element of competition In
it. There must be some Incentive to
"beat" some one in a" boy's game, but
girls do not demand this element in
their games at all, says a writer in the
New York Tribune. They are more
individual In their games, as boys are
more gregarious. .Boys play marbles
together; girls jlay jackstraWs alone,
although there Is no reason why they
could not learn to play marbles if they
wanted to.
' Great Demonstration.
"They say when the -great pianist
played in this town the people - went
wild," remarked the comedian.
. "They did the same wnen I played,"
remarked the young lady who blows
the cornet. -
" "Were they demanding that you
comeback?"
"No; they were - demanding their
money back." -
Just to Oblige Him.
"Oh, let me like a soldier die!" ex
claimed the leading man of the barn
stormers. . .
"Oh, if I only had a gun!" exclaimed
some one in the gallery, In a tone that
savored of genuine sympathy. .
. Sweet Memory.
Kind Lady Why, little fellow, how
did you ever get that black eye?
. Urchin Well, ye see, - leddy, me'
brother went away dls mornin an' he
guv me that ter remember him by.
'X A Possible Obstacle.
Clara "Of course,, you will be at
church Easter morning." '
Alice "Yes ;unlpggtbpcoolf wnnta
rt'nMmMmfw i mmi m i
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