Show f STORIES SPORTS GAMES CRAEIG JOKES PUZZLES I Fun to Red Light Lures Fishworms Saves Labor of Digging —1— Lots of boys and girls are going camping these days so our cross word puzzle takes shelter this week in a tent UNDER CANVAS X The Definitions: HORIZONTAL J 4 7- ” Tavern 9 Exclamation Young dog Upon Amount (Abbr) Gardening tool Blemish A canvas shelter 10 12 G Radio distress signal Peg for fastening a tent Noise made by a pigeon 14 16 17 18 I 2 5 4 5 6 8 9 South American serpent Cease T§ omit Therefore Half an em A community of tents The middle of the day Possesses 11 13 We Snare 15 16 Toward Pronoun ) Next we have a word diamond built around the word “Campers” The second line is a tin container the third is a star with a tail the fifth means poor and the sixth is attempt Can you form the diamond? : When you wish to go fishing it is generally quite a task to dig up enough worms for bait But if you just remcm her certain facts about such worms you will not have to do any digging at all Fisbworms come out of the ground of their own accord et night so that's the time to get your supply or bait without digging But if you go out with just any old light to do your worm hunting you are quite likely to return with an empty can You must know more facts about these worms The color of your light makes the difference between capturing plenty of worms and none Fishworms have no eyes yet if a white light is turned upon them as they come out of their holes at nigfit they will quickly retreat into them A blue But a red light has the same effect light brings an altogether different result They pay no attention to it and you can proceed to fill your can So’ before going out on your night worm hunt put red paper over the globe of your flashlight and you can get your supply for the morrow’ fishing without digging If you understood the stories told by the rocks end took a walk down the' 200 mile of Grand Canyon of the Colorado River you could read the history of the earth For the river has been cutting into the rock these millions of 'years It had 'cut valley mile wide before ever Columbus discovered America As it ground away the rock beneath it and as it gnawed at Its banks tearing and wearing an ever wider bed for itself it revealed page after page of the history of the earth— some crumpled and bent some comparatively new some millions of years old Some of the rock layers which are the pages of history are thick hnd some are thin some of them are tipped sharply upward and tell of a great upheaval in the earth’s crust hundreds of thousands of years ago All In all the river’s gorge has been cut through rocks laid down in nearly every geological age in the whole history of the earth— end geological ages are reckoned in hundreds of millions of years River Is Mile Down Now as one stands at the top of the broad high banks’ and looks down over the cliffs the river fa a little stream a mile below and its banks are giant striped ribbons of red and blue and gray and green rock Th 4 By Horace Mitchell A Lesson for Becky Rebecca the Doberman-Pinschhas had a series of pretty stiff lessons lately They worked so well that I’ll tell you about them then perhaps you can use them on your own dog These Dobermans are mighty intelligent animals but some of them including Becky are terribly headstrong They want to do just what they want to do and nothing else And you fellows and girls know as well as I do that dogs can’t act that way all the time Out in the field by the house Beck would get to playing with Skippy the c M CAMPERS E R S Would you like to make yourself a tfutty doll family? You can have a jrother and sister doll and their colored mammy with' even an Indian squaw and her little papoose to make it more exciting First you must collect the necessary materials They cost very little and hey are not hard to find The next ime your mother goes to the store lave her buy them for you Since it is to be a Nutty doll family the most important Items are the nuts for the faces of the dolls are made from these Then you need millinery wire No 7 and crepe paper You draw the features of the dolls on the nut faces yourself using black and red crayon When you have the nuts and wire and crepe paper you are ready to begin Miss Hazel Nut the girl doll is the easiest to make so let’s start with her of the nut which forms the head About two inches from the loop end of the wire fasten the wire by twisting Find the middle of the wire and wind the piece around dose to the nut to form arms Bend the bottom loops over so that they form feet Fill out the body by winding a strip of crepe paper around many times pasting in place Hazel’s head is an almond Her hair is made of yellow crepe paper which may be slashed and twisted around a small knitting needle to make it fashionHer dress is made from ably curly lavender crepe paper scalloped around the bottom revealing pantalettes of white A tiny white ruffle also of crepe paper is pasted around the neck and armholes of her dress and yellow crepe paper roses with green leaves complete her costume ch ch Miss Hazel Nnfc And here are two word chains made up of good camping words Remember that you must change only one letter at a time and that all words formed must he real “dictionary” words Change POLE to TENT in five moves Change moves To make Hazel’s body cut one piece of wire 7 inches long another 3 inches and another 6 inches Bend one end of the wire and one end of the wire into a loop about ch 3-i- J4-in- ch long Then cut a long strip of -- inch wide Cover the crepe paper Beck wouldn’t pay the slightest attenwires one moistening loop end with by tion to repeated calls paste covering it with the paper and then Leave 4along the wire mongrel and wouldn’t pay the slightest about winding unwound at the straight Here’s a picture puzzle concerned attention to repeated calls and whistjgs end of the piece for the end of with something all of us like to do Something had to be done about that this wire is to be forced into the end She was almost two years old I hadn’t in summer— go on a picnic done more than give her very simple training up to then because I think a good many times dogs are trained too young and are thus spoiled By Katherine Hooison THAT flesh-color- ed ch J'ovzid — Kay’s Jpjazz7cfJ Does As She Pleases Beck would lead well on a leash She would heel fairly nicely too But once free it was another matter she did what she pleased So we hatched a plot to cure her About ten feet of clothesline was tied into a slip knot at one end which was looped over her head A bowline was put in the other end Then we went out to the field my sisTers Skippy came along too barking and hunting for sticks to chase I kept Beck close to me and let Skippy run after a stick for a While Then Becky was given more rope and told to go ahead and chase Skippy When she was six feet away I whistled loud and sharp She Another whistle kept on running When she didn’t stop the rope was hauled tight And then right in the middle it broke! I went into a nice back somersault and Beck went on running But in fifteen minutes I had a 35c hank of new clothesline from the store This was fixed up the same way There were fifty feet of it Further Experiments Beck started to run She was going at full speed when I whistled She kept on going Another whistle No result The end of the rope had reached my Two kinds of meat are hidden in the sentence below Itf will take a hand I grabbed it and the jerk of her sharp eye to pick them out “An injured hip or knee can give speed almost pulled my arm off lot of trouble to a runner” So we tried it again And this time ft worked At the second whistle which —o she did not mind Beck was thrown AT THE TRACK MEET backwards good and hard She came Elderly Lady What are all those men flying to me A few more of the same dose that doing? Nephew: They are runners The first day and again the next And now no one gets a gold cup matter where she is when she hears Lady: But what are the others run- that whistle she comes just as fast as for? -- ning o- - — ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLES ch Mr Philbert Nut Hazel’s brother Nut comes next known as Philbert Philbert’s body is made with wire and crepe paper exactly like Hazel’s His head also is made from an almond But his hair is not blonde like his sister’s but black and is made from a black strip of paper slashed and pasted to the nut His suit is smartly tailored of blue crepe paper trimmed in white buttons a white shirt of thq same material and a dashing black tie Hazel and Philbert’s colored mammy is known as Chess Nut Her body fa made according to the directions for Corner — PICNIC AND CAMPING GESTIONS the brother and sister hut dark brown paper is used to cover the body wires and her head fa formed by a chestnut Her bandanna fa cut in a triangular shape and fa tied around her head in a knot at the back Chess’s blouse skirt and bandanna are cut from bright yellow crepe paper which you may decorate with dots of red Her apron fa made from white crepe paper and has a red stripe drawn around the bottom of it Squaw and Papoose The last member of the Nut doll family is the Indian squaw and her papoose The body of the squaw fa made in exactly the same manner as are the other dolls but the wires should be covered in copper-colorcrepe For the squaw’s head use a paper walnut but if you have trouble getting the wire to go through the nut an almond will do The head of the papoose faa hajel nut lyhich pasted in the spot indicated in the illustration The faces are drawn on with the crayons The dress of the squaw is cut from crepe paper and is trimmed in slashed red crepe Her headband is also of bright red as fa her feather The little papoose is in a bag of dark brown paper with bright red bands drawn with the crayon in criss-crodesign on its back Besides having the fun of making these dolls to use now for toys why not make some as favors or table decorations for your next party? ed buff-color- ss MEALS ON TIME TT7HEN you are called to lunch or dinner YY do you go at once or do you stop long enough to finish the chapter of the book you are reading or to hive just a few more catches? Too many of us do the latter We’ve got Into the bad habit of yelling “All right I’m coming!” and then waiting two or Jive or ten minutes before we actually go But if we had ever had the job of cooking the family’s meals as mother does we would be a lot prompter There is probably nothing more discouraging to a cook than to have a fine meal all ready to serve and then to watch it grow cold while she waits for the family to come and eat it The least we can do to help our mothers during the hot weather is to be on time for our meals with hands and faces washed all ready to eat If we do happen to be playing o t working or reading when meal time arrives let’s be very quick about answering mother’s call If a few of us hmd to go without our meals for a while I wed be more careful to be on hand for them when they’reimagine ready 1 “ —The Editor - SUG- When you go camping take along boric arid for an eye wash witch hazel to rub on sprains and bruises and mercurochrome for cuts and scratches' Grease your cooking utensils after using them and they won’t rust If you like to take pictures of your outdoor activities it’s a wise idea to m 4 -- 4 1 THE ADVENTURES OF PETER PEN - — "Q— — a pair of shears (D) The shears slice into the feather pillow (E) and as the feathers fall a pet penguin (F) flaps hfa wings with glee thinking it is snowing The motion of the penguin’s wings cator which fa guaranteed to be a simple operates the saw (G) and the saw cuts device for ridding your ©ff the end of the log (H) which drop and home of warm weather’s greatest nui- into the basket (I) The added weight sance lowers the basket and pulls the string This neat little machine can be in- (J) which fires the pistol (K) Tbs stalled in your living room in something bullet from the pistol breaks the string like an hour and forty-fiv- e minutes with (L) releasing the slingshot (M) which no outside help except three graduate thereupon hurls a rock (N) at the fly engineers a carpenter six or seven husky (O) which has been persuaded to alight Once set on a lump of sugar (P) laborers and a taxidermist up it works as follows (we hope) : Professor Noodle having neatly solved As Easy as Pie the fly problem is now planning to do Mamma (A) presses the lever (B) something about fleas provided be which pulls a string (C) and operates doesn’t run out of letters fool-pro- of — Six and Five Equals - Nine in This Bit of Arithmetical Magic -- By Thomas the Magician In our effect this week appropriately entitled “6 plus 5 equals 9” I bring vayou another trick of the “match-ic- ” riety Follow the directions closely and you’ll have at your command a very entertaining little novelty EFFECT: The performer displays eleven matches (These matches are of the wooden variety) Six of these he places on a table in front of the audience so that the matches are parallel to each other and about two inches apart Now having arranged six of the eleven matches as described above the performer challenges anyone in the audience to take the remaining five and arrange them in any way with the six so that they total nine! All of the matches must be utilized I ' After a short time allowing the spectators to try and think of some means of attack so to speak the performer calmly takes the remaining five matches and arranges them so that they really make NINE 9 4 - Start your picnic fire with a “tent” of small twigs instead of paper it makes a much better fire You can add your larger sticks around it and be ready in short order to cook a meal for the huskiest of appetites If mosquitoes or gnats spoil your summer get Dad to help you make a smoke candle Mix an equal quantity of dry leaves powdered and fresh pine sawdust then sqak it in a strong solution of saltpeter Remove the wet keep your camera loaded and the film pulp dry it and pack it tightly Into a turned ready for the snapshot of some half-inc- h paper tube This “candle” unexpected happening You may miss burns slowly and the smudge is guarit if you have to wait to tum the film anteed to keep these unwelcome visitors —!' Professor M T Noodle wbow brain ha more waves than the Pacific Ocean has Just come forward with a new invention which will make summer a pleasure and fly-tia meaningless expression It is the Little Gem Fly Eradi- - ed at ' a distance preventing many bites And above all never go into the water when you’re overheated or immediately after you’ve eaten You’re inviting that painful and often fatal “swimmer’s cramp” if you do ! GENTLE HINT He had long outstayed his welcome “Tell me” said his host at last “how long was the fish you caught the other day?” ’ “Oh ” said the guest holding his hands wide apart “so long” “Well so long” returned the host “if you really must be going” ‘ 9 fi Peter Piper picked a peck Of pickled peppers so V ve read But say it fast and you’ll agree He picked a lot of P’s instead Q Posers Each the left studies column of the terms in the column to is commonly used in one of the or branches of learning in the to the right Can you connect each term with the study in which k is used? 1 Sine Physiology 2 Divisor Geometry 3 Dynasty Chemistry 4 Parse Trigonometry 5 Pitch History 6 Hypotenuse Arithmetic 7 Larynx Physics 8 Molecule Grammar 9 Isthmus Music 10 Inertia Geography Try These Stunts For Real Fun When You Go Swimming If swimming is one of your favorite here are some stunts and games sports THE SIX MATCHES which you will find are a lot of fun PLUS FIVE MAXES MIME If you are just learning to swim be sure that an experienced swimmer is present when you try these games Score Diving: Take a number of large pieces of cardboard and mark a different number on each These when floated on the water serve as targets and should be placed at various distances from the diving board The purpose is to dive through some of EXPLANATION: Lost Boy to Lady: Have you seen a of the game The drawing the and touch others The win- targets makes everything quite simple In the lady in a fur coat without a little boy ner of course is the one who scores the first picture you see the six matches ar- that looks like met highest ranged on the table In the second picLog Rolling: For this game you need ture you see the six matches plus the Usher : How far down do you wish to two T logs of about the same size The sit five so additional arranged that they ladyt of the stunt is to cover a given purpose - Lady: AU the way of course make nine! distance with the logs by standing on them and spinning them with your feet You can play this in shallow wrater but you will find yourself ducked often before you learn to balance yourself on the log Water Basketball : Two tubs are needed They are set on stools about three feet high at the ends of the pool If the game fa being played in a lake the tubs should be placed about 15 yards apart The game is played like ordinary basketball except the player may advance with the ball - A field goal counts two points and a goal from a foul counts one Tackling and ducking are fouls and are penalized by allowing a free throw for the goal from a point 15 feet away 1 By NICK NICHOLS she can Of course every time she was on the rope and obeyed the call she was petted and given something she liked to cat But the rope certainly taught her 1 Steerage galley hatch 2 SHIP — shop — ehot — aoot — to mind! sort — PORT ‘ BOAT — beat — beak — beck — DECK 2 The diamond 1b C cab capes captain beast sit N 4 Inch add A form Chain Reap add P form Paper' The five riddles below are tough ones Crossword Puzzle Solution to guess But you riddle fans have had lots of practice so let’s see what you can do with them 1 What kind of fruit does the electric plant bear? — Reyna Cooper 2 I’ve seen you where you never were and where you ne’er will be And yet you in that very same still be seen by me fy place may — Robert D Wayne Taft 3 Why does a chimney smoke? — Nitia Lou Leverette 4 What factories if closed would prevent many strikes 7—LtRoy Albright 5 What is the difference between a carpenter and a pint of milk? — Jean Jackson layer fa limestone of creamy Under it is gray sandstone and under the gray is red shale and sandstone Below this is a light blue-gra- y limestone stained red from- - the layer above it and below this are greenish layers of shale and' sandstone At the bottom is the original ancient granite which until the river cut into it had never been worn by wind or water' Some of these rock layers were comparatively soft and the river could cut through them quickly and here the bank is sharp and fairly steep But others were harder and here the river’s work was very slow for the stubborn rock resisted the insistent rubbing of (he water and its everlasting biting at the rocky sides No one knows exactly how long ago the river was a stream on the top but judging frqm the age of the top layer of rock it is believed that the Colorado River must have been cutting into the earth for several million years upper color er A t'Tuey're moTUer's of Nuts- "Wire and Crepe ''Paper of Earth Caring for Your Pets VERTICAL 1 ake Little Gem History Eradicator Includes Philbert Fly Family Is Told by Rocks Is Latest Goofy Invention Hazel9 Mammy and Indian Squaw In Grand Canyon ! ! t ¥ Riddles t: ANSWERS TO POSERS 0 Bun tht m ddng I nevw mw two iach tleepy heads I to The trying way to awaken them is to watisKW £25 to do something dangleonly some money under the King’s about it Wake up Your Majesty nose while a stick of v peppermint PV:kle ou‘ of M rewarded by lumbers Who supplies all the candy eSn Soud vered w snore (Copyright 1927 ta b webd rader- But the girls ground forest of root are missing!I “Where are the Princess and Betty?” asks the Talking Pendl Theyhave lingered in the crystal cave to enjoy the beauty of all the different colors Associated Editors) At Uat wo r i Tl t Primes spies pukige that has no doubt been dropped by one of the gang and reaches dowm to pick it up It looks like some of the concentrated mustTrevel food we are carrying light on this expedition As' the Princess stoops Betty who Is sharing herPritocSs cover doesn’t realizethat the fadpoaed to deadly drops from above Should toudT her she will immediately turn to stone I z Sine with trigonometry divisor with arithmetic dynasty with history parse with grammar pitch with musio hypotenuse with geometry larynx with physiology molecule with chemistry isthmus with geography' inertia with " physics RIDDLE ANSWERS r 2 Reflection in a mir1 Currents ror 3 Because it can’t chew 4 Match One weighs a pound and factories the ether pounds away |