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Show Ht'XDAY MflKXIXC EXAMINER The Tale of the Pirk-y-Ba-Zo- o. A ' Zo-o-ri- Hjs one of you teen a That very iinai'kiilii bird. Who, thinking a couple or legs were loo few, Hus bought an additional third? Pirk-y-ba-z- oo, Animals or fiction nmr HicltoryDickoryDock terribly tall head his That nearly touches the sun; But, alasl lie is always afraid he will fall, And so constantly keeps on the run. He is, I declare, so BDDT, easily tucked up an the big couch under tha brown steamer rug, gused about the room unhappily. I wish." he said aloud, that I didn't have to taka a nap for the party when I'm not sleepy, and I wish somebody would tell me g story.' Just then his eyas Id upon g bronae statue on the mantle of g young tmui who seemed to Im running just as hard as he could. He wore no dot hr to apeak of. exvtopt a cap and pointed shoes with wings sprouting out at tha heels, and ha carried In one hand g queer, twisted stick. Ah-- . 8FKMT.il "HU i woodsr why he RL!' ia always running so UIU' hard," said Teddy At this tha little and put his finger on straight gt Teddy his lip. , Teddy opened his eyes' very wide and opened his . mouth, too, but he shut It again at once, for ho eomabow felt that he must obey the little man. Then the little man smiled and whispered. "Be very quiet until everybody haa gone out of the next room. I am Mercury, Messenger of the Gods, and PU tell , you a story. Teddy was dying to sak who tha gods he still until were, but ha kept quite heard .Ills mother done tha door. Then he said: "Who are the gods? And why are you always running?" "Don't messenger hoys always run? Aa for the gods, I suppose 'you never did hear about us, but two thousand years ago we were very Important. "Wars you really?" "Well, people worshipped us, and asked ua for the things they wanted. Now, two thousand years ago you would bavo bean asking the god of tha winds for a pleasant day for your party. "Why, war there separate gods for different things? Mercury flew up and down a little to try his wings before he answered. Yes, the god of the sea. TELL. TOO the god of music, and ever no many oth- STOUT." When annoyed by the heat on his tail he will spin. Plucking plums from the tops of the trees, Or playing a tune on the blngle-dy-di- n, Till he makes all the elephants sneeze tittle I you see that our friend the Can't be kept as a household pet. And that is the reason (between me and you) That he lived and still lives in Thibet! But Pirk-y-bH-z- oo .". RICHARD B. CLEENZER. HOW TO MAKE A BEAD LOOM. ! -- ! F j I K P . tu era 'Were there any lady godsT "Oh, yes. They were called goddesses.' Teddy lay quiet for a moment, thinking hard. Then be aald "Tell me exactly The article required sra s bus I ladies diagram, loiter H. An ine.h lower rut a what tbe gods ware. IWcre they people?1 ions. 4. inch wide and I lucbas deep, one elit C. Inches hast and 44 C.Inch wide, Then cut In OK wjre hairpin and ah empty apouUbout aa ahown In diagram, lottera Mercury took off hla cap and scratched his head In a puzsled way. "Well, rather two linin' Inna. Cut tho two Ions aide n pleoe of lanehord. I by 11 Inches. Out of un on one Inch out uf plw-It a Ihla end, by about ihiwwquartera atrip like people. But they were bigger and down, having rain, and 44 by 14 Inchon t lie handsomer than people, and they could do inch from tho bottom. In tho mkkllo44of one letter F In ding IS In diagram. Then tlin piece Innh, utlier, letter a great many things that people cant da of t lie mil rut out an ubluus by shown of paatrbuard la put In the alit and ahould You Just watch me now. about hair an imdi from tho top, sa and akeletim. below An Thte B. the lorh rampletni In diagram, letter And while Teddy watched, with hla eyes wider and wider, Mercury swelled about un Inch from each ahlo muko a hole To make an Indian brad rhaln uae I four growing tli rt ud on tbo spool and tlien put hem swelled, until he was aa big as any largo enough fur a hairpin tn go through, jsnd on To holes. Then tlie hold of the pin through aa ahown In diagram, two Irttara A man, and came flying down from the man-- i flatten the hatrpln. aa ahown la diagram. thread tight, aa aa to work steadily, wind tel and landed without tha least bit of s tho around oud thread made tlm Is in an eseh opening, M, paateboard pm on the foot of Teddy's couch. Inter 'thump ting and faalen tho spool ilmily to tho bus, aa tho silt. After the chain liaa beconio too might have been frightened If Teddy on loom On tha long to work it untie the the ahown la diagram, letter N. Mercury's eyes had wind tlin make from and thread the Inch not twinkled merrily tin apool tha top, rhaln other and. half an on then tha on with and work the It, go he sukls aa as apace dnarn a leaving half pin hole, I'll tell you what ( s pu kola between each, S shown in before. the king and queen of the gods are going to Cut out tbo clock, cutting out the aparta'down the section P, pasting Q to tbe line 'and paata Into a cylinder by means of V. give a Mg party this A CHIID'S VAGUE THOUGHT. back all tha dotted tali. I and it to the line B. Paste the top or- - SS will be a trifle larger tban T. Slip T afternoon, and if you 5row nrt.foW1n the whole clock below the lino Clnamcut and the mouse double. Pants each Inside of Z and Insert through tha hole In like 111 take you to ST AVflK WILLIS Ht'Cl'UaMMlII. I ho They must bv extra rubbing then. ouch ward and fold It downward on . very .hand of the cluck and the and faro. Fold back the bands It. figure Y double, the dock Y, and where tho line ih Fuki the clock below the line K; pasting the smull doited tubs But who would take tha trouble? cylinWho pollahea tlm slurs. figure larger "Shall I bo too tired wIhtc der fast project front the back of the clock And make them gleam so brightly, for my own afteron the reverse of T cut un fall as aa the lines the four far short Who pollRhea tho star? Aa children from their rooey room St. word!" Hull the flgure Z around a lead the line L. Fold the four tuba thus nwdf And wliy don't they grow fady? laiok out upon them nightly T h to (Imi lini Jif and Uo tlio vsinic Iimmil'U Into n cylinder "No, Indeed," anniminir it hv Him tut to tlie from cylinder, large prevent man nevrr A would swered such take Who pollahea the alar? pains. Mercury. tlie clink togetlier by tlm lube falling out of the clock. The duck can Fold T m like manner around a thinner 'You see this stick? Ho it must be g lady. Some night their alas aroma double; pencil now tie act to any time of the day. 11 is I'll just wave It twiee and before you ran CABEFL'U,TT . say Jack Hoblneon Mount be at Olympus, where the you'll A1ALAMUTE party to going to be. Fly there?" asked Teddy. "Sort of flying. You won't know It. Vl f'Uut I haven't been invited. objected Ted. Well, I'd like tc know If I'm not Invit-hyou now! Remember, I'm one of the myself. god, "Ail right I'll go." said the little boy. Hold on," Mercury lifted hie stick. cried Ted. "What's the king's name?" answered King- Jupiter. Mercury, "Koop your eyes, shut tight a . ; Mi a r,nd out-wu- rd mu so What Is It That the Old Dame Does? THc DOG OF THE NORTH. ur - " get Cred on u Not I."' said Mercury, "but you might, so we'll rest fur a biL on Grandfather Atlas' shoulder." Teddy gut as far as Who is when he felt himself gently lifted and borne upward and swept along with deep, delirious awing, always higher and then set higher, lightly down. "Open your eyes, aid Mercury. When Ted looked Ubouff him be saw that he ' was standing on a bare rock that Jutted out above tha enow. Cloud were all' about him and the wind blew in JkBr1?:nt IWrco gisit. eat calmly be-- OLD MAX ATLAS, aide him, taking off hie shorn to Adjust hla wings more css , fully. "'I know what you' wera going to ask when ws started, he said, untieing to seoond shoe. You wanted to know shs Atlas was Well. Atlas was my grand, father, and now he's this mountain act while we net I'll tell you a story about him to keep warm. This to the story that . Mercury told- :Old man Atlas was turned to atone. And a pretty big atone to he. Bo exceedingly high that he reached the ky And aa strong aa atrong can be, He.holds the heavens upon hla head. Bo he's got to b atrong, you are. Oh, what a surprise It he dropped tbe kle On people like you and, me! Hercules ones to Atlas said: "Here, give me the heavens to hold. Now go, if you please, to tho llespe rides Where the trees bear apples of gold. Y our daughters, guarding the orchard there, "HRItlC, give xr Win give you some nig heavexi!" apple, I know. Flense bring mo a few, and be.livdr, Isa Atlas Jumped at the chance to go. Hercules climbed to the mountain tup And lifted tbp skies to hie head. Atlas shouted with glee to And himself free. Then off for the apple h sped X really don't know how a ston could run; 1 think I have never been told. Ha stayed very long, which was cruelly wrong, For tlie skies wer heavy to hold. Ilarculc etatied to dance a Jig. lie did It to wake up hla toes. Till Atla came back with a brown sack the huid From where the appl tree .grows. Store art this apples I've brougnt, lie said. "I wtsh I had known you before. You're stronger thse I, to you keep the sky; I'll not take It back any men.? But Hercules wouldn't be tricked like thtl It's making my forehead red. You taka It a bit while a cushion I IH Where the thing hurt srorst, be eaML Stupid old Atlas agreed at once. And seised the eklre with a will. Til hold them a while, he said with smile Jtnd Atlas to holding them etlll. . littl . SALTED ALMONDS FOR THE SCHOOL SPREAD. napkin and put tn a pan In the oven r r " -- I- Baited almonds can be easily prepared at home and are far superior to those bought at the stores. Buy Jordan almonds and blafich by pouring boiling water over them, letting them stand few minutes and then robbing off tho a kina. Dry them with a & ... nn almost brown enough. Take out of or and out in a little butter, sprinkle salt ever them and put back In oven to bros .Take out and lay on brown paper so that all grease may be absorbed. Uae very Httls butter. Can You Guess the Criss-Cros- s ? A NATIVE OT KLiQNDVFQZ one tiling sinuvc uil TUI,iie wniWi nmluiuute re. illy la, but all old Klon- ll,:dlkers agree Hun lie is connected imre Or its do- - leas closely with the wolf. Ms woukl of h7r!H-- i pur.idi'Xwere thia not so. ?h Th ,rai,ul' iinregiieratc thief and a faithful friend, wind .Thu cache, be it ever so closely burred, to il11,1 ,,f never sole from this d mursu-ll,n i,v vhohrs dor. and tuc tasre of blotid srts him wiid. U1'K'k' t!, ,r;liu h Thw bail are offset by hi qu.iIlUos nd w,wre """f fidelity and tireless energy. While faith- - d ig. ,L:;1Vf tI? h!v " 1 '? al! ,!. moiniiV' cm T.Vnln,n,?l In m1' ;'m V,rh ' h 11 w ,k,:,;,i,;,;Ti,u uilit-r- n2n,11 Z four-foote- '' f"ai "SKni7hTsc7; ,u: SKiM hT.f mrmz sight to watch i thin won' ihirlhi'i:i sainl. u rV ncrcu.nl'. When the It Is a s'r.iner g.initiie on the enow at sixty I Cii'im Arc Is In and long longues occin derful the ''"W with xro. frisky Indlf-- , pi: yfr.g wim ;v dark l.o nils upon Irs , PSaVfnI Iamb in midsummer. 'In'. po:nw ti1 nose to the star urn! f, v n''r 1,'i Unpervloii tn cold and r his voire Ir. the howl that has always .Imnyvr. llnuiirti he li.is frcnuonlly town been Die cry of the breed. Hie Iwthc? of hurncw Aitd Tht mil :n.r:itmilk vvii tiHlajr cm ' :,h X'.- i- say tin cans. -in hardly be call' j a domcMic nnlmal. Manv are the stories the olil pioneer (lie w.hl ,r lin in eli he iliov. Ih- a.iae in ::dii;ciiou in tlie nortM iie lias never loll of tin- - malnmuto some pathetic, some ltaken kindly in the efTeoutside" I.Ike gay. It Is reiated liy one Sourdough (u he Rskimu lie p ne fer the rigor of Hii.inloiigh us a I'CIN.1.1 who lias seen the1 A mulnmute ws taken V lik'd lllvrr freeze and the Ice more oat) r.dd lioai'-from the Ki.'i'dike n !' years rgo tu tli.it being unihle to open a tin of frozen Calif ml. No - vrr bad le iiT'ved than rrivim. and after vainly applying hla-i- i '"iwra :tr- - tf lans nid. Ill master huen t to the toj. he threw It In disgust! had Ins h.i!r i p;icd, but this nfto-de- it cut of daors. A mala-nutsprang fopwsrd! him no relief from the enervating clirnte and In the twinkling of an eye chewed the of f'e ( uth. - li a,rel wi built for him cover reailv off. in too cv: s r. w. k the sides packi j with Tl.e mulamuie'c diy'ea a beast of bur-r!nt l!:i cnl afforded n measure of den are rapidly drawing to a close. He! the bx s.tvcJ the Klocdlkc miner relief, anj he tiuiily sucrumbed endi f h nouth.rn faitafuily. nnd it Ir hoped that hlalong InRuince may be! "d h.tppy life, a life of dreams on as So w!..il !'. dowry e ::r T?! f nvw a I s.wy "7 1 . .i . : e. t- tUC l HM'.lcu iu I hi picture you will find nutnrihittjf wliot-ii.'ifTe- . if pii'S-c- J ctwri'clly. will tiily t!i nii-il- word 1,1 this plcftirc on ti lore! wltlt yoitr ryes you . the iuyxaKC hitl'kn la tbe crirscJ If yon IkiIiI wIH lie able to n |