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wttfi iiit.’ j ,jjSi The Barnwell People-Sentinel. Barnwell. S. C„ Thursday, Jannanr 24. dentlj t Terr tick man tad hit doctor ___ bar* told him to take hla medi cine two days running and then akip a day. Dear Mr. Wynn: Can yon tell me why It la that Scot land la alwaya full of Americana la the summer? Sincerely, CL SICK. Answer: That merely demonstrates the gratefulness of the American peo ple. The reason Scotland is full of Americans In summer Is simply to pay them back for the Americans being full of Scotch In the winter. •l th* AwocltUd Newaptpcra. WNU 8*rvlc*. 1 W HEN throngs gathered at Pot Holes, near Yuma, Calif., to celebrate the starting of the All-American canal they watched with Interest the operation of the walking bridge dredge shown In the Illustration as It shoveled up ten cubic yards of earth at each swoop. The dredge is a veteran on big projects, having been used first on the. Panama canal and later In Mississippi flood control work. Bedtime Story for Children By THORNTON W. BURGESS PETER FINDS ANOTHER FRIEND ««r\lD you and your relatives come down from the Far North alone?” asked Peter of Dotty the Tree Sparrow. “No,” was Dotty’s .prompt reply "Slaty the Junco and his relatives came along with us so that we had a very merry party." Peter pricked up his ears. "Is Slaty here now?" he asked eagerly. “Very much here,” replied a voice right behind Peter’s, back. It was so unexpected that It made Peter Jump. He turned to find Slaty himself chuck ling as he picked up seeds. He was Yery nearly the same size as Dotty but trimmer looking. There was no mis- "Ars You Hers to Stay All Winter?" Cried Peter. taking Slaty the Junco for any other bird. His head, throat, and breast were a clear slate color. Underneath he was white. His sides were grayish. His outer tall feathers were white. Hla bill was flesh color; it looked al most white. “Are you here to stay all winter?” arled Peter. “I certainly am," was Slaty’s prompt rasponse. “It will take pretty had weather to drive me away from here. It the snow gets too deep I’ll Just go up h) Farmer Brown’s barnyard. I can always pick up a meal there, for Farm er Brown’s Boy Is a very good friend of mine. I know he won’t let me starve, no matter what the weather Is. I think Around the Dining Room Table By ANNE CAMPBELL it is going to snow. You know I am sometimes called the Snowbird.” Peter nodded. “So I have heard,” said he. “By the way, Slaty, what do you make your nest of and where do you put It?” asked Peter. “My nest is usually made of grass and moss and rootlets,” replied Slaty. “Someitlmeg It Is lined with fine grass. When I am especially lucky I line It with long hairs. Often I put my nest on the ground and never very far above It. I Sm llke my friend Dot ty the Tree Sparrow in this respect. It always seems to me easier to hide a nest on the ground than anywhere else. There Is nothing like having a nest well hidden. It takes sharp eyes to find my nest, I can tell you that, Peter Rabbit.” Just then Dotty, who had been pick ing seeds out of the top of a weed, gave a cry of alarm and Instantly there was a flit of many wings as the little feathered folk sought the shelter of the hushes along the edge of the field. Peter sat up very straight and looked (Ms way aud 4o*lfe& tfe&t way. Crouch ing flat among the weeds he saw Black Pussy the Cat Peter stamped angrily, then with Jumps he started for the dear Old Brier Patch, llpperty-llpperty- Jip. C. T. W. Burgesa.—WNU Servlc*. QUESTION BOX ■r ED WfNN... Tk« Par fact Baal Dear Mr. Wynn: ——■— My brother is in the regular army and I have decided to enlist In the army also, but do not know what to dot You see the only condition under which I will join the army Is that I must be near my brother. How shall I go about Joining the army and being close to my brother? He Is In the Sev enty-fourth regiment. Truly yours, •' D. ZERTER. Answer: Yours Is a difficult prob lem, but I will help you: First, write to the United States government and tell them you wish to enlist in the army and, as yoq, want to be near your brother, who’s In the Seventy-fourth regiment, you wish to be put In the Seventy-fifth. That Panama hats, contrary to popular belief, are not made in Panama. They are made in Ecuador and Colom bia, but are known as Pana ma hats because they are brought to Panama and there traded. C. McClure Newspaper Syndicate. Green Wool Coal ’Dear Mr. Wynn: There is a man living across the street from me who is acting queerly. The first day I saw him he was run ning around bis back yard drinking from a medicine bottle. The second day I watched him he was still run ning and still drinking from this medi cine bottle. Now, the third day I looked over I saw him skipping around the yard and still drinking from the same medicine bottle. Can you account for these strange actions? Yours truly, V. GATES. Answer: The man you refer to Is evl- This coat by Chanel -is made of bright green wool. Its handsome lines give elegance to the form, and the high-low treatment at the waist makes It suitable for large women as well as small. - iiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiimiiimimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimijimiitiiiiimiiii by JEAN NEWTON Through A WOMAN’S EYES WITTY KITTY B, NINA WILCOX PUTNAM / \ \ llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll WHEN WE WAKE UP fond parent to hypnotize him, into be lief that he was called to “go to the city and make good"? How about the woman who would have made a good accompanist, but who hypnotized her self Into belief that she must not be lost to the concert stage?" That story of heartbreak and defeat Is s not un common one. The experiment of the soldiers proves how belief in ourselves can hyp notize us Into strength. The question Is, can we follow through when we wake up?_ • .. - C. Bell Syndicate.—-WNU SerTica. . \ V A ROUND the dining room table, A brown head and a fair Are bending above their schoolbooks, And doing a lesson there. And I remember another Round table long ago, With s china lamp In the center And two dark heads bending low. We helped ourselves to tjre'apples That lay on the copper plate, And we munched on a bowl of popcorn While we learned to conjugate. The old clock ticked on the mantle, A kitten lay on the rug. i The stove burned wood In the corner, And the room was warm and snug. Whan tht clock struck nine, our mother Smiled In "her wise sweet way, lad wa climbed to the attic bedroom To dream of another day. The crocheted spread and the bureau. The pictures in rosewood frames, The books ubont Elsie Dlnamore, "The lamps' uncertain flames'; r ^ -■ - ^— I see the whole humble picture, # As, catching my daughter's eya tha dining room tibia, -j) dream of dm days gone by. L ONDON neurologists recently car ried on an interesting experiment with three soldiers of the British army. They tested the soldiers as to the ef fect of their mental altitude on their physical strength. This was measured by «a device which the men gripped with , 811 their might, registering as they gripped. It was found that in. their normal state the men had an average grip of a hundred and one pounds. Then, hypnotized and told they were weak, their greatest effort registered only twenty-nine pounds. Still hypnotized and told they were very strong, their strength returned to the normal hun dred and one pounds and then Jumped to a hundred and forty-one! So, ..the men were weaker. In the relation of twenty-nine to a hundred and .one, when they BELIEVED they were weak, but BELIEVING ftiey were strong, they actually registered strength of a hundreif and forty-one against a normal best of a hundred and one! Sure enough people are constantly hypnotizing themselves Into one thing or another. Some allow a few disap pointments or defeats to hypnotize them Into accepted fallnre. Of most of these It Is true that If they believed better of themselves they could do better. It Is also true, as enthusiastic “encouragers” point out to us, that most of the unusual achievements In the world went hand In hand with tha supreme confidence—which Is self-hyp notism—which convinced some men aLd women they could not fall. However, klll-Joy though It brands me,. It must ha pointed out that self-, hypnotism can be a two edged sword. How about the man who would have mads a perfectly good carpenter who hypnotised himself Into confidence that ha was cut out for the law—and lived tha Ufa pt the “alfo ran” aid the fail ure? How about tha farm lad who found self-expression and Joy In mak ing things grew out of tha earth, but whe hypoatiaad himself, er allowed t m Kealakekua Bay Kealakekua bay, on the west coast of the island of Hawaii, Is where Cap tain Cook was killed by natives In 1779. — Tha girl chum skya if these Inte national bridge tournaments keep up; all hope of world peace will be shat tered. / •. Ball Syndicate.—WNU Service. Perfect Commonwealth The perfect commonwealth is a so ciety of -free men and women, each at once ruling and being ruled. r Japan Also Adopts Streamlines Conscience ^ ’ > The men who have done the most for any noble cause have been the men who have heard, and who have been \ prepared to listen to, the “still small voice.” of tha new atraamltaa governmental railways for Ivas aow beksg tasted on tha purpose of speeding up ear vice a* ■r. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson (Bp MV. P. a. PITZWATER. O. D, Member of Faculty. Moody Bible Institute ot Chics so.) C. Western Newepsoer Union. ' a Lesson for January 27 I PETER'S DENIAL LESSON TEXT—Mark 14:17-31, 54, •5-73. ' GOLDEN TEXT—Wberefore let him that thlnketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 1 Corinthians 10:13. PRIMARY TOPIC—When Peter Did Wrong and Wae Sorry. JUNIOR TOPIC—When Peter Failed. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—Be Prepared to Meet Temptation. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—How Jesus Is Denied Today. A better statement of tbe subject would be “Peter’s Downfall." From the height of fellowship with God which Peter enjoyed Ivfien he e^fi 1 ' fessed that Jesus was the Messiah, in Matthew 16, to the depth of emphasiz ing a lie by means of foul oaths is a long way, but the steps were qulckls taken, for the time was short The presentation of this lesson should/be done In such a way as to be a solemn warning to Christians today. In or der that we mqy be saved frqin such a fall, let us ftudy carefully tne steps In Peter’s backsliding. I. Over-wccnlng Self-confidence (vv. 29-31). Jesus bad Issued a solemn warning, even a prophecy, of thef backsliding of all the disciples. Peter’s unwilling ness to face the erdss alienated him from Jesus, and when apprised of the fact that the disciples would all for sake Jesus, Pete^ declared that Jesus was mistaken, /saying, “Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.” Our conditioii is most perilous when we are most sure of our safety. II. Sleeping at the Post of Duty (vv. 32-37) Peter and two others were prlv- be near to Jesus in the hour anguish. The havered three /commanded to watch, but In one hour the very one who was so (fldent of his self-suffl«.*ency had asleep Instead of watching, [’he only way to escape from backsllfh Ing Is to watch. The one who over rates himself under-rates the power of the devil. III. Neglect of Prayer (vv. 38). The legitimate Inference from the Lord’s words, “Watch and pray," Is that he had commanded them to pray as weli as to watch. The reason there Is so little prayer on the part of Christians is due to the fact that there Is a lack of the rgense of need of God’s help. IV. Service * In the Energy of the Flesh (v. 47). When they came to arrest Jesys, Peter took a sword and cut off an ear of the servant of the high priest (John t8:ittt. ffe"wa» -zealous for the lx)rd. but it was zeal without knowledge. Even In his outward zeal for his Lord he made* a bungling job. If he had been in downright- earnest he would have cut off the man’s head Instead of his ear. This, Is characteristic of much of the service rendered today by Christians. V. Following Jesus Afar Off (v. 54). Christ’s rebuke for taking the sword and the awkward position In which Peter’s act had placed him caused him to follow Jesus afar off. This rebuke widened the breach between Peter and bis Lord. Following Jesus afar off got him Into further trouble. VI. Seeking Comfort Among the Lord's Enemies (v. 67). This fire was built by those who had come unsympathetically to wit ness the crucifixion and even to mock In this tragic hour. For Christ’s dis ciples to warm themselves at the ene mies’ fire, to get comfort from the things prepared for the satisfaction of his enemies Is sinful. Peter not only tried to get comfort by using that which the enemy had prepared for themselves, but he engaged In conver sation With the enemy and they that stood ,by declared that his speech be trayed him. Multitudes of professing Christians have grown cold while sit ting around the enemies’ fire. It wonld he infinitely better to freeze to death in Gethseman# than to keep warm around the enemies’ fire. VII. Opan Denial (vv. 68-72). \ Step by step Peter went downward until fflie words of a servant girl pro voked open and blasphemous denial. Peter’s trouble began when he shrank from the cross. It wa^ that shrinking which separates him from • .contact with his Lord. Only the one who has beef) In touch with the Lord can back slide. Many of the so-called backslid ers have never been born again; they have simply returned to their own way. • ". ’ - ' Hope Hope Is the ^lodly Instrument of God for rescuing mankind from Inactivity, •nd Inactivity la Mater to stagnation. NO WONDER SMALL' PERSON IS PROUD ’■ Great and Good Living onto him la caring with ail your heart for the things that are great and good and broad and'godllke. Livo ‘froly If we live truly* we shall see truly. It la as easy for the strong man to be strong as It Is/for the weak to be weak. Patton eias »v —_ i 9195 Little Hiss Molly here can hardly wait to rim outside to show her brother Tompiy that even though she Is "only a girl” she has pockets, too. And she thinks they're nicer than his—scalloped and buttoned the way they are, and plenty jaunty. She’s roud of also more than profi the way she manages to dress herself In this pretty bloomer frock\ Three fr^nt buttons to , fasten—there. It’s all done! And her mother\llkes those cunning puffed sleeves and the long Inverted pleat, back and front. For those who prefer them, simple cap sleeves like those In the smaller sketch may be made by omitting, th* lower part of the sleeve. Pattern 9195 may be ordered only In sizes 2, 4, 6 and 8. Size 6 re quires 2% yards 36 Inch fabric. Send FIFTEEN CENTS In coins or stamps (coins preferred) for this pattern. Be sure to write plainly your NAME. ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER and SIZE. Complete, diagrammed Sew Chart Included. Send your order to Sewing Circle Pattern—Department, . 232 West Eighteenth Street, New York, N. Y. \ V \ \ eS HANDY THING TO HAVE Mrs. Oobb—What on earth Is that? Mr. Cobb—This, my dear, is a ba rometer—a present frohi Jack. “Oh, I’ve heard'» of them! Isn’t the dear boy thoughtful? Which way do we screw It when we Vfant the weather to be fine?" 'Other Tactic* Jimmy on a shopplbg tour was aiy noylng his mother, who said: “If you say ‘buy me’ again we win go home.” _ Soon they were viewing a window of electric toys. “I’ll bet my mothet don’t bhy 11' electric train,” Commented the lad.— Indianapolis News. ^ Good Wishes “I hope that little girl whose fop- tune is in litigation finds a way ta health and happiness,”. saULthe sym pathetic friend. "Don’t wish, her too much health,” said Miss Cayenne. "A touch of aphasia may enable her to forget the testimony she has heard,” v