Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 41, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 9 June 1921 — Page 2

Germans Spy on Red Moves

Everybody in the Central Section of Communist Agitation Is Closely Watched. (COMMUNISTS ARE IN MAJORITY Police Explain That 1 Their Palpable Nervousness Arises From the Fact That '’the Communists Outnumber Them Ten to One. Halle, Germany.—The security police organization of middle Germany, ■which has been 4he scene Os widespread Bolshevik agitation and fretjueut Clashes between *comm'untsts and government forces, has developed a system of 'espionage which enables It to record the dally activities of virtaally every citizen and to trace minutely* The- tSov-etnents*of strangers. The latter, however, without exception, are treated as suspicious characters until the authorities are convinced'their business is legitimate and their intentions h'oubrnhle. Even with the most genuine official documents, the police are not easily persuaded that a stranger, and particularly a foreign*'' r, IS "tror pondertng deep*"plots and dark deeds against the government. - and in other central German cities, when aearly 4,000 communists were arrested, innocent circumstances often assumed a sinister aspect in the minds of the police. Correspondent Twice Arrested. The Associated Press correspondent, who had been -many times examined by minor officials and frequently searched, was twice formally arrested tthd subjected to* cross-exnminkt'on , by the-superintendent of the distrlcT police forces. “We know ail’ about you," said this man when the correspondent was taken before him, am} from a card he read the record of the American's inovoliHiits for the three days be bad ~ been in the district. He Knew the Contents of telegrams which had baen sent in English, had 'record of conver-

Famous Curb Market to Disappear

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the world famed curb market, or. Broad and Wall streets. New York, will soon be permanently abolished, and a gigantic Indoor liall is being completed where the market’ca-n go on under revised conditions. For many years visitors from all over tlie globe have visited this peculiar outdoor stock market thorouglifare. ' - .*' _..

Bullet-Proof Man Tried Vainly to Kill Himself After firing two .22-oaliber huUets into his forehead-ami two more into his body, Walter Stewart. a farmer of Hhrtland Hob low. Conn., decided that the suicide route was a hard road. He . was walking about tlie house; smoking a pipe, when the doctor arrived. Asked why 'he had tried to end ills life, he replied tliiir he was, discouraged. His failure to kill himself made' hup more' discouraged, but he declar'd lie would never try the gun route again.

Pet Monkey Mothers Kittens. New V.irk.—.lnno, tfu? pot monkey of Mr-. Mary F. Hnlpln of Astoria, Qnfeens, has. adopted, fofir kittens which some nuitflej,. cat Aft in Mrs. Hatpin's yard sever e days nan. It is believed the-mother was killed.

Mike Champion Runaway

New York Youngster of Six Rescued from Forty-fifth Spasm of Wanderlust... New York. Six-year-old Michael {Memo!.::, the imp-a’-wagon, steai-a-ride and runaway chaffipton, is back home after having been rescued from his forty-tinh spasm of wanderlust. Jn ten months Mike has disappeared from home ai least obee a week’. Ills father told the police. Sunday-after-noon Mike was absent at meal tithe,piid Pnph dementi notified police headquarters. .. Mike turned up the next morning in the ‘ Coney Island station. He was e)aimer! by his fatlier and mother, taken home, then started to school. He hopped a wagon, rode to a subway station., eluded the ticket agent, rode to Manhattan, climbed, atop a Fifth avenue bus and hid himself under a seat. A policeman hauled Mike from the bos, and the closing scenes of the forty-

sations held With German officials, communists, hotel waiters, potters, policemen on the streets and chauffeurs, He was, however, in about tlie correspondent's opinions regarding cquunpnlsm and wanted to know aliout a certain interview with lead-, ►ers of communists who were fighting near Elsleben.' J, . Communists in Majority. “You made a speech to them and appeared to have beelf ceived," tie* said. “What was your purpose and what did you say?" Assured there had been, no speech- i making, the superintendent summoned j the chauffeur, who had been employed i by the correspondent In an effort to ; reach the communists. The official ! finally was convinced the visit was i only for the purpose of securing infor- ,j matlon and that no- influence, except 1 an American passport ns identifies-

Greek Queen Aids Refugees

Sophie Gets Cabinet to ’Raise $75,000 to Help Destitute From Caucasus. THEIR CONDITION DESPERATE Twenty Thousand' Huddled Together in Barracks Not Intended to Hold Half That Number—Disease Takes 1,000 in Month. Salonlki—Queen "Sophie of Greece, head of the Greek Bed Cross, recentlysummoned members of the Greek cabinet to the palace and demanded that the government take steps to prevent the distress of 20,000 Green refugees from the Caucasus, now in barracks on the hills of Kalamaria, near Salonikl,

Turks Are r“Court.ejsy About All We Have Left,” Says Ruler’s Heir. Official and Wealthy Turk Retains Grand Which Marked People for Ages Back Constantinople.—The' contrast between the manners of . the Turk anti the people of the western ‘ nations- wbp mingle* on the streets, of this ancient capital is. striking. Courtesy to a stranger Is a'quality still preserved front the ruins’of’the Ottoman empire. I “Courtesy is about all we have left and we still try to hold on to that.” said Abdul Medjld Effendl, * heir-pre-sumptive to the throne, who Is himself a model of quletrktndness and dlstin- : gu-ished manners': • - The ritficlal and wealthy 'furk* re-

fifth episode were a police station and ! a woodshed. Mike answered roll call 1 at school iorlay. *" . | k ■ i: *- ADOPTS WOMAN OF 5Q YEARS Treated as Daughter Since She Was Six — Is Made So Legally by New York Court. New York.—Miss—Mary Sherwood, Who ot the age-of six took the .place in the family and affections of. Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. \Vebb which' had tieen occupied by their only .daughter, who died a few years before, lias rei reived the right to legally use the name | her foster parents bestowed on her forty-four years 'ago and by w hich she has been . known ever since. When the Webbs first took her Into their home in 1877, Mrs. Webb bestowed upon tier the name of Maimee S. Webb. During the long years that .followed they never thought to take

m . y ' : 'f. ....... tlon, was employed over the -ebcls. He then dismissed the correspondent, who,-however, next day was again arrested as he entered the local police headquarters. There followed, another exanilm}£bm which ended only when the American threatened to reI, port the treatment lie had received to | the proper government official In Ber- ! lin. r The attitude of the police and their very palpable nervousness arose, they explained, out of the fact that the communists outnumber the\n ten to

South Dakota Cowboy - • Ropes a Live Eagle Slotix City, In.—Thomas Hale, it cowboy on a ranch near Gregory. S. 1).: captured a live eagle with a lariat, according to a special dispatch from Gregory. Huie saw the eagle swoop down on a calf. Waiting.until the bird had eaten its fill In* rode toward it, roped it and carried, the Captive home.

from becoming a national disgrace. In consequence of her action 1,000,000 drachmae (equivalent .to about $75,000 at present rates of exchange) were collected for the benefit of the refugees and 15 additional physicians were sent to Salonikk The miserable condition of the refugees had been reported to the queen -by Colonel Olds, the American Bed Cross commissioner for Europe, who inspected their* camp. Queen Sophie then sent Ik - . Theophanos Aggelopoulos, an eminent sanitary expert, as her personal representative to take charge of the camp. He brought a corps of ten physicians. Until that time only one physician had administered to the thousands ill among the refugees. There had been no one to look- after I sanitation. Americans Send Aid. | The American Bed Cross has sent to i Sabmlki Col. Henry A. Shaw of the United States • army " medlcnl corps, with a party of physlciaijs and nurses to aid the Greek government in the care of the refugees. Colonel Shaw plans togather 1,000 of the orphans in old French barracks, several miles from the present camp, where the children will be given medical attenj lion, while food will be furnished by the Greek government. The expenses of this work will be borne by the government. _ ■ Miss Lillian Spellman,, a Boston | nurse, is conducting a Bed Cross disj nensarv at the camp, where she distributes cans of milk and soon will distribute clothing to the sttlali children. I Many of the refugees were lured by ( promise of rich-lands in Macedonia, j but the majority lied from the Cam ■'"fflsns, 'bWoreTUt? ftß’ft'H2feS"sr' ITR'IWP’ shevikl and the Turkish nationals under Kemal Pasha. 1,000 Die In Month. The 20,000 are huddled together In barracks which were not intended to hold half that number. A Bed Cross inspector who visited tbe-eamp reports that- disease such as typhus, dysentery and influenza is prevalent, and that moire than 1.000 of the refugees died within a month. * The gOveffiof, 'General-Barit* Kanos, is In despair, for he expects 15,000 additional refugees to arrive goon and says that there are more than 50,000 others trying to reach Greece. The fund appropriated by jpe■ Greekgovernment to feed, clothe and provide medical attention will be exhausted within a month, say the relief agents.

Still Polite tains still a certain grand manner which would have belonged to another' age in western Europe or the United States. He carries himself with dignity. if not With modesty. Deep Is. the contrast between him ami the soldiers and civilians brought I here by the allied occupation of Con- [ sfantinople or seeking trade or, adven- [ tore. These tramp up and down the streets, sometimes sober, sometimes drank, depending on the time of night, elbowing, fighting, swearing, brawling, as It suits tlreir humor. Rtariih'ouT, the’Turkish’" quarter, be-* ’comes a sedate place at nightfall, 1 while Bern. the European quarter, : drops its daylight garb of trooping I throngs'and reckless drivers and becomes a city of immense capacity for ijf-vil. Gambling dens, cases arid dance bails, open and sailors from the fleets come'ashore and declare they “will 1 not go home until mornijig,”

out formal adoption frnpers. -Recently, however, Surrogate Foley "at ■ Mr. Webb's request jiffiXed his signature to tlie paper that . assured . yie fifty-year-old woman her legal status as the daughter and heir of her foster father.' BLACK CAT LIKE? JOY RIDES Insists on Mounting to Top of Automobile Every Time Owner Home. Haddonfield, N. J.—Whenever Dr. A. K. Wood backs his sedan out of the drive, alongside his home members of the family are obliged to make sure that'"Tee,” the black feline pet, la not perched on top of the car, insisting upon a ride. i .Several times lately 4 lhe doctor has been obliged to stop somewhere down the street because someone lias discovered the pet serenely holding op. despite the smooth surface of the top. _,Wlth a hand-operated machine Invented by an lowan one man can plant an acre of onion sets'in a day.

TITE NAPPANEE ADVAXCEXEWS

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(Prepared by the National . graphic Society. Washington *’l A new meat has been r* aching American tables durihg the lust few years, a food that as yet comparatively few American prilates have had the opportunity to compare with their familiar roast beef, mutton and pork. It is the meat of reindeer, and it conies not from a foreign country but from our own Alaska. Within a single generation, “Cupid” and “Vixen” and 'U'omet" -and “I’ra ncer,2 those semi-mytliolbglcal companions of rudtly Saint Nick which spring into action with the very first remembered, syllables of thy famous Christmgs poem, have become the staple live stock for.die Far Northwest of the American continent. S.unta Claus may use a motor truck or even an airplane in making his city deliveries, hut in Alaska the reindeer is coming into its own; In Europe and Asia the reindeer was domesticated in prehistoric times. Not so in America, where this species of the deer "family, the Corvidae, were known as caribou,, and .are, still so known, to distinguish'them from the domesticated and imported animal. The .first importation,consisting of 0n1y.162 reindeer, was 'landed at Teller,Alaska, on Independence day, 1892. During that year and the decade following, 1,11.8 more were .—purthd from Siberia and” landed on. the shores of ’Port Clarence hay. The -reindeer imported from Norway in 1 SOS were all draft animals, steers, and are nowextinct. From the outset the deer thrived, arid ns the number increased, other her()s were fonnpd Trbm -the .mother herd at Teller. Beaming the frozen wastes north anjOKuth, from Point Barrow to the Ataskampeninsula, thereare today more,than a hundred herds, aggregating about 100,000 deer. It is estimated that during this period more than 100,000 have, been killed for food and skins; so that in less than thirty years the increase lias been more than two hundred fold. Although tlie Alaskan reindeer Industry's still In its infancy, it.is rap--.idly becoftiing firnrly established. Tlve ■Tgjftttegr * tk nob h*cver. -highly prolific. ' The female deer usually gives birth to but one fawn a year, and if there are twins, one of the young is likely to die.

Reasons for Rapid Increase. The rapid Increase is due to two facts: One is tlib remarkable hardihood of/’ the fawns, which only' a few hours after birth* are strong and fleet of. foot. The contrast between the self-reliant reindeer fawn -and the weak, knobby-kneed colt or calf is striking and has much to do with the tendency of reindeer'herds io. increase rapidly in spite of a - low birth rate. As tlie social worker would say, the Infant mortality is slight. The other factor in the rapid Increase, and an illustration of the fact that'early fecundity is not entirely a tropica! trait, is the remarkable fact that yearling reindeer-frequently reproduce. . Tlie reindeer has been aptly named. Os all ungulate, ruminant, and gregarious animals, it is one of the most particular in the selection of its food, it pastures during the summer on tender mosses, lichens, tjiushrooms, algae, and Brasses, Its typical 'home is Lapland. In the Lapp tongue tlie word “relno” nn ins pasturage, so that die word “reindeer'’ means an atjlmal that, pastures. 1 Hiring the long winter tlie deer subsist entirely upon moss, which abounds .m the vast tundras ‘and hills of .\l 1 ha, so that therdberman lias altm-st unlimited grazing land for his-herds. —. : , ;

Pie-nty of Moss, for Food. , It lias been i niraated tliat thorp aro 200,000 square miles of this dry, coral-like tin - in Alaska —enough grazing land P e-,"O00,0(X) deer. Tills class of pasturage is suitable for. no otlier a'nimal -x■ ;ir, it may lie, the musk-ox; lienee these thousands of square miles of Arctic Alaska, were It not for the reindeer, would prove practically valueless and could not be permanent !v inhabited. There is only one drawback to this calculation: Inevitably the reindeer seek the const in summer, to escape the-swarms of mosquitoes and to lick

DEPTH OF THE SEA An Interesting problem Is presented by the depth of the sea. If the surface''were lowered 6,000 feet (1,000 fathoms), the width'of the Atlantic and Pacific opposite the'Dnited States and South America would not be materially lessened, but a continent larger than Africa would appear about the South Pole, while North America would he connected with the British isles and Europe through Greenland

Aiaskan Herder With Reindeer.

up the salt deposited by the oceat waters. The Lapps have a saying that “mosquitoes make the best herders in summer time." It Is believed, however, that if salt can Be suppliedjn sufficient quantity inland, and if the deer can be taken* to tlie -hills, where land breezes will serve the same purpose as the sea winds in blowing away the mosquitoes, lhe .animals can be persuaded to overcome their Inbred instinct for a seasidff in summer. Eskimos Own Most of Them. Eskimos own approximately 70 per cent of all the deer in Alaska, and the bureau of education has been j much handicapped by tlie smallness of the $5,000 annual appropriation granted in recent "years to care for the industry, instruct herders, and administer general supervision over i herds which cover a stretch of territory more than a thousand miles in j extetif. • , Os late years the industry has been taken up by a number of white men as a" private enterprise. No objection to their entering the reindeer, field lias been raised .on the part of government officials, as the development | of outside markets for reindeer meat, j skins, and by-products will thereby | be promoted; but, in order , to" protect 'the Eskimo, a rule has been es- * tabi.ished .that female'deer, may not be purchased from tlie "natives, . - A number of Lapps, originally employed by the government to teach the Eskimos the occupation of herding, were permitted to borrow not to exceed "100 deer each. In five years they were to return a like number, keeping the increase. From one such loan in rJtll a count oTsOtJ was inaHe | in 1908. During that year 800 animals were equally divided .into two herds, one of which now" numbers not less j than 10,000. ■ The meat of the dear is not, “gamy” and yet there is a suggestion of venison in its flavor. It*has been aptly described as having the juiciness of beef and tlie delicacy and tenderness a? venison. The animal is butchered by .modern methods, after- which the ■ eim'ass IS*-frozen with the hide on and shipped to distributing points in tire states, principally- Seattle and Minneapolis. There it is kept in cold storage until sold for food. Female deer are seldom killed. Os the males'.a certain number are set aside for breeding .purposes and the rest,are fattened as steers. The average life* of a deer is about.,ls years, but* steers are butchered when three years old.

Camel of ..the .Arotic Region. -The reindeer lias been called the camel of the Far North. It ‘serves as a beast ffif burden, and Is to the nomad of the north what the camel is to the nomad of the southern desert. Like unto its southern “brother” that “lives on ,ifs hump,” the reindeer draws oh its supply of fat in times of want. Tor distanee'Hravel the Eskimo prefers, the reindeer to dogs, as tlie former finds its own feed; not so tbe dogs, i > ’ • Surprising records have been made in long-distance travel and also in speed tests. - Indeed, .for short dis-. tatices. the deer can outrun the dog or horse. . The usual rate of travel on longdistance excursions should he from. 2b to 35. miles a day, if the welfare “of the deer is considered. Even then 'the;, deer can only be employed con-’ tinuotisly in tiiat- fashion for 15 to~ IT days. While traveling it has no chance to graze. ’When-compelled to do tliis at night it loses 'sleep. In consequence the- store- of fat Which entases its body and furnishes' reserve food and strength becomes exhausted. _ The Eskimo never prods or crowds tlie deer after it indicates its desire to quit tlie journey. He unharnesses it and "leaves it to find its way back to its herd, which It usually succeeds in doing. If it does not succeed in tills, it is likely to join another herd. The ownership of reindeer is . indicated by ear-marks. By marking the .wars' tlie reindeer of the various herds i are distinguished,-and annually there I is a general reassignment, of animal? I to their owners., '

and Iceland, and with . Asia In the region of Behring strait by broad plains enefosing n land-locked Arctic ocean about us large us the Mediterranean sea. . , •* • \ Words Change Their Meaning. There are many instances where words change their meaning completely in the course of time. • The word mansion meant simply a tent pitched for soldiers on their march. Later on It was applied to a roadside house 'for the accommodation of strangers.

IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SundaySchool T Lesson* (By REV. P. B. I°l TZWATER, D. D., Teacher of English Bible In the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) Western Newspaper Union.)

LESSON FOR JUNE 12 MAKING THE WORLD CHRISTIAN. LESSON TEXT—Isa. 11:1-10: /vets l:6-. GOLDEN TEXT*—The earth shall be fun of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea—lsa. 11:9. REFERENCE MATERIAL—Esther 4: 13-16; l’sa. 33:12; Prow 14:34. PRIMARY TOPlC—Jesus' Love for the World. ' JUNIOR TOPIC—What Jesus Did for the World. r >.\ INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC .—Helping to Make a Better World. YOUNG PKOPLfe AND* ADULT TOPIC —Christian Patriotism. ' If by “Making the World Christian” the lesson committee menus the rollversion of the world in this dispensation by tlie preaching of the gospel, then sve submit that they are in error, leading the people into false hopes. The main text chosen for our studypictures are the glorious coming age when Christ shall reign over the whole earth. Before this will take place Christ shall come in person and destroy tlie works tlie devil and bipd him and cast him into the pit (Bev, 19:11411; II Thess. 2:3-10). I. The Reign' of Messiah the King (Isa. 11:1-12). 1. Messiah’s lineage (v. 1). It was to be of David's line —royal stock. A rod or twig was tc come out of Jesse, which indicates that the royal house was In a depressed state. 2. Messiah’s qualification (v. 2). (1) The Spirit of the Lord, _that Is, a divine' person proceeding from the Father and Son. (2) Spirit of wisdom, giving insight into * all things hurnnn and divine. (3) Spirit of understanding, that is, to choose that which is highest and best. (4) Spirit of counsel, that is, the ability to make plans. (5) Spirit of might, that is, the ability .to execute His plans. (0) Spirit of knowledge,, that is, the ability to perceive tlie will of God in all things. (7) The fear of the Lord, that is, reverential and obedient fear. 3. The character of Messiah (vv.3-5). (1) Quick to understand goodness (v. 3). (2) He shall not judge after external appehrnnres ( v. 3), (3) Shall hot decide upon hearsay- (v. 3) 4 Each case shall be decided upon on the basis of absolute and perfect knowledge. (4) He shall defend and avenge the poor anti ineek of-tlie earth (y. 4). •The meek shall inherit the earth wjjen Messiah reigns (Matt. 5:5). (5) Shall ■smite the earth (v. 4). Those 'whom He smites'are the ungodly inhabitants • who are then in federation against Christ. The head of this federation is tlie Antichrist (2 Thess. 2:8). (G> He shall have a zeal for justice and truth (v. 5). 4. Universal peace (vv. 6-9), Tills is a picture *of the glorious golden age of which poets have sung and for which the wfse> men of all ages have ...longed..-ancl..luokcd. .There—wilL-lUfin.

be peace not only between men, but between animals. This peace and harmony is shown in that in each change "suggested each ■ animal is coupled with Its natural prey. (1) The wolf shall' dwell with the lamb (v. ,6). 'Dwell” means lrjtimncy, as if the lamb should receive-the wolf Into its home. The only place and circumstance at present in which tlie wolf and Lamb dwell together is w;lien the lamb is inside the wolf. (2) The leopard shrill lie itmvtl with Ihe kid (v. 0). (3) The calf, young, lion, arid fntllng shall be together (y. 6). They are- so gentle and peaceable tiiat a little child can lead them. (4) The cow- and tlie hear shall feed together (v. 7). (5) The lion shall eat straw 7), no longer flesh. ?G) Tlie sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp- (v. 8). The most venomous serpent shall not harm Tittle children. This blessed condition shall prevail over the Whole earth (v. a). 5. Ail nations shall gather unto him (vv. 10-12). The glorious- reign of Christ shall attract tins' Gentile nations. v- This Is the full purpose of the kingdom, namely, to attract tlie nations of the earth to Jesus Christ. 11. The Supreme Obligation of Belivers in This Age (Acts 1 :G-9). While we are not responsible for bringing, in the kingdom, we are under solemn obligation to witness of the salvation .which is graciriuSly provided for all who will believe on Christ. 1. Tlie disciples’ question (v. 6). They Were preploxed as to the tiipe of the kingdom’s establishment. They were right In the expectation of the kingdom," hut were’sfTtr in darkness as to the real purpose of God in calling the ehurch. ’ 2. Christ’s answer (jfy. 7, 8). He —turned their attention from the desire to -know times and seasons, which tielong to God, to tliplr .supreme duty. They were n> be witnesses-; of Christ u>. /the uttermost parts of the'earth, beginning at Jerusalem. This they -wi re lo dn in the power of the Holy ; Ghost. The kingdom shall be estnh•frshed in God’s own time; but the disciples l supreme business Is to preach the gospel of the grace of God to every creature. Heathen Shrine and School. In a village near Tsingtau one hull-ding serves the double purpose of -a heathen shrine and a Christian school. When the missionaries wefe at a loss to find quarters for a school, one of the influential citizens came forward with an offer of his family ancestral hall. So It came about that side by side with tlie altar where Incense is burned to ancestral spirits stands the Christian teacher’s desk; nnd on the same wall hangs scrolls Inscribed with ancient Chiffese maxims nnd posters bearing messages from the Bible. Accepts Obedience. God In grace accepts obedience, and It Is acceptable although th'ere be no good in the thing commanded, but that It Is commanded.— Bishop Jeremy Tay-. lor.

fi§4 :vei\ii\& Fairy Tale<sy/AARY GRAHAM BONNER. ,■..1 ... cornu opi rr vim** nsVvafuOjnion

. THE BEETLES' PARTY, "Good-day,” said Mr. Black Beetle. “Will you come to my pnrty?” ‘"flFiank you," said Mr. Benjamin Beetle, “I will be glad to come to your purty. And whut time do you plan t have this party?” “Bight away,” said Mr. Black Beetle. “I see no reason for waiting." “Neither do I,” said Mr. Benjamin Beetle. "I like parties that begin at once and don’t end for a long time. I trust yours will last for a long time, Mr. Black Beetle?" “It will," said Mr. Black Beetle. "And now," he added, “I must be asking the rest of my guests." "May I help you give the invitations?" asked Mr. Benjamin Beetle. “By all means,” said Mr. Black Beetle, "and I will be grateful to you for ydur help.” "Pray don’t Mention It," said Mr. Benjamin Beetle. “I will be much pleased to he of help," “And may I help, too?” asked Mr. Billy Beetle. “Indeed you may," said Mr. Black Beetle, “and I will be just as grateful to you as to Mr. Benjamin Beetle. “I will be -very grateful to both of you. “I have a lot of gratitude In my Beetle heart, for you know if one feels lots of gratitude one Is very happy.” “What does all thaf mean?” asked Mr. Benjamin Beetle. "Gratitude," said Mr. Black Beetle, “Is another word for thanks. A creature who is grateful Is a creature who Is thankful or who wants to thank for many things. “One can’t run out of gratitude or thanks like'ladies can run out of eggs or butter or milk. They run out of such things when they haven’t enough to last for fill the meals they plan to have. “That Is quße natural. But with gratitude it Is different. Gratitude is something we can all have. How? Ry

“May I Help?” thinking of all the things which make us want to be thankful. “Os course we can’t always say our HuTriks, nut 1 'ev ; gratitude or thanks. “We can't very well say thank you to the sun for shining or to the rain for coming when the ground is dry and nee'Us a coolidg drink. We can't very well say thank you to the flowers which come out in the spring and in the summed. We can’t very well say thank you to.the stars'for blinking and twinkling and smiling at creatures by night. “The stars are too fat- nwny and so is the sun anil so afib the rain clouds. “But, just the snine, we can fee*' thanks and feel gratitude. So you see I feel a great deal of gratitude-and thanks to my good friends who areT • helping me. And I say so to both of you." Then the Beetles grinned in their Beetle fashion and crawled off to ask - the other Black Beetles to come to Mr. Black Beetle's party. All the Beetles;.came, and there’were ma#y, marry Black Beetles at tlie party. Mr. Benjamin Beetle and Mr. Billy Beetle also belonged to tlie Black Beetle and they were very Such excited over the party. The guests all had an extremely good time. They played games, they, climbed, on each other’s backs and had a gay Beetle frolic. They had good things to eat ahd some of them sang little songs, very funny little buzzing, squealing songs, which they all thought were very lovely. "There are some creatures,” said Mr. Black Beetle, “who think that the * blue :lake yonder, which is surrounded by those blue bills, is the loveliest sight in the world, arid others think tlie shadows which play over tlie lake are the loveliest, but to my Beetle mind there is, nothing like a gathering of the Black Beetles. That, 'to me, is a. lovely, lovely sight!” *. *An<l. all the Black Beetles agreed as modestly as they could. Missionary Work. “Are you a Methodist, grandma?” jitfle Hazel asked. “No. dear," replied the old lady. "A Presbyterian?” “No." ■ “Baptist?” “No." ‘‘Don't you belong to any church?" "No, Hazel.” “Well, grandma, don’t you think it's about time you were catching on somewhere?” asked the thoughtful little missionary. • ’ Trifle Ambiguous. “Yes,” said the storekeeper, “I want a good, bright boy to be partly indoors and partly outdoors,” “That’s all right,” said the applicant, “but what becomes of me “when -tlie door slams shut?” * * s. : Working. Mary -e-r-m-e-n-t, ferment: to work. Mamma-i-Now place it in a sentence to show me you really understand it. Mary—ln summer I love to ferment in tlie garden.