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Stories From History:
and
GIRLS PAGE
Cavalry
How French Captured Dutch Fleet
TH
By LEE PRIESTLEY
THAT January day in 1795 was just like the cold days that uncomfortable
it, had gone before Lieu tenant Colonel Lahure thought as he marched with
to the north his men
of Holland. There was nothing about the duy to tell the good Frenchman thut he was about to accomplish one of the most remarkable fents of history.
The French had been victor lous in one of the innumerable
between Frank:
W60%
and
Lt-Col. Lahure's meu set off across the slippery ice.
hurriedly set sli his men to col- leeting farm carts. He bundled his Hussars off their horses and into
the lumbering vehicles along with one company of In- fantry. The cavalry horses were hitched to the carts and to the two guns. Then they struck ort across the slippery ice.
Falling, silding, scooting, the French surrounded the sleeping ship. Then the French officer Dutch admiral, called to the commanding him to surrender. Around the ships the soldiers and Hussars roared commands
were and orders as If they large army. The sleepy Dutch- men surrendered before they❘ took time to rub the sleep from their eyes.
A
It was probably the only time in history that cavalry captured an entire squadron of ships with- out firing a shot.
ZOO'S WHO
WATER SNAILS ARE
VERY OFTEN FROZEN IN ICE FOR THREE MONTHS AT A TIME...THEY RETURN TO NORMAL WITH THE SPRING THAW...
THE ELEPHANT SHREW ISTHREE- INCHES LONG, AND SO DELICATE ARE THESE CREATURES THAT THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO DIE OF FRIGHT AT THE SOUND OF A'LOUD HAND CLAR..
Clever Stunts To Do
W
THEN you draw
or figures do have trouble drawing
Finish faces funny paper this way.
andi the pictures of figure 8
what good the gure and sce
artist you really are.
you'
right and left side of the
picture alike? For in Fun With Comics stance, does one side of the head look flat; is one ear"
of smooth
Select the contiça you would like to transfer. Rub a large higher than the other; does white candle over the whole one eye look queer? Here's surface of a piece how
Lay the waxed to make both sides white paper.
side on the comle and rub on look alike.
the back of the waxed paper of a teaspoon, with the bow! Use a thin drawing paper Rub thoroughly over the entire for your picture and draw surface of the paper. When you up the white paper, you of the figure— lif
but only half
or left will find the comte there the right either
Fal reversed from the original one. side, as in figure A.
Lauben - Obionel Hotkend. Lahore had entertd Amsterderu at the head of force of three fantry battolicis, one squadron of Hussars, and two light guns But he was commanded lead the paper in the centre of his men to the north of Holland the picture as shown by the end so missed the celebration of victory. How could one achieve dotted line in figure A.
the folded paper glory slogging through the mud Place
against window #
glass, the light through the party and
and the early morning
along the Dutch coast?
Then N flanking
gloom
brought news that set the small glass will show the part
drawn. Trace have the other half. Open the Bundy paper out and there is your picture, alike on both sides.
Games With
A action. force into instant Dutch squadron of 14 ships lay you
Helder just off shore between and the isle of Texel, embedded in heavy icel Sure that no enemy ships could get
food. Drawing like this is fun, and at them, the Dutch sailors lay
you can learn to anugly asleep in their ships.
draw many Lieutenant Colonel Lahure | characters that you see in your
K
Mr. Merlin's Magical Boots
-He Can Take Nine-Mile Steps With Them-
By MAX TRELL
NARF und lianid. the shadow-children with the
were
turned-about
names, sitting on the back steps wonder- ing what to do, when Mr Merlin the Magician came, out of the house. Knari und Hanid turned around quickly: "Your shoes are squealing, Mr Merlin!" Hold exclaimed.
Mi Merlin Tooked down at hals shoes
"They're smiled.
brand new, lie said. * Just bought them. Lots of new shoes have squeaks in them. I'm gow to walk around in them a bit and get the squeak out."
High Shoos
Kaart and Humid looked down
at Mr Merlin's new shoes. They looked like ordinary shoes except
UK:20 "They're brand now," said Mr. Merlin pointing to his shoes.
bought them
Words
Foods
DI a vowel to each word below. Then change the letters around to make a Example: GROAN plus E is ORANGE.
And here's a hint.
Most
of the time, the added letter ia E, so try that first.
1. SAP
2. BANS
3. DET
BEL
4. LADS 5. 1.AP
6. GOES
1. GRASP
8. SPURN
D. CHAP
10. DRAB 11. NOON
12. CRAM
13. TROT
14. AT
15. VIOLS
10. NUT
17. STORES 18. OHGAN
10. SUP
20. TRIP 21. GET-ON
22. TADS
23. HONE
24. SKAT 25. MOTTO
Horse Sense
UNTIL about 100 years
THE PORCUPINE HAS SOME 30.000 NEEDLE-SHARP QUILLS ON ITS BACK.
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FIG.C
FIG. A
@NGO Necklace
1.Cut the rim and side from an 8inch ALUMINUM PIE PLATE
CUT THE BOTTOM INTO
16 WEDGES 2.FOLD WIDE END OF WEDGE AROUND 'ATHIN KNITTING NEEDLE.
HOLD WITH ALTERS AND CHELL WIND WEDGE
AROUND NEEDLE
THEN SLIP WEDGE OFF
AND WIND THE NEXT ONES THE SAME WAY.
.. LIKE
THIS WHILE WINDING
ngo,
the only way to travel on Jand was by horses. Horses used to be more numerous and more important than they are today.
Below are some well-known "horsey" words and phrases; also names of famous horses of fact and tction,
Try to tell something about
they seemed to be made of very fairy tales. soft leather.
And they came up yesterday from a shuenakerench. But if you get as many above the
the bottom of Mr Merlin's who makes shoes for magicians.as ten right, that will be very trousers.
He didn't tell me they were the
♫ plus Knari started to say: "Mr
shoes look more forgot to mention it.
three league kind. I suppose ho good. Give yourself Morlin, your
scere if you can tell anything I wish
Item on correct about
What like boots" when Mr Merlin that
go squeak would
out, "Well, I'm lo say:
write nord not you interrupted
though."
say or going to take
be exactly what is given in the D few steps Mr Merlin explained that n to get those squeaks
Key around
"as three miles, and that out.
leauge boots meant you And now an astonishing thing could take ine-mile steps. happened,
nice to have when stop and "They're
In n you're
hurry," he maid. over the
Knar and Hanid asked Mr several miles Merlin if he
wouldn't please take them to the shoemaker who made shoes for_magicians, 80
· Mr Merlin took instantly disappeared
hili top of the away!
Glant Steps
key.
1. Gift Horse
2. Dark Horse
A
3. Horse Play
4. Horse Chestnut,
5. The Four Horsemen
6. Horse of another colour
7. Unhorso
6. Horse Latitudes
9. The Wooden Horto
Kmart ond Hand gasped in that they could also buy a pair 10: Light-Horse Harry amazement. They gasped in of three league boots. amazement again when the next "I wouldn't advise it," said 11. Black Beauty Instant Mr Merlin come stepping Mr Merlin. "You wouldn't like 12. Black Bess
13. Pegasus back from the hill and stood the squeak." once more in front of them. "Oh, we wouldn't mind the 14. Bucephalus His shoes gave a loud squeak. squeaks at all," said Knarf.
he said, frowning, as "Well, he glanced down at his shoes,
May Be In Australia "Anyway," said Mr Morila,
the squeak is still in them. I'd "that magical shoemaker is hard betier take another few steps to find. One day he's here, the next day he's in Australia. The
Knarf and Hanid could third day, he's on the moon... Mr Merlin took a 1 think he weare a pair of thron
and landed on the other site of league boots himsel
the woods, then took another Mr Merin did a very nice stop and funded on the top of thing for Knort and Hanid. He the mountain, then took a third let them both hold on to his step and was back home again. hands while he took his next squeaking a uttle few steps around.” It was b he said. I'll take wonderful walk.
14
They walked over the pond with one stop, over a whole city with the
few more sleps and they'll be 4splet hy pins
• But this time, Knorf and second stop and over a cloud Hanid hold on to Mr Merlin with a third step. before he could walk off. "What
Fine, fine." Bald Mr Merlin,
of shoes are thoso, any- when they returned to the back
nert demanded.
wtops again. The squonk is all And he did a hop, There coguo ques" said Mr out. 800?"
skip and a jump. boots!" ex-
"Like in the claimed Hanid. fairy talper
"HarMIA @15)- Mri Merlin, “I guess they are pretty much like The thing Lemgom-boots for the
Le disappeared altogether.
Ho must be in Austraila," salá Knarf to Hánið.. "THöße he ands that magical shoemaker. I'd cedaily like a pair of thos inree Isoque bouts
15, Grani
(Solutions: Pars 20)
AND LIKE THIS
WHEN FINISHED.
WIND 15 BEADS...
3. CUT A CELLOPHANE STRAW INTO INCH SECTIONS......
***** CUT A PIECE OF HEAVY STRING 36IN. LONG... FOLD IT IN HALF AND KNOT LIKE THIS...
18IN. FOLDED
PUT TOGETHER LIKE THIS... THEN LIKE THIS...
DROP SIXTH BEAD
DOWN ON 1STRING
THREAD 3 DOWN IN THE CENTER...ADDSMORE AT THE END.
LOCK
LEAVE & INCH ENDS
FOR TYING
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