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Show Road to Little White House Is Named Forest. You see be knew that many of them often visited his garden, and it might be that, not knowing that the pit was there, one of them would carelessly tumble in. With his shovel over one shoulder and whistling merrily, he tramped home. When he had gone the garden was Just as before save that down in that far corner was the great pit he had dug. But of this none of the little people save Sammy Jay knew. Sammy had watched Farmer Browns Boy dig It But Sammy said nothing about He was puzzled. and in his shrewd way he kept IB(DMDID.S it thinking and thinking the matter over and trying to decide what it could be for. At last, because he could think of no other use for it, he made up his mind that it must be a kind of trap. And yet he didnt like to think this, for he had come to think a great deal of Farmer Browns Boy, and to look on him as a friend. So he made up his mind to keep his tongue still and wait and watch. Time would tell. 1933. by T. W. Burgess. WNU Service. Hydrophobia is an airplane which takes off from the water. rpiiANKLlM D. ROOSEVELT highway is the name given to the road leading frm Atlanta, Ga., to Warm Springs, the health resort where the President-Elec- t goes for rest and remedial baths. His cottage there already has become known as the Little White House. The apostrophe is used to denote sex. They dont raise anything in Kansas but Alpaca grass, and they have to irritate that to make it grow. SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN r By THORNTON W. BURGESS FARMER BROWNS BOY DIGS A PIT TT HAPPENED in the middle of the summer that Farmer Browns Boy one day took his shovel and down In one corner of the garden started to dig. It was in a corner where noth lng was planted, because right in that particular place the soil was so sandy that nothing worth while would grow So it was a good place to make the pit which Farmer Browns Boy had made up bis mind to dig. A pit, yon know, is a hole straight down in the ground. And this was a good place for a pit because it was out of the way, a place of no use for any other purpose, and at the same time First He Marked Off a Big Circle and Then He Dug and Dug and Dug. was right where the pit could be of the most service. You see Farmer Browns Boy was going to dig that pit for a purpose It was to be what Farmer Brown calls a compost pit. You all know that the little plants draw their food from the earth. If the earth has no food in It plants cannot grow, any more- than we can grow without eating. The food which the plants need, and which their roots take from the earth, is largely composed of very fine par tides of vegetable matter which has rotted away. It Is this which gives color to soil and makes It black and . - what Farmer Brown would call rich. When you find pure sand there is none of this matter mixed with it, and that Is why plants cannot grow. Now In this pit which Farmer Browns Boy had started out to dig he meant to help Old Mother Nature make a lot of this food for the plants that he might use next spring to make the plants of his garden grow. In that pit when it was finished be would from time to time throw the fallen leaves which he had raked up, and old sods and some dressing from the barnyard, all sorts of things that would rot and so make food for the plants. Such a pile rotted away Is called compost, and this was to be a compost pit. You see Farmer Browns Boy believes In being prepared and he was already making plans for next year, when he meant to have the finest garden anywhere around. So as he dug that pit he whistled He says it Is always easier to work if you whistle at the same time. First he marked off a big circle, and then he dug and dug and dug, throwing out the sand in a pile on one side. By and by that hole was so deep that only Farmer Browns Boys head ap peared above the ground. Still he kept on working, and at last only the very top of his head could be seen. That pit was now so deep that it was hard work to throw the sand out. said I guess it is deep enough, Farmer Browns Boy, stopping to rest. Ill make the sides nice and straight and smooth and then I guess It will do. So after a while he smoothed the sides with his shovel, and when he bad finished be had a pit with sides perfectly straight up and down, and almost six feet deep. In fact it was so deep that he had to rest his shovel against the smooth wall and climb up on that in order to get out. "It anybody tumbles in ther, they wont get out in a hurry, said he as he looked down into it. They would need wings to get out. it Is too deep to jump out of, and they couldnt climb those steep sandy walls. I guess Ill have to keep an eye on this to see that no one gets caught in it. Of course he meant his little friends of the Green Meadows and the Green AGES PLACE Burns wraps his mouse in philosophy to make it more palatable. Posthumous A child born after the death of its parents. AVOID OVERSWINGING WITH IRONS iron clubs to get rid of. Many golfers employ the same swing for a short iron shot as they do for wooden club play. In his early years Francis Ouimet had difficulty curtail lng his swing for the irons to somewhere between the half and the full swing and still strike the ball a crisp blow at the same time. Then while in England in 1914, preparing for the British Amateur tournament, he stumbled upon the secret. Anxiously watching Hiltons brisk strokes In the hope of discovering how the lat ter played these shots, the present amateur champion observed that the Englishman gripped the club with his right thumb on top of the shaft. Ouimet tried it, and lol the overswing was stopped. It was impossible for him to overswing with the right thumb In this position. If you have the same fault with your irons, try out this particular panacea. with OVERSWINGING . 1933. Bell Syndicate. The Mettur dam in South India, largest dam in the British empire, Is to be completed by September, 1934. Its cubic content will be 54,000,000 cubic feet, the largest block of masonry in the world. The cement alone will cost $3,500,000. There will be a waterfall of 95 feet over a width of 630 feet. The project will make a million acres of land fertile by irrigation. Work is now being pushed at the head works and along the course of the distribution system. TO MOTHERS Arnold Bennett was a soldier in the war on the Union side. He turned traitor to the Union, was injured in battle, and then he begged to be allowed to put on his union suit. BONERS re actual humorous tidbits found in examination papers, essays, etc., by teachers. ICjRAPHICCbLFl IMMENSE MASONRY BLOCK Why are the Middle Ages often ferred to as the Dark Ages? Because it was knight time. Bell Syndicate 1 re- WNU Service. f and hours. Turn out and serve with a warm custard. one-hal- Veal Heart. trim and slice crosswise a calfs heart Dip the slices in seasoned flour. Fry one small onion in pound of sliced bacon fat Wash, one-four- lh bacon removed, brown on boib sides. Arrange in a casserole, pour over hot stock, add one-hal- f chopped pimiento and green pepper, salt, pepper and a bit of bay leaf. Thicken slightly and Cook slowly, pour over the meat. closely covered two hours. Serve with the bacon and tart jelly. Western Newspaper Union. 1933 KITTY McKAY By Nina Wilcox Putnam WNU Service. whose children won't EAT Nature knows best. Never coax a child to eat! Remove the cause of a youngsters poor appetite. When appetite fails, tongue is coated white, eyes are a bilious yellow, dont give small children a constipating cathartic that drains the system. California syrup of figs is all the medicine they require. Specialists will tell you that a sluggish appetite almost always means the child has a sluggish colon. Correct this condition called stasis, and see how quickly a listless, drooping boy or girl begins to eat and gain ! The only medicine such children seem to need is pure, unadulterated fig syrup. Children who get syrup of figs, now and then, soon have the appetite and energy of young animals! They keep well and avoid colds and sluggish spells. Nature never made a finer laxative for children ; and they all love the wholesome, fruity flavor of the real California syrup of figs. Its purely vegetable, but every druggist has it all bottled, with directions. Begin with it at once. The very next day, your child will be eating better and feeling better. Keep on with the syrup of figs a few days and see amazing Improvements in appetite, color, weight, and spirits. The promises made by the bottlers of California Syrup of Figs are true, and it uill do the same for you, IF its genuine CALIFORNIA, Dont accept substitutes. Trouble With Idea New ideas can be good or bad, just the same as old ones. My TRY THESE DISHES Opportunity Neglected You never profit at all from a great many of your mistakes. are most always available. Severe Bronchia! Coughs tastj dessert: T asettes. together one cupful of chopped apple, one cupful of soft brown sugar, four tablespoonfuls of flour blended with six tablespoonfuls of butter, one beaten egg yolks, cupful each of milk and raisins and fold in the egg white beaten stiff. Pour into six buttered cups and steam well covered one be that pest of all the chronic suffrom cold9 ferer who passes germs on to friends. Read what Mrs. J. M. Wells of 1071 Striven Ave., Ogden, Utah, says: I have DONT Mix one-ha- lf The says when her boy asked her to dance last night, all the parked cars were occupied. girl-frien- . 1932. d Bell syndicate. New Yorks Huge Union Inland Freight Station WNU Service. had quite a lot of throat and bronchial trouble, would have spells of bronchitis some of which were very severe. I would be left with with phlegm. s cough and would choke upMedical DiscovI took Dr. Pierces Golden ery and it has entirely rid me of this trouof bronchitis ble, I have never had a spell since taking this, medicine. Sold by druggists everywhere. Write to Dr. Pierce clinic, Buffalo for free medical advice. K I, hard for age, when age is gray, keep its place. The things we say Are tiresome things, the things we do Are foolish and old fashion too. Now age must tell its tales no more (It may have told that tale before), Although within its words appears The ripe experience of years. ITS J If Wf 14 K I' kpl i w ml tm mm This makes it hard ; were we not told, We would not know that we are old. To us the world seems Just as bright, And living has the same delight. Its hard to keep our place beside The hearth, the hopes of life denied, But in the world now youth prevails And has no time for old mens tales. Youth ' must remind us, youth must frown. Before the young and old sit down. We might forget how very small We are, that we are old at all. Our lips still laugh, our pulses race Its hard 'for age to keep its place. . 1933. Douglas Malloch. WNU Service. for coughs and colds. At your druggists. For FREE sample write to 732 Ceres Ave.. Los Angeles. The apple ranks high as a healthful fruit The following will be found a most 1 Bronchi-Lyptu- s to eat and how to prepare the daily problem of thou sands of housewives all over the land. The foods in season in one section are not always easy to find in another, but certain staples can always be depended upon, yet are not always eco- WHAT nomical. Apples when my cough got so bad that bad t0 0 to bed. Mother says after this shell always keep a bottle of A By DOUGLAS MALLOCH hard to play the part of age Is Still strong enough to tread the stage. birthday party was spoiled , - - V j f I County DistributorsWanted for DRAFCHKK.Patentedhome necessity adds to oomfort, health entire family. Sales points; small Prevents initial cost, no upkeep, cold drafts, dost, dirt, rain blowing under doors. Pays self Inf uel saving. Sells $2 60, over half profit. Factory cooperates for local advertising. Homes, schools need one to hundred. Reasonable Inventory purchase required for exclusive territory. Wire or write. 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