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' THE . OREGON SUNDAY. JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY rTCZ: r.t APC I, CCi OUR. B SLIGHT ... ' tin ., J I Jlini., OYS (Ul Vtie . , ,v.- ... -AND HOW THE .BUNNIES TREATED . HIM W"taY . long til very long, cold winter been! And (or what time the poor little tun nies had not been able te find. i enough te eatl Nothing was Vowing P above, end the ground wee so herd thet they were unable te scratch It 'UP end nibble the roots which grew underneath. They Jived for ever so long on the bark of the trees; but the farmer did ot like hie fruit trees to be nibbled, so he put wire Q around them, and the poor little bunnies "kad to go hungry. One morning Mrs. Bunny woke up and began to an I IT the air with her pretty little nose. Then aha became greatly ex cited. , ., . ,. ." "Waka -up) Wake up!" she cried to Mr. Bunny. "The sun is shining, and I am aure the spring has come st last!' "Nonsense, my dear," replied Mr. Bun ny with a aleepy yawn, "nonsense." But . the next minute be sat up and sniffed the air, too. t believe you are right after all. my.k dear," he adm.' Smitted. "The sun is awn- Jng." How they could tell that the sun was shining up above when they- lived -In a rierk- little- bouse right under ground I do not know. But they could. Some an imals are reallv vary clever, you know. "You are quite . right, my dear,' he Polly Evans' . . Animal Alphabet Acroatie. RECENTLY a'New York newspsper ; Is one-of the besU luii.wi ,.v--, w. w m..., AIMsator, beetle, pereuplne. whale, HobiiUnk. panther, dragon fly, anaU, I'rucodil. monkey, buffalo, bar. , dromedary, mud turtle, bear, , -Klephant.- badser, aallran, ox. -Klrlns Hah, reindeer, marmoaet, fox, Guinea llg. dolphin, aotelopa. (ooaa, llansblnl. weaael, pickerel, mooaa, lbea. rhlnoceroa, owl. kancaroo.' Jackal, opoMum, toed, cockatoo. KlnsHahar, peacock, anteater, bat, l.lzard. Ichneumon, honey bee, rat. Mackerel, camel grasshopper, mouse, rtlshtlnirele, spider, oceloC groeae, . Ouall, hippopotamus, alpaca, aieth. Rattlesnake, Hon, woodpecker, 'sloth. -Ijeallon. soldflncli, snicleworm. bog, J iser. flamingo scorpion, tro. J'nlrurn. oalrtch, nautilus, mole, J Iper. gorilla, bandicoot, sole. iVartall, beaver, centipede, fawn. Alpblaa. linnet, pollyvoe. swan, J'K. meaatherlum, hyena, lark, Zebra, chameleon, butterfly, shar shark. If you will notice, however, there ar . tio linea for O and P. This fa because no one haa been able to devise a rhyme , for those letters Is there any boy or 51rl wh can offer two lines that will o for these two letters? . Bow Many Sheep in tha Xlock - . Who can tell hew many sheep the dmrer bad In his flock? Read what bs says cars. fully aad figure It out;. One morning' 1 chanced with L drover te Wbo was driving soms sheep up to town W hick sisuiad very near ready to drop from the beat. Whereupon I exrlaloMd, with a frewa: 'Dos't you think tt Is wrong te trest'aau- mala aoT Why not take better oars ef your flock V 1 would do so." said be, "but I've eons miles to go " Between tbls aad 11 o'clock." - - . - " 'Wall, supposing you have, i . ahouid let ' 1 replied. "You . Them have rest, aow aad then, by tha 1 I way." "Kt I will. If you believe I cSb get ' ' There la time for the market today, . . "Now, as yon seem te know such a let about sheep, . Perhap see 11 tell s bow maay I've - gotr "-, t - rfa e casual glaace, aa they stead la a V- beep, . Wsu't (lermlt of It s f eaaaot." "WelL summing ae how I'd as many again, ' Hair at rsny, and aevea? Aa true . As ym'ie there it would pay sne te ride a ' be train; - . Because l should have thlrty-twe." . 1 r V repeated. 'I quite admrro your genius 7 for telling It by the feeling In your bones. 1 tell It by the shining of the sun. But it may not be spring yet, for - all that. Let us go for a run and see If the young grass Is sprouting and the roots growing They are the only aure signs, after all." ; m v ' Bo up they went, and euro enough. , ' they found that all the little gren plants were coming up out of the earth to look at the sun, . . They only . stopped long enough te '?Ct the fresh leaves. Then they ran tell their friends. ake upLWuke up! The spring is - .hw ami soon ever so many bunnies were laughing and skip- ping about over the fields, full of Joy because tne cow wmier was a"""- . "I think we must have a spring party," said Mr. Bunny, "down In the green pasture by the woods." ; ' . "Oh, yes, do. please!" chimed In all the other bunnies; "thet would be lovely." And so they arranged It. The Mrs. Bunny Rabbits made them selves some- lovely dresses; but wnac they made them of I do not know ex. actfy. Maybe they used IRtle 'green leaves and grasses and pussy willows. The dsy of the party came andthey .11 im k- naaiiire hv the woons. Here they danced and played 'J'r" and all kinds of Jumping games, because the bunnies like those games .better than -apy -other-kind. Then they hsa a iovmy k- play some more games when they beard sT'm.r I pVaV wlth' jroat m ' Th0eDr.l.'tood porcuptna-a prickly Puzzle Story and Problems LOVE'S '"telegraph menngt'-tjrn " received a hurry call one morn- - -Bend'your "boy Cupid quick to ' Cupid "tarried only to snatch up hi. cap. and off he flew or , the i iJJ'j; errand. It waa a huge box of dellctoua WaSStf tSA "iS , 1I lurbun" .l. i... r in m .hit WOO a, iur It would havs taken Cupid all day t . find HER; but the 1Pp1?".k1?v whose names wer Amy, tola, Kutn, Bessie and Grace. ., Mi Here are their pictures. Evryona of them confidently-expects th""' but all except on ar going t. . , Conundrum!. 1 Whet t. the beet thin : jot. , hK-d B tfie beat lana ror nnw xoiaa i ui What la . the difference between a pantry cook and a blllsticaerT , (Ol Who was the first that bore armsT il Who was the fastest runner ta the W?7rJdWrir Is a ependthrlffs" purse Has a thuKdercloudl M ( What Is tne eldest piece of furniture in the world? - () What Is the difference between a sum mer drees on a cold day and aa extracted tooth? .. 10) What Is the difference . bstweea a hungry man and a glutton? ,." Other Pusele. . ran yoa supply the missing word In the followlna well-known similes? Kach line rhymes with the next As wet aa a aa drv -as a As live us as dead ae a ., aa poor as a , as weak aa a aa soft ss a As plump as 'a As strong as a Aa hard ss As white es a , as black as aa rough Mi ll free es the as light as a uncertain as its pi Km tl aht ai As heavy as As steady aa As hot as an -As say as a As slow as a As true aa As savage as As stiff As blind as a Aa cool as a -, aa cold aa a -as sick as a -, as swift aa the -as false as i , or mild as a -, aa limp aa a , aa deaf ae a as warm aa Market Woman 'g PuebI. A market woman bought 12 apples at two tor t cent, and ! more of another sort -at three foe 1 cent, but, not liking her bar gain. he mixed them together and sold them out again at Ave f 1 casta, think -i ahe ahouid set the earns sum: but, on n,nniui her money, ahe found, to her sui- Dries, that she had lost 4 oeota. H ow did that nappes? , ' ' ' Hard to Get Lost IT WAS the geogrsphjr lesson In th infants CISSS, uu tne paiiuv ' teacher wss doing her best to instil ' Into th minds of the little ones th meaning of th word "desert." "Bo, you see, children," she ssld, "a , desert Is a greet place where nothing will grow. Now, Johnny Tomklns, I - don't believe you were listening." "Yes, 1 was. tescher." , "And do you know what a desert !?"' : "Yes, tescher a p.ao where nothing will grow." - . "Thst Is correct. Now, give me an In stance of one of the world's deserts.". "My daddy's head, teacher!" ventured ' Johnny. . i . - - ?" .. ,. ' -; ... Rv mv e-randfatrrar s news and earsl Where lld you come fromT" asked Mr. . Bunny, looking the picture of astonish- ' ineirt. '' . " "Please, I ' heard you playing, and I broke out of my cage, because' I love to play, and I hoped you would not ob- ect to my joining you,", said poor Mr. 'oreuplne.i . ' Now, I think all boys and girl, will agree with me that bunny rabbits, are among the best-natured of animals. Theee were, anyhow, and hey felt so ' I 1 , ..v v r,. . . sorry for Mr. Porcupine because he h.wi n n tn niav with, and said: Corns right along and Join In thla Mfwht'- game we are starting." Bo Mr. Porcu pine ran up ana triea 10 jump like his playmates. But- be was a bristly, prickly fellow, you know. "Oh, dear, deer; he la tickling met" screamed, Mrs.-Bunny. '"'Z, ."Qh.o-OrO-uhJne is. scratching me! cried this one and that one, and so on a around the circle. All the bunnies began to look vary anary.. Poor Mr. Porcupine stoppea rlirht still and slehed: 'Oh, dear! that Is the way things al ways end with me. I always have to" end up by going off and playing all by myself.' And it isn't my fault at allIt ' is all because 1 have these horrid bristles!'-' -i - , , . And so -he -turned a way- and looked' so lonely again that the bunnies felt very regretful. . .." 'I know what we ean flo," said Mr. Bunny, with a bright look. "We can play hlde-and-go-aeek, and ' then we need not go very close to Mr. Porcu pine and bis sptkes will not hurt us." , Bo they called him back and had a dellgntfur Trame oT hlde-and-go-seek. " " So Mr. Porcupine at last found soma playmates who would-be willing to play E.'Stki- .uJ.wZ..lJ?.piB.r - .-"" . .'' - next, -ana tne next, u net made blm very happy, and now there is no dan ger of his ever being lonely again. '-.v.: a. f. fooled. Which one Is aolnr to s-et ttf There Is only one answer to this pus sle, and if you look sharp you will see a sign that will tell you what tha an swer Is. , -- AttSWCrj, to Lait WecVs . . , ; . Puzzles and Problems Polly Xvans puule story The ' lttw prpp-rly arrancad ., ap.ll BABTTOWN Paulina e4dreas-John' Underwood,.- Cover, llanta. Tr- -""If. ,H", PJilem. Boa ton. Parts. SldoB. Buffalo. Rome. Farse, VB"re; A M W K D minion; EKASLlt N I B B E K l O U I A K SNEERS fnmrlcel enlama; Whole: "Kvery cloud has a atlVsr llnlnc." .!., 7, ie-ould; 4. 1. 1. a. II. It. II. 1 vln; IS, n. J4, IL 14. 14. 21 hail;, zt. 2-ln. 3D. a rv-rv; ti ta-sllna; Addition and eubtractlon: 1. Bnth-er: liar. A-lt-natloai aatum, . lwr; laoi. Huccea; cm Rva-por-ste. Puo. ; Hall. Bailoe poser ' prood Answers. Vtnrsnce Haenhle, 11 Franklin street. West Bethlehem. Fa., sent Polly Evans a list of correct anawers te the pussies en the page three weeks aio. . . A-'-r i ' Smart - Boy v-; : - LITTLE Willie Is the appl of his father's eye, and be deserves to be. A while ago a rough-looking indlvldunl came to the house where little WUlle Uvea, and grasped him by the collar. "If you don't tell me where your father keeps his money.-ril knock yer Vad orf yer shoulders, an' arf ter that I'll eat yer." " "Oh, please, don't do that, sir," whimpered Willie. "You'll And all the money we've got In an old waistcoat In the kitchen." - Two minutes later a bruised and bat tered wreck was heaved through th front door of little Willie's dwelling place, and sat for a while In the rutter ' and blinked. "That kid's too smart unnatural smart, n muiterra, jxever.- said a word about 'Is ol man beln' " Inside that wesklt." : A PICTURE Her la a Evens would ' t . . t. I fin outline picture for you little folks to finish up with your pencils enjoy seeing the result of your work. And can you tell hr, too, what HEN water Is left to (tself, does . stand suut What do' you think about that, boys and girls? Tou do not' feel sure', do you? Very well, let us make some experiments and And out. Of course. If we Imprison some water for (nstance. fill a bottle full of It and cork It tight It os n not move. But give It a chance and see what la the result, ' Take a soft brick, not a hard one, and leave It on end in a dish containing wa- ter. After half an. hour or so come back . and you will very likely notice that the water has begun to climb up the, brick. An hour or so later make observations . again. .Tou will find the water bss . climbed perceptibly Higher.- And, of course, In tint" It, will reach the top of the brick (that Is, if there was enough waier in tne aisn 10 oegin wun). Another - experiment.. Take a lamp . chimney, tie cbeeaecloth over the bottom -' of It and fill It with sand. leave It in a . dleh containing water. In a very short , time, if you return to look at It, you will find the water , has started to rise .. through the sand to the top of the. chlmney. - You will observe that It rises . ' much faster 1 through . the looee, soft sand than it does ' through ths solid, hard brick. 1 - Now. can you suggest two Important principles which .these experiments go to provet - t ." :. tn Is that water,- ff left does not stand still, but tend to rise and -spread through some medium or rre... -4 ItiA Kaa amedlum' Is soft and loose, rather than solid and " bard. , - Now what Is Important to apply these principles to? This Is April, you know.- Why, to plants, of course, wune ngnj. Our plants should stand In loose, well trultrratea soil , s--nBt-wiii - watersd the water will quickly make Its own way down through the soil to the bottom and then rise again, thug thor oughly moistening -the soil. . the difference between "m o 1 a " oU and J'wet" SOlC v A wet soli has mora water than can possibly- stick to the grains - of earth. A moist soli " haa Just enough water to reach and cling to every grain of earth. Plants like moist soil, but not wet sotL - Maybe- some boy or girl smiles to think r.tert!kln"to anything. Ah. but it doesf J ' . " See the toy wno nas just oaineo nis face and hands. What Is it sticking to hla ak In that his towel T Water. - Some one lets water drop slowly from a filled fountain pen, drop by drop, on a pebble. The water from the first drop .spreads over the top of the pebble and sticks to It- The same happens after the' second and third drop, etc., till there Is more water clinging to the bottom of the pebble than the top. When things reach this point, tha water begins, of course, to drip from the pebble. But. note how much had up to this time stuck to tha pebble t blackboard at one end of tl the room. Take each guest in turn, stand him In front of the board. blindfold blm, give him a piece of chalk and ask him to draw a picture of a pig or cow or horse. The other guests should note down on pieces of paper their opinion of each pig as it is drawn, and when all - have done their stunt, then let them yote which did the beet Otve a prise for best and consolation for worst. , Memory Game : ON" a f entre table In another room arrange about twenty art Idea of anv and every sort Olve each guest a sheet of paper and pencil and usher all the players Into tha other room.' Olve them lust three- minutes to survey and try t llieflivriav iua .! .i-ivm ... e . avrv va iu, table. t men,-niuruini w uiv . iirat room, they must write down all the articles - they can rememDer. uiv snout ten minutes for this. Then have - them exchange papers and correct the lists after the correct Hat which you read aloud. . A prise for the best list i This game Is very enjoyable. Things You Can't Do THEY say - the ' following things can't be done. Try them and ' es for yourselves: , - ' Von. can't stand for five minutes without moving if you ar blindfold ed. "''' You can't atand at the side of a room with both of your feet lengthwise touching the wainscoting. ... You can't crush an egg when placed 4 lengthwise between your hands that 'Is, If the egg Is sound and has the ordinary shell of a hen's egg. You can't get out Of a chair without - bandlnB your body forward or putting: vour xeet unaor n mai iv, u you are slttlngsquarely on the chair and not on the edge of It- X THEN W 1 iis 'A3.- GoodGanar . RKnrt Arfice FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS ANTaM raising Is a fancy, noth ing more, mere ts no money in ' bantams, only a lot of pleasure. And not merely hnvi and a-irla. . , but men and women get the erase for them. , ..-v . - ' And what wonder! For Is there any thing under the sun more cunning than a sprightly little game bantam or a thickly feathered, beautifully ool-' ore 4 little Pekln (or Cochin) bantam? The home of bantam raising Is really In England, but America has taken it up enthusiastically, and now'we have many beautiful varieties on exhibit in ,1i?i,r-f.mpf Iir..,Aow!--; 1 The demand in bantams is for form and color. So If you are going to keep. bantama, beys and gtrle. etart In wltfi - the best you can get, If you can only have two. Better two that are fine In , form and color than more than two that nave notnmg to coast oi: - Probably the quaintest, variety of, Danisms so xar proaucea ts me japa- tiese bantam. Notice the - extreme 1 Bbortnees of bis legs.- If a first-class specimen, indeed, he will not show any leg at all when walking. This le -due to the profusion of his feathers. The tall is very much developed and " the feathers stand erect, as high aa hlav head or higher, often touching the -back of his neck. : ' - -,-. Many of you wlah to know how to se- .cure bantams and then how to take care of them, ' '.-'. There are several varieties of bantama from which you can make your choice. . The picture ahows a pair of bantams of the brown-breaated red ' game variety, t Ton will notice that the male la consid erably larger than the female. For your purpose, you had better not . buy more than one cock and four or Ave hens. The price of one cock and two ' hena ranges from (S up, although your may be lucky and get them cheaper. Through the kindness of Mr. William Hofacker, Polly Evana la able to give yon boys and girls an excellent plan for " a. bantam houfe. , . 1 rvw . GROUND1. 2 : ------ - - v v ::V: How the Boys Can Build ,'TN THESE pictures you hav a arood. simple plan for tha construction of a home- ' " made boat A boy of l re- . m cently mad -suck a boat, and It waa a success. With. tS, which he earned by doing odd lobe, he bought the J lumber, nails, paint, etc t and he used the tools that a boy is likely to find In hig father's household kit Ho first -built the frames with square ends, aa you i if C in tne picture, men ne ouuv the sldos of two wide boards, which were sawed with a gradual curve from each Bide -of the centre.- These h nailed to the frame, and he very car-, fully fitted the end pieces. ' ' . After that, he turned the whole affair over and fitted and nailed the bottotn boarda in place, putting on the edges, etc., a thick coat of paint, so as to make the bottom watertight, and between the edgee of the boards he laid lengths of lampwtcklng. loosely twisted and smear- A Book Game , nrHlS I Jolly for a rainy venlng, I and Instructive, too. Also good for a party. , Give everybody a sheet of paper and a pencil and send them into the library or sitting room to guess the titles of books or the names of authors by cer tain objects which you havs prsvloiis l v .,ruil to reDresent them. The objects should bs numbered to rr apond with th number -on- th aheeta - . of papBT. - V " Give the players twenty minutes or r half an hOUr 10 Complete moir suo. A nrll. ahotua De awaraoa m who made the largest number of cor rect guesses. .' . Here ar samples for you to us and imitate: - . ' . "Measure for Measure" A pint measure and around it a tap measure. "The Spy" A telescope. -, "Essay on Man" Picture of a man and on It a large cut-out "S." also an "A " - "Nicholas Nlckleby" A 8-cent plec, close by It the letters "A 8"; then an other 6-cent piece, followed by th let ter B Y " ' , "Never Too Late to Msnd" A clock ' stopped at 11 o'clock, with a pile of un mended articles heaped up In front of It together with needle, thread and . 'Simb'i Tales" Several tails mad out of cotton-wool. . "Bitter ftwet" Box of quinine pill aide by side With a stick of candy. . Gladstone Picture of laughing girt With small stone beside it. Mark Twain Two straight line en a piece of paper.' ' . ' a flowelja Pictur of a dog Bowling. TO PAINT snd then color w'th your paints. I Polly Mother Goose characters these axe? BANTAMS AND HOff. ,T0 KEEP THEM . First, look at the aide view, Tou see a 1-foot hall, by- which , you , enter -the house; then a house by feet in else. The depth from . top of roof te floor ts I feet. A door opens from the . hall Into the chicken iiouse, and a win- dow from the house Into the chicken yard or run. (Make the latter any slse you wish, of chicken wire fencing, 6 feet high, with a boarding X foot high' all S,rnund ths bottom- The front view show you bow te put In the window,' and also smalt n- trance close to the floor. (The. floor, by. the way. should be raised a foot above ' th around so as to keep the bouse clear , " , . , . , "VI"' ?;' ':r ' . - - From the aide, front and ground trlewa . you ckn learn the positions of the water fountain, grit box,' roost and nests, with, which the house should be furnished. - tk. v.. - k.,.. - iit" n a. wall tha reason of thla la that Zh.-w.,,- caJn, originally from tropical reatons. and so. like hothouse no were. they cannot stand too much outdoor weather. They thrive best where their , delicate combs and toes are not exposed to frost. .-" ivv-A--.. Any kind of lumber will do for your , bantam house, and It need not even be smooth lumber. .Even with poor ma- : terials you ean put together a very "neat and serviceable house if you put . ' your mind to It. For yoursroof material you bad better' use tar paper. First make a roof of ordinary hoards, then put on your tar , paper, tacking It down, ,as Indicated la the drawing. - Of course, you understand that. it Is absolutely necessary, to keep the ban-, tarn bouse perfectly clean. When you undertake to keep chickens, you are go hig Into the housekeeping business; so ; you must be as. faithful aa a house-, keeper in attending to your duties. My! how ashamed- you would be tot ha Vie nothing to show your friends but uri- tidy, Insect-Infested bantama, all be- d with soft lead. -" Then, when the plank wer alt thor oughly put on, he gave the entire boat. Inside and. but, two coats of paint. After thla it waa ready for the final touches seats, deck, gratings, etc The lumber he used was boards K of an Inch thick, but for the deck only Inch boards wer ueed. At each end he made lockers to hold his spar Ash ing tackle, etc . - Tommy's .Suspicions : My daddy saya that when h waa . ' A boy he never cried, -Nor run away from school to go - A-swlmmin'; never tried To dodge a llckln', never failed ' To do aa he was bid (Well, maybe daddy didn't then, . ' But gran' ma says ha did). My daddy brag a lot about ' The way boys scted when He waa a boy (Myl but they must 'A' been like angels then!) ' - He says he never dared to peep Beneath the cakebox lid CWell, maybe not; but. anyway. My gran'ma Bays he did) I , Boy! but my gran'ma'a very wlsi 8li e knew my daddy when . Me waa a little boy, an' says He was a terror then! -He says he never got th stick . The time he was a kid . (I know -I ought to b'liev him, but My gran'ma aays he did)! - Heart in the Ri,ht Place MAN who sella, cut flowers at a stand downtown waa waiting for ' trade the other afternoon, when a newsboy, dirty and ragged, cam run nine; up. t, "Say," said the boy, "whot's th price . uf them red flowers FluiA -, -''Those carnations, you mrn? They'r taro cents apiece," said th man. "I'll trade you a paper for one, said the boy. The flower seller accepted the offer and th boy ran away with his ' carnation, A few minutes later he re . turned.1 " "Say," he said, "I Just sold paper. Gimme another uf them , red flowers. Here's the two eents." The man at the stand handed him an other carnation and accepted the pen nies with a smile. As the boy started away the man became curious. -' i "Bay. . kld,'v h said, "what ar you going to do with thoee flowers?" The boy took a better hold on his pa pers. "Give 'em to the ol' lady," he said. "She's sick in bed." . Then he left on th run, veiling: "Pape! Papal City Times. All about- ," Kansas - . Intratlngr Facta. ' A hungry wasp will kill thousand' files in a day. Asparagus is said te be th eldest plant used for food. - The common Hercules beetle can lift 111 times Its own weight . -, To th B&rbar'g. . K thick-fleeced lstnb cam trotting by "Pray, whltber now, my iambr quoth I. - "To have," ke ssld, with ne'er stop, "My wool clipped at the baa-baa . , shop." ,, . . HrfliL-SJ. cans of your having neglected. to keen, their house clean I With a house built on Mr. Hofacker plan, cleaning is very easily done. The - bens' neeta could be made with steep celling, so that the chickens could not roost on the top 6f the boxes. The boxes hare no bottoms to them, but rest ' right on the floor, so that you may take them up and turn them upside down. For a ben roost, nail a narrow strip ef wood with its flat id on the thin edge of another narrow, strip of wood. KWNTMt mm- If roa look at It from the end. It wilt look llks the capital latter T. Round and smooth all the edges of thejboaraa with a plane or knife. . A rood water fountain that cannot be soiled by the birds can be made from 7. fug. Make a hole near the bottom of the , uar bv nicking off a piece of the surface . with the vomer of a hatchet, and then" boring the hole, with a sharpened nail... ' When tne jug is nuea wuu water, put a. stopper in the hole. The water will remain above tha hole In tha Jug, but wm not rise any further. -Perhapa some of you bo ye have other 'good suggestions for water fountains. Freedom from dampness and regular feeding are-two ef the eeerete of sue- - cess in bantam reining;. For the first ''week or two of small chicks Uvea feed - - them hard-boiled egga chopped fine and mixed with bread - crumbs or crushed ' crackers. After that, : seme ' patent meal and mixed grains. - If length and profusion of feather -are desired, feed a liberal allowance - of cooked meat and scraps from tha table. Thla la not good food for game -bantama, however, aa they should not have much feathering. Don't forget fresh water dally, f rash .air, good, clean grit and plenty of green food. It you have any further question ta ask. write to Polly Evana or to Mr. 1 Wtlllan Hofacker. P. O. Box 158. Nor wood, Pa.,-Inclosing a stamped, self- - addressed envelop for the reply. a Good Boat He made tha gratings so that thr could easily be removed for cleaning or balling. . : . ' The length was 10 feet, width at centre S feet, depth amidships I feet, , depth at ends 1 foot And It cost him only about fS In money. He did not flgur out how much Ms time and labor wer worth. Such a boat aa this can be as good! a ons could wish. If wll constructed. 4- A Waifs Success PLLT EVANS reprints today an editorial which recently appeared In th Philadelphia Press. It I on that every boy (and girl, as well) ahouid read. Under th bead, "A Waifs Success," the sdltorlal says: ' v In - th - resignation of John" Green Brady as Governor of Alaska there re - tires from official life a man whoa sue--cess should b an inspiration to vry. : Amerlcanboy, for it la only in thla land ' - of Immeaaurabte posalbllltlea that auch a career la possible. In th Ufa record - of Governor Brady there la - Inscribed more of romance, prsistnca, patience - and battling against obstacles than can ' be found between th leave of half th . modern fiction that baa mad fame and .tortun for its authors. John Green Brady was a waif of New Torkv jt product of the Five polnU of , fifty years ago. Left by th death of - both parents to ahlft for himself, he be- cam a part of the human flotsam and i -Jetsam of - th city streets that wa r gathered In by the life Jlnea of th - Children's Aid Society-. Bent West wlto. ' scores of others at the age of i, b 'found k- ham aad, friends among strangers. . ..- ,v .u . . f Then followed years of work: of grow ing ambition, of desire to help thoee. - who, like himself, had- been left e wrecks on life's sea. He matte his way , through Yale and through Union Then i . logical. Seminary and then went South, . where. In Texas, he undertook to estab lish a colony for tha slum boys of New York. It failed through lack of funds, and Brady became a : missionary to. Alaska. His conscientious work, clear - ideas and devotion to duty so Impressed President McKlnlny that In 1807 he sp- - pointed him Governor of Alaska, a po sition which he has continuously filled ' since then until his resignation a few , weeks ago. - ' All honor to John Green Brady! What he has don other boys with greater advantages -can do. There Is no rung ' In th ladder of suocees too high for . ., those who, ilk Governor Brady, began at the bottom. The fact that he waa a . ' slum boy stimulated rather than re pressed tils ambit lone. Ha had In him the stuff of which ths typical American : la made. His success has demonstrated . It. and the country would be better off If there wer more of his kind. ; Snow lit Halfpenny a Pound. ' Snow Is sold In the north of Sldly, where It fetches about a halfpenny pound. It is a government monopoly, a no, the Prince of Palermo derives th greater part of his Inoome from it Th snow, which s gathered on the moun tains 1n felt-covered basksts. Is widely bought In the cities for refrigerating! purposes, . i. . 1 i I ... - .v.
