Evening capital news., April 20, 1919, Image 28

About Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927

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m iss ANNIE had finished ex
plaining what War Savings
Stamps were, and how she
wanted each child in the
school to take a card and try to fill
U with stamps. She didn't notice that
everybody was slyly watching the new
boy, and the new boy didn't seem to
notice it either. As Miss Annie passed
the cards around some of the children
whispered:
"Wonder If he'll take one!"
He did take one, fhen he asked for
another, saying he thought he could
fill both.
"It was queer, wasn't It?" said Dick
to his chum, Billy, after school. "1
guess he didn't dare to say he wouldn't
take HI"
Billy's sister, Grace, was walking
close behind with her friend, Amy.
"I don't see why you boys say he's
a German spy," she remarked. "He
hasn't done anything wrong, and he's
certulnly awfully nice and polite."
"His name's Karl Schmidt," replied
Billy. "I guess that's German enough
and If our school was to burn down,
maybe you'd believe he was a spy!"
"But it hasn't!" said Grace faintly.
"Of course, I just hate German spies
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"My GraMousl
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1 Hope Ho Isn't Fighting Against America!"
Our Puzzle
Cobneb^
PRESIDENTIAL PUZZLE.
(Each space is to be filled with the
name of a President o? the U. S. A.)
1. Do you think theso flowers will
— ■ , -, than one basket.
2. It gives mo much pleasure to
-your request.
3. Most of her time In Ohio was
spent In-.
4. Married on the 26th, Jane,
daughter of William Bones, to -,
■- of William Jones.
6. My neck chilli is too small, It
needs another -. -.
6. James did not keep his appoint
ment with his - yesterday."
FRACTIONAL BIRDS
1. 6-7 of occurring every night, 8-7
of entrance, 3-6 of vigilant.
2. 3-7 of gravely thoughtful. 2-6 of
coarse sacking, 2-5 of a mass of metal.
8. 3-4 of Intensely active. 8-6 of to
linger, 1-7 of to deviate.
ANSWERS
PRESIDENTIAL PUZZLE—\. Fill
more. 2. Grant. 3. Cleveland. 4.
John-ton. 6. Link-on. (Lincoln.) 6.
Tailor-Taylor.
FRACTIONAL BIRDS—1. NIGHT
I y; ING-ress; ALE-rt. 2. PEN-sive;
GU-nny; IN-got. 3. BDB-u; TAR-ry;
D -iverge.
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Ob the circus is here, the circus Is hero.
With a great big tiger And a clown—my dear!
I If mu ran find the tkar and clown.
ias much as anybody!"
I Karl had come from another town
J only a short time before. He had
solemn, round, blue eyes and a shy
manner, but he wus polite. Dick said
all foreigners were polite, and Billy
said ho was Just pretending he was
shy. Dick's uncle and Billy's brother
were fighting Germans in France, so
the other children felt they ought to
know all about German spies.
The children went to work with a
will and soon had their cards all filled.
They asked everybody they met to
buy stamps and some of them, who
had pennies saved up, bought stamps
themselves. Billy said:
"Myl I wish I had a million dol
lars so 1 could put it all in Stamps
to help tho old U. S. A."
But he had only fifty cents.
Meanwhile the "German boy," as
the children called Karl, hfrdly sold
any Stamps. He was a stranger In
the town and his folks were poor.
One day he asked Miss Annie If ho
could be excused the next day.
"Why?" asked Miss Annie.
"I gotta go away on business," said
Karl.
So Miss Annie said all right.
m OLLY AND HER LITTLE
sister Jane took their dolls
and went out Into the back
yard to play "house" under
the big apple tree. It was one of their
very favorite plays am they set to
housekeeping In high glee.
"You have this side of the tree for
your house," said Molly as she laid
down 6tlcks to mark off the rooms,
"and I'll take the other side. There
now! There's two rooms and a porch
_that's enough to begin with. You
can make more If you like while Pm
getting my house ready." And she
went around the other side of the big
tree trunk where her house was to be.
And right there at her feet—Just
where the living room of her house
was to be—she found a dead bird!
A beautiful big robin, dead.
"Oh, Jana!" she cried, "w* can't
play house today! Look!"
Jano stared at tho dead bird—«he
had never seen one before.
"Can't you take it awayî" ah*
asked.
"Yes," answered Molly, "we'll take
It to the house. Mother will know
; what to do." And she picked up the
! little singer and carried him »Into her
! mother.
I "Too bad! Too had!" said the girls'
THE PRESIDENT 07 THE OI&L SCOUTS TEI^S WHAT A GIRL CAN DO
About twelve years ago an American woman saw a great English soldier organize
hundreds of English boys. The soldier was General Sir Robert Baden-Powell ; the lady
was Mrs. Jrliette Gordon Low. The boys were boy scouts. Mrs. Low felt that the
girls of England and the girls of America should also be organized for active open-air
work and sport. On her returrf to America six years ago Mrs. Low organized the Girl
Scouts of America. This organization has grown to be a great big order of over 100,000
girls who are now doing splendid war work.
Mrs. Low tells the girls of America why they should become Girl Scoute. She says:
"Why should girls become Girl Scouts?
"Sir Robert Baden-Powell answers that question. He says that scouting develops.
(1) Character and intelligence through games and activities and honor tests for
promotion.
(2) Skill and handicraft, encouraged through badges for proficiency,
(3) Service for others and fellowship through daily good turns and organized public
service. ■
(4) Physical health through development up to standard by games and exercise de
signed for the purpose.
"Over there 69,000 girls are doing war work because as Girl Guides they had prac
ticed the very things that are now being found useful to help their country. A war
service badge has been given these girls by the British Government.
"We are now giving a similar badge over here to the American Girl Scouts. Girl
Scout service has been accepted by the American Red Cross, the Food Administration, the
Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense and other Government agencies
To secure her badge a Girl Scout must win a certain number of points by doing an
amount of work which will show that she is qualified to do war work for the American
Government.
"Any girl from ten to eighteen may become a Girl Scout. Any woman from eighteen
to eighty-one may become a leader. h
"Uncle Sam needs the services of every one of his girls to keep the supply line mov
ing. Come and join the Scouts and help to win the war."
_._JULIETTE GORDON LOW.
"That's queer!" thought Billy.
"Wonder what he's up to now!''
* Well, two days later Karl came to
school, looking rather tired. The
children felt there was mystery In
tho air, and what was their surprise
when Miss Annie got up and said:
"I want to tell you all about some
thing very fine and patriotic. One
little boy In the school, who happened
to come from another town, found he
couldn't sell many thrift stamps here,
so wKat do you think he did? He
had no money to travel, so he coaxed
a delivery man who was going that
way to give him a lift about half way,
then ha walked five miles to his old
home town and sold—guess how many
stamps!"
Tho children couldn't guess.
"One hundred dollars worth!" said
Miss Annie. "Then his friends paid
his fare home. Think of that!
Doesn't that make you proud of Amer
ican boys?"
Tho children looked at Karl, be
cause, of course, they knew It was
Karl. "This is very queer." they
thought. "Maybe he's sorry he's a
spy!"
Billy anjl Dick talked It over later,
and Dick said maybe they ought to
warn Miss Annie about the "German
mother for she too, loved tho robins
and hated to see anything happen to
one of them. Then she looked at the
sad faces of her two girls. "But
girls," she added, "It doesn't do tho
"It Doesn't Do Ths Robin Any Good
To Cry."
WHAT CAN IT BE?
I don't know what's come over me
I'm just as lazy as can be.
There's nothing that I'm 'sposed to do
That I get more than half way through
Before I'm tired most to death.
And have to stop to get my breath.
My Grandma calls me "lazybones,"
Dad says I'm "Good-for-nothing
Jones,"
My teacher claims I've no ambition.
And my report's in fierce condition I
My Mother says, "Poor baby Jiml
There must be something wrong with
him,
He always was so quick and sunny
This drowsy spell looks very funny."
And Doctor Brown, who came to see,
Pronounced a word too hard for me.
And gave |ne twenty purple pilla—
Enough to cure a dozen ills.
But brother Ted says '.'Tommy-rot I
It's plain Spring Fever that kid's got.
And when vacation daw have coma
boy," but Billy said: "I hat* tat
tling!''
Meanwhile Oracle, Billy's sister,
who was tha warmest-hearted little
girl that ever was, walked slowly along
trying to screw up her courage. At
last she decided to do what was In her
mind. She turned up a little lane
and knocked at a very modest door of
a very tiny house. A lady, Karl's
mother, opened the door.
"I've come to see Karl," said Grade
timidly.
"Come In," said Karl's mother
kindly. "I'm glad to see you. my
dear! Karl dqesn't seem to make
friends easily. Not one of the chil
dren has come to see him or Invited
him to play. Karl's a little shy, I
guessl"
In came Grade, her heart going pit
a-pat, but Karl's mother was pleasant
and quite pretty. She called Karl and
then she brought out some ginger
snaps.
"If you aren't allowed to eat between
meals," she said, "Just take a pocket
ful home with you."
Gracia thanked her and took two.
They looked very nice. She noticed
how small and poor the house was,
but neat and clean and homelike.
Pretty soon Karl came.
roblq any good to cry, let's see If we
can't do something for his family.
Where did you find him?"
The girls showed her and she went
with them to Investigate. And sure
enough! Right over head In that ap
ple tree was a robin's nest and a poor
mother robin crying and calling as
hard as ever she could.
"I think a cat has killed that robin,"
said the girls' mother, "and that poor
mother robin Is going to have all she
can do to raise her family by herself.
Suppose we help her?"
Molly and Jane were much pleased
with that Idea but they couldn't guess
how they were to help raise orphan
robins! But they soon found out.
Mother showed them how to tie strings
of grain on the nearby bushes for
mother robin to find—and she found
them too, right before Molly's and
Jane's eyes! And then the girls got
out their gardening tools and spaded
up some earth close by so that the
mother robin could find plenty of
worms without going too far away
from her babies.
"Do you know," said Molly as she
and Jane put away their tools before
going In to lunch, "I'm not glad that
robin was killed, but If he was killed
I'm glad It was at our house, because
taking care of robin babies 1 b such
fun. I'm going to do it all the time."
You'll see how he can make things
hum I "
But I don't know what's wrong with
me—
I'm just as lazy as can be.
Solution to Cirent Puttie.
"How'd'ye do! Glad to see you!"
he said. "I was splitting some wood
for Mumsey. Maybe you wouldn't
mind coming out back while I finish
splitting. You see. sine* Dad's away
I have to help a lot"
Grade went out willingly and sat
on tha etepladder whll* Karl split
wood.
"Karl," she said, "I cam* to see jrou
'cause I'm sorry for you."
"Did you?" said Karl, bringing his
axe down. "Well, It Is hard to have
Dad gone oft to war, but then It's right
he should fight for hta country, and
Mumsey wanted him to go. So did I,
'cause I'm too young to fight my
self."
Grael* felt very uncomfortable.
"Gone to war!" she »exclaimed In a
scared voice. She was thinking: "My
gracious! . I hope he Isn't fighting
against America!"
"Yes," Karl replied. "He belonged
to the National Guard and when war
broke out they said they'd excuse him
on account of Mumsey and m*. but
we told him to go on, we would get
along all right. So he went and he's
been wounded and got a medal for
being brave, but he's well and at the
front again. Mumsey got a fine letter
from General Pershing, praising him
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Toys And Useful Articles
tmrt ft Boy crn i-iRKt.
By Frank'!, solar.
iNtTftucvw.Dl'FT OP Munohl Tkwnin«. R emue Schools OrltTMT.
Com bination Benght Book .
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Y* Ports to be fastened together with screws.
Locate so screws wit! not come in sow
kerfs. Countersink oil holes well.
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~TW BENCH HOOK, miter box and
shooting board are things that
■ ■ every boy should have in his
J H equipment. Usually these are
made separately, but here Is one de
vice that combines all three. The
Idea Is not entirely new with me, but
the one from which I received th*
suggestion was so poorly arranged as
to be almost of no practical value.
The value of a properly constructed
Implement was unquestioned how
ever, and I started experimenting to
see if It could not be worked out
The result of these «périment* la the
combination bench hook shown In
this article.
The small sketch shoVs the device
In position for use as a miter box and
bench hook. For us* as a shooting
board, it should be turned over, re
versing ends.
As a bench hook tho dovlco Is used
for sawing the end of boards square.
To use In this way, lay It flat en th*
beach a* shown la sketch. The board
Is placed against the miter box which
acta as a stop, and the sawing la dene
In the groove between the miter box
and th* small plec* A. Part B rests
against tha beach top. thus holding
the beach hook solid.
TIs* miter box Is not a largo on*
but ta large enough for a great many
for bilaf bravs!"
"Why Karl!" «claimed tha littla
gilt.
"Ton a**." went »n Kart, "he taught
In the 8panlah war under Teddy
Roosevelt. My grandfather fought for
freedom too under General Grant, 10
Dad he Just felt he oughter go to
France, and so did Mumsey and so
did I."
"Why Kart!" was all Oracle could
say.
"1*11 «how you hti pictureT* said
Karl, running into the house.
He soon came out and handed his
litUe visitor a photograph of a very
soldierly - looking man In khaki.
That's my Dad!" he said se quietly
and proudly, Oracle almost felt like
crying.
"If you lend me this I'll bring It to
school tomorrow and give It back,"
sal£ Oracle at last.
Then she went home and found her
brother Dick and two other hoys sit
ting on the front porch.
"Hello. Sis!" said Billy.
"I've Just been to see Karl," Oracle
said.
"What!" cried her brother. "Been
to see that old German!"
"He's not!" cried Oracle. "A per
son can't help his name! He's a true.
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FACTS
Tb"DAV WE'HAD A TtA-PARTV
ttv cousin Belle and me
WlTH ALL OUR. OOLLS- Ue HAD A CAKE
ttURSE GAUE US FOR THEÏEA
And Belle anome ,we ate thecake
Ourselves, because you see «
The Dollys really never eat
When they go out to Tea!
uses It Is used to saw miters, or
angles of 45 degrees, such as the
Joints for a picture frame.
To use as a shooting board, turn the
device over and reverse ends so the
miter hox rests against the bench top.
In this position It can be used to plane
ends of pieces square, or to piano
edges and surfaces of small pieces In
making toys. To use. the piece of
stock Is placed against B, and the
plane Is turned on its side, resting on
th# ledge. By permitting th* stock
to «tond slightly beyond th* ond of B,
and moving th# plan* forward and
backward oa the ledge, very accurate
work can b* done.
To make the beach hook AC
CURATE WORK 18 ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY. Every piece must be
mads to tho «set dimensions, all
corners must be perfectly square sad
th* pieces must bo located aoouratoly
with relation to each other, Th* de
vice Is something that will last a long
time if given good «re sad It will be
found to b* of great service to you la
your work. Make up your mind to
do a good Job or do not attempt It at
all.
Hardwood, such aa oak, la th* beat
material to use. Got out all pi#e*e to
th* dlmeariona Indicated on th* draw
la»
blue American and so was hie grand
father. I meant to tell him what yen
were saying about him and advise him
to up and deny it If It wasn't true, but 1
somehow I didn't."
"What'd you say?" asked the hoys
breathlessly.
"Nothing!" Grade replied. "But he
said a lot—not bragging or anything.
He told me about his father who's la
France fighting for the dear U. S. A.
and here's his father's picture!"
The boys sagerly seized ths photo
graph and finally Billy gave a long
whistle.
"Oee!" he exclaimed. "I guess we'U
have to own we've been wrong! None
of us has a father at the front!"
"Come on!" cried Dick, hopping up.
''Dot's go around there! I guess may- 1
be a fellow whose father Is at the
front would need a little cheering
up— ehî"
TONGUE TWISTERS.
Repeat these Unes quickly.
Six Uttle thlstley sticks cease to I
stay put.
Susan shlneth shoes and shoes shine
on Susan's socks.
Thou wreath'dst and muzxl'dst the
far-fetched fox, and imprlson'dst him
In the volcanic Mexican Mountain of
Popocatapetl In Cotopaxi.
First assemble the miter box, ob
serving the directions on the drawing
concerning the location of th* screws.
We have now a problem In laying out
an angle of 46 degrees. The following
method will b* found practical and
not hard to understand. On th* bot
tom of the box lay out VERY AC
CURATELY a square of a size equal
to the width of the box, commencing
at a point one and one-eighth Inch«
from one end. Carry tho locations
of th* corners thus established, by
m«na of a try squart, across th* aid«
of th* box to th* upper edges. Saw
from corner to corner VERY CARE
FULLY and tha result should b* an
accuraie miter.
N«t fasten parts C and D together.
Part B may next be fastened in place,
and finally tb* miter box aboald he
fastened to Its position oa C.
Fart A should bo out so the end
grata of th* piece will bo next to th*
rad of th* miter box. As the length
of a piece Is always measured length
wise of tho grain, yon will have la
this case a piece wider than It Is long.
Fasten A In position so the epaee be
tween it and the miter box will be
«quoi I* the thickness of a raw.
Finally bore a hoi* la th* pin« In
dicated. This la te ne la hanging
th* beaeh hook up «ut *f the wngb