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Show JUMPING BEANS FOR GIRLS Sick and Wounrled Veterans In New Mexico Hospitals Are Hungry for Cheep Letters. Trained to leap through hoops and stand unhitched, thousands of genuine Mexican Jumping beans are owaiting girls of the United States who will write a little letter of cheer to a disabled dis-abled soldier. The exchange of letters for jumping beans is being made through Herman G. Bncn, Santa Fe, N. M., adjutant of the American Legion Le-gion of the state. Five thousand sick and wounrled veterans of the World war. recuperating recuperat-ing In hospitals In New Mexico, have trained t lie beans. The young men are terribly lonesome, Mr. Baca writes, and they will send a bean to every girl who will write a letter to them. The jumping beans are dark brown, somewhat larger than the ordinary bean. The animation of the vegetable Is caused by u tiny worm that crawls Into the benn and consumes the edible portion. After the worm Is dead, the bean keeps on Jumping. Another Generation. Daughter 1 bet, dad, you never saw dancing like this back in your days. Dad Yes, I did, once but the place was raided before ten o'clock. American Amer-ican Legion Weekly. The Family Tree. Jones Hello, old chap. Where've you been? Bones Just returned from my vacation vaca-tion ! While there I looked up my family tree and Jones Get hit with any coconuts? Wayside Tales. Utilizing His Talents. "He's a mnn of very little caliber, Got a Job that suits him now." "At what?" "Making blank cartridges." LouL rule Courier-Journal. |