Show CHILDRENS COLUMN A 11 irbie araie little cirl girl edith brill drill ot of woolwich england rt though only ten years old has lias been honored as a heroine by no lees less distinguished a body than the chymane society of th that thit it country the socie tys bronze medal and certificates certificate were ere publicly presented to her ter in the hall of woolwich u a few days ago I 1 go she saved eav ed one little boy from drown J ing dg and attempted to save another in both cases under circumstances of groat great risk to her ter own ourn life the little girl was playing with a num ber of children in woolwich dockyard dock when two of the children foil fell into the king william dock A boy standing at tho the top of the steps overbalanced over balanced himself and ani in falling failing caught hold of the frock of a little boy am years v ears old wl who was standing with ith him and both tumbled down the steps into the water no one was near them at the time edith brill ran to tho ed cde ge and sa saw IV them in the water she climbed down the r step and went up tip to her neck in the water and caught hold of the smaller boy she got him out and placed him on the and then caught hold bold of the other boys hind hand but he lie let go and tried to catch hold of her ber leg and was drowned the story of the rescue was obtained from the little girl herself and other witnesses at the inquest and the coroner brought her ter bravery under the notice of the royal ilu mane mano society mr irs lueas eilets one cold day in the first part of the winter mrs luc lucas a s found two caterpillars in her lier shed she carried them into t the lie k kitch itch en and put th them ean on the hearth blie she po poured u red one drop of milk down beside them for their dinner they ate it and then crawled away in the cracks by bythe the chim ney every ei cry day all winter vinier long mrs mm lucis lucas poured out milk for tho the two caterpillars and they always came and ate it all conw times they would ileon the hearth in front of tho the fire tor for a long time to get warm sirs lucas said she thought a great deal of her pete pets when spring came the cat caterpillars er pillars crawled out of doors and they were never been aga again in mrs lucas says caterpillars know as much ns As cats oi or dogs but I 1 think a cat car or a dog would have been more grateful than they were dont bouli you cuth prescott in our little men and wo women nan I 1 also kindness tho the softest little fluff of furl the gentlest most persuasive purr oh ob e everybody cri body told mo me that abou felio wee tho the loveliest little cat cowhen so when the on the table sprung and lapped the cream with emall red ton 1 izue I 1 only gently put her down and mild said no so nol no and tried to trow frown n put if I 1 had been truly kind I 1 hould should have made that kitten mindl now large and quick and strong cf 0 f will shell she II 11 spring the table still and spite of all my watchful care will snatch the chol choicest dainties there and everybody says ashes such a dreadful dreadful cati diat 11 1 who hear them know with I 1 only am I 1 tho he one to blame for in tho the days when the was young and lapped tho the cream v ith small red tongue had lad I 1 to her been truly kind I 1 should have made that kitten mind marian douglas in Itar Ilar pers young people ballier little mis miss mi s isabel has it weekly al allowance loar the amount of which depends on her good behavior for when she abe is rudo rude or naughty she is fined a small sum foi for each ench offe of ferise nae A few mornings ago she tran irani t gressed and her mamma fined her a penny slie she erred again agal n it and nd a second il ne was I 1 iw in posed A third time the samo same rule mas broken and her mamma said paid now isabel I 1 shall fine you to two cents this time and if vou you disobey again I 1 behall double it and make it four cents oh dear mei met sighed isabel 1 I think this a pretty expensive place to live in wide awake a two definitions the strong but indirect value of education suggests a childs v lew view of it in regard to drawing her estimate est imato of it VMS the natural outcome of ebil childish dish imagination sho wrote of herself drawing ia Is wy favorite orito play when I 1 was littler id go oil off by myself and make up tip a story and illus 1 it as I 1 went along carrying it ft foi for several fei eral weeks remembering it by tho pic ture which I 1 kept I 1 never bev er told any one another child defined drawing as thinking ih ink and drawing dra avin round the 1 I llos ton herald A hotly contested oame gaine little dot mamma dick wants you to RO go to the playground with your workbasket mamma dear mel why little dot the tho nine 1 annj t ll 11 11 dicka dicks geltl Gett lero nine haa has been pla y 1 1 i a game a and the Get theres won dick wants you to mend ilia his clothes bo u he be can come hoino good news nellie nellies visitors may I 1 you some tea conte n w have lai e a cup cu p with v lib nc mc n c bladley will I 1 welcome yon you inake yourselves at bome home now do indian tiger hunters aro are beginning to hunt on foot havone found that the mod era eru rifle admits ot of their doing awa away will emch as elephants and plat pi it forms in trees A portland me man haa has invented a bl cycle do engine which w hid he be claims will propel the cycle at a speed far greater than that of 0 our fastest passenger trains after sponga sponging ng patent leather wl ith th warm w biati a t er r and anti kiting letting it dry while still war I 1 rub rut lust just a it little swett sweet oil in it then rub it yell out ot of it |