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*eeeeeeee*e»e— eeeeeee CAROL HOLLOWAY SCHOOL J 04SSSSCS» $SSS3SSSSSSSSS«$SSSS$SSS$ DAYS Rann-dom Reels ft»» koo! -H«y H«» Í By H O W AR D L. RANN can 'tttiU i aw (-tuerte! FO X A N D MR. B A D G E R OUNG FOX had never had a real home. H e had lived In th e tall grass n e a r th e m arsh, w here th e ducks w ere often to be found, ever since he w as old enough to ta k e ca re of him self. B ut one day he th o u g h t It w as tim e to ta k e to th e woods and find a home, so he s ta rte d out tenem ent hunting. O f course he did not m ind a t all looking In a t every place he found. T here w as Mr. B adger's h o m e ; he looked In a t th a t, b u t It happened th a t Mr. B. had n o t got up, so Mr. Fox decided not to ta rry there. Mr. Old R ab b it had le ft his door open, too, and In th e re T oung F ox looked, but as Mr. Old R a b b it w as Y {¿ r y z o s f __________ still In possession, T oung F ox looked f u r th e r : “Oh 1 I ’ll find som e one aw ay from hom e o r som e d eserted hom e before long,” th o u g h t T oung F ox a s he tro tte d thro u g h th e woods. I t did not m a tte r to him a t all w heth er th e house w as v a c a n t fo r good o r n o t If only It wras v acan t w hen he got there, fo r Young F ox did not like to build a hom e; It w as too m uch w ork. H e w ent Into Mr. B e a r’s house, b u t he w ent rig h t out as soon as he could, fo r Mr. B e ar looked well able to dis p ute w ith him, and Young Fox did not w ant trouble—he w anted to live In th e woods. “Now th is looks nice to me,” he said a s h e cam e to a place w here th e re seem ed to be no one a t home, and a f te r looking around T oung F ox de cided to stay, so he locked th e door and pulled down th e sh ad es su d w ent to bed. Now th is p lsc e happened to be th e hom e of an o th er Mr. B adger—a very peaceful fellow —seldom aw ay from hom e In th e daytim e, b u t th is being a cloudy day h e had gone fo r a stroll. W hen Mr. B ad g er retu rn ed and found his door locked, he began to w onder who w as Inside, fo r a s he peeked In a t th e keyhole, he could see th a t th e key w as In th e lock. Now Mr. B ad g er had been locked out before, so he Ju st got a lad d er and clim bed u p to th e chim ney and slid down. T oung F ox w as asleep and m aking a noise ab o u t It, and Mr. B adger tip toed to his bedroom an d looked In and th e re in his very own bed w as Toung Fox, fa s t asleep. F irs t h e opened th e door w ide and then h e w ent to th e bed and gave T oung F ox a h ard shake. “L et m e alone,” h e said, opening one eye to m ake su re it w as n ot Mr, Dog. “G et o u t of my bed,” said Mr. Bad g e r ; “th is is my house.” “P ossession Is n in e p o in ts of th e law ,” rep lied Young Fox. "Do you see th ese m arks, my badge?” said Mr. B adger, pointing to th e black s trip e on each side of his w hite head. "Yes, I see them ,” said Young Fox. “All y o u r fam ily a re w hite-headed, all old, I suppose.” “I ’ll show you,” said Mr. B adger, an d w ith a sp rin g h e w as on th e bed an d took hold of one of Young F o x ’s ears, w hich w as stick in g up. “O h l le t go of my e a r ! ” cried T oung Fox. Jum ping up and try in g to shake off Mr. B adger, b ut It w as no u se ; his te e th w ere faste n ed In Young F o x ’s e a r fo r keeps. Y oung F o x ran to th e door and out in th e w oods crying an d Jumping» b u t still Mr. B ad g er clung to his ear, and n o t u n til h e w as q u ite a d istan ce from th e house did he let go. W hen h e a t la s t u n fasten ed his Jaw s h e called a f te r T oung Fox, who w as r u n n in g : “T h a t Is w hy I got th e badge, because I have th e finest se t of Jaw s In th e w orld, an d If ev er yon com e aro u n d h ere again, I will show you how long I can hold on w ith them .” (C o p y rig h t.) LAND W.GILLI1 (C opyright.) Y O U K N O W IT I OR first tim e o th e r day I go veesit F b asab all game. I ask a one guy een leetle cage how moocha costa an d he say, “One buck g randa sta n d and feef- ty cen ts bleacher.” I geeva one dolla and go eenslde. I no see som atlng only p len ta cheecken w ire and beega fence on o th e r side. P re ety soon one guy come out w eeth a dog m uzzle on da fac e and boxa glove one hand. I ask a feller w ot seet nexa w eeth m e w hosa d a t guy. H e says de ca tch a man. N other guy w eeth leetle boxa glove show up an d d at roan w ho se et by m e say he ees peetcha m an. W ell, da p eetcha m an an d d a t ca tc h a m an ees no v er gooda frlens. D a p eetcha m an g o tta som atlng h a rd hees hand. H e sp it on eet, wind heem up and trow Ilka devil a t d at ca tch a m an. B u t da ca tch a m an no g e tta sore. H e ju sa m ake stop w eeth boxa glove and trow back easy. P len ta tiroes d a t p eetcha m an trow a t dat catch a m an fo r m ebbe try knocka hees block off, I dunno. P re ety soon one guy com e out w ot’s all dress up Ilka fo r go som e place. 1 ask a d a t feller w ot seet nexa me w hosa d a t guy. H e say, “Aw, w ot’s m a tte r you ask a too moocha question —he ees um pire m an.” Well d at um p ire m an and da peetcha w an m aka frle n s an d sta y een saroa crowd. 1 feegure eef d a t um pire man and peetcha m an m aka fight w eeth da catcha m an I Jum pa through da cheecken w ire and geeva help. I Ilka d a t ca tch a man. B ut n o th e r guy come out w eeth beega long stick. H e sm asha d a t ting w ot da p eetcha m an trow and den losa hees head. H e ru n a Ilka devil firsts one w ay and o th e r w ay and fall down w hen g e tta only h a lf w ay from w here he sta rt. D a um pire man yella “S a fe !" so louda he can. B ut he ees craze een da head o r m eestake. D at guy a l m ost b rea k a hees neck when fall down fo r w ay ees looks to me. B ut I dunno— W ot you tlnkT --------- O--------- Instruction fo r tho Young. T ells from th e n u rsery brought th e m other, w ho found baby gleefully p ull ing B illy’s curls. “N ever mind, darling.” sh e com fort ed. “Baby doesn’t knew how It h u rts." H a lf an h o u r la te r wild shrieks from th e baby m ade h e r run again to the nursery. “Why, Billy,” sh e cried, “w h at la th e m a tte r w ith baby?” “N othing, m other,” said Billy, calm ly ; “only now he know s."—Tld-Blta. -O « ################################# Beauty Chats J u ^ l F o l k s B y EDGAR A . GUEST By EDNA KENT FORBES T H E F IS H IN G O U T F I T . PRETTY TEETH em p h asis ca n n o t be laid T OO upon m uch th e fa c t th a t th e te e th m ust be given dally b ru sh in g s an d m u st be looked a f te r by a good d e n tist once every h a lf y ear. P o o r te e th w ill spoil th e b est sh ap ed m outh, w ill ru in a smile. T eeth neglected so th a t they have to be pulled, ca u se hollow s In th e cheeks, and lines aro u n d ilie m o u th , w here th e hollow gum s sh rin k . T eeth th a t grow lu wrong, o r w ere neglected w hen young, o ften cau se b ad ly shaped chins. C hildren an d babies w ho a re allow ed to suck th e ir fingers usually grow up w ith p ro tru d in g lips, badly form ed Jaw bones, an d reced in g chins. T he receding chin an d p ro tru d in g te eth com bination give a look of s tu p id ity to th e fac e th u t ta k e s aw ay any o th e r good looks. A good d e n tist can rem edy th is, freq u en tly , by g rad u ally spacing th e te eth so they grow stra ig h t in ste a d of o u tw ard . In o th er cases, w here th e Jaw is badly form ed and th e te e th a re Jagged, sm all w edges a re p u t betw een, sp acin g th e teeth aw ay fro m each o th er, an d so giving them room to grow properly. A few old-fashioned d e n tists still use gold e • U R B A N ID E A . L ittle c ity -b re d L ls a b e th S croggs W e n t to v isit som e fa rm frien d s a t B oggs. W h en ask e d , " W h e re Is W lU le?” She a n sw e re d , "W h y , silly. D o n ’t you h e a r him o u t p a g in g th e h ogs?” s e e C an’t A ll Be Beautiful. E very notice how ugly so m any peo ple are ? -O- j u v [ M j u j o y s myikb on dao ’5 ’TIs an outfit m ean t fo r p leasure, I t Is freedom ’s raim en t, to o ; I t’s a g arb th a t 1 shall tre a su re TUI my tim e of life Is through Though p erh ap s It looks th e sad d est O f all robes fo r m o rtal skin, I am p ro u d est an d I ’m g lad d est In th a t easy Old and g reasy S uit th a t I go fishing In. Yes, c o u n t m e a lo v er of E a r t h W ith Its te a r s o r Its m irth ; I t s w ine t h a t Is b itte r o r b re a d t h a t Is sw ee t— W ith th e p in k ap p le tre e s a n d th e b row n h o n ey b-»»«. W ith th e f a r p u rp le lan d s, A nd th e w a rm golden s a n d s — A nd Its q u e e r little , love-h allo w ed th in g s T h a t a re sa c re d a s a rc h a n g e ls ' w ings O r th e s ta r s th a t a re sev en ! —L o u ise B ow m an. Baked The C harm of the Mouth Upon the Teeth. Depends w ires an d screw s fo r this, b u t th is form of discom fort Is done aw ay with by m ore m odern p rac titio n e rs. T hese use so ft w edges, ta k in g them o u t and replacing them freq u en tly . F o r g en eral ca re of th e te eth , two dally b ru sh in g s should be th e ru le T eeth decay an d yellow because food p articles collect, sour, form gases and e a t Into th e enam el. D iseases of th e gum re su lt from neglect. Gum sh rin k ing can b e avoided in m ost cases If th e te eth a r e bru sh ed up and down as well as crossw ise. Mackerel. G in ge r Drops. B e at one e g g ; add one cupful of nto- lnsses, one cupful of su g ar, one cupful of sifted flour, and one-half cupful of m elted shortening. D issolve one nnd one-half ieasp o o n fu ls o f soda In one cupful of so u r milk, add th re e nnd one- h n lf cupfuls of flour nnd n tnblespoon- ful of ginger. W hen nil th e Ingredi en ts a re added, add one tablespoon ful of m olusses. D rop from a spoon o nto a greased, floured d rip p in g pun. Buke In a m o d erate oven. Mexican Potato Salad. Mix one tablespoonful of flour w ith one tablespoonful of m elted b u tte r o r bacon fa t, ad d one-half teaspoonful of salt, tw o teasp o o n fu ls of chill pow der an d one cupful of v in e g ar; cook un til sm ooth. C ut p o tato es Into sm nll dice, ad d finely chopped onions to se a son, th en th e d ressing and serve. Panned Tom atoes. S elect firm, even sized tom atoes, cut In halves, dip In flour and p u t cu t side Br QEOROE M A T T H E W ADAMS down In a pan In w hich h as been m elt ed tw o tahlespoonfuls of b u tte r. Cook N E of th e m ost pow erful In cen over a h o t fire until b ro w n ; rem ove tiv es In hum an life Is th e Mys th e to m ato es to a hot dish nnd m ix In tery th a t Is locked aw ay as a so rt oi a pan of sau ce m ade of two tublespoon- Core, bu ried w ithin every T h ought fu ls of flour, one cupful of milk unil one teaspoonful of chili pow der, w ith every A spiration, every Action. one-half teaspoonful of salt. Boll ten It Is th e M ystery, th a t you cannot un d erstan d , y et w hich ex ists In your m in u tes au d pour over th e tom atoes. Friend, th a t m akes th a t frien d In ter Bread Stick*. esting ; It Is th e force of M ystery In Rem ove th e cru sts from slices of your business th a t keeps you co n stan t ly n t It, and fo r w hich you sacrifice sta le bread, cu t In strip s five Inches long an d one-half Inch wide. Roll in and tirelessly work. I t is th e M ystery, all w rapped up In m elted b u tte r nnd brown d elicately In every m a n ifestatio n o f n n tu re— It is th e oven. S erve w ith snliul o r w ith the M ystery th a t h an g s like a dense cheese, In place of crackers. fog nbout th e very th o u g h t of E te rn ity Good Cakes fo r the F am ily. th n t m akes It fasc in atin g . It Is the A good fru it oakp which may be kept elem ent of M ystery en terin g Into every nvenue of conscious life th a t m akes six m onths and u sq u are of w hich m ay be Iced when It Is to he served Is a life really w-onderful. I t Is th e Inspiration o f M ystery th n t good economy. Is ab le to Im m ediately fire and w arm Eacalloped Noodles. your efforts an d m ake y o u r fondest P re p a re noodles— th e hom e-m ade dream s a tta in a b le , If you will b u t stop long enough to recognize th is force kind a re m uch b etter for th is d is h : p u t a lay er of noodles In n baking dish, and m ake It save you. P eriodically stop an d co nsider fo r a m om ent this add u w h ite sauce, using hrotli and m ilk, season well hiii ) cook un til fa c to r In y o u r Success. T he tw o g rea t Poles of life Itself are sm ooth. P u t a lay er of th e sau ce over hounded by M ystery—from B irth to th e noodles, an o th e r layer of noodles D eath, ab o u t th e only really unrnys- nnd finish w ith b u ttered crumb*. B ake terlous th in g In life Is this— th n t S uc un til th e noodles a re well done. C hick cess and H onor and H appiness, surely en b ro th or venl broth a re especially follow W ork well perform ed. good w ith th is dish. --------- O--------- (C o p y rig h t.) --------- O--------- Most of th e p ro d u cts of H aw aii a re raised by Irrigation. --------- O--------- - = =■— - W hat the Sphinx Says. By New ton N e w k irk . “ FAIL- UHE Is SUC- O E S S to t h o s e who u n d e rsta n d — th e w orld's successes ______ __ h a v e Ural been failu re s— th o se who never T R IE D h av e n ev e r been an y thing, an d n ev er will.” =o F lth Acts as Pilot. T he m ost fum ous of all fish Is "Polo- ru s Ja c k ,” a g ram p u s w hich reg u larly piloted ships Into P elo ru s sound, New Zealand, and w as finally, a f te r about th irty y ea rs’ service, p ro tected by a «pedal n et o f p arliam e n t In 1904. Never before h a s an Individual fish at- ained such honor. T h e re h av e been rum ors of h is d eath , b u t from th e la t est accounts h e seem s to be still In existence. --------- O--------- Portuguese Soldier Is "T o n y .” T he co rd iality of th e relatio n sh ip betw een th e B ritish soldiers and th e P ortu g u ese m ay be tak en as finally cem ented by th e fa c t th a t th e la tte r now have a nicknam e. T hey a re known as “A ntonio,” w hich Is being shortened to “T ony,” a fit co u n terp art to "Tom m y,” show ing th a t th e ra p prochem ent Is co nsecrated an d com plete. a Joy ride on th e co rru g ated Iron se at of a m odern farm tra c to r w ithout hav ing hU spine caved In fa rth e r th an th e en tra n ce to th e g rand canyon of Arizona. T he m ission of th e farm tra c to r la to Jerk fo u r 10-inch stirrin g plow s over a cornfield w ithout show ing any spavins, ringbones or o ther signs of w ear and te ar. F o r m any y ea rs th e A m erican farm er w as obliged to rely upon th e obedient b u t sw ay-backed work horse w henever be w anted to plow corn, and w heuever th e horse be cam e Indisposed o r sh o rt of b rea th he had to be laid up fo r rep a irs and tin k ered w ith by a v eterin ary surgeon a t $2 p e r tlnk. E very once In a w hile a horse w ould d ie by leaulng up ag ain st a bolt o f lightning or as a re su lt of ea tin g som ething w hich w as not Intended fo r h ts stom ach. T h is m ade fa n n in g uliuost as expensive as feeding R u ssian p riso n ers In G erm any. T ho farm tra c to r will do th e w ork of six horses when It Is h ittin g on all cylinders. It does n ot have to he harnessed, hitched up or bedded down, n e ith e r does it sto p In th e m iddle o f a fu rro w on a hot day to rem ove a blue b o ttle fly w ith its re a r hoof. It will do any w ork th e re is on th e farm ex cep t w ashing dishes and m aking beds, alth o u g h th ese atta c h m e n ts will probably be p u t on later. Owing to th e difficulty of securing horses w hich will n ot die In an off- hund m an n er or give o ut a t th e knees In the m iddle of tho afternoon, th e farm tra c to r Is bound to be m ore popu- T ak e tw o m edium -sized fish, sp lit nnd rem ove heads. P u t into a b u t tered d rip p in g pan, d o t w ith b u tte r an d p o u r over one an d one-third cup fu ls o f rich uillk. B ak e tw euty-flve m in u tes In a h o t oven. O • Relationships. • T h ere’s no king In silk s and laces And w ith Jewels on h is b re a st W ith whom I would a lte r pluces. T h ere’s no m an so richly dressed O r so like a fashion p an el T h a t his luxuries to win I would sw np my s h irt of flannel And th e ru sty F ray ed and d u sty Suit th a t I go fishing In. Mystery T each er— H ave you an y b ro th e rs? L ittle G irl— One, teach er. I’d ’a ’ b ad tw o If my Cousin C harley h a d n ’t died. HER You may ta lk of stylish raim ent. You may boost y o u r broadcloth fine, And th e price you gave In paym ent May he treb le th a t o f mine. B u t th e re’s one suit I’d n ot tra d e you Though It’s shabby an d It’s thin, F o r the garb your ta ilo r m ade y o u ; T h a t’s th e ta tte re d , M ud-bespa t tered S uit th a t I go fishing In. (C o p y rig h t by E d g a r A. G uest.) F I N N I C I N F IL O S O F Y Som e people arre accused t v stalin’ th eir w ise remarries f r ’ m oth er people. But whin w e hear th eir lin e a v talk w e a rre sur prised to see what poor selec tions a th a fe kin make I • • • H um an T H E FA R M TRACTOR C harm ing Carol H oJIow ay, the w in some “ m ovie” star, high school and academ y trained, w ent to N ew Y o r k to go on the stage. She was p ro m p tly acquired b y a leading picture produc ing firm , and now is regarded M Screenland’s prem ier equestrienne. W ere one to t in t th e soil a s re d A s In th e S o u th I ’ve view ed It; W e re one to p a in t, w hen d a y h a s fled, A s k y a s G od h a s h u ed It— T h e c ritic s w ould a ris e a n d sh o u t: “T h a t p a in te r m a n ’s a n u t! H is th in g s a r e d a u b s—w e'll th ro w th em o u tl F o r him . A r t's do o rs a re s h u t.” • * w »*e »e * »ie e »e * e »e e »»»* ! H E farm tra c to r la an autom obile T w hich la m inus th e Joy rid er a t tachm ent. Nobody ever tried to ta k e W e re one to p a in t a sk y a s blue A e som e blue sk ies I ’ve seen; W ere one to p a in t th e tre e s th e h u e O f s tro n g a n d vivid g re e n T h a t “ e v e rg re e n s " in w in te r w ear. T h e c ritic s a ll w ould sa y : “ T h a t a r ti s t s u re w a s on a te a r. T o s m e a r th in g s up t h a t w a y !” * t (C o p y r ig h t, 1920, W «B t*rn N «w a p a p «r U n ion .) --------- (J--------- -MILITANT-MAR Y ~ Dame-Nature's dressed the trees in green; the-sky [in stunning -BLUE; And here I on) in last-year's frock'” I - WISH S H E D PRESS ME-TOO* ■l P.taHv/qh It W ill D o A n y W o rk T h e re Is on a F arm Except W ashing Dishes and Making Beds. la r thnn th e ca n d id ate fo r congress w ho decides n o t to ru n again. It m akes life e a sie r fo r the fa n n e r and sw eetens th e lot of th e p e tu la n t hired m an, th e re fo re It bus come to stay. (C op y rig h t.) --------- O--------- Last Night’s Dreams —What They Mean D ID Y O U D R E A M O F F A L L IN G ? a rd o r ty p T H ical IS Is d rea one m of s an th d e sta one n d over w hich th e scien tists have expended a v ast am o u n t of “g ray m a tte r.” T hey a re g enerally d ream s o f p ec u lia r vivid ness. L u cretiu s—55 B. C„ th e cele b rate d Rom an philosopher, In his w ork on psychology sp eak s of th is dream und C erv an tes In “Don Q uixote” m akes th e inn k eep er’s d a u g h te r say th a t she h as m any tim es experienced th is dream and aw akened to find h e rse lf a s w eak an d shaken os If she had really fallen. Some th in k th a t th e classic m yth of th e fall of Ica ru s Into th e Ica rla n sea o rig in ated In a dream o f th is kind by som e an c ie n t G reek. H avelock E llis Is Inclined to a t trib u te th is dronm to p urely physical causes. H e th in k s It m ay be due to th e fac t th a t o u r resp ira to ry action (b re ath in g ) becom es depressed and nt th e sam o tim e th e o u te r nerves o f ou r skin a re reduced to a sta te of Insensi bility so th u t th e skin becom es ab no rm ally In sensitive to th e co n tac t an d p re ssu re of th e bed "and th e sen satio n of fallin g la necessarily aro u sed .” F reu d , on th e o th e r hand, reg a rd s th e dream of fallin g as purely p sy chological. It Is a d ream rep eatin g Im pressions from childhood. “ W hat uncle,” says he, “h a s n ev e r played fallin g w ith a child by rocking It on his knee and th en suddenly stretch in g o ut his leg, o r by liftin g It high nnd th en p reten d in g to w ith d raw th e sup p o rt? Again all children have fallen occasionally an d then been picked up and fondled,” T h e m ystics accept th e dream a* one of d irec t sym bolism . I f yon dream th a t you fall from a height and pick yourself up quickly you will a t tain to ho n o r and riches. B ut If you sta y w here you fell tro u b les and losses th re a te n you. T o w ake up b efore you strik e bottom , a s m any dream er* do. would a p p e a r to save th e day fo r you. though thl* t* n o t q u ite so fo rtu n a te a* to d ream th a t you pick you rself up a f te r tho fall. (C o p y rte h t .) --------- O--------- H onors Even. T h e O ffender— D read fu l sorry 1 ran you down. And I m ust say It’s aw ful ly decent o f you to say nothing about I t T h e V ictim —I t’« all right. I’m Just as m uch ash am ed of being run down by a p re-w ar fllv rer a s you a re to be d riv in g one.