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I ah isj. run or ivingi Puzzles Stories jthings to Do Pen UNDERGROUND EXPLORATION SlioittStbiry Jimmy Puts In Extra Practice Jolfai Jind (faus. (hi 13! 'iijHrfim thought it was Just bis lmatlna-tlon. Sixteen years later, the Duke of Alba explored this same cave and gave credit to de Sautuola for his discovery. So the first underground paintings by primitive man were discovered by little Maria de Sautuola long ago.

ANOTHER ART gallery was found in 1912, in the Tuc D' Audaulbert Cave near Toulouse, France, by Count Begouen and his three venturesome high-school sons. One day these boys, Max, JIMMY MITCHELL finished dusting off the cans of creamed pea soup and laid his feather duster beneath the counter. "If you've finished dusting, you can open that crate of eggs and transfer them to the refrigerator," said Mr. Alden. A big, broad-Shouldered man with a round face, Mr.

Alden owned the grocery store where Jimmy worked on Saturdays. With strong fingers, Jimmy ripped off the cate's thin wooden cover. The round ends of the eggs reminded Jimmy of He was the star pitcher for his school's team, "The Orioles." The slamming of the store's front door interrupted his thoughts. A short, dark man had entered the store, Jimmy rasped as be saw that A I Do You -Know Harbored a No IT ALL CAME about when the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase territory from Napoleon in 1803. A large strip of land 70 miles long and SO miles wide was left out when the surveyor made his calculations.

It lay In what is now Grand and Summit counties in rado. Its eastern boundary was the Continental Divide; the western one was approximately due north of the headwaters of the Arkansas River. Later, Spain gave to us lands which bordered it on the west. And then the small pocket of land which belonged to nobody was entirely surrounded. It was "foreign soil" in the United States of America.

Many towns located In that area. It was home to thousands of people. When the government an- oiuu YOUNG BOYS and girls and even a dog have been responsible for discovering some of the world's most renowned cave art museums. They have brought to life the proof that earliest mankind possessed the gift of talented artistry. The Lascaux Caves in central France are known as the under ground Louvre.

Here over 400 murals of animals and early man were found on walls and ceilings. They were painted by primitive men 15,000 to 30,000 years ago, and perfectly pre served. And this marvelous cave might never have been disco ered if it hadn't been for a small dog's curiosity. One September day in 1940, Robot, the dog, accompanied four teen-age boys on a hunting trip. After awhile, the boys whistled for their dog but, he did not respond.

He had disappeared. Searching, the boys found him in a well-like hole, and with difficulty they rescued him. Returning later with lanterns, ropes and picks, the young adventurers descended into the hole and explored through a long underground passage. They finally came to a large cave. The limestone walls reflected the light from their lanterns.

To their astonishment, eyes popping in almost unbelief, they saw on the walls and ceiling the paintings of wild horses, Ibex, bison, and bulls of life size. They hurried to tell their discovery to their teacher, Mon- UNBOX TOP. CUT RECTANGLE 3te IN. HIGH AND ABOUT UN. FROM SIDES AND TOP.

2.CUT0UT SMALLCOMfC FIGURES ABOUT 2 IN. HIGH FROM THE FUNNIES. 3. PASTE THEM ON THIN CARD BOARD OR HEAVY PAPER 'AMD CUT OUT AGAIN. 4.

FASTEN! EACH FIGURE TO A THIMBLE WITH HOUSEHOLD 5.H0LD BOX TOP IN YOUR LEFT SLIP THE THIMBLES OM THE FINGERS OF YOUR RIGHT HAND AND PUT ON THE THIMBLE THEATER REVIEW FOR YOUR PALS. rr, I fa-1 W3 True Adventure --Snakes Menace Coffee Workers the man held a gleaming pistol pointed toward Mr. Alden. "Start digging the money out of your cash drawer, uncle," he rasped curtly. The robber hadn't seen Jimmy, who was behind the counter at the other end of the store.

"Hurry up," the man snarled. "And no funny business or you'll get hurt!" Suddenly a plan began to form in Jimmy's brain. "It might work," Jimmy whispered to himself. "It's got to work!" Slowly, carefully, he drew a large brown egg from the wood en crate. He fingered the egg gingerly, getting a firm grasp on it.

The man with the gun was watching Mr. Alden re move a thick wad of bills from the cash register. Gov. Johnson raises the flag to nounced In 1931 that i'ue error had been found, people began to think of aU the things that might happen. What if the people in that of serum and a syringe with which to inject it.

After injecting the serum in himself the bitten coffee worker sends the snake to the Butantan Institute. The Butantan Institute has hundreds of snakes and laboratories which take their venom and make it into serum. Men who know how to handle snakes expertly work at the institute. When such a man is ready to extract venom, he picks a snake up with a stick, seizes it behind the head in such a way that the jaws are forced open. He then presses the poison gland which is behind and below the two teeth or fangs want to give in to the other.

The fat lady was noticeably irritated. She said: "From the looks of you, there must have been a famine." "And from the looks of you." returned the lean one, "you're the woman who caused it." An elderly lady came up to the cosmetic counter one day and said to me, with a sweet smile on her face, "I'd like a night in France." "It would be nice!" 1 agreed congenially, and waited for her to let it be known what it was she wanted to purchase. Finally she said: "Well do I get a night in France, or not? You do have that brand Dear Captain Hal, I would like a pen pal from Alaska. My hobbies are building model boats and planes and collecting stamps and coins, i also like to cut out patterns on a jig saw. I am 10 years old Arthur Lechncr 1107 Isabelle Ave.

Racine, Wis. Dear Captain Hal, I am 10 years old and my hobby is collecting stamps. I would like a pen pal very much because I love to write letters. Janice Grimstead 21700 Kramer St. Clair Shores, Mich, tif! orange yolk into both his eyes.

The man grunted in surprise and anger, dropping his pistol to clap both hands to his blinded eyes. Mr. Alden lunged across the narrow counter and grabbed both the thug's arms in a viselike grip. Jimmy raced to the gun, picked it up and held it out to Mr. Alden.

Mr. Alden was able to grab it quickly with one hand without releasing his captive. And Jimmy went for the phone. "Well, Jimmy," declared Mr Aldon when the police had come and taken the man away. "your pitching arm certainly came in handy today?" "Yes, sir." agreed Jimmy.

"But I never thought I'd use it to stop a holdup Instead of a home run." By Stuart Covington Man's Land quire a passport to enter the surrounding lands which did belong to the United States? Some even whispered that the people living in this No Man's Land might decide to form a small country of their own. like the tiny duchy of Luxemburg in Europe. But none of these things happened. The people living in the strip took the announcement very calmly. It was not until five years later that a movement to annex the land officially was started.

On August 8, 1936, the governor of Colorado, Ed. C. Johnson, raised the flag at Brecken-ridge. With considerable ceremony he proclaimed that the land which had been unclaimed for over a hundred years was from that day forth a part of the state of Colorado. By M.

S. Shelton which the snake uses for biting. When he presses these glands clear drop of liquid appears on each of the teeth. Each drop could kill a dozen men. The poison is caught in a glass bot tle, then taken into the laboratory and made into serum.

Almost every coffee plantation in Brazil has its stock of snake serum to protect the workers who raise, pick and ship over half the world's supply of coffee. Sixty to seventy per cent of the coffee consumed in the United States is grown by Bra zil. It is shipped in huge bags (over 100 lbs. each) from Rio, Santos and Victoria. tomer was asking for "Evening Paris!" A farmer came into the store frequently.

According to the salesman in the sporting goods department, this farmer was one of his best customers. "How can a farmer have so much time to go fishing?" I asked the salesman. "I asked the farmer the same thing," the salesman laughed. "And this is the explanation he gave me: 'Three fourths of the earth's surface is water and one-fourth is land. It's clear, therefore, that the good Lord intended a man should spend three times as much time fishing as he does By Evelyn Witter Pais Write Dear Captain Hal, I have five brothers.

I am the only girl and I live on a farm. I am a Girl Scout and also belong to the 4-H Club. am 12. Virginia Van Zanten R. D.

1 Sharpsville, Pa. Dear Captain Hal, My hobbies are swimming, singing, growing plants and cooking. I am 10 and I would like pen pals from all over the world. Mary Reddell 4721 Philip Dr. Corpus Tex.

in wholt or In oart prohibited ttcent WE DOJTT connect coffee nd snakes In our minds but to most Brazilians they always go together. Not many years ago, between four and five thousand coffee workers died of snake bite In one Now there are snake farms on which serum for snake bite is made. These days a Brazilian who, has been bitten by a snake can get serum quickly. As soon as he is bitten he seizes the snake (which he knows cannot bite again for at least 30 days) and rushes with it to the' nearest farm house. Most farm houses have a tube Jacques and Louis, explored this cave with their father in a boat they had built.

It could be approached only by an underground river. On and on they polled, their lantern light revealing the glistening stalacitites and stalagmites, until the cave widened out. Many passages branched out from here. Leaving their boat, the boys followed a narrow pathway, crawling and squeezing through a very small opening. Casting their light about they found, to their astonishment, that they were in an art gallery.

Their father tried to follow his sons. Since he was so much larger and the opening so small, he had difficulty. But the boys chipped away some stone and finally managed to pull him through. He was scratched and most of his clothes were torn off in the struggle. But it was worth the effort.

These explorers exclaimed in surprise at the sight before them. They saw statues of bison in relief all about the wall? of the cave. Later, scientists proved from limestone accumulated on parts of these statues that they were the work of the Stone Man and were the oldest art of its kind ever found. In honor of these daring young adventurers, this place was called The Cave of the Three Broth jri. and their names are respected In the annals of cave history.

Because of the adventures of these young people, the world has a better knowledge of ancient mankind. And many more caves are yet to be discovered. By G. Brunson TRIANGLE Puzzle Pete has hung his li-angle from ADORERS. The second word is third "strong fourth "house fifth "a sea eagle" and sixth an abbreviation lor "right side." ADORERS ft Ft compas y.

v. "g-1 AND KBW tv'IT JdJW TUon PTffrB. Chr is 1 ts (J A emn Diirri E- I Puzzle Answers noij -sanb AJ3A9 sapjs oavj acts eaaqj, JSSVdTCOO AXOVAV sa NH3 jooa NOINO SHONOa SH3H0OV -X3I HS ..3111.. pajod 'oaoU aoj Suddenly, Jimmy rote up from behind the counter, took careful aim and hurled the egg. It struck the bandit squarely in the head, splashing gooey annex "No Man's Land'' in 193G.

strip decided they did not have to pay taxes? Or what would happen if it was decided that the people born in that area were aliens? Would they re 'ASi-, WAIT UfJTL YOU A 2 of perfume don't you?" It cook a little while before I realized that my elderly cus Dear Captain Hal, I am eight years old and I would like to have a pal from China. Cynthia Knorr 5099 Mt. View San Bernardino, Calif. Dear Captain Hal, My hobby is space travel and the planets. I also like rockets, swimming, reading and writing short stories.

I would like to write somebody in either England or the United States. I am 12 years old. Harry Zimmerman, 770 Cross St. Newcomerstown, O. Reproduction a in I I This reindeer, painted on rock was created thousands of years sieur Leon Laval, who accompanied the boys on their next trip into the cave.

Later, scien tists and archeologlsts examined the paintings and declared them to be the work of Cro-Magnon race of ancient men. Because of the cool and even temperature in the cave, and because these early artists knew how to mix their paints. these 400 murals retained their original colors through the centuries. In some pictures were marks. Authorities think they were from arrows sbot Into them perhaps in a ceremony bringing good lock to the hunters.

France has many caves, but Lascaux Cave Is the art museum which all tourists marvel TryTheseTips In Fishing And Camping To prevent a fishhook from snagging a hole In your clothing even if it Is left on the line, simply cap it with a pencil eraser. The ordinary size is suitable for many different sizes of hooks, since it is so flexible. It will also sheathe a hook, of course, off the line. Such caps will serve you well when you're carrying a handful of hooks in your pocket Even if the fuel is almost exhausted when using canned heat, you can make the low flame bum high and bright enough to cook one more meal if you have the tools on hand for punching several holes around the sides of the can. (A nail and a stone will turn this trick.) Set the holes near the fuel level, which will provide an effective draft for your purpose.

Cover your flashlight bulb with a sheet of red cellophane before attempting to hunt for worms at night in your backyard. If you do, you'll discover that the creatures won't be as likely to crawl back into the ground, as happens when a white, unexposed glare is focused upon them. This is because they're a lot less sensitive to the diffused red. It's a good Idea also to sprinkle the ground with water before starting to search, as the moisture encourages them to the surface. ARE NATIVE ONltfTO NOTCH a Job Tr.n.-Mimi A15-PAYINCUBATlOr4 PEWOP ANP THE MALE In a cave in Dordogne, France, ago by a fine primitive artist over.

The four school boys are the proud discoverers and their names go down In history: Marcel Ravidat, Jacques Marshal, Georges Agnel, and Simon Coencas and their little dog, Robot LONG AGO, In 1879, a little Spanish girl, Maria de Sautuola, begged her daddy to let her accompany him into the Alta-mire Cave in northern Spain. Marcelino de Sautuola was a lawyer, but his hobby was hunting bones and relics in ancient caves. On this particular trip, he consented to take his daughter. Maria was enchanted as she watched her father dig up old relics for his collection. Sitting there, she thought that maybe giants or witches or gnomes in habited this eerie place.

Tten. suddenly, she. cried, Daddy, look at the animals." Knowing about; his child's Imagination, he answered patiently, "Yes my pet, you see animals now." Insisting that her father bring his light closer, she proved that there on the walls and ceiling were pictures of mammoths, wild boars, stags, and goats. It was a mural 40 feet long. The excited lawyer sketched these pictures and took them to the authorities, telling of their discovery in the cave.

They Variety Time Down Puzzle Lane: CROSSWORD 5L "4 ACROSS 1 Road chart 4 Fortification 6 Marsh 7 Boy's nickname 0 Preposition 10 Thus 11 Used to catch fish 13 Consumed 14 Sidelong looks 16 Compass point DOWN 1 Males 2 Paid notice In a news paper 3 Light touch 4 Drive off 5 Birds' homes 6 Amusement 8 Female deer 12 Golf mound 13 Exist 15 Printer's measure ADD-A-LETTER To "an Italian river" add a letter and have "an American add another letter and have "a skin one more and have "pondered." "TILE" WORK Each word ends in TILE. Can you finish them from the defi nitions given? TILE (fruitful) TILE (steps over a fence) TILE (Christian) TILE (snake) TILE (woven fabric) Crazy World -The Customer is Always Right' I TOOK a summer job as a UalesgirL And of course I had some amusing experiences. One woman came up to me and asked: "Where will I find stationery please?" "Aisle I told her. The woman just stood there. Finally she glared at me and asked again: "Where will I find stationery please?" "Aisle I told her again.

"WelL you're not very fast about it!" snorted the lady. see for myself!" Then there were the two womer. who were rumaging over an odd-lot counter. They both grabbed the same dresser scarf and neither seemed to 4oloIQiT 0D Pen Pals From Near and Far, Pen i 1 iW Dear Captain Hal, I would like a pen pal from Texas or any other state. I am 10 years old.

My favorite hobbies are swimming, skating and roller skating. Kathleen Allen 46 Eaton St. Lawrence, Mass. Dear Captain Hal, I am 13 years old and I will try to answer every letter I receive. My hobbies are swimming, skating and collecting movie star pictures.

Denise Laplume 31 Inman St. Lawrence, Mass. rue Mongoose is not immune 3N-3 fs a 0 3 Tjj a i 1 i i TO THE VE WOM OF THE DEADLY 66S 0p THE KIVV, HAVr IT AND AT5- US ENVISION ANP LIGHTNING AGILITY ENAgLE IT TO EVAPE THEIR POISON FANGS. hi oermistion ot NA emc. Inc.Printtd In US.A.

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