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Keeping Baby.
Quiet
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TyIm I ever finish this 003)05
ingl" exeialnled'.Madge, irt.
dlseeucagemznt, Baby:,
please, oh, please, be quiett"
What .a wicked, tantalizing baby ho
11091 Instead of t'oebondlhg to Madge's
pleading, ho kicked- 1tde chubby little.
heels 'against his high chair and
Shrieked at 110 top et 111u voice:
"Baby,.p'ayl Bolsy—p'ayl"
"'Yoe, baby wants to May; baliy, al,.
ways wants to playa".:Pried Madge, tis•
tearful indignation,
' -There Seemed to be no remedy. Yee.,
elle would have t0 'atop and twitch.
that stupid lirreping-jaelc up and doWn
to amuse baby; nor could 8110 pause
a single moment, for then baby would..
immediatelycry and -howl with nth
1118'01151A. With a sigh she dropped.
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PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TABLEAUX
- OLLIES are rapidly coming Into
the honors which are theirs by
right. For many, many years
grown-ups have pretended to despise
dolls; but the little girls and the very
little boys, who are by far the wisest,
have stoutly championed the cause
of the doll -baby. And now the grown
folk have at last given In; so that
dolly has come to play an important
part in a London tableau, by which
the entire history of England was
portrayed.
In the Pageant of Dolls, recently
presented at 9 Tufton street. West-
minster, groups of dolls were em-
ployed to illustrate historical scenes,
well-known pictures. and even inci-
dents from fairy stories and legends.
For Instance, the llret photograph
shown above represents Shelcespeare
reading his sonnets to Queen Eliza-
beth and her court; in the second the
dolls are made and dressed to loop
like Henry VIII and his children. -The
doll -boy is Climbing after birds' eggs
In the third tableau. The fifth shows
Sir Walter Raleigh, as a boy, listen-
ing to the talcs of Yeo the sailor.
And in the last you see the baby
Moses being discovered In the bul-
rushes by Pharaoh's daughter.
end of on'
t
CENTURIES ago here lived a
Chinese emperor who was very
fond of little pigs. lie would have
liked very much -to have une for a pet
but that pigs were so dirty.
"But the niga should not bo bleated
for their uncleanliness,” said the em-
peror. "It is the fault of People who-
do
hodo not 'properly care for them. Raise
a pig as it snouid be raised, and it will
be as gentle and clean as a lamb."
To prove be was right, the emperor
had a pig taken from Rs mother as
soon as It was born, and brought Into
the palace. There It ate from silver
platters. lay 0n velvet carpets, and was
thoroughly washed each day. And the
little pig soon became a big pig. Beau-
tiful was it to look upon, so that the
emperor was immensely proud of it.
One day, therefore, he resolved to ex-
hibit his pet to the townsfolk. A vel-
vet coat worked with gold was placed
under the pig, jewels were put in Its
nose and golder rings in Its ears. Then
the emperor led it forth with a silken
well for a while the
cord. All. went
pig following his master quietly and
docilely.
But they came to a filthy ditch where
other pigs were lying. Instantly the
emperor's pig forgot its breeding and
everything It had learned. Rushing
into the ditch,' it rolled in the mud,
spoiling its pretty coat, and squealing
aloud for joy.
Sorrowful, indeed, was the emperor,
as he returned to the palace. While
he sat thinking about his disappoint
ment, suddenly a fairy appeared.
"I can make your pet gentle and a8
well-behaved as a lamb," she said.
Therefore the emperor gave his pet
into the care of the fairy, who imme-
diately cut out the pig's beart, replac-
ing it by that of a lamb. And when
the pig was returned to the emperor
he found that it was now as nice a
pet as one could wish for. But he
learned, also, that only by giving a pig
another heart, and thus changing its
nature, could it be made different. in
habits from other pigs.
EVERY ONE admitted that Sammy s
inventions were prodigiously
clever. And that Sammy Was a
ori Rant lad could not he doubted,.
Bu somehow, -nobody seemed to have
fat h in the wonderful inventions,
because they never 'worked" just the
way people expected,
et.
SYNOPSIS OF FIP.STLI INSTALMENT.
OIVAR7) 11L'TIIp1RFORD is visiting
Ms cousin 11m, who lives at Pleas-
ant point, on the coast of Nova
Scotia. He la about to write a tatter to his
father, .siting permissionto buy..a 000115 •
such us his cousin owns, when Jim Ineuces
hint to gofor a call with Captain Ilarns-
by on the fishing smack Saucy Minerva.
The boys, together with Sim,: a sailor, are
Out In a small boat trawling over the
Sable Island bank when a storm overtakes
therm and casts them upon Sable Island,
Here they are .discovered by a. mounted
patrolman.
CHAPTER 'II.
'GUESTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
L
ED by the .coast guardsman,
the party made its way with
the greatest difficulty to the
station buildings, Finally they
reached /shelter. The guard struggled
to open a door, which furiously
banged to behind them,
tho trio
Upon their prop invitation
ed into comfortable
rtabl ed -almost eexhaust-
ed into comfortable chairs placed be-
fore a glowing lire, where the light
gleamed upon a hearth lined with
sheets of burnished copper torn from
the keel of some shipwrecked vessel,
and was reflected upon rows of
carved lockers having rich Spanish
mahogany facings.. As soon as they
had recovered breath and somewhat
of composure they retired to don dry
clothing kindly furnished them.
Not until they had partaken offood
and were amain seated before the
cheerful fire did their host press them
for an explanation of theirmisati-
venture. Shaking his head in puz-
zled wonderment, he hazarded the re-
mark: -
'How in the world your little bit
of a dingy lived through that storm
and carried you through the breakers,
I' cannot see:"
"I don't understand it myself," re-
turned Sim, and then
be related 1
ow
they had been trawling, and had
failed to make the Saucy Minerva
when the gale arose
Within the next few hours the
storm abated, the wind subsiding and
the fog lifting_ to some extent. Early
in the evening Sim end the boys were
escorted to thesuperintendent's
dwelling. That gentleman cordially
shook hands with then, saying as he
did so, I must congratulate you upon
having escaped from the sea, even if
you should have beenthrown on this
miserable sandapit."
"Glad enough we were to make
Sable island, laughed' Sim, 'Inas-
akes a Sleephigheet
aiste-urz
„,,•■ IL »tit
sa<44,46
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speed could he regulated to a cer-
tainty. Under the wheel 1te placed a
tui filled with water,
"There we are!" exclaimed sunray.
Viewing his completed task with huge
satisfaction, Hereafter there's no ex-
Cuss for any one not waking at the
proper hour, when they can 1400 me'
sleeping -wheel. Surely the rim le bit
enough far a person to. make him bed
comfortably inside the rim. Before
he goes to bed he can .regulatethe
rate of speed for the wheel's revo-
lution so that when the hour robes
for him to rise he will have turned
to an upright positron and will
drop through the hole below hint
11110 the water. That ought to waken
BEFORE A COMFORTABL1II FIRE IN
much asthe mainland is a matter of
eighty -flue miles away."
"01-1, are we that far away from.
Nova Scotia?" exclaimed both boys to-
.gother.
"Sable island is eighty-five miles
distant from Whitehead island, the
nearest point of Nova Scotia," the su-
perintendent replied, "and 110 miles
from Cape Canso."
"I wonder if Captain Hornsby got
homedenly. all right?" said Howard, sud-
The superintendent smiled, "Don't
you worry about. the Saucy Minerva,"
said he. I know the boat and I knoW
its captain. Barnsby is the most dar-
ing fisherman around these parts, and
'too. Indeed, there
are most skilful,
aren't many sea captains who would
venture at all upon the Sable island
bank, which has well earned its title
of the 'Graveyard of the North Atlan-
tic.' Treacherous sandbars stretch
swerve miles Prem the dunes on tho
shore, so that even 00 faIr weather
ships must keep a respectful distance,
while in a heavy storm breakers ex-
tend out as far ns sixteen. miles. We
have' quite a .record for shipwrecks,
you know: Beginning with the wreck
of the Admiral, used. in Sir. Humphrey
Gilbert's iilrfated expedition to New-
foundland, in 1981, these tragedies
have extended up to the present time,
an sixteen
wrecks
every ten yearand tere probably
aremany more which are never feard
of. In fact, the Canadian -government
has established us here for the ex-
press purpose of rendering aid to
ships in distress. '
But I'm tiring you," added the su-
perintendent,
itmpetimochawihyou,
too, as the packet boat will not arrive
finding It very comfortable ,he almost
immediately fell asleep, -
Meanwhile Sammy regulated the speed
so that the man would be .awakened
Within half an hour. Thistime he passed
in anxious suspense. Everything went
smoothly, however. The motion being
vory genila, the tramp was never awak-
THE HIOME FOR SHIPWRECKED MEN
for several days, I'm afraid you must
be my guests for a little while,
whether or not the idea is agreeable
to you."
Howard and Jimmy were Invited to
remain under the superintendent's.
roof, while. Sim found lodging with
the boat crew. You may be sure that
the tired lads were not long in avail-
ing themselves of an opportunity to
journey to slumberland.
CHAPTER III.,
TSIE WRECK.
THE island was wrapped in a
heavy fog when the lads awoke
next morning'. After breakfast
they begged the superintendent's.
permission t0 ride with the patrol,
pouch, inhey were told,.d was always
posteddebad weather. st an host vi000
13y acceded to this request and provided
ponies for them. He gave them into the
care of George Freeman, a guard.
George e
took tom uponon an inspec-
tion
P
ec-
tion
tour ofthe main Station, includ-
ing buildings for the superintendent
and coast patrol, a sallor's homefor,
shipwrecked men, boathouses, 'store
houses and barns, and a lighthouse..
Then, mounting the ponies, they can
• tered briskly along the beach.
Soon Jimmy remarked the number of
black ledges of rock near the shore.
"They.- aren't rocks, they're seals,"
explained the guard, 'I wouldn't be
surprised if we'dcome upon an entire
herd of them in a minute."
Sure enough, a littlefurtheron, - they
saw- many of the sleek, black fellows
Lying upon the sand, At their approach
the wary 'old• males sniffed the air,
with gray mustaches waving in the
lumbering Then
retreat toward he t to wateerd in r
as Georgeand the boys charged the
NrUON3 P1
EtotiOSl)IT4L
seals at full tilt, shouting and laugh-
ing at the alarm of the animals. 11611-
'ing, wallowing toward the surf, the
seals grunted In relief when once they
reached water,: where they regarded
their _ tormentors curiously, and swam
along for more than a mile In a course
parallel with the riders.
A pause was made' at the outlook.
station, on the eastern extremity of the
island. Resuming the ride along the
beach the$began to pass cliffs, where
the . hills bad been hollowed out on the
sea side. Here they disturbedthou-
sands of sea gulls, which . circled
ecreamtnely above' their heads.
AMUSED BABY AS SITE SEWED
her sewing,• murmuring to herself:
"Now there won't be the -slightest
chance of having my dolly's new dress
done in time for my party tomorrow."
So she patiently jerked the manikin
up and. down:-. As was to be expett-
ed,.baby 'at once stopped crying and
crowed and smiled joyfully. But
lMadge didn't smile back. She couldn't
help thinking of Dolly In her 010.
worn -but dress at the party.
And yet the dress was finished, after -
all: It was the simplest idea in the.
.world, and why she hadnot thought
oe it before Madge could not imagine.
She'd been holding the ;jumping -jack
seve'ra1 minutes when her arm began
to tire. Then, thoughtlessly attach-
ing it to the needle /support of the
sewing machine, she moved the pedal
The jumping -jack naturally leaped up
sand down, as before. Madge clapped:.
her hands. -
"Why I can sew and amuse baby
at the same time!' cried site. And so.
she could.. The sewing was done ran -
idly, white baby wee more pleased
than before, at seeing the wheels of
the machine spin round,and thetoy
dart up and down.
The Clown octs
New Yhe
Sammy, hoWevor, remained undaunt-
ed. Neither the mishaps nor the
scornful things folks said about too
nventions disturbed him greatly. ae
soon as he completed ono experiment
he woe ready for another,
And 00 upon this day we And the
boy In his father's study, poring over
boons of science and intp00100. iooktng
charts. At last he gained information
sufflefent for his purpose, Raising
himself upon an elbow, he muttered
to himself:
Welbink I've laid n13' plans pretty
l land now 1'11 get to work."
Then lie industriously eohStrticted a
great wheel With a broad outer,rint.
In part of HMS rim he made a geed -
/deed hole like a window. This Wheel
Was made to turn upon a Shaft, The
Jon with anoeltetric dynamo, a d 11d•
the soundest. sleeper."
But.the -steeping-wheel must he tested.
Therefore theboy went in search of
some one to help hhn. In the kitchen
Sammy found the cook feeding a ['amp.
After some` little nrglng and the .reward
Of a quarter o1 a dollar wbieli Sammy
tack Irons bit bank, the hobo :enseflied
to try the sleeping -Wheel. Ile :dn't 1171-
deretand eeactiy bow the m0ehh1e
t t
d .11�
t epee
worked but- he lay down y p
the belt prepared within the, kin" And
coed until the wheel had turned almost
halfway around, Then he suddenly
dropped downward right into the tub of
winter with a great splash. For the mo-
ment be Imagined he was being drown-.
ed, and struck out with hisarms, try-
ing 1.0 swim. Of course, he overturned
the tuba
But when he had recovered from his
surprlae enough to understand What had.
befallen him he wasted not an instants
time. Vote atter blow he rained upon
poor Sammy, who was altogether Inno-
cent or 111 Intention, Somehow he had
never thought the tramp would be angry
when 11e was drenched,
1)00ln}1the next few days Sammy
nursed a swoilen head end ether Injuries
gained at tic hands of the tramp. Ile
was not downhearted, however. Surety
i l teepiuf;-wheel Meet be tailed a sue-
tesa 'n., If It were true that nobody
•1 e...0 ,..1 ;ih,.ly care to matte 08e of IL
VW)*don't often bear of big lions being given fast rides in an auto
through the streets of a great city. But this did actually happen
some time agb. 'The funny part of it is (at least it will seem strange
to YOU, when you -first hear it) that Mr. Lion diel not enjoy his ride a
very great deal. This, however, was because he was being taken as fast
as possible to a hospital, whore an operation had to be performed
quickly. You see, Mr, non had been naughty. Ile had fought with
another lion and the claw of his enemy had penetrated an eyelid],
Colonel Mundy, the owner° of the lion, was told that the beast must go
to the hospital for treatment at once, or it would become entirely blind.
Then a quirk auto ruin, with ;'tire lion as passenger, was made from Luna
Parktothe Twenty-third Street Veterinary Hospital, New York city.
Infortmote
ALL unwittingly has the Pear-
-Farmer given 05 a , drawing r
ALL
lesson,- today. It .cam0. about
through the little boy's carelessness.
The little boy -MUST hate been care-
less or he would not have broken off
the head of the Clown belonging to
the -Humpty Dimply Circus, -Indeed,
he not only broke off the head, but
lost it, too. So he ran crying to the
kind, Pear -Farmer,
"Don't Weep, little boy," bald the
Pear -Farmer, as he patted the head
of the sobbing lad,
"But I e -e -can't help ltl" protested
thee little bOy. •
"MaybeI can help 11," consoled the
Pear -Farmer; whereupon he contin-
ued his favorite pastime, which was .req
that of drawing pears upon a -elate. 13.
This time, however, assoon as he had
drawn a,', pear, he rubbed out some
linos"and added others; changing the
appearance bt-the pear until finally
a merrily smiling clean stared the.
little boy right in the f oe. A magic
word or two, end, prestel there•Wat*
a eiewe's head all solid 11100 the miss-.
Ing one. 05 course. 11 took but a mo
tient to attach this new head to the
had,.
Then away ran the tittle boy, eon•
forted and. joyful. Indeed, he Was too
glad to think much of the splendid
draWing lessen which the Pear -b'al'm -
or lied just glVen hitn, Fortunately,
Potty Evans sa1.1t all. and elm coaxed
the nine Pear -Forme' to matte the pie-
lures over again,•1)1 order that herboy
and girl friends could copy thein.
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