Woman's chronicle., March 03, 1888, Page 6, Image 6

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Children’s Column.
LITTLE SPEECHES.
A LITTLE BOY'S SPEECH.
I never spoke before to-day,
The smallest boy am I;
And, as I’ve nothing much to say,
I’ll only say, “Good-bye.”
—Teacher’s Institute and Practical Teacher.
PRIMER AND SLATE.
Primer and slate, primer and slate! —
Hurry up, mother! I fear lam late.
A, B, C, D, and one, two, three, four,
Must be studied, so I can recite them once more.
Primer and slate, primer and slate
Must be carefully conned, if we hope to be great.
A. man can not hope much of a man to be,
Sinless, when a boy, he has learned A; B, C.
—UncleTheo. In “The Fountain."
HOW TO BE HAPPY.
Are you almost disgusted
With life, little man?
I will tell you a wonderful trick
That will bring you contentment
If anything can—
Do something for somebody, quick!
Are you awfully tired
With play, little girl?
Weary, discouraged and sick?
I’ll tell you the loveliest
Game in the world—
Do something for somebody, quick!
Though it rains like the rain
Os the flood, little man,
And the clouds are forbidding and thick,
You can make the sun shine
In your soul, little man—
Do something for somebody, quick!
—Cleveland Sun.
TWO LITTLE PIGS.
One bright summer morning as I was strolling
toward the beach on the Island of Mackinac, I
saw, a short distance ahead of me, two little pigs,
one perfectly white and the other perfectly black,
both the same size, trudging along side by side in
the same direction as myself, seemingly engaged
in earnest conversation.
They seemed so out of nlace, and I was so
curious to know whither they were bound, that I
followed them unobserved. They did not walk
aimlessly, but as if they had some special object
in view, and some definite destination.
I wondered what they would do when they
reached the water. I was not long in being an
swered. Without a moment’s hesitation, they
plunged into the waves, side by side, and swam
-out and away toward another island, six miles
distant. I stood and watched them until their
two little heads looked like balls bobbing up and
down, side by side all the time.
When I related the incident to the lai dlord, a
little later, he looked astonished and annoyed.
“Those pigs,” he said, “were to have been
served up for dinner today. They were brought
here this morning in a boat from that island, six
miles away, and we thought we might allow them
their freedom for the short time that they had to
live, never thinking of their making an attempt to
return home.
“And did you notice,” he continued, “they
chose the point of land nearest the island where
they came from, to enter the water? Singular
that the little animals should have been so bright!
And, furthermore, they weren’t landed there;
that makes it more strange.”
I, too, left the island that day, and I have
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never heard whether those brave little pigs ever
reached their destination or not. [Harpers Young
People.
A PRETTY STORY OF A BIRD.
In the town of Yonkers, N. Y., there stands a
butternut tree, and from the tree a limb reaches
out until the branches nearly brqsh the window of
a workshop. The leaves are falling now, but last
summer when they grew a pretty scene was re
vealed among them to the watchful eyes of a boy
who stood indoors by the window.
Among the leaves was the nest of a ruby
throated humming-bird. One day a cloud came
quickly up, and there was a heavy shower. When
the first drops fell the tiny mother bird took up in
her bill a large leaf and placed it upon the nest,
which in this way was covered with a rain-proof
roof.
The boy, examining the leaf, found that there
was a hole in it, and that at the rim of the nest
was a peg to which the leaf could be fastened.
It was clear that the leaf had been found by the
bird and kept at the side of the nest to be used in
just such emergencies as the rain storm.
When the drops had ceased to fall, the mother
bird came back to the nest, where she found her
snug little home as dry as she wished.
In this connection may be repeated one of the
best things ever said about humming - birds.
Writing about them in a scientific journal, an ob
server thus tells of their outward appearance:
“The humming-birds are birds when at rest, in
sects when in motion.”—[Golden Days.
AN AGGRAVATING LITTLE WRETCH.
Some of the city stores are constantly annoyed
by children coming to the door and asking for
cards, empty boxes, and that sort of thing. The
clerks are, of course, down on the youngsters,
and the warfare never ends. The other day a
little girl opened a store door, and sticking her
head in, called out:
“ Say, mister; have you got any empty boxes?”
“No!” said the clerk, not very politely.
“ Got any cards?”
“ No!”
“ Got any almanacs’?”
. “No!”
“ Got any tilnpt
“No!”
“ Got any pictures?”
“No!”
“Got any sense?”
“No!—yes!—no!—yes! you miserable little
wretch!” And the clerk flew out of the door;
but the youngster was in the next alley making
faces at him, and he came back madder than he
had been since his salary was reduced.
Dental Myrrh,
A delightful preparation of myrrh, used to ensure
Bright, Clean Teeth, Firm and Rosy Gums, and a
Sweet Breath.
Prepared by
BOLLING DRUG CO.,
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
Sold by Bolling A inadgett at 25c a bottle.
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KNOTT’S RESTAURANT
THEATER BUILDING.
Ladies will find' the best table service and all
the delicacies of tlie season at
1/ NJ fITT ’ Q 219 »uil 221 West Markham Street.
rvINV I 1 O, Opposite State House.
Carpets,
Curtains, ’
Upholstery I
New styles and patterns in all the leading
makes of Carpets, Curtains, Oil Cloths, and every
article carried by a first class carpet house.
Your patronage is respectfully solicited.
Cole Carpet Company,
210 MAIN STREET.
Don’t Smoke,
Becouse it isn’t good for your health. But, if
MUST and WILL smoke, go to Bendheim’s and
get the BEST.
DAILY BREAD,
TEN CENTS-FOR HALF A DIME.
B. H. BENDHEIM,
206 MAIN STREET.
FIVE HUNDRED
Baby .Carriages I
FROM
$2.50 TO $4.00,
AT
Leo Pollock’s Furniture Son,
121 AND 123 MAIN STREET.
M. HILGER,
Fresh Bread, Buns, Rolls and
cakes, etc.
DELIVERED AT YOUR DOOR.
Send order to
117 West Fifth Street.
L. Moser & Co.,
DEALERS IN
Staple and Fancy Groceries.
Also T. H. Snider & Co.’s Preserves, Jellies and.
Catsup, which are unsurpassed.
Telephone 200.
[March 3,1888.