THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,- PORTLAND; SUNDAY. MORNING, JUNE 13, ,1909 ':
Polly Evens' Story Page:i or' Boys and ; Girls
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(Copyright, 1909, by The North American Company.)
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OVER WEST THE ELEPHANT UPON THE PIANIST
"""lOME, wako up," said Phil,
"ana let s go out ana . toss a
baseball."
"I will," answered Leonard, "pro
vided y ou can find a baseball-that
6 Un't knocked out of its hide. The
. club hasn't a ball or glove or -bat
fit to play with. And besides that,
PhtJ, we positively have to get . an-
other,net for the tennis court, and
oh, dear me, we need so many , things
and haven't cent la the treasury!"'
'We've simply sot to raise the coin,
tn,' replied Phil, sharply. After
"'soma little reflection he suggest ed:
"Wouldn't It be a good plan to get
up an entertainment or something to
provide us with funds?".
The scheme found favor with leon
ard, and the two talked earnestly for
a while. Then they doited their frym
'naeium - suits, dressed and left the
: blsr loft in- the 'cpach-house which
'served the' Lakevlew Club as a "jffym."
. All of the club members took hold
I of the plan with enthusiasm. Boys
and girls alike en'ered Into prepara
'tlon for the "grand entertainment
and carnival" decided upon,
i Having -received his mother's per
mission, Billy Jordan called for as
sistance In erecting a little platform
in the drawing room of his home.
oon the i lada had completed this
tank. ; '
':We'H' give 'em lots for their
money," announced Leonard, "
"A 11 for the small sum of l'-eents.
a dime, . two nickels, two-fifths of a.
quarter," Interrupted Joe Langley, sol
emnly executing a clog dance. 4 .-..
Nor were the girls Idle. , The "rou,
, Ical committee quickly arranged an
elaborate program, after which all
the "lady members." aa the girls of
the. club styled themselves, Industri
ously began to make cakes and candy.
, These refreshments, together with
lemonade, were to be sold immedi
ately the carnival was over.
Usne-rous. iniiftoxl, was the ..aire .of .
the audience .that came to be enter
tained on the evening of the car
nival. Speedily-the., aisles -became
. packed with chairs, and seats were
placed in every conceivable nook.
: liven then a number of people were
compelled to stand in doorways.
: A good Impression was made at the
very beginning, for the music, both
vocal and instrumental, proved ex
cellent Solos, duets, quartets and
;. choruses followed delightfully in suc
cession, while hearty applause gave
; full encouragement.
, When the last sensation had scored
a gratifying success, and the last
on g was cheered to the echo, httr
.. riedly the stage was cleared. Bucks,
"horses," mats, horizontal bars and
other athletic appliances brought
. from the club's "gym" made their ap
pearsnce. . And fearful and wonderful were .the
"stunts" performed by the boys.
Feats of tumbling, leaping, balanc
ing, wrestling a-plenty. " Finally, a
number of die girls gave ar exhibi
tion of Indian club 'swinging, shar
ing honors with the boys.
' But the circus 'was now scheduled
to begin. Necks were craned every
where in the audience as the two
funny .clowns, whom .no one would
scarcely have recognised as Jim Con
nors and Gerald Brooks, advanced to
the center of the stage; and with
many ' laughable remarks gave notice
that the parade was how In order.
Marvelous as were the costumes of
the lady bareback riders who were
really boys and the half-dozen acro
bats and freaks. It was the menagerie
. that created greatest merriment.
' The bear had Just emerg-ed from the
"Wings" of the stage. Rars of
laughter arose from the folk assem
bled when it was quickly observed
that the .poor bear's head had become
twisted until the eyes looked back
ward alone- its path.
"Now, Bill, walk In some kind of
step," cautioned Terry Simmons, who
was the elephant's forelegs.
"All right' said Billy Brow.n, the
hlndlegs, as out upon the stage tod
dled the elephant.
' Suddenly, Billy tripped and butted
violently Into his, leader. The audi
ence shouted in glee at the- apparent
1 disturbance, . inside the remarkable
animal. Again Billy missed his footing
and ran his head very ungently into
' 'the middle of Terry's back. Terry lost
his temper over what he believed to
be, an unprovoked attack, and the as
. ' toniabed audience beheld the ele
phant's forelegs turn and grapple
with the hlndlegs. Over and over
rolled this elephant which was light
ing Itsrtf. until it toppled upon the
head of Mr. Courtney, Susie Court
ney's brother, as he sat playing the
processional march.
Luckily, the elephant came apart
at this moment, so that the "forelegs"
and "hlndlegs" were speedily sepa
rated. "But the carnlvaT was '"busted,"
as Leonard sadly admitted; for, after
this confusion it was Impossible to go
on with the "show."
Furthermore, it was discovered that
some of the athletes, having become
ravenously hungry after their strenuous
exercises, had made a raid upon cake
and candy and lemonade, so that all
profit was lost front sale of refresh
ments, while the sum total of admis
sion fees was required to pay for dam
age done the piano by the "elephant."
"However, the people MIGHT have
demanded back their money on account
of not seeing the whole performance,
and they didn't." remarked Phil, with
all the cheerfulness he could muster.
As a matter of fact, every spectator in
sisted that the elephant's performance
alone was worth more than 10 cents,
. although "that didn't help out the base
ball or tennis club any," as Leonard
observed. .
le$ia of five llMcbird
TOT Always had the bluebird his
sky-blue topcoat. Indeed, we are
told that before Noah and the
birds and beasts took their memorable
trip in the Ark no feathers did the birds
l;av to cover them.
As soon as the doors of the Ark were
. rlosed tha floods came. And what with
the wind and the rain and the darkness
time passed alowly and drearily enough
to I be inhabitants of this great floating
houses The birds huddled together, shlv
.ering with cold. So miserable were they
: tliqi all stopped- twittering about the
R'Kxi days to come and lapsed Into
"liitomy sllenoet-all save two MUe birds,,
.who continued in cheerful song.
v '1 hen the rain ceaaed, and suddenly h
ray f sunlight found Its way through
, J crack and f ell in a golden splotch on '
the floor of the Ark. n it leaped the
Jo stout-hearted little birds, where
upon the rich gold of the sun stained
-lh' ir fe"i a. yellow tint. -
Ikv when the Ark ' Was Anally
ilncd aitd all within were set at lib- .
ert'. this K,ir of bird were th tret -.
nf,i awMjr. Immediately thv gained
tUvtr'JtJtUtta. uiid upward the twain
"STRAIGHT TOWARD THE
HEAVENS"
flew, straight toward the heavens, car
oling their joy. now, when the leader
came to the. clouds, right through them
he soared His wings rubbed against
the blue of-the clouds and were daubed
tn?.olf th.at has l-y remained.
o you see how Mr. Bluebird got his
hlrmmaurh?1rbIrd,CIose,y owZ
aealSS t'h-UL1lCr WlnKS bed only
f,v n df e J? the hole made
on,;. ifthe1 9h'e aClu!re(1
Early In April he makes his apnea:
In?' Py bluest
M.t7f'"lcoat, of dnnamon hue.
SVi1?. V '"e'sprlngtime. and
hf.re.U h Prform his dutv
proclaiming .the season with bursts
at melodious song. Toward the "lose
of summer the song gr0Wa sid, but
that is probably because the bluebird
knows he soon must fly away
fleX5" m y that Mr. Blue-
r2 '""always as kind to other
J' "houl Sometime."
when he sees a nice little home oc
cupled by Jenny Wren, he drives
poor j,nny out. 0ften however v
win select as a house an old nest of
Mr. oodpecker, usually building a
hair-lined nest of sticks and stiaw '
and dried grasses in a hoUow tree or
a fence post.
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HE PLUNGED HIS LANCE INTO TIIE GROUND
THRONGS of gaily uniformed sol
diers poured Into the city of
Paris during March, 1815. Prus
sians. English and Cossacks they were,
all allied against the armies of France.
In the garden of the Tuileries a squad
ron of French lancers was" encamped.
An overwhelming force of the enemy
approached, and the lancers made
speedy retreat. But a certkin marshal
dallied in his flight, until he found it
impossible to get away.
"Disarm ,hlm!r' cried" a German colo
nel to several troopers.
Surrender was unavoidable. However,
the marshal was not minded to give up
his weapons.
"What! 8hall I hand over this sword
of mine, which has served me faithfully
through many hard campaigns? Neverr'
With this exclamation the marshal
threw his sword from him with such
force that the blade broko upon the
ground.
Then, seizing firm hold upon his lance,
he raised it and plunged it with all his
might into -the earth, where It quivered
for a long time. '
The troopera. tugged at the lance, hut
their united strength ' was unavailing,
and they ceased their endeavors, to se
cure the marshal and lead him away.
During the night the lance, which was
of chestnut, took root, so that it could
not be moved on the morrow.
And, as months and then years wore
on. a great chestnut . tree sprang up.
By now, the legend runs, there is a
chestnut grove, come from the lance
Implanted by the doughty marshal, that
provides grateful shade to . folk who
etroll that way through the Tuileries.
And the original tree, the giant of them
all. Is termed the "twentieth of March
chestnut tree."
WITH such Interest did Nan follow her brother Dan In
his experiments that soon she became quite adept in
them berself. . She was able to accomplish a vaat num
ber of tricks which greatly mystified her friends.
Her latest entertainment Included a number of "hopping
tricks." as she termed them all of which she learned from Dan
during a rainy afternoon. "
In the flrrt experiment she used three toothpicks, placed In the
position shown in Fig. I. Astride of one she placed a dittle man.
constructed of cork' and having limbs made of matchstlcks. She
lit the apparatus, as you see in Fig. 1, and the elasticity of the
wood caused the little man to be thrown Into the air.
For her second trick she placed the ends of two matchstlcks
vertically between the sliding cover of the matchbox and the
"FRIGHTENED THE FOWLS BT THE ROADSIDE
maicnoox itseir. on the side of the box' not covered with phos
" E,0.1 u'v Bptweel?, the two vertical matchstlcks she placed a third
iV,l v.-.0 H.20"tally, which was held in place by the elasticity of
the vertical sticks. Then she announced that she would llsrht the
vrl". .V-lcit ,n tn. middle, and asked her audience which of
uiwr maicnsucKs wouia De nrst to catch fire. To the
amasement of those who watched, the horizontal match was hardly
lit before it sprang into the air. without even scorching either of
the vertical sticks. .
von'ili ".he ,"entuh?r j'ttle cork man through the air. This time
Nan filled a glass half full of warm water. Balancing an ordinary
visiting card upon Its edge, she placed the manikin upon the card,
where she left him for half an hour. By this time the humidity
had made the card curl slightly. Nan took up the card, turned It
and replaced It on the border of the glass, putting the man back
again. In a few moments the card made a little click, curled"
quickly and Bent the cork man Into the air as though from a cata
pult, v .
Nan Insisted that she could lay a coin upon the table and make
it spring, up into her hand without her touching the coin. This
she accomplished by blowing in the direction shown in the figure
. above. .. . -
Before doing her Inst trick she adviBed her friends never to
throw away their used pens without trying a hopping feat with
them.. 1-lrst, in secret, she placed the nibs of two pens together, as
you see them In B. Afterward she changed the position to that
given In A- This done she announced that site possessed an acro
batic pen.- She stood the pen upright on the table and let It fall
upon the side opposite to-the nibs. The nibs crossed each other
as the point struck the table, and- the pen rebounded into the air.
Welcome to Prison
WHENEVER a king goes t a place to open an exhibition or
a library or some other building the people who live in;
that place do all they can to make a fine show? Hundreds
. of flags and banners are put up on poles, and beautiful decorations
are to be seen almost anywhere. - . . - .
. . ,WeU' ?l. Jne tlrae. not very -long ago, a fcing visited a small ,
town, and there were many flags .flying In honor of the event.
And on a big building there was a fine decoration, and he turned
to the mayor of the town, who sat In the carriage with him, and
asked him "What building la that?" .
l the prison, please your majesty," replied the mayor." ' .
t7.. . .ge?ld not kef,p himself from laughing, and he said,'
mJ in prison 7uata!" P-ite,ief- VMt 1 hV aOU Wm'1 '
.it aia loo ratner I iinny, didn t HI ..'.' .-r--,
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SHE 'was always longing to run
away, was Dora. And many a
' time she DID run away. From
the day she was "losted," when a
tiny lass not more than 4 years of
age, to the time of this story, when
she was almost 8, mother and father
and auntie had often gone out upon
. long searches for her.
Dora really dldrt't mean to be
naughty. But she always wanted to
know what new countries lay beyond
the turn of the road, that passed by
the farmhouse and stretched for a
long distance In each direction before
It decided to bend. . And there were
the mountains, bounding the horizon
on almost every side. Dora wondered
about the mysteries they must hold,
and about the promising views of tho
lands without. Always,' too, some
thing inside her would tell her to go
and find out. Dora couldn't help obey
ing this voice, although she knew It -was
very, very wicked to do so. .
When -the gentleman cams in his
big red automobile to visit her father,
Dora, gazed with delight upon this
wonderful machine that could carry
' one f or ' miles and miles and from
country to country. But when she
climbed into the vacant . automobile,
I she hadn't the slightest intention of
trying to run away In It. No, Indeed;
Dora" was too much afraid to do that.
All aha wished was to sit upon- the
comfortable cushioned seat.
And then, somehow, a lever Jerked
itself, and Dora found herself flying .
In this monster along the smooth,
white road, , . ., .,
How fast she was speeding! - The
air whistled by her ears and roughly ;
! tousled her Curls. ;
By farms she ; whirled," startling
fowls and dogs, by the roadside.
Chickens and geese scattered wildly.
When Dora called to them she was
sure she heard them reply:
"We're" running. .away! We're run
ning away!" -' .
And the dogs barked: ''We're. run- .
ning away,, too!" - . ,
FeneeTOstsr whizzed by, much faster '
, than ever the telegraph poles do '
when you Tide In an, express . train.
They-flsw' by trrtha opposite direc
tion, and, although Dora cried, ''Come
back," , they only murmured: -"We're
running away!' We're running away!"
' Rin begin to .fall, but Dora - was '
now racing along a lane bordered with
L Ltha JiJbspX which arched oyer-
head, so that the drops pattered on the
Ie.a,ve without falling upon the little
girl. Soon, however, rivulets poured
down the road banks, and. forming
liny streams, flowed along the edges of
the lane. And as they flowed, they
sang. "We're running away! We're
running away!"
Th? rain ceased. Suddenly, through
the leaves there shot a sunbeam, Up .
tho sunbeam rode the big, red demon.
Upward and upward it soared, Until
Dora traveled along the arch of the
rainbow.
"You. at least will not run away,"
said she, observing that the rainbow
stood firm.
"No; my colors do not 'run,' but they
rade; and they'll surely fade before yoa
can reach the pot of gold at my base."
- replied the rainbow.
Slowly the colors faded, and when
Dora reached the point where the pot
of gold should have been, nof a sign
was there of rainbow or pot.
Out into space the automobile flew,
while dusk crept on, and then night,
btars were passed. Dora pleaded:
"Do stop and. let me play- with you,
pretty things.", j t "
But the stars twinkled back:
"We can't; "we're running away!"
Everything is running away; .1
think it's' very mean of them!'' ex
claimed Dora, resentfully; only to
add a moment later: '
"But I do believe I'm going to catch
up with the moon!"
Sure enough, it did seem that the
automobile was steadily gaining on
the moon, .which became nearer and
nearer, until .
"Oh, djear!" shrieked Dora, "I'm go
ing so fast that ni smash right into
It! I'll -lie killed, 'for certain I"
Just then Dora found that the light
she fancied was the moon In reality
was a lantern carried by her father,
as he approached with his departing
guest. ' -
"What do you think of the .little
goosie, staying out here all this
time!" exclaimed father. "She miss- vv
ed supper because she has been sleep--
Ing here, I'll be bound. Not a drop V
of rain has touched you're machine.
either, Mr. Graham. I thought the l
thick lollage of the tree above would ,
prevent a wetting of the auto and :
also of my little girl, as it happens." I
"I didn't run away 1 this time, -
father!" sobbed Dora, who was still '
frightened from her dream. " 'Deed
I've had . 'bout, all I want of ruiinln'
away; an' I'm never going to do It .
again, .father!" yrled tw ; --- -