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TTTE SUNT) AT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 18, 1914. C1 m 1 . " A Picture iotk f age tor -the' little- Ones. IdMM Tale of Wonderu71 Water T WO little girls, whose name were Olive and Katy, lived In the coun- 111 T Here's Another Animal That Spells Its Own Name AA ! Original Robinson Crusoe try. Every day Olive and Katy played together and they often wished they could go to the Blgr City to see the trolley cars and locomotives, so one day Olive said: "Katy, let's save our cakes that we get every day before lunch. and when we have enough we will walk to the Bis City and eat our cakes on the way when we get hungry. Katy thought 'that would be fine. For one, two, three, four days Olive and Katy saved their cakes, and on the fifth day, right after breakfast, they started to walk to the Big City, with their cakes in a bag, so that they could have a lunch, on the way. The two little girls walked and walked, and finally they came to a big farmhouse, and then Katy whispered to Olive: "Let's go- in there and ask for & drink of water and rest awhile, for I am tired, aren't you?" Olive agreed, and in they both went. A nice, friendly-looking woman came to the door, and when she asked the little girls what they wanted, Katy said: "We would like you to give us a drink of water. Olive and I are going to walk to the big city to see the trolley cars and locomotives, and we brought our cakes for lunch, but we are thirsty, and would you please give ui drink of water?" "That you may have," said the nice woman, "Now, I have two kinds of water; one kind. It you drink a cup of It, will make you walk so fast It won't take you any time hardly to get to the Big City. The other kind. If you drink of it. will make you very pretty little girls, with curly hair and big blue eyes. Which kind do you want?" Now, Olive bad short, straight hair, and Katy had straight hair, too, and freckle on her face and hands, and they both wanted to look pretty. But they both wanted to go to the Big City, too, so, after Olive thought about it. ehe said: "I want the water that will make me walk fast." and Katy said: "O. Olive, X would love to look pretty, wouldn't your" "Of course J would, Katy. but we said we were going to the Big City, so m ' I am going," and Olive looked so cross their mothers were very much sur- girls, don't ever go away again with- at Katy that Katy said quickly: "Yes, prised, but they were also glad that the out telling mother about it beforehand, ANT years ago there lived In Scot land a very disagreeable boy named Alexander Selkirk. He was always Quarreling with the other young men and making trouble for someone. He could not get aloneven with his own family and finally he ran away from home and went to sea. He made a good sailor, for he was young and strong and he liked the life, but even here he showed his bad tern- " per constantly and did not get along with the other sailors. One time Alexander had a very seri ous quarrel with some of the other sail ors. Then he tried to quarrel with the Captain. He told the captain thai it was better to be alone on a desert is land than a sailor on that ship. The captain said Alexander would be put on the first island that they saw and Alexander said he would be glad If they would. In a few days they saw the Island of Juan Fernandez and Alexander asked to be allowed to land there and be left with only a few tools and some food. So he was allowed to Nake a few things such as an ax. a kettle and some other necessities, also enough bread, meat and other food to last a couple of weeks, then some of the sailors still." And. Indeed, her feet were fair ly flying over the ground before she finished speaking. When Katy finished drinking her water she felt as though her feet had wings, she fairly flew over the ground. At last she came up to Olive and grab bed her hand, and away they went to- rowed him to the Island and left him there. As they were leaving him he began to realize how foolish he was to act this way for he had asked to be put where he would be the only person on the island and he begged the sailors to take him back to the ship, but they only, laughted at him and rowed far ther away. They soon reached the'ship and it sailed out of sight. At first Selkirk did not know what to do but he soon got to work to make himself comfortable. He built a little house to sleep In and to. stay In when it stormed. He also planted a little garden. This kept him supplied' with vegetables and with the fish he caught and the pigs and goats on the island, he did not suffer for food. But he got very; tired of living all alone this way and lie hoped a ship would pick him up. Every day he watched and sometimes very far off he would see a sail. Then he would call very loud and make signals to the ship, but he was too far off to be noticed. He began to get discouraged and he prayed that he might get back to his OWn COUntrv nncn npain Ha rnn.At oi tne cut-out togetner aown to the lower line or the saddle. W ViMn t Vt a nocfa riau KaoAmn triApftii rrY 1 xt j1 v-r cnpoarl mna i- Iftfoa v-k t luu -ak-o. lj v ucu vauiu and both little girls wert vsry Klad to . ..m julv ua ubwu.v nuw vu uji -aa. sva. i don't believe you would, t Into their beds that n) bu for they pi as ain he would try to make them J of hor8e and paste stri between inner side of rockers. When dry the ould you? were very, very tired. nappy, instead of seeing how much trouDie ne could make. -JJ xijr uts iw&cu eaa-ujr. When he had lived on the island for ........ ..... ......... . . . i ........ nearly five years a ship came near enough to the shore to see him. To his X Tiny Tale for the Little Tots I want the water that makes you walk little girls had not taken the other as we were both dreadfully worried fast, too. kind of water to make them pretty, for about you. Then the nice, friendly .woman brought then their mothers would not have each little girl a big cup of water, and known Olive and Katy when they came as soon as Olive drank hers she said: home, and I "Thank you so much, I am going to either, now would walk right now. I can't keep my feet Then the mothers said: "Now. little Then Katy's mother took her home that he had learned a lesson and if he un.c ""i'i"' ever got tne chance to be amonr tro- A Rocking Horse That Will Rock BT VTROIXIA VAUB. t rvNCE upon a time Tiny, the unit t vr field mouse, ran away and would 4 have been lost If his father had not happened along just then and found him. Tiny thought then he would never go away from his homo again, but It t was not long before he began to wish I ha could see something bealdea his homo. , t He thought. "I will go for a little J walk, and this time I will be very care- ful and see just how to get back." He ! lay down and soon was fast asleep. Now, Tiny didn't know that he had been talking loud, and that his mother J had heard all his plana for going out to see the world. J While he was sleeping she very care- I fully tied a strong thread around his neck and kept the end In her hand. a When Tiny awoke be was rested, and i felt Just like starting out on his trip t that he had planned so carefully. HIa mother smiled as he started out, and as ho went she unwound the thread. Tiny walked along, nibbling at the corn and young leaves as he went. A fat squirrel was sitting on a tree eat ing an acorn. Tiny said very politely: "Good morning. I am out to see the world. Can you tell me what to see?": "Yes." said the squirrel. "There is lots to see, but you'd better take my advice. Go home and wait until you are older." "I am quite old enough now." said Tiny, "and I think I will go right on." Ho walked along until he came to the edge of a pond. A frog was sitting on a big log sunning himself. When he saw Tiny he said: "Hello; are you coming in the water?" Of course. Tiny didn't know that the frog could swim and be couldn't, so he answered: "I rueas so." The frog gave a leap, and In he went. Silly Tiny was going to follow, when he felt a tug at bis neck. "My! what was that?" He started to go on, but he couldn't He had to back up. Of course he did not know that his mother thought he had been gone long enough, and she was pulling the thread, and as he walked was winding it up in a little ball. All Tiny knew was that he had to LYDIA R. HOFFMAN. Story of the Pretty Baby Deer Paste the entire design on Hiyht weifrhfc cardboard and carefnllv eut o o c mi - i - .r inai no out. Bend designat dotted line on soldier cap. Paste the upper part KeP walking backward, for if he I lumpen Boraeining pulled and hurt his When he did reach his borne there sat his mother with the little ball of thread In her hand, and she pulled him up into her lap and said: "Tiny, when are you going to learn to be good and not run away?" x never will run away again." said o By "Virginia Vale. N'CB upon a time Mama Deer said It great aellgnt he was taken on board West Indies, in the southern countries Seas, in the United States chiefly in Tiny. "u ' auip wok mm DacK to Scot- or isurope. In many parts of Asia and Florida and California) and In many Kept running until they - reached the land. When he got there every one Africa, In different islands of the South other countries. oeep woods. xnen Jaoy ueer saja. was glad to see him and all were aiKK.N MARY'S JEWELS. Queen Mary of England usually wears but little Jewelry, but this is because she doesn't care about loading herself with ornaments. On state occasions. MOTHER said It was much too wet ferent ears it is too bad to have only however, her display of gems Is wen out of doors to go out and play, two; there is plenty of space on a per- derful. it being said that her collection Visit of the Rain Patter Fairies time for the baby to learn "Mother, I will learn to Jump as soon anxious to hear of what had happened gether, their feet hardly touching the to Jump. r a you will show me, for I see now to him while he had been away. All ground, to see the Big City. "Why must I Jump? I am' afraid, that all little deer ought to know 'were glad to see him and as he was a In a very short time the little girls I would rather play," said Baby Deer, how." changed person he soon became quite reached the Big City, their feet gradu- "Tou must learn to run fast and The next day Mama Deer began to a favorite. ally moving slower and Blower, until Jump so that you may not get hurt, teach her little one to jump. Of course. Now It happened that a DODular they were Just walking at a nice pace. Now try," said Mama Dee. a first it was very hard and Baby got writer of stories lived in England at so there was nothing to do but look out son for more than two ars. I always is perhaps finer than that of any other so the little girls looked all around The little deer would not even try, a good many rails. Dut it rememDerea this time His namo was Daniel Defoe of the window. I was glad about it hear the nicest things in the ear over Queen of Europe. them, and finally Olive cried out: "Here but one day it was out in the wcods bow frightened It was at the boys, and and wben ne heard the story of Sel- afterward, because if you go out of mV heart, because that seems to play When she was married Jewels worth comes a trolley car down the street, playing and having a fine time when so !t kept on trying, and now it can klrlt lt maie him think of a story doors In the rain the rain fatrlea never a soft little tune all the time while the more than 500,000 were given tocher come on, Katy, and we will get on and two boys came along. Jump faster and higher than any of wnlcn ne eoon wrote. This story, speak to you. But how they whisper fairies are speaking. as personal gifts, and besides thM. which he called "Robinson Crusoe," you when you stand with an ear at the Another thing the rain fairies will ing George has always, since their probably have read but perhaps you did window pane. They are funny looking do if they like you is run races with marriage more than 20 years ego. .given not know that it was founded on the little fairies, the rain fairies, round your fingers; they most always win, her some article of Jewelry on each story of the adventures of a real per- and fat and gray, except at the end of too. It Is such fun. though; they Just Dlrtnday. son. have a nice ride." Katy quickly Jumped on the step of the car and Olive fol lowed her. Then the eonductor walked up the learned to run and Jump, as its mother "Oh, here Is a deer! Let's catch lt "o otner aeer ana us momer is very If we can. for It can't Jump away." proud of It. Oh. how the deer wished lt had " car to where Olive and Katy were sit ting andaaid: "Fares, please, little girls. had wanted, for lt was sure the boys would catch it. The boys crept up carefully and were Just ready to BEHEAD. 1 A timepiece and leave a safe guard. S A married lady and leave the first man. "Fares? What is that?" asked Olive graps hold of its legs when out of the 3 Cost and leave a favorite food of and Katy together. bushes Jumped its mother. the Chinese. "Why. five cents for a ride la this When the boys saw her big, wild eyes 4 To decorate and leave a border, lovely trolley," said the conductor. ana her sharp horns they stopped, and 5 Tiny pests and leave frozen water. "We haven't any Ave cents, but we as Bhe came toward them they started 6 A white gem and leave a title, etill have two cakes left. Will you take to run away. 7 To talk and leave the top of a them for the fare?" Katy asked. "Run, now!" cried Mother Deer, and mountain, "Why, bless your little hearts, you the baby deer ran as fast as it could g A fruit and leave part of the head, are little country girls for sure. Of and after lt ran Mother Deer, and they A bird's beak and leave silk. take your cakes, and am 0Ro1 a shower, when the sun shines on them, tear down the pane, and then jump of m addition to all of these some -of If the fairies like you they will whls- into somewhere at the bottom, and the rulers of the different parts of per lots, oh, lots of things to you. they whlle you are wondering where they India have presented her with ex- tell you such thingst Why birds always hlftop ZT.U"" y'o'ur tlV lr look up when they drink, why cater- unge.rg n another race. Although her collection Includes pillars turn into butterflies, why katy- At first It is hard having them win roany iuo rubiea and emeralds, she dids never change their song, the way all the races, but they tell you that no cares little for colored stones, but pre- to skip stones in the pool and thlnss child has ever won a race yet. and that fers diamonds. them are filled with seeds, while that they make you promise never to yu are the stest ever. - . Soon after she was married she very Some Facts About Oranges course, I'll mighty glad to get them, too. We don't have these old-fashioned cakes in the city." said the conductor. "Now, you alt right still and we will ride from one end of the Big City to the other, then I will put you off at the same place you got on, so that you can go home to mother without getting lost." and the conduoter rang the bell, "Ding. Ding." which means "All right." and away the trolley went over the smooth, shiny tracks. When the car came back to the cor ner the little girls got off, and the con ductor told them they had better go right home, as It would soon be dark and their mothers would be looking for them. Olive started to run and Katy fol lowed her. but when they had run a lit tle way they were tired, and Katy cried: "O, we forgot to look for the locomotives, but I am tired, aren't you. Olive? I wish I had another drink of that water to make me walk fast." Olive said: "Yes. I do, too, but I think that Is Farmer Wilson's market wagon ahead of us. I am going to call him and ask him to take us home." So she called. The farmer heard her and peered around the side of his wagon to see who was calling him and, when he saw Olive and Katy, be stopped his wagon immediately. When the little girls asked him for a ride as far as their homes, he said: "Well, now, how did you manager to walk all the . way from home to the Big City?" Katy said: "By drinking the ' water that makes you walk fast, and wo have had a lovely time, but I am afraid mother may be worrying about us now. as it is getting dark, and I am certainly awfully tired, aren't you, Oliver" Olive assented, so Farmer Wilson said: "Well, hop in and we will be home tn no time." Away went the horse. Jog, jog, along the road. By the time the little girls got home the sun had disappeared, and lt was quite dark. When Farmer Wil son tfrove up to Olive's home there was Olive's mother and Katy's mother look ing all around the grounds with Ian terns to light the way. When the moth ers heard Farmer Wilson cry out: "Here are the runaways, mothers, safe and sound," they rushed over, dropped their lanterns and-caught Olive and Katy up in their arms. When the little girls told their moth ers where they had been and about the wonderful drink, of water they bad. PUZZLE PICTURE FIND MY FOUR SOLDIERS. I had a little pony, His name was Dapple Gray, I used to climb upon his back And gallop miles away. . We'd go to war and fight all day, But when 'twas supper time, We'd get back home about as soon As you can read this rhyme. others, such as the navef . oranges, tell to a soul, not even to mother, which first came from Brazil, have no when she tucks you in, and you can seeds scattered through the meaty hardly see her face, and you tell her part. In some oranges the skin is the most delicious and the terribulest tight, while in others the skin is very things you have done during the day., loose and may be readily pulled off. And you hear different things In dif- Orange trees are sometimes started - from cuttings and sometimes from seeds. They are usually started first In a hothouse and later are Bet about 20 feet apart in the orchards. They have to be well watered and kept free from weeds. A tree begins to bear at four years and if it is well cared for will produce fruit for many years. When the oranges are ready to be picked the yard Ja filled with busy pickers of all ages. Each picker has a sack hanging to his shoulder by a strap. He does not pull the oranges, for this might make a hole and spoil the fruit, but he cuts them very care fully and gently puts each orange into the sack. When the sack is full it is emptied Into one of the many boxes scattered about for that purpose. ' When the boxes are all filled they are loaded on a wagon and taken to the packing-house. This is usually a kind of shed where the most Interest ing part of the work is carried on. First, each orange must be thoroughly scrubbed. In some places this is done by machinery and in others lt is done by children, who use brushes to clean the fruit. When the oranges are clean they are separated according to size and then they are packed. . The packing is often done by Chinamen, as they seem to be skillful In handling all kinds of fruits. ,.- v Each orange is wrapped in a piece of tissue paper with the shipper's trade mark on it and then put carefully in a box. All orange boxes are two feet long, one foot high and one foot wide, but some oranges are so large that it takes only a few dozen to fill the box. while of smaller kinds it might take two or three hundred. When the boxes are full the covers are put on close enough to hold the fruit tight, but not to Injure it. The boxes are then taken to the different atatlons to be sent tn other cities. The cars that carry oranges are well ven tilated and if necessarib ice is used to keep the fruit cold. The boxes are put so that the air can get at all sides of them and every precaution is taken to keep the fruit In good condition. ' Oranges are grown In many of the countries of South. America, in the uipw x tuw. n.w a i. i ic. i .In. hlv i . , , . , . play with; I play with all the fairies. "V ' " policies tor but I never knew about the rain fairies ,,f Aer iry. Since then each Defore. And they do look so pretty dd'tion to her collection. Including when the sun colors their gray clothes, crown jewels wnlcn have passed lnti and they steal away on the back of sunbeam. FIND GRANDPA, GRANDMA AND THE HIRED MAN. 9 10 9 10 ? 10 7 10 ? 10 ? 1Q 10 1 30 9 3. 9 i- oriv & jo J. Tf f y W , :f- hi 10 7 i"- jo her keeping, has been well insured. So if anything should happen to ber gems money to replace a greater part of them would be available. A BIRD OF PREY. There are some birds that" kill and eat smaller birds, rabbits, mice, squir rels, etc They have sharp claws of great strength and strong beaks which tear their prey to pieces. Birds such as these are called birds of prey and are " feared by smaller birds and animals. Among these birds Is one called the butcher bird, which is with us all year except In the Summer, when lt goes farther north to build a nest and raise a family. It lays four or five light-colored eggs with brown spots on one end. Its neat. Is built of moss, leaves, grass, roots and feathers and la placed In the fork of a tree. This bird Is not much bigger than a robin, but is so fierce that it is as dangerous as a hawk. It is called the butcher bird because it hangs its prey on thorns or sticks just as a butcher hangs meat on books. It does this bo lt can eat Its prey conveniently. Other birds of prey are eagles, hawks, vultures, falcons and owls. These birds are called raptorial birds, because of their strong bills and claws which enable them to tear their victims to pieces easily. Among these birds the eagle Is supposed to have the keenest vision. Nine, ten, a big fat hen, That lives on Grandpa's farm. She's fond of me and lets me take Her right up in my arm. She's got the cutest litle ehieks, And guards them from all harm, They come a-running to her wing -At every slight alarmr Sitting Croas-Leggsd. The American Boy. The next time you ride in a street car notice the number of. people who sit crosslegged. It haa been estimated that four-fifths of them do. Probably you do. A prominent London 'physician haa investigated the bablt. and his ad vice is, "don't sit cross-legged." He states that the prime objection to the habit la that the return now of blood is stopped at the knee the result be ing that the veins in the leg swell up. As all of the weight is thrown to one side of the body under the leg Is likely to go to sleep. The body should be equally balanced. Much crossing of the legs Is also dangerous in that it is likely to cause lopsidedness. The limbs should be allowed to rest easily, so that the flow of blood is natural and the body equally balanced. r