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Puzzles
TyiTH Halloween coming, many of
you will be gathering Autumn
leaves to decorate your house for a
Halloween party. So we give you
• crossword puzzle inside a leaf.
AN AUTUMN LEAF.
' The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
1. Place (abbr.).
3. Bind.
5. Not on.
> 7. A wise bird,
j 9. Nothing.
10. Before the Christian era (abbr.).
12. Body of troops in a fort.
15. Noise of cow.
16. The Fall of the year.
17. Thursday (abbr.).
VERTICAL.
1. Mathematical quantity.
2. Thin, flat part of a plant.
3. Also.
4. Small branch of a tree.
6. Plural of focus.
7. Upon.
8. South American animal.
10. Thin meat soup.
11. Hotel.
13. To defeat and put to flight.
14. Result of addition.
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Below are several different kinds of
trees with the letters all mixed up.
* Bee if you can straighten them out.
1. ROPPAL.
2. CREAD.
3. AAAICC.
4. LAMP.
5. MACYSEOR.
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In the sentence below, two trees are
hidden. Look sharp and you'll see
them!
The incorrect map led the colonel
* many miles out of his way.
i--rr-:-1
jb'our ±Li2ias
o% Z,eaT?e&
*
»
Behead a word for saturate with
Hater and get a kind of tree.
Behead a kind of tree and get a
Country road.
Remove the middle letter from
eomething farmers raise, and get what
they do when the crops are fine.
Remove the middle letter from what
farmers do to crops, and get what
they do early in the morning.
ANSWERS.
1. Crossword puzzle solution.
1. Poplar, cedar, acacia, palm and
Sycamore.
3. Maple and elm.
* 4. Hemlock, bay, plane and beech.
6. S-oak. P lane.
6. Gr(a)in. Ra(l)se.
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KAY S CORNER
By Katherine Houison.
' ^T'HIS time I’m going to give you a
l’*‘ few suggestions for a Halloween
party, because I’m sure some of you
Will be giving one.
No party would be complete with
out one apple game, and here's one
that ’’outlaughs” them all. Have your
guests choose partners by matching
black cats cut apart in irregular
shapes. On a line strung across the
room tie enough apples to give each
couple one. Have the partners face
- each other, the apple between them.
The trick is to see which couple can
eat their apple first. As each bite is
taken (without touching the apple
with the hands) the contestant must
step back and eat it. The contortions
and faces as the apples bob around
are ludicrous. A small prize can be
given the winners.
Another clever stunt it to put about
a dozen articles into thin white paper
sacks, choosing things that have dis
tinctive outlines. Tie them to a wire
hoop fastened around a lamp or light
fixture and let the guests make a
—, written list of what the bags contain
> from the shadows. You’ll have to
turn out the other lights, which will
give an added Halloween "spookl
Coach’s Orders
- i
All Hartley High School is delighted
when Samson" Curtis is hired as loot ball
coach, because he has made a great record
as a college fullback. However, Curtis
soon reveals that he Is a "slave driver,
who demands absolute, unquestioning obe
dience to all his orders, no matter what
they are. Larry North, quarterback, has
been brought up to think for himself, and
he resents the coach's attitude. Finally
Coach Curtis benches him because he sug
gests a change in a new forward pass
play, and Ed Jasper, second-string quarter,
starts the game against Mount Cairn.
Coach Curtis illegally signals plays from
the bench. Hartley is leading, Vi-,. when
Jasper is hurt in the final quarter. L»rrv
goes in. and a few minutes later the coach
signals him to use the disputed forward
pass Play The pass is intercepted, and
Mount Calm scores Main. Larry then
ignores the coach s signals. and disobeys
his orders by passing to Bill Winters, hall
back, on the play that Is ,0 a
to one of the e->ds The pass leads to a
«m?d°l»-1 'S' *St m*Larry trot. ofl the
field he Is sure he is in for more trouble
with Coach Curtis._
INSTALLMENT III.
IN THE locker room a few minutes
later. Larry was removing his togs
when Coach Curtis approached
him. The other players, who un
derstood at least a little of what had
taken place that afternoon, paused
in their jubilant chatter over the
victory, and watched to see what was
going to happen.
There may have been a trace of
defiance in Larry's attitude as he
faced the coach. He felt that his
disobedience of orders had been more
than justified by the results. He had
followed the coach's directions, and
the game had been lost; he had fol
lowed his own judgment, and the
game had been saved. In the face
of those facts he did not feel like
"taking” anything from the coach.
Coach Curtis halted his huge bulk
in front of Larry, towering over him
by many inches. For a second he re
garded the boy steadily.
“Nice work, North,” he said then.
“You pulled the game out of the fire
in good shape.”
Larry barely stifled a gasp of sur
prise. The locker room was com
pletely silent for a moment, then
burst into noisy confusion once more
as Coach Curtis turned on his heel.
Larry did not see the hard gleam
in his eye as he moved away.
"Well!” Larry murmured to himself.
“I was expecting a bawling out, and
instead I get a pat on the back!
Looks like that puts me one up on
the coach.”
tte RELATED the whole incident
to his father that night. Con
cluding, he said, "So I guess the coach
; realizes that he was wrong and I was
right. He practically admitted it in
front of the fellows after the game."
Mr. North noted the jubilation in
Larry's voice, and shook his head
doubtfully.
"Don’t crow too soon, son.” he cau
tioned. "And whatever you do. don’t
go getting a swelled head. Coach
Curtis hasn’t changed any.’ He’s prob
ably still as strong for iron discipline
as ever, and the fact that you showed
him up isn't going to make him feel
any more kindly toward you. But
he was in a spot. He knew he'd been
violating the rules by coaching Ed
Jasper on his choice of plays from
the bench. I suppose he doesn’t think
that’s a serious violation, because it's
done pretty often. Nevertheless, he
wasn't in any position to jump on
you, and he knew it.”
“Sure, he knew it!” Larry cried.
“And he won’t jump on me any more,
either.”
During the following week, it looked
as though Larry was right. He was
back at quarterback on the first team
j every night in practice. Moreover,
I Coach Curtis modified the new for
i ward pass play so that Larry could
shoot the ball to any eligible man who
was clear.
This, of course, was a tacit admis
sion that Larry had been right about
that play all along, and the develop
ment was not lost on the other mem
. bers of the team. Very little was said,
but on several occasions significant
gTins came Larry’s way from various
players. They knew their coach was
a severe master, and it rather pleased
them to know that one of their num
ber, at least, had defied him and "got
away with it.”
/~)N THE following Saturday, Hart
ley traveled to the nearby city of
Jefferson to play Central High School
there. Central was reputed to have
one of the strongest teams in the
State, and Hartley hardly hoped for a
victory.
But Larry, riding the crest of his
recent triumph, had one of those days
that come occasionally to every ath
lete, when it seems impossible to do
anything wrong. He ran that team
with a dash and confidence that were
contagious, and gave an individual
ball-carrying performance that was
little short of brilliant.
In the second quarter, he broke
loose near midfield and dashed for a
touchdown, kicking the goal for the
extra point. Later he hade two other
sparkling runs, and it was only
through Central's superior weight and
her great supply of reserves that the
home team was able to squeeze out a
13-13 tie. Even so, Hartley consid
ered it a moral victory, and all the
members of the team were in high
spirits after the game.
I EFFERSON was only an hour's ride
" from Hartley, and most of the
players had came in private cars.
Larry had ridden over with two other
players in BiU Winters’ automobile,
but while he was dressing. Johnny
! Ashton, who lived almost next door
I to Larry, came Into the dressing room
and Invited him to go back in his car.
With his sister. Evelyn, and another
j girl, he had driven over to see the
game.
“We’re going to eat dinner here and
i go to a show, but we'll get you back
; in plenty of time.” Johnny promised.
Larry hesitated for a moment. Since
it was Saturday night, he felt sure the
coach would have no objection, as long
as he was in bed by 11 o'clock. And,
in the jubilant mood that the after
noon's events had inspired, the pros
pect of going to a Show in the com
pany of Johnny's good-looking slstei
appealed to him strongly.
"Okay, Johnny,” he said. ‘‘I'll tell
Bill Winters I’m not going back with
him, and meet you as soon as I get
dressed.”
The dinner at a restaurant in Jef
ferson was a merry meal, and Larrj
enjoyed himself thoroughly. But the
show which the girls wished to see did
not start until 8:30. and was not over
until almost 11. Larry got a shock as
he looked at his watch, walking out ol
the theater. And he got more of a
shock when, outside, he discovered
! that it had turned suddenly colder and
I that a drizzly rain, mixed with sleet,
was falling.
“Boy!” he exclaimed, as they hur
: ried to get their car from a parking
lot. “I’m certainly breaking training
rules tonight. It will take us two hours
to drive home in this weather. Well, it
can’t be helped.”
UE TRIED to keep his mind oil the
1 late hour as Johnny piloted the
car slowly back to Hartley. But the
sleet grew worse, making it hard to see
through the windshield, and covering
the highway with a slippery coat. It
was past 1 o'clock when Johnny
started the car down the long hill
that led to the business district of
Hartley.
Halfway down the hill Larry, sit
ting in the back seat, suddenly leaned
forward. There was a grade crossing
at the foot of the hill, and Larry had
Just remembered that a fast express
went through sometime after mid
night.
"Take it easy, Johnny!” he said
sharply. "There may be a train due
around now.”
j “There is!" Johnny’s voice Was
I strained. "The watchman's out^-see
that lantern waving? And I'm going
to have a tough time stopping!”
The two girls uttered little gasps.
Larry felt perspiration break out on
the palms of his hands. Johnny, grip
ping the wheel tightly, slowly applied
: the brakes. The car slithered wildly
around, and he had to cut the wheels
! sharply to straighten it out.
The crossing was only 50 yards away
now. The watchman was waving his
lantern frantically, the warning bell
was clanging, and suddenly they
heard the piercing shriek of a locomo
' tive's whistle.
"Hold tight!” cried Johnny between
I clenched teeth. TTl have to skid her
j into the curb!”
tTo Be Continued Next Sunday.)
This Game Will
Mow 'Em Down
Like Cornstalks
T~\id you ever see a farmer cutting
corn with his big com knife?
When the knife touches the stalks
; they go toppling over. This g3me is
built on the same idea.
One player is chosen to be "farmer"
and is given a “com knife,” which
is a long bamboo or willow pole. A
rope slightly weighted on one end may
be used instead of the pole.
, All the other players are stalks of
I corn and form a big circle about the
farmer. The farmer, taking his pole
| in hand, begins to revolve it slowly
about him while the stalks of corn
leap in the air as the pole approaches
! their feet, to avoid being cut down
by the farmer. Any player who is
touched by the pole is "cut" and must
get out of the circle until the game
starts anew.
After the farmer has brought his
pole around once or twice, he stops
ana calls, "Shift.” At this signal all
'• the players still in the ring get down
! on all fours and the farmer tries
to cut them down from this position,
while they, in turn, try to jump as
the pole comes to them. A third
position, more difficult than the sec
ond, is assumed at the next command,
“Shift.” In this third position the
players still in the circle stand on
the left foot and touch the ground
with their right hand and try to jump
from this position.
Increasing the speed with which the
pole is revolved will do a lot to cut
down the number of players in the
circle, but the pole must never be
| more than eight inches from the
ground as it reaches each player.
The last player cut down is the farm
1 er for the next game.
The Story of a Boy Who Thought for Himself
By Boyce Morgan
The watchman was waving his lantern frantically._
Posers
THERE are certain term* that are
common to each trade and pro
fession. We have listed 10 such words
in the left column and in the right
are the trades and professions with
which they are connected, but in a
jumbled order. Can you connect each
word with the type of man who
uses it?
1. Joist Farmer
2. Hawser Newspaperman
3. Furrow Physician
4. Galley Merchant
5. Deadline Aviator
6. Crown Sailor
7. Bank Dentist
8. Fever Lawyer
9. Overhead Carpenter
10. Appeal Printer
ANSWERS.
Joist with carpenter, hawser with
sailor, furrow with farmer, galley with
printer, deadline with newspaperman,
crown with dentist, bank with aviator,
fever with physician, overhead w'lth
merchant and appeal with lawyer.
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Subs May Grab
Regular Jobs by
Learning to Kick
A LONG with passing, kicking is an
essential of foot ball, but in many
districts it does not receive the atten
, tion it should. In the old days, many
| a substitute developed into a regular
| because, in his free time, he learned
! to be an excellent punter or drop
kicker.
The need of good drop-kickers Is
sorely felt in the game today, and
opens up many opptrtunitles to other
wise unskilled backs. Any one who
: has the necessary patience should be
able to develop the correct timing for
drop or place-kicking.
In punting, the important consider
ation, after the actual ability has
been achieved, is the placement and
( use of the punt. Kicking for "coffin
I
You. can increase your value
to your team by learning to
kick well.
corner" with accuracy saves wear and
l tear on the line, and prevents long
runs by fast, shifty safety men. Kick
ing from behind the goal line be
comes an art only when practiced
enough in actual scrimmage so that
the kicker retains the presence of
i mind to place the ball out of bounds
away from the safety man. In mid
field, a high kick which gives the ends
■ time to cover the safety man. is more
desirable than the low projectile.
Speaking of the ends, it is the be
lief of many that this is the most
difficult position on the team to play
well. Many times during a game an
end is confronted with three or four
blockers leading a shifty ball carrier,
and it is his duty to turn the play in
toward the center of the field. His
; best method is to dump the interfer
ence by throwing himself at their
knees, but at other times, he must
play them off one by one in an effort
to force the runner back or to the
sidelines.
With successful manipulation of the
interferes, he can often make the
tackle himself. At other times, usually
on the weak side of a play, he must
; crash in directly behind the offensive
; line of scrimmage in an effort to catch
I the play from behind, still protecting
! against a reverse play. On the strong
i side plays, a crashing end destroys
the off-tackle offense.
Backward Party Makes Ideal
Halloween Entertainment
1 , Paying a SofieiA
d \ Jby climbing a
W( stepladde2r
2>&olzv?a.rd
By Margarctta Harmon.
WHEN your friends receive an
invitation like the one il
lustrated here, they may be
a bit puzzled, but they're
certain to be interested. If they are
clever they will simply hold it before
a mirror and read it as easily as an
ordinary invitation. Or they might
hold it so it faces a bright light and
read it through the paper. However
they figure out its meaning, you may
be sure a very curious and excited
crowd of friends will ring your bell
promptly at the appointed hour with
hats, coats, neckties and even dresses
on backward.
The invitations are quite as easj
for you to write as they are to read—
| if you know how. Simply lay a piece
' of hard carbon paper (typewriter car
: bon is best because it isn't smeary)
j face upward on a table or desk
Lay your note paper face downward
on the carbon, and over this lay i
sheet of tissue paper. Write with i
hard, sharp pencil on the tissue, ther
remove the tissue and you have youi
invitation in "reverse English" on th<
note paper, ready for the mail.
The other preparations are quite aj
simple. Meet your guests at the front
door and send them around to corrx
in the back entrance. Be sure they
walk in backward, then have each
guest sit at a table and “register" bj
writing his name in your autograpl
book without looking at his hand
watching only his reflection in s
hand mirror.
1 A JOLLY Ice-breaker (if any "ice'
has survived this hilarious intro
duction) is "On the Spot,” a back
ward version of the old favorite
“Marching to Jerusalem.” Arrangi
three or four small rugs on the flooi
in such positions that the players
when marching in a large circle ir
time to music, must walk over them
When the radio is suddenly turnec
oft or the piano stops playing, thosi
caught standing on a rug must drop
out. The last boy and girl “on th«
spot” learn after the game is ovei
that they must pay a forfeit at the
end of the party.
Next seat the guests In a circle witl
their backs to the center, for a back
ward version of the popular “jumblec
letters” game. Hand each player i
pencil and a folded copy of the fol
lowing list of 20 scrambled name!
(without the answers.) Explain thai
the syllables of each name have beer
arranged in reverse order, then th<
<•
' whole word spelled backward. Fo
example, the syllables of the wor<
“backward” would be turned arounc
into "ward back.” then this would bi
spelled “kcabdraw.”
FAMOUS AMERICANS.
(1) hsawgnlnot --(Washington
(2) gnollefwol --(Longfellow
(3) dnilhgreb —--(Lindbergh
(4) etmuches-...(Tecumseh
<5> fubafolllib_-—(Buffalo Bill
(6) oorestlev _ (Roosevelt
(7) raceneig _(Carnegie
(8) merenos _ ..(Emerson;
(9) fejrefnos .(Jefferson
(10) opacnohsat_(Pocahontas.
AMERICAN CITIES.
(1) ribgnimmah __(Birmingham;
(2) tnomepilre ———(Montpelier,
j (3) casarnemot ..--—(Sacramento,
I (4) lihpaledihpa .....(Philadelphia
j (6) latalsahees --(Tallahassee
I (7) nicnicanit_(Cincinnati
j (8) hciwiat.-..(Wichita
(9) nimenpaosil_(Minneapolis
(10) liwgnimnot __(Wilmington
AT i given signal, let the player
j unfold their lists and fill in thel
! answers in the space after eacl
jumbled name. As each finishes hi:
list he steps inside the circle of chairs
After the last list is completed thi
players learn that the boy and gir
who completed theirs first must pa;
, forfeits later.
No end of fun can be had by requir
ing each guest in turn to pin the tai
1 on the donkey's picture by backing ui
! to the wall and reaching over hi
shoulder while watching his move
ments in a mirror be holds in hi
hand. Forfeits might be chargei
against the boy and girl who pin th
i tail closest to the donkey's eye.
If time permits, vary a suitcase rac
• by requiring each guest to put on h
I suitcase full of old clothes backwar<
1 Those who take the longest time cr
! look the funniest should pay the for
feits. And try having everybody sing
some of the old favorite songs back
ward. They may be played in the
usual way, but the words of each line
j can be sung in reverse order.
'T'HE forfeits should be paid off jur‘ .
before the refreshments. Be su: '
everybody pays at least one. The fe
| listed here will suggest many others',
j Walk up the stairs backward.
Thread a needle while looking only
j in a mirror.
I Recite "Mary Had a Little Lamb’’
! backward, beginning with "school.”
Run a certain distance upside down;
i.e.. on hands and feet, facing upward.
Count backward from IOC by two’s;
j i.e.. 98, 96, 94. etc.
Write one’s name legibly, holding
paper and pencil behind one s back,
i Climb up a step-ladder backward.
I Eat something, such as ice cream or
j salad, using only the back of fork or
. j spoon.
’! Sing the words of “Yankee Doodle”
’, backward.
Read one page of a book from its
’ reflection in a mirror.
By this time your guests may begin
1 to think you are backward about serv
1 ing the refreshments. Just to prove
they are right, let them eat from nap
I kins in their laps, seated in chairs
backed up against the table. Serve
l the dessert first, perhaps ice cream or
> gelatin with cake. Then serve cracker
s sandwiches with jelly or cheese filling
■ j and lemonade or cocoa.
>! when you finally bid your guests
1 good-by at the back door with a
: hearty “Hello!” every one is sure to
| agree it’s lots of fun to be backward
; about coming to a party!
Blowing Toy Balloon Over Table
Produces Mirth-Provoking Game
Players keep balloon in
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center line_ _
! CENTER \
INLINE X
_Zar<re Fable____
HIS is a good game to play in
doors. It is an adaptation of
ping pong, but the points are
scored by blowing a toy balloon
over a center line on a large table.
The teams, two players on each
side, stand at the ends of the table
and blow the balloon back and forth
over the center line until the balloon
falls to the floor. When this happens.
5 points are scored against the side
failing to keep the balloon in the air.
Lots of fun may be had with this
game, and plenty of hard blowing
by the two teams will be required to
keep the balloon from falling on their
side of the line.
Another good stunt with a balloon
is to use it as a hand punching bag.
The bag is made by tying a short
length of rubber band to a toy balloon*
then tying the other end of the rub
ber to the middle finger of your right
hand. From then on you will have a
lively contest "fighting a balloon."
You slap the balloon away from you,
the rubber band stretches, and pulls
the balloon back toward you. The
idea is to keep the balloon going back
and forth as if It were a real punch
ing bag. You may use both hands
for hitting and count the game over—
and won by the balloon—if it dodges
through your guard and smacks you
in the face! But even if it does, it
won't hurt you, and the exercise will
teach you how to use your hands when
sparring with your chum.
Riddles
ARE you fans all ready for Hal
loween? The Riddle Man isn’t.
He’s invited to a masquerade party
and he hasn’t yet got a costume to
wear. Maybe he’ll just paint a ques
tion mark on his forehead and go
as a riddle!
1. How do we know Adam made
sugar?—Louise Shirling.
2. If you were standing beside a
donkey, what fruit would it be?—
Donald L. Green.
3. What suit is it that never wears
out?—Carolyn Cordray.
4. If a woman had 10 children and
eight apples, how could she give each
child the same amount?—Barbara P.
Stoddard.
5. What eats and eats and never
gets full?—Della Lee McCann.
ANSWERS.
1. Because he raised Cain. 3. A
pear. 3. Your birthday suit. 4. By
making apple sauce. 5. A meat grinder.
High Lights of History— Skanderbeg—Part / —By J. Carroll Mansfield
|j|S»<ANDeRBeG —
The three eldest soon died—
IT WAS RUMORED THAT THEy ,
HAD 0EEN POISONED-/
THE YOUNGEST SOV.QEOQGe,
«A5 BROUGHT UP AT THE TURKISH
COURT IN THE MOHAMMEDAklEATTW.
't
t s—
|5)uRimg the 15™ CENTuay the
WCONQUEQlNG ARMIES' OF THE
OTTOMAN TURNS OVER-RAN THE
CMQISTIAN COUNTRIES OF THE BALKAN!
Nand/dme,COURAGEOUS SWILLED
ifcl MAKILY ARTS AND SPORTS,
George won great favor with
MIS CAPTDQ5; AND BECAME A FAVORITE
of the Sultan Murad TL.
9 Little Albania.-land of cocks,
PROVED AW EXCEEDINGLY HARD
nut for the Turks to crack .
- the Albanians defended theiQ
LAND DESPERATELY, AND THE
‘ TURKS,AFTER FINALLY SEIZING
THE COUNTRY HAD TO MAINTAIN
STRONG GARRISONS TO KEEP UP
A SEMBLANCE OF AUTHORITY.
Reaching manhood, tue young
Albanian was entdustfi? wrru
A MINOR POST IN THE HjQttlSM ARM^
AMP DISTINGUISHED HIMSELE 0/
HIS RESOURCEFULNESS AND VULOR.
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Twe NORTHERN MOUNTAINEER* WERE
EVEQlN REVOLT."HOPINGTO FORCE
twe Albanians td keep the peace,
twe Ottomans seized the four
SMALL SONS OF THE PRINCE OF
MlOPITIA AMP CARRIED THEM
OFF TOTuQkEy AS HOSTAGES.
Hm
Pleased with tv* youths services,
Tue Sultan gavemim the name op
Iskander 8eo alcxawxqx
which the Albanians shortened
o to $kahdeqbe&.
wiM
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FUN DEFINED
UN is anything that gives people pleasure, and
the thing that gives the most pleasure to the
greatest number of people Is the most fun.
That’s pretty obvious. Isn’t It? Just simple
metlc.
But examine that definition again. Can any
really be fun If It causes some people pain or
ile, rather than pleasure? You may think you
' doing something, and feel that doing It pro
you with a lot of fun. But if you’re the right
of boy or girl, if you’re a good sport, you’ll no
_ r feel happy if you learn that what seemed
fun to you had actually Injured someooay ewe.
That’s a good thought to remember around Halloween, that tra
ditional night of tricks and pranks. Have your fua and have all of It that
you possibly can. But always remember that If things you do cause others
to suffer annoyance or unhappiness or l06s, it Isn’t really fun at all.
Don’t be thoughtless enough to Injure other people or damage their
property in the mistaken Idea that you are having a lot of fun.
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