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H, my heart is nearly broken,
'Cause my dollie's broken,
too,
And I haven't even spoken
'Cause, I don't know what to do.
It all happened of a sudden---
I was climbing up the wall "
When I heard an awful thuddin'
And she wasn't here at all. '
Oh,' I'd dropped her, ",dropped my
Betty,
From this terrible great height!
,,'Almost scared to death my darling
Ilist w have been, near dead from
fright.
And, deari,me, I'm not quite certain
That I didn't step on. her---
Oh, it's just too much to think of
And I'm just too sick too stir.
When I picked her up I saw it
Lying there upon the ground—
Her poor arm—she . must have
fainted
'Cause she didn't make a sound.
I suppose I .ought tc fix it,
Or at least I ought to try;
But my fingers all are trembling
And I only want to cry.
I'm half 'fraid to go to mother,
'Cause she'll say, "You careless
child!"
Guess I'd better go to daddy.
For I know he, only smiled
When I fell and killed poor Daisy;
Broke her lovely head in two-
Only smiled and tried to mend her
With his little pot of glue.
Oh, -dear me, I hope that daddy's
Walking in the garden still.
If he has to call the doctor
There will be an awful bill.
I don't think he'll really have to
- Just to mend a broken arm.;
But I wish I wasn't careless,
AIways doing so much harm.
+Neer Been .Arrestee for
C1,lt.SES, cows, hogs, 1300ille,
garde and snakes, have their
bones inside where they de
not show but the tortoise
wears his on the autside,.le'plata
view of everybody. Of course, he
has other bones in his lege, tall
and neck, but. he has no ribs, no
backbone, or breast bone, his twO
sbells, one a;Ver the back, and the
other underneath, take their place,
and'.ae far as we'1now,;they:answer
the purpose;all right. So whatwe
call the shell Is' really the frame-
work of the';. body, if it is on the
oukelde.
Baby tortoises, Coupe into •the
world wearing a tiny little shell,
and they wear that. same shell as
long as they live; and. they live a
hundred years, df nothing'' happens
to them,
Tha shell grows as the body
grows, so he •does not have the
trouble of Changing shells every
now and then, as the lobster does:
The upper shell Is joined to the,
under -one all the way around, ex-
cept for an. opening left or the
head, and one for the tall, and two
tor the legs, and two for the arm-
holes. '
Now, if danger threatens, all he
has to do is to pull 1n head, tall
and legs and take a nap, while the
i truder is left to wonder what
lona of thing can be a living area=
ture one minute, and a rock the
next?
When he is tightly shut up in} his
box, of course, every -thing inside is
dark, and he cannot see a thing,
but somehow he has a way of
telling whether the enemy is wait-
ing for him to open•up, or whether
it has gone on about its business:
But he takes no risks, and' when
'he has once gone in and shut the
doors and windows, he generally
stays shut for a long time, and
when he does decide to open, be•
does it very slowly°and gradually
—something like a dower' opens.
He does not begrudge;the time
lost when he has to `stay indoors
with doors and blinds; tightly shut,
for if there •is one thing that he
has more of than he' knows what
to do with, it is time, so he never
gets in a hurry. He ftgures it out
that if he cannot attend to a cer-
tain thing today, that there are
plenty of other days ahead, , and
that any one of them will do just
as well. In,fact, he had rather put
off a thing than to do it right now
—so what's the difference?
As slow as most of his move-.
meets are, if the occasion calls for
swiftness, hecan get ever the
ground ata rate that will surprise
you, lout generally he had rather
dieeppe.ar, in 'his shell and tpuet to
luck, then get in a hurry; and all
drenched with 'perspiration.
lie has no regul; r hours. tor
meals, but 'gate ' whenever he
stumbled upon anything 'eatable,
be it me ntug,;noon or night, but:
tight la when 1te' does most of his.
eating. He :is, supposed to be a
vegetarian, but he is' very broad
and liberal in hie ideas about food,
and thankfully rakes in earth-
worms, grubs, crickets, grasebop-
peies, bugs and 'any other small
game that he. can capture:
He 11aa no teeth, but ori each Jaw
is a horny 'ridge notched Ii:lee a
saw, • that takes the place of teeth,
as anyone who has been bitten by
him, will teetlfe. He has a jaw -
grip_ that would ,hake a steel trap
ashamed of itself, ,andit is almost
impbssible to pry his jaws apart.
There is se old saying, .that they
will not turn loose; once they have
clamped dowry• on a finger, until
It thpnders and if It happened dare
ing a long, dry spell, it would work
a great hardship ozi . the party
bitten. .
The strength of a medium ysize
Speedun
tortoise, or turtle^as most •people.
call ;:them, 1s senlething''Unbe'iiev-
able, and it takes the strength of a
,pari to hold its head out when the.
creature had rather draw it in.
As short. as its legs are they are.
strung with powerful muscles," and
a large one has" been known to
walk off with a man standing waits
back, ale has only one eyelid and
that ie a lower one. His skin is
rough and wrinkled, from. the time
he le out or the egg shell, so a
tortoise in rompers may look about
as old as Its great-grandfather,
There are all sorts of stories as
to how long one • of there may live,
but most of it is guess-woz'k. The
hooks, tell ypu. that if no accident
happens, he will live for seventy-
rive or,elghty.years, and .never'half
try. There is a glant tortoise on
the island of Mauritious that, the
records say' has been, in, captivity
far one hundred and thirty years,
Mut they do not give his age whep
first captured.
The life of the mother tortoise
must be an ideal one, as all she
does' 1a to lay her eggs in the sand
and let the sun rays hatch them,
and from that time on they al?uii%.
for themselves, and the mother
would not even know they were
hers, if she met them. in the road.
The Tortoise Is Never In A Hurry
e Wish Come True
OMMY couldo
n t believe his
Bi111
wi l take
you out to the ranch
sleepy. eyes; when he saw what
was on the chair beside his.
bed—deerskin leggings, ings, moc
-
ssins, a war bonnet and even a
•cow and two arrows. "Whoops,"
Yee cried as he rolled out of bed.
< Mother laughed. "Bill is here
<ereeting, he 1s going to take you out
,to the ranch -and you. and Jack
'are to be Indians together for one
''whole day." The leggings had
,been pulled on in a second and
Tommy slipped hie feet into the
uocassins and .pulled a sweater
+;ever his shoulders which, when the
„`?qn was warm, would be bare,
eindian fashion,' Bow and arrows
syn hand he .raced down to Bill and
siimbed into the flivver and was
egele, for hie Wish -Come -True birth-
eaLay. •
etas, "What would you rather have
grtor your birthday than anything
eheaSe in the world?" Mother had'
asked a week or two before. `
,lxaq "i'd like to play real true Indian
+ ,ha`or one whole day."
"Can do," Mother had saluted.
and you and Jack can 'play Indian
the whole day long."
Tommy knew the road to the
ranch, it went up and 'down hills
and over stones and after a while
the woods carne in sight, but Bill
turned off before he got to the
corral and made for the woods
and there, close to the edge of the
trees Tommy saw a tent. Jack
ran exatted it and before Tommy
could climb out or say a word Jack
had rushed up to his father and
was speaking in a rush.
"Dad, 1 know where that fox
had her den, I' think I do, and.
we've got to look for it right away,
If there are anylittle foxes I want
'em. It's been two days since she
wasshot and if we don't find them
now, they'll be dead."
Tommy straightened up. to hunt
a,fox den was the very thing to do
'when starting an Indian day,
"Let's go."
'It's far, Tommy and rough
going," `said Bill, "better stay here.
'Chang's starting a fire behind, the
Birthday
tent, going to cook a regular In-
dian dinner, squirrels, and corn and
beans and pork all in one pot.
Maybe he's got somthing for you
to: eat how, hungry?"
Tommy shook hl's head, his'
throat felt choked as he watched
Bill and Jack stride off for the.
woods. He knew Jack wanted to
find a fox den and get some young
foxes and start raising them and
selling them for breeding or for
their furs. Jack had told him how
a run^`couid be wired and kennels
built. But Tominy Wished -Jack,
had not had to go on that special
hunt today. He looked at the iron
pot and he tried not to let his lip
tremble. "What - you doing,
Chang?" he asked bravely.
Chang looked at .him and he
drew a skillet quickly from the
side 'ot the coals. ;"Injun boy
hungly? Bake. Injun cakes," he
took some coarse corn cakes from
the skillet. hot• and crisp and good,
and Tammy tilled his hands with
there and ran around the tent and
sat down on a stump. Chang was
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BY CHARLES A. KING..,. •
"STATE NORMAL 5CHOOL, I LYMOUTH-lab4,ld.
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PERFORMING PIG
IS: pig will perform sone
surprising' capers if plated at
the top df an inclined plane
tved allowed to proceed et hie
n"vn ghetto the bottom.
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:The, body and wlieeld should be
n 1” thick, the legs le", the edges
eatel should be carei;ully drawn,
'wed and finisht l square. Tete
fort,•
,flares irxdieetitrg-"the shape of this
etre ;supposed to be Vs" eadh
eo 11 shouldnet Sae dl !cult
pike ,them and drag the litfee,
in the sante relation to them that.
they are on the sketch. The front
wheel, Is 2" [rt diameter, the rear
wheel ly/srfh they should be made
With accurately squared' edges and
the eccentric Center a, :of ' each
Wheel marked carefully as ladle
detect, Working fronx this center,
make each side of eadh wheel to
taper er" to the edge;' thus.firtixgixg.
the edge of each Wheel s/" wide
instead of 'tee, 'which will allow
the Wheel to turn freely' Without
striking the inside of the legs.
Cover each edge, .with a piece of
rubber tinier tube Cemented or
tacked on.
Fasten the lege, to the body' (sr, nark c"hiiters and ririlt emelt.
holes to teethes the brass h'ei1.d u
p
liolstery lecke b +j,pee Weikel the
Wheel turns. +this Meet be done
aaeuratety c+r .the, wriggle will .hot
turn freeelyf. 'paift the pig any
dolor desired:•
going to skin the . squirrels and
watching squirrels being skinned
was no fun.- By and by Chang
brought ug t around an Dila of water
and sat it beside hint. Tommy slid
out of his sweater and rested the
bow• ,and. arrow beside him. On
his neck was the charm>Jack had
gravely presented. How blue the
sky was, how .warm the air, and
Tommy was happy, eo happy.
But after a while he got tired
of sittingtstill. Indian boys were
always doing things. India n boys
roamed the woods, and the woods
looked cool and inviting. Tommy,
bow and arrows in hand, started
that way, Chang -was not at the fire
and Tommy strolled on. He might
see a—a beast in the woods, he
Tommy Was Happy, So Happy
Might see a wild tutkoy, 'but he
heard only the patter of leaves and
he saw only a wandering hen.
Tbntmy went On deeper and further
and ,by and by he sat down upon
a log, Tommy had gotten upat
daybreak and now he nodded, and
'the bow and arrows fell from his
limp stand,
As'they struck: the leaves a
whimper broke out et Tommy's
very heels and at that whimper
something long and spotted sprang
past Tommy and In et the tar end
of the hollow log, Something email
and furry ran out between
Tommy's feet. He caught it hp,
and with his feet he pushed and
pushed at a stone •and relied it to
the hollow at that end, then he
rushed around to the other end of
the hollow log end kicked dirt and
leaves and twigs before that. Then
holding` the little furry thing tight
he ran end ran.
• ,,The tent was in sight when
Tomn1Y heard something behind
hirci ---the beast had scratched his
way but of the log and was after
thein. Tommy dropped his burden
and fitted an arrow to his bow-»
he and .lark ha,d learned to shoot
arrow13 long ago. ---twang Went the
bow and. the beast whirled round
and ar'otirld 'biting et ab arrow
atuok in its haunch, TOMMY
plated t10 the furry little animal
,•ed agate lie ran aril rate, tan till
DO WN ,THS`
GARDEN. E PATH
BONE MEAL AND LIQUID
MANURE
Bone meal is a food and can be
used at any season; but it takes a
lo,n'g time for it to reach the plants
because they cannot take food ex-
cept in liquid form so we must
wait for the bone mealto be en-
tirely dissolved by the water in the
soil before the tiny rootlets can
take it. For .this reason we use
liquid fertilizers when we want to
give the plants something ; at
blooming time.
When you do use bone meal a
trowelful for each plant is . the
proper amount.
Liquid manure is .made by put-
ting a quantity' oe mature—well-
rotted horse or cow manure—in a
bag and 'hanging this bag in a
bucket of water until the water is
light brown.
Give the plants a cupful of this
tonic, every ten days. Perennials
can be fed with liquid manure up
to the time they are to bloom, but
not, afterward, Annuals can lee
fertilized
until Jackroar drives
`7i' iv s
them all from the garden, .
M. B.,
he fell beide the fire,' panting,
Chang came around the tent• as
Tommy put the little tarry, thing
upon its feet,
"Baby toil, hungly mayb.e," and
Chang dipped a' gourd into the
bubbling stew and brought out a
piece of soft fat. Tommy was
laeghing et) at watching .the little
thing eat that he did not hear Bill
and Jack come up beside' him,.
Bill's face was ashy because b'e
had fouhd that arrow in the wood
and It had a bloody point and blood
was beside it. Bill knew, that ar-
row; ° he himself had made lt,
"Tommy," he exploded, "what
have you been doing, what is this?"
But Jack only gazed and gazed,
When he epoke it was elowly, "You
---do not—want it?"
"Of course, I do. I'm going to
Wake a run in the yard and build
a kennel." Tommy Rept the baby
fox close when they sat around the
fire Dalian fashion 'and ate squirrel
stew from that iron pot. lee had
Birt tie it when he and Jack shot
their arrows at a mark and he slid
it into 'his sweater pocket when
ho started to climb into the fliever,
his Wish Come - Trite birthday
ended,
gaok'stood beside the running -
board, and Jack's face was wistful,`
Totritn;1f looked down at hien and
then Terribly silppedhis. hand late
hie eWeater pocket and slid the sett
furry thing into Jactt'a arms. The
file:Vet, was starting and, the ening
roaring., but Tommy caught 'what
d'aak cried out. "good /Wan," lie
shouted and Torrimy'e birthday
vital had ,mare than Collne true.
(To be colored with paints or crayons, Whenever you come ,to awoord
spelled in CAPITAL letters use that oolor,)
613141,0 Teddy! Wait for mel"
cries little YELLOW -haired
Susie May. She has a BLUE
hat on and a light BLUE
dress. Her beads are RED and
her shoes are TAN (use BROWN
and. RED mixed). •
"Are you all ready for school?"
asks BROWN -haired Teddy. Teddy
wears a BROWN suit and his cap
is RED. ' His' bookbag is TAN
leather. Susie May, has a BLACK
slate with a RED border around
it and a GREEN book under her
arm.
The steps and porch of Susie
May's house are BROWN and the
window frame, door and pillar and
Porch rail are light YELLOW. The
lattice, behind the flowers is
BROWN.
Some of the flowers are RED
and some are bright YELLOW and
their leaves are dark GREEN. The
grass is light GREEN. You can
paint the walk GRAY (use BLACK/
lightly).
There is a BLUE bowl of Sind+
RED Viand YELLOW Sowers ands
pretty GREEN leaves.
Susie May has .PINK (use REIO,
lightly) cheeks and so does Teddy,
Her eyes are BLUE and her mout1
is RED.
,The border of this picture card'"
be colored BLUE and the lettering;
RED.
Games for
Your Party.
HE first game .en the list is
Pussy. Do not,,.confuse this:•
"game with Pussy Wants A
Corner. One' of. the _children
Is chosen to be Fussy and hides
behind a chair or a door, while
the other children called'the little
Mice .huddle together and nibble
imaginary cheese. Pussy suddenly
pounces upon them- and the ',fun
begins when the mice try to escape.,,
The first' child caught must be
Pussy for the next chapter of the
game.
Have you ever. played Jack
Straws? Candy Jack Straws is a
game played much like the other.
Candy sticks or straws as: they are
called may be purchased ,at any`
confectioner's, These should be
pieced in a pile -upon the 'table
Each child should" be provided'
with a small set of candy or sugar
tongs and a box. The fun is to
remove a straw without disturbing
any of the others in the •pile. The
straws thus removed are placed in
a box by the child and later taken
home.
Another game which requires no
preparation and which affords
much amuse entto
m 1 s form a
circle of the players who stand
erect with folded arms. Announce
that aa i en Signal eadh
atg v g 1must
seat himself on the floor with
crossed legs, tailor or Turkish
fashion, and at another signal all
must rise. keeping the arms folded.
While It is easy to get down, it le
not so easy to get up again without
the use of your arms and marry a
Funny spectacle Is afforded When
efforts are made to • keep your
balance.
MIPAPIT-PM
Thereis an outline of a bird
in certain spaces,
o
uwill 3 have a
'fou have to fill in 14 spates,
d'UNIOR CROSS -WORD PUZZLE
in
this Jumble of lines. If you blacken
silhouette of the lud, tVhat isIt?
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School Time
0 ' you hear 'the school bell
ringing,
All the happy children bring.
ing
To the city from the mountains
and the shore, ,
Here they come with hurrying feet,
Laughing , gaily as they meet
One another as they reach, the
school house door.
Now it's lesson time again.
And they come, a merry train,
Eager to begin the term that's
just begun,
With ambition rising high
They turn baek without a sigh
From vacations' time and its
accompanying fuel.
Lesson books to clean
and new
Must inspire them to da
Their htes and more tits
, ki that
no one. Can ask,
So with minds upon •
their t work
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You cam knowthey will hot al,i k
p
The simplest nor the hardet.
, s.
daily task,'
' XORIZOh'TAI,
1 -Dainty
5 -Compere
(abbr
e-Conve,
8 -Anger
VERTICAL
ty-Sa,ves • _
2-ih'ozen water
2—Western. State
(abbr.)
4 -Popular vote
10 -Part of circle • 6 -Places
1 -. AIx ex -soldier 4-Oi1 burning
(abbr.) vessel
1'B -Floor 2-•ilfus1Cal note
covering ' 11 -Rear admiral
14-A blow (abbr.)
17-Conjunotton• y6 -Girl's name
1$ Answer 16 -peril
CRISS CROSS PLOWER PUZZLE
My first Is in Ne
dturtlunr, but not
in Geranium;
MY second is in Geranium but tatin Phlox; '
My third is in Fhlo,t, but not in
Ciitylianthemum;
m fourth his• to 'Chryeait2iernum,
but trot in Bode;
Ivl
y fifth is lir Rose; but riot in•Mari-
gold;
Msixth is
�in
marigold, r but,'notIn
eetteheldr B
tlttbn`
My seventh is in Bache lox Igutton,
belt not In Violet;
My eighth is in Violet, but not ia;:
0roous;
My ninth is 1n Crocus, but not la.
Dahlia;
lieY whole means that the suturelte
Is over. '
THREE-LE1'11ER CHOPS
1, Use the last three letters off
a 5-ldtter tree, for the Stet on'a+',
of the 'United States.
2, thee the last three Iettere 04g,
a 6 -letter boy's name for the firsts
of one of the United Mutated.
8. IYse the last three setters of
a 4 -letter word meaning intellect.
for the first of one be the United
States,
4. Use the last three letters of
a 6 *letter word meaning Whiripoole
for the first et one of the pitted'
States.
5. ttse the last three letters of
a 4 -letter bird, for the first of one!
at the 17nited Mates:
PUZZLE ANSWERS
CRISS CROSS PLOWER PVZZLI4'
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TH2fkEEL.CT VP °HOPS
1, 1ls31e1s•Peaftegivaftia 2, Thostas1
1111Maachtmetta, g, Mind ttildiana.,
4.'ort0-1Yfha5, 5,' Lark..Ar %ansas,
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