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iTHE . OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAIi PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1908.'
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Good Books for .Christmas
Gifts That Instruct and
: '" . Entertain.'"
By JmiI K. Millard, Children's Xd
- brarian, Stabile library. , , v ,
The question of reading for children
-7,1s- of such importance) 'at "present, and
' wo many are asking about books to buy
jot unrisimaa mat an exniDit 01 ape
daily attractive booka suitable for eh II
dren is en-display in the children's de
partment at the public library. , These
books will, serve lor -the guidance of
those who are not familiar with- litera
ture to children, and the list is In
tended as a help ' and suggestion to
those, In choosing books for Christmas
' gifts and are -selected with ai view - to
what children .will read as well as what
is -worth whiles In choosing books-far
children, several things must be con-
; sidered first-, and foremost of all, the
taste of the -child should guide one in
the selection of booka to be read. The
edition - should, be the best, and. well
Illustrated, to train the child's eye to
the beautiful in art; the print clear.
Wtt good paper and attractive binding.
If you eive a child the best lie will al
ways want the best. The basts for the
judgment of children's books . is first
the ethical, next the dramatic and after
that -atmosphere. and style, The dooks
in- the exhibit range from the picture
book for the small child to the bistort-
, cai novel lor tne older oov ana girt
Prom some of the books may be men'
tloned: Walter Crane's and R. Cat
decott'a cloture books. -
The Crane books especially make the
strongest possible appeal to tne cnua s
aesthetic nature, ana the stories are
clasaio fairy tales and nursery rhymes.
The action, coloring . and Imagination
In 'these picture1 books are all delightful
and add variety to the clld's collection.
They are published by Lane, the cloth
binding is $1.25 and the paper 26c. -
The Caldecott picture booka (Warns
Tito cloth, 26c paper) are" dellciously
funny, and although the decorative
value ts not so great as the Crane's pic
ture book, the drawings are full of char
acter and humor. If you get these
books for your little ones, you will find
yourself laughing over "John Gilpin s
Ride" and sThe Great Panjandrum
Himself quite as heartily as when you
yourself were young. - '
From the picture books we come to
Mother Goose rhymes that have sung
themselves down through the nurseries
from one generation to another. ' The
beet edition is Andrew Lang's "Nursery
Rhyme Book" (Houghton 12) and -then
the "Klg Book of Nursery Rhymes" ed-.
ited by Walter Jerrold and illustrated
by Charles Robinson (Dutton $3.)
After the rhymes arid Jingles come the
old fables, folk and fairy tales. Horace
K. Scudder's children's "book (Houghton
12.60) Is a veritable mine of fairy tales,
legends and fables. . .
The children's own' Hans Christian
Andersen's fairy tales translated by
Mrs. H. B. Paull (Warne $1.76) and
the ever welcome fairy tales bythe
Brothers , Grimm, translated by Mrs.
K. Lucas and illustrated by Arthur
' Rackham (Lipplncott $2.60) are In the
collection in fact all the fairy tales,
myths and legends which every child
would like to know are here.
Then the old classic myths Nathan
iel Hawthorne's Tanglewood Tales, il
lustrated by George Wharton Edwards
(Houghton $2.60) and his Wonder Book
(Houghton ta illustrated by -Walter
Crane, gives much pleasure, though ex
pensive, .
There-are some animal stories also
In which the animals talk and reason
beginning with Aesop's Fnbles edited
by Joseph Jacobs (Macmlllan $1.50)
which the small child may also have in
"Baby's Own Aesop," illustrated by
Walter Crane (Warne $1.60), through
iii. riwinhiA history of Reynard the
Fox (Am. Bk. Co. 30c) down-to the na-H
ural successors tiuayara rupung b auu
gle books (Century $1.60) In which
Mowgli will tell the boys and .girls some
very wonderful things. .
Howard Pyles "Merry Adventures of
Robin Hood-' (Scribner $3), should be
In every children's library. Although
his is probably the best retelling, of
Robin Hood legends. Mrs. Tappan s
Robin Hood (Little $1.60) is excellent
and not so expensive. .
An added' pleasure to outdoor life
"mid nature's beauties" is the study
through books of all her glorious mys
teries. Robert Chambers "Orchard
Land" Illustrated by. Regtnold . Birch
(Harper $1.60) is for very young peo
ple peter and Oeraldine come very
naturally into complete understanding
of outdoor land. They talk with the
wrutarhiii-k and become very well ac
quainted. Other friends they make are
the dragon fly. the blue jay, tne grass
hopper and the chipmunk. From orch
ard land we might go to the "Maglo
Forest". (E. 8. White, pub. by Macmll
lan $1.25) with Jimmy, who walked In
bis sleep and once when on a sleeping
car. he quietly walked off. and after
awhile awake in the wild western land.
The OJlbway Indians adopt him, ana
although, only 9 years old ne soon learns
tne- wooaoraii ana me wj ui w
A In n a J
For the child musically inclined there
Is CJarence Forsythes "Old Bong for
Youna- America" which Is delightfully
illustrated in color by B. Ostertag IDou
ftlt?Jr w whn loves . history.' in
troduce hint to ancient history through
"Rnvi' and Girls' Plutarch" edited by
John S. White (Putnam $1.76.)
. th. nnatrv. which is the beau
tlful side of literature, ana or wnicn
Aiuvti pa . -
children never seem to tire, is Agnes
Repptler's "Book of Famous1 Verse
(HbSgaton 76c) which has in it many
i, .I,. nfwmn of the day: also
Katharine Schute's "The Land o Song."
which is good for a whole family of
children .because ia in V
suited-to different es. In. addition
to "J
poems recorornenopfl v
Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Child Garden
i:i.,tted by Jessie Wll-
mi Smith (Scribner $!) and Eugene
Field's "Poems of Childhood" illustrated
by Maxfleld Parrish (Scribner S.60)
are all excellent Among the. books of
gleanings of the best things by many
poets Is E. V. Lucas "Book of Verse
for Children" (Holt $2 )
Frances N. Green's "Legends, of King
Arthur and His Court" (Ginn 60c) is a
simple retelling. of a few of the most
cerebrated Arthuriartlegends for young
children. W. H. Frost's 'Knights of
?hi Round Table" (Scribner $1.60) Is
also good resetting of some of. the
King Arthur stories for .children
younger than those who read Sidney
UnleVs "Boys' . Kin Arthur", (Scrib-
neDan'e Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe"
' 11 60) the greatest story of
adventure ever written and "Gulliver;
Travel?" by Swift are old favorites and
aV?ai fresh today as if written yes
terday for each generation. ' ,
Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wondertand"
IlluttTated " b TwntalJttcmlUM $t)
and the delectable absurdity of Ed
ward Lear's "Nonsense Books" (Little
mn wl. must not overlook.
Then there are books tor the boy who
tin interested in manual t'"1" f.1:
trteity. Indians, adventure and college
tTnoS.a; Nelson' -V' "lW
. CdXderates" 8,'1"
two HtUe boys who lived on a planta
tion in Virginia during the civil war
(Little $J) the greatest home story ever
T-wrltten and Gertrude Smith " Arabella
and Aramlnta" (Harper $!).
delfg-htful Illustrations , ae"t, th
younger children are all . there also
Roberta Louis Btevenson'S rTreasnre
Island" (Scribner $V?B ,aalJAn
itself, and John Ruskinfa "King of the
Goldm River" (Heath 10 cents) ths most
beautiful sermon ever peacbjH to chil
dren in the guise of a itskry -talears ,
with other books by Charles Dickens,
Sir - Yelter Scott, J. F. Cooper, Mary
West' Portland rfigli
' Scnool Notes . t
By Mildred Clemens.
The students are back in high school
again refreshed ' after their Thanksgiving-
vacation and -determined to dogood
worx cor tne three weeks remaining u
tween now and the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Eugenia 8. Alt man, one of the
German teachers of the high school, is
away for a couple of -weeks attending
the national convention of the Council
of Jewish Women, now being held in
Cincinnati. ' During ner absence ner
chair Is being filled by Mrs. B. Men
I ne. a talented Oarman instructress.
On Monday the November issue of
The Cardinal" appeared and " was, if
possible, even better than the previous
issues, -xne vvunoui rrejuaice de
partment swas especially , strong but
every- department showed careful - and
thorough preparation.
On Thursday afternoon all the candi
dates for the coming season's basket
ball team assembled -in one of the
rooms of the high, school.- Twenty-five
Doys reported, a larger numoer tnan
ever before in the history of basketball
in the high school.' If all stay In there
will be enough for fiver teams and from
such ' & ' goodly number' of ' candidates
"Old, High'? should have splendid first
and. second teams., v. ... - . ...
- Because of the absence of some of the
"How a Beet Looks" By Bessie
Helton, Arleta, Second A.
members on the program, the Philolex
ians were not able to have all of their
program on Friday. The part they did
nave was as follows: "A Talk on the
Conditions of the Inhabitants of the
Philippines." by Katharine- Tyler; a
recitation entitled "It, by Hilda Brant;
the rood old-eulleee Song. "Boola." by
the audience. The To Logelons did
not have its regular program on Fri
day. The new. commercial soclrrfy. "The
Modo," . gave a, very . interesting and
beneficial program on Friday. Miss
Ethel Grabeel delivered the piece enti
tled ."The Village Preacher." Miss Lena
Beckett presented a very good paper, on
"Treasury Department'; Miss Bessie
Wicke gave a reading entitled "Boles
and Shoe Leather." i he program was
concluded with the recitation, "System
ltls," by Claude Hagey.
On Friday "The Adelphlans" gave the
first of a series of programs on "Co
lonial Life and Character," for the sec
ond half of the semester. The programs
'A Tidy Homestead" By Everett Fleck, Creston, Second B.
are all arranged and each member la as
signed to his or her part, hence better
results can be oDtained as eacn student
knows -Just when he is to appear on a
program. A printed copy of the pro
grams for the rest of the term was
nanaea to eacn member on t riaay.
The program given Friday waa on
"The Planting of Virginia." The first
number was Old Jamestown as Pic
tured in To Have and to Hold'." Miss
Jessie - Young gave this number. Miss
Pawley discussed John Smith "The
L,at or tne. Komantlc cavaliers." Ell
abeth Busoh vividly described "Llf on a
Virginia Plantation in tne Early Days.
Miss Althea Hambree and Gustave
iuverson gave a discussion on tne Ques
tion, "Was Bacon a Rebel?" The pro
gram was concluded with a noem on
rEarly Virginia Life," by Miss Mar
garet Mecaoe. .
The Adelphlans were glad to take as
one or ineir memDera tna content,, uiu
Ruth Stone. ........
Miss Sadie Williams and Eva Roche
were made Philolexlans.
Cbapman Scbool Musical
Recital
At Biters recital hall the rrhanmen
school had its recital Tuesday After.
noon with the following;. program:
Chorus "Ths Lullaby" . ,
.......... Fifth Grade pupil.
Chorus "The Goldensed"
.Second Grade Pupils
Piano solo "Tarentella".Bernlce Moyer
"A Bird in Hand" Third Grada Trln
Chorus "Jacky Frost"
nrst urade Pupils
Piano solo "Schati Waltser. ...Strauss
, Ernest Morgan. - r
"Underneath the Old Umbrella...... '
.gidiaui uruit norm aula uins
Not Reading
.,... .eecona ana Tnirs Grade Pupils
"Bird Of the A sure Wing," two-part I
song .Sixth and Seventh Grade Punlls
Pianola solo "Blue Violets.
....Gilbert Morgan
Vocal solo. .Wayne - Loder
Chorus The Dreamship"
. ci ntTfv ..Fifth .Grade. Pupils
i i' 1 1 1 " 1 1 ' 1 i f 'ass
M. Dodge, Edward Kggleston, Charles
Klngaley, Hezekiah Butterworth, Helen
Hunt Jackson,. -Edward Brooks and
many, many other good authors.
Through, tne deep rorests of 'books
which are published for children, mav
this list serve in some-sort as a safe
trail. ' ,
ARLETA, LENTS, CRESTON SCHOOLS
Observations on . a Port
land Street Car T
By Dorothy K. Collins. Arleta.
Eighth A.
If a person is at all observing there
ia much to be seen, both interesting
and amusing on a Portland . streetcar.
, Portland has among its population
almost every race of-people, and It Is
Interesting to study the-different na
tionalities, as one sees them on the oar;
the Indian with his squaw, the China
man usually with a bundle of clothing
to be washed, the negro, the Turk, the
dago we find them all on a Portland
car. -.' .... ;. v .
Something that always amuses me
greatly when I ride on the side-seated
cars, is the two long rows of feet on
either side of the car; big feet, little
feet,' flat feet, feet well shod, and feet
"A Study In Trees" By
almost shoeless. When you get tired
with the long ride in from the city,
Just take a look at the feet and see If
you aren't interested.
Did -you ever think how it looked to
chew gum on a streetcar T I saw a
middle aged woman get on the car at
Laurelwood one day and she kept her
Jaws moving about as fast as the car
did, all the way into Portland. It cer
tainly did not make her appear very
ladylike.
If you want to have a pleasant ride
board a Mount ScOtt car about 7 o'clock
in the morning or 6 In the evening.
To one who Is inclined to look on the,
"sunny Bide," it is really very funny
to hear the "roasts" the railway , com
pany get ; to hear the conductor call
out "Move up In front:' or "Step for
ward In the aisle, wnen tne car is
so crowded there Isn't room to move
anywhere.
An amusing anair toon piaco on me
car the otlier evening. aooui ten
"bargain counter women" rnea into tne
car. Every seat was taken, so of course
they had to stand. But no hero or
fered their ladyships his seat. At the
next corner a pretty little working girl
walked into the car. How about It
then? Why, every man of them, even
to a little 7-year-oia ooy, wno was sit
ting on his youthful uncle's lap, was
asking the brown-eyed 4am 3l to have
his seat. You should have seen the
expressions on the faces of the bargain
hunters!
One could go on and relate many
more of the things to be observed on
a Portland streetcar, but it would take
too long, so the next time you take a
car ride. Just use yodr eyes, and you'll
be surprised to see how much there is
to be seen.
The Two Birds.
By Othllla Busch, Arleta, Fourth A.
Once upon a time when I was coming
to school . I saw a little boy who looked
aS though he were hunting for some
thing. I went over to him and asked
what he was looking for. He said he
was looking for two little birds which
two big boys had thrown out of the nest.
? hunted also. By and by I found two
ittle birds and I wrapped them up.
They were not quite dead yet. But tney
died In a few minutes. Then I put them
down on the grass again.
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A Baseball Game
By Irving Oehler, Creston, Seventh A.
That afternoon there was to be a ball
gam. . Jack and Jim' were on the same
side. Jim was pitcher and Jack was
catcher.
The side Jack and Jim were on won
and Jack said;
"If I hadn't caught that , ban we
would have lost."
- "I nut two men out and we won,1
aa.1d Jim...-
"You mean I' won the game," said
Jack, i.: .v
''Oh, no, I won, didn't you see me
catch that fly7" said Jim.
"Yes. but I caucht a foul." said Jack.
"so you see that made the other side
In..
"Here's a stick." said Jack, "which
side do you chooser -"The
dark side."
Jack tossed the stick into the air.
When it came down the dark side was
un. "I won." said Jim.
Jack looked at Jim and walked home
feeling very angry.
Myrnie Kelly, Creston School.
Spending My Vacation.
By Ruth Doerges, Arleta, Sixth A.
I suppose that tastes differ In choos
ing ways and means of spending vaca
tions. I will give aB near as I can re
member an account of spending my va
cation. I spent my last vacation at the
beach and on the morning of July 21,
1908, after considerable delay and an
noyance found myself aboard the T. J.
Potter bound for Long Beach.
The trip was- a delightful one from
start to finish. About three hours after
"Will you walk into my parlor?" said
'Tls the prettiest little parlor that
Drawn by Gayte
we left Portland we had a fire drill on
the boat, which proved to be very in
teresting and amusing to us all. A
good many passengers got a good duck
ing for not getting out of the way In
time. After the fire drill - we went
down to the engine room and also to
the cook's galley.
One of the cooks gave us some fruit
which we enjoyed very much after go
ing back to our state room. After
viewing and enjoying the "grand Co
lumbia river," we at last reached As-
"A Coast Scene" By Ruth Doerges,
Arleta, Sixth A.
torla where we saw hundreds of fish
ermen with their odd and picturesque
craft engaged in catching "king sal
mon." We left the boat at Megler, a
station across from Astoria, and a ride
on the train brought us to our destina
tion, where a host of friends and my
sister were waiting at the depot. O,
I had some hard times while I was
there but It Is all over now.
We stayed there a week and the next
day I took sick for going into the ocean
one day, and soon after that we went
home.
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Tne Attractions of Port
land "
By Lynn Woodcock, Arleta,
Seventh B.
Portland, which is the largest city in
the northwest, has many attractions.
It Is a seaport and receives tropical
fruits, tea, silk, rice and many other
things from different parts of the
world. In return it sends back lum
ber, wheat, fruit, flour and vegetables.
There are many fine homes on Port
land Heights.
The City Park Is also on Portland
Heights. Many different kinds of ani
mals, trees and birds are kept there.
The observation car leaves Second
and Washington streets at 10 and 2
o'clock dally for a 60-mile trip through
the principal streets and suburbs, to
the union depot, the City Park and
Portland Heights and alone the water
front.
At the city hall there are many
things of Interest. There, are many dif
ferent kinds of stuffed birds and ani
mals, large and small, eggs of different
birds, shells, and Indian relics. In the
Oregon historical rooms are guns, ket
tles, saws, chairs, wagons, beds and
many other things which were brought
across the plains in the early days. In
one room there is a tree which was
used for a hotel register in Alaska. It
has wire around it to keep the people
from touching it.
A person can spend hours looking at
the things of Interest, and still not
have seen all there is to see.
Tne Amazon River
By Gladys Dlx. Lents, Five A.
The Amazon river rises in the Andes
mountains only a few miles from the
Pacific coast and flows eastward across
South America to the Atlantic ocean.
through the middle of the rainy re-
?:lon. With its many large tributaries
t forms the largest river system in
the world. At its mouth it is so wide
that one cannot1 see across It from one
bank to the other, and even half way
across the continent. It is several miles
wide.
It is so deep that large steamers sail
up the river to the foot of the Andes.
In the wet season the river is from one
to 200 miles wide. From the Andes to
its mouth it is about 2000 miles long.
If the trees were cut down it would
look like a plain it is so level. The
Amazon Is in the hot sone and if you
left your shoes over night ybu would
find some mold on them and if you left
your gun loaded over night and got
up next morning it would be so heated
It would not go off.
The Sleeping Beauty. (Reproduction.)
By Raymond Cayo, Creston, Six B.
One day a king and queen had a
beautiful daughter born to them. Sa
they decided to have a feast. They in-
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the spider to the fly;
ever you did spy."
Bartel, Second B.
vited the seven good fairies to come.
They all came and, besides them, ther.j
came a wicked old fairy. After the
least they gave clfts to the nrincess.
Some gave grace, ethers gave beauty,
oiner Riivo good weaatn.
At last the old falrv came and nnlil
"1 hope she will pierce her finger with
a spindle when she gets older." So
tne King ordered every spinning wheel
out of the country.
When the princess grew up, she went
up Into the tower where someone was
spinning. She seized the spindle,
pierced her finger and at once fell Into
a aeep stumper.
About 100 years later, a prince was
hunting in the thornwood which had
grown up arouna tne caetie, when ho
saw the tower. He went In and found
everybody asleep.
Then he went ur Into the totrsr vlr.
he found the princess asleep. He touched
her hand and everyone awoke. They
were mniTica m next aa.y. Tne old
castle and everything disappeared. The
prlnco and the princess lived happily
The Snail (From Observation).
By Alice Swartz, Arleta. Third A.
The snail's house Is found under logs.
They like damo mossy daces. Hr
house Is five stories high and is mado
of a twisted shell. The door Is at the
large part of the shell and she makes it
herself. Baby snail's house is one and a
half stories high. The house is red
orown in color. .
sne comes out or her house very
slowly. She puts her feelers out first,
then she puts out her horns. Her eves
are on hen horns. She looks to see if
anything can hurt ner.
Her feet are the under part of her
body. Her body Is red brown, too. She
puts out a glue from her body to help
her walk. Hor eggs are laid, in a hole.
These baby snails nave shells when they
are oiaer.
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FRENCH AW? 1
- Harry's Fisting Trip
By Esther Bartholomew, Lents, Seven B.
Harry waa a small boy of 10 years,
who had lived in the city all his Ufa.
He had never, known the Joys of ths
farm life.- -- ,
Sometimes his more fortunate cousins,
who-'lived in the country, would visit
him and 'tell him thrilling stories of
their hunting and fishing trips. -These
stories would make Harry's eyes grow
as large and round as saucers. - -
One day the boys came to take him
home with them for a month's visit.
This delighted Harry very much and
the first thing he did was to dance a
Jig.-- They started for the farm the next
day and arrived there safe and sound.
Every animal, weed, or flower was a
source of delight to Harry, and he
would often come In with a very large
and strange tale about a very small
and simple thing. .At least that was
what his cousins thought.
Two days after they arrived at the
farm they went fishing, and Harry was
so nervous that be dropped his bait
several times before they got to the
little creek where they generally fished.
It was a very beautiful spot, the trees
leaned over and shaded the stream as
if to guard It from any harm, and the
grass underneath, on the bank, was
soft and green.
Harry . made such a noise all the
time they were waiting for the fish to
bite that the boys warned him that
they would go home and not fish at
all. If he didn't be quiet. Then when
he was Just getting settled down he
etannori into the clear deDths of the
stream and saw a fish. Dropping his
pole with a shriek of delight be plunged
Into the water after it.
Now this was a very silly thing to
do, but Harry waa so excited that all
he thought of was getting hold of the
fish.
Both bovs JumiDed In after him. and
after a good deal of splashing they got
him out.
"W-Wh-Whr didn't vou let me catch
him?" were the firet words the unthank
ful boy sputtered out.
The boys sniffed and all three walked
home In silence.
Moral Tnink nerore you leap.
The Adventures of an Umbrella.
By Ethel Blatchley, Arleta Eighth A.
mjf mlatpaaa Inanarl mt rtrtA flav ss
a thoughtl88 Rirl, who waa Rlad of the
favor at me lime, dui roriroT, 10 return
The Umbrella.
me. After a few day's absence, they
began to wonder why I didn't return.
One day I was loaned again, and they
took me out in a hard rain storm, and
broke two of mv ribs, and tore my
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The Umbrella's Mission.
cover. Then I was sent home in dis
grace. I am now past my days of usefulness,
and of course find myself on the rub
bish pile, and that is the end of my
service.
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Just a View" By Opal -Hall;' Crestorl, Sixth A.
The Busy People.
By Aldyth Chase, Creston.
There are seven houses all in a row,
and many people in each house. In this
house there are two stories, one for
themselves and one tfor their work.
Their work is to make a sweet liquid
called honey.
Every house has a ruler called a
queen. She works very hard all the
time. She sees to the young ones and
toward the summer there are so many
vounger ones that the old ones have to
find a new home.
First they send out scouts to find the
home, and while they are gone tha other
bees, called a swarm, coma out. A
queen always comes out with the swarm.
Then If you .'don't capture them before
the scouts get Dane tney win go to
their new home In, the woods in a hol
low tree, or stump, or anything that
they think will do for a home.
When tne sun anines tney come out
for food. By the first of spring they
begin to make honev for themselves for
the next coming w iter. Then by sum
mer they begin to maae noney ror us.
In one hive they have a great many
drones, these do not work usually. The
honey bee kills these drones off in ths
summer.
In one hive I noticed that ths drones
were working. This is very Seldom
done.
The Snow.
The snow is falling thick and fast
Upon the window sill: '
We boys are busy making sleds, 1
To ride down screaking bill.
And oht what Jolly times ws have,
When snow is on tha ground.
As up ths hill ws pull our sleds. :
And then corns whluing down, i
But then just think how sad we feel.
Out shines the winter sun.
And melts away the glorious snow.
That gave us so much fun. 1
' By Carl Carlson. Arltar'Firth.
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MORAL LESSON
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Story of ' TJn welcome Guest
Leaves Impression on
Children's Class
The Guest in the School Room.
By Olive Payne, Arleta, Fifth B,
Once upon a time the teacher was
giving her class a new lesson in draw
ing. ' . - ! ' ., t ,-, : ... -;
"Look at the copy," she said, "and
where you see a lias make.ons like It.
No matter if they are not the same as
mine. Do your best and let the rest go.'
Some of the children tried and drew
the picture. Some fretted and it,ade
bad lines. Some did not try at alL
"Why do you all not try"? said tha
teacher. ,
"I can't," said one boy, ana "t ean't,"
said another boy. "I tried," said tn-
other boy, "but I can't"
At last the teacher said, "We have si
bad visitor today, boys, and this visitor
makes me very unhappy, - You eannot
see him, but he is here, he will make
you unhappy all your life. This visitor
is 'I can't.' Do you want to have a
visitor in our room that will spoil our
lessons and make us unhappy f . .
"No!" said the children.
The teacher opened the door and said:
"Leave this schoolroom.
Bad 'I can't.' Shut the door behind yeu.
In this school never more
Shall our teacher find you."
Then the teacher closed the 'door. All
the children drew the little picture. And
bad "i can't" was never seen In that
schoolroom again. Perhaps bad "I
can't" has gone to some other school,
who knows? v.
Leave us, leave us.
Bad "I can t," ,
Leave us now forever!
We will try, and try again, . -4
And listen to you never.
A. Conversation
By Margaret Rones, Creston, Seventh JC
One day two boys were digging -in
the garden and were going to plant
some seeds. They were not brothers
but very close friends. One waa a light
haired boy with dark blue eyes and hla
name was Dick Somers, while the other
had dark hair and cold gray eyes. His
name was Otto Ferris and he was not a
very good boy. They were trying to
think of some way to earn some money
to buy a gun.
"I am getting too tired to dig any
more," said Otto.
"Well. I'd like to know what that
thing Is there." said Dick.
"Oh, it's nothing but a piece of
cloth," said Otto, who started to walk
away, when Dick cried, "It's a purse and
it's got something in it, because it
rattles." ; .......... ,
"Let's buy a gun," said Otto. '
"No siree, I am going to- see how
much it's got in It; here's one five dol
lars and here nine more. I wonder wh
it belongs to? We'll advertise anyway,"
said Dick.
"Let's not tell," said Otto.
"Oh. no. but it's awfully old anvway.
I guess it don't belong to any one but
we ll ask father."
They went to Mr. Somers and asked
if It would be right to keep the money.
Mr. Somers said It would be for the
owner must have been dead years ago.
The boys went away with happy hearts.
Awcto
By Henrietta Hastings, Arleta,
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Among the many curiosities of tha
animal and vegetable kingdom, is tha
Aweto-- or vegetable caterpillar of New
Zealand. This caterpillar - grows to
about three Inches in length, when it
barles itself in the ground.
After remaining In the ground for
some time, a tiny plant like sprout be
gins to appear above the surface of tha
ground. This sprout grows- from tha
head of the Aweto to the height of six
to eight inches. , . .
The nature of the caterpillar is thus
changed from the animal to the vegeta
ble. If the plant be cut open.- every
tiny vein and organ of the animal Ufa
is shown.
These Awetos are found quite plenti
fully throughout New Zealand under tha
Rata trees. They are much sought br
the natives, who sell them to tourists
as curiosities. i
WKere Molly Found
Tkanlugmng:-"..
B-y Ruth Love, Lenta Tourth B. ,
When -Molly was a little girl her papa
and mamma died.. Molly went to, tha
Orphans' home, aad she was a little
orphan girL Molly didn't know what
Thanksgiving waa. They didn't have
Thanksgiving there.
One day after the nurse had scolded
Molly, she sat out under a tree and lis
tened to the birds sing, when seme chil
dren weat by talking about Thanksgiv
lng.
"What Is Thanksgiving?" exclaimed
Molly. The - children would not pay
any attention to Molly.
Molly got up and said she would find
Thanksgiving, In the distance she saw
a house. She came to the house and
went in. , .
The people were all in the front room
E laying blind man's buff. Grandpa was
linded. The one he caught first ha4
to go home with him and stsy. a year
with him at a beautiful home. Molly
did not know this, but she cam In a rut
sot right in front of him. "I've mot
one! I've got one!" cried grandpa. Tby
unonnaeo nis eyes. wno is snr
"Molly." said little Molly.
He asked her where she earns fmm
and all about It, so Molly went hom
with grandpa and grandma anil here i
where Molly found her Thanksgiving.
At tha Door on Summer Kvcnfh
Br Frances Cowing, Ients, Three
When I sit out on the rr;
mer evenings I can rH the Mi ro
moon, and the-clouds I'wuc l.n r
women and children walking n 1 .
f caw im -right bv the mw.u, a t
man carrying a big U on 1 n I
na nas a rat inat ." in ,s
moon risen from t:, nsi. p. .
no pretty. fiorni-tl'f.- tr inn,. , ),
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