PETER GNOME AT PARTIES HE people in Fairyland were al ways very much interested in hear- ing what the children were doing, of thelr games and .their frolies and Peter Gnome often used to go to chil. dren's parties and watch them at play. It really wasn't rude of him for he put on his invisible robe so no one could see him and he wasn’t In the way at all, He had a beautiful time early one morning watching two children play- ing the telephone game, They each had a little toy telephone and they played that they were tele Had Watched Scampering Wild Rab- bits and Flocks of Wild Beasts. phoning people just as they had heard their mothers talk. “Hello,” said one, “please 145 Party J.” And the swered : “Yes, this is 145 Party J. wish to speak to me?” “Oh, my dear, this morning? Well, 1 had the liest. time yesterday afternoon, 1 called you up to tell you all about it.” Next he saw two children sitting in a biz box and the big box was in a still bigger puddle and they were playing that they were on a boat. Another little girl was playing “house” with her friend and she was saying: “Dear Mr. Teeman, why didn’t you leave ice for me today? Do you know now where [I can get any?” And the other girl who was sup pused to be the iceman answered In a gruff voice: “Go to the North pole and you'll find some, lady.” Some other ¢hildren were starting out with thelr dolls for a trip and give me other an- Did you yes, how are you love How It Started By JEAN NEWTON 000000 CTOOCO000 “DEVIL-MAY-CARE” “0 fH, THE devil may care!” This is a phrase which we some times hear used as an expression of indifference, or applied to a person who things not very seriously or intensely, who does not worry and be ruffled, who is Irresponsi ble and “easy going.” It was as descriptive of a certain person that the expression had Its origin. Its contribution to modern speech Is part of the great legacy left to posterity by Charles Dickens. In his well-known “Pickwick Papers” we find the quotation in which the term was. first used, as follows: “He was a mighty free and easy, roving devil-may.care sort of person, was my uncle.” (Copyright) takes cannot \ “The synthetic thrili in kissing Is dangerous—to your bridge.work, un- less your car boasts shock absorbers.” 0 Signs on Roofs glllboards are so strictly regulated in France that signs are painted on ‘roofs and walls of farm bulldings, they were saying to their little dolls: “We have to pay to ride on the ears, but you are young enough to travel free.” Then Peter went to a zoo where most of the people about speke an- other language, for he went a long, long way this time. But the animals still grunted and squealed and chat- ted in their own way to Peter's great rellef, Coming back he sailed on an old schooner and had a most adventure- some time, He sang to himself at times and this was one of the songs he sang: The ocean and the sky And our boat plowing steadily on While trees and land and streets Are quite completely gone, It was quite true, too, that they had left trees and streets in the far distance now for quite a while. He listened to the sea gulls saying the same things over and over and he thought how much they were like some people who sald the same things over and over. jut they were so graceful and so beautiful and they always made the scenery more interesting. Then he liked to hear thelr funny laughing volces and he thought their good ap- petities showed how healthy they were, He certainly would tell them In Fairyland, how he could see, when he looked from the top of the mast, only where the sky and sea met all around. There was a blue ridge In the distance and beyond he couldn't see, He thought of all the curious things he had seen on this trip—the donkey and dog wagons and how much they had to But thea, too, he fad been In one little place and every day the dogs had all met together on the beach and had gone in swimming and had played and had a beautiful time. It had seemed just as If they had pamed an hour to meet on the beach. He had seen wooily sheep lying on stones, on rocky hills, and he had watched scampering wild rab. bits and great flocks of wild birds He had made friends with a dear little dog as they had warmed them selves before a fire when every one was out and the little had felt so blissful Iying on his back by the warm fire and having Peter Goome rub his chest, Oh, Peter bad made many a and had seen many a quaint and in teresting sight at home and far away, but the best thing of all was always, he thought, to go back home again! (Copyright) work. white dog visit CHE WHY of SUPERSTITIONS By H. IRVING KING VERVAIN BOUT nil that seems to have sur. vived in this country of the once hizh esteem (in which vervain held in magic and folk-medicine Is its reputation as a cure for fever and ague—a reputation which the doctors say Is entirely undeserved. Dat let science say what it may, superstition still ealls vervaln “favor-weed™ and this is little enough as salvage from its once great estate of magical prop erties, In former times the vervaln was highly esteemed as a love philter and is so today in some sections of Eu rope. At a German wedding a wreath of vervain Is presented to the bride and ls supposed to aid her in holding the affections for her husband. In England the herb Is thought to be efficacious in staunching a wound, and in France, if gathered in the waning of the moon fit is as much regarded for its curative properties as it Is In the “fever and ague” districts of the United States. jut the French em- ploy an incantation while gathering it which Is not done in America. That is the reason, perhaps, why in France it cures not only fever but various other sicknesses, in the days when witches were more common than they are now vervaln was one of the herbs which they gathered to work their magic with: but also it was regarded as a charm against witchcraft—as it Is to. day In some sections of Europe, In cluding rural England. All the super. stitions regarding vervain are an io heritance from the days of the Druids with whom It was a sacred plant, and If it has lost a portion of its magical reputation today it is prob. ably due to the fact that we have for gotten how to gather it properly. The Druids gathered it only “when the dog-star arose from unsunned places.” (@® by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) 0 Habits of Wild Horses Horses are gregarious, that is, their tendency is to herd, and as a rule they graze wits the wind, presumably from the same Instinet that linpels them to face away from a storm, Some believe that in their wild state they depend on wind-earried scent to warn them of danger from the rear and trust thelr eyes for news of danger coming against the wind, was Myrna Loy - Myrna Loy, one of the most colorful and exotic girls on the screen, is a na tive of Helena, Mont. She was edu. cated in a school for girls at Los An. geles, and studied dancing with Ruth St. Denis, and later participated in theatricals, which resulted in her be. ing induced to enter motion pictures. Her latest appearance has been In “The Desert Song.” ( ommmmsnnsinss SOOOSOO DOH OHOO OHHH GOTOH For Meditation By LEONARD A. BARRETT SOOOOOOOEOS CAN ANIMALS THINK? Can animals guwents, pro think? and con, |! advanced In this Those that mals cannot Many ar been an- ques wmve swer to tion who believe think in order t is nec. con scious of one's per argue that think | essary to he y; and quote in support of thelr position the ment of the famous state philosopher whose words have become a classic, “1 think, therefore | Mor instance, a dog f8 not consclous of the fact that it Is a dog either as a distinct animal or as from any other who take the other view of that animals Td cause of am.” Leonard A. Barrett distinguished animal. Those tt! © can and matter ga) do think be the evidence In almost way a dog responds to Its master's voice and ind, fact that (nows its master ns dis from other whom It may come every case: the COMMS the ting persons with While the question is being debated, the fact remains that h reason, it in contact instinct is 80 mu« like is very difficult at times to detect the difference between them, Whether an animal either Instinct of 1 who has had a pet for a ciation from any animal th which Is expressed, as a response responds to person knows that no one ARON, every eonld wish more hes acts of kindness nnd A dog's very highly i any danger in order to protect its master. have become famous for their endur- and bravery In rescue work In of North America. The domestic value of Newfoundland dogs is very great. But which appeals to us more strongly than all is the one which has become the household pet. When that dog dies something seems to have hap- pened which we can neither define nor explain, When we endeavor to dis cover just what it is we are missing, we realize it is the element of faith. fulness and loyalty, dumb though It was, it was very real An organization for the protection of animals exists in almost every city and county. The chief responsibility of these organizations, which are sup ported by contributions from an in terested public, is two fold: first, to inculcate a desire for the protection of animals: second, to arrest any per. gon who overburdens, abuses or in any way acts cruelly toward them. Such organizations deserve hearty com: mendation for their work. Animals may be dumb, but their response to our Interest in them more than pays for the effort. consideration, a favorite dog. tection is will brave developed, The Eskimo dogs ance the frozen country the dog Newspaper Union.) (® by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) STILL WAITING an elderly Indy visiting New York nsked na what bus she should take to get to a certnin place, He told her to take the "412" bus that passed her corner, A few hours iater the policeman re turned to find the lady still standing on the corner. “What, haven't you got your bus yet?’ he asked “It's all right,” she sald. “This Is the 2234, so It will only be 180 busses from now."=—athfinder. policeman MADE OF ICE “How in the muci fee bus From Sky to Earth Life's ike an airplane Aight, we VOW in earnestness or mirt} And everythis We're gellir “What are you smi his nelghbo friend, 2 u across the author of trolley rider asked “Well,” sald his vered the young ladies “l wonder what foet, like mice, peeped In would find to say (n cinnat! Enquirer, the these Asks His Advice “We have the counsel of Polonius to his son, and the letters of Chesterfield to his son.” we any wise men today?” So > they Wise to advise their GONE WRONG “1 see old man Bangs is ap golf.” “Well, well, now isn't that too bad and be used to be just as honest and man could be” taking ——————————— Fireworks splendid glow fils charm anew we're telling You welcome him He won't burn because you know up vour dwelling A Slim Chance dride—~My husband had a hope Nelghhor—For mercy sakes! What was In it? Bride—~0Old socks; he some one would darn ‘em, hoped that So ———————— Friend Wife—Don't misunderstand me, my dear; 1 weigh my words be- 1 speak. Friend Hubby (scale Inspector) Well, nobody can accuse you of giv. ing short weight, Fluctuations The Summer Visitor—Do the tides ever vary here? The Old Inhabitant—Not generally, hut when them fat dames on the hotel veranda goes in It rises a little extra. Setting the Stage “Your secretary told me you are very busy.” “That's right” answered Senator Sorghum. “She has a lot of relations who control votes and | want to keep ner impressed with my Importance as much as | can.”~Washington Star, Belle of the Ball Jack—Do you know who that sweet {ittle girl is I've been dancing with? Gwendoline=Oh, yes, that's mother. ~ Humorist, Women Join Clubs to Escape From Husbands? With thelr Increasing Amer fean women are, lke the men folk, be- | ieigure coming a nation of joiners, Feminine | growing by lea organization Is bounds, business Not only do social, . and fraternal groups number but sive 08 a sex ny women, women are becom ing more exclu , organizing their own movements, less a person than Gertrude Ath- declares it Is husbands, are responsible for the number of She explains: erton, not » . i novelist, who Vives, growing women's clubs, | “Women of recent generations have together to an outlet for thelr mental energy the hushand, been find because driven into banding American ©n- ornamental, ’ ing them as his mental useless and | inferior.’ The Guarantee Alfred P. 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