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The Washington times., 1905-10-08
PATSY HAS AN ADVENTURE

one evening when Patsy went into the
summer kitchen where Mrs Peabody
worked most of the time she found
her busy helping her husband pick a
big pile of chickens The manager of
the summer hotel few miles away had
sent down for them in a hurry
Please. can't l try one? / think 1
see how" said Patsy after a while.
Mrs Peabody laughed and Mr. Pea
body replied:
"oh. no. thank you 1t isn't very nice
work FOR little girls"
"Oh, but" protested Patsy. I'm sure
l would, and mamma likes to have me
learn all kinds of things. cause you
never know where it'll be useful
MT Peabody laughed very hard.
We'll, of course. IL you think you
may be farmer some day, and want TO
learn
Il most believe I'd like to be-" said
just love the little pigs.T
Patsy pulled away at the pin feathers.
which were rather obstinate and Mr.
Peabody showed her how to draw the
lack, TO give it a very stylish look,
When. finally, she put her bird alongside
OF the others, Mrs Peabody said IL was
the best looking one of all
I b'lieye you'd better come along and
help me deliver the things" said Mr.
Peabody. If you're goin' to be
farmer you might as well be beginnin'"
When Mr.. Peabody came around with
the old gray horse and wagon at sunrise
next morning, Patsy helped put the
chickens in and climbed up beside him
The body Of the wagon was filed with
fresh vegetables and berries
The dew sparlkled all over the bushes
and on the grass and rocks. The birds
sang, the summer sun grew brighter
and brighter and Patsy was glad she
was alive.
At last they came to the hotel, which
was big wooden building with a We
randa all around.
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Mr. Peabodv gave Patsy the reins
and told her to hold the gray horse
while he carried in the chickens and
the vegetables
He was gone long time with the
nrst load, and Patsy had a chance to
didn't have to hold the horse very hard
Tor he settled right down as If he had
no intention of ever moving again
Gradually the reins ioosened in Pat
sys hands as she gazed around at the
mountains and the river, and then the
next thing she knew a great noisy
automobile had come down the road
like a flash and turned into the front
yard.
She grabbed for the lines, but the
gray horse had begun backing rapidly.
His country experience had never in
ciuded a big, snorting beast like this,
Patsy pulled and slapped the reins
TO make him go forward. but he wou.d
only back and back and back.
A man leaped quickly from the au-
tomobile and ran toward the wagon.
but not quickly enough to prevent the
wheels from cramping sharply and the
whole wagon keeling over, carrying
Patsy and the vegetables underneath.
Well, when Mr.. Peabody and a few
others got her out she wasn't a mite
hurt, and she was still holding hard
to the reins.
The vegetables and berries were a
little shaken up, but the hotel proprie-
tor said he'd stand that gladly, so long
as Patsy wasn't hurt.
The automobile man apologized for
coming in so fast. and said Patsy was
a brick to hold on to the horse instead
of getting scared and screaming or
Jumping, out.
farm hand. won't she?" asked Mr.. Pea
body.
And all the folk laughed and said
they were quite certain she would
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DOWN TO JIMMYS

When | go down to Jimmy's house,
When mamma sends me there
On errands. 'tis the longest way,
And / don't think IL fair
To have me go and come straight home
And not stay at all;
Ny feet and back they get so tired
i really almost fall,
The other day. when I went there.
She said that 1 might play
With Jimmy, and that time we had
Just loads of fun all day.
We went a-fishing in the brook
That runs down past their farm
And on an elder bush we found
Some bees all in a swarm.
And Jimmy's ma, when we came back,
She cooked a fish we caught.
And gave us cookies. three apiece
Right from the oven-hot.
And we had cherry pudding. too
As much as we could eat
With sauce of cream and cinnamon
Delicious, rich and sweet
That time i wasn't tired at all
And oh. we had such funi
/ wish that I could always stay
When she has er-ands doneI
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I If she wanted to- She certainly could
| md something to do better than staying
| in the house and fretting. So on went
the rubber boots and an old wooden
dress and no hat-for Patsy just loved
TO feel the rain trickIe down her face
| Don went along with her and first
they visited TIE barn 1t was almost
as quiet there as in the house, for
Charlie was out with MIR. Peabody and
Jim The sheep were all in pasture and
| all Patsy found was some wet chick
ems who mad come in when the door
was opened.
But by chance she opened a door
| which she had not tried before. 1t was
the door 10 the icehOuse. and when she
saw the ice packed tight in the sawdust
il suggested ice cream
With the hatchet she got q good big
chunk of ice cracked off and bundled
into the wheelbarrow and by the time
she got to the kitchen door the rain had
made il almost clean
Down in the celslr she found q wood
en- bucket and MrS. Peabody gave her
n tin pail with a handle and a piece of
burlap in which TO break her ice and
then-what was she TO use for fiavCring?
Berries Were best, of course. Mrs. Pea
body hadn't any IN the house. but there
was a raspberry patch little way up
wetter and wetter and Wetter, but hap
pier every minute
She was the squdgiest child ever by
the time she got enough berries, and
when she got home she had 10 have dry
clothes from the very foundation, but
after a while she was ready TO begin
operations down in the cellar
By putting the tin pail in the wooden
bucket and turning it around and around
in the ice she had first-rate ice cream
freeZer-not the very quickest ever
known, but useful When il had really
begun to harden and Patsy was pretty
tired of turning in the dark cellar. she
covered the whole thing up with the
burlap bag and left it to its own de-
vices
How Jim jeered when he came in at
supper time with Mr.. Peabody Nice
ice crea.r that would be. he said made
without n freeZer-silly ideal
But when ne had eaten one great big
1ishful. he Just calmly turned around
and asked for another. He said il was
almost as good as what the bows made
at home-and then Patsy snickered.
Every one said II was perfectly delic-
fous- Patsy would have thought so in
spite of what anybody said, for 1t had
certainly frightened rainy day.
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III was Saturday afternoon and the
children were talking about what to
do with that most precious time.
III saturday came every other day
1t wouldn't make so much difference. -
said Bessie Brewer, but 1t comes only
once a week, and after a long Sunday.
when We have to keep so still, and
five long school days, when we have TO
work so hard
L know it," sighed Marian Hull.
L always feel as if 1 ought to have a
Tor al have to go through with dur
What shall we do this afternoon? ~
asked Robert Austin.
IL tell you what let's do said
Bessie. First, let's each of us tell
what we'd like to do most of all If we
could do anything we wanted to. Then
let us decide what we will do, for prob
ably the thing we want to do most
VIII be something we can't. 1t usually
is, you know"
All right" said the other children.
Who'll begin?"
Let Robert. He's the biggest"
Robert thought a moment. Well"
he said last: IF L could do what I
liked best Of all this afternoon. I'd go
riding in an automobile. / had Il ride
in one last vacation. when / went to
visit my uncle Robert. and jiminyl but
in one this afternoon, thought
II never rode in an automobile in my
whole life.' sighed Bessie. but I'd like
to awfully well, so I guess that my
wish will be that. too. What's yours,
Marian?"
AN automobile ride" said Marian.
Mine, tooi'' exclaimed Earl Hull
Isn't it funny we all wanted the
same thing" said Bessie.
DR. Agard. that's just moved here,
has an automobile, and it's a dandy.J
said Robert I've seen him go past
our house in 1T, and ne goes like a
streak of lightning"
AS long as we can't have our wish
let's think of something we can do
What1l ii be?" asked Marian.
Suppose we go to Wilson's woods
after wild flowers" suggesed Bessie
The spring beauties and the violets
are blossomed, 1 know, and perhaps
we can find a lot of other kinds"
The children all agreed to this plan.
and soon after, with lunch boxes and
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His check right there above the match
on pr1sIes Is the incest" said Mrs Sing.
put It's the most dangerous. There 5
d d gooa quiet spot behind that round ar
/ Tahgement just back of the cheek. Shi
DON'T sing so loud If you go there, He
hears that. Go quietly"
But Ping was so happy at the prospect
0I pa supper that she could not Keep
Whack. Ping had barely time to
codge great fiat thing that nearly
crushed her She scuttled out Through a
crack in 1t, and few trembling TO Mrs
MY, what an escapei" gasped Ping
DO you call that place safe?''
safest OF any unless you light on the
upper he hit You with. But you must
learn TO keep STILL
That mountain just above this cavern
looks good I'm simply starving"
For your life don't go there! He'd
have you in twinkling. Try under his
SaIlo Sdl1,l; ana ~ doh sing II you have any
Ping stole quietly up. Mrs. Sing light
ed softly beside Ping, and the glorious
sorry" whispered the wise Mrs. Sing
But Ping did not hear. Deeply She
drove her pointed bill
.'Oh. how delicious" she sighed
Then all was silence except the roar
from the cavern above them
Come, Ping. No more" caid Mrs
But Ping was not to be cut Off from
her frs. draught at the springs of life
Come, come, It'll be too late"
But foolish Ping stayed and Mrs. Sing
flew away.
When Pings thirst was quenched she
could not fly. She crawled off on a pill
low to rest
When morning broke she was still
there The man woke up and she was
still there.
Then the man saw her
A k..FF l..
have you"
Whack! and greedy Ping was no more.
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him on the ground. But that is the
Hindoo custom.
You find il everywhere throughout
india, just as you will find everybody.
men, women and children, CARRYING
loads, no matter how light or how heavy
upon their heads. II an errand boy is
sent with parcel he never touches *
with his hands. but invariably carries
IL on the top of his turban The other
morning | counted seven young chaps
with shining morning faces" on their
way to school, every one OF them with
ms books and slate upon his head
Masons' helpers, who are mostly wo-
men, carry bricks and mortar upon their
neads instead of in hods. on their shoul-
ders, and 1t is remarkable what heavy
loads their spines will support
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
HARD TEST, BUT
BOY HAD PLUCK

The boy was twelve years old All
ne knew Of life was ~hat there were
nine months of school with a lot of
play, and three months of a lot of play
and no school,
This vacation was to be a little differ
ent. but the boy didn't know It,
Come on, son, 1 need your help"
said father one evening after his own
days work was done. II want this
dirt carried out to our fiat"
The boy opened his mouth wide His
father wanted him to carry baskets of
earth up three flights of steps. There
about inside of him.
4 can't carry Dirt he said.
Never too late to learn said father
lighter baskets"
Up the stairs went the boy. The air
was close and he got hot and breath
less.
Down he came again. The dirt had
to be dug up and shoveled into the
baskets. He grew hotter and the sweat
began gan to trickle down his back.
The boys are playing ball. I'm go
ing over" he said at last. with impa-
ticnce. Il can't shovel dirt
All right, my boy" said father. but
I'm disappointed in you. ! had expected
I'd counted on your help. too. But, it's
all right, go ahead and play bali"
The boy washed his hands and went
over into the next yard. 1t was the
first time ne ever remembered feeling
uncomfortable when playing ball. To-
night II wasn't much fun.
Pretty soon he left the boys and went
upstairs to his mother. By and by he
came down. rolled up his sleeves and
went at the shoyeling.
His father had planned a little gar
den for the fre-escape corner. 1t took
a 10. of dirt
The boy sweated and puffed. He blis-
tered his hands. But he stuck
AT last the work was done Father
and son washed themselves and got
ready for supper.
After supper when the father had
stretched himself out for a pleasant
hour with his newspaper the boy came
to him.
II guess father he said with an air
half-ashamed and yet of new manliness,
II guess it was a good thing for me to
do something that L don't want to do
Father held out his hand. The boy
grasped it with a strong grip.
I'm mighty GLAD l stuck, father"
said the boy.
Good for you," said father.
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''Ha. ha, hai" laughed Ping. rs that
funny thing a mans head?
Ping was young and ignorant mos
quito, just emerged from the wiggler
stage, which had been spent happily
and uneventfully in a nearby pool.
Inc one unpleasant circumstance that
she had TO look back upon was a taste
OF petroleum, which had been paced
IN the. otherwise lovely and stagnant
The fact that Ping was just Matching
into her present state was all .hastt
saved her from an untimely death As
IL was, there was bad taste in her
away.
In her haste she butted straight into
MIS- Sing; They exchanged compli-
place near by where ~ they % could crawl m +
through a hole in a netting and get
a good square meal
They waited till a rough noise came
from the corner of the room where
they lay hidden.
what's that?" asked Ping.
:, That's a man. He's snoring. Now
Wing and wing they flew and perch
ed together on the edge of a pillow.
Where does the noise come from?'
asked Ping.
From that cavern just below the
mountain in the middle OF his face"
Does man always look like that?'
No. Sometimes the cavern is closed" I"
What is it for. anyway"
Il think he eats NTH * =, and ssJIIIJ-
times I've seen him put one end of
stick into Ii. and set fire to the 9TH
err Then a lot Of disagreeabIe smoke
comes out. and you have to get out
or the way or you'll be choked."
Where's that square meal you prom
fsed meg queried hungry Ping
Silly Pingn' laughed Mrs Sing.
Don't you know that right under the
mans skin flows the most delicious
beverage? You've only TO poke your
DILL through"
Lets go 10 work. 1 never had a
square meal in my life. Where Is the
best spot to begin?'
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
MAKE AN ALBUM OF NOTABLE PORTRAITS

Children. don't you think it would be
interestins-as well as helpful in the way
of furnishing you with certain historical
data-to make q ''notables portrait
album?
Well. here is the way to do so:
Take large scrapbook and letter the
pages alphabetically. Then paste on
the blank pages the portraits of noted
persons. portraits that you will obtain
from time to time by cutting them out
OF newspapers and magazines Maya
zine pictures are always the best. but
often one can not procure the desired
pictures from that source and must be
satisfied with those from the daily pa
pers- Leave only the name OF the person
under the picture, cutting away all other
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
THE LOSING OF LITTLE CLOUD

There was great excitement In Cloud
landi Little Cloud was lost
Mamma Big Cloud had forgotten him
for a moment, while she fioated idly be-
side a neighbor. and when she thought
Of him he was missing
All the Inhabitants OF Cloudland were
soon hurryfng this way and that in
search of the lost one; even the tiniest
clouds trying to help, and getting in the
way of their elders.
You have no idea what a time there
was,
The people who lived in the village be-
low were frightened and said:
Surely we are going to have q tor
nado. Why. the wind seems to be blow
ing from all directions and they hur-
riedly shut doors and windows and
caned the children I'm from their play
The clouds raced hlther and thither
and the winds rushed past, calling:
'Ooooooh, Anybody seen Little
Cloud?"
Suddenly Mamma Big Cloud saw tiny
cloud resting on the top of high noun
taini She and West Wind raced thither
a. fast as they could go. and there was
the baby.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
WANTED. A TWIN.
(From Youths Companion)

From Youths Companion)
II any little boy who reads is I'VE years
old today.
And likes to look at pieture-books, and
dearly loves to play.
And doesn't care to sit on chairs. but
much prefers the floor,
And measures just as high as me upon
our kitchen door.
And isn't frightened in the dark, but
feels little queer
As if he'd like to cuddle up to some one
very near
And means to be a soldier lust the min
ute he's a man,
To fight with bears and Indians-and
pirates, IL be can
If there's boy like that 7 wish that he
would please begin
Right now 10 pack the toys, and come to
be my little twini
HANNAH G.. FERNALD.
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printed matter. Place the pictures in al
phabeucal order-Or as nearly so as IL Is
Pesy 10 5or TINS ctI T yS1 sG turn IN
refer to-
One boy of the writer's acquaintance
has three of these albums. One is re-
served for the portraits of noted Ameri-
can politicians and statesmen; another is
filled with stage celebrities. playwrights
and artists. and third contains the pic
lures of foreign perSOnageS of note 1t
is very interesting indeed TO turn the
pages of these homemade albums and
look upon faces of notables, past and
present.
The greatest care should be taken In
trimming the edges of the portraits NICE
ly and pasting them in the pages wich
due regard to their respective sizes.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
OCTOBER.

october's on the hillside and the nuts
are sweet and brown;
octoDers in the orchard. and the ap-
pie IS cheeks are red;
OotaneT a $ gently calling TO the leaves TO
hutter down.
And kissing them most tenderly and
putting them to bed.
HANNAH G. FERNALP.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
THE NUMBERS

Number l is very straight.
2 IS different.
3 is curly, is burly;
. IS badly bent.
o Is never hard TO make,
And 7 has one leg.
s IS double, 8 no trouble.
Q " like an egg.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
BEASTL Y REFLECTIONS

A giraffe who lived near the Zambes,
Said-r Conditions around here do please
me-
Though provisions are high.
My shape is such.
Find getting living quite easy"
An eel who went touring the Nile
Told this to an old crocodile
And he said: ut may please
Some folk to eat trees
But my food swims into my SMILE
The Washington times., 1905-10-08

baskets, they started on their way to
spend he afternoon in the woods, hap
py at the prospect of the promised en-
joyment.
AS they passed little wooden. un-
painted house, the door opened and an
old woman came slowly out.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08

There comes old Mrs. Pearson"
whispered Bessie. 1T wonder what's
the matter with her? She looks sick. "
Children, n said the old lady. as she
reached the gate. won't one of you go
back to the village for mee 1 want
you to go TO DR.. Agard's Office and get
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
ALPHABETS.

The number of letters contained in the
alphabet of the different languages is
given here:
Russian: 30: English. 26; French. 25:
Italian. 20; Spanish, q: German o.
Latin, %; Greek. "a; Arabic, 2S: Persian'
81: Hebrew. %: Sanscrit, A.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-20
BOGUS "GREEN CARNATIONS"
EnterSTising Florists Impose on Bur-
banks Friends.

The Examiner several days ago
mentioned the frauds that were being
committed on the public and the in
justice being done Luther Burbank
by INSCRIPTIONS florists and others,
in selling plants and flowers which
they claim are Burbank creations,
and which in reality he has never
seen, says the San Francisco Exam
liner. Letters are beginning to arrive
from persons who purchased green
carnations in San Francisco and other
cities because they were told they
were Burbank creations. 1t has been
learned that the enterprising florist
who offered them for sale produced
the color by the aid of a chemical
Mr.. Burbank intends to work again
to produce a carnation which will
bloom in white, pink and deep red
on alternate days. Some precious
carnations, performing this wonderful
change of colors were destroyed last
year by gophers. Mr.. Burbank knows
how to proceed to reproduce the beau
tiful blooms again.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-20
Medical Men in Conference.

Chicago. ILL.,, April 2O.-The coun-
Gil on medical education of the Amer
lean Medical association began a
meeting in this city today. The coun-
Gil aims to bring about greater unifor-
nifty in educational methods and re-
quirements for admission to the med
ical profession among the various
states. There is a large attendance
of state medical examiners, represen-
tatives of medical colleges and others
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-20
niscnnraging a Hen.

The propensity of some hens to sit,
in season or out, on eggs. stones, door
knobs or anything that comes handy,
is one of the most grievous Affections
of the poultry keeper. In his interest
is reprinted the description of a 'sure
cure" discovered by a correspondent
of the Chicago Chronicle in Lesueur,
MINI. The cure consists of a cheap
watch that ticks loudly and clearly,
and is enclosed in white, egg-shaped
case. When a hen manifests desire
to sit at the wrong time, the poultry
man gently places under her this bo-
gus egg, and the egg does the rest.
Cheerfully it ticks away. The hen
soon begins to show signs of uneasi-
ness. She stirs the noisy egg with her
bill, thinking perhaps that it is al
ready time for it to hatch, and the
chicken in 1t wants to get out. She
grows more and more nervous as the
noise keeps on, and finally she jumps
off the nest and runs around a while
to get cool. Generally she returns to
her self-imposed duty; but things get
worse and worse with her. She wrig-
giles about and cackles, ruffles her
| feathers and looks wild, until at last
with a frenzied squawk, she abandons
the nest for good and all. The fever
of incubation is broken up completely
The Lesueur poultryman declares that
he has never found a hen that could
stand the strain Of the conversational
egg for more than three hours. In
much less time that that, as a rule
the hen is ready to return to her le-
gitimate business
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-20
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GENERAL NEWS.

Montana sheepmen are offered 20
cents for their wool, but are holding
it for use.
License or no license has just fought
out at the polls in South Dakota with
the license forces victorious.
Fifty men were hurt at Wheeling,
w. Va, in a strike riot. Stones, knives
and pistols were freely used.
Governor Brady, of Alaska, is under
fire for his alleged completely in a
copper mining deal in that territory
Alfred Shepard. of Battle Creek,
Mich, after a fruitless search of
many years, has found long lost
son at Portland, Or.
E. S. Isaacs and associates have
asked for franchise to run an cleo
trio line from Freewater to Walla
Walla.
Mabel Bonnor, years old, fell off
the Fourth street bridge over Mar
guam gulch falling $50 feet and being
instantly killed.
The japanese government will ISSUE
an lllNlldltOll " oISANNoAy
to visit their country while on his visi
to the Philippines.
Italy is having serious railway dis
turbances. In a recent encounter be
tween the troops and the strikers
three strikers were killed and man
were wounded.
Indiana republican delegates a
Rockport, Ind, had free-for-a
fight and broke into two conventions
Most disorderly political meeting eve
held in Indiana.
Samuel Elliott, of Portland, has no
a Rhodes scholarship. He will go
oxford and by the terms of the seho
arship he will be furnished $500
year for three years.
W. G. Ayre, of Durkee, the Bake
county sheep king, sold his wool eli
of $50, 600 pounds, to Frank johnson
a Boston wool buyer, for IS cents
pound, the highest price ever paid
Baker county. Ayre's lambing II
crease is 105 per cent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-20
Emperor Washes Feet.

Vienna, April 2O.-In the presence
of many distinguished persons, IN
cluding diplomatists. cabinet ministers
and military and court officers, En-
peror Francis Joseph today observed
the ancient ceremony of washing the
feet of IL old men in observance of
Holy Thursday. The ceremony was
performed in the Crystal Hall of the
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