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Fi arafSSuWS Thorpe has shown astonishing form this spring. He is tossing the 16-pound shot well over 43 feet, clearing the bar in the high jump close to 6 feet and doing 22 feet or better in the broad jump. He can step a hundred yards in 10 1-5 seconds and the 220 hurdles close to standard time, while he is one of the best ham mer and discus throwers we have. Thorpe has shown exceptional skill with the javelin, is at home in the pole vault and has the here ditary ability of his race, as a run ner, so will be very much at home in the 1500 metre run. ANSWERS , . 1 "Housecleaner" asks: How can one, take lard spots out of hard maple floor? Put "heavy blotting paper over spots and rest hot flat iron 'over each one until grease is drawn-out. Process may need to be repeated several times, t but grease will yield to persistent "" effort Be careful not to scorch - floor. "School Girl" wants to know if girl should speak to boy friend. when passmgjiim on street, if he fails to recognize her. 'Yes. Girls should always speak first. "What will cure bashfulness? , Fred T. Just forget yourself. Become so interested in conversa tion of others .that you won't think oi your own failings, and. first thing you know, your 'bash fulness Will be a thing of the past. In any event, it is not a thing to be ashamed of. Reader says he loves a girl hut she does not seem to care for him. "How can I gain her love?" That's a hard problem. Be a manly man,, honest and square. If you do no"t win her love, remem ber that there's as good fish in the sea as have ever been caught. - "Would, travelings suit be ap propriate for June b'nde ?" Miss K. T. Sure thing: "What canTdo.to make my hands, which are, rough and red, soft and whitfe-?"-1Waitress. After washing them be sure to dry them thoroughly. Then ap ply lotion made of equal parts of rose water and glycerine. If youT hands are in water very much, wash them afterwards in vinegar and cornmeal, then apply lotion. o o EASY. WiuAmio "How could-he die from a blow administered hy.hjmself?" "He blew out the gras.' 1! J JtefoiHfrlfllilftila Ufa