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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1925)
r tn th e a » - i - H - K - t - H 1 i I 1 I I I i , - f . | .|. I , . I I R udolph V alen tin o JUNGLE With Cheerups and the Quixies -Saies 4 ? " Grace D üy Steward IT WAS A RAINY DAY T I ' W AS pouring. Not a ra y of sun- sh in e g re e te d C h eeru p s w hen he opened his eyes. All th e w orld w us gray, a n d n o th in g could be h e a rd but th e sound of g re a t dro p s tin k lin g ou h is tin y roof. “I g u e ss I sh a ll h a v e to s ta y a t hom e today, su re enough," chuckled he, w agging his to p k n o t; “and no vis ito rs will com e e ith e r, unless th e ducks m anage to get out. I feel a trifle m oist, b u t It’s w orse fo r th e Q u isles o u t th e re on th e ir spiderw ebs in alt th is rain. Oh, B rlghteyes, Q uickear, Soft foot, S nlffsnlff; com e here and get u n d e r a s m uch cover us th is sum m er house o f m ine o f f e r s !" T h e Q uixles d id n ’t ta k e long in a n sw erin g th a t call. T hey w ere all very w et ex cep t Snlffsnlff, who said he had found a big m ushroom to craw l under. “ Now, boys. Old B ro th e r E ast W ind h a s Ju st w h isp e red to m e th a t h e ’s go- These Birds Wear Brown Crests With Whits and Black Tips. Ing to keep th is ra in up all day. W hat s h a ll we do? Supposing we play g a m e s !” “Oh, please, M r. C h eeru p s,” begged B rig h tey es, “ tell us a s to ry !" “Yes, yes, a sto ry ," chim ed th e o th e r s in chorus, c la p p in g th e ir h a n d s a n d sq u ealin g w ith delight. “Oh, well, if It’s a sto ry you a re w an tin g , you provoking young ra scals, I suppose I cun find one tu ck ed aw ay In my head som ew here," sa id C h e er ups, sm iling. “ B ut I am g e ttin g de cidedly dam p on one side, a n d if you w a n t a story, you will h ave to keep y o u r sto ry -te lle r dry in som e w ay.” “ I know how ," crie d Q uickear. “ W e’ll get som e big leaves and h an g them lik e c u rta in s on th e side of th e house w h e re th e ra in com es in." B efore C h e e ru p s could su g g est th a t they w ould g et all wet w hile doing It, they w e re off and back again w ith th e le a v e s ; alm ost before he had tim e to p u t on Ills little red shoes and s tr a ig h t e n up Ids topknot fo r th e day. T hen th e g re a t glossy leav es w ere fasten e d o n tw o sliles of th e house in u tw in kling. w ith stro n g g ra sse s and b its of tw isty vine, and th e Jolly little Qulx- les, all snug anil w arm , sa t dow n In a c irc le ab o u t C heerups, th e ir eyes sh in ing. a n d th e ir e a rs p ricked fo r a sto ry “ M ost sto rie s begin "Once upon a tim e ,’ ” said C heerups. beam ing, for h e w as enjoying h im self Im m ensely, “ b u t th is one s ta r ts w ith Ju st ‘Y e ste r d a y .’ Do you boys re m e m b e r Mr. Hoopoe, who cam e fo r a singing les son ?” “ R em em ber him ? I should say so !" piped Q uickear. “ I w as out on the edge of th e desert e atin g prickly pears w ith Ja c k y .Monk, and I heard him all th a t way. Goodness, but he m ade a noise, w orse th a n F o u rth o f Ju ly back hom e." "There’s q u ite a re m a rk ab le story about M r H oopoe," said C heerups hastily, try in g to change the subject. It m ade him a little hom esick to think o f the F o u rth of Ju ly , and he saw a te a r In S oftfo o t’s eye. "W ell, In A rabia, which Is a country lying beyond th e D esert of S a h a ra ami the Red sea, fa r aw ay from our Jungle, th e people have a legend about Mr. Hoopoe and King Solomon, who lived long, long ago. t im e w hen King Solo m on w as trav e lin g through th e desert —for o th e r lan d s have d eserts, too, you know —he grew very fa in t from th e hot ra y s of big bright Mr. Sun. T hen n flock of Hoopoes cam e and form ed a screen Just above his head to p ro tec t him. K ing Solomon w as so delighted a n d thought It w as so kind of th e H oopoes th a t he asked w hat he could do for them a s a rew ard. W hat do you suppose th e foolish things ask ed fo r? Why, crow ns of gold upon th e ir h e ad s! O f course, the king g ra n te d th e ir re q u est and they w ere very happy and proud of th em selves for a while, looking Into all th e pools and even th e dew drops to catch th e ir reflections. B ut soon m en be gan to tr a p them and h u n t them to get th e ir golden crow ns. T h e Hoopoes w ere m ost d read fu lly frig h te n ed then, and som e o f them w ent back to King Solom on and begged th a t he would ta k e aw ay th e h o rrid crow ns. T he kind king liste n e d to th e ir troubles, of course, and gave them crow ns of fe a th e rs in stea d of th e ir golden ones. E ver since th en th ese b ird s have w orn brow n c re sts w ith w h ite and black tips. D id n ’t you notice Mr. H oopoe's y e sterd a y ?" "O h, yes, Mr. C heerups, we did," crie d th e Q uixles in glee, “fo r we *5 THE PIG’S TAIL NOT uncom m on b e lie f am ong fa rm e rs is th a t If you cut off a Idg’s ta ll he will fa tte n m ore readily —you will h ave a good fa t hog a t “k illing tim e." T h is Is one o f those a g ric u ltu ra l su p e rstitio n s w hich go hack to th e m ost p rim itiv e tim es and can be clearly tra c e d to th a t ph ase of n atu re-w o rsh ip — th e w orship of th e g ra in sp irit— w hich in som e of its form s re g ard e d th e sp irit of th e crops a s ta k in g on th e shape, o r at lea st us sym bolized by. an anim al. To th is day a t h a rv e st tim e in B ourgogne, the last sh e a f g a th e re d Is said to be “th e fox.” A score of e a r s of g rain a re left sta n d ing n e a r th e sh e a f to re p re se n t the “ fox’s ta il.” T he re a p e rs th en th ro w th e ir sickles a t It and cry, "W e have cut off the A By M IL D R E D M A R S H A L L --------------------- Facts about your name; its history; meaning; (Thence it was derived; significance; your lucky day and lucky jewel ’ V O NNE Is alm ost a nam e w ithout a h isto ry . I t is a fem inine nam e •lously Invented from th e tnascu- s form for th e p u rp o se of honoring , n a m e ; it had no p a ra lle l grow th 1 no p a rtic u la r reaso n for being. In >rt, it Is one of th e few nam es in mologlcMl records, w hich w ere prob- y originally bestow ed upon some I baby to p e rp e tu a te th e n am e of f a th e r in the ev en t th a t th e re w as su b seq u e n t m ale heir. 'h e h isto ry of Yvonne d a te s back leg e n d ary tim es w hen a P e rsia n hop nam ed Iv h a r e stab lish e d a her- age In H u n tin g d o n sh ire In th e ten th cen tu ry , and provided a p a ri fo r m any an Iv a r o f D anish and rm an e x tra c tio n . T h e use of th is ne sp re a d th ro u g h o u t F ra n c e, ere It w as know n as Yvon or Ivone. fvon becam e p o p u la r am ong the o n lc le rs. It w as Yvon tie T aille- a. w ho w as th e v illain in th e story o f “ H e re w a rd " a n d his cam p of refuge. T h ere w as also the good St. Ivo tie C h a rtre s, who suffered unjust Im prisonm ent, and St. Ives of B ritta n y , th e a d v o cate of th e poor. T h ere h ave been scores of Yvonnes In b allad and rom ance, to say nothing o f m odern lite ra tu re . T hough m ost p o p u lar In fam ilies of F ren ch descent, Yvonne e n jo y s g re a t vogue in th is country. T h e opal Is Y vonne's tnllsm anlc gem. I t Is said to brin g her th a t m ys terio u s fa sc in a tio n w hich is a sso c ia t ed w ith superw om an charm . It will a lso g u a rd her front unhappiness. F r i day Is h e r lucky day and 7 her lucky num ber. ((£) b y W h e « l» r S y n d ic a t e .) 1 1 1 1 11 111 1 11 n i « ♦ i » 1 » i * n t 't A LINE a CHEER “ I By John Kendrick Bangs i 1111 ; - • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1111' 1 1 1 * A VALUABLE SECRET + ▼ H O L D a s ec re t good e n d t r u e ' ’ A T h a t m a k e s fo r l ° y in te n s e . The w h ic h I h e re c onfide to you In e tr le te e t co n fid e n c e: T h e rea e o n w h y I g e t m ost th in g s on w h ic h m y m in d le t e t le t h a t t a lw a y s s e t m y m in d on th ing s th a t I can g e t ) ® h y M c C lu re N e w sp ap er S y n d ic a te .) ■ i I ; I I I I I I I I I I I I-!"*-!' w ere peeking from behind th e b re a d fru it tre e all th e tim e, except Q uick e ar. who w as aw ay e atin g fru it. T h an k you, s i r ; th a t was a lovely sto ry .” “B ut you see now, don’t you,” said C heerups, w ith a m erry tw in k le in his eye, " th a t "G o lden c ro w n s a nd a ll th e re s t A re n o t o f g if t s th e v e r y b est." ( © by L i t t l e , B r o w n & C o .) HE WHY «f SUPERSTITIONS C! / I RHAT’S IN A NAME O ” I --------- r YVONNE Rodolpho Alfonzo Raffaelo Pierro Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d’An- tonguella—the full name of this prom inent "movie” star—was born in the little village of Castellaneta, Italy, May 6. 1895. It was not until after his arrival in New York, in 1913, that he learned to dance, and later obtained a position in a prominent New York cafe as a dancer. After an unsuccess ful tour with a musical comedy he joined a motion picture producing or ganization. McC.are N«w»i»*p«r H. IRVING KING fox's ta il I" a t th e sam e tim e giving vent to c rie s o f a ¡leculiar n a tu re w hich m ay be w ords of som e long for gotten language. T h is p roceeding Is supposed to e n su re a good crop for next year. In S can d in av ia, E sthonla, p a rts o f G erm any a n d am ong some Slavonic ra c e s th e fa v o rite re p re se n ta tiv e o f th e corn sp irit a p p e a rs to h ave been th e h o g ; fo r in those re gions a t tim es o f p lan tin g a n d of h a r vest th ey pay th e sam e a tte n tio n to the hog as the B u rg u n d ian p e a s a n ts do to th e fox. In C o urland w hen b a rle y Is sown th e fa rm e r's w ife bolls a b o g 's chine and tall. T h e ch in e Is e a te n but the tail is cut off a n d stu ck up in the field to Insure a “ fa t" crop. T h e con nection betw een th e p rim itiv e custom of the p e a s a n ts of n o rth e rn E urope of c u ttin g off th e pig’s tail to Insure fat crops and th e custom of th e farm ers of A m erican s ta te s o f c u ttin g off the pig’s tail to In su re a f a t hog is ob vious. <<< by M c C lu r e N e w s p a p e r S y n d ic a t e ) --------- o --------- N --------- = BBREVIATED STORY THE PROFITEERS is It,” th o u g h t Jazzho, the earth -p eo p le d o n ’t govern thernselven m ore sensibly, a« we do up on M ar ft? W hat they call th e high coat o f living, fo r in stan ce— w hat 1« the range of such a filly s ta te of thing**?” And he decided to go to th o se three re p re se n ta tiv e bu sin ess m en of whom he had h e ard so often*—the bu tch er, th e b a k e r and the c an d lestick rnakgr, and question them . So he stepped Into L o in er's b u tc h e r shop and Inquired p o lite ly : “ M ight I ask you to tell me w hat causes th e high cost of living?” “Selfishne** p u re selfishness,” re plied the b u tc h e r gloomily. lie re move*! a sign re ad in g “ F ra n k fu rte rs, 80 c en ts a pound,” and replaced It w ith one re a d in g : “ F ra n k fu rter« . 3 for M c en ts,” a n d continue*!, “ If every body w as satisfied w ith a fa ir profit, like ibp , th e re w ouldn’t be no high cost of living. T h e profiteer» I” K needle, th e baker, In re»pon»e to th e sam e q u estio n , » a id : “ Nobody a in ’t satisfied w ith a reaso n ab le re tu rn on th e ir In v estm en t—they w ant to hog It all, th e p ro fite e rs!" A nd he sold a dozen ro lls to a cus to m e r fo r 66 cen ts, and Jazzh o w ent to th e shop of T allow ha urn, th e candle stick m aker, who s a i d : "T h e high cost o f living? B lgglshness. Look aro u n d you a t th e p rofiteers I” "I'll ta k e th a t c an d lestick m arked $3.60," said Jazzho. " T h a t’s |9 AO today—I forgot te change the card," said Tallowbauux (H bj Oeorf* Matthew A4era*.* USE C O T T O N M A T E R IA L S IN V A R IO U S W A Y S Man Hunts lor Duty Where Death is Sure H ouston. T ex a s Som ething In Ills life th a t "h e can n o t o ver com e" has cau sed a H ouston tuan to geek d e a th —and he w an ts It to be In a “h a zard o u s u n d e rta k in g which will save som e m an upon w hose shoulders re sts th e resp o n sib ility of a fam ily.” T h is m an, w ith an a p p a re n t ly keen, p roperly functioning mind, has p re p are d a le tte r to Gov. M iriam A. Ferguson, ask Ing th a t h e be assigned to a duly “w h ere th e possibility of death Is 100 p e r cent." W hether . th e governor will “call th e bluff.’’ If It be a bluff, and w h a t th is person will do If the g overnor ra ises th e a n te and a ssig n s him to a p a rticu la rly h a za rd o u s u n d e rta k in g rem ains to be seen. T h e m an Is o f G erm an birth , thirty-five y e ars of age. and m ade a d e clara tio n o f Intention to becom e a citizen o f th e U n it ed S ta te s In 1924. O ne of Ills g ra n d fa th e rs lived In T ex a s be fore a n d d u rin g th e Civil w ar T h e m an sa y s he Is u n m ar ried now, h a s a good position and Is not In need of finances. He sp e a k s E nglish, G erm an, F rench and h a s n fa ir know l edge of Spanish. He a sk s tile governor to place him In a d a n g ero u s situ a tio n as soon ns possible, “o r 1 will try to bring iny days to end In th is o r th a t w ay." V IL L A G E Y O U T H BECOMES B A N D IT Goes to Sunday School and Next Day Robs. T oronto, t a n . —T o ro n to ’s ‘'Sunday school b a n d it" Is a hum an enigm a who has set crim inologists th roughout the Dominion pondering. On a Sunday m orning recently Percy Borden W hite, aged tw enty, atten d ed service in th e O rangeville United church. On M onday m orning, Just at tlie sam e h o u r tlia t be had e n te red the church, W hite stro lled Into an East end branch of th e Im perial bank here, th ru st a revolver u n d e r th e te lle r’s nose and com m anded him to "Stick 'em tip, a n d come through w ith your c a s h !" H e m ade a hntil o f 11.000, but wap pursued and c ap tu red before lie had gone m ore th an a block in the taxicab w hich he lind c h a rte re d for Ids at tem p ted robbery. P s y c h ia trists a re In tere sted in W hite’s case because th ey believe be m ay be th e possessor of a “dual p e r so n a lity "—may be a v e ritab le Doctor Je k y l and Mr. H yde in real life. Born and raised In th e little town o f O rangeville, 90 m iles northw est of T oronto, W hile hail alw ays been a tim id, m ild-m annered youth, a regular a tte n d a n t at church, at Sunday school and at E pw orth league m eetings. He h im self had form erly been em ployed by th e Im perial bank, and a desire to o b tain revenge for Ids dism issal may h av e been the m otive which actu ate d him In bis first v e n tu re Into crim e. It Is also believed th a t W hite was Influenced by rending of I,eslle H a th e w a , “ gentlem an gunm an.” who “stu ck u p " the T h o rn d ale (O nt.) b ran ch o f the Bank of M ontreal and escaped w ith $fl.<*>0, although he ha» sin ce been re ca p tu re d and sen t to K ingston p e n iten tiary . $100 Bills Rain Down on 16-Year-Old Boy How Many Women Are Good Judges of Cotton Fabric«? (P re p a re d by th e U n ite d S ta te s d e p a r t m e n t o f A g r ic u lt u r e » Did you know th a t velveteen, cordu roy and India linen a re all cotton m ate rials, In sp ite o f th eir tra d e nam es or th e ir a p p ea ran c e? T h a t th e re a re a l m ost a hundred common cotton m ate rials women use In different w ays for fam ily clothing or household purposes? Do you know th e difference betw een spun and reeled silk, w orsted and wool en, sa tin anil sa tee n ? T h at although we Instinctively look for goods th a t ure “all wool and a y a rd wide," such m ate rial us p art-cotton serge may give very good service considering Ils cost? T hat p a p e r "y a rn " Is found occasionally in fabrics, com bined w ith cotton, wool, or even silk fabrics? T he b u re au of hom e econom ics of the U nited S ta te s D epartm ent of Agri c u ltu re In its tex tile division is stu d y ing a g re at m any stu b q u e s tio n s with a view to aiding the housew ife In the selection of th e m ate ria ls her family needs. W omen ought to know more about the various kinds of fibers in each so rt of m ate ria l, tiie best m ate ria ls for any given purpose, and bow to m ake sim ple te s ts for durability a n d quality In each case. A cheap liber Is not nec essarily a poor Investm ent If th e p u r c h aser know s wliut she Is getting, if it su its her purpose, and if th e price Is wliut It la w orth. F IL L C O O K IE JAR FO R T H E H O L ID A Y S Supply of Sweet Cakes Is Valuable Asset. (P re p a re d by (h e U n ite d M la ta a U e p e r t m e n t o f A g r ic u lt u r e .) As th e C h ristm a s holidays draw near, a supply of cookies, kept In a ir tig h t tin s or Jars. Is a v aluable asset to the housekeeper. P e rh a p s she has boys and girls com ing hom e from boarding school or college, w ith seem ingly In satiab le a p p e tite s arid glowing recollections of the good tilings m other m ak e s; or th e holiday season brings unexpected callers, and v isito rs from a d is ta n c e ; or th e re Is need for a few last-m in u te C hristum » rem em brances, which m ay well ta k e Hie form of a box or fancy b asket o f delicious home m ade cookies. P e a n u ts or o th e r n u ts, chopped or whole, dates, raisins, figs, or frostings of various kinds may be used to mod ify the recipes given below by the U nited S ta te s D epartm ent o f A gricul tu re T h e chopped n u ts and dried B oston.— F le etin g w ealth m ined down on slxteen-.vear-old Louis De L ucca recen tly . As he hugged close to th e wh II of a building on S la te s tre e t to dodge th e dro p s of a lively show er, a $100 bill floated down and Innded Ht his feet Scarcely able to I«- lleve his eyes, be picked It up, then espied o th e r bills lying on the pave m ent. Louis b a d Just picked them nil up and co u n ted them , finding Ihe to ta l to he $1,900, w hen tw o men clim bed dow n th e fire escape of th e building, ra n up to him and dem anded the m oney. Not d a rin g to do otherw ise, T he th e boy gave up tlie tre a su re . m en asked for Ills nam e and a d d ress and told him “th e re may be a re w ard ." T h e m en clim bed back up to th e fire e sc ap e arid Louis w ent sadly on Ids way. W hen he told Ills frien d s about It, th ey suggested th a t p e rh ap s Ihe m en w e re n 't th e real ow ners of the m oney a n d th a t be ought to tell the police a bout IL L ouis follow ed th e ir advice. At the police sta tio n he lea rn ed Hint while a police squad w as ra id in g a gam bling ho u se In th e build in g <sie of Hie g am b lers had throw n th e $1.600 out o f Ihe window. Tlie men who re “Just One More Cookit, Grandma, covered It from Loula « e r e police of Please.” ficers. T h e police also confiscated $1,- 900 found on th e tab le s and a rre ste d fru its m ay he m lzed w ith th e dough fo u r men. I o r pressed Into th e to p s of th e enoklea a f te r they h ave been cut out. T he am ounts used depend on Individual Dives Into Furnace P itts b u rg h . P a.— U nable to repel a preferences. Drop Cookids. sudden Im pulse. John Chick, twenty- tw o, a "c a rry in g boy” em ployed by the % c u p fu l m ilk 4 te a e p o o n fu le 4 c u p fu ls e l f t e d b e k ln g p o w der U nited S ta te s G lass com pany, dived e o ft - w h e a t flo u r 1 '« c u p fu ls s u g a r head first to his d e ath Into a glass or H te a s p o o n fu l fum H ce at th e com pany's facto ry here. ' I ’d c u p fu le e lfte d s a lt B efo re he succum bed to b u rn s a h a r d - w h e a t flo u r I te a s p o o n fu ls | \ c u p fu l f a t fla v o r in g sh o rt tim e later. Chick said he becam e dizzy w hile stan d in g n e a r th a fu m a e a 3 e g g s The fat may ba any mlld-fiavored and w as seized w ith a dealre to plunge th ro u g h th a opening T he esse w as r® i edible f a t The quantity given la for ported to the coroner a s a suicide. G otten, the b u re au points out. may be chosen for Its low cost, ease of laundering, coolness and d u ra b ility ; m ercerized cotton because It com bines durability and b eauty with low c oat; linen for Its a bsorptive properties, re sista n ce to soil, beauty and d u ra b ility ; wool for Its w a rm th ; silk for Its g re at beauty and d u ra b ility ; and artificial silk, now freq u en tly called rayon, for Its ex trem e luster. M ixtures of fibers may be desirable In cases w here w ear ing quality lias not been t o g reatly sacrificed in ord er to lower cost. T here are also m any g ra d es of cotton, llneu or o th er fibers, w ith w hich th e p u r c h asers should be fa m ilia r to som e ex tent. T he m ethod of w eaving a fabric Is an Im portant point, bearing upon Its d u ra b ility Hnd a ttra c tiv e n e ss. Such fam iliar w eaves as th e b ask et w eave, the tw ill or th e satin , m ean to m ost of us e n tirely different m aterials, and In fluence our selection. T h e finish of a m aterial should be understood, as, for Instance, the difference between mer- cerlz.atlon, w hich Is a process th a t stre n g th e n s cotton and gives It a gloss, and the finishes produced by applying paste-like fillings to the cloth. T he subject of dyes is a very large one In Itself, tint the housekeeper enn lenrn bow to te st w h eth er the color of a m a terial Is fast to the purpose Intended - fa st to light or to w ater. I lard or o th er fat containing no w ater. : If b u tte r or m arg a rin e Is used one- sixth m ore fat or two tahlespnonfula will lie required. Place the fa t III a w arm place until It becom es soft, though not m elted, so th a t It may be ! com bined easily w ith Hie sugar. T his Is Just as sa tisfa c to ry and much quick er th an tlie laborious m ethod of cream ing to g eth e r the cold fat and sugar. A fter the fat and su g a r have been thoroughly com bined stir In H im beaten egg yolks and add a lte rn a te ly the dry ingredients, which have been m ixed and sifted together, and th e liquid. At the s ta r t add only a sm all q u a n tity of liquid. (If too m uch Is added. It dissolve» Hie sugar, and tbo fat se p a ra te s into large m asses th a t m ust lie recom bined w ith the o th er In gredients by beating, th u s m aking use less th e work of com bining Hie fa t ami su g a r In Ihe beginning.) Add Ills flavoring and fold In Hie well beaten egg whites. Drop sm all p ortions of the m ixture on a greased baking sheet und bake In a m oderately hot oven (about ,'176 degrees F a h re n h e it). Tlila am ount m akes about 611 cookies. Crisp Cookies. (i c u p fu l m ilk o r lees 4 c u p fu ls l i f t e d s o f t - w h e a t flo u r or 3(fc c u p fu l« e lfte d h a r d -w h e a t flo u r 1 c u p fu l f a t (eee p re c e d in g re c ip e ) H te w e p o o n fu l as It 4 te d s p o o n fu ls lin k in g p o w d e r 2 c u p fu ls s u g a r 2 eggs 3 t e » a p o o n f u 11 fla v o rin g Com bine H ip Ingredients In the sam e w ay us for drop cookies. Roll Hie (lough thin, handling It no more th an necessary, cut It In any desired shapes, and hake the cookies on a greased bnk Ing sheet In a fairly hot oven (ab o u t ,’176 to »00 degrees F a h re n h e it). In ste ad of rolling out th e dough It may lie c hilled and all re d thinly. W hether rolled or ftlh’Kl. chilling the dough iiiuke* It eaa le r to bundle. T hin am ount uinken About th in c*>*>kl<‘*. C hildren love p lain cookie* cut In fancy glia pea, and If one make» c*»ok|» * often. It may pay to base a num ber of anim al or o th e r Interval ing c u tte r» <»n hand. T hey nrp road** of tin and are relatively Inespenalve. How to Resize Rug and Stop It From Curling R esizing ad d s Io tin- d u ra b ility of th e rug and m akes It look m uch bet- te r It can he done m home or by a <-ur|iet dealer, says the I tilled S la te s D ep artm en t of A griculture. T h e rug should tie stre tc h ed tig h t and tru e and tacked at freq u e n t In ter vals, face down, on a floor o r som a o th er Hat su rfa ce w here it can rem ain undisturbed. It should th en be sp rin kled generously with a solution m ad« by soaking and dissolving one fo u rth pound of flake glue In one-half gallon of w a ter In a double boiler or a con ta in e r surrounded by hot w ater. T h e rng should be allow ed to dry for a t least 24 hours. If It la light w eight, a re Should be tak en not to put on so ’ouch glue th a t It p e n e tra te s to Lu* right side.