Rock Island Argus., October 28, 1919, Image 12

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.T Tne Pumpkin man! The Pupopkin mam !
V Va Give HIM.. SMIIE, BROAD AS VOU CAN,
'VjL 6,ve H,MANOSE 0 EVES
f l&r ftW ROUND AS fllNE,
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WEENTY GETS A PUMPKIN
ft. RABBIT came a rapping;
and a tapping when the moon
shone round and fuil into:
Weenty's window. Weenry
rubbed her eyes and sat up. Mr. Rah. '
bit rolled his eyes and blinked, then I
he bopped from the window to Ween- !
ty's chair, from the chair to the table
and landed finally on Weenty's crib.
"I thought .you mierht like to go to
Pumpkin land tonight and fetch a ;
Pumpkin man." he said. "You might j
cnj-iy the trip." O !
"I should, of course." Weenty an- !
wered. "and it's so nice of you to j
think of petting one for me." She i
always remembered to be polite and j
that Is why. I hayen't the slightest ;
doubt, she was so fortunate as to visit I
so many interesting and strange
plncey.
"Then. I fancy, we might Jus.t as
well be on our way." Mr. Rabbit ob
served. "Tou had better put on your
warm, woolly little wrapper for the
nights are quite chilly. I feel the
frost myself as my fur for winter Is a
hit slow this fall in coming out."
"Perhapfc I can find you a sweater." '
Weenty said thoughtfully. "My very'
biggest dolly hns a nice one that i
Auntie Kate knitted for her and I'm ;
sure It would be all right for you to
borrow It."
"Very kind of you." Mr. Rabbit re- i
plied. "I shall be glad to have it." !
Weenty found the sweater which ;
was a gay pink slip-over one. She!
helped Mr. Rabbit into it and Insisted
on tying bits of worsted about his '
wrists and ankles for extra wrjrmth. i
"I boa-rowed one of the HaTlowe'en '
Witche. brooms." Mr. Rabbit re-J
rmrked as he hopped up on the win-!
uow s.l!. "I've tied it here on the
shutter." ,
Weenty climbed up on the window,
too. and after Mr. Rabbit had pro
nounced ths magic words that made
her smaller, he whistled to broom.
The broom came to the window sill
and while it did not look so comfort
able Weenty found it quite nice when
once she was on. She sat in Its ide
Dollies Sweater Just Fils Mr. Babbit .
end and Mr. Rabbit bestrode the slick j
in front.
"Now." directed Mr. Rabbit, "to
Pumpkin .and."
It was very breezy "way up In the
sky and the clouds hurried past them:
as if they were on very important!
business, indeed. Soon they began f
to fly lower down and presently Ween-'
ty saiv a patch of light. As they i
came nearer she saw it was a green
Held all lighted up with rays thrown
from funny round Jack o' Lantern
faces.
"lih. Pumpkin men!" Weenty cried
clapping her hands. "How many
they are!"
They landed in the middle of the
Held and 1 can tell you Weenty felt a
little strajge with four hundred and
forty 'leven smiling faces and bright,
bright eyes all looking at her. How
ever she managed to curtsey very
prettily and all the Pumpkins bowed.
Mr. RaLbit spoke up then.
"We've come to take one of you with
us " he got no further because ail
the pumpkins began to pre.ss forward.
"Me me me " t'hey all cried to
gether. "Take me me me me "
Weenty and Mr. Rabbit were quite
overwhelmed for a moment until Mr.
Rabbit sprang on the broom stick
draggy Weenty with him and up they
flew h.gh enough ro be out of reach
of the Pumpkin men.
"What shall we do?" Weenty asked.
"We can't take them all. and even if
we could it wouldn't be nice because
other people might want some."
"Quite true." Mr. Rabbit shouted.
He had to shout for the pumpkins
were making such i hubbub.
"Let's coi:nt out." Weenty said.
"Do you know a verse long enough
to count ot all these folk?"" asked
Mr. Rabbit.
"Indeed 1 don't." Weenty had to
admit.
"Then that Isn't a good idea." Mr.
Rabbit said. I think we'd berter ride
away down the field and let them fol
low us. And we can take the first
one that gets to us."
Weenty thought that a very good
idea.
"Though it mightn't be polite not
to say goodby." she added.
"They aren't so polite themselves to
be so pushing and loud." Mr. Rabbit
answered. "If they weren't such a
happy, good-natured lot I'd be really
angry with them. Good nature ex
cuses a whole lot. doesn't it?" (
Mr. Rabbit headed his broom away J
up the field and pell mell the pump-j
kins followed quite the tame way lit-!
tie boys follow a fire balloon or a
kite.
They all rolled and tumbled at a
great rate.
"Now I'm going to go down low,"
Mr. Rabbit said, "get ready to take
one of the pumpkins."
Weenty leaned over the broom, her
Weenty. only, of course, I'm bigger
and much, much brighter."
So he rattled on while Weenty
laughed to herself.
"He certainly does think he's great
big." She thought. "But, then, he's
so good natured one can't be too se
vere with him."
Mr. Rabbit looked back from his
seat on the broom handle and winked
knowingly.
"Bigger than the moon!" he
chuckled. "Ha! Ha! Ha! But I've
known some children who seemed to
feel quite as Important as that."
But here we are back again. Shall
we leave Mr. Pumpkin man In the
shed?"
"Just as you say, Mr. Rabbit,"
Weenty answered.
So they left the pumpkin In the
jOLB WOMAN, OLD WOMA
OLD woman, old woman, will you do my mending?
Speak a little louder, sir, I do not hear the ending.
Old woman, old woman, here's a Thrift Stamp for your card.
Thank you, kind sir, my hearing is not hard.
BUY W. S. S.
A Small Beginning
Wcrnty Leaned 0er And Caught lp A Miff Pimipkiii
little arms stretched out and just
as the broom came low cnojgh she
caught up a tis; numpkin.
Then away they flew followed by
the siiouts of The other pumpkins for
though ihry wr-ie inclined to be rude
nd pushy as Mr. Rabbit said, they
were good naturod enough not to sulk
w hen they were left behind.
Wem'y aved her hand 'o them.
Her other bind was on the pumpkin
who it h'ink'ng in her lap.
"I'm so glad it was me you took."
he said. "I liked vou the minu'e I
saw you. Miss Weenty. and I'm just
crazy to 20 tn'o a house and see what
il looks l.ke in-itle. Your Auntie Kate
will screum when I peep into her win
dow and pretend she's In a great
fright. O-o-o. won't it be a great
time! Don't I look I rite the moon Miss
1 shed. Then the broom took them
around the house to Weenty's window.
"1 had a very fine ride." Weenty
sa d. "and I thank you so much."
"It's a pleasure to do anything for
'such an apprecia'ive little girl." Mr.
Rabbit assured her with a bow. "Now
; hop into bed and I'll covet- you up
warm."
Weenty hopped Into her crib and
no sooner were her covers well tucked
; in than he fell fast asleep or per-
hapn she stopped dreaming, for when
sh? woke the next morning and told
everything that had happened to
Mother-dear. Mo'her-dear laughed.
! A little later, though, when Weenty
was dressed and ready for breakfast
she ran to peep into the shed, and
:sure enough, smiling broadly, was a
pumpkin man.
HEN you write a letter todav
you place upon the envelope a
two-cent stamp and know that
Uncle Sam will take care of
the letter for you and fee that It Is
delivered to the person to whom 1t is
addressed, whether that person lives In
your own home town or In a city at
the opposite side of the continent. Now
it wasn't so very many years ago that
in America and England. .J well, the
sending of a letter was an expensive
operation. The custom in England
used to he to pay for a letter upon Its
receipt ins'ead of. as we do now. hav
ing the sender pay for and affix the
stamp.
There lived in England a man
named Hill, who tried at every turn to
make the world a better and a hap
pier place for men and ;women and
little children to live In. One day Mr.
Hill had gone to the pott offleeto col
lect and pay for h' mall-r-thaf was
before the day of letter-carriers
when before the high window behind
which the postmaster sat. he saw a
lift ffirl -crying.
"What is the matter, my child."
asked the kind gentleman.
Sure, she wants the letter I have
for her." said ths postmaster, but she
has not the money to pay for It."
"It's from my brother." cried the
child. "I can see his writing on the
envelope. We haven't heard from him
since he left home, and my moth r is
almost sick from worry over him. 1
want lo take my brother's le'ter to my
mother, sir."
"But you cannot have It without you
pay the postage." repealed the po-i'-master,
who was only performing his
duty.
"I we have no money to pay th.it
much for postage." said the ch.M. "I
guess we'll have to do without Meins
the letter. At anv rate 1 can tell
mother that the letter Is hrm and
then she will know thnt brother Is
alive and stop worrying."
For a long time after this Mr. II. 11
thought about the little e,rl who could
not pay for the letter sent her by her
absent brother, and the thought came
to him that some law should be mad
providing that all letter should (mi
the postage paid on them by the send
er, and that the price of sending a let
ter should be low enough to enahle,the
poor people In communii ate with each
other through the mails. Rut such
changes In customs and lnltutions tn
a country do not come about over
night, and for a long time Mr. H I
had to keep putting his Ideas before
the Legislative body of the country.
And he did not work in vain. Through
his efforts the "Penny Post" was estab
lished tn England.
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Puzzle.
FUN FOR HALLOWE'ENERS
HIDDEN LETTER PUZZLE
My fir.-t is in adverb, but not in noun;
Second's in couniry, but not in town;
Third is in rental, but not in lease;
Fourth is in auntie, but not in niece:
My fifth is in salmon, but not in pike;
Sixth is in Anna., but not in Mike;
Seven's in willow, but not in ash:
Eighth is in money, but not in cash:
Nine is in sable, but not in mink;
Ten is in violet, but not in pink;
Eleven's in damsel, but not in girl;
j Twelve is in jasper, but not in pearl;
Whole, bright and beautiful sadden
' us too
We know that glad Summer has bid
I us adieu.
MOVIE STAR PI(E)
MALE QUARTET
1. Chase Larry. 2. Asa Shaw Use a
Key. 3. Enter Eya Chard. 4. O
Marlon, Xo Note!
FEMALE QUARETTE
1. Let Mr. Ire in Sammy. 2. O Lil
Use a Mug. 3. A Tan Lentil. 4. Is
H.igin 111?
OROTHY was planning to give
a Hallowe'en party and she
wanted this party to be different
from any that she had ever
, siven. "Can't you think of some
thing new. Mother," she said. "I wa:
I this to be the nicest party I ever had."
j"There is really nothing new under
the sun," answered mother, "but we
'might turn an old idea about and
uiake it seem original. Do you re
1 member the 'Spirit Party' yoil had last
' year when all the girls and boys came
dressed as fairy spirits and goblins
and elves? Well, this year instead of
having the young folks represent
nrettv spirits, why not give a "Witch
card-board witches, on the back
which were the words:
Which witch with her hickory
switch will betwitch the witches
at my Witch Party? The witch!-.
est witch will receive a prize.
Time Hallowe'en, eight o'clock.
Place Witches' Hall, in the home
of Dorothy Browne.
Black masks must be worn.
The night of the witches" bail ar
rived at last, and amid many giggles
twelve very witchy witches hurried
into the witch's hall, which was really
Dorothy's playroom decorated with
black cats and card board witche..
Dariv' aH coo h o p;i n he the Wltchl
est witch. We can give the priie. not present moons and orange crepe paper
as before to the most attractive, but ! streamers Moating from the chande
to the very most terrible and terrify- Iiers and walls. The room was lighted
ing witch, for witches you know j by punpkin lanterns and in the centre
should be really frightful if they are I was a large cauldron on a tripod, and
good witches at all." Dorothy thought beneath it. covered with red crepe pa
thls would be lots of fun. Of course. per. to look like fire, were a number
L-nCTrtr.rt nw her nrettv little i t " surely woui l have been
of seeds before I call time." My. how
tho-e git is lauyhed as the wet seeds
1 wer.i slipp.ng tnd sliding all over tho J
tloor. The task was not as easy as j
it looked anil v : lie time Mrs. Lrowne j
gave the a-gual to Mop. the winner j
had iiirceedoii in placing only fifteen j
seeds m hjr string. I
Then the girls bobbed for apples. I
pin and th.-y were all laughing over
their efforts wh-n supper was an
nounced. A very witchy supper it
was. too. Candle lights added to the
witchery of tho scene, and the spiced
cakes and cat moulds of ice cream
finished a very Hallovve'eny repast.
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Toys Hnd Useful reticles
Trot Vt BoYCftN Mrket. ,
By F-rrnk I.Solrr.
Instructor C't Or- nnNuntTfetiMiNa.PuBuc Schools oHerneiT.
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friends would like the idea of making
themselves , ugly and witchlike, but
she decided to work out her mother's
suggestion and have an original party.
Two weeks before Hallowe'en each
HAIOWEBN
frightened "most to death" had you j
wandered by mistake into that witches'
den. Finally, after much laughter j
and many muttered witchlike spellsi
and incantations the procession was j
formed and the Grand Witch March
of twelve girls received little black began. Dorothy's father was the!
judge and he presented the prize to a ;
very ugly witch who wore a straggly !
gray wig. under a tall peaked cap. and :
a long flowing robe of black on which I
Were nasted red nriner H'ifchcii I
switches, cats and moons.
Then the girls gathered about the
big open grate to pop corn and play
games. Mrs. Browne brought In a
big dish of wet pumpkin seeds which
she had saved from the pumpkin lan
terns, and giving each witch a thread
ed needle, she said, "Now let us see
who can thread the most of these wet
While playing a Hallowe'en prank. Bobbie fell and broke something be
waa carrjing. See If son can put the pieces ttwsSfegs "4 And what it was.
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Match Holder
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ri is o,u;n u.u.te convenient to have j (A). This can also be done with light
some kind of a match container j pencil lines.
that does not hang on the wall.! Now we are ready to rlane o(T the
Also now that school has started edges making the chamfer. If the
Prize Winner
Christmas will soon be here and tt Is
piece is held naturally In the vise the
,! Plane will have to be held at an angle
IIKOHX HETTY
THE JUNIOR CCOK
. ..ui-j should be on the top
Pare and slice enough upplt? o
measure 3 cupsful.
Crumb enough bread to make
cupsful.
Measure out 1 cupful of sugar
1-2 teaspoonful salt
1 teaspoonful cinnamon.
Mix these together well.
Butter the bottom of a baking din.
Use one that can be taken to the ta
ble as the pudding cannot be neatly
removed from the dish.
Put a layer of apple slices in the
bottom of the dish.
i not too soon to begin making a
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-I removing the stock, but If you
j scribed will make a very nice look
j Ing article.
I It is suggested that this model b
have a wooden hand screw the piece
1 can be fastened In the handscrew and
! adjusted In the vise at such an angle
ver the .oo butter made of gum. oak or black walnut natura) pe,,t,on wh work
-v.,.., a m,-jr win irc on i . . . . - w n c n witn ttt Dotiom tit ttte piane
top.
l our 1 cupful of wafer over all.
K ike 4 5 minutes and serve hot.
A - cupful of brown sugar beaten
w.th 1-4 cupful of cream makes a de
licious sauce to serve with this pudding.
finish
The first part to be made Is the
base, which Is t hree-e'.ghths Inches
thick, three and one-half inches wide
and seven Inches long. The ends must
be nlaned. and to do so without snllt-
fing the corners plane to the center wr" on P"ts 'A by planing
from each corner. After squaring the
base to the dimensions Just mentioned
parallel to the top of the bench
Make the blocks (A) these ran best
be planed and bored In one piece and
then cut as this will allow a larger j
piece for clamping In the vise, this 1
method will be found easier to work
of the blocks and then cui a.-, Um-ctcd
before.
Fandpaper all sides and be sure the
bottom is square bo the p. ore will (it
the base without a crack cn any side.
Also sand the bare and asemllo the
parts as directed on the drawing with
screws for which holes must he bored.
Finish with stain and shellac or
varnish or natural by ruhhlnu with
linseed oil. Glue the sandpaper In
place.
One hole Is intended fnr good
matches and the other for those that
have been u.ed.
A.iSIVt3 " - I mnnmrm mrtA In th nrnnxr
H1DDES LETTER PVZ7.LE - A u-! 'rom each corner' After squaring the nust aowlng enough for saw.
tuma leaves. base to the dimensions just mentioned ,he ,wo pieces apart. Draw dl-
M0V1E STAR Pl(E) M3 ut the chamfer, but remember atrona, in from corner ,0 corner
MALE QUARTET 1. Charles Ray. do not use a marking gage for thel,-,, at the D0)nf of intersection bore I
Cover with a layer of crumbs. Sessue Hayakaica. 3. Carter De layout, a pencil should be used ns It j the holes. As the hole Is to be bored 1
Sprinkle part of the sugar mixture Haven. 4. Antonio Moreno. idoes not cut into the wood leaving a I Into the end grain it will be found
over this.
FEMALE QUARETTE 1. ilary ' scratch on the finished chamfer
j necessary to clean the worm of the
Repeat adding layer after layer till Miles Minter. 2. Louise Glaum. 3 Anna) Locate the place for the sandpaper hit often to make it work easy. Next
all the material is used. A layer otlAttle. 4. Lilian Gish, iand holes for screws to fasten block i Lavout and plane the bevel on the sides i Solution to Hulloue'en Cut Out Fuzilt
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