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lie Sunday had come, that first Ions endless Sunday after the mother had gone, and Jean and Jinimie were so tired of everything In the house, and out of It, that by evening they were about ready to blow up a street car or do almost anythin desperate Just to work off their feelings. . . . . ... "How would 'you like to go to church .with me tonight?" asked Nannah suddenly when she had finished setting supper on the tabic. "Aw, who wants to go to church," growled Jimmie. - "Maybe you would, if you could see what we've got at our church," ; answered Nannah with a mysterious air. "What's that," demanded Jimmie. "Something -you've never even heard of, but Jimmie you'll never hear of anything or see it either, if you don't slop gulping down your supper that way. Why this is a special kind of a pulpit that comes sliding out when they want to use it, and after the sermon is over, it i?jes sliding back again. Tou nevr have been to my, church, so as soon as you finish your supper you .can comb your hair, Jimmie, while I get Jean ready, and we'll go." Sunday evening service was something new to Jean and Jimmie G., and they sat through the opening numbers without making a move. But after the first half hour the novelty began to wear off for Bimmic, and leaning over to Nannah he inquired very plainly," How boon are they going to trot out the speaking box V . "Shh after, while," answered Nannah, looking straight ahead. But Jimmie was not satisfied. "Well, will I have time to rest fay eyes first," he persisted. "Because Nannah, I don't think much of this part, and I guess I might jas well rest a little." And without further hesitation much to Nannah's piece of mind, Jimmie straightened out in the pew, his head in her lap and his broad toed shoes pointing straight up to heaven, while he began "resting his eyes." Faint smiles began to spread over the faces of the near-by church folk as Jlmmie's slow regular breathing grew deeper and louder, but Nannah had had too much experience with the Junior Man of the Gray family to disturb bis peaceful slumbers in any way. The service wore on, until suddenly the great moment arrived when a mighty rumbling began, and the porable pulpit came sliding out. Jean looked up into Nannah's round comfortable face, begging, in her excitement, to poke Jimmie just once. But Nannah shook her head silently, and Jean managed to wiggle down again and curb her excited impulse. It was only another minute until the pulpit was settled and the sermon began, and during its monotonous length, Jean also leaned her "Y" Boys Have Fan Last Saturday afternoon about forty boys of the "Y" with Mr. Brunson took a . hike to Retd Springs. They played indoor baseball and hare-and-hound and other games there, and then returned to the gym about 4:30 and had a swim. There will be "hikes" every Saturday afternoon that the weather is favorable. Last Tuesday afternoon, the boys of the afternoon class of the "Y" entertained their mothers at the Y, M. C. A. building, "upstairs and downstairs and in my lady's chamber," or rather in the swimming pool. There were about - fifty guests present, who enjoyed them selves very much, though some of them looked as if they would like to be down on the gym" floor, taking a part in the games. After the games and exercises, the boys and their mothers went. down to the Boys' Department where refreshments were served. After that they all went into the swimming pool, tvat 1. the bovs did( and the mothers watched them, and altogether, everyone felt that they bad had a very enjoyable party. Every Saturday moming the boys play basket ball. Team No. 4, whose captain is Malcom Smith, has the highest number of points; although it is only two points ahead Morris Green's team.

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m c iliolfgl head asainst the never failing Nannah and "rested her eyes." But Jean had finished her nap in the afternoon, so that her sleep was light, and as tbesermou ended, she was so wide awake that as the mysterious rumbling began again, and the wonderful pulpit began to trundle back to its resting place, she could stand it no longer. Reaching over very carefully to a certain littlo lock of her brother's hair, she took it firmly between her thumb and fore finger and gave two gentle little jerks. "Hey, stop that," yelled Jimmie, Bitting up and rubbing the top of his head as he glared around in savage resentment. "Shh Jimmie, this is church," yhispercd Nannah, covering his mouth with her handkerchief. But Jimmie was too far gone to bo reclaimed. "I don't care," he growled. "I only came to see that moving thing, and what's the good of church anyhow, if you get all your hair pulled out." The next day Jimmie was the general target for. amusement "Hi, Jim," shouted Tommy Harlow from across the street "How did you like going to church last night?" "Aw, keep still, can you." grumbled Jimmie in disgust. "I guess I'd like going to church all right if the women only let a fellow he in peace once in his life instead of treating him like a Hun when he wasn't lookin'." Taatara ' In New Zealaand lives ' a very queer old animal that has a name to match itself in queerness tuatara. It is partly like a crocodile and partly like a turtle and connects this age of ours with far distant periods when giant iixard-like animals roamed freely over the earth. It measures only four inches in length when hatched and grows until it is about thirty inches long. The tuatara lives almost altogether on spiders anad other insects. Its home is a burrow made by the Bea birds and often the bird and tuatara live together. It's so slow and awkward looking that one doesn't expect It to move quickly. In fact-it can hold so still when it is basking in tht sun that it is often mistaken for a fossil reptile. But when a spider comes within easy range, it is safely in the tuatara's mouth before the spider knows anything at all has happened. Its coat is brow and it has three eyes. The third eye though is on the top of its head and is now sightless. When settlers brought wild pigs, cats, dogs, weasels and rats into New Zealand, there was danger that all these little creatures would be destroyed, but special precautions were taken, to guard its life. So a visitor in New Zealand can still see the oldest species of reptile a kind that lived many hundreds of thousands of years ago. What the Brook Saw It saw Tommy creeping slyly through the fence into the watermelon patch. It saw him sit down beside a fine watermelon. It saw him take out his knife and cut the watermelon. It saw him eat and eat till nothing was left of the fine watermelon but the rind. It heard him say, "What shall I do with this rind? If I leave it here papa will seet it, and he told me not to touch the watermelon. I will throw it in to the brook." And the brook carried the rind of the watermelon far, far away; and the brook was sad. The next day, the brook saw Tommy and his father coming to the watermelon patch. They were walking hand in hand. It heard Tommy tell his father how naughty he had been, It heard him say, "Will you forgive me, papa?" Then the brook was no Iqnger sad. It sparkled and danced on its way singing: "I'm glad! I'm glad!" ' -Marguerite Muckridge. THE RIVER Dark brown is the river. Golden is the sand, It flows along forever, With trees on either hand. Marguerite Muckridge.

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AN EYE ON THE FUTURE. Maggie had a new baby brother, which everybody agreed was such a baby as had never been seen before. One day the baby was being weighed, and Maggie asked what that was tor. "Oh," said her father, "Uncle George has taken a great fancy to baby, and he's offered to buy him for a shilling an ounce." Maggie looked startled. "You're not going to sell him. are you, daddy?" "Of course not precious," answered daddy, proud to see his little girl loved her brother so. "No. Keep him till he gets a bit bigger," the child went on; "he'll fetch more money then." Ex. Orville was fond of climbing. One day while vi3'ting his aunt he satisfied his heart's desire in the usual way by climbing up on top of the kitchen cabinet. This was rather a dangerous place for a little lad like him, so his aunt warned him to get down. While responding to her command, he said: "O dear! Whenever a fellow wants to have a little climb he always has to get on somebody's nerves." E. C. Chicago Tribune. "Aunty," shrieked Hilda. "Gilbert is Wckinff mc!" "She began It," defended little brother. "What did you do to him first Hilda" hotly demanded aunty. "Nuffin at ell 'cept hit him across the back wif my little broom," calmly replied Hilda. F. J. One cold winter day we were hurrying home from town when my little daughter turned to me and said: "O. mother, my little face 13 so cold; I wish I had a gas mask." M. C. K. My little brother was playing he was a dog. After crawling around awhile I happened to step on his fingers. He was just ready to cry, but remembering he was a dog, he cried out, "Woof, woof." C. L. REVISED VERSION. Gently the girl leaned toward him with an arch expression of inquiry. "How many lumps?" she asked. "Forty," he said. And she wrote down his coal order for the coming winter. Lone Scout Bobby's father was cleaning fish for dinner when the little fellow asked: "Papa, have fish any sense?" "Of course they have," was the reply. "Well, please cut some out and let me see them," said Bobby. Anofficer showing a visitor over the battleship. "This," said he, pointing to an inscribed plate on,

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the deck, "is where our gallant captain fell." Visitor "No wonder. I nearly slipped on it myself. Lone Scout. MADE HIM BLUSH. Magistrate "You certainly committed this burglary in a remarkably ingenious way; in fact, with quite exceptional cunning." Prisoner "Now, yer honor, no flattery, if you please; if there's one thing I 'ates, it's flattery." Clever Scout to Clerk "Give me a nickel's worth of dates." Clerk "Sorry, we don't keep fruit here, son." Scout "Oh, don't you Well, I'll take a' nickel calendar, then." Lone Scout Says Smucyn to Keller-'Kcller, spell Kitten." Keller "K-i-it-t-e-n." Smucyn "Wrong; kitten has only one eye." Keller1 "Funny, ours has two eyes." Frankel "Waco, what comes after 'b'?" Waco "All the rest of the alphabet, stupid. Lone Scout A FROG AND A RAT. A frog and a rat were out traveling one day. "Kind sir," said the rat, "will you tell me, I pray, Why are all the people so civil to you. But glare upon me as though death were a ' due?" "My friend," said the frog, "now the reason lies here; The water i3 cheap, but the grain it is dear. If you lived on water, on mud, and such stuff. The people to you would be civil enough." Brooklyn Eagle Junior. THE KNOW ALL CORNER Grannie Hodapp and Bootso seem to enjoy after school strolls. ' Luis Dinemen seems to like the West Side pretty well. Orville Denning seems to be very fond of paying hooky here lately. Where were yon Monday, Orville? Harry Calkins always has a very bad cold when In room 12. What seems to make you sneeze so much Harry? Kenneth Fuller is getting acquainted with the West Side too. We wonder why Gayle and Nadeen Bally are never at the Washington any more. We miss you girls. Ruth Pyle seems to enjoy sliding on her face. ' Watch your step Ruth. Vivian and Kathleen Bishop don't seem to care so very much for the skating rink here lately. We won. der why. .

This scene on board one of the American U-boat chasers recently returned from France shows the sailors at work chopping the ice from the vessel's forecastle after weathering a snow storm and a high sea on the ocean. The forward guns of the destroyer can be seen at the right.

v. "Sack the Foundling One day, while out walking in the fields, I heard a wee voice crying. I stopped and listened. As the voice grew louder, my eyes were directed towarads the place whence the sound came. After a few moments, I discovered that there was a dog nearby. I crossed the marshy land to the edge of a stream, where I found a bag which was carefully roped. I untied it instantly, and there leaped forth a tiny puppy. What a beautiful black terrier! Ho could be only a few months old! I held him in my arms, and caressed him on the journey homewards. I named him "Jack." At the end of a year, Jack had grown to be a big terrier. I gav him the best of food. He liked puppy biscuits well soaked in milk. He was healthy, and enjoyed a comfortable little corner in my room. I taught him how to shake hands and he does it very well whenever any of my friends come to see me. He can also stand up and salute. During my spare afternoons, Jack and I climb hills. He loves outdoor sports, especially playing ball. Jack knows that he is well treated and whenever I'm away for a day, upon my late return, he expresses his joy of seeing me by jumping on me, saluting me, or trying to shake hands with me. When I'm alone, Jack is my constant companion. Though dumb, he shows his love and gratitude for me by being lrind and cheerful around the quiet country homestead. Our Dumb Animals. BEHEADINGS Behead a nut and have a grain. ' Behead a color and have a boy's name. Behead an animal and have a black fluid. Behead a wrap and have a grain. Behead a chair and have something on the head. Behead something on our head and have something all around us. Behead the male duck and have a garden tool. Behead a dog's name and have a preposition. Behead steam and have another name for two mules or horses. Behead a boy's name and have a tool used for cutting wood. Answers will appear in next week's Junior. Be a Man O, fie! Do not cry. If you hit your toe. Say, "Oh!" And let it go. Be a man If you can, And do not cry. Marguerite Muckridge "When we look into the long avenue of the future and see the good there is for each one of us to do, we realise after all what a beautiful thing it is to work, to live, and to be happy." Stevenson.