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ing them in two before you throw them away.
The first thing you will find out is that you
can't break match If it is still hot, and that
is just the reason for breaking 1t. If match is
cool enough to break it is never hot enough b
start fire after it is thrown down. This works
every time, and by means of this simple pre-
caution you can be sure that you will never
accidentally start blaze by tossing away hot
match.
For the same reason, no man would ever start
fire with a cigarette stub If he would take
the trouble to tear it all apart, throw it down,
step on 1t and then stand there while he
counted 10. Fire cannot burn without air. and
If it gets no air while you count 10 it will be
dead. Cigarette stubs start more fires than any
other one thing, so always watch smoker and
see that he puts his fire out in the manner I
have described.
If you build campfire, never under any cir
cumstances build it against tree trunk or a
fallen log or on the windward side of dry grass,
leaves, twigs or anything that catches fire
easily The right way is to cut two small green
logs about feet long and about IL inches, or
less, in thickness Place these on the ground so
they lie about foot apart and with one end
pointing toward the direction from which the
wind is coming, and then build your fire be-
tween the logs about foot from the end toward
which the wind is blowing. Thus, If the wind Is
from the south, your fire should be near the
north end of the logs. This makes the fire
burn against the wind, so that it will take Q
long time to burn your logs up. If you build IL
at the other end the fire burns rapidly with the
wind and burns your logs up as it goes
Always either bury your fire under a foot Of
dirt when you finally go away, or else drench
1T with several buckets of water so you know
positively that it is entirely out before you
leave. Never build big fire anywhere There
Is much more cheer in small, coy fire that
you can get close to. than in a big bonfire that
drives you back from it and sends burning
sparks for long way, perhaps to start wild
fire somewhere else Always use dry wood ex-
cept for your two side logs and remember that
the dead limbs on live, growing tree are al
ways dry Don't use wood that snaps and
throws sparks, and always remember that fire
must be watched as you would watch wild
animal.
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Handling Outdoor Fires.

RI you start fire in the woods or in dry grass
and it gets away from you and goes to
burning Wild" it becomes a terrible thing. for
1t is like some ravenous monster that consumes
everything it finds
One CT the first things you should learn, If
you go to the woods, is how to handle fire, and
also how not to handle it, which is often even
more important First, If you light match for
any purpose outdoors and don't throw it into a
fire where it will burn harmlessIy, you should
break it into two pieces before throwing it away
This may sound foolish, but just try lighting a
few matches, blowing them out, and then break
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old Promise to Pay

TN the museum of the University of Pennsyl-
vania is a rather curious object, a small
clay brick, hard as the hardest stone, and con-
tanning some curious inscriptions carved into
its hard surface The writing is in the Ian
a stick on soft clay. The tablet was then
heated and baked so as to harden and preserve
the letters. for the ancient Babylonians had
no paper such as we have today. But this
tablet with the quaint inscription is over $500
years old. and the message is easily read by
those who understand the writing; and so, in
spite of lack of paper, the ancient Babylonians
managed to make their important documents
permanent.
The message on this brick reads as follows:
Thirty bushels of dates are due to Bel
NGdin Shun, son OF MGrGshu, by Bel
BulitSo and Shd Nabu Shu, sons of
Kirebti, and their tenants. In the month
TGShri (n1onth OF hGrDes) of the 34th
gear of King ArtdreTres I, they shall pay
the dates, thirty bushels, according to
the measure OF Bel NGdin Shun, in the
toscn OF Bit BGIdtsu. Their field, cult
rated and uncultiudted, their Jief estate,
~ is held as pledge for the dates, namely,
thirty bushels, By Bel NGdin Shun. An
other creditor shall not haze polOer
oOcr it,"
This writing is therefore what is known as
a mortgage; that is, promise to pay certain
amount and pledging a certain security to
guarantee payment. The date mentioned, 1.-THE
thirty fourth year of King Artaxerxes," CORE
spends to the year 430 B. c.
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RIDDLES

Wen hope that none of you are like the boy
in the first of these riddles!
l. Why is a dirty boy like flannel?
2. What is the difference between a young
maid of Is and an old maid of so?
g. What is most like a hen stealing?
4. If tough beefsteak could speak, what Eng
fish poet would it name?
S. Why can't fishermen be generous?
ANSWERS.
1, Because he shrinks from washing. 2.
One is happy and careless, the other cappy and
hairless g. A cock robin. 4. Chaucer CChaw,
sir) S, Because their business makes them sell
fish (Selishl.
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to harvest the what. The binder cost good
deal more than I had on hand at that time.
but knew that in the bank there was a sur
plus of money that / could borrow and so
purchased the binder at the time I needed 1t
and paid for it after had sold my wheat
Let me give you another example. Uncle
Bob received a check for $4,000 when his
fathers estate was settled He had no i'm
mediate use for that money. but of course he
didn't want to lose it, so he took it to the
bank, deposited it there, and any time he
needs it or any part of it, he can go there and
get 1t without any delay. But that surplus of
his can be loaned to some one else who hap
pens to need money right now. The fact is
that the surplus of soma people is made avail
able for the use of others who need more than
they have.
Because of this condition, the business men
OF the town all were in favor of having bank
and as soon as the town was big enough to af-
ford one, the business men took the lead In
organizing it,"
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Barrel STAGE Skis.

Here's something to do with barrel slaves
make pair of skis.
Trim the forward end to shape just little
bit, put the blocks on, get couple OF straps,
wax the runer side of the slaves and you
ready to start
Don't try to take any jumps or any very
difficult hills the first time you wear these skis,
or you'll get some bumps. You'll get few
anyhow, I guess. Take a pole along to help
you when you are ski-walking.
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Lots Of 4tfention.

Helen" said father to his little daughter
who had just returned from children's party
did you have any attention paid you?"
oh yes" answered Helen. lone little boy
made faces to me-"
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Neither DO ne.

"My father says that he thought nothing of
studying five hours night"
We'll don't think SO much of it myself"
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Battalion and warfare, keel and sailing wing
over and aviation, preface and literature. lesion
and surgery, placer and mining, puck and
hockey, shutter and photography, simmer and
cooking. mortise and carpentry.
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POSERS

Each of the words in the column to the left
is related in some way to word in the column
to the right. If you are we'll informed, it will
be easy for you to establish the connections.
l. Battalion Cooking
2. Keel Literature
g. Wing-oYer Surgery
f. Preface Warfare
S. Lesion Carpentry
g. Placer Aviation
T. Puck Photography
g. Shutter Sailing
8. Simmer Mining
10. Mortise Hockey
ANSWERS.
Battalion and warfare, keel and sailing, wing
annar and tnr1 rornfaca and Iiterafllre lesion
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IF Only. "

We are all so wise afterwsrd. When
mother finds a child has failed IN
any way she usually blames herself.
IF only I had done this. II only /
had said that. this thing would never
nave happened"
You don't know Mothers say and
do what they think is right at the time.
Perhaps there were things hidden from
them which. had they known. might
have changed the action or the WORD
at the time--but that is only maVoe.
We always think backward IN terms OF
what has happened, forgetting that at
the time things were far different.
Regretting what has passed is waste
of time ana energy. The best thing to
Go is to sit down in a quiet corner and
think it over. See where you might
have done better-maybe. Draw from
the event the drop of wisdom that ex-
perience ought to distil for each OF us
and then proceed forward, stronger for
the experience.
There are some people VINO do not
profit by experience II gave him a
good spanking, but it didn't DO a bit
OF good" And then she spanked him
again next time.
we sent him to a military school in
the hope that the training there would
help but it hasn't. Not particle" "
Then he goes back to the same school
next term One ought to take stock
of experiences. Put them to work.
The worst regrets arise after trou-
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OUR CHILDREN By Angelo patri

biesome child dies. All the Seedlings,
al the punishments. all the tears of
the trying days rise up in memory,
magnlfied beyond all proportion, and
torment the grieving parents
Let the regret go. Turn from II the
moment II rises and set to work. Re-
member that memory plays queer tricks
with us All the good we remember of
the bygone days is a respondent good.
far beyond any that we really expert
enced All the trouble we have had
was grievous trouble. and there wss
none like IL ever before in this world.
1t isn't true Let the past go by.
Dwell on the JOY you have known with
the child who has gone on. and let the
regrets go by. II they rise to trouble
you in the still hours of the morning,
light your lamp and read some cheer
ing word and take comfort to your
self. Time heals all wounds.
If now and again You are tempted
to sit and brood, to sigh and say If
only" remember that the time fur
nished its own answer You did whist
YOU could do What you are thinking
about now is what you could do today
maybe-and that is a very different
thing.
After all. we live day by day. The
day we have is our own. and there
is none other certain Let the regre's
go. Look ahead. Keep busy. a grow
ing child leaves no time for regrets If
you live along with him. And that is
the very best way.
tCopyrizht, 1921
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to discuss the science Of the game
The seriousness with which they regard
1t is worth observing.
Capt. Ira Eaker chief pilot OF the
Question Mark and one OF America
most famous aviatorS, has studied law
and perhaps may practice 1t some day.
He also makes excellent egg sand
wiches.
Two friends met in a barber shop.
While waiting their turn they engaged
in light patter Another acquaintance
was being shaved. When the latters
work was completed he spoke to his
friends. put on his hat and overcoat
and left Two minutes later he re-
turned. visibly excited and sought one
Of the men who by this time was oc-
cupying a chair and whose face was
covered with lather. Finally locating
his, ne exclaimed, II just ran back.
Doc. to tell you l made 81 out at the
club yesterday"
Golf nuts are like that.
Having been accustomed TO making
notes to support our memory, we envy
one who can recall dates and events
without consulting data. Five years
ago today" said he. Il was at So-and-
so Bill and Joe were there and l re-
member Joe had to leave early" It's
gift.
* X
Officers and attendants who are as
signed TO public buildings come to re-
gard visitors in the same light as the
actor looks upon his audience. The
buildings and their contents and the
players lines are familiar to them. but
TO each Sight-seer or box-office patron
there is first-tlme thrill. Hence the
admirable patience of the attendants
even when the most absurd questions
are asked.
X
II think l lost a friend the other
day" said he. regretfully. Simply be-
cause l expressed an opinion that diff
Tered from his. He loaned me a book
and when / finished it he inquired what
/ thought of it. l said 1 thought it was
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HOLLYWOOD. Calf, January T.
Hollywood has had a hard time bellev-
ing Mary Pickford really would change
her type Local newspapers have
calamity -howled about 1t. Those close
70 the cinema,-and therefore without
the perspective of those not SO near
have insisted that Americas Sweet
heart" must retain her little girl iden-
THY to the finish.
Some two months ago a dispatch from
ME told lust what Mary PickfOrd would
do. The queen of movies related in
confidential mood her determination TO
give the world one serious and dramatic
role and to bury the little girl with the
curls once and forever.
Today Mary Pickford, with as new
en- identity as an extreme bob can give
her-a bob a million miles removed
from that first careful conservative hair
trim which went under the new name OF
bob-is beginning to shoot the nrst
sequences of "Coquette."
The story is far different from the
old. sappy. sweet things Mary has done.
But the girl who is doing 1t is far
different also from that other Mary
Pickf0rd.
She has surrounded herself with an
/
dramatic leaf. And she Is willing to
stand or fall by this new personality.
What more can you ask?
Few actresses have the moral courage
for such a move. Mary Pickford prob
ably wouldn't have were 1t not that she
Is deadly weary of motion pictures in
the accepted sense of the word, and
equally interested in the new medium.
She has smiled down Hollywood's dour
representations. =
Hollywood has suggested that Mary
Pickford try the role out on a stage OF
local theater and let audience reaction
determine her in movie plans. But
she has listened politely TO it ali and
gone right on.
She is still the woman of dominant
interest in the movie colony. A digni-
fed Los Angeles concert course has
Mary Pickford as its stellar attraction,
Her own neighbors want to glimpse this
girl who has come up from an un-
named player with the old Biograph
company to place of leadership in the
eyes of the world
At the same time that Mary Pick
fords voice tests prove her to be one
of the most fortunate members of the
old movie profession, with wide field
Of activity before her should she choose
to continue, Douglas Fairbanks" closest
friends say his present picture will prob
ably be his last
Douglas Fairbanks voice doesn't reg
lister as well as Mary Pickfords. The
talkie trend eliminates those sheer feats
of athletic skill On which Doug built
his tremendous popularity. His is a
pantomime medium Action and smiles
are the two dominant characteristics
of it,
Fairbanks say his friends will be
through with movies, so far as. he is
concerned as an actor But ne will
produce. and in the new medium.
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Accessory Collars and Cuffs
BY MARY MARSHALL.

nuisance. for they have to be kept
in the pink of condition and they
do add to the business of dressing.
They certainly give a decided advar-
tage to the girl who is willing to take
pains with her wardrobe.
| cannot name a single one of lie
notable French dressmakers who has
not made use of these accessory COL
lars and cuffs in recent displays of
new frocks. Trim linen collars and
cuffs are added where a tailored ap-
pearance wants to be maintained;
they are used on many sports frocks,
afternoon frocks increase their fem
mime aspect by the addition OF these
accessories in fine lace, and even some
of the evening gowns have deep berthas
or panel collars of lace or embroid-
cred net.
The sketch shows collar and cuff
set that gives distinction to new
frock of brown crepe satin and the
detail sketch shows, / think, quite
clearly how it is made. Lace about
four or five inches wide was selected
enough of it to go rathe: snl ,gly
around the wrists with French seams
and TO follow the outline OF The V
neck with ends
The cuffs consist of straight pieces
with seams taken so that the cuffs
taper to the wrists slightly. and tney
are made just large enough - DE
drawn over the hards. A convenient
arrangement is 10 keep them Sepa-
rate from the blouse and TO draw
them over the ends of the sleeves
after the blouse is put on. They may
then be fastened at the top by little
ornamental pins. The collar is OF
tached to the nckline and The ENDS !
are mitered They are drawn through |
a small ornamental buckle OF metal /,
or mother -of-pearl.
This weeks home dreSsmaSer's help t
shows how to make tufted wool trlm-
the thing to use TO fnlSh /
cuffs and collars of a little girls !
Winter coat or to provide interesting |
trimming for a wool frock for a lit |
tie girl or big one. The sketch that
accompanies the working directions /
shows how attractively it may be used. /
And all you need is a little knitting |
yarn and a worsted needle. II you |
would like TO know all about it, please |
send me your stamped, self-sddresSed !
envelope and / will send the circular |
to you.
(Copyright, 1921
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The Sidewalks Of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

rubbish, He had liked 1t and expected
me to. Unconsciously ] had attacked
his judgment and he resented 1t. He
asked me why didn't care for the book.
It was well written, but l simply didn't
enjoy the volume.
This is unfortunately true of some
people with whom we come in contact.
Their very presence causes US instinc-
lively to fold up. Why. we do not know.
In the light of careful analysis they
would probably assay 100 per cent, but
they do not click with u.s. The same
is true Of pictures, music and plays.
One likes golf and another chess. All
of which iniects the spice OF variety into
life and gives every man different sort
of job
A letter from a reader says: AZ have
been following your Sidewalks column
for long time. In many of the incl
dents mentioned you do not name the
principals. Would IL not be well TO
tell US who they are? This is merely
suggestion. Sincerely. H. M"
Undoubtedly 1t would. On the other
hand it might prove embarrassing to
those about whom we write. We hu-
mans are constituted SO that we do not
care to have our weaknesses exposed
to our neighbors. For example, Mr..
John Smith returns home at midnight
10 find two husky providers ransackins
his home. Dashing fearessly through
the door. he attacks them and after a
Scutt1e manages to overpower them and
call for the police lie has displayed
an unusual brand OF heroism, and any
publicity he might receive is satisfying
to his vanity.
Let John Smith return home and find
his front door sjsr and his family
away on a vacation. Using excellent
common sense, Mr. Smith decides that
diSprafiOn &c fha
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gar and inches of stick cinnamon.
just before she took them from the
fire she added a small amount of corn
starch stirred in cold water and then
cooked in the sirup until it became
translucent.
These spiced prunes made her ex-
pertinent with spiced apples. She chose
firm. red-skinned cooking apples. She
cut them in half Inch thick slices Then
she took out the core and cooked the
apple rings slowly in heavy strip
made of equal parts sugar and water.
To this she added little stick CHINA
mon, few whole cloves. suspicion
of ginger and a tablespoon or two of
vinegar. When the apples were tender,
but not broken, she took them out of
the sirup and cooked that down until
thick. She spooned this over the rings
after she had arranged them on the
serving plate. Peter votec them great
success.
A rich dish like this calls for reducing
afterWaro. you are interested. write to
Nancy Page. care OF this paper, asking for
her reducing leafiet.
(Copyrisht, 1929
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Dear Miss Leeds: % I am tired OF
bobbed hair. will you please suggest
another way to dress my hair. l am
nearly Is years old and 5 feet inches
tall. 90 What is the average weight
for my age and height? 49, Is long
hair coming into style?
THANK YOU.
Answer~-uD II you have fairly
low forehead ana small features, brush
your hair straight back from your face
Have the ends curled in ringlets and
fasten them back with three long
combs, one on each side and one across
the top at the back of the head just
below the crown Have a small strand
of hair curl in front OF each ear and In
the center of your forehead. This will
give you dressy couture that is smooth
over the crown and sides of the head
and Is a mass of short curls at the back.
Another way TO do your hair is to part
it down the middle and wear wide
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NOODLE SOUP.

Boil nice soup bone with an
onion, pepper and salt. When
meat is done remove meat, strain
liquor and put back in kettle.
Cut meat in small pieces and add.
Make noodles while bone is boil
ing. Beat eggs with bit of salt
and enough sifted bread -four to
make stiff. Cut into halves,
-four your board and roll thin as
for pie crust and let dry a little,
then turn over and dry other
side. Cut In strips and put strips
on top each other and slice them.
Use other half the same, and put
them into boiling sailed water.
Boil five minutes Drain and add
to meat and liquor. Heat up and
add little nutmeg and chopped
parsley.
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bandeau. Wear bangs that curl upward
over the lower edge of the bandeau. Ar
range the side hair over your ears. 90
One hundred and nineteen pounds. 80
1t has been coming back for some time,
especially among girls OF school age,
who, like yourself are tired OF short
hair. LOIS LEEDS.
Dear Miss Leeds: % l am letting
my hair grow. I wear 1t parted In the
middle, but it Is too long to let hang
and too short to do up. How can /
dress it? ~ Will peroxide make the
hair light? 49, Will it harm any girl
to smoke and, II so, in what way? 90
/ am IA years old, feet inch tall AND
weigh ITO pounds. Am / overweight
and how can reduce?
c. M. AND M. L.
Answer--(D A pretty way to dress
hair like yours is to part it in the mid
die and draw it back. Comb each Sec
ton OF hair smooth and fat Secure
with a metal clip or narrow barrette,
then fold the left-hand section over to
the right side Of the head, turn the
ends under and PIN fold the right
hand section of hair over to the left.
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My Neighbor Says:

Try cleaning spinach or any
green's with hot water instead OF
cold, using long-handled skim
mer instead of your hands. You
will find the grit all in the bot
tom of the pan and the spinach
clean and also shrunken. 1t may
be cleaned this way in less than
half the time it ordinarily takes.
A bread mixer may be cleaned
in a much shorter time ii boiling
water is poured into it and al
lowed to stand 10 minutes.
Keep a pair of cloth gloves in
the living room TO put on while
busting or when putting wood in
the fireplace.
Make short apron, double the
lower part and divide 1t into four
pockets. An apron like this Is
very convenient to hold thread,
scissors, etc, when sewing.
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section containing loose pieces which
when put together correctly. form a
country or continent. OF course, each
section has a different puzzle, making
it more than ordinarily interesting.
Could you think Of anything which
would be more appropriate for a large
table in living room or library?
And then every boys or girls room
at boarding school should have one.
A study desk at home should not be
without one of these attractive globes;
snd il there Is not much room on the
desk, shelf above would accommodate
il and several books besides.
The standard is finished in black and
the colorings of the globe are the bright
shades characteristic of geographical
drawings.
(Copyright, 1897