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, v. PAGE TWELV2 PACE TEN DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, fENDLETON, OEEGON, ' FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1821; EQPIJEs PEOQT had stirh & lot to do the tu kept bustling from morning till night, and when her cousin. Emily and Lawrence, came on a t visit, goodness! aha didn't have time . to turn around. Not only did she hava the usual cares and responsibili ties of little firls but fhe had a house of ker own. It happened Ilka this. Peggy's grandfather used to be a fine carpen ter, what they call a cabinet maker. He was now ulte old and noj strong enough to work at his trade ao he lived with Peggy's folks and to amuse ' himself and pass the time ha began buUdlnf t Utile model house at tha end of their very long back yard. First he dug the cellar and made tha foundations, then he built the walls and doors and windows and put on tha roof of silvery shingle. The house was too small for a irrown per son unless such a person were willing to crouch and wiggle through the lit-tla- door but Pecgy could get In by The Monthly Birthday Book APRIL 1,1115. Otto Eduard Leopold Bis marck. 1,1114. Frederic Augusta Bartholdl. S.1TS3. Washington Irving. 4. 17SI. Pierre Paul Prudhon. artist t, ISJT. Algernon Charles Swinburne, poet. I.1S1J. Frledrlcn Robert Volkmann, composar. T, 1770. William Wordsworth, poet f. 17!S. Jhn C. Loudon, botantlst JLlTfs. Fisher Ames, statesman. 1. MM. Hugo Grotlus. lawyer. 11. 1711. Christopher S'aart, poet 11, 1777. Henry Clay. 11 174 S. Thomas Jefferson. 14. 1754. Dr. George Gregory, writer. II. 1814. John Lathrop Motley, author. 1741. Charles Peale. artist I?. 158. John Ford, dramatist 11. 1740. Sir Francis Baring, merchant. 11. 1717. Edward Pellow, VIseour.t Ex mouth. Naval Commander. 20, 1 SOS. Napoleon III of Franca, 11.1711. Frederick Froebel, educator. -It. 1724. Immanuel Kant, philosopher. 21. 1775. Joseph Turner, painter. 14. 1741. Edmund Cartwright, Inven tor of tha power loom. 15. 15J. Oliver Cromwell. SC. 1711. David Hume, philosopher, 17, Ull. Clysses S. Grant 21. 1755. President James Monroe. 2, 1840. Lorado Taft, sculptor. 1, 1462. Queen Mary II of Enetanfl. We QUAKER TWINS) Sr AM one or Mrs. Dove s iwm ... 1 drcn. and as I am bigger than my 1 sister. I manage to get more to eat 1 than she, as I-can push her to one tide at meal time. And the funny part of It lsf mother doc. not seem to notice that I am getting It alL But when I am stuffed so full that I can t hold any more. I get sorry tor and atand aside and give her a. chance; so .he i growing some bu not nearly as fast as 1 am. Why. i can . that I am fatter every day, and if my n St ao sSt and tetchy aU- ought to be Wi ts suppose It 1 r'B" B fash. both bring us ,eed ion to our tJ0' The .Uter. and mother " UI too that is while we are Q J . . .hil Brain themselves, and hen . soft and partly oi--- - t oo Pur groats. FeoP ya ' "pigeon-milk." but wbat tt It. U certainly tood. and Is just oatmeal broth, or some kind of ..up. U you could only see the bed we have to tieep on. you would wonder why . do not et our skins punched full VoU as It I. no.h ing in the world but ft pile of bard, scratchy sticks, laid over each other this way and tot Ad It U . no-, fall through some of m the floor, as we can see righ through It to the ground below. But other say. It u exactly tb. kind of ed she slept on when she was little I ke us, and If It was good enough for ler. It ought to be good enough for ber children. Well, maybe so, but still. Jt is mighty hard on ber chil dren. Mother and father both wear beautiful ashy, gray clothes. Just like the Quakers used to wear, and that Is why they call us the Quaker twins. 1 wish you could see our father some times when he Is resting In the sun sear our nest, and see the beautiful colors that come and go on hie head, neck and breast. It Is Just like look ing through a kaleidoscope to watch the colors change from fawn to rosy pink, and from blulJh-gray to bronse. And his bill and feet and. legs are Just ii.. mUr f roraL and you know that Is a beautiful shade of red. Mo'her la pretty too. but there are not a many colore woven In her dress. n'h.n,v,r either one of our careots lyrrt the neat, tb-ir wings make a loud Cvh 1st ling sou to. some' rung mat other blreTe lnr do not do. When u . ... r rpr Jf r 4ut VAra our skins with soft, yellow furs sprinkled about over them, but sleeping en the hard sticks soon wore It off, snd then 1st real feathers began to sprout and Just ducking her head ever so slightly. She had watched her grandfather at work and helped him too, but nothing had been said about what was going to be dona with the house after it was finished. "See?" said Grandfather. "I'm put ting down hardwood floors. They're easier to keep clean and I'll paint the woodwork white and put In a tiled fireplace In the silting room. Every part of the little house was as perfect as could bo and on bad days Grandfather worked on the fur niture little old-fashioned beds and tables and chairs. It took him a couple of years to really finish ev erything. Then when It was done It was the completest thing you ever There's Moi Below Ground taw. Every little bright pot and pan was In its place, spotless curtains hung at the windows, blue and wmte a,,... i .h- mti. ,nrn.r rit In the dininff room Thar mornm ny the time we were a few weeks old. we had gray suits too. but . they seemed to need patching, ae the skia showed througn In, spots here anJ there. When the wing and tail fta'.n ers first came out. tbey looked Iikb very fat, and very biunt. and vry bluish pins, and thalfls wh? they are called pin-feathers. And by this time we have quit eating - pre-.digesseU breakfast food, and our parents pring us the graln all hard and ripe, Juat as they pick it up in the fields, and It doesn't make us sick a bit Now, you know, our kind of folks don't sing regular song like the catbird and lark, but they Just make a sort of cooing' sound, that to some people, fieems very mournful, so that ts why they call us mourning doves. Hut bless your soul, they are not mournful the least little bit, but are just as happy as can be. They gen erally make this sound when they are courting and making love to each other. So, if on some summer day. you should hear from away up in the trees, a sob and a mourn, as it some one were wringing their hands, and saylnj: "Oh my! Oh my! What shall I do-o-o?" you need not , feel sorry for them, for no one is In trou ble, and no one is hurt, as it Is Just some dove lover telling his sweetheart As I Am Bigscr Than My Sister 1 iict More To I Jit how rery, very much he lovet her, and begging ber to love him a little bit too. And when I am grown, I am going to have a pair of coral-red tpaia and a tweetheart, and I guess I'll tell her the same old story. In the same old dove way, and we will bul'd a nest of the hardest sticks we can nnd, in the fork of the tallctt tree, and "live happily ever after.- Wfk- early Peggy ran out to see the house, as It was her only thought In those days, and what did sheaee but smoke curling out of the little red brick chimney! Her heart beat to fast with excitement she could hardly speak when she reached the tiny front porch where Grandfather "sat smoking his corn cob pipe. "Well, Puss," he said. Just at cajm as you please, "the house ia finished, and 1 don't know what to do With It. What Would you suggest ?" 'I 1 know!" cried Pggy. What!" asked her grandfather. "Well, I'd rather nor tell you. I'd rather you'd do what you please with It;" replied the little girl. Grandfather laughed and gave her. a hug. "I , guess I know," he exclaimed,' "there's Just one little person I had In mind all the time. Peggy, the house Is yours!" Such rejoicing! Pegjry had to go through every room again and see that everything was Just to. Then she sat i ii'1 Hi r Than On Top:" Panted Lawrence down and Invited her cousins to come and see It. - She and Emily moved : meir tnivigs out or. joe Dig nouse ana i lived m ii littis Mic f j I Toys And Useful ftimcL&s I A , J THRT R BOY CIVN MftKtr. "iV- - DV F-RPINK I. SOLRR "7 Chaise Lounce. - rnutcr.ui for maKing the tuys illLstrated In this drawing will tnt ia ft'fTtculr to obtain. Or- ' din.irv toothnlcks and some dry iiu ure all that will be reuuireu. ' As the peas wiU be hard It will be necessary to soften them. This may be done by placing them In a notfl. "over with water and let soak fir eight or ten hours. The exact time cannot very well be stated, but a lit tle experience will enable you to Judge the li-nsth of time required for bring ing them to the correct condition. They should not, of course, be to hard that they will spilt open when the toothpicks in Inserted, neither should h-y be to sofl that the skin will pool off. a ' Thin, fiat tootlfjicks are better for the work than the large round ones. A kniftf will he .necessary as It will be neceitiaiy to sharpen the ends and lo cut Hi em Ituo ihe lengths given In the key. Sometimes It will be con veqient to have a pea la the center of one toothpick. To accomplish this the loo hplck should be whittled ralhei I bin at the center... ... , S art your work on an article which Is rather eay to make. The serving table Is probably the easiest. Consult your key and select the proper lengths thlni" tald Lawrence, "Is a nice gar den all around the house. Ton de cide what you want to plant and I'll spade It for you." "Then." tald Emily. "'u must name the house." "Oh. I have!" replied Peggy. "1 v named It Three1 Oaks." "Three Oaks!" cried Emily. "I don't see any oaka around, or any other kind of a tree." "Not now," replied Peggy, with a smile, "but I have planted three acorns. I can' show you the places." Lawrence began to laugn iiks any thing.' "Pluntei acorns'" he shouted. "Well you'll- wait awhile for your three oaks. Don't you know hat It taKes an acorn about a hundred ycart to be a big tree?" "I don't need bic trees right off." replied Peggy. "But you'd like little ones." tald Lawrence. "Siy, Arbor Day wtill he along toon. Let's celebrate It by go lnr Into the woods and getting tame .little shoott for yonr erounds!'' The Flowers' , Awakening fOVEL Y flowers, when yew slept, Who watch above you ketH)' JEsjf All the birds were gone away Scentless in the earth you lay. Who awoke you from the mould) Who of coming springtime told? These are things I'd like to know: How you come and how you go. Ji an snow-drops broke the grti.:!. Stilt in icy fetters bound. Each 1 herald of the spring, -With a trumpet trumpeting: "Spring is coming! Flowers, awake I Winter's long enchantment break) , , Thro' the fleeing gloom ihe suit Smile to welcome cvrrycneJ". , "V In the world's great garden then Came ih. fragrant host again. Dainty buds and blossoms rare. Fluttering: in the spicy air Fairy folk with hearts of gold Mother Earlh'could not withhold. Always gentle comrades ihey Through my summer holiday I. Dandelion, buttercup, v Daisy white, are springing up. Over field and hill they run, last like children in the sun Trooping thro" the wind-blown grass. C.owdinsi so you cannot pass. . , 1, w ttM L, Mappy p!ymaie we snail oe Toothpick Toys For Girls boys. tlATtHMLS -Dry Pcas a ConnoH Toothpicki- ' ' flh iFpL ' f I GorTHCi Clock PAPr.m Drre. , 1 ' 'LX'Jw A LittlL ThouomT Will . ' tNABLt One. To Hake. Many Otm CWJttCH ' of toothi:ci,. No particular order is necessary in th construction, except each unit should be Completed before starting others. " - After the toys Illustrated In the CAe APRIL ; h'j ui us uoes not love na ture, and enjoy b.lns out In the garden ihe.-e beautiful spring days, i- Many of us like to be gardeners and tend a garden plot of our very own. If you have the ground In which to wnk p!antlng,a garden will be very easy. There are a few tools that ft Is necessary for you to have: A large fork, a small fork, a trowel, a water ing can and a hoe. First of all dig the garden deeply so that the loll will be soft nnd the tender roots ef the plants can more eaaily work their way Into the earth. ' When the gar den 1 di:s. then sow the seed. One of the most Important points to re member In seed sowing Is to sow thinly. Onml s-ds to be sown In April are Irrk-purs, popples, nastur tiums, scarlet 1:num" snd dwarf con volvulus. Som of the seeds may be sown In s'raiBht Imes especially where an edging is needed, others ill This was a fine suggestion and when Grandfather heard of it he said ht would go too. "Little oaks need other fast-growing trees to shelter them," Grand father aald. "We tnlghtt dig up a few pines and spruce. There are a lot In the pasture which will only have to be cut down when they get bigger." . ' "Armed with hoes, . spades and trowels they were off In good spirits on Arbor Day. The clrls had h along tome marshmallowt to toast over a campflre." ' "Ana we musn't leave anv mhr Peggy said. "More trees are burnt up every year on account at fn.v. forest fires than anything." They found thiee nice little four-year-old oaks rrowlnr vr i . gether beside a stun.p. They would never have lived where they were as an oak needs room to expand. My! wnai roots tne little fellowa had! "There's more hpina. j a '. on top!" panted Lawrence after suad- mi iiu an nour. They .finally got the oaks though and-two little spruce trees that looked a At they ought to be hung with tinsel and Chrfstmaa ballst Grandfather was the most useful person to have alonr k. i ... , - ' mi e w H i : about trees; and when they got home and were dolne ther planum- Emily said a poem over each trej which made quite a pretty ceremony of u "Now,", said the proud mistress,' "I need, a flower bed he. anU a crape . U.C i uur. Ana i mignt have a little vegeiaoie garden in the back." Grandfather groaned and rubbed hit back with mock distress. -weii. he sighed. "I reckon If you do that I'll have to bulid a llttlt fence all around th hmu, with in It. '.No ea' to the work around nere. outsa rn nave to go on strike." "Oh. but Orandpa dear!" cried ' One of the First Writers of American Literature Yfufilfigton Irrlntf, E'inl April t, 17S3 W: Tiwrytown.- Ne Vork. there jj iiiivd a. quaint old hsuse which all H !he folks 'round about will point to and say: "That is where Irving lived that Is Sunnyslde." In the first year of tho I'nlted States' hard won Independence young Irving was born. His father had come from Scotland and his mother claimed t'ortifsh an cestry, but they named their son for the nation's hero Washington. Washington Irving stsnds au In American letters as bclne among the first whose works were recognlt d not only at home bet abroad as being of real literary merit.- As a young boy Irving was very fond of reading. He says of himself: "Books of voyages and travels became, my passion and In devouring their contents, I neitlected the regular exercises of the school. Hnw wistfully would I wander about heads In fine wither end 1Z drawing arc completed, It is quite likely that you will be able to think of combinations of your own. Many interesting things cin' be' constructed If one is willing to think Just a little; GARDENER . uiuy bd sown in round patches, and J these look very, pretty when they grow. Do not have the toll too wet, ana do not bury the seea too aeep. These simple rules are at the root of successful gardening. PLANT A TREE T LA NT a tree for Arbor Day I A tree to ttand the test of lime, A tree lo beautify our itreeti With flora of a sunny clime. Plant a tree for Arbor Day I So that the wood be not destroyed, Let leafy sentinels cast shade By cily folks so much enjoyed. Keep gretn the woods, keep fresh the streets With trees whose leafy foliage casts The spell of all the great outdoors As long as gbr'ous nature lastr. YOUR GARDEN FRIENDS m it if i i l trv ' 11,111 111 '""i Peggy, hugging him. "Walt until my oaks are big,, then I'll get a lovely hsmmoek and harig It" up betweert watch the parting ships bound for dls- taut climes! With what longing eyes would I gaze after their lessening anils, and waft myself in Imagination to the ends of the earthl" But In - spite of these longings Irving grew up In a very prosaic way and at the age of nineteen went to work In a law yers' office. It was then that In h;s spare moments he began writing little humorous sketches for a paper edited bv his brother. The confines of the onVe did not agree with him and when he was twenty-one he became so weak and frail that his family did not think he would live. A (trip abroad was advised and then It was that he traveled the way of hi youthful Im aginings snd set sail for England and Europe for a long holiday. The change of atmosphere and the resf did him a'l Ihe good that was expeatrd. In fact It worked, such a change In the vnii-" n-" thit h! fralHv dlsan- Junior Cook' IMXEAI'PLE SALAJ) Wash, pick over one head ot lettuce. Wrap In a clean cloth and put ia a rool place for at least two hours. Open a cun of sliced pineapple and drain off the Juice. This can later be used for a gelatine or for a pudding sauce. Crack and pick over six large nuts. Put Into a bowl 4 tablesponsful of vegetable oil, Z tablenpoonsful white vinegar, 1-3 teappoonful salt, H teispoonful paprika, and act in a cool place. ' , Just be I ore the salad Is to be served, arrunge the leaves of lettuce on eold plates. This reclpo makes eight plates. fill. If fewer are needed save some of th pineapple tllcet and lettuce for unolher day. ' , p Put one slice of pineapple In the center of each plateful of lettuce. Sprinkle. the nuts over the top. Beat the drctslng ingredients. .- ' Pour over the salad and serve at once. v a- .1. 4(C "TV.. Draw a stralRht line frnni I to 2, from I lo i, etc., until jou bavo cotraevted' all the nnmliers. What have yon t AXSWICKS iCr.OSTlO BEHEADWqa A n ay P lav R eel . I on L air " THE TROWELS E'RE lost; will some on tell us where Our owner's to be found ? From place to place just everyone: ' For months has kicked us 'round) That boss of ours what kind off chap ' Is he to think that he Can treat his fnends with luchj neglect And yet a gardener be? " " them nnd you shall lie there all auu nior long nnd do notliing but adrr.n jrvnr ii'iiminvini ... . pe.tred and ha lived a life of otmcuV j tlve good ' health until bis ieveu'w i j seventh year. Vpon hla return to New York Vi j again took up the profession of la-i l)Ul n)s ntert was centered In lit-' erary work and he soon save tjp law' to devote himself to a life of letters.' Irving wrote many, kinds of books:! histories, descriptions, narratives I and they are all of such Interest nd finality that they are read today with) the same enthusiasm as tbey were one hundred years ago. Nearly all boya'. and girls have read and enjoyed nip; Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and many of you will tome day read The Sketch Book and enjoy,' through Its pages a trip abroad. Irvt !ng had the gift of making his de-V scrlptlon of a place alive with human Interest and for that reason hit writ' Ine will never rrow fl nor old. AJOBNEiU ACKOSTIO nfcBEADIXGS Behead a fur and leave a road. Behead spoYt and leave a tone -Behead part of a fishing rod and leave a allppery fish. 1 Behead a small particle ot matter and leave a preposition. I Behead a den and leave what we breathe. The beheaded letters arraaged ta j order will form the name of ft lovely ' month of the year. , - I OUR LETTER 6QOABU 1 My first it a cycle of' months. My second Is hot hard, . My third art small snakes. My fourth Is relaxation. . . My first Is to rush about. ' My second Jt enclosed space. My third It genuine. , My fourth Is a story. . " '' ftflttssM - .so .si ' .... f' 11 n 1 11 111 i 1 FOVR LETTER SQUARES (1) - (2) YEAR 1 D A R T EASE A RB A A B P 8 REAL R E 8 T TALK WHAT IS ITt A STVA.Y 1 .