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HOW SOME FISH CAN BE HAPPY OUT OF WATER

nOBBY came running back
to me one day while we
~ were walking through the
woods in Ceylon. He had strolled
on ahead and when he returned
he stood stock still and didn't
speak.
l knew he had something ex-
citing to tell me-but the poor
child couldn't get it out of his
mouth. For once in his life he
actually was speechless.
Foxy Grandpa" -he began
after awhile.
well, Bobby, what is it?"
Foxy Grandpa"-that was all
he could get out. Then he beck
oned me to follow him
And when I saw what he had
seen l was speeches., too. You
never saw such a sight in all
your life.
Bobby" I asked, do you see
the same thing that I do?"
YES" he gulped. Isn't it
wonderful"
Down below us in a ravine was
a little river which had dried up.
There was quite a steep bank
leading up to where we were
standing and there climbing UP
the hill were-what do you think?
Climbing up that steep bank
scrambling over rough places,
waiting a moment to get their
breath and then forging ahead,
were dozens of-fishv
I know it sounds like a fairy
tale or a fish story, but it is
true. I saw them with my very
own eyes, and held some of the
fish In my very own hands, an
they wiggled out again.
AS we stood there spellbound
by this unusual sight, a Cinga-
lese came up-you know that is
what you call a man who lives
In Ceylon-A Cingalese.
Fortunately he spoke English
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:" v. McCOLLUM, nutrition
expert, has pointed out
~ that in less than a CEN
fury we have tried to change the
nature of our food supply on
large scale without inquiring
whether the changes were
fraught with danger. It now ap-
pears that real danger has
existed and that much damage
has been done.
Our ancestors were not conse-
Grated to a diet such as so many
Americans have adopted because
of conditions associated with our
development into an industrial
nation. This American diet is
made up chiefly Of white bread,
other cereals, peas, beans, meat,
potatoes and sugar.
In former times every neigh
borhood tended to be agricultur-
ally sufficient. Much gardening
was done. There was always a
mill nearby where grain could be
ground into flour or meal fire.
quently. But nowadays there is
steam transportation over long
distances, and the keeping quail
ties of flour and other foods have
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cheek and chin, and pursed, pre-
occupied lips as she bent over
her work. The lines Of her young
boyish figure showed through
her sheer night-gown, and be-
meath one bent knee protruded a
bare pink foot and five pink toes.
Occasionally she flung back her
hair and twisted her head from
side to side as she critically sur
veyed the effect Of her millinery
efforts, held at arms length.
Philip hastily reverted to his
paper, when with an exclamation
Of annoyance bver her i'll success,
she flung the trimmings of the
hat into its crown, and wiggling
off the bed tossed the hat itself
to the top shelf Of the closet.
But here an unfortunate discovery
increased her. irritation.
philip Baldwin, She pitched
the coat he had just taken off,
from the hook where it was hang
ing to the middle of the floor.
Crumpled Clothes.
1--WE asked you, and asked you
not to hang your clothes over
my shirt-waists. There's
that all crumpled and 1 am going
IN tn fHn
matinee with Virginia! :. I'll
have to go to all the fuss of IRON
ing 1t out in the morning!"
I'm sorry, Marjorie - I'm
awfully sorry" Philip said peni-
tently.
THAT does no good :"
A sneeze interrupted her.
Philip had raised the window some
time before to air the room which
had been getting close and full
Of cigarette smoke. The question
of ventilation had always been
a vexatious one between them.
Philip had slept from earliest boy
hood with his window flung vida
open; Marjorie, he fouRd, had
been content with only few
inches. She asserted it was i'm
possible for her to sleep with {.
wind blowing on her head, and
Philip frequently had awakened
with a dull headache, as the re-
suit of a lack Of fresh air.
Now, with an angry exclama-
ton, she reached for the window
and closed it with a bang.
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actully stinks" He could see his
wife's figure sitting up in bed.
you shut that window"
Listen. sweetheart,-weIl both
have headaches in the morn
ing. - - s- ~.
'tAre you going to shut, lit"
"But, dearest; listen just q
minute :"
With a quick motion Marjorie
flung back the bed clothes and
got to her feet. Without an in,
stant's pause she went to the door,
opened it and disappeared into the
hall. Philip. stood perplexed and
wondering. He heard her go to
her mothers room; he heard the
door shut briskly; he heard the
muHnur of voices. He did not
understand what she was about.
At first he. believed she sought
her mothers sympathy, possibly
her Intervention. The smothered
n1utter of voices continued, then
came intervals Of quiet, finally
silence. The truth came to him
gradually; it was some time before
his slow mind accepted the fact
that his wife had taken Con.
stances place beside her mother,
and had deserted him for the
night.
He sat down heavily in one Of
the chairs. He tried to consider
calmly the import Of what Mar
jorie had done, but he found it
impossible to think either clearly
or logically. He was aware that
the skin Of his face was burning
hot, and that he was fighting to
keep a grip on his rising anger.
He did not know how to analyze
his feelings, but he was aware of
being grievousiy hurt, outrageously
afronted. Marjorie had gone too
far: she had made a mistake; he
could not allow her to treat him
60 casually. IL Marjorie thought
married life was like that, she'd
have to be shown very plainly
that it. wasn't. He did not I'M
-derstand the hurt, in his heart, the
feeling that their intimacy had
been, outraged; Marjorie had dese-
created something tzMhieh Nps
tremendously sacred. ~ sAsss
Far into the night he sat In
the dark room considering the
matter. At times his anger hared
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as he worked for an English
nobleman who had great tea
plantations on the island. So he
explained everything to us very
politely.
"You say they know where to
find water?" I inquired.
Eyes sir. When their stream
runs dry in hot weather, nature
tells them where they can find
water. And they walk right
along on the ground until they
find it. You see, they have cells
inside their heads in which they
can carry water, SO their gills
don't get dry and they can shut
file along on their fins exactly as
an animal walks on it's legs"
But 1t must make them terri
bly, tired" I commented.
"Yes," he said, land sometimes
they get stuck in a rut and they
can't wiggle out and they die"
Where's the nearest water?"
/ asked.
"Just mile from here, SIR
the native replied.
Bring our basket, Bobby" 1
shouted.
When Bobby brought the ,bas-
ket, we filled it with the poor
tired, travelling fish. Then Bobby
and I carried-the basket to the
next stream and in it dumped
all of our fish!
How they did dart around and
Jump out of the water and splash
for joy! It seemed as If they
were trying to tell us how thank
full they were.
AS we left to go home Bunny
said:
II guess those fellows think
they've been in an airplane, Foxy
Grandpa"
I'm Tuesdays StOry-HOw Bobby
Got into the Wrong Bed)
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Feature Service. Inc)
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BEACH CAPES
CONVENIENT
By Rita Stuyvesant.

" F you are going to the beach
for your vacation, you will
- want a beach cape to use for
bathing. You will be surprised
at the great convenience and
comfort you will get from such a
wrap. They are, indeed, so simple
and inexpensive to make at home.
The shops are offering some un-
usual values, too, in all styles of
beach capes.
Have you seen the new Terry
cloth? It is a sort of Turkish
toweling material, lowered like
cretonne. It is excellent for
beach cape and inexpensive.
There are any number Of lovely
designs and colorings to choose
from, some vivid and gay, others
with softly blended pastel shades.
A model that covers one from
shoulder to ankle is convenient
and may be gathered closely at
the neck, and finished with a
deep roll collar. The bottom is
turned into a deep hem, and the
front is tied with>long streamers
of the same material. No lining
il used. You may easily make
this style cape without a pat
tern, although there are many
simple patterns like this in the
fashion books.
Perhaps you like, a circular.
cape for the beach. You could
choose a broad awning stripe for
this. The bottom should be faced
with a bias strip. A straight
band collar would look well on
this type of cape.
Not only does one find the
cape, but the wrap as well,
Haunting it's beauty on the beach.
A model that resembles a bath
robe is comfortable, and this
may be made from the Terry
cloth and bound with plain
colored sateen. Big patch pockets
and a linen tasseled cord are
features of this robe. There are
some excellent patterns in the
Turkish toweling materials that
are absorbent, and therefore
splendid for beach wear.
You will appreciate the COM
fort of these wraps when you
come out of the ocean dripping
and Slip into the warmth Of a
comfortable cape or robe. Then,
too, they are so convenient for
lounging on the sand to avoid
sunburn, or perhaps for the stroll
from the hotel or bungalow to
the beach.
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THAT stays shut! Yoa
don't care whether your wife
catches her death Of cold or not.
I'm tired Of it. I won't have that
window raised any more" s &
Philip frowned. Her arbitrary.
tone nettled him. He rose heavily,
folded his half read paper and
picked up, the offending coat.
There was no use talking to Mar
jorie tonight; she was utterly and
outrageously unreasonable. He
commenced resignedly to undress. :
It was his habit to shave at
night and when he returned from
the bathroom where he was acs
customed to perform this opera
toin, he found Marjorie already in
bed. her dark head sunk deep in
pillow, her face toward the wall,
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ERRORS IN OUR DIET
TEETH DETERIORATE FROM WRONG FOOD

to be enhanced by special proc
esses that are more or less famil-
lar to everybody.
Studies of the teeth and sl1ele-
tons Of our forefathers show far
Better development than our
own. They had good teeth and
practically no ricketts,. Today
ninety per cent Of our children
have cavities in their teeth. No
such amount Of dental deteriora-
ton has ever existed in the past,
in all probability, and in SO far
as we can judge from the studies
of psychologists.
McCollum believes that the
great prevalence of decay in the
teeth of present day Americans
lies in the fact that during pre-
natal life, infancy and childhood
they do not develop good sets of
teeth and perfectly good skele-
tons. The enamel is not put on
the teeth as well as it should be,
and the root canals are not fin
ished properly. And then in
childhood and later life the diet
does not protect the teeth and
bones from deterioration.
Oour diet must be supplemented
with milk and leafy vegetables.
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Thrilling and Gripping Serial of Married Life From the
Pen of Successful American
Novelist
Novelist.

jorie, Philip thought, was espe-
cially cross. He had missed her
all day and for the first time
found her, upon his Homecoming,
Indifferent to his affection.
When they were going to bed
later on he indiscreetly asked
the reason. At once she bristled
with impatieAce; the mood Of
resentment her mother had occa-
stoned was still upon her and she
refused to be coaxed out of It.
She had elected to go to bed at
an early hour, preferring to be In
her own room rather than where
her mother was, and now she was
restless, not yet ready for sleep
but at a loss how to occupy her.
self. She decided one Of her hats
needed retrimming, and curled
herself up in the middle of the
bed, and armed with a pair of
scissors, proceeded to demolisn
1t. Philip was deeply interested
in the evening paper which con-
tanned a review Of the seasons
football, and was pleased to dis
cover his own name mentioned
more than once. He sat with his
stockinged feet perched on the
edge OF the bed, fitting back in
his chair, comfortably smoking.
He heard his mother-in.law pass
ing in the hall on her way to her
own room a little after 8 o'clock.
AS he foresaw, her footsteps hest
tated at their door and there
was a gentle rap and a concilia-
tory good night
He called a cheerful Good
night Mother JONES'" but Mar
jorie answered only grumpily.
He lowered the edge of his
paper to observe his wife over its
top. He wanted to ask her why
she was so unnecessarily short,
but feared her unreasonable mood.
She was decidedly out Of sorts;
even the retrimming Of the hat
she had wrecked was not pro-
ceeding satisfactorily. Angry or
not. she was a lovely picture, he
decided. She sat cross.legged,
tailor fashion, in the middle Of
the bed, her lovely mop Of short
black curls, unbound for the
night, hung loosely about her
face, revealing only a brown
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a round brown elbow just outside
the covers. she was only a little
girl after alI, Philip Reflected
much like his sister, whom many
a night he had tucked off to bed.
Sitting Atmosphere.
He looked rusfuily at the tightly
shut window and shifted the close,
smoky atmosphere. 1t was poison
Gus to breathe such air; by NOR
ming It would be deadly, and to-
morrow was to be- q particularly
hard dayat the office. He glanced
atFthe recurnbent Marjorie, turned
out the ms and Cautiously raised
the window sash. Instantly there
was a connmotion in the bed.
'Phil~shut that window"
But, Marjorie listen! The room
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methods telling child that things not its
business telling 1t to do things because II All that sep
respecting I've
respecting merely because happen be HIS father
his father he'll cease do
he gets older He might keep some respect tor my brain
don't should always be arguing about
MRS. GEORGE: respect OF any kind IL
you present is that he
getting and
suddenly flare at What you must DO s to
him that to understand certain Things
won't believe It, but know he would because that's
him myself You've the child to such pitch that
order to to know he Is to
obey. In words you unsette and Tgsetle.
!. by
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT

In 1850 B. c.. copper was first
used to make crude cooking YES
sells. Now it is indispensable and
outshines gold and silver in all
practical purposes.
Should our supply Of copper
fail, there would be no electric
light, telephones, telegraphs, or
even doorbells.
Meat Is bound to be hard, how
ever good in quality 1t may be-
If when being roasted 1t is not put
for the first five minutes into an
oven hot enough to seal the out
side of the meat and so prevent
the juices from escaping.K
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cold, damp night air. A policeman
stood under a street light on the
corner, the star upon his breast
catching q yellow reflection from
the lamp above his head. As
Philip watched, the man sauntered
into the shadow of high board
fence that thanked the opposite
house, and in the dim obscurity Of
its1protection Philip caught the
bright glow of stolen cigarette.
A horse cab ratified down the cob
bled surface of the inclined pave
ment beneath this window and slid
smoothly on to the asphalt Of
Valencia street. A freight train
was heavily putting up the grade
from Third and Townsend streets;
the fireman was stocking and
Philip could. see vivid glow from
the open door Of the boiler fires on
the canopy Of curling smoke that
trailed behind. There was a MIN
BILE wind coming in from the ocean
and patches of low fog fled past
overhead, shutting out every other
minute the pale, watery light Of a
dying moon.
FitfuI Slumber.
YEARLY he turEed from the win
dow and lay down upon the empty
bed, while once more the wheeling
flight of his thoughts began its
endless circle. He slept little.
Waking from a fitful doze, he
would fling out lis arm across the
vacant place beside him, hoping
the fear which oppressed him as
he slept was dream and not reality.
At o'clock he gave up trying to
sleep, dressed, and let himself
out Of the house. He had no wish
to face either Marjorie or her moth
er until he had something definite
to propose.
On lower Van Ness avenue, near
Eddy and Turk streets, he was
aware there were number of
boarding houses. He had passed
them occasionally as he walked
downtown. At noontime he hur-
ried to this neighborhood and In
vestigated its possibilities. He was
gratified to find several fairly re-
spectacle, clean looking places,
where he and Marjorie could live
for SO week.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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EVERYDAY
MISTAKES
In Speaking.

III OF$&S1AAAG9
Wrong.
Few was more superior in in
tellect."
Right.
"Few were superior in intel
lect.''
Few" is plural and requires d
plural verb. Superior" is the
comparative degree and hence
more" Is unnecessary.
Wrong.
1--WE are often mistook for each
other"
Right.
eve are often mistaken for
each other"
The past participle Of "mis-
take" is mistaken"
Wrong.
'Hel be drownded If he isn't
more careful"
Right.
Hell be drowned If he isn't
more careful
The past participle of drown"
is drowned"
Copyright, 1898. King Features
j.. -. Syndicate, Inc.)
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MR.. AND MRS. TODD
AN AMUSING STORY OF A HOUSE PARTY

: time; and then-there was some
thing else.
Il want you to congratulate
me!'' said Mrs. Todd.
my dearr' said Mrs. Lee.
you really don't mean to tell
me"
"I do"'
"Mr. Todd?"
Eyes"
"Engaged?"
"No."
What, then?"
Married"
"When?"
"Six years ago."
You must explain"
81 want to-" said Mrs. Todd.
1--WE met in Denver, at my home,
six years ago. We fell in love
with each other. He proposed to
me; 1 accepted him, and we were
married within a week."
But 1 thought he was an Eng
lishman," said Mrs. Lee.
80 he is" said Mrs. Todd.
1--WE went to England to live, and
it was in England that we
had
"What?" said Mrs. Lee.
"Our MISUNDERSTANDING" said
Mrs. Todd. cit was all wrong,
all mistake, an absurd mistake.
But we didn't realize that then,
SO we agreed to live apart. We
separated, and returned to my
home, while he remained in his.
That was three years ago. We
never met, or even communicated
with each other in all that time,
though I had recently come TO
New York, and so had he. And
then at last we met-here! AS
soon as we met we both realized
that we had made a mistake and
wanted to rectify it. And we
have! So i must not only thank
you for your hospitality, and for
the lovely time, but also for re-
storing me to my husband and
for reuniting me with the man
love"'
How perfectly romantic" said
Mrs. Lee. Il do congratulate
your
They kissed.
Then Mr.. Todd came in.
Mrs. Lee congratulated him,
too.
They shook hands.
Then the other geusts were
told.
They all declared that they had
suspected 1t from the first.
But be that as it pay!
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MR.. GEORGE: / do not
i never said / did, but 81.
MRS. GEORGE: You do.
For instance, you won't tell
him outright that what were
selling our house for doesn't
concern him; you merely. put
him or by saying We don't
know yet. And then you're
annoyed because he asks you
every morning while you're
shaving. It doesn't concern
him, so why can't you say so%
How ig the child to know that
It's no business Of his IT, mo-
body tells him SO? +.
a. -.
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By Harold Susman.
N RR AND MRS. LEE were

KR AND MRS. LEE were
IM jolly people.
AVA They had a country
house; and at this country house
they gave house parties.
1t was at one of these free-and-
easy, happy-go-lucky affairs that
Mr.. Todd met Mrs. Todd.
Mr.. Lee invited his friend M.
Bishop to come, and Mr.. Bishop
asked permission to bring a
friend, "a crack polo player"
Mrs. Lee invited her friend
Miss Campbell, and the latter
asked permission to bring a
friend, who she described as a
stunning dresser"
Mr.. Todd seemed to be a
charming man. and Mrs. Todd
seemed to be a delightful woman,
so the Lees regarded them as
welcome additions to their party.
In the evening, Mrs. Lee as
signed Mr.. Todd TO take Mrs.
Todd in to dinner. The two
seemed to hit it, off spIendidIy
together.
After dinner, when the gentle
men Joined the ladies', Mr.. Todd
went straight to Mrs. Todd's side.
and stayed there throughout the
evening.
The next day the men played
polo, and the women wore pretty
gowns.
Mr.. Todd proved to be a crack
polo player, as Mr.. Bishop had
said; and Mrs. Todd proved to
be stunning dresser, as Miss
Campbell had said.
When he was not playing polo,
and she was not changing her
gowns, the Todds were together.
One evening, when everybody
was sitting about. doing nothing
in particular, Miss Campbell told
Mrs. Lee how beautifully Mrs.
Todd played the piano and Mr..
Bishop told Mr.. Lee how well
Mr.. Todd sang.
So Mrs. Todd played, and he
sang.
At the end of the week, on the
last day of the house party, Mrs.
Todd went to Mrs. Lee.
She thanked her for her hospi-
tality, and for a perfectly lovely
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WHO SAIDTT AND WHERE?

And he adOres his maker"
Ihls caustic comment was made
by John Bright Q811-ISS9), an
English statesman, when some
one remarked that Disraen was
q self-made man.
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By Charles G. Norris,
Author of Nationwide Reputation
and Writer Of Popular
Novels.

w Err persistent finding
finally drew impatient
protest from her mother.
''Marjorie-Marjorie,-will you
ever get tired talking! Mercy,
child,-you're terrible when you
get started. Connie and I've got
along quite peaceable in here for
years and we've never had no
auctions. :. I must say I'll be
glad when Cons back.
Marjorie lapsed into gloomy
silence at this, and Philip OBJ
served that her mother Immediate
ly began to fidset. She was al
ways a victim to her younger
daughters moods. Marjorie
whims, her most casual desires
must be gratified if Marjorie's
mama could possibly manage it.
That meant Marjorie's gratitude
and Marjorie's favor and for these
Mrs. Jones desperately Lhungered.
If Marjorie was. hurt or
angry, her mother suffered
acutely In her displeasure as
did Philip himself: Although
he did not like his mother-in-law,
her pathetic belplessness at her
daughters hands touched his SYM
pathy. He looked at her osseaus
figure, the angular elbows and
hips, the knuckled hands and
bony fingers, the long face and
ugly nose with the closest eyes,
dolorously distorted now. in her
abject contrition, and ridiculous
as she appeared, he could not bu.
feel sorry for her.
An Irritable Group.
: He had occasion to appreciate
for the hundredth time, how
much the harmony of the small
household depended upon Con-
stances skillful manipulation
when difficulties arose. It was
only the third evening she had
been away, and yet they were all
irritable, and critical Of one an
other. Mrs. Grotenberg had had
q passage Of words with Mrs.
Jones the night before, and Mar
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81 am a Roman citizen"
Cicero in one of his orations
against Verres declared It
should be a Romans proudest
title to say, Il am q Roman
citizen"
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tinue to WON
der. Eruptions
come TO
blood impure
ties and a lack
of rich blood
cells. S. S. S..
is acknowl-
edged to be
one of the
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S.S.S. keeps auOay
Blemishes

IT HERE are thousands OF WOO
Il men who wonder why their
compilations do not improve IN
spite of all the face treatments
they use. They should not con-
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The Use of Rhubarb

ALTHOUGH the medicinal value of rhubarb was es-
"A tablishe as far back the 18th century, it less
than 100 years since this fruit has been used to any
considerable extent in this country or in Europe
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Nation Without O. Language

THE Swiss constitute nation without a language,
and in this they alone among all the peoples of
the world The official languages are German, French
and Italian, recognized as the mother tongue.