The Centre reporter. (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, May 11, 1939, Image 3

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Two pockets on the
this pantry door are used for
dish towels—the upper for clean
towels; the lower for soiled ones.
The pockets themselves are made
from four dish towels with bright
red borders and are hooked onto
the door with brass rings. All the
tions for making are given here in
the sketch. If toweling by the
yard is used, 3% yards will be
required,
These directions are not in ei-
ther Book 1 or Book 2, so be sure
to cut them out for reference.
plete directions for making dozens
of other useful things for yourself,
your home and to use for gifts
and bazaars. Many readers are
also making scrap books of these
articles and when they are com-
bined with the two books,
have a treasure house of ideas
Awkward
“Mum,
the last station?”
“I don't know. Don't bother me.
“Well, I'm sorry you don't
Mother to Child—No, no, dear,
you must not put out your tongue
every time you see the doctor!
Left, Right
Mother—How did you manage to
break my plate, Betty?
Betty—Well, you see, mother, 1
threw down the towel and then I
found it was in my other hand.
She Named It!
“Why, Jane,” protested the mis.
tress, ‘‘that cake is as black as a
cinder. Did you cook it according
to my instructions?”
“Well, no mum,” replied the
culprit. “It's one of me own cre
mations.”
Mr. Newrich was making some
purchases at an art dealer's.
Picking up a magnificent vase he
tested by
| sands of homemakers.
Book 2, Gifts, Novelties and Em-
| roideries, contains 48
| step-by-step directions which have
| helped thousands of women. If
{ your home is your hobby you will
{ also want Book 1—-SEWING, for
the Home Decorator. Order by
| number, enclosing 25 cents for
each. With orders for two books
| we include FREE, a leaflet of 36
| authentic patchwork stitches. Ad-
{ dress, Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Des-
plaines St., Chicago, Il.
Uncle Phil
S ays:
If They Give Their Best
Men should be judged, not by
what they do, but by how well
they do it.
When asked for your opinion,
tell it short. It will weigh more,
Some people are way up in the
social scale because they are too
light to bring the scale down.
Bliss in Ignoring
A certain amount of ignorance
is necessary to the enjoyment of
our existence
When you envy the fellow with
a pull, get a little more push
into your system,
Who hears music feels his soli-
tude peopled at once.
Rain Will Turn It Black
Whitewashing a
ter doesn’t wash it
man’s charac-
white,
Knowledge of our duties is
often as important as the per-
formance thereof.
If a tree is so crooked that it
makes a picture, some prim,
prissy 1 want it cut
person will
down.
Unmarried Bigamist
Bigamy is confined to the
act of marrying one person when
already legally married to anoth-
er. Under the penal law of New
| York state, an unmarried person
| commits bigamy when he or she
{| knowingly marries another to
| whom marriage is legally prohib-
ited, a crime which is punishable
by imprisonment for not more
than five years, or a fine of not
more than $1,000, or both.—Col-
lier's.
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ASK ME
ANOTHER
A Quiz With Answers
Offering Information
on Various Subjects
The Questions
ing 40's?
2. Who had the ‘face
{ launched a thousand si
| 3. How fast coul
son throw a bali?
4. Is
double-jointed i
5. Has anyone
other side of the moon
| 6. What is the difference between
| a thief and a robber?
7. How much oil does the Queen
| Mary burn?
! 8. What is the origin of the
| Sicilians, and are they Italians?
8. How much does the Empire
State building sway?
there 1c t
Wiere sucn
the
The Answers
1. The streets of New York be-
tween Fortieth and Fiftieth, espe-
| cially relating to the Times Square
| district,
2. Helen of Troy.
3. A test made at the Reming-
ton Arms Co., showed that Walter
Johnson threw a ball at the rate
of 122 feet per second.
4. No. Loose or stretched liga-
ments give the appearance.
5. Inhabitants of the earth can-
not see the other side of the moon,
because the moon rotates on its
axis at the same rate that it re-
volves ground the earth.
fore, it always keeps the same
face towards the earth.
8. A thief is one who deprived
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Phoenicians
Sarace
Greeks, Romans,
Spaniards, French, etc.,
lians of to-
ste i ‘ wr Mas 43 ~1s
n 1s history bul ihe Sic
lay are regardec
m sway of 12
hat the sway
y greater than twe
of
inches.
21,
1938, in & le wind, the build-
ing swayed four inches.
September
TIPS,
| Grardeners
Changing Methods
i ERTAIN garden practices
widely followed a generation
ago have now been proved un-
wise.
| Gardeners formerly allowed
| vegetables to grow as large as
| possible. According to Harold N.
Coulter, vegetable expert of the
| Ferry Seed Breeding Station, this
| practice gave a higher yield in
| pounds, but very often lowered
| the quality of the vegetables.
Some vegetables, of course, like
| tomato, must be mature to be pal-
| atable: but carrots, cucumbers,
beets, summer squash, turnips,
radishes and others are more ten-
der and tasty when not much more
{ than half grown.
To keep a regular supply of
another of property secretly or | vegetables of proper eating size,
without open force, as opposed to | gardeners are finding also that it
a robber who uses open force or |is advisable to plant oftener than
violence. once or twice a year.
7. The Queen Mary uses approx- | Few Suilenery Nowadays save
siv i nly for the con- | imately 225 barrels of oil in a 24- | flower seeds. ine flowers grow-
pensive, oat py wn n= | hour day. ing in the home garden often are
“Oh, well, I'll "ave it,” said Mr. | 8. Sicily, a department of Italy, | cross-pollinated by others > the
| Newrich, “but you might tell me | has a population of about 4,000,000. | Skme Species, making flowers
where I can buy a few early The island has been colonized by | Brown from their seed inferior and
mings to put in it.” | various peoples including t h e | untrue.
asked ‘““Wot's this?"
“That, sir, is an Early Ming
vase,’ explained the dealer. “Of
course, you may consider it ex-
YOU SURE ARE
SOLD ON CAMELS!
, DAWSE GONE!
IF I HAD ™Seew
ere,lDd HAve
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YOU BET | AM!
| NEVER
> MILD AND TASTY
ee iy A SMOKE COULD BE
UNTIL | CHANGED
TO CAMELS
A Matter for Washington
A Swedish farmer who wanted to
make his permanent home in this
country appeared for his naturaliza- ®
tion papers. - 5 fA
“Are you satisfied with the gener- | of A
al conditions of this country?” he | |fctdl
was asked. = .
“How do you like living in the
country in the winter time?"
“Great. Every time there's a
snowstorm 1 have a good excuse for
staying home from the office.”
“And does this government of
ours suit you?”
“Well, yah, mostly,” stammered
the man, “only I lak see more rain.”
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FOR SMOKING PLEASURE AT 11s BEsT_.CAMELS