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MR. BOWSER'S SENTIMENT It Comes and Goes , Summer Shadow. Br M. QUAD. «&. 1>S1, by MeClur* Newspaper Syndicate.) The fir* Bickered and danced on the hearth. The crickets were singing their songs and getting ready for a' Joyous winter. The Iceman had collected his last bill aruj departed. He was frtll of hope and cheer, for he had made iJOO per <w»t profit. Outside the nightingale warbled his song, but it was no cheap warble. In a day or two he would present a bill of $25. The strikers were on a strike a (gain, ahd the police were patting them ort the back. All seemed Joyous at the home of the Bowsers, but yet his eyes were moist, as lie turned to Mrs. Bowser and said: "My dear, I saw a sight this afternoon that called for all my senti- "Was it a sick horse?" she asked. "No, ma'am. It was no sick horse! I was in court as a Juror. There was a man arraigned before us for beating Ills wife. He was six feet high, and weighed 4 two hundred pounds. She Was five feet high and weighed about ninety. She appeared in court against him, and It was a terrible sight. Her fiose was broken, and she had lost all her front teeth, and in addition to that her brute of a husband had blacked *»oth her eyes. She gave her testimony fa a low, sweet voice. He had come home half-drunk, and because supper was not ready, «nd she had no money to bay anything, lie knocked her down and gave her a beating. His excuse was that he could find no work at twelve dollars a day. I tell you. my dear, the Jury made short work of trim. He was found guilty and the Judge gave him six months in Jail." "He ought to have five years!" said Mrs. Bowser. "Yes, he /certainly had. It stirred rpe to the -very heart to look at that little woman. Suppose you had married such a roan? Suppose I was a (treat, big brute, and should break your nose with One blow of my fist?" "I can't suppose it." replied Mrs. Bowser. "1 break $our nose--then I knock out your teeth--then I black your eyes. You beg for mercy, but I have no mercy in my heart. I hammer you until the neighbors and police arrive. Just suppose I was such a man as that" "But you are not, and so we won't mpposo." , "No, we wont suppose. I couldn't do It, Mrs. Bowser--I Just couldn't do It! I couldn't break your ^nose and knock out your teeth even if you were very saucy to me. I should come home and, if supper wasn't ready, I would put my arms around your neck and kiss you, and tell you that I would go hungry for a whole month for your sake. Yes, that is what I would tell you.* "I think you would^lfev: Bowser,* admitted Mrs. Bowser;*' "No, Fm not such a man as to knock my wife's feet down her throat. I love - l»r too well. I am full of sympathy for her. You will never need to be strike on?" asked Mrs/Bowser, bopi to change the subject. x "No, I did not say so," was the reply. "But we may look for one. We may look for a strike every two or three minutes until the Industry of the whole world comes to ruin. I could not help but think as I sat there in court of my coming home spme night and breaking your beautiful nose. Yoi| have a beautiful nose, Mrs. Bowser. I could sit by the hour and look at it. Some folks might say that the hump in the middle of it was a little too high, but I don't think so. All the goddesses had noses with a hump in the middle of them. And such eyes as you have jjot! You have the eyes of a sloe, and the husband who would blacken them Reserves to die: You know what a sloe la, don't you?" | "Oh, yes. A sloe is a mart who don't get to work on time. If anything alls his ^yes I should think he would get some eyev water and cure them." "No, Mrs. Bowser, I would never strike you with my fist. You never need be afraid of me. You can always talk back when you feel like It. Because P%m your husband it is no sign that I have any more rights in this house than you have. If I want to paint the house, and you don't want it painted, it is my duty to defer to you. All you have to do is to say to Samuel J. Bowser that the house looks good enough, and we had better have the cost of the new paint in something else." "Do folks sa'y It's going to be a hard winter?" asked Mrs. Bowser. "I haven't heard anybody say," was tlie reply, "but never mind the winter whether It's hard or soft. Mrs. Bowser, you have beautiful teeth. What a brute I would be to knock them down H FOOD SPOILAGE IN HOME AH. Perishable rood Material Should Be Kept Clean, Covered and Cool. "But I Have No Mercy In My Heart." afraid that I will black your eyes. On the contrary, I will smooth, your hair down and kiss you on the cheek--like this." Mrs. Bowser didn't seem to be elated with his actions. There was Just as much danger as if he had sat and read the paper. A whim might seize him at any moment, but she allowed him to paw around until he got tired of It, and sat down. "No, I'm not that kind of a man," 'fc* repeated. "I love and esteem my wife. She married me when she could have married a better man, and I a,w*l8 love and fee* grateful to Dream How He Would the Cobbler. your throat. Why, I would deserve ten years in state's prison. You see-- Mrs. Bowser--you see--" Mr. Bowser had been walking the floor. Of a sudden he halted, aa if struck by an Idea, and he said: "Mrs. Bowser, two days ago I carried a pair of shoes down to the cobbler's. They were my winter shoes, and I wanted the heels fixed up. The cobbler assured me that they would be .sent up today. Did they come?' "Yes, indeed. They are in that parcel, under the chair." • Mr. Bowser reached for the parcel and opened It. There were a pair of shoes brought . to light, but as he looked at them a terrible frown came to his face and be almost shouted out: "Shoes! Shoes! My shoes! These are not my shoes! They are shoes belonging to some mortar-mixer and there Is plaster on them! My shoes are number seven, while these are certainly number ten. Who took these in?" "Why, I did. A boy brought them and said they were your shoes, and of course--" "There is no /bf course' abogt It! Mrs. Bowser, you have shown yourself in your true colors t° You have proved that you have no interest In your husband's welfare. It was your plain duty, as my wife, to make the boy sit right down In a chair until you had examined the shoes and satisfied yourself that they were mine." "But the boy said they were yours," persisted Mrs. Bowser. "But what If he did say so !M shouted Mr. Bowser. "You ought to know that all boys He. Here I am out a pair of shoes, and the mortar-mlxer will spoil mine trying to pull fcbem ooto fete big hoofs." *-4 "Mr. Bowser--" "Not a word, ifrs. Bowser! I leave this house at once! I cannot remain with a wife who is so careless as you are! Yes. I go!" And Mr. Bowser tramped, tramped down the hall, and passed out Into the autumn night. The moon hovered over his head as he walked, and the stars winked at him, but he walked and walked and walked, and thought only of his shoes, and it was after midnight before he sneaked back home and crept softly Into bed to dream how he woyld murder the cobbler as soon as he had eaten his breakfast in the morning.- (TNplMi kr th* United 8UMr DiptttMat of Agriculture.) w "A woman can throw out with a teaspoon what a man brings in with a shovel." Food that spoils after it is brought Into the home kitchen usually Is a needless waste. A good deal of food spoilage could be prevented by proper care, the United States Department of Agriculture has found. Spoilage is due to the presence of bacteria, which multiply rapidly in moderately yarm temperatures and in dampness. Perishables should be bought lp#tft&ll dally amounts only. ! :!V < v Wrap In*. Fr*ah Paper.1 When meat and poultry are braught in the house, exchange the wrapping paper for cfean parchment, and place on a clean plate In the refrigerator or cold storeroom. Fish should not be Stored In the Icebox, as it Imparts its flavor to other foods, particularly to milk and butter. It Is better to buy just enough fish for a meal and have no leftovers to dispose of. Pitchers and bottles for milk should lie scalded before the milk is put In. Milk sflould always be covered and kept In the coolest part of the refrigerator, at a temperature of 50 degrees P or lower, if possible. Soiled eggs spoil quickly. Insist on getting clean eggs, and keep them cool. Do not wash an egg until just before using; water removes a coating on the shell whirh hinders microorganisms from getting into the contents." Fats and oils are best stored in the dark. Butter absorbs flavors and should be well covered. A stone crock with a lid serves well. • Fresh vegetables and fruits should be kept clean, well ventilated, and. If possible, at a temperature between 60 degrees and 40 degrees F. Decayed ones should be frequently sorted out. Very often the decayed portion may be cut away and the rest of the fruit or vegetable used at once. Wilted leaf vegetables sometimes may be freshened by soaking in water just before using. All vegetables and fruits, especially those to be eaten raw, should be thoroughly washed in running water before they are used. The loss of Is made up for by the removal of bacteria and possible spray residue. Decaying fruits an<f vegetables *kl ways attract flies. Moist cooked foods made with mtlfc, eggs, meats, or fish, are excellent breeding places for harmful microorganisms, including many which cause poisoning. Chilled left overs should be used as soon as possible. Left overs of meat pie, dishes made with cream sauce, soft custard, boiled dressing, and dressing made with cream must be carefully kept and handled and promptly used. They often cause serious poisoning before they taste or smell spoiled. Boiled rice, hominy, and other cereals also spoil quickly. Scald Bread Box Weekly. Bread and cake should be kept In a ventilated box. Hot bread should not be wrapped immediately. The moisture of fresh bread causes molds to form. The bread box should be scalded once a week; wiped dry, and sunned. Crackers and cookies lose their crlspness by absorbing moisture from the air. They should be kept in air-tight boxes, wrapped in parchment or paraffin paper, if possible. All dry groceries must be kept dry and clean and in insect-proof containers. Cereals and flavors should be bought In small quantities In the summer, as they tend to develop weevils even when well cared for. Corn meal from which the "germ" has not been removed turns rancid with keeping. Air tight containers are necessary for tea, coffee, spices, and baking powder. Ground roasted coffee loses flavor rapidly. Do not lay in a large stock of coffee unless It can be roasted and ground at home. The fat in chocolate may turn rancid, ao keep it eool and dark. { • Canned goods should be stored in a dark, cool place to prevent fading. Examine vegetables within a fortnight after canning to detect spoilage. A little mold on the top of jelly or rich preserves is not dangerous, but canned vegetables which look, smell, or taste flavor and texture Is very slight ami at all spoiled should never be eaten. ©D BEDDING WILL ; BE AID TO HEALTH Mattress and Springs Should Be Carefully Selected. •f" •' -- -- FUES THAT FLY IN THE WATER #- Specimens Captured by Scientists Ap» pear to Enjoy Themselves lm- Imensely Under Water. More than 50 years ago. Sir John (iUbbock surprised naturalists with •n account of a fly which he had discovered swimming, or flying, in a basin of water dipped from an English .pond. Another specimen soon afterward rewarded the search of another naturalist, and since that time "other aquatic flies have been found In England, like the first, swimming in water laken from a pond. Other observers have not been so fortunate, and some have searched many years for a specimen of thi8 curious Insect without success. I,ast Hay, however, during an excursion ft a microscopical club, one of Its members found a specimen of the Hmg-sought-for fly In a vial of pond •rater. This led to a mort careful Investigation, the result of which was Hie discovery of five more specimens. Ifttfch were placed in a small glass tank filled with water, where thei. movements could be observed. These flies, which are so. small that they can only be well seen with the aid of a glass, appear to enjoy themselves Immensely under the water, moving about rapidly with the help of their wings. The five whose capture has just been referred to remained under water for four days without leaving it at any time, unless they may have done so while the observer was necessarily absent They appear to belong to the family group of mlrmaridae, or "fairy flies." Home-made Sheets and Pillow Cases Have Advantage of Being Fitted to Particular Bed--Wear Better. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.} The bed Is the most Important piece of furniture In a bedroom. Home economics of«tfhe United States Department of Agriculture recommends that If only a limited amount may be spent in furnishings, It Is wise to economize elsewhere, so that a good mattress and springs may be' purchased. The mattress should first be protected by an unbleached muslin slip which can be washed occasionally. Next comes a light-weight quilted pad, also washable, for further protection and smoothness. This can be bought ready-made or made of muslin and cotton batting, or an old light-colored quilt or cotton blanket may be used. The quality of the sheets and pillow , cases depends on how much one has to Invest. Homemade sheets and pillow cases have the advantage of being'fitted to a particular bed, and often the materials wear better, but readymade ones of good quality are sometimes more economical to buy. Sheets should be from 24 to 36 Inches wider and longer than the mattress, so that the ends and sides can be generously tucked in, and the top of the upper one turned down to keep the blankets clean. The hem at the top of a sheet should be at least 2% Inches, and at the bottom from % to 1 Inch. Machine hemstitching makes a pretty finish for pillowcases and the wider hem of a sheet. Seamless tubing can be bought for pillowcases. Soft, fluffy blankets, containing a large proportion of good quality wool, are generally considered more comtuhle and also most durable If given proper care. Many reliable manufacturers state the percentage of wool on a card attached to"the blanket. Cotton blankets, when new, afre In many cases us warm us wool, but they tend to become matted with wear and washing and consequently less warm. If a blanket it chosen with a colored border, this -border ahould be of the same quality wool .aa the rest of the blanket. Comfortables of wool or cotton batting covered first with cheesecloth and then with an outer covering of pretty light-weight material are generally needed In the severe weather. Oldfashioned pieced quilts are often Interesting, but not very warm, considering their weight. Striped dlmlty bedspreads with pillow shams to match are deservedly popular because they are dainty, easy to launder, durable, and inexpensive. Having two spreads permits a bed to be kept always fresh. TO STOP RUG FROM CURLING The Sorosis Club for Women. The Sorosis club, organized with 12 members In March, 1868, by Mrs. Jane Cunningham Croly in New York, was the first woman's ciub in America. Its object is to further the educational and society activities of women, and to bring together for mutual helpfulness representative women of art, literature, science and kindred pursuits. Resizing Will Make Floor Covering Leek Much Better and Add to Its Durability. After cleaning, a machine-made pile rug sometimes loses its shape or wrinkles and curls up because the sizing on the back has worn off. Resizing will pay for itself by adding to the durability of the rug as well as by making it look much better, and can be done at home or by a carpet dealer. Directions for resizing are given in Farmers' Bulletin 1219, Floors and Floor Coverings, a new publication of the United States Department of Agriculture. The rug should be stretched tight and true and tacked at frequent intervals, face down, on a floor or some other flat surface where It can remain undisturbed. It should then be sprinkled generously with a solution made by soaking and dissolving one-fourth pound of flake glue in one-half gallon of water In a double boiler or a container surrounded by hot water. The rug should be allowed to dry for at least 24 hours. If it is light weight, care should be taken not to» put on so much glue that It penetrates to the right side. >411 v4roimd /Ac House Let Tin Tarnish. Scouring tin to make it shine la a waste ^*>f time and of material, aa the tarnish In ttn, acts as a protection and makes It wear. Delightful Window Seats. . Window seats are delightful things *nd add gr**tly to a room's Jkfctmclion, '..\y - .?$»• ; Try using leftover coffee th spice cakes instead of sour milk. Zt serves last as wall DOING HjS BIT. A Canadian speaker was making an earnest appeal for forest conservation. "What are our people doing to stop this fearful waste of the country's precious lumber supply?" he demanded. 'Is there anyone here who Is doing anything at all?" Gravely a little man in the audience rose from his seat. "What! Is there really one?" exclaimed the orator. "And what, may I ask, are you doing to save our forest from depletion?" "I," said the little man solemnly, "always use a toothpick twice." . Something Impossible. Reggie--Doubtless I shall marry, y* know, but I shall take jolly good car® not to marry a woman who knows more than I do. Miss Bright--You. are very romantic. Reggie--It seems to me I'm very practical. Miss Bright--Not at alL You have your mind fixed upon an impossible Ideal. I GIVING HIM A START "Take that ink away from the baby." "Aw, let him write a novel If hi wants to. Gotta begin sometime." Unattainable Idea. Mo statesman ever hopes to toueh Perfection such as critics seek. They either say he talks too much ' ;V else that he's afraid to speak. Foolish Lawbreaklftg. "Charley, dear," said youftg Mrs. Torkins, "isn't it against the law to bet on horse races?" "I believe so." "That helps to explain what the lecturer at yesterday's club meeting meant when he said that a large percentage of crime was due to Intellectual deficiency." i A Mean Trick "How was the seanc^?" :r~^ "A practical Joker broke up the party. The medium told him to ask any question he wanted to and the spirits would rap the answer." "I see." "So he asked what was the population of China. That would call for about 400,000,000 raps." . > The Soft Am "Oh, what's the, use?fe 'i, "Use of--" r; "Of getting mad. Yotf cim bottle up your wrath, but some fellow Is prdtty sure to come along with a corkscrew." < ^ Very Fresh. "Are those eggs fresh?" "Fresh mum?" replied the veracious dealer. "Why, the hens that laid them eggs ain't even missed 'em yet." A NONESSENTIAL ' Comrade Bullovitch: Declare youi^ aelf, comrade. The Soviet Is dlapoa* Ing of all idlers who hava no uaeful employment. Comrade Snlppoffski: I'm uf«, rm • barber. " ' •: Tliose Happy Min. A happy man Is Hiram Hutch. * The dentist didn't ,vi' Hurt him much. « • v. A Match, Perhapa. Eloping He--I wonder wfcfe ttatt strange-acting man is over there? He's been following us around all night. The Eloping She--Good heavens I That's my husband. 6imilar Tastea. Mr*. Arista Krat--My soh's a geologist and he's piling up the rocks so we don't know what to do with them." Mrs.**lteese Ently Rich--Ain't It grand? My Charlie's doing the same thing--but he's in the grocery line. Milk will stay sweet longer if kept In a shallow pan than if put in a deep pall or'jug. • • • Never put away pots and pans with their lids on, or they will retain the odor of the food Irfst cooked in them. • • • When the corks slip Into salt and pepper shakers and there are no new ones to be had, a small piece of court plaster will serve the purpose very well and it can be washed off very easily when the shakers need' to be refilled. * • • When Jelly glass cover* Ing substitute round pieces of clean, white muslin dipped quickly In melted paraffin und pressed down well over thv edges of the glasses, having first covered the Jelly itself with mett*4 paraffin as usual. Long Walt. Pat was invited to a party. His host saW that he was not paying attention to his plate and asked the reason, "Oh," said Pat, "I am waiting for the mustard to cool!" 1 ,-- Moved East. Mr. Wayback--What! Two dollars for a seat, to see this "Hero of Dead Horse Gulch" show? Box office Man--Yee, sfcr. that's kha pi ice. " ; , Mr. Wayhack--Well, young man, IU say that not all the stage robbers are operatin' in the Far West. And the KnowiMpK^pMHi Mint Beers a Direct" Hlt6rt'|«^ri':S'M>:l > Bullying Skipper. Bishop Mitchell said the other day: "Missionaries are a good deal derided and reviled since the World war. Why try to convert the heathen, people cry, when we're still so unrefenerate ourselves? "A Methodist missionary was traveling in a steamer along the west coast of Africa. The skipper kept making fun of him. The idea of his trying to better the heathen! Why not first better his own people--get them to stop using poison gas and all that sort of thing? Missionaries were no good, anyway. An Ignorant, lazy lot "The missionary stood a good deal of this talk, and then one day at dinner he said to the skipper: " 'We missionaries are Ignorant, and you, of course, know a great deal. Sailing these African waters so many years, I suppose you can tell me the length of an alligator's tongue?' " 'Sure I can!' blustered the Skipper. 'Surest, thing you know!' 44 'Well, then, what is It?' M 'it depends,' said the skipper, 'on the length of the alligator.' " 'All right.. Suppose the alligator ia 15 feet long?1 "The sklppejr > looked around the table. All, the passengers bent forward, deeply Interested in this lingual duel--this tongue battle, so to speak. '"If the alligator's 15 feet long,' the skipper said, 'it's tongue will be three feet long.' "'Wrong!' said the" missionary, calmly. 'I'm only an ignorant missionary, but I know that alligators don't have tongues."'--Detroit Free Pressi SPREAD WARNING OF STORMS 8tockmen Notified of Comipg Unfavorable Weith6r Conditions in Time to Take Precautidns. •g _ Cold, waves, heavy snows, high winds and blizzard^ vitally Interest the stock growers of the great range states of the West. The weather bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture, in its endeavor to assist the stockmen, issues warnings of these unfavorable conditions which are dangers to farm animals and to those who graze on the range. These waraings are widely distributed by telegraph and telephone to large centers, but further dissemination devolves on those Interested. The problem has been largely solved In some of the states, particularly Missouri, by telegraphing the warning to one central point in each county, where arrangements are made to telephone information of the warnings to each community Interested. When a warning is received stockmen arrange to graze their stock near shelter, or in such a direction from shelter that the stock will drift toward it when the anticipated severe weather comes. A modification of this service consists of sheep-shearing and lambing forecasts and warnings. In early shearing and lambing districts shearing Is delayed or newly shorn sheep, ewes and young lambs are kept near suitable shelter, such as coulees, where they will receive protection when wind, snow or cold rains are expected. ' ** :/ Drove Popular Author To* ItiM. • At a recent autograph sale in New York were several letters from O. Henry, written in the beginning of his last illness. He was always dilatory about his work and tried the patience of editors. At the last they did not qnderstnnd that they were urging him beyond his strength. In one of these letters he writes: "You are sure using plenty of 'sarkassum' on me these days. I don't see why you should think I am lying about my illness. I can show you a doctor's b(ll that may restore a little of your confidence in human nature. I have had a bad case of nervous insomnia as I ever want to have, and the doctor has been trying to get me sleep and relief. The telephone and all my other friends were cut off for that purpose. I got some sleep last night by the free use of sulphonol and I feel some-better today. . . . My work is all gone to the devil. I am lost in a wilderness of past-due stortea, J)ut 1 will pull out soon.' ^ i • • • . • - Roadless Riissfa, Russia is almost a roadless land. II Is inconceivable to the foreign visitor Who has ever left the beaten track ol the railways in Russia how a great empire can have subsisted so long and so successfully without even a pretense at roads. The secret lies in the fact that for five or six months in the year nature herself provides roads over the greater part of Russia --admirable smooth, glossy roadways over hard-worn snow. The traffic is further cheapened over these roads by the substitution of a sledge runnel for the wheel and axle. This brings the cost of land carriage as near -th« cheapness of water-borne freight aa possible, and it' is the principal reason why Russia in the Twentieth century .is still a roadless land. " aywm CBWM bower '1 " """" 1 - --• -TimififMM- I ' AUTUMN PAIN• T' ' CLU' B,' . I "Come on, now," said Jack Frost to^ his brothers. It is time that the Aa- )t tunta Paint ciub finished up some of i their work. ' /] "Come on, Chilly! v "Come on, Master Heavy F*I ust t' • i| "Come on. Master Cool! » "Come on, for we must get to wori.'^ There is So much to be done. It • Is true we have done a great deal, but { there is more to be done still. ' "Things look like the autumn, but 1 they must look still more like the very J end of everything summery. There T| are still some flowers we must speak"i to, some of these who don't pay any -attention to us when first we speak to them. j, "There are some who doa't listen ^ Jo us until much later on, though. j "We must go to more windows tonight, and we must paint some of oar \ magic pictures. i "We must see that all the flower* I hang their pretty heads and that they say: 'Yes, Frost Brothers, we obey ^ you.' J "There may be a few who simply V1 won't give in, like the Johnny-Jump- J Up family and a few of those obsti- v nate, stubborn kinds of flowers. ;J "If they simply won't, don't stay and argue with them, because it won't bo of enough use. -f-t "But go on aad make the other J flowers do as you say. ^ "Yes, we're to have a busy night. >] It Is to be very quiet and coot The ' people are covering up their plants, 3* and we don't bother about the ones U they cover up, but we go to the others. 5^ "And oh, what pictures we must 1 paint on the windows! You know we 1 are famous for the pictures we paint I And we must never do poor work. "We must always deserve our ftimt, * • always, always, always. This Is our -5 time of the year. In the summer it s is too hot for us to be about, and in Tropical Fish Off Jersey. * James E. Taylor, while fishing pff Cape May, N. J., a short time ago, ran into a shoal of pompano, a fish that r.ever hasjbeen found outside of tropical waters. Taylor and his son caught nearly 100 of them. Fishermen say that pompano bring as high as $1.20 a pound in southern markets. Old inhabitants say It is a sure sign of a mild winter, as tropical fish are nevef vnHight this late acrtii .Norfolk. ,. v •.; ^ • . •(' - - 1 * fSheap at the Price. "See, here, doctor, that tyll 90a tent me was pretty steep." ; "But think what I saved you by telling your tfife she shouldn't go t^ Palm Beach this winter."--Boston Transcript --* • < • « * . ' V - # f t : { \C,% In Another Sondk. Hhi Before we were married yev suid you couldn't do enough for mo. He--Well, I guess time'has proved Shows New Formations on Moon. Photographs taken with the great Hooker telescope of the Mount Wilson observatory, the largest in the world, have added hundreds of new craters and craterlets to the map at tin "Come on, Now." ii; the winter we wouldn't be noticed| with old Prince Sleet and King Snow ^ and all Of those creatures about. "They wouldn't pay any attention % to us then. This is our time of the year. The autumn is the time for the Frost Brothers. So take advan- | tage of the time. ^ "And by that I mean that none of ^ you must waste your time, for time ^ is valuable and we only have a little while in which to work. "Nutty Chum, and Chippy Chappy, % and Sharpy and Bright Eyes and ^ others of the squirrel family will be | glad that we have come, for we will improve the nuts and • they like the }* nuts, oh yes Indeed! ?•. "Then we will please the children, too, for they like the ches#ut season. } Oh, yes, that is the truth I They do ?:« like the chestnut season. . ^ ? "But ah, Frost Brothers, V^e night H;; Is almost here. Let's get started. ft "Remember, you all know just what & you have to do! You all know which ^ of you must paint the windows with / the magic Frost paint brushes this llr evening, and you know which of you must whisper to the flowers the little ~ Frost word, 'Obey!' You all know . what you must do." "We all know," said the Frost Broth- ; • ars. > • . , "I feel just like work," said Master P •ery Cool. "So do I," said Master Chilly. If "I feel like it, too, I should say 1 • did," agreed Master Heavy Frost. £ "Good," said Jack Frost. An® you're a fine worker, Master Heavy Frost. You make creatures obey you!" f- So off went the Frost Brothers, and | as they went they sang to themselves: "We like -It quiet and cold, j] We like It quiet and cold, Helfh-ho, this is the tim§ for us!" i And the next morning when the peo* J pie awoke they said what a heavy «|- frost there had been, but Jack Frost |i was chuckling to himself as he s%Ld: "The Autumn Paint cltlb did t«t#M work last night!" Slightly Mixed. When James was five yeara oU bo was possessed of a keen desire for long trousers. Although there were few occasion* when they might be used, his mother, wishing to please him, bought him a pair of long white duck tAusers. Days passed, and the trousers remained tucked away In their drawer. But cne bright morning came an invitation to a party, and James, upon being told that he could go, suddenly announced in great glee: ^ "Then, mother, I'll be abi* to wear my goose pants!" Singing Was Bad^ ' A MlUe girl was asked, rttuwi home, how she likt Ing oVahe congregation "lUWT^ver; Hthough was bad." "All the peo] What do you n "Oh, it was so people praying: ipon us mlserabl WtM State of What atate la