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THE OREGON- SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27. 1903 ' 1Mb: r v , , iV,v .? i hi V .'As- fihftfrevS Hetoful ress ( I "N ODFItETI eh, Oodfrty r ( f ,'No eooner did he bw thte - summons, than Uttle boy ap peared from the grape arbor la which he had bn half hidden. Turning his head toward the balcony where stood Iba lady who had called, tia ahoutad: "Dost want me. mother?" "I need thee aver so much." aald the young mother, laughingly; "for I hav loat A aacond tlroa tha book with the . pretty binding of fclua and gold. And eince thru wast, ao succeeaful In finding tha book for Ihy careless mother whan )ut twaa loat. I must needs call Main upon tha services of my knight" "I'll find It, mother! I'll And U!" cried was a bookshop at which ha paused, " and that which attracted hla attention waa nothing leas than a Toluma.wlth a baautlful binding of blua and void. "Mother's book, of a aurety'" unpad tha lad. ' ' ' Then. attJng hla Jaw determinedly, ha ' muttered: . ? Mother 8UALL have har book, tor I have promiaed It!" - Flrt glancing around to see that no ona obaerved. ha atruck savagely at tha . window with hla hoop-stick, shattering tha giaaa to bits. Quickly thrusting hla hand through tha opening, ha grabbed the precloua book and dashed recklesely down the b treat. ... . In vain tha old bookaeller pursued. Tha boy waa n4a fleet of foot than ha and, darting down aide streota and twiaung IhrouKh alley a, aoon eluded htm. Triumphantly TJodfrey bora bla capture home. Seeking hla mother, ba laid it be fore hor, aaylng. proudly: "See, lady mother. I hava brought back thy book and kept my promlae!" "But thia book la not mine, " a'en though the binding ba of a atrlltlng llke neaa,7' exclaimed tha mother. In aston ishment. 'Tell ma. my eon, where (Copyright.' 1101, by Tha North American Company.) Of i ..... ea eyeainn I , sj II Hill 4 4 '!) ,1 1 . a"- f 'TV- TT - dd av;..-:, tv;..; '"-X yr.::.. airi wniaia fi-f"ir , -. , I - v", I kSt Prints of Leaves VEKT accurate and baautlful printi of leavaa may be obtained la tha following mannan Flret gat a heet of fine writing paper and oil It well with olive oil until tha paper haa pretty well abaorbad the OIL Hang fbe paper In tha air to dry until thera are no longer any globule of oil upon It. Than move tha oiled' aide of the paper horizontally ever tha flame of a lamp . " or candle until you have a amooth, black aurface. Now lay your leaf carefully . and amoothly on thla blackened paper, and laying another piece of paper over It. rub It carefully and firmly with your finger for about half a minute, , Next taka tha leaf and lay It on tha page or ; aheet of paper on which you want to get your Impreaaton; oover It with blotting paper and apply gentle preaaura aa be fore Jf you are careful you will be able to obtain aeveral beautiful Impreaalona from the aama leaf, v HIG'GINS It WOULD aeant named after ai la how Hlirrlni a tnlafortuna tnba aa'artlafa Ink. Tfc Hljrglna came to name, And perhapa tha name waa tha cauae of a miahap which paralysed bla bind lata, . , . . , But Hlgglna' maater wag very fond of the little oocker apanlaL At ftrat ha thought It would b.e beat to hava tha poor doggie shot, ao that he need not Where Umbrellas Rest TT waa afternoon, and tb.ua apoka tha teacher of .the village schools , , A r -Now. boys, tha word 'stad' at tha and of a word means placa of.' wThus wa hava Afghanistan, the place of the Afghans; also Hindustan, tha place of the Hindoos. Now. can any ona glva me another Instance V ... -Tea, Jr." said tha smallest " boy proudly, VI can. . ; Umbrellastan, ' tha place for umbrellas." - - H' THOUSANDS OF HOLT TURTLES IN THE POND BY THE TfcNNOJ I TEMPLE "W ."DASHED RECKLESSLT DOWN THE STREET" Godfrey, ' with assurance. His " chest ' ; . swelled with Importance aa he swiftly made hla way to the house. . But. for the once, Godfrey failed In. his purpose. Mot a trace of the book could be found. However, he did not lose all hope of bringing the volume to his mother, and tie pleaded for a little ' more time In which to hunt for It. A day or ao later Godfrey was trund ling his hoop along one of tha streets of Boston town, .when somattiing i brought him to a sudden atop. His hoop, which had been spinning aeveral feet ahead, .was permitted to roll unnoticed Into- the Kutter. while he hurriedly ex amined the shori window nearbv, It didst thou get itr . "Some one stole It and took It to tha bookshop, mother, and I went thitner and ran away with the book, from Mr, Jenkins," Godfrey explained, hla eyea sparkling with pride at the thought of his .achievement. , ; Godfrey's father straightened out tha tangle that evening. When he returnea home, after paying the bookseller for his book and the damage done to tha window, he drew Godfrey aside and told him very carefully that however tnucn little boys may wish to help, they ; should always first make sure they do the rleht thine; In the rlp-ht way. 'ILL not the honorable young master buy a cake tp reea the tortoises?" wheedled the , old Jap. . . v . v. lack carelessly took a brass coin from his pocket and toased It to the peddler. "Sure," said be, with American direct ness.' The lad approached tha bank of tha pond, where tortoises moved about, lit erally In masses. No sooner did ha be gin to crumble the cake than hundreds of them swam quickly toward him, scrambling over one another In their at tempt to reach the edge first. "I'd Uka to have a few of those big ' nek PpQr Cutting HTAKE a small piece or paper, about I as large as half an envelope. anf . annource to your audience that you are going1 to get through it. With a pair of scissors, cut It first of all down the center and then along tha ' lines aa shown in the drawing. Upon" opening It, you-will now find that ou ring came out In ona ring, double tha slxe of the original; and the third cut ting resulted In two rings linked togeth er like a chain. This strange result was obtained by the following method; In fashioning tha rings, you cut three strips off the edge of your newspaper, as long as you could liiill TVcf. J. can easily put it oyer your head and , body. - Hera la another very puzxltng trick: Make three paper rings. Cut them In halves lengthwise. Tour audience will be surprised to find that while the first ring, when cut, came out as they ex pectedin two separate Knars half aa Wide as tha origin: J ring the second poasibly get them and about an Inch wide; but m joining the enda to form the rings ou proceeded In this man ner: The edges of the first one you merely gummed together: to tha aeeond ona you gave one twist before Joining; and th third you twiated thrice. There fore, different results were produced In the cutting. . v THE HANDSOME TO-MARU - fellows yonder." Jack muttered to him self. "They'd make dandy pets. But I don't suppose I can sneak them away. That old man watches too closely over his holy tortoises. I know what I'll do. I'll ask Titau-San if he can't get a couple 'for me." When he had thrown away all tha cake, he turned and mads his way back to the quaint little bouse, where he had been living with bla father and mother for the last six weeks. Elnce he had landed in Japan he had diligently studied the customs of this Interesting people. He even prided himself upon soma slight knowledge of the Japanese language. But he didn't know enough about tha "holy" tortoises confined In thla pond la Osaka. v ' ' ,. ' "Tltsu-San. can't you possibly get for me several of those sacred tortoises? he asked, when ha met his little Jape friend that afternoon. ' "That would be a crime. Master Jsckf exclaimed Ti,'-Ban. In dismay. "Tou Tg&sSy' R?ts must do to must know why the tortoises are kept, In tha pond beside the TennojI. Temple, They are the emblems of long life. As 'you are aware, each morning I am hired by the priests to fish, a number from tha water. -These are bought by devout peo ple, for the sum of a penny apiece, by whom they are returned to the pond. The persons thus acquire rel'r'ous merit and gain the grace and favor of the all-powerfui god, Buddha. : It is . a worthy deed, also, to feed the tortoises. .""But as for catching any of the tor toises and giving them to you that would be impossible! The laws forbid It." . "Oh," come," Tltsu-San," replied. Jack, coaxingly,' 'you:re not afraid, are you? If anything should come cf it, I'll take " all the blame. There Isn't -that slightest danger, r,ri sure. And I'll give you my ' handsome to-maru. It's a real Onsgado M, you know.' - . . TITSU-SAN IS TEMPTED Titsu-San hesitated. His eyes sparkled at the thought that ha might become the-THvner of .the magnificent epek, the tall of which measured six yards. It was . a rare bird ar.d a valuable one. Tltsu- San' had often admired it, although ha had never even dared dream f pos sessing It for bis own. - Besides, he was always willing to do everything he could for his friend Jack, whom ba greatly respected and liked. ' "1 shall do it. and I shall have to say extra prayers a'nd throw cakes to tha' tortoises for a month to wash away my sin," Tltsu-San announced, slowly. 1 Jack, Impetuously' held out his hnd. "Good for you. old boy I I knew you'd do it!" cried ha. The next day the little Jap appeared with a coarse bag, containing several huge tortoises. .Gravely handing the bag t to Jack, he departed without a word. Jack was delighted with his prises, which ha immediately placed in a large stone basin In the garden. And he at ' once sent the long-tailed cock to Tltsu San, In fulfilment of bis promise, , Greatly surprised was he when Tltsu San brought the cock back. "My sin Is weighing so heavily upon me, master Jack, that I dare not accept this gift." murmured he. The young American looked at the sorrow-worn faca' of his friend,, and his conscience reproached him. "Forgive me. old chap!" h cried. "I didn't know you'd feci It like this. Great Scott I I don't want the old tortoises o very bad, anyway. I'm going to give them to you this very minute, so you can- put the holy things back In their holy pond. 'And here, Titau-San, Is a whole handful of pennies, with which you maybuy cakes to feed the turtiea. After you've done that, you'll feel bet ter, I know. I'm awfully sorry I got you In such a stew, old man!" Tltsu-San'a countenance fairly glow ed with JOT- He th -d Jack. again and again, to that worthy's great dis comfort. '., , , -.- - y As aoon as Tltsu-San had gone happily upon hla errand to returning the tor toises to the pond. Jack Instructed that the long-tailed cock be sent back to the home of the little Jap. ' "I suppqse It was' a nervy thing for the poor fellow to defy his priests and Ills conscience, all. for me. He certain ly deserves ,the to-maru. anyway, And I know I'll never have the courage to look" a tortoise in the" face again es pecially if it's a holy tortoise?' '. To Melt Iron in a Moment EAT a piece of Iron (a poker will do) to white heat then apply to it a roll of sulphur. Tha Iron will Immediately melt and run Into drops. This experiment la best performed over a wash basin of water. allowing the " melted Iron (really sulphide of iron) to drop Into "the water. -;, ' Lots More . It having been her first visit to tha country, little Mary drank so much of the nice, fresh milk that finally her aunt waa obliged to caution her not to 'taka . any more. : . .. - Little Mary replied in an aggrieved tone: : ; "I don't see why I can't hava as much as I want, auntie, when there's three cowfuls out in the barn." , A STRANGE CARRIAGE , hobble along In such a miserable way. Another Idea cams o him, however, and , ha built for Hlgglna a tiny carriage upon which the uaeleee legs could rest, , while the front legs propelled tha dog , wherever ha wished to go. When th spaniel travels about hla queer carriage attracts much attention. But Hlgglna seam to mind It not at ' all. and gets along quite well In spite of hla feeble condition. 1 1 , i , ;. J The Little Harmonica BT an arrangement of bottles vary good musical Instrument can bo produced by one who has patience and a correct eatv A couple of broom handles are balanced, -on two' chair frames, and from these 'pint bottles containing ' water '. la gradually varying quantities are aua pended by threads. To play oa tha bottles tha drumsticks sold with children's toy . drums answer per Show of Dead Ones J Sammy came homo from aa after noon at tha Natural History Museum. Where have you been?" . said hi grandpa, who saw that he was In commonly good spirits. "Oh. we've had a splendid time! We've been to a dead circus." hestnut purr Y1 'EB, it was a chestnut burr, sure enough. But were there really good chestnuts inside? That was the main thing, Freddie was going to find out ' And Freddie would have found out too, had not Tabby made him Jump by creeping up without the least noise and then loudly mewing. When Freddie Jumped he let fall the burr. It landed on Tabby's silken coat and there It clung. . . The chestnut burr was still being carried by Tabby when she spied; Rex. Now, whenever Tabby saw Rex, and Rex saw Tabby, Tabby al ways ran and Rex ran after her. This time Rex seemed to run very fast; indeed. Tabby ran still faster, but at last abo became tired. And Prince's back. ' Hex wasn't on Prince's back very long, for Prince kicked up his heels and flew straight across the field. When ho reached the fence at tha other aide, over It he sailed. Then It was that Rex lost Ills bal ance. He rolled off Prince's back, but Tabby was still fast to Rex's back, and tha chestnut burr stuck to Tabby. And this la tha way they all -were until Rex purposely ran head first against a tree. Tabby thought " It best to let go before he reached the tree. So she dropped to the ground and ran away aa fast as ever she could. , Tabby was now off Rex's back, but the burr yet dung to Tabby. The frightened pussy kept on a-running far: as there were no trees nearby up until she cams again to where Fred-' which she could climb, what do you think she did? 'Tabby quickly turned and jumped right upon Rex's back. She dug her. claws Into his back so , far that the poor doggie yelped with pain. :r Now the chestnut burr was on Tabby's back and Tabby was on Rex's back. But Rex was suffering so badly that he really didn't know what he was doing. That is why he gave one big leap and landed fairly on Prince's back. The chestnut burr was still on Tabby's bacjfc and Tabby was on Rex's back, while Rex was on die was standing. Just as she passed Freddie the chestnut burr fall from her coat - "After waiting so long Z shall at last see what la Inside the burr!" Freddie cried. So Freddie opened the ' burr and found inside some fine, big chest nuts. ' 'I ' 4 And' as Freddie munched the chestnuts ha said tor himself: "They taste all the better for my cot having eaten them right away." All of which goes to show that the rewards which are hardest to gain are usually tha best 3aS weli &s -'''Lsltflc.'-'Oijrls' - . . -.'-4krw-'0- 1?T,m'K''m'r''&''WmmBmme'mm mmi - aaaaassassar Miii .ii. i . .. m.im m' y ''4 m iiwii i- - .mm , n rrai isb lasaarai i mm - ' - " 1 ' - -J t " '"" ' " . -. r m. , ... , vsasjOBwanw mmm-mlmmlmm 1 . -- -.. . ml ,, , ' Th. T. as X tefi yea Bateau Teddy, why 1 broeght yoa Har: The time baa ' com ta tM,k yea maay tblsga my Teddy dear. Mates, while 1 whisper ta year aarj 1 fcAew ef lets or ted d lea who aave aver ta eeboaL r We t ait aiuetly poa a emfjr atol Ct m.K.f aajr one tloy Bttio rale." traa. X waat any Teddy Pet ta bo ao vary. -That he caa do. rightly aaa mo vvryiaiag be trie A T-div wao'U be uaiavd to skies: There. dar. gov't fro wo enfl. tba took i. tM naaghtily aaa rraaa. If TO" wU etapld y sot leara twiil b yeor tr loea Xa oti all folks at yea Ueir heads Will . o 'toatloa pay. aad watch the way any Tedd e aane I apeU; t fcaew f ta. wiu leans to da It vry bit aa wu Aa yea eaa tambl etva the stair p-i-eaH; ay -T-o-4.- rlrttt after mo. aa if It were a game; Tfeos ltra f.w. rrr ar. wpea YOU. a4 trr-rr Ttf a Mm Tod. rtwd or baa. J speit the vorr Schooro over new, dear Teddy, aad I'm sure ye" will agree That 'tie as ale and Jo.iy aa a garae couid eer bo Thla garo yoa played ao patiently with ma. Smile, Ted. and look aa eaaa!og!y aa only we beara cao, WhHe waiting te t varrd aad tslten" br tV pietw man. trte wants to aher ow teaaoa ebo bagaa. , '
