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winter but a vigil keeps: gummer on his bosom sleepl- V-old Mother Nature.

Wt. gnmv was gone from the Green Meadows. from the Old Pasture and from most of the Gretgn Forest. There it still linger- (1 III a few sheltered places ;m,”, ,-,,,.,t, round. bright Mr. 5,... t-nuldtiii reach it. and where W; evergreen trees shut away we uarm breath of Gentle Sister South Wind. Peter Rabbit was tecltnll happy- He 1"” C0"l4"'i

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W. Bnrgem sit still. He wanted to run about and kick up his ions heels. And it was all because he had a feeling that Sweet Mistress Spr- ing really had arrived. -

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Peter just couldn't stay at home in the 'dear Old Brier- patch. Mrs. Peter couldn't see why he couldn't be satisfied to stay at home. ”I want .to be sure

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that Mistress Spring is here," said Peter.

"Thal is no excuse at all," retorted Mrs. Peter. "You know very well that Mistress Spring is here. You don't have to go out- side the dear Old-Brier-patch to find that out."

Peter pretended not to hear this. He made no reply. But the first opportunity he had he slip- ped away. lie was going to look for signs of Mistress Spring. He was going along llpperty. lip- perty, lip, when, off at one side. he caught a little gleam of gold. At first, he didn't think anything of it. Then suddenly a thoushl popped into his head. and I10 stair

west, impressed as South had! hoped he would be by the dia- mond discard. laid down the dia- mond ece. Now South could dis-

spade and another on the dia- mond queen.

Thus. South's choice of a dis- mond rather than n club discard proved to be shrewd psycholog- ical maneuver.

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are the first flowers to bloom, said Sammy.

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There is only one thing worse

than being in a rut, and that is not being on the road at all.

If you were to spend a few

days atop the Empire State Build- ing in New York you would wit- ness some strange sights. Rain and snow. sometimes fall sky- ward, and once a group of night

ped abruptly.

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thought Peter. He was excited. "If that is what it is. l;I.l know that Mistress Spring is really here." said Peter. Turning, he hopped straight over near that yellow spot he had seen.

"It is! It is a dandelion! That

is what it is, a dandelion, or my name isn't Peter Rabbit." cried Peter happily.

Two or three long hops brought

him where he could look right down on the little yellow flower. It was a dandelion blossom. There was no doubt about that. Peter drew a long breath. He knew now for sure that Mistress Spring had arrived. and would stay until her place should be taken by the warm summer months.

Peter kicked up his long heels.

He really did a funny little dance around that dandelion. Nowhere else was another flower to be

seen. "The first flower of the

spring!" cried Peter happily.

"Who says so?" cried Sammy

Jay, who happened along just then.

"I do," said Peter. "Well. you're wrong," said Sam-

my Jay. "I guess you have for- gotten something."

Peter looked puzzled. "What

have I forgotten?" he demanded.

"You have forgotten the skunk- abhages over in the swamp. They

Peter had forgotten, but he

wouldn't admit it. "Oh." said he. "they are not a sure sign that spring is here. I've seen them in bloom with snow all around them.

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seeing tourists actually saw a shower of barley.

The tower originally was built to accommodate dirigibles, but because of the strong up-drafts mooring an airship was out of the question. The tower is 102 stories above the city. It is due to these up drafts that various visitors scratch their heads and look puzzled when they see rain and snow going up instead of coming down. And its not unusual for visitors to the tower to find them- slves above a cloud. The shower of barley came from a field more than 100 miles away during a particularly heavy gale.

Every farmer knows that his cows swallow pieces of wire, nails. and what not, that some- times cmuse the death of a valu- able animal. Such losses can now be averted by placing a two-inch magnet in a cow's first stomach. The magnet doesn't bother the animal and it will attract most of the scraps of metal swallowed. The magnet is fed to the cow like a large pill. it lies on the floor of the stomach. ,

It's fortunate the cars of today will last many thousands of miles. Otherwise people would soon wear them out looking for park- ing space.

If you do something wrong. try again. Even a flea has to start from scratch.

We are living in an age of speed

wears and tears us down which is why there are so many psy- chiatrists about. But much of this fast tempo can be avoided if we resolve not to be caught up in the whirl of modern living. We can determine to cross but one bridge at a time and none until we reach it. The human body is wonderfully made. It can run at high pressure for quite a while without danger of breakdown but there is a limit to physical en- durance. But we must not burn our candles at both ends. We must have some reserve power for future needs. In other words, we can live more effectively if we know how to live.

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No use crying over the holes in .Iunior's socks. Why? Because you can now purchase a package of cotton knitted sock patches that iron on. The patches come in assorted colors.

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