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CAPE HAT COtSTF TOTES TODAY. APMl 1. TK7.

The HANDY BOY AT HOME BY CHARLES A . KING. STATE [NORMAL SCHOOL. PLVnOUTH.N.H.

IK)1,L fTRKlTCRE »« FIXE birthday Elft for AJ •Handy Bor - to make for hl» rlalrr or »om«- othrr little J I f.r.. The bed and chair are both dwici •■4 for iloll* about ** tall, or rouj.hly about l m to a 12* which will i-erroit the bad to fit nicely In mo.; dull houaea. «at>«-Uil-ly In the doll hoaaa which wa» (•ubliahed in till* aerica acme month! aro for that waa made upon the aame acale. The an me dealrni may be eaatly adapted to larger piece* by changing the dimer* n. to aulL In making the bed get out 2 bead poeti S’ * H* * •* high

> foot

it rail S'

t IS* x IS*.

head

A' -

rail* S

foot rail* S* * S* x IS*. I aide rail*. S* x S' x «S* and 1 bottom S* x rS' * XH' long. Nr.Il the head foot and aide rail* together with IS* or IS* No. 17 brad* and fa»ten the bottom by, nailing through the aide ralla with S* No IT brad*, not leal than chair ittulrea ! bark lega

i4*. 2 front lege

ft' x x IS* and 10 ralla A’ x y c * x IS*: the latter muat all be exactly the same length, and tha chair nailed together with 1* No 17 brads, at least two lu each end u f each rail. Note that the rail* at the top of the back and under the teat are placed S* be-1 low the top of the lega. Stain and ahelltc to suit. Fit . piece of marlUt hoard for a aaat as Indicated and draw lines with pencil or ink to suggest a rush bottom.

When tuddenly today vuiton came in and found Von looking all tha way. I'm sure they thought. "These children must Be orphans, or they'd thow Much better care—it's sad to s> That they're neglected io."

I know you really need new clothes. But mother'i nert to blame; You see she's scarcely old enough I To sew—it's such My Has promised that she'd maka New things lor everyone of you But how long will it take? Oh. dear, it's dreadful when we're *o» On others to depend! They mean lo do. of course, hot still Forget to in the end. Those very words I've often heard My mother say—I hope She won't forget. But now I We'll just depend on soap. You dollies know I’ve washed and washed Your dresses till they're white. Tbo' some were blue and some wer red. And now they're all a sight: Please. Betty, don't begin to cry 1 My mind's in such a state I know I'll soon be crying, too— You'll limply have to wait.

3

^ JOLLY JACKIE 4*

be likaa. lie liras mostly on lc«

cream cones.“

Tlic man waa soon flnlahsA. "What has be got hla arms stack out like that for?~ Inquired Varna 'T never aaw a man go around Uks that." and aha bopped up and

down wl'h gleo.

"oh. tr.at'a easy." grinned Jackie. "He U trying to catch a grease 1

pig. and he's the pig."

Cure enough, a purple pig with a fat body and very slender lags and a curly, oranga-colorad tall

appeared. Jackie touched up the ( fortable

bat with soma light blue ' party

•Thafs quite a big proi , .. markod Mr. Reed, winking at Papa Jolly, "and If you think you can keep that promlaa, we'll aaa about letting you have some more rides

behind the pony."

'"That'e very generous of gnu." said Papa Jolly, "but I am vary, very much ashamed that my aon has done auch a thing as that. Of

1 11 pay ”

Reed drew a paper out of

hla pocket.

Read that, and have a eom-

lr." he Invited. 'The

beginning

ACK1E dean, ored fur., lie. io hear her say. win nearly always laufKing I better watch’

sik; frequently . . . i .

I her cheek

him Jolly Jac it. instead of Ja> Jolly, and he didn't mind it at Scmsttrnes Papa Jolty would

ngui to havt fun. but you n , baa i our head and think lo ad-1 coma C vance whether you are going to j j. uaL , hurt anyone's feeling* or Injure j,h..uld anyone's properly." i an ^ y

And Mamma Jolly would ray. "Oh. Jackie Jolly, when will you learn that what may seem like a good Joke to you. may be very distressing io someone else: R.^l

fur., my dear, meant (hat must be able to enjoy II one be annoyed in any w: Jackie would listen, ai him Justice he really men thoughtful and to art grown-up person, but 1 A nice new bungalow

been finished across the street from i where Jackie lived, and a new family with a little girl about his j own age bad come to live there 1 Her namt wa» Verna, and she was j rather a timid llllie thing, as she j bad no brothers and never had

f layed with boy* before.

She looked with a good deal of i: admiration upon Jolly Jackie, and Jackie Just loved to allow off. it pleased him Immensely io sr. Verna throw out her hands and

'Oh, Oh: i at." at the aai

"i ,K ! " m * opening her blue eye Jolly, l ot wide while the dimple deep.

ery

cupful, and Jackis poured far mure than he needed Into the little

> ater cups.

■ bava lota of colors. -

pink flush he said, and aulLbg tha action

mounted t-. the edge of her curly j the word, he began to soften up x- w hair. lot of tha different little cakes

This particular afternoun. Mamma 1 paint.

Jolly wa. giving a llttla party And j ' This." said Jackie with a nourish she had Invited Y.: a'e mother to . of hla hand, "will _* very nice lo

ic neighbors. J paint on. and everything 1 make •— hlldren will look lovely. I Ihink I'll paint rna Hi ed a home. ! a house first." and without waiting

~ l,,lred fcr ‘- doll >' i for any remarks from Verna, ha Marti the cook, would keep I climbed up upon a chair, and soon it on u-eni. i tbs smooth, whlta wail of the Cki. was In his elernitlt. bungalow waa decorated with a I. Shat a big man 1 am." he' bright green house, with a pink imcd a* soon as be crrlred. I roof, with orange-col..red smoke r . nd piomptly turned .. ...metseull. looming out of a red chimney. 1 dmo»t • |> ttlng the Mile table | "1 don't think that's nice at all "

>w! of . Verna pouted. "Whoever saw a lu get : pink roof 7 You better rub 1: out."' he j "Rah It out:" frowned Jackie "I umer- ahould «, not:" .„d b. han.d'hU ready j paint-covered hand against

agreed that '

rlndow will

_ | of JOUV bouaa now. Ton'll notice There, he beamed, "what do | that the paper I have handed rou you t» a of thatT" Ji» a contract to have evtry room 1 . .n't belleva J think much of)In this bungalow redecorated It It." remarked a man'# stsa voice. I waa signed about an hour ago Tha two children turned to see j Neither my wife nor I like plain Mr Reed standing In tha door and I white walla—It looks toe much like eyeing the working of the young I a hospital. So I thought I would artist with disapproval. | surprlae bar by tailing her tonight "Young man. ' demand Verr.v* that all she bad to do waa to pick father. "If you are going to cut up lout tha kind of decorations aho auch didoes aa that. 1 don't baliave want*, for I have found a mam who se'll 1st you come over to play 1 will do the work at a very reason-

with Verna any more. 1 m aur- able figure." Jackie didn't quite understand

Oh. Oht Oh!” cried Martha, j why It waa that both men laughed corning In from the kitchen with Juet ae though they were beye the froated cakea. "Did anybody | themsatvee, but toraehew or other

for the

"I'm

and Jackie » one fine artist

ia looked lo at the

at the children.

vh my Ironing. 1

■ little f child nr.

wall right at '

■ boasted, j houa

i It

of 1

i frosted cukes f

lunny that Verna

1 '“•'l *nd laughed, although she *“ >" "*'««« whether her father !»nd mother would tike that kind, : ; <.f a picture on the wall or not Tha laugh wa. enough applaud .or Jolly Jackie. He Lopped down j : off , * ,e chair and pushed It out of i

the way.

I'll paint a man n«tt." he said TLA ts the man who liras in the Louse, and he has hla pockets full ‘ of money and can buy whatever

| Puzzle Comer

A CTJ'I'-TJP 8V WAIT. WELUMAN

lot far and leave part of » part of a furnace and

rommunhin and ' Jl " •-l-KD FT/OWKH IT7JXE cate, sapphire, ruby, i n't forget pearl, garnet,

iamond bright.

. aolse blue and emerald !<-<n the very same way

^ n * ln * , th * KEO TKUsOW mixed>..

k lowers. Tha April Showers —

- dreaaad In light HLCT. j* BLl ' E * nd ,h# *~ <l ORAT (use BLUE and a llttla 1 OR * ItN ° B * A I ,rn BLACK) suits and caps. Thalr rUm • b,|r '“hch of JVNJt (use wings are like rainbows. Tou can | HED hdhlly) flowers with long U the colors of the rainbow j hght GREEN stems and leave that

PURPLE. '.RANGEJ Shower has an a -mful of PLRJTi

on them—RED. BLUE. GREEN. | ar* GREEK, too. The other April ORANGE color.

The April Shower* bar* POT

cheeks and ICED Up*.

Paint the border of trj r» turn PURPLE and the Ml

WASHINGTON IRVING “The Father of American Press'

I N 17*1. the year of

our Republic a IK Us boy waa born In New York City. He waa the youngest of eleven children and at hk birth hi* mother la reported to have said: "Washington's work Is ended, and the child shall lie named for him." fco Washington Irving becaaM hla name. Ills father waa a Scotch sailor from the Orkney Islands and hla mother was aa English girl, and the two after their marriage settled In New York City, where the father entered business soma years j I before the outbreak of the Revolution. The story le told that when 1 | Washington Irving was yet a little ! | chap "barely out of petticoats" a , Scotch servant of the family took | him Into a shop which Washington i had Juat entered. "Pleas* your honor." ahe said, pointing to her llttla charge, "here's s bairn was ' named after you." The President laid hla hand on the child's head and gave him his blessing Later Irving waa to write a biography of this great man. Can y -i picture the now great metre pel I an city of New York In the dare when little Washington Irving played upon Its M rather I should aey

*eaoela kindled the flame of ad- ( left their Indelible mark a yea tl. venture In hla breast. The theatre. young; mao' lured him from the proaalc world When he __ _____ to a realm of romantic fancy. At Irving tureod~hM~tho««hts te wi* sigteen after aa attempt to study lug. working at the same law the dell-acy of the lad e health finish hb legal atudlee JfWtg! made hie family decide to eend him literary -arear cover* aa evm-*-•broad that he might benefit by half certurVm Srnmerfry the ms voyage. W* who have , of this country. He wrote h *i»fi biognphlM. ebetnh* magisauve nanattvaa. He “ f rou have read Rip Van »r.d The La - -

U was at

Sutmyeidet' _ «irLborhood of Kleepy Bolle* k * Luaint uttie Dutch houa* b»m M oh* of the Van Tassels about HE hat In lag chose » end ht» ««. « citing almost until hM death- H* :»st work was the life of Wvs»- > gton W:thln a year after «* completion of tha final vo.'anr Irving cua at SuonyfifdA THE ROLLING YEAR ' H. Ik. yo, . raw!. Rokii^ louac' tUItny rarai: Yra fo. Lm. oi woW

street

grown accustomed to read

"11*01*." Jackie Brained. What

> froati

takes

I'll take them

t hoy'll be gettlu .

right back."

Jackio burst Into a lend walk Ha loved frosted cakes, and If he couldn't play with Verna any more, he would nmer have another rule behind her Shetland pony. And then an Idea struck Jackie Poor little Verna was bring punished by hot being allowed to have frosted takea. or to play with him—and he had done all of tha mischief! The world seamed Uke a very dn•late place, and U was entirely ■•slble that If hla mother learned >f it. he would have nothing but read and milk and be sent to bed

■ t one*.

There were step* In the hall and Jolly came In. I vo come for Jackie." v e Ml fi. The party u nearly over " >|“1 tin at the wall. Jackie euH Lad th. bog of paints In Ik* Lands.

road*, for New York at that time ' trans-Atlantlc Bight* will and tv^ 00 *^ ^ oalK ^ Wonder botod wa* a provincial town. Dutch wa* , 11 h * rd «» Imagtna a fi* y . 1 tl* fiow'ry *— ot atlll apokan. although the use of who had been abroad Lk* go many buds a^vtog. English was becoming more and I »*• Pointed out. even in the atreeu • On Our wa* we'll .ail* more eetabllahej Irving-, oppor-,'' f ,h » '««• citle*. with 1 Till < U ■»« tun..lee for •Auction s~m to have I toe. a man who £ « »« they w. food, been meager, for h* left school be- i *’***' 10 Burope." Ho you cn know fn. ,L ... , for* ha waa atgtaen. The boy was i thM hl * expertenr* waa a ' o l “* u ***• • reader and a dmam.r Romantic H * vU, ‘» d H.a famou. ' . KcJ1 «« <««. rollup fasfij **.orm I P0"»» attrred him to tb* depth, or iT' .'* rd th * L '' 0 wOl toon be |»m«Ll,.. Tt. .l„„ra S~» L l»,L raw l, p«.

1 ***''" * boo vacation day* will naa. . ..i .w.! some morning -

thl*. he promtoed earn fRv .l,/"- V. ~W jj m — f “ucr caot wc «

I ivwivMa V ~ ^ - - [ \ o reach al ImL

the children knew Uiet

had blown over, and everything was all right once more. Thi lief war: great, to Jackie at I

H* turned to Mr Reed

Til t

boy aft*

estly.

"I believe you mean It." nodded Mr. Reed, and Jackie surely did.

PARTY SANDWICHES

Uae bread thi

Cut I

> Is 24 hours old. I

Cream together 2 package or crean * tfiMmpooofoto ma; 2 tableepnunful* bull X taaapoonfui salt

Hava ready » giaasful

Jolly.

Cream H cupful butter. Cut the bre&d Into round round cook'e cutter. Spread with he butter. * butter la needed, id the center t

with i With

table 1

°L «bo year has railed away. Rolled away. r«U*d •way; t-*«y drearV n.«Li god day. ^ aRAinUm. wta.4 « w»-^y-Mnwvbevotobft ' font our udu of Icartung flW— Hooray! Hoagy! maiM

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(wUa<J) tbcu banka

1 Inviting

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