Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1921, Page 36

. =gy AROUND THE CITY | ¥ you see on the pavement a big chalk circle that would look like the Mexican calendar stone over at the museum, except that it doesn’t, you will know that hop-scotch is with us again. One woman, however, who might have posed as stalking ignorance. paused to study the scrawl as if it were a cryptogram. When another woman came along she halted her to ask if she could tell what the sign} meant. did. Funny T never heard of it; must v time. W he«n) used to roll h jump rope, play jacks with m that called for skill and imagi instead of the lead squares girls ring games. 1 don't see how mothers ever let those singing mes die out. Where will you find anythin innocent and v educationally e 0ld folk-lore ver: y, or anything so drama ring as, “There came three (lukn a-riding, rid riding; there came three du . with tansom'—I for a ransom an couldn't suppl but put in her own little where there member the d barley 1 lived in the country, were few game who knew nothing what- cotch ra 't got it The | I'm so glad I stopped You remember this one: ling James' son val race he run. Upon his breast he wore a star, point- ing a to the pickle ja And when they had chummed and chuckled, as wholesome, homely wom- en will—provided they own hearts and The other woman could and 1_ sed a correcting | I as a man should who makes & life practice of picking up pins. It was just one of the gnats of| is forever doing without understand-; why. ich is one of the reasons this world is such a puzzling old place to live in. * k% * INFORMATION always comes in 3 handy. Therefore: Dear Mr. Smith whose hobby is feathers, this is to say that your letter has had several re- which, however, will not be :d around for the reason that seem to offer the advice in a book as 1 do my they are oily, in which suld give out a rancid of the fragrance of My herbarium is and to other of fe: A second choice “little missive begins and put y nd here challenge, which innocently brash that all neighbors, dear, ¢ the presumptuous youth who t know the least little thing but you can tell that to an original hob I have a queer old someth never heard of—and I don't be- ou ever did either—that used fad of my grandmother whe I suppose she mu r own head, an long string of buttons e and color with no two fc. @Il threaded by their shanks, 2 One big one has a wom- an’s face, cut like a cameo, on a crim- son glass surface and set in silver that is as handsome as a real gem. I wanted it for a belt buckle, but mamma said she would rather I would take every liberty bond in the house. You see, she considers that old string souls and a fair share of brains—they went their ways, and that was all there was to it, except that: Seeing you can find nothing more “innocent and healthy and education- ally valuable than those old folk-lore verses set to play,” wouldn't it be a fine idea for community centers to re- vive the singing games of childhood? * ¥ * ¥ A BOY picked up an apple core from the street. To a stout woman of tender sensi- bilities the action was too harrowing to pass without aid, for she halted the man with her: “Did you see what that poor child a1, Pa? Wait a minute. I'm going to give him one good meal, anyhow.” She opened a bag which looked like a bank. in its implication of weglth Fithin end waddied towards the ut— She didn’t give him the bill in her Band, for just then he shied the core at another boy ahead. The really beautiful pity died out of her eyes and, as she joined her husband, the bank was sealed with a snap: “That little rascal doesn’ food. He wants a &hipping! But Pa just laughed. He used to be & boy himself. * % * ‘HERE is noLhIn; enticing about a common, everyday pin that some one has dropped on the street. It just lay where it fell, to be flattened out by passing feet or driven into the earth between bricks, with no one to bother over it one way or the other, want ‘Along about noon an old man shuf- fling by. saw the pin and picked it up. To get it. he had to stoop with the slow laboriousness _of rheumatic joints, and, when he had straightened | up, the hand that hcld the pin went to | his back with the spasmodic quick- | ness that means cricks. When he had investigated his find, rubbed it against his coat and then | stuck it in a lapel, he shuffled on and out of the incident, and that was all there was to it, unless you wl.n(ed to wonder: ‘What did he want to hurt his old ), back and joints for, seeing that he| wasn’t the type that takes to miser- able little miserliness. And he was too outspokenly poor to humor him- self with hobbies. Maybe he just wanted a pin, any old pin, to stick something together with. And. maybe. again, he had grown a| mellow tenderness for the old uynnsA of superstitious days: “See a pin and let it lay, brings bad | luck all the day. See a pin and pick it_up”—but he didn’t look as lucky e R el e MOVING. PACKING & STORAGE 5 FURNITURE PACKED FO TIME, WORRY }A‘-'lfo‘(‘:” T 3344 LONG-DISTANCE MOVING. o R I T e ¢ leng-distance vans: $500 small and local vams. INTER BUILDING STORAGE 30,000 uq. ft. Finest Storage 8pace in City. Rooms for Household Goods and Merehandise. Expert Packers, Craters & Shippers | City, Suburban and Long Distance Moving. rel. N 8845, 1438 U X ree Estimates. st n.ow. STORAGE H. BAUM & SON ok 'R EATIMATE ATE, We Also Buy Furniture H. BAUM & 8ON, Pa_ ave. ET ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF MOVING—PACKINGAFREE ESTIMATES UNITED STATES STORAGE CO. 418-420 10th St. N.W. Phome Main 4220 or Franklin 2423 LITTLEFIELD, ALVORD & CO. 15'. and Pa. Av.. N.W. Telephor FAUDED tance and jocal I done by experie month up. CON EXPRENS CO., PHONE FRA 5 The Lcmral Transfer Co., llfl H 8T N.W. P st yesteat Tocation. WESGH] Phone Main 1 sacred because grandma called them ‘memory buttons.’ Did you ever hear of a hobby like that?” Never mind, John Dominic, 4f you take pleasure in your feathers keep them. You are right about the way they look under a magnifying glass— and if you want a revengeful chuckle just ask the first oldish woman you heard” of WILL SEEK LOAN IN U. S. ,Florence, Italy, Authorities Com- ing Here to Negotiate. Municipal authorities of the Itallan city of Florence are coming to the United States soon for the purpose of y, | arranging for a loan of 100.000,000 lire with which to fund deficits that have accumulated during the past few years, the Department of Commerce was advised yesterday. Payment of the loan will be made in thirty years and it will be proposed to pledge the ci revenues to secure the advance and, if necessary, liens on architecture and art treasures that belong to the municipality. STEAMSHIPS. United American Lines In ;nun wervice ;la'.;.l Lm Royal Mail Stea.m Packet Company to ‘and_from: booki mburg, Vienna, Re OLI.AN HAHER!CA LINE D NEW YORK TO ROTTERDAM VIA -~ PLYMOUTH, lo LOGNE-SUR-MER % M Tth Street Whart Leaves Daily Except Sunday e; adid s 145 pm. n and o e et Rate— A DELIGHTFUL EASTER RESORT Virginia Beach e e et SPECIAL RATES Modern Palace Steamers “NORTHLAND” “SOUTHLAND” “MIDLAND” Daily 6:30 P.3. Information and Literature at CITY TICKET OFFICE 731 15th Street N.W. NORFOLK & WASHINGTON SOUTH AMERICA BRAZIL- UBUGUAY-ARGENTINE ress Passenger o e ight Servic New York to Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires S. S. AEOLUS, % 21,000 Toms (a) April 6 $. $. MARTHA WASHINGTON 15.000 Tons (b) May 7 . S. HURON, 17,000 Tons (a) May 25 . Aealus made new record New The Big 4 Transter Co., Inc., 1125 14th St. NW. Phome Main 2054 Specialists in Long-Diitance Moving UNION TORAGE itws to Rio—13 daye 18 hours 46 {Bteamers o/ 0.5, Shipping formation apply o any passenger agency or to MUNSON STEAMSHIP LINE Passenger D't. 82.02 Boaver St.,N.Y. Also at the Line's Offices Keyser Bidg., Baltimore, ohlle. Alabama. things that you and 1 and everybody | =) give | = C., MARCH 27, 1921—PART 1. ‘THE ' SUNDAY -~ STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 3 A e R H R THIS Old Ivory Sulky . Collapsible rubber-tired wheels and tan leatherette s $6.98 Buy Furniture With a Pedigree! -1 S There’s an Old Saying—*“Blood Will Tell.” And It Applies Equally Well to Human Beings and Furniture. Consider the Store When Buying Your Furniture as Well as the Merchandise. We Don’t Profess to Have Any “Corner” on Reliability or Square Dealing.. There Are Other Good Stores. But We Do Say This: “WE AIM TO GIVE 100% SATISFACTION IN EVERYTHING WE SELL. IF ANYTHING EVER GOES WRONG, WE'LL MAKE IT RIGHT.” More Good Furniture News in Our “Post” Ad Universal Floor Mop and Bottle of Polish TS LASBURC NINTH STRE Long -handled mop, large size, and pint bottle Universal Polish. 79c Very special......... i = =5 Weekly or Monthly Payments to Suit gt o ot A e el e This Magnificent Queen Anne Suite Is Fashioned From American Walnut Of massive construction and stately in appearance, this splendid suite com- prises a Buffet, beautifully fretted China Closet, inclosed $219 50 . . Serving Table and "Round Extension Table. A remark- able value at our very special price for Monday at.. Our Complete Dlsplay Ready---Moderate Prices No matter what your ideas of a refrigerator are—no matter how large or how small your home—the right size, model, shape—at the right price—is here. Among the famous makes you can select Come in and make your selection. 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