THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER eV 1903'
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prettjr EUm,
"And wht ! this clever lder talU '
lngy aaked Ellis's fathftr. '
"Eh, blenl Thou knowit how onr
lovely queen. Marl Antoinette, often
capea from -. wearlsom court Ufa aod
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run. our ia r muhImi . - a a pw f
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at belnr almpla peaaanta. They maka
hay, milk the cows, and they aay that
even the klng'crlnda out flour la aJlttla
mill there." ' . !.-; v
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B1JLX.Y UDS DOWN THE TOBOGGAN
( ( T" EMEMBER that you are of .the
rx nobility, my aon." whispered
the mother elephant, "and do
nothing to disgrace your ancestry.
None was swifter , or. a better war
elephant than the giant Sahib, your
father. And fame has attended all
your grandfathers And great-grandfathers
back to that, great whit ele
phant, one of the finest ever known, to
whom, in 1546, Akbar raised a roonu
ment--a tower-like structure rising high
In the air,, and decorated with thousands'
of costly tusks taken from' the royal
- herd of elephants. Thus were your fore
fathers esteemed, and so-1 would have
you esteemed for your wisdom, strength,
speed and beauty.
With a last tender caress the elephant
permitted her baby to be "taken from
her. And Billy, for that was the name
given the little fellow by his new mas
ter, found plenty of opportunity to pon
der over these words of advice. Far
from India he sailed in a big ship' that
plowed the ocean for days and days.
But finally he reached America, where
Billy hoped he might in time surpass ,
tils mother's expectations. Little did he
Imagine the Ufa he was to lead. This
descendant of noble ancestors, mighty
lords of the forest, soon found himself
compelled to walk In circus parades i to
. perform stupid tricks and to stand 'for
hour merely swinging his trunk. ..
No wonder It was, then, that an ele
phant of his high ambition should suf- '
fer. Ho grew sad and morose, until all
the animals told one another how disa
greeable Billy had become. .
Thnre seemed no cure for Billy's ill
temper up to tha time he arrived In
England to greet his new owner, who
bad bought him from the American cir
ciis man. -.'
Billy forgot his crossness,, however,
when he found himself at the Franco
British Exposition. Here there was a
long, smooth board built Just for the
. benefit of Billy and his elephant eom-
WHEN the Monkey appeared In the
Council of the Smaller Forest,
be informed the animals assem
bled that he bad ome from the Greater
Forest on tha other side of th. moun
tain. Where lived th very wisest of the
Forest People. And straightway ths
Monkey began to impress those about
him with the extent of hie own knowl
edgs. . . ' - - ' -
Now. th Monkey reslly- did know a
great deal. But be did not tell his new
associates that all be knew was told him
by th Serpent, th most learned among
the people ef the Greater Forestr In
stead, he led the animals to believe that -what
he related was from his own ex
perience; nor did. tby imagine that th
Monkey was too cowardly to venture
Into danger of any kind.
One afternoon the Monkey rushed up
to th Bear, crying:
"Come, quick! I have a strange, new.
thing te show you!
"What 1 Itr naked the BA hut the
Monkey was already off. So the Bear
foHewed hastily after him.
ooa they met th WoIT by th road-
id. ;
"Why do yon hurry 7" asked the Welt
The Monkey ban a strange. n?w thing
to show as." replied tbe Beer. Where
vpo the Wolf followed "doe behind th
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The they nvt BofcrTwtie asked:
Wht is th r'soa for year hurry r"
"Tl-.e Uoakey bss aetrenge. new thing
te show us." atwwered tb Wolf. j the
I)nf yr4 the rrty. '
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- rades. Down this they would slide With
a speed that caused Billy to assure
himself he traveled as swiftly as his
mother could 'Wish him to go. How he
would dash Into the 'great pool of re
freshing water at the bottom of the
slide, only to' scramble out the next
, moment and toll up the stairs, so that
he might repeat the thrilling ridel
- The novet toboggan slide, with Its ar
tificial background of the 4ofty Hima
layas, has completely cured, Billy of his
' bad temper, for he now .believes he Is
excelling his mother's fondest hopes.
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s Painting Wild Animals
From Life
THB Bronx Park Hon house. In the
I Central Park, New York, Is fitted
A -up with a unique studio, which
will enable artists to make a study of
wild animals from actual life. The new
studio cage Is at one end of the build
ing, shut off from the main lion house.
There , are two parts to lr the audi
torium and the cage. . The, former is
20x17 feet, with platforms ranged on
above the other, so that number of
artists can work ' at the same time.
About thirty artists can be accommo
dated at once.
The studio cage is arranged directly
under a big skylight, and when a lion
is wanted by the artists the animal is
driven into a shifting cage and lowered
to a subway communicating with a
studio cage. Then It is an easy matter
to get the animal from the shifting car
safely inside the studio by simply open
ing me gates ana in rowing in m piece
t meat, wttn tne aniraai insioe me cage
n a nerfect Heht and no bystanders to
disturb them, the artists are free to be-
ln work. . - - t
. Defined.
Billle "Whafe a dilemmaf
Willie It's when you can't sit down
because your pa licked you for going
swimmln' and vou ran't stand up be
cause a crab bit your toe.
"W'hy are you all so excited?" growled
the Lion, when they passed by, his
majesty's lair.
"The Monkey has a strange, new thing
to show us; come along!" shouted the
Boar.
IT WAS A HUNT KB MAN I
"Wtit I thi Strang, new thlngT"
quuttoar J tbe Lion, stalking along at
th rear ef th proreeikA.
"Ton n hare t ask the Wolf." r
rpended tbe Boar.
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WHERE YOUTHFUL
HAVING cast his line with prs
v clsion, Hassan leaned against
the barrel placed for his con
, venlence on tbe edge of the
- quay. Hassan also gsrve a deep sigh of
content. True, the future held pain
' ful punishment In store, for little Arab
boys may not-run away, frdm carpet
weaving to fish, without hearing from
angry fathers, But what of It! He was
having a glorious time now. and the
future must take care of Itself.
Hassan thought of the first time h
.' had gone a-fishing. Ben All had coaxed
him down to this very quay, and had In
structed blm exactly bow. to handle his
. line., . He remembered bow he had run
, away in terror from the ugly squirming
' thing he drew from the water a thing
' with eight twisting, twining, snaky legs.
. .fastened to a body ten inches long, and
with horrible, protruding green eyes.
He remembered, too, how Ben All had
called threateningly afterhim:
"Coward, come back! Come back, or
I shall never let you come with me
again!" t
He had returned to watch, with
fearful fascination, the snaky legs curl
about Ben All's hand. Then Ben All,
with a dextrous sweep of his knife, had
cut off the entire eight legs close to tha
ugly creature's body. They had relaxed
helplessly; the haunting green eyes had
lost their luster. And Ben All. 'after
hacking the body and legs into small
pieces, had placed them In a bag and
carried, them home. Hassan had eaten
his share of the .dish at supper that
evening, but he had not relished it, for,
try as he would, he could not help
thinking of the frightful green eyes:'
'. Then how severe his' father had beent
"No good, self-respecting; Mohamme
dan," the stern parent had said, "should
spend bi- time fishing, like the poor
Turks, when be might be engaged in the
ancient and honorable trade of carpet
weaving.'' .. , -
THE DAEINO IDEA '
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; Hassan detested carpet weaving. It was
too tiresome to sit with several other
boys from 8 o'clock in the morning un
til S in the evening, pulling the fin
threads through the warp, to make nlcei
smooth rugs. He would much rather
play about the streets until be grew big
enough to sell newspapers and curios;
to clean and shine the boots of rich for
eign gentlemen and to assist old Arabs
in the sale of oranges, dates and
'matches. i
No longer did Hassan feel content. He
thought of the jolly little foreign lad be
had seen the other day. This boy, whom
Ben All called an American, didn't need
to weave carpets. The more. Hassan re
flected the more he longed to be an .
American. Hardly realizing what .he '
did, he framed in bis heart this resolu
tion: "As soon as I can, I shall run away to
America a,nd not be a Mohammedan or
weave carpets."
Then so frightened was he at the dar
But when th Wolf was asked, he re
plied, "I don't know; you must Inquire
of the Bear. .
The Bear, however, was as Ignorant as
they, and referred them to the Monkey,
saying, "II alon knows of this strange,
new thing."
But the Monkey was too excited to tell
them whet It waa
After a while he stopped suddenly snd
whispered to his friends: "Go about one
rod farther and peer through the thick
et There you will sea the strange, new
thing!" 0
The company erept forward. A mo
ment later they were fleeing through
the forest helter-skelter. For tbe
"strense. n th
UVUilll ICeM
than a Man Hunter, armed with a for-
"aaoi gun, which might go off
and
iu mem.
W'hen thev n a
th
Uon started in mimiit
. v. w.- nvumwji
tb Boar flew after the Lion; the Wolf
ran along behind tbe Boar, and the Bear
waddled in the, rear-etl vowing venge
ance en th; Monkey should they catch
rjitxL.
The Monkey escaped by climbing a
tree out of their reach. But he bad for
ever lost his reputation for wisdom.
hat
now any one could be lenorant r
a Maa Hunter looked like the animal
of th gmeSer Forest could not imagine.
Tbe Monkey, yen see. had for tbe time
forgotten tbe Serpent descrtptioa ef a
Hunter, and la hi eesir te gain fame
among th Forest People had committed
this unpardonable error.
CARPET WEAVERS LABORED
ing of his Idea that he pulled in his lln
and ran home to be punished. - '' ;
"Hassan, you are not growing up a
good boy I must send you away to
learn theCoran," sadly announced his
father. , . .. '
So the lad was placed under the car
of a mollah. who made htm work;,as
hard as he had labored at carpet weav
ing. All day long h and his boy com
panions squatted before their teacher,'
learning the Koran by heart and re--peatlng
In a peculiar, sing-song way
words of which they little Understood
HASSAN AND HIS "KIT'
tne meaning. They were .also taught to
write and to count.
MY through the rainy month he ap
plied himself to study, until there ar
rived the brilliant holiday of Bayram.
Hassan spent this day strolling about
the city. Chancing to be near the
Wharves when a big steamer came In, he
earned a pretty silver piece for carry
ing a lady's satchels. With this be
bought a handful of peanuts and two
handfuls of sweetmeats, and he had. -besides,
five sous with which be thought
to surprise his father. But his father
was very angry, and scolded him, sar
in: "Your study of the Koran has ap
parently been In vain, or you would
have known that no good Mohammedan
may work or accept pay during Bay
ram." The discouraged parent now took Has
san from school, and,' as the lad was
quite a good size, provided him with
a bootblack's' box, a set of brushes and
blacking.
From-this time Hassan became quite
prosperous. He could fill his pockets
with sous during a .day; and, although
he was supposed to hand it all to his
father, a few of the coins always stuck
in some manner in Ms pocket. Has
san did not realize how Very wrong
this was.
Then Hassan became quite a mer- .
Wonderful Ma
O' NE of , the ' greatest '.. objects of
Interest In the Louvre, Paris, is a
map of France made of precious
stones, which was presented to that
country by the present czar;'The map is
forty inches square, and Is made of gold
and precious stones. -' The gold cam
from Siberia and the precious stones
from the Imperial Russian mines. It
is framed In slate-colored jasper.
The sea is represented by pale and pre
cious marble, and foreign countries
(necessarily included) England, Ger
many, Italy and Spain ar represent
ed in dark gray onyx. Some of th
gems areso rare they ar never found
in commerce. One hundred and six
of the Important towns In France
are given, their names .being inlaid
in gold, and' th town themselves
are marked In Jewels. Paris is repre
sented by a huge ruby. Havre by an
'emerald, Rouen by a sapphire, Lille
by rock crystal. Rheims by a chrys
olite, Lyons by a tourmaline. Nantes
by a beryl. Bordeaux by an aquamarine.'
Nice by.a garnet, Cherbourg by an alex
andrite from the Urals (which is
green by day and a red blue at night),
and so on for' all tbe towns. The msp
Is valued at 1500. 0J9. and came out
of tbe czar's private purse. The -French
jewelers said If such a map
was ordered from - them they would
charge double that sum.
Had Given it Away .
LUCILLE" 8 mother bad taken her
for an outing la the Luxembourg
Gardens. Now that the hour for
luncheon had arrived, she called to the
little girl:
"Lucille, w will now have a little
roll and sore chocolate, and yen
'shall pay with th twe eon I gas
yes but a abort time since."
"Oh. mama." cried Lucille. 1 have ,
already given th two sous away t
as old worosnf"
"I am so glad yo ha disposed ef
th money Ta such a charitable way,
How did yon happen to present It te
tire wets e.eedi tlrs'tireffir. tL
"Well, you see, 1 re It te her ta
psyment for tw nice apples, eoa
tesied Luclli.
J INSTRUCTED BY MOLLAH
. chant. He had grown somewhat tired
of the rivalry and competition) of shoe
. blacking, where he waa often compelled
. to fight another bootblack to gain a cus
tomer. And when he dodged under th
.tables of the Cafe Bordeaux to escape
flying brushes he was cuffed by the
waiters and kicked by the gentlemen
there. Yes, he decided, a merchant's
life was much mors pleasant, v,
Therefore Hassan collected sea-stars,
hells, pins, buttons, pictures and skins
Of th sand snake. Many tourists came
to Algiers, brought by the French
steamers which arrived three times a
. week.. The lad made great profit upon
his wares, especially as he learned, to
employ , the different languages 'of the
people whom he asked to buy. , , ?
So at last Hassan was able to pur
chase his canoe., It cost twenty francs,
and Hassan possessed .only ten francs ;
but his father kindly loaned blm the
. other ten. Th lad waa so grateful that
be consented to accompany his father
to the 'mosque, where. It must be con
fessed, his only emotion was that of
pride In entering a building where only
men and no women were allowed. Little
did he think of the sincerity of his
prayers to Allan.
PROFIT IN HIS .BOAT ,
But th boatf Ah, It was a fine one,
t. wlth double sculls and a handsome
piece of carpet to cover the seat at
the stern. Hassan could now sail upon
the deep blue waters of his beloved
sea. Far out upon the Mediterranean
ihe would row, until the white build
ings" of the city vOf Algiers ' looked
'like a tiny white spot up"bn the shore
line, and the green gardens -which
flanked It. and which also rose In ter
races to th hills back of the city,
showed only in dark patches. Then,
riding upon the waves, he would bask
In the sunshine and gaze upward at a
sky that was as blue as the waves.
Much money he earned by rowing
tourists out upon the sea. Always he
demanded JO sous. And if the gentle
man Insisted that the price was too
high, Hassan would merely say, sol
emnly; ..'
"I'm afraid, .then, you must stay
"where you are.
But when there were sailors . who
had almost overstayed -their leave
On shore and who were anxious to get
back to their boats to avoid punishment,-
Hassan generously rowed them
this distance without charging mors
than 4 sou's. It was this kindly trait,
too, which led to his friendship with
Jack Harmon. Jack was a-sailor at
tached to a United States torpedo de
stroyer which lay in the harbor. He had
missed his regular boat back to the ves-:
sel, and had therefore sought out Has
san, whom he had hired upon previous
occasions. Now, Hassan had picked up ,
TED reclined at' full length upon
th hay. : But although his body
was at rest, ths same could not
be said of his mind.' Indeed, one
glance at ths wrinkled brew ' would
, have told . you that Ted was per
turbed. . .
"I lust can't do It! I know I can't!
I don't pitch well enough by half te
,' Beat th Leroy team. And my arm's
ail bad! -
"It's exactly my luck te be In bad
'ttrim for th gam I'm most anxious
to- win." be -.concluded, kicking out
his heeds vengef ully. ,
Til -wager I could beat the Leroy
team." ssld a voice almost st his eaa
Ted looked around In astonishment, -but-
could see no on. "And who ar
your he asked aloud;
- Tf Oh, Tm . a Thingumbob th
nicest person la all tbe world." re
plied the velce, a a tiny creature
,ne bigger thaa Ted's thumb hopped
. npoa his chest and grinned la a '
friendly fashion at him.
"Well, of U the little person X
ever . met yon are th smallest"
gssped Ted. carefully scrutinising; th
.elf.-- ' .--,.---The
TElngumbob responded, with a
smirk. "Aad I'll wager Mils th
mart, toef"
The lad was new.se Interested thst
T raTseeT i mself ' on his ' elbow.'TSiTI
eassed th Thingumbob te slid down
1st the bay, where he strsggltd dt. .
' s few words of English, and as h knew.
Jack owned allegiance to th land b so
much admired. It did. not tak him long
to epen conversation. ! '
'I wish I waa American," he had aald
gravely.
. Jack, much surprised, asked th rea
son. And when Hassan told of th re
solve be had mads year's ago, that some
lme he would be an American, th
sailor becama,thoughtful. '
"Do you know, said Jje, finally, "you
look Ilk a decent young Arab, and I
v don,t know but wn' 1 cou,d et
friend-of mine to find you a berth on
one of our transports) lying over there." ,
Hassan's cheeks flushed with gratl-
tude, and Jack, observing how the sug
gestion was appreciated, decided to
make good his offer. . ' : ' V '
' ; One afternoon Hassan stole from home
for th last time. Hi. conscience re
proached him for leaving his father,
but he left a not telling of bis am
bition, and promising to return some
time In th future. Hi boat he had al
ready sold; therefore all his possessions
he carried with him.'; '' tf . f , ?
., Hi heart throbbed as he clambered
up the sid, of the transport, and he
whispered exultlngly to himself;
"I have at last begun to keep my reso-
lutlon. for. I am now learning to b an
American 1" : v
Cracking Walnuts
ANNOUNCE that you 'can place an
English walnut In the Joint of
your arm and crack It without
difficulty by simply exercising the
strength of your muscles. Place a nut
in the joint of your left arm. But first
conceal two other walnuts in your right
hand.
Close your left arm, and strike It an
apparently violent blow with the
right hand, at the same time strongly
clenching the right hand, which will
smash the second walnut In It and
cause your audience to believe It was -the
English walnut under your arm
that brok. .-.
Pretend to drop very carefully the
fragments from your arm, and show
the nut you have cracked in your
hand Instead of the other.
Youthful Criminals
TWO bad Uttle boys were standing
on the street . corner, when an
other well-dressed little boy
assed on his way to the drug store to
uy candy.
"Let's take his penny away from
him," . on bad boy suggested to th
other.
"No." replied his wicked companion,
"it's best to wait until he goes In and
buys chocolate with it, and then wre'il';
steal th chocolate. Wot's th use of
doin' extra work?"- .
TED WAS CARRIED ON THE SHOULDERS OT HtS TEAMMATES
perately to fre himself from the
wisps until Ted rescued him and
placed him upon his hand. s-
"You want to be ' more careful P
scolded the little visitor, swelling
with Indignation and striving to
catch hi breath.
It was all so funny that Ted found
It hard to keep from laughing, but h
: tried to look penitent a he replied.
Til remember hereafter that you're
not quit so big as I am."
This only served te maa th Thing
umbob more angry, for b sputtered:
fl may Hot be as tall as you. but X
can pitch far better ball. Don't be
lieve lt do yoeT Well. I'm going t
prev 1L Don't be sarprlsed whsa yea
see me la jour hand when you pitch
In tomorrow' gam. I can get from
"place t place in a marvelous mea
ner. And rn going te ride on the
bell and guide It so thst It will curve
la a way yea never saw before
With these words the Thingumbob
disappeared. Ted tried te make him-
self believe It was all a dream, bat
he couldn't btlp thinking ef ths sirs
werdt when be walked late the pitch
er's bos to pitch the first ball against
the Leroy batsman, Just a th ball .
was about t lav hi hand b saw
a tlny.lfttlecreatar balance elmslf
abeot It- "
''- "ThtrsseTrped npe tt wwr
y os sboald have seen It' curve! It
tTflsed and twisted ea H retiree Is a
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"And why cannot X Invite some of tnfl '
friend out to the chateau, fatherr'.
EUae wenV on. anthualaatlcally. 'Ufa .
, her in Pari la, oh, o tlreaom: and
we would have a most splendid outing P '
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,;'' 'vv- Ut ;l
"BORNE IN A. CHAIR ' j
. diss's father gravely considered thla
request, and. to Ellse'e great delight, ;
finally gave hts consent, - ,
.Thus It was that-the following week
many little noble girls and boys, who
were so fortunat as to possess Ellse's '
friendship,' made their way toward the
charming little -chateau. In all sort of
conveyances they came. Ells herself
: traveled In a cosy chair, and was car; ..
- rted from " the neighboring -hataut
whera ah had fceen spending a short'
Visits V- ' ;: . j
Then how they rompedl "It's such si
relief," merrily remarked Mademoiselle
; Lucie, "to forget all one's grand maaV
ners for a time and play at being peas
ant children." Every one agreed with'
. V I '
You may bo sure they were sorry!
when the day ended. And you may;
know that they promised themselves?
similar treats in the near future. I
But as Queen Marie Antoinette herself
was forced to forego her delightful vie
its to Trianon, so Mademoiselle Elise
and her friends found It Impossible to)
carry out their plana. This wa because ,
the horrible French revolution Was upon,
them-a dreadful time when Ellse'e
father and mother and all. the othes
noble ladies and, gentlemen . were lr1
gravest ' peril, and were fortunate if
they escaped with thelrTlves. j
Flower Enemies
IT IS rather Interesting to note thaft.
certain flowers have great dislike
for each other. For instance, if you
will make up a bouquet containing, j
among other flowers, roses and mlg
nonettes, and place th bouquet la m
irase for an hour, you, wUl find thatj
while the ether flowers remain perfect-1
lyfresh. the roses and mignonette havw
wilted that Is to say, they have killed'
each other. . ) -
LUies-of-the-valley also km without ,
pity any other flower with which they
come In ctOse contact. I
On the contrary, carnations and hello-
tropes have the greatest affection for:
each other. I
Yet some people say that flower caaV
not feei:
way that completely bewildered the
batsman, while Bob Johnson, the
catcher, was so surprised that he
simply 1st th ball hit against his
glove, This was only th beginning.
Man after man cam op to th plat,
only to strike out- i
At th close of th half of th In
ning, th team crowded around Ted,
"You're a wonder, Ted!" cried Bob.
Tv never seen such curvl How la
th world did. you manag m practice
themf .
The Lsroy team might as well have
given np right away. Every man wee
came to the plate struck outs None . '
could solv this puzzling delivery.
Meanwhile Ted pitched as la a
.dream. He kacTevjt was all tha work
ef th Thingumbob, and b waa bon
est enough to realise that this wasn't
paying ball la th right way. But
he couldn't talk te th Thingumbob,
because the umpire would think he
was crasy. And If he told tbe Other
player they would also think aim
eut ef his mind. Se h contained la
tbe box, striking eat every batsmen
wb faced hlnv
, How they cheered Ted . when th
gam wss evert Every en Imagined
tbat Ted took th honor In ca a
eulet way because he was se modest.
They dlda't kaw thst art eredlt b ' '
jAErel te tT ThlnremboB, woe bad -
mr.T r4i'-'-n-e-' prc-nim, - .-
tbat Ted didn't feel at all a ber
Tttii fc was earned from the field.