% % city of Cologne, Germany, wrought by time, war and load of rubbish, and no one cared. A NEIGHBOR WHO WASN'T WANTED ARLY this spring there had come in the Green Forest a stranger who had once aroused a great deal of suspicion, not so much because of what he did but on account of his looks. Perhaps some of you will remember the suspicion with which OI' Mistah “Just as If We Honest People Haven't Enough Worries as It Is,” Grumbled Peter, as He Watched the Stranger Flying Toward the Big River, Buzzard was regarded when first he came to the Green Forest to live, All the little people of the Green Mead: ows And the Green Forest, around the Smiling Pool, and along the Laughing Brook shivered with fear every time they looked up and saw him saiilog In circles high up in the blue, blue sky. Why did they shiver with fear? Be cause they mistook him for a member of the Hawk family. Yes, sir, that Is what they did. All summer long they bad to be everlastingly on the watch for Redtail the Hawk and his cousin Whitetail the Marshhawk. All winter Danny Meadow Mouse and Peter Rab- bit and Bob White and other little peo- ple who remained on the Green Mead- ows were obliged to watch out for flerce old Roughleg, ¬her of the Hawk family, So when OI Mistah Buzzard first appeared he was mis taken for a member of the Hawk fam- fly because he looked so much like one, and it was a long time before his neighbors learned that he wouldn't harm one of them for the world The very same thing happened when another big stranger appeared very early In the spring. He was a big fel- low, just a wee bit bigger than Red- tall the Hawk, and wore a handsome white waistcoat and his head was largely white. Altogether, he was a fine looking fellow. But he was a member of the Hawk family, There could be no doubt about it this time. One good look at his hooked bill and great claws was enough to settle that question in the minds of all who saw him. So there was no welcome for him when he first arrived at the Green Forest. He wasn't wanted there, “Just as If we honest people haven't enough worries as it 18" grumbled Peter as he watched the stranger fly- ing toward the Big River. “I suppose now we'll have to keep our eyes open for him as well as for Redtail and old Whitetail” Danny Meadow Mouse quite agreed with Peter. did all birds, teddy Fox and Old Man Coyote fell much the same way toward the stran- ger, only for a very different reason. “That fellow will make our hunting all the harder,” grumbled Reddy to Granny as they watched the stranger. “The more there are to hunt, the hard- er the hunting. Somebody ought to send him back where he came from.” Granny was watching the stranger sharply, and pretty soon she caught So he “A woman's idea of an entertain. ing man” says observing Olivia, “is one who can say ‘Um-humph’ with an animated expression” (©. 1912, Dell Syndicate. )—WNU Service. England. It ‘ achieving a, speed gasoline wotor, i a gleam of white as he turned in the alr, Granny gave a little sigh of sat- isfaction. “Don't worry,” sald she to Reddy. “I guess we can spare all that fellow can take from us,” Then she changed the subject and left Reddy to wonder why she seemed so little con- cerned about this newcomer, As for the stranger, he pald no attention to anyone, If he noticed that he was given no welcome he apparently didn’t care. He just simply went about his business and didn't meddle In the affairs of anyone else. After a while his neighbors noticed that his business seemed always to take him in the direction of the Big River. He never visited the Old Or ALWAYS CHOOSING By DOUGLAS MALLOCH fee ee eee eee eee fii ibe fished LWAYS pushing good aside, To take some poorer thing, Passing something true and tried, To something else to cling. Always losing happiness, Some poorer thing to hold, Trading something hearts possess For something that is sold. Always man must make his cholce, And often chooses 111, For it scems the still small volce Is altogether still, Always thinking nights of foy More good than days of bliss, Treasures squandered by the boy An aged man will miss, Always like a marketplace, Life displays its wares; Some will pass the things of grace And buy themselves the cares, Always ours the chance each day To keep our joy, or sell, Since It is forever, may We wisely choose and well, (©. 1933, Douglas Malloch. )~WNU Service He never hunted In the Green He never circled about over Meadow, as did Whitetall the Marshhawk, In short, he never bothered anyone, There wasn't a sin gle thing that could be brought agains: him save that he was a member of the Hawk family. But that was enough If he wos a member of the Hawk fam fly he was an enemy to be feared and hated In the eyes of Peter Rabbit and Danny Meadow Mouse and all the oth er little people who fear Redtall and Whitetall, It wasn't unt!l Peter saw a surpris ing thing happen at the Smiling Pond that he learned the truth about the stranger, which was that there wasn't the least thing In the world to fem: from him. And until that time the stranger was a neighbor who wasn't wanted. Afterward-—well, afterward things were different. (©. 1932, by T. W, Burgess }—WNU Bervice, chard, Forest. the Green Coast Artillery Left Unguarded Not even a £0-a-month Here 1s one of equipment, entirely unguarded, AFTERNOON TEAS PAPA ENOWS— HE c¢pol afternoons In late winter and early spring offer splendid op- portunities for afternoon teas and “at homes.” Nothing could be more at- tractive than “four feet on a fender” with a cup of tea to drown all cares. One of the nice things about an afternoon tea, Is that everything but the tea may be prepared beforehand. There is no hurried, worried hostess when entertaining in a simple manner. There 8 no burned roast or roasted hostess to detract from the pleasure of enjoying one's friends, These should be five or six kinds of sandwiches, to meet all tastes, Mak. ing them In different shapes and the color combinations always appeal to the eye. Here are two suggestions for sand- wiches: . Open-Faced Sardine Sandwiches. Drain twelve medium-sized sardines, remove skin, falls and bones. Pound to a paste with two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice, Cream two tablespoon. fuls of butter, add one teaspoonful of minced parsley, salt, pepper and cayenne to taste, Add to the sardine mixture and spread on thin splices of rye bread. Mix three hard-cooked egg yolks with a little mayonnaise and make a border around the edge of each sandwich, A slice of stuffed olive in the center of each makes an attractive touch, Pink.-Face Sandwiches. Take one-half cupful of cooked beets, put through the food chopper, add one-half teaspoonful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice and one half cupful of cottage cheese. Mix well and spread on triangles of but- tered bread. Make a border of three hard-cooked egg whites, One or more sweet sandwiches should be included. Maple sugar (grated), cream and chopped pecan meats make a delicious filling for white bread sandwiches, Cut into fancy shapes, (©, 1932, Wentern Newspaper Unlon.) —— And Probably Win A Michigan professor asserts that only the mentally capable should be permitted to vote, bit the other kind, of course, will continue to run for office~Dayton Dally News “Pop, what is a fleet?” “An admiral’'s pastime.” (©. 19732, Bell Byndicate. )— WNT Service Nifty Spring Hat HAPPY little girl, just bursting with pep, and she has never tasted a “tonic!” Every child's stomack, liver, and bowels need stimulating at times, but give children something you know all about. Follow the advice of that famous family physician who gave ike world Syrup Pepsin. Simulate the body's vital organs. Dr. Caldwell's prescription of pure pepsin, active senna, and fresh herbs is a mild stimulant that keeps the system from getting sluggish. If your youngsters don't do well at school glon’t play as hard or eat as well as other children do, begin this evening with Dr. Caldwell's Here's Another Stab at Age of “Mother Earth” One of the most remarkable dis coveries of recent years is the radio- active metal, uranium, which gradu: ally changes into lead, says London Tit-Bits. The rate at which this process is carried out Is well known, and It is invariable, By taking rocks which contain both uranium and lead and finding the proportion of each metal now existing in them, the length of time to bring about the present state of affairs is not difficult to Such a calculation sl must have been solid not far short | of two thousand million years ago. | The § necessary calculate, ows that the earth i withs ofthe earth around thei Syrup Pepsin. This gentle stimulant will soon right things! The bowels will move with better regularity and thoroughness. There won't be s0 many sick spells or colds. You'll find it just as wonderful for adults, too, in larger spoonfuls! Get some Syrup Pepsin; protect your household from those bilious ddys, frequent headaches, and that sluggish state of half-health that means the bowels need stimulating, Keep this preparation in the home to use instead of harsh cathartics that cause chronic constipation if taken too often. You can always get Dr. Caldwell’'s Syrup Pepsin at any drug store; they Pave it all ready in big bottles, sun and the moon around the earth ure not what they were originally, Science can reconstruct them and discover the time needed to give them their present shapes All of these methods show that the age of the earth must be more than one thousand million years and less than four thousand million years. We shall, then, not be far wrong if we fix the earth's birthday at about Liver Stores Heat Dr. Henry G. Barbour of Yale uni versity recently reported to the Na- tional academy that the funciion of the liver is that of saving heat when he body is chilled or at the onset of fever. depressed feeli bladder condition. Human Porcupine on Hike Herr Wisnecki-Energo, an Aus trian artist, is walking from Yienna to Berlin clad only in bathing trunks and sandals and with 2000 pins stuck into his body. na. Herr Wisneckl-Energo says he can wear 5000 pins without feeling any discomfort, Where Men Are Scarce suggested by the publication of the volers’ lists for the nine parliasmen- divisions in the Cheshire, England. In each district the women voters outnumber the men, and the total excess of women over men in the county approaches Tre agonizing aches from neuralgia can be quieted in the same way you would end a headache. Take some Bayer Aspirin. Take enough to bring complete relief. Genuine aspirin can’t hurt anybody. 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