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THE CHINA MAIE, ・ SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1957.

FEATURES FOR

This Duck Prefers Posies To Water

OU to One

f

You can lead a duck it

make him swim, especially if he never swam in his life, and has

oil in no

his feathers.

Ditile that's his non-was raid in a unless buscunt by Sve small boys, according to Arnold Davis, head of Pine Arts Garden Centre in Cleve land, Ohio, Wlun spring arrived the boys gave Didale to the Garden, where a B artificial of the Ike stretches

la front urt museum.

No u in a duck's feathers means a tendency to sink, Did- dle took to the water, but not for long. Every time he was Jhrown In by gardener, promptly mode for dry land again as fast as he could go.

he

loy down

SHORT STORY-

B

BOYS

CHUCK MAKES A

OB MARTIN'S long legs

took him azpidly down - the walk toward Washburni high school. Chuck Wilson. caught up with him by mak- ing his short legs go three times as fast.

"What's the rush?"! Chuck gasped. little

breathless.

on

21

"Gat Romne lab to catch un

in physics,"

answered.

Bob

"Me too. Let's work to- gether on it," Chuck sug- gested.

"All aut for the big game on Friday?" Bob was basketball captain. Chuck was

flest- etring Jorward on the team.

"Sure." Chuck answered.

right in the middle et à best weve got to win tint on fo

Jul eval bed of Bowers

that rate tournament selection."

oked like an oriental rug with

“Right. We've won seven, inst

a grape lyrcinth border. Prob-seven. rad Stanton high is bly he didn't put it in Disney vitht and eix. The Association Innguage. but actually be was rates us both ted for eighth walling for the sunshine to do pince, and this will be a play- a good oll job an hi rungy a pure," looking wat

"Boy, O, boy, if we only hind Visitors in the bulb parden rent tall my to get the re- duel bounds. Someone like thet fali stopped to laugh at a

Sure wish blaming among the posies. But string bent. Spear Diddle paid no attention to the he were eligible. crowds. He fs tucked his

"I'll say," Bab agreed. "He's under head

his

six-foot five and boy, is he good. wing and

He can curl 'em In from Cozed. As for Park

But you know as well Guard Fitz-angle. maurice, he was busy all after as I do that transfer students noon telling the strollers not to can't play." worry. Diddle, he explained. would get oil on bis feathers and be ready for is natural habitat.

-LEWETTE B. POLLOCK

any

During their lab experiments, Chuck had to go to the school library to consult an encyclo- paedia. A few minutes inter he rushed back into the b In great excitement.

WHERE DID THE LONE RANGER

GET HIS SILVER BULLETS?

TAVE you ever wondered I how the Lone Ranger came to have silver bullets in his cartridge belt? We will let Fran Striker, author of "Hi Ho Silver!" scripts. tell you:

"The Lone Ranger is sup- posed to own a secret silver

mine, hidden in the hills,

A

trusted old friend named

Jim lives in a shack that

conceals the mine.

"Jim works the mine and refines enough ore to pro- vide the metal

for the

to bullets and silver traded by the Lone Ranger for cash to meet his needa,"

be

In the early days of war ammunition, the materinis used in bullets were cast iron, bronze, lead, brasS and even glass. At the end

of the 16th century the name "bullet," which means

Bliver ballets Identify the Lone Ranger,

n small ball, began to be Spanish fort not far from applied only to ammunition Menard.

for small arms.

Texas, silver Between bullets have been found.

1880 and 1890 steel became the standard material for bullets,

out West in the But carly days ballets Ron moulded from any material on hand during the Indian skirmishes.

In the ruing of San Luis de las Amarillas,

The Comanche Indians of Texas are known to have made. and used silver bullets along with their silver ornaments, Their silver mines were guard- cử Goerots,

One story about these mines is told by an old Texas fron tlersman.

un:

old

When he was a boy, he and another boy were captured by

ZOOLS WHO】

THE AUSTRALIAN

ECHIDNA OR SPINY FANTEATER

15 ONE OF TWO CREATURES KNOWN TO ~^SCIENCE WHICH -

· LAY / EGGS AND

NOURISH THEIR

YOUNG...

HOOP DUCKS BULD" "THE PRZHÈVALSKI HORASE OF MON "THEIR NESTS IN HOLLOWS GOLIA IS A TRUE WILD HORSE, UNUSIKEI

TREES OR OLDS

CANCOPRECYZER;

HOLES

"THE WILD HORSE FOUND ON THE PLAINS"

"OF THE

CAN WEST, THEYAIZE DES OF POMESTIC HORSES, THAT

the Comanches and hold cap- tives in a cave near their silver mine. The boys watched the Comanches melt silver nuggets in à de irun kettle and mould tem Into bullets,

During the night the boys escaped with a few of the nug- nets. They were found to coù- lain silver, gold and some lead.

In later years they tried but would never again find We have or the mine, They believe the Indians covered them $0 the

AND

GIRLS *

Between These

DISCOVERY Covers, Animals

They found Spear all alone at the gym, carling baskets' with either hand in rapid succession.

"Bob!" die gasped excitedly, "Look at this On the opened pages of the 1956 School Year Book, he pointed to the text on school regulations in athletics.

Bob read: "No student trans- ferred from another school can compete in varsity athletics-be- fore the first day of the follow-

ing semester."

Okay, What about it?" The basketball captain inquired.

"Don't you accdumb-ox? the fourth six- Today starts

They didn't have to look for. They found Spear all alone at the gym, curling baskets with either hand in rapid quecession. Bab and Chuck show for a few seconds. Then Bob spoke.

*

Then Spear, the new tail

in quick succession, to Up

about animals are fun

centre, broke away three times TSN'T it lucky that books close push-up shots. Disaster to write? If this were not fell on the visiting Stanton vetrue, there might not be os Spear garnered most of the

about rebounds

back-enough new book from either board and turned them into the creatures to fill the de- mandy of the boys and girls

pointa.

At half time it was Washburn who love to rend 50, Stanton 12.

them.

nhout

As intermission. KiJ]C the HORSES ROUND THE conch of the Stanton team came WORLD by Jean Slaughter iclo the Washburn dressing

contains a hundred in- room. He singled out the Washburn coach, and with heat-teresting photographs c words polated his ninger about the horses and ponies menacingly.

of many lands and

text

"That's great treatment, Me-telling how they have Gce," he raved, "shoving in served man.

professional against Us This

Spear, he's no high school play. er. Where'd he come from?”

Ever wished you could have

ALL

ABOUT

ANIMALS

રા monkey for a pet? Read "a dog who knew how to live MONKEYS by Herbert S. Zim in the country" and the trouble "Just a minute now, friend, and you'll learn how to lake he had teaching his muman boy care of one. Ever seen a thun family.

are

don't get excited. This Spear is only a junior. He's der Ezard? You never will, of Two animal stories that only sixteen, and transfer course, but you'll enjoy a hoole tough and realistic are BLACK from Massachusetts. It's legi- about them. DINOSAURS by LIGHTNING and BOOMER by timate. Look at the rules. He Marie Halun Bloch is crammed Denis Clark. The first is net in started in school here lost Sep-with interesting facts about the Ceylon and tells of a wonder- tember."

prehistoric lizards that were no ful black leopard; the second la lty as boxONTH. The Stanton cosch walked Wild animals and the out rather humbly after an who hunt and control apology.

make fascinating books.

are THE TEMPLE Coach McGee took Spear ourIGER by Jim Corbett after the third period and sent LEOPARDS IN THE NIGHT by in three subs for experience.

Stanton 30.

good ones

about Australia and a languroo. Inen Here is a breathless life-and- them death siruggle of animal against Two animal and animal ngetrst ma7.

and

watched the The game ended Washburn 89, Multicon. Their true ad-

| veritures take place in Ingila, and

Other Food animal booles in- cludo BOBO. THE GREAT in Africa, In jungles and on the. HORNED OWL by John and The Dolly Sentinel reported veldt.

Jean George... a wonderful Washburn as the

A much milder, smaller cat bird: ZOOPARADE by Martin eighth team selection for the State Tournas the heroine of 'THE LOVELY Parking .. twenty-two in the "Hi, Spear,

Chalmers. 200; How would you ment and rated Spear, the new TIME.

AMIGO, by Page Cooper good

... creua horse. like to play for us against Stan- centre, as the best player ever Maw, who always found

homes for her kittens, couldn't ton on Friday night?"

seen on Washburn surface.

Noah must have enjoyed aft planse Sonny, who always came these animuts.

Anno H.

"I sure would," the tall boy said. "I just wish I were eligi

weck ranking period. The second semester! Spear eilgibic. He ble." could play on Friday night."

by Audrey

Martin said to Chuck, "If you White is the hilarious story of

At practice next day, Babback! JUNKET bga

The principal just told us hadn't seen that ruling, we'd you're eligible today,” Bob stül be on the outside looking chuckled.

in."

Tall, lanky Spear was specch- "Great! Let's see the princi- tess for a moment. Then he pal and

Bob Enid, "Are you guys trying to muke sure," grinned.

kid me?" "Yes, to

Principal Norion sald. he's eligible, in ne carce play."

Cares to play? He's erazy 10, I know. Come on, Chuck. We'll flxd him if we have to screen the town."

FRIDAY NIGHT the gym was packed. The roar of the two

enthusiastic school crowds vas deafening. The game started fast and for the first five minutes was "nip and fuck" as each team fell out the other's offensive.

"Moose" Hunter, the big remarked, guard, grinned and

Yoh, as

A Creat thiscoverer Washburn should rank you with Columbus and Henry Hudson."

And the comic of the squad, always trying for a laugh, sald.. "Throw him a Bsh."

-LEE PRIESTLY

Who Invented Umbrellas?

-Mr. Punch Has An Interesting Story About It--

By MAX TRELL,

Dick Murray THE rain was pouring down. Mr Punch was standing by the window looking down into the street, Beside him stood Knari, Tetidy, the Stuffed Bear, and Hiewathn, the Wooden In- dion Boy.

THE "TALKINGEST" GIRL

HAS NOTHING TO SAY...

white men wouldn't find them. JULIE SUMMERS was

the talkingest girl. She chattered on and on and Ther

friend Peter hardly ever got a word in.

course Julie had

In Arizona, silver bullets have been found in Richmond Basin, northwest of Globe, These bullets were shot during reason to babble excitedly the war between Gen. Crook's today. Peter had just told her there was a new giri

army and the Indians.

Today the only well-town Jon the block, and as there silver bullets are those of the were ten boya on the block Lone Ranger, who rides to help, and no girls, Julie was in and who uses the silver bullets

heaven.

to identify himself.

His radio-TV programme was recently sold, after 22 success. ful years, for three niillion dollars the highest price ever paid for a radio-TV show.

THESE

SANDWICHES

TASTE

Julle stopped talking when Peter said, "There she is now." with the Julle was Impressed girl walking toward them. She hed lovely blue eyes and very Bght hair.

IDA'S EYES

"This is Ida, Julie," Baid

Peter.

Julle grasped her hand.. "Oh, I'm so glad to know you," she | said. "Really, it's just wonder- ful to have a girl on the block. No offence, Peter.

"But ten boys--tally--Well SCRUMPTIOUS! anyway, welcome! De come to

HA

[AVING a group to your house? Wondering what to aurre that's good and easy at the same time?

You can make Golden Gato sandwiches yourself and relieve Mom for more important dutica And these anndwiches ate so different and so yummy you'll be proud to adelt you

made them yourself.

All you need (figuring for six) 19:

3-ounce package of cream

cliccso

1 tablespoon crtam

1 medium orango

4 cub shredded coconut

First you softer

the cram

YOU MUET COME TO DINNER TONIGHT

Nor bad she phosed. Her "Per- mother sald anxiously, haps we'd better eat. Peter will be starved."

Peter said, "I'm olmay," "She could have, phoned" walled Jolie.

Peter sakl

"She probably doesn't know your phone num- ber,"

DIDN'T NOTICE

Peter shrugged. "All I know is that her name is Ida and she comes from Hungary. That's all I could understand when I talked to her. Bet she didn't know what you about today."

were

A long line of people was walking by. Most of them were carrying umbrellas. From the window, the umbrellas looked Bke little sloplag roofs,

"That's really what they are." sold Mr Punch. "They're roots which we take along and hold over our heads when the rain falls down.**

"Who inver:ind talking asked Teddy.

umbrelles?"

Mr Punch prased for a mo- For once, Julie was speech-ment or two. Then he said: "I

less.

Her mother shook her head

did."

In amazement, "Julle, what did

she actually say to you?"

Cricket was standing under a mushroom.

dop of the hill. At first, it was no bigger than a handkerchief. Then it grew to the size - of a blanket. A few minutes later it Knart. Teddy and Hiawatha was as big as a house. And then looked at Mr Pusch with amaze- it covered the whole sky. Julie thought hard. "I guessment.

"The binds stopped singing. On the other side of the The bees stopped buzzing. The she didn't stay anything. DOW

the Tin cows that I

slopped mooing. remember. Funny-room, General Tin,

Soldier, who was listening to all horse stopped neighing. at the hadn't noticed

time,

that was being said, Was Guess I was too busy talking."

so chickens stopped clucking. The startled that he dropped his ducks stopped quacking. The sun musket. It clottered to the floor stopped shining, It began to

Mr Punch," said Knari, "are rain. you really telling us the truth?"

TALK ON!

Peter roared. "Bet she never knew she was invited for din-. ner.

Discovered Them

The

Tho

"Down came the raindrops, Some went pitter. Some went paller. Some went splash. Some went splash. Most of them fell "I always tell the truth," said Julie jumped up and grabbed

very Peler's hand. "Come on. Take Mr Punch, "I remember

en my head. I can this way and me to her house. We'll bring her well the day I invented the um- the rain fell on me. I ran that track and I'll be the quietest one brella, Or perhape," he added, way and the main fell on me.

17-

to "I shouldn't sise the word

I didn't know which way at dinner tonight."

Dinner was Inte but happy. vented. It would be more pm- rum. And then I looked around Idh beamed

and smiled

and per for me do szy I discovered and found myself crawling un- Julie babbled on as usual. the umbrella.”

der a fence into a very wet feld and smiled Mrs SummerS

"Where and

how?h

asked where the ferns and the chens

grew, whispered to trer husband, "Ida Hiawatha. should learn English fast listen- "Tell us the whole story," said ing to Julle. She'll get plenty Teddy. of practice."

Then Ide spoke long string of Hungarian which no one un- derstood. Julle sat back in awe. Peter chuided as he reached

-FERN SIMMS

"Did you discover it pl rainy day?" asked Knarf,

Mr Punch began his story.

Cheerful Voices

能

"And to my surprise, I heard some cheerful voices, I heard

found a

my house for dinner tonight. I live at 800 Fourth Street.

"Oh," she chuckled. "Fourth Street-naturally. You live on "She knows my name and ad-

"It was a beautiful day. I was frogs croalding. I heard ducks Fourth Street too. Well, it's the dress" retorted Julie. "She

walking in the country. The sun quacking, I sald to myself: 'It's

raining

these folks don't house with the green shutters, could have looked it up in the for another slice of cake on the was shining. The birds were rain to mins. They must have I'll be watching for you any phone book," She choked back plate. "Talic on, girl," he said singing. The bees were buzzing. way. Peler, you come too.

way to keep the ruin the tears, "I'so wonted her for as he popped a piece into his Everybody was happy. Well, I must go now, but re- a friend."

mouth.

"And then, all of a sudden, a from getting them wer.

“I found the ducks "Aw, don't bawl," said Peter.

waddling black cloud appeared over the member, I'll see you at seven

clock. And you will be there, "I don't think she could find

around. The raindrops rolled She noticed how anything in the phone book. She

right off their backs, I'dound the. won't you?"

frogs. They were splashing about eyes hardly speaks any Engilsh lively and smiling do's

ail."

in the middle of a rain puddle were all the while she talked

At 715 Julie snt miserably by **What?” Julleh eyes widen-

having a wonderful time.

"And then I heard a cricket the phone. Ida hadn't approred. ed. "Why, I didn't notice."

chirping. He was chirping so cheerfully that I knew that he had found a way of kooping the rain from even falling on him. And I was right,

at

The Row Boat Insect Has "Oars"

chetre with cream. Now, put HAVE you ever seen an its third pair of legs are

insect that looks like a

vory

good cars. the orange (poel and nilj" Dave",

Some people rall ail tracts the cncabut through the food row boat, complete with bugs, which is not correct. It is chopper. And the ground orange cars? and coconut to the cheese and stir these fruecente - all 10- aether until minooth and well Blended.

correct to call this water bog, "bug" bóc ra hair a trưa bu If you havC acen one, you sinco be has a book for making have seen one of the best known tiny holes in the coverings of water burs. It sometimes dies plants and animals which to 'to lights, but most of its Hfa is needs fm: food.” (A.. sign of a Spread tread with butter det spont in the sVEME, TÄITUSE bug is a binde.) e und, thers sprendė your crean] - This buy

The correct namio

Schoena rilatLITE. Does it taste water bar anime de te for the con

the bottom of, nrowlion), and MER.

Rupert and the Old Hat-7

The jeweler books arefully at therea oi khai sơn.” Thinking the watch. *** When will it be, him, thi Entla dise' imas `through mended » ** galen Rupert the village tamil ibe “buat map - 1 wait very long ? The min

mizse aanteed. :** It won't be done

for a week he says.” – You mont

cornes in sights: Aid ́éheen- în chi

bus fuse pulling away. Oh dear, leave ItsAnd you had better · 1^wa kufano le 1" be puffs. - * And Barry, The bus to Nutwood the war ona la noc £de ewo whole Daly every two hours and, hostes? What a dog xiêve to wait1'?.

ALL BIGNER MKXENTED

"Cricket was slanting : under `n mushroom. It was shaped Auşt

like an umbrellal

"And that," said Mr Punch, "is how I discovered the um- brella. For I ran right home' ufið mode myself a mushroom Out of a stick and a rich of cloth, with riba' to hold is out like the- round root of a house "S

Krai ant Toddy Back Hi vendim, the Wooden Indian Boy, could no longer doubt that Mitj Punch sửus tolling the truth; He really had livented The Fum“. belle; or, mona, parèstly, ha had discovered it.