BEDTIME STORY
By THORNTON W. BURGESS
BILLY MINK HAS SOME GOOD
HUNTING
BILLY MINK loves to hunt. He
is one of the best hunters among
the little people of the Green Forest
and the Green Meadows. Not even
Reddy Fox is a better hunter than
Billy Mink. In the first place, Billy
has a wonderful nose. He can fol
low the scent of a mous: quite as
well as can Reddy Fox. Then,
too, Billy possesses sharp ears.
The instant Billy caught the scent
of Robber the Rat at the edge of
How They Had Known of His Com
ing Billy Didn't Know.
the hole in the floor of that barn
he forgot all about the hens over
in the henhouse. He popped up
through the hole on to the barn
floor, and his nose found the scent
of Robber the Rat strongei than
ever. Billy began to follow it just
as Bowser the Hound follows the
scent of Reddy *Tox It led straight
over to a grain bin.
Just as Billy reached one end of
the grain bin e big gray rat with
two others at his heels scrambled
out of the other end of the grain
bin, and with scueaks of fright
scampered away. How they had
known of his coming, B'lly didn’t
know. Probably they had smelled
him, for Billy has quite a strong
scent of his own. Anyway, they had
discovered his presence.
With a bound Billy was after
them. Almost at once the three
rats separateu. Billy didn’t hesitate.
He followed the largest one. He
followed him with his nose. That
* was all he needed to guide him.
Now that rat knew every nook and
corner and every hiding place in
that big barn. Also he knew that
there was no place big enough for
him to get into which Billy Mink
could not get into, and fear gave
Dining Ensemble
This ensemble for dining is of
black and white. The high-waisted
dress has a lower section on black
crepe, topped with a semi-tailored
bodice of white satin with a draped
diagonal treatment. The tunic coat
stresses the pre-war period. The
pointed turban, gloves and pumps
are of black suede.
speed to his legs. Behind and under
boxes, over grain bins, squeezing
through narrow places, and racing
across open spaces, the rat ran with
Billy behind him. At last re was
cornered.
Instantly that rat changed com
pletely. Hhe whirled about and
faced Billy Mink, showing savage
teeth. He was big and strong, and
he intended to fight. For just an
instant Billy Mink stopped. Now
a rat is quick, but Billy Mink is
quicker. That rat was no coward.
He fought, and he iought hard, but
he fought in vain. He could not get
those wicked-looking teeth of his in
to Billy. In less time than it takes
to tell it, the fight was over, and
Billy Mink has his dinner.
Now Billy knew all about Robber
tht Rat and his relatives. He knew
that they were outcasts among all
the little people of the Green Mea
dows and the Green Forest. He
knew that not a single thing could
be said in their favor. He knew
that the Great World would be a
better place for everybody if there
were no brown rats in it.
“There is good hunting here,”
muttered Billy, as he turned to go
back to his new home under the
woodpile. “As long as there is such
good hunting here in this barn. I’ll
keep away from the henhouse.”
Then he went home and curled up
for a nap.
©T. W. Burgess —WNU Service.
* MOTHER’S *
COOK BOOK
WHEN ENTERTAINING
FOR the hostess who must pre
pare and serve everything, such
dishes as may be prepared the day
before will save her strength, good
looks and enjoyment of her guests.
Every hostess enjoys serving
something a little out of the ordi
nary, and by observing the dainty
things in homes and shops she may
make her entertainments very much
worth while. There can be nothing
more gratifying to a hostess than
to give pleasure to her friends.
One can do marvelous things with
just a pickle. Cut into the thinnest
0- slices, spread in the form of a fan
on a tasty sandwich it not only gar
nishes it but adds an appetizer as
well.
Slice inch-sized pickles into very
thin slices, place on open-faced
sandwiches that have been spread
with dream cheese. Put one slice
in the center of rounds, on the tiny
slice place a spot of whipped cream
or cheese mixed with cream and
dust with cayenne or paprika. If
finger-length sandwiches are used,
place the round of pickle at the end
and at the other end a spot the
size of a quarter of finely shredded
carrot.
A Man’s Salad.
Prepare a half dozen hard cooked
eggs by cutting into halves and re
moving the yolks, mash the yolks
with butter, add mustard, salt and
cayenne and refill the halves of egg
white. Arrange on lettuce and cover
with a sour cream dressing or a
mayonnaise with plenty of sour
cream added. If liked shredded
onion may be sprinkled over the
lettuce before placing the eggs.
Here is another that the men like:
Take one head of lettuce, three or
four green onions or a slice of ber
muda onion finely minced, three or
four slices of sweet or sour pickle
and one hard cooked egg. Use the
lettuce in nests on the salad plate,
shred the coarser part and mix
with onions, pickles, and finely
chopped egg. Serve with french
dressing.
© Western Newspaper Union. '
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“Many a golfer lias been credited
with a perfect lie,” says slicing Sue,
“but we can’t say as much for the
fisherman.”
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Train Coaches Used as a High School
In October, 1935, an earthquake wrecked the high school at Helena,
Mont., and the 1,000 pupils are now going to classes held in 18 passenger
coaches which were loaned by the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific railways. The cars were set on a siding, and boardwalks built
to connect them. They are heated by a central plant. In most of them
the students sit on the familiar plush seats, although in science and some
other classes the seats have been replaced by tables.
I IP A IP A KNOWS
“ Pop, what is haughty?”
‘‘Stiff neck.”
© Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
THE LANGUAGE
OE YOUR HAND
By Leicester K. Davis
@ Public Lodger, Inc.
IMENTAL TYPE
NE may successfully veil the
^ true man or woman from the
eyes of the world in many ways, but
the identity which the hand reveals
cannot be concealed. Closely ob
serve the hands you see. Impress
upon your mind the characteristics
which disclose their owners’ traits
and personalities.
The Mental Type of Hand.
In the systems of palmistry prac
ticed by the ancient Greeks, this
type was also called the hand of the
philosopher, and with good reason.
You will recognize it by its long and
markedly angular appearance. The
Mental Type of hand is invariably
thin, with fingers long and inclined
to boniness, with prominent
knuckles which give the fingers a
knotty look. The nail joints of the
Mental Type are often of unusual
length, slightly tapered, with broad
nails.
The thumb of this type is always
of great length, this being most no
ticeable within the space between
the second and the nail joint. The
palm and undersides of the fingers
are quite flat.
Possessors of the Mental Type of
hand are invariably great readers
and of a scholarly turn of mind.
They are nearly always conserva
tive and deeply analytical in ap
proaching any problem, refraining
from an expression of positive opin
ion until painstaking research and
deduction have produced incontro
vertible evidence.
In the hand of this type with
MEASUREMENT
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
PROUD science prates of depths
of seas,
As though it were the depth of these
That be sounded—with delight
Measures a mountain crested
white.
Its most remotest mysteries.
And calls its poor dimension
height.
But these the measures men must
know:
How deep another mortal’s woe,
That men may lift him up
again.
Though science will be silent
then,
Men must quit measuring the snow,
The ocean floor, and measure
men.
Yes, surely mortals might employ
Themselves with life, and not some
toy:
Might better measure heights of
bliss.
The heights that otherwise they
miss,
Might find the world’s God-given
joy.
And of the world that follows
this.
We waste our time too much on
things,
While thought is all that loves and
sings—
Though down within the depths
it went,
Regains the heights most excel
lent,
And to the poorest mortal brings
The joys beyond all measure
ment.
© Douglas Malloch.—WNU Service.
ANNABELLE’S
ANSWERS
By RAY THOMPSON
Dear Anrabelle - 1*2 IT TRUE
THAT EVERYTHING COMES TO
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EXCEPT A TAXI ON A
rainy night /^/m*<«a
square rather than elongated palm,
we are sure to find indication of the
man or woman who puts his or her
love of study to practical use in re
ligious endeavor. literature or
science. With the Mental Type of
decidedly elongated palm, however,
there is apt to be a tendency to
scorn the use of scholarly attain
ments as a means of acquiring
wealth and worldly goods.
WNU Service.
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Store Root Crops
and Make Profits
Simple, Field Location Is
Needed; Do Not Dig
a Trench.
By C. H. Nissley, Professor of Vegetable
Gardening, New Jersey State College.
WNU Service.
By storing such root crops as ,
beets, turnips, parsnips and rut- !
abagas in the field as soon as the
weather becomes cold, many farm
ers are able to take advantage of
a profitable market for these vege
tables during winter.
The storage operation is simple,
but a well-drained location is neces
sary. Do not dig a trench, but place
the vegetables on the surface of the
ground in rectangular piles with 25,
50, 75 or 100 bushels in each. The
proper size of the pile depends upon
the number of bushels to be taken
out for sale at one time.
After the roots have been neatly
arranged in the pile, cover them
with from four to eight inches of
straw, salt hay of double layer of
burlap. Then place a three- to five
inch layer of soil over the roots to
prevent the wind from uncovering
them. As the weather becomes cold
er, more protection will be needed
to prevent the roots from freezing.
Ventilation must also be provided
in order to allow moisture given
off by the roots to escape. The
ventilator may be a roll of straw
or hay placed on top of the mound,
and some growers use a short stove
pipe or a tile in both ends of the
mound.
Cabbage, too, may be successfully
stored in the field. Pull Ihe plants
up by the roots and place them on
the ground upside dowm so that the
roots extend upward. From three to
ten rows of cabbages may be placed
in one trench.
In the three-row system, two
heads are placed along side each
other with the heads of the third
row between and above the other
two rows. When storing six rows
in one trench, place the cabbages
in three rows together on the
ground, two rows on top of these
and a third row on top of the sec
ond layer, forming a pyramid. Then
cover the cabbage with burlap or a
thin layer of salt hay or straw and
add soil as for storing root crops.
Last Drawn Milk Richer,
Is Why Stripping Pays
Which is richer in butterfat, the
first-drawn or the last-drawn milk
from a cow? Or is there any differ
ence?
Invariably, the last-drawn milk is
considerably richer. That is why it
is so important to strip cows thor
oughly at each milking. Incomplete
milking not only tends to damage
the future production of the cow but
it also is very unprofitable.
According to the dairy extension
service at Iowa State college, con
vincing experiment along this line
recently was conducted. A sample
was taken of the first milk, then of
the strippings and finally of the
total milk mixed together. The first
milk showed a butter fat test of 0.27
per cent. The strippings tested 6 per
cent. The composite test for the e*
tire milking was approximately 3
| per cent.
! A cow tester for the Palo Alto
testing association reports that the
average test of the last milk drawn
from a number of cows in different
herds was 9.2 per cent. He points
out that a half pound of such milk
left in each cow at each milking
would amount to 2.85 pounds of but
terfat per month or about 57 pounds
on a 20-cow herd. — Wallaces’
Farmer.
Facts on Milk Flavors
Although there are many factors
which may affect the flavor of milk
by the time it reaches the doorstep
of the consumer, there are only two
principal causes of off-flavors in
milk at the time it is drawn from
the udder. Perhaps the most com
mon of these flavors is due to the
feed eaten by the cow. Chief among
the offenders in this group are weeds
such as wild onions, ragweed, and
bitter weed. Certain green forage
and root crops such as rye and
green alfalfa cause pronounced off
flavors in milk unless the grazing
periods are properly spaced. Other
green feeds affecting milk flavor are
cowpcas, beef tops, rape, cabbage,
turnips and kale, states an authority
at the University of Kentucky.
Eradicating Snakeroot
Although a perennial plant, white
snakeroot can easily be eradicated
by hand pulling or hy cultivation.
Cleaning of the land will make con
ditions unfavorable for its growth
and eradicate the pest. The plant
poison problem is a serious one in
many sections of the country and it
will pay farmers and live stock men
to either eradicate or keep live stock
off wooded pastures, particularly
when pastures are short.
Should Remove Tusks
Tusks should be removed from
male pigs that are to be kept for
| breeding, states a writer in Wal
j laces’ Farmer. A boar with tusks
is a potentially dangerous animal
i at all times. The best time to re
1 move the tusks is when the pigs
[ are only a few days old. Cut the
teeth close to the gums, with nip
pers which are made for this pur
pose. Be careful not to injure the
gums, since an open wound fur
I uislws an ideal place for disease.
The Bored Are Boring—
People of Outstanding Personality
Are Interested, and Never Blase
mvtOUNG people of today," a
* mother writes, “seem to re
gard it as a sign of immaturity
or weakness to be thrilled with
anything. Their idea of so
phistication is to appear bored
with everything, the having-done
all-seen-all attitude that finds it
very difficult to be impressed with
anything. It is most annoying to
find that anything you can offer
them for a good time seems to be
inadequate, that the thrills of your
own youth cannot be repeated for
them. It seems to me they miss
a great deal.”
I would point out to this mother,
says a woman writer of interna
tional note, that naturally we can
not expect that the thrills of our
youth will equally impress the
young people of this day. So
much that came to us gradually
as colorful experiences are a part
of their daily background. But
there is something definitely true
in what she says of a pose, of a
deliberate care never to seem im
pressed, of a pretense at being
bored.
It may interest such young
people to know that that super
sophisticate, G. K. Chesterton,
said “there are no bores, only
people who are bored.” In other
words there can be nothing inter
esting about a person who is
bored!
That takes us right down to a
bedrock fact that can be observed
if we will note people of outstand
ing personality, people whom ev
erybody finds interesting. Without
exception they will be people who
are vitally interested. They are
never bored, never blase. They
are able to give out what interests
others, because through their in
terest in things and people about
them they are constantly taking
in. Their main charm is a
certain aliveness, a vitality which
has absolutely no relationship with
being bored.
© Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
It Is My Aim
^po KEEP my health!
To do my work!
To live!
To see to it I grow and gain
and give!
Never to look behind me for an
hour!
To wait in weakness and to
walk in power.
But always fronting forward to
the light,
Always and always facing to
ward the right,
Robbed, starved, defeated, fall
en wide astray,
On with what strength I have!
Back to the way!
—Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
// You Have
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ASK YOUR DOCTOR THIS
UtcUPtii
SayA:
A Man in Trouble
No matter how uncouth a man
may be, if his character is firm
ar.d he faces trouble like a man,
your heart warms to him.
Innocence, like an icicle, once
melted is gone forever.
Give a newly met man a
chance to show his good qualities
before rejecting him as a friend.
Life is something much bigger
than human consciousness.
Country people are surprised
when a city man complains of
crowds. They enjoy them.
In youth, credulity is enormous,
and skepticism is enormous; there
is no middle-ground; and both are
amusing.
Great fault of daydreaming
about the great achievements one
contemplates is that one is likely
to go to sleep.
Society's Gain
Solitude is not to be considered
solely from a selfish standpoint.
Society may profit much through
the frequent individual adoption
of it. I
To thoroughly enjoy happiness
one must know how it feels to be
sad; for a great deal of happiness
is mere contrast.
Cultured people are those who
are informed on intellectual val
ues; highbrows are those who are
ostentatious of their information.
Ask Him Before Giving Your
Child an Unknown Remedy
Practically any doctor you ask will
warn: "Don't give your child unknown
remedies without asking your doctor
first."
When it comes to the widely used
children’s remedy — “milk of mag
nesia,” the standard of the world is
established. For over half a century
many doctors have said “PHILLIPS’
Milk of Magnesia.” Safe for children.
No other is “quite like it.”
Keep this in mind, and say “PHIL
LIPS’ MILK OF MAGNESIA”
when you buy. Now also in tablet form.
Get the form you prefer. But see that
what you get is labeled “Genuine
Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia.”
ALSO IN TABLET FORM:
Each tiny tablet
is the equivalent
of a teaspoon
ful of genuine
Phillip*’ Milk
of Magnesia.
PMILI IPQ* milk op
rrllLLIrd MAGNESIA
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