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THE CHINA ̃MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1957.

FEATURES FOR

BOYS

AND

GIRLS

YOUR PUZZLE FRONTIER TOWN TAKES YOU BACK Party Idea-United

CORNER

CROSSWORD

Puzzleman had Car- 10 tuonint Cal put his crossword jizzle on the allhouette of John Quincy Adams:

ACROSS

On top of

5 Darling

13550

Rhode Island (ab.)

Belonging to me

One who sces

DOWN

PICK THEM

pro

Con

Here

five things nected

with John Quirky Adams. Match the correct word from the first lit with the arcond list:

Wife's Name

Sixth

State

Slavery

Federalist

Political Party

→→→→ President

Oppaser!

Secretary, of

--Loula

Virt With John

Adams:

Quincy

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

REBUS

you

The Puzzleman RAY'A should have little trouble find- Ing out his four thoughts about John Quincy Adams If you use the words and pictures proper- ly.

(Solutions on Page 201

Last name of our subject HOW TRICK YOUR

2 Total expenses (ab.)

3 Boal paddle

4 One who pries

B

You, in the Biblo

DIAMOND

Quiney

of

Ariams

WAEN

John Secretary STATE under Presiden James Munroe and the Puzzleman thought it made good centre for his word diamond. The second word is An abbreviation for "parts" and the fourth is "a pigpen." Can you solve It?

STATE

BACKWARD LOOK

Yo! learn those things about the Puzzleman's ubject i, bu fry them backward ash te i oble:

SMADA VONIUQ NHOJ1 INEDISER UTXIS SNOS EERHIT RODASSABMA

DID YOU KNOW?

Indian Slavery

Even DS late as the 1850, the Utus, who inhabited what is now the state of Ulah, engaged" in slave-raiding of other tribes.

They would then trade them to them 2.3 fur trappers or use human sacrifices for a departed chief or warrior,

Rhode Island

Although Rhode

Island Is

the smallest of the 48 states in

size, lis area is

realer than

that of Luxemburg, a country belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation,

St. Helena

St. Helena, where Napoleon Bonaparte spent his last days in ezte, is a lonerome little island about 1,200 miles of the west It has an aros coast of Africa.

of 47 square miles and a popu- Iation of 4,700. Flax, lace- making and the export of ty bulbs Are the chief industries of this British-owned Island,

New

FOR PALS

LASK 4 PALS TO EACH DROPA PENNY

INTO A CUP...

SHAKE CUP TO

MIX THEM.

Z., PICK OUT EACH COIN AND READ ITS DATE... HAVE I

PERSON WRITE DOWN THE DATES IN THE ORDER READ.

3.PUT THE COINS IN YOUR POCKET.. ASK THE PAL.. WRITING TO CALL OUT DATES IN THE ORDER YOU GAVE THEM...

THEN SAY...YOU WILL PICK THEM OUT OF YOUR POCKET IN NEXACTLY THE SAME ORDER.

HERE'S HOW

This stage arrives safely at Frontier Town,

Art Bensen conducts a Sunday service in Frontier Chapel,

NEW YORK TOWN RELIVES PIONEER DAYS

YOU CAN summer Frontier

Nations Is October Theme

Town in North Hudson (eight miles from Server Tus oCTOBER let's have a information he hire about Lake and midway between Lake George and Lake Placid have a

really different party. Let's counly you assigned him.

in New York State), you will seo at first hand how people together. lived in the "good old days."

For the covered wagons will bring in new arrivals delivered in front of the church, all of whom will be sput-course, tering about the hold-up in Dry Gulch,

the

United Nations get- For a good party starter kry a October is the birth Mexlean gtine. Fill a brown month of the United Nation, so paper saek with an assortment it's the perfect me.

of hard candles and hang it from a doorway, Invite your best friends, of Blindfold a

but also invite some with a bat made of foldet news- guest, arm him newcomers to your school or Chief White Eagle may ride up just és a hunter in giris you don't know so well, breaking the bar or "pinata." Sunday school, some boys and and let him have three tries at papers, lura him around twice, fringed buckskins brings out his flintlock and his powder-Take advantage of this oppor. The one who first breaks the horn so he will be ready for any bad hombres,

tunity to make new friends. bog should be given a small

Assign a fareign country to prize, and everyone,

Such crafts as spinning, weaving, glass blowing and others, are demonstrated. And you can watch a horse saw away at logs in a treadmill just as was done "way back when."

Dick Shop will entrance everybody with the way he can make a lariat go through its gyrations. If your visit is on Sunday, Art Bensen will be conducting services in the little chapel, which of course is not too far away froin the blockhouse to be defended easily.

When the holdup men are caught, you may see them in the pillory or watch them get ducked in the ducking stool. You can even visit Boot Hill where Pegleg Pete, Diamond Dick and others have been buried "for the good of Frontier Town."

By E. M. Marshall

Another Frontier Town raider bites the dust of Boot Hill.

1. CUT APIECE OF CARDBOARD Pencil Fun-Have You Sharp Eyes And Pencil?

WITH SLITS TO HOLD 4

PENNIES WHOSE DATES

YOU HAVE MEMORIZED.

WHEN YOU PRETEND TO READ THE DATES, CALL OUT THOSE YOU HAVE MEMORIZED INSTEAD. BUT IN THE SAME ORDER AS THEY ARE ON THE CARD...)

2SLIP THE CARD WITH THE

OR COINS IN YOUR POCKET.

3. WHEN THE

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ONE WHO

HERE

WROTE THE

IT IS!

DATES CALLS THEM BACK,

YOU

PRETEND FOREACH FOR THE

COINS... BUT INSTEAD TAKE THE ONES FROM THE CAED

this month!

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JOINED THE ARMY

WAS BACK in 1866, a long militarily, But they did little over a hundred fine job while they were in. years ago, that

Army boasted

corps.

the U.S. cimal

A

watering often were just about perfect for lugging the Army's goor across the arid mountains and the deserts of the woolly

1t all started back in tho days when the Army was try- ing to open up new Wagon West route from the Gulf of Mexico Jefferson The creatures were drafted to the Pacifle, Someone got the secretary cone of them Joined volun- idea that the long-jawed rushed through a bill, which Inrily, And they did not last critters which do not neod Congress finally approved, call-

ZOO'S WHO

WISCONSIN

PAID BOUNTIES

ON 30,597 FOX.2,579 WOLF AND COYOTE, AND $24 LYNX AND WILDCAT

IN 1954-1955).

Ius Going to

scorts

THE AFRICAN

OSTRICH

IS THE LARGEST

OF LIVING BIRDS

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BELGIAN CONGO HASA- SCHOOL FOR ELEPHANTS AT GANGALA: NA BODIO. HERE,CAPTURED YOUNG ELEPHANTS ARE TIED TOTAME MON- ITOR ELEPHANTS AND SYSTEMATICALLY. TRAINED

FORTEN OR TWELVE MONTHS

the

Davis Was of war then. He

sum

ing for the then-colostil of 30 thousand dollars to pick up a bunch of cainels. The Army had plenty of mules, but someone seemed determin- ed to put them back in front of plough where mules be- longer,

80 18 CAMELS were brought in from Asia Minor and Africa at about 50 dollars a head for hump),

*

THE NEW DRAFTÉES REPORTING

FOR DUTY, SIR!

sloshed through tho SWRIDE

They were stablod at Camp from camp to camp, perishing Verde, a short distance trous RL D great rate. They were San Antonio-too short, somo used to sun and sand, not know citizens and. Even Army men and cold.

began to complain that their So in 1880 the Arnry ́ alle- now pack andmala smelled to tioned off one group of them high heaven.

at 31 dollars a bead to a men There were other complaints. named Bethel Copwood. He Some

mald the club-footed immediately peddled five of humper scured tile children the animals to atch caused horses to enway, established a "camel caraván" circus, then And what was WITSG they betwoon - Laredo, To and turned suhborn at times and Mexico City with the rest. refused to move a foot from Then came robbers. Most of the centre of the mountain the #veterans wore stolen. troll övezi when a fro

swan Only a few memped to live to built under then, we

a ripe old age in menageriem, *THEN CAME the War be whore - they were well looked sweep

the States. Camels after as "old vots of the Army.

cuch invited guest and ask each serambles for the candy.

naturally

party

tablo

the

or

some interesting bit jeno to com A prepared to give Of course, delegates to tion about the young people of travelling, so play a travelling informa United Nations do i. lot of thus particular country.

Bet your

Rame, Divide your friends Into some unusual place mats. Use a line.

with two teams. Sland each team i road maps of different places I'lace packed suitcase cut to a 12-by-18-inch alse, cardboard box at the head of tionary and make bright copies arts, pack the suitcase with a Drag out the big allas or die- each line. Before the party of many different flags, Paste frilly old dress, some old high- each Bag on a meat "pole." Bick the showers in gloves and a fancy bat.

skewer heeled shoes of mother's, some red upples, two or three fings to The first person in each line chappie. Parade those bags must open the suitcase, dress in for an unusual centrepiece.

tabla the

clothes, grab hold of the suitcase and run once around Your refreshments cau his line. Then he must pull of present the different coun- the old clothes, pack them back tries too, Tinned meat from the in the suitcase Argenline between allocs of place linc.

down the contre of the

and take his

German ryo bread make sand- Each person takes a turn at wiches. Cocon from South this stuit. The team finishing America makes a fine drink for rst wins the game,

cool autumn days, and good old Try a United Nations party American ton cream is always either in your own home or us A super dessert,

a group project of your Sunday While you're eating the des- school cings.

It's a Ane way sert, ask each guest to give the to get nequainted.

Squinty And O'Scowl

---Grouchy Pixie Doesn't Like Moler For Neighbors-

By MAX TRELL

LINKY MOLE was sitting

on the back porch of his underground house smoking a long, clay pipe when Knart and, Hanid and Teddy the Stuffed Bear came along.

"Glad to see you, chums," Bunky Mole said. "Here, let me get you some milk and clover cookies."

After his visitors had satisfied their hunger, Blinky Et his pipe oguin and said, willingly: "And now, I suppose, you'd like me to tell you a story."

His three visitors cried in one, voice that they would like. nothing better.

Older Than Blinky

"Very well," said Blloky, "I'l

Blinky Miole was sitting

on his back parch,

tell you the story of what hap- a few minutes, Pixie O'Scow! pened to my cousin, Squinty Old had lost his way. He had for- Fellow-who was a Mole like gotten to put on his overcont myself, only quite a good deal and his rubbers, so his teeth older and Pixie O'Scowl," started chaltering. his knees

Knarf, Hanid and Teddy sat started knocking together. in slicnce while Blinky Mole Struck His Houd started his story.

"Now as you all know, I'm "The next moment, he tripped sure, the Pixies live în O'Cheer over his foot and struck his hend Hall in the roots of the Old Oak, against a sharp rock. Poor Pizlo It's a pleasant place, very plea O'Scowl! I don't know what Bantly arranged with furniture might have become of him for and pictures, and very pleasant there he lay unable to move with ly warm for the winter months the snow falling down faster with a fine, big pleasant fire in thon evek." a fine, big picasant fireplace. "And what did happen "All the Pixies are usually him?" Khart and Hand happy: Pixie O'Bean, Pixie Mc- Teddy asked in alarm,

"Well," Spry, Pixie McBoy, Pixie Mc-

said Blinky Mole, Chuckle, Pixie O'Stub-all ex- "just behind the rock Was an cept Pixie O'Scowi who always opening. It was one of the doors manages to have something to to Squinty Old Fellow's under- complain about,

ground house. "One day, Pixle O'Scowl kept saying: "I hear someone acratch- Ing.

A Good Fellow

to

and

""Up came Squinty Old Fellow and brought Plle O'Scowl down. Then be carried the Pixie all through his rooms and all through his corridors and hall- "Why, It's Squinty Old ways, and all through his under- | Fellow, the Mole who lives next ground cellars until Analy

door,' the other Pixies told him reached the wall on the other 'He's a good fellow."

side of O'Cheer Hall Then he "'I don't like Moles for scratched Hile hole through neighbours,"

Pixie it. O'Scowl.

grumbled

ho

"When Pixie O'Scowl woke "With that, he rapped on the up, he found himself in his own wall sharply and shouted: "Stop bed. And there on Pixle scratching on the wall!!

O'Scowl's pillow was a little "And of course," Blinky Mole note reading: I hope you feel went on, "Equinty Old Fellow better. Your neighbour, Squinty stopped at once. Because, just Old Fellow. And,” said Bilnky as the other Pixies said he was Mote, "do you suppose Pixie really a very good fellow and O'Scowl minded his neighbour had no intention of disturbing Squinty Old Fellow scratching anybody, let alone Pixie O'Scowl on the wall after that?"

"But one cold night something "No," shouted Khart and happened that should have Hanid and Teddy. made Pixie's O'Scow!' glad he Blinky Mole hook his head. had Squinty Old Fellow for "I'm afraid he still did, my neighbour.

dcars. But that's Pixle O'Scowl "Pixie O'Scow! was out look for youL He simply didn't like ing for mushrooms when sud scratching Moles for neigh- denly it started snowing. A hours He was a very grouchy bitterly cold wind blew up. In Pixle."

Rupert and Rusty-47

That is certainly the plece [ of's swing stone and it really dota cria the old gentleman, taking the swing 1 He points up to the map and the Storm pico handle and the old men pils". shows a crnes marked Pirate Next moment the real stone hoard and ph my, wish i creaks, around" and the man la weren't so dark at this end of the gating in tonishment scross the pasare.

Well, but it needn'idea of sive vinsertusi Sirtle bay b. exclaims Rupert. You spoke out to the open oca.

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