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! i ; . , . : i ' X. V s cA Loaf ft m Saturday insfslua. whieh mtt course, muiu baking day. Jml'l mother had made alorely oak. and Willi aha frosted tt with rtch, ehootAata- icing, Jamie told bar what from tha tepa of their whlta cap to j ha remembered about chocolate and ' tha notes of their feet, tha groat plies Cocea. of vol dm wheat, and tha neat ban The aha was ready to knead har and barrels of flour make one wish hraaaV which by this time was light to stay there all day and to learn to J aad fluffy In the pit bowl. She sifted , be a miller." "Oh. mother, let's go I white floor from tha sifter Into the to aea a floor mill, sometime I" i dough and worked and patted It Into "Some day we shall." Jamie's moth-1 Smooth, round loaves, er promised. "And how surprised tha : ' Jamie always helped on baking day, miller will be If you can tell him some, hod made cunning little loaves from thins; about how flour is made! tha piece of dough hie mother always ; "Tha first thing th miller does It gave him for his very own. While to clean. the wheat, for there are lta , they were both busily kneading thear ' of other kinds of seeds, and dirt and' leaves, Jamie said. "ph. mother, please atones mixed tn wHh tt, and tt that tell me how flour la binde!" i were ground up with the whest. Hie Jamie's mother always tried to tell' flour would not be good. So they have him the things ha asked about, ao, big fans, worked by tnarhlnery. to as she shaped the douah into loaves, blow out the light stuff. The heavier and greased the tops, she amid. "Flour Impurities are washed out w.ih ws ls made from grains of wheat. Wheat ter. Then, of course, the w hat mutt grows Ih almost every country in the! be dried. Sometimes it Is not dried world.' although, of course. It grows ! right away, but left damp for a while better In some placoa than In others." ' to temper it. no that the outside hus! "Does O rand pa raise wheat on his of the grain will coma off easily, farm, mother?" "A gns-n of wheat has seven. 1 layers "Oh, yea, lots of tt! 8ome of It he and flour .ts made uf the Inside or plants In the fall, after all the other I heart of the whest. The outnl of crops are gathered and It begins to 1 the grain is made of several layers grow before the cold weather comet ; or hunks. These husks must be taken It does not freeze when the snow and off the wheat very carefully by a sp. , to cover It and is pretty and green all winter. It lies there quietly and does) not grow much during the win ter, btft When the first warm days of spring eomeJt wakes up and grows as fast as It can. Then early in the summer, when it Is a golden brown, and each blade has a heavy head filled with tiny grains of wheal, he cats It and stacks It up in the field to dry. -That is; called winter wheat other wheat planted tn the spring ts called iprtcg wheat. Then some' day a big. noisy machine snorts into the barn yard, with lots of busy men, and the wheat la taken out of tha stalka The machine to called a threshing machine. aad separating the wheat grain from tha straw at called threshing. The wheat la packed Into cloth bags, all whole wheat flour hear had the husks' ready is bs lakes ts the mill te bettahee e!. -; Rtiins ill of ths goedl made Into flour, and a big pile or straw Is left for little children to slide down." Jamie laughed. "Oh, I did that once at Grandpa's, and It was sucb fun!" "Well, soma day Grandpa loads his. wagon witu ths sacks of wheat ana drives off to tbs flour mill, where the wheat will be made into flour. "Long, long ago, flour, which really means fine meal, used to be made by putting a little grain corn or oats or wbeaa atwe0 two stowaa, and towrasar M 1ksjd-.ua tU ft mtm around Una. Every family mad Its own flour. -I suspect that sometimes little boys like yos helped to grind the grain, for ' it was not a hard thing- to do It Just took a long time. How would you ' Ilka to make all the floor that mother uses for bread end pla and cake ?" "Oh, that would V tot of taal" Jamie cried. rWeU. after while the people got , tired of making flour that way I; guea It was too much work so some eaa invented a mill which was run by 1 water. This kind of a mill was used ' a rood many years snd than some , one else Invented a wind milL The wind turned the wheels of this mill. , Than, Anally, the machinery of the i flour, mtn was turned by steam, and j that U used now. OurPuzzle AW w HIDDEN TREES. 1. When Interviewing tha chief. 1 recalled my father's advice. t. Without further ado. a knot was tled.' I. . We were told to help Alma all w could. 4. Grace darted forward, unafraid. (c We placed a tulip In each per son's' hand. . WORD SQUARE- . ' My first la where the family wash Is ,hn"- My second la enclosed space. My third U not tn front. My fourth la what mother will do to the socks. HIDDEN TREES: 1. nr. J. Pain. 4. Ctiar. 5. Pine. WOiCD' SQUARE: : ' JAJtD AREA RE AH DARN 2. Oo. APFlaB AJCD ' suta utu J Tmatr lame haskat, . laraw pp f John! and. ar far Jtla asatatv ,..r , fc If fw aM find tht lyy ewtrjm. ;.V- ST W- '-j - .' . ' oL Bread "A Row mlH l a mct Interesting j i plac I visit. The nreal smell of Ih J (rain. the whirring of Uia machinery, ' I the boar miliars, powdered with flour ( , cial kind of machinery. Did you ever t see Grandpa give hfs cows bucket of brown stuff mixed with water, for their breakfast T" j "T"" answered Jamie. "Bran, maah. he called It." "Well, bran is the outside husks : of wheat and la very good food for i cattle. Now. neat to the outer layers Is a layer of gluten, the best foojd In the wheat, although the whitest flour does not contain very much of this gluten, and so Is not as healthful as the flour that has lots of gluten In It.' Tou have seen mother use Oraham flour, haven't yeuT" "Tew." "Graham flour has every bit of the . wheat grain In It. busks and all. And ! A Big Pile Of Straw la lft For gluten. And whlta flour. Ilka we make ; Jtread and cake of. Is -mads of ths 1 heart or starchy parC of tha wheat grain, with Just a little of tha gluten In It. Tou sea this Inside Is made of many little pocket each one filled with starch, and that Is what the miller tries to get at with all of his different kinds of machinery." "Uh! Huh!" . "After the outside covering Is taken off. the wheat Is broken up Into tiny bits. Then It ss run through different sized sktves do you know what k sieve le? "A strainer!" Jamte cried. tss. a strainer covered with silk cloth bolting cloth,. It is called. The holes In the srtk are-of different slse aad tha coarse bits or wneat cannot get through. Tha broken wheat la sift ed and rolled between heavy rollers, over and over again, and the Import ties are ail-taken out by machinery, until By different jrtaed bits of wheat called "middlings," are separated, and from these middlings tha different grade of flour are made. TVs mid dlings are Lheq run between ths smooth rollers, which press It lata FEAR PCZ2XE. and his sister ar roatslna. anoui Vtaer k!H i If .tkalr way r . j .. . ' - A.- ... :,. .t . -jtv- i - i-.--.-.--". 1-.--.; .L::-, - SHEDDING tree Stood little Mary JarjG A bitf drrpbrsil, o'er jar Ijead, JtixpCidh tlpere 170 rairj. Inquired J yer&a yo liar ore fine, while flour. "Do you remember how tin roller on mother's wringer look '.'" Jamie nodded. I "The smooth rollers In a flour mill ; ini I r ,.nrU ih. or. m,,,-h l.fr.r arid mAi o . hard metal (steel). "After the wheat comes from the mooth rollers, it is flour. How good it Is depends upon Just how careful the miller is to set Kood erraln In the ' flmt then in clean It rarefullv. then to separate the bran from the Inside of the grain Just right, then to ' fix the rollers so that they will grind the flour smooth and evenly. "When the flour Is all made, it ts packed by machinery Into smalt and large sacks, and barrels, eah one weighing ao many pounds. Then It Is ! put on wagons or trains or boats and taken to different places to be sold "Oh, that Is a dandy story!" Jamie said, is ho peeped at tils trttle pan' of LiUle Children To Slide Down. bread to bee )f It were ready to fee baked. "I know where you come trom. llttls loaf of bread." he told It. "Tou are the inside of lota of grains of asaeat." Back To School T N ths spring we hear the expree- slon "Back to Nature." In the we bear "Back to early fall School!" Sore very queer mistakes hav been found on school children's test pa oara. Hera are a few blunders eulied from a teacher's record' book. "A man who looks on the bright side of things is called an optimist; and a man wn looks on the dark side efl Ufe Is called a pianist, ; "An optimist Is ona who attend to the eyes, while a pessimist Is on who I looks after tha feet." "The names of. five Shakespearian j plays are: Macbeth, Mikado, Quo Vadla, San-Toy, and the Blgn of the I Cross. "Shakes pear was a great writer only a used too many familiar quo- tatlona." "Milton's chief work was' to loJ, Paradise. He also wrote a sensible poem called the Cantebury Tales." They worn too sensible to bury, for they still lira." "Tou ask what I know about Dryden and Pope. At first they were Wanda, when one day they became contampo- raries. "Th three moat Important Feudal dues were Friendship, Courtship and Marriage." "Teu want to know where tha Kings of England were crowned. On their heads." The chief clause in tha Magna Charts was that ao free man should b put to death or be Imprisoned with out hi own oonsemt." "Th principal products at Kant are Archbishops of Cantewury.- "Alexander tha Oreat was bar aa tha absence of his parents." "Edward th Third would has baa Klauxaf Fraae if his mother bad been "My faroeita character tn English. Rxatary ansa Henry VTI1 because he had atz wives aad killed them all"' "It was said ef (William Rufus that Ha saver au&Usd again.' B 414 this altar he was shot by a arrow with aa appla on Ua head." - TEARS rYiUid VJreen, a arop cr raiy aooux. Cloud to do 93971 Oaillyboy! acrid Martj Jaxpe Lpa CJeeptr CJUloa) rro Is obdddivnq bitter tearo.ijpCi kjofo ApcJ iey ryoy jali 07 -ye" LITTLE STOWES OP THE GDEAT WAR 8W M)METHI( TO UO AND DID IT. 1IKRK Is a message straight from tha battlefield to every boy grow ing to manhood In the fact that a youna- Canadian SeraeanL II. A i , Jarvla. of Winnipeg, baa been award- ed a distinguished conduct meds for gallantry in action Just because be saw something to do and dl4 it with out waiting to be told. This Is ths way in which h modest ly tells hut story In a letter home: That evening I was sent out en a very dangerous Job. Ws had to dig a communicating trench out of an other trench which had been taken by ua from tha Germans. It was te enable the men to go to and fro with out being seen. I did net know where to go so I followed the men In front till they halted. When I got to the front I asked for the office In charge, but no one knew where he was. There I was with sixty men with shovels and empty sand bags, and no one to how us what to do. I want ahead and came upon a place that had bean blown to pieces, and another place where titer was no trench. 1 want back and put It up ta tha man. I told2hem that we- could do some good work, and asked them to help out They were all out In tha open about midnight, and although the enemy j rockets made the place look like day and though they were continually fir rtTu ret I had a charmed life. I I walked backwards and forwards on a ; stretch of about one hundred yards, urging, cheering and encouraging ths I men. No one was ML "About 1 A. M. a captain of the engineers came alone and wanted to know who was in charge, and they sent him to me. He started to get I on to me about being In the wrong place. I told hiiriAlt was not up to me and explained about being left with no Instructions He asked me who told me to dig the trench, and I told him no une. 1 thought It .was iHe Asked M Who Told Me To Dig , The Trench, I needed ao dug It, He aaid he would i like to see what 1 had dona I showed nlm and he said 'Splendid! Tou have done fine. What is your name T He made a note of it and told me If 1 had not done aa I hud. the boys In I front would have Ueen cut off. They j would have been unable to brtns out their wounded or take rations in to th men across one hundred yaxda of open ground and the Germans only three hundred yards away. The snip-j era cont'nually watch all weak places : Ilk that I was pleased wtth ths way ha spoke. They say It means I shall j gat the Distinguished Conduct Medal next to the V. C. I had ao Idea I j was doing anything area. I j What la so good to eat as a sleek, fat Gliflractcrin thcikw""l,"' wnn T ! nothing of tha grace of the swan; aad rd OS6 they are such silly things! Notice -Grstefs wooden shoes, and see haw HE noaa plays an Important part ,h stamps along la them. Why. In character reading, according blsss us, Oretel looks almost aa awk to those Who make a study of tha j ward as tha geese she la driving. There are, of course, exceptions i doesn't she! to ths rules, but they are the excep-' Also pleas nots her queer tvaad tloaa that prove the generality of ! dress of which sh Is very proud, for tha rule. The ions? aoaa'la agreed to ba- "lgB of powwr; b4 "Sist af watu Th straight nose la claimed t Indicate a Just' mind, aasiou Ju- aCAaI rjr-xi7Jtij 2 VZ r - ! dtntn.1 and enerretlc. The noaa re- ! sembllng the beak of an eagle Is tha tn nf an a dvpnturftui ai.trtt- areedv ! for gain. The broad nose wtth spread- ling nostrils Indicates great sensuality. "Hang! Uaug! Aad Then and the nose which Is furrowed re veals kindness and benevolence. The fleshy, arched nose Is indicative of a cruel, domineering nature, and la to be avoided when possible. The blunt, slender nose. Indicate that Its possessor Is quick-witted, somewhat Ironical, but not profound. The "pug" nose Is claimed to be the mark of a feeble mind, even coarse tn breeding; their owners ars usually cheerful and gay. however. Pale noses show ego tlstio qualities, envious nstures and cold-heartedneaa. but often great Intelligence. Ci ; ' V .1 THE GOOSE GIRL CHIS Is little Oretel. 8h Uvea In Holland the land of dykes and windmills, you remember and lia Is a goose girl. No, no. that ! dvesn't mean that she la a "a goose." I but simply that she tends to geeee during the day while they are feed ing In the soft, sweet marsh taada. Her father ts very proud of his gees and. Indeed, they are' a very Important part of the family's Income each year. It la ss. starched and stiff and whit as th bosom-of your Papa's shirt. And sea th queer, ld-Ume skirt aad UU1 Jacket she h wearing. By all Bar Caatsuave Suits Her Exactly. 1 BHHBBBaKsanaaaBBBBBKssmHaH;'i'- . Bang! Bang! A $ OaiKTlItNQ Creepy T" Washed Big Sister, as Fredy and Ksbel took their aocustomed places on the floor to listen to a "story" before going to bed, "Tou want a ereesf story tonight eht Well. well. It seems to ms you two little rascals are always scared enough as It Is whea bedtime comes without having your Imagination all sttrrsd up by a "Aw, I ain't scared!" Interrupted Predy In scornful tones. "I just laugh at noises. 1 do!" I "Tou "aren't? Why you know you I are!" Mabel Insisted. "Huh! I don't put my head under 1 the bed clothes like you do!" objected Fredy. ) -Yes you do! Yes you do I guess ' I can see!" ' Fredy hesitate! a moment, greatly ambarraaeed. "Well," he admitted finally, "I leave one ear out. anyway ' . and that's more than you do. I 'Kraidy-cat!" lllg Putter laughed. "ICnough!" she i A ) rm.,1 "How ran I tell anv alarv at all if Jou two quarrel "about which one Is the most scared To tell the ; truth, both of you are. auu ribw I i . . . tell the truth, you are oom very iooi leh to be frightened at little noises when you sre tucked snugly end safe- An Extra-Load Uaag!" ly away In bed. It's all your Imagina tion. If you know what that means. Now. let me tell you the story of little Tommy and the mysterious llangl bang! thai, all but scared him ct of seven years' growth. "Tommy lived Just outside a big city. As you know-. It's always much darker and more "spooky' in the coun try, for there are no lighted streets and clanging trolley cars but Justi fields snd woods snd thick clumps of bus bee and owls snd r rickets and all the other strange night noises means do not overlook her flaxen hair tied la two little "pig-tails" d iown ha i back. And yet If you could sea Gretel In the flesh you would find her a most attractive little mlaa. More than that, you would conclude that her costume suits hsr exactly Including her hard wooden shoes and that ahe looks very pretty and sweet and cunning's she drives her geese along toward home after a fat day's feeding. If ever you are In Holland you will sea lot of little Crete is who look Just like th one In the drawing. T5e STAR B' INKING star, up in the slew. - When I close my eye in sleep. Winking star, can you tell why Do you still your vigil keep. You look down so silently Or do you too, dote your eye On the sleeping earth and me And then slumber in the sky . I am wide awake tonight So I love to see your light Blinking,, winking in the sky While I lie here, woodering why. jrxnsj.xin -wok- Creepy Story -Jfsw. Tommy wasn't a fraldjratrr And, a(ter a long afternoon of romnln : In the flelde snd woods wltb Xaaddia. ' ! his fine Scotch collie, h was bo sooner In bed than ha was off la tha Lauid of Nod. So. you see, he had but UU1 onportunjty to lie awake and star la . tha dark and imagine that tha doaet) and one squeaky little noises h heard were all sorts of weird and horrible things. ' "But one night, not long- age, he ' woke up auddenly out of a sound sleep. It was late, perhaps after mid night. Outsldo sn owl was uttering his mournful cry and the night birds were croaking dismally. "What had awakened Mm? Soma ' thing something, he knew. But what? Tommy lay so still that hs seemed not to be breathing at all and listened. Tlck-tock-tlck-toch. went the clock over on hta bureau. Then, suddenly: "Hang! bang! bangedy baas; bang!" Tommy aat bolt upright in bed. Tss, he knew now that it was that strange. awful bansinar which had ivilinid him. And it nmi frnm tha alda porch, right under his window. "A burglar! There wsa no doubt about It perhaps two of then : Aad It was an awful long distance Papa and Mamma's room, even though It was right next to hlsl What should he do? What T I "Bang! Hang! And then an extra j loud Bang I Poor Tommy, B wanted to yell, but he Just couldn't. SosWhlng seemettr ptuck tight In hi throat. Very quietly and, oh, so slow ly, ha moved, one foot until It hung! out over the edge of ths bed. Than the other foot. And then, a mrtMla ly ss an eel In water he glided out of bed and tip-toed across to tha open door to his parents room. "And Just aa he reached It, came that awful hanging again. Tommy screamed and rushed Into the room. 'Burglars, Papal Burgjars!' ha ysUad. 'Listen !' "Papa wnke up Instantly. "Whal's all this? What's th matter. Tommy?" he demanded. 'So Tommy repeated his warning. And right then came a loud series of those awful 'Bang! "But Papa, sleepy though ha was, threw back his head and laughed. 'Burglars?' he said. 'Soewou think that's burglars tearing tha heuse down, eh? Oa taR ts bed. eon. Iff nothing but Laddie scratching Sana off himself. He's lying oa tha aid porch, and every time he scratches with a hind foot he hits tha floor of the poreb. Watch htm tomorrow and you'll see htm do It a hundred time. Burglars? Ah. no. son. you may be certain burglars wouldn't mak that much noise 1' "So now, you see, children," con cluded lllg Sister, "what Tommy's imagination did for him. The Idea thinking that a dog scratching fleas was a burglar! I think, Fredy, you'll be perfectly safe tonight if you leaf the other T'ar out! And as for you, Mabel, you'll smother to death one of these nights If you pull the covers all the way over your btad as ysu . hav ben doing!" TABBY-CATS. Many of you own Tabby-Cat. Do any of you know from what tha name "Tabby-Cat" ts derived? Tabby herself Is unconscious that her nans comes from A tab. a famous street In Bagdad. This street Is inhabited by the manufacturers of the silken stun? called Atabl. The wavy markings at the watered silk mads by these people? resembles pussy's coat. Solution to AppX oad Pear Fascia, Star, where you are. far away. Is it night or is it day Blinking, winking star, still thine While I dream that you are gain. . SS-" a. M. v
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