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# THE BROWN RAT
j- ^r"It'8 all because we're not fussy,"
K <"?ald the Brown Hut. - '
, "We're not popular. We're Just
ordinary, common, plain rats.
"There la nothing about us that la
' Interesting. , We're not nice as some
? rats pre ? tliut Is no one seems to
say a good word: tor us.
"And I don't know that I can boast
about myself, Accept of course I'm
smart and so are all of us smart.
. ' "BUt we're not -beautiful as some
rats really are ? the Australian rat
Tve heard was really quite handsome
' *./ '? "No, we're Just -ordinary rats.
' "But we'rq, clever. It Is clever of
M not to be fussy. If we were fuwy
tt, would be' difficult. - U
7 * "As It Is we always got along. No
' one ltk^s us. No one invites us to come
' about. We aren't pets. We never
7*111 tic pets. * , ??? t /
. WeVc npt supposed to be Interest
ing. ?
/'There Is nothing about us that
> makes people say - to , us that they
" . want lis to come around, or that we
are cunning, or anything of that sort.'
"They do not say: * V
\ . " 'Dear little .rat,' or 'dear big rat,
? comehere and see me.'
"Yet they urge other animals to
. . come to theirC ?
"Oh, well, 'such la ret life. We
cannot mind for we cannot help it,
"But we are clever. We often fol
loto- people about and go where they
I i?S ? ? i ?1
"I Don't Knc
Ab
Know That I Can Boast
About Myself.*1 '
, live. We are- to be found in many,
many places.
o' "We aren't fussy and that Is really
clever. * ? .
"1 must explain this remark of mine.
We do' not mind if it Is hot and we
io not mind If it is cold. We do not
If the season is a dry season
it Is a rainy season.
ill put up with anything. Wc
S will; not JppII ourtelves.
"^e- will not let our health suffer
from hardships. No, we will pot up
'wlt^ ' anything and so we have never
; been driven away.
. ?. '' "It is because we have been so
without complaints that we could stan<d
? all we have stocK ,
i' ? . *We have let nothing won-y us. We
? have been quick and spry and ener-,
getl? and smart. ,
'{ -V "We have not cared whether we
. were wanted or not. We have not
let our feelings be hurt. ?
' "If we weren't popular ? well we
ust had to realize that and keep out
' the direct way of people.
* 'i f'W.e didn't sit down and cry about
m A !???
SB
??*
"We Oust make the best of every
thing and are^ clever and smart and
? shrewd and^ so because of all of
these qualities we will always be
around. N
Tou can't do much, with a creature
Who 'Is clever, who will not let dis
, -comforts put him out, who will not
'.y X 'mind how lie Is hated, who will stand
for. anything, and who thinks quickly,
too. ?
"You can't do much with such a
; . creature, I say."
X; "Such a creature am I, and such a
/ . ? creature Is everjf brown rat.
. v "So, friends, or enemies, you will
.'v- alwaysi have Some ordinary, plain
, brown rats living In the world whether
you like It or riot.
"Wise people have said so. I ai
not the only one who says so.
_ ? "Other* who h|ive studied the ways
of all ? creatures have suld this about
?. us.
"Oh, yen there Is nothing you can
r-x do about it. So you had better make
the best of It as we make the best of
not being liked."
. And the bro\vn rat wiggled his
>P' whiskers and grinned as he thought
, of all these things,
I -'v /
T ongue T witter $
June .Tumping Jack Jumped Joyously.
? ? ?
Alice asked Aunt Adn for an apple.
? ? ?
Silly Sally sold solid saucers Satur
; day.
? > * ? ? I
Bemlee bamped gobble's blistering
? bunion. "
? ? *
? Bobble broke Bennte's big black bal
loon.
? ? ?
Bertha Mew beautiful big blue bab
bles.
? ? ?
Boy Blue blew Bnbhy's big black
bngle.
? ? ?
Sally Slmpklns sold shoe strings Sat
?Pdsy.
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Washington Zoo Gets Singing Dog
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An animal described an u "singing dojj" Is thd latest arrival at the Capital zoo. lie Is described as having "web
feet, a head llkto nn antepter, cauliflower pars and at tlrties sings like a bird." The singing dug was brought from a
region along the Amazon river in Brazil and It was said that he was caught while lie was practicing his scales.
eth?r awakens plants
. , I
t Dr. Darid Lumsden, Washington) D. |
C., a scientist who has explored the j
secrets of the vegetable kingdom for .
Uncle Sam, awakens flowers, shrubs !
and trees and starts them growing. I
even to the dead of winter, with ether
? the same kind that puts a man
soundly to sleep.
SHE'S PEACE OFFICER
?*"? *? . "?
Tile deputies say "Yes. uiuV.iu" li> I
the undersherltt ?t Cody, Wyo., for
t lie underslierlff Is Sirs. \V. H. Loom Is.
Her first arrest was n- bootleKRer with
h "nienn" reputation ; hut he meekly
said "YeSi nw'nm" when she served
a wnrrnnt on him.
WANT A SHAVE?
A Mcrinnn .1 L. Mi Lendon of At
lanta, c?:i pets a elope shave with
11 merit nx at the house party he pive
nt his |nc cabin on Punwooilj road
to members of the Zeta Tnu norority
of Oglethorpe university. Miss Nell
Martin, one of the university's pretty
<? <lA?n? (K* KorKoHntr
General Pershing in Europe
lien. Jolm J. i'ersliing making Ills lust visit tu Europe as general In. Uie
United States army. He is shown placing a wreath on the cenotaph In Lon
don. When the general returns to the United States he will retire to privftte
lire. - ?
j !
Two Premiers Grasp Hands
Knnrs:'}' AiacDonalil <>t Kn^lailil ami KtUmaril llerriot >?! Kranif. premiers
of their respective nntlons, who conferred at the British premier's residence at
Chequers. Each is u representative of the Lnborlte factions in their countries.
New Outdoor^ Snort for New Yorkers
Mi ll ;|IH1 u.umT. :r.-.n ..I I UHIN> .|J nil- k? i l >... ?? I II. lis i'n :!.<? I Vin<'? rut.. I
convention \\ herever it ?hs p.'usitu*- to tieur the j.rcK'CodinlEi oxer the nidi.' I
rmm<W vmhom! und indulged tn the new snort 1
Children cry for
v.
MOTHER Fletcher's Castoria
is a pleasant, harmless Substitute
for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teeth
ing Drops and Soothing Syrups,
Especially prepared for" Infants
'in arms and' Children all ages.
To avoid imitations, always look (or the signature of
Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it
Bee Brand Intact Powder won't stalmor harm
*ni>tfu'ng except Insects. Kills Flies, Fleks, Mo
squitoes, Ants, Roaches, Water Bugs, Bed
Ban, Moth#. Lice on Fowl, and many other house
end garden Ineecte. Household also, 15c end 3*c? other
eUee, 70c and %10S at your drugglet or grocer, f
kills
them/
Write for free booklet^'
a complete guide for kill
ing houee and garden
Insect a. ^
McCormick A Co., Baltimore', Md.
Oh, Mercy Me!
Stern Mother ? Why did you allow
Mr. Swatters to kiss you 'in the sit
ting room last night?
Daughter ? Because It was so cold In
the entrance hall, mamma. j
Asphalted paper Is used as a mulch
to keep down weeds In more than 10,
000 ^cres of pineapple plantations In
Hawaii. ,
Tobacco Store Lockout '
In protest becuuse contruband' to* o
bacco was seized in u_sliop and the
place closed, all other tobacco stores
in Beirut, Syria, were closed by tha
owners for si* days until It was re
opened.
A man never knows how little he
Is worth until the sheriff disposes of
his property.
kNew Way to Make
Old Familiar Dishes
r? IT any wonder that so many women are en
thusiastic about self-rising flour? Healthful,
dependable, economical? you'll find it a handy
flour which thorough tests have photfn can be *
used for every purpose where flour is needed.
Mrs. N , of Tennessee, writes: "I have used
self- rising flour for many years and find it a per
fect success. My biscuits and hot bread are
lovely. ... I get fine results with it fot cakes.
.... It is a great satisfaction to know that
your biscuits will always rise properly."
Foods made from self-rising flour are always the
most wholesome and most economical you can
serve your family. They are easily prepared. v
The pure phosphate baking powder has been
added so that you can't make a mistake in mixing.
Look for the Blue Shield. You'll find it on every
bag of guaranteed self-rising flour. Accept no
substitutes.
FOLLOW THESE FIVE RULES For Makmt Ptrftd Biscuits with
? Self-Rising Flour. (1) See that your oven u hot: (2) Always use twee:
milk or cold water ; (3) Never add baking powder, soda or salt; (4)
Use good shortening ? lard, vegetable fat or butter ; (5) Make soft
dough- bake quickly. SOFT WHEAT MILLERS' ASS'N. Inc.
'self-rising
fiaur
. . ? It complies with all
Food Lm
Trmd* Mwft XU* C . & r?*. Oft.
It's Healthful ? 'Dependable ? Sconomical
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