THE SQUEAKY VOICE r
“WHO'S that?” Peter Rabbit
W pricked up his ears and
stared up at the tops of the trees
In the Old Orchard.
Instantly Jenny Wren popped her
head out of her doorway. She
cocked her head one side to listen,
then looked down at Peter. “I don’t
hear any strange voice," she
snapped. “The way you are staring,
Peter Rabbit, one would think you
were hearing something new and
worth while."
Just then there were two or three
sharp, squeaky notes from the top
of one of the trees. “There!” cried
Peter. “There! Didn’t you hear
that, Jenny Wren?"
“For goodness sake, Peter Rab
bit, you don’t mean to say that you
don’t know whose voice that Is?”
cried Jenny. “That’s Rosebreast. I
didn’t suppose there was anyone
who didn’t know that sharp, squeaky
voice. It rather gets on my nerves.
What anybody wants to squeak
like that for when he can sing as
Rosebreast can. Is more than I can
understand.”
At that very Instant Mr. Wren
began to scold as only be and Jen
— ay can. Peter looked up at Jenny
and winked slyly. “And what any
one wants to scold like that for
fiSiPfs- "m
“Ohl" Cried Peter. “Isn’t He
Lovely?"
when he can sing as Mr. Wren can
Is too much for me," retorted Peter.
“But you haven't told me who Rose
breast Is.”
"The Grosbeak, of course, stupid!"
sputtered Jenny. "If you don’t
know Rosebreast the Grosbeak,
Peter Rabbit, you certainly must
have been blind and deaf ever since
you were born. Listen to thatl
Just listen to that song!”
Peter listened. That song was
coming from the" very tree from
which had come those squeaky
notes a few minutes before. Peter
looked puzzled. "Do yoU mean
Welcome Robin's song?" he asked
sheepishly.
“No, I don’t mean Welcome Rob
in’s song,” snapped Jenny. “What
good are a pair of long ears If they
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can't tell one song from another?
That song may sound something
like Welcome Robin's, but It’s dif
ferent, and it's better. That Is Rose
breast singing, and there he Is right
In the top of that tree. Isn’t he
handsome?”
Peter looked up to see a bird
nearly the slie of Welcome Robin.
His head, throat, and back were
black. His wings had patches of
white on them. But his breast
made Peter catch his breath with a
little gasp of admiration. It was a
beautiful rose red. The rest of him
underneath was white. It was
Rosebreast the Grosbeak.
“Oh!” cried Peter. “Isn't he
lovely?"
©. T. W. Bunm-WNU S«rvlc*.
I'HROUGH a
WOMAN'S
EYES • SUHSB
COURSES FOR PARENTS
nTlfELL,of all the presumption!
VV Courses for parents! I’d like
to see anybody tell me how to take
care of my own child. When It
comes to a doctor telling you about
physical care, that's one thing. But
the Idea of people who are perfect
strangers to your child—and half
the time they’re men and women
who are not even married—telling
you bow to understand your own
child 1 Why, next they’ll try to teach
the mother bird bow to care for her
young!”
I heard a woman say that with
reference to the “Courses for Par
ents” offered by a Child Study as
sociation. And I felt sorry for her
child.
For to understand, to “take care
or’ a child, requires first of all a
certain breadth of vision and—hu
mility. The last Job In the world
for the woman who thinks she
“knows It all” Is the care of a
child. Natural arrogance and arbi
trariness are nowhere so danger
ous as In association with children,
where they are likely to be allowed
full sway, unopposed.
True, It Is not necessary to teach
the mother bird how to care for her
young. But the problem of sustain
ing a young bird until It Is able to
fly Is somewhat less complicated
than preparing a child for the prob
lems of human life. The people best
Equipped for this task, both by gifts
of nature and by study and train
ing, are far from confident or arbi
trary about It. Bather they are full
of humility before the task In which
they dally find new wonder and Joy
as well as new problems.
It Is so big a story, all that must
go Into “course for parents,” that
It can be no more than suggested
here: The first point about It Is
the recognition that the mere hav
ing of children does not neces
sarily presuppose the right equip
ment for the best and wisest treat
ment of them. That is an Idea that
has long ago been disproved. Some
parents are naturally experts—If
w% may use a metallic sounding
term on’ this subject—as well fitted
by nature for their work as Is the
mother bird. Some are not But
all can gain by wise counsel. The
wise counsellors may have less op
portunity than they themselves for
knowing their children, but they can
help parents, through their deep
study and understanding of human
beings and the problems of young
human beings—how to Interpret
what they know of their children
in a way that will be Infinitely use
ful to them and beneficial to the
children.
C. Bell Syndicate —WNU Service.
Diphtheria
DIptherla attacks 10 per cent of
the children born each year before
they reach the age of fifteen.
Mighty Rock and Mighty Thoroughbreds
j'vEN the mighty rock of Gibraltar cannot put the ever popular sport
It of horse racing In the shade. The quaintly situated course where
eekly -meets are held 1* well known to men of the British navy, who
vtronlxe the track whenever they get the opportunity.
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MOKE than 4,000 men will be given Jobs on the Grand Coulee project on the Columbia river In the state of
Washington. This power development project which has been described as “the Muscle Shoals of the
Northwest" Is being built and will be operated by the federal government The Public Works administration
has made an allotment of $15,000,000 to the bureau of reclamation. Department of the Interior, to carry the
work forward. The dam and power plant will cost about $63,000,000. The picture shows a portion of the east
excavation. The dam will create a lake In the river 50 miles long. It will be built to a height Of 335 feet
It Is proposed to install eight generating units with a capacity of 700,000 horsepower.
BONfKf
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A foible Is a tale or story which
generally has a moral as In Aesop’s
Foibles.
BONERS are actual humorous
tid-bits found in examination pa
pers, essays, etc., by teachers.
New Zealand Is an Island off the
coast of Maine.
• • •
Orion is a gaily plumed bird.
• • •
Nome Is a character In the Bible.
• • •
A filibuster is a wild party.
• • •
Lenin Is a kind of cloth.
* • •
Prlmo Rivera la a winter resort.
• • •
Jenny Lind was a midget In Bar
num and Bailey’s circus.
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MEW DISHES
WITH macaroni, spaghetti and
noodles pushing themselves
into our menus from soup to des
sert, we are obliged to note some
new ways of serving these most
wholesome foods, If we keep up to
date.
Fried Macaroni Slices.
For variety this makes a most
tasty breakfast dish, served with
broiled slices of bacon. Cook one
half pound of macaroni in salted
water until tender. Drain and
blanch, add two beaten eggs, one
half teaspoon of salt and one-half
cup of milk. Press Into a greased
pan and bake In a hot oven for an
hour. When cold unmold, slice
and fry a golden brown.
Spaghetti Alaska.
Cook one-half pound of spaghetti
In boiling salted water until tender.
Drain, cut Into pieces and chill.
Remove the bones and skin from a
large can of salmon and shred
Into One pieces. Add one teaspoon
of grated onion, one tablespoon
of lemon Juice, one-half cap of
chopped celery and season to taste
with salt Pour boiling water over
a package of lemon gelatin, using
one cup of water, stir until dis
solved, then add three-fourths of
a cup of cold water and set aside
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"TKoaa of ua that aavad for a
rainy day," aaya atintlng Stolla,
"navar oxpoctad It to bo a cloud
burst*
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TUB sheep on the hillside are
caught In the rain.
Like us they are powerless under
Its beat
We push on the starter and strug
gle In rain
To climb the tall hill where the
two roadways meet
The car and Its master, impatient
and worn.
Seem helpless as sheep, and almost
as forlorn.
But soon we will be at the top of
the Rill,
And the sheep without shelter will
face the storm still.
Resigned to their fate, with a pa
tience as vast
As the world, they will wait till the
tempest Is past
They are wiser than we, for they
know—the storm done
Their Shepherd will send them his
blessing—the Sun I
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"Pop, what Is an apparltlonT*
“Caesar’s ghost."
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to thicken. Mix one-third of a cup
of mayonnaise with the salmon
and gelatin and pour Into a mold
and chill. Whip one cup of cream
until stiff, add two tablespoons of
▼lnegar, salt and paprika and the
cooked spaghetti. Unmold the
salad and serve on a bed of lettuce
with the spaghetti and cream In
a ring around it. Sprinkle with
paprika.
Spaghetti Muffins. '
"Cook two ounces of spaghetti un
til tender, drain and cut Into half
inch pieces. There should be three
fourths of a cup. Sift one-fourth
of a cup of sugar, one teaspoon of
salt, five teaspoons of baking pow
der, and two cups of floor. Mix spa
ghetti with one beaten egg, three
tablespoons of melted butter and
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Mr NINA WILCOX PUTNAM
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Tha girl chum saya har mentally
akatchy frland can’t in what tha
peatman haa to grin about whan ha
handa you thla year’a Income tax
blank.
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All-Weather Coat
An all-weather coat of wool
tweed, man-tailored, raglan model,
cravenetted. A topcoat yhlch can
be used for clear and stormy weath
er, the year round.
one cupful of milk. Add the liquids
to the dry Ingredients and beat
sell. Bake In greased muffin pans
la a hot oven for 80 minutes.
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First Call for Dinner |
.ii_ THE _
HEN-MAN
B
By R. H. WILKINSON
O. Bell »rndto»t«.—WNU S«rvlc«.
THERE exists In America a
certain type of person who,
born and raised In a city
apartment, possesses wbat Is known
In the vernacular as a yea to own
a small place la the country, firmly
believing that he can buy a few
chickens, raise a few vegetables and
live there, commuting to and from
his metropolitan job, for about one
third the cost of existence In his city
apartment
This Is a splendid Idea, especially
that part about living one-third as
cheaply as la the city.
It has other advantages, too.
There Is, for example, the matter
of fresh air, fresh dairy products,
plenty of space to move around In,
freedom from the hustle and bustle
of city life.
It’s a pity that the plan hasn't
can’t and never will be developed
profitably.
I mean the moving-to-the-conntry
bug.
Steve Bolton was attacked by the
bog. _
Steve had become fefi op on city
Ufa.
He was a bachelor, young and
handsome, and was forever chasing
about fireib party to tea to dinner,
to theater, or any other of the dos*n
places where handsome and eligible
young bachelors are welcomed.
Steve was fed up.
He wanted a breath of fresh air;
wanted to get up with the sun, drink
la the crisp morning air, tend to
the chickens and catch the 7:50
train to town and his broker’s of
fice.
He wanted to spend his evenings
seated comfortably before a cosy
fire, get la some good reading, go
to bed at nine o’clock to sleep the
sleep of the just
Also, he wanted to economise.
The cost of living in town wasn’t
giving Steve much of an opportu
nity to save for a rainy day.
e e e
This plan of Steve's was swell.
Too bad It couldn’t work.
Steve talked the Idea over with
Jim lfcDevttt
Jim had tried the same thing
once, but for some unknown reason
was back In his city apartment
Jim approved of Steve’s Idea with
out a moment's hesitation.
“Great scheme. Ton'll Uke It
Steve, out there. Fine way to Uve.
Fact Is, ru have the missus buy her
eggs from you. Tou can bring them
In every morning. Help yon get
started.”
Steve’s dreams soared.
He pictured himself laying aside
a tidy sum from the profits of his
eggs.
Good scout Jim.
Steve also called on Bus Whit
comb. Bus and his wife had tried
the Uvlng-ln-the-country Idea, too.
And Bus, like Jim, approved and
applauded.
Sure, he'd buy aU the eggs Steve
could raise.
Fresh eggs from the country t
Boy, nothing could be better.
Later that same night Jim Mc
Devltt called Bus Whitcomb on the
telephone and the two of them held
a gleeful conversation.
So old Steve had got the bug, eh?
Well, let him find out tor him
self.
Won’t do him any harm to get
stung.
He’d never rest until he’d got the
craving out of his system anyhow.
Besides it was comforting to
know there were other fish grabbing
at that same Uve-cheaply-ln-tbe
country bait
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On the following Sunday Steve
Chartered a drive-your-own ear and.
motored out In tne country.
Along toward mid-afternoon he
chanced upon a little place la the
town of liedvale that aeemed to ault
hla exact purpose.
There was a white house with
yreen blinds and a picket fence
around the front lawn, In which a
half dosen shade trees reared them
selves, '
Behind the house there was a
barn, several outbuildings and a
rather large hennery.
The place was not more than a
18-minute walk from the railroad
station, yet Its remoteness from the
traveled highway was far enough
to make It ideal.
Steve hunted up the owner and
was astonished and delighted to dis
cover the place could be rented for
less than one-half of what he was
paying at his present apartment
He sewed the thing up at ones by
making a substantial deposit and
signing a six months’ lease,
A month later Steve was estab
lish^ In his new abode and tre
mendously happy.
Two dosen Rhode Island Red
chickens clucked contentedly In the
Hennery.
Wood was stacked celling high In
the bam.
Shrubs had begun to flower and
he shade trees were bursting forth
heir buds.
Ah, yea, Steve was far happier
haa he ever dreamed he could be.
Ho was going to bed early, gat
ing op early, and reading a lot and
earning a good deal about the hsn
After the first week Steve carried
with him each morning a half dozen
nice freah egga and proudly handed
them to Jim and Rus when he
reached the office.
Jim and Rus received them sol
emnly and praised him highly for
his sucoess and winked broadly be
hind his back.
Along about the first of May
Steve’s bens, or most of them,
stopped laying.
After falling to solve the mystery
himself, he consulted a neighbor and
was told that the biddies were at
this time of year usually interested
In raising a family.
Steve thought this was great He
went home, gathered together all his
spare eggs and put five of his hens
to set
The others he locked up In a bar*
ren anteroom to "break op” their
family raising notion.
At the end of two weeks eltfit of
the three dozen eggs Steve had set
hatched.
The young man was Jubilant
He proudly summoned his neigh
bor, to display the result of his
breeding efforts, and was told that
five of the eight chicks were roost
ers, which wasn’t so good.
• • •
It tu about this time that month
ly bills began to arrive at the ben
farm, and after an evening spent In
Intensive figuring, Steve discovered
that the coat of electrlc'llght, cook
ing gas, telephone and other Inci
dentals of livelihood was quite as
much. If not more, than the cost
of the same conveniences in town.
It was two days after this that
Steve learned, much to his disap
pointment, that the “fresh” cream,
milk and hotter which he had been
having left at his door each morn
ing were shipped ont of Boston on
the night previous and distributed
In the country by a chain dairy
products company.
Augmenting these startling revela
tions, Steve came to the conclusion
that getting up with the sun every
morning wasn’t such a swell Idea,
especially if It happened to be a
rainy day or If the air wasn’t brac
ing because of tbs humidity. •
He found, also, that the long,
quiet evenings were more or less
palling once you got used to them,
and that a month of reading had
brought him up to date on current
literature.
In fact, Steve began to know a
longing for a fling at city life, for
the evening at a night club or trip
to the theater or a gay dinner party.
• • ♦
Startlingly, he discovered that,
after all, farming was a business,
and unless you devoted your entire
time to It, it was pretty difficult to
make It pay.
Which, Incidentally, when you
look at the thing squarely, is quite
true of almost any business.
To add to all this, Steve one day
awoke to the fact that Jim and
Rus, who had had their fling of com
muting from the country, were giv
ing'him what Is known as a merry
ha, ha.'
They had. In a manner of speak
ing, put up a Job on him.
They wantpd to see him get
stung.
And when be Anally admitted that
this country Idea was a lot of bilge
they would be all set to enjoy the
situation with crude and raucous
guffaws.
This knowledge was disturbing.
Steve’s ears burned at the thought
of It
And In the end he vowed to foil
the Instigators of the Joke, and
turn, If possible, the tables.
m *
Thus minded, Steve on the day
following brought as usual his half
dosen fresh eggs to tho conniving
rascals who posed as friends and
advisers, suggesting on delivery
that. In view of the fact that egga
were scarce these days and because
these from Medvale were strictly
fresh, the recipients of the dally
half dosen pay a little more than tho
amount asked at the corner del*
lcatessen for lees freak hea fruit
Jim and Rus agreed readily
enough.
Of course, fresh eggs were worth
more money.
What was more, they wore eager
and anxious to give Steve a help
ing hand.
A week later Stove moved back
to his city apartment and with a
great feeling of relief sot tied once
more Into the comfortable routine
to which he was accustomed.
But each morning for six months
thereafter he paused at tho comer
ehatn store an route to the office,
purchased two one-half dosen boxes
of eggs at 20 cants the half dosen,
snd later sold them to Jim and Bus
for 80 cents.
Which explains why, In the early
fall, when Jim and Run, puxsled
over Steve’s continued success aa
\ hen man, motored one day to the
little white house In Medvale (the
mine house. Incidentally, which
Irst one and then the other had oc
cupied during their venture In the
egg-raising business) they discov
ered that Steve had quitted the place
■lx months previous, and were
prone to guffaw when next they en
countered the would-be hen-man,
but merely to chuckle in good fel
lowship fashion and vow with him
:o warn all others against the live
n-the-country bug when It attacks
Mends and neighbors of the city.
Tho True Mammoth
The true mammoth of prehistoric
limes Is called the most specialised
term of elephant that has over co
sted.