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WUMJIIM CTER ANDERSON
^K??SSg^fegj|Mly was the son of a
N^3|S poor farmer. InIg
j^fj deed, every one in
jfjjjl the county where
et men apart from
their fellows. All
fought the same hard fight in a new country
where rain was scarce and crops were
few. And all were possessed of rare courage
and splendid hope.
Nature had done so little for Peter Anderson.
It had crowned his huge head
with brilliant red hair. It had covered his
face with brown freckles. It nad endowed
him with large feet and hands?
both being exposed to sun and air ami
the view of all whose eyes fell upon Peter,
for shoes were only to be worn in the
severest winter weather, and gloves not
at all. The latter were for "saciety folks '
and "fair ladies." And Peter's manners
were not as refined or easy as were the
manners of boys who had mothers cr
grandmothers to instruct them in such
things. Peter knew no refined feminine
influence. Ills grandmothe-s had died before
his birth. His mother had .'.eparted
this life when Peter was a tot of three.
So, from infancy Peter's sole teacher and
daily companion at home had been his
good-natured, well-meaning but uneducated
father, a poor farmer on the western
plains.
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During four or six months of each year
Peter went to ?he little district school
two miles from his home. The school was
taught by a young man who did not bother
himself about the general deportment
of his pupils. They could learn "finery"
at home, he said. And the boys who had
mothers did learn "finery" at home, which
meant to remove their hats or caps on
entering a house: to talk quietly and to
laugh moderately; to ask few questions
and to avoid being rude or bold toward
others; to use knife and fork properly and
many other ways to follow certain rufcs
of etiquette.
And Peter Anderson, having none of
this training, soon became known as
"Plain Pete." Both in manner and appearance
Peter was most unprepossessing.
And often his comrades at school made
Jests at his expense.
When Joked concerning his huge hands
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"But, sister," protested Agnes, Flora's
Mer sister, "don't you know that mamma
hasn't the spare money just now to
give you for so much candy? There has
been such an outlay already on our spring
elothes, and mamma hasn't yet gotten
half the things she needs. And when we
talked over havltog the little party for
you on your birthday mamma said you
hould have taffy?that you girls should
make it yourselves: and that would be
Juat heaps of fun, you know."
But Flora still pouted and looked disl.
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satisfied. "No," she declared. "I don't
want a taffy pulling. It Is old-fashioned
and cheap. I want three boxes of fine
candy, just like Stella May had at her
party last week. There were nine of us
*ir!s, and the three boxes supplied plenty
and some was left over. I shall have tiie
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anil feet and long, sinewy arms he would
bnirli hroadlv ami declare: "But mv lists
an' arms an' laigs air powerful stout,
boys. I kin handle half a dozen of you
fellows at once. You all live on pie an'
white bread. I live on corn dodger an'
buttermilk. I'm not purty to look at,
but " And Peter would double up his
tists and straighten out his muscular
arms, showing his streng.h. "Golly! 1
could most lift a hoss," he said one day^
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When the spring opened and the ground
was ready for tilling, the country schdol
was closed for the season. The boys
were needed on the farms, ar.d could not
spare the time to attend school. So Peter
?or "Plain Pete," as the women and
girls of the community called him?was
once more alone with his father on the
farm, and rarely did they go to visit the
neighbors during the work-year. "The
bosses a-e too tired to go a-visiting of a
Sunday," old Mr. Anderson would say
when invited by some of the neigu-jors to
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same crowd of girls, and I don't want
to give them plain molasses candy. I'd
rather not have the party at all than to
have it cheap and common."
"But taffy isn't cheap or common," explained
Agnes, patiently.
"Yet, it is," protested Flora.
.Just at that moment the girl's mother
entered the room. 8he caught the last
few words of her daughters' conversation,
and asked what it wa? about.
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"Why, mamma," explained Affiles,
"Flora says she doesn't want taffy at her
party tomorrow night. She thinks it
looks cheap and old-fashioned. In va'n I
have tried to make her see that it will be
awfully nice to have a taffy pulling. She
insists on having three one-pound boxes
of fine candy, like Stella May had at her
party last week."
"Well, Flora, dear, if the success of
your party depends on your having the
fine candy from the confectioner's you
shall have it." promised the little mother.
And she went to her room and got her
purse, from which she took some money
and gave it to Flora. "There is the
amount, dearies," she said. "And perhaps
you'd better run along and get it
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tbaa to have It cheap au4 common."
now. and then everything will he supplied
for the party."
"Oh, thank you, mamma." exclaimed
Flora, jumping up and hugging her mother
about her neck. "You are a dear, generous
mother. Yes, I'll run along and
get the candy at once. I'll be so happy
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"come over Sunday an' fetch Pete an'
stay to dinner. The wife is goin' to kill
a rooster an' there'll be some eatin ."
But all this homely routine of Pete's
life has little or nothing to do with my
story of how ho became a hero. It happened
in this way: During the spring,
and following the first rains, the dry
grass or the prairie becomes nice unaer
under the hot April and way suns. And
.then it is that property and life are
menaced on the plains by the tjerce prairie
fires that brfejlH". oyt ncfw ahd again,
sweeping Uhe a .whirlwind everything before
them. It is the custom." oh the
frontier to prepare "fire-breaks," and it is
a lasy farmer *?ho neglects to provide his
family and property with such protection.
On the farm adjoining that of the Andersons
was a poor farmer who had been ill
during the spring, and who had not been
able to plow his "fi: e-breaks." With him
lived ills aged mother, who was very
frail, being unable to walk any great distance.
On a beautiful though windy
morning in early May the man, whose
name was Jones, started to town on a
matter of business. Just before hitching
HDAY PA
to know it is on the shelf in the pantry,
all ready for my party." And Flora ran
off to get her hat and jacket.
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The next morning all was bustle in the
kitchen, for Mrs. Dean (Agnes' and
Flora's mother) was anxious to have the
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She and the mald-of-all-work were busy
preparing a delicious salad, baking a line
chocolate cake, making: sandwiches and
preparing the lemon juice and sugar
sirup for nectar. And Flora was flitting
hither and thither, as happy as could be.
Agnes was also busily employed about
the rooms, decorating the mantels and
tables wtih great clusters of lovely flowers,
picked from their own gardens. The
party was to be a small one, including
only nine little girls: but the preparations
were as carefully carried out as though
there were to be three times that number
of guests.
In the evening Flora and Agnes went
up town oil an errand. As they were
hurrying along, Mrs. Grey, a warm friend
of their mother, called to them from
her porch: "Say. girls, tell your mother
I have a ticket Tor her to attend the matinee
with me* Saturday afternoon this
week. Tell lier To keep that afternoon
for me, sure. She will enjoy the play
immensely, for it is an Ibsen drama."
Agnes and Flora thanked Mrs. Grey
heartily, and assured her "that their
mother would be most happy to avail
herself of the opportunity to attend the
matinee, and that she would doubtless
phone her that evening of her acceptance.
Then, as they hurried on to perform their
errand, Agnes said: "I'm sb glad mamma
is going to the matinee this week. She
goes out so seldom and is always so
eager to give us pleasure at any cost to
herself."
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"Yes, so am I glad," said Flora. And
she remembered her little mother's quick
consent for her to have the three boxes
of candy, which cost seventy-five cents
a box.
When the girls reached home they told
their mother about Mrs. Grey's invitation
for the matinee, but to their surprise
and disappointment their mother declared
that it would be impossible for her to
accept it. A little later, and when Flora
iiad left the room, Mrs. Dean explained
to Agnes the reason why she could not
accompany Mrs. Grey to the matinee that
week. "You see, dearie," she said, "I had
Just enough money out of my month's
allowance to get myself a new hat, but I
gave Flora two dollars and a quarter to
buy the three boxes of candy for her
party. I shall now have to wait till my
next month's allowance comes In, for
papa's business expenses are very large
this month, and I cannot ask him to increase
my allowance."
Now, when Mrs. Dean confided this to
her elder daughter she did not know that
her younger daughter was just about to
enter the room, and that her words had
caused her to stop and listen. Then,
overhearing what the little mother said,
Flora ran to the pantry, reached to a
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his horses to the big farm vfagon he remarked
to his mother: "Next week T
must plow some 'Are-breaks.' Dickinson
county was .wept by a terrible A e a few
days ago. Anderson told me about it as
he passed here this morning on his way to
town. He ofTered to come over and plow
mine for me. hut as I'm on the mend
now I will be able to do it myself In a few
days.'*
"Yes, It Is dangerous to have no 'firebreaks,'
" replied the aged Mrs. Jones.
"You must attend to the matter as soon
as you can, soti." '
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After Mr. Jones had departed for town
his mother returned to the little sod
shanty to wash up the breakfast things.
She was in the midst of her morning's
work when suddenly a strange odor came
to her on the wind. She dropped the
work and went to the door, sniffing the
atmosphere. A shudder went through her
old l?ody, for It was burning grass that
she smelt. And far to the west hung a
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shelf and took down the three boxes of
tine candy?still wrapped Just as the confectioner
had wrapped them for her?and
hurried uptown with them tucked under
her arm. She went to the confectioner's
shop and asked the dealer if he would
refund the money on the candy, explaining
that she needed the money for something
very much more important than
bonbons. The confectioner, knowing
Flora very well, did not ask a single
question, but took the boxes of candy, replaced
them on the shelf, and from the
money drawer took the amount they had
cost and handed it to Flora.
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Mrs. Dean and Agnes were still in the
library chatting when Flora came running
in. She went directly to her mother,
and flinging her arms about her neck,
cried: "You are the dearest and sweetest
mamma in the world, and I have been a
very selfish girl. But you shall not sacrifice
youself for me any longer. Here?
this is the money you gave me to buy
candy with. I'd rather have taffy, after
all. And?now you can have your new
hat, aud go with Mrs. Grey to the matinee."
It took a few words of explanation before
Mrs. Dean and Agnes quite understood
what Flora was talking so excitedly
about, and how she happened to have
the money In her hands, since they had
both seen the three boxes of candy on
the pantry shelf.
Dut unrtn Airnpvihlnor n'dc pIoq r find
??m. own v , ?llv.
Mrs. Dean stroked her little daughter's
The Way We
ALL over the United States there
are thousands of people doing
the government's work, so
must be paid by the government.
Every one receives pay
for his services, from President Taft
down to the laborers in the streets.
The beautiful buildings, parks and
bridges, as well as the large army and
powerful navy, cost the United 8tates
many millions each year. With all of
this expense, amounting to hundreds of
millions, Uncle Sam still keeps his
pockets full of money, and this is the
way he does it. Everything done for
the government Is done for the people,
so tlie people all pay into the United
States Treasury. Even though we do
not realize it, every one pays what is
called tux to the United States. -t
Each year the government collects
hundreds of millions of dollars as tuxes
on goods imported or brought into ouf
country. When a vessel irom Europe,
South America or any other foreign
place lands at one of our ports the
cargo is not taken ofT until officers from
the government go aboard and see what
is on the ship. They arrange for the
payment of tuxes culled duties, sometimes
the tax is a certain small part
of the value of the goods, and soineGREAT
INVENTIONS.
THE compass was Invented by the
Chinese nearly four thousand
years ago, but it was not Introduced
into Europe until about the middle
of the twelfth century. At that time
Marco Polo, who had spent many years
in Asia, returned to Italy bringing the
little guide with him. At first the compass
was used only on land, but later its
greatest use was to the mariners. The
essential parts of the compass are a magnetized
needle balanced freely upon a
flue point fastened to the center of a circular
card marked with the letters N. S.
E. W. to show the cardinal points. The
mariner's compass is inclosed in a brass
box which is suspended by Gimbals so
lhat the box may remain horizontal. The
needle of a compass always points north
although the compass may be in any
horizontal position. The reason for this
is that the earth is a great magnet having
its poles north and south and attracts all
smaller magnets. The earth's north magnetic
pole is many miles from the real
north pole.
Gunpowder.
AS with the compass, the first knowledge
of firearms and gunpowder may be
traced to the Chinese, who, it is recorded,
used cannons over twenty-five centuriea
ago. The principles of these crude guns,
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low line of blue-black base, to the frot
tier people a sign of the fire which i
coming.
Fear seized the aged woman, for sli
had no place of safety. There was or
field broken, but it was only a five-act
patch, with grass and stubble fields a
about it. To try to live on that spot i
the midst of the smoke and fire woul
be out of the question. And she coul
not walk to the neighbors; her fra
strength would not endure it. Her so
had been gone over an hour, and as h
was traveling from the source of th
lire, doubtless would not become cor
sclous of it till he had reached towi
And he could not drive home in time t
save her, for if the fire were on its wa
t brt t?ollA?f tnn-ni^l UnmA
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would reach there before another hour.
"Oh. what shall I do?" she asked hei
self. "What Is to become of me?" Sh
got together a few valuables, wrappe
them In an old shawl, preparatory t
leaving the house. If tl\e worst cam
she would attempt the five-acre field <
plowed ground. And by all hazards sli
must preserve her son's valuable paper
his tax receipts and a note for $30. B?
sides, there was his Sunday suit of blac
and her own black silk dress with th
white lace collar, one she had worn fc
ten years. Alt these things she maii
into a bundle with the intention of burj
ing them in the plowed field.
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While she was thus busying hersel
and trembling In every limb (but pray In
to her God, in whom she trusted),
voice spoke to her suddenly from th
doorway. "Mrs. Jones, a fire's comin
Here, get ready quick an' come with me.
Mrs. Jones turned to see "Plain Pete
standing at the door, his freckled fat
serious, but brave. "Come, don't wasl
a moment," he urged.
"But where am I to go?" asked the ol
woman. "Have you a wagon here? Yc
see. my son John went to town this
"I know?I saw him drivin' over tl
long hill," interrupted Pete. "Dad ha
gone to town, too. so we're withoi
hosses or wagon. I'll have to be bot
for you, Mrs. Jones. Here?don't sto
to talk. Smell that smoke? Golly! We'\
got no time to fool away! Come, git c
my back. I'll hold my arms behind m
to make a saddle. You'll set safe enougl
You're notbigger'n a gal of twelve. You'i
so spare. Come?or we'll be too lat
Golly! I can smell the smoke and sc
cinders flyin'!"
For a few moments (lie old woman wa
uncertain about trying to ride Into saf<
ty on Plain Pete's broad, strong bacl
but fear of the coming fire, and trustln
the strength of the big boy, she soo
complied with his orders and was on h
back, hanging about his neck with lit
trembling old arms. She did not weig
hair gently as she said: 'Thank yoi
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utarie; tnanK you so sjncereiy. jmuhic
knows just how you feel in the mattei
and shall take the money and get the n^
hat, for that will afford you much moi
Joy than the candy could have done. Bt
darling, neither you nor mother hav
made a sacrifice. I gave to you becaus
It afforded me more pleasure to make yo
happy at your party than to have the ne
hat, and you, in turn, gave to me throug
your deep love. You want mother 1
enjpy the matinee, and mother wante
you to enjoy your party., Mte.Jifcve VfO
together, haven't we?" "
"Yes. mamma, for you are to have til
hat and the matinee, and I am to ha\
the party. And as for the candy?we!
It will be just as nice to have taffy, aft?
all. And it will be something new, to<
for none of the girls have had a taffj
pulling yet."
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And the party did go on beautifully
and each little guest declared she ha
never before enoyed a party so muc!
for the taffy-making and taffy-pullin
gave just the "finishing touch," as the
declared, to the evening. And after th
guests had departed, Agnes, Flora an
the little mother sat talking it over. "Ol
wasn't it great fun?" asked Flora, "An
just to think?the molasses cost onl
twenty cents, and the candy in the boxt
would have cost two dollars and a quai
ter. And the taffy was such fuo in mal
ing and pulling, and the box-candy coul
only have made us a bit ill eating it, fc
it was so rich and heavy."
"Yes, and there would have been n
jolly exercise on the back porch pullin
taffy had you indulged in the box candy,
said Agnes.
"And mamma, dear, would have had t
wait for her new hat," said Flora
Whereupon tears came into Mrs. Dean'
eyes and she declared fervently that tw
such girls as her daughters never live
before.
ielp Uncle Sam.
times it Is a fixed sum for a certai
nn?ir?Hftf U'Iia pvnr Atrnc thp cnnfl
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pays a tax.
Merchants and manufacturers wh
brine into the country thousands c
dollars' worth of materials to sell agal
have to pay large sums as taxes. S
that they will get this money bac
they add the duty to the price of th
goods when they are sold to the re
taller. The retailer sells the goods t
us, charging enough to pay the cost
and a profit. In this way everybod;
who buys tea. coffee, silks, spices an<
many other things that have been im
ported, pays into the government*
pocket book or Treasury. Another wa;
in which the government obtains mone;
each year is by what is called Interna
revenue. Manufacturers who mak
cigars and certain other unnecessar;
things pay millions of dollars taxes. Thos
who buy these articles help to pay th<
tax. Every one who buys a postagi
stamp pays a tax. As Uncle Sam doei
not intend to make a profit by the sale:
of these stamps, postage is so chea]
that the money paid for the stamps doe
not even pay for the cost of carrying th
mails. In our country taxes are so sligh
that they are paid almost without know
ing it. but in some countries the peopl
are made wretchedly poor, because the;
are forced to pay heavy taxes for al
most everything they have.
however, reached Europe through lndi?
At first these aids to warfare were o
the order of cannon. In the fourteent
century a fire tube with a small bore wa
Invented. Until 1210 gunpowder was nc
readily explosive, since the material
were only roughly cleared of impuritie
and then mixed together on a slab. I
1320 Bertholders Swatz discovered
process of granulating powder whic
made it effective as an explosive. Fror
that time on warfare was changed. Gra?3
ually improvements in making both pow
der and firearms were made under in th
fifteenth century the first form of hani
.erun which could be compared with tli
modern musket made its appearance. A
first these Runs were fired by applying i
match at the touch hole, but later trig
gers were invented. With the protectioi
offered by these new weapons, it is no
strange that the conquest of savage peo
pie and wild lands was looked upon ai
having lost many of its dangers.
Printing.
UNTIL the early part of the fifteent!
century the art of printing booki
was unknown. The few books which hat
been made up to this time had beet
copied by hand by the monks and theii
pupils, or by the men who made sucl
work their regular trade. As the task o:
copying a book was long and tedious, thi
work was very expensive'. Only the verj
wealthy could afford to own even a fea
books. Sometime^ two or three hundret
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i- more than ninety pounds, for as Pete
is had said, she was "spare" to emaciation.
"Now, is this to go along?" asked Pete, b
ie grabbing up tbe bundle. V
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11 "Oh, yes. if you don't mind," said the
n old lady. And she hung it over one arm. 81
Then off set Pete, not stopping to close '
[? the door of the shanty. "It's all the "
same to the fire, whether the door's open M
" or ,not." he said philosophically. "It rt
'? don't stop to knock anyway. An' Mrs. al
Jones, I reckon it's good-bye to that ole
house forever. That fire's coming pellmell
down the valley, and this place is b<
? in its path: the wind's helping it, too." H'
As Pete talked he ran across the prai- It
rie, not going out of his way to gain the *?
. road. On and on he went, his strong, T
" large feet as sure as those of a deer. n<
And the sinewy arms held the trembling, cI
frail eld form on his back. Otherwise to
the poor old woman would have fallen A1
\i off" w
' The run between the farms of Ander'
son and Jones was one and a half miles, I"
^ and Pete had the advantage of the fire,
-j" as lie was going east, the direction the cc
* fire was traveling. So he had that much y<
' in his favor. But twice he was obliged Rt
, to slacken his pace, for the burden on bi
? his back became very heavy, and once ta
he feared he might be unable to get ?n
through. But pulling all his young w
strength together, and making a vow to P*
reach his own home In safety, with the . ]
f, dear old woman on his back, he mang
aged to gain the dooryard Just as the ni
Are behind him was entering the Jones
shanty, eating up the furniture and
ie clothing therein.
A few hours after tbe Are had passed T
over and had died from want of more f
fuel, Mr. Jones and Mr. Anderson were *
_ seated in the house of the latter, while
:e old Mrs. Jones lay half exhausted on the >
Le bed. Pete was down about the horse I
lot feeding the stock. He had gone to the \
Id public road to meet Mr. Jones and to
>u tell him that his mother was safe at his
own house. But not a word did he tell cr
ie of his part in saving the dear old lady. '
ts And when the son got the story from his a<
it mother's lips he broke down and wept p.,
h like a child. "He's one of them fellers
>p you call a hero," he sobbed. "An' to qi
re think folks call him 'Plain Pete.' Qosh! b
in He's the handsomest feller In the world." se
ie "That he is," said Grandmother Jones w
t?. from the bed. "He's more'n a hero. He's
e a saint on earth. He run the risk of p<
e. beln' burned alive just to save an old ro
?e woman. May God bless him." W
"Amen," said Pete's father in a. low _
Ls voice. . "I always knowed my boy was
9- no common dirt. An' so all the folks ar
11, will find out now." 1
ig And all the folks did find it out. too, pi
in and Plain Pete became the hero of the d
Is community, and even the young girls be;r
fan to think him "the handsomest feller us
h in the county." ag
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J! dollars would be paid for one book.
v About 1425 Laurence Coster, a Hollander,
1 Invented a way by which types were set * I
e and pages placed upon them were printed. 1
y True, the type was wooden, but the great th
e value of the discovery was that now the
e letters or characters of the alJihalHtt W
o could be formed separately and could be tlv
s rearranged for different pages. About th,
s the same time that Coster was working ?
p out his Ideas a German named ?ohann
s Gansfleish was working along the same er
e line. As the work went on metal type ap
t cast from dies took the place of the wood- ye
- en kind. The first printing press In Eng- su
e land was set up by Wnilam Caxton In th<
y 1476. For fifteen years In Westminster {
I- opposite the great abbey, at a shop known loi
by a red pole instead of a number, Cax- iia
ton printed books of all kinds. "Other ap
printers followed his example and books tb
?Ann hpoOma miiAb phnanas
J wv W...W tuati WIIC/ uau |J|
' been. Many people learned to read, so t<
, this invention was the means of giving i*
pleasure and knowledge *to thousands. Di!
:t 8tories of travel were so new to the ?<]
a people that many. filled with a desire to m
see strange lands, ventured to far-away rA
* countries. In
a ed
h A1
" A Fortunate Youngster.
e /"\UEEN WILHELMINA'S baby, heir- bo
d Vc apparent to the throne of Holland, se
e Is the most fortunate youngster in the J"!
* world when It comes to a matter of
* covering his pink toes. An American
^ firm has just manufactured several
t pairs of shoes for him; one pair out
- of a piece goods of the queen's wed- ep
B ding gown; one of cloth of gold; an- A
other of cloth of silver, and still an- ve,
other pair of the very finest patent th<
calf and cloth of silver. tht
Beautiful silks and brocaded satins no)
that cost glOO per yard were used. The ve,
latter pair of shoes are tiny carriage .
boots in exact miniature of a woman's ..
boot. Satin brocade in ecru and white * f
fur were used in connection with the t,ia
patent calf. Each style of shoe for to
this sprig of nobility is made In three the
colors, pink, white and blue. ^
the
Moving picture shows at present form to
the most sought-after amusement in fiet
Slam. tio;
A WILDWOC
a CLEVER, boy who loved to be out
LI of doors. And who also loved to
employ much of his time in study
nd miscellaneous reading decided to
uild for himself a "wildwood study."
Then the hot days of June should arve
this boy knew that the house would
e almost unbearable, for he loved to
?end his summer vacation as close to
iture as possible. So he "took time by
te forelock," and while the month of
[ay was still young ho began his prepaitions
for the summer. On Saturdays
rid on many evenings after school he
ight be seen very busily engaged in a
'autlful woods near the town where ho
red. He was erecting a summer house,
was made of , stout pine beams, firmly
?t up in the shape of a shanty frame.
ho aides were closely covered with wire
tting. A roof was made of boards,
osely joined together and slanting
ward one side, so as to shed the rain,
bout the sides of the summer house
as a trench dug ten Inches deep. This
as to carry oft the falling rains. Just
side this trench (and close , to the floor
>ams) were planted tines which would
iver the walls as completely as its
>ung occupant might desire. Inside the
udy w&9 placed a wooden table?rough
it serviceable. A wooden chair, a little
ble book rack, pens, pencils and writ- Ai
g pads would complete the furnishings a
hen the summer days invited occu- pi
mcy. su
The woods belonged to a farmer, who tii
ndly consented to allow the young w
iturallst room for his "wlldwood study." re
^otsdam, the Ro
^N'E writer has called Potsdam "the th
1 Prussian Versailles," and it is cer- tii
^ talnly "the city pf blood and Iron," w'
imprishtg, as it does, * the stern, autoatic
qualities of the Hohenzollerns. ai
To enjoy Potsdam the better, one should ai
quaint himself with the history of th
rederick the Great before visiting the
laint neighbor of austere Berlin. It is or
iter approached by that delightful
ries of narrow lakes known ail the jf1
Iver Havel. By this route one passes
eacock Island, made famous by the jj,
>se garden planted there by Frederick vi
'illiam III. Voltaire on first beholding
)tsdam, exclaimed: "Potsdam is Sparta
id Athens In one!" hi
It was in 1416 that the Hohensollerns er
anted themselves at the Mark of Bran- H<
tnburg. They seem to have had small
te for Potsdam, for they mortgaged it es
rain and again to abbots, knights and
landers of that 0ay. During the thirty bi
iawe?. ?rot> PrttcH rr* thA Inflfsrniflrflnf. ^
? * Bl * V WW I
iffered greatly, and save tor her neigh?r,
Berlin, that roe? so quickly to promi- th
nee, she would doubtless have dropped cli
to oblivion. It was then that Potsd&m n<
came the "royal playground."
ft was the Great Elector who began the f0
wn castle, which reached its .comple- re
>n under Frederick the Great. m
One writer has called Berlin the Hohen- Fi
llerns' office and Potsdam their garden, pi,
le Castle at Potsdam owes its greatness *g
id beauty to Frederick William I, and in
rederick th? Great. The former dls- Fi
vered its utility, while the latter de- of
loped Its beauty. ? lal
Some curious relics are to be seen at ail
How Colonist:
v HEN the first white settlers hi
L wf M came to America the modes l*
of travel were very simple.
YY As their homes were usually V
built by the rlVers or bays, an
ie birch canoes or the dugout boats ts
ere most used for jounieys for any
eat distance. The canoes made of co
ireh bark were very light, so could be ^
ilckly oared and easily carried over Ei
nd when necessary, but they were not
?ry safe for the white man in windy
eather. To keep the balance in them
as quite difficult. The other kind of
>at copied from tfce Indians was the
igout or hollowed tree trunk.
As time went on a kind of sloop was
ade so that more people might ride at
ice and more freight might be carried,
tie traveler who had to journey by land
mid only follow the example of the Inan
and walk. As the natives had made
otpaths through the forests, the *et?rs
were glad to follow their guidance.
' ? ???iit throueh the Mi
nen new mo **?? v ?
oods the white men "biased the trees." MJ
lat Is, they chopped off pieces of the -JJ-J
irk bf the trees growing by the side of jjj
e paths. In Maryland the roads lead- Mj
g from the main paths to churches M.V
ere marked by "blazes" cut down near My
e roots of the trees. In Virginia roads rLJ
town as rolling roads were made. These
ere made for the plantation owners
,ther than for the travelers, for they
ere wide, so that hogsheads of tobacco My
uld be rolled down them from the Toi
antations to the rtvers. The early
ilonlst who owned a hbrse was consid- j^v
ed fortunate. So that more than one He
ight ride on a horse a padded cushion An
lied a "pillion" -was strapped to the Bu
irse's back, and a platform stirrup was My
He
Indians of Today.
v'STEAD of a land of wigwams and red *
hgd
men this country has grown Into one of of
s chief national powers of the world.
seasp and war' tip dfalt with the na- ?.{|
e^Iftdiiqp, so list h&ff, people number a?Ji
a smallest of the f(ve twees 'of mankfnd.
mnants of t^eir tribes now live on resvatlons,
which gk tracts of land set ^
art for them bv the government. Every \
ar the United States gives them certain lrni
ms of money as pay for the land which v
ey have given up. wa
iupported In this way, the Indian no
lger has to work for a living. As game
ts become so very scarce, or has disipeared
entirely, the copper-colored na. es
do not even hunt. In a part of
clahoma which was originally Indian
irritory the Indians own great tracts of <
nd, which they Jease to the white peoe.
As much of the land Is rich with
I. the great sums paid to the Indians
ake them very wealthy. On some
servatlons, and in what use to be
dlan Territory, the Indians have become
ucated, so have schools and churches,
t Carlisle, Pa., there is a school for
ucatlng the Indians. An industrial
hool at Hampton, Va.. enrolls about
0 Indians each year, the expense being
rne by the government and by a few
""??.nhonls
nerous people. inruue? ???"- ?
any red men have learned to be induslous,
intelligent workers.
The Jamaica Firefly.
'HE Jamaica firefly, a species of insect
over an inch in length, emits a
ry brilliant light, which comes from
j sides of the head and beneath the
>rax. The light is a fluctuating one and
t the steady glow of the glow worm. A v
y remarkable fact is that this fluctuat- * *
j or pulsating light may continue after a
? death of the insect. If it is supposed
it the light of the living Insect is due
oxygen supplied under its control to La?
t luminous matter, a conclusion may
reached to the effect that after death Idle
oxygen of the air might obtain access c?
it and produce a like effect. It is diflit,
however, to account fOr the pulsaas
in the light of the dead firefly. K<
T
)D STUDY
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THE WILD WOOD STID1.
nd at the farmhouse, only a quarter of
mile distant, the boy could procure a
toher of cold, refreshing buttermilK to
istain him from the morning till dinner
me. giving him the whole day In the
oods, reading, studying, rambling and
sting, as his mood dictated.
yal Playground
,e town castle Over the death bed of
e Spartan king hang two pictures which
ere painted by the monarch's own hands
?d during a siege of the gout. One ha?
it to look at these feeble efforts toward
't to realise that the painter was In an
morarnl state of health and mind, for
ley are both crude and horrible. Only
te suffering from the agonies of such a
alady would inflict two such atrocities
i his descendants.
The rooms which were occupied by
rederiek the Great in the castle have
?n carefully kept in exactly the tame
>ndltlon as when that great jnonarcli
red there, and it is most Interest .nit to
ew his bedchamber, his council cham>r,
his library and dining hall, looking
>on the very chairs and tables which
ere in his dally use. In the matter of
s last resting place the wish of Frediek
the Great was not observed. He
ss In the Garrison Church, In violation
his will. The following pertaining to
is matter, is quoted from a most inciting
book, "Romant'e Germany:"
"His will left directions that he be
iried with his favorite dog on the terce
before Sans Souci, but his successor
uelly buried him in the church beside
s cruel father. When Napoleon visited
e place he bowed the knee and examined:
"If th's one were alive. I would
>t now be here?" Then he stole the
inqueror's sword, which hung above
e grave. The German people have naver
rgotten this outrage, and X>y way of
paratlon have hung the church wltii
ellow old standards captured from tho
rench armies. When the first emperor
seed liis trophies there he exclaimed:
od was with us. His alone is the glory
t the royal vault one evening in lHXi
ederiek William III and Alexander I
Russia sealed their friendship and
Id the foundations of the Russo-Germ&u
llance."
s Traveled.
jng on one side. So scarce were these
asts of burden that four i>eopie would
tep start on a journey with only one
>rse.
Two rode on the pillion for he first mile
id then tied the horse and walked on. The
,o who started walking would wall:
itil the tied horse was reached and
en ride. At the next mile stone ths
iuples would again change places. In
72 there were only six stage coaches in
igland. In Boston at that time there
is only one private coach.
fOuBPUZZLC
Letter Enigma.
' firm is in mount, but not in rid<v
second Is in groom, bur not lu bride.
third la in you. but not tn me;
' fourth is in nature, but not iu tree:
' fifth i? in tune, but not in aong;
' Sixth it in narrow, but not In long;
' aotenth is lu idle, but not tn play;
' eighth is in nigbt. but not tu day:
' whole forms a thing tbat is groat, and tail.
s in every country. nu<J admired by all.
Charade.
' first is a seat, as all profile know,
u see it almost every place that you go:
netlroes it Is large, aometlmos it la small:
is made in all sizes that it may suit all.
second's a creature we aii often ace:
'h a frlehd to you. he's a friend to me;
d he helps to inake this world a success
t I'll tell you i?> more or you'll surely gnera.
two joined together make an officer frand.
d he calls you to order with gavel In haad;
holds forth in public all over the laud.
Additions.
1) Add a breeze to a girl and get a machine
d for lifting weights. <2* Add a certain kind
evergreen tree to relatives and get a small
oden vessel. (3? Add that which one pays
eu riding on a railroad train to a place front
ich drinking water ia obtained and get au
M.
Conundrums.
I'Uy arc house builders like novelists': AM.?
th construct stories.
I'hy arc our feet like our being? An*.?Beth
re souls.
I'bat ships are more common on laud than on
ter? Ana.-Court ships.
Hiece la the little hoy thta artiat la
0 to palatf ,
nswers to last Week's Pussies.
laradc?Butterfly (butter flri,
'ttcr puule?Walnut. (1) Wall.' (2) Nut. (St
r. gzag
puule?Charade. Ooaa-words: (1) Curl
Ohio. (3) Flat. (4) Fear. (5) Trap. <?.
<7i Kara.
irteUinf#?<11 Silly, till. (2) Clamor, clam.
Wrrrnh. wrrn,
baadiofla?<1; GIoto, lore. (2) Flute, lata.
ClaUb. laah.
; bus?Watch the hearens for Halley'e comet.
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