The activities of the Agricul-
THE TENDER HEART OF
FARMER BROWN'’S BOY
HEN Nimble Heels the Jumping
Mouse so unexpectedly jumped
up inside the trousers’ leg of Farmer
Brown's boy he probably was more
frightened than Farmer Brown's boy
himself, and that Is saying consider-
able. You see, for a minute or two
Farmer Brown's boy didn't have the
least idea whose sharp little claws
those were clinging to his leg. He sim-
ply knew that there was something
Murmured Farmer
He Stroked the
Mouse,
“I'm So Sorry”
Brown's Boy as
Little Brown
alive on his knee and his first thought
was of a Snake. Farmer Brown's boy
does not like Snakes. If he had done
any real thinking he would have known
that it couldn't be a for a
Snake would have felt very different,
Jut Farmer Brown's boy acted first
and thought afterwards. In times of
real danger this often is the best way
of doing. In times of Imaginary dan-
ger it is often the other way around.
Almost without knowing that he was
doing it, Farmer Brown's boy brought
his hand down heavily at the point
where he feit those sharp litle claws,
Under his band he felt a soft little
body.
“Oh!” cried
“I'm afraid
Meadow Mouse
him."
Farmer Brown's boy sat down In the
grass, and with his free hand care
fully rolled up his trousers’ leg until
he could take hold of little Nimble
Heels. As he drew out the dainty
little brown-coated fellow Farmer
Brown's boy gave a little whistle of
surprise. He had expected to see
blunt-headed, stubby-talled, stout-bod-
fed Danny Meadow Mouse, And here
in his hand was the slimmest, trimmest
little mouse he ever had seen. And
such a tail! He whistled again when
he saw the length of that slim, taper
ing tail. Never before had Farmer
Brown's boy seen a Jumping Mouse,
Poor little Nimble Heels lay quite
still in Farmer Brown's boy's hands,
You see, that had been a very hard
blow that Farmer Brown's boy had
struck In his surprise. Instantly a
took of pity and sorrow swept over the
face of Farmer Brown's boy. “Yom
poor little fellow! I'm afraid | have
Snake,
Farmer
that that
and that
Brown's boy.
was Danny
I've killed
Madeira, carries a luminous
bulb above the eyes resem:
bling a torch from which
it gets its name.
killed you and I wouldn't have done
that for the world,” he cried,
There were tears In the eyes of
Farmer Brown's boy, as he stroked the
soft little body with one finger. A leg
moved and then kicked feebly., Into
the eyes of Farmer Brown's boy crept
a look of hope. Without stopping to
turn down the leg of his trousers,
Farmer Brown's boy started for the
Smiling Pool as fast as he could run.
When he got there he dipped a little
water up in the hollow of his hand and
sprinkled Nimble Heels. Nimble Heels
and Farmer Brows's
or two of water in
Nimble Heels opened his
dead
might have died If
hadn't tried to
his month,
You
after all, but he
Farmer Brown's
bring him back to life,
“ murmured
Brown's boy as he stroked the
brown Mouse. “I'm so sorry. 1
now I'd better take
be sure you quite
Nimble
eyes, see, he hadn't been
boy
Farmer
little
guess
n so sorry.”
80 as to
And so it
Heels began a long
you home
recover.”
was that
Journey
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This mode! by Mirande of Paris is
of brown and white, the blouse being
of surah In the same colors,
CHOICE THINGS TO EAT
QUICK hot bouillon may be made
by using a teaspoonful of the
prepared vegetable paste, dissolved In
a cupful of hot water, Any other fia
vor may be added If desired—a slice
of lemon or a bit of onlon extract,
Tomato Canape.
Cut bread one-fourth inch thick and
make into rounds with a cooky cutter
Spread with butter and then with may.
onnalse; on this put a slice of peeled
tomato the same size, spread with
mayonnaise, edge the tomato with a
ring of chopped chives inside a ring
of chopped egg white and the riced
yolk to fill the center. Top with a
stuffed olive or a sprig of parsley.
Cider Punch,
Bent up a glass of apple Jelly to a
froth, add a cupful of boiling water
and a quart of cider. Flavor with nut
meg, Fill glasses with shaved lev
and pour over this the punch,
Oyster Cocktail in Grapefruit Shells
Put two tablespoonfuls of catsup, n
tablespoonful of chill sauce, a dash oi
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as spots before the eyes” says diag-
nostic Dot, “it's time to send the dress
to the cleaners.”
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paprika and tabasco into a small glass
for
cocktail, Set Inte we shell of
with one-half de each
halt
ice on the
Horseradish is
zen Oysters
a grapefruit, surround with
plate and serve, well
liked and may be su
chill sauce.
Almond Paste,
Take half a p
ground almonds, ¢
we yolks of two eggs
and a
Miz to
with he hands
lable and will mold
ns filling for
nes, or made into balls and
weoante, grated,
the juice of half a lemon few
aimond favoring
drops of
gether
until smooth and pl
without
well, knead
splitting. Use
dates or pres
rolled in of
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WITTY KITTY
By NINA WILCOX PUTNAM,
The Girl-Friend says the only thing
it seems to be safe to sell short is
dresses,
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Pardoning Power of President
Pardoning power of the President
extends only to federal prisoners and
he does not have Constitutional power
to pardon state prisoners. This power
lies only with the governor or the par.
doning board of each Individual state.
MEADOWS OF
MEMORY
By ANNE CAMPBELL
A collie dog comes running.
The buttercups are growling happlly,
The qunil are sunning.
fence—
A rall fence sprawling—
and dense,
The crickets calling.
The locust trees are sending
Their
ON
Whose day Is ending.
night
Display their beauty,
A little girl will
flight
A tiresome duty.
My room still stands within
memory,
[ see each low brown rafter,
Then | remember—though I long to be
Where childish laughter
Made every hour of living a refrain,
Serene and glowing
The house is tumbled down, and In the
lane
The weeds are growing.
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my
breakfast
and
English
consi mainly of eggs
together,
BONERS are actual humorous
tid-bits found in examination pa-
pers, essays, etc, by teachers.
When you
i
thing more thy
SOme-
want to make
put it on a
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A it is you
graph,
- . .
Jonah man and he swallowed
a whale,
-. . .
When the Liberal Party split Par
nell was left without any supporters,
» - »
The Crusades affected the growth of
cities beeause the country all went to
they were away and
came back they had to
weeds while
when
nove 10
they
the city.
* - *
The Dardanelles were a low class of
people during the war,
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“Top, what Is jaundice?”
“The yellow peril”
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American
It does not seem probable that
there will be any tourist rush for
Mendleant Ridge or Starved Creek
these days, but If anyone should be
curious about these strange appelia-
tions he may find complete enlighten-
ment In “Uncle Sam’s Handbook on
Geographic Names.” For 44 years
the United States Geographle hoard
has been chasing down peculiar place
names, and settling disputes regard.
Ing their spelling, pronunciation, ori-
gin and meaning, Its most recent
publication, for which some one In
the State department chose the fore.
going pretentious title, contains 25.
000 novel reports and decisions of
this character.
One of the most ironic cases of
evolution In nomenclature was found
at Breteche creek, Wyoming, This
stream, flowing Into the Shoshone
river, was named for Paul Breteche,
an early settler of French ancestry.
The original pronunciation was “Bre.
teshay,” but with nalve disregard for
the feelings of the discoverer, local
Britisher creck. The
board Insists upon wrenching it back
to the original,
Likewise our weakness for Amer-
icanization of names has made
Place Names
“Crzark” out of the ¥French
Arcs” and “Key West”
Spanish “Cayo Huesco”
With a finality that admits of no
dispute the hoard has taken the ocea-
slonal “bh” out of “Behring.” The
Bering sea was named for Capt
Ivanovich Bering, whose explora-
tions In 1741 gave the world its first
knowledge of laska But
Creek, Pa., retains its historical
spelling, In spite of the moderns who
would have it mere
teachers of New Engl:
be further bewildered by
different ways of spelling Lake
nipesaukee If they will recognize
“Aux
out of the
finland
sulph
ef ad
Gulf, Bchool
ind need not
authority of Uncle Sam's expert
Tracking down
names to thelr original source
pears to be great sport. But
nearly half a century the geograph
board appears to be
this type of local color.
christen towns, rivers,
ete, In the future
asked to choose
these picturesque
ap-
af
alter
surfel Vy
People whe
mountals
aire respectfully
names which
fry : 2
euphonlous, and In keeping
ne of
the
story
ton Post.
region.” and to preserve the
of thelr derivation —Washing.
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trouble, My physician saic
returned my skin cleared up.”
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drug stores
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Girl Castaway — Good heavens!
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