VV HER Mrs. Roosevelt was conditions in San Juan, Hving Rico, she show really what It is like the edge of flies In the streets, center of La Perla slum FARMER DROWN'S BOY AND NIM. BLE AS FRIENDS none Heels, funny thing is that of and more quickly than some who supposed very much was so with Nimble wouldn't you suppose is more timid than the Mouse, very Jumping about ten they get to be braver. It Heels, Now, that after being almost killed by a great giant who he never had Nimble Heels would have been frightened almost to death, and remained so? At wis frightened. Of course, seen before, first he have been a funny fellow if he hadn't been, But it didn't take Nir to find out that those hands of Farm- er Brown's hoy were very hands, Somehow, after a liked to be stroked by them, was was the handkerchief of Farmer Brown's boy. In this he the Journey he had ever dreamed nhle Heels long gentle little he Then he wrapped in something soft. It made longest of. Clear across the Green Meadows, up the Lomg Lane, across farm yard to Farmer Brown's house. There Farmer Brown's boy placed him in gnuggest of snug litt moss for a bed, and left Nimble Heels still felt a little 80 he buried hi } and went to sleep. quite dark when finally he first was. Then he ren a sudden he very with fear, It was still, very, very still, so found courage to creep out and exam- Ine the place where he was, It didn't take him liscover that he was & prisoner, and a perfect panic of fear swept him, The next day, when boy came to lock at he was the the with soft weak, oft moss and awoke, At where he thered, and all of ohd ad he couldnt Imagine was all at last he long tO ¢ aver "‘armer Brown's and see how 2 Heels poke so much as the tip of from the moss, Very Farmer Brown's boy uncovere<d him, When he saw that Nimble Heels was all right he covered him over as he was and left him. After a while Nimble Ileels poked his head out to see what luid be. come of Farmer Brown's boy. No one was to be seen, but there was the most tempting pile of seeds and grain, Nimble Heels suddenly felt hungry. After that he understood that Farm: er Brown's boy would not harm him, but was his protector, and at once they became the best of friends. Always Nimble Heels was sure of finding something especially nice to eat in one of Farmer Brown's boy's pockets, He was safe. He was safer, per haps, than ever before in all his life. But he was a prisoner. Not even safety could make up for loss of free dom. Nimble Heels began to pine and lose his appetite. Then It was that Farmer Brown's boy showed that he had an understanding heart and was getting along ihle wouldn't his nose out under carefully before KE Do W. BURGESS In truth a friend having. He took Nimble Heels in his Hx ket and Out on straight worth ng Lane. the Green Meadows he went had Jumped up his i trousers leg, There i e took Nimble Heels from his pocket, Making ure thi no enemies were near, he eels down In the From @ joy in being free more, Ni wis Jumped once, three ti And If only he had looked back to see he would have seen the most surprised boy ever. “Whew! That little jumper I” exclaimed boy, admiringly. grass, once twice, chap It was the first time ET W. Burgess WNL Bary Afternoon Gown 1.08 charming afternoon dress, by Ardamse of Paris, is in black maro- cain crepe. The waist, sleeves and scarf are trimmed with steel embroid- ery. SERVE BANANAS ANANAS make delightful salads, fruit cocktalls, desserts, ices, and may be served as a vegetable, Ba nanas should be thoroughly ripe if need fresh, Those a bit green will cook nicely and be wholesome, Baked Bananas. Strip the skin from the firm yellow fruit, scrape the banana to remove the the fruit, place in a buttered dish and sprinkle with sugar. oven until translucent, nanas, use six teaspoonfuls of sugar {brown is best), with a pinch of salt. Bananas Baked in Lemon Juice, Cut four large bananas into halves to sections, top of the bananas, Sift one-half cup- ful of sugar over the oranges and add one-half cupful of lemon juice with any of the juice left from the oranges. Bake 20 minutes. Serve hot or cold, Very nice with cold meats, Banana Fritters. Remove the skins from elght ba. nanns and cut Into halves lengthwise, then Into quarters, Sprinkle with pow- dered sugar, one-half tablespoonful of lemon Julee and one-half tablespoonful »f grated orange rind, Cover and let stand half an hour. Then dip into the following batter and fry in deep fat. Drain on brown paper, Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve, For the batter—mix and sift one “The girl that marries a traveling salesman because of her love for trav. says pouting Polly, “soon finds that the only time she gets places is when her husband is on the road.” ©. Bell Syndicate WNL Service, cupful of sai, powder, and one ful of mel of flour, one-fourth teaspoonful one-half teaspoonful of baking add pful of milk beaten egg. Add a tablespoon one-half cu ly before using. ler make a fine Served with Bananas fried in but garnish for broiled steak. cooked chops they are especially good, © by Western Newspaper Union PAPA KNOWS~ Taking his tomahawk the Indian went from place to place In the camp gcalloping the people, BONERS are actual humorous tid-bits found in examination pa- pers, essays, etc, by teachers. A mountain that erupts lava and hot ashes is known as a catastrophe, * % * At the very first fire all the British pantaloons fell, M % * James Il nished, was exposed and var. » . - A drill Example: i= a tool for boring holes, We had a fire drill today. » -. » Mare Antony was an undertaker; he came to bury Caesar, to» A penthouse is a place for religious retirement. ’ * * He sneezes enough to cause his skull to jump and his brain to rattle, &. Poll Byndicale WN Bervice, WITTY KITTY By NINA WILCOX PUTNAM. The Giri.-Friend says she wouldn't marry an X.ray specialist; sho hats men who can see through her, €. Bell WNL Bervice fyndicatle ey “Pop, what is barbarous?” “War before poison gaa” ©. Bell Syndicate ~ WNT Service, Treasure on Ocean Bed Of all lost treasure lying on the ocean bed, the largest single mass of gold specie Is the $150,000,000 worth of coin In Vigo bay, off the Spanish coast, which went down with the 40 vessels of the Spanish Plate fleet of 1702. A PRAYER By ANNE CAMPBELL | ORD, when I stand In that first al moment, blinded From being nearer the rising sun, I will be wonderstruck and tinded I the kimlly deeds 1 might have 1 aone, unre Of al Give me thy pity, Lord, not and blame me For the omissions of my sorry lot, tut with thine all-embracing charit Judge me hy what I truly meant to be! Copyright WNU Service Largest Lump of Gold The buresu of mines says that so far ax it knows the largest plece of gold ever found was a chunk from a deep mine In Chile, weighing 4.900 troy ounces, or 338 avolrdupols pounds, The largest loose piece was a Beyer & Holterman nugget found at Hill End, New South Wales, In 1872, weigh- ing G30 avolrdupols pounds gross, and contained 103 pounds net of gold, we STARS OUT IN SPACE If all the stars and planets which are visible through the largest tele scopes were broken up into pleces ihe size of ordinary marbles and scattered evenly throughout the same area, each little plece of matter would be 62500 miles apart. This figure is calculated by Prof, William D. McMillan, of Chicago university, after Dr. Edwin Hubble, of Mount Wilson observatory, estimated that therd are about 75,000,000 galaxies in the visible universe.—~Pathfinder Magazine, Do It at Once It is not a sign of stinglness to - ary A er Splitting” Headaches 2f the learned why she was slw Until Bee ln | found out ay NR Tablets (Nature's Remedy). Now she gets slong fins with everybody, This safe, depend. able, all-vegetable laxative brought quick relief quiet nerves because it cleared system of poisonous wastes — made bowel action gy and Jogular . Thousands take MR daily, Bo Soares corrective, Mid, i Novad after. ects. At your ruggist's~Zoc. "” " ck relief for ackd indiges- TUMS ick heartburn. Only 10c, count your change when the cashier in the store hands it to you; it i= just common sense, However, it Is downright lack of consideration not | to count your change until after you | have left the cashier's window and | then return to complain, | Funny at That Tweet—Mr, Jordan, do 3 marriage is a fallure? Kippy—Well—er—I've noti bride never gets the best man land Express, Whose Fault? “Kept after school!” And it isn't the child's fault, or the teacher's. His mother is to blame. How can a boy get his lessons wi are dulled day after day by dosing with sickening purgatives? When a child's bowels are stagnant they need help, of course. But not some drastic drug to upset the stomach, perhaps weaken the entire system; or form the laxative habit. On the right, parents will find a happy solution of this problem: en his senses symploms of being mother knows just wi gives him a little Cali 11 of Figs—and at 1s all. It's natural, fruity laxative that sgreeable to take, and ils gent laxative action comes from senna. Parents are urged to use jus yure California Syrup of Figs. Be sure bottle says ‘California’. Home Grown ~-Where have had to Hampton have Rhodes] ww my lumbage, Hamp howe you go Brookiyn Eagle, Unfortunate Stal GENUINE ASPIRIN When you go to buy aspirin, just remember this: Every tablet of real aspirin of Bayer manufacture is stamped with this cross. No tablet without this cross is GENUINE Bayer Aspirin. Manufacture Remember this for your own protection. Tell your friends about it for their protection. Demand and et Genuine pains of rheumatism and peuritis, ete. Free i Smart Student-—Do you charge for | the water in the coffee? : Restaurant Owner—No. That, of | course, is thrown in. 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