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Show THE OGDEN Wilikins. C. EXAMINER. NIU, JANUARY HMH. The Untruthful Lake. . - HI BT BALFH WJLBUB. Otorgc thsy m iimti named m tbu wbea to grew older i (COKCLl'DF.D ktm hi weald call him Om WhUHkln ts her ww tntnaeeadeat lowllaeaa. What of Mater rharlotella, who Mood betide her and watched the Imago of her ana form aad feature reflected by the untrnthfnl la.:? Remember that the aiagie power of tb wator enabled erra th wicked old wllek to teem comely. Too mnt know, therefore, tbit duo lotella waa gratified to behold a weet faced nialdea where eh had thought to ee a familiar ugly aeif. Her haada bad heroine ami II aad abapely: her feet peeped out Ilk dainty butterflies with golden wtnge. Her noae waa straight; her eye had grown large aad dear; her Targe gad hitherto prominent ear now lay clone to her well shaped head and In all acre la keeping with tba rent of her pretty featurer. Her yellow gown, with Ita emerald girdle, t off moat charmingly tb anft brown Itnia lu her curling hair. rbarloialla gaacd and caied and gaaefl. At laat ato apuke. Oh!" ah algbed soft-- 1 I rarer dreamtd I wa m beautiful." y. rhmrloteli' fie wa pale and not at all like her roay refleef Ion In th water l ah I am I am rmlly pretty, mid faintly ; after all. Why didn't they te.l me ant oh, on why did do uy ao before?" She turned Floryaet and caught her by tb hand "Come," ah Mid, come, Mater, wo ahall he late. They will mini naiad aend after nat let ua go hack 1 the palace at once." With kanda tightly cloiped and their heart beating la tun with their foot alepe, the two prtnoeme haitened back to th palaca garden. The gate went luckily Mill open, and their dlght had been mdiaravered they betook them Ire 10 their tower chamber, end there they ait and talk'd and talkad of the Image la tb wonderful lake, hick they both helieTed to he real. Neither Fleryeet nor rharlotella slept at all well that night. Early the nest morn lug the young prlnreme were awakened hy u great ahontlng below In the courtyard. They ante haattly, and, donning thlr Mlken morning robeo, leaned out of be high casement to ae what wit canning rni-- aa There they beheld the King, their father, rled la fall armor, railing londly t hla aoldtera, who fllled the courtyard. He waa ah nu ting word of command. Poe. th Iren git re of th palae awing wide apart, and the King, followed hy hla retainer, clad la metal reala of mall aid rod forth law wearing ahirlda and ire the Arid beyond. Her h waa met by great f hla owa aoldiera, waring aloft rnmpanir hem era of acarlot aad bln and gold. Iona lit Frinrraaea could ae far, far arroaa the flelda and beyoad tb lake a long llao of knight In Mark armour, who rude forward to meet tba King In battle. other-ZTtto- .' ba r y food looking d, osild It toaot that ahla tolr wee brick wtr a hi i tubby and I kla fe trrcklrd, can hi aad mouth larf. jL. up and all right. Thrr karwlarhlifmtarMvt which omim thing about him. though, him from every on rim, and that Irreelatlble and mad wkligrln. Thla wat oa every poaalbl oeeaalon. la ippatraae . mttktr Md'or merry-WfP, oac day It happened that Georg. iNHdlag to hla aide of It. had only bad pudding after hi m wcoad helpandof plum rafeeed any mor bring olddiy niral, to thought ht would go and ait for a while wdtr a tre which grew at the edge of a Ha Kni bask leading down to the brook. hlm-wtod aot bee them Hmg before to to and then drat rapidly, gently, illding. at fcwa the bank, feta h went faatar aad Meter. until hla Hi gar way to a look of wander at tb and the rapidity aad Ingik f tb alld mw vhh which to wa going, doddeuly to itrvk aomethlng hard whleh aemd to to liter a Mg bunch of tall black graaa: to toured off. turned around In th air ml aettled gently oa a rock hr th brook, Meg a terrible Ogre, who waa anting oa ito ground leaning agalnot th bank. It m the Ograe toad h had at ruck la a. Raw thla Ogre looked al and mor than d pictar books nuke Ogre out to Ill head waa a large aa a buntol baakot; b kal long, wiry black hair, awlrlad and twitted Ilk tb aedge gnaa jnat after tb Mi hit gone down; hi wblaker matched tb hair far length and feradnna appear mee; hla fere eye glowed Ilk two lie mil la a dark room nader hla Muggy a, and wheo h apnk hla pointed whit MU laoked Ilk a Fiji Ialaader'a neeklaco wt aroond th tdga of a rad danad bag. Hla flrat word wet apoken eery gently, at aaaadlng loader than a eery faint, dla-trnmhl of thunder, and to looked a little ud and reproarhful aa ho aiO Who an yon, and do yan alwayn com b. eye-tro- w 1 dtw.. thla wiyr Tk'a aomewhat reaaaurad George, o h drew a long bruth and mid, "Gee whlllt-keaa!- " th ward earning right out of pretty good (lied grin; then he added, No, to-- yeu that am--I slipped. ? . Well, O. WUlIkena," Mgbed th Ogr. nd hit algh waa Ilka th rlalng wind, dont let K happen again. Ton startled mt. Haw you had yonr dinner? Canu I hawen't." to to apoto hla role mended Ilk etna-- nt itorp pea la of thaider dying , away h If'01- - n that Georg-wW f.L Ell i wont a Doyoaeit little byi Htoda Ilttl timidly, ' A UT dO?" gwwW th Ogre. 'Bom- -. t nh I did, tot arer alne my greet-die- d of ladlgeatloa i tough llttl Indian who told lie an'Vtola flaorg did not mind the aolae. up grin, into attod! jTjMldyo.tor.fOrbrrakfhat? Sor roared the Ogre. I only ha these tmof'earn baildrd atom Ms water Eh .id " ,Mdlr hw I muat a;d apmklng a few team gnitod aid torn about as big ea Grorg. almoat hitting hla Wa head and gild to him dbd JS'.TV Imtoli" "J '- -1 1 h Ogr wnt on, la mow toying, Ton mm to to a llttl fllw; will you d m mr and. without waiting for an an I continued:-"a 1 Tbl morning I to aerneob alack In my throat. Will P'B " Itotoiited Thla in htoltoaeoa Jo panes periinr of taakete, Ceneealrd In in two too da of rattaa aad aritiow rooeptBOles flr object which tore ehtortooterlatfca of Japan. What ar they !! tola shotoldero tor thundered and grained auA hla Mg tear fell In a abower all around Mm. When, auddonly, Get wtUlklna," aald George, tat thla waa bereua he fait a graap on hla ahlrt collar and heard a familiar voire laying; To1 yonng npacallloa, yol Her me an Hla Wllk'na ba'a bnatla' all ober do Ilbl' craahun far yo, aa' ye' don' got ao aw' erne dan to act eat yere In t tbnnderitotm. ahore. Ml Wllk'ne fl Bnt Georg ea he went along only puen kin biggest, bnt andiunuleat grin, and afterward when he told me all aliont It, I said olem-l- y, George, two aeeond help of plant pudd'eg are Juat two too many." you raa yonr bgnd down and pull It natl I won t hnrt yon. At thla George looked aa frightened a It waa poaslble for him to look and kli grin entirely disappeared, bnt be said bravely, Hop yen may df!" Hop I may diF, said the Ogre. Croo yonnelf T naked George. ' he did It. Bet Hurely," aald the Ogre, mind If I whimper muat hurry and you tltti herein It harts, and afterward w will be better friend then ever." This gave Gaorgv eoafldence, and to noon had hla kind down the Ogre'a throat nad waa pulling gently at the cob, while the Ogr y, to't SUN. MOON, AND sSISRS 'Sheit rose and doniifid ha clothes, to have d dqycf to, wspared He ran ter outside and Above the mapte Tbe dey soon tree ped rabtway- spaed the-- , . 'twas time for bed, ThcughTtany complained 'twos fop too soon? fte lcate, said eight Look, yonder and see the risingRxr Tom that night wdke up wfth a fright,-gf-i had dreamt ne was taKing a ride mme cars; Hut the poor 3xyr instead, felr out of his bed, And then, so he scy, he aw dozens cf ; 1 ft G.JBC.JCt : " He waa glad lo,t- In truth. Weary Wag-Pm fr, away.- ud the more lest tame the hippier he grew. Utile Bcotrh terrier, who Im tots,,Ir7 t11 which to carried atralght n ! Ilr had he looked every pertoa and luarely la the fee because ha Ip bus row,, aud clear eouadene. .." loaf. . " to. 0,' JT. mSa, ta In the nub- McUInty tb McGlatyafamily were very buey rUh wdk garden truck for tb never had muck time dog. Wtury Wagglea wat long na hn killed jltod toy ilai hta ,wl hnMneae. to get "T Vr- - JTT'F tall. Bnt, enforteaately, ffectlonate dla 13 position, follow the different meta-kii u .w.V? ,roB,,d bP tot (erne day wiC mmU., hl amt devotion aad they glvn i th,lr and tbU trait a hard blow and a repn- kii of hTfJ7 d F H,tl 0 1 im get of Weary bM(,- J'tohJerMandlng tol JL",?Utr ",d MT ml- ?! ,ollowM Mta. McGInty Info lore of her. that good to 1 b Jn' wanted to eteal to ih Jem put. aad ebe would , .str P'1 brt, 1 eaa-me- nt Trine, in 1 o re made ef eryefiT, Illuminated with elec-tri- e light. Th President came In and aat down and listened, a alne did lira. Unoar-vel- t. Al tha end of Ih entertainment wa wer all requented to Meg one vere ef Mr Thin w did and ('nnntry. Tin of Thee. th Trecldent applauded londly, Tha Marin Knud was playing out la tha main corridor aud w nil walked to tha Mf In the center of tbe state dining-room- . -mom was a large table fllled with cake les-ream. President aaslsted lu The aed child erring and saw pereoually that each waa supplied with everything. On Uttla girl was eo awestruck at being ae tear tho President that ahe persisted In taking th rake and leaving tbe President holding tha dining- the polo whleh e plait the relative povttlou. In tha lateral holes, or those a the aid f place two amall straw bent an lack long. Thla dona, rkw np all the little e rev lee between the at raws and at with aealhig wag er aoay aad place tb polat of the walnut on th cork of bottle; the eyitem will beliaea itarlf. Now pour gently late tb walnut t afres of water, whleh will ran dawn th two straw a Int the nut, from erhleh It will esrepe through the ema'.l plecae ef ntiuw. eaastag tbe relation of tto entire apparatus ee of the reaction of tto deeeeudiag water on the Inner surface ef the email nets. Thi la a rootle Imllatlea of the principle of th hydranlle turntable gives la th treatises oa physics. A few prvcautioo mast to taken, when you bore th boles In the aula, not to chip the ahella or break yonr penknife. The beat way la te take a Mt of wire heated red hot, and with thla gradually anlarge tto opeata. Whichever way yna da It, tb operation demands acme akil! and patleucn, but Without llttl trouble, my boy, It la liapranlbla to I sale yonr Joy- - icrZ(& Ito smaller nuts, ht nt Medltoffloao. Broke, broke, broke. On the newspaper tip, ah, me! And I would that aome diamonded "book!' Would raatore me Jnat one lost T." , At four o'clock Hatorday afternoon Maler ud I, arrayed la aar new pink party dreaira, act out eagerly for tto Whit Houee. On of going retching tbe Whit House, Instead p tto breed front step, we were fold t Treastha go up th Md entrance, apposite ury. aa this baa bean arranged for nil large affaire. (here were malda In tto dreeMng-roeto taka oar bats and coals and pnt on onr slippers. W then wilked through aevarnl rooms fill we reached th Green Boom. An wo entered. Major MrCawley ram np to and eaked ue our names. He then presented na te Mr. Beuaevrlt, who a standeweeL Kb ing alone, aad ahe wna very wnrea very pretty dreas of Mae velvet, trimmed with cream lace over the sbouldcn, and ah carried a big bunch of vleleti in har hand. h e went over t tb Hoe ef Cabinet ladles nd one of tbe ladle presented a rack with In the ahape ef a bat ton, a with ribbon and tinsel, with Mrs. Rooeevelt'e wishes for Merry Christmas and a Happy New Tsar engraved oa It. Wa the went Inis th East Hoorn, where flier we an entertainment going ou. Th East Boom I rerj large, and the chandelier u plat. Th President teemed to enjoy everything nd amllnd a ha paaaed tto Icecream, which waa froaen In tto skips of Banta Claire, Teddy, Jr., paised tb ready. There wee a very pretty rhrlatmae tre ou oli rdde of th room, which wsa lllumt-raie- d with different colored electric llgbla. After rating, ea ef tto aide who win aaslatlng told as to go to th East Boom and dines. Tto band which tod been Mtn-te- d la the big corridor moved to the Mg all platform lu tbc Rant Boom. toTbe children th gathered and com insured I dance, and Prast-dn- t the ao euiclng that law mnalc waa taking quiet abutto whan to thought an on wa looking. Tto Mx hundred children, all dressed la made a. arena net nooa their party fro-kforgotten, and formed a perfect fMiylaad. At the end of the denes the bend played Home, Bweet Home," which waa a signal for ua to taka our departure. Tbe President stood near th door, end a we each passed ant we ebook beads with th President end expressed onr thanks, aad be eld, How nice; I am re glad yna did Wo II went heme happy, after having spent a must enjoyable afternoon. s, THE ALPHABETICAL SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS. PLAYIXG MAKE BELIEVE. I played "mik With the apple tree end tbe owing. ahe waa the gentle quean, Tolly, ' And I wan the golden king. Tolly and Why Weary Waggles ii .3toww, him to bear hla Innellnrua with better grace. Boon tha busy burning bugs were liuiuailug around the doorway In l ba newly eomenna-ligh- t, and the roosters crowed and the hen cackled and Weary felt hopeful again. I do believe." aald he, that I will go Into tha home and try once again to make Mrs. McGInty lev me. Everything In o bright and hippy looking that oven I may look different to her," and with high hope Weary trotted off toward the home. waah-tu- b Now, Mr. McGlaly waa busy at tbe aa Weary Waggle appeared at th door, carwagglug the ahorl little tall which he ried so straight up In the tie end hla eye wllL juat beaming with good ' aald Weary, hla lip drawn In Wugb:-a loving amlle Mill hla aMnlng white teeth showed, and you most knew that "Wughl la very friendly thing for dog te say. cry Mrs. McGInty looked up and gave of horror, and adslni a basin she aonsed a whole baalnfu! of dirty ends all over poor Weary. Out of here with ye! the cried. Bur It's the avll on baa slat y to walk jer dirty feet nil over me cleaa clnthee Her act waa eo wholly unexpected that Weary had no time toa dodge. He recelred the dnrhlng without murmur, tat ae th eudi trirkled down his lege end smarted In decision, "'linnet a his eyes be tuad backward look he took the path ft. 1ie road. ae dry aa poaMbl himself Weary hok as he passed through the gale. I dont want anything belonging to tto MeOlolyn." said to, aot.ireu map node. I don't err want ta keep. the memories I have of them, tat I sappoee I'll bars to." Then he ahouk himself again and kicked hit bind lego. Uekcd hla ft leg, tolled In th duel awl scraped Mi head along the ground, a though trying to gel rid of tho memories that to didn't want to kp. .Then he began to scamper along the read te town ui fait aa to eeuM go. ' ' ' (TO BE cosmrED.) , itraag After tble there were dreadfa! day far th kingdom, whan their bravu soldier wer. wounded end killed, end th Arid, that lay ao green and railing beneath the torn np and of the potted with ugly red pool of the blood of brer men. Then It that ere th noblest ladlce went forth to rare for their wounded eoldiere oa the hattledeld, led by the King'e daughter rharlotella. dine the day whra the lake tod told her that ah waa toaatiful rharlotella bad wlelH-to eapresa her gladnra la terry poaalbl way. Phe waa uo longer unkind to tlmae about bar. She no longer felt Indifferent to lb beauty of the iky and of tba flelda, tat aatd to hotielf again and again: -Oh. If I had only knuwn. If they tod only told aw that I waa pretty I ahnuld long ago hare tried not to be dlaagreeubic." do Charlotella went dally from her fnlhei'a royal tent oa th battlefield aad eared for hia wounded aoldiera. Rhe bound un thMr wound with reft, cool linen and ointment of roaoa. Then tb people began to woeder greatly; and aa her contented mind began to abow upon her fcatarei the ereaMe In Ucr brow were ameothed eat and Ciurlotella'I ogllnma wua ao longer ao apinrent Meantime Floryaet remained' in her chamber In th tower end refused to coma forth, eaoept for a little while each day. wbea she walked dalnll'y about la tba palace gardea, a it ended liy her meld of bounr. lluch of t k time alie apenl lying Idly Uwu her couch of roe colored ellk, gating Into her amall mirror of pollahed metal-Htwould hate liked much to rlalt again tba wonderful lake which bad ahown bet ao entrancing a photograph of her charming arlf, but ah waa fearful of beholding tb ugly alghta that aaalted her la th flelda that led to Ito lake. Ah, dear, ah aald t her little maid In waiting, aa the latter Hood lieelde her greet fan of long, white, allky wielding eatrlcb leathern, while at 1I1 foot of he couch her little page aang softly and sweetly to thi tinkling melody of hie guitar. "Ah, dear, I am ao awry for papn'a poor aoldiera. It muat hnrt dreadfully to hay a sharp lane threat Into nac'a desh. Vght King to mo egeln about th aprlng and tha birth of the flowers, that I may forget th dreadful tblnga outside Ih palace walla." And ao the daya went on. Floryaet grew more and mom la ay and daily took icaa lu everything eirepl hat concerned her own beauty. After awhile, aa the becanned her to grow rime older, her laalneaa try Bloat, and when those day came aha Iona remembered that ato bad pure baaa beanllrol. Many yean later, and long after the Frlncaaaet had grown eld anil had died, people la th klagdom, and la far dlelakt con at lies, too, told wonderful tale of Kulnt rharlotella, whom they aald waa one of tha moat beautiful Trlnceaaei la th world. - Childrens Parly at the White Home. On of Mr. Rnoaerelt'a recent entertainment for the young folk hi rbarmlngty described by n lit lie daughter of Capt U. W. Van Itensea. I'. K A. w$ w tot of hto eyes, UiTVUL) hr JriJrt iad that la Him at time It ailhtr kla wn firorlt expwealen. might to named him Epaml-lu- , at eoewthlug Ilk that totototld rOM Jto wonder then that Fieayaet tod with am 11 hand tightly claeped before her, appalled and unable to utter a word at light think mat ANNA MABVLE. - iJ left the McGintys promptly holat Weary up tbc stair ou tha toe of her generous hoot; for Mr. exeept in this quirk manner,' bad no tlm Co waste In setting dog alxiut their bualuea. If Weary went Into tbe Mg garden to vlalt Mr. Midilnty at work he got dirt thrown Int hia eyes, because Mr. McGInty eaid that he cam on purpone to run over the glass newly worked bed aad to break tba eoald And Weary In the storm coven. two the with of youthful aoTcr think going McGInty. be raise they never knew when they weald went to eteal plant or flsh la omebody'g flsh pond, and at inch timaa Weary Wagilea waa apt to get eaclted and hark la a manner most terrifying to th yonng MeGIntya. When Weary Waggle waa yonng he did not let thle Male ef affaire worry him mneh, for when he was rebuffed by a member of the McGInty family he would tarn hla attention te retrhlng graashopperaat'd toga and running after bird, or be weald seek roniolatloB la light wlth.plecei of paper, strawberry boxr and at ray kata and coats. .But an bo grew older he wanted to be with people and to felt the need of, somebody to love him, and as he cam te realise that there wee no lev falling to him In the McGInty family he began te think of running away. But he did ant harry In going away, for he wealed to give the every chaece to alter their opinion make-liellr- v Home. ef hint, and oil accoMit of hi fender Utile heart there Is a doubt If ha wonld have left the heme of hla pnppyhood for a long, long time tod not Mrs. McGInty wounded hi ell heeling. pride It waa this way.: One dull day Weary ant in tba bare door thluklng on the attitade of tho MeOltity family toward him. Ha was particular'- - dowiibrartad became th McGIntyt had Jnat add their pony, who bad been Weary only friend on the farm, nd In tbe pony Mall there stood an old mnl which tod already refused to have anything to do with Weary. Moreover, tb old male hid told Weary that If be ever gala thawed up In hie stall he would kick him higher than ever a dog we kicked before. Weary very wisely took tha blot and did aot wait for the klek. Hu, as hr aat la th barn door ou thla dull day, he waa very much Impreieed with Me utter desolation. It le very hard t be thenght eo llttl of among one' own people," theoght. I suppose If 1 didn't look opry Weary. after tat rate 1 would be driven Off entirely. sour old And now th pony In gone and mule threaten to kirk me!" end Weary pot hla bead hetweea hie pew a and wa very aad. But Juat then the sun buret through the rkind and Wrarya little heart gave a sympathetic throb of Joy. for tbe pretence of bine sky and srnskloe always helped And Tolly wore blue allk gown With, oh, very long trail. And carried fan of feather Like a peacock' spread out tall. W drove in a golden chariot We bed tbe swing for thrsne And onr make believe'' castle end ocean Were paddle end piece of (tone. And after we'd mik heller" a minute, I teemed like a truly khig. Tee proud to cry wbea 1 tumbled Down on the gmaad frem the swing. HELEN EGGLEBTOX HASKELL. TURNTABLE OF NUTS. A Mt of rye etrew. a waient aad two haeel er acorn nuts such la thnnparetus required for our turntable. Cut )h surface of the walnut opposlfu the pointed end. take ont the kernel and then, way from' the pointed red, bore two (loping bole wltb dlamctcVk exactly equal to yonr straw. Next take two ants tad make two round holes Id each of them, the first la tbe top pnrta, opposite to the pointed ends, and ihe The other, smaller, la the aide, had empty ant of It meet with a pbv f win- - or pin. Now anlte the small auts with the walnut Ity a couple of strawa alHiiit five or an luuhe long. trar-htbaa as original method of Inatrnetiug her class. Her pupil are ell represented by letter of tbe l Thla teaching with Instruction In spelling. alphabet, end she thereby combines her scriptural follows: Hoys, you all know the simple question. IT Noah tod three eons. Item, them Kb hr Just rddreawl lierpnollaa docs bov belong wh cannot answer this?" Immediately the nln end Jepheth. who was Japhth' father? Now. In whar ei hny In the picture arore. src'llng rot the anawer. What waa It? Bnndny-scboo- r |