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CAPE MAY COUHTY TIMES. FRIDAY. JULY 29. 1927. •

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Edited by your “UNCLE BILL”

REASURE

lETTY and Bobbl* JarulMn been reading TreMure r*d. «o th»r war* *11 ret-Oy F»Dd knew Just what to do when thsy round a certain mjwlerious abart. It was vary oldlooklnc. folded three time* In a lone •nvrlope which waa made of . very touch brown papei. Bobbl* waa the one who knew It waa a chart, and tha two nailed

chuma. BUI Hand.

_ Inman. Anne and Mabel and tocetbar they triad to

make tha chart out.

Well. It waa no **ay thine

),AI1 there era* to it era* a anajl-llke

i tb* thick heavy

ralklnc In

that kind of a box." aald Bob-

ble. acornfully.

n they want and whan they to the place on tb* chart the road forked, they kept

straight ahead. The tombstone turned ont to be a monument In memory of aomethlnc or other and near It on a board they found the words ' a diamond bracelet.” This

made them hurry alt tha faster

and presently they reached the beach. All ’ \round them were the! „ ,; sand dune* with waving crass

^he plle of | ([ . uwln g over them and aand wasjw !

” * busy dlgrlng hole*, let alone the,

doodle bugs which were a-plenty

three trees, they started

big circles.

"I wonder If Ifa Cold or Jewels. "We may have to give It all UP."

sighed Mabel

"Well, we won't unlciw they rt't us a good reward." aald Bobbli

When they .

rocks. 1411 thought they ought go and look at them, and later

they were very glad thay did be- i Q|onc u,,.,.

they found a tiny arrow w.vy imea are meant fot

everything, hoping eomebedy would find It. The adventurer* had to

give up the tr*a»ura

"Never mind.” aald BobbW* mother. con»ollngly. "you may hnd a real treaaura soma day. Tho** jewels wer* only *lem. probably Pouch t * *—' W

Store." This •

long time Bobbl#' dream. b«**n: "ffpew* It waa a real treasure chest with real

* live and Tan-Cant

The Junior CooK

PEACH ITDOIMO

8Uo* enough peachaa AO lower halvas of beklnc n The number of peaches naadad wlU

vary with the #1*#. Usaally a peach to a will he about right.

Sprinkle with 1 tab! eapoonful of mmmr to each dish and pour 1 tablespoonful of watar over tb*

rou,p.

Maks a rich I baking powder bMcutt. dough and-put on* biscuit

ieaCh-fUl*d dUh. If ■dnswb may be mad*

ivtng tha.kibor of rolling nut and cutting. Hoc! pea for this dough h»vs apiWaradJbefDr*. Bake >for 29 mlnptea In • hot.

pointing East. At th* church they

all looked around and lowest step of the bulldln-

K they

’ .thing drawn on the thick heavy | found the ttny arrow

.{paper In red Ink—probably blood, word “pearls" written h*>ow-»f it he hold young crowd thought. Tn I this lime the children wer j!he eer ier, where thaaplralatarted. | rstdtad and began running - liras a croaa and three Cbrlstmae- | Oald to th* little wood wn

I tree-shaped figure* At the end of j It* location seemed to be I ths eplral was another cross and of tha chart, two lump* drawn with some wary — -■* * w *

lines before them Between each l of the other spirals composing the

snail were little plot urea.

“I know!" cried Betty, all of a eudd»n. "It ehowi how to go to

with tha

Hare and there they wouted shouting snd laugbli*. all but Bobble and Bill who had tha chart between them and went at their

search seriously.

'our tree.." aald Bill.

” cried Bobble. "That's It. See. the church and bunch of f tresa and th# tombstone, and tboae I round things might be stones or 1 rocks “ f T-et's follow If" earltlmed BUI Hand. "Where do we start*" That waa the question, but tb* detsrmtned little band went to the near*** church with a steeple and after awhile traced the wooded bit on *hs chart snd then the pile of rock* In an old pasture After

below 1

i th*

a has s

-It mast be a mlat»k»: m' on.” said Bin. but Bobble was willing to give up. It waa Betty who found the trees Two of them had hecn

"Tboae a

water." aald Bobbie, wisely, th# lump* are aand dunes.'' “Well. It's like looking for a wdl. In a haystack." sighed Ann*. Bo It ecamed.* but they sll clustered about and examined tha 'hart. Each one made some suggestion. but Bin - * was the best. "Two aand dune# together." he said. "Where are the t Iggcat “There aren't any biggest." said Betty, as their eyes turned every “Now. listen." said Tom. "Ifa . jsar how the water la front of tho sand dure*, klayb* we ought to stand on th# beach and look up at them." Bo down to the shore they ran and then stood and looked hard at ths duns*. Bobbl- with the chart In his hand, wslked on until hs ca. .o a place Where he raw two dm together facing squarely on th* Just as tn th# ptetur* was between thee* two. "Here we arc:" he called to ht friends "Bring your aped#*' There was th* greatest excitement while they hunted In the sand and soon they found a pH# of f and oyster and clam ahells. aecrei place! They were surs Out came the spades and a digging b .an. The first thing they knew, body's spade struck something hard. Bobble called to th# others to slop snd he carefully uncovered a box. Te*. It was tha treasure A plain black box with writing on It. but they could not read the They pressed on th* catch deed th* lid and—i

Uncle Bill Having a Good Time looking ever lit* Colored Drawings -very week Mai Imo* H difficult lo judge Jual which is best in Ih- different < '* ver. 1 know all of the boys and girl# who submit .eings a e lying hard to win and that, after all. l» what counts The contestants who won boxes of crayons for ih-ir coloring of

■Susie s Kilty” last week wen :

; all vs

t all a

Irtdn''

themselves gar!

wonderful Jewels—pearl necklaces | snd diamonds too. and brooches snd stick pins and every kind of

preclou* stone.

While they crowded around with cries of surprise and excitement, they heard a loud voice about "Throw up your hands!" Of course, they all obeyed exrep! Anne, who did not know they meant her. She looked around and ther- stood tiro boys dressed Ilk* "Look what w* found!” Anne

■ ours." said on# of th- j You kids beat It.” trll you. Bobble, had 1 It Treasure Island? He . at what tu do. He whteTom and Bobbie and suit | *y rashed at the two boys i _ >n fighting them. The girls dp-d their friends and In a little hi!.- the two boys found they were ( ■Ing beaten. They had brought a ill of rope along and the flr« ling they knew, they were tied up ind and foot In their own rope 1,! l-ft to yell their heads off. title th* victorious six wslked off 1th the treasure chest. Well It s too bad thi* Isn't th* -..1 of the story. But honestly this what happened next day. They ■uni out that th* Ireaaur# did g to th* two plratea In fact, wr* Just playing pirate and

(To be colored «-<(* paints or crayon. Whenever youtcome to a word eptUei in CAPITAL Utteri R ERE U a picture of TELLOW-[GREEN striped socks and left fort will hold the sea out for

haired Suet# May and BROWN- them In the aand fort, haired Teddy playing on the I "Oh. quick. Teddy!"

lee Buale

May. The water will catch you!

Susie May wear* a PIffK (us* i Coma Into th* fort, quick!” RED lightly) sweater and aocka to [ Teddy 1. «»<UnK tb. walls of th. match. Her drew. 1. light BLUE I fort with ht. RED b»ndl*d *P«d. Teddy wears a RED and VEL- | and Just seas th# GREEN sea LOW striped blaaer coat over his j creeping up about hi# feet. GREEN srash volt. He has tak “‘'*-

off his YELLOW sHppers »

Age 5—Carl Madden. Dennisvilk. Age 6—John Hollmgshead. Leesburg. Age 7—Kathryn Comly. Sea Isle City. Age 8—Lillian Klein. Woodbine. Age 10—Viola Kelley. Haleyville.

^A^H^-Joserhine Roth. Millville. R. F. D. No S

Age 12—Harriet Bradway. Haleyville.

# only one contentant In the >-y»«r-old e

I hie week

and the drawing was well colored, but the name an-' :.ddres

readable, so a prise could not be awarded.

Huncmber. boys and girls, to write plainly. If J'-’ 11 don L you

may lose a chance to be a prize winner.

This week's Colored Drawing subject Is "OUR SAND FORT" and U certainly appropriate for this section of Ihe 8lr -' which has many seashore resort*. A» usual, the best coloring work In cacll a* will receive a box of crayon*, and the winning drawing* wil! placed on dl*play In the window of thi* company at s-a Isle City. Mail or bring your drawing* to "UNCUS BILL" Children'.- Kdlof thi# paper. Sea Isle City. Write your NAME knd ADDRESS and AGE very PLAINLY on the margin of the pap- and if you write a letter to we. mention your name, age and add:--* In It. 1 enjoyed reading your letters immensely. Write often.

UNCLE HILL

using t

i th* tendon pulls thsm

fort will hold th*

"Bee. Teddy!" says Susie Mag. * have mad* a flag out of my I^NK and whit# hankllr 8h* tied the hankie on a YELLOW etlck and stuck It on tbs top of th# fort. Ths aky M BLUE. Tha-chlldr-n bar* RED cheeks. Their-leg* are

PINK.

paint the border of thla plrtura RED and the lettering YELLOW.

the claw of a lion

red In Africa whe animal# you ae* H

I circus corns from, and If soi hunter had th* luck to kill lion, and gava you on* of Its toea^ us a curiosity, end If you acraped' all th* ftsah away and left the bone* bar* and clean, you w-uid see s-iu.cthlng vary much Ilk* this

i know, belongs

| so much as touch ths ground whvu ths lion la walking: otherwise They ' would soon get dull and blunt, and dull claws would not be of m >ch more us* to a Hon. than a dull rusor would b# to a man needing . shave. Now. If you will look closely at th# picture, you will see something that looka Ilk# a black string with on. end fastened to th# upper part of tho claw, and tho

Ing. something like a rubber band, only cot so much so. A Hon. or * cat for that mattsr. want* to ui

Its claws tbs tendon stretches, and : though th# claws stand out Hko steel and though his f<

hooka and ^ . — •» v-

Th* person vTio Invented th# pocket-knife, with a ek>t for th# blade to res* In when not In us*, might have gotten his Id** from seeing th* way a cafe claw. work, a* the Idea 1* pretty much the earn*. Now a dor's claws are very different from those of a Hon or cat. as he doe* not have to catch and bold ttlngx. so they < not sharp and curved, and he *■ lom has my use for them except to bury a bone, or to dig out • »olmal that haa taken refuge hole in the ground. Bo w* that his claws are kept dull and blunt from rubbing on th* ground when he walks or runa Th* bottom of a lion's foot I* made of aoR. givey pads, something like cuahlona that no mi h~- Big and heavy he la hla feat press tl.- ground so lightly that foot-fall* give out no sound. feel of a cat are made th* as way. and that la why ah* can steal up on a bird or mouse without making the slightest sound. You can hear a dog whan he trots over a floor, but no on* aver heard th* foot-stspa of a cat whan ah* wants

to b* quiet.

Hunters tn Africa aay that

ilepham Weighs ton*

are like sawed.

covered with trash at! dead leave*, without the rustle cf * leaf or tha crackle of a ti th* bottoms of hi • soft sad elastic 1 with all I awfully careful wh - and how h* place* his feet. In rder to be sa •Rent about H

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n they get through ! off post*, ha can *

Eolation To Cm

1 puzzle~Corner~g'

lead and find a •

The HANDY BOY AT HOME BY CHARLES A. KING. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. PLVnQUTH.N.H.

such close k'.n e pracilca'. :>'

A J^AH-M BIRD ay \nJfsVT. WELLt

g-r anlms i. aupp si the house cat is nor. and do** not •r ten handled, tbs'

ih | other and to th* bon# of t 1 Th# thing that looka like a airing 1s called a tendon that haa the . ' |Kiwvr of etrstcblng and contract- •' COUNTRY AGAINST CITY S ay. l»a you e™ * ccn • squir'l A-climlang up a tree > i Well. th» i< how he does the trick; . » ! Jus’ keep you* eye on me 1 ;^ ' Now how was that lor rapid work? I guess you needn't sheer— To run right up a hickory you Would take about a year. . '-' But you can skate on roller skates | For mile* al*'" 1 ‘l* iewn? Slow work ' Those things are only I ,v « fit »' •m. For some old circus clown. j"'

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~ T 1 ’! v* —tr/-'.-

r-r-n '.tW—U 8i—I

Teed Though

only slid.

Ians,.

1 the gym?

charge a copper |

*'"bucks For teaching Our frogs don'

cent

An' taught me free to swim. ' No. I don't rut motor car— I haven't one to run — But I can itin myself—hl'i try A hide race for fun?