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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-06-27
Bul6er'S Fall Over the Terrible precipice"

side yoursclvesi II you cnn't bo quiet
In the yard so down the street where
your terrible noise won't disturb the Pco-
pie who want 10 read and sleep Gracious
wbat Kids 1t for, anyway she would
add, speaking to herself. only made to
give people worry and bother And folks
that huve such burdens should not board.
but should set a place In the country
nve miles from anywhere, and there turn
the youngsters loose. Ike so many noisy
aulmalSl'-
And 1t wns just such complaints rs
those of old Miss Smoker that caused
Cora and Bulgcr TO set acquainted with
Teddy and HndSe. for when scodcd and
driven from the corner In the yard the
little ones would run down the street TO
play, md 90 met Teddy aud MadGc ono
day opd accepted mn invitation from them
10 Como play with us on our mountain
top" And from that day the four little
oucs became the best Of friends. playing
In the big back yard, where no one came
TO drive them away Tho mother OF
Teddy and Mndee never cared how much
noise ber little ones made, and often
came to join IN some OF their gaines
Also. the mother of Cora aud Bulgcr
cnmc occasionally to the home OF Teddy
and Mndge, 10 see that her little ones
were not in the way, nor staying too
long. thus wearing out their welcome.
as Cora whispered to Mndgc on one such
occasion. But when the mother of Teddy
aud Mudge insured the mother OF Cora
aud Bulecr that the dear little ones were
never 10 the way. and that she WAS so
,.Ia hIg
with her own children. the mothers also
became good friends. and many. many
times arranged little picnic excursions 10
the park Tor their "biedlcs." os they
called the four children. And the mother
Of Corn and Bulger explained that Soon
they would move from the boarding house
into their own bome-whicb was then
being bullt-ond thnt then Teddy and
Madzc should return the maus, many
visits Of Corr and BulGer.
But OF all the places In the world that
tho children loved. II was their "moGn-
tain top" And .hls mountain top was
TO the rear OF the big play yard. close
70 the honcs stable II was huge
boystack, and II bad been uuloaded there
b7 some rpen who were TO return In
few DAYS and storO II away 10 the stable
loft But during It's Stny In tho yard
| the four children had the greatest sport
| climbing over II.
.'Isn't our mountain top lovclyf cried
| Madsc 70 Cora the hrst day OF their ae-
oualntance les the Alps. Mamma says.
She has told Viz cf the Alps-mountains In
| In" But Nsdge couldn't remember
| where, 20 Teddy como to her assistance
| and supplied the name Of the country
! Teddy's memory was most remarkable,
and he never forgot anything told TO hiul
"Io Switzerland" be helped out Yes
tbe Alps iu Swltzarlapd." said Madse.
lyon sec. it isn't q sure enough noun
toip 10 Switzerland. but Mamma Gays
| ws can play II Is. And plnSinS II Is
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-06-27
When and Where Did
the Umbrella Originate?

~ TITLE ones when you go forth on a
rainy day. comfortably protected by
E<9 your umbrellas, does the question
ever occur TO you Who Invented tho
umbrella7"
Now. tho fact Is tho inventor OF the
umbrella or sunshade is not known. for
such things ns sunshades were used In
China long before the Christian era and
mny hive had their origin In the paEodas
OF that country. for In tho Celestial EN-
piro the umbrella or sunshade Is n for
midablc three or four story affair not
unlike the paeoda.
It is possible that In the beginning the
Idea Of an umbrella was suggested to the
mind of man by the presence OF toad
under mushroom, whore he might have
been seen sitting well protected from
shower or the bot rays of a midsummer
sun. Man, ever busy planning for his
bodily comforts, would not be slow TO
use the pattern offered by the toadstool,
Tor being creature susceptible TO hent
and moisture, he would naturally adopt
any plan by which be might be protected
from such discomforts rs rain and heat.
In Burmnh the umbrella Is a badge OF
superiority. the Burmese princes always
being attended by umbrclln-bearers. of1-
cials high In the royal rctinue, The Bur,
meSe umbrella OF huge estate Is OF white
silk, having a golden handle ornamented
with precious stones.
la former times the umbrella in India
was symbol of royalty and, as In China.
marked the rank of It's owncr 10 tho num-
ber of Its tiers and f1ounces It possessed.
The imperial umbrella OF China IL OF n
brilliant canary yellow and "a called the
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-06-27
Picnic Lemonade
How to Make 1t.

EA other drink is so cooling and re.
n iresbinS on n hot day as lemonade.
D No picnic party would think OF going
10 the woods for the day without a bag
OF lemons, another OF sugar aud possibly,
big piece of Ice But everyone who has
participated In the making Of the picnic
lemonade knows that It Is 4 botbersomc
task, to say the least often the only
enifo for cutting the lemons that Is 10
be found Ia the picnic basket is dull.
There Ia the discomfort OF either using n
lemon squeezer or of squeezing the Juice
out with onc's hands. To sny the least.
the usual way OF making picnic lemonade
Is bother-a task each girl tries to
get out of doing. But IL the following
plan Is adopted the picnic drink. so much
relished. Will not be found hard TO pre-
pare On the evening previous 10 tho pic.
uic take the quantity OF sugar intended
to be used 10 making the lemonade and
put 1t into a stewpan. Cover II we'll With
water md boil just long enough to get Il
smooth syrup. taking care to skim away
the refuse at the top Of the boiling syrup.
When cooled pour into bie.necked bot.
tic and cork or seal tightly Take your
lemons and squeeze them dry OF Juice,
putting the Juice-frpm which all seeds
hoNe been plcked-into another bottle.
with the juice md syrup ready. all that
remains to he done at the picnic grounds
Is to get good. pure, cold water and pour
into II your lemon juice and sugar syrup
There Is no trouble attached TO making
this sort OF picnic lemonade II n mixed
lemonade Ia desired. have some straw
berry or blackberry juice to add 10 IL
This fruit juice may DC made the day be.
fore the picnic also and bottled In the
same way as you bottle the lemon Julce
and sugar syrup, II Is best TO boil the
fresh fruit In stcwpan for several min
utes then strain through piece OF
cheesecloth. The blackberry juice added
TO plain lemonade makes one OF the most
deligbtful as we'll as wholesome drinks
one could wish for. and nothing could DC
nicer for q picnic drink
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A Story for Wee Ones.
BY Helena Davis.

asked Teddy peeping down on him.
- fell oher da mountain" explained
BulEer But It didn't hut me ouy.
1t wnS fun.
oh he fell over the Great Precipicc. "
exclaimed Teddy. we must all go down
md see II he Is hurt"
Yes It's long fnll." sald Cora "Dut
BulScr is brave that he don't mind
fnllinG over preclpices be likes 1t. |
guess"
Anyway, IT'S dine 10 have some Ice
cream. said Madge. Mamma wns
making some a while ngo when went
to the house 10 get drink She said It
Would bc rcndy In an hour. guess It's
been that long sincc we came out to
climb ihc Alps. So, well nov return
Ia the Inn and have some refreshments
after our long climb.
And after BuIgcr's long fail" lnughcd
Teddy, And Buleor, getting mp and
sinking the hay from his face and hands,
said: Yes. | want some lcc-crcam.
dot awful tlred falling down dn noun
fuln
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the Alps IS jus, as nice as II 1t really
were sure enough SO
oh, yes" declared Cora "Ob. css."
echoed funny. fat little BuEcr. Then
they nn decided 10 play at climbing the
Alps. and got little sticks TO use as
Alpine stocks 1cddy's and MadGes
mammo bad explained how difficult 1t
was to climb the lcc-clad mountain. and
how strong sticks called A;pIuc stocks
were used by the climbers.
''Ili 90 up dUst." said Teddy, playing
he was tho leader or guide. After I've
got beyond the Great rrociplcc I'm Selp
the others OF you 10 climb to the top.
II took sometime for TEDDY To- reach
the Great Prcclplce, which was the be
ginning or the gentle rounding slope to
the top Of the baystncE. Up to that place
the sides 81 itr stack were pretty steep.
and Teddy found bis Alpine stock of no
use. nud was Obliged to throw II away
ond climb 10y the aid Of hands and fce;.
or 0ngers and toes. rnthct for he had
To plunge his hands Into the hay aud
catch hold, using his fceI pretty much
the same way But Teddy MAS tireleSs
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LOT just moment
Then the last number on the program
wns rendered. and tho Judges" chosen by
Dr, Joseph Blair retired to an antcroom
TO arrive at their decision" And when.
few moments later. these same 'Judgcs''
stepped upon the stage. where In the
meantime the Junior clnss" had been
marshallcd into place, and the spokesman
stepped forward, bowling to Pearl her
confusion became great First she blushed
rosy red, then turned lily pale, Tho
Spokesman OF the Jury OF Judges made
ilttle speech 10 her. saying something
about DIR. BloIr's prize being awarded to
her for her most finished rendition of such
and such music. but exactly what wns
said at that supreme moment Pearl never
could remember. But sho took the little
box banded to her. a small silver affair,
and opened II slowly. Her fellow class.
mates gathered around. anxious to see
what the generous Dr. Blair had given as
the prize. the prize each bad done bis or
bcr best to win. but which nil heartily
agreed was rightly awarded to their dear
friend and comrnde, Pearl.
Slowly Pearl opened the box. glanced in,
side t. and then turned cleaning eyes on
tue 6'oN olu DOCTOR, Nno nnd JUST stepped
upoo the stage In response 10 the call for
him. There 10 the silver box WAS a lovely
gold beJewcled medal with a place for
PEARLS name to be eoGrnycd. , Half 40
hour later Pearl. with her cars ringing
with tho words OF congratulations and
praise. walked homcward with her proud
parents
81 owe II all to you. mamma" she said
teLdcrly. Hadn't you urged me 20 take
10 my music IN earnest during the voca-
tion, would not have touched the piano.
| owe this night OF glory TO you. dear.
And ! am fully repaid for my part or the
work hope you are repaid Tor yours,
mamma"
"a thousandfold, dcaric, snid tho
mother. putting her arm around her Pearl.
who had TINT 0Ight carried of the honors
of the Junior class" In Professor Mailly't
School OF Music.
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time Pearl spoke With some i'm
patience,
Now. Pearl . said Mrs. Pratt. coming
TO her daughters side, you really don't
mean what you say about hating music.
You know how YOU regretted last fa'l
10 be obliged to take only one lesson
week during the school yenr and said
that you loved youe music more than
your books. And when Professor MniIly
gave bis recital last winter you really
wcpt of disappointment 10 think that
YOU were not In trim TO plny. aud de
cared that al his next recital your namc
must be on the program, Now. the pro-
fcssor intends giving a recital this sum-
mcr so ns to give an opportunity TO
those younger pupils Of his who arc too
much occupied with school during the
fall to take part on the program. He
spoke TO me tho other day about your
playing for the recital and snld he would
arrange 10 give you three lessons q week
during the vacation. That Will put you
In practice once more. and you'll play Ia
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MS they plnyed II waS-witb Teddy lead
ing. All supposed that BJlger was close
behlnd, climbing With them. But on
reachine n safe place 10 which Ia SIT
down a bit 10 rest Cora, ever thoughtful
Of her brother, turned to look fer him.
Where Is Bruvcrr' sbc cried, not seeing
Bulscr with the group. "oh. where is
Bruver2 Did no fall down the mouu-
taip?"
walt. I'll ond him" said the guido.
ond Teddy crept cautiously TO the side
Of the Greot Prcclpice aud peeped over.
There. lying on his back on some loose
hay, which bad slipped to the ground
with him. was little funny fat Bulger.
smiling aud boppy. He was watching
great butterfly circllnE about. aud did
not seem to MUD having gone 10 the
bottom Of the ALPS 30 uucoremoo lously
and unexpectedly.
What did you 90 dowo for. BuleerT'
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mountaio climber. and after much hard
work and risk Il falling be reached the
top OF the Great Preeipice, Now, Indies
and gentlemen he called down, pretend
Ing be was long distance away. 'I'u
help you 10 climb 10 the top.
Cora went 0rSt, assisted by Teddys
outstretched hands from above aud
Mndgo's boosting" from below. Soon
che was at the top Of the preclpce
Then followed Bulger, he being too small
TO be left at the bottom OF the noun
tain alone. When be was pulled and
pus0sd lpto q seat Utmost At the top
Of the mountain. be was advised by his
sister and the guide TO sit very quiet
and mot to stir, o6 the bay might slide
down With bIm- SO, While Modsc was
making tuc dangerous ascent the little
Bulger snt very quiet, holding his breath
ns well 90 boldipg tightly to two hand
fuls OK hay.
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BY ANNIE JAMES.

ID e.: :. :: 4 !: E: q e; 6: e:
the last few weeks OF school you
were so busy with exams that your
music had 10 be neglected" So spoke
Mrs. Pratt to her 14-year-old daughter.
Pearl
Ponrl vas standing by the open win,
dow. looking across the stretch OF green
lawn. asking herself whether she should
take q book and pass the morning un-
der tho trees, or 60 to coll 90 eomo
friends who lived In tho same pretty
summer town" suburb or the city
where the Pratt family passed the school
year. But Mt her mothers words a look
of disappointment passed over her face.
COB, Mammo, | had hoped TO he spared
practicinG during this lovely weather
do so long to be out or doors every min
utc that | can. And I have such lot
OF reading. and so many calls to make.
l simply hate the plano. In summer
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am surG OF them
Mrs. Prntt kissed her daughter, stood
her OF To look at her and pronounced
her beautiful" Mr. Pratt. proud OF his
talented little girl. had given her q lovely
new white French embroidered lawn
frock for the occasion, and a garniturc
OF soft white blossoms about her dainty
shoulders, and cluster of the same In
her brown hoir. gave Just the artistic
and simple finish to the toilet needed.
Mother is proud OF her Pearl" Mrs
Pratt whispered. tears OF affection and
pride In her cycs
When the Pratt family entered the re-
cital hall they found the crowd assem-
bled and the professor frsGlng about eI-
ci7cdly. Pearl went MT once into tho dress
iuG-room. and greeted the others Of the
'Junior class" there. Her nervousness
hac worn OF TO some extent. and when
abe WAS told that she was to he np'
nounced for the next number on the pro-
gram she got her roll or music and went
braYely out 10 the stage While the at
tendant placed her music on the plano
rack Pearl bowed low In response to the
applause from the audience In glnncing
over the faces before her she behcd her
pdtSblS couutcunuCtss Hmlllngly uoDclu''
but n bit anxious. II must. | must for
their dear sakes Pearl whispered TO bcr-
self as she took her scat at the plano AT
brst her fingers glided gently over the
Keys, then OF n sudden q strange power
seemed TO possess her. and her fingers be-
came strong. powerful. following the notes
like lightning, executing perfectly, splco-
didly. Pearl forgot the people listening TO
hor-forgot the place. the occasion. only
the piano before her, the music her eyes
read 20 faster than her hands executed.
DID she have in mind And then came the
grand finale. Then, trembling from head
to foot, Pearl rose umldst a burst % Wild
applause. The room swan before her. but
she retained presence of mlod enough 10
bow and ind her way or the stage, back
To- the dressing room There cougrutuln-
tions were poured upon her You did
srlcndIdly-grandlyr" whispered the old
professor. running into the dressing room
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weeks OF August passed away. Pearl
making the most pronounced progress In
her music
Sec, my dear young lady, have put
you 90 the program TO play two solos MT
my recital which IN to be given the last
OF August" So said Professor Mainy to
Pearl one morning after her Piano lesson
was over. and wish to tel! you some
thing-n secret known only to my pupils
an irTsclf-tbat our old patron OF the
6nr mS5, Or. Joseph Blair, Is Offering
priz- % the pupil of mine under 1j who
ued@.,s bcrself or himself most creditnbly
at the recital next week. Now, as I have
Just learned this bit OF good news,
mnkc haste 10 ocquaint my pupils OF It.
and allow them all the chance TO try
for the prize You are due little
pianist, for one under 10, and | shall ex-
pcct grcnt things OF you"
oh thank you. Professor said Pearl.
her face pink from the splendid compli-
ment paid her by her teacher. IL shall
do my best--for your soke and for ma.
mas. more than for my own. If-lf-''
But Pearl said no more. thinking how
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81 EDDY, Madee, Corn and Bulger
were the best of playfello"ss
I'll Teddy and Modge were brother and
~ sister, aged eight aud six, respec-
lively. Corn and Buger were also
brother and sister. ogcd seven and four
respectively Teddy and Modse had sucn
q wonderful place TO play-tbe entire big.
back yard TO their house, Corr and Bull
ger living In a boarding house at the
corner of the block In which Teddy ana
Madgo lived. had only a little corner OF
the front yard In which to play. and
even there they wero not snfc from io-
terruptiou. There wns old Miss SDicker,
q very prim. silent maiden lady. who al
woys read or mapped In the afternoon
and II Cora and Bulger happened to be
playing 10 their corner-whlch WIS al
most directly under the old lady's win
dows-she would put out her head and
cry down TO them: BE quiet. there. you
awful youngsters. Don't you know that
there are other people In the world be-
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Pearl sighed. but said well, mamma.
I'll do az you say, but shall be max
Ing a sacrifice. gan assure you OF 'hat.
I'll begin my lessons tomorrow. Ny prac'
tice shall begin today"
And I'll call you when your bour Is
up promised Mrs. Pratt.
And so the drst week of Pearls Vaca-
tlon work began and passed, and at tue
beginning OF the second week she dll
not have 10 be called to take her lesson
OF to put lO the hours prnctlcc. She be-
came 30 deeply cngrossed In ber music
that she would often insist on practicInG
bali an hour longer than was her Gus
tom, but 10 this her mother would not
nSrec NO, Mrs Pratt would say
you must not occupy too much of your
vacation time In study. One hour each
day is quite sufficient" And she would
force Pearl away from the plano and
send her out on the lawn with book or
to a friends house 10 pay ittle social
call
Thus the month of July and three
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A Midsummer Afternoon.

Q MUG in the cool barnyard
~ corner
Lie the young pigs fast asleep;
In the shade of tree in the pas
ture
Nod the lambs, with their
mamma sheep.
In the shade of the hedge the
chickens
Hunt a place that is nice and
cool;
And the ducks and their little
ducklings
Love to nap on the deep, blue
pool.
And the Girl and the Boy grown
drowsy,
Have left off their usual play,
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PEARLS REWARD.

n manner to make US all proud OF you,
I an sure
"But. Mamma" protested Pearl. "a
girl who has been In school for nino
solid months wants recreation from study
during the summer Aud n ! take three
lessons n week'--Oh!-" And Pearl
mnde an awful face Mt the terrible idea
of studying during the summer
We'll. denr child. you know that /
want you TO have rest, recreation. pleas
ure md nll Tint explained Mrs. Prats.
But three lessons week and m hour q
practice each morning will leave you
plenty Of time for those other occupn-
tlous you want and deserve. Now we
might arrange IL his way; lessons on
Monday. Wednesday. Saturday. Each
lesson lasts but three-qunrtcrs Of M
hour. That would clve you practically
all the day, for your lessons might he
taken early In the morning suy at 5
clock. Then, IN hour In practice each
dnS-say In the enrly morning. before
brenNfnst Don't you sec how much you
might accomplish. aud still have almost
the entire time 10 yourselfT'
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ZIGZAG PUZZLE.

All tho words of this gigzag puzzle
contain the same number OF letters. "
the words are correctly guessed. and writ.
ten one below another in their proper
order, their zlczag letters. beginning with
the upper left-band letter md ending With
the lower icft-band letter will spell the
namc of general who Was famous during
the Civil War. The crosswords are i.
A month . A people 8. a part Of tho
human body 4. A fastening, o. Stock
iuss. g A loud noise I. That which We
nil hnvc.
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utterly impossible 1t would be for her to
cnrry OF the prize over so many others.
for the professor had arranged a long
program, and several who were TO partici-
pate might almost be called "profes-
eionals.r even though they were OF the
junior class.
fearle mind for the following week
was entirely on her music. The profos.
sor had encouraged her TO plny two quite
dlnloult compositions. and she worked
Ike trojan. as her mother declared.
And Mrs. Pratt was obliged to consent
10 PEARLS prncticins two hours DAY.
then three hours n day during the last
three days OF grace" before the evening
OF the recitul-
ON the day Of the great event. as all
those taking rnrt In the recital called
1t Pearl was quietly nervous 81 feel
capable OF playing better than had
hoped to do she confessed to her
mother, MS She was dressing for the even.
ing. Il am ncrvous-sligbtly- not in
my hnGers. They feel so strong. and |
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Had an Eye for Business.

n NE new undertaken. Mr. johnson.
a weS business from the time he got
w NJ In the morning until his snorcs
surtcd the nelshbors at night The
lden came 10 him to buy n new motor
hcarse. He did so. ma called q friend
around TO his "dend parlorS' to inspect
the lutest Improvement To the business.
That's splendid. Johnson, said the
friend people Will be Just dying 10 take
a ride Ia it,
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Yellow Dragon. 1t has three t,era or
stories. pagodalIke In Its construction
'u most OF the ancient sculpture OF
er'lo' Egypt aud Assyrio the umbrella
often seen and II Ia pictured es q
prominent accessory to the cbariots Of
the Ethiopian Processes.
IN the pnlmy days OF the Roman EN-.
pre- tho umbrella was used only by great
nen-nooles and dlgoItoricS-ond ladies'
Of rank.
Inc nrst mention OF the umbrella 10
English literature appears 10 Floro's
"orldcs Wonders. and Is thus de.
scribed; "a kind Of round fnn or shadow.
ing that they use In summer iu Italy-a
little shade"
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John L. Atchlson. OF Newbcrry, s. c.,
has on his plncc two extraordinary
ercwthS. ono Is grapevine II Inches
IN diameter aud more than loo feet long,
IS feet coiled op and ne0r the ground
aud nearly 100 feet M q tree; another,
n walnut tree three feet two inches 10
diameter. or more thnp six feet around,
and so fec; from the grouud TO The low.
est limD.
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Then. pretty soon, all four children
were Gu top the haystnck, and the
guide proposed that they explore tho
very top Of the mountain, nftev Which
they would descend from the other side,
All agreed that this was n good plan.
md MndGe md Cora managed TO get to
the top OF the h0ystack-Or mountain,