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MB try-tllr thus started his aw UUl IV Ob hot lannr day 017 tps if ware directed to the great baiaar f gtambouL I waa very thirsty, having wtlktd all the war: X ut dowa la the ' street, la front of a coffee house,, sad or dered I 'linoti! Nest to no a gray aalred old maa wu sitting oa a diva. ad laoaasantly bo laughed to himself. At flrat 1 thought ho muat bo reading onto bumorouo toryj but oa looking at " aim rnoro closely, 1 perceived that bo bad bo book la bit hand. Than I thought 1 j perhaps w )mthlng funny going oa la tbo eoffo JMuaofc "but 'indoor thor waa ao tn v jriuhf blok--moor. who " stirred tbo Br la h vn, - And tho grey Itttlo maa continued to ' laugh In tha asm lively manaar. t Curiosity bga to bothar mo. What waa thoro tg- Hugh about? With turtle "'glan I loottod all around mot "What oaa -hls MttJ .fd maa 'bo laughing- ntr Mis glanc roatod apoa ratbar trlvlat ( ,at at all laughable thlnga, Oppoalto tha ooffao bout thoro- wr a cobbler and a '. tartar's shop. My rir llttlo maa watched hs shops, and aavar oaaaod laughing, I datormlnod to find oat th cauao of hla ' laughter.' X did not oaa anything to laugh at tho Woodoa " shoemaker waa a vary doooat looking- old man, who. with hla lit tla pole-as., speedily out out hlgb-heeUd bhooo from -Jiirnbaaav A maa atoppod at kl arop and. aakad iar a pair ot woodoa ,, Bhaaa ; V .- . - ' My aaichbor agatn burat out laughing. Tha' tutor -Apgeed and aerutlnlaad about twenty pair ef wooden ehoer. Ono waa too high,, aaothar too low. anothar again waa tod long, and anothar too amall for ' him. My gray-bearded old man laughad mora and mora ' hoartily and X bacamo mara and mora angry, for I didn't aaa any ra for all Urn merrlmenV Tha euetomer ,l last . found tr right olaa of Shoes, to)- ha -thought tho prleo " waa too high, and s ttoay couldn't agroo. ft want away.'. Tha cobbUr lat him go a - abort distance,' than called aftor hlrai Vomt back, alrr lat tha ahooa bo youra, Bd waar them, la good health. Tha man re'turned to tho shop, paid tor ' th shoes, took th packag undr hla arm. dad, with a "Clod bloat you," loft th ahop. Tha laughing man now laughod ao heart- , fly that h nearly fall vr on hla back, ' I waa wining ' I gtv a gold coin to any oaa who could tall mo tha roaaba for hi marry humor. ' '. After a. abort whlia 'anothar aoon waa ' oiiaetd 'la 4ho cobbler ahop. A young maa tama Hi to buy a pair of ahoaa, Uo ' trlod tbott twanty , palra, and aot oaa ef tbom Hitod Mm wall anough. "1 hava aueh,taadr foot." ho ald t tha obblar. tAfiar a long acarah, finally, aomohbw, a pair ' rhoaa aama forth Uat 0ttod htm to ' h! ntlr, latlafaatloa. Tho young maa ' bargalnadfor ajohp whllo, and not eommf

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waa called back, howorar, paid hla own prleo, put on hla now ahoaa, and llmpad out of tbo atora. BTldanUy tho now ahooa hurt hla tandar faat. But auraly thara waa nothing to lauah at la thla. Jlowaror, tbo old man lauahad mora heartily than baforo. I really would hava gtvtn two gold oolna to loara tho reason of hla laughter. Now a porter came llrt)p"a Into tha bar bar's ahop, carrying a heavy eofteo bag. "Good baavanar. aald bo. kicking oft hla hoaa, "cut thla eorr. out for mo Immedlately. Tha confounded thing burta ao much that I aaa a thousand atara." Tha barber put on bla glasses and atartad with tha operation. Tha porter howled , now and then, but finally, whan ha waa relieved, dropped a amall coin Into tho barber's plate, . and. still ' limping a bit, ' dragged hla bag forth. '' My gray llttlo friend laughef. ao much 4urlngthla operation that tho tears rolled down hla face. 1 Curiosity goadpd m now 1 urgently that Z could not restrain myself f ron addressing hint. - v - "Sir." aald Z. ' bowing' politely to my neighbor, "pardon mo for Intruding. I confess that you will oblige mo greatly If you will bo kind enough to tell mo what you find to laugh at la theaa avaryday happening-. A man buys a pair of woodoa ahoaa, and you laugh; anothar buya a pair of leather boot, and again you laugh; and a third haa hla corn cut out, and tha tear almply roll down your cheeks. May X aak you to explain thla to mar "Why. gladly air," said tha Jolly llttlo old man, with a friendly air. "I laugh at theaa human weaknesses the trouble vorybody haa with their - feat: becauao wlaa men. Ilka fools, seek for wooden ahooa and leather booto thay choose them, try tham on. bargain about them, pay for them, and then hobble; and during their business hours, turn into tho barbar ahop, hava their corns out out, suffer, and In .addition to all that, drop some money lat tho barber' plate." "My dear air, I undoratand you leaa bow than X did baforo." "I am talking vary plainly, though." aald tho old man. "I eonaldar It hldlouloua that pooplo ahould bother ao much with auch uaeleaa and unnecessary' thing a lege." "X really don't understand a word of what you aay." aald I In astonishment. Xo you really mean that legs ara uaeleaa, unnacaaaary things r "That' what X say, young man." aald my friend, laughingly. Look barer And h quickly took out of hi kaftaa two wooden legs. X was ; deeply affected by th sight of thla wretchedness; but my neighbor gayly continued hla narrative: "Wall, haven't X a hundred raaaona to bleaa tho Lord becauao of my wooden lege? Tow see, my dear air, X am not forcod to buy either wooden ahooa or other boots: and X don't have to bother, trying tham on. either; I ' don't bargain with merchants, and 'my money remain In my pocket.

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I stretched out my arms and, with great devotion, thrice saidr 'Sundam bundam.'"

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Corna never bother me. and my faat never hurt ma otharwlsa, either. While I walk Z don't need to be afraid that my feet will be hurt by atone or pierced by thorns. Whethar I walk on gravel. In mud, in anow or In water. It makes no difference to me; and X don't need to. bo afraid that X may catch cold, for my boots will never get wet "It X atumbla agalnet a snake, X am not frightened, and X don't fear doga biting my legs, either. Whan my wife ia aaucy, I always hava aomethlng at hdnd to boat her with.' When I 'sit before the Are pi ace, my poker la always on hand. And when my lega will hava aerved me sufficiently.

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withal. "You 'see, my dear air, why It Is that I am always laughing at people who aro having troubles with their feet." Thus apoke tha old man. and laughed . again.' And I didn't feel ao much aympathy . for him any more. However, my curiosity didn't lt ma rest. "Sir," said I to him, "since you hava enlightened ma ao much already, won't you please tell . ma how thia accident happenedT"' ' ' '' '-;:;.'.'. "What accident?" - "Why. the losing of your legs." "That's av fortune, young man good

luck. I tell you. Tho greatest f ortuno ot my life. Not only because wooden legs are a hundred times more serviceable, as X have proved to you. but particularly becauaa through them 1 becama a happy and honest man. : Let's hava another drink and I will tell you my story." , After, wa had had our drink, the little gray, laughing old man said: "Whan I waa a very young man I speedily squandered all tha property my father left me. and, being desperate, decided to take lessons from tho two greatest thieves In tbe world All Bingos and hi brother, Juszuf BlneL But when I saw, how ono could steal the eggs from under a magpie - in her nest, ' and tha other, meanwhile, could steal the atockinga off hla brother's legs, I becamo hoplea of aver making my way in auch a profession, and fled back .to the city..;;,-. , ......V"I strolled around for a long whllo la the desolate streets, and then aald to my self:'. ; : "Why. this thlef-handteraft must ba a good handicraft, after all. I think It would be a pity to give It up f oravor. It Is not absolutely necessary to be Immortal artists Ilka All Bingos and Juaauf BlneL I don't want to ateal from magpies, but from : careless people, which ' la a much easier Job, I suppose.' ;: 7,-;. . "And all ot a sudden, X wished I could try out thla buslneas. , The thing that tempted mo waa a houso built near to tho mansion ot the wealthiest Jeweler ot " Smyrna, Cslbukdslan, I could crawl up on the mason's scaffold and scramble up to the roof of Cslbukdsian'a houaa. Ther. I could alt Quietly, and when ..I poreolvod that every ono In tho houao waa aleeptng I could staal In 'through tho attic, break Into tha Jewelrs cabinet, nil all my pockets with precious atones, and then In tho aama way X came I could slide dowa oa the scaffold. "With great dif Acuity X got up to tho Jeweller's roof. My head want around, for tho houso waa very tall, and tho mooa ahona with nearly the brightness of daylight. Holding my breath, I crouched dowa at tho attic'a door and liatanad to aa whether tho people were still awake. "They were, very much to. t Cslbukdslan aald something In a vary loud voice, maybe to hla wife, for at times a woman' vole Interrupted. . Pressing my oar ontho door, X could hear everything. " Why, darling. I didn't get rich from my trade.' said tbo Armenian la hla thick voice, 'but from thievery. - 'And aro you not ashamed r lamented th woman. " 'Yes. X would bo ashamed If I had boon an ordinary thief.', answered Csibukdalan. But let it be known to you that X got my power to bo a groat thief from tbo beneficent DJlns.' " " Why, how did you coma to ; thoa DJInsr . "I can tall you that, too. Onco X found a load bottle., on the seashore, such a load bottle as that in which our Father Abraham imprisoned DJlns. X broke tho seal . and released tha DJIn. who then, from

gratitude, taught m how to nso a moo beam aa a ladder. "'As a ladderr repeated tho woman, la amasement.. "fjutta so. Why, that was th aoorot ot my success. For, my darling, X could walk on the moonbeam Uk other people walk on atalrs; nay. moreover, I could fly oa It. That's how X robbed tho treasure to war ot tho Sultan. I went up on the moonbeam to his higheat window, on which thor wa no grill, and got hold or two bag of diamonds. "And then how did you eomo downf On tho moonbeam.' T a wallowed thla conversation aa I would the sweetest honeyed sausage. - 'But how is It that you aro th only aa who. knows about this moonbeam walklagr asked tha woman. "'Becauae I am th only on wh waa ntruated by tha grateful Xjtn with th enchanting words.' said Cslbukdslan. 'Everything depended on thosa words. Ho wh know these two worda la able t walk up and down on tho moonbeam.' "WU. and what are thes two wordaT asked tho woman, curiously. "I will toll you, my wife. X won't us them, anyway, for X hav atolea onough la . my life already.' .: ' "A lynx never listened more eagerly thaa X did to what followed. "The whole matter la very atmpla. H who ; wanta to go . up somowhor ' ha t stand In tha moonbeam, and. with hla arm outstretched, aay thric. "Bundam auadam." At th very minute he ascends. Ilk th flake In th breese. and h goes wher h wanta to. And. If ho faala Ilk coining down from tho air. with outstretched arms, thrice only, ho aaya theaa words: 'Bundam bundam." Ha than lat go hla hold, aad ho will descend aa smoothly Into th deepness aa If angela were carrying him oa their palm. "Th Armenian atoppod talking. Immediately there araa an unspeable eagerness In mo. a yearning to do this mlracl. . Th ' moon ahona Just at me. Z stretched out my arms and. with great devotion, thric aaldt 'Bundam bundam. And than, with my baok leaned on th waata air, Z fell llko a atono. Both my loga war broken. Z waa lying in my blood en th street, moaning. Immediately th door ot the house opened, and the Armenian icamo out with a lamp In hie hand, followed by hla whole family. " 'Oh, you silly thief.' said Cslbukdslan. leaning above me. 'It waa really not my Intention i that you should ; eomo to auea grifc But b It known to you, you wretched creature, that when you crawled upon the roif ot my house I notlcd you. and thought that , thl stupid fable would be the best way of getting rid of you. ,X surely didn't wish that you should break yourself in pieces. This is toe much for a lesson. That's why I shall take you lot my house, you poor fellow, and will cur and cherish you humanely. Thu I got my s wooden legs, my dear boy. And X tell you that was the greatest fortune of my life. For X became aa honest and happy man."

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. hn . th Uait4 atatea Oovarnment U tiling to tell you exactly how to do It, v Bt maybe vebody want a pip la rsur house, Vry well, then, perhaps .Ik ladl wuld Ilk to grow theaa rarlou calabash gourd for pot a for laata little waata baskets, "catchUla," window decoration 'and other, 40ushold rnamnta Th Plant Bureau 1 about to put)k a special bulletin on the calabash, Ullla kw t grw tham and how mak th new-fangled ealabeah Ipe. which ar beginning to be lairduoed la thl euntry- Already they , ir th rag la, Kurope, being declared 'by mokara to b th most delightful and MtlsfAQtory of all pipe. But they ar very spanstv, costing; from k9te) IIS aplae. . , Kaaamveh aa.aoed of th requtsit tpeoloa f oalabaah .are now obtainable, sad the' plant is eaatly grown, thor not aeem to be aay good reason why people should pay money for 'la very desirable pipe. Thay caa produce toera Juat a wall for thamaelve. Heno It la that tho Plant Bureau aa thought It worth while to spread information an 'the aubjeot broadcast, aa tor tha Bda, aaybody caa find out tow te got theaa by applying to tha Dfflo ot foreign Sd aad riant In. troductlon ot 4Jd DvparUncnt of Agrltultdr. ' -; Mr. David ralrchttd and Mr. O. N. Collla (authora,,f th forthcoming buipitta aay that ..the ' atabash pipe ar gwd from h roohd nock of a large tpeelee of gourd, belonging to th group "at plants wbloo. inatud vthe cucumber, the melons, and' .tho aoahea. Thay ara M tlghtaar of ail Pipe' tor their also, ar graceful Shape.- color llko meercbauma. and, r delightful, smokers. Unlike tha. cheap pipe which ar turned ut by maobiary. ao two oaUbaah pi pea ar alike, la this lies much ot their harm. ',.' If th via Is t b grown for tho aak ot It gourd, It should aot bo trained o vrarHs. tmt aHowed to trawl over the gteuwd.-Under uch clrrumatanoea the gourd form their necks with th desirable crook, aad, while got aU of tham by any, mean mako ack autubto tor pipds, a fair percantag of taany'do. U seems to b seat. fr aecurtar perfect neck, ta taad th godX? wn half grown ao' that Uiey nik :sa their big ada

Unless thla Is done very carefully, how-' vr, th necks will snap off, for they nr extremely brittle, it Is only when vry , nearly rip that they become hard, and then .thay are almost unbreakable - To make a pipe, the neck end of the gourd ahould be out off and all pith carefully removed from tho Inside. The thin outside skin should be scraped oft with a sharp knife as soon ss possible, before It dries. Then the hard surface may be polIshed with whiting or pumlre. Sandpaper will scratch It, and must not be used. , Care must be taken to protect the gourd necka against attack by microscopic fungi eallod mold. Unless properly cleaned and properly scraped they are liable to uffr Injury from thla causa. The necks, after being cleaned and craped, ought t b hung up in a cool, dry room where plenty of air lain deulatlon and where they, will not freeae. It in a place where thwH?n tpI,t tnem. ao much the better. When the gourd ., neck la ' thoroughly aeasoned. It la time to make the pipe. Th neceasary accessories are a hard rubber mouthpiece, a cheap meerschaum bowl and some thin cork strlpa such aa are used for wrapping the ends of cigarettes. Theaa things ought not to coat much more than 50 cents. But to get them from a Pipe dealer may require some diplomacy, for tho merchant would rather sell pipes than furnish customers with materials for making them. In addition, a small quantity of plaster of parte will be needed. - Cut oft smoothly tha. Up ot the amall and of the neck and bore through It with a knit Wade, ao aa to make a hole. Screw firmly Into thla th rub-Irory-threaded ntppi.. If ther dlf. flculty In getting the. hard Ivory to tho tip of the gourd-neck la hot water, a machinist's die may he used for the. purpose. The large trumpet-like end ot the gourd-neck la next cut with a fine aaw at the proper angle, and low enough so that an ordinary cheap meerschaum bowl will fit Into It. having Ita rim flush with the cutslda of the gourd. A few teaspoenfula of plaatar of parts mixed with water to form a atlff paste Is then spread aa a thick layer for half an Inch Inslda the rim of the gourd-neck. Finally, the meerschaum bowl Is greased and forced Into place against the fresh plaster, where It Is left Just long enough to allow the plaster t set slightly not vr three

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minutes at most The Idea Is that It ahall be removable. The setting for the bowl Is now made, but la not perfected until a strip of thia cork haa been glued moothJy over the surface ot the plaatar. Before 'doing this.. little Of the plaster should be scraped away to allow for tha thickness of tha cork. When the process haa been properly performed, the meerchaum bowl fits snugly, but is easily removed by a twist of the fingers when the pipe la to be cleaned. t :.. Thla la the cSmpleted pipe. and. with all the necessary , things at hand. It can ba made la half an hour. It appeals to the discriminating amoker aa poaaesslng the most valued characteristics ot the long German pipe in a much' more convenient form. The

bowl occupieo but a small part of the aollcw neck, and the remainder of the " . space forma a receptacle below the0 Lower End of. the Caleb"

howl which answers the purpose of keeping Juices from entering the stem

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Inferior to tha expensive Imported ones which are now so much In fasnlon. The calabash gourd la j a good bearer. Four vines on a gentleman'a place, near Washington, produced about seventy-flve gourds In a season. But It must aot be thought that all ot the gourds produced will be lit for pipe bowls unless each fruit la taken' while the neck Is still pliable, and so tied that It forms , ths proper curve Th calabashes should be left as long as possible on the vines, to thicken their hells thoroughly. If picked green, they will be no thicker than cardboard, and in drying are liable to crack. On the other hand, frost will Injure them If they are left on the vines too long. ) Many of the gourda which are of the desired shape will be, found worthless owing to small defects and Insect bite. Often they are attacked by molds far which reason It Is not a bad idea to place plecea of board under the choicest specimens, to keep them off the ground. To prevent, snout-beetles and other Insects from biting the calabashes, they may be covered with paper bag, folded closely about the stem. But the bags must ba ao placed that the water can drain out of them when it rains, else they will do more harm than good. HE WAS SUCCESSFUL. "Tour husband la a very $ucce$fut mlnitter, nt ef" Succeatfv.lt I ahould aay aot We'v moved four timet in five yeara, each time to a bigger city and bigger taU ary." . v.

By HAHS. THE Boodleflneh ha nickels for Its eyes, and I've been, told ' Bach feather on Its back is mad Of shiny, glltt'rlng gold; Its beak Is formed of silver, but It's always hungry, for ' No matter how much coin It aata, It always cries for more

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A llll'.e girl, or little boy. Who disobeys Msma By asking for a penny from Their brother or Papa, Had best look out. or they perhaps) Will some day feel a pinch Upon their arm, aad there .wtll be The hungry Boodleflneh.

HIS FATE. "So Jonet has married that Itlta Gabbler Poor devil I"t "Fes, they're on their wedding tour now." "He'tt think ICt a lecture tour beor he geta back."

THERE'S A REASON. "That tcoman'i Keartteeaf -Why do you aay ihatf "She devotee more attention to kaw pel dog than the docs to her own chttdr - "Burnt Bave you seen the chttdr

A CHRISTMAS IDEA. , r-; . think rn have my picture taken." Whatforr' ? , "Oh. they make lovely Christmas gifts for folks you don't care to spend much money on."

The Lowest Human Beingo on Earth.

Taa, nwir omci or creat Britain naa received reports from the military

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patrol In the remote parts of the

Nigerian province of Muri. on the Upper Benue e tributary of tha River Niger which Indicate the discovery of the lowest type of human beings that ever existed. ;'Y : The operations of the patrol were undertaken for the purpose ot establishing effective administration over a territory so little known that la many eases the villages visited had never before been aeea by a arhite maa." Th relations between the Government and the Wurkum people the tribe chiefly concerned had never been friendly, and the three expeditions previously sent against them having had no satisfactory result, a freab force wa Sent Into the country In consequence of attacks . upon trader and also for the purpoe of finally bringing the Wurkum under control. ' 7 The people are described as being of the lowest type, every village being cannibal. Worship consists of tbo worst

form of fetish. In most cases the entire some thtrt Mrth or th

population is naked. The religious be- marched la a south east direction over aJit w .. . PfM re Interesting, tlrely new country ot which nothing was They believe In the transmigration ot known except th extremely bad charaev r m ir rbo am pia. vuiud

An evil man's soul becomes a witch, whose fata ia death by burning. In some casea the people worship a deity, who at

are described as "shocking."' the tnhapj. tante being among tho lowest, , i - : Their persona , were ao effeaarr that

- remain among them. Some hundreds eat ed as armed with a long born, which he .ZT s blow at intervale. tbm P5 Membled whU !h poIlU-r-h-- Vi., m .. . c officer explained to them th wishes J??Z 11. U "f cifhed; ol the Government. As th patrol prion outer occasions be la naked. One of ceeded they found the 1 una trttan ia ail the pagan deities kills ail women who working to their fields fully armed with a. vtm apeara and abielda, Jl largo meeting ot the people waa called, aad It was decided At a place called Bashlma waa seen aa not to agree to the terms proposed by th Iron spear placed la tfie ground at a British as punishment for the ktUlag aad spot held la great reverence and wor- "g Z!mf twaty.tor boar shipped by the people at sight. In many ' grace the orca marched Into th town ot th houoe were found wooden Idols, which wa cleared after oonelderablo op-

which are not object, of worship la toC thZ WmTbmnTS

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vlncaa. played conspicaous gallantry. ,, . .- .

homers of th Baacbi aad Marl provtoe.

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