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Second Section Six Paget TwmlT-inira i nr SMART HOME - A shoe case that hangs on the. in plot of your closet door in the clean est, iuut convenient and simplest way of keeping shots off the floor where they get dusty sod scuffed. A nutft attractive one may be easily made at home in a short time and at almost no expense. Any baker will ell yon one of his empty flour bags fur a very few cents and one of these, with live yards of bias tape and two Binall brass or celluloid rings Is all you need to make a case that wonld cost at leaf: a dollar in any of the shops. The sack is swiftly unripped by palling oat the chain stitching. To remove the stamping, lard the inked places or soak in kerosene . over night. Wash out with lukewarm water. The average bag is 36 by 40 laches. Cut off a strip 'A'i by '22 inches and fold in half so that you nave a piece 16 inches wide br '22. HOME EDUCATION d , 'The Child's First School Is the Family.1 Froebel " Issued by the National Kindergarten Association, 8 West 40th 8treet, New York City. These articles are appearing each Sunday In the Mail Tribune. "DINING ROOM MANNERS" Marion, Brownfield Now we're eating in the dining ! room, we must put on our dining- 1 room manners:-" confided one little j girl to her sister. i t hud been a warm summer. day, and Hie mother, who usually ; found serving a meal In the kitch en brenkfust nook more convenient than in the dining room. changed the routine for the sake I of cooler, more refreshing sur roundings. Her little girl's words now arrested her attention. "What do you mean. Eunice, i)yluu,""n , ,, ,r,W" uhn nslc- ed. "Why, our best manners, like company ones." explained Eunice. ' 'Cause when we eat in here, we usually have company, or any- (tish.'K. in here, isn't It Mother? f "Well, yes," admitted her moth er, remembering that there had leen hurried occasions In the kitchen when she had served milk from the bottle Instead of the pitcher, "but we should always have nice table manners." "Kather doesn't put his elbows on the tnhle In here, either," chlp ed Dorothy, the youngest. ' "They're observant, all right!" exclaimed Father. "We'd belter stop eating in the kitchen. It we've caugni Klicnen ma..mM. "We only ate t0 . L work." reminded i now It's summer vacation, the ; children can help, so we can eat In ; here all the time." Tempting Cake Desserts Wllh the wonderful assortment nf rakes, cage Icings and fillings there Is a possibility of having a tempting cake dessert for every d.)' (.the year winut them be coming tliTsome. The dainty col orlmrs of cakes nttract the eye while the delicate flavors stimulate a tremendous appetite for them. There are sOvery many ways in which they may he served, ir we first consider the form in which thev nre bnked we will Just hegln to realize the possibilities. Loaf , cakes are very good and commonly used. They may bo baked in a square, rectnngulnr. round, or a I nun with n center lube. A cane ,.,,n van u ... ... -- ---- hich is so th ek requires i longer time for the h0x and a Iso j- mi ira. a inuor temnerature than tea or layer cakes. They nre very tempting when they have neen i drewed up with a nice, thick coat of Icing. I-nver cakes may be bnked at a hik.Or temperature for a shorter period of time. There may be a fining between the layers or the ioyig which Is used for the side and top may aiw be used as a fill ing. Sometimes to give a b't of Variation the filling may be put Medfokd Mail Tribune FOR SHOES inches long. Tills la the back of tba case. The pockets are made out of two strips of the cloth, each nine by thirty-six luches. The tup edges should be buiuid with tape, which should be of some bright color, and the lower edge laid into four box pleats and then bound. The pockets are stitched down to th back, four Inches apart. The outer edges of the case are then bouud with tape alt the way round. A narrow strip of the goods stitched about two inches from the top of the case holds the small strip of wood a piece of old win dow blind slat will do that keeps the case taut. , Sew one of the celluloid rings at each top corner and the case is fin ished. It will hold four pairs of shoes. By slipping out the strip of wood, the case can be easily laun dered; . "it's cooler," said Father. "And more fun," exclaimed j Kunice, so excited that she drop- ped a crumb of potato on the rug. i "Now, see, 'young lady," said Father, "how much work it makes. 'Are you willing to pay for your had!11"1, " e 111,1 1 muht- Ji"",ri worK, HKP. using me. curnei n er lifter every meal, l ii ten you; If you children will set the table in here and be careful about your every eriuiU5- It'll he very nice to have a butler," laughed Mother. "Hut v.e must have good manners, for ser vants always notice those things!" Kunlce giggled nnd turned to Dorothy. "Mother will he cook should take turns being girl'." "What'll we do?" asked the little sister. "living In. tho dessert after the butler has cleared the table, and Inter wipe the dishes as 1 wash them," explained Mother. Thus were dining-room manners re-established in one family where the children were very Impression able as most children are. And It being summer, the division of work was beneficial to all. So. if you find that your chil- rnrrected in com p.nv, try the plan of practicing ng-room or company manners in u. become a nn u"1" nntiiraUiiiWt. . between the layers, then add nuts nnd dried faults to tho remainder for the top nnd sides. Tea cakes may he made from any cake hatter, then baked In muffin tins or small paper cups, which are manufactured especially for baking purposes. These cups may be purchased at a large de pail ment store very Inexpensively. This Is an easy way of preparing them as no pans need be washed 0r cake cut. These small cas.es ay he decorated very oltracuveij . .. snoonful of fluffy ;...,,Minit on ton of them, sprinkling tti em nllh nuts, or some sman candy decorations. The beautiful ly coined gum drops may he cut into attractive -designs for decora tive purposes. They are so colored that Hhey give the cakes a festive niearance. Jelly rolls nre very good and (..ny m,ie. They may be sprean or vhich wl " an nl,rflctlve op. Prnncc. roa, chocolate, spices or 1 dried may he nntiea 10 an . t .1... Hall noon ittanoarn r-ijiw " HeertK. They give a varl ety which is so desired by almost everyone. Sometimes cake may be cut in idlres or squares and served with whipped cream. A chei ry or lump of bright colored Jelly makes the whole quite beautiful. Home Decqration Br June Soedloor. ' This department on Home Decoration is (or the benefit of all women who have household problems to solve. Queries per taining to problems of this kind may be addressed to Miss Sned icor, care of Women's Depart ment of the Mail Tribune. . Query. Why nre some living rooms so much more restful than others? Mi'H. J. M- U. Answer. Everything depends upon the personality of the people who live in them for even when a professional has done tho work he has studied the owners of the room, (iood color harmony, or derly arrangements of furniture, open uncrowded spaces, comfort able chairs, convenient lights and a few intimate personal touches and you have the living room of your dreams. Query. What la a banister back chair?" Mrs. 1). F. . , Answer. A chair with a straight back made with vertical posts all alike like a stairway banister. : These were made early in the eighteenth century in both Eng land and America. Query. It is ever advisable to wash u piece of furniture? Mrs. T. Answer. Sometimes, yes, but ii must be done bit by bit and with a pure soap and dryed at once with a clean soft cloth. When all dampness has evnporuted apply fresh wax and polish well with clean cloths. Query. Is veneer something to be avoided or looked for when buying an old piece of- furniture? .Mrs. K. T. M. Answer. The great cabinet mak ers of the past have always used, veneers and they were usually well ; protected, it was used to obtain beautiful graining rather than to economize. j Query. : .What Ib an "armoire"? iXhls is bQe of the oldest' words 'in ! the cabinet-maker's vocabulary 'and one of the most ancient pieces I of furniture. A closet or cupboard j solidly constructed of wood fur ; nished with locks and sometimes secret drawers for keeping vnlu- ables. . Mention is made ' of them aa early as the 13th century, and a few specimens of those days, most ly church pieces are still to be seen. Flower Gardens For Children Small fingers, are Ruch busy fin gers. They can go a long ways on the roud to mischief or on the road to achievement. If we parents would only think to give them a few flowers to busy themselves over ou.iiig the summer. A few flowers that are their very own, to care for and to pull and give away. There are some flowers that are especially Interesting and appeal ing to children. The snapdragons are one of these. When you press on their sides they will open their mouths so lifelike- These come In so many lovely colors now, and grow on taller stalks so that they are lovely for a cut flower. Four-o'clocks nre another flower children like. They bloom In the afternoon, and their odor Is so de lightful nnd strong that they per fume the whole yard. Zinnias are hardy and attractive aa a cut flow er. The new zinnias come In beautiful shades and are as attrac tive as dahlias and much easier grown. All children love pansies, their attractive elf-like faces are so ap pealing and so beautiful In all their rich colorings. Pansies or , Johnny-Jumn-L'ps' ns we called them were the first flowers I ever Kr"; "nunow many pieasam home do they recall today. I'an- sies should be planted In boxes and the plants transplanted to the child's garden. 1 My children liked to plant a package of mixed flower seed and watched with great Interest to see what kind each one would be. In this way they learn' a great many different flowers. When they grew a little older I Interested them In starting a wild flower garden. They were already interested In learning the names of the wild flowers In our locality. We have met many disappoint ments In trying to transplant these from their nat"e haunts. But each year we get a few new ones to live and our wild flower garden Is becoming a spot of Inter est and beauty. We have found that to make wild flowers live when trnnsplanted, a few precau tions must be taken. A cloudy, misty day or late In the afternoon is the best time to transplant them. Water them before digging up so that the dirt will stlrk to the mots, and carry home a bucket of the woods dirt to pack around the roots. The daytime sleeveless dress Is worthy of ummer revival, accord ing t VAiioufl report. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, CRYSTALLIZED FRl'IT? PF.KLS ; Oinneo Perl Remove the peel from fine fruit that has a thick peel, being careful not to get any of the white skin that i lies between peel and fruit. Cut Into diamond shaped pieces and for each pound of peel allow I M: pounds of sugar and 6 ounces of wuter. Cook until the syrup will spin a thread. Put In the peel and cook until transparent. Remove to a container . and set In a dry place for six or seven days. 1.1ft from syrup j and dry in the sun if possible. (rapcfrult Pet-I Prt pare the peel as for the first method of crystallizing, put into the syrup and cook slowly until all. syrup Is absorbed. Remove and roll each piece of peel In granulated or powdered sui;ar, being careful not to bre.ik or crush it. In preparing the peel in this way it is well to test it by removing a small piece and rolling it lp sugar, ns the evaporation of tho syrup is carried on. When the. fruit 'stiffens enough to retain its shape, it is done and should be removed and rolled in tho sugar, whether the syrup Is entirely (foiled away or not. Florida Lemon Peel Select fruit leaving A thicker peel than the ordinary lemon, nnd grate off a considerable, portion of the 4 outer covering. Cut peel In small sections and boll up once In water, being careful not to soften It. Cook in syrup following same uirecttous as tor grnpeiruu for grapefruit ! Infinite Variety . '. ' the Keynote of Spring Handbags Shell Frames Are Endorsed Leading Designers by Accessories can make or mar a costume, and especially Is this true 4 of handbags. Such Infinite variety j f is shown in handbags, this season, ' that it Is no trick at all to find just the one that fits in the particular frock or ensemble you are wear ing. If one can afford It, it . is better to have a number of bags for different occasions and degrees of dress, but if only one Is possible, let It be as simple In line and ln dernlKtic i n f 1 u-; , ence. The enveU ope shape is the most logical one. for. the- tailored. bagr! rtnfl vis' fctfll the most popular. Metallic kidskin Is the newest In novation in hand bags. With pear lized frames and handles, they are decidedly arrest ing and on special c o n s p 1 c uou.4 in color as you can find. Antelope bags con tinue to be popular, probably because . of their fine wearing qual ities. They are designed along m 0 d ernistic lines, and may be orna mented with mar-, casite or rhine stones for drens wear. They usual ly have striking clasps. The strictly tail ored variety favor the rougher leath ers, such as rep tile, and, while se vere in shape, are often made of sev eral leathers I n combination, ' with Intricate desl g n s of : decidedly mo occaslons can.be used with charm ing effect. Woven kid or two tones is nnother novelty which blends attractively with light col ored gowns. For summer use, with thin dresses the bright col ored straws) trimmed with stylized flowers will continue to he popu lar. Shell frames are strongly en dorsed by all the'fashlin design ers. They have a distinction that Is all their own. This year shell has lost something of Its erstwhile dignity, and adorns Its clasps with elephants. foxeH, camels and dogs. Some of the smnrtest bags for day time wear are made of hand loomed homespun In the popular street shades. Thy are mounted with amber or shell frames. Needlepoint bags In flornl and scenic patterns are extremely pop ular and the Imported French beaded bags continue to hold their place. Frames for these bags arc usually of gol- dand rather Incon spicuous. Evening bags Include rare brocades In similar styles to the sport group. Rhinestone bags are likewise appropriate for eve ning wear. Designer Introduce Novelties In Ifcdt PARIS 0P Belts are still nn Important part of fashion, but they are not the same. Many novelties have been accepted by the design ers. Crocheted belts nre among the newest and most populnr In the spring showings. They mny be of white or thQ color of the dress. Belts of especially knitted jersey are also featured, particularly in metnl weaves, nltho frequently they are In plain colors of the sports costume they nre worn with. Beaded belts, worked on the dress, are the accepted evening fashion, nnd ore dressmnker em broiders belts on sports costumes iwith light tops and dark skirts. 4LARC1I 25, 192S.- peeuunove. peeliubove. j Special Recipes pl.VNKUS FOlt LENT 4 s ' I 1 4 Fish Baked with Tomatoes fr I'arsley 1'otatoes i-j- 'Fresh Vegetable Salad 4 : Coeoanut Custard Pio Coffee 4 ; II 'Spaghetti and Cheese Baked Stuffed Potatoes Spinach and Hard Cooked Egg Fruit Cup - 'Cookies i: ! I .Coffee I" t Eggs a la Suisse Baking powder biscuits .' Strawberry Jam rep per and Grape Fruit Salad , ' Calumet Jelly Unll Whipped Cream Coffee i Cocounut Ou-Htawl' Plo .t 3v4.aJh,letipoonRi sugar, H level teaspoon, salt, 1-3 cup " shredded cocoanut,- 1 Hi cups milk, few grat ings nutmeg, 2 eggs. Heat eggs slightly, add sugar, beat well and then add salt and milk. I-.lne plate vlth plain paste and build up a fluted rim. Strain mixture and sprinkle, with a few fratlngs of nutmeg and cocoanut. Bake in a iuick oven at first to set rim, decrease the heat afterwards, as egg and milk combinations need to be cooked at low temperatures. - Plo Paste, . 3 cups flour, level teaspoon baking powder, 1 level teaspoon salt, 3-4 cup lard, cold water. Sift dry ingredients thoroughly. Work In lard with knife or round ing edge of a tablespoon or spluu la. Moisten to a dough with cild water. Put lightly on floured board, roll thin. flaked Stuffed Potntocs Select six medium sized potatoes and bake. Remove from oven, cut slice from side of each, and scoop out inside. Mash, add two table spoons butter, salt, pepper, and three tablespoons hot milk; then add whites of two eggs well beat en. Refill skins and bake 5 to. 8 minutes In a very hot oven. Pota toes may be sprinkled with grated cheese before putting in oven. Kggs a hi Subio 4 eggs, Hi cup cream, 1 table spoon butter, salt, pepper," cayenne 2 tablespoons grated cheese. Heat a small omlet pan. put In butter, and when melted, ndd cream. Slip In the eggs one at a time, sprinkle with salt, pepper and a few grains of cayenne. When whites are neatly firm, sprinkle with cheese. Finish cooking, nnd serve on buttered toast. Strain cream over the toast. Pepper and Grape Fruit Kabul Cut slices from stem ends of six green peppers, and remove seeds. Refill wltR grape fruit pulp, finely cue celery and English walnut meats broken in pieces, allowing twice as much grape fruit as cel ery, and two nut meats to each pepper. Arrange on chicory or lettuce leaves, and serve with may onnaise dressing. 4- New Sport Dressws I Ui re One Miotijdcr PARIS (A't Society women are no longer afraid of being sun burned. Their one fear Is that they will not tan consistently and thnt there will be a hiatus between the line of their tan and the decollete ff their evening dresses. To quiet this fear the dressmakers show beuch costumes, tennis dresses and pin In sport costumes with backs as low us those of evening gowns. The fashionable woman now wears her bathing or beach costume at the name decotlette as her lowest eve ning frock . Some dressmakers show slmplOtne batter. sport costumes wan one snoumer entirely cut nway. These dresses are sleeveless, the neckline run ning diagonally from the single shoulder strap lo a point well un tie the arm. leaving both arms and one shoulder exposed to the sun. Usually there are jackets for wear over the dresses. Parent-Teachers9 Associations Council Meeting It Is very Important that every P. T. V: president, lay member and j orricer uuenu ine council meeting on Monday, April 2nd, at the Junior hiKh. ' A representative of the Health j elaborate health program to be put on on May 1st. Am the associ ations are to help with this it will save a grent deal of time if these plans can be matured at this time. This will not be possible unless every-' association is fully repre sented. Mrs. ltert Anderson will speak on the Jackson County Humane association In which the Parent Teachers are interested. Kvery one who has child welfare at heart Is welcome at these meet ings. In no other way enn the purpose and accomplishments of the whole be so well understood. Superintendeiti Hedrick, of the city schools spoke to the parents at the Daddy's meeting last even ing on somu facts and figures of the Medford school system and ex plained the working of the Junior high school. The former will bo j reserved for a later report. j In speaking of the Junior high : school . organization, Superinten dent Hediink said tho central thought around which It was or ganized was that of a better ad justment to the needs of each indi vidual. To that end each grade division Is divided into groups: The fast group covers two years work In three semesters, and be sides does a more difficult type of work; the average group covers two years work In the regular time or four semesters; while tho slow group covers two years work In five semesters. The groups are formed in each subject Indepen dently of every othei' subject. The grottp.a. pupjl Is. placed tot. .or kept In, depends solely upon a pupil's ability anil willingness to work. As soon us any of the elementary school subjects are completed by a pupil, high school subjects are token up without loss of lime. Superintendent lledrlck stated that one abuse of the group sys tem which ' he observed was the tendency of parents, perhaps thru a false pride, to urge their children I into the fast group. This, ho be- ! lieved, resulted In the working of some children of nervous tempera ment ton hard, it also had a ten dency to push young children Into groups above their social ago from the standpoint of general develop ment. linlosH there was nn espu cinlly good reason fur placing a chlldtftln a fust group, and this should be left lo the teacher and principal to discover, he should be kept In the average group and. Instead of forging ahead, be given a chance to enrich his course by doing more work in some of the special subjects, such as, music, home economics, manual training, or junior science. Superintendent Hedrick praised highly the work of the principal and teaching force of the Junior high school, and stated thnt com plex ns Its organization Is It Is one of the most smoothly functioning schools In the entire system, Household Hints Pnper Bags Do not discard the paper sacks In which you buy your groceries. Make several turns at the top In the form of a collar, and when you nre paring vegeta bles or baking the scraps can be placed In the bag. They can be thrown In the garbage can or car ried to the basement and burned in the furnuce. To Prevent Tomato Soup from Curdling Add t teaspoon of baking powder to the tomatoes Just Just before combining with the milk and you wilf have a soup of smooth consistency. A Templing Relish When serv ing pickles place n few carrots In tho dish. They should he cut the same length as the pickles and about Vi Inch In diameter. They are very tasty and will absorb some of , the flavor from the pickles. Waxed Paper In Which Bakers" Bread Is wrapped Is excellent for wiping off the steel top of a range. The paraffin helps' lo keep the metal In good condition. 1 To Remove Scorch From an Article, moisten tho scorched part with peroxide, cover with n white cloth and press with a hot Iron. When making a sponge cake do not grease the pun. To grease the puns makes the sides slippery, so that when the enke rises It will not ! stlrk to them, nnd thus help to 'support nnd hold up the rest of O Light CiHils NewoMt Three Important dressmnkern stress the Idea of light coats for dark dresses this spring. White silk coats with blaok linings, beige coats with brown linings and gray coats with navy blue linings are new. Children's Pleasure Column Edited by Mnry-Aun TIiIe department Is for our younger readers. We want you to write freely, telling If your experiences, adventures and of 4 Interesting happenings in your neighborhood. Tell of your fa- vorite books or nuothors, favorite flowers, etc. Original poems j and stories will also be appreciated. Write with pen and Ink on one side only of the paper. Do not use pencil. Help one another to make this page both In- terestlng and instructive. Address your letters to Mary Ann, care Mall Tribune, Medford. . - ....-.. The child Is just clay in the hands of the human potter. What he will be dependB lurely upon the wisdom and skill of those of us who mold him not by preaching or by mottoes on the wall, but by oxumple in our dally lives. - , ' - ' Idttlo Acts of Kindness "Life Is ull too short, dear, And sorrow is all too great To suffer our slow compassion That tarries until too late. It Isn't the thing you do, dear. It Is the thing you leave undone That gives you a bit of heartache At the setting of the sun." Little acts of kindness are too often neglected In home life as well as lo others outside oui homes. Most of us could do more little kind acts for each other than we do, und omit little things ns well, unkind words especially, that are disagreeable and cause un pleasantness In tho home. But "to suffer our slow compas sion thnt tarries until too late" may cause many unnecssary heart aches that carry dull misery to the brink of life and our compassion has been all too slow, then our heartaches must linger on 'till the setting of our own last sun. Try to absorb tho meaning of the nbove lines. Some of you may already be familiar with them. My high school boy was memorizing them a short while ago as part of his Knglish class lesson, and I thought them worth passing on, Don't you, too? Mrs. 11, h. Dear Mary Ann: I enjoy this column very much. Here Is a story that I wroto myself. The Fairy Dream One day Jack nnd his sister rcilzubeth were sitting by a pond which wns nenr their home. After a short time they fell asleep nnd began to dream. They dreamed that bright lights appeared In the water, then sud denly they could see fairies danc ing there on Its glassy surface. IClizabeth saw them before Jack did. She became frightened nnd said as she came closer to her brother, "What arp they, Jack?" "What?" said Jack, who had been writing nnd hadn't taken time to look up. "Those things In tho water," snld Kllznheth. ' "They lobk like fnlrles, but whore Is the queen?" "There!" said Jack, pointing into the ah, "and there nre many more besides the queen," for the rest of the fnlrles were rising up out of tho water, and were circling around In the sir with their gauzy wings spread nut. The fairy queen hegnn to sing nnd all the rc.t of the fairies sang too. While they were singing they came lower nnd lower until they wero on the ground before the chlldr.en. Then the fairy" queen turned Into a beautiful woman who seemed to be calling them, hut the children had heard their mother's voice. So up they Jump ed and ran to meet her, very sorry that their wonderful dream was over. I.OIS SCHAFKR. Central Point. Age 10. Dear Mary Ann: This Is a story of my own composition for your Children's Column. "The Hold nrothcrs" Once upon a lime, long ngo, the people did not know about the world as they do todny. They were afraid to venture very far from tho coast. Now, at this time there lived two brothers who loved each other dearly. They often dreamed about set ting ftyt to sea together with many other friends, hut how were they to get money to buy a ship? They were not extremely rich. Now In a far off country, there lived a rich uncle, the dreams of setting out to sea to explore, must have run In the family for the uncle also hud such dreums. Learn ing about the brothers' wishes he nt once set nut to find them so that he might give them enough money to buy a ship. When ho arrived at that town, Second Section Six Paget No. 3. he happened to . see two . young brothers . strolling ' along the uu clent street talking. The uncle thought, ."welli these two boys look as If -they mlght.be able to tell me where my nephews live; I shall ask them." , ; i-. He asked ' them, and they re plied, "We, ' sir, wlll lead you to the house." They, led him to the house where he learned to his sur- priie that the boys, were Ms nephews, Tho uncle told therrfiwhy he had. . come, but the"' WoJ'fT ? could not . understand why the uncle had not used the money for a ship. They asked him and he replied, "My boys, can you not see that ! could never stand the hardships that we would have to go througr, if I were to go. I am too old, a fact which I greatly regret." A few days later the shjp was built and many of the boys' friends ' were going on the trip. When the crew was supplied they set out. The people on shore lamented nnd mourned for a while, then It wns forgotten. The men on board the ship got along alright for quite a while. Many of them were sad, but the others were very Jolly, as If they did not mind It In the least. 1 ' But when no land wns seen after a feu days of sailing every one except the two brothers, began to get heavy-hearted. One night when the men were trying to he jolly, they thought they saw a light nnd shadows of people, but when they came near It In the morning, It was only a place where a tree hnd been barked by lightning and the shudows ' were -not of people, but smaller bushes. But hurrah! it was land, Inhab ited or uninhabited. They spent nhnut a month exploring around, and much to their Joy, there were, fruits nnd wild vegetables In abun dance, , When they had gathered enough to supply them on the way back to their home country, they at once set out, but on their way back at night, a storm came up. They at once thought that they would be drifted away from the course they were trying to take. ' When daylight came, they were surprised to see the coast that they had left three months ago. When their return had , been found out. bells were rung and the people were very happy. JUNK NEALON, Central Point, Ore., age 10. Dear Mary Ann: Here's a poem of my own com position. How do you like It? January brings Ice and snow, February the same; February brings the valentines, .?ud March brings the rain. April brings the showers. And May brings the flowers. June brings the June-bugs, July brings Independence Day. . August Is the month before school, And September Is the duy. The last three months nre: October, November and December, They bring Hallowe'en, Thanks giving, and Christmas Day. MOLLY JOHNSTON. Phoenix, Oregon. A mother who Is prepared for the normal development of her boy's emotional nature will not nurse a secret sorrow when small son, aged eleven, thinks kissing a painful duty. A father who finds himself a somewhat distant ac quaintance of his small daughter's will stand by, knowing thnt If he proves worthy he will have hie well-nigh perfect Innings,
