THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, r-uKTLAND. SUNDAY fcORNING. AUGUST 30. 1903
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. waa altogether luutial. l:ng
to neither if ih' "bloody" 1 .
go was permitted at ilsits In In' an !
? looker at the sports id both camps.
"You ?,' said he, "all the 'Pirates'
. got on the hah'ony that runs MunJ
..the second stoiy of Mike's house. Ka h
'' fellow had a basin o' water and a
' bubble pipe. And 'hen ,1(-''d tr' t0 ,vat
"I WANT BOME PIPES"
.the other fellow In makin' the largest
: nd the prettiest and the funniest sort
of combinations. 'Cour3e, the bubbles
would float all the way from the bal
cony to the ground, and when the sun
fttruck them as ti.ey'd fall you'd see
come o' the grandest colors that ever
was Just like rainbows and kaleider
copes and tMnes like them. Mike's
big sister gave Out prizes for the boys
Who did the best, Pete Maloney won
a dandy baseball cap for blowln' the
' most bubbles in a minute. Say, why
' . don't you 'Rcbbers' have a party like
that?"
Captain Billy did not reply at once to
Bill .lones' question. But he thought
the matter over very carefully, and
.when the "Robbers" met in Jack War
ner's hayloft that afternoon he broach
ed the subject
"Well, it looks like we might have
: some fun doir." something o' that sort."
observed Skir.ny, thoughtfully, "but we
. mustn't let the 'Pirates' hear about It,
or they'll say we're copyin' after them."
When the matter was put to a vote
It was decided to have a bubble party
the following afternoon on Pete Ham
ilton's balcony, which was quite a dis
. tance from the ground.
Joe Stanton as .ntrtifted with the
mall amount of savings held in the
BAIiT CAMEL. AND
(0 THIS Is the r.ew baby.
asked : Twittering Sp
irmw.
frrn. Caracal looked fondly
now B
' v ',v- ' .nV it if ' - 1-- ' 1
fe hV . f . j;-' 3 g
IXC tr , i ' J K it ..W -v j, w" v nn-ri H
Upon th litU cub in t. leg Lit Ue i.tJ.
Th LT vr'a fiem-d wicktUiy as rb
:ocd at U sparrow.
"Toura thifik.!i; ibst a flna rreal I
naka, arcs t ) ou T ' caJmljr ctjaerv
d tb sparrow. "But I'm going to tell
j-ou trtat U roa wait until you catch ma
)eti'M t lon Uma wllbo-jt eattra.
la. fact. yur baby wll b full jrema
fceror thai tima."
And wbat fn feHow h will be.'"
rCed Mrs. CaracaL f jrf ttln her aplta
tlil .tt la aparrow. ! caji Jut m
m r"w. It a hla I r a!aM)r I mba,
t.jl.li- If tMft4 aatf a tar may
ten tr tk In Iriift h. h4 b IleJ-
e arra. vpi lw. " la pra. rr- I
s vc r'-'t. tb (ilfd m 8 rah
uj cftAtu-X tufted aja.'
mul om
necessary I
I- t'.i. pMl'ly.
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u: l.ii hlghlv Import lilt lul.-il.'Il.
Mr .benlns." ".ml he. Willi tie most
. n.ln.irnlllil.' 'ill boy
M .lit f'lili' l.i.tibie 1 1 1
1
fact.
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II,. fioiikn'i'rr runiinug'il among
( .,-, s and und-r counters. Alter some
u.l:.i;!es' M .in b 1" turned to the lad
.....I s.ii.i i, j ... I . . 1 ally:
-I'm mi sorix. Joseph. I luvnl a
fl:iKle babble pipe lift. A rlowd of
box ii from the other side of town came
In yistcrday and bouts lit every pipe I
ha.l "
Joe stared aghast. Discouraged, he
r. 1 .title I his xxay out of the store, only
to s Mike Plamiigan grinning from
the oppo.-lte side rf the street. Joe
rlnl not hesitate. With a hop, skip unci
a Jump In xx as acruss the street and
bat i le as cm.
Hut even Joe's vhilory did not tend
to lessen the i,ntet disappointment
of the "Robbers" lien they learned
that tho 'Pirates'' had discovered In
pome manner that a bubble party was
to be Riven by their rivals, and that
they had therefore srraped together as
much money an possible and bought all
the soap bubble pipes at Jenkins the
only store that sold them.
Meantime. Captain Hilly and his band
ans looking for that mean rhap who
tattled about their plans to the "Pi
rates " When they find him well,
there'll be some fun.
A Leaf Cradle
H
AVE you ever seen a leaf used
to cradle baby? When a
mother in Brazil does her
washing, she takes baby along with
her lo tile river. Here grows a water
lily with a leaf a yard wide and a
yard long. All about this leaf there
Is a turned-up rim. which prevents
baby from sliding off. And upon this
soft, green bed baby Is laid until
mother finishes her work.
The lily is called the Victoria Regla,
and it was named after Queen Vic
toria. Its lovely flower is the largest
In the world.
Wanted It Exchanged.
An evening party was being held at
Dr. Blank's house the other evening,
when the servant ushered In two little
boys carrying between them a heavy
backet.
"What have you here, boys?" ask
ed the surprised physician.
"Oh, please, doctor. Jimmy an' I
have brought back the baby, and we
want to know if you'll give us a
puppy dog instead."
Another Use for It.
It was little Milly's first experience
In church. So when the collection box
was passed around Ehe gravely shook
her head and said:
"No, fank you; I'm going to buy
candy with mine."
The Better Form.
Teacher I should like to have some
one In the class give a better form of
the sentence. "John can ride the mule If
lie wants to."
Bright Pupil John ran ride the mule
if the mule wants him to.
1
. f the Koblx rn
I to nun haso the
flbios at the London 7qq
THE CARACAL CAT
Ar: 5 my cat then was much piettler
tiiar. It :s new A delicate fawn color it
was. xx th white uuderr.eatn. Jut as
I ter y us baby s here.
' t -h. I
I ; -
,'i oon be grown. Then
sMii to hunt you. as my
! .
i I I.i.nted gazelles, hares
' , k ndi In far-off India
r '. Arabia, Why, I remem
s p as hlrh si six feet In
cd.ch little creatures ilka
av J
ra
Fro Atn-'
tr I x .
th a,r t
lo'V"
' U hit a II -re-.y rty ardma! you are!"
Mr TaitttTrg Fparrow iausbed food-hr-rirH-eli.
91 ) c-n'tnued:
"Br the 'teres a new baby 1n
" Zoo. r.il 'he mother came from
your Ki'lv. "
' Mrs. Caracal.
v
v rHTot replied.
Luis thlLf Ut
S rlIlt!r.
"Mra Chit'L"
"Tba bat I i a
Across the
"D'
O YOU knexx. I'm growing sick
and tired of tills.'' grumbled
Tom Hlake. "Here I've been
driving this confounded old delivery
wagon for two years, and Sklnton Ac
Co., wholesale and retail grocers, seem
rto think 1 11 do it forever on the same
mean wages. Just think of it not a
cent increase in wages for the past two
years;"
"Well, I'm In the same boat, Tom. If
that's any consolation to you," Hob Kar
rell replied. "I've been clerking fur
Sklnton & Co.. wholesale and retail
grocers, for the same time, until now
1 no longer believe the old copy-book
maxim that 'Faithfulness is Well Re
warded,' and so on.",
"I tell you whit, Rob." said Tom,
suddenly, "let's go out of this slow
Ohio town Neither of us has any
folks living. It's certain we'll never
rtow ri, h here. Suppose we strike for
the West."
As a result of this conversation, Skln
ton & Co., grocers, lost two of thiilr
valued employes. During the following
weeks, however, those two employes sin
cerely wished they ere holding their
former positions, even at the old wages.
It did not take them long to exhaust
their scant savings, and- "freighting It"
cross country brought many hardships.
Indeed, they were a forlorn-looking
pair when, having Just sneaked from
the railroad yards, they stood longing
ly before a restaurant In Seattle.
They did not observe a well-dressed
man of iearnp.d appearance near them
until the gentleman stepped up to them
with the remark:
"I.Ike to be inside, boys, wouldn't
you?"
"That we would!" answered the lads,
with a feeble laugh. To their astunish
ment, the gentleman replied:
"I should be pleased to have you for
my guests."
Tom and Bob accepted the Invitation
with alacrity. Not until they had eaten
their fill did the gentleman speak mo'e
than a fexv words. Hut when he saw
their hitnger was appeased, ho said:
"You two look like strong, earnest
boys, who really wan' work. Suppose
looks as though It wuld be as vicious
and stupid as Us mother--and that's
Sii' lng a whole kit. Camels are the
stupidest things that ever happened. The
little came, has alria ly hei n named
Treellby.
Irs chest
els an over
1 k ni'es, so that
oinr.rt.
:) .is pr ud can
e 1 irili I. YjU
rtay, brown
sure ni uch de
s I r n the
' - much
I Indeed. he
' vrrt feet In
r :5 iiui he'll
e ugh t he hump
It may k ni el u
"Mrs. Came'
be, because x-.
know, camel.!
and I la k 1
splsed by I!.,
ba b' s pr 1 v n
blgg'-r than '
ought to sVi'i.l
height A e, 1 1
have a sr-etpli ;
depends a t. k'i r
the food It, i r
season. hr. r
stinnks uni.: ;t
r.ehness of
during the dry
iri-e. the hump
iiippeara.
' t pun b about
lie told me
r on the desert
n l he bark of a
' The 0 1 ' i ll,!x" V;.r,e. ! t
her baby tbat 1 p-ew
thst when a baby is . -r
It Is swung In a m t r,
full-grown can. el. 7tiTi
brag about the xaiup ,
camel, which is f 1 '-1 1 In
Persia and Arabia Us
pie utilize 'he mlik. -h
the bones of the n'.n;'.r
ah txgan to
r.-r kind cf
Africa. India,
a ' p that peo
nvr a Tel ex en
let f he no
better than the t wo-hunaid canr i And
they reall stupid, na I salri t-(nre.
"Biit, good bye; I'm ajff to chat a 1th
the elephant '
Mts. Caracal f-dlowed the apsrrr
with her es aa th cheerful l.tt.s fel
low fiew away. And she told hprif
how much nicer her baby must be than
the bornd little camel strange to aa.
Mrs. Camel was at that v ry nnjment
thinklna: how much nicer hT bby wa
than ay other baby at 'he Z.k. put.
aa t h picture ahowa, tbey re both very
cunning.
Fields of leg and Snow
KAC1I TRAIN CONSISTED OF FOUR HOGS AND A LONG. NARROW SLED"
you're hunting for Jobs, eh?"
To the boys' mills he replied, "I
thought so. And therefore I propose
that yoti enter my service for a time.
Jly name is Dr. Selby. I want to study
the habits of the Cree and Salleaux
Indians, who live some distance to the
north of here, and I need txvo strong
boys of 17 or IS years, cf age to act as
my assistants. Will you come with
me?" v
It did not take long for Tom and Bob
to arrive at a decision. In fact, they
accepted Immediately.
Nor was it long after this that they
were Installed in a hut far to the north.
"HURLED
HIMSELF
BOY"
UPON THE
No white man lived nearer than 4"K)
miles away. Here, with snow and ice
stretching on all sides as fur as the
eyes could see, the doctor, the boys
and the Eskimo heiper made their head
Quarters. The boys enjoyed tneir experiences
immensely. Upon the veiy first trip the
travelers came to grief. They took four
trains of dogs each train consisting of
four dogs driven taniem St vie. atr.ich.ed
to long, narrow sleds. One of the sleds
containing provisions was upset, and
A
VERY' pretty little pussy cat she
was, and one that Mrs. Tabby
might well be proud of. So. wilh
many good qualities and virtues, 'twas
a gT?at pity she should have been vain
of iver good looks.
And because of this vanity she sought
Mr. Eox. That gentleman, you know,
possessed a magnificent tall ami brush,
which Miss Pussy n-uch emied.
In a handsome row dress, donned for
the first time. Miss pussy walked co
fjuettlshly down the road hailing to -Mr.
Fox's hole.
"Good morning, Mr. Fi x," sild sho
when the wily fox came to thu door
in response to her knock.
Mr. Fox bcvveil very low as he said:
"Good morning, mis This Is, indeed,
a pleasure."
"You are very kind, sir." Miss Pussy
replied with a simper. "You arc sin h
a harkteoimo fellow that 1 delight to
ciwne a.d admire you. Especially do 1
enjoy lookniK at your splendid tail. Mr.
Fox, tfw did you grow such a hand
some tail?"
The fox chuckled grimly to himself,
"What a flatterer she tries to be I"
But he (crawly answered:
" 'Tls the easiest thing in th world.
Miss Pussy. If jou will come with me,
1 will show tuu the one correct
method."
Thereupon Mr. Fox directed the
pussy-cat to follow Mm across a nearby
fir1 Id. upon th farther edge of which
stood a tree having a, great hole in fts
trunk
"Now. my derr yming lady." Instruct
ed the beauty doctor. you must place
your tall In this hole and gently wave
it 10 and fro."
Miss Pussy obeyed. In so doing she
disturbed a swarm of bees which lived
Inside. Immediately they stung the tail
In a hundred p'aeea.
"Aguw aouw idmouw ouch!" she
No Hurry.
A gent-ieroan living in the North was
Tiding thro.igh the mountains of West
Virginia. hen he came across a boy
drlx-lng a herd of pips.
"Where are you taking the plgaT"
asked the man.
"Olr.j to pasture 'era a bit." tha lad
replied.
"Why," said the man. "I should
Imagine It wcild be alow work fatten
ing pl on grasa Ur where I livt they
pen there up and feed thero on com.
It saves a. lot of tirae."
"Yea. but what a Unfe to a bawl"? "
waa tba crusting reDi
the goods, being Insecurely fastened,
tumbled down a steep gully, from whicht
they could not be recovered. During
the rest of the trip the party lived
upon fat meat and tea. Strange to say,
they thrived upon this diet.
Sometimes, when no shelter was t
hand, they would build real snowhouses.
aid perhaps wake on the following
n; irnlng to find their "houses" covered
to a good depth with snow.
One morning Tom had no sooner arlscYi
than the Eskimo hurled himself
upon the boy and commenced rubbing
his nose vigorously with snow. Tom
protested, and there was a real scrim
mage until the lad was made to under
stand that his nose was frozen and the
Eskimo was trying to effect a cure.
This occurred when t le thermometer
registered 50 degrees below zero.
For the second trip Dr. Selby secured
St. Bernard and Newfoundland dogs
to draw the sledges, as he could, not
prevent the native dogs from stealing
food supplies and continually fighting
among themselves. The Teet of the new
dogs were not so hard. So the doctor
frhoed their, with a sort of . thum bless
mitten, with which they were so well
p'eased that they would sometimes wake
him during the night to replace their
mittens.
At first the scientist found great hos
tility against him. But after awhile
the Indians became great friends with
l.im. Indeed, to such an extent were
they friendly that the doctor occa
sionally would awake to find a group
of Indians whooping aho.A his bedside
come for assistance of some kind -for
they regarded the doctor as physician,
surgeon, dentist and surveyor, all In
one.
Tom and Bob were Forry when the
trip was ended and they were once
more back in Seattle. But this sorroxv
clmnged to the joy of anticipation when
the doctor said to them:
"I now want you to come with me to
South America, boys. I'm sure you'll
find no end of adventure there."
Would they go? Of course; but that's
another story one that Tolly Evans
bopes to tell you before long.
ussy
screamed In her pain.
Scarce a moment had passed pre the
tall was swollen to a size as great as
that of Mr. Fox's trush. Though her
eyes were dimmed iVltli tears of an
guish. Miss Pussy cculd not help feel
ing proud, indeed, ot this wonderful
ornament. .
Nodding good-bye to Mr. Fox, Miss
Pussy tripped llgnt.y homeward to
show Mrs. Tabby the spleml:,l new tail.
But. unfortunaiely for her, a hunter
saw the waving plume, and Imagin
ing the animal to be a fox, giva chase
to Miss Pussy. Before the poor pussy
knew what had li.appe.ned, the cruel
hunter had cut off the precious tall with
his knife, leaving Miss Pussy lying In
DISTURBED THE BEES
the hedge wlah a atump of a tail ari l
her beautiful dress completely spoiled.
Sadly she crawled home, and b. txxcen
sots told her story to Mrs. Tabby.
" 'Tls a lesson." quoth wise Mother
Tabby, "to be content with what yoj
have, and nt to bj vain or enxuous of
others possessions "
This lesson Miss Pussy learned, so
tbat she was a much cicer pussy with
out hfr tall than the had been befgj;exJT
It was lost. f
Defined.
The teacher was giving an explana
tion of care!esna punishable by law.
"If I went out In a boat." said she.
"and the oajper knew It was lfaklng,
and I rot arowned. what would that
be?"
Instantly a hand ahot up and there
came the answer: "A holiday for us."'
Search Without Fruit,
rather Willie, can you tell me what
a "fruitleea search" la?
Willie Certainly, pa. It's when yctTra
'f untlrg for apple In tha pantry aod
find only potato.
I I T 111!
AT-A-TAP! ltat-a-tapl, Rat-a-tap-tup!
Hhnrply tho great brasa
knocker battered upon the in-
ulve dour giving entrance to the school.
It was H little boy who knoiked-u
little boy in well-worn blouse ami lr.
Tho tow head vx.hs far below tho level of
tit' kuocki r, to reucn which tho boy
stood mi tiptoe and tuuined deeporalcly
upward.
In response to this vigorous summons
there shortly appeared the schoolmaster,
who b. 'allied kindly oxer his horn-rim-med
spectacles ut the Utile fellow stunn
ing upon the threshold.
"What le It you wish, my llttlo man?"
asked he.
"Please, sir," eagerly begun the tow
headed youngster, "I cam.-' to know if
yo.i wouldn't lei me study in your
school. I'd Iry ever no hurd, and 1 do
so want to learn how to read big books
and lo write,"
A tiny smile cur'd around the corners
of the old man's mouth as ho bent down
from his stooped height. But as he laid
his hand upon the boy's tousled locks
he mi lit oiilte gravely: ,
"I'm afruld you forgot to ask permis
sion of your mother lo como .here, my
boy."
"I didn't ask mother." murmured tho
boy, slowly. Then he milcKiy raised his
head. "But I'm sure, ' said he-, "that
mother f nulife be glad to have me learn.
Besidei, though i m not too little to
study, I can i do much at home."
"I fear you are too young ev-n to
enter school: so 1 think yirtVd best go
back to mother and wait Just a little
while lonipr," gentlv replied the school
master to the disappointed lad.
R
"HERE ARE SOME BREAD AND ROL LS TO BE DELIVERED
IMMEDIATELY"
So, In this year of 1777, tin? little son
of the baker of Nancy was turned axvay
from tile French schoolliouse, oocause
be was only a baby 3 years old I
Twelve years later a boy was leaning
upon a shelf in a bakiishop in Nancy.
Before him lay wtil-tliumbed olume
from which he read wit Ii deep Interest.
"Antoine, hene are some bread and
rolls which should be delivered imme
diately to our eustomeis."
The lad started at the sound of his
mother's voice. Then be promptly laid
aside the book, raise! with one hand
the basket indicated and xxith tho otner
gathered up several school books.
"I'll hurry, mother," said he, cheer
fully; "and I'll surely have the work
done by school tim.i."
With lessons over and chores done
for the day, An'.olne w tilled away tha
remaining hour of twilight with study.
Work of any kind would have seemed
impossible with nine v'ry noisy broth
ers and slster3 making commotion
aroifhd one. but Antoine appeared un
aware of the disturbance.
Hardly was supper eaten when he
T-
ToTTnd tho Dalaneino faint
2'
rf5' I Ti
vv
H E.N a combination is made of
different articles stuck to
gether or poised In midair
It takes conalderable skill to find tha
center of jrsvity. that balancing point
where the objects used remain ata
Uonary. dot ar pictured aarcraJ "aron a"
Sod
was again poring oVCr his books. Then,
wl-n his nlna brothers and sisters were
stnt 11 way to bd. Antolne pleaded of Ins
fiilhaj';
"May 1 not amy a little while to read
alone?"
"Alua! my boy." replied the father,
sadly, "you knoxv 1 am unublo to pru
viile you with light."
"But 1 am sure 1 can ss by the light
of tho moon, lather." was the ewiicst
re tiponfu.
And so for a time the- boy studied
until he must nerds go to bed In order
to Bliutch a few hours of sk-ep before
Ida falhor mom) Kor at i! o'clock in tne
morning Antolne hud to urlsu und assist
hla father In the tnkery.
Here wua a boy who really worked
r.ikl found joy In It.
One warm dav lx or seven years aft
erward a company of young men wra
gathered together In the rooma of the
School of Artillery of Chalons-sur-Marne.
Laplace, tho renowned mathematician,
was examining lw candldistna for en
trunoa to the scnool as sub-lieutenants.
The door opened, and to the great sur
prise of thosB within there entered a
youth, slightly built and of small
Ktalute. who had the Innocent fnc and
the Ill-fitting clothing of a peasant. It
whs Antolie, son of the baker of
Nancy.
"What can we do for you?" the great
scientist politely asked. "No doubt you
hevn come to the wrong placp."
"No, sir. I have come to take the ex
amination." replied the lad.
Peals of laughter came from tha
young men assembled. But although
Antoine Hushed, he went forward
Btemlily and took a seat.
Then It was that every one was as
tonished. As l.aplace ask ."d nuestion
after question, the boy replied correctly
rind wit-h the utmost readiness. in
vain Laplaco tried to find something
Antoine could riot answer. At last tha
isreat man mslvd forward and cm
braced the boy, crying:
"You are the first to bo promoted, my
lad"'
And those who had laughed but a fexv
moments before, noxx- crowded ahouc
the baker's son to express their admira
tion and to congratulate him.
Antoln the baby who had knocked at
tho schoolhouse door; Antoine, the boy
who had studied by tb" light of tho
moon when other light was denied
htm; Antoine, tho simple-looking coun
try lad, who was promoted with high
est Honors to the Hchool of Artillery,
had started upon his career.
And the baker's son, Antoine Drouet,
became one of the greatest figures In
the flist empire of France.
wh.ch requlra little deacrlptiftn. Yet.
ample aa. they appear, you probab.y
won't accomplish these balancing feats
th first time you try nor the second.
The rod upon which the bird rests la
placed at an angle. It balance la ac
cutatelr preserved, the bird will wa'k
down the entire length of rod. bobbing
from on atllt-lika foot to another.