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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY CORNING, SEPTEMBER 19. 1009. DOLLY mmf J1OT:;MBtftfe r am . 1 n ,,r.r , Copulghi. Iy Tit North Auirlcan Company. : , . , - - j . , . t,, , j, , :.; if :.'H- ; , ', ;-' v "mi' i inn miti y-:-jn iw y " -o t- 1" . - i w k VfMM ' -Tv;LV XS.V-:;Vt;S W. -U;J pin.' .dm.a.lon; but IV js5w ? (JT. !A V V.vV7C,Kvr, . ' v t' v v'' A' vi? can't get horn, or anything for our nana .exj, - feg j- S:.rt' P' v-r 'v T:'-? sV-to pi.,,-..id imi. Tom. dolefully. , ' fcW 1.' "Vvi 'V' Dan reflect. . moment -8-v.ral of :W '.. f LVVV you youngster, h.v. good ..r.' for 1 :":T" VWW "GLEEFULLY TOSSED ' ' ' Afflv - !--, BWANA HUMPTO RAISED HIS RIKLE. TOOK CAKEFUL A" A1 CNTY save another Jerk to Bam- blna' arm. , The little one had been trying to keep pace with . ber aunt and her mother, but the '" crowd wa. ao blr and Bambina so tiny that it wa hard for her to make way at alL i By a .ucceeslon of jerks and ; pulls," each of which swept the baby off her feet. Aunty had managed to drag " Bambina along. With this last Jerk, r however, the grown-up's hold of the v little hand loosened. In a single mo- ment Bambina was lost In the throng. So excited was tke little girl that at first she did not notice the absence of v the grown folks. ' Even when she did, . she was not frightened. She never both . ered; it was the duty of big people to f take care of little ones, and they must ' find her, cot she them. , Carried along by the mass of moving people, soon Bambina wag trudging by . the water front One could look far out across the beautiful bay of Naples. . Upon the water rested a great number i of craft, gaily decorated with flags and , festooned with garlands of flowers. Mandolin, and guitars tinkled merrily and song burst forth from everywhere. For It was the 20th day of September, when Italy celebrates ia great national holiday and all are happy. Bambina. too, had oome to celebrate. Glad indeed was she to make her first trip to the city of Naples upon this glorious holiday. She danced with Joy as she looked long over these waters; he smiled and laujhed at the shouts et merriment. Then she found herself sway from the water. Skipping with delight as she CONFETTI." tripped along narrow sidewalks. Bm blna seemed the very fpltit of the holi day. Signors and slgnoraa gleefully tossed confetti and flowers down from overhanging balconies upon the head of this saucy, black -eyed baby. "Would she have some candy?" asked a kindly faced man. Bambina was willing; therefore en trance wss quickly made Into a con fectioner', chop, from which the tiny girl emerged with sticky hands and mouth, but a glowing smile. Whose baby wa 4he? Of course, Bambina knew she was mother's baby. So she told the nice gentleman, but somehow he still seemed puzzled. Me must have been very stupid as well as kind. The tiny mlssle wa lost, so the gen 'tleman said. But Bambina didn't mind. Indeed, she rather enjoyed being lost. She clapped her hands and shouted for the great Giuseppe Garibaldi with the best of them. And then whe.n people looked smil ingly at the mite of a patriot, her big friend raised her high in the air so that she could lead the cheering. Afterward he cried to the multitude: "Was there ever & finer baby lost?" Again the crowd applauded, while Bambina's eyes shone with excitement. Truly, it was splendid o be lost. And so Bambina had the very best time of her life before she was taken to a big policeman and Anally put where her mother could find her easily. How Bravery Won the Cross EVERY boy and girl admires cour age. In England when a soldier or sailor performs a very brave deed In time of war the king of Eng land gives him a beautiful modal In token of his bravery. This is called the Victoria cross, and is only given to a man who has risked his life in some particularly courageous way. One day a British warship attacked a large fort In Egypt which had many large guns While the battle was going on a sailor on board the ship cried out in terror, for a large shell from the fort had fallen on the deck right among the sailors. Quickly a fellow-sailor snatched a pail of water standing near and threw It upon the deadly shell. If he had not done so every man near It would have been killed and England would have lest many brave sons. Don't you think he well deserved the cross which was conferred upon him? By Rabcr Mundorf ITER taking a snapshot of the pretty little gazelle, which he had recently captured and tamed. Photo Humpto turned to Taxldermo and said: "I have one kodak film unexposed. What shall I do with It?" Taxldermo removed the drl?d pelt of a chevrotaln from the stretchlns: board, carefully rolled and packed It In the tin lined box which formerly contained pro visions. Then he replied: "If I were you I should wait until the great Bwana Humpto goes upon his buffalo hunt this afternoon, when you are bound to get a thrilling subject for a picture." "Fine!" enthusiastically exclaimed the boy. "I shall take a snapshot of the buffalo robe of the buffalo." All Impatient was Photo for the hunt to commence. And when the mighty hunter led the way toward , the water course along which a herd of buffalo was reported to have been bathing and wallowing the boy was mad with ex citement. Slinging his trusty kodak over his arm. he rode by the side of his father. Very shortly the buffaloes were sighted and Bwana Humpto trotted his horse forward In order that he might engage the largest and most ferocious bull. A heavy, black fellow he was, with massive horns nearly covering the skull and curling and tapering from the broad base, their length covering al most six feet. Bwana Humpto coolly raised his rifle, took careful aim and fired. Then Photo Humpto took a snapshot, feeling sure the animal must, be killed. But it was only wounded, and returned to the charge with a desperate madness. The mighty hunter evaded the rush, and, for a wonder, the beust gave up the attack and plunged into the jungle.' One of the native beaters began pur suit. Bwana Humpto and his s6n Photo followed more leisurely. Sud denly the boy grasped his kodak, he flrst having inserted a new roll of Alms. As the native ran forward to spear the buffalo, which lay among the reeds, ap parently wounded to death, the savage beast staggered to his feet and rushed toward the black. Bwana Humpto coolly raised his rifle, took careful aim and "Before you shoot," Interrupted Dr. Pillo. "listen to this little verse about the buffalo, which I should like to have Photo memorize: "Buffaloes do ore and bore. And they jin you to th floor: Watch the anjrrv buffaloes Do not tread upon their Ues." Bwana Humpto fired. Then Photo Humpto took a snapshot. Of course, the buffalo was dead. "I do not like these narrow escapes." said Bwana Humpto. "So.many animals seem wounaen, wnen tney really are not, that I think we should have some thing to warn us. Now, Photo was a quick-witted lad. i2lHi AND plRED. U JTwJYjjT 4 i rvi- 1 Wimp" It " ?A If r. K wm- nir ' .v. ...... -... my v . ski.Ju r . i m .... r 9 2 E VE our .how all planned. an me re got n" to charge ten Dins admission; but w. can't get horn, or anything for our band to nlay."' said llttls Tom. dolefully. Dan reflected a moment. "Several of you youngster, hav. good ear. for music." remarked he; "and although some , one has .aid that muslo 1. the most costly of noise. I think I can pro vide, at no cost whatever. Instruments . for you to make (h nolst." Bo the big. kind fellow set to work Immediately, In order that- his llttl. friends might be successful with their entertainment. For two members of the orchestra he made "wind-harps," by sheathing combs with tissue paper, as Indicated In the picture. "You merely have to blow or whlstl. through them to obtain the most pleas- ing tunes." he explained. .Then he stuck. In a long board, wire, of different lengths. Each, when vibrat ed, gave a note different from that of any of the other wires. Ths picture shows the construction. And In the picture, also, you see a xylophone which Dan invented. He hung from cords various lengths of wooden tubes. Thesa were to be struck DAN'S MUSICAfc INSTRUMENTS. by the little bstoji to produ" mus.ial notes, II. also told Tom that classes partly filled wlUi water could be .truck with the baton, the not. produced depending upon the amount of water contained 1 the glass. , Finally, he made a pair of dappers from cardboard (such a pair a. you will find pictured), and a llttl. kettle-drum from a Jar. In less than two hours, Tom wa. la possession of a complete equipment for his oichestra, "If our .how come, out all right. It'll be on account of ydu. Dan," .aid ha gratefully, a. he started out to spread the good new. to hi. chutna. Blessings Unrecognized A PHOTO'S GAZELLE FLEEING FROM THE CHEETAH. (Fhotographs posed by figure, of Humpty Dumpty Clrcua.) Hardly had his father spoken when th boy announced: , . "I shall take prisoner a cheetah just such a one as I saw the other day. The cheetah lsVa funny-looking creature, I know, with its catlike head, a body and legs the form of a dog's, and the claws, which cannot be sheathed. But the cheetah is as game as the leopard, which it greatly resembles, and as speedy as the wind. Surely, we can train the ani mal to hunt and to warn us of danger." With a view to putting his plan promptly Into execution. Photo placed a .noose of tough sinew about a tree where the marks showed. that cheetahs came to whet their claws. Pretty soon lie had a line cheetah for a captive. After a strenuous task of getting the fierce creature back to camp, Photo Im mediately began to Instruct it in the ways of the true hunter. First of all, lie rfnust make it docile and obedient. The people of India, Trappo told him, were In the habit of binding the chee- tah to a bedstead and rushing at the beast whenever it showed signs of going to sleep. Another good plan was to have a woman Bcold the cheetah continually. "There are no ladies present, but would It not be well to have Dr. Pillo recite a few hundred of his rhymes to the cheetah, thus rapidly making it ex ceedingly gentle?" suggested Trappo. But Taxidermo , cried, Indignantly; "How could you be so cruel!" However, Photo quickly tamed the cheetah and soon came to love the dog like cat almost as much 'as he did his pet gazelle. The cheetah would dash1 after game, and his long legs rarely failed to bring him up with his quarry. , One morning there was' Wild commo tion somewhere In the camp'The hunt ers streamed from their tents to ascer tain the trouble. Then they saw Pho to's pet gazelle speeding for dear life across the plain, while the cheetaJi was bounding after it and gaining every sec ond. "Save him! Save him!" Photo called to his father. "Which shall I shoot?" queried Bwana Humpto. Fearing that the two animals would be out of range, Bwana Humpto coolly raised his rifle, took careful aim and fired. And the cheetah ceased to live, where upon Photo began to repine, saying: "I do wish, father, that you had shot the gazelle, because the cheetah could have eaten my gazelle, and so I should have both the cheetah and the gazelle inside of it. As.lt is, I have only the one animal." To again banish his grief. Photo took a snapshot. story PIN and a needle, neighbors in a workbasket, both being Idle, be gan to quarrel, a. Idle folk are apt to do. "I should like to know," said the pin to the needle, "what you are good for and how you expect to get through the world without a head." "What's the use of your head," In quired the needle, rather sharply, "if you have no eye?" "What's the use of an eye If there', always something in it?" said the pin. "I am more active and go through more work than you can." responded th needle. "Yes, but you will not live long." "Why not?" asked the needle. "Because you always have a stitch at your side." explained the other. "You are a crooked creature, cried the needly, angrily. . "And you are so proud that you won t bend without breaking your back," re turned the pin. . "Ill pull your head off If you Insult me again!" shouted tho needle. "And I'lL put your eye out if you touch my head." the pin retorted. While they were thus contending a lit tle girl picked up the workbasket and. trying to sew, she very soon broke off the needle at the eye. Then she tied the thread round the neck of the pin, and In trying to pull the thread through the cloth pulled Its head off and then threw It Into the dirt beside the broken needle. "Well, here we are," said the needle. "We have nothing to fight about now." said .the pin. "Misfortune seems to have brought u. to our senses," murmured the needle. "How much wo are like human being wtio quarrel about their blessing till they lose them, and never find out they are brothers until they lie down in th. dust a. we are." Tricking the Mayor OFTEN a big. strong man does not like very much to walk through a churchyard at night all by him self; so I am sure there are not many boy. who would care to do so. There Is really nothing to be afraid of, but then, you see, it Is so quiet and dark that peo ple imagine all sort, of things. Her. I. a droll little story about something that happened in a churchyard one night: The Mayor of a little town was going , home very late, and he thought ha would go through the churchyard, a it was the nearest way. Now, there was a man sitting down . in the churchyard, and when he heard the Mayor coming he said to himself: "I don't know who this Is, but I will play a trick." So he crept up very slyly behind the Mayor and jumped right upon his back. The Mayor was so sur prised that he nearly Jumped right out of his skin. In a trembling voice he said: "Do you know who I am. sir? t am the Mayor!" But the joker replied: "I don't care! Mayor or horse, I'll have a ride!" And he stuck to the Mayor, and the Mayor had to carry him until they were out ot the churchyard. (The seventh Bwana Humpto will appear next Sunday.) i Ik ilG M. CEAN LAlfoodlaixd Frolic GRAYirQCirtrtELmeditatively rub bed his nose with his paw. "Brother mine." said he. "I don't mind working part of the fall, but this perpetual grind during the season of nuts becomes very, very tiresome." "That It does." agreed the Brown Squirrel. "But I shomd think any one s clever as yourself would fini a way out of the difficulty." he added. Gray Squirrel really was a wise old codgsr. Not only wss he thoroughly , versed In the ways of the wood, but be studied tb whims and fancies of th. fore folk. He thoughtfully r eate4 to hlmae'.f the words of Brown tulrreL Then, after deliberate con siders t Ion, h announced: 1 s m going la put a flea la the ear of foolish Grasshopper, provided he ba. aa ear. If matters turn out ss toey sbenld. much of my work will fr aotie for m I his ;ear." On th. day ' following that poa a He a the for f(r.g conversation too tar the Ors"nrtppt leaped erectly the ( of lh owl and rhirped: ! rrs H a fRntrat t be s'wS sifia-tnsr n4 tanring. lul It? Wt I d ratfrer that and die srhea the cold -comes than be a drudge such as is many a one of the forest people. Why don't we appoint a day when every creature of the woodland will quit work and Join- In a big. happy frolic? We could do It, I'm sure. Gray Squirrel said this very morning that he was In favor of a holiday. After it's over, all who wish can go back to work, although I. for one, shouldn't ever dream of doing such a thing.'t The Owl liked the lira. He gravely promised to issue a proclamation throughout the forest, telling Its peo ple that he, as the wisest sage, urged eveTy creature to make the frolic on. long to be remembered. And how the creatures disported themselves! Bee ceased from toll, birds left unrepaired the nests in jured by recent winds and rains, even the chickens and watchdogs, who dwelt among ordinary men folk, heard of th. carnival, and e-tK-aped from, tbelr masters and mistresses In rder to share In the sport Dignity s forgotten. Errybody was ready for a lark, and had it. la the middle of the afternoon. Gray Fiurl commanded attention, aod apukt a. faUowa: "I have a new game for us to play. Look at the t:g oak yonder. Every one see it? Well, the game Is for each player to gather aa many nuts as possible, aod to lay them In sepa rate pilf-s at the base of the tree. The creature who, at the end of three hours, has the biggest pile win. th. game." A great therr arose. Every creature that could carry a nut flew about th. trees or climbed them or searched upon the ground for nuts. All worked desper.tely. encept the Gray gqotrrel and the Brown Squirrel, who coughed In amused fashion behind their pawa The contest closed, and th. players gathered to find th. winner. "I .tn the winner:" screamed the wildcat, gloating over a big pll. of BUtS. "That you are. and also sny very best friend." said Grsy 8qulrrL Thereupon. h and Brown Squirrel calmly proceeded to stew- sway In their homes and to bury every one of the nuts contained In the big heap Kerlunateiv, th. other reatur. ap preciated the Jk and did ant tnetest lb. t accessfat KkiBtra ?' 'it? M 4 1 it . f PITTI-SI LAUNCHES HER BOAT. BEFORE I'd eTerwwntbe ocean I had tha tweerett tort of notion; I didn't know it wai ao b'u Or half co big. XftiUl Aunt Woo Toot me there a wwk or two. O-o-o, o--o! iti.fin to paddle in An' fWl (hr w.tea adninst cor akin; Uut what a I iff roar it does nut . Whn in the night it tec p. me 'wste I'm SO afraid until daybreak. Bat in the morn it ttm so Urns want to det right in adain; An I don't b'kve it 1 all true That this nice ocean, tig and b'ue. 2a the one that roara the whola ' . Eisht thronsbt , ' C B. SC1IRAXXER. VERY happy was Pitti-81. and grateful to her ancestors. For her mother had said that through their Influence she had com. to have pets who adored her, lovable playmates and nice times generally. Plttl-Pt was very glad to possess such kind ancestors. Anxious, too, was she to prove her gratitude In some other way besides doing homage before the ancestors' altars. And now the day had come a It alw.y. did once a year when .plrlts would return fron Spirit Land for a while and dwell for a day among th. people who worshiped tbein. "Her. Is my rhane. to ntak. a gift that will pleas, my ancestors," re flected th. little J.panea. girl, as ber, head fairly bussed tn th. effort to plan a big surprise. When th. sojourn of the spirits wa. pent. th. custom of th. good folk of -Japan wa. to provide llttl. ships, glee fully and trimly built and laden with choion adlbto datntiea. A. Utesa pretty -craft sailed away into the darkness, with gaily colored lanterns swinging froia tiny masthead, th ancastora took passage. Every cosnfort d thwy earn upoa trip back to .Spirit Land. Pl'U-H -ad a'.Mp of -r own a. hand soar a tt'l. boat ss danced upon thartpplea. Also sh tad a chief treasure, the dearest doll ever loved by, mistress. It was all planned. When night had fallen Pittl-Sl was to steal away from every one. Down to the river sh. would go and launch her boat, laden with good things to eat, and, beat of all. her dearest doll. Surely, when th boat glided down, stream soma of her ancestor, would be tempted. Surely they would show her favor by .ailing In it and by accepting her gift Her head bent in adoration, Plttl-SI watched her boat drift away on th ebbing tide. The lantern bobbed and blinked In such a gracious, kindly way that somehow th llttl. girl fait that Ber ancestor, were pleased. . M A long time ah. knelt In reverie. Then, strange to say, a familiar, twink ling light appeared below on th. river. Nearer and nearer It drew, , until aa eddy carried tb. object bearing It hlga up th. bank at th. girl', feet. "It is my boat torn back! Th anV reator ar ao very good to m that when they reached the Spirit Land they sent nva home th. .hip. and with It all the .weetnieau and my darling doll!' So cried ntti-SL Kb. did not know that when th boat first Miled .way It wa. alraoft lite for tb. t M t tarn, -and that th Incoming water would soon return bar hl t ber ; j 'J 1