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Show THE OGCE.V EXAMINER, V 1W4. NDAV, JANUARY , - --A The Shell Ocean. The Firelight Fairies. sr w. a. waliace. 6r ruErrniNO VTNOmia 0, I'm no tired of thrae toyi. I hate I wlak I had aoiurthtnf flaa ta play wltb. Poor little Tow had been la bad with a broken leg far four week a. and thongk ha tried hard to ba patient and happy tha daya ware eery long and ttreaomr. Knddvnly a Mg coal popped out from the gratrt where a glowing red Art danced and pua-ila- past. Irarita disobedient lift girl, fora through big shell la her garden: she ioomo out oa th ml eeras, ubene aha meets a kindly laerninid. Tut mevmald take her e.i a After erring ntaer Journey under Me wonderful s' (Ha (bay raw la a high a, lit under lata tad iawi'ir ever !r. town la e. nit tbriuit'alganlranf ara flower. crackled. Tow tamed hla head ta are what happened, and imagine hla anrprlar when ha knird k little eo lea aay: "Arc yon all alona. Total Then I think 1 will atay and amuta you." Tom looked again and aaw (landing aa little old mu with tba lump of coni long gray beard and dreaard all In aparkllng rad. "I am find to yet yon. Will yon tell mr who you ara," aald Torn. 1 am a Bra fairy, aad If you Ilka I will rail my frleada to maka your acquaintance. At you cant coma to ear houat wa will alt Nerotkay from a hug .dab act by hiding away. Tb- -j reach a grotto, rnty become akinera eraseda rara fall apongM.iierr they It another minister and getting lair a flan eyatcr 5 and a pauaya Jna wkit-Doris rtdaa oa a avail's kaak.through TUcr t Mad of aim Jialda, wkadaaraaraaai hem. And flaal.y t ha wrrma!A decides and to go down Ri further andar thaaaa. dajly Th Nermaldtekra Darla la Ika bat ton la MJ i I 'kay U nrir ear a pe a JaHyflata and a crab and rstch i had of aea IIImb. flaraihar MaaM frnn a Ifba'rr.aad see ether InteW- 1m thing among Ika HUra. Beyond that Ikara art vaalablag Wrt rtr,",' Mtrnaid JP nit I"?' S" AU at MISSING iJPARTF. and aometlmea wt atay awaka all night. Ten poor fairlaa! How aorry 1 am! But I am glad I know yon. now," aald Tom. "Will yon pramlae mo. Bra falrlea. to eon and talk to me frary araalng before tha lampaara lighted, and dance for me!" Tha fairlaa promised, and, af course, thry kept their ward. Tom grew well and atrang, and to now big, busy man. m atlll lore, to Me the Bra falrlea danca at dn.k, and cm tenia away from kin frleada ta be alone with hla llttla friend.. Tillle'a la a cooking school. When Tommya working, too; T1 hla to chew each roast and itew When eooklng school la through. He gets aome lobtter dona all ways; Rome fancy frlmlrd Bah. Baya he, "If 1 abould marry Till, We'd lire oa ehaBag-dlah- . WORD PUZZLE. iaria aaea waa eanamded by a that alreled about eat warn rad. with rad and yellow ey eased aIhay hand of blue aaroaa tholr haada Ilka a mufler. Th Mermaid averted that they wara aqalrrtl I thro. "Aid hero cornea a baUooa." D"ri. leeklag airtight balloaa cauld canto wnrai ef lltde flabeu, '' f Ini ' bf f,l,r rtimlder." lMrt Jaaped aaida Bight arar kar hand It waa, M ad atarrd. 'I . Hka a iiaa irctr- - Ta aw.ll fla- hBkat It waa waa cwreied with and p!ae and waa perfectly gltilie prickle ahapad. by. aatll Doris garaite playful poka with aaa flaaar. Gneteue '"Ir halaqulrtsfloel (ran i way aplaa la lla alda I, fill? "" ahoat- Iterl. It aaa tab Aah."certainly." After thta wandarod on. oyer beds of llllaa. apongea thay and praearni g riser a. Pnddcaly ahrtakad. "A bark-dak- ! and falniadTaay b tail aaa llllaa. re tlHad,' aylrd fiorla. a It hatiy k a Oyaa I aaythlnf danyarma hoanthlac had rartaiuly bait any. tha Mnrwald lhirla pullad hay lata a blf alaiap af tha pala woada, wliaa aha ip. fBnpply tha asm. all letter., traa.poaed, rtara. r.kM ,,M'-w- rv,r!, mi happauedr kat VU waa thafc. hataful. apllafal ahark-llah- . oTr walk.. hwle vaallnaaij yad taw at wall nottlad dtt flah. loaklap Ilka pica! ! daitaaad la tha mad. Jylkf It wad amyiap Ita lon tall Ity wall aya a ware died an bar. aagrlly aid . Thara H't lanklni; left hide, whbaarad Darla. inrH by ilil tfHiUnta It ad l a. fra Id It will rona ' " I ba Marina Id, I pfd T fading Where are wa nawr aakad Oort, a trifle .5!wJlL!!5a!l',I"t!ln.'-.ratarteMartini, "roau oa. The two tra cellar. V m fdlowad the aaa rw.Armind,pithe teak wber af aharha war, pl.dnV. .'l wade a rath at Itarta, hntthaMarwaldThey iwlaed SJg-- i tired af jSZVAflZ?' J Jn"MlTaJaTbaHIIit " A"g. r .VCVd befara Darla knew what aka waa galag tedn kv took kof kio4 and aaitat avav ariiitt Tt upwtl thrmitk tko watar. kad that It rank a lm.f tl,,. tha aurfare; hat praaonriypap tkatr The annahino waa daHrttM; and when they had heea there yawn tlat tha Merwald rrtrd aat aad typed hkr flaa tnpetluw. "Oh, there la aaa new. Mm Wha- t- krtad "awdK; irttohr w Pwwtl? alhSM0,: what appaarad to ha a rerk. Dorta follawad 51 wh a plant tnrtlaMpsar than tha had aaar area hefaer. K wat flaatlnf, with hla dna apraad out, an tba ton af yarn, dead aaa wrrda. V, "a. table f- yiaapy oid follow turned bla band Wt tflj WMWfi ft fOIBBfMfd nwtwwim away. lent tbla partartly arlad Dortr. "Wa aaa c nliaa." atnalyr Tat, ratorlM tha Marawlfl. "If ha dnea at tura arar and diwp na atf." Tli. hawkablt tattle proreedHl qnlto rapidly, aad aa tha ana waa warm th-were rrry anwlhmable aa hla hyak. Thry IIy d.h peaaad larta aa dining taMe.; and nUrU warn nowhara ta ha aern. Ihrlr pUeaa bHnp Ukma bare hy l.rga but harw-'aa- a aundak aad woonllak that lawkad Ilka panraka pat an adjr with a Jn aa top and nna andarnmib. They af thnaa beautiful pa need whale dart on tha warm; blrda,.tli aragnlla, dnatlnp 'had a;oUf ttian now and than wwra a frw front allmirow, nttk wtnpa, Iwrla aid. Ilka the anpal. had In bar booba at heme. Aad 4y InokliiK orar tba adya of thrlr dnatlDf aupport thay ate at little erratum Ilka butterfll".. or Ilka cupa and aanrara with wl.ipa. Tbaao had Httlo ahal!, out o nhlrh a wkltn, dHk-ntpratrndad tha two rara or winy. Put yim arar drpaad on a turtle to be wlloual, aa the Morwald waa aayiuit. AU of a aad- - r i. 1.' tkl TK , i 1'n-k- m (nd talk to you here." At this moment tha grate fllled wlUi little daarlng fairies drafted in sparkling rad and black jet gowns. Behind them came blne'and gram fairies, crau lovelier than the rad ones. T hive seen yoa all before many tinea." said Tom. "and oarer knew who you were. I hare watched you Tor hour and hour and ever knew what waa going on In the Are.' "Yea. this Is what all mortal aay." a dear old g fairy. "First they see dragons and queer animals In tha flame; thru face they hire, and aa they grow older they see the pictures of thatr owa Urea. Often wa see tears In thrlr eyas i they alt lu the dusk and watch ua, but we don't mesa to maka people aad; wa waat to make them happy aad ehearfut and lighthearted. Tbflt'a why we danre and dance. Look oa the opposite wall pad see bow wc can dance." Tom looked while the Are fairy leaped (nd danced their llyclleat for him. They new steps aad performed all aorta of ratios, until Tom forgot the horrid coat Ob hla leg and laughed again and again. After a whlla, ona by anr, tho falrlea Mopped dancing. Tom cried ont. Oh. don't stop. I do llko It so much," hut then ha ay ba laaad roaming about tku Arid, In hums and In cclUra. Bln af thought how aclflsh that waa, for, of mu roe, the fairies moat be tired, so h at ked them to wait nutll they caught their breath and then tell him what beejmra of them when the Are goes out. Oh, laughed the fhlrlea, "we arc asleep then. We tarn gray or white and go sound asleep. What you mortals think ara ashes ara juat sleeping fairies. When we wake np BZ EVERETT UcXEIL. wc are all rad again. Aom crime, when we Ona of tb mnnltert of In the meantime a number of the hunters go to sleep late, wo will aot wake np easily .rain of wagona wblrh wa. ctoarlug lit pialu of Jl:wiurl had gathered about the carcasses of a couple on Its way to iu- gold flc.da or Califirnla la or the buffaloes preparatory ta skinning the eatiy up', was a largo thru), fluddeuly one of them uttered nn by I lie naiuc of I'atrlrk li'Plauragau, exclamation of astonishment and pointed who. for .lion, wa railed ''irbh Itl." orvr ibt prnlrie. All turned their eyea lu Vrom llie first 'Trlb bad inugrd to tue direction Indicated and saw a strangs kill i bulfdio. lit wanted to Mid iht hide sight. A Monster buffalo Imll was rushing and head of one of these animal, bum. to straight toward (hem, bellowing with terror b:a o'd metlu-- r ir. Ireland ai a lokru of blr aud Mind to ererythlag, while upon the bnll'a back, cllugtug for dear life, waa Irlsb prow, si ami According'!-a heiil nf theseburrry. entile anlm.'iU w a.' sighted. In heart was llurd Willi linin' ia a moment the keen eyes of (he banters had taken In the situation. On. of than wca that of "Irlah'l'at. lla qnlekly sprang upon hla bora and, gallop-li- f wgs.ihe owner of ;rge rowlH-nea::y,' a mil? to one aide, lifted bla rifle and l!i"3 whh'h he tui.l lirsinnril cell,. uuiu aa tbs hall and the Irishman maxcl Idle of the i a me of ,nine Bred Tue Mil', made a couple of hoanda and b.ur eyc-- ilur.ftig ais:bly iiy. ue bad left him In then plnngrJ headlong to the ground. Irish B'?; nl,,llli,,'l on tl'.lw hurso -- iii u right oa going for about flfteeu VwneollL v,'Bt'd It was hnff.uo ur dralh. I'at kept i he iiinii.enl feet, and when he .lopped he had a soft for tinlo It was n buffalo wnllaw binding place. eiiorg" uK.n (l,e hnir.loe, Irish Tai, wl h a half lull of mud nnd water. The bull bud w.:o..p. liner b: spur. ii:t.i i!,e f Mll.,y been .lint through the heart and lay dead snd ru.lnd down upon III' t e .arair tile le (fain ih. great-- rII. (hough t on the prnlrie. The Irishman rame up ont would ba of the wallow, aplnltrrlng and blowing like the g ery f ki hm .n he n porpoise, and corrrM with mud from the ills .el Ini a moesi.r liull. Now, Hurt rid balm on the top of hi head to Molly bed ofrcu h i I bcfa.Va kii.-.ml much the great cowhide hoe on hla foot. For lb- altout do to the any busuie.. than a moment he did not seem to know where ijinieLrr n.a.te:. she at on-- o l.ihl -r he was or wbat had LAppencil. but the euri aud iirir. at a spe., the be dlsearered that all the dancer waa bud never hi...w.i I. fore, over, be ran up to the dead bull, and kick-leatrnlght for lh l uffa o. The m . er ean-.- - to the hnce carcass, shunted. Hegorrah! ,h. hiiil tl!f larger the u.ilmal locki-i:- . ui.lil to his an' y- - thn't ye mold down O'Flaiinagan, cyi1 i lie lirast d'd ye? Its the dlvil's own bone ye made, prup.irtloi but O'Khnnsesn If the hoy Hint could ride "Begorrah." r. ught he. "ni: it , au with a !: u :uaii.- ok that (I in, ye: yls; iiu guide yo by the horns of thet after ir' ,!h'r great ugly head to where the boys could : ,:i1 ire.md klil ye, arcin' thot ine own gun wouldn't pitiTd ef her "t lad wliiu she eyes go off. . O. this'll he a grand day for th' tl' ke o' tbai, an' kr.elap. w tha: ll w as l.i ui D'KIaenagnns! and lb onld mother in Iregbi .rrum shot laid It low land will lie proud of her imy when she see lu iht dlrl." tliot fnln brail of hair with the long horns M ly. with n .udden hnr( of ii' knows Ol kill d monster th' folk o' sp"',l. had lir; , hbiat ef the huffjK, and thot!" and Irish Iat ant down la triumph' nei'.r lr I'at hare laid one ou the body of the great bull. or li giv.it bl 1. ua limight e haek of ike bull. I! was I hi- - iLnr. on lb. par; ef the horse that hsil called b the above t :milon. Pat knew now th time had rune Jr'sli i'it bilk to ho..( Aifurdlug'y. he raised Ins h's slice. .lr. a::d, otter the insui-- r ef liti;, C'.i't'MKd tu :he flnng cf An Intercftlng experiment rocslili In gun, shut lio-- 'ye, and pui'.ej the trigger. piie- pyt of the M rs , f Ore fluids, or it many at these aa yen d d ,.7.yrVVifi"c for the daahaa tbroaghont.) 1 1 A firmer let In hla , under a tree, He waa admiring hit beautiful flower la long row. Hnddenlg he wai e , unmindful of , by seeing hla arlgbborT a at he aaw the (rratehlng up hla plaata. Tha a. na him bed a time Ha t to hit pretty animal etc. pc, a hurled It at the lutradrr. but, picking upa poor The awl la aery fond af eallaa rertnla little aalmala whlek (haaa llttla r restores are hidden I tha ptetwm. Ben splash Into ha diced headkuit tha daep water, leartng hla unlnrlted paaaen-grrBoating In tha wares. "Well, wasn't that rude?" fried Imrla, trying ta krep np to tha Mermaid.' "We didn't eren annoy him by alaglug. either.'' aald tha Merwald, laughing; "but, then, you uerer ran depend on them. Th.y aoou lighted avuie other animals that wero leaping out of the water and falling hack Joyously. "Uh. the dolphin! n whispered tba Mermaid; "wa'II bare a ride now. 'Tea.' let'o," aaented I'orln, who waa rrally afraid af them, hut didn't want to y They appronebed tha atmal of dolihlnn. and were presently anrrouodfd by tha playful erratum, who poked tiunn with their nnwa ami Jumped over thrlr heads. I'rracntly the llrrniald auceeedrd In aetllnc on ana of them. Bitting at you would na n pony, and hnMlnjf or. to Ita hark flu. luirls naa ant Inrky. ami it waa fliunn tlt.ie before she climbed on n llltlo Mir, and tried to stay there. Itut eren the Mermaid muldn't at ay rcry loug on her dulphln, atul noon tbry garr It up and darted la to rbaae thro, bidding ,3 to thrlr lulls and roKI. g over and orar. The dolphin tiimiyht It grral epirt. and rraerdl.r went flylua '.way. th- Mrrmuld and lml hold loir uu o thrlr lalia. Whm they had tired o Mil fun, the two nilvraturrrk neat found lliat lli water naa grttliig eery abnllow. In lh ilUumo aud lhirla al on re thry wiwau Maim, ddrd t rllt ir- - an sl'.r rtarlcd off wish, out irlli-- i the Ttiat happy creature followed her; rad lory ro;i gl tu n plait- a urre thry ronld luurh ,t t nui With Ih-- ir fen. Juat l:rro Hurl fuiinil a brw kind of It was a auuld. aiu! looked !ll;r a roll rt lrrr ir piper, wlin a bna.'h ot i'di'-llfni.n It. llu mmiirut Imho tnucbvd it a black fluid a rams pairing from It uutll tha water wa the olor of w riling Ink. ".Now, lau't that" queer f cried ikirli: "here's another kind of another color too; I woiulcr If that's where Ink cornea from." The Mermaid at onra told h- -r not to lay eiirh foolish thlnn that oho could not understand. And they went on toward llio Island. ITO UK fONTINUEO SHXT WI.EK.J iuk-fla- dvl-phl- - - . .tU-klu- Sonny Gosling Rhymes. BZ WII.LIAH WAI.MI'K B'tllTKLOCK. taaay Uaaliua;. Mr inolh'r was tho goose that laid ecus I auras, aolden Ike Ami Ih.i la why I alwiya wear j A poll yellow drrsa; I have-.rany porketa. so Wbm paying bills In Iowa 1 do not weed a purac. to;-Ju.l 'plunk ni) fiorhrr. dow n. The t'aptioard That llaon't a. Key, There' ic.r nf riiplm:dl'j unr house, Aud ta Ilf e;,ia.-- A too. at nil, That mother never dr tr'ea lo keep from rlew : p:.l In tne. ihintry v la ore Jug; All-- J v. I Mi yl'.y Jaro-i- k. mi I wish tiirrr nar a hrf Ta up' u up Iboae bars. le-- ka tli-i- ! A t'natle In fpala. II:' way In iipatn. Aitliiiiul. r pot a r ilnrr; -I auuot Hj. yrt r'ler ;kr A trlparroas rlgbi lliiiiiipb Mr eorllr'a In the nlr. and It's proof aualKat I'uh wind an! rain 1 iiup.r con'd tm; pet along 1 do nr; know ll .ai-'- tli.-Sir- . yt Vi'iibrlit my ra. ; !. air, l:i flpa!n. Pat Killed How lri.li-nio- u auilrl-pa.le- -i His Buffalo. The Starry School Th little atara they goto nchool Along the Milky Way, The Great Bear ia the teacher flerc And (tan are bright, they aay. At erhool they learn nf shining deed By comet, bold and Imre, Aud all a little atar child need If tt would well behave. When recces cornea they dance and baai Aud play at many things, Aud plague and tekae poor Batura By hanging on hla rings. Tha Big and Little Dipper Hurry ao they ararce ean thinly And try to keep them happy By firing each a drink. Tba ecbool la lit liy Jnplter And nil bla little moons. And eongn ara rang by ibornlng ntaiF In maqy woudroua tnnen. Tho shooting atara bare heaps ef fnn, inch daaallng prank they play. And when the tcaeher looks for them. Flash! they are far away! Tha Deg Star keeps a faithful watcb Lett any far should stray, , And when school'a ever back they troop ' Along the Milky Way. BEIBIE WARBEX CAMPBELL. "" ' ' ' 1 1I0W THEY RAISED TIIEIR UMBRELLAS Ilf , rt. tbn III-- all Wii-ly, - rr ed b- g I'.f i. ad f.,-t- Superimposed Uquids. me'. J b-- tp-- J a. s 'Iasi, j tick r. uu : - -- he if' .h.ned :,er. ll I s.il and at hi pm Ine' rjirulaie Itiril an: l:.n he f.l ti:re;t ard"Hay hrsi I f:- -! air, and tli rp lo b r.g he - w is nriwl.m; ii tte knew of the bn!:' Ki i iimi. y, pe .!ru-tipk r gi: .:d up. and. li. dlv.g fot with bi long irgs r.cd tie tblel. mare with both it hi musee.la.' hi- ils, be laid on tor d ar '.fe. ye.licg at cuif a atroLg iuugrj .'s M. mi : h- h- - ri,i-iu:i- u rau ye.l. iould r.ct ermpreheiid wLut the thing wi.s hr bid on hlsl.i.-k- . ,. beeaiiio f anile with terror ami Ukuudid of every- aney ever the prnlile. tiling hi tb- - awful thing rl'.v'.itg tu his aXuaid-r- s I'at m po; s frlgl.f. 'uod tbun was the bull, lie rattied ever e -i : sa h euiil rruamis .; the a, nn B'.bi e. pray id to the l..y Viigln.iw.tP. ' i lie liuM s lrh Twrtvlee Hide and Oatuae with Uolpbluo f i ?' ''l,'r le a leh I tic rt ronV,'nI,D"1 ehi:gd op-n- rd en,',r " " 0B pp he order of thrlr density. It follow I'lrsl Take a goblet gad la the bottom pour cold tweet coffee. Make a cone of paper whose 1 t'lrned at right angle, aad cut offpoint the leave an aperture nn larger ex'remlly so a than thick pla; pour In gently a little cold water through the cone or funnel. Impinging It nn the side of tha glass, and It will take Ita place on the surface ef the coffee; stop when the height of the column e( punring w.-r- r Minn's that of the coffer. Third -- Through n second eone poor a layer . of simtis y rnlored wine, port, for luatanee i Fourth Through a (bird, a laye of solid oil. ( Fifth Through a little ot suf. fan tu.;y poured lu. each ofaplriti , tbea , w!!' float on the one below It. ui : w''i show bt.mn. wb!te rfd yellow aud I can be mad at t. -- si. 5a.il )illy mi ode to dovn the LifUrj best put cyr umbrellas up.it fias begun to ' - el Johnny flrook, a$ they vent rain") kow U1,'p Johnny put np their umbrellas. Get Pi' wlriw and 414 laches feng. Cut ont the picture ef MhU along the heavy black lines. Fold the picture cutllng the Fold. Coyer the back with pane and slip the card laalde, preialcg whl, M;! y aad dohnny are upright, you will And that the ' urchin on the other aide era upside down. Take a needle and aome stout thread, a ho.e with the needle at each cad of the punch half way between the top end bottori (odahout a quarter of an Inch from card, !bt the edge; run thread through each bo and tl . Twirl the afrtngr between Anger and thumb and you will es tba children put up thrlr umbnliaa. .ThJ lLr,l,fcr,rdbri J;(y I8,4 ln,'he, . |