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THE FIRST DAISY

Very slowly down in its grassy bed the little daisy opened out its snow-white petals and smiled up at the sun from its golden eye.

"Where are all

other dalsies?" it called, looking round over the green grass.

CHILDREN'S CORNER

FOR TINY TOTS

Father's Failure -

THE CHINA

"Eat More Fruit

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MAIL.

Farmor Burney's orchard was a source of great temptation to the boys at Welton School. Autumn

KING BABY

had arrived, the apples were ripe | King Baby, heir to all the coming

years,

The future ruler in a thousand

spheres;

On thee the wisdom of the past

descends, For thee

ends;

use and mould to noble

and the low wall between the play- ground and Burney's land proved no obstacle to the pupils in their efforts to reach the coveted fruit.

For some time the farmer's watchful eyes failed to detect the elasive Jimmy Done who, with bulging pockets, entered the school. premises mhtly after 4 lour amongst the apple trees.

Jimmy's good fortuno, however. An heritage no time can e'er efface." came to an abrupt end. He was caught at last, the headmaster was "Mother was too busy with, informed of the boy's misconduct spring cleaning, sir," came the re- and, as a punishment, the culprit We stoop to bless, and give thee

Robert, who had been absent front school, brought no note in

planation.

"But why have you brought no note?" asked the teacher.

was set the task of writing "But father should have written.hundred original lines. then," suggested the teacher.

There was once a king who quar- relled with a magician. The magi- cian was so angry with the king that he threatened to take all his jewels from him, and the king was ply. the

so afraid of the magician's power that he buried his jewels under a juniper tree in the palace grounds. The king felt very sad to be do without his lovely ubliged to diamonds, rabies, emeralds, and other precious stones, and the magician, who wanted the jewels for himself, was very upset because his magic power could not tell him where they were.

"They are all waiting for some- one to be the first; you will soon have plenty of companions," cried the fark as it went high up in the aky,

When the sun went down the little daisy closed its petals, feel Ing very lonely, but the next morn- ing when she opened her eyes there all round her were ever so many smiling daisy faces. "The lark has wakened us up," they cried, "and now you won't be lonely any more." The daisy smiled at everyone who passed by, and people said: "Look, spring has come: you can place your foot on 12 dalsies at once."

But they did not, because every one loves the trusting, innocent, wide-eyed daisy. So the lonely daisy went on smiling up at all the passers-by.

A PRETTY TIN TRAY

A pretty little tray for odda and ends can be made from picture postcards. Select clght pretty post- cards and obtain four pieces of thin glass the same size As the postcards, and a square piece of cardboard with sides as long as the postcards. You will also require a length of narrow ribbon. Take two of the postcards, place them back to back, place a piece of glass over the one you desire to show cutside. and bind the three together with the ribbon, doing so by stitching tightly at the corners. Make four of these sides, and then stitch them together in the form of a square, the glass showing outside. Cover the cardboard with material to match the ribbon. Sew it into place for the bottom of the tray and you will find you have made a delightful little present for mother or auntie at little cost.

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So the king went about with a long sad face, and the magician went about with a long angry face, and neither would make up the quarrel. People wondered - an- xiously how it would all end.

Then the magician had a won- derful idea. He decided to cast a spell over the jewels, wherever i they were. So he lighted his magic fire, hung his enchanted cauldron over it, waved his wand, and com- manded all the king's jewels to grow wings and fly out of their hiding place.

Yes! The

Very soon he heard cries of Aur. prise and delight on every side and running into his garden, he beheld the first butterflies. king's jewels had grown wings and had become gorgeous, brilliant butterflies!

But, in his auger, the magician had forgotten to tell the jewels to fly to him, so they fluttered all over the world-lovely creatures belong- ing to nobody but giving pleasure [ to all.

I think that is where butterflies came from!

In A Kowloon School

"What is wind, children?" asked the school teacher.

No one spoke.

"Come, come," said the teacher." At last a little chap volunteered. "Please, teacher, air in a hurry."!

frunk answer.

one

Half an hour later he was knock

"Oh, he's no good at excuses, sir.ing at the door of the headmaster's Mother finds him out," came the room. In response to the stern "Come in" he entered and, timidly approaching the austere gentleman at the desk, handed him two sheets of foolscap.

Accumulative

Thou art the comucer of a regal

race,

And thus fall conscious of the

vision fair,

tender 'care. Not our the power to give thee!

wealth or fame,

Nor grant the promise of a famous

name:

But we can guard the health (the

prize of life)

To-At thee for the struggle and the

strife.

A frown which clouded the "What," asked the teacher, of schoolmaster's face rapidly chang-To one of her pupils, "do we mean by led to a good humoured smile as his the word 'plural'?" ·

eyes fell upon the boy's writing. Pupil: "By the plural of a word In neatly executed penmanship the we mean the same thing, only more words that met his gaze were "Eat of it."

More Fruit."

ROUND THE CAMP

The

"Old Scout's"

Colama.

Colonel G. Walton "Chief's" (overseas commission- Visit to

er) has informed the Australia Australian Press As- sociation that Sir Alfred Pickford had been in confer- ence with Lord Baden-Powell and Lady Baden-Powell to finalise the itinerary for an Australasian tour.

Lady Baden-Powell "Comes as Was first Invited, Luggage" whereupon the Chief declared. "Excel-

day, when he received 60 Boy Scouts from India. Mr. Wedgwood Benn said he greatly admired the ideals of the Boy Scout movement, standing, as they did, for good service. He also said that if the Chief Scout enrolled all members of Parliament as Boy Scouts at this moment, there would be no more

war.

OUR FARMYARD PUZZLE

川

Here is a picture of a certain bird, a popular member of the farm- yard. To discover what it is, draw a straight line from the numbered fot to the second numbered dot and so on in order, stating at No. 1 and finishing with No. 49.

FIRE

The Cubs' Corner

make the road less rugged, and

the steeps

Less hard to climb, before life's

twilight creeps. And thy fond mother's, curs the

joyful task

To give the wisdom only mothers

ask

The pure solicitude of heart and

mind,

That joys in love, and loves In

being kind.

We ask no other praise than year

by year

A stronger race should in our land

appear,

A race made virile by a noble

creed.

To give of health, and share an-

other's need.

Most Unfair

"What is the matter?" mother asked

Of her sobbing little lad. "Daddy's gone to the dentist, mum, And it makes me feel so sad!" "Why, yen," she said, "but he won't

be hurt, So, darling, don't be afraid, His old false teeth have worn out,

you see,

·

And he's having some new ones

made."

"I know I know!" was the fierce

reply.

"That's the trouble; can't you

see?

'Cos everything that daddy weare

out

Is always cut down for me!"

LEPER BOYS & GIRLS the institutions where they are con-

IN SCOUT WORK

GREAT INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM SHOWN

A WONDERFUL CHANGE

(Continued from Last Week.)

fined, not one of them breaking the rules nor making any attempt to escape, but rather dissuading and preventing others from escaping, taking an active part in all athletic games and physical exercise which is absolutely essential for their well being, living cleaner and more contented lives, their thoughts nos concentrated on their infirmities but diverted into other channels, receiving their injections and pro- per medical treatment-which at

At Cebu a Scout troop was form-times is, very painful-without a ed which is now known officially as murmur. They respond more

A Troop No. 112. company of readily to medical treatment and a Camp Fire Girls was started and is larger percentage of them become now known as "Sunshine Camp, negative. Then again, whenever When you are sitting on a beach Camp Fire Girls." Registration of there is a necessity, the Scouts and of pebbles, and are tired of watch-this camp with the National Head the Camp Fire Girls are called ing the waves or throwing at odd quarters has been requested, but upon to act as guards or to main- targets, try this amusing pastime. they are without charter at present, tain order. In previous years, for All you need is a lead poneil or Dr. Juan de Goitia, district instance, at the San Lazaro Hos- fountain pen and a very slight health officer of Iloilo, having heard |pital in Manila, when the feast of "Take them out of the knowledge of drawing. First col- of the work which these two or- San Lazarus was celebrated, extra cinemas and send them lect few pebbles somewhat

ganizations were accomplishing, guards were hired to assist in under the sun," is sembling the shape of human or requested that if possible I take handling the crowd of fifteen to Boys and Germany's new slogan animals' heads. Now take your the necessary steps to establish twenty thousand persons that visit- Girls for her boys and girls, pencil and draw eyes, nose, and units at the Western Visayas Treated the hospital. Now the Boy and Germany has cer- mouth on each one, making the ment Station, located at Sta. Bar-Scouts perform this labour, and, tainly shown the world how chil-face appear as funny as you can. bara, Iloilo. To comply with without compensation, as this is dren may be persuaded to revel in Look out for a pebble with a hole his wishes I requested the transfer against the rules of the Boy Scouts. the joys of the open air. Through-In it which

Happy German

young guest pays twopence for a you. bed, which has a straw mattress There and pillow and blankets, are baths and facilities for cooking.

ĮRAN

re-

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"I did not bellove," he said, "that

can be used for the of Scoutmaster Tomas Gomez, jr. The Camp Fire Girls also have or- any man of 75 years of age could take up so enthusiastically a vast out the length and breadth of the mouth, while protruding parts to that place. He was transferred ganized themselves into brigades from the San Lazaro Hospital about and on each Saturday they "clean Antipodean tour. I do not think the country 2,560 holiday-sbelters have often make funny noses.

been established-many of them When the pebble faces are pass-three months ago and he has suc-house," even to the scrubbing of Australians will ever fully realise were once soldiers' barracks-anded round they cause peals of laugh- |ceeded in organizing a troop of Boy floors. the tremendously ne impression

ter. Save your funniest efforts. Scouts and a company of Camp

Their Hard Let the Jamboree contingent made. If in them young people can be lodg those 200 boys are typleal, then, ited for the night, not luxuriously, You will soon have a very comical Fire Girls, who due to great efforts

were able in two weeks time to Interest and enthusiasm regard- must be agreed that Australia but in safety and comfort. Each picture "gallery" to take home with

take part in the Rizal Day exer- ing the work and the welfare of boasts of 100 per cent, youths.

cises, and, what is more, in full these boys and girls have been uniform.

aroused. Mary persons who never MAKING A BLOTTER PAD Uniforms for these boys and gave a thought to the lepers are girls have always been a serious to-day making donations to assist Get two pieces of nice, thick problem. Appeals to the chiefs of them. Their numbers, however, lent. I will come as luggage."

Last year three mil-brown paper measuring 12 inches the leper colonies met with very are increasing and their needs are little response, their answers boing, greater. Is it not true that a little Then the chief was invited, and To Delight lion German boys by 10 inches. You can measure this that there are no funds for that assistance, or a little encourage- naid he would be most happy`to- in Nature and girls took to the with your ruler. Stick these two purpose." At present, however, it ment that might be extended to accept." It is expected that the

road and used these pieces together with some · paste party will tour from Perth east-ahelters, wandering through the made from flour and water to make a not necessary to "beg" for the these young people, would add very wards. The world-famed hospi lovely Rhineland and the Black them very stiff.Then bend them in necessary cloth. All that le requir-much to their happiness. Sick and ed is that the district health officer "shut-ins," they are striving to tality of the Australians makes the Farent in the certainty of finding half to make the cover for the make out the necessary requisition make the world a better place to tour appear terrifying, but the shelter and safety each night. blotter. chlaf is anticipating a great ad-They wandered on foot the ideal Now you must search for a very and the cloth is immediately forth live in; they are trying not only to be happy themselves but to bring venture with a boy-like thrill. He way welcoming sun and blustery pratty coloured. picture; there is

Clean, Upright Living

happiness into the lives of others. expects to be absent about six weather. Germany's scheme might sure to be one you like in an old

Shall we pass them by and forget months. He is packing up his fish well be imitated in other countries. magazine. Cut and paste it very Why, might. I ask, is this wonder-them or will we extend a helping ing, rod. "I am taking my golf We all agree that children should carefully on to the front of the ful change on the part of the health hand in their time of need?.** clubs," he said, "but I do not ex-be taught to delight in Nature, but brown paper cover, drawing a thick officials? Why is it that no reason. pect to play." though the chief aantil we provide some workable line all round it with your ruler to able request for the Boy Scouts determined to fish whilst in scheme by which they can explore make a tidy frame. You will also and the Camp Fire Girls at the Australasia. Colonel Walton is to the out-of-door world they must be need one yard of ribbon about a lopor camps is over turned down?

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK' meet the executives in conference, content with haphazard glimpses. quarter of an inch wide in any What have they done to merit this with the object of obtaining closer The guide movement, with its well-colour that you think goes nicely consideration? Permit me to ex co-operation" In Empire scouting organised camping, has done much with the picture. Tie this neatly plain?"

There is as much difference be and investigating migration and to show the child the delights of round the fold in the cover but not The health authorities have tween the counsel that friend settlement,

the out-of-doors. But we will ap- too tightly.

noted how these young boys and giveth and that a man giveth him-| proach the ideal state of affairs sheets of blotting paper girls, now dhly organized, having self, as there is between the counsel The Secretary of when we can offer all our boys and about eight inches by 10 inches, rules and regulations as well as of a friend and of a flatterer, for Dieliner Sale for India pald girls a holiday tramp, under safe slipped through, the ribbon, will laws and oaths, bave set an exath- there is no such flatterer as a man's compliment & to condition, and at a cost of about make a nice fat pad for mother tople in clean, uptight living, adher- self, and there is no such remedy the intueace for one and sixpence paz day, as Ger- write on, and she will be delighted ing strictly to the rules and regula- against flattery of a man's self as Desce of the Boy Scouts the other many is doing,

with her gfit

tions laid down by the directors of the liberty of a friend.”

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