Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 September 1903 — Page 24
■H
THE IHDIA^APOLIS HEWS, SATTEDAT, SEPTEMBER 26, 1903.
A Puzzle About Bicycles Bob and the Bishop
A PAGE OF INTERESTING THINGS FOR YOUTHS' ENTERTAINMENT
A New Flower Picture A Ship Puzzle Rhyme
GIIMI OF CLOUDUD HKD IKE BRIGHT SUN
and sorrows
Only yesterday, besides scorching my palace, you kJfkxl fifty people aial » horses ) in the world below, "by your red hot breath. You burn house* and Wheat fields
’ ~ often and only laugh at the desolation you
cause "
“ ! "Oh, now really. Cloud Giant, I do not!
laugh because I have done harm to the :
HOW THE FORMER'S PALACET^ople You see rone can avr/id doir,«
f harm at time*, and when I do harmful
WAS BADLY SCORCHED. thing*. I am always very sonroy, biti
I knowing it can n<jX be avoided, T laugh »<>
____________ keep myself from getting morose and roel-
' ancholy. It is my nature, too. you know
• ; to laugh. The i/«opis forgive my fatiH.t i a si 1/5DCCIIC1IT DC APUCn because tl»ey know I d > All AufiLtlnCrN I nCAvnC.U, intentionally Y.hen I smile upon them!
THE STORY OF LITTLE BOB AND THE DIGNIFIED BISHOP
happy, ■
who cause* disturbances
How the Mischievous Lad Locked the Pious Man in a Building and Compelled Him to Miss a Professional Engagement
. too warmly, they know I mean to be kind I f fkntw 'taHktilht vimt-Mn ♦ Kj*4r I« Itdkif!
fWrltten for Tbs IiwKsospoJi* New* by Maud* L—gtaff 1 ID you ever hear of the Giant of Cloud land? He owns all the clouds, and has a magnificent palace made of moss agate and turquoia. He also has a temper, and at times, spells of the blues.
I only wish to ripen their grain and help them gain a livelihood, so they pardon me
when I am oversealous."
"Weli, you know. Bun, that T have n melancholy, tearful nature and I can not
always be emlling "
"Yes, that is true brother, but I tell you what let us do. We will strive from this moment to do our duty as Meither Nature has taught us. and we will try to b® happy h In hi* own way, and that way 1* In doing good to others iGet •us try to to- kind to td srv not t
in one of these bltie spells, he became port anybody, no that If we do, acciderft- , , , -a «_. « to.--.. to.- ■ I to. V. to. « . —, .. « - »./w* * JT' ■ “i
Y THE appropriate momeBt of his career Bob himself- had been duly christened, but he took such an interested and active part in that of his younger brother that the latter ceremony is also referred to
as "Bob's christening ‘
Bob soon began to show a regard for
the new brother, which was highly laudable, but frequently embarrassing to the brother. Bob s papa was an earnest
In athletics, and Bob's greatest
I sport was to dance about hi* parent f frenzied)y with a small pair of boxing ! gloves on his lit tie hands and attempt to
•ngry at his brother, the Bun, because he ; ally, as"a!# are liable to, we will be forthought the Sun came too near his abode ' LVa-' ** Wl11 hftrder lr> tor oomfort. In fact, he thought the Sun | The Cloud Giant was now completely
w*e trying to spoil his beautiful palace by N paclfiM and began to fmlle. . .kscore hlna It with his hot rav* until It* "All right, brother Sun. here is my hand puoeh the fathers head, while the latter scorching It with W* hot ray* until It' will try to do our duty, and knelt on the floor and warded him off turned purple and red. Cloud Giant de- attend to our own affair* In future ’ ! Bob | Jfi ter.ed attentively to his papa while aided he would go to the Bun and e,- m ^ (0t tut|6 lectureg tne virtues of
ing in future as their beautiful mother oaths and manly exercises, and it was k*** . . 1 natural ttiat he should .seek to pass on
With malice toward none j h!s i tnowje< i !l|fe t0 little brother It • j noist have been painful to the baby,
however, to be dragged from the cradle.
ANCIENT SHOES i squatted on the floor and told to "do like ^ w ' that.” "No, not like that, this way, you I lutle stupid," and then be bowled over
by a pat from hie eager Instructor it became necessary to place the nurs-
aud w.
postulate with him, so he immediately began making preparations and was soon on his way. The nearer he came to the Sun’s home the warmer he became, and when his face began to blister, he thought It would be a wise Idea to sit down and try to eool off. and send a wireless* telegram by a fast-speeding wind. He told the Bun In his message that he must stop scorching his palace, and that he preferred not to have the Bun come near
him at all.
Tha Jolly, fat Bun only smiled when he received this message, arid bidding the
wind depart, sent a return message by a ' r ** dH or , »kln*. The original shoemaker
the dog h:>m« as quickly as he could and i called a veterinary, who doeed the dog i with whisky until he was Intoxicated t The dog has been kept d unk ever since I and the swelling Is now going down and S the poison in his system is gradually dis- i
appearing.
a-
HE HYPNOTIZES RABBITS.
Milwaukee Doctor Then Perform*
Vivisection Operation* Upon Them.
MILWAUKEE. September Sl-That Dr. ? Otho Fiedler, city bacteriologist, possesses i hypnotic power over animals which enables him to perform vivisection opera-** ATE tions without the use of anesthetics is | announced. It is said he is the first hac- j
teriologlst to use this method.
The doctor places a rabbit on the table, and after n.nhtng a few rapid passes, g'lxes Into Us exes and begins slowly to; stroke it. In a few momenta bunnv
passes Into a passive state.
To show that the trance Is complete any one In the room may try his best to scare the animal, but will not succeed. When he is sure the rabbit Is In a state of coma the doctor proceeds with the operation. After It Is all over, a few more passes bring the rabbit to consciousness,
and it is soon as lively as ever.
"I first discovered that I could hypnotise rabbits one day when I was almost discouraged because I had only one
left." said I»r. Fiedler.
"Chloroforming them had killed them all hut this one. 1 noticed that they remained quiet when being stroked, and the idea occurred to me to use hypnotism instead of an anaesthetic, and thus save
the rabbit’s life.
"! was successful, the rabbit remaining
HILLING ADVENIUHFS OF A GAV MARCH HARE
HOW THE HELPLESS LITTLE
ONES WERE PROTECTED.
OF A GREAT RA"
HAT with the rain, and lira blustering. flustering wind, Mudd- V the Hare, began to feel nearly as
wild as the weather.
After the terrific buffeting by
the wind and rain. Madden sat down on her furry little tall, nnd tried to lick off some of the frozen rain on her paw# and whiskers. She was in a little niche out of the wind and was just thinking site would go back to her form tor a time, when a gust of wind brought her a whdT of something which sent a thrill of horror
through her. t
She knew only’ too wail what it was. It was the scent of a fox. But the next moment, owing to the shlfUnesu of the wind, it had gone again, and the terrible part of It was that Madden did not knowin which direction her enemy might tie
no pain.'
Nobody Know* Who the First Maker
of Shoes Was.
Nobody knows who w«* the first shoemaker There must have been a time
^ w TRYING TO TEACH THE BABY TO SPAR,
ery under martial law, and Bob was de-
clared a citixen under suspicion. caviare to Bobbie, but when they touched spoken to that the good bishop looked at
After a length o* time the energe ic ur>on his favorite snort he orieked his him anxlonslv
and wideawake youngster be-aime aware that some mysterious matter, having
■unbeam. \ "Dear Brother, Cloud Giant- You *r* erosi and crabbed and take life too ***rloualy. You ahould smite upon the world, and be cheerful and bright at nil times. What's the use of getting angry with me? 1 ajn only doing my duty as our Mother Nature taught me to do, and were 1 to change ray courne, or do anything out of the ordinary, 1 ahould create great disturbance both In our country and the world below. Your palace Is not hurt by my close contact. My turning It intof purple and gold In the evening, only Intensifies Its beauty, and varies its monotony of color. If T stay away you will have a dull, dark, dreary looking home "Now, my brother, look up, smile and drive the vapors away. Yours merrily. "BUN ’’ When the Cloud Giant read this mes•nge he was angrier than ever and went into a rage, atormtng around fearfully and bursting Into tears, so great was his wrath. The Bun, who waa coming to meet the Cloud Giant, was surprised at this great display of temper and chided him tor deluging the earth below so as to cause much havoc. He Implored his weeping brother to stop his tears and laugh and be happy for a little while at least. "You see, dear Cloud Olant, when you weep so copiously you cause others to be unhappy, and when you laugh and are bright and gay, all the world laughs and 1* gay with you. Come, let us make up and be friends, smile upon each oilier and upon the world, and all will be the better for It " The Cloud Giant became quieter though
upon his favorite sport he pricked his him anxiously,
ear*. "Are you not well, Bobbie?" the bishop
. . . . — . "It was a capital match,” said one. "I asked. "You are remarkably quiet, and— when everybody went barefooted, and the connection with the baby, was being dis- never saw a better Intercollegiate, and pardon my saying It—good.' si — to. „ _ x »» .# _ _ « I ✓•..» **v\A K!*2 vaga vsaiajf gsnf rMVg-wf ic»Y» in ST YVASI T-J o vn--r» wl ran I v Wx* t F a»■« r-wa .-v v xx* rxl V I IH fig ’ ’ SUlcl liofofc) SOldTITlly
“Are you?" hi* reverence chuckled "Then I'm afraid there’s thunder in the
air. BOb."
So they walked on. to all appearances
Papa didn t answer,
alarmed.
He was really
first shoe* were probably made of woven I cu* ed, and hl“ persistent questioning was Harvard won only by the superior weight
rewarded by hi# learning that "brudder" of their man. He reminded me much of was soon to be duly named and chris- the bishop's style when we were all ciasste ne <j mates. Well, the bishop Is as big a sucMany .near relations of the family cess now with another kind of eloquence gathered to do honor to the latest scion than that of the gloves.”
doubtless nought comfort more than style. The Celt, who at time wandered over moor or morass, at other* over stony mountain*, invented a shoe that suited his purpose exactly. A sole of heavy hides
of an old stock and see that he was duly registered a member of an ancient faith. Bob remarked, with infinite sai*#-
urotacted his feet from share .ton*, i Action, that it was nearly as gopd as protected hi* feet from sharp atones, ; Chrtotnuuto and was so occupied in saywhile uppers or legs of lighter skins pro-j jng, "how do you do. uncle?” and I ra tected hi* ankles and legs from thorns : very well, thank you. aunt. How are
you?” that a great deal of his attention was distracted from the christening
ie g:
"He's a good fellow. He’s got a healthy little man to tackle to-morrow, by the
by."
Bob listened with eyes and ears. It was
"He went into the garden, and—something may have happened," he said. “1 think we may aa well go and look for
him."
They did *o—all of them except Bob. Bob stayed behind. He wasn t going to look for any bishop. He walked up to
„ v,,., w, .... —_ the cake and he walked round the cake, most charmingly In friendship, and they He examined the cake from a distance o*rne to a little house In the comer of a and then near at hand, and was much wood. pleased with the look# of It. Then he "That'.* papa's new smoking-room for climbed on a chair, and then he climbed summer. It 1*,’’ said Bob. on a table One pink letter tasted very
and bushes The buskin was so constructed that the water exuded from It as soon as the foot ceased to be Immersed In the modern shoe, the Idea Is that water
be kept out, not let out.
The Celtic buskin was tough and elastic, and could be replaced wherever there were untanned skin* at hand. Every Celt
was his own shoemaker.
With the Norman conquest came the Introduction Into tha British IsFs of tanned leather, which had long been In use In Normandy, where It had been In-
troduced by the Romans.
Shoes then begun to take on style, and the styles have never been duplicated In j later days. From close-fitting shoes, fashion went to long, pointed toe*, which, In time, grew so long that they hud to be fastened to the wearer's knees. Hhoes were gorgeous affairs In the middle ages. King Richard, the lion hearted, had his boots stamped with gold. John Lackland, his brother, wore boots spotted with golden circles, while Henry III wore boots checkered with golden lines, every square of which was enriched with a lion. Cardinal Wolsey’s shoes were
Of geld and •ton« predou*.
Costing many a thounanil pounds Blr Walter Raleigh wore shoes studded with diamonds, said to have cost iiW.OO' 1 The gallant* In Charles ll‘s time wore their high boot tops turned down to the ankles to show the gorgeous lace with
which they were lined.
cake, which was his peculiar anxiety.
t quite as Stout as Bob was when could. When In. he found It so cozy that squatting all over the 1 they ‘ " he went through the mill. How much do h« sat down and took a cigar, and Rob were very nice boys, indeed, even if they
you weigh, Bobbie?”
Forty-three pounds when I am in con-
perfectly quiet without being held during <siw. i„n
the entire operation, showing that it feU ! ^ U,d llor eHr * back and listened with
one paw heid up. and her poor little nose miffing and quivering with terror. Suddenly there was a sound of steiwpitter patter, pltter patter -and away Madden went, where or in what direction she neither knew nor cared. She never stopped until she came to an opening In the earth, and into this sho dived with no thought tor anything but to get away from that dreadful something behind hei * vrent into the hole, and wa* half way in before she realized with an awful pang that she was actually running Into the very burrow of the fox himself, 'ihere could lie no doubt about it. tor the smell was overpowering, »nd there waa no other #meil like it any-
IN COIL OF WHITE-HOT STEEL. Workman in a Pipemlll Twice En-
circled, Yet Alive.
READING, Pa.. September 26.—Frank D Selling, * roller at the pipemlll of the Reading Iron Company, had a terrible experience and narrowly escaped with
his life.
Ar th ® Pipe emerges from the rolls Sellings duty f« to catch the end with a pair of tweezers. While doing: this he
quite as stout as Bob was when «>uld. When In he found It so cozy that
he went through the mill. How much do hf down and took a cigar, and Bob «--=••• ** v Bobbie”” played about very quietly so as not to were sticky on Bob » fingers and mouth
disturb him. when they melted. One little sugar boy.
nearly rivaled "my'brudder ’ In hi* *11 Ion, ’ »aid Bobble promptly. drSsi^room^er^u^h STSAmSt
o f ... ... - ^ IS friend of the Arnolds, and was to per- I hope you will behave yourself. Bob, to- ^" mleiP,# what to admire ' ? ■■ * angry man dashed in. followed
form the ceremony In the great drawing- morrow, when the bishop begins to knock n,e hehv t aomire
room the next dav Boh knew the hlshop. the first lesson Into your little brother.
next, because
the baby had been admired so much that his nurse had declared that any more
then the^nurae 'toTrml* and ^eontured 1 him* H ^ nilra ' )on would "upset his little tummy, He had been so busy w1?h tony brodS!^ » ^Mr' Anudd lo^Stott Us watch' and the cake that he had not inquired The bishop did'not come and It was past a rr OU , t th ’ f _ eat _ urea of the ceremony the hour set for the ceremony. People i... „„
vL io lea fn that his beloved new chatted till they chatted themselves silent, was no use. He found himself gasping, mother was to be knocked about by a Papa sent servant after servant to look face downward, across two Immense
It’s too
by papa and mamma and all the relations. JBob had no time to howl. A thun-
dering voice fell on his ears.
“Mrs. Arnold, as perhaps the oldest friend of the family, permit me to take
what may seem a great liberty.”
Bob tried to use his valorous fists in the way papa had taught him. but it
PETER PIPPIN’S PECK OF PROJECTS
"This world eft fill* m# with surprto Raid Peter Pippin, looking wise. •‘There are eo many thlnge that I v Could do much better tf I'd try For Inetance, wouldn't It be rare If no one had to comb tits hair. Because our hair lay on sc tight The part would bo there, day and night? And oh. think of the daily treat. If we had ahoea upon cur feet That we would never nerd to shine Because they glisten all the time. Another thing that I'd hav* done Had 1 been naked to help to run iflile world, would have been, you may bet. T< make the rain dry. and not wet JliNt think how fine It would be then To go out In the etorm, and when The rain came down Its hardest, why. Soaked through and through, we'd si til hs dry There are a lot of things that thus I would hare done without much rues. For instance, lukewarm enow would he A Joy tn bltssarda, you ran ee* Ann then, to add to this world's bliss Another thing I'd do la this: Of different lengths I’d msk* onch day, 8o people who feel glad and gay Could have a day long as they choose; While others, who are full of btuca. Could pick a day oo abort that they Would hate next week beforo to day. Indeed,” wild I cier IMputu. ! Could change this world and not half try ~
IX'JG,
fUjUAU,
ttiiil appreciated the way in which the reverend gentleman stood up to his father in the gymnasium and gave and took hard knocks in order to get up an appetite for dinner when he stopped over
night at the house
Bob received him in a m-'nner which
did not seem to reveal on t boy's part, was a source of horror. Bobbie, for the muscular Christian chief. Baby Episcopal knees and—really, a profe-r respect for the cloth. P' 1 * to bed. was remarkably qutet, but he squalled. Mamma looked ready to crv. dreadful to -talk about. "Blshopf" he squealed. Papa * taught thought and thought and thought. Bob was good beyond belief. • • _ v...i •• —.
new trick and I can do It nicely, The ceremony was to be held at 4 In “The bishop must ” “ “ km vs. Papa says it's a dolt In the the afternoon., and a pretty little arbor minded," sain an Are you going to spar with papa was already made in the drawing-room gone to bed.”
before dinner? Do, bishop, and he’ll give for the bishop and the baby and the god- "Nonsense, Dick,” said papa, you a dolt in the daw: ' father and mother. .“Or home.’’ said another uncle. Bob's mamma called the nurse and Bob After luncheon the bishop strolled off "How absurd, John,” said mamma, was hidden from view Naturally he felt by himself through the grounds, and soon "Perhaps he went fishing In the pond that the bishop had given him a distinct found himself accompanied by his host's and slipped and fell in and was drowned. £1 use of grievance. . . . heir apparent, who had a habit of ap- Isn't It too dreadful to think of?" an aunt
Ho was hemmed In a corner nnd could not get away. By a supreme effort, howL e managed to pull the iu>per part of nis body out of the grasp ot the pipe, thigh 118 CaUKht by ,he rl * ,lt near the Before he could again release himself his clothing waa burned nnd his leg cut and blistered. He will be di*obled for
some time.
me £ papa daw
:st be getting absentuncle. "Perhaps hes
^t was a summer evening, and two of pearing at unexpected moments in unex- cried, turning pale, the child's uncles wandered In the gar- peeled places The bishop welcomed Bob
di ns, and Dob. having escaped from the and gave him a gracious finger to hold on nurse, trotted by their sides. The uncles to while they chatted. Bob was extremely were discussing many things which were polite, and said so little unless he was cut the ''ake
■Roaina. please don’t be a fool!” cried
her brother.
‘‘Dear bishop,” cried papa and mamma and all the relations, "oh. bishop, dear bishop, what did he do to you? r ’ "Bolted me in your new summer house far off at the wood,” the bishop panted. and made me miss a professional appointment for the very first time In my
life.”
"Oh, Bob! Oh, Bobbie! You bad boy! You little rascal! Whatever made you
do it?"
‘Because," Bob sobbed between
* *V» A I #* *
howls, "he was goln’ to tackle my brud
Papa," Bob suggested. “Isn’t It time to der Genal, and Genal Isn’t-ln-hls
t t>m /'nk** * * dnSS!**
GIRLS ANNOY “JACKIES.” | HOW AN AMERICAN SILK
MUSICIAN IN TWO YEARS.
Officials at League Island Navy Yard Issue Warning.
PHILADELPHIA. September 26. -‘ Keep away, girls! The boys are shy and you are apt to cause them trouble," Is the Informal warning that, has gone forth from League Island navy yard. Officers at the yard are serious about the matter, too. Nothing has occasioned them more trouble for months past than these misses who besiege the yard by day and at night stand within the Inclosure and ogle the soldier boys in the gatehouse quarters. Sparkling eyes have made prisoners of . the boys In such numbers that there is i little room left In the prison for more. I and already arrangements are being made J to send some of the prisoners to Boston. Many of the girls who frequent the | island are of tender year*, none of them j being out of their teens. They are, for the ! most part, neat In appearance and such 1 as might reasonably be expected to re- ■ celve more attention from their parents I than is apparent from the manner In j : which they linger around the yard until! | far after dark. J Marines, and Jackies as well, frequently leave the yard without permission to' ! join the maids, and not infrequently over- j 1 stay their time when granted leave. It Is Lupon charges of this kind that they are I arrested and placed in irons In such numS bers as to overtax the prison. It Is not t improbable that the matter will be i brought to the attention of the authorI Ities.
WORM SPENDS THE WINTER Grown Mon Prove. Ear, y Pr.ctlc. i Piano is Unnecessary.
He Weaves Patiently Away Hour After Hour Until He Shuts Himself In.
A PUZZLE ABOUT TWO BICYCLES FOR THE NEWS BOYS AND GIRLS \ they Can Have Fun Trying to Solve It After School Hours—Maybe It Is Not So Hard As It Looks.
BERLIN, September 26.-The German doctors who are insisting that compulsory piano practice is dangerous for children under the age of sixteen years, as it make* them hysterical and weakens the nervous organization, may now find in Vienna—according to late experts—living proof tjiat It Is not necessary to begin practice in childhood anyway, in order to achieve the technique of a virtuoso. Musical authorities in Vienna are enthusiastic over a grown man named Ballesiaus Bohutlnsky, who has been practicing on the piano only two years and yet exhibits power and skill which promise tha world shortly another Paderewski. This Is Che man who recently worked his way from New York to London on a cattle-boat, and there received aid to complete his Journey to Vienna. Without affectation of modesty he declares that he is the world’s greatest pianist, though he has been studying only two years, ft Is said that he has enormous hands, the largest of any living pianist.
THE DOG KEPT DRUNK.
SINGER MUST PAY FOR JACKET Returns It to Dealer with Several Times Its Value In Pocket. PARIS, September 26.—An amusing suit has just been decided against a music hall singer living in the Rue De Pruny. Sho bought at Louvre a sealskin sacque for 1,200 francs ($240) the money to ha repayable on Us prompt return, if not wanted. She wore it to a party and returned it In the morning, but left In a pocket a purse of 5,000 franca ($1,000). The Louvre dealer admitted finding the purse, but refused to refund the money because the garment had been worn. The singer went to a police commissioner and he gave her the alternative either to lose the 5,000 francs or keep the Jacket. A NOVEL RELATIONSHIP.
oor little Madden tried to
THE WONDERFUL COCOON.
You would never have imagined, to look at him, that he was such a clever architect and builder. "Why, he's .only a great, nasty, green caterpillar. Ugh!” you would have said and gotten out of his way as quickly as
possible.
To be sure, those queer blue and red knobs were rather pretty, if anything could be pretty on a caterpillar, but—
. The leaves, so cunningly fastened in the outer layer, were put there with in-,
tent to deceive. At a casual glance the walking with
whole structure looks simply like a t bunch of leaves, still clinging to the
branch.
Take R down and examine it. You can sec- no opening. If, however, you part the flbeto carefully at one end and poke a pencil down, you will find a cqrlous ana intricate doorway. The fibers are elastic and bend Inward.
Effort* to Save Animal from Snake Bite Proved Successful. WILKESBARRE, Pa.. September 26After, being drunk for a week. Jack, a dog owned by Frederick Wiggins, of Tunkhannock, Is recovering from the bite
of a pilot snake.
The dog was bitten a week ago, while
his owner. Wiggins took
The Stepmother of a Bride la Alto Her Mother-In-Law. NEW YORK. September 26,-The families of Miss Katherine Greenwald and Frederick F. Kliefuss, both of whom have been residing at Orange and who were married recently, are busy now trying to figure out the relationship of the couple. Miss Greenwald is the daughter of Frit* Greenwald by his first wife. After the death of his first wife Mr. Greenwald married the widow of Ferdinand Kliefuss, mother of the bridegroom. There is no blood relationship between the two, but the elder Greenwald Is now the father-in-law of his stepson and Mrs. Greenwald, who is the stepmother of Mrs. Kliefuss, Is also her mother-ln-law. A Ship Puzzle Rhyme. [By O. M. Brown.] Tha words printed In capital Utter* are the nine navies of the part* of ship* that were hidden in the puxzl* vcf»o printed last Saturday: , ' A woodCUTTER dwelt in a CABIN, And worked from morning till night; He felled great tree*, stripped their BARK off with ease, And labored with all hi* might. A bold. STERN man was thl* wood*man. And he STAYed in hi* cabin alone; He feared not the leaat neither man nor beast. And never a tremor had shown. But at last the poor woodsman, he perished In the clutch of a monster beer; He was caught tn his YARD, and though bravely he HPARred. The beaut dragged him off to his latr. The neighbors recovered his body, And burled It wrapped In a HIIROTTDi Then collected his gold—all a bucket would HOLD— And scattered It into the crowd.
A NEW FLOWER PICTURE FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS TO PAINT
Immediately after the pencil is removed I
If, however, you could conquer your dis- they spring back Into place, once more ] like long enough to pick up. carry him Actually concealing tKe entrance. home and keep him well fed on apple or A Double Coat,
pear or maple leaves—for he s not very particular about what he eats—you would soon change your' opinion in regard to him. Mr. Caterpillar may live—in fact,
does live—only to eat and grow bigger difficult to cut.
all summer long; but this Is
A Cluster of Goldenrod and Asters, An Appropriate Bouquet For the Season.
The cocoon itself Is really double. It consists of a loose outer coat and a j closely-woven parchment-like Inner one, j hard and firm in texture that It 1s
and fatter
| simply to prepare for the arduous toll I and long fast of fall and winter, j When Jack Frost sends his first chill j winds to announce that he himself Is on , the way, Mr, Caterpillar knows that his ] time for eating Is at an end. He must get i ready to build his winter home. Choosing a Site. ! Sleeping out of doors is all very well on summer nights, but quite another matter | when the snow is on the ground. As a I site for his house he chooses a convenient twig—pear, apple or whatever happens to i be the tree upon which he has been feed-
j ing.
Then he begins to spin a rougn frat. close to the body.
Snugly tucked away inside the Inner chamber is a queer, brown, headless, legless creature called a pupa, that bear* little resemblance either to a moth or a caterpillar. For after Mr. Caterpillar has put the last thread In place, hla caterpillar coat begins to split down the back and he gradually wriggles out of it. You can see the remains of it — a crumpled bunch—at one end of the cocoon. The word pupa is the Latin term for baby, and, as the Roman babies were wrapped in swaddling bands, so this "moth baby 1 ' has his feet, wings and antenna; all bound fast by the brown ; pupa skin. The antennae are folded back | o%er the wings, which, in turn, are folded
work. entangling leaves and tiny branches in the silxy thre-vds which come forth from tw > tittle gtar.ds just
underneath his head.
Hour after hour he weaves away, gradually shutting himself out of sight,
. .—g-- . 7 lke
j gradually siiuiuej* lumseti out of s j as he works inward from without,
| any other builder.
* When all is finished and he has ran- ; ished completely you might expect to } find his winter home quite readily. But
; he is far too clever for that.
Some fine day in spring this prison suit j will burst, and, parting the fibers care- > fully at the hidden doorway, out will j come a great soft furry Cecropia moth, to dry his wings In the sunshine until
strong enough to fly away.
His legs are deep coral red. his body i red and white and black, and his wings a ! i vautiful mosaic of brown and gray with I many black and white markings He may i well lie a gorgeous creature, for he Is own j cousin to the famous Eastern silkworm. ;
Two bicyclist* engage to race from Benson to Moriches. The first bicyclist leaves Benson on M '.day n: ..rc and rides exactly v «ixty miles doily. The second bicyclist leaves Benson at exactly the same hour on Wednesday morning and rides a century dally. Can the second rider catch the first rider' Can he beat him? Where will he catch up with’ him? The solution of this puzzle will be printed next Saturday.
Jane’s Choice.
[Cleveland Plain Dealer.]
"Jane is going to marry an architect, dese rich gays build deir houses isr t she
Needed Reform, [Philadelphia Press }
Weary Walker—Dey oughter pass a law
jnakin
wid'deir backs to; de road. Hungry Hawk**—What fus Wear; Walker—Why, den
de kitchen her
Yes. Jane's father says if she can’t find a man with enough money to buy
V ju. VrynwiSa
home, she must do the next best
1 doors would be nearer an' we wouldn t thing and marry one who can at least
J have ter walk so far fur a hand-out. * draw the plans,”
GOLDEN ROD AND ASTERS When the goldenrod first begins to shake out her long yellow plume* by the roadside and the asters star the fields, we know Just aa well as if the leaves were not turning that fall is surely come. This brilliant coloring has a value over and above its beauty. The chief aim of the flower is not to charm our eyea, but those of their insect visitor*. The bee, attracted by the showy coloring, hasten* to the flower, seeking the nectar stored there for his delectation. A* he sips the sweet liquid, much of the yellow dust or pollen clings to his legs and body. When he visits the next plant some of this same yellow dust is left upon other flowsrs, causing the seed* at the base of the florets to ripen; for unless a grain of pollen falls upon the tinv seed it will never mature * '
where.
In vain poor
turn around, It was quite imp<itu<ibie. as partly from tonr and excitement—for she waa now Just as mud as she could be for the time being—and partly because the burrow was a narrow one and she was not turning herself the right way. Another moment and she would be
killed.
Rut at this moment a wonderful thing happened. Instead of the fox killing M&dden, lie seemed to be busy killing something else. A terrlflc scrimmage was going on. and after a moment's listening the hare became conscious that It was one of her jut enemies that the fox was having a tight with. In between the howling and roarikg of the wind there were sharp. angry snarling barks, and curious shrill soreams, which were enough to frighten ftn> tiling fur less timid than a hare. As soon us Madden realized the state of affairs *ne bucked out and out, until by the cold on her buck and hindquarters nha knew site was once more getting into the open air. Then with a wild bound and long, swift leaps sho went on and on, not knowing where she was going or what she was doing. At such a terrific speed was Him traveling that she even passed her old enemy -ae rat, nnd was so during and Impudent as to kick him In the face with one of her hind feet as she passed And the rat was so taken by surprise that ne could only look after her. stroke his nose thougl fully where she had klcke I him, and conclude that she was certainly the maddest March Hare ho hud ever
seen.
Meanwhile, Madden, the Hare, tore on. and as the wind got rougher and wilder, so sho also got more reckless, daring and excited. At hast. In sheer exuberance <>f spirits and excitement, she careened round and round in a circle, and when she stopped found the fox quite close to her. So off she started once more, and never rested, except for short intervals, until at last the wind got tired and sleepy and sank to rest, not having energy enough left even to make a little breeze. And then Madden calmed down, lost her wild and reckless feeling, and began instead to have tender thoughts and Joyful anticipations. Her fur soon lost the ragged, unkempt look caused by the wind and rain, and when she had licked and dressed it carefully, she began to feel Then she began to look for a nice open space, airy but sheltered, and after a week or two, found the very spot sha wanted. Bhe scratched out a little *hallow hollow, collected some nice soft leaves and grasses, and then carefully picked out some tufts of soft fur from her breast, and lined it throughout to make it warm and comfortable. A few days more and then Madden woke up one fine, bright morning to see the sun shining, to hear the bird* twittering. and feeling so Joyously happy that she knew it must bo Easter. All nature waa looking joyful, and in the comfortable warm nest that Madden hod prepared so carefully a short time before were three pretty furry little creature* with long ear* and tiny soft noses, very Pke Madden herself. Such wee, helpless little mites were they that Madden. In spite of all her motherly care, nearly crushed them once or twice in her nervousness and anxiety to shield them. Bhe had need to be nervous and anxious, too, tor she knew perfectly well thst baby leverets were coneldered great dainties, not only by foxes and rats, but by lots of other things, such n# weasels, hawk*, owls and cat* So every now and then the mother hare would get out of the nest, lift herself up on her hind feet; and with her ears laid well back and her soft none sniffing the air. listen for the slightest Bound. She was in the very act of listening when she suddenly noticed the old rat coming toward her. In an instant Madden ran straight toward the barn. Bhs had two objects in doing this. One was to get the old rat away from her little cries and another was that she knew there were eggs In the barn, and alxo a steel trap, which she intended to lead him over, if possible. So away they went, the hare leading at a wild pace and the rat running his very hardest, for he would certainly get the hare thl# time. In darted the hart through the barn door—so daring ft deed has never been done before, not even by a mother hare—and made straight for u distant corner where the rat could see waa a whole neat full of beautiful white oggs He followed blindly, for he wa* dreadfully hungry, and the sight of the eggs made hi* mouth water. With a couple of bounds Madden reached the corner, but th*- old nit did not leap as she had done, and suddenly he stopped with a shrill scream of pain, tor one of his legs had been caught In that cruel trap, and he was unable to move. At the sound of those repeated scream* several sharp noses and quick bright eyes peeped out of odd corner* in the torn, and when the owners of those noses and eyes found It whs a comrade In distress, they straightway one and all set upon him savagely, ami never rested until they had almost tom him to pieces, for this la a custom in rat land. - . In the middle of all the confusion. Madden, the Hare, ran out, and that was the last she saw of the rats, tor a* soon a* they had killed the old rat, they i».it to work and ate the Easter egg* themselves before the old hen had time to get back to the nest. , Madden lost no time In getting toe* to her little ones after this, and although she was very tired, she laid her long warm body over them and felt that th Joy of having them and caring for them more than made up for everything. And that was the very happiest Easter that Madden, the Hare, had ever had One of her greatest enemies was dead, she had three lovely little babies of her own. and the glad bright sun shone over all the earth, making the little bud* open their eyes to see what that bright light was, and making the dull, plain little brown roots peep up through the earth with little green shoots Just to see what everything else in nature was doing. And to crown it ail a little bird tn a tree near by had Just laid her first egg which was really an Easter egg—and was sitting on a branch singing a most beau tlful Easter son* which she had Just aomnarutd axorsaslv for the occasion.