CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 31, 19M.

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LIZARDS

OST pr <ple have an Idea I brolllns aun—bare headed at that. Ilhat Uaards bite Uke enakea. Many kind* of llaarde live In no naturally, they are afraid tree*, to they are either green to i of them, but that U all a! match the leavea. or brown to mlatake at they are perfectly harm- , match the bark, eo wherever they

Of all the Uaards In the world there la only one kind that l» mlaono'". and It lives way out on the Arlxona desert, so It la not likely that you wUl ever see one. to . nothing of being bitten by one. This bad old Heard Is called the Glia Monster, and he Is a thick, -bodied fellow, covered with orange and black scales, and Us bite la said to be very dangerous: (■t any rate. It has regular tanga and poison sacs Ilka the rattlesnake. But this la the only lizard that you need fear, and the chances

a glimpse of It.

The lizard that moot of us know Is the little brown fellow that It •ften seen streaking It down the! Ge:

la very hard

them. There is a lizard called the Salamander, that has the curious power of turning the same

dred. But Its motions are so Quick that the eye cannot follow them, and the creature seems to be propelled by some Invisible power. A curious thing about Uaards It that their tails are brittle, and a light blow, or a rough pinch la enough to cause them to break on. If you should catch one by the tall, the lizard might not stop, but the tall would, and you would llnd It In

edge of a dusty road.

like lightning around the trunk of

head to

look at you, you will see that Its throat Is as blue as the stone In a irquolse ring. It Is a blue that you do not see anywhtie vise except to “eyes" of a peacock's tail. Blue Is a very unusual color In the animal world, so you will be sure notice It. Tills little lizard had rather Uve on an old rail fence than where else, and It Is there that 1 generally see him. Now, as know rails after they have been ' In the weather for a long time. > a brownish-gray, and this par- j tlcular lizard matches tnem ao per- i fectly In color, that If It did not ' move, you would never notice It at . all. So when It wants to hide from { an enemy, all It has to do Is to get ] on a rail and keep still. They are : great lovers of the sunshine, and on j tho hottest dsys. when you want keep In the shade, they will flat- I n themselves out on a hot rock d bask In the scorching heat. If i

they

get uneasy, and seem chilled unUl ths sun shines out again. You seldom see them In cloudy weather, as they are all In some sheltered place trying to keep warm. It never gets too hot for a Uzatd, as It likes to stay right out In th>

whatever It may be rating on at >our hand for a keer-sakfc the time. It It happens to be on a But It does not make much dlfgreen leaf It turns green. If It stops ference to the Uzard. as a new one a yellow leaf. It turns soon sprouts out from the stump.

Lizards Uve mostly on Insects, but some of the larger kinds feed on

the eggs of birds.

One summer day the writer ws« ipadtng In ths garden, and the spade turned up a 'ot of Httle soft, white things th .t looked as If they might be som' kind of eggs: so he carried their to the house, and put them In ^ sunny place on the plaxza. a: 4 then forgot all about them. An hour or so later, he discovered that Instead of the eggs, the sun had batched out a number of very small, and very black, baby lizards. aH huddled up together In the hot sun trying to keep warm.

yellow, and If It Is on a dead leaf It turns brown, so no matter where It Is. It Is mighty hard for an enemy to see It. That Is mighty lucky fo* the lizard, as It saves Its life many times a day. There are other lizards, that whUe they cannot change their color like the one we have been talking about, they are exactly the color as the objects on which they pass most of their time,

started down

ce. and try to catch It. and you will find out what the word speed means. It has only four legs. It is true, but when it steps on the gas. you will think it must have a hun-

A TRICK OF THE GNOMES

^he HANDY BOY AT HOME

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SMOKING SET

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S full of fun l‘m sure as any boys you ever knew. These pnomei. who love the children, like to play a trick or two. In January when the snowdrifts round the schoolhouse door i 'llsey gather on the hill and romp until the dock strikes four. - When school lets out they quickly hide behind the biggest trees And slyly pelt with balls of snow the boys who like to tease— A dose of their own medicine the youngsters dread to taste. That makes them all forget to tease and seros them home in haste.

I arr most popular.

C H1S la an excellent birthday ] 1 screw* a* shown at b. Make > gift for any devotee of "Mj j partltlo-• c %' z !%»' * Ion * i ; Lady Nicotine" and may be ! work to ,hape; also 1 front d %’ made by any member of the 4 j. x smooth, sandpaper and I 'Handy Boy" club who baa “t- fasten In place with brads. Make I talned the Junior high. It may be p|j>e e x j* * 7* and bore made of any wood, ‘’“t oak^ ma- ho|eI ,, ln< j| CB ted to receive

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— - , t tom Is i the bowl to rest on the rack. smaller j Stain or leave In natural wood as well ' as desired and nnlsh With shellac 14'x 7* and wax. Cut a piece of No. 1 ,* long: ! sandpaper or emery cloth 144* x

* 14 * and fasten !o the front d with thumbtacks which will permit the sandpaper to be replaced when It ts no longer an efficient match

if round, will do Qulti

Get out 1 bottom ** x S14' x 7* long. 1 back M'xS*x«H* long; work the bottom lo the form indicated and lit ash tray by digging | out a recess to receive IT as shown

17ic Lizard That Meat Of Is Know at a. smooth, sandpaper and faaten Is A Little Brown Fellow j both pieces togelher w'.lh 1 14 * No

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PUMPKIN CUSTARD This dessert la a nice change from the usual pumpkin pie. If you prefer to use a crust, make this custard exactly os directed o:il» bake It In a pie pan lined with pastry Insteau of In custard cups. Beat together 1 egg 1 cupful sugar 1 teaapoonful ground clnnamoL 1/J teoipoonful i our 1 glnge - 1/3 teaspoonful ground cloves 1/4 teaspoonful ground nutmeg Beat till very smooth and creamy Add 1 cupful cooked and strained

pumpkin

1 cupful milk

BUr till well blended. Pour into Individual custard moulds and bake for 40 minute* Use a moderate oven. As soon as you Uke the custards from the oven, grate a bit of cheet* i top of each one.

cold.

TEASING KITTY

Do not kill the lizards, at they harm no one. and they destroy great number* of f.lee and other InsecU that w» are Just as weU off

j without.

Our Mother Goose "Auntie, who really did write rhymes In my Mother Goose book?" asked Jane one da "Now. that's funny.” said Auntie. "Just yesterday I came across , account of Mother Goose In a book | of author*. A real Mother Gooae she was. too. and an American that. Of course, all of the ver printed In the Mother Goose books were not original with our Mother Goose. They were poems and d''.tic*. remembered from her own childhood days with which she used lo amuse and entertain her little grandchild. And th- book, the Brst Mother Goose Book, was really published as a Joke upon the good Udy. But I am getting ahead of my story. Let me tell you how

came about

The founders of the Goose family In America settled In the city of Boston, when that little village was but thirty years old. The name had originally been Vertlgoose. bui was later c nged to Vergoose and finally shortened to Goose. Mother Goose before her marriage to Isaac Bergoose was Elizabeth Foster, a Boston girl of whom we know nothing until the ear of her daughter's marriage. 'hlch occurred in 1718. Then In he record of marriages we And that in "1718. June 8. was married y Rev. Cotton Mather. Thomas leet to Elizabeth Goose." All that known of Elizabeth la that she | as the eldest daughter of Mother! Goose. Her husband was a printer | who had come to Boston from | England In 1712. The Arst child' of this union was a little son. j whose presence In the household i Ailed the grandmother's heart with ! Joy. Her entire days were spent In I j the nursery or wandering about the I j house with the Infant In her arms | crooning little rhymes for him. I Now. that was a harmless enough 1 amusement for an elderly lady and i | In all probability her son-in-law j

would have found no fault with :t fc^ES, Kitty that’* hod she slopped at th. t. but added , bowl.”

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rhymea In her own youth, and What I m about to put in it? when you consider that she had It iin’t any me . my thing but a Ane voice you can *

understand that this consunt sing- : Tt s something kitties always Uke

ing might be a matter of Irritation : So sister Bessie thinks— Thomas Fleet. He ridiculed her ,, >nything you ^

emp*y

i public and In prlval

I did

But everybody drink*.

mytblng In his power 1

The neighbors we are told added their protasis lo his, but Mother Goose, only laughed and sang the louder. Now one day as Thomas ] Fleet left his home and took his way to his printing shop In Pudding Lane the sound of his Mother- • :i-law's voice followed him through the streets, and the thought occurred to him that he might collect i

siantly sang, print them a

haps make a few pennies out of BIDDEN FISll—1. Bast. t.WhaU them. From then on he paid close J. cod. T Stair, t. Perch. B. Ee attention jo the ditties that Mother | a MANY HEADED WORD- 1

Mc-ow, me-ow—what does thaf

mean?

I cannot understand.

It’s not '.be name of what I have

Behim me in my hand.

You’d better take another guess.

Bets says it’s fine as silk; But there, it’s never right to ter

quaint Why. kitty—it is milk!” Mother Goose so con- : — »

PUZZLE ANSWERS

.lubllshed them In book form with the tllle: "Song* for the Nursery: or Mother Goose's Melodies for Children " On the title page was a rude drawing of a Goose with a

very long neck and

mou*b and at the t — — ,

words: ''Printed by T. I

WHAm WltOSO HERET—Jons* arv 1* spelled %rrong. January ha* SI dap* imtrad of SO. The number* on the calendar are not in the right order. There it no cord holding the

wide open j calendar fo the knob. One rune is of the ! missing on fhr chair. The man has

ncckfir. * • tan has one hutfen

t was singing a

e collar end cuffs. | Fleet, at hl« printing house. Pud- 1 t hor and wear* a paiter on ir.t

th.nks to the two uttie ertHH i * "■*» BLUE a-'d the ding Lane. 1719 Price two cop- I other foot. The picture in the Susie May wore a pretty little crumb* that Susie May threw out per*." It proved lo be * proAUble paper Krone llSe up. The err ! frock that had large PINK i u«e ' to the bird* were YELLOW corn Joke for the publisher, for the coo- fain pud is to one side 0/fhe e«n..*>

BED lightly) Rower* printed on a brad crumbs. P'T* ra! white background and was mzlshed Francis has BLUE eye* ond Su.le , so grea

' a i the hem with a deep band of May and Francis both have PINK book. *i , „ . • , , plain pin:; material. Her sock* 1 cheek*. Ion Mother Goose, for It brought free* ir. Joruc-y. The boy hn* e-, w.-rr PINK too ! The border of thla picture ran , her fame which her name Is still long s.'oc.iug a--.it one rhnrt Franc!. «..* dressed In a light t b* colored PURPLE and the let-! enjoying What child d .-t no: Hr t at onij, three firfet* ** ‘” v , I BLUE creeper. It b.d w hit* I taring YELLOW. I know and love hU Mothor Oooee7 ', hand

e demand

din Th-ms U n • growing on 1

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