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•TER FINDS A FRIEND IN
TROUBLE
KING Farmer Brown's Boy com
ng through the Uld Orchard
r Babbit decided that that wai
dace for him, so he scatuperet
the Green Forest, llpperty-llp
y-IJp. Just within the edge o
Green Forest he caught sight o
ething which for the time belnj
all thought of Farmer Brown'i
out of his head. Fluttering ot
ground was a bird than whon
even Glory the Cardinal wai
e beautiful. It was about tin
of Redwing the Blackbird
gs and tall were pure black, and
the rest was a beautiful scar
It was Redcoat the Tanager
Irst Peter had eyes only for the
■derful beauty of Redcoat. Nevei
>re had he seen Redcoat so close
hand. Then quite suddenly II
ie over Peter that something
wrong, and he hurried forward
see^what the trouble might be.
edcoat heard the rustle of Pe
s feet among the dry leaves and
>nce began to flap and flutter In
effort to fly away, but he could
get off the ground.
iVhat Is It, Redcoat? Has some
ig happened to you? It Is Just
er Rabbit You know you don't
e anything to fear from me,”
d Peter.
he look of terror which had been
he eyes of Redcoat died out He
>ped fluttering and simply lay
ting. “Oh, Peter," he gasped,
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hat Is It, Redcoat? Ha* Some
thing Happened to You?"
u don’t know how glad I am
t It is only you. I’ve had a ter
■te accident, and I don't1 know
at I am to do. I can’t fly, and
I have to stay on the ground
te enemy will be sure to get me.
at shall I do, Peter? What shall
or
tight away Peter was full of
apathy. “What kind of an accl
lt, Itedcont, and how did it hap
i?" he asked.
Broadwing the .Hawk tried to
cli me," sobbed Redcoat. "In
Iglng him among the trees I was
> You Know—
^hlat i^ts beginning the ^
American newspaper was
a very small affair. The
Boston News-Letter, one of
the first newspapers pub
lished in America, April
24, 1704, was printed on
half a sheet of paper
7Vfexl2,/6 inches. It
contained one adver
tisement—that of the
proprietor._
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heedless for ■ moment and did not
see just where I was going. I struck
a sharp-pointed dead twig and drove
It right through my right wing.”
Iiedcont held up his right wing
| and, sure enough, there was • little
I twig sticking out from both sides
rlose up to the shoulder. The wing
, was bleeding a little.
"Oh. dear, whatever shall I do,
, Peter Rabbit? What ever shall I
, do?" sobbed Redcoat. 1
"Does It pain you dreadfully?"
asked Peter.
Redcoat nodded. “But I don't
mind the pain," he hnstened to say.
"It Is the thought of what may hap
pen to me.”
©. T. W. Burfera.—WNU Service.
I i .J
The Magna Charts la an oak tree
near Hartford, Conn., containing
the hidden charter of the state of
Connecticut
BONERS are actual humorous
dd-bits found in examination pa
pers, essays, etc., by teachers.
The British compelled the Ameri
cans to place a tax stamp on all le
gal doctrines.
• • •
Beethoven remained deaf ever
since a conductor boxed his ears
and It has shone upon his work.
• • • A
A moratorium Is a place where
dead bones and other relics are
kept.
• • •
Oral Question—Tell what you can
of Bonar Law.
Answer—The prohibition law Is
known In England os the boner law.
• • •
How are sardines caught?
By throwing tin cans overboard.
• • •
Food passes through the mouth
through the asparagus to the stom
ach.
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THROUGH A
'Womans Eyes
By JEAN NEWTON
SOME BABIES LIKE SNAKES!
TWO groups of elghteen-months
old Infants were placed In two
separate rooms—and snnkes permit
ted to run around among them. Oh,
yes, the snakes were hnrmless. had
less possibility for harm even than
any dew-born puppy!
Now for the result. The group
of children from normal homes
screamed with fright. The other,
consisting of babies bom and
raised In the hospital, allowed the
snakes to crawl over them—In fact,
they “watched them with delight!"
The point made by the scientists
who sponsored that experiment Is
that our fears are not natural or
Instinctive, but Implanted. The ba
bies In the hospital had been Iso-1
luted from the “fear suggestions"
against snakes which are planted
In most children.
All that Is, of course, of Interest
Cleveland Girls Learn Men’s Work
i iul.S wearing overalls and boys bustling around in kitchen aprons
7 is the contradictory situation that greets visitors to morning classes
the Emerson junior high school in Cleveland, Ohio. While the boys
e fixing salads and beating cake batter, the girls take possession of the
>rk benches where they are just as proud of their accomplishments as
e boys are of their domestic science.
Rome as It Was in the Dayf of the Caesars
PAUL BIUOT, member of the Institute of France, constructed this beautiful model of the city of Home In the
time of the Caesars, on a scale 400 times smaller than the actual dimension of the buildings. At the left
Is the Circus Maximus, with the Coliseum at the right, above which Is the Imperial Forum with the temples of
Constantine and Venus. The Tiber follows the edge of the model at the top of the picture, past the Palatine
and the CnpItoL
GlPUGAGvP..
"After all a vegetarian diet reade
to a meat eater,” aaya tltlan Tlllie,
"like a bunch of bolony.”
bo us. What Is more Important to
all of us. Is the Implications, "hl<4
we cannot escape, that In every de
partment of life we “grow our own
fears."
The worries which, according to
doctors, are the chief burden of
modern life, therefore the worries
that kill, are the result of special
fears. And so many of those spe
cial fears have no more basis In
fact than the fear of children
against the wiggling snake. So many
of our fears are Implanted and cul
tivated long before there can pos
sibly be any sense to them.
It would be a good plan to “take
Inventory" of our fears, to bring
them out In the open, set them up
where we can look all around them
and analyze them and track them
down—to what they really are.
There Is one fear—or distrust,
which Is the same thing—that Is
perhaps more of a burden to us In
everyday life than any other. That
Is the one that has to do with peo
ple because they happen to be dif
ferent from ourselves. Adults In
this enlightened age allow their
viewpoints to be warped by no more
Intelligent distrust than that of the
child who has a horror of any Chi
nese because "yellow men eat chil
dren” and of Italians because a de
mented Italian "burnt the barn
down." Fear myths of that knid,
of course, exist In direct proportion
with Ignorance. But there are some
so deep-rooted emotionally thnt even
education does not always ellmtnate
thfem. We can combat them only
by bringing them out In the open
and testing ourselves against them
—the way scientists test to over
come their doubts.
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rKggpwi
SEVERAL GOOD THINGS
FOIt a warm day try the following
cooling and delightful dish:
Jellied Consomme.
Dissolve two tablespoonfuls of
gelatin in one-fourth of a cupful of
cold water. Dissolve In one quart
of hot consomme. Pour Into bouil
lon cups and chill, or pour Into a
shallow pan and when chilled cut
Into cubes or beat with a fork, be
fore serving In the cups.
«
Melba Pastry.
Take one cupful of oven-dried
crumbs, when a golden brown put
through a food chopper. Mix well
with one-third of a cupful of sugar,
one teaspoonful of cinnamon and
four tablespoonfuls of butter. Line
a large pie plate with the mixture
and bake In a slow oven for 20 min
utes. Allow the crust to cool, then
pour in the cooled Oiling.
Cucumber Jelly.
Grate enough peeled cucumbers to
make a pint, season with salt, pep
per, paprika, olive oil and vinegar
two of oil and one of vinegar. Add
I MY CABIN
By ANNE CAMPBELL
I SHALL have a cabin with no
* pictures in it
There will be wide windows gleam
ing In the sun.
Every oaken frame will hold a land
scape In It,
Changing in the morning and the
setting sun.
Nothing ever painted will excel the
, splendor
Of the lovely scenes that bless my
weary gaze.
Dawn will come with Angers silver
tipped and slender.
And the midnight moon will leave
her misty ways. "*
■ 1
Paintings cannot tempt me when the
hilla and valleys
March outside my window in eter
nal pride. ^
From my hilltop cabin where the
east wind dallies,
1 shall see the treasures Time has
deified.
(Copyright.)—WNU oerrleo.
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one teaspoonful of gelatin softened
In two teaspoonfuls of cold water, dis
solve over hot water until soft, then
add to the cucumber and mix well.
In the bottom of each Individual
mold, place a half walnut meat, then
pour In the cucumber mixture. Serve
turned out on lettuce leaves and top
with a teaspoonful of mayonnaise.
A little grated onion added to the
cucumber will Improve It for most
people.
a
Banana Custard.
Slice three ripe bananas. Cook
two beaten eggs, one-fourth cupful
of cake crumbs and one cupful of
milk two minutes or until the cus
tard lightly coats the spoon. Add
two teaspoonfuls of lemon rind and
stir In the bananas. Pour Into a
greased baking dish, set In a pan of
hot water and bake until the pud
ding Is set. Cover with a meringue
and brown.
Deviled Crab.
Melt three tablespoonfuls of but
ter, add two tablespoonfuls of flour
and when well blended add one cup
ful of thin cream, one teaspoonful
of paprika, a dash of cayenne, two
egg yolks, two cupfuls of crab meat,
one-half teaspoonful of lemon Juice,
two-thirds of a cupful of buttered
bread crumbs. Mix and cook three
minutes, place In a buttered rame
kin and cover with buttered
crumbs. Place a thin slice of lemon
on top of each serving. Bake until
brown. Garnish with parsley.
ft by Wwtini Newpspw Union.
“British Isles”
Seen at the fashion promenade
of the Dress Operators’ League of
America in New York was this sym
phony in brown and white called
“British Isles.” It Is a summer
costume consisting of a white
linen crash three-quarter-length coat,
brown linen shirt, linen tie and
brown felt hat
WITTY KITTY
By NINA WILCOX PUTNAM
11_l
The girl chum aay* the fashion
craze for curves has certainly
taken the hungry look out of a lot
j of feminine eyes.
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Up to His Neck
“I DON’T
BELIEVE IT”
S8
By R. H. WILKINSON
©. Ball Syndloat*.—WNU ••rric*.
OS WILLIAMS has a habit,
when some one Is telling a
story, of saying, “I don’t be
lieve It”
Gas doesn't mean anything by It
He doesn’t Intend to be rude or
contrary.
It is just an expression which, for
some unexplainable and forgotten,
reason, be has adopted and Injected
Into hls casual conversation.
Gus says, “I don’t believe It," In
quite the same tone and manner as
other folks exclaim, “Is that so?”
or "Oh, really I” or “Do tell!”
But despite the fact that all the
above statements are true, Gus' “I
don't believe It” Is a source of an
noyance and exasperation to Lacey
Rogers, who Is Gus' cousin and with
whom he frequently associates In a
social way.
Lacey Is a great story teller.
He prides himself on being a good
spinner of yarns.
He loves to talk.
And to make things pleasant and
tnducive to hls story-telling Inclina
tions, folks like to hear Lacey tell
stories.
Whenever the Rogerses attend a
party, Lacey la always called upon
to tell a story.
He expounds at great length.
He Is a much traveled yonng man
and has many Interesting tales to
tell concerning hls own experiences
He recites these tales In a mod
est sort of way, thereby dispelling
any possibility of borlfig hls lis
teners
* A *
Gus Williams Is as Interested a
listener to Lacey’s stories as the
next man.
And because of the fact that Gus
and hla wife and Lacey and his wife
are very close friends, It naturally
follows that the two couples are In
attendance at many and the same
parties, hence most of Lacey's
stories have been heard by Gus and
his wife on more than one occa
sion.
In spite of this, however, Gus
and Bertha always alt and listen at
tentively while Lacey unfolds what
to them Is a twice-told tale.
In fact, Gus makes It a point to
display his appreciation and Inter
est by Interrupting the story-teller
at Intervals with, “I don't believe
It"
When that happens Lacey Is apt
to pause, try hard not to glare or
curse, wait until the ripple of laugh
ter dies down, and pick up the
thread of hla tale at the point of
Interruption.
But always after Gus’ “I don’t
believe It” has severed the continu
ity of Lacey’s theme, bis tone some
how lacks In enthusiasm and Inter
est
The denouement Is Inclined to
be flat
Of course, Gus Is all unsuspect
ing of the annoyance he Is causing
Lacey.
No one has evhr suggested that
he Is being rude.
His whole purpose Is to be con
genial and helpful.
Hence It has never once occurred
to him to substitute, "my, my I" or
"dear me," for his, ”1 don’t believe
It”
ft * *
Recently Lacey reached a point
where he found himself fighting a
desire to leap at Gus and plant a
well-directed blow across his month,
to tear his halr~and scream curses
that would give full expression to
the annoyance he felt
But Lacey Is a well-mannered
man and travels in correct society,
hence convention and propriety
forbid such an outburst.
However, convention and propri
ety cannot prevent Lacey from
thinking, from gritting his teeth
and muttering foul oaths when In
the seclusion of his own bed cham
ber.
He has, also, taken to brooding
about the matter.
Of course, he realises that the
thing has become an obsession with
him; that he has allowed It to
magnify Itself and assume large
proportions.
Tbs fact that he alone Is dis
turbed by Gus* “1 don’t believe It I”
Is the one factor that restrains him
from giving full leash to his feelings
In the form of a physical assault
upon Cousin Qua
For Gus by no means confines
his “1 don’t believe It” to Lacey.
He encourages every one with the
same remark, and nobody but Lacey
Is bothered by It
But the thing Is settled now once
and for alL
• os
Last week an old friend of
Lacey’s, Miguel do Gomes, an ad
venturous young Mexican, with
whom Lacey has shared some eicit
lng times during a recent sojourn
below the border, terminated a mo
tor trip from Sonora at the Rogers
homestead and, being warmly re
ceived, succumbed at last to Lacey’s
urging and decided to remain a
week.
Of course the Rogers were de
lighted. To begin with Miguel was
a direct descendant of a great Span
ish family and was considered one
of the wealthiest men In Sonora.
Bn was also extremely handsome,
nuu puBseawu ui cimiunug uiauuma.
Immediately Lacey and hla wife
began preparations for a series of
dinners and parties In honor of their
distinguished guest
The first affair, a formal dinner,
was scheduled for the Tui&*day
evening following the Sunday of
Miguel’s arrival.
Of course, the Gus Williams were
Invited and displayed as much de
light and Interest in the handsome
young Mexican as any one else.
The dinner was-a gay affair, and
when, following the dessert, the
gathering adjourned to the library
for coffee, every one was In a gay
and congenial mood,
It was summer, but a chill wind
blew outside the house and rain
lashed against the windows.
Lacey Ignited the fire In the
library’s open grate, and the guests
found It cosy and comfortable sit
ting there sipping their coffee.
It suddenly occurred to someone
that here was an Ideal and proper
setting for the telling of one of
Lacey's stories.
At first Lacey, surreptitiously
glancing at Cousin Gus, was In
clined to refuse, but when Miguel
Joined the urging, he laughingly
condescended to oblige.
e • •
Lacey’s story on this night nat
urally concerned one of the number
less adventures which be had expe
rienced with the guest of honor,
And before the tale was scarcely
-launched, Miguel’s face began te
glow with pleasure and deep In
terest.
You could tell by the expression
In his eyes that he was delighted
with Lacey’s selection, and was fol
lowing every Incident of the adven
ture quite as much as If he were
telling li‘ himself.
The story concerned an Incident
In which he and Miguel had barely
escaped with whole hides after out
witting a half doxen desperadoes
during a raid on a remote ranch
house In the fastnesses of the
Sonora hills.
The two young adventurers had
taken It upon themselves to lend
a helping hand to the rancher and
his family.
Lacey reached the point In his
story In which Miguel had success
fully and single-handedly put to
earth a pair of the blood-thirsty
bandits, when Ous Williams Inter
rupted with, "I don’t believe It."
Lacey stopped talking.
A flutter of laughter went around
the circle of listeners.
Miguel's black eyes left the face
of the speaker and darted across
the room to where sat Ous In ■
comfortable armchair.
Ous grinned and nodded affably.
Lacey gulped, cleared his throat
and picked up the thread of his nar
rative. Some of the enthusiasm
had left hts voice, but he did a
creditable Job of explaining how,
after Miguel had successfully dis
posed of his two assailants, he
turned and raced across the court
yard, arriving at Ehe ranch house
door Just In time to fell a third des
perado as that worthy was about
to blow Lacey’s brains out with a
carbine.
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At this Juncture In the story
Lacey paused for breath, and In the
dead silence of that brief Interval,
Gas Williams said: “I don’t believe
it”
The dead silence was prolonged.
And this time the flutter of laugh
ter was only a whisper. Muguel’s
eyes once more sought out the man
In the comfortable armchair.
And this time the eyes were
smoldering with an emotion that
seethed and boiled Inside the man’s
breast.
Lacey foresaw what was about te
happen and tried to prevent It.
But he moved too late.
Miguel leaped out of his chair,
crossed the room In two quick
strides and before any one knew ex
actly what was taking place had
slapped Gus a stinging blow across
the mouth.
After that he stood back, folded
his arms, regarded Gus with utter
contempt and scorn In his eyes, and
said:
“So? Ze Senor no believe, ehT
Well, my frlen’, let me tell you eet
ees se truth. Eet cannot be said
that Miguel de Gomes ees se cow
ard. I demand satisfaction, my
frlen’."
At the conclusion of this lit
tle speech there was a great,
long, drawn-out sigh. Lacey glanced
around the circle of faces, saw the
expressions written thereon and
suddenly realized that every one
present had derived a certain sat
isfaction from seeing Gus get
slapped across the mouth, for say
ing ”1 don’t believe It” Which, It
self, was a great relief to Lacey,
for Lacey bad thought he was the
only one who had been bothered by
the remark.
Of course, the thing, despite Mig
uel’s puzzlement, was explained and
the Mexican retracted his wish for
satisfaction and was profuse In his
apologies.
However, the Incident was not
without Its benefits.
From that day forward Gus Wil
liams, after five minutes of deep
thought, has never since said "I
don’t believe It,"-no matter whether
he did or not
Great Fisk ia Soatk
Grunt Is an excellent southern feed
fish, particularly abundant off Key
West, and Is light biota* with brow a
or brassy spots and other awnings.
As generally caught It Is classed
as a pan fish, but big specimens will
reach four pounds la weight