DADDY3 EVENING
(3 FAIRY LYLE H
6y MARY GRAHAM BONNER
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MASTER GALAGO.
One of the fairies had been sent by
the fairy queen to find out about some
of the animals and creatures in far
off countries, so she could tell the
fairy queen.
Then the fairy queen would whisper
the stories to Daddy before he told
Nick and Nancy his evening tale.
This was the story one of the little
creatures told to the fairy who
was on this trip for the fairy queen.
“Hello, wtio are you?” asked the
fairy, as she saw a quite new kind of
animal.
“I’m myself, who do you expect me
to be?" asked the animal.
“Now. now," said the fairy, “don't
let’s joke."
“What will we do?" asked the ani
mal. "Weep?"
“Of course not," said the fairy.
“What shall we do that is in be
tween weeping and joking?" asked the
animal.
“Let's talk," said the fairy.
“But T won't lie able to understand
you and you won't be aide to under
stand me,” said the animal "I don't
tall; your language and you don't talk
mine."
“We understand each other now,
don't we?" asked the fairy.
“Yes, we seem !o," said the ani
mal.
“That is because a fairy can under
stand animals and birds and children
"Who Are You?"
and grownups, and all sorts of queer
Creatures,” said the fairy.
“That's lucky,” said the animal.
“Shall we talk, then?” asked the
fairy.
“I don’t mind,” said the animal, “If
you don’t mind If we talk right away
now. Don't suggest that we wait un
til the morning, for I haven’t much
use for the mornlt'" In fact I don’t
like tile morning nt all. Did you say
you were n fairy?"
“Yes. I am a fairy, and so I can
sleep when I want to. also."
“What do you think we're going to
talk about?" asked the animal. “At
present I eau't think of anything to
sav."
“Oh. I can," said the fairy.
“Well, now, that's lucky, too," said
the animal.
“I want you to do the talking, hut
I will ask the questions," said the
fairy.
"I want to know who von are, yon
see."
“I’m n galago," said the animal. "As
you see. I'm somewhat larger than a
rat. and yet I look quite like a fox.
“My body is shaped very much like
that of a fox, and I'm about the size
of a rat. There, that about describes
me, doesn't It? And my eyes are
big and dark and they can see far, far
Into the night."
“Don’t you like the daytime?” asked
the (airy. ■
"Not in the least," said Master Gala
go. "I like the nights. Then 1 go
hunting for my food.”
“What do you eat?" asked the fairy.
“Oh. anything good," said Master
Galago. "Bugs and Insects and worms
are always delicious, and small snakes
are pleasant."
“According to your taste," laughed
the fairy.
“My hands, or paws, or whatever
you choose to call them help me in
my climbing about."
“I’d call them hands," sold the fairy.
"They look much like hands, don't
they?"
"They do," said Master Galago.
“Now you think you know something
about me?”
"Yes," said the fairy, “but none too
much."
“Well, I hate to bother you, or to
hurry you," said Master Galago, "but
It is almost morning now and I must
have my rest. Do call again some
other night."
“Thank you,” said the fairy. “I
will." And so she said good by to
Master Galago, an animal who lives
far off in Kast Africa which Is shown
In the map- hut wh < h can't Iw seen
from where we are no, no indeed!
IN DEAR OLD ENGLAND
]|| A clergyman who was not dis- ; ;
Hi ncliniMl toward ah occasional
Hi glass hired an Irishman to clean
; out lii> cellnr. He brought out ;
a number of empty whisky hot i
11 ties and, as to- Iifted each one, -
looked to see if there was any
i i thing in It.
The clergyman, who was
j; walking on ihe lawn, noticed ;
him and s;i d: "They are till dead i
Hi ones, Mike."
“They are." answered Mike. ; ;
"Rut there is one good thing i i
Hi about it. they all liud the minis
;;; ter with them when they passed ;
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LATE HOUR NOT THE CAUSE
John Leaned Against Bell-Push and
Kept the Whole Family
Awake.
They were standing outside tlie front
door having a Dual chat lifter Ids eve
ning rail.
lie "iis leaning
against the door
post, talking in
low. dulcet tones.
She was listening
and gazing tip
rapturously into
his eyes.
Suddenly she
turned round. The
door had opened;
and there, just inside, stood her father,
clad in a dressing gown.
"My dear father,” she asked, “what
is the matter?”
Her dear father ignored her ques
tion.
“John," he said, addressing the
young man, “you know I've never com
plained about your staying late, and
I’m not going to complain now; but.
for goodness' sake, stop leaning
against the bell-push. Other people
want some sleep, even if you don't."
STAMPS BY LUNAR MEASURE
Government’s Stickers for One Year's
Use Would Make Strip 763,220
Miles Long.
Until within very recent years all
of our postage stamps were printed
for the government by a private eon ;
eern under contract by the year. Now
uduys tliey are turned out at the lug i
factory in Warhington (hat makes
Uncle Sam’s paper money.
The work is better done and at a
great saving. There is a saving in ink
(which is made on the premises); -
there is saving in gum (likewise of
home manufacture), and there is sav
ing of the profit that formerly went j
to the contractor.
It Is a huge Job. During the lust
year the bureau of engraving printewj
50.000,000,000 postage stamps. That
(approximately) was the number re
quired by the 110,000,000 people of the
United States for mailing letters and
parcels an average of 454 stamps for
every man. woman and child.
If all these 50.000,noo.ooo stamps
were placed end to end in one strip, i
how far would the latter extend? A
small calculation will show.
If you started at one end of the strip
In a railroad train and traveled contin
uously day and night at a speed of
sixty miles an hour, it would take you
nearly a year and a half to reach the (
other end. You would get there in 12,
72<i hours or 550 days.
This strip would be 705.220 miles
long, In other words, it would extend j
from the earth to the moon, hack to
the earth, then hack lothe moon again,
with enough of its length left to hi- |
circle the globe nearly twice at the
equator.
Spread out in a single sheet. th«
SO.nOOXHtO.OUO stamps (representing
our annual requirement for mailing
purpose) would cover 2.575 acres, or
fourteen and two-thirds square miles.
To make that number of postage
stamps requires 1,750 tons of ink arid
2.125 tons of gum. t
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THE MOTHER GOOSE FAIRY BOOK «* p«*e 7 A By Eleanor Scborer
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Are you contrary, you little girl or boy who is reading this story or
having some one (prooably mother) read it to you? Do you always wisa
to play some different game from the one suggested by your playmates?
When mother wants you to do an errand, do you always act stubborn and
ask to do something else ?
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I hope you are not that kind of child, but whether you are or not, y
will tell you of <ne of Mother Goose's children who was just such. No
doubt you all remember her Her name is Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary.
One day she m , given a lot of seeds to plant in her garden. Quite anx
iously she waited for them to grow into beautiful blooms.
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But the seeds, being mischievous little filings, decided to play a trick
on Mary. They planned to be just as contrary as she and grow with their
roots above ground and their flowers and leaves hidden beneath the earth.
How disappointed Contrary Mary wast Then site thought how often she
made people as unhappy as the contrary seeds made her!
Straightway she changed, and Mother (x>ose asks all contrary chil
dren please to do so too. An amiable disposition, smiling face and good
temper are the most beautiful flowers to piarrt in life's garden. They will
gain you friends and playmates and make mother as happy as Mother
Goose is that Contrary Mary is now a sweet Child.
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