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5 AIEf MA.GArZ.INTB XiEGlSTEKS 1 1 Graceful Scarf of "Ice Wool" "TBiater Marcarct Carretl's Tlusband Bv JAJSE PHELP BLME MS" -QiS CJrfuJc THK MbllT THINKER HOB wan In tho midst of rs ,1 COM1UESCK. IJokonb Al.bl.lt. the land of dreams, hi'jc pmg bound- The approaching footstep were not of duty can realize how hard It was ly. nfil Ilr IU Ills H'l'l ll llfri Miunf lid vini in The middle of the night. Hut, that ii the way It happens with the Forest King; be Is never through with hid task of listening to the dis- 1 i'llf room window wr.nderlnn if I ErggSS.areCTttt.Ta could carry out all had laid irkjl out for nie, and trying 'o Hunk teS5JSrl iSTl what it would mean to if the r- i i had laid out.

for me. The hurt waa other way, and If I had strength were out to runner i sai. in me in- loved him dearly wnen she married him It was ali so complicated. "Bu' vour husband!" 1 ssld, trembl.ng that I might offend. How was I lo know that she, clever woman that she was.

had sensed the Uo utile between Bob and me arrt wanted to help us. loved in husband very dear-v wl.cn I married him. But he wai verv gav, had been so always. kind never settle down, Mr. Garrett.

Had my bablea lived nothing in the world would have made me jet him go from me; hut after I lost them, ana because or inem rnv health for a year or two it made me think I would not Hve long- -I seemed to become cal lo-ieed. Dick flitted from one to another, until finally he had an affair so widely known could hide my knowledge of it no longer. He 'old he loved the other woman; that he wanted to make her -Iris He. With that understanding I divorced him. He did not marry her but has Just married a gtrt nearly ten years younger than he.

Poor child, I hope she will be happy." "Fo yon think It ts right to gT a man a divorce?" I asked her Terr low. I waa flattered that she had confided In me; shocked at her Btorv. "I know," she hesitated. "I thought I was doing right, but. as time passes I wonder If I waa IH 5E I'lfltlt CoprlKht 11(11) Th.

HYXOI'HM OF I'ltlK KlUMi Tha Irnii-timv'Woniin, who th m.tliar ut Oim f'-atlitiinlr. dif.l nil ruul'l 111 III hi tha nam of ia On In momunt of lm al.a tut hlni thai hxl kft hit 1 aihr. whwii Wiwri jtli hwnuiii iitrlnl unjim' wnpi lull of hr. A 11 turn it had l(i irka It appaar tht )i(t bn Diiriihfitl. and when tir rfftitMM hr.

fr-i flM, faking hy with har. Nha had tiaver ir hiban'i alltr 4 faw day bfnft h-r lUn'h. mn h1 nppmd who an-f, ur hart rrhi hr Mri. behind lilm rati maak Then, on lha very vrnn- 'Mf th Pearlhunter found th- bio n.fot. veiy valuahla pearl.

dlM ftf hemorrhage On tli ffra hr a 'ilrttr'a nn had trier lo rli Yogr rmhvr" Tin pea ri hunt ar. tirfor remfnua thai he ha firmer when he to put th h( iri iM tli bunk. ha another t-ouir 11 hi arimy In toon, an 4 till anether h)ii th man follow girl, ami ih 1'aarlhuniar a hr mm laiilt find that aha I a ha l.nt an bf'r in th miiail anl in honi ha hai heu altraffii fma ha hart aver to a rnuna- n-ift. Thit ft.tmd thmt t)i alrl a halh. ha ha1 hta-rd rumnri Mia hAataaa him that man In a r(j maak lii flr4 tha bgUt whirh had takan away hr falhr'a mind.

CHAPTER XI, CONTINI ED Another Impreiinlon flanhi-ri upon him, mnd ths pyc wr mutt In mamlnlDir ths maak Ills flngcru hurt rom In contact with the Klrl'B hnd th oft cuNblnni of hnr lalm. It glowod over hlra like btn of warm lunnhlne. Ths I'arlhunlr was finding lilmself. It wm like dlm-overlne a new world. The wonder of it ihat ha waa therfl tlu thousand other places ha might Iihvb bt-eri, hut WHHn't! Suddenly, without warnlnK, a dnp uroan get tlio silence asblvpr The girl crammed the packet back behind the book; the roHrlhuiuer whirled.

Thn Wild Man had arieen from hlg chair and stood peering toward him with wide, weird eye Willi a atop that wa irhoBtiy noljeiem he crossed the floor. Quits clone he came, his dulled senses seeming to i A JACK THK WOOD RAT. wonderful lite we wave THOtv; HT IT WHS TIME TO together when 1 should have made KFK TIIF KIVO WAA CO- mystlf Indispensable to him. his isa to wake I don kr.nw what Impeller! thought was time to see If the; but all suddenly thought of Jtt 2f kl was going to wake up. He climbed into his bed.

and tickled the kings nose wttn his whissers. Tinker sneezed and turned over, for he was very tired. But Jack was determined, so this time tressed Creatures of the Kort. heard by any one iti the forest, fot I they were all so tire.i that sleep was their master. Although Major Pole Cat arouaed and turned he an noon asleep again, i for he wan nearly worn out by the day of froiic.

I When this lone prowler of the night came i lose to the king's pal-lace he sniffed the air and found Maj. I'ole at was on 'the doorstep. There was no way 'of reaching the king without dis turbing this fellow, and the ap proaching forest dweller did not want the major to know that he waa about. There was only one (thing to do and that waa to get ithe major away from the door. I Perhaps you don't know how to do this, but the forest folk know more than you think.

This prowling creature went in line with the breeze about forty feet away from the paiace, and then began to whine and grunt. That did the business. Even though the major w-an sound asleep earK were ready to hear any sound that might come. He lifted his head, sniffed the air and waited. The Bound came again.

He sniffed bu' could get no scent for he was out or line tue breeze. He heard I the sound again. This time he arose ana went to the tree where (Chief Pork was soundly sleeping. I tie cnier was not so easily awakened as the major. Now this prowling creature followed major by the scent for he was in line with the breeze.

He knew also that It would be some time ne fore Chief Porky would come out or nis sieep. ne nectaea to go to the king's door and knock. He aia mis ining. out tne king did not I i hear him. Jack tho Wood Rat heard him and was a little hlr afraid "Tap.

tap tap." sounded on the Jack, the wood rat. palace door. electric stove Is always ready. Fourth, with no flame there is safety. Klfth, the character of the stove permits more time for social duties.

up. therefore, it Is evl- aent that an electric stove Is safer, isuperior and soclallv more accenta- 'e' 'bor ayer as I Without dirt, ashes, gases or smell I a clean Xi 18 consumed by It. the air of home is purer. As it Is small. no kitchen Is crowded bv Its use As it Is scientific In construction and operation, it means that the housewife can predetermine results i with certainty in roasting, baking! or stewing, "lou can cook by the clock" Is a phrase quite Justifiable now.

I As the kitchen Is really a labora- ij 1 1 ONE who has not made a fetish for me to play the part Klsiie almost r.hvshal Yet I saw should carry out her plan to the end The morning after Tom and Elsie mlt was not what she cited. propn- The early morning had been gny and foggy, affecting my mood, but i.owr the sun came out and it slant ing rays through tne or.ir Krer. windowa produce sn harrnor.iou i-hading so exquisite I nijlr; 'it teln l.nf firtmlre It hlenrted so n.r- ff-rttv wifh the siihC.uerl injie" room, and made such a port, a'lur-ing picture of light and shade tha' 1 recalled Elsie's enthusiasm ovr liob's giving me the house. Ha even tnen tnat perhaps he might not want to remain witu me? I turned Impatiently from thought. My mind leaped forward tne time when I should have Robert's love: when he should be all my own I pictured the bea.i'i- I r.Jeanor arnesworth.

I couid wailt around to her bouse. As I rang ner nell I realized that per i haps for the second or third time tiv lire I nan yieiaert to lnipul- But r.o awkwardness couid long it- i tnan was she must have promptly i reit reassured, for an nld and va ued friend could not have been re- ceivcfl more easilv I She told me of her babies, how (two hsd heen hnrn HpaH- i after a long Illness she had lost the other one. "Had my babies lived I should have had a verv different life," she tadiy. "but mv home was des olate so nothing mattered." olate so nothing mattered I knew she referred to her divorce, yet she had held herself so aloof, been so little inclined to discuss anything pertaining to her affairs I hesitated to say anything that looked as If I were anxious to lead her on. Yet I was terribly Interested; almost emotionally anxious to know her storv from her own lips.

For a short time I had been conscious of a subtle Insistence in the way my thoughts of Bob turned upon the idea that perhaps only perhaps there might be another woman In his life. Mrs. Baldwin had told me of the one who had poisoned her married life; and had tsken the blame upon herself; Eleanor Farnesworth also had divorced her husband, although all who had snoken of her had sa id she Hedilhi. BYJ0UN no be ticklod. 'he king ear with his ist where Eleanor arnesworth was whiskers.

The king at last come hostess. The most eirjulolte cour-out of his deep sleep. I tey marked her everv movement "Tap. tap. tap." this was the first Had a guest been even more shy right.

Perhsps If I could have been atj blind, rather appeared blind, a lit- ra tie longer I might have won him i hack. But I waa sick, nervous, and disheartened. Aa I told you I Imagined I had not long to lire, and so thought to make him happy. But If I had my life to live over again, I should not give np as I did. Ex perience Is a sad teacher at times, dear Mrs.

Garrett." "You said your husband was gay." I said. "Yes." she Interrupted, "very gT. And you see. I couldn't he gay with him on account of the babies. Then I was so saddened by their loss and what I heard of Dick that I had no heart for gayety, yet I kept np aa long as I could." I knew this was so from what Mrs.

Baldwin had told ma; and when I bade Eleanor Fameaworth need the stimulus of close contact 'cool rocks; tho pulse of a current Hla bony hands and long arms that rose and fell; the croon of were quivering; his hollow face Icontented trees under a serene sun-twitching pitifully. iset. He did not know that what lie "He's never like this," the girl heard was Ileethnven's Inrompar-whlspered. tably witching Moonlight Sonata. OOlll 0 awyy.

Krom whtr nfood iM Inlo the HMt room, iIih piri room. aim nerorn be realized ii hit eve.s hud hi rayed punt ihe curtains AiiiM.eiiient held Ihem thorn a rno-rnent In eplin of him. The room Kirikliin conlrasl to what ho had Been rH, ()f nn n0(ll)P) aa almoM barn of urn It re a car-pe'lnna floor, the ru(1et of beds a broken cnair. and Utile clue. Vet It held a certain inlanKibln daln-tinehR unmistakably a (flrl'H room.

Ho heard her walking nrrofls the floor and turned awav half nulllilv. "he bad her hand upon the curtained entrance to tho went room and he not bed that It was carpeted and wan olherwlioi furnished quite In keeping with tho room In which hn stood, certainly In very decided contrast t0 the room upon the east. Hut lie had not time to reflect on all thene, things, fur the girl reappeared In a moment carrying a cello, which she placed between the old man's kneeg. Hhe put the bow In bis rifc-ht band and lifted his left to the string. He laid hla cbeeu down upon the Instrument; grew tjulet.

Kor an Instant a flicker of pleasure, glowed faintly behind the solemn tragedy nf bis face, Bs trembling fingers groned over the strings, groped like blind men astray from old, familiar paths. The faltering; bowr tried to wake the strings, but In vain. The old man's body seemed to ehrlnk together. HLs chin dropped down upon his Hut the nejt Instant he sat upright and rigid; his wide eyes, groping around, found the f'earlhunter, and he Marted to rise grappled up. strained np.

aa If by a power out side hlmseif. The girl caught the falling bow from his hand, drew the cello to her and deftly twisted the strings In tune The l'earlhunter stood a ma ted at wluit followed. The tones of the I lo seemed to reach out into the quiet evening, purple with the close of day, and gather up the drowsy rounds of wood and stream, and bring them In and strew them like railing rose icaves-ine iau or distant oar; the lap of water upon The theme changed, and the girl face lifted as he had seen It that first moment at the pool. for the wings, for the wings of a dove (far iway, far away would I rove." The red lips caressed each word before they let it fall. She seemed unconscious of the cello; her fingers Instinctively knew where the magic lay.

The cabin walls dimmed away and the l'earlhunter was hack at the pool wonderful feet dabbling the water: the upturned face; fw thrush wild PP'nj from a round arm and drlngllng "And remain there forever at rest!" The song ended; the last soft harmony of the cello slipped away Into the elusive distance; farther, fainter. lost at last among the trees. The old man's head had dropped forward, his eyes were closed, his face muffled in hla rumpled beard upon his breast. Leaning the cello against the chair, the girl picked un a limn arm. laid It about her neck, and led him.

away, like a drnwsy child, through the curtained ent ratio of the west room. CHAPTflll XII. Spies of the Twilight. With the departure of the girl the picture dissolved; the evening world because a vast emptiness, an emptiness the silence poured In to fill. It caught the l'earlhunter In Its flood; it held bini; overwhelmed him; found out little nooks and crannies of his nature that he never knew were there.

The curtains parted. A sort step pickles to be put in a brine, as they nre really better, I think, but ihe following recipe I hope will help you: Sweet t'liiiimlMT fickle. Make a syrup of six cuts of vinegar, two cups water slid four cups sugar. Add a bag of spices th.it means ten cioves, uiio-muuii pound stick cinnamon and four I I good-hy I thanked her for telling: f0 sound he heard after he awoke, He hurried to the door, thinking perhaps that sometning terrible had happened hen he opened he door who should en ter but Thre I jtAPH the musk rut He hart Knrne- thing Important to tell the king but he didn't want anvone else to hear It. tory in which foods are prepared to a a i tlon, it is a fine thing to realize that the electric stove, one of the high est scientific products, can be in- talled to put all the cookery enses on a denendahie basis It 7,1 means working In a modern way.

the science of housekeeping realized. "Going out for the hockey team, BUI?" "Naw, every time I get on a skate it brings back old times and I lose all Interest in the game. Penn. State Froth. "When he was courting me, he'd coo to me for hours." "Yes?" never dreamed he'd holler at me." Detroit Free Press.

fCBt9 duce they've never tried hard enough! Some stout women say they hardly eat a thing liv? with them a few days and see how false Vo i me wnat. sne oaa or ner story. "Sometimes another's failure will help us to avoid the same stum- bllng block," she answered whim-sically, as she urged me to come 8" again; and also promised to visit ns ea as cr ny o-nt to Id 37 s-ld le d- fl-ir of la le Is is 19 73 is a. 9 a a a i BearfiLCfiaf' 0. UueCR-AM-ttt T- CONA kiNT.

GAIV BY LOSING FLUSH. The prudent man foreteeth the evil. THE SKVKN ACJB8 OK MAX. I HAVE Just been reading the famous Seven Ages of Man speech which the thousand souled Shakespeare put Into the mouth of the Melancholy Jacques in the play. "As You Like It." And doctor-like, I reviewed Jn my mind these seven ages or periods in the life of man from a medical view- The young man glanced at her and stood still.

The thin hands fluttered over his face and head. Even their lightest touch was heavy with a strength that must have lieen prodigious as If the fires of hla malady kindled a force in him more than human. Some Impulse of compassion must have reached th heart of the l'earlhunter, for he stretched his long arm forth and laid It about the old man's shoulder Instantly he felt the weight of the grav giant upon him. It mlrht have'heen the one thing the stricken man craved In hla dumb the touch of hi. kind; the way vi Tn situation emoarrasseo me Vie 'nnter.

It was like winning the jonfldence of a little child, and then not knowing what to do with The girl was quick to see his embarrassment, and much as a mother might coax a child away from some one she imagined it was anuoylng. she led the old man hack to his chair; then, leaving htm, she hurried across the room to 'he book- case I never saw him so restless be- fore," she said, rs she passed by. i He seems to like you. though, sne eontlnued while finding the book she wanted. "Strange, too, ror he's cross usually, even to the doctor.

Won't you excuse mc till I quiet Mm?" Refore he could reply she hsd found the book and hurried hack to tho chair. Opening It, she laid It upon the old man's knees. He bent his head and felt over the open page with his hand, but the weird eves could no longer resolve the frozen magic of the words. He fidgeted in bis chair and the book slid to the floor. i I If ynu would be fashionable wear one of the new Ice-wool scarfs or shawls at your next garden partv or summer dance.

They ure delicately woven In the finest of wool and come In all of the most delicate shades as well as brilliant green, flame and orange. The bril- llant colors are email with white frocks and the white shawls are favored for wear with colored frocks. The yarn Is called Ice-wool because of the great luster It has came back. A deep breath swelled the chest of the Pearlhunter deep as If It had been the only breath he had taken since the song began "Next to the thrush song, that was the moat wonderful, think 1 ever heard The girl looked up from rearranging the cushions in the ola man's chair. "Daddy taught me.

He said It was my gift. He had the deepest soft voice." she went on, more lo herself than to him. "Like the low-tones of the cello, though It always made him ead to sing. Long ago, when I was a child, he useu to hold me In his arms and ting to me. I'd bear the tears come into his voice, put up my hand, and feel them running down his face.

Then he ii hold nit close and tell me a story; but I rather have bad him sing. He was a wonderful cellist before She bowed her head over the chair and the rearlhuuter fancied be saw tears. But her face waa soon up again, brave and cheerful. "You could sing." "Me!" It was about the most startling thing she could have said. The dry splinters of a grin pinched up the corners of hla eyes.

"I'd have the woods to myself If 1 tried." She looked at him. The tiniest suggestion of a frown seemed to be trying lo find a place on her face. "Do you know, I don't like you to say that." The man stood before her life a criminal caught red handed. The suggestion of the frown was gone Instantly. "There! I didn't mean that.

1 forgot that I was talking to a hlg. strong man. instead of to the squirrels and cardinals. And you're the only man I've talked to, except the doctor and storekeeper." The Pearlhunter wanted to say something tried to but for the life of him couldn't think of a thing to say that would do to say. A spot or oust on tne sleeve of hfs bloue caught his eye.

He looked hard at It; brushed it away. The talked on. "Rut I won't quite take hack what I said. You could stng. Your voire is soft and low and strong like daddv's, I didn't notice it till a little bit ago.

but I think I felt II all nlong. I guess that's why I trusted you. because your voice is like daddy's." The Pearlhunter was standing quite close to her. His eyes drank in the plump white mystery of her throat; the bit of ribbon rising and falling upon her bosom. It was old ribbon, old and worn.

He studied her dress. It had been manv a (lav since it was new. jie the old man's coat and his qnp look toward tne east room her room. The pearinunter was slow--in some things but somehow always managed to arrive in time. "Wild Rose!" Her eves Jumped to his.

She let him see how much the name pleased her. You vo Just sain a mignty mg me You've said vou trust what I'm about to suy. And 1 wish I knew some nice way to say It But I don't know any way only lust to say it. Don't you need neln money, I mean?" iv. succession of emotions flitted across the girl's face: pleasure at the name; bewilderment as he talked on: and nt the last, a smile.

is i I. It is rather a quaint Idea this of w-earing shawls and Deems to recall tne olden flays wnen mtiaciy always had her favorite ahawl which ahe wore wneu waiaing on tne mooniu veranda or In the garden between dances. This one shown here in made of white ice-wool in ample proportions and in dainty, lacey uesign. nucn it tiiiawi win ue an addition to the smartest gown and will really be found quite comfortable on the cooler evenings of fall. The man watched the smile.

It was a brave smile, but it had to retreat, beaten back by a stronger foe. Her Hps drew together; her "J' v.j quivereu- Rue uowu ucrr ucnu and burled her face In her arms. misunderstood hir The Pelrl" 7nw.rdlvhiued blsfclumsi- ness. He searched for some word omfnrt her As well search a grav sky for a 'star. He found his hard hand stealing toward her hair How helpless 6he was and he had hurt her.

His fingers strayed over the soft locks and smoothed them. It seemed a long time to the Pearlhunteer before she raised her face. He half dreaded to see her eyes; but a desperate glance no reproach In them. He had not been misunderstood. "I don't know how I am to go on." Her throat and neck and face flamed crimson at the admission.

"I can't leave to go out to service; and all the furniture that can be spared I have sold." "Only vour own," he blurted out. rather imprudently, as he reflected afterward, for how was she to know that he bad glanced Into her room? ('ONTl WKp MONDAY. Scientific Hniisokwpliig Realized. The electric stove is no novelty In the kitchens of the west, while 1n the east it is gaining ground year by-year, especially small stoves or cookers that permit oven baking and the use of at least two hot niutes on ton. Such a stove benefits the.

housewife in the following man- i ner First, there Is no waste near, therefore she works in a eooi sucn- i en. second, aosoiuie cieituiiuroa nosslble at all times. Third, labor Is reduced lo a minimum because an Rppiling Rhymes By WALT MASON Woe in the West. DF.ADLY blight Is sweeping: nlong the western slope, and men cive way to ve-p A Ing and say to hop And heartsick wive and daughters beneath those azure skies look out iim the waters with hard and stony eye. The children, they nro nil ing, their little bosom sore, while In the dust they're trailing the toys they use no more.

There's nionnlnjz In the cabin, there's groaning In the hull; the future's bleak nnd drab In the eyes of one and all. The daughters of affliction are crouched beneath the stJirs, and In the choicest, diction they ruse I heir stranded cars. The tourist slutkoR hit, talon at heaven with a snort, for when he'd buy a gallon he only get a quart. In vain the plute is wnvi his wail of good long green, anil futile is his roving he mill get gasoline. "No gas!" The sign is hanging from stations everywhere, with travelers luirnngiilng the dealers In despair.

Talk nut of grief or Morrow, of trouble jxvu have seen, till yon enn't buy or borrow a quart of gasoline! Talk not of fortune cruel, oh, vain and piffling man, till you can't buy Ihe fuel to push Jimr big sedan! Speak not to me of ntigill-li, of pain of any sort, until you wait mid languish two days to get a quart 1 I I I I i only makes them fatter this is First, the Infant Ills how Its probably because the extra exercise ifoming into the world has been af-stlmulated an unusually hearty ap- feeted by Its heredity, how its future petite! Reduction is mostly the w' 11 be affected by its earthly en-nght sort of diet and exercise. But I "'ronment and by its first impres-tt is as harrl in toko ff tho i slons and whether It has started too distressing nnd the l'earlhunter turned' hlsacecrossed the wrorld The picture was woman with a phlegmatic temperament as it is to put it on the little neurotic woman who habitually overworks and who worries over all her real and imaginarv troubles. Dimples If you will send me a self-addressed, stamped envelope. 1 will send you the bust developing formula. Exercise, good food and plenty of rest will develop the whole body.

Swimming especially will be fouud beneficial. R. L. L. O.

L. The girl f. feet, 3 inches tall and 17 years old should weigh about 120 pounds: the girl 5 feet 7 inches tall and 18 years, 10 months old. should weigh about 132 pounds: and the woman of S6 years. 5 7 Inches tall, should weigh about 147 pounds He has five big ones and seven small ones.

-i oiimuav is auk ana will bo 11. I will be in the seienth grade when 1 start to school. We have tho Oz books and I Know- tne stories almost rjr Heart, DettinctsBesiRecipcs oris jfcnncll me. I must do all Elsie had laid out. for me to do; I must, I thought as I walked slowly home.

Monday "Drawing Bob Out. addressed and stamped envelope. 4. Sad to say, his chances are not nearly so good. This disease is.

In this regard, the reverse of moat others. 5. He should, indeed, and should be under the constant care, for this grave disease, of a good physician. DOT PUZZLE. t7' A ft'-- a' 5t i Mo a .29 Trace the dots, be very neat, See tho perform a feat.

Draw from one to two and so on to the end. BY C. M. PAYNE MAW olMME LOfP 6oT, 7 ra 1 '1 Ki rai ii- fir 5 ft rj 50. 'I 1 I Every pound of flesh that a I woman adds beyond that needed to round her figure to artistic propor tions.

Is a menace to her beauty, her health, her freedom and consequently her personal happiness. You will benefit if you are too stout, by losing the unnecessary flesh. Women very frequently write to me and ask "When is the best time to reduce? and my answer is in- variably "Now The longer you put off reducing, the more flesh tn(re wlll be t0 rpduce and the longer and harder the whole task will be. As I have so frequently said here, flesh overburdens the soul and crushes the will power. Reducing, of course, entails a cer- tain amount of sacrifice the glv-, ing up of chocolate sodas, of Ice cream, of rich pastries, and the very pleasant second helping, which is so fatal to anyone with a tendency towards superfluous flesh.

If you will make a study of all the stout women you know, you jean profit much more by what they say and do than by any words or advice of mine. The best way to learn Is always through direct observation. Some women say they can't re- BLUE Bl Dear Mother Bluebird: I have (been reading the Bluebird notes ev- ery uay. I have a little sister 3 years old I and 1 like her very well. I am years old and will he in the third grade this year.

I am sending 10c to become a member for which please send me rin. I would like to see my letter In rrint. Arelene Handing. Charlton, Ia. Bluebirds: I Ilk" to read the other Bluehird 'letters very much, and I think it 'would be nice to have a Bluebird directory, My brother has for pets some guinea pigs, and they are very cute.

Don't Forget Sewin: whole mace, all tied loosely They were as old as iters, gether In a cotton hag. Boll ginnced around the cabin; stole point, as follows: right as to its bodily functions: Then the school child's maladies, the catching diseases especially and what we mean by hardening the child so as to fortify it acainst the possible physical vicissitudes of later life. Next the threshhold period, across which the youth and the maiden slip into manhood and womanhood a critical period. Indeed. Next, maturity, when the human machine has reached its full development, when we must consider how that machine is to he looked after so that It will not, all too prematurely, go to the scrap heap.

Then the prime of life, 40 ana on. when moderation ia eating, drinking and exercising must be counselled; when our kind must live temperately and "go safe'y In the middle way," so as to forestall the degenarative changes in the vital organs and tissues. Then three score and ten. when we much vouchsafe the elderly among us as best we can agains: deafness, visual defects, asthma and chronic bronchitis, apoplexy and the "teminal such as pneumonia. And, finally, we must consider what it means to grow old, and how by suitable dietary, sleep regulation, occupation of the right kind anA pleasant recreation our itore in life dreaded to meet.

OIKSTIONS AND ANSWERS. Diabetes in the Young. What is the hest for sugar In 1. the kidney secretion? 2. The diet for penple thus afflicted? 3.

What are the Is it accom-j panled by a i-kin eruption? 4. If the sufferer is a boy of 14 are his chances of recovery better than 'those of an older person? 5. he quit Indulging in sports, such as baseball? Answer- 1. 2 and are an-I swered in the information which will he sent you on receipt of a self- I Ti.it. LUMP I CP SO TL AnT 'I j-Tl MrfJ T- T' ff F't'' i win nr gian wnen cum.

old people mav, as nature seems to I would like to have some other ih rPai.h centurv ueb r'd how la Harriett nan. comn d)pD08e(t ,0 wicomft a friend the being they have there- fifteen minutes. Pour over tne cucumbers, allied and peeled thin, allow to cool over night. The next morning drain off the syrup and hull it for ten minutes, and again pour over the sliced cucumbers. Let stand for two hours and then hoi I all together until they become bright and clear, about ten minutes When cool arrange in ihe snlced svrtio.

and qioie'ln a cool place. In about That's a big thing for a cirl two weeks they are ready for SHV to a man. The Almighty and will keep all winter. jnlono knows whether I'll do to i Vnw don't think hard of Dear Mother Bluebird: I will for the picture pu7zles this time. I iYou will find my names in this let- Hoping 1 am right in the puzzles will close.

From your old mem-or. Verda Johnson. K. F. Redfleld, Ia.

the Dot Puzzle Contest i QIUKY. Mrs. J. Following Is the recipe vou desired: Htuffol fVlery. Klrht tn1r of cory.

oiir On, tsfcieapeen e( rm One or -ut lU'S. ll of Mil. Ons of choppe-i l-msn, Wash the celery thoroughly, and remove all the leaves, ream the rheose. add the nut meats, pimento, Halt and pursloy. Stuff the celery with the mixture.

I'lace tho stuffed celery In a cool place for thirty minutes. This is especially nice when served with a fruit sal.ul. BATtRIMV gl ESTIONS. llrJ Ant Test. Mrs You really have iu sympathies and all I can do Is to give you all the hints I know for eliminating the rod ants.

Try plactng cucumber rinds in their paths or sprlnklo red pepper pro fuesly around, also use powdered borax or alum In profusion Keep all tho food covered and the Idea of the logs of the table and of the ice I In Utile pun or water Ih a good one. HoaW i-ponges In syrup poisoned Willi tirsrilato of soda and the tintH will carrv this to their nests of course, tills Is a dangerous method, but think It might work Mr you. as yoii think the ant are in I he walls nnd this method would assist, KcimnhiK Ktiiins from the II. mils. M.

A H- Rub vour hands with a weak solution tit peroxide and the stains will bo removed 1i remove the grease spots nib them with a noft- cloth saturaled with kasollue or ether. Cucumber fickle "for Threes Renders. Most of tho recipes call for the SAY POP One Lump Deserves Another. Mrs. V.

M. Met). Your letter received and I want vou to watch this department and that of the House-keeper's Helper, as your questions ire answered In detail. Write again. Hill fickle.

SSI' nliol pnfi biiv lrv' I ti. (cut 'll I i1'! Holl and skim three gallons of water ami two quails of coarse I suit Wash ami wipe cucumbers six or seven Inches long Hiid place them In lavers. alternating with grape leaves and dill stalk. At- range Ihem in this fashion until fi.ur-gnllnn Jar Is full. Have the grape leaves on the top.

Add annrht and add Ihe brine. Be sure thnt the brine well covers the cucumbers. In three the pickles are donee weeks 1 na Matt I I i 1 I I I ,1 I TI II YV i -v nr. Dear Rcjter Readers: Will let me help you solve your housekeeping proMcme? A letter to "Rett.i.a, care of The Register, will rearh mc promptly, and questions will be answered in the Saturday paper. Yours for better nnd easier hotifekeepinir.

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