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« “ t AN AVERAGE.
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When (he iviTup man come* home
work
At the end of an average day,
He's worked along In (he average
According to average pay.
K< walka along at an average pace
Till he strike* an average car
That takes him along with an
crowd
And gives hltn an average Jar.
He enters In by the average gate
And opens the average door.
He tlnd* an average number of klde
Sprawled out on an average floor.
And when ho turns to Ids average wife
Who once was an average miss,
He's better by far than tlic average
If lie captures an average kiss.
—Cartoons Magazine.
VESSEL HAS HAD LONG
Schooner Polly, Built at
Mas*., In 1805, Still la in
' Active Service.
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In 1805 the Polly first sailed
ocean blue, aud she Is slill doing
Her birthplace was Amesbury,
and since tlie first moment she
the water she has been working as
coastwise freighter.
Several years ago, when the
began to gr->.> famous for her
active life, the newspapers—as so
ten happen—hitnled for possible
dals In her youth that they might
ture in their pages. They came
with the story that in the war of
•he was a prlvateeer. But this
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The Venerable Polly.
promptly and Indignantly denied by
her frlsnds. So I be newspapers gave
up and the Polly has gone on
peaceful, respectable way.
The schooner has a capacity for
only orty five tons of freight; yet lu
her i|;iy she 1ms carried enough lum¬
ber, l>U'ks amt lime to build a large
city oij > ,«leu houses. Think of the
long ilne of captains who have sailed
the Polly and the crews thnt have
manned her through more than a hun¬
dred years. What human interest sto¬
ries she could tell if she could only
•peak. —Popular Science Monthly.
Spanish Railroads.
W. B. Trite*, (he novelist, is living
In Malaga lu a villa on a hilltop over¬
looking the Mediterranean. In a let¬
ter to, his New York publisher he
wrote:
“Andalusia Is divine, but the rail
reeds are the limit. In buying a ticket
for Malaga to Torre del Mar I said to
the railroad man the other day:
“‘How is this? You cnorge ine 80
cents to Tone del Mar, and In the
four-horse stage I can make the trip
for forty-five.’
*. I Ah, hut. you see. senor,’ said the
railroad man, ‘on our line you obtain
a ride of four hour' whereas ,n the
$Diir*hoi*Kt> stage H is only a ride of
90 minutes. You sue, senor. looked at
in that way, ours is the better bargain.
la it not?”*
Hidden Treasures.
The various "hiding holes” to which
valuables were transferred from the
British museum, during the War. are
disclosed in the report of that tnstitu
tion for IMS (iLjects in the depart
meats of antiquities, including the
Frieze of the Parthenon, the best of
the Greek vases and bronzes, the chief
Assyrian bas-reliefs, the Rosetta stone,
and' ‘he finest obtects of mediaeval
•rt. together with practically the whole
collection of coins and medals, were
transferred to a station on the newly
completed Postal Tube railway, some
60 feet below the surface of Holborn.
Fifteen vanloads of treasures were
transferred to the National library Of
Wales at Aberystwyth.
A Conservative.
“In his palmy days the stage robber
was a picturesque individual."
“Yes. and not grasping In his meth¬
ods, either.”
■ No?”
U Unlike the modern profiteer, he
merely took what the passengers hap
pened to have at the time. He didn’t
take an option on what they expected
to earn for the next five years.”—
Birmingham Age-Herald.
A Frank Discussion.
“Mr. Grahcoln, would you consider
me an eligible son-in-law?"
“Dr Pubson, have you ever done
anything that would justify me in
considering you an eligible son-in
law? M
“Well, if you eliminate the time I’ve
put in playing pinocle with you, I can’t
truthfully say I have. Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Restriction.
“Don’t eat too much sugar," ffftid
the doctor.
“You’re behindhand .” replied the pa
tleut. “The grocer said that several
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THE LEAPER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., JANUARY 1, 1920.
1 Kindergarten Helps for Parents
Tdis is No. 4 of the third series of articles issued by the Nation¬
al Kindergarten Association, 8 W.4 Oth st., New York City. They are ap¬
pearing weekly in these columns.
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A BRAVE FIREMAN.
Adelaida A. Wheeler.
Nancy Bryant’s father was a fire¬
man, He could never stay at home
long with Mother and Nancy be¬
cause he had to spend so much time
at the fire station. But one cold win¬
ter night he was able to get away,
and after supper Nancy said:
“Oh, Father, let’s play parchcesi
tonight!"
“All right, I'd like to,” Father re¬
plied, “If Mother will play, too." So
Nancy ran for her parchcesi board
and soon Father, Movier and Nancy
were having a fine game. All at once
they heard a loud “Clang!”
It was the big bell in the living
room which always rang when thepe
was a fire.
Father jumped up and hurried for
his coat and hat.
“Oh! I’m so sorry that you have
to go out again this cold night,”
Mother.
“Isn’t it too bad,” cried Nancy,
“when we were having such a good
time!”
‘\es, Father replied, I jn sorry,
too, but someone needs me.
Then he opened the door quickly _
and ran down the street to the fire
station as fast as he could go.
Nancy jumped up and hurried
to the window.
“Clang, clang, clang!” There
the hose cart. V
Clang, clang, clang!” The hook
and ladder went whizzing by. Then
came the flying sparas of the big
engine. Father was on the back, and
Nancy .peered through tne darkness
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The greatest gift the her* l»»v»i his
rues,
la to tiavs been a hsro.
—Billot.
"There is v herd hand and a light
one In cooking, as well "as on a horse's
rein, and It almost seems as If butter
and stinctively eg>;s knew (half mistress and In¬
obeyed her order*, testing
thernselve* In the grasp of a snparler
power."—Hat# Douglas Wlggln.
8UNOAY NIGHT LUNCH.
Dishes which may he prepared ••
the table In a chafing dish or with lit¬
tle work before¬
hand are always
appreciated.
English Monkey.
—Soak one cupful
of stale bread
! crumbs of In milk one until cup¬
ful
soft. Melt one ta
blespoonful of butter, add a cupful of
soft cheese, and wheu the cheese la
« ,w S08k «< 1 ‘••rumba, one
*** slightly lien ten, half a teaspoon
ful of ^ sa ’ t “ Ul * * ^** w dashes of cay
«">“• Cook three minute* and pour
*»••♦«« ^ackers or toasted bread,
«"d sprinkle with paprika.
I I Jellied Chicken Salads.—-Put Into a
saucepan three cupfuls of highly sea*
! soned chicken stock, the whites and
yblks of two eggs, three tableapoonfuia
of gelatin and two tablespoonfuls of
lemon Juice. Boil two minutes, stir
ring conntniilly. Place on the back of
\ ” lp I' 1 "' thirty minutes then
. strain ihrnugh * dmihle cheesecloth ‘
j “ r imlividiiHl motilda
i with liquid Jelly and set tit ice water.
When firm decorate with red and
| wwn ,hp l"*inwn« decorations cm In with fancy the shapes; jetty
<'“ vpr
"fixture. Moisten one cupful of
1 "»'*** f<1wl with an*-half cupful of
™.v<mnaise dressing to which has
been added one teaspoonful of gelatin
dissolved in two tuhlespoonfula of wa¬
ter. Shape in hulls, put a hall tti each
mold and add Jetty to fill molds. Chill,
remove to lettuce and serve with may
oimaise dressing.
Scrambled Eggs.—To make • few
eggs go further in serving, use from
• quarter to « half a cupful of well
washed rice: brown the rice in
or sweet fat of any kind in » frying
pan. When yellow add water or milk
and cook until the rice is soft, then
add three, four or five eggs (depend
ing upon the number to be served),
with milk and butter ; salt and pepper
to season. Stir and cook as scrambled
eggs, ami the dish will he as good a*
one made using double the egg*.
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THE ODOROUS SKUNK IS
NO LONGER ODIOUS
Milady no longer turns up her
sensitive nose at the odorous skunk,
or po le-cat—or at least what’s left
0 ft cr ;i le s kin has been sepa
rated from the carcass and the mal
odeur.
Skunk skins recently sold in New
York for §9.00 each—the highest
pr j cc ever paid for the raw pelts,
g u t there is no indication that they
will be any cheaper, for the skuak
to see him, because she knew he al¬
ways waved his hand as he passed.
When 'the firemen reached the
fire, they found that a house was
burning. Grabbing their hatchets,
they leaped from the wagons, con¬
nected the hose, and got to work!
A crowd soon gathered and some¬
one cried, “There is a little girl up¬
stairs!” Father Bryant called out
"I will get her!”
The firemen quickly raised a lad¬
der to the window and up went Fa¬
ther Bryant. In the house the smoke
was so thick ha could not, see, so he
dropped on his hands and knee/, be¬
cause the smoke is never quite so
thick near the floor. Feeling his way
as best he could, he crept along from
room to room until at last he heard
a little girl crying.
“Don't cry, little girl,” he said.
<* I'll take you out all right.” Then
he wrapped a big blanket around
her so that she was safe from the
flames, and carried her in his arms
back to the window. When the crowd
that j^ad gathered saw him bringing
^ |jm e burden down the ladder,
cheered and cheered.
The little girl’s father rushed for¬
ward and caught her in his arms and
after he had hugged her close, turn¬
ed to Father Bryant, and said:
n How can I ever thank you
enough?”
“That’s all right,” replied Father
Bryant, “I have a little girl of my
own at home.”
has found its place in the fur trade,
and it is going to command a high
price from this time for ward. When
one remembers that a few years ago
a skunk skin brought only a dollar
the nature of the advance can be
seen.
j The skunk now produces a greater
revenue in this country than any
other fur-bearing animal. Not that
his individual skin sells for more, for
there are animals whose pelts bring
a higher price htan do the skunk’s.
But because the skunk is found in
egery latitude, because it is prolif
j ic, because it is taken in such num¬
bers, the aggregate of the skunk
skin sales is greater than of any
ottier of our fur-bearers. •
There is no more serviceable fur
than that of the skunk. It is heavy,
with strong hide back of it, and it
j s susceptible of being worked up
j in any way.
DATE CULTURE ADVANCED
IN THE UNITED STATES
American methods of date culture
are probably more advanced than
those of any other date-growing
coun t r y j n the world, in spite of the
exper ience in this country
„ractical!v to £ two decades.
‘ * ‘ the Chief
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>! * r l,reaj lM ant . . ustrv,
United States Department ot Agri
culture, in his annual report for
Ifkll). Though still conducted on a
small scale, date culture has become
a recognized commercial fruit in¬
dustry, and gives promise of steady
growth. The culture of the Deglet
Noor, the finest of the imported va¬
rieties, has already become well es¬
tablished in California.
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d^tinguUhiiia term bjr \
its ct)of>
W» work thio oyetom outfwpoo^wiag
the Ry k Bttoinooo Pn*«, and ywr will
und the* onto* y©u time and money.
Lot uooh*w you tho ndv.ntogo of oUnd
ro«r pntmjr.
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You will be happier if you make
some one else happy.
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Unlucky is the boll weevil that
hasn’t rented his winter quarters.
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Mr. E. W. Bowman was able to
be at his office for a short while on
Saturday after being confined to his
bed by illness for several weeks.
His many friends were glad to see
him out and wish for him early res
toratie* t* health and strength.
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Fort Valley, Ga.
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OF SCHOOL
CHILDREN UNDERNOURISHED
At least one-fifth of all the school
in the United States are un¬
today, it has been es¬
This condition is not the
as in many lands, of lack of
but comes about because in
cases American mothers are
giving their children the right
of food. The right kind is not
more expensive than the
kind and oftentimes costs
An undernourished child us
mentally, and sometimes
below par and shows it in
school work, and con¬
In order to arouse the attention
parents to the necessity of giving
child proper food, at many fairs
demonstration agents, working
the United States Department
Agriculture and the State agri¬
colleges, have measured and
the children brought to them
their booths. At the Windsor Fair
Connecticut 177 no.vs and girls
weighed and measured by the
demonstration agent. The nia
were from 8 to 12 years of
Of the 85 boys who were weigh¬
43 were underweight. Of the 92
55 were underwe.ght. Arrange
have been made with the home
committee of the town to
up the cases where there were
signs of malnutrition. The
themselves were much
and were keen about learn-!
how to gain weight and health.
on child feeding and sug
Talks an prop., d>« for a chill
sometimes given to the children
school-rooms. It? Pottawatamie
Iowa, the home demonstra
agent in September talked to
children in schools on the val
of milk, cereals, and vegetables in
diet.
when possib i e . a second weigh
made sevt . ral weeks after the
talk, when the children have
time to obtain results from
their diet. The improve¬
is marked in those who have
instructions.
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