Hammond Times, Volume 16, Number 101, Hammond, Lake County, 17 October 1922 — Page 7

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PETER. PETER. PUMPKIN-EATER PETE went to work and built a little cottage for his wife. When he at last decided that he'd keep her safe for life; And then he had no further use for that old pumpkin-shell I took it for a kennel and it answered very well. But that, of course, was after I had run away from homeMost anyone gets tired of being chained I had to roam," Said little Tommy Tucker's Dog; "and you'd not think how well A chap can live at small expense in just a pumpkin-shell." An Air-Line To Victory"

ITS no use," said Ted Walters, gloomily. "We haven't a chance. They've got the numbers and the weight. It'll be like a trolley par bucking: a freight train." "Oh. I don't know," replied ran Crosby, cheerily, "oh. I don't know." Ted looked at him in disgust. "It's plain to aee you don't know," he said with heavy sarcasm. "Come; If you have an idea, spring it." All the other boya attending: the council of war in Dan's room looked at him silently. "I haven't any idea now," said Dan, "but what's the use of glooming about It? It's two weeks before the rush. A lot can happen In two weeks. Cheer up!" There was a chorus of groans. "The freshman class isn't going: to get any stronger in two weeks, is it?" demanded Ted. "What else can help us?" "Strategy, my boys, strategy." "Bunk! It's main strength we need. There isn't any room for strategy. The layout of the grounds doesn't give any chance for strategy."

"Oh. I don't know." returned Tan 1

with cheeriness unabated. "I guess if we keep thinking about it we can figure out something to do. Don't be a pessimist, Ted." This was deemed so unsatisfactory that there was a general movement to leave the room. "When you get your strategy figured out. Napoleon." said Ted as he paused at the door, "let us in on it, will you?" Ted was president of the freshman class and his opinion had weight. But Dan only grinned. "All right, my boy, I will." At Crawford Academy the annual rush between the freshmen and sophomores took the form of a struggle for the school flag flying from a tall pole between Bergen and Woolsey Halls. The sophomores defended the pole and the freshmen tried to reach it, climb it and seize the flag. There really didn't seem much room for strategy for the ground was level and there was no chance for a surprise. Victory usually went to the stronger class and this year the sophomore class happened to be much the stronger. As Dan lay on his bed after the

others had left, his room-mate, Frank Webster, came in. "Here's a letter for you." he said, tossing it at Oar.. "From my sister at Vassar." said Dan as he began to read. "Good girl!" he exclaimed suddenly. "I say, Frank, she's won the interclass archery contest!" Frank was only politely Impressed and Dan finished his letter in silence. Then he lay for a while gazing dreamily at the ceiling. All of a suddec he startled his chum by leaping off the bed and landing in the middle of the floor, at the same time crying, "I've got it. Frank!" "Got what?" "The way to win the class rush. Listen !" Kagerly he poured out the Idea that had come to him. . Frank was lmpresed but a little dubious. "Tt sounds risky." he said. "I'll do it." declared Dan, "if they'll make me captain. But I won't tell anybody but you Just what I Intend to do. It would leak to the sophs if I did." When Dan announced that he had a plan which he must keep secret and asked to be made captain of the freshman forces his classmates at first laughed at him. But when nnbodv

else could even claim that he had an idea that tnight work, the class decided that Dan might as well be given a chance to show what he could do. At least he could not make matters worse than they were. There followed days of mysterious doing in Dan's room. He was seen to convey into it some strange looking parcels and he and Frank seemed to' have a good deal of scouting about the buildings to do. But they kept securely the secret of what they were about. Dan did, however, plan an elaborate campaign for the main attacking forces of the freshmen and he made sure that his lieutenants understood this plan thoroughly. "It looks like a lot of foolishness to me," Ted would grumble. "Do you expect to scare the sophs away from the pole?" "Never you mind," retorted Dan cheerfully. "My plan will work all right." The reason for Ted's criticism became clear when the day of the rush came. Under the rules the rush could take place anytime between four and five o'clock. By four all the sophomores were grouped about the pole. They were stripped for action and plainly confident of victory. By Dan's orders the attack was delayed until

The. HANDY BOY AT HOME BY CHARLES A. KING. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. PLYMOUTH. N.H.

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pantry door in nearly every home is a source of supply for all sorts if of odds and ends of string, but the labor of untangling the pieces discourages economy, while a string winder like the one described will keep the string always in readiness for use, and may be made by any "handy boy." The ends aa of the spool and the shaft b must first be made and put

together; the shaft may be made of a Vi" dowel. Care must bo used that the ends a are fastened square with the shaft, which will depend largely upon the accuracy with which the holes have been bored through the centers of the ends to receive the shaft. Fasten the ends by brads as at cc, being sure they are not driven through the sides of the ends. Fit the uprights dd to the base e. belne

sure that they are square with the surface of the base. Fasten one d b nailing, or better still by screws, push the crank end of the shaft through the hole made to recive it. then place the other support in position and fasten it the same way. Make and fit the crank f, the handle g, put them In their places as Indicated and fasten with a small nail through the crar.k as at h.

Banging On Their Pans, Blowins Horns And Yelling Like Indians The Freshmen Bore Down On The Sophomores

four-thirty. Then from behind each of the buildings advanced a column of freshmen in the strangest battle array the school had ever seen. Every boy v.as dressed in the weirdest, wildest clothes he could find and each carried a tin pan or other noise-making device. Banging on their pans, blowing horns and yelling like Indians the freshmen bore down on the sophomores. But they did not Immediately attack. In a sort of Indian dance they circled about the sophomores who stared in amazed and uneasy wonder. So Intent were the second year men in watching this strange performance that not one of them saw the sudden flash of an arrow as It shot from the roof of Woolsey Hall and passed over the roOf of Bergen, carrying a light but strong cord after It. Not one of them saw the cord move along the roofs until it struck against the flagpole. Only Dsn who had shot the

arrow and Frank who caught the cord on the other roof knev what had happened. Then there was a blast of a bugle. The freshmen drew back, cast aside their pans and horns, gathered in wedge shaped formations and swiftly launched sharp attacks upon the sophomores on two sides. If th 5ond year men did not think to look up before they had no time to do so now. So they did not see the cord pull a rope across from building to building. They had no idea of what was going on until Dan appeared over the parapet on Woolsey Hall and seated himself in a sling that hung from a pully running on the rope. Then somebody shouted: "Look out above!" Scores of faces were instantly turned upward. There was an Instant's pause in the battle, and then the freshmen, with an exultant shoutv renewed their attack more fiercely. Two or three sophomores sprang for the pole and started to climb It.

They were too late. Letting go the parapet, Dan whizzed out to the pole down the sag of the rope. He landed below the flag a few feet but without leaving his sling he climbed up to the flag and tore it from the pole. He waved it once in triumph over the crowd. "Nineteen twenty-three wins!" be cried. Then he stuffed the fla? under his coat and pulling himself hand over hand along the rope he regained the roof before the sophomores climbing the pole had reached the rope. "Well, Dan." said Ted later on, "you put it across in great shape. That was strategy, all right. How'd you get the idea?" "Oh," said Dan with a twinkle in his eye, "I found it in something I read. But mainly 1 got it because I stayed cheerful and didn't give up. It doesn't pay to let yourself get gloomy about a problem, Ted." "I gi:ess vo-iVp r(ht " rt!d Ted

suddenly became aware of Mr. GRAY squirrel, perched high up in the crotch of the big tree. He wore a BLACK coat with big YELLOW buttons on it, BLUE trousers and he had a BLUE tam with a long YELLOW plume in it. He sat and threw nuts down for the children to find. "Oh! Oh! Look. Teddy!" cried Susie. "It's Mr? Squirrel, giving us some of his nuts. See his plumy GRAY tail and his dear little GREEN front door behind him. Oh! Isn't he cute!" "Thank you, Mr. Squirrel!" called Teddy. In the distance Is a light BROWN hill with a YELLOW fence at the top and looking over it is Farmer Brown's RED barn with a big pile of YELLOW hay beside It. 'Way to the left is the farmer's BROWN stone house with its big RED chimney and long sloping GRAY roof. A RED leaved maple tree grows in front of the house and a tall elm tree with Just a few BROWN leaves left on it grows behind the house. The other trees have YELLOW and RE leaves. The road where Teddy and Susie stand Is GRAY - BROWN. The border of the picture is BROWN and the lettering; GREEN.

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COOKED PEARS

A Dessert Dish When the first of the fine winter pears come in during October a delicious dessert can be made very simply with them. Wash and cut In halves four large pears. With a sharp knife hollow out the core. Put the eight halves In a saucepan and add: 1 cupful water. 1 cupful sugar. 1 piece of stick cinnamon. Boll till the pears are tender (tell by touching with a fork very gently so as not to make a mar In the pear.) Put two halves in a dessert dish; pour one-fourth of the syrup on each dish and serve with cream either whipped or plain.

T5he GRATEFUL LION

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CET'S go nutting," said Teddy to Susie May, "I'll call for you after school and we'll take my new RED express cart and the bright GREEN bag mamma made for me to gather nuts in!" "Oh. yes." agreed Susie, "your express with YELLOW wheels and Inside YELLOW. It has a YELLOW handle too. "Yes, and mamma sewed nuts in YELLOW material on my bag." "Isn't the sky a beautiful BLUE." cried Susie, delightedly, as they walked out Into the woods after school, "I love those big white clouds too!" "So do I." cried Teddy, "And look at the p'retty leaves they've all turned RED and YELLOW" (use plenty of water with the RED then daub in a bit of YELLOW and then let the two

colors blend.) "Let's play we're leaves," said Susie, "I am a RED leaf." and she spread out her arms to show the RED lining of her BLUE cape. "My dress is the YELLOW part of the leaf and I'm fluttering about in the wind!" "Oh I'm a BROWN leaf, with GREEN edges," said Teddy, "My coat, hat and hair are the BROWN part and my belt, collar, cuffs, pockets and pants and ribbon are the GREEN that's left." "And you're turning a bit YELLOW, too, in the buttons and shoes." laughed Susie. "And I do declare. littie BROWN leaf, you've PINK cheeks and your GREEN socks have a bit of RED in the GREEN plaid at the tops." "Oh!" cried Teddy, "I wish my hair was YELLOW, like yours and I love

your little" RED hat with its YELLOW feather and your BLUE Eocks and YELLOW boots, little Miss Leaf." "Let's get our nuts, BROWN Leaf. Get your big YELLOW club, and throw down your RED school books that have a BROWN strap around them oil'. We thai! find plenty, I'm sure." And they did find a lot of lovely BROWN nuts under a big tree that grew in the YELLOWISH GREEN grass (you should use a good deal of YELLOW with your GREEN to paint October grass). The trunk of the tree was GRAY (use BLACK lightly) and there were a few RED and BROWN leaves clinging to its branches and more RED and YELLOW leaves on the grass. It wasn't a hard task to find nuts and the children wandered until they

HERE once lived in ancient days a slave named Androcles. who to escape the cruelties of an inhuman master fled into the wilder

ness, although he knew that If ne were retaken it meant death in some cruel and terrible manner. He hid himself in the depths of the forest and lived as best he could on wild berries and fruits as he could find. One day he discovered a rocky cavern into which he crept and lay down thinking to be alone and quiet. He

had not been there long oeior ne was startled by a dreadful noise which echoed through the cave like peals of thunder, but which he knew must be the roar of some wild beast. He resolved to escape the danger and starttr v mnnfh of the cave just as

a huge lion entered it. Crouching be

hind a rock he watched the advance

of his dangerous foe and was surprised to see that the animal showed no Indication of rage but rather pain and agony. When the lion discovered Androcles he uttered mournful music and seemed rather to beseech his attention than to have any hostile purpose. The lion slowly advanced and the man perceived that he limped upon one foot which seemed to be swelled as though it had been hurt His natural bravery prompted Androcles to ascertain what was the matter with the noble beast and he stepped towards him. As he drew near the lion raised his swollen foot and renewed his loud moanlnj. Upon examination Androcles found that the soft fleshy part of the animal's foot

had been penetrated by a long thorn, which had created a violent inflammation. The brave fellow then proceeded to extract the thorn and press the poison from the festered wound, during which operation the lion stood patiently by and seemed to look gratefully upon him. As soon as the operation was ovr the lion felt relief

and endeavored to express his gratitude by ail the means known to him. From that moment Androcles and the lion were almost inseparable until one day when Androcles was roaming about the woods a band of soldiers surrounded him and carried him back

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POOR MR. RABBIT

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Tommie Is worrying about Mr. Kabblt. and Mr. Rabbit Is also worryins about himself, and for good reason. See ir ou can find the reason. Draw a straight line from 1 to 2, another from 2 to 3. etc., and jou will have the secret.

The Lion Raised His Swollen Foot

to his master. Now the punishment

which he had feared was to be dealt him. He was to be made an example so other slaves would fear to run away. The cruel laws of the country condemned him to be torn to pieces by a savage and hungry lion, and a spectacle was to be made of his death for amusement of the public. When the day came for this horrible punishment to be inflicted the poor man was led into the arena around which were gathered thousands of spectators eager to see the encounter. The terrific roar of the lion which had been starved in anticipation of this day could be heard and when the barrier was let down the angry beast sprang into the arena and rushed upon the man who stood alone unprotected and unarmed. A sudden hush came over the spectators who felt a momentary pity for the poor victim, but soon the hush changed to a shout of surprise for the lion, advancing upon his foe instead of tearing him limb from limb laid itself at the feet of Androcles and licked them rapturously. The governor of the city who happened to be there called for an explanation and Androcles told of his adventure in the forest with the injured lion who was no other than the beast set aside i

VEGETABLE SENTENCES A vegetable is tucked away, within each sentence here, A letter from each word delete, and make the answer clear. 1. This beautiful weather strength ens sick people. 2. Jack says perhaps Aunt Marion may bring Arthur Sunday. 3. Clara enjoys her singing. 4. Belgian people are tftrifty. 5. That team can't beat ours. WORD SQUARE My first we do in school My second Is a musical instrument My third Is a stout cord My fourth is to possess AXSWERS VEGETABLE SEXTEXCES1. Turnip. 2. Asparagus. 3. Corn. 4. Beet. 5. Tomato. WORD SQUARE WORK OBOE ROPE KEEP POOR MR. RABBIT A Running Dog

for his execution. The governor was so delighted with the story that he granted Androcles full pardon, made him a free nan and gave him a present of the Ton.