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snowman as the one he built, bui
then Elfreda and I felt even proudei
of him, for Ii was all our own work
We called Mamma to see him and
she said 1t was the incest one sha
had ever seen.
"A little while later Il grew dark
and Mamma called to us to come In
and get ready for dinner. Just as
we were leaving our beautiful snow
man to spend the night out In the
cold all by himself. William came
along past our front gafs.
Z "'Whatcha call thAt. kids?' he
laughed, pointing to the snowman
Humph That amt any good. can
knock him down standing stillV
poor Elfreda begged him not to.
with tears In her eyes. and l started
to run for Mamma when voice from
williams front yard called out:
William. you william! Get down
off that fence-right away. Dinners
ready. Come on now-immediatelyl'
"'Yes. Papa answered William just
as quiet and meek as you please.
But he called out to US as he was
leaving, Wait until tomorrow, kids;
I'll fix him thenl'
Poor Elfredal How she tossed
about in her bed nearly all night
long. And didn't sleep one bit better
thinking of what that dreadful Will
liam was going to do to our beauti-
full snowman In the morning.
I'VE were awake bright and early
and ran to the window oh. 1t was
such reliefl There stood our snow
man, white and glistening and brave
as gould be. even though the day was
cold and dark, without a sun, and II
had been raining during the night.
I'VE had just finished breakfast and
were coming out of the front door
to play when our hearts stopped still
with terror. There, climbing over his
fence into our yard was William.
Both OF US shrieked and Mamma
hurried out to us. William came rum
ming as hard as he could, yelling like
wild Indian. Then he jumped-and
Elfreda and 1 closed our eyes so we
wouldn't see the terrible sight.
Then, all of a sudden, We opened
them wide. william was rolling
around on the ground clutching his
ankle and bowling like he had already
been given the good spanking he de-
served.
: "'Oh. oh. my foot. my foot! Man,
maj Mammal he cried.
And there stood our brave snow
man, firm and straight. with only
little piece knocked off one of his
arms. 1t was wonderful!
"William's Mamma came running
out of her house and picked William
up and carried him home. He couldn't
put his hurt foot on the ground and
his face was bruised and scratched
where he had fallen on it.
"Elfreda and l were simply over
joyed at the lucky escape of our snow
man. OF course we were sorry poor
William was hurt--even though he
was bad boy, but we couldn't un-
derstand why. when he jumped. he
hadn't knocked our poor snowman
down as he had the day before.
Then Mamma explained il TO US.
When 1t rained in the night the rain
froze on the snowman and made him
SO hard that when poor William
jumped he hurt himself more than he
did the snow-man!"
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round the zero point and our breath
Foze into little icicles on our mus
bches.
"One afternoon the order came fol
Is to attack the Federal outpost near
larpers Ferry the next morning So.
bout dusk that evening. we climbed
hto our saddles and set out for the
|oint of attack, our horses stumbling
Trough the deep snow. We had
hirty-mile ride ahead of US and I
|on't believe l shall ever forget the
brrible cold of that binding march.
ut penetrate us to the very bone.
hting its way through overcoat and
bot as though they were mere pa
|er. We shivered In our saddles and
fied to We m our benumbed legs
y lettine them dangle and swing out
! the stirrups. We tapped our frigid
Inns about and beat our chests to re-
lore the circulation.
Early in the morning we came In.
Ight OF the campfres of the Unior
htpost and sighted the sentries pa
iolling their lines. wrapped to the
PES and holding their guns close to
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one, tool You could see his legs and
his arms and then william made two
little holes for his eyes and another
for his nose and long slit for his
mouth. And he had a hat. too-it
looked just like Papa's derby. oh, 1t
was a beautiful snow-manl Elfreda
and | danced about and clapped our
hands and shrieked for joy.
And then - then, Dorothy - what
do YOU think happened2 oh. 1t was
terriblel Poor Elfreda and I Just
cried and cried about it, Why, Will
liam stood off a little distance from
our nice new snowman and shouted.
Look out. kids, here I come' And
he ran as hard as he could--and
jumped right into the poor snowman.
knocking him all to piecesl
TT happened so suddenly that littie
sister and l for q moment could
scarcely realize that the snowman
was no more. Then we burst out
crying and William just laughed at us
and kicked what was left of the snow
man all around the yard
"'Oh, William. cried Elfreda. look
what you've doneP And I told him
what a mean, bad boy he was. But
he didn't mind that. He jumped over
his fence and went to play with an
other boy who called to him just then.
"Sister and l dried our tears after
a while and set to work to build up
the poor snowman again. We had
watched William do 1t, you see, so we
knew how. 1t wasn't quite as nice
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IN SCHOOL
in JAPAN

n you .rudge home from school In
II the afternoon with your books
\ under your arm and your little
playmates skampering about and
planning all the delectable games to
be played before dusk. do you know
that at that very time the little boys
and girls in Japan are Just going to
school? Well, they are. And, the 9TH
er way round, when you are rubbing
your eyes awake of a morning and
your warm toes out on the cold floor.
they are Just going to bed.
Their school. too. is different from
yours-oh, SO different. You find 1t
hard enough to be on time at nine
o'clock, goodness knows. but how
would you like to have to answer
present" to the teachers roll-call
about half-past six very morningQ
Well. that's what the little Japanese
school children have to do on the
other side of the world.
And when you enter the schoolroom
each morning instead of smiling at
your teacher End wishing her Good
morning" you would. II you lived
in AJapan, have to make her a
very low and very polite bow and
say, "Ohayo."
Then, when the lessons begin, you
would find 1t all so strangely different
from your ow-- little school. Instead
of Teacher opening the book to the
lesson she assigned you yesterday to
be studied at home the night before
and recited to her. she would first
read the lesson for the day to you
and then ask you to read 1t In turn to
her. Now isn't that queer way to
irecite ones lesson!
But more than that. how would you
like to begin at the bottom of the
page and read up the page? And
wouldn't you be puzzled II you had to
begin at the right of every line on
the page an read toward the left as
the Japanese do?
II you find such terrible monsters
as "ouotie1ts." "divisors' and "frac-
itions" most horrible TO deal with but
like the study of history. then you
would certainly enjoy your lessons In
a Japanese school; for there history
Is the principal study. The Japanese
you know, worship their ancestors and
study every bit of history they can
get about the men who have lived In
the ages long past.
And suppose your teacher said to
the class at the end of each hour,
."Children, we shall take short re-
cess now before we go on with the
next lesson. Go out and spin your
tops and fly your kites and Ill ring
the bell when the recess Is over"
wouldn't you be delighted? Well,
If you were In a Japanese school this
very thing would happen. At the end
of every hour you would have re-
cess. wouldn't you like that. thought
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When Hats Came Into Use

n ATS are said to have been used
~ about the year 400, at which
~ time they became of use for the
country wear. riding, etc. Father
Daniel relates that when Charles the
Second made his public entry into
Rouen. In 1449. he had ON a hat lined
with velvet, and surmounted with
plume or tuft of feathers. 1t Is said
that 1t was during this monarch's
reign that hats became the vogue,
taking the place of the chaperons and
hoods which had been the fashion
previously. In process of time from
the laity, the clergy also took this
part of the habit; but 1t was looked
upon as a great abuse. and several
regulations were published. forbldding
any priest or religious person TO ap-
pear abroad In hat without coro-
nets. and enjoining them to keep
the use of the chaperons made of
black cloth with decent coronets." 1t
was Pope Innocent the Fourth who
first made the hat the symbol or cog
nizance of the cardinals. enJoining
them to wear a red hat at ceremonies
and professions. In token of their be-
ing ready to spill their blood for
Jesus Christ.
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1ong-oh, SO, SO long. In the after
noon 1t stopped showing and mother
put our coats and caps and nice.
warm gloves on us and said we might
go out and llay II we would promise
not to get our feet wet.
"oh, what fun we hadi Elfreda
picked up her two hands full of snow
and threw 1t way. way up in the air
over her head. A little puff of wind
came along and blew the snow up
higher than Elfreda had thrown 1t.
Then 1t came drifting down in fine
white cloud. We stood right under 1t
and let 1t fall all over us and we
danced and laughed and clapped our
hands. Oh. IL was such funl
Just then a little boy who lived
next door to US climbed over tho
fence between his yard and ours. He
wasn't real little boy. either. or he
could never have climbed the fence.
Indeed, he was eight years old. FL
freda was four and | was six; SO. you
see, he was really big boy. His
name was William.
"'Hey. kids cried VILLA m,
'whatcha think you're doin'?'
"Oh, how we hated to be called
'kids'-every little girl doesl And
especially by little boy like William
who thinks he knows 1t all.
"'Y ou kids don't know how to play
In tho snow. sad William. Here
watch met
"And he began scooping UP great
handfuls of snow into a pile on the
ground.
"'Can't we help. William my Sis
ter Elfreda asked him presently.
william seemed to think about 1t
long time but finally he answered,
Wei, yes, If you'll do just as tell
you. Make a big pile of snow here
and then I'll show you how to make
snowman
"Oh, how Elfreda and worked !
1t was great fun. The mound OF
snow kept getting bigger and bigger
and our little fingers became colder
and colder. They seemed to be burn
ing, they were so numb and cold. At
last william said the pile was large
enough and told us to stand aside and
watch him make the snowman.
"And he made such beautiful
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BEHEADING1.

BEHEADINGE.
I. Doubly behead q plan and get
that by which men advertise their
places OF business.
2. Behead to give a quick blow
with the open hand and get to lick
up with a quick motion of the tongue.
3. Doubly behead the prostrations
made by the Chinese before their su-
periors and get tuft of wool for
spinning.
DIAGONAL.
This diagonal htains five words of
five letters eachc If the words are
correctly guessed and written one be-
low another in their rightful order
their diagonal letters. beginning with
the upper left-hand letter and ending
with the lower right-hand letter, will
spell something which helps to keep
our houses neat and. clean. The cross
words are: l. One who makes bread
and cake. 2. The seat OF the INTEL
lect. 3. Something we walk upon.
4. Something we sit upon. 5. Some.
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r N nearly every graphic description
of a great battle" said an old
veteran cavalryman of the Civil
Mar, you find the phrase the heat OF
|attle.' Well, let me tell you, that
|hrase isn't merely a figure of speech.
& Is literally true. In battle. your
|ody gets warm as well as your mind
ind your emotions.
IT recall one instance in particular.
L was while ] was riding behind one
K the most noted of all the Confed-
rate cavalry leaders. Back in '64
|quadron of us were encamped about
hirty-five miles below Harpers Ferry.
Ia. The thermometer was lowering
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thing used to run large engines.
CONUNDRUMS.
When are thread and a stick of
wood alike?
When both are knotted.
Why is an umbrella like a pan
cake?
Because tits seldom seen after Lent.
II pair of andirons come to nine
dollars. what would ton of coal
come to?
To ashes.
Answers to last weeks Puzzles.
.7OUR-GLAsS PUZzLE:-
s. II A ID o w s
X A ID s
C. II
NET
A u N rs
HI 8 81 N q
BEHEADING AND CURTAILIN0:-l
l. Prices-Rice. Q. Probes-Robe. g..
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Drama--Ram. 4. Hedges-Edge.
ZIG-ZAG PUZZLE:-Mi1lion. Cross
words: / Mine. 2. Link. 3. Halt.
1. jail. s. Toll. 6. Nose. 7. Note
Anstoers to Toddys Puzzles.
BEHEADINGS: Il. Design = si0n.
2. sIdp-ldp. g. KotoW-toao.
DIAGONAL" Broom. Cross-words:
1. Baker. 2. Brain. g. Floor. 4. Stool.
8. Steam.
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the lack Of AMI education.

the lack of an education.
So. they decided upon the open air
school as the solution of the problem.
And now, for at least seven years
back, Germany has had open air
schools in all her large cities. The
children are furnished nourishing food
at intervals during the days class
work and are kept in the open air as
much as possible both night and day.
The city of Berlin alone is spending
nearly a hundred Thousand dollars
each year for the up-keep of her
open air schools.
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THE 'HEAT OF BATTLE' REAL

dent impressed me at the time, and
in many subsequent engagements, |
noticed the same thing. Believe me,
the phrase heat of battle Is by no
means a mere figure of speechl"
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HARRY IN HASTE

WHEN we see a play or a film in
which the players meet under
1uual circumstances and marry
gickly, the general verdict Is, "NoW
bat is a real romance"
4, in real life, we hear of a couple
lHying after a brief acquaintance,
be comment generally Is, How
Nlsh, that won't lastl"
Why is a long engagement or a
T and girl friendship considered
safeguard Of happiness in
-lTiage?
Marriage must alter both person
4-s, whether of long or short
Eantance, so surely a romantic
1scament has as much chance of
l1ess as the more conventional
gsmentl
la Paterson, % Mckenzie St.,
Aior1 Vic.
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HOLIDAYS

MOST people, when decid-
ing on the kind of holi-
day they will take, choose
some form Of relaxation as
far removed from their ordin-
sry work and routine as pos
dble.
It is true that we all need
IS complete a change as pos
dble. But it is folly to try to
live and play, for a couple of
weeks in the year, in a way
that all the other fifty have
pndered US unfit for.
It is no benefit to men and
women confined in office or
home all the year round to
Try TO become mountain f1ends
for a fortnight or so.
We see holidaymakers
mzous to fill every precious
moment, from dawn to sunset,
.mbing over rocks and up
steep cliffs, swimming siren
uously, under the fond de-
usOn that fresh air and exer-
Else are doing wonders to re-
u7enate them. They are
gnuinely amazed when they
come home tagged out in mind
and body.
Moderation should be the
zynote Of our holidays if we
rally want to get the best out
1 them.
Il for this letter to Miss
lpes Robinson, 80 Inglesby
Road, CamberwelI, Vic.
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Dress Reform

MRS. DURNO laments the uncom-
Az Portable and hot uniforms worn
by schoolboys, but these are only a
younger edition Of mems suits.
If the grown men have not the
courage to stage a dress reform, then
one can scarcely expect schoolboys
to do It.
Australian men should wear
hghter-weight suits for summer in
this very temperate climate rather
than wear the same heavy material
all the year round.
Women dress much more sensibly
and look and feel much more com
Portable and cool.
Miss J. Beale, 30 Tennent Pde.,
DulWich Hill, N.S.W,
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Inferiority Complex

K. CHISHOLM Is right, I'm glad
to say. But often wish the
young people in my household would
stop their after-dinner conversations
50 that I could listen to the wireless.
Besides, their conversation is so
well Informed and their repartee Is
so brilliant that it gives me an in
feriority complex.
DraWing-rooms have almost van
ished from modern architecture and,
praise be, draWing-roOm conVersa-
ton has vanished with them. We
have hving-rooms and lively conVer-
sation in their place.
Mrs. Parker, Frankland st., Laun-
cestOn, Tas.
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Fine Companions

A LTHOUGH the modern girl has
= acquired the habit Of drinking
cocktails, we cannot blame her men,
friends altogether. At a party OF
dance, a man offers a girl drink as
a matter Of course, but he respects
her far more If she refuses.
Modern girls Of my acquaintance,
who neither drink nor smoke, are
looked upon as fine companions by
their men-friends, and those same
men are the first to commend the
girls when they have the Will-power
and courage to refuse drink.
Miss J. DeIVes, clio Minter Simp-
son and Co., Box 521B, G.P.O,
Sydney.
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MISUNDERSTANDING

THERE is so much bitter unhappi-
ness caused by the mischief
maker and backbiter that one
should at once suspect the woman
who begins her insidious campaign
with the injunction, Now you must
promise not to say anything"
The promise given, seeds OF dis
trust and suspicion are soWn, and
often definitely lying statements are
made with no possible opportunity
Coecause Of the given promise) Of
running the SANDER to earth, or Of
disproving It's authenticity.
If all women would steadfastly
refuse to give their blind promise Of
secrecy the mischief-makers would
not dare to make false statements,
and our characters and regulations
would no longer be at the mercy Of
any unscrupulous person who chooses
to make a slanderous attack.
NJ. Taylor, 18 SWete St., LidcOmbe,
N.S.W.
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K Z /
UNGRATEFUL WOMEN
| NOTABLE feature Of post-wa

A NOTABLE feature Of postwar
years has been many Women's
cynical attitude to marriage.
This is strange when one recalls
that Women's status and conditions
are 50 much better than those Of
their mothers and grandmothers.
To-day a woman may live out a
long life Of single independence with
out being dubbed an old maid. When
she feels tired Of being "indepen-
dent" she takes the escape offered
by marriage.
Actually, a married Woman's Wor-
ries are relatively trivial to her hus-
bands fears. He has to ensure se-
curity, provide for a family, while
wife attends to the home. If the
husband and wife separate, the hus-
band must support the wife and
family.
Why, then, all the cyn1cism about
marriage? Men have made laws
which penalise themselves in the
event of failure. For women mar
rage is a job In which they may
fail, yet receive security for life.
Mrs. L. Parsons, p Tyne st., Gil
bertOn, Adelaide.
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FlOwery Speeches

THERE may not be long conversa-
tions in the home-it is trend
Of the times for speech to be to the
point, therefore natural
FlOWery speeches and pretty COM
pliments paid by men women in
past days were not always genuine.
which Is the main reason why we do
not hear them nowadays.
1t Is the truth that lives. Ger
tainly, modern-day conversation is
the best
Mrs. L NJ. Taylor, IS CarlingfOrd
Rd., Epping, NS.W.
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Leave NeWLyWeds
Alone
.EWLYWEDS who travel

NEWLYWEDS who travel
~ away together to a
strange town or country free
from parental interference
from either side Of the partner
ship are fortunate.
Their lives can be shaped
according to their own per-
sOnalities, and are not sWayed
by the sometimes obsolete ideas
Of an older generation.
With young couples who
are doomed to live in close
proximity to their "in-laws,"
interference and mischief
making may cause misunder-
standings in the new home.
Certainly on the arrival Of
the baby this is most notice
able. The young mother is
often hampered from the
beginning by a naughty child,
who is spoiled by Over-indul-
gent grandparents.
Mrs. M. Morgan, 1O1 Griffith
St., BalgOwIah, N.S.W.
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Has Modern Life
Killed Art
of Conversation?

YES, K Chisholm C3/12P3s), after
dinner conversation has almost
disappeared
In some respects this Is a pity.
The modern generation can learn
lot more by taking part and listen
ing to an intelligent conversation
than by rushing off to the pictures.
At the same time those hoWery
phrases and pretty compliments of
the past generation are not wanted
now.
Women have too much sense to
want such tnsincere f1attery, which
more often than not was just
matter of form.
Edith Bury 20 AsIing St., Preston,
Vic.
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Think of Ice-cream

WOULD like to build statue to
Mrs. Dido Durno at our school.
I wish she could make enough people
share her opinion about our
uniforms to persuade the schools to
let us wear cooler clothes.
It Is very hard to concentrate on
sums and history when you are so
hot that all you can think about is
how nice 1t will be to have an ice
cream and go for swim when school
Is finished for the day.
Ken Harris, BroOme St., COtteslOe,
WA.
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SchOOIbOyS
OiticiSe Their
Uniforms

/ AGREE with Mrs. Dido Durno
(3/12P38) when she says that
the uniforms schoolboys are COM
PEELED to wear are too heavy and hot
for the summer months.
Being a student Of one Of our
great public schools, know from
experience that the uniforms we
wear are uncomfortable.
I am not alone in my views, for In
many Of our school magazines
articles of a rather rebel1ious nature
concerning uniforms are published.
Master V. J. Every Burns, No. 6
Glen Re, rs Glen St., BOndi, N.S.W.
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wear equally heavy clothes to busi-
ness in later life, so why not acquire
the habit now? Mrs. Durno will find
that these boys are allowed to remove
their coats when studying.
At one Of our wen-known board
ing schools the girls are even allowed
to remove stockings when inside the
school grounds, but appearances are
kept up outside
Mrs. N. Brown, Garfield Drive,
PaddingtOn VIZ, Brisbane.
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Few Indulge

THE whole matter Of cocktails Is
much exaggerated. The pub
1city given TO party drinking would
indicate that most girls are human
blotting-pads soaking up cocktails
In their social leisure.
Actually few women indulge In
the habit dangerously.
Mrs. e. Kellie, 18 CauIfleId Ave-,
Reade Park, Adelaide.
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Should Men Be
Blamed For
Cocktail Habit?

MRS. ROGERS (3/12P38) thinks
men are to blame for girls
drinking cocktails.
I do not think so. Tt rests with
the girl herself.
She can refuse to drink without
being thought prude, and, rather
than lose mems respect and admira-
ton, she will gain 1t.
Many men enjoy the company of
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Causes Comment

MANY a girl would be content to
Az enjoy herself without the aid
Of cocktails, but men do not seem
to like being in the presence Of a
party Of girls unless they share their
liquor with them.
Perhaps it is feeling of protec-
tion for thenselVes-that the girls
will not be in critical moods or say
anything if their partners have had
zone over the eight"
Miss Lett Waddy, GlenrOy, West
Ryde, N.S.W.
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Acquired Taste

MRS. ROGERS is most unfair to
Az blame men for girls drinking
cocktails.
Why should a girl refuse a cock
tail if she cares for 1t? After all,
it is an acquired taste, as tea is.
think the average man Is above
considering girl unsporting OF
prudish if she does not care for cock
tails
Mrs. o. Mackay, 80 Lawson st.,
NUDGE, N.SW.