Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1929, Page 56

"THE_EVENTNG ] Among the Folks in History.—By Gaar Williams MERE. WAS ALWAYS ONE GIRL IN BVERY NEIGHBORHNOD WHO COULD AND WOULD WALK ON OUR. STLTS NO | MATTE| R, #HOW_HiGH WED BUILD EM —AND — JTILL— BEDTIME STORIE How Coyotes Got Dinner, The clever always find a way To have a dinner every day —Old Man Covote, ‘Wanderer the Evening Grosbeak had come from the West, as you know. Not only had he traveled a long way East, but he had traveled a long way South from his Summer home. In his travels he had seen many interesting things and had become acquainted with many interesting people, as is the way with most travelers. So it was that Peter was learning a great deal from him, for ‘Wanderer and Mrs. Wanderer had chosen to rest a while in and around the Old Orchard before turning back for the nesting season. “Did you say that you once saw Old Man Coyote and Mrs. Coyote catch a dinner of Prairie Dog?” inquired Peter Rabbit. ‘Wanderer nodded. “That’s what I #aid,” replied he. “Of course, it wasn't the Old Man Coyote and the Mrs. Coyote who are living on the Green Meadows here. It was a couple of their relatives out in the West, who go by the same name. I just happened to be passing a Prairie Dog town. There was a little tree not far from it, and 1 It was funny. y. Every one that was sitting on & mound dived down. Those that were running around between the mounds scampered for the nearest hole. You know, the hole is always in the center of one of those mounds. An in- the had popped up. again. O Man up again. an Coyote kept right on. Yes, sir, he kept ', | Coyote. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS right on. He kept right on until he was right in that Prairie Dog town. Then all those heads disappeared again. It was just as if that Prairie Dog town was deserted. “You should have seen Mrs. Coyote move then. She didn't waste any time. In no time at all she was flattened out in the grass, right close to one of those mounds. Old Man Coyote kept right on. He sniffed at one doorway after another, and finally went off, apparent- ly about his business elsewhere. Aft- er a while one of those Prairie Dogs poked his head out. He saw Old Man Coyote some distance away and still going. He scrambled out on top of his little watchtower, for that is what each mound is. Then he barked. Almost right away the heads began to pop out all around and out scrambled the Prairie Dogs, each one sitting up the way Johnny Chuck sits up, and all of them telling Old Man Coyote what they thought of him. “At last. the Prairie Dog who lived in the hole beside which Mrs. Coyote was hiding poked his head out. By this time many of the Prairie Dogs were begining to run about, visiting back and forth. This one nearest to Mrs. Coyote sat up, and, of course, he looked right straight over toward Old Man Mrs. Coyote didn’t move, The Prairie Dog left the mound and went over to visit a neighbor. Another came out of the same hole. It was then that Mrs. Coyote came to life. My, how quick she moved! She caught this one and gave it a shake. Then, like & flash, she was across and had caught the other. Such a scrambling as there was among those Prairie Dogs to get back to safety! “Now, Old Man Coyote had been watching, and the instant Mrs. Coyote moved he had turned back. He came trotting up in a broad grin. There was a fat Prairie Dog for each of them. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn't seen it. The Coyotes are smart. Yes, sir, they are smart. You want to watch out, Peter Rabbit, that they don’t play some such trick on you.” “I'll watch,” said Peter. (Copyright, 1929.) THE CHEERFUL CHERUB ————— When nigl'\t has wrapped the town in sleep The dreams go Floating through the street, And while we lie in slumber deep For all we know our . dr.e':::\s might meet. The“Ghost” frces Seems to Be on Vacation. By Pop MOMAND LAST SEEN PARKING AT “VENUS' DESK - BUT THATS AOTHING ! THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOFT STeeL CO,TOUR % BIGGEST OM' QUSTOMER, IS S {S OUT SIDE -AAD L™ BY Havwwarp A Bit of Cor- respondence. 5 Loysius B MEGINIS AND CLARICE HAVE BEEM AT VAN VELTEN MANOR NOW FOR TWO DAYS WMSIT- ING JULIE BND GOOFY. NEVER HAVE SLEPT BETTER OR LED A MORE PEACERIL. ExisTENCE ¢ AL 1S BEGINNING TO RUB IT INA BIT ABOUT THOSE GHOST STORIES GooPy Told ofF THE PLACE — HA-HA!l YOU AN" YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE — WHY WE'VE BEEN HERE TWo DAYS AND HAVENT €ven HEARD A RUSTLE OUT OF A GHOST ! DIDNT I TEW You IT WAS A LOT OF BUNK, GOorY ? -/ TOUR OFFICE FOR AN ESTIMATE, 1N THIS AMORAILG'S AMAIL CAME “THIS SILLY INSULTING ACNSEASE . FRom Alow OAl ‘©UR FIRM IS OFF - OUR LIST, SIR." Good DAY SIR ! 77 4z o Copyright, 1929, by Publie Ledger wWeLL \AS J0ST TLL AXNT || KIDDING GooFx\ GooRy! DO ITS VERy || ABOUT HIS \ FUNNY! |GHOST Honey. e . HE HASNT KEPT YOU AWAKE HAS 1| He BABY? QAN You BEAT IT JULIE ? TH' MINUTE YOUR FOLKKS ARRAV THIS HOUSE 15 LIRE A TOMD — NOTHIN' HAPPENS — AINT | THAT THE LiMiT ? WHATS TH' MATTER WITH THAT GHOST ? MISSED THAT ALL RIGHT GO AHEAD GrosT! IM AND LAUGH ! e Aw LiS'eq- 1 WRoTe A AlCE AloTe T You 8uUT T LosT IT — PST!-KIDbO 11 MY, JeF . 4 BUD FISHER UNCLE SAM GWES ME A PAIN IN THE NECKK WITH HIS INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS? Now, TAKE MY CASE: T'M ALLOWED TO DEDUCT EF#4#00 FRom MY TAXABLE |NCOME BECAUSE I've GOT A CHILD! You Fathers Know Just How Mutt Feels. NG,N0,N0L . Y0U DONT FOLLOW MGL You GOTTA FIGUREG THE EXEMPTION IS REALLY Six PER cenT OF #400 OR TweNTY FOUR SLUGSS IN OTHER WORDS, UNCLE SAM TELLS ME (T COSTS ME oNLY 2.4 BUCKkS A YEAR TO )/?‘gkmse clecrol HAD QUITE A TIME CGETTING ;\‘/ L\TT(SE FIGHTER ROUGHHOUSE To Box THis BOY FROM ST. LoulS — BUT T CONVINCED HIM (T WAS JusT ANCTHER SETUP! LET'S SEE WHAT THE PAPER HAS To SAY ABOUT THE MATCH W gfl’ oy KENKLING The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1929.) 1 Harbinger. 7 Bandaging. Earth-goddess. Pressing. Square measure. Swerving. 19 One. And not. Spanish city. In favor of. Row. Councils; archaic. Peaceful. Come in. Rajah's nonmfil Carniverous imals of Southern Africa. ‘Three-legged supports. Ancient Grecian state. Lubricator. Journeyed. Work. Rants. Object. The birds. Gamins. Feminine name. Parent. Confining. Varijety of lettuce. For example; abbr. Citrus fruit. Note of scale. Cover same ground. Boxed. Scoffer. ‘The number four. Down. Brave woman. Printers’_measure. ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLE. B P} inquiry disclosed that 30,000 people in |13 The Count of Monte Cristo. 158 3 Radical. 4 Philippine tree. 5 Crowbar. 6 Urge. 7 Name. 8 Parts of flowers, 9 Hoe-cake. 10 Word termination. 11 Nickel; chem. symb. 12 Twisted. 15 Hob-goblins. 18 Help. 21 Got back. 23 Pertaining to entire view. 25 Doesn’t follow suit. 27 Pr 29 ] 30 Exasperated. gg E“;'hm' nhappy. 34 Also. 35 Tear. 38 Merchant. 39 Ralder. 41 Instructed. 42 Obliterated. 46 Cringe. 47 Ire. 48 European fish. 49 Primal. 50 A bird. 53 Ancient delty. 54 Pestiferous insect. 57 Prefix; three. Sin. Tantalum; chem. symb. Sun deity. 61 63 Opium No Malaria Cure? Opium does not cure malaria, but; | merely deceives those using it, was the | testimony of Dr. E. Mulr of the School of Imperial Medicine of India and Dr. Satish Chandra, a prominent medical thority, given before the opium in- quiry committee at Calcutta recently. Chey sald that opium had no curative lue in malaria or diabetes cases, al- gh in diabetes it might give tem- ry relief. The doctor answered the n of those who sald they found re- °f from malaria when taking opium 1d that the symptoms returned when siey ceased, by showing that the drug mly lulls them into the belief that they LAYING IN BED IS \RKSOME BUT IF 1 STAY HERE A FEW DAYS AND PRETEND I'M SICK I'LL HAVE AN EXCUSE FOR GOING SOUTH are getting better. Testimony at the Calcutta and vicinity purchased opium | daily, and that 8,000 of these bought at least 12 grains a day. EXPERTS SAY ROUGHHOUSE RILEY WiLL BE WHILE THERE'S NO ONE- ARQUND J'LL DO SOME- PUTNING ----- 1 MUSTN'T LOSE MY PUTTING ToUCH ~I'M NOT Goine To FoLlow THAT PoinTer. INTo THAY SUBwAY ! =) KNow MY LISTEN: THE KID WEARS SHOES! HE WEARS CLOTHES! HE €ATS LIKE A HoRSE: THOSE ITEMS ALONG SET ME BACK FIVE TIMES TWENTY FOUR BERRIES! |F ROUGHHOUSE SEES THIS HE'LL NEVER Go THROUGH WTH THE MATCH ! 22 -- TVE GOt AN ! 'L CUT IDER- * s oat UNDERSTAND IT-- SLATE PENCILS AND THERE'S THE CoST ofF =—| ™e FoR HIS SCHooLI==| yse? WOoRK, AND GReAsE FOR HIS KIDDI& A CHANCE ¢ JUST LOOK WELL, WHAT Do THE PAPERS SAY ABoUT MY MATCH — Do THEY THINK L HAVE A é ROUGHHOUSE| RILEY WILL§ Goov HEAVEM / HeS DELIRIOUS HE NEVER LOOKED HEALTHIER /N GWAN! HE \S NOT! LINDBOVG HIS LIFE 1S! HE DON'T KNow WHAT FEAR MEANS! - ANYWAY 1T WONT HURT To Hower INTo The THING AN ECHO WiTH A SPAMISH ACCENT!! &