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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1986.

FEATURES FOR BOYS

YOUR PUZZLE Valentines For

CORNER

CROSSWORD

Valetiline's Doy (Feb, 14) trav, s Cartoonist Cal has put today's crossword puzzle on the silhouette of a valentine.

ACROSS

Personal pronoun

J Pronoun

- valestine herris

נ;

à Tires Message on prome

valentles

Que will give u valen-

Time for atrother

an Champ

W

DOWN

froan

Master

with valen

In sh

2 Kameratene

tize

4 Hallern

# Pat

7 Ferrgy (coll;

a Clumbing plant

VALENTINE

PLACE CARD

To

10) make this pretty place

jper 15 inches long and 3 inches wide. Fold! it mto five equal parts, exactly as out you do when

you cut. strings of paper dolls. You will hurve five 3-Inch squares.

4

On the op

draw SCENT Valentine heart so that the top. point, and sides are

with the Ritles of the

Cut

VVCB

guire.

through all five squares at vure, leaving un uncut acetion along tuch ride: M) the hearts will re- main aached when misalied.

TRIANGLE

Special Friends

your Valentine list

aro always a few friends

to whom you want to send Lincoln abolished SLAVERY | something special. Why not and provided the Puzzleman with a base for his triangle. make this something special The second word is "a cloth a surprise Valentine?

third winglike part": fourth "A nativo of Slavin": frth__"winged": and sixth " elick-beetle,"

measure":

S

It

SLAVERY

SCRAMBLED VALENTINES

Rearrange the letters in each strange due to u the Three "hits" pertain to valentines:

FAT FIN COE

PI DISH FERN

WHEAT STEER

WACKY COMPASS

WACKY

COMPANG

START AT NORTH NORTHWEST AND USE

WW EVERY THIRD LETTER (E). YOU DECIDE DIRECTO

TO FIND PUZZLE

PETE

MESSAGE

Cut a double heart of red construction paper, any size you wish. Leave the tops of the hearts fastened together for easy opening. On the eover,heart, print in white ink:

GURPRISE VALENTINE

COVER

of HEART

FASTENINO

POINT

GIPT

SAFETY

BAR

SUT

AND

These Indians

Easily

By R. S. Craggs

IN

TMN 1934 a Mexican rancher prospecting for gold in northern New Mexico dis covered the thirty-foot stone towers which rank as one of the most important archae- ological remaina ín United States.

the

No letown northern Indlan race built towers, but here thero were literally hundreds of them. These were mude of sandstone blocks cemented together; their shape was usually square or oblong although

VALENTINE GREETINGS

MAY NOT BE NEW BUT THIS ONE HOLDS A SURPRISE FOR YOU! OPEN IT UP AND YOU

WILL SEE SOMETHING

MAKE ture of himself and such a recently ΤΟ YOU THINK OF ME. picture would be un

pecially pleasant surprise for Valentine Day.

On the second or inside heart, cut two half-inch sits of equal distance from one another. Make a half inch bar of red construction paper to fit into these slita and you have

a safeguard gift in

for holding your pince.

piper.

circular towers have лого

ROUND TENTA AND FIT OMITIKING THERE WELL NO UDORS ON WINGINE. THE ENTRANCE WAR | A HOLL IN THE ROOF.

GIRLS ✰✰✰

Didn't Die Variety In

STONE TOWERG

NEW MEXICO

OF

A. MEXICAN GOLD PROSPICION DISCOVERED THE THIRTY FOOT STONE TOWERS IN 1934

THE TOWERS, USUALLY SQUARE, WERE FIRST

Built About 1100AD

among them.

been discovered. years (interrupted by the for many arrows were found es-The structures had neither war) putting together the

In some towers the bair and doors nor windows and the story of this vanished race. only entrance was a hole in They called them the Galling sklu were sull preserved on the akeletons, due to the remarkably the roof, reached by ladders, Indians because the Gallina dry clim

climate. The rool, which River flows through tho was made

of wood, had been area. These early Americans destroyed with fro arrows and had been in the midst of a had fallen in on the defenders. war when they were killed,

Sucks of gum, tiny begs candy hearts, home-baked heart-shaped cooky, wrapped in waxed paper, are all additional surprises as well as good eating.

VALENTINE TURTLE

Use a half of wainul

shell

for the turtle's body.

Paint red heart on his back. Trace the shape of the shell on a piece

of cardboard Then make lego, the

turtle. Cut out the turtle.

Your surprise must de

your allowance pend upon or your talents. Should you be a good scissor-artist, you head, and a ile tail for might try a silhouette of the receiver of your valen- Find a marble that will raise tine eut from black the walnut shell from the table construction

The when placed beneath it, Cut smooth, round trick in making a silhouette, the centre of the cardboard you know, is to keep turn- turtle smaller than the size of ing the paper and not the the marble. Put the marble

the card- the shall und glue scissors. Or you might be board turtle's body to the edge In celebration. Lincoln's a shutterbug with several of the shell opening. Shake the

of birthday (Feb 121,

here are snaps of your friends that marble so that it reats on three facts aboul that great man,

they have not seen. Every hole in the cardboard. but you hav, to rearrange the

The Valentine one likes to receive a ple- glide along on a smooth surface. letters in each strange line 10

LINCOLN MIX-UPS

BURY STAGS TED DREGS SHANK CANNY TRIP RILIS TEA

(Solutions on Page 20;

HEART STUNTS

MAKE YOUR OWNE LMake a folder from

| COLORED PAPER 9×12.

like this...

THE OUTSIDE... ON THE INSIDE

PRINT AND DRAHÝLIKE THIS

LARGE red heart is hung in A the doorway and a hole

15 punched in the centre of it. One string for each pair of people is 2.PRINT THIS ON put through the hole so that the ends dangle on either side. Ask On the top bran write the the buys to hold the enda of guest's name On the remaining string on one side of the heart four hearts wit four-word and the girls to hold the ends Vrbane 10 be read following on the other side. When every→ refreshments. Samples: "Beware

one is ready, the heart Is and the people holding the same string are partners for the next

of

teneher" "Practise what you preach." You with have Fun making up Fortunes for the various guests. Rymntinber, however, it is in Tug So nu areas in the formatsss!

Leave the place card folded and prop k upright at the table besuch the mt cup

cut

DRAW A HEART on a piece

Cof paper tucked upon the wall-

backwards, crayon held over the shoulder-no changing of hunds permitted

SAME OLD TALE

BE

MY

ALENTINE!!

3.Make a SPRING by winding a 15 Inch piece of fine WIRE around a COLORED TOOTHPICK.

turtle

hole in

in

the

will

4.Tie a small RIBBON bow to the end of a piece of ELASTIC THREAD...

PUT THE THREAD THROUGH THE SPRING. WITH A NEEDLE ... POKE A HOLE WHERE TAIL. SHOULD BE... PUSH END OF SPRING THROUGH AND TAPE IT DOWN ON THE BACK.

BE MY

PULL THREAD UP A LITTLE BEFORE YOU TAPE IT DOWN AND TAIL WILL CURL.

BACK

TAPE

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

OLD-TIME GAMES PROVIDE PARTY FUN

Yo

YOUR great-grandmother

played these games at

her Valentine Day parties but they're just as fun today.

By IRMA HEGEL

much the girls seated opposite mand is for two escorts as the boys. The queen reigns well as the player numbered from a chair at the head of "two." The confusion makes THE QUEEN Of the double rows. Her fun. HEARTS: Choose a qucen majesty gives her atten-

ench and crown her with a paper dants

#1 number, aisle, around the whole head-band on which hus following which she says: and back up the centre alales to been

pasted a red hran. "Two must start and bring the queen while number ten Boys and girls should be ten to me." That is the tries to catch the player num- equally divided, the boys signal for "two" to rise and sitting in chairs in one row, one other, since the com-

The pair run down the centre group

bered "two." If ten succeeds, he must bring "two" to the queen who will demand a forfeit of "two" and command her to stand behind her chair. Should "two" reach the queen before "ten" does, "two" must return to her seat and "ten" pay the forfeit. The moment the queen clops her hands, everyone must be in his chair, the one standing NEXT TO WHALES,hecomes the queen. SEA LIONS ARE THE LARGEST MAMMALS

ZOO'S WHO

ARTCODE OLD PLANKTON

BUJBAND FIN WHALES, REACHING LENGTHS OF 65 FEET OR MORE INTWO SHORT YEARS, FEED EX- CLUSIVELY ON PLANKTON, MICROSCOPIC POPULATION OF THE SEAS THEY INHABIT...

FIVE AL

TORIC PEARL HARBOR

悦

NAME FROM PEARL OYSTERS

WHICH FORMERLY BEDDED.

THERELITISA DOUGLE BETLÚ OF THE PEARL RIVER.

Four, six and cight players may be called for an escort and. the more called, the more ex- citement.

come FLEE WITH ME AND BE MY

LOVE

WILL I MARRYT is a mix- ture of fortune-telling and knack for balance. Two pins are placed upon, a box decorated with hearts, supposedly

Saint Valentine inside. The box mIMET BLIND PROPOSAL: A boy is be shaken gently until the pina OCEAN blindfolded and asked to kacel cross one another.

IN THE

PACIFIC

:

Those suc«

before the first player he can ceeding in crossing the pira will find and propose marriage In

flowers a way as he can. He marry. Those who do not will may be kneeling before a boy or become the old malds and a girl and that person. is not bachelora. All nonsense but allowed to speak, only grunt, sigh or giggle. If the blind good for a few giggles and some folded pinyer laughs or cannot guess the identity of the one he is proposing to, he is, "out."

skilful shaking,

I LOVE MY LOVE calls for a good: vocabulary, because in this

game the players sit in a circle

BROKEN HEARTS MENDED; and the Mer both by mayang Two hearts are cut jigsaw puzzle "I love my love for he is style, tia pieces of one heart The second player has the being

humbered one," the letter "b" and, being a boy, he other, "two" Hide the puzzles says, "I love my love for she is ubout the room. Divide your beautiful." Those who cannot players into "one" group and think of an adjecting drop, out the rest into "two" group. The and as the alphabet continues game is a race to see who can and "x", and legs arrive, the Lind. their pieces, first and put any words anness and make their heart, together,me

for furi,

from

Scientists

the University of New Mexico have spent the last twenty

ABE

LINCOLN'S

FAMOUS DUEL

By Lee Priestley

A

BRAHAM Lincoln, (Feb. 12, 1809-1865). whose sensc of humour is an American legend, could make a joke even when challenged to fight a duel.

When the young Lincoln lived in Springfield, Ill., he was always deeply involved in polities. In 1842 The Sangamo Journal published a humorous letter poking fun at a prominent local Democrat, James Shielda. The letter, which Lincoln wrote, was signed "Rebecca" and afrod the amusing views of

A backwoods Woma! These views in- cluded an uncomplimentary, but funny, estimation of James Shields' politica.

Abe Lincoln's height was to his advantage when he chose broadswords for the duel with Mr Shields.

fourth letter and the verses. It

Lincoln's letter was the not intend that either should be is also true that Mary Todd did second of four "Rebecca" published. But the two were letters that were printed. written and passed from hand to The first and third were mild hand at party until someone and mentioned Shields only them to

the paper. The per- casually. Lincoln's letter plexed editor asked for a day to used the backwoods charac- think things over. Then he ter to bring out important hurried to consult the young points in the political pic- "Say that I am responsible,” ture. But when the fourth Lincoln told the editor, gallantly "Rebecca" letter appeared it assuming the blame for all contained little but ridicule "Robbecs" latters. and proposed a marriage be- tween "Rebecca" And Mr Shields.

with them and sent mado of

lawyer.

the

I'

French

Stamps

you are looking for variety in your stamp collecting and wish to find it by specialising in the issues of one country then I recommend

to try you

France.

Allled with diversity. Franco usues stampa of an extremely high

standard in design.

In tho

past. few months theso have helped to publiclso television, glove-making, famou houses and even the good old days when airmail delivery

Judging the age of the struc-meant the sending of letters in tures by the timbers of the roof, gna-filled balloons,

that it is citmated

Now France issues a stamp to the first

Ce the memory of one of her best bullt about towers were

the

kowa writers of the 18th con- the most Year 1100 A.D. ami recent about the middle of the 13th century. As far as 13 known, none of the inhabitants survived to carry on this culture

elsewhere.

the

It is generally agreed that they originally came from Great Plains area. Pit dwellings ike the Plains Indians used,

the towers. adjoining

support

this boilet.

Its not known for certain who their destroyers were. But

[renown, not as

ury. He is Jean Plerro Claris de Florian, who studied at on artillery college, became a cap- tain of dragoons...but gained a soldier but as a writer of animal fables.

One of the misfortunes dogged his life was caused by the fact that his uncle was marquis. That put Florian out the revolu- vi favour when tionaries took over France. They Imprisoned him.

that

And though he was not kept they wore adept in the art of long in gooi its rigours under- mined his health and he died at for the vast towers the age of 30.

wantare,

they

com-

were not easily scaled. And

The new It took were persistent:

stamp that nearly 200 years of warfare to memorates this soldier-author wipe out the Gallinas to the recess-printed and perforated Just man.

18. Price in London St.-J‚‚Ă

O'Cop Goes To Lunch

-Knart Takes His Place Directing Traffic-

By MAX TRELL

THERE wis Pixie O'Cop

TH

directing traffe as usual at the intersection of Clover Road und Lilac Boulevard. It was Knart and Hanid, the shadows with the turned-about names, who saw him, They watched from the top of the garden wall.

kim

Now that it was beginning to

midsummer. But there was still turn cold, the traile had become A good deal less than it was in

plenty of movement.

Fruit Carts

There were carts drawn by beetles and driven by ants. The fruits carts were loaded with and vegetables of all sorts; not the sorts that you saw in stores but the sorts that the folks who lived in this neighbourhood were fond of. There were bags

Squirrel pulled a wagon filled. with acorns and chestnuta.

and the

of apple seeds and dried grass just waved to the

Pizie O'Cop didn't answer. He traffic-the roots. Thero were bundles of rose petals,

wagons, the cut up fine like carts

auto- Bour and made into loaves, and bicycles and trucks and carts with fars and battles of mobilca-moving up and down

Clover Road and Lilic Boulo Shields then "demanded satis-

fresh honey.

There were squirrels pulling vard The fourth letter set the faction" and Lincoln found him-

wagons in which acorns and were plied. There whole town buzzing. Then self engaged to fight a tiuel.

Ceremonious arrangements were chestnuts

chipmunks pushing the of comic verses begun by the seconds. As celebrating the "marriage." challenged party, Lincoln had bicycles on which bags of daley The indignant Mr Shields the right to choose the weapons sends were loaded.

Kindling Wood

camo a set

were

called upon the editor of to be used. The progress of the

duel came to an abrupt halt There were fee wagons with

четвев.

the moles,

with

going to take care of if I go and have lunch you?" he said.

"I will," said Kaart.

would be a mighty good said Pixle O'Cop. "But

do you think you could do it?!

"I'm sure I can," said Knart

The hour

went

The Sangamo Journal and when the tall, long-armed Lin-fee. up from the pond, There "I hold up my hand and they demanded to know who had cola chose broadswords and a were wagons filled with kindling written both letters and spacing that would prevent the and bits of coal for the fires one way while they stop the other. Then I hold up my hand much smaller Shields from even that would burn all winter long again and they go the other way reaching him.

In the underground houses of while they stop the ether," Most people in Spring- Although the party of duelists, the

50 lo O'Cop nodded and fleld know that the fourth armed with swords, and thelf Pixie O'Cop would hold up went

tho with Hanid to his hand and whistle. met at the appointed

0 have his glass, of letter and the verses were seconds

place and time, it was obvious traffic would go across from one chocolate milk with three heap- the mischievous work of two that no 'duel could be fought side of Clover Road to the other ing spoonfuls of chocolate in it. girls, Mary Todd and her Shields and Lincoln settled their while it stopped at both corners friend, Julia Jayne. Mary differences and the whole affair of Lliac Boulevard. Then, after Strange Things · ́

Lincoln had a minute or two, Pixie O'Cop Kharf didn't have much Todd, a high-spirited, fun was called off.

replied to the challenge, but he would hold up hile hand and trouble at all. Only a few little loving girl, was engaged to considered the whole thing so whistle and face the other way, strange things happened... One marry Abe Lincoln.

silly and embarrassing that her Then all the traffic would stop of the carts loaded with apple

overturød and It is probably true that Lin- could never be persuaded to at the corners of Clover Road rects coln knew nothing about the talk about his "duel.”.

and go across from one side of tumbling and bouncing down Lilac Boulevard to the other. the hill. Knart helped to pick "Hey! This is a real pur it up and set it back of the road prisol Pixie O'Cop sald when again. Keart and Hanld came over to

Thon, right in the middle of everything, a crow come swoog We've come to take you to ing down and stole a whole Tunch,"

"sald Knarf.

wagón-lond of chestnuts – trom "Mo? Now you wouldn't be one of the squirrels. In

the fooling an old policeman, would exeltement two of the * chip- you?" Pixie O'Cop naich. But he munks wheeled their bicycles was smiling broadly. Ho know into a hole in the ikround while very well that Knert and Hanid one of the beetles: sourried up. meant exactly what they said. a treo carrying a wagon-load of

A Delicious Treat can honey behind him, payb "If you come home with us, By the time Pixie OCap dear Pixie O'Cop," said Hanid, turned from lunch though

we'll treat you to a glass of the rain, was Andy chocolate, milk with three heap once more, sun ing spoonfuls of chocolate In exceedingly ple every plans,”

Rupert and the Gold Acorn-5

Rupert azes anybusly usin the clearing. Patill don't Know this place,” he mutter. Alça onS

behind them are low kickan, Flii Approaching the pecka i wide, the idea of flimbing • Lain Hikmet spiek Pa deep' dély-and at once bij sharp

pomething cuticnih, Öri. wrtit, at the Mitrance” ting in buit nosK

byond there?

tell me

:

Pixie O'Cop's

Cop's dyes fairly that

glistened.

wah I could necept your invitation, he said, "but

~Both shadows' saked in pre volows "why not?”;

Emin dina ka how.

Pixie