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BROOKLYN AJtLY ACJIjE StTNI) AY, JCJNE 27, THE. E. Parrett, Hans Kleeman, Grace O'Grady, THH UgE TOOL. QUESTIONS ANSWERER 14. Behead a fruit and leave to exlBt.

15. Behead to gain and leave a preposition. The beheaded letters name a famous American poet. VINCENT CAHILL. 6.

Square. 1. Part of the verb "chide," to conceal; without employment; a forest animal. K. E.

2. To whip; a girl's name; a minute particle; gentle. C. C. 3.

A city in Italy; not covered; to put in order; stops. CORINNE GILBOURNE. 4. A measure of distance; a thought; a vulgar look; to acquire by service. NORMA MORRISON.

hia friends tried to stop him he said, "I desire to be useful." He received his instructions and landed upon Long Island disguised aa a school master. He visited the British forts and camps and wrote down what he saw In Latin. He hid hia papers in the Boles of his shoes. While he was waiting for a boat to take him to Connecticut he was captured and taken befora Sir VllIlam Howe, who sentenced him to be hung at sunrise. He was treated very badly, not Ixinff allowed a clergyman or a Bible and his farrvrell letters to his mother and Bister were torn up by the cruel provost marshal.

As Hale ascended the scaffold on September 22, 1776, he looked at the crowd and said: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my was hunff near Franklin square, Xew York City. In the City Hall Park of New York there is a granite monument to Hale with a bronze statue of him on it. Around the bottom of It are these words: "I only regret that I have but one life to loee for ray country." JAMES L. ROBINSON, 21S Grand avenue. Those young friends also sent correct answers: Cara C.

Camp, Frank B. Nimms, William McEvoy, Isabel E. Anderson, John A. Carey, George E. Henderson, Harrio ConWn, DeWHt Hough, Samuel J.

Fisher, John Flattery, Fred Lepe, Mamie Lynch, May Dooley, Eleanor Kinir. William Masrutre, A. Lloyd Lott, 7. Triangle. 1.

A city of Massachusetts. 2. Frequent. 3. To make unconscious.

4. A number. 5. A preposition. 6.

A consonant. N. M. 8. Fruit Pi.

Eppnaliep. Roosegeybr. Tauscrrn. Has ceep. Sinquec.

J. M. T. ANSW6RS TO weeK's puzzles 1. Missing Cities.

Rome. Berne. Pekln. 3. Beheadings.

1. Bryant. 1. eat. 2.

end. 4. A bet. 5. ail.

6. all. 3. Buried Cities. 1.

Oxford. 5. Berlin. 3. ear.

2. London. 3. Athens. 4.

Carson. 6. Lisbon. 7. Paris.

8. Jackson. 5. Enigma. Brooklyn Dally Eagle.

6. A Ladder. 4. Diamond. lea Realm ale A AMOUR BUDGE A A REFER I A ALONG 7.

Beheading. Tillie Miles, Elolse Miles, Anna Lee, Grace Powell, Mary Palmer, Florence Leach, Jean Uflendill. George Allison Use this as credit Tor June 20. new fuzzlss. 1.

Transposition. I am never entire, still you will admit Dispensed with, I cannot be well. Transposed, I prevent any danger to health. By excluding foul gasesi which smell. And once more transposed and then you will see That I'm all attention now can you guess me? LEONARD HIRSH.

2. Decapitation. Fame, castles, aye and jewels rare. Even love, it has been said, Are yours If you will give my whole, But just cut off my head And I'm a common grain for food, Though cheap, by some thought fine, Behead again, and a cold chill Goes creeping down my spine. L.

H. 3. Puzzle. I am composed of 14 letters and name a celebrated writer. My 3, 4.

11, name the first boat. My 9, 10, 12 is something hard and cold. My 5, 6, 7, 14 is the reverse of more. My 11, 9, 8 is a small goat. My 8, 9, 10, 11, is a boy's name.

My 2, 3, 4, 11 means to listen. My 13, 9, 10, 6 is pleasing. My 1, 2, 9, 10, 11 is a young inhabitant of the farm yard. DOROTHEA BROWN. 4.

Rhomboid. Across 1. Part of a girl's dress. 2. A state that requires relief.

3. An open surface. 4. Possesses. Down 1.

A consonant. 2. An article. 3. A division of the earth.

4. A man of great valor. 5. Moisture. S.

An article. 7. A consonant. MAISY CORCORAN. S.

Beheadings. 1. Behead a strap and leave to change. 2. Behead a title of dignity and leave a title of dignity.

3. Behead at no time and leave at all times. 4. Behead to course and leave to be ill. 5.

Behead a famous university and leave a beverage. 6. Behead to give with hope of receiving and leave a stop. 7. Behead to undo and leave to write.

8. Behead close by and leave a useful organ. 9. Behead to yawn and leave an animal. 10.

Behead a bazar and leave the atmosphere. 11. Behead an incident and leave to utter. 12. Behead a useful article and leave a venomous serpeant.

13. Behead to deposit and leave to assist. (ometrm boUt Little ten hildren. The following account of the work of Miss Howe, who has recently returned to America after eight years spent in conducting a kindergarten: in Kobe, Japan, in the interest of little ones of the wealthy natives, appeared in a recent number of the Chicago Times Herald: The boys and girls play together until they are 7 or 8 years old, and their games consist of ball, tag, flying kites, spinning tops, jumping rope, playing soidler; In fact, quite the same games as the children play here. But more than all they delight to dig in the mud and mold It Into artistic little gardens, with rivers running through them.

They use small twigs to represent trees, and make stone steps and gravel roads with pebbles. The kindergarten opens at 8 o'clock in the morning In spring and summer, and at 9 in winter. The younger children remain until after the noonday luncheon, but the older ones have an afternoon session from 1 until 2. What they bring for their luncheon is very interesting. Each child has a little china or lacquer lunch jar, Inclosed In a wooden coyer and tied at the 'top by drawstrings, by which it is carried.

These little jars are placed in rows on a shelf In the cloak room, and at noon the teacher appoints two children to distribute them to thelx respective owners, and two other children to distribute the little boxes of individual chopsticks. Then the janitress brings in a tray of little cups and saucers and a pot of hot, weak tea. After the tea Is served they place their Jars and chopsticks in front of them with much exactness and wait quietly for the blessing to be asked. And with "Now you may open" off come the covers, the chopsticks are taken up and a general attack made upon the goodies. These little lunch Jars are very ingeniously constructed, having sometimes two and three sections, or trays.

The top ones are lifted out, and the bottom one, which constitutes the larger part of the jar, contains the rice, which is always oaten first. Sometimes It is CorruvandenU ditapvoinMt when their are not mediately, a the information solicited fr. QXtentlv requires considerable research, for which ample time should be allowed. Tht name and address of the writer should aa company everv QUtstion. 'i NOTES "An Inquirer." In Colorado, Utah'aiia Wyoming women have full suffrage and vote all oflloens, including presidential electors.

Btatfa has the right to Errant the franchise to women. Wyoming made this law In 1870 and Colorado In 1S93 and It is provided for In the constitution of Utah. "Constant Reader" The poem about Farmer Brown, the title of which Is "Mother's Fool," 'la to be found In "One Hundred Choice No. 12 and in some other collections. Several correspondents have kindly sent notes in regard to this Doem.

A corresoondent kindly sends a copy of "Be Patient With the Living," which sh found in her scrap book. The first line Is Sweet friend, when you and I are Kon. The name of the author Is Margaret E. Sangster. J.

You will And a. Catholic home for aeed women with the Little Slaters of the Poor, DeKalb and Bushwlck avenues. and B. is correct In claiming that light Is necessary to produce the reflection of an object on a mirror, "Valley Forge" For Information as to Soils, ol. the Revolution we refer to the Eagle Almanac.

"Law Student" If you desire to obtain a precise idea of the difference between the'aignlficance' of "Judge" and "Justice" In the state of New York we refer you to article "VI of the constjtur tlon. In the United States supremo court the title "Justice" applies, although the constitution of th United States calls them "Judges." (Article III. section 1.) "Hear ye! Hear ye!" or. In the French, "Oyez" is the term used hy criers In court when proclaiming the opening of court for business and summoning all present to give attention. It" is repeated three times.

A. The auestlon about landlords or agents keeping dark halls in houses lighted at all hours is one which should be settled between tho. parties referred to and tenants. "An Old Reader" The Lnncoln. statue was rew.

moved from Its original position on the plaza to its present location about Decoration Day, 1895. S. There was no person named Seymour Harris connected with the Park Theater. in, New York In 1S34. There was a Harris manager of a London theater about 1799.

The Park Theater was opened December 3, 1798. The "Satire on the Creed of Henry Buckle" you refer to was traced to John Gcorga Phllllmore, Q. eminent as lecturer on constitutional law at Lincoln's Inn. Here Is the satire: This 13 the creed, let no man chuckle. Of the great thinker, Henry Buckle.

I believe in fire and water, And In Fate, dame Nature's daughter. Consciousness I set aside Tho dissecting knife my guide. I believe In steam and rice. Not In virtue nor in vice; In what strikes the outward senro. Not In mind or providence: In a stated course of crimes.

In McCauley and the As for "truth," the ancients lost her; Plato was a great Imposter. Morals are a vain Illusion, Leading only to confusion. Not In Latin nor In Greek Let us for Instruction seek: Fools like Bossuet that might suit. Who had better have been mute; Let us study snakes and file's And on fossils fix our eyes. "Would we learn what men should Let us watch the kangaroo! "Would we know the mental march.

It depends on dates and starch! I bPiteve In all the gases As ft means to raise the masses. Carbon animates ambition, Oxy.qon controls nlltlon: Much that sublime in men. May be traced to nltrOKtn; And the body. not. the soul.

Governs the unfathomed whole. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Will 3'ou please indicate the value of the talent alluded to In our New Testament? Did it merely, signify a certain amount, or was there actually coin to represent said amount? CASSIUS. Answer The original talent was measured by but its value varied widely among different nations and at different times. From indicating a weight It came naturally to be used as the name representing an amount of money, in the same way us pound did in modern times, or as the ounce is signified In Cuba In reference to gold coin. However, there never was a coin knowrt as a talent In Greece alone there were five or six different talents, having as many values.

The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 56 pounds, .10" ounces avoirdupois, and as a denomination, of silver money it was equivalent to about $1,180. Among the Hebrews the talent was tho largest weight used, and It was equal to 93 pounds avoirdupois. As a denomination of silver money. It has been variously estimated at J1.64S to fl.DlG. As a denomination of gold money the talent was twice the weight of the silver talent and ths ratio of value for eiual weights was esttmated at.

13 1 3 to 1. so that the gold talent was valued at about 550,000. To the Bditor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Could you Inform me where I can find a poem entitled "A Roman Lawyer In Jerusalem." and the name of the author thereof? I have inquired and searched for It for a long time without sue Answer The poem, "A Roman Lawyer," Is by W. W. Story, sculptor, lawyer, musician and poet.

The poem is a defense of Judas Iscaxiot and Is a very Interesting production. It first appeared In Blackwood's Magazine, vol. 104, page 479. It Is too long to print here. We find it In a little volume of "Poems of the Law," collected by J.

Greenbag Crolte, and was published by Sumner Whitney San Francisco, In 1SSS. To the Kdltor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Can you direct me to find Instruction with, a view to being cured of stammering? PLAIN. Answer We cannot name any place where one can be cured of stammering. Such places hav been advertised, but as to the curing we would hesitate to give assurance. It Is believed, however, that this affliction may bo cured In every case.

'Die process Includes simply patience and perseverance. The stammerer needs to begin hleceity of ccUracy IVaK5 IVeaVirementj. IVattj.factUrer and tfje VsatcrjmaKer tn NO. 11. As a person who works more and more with tools I think he must appreciate more and more the profound meaning of accuracy.

Here Is a well known fact In the construction of locomotives tho deviation of a ten thousandth part of an inch one way or the other of a definite measurement on certain parts will condemn them to the scrap heap, while some of the finest parts must be to within a forty thousandth of an inch of an absolute measurement. This Is well known, yet how much does the statement affect the average mind? Not to tho slightest extent, because the eyo has not been trained to observe accuracy or inaccuracy. We are all familiar in these days with the little steel balls that make up our bicycle and other fine bearings and we know that they must be very accurate in that all their diameters must be the same. In this connection tho following story, about whose truthfulness I haven't the slightest doubt, is interesting: A manufacturer of these steel balls called on a maker of watches, handed him a few specimens of the balls and asked for a criticism. Taking several in tho palm of his hand the watchmaker said, "Why don't you make them round?" Round! Perhaps you can imagine the feelings of the man who had devoted much energy and many dollars in perfecting machinery that would turn out steel balls of perfect diameter.

Try to imagine then his emotion; when the watchmaker, with his pencil point marked three spots on one ball that were a thousandth of an inch too small In diameter in comparison with the rest of the sphere. On measuring theso places by a delicate Instrument it was found that the maker of time pieces was correct and the balls inaccurate. How were they measured? Oh, perhaps I'll tell you some time. How could the watchmaker tell? Because his eyes had gone through years of training and it was uhelr business to detect siig'ht errors. Now for the point at which I am driving.

We cannot expect boys or girls to work very accurately at first, but we do look for a gradual improvement as they grow older and have more practice. For the last two years up to a short time ago we have related to the young readers of the Eagle many talks given to a boy by his father. You can depend upon it that boy has been growing and improving and has been interested in these talks on tools, too. He made the box that I have described in the last two talks and when it was finished the father measured It and found an inaccuracy of a sixteenth of an inch on each dimension. That is, it was one sixteenth too long, one sixteenth too wide and one sixteenth too shallow.

When he had flnitded measuring he gave a long whistle "What's tho matter?" asked the boy. "Why your dimensions are wrong," said the father. "Look here," and he showed the boy the errors. Now I don't agree with the fatber exactly. I think a sixteenth of an inch is pretty close for the first attempt, and if you all come as near as that for the first few trials you will be doing well.

Still you must try td work finer every time you take up a new piece of work. There is a very important tool necessary for you to be able to handle in order to do accurate work in wood. It is called the marking guage. 1 hlllilinlMiliMlllilinlinlil 0 The block slides along bar and may be fastened at any point by turning set screw S. The metal marker may project as far as you wish by loosening screw T.

Bar is divided Into inches and fractions just like any rule, but for fine work they cannot be relied upon. Suppose, for instance, we want to set the guage at one inch. best way is to bring the rule and guage together in this position: Holding both between you and the light. With the end of rule against the block as shown, push the latter carefully over until the point of steel marker comes just to the one inch mark. Lay the rule down and turn the set screw, being extremely careful not to move tho block in either direction to the slightest extent.

The guage is now ready to make a sharp clean cut lino one inch from any smooth edge that may be ready to receive It. This sketch will show the operation better than any verbal description. The tool may be held in either hand and must be pushed from you, not drawn toward you. You will be surprised to find yourself drawing it toward you if not very careful. Remember there is a right way for doing everything.

I would advise you at this point to plane down a piece of board say ten inches long, two wide and one thick. Start in and guage lines tho whole length of it a quarter or an Inch apart. Don't bo discouraged. Try che other sldo and then try making them an eight apart and when you have this down fine try' on a fresh smooth piece of pine, lines one sixteenth of an inch apart. Tills will give you all the necessary and you will be ready for Che next lesson.

EDWIN W. FOSTER. gireet ailed "l3y and By." The street called "By and By" is smooth. And down a hill It windeth; And he who starts its crooked way, Much cure for trouble findeth. But at the entrance is a sign "Hero put away Endeavor; For down the street called 'By and You reach the house called 'Never'!" The house called "Never" stands below, A grim and ghastly tower, Whose broken windows, shattered roof, And ruined turrets lower; While from the casement gaunt despair A warning shrieks forever: "Take heed! The street called "By and By' Leads to the house called 'Never'!" What matter tho' the street bo fair, And flowers tempt my straying, Tho' strife be hard, and rest bo 6weet, And easy the delaying; If, at the end, I surely find That hope and I must sever, When down the street called "By and By" I reach the house called EVA LOVETT, The Independent.

City of New York, when Washington had his headquarters for a short time while retreating toward Harlem Heights. Hale received instructions on duty from Knowlton. who was commander In chief. He entered the British camp a 4 a young farmer and made notes unsuspected. A kinsman betrayed him.

Ke was taken to General Howe's headquarters and contlnod there all night. He frankly acknowledged that he waa a spy, and without a trial waa handed over to Marshal Cunningham the next morning. September 22, 177G, to be hanged. He wns not even allowed the use of a Rible or a clergyman, but another officer, who had charge of the execution, furnished him with papers to write letters to his relatives and friends. But Cunningham tore them up before his face, while spectators sobbed violently.

At the last moment Hale said. "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for rny country." RAH1E BRIGGS (aged 13 years). ETHEL. M. GL.ASS (aged 12 years).

THE The answer to the first question is Nathan Hale; the second, George Washington; the third, General Howe. At this time the British army was at Long Island. It was In 1776. Tho history does not state the exact date. The American army, under General Washington, was at Harlem Heigh td.

The Story. George "Washington, the commander in chief of the American army, during his retreat desired to gain some knowledge of General Howe's movements and accordingly sent Captain Nathan Hale to visit the English camps on Long Island. Passing the lines safely he was on his way back when, recognized by a Tory relative, he was sent to General Howe' a headquarters, where he was tried and executed as a spy. Before the execution ho asked for a Bible, but was refused. A minister was not allowed to see him and his farewell letters to his friends were destroyed.

As he was placed on the scaffold he pronounced his last words, which were ever afterward famous: "I reRre only that 1 have but one life to give to my country." ADRIAN MINTfe, Jr. 851 DeKalb avenue. "MY HISTORY STORY. Early in September, 1771, the American army, under General Washington and Sullivan, having retreated to the upper end of Ne. York City, in the vicinity of Spuyten Duyvel Creek, went Into camp.

General Washington being desirous of knowing the actual strength of the British forces, 1 under General Howe, who was then In possession of Long Island, called for a volunteer to undertake the perilous task of penetrating the enemy Maes, and ascertaining the disposition of the British armv, and what their future plans were. A gallant young soldier, Nathan Hale, offered to undertake the dangerous mission, and, having carefully disguised himself, he set out. After many miraculous escapes, he was enabled to gather, most valuable and Important data concerning the enemv's force, and their relative positions. In fortunatelv he was doomed to he oajxured. While, on his return to General Washington's headquarters he was surprised by a detachment of English officers.

He was at once bound and taken into General Howe's presence. A brief examination fullv convinced them that he was a spy. He was speedily tried and hung. Before being put to death he gave utterance to the famous words, inscribed on his statue in City Hal! Park, Borough cf Bowling Green, Greater New York, as follows: "I only regret that I have but one life to give to mv country." WILLIAM McN'AMARA, age 1L years. 2CC G'enmore avenue.

THE STORY OF NATHAN HALE. The event 1 am going to about cceurred during the Revolutionary War, I will have to tell vou something about the war. The "Revolutionary War was between America and Eng'and. A that time America was one of England's colonies and consisted of thirteen states. The prin eipal cause of tne war wa.s taxation without representation.

This wa.s England claimed she had the autnorl ty to tax the Americans cm ta, coffee, etc, without the American having anything to say about It. This the colonies resented, as you know, by having the celebrated "Boston tea party." One of the most important battles fought during the Revolution was that on Long Island, August 27. 1776. The Americans were encamped at Harle Heights, under the command or 'Jen oral Washington while the British were under the command of General Howe, on Long Island. Nathan Hale was a young captain General Washington's Ptaff who hail sacrificed a gr iat many things to serve his country.

General Washington wanted to know the position of the English army and Captain Hale offered to undertake to find out. He dressed himself in the garb of a schoo. master. which had been his vocation before he became a soldier, anil re ached the British obtained the plan and started back with it to General Washington. He passed the enemy's camp in safety, but stopped at a tavern kept by a Torv.

Here Hale wo? recognized and Informed upon to the English. Ho was taken prisoner and1 the fallowing day, Sunday, September he was hn ng as a spy. General Howe, who cause 1 him to lie executed, refustd to let him see a clergyman. Jhbh or to write his friends. The martyr's lying words wc re: "I only r.

gre that I have but one life to give for my country." Huntington, where Hale was captured, they erected a monument In lfS( in memory of him. K. ago 11. FOLLOWING IS THE SOLUTION OF HISTOR ITA.L I'KOBLIvM NO. 3: Nathan Hal1, the brave captain, was born in Covenrv.

Connecticut. June He enlisted as lieutenant in a 'nninvricut regiment July 0, Appointed captain In the Continental army, September 1, He left th" American camp at Harlem Heights at the reoust nt ra! Washington, his commander in chief, to hnd out the position of the Rritish forces or. lying Island. II" cms. ed from the Connecticut sin in to Long Island with instructions from George Washington to push through the lines the Uritlsh and note the movements of the nemy and tell of their lcrti Meations.

He succeeded In his object, but was captured on his return, near Huntington. Long Island. He was taken to New York by General Howe was sentenced to be hung as a spy September 1770. He hung without a trial In an orchard ownrd by Colonel Rutgers, near the present sit" of Market strc and Uroadway New York City by Captain Cunningham. CiliACK KVS (age CIO DeKalb avenue.

tuk vorxc; captain. Nathan Hale, who was the captain of an American armv. was burn in Coventry, tYmti. June 17.V, lb "gradual, at Vale when but hy veui of age. Afi the battle of Lexington, which Was fought In he joined the army as lieu tt nant and soon after appointed Among his exploits was the capture of a r.rltlsh sloop, which was loaded with provisions.

This he captured In the year that ho was hung. 16. ter the 'f' nt of army at Long Island, widen was about August 2fl or ::0. 177rt. Washington, the cumtu.

inder jn chief of the American army, which was stationed on Harlem dghcs, wa.s extremely anxbtius to obtain infnuKtlon of the strength, plans and situation of the British army, which was statioiiod on Long Island. Nathan Hale, the brave captain of whr.m I am writing, volunteered to undertake the perilous task. He possessed himsHf of the full knowledge of the sltuoailon, but rettirninL' was and d. with his notes upon his person, by a tery relative and was brought to Howe's headquarters wh'Te iw. conimand him to be hung as a spy.

This wn; done wi ven a trial on the morning nf September 1 TTd. lie died a patriot and a hero, saying with his 1 breath. 'F only reiT a that I hav but life to give for my country." Tie tree on whh he was hung is In an orchard owned by vioiiel Kutg r. and si tuated near he present int "re. bin i.f M.i rket street and 11a st Hroadway.

YorJ; cite. CLARA Age 890 street. NATHAN II A 11 1. The Hevoluti 'iiary War was started In 177H. It ended It bad kept up rdtrht The' firitish army w.

us in fJrooklyn the A.mertcan was in New York. They had erosf ever to New York. A i dd wma sent a colored man to tell the Hritish army that the. American army bad crossed l(vr New Yi rk. but it was t.

ro late. Nathfin Mai was captured rn Sattinlay, September 1, lie was hanged the next dav. HOLT (nged 9 arsj. 1.C J4 St. Marks avenue.

THE WIKH.E STORY. The nam1 of the brave captain wan Nathan Hnie. The r'injrnniidr In ohhd utis Oeorgo Washington. The tiritish general's name was Howe. The lirltlsh army was in Lr.

oklyn anil the American: had cp i ver to New York. Hale was captured September 21, 177C. He was banned the next day. TKANKLIN H. MADDF'iX (aged 1u JG Somers street.

A THUK PATItlOT. After the battle of Long Island Washington, with tiis men, rotreated northward. Me wished to know about the movements of the British, ho asked his men if one uld undert ake the dangerous mission. JP received his answtr by a captain uf one of his c. nipanies.

Nathan Hal" received his educa tlon at Yale C1 dh. ee and was a native of (', He OroHsed in a brown suit and on the day started out. and In a few days drew designs of the enemy's rt ificat and movements and wrote his description Latin. Un returning to his c.nimander he was discovered by yoine of Howe's men, who took him to their general. Howe sentenced Hale to death a spy and the following morning was executed.

Ills iam wordn wcr "I only r'crei that I have but one life to spare for country." WILLIAM WILD. A P.RAVM PATRIOT. It wa.s abMK August that Washington, eornmandet In chief of the Am 'fU iin army, wishing to gain sMne luiowled of tie ni'i'em. of O'Mieral Ifowo. the Hritish otiicer, pent Nathan Hate, a young man of '21, to find out all he could.

He passed the snthv I and was returning when he was rocoirned and arrented by a Tory hulvc. He wasbrought before O' neral Howe, who without even giving him trial, commanded that lie should be hung as a spy. IP asked for a liiblc, but it wu denied hlrn. That nlpht he' wa.s hung In lungers' orchard and hi hist words were, "I only regret that I have put op.f life to jdve for mv MILDRKD WMHNMR (aged 11 years). HIS AVK IKS LIFK.

At one of the darkest partH the revolutionary war General Washington desired Rome In forma tlon about the English camps and niuvements. Nathan Hale, a young odlcer of Know I ton' 3 Rangers, offered himself as a volunteer. When ftor of tvfatkan ale, raVe Soldier Some ie5. A great number stories about the brave eoldier patriot described in last Sunday's Young Fdftks Pago have been received. These stories abcht the men who have performed noble deedsVfor their country are good for us all to remember and it is pleasant to see that these stdries are familiar to so many of you chiidret, even very young boys and girls, as many fetters were received from 8 and 10 year old readers.

It would not be'possible to publish all the Nathan Hale storie sent to the Young Folks Page. A large nunaber are selected and printed. Many whidJgje quite as good, however, will have to be oipltted. The writers of them are thanked cordially for the interest they show in our little history stories, and for the pains they take sending in such neat and well written compositions. Historical merit cards have vbeeu sent to these names: Frank C.

Keeler, Genevieve C. Kelly, Cara C. Camp, Anna Holbrook, Frank Nimms, Adrian Mints, Edward Francis Gordon, Dorothea R. Brown, William McEvoy, Lulu Scheling, Isabel E. Anderson, Edith Watson, Clara Smith, William McXamara, Joseph Holt, Franklin Madden, Edna Rogers, Grace Ross, Roy Murchie, Walter Brissel, August Blockley.

Hans C. Kleeman, James L. Robin con, Stanley H. Penton, Edna Hooper, Kathrine Kirchnei. Maud Roy, Dean Hawley, Florence E.

Morrison, Irwin McLure. HISTORICAL PROHIjEM NO. 3. ICame the brave captain Nathan Hale. Name of American commander General Washington.

Name of British general General Howe. Place of American camp On I oni? Island. Place of IJritish camp Now York. STOKY. During the Revolutionary war.

when the American army wa.s stationed on Long Island and the British army in New York. tiu American commander in chief desired to know the strength of the British army. A brave American captain offered to go into the British camp and iind out all that Washington wished to know. Nathan Hale entered the camp and fuimd out the strength of the army and made plana of the As he was about to return he was captured as a spy, and sentenced tu be hanged. He was hanged on September 22, 1776, and his last words were, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country FHASK C.

KEELER, aged 11 years. 074 Madition street. NATHAN HALE. "Washington, the commander in chief of the American army, wishing to gain some knowledge of General Howe's movements, sent Nathan Hale to visfit the British camps, which were stationed on Long Island. passed through the British ranks safely, but when he was returning home he was reougnized by one of his relatives, who was a Tory, and arrested.

He was then brought to Howe's headquarters, where he was trid and hanged by the British general as a tvy. Before bin execution he was denied the privilege of having a clergyman with him. His farewell letters to his mother and sister were also destroyed. His hist words were: "I regret that I have but one life to give to my country." All this took plac during the battle of Long Island, which was in August, l7o. 'A statue in his honor now stands in City Hall Park, New York, on the verv spot on which lie was killer.

GENEVIEVE C. KELLY, aged 12 years. 4S Second street. ANOTHER STORY. Captain Nathan Hale, General George "Washington.

General Iluwe. Captured 21, 1770; hung, September 22, 177H. Patriot army was stationed at Harlem Heights. British at Brooklyn. After the battle of Long Island General Washington was very anxious to arn how the British were placed.

Nathan a young man from Connecticut, who had gained the title of captain by his bravery, though only 21 years old, offered to enter the enemy's camp and obtain the longed for He succeeded in learning what he wished and was returning, wl a relative, who was on the British sloe, recognised and betrayed him. He was taken prisoner and carried "before General who would nut have any trial, hut sentenced him to hung a a spy on the next day. which was the 21M fptember. He was allowed to have i and his farewell letters to his loved d. Hig last words were, "I onlv egr that I have but one life to give for mv country." E.

IIOLBROOK. 76 Clifton place. A GOOD ACCOUNT. Nathan Hale was born in Coventry, June 0. He entered "Yale College in 177(1, and graduated with some distinction in September, 177.1.

On leaving college ho engaged himself as a school teacher. He had a half formed purpose to be a minister. It was common then for a. young man studying for a profession to engage in schopl teaching. He was skillful as a teacher find was IJked by both parents of children and pupils.

Everybody lov. him because he was so sprightly, intelligent, kind and handsome He wns teaching in New London wln he was notified of the outbreak of the Revolutionary war. He joined the army as a volunteer. At Boston he, a lieutenant, persuaded his company of soldiers to relist in the army by offering his pay as bounty. For good conduct lie was promoted to captain with a commission frum Congress.

He commanded a company In Colon Knowlton's regiment, when "Washington, the commander in chief of the American a miles, ask Coionel Knowiton for a volunteer to penetrate the Tiritish camp for information regarding thedr strength and desluns. Hale volunteered to go. Being warned of the danger of entering the lines in digulsp, lie answ. red, "I wish to useful, and every kind of sorvtce necessary to the public pood becomes honorable by being Was I a at New York. Putting on a plain suit of brown clothes, his schoolmaster's garb, he crossed from Connecticut at Norwalk to Huntington on Long Island.

He visited the British encampments and mad' drawings of their fortifications. The information. Which he gathered at Lord Howe's en trip, then commander in chief of Brit ish forces, was written down in a memorandum In Latin. When returning to Huntingt'Ti. he saw a boat which he suspected to be the boat sent for him to take him back to Connecticut shore; it was a boat from a guardship sent to shore to get frenh water.

He signaled the boat, which took him on board, lie did not discover his mistake until tor. late. They stripped him and found the papers in the eoUt.s of his shoes and proved him to be a spy. They carried him to he gunrdshlp and thence to New York, where Howe was. He was landed on September 21.

at th time of the gn ut lire in N'w York. He was condemned by Howe to hung the next morning at daybreak. The sentence was tu be executed, the Jailer, a cruel provost marshal, named Cunningham. During the night. the doomed ijatri.it aski that lie might be attended by a clergyman.

He was refused. He then asked for a Bibie, which was refused. He wrote two letters, one to his mother and the other to a cherished comrade, which was heartb ssly destroyed by Cunningham. When about to ascend the gallows he turned to a few spectators who wen present and said, "I only regret that I hnv but one life to los for my Cou'ntrv." The noble patriot died a martyr spy. This battle was fought on August 27.

HHWAIU) FRANCIS Gi KDON. Prospect place laged 1 1 years). A BRIETF COMPOSITION TN HISTORY. The British army was preparing to Invade Now York and Washing: on ico mniand in chief) oouM no: oppose hem with the means ait hlrf comnvLnd. A coord ingly, he commenced retreat ing to the North.

The knowledge uf Howe's movements w.lh now very important. Cap tain Nathan Hale, dlsguls 'd as a 'hno'Tnas tPi, undertook to vlfdt th" l.iritlsh headquarters as a spy. The English lines were reached in ml the dsir Information rec 1 vf d. He was 3 cm his ivturn and t.iken to the 1 irl'Mfih camp by a Tory re! a i who rer" gn 1 zed him. He was i xeut'l on th 12 I of September.

The letters which had vri to nis mother ami wen de.stptyiM and his ixiKt wards wer 'I only regret 1 have but wnf life to give for my councrv." UOHOTHKA It. (aged 12 years V) months). Eighth street. THE POLITICK. PATRIOT.

Washington. the cinmander ln of rho America army, oerdn 1 procure Informal ion respecting n. Howe's position and probable intentions. There was ne Pra ve man who wax will inn to die that his country might live. Ho was Nat ban Hab a captain in Wash ing ton's I army.

He we Li 1 and, nxi taken sketches r.f th enemy's for: illcations, he was about 'to return, when he was captured by the enemy. Howe, regarding him as a rebel as well ok a spy and lehi vlng that could not he too severely punished, urdered him to he hiuigf d. When about i to aHcond the gullows he turned to the few spec tators that were pref 'iK and said: "I only regret I tliat I have but one life to lone for my country." And fo died this 'trtyr spy. this nobl patriot. Nathan Hale.

He died on September 2J. i St. Marks avenue. I.UI.L SCIIEHNG. I A NOBLE AMERICAN.

Nathan Hale was born In Coventry, June 6, 1755, and graduated from Yale College in 1773. He taught school at New London prior to entering Knowlton's regiment. He woh chosen for th perilous aervlcc of a spy. At Murray Hill, In the Arthur Hudson, Morris Wohlgemuth, Fred Mennig, H. Mann Page, Jacob Scharr, Uim ton Townsend, Elizabeth Tobin, C.

Woods, Mario Hanlon oo. Irene Brady. Augustus White, Warrell Pansborn, Charles Taylor, E. Ernest Richter, Arthur Bleecker, James Collins, wai ter Lunt. C.

Ray Wotmore, Charles Smltn, Carl Johansen. Edward W. Madden, Margretta Runge, George Ferguson, Edward Fluhr, 2,059 Fulton street, Bessie L. HolUngshead, Frances E. March, Ralph Hudson, Marion B.

Hawkins, C. A. Meeker, Edward McCaffrey, Charles V. Beam, W. Herbert.

Myers, James McMa fcon, Florence JL Pollard, Hans C. Kleeman, Florence E. Schofer, Lottie Byrne, Fred. C. Williams.

Arthur Watts. Robert Heffernan, Josephine Cochran, Lester Teatut, Joseph Da vies. JUNE 27. Marguerite Simmons. Marlon Frickenhaus.

Harold B. Pratt. Gilbert Carroll. H. a.

Pratt. Helen EprBert. Claire Epgert. May Coffin. Masle Corcoran.

May G. Phelan. Helen P. Phelan. Beatrice Goldsmith.

HaJph Hudson. Arthur Hudson. Leonard Hirsh. Annie A. Mllletts.

Pickett'. Helen "Walker. Jessie "Walker. Maben Griffith. Marietta Bssert.

Florence Price. William Khaw. Howard Shaw. Fredriea Allen. Mildred C.

Plunke George J. Plunkett. Tlurodore F. Deacon. Louis Byrnes.

Rnvmnnd C. Forbes. John V. Gill. Jr.

Grorpe Allison. Killth Ofrdr n. E.lwnrd Kltord. orpe K1ff.nl. Clara Smith.

Laura "Wallace K. Eagleson. Millie E. VoKe lsang. Mary Dls'orow.

Frank Dlsbrow. Edward Dlsbrow. C. Rurton Walsh. "Willie Gilcher.

Walter Brissel. Florence Hamilton. W. Herbert Meyers. Adele L.

Mapes. James L. Robinson. Florence A. Schoefer.

Marie Cassldy. H. F. BBKert. Maud Donovan.

"William Koehler. Mabel Koenler. Lizzie Ferris. Florence E. Wells.

Jesse C. Wells. Frank C. Keeler. Anna D.

Forbes. Grace Delano. Harold Delano. Adele J. Connelly.

Lfvulse Simmons. Alex. T. Ferris. Marguerite Simmons.

Belle Russll. E5na H. Younir. Genevieve Enrly. Thomas Brennan.

Bdtth Irene Cassldy. Jr. Elna Bennett. Charles Mulllsrnn. Rdna May Glynn.

Clauile H. Blrdsall. Florence R. Pollard. Clara Smith.

Mildred Werner. Lcittie Byrne. Emma Byrne. Emma Strong. Ida M.

F.lford. J. Frank PhiUiBS, 15. Pf ebe. Nrdlif' II.

Donovan. Annie G. Donovan. IVi.rcP Morrla. May Craltr Annie Irene Myers.

Frederick Bchvnrtje. CiforKe L. Adams. Clara Mae Morris. PUZZLE TALK.

Each child who answers correctly all the puzzles bf the week has his name placed upon the Roll of Honor. HeKiirnlng with Che list of May 16 each chMd whoso name Is printed there four times Ill receive a merit card. Three merit cards entitle the holder to the prize of a boolt. Each child must keep the lists containing bis name, cutting them out to include the hearting and date, and send these lists, with name marked and address Inclosed, to the tslKor of the puzzle department, when a merit curd will be sent him. These prizes are offered to all who work for them up to Octoher 3, 1857.

It is best to send for your card as soon as you have earned Try to keep the lists together and send them promptly, but if you lose any send what you have, with the dates of the misfing ones, and if your name is found the card will be sent you just the same. The date of May 1G Is published to show that no list before that will entitle the holder to a merit card. More than a hundred merit cards have been sent out to those who have earned them, and many children have written to say how pretty the cards vere, and how pleased they were to receive them, and how glad they would be when the other two arrived, so that they would be entitled to a prize. Puzzle No. the ladder, among the puzzles of June 20, has been found quite difficult by many of our little puzzle solvers.

Many of tlum gave it up outright, as our very short roln of honor shows. Others made brave attempts to solve it. Many of the children stuck upon one solution, which was quite as clever as the answer sent in with the puz zie, the parts fitting into their proper places in a way quite surprising. This was the answer found by many children: ARDOR TJ A REFER I A AHEAD And although not exactly the answer, It was very near it. The word, "arrearage," seems to have been found a poser.

It is a trille obscure, but not too much so for a puzzle. Several children have written to complain that their names were omitted from last week's roll of honor, although their puzzle answers were correct. This addition to the roll of honor of June 20 can be used by any of i theso children: Daisy Miller, Hazel F. Smith, Freddy Brown, Viletta Hillyer, Edna L. Bertram, Josle Rogers.

Tbe3e children have answered part of last Sunday's puzzles: Marian Palmer, George Detle, Emma Wolter, Ethel May Glass, Sadie Brings, Frances Pennoyer, Mamie Molloy, William II. Doyle, William C. Richter, Elizabeth M. Tobin, Edward A. Brion, Josle Rogers, Murray Storms, Lula Morgan, F.

Ernest Richter, M. Chrlstensen, E. Christen sen. Annie Irene Meyers, William Burroll Alford, Frances E. Marsh, Edith Burn3, Ada Kldgway, Roy Murchie, Percy Murchie, Florence R.

Pollard, Mildred Werner, Emily Williams, Stanley H. Penton, George G. Reynolds, Mattle Ryan, TUilo Roth, Emma Uyrne, Lottie Byrne, Maybelle Burton, Grace Berg, Emily Williamson, Charles B. Vagts, Frank E. Casanova, Georgo Manton, Emma B.

Strong, Edna Hooper. Agnes Dwyer, James Van Slycke, Florence Morrison, Percy Kalk hoff, Katie Enners, Fred Crans, Flora Alberts, Mabel pike, Ethel M. Parott, Clarence Wall, All. LL. L.

The Japanese umbrella is always yellow or black. The little girls, however, have to face the storm in a much less pleasant fashion. The nurses come for them, tuck their komona (dresses) into their sashes, leaving their little bare legs to enjoy a shower bath, and instead of rubbers they wear high wooden geta (clogs), and the little maids toddle home on these awkward looking "high water" boots as best they can. The very small children are strapped to the back of their nurses by a wide sash and carried home. Mki'ss Howe tells an amusing story of a child whom she had to correct for disobedience; for one of the first principles to be kimlly but firmly adhered to in the kindergarten is that of obedience.

The little boy had a severe cold, and when his nurse brought him to the kindergarten did not wish Mm to take off his haori (coat) for fear of taking more cold, but he insisted and struggled with her until she yielded. M'iss Howe had been watching, and, coming to the assistance of the nurse, told him he must obey and leave his coat on or he would take more cold, and though he persisted in saying "No, I won't," the coat was put on again. She had occasion to leave the room a few minutes afterward and when she returned found the coat off. This time she put it on him herself, and again being called from the room, returned to find it repeated. This time she took him by the hand and led him into a small room used by the janKtrpss, and after much struggling and resistance stood him up with the coat on in the center of a very low couch, and told him to remain there until she would come for hiim.

Whereupon he drew himself up and said to her most scornfully, "The foreigner's a fool." But the next morning when he joined the children he seemed to have forgotten his resentment and changed his mind about the foreigner, for after that they became excellent friends. One morning, several weeks after the children had been told the story of the "Oriole's Nest," a little boy oaime running into the workroom In great excitement, saying, "There's a live birdie under the tree and he's got his mouth open, and he's crying all the time." The teacher, going with him to the scene of excitement among the chl'dren, found a young bird that had fallen out of its nest, hut was too young to fly. The nest was on a low branch and she let the child take tho bird In his hand, and lifted him up so that he could put it back into the nest himself. Ills face beamed with delight when he thought of the pleasure it would give tho mother bird, when she "returned from her concert on the fence, or her feast in the berry patch," to find her little birdie safe at home; the teacher having impressed upon them the grief cf the mother bird in the "or lolo story" whose five little birdlings wcro killed, while she was a'way, by naughty boys who were hunting for nests. The kindergarten boys are nearlyali dressed in little sailor suits and caps and wear shoes looking quite like our American boys.

The girls, however, dress In true Japanese style, wearing silk, crepe, or cotton komono (dress), as the occasion requires. like a child and learn tne language over with the Bame assiduity that we observe in tho Chinese in their determination to master English. Road Bulwer's novel "What Will He Do With It?" You can find it in any of the libraries. There you will find how the clergyman was cured and an explanation of the whole process. To the Editor of i lie Brooklyn Eagle: Will you help me to obtain a copy of "PM1 Kearney at Seven Oaks?" DOUBLE U.

Answer The title of the poem wanted Is "Kearny at Seven Plr.es," and the author Is Edmund Clarence Stcdman. In the first line of tho fourth, vere of the poem allusion is made to Chantllly. and tho explanation is that General Phil Kearny lost his life at the battle of Chantllly, September 1 1662, by becoming separated from hl men and riding by mistake into the Confederal line It was growing dark and raining heavily, when Kearny, coming up suddenly upon som skirmishers, asked what troops they were, but perceiving they were Confederates he wheeled his horse and dashed away. Half a dozen shot rang out and he fell dead. The poem is as follows: So that soldierly legend is still on its Joum That story of Kearny who knew not the yield! Twas the day when with Jameson, fierce Berrf 'twenty thousand he rallied the field.

Where the red volleys poured, where the clamor1 Where6 tne'dead lay In clumps throuch th dwarf oak and pine, Where the aim from the thicket was surest ana No like Phil Kearny's along the whpl line. When the battle went 111, and tho bravest wers solemn. Near the dark Seven Pines, where we still hold our ground, He rode down the length ot the withering column. And his heart at our war cry leapt up with a bound. He snuffed like his charger, the wind ana tn powder His sword waved up on, and we answered th Loud oureer as we rushed, but his laugh ranff the louder; "There's the devil own fun, boys, aloner th whole line!" How he strode his brown steed! How we saw hig blade brighten In the one hand still left and tho reins In hi; teeth! He lauirhed like a boy when the holidays heighten, But a soldier's clance shot from his visor beneath.

Up oame the reserves to the mellay Infernal, Asking where to go in through the clearing or pine? anywhere! Forward! 'Tls all the same, colonel You'll find lovely fighting along tho whole line I' evil the black shroud of night at Chantllly, That hid him from sight of his brave men and tried! Foul foul sped the bullet that clipped the white lily. The flower of our knighthood, tho whole armyd pride! Yet we dream that he still In that shadowy region Where the dead from their ranks at tho wan drummer's sign Rides on, as of old, down the length of his legion. And the word still is, Forward, alone tho wholq lino. LITTL.G JAPANESE SCHOLARS. boiled with savory black seeds sprinkled over the top, or made into croquettes rolled in tbeso seeds.

In the second section is cold broiled or smoked fish, or sliced hard boiled eggs, which tbey eat with lotus roots, seaweeds, or cold pickled turnips. In the third section are the relishes, sometimes boiled chestnuts, sliced oranges or bean curd. It is an interesting sight to watch the children as they leave kindergarten, especially on a rainy day. If a man servant Is sent for a small boy, ho will place him high and dry on his shoulders, with his little legs encircling his neck, and the umbrella held high above. In this manner the little master of the rainstorm rlde3 home in great merriment..