Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1927, Page 25

"WOMA How to Selec N'S. PAGE.", t Tapestries 'DIA LE BARON WALKER. MAar Y A E o TAPESTRIES WILL HA DIRECTED AND THEN & The renaissance of tapestries wall hangings, not only in the homes ©of magnificence, but in those of hum- bler decorations, is one of interest. Today there are all sorts of tapestries, many of them so called by a sort of conventional courtesy rather than be- cause they exhibit the real charac- teristics of neediepoint. Designs are the criterion. Fortunately these ar generally true to type. But it is wel for those who plan to buy even sim. ple tapestries of this sort to know something of what genuine tapestrie: are like. they really are pictures wrought by NG STRAIC af the needle in the hands of patient workers. Later there were tapestr. Jooms manipulated by hand. but in far more mechanical ways. Today we have tapestries of various sorts, woven entirely by machinery in old erings that display pictorial traits. It is the scenic tapestries that are | now the vogue for wall hangings, and it lies within the power of any person planning to buy one to find out some- thing authentic about tapestries. Li- braries, however, small, will have some books on them, and cven en- cyclopedias and dictionaries tell some =pecific details or give excellent defi- nitions that are helpful. Problems of Hanging. When a tapestry has been decided ‘upon there comes the problem of how to hang it. There are two ways, one for large tapestries and one for the smaller picture sizes. The large tap- est) holds its shape sufficiently ef itself. With the multipiicity of differ- ent threads necessary to bring out| 'y |needs better than the unframed ones. the picture pattern, a good body to the fabric results, which together with JSPENDED FROM THE PICTURE MOLDING hat i Tapis means needle, and ime style | folded, prior to being hung. of designs, and even in furniture cov-| | tapestry, and a bright frame, instead {or { even GIIT AND 3N WHEN FIXED AS To hang a large tapestry, cover a cip of wood the width of tHe piece |using some inconspicuous dark {ter This can be tacked or t {held by glue to the wood. Use fine {tacks with covered heads for fasten jing the top of the tapestry to the {covered strip of wood. They should be invisible when the tapestry is |hung. The work must be so done that |the fabric will hang straight down | when on the wall. When hanging the | it use picture wire run through in the ends of the wood in along the wood at inter- if the tapestry is very large. pend from moulding with picture 5 may be found come out after t is hung a little while, though the | tapestry should have been rolled, not Smaller Tapestries. A small picturesque tapestry can be stretched on a frame or board and tacked along the edges, and then be framed in a dark brown flat wooden frame that is inconspicuous. There should be nothing to detract from the a cnhancing the beauty, as some- times happens in painted pictures, mars the charm of the woven picture. If the tapestry is to be hung with- out a frame, it must be tacked to a stretcher frame or to a backing of wood, so t the tacks are not visi- ble, or t least, are as inconspicuous as possible. Covered headed tacks, or dull thumb tacks with_small can be used. The framed small ¢ is in a setting to suit its head: tap Sometimes very small tapestries are the size secures sufficient evenness when hung. Small tapestries of light | threads and less weight require to be | curl held firmly in position. BEDTIME STORIES Peter's Suspicions Are Confirmed. | o truth is jealousy most blind: ! The thing it secks ‘tis bound io find. —O0ld Mother Nature. How long Peter sat watching the strange young rabbit, who looked like, yet wasn't, Mrs. Peter, he never knew. He didn't want to make him- self known and this modest young rabbit seemed quite satisfied to do nothing. The fact is, she presently closed her eyes for a map. Peter wanted to go on and yet he didn't ‘want to go on. He was fairly burn- ing up with curiosity. He wanted to know who she was, At last something happened that IT WAS LITTLE MRS. PETER WHO | WAS TOUCHING NOSES \VlTH’ THAT HANDSOME STRANGER. for the time being put this young| stranger out of his head completely. His long ears caught the sound of u“ Zaint thump. It was so far 2 k:: he could only hear it faintly. rhaps it was Old Jed Thumper. Zeter strained his ears. He heard another thump. This time it was from another direction. “That,” said Peter, “was Old Jed | “Fhumper. And that came from that tramble-tangle _where O Jed “humper lives. Now, who thumped that other thump?” il Once more he heard it. It was still too faiut for him to recognize it. Right away he started in that direc- tion. He proposed to find out, and find out right away, who was up there thumping in the Old Pasture. Ae he hurried along he heard anoth thump. He stopped short to listen. ‘This thump was not Old Jed Thumper, nor was it the other thump he had heard. Old Jed Thumper's thump had been an ai thump. This thump was not an angry thump. It was ju little Mrs. Peter had ed him with. Could it be other thump ground his tecth at the nd hurried on. next time he he: thumps they were not far away. The: were where he could locate them.| There was no doubt that two rabbits | signaling each other. Peter could the sound of one set of thumps | [ | | thought The ard thoe | | | merely tacked to a wall above a con- sole table, but they are inclined to and mot appear to best advan- tage. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS that it was a big rabbit who was doing the thumping. It must be that handsome stranger who was doing the thumping, the one he was lookirg for. He knew now exactly where that thumping was coming from. It was coming from a certain bramble-tangle through which be himself had cut paths when be first came up to the Old Pasture, cxpecting to stay there. This in itself was enough to make Peter very angry. He didn’t like the idea of some one else using his paths. Peter longed to thump a challenge to this strange rabbit. But he didn’t do it. Instcad, he took the greatest care not to let that other rabbit know that he was about. Very carefully he crept nearer and nearer. At last he reached a place where he could look into that bramble-tangle. There sat a big rabbit. He was a fine looking rabbit. Much as he disliked to, Peter had to admit this. He was young, good lookinz and big. He thumped strongly h his hind feet. There was an answer—a light thump from nearby. Peter waited. Just a few minutes later a much smaller rabbit appeared. She entered the bramble-tangle and went over and touched noses with the stranger. Peter gaw it all very plainly. It was Tittle Mrs. Peter who was touching noses with this handsome stranger. It was j what he had expected. Yet. now that he saw it, he couldn't believe it. His suspicions were con- firmed. You know that means that they were proven well founded. Much as he disliked to, he had to believe his own eyes. There was Mrs. Peter touching noses with this stranger. He had heard th's stranger thump, he bad he Peter answer, and now the were together right before h's eyes. He was filled with such jealous anger that he didn't another thump not very far stranger heard it and ntly. “rt the bedtime. looks like ever’ time I zet to of the book, it's 19270 Two Tongue Recipes. tongue into neat slices. ready one pint of brown or to- and when it has cooked Cut =ome Sorrow has its pluce in life As well as Joy and laughter — I never think of this when sad, But just before and after. g i sufficiently put in the slices of tongue {and reheat without boiling. Season ywell. Arrange the slices of tongue | neatly down the center of a dish and {strain the sAuce over. Garnish with ishw.\ of hardboiled egg. The tongue H ed in the center of a bor- sinach, green peas, boiled rice ed potatoe Cut some cooked tongue into slices, {sprinkle them with salt, pepper and {lemon juice and leave them for half {an hour. Dip them in beaten egg, {then coat with bread crumbs and fry iin hot fat. Drain well on soft paper. | Arrange the tongue on a hot dish and wnish . with cut lemon and fried ,‘lm\e been poassed by the Council. THE EVENING Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. vember 12, 1858.-—The City Coun- cil today enacted an ordinance to regu- late further the erection of telegraph withon the city limits. In the 10 vears, since the Western Tele- -aph Co. first obtained permission to cct posts” in the city, several orcinances of this character, preserib- ins where the poles shall be pl:xce‘lii been stipulated that “no poles shall erected on Pennsylvania avenue It ic now 14 vears since the first formal test was made of the telegraph muel F. B. Morse fiom W vzion to Baltimore. During tae first vear pf its operation an office w vv.\talvlt ed in a building on the west side of Seventh street between I3 anc ) eets northwest, adjoining the Post Office. Congress, a few months later, made an appropriation be | for the expenses of the line, placing it | under the direction of the Postmaster General. It was operated by the Gov- nment for nearly 18 months. when it was turned over to Alfred Vail, then in ch: of the Washington office, and Henry J. Rogers, in charge of the Baltimore office, to be run as : private enterprise. Meantime a_line from Baltimore to New York hid been completed. and : company was_ soon _organized tc operate the full length from Wash ington to New York. At first no permission was obtained for erecting poies in the city. but lately, as the business has grown and new lines have heen projected, it has heen neces- sary for the City Council to prescribe rezulations. ovember 12, 1921.—The first ple- nary meeting of the Conference for the Limitation of Armament was held in Memorial Continental Hall today. NANCY PAGE What's Better Than Hot Oyster Stew on Cold Night? BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. 1t was a glorious. Saturday after- noon. The whole world, apparently, was on its. way to a foot ball game. The streets were alive with gayly decorated automobiles. The girls were brandishing canes and pennants adorned with college colors. Their fur coats were carrying shaggy chrysan- themums. It was good to be alive on this snappy November day. Jjoyful, for Peter’s coliege had won. They sang and joked as if they were carefree college students. Even the thought that the crowd was going to n at Nancy's could She had planned simple refresh- ments, but plenty of them. When they came into the fireit room bringing the frosty out-of-doors with them they exclaimed in glee over the steaming tureen of oyster stew. Catsup, cucumber pickles and crack- ers were passed with this dish. Then came great big helpls chocolate cake, rich and “gooey,” good to the last.crumb. The refreshments were simple, but filling and easy to prepare, and once more Nancy was voted to the head of the class. (Cosright. 1927.) v how to set a table bt want 12 B B ot 3 bl Dol 'Sad"aek "for het leafier on table eliquette. THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Sunday, November 13. Kindly stars dominate tomorrow. according to astrology, which finds the planetary government auspicious. This is read as an auspicious sway under which to make short trips for pleasure or to visit friends. It is a favorable day for writing letters and thus reaching those one loves, and should bring happy returns for suitors, Women will be subject to the best possible direction of the stars and should push all their intellectual pursuits, The rule is promising for romance and courtship, but older persons should beware lest they indulge in foolish sentiment. Marriages are to be exceedingly numerous as the year draws to an end, and Thanksgiving time will bring many fashionable weddings, it the stars are rightly read. The rule is advantageous for all who seek approval or active support, and for this reason it is wise to make the most of the custom of Sunday calling. Churches should benefit from the configuration, which presages excess of interest in spiritual matters. 1t should be a day encouraging to who preach, since the mind v to be more than commonly responsive, The scers again prophesy that one of the world problems to be met will concern the- Increase of food supplies. Farming is to be carried on in the future in much the same way that big business is promoted, astrologers foretell. Immense tracts of land will be worked by large organizations of financicrs, it is prognosticated, and individual effort will be less important than it has been. Persons whose birth date it is have the augury of a year of many pleas- ures, including enjoyment of music and the theaters. Children born on that day probably will succeed in_commercial undertak- ings. Many subjects of this sign be- come ocean navigators. Solutions, of Today’s Word Golf Problems. CAPE, CARE, CORE, CORN, HORN. . TALE, BALE, | parsley. " Pass tomato or caper sauce. | It desired the slices of tongue may be dipped in frying batter instead of egg and crumbs. CALK, TALI BOAT. BOLE, BOL BIRD, BARD, CARD, CARE, CAGE. STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. WORD GOLF—Everyhbody’s Pla BY JOHN Rule 1. The object of this game is by a series of “strokes.” Rule 2. Onl stroke.” Rule 3. Each “stroke" found in a current dictionary, or dictionary word. in unusually good and knock two strokes an “eagie.” less than par. “pterodactyl pterodact: while the gallery applauds. 0ld Man Par. This is the word-golfes the rarest of all birds. is in the right guarter. Go from CALK to BOAT in six sl enough shipyard experience. 30 from BIRD to CAGE in four get out again. PRINT your “strokes” here. CAPE. It you can beat “par” one stroke, you score a “‘birdic.” Some wise word-golfer may some day crs is entitled to start his mouth goi Get out your pencil Go from CAPE to HORN in four shots. CALK. OSATURDAY. N DVEMBER 12, 1927. ying It KNOX. to change one word to another word v one letter can be changed in each must result in a new word which ean be | another tense of the plural of a | It you are off Old Man Par, cgedit yourself with ck. out three strokes | r's heaven, and he hands himself o | A word-golfer who can ecore o | and fet it rave for day WorddGolfers, and assault | | It can be done if the wind ! hots. You can beat this if you have shots. Sometimes it isn't as eas BIRD. (Copyright AT D SAR MIS four years 1 had four babies, then the twins were born. Not one penny I started a little restaurant. Have wor have a nice, growing. paying business. and money in the bank and the childre that I keep it, so that they are using penny. anywhere by patient work and study. Answ 1 bave ever heard. by vour exampie, and when miserable their lives. instead of sitting down and doing the thing you knew how to do as a woman aiwi back into. to eat the bitter bread of dependence. own feet. You are an honor to your to boot. respectable than keeping a restaurant. ashamed of in it. carry on a money-making business. The:; Across. Rustics. . Printed notices. 10. Three-toed sloth. 11. Arabian name. . Ingect. . Unit of germplasm. A twitching. Killed. . Character in Othello. . Always. . Swadish coin. . Mother. Mohammedan dignitary. ‘Exclamation. Luminous circle. King of Bashan. Review. Sailors. Ancient ‘Peruvian. Inventor of the locomotive. Down. 1. 9. . Vehicles. . Employ Appendage. Travel. + Floor covering. Hign priest of Is ael. | Inhabitant of purt America. . Thus. Lindbergh and his plane. . Constellation. of Ceotral Fasting. There are two sorts of fat people; those who inherit the tendency to- ward fleshiness, who seem to gain weight on everything, and those who gain weigh by overeating starch, sugar and fats. For either kind the permanent cure (fat being a disease) lies in fasting for a certain period, followed by taking just enough food to repair and build up the body. So much you already know. A certain health specialist quotes the case of a concert singer who at the age of 35, had reached the extraor- dinary weight of 229 pounds. He was made to diet as follows. For 15 L] he took a glass of orange Jjuice three times a d: and then or be- tween times, a glass of water; no fool no other liquid. One enema and two cold baths a day were also prescribed. This was to work off poisons in the system, which must accumulate as the result of so much fat, and to tone up the skin which m!u!‘cl!;' was DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX S DIX: At 14 T married a rich man to pleu Two of my sisters have married “society. and they sneer at my little restaurant and feel that it reflects upon them T want to take off my hat to you account of what You have done is as fine and hrave and in the loss of men they are better off without. You have taken the brave attitude toward life You have saved vour pride and your dignity by, and have found the happiness that we all find in work aud-in stunding But you will }hxvu’ away all that you have won if you let persuade you to give up vour restaurant. I fmplore you not to weaken, and not to accede to their foolish demands. and don’t let any one coerce you into becoming dependent upon their charity. | As for their silly pride, snap your fingers at it. No business is more And, anyway, nobody looks down on a woman who can 1Copyright, 1927.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright. 10% BEAUTY CHATS 19271 | Tero-Mother Who Has Won Her Own Way | in the World. ‘ | e my parents. Tn | my husband deserted me just before did he or my family ever give us rked like a dog for 10 yvears. ow T} Have paid for my home. have a car en in a good hool ‘ " My parents And do you think 1 can ever get | MRS. DALLAS, are “new rich” every means to make me give it up But this is the only thing T know how to do, and they do not offer me a Do you think I should give it up? Mrs Dall: T think your piving a story as | And I hope that many of the women who read this column will profit | with the and worthless husbands desert them | that they will et up and go to work, and make somothing of themselves and | wringing their hands and bemoaning | You set and you have made a and to of it, vour suc | can do of any work that she puts her heart and her | Most women in your position would have 2 3 their parents, and would have been an unweicome hurden on them, and made zone k erving to iking oul for vourself. | on our | sex and you deserve a hero's wmadal | | your parents | Stick to your means of livelihood, There is nothing for anybody to be | 'y look up to her. DOROTHY DIX. Goddess of carth. Southern State (@b.) Self. . Deface. A wing. Fastening. Noree god. . Before, Abstract conception of beir Preposition. . Company (ab.). Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle. PIAIRIT{Y]B LEJAIP[E A b BE lo[m{vjv|[pfolT[m[H mim{zjo|o|T |v]> Z|o|d|min|Of4|n Z|O|0|zfm|s in{v pa EA )% MIGES) M WO A >0 D Olmmislv| v v D] | e EE RS | 0|O§0|- BY EDNA KENT FORBES nking as a result of this reduc- ! He was less than 200 pounds at the end of the fast. He was then allowed for breakfa a dish of fruit, two pieces of ha toast, an egg and black coffee. For lunch nothing but raw fruit or orange juice and a glass of water. For din- ner either lean heef, mutton, turkey. chicken, fish or Belgian hare, and one non-starchy vegetable and a selad. It sounds drastic, but any young man who at the age of 33 weighed 9 pounds would certainly need -drastic treatment! He has reduced to normal weight, and his singing voice has been better ever since because he had been suffering from enlarged tonsils, which were also reduced as the result of this diet and fast. You may think that you cannot fast, if so, it may" comfort you to read of someone who has. e | rd | pairs the | does | falls | | | | | noon, | through the lobby Buckle and Pin. | | A matohing set of buckle and pin | to be used at the discretion and with | the originality of the wearer, is only another of the fashionable matching | hose of marcasite are Pl"lU"Ki the fav 1 | A buckle for the girdle and pin for | oulder, or buckle for tlie shoul- d 1 pin for the handbag, or one )t the pair used on a hat and the| other as a brooch, are way; them. They are especl for the Liack costume. Fizht SUB ROSA 1027 BY MM When He Was So Unhappy. The 1 the morning’s | and read the opening lines of a | “I am o much in love with is with me. T met him | » unhappy——"a chill | settles down | minute 1 open mail letter Donald. and he when he wis premonition of disaster upon me. The rest of wsually with quiries as t whether she other woman happy. Of course, lots of these pleas: nl.‘ babbling little girks turn out ail right | men whose broken hearts | they mended. RBut, oh deq the who write 0V few mo matt be He s 't want (o soe m any ng he the vou suggest?’ Then the chill premonition takes m and I know what it wa line when 1 received the fi of confidenc ave the suspicion in the nical mind: “If she met him when he was so unhappy that he just vearned for sympathy—how does she know she isn't just a balm to hurt the letter is concerned the happy maiden’s in- how to hold his love, and hould be jealous of that | who made him so un dozens of within n the He Can ! there are to me again vy “What c; fa dr ous mi back ef iy ¢ jtter fact that when men n threwn over, one of the s to comfort and cheer them up is the proffered iove of a new flame. If a heartbroken Romeo can date up with a pretty girl who shows in- stantly that she thinks he's the grand- t thing life has to offer, he'll get right ov being heartbroken in less time than it takes to tell. And not always because he falls in fove with the new mademoiselle. have be only thing for hurt pride to put him on his feet ain. Sometimes he nceds the feeling of being loved to soothe his wounded wrt. In either case the heart-balm lady is out of luck if she allows herself to fall in love with the brokenhearted boy. She's only a substitute for the real thing—only a condorting, but tempo- refuge. Man has regained espect and balance of mind ¢ to look around for a real love to take the plage of his old. To the girl who has ‘helped him through the bitterest part of his de- feat he will tender his deepest grati- tude. She will always be his, and that's all she will be. If he doesn't look around for a new love he may—he often does—return for a f: at the cold-hearted lady ave him the ai . of course, is one of the worst the lady who loves him has_to She comforts him, she im up, she zives him a new € on life—and once more restorad he trots back promptly to the naughty siren who started all the trouble. That's w very one of you has to look out for when you take it into your head to fall in love with a jilted beau. Now don't get me wrong. Lots of men marry the girls who mend their broken hearts and live to a ripe old age, happy and contented. But just as many, caught on the rebound, bounce away again as soon | as they can get free. It will pay you to be a little careful about falling in love with a man who's still suffering from an unhappy love affair. B re of him if he too promptly in love with you. What he's| feeling may not be the rosy emotion it appears—but simply a sensation of relieved gratitude that there's some one in the world who does love him. If he goes on loving you for a long time, you can boegin to have a sense of security about the future. Then and only then you may begin to make plans for the ceremony. Until then don't rave too much about the beauty of this new-found love of yours—don’t count too much on it. Watch and wait, until he's well past the suffering stage—and is loving you for yourself. and not for the comfort you bring him. making him forget his cruel defeat. “I met him when he was unhappy. is the opening line for a good heart- rending sob story five cases out of ten. (Cony S | seats, ne | te be more discerning than the othe: | that Sometimes he simply needs a remedy | FEATURES/ BY THORNT( Two Washington vouths made a| wager the other day, one that he| could carry a suspicious-appearing | botile in his overcoat pocket and get | away with it, the other that an eagle-eyed s'euth would nab him be- fore he got fairly irted. The plan was to procure a pre-war quart bos- tle. wrap it care- tessly with paper and “do” all the public piaces in town. The two started their tour at one hotel in the after- walking FISHER. writer on radio subjects and was ap- pointed with this scribe one of Amer- ica's delegates to the international broadeasting tests heid in Kurope in the Winter of 1926. During the long nights ¢n a rolling January sea Eric and 1 sat in the cozy warmth of his cabin and listered to the familiar voices at home until distance inter- fered with the reception, when we tuned in to Madrid, Berlin, London and Paris. Eric, senior, still writes reams of radio stuff, and mighty good uff. “Like futher, like son. *. % 8% The average citizen in the average town, reading the political and social news of Washington, seldom gives & thought perhaps to those whose bu: nes it is to furnish it. No ecity in the world contains as many newspaper No one gave them 1 tumble. Next they sauntered through the corridor of a second hotel whe n elderly man cast an apprais ing eye over the cork-topped bottle and smiled benignly at the reckless ness of vouth. The couple then walked down F street, but if anybody | observed the bottle it oceasioned no comment. Further down the street they dis- covered an officer standing on the rner and immediately took a posi- tion as close to him as possible. The policeman, however, was gazing in direction, Next they entered hotel, but the gesture wa They then hailed a ta driven to Union Station, meundered through the | | | | nd whe waiting By th v had removed the paper wrapping, exposing to full view the contents of the bottle. Once more they were doomed to disappointment. An hour later they hoarded a trolley car and sat on one of the long end t to an old lady who proved for she saw the bottle and moved to another seat. During the following three hours they visited numerous other hotels and public buildings without appar- ently creating a ripple of excitement. Ready to discontinue their exploit, they went into a restaurant for din- ner and hung their coats on a nearby coat rack. Then success crowned their efforts. An alert waiter descried the bottle and, hastening to their table, whispered to them: “You can have it,” said one of the youths. “Oh, thank beaming waiter “Don’t mention it,” the young man responded. “You can empty it of the cold tea and save the bottle.” * % ok ok A few weeks agzo the father of mer. jr.. appealed {0 the Fed- eral radio authorities for the suspen on of his son’s license on the ground the young man's health was being affected by the long hours he pent at his operating set. The au- thorities here granted Mr. Palmer's request. Eric, senior, and your .corre- spondent have been friends for many years. Therefore it may be appropri- te to add what was not included in the story. The father is a well known you, sir,” BY ANTO! . (Anton Pavlovieh Chekhov, born in 1860, dicd in 1004. He was one of the best known of Ruisian writers of shont stories. He has been hailed as the createst figure Russian Titerature sin ite, besides rome 15 and varied among them the famous * Ivan Lapkin, a pleasant looking young man, and Anna Zamblitzky, a young girl with a little snub nose, walked down the sloping bank and sat down on a bench. The bench was close to the water’s edge, among thick bushes and a low-hanging wil- low. A heavenly spot, indeed! You sat down and you were hidden from the world. Only the fish could see You and the tiny ripples which flashed over the water like lightning. These two young people had reds, fish hooks, bags, tins of worms and everything else necessary. Qnce seated they at once began to fish, “I am glad we are left alone at last,” said Ivan, looking around to make sure. “I've got a lot to tell you, Anna—tremendous. . . . When T saw you for the first time—Ilook| out, you've got a nmizzle! , . . 1 understood then why I am alive, as ¥you might say, and where my idel was to whom I could devote my hon- est, hardworking life—look out, it muct be a big one! It is biting <+« When I saw you—for the first| time in my life, Anna, I fell in love —fell in love passionately, hopeless- 1 Now, don’t pull, that’s not the way. Let the fish go on biting. . . . Tell me, darling—tell me, will you not let me hope? No! I knew I'm not worth it. I dare mot even think of it—may I hope for . . . Pulll Pull! Anna lifted the hand that held the red, pulled—cried * out. A silvery green fish shone in the air. ‘“‘Goodness! It's a perch! quick! It's slipping off!™ The perch tore itself violently from the hook, danced in the grass flip- flopping for a moment toward its ma- tive element and suddenly leaped into the water, But instead of the little fish that he was trying to recapture, Ivan quite by accident caught hold of Anna's hand—gquite by accident he pressed it to his lips. She drew back but it was too late—quite by accident their lips met and kissed: yet it was an ab- solute accident. They kissed and kissed. Then came vows and assur- ances—blissful moments! There is, however, no such thing as absolute happiness in this life. If happiness itself does not contain a poison, poison will enter it from out- side. And that is what happened this time. Suddenly people Help— while these two young were Kissing, a laugh was heard. They looked at the river and were paralyzed with what they saw. A schoolbuy named Kolya, who was Anna’s brother, was standing in the water watching the young people at their innocent love making and laugh- ing mischievously at them: ha!” he chuckled. “Kissing, eh? Well, I'm going to tell mother on you.” “I hope that you—er—as a man of | some paints and a ball from town, and honor—you should.” stammered Ivan, blushinfi fiery red. “It's very mean of you to spy on us this way. It's contemptuous to tell tales on some one else—it's al!very dirty trick. As a man of honor—I must say—you ought—-"" “Give me some money, then, and I'll_ keep quiet” the young man of honor replied. “If you don’t, I'll tell.” Ivan found some small coins in his pocket and give them to Kolya, who squeered them tightly on his wet fist and, whistling, swam awi And the two young people did not Kiss each other any more just then. The next day Ivan brought Kolya his sster gave him all her empty pill boxes, which he had been wanting for a long time. After that they found themselves obliged to present Kolya with a set of cuff buttons with dogs’ heads on them. Kolya was enjoying this game im- mensely, and in order to keep up the gifts he set out to spy on these two youngsters some more. Wherever Ivan and Anna went, Kolya was sure to be there also. He did not let them be alone for a single moment. “The nuisance said Ivam angrily. replied the | correspondents as Washington. Even most residents may have no idea of the number of accredited writers en- gaged here In the dissemination of news. There are 200 of them, 7 being men Nothing esecapes the keen on of these folks who flash infor- | mation back home concerning the ac- | tivities of the National Government. * * ¥ Reference was made in this column the other day to those.disappointed in- ventive folks whose dreams of fame \lth dissolved like the morning st. And now ft | is suggested that | mention be made | of the clan of lit lerar spirants | whose ™ pitiful ef- forts deluge the copyright office. | Song writers, book writers, verse stimulat- the illusion of popular recoz- nition and mone- tary reward. has ten to record their | “works" at the Li- | brary of Congress. A" man whose time is beyond evaluation will write a book on a personal experience which can be of interest to mo one save himself and a few friends. A brilliant business man, a friend of the writer, practically ceased work to write a volume concerning a short tour he made abroad. He copyrighted the book, had a few hundred copies printed, and gives them away to those who visit his office. Yes, perhaps it was vanity. An old dramatic eritic, long since gone, once | wrote a book and asked me to ilh | trate it. With all the enviable op- | timism of youth, I gave days and weeks to the embellishment of the an- thor's pages, requesting naught but | the privilege of “illustrations by —— | The book was copyrighted and printed by a publisher more sentimental than stirte. 50 far as we know none of the book: was sold, and the author, who ex- pected to live on the proceeds of their sale, died in penury. Scores of copy- rights are issued to aspiring Irving Berlins George Gershwins and Ernest Balls, most of whom will eventually devote their time and talents to the more prosaic pursuits of life. 1LL MAKE. IRVING BERLIN LOOK LIKE AN i T ———— S —— WORLD FAMOUS STORIES THE NAUGHTY BOY CHEKHOV. lovers tried to steal away to find some precious moments alone. But Kolya threatened to tell on them and, partly by this threat. he always managed to be around whenever they were to- gether. He dogzed their heels per- sistently and constantly demanded more favors and presents as the price of his silence. As time went on, it took more and more to satisfy Kolya. Finally he hinted at a gold watch, Al right, then, they had to promise him a watch. Once, at table, when the biscuits were being passed, Kolya bugst out laughing suddenly and said to Iva “Shall T let on what I know? Aha Ivan blushed terribly, and instead of the biscuits he chewed his napkin. Anna jumped up from the table amd {Tushed out of the room in embarrass- ment and indignation. Then, toward the end of August, one day Ivan proposed to Anna. Ah, what a happy day that was for the two young lovers. At last they had plighted their troth in earnest and each was sure of the other's lasting love. They did not mind Kolya so much new. : Next Ivan spoke to Anna's about his wanting to marr}‘hmt daughter, and he was overjoyed to get their full consent to the marriage. Fortified with his new power and posi- tion in the family, Ivan rushed into the garden in pursuit of Kolya. : Finally Kolya was found, and Tvan velled with joy as he caught hold of the naughty bey by the ear. Anna, who was also looking for her brother, came running up and grabbed the young culprit by the other ear. The two young lovers were deliciously hap- Py and their faces shone with tri- :mphu.m j(;!' l‘.!helh!y together took engeance for many week had suffered. 4 B Kolya, wretched boy, roared and begzed for mercy. “Dear sister agd good Ivan,” he bogged. “I promise you I won't ever act that way again. Forgive me:” This plea was as mustic to the har- assed lovers. Both of them confessed afterward that during all their life to- gether they never experienced such happiness. such overwhelming joy.. s during those moments when they pulled the naughty boy’s ears and made him cry for merey. MOTHFRS Breaking Up the Game. The chiidren complained that an older boy always came up to them when they were playing a game and made them begin something else that he suggested. IHe always wanted to be the chief player, and he wasn't al- ways fair in the game. I suggested that, for a while, whenever he aj peared they should stop their playi entirely and each go his own way. After a few days of this the bully got tired of himself, and when the games began again he was willing to share equally in the fun. (Copyright. 1937.) “So young a man and yet already such a scoundrel! What on earth wiil The world’s supply from cultivated crops is produced on about 7 per cent his-self wide open, yer better come &' grows up? of the land area. to sce yer ‘'ittle boy before he busts runnin’} R become of such a boy when he finally All throught the Summer the young - Soft, fat, white worms from the maguey or pulque plant are fried and eaten like potato chips in Mexico,