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and. finally. Mi. who wasn't careful
at all. In fact. he slipped.
Help he cried. clutching Ting.
a-LinE's leg Then both OF them lost
their balance and tumbled in. carry
ing the others with them 20 the bot
tom. They all landed I'm ayes. my
dear@in n tea-strainerl
They saw q strange sight. China.
men with plgtails were working
busily al little tables making things
which are used at tea-time. Fri esa
were teaspoons, pastry knives and
forks. strainers. cups. saucers. plates,
Sugar-bOwls, su~gar-tongs, crea m
pitchers. and teapots. not 70 mem
ton napkins. Tap. tap, tap went
their little hammers.
When Ting-a-Ling and the shadow
children fell into the strainer they
all came rushing over. But none oc
them made the slightest attempt To
help them out, which was too had az
they were heaped together hige.rdy-
piggledy. although they weren't hurt.
They Just kept gazing at them i'm
wOnderment. as though they CO. Init
understand why they should he \ REL.
AL length "a Chinaman, with the lulE-
ct r.gtail ar all. came rushing over
in great excitement.
see here" he cried. ''you can't
stay in that t~ea-strainer. You're not
tea. are your
We're shadows" explained Hand.
Shadows aren't allowed tn tea
s~traincrs.'
But We can't get out. we re all
mixed up. Why don't you help u
out?"
Yes. help Us out" repeated Ting
a-Ling.
Hmm. hats n good idea" said
the Chinamani chewing the end of
Its pigtail. Ire appeared puzzled 50
did the other Cinnamon. The trou-
bic IS" he said at last. Il don't see
how you "a get out. You're much
too big for the holes"
Help rs out the other way. or
course" Hand cried. Why "a we
have Ia 10 out through the hOles?'
Everything that falls into a
strainer must come out through the
holes"
Suddenly Tng-a-Ling sprang out
of the strainer.
They'll fit" ne exclaimed. They
will fit! All they need g. a little
squeezing
Squeezing" the shades echoed.
turning pale. 1t was too late.
With a rush all the Cinnamon made
for them and before they could es-
cape began squeezing them through
the tea~-strainerl
Tomorrow: Through the Tea
strainerl
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about any of them.
Il have an American friend who
was all for Madame Blavatsky
when she was ever in England
three years ago - voices from
above, don't you know, and auras,
different colored, of course-and
now she's been TO India and she's
made up her mind it will be more
interesting to believe in Universal
Brotherhood-but nobody il seri-
GUS about anything.
"Now, my mother was an Irish
woman and she was a conscientious
objector to the big war-but one
of her o enlisted, anyhow.
"And he was killed, pool lad
at eighteen-and he with his heart
sick for home and the smell OF the
Irish honeysuckle and the green
fields.
when he had been dead for a
while my mother had a letter from
the British Government and the
letter said that the Government
would send her a pension to last
until the time when the boy would
have been thirty, and do you know
what my mother did?
"She tore up the letter.
81 didn't believe in your war
said she, 'and | don't want your
pension And twas the younger
children that wondered at her just
a little, for money was hard in
those days, and there was a bic
family Of us. But somehow I like
to think of the look on my moth
er's face when she tore up that let
ter offering her that money-it
makes it easier for me to give I'D
things that ! know | shouldn't have.
Now ! suppose you Americans
would laugh at that-you laugh at
so many things, don't your"
"Oh, I don't know" said an
American girl, and she in her
twenties. MY grandmother saw
a picture my father had taken OF
himself in a silk hat and spats, and
she said: Il don't want a dude for
a SON.
"And she sold her good, com
Portable home in Philadelphia and
came West and put her boys "a
work on the farmland she didn't
laugh about that, I'm telling you
The Visiting Foreigner looked
puzzled.
"They don't sound like the
Americans | knew" she said. 81
would Ike TO meet some like
that"
The two American womer
looked at each other.
care they all dead?" said one
TO the other.
/ wonder-don't you7
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DID not look at Dicky as ! said
that Junior was old enough to
have an air rifle. We had come
No perilously nea ecrid dispute upon
that point in the last two years that
! wondered how Dicky would take
my unexpected capitulation. I in
fintely dreaded his gibing, but 10 my
delighted surprise his answer was
that which he would have given n
Christmas suggestion for our small
non.
THAT solves one Of the gift prob
lerns." he said. II wish / felt as
optimistic about this other scheme
OF yours. On. I don't mean that I
dfapprove." ne interpolated hastily
as he saw the look OF dkmay /
could not hide. But. sweet imprac-
tical child. have you any idea how
much work IS involved in turning
that empty basement room into a
workshop-and what else-you only
had one corner disposed OF when
we distressed into discussion on fire
arms"
II want some up-to-date gymnastic
apparatus in the place." I said stout
". land also please don't laugh.
Dicky-I want a place fixed where
the boys a box. even the little
ones. You and Harry can continue
teaching Junior the rudiments OF the
sport"
Dicky shot a quick. shamefaced
glance az me. then laughed as he saw
me smiling mischievously at him.
'oh. no." he chortled. $50 you
were on last Summer. when Harry
and ] We're having our secret ses-
SONS
NO. i wasn't then ] told him
smiling. but when William and
Henry We're r%emarking upon juniors
skill IN hitting RoderiCk's nose. I
remembered some pulling Incidents
Of last summer and put two and
two together"
behold the Architect"
If you'll kneel and bend your
head. Ill dub YOU a kniEhtess Of de-
duction." he told me laughing. But
! can't give you any degree for prac-
teal planning. I'm sold on every
thing. the workshop. the gymnasium
and the boxing arena III even stand
for a swimming pool. a squash court,
bowling alleys and a theatre-hut
by Christmas-it can't he done,."
He spoke so confidently that my
heart sank for a moment. then re-
Numbering the biological pessimism
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terial and the feminine bows
have not been forgotten in its
development. A deep yoke ties
at the left side in two places
and bows fasten the cape to the
shoulders of the frock. A chic
touch is given by the horizontal
usage Of the material for the
yoke. Side pleats give necessary
fulness to the skirt, and the
whole Is crowned by a ballibuntl
hat in green.
Hats with straw crowns and
linen brims are one of the new
est foibles Of fashion and charm
ingly complement the cotton
frocks which are promising q
continuation of their popularity.
Bags and shoes of linen, while
not new, are again being shown
for southern wear and are bound
to repeat their success Of last
season.
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Eren as a Boy admiral Nelson, Hero Of
Trafalgar, Displayed the Great Courage
That Marked His Career.

RIO be made on horseback through n.
deep snow that had already turned
back venturers older and stronger
than he. But when his father put
him on his honor he boldly mounted
a horse and carried the errand
through.
Shortly after that incident, the boy
Nelson induced his uncle. Captain
Sucking Of the Royal Navy. TO get
him placed in sea service. and at
twelve he actually began his career.
From the beginning or his life
afloat. young Nelson showed the
same intrepid courage IN the face OF
periis OF the deep that he had shown
in the presence OF danger on land.
And in the course Of his sea-service,
which was divided for a while in the
early part OF his career between the
navy and merchant marine. with an
intervening venture on a polar ex-
petition, he developed that sense Of
duty and honor already known to a
high degree.
1t was on the polar expedition tina
Nelson. then aged fifteen. gave one
or the o striking exhibitions OF
his boyhood courage. On the ice sur
rounding the ship OF the expedition
In a northern port. one morning in
1913. the boy was seen, almost hand
TO paw. Joining battle with a polar
bear The raging creature. with
paws raised TO strike him down. vas
almost upon young Nelson who. with
a dubbed musket uplifted. calmly
waited 10 fight II out to the death,
when a shot from the ship fright
ened the bear and rescued the young
ster from his perilous position.
And so began in Nelson's childhood
a record OF courage and devotion TO
duty and honor and service that was
70 continue 10 glorious climax at
Trafalgar.
Horotto Nelson fcdS born at
BHrnhdm-Thrope, In Nor1oE, Eng
land, on September 20, 1853. En-
tered the Nary IN I77O. In the Bat
tie Of the Me, August I and 2,
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tdL Is l.-S0 ran me
words OF a little boy
spoken n day about 165
years ago in a home at Burnham-
Thorpe. in Norfolk. England. He
had been lost all day in a nearby
forest and. when found. was sitting
composedly on the bank OF a stream
that had stopped his wandering. On
mis- grandmother's expression az won
der.nent that fear had not prevented
him from quietly awaiting the COM
ing OF the searchers who had found
him and brought him home. the
words quoted were uttered.
That little boy was Horatio Nelson.
and the words he spoke bore testl-
mony TO the courage hat was born
IN him and that, in after years, was
to shine forth 10 the admiration OF
the world and TO the inspiration OF
the British navy.
Even in his earliest years. the little
Nelson boy seemed TO regard perils
and dangers and threats thai con-
fronted him as challenges to his
courage and boldly accepted them.
II was under domination or this trait
that he boldly ventured alone on a
night-raiding expedition into the
fruit garden OF the stern master of
the school to which the child-then
aged nine-was sent following his
mothers death. II was not for the
fruit he brought back with him that
he had ventured into the forbidden
enclosure-for that he distributed
among his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. as he
himself declared. IL was simply be
cause every other boy in the school
was afraid TO go.
And in the same early period Of
his childhood the little Nelson boy
registered development OF the high
EMS OF duty and honor that later
was to Join with his courage in max
ing for his heroic greatness. He was
not twelve when. during a holiday
visit home. he was called by his
father to 20 on an errand that ap-
peared dangerous. The journey had
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-I79S, commanded the British sea
force and sank the French fleet
iChich iCdS anchored in the hdrbOr
OF Abukir. In 1900. ne cas- made uice-
admiral and raised 10 the peer1ge.
Played O spectacular and heroic
part In the battle OF Copenhagen,
on April 2, 1901, and folIoWin1 thCt
Q made q discount. In 1903. he
Q appointed ddmirdl--tO the
Mediterranean command. Being
struck dozen on his flagship IN the
battle OF Trafalgar Nought by the
British against French and Spanish
1orces), he died on October 2f,
1905. In the height OF his great
yictory.
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GOODNIGHT
STORIES
Into the Refractory Through
the Chimney-Oh, Yes, IL
Is a Shorl-C utI
BY Max Tren

- 1 9AAONN~AMts
TWINK OF having Co enter d house
through the chimney
Yet that Is exactly what MI.
Flor. Hand. Yam and Knarf-th0
five little saadow-chIldren with The
turned-about nameS-were about 20
DO. They were with their friend.
Ting-a-Ling. inside the picture On tho
Chinese Plate. You know h, easy
II va for them to get inside a pic
ture. Shadows never have any
trouble.
Tinga-LinE said he had an inter-
esting thing 70 show them: "a tea
time factory.
You hav 70 enter by the CHM
ney." he I them. Its a short
cut"
Now the shadows, believing him 70
be wrong. "a in through the door
but soon got lost in a long dark CORR
dor which wound round and round
without end. They concluded that
their Chinese friend must be right
al. 10 they came back with
their minds made I'D 10 follow him
down the chimney.
To start with, IL was an exceed
ingly curious chimney. probably the
only n OF It's kind in the whole
world. for II was made OF crullers
set + atop the other. ! don't sup
pose you will believe this. However.
it's true. Ask your w shadow and
you'll be convinced. Another odd
thing about the chimney was that no
smoke came from Il, not even a
whisp. Fancy that. How can any
one have a good opinion OF a chin.
ney that doesn't smoke?
Nevertheless, with the help or
TIng-a-Ling they all made their way
I'D to the top. then let themselves In.
GO down carefully" T1ng-a-LinE
warned.
Knarf. being the bravest. went
first. then came Hand. Yam. Flor
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Some Odd Facts

AL japanese people have 70 carry
identity discs around their necks
from their birth to their death.
Scots IN the Isle OF Harris pIckle
whale flesh and send the meat TO the
Congo. japanese also eat large
quantities OF whale beef.
Fur farming Is becoming a trer1en-
dous industry. In Canada alone II IL
worth between three and four million
pounds yearly.
A homing pigeon belonging 10 a
Frenchman, which was released a
year ago. arrived recently in an ex-
hausted condition at Windsor.
Ontario.
yearly average OF 1900 muir
ders are committed in the United
States-fifty times the number re-
corded IN Great Britain.
Arrangements have been made FOR
the repatriation az &C Swedes. de-
scendants OF a party who. in 1870.
left Sweden ard settled on an island
off the Esthon!an coast.
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HOme-Making Helps
BY ROSS
MoutdS as Decoration or
CGnouHoge.
GooDLY collection OF moulds
1 is one OF the best assets OF a

A GoODLY collection OF moulds
~ is one OF the best assets OF a
modern kitchen. Really. fancy
moulds for the kitchen ought to be
collected. piece by piece. the way art
works are bought for the living
rooms. Beautifully shaped moulds
aren't cheap. but by purchasing n
al a time. as an attractive one
strikes the eye. a very useful set
can ultimately grace the kitchen.
Moulds can be obtained in every
conceivable shape-geometrical cubes
and ovals and spheres and hemi-
spheres: lovely stars. flowers. fruits,
birds and jolly animals for ~children's
parties. Big ones for family use, lit
Tie ones for individual service. And
these moulds. though the first cost
may seem large, are good for a life
tune. and Will stand plenty OF wear.
Moulds have more than one use.
We are accustomed 10 the fancy ones
as containers Of ices and buildings at
very fancy parties. But. they have
an even more practical use. Moulds
or attractive shape r a marvellous
AID IN clarifying the less popular
foods. Such humble vegetables as
squash. mashed potatoes, baked
beans. and the chopped greens Ike
kale. spinach. chard. are positively
appetizing when unmoulded on a
platter from a fancy shape. There
are any number Of desirable foods
Tor grownups and for children which
both reject regularly. and largely be.
cause they don't appeal TO the eve.
Well-ssasoned leafy greens when
chopped may he really tasty-if they
get tasted at all. But moulded
plainly In a howl they are not at.
tractive. Baked a few moments IN
a fancy mould. there's all the differ.
ence in the world between a pleasant
and unpleasant dish.
Simple c~ustards. 1unket, rice and
bread pudding, tapioca-all are trans.
formed into tempting dishes BY the
use OF different moulds.
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shop this morning. It was
partly social. too. since they wanted
TO make final arrangements for to-
nights festivities. They thought IL
was very sweet OF Bllfy to want 70
make IL our party. but Mr.. GRAY saws
he simply won't hear OF anything
like IL.
The business part OF the visit was
a shopping expedition for Mrs. GRAY.
she needs some clothes FOR the
southern vacation and since she had
never e q our shop before she
thought she'd take this opportunity
| love having customers like that.
They're so easy to sell. And. anv.
way. / simply love them. Mr.. GRAY
is an old darling and he's always
been as fond OF me as my own dad
Is. He md Mrs. Gray have kent
very young and are still much III
love with each other.
The first thing I sold Mrs. GRAY
was a darling sports suit OF natural
flannel. The coat il double breasted
and fastens with brass buttons. Mar
row tailored hands extend down.
ward from the shoulders at each
side and around horizontally n the
pocket-line. and they are so applied
as TO give a slightly fitted effect.
The simple skirt is straight-nne.
Mrs. Gray has a very youthful
figure (something like mother's) and
she looks charming IN sports clothes.
She was very much pleased with
the shop and with Madame, and be-
fore they left I had sold her almost
an entire wardrobe for the South.
I'm certainly going TO miss these
people when they leave. It's almost
like having mother and dad in town.
BY the way. Helene made an awfully
good suggestion after they left to-
day. She said that since Mrs. Gray
and mother are almost the same
size, ! might take advantage OF this
fact and send mother something
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aA@S0t a W91 - 1SS 6SArA&1NC4aALh6
oil.
A-Minerai oil IL not fattening.
L. L. @. Q.-what win stimulate
the growth OF the hair?
2-Is peroxide harmful TO the hairf
3-What will keep the hair from
becoming dark?
A-Careful shampooIng and rins-
ing and the use OF a good hair tonic
should bring about the desired re-
cults.
PIT In very drying TO the hair.
S-There is nothing that Will do
this with the exception OF N hair
dye. The hair grows darker es we
grow older-this Is natural.
Y. r. u. Q.-what should a Girl
Of fourteen. four months weigh?
I'll am a fairly good swimmer
but get short OF wind. What will
help 10 overcome this annoyance?
Slow can ! clear my complexion
1T has a generally muddy appear
ance. clogged pores and blackheads?
All you r about s Il. Q ina.
you should weigh about lis pounds.
2-Practice win bring about the
desired results. Do not overdo. take
II gradually. increasing the distances
slowly.
Swatch your diet and elin,na,
ton. Avoid rich. heavy foods, fats
and excessive sweets.
J. NJ. G. Q.-Wouid smokinr
cause a young woman's face 70 break
out in pimples?
A---No. This condition IS usually
due to faulty diet and improper
elimination. For full particulars send
a self-addressed, stamped envelope
and repeat your question.
Il. NJ. o. am not underweight
but / get very cold. especially INV
feec What is the cause Of this?
A.-You are probably troubled with
poor circulation due 10 a rundown
state OF health. Although you are
not underwegiht. II is possible you
are not in the best Of health. Build
up your entire system and you will
benefit generally.
Mrs. r. A @. Q.-At times I get
very heavy feeling accompanied by
numbness OF the arms and legs. I
am a woman OF 81 and have a blood
pressure OF 10. Is this too high?
Would the high blood pressure cause
. above symptoms?
A--Lower your blood pressure and
you viii probably notice general re-
suits. Your blood pressure Is a lit
tie high. I believe that most OF your
trouble is due 10 this source. Proper
diet and general care should bring
about relief. Have your doctor ad.
wise you.
Copyright. 1889. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.
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Sometimes the wearing Of too,
high heels on shoes. or a runover
heel, will cause backache. Your
body Is thrown put OF alignment and
there IS strain on the back muscles.
Neuralgia, neuritis. rheumatism or
rmbago are all names given 10
symptoms OF lame back. and pain
and lameness IN any part OF the body.
Wet and exposure to cold. overex-
ertion or hard lifting when over
heated will cause the body TO protest
In pain.
Now. the first step should be TO
remove thu If the pain Is
acute, your family doctor should be
called in and give you q good ex-
animation SO as 20 arrive at the
cauFse.
Heat gives relief. II may be ap-
Piled by using a hot-water bottle or
electric pad. Or towels wrung from
hot water and applied over the seat
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The Stars Say
For Thursday, January 10.
By CENEVIEVE KEMBLE
THE astral mutations for this
day are rather negative in
their influence upon mundane

"HE astral mutations for this
day are rather negative in
their influence upon mundane
affairs. However. there NAV
Ae some exciting or unusual develop
ments, with an occurrence or expert
ence out OF the customary routine.
With good management these NAV
be turned 20 advantage. although
there may he encountered slight de-
lays or obstacles. In personal az.
fairs there may he a tendency 10 be
eedate or interpretive.
Those whose birthday Il r. ma
rot have an active or constructive
year unless they forge ahead and
make 10 for themselves. surmountInc
some obstacles and delays rs well as
q personal tendency 10 caution and
conservatism. However. there are
likely to be some unforeseen occur
rences or events. These may involve
change OF environment or a journey.
A child born on this day NAV have
SONS unusual qualifications. possibly
leaning toward invention or research
OF an occult or scientific nature.
being personally disposed 10 solitude
and introspection rather than on
stTuctive effort.
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+ o r e & ner,
"always h a "
ing parties and
d a c ing and
singing a z z
S o n gs, and
telling clever
s tor les, and
talkin z all
sorts Of dia-
lects.
A n d so
many religions
II n e v Q r
knew { h q r 9
were so many
in The world
and nobody so
very serious
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Answers TO Health Queries

Mrs. ]. L. r. Q.-what can be
done for blackheads?
A-Special treatment Is advisable.
For particulars send a self-addressed.
stamped envelope and repeat your
question.
r. A. d. o.-Is mineral oil more
fattening than the vegetable oils
when used in the mixing OF mayor
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The white linen frock on the
left is sleeveless, and utilizes
blue linen in modernistic designs
for trimming. This model is
one piece, and the belt Of the
material is placed at the normal
waistline. A hat Of white bakou
is trimmed with narrow straps
of blue linen.
At first glance, the froek on
the right seems TO be a per-
fectly proper. graceful little
crepe de Chine morning frock,
but when one removes the de-
tachable cape, one discovers
that the back is cut in a low v
in the sun-tan style of last sea-
son. White crepe striped in green
has been chosen for the ma
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DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
- Would you kindly tell me the
correct way to answer a young
man when he is leaving and tells
you he had great pleasure in meet.
ing you BROWN EYES
DROWN EYES: 1t IS but necessary
- TO r~eciprocate the sentiment ex.
pressed by the young man. 1T was
indeed very pleasant to meet you.
l enjoyed our little chat so much"
fits the occasion.
er Feature Service. Lee
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stiffness in the back. Some OF the shifting pains
now in one part Of the body and then another,
indicate the absorption Of poisons. perhaps from
o remote part of the body.
We stoop, turn, twist and lift heavy burdens.
The backbone, the muscle-cells and fibres, with
their delicate covering and nerve supply, all work
harmoniously and work perfectly, when we are
in good health and vigor. But we are not always
in apple pie order.
Suddenly. we may feel an awful twinge of
pain, or "catch" in the back, Something has gone
wrong. 1t may be only a little trouble, and still
the cause, when it is located, may prove to be
quite serious. Pain anywhere in the body is
Natures warning to US that something Is wrong.
The common cold Is often responsible for a
stiff or lame back. II you have sharp, shooting
pains, il probably means that there is an intesti-
III hadu Nv dieaaeaI taa4h tnpcilc ~ infection