Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1931, Page 21

WOMA N’'S PAGE Care of Household Furniture BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. TURE DIFFERS. ACH of the many types of fur- niture in a home requires its MILADY BEAUTIFU BY LOIS Plucking of Eyebrows. EAR MISS LEEDS—I will thank you for your advice up- on the following: My daugn- ter, wko is 15, has very beautiful, if a little heavy, evebrows, which meet delicately above Te: nose. She has manifested a dis- psition to pluck them, and only de- sisted beczuse of my fondness for THE STAR’S The smart coat-like dress is engag- | ing attention of the fashionables this| scason. | Exceedingly lovely is today's modcl. And it's & style that will adapt itself to numberless delightful color schemes. The wra arrangement at the front is decidedly simming and modish. The original had its tricky rever collar that ends in a scarf tie of vivid | green which appeared again in the vest, | novel cuffs and buttons. It was made of black canton-faille crepe. g Style No. 3422 is designed for sizes | 18 years; 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches i In Spanish tile sheer woolen, this #nodel is also very attractive Size 36 requires 4 yards 39-inch or special treatment and care in| | dusted. A damp cloth is advised. Oc- | ance so great as to justify the trouble Chemical dcpilatorics should not e 3. THE CARE OF MARBLE TOP TABLES AND OF UPHOLSTERED FURNI- E order for it to look its best for the longest period. For ex- ample, upholstered furniture should be brushed with a stiff-bristle brush or with & soft whisk. Never use one that will catch in the weave or be =0 harsh it will injure the surface. Satin-finished textile should be dusted with a cloth as well as brushed with a brush no stiffer than hair. If upholstered furniture is in con- stant use, have arm and back covers. | These can be of the same material if | one has had the furniture specially up- holstered. Pleces can be bound with | black, brown or gilt gimp, or a color closely matching the textile, and so be very inconspicuous. Or fancy covers can be used such as lace or embroidered theatrical gauze. If the latter, match it is as nearly as you can and work in the same color. These are smart fur- niture arm pleces and head rests. If any grease spots come on the textile | take off immediately with some cleanser that dries rapidly. Furniture entirely of wood should be dusted with a cloth very slightly damp- ened with furniture polish, linseed ofl of kerosene. So also should the frames of all furniture be dusted. Do not have enough of any of the oiling agents on the cloth so that a cloudy surface re- sults. When furniture becomes cloudy it is generally because of superfluous oil. Rub briskly with a very soft, dry cloth. Marble is now used both in the re- | vival of Victordan furniture and in the | wrought-iron pieces. Beware of getting acid on the marble; even lemonade will leave a dull mark. Wash the marble frequently with fine sand soap or pow- der of any preferred kind. Coarse cleanser will scratch as it cleans, so be sure it is fine. All curves and crevices of the wrought iron must be kept well casional washing of the iron will be necessary. Heat will not hurt wrought-iron fur- niture, but it is ruinous to wood. It dries it so that it cracks, parts come un- glued, vencer warps and peels up and the wood itself becomes brittle. So be careful not to have rooms overheated nor to allow_furniture to be too close to heaters. Humidors help to keep air moist and so less harmful to furniture as well as more healthful to breathe. (Copyright, 1931.) LEEDS. them just as nature put them there. I have always loved that tendency of her eyebrows to meet, and considered it & mark of beauty. Perhaps it is a trace of male conceit—since mine are exactly like hers. In this day of skinned eyebrows I realize that I am asking a whole lot of my daughter to refrain from tampering with hers— vet I can not help feeling that their real beauty can not be improved upon. What do you think? DADDY. Answer—Eyebrows that meet over the bridge of the nose are usually less becoming to girls than to men. On some faces, however, they may give a certain type of beauty that is truly distinctive and not unfeminine. The very thin, plucked eyebcow is entirely out of date now, and the natural eye- brow, perfectly groomed and glossy, has come into its own. There is a very practical reason for this change. When eyebrow hairs are plucked they grow in again very fast so that their removal becomes quite a task. I think your daughter wiil soon become tired of plucking hers unless she finds the improvement in her personal appear- b2 uced for this purpcse, if the hairs are to be removed. Plucking is the best. LOIS LEEDS. | Varicose Veins. ds—Please tell me 1 have aching pains in them continually and vari- cose veins. Is there any exerci: you can_suggest that will help me? i am a housewife and do all my own hourework and cxok for a family of seven. Do you think I need special exercises? Thanking you for your advice, I am MOTHER OF SIX. Answer—No indced, dear woman, I do not think that you need special exercises for your legs. To overcome you: trouble I think that you need | rest and relaxation after your day's work is over with legs elcvated and the body in a reclining position in the most comfortable chair in the house or couch arranged with comfortable pillows. A large numter of women suffer from varicos> veins. In the | carly stages the only sympioms may be aching pains in the lcgs, which be- come werse on ctanding or being on the feet too long at one siretch, and only in the latter stages do the swollen vens become obvious. Your trouble is due to the breakdcwn of the valves, 3, yards 54-inch wide, with % yard 9-inch contrasting. For a pattern of this style, send 15 cents in stamps or coin directly to the Washington Star’s New York Fashion Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth street, New York. Don't envy the woman who dresses eell and keeps her children well . Just send for your copy of our Winter Fashion Mazagine. It shows the best styles of the com- season. And you may obtain our ’n{wm at cost price of any style shown. R"he pattern is most economical in ma- terial requirements. It enables you to wear the new frocks at little expense— gwo frocks for the price of one. You will save $10 by spending 10 cents for this book. So it would pay Jou to_send for_your copy now. Ad- Pashion Department. Price of ook, 10 cents. Price of pattern, 16 , eenis, B L] tiny folds of tissue which in normal | velns prevent the blood from traveling in the wrong direction. In mild cases | the wearing of elasti~ stockings, which | | must be put on while lying down, to- | gether with rest pericds during the | day, may give sufficient relief. When {the’ condition becomes more cevere, | however, like yours, operative treat- ment or injections into the veins af- | ford the best chance of cure. The lat- |ter is a modern treatment and in the |hands of a reliable physician has so |far given satisfactory results. Consult your own physician without delay. LOIS LEEDS. Cake Filling. Add one-eighth of a teaspocnful of | baking powzer to two cupfuls of sugar | | and the Alling or frosting will never go | back to sugar. Stir the baking powder |into the dry sugar before adding the | water. Brussels Sprouts. Cut the sprouts from two medium |tea cup and held | when she rose from the table. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. Individual Differences. ‘The most striking fact about human beings is to be observed in their indi- vidual differences. How can these dif- ferences be accounted for? One theory is that individuals differ beciuse they are born different. is is the famous heredity theory. Your attitude towerd this theory is pretty likely to be determined by your re- spect, or lack of respect, for your an- cestry. I know of nothing about which the average person is more likely to form a mental complex As a matter of fact, few of us know very much for certain about our encestry. You might try to write a biography of your great-grandfather just as a test of what you know about your hereditary make-up. The heredity theory as an explana- tion of individual differences is fast los- ing iis prestige. It is being replaced by the theory that we are what we are because of our surroundings. And the most_important of our surroundings are our habitual human associates. Many a character has been made on the school playgrounds. For the most part our real character traits are about what they were at 20. If you would like to make yourself over, change your assoclates. Put yourself in competition with strong. clear-thinkirg people, and your old friends will not know you after awhile. NANCY PAGE Good Taste Club Teaches Manners Negatively. BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. The Good Taste girls answered roll call at their November meeting by act- ing out some incorrect table manner they had seen practiced during the past week. First came Alice, who took a it to her mouth crooking her little finger in what used to be considered “elegant” fashion, but which is now in the worst of taste. It looks so affected. Dorothy came next. She passed a plate to a pretended host and removed her knife and fork, brandishing them aloft while she waited for her plate to be refilled and returned. She should have put the silver on the plate she passed to her host. Grace spread an imaginary slice of bread by laying it dcwn on the table and applying butter carefully across its whole surface. She showed the correct fashion a moment later when she broke off a bit of bread, buttered that and then put her bread and butter knife back on the plate. . Frances held her fork as if it were a pick. Instead of duplicating the position in which she held her knife she stuck her fork straight upright. Martha spooned her soup toward her instead cf away from her. Jean crumbled all her oyster ccrackers into her broth, instead of putting one or two in at one time. slice drank frcm her water glass without wiping off her lips on her nap- Fin first, leaving a greasy ring at the top of the lass. Felice put her chair back into place She should have left it just where it stood when the ros The girls were in gales of laughter, and incidentally, were learning a dot. = s i Savery Green Peppers. Remove the stem awd inside of six green peppers and rinse well. Mix two cupfuls of cold boiled rice with one- fourth pound of boiled ground ham and one grated carrot and season with salt and pepper. Fill the green pep- pers with this. Put a plece of butter end a slice of tomato on top of each pepper. Place the peppers in a pan with a liitle water and bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes. MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Grapefruit, Oatmeal with Cream. Scrambled Eggs with Bacon. Potato Cakes. Muffin. Coffce. DINNER. Vegetable Soup. Fillet of Beef. Baked Potatoes. * Pried Eggplant. Waldorf Salad, Mayonnaise SUPPER. Chicken a la King. Parker House Rolls. Browntes. POTATO CAKES. Peel about two quarts potatoes and cook in salted water until tender. Drain and mash. Add more salt, caraway seeds and flour enough to make stiff. Flat- ten out into round cakes about one-inch thick, cut as you would pie and bake on frying pan on top of stove. Have plenty of salt- pork fat to cook them in. Turn every few minutes so they will not burn. They should be eaten while hot with' plenty of butter. FRIED EGGPLANT. Take fresh purple eggplant and cut them in very thin slices; take off the outside, let them stand in water, enough to cover, with one teaspoon salt, one-half hour be- fore cooking. Wipe them dry. Dip the slices in a beaten egg and then into cracker crumbs with a little salt and pepper. Fry them in fat until they are nicely browned. Omit the cracker crumbs if you like. CHICKEN A LA KING. Draw, wash and cook one 3- pound chicken until tender. Cool and then cut the meat into blocks of about an inch. Make cream sauce with one cup milk, one-half cup flour, stir with fork to blend and then'bring to a boil and cook slowly for five minyjes. Now add one green pepper, chopped fine; one onion, grated; one table- spoon salt, one and one-half te: spoons paprika_and two table- spoons butter. Brat to blend and then cool and add the chicken sized stalks, pick off all poor leaies, and let stand in salted water for an hour. Drain well and cook in plenty of boil- ing water, uncovered, until tender. Drain and serve with sauce. meat. Place in a deep saucepan with a close-fitting id. This can be reheated when ready to serve. (Copyrisht, 1831.) D. C., SATURDAY, DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX EAR MISS DIX: years. D I am a young woman who has been married three 1 have a dear little boy and a devoted and dutiful husband. I love them both dearly, but detest housework. Hate it with a deadly ion. Before marriage I was a again in the business world. I miss the competition and activity of business life. business girl and I long to be back the hustle and bustle of the city and I am making my poor husband miserable and myself also, as I have lost all of my spirit and feel Please give me some plain advice. ANSWERZ ‘The solution of your husband is broad enough mind really save your home | By which T mean that if you has got on your nerves and made £0 back to it. 80 loathe. stimulates you and that you enjoy. (OF course, it is a misfqrtune when i 85 it is, and better is a home run happiness in it than onc bars as if it were a_ gail. After all, of child specialists and kinder, gartens most of the day, anyway. » kick out of an office than she does BY HERBER' MBASSADOR DAWES' assignment to the League of Nations Council session at Paris, where the discussion of the situation in the Far East was renewed, may set off some fireworks on_Capitol Hill. It's difficult to believe that men like Senator “Hi" Johnson of Cali- fornia and others of that group of “irreconcilables” in the Senate will sit by in silence when a leading Ambas- sador in the Old World is dispatch- ed on such a mis- sion. Senator Johnson has already charg- ed that the Unit- ed States has been “jackeyed and juggled” into the League. In his char- acteristic fiery manner a few days ago he declared: “It was not necessary for us to join the League of Nations to write an_in- dividual note to Japan about the Kel- logg piffie pact.” Harsher words than these may be uttered by the Senator as a result of Ambassador Dawes entering the pic- ture. And they will come, too, say those who know Johnson. her to speak with authority on The Mannequin. Here's the answer to al' the girls who write and ask how to zet a job as a clothing model. There is a school which trains man- nequins, but it is expensive. The train- ing is good, but like most schools it will take your money whether you have any main thing that is taught at such a schcol is the proper walk and posture. and these you can practice for your- self at home. Go to the Fifth avenue shops and watch how the models act and wvalk. Then imitate them be- fore your mirror. There are some employment agen- cies that specialize in jobs for manne- quins. Many of these enroll you on payment of $10 or so. They don't guar- antee you & position, but will naturally do all they can to place you. After you get a position you pay them 10 per cent of your wages. But don't go to an agency until you have had more experi- ence. THeir waiting lists are already full of girls who are experienced. These will get first chance. It might be months before they reach you. The best place for a beginner to get experience is in a wholesale house. Whalesale houses use far more models than do the retail shops and they don't care so much about your walk or your clothes. Go directly to the wholesale district in the West Thirties. Walk down Sev- enth avenue and apply to cre dress and coat house after another. This isn't as | hard as it sounds, for some of the large buildings in that neighborhood hold as Helen Woodward. as though I simply cannot go on this way. to be my job and I never can bccome resigned to being domestic for life. always so good as that which we get at the bakery. But the girl who hates home-making and loves business should play fair with the man and tell him before marriage that she gets more marrying for a cook he had better look els>where. (Copyright. 1921.) A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK The Woman Who Makes Good BY HELEN WOODWARD Whose uniquely successful career, both in business and private life, enables natural talent for the work or not. The | Home-making does not seem DISTRACTED. problem depends upon whether your ed to get your point of view upon the situation gnd wise enough to sce that the only way in which you can is by putting a new foundation under it. find housework so distasteful that it you unhappy and discontented, you must give it "up, and if you long for your old work in an office you must You must get somebody else to do the domestic labor you You must get some competent person to take care of your child during your working hours and you must get back to the labor that a woman is not domestic-minded, for every man when he marries looks forward to having a home, not Ju_sl 8 house in which he eats and sleeps, but a home that is made a home by the subtle touches of the hands of a woman who loves and glories in her house. Also, it is a loss to a child not to have the constant companion= ship of its mother at the most formative time of its life. But we have to deal with facts as we find them and human nature by a hireling if there is peace and in which a disgruntled woman beats against its the bread that mother makes is not And in these days children are away from their mothers N nearly every family there is some elderly woman, mother or grand- mother or aunt, who lacks a home and who would only be too thankful to look after and care for the children of some competent business woman and thus leave her free to follow her career. out of a bungalow, and that if he is DOROTHY DIX. T PLUMMER. Of course, it was made plain that Dawes was not sent to Paris actually {to sit with the Council in considering the warlike situation in Manchuria. Dawes merely was ordered to stand by, or, as Secretary Stimson put it, to be “in a position to confer with the representatives of the other nations present in Paris in case such confer- ence should seem desirable.” That perhaps will hardly satisfy Senator “Hi"” and those who share his feelings. One can almost hear him “roar” when he read that and describe it as diplomatic circumlocution. It appears to some that Dawes' pres- ence in Paris is graphic evidence of the administration’s desire to partici- pate_eectually in preserving peace in the Far East. Substitution of an Am- bassador for a consul general tends to warrant such a belief at any rate. England sent her new foreign secre- tary, Sir John Simon. Japan had her Ambassadors at London and Rome pro- ceed to Paris to help Yoshizawa, the Emperor’s delegate to the League, de- fend the Japanese case. A man of Dawes' ability and experi- ence should make things a lot easier for Secretary Stimson. Meanwhile Johnson and his group will fume. He contends there is no real war in the Orient, “because you can't have a war between a chopstick and a machine gun.” And he'll have a lot more to say when the Senate convenes. NOVEMBER 28, problems of the modern woman. many as 30 firms. You can apply to | one after the other without going out- | side the buildings. All of these firms need models, and it is only a question of finding the one whose line best suits your proportions. Each house carries the same measure- ments throughout all its garments. One house may use a long-waisted figure. Another house a shorter waist, longer lines, and so forth—and may fit- you perfectly. Don't try the Fifth avenue retall houses. They are the hardest of all to get work in. If you live in the suburbs, you may be able to get a job in a small department_store in your own neigh- borhood. The work is seasonal. You would be busy in the Winter and have practically nothing to do in the Summer. But get it clearly in your head be- fore you start in that this modeling is hard work. It is far different from putting on a pretty dress in front of your own mirror and walking up and | down and showing yourself off. After you have put the same dress on for the same customer four or five times in one day, you will find it pretty tiresome. Your feet will be swollen and tired at | night, for seldom do you get a chance |to walk about in comfortable shoes. And you can't relax and look tired and | dowdy for a moment. (Copyright, 1931) Macaroons. Beat two egg whites with a pinch of | | salt until <tiff. Add one cupful of sugar | | and brat thorowghly. Fold in one cup- ful of shredded cocoanut and two cup- fuls of a flaked toasted breakfast food which have been crushed in *he hands. Add som~ almond fiavoring.” Place by teaspoonfuls onto oiled paper and bake |in a moderate oven for about 20 min- u or umiil delicately browned and 'well set. P MODES OF THE MOMENT * | ground. smartest /«f conts. Plere are two exguisite examples. Slver muskrat is used 4o Cin seal in the cont ot Lft. The cout af the right s G/z J'“’O/O& @wb&%’ ro adtall Crimmed WAL Randsome 1931. Handwriting What It May Reveal. BY MILDRED MOCKABEE. A HIS writer is apparently a keen lover of the artistic. Her rhyth- mic, curving “m’s” display a natural bent to express beauty even in the commonplace things of life. Seemingly she would find en- Jjoyment and profit in the field of in- terior decoration. Here her talents could find a desirable outlet. Apparently she is not emotionally fitted to work at routine tasks for others. Without an opportunity for creative self-expression, her efforts would be only half-hearted and unsat- isfactory. If interior decorating does not appeal, then short-story writing would seemingly be a logical career. It is probable that she is lacking in self-confidence when in the company of others. This feeling of inferiority perhaps reduces her to silence, thereby influencing her friends to believe her less capable than she is. Possibly her overanxiety to please is a greater hin- drance than help in her social con- tacts. An aggressive expression of her own opinions would tend to emphasize her personality. With children she is upgnrenfly very much at home. Possibly her ability to influence them could be utilized to her financial advantage. It is probable she could organize and lead Saturday nature-study groups of girls. Such semi-educational picnic ventures into the out of doors could be a hokby that is both pleasant and profitable. Her seeming aptitude in short-story writing might be utilized to advantage in the preparation of a series of articles on_camp-craft for girls. She should guard against & tendency to spend too much time in day-dream- ing. She may, perhaps, allow her imagination to affect her more prac- tical nature to disadvantage at times. of handwriting is ot an exact science, according to world in- vestigalors, but all aoree it is interesting and lots of fun. The Star presents t) Ghove feature in that spirit, e 11 wou wish to have vour writing analyzed. send a sample to Miss Mocka- e, The Star. clong with It will be either inter- Jou, wil receive art which you will find an interesting study. & NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Illustrations by Mary Foley. BEE FLIES. Bombylius. UST an imposter flying about pre- tending to be a fierce bee. With her long beak stuck out before her as if her one idea was to gore you, the bee fly gets your respectful attention and all the room she desires. She is a nectar seeker. Her long beak enables her to reach the hidden sweet. She eats pollen, too, and even hums as she flies about. ‘These bee flies are often referred to as “hover flies,” because they hover over the blossoms. They are never seen to alight on leaves, but they rest in sunny paths, on stones and sticks. Their bodies are covered with long black or brown hair. Their wings are clouded in the upper margin, but clear in the lower part. They have six slender legs and short, jointed antennae. The bee fly's eggs are placed in the cells of the solitary bees. This mother neither builds a home for her children nor gathers food for them. True, she does place them where the food supply is ample and handy. ‘When her egg hatches the larvae eat the little egg of the true bee. Then, weaving a cocoon, the. baby takes a nap and awakens a bee fly. Sometimes the mother bee places her eggs near the of eggs Mrs. Grasshopper has buried in the ground. The oee's eggs hatch first and the strong little grubs hasten to dig into the earth and locate their food, which is sure to be near by. They live on an egg diet from now on and become very strong and buxom. At last they feel the urge to come to the surface of the earth and complete their growth. They weave a cocoon and push themselves partly out of the Here they continue to grow and change into the bee fly. ‘There are about 1,400 species of these flies knocwn. Some are more handsome- ly marked than others. The adults never touch anything but pollen and | nectar. The children are known to en- | joy a diet of tender grub meat as well as_bees and caterpillars. There is normally one generation a | year. Should the climate be extremely cold, the grub will delay his appear-| ance for a year. As grasshoppers are in no way friends of ours and have the habit of placing hundreds of future, little hoppers in neat little eggpods under our meadows and lawns, it is with a feeling of gratitude that we acknowl- edge our debt to the bee fly for placing her own coming family so near the famous jumper's egg basket. Cater- pillars are also our avowed enemies and we always have a kindly feeling toward | the grubs or bees which make this little | pest their daily meat dish. (Copyright, 1931.) Mutton Sausages. Chop one pound of cold cooked mut- ton, three ounces of beef suet and six raw oysters, then mix them with cne egg slightly beaten, one-fourth tea- spconful of mace, helf a cupful of breadcrumbs, one teaspoonful of an- chovy paste, and salt ond pepper to taste. Mix all together thoroughly in 1, round cakes and fry in butter. ’ ve With tomato,sauce. . Walls. | Vhitew1shed walis can be papered if they are first washed over with a solu- tion of vinegar and water; otherwise the paper i# inclined to peel. DAY DT RECIPE SWEZT POTATCES SUPRFME. Medium-size sweet potatots, 6. Butter, 6 tablespoons. Brown sugar, 6 tablespoons.” Salt, }; teaspoon. Orange juice, 1 cup. Grated lemon rind, 2 teaspoons. SERVES 6 OR 8 PORTIONS. Boil sweet potatoes until done in their skins. Drain, peel and mash well. Add the other in- gredients, blend all tcgether well. Put in buttered baking dish, piling in lightly, and bake in a 350-d2gree F. oven about half an hour. Potatoes will rise and be : animals. deliciously light and tasty. DIET NOTE. Recive furnishes starch, sugar, fat. Very rich in lime,. iron, vita- mins A, B and C. High in fuel value. Good in diet to increase weight. Can be given to chil- dren 6 years and over. Can be eaten by normal adults of average or under weight. FEATURES SCREEN ODDITIES BY CAPT. ROS J Pioegers TO KISS WIS LEADING LADIES /COE FAUCETT. GINGER ROGERS ONCE AVOIDED BEING LATE AN AMBULANCE TO RUN THROUGH TRAFFIC FLAKED COR! IN IS USED TO GIVE fllf APPEARANCE THEIR REAL NAMES MACK €ENNETT i MICHAEL BELA LUGOS: " SINOT BELA BLASKO Piquancy in T ouch of White BY MARY MARSHALL. TOUCH of white. The worss carry a suggestion of femininity and daintiness. For several sea- sons our dresses did not have a touch of white. Dark fabric went to sleeve ends and necks, and the lingerie collar and cuffs were not known. Now they are back again. They re- qu're daintiness and fastidiousness to keep them always immaculate, but they are very well worth while. ‘Today’s sketch has an idea for intro- <¢ucing tke touch of white in an un- usual way. A scalloped strip of pique is basted in the simulated side closing | of a blouse that has no collar. 1 It gites snap and piquancy to the dress. And the same sort of strip might | be geftly incorporated in a last year's | frock that will lock much more up to date with a touch of white. The pique is made into a twofold scallop, machine stitched eround the curved ecges, trimmed, turned right side out and pressed firmly and neatly. ‘The scallops can be made of white catin, of heavy white crepe, of white linen, as well as of white pique. If you use this trimming, you will find it really worth wkile to have two strips, so that one may be kept always clean to slip in when the other must come out for laundering. BEDTIME STORIES % Surprise Lesson. day is lost wkfizreln ne o That of Kk LINGING with all four feet and his funny little tail to the tree which he had climbed, Runty, the smallest of the 12 little Possums, looked down at his’ father, Unc’ Billy Possum, as he lay on the ground, apparently dead. Flip the Terrier had caught Unc’ Billy, and right before Runty's terrified eyes had shaken him to death. Anyway, he| thought he had, and Runty thought he | had. Do you wonder that Runty was | as badly frightened a small Possum as ever was? He didn’t dare come down from that tree, lest Flip the Terrier be somewhere near. So all he guld do was to cling where he was #d whimper gis he looked down at Unc' Billy, iyirl there where Flip had thrown him. “Ah didn't suppose anythffig would happen to him,” whimpered Runty. “No, suh, ke was so smart Ah didn't reckon anything ever could happen to Fim. Ah didn't suppose the Great Woerld was such a terrible place. Ah want mah mammy, and Ah don’ know how to find her.” Runty began to cry. You know, he was, after all, a_very little fellow and frightened and alone. Suddenly he stopped crying. He stared long and hard at Unc’ Billy. He let go of the trez with one hand and rubbed his eyes. Then he looked again. He was sure, absolutely sure, that Unc’ Billy's eyes had been closed all the time, and now one of them was open. | ‘What was more, one of Unc’ Billy's ears had twitched. Yes, sir, that ear cer- tainly had twitched. Then Unc' Billy's mouth’ closed and his drew back over his teeth. Runty's eyes looked as if they might pop right out of his head. Slowly, very slowly and ceutiously Unc' Billy raised his head and looked all around. Then he scrambled to his feet, shook bimself and looked up at Runty and grinns “Ah reckon it is safe fo’ yo' to come down now,” said he. Runty lost no time in scrambling down. He was still having hard work to believe his own eyes. IHe was almost afraid to approach Unc’ Billy. He “BONERS” Humorous Tid-Bits From School Papers. AN ANECDOTE IS A BILLY GOAT WITH HORNS. Dew is formed on leaves when the sun shines down on them and makes them perspire. A carafe is a skinny-necked animal, living in Africa. It has a long neck, look arouni and see when £o it things are coming and warn the other It is a well known fact that a de- ceased bcdy warps the mind. ‘The 1anishing point is the dot you erase Off. ‘When you haven't got enough iodine in your blood you get a glacier. ‘The idea of March is the day when people are “out of luck.” Julius Caesar went to the forum on that day and camé back dead. | | Thernton . Burgess. cculdn't find his tongue. Unc' Billy knew just how he felt, and grinned again. “Ah done fool that Dog,” said he. “Did yo' see me?” “Ah saw him kill yo',” replied Runty. ‘Anyway. Ah thought Ah cid.” Unc' Billy chuckled. “So Ah fooled yo' as well as the Dog,” | said he. “Yo’ have had one of the most | impo’tant lessons a m can learn.” Runty looked the surprise he felt. “What lesson?” he demanded. Again Unc’ Billy grinned. “The lescon of using wits,” said he | | “AH RECKON IT IS SAFE FO' YO' TO COME DOWN NOW,” SAID HE. promptly. “Ah didn’t have a chance to run, did Ah?” “No,” replied Runty. “Ah cidn’t Lave a chance to climb & tree, did Ah?” demanded Unc’ Billy “N¢ replied Runty. “Ah cculdn't fight because that D was too big and strong fo' me,” Une Billy continued. “So Ah just fooled him. Ah meade him think Ah was gaid. That’s an old trick of the Possum fam- ily. Ah cone sated mah life many times that way. Yo’ mammy done saved her life the same way mo’ times than she can remember. When there is no chance 19' yo' to run or climb or niae, just pretend that yo' are daid, and stay that way until yo' are sure the canm is over.” “Didn’'t that Dog hurt yo' when he shoukt you?” Runty wanted to know. “It wasn't just comfortable,” grinned Unc’ Billy, “but what does that amount to when it is a matter of saving yo' life?. Just notiin’ at all.” (Copyrisht, 1931.) LITTLE BENNY The Weakly News. Wather: Rain with possible showers. SISSIETY PAGE Mr. Shorty Judge, has seen giving himself typewriting lessons on his big sisters typewriter in her absents when . ‘| she forgets to lock the case, until she unixpectedly comes back and interrupps him by force, Mr. Shorty Judge sayitg he's getting along pritty good consid- erl:’\g what a nerviss strane he's werking under. Miss Mary Watkins the well known charity werker saves the core to give a horse every time she eats a apple, hold- ing it out on the end of a stick half on account of being partly afraid and half on account of being too ladylike to in- joy the sensation of a horses nose on her hand. POME BY SKINNY MARTIN I Dont Herray for universal And down with the ers of war, Unless you wunt to salute a lot of offi- cers You never saw before. QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSERS Why do new shoes always get trod on more than old ones? Why do the best smells always come out of other peeples kitchins? Broiled Salt Fish. Cut a square the size you desire the thickest of the fish. Take the skin and wash clean. (Copyright, 1931.) ' clear ccals for 10 minutes, then boiling water, and butter an