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ton. that is the police. are largely
native. differed by British in the
higher places. The schools likewise
are administered by Europeans
largely British.
Hongkong. or Victoria Harbor as
II Is also known. constantly presents
an animated appearance, as there IS
q steady stream OF vessels coming
in and going out. The town Is built
in three layers. The Praya, or esplan.
ade. so feet wide. is given up TO
shipping. The main commercial
street runs inland parallel with the
Praya. and presents an animated ap-
p~earance with varied forms or ped.
dlers and street merchants. Consider.
able business is done by these timer.
ant merchants. especially in the
fruits. after the fashion or the fruit
stands in the United States.
Beyond the commercial portion Of
the city. on each side OF II. lies the
second layer. the Chinese quarters.
where the population is packed in
tightly. Finally the third layer.
known as The Peak" and reached
by a cable railway Is dotted over with
private houses and bungalows. II Is
here that the governor has his resi-
dence.
Hongkong has a reputation for
being rather free and easy. especially
among the seafaring class. but the
visitor will find II on the whole a
pretty law-abiding community and a
highly interesting place.
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Alas. he sighed. 'thaTU are no more
dragons 10 be found still must
have a dragon SO he called iR hln
wise q and said. Go out and
fetch me a dragon this instant or
III chop off your head The wise
man promptly ran out into the
garden where he bounced on me ann
! alighted on n twig. Returning at
once to the king ne sad: Sire. Z
have found you u dragon. Here IL
is. 'Humph.' said the king, 10 looks
like a fly It's a dragon. Sire. a
young dragon All. a young dragon.
Very good. Chain II 10 m rock and
feed II beefsteaks-"
"Beefsteaks?" interrupted Nil.
did you say beefsteaks?"
See here" h FREELY broke in
al this moment. addressing thu
d~ragon-fly. your story is too long.
Besides ] don't believe a wcrd OK II.
Ill tell my story. which Il much more
to the point. Most people think I
fires" 1t began. turning to the
shadows.
And haven't youY. asked Yam.
Yes but not I'm the way that
they think When i was a few days
old. my father struck n match"
This Is unfair" said the dragon
fly Indignantly. Il was telling nv
story and | want 70 finish II. No
body wants 20 hear about matches.
Beefsteaks are much more interest
ing
They aren't" cried the FREELY.
They are" cried its rival. At this
half OF the flies Joined the FREELY
and the other half Joined the dragon
fly. buzzing and darting about in ths
widest excitement. much to the dis
may OF the shadow-children who had
10 fall fiat or their faces to keep
from being blown away.
stop II. stop It'll" they begged.
That's not the way to choose IN
king"
Hardly had the words left their
mouths when linda, the housemaid.
imagining that a swarm Of wasps
was about 70 enter the house. rushed
UP 70 the window waving n huge
dishcloth. Away went the flies.
scattering 20 the winds.
Files are foolish" Nil aid 10 his
companions later. when everything
was quiet again. They buzz too
much"
Yes. they're buzzy-bodies." Knarf
remarked slyly.
cOpsriEht 1880. " Newspaper Feature nrrTIee. Iar.
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Unless the present dietary faults
are corrected We IN to suffer, is
the opinion of some of cur leading
dentists and scientists
This subject was discussed re-
Gently AZ the annual meeting of the
Dental Society OF New York State.
II was said that so per cent OF the
population today are suffering from
faulty development OF the teeth and
jawbOnes.
Not only in America. but I'm Eng
land and many other countries. Is
his tendency noticed. Faulty diet
Is the cause.
II Is mighty important what YOU
eat. There are two vital chemicals
lime and phosphorus. They are
required in the proper development
~ the teeth and Jawbones. as well
as other bones OF the body. The
common tendency is 10 indulge in
TOO much starchy food. leaving out
rhe necessary vegetables and fresh
fruits. The last are needed 10 give
ire body these we important chem
ical substances.
Civ. your jawbones and teeth
something 10 do. Eat the coarser.
harder foods and chew them well.
Nonuse or any structure or organ
tends 10 weaken and degenerate H.
Use strengthens It.
Lack OF exercise OF the jaws and
teeth Just IS surely weaken them as
the legs are weakened ky disuse
from illness or injury or laziness. A
healthy man may take a rest cure.
ana he viii be astonished 70 find
after several weeks that his legs
will scarcely support him. On be-
ginning TO walk these muscles be-
come stronger.
50. FOR the good OF every growing
child and every adult liberal sup
plies or fresh fruits and green vege-
tables. wholesome bread and Ger.
eals. milk "a pint for the adult and
at least a quart for the child. orange
juice. and. II necessary. cod-liver oil.
should be taken. Eat. too. plenty
OF the coarser vegetables that give
roughage In the digestion.
You will add years to your life
and enjoy better health by carrying
out this programme * Is worth
your attention.
Copyright. 1880. D. Newspaper Feature service. Inc
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Dicky. however, the satisfaction OF
knowing that | had guessed her tale
bearing. Neither, ! said TO myself,
would make my final decision about
the corsage al this time. IL would
not financially cripple either DIcky
or Philip Veritzen. I told myself
grnnly. TO purchase a single corsase
bouquet which might not be worn.
and | made my voice carelessly
casual as | answered
I'm not quite sure. IL really
doesn't matter. you know. but i
think. the sand color"
| felt like Machiavelli's sister as I
uttered the words. For with the
desperation OF a person at bay. /
had thrown Up a flinsy defense
which yet might by chance serve me.
] had told Philip Veritzen / might
wear green. In the back OF my mind
there vas the thought that a fortuit.
u accident might happen to either
gown. compelling me TO res the
other. as circumstances might arise.
The sand color. eh2" D1cky an
swered. and fancied that there was
relief in his voice. Had he expected
me 10 anticipate possible offer Of
his flowers with a refusal Of them?
"All right. I'm sending you q bou-
quet. Anything particular you'd
Iike?"
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Possession Madness.

Colonel Tetherick was a person of
the type we love to cali: "A Gentle.
man OF the old school"
lie rode very well. he was a crack
shot. he knew how to cast a Fly as
well as any fisherman in America
he drank a little. he read the cIas.
sIc~ y great deal. he smoked per-
petually-and they do say that in
the company OF the male sex-his
language was picturesque TO a de
gree.
lie was ~insolent TO his superiors,
donineering but kind 10 his in
fersors. and desperately In love with
hiS beautiful young wife.
When the Colonel died his wife
WA somewhere in the late twenties,
blu; she will never marry again. not
M SIS she breaks her husbands
viii. or throws away a good sub
St itlal fortune.
The Colonel wilied his wife every
IN ag he had In the world. on cen
dit.on hat she never marry again
or never have any serious love
affair with any man OF any kind
anywhere. anyhow. any time.
wonder the good Colonel didn't
arrange to have one OF his faithful
slip a little cyanide into the
beautiful widows coffee cup the very
mc-ning after the funeral.
The other person ] think OF 10 a
charming lady. who expects her
sweet young daughter 10 devote her
entire life blood. body. brain, heart
ana soul, 10 Mama Dear"
md they call this madness for
pcrsession-love.
Creer word. iove-it does seem 70
m 80 many different things.
rcp,rignt. 1859. by NrwsraesF Feature service. Inc.
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Three-Minute
Journeys
By TEMPLE MANNING
The Place of Sweet l.,

The Place Of SWeef LGgoons
NFF the southeast coast Of
VBchina. opposite the Province q
Kwang-tung. there lies an ISL
and. which translated from the
Chinese. whence It derives its name.
means The Place Of Sweet La
goons." To the outside world Il IL
better known as Hongkong.
Hongkong Is an important Brit
ish island possession and forms a
part Of what the Portuguese call the
Ladrones. or Thieves. because OF the
notorious habits OF their old inhabit-
ants. Under the Picking treaty Of
1860 the peninsula Of Kowloon was
added 70 Hongkong. which first
passed under British rule when Il
vas ceded in 1871. A governor ap-
pointed by the British government
rules the territory.
or course. the natives outnumber
the Europeans. the proportion being
about 20 TO l.. The civil administra-
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Some Odd Facts

Sun-glasses fitted with canvas
nose-shields are now being worn by
sun and sea bathers at some OF the
fashionable French resorts. They
are intended to prevent freckles and
to stop the nose from peellng.
Spinsters. as well a. bachelors, win
pay n higher rate OF income tax TX
the German Government has its
way. The rate for unmarried tax
payers will be Is per cent. which is
l per cent higher than married peo-
pie viii pay.
Sausage made or whale meat ana
roasted grasshoppers. sprinkled with
crickets. were served at a dinner
given in Paris. The menu also in
cluded chicken. turkey. iguana,
fruits. tellies and coffee.
Statues made 1000 years ago and
recently found in Egypt represent
women In low-necked gowns very
similar 70 these worn today.
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w re are up in the air these days. and young
w women now pilot their planes just as
casually, but withal as s~kilfully as they
drive their cars. Airplane honeymoons and even
weddings have become quite commonplace. And
womans achievements in the world Of aviation
are far from any faint OF mediocrity.
Of course, there are many captious critics
who bewail the modern woman and claim that
she is flighty in more ways than one. They
want to know how it is possible for a girl to
worry about love. q home and a family Of her
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Separation.

The Lovely Lady believed that
animals have souls. and she wanted
her pets to be waiting for her on
what she charmingly called The
Other Side"
She said she loved them too much
70 DO separated from them more
than a few hours. Wasn't II touch.
ingy
But. oh. the uncertainty o. life
and even OF death.
one OF tho Lovely LAdy's dearest
friends interfered.
She said she would call on the So
cse;v for the Prevention OF Cruelty
10 AntHaals TO interfere, so the pets
were not killed after all-will or
no VIII.
Perhaps the Friend wanted the
pets herself. or perhaps she really
liked them. and thought they had a
right 10 an even chance OF life or
death, without being killed to
order TO please the caprice OF a
Mistress who loved them with such
q strange savag and possessive
love
The minute l heard Of that woman
and the pets. and the way she
wanted them killed. 90 she'd have
company crossing the Dark River.
] thought Of two people.
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The Stars Say
For Wednesday, August II
By CENEvIEvE KEMBLE

THE presase for this day. based
on the lunar transits of i'm
portant planets. 10 not a
markedly fortunate one for pro
gressive and profitable business
transactions. although domestic
social and affectional advantages
and felicities may prove compensa.
o Even in these relations there
may be somewhat OF the furtive or
suntly menacing. There is danger
Of a sudden disruption as well as
loss Of moneys and prestige unless
particular sagacity and sound meth
DDS be employed.
Those whose birthday II IL may
look for a year In which social. do
nfestic and affectional affiliations
may be expected to f~avorably offset
adverse and disagreeable business
activities. Sudden change In prob
able. with loss Of money and pres.
tige. unless particularly good judg
ment and acumen be exercised in
the management OF the affairs
Employment and new projects may
give concern. Make all changes
with wise elaboration. A child born
on this day may be restless. nervous
anu fond Of change. but neverthe-
less should be gracious, talented
and personally popular.
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Advice to
Girls
nEAR NANCY Lees
BY NANCY LEE

nEAR NANCY LEE:
- We are twins in our late
teens. We have been reading your
Advice to Girls for some time and
we thought we would like 70 ask
you a few questions.
have been going with a fellow
Tor several months and am deeply
In love with him. He also says he
loves me but sometimes | doubt H.
have been away 20 school for
almost three months and have only
received one letter from him. but
whenever / see him he treats me
as he did before I went away.
Now the question Is. DO you really
believe he loves me rs much NJ he
says he does2 He doesn't step out
with other girls. but | 20 with
another boy occasionally, but when
/ do ! always tell him about IL and
he never objects.
And 1. the other twin. am Just
the opposite have been going
with a fellow for nearly a year.
He seems to love me very much
and does everything he can for me.
appreciate II very much. but as I
do not like him and do not care TO
go with him. ! have tried every
method possible to make him un-
derstand ! don't care for him and
have told him so many times. but
he insists IN making dates. etc.
with me. even after all my re-
fusals. How can ] get rid OF him?
NAY AND JUNE.
MAY AND JUNE: Not many Of u,
4fA are good correspondents. Unfor,
tunately this applies more to men
than II does to US. hence 60 many
Misunderstanding. Many a woman
thinks IL a man does not continually
write 10 her he does not care for her.
Perhaps your friend is such a poor
correspondent that even the one let.
ter he wrote you can be regarded as
q tribute 10 his affection for you.
You two seem to have worked out n
sensible friendship. DO not let mis-.
understandings spoil II.
Dear Other Twin: There is only one
thing for you 10 do. and that Is to
cease your acquaintance for some
one who Is distasteful 10 you. You
say that he insists on making
dates" What IL to prevent you from
being equally insistant in your refu-
sal OF them?
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Apple Cereal Pudding.

- Apple Cereal Pudding.
5 cups finely sliced. pared apples.
Ia cups sugar.
u cup tapioca.
3 cups boiling water.
] teaspoon cinnamon.
II teaspoon salt.
Cook tapioca until transparent.
Place the finely pared apples In a
buttered baking dish and pour hot
water 10 cover over them. Then
add cooked tapioca and flavoring
and bake In a moderate oven one
hour.
Apple sauce cooked with the skins
on requires straining afterward.
which. many feel. Is more trouble.
some than pairing them first. But
the flavor Of the apples cooked with
skins on Is rather better. Quarter
apples and remove the core. Add
only enough water to cover and
bring 10 boiling point. then reduce
heat and let apples simmer until
tender. which may take half an
hour. o or less. depending on the
quantity Of apples cooked. When
tender force through a colander and
add sugar 10 taste. stirring con-
stantly while hot until sugar is dis
solved.
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why Is a womans"

"No. thank you." I returned. "I'd
rather leave that 20 yeu. And it's
awfully sweet Of you. Remember
the decorations are in tones OF
yellow and orange"
"T1l remember-everything," he
said graphically. so long. See you
about four"
The receiver clicked. and I hung
up my own. But ! did not come out
of the booth for a full half minute
during which I battled myself back
to composure. after consigning Edith
Fairfax 10 a half dozen tortures. each
more ingenious than the one before
IL.
What's the matter. Auntie
Madge?" Mary asked curiously as l
came out OF the booth. You look
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
I'll tell you IN our own apart
ment." ! whispered. and when we
reached there. | turned TO her with
a smile which held bitterness as well
as amusement.
Il was just paraphrasing your
question OF a few minutes ago" !
told her. why In q woman
She looked startled. and I saw that
for the second she had forgotten
her angry query. evidently born Of
something Noel had said. Then she
flushed hotly.
II was pretty mean TO Noel" she
admitted. Anyway. nothing's worth
a quarrel with the you love best
in all the world May ] 60 over TO
see him?"
/ did not answer her for a second.
My brain was busy repeating her
words. "Nothing's worth a quarrel
with the one you love best In the
world"
CONTINUED Tomorrow
copyrighs. 1880. By Newspaper Feature Service. lnc.
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own, II she goes cavorting into the air every
time she gets within sight Of q flying field and
a plane. And grandmother was airminded, too,
although she didn't know il. For didn't she take
off from this old earth in a swing suspended
from the boughs of some stout old tree. And
didn't a young man stand respectfully al a dis
lance while he admired this enhancing vision Of
daring young womanhood who swung high into
the air with her curls floating in the breeze and
her cheeks flushed a rosy pink at the very thought
Of her courage and freedom from convention
and restraint?
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our D o die S
seriously and
. e r m~anently
by using too
m a n y soft
foods.
there is
d a n e OF
Americans, q
e w genera
tons fro IN
n o W, having
smaller jaws
and quite a
different ply
steal appear
ance than they
n 3 TODAY.
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and BODY will-but there was one
strange paragraph in it.
That paragraph related to three
beautiful, high bred dogs and two
lovely Persian cats with pedigrees
as long as n Of Mistfnguette's
long arms.
Did the Lovely Lady ask that her
PETS be cared for in plenty and com-
for as long as they lived?
She did not.
She declared that they should all
be killed on the day OF her funeral.
or the day before her funeral-to be
quite exact.
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Edith Quick TO Tell.

I'm sorry / said swiftly. Il should
have left word at the telephone
desk that / would be in the dining
room for half an hour. but forgot
il. Mary and I were 50 engrOssed
in arranging things with Mr.. Seibel."
| purposely dragged in the name
OF the proprietor Of the hotel dining
room. along with Mary's. wanted
no chance Of his imagining my hav-
ing a conference with Philip VERT
zen.
oh. forget that part OF H." he
said impatiently. I've something
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Neckline.

MMIDSUMMER fashions have a
" fascinating way OF revealing
the s~artorial future. AZ pres
ent there is much discussion regard
ing the attention that necklines win
receive. with soft. flattering effects
being achieved through novel treat
ments. As though 20 verify this
report Il the Summer printed frock
OF cool pussyw.ilow silk shown to-
day. The cape is drawn into a be-
coming cowl neckline which theme
is increasingly important. The
peplums are only slightly biased
while the skirt II flared. Decorative
touches are the looped edge on
peplum and cape and the narrow
velvet sash.
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TOOK down the telephone r

TOOK down the telephone re.
ceiver with distinct m~isgivings.
There was no reason why Dicky
should telephone. especially when ne
had promised 10 he back az four 10
give a hand" with the prepara-
tons for Mary's party. Had any
thing happened TO upset him? I
should 500 know. ! reflected. when
] heard his voice. and | braced my
self against possible angry tones. But
there was apparently nothing but
cordial inquiry in his voice. although
/ wondered IL l fancied an under
current Of excitement. suppressed.
but betraying.
Are you there, at last. old dear?''
he asked airily. I've been combinR
the hotel for YOU"
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fly.
The shadow-chiidren Nil Flor
Hand. Yam ard Knarf were sit
ting on the edge OF the clninE-roon
window-ssll. In front OF them was .
brightly colored d~ragon-fly. And MI
around them were various flies
like butterflies. fire-flies. h~orse-flies
pond flies. house flies. blue bottle
flies. May-flles and many others. Ill
was. you see. a meeting of flies whc
were gathered from far and near NJ
choose q king. Their method o.
choosing was odd. Each OF the fliet
told a story about itself. The ons
telling the best story was chosen "a
be king for N year. As ~ happened
they could not choose between the
dragon-fly and the freely. no rht
shadow-children offered 10 choose
for them. whereupon the dragon-fiy
and the FREELY agreed 10 tell theii
stories.
The dragon-fly was the first 10 to
gin. telling first OF all that * hac
nothing whatever 20 do with dragons
And yet I am called a dragon-fly.'
II said. I'm relate how that mis-
take happened 70 he made. Once
upon "A time there was n king WIG
wanted very badly 20 find a dragon
for he had n prince and a princess
70 whom he wished to give IL "a =
pet. But though he looked and ne
looked over every inch OF the world
no trace Of n dragon could he find
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ed over" It
so n so
much less abb
rupt and final
doesn't It?
Well, any
how, just be-
fore this Love-
ly Lady 'pass-
ed on" she
called her law
yer and made
her will.
Il vas a
nice, conven-
tional "being
AZ mnnaA -ns-l
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Words of the Wise.

It's a thing impossible 10
frame conceptions equal to the
souls desires.
-Wordsworth.
One must be- poor 90 knotc rae
iHrNry or giving Elliot.
There is no greater cause az
melancholy than idleness.
Burton.
TO DO iroTdHIV "a thc greatest
charm OF Woman.
-Gid6stone.
Idleness overthrows all.
Burton.
HKBl0nttr is the DorceLuia
clog 81 hsssdn kind.
-D~v@sn.
Idleness il only the refuge ~
weak minds.
Chesterfield.
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ant tartness 70 sorne Of the insipid
desserts like rice. tapioca. farina.
cornmeal.
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Teeth Suffer
From Soft
Foods
Cire Your J0irs and TcefL
Something 10 Do, Says
Authority, They Need
Exercise
By r. S. COPELAND, vi. d.
y. 5. Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner OF Health
NcD York Cttv.

CIVILIZED peoples today sin
against Nature by eliminat-
ing foods containing the
precious vitamins, mineral sub
stances and roughage. We damage
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Will DEGREES
Pets Should
Die, Too
Could Lore Of These Animals
Haze Prompted This Strange
"Order'' from the Craze?
By WINIFRED A

By WINIFRED BLACK
A LOVELY lady died in Los
~ Angeles the other day.
Died-what an old fash
Toned word, let's not say IL.
Let's say passed on" or pass
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81 Daily MAGAZINE Page for Everybody IS 8
Goodnight
Stories
BY MAX TRELL

BY MAX TKELL
Fly
II the sky
fire-fiy.
Light.
Sparkling bright,
The dark night.
Shadow Song
HNO on with your story
Knarf said 20 the d-ago
fly.
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COPYRIGHT. 1880. by ss~ssspsr Feature ssrvir.. Inc
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hEFORL they're absolutely ripe
- Is the time when many vari-
~ aefaS ~ anpfas x,soid .ho- -