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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, ' PORTLAND, SUNDAY EARNING, JULY, ' 5, 1903 . i a- 1 ' 1 - "' 1 " - ' (Copyright, U08. by Toe North American Company.) ' Th F r i e n d I y H e r ni i t Knife's Sforv APockef THE FORGKR BKAT8 THE METAL. INTO SHAPE A TROUSERS pocket, after all. .Isn't the most cheerful place to be in. especially when that " pocket is sticky with the remains of aweets. So you can't blame the Pocket-knife for condescending to ' address the copper Penny. However, lie vbi an exceedingly dignified pocket-knife, possessing all of three blades, and his manner was haughty a ho said to the Penny: "If you are feeling lonely. I shan't Xntnd you clinking against me now : and then. It may give you confi dence." GRINDING "When you've traveled about the country as much as I have, old fel ler, you'll. have more reason to talk about self-confidence." the disre spectful Penny replied. "You're an ill-mannered rascal." angrily retorted the Pocket-knife; "you don't seem to realize how un important you are when compared to me, who have three blades and as many as fourteen parts." .The cent, nowise abashed, grinned cheerfully. "Your remarks are very cutting, Mr. Pocket-knife," said he, "and I suppose I ought to be quite envious of your three blades and your fourteen parts. But I have an idea that long after you've been cast on the rubbish heap, I shall still be Tendering service to mankind. I hould be very much pleased, how ever, to learn mure about your four teen parts." , For soma minutes the Pocket-knife preserved a chilling- Bllence. Rut at p last the temptation Id cuauei uo- f came too great grea inly i "It certs won't do any harm to M Dfi&W SPVDLE m . V - fi . : (-i.Jf ':i vtt't. -4U v ' 7 ' J IA JJ w . '1 , A' KD must the rest of my tire be utterly ; worthless!" muttered Granny, bitterly, to herself. Nor '" Was tola the first time that An good uid Woman had fro complained. For many . Kioelhs she had wonted and fretted. Un til latel) every house In the village had known the cheerful presence of Grar.r.y a abe sped upon her Innumerable er rands of merry and comfort. Never toad aha concerned berseif about her on affairs. Alii u l.cr thoughts of cinirat Now, ince ste had become too lerDjS to go Ibfib frum ber little cottage, hjtvw1 UmUM sua feareu nr krfulo ji ended. 'J hea. as Uranny Mt before ber rrtln rong slml, tt seemed that l hrard a wi. And IL vutce aaymg: 'So tonger will oa eultrr lomilnrn. Young and old wid come to you daily lur Mirtc-e. Fur tratter tbere wiu be uj;l3 ta your siuaou-C- As your visitor iasds before you. feb coeTy tfc ti read you ( in. Tbera you ul read t :m oreama. ILA hme, tn amtMUooa. 1 1 life f the pro wbom you may m by roud eourel." t tt k ahouc ,f , day pamed I .1 nA ot.e cailel t tb old Uay. 4 1 er ral4 br- bead from ttie rf 1 1 as It fin from 1 be eptanlnc -i ) ah trid f things that t :.ti ber tearcra Their rrery ' - : put a little Information Into that Idle head of yours." said he; 'therefore. 1 shall tell you something about the creation of us members of a great and noble family. " "in the first place, I and many of my kindred came from Sheffield. Kngland. The factories of this city, wnlch Is the center of the cutlery In dustry of Great Britain. turn out knives by tho millions. "From the rolllnjf mill the steel comes In 'strings' about twelve feet In length. These are of such shape ns to give least labor in working articles from the metal. Some of tho steel bars are broad and thin; others are narrow and thick: while for cer tain articles of- .which scissors are an example one edge Is sharp and tho other blunt. In order that the 1 lades may be readily sharpened. "At the forge my blades were ham mered out of the glowing steel; then, after a nail mark had been placed upon them, they were dropped into cold water. This last process made the steel very brittle. So next the blades were placed on a hot Iron plate over a fire. When they assumed a bluish color they were removed, as they had now gained temper and flexibility. "From the forge'iny blades were taken to a man who sat on a wooden 'horse.' with a revolving wheel of wet sandstone before him. Here the blades 'were ground and tljen placed in lime, which absorbed all moisture. More polishing took place on a leaden wheel and a wheel faced with leather. "Next, all my fourteen different THE STEEL parts were assembled, and I appeared much as you see me now. The blades were sharpened on an oilstone, and the polishing was completed on a re volving wheel covered with a aoft skin. ' "Nor have I told you of the proc esses that all of my parts go through. In all, there are about 100 of them. If one man made the whole knife, he woiild be kept employed for two days. Of course. I am a very expensive knife and of the best work manship. To purchase me it requires many pennies like you. "Yes," observed the Penny, "but the same pennies that have purchased you may possibly aid in buying your successor when you are unfit for further service. And. in spite of your fourteen parts. I believe that the coinage of pennies Is quite as inter esting as the manufacture of cut lery.'' The Pocket-knife had already re tired to the other side of the pocket, however, and pretended not to hear the Penny. 4 '3 ,:-f a 't ' 't tliought she seemed to read. Marvelln greaLly, they would go thence to tell their friends of the old woman's wis dom. People Hocked to her. But much of the Information which Granny cou.d readily have imparted she kept to her self. In the futures of some amor g those who called she read many u:. tieasant troubles and trials, the natu.-a of hicta she bad not the heart to dis close. The months passed. Granny mas al ways at her ne, now. r.d Ban) jr an hour OU-Tng the day paueJ that .- was Dot aed fjr sag ad-ice. Yet, even now tiit sb had become so use ful again. '': aa t,ot happy. Fer the future woes and Durovcs ui many of her 'visitors i..i tpuu rrr -ntno . norcouii she sleep becaase of ber grief. Now longird wiih ail tier heart tbat this fstal girt of jtnowleda be taken from her; but soRMbow um fe.t lm4liti to remain at tftv wbeeL "I can stand i do 'rnger." abe would "in at lh close of aacfa day.- Ad ac- at mm the apint bad rnmr aloa om Granny. Oo Amy pinn:n bH was tl. and tboee mho came htr found that iifinnr In hr spinning bad finally rrach4 the end of f -r wan thread at Ul. fa. too, the cxartc cf tb dream apiaC.e Lad do- arted. . ft v. - iv ' ' J Y ii THE MAN J IMMY considers himself a mucn- abused chimpanzee. And perhaps Jimmy Is right In the first place. It wasn't very nice to be taken away from a pleasant home In western equa torial Africa, where Jimmy was Just be ginning to enjoy life. He had outgrown his mother's care. No longer need he sit in the nest high up among leafy boughs, where the restraining hands of his mother wouj seize him when he leaned too far oyer the edge to peer at his father, squatting beneath; And he was now able to scamper away with the other young monkeVs, playing among the trees and eating nuts and luscious fruits. Truly, Jimmy had glorious timea then. But the day came when Jimiry was Cousin Alice NT, 1 " ins EVER was any little girl more of tomboy than was Alice. Leav- ng her playthings, her household duties, her work-basket, even abandon ing her doll, she perched herself upon a limb of the old apple tree and thought for the hundredth time how much hap pier boys are than girls. Alice's parents, tired of hearing the little girl repeatedly wiBh that she were a boy, decided to make a certain test. They sent her to the home of her boy cousins, where she was to share1 their work and play and be raised in the same fashion as they. The boy cousins were given fencing lessons regularly. Alice was to learn this sport, too. At first she thought it was great fun an immense improve ment upon sewing doll's clothing but It was not long before she became weary. Then she Indulged In all the games she had once thought she would enjoy so well. But now when she played leap frog and other rough games she received so many bumps and hurts that she would have been glad to quit had she not been afraid of her cousins' ridicule. Indeed, while playing a game of "rob bers" Alice was struck so hard by one of her cousins that she felt quite 111. She stole quietly to a room, where she could be all alone. And when her aunt discovered her she was bending affec tionately over an old dolly. The, next morning Alice was Bent home.. Ka longer tlid she wish to be a boy. From that time she busied herself In all the girlish plays and duties she had once despised. Trees and Lightning THERE is a popular belief that cer . tain trees are less likely than . , others to be struck by lightning, and' that during a thunderstorm It Ik quite safe to stand under a beech, for example, while the danger under a res inous' tree or an oak Is, respectively, fifteen or twenty times greater. This is disputed in a recent writing by Dr. A. W. Both w ick in his "Noteu of the Royal BJtankal Garden of Edinburgh." Thu doctor says that no tree is im mune, and the beech is struck quite as frequently as any other species. Appa rently the taller trees In a neighbor hood are the ones most likely to be, Mr.ik. Contrary to what Is believed by some people, the cells are not "rup-t tmi.i ur turn by the formatioi, of Hi Hin. as might happen If the heuting by the electric current was very great. 1 he iflls collapse and shrink up. but H e nf ur torn." The root system does I-'t ! r.i"g i.-m to bo ever damaged by hght- BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS from 0d Newspapers I 1 I m V AT w. t. T rtt thought an old newspaper reuid rw ru to offer little oppor- tiBtty for amusement. Yet you cannot Imagine how assay artistic O sicna can be made from this old newe sFer without um aid of any oiner towl r material. Lat as deacriba, (or lnstaoca, to DOCTOR WOULD EXAMINE JIMMY captured by hunters, carried a long dls tanco through the forest and then placed in a big ship, which bore him thousands of miles across the ocean. 60 Jimmy came to live in a cage near a great many chattering monkeys. Jimmy himself did not feel like chatter ing. He was too sad to utter the harsh, piercing erica that he used to employ In calling to his playmates In Africa. Not that these Men People did not treat him rightly; oh, no; they tried to take the best of care of him. In fact, Jimmy was regarded more highly by them than he was among the Chimpanzee People. But here there were "no trees to climb no fun to be had. And the climate didn't agree with him. When the Aan Doctor would examine Jimmy as he did every now and then he would frown and shake his head. Of course, the doctor must have known that all that was necessary to bring Jimmy back to health was to send him home. But Jimmy wasn't sent home. He must be kept where the Men People could look at him. It was hard for a chimpanzee to be contented amid such surroundings. Jimmy really began to try his best, however, and now he plays fn a friend ly fashion with his keepers, talks to IN years when knights fought valiantly to win fair ladye'a smile. When heroes slew their dragons, and magicians practiced guile. Through highways and through byways, with merry wit and song; And Instruments full well attuned, blythe minstrels tripped along A-flutlng and a-plplng day by day. Of all the clever troubadours who visited the court. There were two minstrels unexcelled, according to report; Their carollngs and warblings even birds to list would come; Each player round his hearers wove a spell that held them dumb. While fluting and a-plping Joyous lay. "Now let us have fair trial," said the king unto the rest, "That we may see which minstrel can the other minstrel best" Forthwith there went with glad Intent a messenger to bring Musicians both and bid them come to play before the king, A-fiutlng and a-piplng- measures gay. . Together the competitors burst forth in melody, And yet surpassing sweet the songs no discord could there be; So wondrous well they played that each the other charmed to sleep; They slumber still and in their dreams continually keep A-flutlng and a-plplng weli-a-day I "mariner's wheel, - shown In Figure a, First take a whole cewsrxper sheet (of four pages) and fold tt down the center, as In Figure 1. Now your rsper has tbe form ehovn la Figure i. Fold along the center line, according to Figure L And then fold upon a dotted tin Indi cated la Figure . When this Is com FREQUENTLY them In queer little grunts and even docs amusing little tricks. Yet he cannot for get his grievance against these cruel Men People, and at times especially when he's feeling worse than usual he curls himself up In a corner and dreams and dreams of the Chimpanzee Folk In Africa, and wonders why the Man Doc tor and the keepers, who really seem quite fond of him, don't prove their 'friendship by sending him back to his own home and his own people. Jimmy is sure the Chimpanzee Folk would never capture a man and keep him prisoner among th trees in Africa Just for the chimpanzees and gorillas and monkeys to look at. Why She Liked It A' CERTAIN clergyman met a little, boy outside the rectory. Do you go to church, my boy? he asked. "Yes, sir, replied the boy; 'and ma does. too. She says she always likes the day that you preach." "Yes? And why so?" Interrogated the much-pleased clergyman. "Why, sir, she says she can always get a good seat then!". pleted you should lav all tba open and of the paper at tho bottom. Folding upon th dotted line abowa on Figure 4 yoa obtain Figure t. Ton "are now ready to train tearing the pa per. Be sura that all the folded edge of th paper ant on tho right-hand aide. Tear aJong lie dotted. .En noted -la THEY ENTER A MAORI HUT WHERE LIES A SICK MAN DRESSED IN SKINS OF WILD ANIMALS D ELIG FITFUL as had been their voyaging from San Francisco, Roy and Ben felt that much time had. been wasted when first they came in view of their des tination, the southwest part of .New Zealand. And the closer they drew to land, the greater grew their rap ture. First, -there were the great, rocky cliffs, which rose directly from the water. The coast, too, was In dented by innumerable fiords and bays, some of which Uncle Will said were at least twenty miles in length. Then there were visible to the eye great forests, and snow-capped moun tains reared themselves in the dis tance. "Isn't it & wonderful sight!" ex- Li ' " AT THE BASE OF SUTHERLAND FALLS claimed Roy, as the boat passed be tween two . towering rocky walls, nearly a mile in height and only a quarter mile apart, giving entrance to Mllford sound. "Yes, and you'll see many more In teresting sights before our vacation Is over," replied Uncle Will. "This country seems to have borrowed beauties from almost every- country and every clime. There are geysers like those of Iceland, Switzerland gla ciers,. Alp-like mountains and fertile plains. Every kind of scenery you have. And it's a glorious land to roam about in." "You said something about a hermit the other day. Uncle Will," Interrupt ed Ren, "and I meant to ask you for. the story." "You mean Hermit Sutherland, of Mllford sound? Not so very long ago he and his dog were the only Inhab itants of this region. He wandered about exploring the country. It waa he, you know, who discovered Suther land Falls. whtcH-we shall visit short ly. Just think of It, boys-falls tftt are 1304 feet In height! For six years Sutherland lived alone, and then he was Joined by a companion." The "boy's father and" mother and. Aunt Margaret now joined them, and together they admired the view about tliejfi. "Do you know. Ben, I hate to leave this plan." muttered Roy. The party had been looking at Sutherland Falls, making up his mind. Figure C Upon opening the resulting form Figure J you have your "mar iner's wheel." Pleasing variants of tho "mariner" wheel" may be obtained by teanng th paper, when In tbe position of Figure a, along dotted -llnea abnwa la FlgaTb fcV Figure U and Frx- i where, looking- up from below, th waters seem to coma from the clouds. And aa they, fall they rumble In curious sort of monotone. Ben had been ailent for the last half hour, engrossed in thought He now came close to Roy. and whispered: ' "What do you say to deserting- the folks for a little while? I'm sure they wouldn't give us permission, so we'll have to steal away; but we can leave a note telling them we'll be back soon. With our rifles we ought to get all sorts pf game. We'll have a bully good time." Aa Roy was 14-Just a year younger than his brother he was, of course. Just at the age when such" an adventure would appeal mightily. He wasn't long Their plans once perfected, the boya gathered together what little provisions they could. This they did secretly and without exciting suspicion. That even ing they stole away. Roy and Ben failed to realize the dan gers of their exploit until they found themselves, upon the afternoon of the following day, without provisions, and lost In. the forest. "I can't hold out much longer," gasp ed Roy, as he stumbled and almost fell; "I'm tired and I'm hungry." "h. we'll be all right soon." replied Ben. encouragingly) "we're certain to shoot something, and once we have a decent meal Hello, what's that?" Suddenly the two had come out Into a email clearing, In the middle of which was a hut, such as the Maoris build. Quickening their pace, they soon cam to the door. As they received no answer to their call, they entered. Upon a rude cot they found a wild looking man, tossing from side to alda with fever. Over him lay skins of wild animals. ' "Looka pretty bad," observed Ben. Further Investigation about the hut revealed some dried meat After th lads had partaken of It, and then drank refreshing water from a spring nearby, they discussed the situation. Ben shook hl head decidedly. "It stands to reason we've got to stay and try lo do something for the man." So for two days the couple watched the alck man. Meanwhile they had been able to kill some game and replenish, their larder. The fever now left the 111 host. His gratitude to, the boys waa heartfelt Well It waa for them, too. that they had shown this ktndneaa. For soon the man a hermit, he waa waa able 'to guide the boys back to their relative. The lada were greatly ashamed of themselves when they found how xnucn worrimert thoy bad cauaed through their thoughtlessness. But alttnugh they daren't broach the subject, they did wish their father and their uncle would decde to spend a time camping in me mountain In spite of the attendant hardships, they felt aure they would enjoy themselves Immensely. Those gn. tiemen. however, seemed to think that ln and Roy bad dona enough explor Ing In the forests. Was Watching Him TWO gentlemen, one of them with little boy in his lap, were speaking of the eaaa with which some pick pockets operate. One St Lb gtnUemea aald: "Why. mr friend, picking pockets la not difficult. Oboerve bow your pocket ' la gaping. X could easily have picked X row coaldat." cried the ywang star la the other gaoUeraaa'a lam " 'cause X waa loo kin' oat far roar ,
