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Bedtime Stories
Polly’s Independence.
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
The wise, on watch where'er he toes.
Steps not on independent toes.
—Old Mother Nature.
JOHNNY CHUCK had been Jeal
ous without cause, but he
wouldn't admit it. Jealous peo
ple are like that. He couldn’t
find Polly Chuck. A strange
Chuck, big, strong and young, had ar
rived in the neighborhood and Johnny
v^s promptly and foolishly filled with
jealousy. He was sure that Chuck
knew where Polly was and that Polly
Chuck had become interested in that
other Chuck.
Having made certain that Polly was
not in the old house the stranger had
taken possession of, Johnny went
looking elsewhere. He visited other
old houses he and Polly had used in
previous years, but he found no trace
of Polly. Finally he reached the old
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER
HERE ? ” HE DEMANDED CROSSLY.
| stone wall on the edge of the Old
' Orchard, and there was Polly Chuck
taking a sun bath on a big flat stone
j on the top of that wall.
J If Johnny was glad to see her—and
| of course he was—he didn’t show it.
You see, he still was in a bad temper
because of his jealousy of that other
Chuck. “What are you doing way
over here?” he demanded crossly.
“Just exactly what I seem to be
doing—taking a sun bath,” replied
Polly.
“You could have done that just as
well on your own doorstep," grumbled
Johnny.
“No,” replied Polly. “It is much
better here. Besides, I didn't want to
stay there. I spent all Winter in that
| house and I wanted a change.”
“You had no business to want a
change." growled Johnny. "That
house was good enough for you last
i year, so it ought to be good enough i
for you this year. How did you sup- j
pose I was going to And you if you
went away?”
“You didn’t seem to find it neces
sary to stay at home yourself when
you came out this Spring," retorted
Polly.
“Oh, that was different,” replied j
Johnny rather lamely.
“So you say!” snapped Polly.
“You were planning to go with that |
other Chuck.” accused Johnny.
Polly opened her eyes wide and
looked interested. “Is there another
Chuck?” she asked innocently.
“You know there is,” snarled |
Johnny, for he was in a very bad
humor.
Polly shook her head. 'T didn’t
know it until now.” said she. “Where
, is he? I think I would like to meet j
him.”
“You know well enough where he j
is.” growled Johnny.
• “It isn’t the least bit of use for me
to tell you that I don’t, because you
wont believe me. I don’t, neverthe
less. You may as well tell me where
he is, for if you don’t I shall go look
ing for him,” retorted Polly.
Johnny Just gritted his teeth. He
was too angry to speak.
"Is he big? Is he handsome? Is
he young?” asked Polly in the most
provoking manner, and when Johnny
refused to answer, she added: "You’re
Jealous, Johnny Chuck. That is what
is the matter with you—you are Jeal
ous.”
"No such thing!” retorted Johnny.
"Oh, yes, you are,” replied Polly.
"You’re so jealous that your eyes are
green. Tell me about this stranger.
Do you think I will like him?”
"You won’t see him if I can help
it,” growled Johnny.
Suddenly an angry light biased in
Polly Chuck’s eyes. "Johnny Chuck,”
said she, “you Just go along and mind
your own business! You attend to
yours and I'll attend to mine. I am
going to go where I please and see
whom I please, and you won’t have a
thing to say about it. Now run along
and don’t bother me an* longer. I've
seen enough of you for one while.”
She turned her back on Johnny and
refused to say another word.
(Copyright. 1935.)
How It Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
We Call It a Bomb.
J^NOWN the world over is the bomb,
either in connection with violent
activities of political agitators or for
military purposes.
At first thought there would not
seem to be any relationship between
the words bomb and boom; it is the
latter, however, which reveals the
imitative origin of the former.
Bomb comes to us from the Latin
bombus, this in turn being derived
from the Greek word of similar spell
ing and meaning a humming or buzz
ing noise.
It was originally, as it is today, a
projectile, subsequently an explosive ;
missile which made a booming sound
as it hurtled through the air. being
so called after this sound which it
made.
(Copyright. 1935.)
Sonnysayings.
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Muvver telled me I should do
somepin fer the Lord, so I hab gived
up gum
<OoDyri«ht. 1835.1 !
Who Are You?
The Romance of Your Name.
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.
Park
JT IS thought that this well-known
surname derived its origin from
the fact that the residence of one
of the first to assume the name was
near a park. In ancient times a park
consisted of a large tract of wooded
land inclosed and stocked with deer
or other beasts or fowls of the chase.
The surname Parker Is derived from
the office of a parker—or one who
superintends the park.
There are several separate and dis
tinct families in the United States
today who bear the names Park, Parke
or Parks. Some families of that name
in New York State and some of the
New England States derive their line
age from Robert Parke, who was bom
in England about 158Q, came to
America in 1630 and settled in Con- ;
necticut. Cyrenus Park, his descend- I
ant, went to Canada, where a line of:
Parks exists today. Some of the de- j
scendents of Robert Parke went to
Pennsylvania, one of them Simon
Parke, who was bom in Plainfield,
Conn., in 1769, and later went to
Pennsylvania to claim land owmed by 1
his father, Nehemiah Parke. He set- J
tied in Franklin, Susquehanna
County.
Arthur Parke, another Pennsyl
vania settler, appears to have estab
lished his home there before 1720, in
Chester County, emigrating from
County Donegal, Ireland. He repre
sented a family of Scotch-Irish Pres
byterians. Samuel Park was a settler
in Washington County, Pa., about the
year 1794. He, too, had been a native
of County Donegal, Ireland.
Park, Parks and Parkes in the
South were represented by a number
of early settlers in Virginia. Ebenezer
Park, one of the pioneers in Kentucky,
was the son of John Park of Virginia.
He married Tabitha Mills of Salisbury,
N. C., where they lived for a time.
Later they moved to Madison County,
Ky., with their family of 10 children, j
thus establishing a healthy race of |
Parks in that State. Descendants of j
this settler are now found living in I
many Southern and Middle Western
States.
The coat of arms here shown was
confirmed to Thomas Parke of Wis
bich in the Isle of Ely in Cam
bridgeshire, England, and is the one
most commonly used by American
families bearing the name.
(CoDyrlcht. 1935.)
Waffle Tricks.
Cheese sprinkled over the top of
waffle batter after the batter has
been poured into a waffle iron gives
the finished product a good flavor
and a brown crust.
For a good and filling food for
luncheon or supper, add cne-half cup
cooked ham, chicken or veal to
your regular waffle recipe. A well
seasoned cream sauce or gravy should
accompany this.
Nature’s Children
White Birch (Betula Populifolia).
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
THESE graceful trees have the
birch habit of outgrowing their
clothes and shedding them the
year 'round. Watch how
strangely splotched their limbs
appear, and In big cities there are
old tattered birch garments scattered
over the sidewalks for all the world to
see. This Is a family trait and by It
you can Identify your birch neighbors.
There are 28 species of the genus
Betula distributed over the Northern
Hemisphere. Ten of them belong to
North America. Seven or eight are
Asiatic and six European. The white
birch of Europe extends through Asia
to Japan. In America many varieties
of birch are cultivated.
This Is the only one of our birches
that most resembles the European
white birch. And it Is the only one
that might be confused with the
canoe birch. It Is not a large tree
and does not live to a ripe old age,
like Its cousins. It Is one that serves
as a nurse tree for the slow-growing
k a&j . i A. _ S
hardwoods and its foliage quakes so
much of the time it has even been
railed ttje aspen-leaved birch.
Along the coast from Nova Scotia
to Delaware, northwest to Lake On
tario, where the soil is gravelly, or
along the borders of stamps, you see
many of these trees. They rarely
■each a height of 40 feet. The slender
tranches are horizontal and have
iancing foliage.
In April the flowers of both types
slossom. the male or staminate ones
n terminal catkins, either single or |
paired, and the female or pistillate
>nes are one-half-inch long catkins and
are pale green. The buds are slender
and brown and the leaves are alter
nate, simple and from 2 to 3 Inches
long. They are a lovely dark green
above and a lighter shade underneath.
Because they hang on alender, twisted
stems the least little breeze makes
them tremble.
The seeds are unusual, about one
inch long, blunt, cylindrical cones,
drooping and covered with downy
scales. The little nutlet is oval and is
provided with a broad wing.
The white of this bark does not rub
off on clothing. The wood is used for
shoe pegs, wood pulp, fuel and spools.
The true value of the white birch is
first as an ornamental and graceful
tree, to be grown along the borders of
a stream. Here It leans over the placid
waters to admire Us beauty, and Its
roots keep the water to Its established
route, as a nurse tree It Is most satis
factory. In its short span of life It
appears that'the tree leaves a most
excellent record.
(CoDyrisht. 1835.)
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Summer Slipcovers.
Slipcovers made to fit your over
stuffed furniture for the Summer are
a real investment. They protect the
upholstery from dust and spots, as
well as from the sun. Strangely
enough, when you remove the covers
In the Autumn you will find that the
furniture appears fresher and more
colorful than when you covered it
in the Spring. The “time out” from
air and light seems to bring about a
true rejuvenation of the fabric. Be
fore putting the covers in place be
sure that the upholstery has been
thoroughly cleaned, either with a
vacuum cleaner attachment, or with
a whisk broom.
Little Benny
BY LEE PAPE.
2 FELLERS was late for school today,
being Shorty Judge and Puds
Simklns, making Miss Kitty mad on
account of the werst thing you can
be Is late according to her ldeer, and
she said. The least I can hope Is that
It was unavoidable in both cases, ahd
unavoidable meens ony one thing, It
meens through no fault of your own,
so unless such is the case please save
your breth and spare the valuble time
of the rest of the class. Now. Herblt,
have you anything to say? she said.
I was watching 2 herds trying to
fly away with the same peece of straw.
Shorty Judge said, and Miss Kitty
said. Well well, and how long did that
take, a half hour? and Shorty said,
No mam, but then I waited and
waited to see if they would come back
and try to both fly away with the
same peece again, I meen another
peece, Shorty said. Ony they didn't,
he said, and Miss Kitty said, and
whose fault was it that you waited
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and waited as you express It? Was It
the herds fault by any stretch of the
Imagination? she said.
Yes mam. it was their fault for not
coming back. Shorty said, and Miss
Kitty said, I disagree with you and
you may practice waiting and waiting
another half hour after school. Have
you anything to say, Charles? she
said.
Yes. mam. Puds Simkins said. X
got here exter early to serprlse you
by being the ferst one here, and so I
was and the ferst bell hadn’t even
rang yet and then I decided to wait
till the last bell and serprlse you by
Just being exactly on time, and a
watched till Mr. Alexander looked at
his watch like he always does about
•a half mlnnit before he pulls the
gong, ony Instead of waiting he quick
pulled it rite away and made me late,
so it was his fault for changing his
habits. Puds said, and Miss Kitty
said, Remain after school with Herblt
Judge. I suppose the rest of the class
is just broken harted at having all
this time taken from the arifmetlc
period, she said.
Meening we wasn't, which we
wasn’t.
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