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
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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.”
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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,
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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.
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A drill
Example:
i= a tool for boring holes,
We had a fire drill today.
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Mare Antony was an undertaker; he
came to bury Caesar,
to»
A penthouse is a place for religious
retirement.
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He sneezes enough to cause his skull
to jump and his brain to rattle,
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By NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.
The Giri.-Friend says she wouldn't
marry an X.ray specialist; sho hats
men who can see through her,
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fyndicatle
ey
“Pop, what is barbarous?”
“War before poison gaa”
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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!
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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.
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quiet nerves because it cleared system
of poisonous wastes — made bowel action
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Bo Soares corrective, Mid,
i Novad after.
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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 |
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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
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have had to
Hampton have
Rhodes]
ww my lumbage,
Hamp
howe
you
go
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Daughter— Father is worse than
Mother—No, you mean, as usual
father is at his worst,
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“It didn’t take S88. long to
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