£ BEDTIME STORY |i
J By THORNTON W. BURGESS
CHEWINK IS GRATEFUL
FROM his perch In the top of a
little tree In a thicket on the
edge of the Green Forest, Chewlnk
the Towhee watched Reddy Fox out
of sight, then called softly: "To
whee I To-whee I Chewlnk I Che
wlnk I All Is safe now, Peter Rab
bit Come out and talk with me
and let me tell you how grateful I
am to you for saving my life.”
Chewlnk flew down to the ground
and Peter Rabbit crept out of the
Chewlnk the Towhee Watched Red
dy Fox Out of 8lght.
bramble-tangle where he had been
hiding. “It wasn't anything,” de
clared Peter. "I saw Reddy and I
knew yon didn't, so of course I gave
the alarm. You would have done
the same thing for me. Do you
know, Chewlnk, I’ve wondered a
great deal about you.”
“What have you wondered about
me?” asked Chewlnk.
"rve wondered what family you
belong to,” replied Peter.
Chewlnk chuckled. “1 belong to
a big family,” said he. “I belong
to the biggest family among the
birds. It Is the Finch and Sparrow
family. There are a lot of us and
a good many of us don’t know that
Rosebreast the Grosbeak and Glory
the Cardinal are members of my
family.”
"I didn’t know It,” replied Peter,
“but If you say It Is so I suppose
It must be so. It Is easier to be
lieve that than that you are related
to the Sparrows.”
"Nevertheless 1 am," retorted
Chewlnk.
“What were you scratching for
when I first saw you?” asked Peter.
“Oh, worms and bugs that hide
under the leaves,” replied Chewlnk
carelessly. “You have no Idea how
many of them hide under dead
leaves."
“Do you eat anything else?”
asked Peter.
"Berries and wild fruits In sea
son,” replied Chewlnk. "I’m very
fond of them. They make a va
rlety In the bill of fare.”
‘T’ve noticed that I seldom see
you In a tree-top,” remarked Peter.
"I like the ground better,” replied
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That wooden Indiana first
were introduced to the job
of cigar store guardians by
a man named Chichester
about 1850. The sculptor
was Tom Millard. They
were made of white pine
and considerable skill was
required in the carving.
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Chewlnk. “I spend more of my
time on the ground than anywhere
else.”
”1 suppose that means that you
nest on the ground," ventured
Peter.
Chewlnk nodded. “Of course,"
said he. “As a matter of fact I’ve
got a nest In this very thicket.
Mrs. Towhee Is on It right now, ,and
I suspect she Is worrying and anx
ious to know what happened over
here when you warned me about
Reddy Fox. I think I must go over
and set her mind at rest.”
A. T. W. Dutrosci.—WNU Bervlc*.
Dear Mr. Wynn:
Is It true that the average weight
of a woman’s clothing when she Is
dressed to go out In the evening
weighs 14 ounces?
Yours truly,
N. CREDIBLE.
Answer: Yes. But that Is only
temporary, as a manufacturer has
jnst announced an Invention which
makes shoes much lighter.
Dear Mr. Wynn:
I have been 111 and my doctor ad
vises "chicken livers.” Do you
think they are healthy?
Yours truly,
* - EIFELE ALLIN.
Answer: I never heard of a
chicken complaining of Its liver.
Dear Mr. Wynn:
I am very fond of (lowers and
have Just planted an entire bed of
“Saliva Bulbs" for next summer. 1
should like to plant another kind of
flower that would make a pretty
border for my "Saliva” blooms.
What do you suggest?
Sincerely,
ANN ASTOR.
Answer: Inasmuch as you have
an entire bed of “Saliva” why not
surround It with a border of "Spit
toonlas?”
Dear Mr. Wynn:
I am a married man, have been
married only three months. I am a
good hardworking man, give my
wife everything she asks for, lots of
spending money, lots of clothes, In
fact everything. Here’s what I
want to know: Last night I arrived
home and found my wife In anoth
er man's arms. As I give my wife
everything, how do you account for
me find her kissing another man?
Yours truly.
I. M. MADD.
Answer: Inasmuch as you do so
much for your wife, the only way 1
can account for you discovering
your wife In another man's arms Is
that you came home sooner than
she expected.
Dear Mr. Wynn:
I have been In 111 health for some
time. The doctor told me to take
some IRON. Do you think he ad
vised me correctly?
Yours truly,
DELA WARE.
Answer: Your doctor’s advice Is
very good. If taken properly. 1
knew a man once who was sick and
his doctor told him to take some
IRON. He took a stove and was
arrested.
O, ths Associated Newspapers
WNU Berries.
Speed of See Elephant
Despite the fact that the sea ele
phant Is an exceedingly ungainly
creature on land It Is able to bob
along on a level surface faster than
a man can walk, although pauses
for rest are made at short Inter
vals. “Their mode of progression
has been well likened to that of an
inch worm,” says National, Geo
graphic of these animals, "yet when
In a hurry they arch the spine and
Jerk forward the pectoral flippers
with such rapidity that their re
sultant gait might almost be called
a gallop.”
Big Job for a Small Canary
TWhiitfi," one-year-old canary, pet ot a staff photographer. In Los
Angeles, Is pictured at her dally pastime. Whenever there happen
to be any eggs lying about In the kitchen, “Tweet” heads tor them
and tries to hatch them out Although “Tweet” Is not much larger than
one ot the hen eggs In this picture, she hopes some day to prove to her
master that no Job Is too big tor her. J
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Naval Hospital Completed With PWA Funds
Tins uundsome uuuuuig, the new nurui hospital in Philadelphia, la almost read; (or occupanc;. For Its
completion the Public Works administration allotted $2,350,000.
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MOTHER PLAYS
BRIDGE ~
By ANNE CAMPBELL
SHE would be a bettei player
If she could Just leave behind
All the dear domestic problems
That perplex her loving mind.
If she could forget the children
And the naughty things they did—
But that’s just what she remem
bers!
She forgets tjie no-trump bldl
If she didn’t have her mind on
Mrs. Johnson’s lovely gown;
If she wouldn’t bother listing
All the things she’ll buy In town,
She would be a bette player!
Now she’s making up her face,
And she’s sort of absent-minded
As she trumps her partner’s ace!
She would be a better player!
She describes each dress that’s
worn 1
The refreshments? She could make
’em.
And her husband laughs In scorn,
Though there’s humor In his laugh
ter*
As he hears his bonny lass
When he bids “Two hearts I" say:
“Partner! You’ll excuse met . , .
I’ll Just pass!”
If she’d concentrate five minutes,
What a player she would be.
But she must describe her diet,
And the show jhe went to see.
She would be a better player.
Dad opines (and he Is human!)
If she’d keep her mind on contract
And forget she Is a woman!
(Copyright.)—WNU 8ervlc«.
THROUGH A
Wjmaris Eyes
By JEAN NEWTON
ONLY WITH THE YOUNG
THE only faltb and Idealism
there is left In the world, a well
known minister said tLe other day,
U that of youth.
We are living in an age when
men and women question everything
and suspect everyone, he said. The
only faltb left, from faltb In God
down to belief In other human be
ings, Is with the young.
Then three cheers for youth I
Three cheers for the child who
asked, when his mother admon
ished him to count the change lest
the man cheat him: “But why
should the man cheat me?”
Three cheers for the young who
take others on their own terms
and believe they mean what they
say.
Three cheers for youth that frank
ly does not question the alms nd
motives of those who ofTer friend
ship, that Is spontaneous In Its af
fection and Its loyalties.
Three cheers for youth that lives
with an Ideal, that sees In every
thing the good, the beautiful, the
true.
Three cheers for youth, that has
faith, that believes, that fights for
what it believes.
There Is disappointment In store,
of course, and disillusionment, for
that bright and shining youth. But
youth has strength to fight all these
—and come out on top flying the
colors of the Ideal. For if belief and
faltb are worth anything, they are
strong enough to fight the threat of
the flaws and the Imperfections to
engulf them.
For youth Is strength. And be
lief and faith are youth—regardless
of one’s calendar age.
Ik Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
Land of No Soakoa
There are no snakes In Bermuda,
and there are no mosquitoes or oth
er Insect pests. But 186 species of
birds have been recorded there,
among them the brilliant Cardinal
Grosbeak. The oleander hedges are
• mass of flowers from April to Au
gust Polnaettias bloom from De
cember to March.
WITTY KITTY
By NINA WILCOX PUTNAM
|2-*lO (C 1H4, bT B«ll syndlfim \ I
The girl chum «ays that In Eng
land they call It a ladder and In this
country they call It a run, but In
either country it means a new pair
of stockings.
WNU Service.
THE FAMILY PICNIC
UNTIL the snow Ales and the chill
winds of winter drive us under
the shelter of roofs and to the
warmth of "Ares we will roam
abroad with the picnic basket, en
joying the woods and streams. The
advantage of sandwich Ailing that
will keep several days Is that it can
be prepared In quantity and kept
In the ice chest. The Ailing can be
taken in glass jars and used for
salads if so desired. Serve on let
tuce.
Nippy Cheese Sandwich.
Add two tablespoonfuls of quick
cooking tapioca to two cupfuls of
canned tomato, strained and heated.
Cook Afteen minutes until the tap
ioca is clear, stirring frequently.
Add two und one-half cupfuls of
grated cheese, stir until melted, add
one-eighth teaspoonful of pepper,
one-fourth teaspoonful of mus
tard and one-fourth teaspoonful of
Worcestershire sauce. Itemove from
the Are and add one and one-half
cupfuls of finely ground dried beef.
Cool well before spreading. This
makes nearly three cupfuls of Ail
ing.
Egg Salad Sandwich.
Add one-half teaspoonful of salt,
one-eighth teaspoonful of pepper,
one cupful of milk and three table
spoonfuls of tapioca, cook until
clear, stirring frequently. Cool. Com
bine four tablespoonfuls of chopped
celery, four hard cooked eggs finely
chopped, two tablespoonfuls each of
sweet pickles chopped and liquid
from the pickles, one teaspoonful
of Worcestershire sauce and the
tapioca mixture. Cool before spread
ing.
Sirup for Drinks.
Take one gallon ot boiling water
and twelve pounds oi sugar. Stir
until thoroughly dissolved. Keep In
sterilized bottles. Add to any fruit
drink as It sweetens quickly and
makes a more palatable drink than
with the use of sugnr. Use one and
one-half tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice and the same of the sirup to a
glass of cracked Ice, for an Indi
vidual serving.
© by Western Newspaper Union.
One-Piece Pajama
This little one-piece pajama of
revelcraft flannelette, sanforized
shrunk, Is rnude with a zipper all
the way down the front and droj?
seat affair In back.
National Holidays
Contrary to the common Impres
sion, there are no legal national hol
idays In the United States—not
even the Fourth of July. The legal
holidays, says Literary Digest, are
fixed by the statutes of the several
states, and these holidays are not
altogether uniform. The annual
proclamation of the President call
ing for the observance pf Thanks
giving day Is actually effective only
In the District of Columbia, but Is
observed by common consent by all
states upon proclamations by the
respective governors. Other holi
days observed by all states nre
New Year’s day, Washington’s
birthday, Independence day, Labor
day, and Christmas.
A Man Without His Home Town Paper
CROWD of extrn girls was
clustered about the door of
sound stage No. 0 as the;
went b;.
Cora gazed at them curiously and
asked her companion:
“What’s the congregation for?"
Ann laughed shortly; there jvas
a note of scorn in It.
"Don’t tell me that you haven’t
heard! Really? Why, my dear,
this Is the day they start Grace Mon
roe’s new picture, with that latest
Imported hero, Barton Burns, as
leading man.”
Cora came to a full stop, staring
at the other girl In amazed disbe
lief.
“You're not serious? I heard about
him getting a contract, of course;
but do you honestly mean they’re
going to give him a lead for bis
hrst Job?"
Ann nodded solemnly, though a
little sardonic smile curled her
pretty mouth.
"Exactly that, no less. And Is La
Belle Monroe furious 1 You know,
she’s been begging for months to
be given Homer Austin In this—
even got him to learn the lines. It
was only last week that they told
her about Bartle, and she’s been
moving heaven and high water ever
since to get It changed.”
As they moved on toward the
building ahead, Cora exclaimed:
“I should think she would 1 And
as for being Just mad—well, I’d
quit, that’s all Remember when
we played with that fat-headed pa
looka In New York two seasons
ago?”
“Do II I still have chills and fe
ver In the middle of the night
thinking about It. Why, he was so
dim-witted I always wondered how
he used to keep exiting left at pre
cisely the moment when he should
have been entering right?"
"Pleasq don’t!” Cora begged In
mock ahguish as they entered
through the door marked Zenith
Productions offices. “I've Just had
breakfast."
Down a short corridor they walked;
at Its end a blackboard confronted
them. Neatly pink-chalked letters
upon It announced.
Rehearsals for Penny Arcade
postponed—Tuesday—8 a. m.
sharp. jv
(Signed) WILLIAM NEtVSOM,
Director.
Ann shrugged. *
“Well," she said ruefully, “that
sort of leaves two perfectly good
female bit players hanging In air;
what? And to think I crawled out
of my trundle bed at six bells just
for this!”
Cora was silent a moment; then,
“I know 1” she cried. "Let’s make
a real spree of It—go over and
watch the fun on Monroe's set
That ought to be as good as tak
ing In a Laurel and Hardy.”
The other girl made a doubtful
little grimace.
“Do you think It’d last long enough
to be worthwhile? Itemember, they
chase you for laughing out loud.V
“Never mind; we're both wearing
big sleeves. Come on, quick, while
we still have a chance to get In.”
The doorman at sound stage 0 rec
ognized Ann, and Cora's sweet smile
melted him utterly.
“Sure—go ahead,” he agreed;
“they haven’t started shooting yet,
and everything's so upset no one’ll
notice you anyhow."
Upset, as Cora remarked when
they got Inside, seemed to be a mild
term for it
Perhaps two-score various work
ers were In the great barn-Uke room,
and most of them appeared to be In
■ state not far from frenzy.
The central figure was a little man
with scant black hair that stood
on end and a voice like a slide trom
bone In a tin box.
Up and down the floor he dashed,
short arms wlndmllllng, a steady
flow of language spouting from him.
“I ain’t giving a twinkle's d—n
about no alibis 1” he was shrilling,
as the girls came within range.
“Me, I’m supervising this here
picture, and what I’m saying la we
can’t wait no longer tor nobody 1
What’s wrong with this schlemlel,
Barking Bolns, anyways? Why don’t
he show up like he was told? May
be nobody’s realizing it costs us fif
teen hundred dollars cash each hour
this production ain’t working.”
Dramatically a fellow In ui£jtfte
linen cap and flannel slacks stalked
toward the prancing figure, glower
ing blackly.
Aon nudged her companion and
whispered:
"So Nick Hormell's directing 1
That should mean fireworks."
“It does,” replied Oora; “Just lis
ten to him.”
“Sidney Kllnkenbaum,” the direct
or was bellowing, “If you rave like
that another minute, I'm going to
walk out of here and sue the studio
for everything It's got. Can’t you
listen to anything that’s told you 7
This man Burns went to Mexico—
to Agua Caliente—over the week
end ; he’s probably just had some
kind of trouble on the way back....
All we need Is a little patience—
and a little less noise from you 1”
“Trouble I” yelled Kllnkenbaum,
“I’m betting he’s got It—bottle trou
ble 1”
“Nothing of the sort!" Hormell
■tapped.
"It you’d only for the love of
heaven pay some attention I Mlu
Monroe Just said she was down
there herself with a party and met
him. He wasn't drinking a drop."
“Too dizzy to need It,” murmured
Ann.
From a chaise longue across the
stage, Grace Monroe chimed In sllk
lly with:
“Yes, that’s right, Sidney. Mr.
Bums and I hnd a most delightful
little chat. He seemed very anx
ious to see all the points of Inter
est down there, and I was so glad
to be able to give him some Informa
tion. He wag driving his own car, I
believe.”
“There—you see?” the director ex
postulated.
■‘It’ll be only a matter of moments
until he arrives, I’m sure. So
please calm yourself and wait.”
The supervisor’s face screwed Into
a look of stubborn defiance.
"Absolutely no I One whole hour
already Is gone blooey 1 and I’m tell
ing you you gotta begin right now,
Immediately I Get somebody else,
or leaving the part out—I don't care.
Only start I”
With a savage groan Hormell
flung away, smiting his brow.
“Ye godsl’’ he gritted. "Why did
I ever leave Dubuque 1 Imbeciles
—dupes 1 All right—I give up.
We’ll—”
He broke off and whirled on Klln
kenbaum, a new-born fanatical gleam
In his eyes.
“Listen, you genius—how about
the time It'll take to rehearse a new
actor? Hal Never thought of that,
did you?”
There was a second of near-sl
lence as the supervisor gasped like
a pln-prlcked balloon. Then, very
casually, Grace Monroe sat up, and
said:
Oh, Mcky, dear—I Just happened
to remember; Homer Austin knows
the part Shall we get him?’.’
“Sure-—right away you should get
him!” Kllnkenbaum squealed In tri
umphant relief. Hormell threw out
his hands and let them drop again
listlessly.
‘‘Very well; send for him. I have
nothing more to say.”
A call boy was dispatched. Ann
looked quizzically at Cora and re
marked :
“Say, now Isn’t It a funny coln-j
cldence that this Just turned out the
way she wanted It to 1”
Cora, however, was suddenly look
ing somewhere else. A uniformed
messenger had entered. He took a
yellow envelope from his hat and
raucously Inquired:
“Grace Monroe? Telegram for
Grace Monroe!’’
Kllnkenbaum made a rush for him
and snatched the wire, sputtering:
“Shut up your racket I I’ll take It.
Scram 1”
Ignoring the star’s lazy, “Why,
Sidney, you familiar thing!” be
opened the message and proceeded
silently to read It In an Instant
Grace drawled:
"What's It Sidney? Head It to
me.”
He lowered the paper momentarily
to glare at her, then rasped:
“You really want I should, huh?
Okay I”
“Miss Grace Monroe, Zenith
Studio, Hollywood, Calif.—Sorry
to bother you but there must be
some mistake Stop Followed
road you suggested as best route
home and have Just reached
first settlement In middle of des
ert Stop Natives speak only
Spanish Stop Highway signs In
dicate Mexico City straight
ahead Stop Please advise Stop
Regards.
BARTON BURNS”
French Guiana
French Guiana is located at the
northeast extremity of the conti
nent of South America. It Is bound
ed on the west by Dutch Guiana,
the river Maronl marking the
boundary. The Atlantic ocean Is
the north boundary, and the Re
public of Brazil bounds the country
on the east and south. The east
ern boundary Une Is along the
Oyapock river, and the southern
boundary line is along the crest of
the Tumucumah mountains. The
area of French Guiana Is 34,740
square miles, about one-third the
size of France. A great portion of
the Inland territory is covered by
swamps and Impenetrable jungle;
Free residents of the country for
many years have protested to au
thorities In France against the
continuance of the Devil’s Island
prison In Guiana. It Is their con
tention that the prison labor avail
able to them la worthless, and that
most of the convicts In exile after
completing their sentences become
public charges, either through 111
health or Indolence.
The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel tower Is 984 feet high.
It was built as one of the central
attractions of the Paris exposition
of 1889. Its designer was the
French engineer, Alexandre Gustave
Eiffel—hence Its name. After the
exposition the French govern
ment decided to preserve it, and
while It stands chiefly as a monu
ment to engineering skill and an
attraction for sightseers. It Is also
an Important government station
for meteorological observations and
wireless telegraphy.
The Mingo Indians
The Mingo Indians, from which
Mingp Junction In Jefferson county,
Ohio, got Its name, were the “400
ot the Ohio valley. Among the other
tribes they put on all the airs ex
cept claiming that their ances
tors came over In the Mayflower.