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Armistice Day and Children's Book Week Coming
NOT only does next week bring Arnbstiee day, when you
want to have your flags flying high, but It is also
Children's Book Week, as well as the birthday of
Robert Louis Stevenson. November 13. It is one of the
weeks of the year when grown ups are supi>osed to think,
if possible, a little more than usual about the children
whom they love and how much the gift of a good book
would mean to any one or them or all. Then try to make a point or add
ing a new book to a child's library.
Children themselves give books to other children they love, to broth
ers. sisters, cousins, friends. In this way they take part and catch the
real spirit of Children's Book Week—that of giving. By so doing many
little libraries will have a chance to grow.
Peter is giving today in his workshop the drawing of the Thomas
Bailey Aldrich bookcase. These drawings were made by Mr. Aldrich so
that boys and girls everywhere might make one like it. Many years ago
when Mr. Aldrich was a boy he lived in Portsmouth. N. IL Above his bed
hung his little two-shelved bookcase where he kept his very own books
Just as you will read of in his "Story of a Bad Boy." Some day when
you have a chance to visit the Thomas Bailey Aldrich memorial In Ports
mouth. N. H.. there you will find his little bookcase still hanging above
his head as It was when he lived there as a boy. Many of you have read
the “Story of a Bad Boy.” just as did your fathers and mothers.
This week try to visit the library or book shops near your home
where are certain to be special exhibits of children's books and illustra
tions, all of which will interest you. One little club has written me that
the memliers are going to buy a book to give to a poor child who would
not have one otherwise. Those who have chanced to have two of any
one Iiook given them are ntSnning to give that extra ropy away during
Children's Book Week. That also is a fine idea. White vnu no doubt
will enjoy the books which you may receive next
week, after all. Just as it is with everything else,
you will find that the book you give away is the
most pleasure of all.
UNCLE PETER HEATHEN
• SYNOPSIS.
t'nrle Pcttr cornea to live at the
home of the Tr'-vcilyn twlna. Prudence
and Patience. Because he is lonely,
the twine, sill) three of their girl
friends, form a missionary society and
adopt him aa their “heathen.” Each
girl looks after eoma part of hts wel
fare end they have great llmee with
him Jack and Donald are eo Im
preaeed with the work of the mlaalon
arlce that they open a eettlement huuee
at Donalds home this parents being
away), giving free batha to poor bovs
With the heln of the twins they also
start a day nursery Seven babies from
neighboring poor famine* are borrowed
for the day. The girl* have a busy
time looking after the babies, who re
fuse to take, nape and only want to
be ft d or played with. Tired out. the
twins are watching for the girl* to
enme for their charges when uncle
Peter arrives II" Is much surprised
end sake what the twin* nr* doing
with all these hsblen
NrtW GO OS WITH TUB BTORT.
(Continued from East Sunday.)
Uncle Peter was raor* punted
than ever. "But what are they all
doing here?”
"It's just thlg way.” chimed In
Patience, who had thus far been
gllent. "Ever since we were squaws
of the Go-Hawks we always help
each other In every way we can. for
that is what squaws should do. Of
course, auntie doesn't l*t us play
muMi with boys and I suppose girls
are more Improving. Just the same,
we would not go back on a Go
Hawk when he needs us for the
world.”
"Of course, when one belongs to
an organlr.atlon ho must bo prepar
ed to do his part. Bo I can readily
understand how you fe«l about be
ing loyal to the Go Hawks,” for
which observation the girls looked
at. him gratefully.
"You see. Uncle Peter, Jack and
Donald are now philanthropists."
explained Patience.
"You don't say so. 1 had not
heard of that, but, I can compre
hend how this would b« a time of
need for th* boys If they had all
these babies on their hands."
"Yes, thtey are philanthropists,"
repeated Prudenci. "Jack said *ven
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Every boy and girl reader of
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the Go-Hawks
• Happy Tribe,
of which James
Whitcomb Riley
was the first
Biff Chief, can
secure his of
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seodinff a f cent stamp with
your name, age and address with
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to “Happy,*’ care this paper.
Over *0,000 members*
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“I promise to help some one
every day. I will try to protect
the birds and all dumb animals."
If they didn’t have any money but
had this big house that they might
as well have a settlement house
while the folks were away. So they
have been giving free baths to poor
boys all week. Isn’t that One?’’
"Did Jack talk with his mother
about It?" Cncle Peter did not re
ply to her question.
"I suppose not, but that's all
right, for father says the people
who do the best charity work never
run around talking about it. Moat
likely the boys feel that way if they
haven't told anyone.”
"But what has all this to do with
these babies?”
“I am coming to that. Tou know
they have a day nursery down at
the other settlement house and so
the boys thought they would like to
have one even If they only have It
for a dny. Of course1, they couldn’t
have the babies upatnlrs where the
boys are and they called on us to
help them out. so they could have
a nursery In the kitchen.”
"And yet these babies look ss
though they also needed a showor
bath.” Uncle Peter glanced critic
ally nt the children.
"Do you think so7 Perhaps that
Is what’s the mailer with them and
ws ought to have bathed them. Un
ci* Peter, they have fulfced and
cried most ail day, except when
they were eating, and, of course,
they could not eat nil the time.
Whst do you think about it?”
"It may be that they are home
sick. Even grown folks get home
sick and nothing els* but horn*
makes them happy. When do you
close the nursery? I know of two
little girls who look aim oat aa
though they needed to be in a nurs
ery themselves.”
" ‘Course wo're tired. Just dread
fully tired,“ admitted the child, "hut
w* can't desert. Ws said wa would
look after the nursery and so ws
must stick to It to the end."
(Copyright. 1*11.)
(Continued Next Hundsy.)
llow am 1 to sing your prsise.
Happy chimney corner dnya.
Hitting safe in nursery nooks.
Handing picture story books?
—Kiiberl l.ouis Stevenson,
PETERS|
^ RKSHQP, I
Many of the Go-Hawks have been
anxious for a long time to have
the working drawing for the Thom
as Bailey Aldrich bookcase, that
he used when a boy. Today you
will find it in my workshop.
It is Just the right size for a
small collection of books to hang
in your room, and this is always
Working drawing of the Thomas
Bailey Aldrich bookcase. Scale
11C inch to one inch.
much more fun than to have your
books in the family case down
stairs. I have just finished mak
ing one for my own room and have
stained it to rich brown. It looks
fine hanging on the'wall by my bed.
It la great fun to have the books
I like best where I can get at
them easily. Polly is now begging
me to make an Aldrich bookcase for
her room, and ia hinting she would
like to have it for Christmas. Tour
friend. PETER
Mildred Craham of 309 Railroad
avenue. Conway, Ark., wishes to
correspond with boys and girls from
14 to 16 years old.
POLLY’S
COOK.
BOOK.
Our Rebecca Reading club <ws
called It that because we Just love
the story of "Rebecca of Sunny
broolc Farm’ ) met at my house yes
terday and after reading two chap
ters from "The Filipino Twins" we
went out in the kitchen and made
peanut brittle.
Peanut Brittle.
Two cupe granulated sugar, one
cup water, one cup peanuts.
Grease pan. Shell peanuts and
spread on pan. Sprinkle peanuts
with a Uttle salt. Boil sugar and
water until a light brown. Pour
over peanuts. Cut a* soon as pos
sible.
Oh, yes. 1 must tell you that the
fathers of our reading club mem
bers are going to give us each a
book nest week to add to our li
brary because It Is Children's Book
week. Isn’t that jtiet great?
POLLY.
Ray Franklin of Tompkinavitle,
Ky.. went out in a big rain storm
and saved about 10 or 13 chickens
from drowning.
The Guide Post to
Good Books for Children
Choose one of these books to
read each week. Perhaps you hsd
better cut the list out each time
and take It with you to your city
library. It is prepared for the Hap
pyland boys and girls by Miss Alice
M. Jordan, supervisor of children’s
work. Boston public library. This
week she suggests:
Ilurnett, P. II. "The I«ost
Prince.”
Duncan. Norman. "Adventures of
Billy Topsail.”
Froissart, , Jean "Stories from
Froissart."
Hopkins. W. J.. "The Sandman:
His Farm Stories."
1-oftlng, Hugh, "Story of Doctor
Dollttle."
Wlggln. K. D.. "Polly Oliver's
Problem ”
May Haura IVnny of Fayette.
Mo., has a collie dog that goes
every place she doe* and they are
great pals.
Mildred Cobb of Harvard, Mass
Is 1! years old. was horn I*>crmt>er
I, and wishes to hoar from other
Oo-Hnwks who hove the same birth
day.
THE LAND OF STORY-BOOKS
By ROBERT LOUS STEVENSON.
CT EVENING when the lamp is lit.
Around the fire my parents sit;
me/ sit at home and talk and bing.
And do not play at anything.
Now with my little gun, I crawl
All in the dark along the wall.
And follow around the forest track
Away behind the sofa back.
There in the night, where none can spy,
AH in my hunter's camp I lie.
And play at books that I have read
Till it is time to go to bed.
These are the hills, these are the woods,
These are my starry solitudes;
And there’s the river by whose brink
The roaring lions come to drink.
I see the others far away
As if in firelit camp they lay.
And I, like an Indian scout.
Around their party prowled about.
So. when my nurse comes in for me.
Home I return across the sea,
And go to bed with backward looks
At my dear land of story books.
Thomas Kaiiqr .Ullrich as he
looked when he was a “bad boy“ in
his now historic home in 1’orts
moulh. N. if. “
In Field and Forest.
All through the autumn months
ss we waliked together In the
woods of Happlyand over and over
you have spoken of the wonderful
colors of the forest leaves. I)o you
remember the day w© stopped to
look at the green of the leaves
creeping back along the veins as
the leaves gave up their pulp? You
wondered when I told you that each
leaf was a nurse to a bud that is
growing between Its base and the
twdg. All last month you could
llnd these buds on any tree that
had broad leaves.
Just as your mother put away
her stores of fruit for the winter,
so does the tree drain the green
pulp from its leaves before letting
them go. dose to each bud a
store of starch ts then put away
in the twig, and this Is the food
supply for spring When you see
the dead leaves falling you may
be certain that all the pulp has
been drained out and stor<Nl away.
We found that the scarlet maple
wears a more hrilliant cloak than
the sugar maple, with its coat of
orange and red You grew to love
the sumache along the roadside
thickets, for they, too, have worn
beautiful crimson coats For weeks
the maples were lovely with their
yellow crowns. These are the pic
tures all of you will carry, who had
a chance to visit the woods through
the closing days of autumn
TTNCT.K JOHN.
Itichard llodgdoii, ”< liner street.
Arlington. Mass,, Is IS years old
and wants to know how many other
Go-Hawks have the same birthday,
June ??
NUTS TO
CRACIC <
jy Btu-y somupn.
Today I am going to give you a
mixed letter contest. The answer*
are all the names of books which
many of you hare read or have in
your own libraries. See how many
you can work out and next week
you will find the answers printed.'
1—Elitle Emwon.
I—Met Pirdb Srchamts La cor.
S—Eth Naglebi Siwtu.
<—Romhet Sc goo.
5— Elcia Ni Dowredanln. 4
6— Solwoncfgil Somep. a
T—A Sichdl Nagder of Evser
8— Ihdte.
9— Rawet Sabeib.
10—Erept Nap. 4
Here are some nuts from Uhren 'j
Wiley:
What sits under the bed with ita i
tongue sticking out?
Answer—A shoe. ,
What turns and does not mors?<
Answer—A road.
What is the first thing v.Mdo ’
when you fall Into a river? ” ^ ~
Answer—Get wet.
s
Edward and Billy were out on
tho walk, half pushing and halt
riding to two Uttle express wagon*
A friend coming along said to
them:
“What are you doing, Edward?
Playing train?"
“Yea.'- replied Edward as he gave
a push, then added with a twinkle
in hla eye, as he pointed to his Uttle
brother In the front cart:
“He’s the engine and I'm the
eer."
Another Way to Be
a Good Go-Hatih
A good Go-Hawk loves and
takes cere of the hooks he owns
or borrows. He treats them as
friends, for In fart have not all
of yoe spent happy hours In
the company of hooks? Do not
leave them outdoor* where
rain or Hdo may spoil them, or
turn down the corners of their
leaves or turn them half open
or fare downward on a chair
where someone might rareleesty
sit upon them. !h, remember *
this way to be a good f>\\ “
Hawk. C*
