| Show T-- 'Page Seres THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE JUNIOR SUNDAY MORNING MAY 27 1934 Real Story For Middle Youngsters Girls Happy When They Do Generous Act Always on the lookout for a real story without any educational fee- tures or moral features or ethical fea-tures tacked on to spoil it we are glad to tell our readers that on our and library shelves now is His Little Red Cart” by Amy Wept-wortis a little boy Stone who doesn't like his name Peleg— and you can't blame him can you? He is a nice little boy who is busy from morning till night running or i rands has adventures as what business man does not and these ad- ventures make up a nice fat volume of 165 big pages with six bright On May 29 little Anna Bench and Virginia Carter went gathering flow-er- a for Memorial day They took some Vuckets with them Aid filled these with all aorta of wild flowers which they found growing on the hills When they returned home they arranged these in bunches to take to the cemetery the following morning The next day they set out together for the cemetery They put the flowers on the graves of their friends and relatives who had died They had finished their task Mid were about to leave the cemetery when Anna looked over into a far corner and saw something that made her pause There was a little grave with weeds all over it “Virginia” (he cried "look! There’s a baby’s grave that hasn’t a flower an itt” “Yes” aaswered Virginia "and look at the weeds!” “Isn’t that too bad?” replied Anna "Let’s pull the weeds up and smooth the ground a bit Then we can put these few flowers on It” Til be "Alt right Yob begin back in a minute" answered Virginia aa the ran down the path to where a group of people were Anna went up to the little grave and began pulling the weeds that covered it She wu working diligently when Virginia' returned with some grass in a sack “Oh goodie!” said Anna gave it to you?” ' h pages in colored “Aunt Mary” replied Virginia-ashe started to spread it over the mound “Now if we only had some flowers? said Anna standing back to look atx the grass covered grave "I’ll tell you what” began Virginia "Let’s both go back to where everyone is and see it we can’t get some” So the two little girls hurried back to the crowd When they told about the neglected grave everyone offered flowers and their arms were filled with pretty blossoms They put these on the little grave and when they got through they went home happy to think they had remembered some unfortunate child en Manorial day s Sketched below are the plane for making this useful pieea af woodwork The material used is white pine It may be painted in attractive colors or stained and varnished lf d see And his dad waa mad as he could be Instead of snow Autumn had stayed— But on Sammy’s dad He no more tricks played EMMA JULIA JENKINS Age 12 Salt Lake City Utah For ' Just One Among Our Neighbors - 1918 because -- e f LU CARWILE IX r' Once there was a little boy His name was Sammy Brown— He waa very mischievous From his head to hie toes down One day he retd the paper "Tteould snow next day it read Now Sam was so mischievous As I’m already said His dad was principal af school And Sammy took the key — This was a naughty thing to do Did he care? He was a tease Next day when Sammy went to school He was very very late: He aaw his dad and pupils A standing by the gate Now Sammy bad expected They’d be playing in the snow But Sammy was fooled as you may FORiOME 'SHINERS’ THE BROWN PELICAN The brown pelican flies above the water from 30 to 60 feet The bill is from to 13 inches long and beneath this is a huge pouch Once an experiment was made on a dead pelican and It was found the pouch could hold three and one-hagallons of water before any spilled over the sides This pouch however is not used for carrying food but Is used as a net or scoop ta eatcb fish These birds vary from 7 to 11 pounds with a length of gbout 4 feet and a af nearly 7 fact It belongs to a family known as "Pelecani” which also indudes cormorants and darters all of these birds having webbed feet The nest is made of twigs among which' leaves and mosses are woven and is always built en the ground or in mangrove trees Three eggs are usually laid and are almost pure white The largest flock of these interesting birds lives in the southern end of Mosquito Lagoon Florida They once lived chiefly on Pelican island in the Indian river but because of civilization they were driven In of the great war and shortage of food the people of States were ordered to eat the United fish but because the pelican ate so many there was a great shortage The shores of Texas at the Gulf of Mexico were fairly seething with the said to large birds and they-wereat more fish in one day than the people of Texas ste in a year May 10 1918 men came to the nests at night and in desperation killed 400 of the young birds It wan against the wishes of the government but the food was needed Later a survey was taken and the records showed that there were about 69000 birds to 1520 miles stretch' 'They are aa odd but a useful bird as they not only kill good fish but they also eat many that are useless to men and though they have never received any compliments of greatness they too deserve to be honored KNIGHT CONSTANT BETTY and Story in Rhyme DANELDA YOUNG 13 Mona out illustrations - five full pages in black and white and ever so many little pictures scattered here and there These pictures are by Holdgard Woodward and show Just the kind of boys snd girls you know The story was written for children from 8 to 12 years of age but smaller boys and girls will enjoy hearing it and older one will smile as they read Now just a word about the story — P Penny— Peleg Penniman in fact is running errands to get enough to a money buy very special birthday present for Mummy The present is a secret and of course obtaining tho money is an adventure And ' then there is 'Belinda My how hard has to- - work to get a look at this little Cinderella And what tun they have playing their little mysterious game before they actually meet and become fast friends There is also Mr Norman Ames doesn't like at all at whom first but who finally — well you'll — n how gets his Mummy’s gj birthday present and makes friends with Mr Norman Ames at one and the same time is published by Lothrop Leo and Shepard Boston and would make a dandy gift for your beet friend’s birthday —because it is just full of birthdays “Who wing-sprea- r ’ The above sketch shows how the stand looks when finished Either side opens sad reveals storage space for the various anph hoe waxes and creams polishing cloths and brashes shoe-shini- ng If shoe cleaning and polishing in your house are done by one of a retinue of servants you’ll not be interested in this It is Intended for those households where shoe shining is done “on the hoof" frequently to the detriment of bathtub edge enam- eled stool or some unfortunate bedroom or hallway thair It affords a convenient footrest for such operations and a hideaway for the far from ornamental paraphernalia Being acceasible from either side it can never be wrong-side-t- o and it is well ventilated The sketches tell most of the story consists of That eight pieces of well dressed a two bottom hoard top sides two doors a shelf snd a sway-brac-e (Sway-brac- e is what the neer-designer called the piece that stands sn edge and is nailed to 4he engi- “A real friend is like some precious" gem highly valued and dear” This k my idea of a real friend A friend that will stand by you in rain or sunshine I am proud to say I have many such friends and hope to keep them alt Mildred Peterson is one such friend She is very charming and beautiful ’with her dark curls and blue eyes She makes friends wherever she goes Her heart is open to everyone and she is generous and kind I would give anything to retain her friendship throughout my life CATHERINE PRATT Age 12 Salt Lake " bottom and sides) Finishing nails 1H Inches long can' be used throughout except for the screws door pivots where are required The shelf is for cans boles for opening of polish the doors jWhen It comes to painting and taste he youcteh" decorating let you Own h - guide — |
