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THE STJJTDAY OREGONIAW. PORTLANU. AUGUST 2, 1914. X.Mm.M..i,iiiiiiMMiiIMMiM p Imps A ncture dook rage m A Fairy Tale From Old Japan it ana told It all her joys anu sorrows She tried hard to do what was right and wbi always happy when she could look Into the mirror and say. "Mother, I have done my best today." Her father watched her looking at something- In her hand every day and talking- to It and did not know what to think of her strange actions. At last he asked her. and she told him of her mother's dying wish and how sh had tried to live and please her mother. The father, until this time, had for He was The Crescent Moon: Child Poems From the Bengali VaU all tnu Selected From a Collection of Exquisite Songs of Childhood, Translated by Rabindranath Tadore, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Idealism in Literature. training I weigh be- ALON'O time ago there lived in a small town in Japan a young man and his wife. They had a little daugh- 1 . . hnth ,-nru H Pi V. ------- .,,. .11 .hoiif th mirror When the child was a tiny baby tne ,,.,, y... in onrl tnrr.Kli'no as vnn mil THE UNHEEDED PAGEANT. -, i .i . 1'. .1 1 - m vl;i1 i ti nr rrT-p AH, WMU was it coiorea tnai mtie utjch, uuu, -vour sweet limbs with that little red tunic t You have come out in the morning to play in the courtyard, father had to go to the capital or Japan on some Important business. As It was too far for the mother and the baby to go he went alone, after prom ising to bring them each a pretty present. The mother had never been far away from her own village and she was al most afraid to have her husband go. but she was very proud that he was the first man in that part of the country to go to the capital and see all the won derful sights. When the husband returned safe and Bound the wife and baby were delighted to have him with them again. The wife was interested In all the things he had seen and the little girl was de dead wife had put it, and also by the Influence It had been to his child. He never told the girl that it was her own face she saw in the glass, and she grew to be a sweet and beautiful woman, striving dally to be more like her dear mother. Freddie Followed the Organ Grinder o But who was it colored that little frock, my child? What is it makes you laugh, my little life-bud ? Mother smiles at you standing on the threshold. She clasps her hands and her bracelets jingle, and you dance with your bamboo stick in your hand like a tiny little shepherd. But what is it makes you laugh, my little life-bud ? 0 beggar! what do you beg for, clinging to your mother's neck with both your hands? 0 greedy heart ! shall I pluck the world like a fruit from the sky to place it on your little rosy palm? O beggar! what are you begging for? The wind carries away in glee the tinkling of your anklet bells. The sun smiles, and watches your toilet. The sky watches over you when you sleep in your mother's arms, and the morning comes tiptoe to your bed and kisses your eyes. The wind carries away in glee the tinkling of your anklet bells. The fairy mistress of dreams is coming toward you, flying B r VIRGINIA VALB. -NfCE upon a time Freddie's mother told him that the next time he forgot and went out of the yard she .. ...-.11 t ., ... nnnJ, V, 1 ... DrtmA WAV lighted with the pretty toys her latner u - bad brought for her. H mu learn not to toTeet- To the wife the man had brought For a long time he did remember something which she had never seen and stayed in the yard. He didn't even before It was a round piece of metal, open the gate to look out. One day he one side of which was white, like silver, was sitting on the step wondering what and trimmed with figures of queer he should do next, when he heard music j ... ri...,. Th nthr and looking ud he saw an organ Bide was bright, like crystal. When the grinder and the cutest monkey he had through the twilight sky. young woman looked into this side she ever seen, coming toward the yard. bbw looking at her a happy face. Down to gate he ran, and the man The husband, who was pleased at her stopped, letting out the string to which surprise, told her that what he had the monkey was tied, began to play, brought her was called a mlrrer and while the monkey danced as hard as th. fare she saw looking at her he could. was her own. He also told her that. Freddie laughed to see him and when through the twilight sky. although mirrors were not generally he pulled off his cap and held it out known in the country, they were com- to Freddie he gave him one of the mon In the city. pennies his father had given mm mat At first the wife was so delighted morning. The man began to walk f( with her present that she couio. mini away, playing as he aid. ana tne mon- .-i t j not iQve v.im because he IS good, but Decause ne IS my The world-mother keeps her seat by you in your mother's heart. He who plays his music to the stars is standing at your window with his flute. And the fairy mistress of dreams i3 coming toward you, flying THE JUDGE. 1AY of him what you please, but I know my child's failings. J rvSte my retricv's dvw verrWks - When ' h s irvme fiumOi - And t'll .-fdke my jaennieo-v-And buy him Some V v hnnnH slnnr with him. Freddie forgot, opened the gate and ran along, little child. too. As they walked along quite a num ber of children followed and soon they were a long way from Freddie's home and turned bo many times that he was not sure which way to go back. He turned and ran as fast as he could and very soon was home In his yard. Then he remembered that he had for gotten again and gone out of the yard. His mother had not missed him, and it he didn't tell she would never know and she had told htm the next time she must punish him. Oh. dear, he wished now he hadn't gone, but he supposed he must telL So he went Into the house very slowly, and when he saw his mother he told her all about his going out and how he had nearly been lost. She said, "Freddie, I knew that you had been Out of the yard and I was waiting for you to tell me. I am glad even If I have a forgetful little boy I have a truthful one. Perhaps this will be a lessen to you." And It was. How should you know how dear he can be when you try to weigh his merits against his faults? When I punish him he becomes all the more a part of my being. When I cause his tears to come my heart weeps with him. I alone have a right to blame and punish,- for he only may chastise who loves. MY SONG. THIS song of mine will wind its music around you, my child, like the fond arms of love. This song of mine will touch your forehead like a kiss of blessing. When you are alone it will sit by. your side and whisper in your ear; when you are in the crowd it will fence you around with aloof ness. My song will be like a pair of wings to your dreams; it will transport your heart to the verge of the unknown. In the aarly finished, and the babies tween SO and 40 pounds. Tbe older seals get ready to leave the land and the younger ones prepare to go, too. The old seals shed their eld suits and the little ones lose their bby coats. Their new jackets are light gray with fine hair about an Inch long, and under these they wear soft brown coats half an Inch thick to keep their bodies dry and warm. Soon all are ready, and the "rookery" breaks up until next year. Tbe old males are the first to leave; then go the mothers and the half-grown seals, and lust of all the youngsters. Rainy Day Play BY HAKVEI PEAKB. SOMETIMES there comes a rainy day. When I can't go outside to play. And mother says, "Let's se: I think, inv dear, we'll play that you It will be like the faithful star overhead when dark night is over Are quite a grown-up lady. too. . Who's come to visit me!" your road. My song will sit in the pupils of your eyes, and will carry your 7hngy?u0,f.hnwaln;;yt0 pU' sierht into the heart of things. i go to primp and dress; 6 7, . , ... mi 1 I And when I'm walkln' on my toes And when my voice is silent in death my song will speak in your lllljld )lf mother'e grown-up oiothea ..... I'm almost grown, 1 guess. liviiig Bern, I BABY'S WORLD WISH I could take a quiet corner in the heart of my baby's "he llugh very own world. First thing, I knock upon the door And she comes tripping 'cross the floor, A-calltng out, "Come In!" Hut when she sees who's standing there ghs, "Well, now, 1 do declare. It's Mrs. Fanny Finn!" I know it has stars that talk to him and a sky that stoops down We talk about the weatkar some. j , , j l nun me vui saw iiusvi to his face to amuse him witn its smy ciouas anu rainoows. Those who make believe to be dumb and look as if they never could move come creeping to his window with their stories and with trays crowded with bright toys. I wish I could travel by the road that crosses baby's mind, and out beyond all bounds. m,M mnccanorona run Arrflnds fnr no cause between the kine- And then look at my watch .-8v.u -- - w i certalnly must go!" doms of kings of no history. Where Reason makes kites of her laws and flies them, and Truth ThhecnBawh,enTJhob ew ae?nmoYon ' seta Fact free from its fetters. And then of this and that: Until at noon she says. "Now, stay To luncheon, for I've cake today," And I take off my hat. And when we'vo lunched and washr4 Ibe things. She says, "Are you the Finn who sings?" And rlrst 1 answer "No," But linally I sing and play had to go back into the bushes before she reaches her own youngster. OLD RED FOX. he had seen some wagon grease. What T . silly things they are talking about J side of the hill from a farm where Some Little Jokes A GOOD story Is told of an Irish there was a large flock of turkeys, and. although he had had several meals from their number, he had his mind particularly set on a brood of young turkeys that had lost their mother. "It ought to be easy enough for a smart fellow like me to get those silly little turks all In one night," mused Old Red Fox as he trotted over the hill one moonlight night. "I wish that old moon would hide his face a little. I have just thought of a plan which should do the trick If the old moon of nothing else and kept looking In it every few minutes. But soon she put It away with her treasures, as she thought it was too wonderful to be used every day. Time passed on, and the family pros sailor who decided to walk from man .does not want to see too much." Then Old Fox turned around and ran back home. And what do you suppose he had In his mouth when he started out again for the farm? He had a bunch of turkey feathers. The moon was not so bright when he went back and when Old Red Fox reached the place where the young tur keys were roosting he dropped the feathers he was carrying and listened Newport to Cardiff. He met a cart driver and asked, "How far Is It from Newport to Cardiff?" "Twelve miles, mister," was the reply. "Thankee," said Pat. "An" how far is It from Cardiff to Newport?" Driver: "Didn't I tell you how far It was from Newport to Cardiff? Do you suppose It is any farther the other way back?" Tr5hmn" "SnrA qtiH T Hnn't Irtinw T pered. As the little girl grew up she knQW ,t ,s a defil farther from looked just like ner moiner ana New Tear's day to Christmas than from an nM shed and there were bushes and soft voices." he said But when Old Red F x took a swal low of the wagon grease he made a ter rible face. "My, but that is dreadful stuff," he' said. "Even the thought of those young turkeys does not take away the bad taste." But he bravely took an other swallow and went back to the shed. "My dears, my dears," he called again, "I am your grandmother come to take care of you." The young turkeys fluttered their wings again and another one answered: "Your voice is smoother, grand mother. But why are you out In the night? Why did you not come In the daytime?" "Oh, my dears, I am an old woman and I thought you might be ashamed of my old-fashioned feathers. Can't you come down one by one and see me, and In the morning I can go away if you do not like me," said Old Red Fox. he answered them. "My head is quite bald, my dears," said Old Red Fox. "You are right. I am quite old, and I want to see my dear grandchildren berore I die. Can't you come down and see me?" "Are you going to die right off?" asked one young turkey. "I don't know, my dear," said Old Red Fox. "I feel quite ill in fact, very 111, Indeed." And he was, for the wagon grease The little seals have a nervous, rest less ' sleep. Their play seems good natured, and they roll over each other all day or else hitch over the ground In a Jerky way. They only make a noise when they are surprised or hungry. The littlo fellows cannot swim, but learn by themselves when they are about six weeks old. As they wander around they finally come to the edge of the water. A wave comes up and so kind and nlc. that everyone loved chrl8tmM to New Tear,8 Day,.West- "es around It, so Old Red Fox could leave the roost after dark, and one of her . era Mail. The mother kept the mirror niaaen and never spoke of it. for she was A Chinaman was brought before a afraid that if her little daughter used maKt8trate In a court of a Canadian it she might grow to be vain and proud. clty and receiVea a fne for a slight Bo the little girl grew up without ever miBdemeanor. The judge had great dif- seeing her own face. ficulty In making the Oriental un- After a while the mother got sick, aerstand. for he pretended not to know and. although the father and daughter a word o( EngUgh. did all they could for her, she rapidly "Loc-jt here, man," he said, disgust got worse and soon knew she must die. edlri -that i8 ji Do you see? Pay it .When she realised this she grieved otherwise. In jail! Understand?" The deeply to leave her family, especially chinaman signified that he did not her little daughter. understand, and the magistrate re So she called the girl and said: "I neated iL am so sick that I cannot get better and .et me with him your honor," creen up to it without being seen. Everything was still and he called very softly: My dears, my dears, wake up. It Is your oVi grandmother come to take care of you." The young turkeys awoke with a start and one of them said: "Grandmother, where are you?" "Down here on the ground, my dear." answered Old Red Fox. trying to make his voice sound soft. But the young turkeys spread their wings and said "Oh. no! You are not our grand mother. Your voice Is much too gruff." I'll fix that," thought Old Red Fox. them said: "Grandmother, If you will walk out from behind the trees and bushes we can see you even In this dim moon light. You know we have sharp eyes. Let us see your feathers." Old Red Fox picked up the feathers and held them so that they hid his face. He waved them as he walked and very cautiously crept out from the trees a short distance. The young turkeys saw him. "How old you are, grandmother!" said one. "You walk so slowly. An where Is your head?" Of course. Old Red Fox could not talk nt rv c e I must die and leave my dear ones sald the portly officer who had arrested running to the back of the barn, where with the feathers In his mouth, sohe alone. I am going to give " the man. "I'll make him understand." ' thing, which Is known aa a mirror, for when the judge had given him leave you to look In every day. In it you tne 0ffiCer approached the Chinaman w ill see me and I will watch over you." and 8nouted In his ear. "Say, you with After she had given It to her child she the teakettle face, can't you hear any died peacefully. thing? You've got to pay a $2 fine!" The mirror was a great comfort to "You're cheatins me!" cried the Chl- The Story of the Baby Seal the daughter, for in It she saw a happy picture of her mother. She talked to e S naman, forgetting himself in his rage. "It's only il." Tagllche Rundschau. mm She was a young missionary to China, not yet quite proficient In the language of the country, and was giving a little dinner to some friends. During the course of the meal she asked the serv ant to bring in some fruit at least she thought she did. He objected; she insisted; he refused; she grew angry. At last he left the room. Presently he returned carrying a large platter, which he placed before her with an air of supreme contempt. On It, carefully arranged, were her hus band's every-day trousers. Youth's Companion. Hev new nm vuontno up And down - , jfimm n w M Aid vue&Y-S S T'eTChlfrO making a total W r Ol tricts In the w Arra ef Servta. The probable early succession of Prince Alexander to the complete rights of the Servian throne brings into prom inence the expansion which Servia has undergone In the last few years. Be fore the recent wars with Turkey and Bulgaria Servia was divided into 18 districts. The area of the country was 18.644 square miles, with a popu lation of 2.911,701. Servia acquired as a result of the wars territory to the ex tent of 14,668 square miles, with a pop ulation of 1,481.614. reports Consul Has kell at Belgrade. The total area of the country today is. therefore, 33,312 square miles, with a total population of 4,393,315. The new territory has been divided into 12 administrative districts, of 30 administrative dis- hole country. HEN baby seals are born they ar6 bout as big as a half-grown cat. Their suits are of fairly long, black hair, and they have a tiny white spot behind each forearm. They wear an undercoat of fine, soft fur. They have pretty heads, with beauti ful large eyes and long eyelashes. They have broad fore-flippers, on which they walk. They are wide and look some thing like fins. Seals swim with these and also walk on them. They look very funny when they walk, for they take two short steps, then they Jerk their bodies up. Their bodies rest on their hind flip pers. These are long andi thin, and look like a black glove flattened and wrinkled. The fingers are long and turn out far on each side. The seals don't rest on them, but use them to scratch and fan themselves, and when they swim they steer with them. Baby seals are much like real babies, eg o wn - When a Chinese lady approaches a muddy place, she beckons a boy. The boy drops on his hands and knees in the mud acd the Isdy uses him s a tepping-ton, for which she gives hba a small sola. Little Miss Muffett Sat on a tuffet, Till a terrible spider came near; Then she screamed for Big Sister, Who petted and kissed her Until she'd forgotten her fear. i Shoe . th. KMlA arnlx nrr StronK for the first thing tney uo wnen tney them are born is to cry. This cry is some- thing like a lamb's. They are greedy and eat too much and the food comes up again and they look as if they were drooling. They are very fond of other seal babies, and as soon as they can get about they go to where the other little seals are back of the ground where the bigger animals are. Here the lit tle babies lie as thick as grains of sand on the beach. They are in every position, Some ef them put tlielr hind flippers under their bodies and lie flat on their stomachs; some lie on their sides and hold a flipper up in the air; others He like dogs, all curled up, and still other ones are on their back with their fore flippers crossed on their breasts and their hind flippers brought up to the chin. Although there are so many little ones together the mother always finds her own baby. When she calls him. al though many little voices answer her call, she pushes them all aside until I will return yor call!" Oh, It's Just line when mother plays, I love those quiet, rainy days The very best of all! AuguHt in History. August 1. 1498 Columbus discovered South American continent. August 4, 1846 Iowa admitted to the Union. August 5. 18(4 Admiral Farragut victorious in forcing his way Into Mo bile Harbor. Aug. 7. 480 Battle of Thermopylae. August 7, 1712 General Nathanael Greene born. August 10, 1821 Missouri admitted to the Union. August 12, 1898 Peace protocol signed. August 13, 1818 Surrender of Manila August 14, 1818 Oregon a territory. A uk li.-1 IB, 1771 Walter Scott born. August K, 1777 Battle of Ben nington, Vt- August 18, 1807 First steamboat. August 20, 1907 Tslng Tau mine dis aster. August 21, 172 Lafayette taken. August 21, 1I4 New Mexico an nexed. August 21, 182 Commodore Perry died. August 25, 1814 British occupy city of Washington and burn the cspltoi. August 27, 177 Battle of I - Island. August 28. 1830 First locomotive In United Statea August 28. 1910 Montenegro became a kingdom. August 29. 1664 New Amsterdam surrendered to England and became New York. August 29 and 30. 18(2 General Pope defeated at Bull llun. August tl, 188 Charleston earth quake. The Kalnbow. Among the stories about the brilliant rainbow Is that belloved by the Greeks. When they saw Its beautiful colors In the sky they thought that Iris. thB mes senger of Juno, the queen of the god, was going with a message from her mistress. Iris was a slender, graceful maiden with abundant dark hair and large wings of many hues. Sh flew quickly and after her she left la the sky a path of many tlnta As soon aa she had finished her errand the rainbow disappeared. The Indians hav a pretty story also. The many colored flowers that bloom on earth and fill the air with their sweet fragrance cannot last faraver. So the red men believe that they are gathered by the angels and planted1 In the garden of Heaven. Th- thluk that the rainbow. In which the eolors of the violet, rose, daffodil, etc.. appear Is to show people that the flowers which they love so much are not lost when hitting around with their little Hip- they dl. but are transplanted to pera. This usually tires them so much Heaven. From there the rainbow H Iv... . .i , hown to let people know th flowers Each day they play in the water, getting more courageous all the time, and dally learning until It is not long before all the babies spend most of their time In the water. They can now get their own food which first con sists of little creatures and fish, as had begun to unsettle his Btomach and wets them and, terribly frightened, they his head was spinning around like a scramble back to land. Soon, however, top. they go back and flounder around in "Mother always told us not to leave the waVes, fighting with the water and the roost after dark," said one. "Can't i you come up, grandmother? There is a board by the side of the shed you will see it If you come out from the bushes and you can walk right up to us." "Is that so?" said Old Red Fox. for getting for the moment his sick stom ach and head. So he crept around and started up the board, with the feathers in his mouth. But Just as he reached th top of the shed his head began to spin again and he droppped the feathers and fell headlong to the ground. "Oh! grandmother, grandmother, dear, are you hurt?" called the young turkeys, and they all gathered on the edge of the shed to look over at their fallen grandmother. There was old Red Fox in a heap on the ground, too sick to move. The young turkeys flapped their wings and made a loud noise and the gobbler, hearing them, began to gobble, and the ducks heard the noise and they began to quack, and the hens heard and then they began to cackla. and the dog. hearing all this noise, began to bark, and Old Red Fox, sick as he was, jumped up and ran for home, not caring Just then whether he ever again tasted another turkey, young or old. (Copyright, 1914, by the McClure News paper Syndicate. New York City.) Aunt" vlne. h$ COnC to fTT-ll-i-roh! Shies vevy-yrv 6 i And my Umbrella I i keep . up -"mo IT my not be RAiny -She -felKS About ifie Ihouo'Ht- WavtS All 4f ound me , So I he- And if one cutfht one unavdrci 1 nnio'Ht" ocT Wet- Li JedrI bloom again In th sky. No Reciprocity. (Birmingham Age-Herald. "Pa, what Is meant by Grks bear ing gift'?" "I don't know, son. I'v tipped many a Greek without getting anything In return." - V-l 4i -a. tint ro she hod a close "told "Antrim a ! .Could raiser & Bear-d her-d hako-Jfeu -SWe -