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T1TE ClfHEEX. OTTAWA. CANADA Pfl The CM and Gir Games Tool-Craft Jokes Stones Jpy nuzzles -Middles L-Mki LJfcr3j Sport RIDDLES KEEP POURNG IN FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS FAMOUS FOLK OF ALL TIME TELL HOW MUCH THEY OWE T0 TRAINING BY THEIRMOTHERS F)n WHO ARE GREAT RIDDLE FANS tit I A Regular Mother Peter was homesick. Why, must have been years since he hsd seen his mother. He sat with his eyes on his history book, but his mind far away far away to last summer when he and his mother had had such a lovely time together at Plnehurst Farm.

Then had coma winter again, which meant that his mother, a famous violinist, must go 653. What kind of key will not When you grow up, you want, of open anything? oo4. hat is shot before com mitting a crime? o5o. vi ny is a photograph of a A mou toils AfctJH Who is it toils tooth like a thing forgotten? oot. njr is a pretty girl ike a Hi.

When should it be impossible to burn a forett? E45. In a load of wood there were no straight or crooked or round sticks. What kind of wood was it? 646. What is under the hat. yet over the head.

647. Why should you tie a plecel of soap around your neck when you go swimming? 648. How are bread and the sun like? 449. When Is the best time to i tudv the book of nature? course, to make your mother proud of you. And that very same ambition to please mother Is what had a very great deal to do with the success of some of the greatest men and women.

They wanted to please their mothers. George Washington. There's the story of George Washington, and how wishing to be kind to his mother changed his whole life. When he was about six hinge? 657. When is a thief called a Jailbird? on tour again and he must be sent a boarding school.

Today he was resentful toward his mother. He didn't see why she couldn't be content to settle down in some little house with him, for 558. How can a man make his is 1 (.1 With untiring feet For those she loves, With a courage sweet Meeting each ill. And from fall of night Dreams of her dear ones Till morning, light MOTHER. teen years old he enlisted as a mid shipman, and his trunk was sent on his father, who had died when Peter was very small, had left them enough money to live on In a modest way.

He found himself feeling very jeal 650. What must be taken from you before you get it? board the ship. His mother not ongt hated to see him go. but she felt it was not the wise thing for him to ous of his mother's music, which money go a long way? 559. When is a piece, cf wood I like a king? 560.

How do oranges resemble church bells? 561. What coin Is a fowl? 562. What city is made up of three-sevenths of a chicken, two-thirds of a cat and one-half of a goat? 563. Why do old maids go early to church? 664. Which is the.

best day to make pancakes? 565. If a boat Is 100 feet long, how could you find the age of its was so very beautiful that she remained forever in his mind. Eugena said of her. "I have carried the remembrance of her gentle voice and soothing touch all through my life." Count Tolstoy. Count Tolstoy, the great Russian writer, also had but a memory of his mother.

He was very young when she died, and. strangely enough, there were no pictures of her. So he "made her up" In his mind and he was sad and lonely used to think of her. His father had told him that his mother played the piano beautifully, and that she was very clever; In fact, she spoke easily five language. The young Tolstoy decided that he wanted to be the sort of man when he grew up that his clever mother wouldi not be ashamed of, had she lived.

So, you see, even though he'd never seen her, she had a lot to do with her son's IJfe. Frances Willard. Frances Willard, the temperance leader, tells how much her mother encouraged her. "She never called us 'bad children'," says Miss Willard. "She told us that we were good, and- therefore she always expected good things of us.

So of course we were bound we wouldn't disappoint her." William Cullen Bryant. took her away from him so much when he quite adored her. He thought ltterly of other fel lows In the school who went home LIKE A CHINAMAN' to regular mothers for their weekends, and who lived In the same houses all the time and had neighborhood friends, and all such things that he had never had. do. When he came to tell her farewell, she burst Into tears.

The youthful George ordered his trunk sent ashore. he said, "I can never go and causa you so much grief. I will stay at home." This was a turning point In his life, for had he become a sailor his career would have been far different. Victor Hugo. Victor Hugo, the famous novelist, tells how his father was away from home a great deal and his mother shouldered all the raising of the family herself.

She was a determined, ambitious person, and she was always encouraging her son and telling him how sure she was that he And today was Mothers' Dav. He captain? 566. What has 36 coats without a sea had written a long, long letter to his mother and had received a long one from her. But one look at the 567. In what respect is matri postmark on his letter from her had brought on this spell of homesickness, for she was half-way across the country from him.

And most of the fellows in school had been able to go home to their mothers for mony a game of cards? 56S. What is that you sleep on, sit on and wash your teeth with? 549. What are the three most used words In North America? 670. What was the first bus that crossed the Atlantic ocean? 671. What is it that every man, woman and child has lived on? 672.

Why is a good story like a church bell? 573. Why Is death like the letter foca.uea,iond comes out cf His head Wear a white flower for Mother's Day. Remember to do something nice for your own mother, and if you know anymothers whose children are no longer with them, make them happy with some little gift this Mother's Day. St it would some day be a famous writer. He never quite got over the shock of her death, which occurred when he was nineteen.

Its influence is felt in his well-known book, "Les Mteerables." Eugene Field. Eugene Field's mother died when he was only six years old, but much of his lovely poetry is due to his memory of her. Her disposition was so sweet' and gentle and she Bryant's mother taught him his letters, and It was from her that he early gained his love of reading. It wacn't easy for her to find time to teach her young son, for Bryant's family was poor, and the mother ot the family was a sort of factory on a small scale. She spun flax, wove linen, made quilts, dyed all the dress goods, and even made the candles) by which the boy studied his lessons.

the week-end. His room-mate was even now in the midst of a family party, with his mother cooking his favorite dishes and fussing over him. Tears began to sting his eyes. He gulped, then got up anTl walked down to the library. There were three fellows In the room tinkering with a radio set.

They asked him to join them, but he answered surlily that he didn't much care for radio. He was starting back toward the 574. Why has a watermelon got water in it? 675. What has teeth but can't I eat? 551 tween What'i the difference fisherman and a )azy schoolboy? 676. Who are the two largest ladies In the United State.

577. Why should a man crossing door when he heard, sweet and clear through the loud speaker, the sound 652. What is the most progress aive garden vegetable? FOXY GRANDPA'S STORIES the desert carry a watch? ot a violin. He stopped. The mu sic was lovely.

He had never heard Bobby Found He Wasnt a Bird any one except his mother who i JUNIOR WORD PUZZLE played that particular piece so well, of a platform on the lower branches ana ne had Heard many violinists The piece was finished. Then the violinist started another, this time an old folksong that was his favor ite, and which his mother had DTay- ed for him so many times. During the piece he felt his mother Bobby sat staring at the canary bird's cage. It was evening and the shaded corner Dicky, our bird, was kept, was almost dark. The little fellow had been singing at the top of his voice all day and I suppose was as tired as an opera singer after a long performance.

I looked up from my crossword puzzle several times and there was Bobby looking at Dicky as if he were charmed. "What is it, Bobby?" I asked after I had, found my word at last in the dictionary and felt as if I too had and I put two rude seats in it, to make it cozy. Bobby spent much of his time there and often carried Bunny up into his bower. They had parties up In the oak tree and all kinds ot good times. Whenever I missed Bobby I knew where to look for him these days.

He was sure to be up In his tree. In fact he was up in his bower so much that I called him the "bird." "I'd like to sleep out there all night," suggested Bobby one evening. don't think that jwould do," I so very close to him that it didn't seem strange, when the piece was finished, to hear her own dear voles saying, "I played that piece for my son. because this is Mothers' Dav. He is far away from me.

and as I done a good day's work. Certainly is wonderful how Dicky can perch there asleep and not fall off," answered Bobby shaking his head. aian i Know j. was to play until a short while ago, I didn't notify him to listen, but perhaps he may be hearing this, and if he is, I am telling him 'love and kisses, good night'." f'Oh!" cried Peter to the astonished boys. "That was my mother! Maybe she Isn't just like other fellows' mothers, but she sulus me right down to the ground." said I.

"I know a certain 1 1 "a "3 I I TTL 19 HPiy HP" i'f 1 little boy who had better find his perch and tuck his head under his wing and go to bed." Bobby laughed. I locked up the house and we went up stairs to bed. Bunny said It was all a matter of heredity how one slept and how one didn't and he marveled at the fact "FOOTWORK IS TRICK OF BASE STEALING" replied. "Bed is the best place for You can perch there better." "Then I'm going to take a nap some afternoon," said the boy. "That's different," I said.

The next afternoon was a lazy, warm one. Just the kind for a nice summer nap, so Bobby said: "I think I'll go out In my tree and take a snooze." "Excellent Idea," said stretchlnf myself out in the hammock, I was sound asleep when suddenly I heard a cry. "Foy Grandpa." sobbed Bobby, I jumped up and ran out to the side yard, just In time to see Bobby getting up lamely from the ground and rubbing his little fat leg. "What happened?" I asked, trying to comfort the little fellow, who was more frightened, than hurt. "I fell out of the tree," said that human beings have to crawl into something and cover themselves up.

Two young automobile mechanics were sent out ffom the city on a hurry-up repair job on a tractor. As they worked on the machine in the barnyard they could sea a farmer rolling a field. "What's he rolling that field for?" asked one. "I d'know," replied the other. "Maybe that's the way they grow rolled oats." (This is one of a series of tips on spring came and with spring.

baseball by Al Demaree, formerly pitcher for, the New York Giants. He writes especially for boys who Bobby decided that it would be nice to build a house up In the big oak tree in our side yard. So work began. We built a kind YARNS OF THE BIG WOODS wane to piay nasecau in a.g League style.) The batter drives a long fly to the left field fence. It looks like a good safe double.

He turns first base and races toward second, only to be caught at the bag by inches. 'Perhaps." you will say, "he didn't run fast enough." But the drive was a long one, and after making the turn, and eliminate chances for losing a step in jour stride. Another most important place In the game In which footwork is a deciding factor Is base stealing. Many an otherwise faat runner Is poor at base stealing because of his failing to "get the Jump" on the pitcher. This requires a fast start at just the right moment.

Icnm "Getaway. Runners like Max Carey. Frank Frisch and Archdeacon, with a long list of stolen bases to their credit, are experts at knowing when to start the play and at getting away with all the speed they My advice to young players snx-ious to develop correct footwork is (o spend plenty of time learning to start quickly and in using the correct foot when turning bases. Also it is a good plan to take such exercisers will develop the chest and give you more wind. Long walks and practice runs will be very valu two small mistakes In running were instrumental in putting him out by a very small margin.

In the first place, he was just a little slow In starting only a matter of seconds, perhaps, but enough to lost him the decision in a close play. Again, in turning first base, he lost a step by turning the base on the wrong foot. Slay Decide Games. To the average follower of the game these points' may not seem very important, but they are among the deciding factors that win or lose games. Learn to get a quick start after hitting the ball.

Practice this start as a runner practices for a rae. Make sure that you get off on the correct foot each time, as the wrong foot causes you to lose a step and may decide whether or rot you reach flnst base. Lonrn To Pivot. In turning a base in order to run to the next, learn to pivot or turn on the left foot, touching the bag 6. A female chicken.

8. Strong affection. 10. Facts upon which arguments can be based, 13. Vs.

14. A valuable, greasy liquid. 15. An advertisement. 18.

A certain quantity of paper. 20. Other. 21. The organ of hearing.

23. Male parents. FOOTWORK "How did that happen?" "I perched on the limb of the tree, like Dicky does, and went to sleep like a But when I woke up I was on the ground," he murmured. "Why don't Dicky and the rest of the birds fall of when they a a asleep?" Because they are made different ly," I explained. "You see the tendon in a ty-d's leg Is so constructed that when Its toes get a firm grip on a perch, and it sits down.

the. toes do not loosen until the bird stand up." "There must be something differ, ent," said Bobby as we went into th house for some witch-hazel to bathe his bruises. 3. 4. This cross wore puzzle Is dedicated to the mothers all of them everywhere in North America, South America, Europe or Asia, to celebrate Mother's Day.

The white squares represent the letters of the words, those that are numbered being the starting spaces of all the words, either horizontally (straight across) or vertically (straight down). The black and gray squares denote' the' ends of 'the words, and they may be regarded, simply as periods. When you have guessed all the words, according to the definitions below, they will read from top to bottom as well as from left to right. One Horizontal Is described as "'Mother's Day Is celebrated in honor of them." With seven letters the word could be nothing but "mothers." To check this, refer to Number Two vertical hich must, then, begin with a It has three letters and means an article. Below are the remaining definitions.

Horizontal I. Mother's Day Is celebrated In honor of them. able for this. me siue xowara wnich you run (Next week Mr. Demaree will tell BASE ON LPT This will glye you correct balance you jfll about slow balls.) 9.

Vertical An article. Masculine pronoun. The finish. Article with pleasant odor that you send your mother on Mother's Day (plural). She may prefer these sweets.

Abbreviation for a state bordering on New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Like. To tilt. Half a laugh. A boy's nickname.

Introduced. Before. Color Cut-outs Hansel and Grelhel 11. 12. 16.

17. 19. 20. 22. TIIE LITERAL ONE.

"Good morning, Mike. Doing a little fishing?" "Yes, sir." "And how are they biting today?" "With their mouths, sir." "No; I mean, how are you pulling them out?" "Head first, sir." Exclamation. You will find the answer in another place on this page. ANSWER TO CROSS WORD PUZZLE. The correct answers in today's cross word puzzle are: NASTY OF m.H.

She was a very nervous woman. She said to the tramp at the door "Well, If I give you a piece of pudding you'll never return, will you?" The tramp smiled. "You know your pudding better than I do," he said. The Fun Hour Reading Is Believing. Teacher: Children.

Holland- is noted for its cleanliness and Its love of truth." Doubtful Student: "I don't believe SHOVEL-FACE OSCAR. GET A QUICK START Horizontal. ANSWERS TO KIDDLES. S44. When all trees are ashes 545.

Sawdust. 646. Hair. 547. It would wash you ashore.

54. They both rise. 548. Whenjiutumn turns the leaves. 550.

Your picture. S51. One hates and the baits his hooks. 652. The cabbage, for when you get behind you can always get ahead.

653. A turkev. 554. A bullet. It Is out of the head.

566. Bhe is something to adore (a door). 557. When he's been robbln'. 55S.

By contributing to foreign missions. 558. When It ts made into a ruler. 660. They both peel (peal).

661. The guinea. 52. Chicago. 563.

Becaus that's when they give out the hymns (hlms). 564. Friday (fry-day). 666. Ask him.

666. An onion. 567. A woman tin a heart, a man takes it with a diamond, and after that her hand is his. 60S.

A bed. a chair and a tooth brush. 6. I don't know. 670.

Columbus'. 671. The earth. 672. It Is often told (tolled).

673. Because it Is the last of life. 574. Because is planted in (he spring. 676.

A mw. 576. Miss Ourl and Mrs. Rlppl. in.

Because it a spring In It. "I'm out for a ride!" the motorist cried, Ashe sped down the hill with glee: l'p in the great lonesome woods of the North the old guides have made tip many yarns which they tell over and over again to the tenderfeel from the cities their own way of explaining the strange tracks and weird noises. Mr. Childs, who used to be a game warden In the woods, collected these stories himself from the "One of the strangest aninjals I guess you'd call hlrri an animal it, my boon eaya its a low lying country. 1.

mothers 6. hen 8. love 10. data 13. we 14.

oil 15. ad IS. ream 20. elFe 21. ear 23.

fathers Vertical. the 3. he 4. end 5. flowers 7.

randies i. Vt. (Vermont) 11. as 12. tip IS.

ha 17. Al 19. met 20 ere 22. ah that I ever heard or up these parts Is Shovel-face Oscar," said the Old Guide, who had been giving a talk on the queer natural history of the THE RENT COLLECTOR. Pompous Mistress Who Is that man at the door, Hannah? New Girl He says he's the rent collector, ma'am, "But, Hannah, we don't pay any rent." "That's what he says, ma'am." Girl (as her chair slipped at a club meeting) "Now I have the floor." Her Job "It's the little things that count." said the educational lecturer.

ivortn wooas to a pany oi nsnermen irom the city. "Well, that's on odd name for arf animal." ventured one of the men. "Yep, and it's an odd animal. You see, it's fhis way. As you probably know, bass are very peculiar fish, and when they lav their etrss thev do ies." responded- the primary so In a hollowed-out place on the sandy bottoms In the shallow water of an Inland lake.

"Now. there's a funny little shovel-faced animal that makes a business of hollowing out the nesta for their eggs. He has four legs and he est "Speed In running Is absolutely essential In base stealing, and a quick start is most important of all." says Al Demaree. "stars like Max Carey, Frank and Eddie Collin, with hundreds cf stolen bases to their credit, are. experts at getting the jump on the ball." Follow the advice that Demaree gives in this and other articles in the serif snd your own game is bound to improve.

the Mirm runner had made serond many times before on shorter hits. Where, thr-n. lay the trouble? Footwork Is Faulty. The answer is In his footwork: uraae leacner, nut you car. imagine what a hard time we have teach-lnglng them to do It." anu sleeps unaerneaxn me eunace ot tne water, lie makes a nice, smooth, saucer-shaped bed for each mother bass's eggs.

"But where does he get the 'Oscar'?" asked a listener. TOO LIBERAL. "My dear." remarked the young husband, "did you ask the milkman why there Is never any cream on our milk?" "Yes, darling, and he explained quite satisfactorily. I think that it Is a great credit to him," "What did he say?" "That he always nils the bottle Just so full there Is no room for cream." Nightmare "tester talks in his sleep." "Yen, he recited yesterday." DentiM: "What kind of filling do you want In your tooth, son?" Boy: "Chocolate." "He's, called that after Oscar Wicklem, an old fisherman, who is the Ten miles from th town his car nrst man. nesioes tne inoians, wno ever really saw one of these elrovel-faced animals." (Next week Mr.

Childs will report the story of how the bears lost their alls.) broke down I'm In for a walk," sighed he. PUBLISHED OCCASIONALLY BY EPIIRIAM OWL THE ANIMAL NEWSPAPER WEAR A CARNATION FOR MOTHER'S DAY The laziest man In town la the one who bought a Lizzie so he wouldn't Home ana Happiness save to snake the ashes off his cigar, Ilanfal! ThlS is the lnf My Gijetatest Ppoblem An Englishman heard an owl for pv ana uremei. Chlldren who have cut out tha paper Ambrose Hen mom, now nave tn tne first time. What was that he aeited. "An owl." was the rnly.

the new story which will begin next CHILDREN" ry "My dean fellow, I know that, but srnac was owiing?" How hannv ha arund exploring the old WltCh hmi nA In it forfcmiilu retcnotv mm they found chests filled with pearis (9 MAKING FREDDIE? WAH HIS NECtC.r firaoin siones. mey both, filled their pockets foil. Then they started out to find their wav hnm wa a1, neyea onlv n. few v. fll'UI STAYS OUT XOO came to a body of water.

Thera was no bridge or boat and the children were wondering how thev could get across when a large whits duck. came up and offered to take them across nn 1: ViaL. a h-f Speaker (addressing "I miss many of the old fes I usd to citjop shaking hands ith." MR.OWU P8 I'uer "Go, my ton, and shut the shutter." a mother to her ion did utter. "The hutteri hut." the son did mutter, "nd I can't hut it any shutter Hyson isincuned to be vain mr9. baboon tney were soon home again.

Their father was overjoyed at e-Ing them, The poor man had not had a moment peace without them. His wicked wife had gone awsv never to return and the three of them lived happily ever after. ScndTMi'Iplher abetter of dreciind xrf".