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Make Leisure an Aid to Efficiency . BY LYDJA LE BARON WALKER. It 1s a mistake to believe that work | and what to do is attained.s The sub- 1s the only thing that counts. There | conaclous mind is permitted to work 18 & power in leisure. This is not a |untrammeled and through its reyela- Dlea for laziness, for that is_ prodl. |tion comes an unfolding of ways and means. Short cuts and efficient methods become evident. - Plunging into work without stopping to think things out or to give the mind a chance to direct the action clogs the power to progress expeditiously. Time and energy" ave vitiated in experi- | menting and in the fallure to perceive best methods of work. \ Advantages. The power of leisure following ac- tivity results in a restoration energy. It is soothing and quisting to the nerves. = It prevents irritability and thereby heips to make the do- mestic wheely run with less friction. N o Crate. periods of leimure 5 not incorporate pe well as hours of work in its schedule. These periods must be somewhat flexi- ble, of course, for they must be taken as preparation for work or as a restorative after it. Every homemaker ould appre- clate the power of leisui ‘Without it energy is mot only dissipated but a subtle force is lacking. It is im- portant to get this point of view, especially in this country, where there is a tendency to rush and bustle about business. The running of a house is a business which is not ‘so evident in other countri A household that is constantly in a ferment of work produces nervous members. person may be charming if pressure Is relieved by ‘erod' o! loll::o. b“l: an eable when one form ‘wor omflty crowds on another with no respite between, so that confu- sion of thought is produced. Nothing can relieve this but leisure. To cut out leisure is to beckon to fllness. Then comes enforced leisure, sorely needed, but not in the form that is quickly restorative, and certainly not pleasurable. Yo Be Resiful. One of the best and most efficient ways of storing up the power that comes from leisure is to sit down in rfect quiet in a comfortable posi on in an easy chalr. Cast aside all troublesome thoughts by focusing the attention on ‘something pleasant. Re- e phrase, such as “In quiet- ness and peace I gain strength and power.” Let yo“r mind drift with the thoughts thit lle behind the ‘words until you are absolutely relaxed EVERY HOMEMAKER SHOULD APPRECIATE THE POWER OF LEISURE. gality of energy—it saps the very vitality. It is so enervating that it takes away the desire to do and ac- complish. It retards development, be- cause action is essential to progress. The lazy person is uninteresting and dujl. The lelsurely person is one who has taken time to think things out so carefully that during working periods a plan ls being followed, direct and accurate, that eliminates jwaste of time or energy. He or she is men- “ tally alert and consequently is dis- criminating and sagacious. It is easy to see that there is a wide gulf be- tween laziness and leisure. Relaxation is stimulating when it precedes . activity, for during this time a keener vision of how to work BEDTIME STORIES > mourox W. BURGESS utes so spent durin| e 5 !:td htl.pm"‘ in the per: 3 be n.\nr-’: that far exceeds the little time 80 taken from urgent duties and they will be accomplished with sur- prising rapidity when undertaken. u to see matters time, which is & very funny way to A 75aa Fright. feel. “What are you going to look for Sometimes an_untamiliar sight o Ve 7" he asked timidly. Will give the u‘_yo E"x% ‘;"3\‘-';5: e e T bl s some thing to-eat,” replied Jimmy Skunk. “There is almost always somthing to eat along the beach after the tide goes out. There's always dead fish, it nothing else. Danny thought to himself that he didn't care about fish, but he wasn't impolite enough to say so. Jimmy led the way down on the hard sand. All along the sand were rolls of seaweed which had been washed up by the water when the tide was high. ' Jim- my began to poke about in these. He was looking for a dead fish. While he was doing this, Danny was doing a little ::{lorlnt on his own account, though ing care not to get too far away. Suddenly he was confronted by a terrible creature. Never in all his life had he seen such a thing. He thought it was a spider, but the big- gest spider that he had ever dreamed of. It seemed to be looking at him with two curious pop-eyes. On each side were four queer legs that were jointed and looked as if they were stiff between the joini In front it held up two great jointed legs ending in wicked-looking pincers. That is, Danny called them legs, because he didn’t know what else to call them, althovgh it did not use them as legs at all. It really used them more as arm: And the pincers were used like fingers. It was green with yellow and it wore a shell, just the same as Spotty the Turtle back in the Smiling Pool, only a different kind of a shell. Suddenly it moved, and it moved with surprising quickness. But instead of going straight ahead, it went sidewise. It ran sidewise right at_Danny Meadow' Mouse. " Danny squealed right out. If this was a spider, it was the most awful spider he had ever seen. Besides, it had a shell and great pinching claws. Danny took to his heels and he ran right straight to where Jimmy Skunk was poking over the seaweed. “What's the matter?” demanded Jimmy. . Danny couldn’t find his tongue. All he could do was to point at that dreadful thing. Jimmy took two or three stéps toward it and eway it scuttled, going sidewise very fast, “Did you ever see such a dreadful spider?” gasped Danny when Jimmy returned. Jimmy Skunk laughed right out. “Bless your heart, Danny,” said he, “that wasn't a spider; that was a crab. That was a. Green Crab. Did you see him run-away from me? Probably he’s hiding right now under a stone, I almost always find that fellow up on the beach after the tide has gone out. Look out for those big pincers of his, Danny. He can't bite, but he certainly can pinch. I sup- pose you'll laugh at me again if I tell you that he is a fish. Of course, he isn’t.a real fish, but he belongs to what they call the shellfish. I bhave heard say that he is one of the high- est forms of crustacean, whatever that thing may be.” (Covyrignt, 1926.) ature. Jt seems to be natural for all kinds of people to be afraid of things with which they are not familiar. -Any- thing which appears strange is very apt to give folks a fright. It is simply fear of the unknown. Though Danny Meadow Mouse didn’t know it, he was #oing to have many a fright at the seashore, for there were very few things familiar' to him there. ‘The moon had come up and-the “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK . FOR?" HE ASKED TIMIDLY. beich was almost as light as by day. The tide had gone out. Danny could hear the gentle lapping of little waves on the distant beach. ‘It is time to go out,” said Jimmy Skunk. “You follow me and I'll show you things you have never dreamed of.” So Jimmy led the way out from under the bathhouse and Danny Meadow Mouse scurried along just be- hind Jimmy. He didn’t want to get too near Jimmy, but he didn’t dare get very far from Jimmy. He felt both unsafe and safe at the same I met u deadly bore today. I thought I'd never get 2way. You wouldnt hear this loud complaining' IF she had found me —— The competition of motor busses following losses caused by floods, com- pelled the reorganization of the elec/ tric car line company at Peru re- as delicious as the last—and there are 50 _cups toa pound of Chase & Sanborn’s ‘Seal Brand Coffee! Chese&Sanboms SEAL BRAND COFSEE Power will | hag SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY So 'at's a graff? ‘Well, all T got to say is he got a mighty long taster! (Covyright. 1926.) What Tomorrow Means to You| BY MARY .il"‘ Tomorrow's planetary aspects, while favorable, do not success s0 much for practical endéavor as they promise to stimulate and foster good emotions. The day is one of those happy occasions when care and worry will cease to obtrude and when opti- mism and self-satistaction will be pres- ent. To make the most of such con- ditions, intimate association with those near and dear to you should be sought and all such companionship will be fraught with undiluted pleas- ure and creative of incidents that will live happlly in your memory. It is an ideal occasion for marriage and a ‘wedding celebrated under such benefl- cent influences can only be productive of happiness and comfort. Children born tomorrow will go through infancy 'with flying colors and not until they are well along in their 'teens will they experience any serious {liness. 7The outcome of this attack will depend very much on the character of the nutrition they re- celved in their early years and the na- ture of the environment they have Their disposition will be bright unny. They will not be capable but will make an appeal frankness and candor. .| was ever known to admire a women that no other man admired. dinate capacity than in one demand- ing leadership and initiative. It tomorrow is your birthday your powers of understanding are keen, quick and comprehensive and that ‘which is difficuit to others not sim- flarly gifted, is always clear to you. You grasp tuation, no matter how complicated, and can generally re- explain the problem that has been un- folded -to you, much more concisely than it was outlined to you in the first place. You have a gift of making speech do its full share of work, as your explanations are 1erse, consist of few words, but are, nevertheless, flluminating. You neither look for, r need, guldasice from others. You , in. & word, selfsufficient. You like society and artistic sur- roundings, and spend a great deal of energy and thought in meking your home attractive. - You are a good en- tertainer, and your wit is ready, but never caustic. You sooth over the unpleasant spots in lite with calm as- surance and a kindly spirit, ‘Well known persons born on that date are: Timothy Pickering, states- Meek, jurist ‘and author; Robert M. Patterson, author and Presbyterian clergyman; Horatio Spencer, phy- siclan. (Covyriebt. 1928.) “Puzzlicks” There was an old shark with a —1— So broad you would see it a —2—; He said to his —3— ~ As he sewed up the —4—: “It was really too wide for the —§—," 1. Faclal evidence of pleasure. 2. 5,280 feet. . Close intimadts 4. Terminal points. 6. Fashion. Sl Note—Of course, the shark did nothing of the sort, but that deesn’t keep it from being a good limerick—as you'il see when you comp it by putting the right words, indicated by the numbers, in the eorresponding spaces, The answer and another “Puzzlick” will appear tomorrow. - Yesterday's “Puszlick,” ‘There was a young lady from Hent ‘Who elways said just what she meant; People said: “‘She’s a dear, So unique, 50 sincere’— But they shunned her by common consent. (Copyright. 1926.) Often mispronounced: Asia. Pro- nounce A-sha, the first A as in “day,” last & as in “ask.” Often misspelled: Portmanteau; eau. Synonyms: Abstain, refrain, ceass, quit, stop, terminate, desist, discon- “Use a word three ur: Let us in- llary by mastering g X lent ot, bu 3 v ite. “He fixed m:‘ bold and ardent s Ut 2 A. four-story hotel for tourists at Arica, Chile, will be of rein: con- crete, and water caissons will be built for the foundations. The Summer Flirtation Game |Dorothy Disf=r5 Play Fair. by Giving Qther Girls a Show, Put Up a Bluff That You Are a Belle; and Finally Gamely or Win Modestly. : Loose Lm’x‘A;‘mH is the sauce piquant with which m ?m;«wm:ll 18 urvfi up. In Winter love-making is & pastime tl s aj end in_serio conasquences at the uu:; and :‘ ‘man talks sentimeént at his peril. In Summer it is merely one of those long, poft drinks that tickle the palate and add zest 10 the hour without going to the head or stimulating the heart action unduly. ‘Women understand this. They are perfectly aware that the Summer flirtation is & confidence game in which each of the parties is trying to sell the other a gold brick. 1t is a battle of wits, and perhaps that is what makes the affair worth while and furnishes the propér amount of thrills. Mgreover, with a woman it is; in a way, a test of attractiveness. The 8irl who has lined up with the wall flowers all Summer may have the con- soling consclousness that she has saved her reputation from being torn into shreds by the old tabbles on the hotel ry, but'she knows that she has been passed up by the Summer man, and in her heart she feels as discredited as the Indian brave who started out in full war paint and feathers, and who scalp dangling at his belt as a witness to his Now, just how the Summer flirtation ought to be played ia a subject concerning which there 1s much controversy. No rules are laid down for the and experts in it refuse fo disclose the various methods by which they The trouble with women is that they think that life is a simple game in which they can call for their partner's best and go it alone. This is never the case. The important things to us are the cards that those who' sit in t .lnme‘ twl!h us hold. Nor does our own hand matter so much 8s the way we play it i A The first important point in the Summer flirtation game then is to begin right. Examine your cards and see what sort of a hand fate has dealt you. If you are radlantly beautiful, you, afford to stand pat and take the chances. Otherwise you will need to to your one good quality ail of the charms that the rules of the game will allow. NEVER. forget that a buljt-up hand fregueptly takes the pet, and that the girl who supplements & sallow co; xion and carroty hair yith winning ways has before now frozen out a ity ‘Who wai'too busy contémplating Her own perfectionis to adfiife a man' Ante up promptly. Do your rn in meking things pleasant. Doh't expect a man to do all the work in livenjng up things. Everybody likes the girl who is ready for everything apd who can enjoy a hay ride on a wagon as much as & joyride in a sports car, and displays as good an appetite at a sandwich supper as she would if it were squab at a Swell restaurant. More in demand is the girl who gets off the key, but who is always ready to join in a chorus or & jaszz ditty, than the prima donna who has to be coaxed and begged into singing. oSG 000 S 0 Lk e 2,0, mer rei . n e ito long, solitary rambles and tete-a-tetes. Don't be the kind of a girl who, when she does capture horses drag her into introducing him to a Summer man, wouldn't let w"d another girl. . A man slways sets that down to mean jealousy and seifishness. Bedldes, it bores him. No woman'is the whole show in life to any man, and unless one is strong enough to win out against counter attractions, she had best lay down her hand and drop out of the game. Put up a good, stift bluff now and then. If you want to be & belle and be admired and other to pay you attentions, 1t generally have men fal act as if you were accustomed to it. 068 with men. over each No man ‘Whether men lack confidence in their own'taste udgment each other's opinions to brace them up, nobody know:.ur:az,m vfltl '.’.'u'im the man 15 the" BelghRorbect, il othas "aynovejie the tentions of all ] » while 3 attractive, just as desirable, ait at home. i e 8% P, S o it comes to the judgment of women, men are not Columbuses. They are sheep, . 0 e EARN when to hedge. Never keep & man with you after he di s the first symptom of weariness. Gét tired yourself first. Mthm that bored feeling and send him off, and he will return because he will not be afraid of getting stuck. The only way to keep a man is to let him go. Also be the first to withdraw trom'the little fiirtation. lots & man break an engagement is AR Romen Whe too blg a chu 1 gets his courage up to telling her that h-'l- tlndmog ;lonr,'h.; h;.:m-m" hx: l.:v:; @ thousand unmistakable ways. She has lost ti day. But if she lets him tell he.l" t‘l?l"::fn':vl::l.k ‘nd““u&“mn:c who stays on the battiefield and takes e had ® 0] etiring flags and drums beating and all the outwpap:h::no; = {M’ b i Be a game loser. Don’t knock other women. It is prociaiming your it mflnu:h-l ho is al using oth 1s of wearing who is always ace: er girls of “handmade complexions and running after men and being artful and deceitful hurts no one but herself. We all recognize it for envy and spite. ‘When you win, don’t boast of your triumphs. If a man loves you, it is unprincipled to parade his affections before others. If he is merely flirting, ‘your conquest is no more than certain poor game a sportsman may knock over, but never counts. In the Summer flirtation one should play fair—crow gently if in luck— r.y up, own up and shut up if beaten. Unless a girl can play It on those lines, she should stay out of the game. DOROTHY DIX. . (Copyright. 1926.) 150 YEARS AGO TODAY Story of the U. S. A, BY JONATHAN A. RAWSON, JK. New York Redmen Waver. GERMAN FLATTS, N. Y., July 16, 1776.—Gen. Philip _Schuyler and Messrs. Douw end Edwards, Indian ‘mention the last war and say in their peculiar. language something like thi many moons ago you that ‘Not 8o very were telling us you were fight- ing for your great and good ng ‘who was also our good friend and great father across the great lake. You taught us then to worship and respect the King and be thankful for his t goodneas to us.’ Now you sy he is an unkind King and that he is unjust to you, while other white ‘men, your brothers of the same blood, Al th the Indian sachems are con- tinually saying that their war hatchets are deeply buried so far as the pres- ent war is concerned, every day brings sonie hint that those hatchets will be speedily unearthed it the king's agents affecs aatixtactory pejee. tell us that he fs not unjust to you Peter Ryckman, an Albany trader, | but that you are unfaithful to him. now here after a year's imprisonment { What are we to think, and what are by the British at Fort Niagara, has|we to do?" Htominstion. SHa bad besn held s prie.| int on. (3 el oner at Fort Niagara on su n Boiled Green Corn. that he was favorable to the patriot e‘uwu .Mn? the k'l;;ms;.lm\y‘? sa.vi a Inst o ek man are 21 Seneca warriors who add important details to Ryckman's story. They say that Col. John Butler, & crown agent, is an active and mallg- nant Tory who has fréquentiy tried to lure the redmen away from their neutrality. The Senecas insist that neutrality most ardent wish, as well as all the six nations. As proof they relate that the grand council of the six nations at Onondaga. recently sent a distinguished -A:l:o‘:: to Niagare to bring away sachems whom Col. Butler, by lavish gifts of money and liquor, had kept ‘with him for several e heré, the to hold parieys with warrior chiefs of several of the tribes. Their task in holding them to neutrality will not be easy. The Indians cannot understand what the ‘white faces are quarreling about. lanations about min- isterial oppression mean -nothing to them. Nor do they make it particu- larly easy for our people when they not herd.” Test with the finger nail. Clean by stripping off the outer leaves, turn back the innermost covering carefully, pick off every thread of silk, and recover the ear with the thin husk that nearest to it. Tie at the top & bit of thread and cook fast for about thirty minutes. Cut off the stalks close to the cob, and .M‘whol- to the table wrapped in & PICALILLI B e s Choose young corn, full grown, but | Breakfast in the sun What a pleas- ant thing it js—and after all not so difficult of accomplishment! house must have an east side where the early sunshine comes, and many houses must have a secluded east side where a breakfast porch or terrace could be arranged very satisfactorily. 1t 1s quite the custom in England to have breakfast porches, where the femily may enjoy their morning meal in pleasant surroundings. Shown here 18 a breakfast porch which is one of the most apprecia features of an English cottage. It is simply furnished and the bluestone flooring furnishes an interesting color note. There is a splendid view of a rose garden from this porch—lovely enough to fill on€’s thoughts with beauty to last the whole day through. Clues to Character BY J. 0. ABERNETHY. Verbally Weak. Sometimes your silent person is in- telligent and has excellent ideas and ‘ways of doing things' but he rarely ever gets them over to others—for that reason he is outstripped in the vocational field by the more talkative, yet not necessarily smarter individual. Now, there is a reason for a man not talking much. Don't imagine that he really wishes to be silent and let you do all the talking; far from it. It's because his natural ability to express his ideas verbally is very weak. Often the untalkative man may long to be an orator, yet struggle as he will, he can’t rise above mediocrity. The desire and ability to talk in- telligently are more universal than most any other characteristic of en- Mghtened people. But, once in a ‘while, we find & person who is taci- turn and seems unable to express himself except in monosyllables. This type hesitates to converse with you and when he does he seems to be laboring under great stress to express what is on hie mind. You will often encounter this type in business and sometimes in the professions. Study the middle forehead on each side just above the temples. If it is narrow from side to side, you will know that here is an individual who lacks the gift of expression. He is hesitant in conversation and lacks ability to select appropriate language for the expression of ideas. PRy ‘West Virginia produces more natural gas than all the othér States combined. FEATURES, PALE HANDS BY HAZEL DEY0 BATCHELOR. Leila Marsh, who has omg' ':‘q';n out money. She finds her rich frienda are of the fair-weather variety, and because she has never been taught to do anything, is forced to take a position as lady’s maid with Mona Kingsley. In the family are Richard Kingsley and Barry, the son. Mona realizes that Leila is really as good as she is, and to amuse herseif hu- miliates the -girl constantly Dbefore others. Barry, Ufcause of Leila's beauty, persecutes her in another way, and Richard, whose marriage to Mona has been an unhappy ome, is sorry for the girl. Mona, who lives admiration, is interested in @ man One ‘aftert noon, while-she is out, Barry cames into the room where Leila i3 sewing. He ties to make love to her, and in escaping from him she falls and is caught by some one from bdehind. CHAPTER XVII. ' To the Rescue. Richard had been coming stairs Lela fell, and he the gl slight body as it sagged forward. He was about to release her with some light remark when he realized suddenly that she seemed strangely limp. The next moment he saw that she had fainted. Her little head with its cinnamon colored curls lay against his breast, her lashes lay like small fans on the ivory ‘pallor of her cheeks. A strange feeling which he did not stop to analyze surged through him. Perhaps it was largely composed of pity, for, held like this, Leila seemed up the caught a look of concern on her plain, honest face, appeared -in the doway, Kuwa hovering in the background, end Rich- ard withdrew. “Let me know if a doctor is needed,” he sald to Kuwa abruptly. Then, he went on to his own rooms. It 44 not take Marie long to bring Lella out of her faint, but the minute the girl's eyes opened a look of pein flashed across her face. “It’s my ankle,” she moaned. must have twisted it." Sitting on the bed, Marie off Lefla’s shoe and stocking. shim ‘white ankle was aiready beginning to swell, and, realziing that this was more that she could handle, Marie dis- patched Kuwa. to inform Mr. Kingslgy that a doctor was ‘When Mony, returned home some time later her lady’s maid was propped up in bed with her ankle bound in tight. bané- Mona ‘was in one of her tempers | ages. | that evening, and it did not make her feel any betier to realize that she would either have to wait on herself or let Marie help her. Consequently when Richard knocked on the door of her room, she bade him come in with no very good grace. She whirled around as he entered. ‘“How on earth did it happen?"” “I'm not quite sure,” Richard re- turned grimly, “but I have some ideas on the subject. She was running along the hall and caught her foot in a rug. I caught her or she would have fallen downstairs.” “But whai on earth was she rum- ning for?" Mona said querulously. “I have an idea that Barry had something to do with it. He appeared just as she fainted, but after I carried the girl to her room and sent for him I discovered he wasn't in the house.” Mona turned on him furiously. “You're always blaming Barry for something. You never give him a chance.” “I know that Barry has been annoy- ing her and I've already warned him." Mona shrugged indifferently. “Oh. ‘well, suppose he has. Girls in that walk of life usually expect that kind of thing, don’t they? What makes me furious is that she had to sprain her ankle and inconvenfence me."” Richard looked at his wite levelly, and in that moment came near sctu- ally hating . How callous she was to the sufferings of othe: how entirely and utterly self- Well he would take the matter of ‘Barry into his hands whether she ap- proved or not! (Copyright. 1926.) very frall and young. At any rate, for the moment, he held her there against him. Looking down into her face, al- though he did not know it, his brows ‘were not drawn together in their ac- customed scowl, nor did his handsome mouth wear its perpetual sneer. ‘s voice from above startied his father, and as he glanced up his frown returned. ““The girl fainted,” he said abruptly. ‘“Tell Kuwa to send Marie up at once. T'll carry her to her room.” Richard did not linger in Leila’s sim- ple little room. He lay her on the narrow white bed and passed out in- stantly. It was only by chance that he noticed anything in it, but for some reason he did notice one object. On a table beneath the window was a battered old typewriter. Beside it were some sheets of paper and a note- ‘book of the kind stenographers use. A look of amazement flashed across Richard's features, and his brow went up. But the next minute Marle, with | "SALADA" TEA .. Ask for it. It is unequalled. 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