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HERES FOXY GRANDPA'S STORY

musketeers marching along there
three abreast.
On and on we went, but not
another feather did we see.
Bobby turned to me and said:
Foxy Grandpa, don't be-
Iieve there are any ostriches
around here at all. That may
just have been a stray ostrich
which may have wandered off
from the flock and then gone
home again.
The words were hardly out
of his mouth when we all jumped
back in terror, for there, right
at our feet, came the most vicious
hiss / ever heard.
OF course, we all thought it
was a huge snake. hut when
we really saw what had done
the Kissing, we laughed until
our sides ached.
1t wasn't a snake at all. I'll
tell you what it was. There,
squatting on the ground, with
her wings and feathers loosely
arranged and looking exactly like
a heap of dried grass. was a big
lady ostrich and stretched out
close to the ground was her
great long neck. 1t was she
who had Kissed at us because
she was sitting ON her eggs
and was ready to fight if we
made any interference.
II never saw her until we
were right on top of her. said
Bobby.
Neither did l." / said. she
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TIMBALE
MARCELLE
BY Alice LangeIier.

PARIS
nIMBALE' MARCELLE = Cook
i half a head OF veal accord
ing to the usual method. Drain
and cut into small pieces.
Prepare the brains and cut into
small slices little larger than
those of the veal. Make a. brewn
sauce. the French call this q
''roux" rus) with the water from
the cooking of the veal. Season
well and add good cup Of fresh
thick cream.
Put into this the pieces of veal
and add three or four hard-boiled
eggs cut into slices. a few force
meat balls and a small glass Of
Madeira wine.
Heat thoroughly but do not let
cook. Pour into a porcelain tim
bale and serve. at once. There
should be twice as much meat
as sauce.
IF there's any thing new under
i the sun, it certainly isn't ham
and eggs, but this time they are
not fried.
Make little paper cases and
butter them thoroughly On the
bottom put thin slice of good
ham. Break over this q fresh
egg and sprinkle with chopped
ham.
Put into the oven and bake
until the egg is cooked. Serve
at once.
One may also replace the ham
by some chicken paste.
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water as b cleanser
IF you cleanse d fine porcs-
lain dish with cold water without
soap, explained one Of these girls
10 me, you can get il very clean
III you wash fl gently and nor
ougl1Iy and use plenty Of water.
That's the way ! cleanse my face
Mother taught me that warm
water would take the natural OF
from any skin. use cold cream
only when I'm gong to be *
posed to sunburn on have been
Out III high wind.
One Of these girls sOfteas the
cold water for her face with p
few drops OF lemon juice ~ n
other sometimes rubs her face
with almond meal then washes
ii off with cold water The third
uses merely the cool water
Undoubtedly. many girl ruins
her complexion by trying every
skin food cold cream rouge,
powder and soap she sees adver-
tised. she tries one cosmetic for
few days. then If she fails to
Get results, experiments with an
other. No wonder some girls
have blotched skins
The fresh, smooth skin Of
4spstrie girl needs little flissing
aver save the simple cleansing
with cold, soft water have silg
gested. If 4 girl keeps healthy
and vel. and eats simple food at
regular hours without Iuuching
on sweets between meals she
III not likely to have complexion
troubles
Girls need active exercise
swimming skating. dancing. bas-
ketbaIl. tennis gymnastic stunts
hiking just as much kittens
and puppies and all young AMI
mails need TO r0Tnp about and en-
10Y themselves.
So keep out in the fresh air
and enjoy athletic games and
pastimes to your hearts content.
If YOU can't exercise outdoors,
practice gymnastics before the
onen window OF your bedroom l
Whatever may be the value OF
stimulants to mature women,
there can be no doubt that Gig
arettes. alcoholic drinks. and even
an excess OF tea and coffee are
ruinous to the health and beauty
of Young girls. causing weak
heart and Impaired nerves az
well as palloI and sallowness.
In Europe a favorite skin To-
ton for young kris is lettuce
water. which is made by boiling
lettuce leaves in water. Bottle
the water and apply it as mild
skin tonic. Al fresh supply should
be made every few days.
May I suggest the following
beauty regime for a young girl.
Upon arising, take ten minutes
of brisk setting up exercises be-
fore your open window. followed
BY a cool shower. sponge or tub
bath. Brush your teeth; gargle
your throat, brush your hair.
dress. Give few moments to
your nails. Use a hand lotion If
1t is needed.
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TRY THE TIMES DAILY SIX

Michelangelo consider his best
master?
5. MUSIC. What is the national,
HYMN of France called?
6. HEALTH. Which are the
two most powerful agents for the
cure of tuberculosis?
Answers 10 Yesterdays Questions
/. LITERATURE. Yarmouth,
.. HISTORY. The Chicago fire
in 1871, which burned for two days
and destroyed two and half miles
of property
8. GEOGRAPHY. The British
and the Dutch governments are in
control.
4. BUSINESS. S2,4o7 100000.
:, MANKIND. Monte Carlo.
6. HUMAN NATURE. Sincerity.
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ONE OF THE BIG
SECRETS OF
SUCCESS
BY L. LAMAR MATTHEWS


IAN FRANKLIN was changing
~ Jobs again. This was the
third time. too. during the year
that he had been working.
II don't know what is the mat.
ter with all of Danny's bosses.
said HIS mother. Anybody who
win 10 TO school at night and work
eli day as he does deserves better
luck. .
Dan IS like me. declared Mr..
Franklin. He won't take any
thing from anybody don't
want him to. If man doesn
stand up for his own rights no.
body else Will =
Mrs. Franklin sighed. She was
thinking of all the dpeary years
when she was moving from place
TO place because her husband had
quarreled with his employers and
had to make change And her
boy had come up in the hearing
of his fathers ratings against
someone else.
Just then her successful
brother, Abner Uric. came in.
Learning Of the trouble that
young Dan had been having, he
decided to have a heart-to-heart
talk with the boy.
Before long Dan came home
and announced that he had q new
job and 9 better one. at that.
Fine for you. Dan, said his
uncle. Now when you go into
this new work I want you TO
make up your mind that you are
going to get along with your
boss and the 6ther boys. Make
that part OF your daily duties.
Every morning say to yourself,
I'm going to keep out Of fuses
today You are strong and
healthy. You are clean and hon
est and you have plenty OF sense.
Now IL you will learn how TO
make other people like you. you
viii hold this job
Well. I'm not going 70 let
anybody impose on me, the boy
protested.
What little imposing on Won
that other people do Is not going
to hurt you As long as you
work for another man you've got
to do q lot Of things that don't
suit YOU and you might as well
be good natured about it. You
can always let another boy know
that you are not going TO do his
work without having row
over il.
When you don't know exactly
what to say, say nothing. Don't
argue, don't get mad. don't suIk.
don't whine, don't rub people the
4 -
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]. SCIENCE. What three sub.
stances are contained in the tcurd
of milk?
.. LAW. What is meant by 1.-The
statute Of limitations"'
3. CIVICS. Which government
has been called the biggest bust
ness in the world?
4. ART. Which statue did
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WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

/. When did the Central Park
obelisk arrive in New York?
2. When did Italy begin war
on Austria?
5. When was Charles of
France defeated at Pavia, Italy?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions
/. Peschiera, Italy. was taken
by the Sardianians in May, 1913.
2 Munitions for the allies ex
ploded in New York Harbor July
80, 1916.
8. Pope Plus x died August 20,
1914
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Brussels Sprouts
VS.. Carpets

TIME Iberian peninsula has be-
j dueathed to the English lam
guage the luscious word marina
lade." The Portuguese preserved
ounce in syrup and called it
''marmelo:" In coming over to
the English the word spread its
arms wide and took in many
more fruits and even nuts, to
label toothsome marnaaIade. Brus-
sells sprouts came by their name
more honestly than Brussels
carpets; the sprouts have been a
favorite with Belgium since the
fourteenth century, but the car
pets were never made in Brussels.
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Who Said 1t

"No solemn sanctimonious face
! pull.
Nor think I'm piOus when I'm
only bilious"
Hood. in an lode to Rae Will
SON. expresses his displeasure at
long faces.
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Ia y M "a q 4 AEltA &
very little cold
cream
None Of These
girls uses soap
on her face
A 3
th D Il 4 II it
might eenn I'M
d b s ) b Z to
keep the skin
clean without
warm wa ter and
soap But you
i II q u I'd h 4 e
what fr Z 3 h,
clear complex
i nj { h e Sc
70 Jung girls
ha We achieved
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Where Woman
Rules

CoCIAL and welfare work in
~ Czechoslovakia is ruled by q
woman. Miss Alice Masaryk.
daughter OF that country's presi.
dent. Miss Masaryk, a graduate
Of the University of Chicago, is
remarkably able in organization,
Tor which her American train.
ing Is largely credited.
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Here and There

Ball pythons. found in parts
of South Africa, are tinaid. in
spite of their evil appearance.
When alarmed, they curl up
into ball. tucking their heads
for safety in the cant~r.
The Washington times., 1926-03-25

6GEoxY GRANDPA. said Bobby,
picking up a long straggly
feather. as we walked along the
sandy coast OF South America,
I'm going to take this home to
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LET'S HAVE
THOSE HINTS

HOUSEWIVES who read The
II Washington Times are send
ing their pet schemes for
tightening their work. Read the
ones printed today and send yours
to the Magazine Editor. The Times
will pay 81 for each hint published.
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looked for all the world like
part of<the landscape.
Excellent camouflage, muir.
INJURED Bunny, as he hoped on
ahead Of US.
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Cigarettes r q y
Havoc Says
Jeritza

Nu4REE young girls 81 my 40
quaintances possess excep-
tionaIly lovely compilations Re.
Gently ] asked each 81 these Girls
how she cared Tor her skin. III.
each case the reply was the same:
= use cold water to wash my
face no cosmetics except 4 little
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Uses

Use charcoal to sprinkle over
u meat that isn't to be cooked
for day or two, 1t will keep
fresh.
Put a piece of charcoal in
the ice box to keep 1t sweet.
Put a piece of charcoal in
the kettle when cooking cabbage
it keeps the odor dow-n.-MRS. r..
G. JACOBS. Apartment 10, sos
Seventh st. y. W.
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When Boiling Cabbage
IF you do not like the odor OF
j boiling cabbage burn ground
cinnamon on the top Of the stove
and you will have an agreeable
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observation-disclosures the Darkbencnes and
few Of the busy city minutes in the SUM- sit and
sometimes with smiles
Birds making love and talking lot Even bees are back
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myriad Of houses and wives
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Clean Silver
THO clean silver quickly and
i easily cover silver with the
water in which potatoes have been
boiled. Let boil until silver is
bright Then wash and dry. No
rubbing ecessary.-(MISS) S. j..
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This Day III History

THIS anniversary the issuing BY Caxon, h 1484 ct
"Aesops Fables IN English This the first book
with numbered though books printed without such
numbers antedated It.
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PITTSBURGH URBAN LEAGUES
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(Preston News Service

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Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug 6.---Miss
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Urban League OF Pittsburgh, who,
for the past eight years has acted
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by the league from her work at
court to larger field, that OF gen.
eral work among delinquent Negroes
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Miss Lowndes this month, in coop
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FULTON NOTES.

Notwithstanding the warm wealth
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full sermon. using for his discourse,
1.-THE Sabbath" At $3.50 P. NJ, as
usual. the attendance was very large,
the Lords Supper was administered
by the pastor. Tomorrow is woman's
day at Calvary A very interesting
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occasion The females are requested
20 live s, 90: the males so cents.
July 81, %, 20, the following min
ist-rlal brethren preached at Cal
vary and delivered some powerful
sermons: Revs> A. w. Brown, j. II.
Roots and 7. A. Brinkley. Rev. Brink
ley was present at s p. M. with a
large number of his deacOns and
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sang to the delight of all present.
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toring in Battle Creek, Michigan,
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he men had not been in from the
shops long when the odors of frying
hams, steaks, delicious coffee, etc,
came waiting past my cell and read
lily did l assent when man came to
" door and asked me if l wanted
t" buy supper He gave me my
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ard aggs or d steak Can you
imagine it dear reader? If / hadn't
already smelled these odors / would
hrve been iuet:iied IN thinking .ha
man crazy. However he brought
the supper and took my order for
hot cakes and coffee for Breakfast.
That same evening no less than a
dozen prison merchants passed my
door offering to sell everything from
home made candy to silk socks, ties
and shirts
(To be continued).
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