THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL," PORTLAND," ' SUNDAY; MORNING, MAY 'X
1910
1 lyvayg K'rafTjarOct
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, 4 -v i i tMiiu, ivitf, by ln Jsorlh American L.u...puy. . . , - v ,
' r I Mm' in - 1 WM -
: rwaif v. . yam a
A ' VERY quaint and nice old man'
"A berg He had a tight to be angry with the I eddy .Bears, because
' the fuzzy bears had become so popular with little, girls and boya
lhat no longer could lie make his living by carving wooden dolls and toys.
But all came out splendidly in the end, through the love of the old toy-
maker's son and his employer's daughter. ' I say "the end," because "The
Old Toyraakcr of Nuremberg' is a play, and Mr. Cyril Maude was the
actor who played the "Toymaker " in the Tlayhousfr of London. ,
EamplfQliler
A
LONG : and -rfeary way th k '
" lamplighter goes - , . ,
To light the (stars and havethem-
' burning-brigm;
But ' well Uia path .and placa of every :
one he knows.
And keeps them biasing cheerily all
night. .
TTTEATHSRTOWN 'i u not ' so
Vv nemcd because it had all kinds
" of weather, .but. by reason,',of
the fact that It was -noted for it
weather prophets, . who. had acquired
reputation not only in their own
township, but throughout the adjoin
ing counties as Well - gcores of folk
here were,-ever since Weathertown
I. M
f 1
t i i ! tx.s task eco;4
" fov? Wediher Dviredj
' ' '
L
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was "The Old Toymakcr 6i Ifurem-.-,
of
Sky
.And when arrives the mora, and dawn
begins to break,
a To put them out he' goea where bea
cons aie;
But ona light nj neglects (ha can't quit
keep awaXe.
And no we come" to have the Morntng
Star., v
at the predictions
of the weather
b ornu in the
nearby-city.' These
were - always
printed in the
Weathertown Sen
tinel and the Her
ald. But Weath-
J ""3. '(Plato
vtrllfc wUter penpheta pre-
in x riw ihr pn
t-r4 eBnf ' pri it nrk
i 'ir tHt t ', ' r ! T Cm"-,
t.l wa requested- te appolat a tewa
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- $m X ;f Af V- r 'vV.' , v :-
t - ' i fvrr-vy si V ' ; 1 4X -
C VPP08IS, in your 'writing" lc3oi.
IDal )oj iia to use a bowlder Ji-.
vouf convbook and a stone kniie
for your pij.- Lessons In penmanship
would be even less tun than they are
now; wouldn't theyt And jet this
how the people wrote at one time.
There have not always been copybook
with fine paper an nicely made pens.
In the frescoes painted by Hun ko
berteln for tlia Prussian House of Lords
the tiistory of writing is pictupe. Photo
graphs of the paintings are ehown here.
Vni un ... twiiv tv, rude. siDhabetical
characters were lubariously carved upon
: stone. These straiie sentences. calle
. runo. were suDDOsedly invented by the.
v-Rod Odin, or Woden, snd they were used
' by the tuicieni jeuiumu
way. Denmark, Ireland, Great Britain. ;
Sweden,- Germany, i France,, Spain and
Roumanla. Only In Soandlnavia, how
ever, vert the runes carved upon stone. r
Icelanders cut runes on 1 staves, na ,
other German tribes letteied them upon
tools, household utensils, spears and
' Swords, and ornaments such as buckles, .,
rings, conioe ana efiwcmii? imf"',""""'
plates to 'be hung Tound the neck. ut
in ages before this, not even an alpna
f bet was known, Pictures were cut to ,
represent words by such folks' as the,
natives of Polynesia and the Indiana. A
combination picture and sign alphabet
was used by the early Egyptians, and.
an advanced form by the Chinese.
-Ancient Grecians and Romans wrote v,
' upon wasen tablets. using . a . stylus.
This was a pencjl of iron or. other ,
meta , pointed st one ena ana Diumeu
at the ether, the blunt end being used
ss a scraper or eraser.
Long ago the Egyptians wrote, upon
i
..K,i,n.nii nt nanvrl ana (Kins, bhi
k.i..Vi i vvhlln Mack ink wa
customarily used, .red ir.1t was uttliied
weather bureau of
one person, t whose
duty it would be , to
give -er-dally- report. ,
. But who should be
cliosen,- inasmuch as
fifty applicanta were
capable and equally
skilful? "We shall
have l a contest , dur-,
ing a period of "two
weeks,'' declared the
Council, "and he who
makes the beat rec
ord for predictions
shall become weather
bureau." '.'
Intense Interest
there was, you- may
be aure, when the
final . results were an
nounced. Each day
the reports had been
handed to the chair
man , of the Council,
eaoh " inclosed j in a
sealed envelope. Now
they were checked
off. Many of the
prophets r. had pre-.,
dieted correctly for
ten out of the four
teen days; some had
eleven correct re
ports; five persons
had aa record of
twelve out ' of four
. teen; v two ' had prer
dieted rightly - f o
thirteen days. But
one competitor had a
peVfect record:. . .
"Molly Garrett, of.
the senior c4aes of
the Weathertown
High Schooii bad
won!",
TVa
was the verdict- j
neonle were" plunged in exciteq
arnimont.. "Tt . was merely luck." said
It.. Jt ' was nwrcii
She can't be really
many. "She can't oe reany comi
. neina slmnlv --a young- girl." sal
petent,
ild the
Test, whereupon M
oily calmly made the
stateroent:
. "I AM competent, and it was not mere
lock. I do not care to be your weather
burea;- I-only entered the contest to
test the fitness of my method, which la
, ' this: - t ' '"', -'.---' '
. "A careful observation of the '.habits
of flowers and birds.- The dandelion,
. when in a feathery condition, closes its
'f!offr hH like aa umbrella before rain.
AH varieties of clover shut up tightly, ,
''like an oyster, before a-shower., and a'
day or so beore rain their stems swell
and stiffen. . - , . -.
"In similar" manner the dosing leaves
- of the scarlet pimpernel and the droop-
- Ing leaves of the horse rhestnut give
..warning of U weather. Very suddenly-
do the delicate blossoms of the oonrol-
- vulus dose. as. though shrinking from
-'the wet. --- -
'Chick weed Is a splendid prphet. -It :
remaining partly opn if the shower ts
. to be of hirt aursUon and closing en-
vttrely if live rata Is te be prolonged.
- Very peculiar to the sowthistle. which is '
f lorti duiing Une weather and opens
v before rmln. '
' "Of the birds, swallows At low In the
air when bad weather ts brewing. 8ea
gulls circle high ia the air. screaming
uneasily, or flock toeeiber In the fields -under
similar rendition. . When pee
corks ecrerh,..dlMgrreable weather is
ure to coma. Ht r om screech during
a storm, the weather will soon he clear.
Soar seek shelter before It rains.
"All inT pred'etioas wre ma 4 fn my
eeerv story, wkk-k stmrly my gar
dan et home. Bet it is the best possible
- MIr twreae. I hare alse a m nerd a
brd of flowers ffrr.rw ht la the torm ft -a
Cork. Aa each ftowrr has a tim tot
PI and rtamnf 6r ordinary noni
uNmis. nty flower bed aerrea me Vs a .
lt!Trlv. ye are wrtrome tn ve
rnr euggeetiona,"' said Mjxly is conci -
- s"n. - . .
The esbr huw eld. tVerrbr rren
trTir. rriai'fn rf it loan f.r
Ils aarfU redM:Uons Xr tbaeealAaf.
I aacijii ----- -ww.u r
for purposes' of decoration. Later, vari
ous colored inks were used by persons
of royally. Purple, for instance, was
the imperial color used by the Byian
; tine and Carlovinglan emperors. Yellow
was the color of the royal ink of the
Chinese emperor.
. Chlefiyi during the Middle Ages monks
illuminated Scrolls of manuscript in gold. 1
silver and other tints, also using brushes,'
Irish and Saxon scribes were) unusually
clever in decorative lettering. ,. ,
Our v great-grandfathers . wrote with
nulll pens. Goose quills were most popu
lar, althoueb swan-and tuVkev quills
were also found useful, the quills being
- iOakg a HgmbI BopkniarR
O O O Of O' o O O
i tI"8 acandalous perfectly
ing to oenave m - an w-
d! mined mannerr exclaimed
.the astonished cab-horse, looking. wlrJt
severe diaappreval upon Domino's per
formance.' . ,
' But the pony didn't mind.' (H con
tinued to welts upon his hlndlrgs, beat
ing time with his ' forelegs. And a mo
ment, later, as he dashed-around in a
circle. Frlta leaped oa ' his back, hold
ing the reins in hla, mouth and riding
la the most skilful fashion. . ' -
I suppose the caa-horse must have
been enriona of Domino. But. then, al
mottt any tooree would have been, be-
IMralno is a very talentea pony.
yvr the last two ers this full-Mood d
(Zetland pony bas 1. ft-lured his
irver tricks upon th Airw-rieM stase,
amassr Jbouundtf of Mr ard . Itttla
foik. He " rune te this roortry from
Ensiand i ti be n 1J rear
eid. havfc-g im invniir with his
nastr. Mr. T ' gj'bon. lhrou-h Rus
a.a. O'rmany. Frnr. Italy ana Fpin,
;iv e he as I rrara of at.
t.m'" l-i i i in t a.- t
aU his 'iiia Mia muihtt use aiaa a
I ivx yy'p v vx
v , , . v . . , .JHr fii-T'""i:'r -
thoroughjy cleaned of all fahy and oily
matter and dried. X'row quills were tm
- ployed for finer writing. ' '
Thug we come to the 'steel pens,' the
first fairly good ones having been manu
factured, .In 1820, by Joseph Gillott, in
England. Formerly they were shaped
like a tube, and the Joint held the ink.
' Now they are rolled out of fine steel, to
: l-10Oth of air inch, the "slit being used
to, prevent the, points from Spreading,
' Gold pens are more flexible and durable
than the steel ones. At present they are.
-.'tipped 'With an- alloy: of - Iridium and
osmium instead of the diamond or-ruby
points first employed. . v - v
.So we pass from the ordinary pen to
the stylographlc pen (which Is in ' the
form of a pencil with' a hole for 'the
. ink in the center), down ; to the type
writer. Strange as It may seem, a type
- writer was patented in Knglaitd as eatly
as the year 1717, 'but it was not until
,1829 that any practical machine was
made. You will remember, then, that '
i- writing has been done upon .stone,
metal, none,--wood, .papyruav wax, parrh
1ment, tracotta, clay, cloth and paper. -
And that the characters have been made .
: with knife., chisel, wedge, stylus, brush,
,. graver, .pen, pencil and typewriter.-.
When you begin your next lesson in
penmanship, give '- thanks that you do
. net have to peg away, chiseling out your
7 exercise upon a ro'k.-,YoU-would-find
" that mighty, hand work. - :t.y
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FTTSO MAIiE the bookmark, -take(
? ' I rj a strip of heavy paper twice
' . ' as lonff as it . i wide, say
"two1 inches by i four inches. Fold
, it on the dotted lines, so that the, two
halves ..of the upper J edge meet.
Make an .equal number of holes on
each side of this upper edge - and
lace the -i two edges together . with
.baby ribbon 1 , " , 1
-f The mark will fit over the corner
of a book leaf, and the. loops and
ends of. ribbon hanging from it help
the reader to find his place easily,
.. Some little decoration : on . the
: -front1 "side of the mark would add
to its appearance, or a" quotation
about books might be written on the
back side,: ' EVA DEAN. to
and
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WHY is it that the nicest thiugs are always bard. to. get!
. , ; With stupid music lessons how'a fellow has, to, fret t
. Uefore he earns a chance for roller-skating j. ; , .-.
. The time for : recess, comes at last, but, how you have" to work
' At eumfiud puzzling stunts in school; because, if you should shirk, ''
r:. You spend your time"inside just'rumiDating..? -
Why is it that the' fine dessert you hanker for so much '
Comes only when you've iswalloweil bread, potatoes,, meat and such,'
So when you reaeh dessert yott're .over-brimming I ;
; And think of all the wood you chop,( the errands that you run
With lots of -other measly Jobs that, aren'tany fuij, - ; j ,
''' 'Fore you can go'a-fishirigand aTSwimmingl,' , . I
wny the liod ot Mangaia :
"-.Went Grazy , ' '
0: . wWmmz3 '
pAW; don't bother me, boys;
I've seen enough o' these
henthn iMlAnilM Irt (h. c.iaa
luniast me .till' kingdom- comer
i, grrowled '"Lariat' Brloker, in response
the lads' suggeatiori that he ac-
, company: them asiione,. Mr, Gunning's
, private steam yacht, the Windjam
iner was anchored oft Karatonga, be-
; Jynglng to the Cjok islands, and Hal,
" Gus and their cousin-Ned were espe
dally -anxious to inspect the, island
and its barbaric inhabitants. v
But if their "guardian" wasn't very
, accommodating. Captain Morton was.
1 he small -boat was soon on its way
to the shore. - Hardly were the Toui1
resting -upon firm ground. . than the
captain exclaimed; ,
' oys, we're in luckl v I see many
natives yonder who i com,.' from the
neighboring . islands of Atiu and cMan
gaia, and, as all of them are in gala
costume, I jim- positiveV that ve have
arrived in timefor the annual danc
ing festival, rt's Iquite a .thrilling
spectacle,-1 assure you: - ,
rAs they strolled along?, the captain
j explained ' further - that, about 700
dancers took part, one-fourth of that'
number being- women. "Some of the
native; of . Raratonga. spend tully
three-foulths of their time sfhglng
and dancing." said he. "and they have
the reputatlonof being the best
i dancers in the pacific. A- very weird
Frit?
99"
trick pony, belonging to Mr. T: fillbon's
father. v ; . ..
Domino enjoys hla work (or play,-as
he would very, Jikelv. call It), especially
, eo -because his chum. Frits, "acts" with
him. Frits is a handsome fellow.' half 1
Spits and half collie, who" also wss
trained, for the stage as a baby, over
lx years ago. Bo .valuable a dog la he
that erery ortre in a-while he is stolen;
."but., luckily, hla master always gets him
back.- As soon aa Trits returns, upon
uch occasion; he immediately rushes
to kiss . Domino. . Tou see, tlie hum 1
love each other very, very greatly.
When Frits rides upon Domino's heck .
he won't Jump off yon couldn't rnake
n1"!! unlesa his master-give the signal.
Tti happy, family of show animals
1 also Includes several performing pussy
cats, who, strangely enough? are fond
' of Frits and he of them. They are ever
. SO comoanionabla. ..... ,' .- -
UXTAW; don't bothirW boy. . 7
ii t'- ...( u. . .u r ' ai.iii,r",v vs v m. i
All tM: Mr Bllbnn told me, and
then he added: ,,lomino u a fierce lit
- tie animal; he kicks and bltee erery
person who comes near him. "Then.
lust as the showman was walking away1
.ln company with me. Domino came for
ward and affectionately kissed him. But "
t Domino loves his master, you see, ;
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dance by the way, is done by a native
wonderfullv dressed to reDreaont
v their greatest gbd.-Vari-tumuenua'. :
" The group now approached a vast
f open apace over " which the nalives
thronged. Upon espying a chief with
whom he was slightly acquainted, the
, captain advanced to meet the , native,
aiia very shortly the two were en-
gaged in conversation, Meanwhile,
the boys, being- left to their own de-
vices, wandered about, .'viewing with
interest . the assemblage of - excited,
:H dark-skinned people. - Presently they
' passed out of the crowd. Continuing;
the exploration, they came upon a
frail hut among a grove of trees. So-
, burdened with curiosity-were the lada
that they could not resist peeping:
through an aperture left at the side
., of a grass matting hung before the
entrance. ' ' - '.: .-'j , r r
' - ."Say,, fellows," whispered Hal. aa
. they retired quickly, lest they be dls
, covered' taking this undue liberty,
"I'm pretty certain- the ehap in there
is going, to represent the god Captain,
Morton ,was telling us about. He's (
putting on some kind of a monstrous
fret-up that could belong only to aa '
doi." .?v.-s..',. , : . v...'.-. .
Suddenly 'Ous remarked: Wouldn't
It be great sport-If we trussed up tha
old codger and one of us put on hi
clothes and impersonated the, god ia '
' the dance!" : .-. i. -. . ..-
Huch possibility of exciting adven
ture enchanted the hovs. Thev all ',
agreed to the plan. Softly they stola
. again toward the hut. Into it they
. burst, and before the, astonished in
tive -could utter a sound they ha
gagged , and bound him. When the
glowering victim, fairly smothered by
, his bonds and his rage, was snugly -
Sropped against the wall of the hut. .
al said: , ; -' -- . , -"Gus,
since you're a rattling good
clog dancer, suppose you throw on
; tneee duds. - They'll disguise yoa so .,
your own father wouldn't recognise
. So " Ous ; became god-imperaonator.
the others helping him don his cosi '
turns. Then he was hidden In the unr
- derbrush near. to the dancing ground.
'while Hal and Ned Joined-the captain. "
explaining that Ous was examining a ',.
curious tree nearby and that he soon "'
would Join them.- -
' The dances began. To the accompani
ment of - beating drums and rattling ,
pates (small, hollow piecea of wood
struck whh rode), a number of Atluans. ' 4
in caps and dresses of plaited and woven '
grass, rushed Into the open apace. They
hopped about in a war dance, waving
, clubs snd spesrs. for all the world like ;
hlo-wtthlrsty ssvsgea, while they. chanted .
. in frenxiM fashion. . ; . . ,
s. These wild dancers gave place to a
'band of Mangalans, who wWied, for
the moat part, opon pyramid-shaped
tools, (lad entirely In tafia, the na- "
tive-made cloth, with huge enlcal head
dresses, topped with plumes of grass
and feathers, they presented a strsnae - -appearance.
All - at once the- dance
ceased, and with one accord they cried.
In the native tongue: . .
. "O grsxious . god, Varr-tumu-enuaV
favor thv humble servants with thy
- kindly presenre!"
Into the circle there strode an tmpos- 's
at iran on rt In hlnht
His ImniMN eyes rolled in horrible
faahion. - L'p-n his head reted s crown
with six bobbing lutle knickknicks.
.made to represent children.
He siowiy extendrd his arms. - The
natlvea watted etpectanilv to rreive
hl benediction. To iir orerwheimln
urprit their god tinned a flipflap and;
began walk in shout on hla Mods Then
he skilfully exeruted a elog fanr. JuS
as he was atxit to her in a cakiwalk
the naitve rufhed upon him. ..
- It ii h'ab time f.jraba god to di-
rr-ear. He Slret -the raiivea and.
Hh a lear. in-d the deihted Hal
and Ned. Fr( fwsrd the small boat
few ttx trto. ..Nor s ths capta.a.
bo knew the terrr r.f the riaiive.
rn ik h trr In f-i.-Sirg thm. us-e
aSoar-1 t nW- the boat ma
iTinKt'iitK c 4 onir it, f'rkre
li'!"t.irirt fiHi arrs alreaJ
Sarrr. rs "fi 1r-e 'er.
t'ar'an M"!!" fur'rxcm we e
Vr. i.uptl-f ai-Mtn t'rd a e er re"
r: r 1 hit i- hou w: ijrh t
t er ir'-.a f ef tv.nr m it ,r tr-
ffa Is the rfvie, ( .-, . t. i h..-k
...'. imietenkied U.-e l 4 a?t-tanii