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with gold lights in it and was soft and pleasant looking.
 Below the folds of velvet and the black lace of the gown she was wearing I could see one an kle and foot Indeed, could hard ly help seeing it, for she wore bright scarlet slippers with silver straps and silver heels. Her ankle was slender, too, with delicate fine lines, and the moment my eyes reached her foot with it's nice in step, I knew she was an Ameri- can. It was a beautiful foot and the slipper was well made.
 The erstwhile porter served my soup, and the dinner progressed quietly. with the exception of Mrs. Byng's loud and clattering French. But with the cheese there was an incident which, I think, no one saw but myself
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An advertisement in Chicago paper says: Big Stein, lOc; Bottles. l5c" but has anybody seen a sign reading This size &c.," lately?-(Springfeld Ohio News)
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Scott Mcbride says the people will down the beer law. Wonder if he didn't get his statement little twisted and meant that the people will down the beer?-(Jacksonyle Times-Union
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Copyright 1883, Mignon G. Eber
 hart) What is it that Sundean sees tomorrow?
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there is an opportunity to lean over
the seats of the row in front. Is one
justified in doing SOP"
Answer: Always face the stage
when passing strangers When pass
ing other members Of your own theater
party you are supposed TO lace tnem'
But this is so difficult that women
usually face the stage. Men. on the
other hand. unless they are old or
fat, face their friends.
Dear Mrs. Post: I am invited 10
q dance that is too far away Tor me
to return home the same night. Is
it perfectly all right to have my boy
friend pay my hotel bill and arrange
for my accommodations Tor that
night?"
Answer: From the point of view OF
convention. it is completely all wrong:
No man should pay girls hotel bill
ever-not even If he is engaged to her.
MY dear Mrs. Post: When I am
dining with a man. is it improper for
me to ask the waitress or waiter for
some additional service such as more
water, or should I ask my friend to
do SOP"
Answer: Ask the waitress (or waiter)
yourself But see the answer to the
first letter in this column.
Dear Mrs. Post: Should q gentle
man precede lady when going out
of an elevator"
Answer: He waits for her to go first
unless the elevator is crowded. In
this case, If he is nearest to the door
he goes out first, because otherwise he
would block the way of others.
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is q good guesser. That Is why he has
succeeded so long in keeping out OF
traps and avoiding hunters with terrible
guns and time after time fooling the
dogs of those same hunters. And he
has to outguess his neighbors OF the
Green Forest and the Green Meadows
whom he hunts Life Is just one grand
guessing game to Reddy Fox, and with
every guess, whether good or bad, his
wits grow sharper. A wrong guess
sometimes does more to sharpen wits
than a right one.
Probably no one In the Green Forest
or in the Old Pasture or on the Green
Meadows knows more about his neigh
bors than does Reddy Fox. He keeps
watch of them and knows their habits
and just what they. are likely to do or
not do.
Good guessing is founded on knowl-
edge" says ReddN and he ought to
know. "To outguess another you must
know his habits and all about him"
So there isn't q moment while he 10
awake that his eyes and his ears and
his nose are not busy. Some Of his
neighbors declare that he sleeps with
one eye open. OF course he doesn't.
Another thing that Reddy has learned
Is the value of little things. No move
ment that catches his sharp eyes Is too
slight, no scent that tickles his nose Is
too faint, no sound picked up BY his
keen ears Is too small to be considered.
He knows the value Of little things. SO
it was that Reddy knew that Peter Rab-
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Containers of Canned Products
BY LYDIA LIE BARoN WALKER.

mercially canned products, the prefer
ence by canning concerns Is noted. Less
cost enters into this consideration. The
imperative matters, whatever the type
of cover, are that the tops fit alright
at the right moment in the process Of
canning and that they remain SO in
definitely.
When jars have screw-on tops the
person putting up the commodity must
turn each top until 1t Is absolutely firm
and secure. The rubber between the
jar and cover must be pressed down I'M
til there Is no possibility of air from
inside escaping or air from outside get
ting into the sterilized contents. Either
is ruinous to food preservation. Much
spoilage of home canned commodities
has been caused by ill-fltting tops. The
little device which comes for removing
screwed jar tops. is equally well-suited
to screwing on the tops. 1t takes less
manual work to secure these tops to
jars when this device is used.
Clampedon tops are correctly ADJUST
ed when bought to be alright when one
rubber band is between cover and jar.
With use, however, the metal expands
a trif1e, and also gets out OF shape
When this happens, the homemaker is
aware the pressure is insufficient, be-
cause, even when completely clamped
down. the covers are perceptibly loose
One way to make them alright again
is to use two rubbers. Another way Is
to put something "a folded piece OF
paper will do over the indented part
Of the cover. so that when the nnal
clamping is done, the cover is alright.
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Everyday Psychology
~ FANNY Z. CORY.


Suppose you were trying to learn the
number on life insurance policy which
read as follows: 2al492l78913. How
would you 60 about It?
The conventional way is to hook the
2 to the 3, the to the /. the to the
4, and so on for the balance Of the
series. This takes time. and even when
you had learned the series you might
easily become confused when you at
tempted to recall the digits in order.
In 20 minutes you would have forgot
ten 20 per cent Of them, "a hours later
you would have forgotten 66 per cent.
Another and better way is to take
them three at time. Hook 231 to
1872 and 1872 to 178, etc. This will make
saving of at least SO per cent in the
time required to learn the series. More
over, you will have a feeling Of certainty
about your learning.
But suppose you study the series a
little, trying to read sense into number
combinations. You might notice that
there is 1892 and 1889 in the Sc
rieS which remind you of two well
known historical events. All you need
to do is to hook the 23 on the front
and the Is to the end. And you have
learned the series.
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UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Eskimos of Eastern Greenland have not
been in steady contact with whites, and
some Of them do not understand any
words of English. Uncle Tim knew a
few Eskimo words, and with the help Of
signs he managed to converse little
with the visitor.
"Igdlu-ga," said the young scientist.
pointing to the boat near the camp
fire. The expression meant my hut"
and when the Eskimo looked at the
boat which had been called hut. he
broke into a good-natured laugh.
"Igdlorse," said Uncle Tim a few
moments later, meaning your hut
and this also brought a laugh from
the man, but at length he was made
to understand that the whites wanted
to visit the Eskimo camp, which they
supposed might be nearby.
The Eskimo made signs as II to say
that Uncle Tim and his comrades
following the kayak, which he would
paddle.
With hearts much less heavy they
tramped northward. and in an hour
they reached an Eskimo camp con-
tanning q dozen persons, four of whom
were women. One of the men had
had dealings with Canadian traders
and he was able to speak broken Eng
lish. Uncle Tim told him the story OF
what had happened, and the Eskimo
retold it to the rest. All listened with
keen interest In . short space the
man, the boy and the girl were in
vited to partake Of q meal. Strange
as the meal vast consisted almost
entirely Of seal meat-they were SO
hungry that 1t seemed to them to be
the finest feast they had ever tasted.
UNCLE RAY.
(To be cont;nued)
tCopyright, 1881
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DELI lHL OlO1OlLO w. Burgess.

bit had been staying in or close to the
dear Old Briarpatch for some time.
He'll get tired Of 1t after while,
thought Reddy. Il know old Longears.
He'll grow tired of staying home ana
not even little Mrs. Peter can keep him
there. About the first place he will
head for will be Farmer Browns gar
den. He hasn't been there for so long
that he won't be able to keep away from
there much longer. So far Peter has
been lucky. 1 ought to have caught
him long ago. He thinks he IS smart.
but he isn't as smart as he thinks ne
Is. He is just lucky. ANY one who does
as many foolish things as he does and
lives is lucky. Lucky folks always think
themselves smart. I'll keep an eye on
that garden and one Of these fine nights
I'll find him there"
So every night Reddy made 1t his
business to visit Farmer Browns garden.
and as he moved about between the
rows of vegetables he looked for signs
that some one had been nibbling the
green things growing there. He wasn't
in the least discouraged by finding no
such signs And he never failed to
pay that garden a nightly visit. Some
times he went there the first thing after
dark. Sometimes it was just before the
break of day. Sometimes 1t was on MS
way for his nightly hunt and sometimes
it was on his way home. But not once
did he fail to visit that garden.
If Peter comes once he'll come
again." muttered Reddy He simply
won't be able to keep away. He Is that
kind. Now If visit henyard and am
lucky enough to catch . chicken. do I
go back the next night? I do not. I
used to when I was young and had less
sense. Now keep away from that hen
yard until the farmer has forgotten my
first visit. Peter isn't smart enough for
that Let him get q taste of something
he likes and back he'll 60 for more"
So on the night that Peter started
for Farmer Browns garden Reddy had
paid it his usual visit and was on his
way elsewhere when happening to look
across the Green Meadows he noticed
tiny white spot in the dusk. Now he
saw it and now he didn't 1t was long
way of and very small. It was moving
toward that garden.
THAT is Peter Rabbits white tall"
exclaimed Reddy under his breath, and
sat down to watch.
It was. Reddy was good guesser.
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used to cry, when I was
child and dragon flies invaded
our garden. The reputation
of the masculine sex for valor demand
ed that I show contempt for danger.
and so would try to catch them in my
cap. But even some Of the boys said
they were "horse stingers," and I did
not try very hard to catch them.
Later, of course, I learned that
dragon flies do not sting: at least all
books agree that the only insects with
stings are bees, wasps and hornets, and
some of the ants However. after watch
ing dragon fly lay her eggs by stand
ing on end, poised and f1utterlng. over
a marsh plant. and repeatedly stabbing
its tissue with the tip of her tail,
whence the eggs are laid am not so
sure that her long ovipositor might
not sting If she chose to lay eggs in
my tissues! But that she would use it
in defense is not likely. Defensive
stings are, indeed, the property Of the
wasps and bees and ants Scorpions
also sting, but they are not insects, and
in general people are much too terrified
Of what insects are able to do. Only a
few can really give even a serious bite
by way of defense
Certainly a dragon fly should be the
last thing on earth to be afraid of, and
if there ever was a more beautiful thing
than q dragon dy's wing do not know
what it is unless it's hummingbird's
throat Or if you're only practically
minded, thank the dragon fly for de-
vouring millions of mosquitoes. both in
the wriggler stage and as annoying
adults
If you are one Of those who like to
be in the know about the fine points
of things, you can tell the true dragon
flies from the closely similar damsel
flies by the fact that the former hold
their wings open at rest, the latter
closed. like mayf1ies.
With our simple eyes Of q mediocre
focus. it is a beautiful sight to see the
dragon flies dancing over the grass or
the tops of the garden plants or, best
Of all, over the still green surface of a
pond, in the mating dance or the ex-
element of their hunt. But what does
the dragon fly see, with his two enor-
nous eyes having each 10000 facets or
cells or planes? Does he see you and
me on the shore of the pond as, each
of us. 10000 men (Which is not so i'm
probable as it may sound or does he
see us broken up into 10000 pieces
each? One or the other must certainly
be So but we can never know. We can
not look through the dragon fy's eyes
nor have we a dragon f1ys brain for re-
ceiving the images. Tests clearly indi-
cate that insects see colors We do not
and are. psychologically. SO differently
affected, even by those We and insects
both see, that it Is doubtful if red looks
red to their brains or blue blue! It's
all in the way you look at things.
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N A. T u r E. S
C. H IL ID r E N
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Black Cherry.

Prunus serotina.
TINE black cherry is held in high
regard as a cabinet wood. 1t is
high priced, with a beautiful
reddish color and takes on a
silky luster when polished Be-
cause 1t Is of uniform texture and holds
its shape. it is used for the manufac-
ture of the best furniture.
1t grows throughout the Eastern part
of the United States in scattered groups
Its range extends from Eastern Canada
to Northern South America. Under
favorable conditions, the tree will grow
to q height Of 100 feet and have a di-
ameter Of over feet. In some loca-
lions, this tree is known as cabinet
cherry, choke cherry, rum cherry and
has other names.
Through the whole year you can
easily distinguish this tree by its bark
On the old trees it is rough and scaly
and almost black. On the younger
ones it is a lovely reddish brown and
clearly marked with horizontally elon-
gated white lines. These lines are the
breathing pores and are known as len
ticels" You will have no other tree so
marked
During poisoning time the black
cherry is easily recognized by its fra
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Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

r Tot weather is distressing enough
to adults, but it can be devas-
tating to children. unless
parents have wisdom and
imagination Those fortunates
who can fly to the mountains or
the seashore are blessed. indeed; those
who stay at home must learn now TO
bring vacation privileges to their own
Diyest baby of all clothes, day and
night. except a diaper. This is perfect
" safe so long as the temperature Is
in the eighties. And don't rush to stuff
him into clothes the moment cool
breeze blows up.
Use an electric fan. If one is avail
able. The breeze need not be thrown
directly on the baby, but the air about
him should be kept moving refreshing
ly This may be done both day and
night.
Give baby a warm, soapy, cleansing
bath in the morning. Frequently our
ing the hot day treat him to sponge
bath. This prevents perspiration from
drying On his skin and irritating 1t to the
point of prickly heat. Use busting pow
der of talcum generously in the moist
folds Of the skin. A powder containing
starch or boric acid is soothing and
healing. Give cool drinks of water by,
spoon or cup numerous times during
the day. a
Let the older child scamper about N
cotton underwear and one-piece overalls,
or in sun suits. Fill tub in the back
yard and let them dip in it at will.
They would be in and out Of water all
day were they at the seashore, SO why
not In their own back yards? Fill the
bath tub and give them the run OF the
bath room for the afternoon hours.
They'll play more happily, even though
more damply, and. will stay in out OF
the hot sun contentedly.
Confine outdoor play to the morning
hours. Designate the period after lunch
as rest or nap time. Put quilt or
comfort on the floor downstairs, II the
upstairs rooms are unbearably hot and
sunny. Keep the lower floor cool by
closing windows and lowering blinds
in the early morning. II the rule Is
made and kept that there shall be no
play from / o'clock until 4, the chill
dren will agree to it without fussing.
Light meals, few clothes, lots OF
water to drink, and frequent baths are
the gay roads to health and comfort in
the torrid days Of midsummer.
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Conquering Contract
BY P, HAL SIMS

close alternative. It Is seldom that the
slam is bid in anything but no trumps
with hands Of this type in the stu
alton we are considering.
Duty of Responding Hand.
The responding player must exercise
good judgment in accepting this invita-
ton to slam Remembering that his
partner is already counting on him for
substantial values in high cards, and
may have made the slam try on nc
more than four and a half primary
tricks, responder should pass the slam
try unless he holds two and half pri-
mary tricks with some intermediate
support distributed over not less than
three suits. If the slam try was made
by bid Of four no trumpS, he should
pass if lacking these values; if opener
developed it by bidding four in suit,
the sign-off consists in bidding four
no trumps, which is equivalent to
passing a four no trump rebid by the
opener.
In This Situation There May Be q
Sign-Off at Five No Trumps.
The bidding having been-Pass, one
no trump, three no trumps. four no
trumps, responder with such hand as
a 81; ! k sx1 81 81. k K5x
should bid five no trunips. Now the
opener with a mere four and-a-half
trick hand may pass, If he feels that
two and, a half tricks in the dummy
will not give him a good enough play
for six no trumps.
If the responding hand has actually
three primary tricks which he passed
because his hand was of the defensive
type he should again take the strain
of the opening bidder by bidding six
no trumps over four. With
a,,. ) K s Xxx 81 81. 4 < 4 50 *
he would pass as dealer or second
hand: but on the bidding we have
assumed, he certainly wants to slam
when his partner makes slam try
If this was done with shaded four
and-a-half trick hand, the slam is nev-
ertheless not seriously in doubt; while
If opener has five primary tricks, q
holding with which he would make a
ort-suited slam try even If he were
dealer or second hand, the small slam
is a virtual certainty and there is
likely to be a play for seven-odd
Grand slams with no five-card suit to
work with always need some margin of
intermediate values; but If openers
hand were
Sp. AK 10 Di. OK
Hts A Jx CT K XXX
and the bidding went-Pass, one no
trump, three no trumps, four no
trumps, six no trumps, he has every
right to go seven. He can name the
three primary tricks in his partners
hand. Actually, he would have to win
the spade finesse with the hands as
given; but If responder's four-card suit
were any but spades, grand slam would
be made even then and there by an
even break Of that suit. If the break
failed, there would still be the spade
finesse for it.
Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper in q self-addressed stamped envelope
(Copyr'~';t, 1933.}-'
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grant white flowers, arranged in droop-
ing spikes that are often inches long,
at the time in May and June when the
tree is especially lovely in lacy white
dress
The flowers are replaced by the pea
sized fruit, which is a true berry and
contains a stone. The skin of the fruit
Is shiny black when the fruit is ripe.
the flesh a deep purple, the stem is
long and slender. with the fruit in cluS-
tiers along its sides.
The fruit has bitter taste. and the
liking for it has to be cultivated. To
the early settlers it was very acceptable
and the beverage. cherry bounce"
never lacked cordial reception. Cher
~ bitters maSqueraded as a tonic. In
that this drink had an exhilarating
effect.
The leaves Of the black cherry are
egg-shaped. long pointed, but rounded
at the base and sharp-toothed along
the edges. The twigs are smooth, slen-
der and reddish-brown. The inner
bark Of the twigs is very bitter on &C
count of the presence Of hydrocyanic
acid This bark has been used in the
preparation of medicinal compounds
and home remedies for long time.
During the early days the pioneers
cut down many handsome trees to clear
the space for their homes. 1t vas in
the later days that the wood was fully
appreciated and sought after by lum-
bermen.
Our bird friends are the true tree
planters. and because of them young
trees which are coming along in years
to come will enrich our forests and
roadsides.
Foresters. knowing the value of these
trees. are giving them every protection
and placing them in favorable locations.
In Pennsylvania over $4,000 seedlings
have been planted in the last dozen
years.
The black cherry grows rapidly,
sprouts easily and has few insect en-
enaies 1t is durable when in contact
with soil and is food supply for the
bees and birds.
(Copyright 1887
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The "jeopardizing" angle need not be
considered because responder has said:
Even if YOU have a minimum no trump
opening bid, and that slightly shaded
because Of your position, we need not
consider any safety refuge on this
hand: it is good for three no trumps."
Having a powerful hand with trick
in reserve, opener knows four or even
five no trumps to be a safe contract
/ feel, therefore, that he should make
a slam try on this bidding with four
and a half primary tricks plus useful
Intermediates. Such hand as
So. AK Di. A 1O9
Hts. A J g CT. 10
merits a slam try when the bidding
has beer-pass by partner, one no
trump, three no trumpS. Bid four no
trumps If you have four-card suit
headed by two of the top three honors
and o 4-4-3-2 distribution, bid four in
that suit and develop the slam as ex-
planned in the last few articles. With
q four-card suit headed by two of the
top three honors and 1883 distri-
button, use Judgment whether to bid
four no trumps or four in the suit. If
your partner is likely to gain as much
as you would from being declarer, bid
four no trumps in the hope that he
can now bid your four-card suit ut
happens so occasionally with 4-4-3-2
distribution. You know he has short
suited hand with values in at least
three SUITS because after passing 1t Is
his duty to respond in terms OF suit
rather than no trumps If there is any
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MENU FOR A DAY.

MENU FUk A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Melons.
Honiny with Cream
Fish Cakes. Egg Sauce.
LUNCHEON.
Toasted Cheese Sandwiches.
Pickles. Olives.
Sliced Peaches. Brownies.
Tea.
DINNER.
Cream Of Potato Soup.
Stuffed Steak.
Baked Potatoes. Green Corn.
Hearts Of Lettuce
French Dressing.
Coffee Bavarian Cream. Coffee.
FISH BALLS, EGG SAUCE.
Boil p pound salt goldfish I'M
til tender, drain. take out bones
and shred finely. Mix with
cupfuls mashed potato, beaten
egg, / tablespoonful milk, salt
and pepper to taste. Make into
balls, dip in beaten egg and
crumbs. Fry In deep fat. Serve
with the following sauce:
Egg Sauce.-One cupful white
sauce, 2 chopped hard-boiled
eggs, 1 tablespoonful parsley, l
teaspoonful lemon Juice or vine
gar. Add eggs. parsley and lemon
Juice to white sauce after re-
moving from fire.
CHEESE SANDWICH.
Toast 2 slices of bread on one
side and while hot cover with
cheese that has previously been
cut very thin. Put on top of this
the other slice of bread with
toasted side brown. Put on
toester again and toast both sides
of sandwich. Cut in 4 strips.
Eat while hot.
COFFEE FLUMMERY.
One and one-half cupfuls cold
coffee, l cupful sugar, l cupful
milk, pinch salt, eggs, y pack
ages gelatin, IL teaspoonfuls
vanilla. Mix the sugar, salt and
gelatin; add milk and beaten
egg yolks, then the coffee. Let
come to q boil. remove from fire
and add vanilla and egg whites.
stifly beaten. Chill thoroughly
and serve with whipped cream
or q plain sauce.
(Copyright. 1889