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would get her into them before the
Summer was over. Lois had cverallS
of plaided cotton. She and Nancy wore
them around the Summer cottage in
which the M1llers were spending their
vacation.
Sombreros and fringed Mexican hats
seem to be the thing to wear or the
beaches and in the country. And some
what in keeping are the new overalls,
pajama suits and beach coats made of
India prints ITS a gay and noisy
Summer" said Nancy, and Peter said,
Amen"
Summer days call fer sandwiches. Write
to Nancy Page, care of this paper. and ask
for her leanet on Sandwiches Inclose a
stamped Seif-addressed envelope.
(Copyright. 1929
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"Reg'lar Fellers" Who Became Great
Mark Twain Brought Angry Teacher Shaving With Which
Whip Him.
BY J. p. GLASS.

well, Sam, If you don't deserve it
for one thing, you do for something
else"
One of the favorite Gastimes to
which Chief Sam led his gang was
practiced from Holidays Hill. On Sum-
days the lads rolled down big stones
to brighten people going to church. OF
course the rocks were timed not to hit
anyone.
One Sunday huge boulder got loose
before they were ready. 1t bounded
down the hill and headed straight for
an old colored man driving a cart.
Beyond him was a cooper shop. Man.
cart, horse and shop all seemed doomed
Suddenly some obstruction shot the
great stone high in the air and it few
safely over everything.
The gang gave up this amusement.
Sammy Clemens was not bad boy,
but he went as far in mischief as the
law of his elders allowed. His first day
in school was characteristic.
He broke the rules and his teacher
told him to bring a stick for his cor
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One mother saws :

One mother says:
1t seemed that every time I was
in a hurry to dress the children there
was always drawstring out Of some
article of their wearing apparel and to
fish after it or draw 1t clear out and
put it in again lost me many precious
minutes. One day, I snatched up my
crochet hook and caught hold of the
string with it and found it such a
simple thing to draw the lost ribbon
back with that now keep one handy
when J am dressing the children.
have also found that it helps keep
them in place if few stitches are pu.
in the back of the garment, holding
the string firm at this point.
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. d.

shocks from touching lamps or other
electric switches or buttons while in
the water A current of low voltage
may prove fatal in such circumstances,
because the wet surface of the body
offers less resistance than the dry body
A Washington youth was electrocuted
when he reached from the tub for an
electric heater
Countless fatalities have occurred
from asphyxiation from the use Of gas
or oil heaters in bathrooms, without
fue connection.
Again warn readers. Battle IL you
must, but first make your will.
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Stuffed Eggplant.

Cut an eggplant in the shape Of a
basket. Remove the center and chop
the pulp. Put into saucepan with half
a green pepper and one small onion
which nave been chopped fine and
cooked with butter until yellow. Add
one and one-half teasponfuls of SALT a
little pepper and one cupful of fresh or
canned corn. Cook together until we'll
blended Return to the eggplant basket
Sprinkle the top with bread crumbs
mixed with melted butter and some
grated cheese and bake until brown.
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Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Never close a
sentence with Ito" when used as a
part of the infinitive Instead of. He
doesn't write so much as he used to-
say las he used to write"
Often mispronounced: Insert Ac-
cent noun on first syllable, verb on
last syllable.
Often misspelled: Casserole; note the
double S.
synonyms: Wave, billow, breaker,
undulation.
Word study: use a word three times
and it is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today'S word: EScapade; q
prankish adventure. Then they re-
lated their silly eScapades."
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A reader sends us letter inclosing
o view of the resort at which he is
spending his vacation. 1t says: Wish
you were here-instead of me. After
spending a week of my vacation at this
beautiful spot. 1 wish 1 were back in
town again The sky and scenery are
all that they were advertised to be, and
the meals are adequate, but I miss the
freedom of hcme."
The rest of the letter is too long to
print, but the writer expresses many
truths.
X X
Every vacation spot has its cast of
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Beets in Sour Sauce.

Wash some small beets and cook them
until tender. Drain. cover with cold
water, and rub off the skins. Make a
sauce with two tablespoonfuls of but
ter. three tablespoonsfuls of -four and
one cupful of boiling water. Cook until
it thickens. Add four tablespoonfuls of
sour cream, the juice of one lemon and
enough mustard, salt and pepper to
taste. Do not cook after the cream is
added. Drop the hot beets into the
sauce and serve on platter in a ring
of boiled rice.
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Tom Blankenship, original of the IA
nous character, Huck Finn. Let's
go somewhere and smoke. I'm tired Of
this!"
Sam was the leader of his gang
What with the Mississippi flowing by
and real cave at hand. there was no
limit to the things his imagination
could achieve. They frequently were
of the sort that brought him severe
''lammings."
mo matter what happens, I'm the
one to get punished" said Sam to his
mother, and she replied cheerfully:
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Iced Chocolate.

Two squares bitter chocolate, three
tablespoons sugar. one-quarter cup
water, four cups milk. rE 9r.vg
Shave chocolate fine, mix with one
quarter cup water and heat over a low
flame. Heat milk to the scalding point
in a double boiler, add chocolate and
sugar and stir until blended. Continue
cooking in a double boiler for 10 min
uLes. Cool and serve in tall glasses with
Clipped ice.
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NANCY PAGE
What Ho!" Sang Pirate
on the Beach
M FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Never have beach clothes been sc
decorative. "They may or may not
be sensible" said Nancy, but they
certainly make picturesque affairs out
of their wearers.'
She was looking at Lois as she spoke
Lois had bathing suit Of knitted
jersey for swimming, but for beach
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The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

But Jesus Christ converted me,
And took me up above;
hope once more to meet once more,
And sing redeeming love-"
X
From r. c.:
my sledge and hammer lay reclined.
My bellows, too, have lost their wind
My fires extinct, my forge decayed,
And in the dust my wise is laid;
My coal is spent, my iron gone,
My nails are drove-my work Is done.
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Cildl dCUC1 - L LlCI {
is the old lady, of
course, with means.
She is an innocu-
Gus old soul, dis
playing too much
interest in other
peoples business.
She inquiries where
one has been when
he or she comes in,
or where the guests
are going W h e n
they leave.
She reRales lis
tenerS it h the
skill of her doctor
and repeats what
he said to her.
She rigidIy adheres
IN a diet and tells
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The Ability to Learn.

The ability to learn rises rapidly I'M
til early adolescense-about IS or a.
After that it continues to rise. but less
rapidly. until 20 is reached. The facil-
ity to learn is greatest at 26 years of
age and the decline Is gradual until go
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Nothing is so sure to mar the eff
feet of a dainty. cool Summer en-
Semble as stuffy sort of bag. There
are dark leather or tweed bags that
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IMPORTED BAG MADE FROM OLD
FASHIONED CALICO SQUARES
PIECED TOGETHER. SMALL BAG
AT LEFT OF QUAINT CALICO IN
YELLOW AND RED. BAG BELOW
OF PRINTED CRETONNE.
wouldn't look at all Stuffy with tai
lored cloth ensemble in Spring or Au-
tumn that will actually take the Joy
out of life when one wears light cot
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rection. The Missouri woodlands all
about offered a wide variety of whips,
but Sammy saw some shavings in front
of the cooper shop and brought one of
them.
If the teacher had a sense of humor
she repreSSed it. She sent another
boy to fetch the whip. OF course. he
selected one of goodly size and fiber.
Right then and there the lad who was
to delight the whole world with tom
Sawyer" Huckleberry Finn" and other
masterpieces got "a good tanning"
Copyright, 1920
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the listening world about it.
x X X
There is the lively young fellow with
a yen to be up and doing. A day after
his arrival he knows every one by his
first name. He runs himself and every
body else ragged. His idea of rest
is to swim, play tennis, climb hills and
make the women scream.
X X X X
Another pest is the person who, early
in the morning, wants to start a bridge
game when one Is settled with book.
X x x X
The newly married couple is present,
too. They are usually the subject of
conversation among the older women.
If the bride had consulted them before
she married she never would have
picked the lemon she did.
Then, too there is the crowd that
makes whoopee on the porch late at
night. During the day they disappear,
but at night they come out with the
bats and owls. Summer resorts provide
interesting people.
The following are some epitaphs re-
ceived from our readers:
Here is my much-loved Celia laid
At rest from all her earthly labors;
Glory to God! peace to the dead,
And to the ears of all her neighbors."
x x X Il
From J. A. S.:
"Under this marble fair
Lies the body entombed of Gervaise
Aire.
He died not of an ague fit,-
Nor surfeited by too much wit;
Methinks this was wondrous death,
That Aire should die for Want of
breath"
From M c., Virginia:
Sacred to the memory Of John
Walker. the only son of Benjamin and
Ann Walker, engineer and palisade
maker, died September %, 1882, aged
Farewell, my wife
and a t h er
d$2N8A dear,
Ea2Eyf3TssttA No engine powers
#%ER1 INK now do
&AM.. S~s0ho fear;
r. My glass is run,
my work is
~ done,
wa Andnow my head
kAL G lies quiet
~ " 49, here.
H.. lJE( ~ Tho many an en-
w CINE I've set
y up,
R \.yo,NH And got great
! M%/DgIMTl praise from
M Fr,lsimI/IIWNaI men;
IHy"F|/%"f4R " I made them work
I--s4 on B it ish
ground,
And on the roaring main.
MY engines stopped, my valves are
bad,
And lies so deep within:
No engineer could here be found
To put me ones in.
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MENU FOR A DAY.

MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Oranges.
Cold Nodded Hominy with Cream.
French Toast.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Clam Broth.
New Vegetabl Salad.
Graham Bread Sandwiches.
Mold Fruit Tapioca with Cream.
Sugar Cookies, Tea.
DINNER.
Cream of Pea Soup.
Baked Stuffed Haddock,
Egg Sauce.
Delmonico Potatoes.
Green Beans.
Cucumber Salad, French Dressing.
Steamed Burberry Pudding.
Coffee.
FRENCH TOAST.
Cut bread medium Thickness
day or more old is better. Beat
two eggs and salt, and two
CdDlSSpOOIlS Hlllk. LIP each ollSC
in this and fry in butter. Two
eggs will make six or seven nice
slices.
VEGETABLE SALAD.
Mix together one cup peas, one
cup shredded string beans, one
small cucumber, peeled and cut
into dice, and six sliced radisheS.
Chill, marinate in French dress
ing one hour. then place in nests
of lettuce leaves and garnish
with radish roses, slices of hard
boiled egg and sprigs of water
cress. Serve mayonnalse or
boiled dressing in separate dish.
STEAMED BURBERRY
PUDDING.
Beat one egg, add one-half
cup sugar, two cups flour, two
teaspoons baking powder, pinch
salt. Wet with milk to make
quite stiff dough. Add one cup
blueberries, after adding flour
and before milk, and steam one
hour. Sauce: One cup sugar,
piece butter size of egg. Cream
together. Break egg into it and
beat. Add little cream If de-
sired. Flavor to taste.
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outshine him. He does not knock out
his opponents; he wears them out. In
short, he is neither the srnartest boxer
nor the hardest puncher of his time,
but he most certainly is the most re-
markable character, and 1t is character
that he has won. You might say that
he wins because he has the coed sense
to win. Fifty years ago he would have
had too much good sense to be in the
ring. but today no other profession
could have done as much for him.
There! You see, it's no use trying
to report me unless you take it down in
shorthand. An attempt to paraphrase
me only ends in twaddle.
Faithfully,
I MUCH appreciated Shaw's kind and
interesting letter But cannot allow
what l wrote to be described as twaddle,
and If he persists 1 shall disqualify him.
In effect. his letter really Endorses what
said namely, that Tlnney is essen
TALLY orthodox in his methods, and
(regarding Carpenter as scarcely a
heavyweight the only big man since
Jack Johnson who can really box. OF
course, quite agree with c. B. S. when
he says, II don't know that Tunney can
box any better than you could; that
was not to be expected! But to follow
this with the statement that Carpenter
would outshine Tunney with soft gloves
is not only to make an unjustiflable as
sumption but to cast an uncalled-for
reflection on us. 1 refuse to say more
on the matter. Shaw is evidently trying
to create mischief among three great
pugilistS. He was very keen to protect
Tunney from me: now, it seems, I have
to protect Tunney from him.
(Copyright. 1920. All rights reserved)
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I suggested that an exhibition like
that perhaps made him feel boxing
was rather a brutal sport.
"Oh. boxing is rarely more distress
ing than running a mile or rowing in
the boat race" Shaw answered. ut was
the hloody-minded newspaper reporters
who gave that impression, Just as it was
the people who clamor against the cruel
ty of the ring who are incidentally the
best propagandists for its box Office A
bruise soon healed and the jaw knock
out, far from being painful, was the
most perfect form of anesthetic. No,
| gave up going to boxing because /
found the second-rate boxing one uSu-
ally sees so tedious, while as to mere
smuggling exhibitions which have neither
the brutal realism of genuine fight nor
the interest Of skilled game, these re-
duced me to such condition of deadly
boredom that even disgust would have
been relief"
Shaw, however, was persuaded to re-
visit the glimpses in 1918, when Carpen-
tier met Beckett at the Holborn Sta
dunn, and apparently was much struck
With the Frenchman. Writing me
shortly afterward, he said, II am graft
fed to find that your estimate of Beck
EFT as being centrally sensible chap
land not fitted for f1ghting) tailed with
mine. Carpenter is a genius hors con-
cours, not comparable with boxers like
Mitchell, because he is not really In the
same street with them. The transfigura-
ton which takes place when he stands
up to fight is amazing; he becomes a
being of different order A great boxer
would rise TO him and say, Here, at
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North America situated between the
twentieth and the forty-ninth parallels
of north latitude. BY latitude is meant
an imaginary circular line drawn
around the earth at fixed angular dis
lance from the Equator. The Equator
means a great circle described around
the globe at right angles to its axis.
An axis means anything on which any,
thing turns, such as, for example, the
wheels of a wagon. The use of the
wagon is very ancient. We read in
DiodoruS Siculus that the ancient
Etruscans made use Of wagons whose
wheels were made by saving through
the trunks of trees. In many parts of
the ancient world trees grew to an
enormous size and height, as for ex-
ample the cedars of Lebanon, which
were the admiration of antiquity and
were Of vast longevity. The best known
example of longevity actually recorded
is that of Thomas Parr, or "Old Parr,"
who is said to have lived from the reign
OF Henry VIII to that of Charles II
and who Is buried in Westminster Alb
hey. The abbey itself Is magnificent
building, Norman in its original con-
ceptlon, but owing much to the later
genius OF lingo Jones. Jones may be
regarded as perhaps the greatest of the
Italian architects Of the Renaissance.
though his work in London is over
Swallowed by the more numerous and
fortunate creations of the great Sir
Christopher Wren. The wren is
small bird found throughout the North
ern Hemisphere, especially in Europe
and in the United States. The United
States is republic of North America
situated between the twentieth and
forty-ninth parallels-and there you
are round again.
To make the article complete it is
only necessary to add: tSee Latitude,
Equator Axis, Tree, Longevity, Alb
hey, Jones and Wren).
NS11yrteht, 1920
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BY STEPHEN LEACOCK.

I seems that this present year. 1929
Is going to be year of encyclo-
pediaS, what with the new editions
Il announced for the current year.
II this Is so, the moment is ripe
for little discussion Of the encyclo-
pedia question. A few timely sugges-
tons to the editors and publishers
might be of great assistance before they
go to press. Personally, can properly
claim the right TO give little advice OF
this sort. My encyclopedia is my con-
slant friend. I spend many dreamy
hour buried In its pages. never go
out TO dinner without first hunting up
few topics OF conversation in 1t, and
when 1t says thing, believe it.
But even at that think 1t could be
improved.
In the first place, I'd like to suggest
that the new encyclopedia ought To be-
gin with z. We have all got pretty we'll
fed up with A. We know 1t too well.
Everybody who buys an encyclopedia
always begins with reading up the letter
A, and each time he stops and starts
over he begins with A again.
Thus the other night at dinner,
anxious to make conversation with the
lady next TO me, ! said.
Your mentioning the month of
April reminds me OF a rather curious
fact in connection with the letter A.
1t appears that this letter Of ours cor
responds with the first smybol Of the
Phoenician alphabet. and represents not
a vowel, but merely breathing"
Indeed" she replied. and has not
the form Of the letter varied consider
ably? II was. unless ! am wrong, in
the earliest OF the Phoenician, Aramaic
and Greek inscriptions (the oldest
Phoenician dating from, perhaps, 1000
Be-. The letter rests upon its side
But as borrowed by the Romans. it
very early assumed an upright foypa.'
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w YERE 1t possible to decide the
IA | matter ! suppose 1t would be
NM found that Bernard Shaw is
at present the most famous
man In the world HIS dra-
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THE UNITED STATES, a republic Of
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Eggs in Storage.

THE hens of the country are applying
themselves diligently to their ap-
pointed task and are averaging some
thing like $4,000 eggs a minute, but
even with such a stupendous output
they are not quite holding their own.
figures released by the Department of
Agriculture indicate.
For instance, on April / there were
only some $4,000 cases of eggs in stor-
age, compared with 1887, 900 on April l
OF last year, and a five-year average of
l,129.000 cases.
AS If this were not bad enough. from
the poultry point of view. the Depart
ment OF Agriculture is issuing a new
booklet. Eggs at Any Meal" giving
data on various ways and means of
utilizing eggs. Many tasty recipes are
included. as we'll as a schedule of times
and temperatures for cooking, in order
that the entire food value may be
utilized. '
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be ravigated, whilst without me people
would not know what to think Of
themselves"
7 ASKED Shaw If he ever went to
boxing contests nowadays.
"Oh, very rarely" he replied with
a smile. Before wrote 'Cashel By
ron I used to frequent the old Queens
berry contests at Lille Bridge, and the
early boxing association contests at the
old st. James Hall, which grew out
Of them, with poet friend of mine,
who, like all poets, had an incorrigible
passion for fighting. The chief arenas
then" Shaw explained, were Bob Hab-
bijam's school of arms and Bill Rich
ardson's Blue Anchor (immortalized
in my Admirable BashvilleD; but
never went to these places. The N. S.
c. did not then exist. and I have never
witnessed fight In it. The most bril-
liant boxer OF that day was Jack Burke;
but he was killed In bicycle accident
1t was an exhibition spar of his that
suggested the exploits of Cashel Byron. -
Then there would be Ned Donnally,
the royal professor suggested, who
when commanded to spar before the
king, Immediately bought new top
hat and frockcoat'
II knew him" said Shaw. "He
taught all my friends Ned Skene. in
'Cashel Byron owes something to him"
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Citrus Tree Records.

The chicken farmer having trap
nested his hens to check up on
their egg production and the dairy far
mer having kept accurate charts on
quantity and butter fat test of the
milk from the individuals in his herd
with excellent results, the citrus pro-
Queer now Is following in their foot
steps and is keeping a check on his
orchards. Tree records are kept on the
oranges, lemons and grapefruits in
order that the grower may know which
trees are producing in the greatest
quantity and best quality.
BY this method. he is able to select
the best trees for his wood. Trees
needing individual care are also located
by this method
The orchardists have discovered that
by taking good bud stock iium l-5od
quality trees, they can convert old trees
into satisfactory producers.
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Ajaccio in Corsica (turn to Corsica and
see Ajaccio). He was educated at the
Royal Military School at Brienne, where
he showed a marked talent for mathe-
mates (see Long Division). Entering
the French Army at the outbreak of the
Revolution (see it,. Bonaparte rose
rapidly in rank. His victory over the
English at Toulon (see Toulon and have
laugh at the English) earned him
promotion. In 1893 he invaded Italy at
the head of a French Army and in a
few months the plains of Lombardy lay
at his feet (see FeeD. He was made
first consul Of the republic (see Repub-
lie, Public, Public House. Publication
and PublisherS) and in 1904 Emperor
Within 10 years he conquered all Eu-
rope tsee All Europe); but his crushing
defeat by the Scotch at Waterloo (See
Scotch. Hot Scotch, Gin and Soda led
To his exile at st. Helena (see Helen of
Troy. Here he died in 1921. His re-
mains were afterwards removed to
Paris, where they lie in stately sar-
cophagus in the Invalides (see Sar-
cophagus, Oesophagus. Paris, Invalid,
Invalid Chair, etc, etc..
X X x
Now one has to admit that that kind
Of thing gets tiresome There is no time
TO see" all these things. Any reader
who really looked them up would never
get any further And yet they constant
ly tempt the reader In an alluring way
into side paths and on into the woods.
How much better to let the article
itself do all the telling. Let me illus
trate 1t by showing how to write an
encyclopedia article on the United
States. Any editor who cares to use
this article may have it in return for a
complete set of his encyclopedia, gold
watch and handsome lady's hatpin-
CT any ladys hatpin.
\
THE UNITED STATES, a republic Of