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Show ITAH LEW FREE PRESS. LEW. STRATO RECORD IS LIKELY TO STAND FOR SOME TIME niitterv Buttons p m mir i i Til Add Luxury Touch On the Funny a OUR COMIC SECTION ii : The official altltnde fi rur fl feet (13.7 miles) for the UghewtT u .'auuimi woj;ra)Uie Sorter United States army flight of November 11, recently termlned by National i; Standards calibration of the seil oieteorograpu, is a recor.j ttat probably stand for some thne. It Is higher by not unite -- n. than the unofficial figure f ir the Ifl. fatea &oviet nauoon of i:ej that crashed In landing with fatal ru.,b to Its crew of three. It Is more than two miies in, lets ieet) higher tlm the official record set in Vxv.i bj t y ,t, American th oflicial mark of which waa C,2;C.0i feet. The routine flights of instrnmo.. carryins balloons used in weath obs'rvations do cot often reaei higher than the new recorti for rj Events m COMPULSORY PARKING Seuie-rorane- "You naughty children," said moltiw tngrlly. ohakln her finger at her two offprlrg. "you've disobeyed your moth er for the lime! I told you not to race through ' the house like this aalo. This Is j twice you've done It. Now go and sit with your faces to wall until I give you permission the f,;-i- to g s Just Sounding balloons, or small strato-balioou- move." The children did aa they were told. Ten ml nut's later fattier came home. "Hello,' he km Id. "What bare you two been up to?" "We've arretted for peedlng," aid the crentfallen Tommy. Krery-body'- s Wwkly. balloons that do not carry anytliUn but themselves aloft, often go higher than the new world s record. Tk American record for these soundin balloons dates from 1913 and ig 28 miles. The highest claimed li 22 miles In Germany, but there Is doubt about these records, as there art reasons for doubting theoretical whether balloons can rise much beyond about 19 miles. Rockets seem to be the best bet for the future in attempts to probs farther out In space. Science Service. b-- en THATS SOMETHING PRETTY STENCILED POT HOLDER SET Br GRANDMOTHER JT M What I Marry my daughWhy, you must be destitute of ( CLARK 2499 Qotdmao ter I reason. aolddtgger I adroit I am destitute, but tbat view Is my reason. Saipiciou "D'you know, Mrs. 'Arris, I sometimes wonder If me husband's grown tired of me." "Whatever makes you My that, Mrs. Iggsr THE FEATHERHEADS ni Z. f PoUT .JSLttgL. " Know I NAny M CmiriMto Sn HifSar Mathematics not ( VJHErSE THE" "THERMO If your mother gave you a small one and toll you to divide with your brother, which apple would you give hlnit Johnny D'ye mean my big brother or my little one? American Humorist The Inventor not up There? HjEM M&TER Visitor 1 VouVE Ml SAY! up THERE. J "Well, e ain't been 'ome for seven years." BUT I'M ICE. THE. fMR0U6H (CmrtrH.W NOV I MB Pl'iTl J If Why Is that? Is It a rule of etiqiiet on the farm? Farmer No. It ain't a matter of at all But one o' them mules Is liable most any time to kick you all In the head, an' I don't want a lot of iMtne mules on my hands. I'athflnder New 'land Is available In sizes 2499 and h 42, fab- These two little Sunbonnet SSlili1- iIr ipillli I I Phi -J itoj i! if " srtF ld i rt? ' :l $ ere are ou JlTlS ffrm. A FACT THAT WARM AIR RISE- S- 1 J now you cam lulkd P ( THEfiEjM so) lTj j FINNEY OF THE FORCE FlUNE-J- rV NEIL. &lJ HOP OUT To TH' 'hm. DIGS tVlAltr HE. SCHMALTZ. CALLEP THAT T THOUGHT fJCRB Waiting - r J WM jw Ac-- Pa WA A BURGLAR. 6oiH' lU J secret They both work In toe kitchen and are talking over their day's experience They are the little pot holder girls, a cute and novel holder to have In your kitchen. The two dresses are the pot holders anj when hanging up snap Into place TO STATE SIZE. under the bonnet Finished sixe 11 Address orders to the Sewing Clr Pattern Dept., 213 W. Seventeenth by 14 Inches. This stamped and tinted piece of St, New York City. material, No. 1002, will be mailed for 15 cents. This Is to be made up and worked In simple outline stitch. Address Home Craft Co., Dept A, Nineteenth and St. Louis Ave., St Louis, Mo. Inclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply when writing for any Information. Hi Prayer Teacher Now, then, Tommy, what What Class of People Pays s grace? Tommy I don't know, madam. Its Bills Most Promptly? Teacher What did your father say lefore breakfast thin morning? After an exhaustive survey that Tommy Go careful with the bacon reached Into every corner of the n -43 it's cents a piiund. tion, Prof Paul D. Converse of thi University of Illinois, In collaborate Natural Resource! with the National Association of FiThe sun never sets on the Brit- nance Companies, has found the anish empire," said the Englishman swer in this question. Office clerks, with a percentage of 92 per cent, II proudly. "How unfortunate!" remarked the Is disclosed, lead the list. American girl. "At home we have Trailing them, lu terms of approxsuch lovely sunsets." imate percentage, are the following! Storekeepers, 89; school teachers, 85 The Grocery Line dentists, 82; doctors, 80; nurses, 79j "Where's your head clerk T lawyers, 61; mechanics and tenant "He has gone away to a school to farmers, 00; policemen and firemen, luarn something about vitamins and 58; common labor and hotel employdrivers, calories. Women keep asking about ees, 47; barbers and truck 3S. 0. t m "Philadelphia Bulletin. 45; painters and decorators, R. Turner In Kansas City Times. A Modern Maid A little girl was asked Ignorance Criminal by her father ! hat she intended to be when she Ignorance, when voluntary, :rew up. criminal, and a man may be prop"Well, daddy," she replied. "I think erly charged with that evil which h I would like best to be a frightfully neglected or refused to lesrn how to prevent. Johnson. ieh young widow." Exchange. Water Helpi The nice old gentleman stopped to ;ilk to the wee girl who was making and pies on the sidewalk. "My goodness," he esclalmed, you're pretty dirty, aren't you?" "Yes," she replied, "but I'm pret-ie- r clean." Magsilne. Overhead Boarder Wish I could be a farmer 'and work and live with the blue sky overhead always. ' Farmer thrown That would be all right If the blue sky was a farmer's only overhead. What a Bird I Customer I would like that parrot Hut can It talk? Dealer Talk! Why, It flew from Paraguay to Stockholm, asking Its own way all the time. Vart Hem, OWES ALL TO HER "Is your man?" rSi i'5fJ ?4 b'V TBI' husband J "No. I taught him to Janr golf and all he knows about bridge. School Filial Lev Son, I'm Kiuuiklng you because 1 love you. Son I'd mire like to be big enougo to return your love. The Ncbiaska iS VEX 21fff LL SAY WA$ COMIUG-- OUT 1 WlD A BIG OP SWAG' HIM BACK TOO. WOW Farmer. Not Retiring "So you think of retiring to the of law." "I mav practice law," said Senator Sorghum, ' but to do so would not he retiring. It would be an honest hustle to bave thine done Instead of 'wartlnt for them to happen." CATCrl I najiD SEMT it WrtEM HE comes out v;eiu LOCK HIM UP nW r. m m lid LEY'S iAj ,WRIG u i I DteS) self-ma- d Mott Popular Boole Visitor So you like y" geography, do you? Boy Yes, It's the only book thatt big enough to hide a detective story. at i rr Dad Girls seem to be having some important step-Dy-ste- FIRST OF THE MONTH Careful, Sitad farmer (to new haud from the city) Now, when you are attending to those mules, I warn you not to approach them from the rear without upeaklng to them first Pattern ic. Illustrated sewing instructions Included. SEND FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) In coins or stamps (coins preferred) for his pattern. Write plainly name, ad lress and style uduiber. 15E SUKE dad," reengage la of danger "A thoroughbred gentleman puts 05 his clothes and forgets them." "That's what 1 tried to do, but my tailor won't let me." crepe. Sine 16 takes 3H yards anybody," Stuck to Him Howell Much depends on the formation of earl; habits. Powell 1 know It. When I was a buby my mother hired a woman to wheel me about, and I have been pushed for money ever since. "new-season- 14, 16, 18, 20. 32, 34, 3C, 38, 40 a large apple and Aa Advaatarer "Hard work never klled aid the fattier. "That's Just the trouble, turned the son. "1 want to something that has the spice In Christian Register. I frock Do you need a young, soft-lin- e or happy social hours? Here's one hat's extremely easy to make. Note the casual spacing of glittery metal r sparkling crystal buttons at the ieep yoke, where a shirred sleeveop cuts In unexpectedly; buttons igaln trim cuffs and back closing. " from its Definitely to smartly gored rolled collar nug. klrt. It's best In sleek satin, or soft TU . i mm l 1 1 filt. y TT t- - . . m PfctiM GUM m. |