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Show I J if" M A ik m V? P ;kc it 1 -v "3 !Trt (Counting Puzst. Horr- In IH way to pirn th do-. do-. techol aouno nn tho fllnxratn of nine J aquarea li aivon In thn reiulo of la.t wli o ll.nl ili.-ro hll b four I l l I I quart) In earh row, up (nil down, acroaa and dlaitnnnlly. How th Anl Retire. Of c-ourao unlit Rn to hod and If yoo wlrh them you may so thorn do It. An ant hill, you know, la mada of liny pel, hies, whloh r piled alMiul an nntranrn holo. At nlKhl thn aula talis thnsn pohhlos In thnlr months and, rarryltia them to the holo, pile thorn ona upon tha othor, a men Imlld a wall. After the hole In flllM tip, cjcopt ona liny plaen at tin) top, the lunt ant crawls In and Willi her hoad punhoa mid up aitulnst thn holo from I ho Insiiln, lima mopping It up antlroly. Then all nluht nnl an ant will be iwn li it aliout o'clock next mornlnit, If ouo looks vory rlioioly, uno may aoo a pair of tiny foolers ihruat out t,hruu;h thn rhlnka between tha atonus. Thon an ant pu.hos Ita way out and IiokIus to carry the pnhbles away, Junt hohluil tint first comos an ' . othor, and another, until tho whol am-iiis1 f..;i:i;t nm... I. hi iii lm- nut ulan . ant iloon not sleep throiiKh th whol ( , nluht; aim lakes a nay two or thrc lioiira lows. Hho does not have to unilrnss. hut whenever sho aota tlrod aha lloa down on tho ETnunit. mrlM hor alx iorb up to hor tntily and noes ' alcvp no aoiindly I hat you could orush her with foathor without waking her. When alio haa had hor (loop out aha Itola up, utrolchoa hor lens and yawtia. Just you or I tulitht do. Than aba i wa.hea herself carefully all ovar. Aflor that alio la roudy for hor day'a i work aKaln. and busy day ah haa. tiKi tomlliiK thn hnliloa. Disking now rooms or ttottlnir food for tho Mr family. Dea'a longu. 1 Tha boa hiiH a Ioiik tonitua nftor tlio mannor of a biiH lioily. I Id ha tooth, tiMi, but inxtottd of chowliiR hi I food vertically, ho cuts II by a nUlo Wflso motion of hla nuindlblca. ( Burled Worda. j Flnrlod word In a caino played by ; two or more persons, ono of whom ' Rives a nouteiii-e In which u word In J eonienloil by being formed partly of ouo of tho word in the sentence and pai'lly of olio or more Immediately fol lowing. Thus the word "London" la (unci aYil or "bin led" In tho Montenco, " . ! uot lot tho ruin full on Hon far- " lot," H will l.e recti If tho proper let- J 't,it( be r.i.'llalr'nl, IIiiih. "Ho not let theV'i" lull. tN IM. Cnrloa." Tim Olio KleH out llnl Henlelico limit atnto tiiV' t'-' hurled word la tho niiino of ,''"' peiHi n, llowor. article of fiMiil, or 'l 1 hnleier It may ho, and , I tho ilrit ono V"' i,",,M,'!, " coT''clly acorc'i a poii,i eui'3or thi-u ; K'Vch out runt' Vr M''nt,'n1'"- BI1il tho 'i UttllK' Duel (', f,,L""y '''"Kln uf "l,1H '! agreed on ,,r Ml",, l)Qe '"re, a i'erl ill""' l"''"'r ' ,'oln," Afior a lim ilr.i'ctlc'.V""1''1" ru" burled Vl,,.y KkUf Tho hanlot ! ono to ,.,, ,r J 'n hlcb pn- tiounclns; tho words 'irU-V n0 THiW In tho f w, r , i,rJirru,l" romer can bo IJ "A1, " f nouncinit ti, aem. io i y' h ANOI.I ,, haro do ,. , 1 tones nniHt now bo ron-drnrted with tho word raim " In II. while I lie word Jiirtt beforo itinit cnil Willi "o," and that Jimt following hoRln with "." Thun, "Tlioy dnnceil a fan'liiniro. ranR Kdwnrd'a il.nir boll, and bi haved ery wildly." II will he aeon that tho word la thua 'burled" much morn deeply than In thn oile r einniplo Riven. King la Ha Who Geta tha Moat. If this Knmo la played out of diaira, a Iiitko howl or biixkctrul of amull pel, I, leu will do; ImliHir a bowl of amall while henna or lieulltlla would annwer. Thla IkiwI la plnccd at an cuunl dl .lanco from tho equally divided divid-ed parly. There la a captain on oneh aid", lie or Hho nnya: "Thn klnK la ho who (tela tho need. Omv two, throo" At thla the otMi-iito cnptnlna run to tho how I, (irai i a many ochhlna or lieana aa ho can In ono hand, and dnxhea back to hla place. Then tho next two In lino bec-ono raptnlna. and do the Mime After all have tried count la taken, and Ihoao who havo tho moat all ko upon ono aldo. There may bo fewer on that aldo, but they ollKht to he I ho heat equipped, though thoy may not bo nl the aecond try. At thla bouut I he atreuKlh of the two partloa la decided. Try to Tl It. Obtain a piece (lf airing about a ynrd hunt and Iny It out atrulRht on a tablo. Take one end between tho forefinger anil thumb of the rleht hand and the other ond between the forefinger and thumb of tho loft hand. Now try to tin a knot In tho atrlng without looieuliiR the hold at olthor onfl. I.Ike moat other trlcka, thla la c-aay In do when you know bow. Blmply fold your nrma beforo picking up the unda of tho alrlnx. unfold thorn, and you havo an ordinary knot tlod In tho atrlng. Moat and Fort Puixla. Hero la a puizln that la likely to prove vory hard, allhoiiKh aomo peo- FORT. HI OAT pie think of tho eolutlou at once. The Inaldo aiuaro la a fort, aiirroumlod by a niout or ditch ropronentod by the out-aldo out-aldo aiiuaro. Thn dlatnucn fnim the outaldo oiIko tif tho mout to tho wall of tho fort la nowhero loaa thun alx foot. Some aoldlera who wanted to got to tho fort had only two planka, each exactly 6 feet 11 Inchea long, to mako a brhlRo with, and thoy hud no nulla to fiixiun tho planka togotbor. How did thu aoldlera Ret to tho forlT Can Vou Gueitf AVhon Helen r'lako wna I yoara old alio hail a birthday parly, and all hor llllle friends wero Invltod. Thoy had a dellKhtfu: time playing gamoa and altiKliiR. and attor aupper thoy amuaod thciuxolvo RiieaaliiR rld-dloa rld-dloa for a time. Thn chlldron told aomo vory Rood nnoa that wore hard to Ruona, hut tho ono that pur-zlcd them moid of ull wna thu onu that Mra. Klal.o riivo, and thla la what shu raid: You nil know, chlldron, that thla la Helena Nth blrthiluy. Now, I never havo bud but acven blrtbdaya, and yet you know that I uut a Rreat deal older than Helen. Can you tell me how thai can ho?" Mra. KIko wna not Joking and final. ' one Utile girl cueaaoil how It wat, i an you ruohb, tiai? Youth'a Coia-panlon. Coia-panlon. Namea of Four Bird. Wher Turnip Ar a Luxury, In "A Woman Who Went to Ala-ka," Ala-ka," tho woman horaolf toll of ber II rat encounter with a vogotahle gar ilon on thn way down tho rlvnr from Iinwion. 8e li luxuries aae tho ordinary ordi-nary "truck pntch" ropreaonla are pracllcally unknown on tho tablos of tho Yukon Valley. "Aa wo neared th delectuhln aimt." wrltca this many ex-porleiincd ex-porleiincd woman, "tho river banka were Hue, I with runoea; many natives stood looking at ua from tho ahor, and whllo atovedoroa handled the wood, uiiiuy piiNaeiiKorn vlaliod tho Uiwn. It wna not long hoforo thoy camo bni-k with ha' dfula uf turnips, uni pulled from tho Rround, which, hnd thoao been tho moat luacloiia fruit, could not havo boeu eaten with ui'V rollah. j fS "I tried ttsrhuy ono from a ymV mini, nut he Kail evidently boon l A away from aifch luxuries, for ho if " fuaed to aell. Aflerward hla gallantry got the bettor of htm and ho politely offered mo ono half of tho turnip; which I tiaik with thuuks. "Aa my brother peeled tho precious thing 1 aked him how long It was since he had oaten ono. 'Two yeara,' he promptly replied. "KnowinR that ho was eapocl.ilf' I fond of aucli tblnKa 1 alo a amall i.lik ! and Raw him thn remainder." j Tale of Two Badger. Two French penanta, accompanied by a dog. hapi d ono day to start hailKcr. to which the dog gave chaaf Tho animal hid beneath a tree, boy It wua got out nnii killed. As thn commune or parish Ravo a reward for alaln hadircra. ibo peiiHiinta proiaiael to convey It to tho nearest vIllnRo, I low miles off. Making a roo of tonga twlua, they dniKlted It behind thorn, lly and by tho squeal of an animal was hoard, ami they thon saw anoihef bniluor following them. AUIiiiurIi they attomplcd to drive It awny, it took no notice of them, but came tip to tho doail builr.iT and began to IU k It. Tho men now Rave up trying tq frighten It off. and ni:aln foil to drug. King their burden, whereuiam tha lit builcer Iny dow n beside the killed oou, aelzed It Rontly by tho oar. and thus nllowod Itself to bo drugged to the vlllaKO. Hero neliher dos nor men I nor boys could force tho faithful crtu- I turo to leave its malo. |