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be more than q match for couple
stunpy grinned. 'He could but he
won't" he replied. These big cats
are Just naturally towards. Won't hight
unless they are cornered. Reckon the
Besides the critters know that where
there are dogs there are likely to be
humans. and that is plumb upsettin'
to one of these cat critters"
1t was rough country and hard rid
ing and several times the dogs were
SO far ahead that they could hardly be
heard. Once they passed out OF hear
ing completely. But Stumpy knew the
country and he knew the ways Of the
mountain lion. So he led the way con-
fidently and presently they could once
more hear the dogs. Stumpy held up
his hand for the others to stop and
listen.
They've got himi" he exclaimed. mo
need to hurry now. We can take our
what do you mean by saying that
they have got hifn?" asked Farmer
Browns Boy eagerly.
"Treed him. They've got the critter
up a tree" replied Stumpy. Don't
you notice the difference IN their
voices? They are just plain barkin
now anu IlHkAb III OuC RAuNCs
But will he stay up in that tree
til we get there?" asked Farmer
Browns Boy anxiously.
Amt nothin goin' to induce that
cat critter to come down out Of that
tree with them dogs at the foot CT It
no morn q house cat would" replied
Stumpy.
So they took their time and allowed
the horses to pick their way. After
a while they dismounted and tied the
horses. Then they made their way en-
foot and so presently came in sight OF
the two dogs leaping up against the
trunk Of big tree and barking as Il
they would bark their heads on.
There he is" said Stumpy. There's
the varmint way up about as high as
he can get and feel comfortable"
Farmer Browns Boy looked eagerly
Sure enough there was Puma the
Mountain Lion glaring down at the dogs
and twitching his long tail in true cat
fashion.
(copyrisht, ls3i)
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much water in shcrt time. But it took
skill to pour the water into the cups
and not lose half of it in the pouring
Next the sides each chose one girl.
She was completely lathered en- allparts
OF her body except her face and the
part covered with the suit. At given
signal the two girls rushed into the
rain and the first one to get all the suds
washed OF by the rain won. Each girl
could roll, could twirl, could rub herself
to wash on the suds but no water save
the rain could be used.
Then there was guessing game as to
the length Of time It would take to fill
q cup set out In the open~with rain,
and the number CT drops Of rain in q
bottle. For this bottle was filed with
water and then emptied, drop by drop,
with judge counting and keeping the
peace when more than one drop fell at
time.
(Copyright, 1917
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hold her sacred for this act Of kindness,
but we do appreciate her services.
Mrs. Pinnpla, inquisitor, preys upon
our enemy the tussock moth and her
caterpillar, a very we'll known destroyer
of our trees. When she Is ready to lay
her eggs she selects the cocoon of the
young caterpillar and lays them just
inside the case. In a few hours her.
babies are busy applying their sucking
mouth parts to the sleeping occupant.
Then they spin q dainty little cocoon
of silk for themselves and in a few
days have changed into pupa or the
childhood stage in insect life. In SIX
days or so she has grown into an adult
Ichneumon ny and Is ready to gnaW
her way to the world and start her
war on the slow but sure supply OF
shelters for the coming generation OF
little flies.
Some of the mother flies will size up
q very plump caterpillar, hover over
her and deliberately stab her with the
long boring egg placers OF course, the
victim suuirms and tries to get away
from her cruel enemy. This she cannot
do. In short time she has been not
only the shelter but the food for the
growing family within and is mere
shadow of her former plump self.
Mrs. Thalessa has the most wonder
full flexible drill in the world. 1t Is
inches long and when 1t is looped over
her body with her systematic pound
ing, this drill goes through hard wood
and bark for several inches. The owner
has located the burrow of a plump
grub, the offspring of Tremex, and she
knows to a nicely where TO place her
eggs When they hatch they go down
the hall to where the grub Is sure TO
be and dine upon him. The satisfied
one then goes through his growing-up
stage and finally walks out OF hole
in the, bark and enters the world OF
flying insects.
There are many Of these parasites
and they are useful in keeping down
many of our most injurious ones. We
know little about them as friends, COM
pared with the ladybird, to whom we
always refer as a friend indeed.
These flies have transparent wings.
six very strong jointed legs: pair OF
long, jointed feelers and compound eyes.
Their drill is sometimes inches long
and is looped over the body when IN
use, but flows out behind her body like
streamers when she is In flight Her
body is slender and black or brown.
She lays from to 70 eggs In cocoon
or into burrows. In the warm weather
the life cycle is about Is days. In the
Winter she sleeps in the cocoon OF her
host as a baby waiting for Spring.
Copyright. 1917
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Ever since clocks were first made they
have been considered in the light Of Or
nanaents as well as timepieceS, until to-
day, with the multiplicity Of styles, it
can be said Of them, as Of books, "of
the making 81 clocks there Is no end. !"
With this thought in mind, the home
maker Should see that there Is suit
ability in the kind she selects for her
halls and rooms. without going into
the style OF mantei clocks, wall clocks,
floor clocks, boudoir clocks, kitchen
clocks. etc, o few words on this idea
Of suitability may prove helpful when
making selections.
First and foremost, q clock must be a
good tiTnepiece If II is to serve its pur-
pose. A clock that loses or Is fast or,
worse than either, which occasionally
stops, is 80 unreliable that 1t Is of little
value. What it says has to be corrob-
GRATED before 1t car be trusted. One
might as well consult the correct clock
70 hegin with.
Secondly. q clock should be appro-
pirate TO its position There are 50
many thousands Of clocks from which
to make q selection that II Is up 70 the
person buying to see she gets the right
thing for the right place. A hall clock,
for example, should not be too small,
for II is In q place where II Is Rener-
ally glanced at quickly IN passing and
at times when It Is i1conyenient 70
pause 10 know what 1t says. Imagine
one ina hurry to catch train end
wanting TO know to the minute how
long he had to get 10 the station. 1t
would be useless TO have 70 stop and
90 close 10 the timepiece to note what
tinr It WIS This might mean few
seconds lost and train lost. Not only
should the hall clock be large enough
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Body Pimples.

Dear Miss Leeds-tD am IS years
old and have had blackneads and tiny
pimples on my back and shoulders for
four years. I have been trying a diet
with plenty Of raw vegetables and lit
tie white bread and potatoes What
else can do? prefer raw spinach to
cooked. VIII 1t hurt me? (2) My
teeth are naturally quiet yellow, but I
have found that / can make them
white by putting little iodine on them
once week. Is this harmful? RED.
ANSWER-(1) A diet consisting
largely OF fresh fruit. salads and green
vegetables is healthful, especially for
Summer, but at your age you also need
a certain amount of starches. fats and
protein. The pinples and blackheads
require systematic local treatments. Buy
q 1ong-handled bath brush and scrub
your back with 1t every night, using
plenty Of warm water and soap. Rinse
in warm water. Ask your mother TO
press out the larger blackheads, being
careful not to hruise the skin. Rinse
in cold water and dry. Sponge with
witch hazel. Every morning take a
tepid sponge bath and rub your back
and shoulders with common table salt.
Rinse well and rub dry with a coarse
towel Blackheads on the back of the
shoulders are sometimes due to wearing
dark frocks that are not cleansed often
enough. The raw spinach is good. 90
/ would not recommend the use of suc1
a strong chemical without a dentists
advice. LOIS LEEDS.
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The peas we're hard but they were
served in patty shells. There wna =
soup, but the table was lighted ~.
candles.
She used to buy fine stationery. In
order to do so she had TO buy one quire
at time. She couldn't afford any
more, and assure you she wrote very
few letters. A telephone at the off1ee
served her purpose instead.
She had no friends. A frie.sa might
have seen through the thin coating Of
pretense. She could not have any
one so close as that.
She always looked smart-indeed un.
usually elegant. but to do so she posi-
lively trembled with cold all winter
long in a short jacket. 1t was painful
TO watch her, though she had cour-
age and held her head up. She would
have died rather than wear q warm,
long comfortable coat that wasn't the
last word in snowy s1nartness. She
studied the fashion magazines.
ought to show her up TO you rs Q
very bad example. But 1t depends on
what you want.
II you would like to have . little
solid comfort in your life, she's not .
good person to initiate. But maybe
you'll want to initiate her. BY all this
bluff she managed to make q profit
able marriage, and she is pretty far
up in the world right now. She has
plenty of money and all the Injuries
she wants
To be sure, all this success IS on the
surface. just as everything always was
when she was working in an office. The
marriage has been failure, and she Is
restless, unhappy woman. Stili, II
you want to be q restless, unhappy
woman, but at the same time have all
the money and luxuries you want, she's
good person to initiate.
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days has yentured into the field Of eco
Monies.
His never tagging interest in the re-
turn of prosperity has brought him both
praise and censure. His recent indorse-
ment of empire free trade and a high
tariff for Great Britain prompted COM
ment in England that he was IAN en-
thusiast in an unfamiliar field"
| WHATEVER Jimmie" Gerard's quail
" nications are as an economist,
there seems practically no one who dis
putes his ability to carry on as Wig
orouS diplomat. Smooth working and
likable, good mixer and an after
dinner speaker, he introduced a new
! kind Of diplomacy to Germany during
the war.
He gave blow for. blow.
His retort to the German foreign
| minister VINO told him there were
| SOC, 900 German reserviSts in America
who would be true to the Fatherland
should the United States enter the war
who would be true to the Fatherland
| is famous.
"The United States has 100000 lamp
German reseryists"
At another time an attempt was
made to force him to sign an old treaty
favorable to Germany. Gerard COM
| planned that since he was held vir-
tually as q prisoner by the German
government, he had no such authority.
And even If I had" he added, ~
would stay here until hell freezes over
before would put my name to such
paper"
Temperate in his habits, he neither
smokes, chews nor drinks He speaks
French, Spanish and German fluently,
has travelled extensively, and is per-
Sona1ly acquainted with most of the
statesmen of the old world.
He made more than so speeches
In favor of. the league Of nations. and
is credited with having written q great
or volume of Liberty Loan subscriptions
than almost any man In America.
Gerard learned Spanish when Taft
sent him TO represent the United States
! at the Mexican centennial in 1910 and
TO the delight Of his hearers delivered
his address in flawless Spanish.
Even now when he addresses a per-
son or audience that understands Span
ish better than English he uses the for
mer language.
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the hands should be distinct, so that
their direction Is boldly silhouetted
Grandfather clocks are remarkably
fine for halls. The smaller floor clocks
OF similar type, which are known as
grandmother clocks, are also good. Wall
clocks are the next most highly favored
for halls. There are may styles. Cuckoo
clocks are wall clocks that some persons
select for hall use, especially for upper
halls. Their advisability, so positioned,
Is questioned. The family. who are used
to It's oft-repeated cuckoo calls, are not
disturbed by 1t, but any one not ac-
customed to the repeats finds it din
cult to sleep within sound of it.
This suggests the kinds of clocks best
suited to guest rooms OF one thing
beware-a clock with loud tick. Also
1t is scarcely web to have one that
strikes II Is amazing the number Of
persons Who are kept awake Just by the
ticking Of a clock There are other
persons who find the slow tick-tock OF
q timepiece rather soothing. It is the
rapid-fire ticking that seems to imply
hurry. hurry, hurry hurry that Is dis
quieting. There are enough boudoir
clocks with gentle ticks that are avail
able Tor guest rooms. For ones own
chamber. u Is matter of personal
choice depending upon whether one Is
disturbed BY the ticking. or whether one
likes 1t, or how the ticking should be
timed 70 suit the occupant
A clock for living room should
stress decoration. It can be large or
smah, Q nantei clock or wall clock. a
good timepiece. but not necessarily one
that has 70 show its minutes distinctly
Electric clocks are popular.
A clock for servants use and fer a
kitchen should be very simple. A porta-
bic, alarm clock Is commonly used. II
serves both kitchen use and chamber
uBe Is II can be carried about easily.
tcouSrixht. .s5ia
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she set to work with the following
games. Each girl was given cup. Then
the group was divided into two sides.
Bathing suits were put on and the game
started.
The side which filled its cups first
with rain won. That did not mean nee
essarily that they stood out like beggar
children and let the rain drops pour
into the cups but they were told they
could not scoop up water from pools
nor in containers like barrels.
The wise girls hunted for the broad
est pans they could ind. BY setting
these out In the rain they gathered
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good apartments, but they are always
filled with black smoke and noise. and
they shake with the rumble of trains.
Even with the windows closed the
SCOT drifts in. Because OF this the
rents are low-the lowest you can get
for an address that sounds fine. For
that reason she lived there.
She almost never asked any one to
her house, but when she told any one
where she lived she was able to say:
Three hundred and twenty West
Seventeen street" 1t sounded better
than three hundred and twenty East
SEVENTEEN street.
When once in awhile she did invite
any one, the dinner was meager. There
was never enough to eat, but the chops
had nice frills on them They were
small-they were tough-but they had
an air with their white paper caps.
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of the rever collar In white crepe silk
repeated in the deep cuffs.
The skirt hugs the figure through
the hips with smart flaring hem
line
Style n. E55 my be had in sizes
IA. Is, Is, 20 yeas, SO. 80 s7d -
inches bust. Size } 5 requires 3az yzrun
of 39-inch material with one yard Of
35-inch contrasting and IA yards Of
binding.
Prin1ed crepe silk is very practical
and smart for town wear.
It's perfectly dear in yellow linen
with soft cocoa brown shade linen ec1-
lar and cuffs and brown patent leather
belt
Supple wooiens, shantung. mems silk
shifting fabrics also suitable.
For pattern of this style. SEND -
cents in stamps or coin directly to tina
washington Stars New York Fashic1
Bureau, Fifth Avenue and 29th street,
New York
Our Large Summer Fashion Book
offers a wide choice for your summer
wardrobe in darling styles for the chill
dren as well as the adults. Rxice ct
book. 10 cents
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My Neighbor Says:

A slice of apple kept in the
bread or cooky box win aid in
keeping foods fresh and soft. OF
course the apple must be changed
frequently.
To clean parchment or paper
lamp shades use wallpaper clean
er. In case one has the plated
shades, remove the string and lay
fiat on table. The lamp shades
will clean beautifully and look
like new.
Keep rubber bands in q tightly
closed tin box. They Keep very
much longer than If exposed to
the air.
When you wish to make gravy
or soup with the water in which
meat has been cooked, wiring a
cloth out in cold water and
strain the liquor through it. No
grease will go through.
(Copyright. ie3i)
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So Eddie's fate again rests in the
Secretarys hands. Civil Service au-
thorities have intimated that they can
permit no further stay. II he retains
his job, other provisions must be made.
II this short, bow-legged old colored
man we're to pass from the State De-
partment, one Of the most picturesque
figures in the Capital would be lost
For Eddie is that. Diplomatic day
Thursday of each week when the
Secretary of State holds open house
to foreign ENJOYS resident in WASH
ington-hardly viii be the same with
out him This always has been the
big day in Eddie's week.
He dons his swallow-tan coat that
almost sweeps the ground behind him,
adjusts the correct shade OF cravat to
a winged collar, and makes his way
to the nook outside the Secretary's
ONCE, where he awaits the diplomats
arrival.
Rules Of precedence must be strictly
observed on these occasions. They are
fixed by the diplomats themselves and
their rank In the corps is inviolable,
An ambassador must be shown in be-
fore a minister. A minister goes ahead
of q charge d'affaires.
Eddie knows them all and just where
they belong.
The moment q diplomat puts in his
appearance Eddie catalogues him.
Those sharp eyes Of his seldom stray
from the Secretary's door while there
are visitors, And the minute that
door opens, Eddie knows that the Sec
rotary has concluded his audience with
that particular diplomat, and he gees
into action.
Swallow-tail coat comes dangerously
near touching the floor as he walks
toward the anteroom. He motions to
the next diplomat, his face wreathed
In smiles, and calls out: walk this
way. Mr.. Ambassador. Walk this way"
It's an experience in itself to watch
the respondent Eddie at work on Dip
lomatic day.
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another. One set may be made OF the
dress material and the other OF con-
trasting tone or both sets may be mace
Of contrasting tone. For instance: on
a bright blue dress you may have three
bright blue pieces and three OF q darker
blue or you may have three OF WINE
and three Of dark blue.
You will need two triangular shaped
pieces, one for the left side and one
for the right, and two wedge shapes.
The wedge-shaped pieces applied nrst
are a little larger than those applied
over them. Finally you viii need q
small square shape of the lighter color
to use at the center of the device.
TO apply this trimming simply cut
nut your material a quarter of an inch
larger on all sides than the finished
design. Turn under a quarter. OF an
inch and first pin. then haste and
finally stitch into position.
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here" replied Cousin Tom. This well
come especially to the dogs. leads me
20 believe that he stiIl Is here"
He sure IS, replied Stumpy, and
told Of the alarm OF the night before.
wen eat and then wen see If we
can pick up the varmint's trail" he
concluded
So lunch was eaten rather hastily,
the horses were saddled and then the
adogs were taken to where the foot
prints Of the mountain lion had been
aOund The scent was somewhat faint
by this time, but the dogs had been
skrained to hunt mountain lions, or
spanthers, as they are frequently called,
and they set to work with no urging
TO follow the tran. At first 1t was
.elow work, but presently they found
n fresher scent. as could be told by
the eagerness IN their voices. The party
Followed as best 1t could
y In o little while the voices OF the
dogs began to ring out steadily
8'Theyve got him going. They've
started HIM" said Stumpy 81 reckon
he was probably lying up for the day
mot very far OF. Nobody has both
Erred him for a long time, so reckon
ne wouldn't be no great distance away"
e But won't he kill those dogs?"
asked Farmer Browns Boy anxiously
R'E1e is such big fellow he ought to
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jimmie Gerard
to his friends in
Washington), for
mer ambassador to
Germany, suggested
10 President Hoover
that he.
Declare against
prohibition.
s pom sor o n
amendment to the
antitrust, laws.
Act to prohibit
i'm port a ton Of
Russian products.
This Is not the
first time that the
man who won fame
as the American
ambassador In Ber-
liz x1sHrks4- 49, xxtow
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Nut Cookies.

Two-thirds cupful fat, one and half
cupfuls light brown sugar. two eggs, one
teaspoonful vanilla. one quarter tea
spoonful salt, two-thirds cupfui broken
nuts, four tabiespoonfnls sour cream,
three cupfuls pastry flour and one tea
spoonful soda. Cream fat and sugar.
Add eggs, vanilla and salt. Beat two
minutes. Add rest Of ingredients and
drop tablespoonfuls Of the dough onto
creased baking pan. Flatten dough
WITH the back Of q knife. Bake a.
minutes IN moderate oven.
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August Dessert.

Eight slices angel food cake. two cup
fuls sliced fresh peaches, half cupful
sugar. one quart orange sherbet, eight
red cherries and one cupful whipped
cream. Mix peaches and sugar. Chill.
Arrange cake slices on glass serving
plates Top with portions Of peaches
and cover with sheTbet. Top with cher
ries and whipped cream. Serve at once.
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Drowned Fish.

Two and half pounds Of fish. one
third cupful -four. one teaspoonful salt
one quarter teaspoonful paprika, two
tablespoonfuls chilli sauce, two table,
spoonfuls lemon juice and six tablespoon
full fat. Wass fish and clean thoroughly.
Sprinkle with ficur, salt and paprika.
Fit into baking pan and add the fat.
Brown well in oven or ander broiler.
Basic frequently. It wiz require about
80 minutes to cook. Sprinkle with
chilli sauce and lemon juice. Cook four
minutes. Arrange on platter and gar
nish with lemon quarters and parsley.
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NANCY PACE
Rain in Camp Makes New
Games Good Fun.
BY FLORENCE Ia GANKR.

The girls were in camp and were
moaning the rainy weather. True
enough, It had rained for three days in
succession. And rainy days In q house
are bad enough, but days in q camp
when out Of doors is soppy and drippy
and indoors is dull and gloomy-well, its
no wonder the girls were all writing
home for transportation. The camp
director finally decided the wise thing
to do was to capitalize the rain. And
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Chilled Fruit Juices.

Half cupful sugar, one cupful water
three tahiespoonfnls lemon juice, one
cupful pineapple juice, half cupful grape
juice and one cupful orange juice. Boil
sugar and water two minutes Cool.
Add rest of ingredients and chill Serve
in small glasses, half Allied with chopped
ice. serve on small plates and garnish
with green leaves.
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varmint freed.
the coward runs nor doth he pause
10 md II there be really cause.
Old Mother Nature.

The arrival Of Cousin Tom with two
Of the dogs from the ranch at the
cabin where Farmer Browns Boy was
camping with Stumpy, the old pros
pector, was hailed with Joy, especially
BY the latter.
"I was Just wishin' we had these
dogs" said he. How come you hap
pened to bring 'em along?"
Partly for company and partly be-
cause thought we might have a lion
hunt. I remembered that when
visited here q couple Of years ago
there was a cougar hanging around