The Alamance Gleaner ']
VOL. LVII. GRAHAM, IS, C., THURSDAY DECEMBER 24, 1931. NO. 47.
ANYWAY be has some queer wnys.
That It what I'eter ltabblt thinks,
and Peter ongbt to know. But as to
that It is <iulte probable that Buster
thinks some of Peter's ways queer. It
Is the way of the world to think other
folks queer, and Buster thinks some
of Peter's ways queer, and I am quite
sure that both think your ways and
mine very queer Indeed.
To Peter's way of thinking one of
Buster Bear's queerest habits Is that
of sleeping away most of the winter.
Since bis talk with Prickly Porky the
Porcupine, Peter had begun to under
stand why Johnny Chuck and some of
the others went to sleep as soon as cold
weather came, to stay asleep until
Mistress Spring should arrive. They
Peggy Saved Four
This is Peggy, of Los Angeles, who
saved four persons from probable death
by carbon monoxide poisoning. Al
though violently sick from the deadly
fumes, the faithful dog, sensing some
thing was wrong, barked a warning to
arouse the household after she had
failed to awaken a boy made uncon
scious by the gas.
i Gl&LtGAGJ0
"The difference between a regular
widow and a golf widow it simple,"
says knowing Nora. "The husband of
the one lies under the sod and that of
the other lies over it."
(WNU Service.)
TASTY TORTES
FOU the cake par excellence, the
torte Is one of the daintiest. Our
German cooks excel In this kind of a
cake combination. Tortes are rich
with nuts, chopped or rolled fine,
plenty of eggs and crumbs, with spices.
The baking Is another Important point,
hs slow, careful baking Is necessary
for a Ught and tender torte.
Date Torte.
Rub sixteen dates to a smooth paste
with two tablespoonfuls of lemon Juice.
Beat two whole eggs, add seven yolks,
add one^and three-fourths cupfuls of
| KITTY McKAY f
2 Dy Nina Wilcox Putnam j
TIm girl-friead says *h? almost
bought a carry-all for taking thlnga to
tho baaeh, tha other day, and only Just
romomborsd In tlmo that har husband
would bo eh sapor.
lb Ml MlnM t-SNT ????!?
1 OUR BEDTIME STORY !
;; By THORNTON W. BURGESS ;;
had to sleep or starve, for there was
none of the food the; need, and
wouldn't be so long as winter lasted.
But somehow Peter couldn't seem to
make the reason tit the case to Bus
ter Bear. Buster didn't seem to want
to go to sleep for the winter. He hnd
prowled around until after the snow
had come to sta;, and then, and not
until then, he had stretched out on his
bed of leaves under the shelvlpg rock
deep In the Green Forest, where he
had slept away the last winter, and
Peter knew that they would see no
more of him until spring.
" Now, why should he go to sleep for
weeks at a time that way? Peter
puzzled and puzzled over It ai he
turned It over In his mind. Johnny
Chuck lives on tender green things,
and In winter there are no tender
green things. Old Mr. Toad lives on
worms and bugs. At least there are
none where Old Mr. Toad can get
them. But with Buster Bear It was
different. Why shouldn't he keep
awake all winter Just as Iteddy Fox
and Old Man Coyote do? It seemed
to Peter very absurd that sucb a great
big fellow as Buster Bear, of whom
everybody else was afraid and who
bad such a great warm fur coat, should
hide away and sleep Just because It
was winter. Finally he went back to
Prickly Porky to try to satisfy bis I
curiosity. I
"Buster Bear Is smart," said Peter.
"He Is one of the smartest of all the
people In the Green Forest. Every
body says that. And If he Is so smart
why can't he catch enough to eat In
the winter Just as tteddy Fox and Old
Man Coyote do? They don't waste
their time sleeping, and they dont
starve to death. They may go hungry
some of the time. Most of us do that
In bad weather. But they catch
enough to live on. Why doesn't Bus
ter Bear?"
"Huh!" grunted Prickly Porky.
"You don't know much about Buster
Bear. What do you think he Uvea on,
anyway?"
"Why, on any of us little people he
can catch," replied Peter promptly.
"Everybody knows that I"
"Then everybody knows something
that everybody doesn't know at alL
That Is the trouble with a lot of peo
pie?they think they know when they
don't know. Now take the queer case
of Buster Bear. Every one seems to
think that because he eats a mouse or
a rabbit or some other of the little
forest people silly enough not to keep
out of his reach, that he Uvea on them
altogether, Juqt as Old Man Coyote
does. That shows how little some
folks know about their neighbors. I(
Old Man Coyote should catch you,
Peter, which I hope he won't, you
would make blm a good meal. But
you wouldn't be more than a mouth
ful for Buster Bear. Two or three fat
mice would do Reddy Fox for a whole
day, but they wouldn't more than
tickle Buster Bear's stomach. Buster
eats meat when It happens to fall In
bis way, but what he lives on mostly
are roots and berries and nuts and
bugs and fish and frogs, and he has to
have a lot of them. Where, pray tell,
would he flod.theni at this time of the
year? He Is just like Johnny Chuck
and Bobby Coon and the other sleep
ers?he'd starve If he didn't sleep."
"Thank you. Prickly Porky," said
Peter politely. "I've learned a lot.
Yet even now I cannot help feeling
that It Is very queer that such a big,
strong fellow like Buster Bear should
sleep all winter. Anyway, I hope be
has pleasant dreams."
?SI bv J Q Llosd.l?WOT Service.
THE SHEPHERD'S!
STAR |
i * ????? X
;; By DOUGLAS MALLOCH i
i ? y
IT IS not strange that shepherds were
The Brat,to note the new-lit skies.
Self-love Is no philosopher.
But fenders of the sheep are wise.
It Is the generous, the kind.
Who are the first the Christ to find.
And those who gain the gift of
heaven
Are always those who first have
given.
Now in our arms we-take the earth.
Even as shepherds take the sheep.
Give strangers cheer, and children
mirth.
And comfort to the ones who weep.
It Is not strange that those who love
First feel the radiance from above.
As shepherds, some poor lamb en
folding.
Were first the Shepherd's star be
holding.
(A. 1111. Dousleo Henoch.)?WNU Service.
China Likes Odd Shaped Bridges
HEltE Is an oddly shaped bridge recently constructed over a small lake at
Shanghai, China. It provides a way to one of tbe well known tea houses
where tourists find entertainment and refreshments.
sugar, beat well, add the dates, three
tablespoonfuls of grated chocolate and
one teaspoonful each of cinnamon, all
spice, and a capful of cracker crumbs.
Stir well and fold In the stiffly beaten
whites of seven eggs. Bnke In a large
spring form forty minutes.
Schaum Tort*.
Bent three egg whites until stiff but
not dry, add one cupful of sugar very
lightly and gradually, not to lose the
lightness, a pinch of salt, one-half table
spoonful of vinegar and one-half tea
spoonful of vanilla. Bake In two deep
layer tins for one hour. But together
,w!th whipped cream, or add nuts and
chopped pineapple with tbj cream.
Walnut Torte.
Beat the yolks of six eggs with one
capful of sugar, add one-fourth pound
of walnuts and six lad; Angers grated,
two tablespoonfuls of Aour and one
teaspoonfu! of baking powder. Add
Juice and rind of a lemon and when
all the iLgredlents are well mixed, add
the stiffly beaten egg whites to which
a pinch of salt has been added. Bake
In layers In a moderate oven and use
the following:
Filling.
To one beaten egg yolk add two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, and three
fourths of a cupful of milk. Cook,
stirring constantly utltll the mixture
coats the spoon, add one and one-half
cupfuls of grated walnut meats with a
flavoring of almond and vanilla. Use
between the layers and tee the top of
the torte.
(0. 1931. Western Newepaper Union.)
| How Railey and Lake Will Explore the Lusitania ;;
| SrMow I/akx^s Stccv Divuxa Staikvay
S. S. IvsrctiMiA. |
THE British board of trade baa (lira to tha Lake-Italley expedition official permission to explore tbe wreck of
the I.usltanla. which waa annk by a German eubmartne off the aouihweat coast of Ireland on klaj 7, 191.1. and
the work It la belle*ed will now go ahead wltb tbe devices Invented by Simon lake, the American developer of
underwater craft. Captain Ralley. leader of the expedition, anys there will be no attempt to raise the l.oxltanla or
to aalrare much of the cargo, though aome of tbe latter, It la hoped, will be brought to the surface by the lake
submarine salvaging tube. Undersea photography at depths never before achieved will be an Important objective
of tbe expedition. The Illustration shows bow this la to be carried on. '
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CC^")OB PAltSEI.L, home from
/ V college for Uie holidays, en
\ || 1 tered one of the rear pews
I j of the great cathedral and
Hsettled himself with a satis
ed air of expectancy.
Bob had always wanted
to attend one of these mld
night serrlcea and at last he
ha^maae It possible?forced the Issue
as It were. Bob looked about him.
There was Mary, the Uother of
Jesus, bending over the babe. Not far
?way was Joseph, the father. Mary's
expression made him think of his own
mother, when she and dad started off
In the car for the hnndred-mlle drive
to his nnmarrted aunt's home at
Wakefield. Dad had said:
"Too bad your holiday Job keeps
you from driving with us, Bob. But
Til meet you at the station In the
morning."
And mother, understanding ber son
? little better than father, had said:
"You won't miss the midnight train,
will you. Bob? It would spoil Christ
mas not to have you with us, you
know."
And he. Bob, had said: "AU right,"
not knowing himself Just what he
meant by It. And he felt sure mother
didn't either.
But after they bad gone be became
more and more positive he was not
going to Wakefield. Christmas was
meant to be a happy time and he had
been away from home all the year and
besides he wanted to go to the tea
dance Christmas afternoon with Mar
garet. Of course he knew mother
would have had the Christmas at
home If she had been able, but she
hadn't gotten over that operation yet
and father Insisted upon considering
his sisters and accepting their urgent
Invitation.
The manager of the store had told
Bob to go but Bob seised upon the ex
cuse to work until the store closed at
eleven. He was going to do as be
pleased. Christmas was the time to
be happy.
But when he called Margaret she
?was going away with her parents for
Christmas. That in itself was disap
pointing but he would see what the
midnight service was like anyway. But
he wasn't a bit comfortable. Mary
looking at that Christ child the way
she did began to annoy him. It was
too much like mother's look?and
mother wasn't welL
"Ob, hang It all P Bob muttered.
"Why can't a fellow do what he wants
and be happy?" Ha seized his coat
and dashed out
There was just time to catch the
twelve-flfteen. No use taking a sleeper.
Bob entered the coach with Its nod
ding occupants. But who were those
wide-awake people a few seats dcwwV
"Margaret I For Pete's sake!
Where're you going?" Bob's exclama
tion roused several of the sleepers.
"Why, we're going to tfakefield.
Dad's people live there and we go
there occasionally for Christmas. This
happens to be one of the occasions"
"Well, I'm more lncky than I de
serve," Bob laughed a little awkward
"Will, I'm Mora Lucky Than I Da
ta rva."
ly. "That's where I'm going. Do yon
auppoae there'll be any kind of a
danceT'
"I know there la I was wondering
who I'd go with, but now I know."
"Yea, yon can know that for sure,"
Bob grinned.
Bob waa philosophizing to himself
as he dressed for breakfast:
"I tare would have been a cad to
have atayed at home. Dad at the train
to meet me and mother np waiting,, so
relieved and happy when I arrived.
And a data with Margaret for good
measure. Geet Wouldn't I have been
tore at niysdlf at home? Christmas
happiness means thinking of others be
sides ourselves, I'm convinced."
?igg 1931 ggi?
ltli. W*Un NcwiMMr u?loa.i
? ? '
HE poinsetta, a ajaM at
f ?*\ the Christmu hum on the
V^. J ) Pacific coast aad which has
ntl become generally accepted
" mch 111 Eastern atataa
?3WPS also, derives Its peculiar
-Jfcjg name from Ita discoverer.
~**r Joel Boberts Poinsett (1TI?
1831). who fooad It la Mexico early la
the Nlneteeeath century aad brought
to the attention of the botaalcal world.
Doctor Poinsett (tor as a young man
he studied medicine abroad) was quite
a fellow la various ways.
He was appointed special minister
to Mexico In 1822, after be bad tietul
ru ior ura |vm?
meat an Important
previous mlaaloB to
Chile and other
Sooth Americas
countries; and la
teraal dllBcnltlee
prevailing la tee
or two of the coun
tries below the
Isthmus at the time
of his visit, his
leadership was rec
ognised and made
use of In restoring
order.
Iron 1825 to
1829 he adminis
tered the regular
portfolio of minte
ter to Mexico, and published two vol
umes of his experiences and observa
tions In that country.
Doctor Poinsett also was a member ,
of the South Carolina legislature, a
congressman from that state for four '
years, and was secretary of war ha
President Van Buren's cabinet from
1837 to 1841.
Probably one of the world's greatest
outdoor displays of the polnsettla Is
that maintained by the city of San
Diego In Balboa park, site of the 19U
exposition. The planting occupies an
area approximating two acres, and as
some of the stalks reach a height of
fourteen feet and a diameter of more
than three Inches a foot above the ?
ground, the garden Impresses one as ? '?
young forest of green with a brilliant
red top. Full effect Is attained about 4
December 10 and continues several '*
weeks.
I HI. Western Nswsnsotr Union.) Vfl