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THE SUNDAY OBEGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 11, 1900. 21 TIic Children's Page. "When you tiro of stern "war and of troubles. When ou'.e conned all the skill and lore; Bead of fortunes escaping like bubbles. And of those that earth holds in store Turn from, theae, and from ort and excur sion That Incite the unlearned and cage. To the innocent pleasing diversion. That is found on th Children's Page. Let the north wind call shrill from the moun ta'ns While tee rit where the firelight glows; And the musical drip like a fountain. From the roof and the- bare branch flows: And in muslns, this thought heart and brain cleaves, "All through youth and in soMr age, In our life book, the fairest of all leaves Is the one called 'The Children's Page.' " Lou Spencer Ellis in S. F. Chronicle. ALL OF A SABBATH MORN Wise Saramie and Trnstfnl Georgle 3Iake a. Curious Mistake, on, "Way to Sunday School. "You can't miss the place; it's right around the corner from Trinity Church," their father said,, as he started them off for Sunday school, one Spring morning. Mr. "White remained at the gate and watched with pride until Sammle, in his brand-new brown suit, and Georgle, In his brand-new blue suit, with pearl buttons, had disappeared from view. Georgle disliked those pearl buttons Just as he disliked the lisp in his speech, which, try as he would, ho could not overcome. He was small for his age, instead of be ing large, like Sammie, who, though only nine, wore a suit made for a boy of eleven, because it fitted him perfectly. Nor was it altogether on account of the babyish but tons that, this morning, Georgle felt more Insignificant by contrast with Sammie than he usually did. A happening of the day before had something to do with the feel ing. Sammie had been sent to help him buy a sponge for washing his elate, and had In sisted upon doing it all himself, not even letting Georgle carry the money, or take a ioolcat the sponge before it was bought. Georgle had been dissatisfied with the size. "It's littler 'en yours, an' you know it," he had said, beginning to cry. "No; it ain't; it's the best we can get for ten cents. You saw mine wet. "When this gets water In it, it'll swell up, too." Shamed Into Silence. But Georgle had continued crying, un til his brother's gruff "Be still! Don't you see everybody's making fun of you?" caused him to notice that passers-by were Indeed smiling in amusement at the little scene, which was easily understood not any more because of Georgie's crying, however, than because of the way Sammie pointed to the sponge as he talked. Sure enough, when Georgle had put the sponge in water, it had grown large, just as Sammie had said It would, and how foolish the 6-year-old boy had felt, espe cially as Sammie teased him about hia Ignorance until bedtime, and would have commenced again at the breakfast table, had he been permitted to do so. However, Georcle. being naturally the brighter boy of the two, Sammie didn't often have such a chance to tease him. "Here's the place," the older brother said, without hesitation, as they came to a certain small building, in front of which boys and girls were playing. 2Cow. little as Georgle knew about Sun dayschool, something told him that games of tops and marbles would not be carried on at the very door, and even in the hall, o. few minutes before commencing' time. "I don't believe it ith," he replied. Sammie condescended to glance at the surroundings, and answered: "Of course, It is; see the church!" Yes, Trinity Church stood on the nearest corner, as their father had said; still Georgio thought there was a mistake, and remarked: "There ith Ikle Klopothkle; he dotbn't go to the Pithcopal Thunday thkool." "What's the reason he don't?" replied Sammie. "Go on in! They're beginning to guy you," he added, as he pushed Georgle before him. No boys were in the room, and several of the girls were chewing gum. Presently, though, the boys outside were sent for. School commenced in a very business-like way. "When the door was locked, to pre vent any one running out, even Sammie looked serious, though without suspecting the fact of the case, which was that they had gone into the Synagogue, instead of the Episcopal Sunday school. Quite Different. Since Jewish religious exercises are held Saturdays. Instead of Sundays, there was no singing, of songs, or giving out of pa pers or pretty cards. On the contrary. It seemed quite like a regular school. There was the same arrangement of seats, ex cept that each was large enough for three pupils, and desks were lacking. The boys and girls were separated, the former gath ering In one part of the room, the latter in the other part. Each boy seemed to I have his own particular place, and after he had taken it, tho only seats left for Sammie and Georgle to occupy were two in the front row, where they were direct ly under the eye of the man who taught the lesson. The man looked at them curi ously, but It probably never occurred to him that they had come, thinking this was the Episcopal Sunday school; else he would have directed them to Trinity Chap el, which was then, as It is now, very near the Synagogue. You understand, of course, that this happened in Portland, and know that the Chapel and Synagogue have their backs nearly adjoining, the Chapel facing, on Fifth street, the .Syna gogue on Sixth. "Well, the lesson commenced, and tedi ous enough was the first hour's work, embracing, as It did, the study of He brew. Besides the teacher, there was a stories. How those children must have studied, In order to learn them as well as they had. Georgle, who possessed a nat ural taste for stories, became so Interested that he forgot his fear of the man with the long rod. Probably this Interest showed In his face, for when some one broke down while telling about Jacob and Esau, the teacher said: "Perhaps this lit tle boy can. go on," meaning Georgle, who, never having even heard, the story before, could only answer: "No, thlr; I can't." After the stories came a little more Hebrew and then dismissal. Sammie hat ed to be guyed, but be had to endure plenty of it, for, when they were outside, tho Jewish boys fairly shouted in derision of him. and. Georgle; nor did it make him feel better to hear his father laugh heart ily, upon learning where they had been. Of course, Georgle wasn't held In the least you?" Sammie asked, while they were going home. "I couldnth." lisped Georgie. PRAIRIE-DOG ANTICS. Among; the City Park Captives, and on the Plains. Children- who, when the weather Is pleasant, go to the City Park thus early in the season, find a special pleasure in watching the prairie-dogs, which seem, qulto at home there, after a residence of six months, the parent dogs having been brought from Nebraska last September. "How cunning! or "Oh, bow cute!" people say, as they watch the little creat ures tumble about, or sit up stralgbter, iwiro trmopfitllv nnr) lnTTErAr nt n tlmp thfin responsible, for Sammie had taken him the most carefully trained fox terrier or by the collar and slowly choking, by the i charming-looking- little creatures sing. It token of his outpopplng eyes. He was promptly lifted to the wall and se down on the path again, with sundry remorse ful pettings and caresslngs. "Oh, forgive mo, Andre!" exclaimed his mistress. "Honest. I stumbled." But Andre shook himself sullenly and walked along by her side in an unforgiv ing and suspicious mood. is not only the Japanese who have had their attention drawn to this matter, for Italy has taken up the novelty, and, al though caged insects are by no means so common in Italy as In the land of tho Chrysanthemum, It Is Interesting to know that tho strange custom Is not entirely confined to tho East. The regular trade in "musical Insects be gan in the last century, when- a "food stal er" captured a few of the suzumushl, or bell Insects to try the experimtnt of feeding them at home. They throve ?nd made muskv and his neighbors bought ! enmo from htm Tho (tmnnd rrrp.w PO Baltimore Sun. that wild, animals bom engit that hc soon devoted aU ot hts -j-ne In captivity do not attain tho savageness 1 10 catching and .selling lnsos. of those bred in their native jungle, and One of his customers, says tho Bror k that the teeth of such animals do not be- ' lyn Eagle, discovered by accident the sc- LIONS BRED IS CAPTIVITY. us They Develop Ferocity and Are Healthy as "Wild Ones. There was a current tradition, says the chlrorin. chiq;chirorIn." P,oems'"'Vn this now. ,v h. .ir f nr- n rVr'.n.n1 vears. olcv- Insect go back-for a.tcQusana years, pick ing upon a secmd translation of i3 n.ene, "the waiting; Insect." The suzumushl, or bell Insect, is a great favorite, and at night the noise made by many of them resembles the sound of rapids. The kusa-hlbarl. or grass lark. Is very small. andr sings by day. The kin-hlbarl. or golden lark. Is now very scarce, and the kuro-hibarl. or black lark. Is by no means common. The emrnakorogl cricket of Emma (Kins of the Dead) is blackish brown, and the kutsuwamushl. or bridle bit insect, owes its name to the noise it makes, which resembles the jingling and ringing or the old-f3h!oned Japanese bridle-bit. The cages for holding the singing in- out, just as he had taken him. to buy the slate sponge. "Now don't say anything about where we were before," admonished Sammie, a week later, when the brothers were again on their way to Trinity Chapel, this time knowing definitely Its location. Georgle Intended to obey, if for no other reason that that, unless he did, Sammie was likely to treat him as though he were too young to play with; but during the lesson, ancient Jewish customs were spoken of. Gcoreie Betrays Himself. "Little Hebrew boys don't keep their. STOPPED THE BIRDIE, ALL RIGHT. Photographer Now, Willie, keep etlll and ece the little birdie come outt Bang! Crasht ' . f itr 1 1 .in m.i , i , ii . aum . . , i. ' " i 93 j j i . i j fr j , spaniel. While sitting up, they nibble daintily at a blade of grass or kernel of wheat. Occasionally they come together after the manner of dancing bears, only instead of moving around, they cuff each other with tiny paws, standing straight as knitting' needles the while. Their sparkling black eyes remain fixed upon the bystanders. In a way that leads the latter to suspect that they aro full of vanity and are so disporting themselves merely to 'show off." This is probably not the case, however. Prairie-Dog: Villages. A prairie-dog "town," or 'Village," cov- esr several acres of ground, and consists L of earth mounds marking the entrance to the holes of the Industrious burrowers. Tho dogs themselves may be seen In scores,, and even In hundreds, for they perch saucily up on top of the mounds; from which point they view the surround ing country. Railway travelers often, see the villages from car windows. Any person going afoot or riding a horse through a prairie-dog region: is, at first, impressed by the apparent lack of fear the inhabitants show. This bravery Is explained by the fact that they are at tho very edge of their burrows, down which they drop, with, a funny kicking together of little heels, the moment the horseman or man afoot makes too near an approach. Horsc3 may we51 dTcad a trip through, such a settlement, for the accidental setting of a hoof Into one ot the holes that honeycomb the ground Is quite likely to result In a broken leg. Tho existence of these villages In arid regions has caused a belief that prairie dogs possess the peculiarity of being ablo to do without water, but most peo ple think that they haye a system of well digging, and that they conceal the en trances to their wells.' The City Park captives partake of the water given them quite as freely as they do of the food. To Bo-Thankful For. The captives have one thing for which jto be thankful. When they have bur rowed deep Into tho ground and patiently carried down straws, one by one. In order to make their habitations more comfort able by covering Its earth floor with them, no rattlesnake will glide down to destroy the happiness of the family by devouring tho young, nor will any marauding owl take forcible possession. Prairie-dogs, In their native viKages, have to endure be ing molested by rattlesnakes and owls. Some think that prairie-dogs, rattlesnakes and owls live together, because they are fond of one another's company. It is safe to say such Is not tho case, since young prairie-dogs have been found In the stom achs of rattlesnakes, and owls prefer de serted holes, when they can find them. WHY WILLIE WAS SO STUDIOUS. Teacher Yes, you can ee- that your Willie Ib tho most studious boy in school. He Is really a wonder. ' But if she had known what Willie was ntudy lng so hard she would not have been pleased. &: w velop as they do In the wild state. Mr. I cret of breeding them. He had kept hla Alexander Day, assistant superintendent ' Pets in a jar half filled with moist cloy, at the Zoo. whose experience with wild but the' dIed in th cold season- The animals has been almost life long, says following Summer he was surprised to that he has not found these assertions to I find thc 3ar newl' Peopled with a number be true. ! of young ones, evidently born from eggs However Innocent and apparently tame ' left 1 the cla b tne flrst Prisoners. Then the ctfbs may appear, he says there Is a ' came the Invention of Insect cages, and time when they attain savageness. ap- the breeding and sale of Insects were made parently from Instinct, and show all the a special trade. A guild of insect-sellera characteristics of the animals whose home sprang Into existence before very long, has always been the forest, or the' grown ; There are 12 varieties of musical Insects lions which were born and reared In cap- sold In Tokyo, nine of which can be artl- tlvlty and may be eeen any day cracking bones of meat with which they are fed, with even evidence of possessing tho most sound teeth possible. The only way In which wild animals In captivity usually suffer with their teeth Is ficlally bred. Males and females are usu ally secured at the same time, lor they travel In couples. Only the male sings, j The breeding palr3 are kept .n jars or ' other earthen vessels, half filed with moistened clay, and are supplied with food 'TIS TRUE;' 'TIS P1TYI TVillle Well, I thought I saw the birdie co min out! New York "World. man who carried a long, slender rod. and, with the end of this, ho rapped sharply upon the bead any boy who was Inattent ive or disorderly. Sammie and Georgle expected every minute to get rapped for twisting about. In order to wntch his movements. The Jewish boya and girls were fairly brimming over with mischief, and fear of the long rod did not keep them from throwing an occasional spit-ball, flrst at Georgle, then at Sammie. Once tho teach er and monitor went out of the room, and then a volley of paper wads was fired at the visitors. Sammie stood up and threw back. But he was only one against at least ten. Old Testament Stories. After Hebrew came Old Testament heads uncovered In the synagogue as you do here," said Miss Ford, the teacher. "Yeth; they wear their caps," Georgle remarked. Miss Ford looked pleased. "Perhaps you can tell us something more about them," she said. "Have you been in a snyagogue?" "Yeth'b; me and Sammie I mean Sam mie and me." "Sammie and I would be better," inter rupted. Miss Ford. "Sammie and I went there last week. "We thought It wath here." So the "cat was let out of the bag," as Is the saying. Then Georgle told all he could remember, and proved that he had been very abservant. "Why didn't you keep still, as I told ON TO PRETORIA A MILITARY PUZZLE. A SOX OF FRANCE. (The incident of which this poem treats is re lated in Gulzot's History of France. Trince Philip was but 14 leara old.) "When John, tho Good, was Kin? ot France. Bolfl men, Edwards' men. Crossed, tho sea, with sword and lance; Crossed the a, with might and main. To scge the 'Province of Aqualtalne; Marched them up. marched them down; Ravaged country, pillaged town. Rallied 'round the King o France, Brave men, loyal men; Counto. barons, well-loved eons.' Charles. Louis. Philip, John, - Two leagues north of Poleteurs Town. On the field of Maupertuls. Fiercely waged the flght, that day. Evil day for the King of France! Base men, craen men. With Charles, John and Louis-, fled, LeXt the good king oore be-stead. But 'round him Philip's arms clung tight To shield his etre in that dread flght "Father, 'ware left! Father, 'ware right!" Facing death with the King ot Trance, True knights, chosen knights. "Knights of the Star." drove sword and lance; And still, aboe the awful din Of clashing arms and shouting men. The sweet oice rang, In love's affright: "Father, 'ware left! Father, 'ware right!" O'er John, tho Good. King of France, And dear son, -valiant son. The English raised their weapons high: "Yield you! Yield jou! Else you dl!" Four years at Edwardrf court did dwell Sire and son. faring well; Then ransomed free, rscrossed the sea. Joy-bells rantf for the King of France, And fair princo, noble prince. Loved from Paris to Aquatalna. "For what ho did at Maupertuls. Tho' oore be-stead," the good king said: "Burgundy's duke ehall Philip be. Honored lord of a great domain. "Charles, Lou la and John, of France.. False sons! cruel sons! Here's for you, tho eldest born. Cowards' guerdon, meed cf scorn! -Philip well hla spurs hath won; -.-j Faithful ooldler, faithful son, - -On the field of Maupertuls." Mary a BelL ." '"N - -2S,'" sects are quaint little contrivances, some not being so large as a penny reel of cot ton, while others are quite spacious, quite capable of holding two or three small birds. As might be expected, they are sold at all prices, and not a few very elaborate specimen cages are to be seen In the houses; of the upper ten of Japan. " . iliWVi .ji-V,,,I Of THE ALPHABET BALL. Harold went to the alphabet ball. "Where he caw the queerest sight. For every letter from A to Z Was dancing with all its might. Broad H went balancing up to I, And P seized Q by her curl: "When, locked In each other's arms, they fie Around the room in a whirl. A. B and. C mc- ed no easily . That Harold Joined in the fun. "When E came tripping up after D, As soft and sweet as a nun. F in a. frolic is alwaj s flrst. Although also flret In a fight. And G, who comes in the morning las Comes early enough In night. X was so cress ha refused to dance. And Y hopped on one great toe; J jumped a Jig, -while clumsy old K Pushed In where'er he could go. L wa3 a gentl-sman bo polite That he neer failed to please. So beautiful partners ecryvshere He found with the greatet ease. R was treading an old-fashioned reel With a slow and steady pace;. In a cotillion, stood graceful ?. , And Q with hts big round face. T was precise and prim, as a pole. In a, stately minuet. Whllo S and M went winding about With every letter they met. Z went staggering over the floor With a step more bold than neat. And ha could dance as well on his head. As he could upon his feet. But then the funniest thing of all "Was to sep old Double U. r Who gQt so mLxftd up with U and Y He scarcely knew what to do. And Harold woke with the morning bright When, he heard his mamma, call. t And told her all hla wonderful dream About the alphabet ball. And now with alphabet blocks he builds A house that 1 tall and tight; But he longs to see Y and Z Dance again some other night. Lue Vernon. MEXTAI, EXERCISES FOR "WOIXD-BE STRATEGISTS. This imaginary map ot the Sonth African battleground is Intended, by the Philadelphia Inquirer, from which it !o reproduced, to show the Boers driven to their last stand-Pretoria-wlth the British forces awaiting final orders to clcre in and capture the place. The puxxle'ls to work out the Shortest routes by which the seven British Generals, Trhcse names are mentioned and Investment stations axe Indicated ott tbs map, may lead their respective force Into the Dutch capital. BEGGED ANDRE'S PARDOS. Bat Master Bnlldoc: Declined to Con sider Her'A-poIogies. There is pretty little miss of 12 In the West End, says the New York Mall "and Express, who Is sometimes seen on Riv erside Drive, giving a- small French bull dog an airing. Tho o"hIy polrit of resem blance between herself and her charge Is that both are young and fond of a sprint. She has deep blue eyes" and golden brown locks that fall over her shoulders, while he Is palpably cross-eyed and short-haired. He Is also crook-legged. They were out thc other afternoon and had a glorious sprint together. For many blocks a stone wall runs along the path, and sometimes It Is a good distance to the foot of the wall, on the river side. The bulldog was lifted upon this wall by his little -mistress, and straightway dart ed off at a surprising pace, considering the contour of his legs. The girl had him by a strap, and she kept well abreast of him. running like a deer. It was a pretty sight. Both parties to the race enjoyed it. to judge from the wagging tall and delighted countenance of the dog and the glowing cheeks and artless heels of his mistress. For blocks it looked like a dead heat. Then the lit tle girl began to pull ahead. Suddenly she stum-bled and, to save herself, thrust out the hand that held her pet. The race ended suddenly with the tab leau of a slim young girl with disheveled hair leaning breathlessly over a steep wall and holding by a strap a small, crook-legged, very much alarmed bulldog that was spinning helplessly in midair Baby Elephant to Its Mamma So It Is true, mamma, that the elephants are afraid of mice? Then I suppose they clamber upon the chalra when they see a. mouse! Mergendorfer Blaet-ter. that when they are fed they may grab at the meat which is pushed through the bars with a big iron fork and break a tooth on the fork, or they may. In jumping against the bars. Injure a tooth and suffer afterwards from Its loss. The little lions, when baby cubs, are shy at first; then be pnmft as olavful as kittens. For the first year of their life, usually, they may be j of about 12 weeks the cubs are taken from their mother, but In the meantime she has taught them to eat meat. At flrst the cubs suck a bone or a scrap of raw meat which tho mother tears off for them. Often they may be seen gnawing upon a bone which the mother Hon holds In her jaws and paws. "When first taken from their mother, the cubs are given finely chopped meat, the pieces being gradually made larger until they are jiveh bones, upon which they s-harpen and develop their teeth. In time the lions can crash the "bones with ease. From 12 to 14 months of age the; young lions are, lt. is said, so cross as to' be almost unmangcable. At the age of IS months or 2 years the cubs are taken In hand by the trainer and then, having reached their growth, they are ready to be perfected In their tricks and to be ex hibited. It Is 6ald by those familiar with Hon taming and training that lions which have been brought, up as pets are the hardest to train for performances. They do not seem to take the training seriously, and arc not so easily mastered as those which have grown to maturity without petting. TRAINED SIXGIXG INSECTS. Confined in Cages and Bred and Sold in Japan and Italy. Japan Is a beautiful country, with some very curious customs, and among the most quaint Is probably that of caging Insects and training them to sing, just as birds are, shall we say. taken advan tage of In this country. If you wandered through Japan you would doubtless be surprised to see mi nute cages In some quarters, containing various sorts of insects, and still mora, surprised to hear thc not altogether every day. They do not live long. The male dies first, and the female surlve3 only until her eggs have been laid. The young Insects shed their skins in about 40 days from birth, and are fed on parings of egg plant, melon rind, cucumber rind or the soft Inrerior"parts of the white on ion. The matsumpshi, or pine insest. haunts pine woods' and makes Us music at night. It Is very small, with a dark brown back and yellowish body. Its little silvery tril lings, resembling the sound of an --lectrlc bell heard from a distance, are set down by tho Japanese in the syllables, "chln- A Native Daughter's Cnismn-Xo. 3. My first is In meat, but not in bread. My second Is In coal, but not In lead. My third Is In klne. but not in cow. My fourth Is in light, but not in row. My fifth Is in man. but not in lad. My sixth Is in quarrel, but not in mad. My seventh Is in square, but not In round. My eighth Is in monkey, but not. in hound. r; My wholo is a man. with the people's consent, will be elected again as our Pres ident. MISS LAVENE MADDEN. Sellwood, Or., Feb. 27. 1900. Nevr Shoulder Scarf. Tho new shoulder scarf, which Is mado of the same material as the gown, and edged around with a frill of lace or of the goodc. Is exceedingly graceful and gives a Persian touch to a toilet. It is worn low over the shoulder and fastened at the waist with a fancy buckle. Peace Measures. "What Is arbitration, pa?" . "Well. It is a good thing for you. Tom my. When your mother wants to whip you I coax her off. and when I want to whip you she coaxes me off." Indian apolis Journal. MARY AND HEPv LITTLE PIG. r- i. ..ii - 1 Mary had a little pig. Most bad and umpty bold; Tou never saw a tail so swee! That piggy couW unfold. Oh. yea; that pig was full of tricks. And winked its other eye! One windy day it sprouted wings, And sailed Into the sky. -Arthur Layard in London Ladies" Field, V