Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1930, Page 38

BEDTIME STORIE Surprised. Who doth iIn haste conclusions reach Hath much to learn and naught to teach. —Mother West Wind. Peter Rabbit had not been over by the Smiling Pool for two or three days. He had quite forgotten how his old friend, Miner the Mole, as he supposed, had startled him by pushing up the earth beneath him as he dug a tunnel. He was reminded of it when he came to a little ridge of earth., He saw at once that it was freshly pushed up. | “§fallo! My old friend, Miner the| I _NEVER!” EXCLAIMED PETER AT LAST. Mole, is still at work here,” said Peter. “He must have been working around here ever since I was here before. It seems to me he been i his tunnels unusually crooked. Also these Mitle ridges have a way of stopping every so often, which isn't like his ysual way. I suppose that means that, wae some reason or other, he went so | funny . I don't) going down into the ground once especially in times of dan- F3 ut how any one can want to live under ground I don’t see.” Peter hopped around to see what iner the Mole had been doing, and he ound several places where Miner had come to the surface. He found several little hills of dirt thh‘l: Miner had pushed this is what Peter supposed. Peter dug down into one of these little hills, and just below the surface he found a little tunnel, just as he had expected to. Finally he had satisfied his curiosity so far as these tunnels were concerned, and hopped over to sit under some big ferns close to the water's edge near where the Laughing Brook enters the Smiling Pool. Peter had not been sitting there long when he caught the sound of a faint splash. Instantly he pricked up his ears. Those long ears of his stood t up, and he stared very hard in the direction from which that little lash had come. Once more he heard z Then he saw a small person swim- ming. At first Peter couldn'tmvlg luskrat, bul that it couldn’t be Jerry, but that it might be one of Jerry’s children. Who- BY THORNTON W. BURGESS ever it was, it wasn't big enough to be Jerry Muskrat. Peter sat perfectly still. In a moment he got & better view of the little swim- mer. Could you have seen Peter then, you would have thought that his eyes were going to pop right out of his head. His lower jaw hung down as he stared and stared. “Well, I never!” exclaimed Peter at last. “It's Miner himself! It's Miner the Mole! Now, what under the sun is he doing in the water? I didn’t sup- pose that Miner could swim, yet there he is, apparently swimming without any trouble at all, and evidently enjoying it. Xell. there is something new every v . “What's new now?” inquired a voice over Peter’s head. Peter looked up to see Redwing the Blackbird on the tip of an alder branch. “Miner the Mole is in swimming,” re- | plied Peter. “Did you know that Miner could swim?” “I didn’t know anything about it,” replied Redwing. “I have never seen bim swim, but for all I know he may be the best swimmer in the Smiling “Well, if you have never seen him swim, look right over there,” replied Peter. But just as Peter spoke the little swimmer disappeared behind a tussock of grass, and although Redwing flew over there to look for him, he wasn't to be seen. (Copyright, 1930.) Currant Mint Sauce. Separate two-thirds of a cupful of currant jelly into pieces, but do not beat it. Add about two tablespoonfuls of chopped mint leaves and the shav- ings from an orange rind. Serve around roast lamb or mutton. JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in English. BY JOS. J. FRISCH. TED 1S ONE OF THE WITTIEST MEN | EVER MET. HE SAID, *GIVE_CLEOPATRA CREDIT; SHE MADE HER have ever met” is the correct form, not “I ever met.” “Have” is necessary in such constructions, as it includes all the time up to the present. correct pronunciation of Cleo- patra is kle-o-pay-tra. Many good speakers, however, pronounce it kle-o- pah-tra and kle-o-pat-ra. At Roadside THE EViun Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. June 5, 1865.—There have been all sorts of rumors here during the last few days, indicating that Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States, had arrived in this city, or was on his way here, to stand trial for treason against the United States Gov- ernment. It was learned officially to- day that these reports are entirely without foundation in fact. Opinion in official circles and in Congress is widely divided as to whether Mr. Davis should be brought to trial. Many of the Government officials, including some members of the cabinet, want him delivered by the military ‘authorities over to the civil authorities, in order that he may be tried on the treason indictment found by the District of Columbia grand jury a few days ago. Mr. Davis is at gmnt being held by the military authorities at Fortress Monroe, Va. There is a very general belief that he will never be brought to trial on the trerason indictment, either here or anywhere else, since the war between the States is now over, many persons are in favor of “letting bygones be bygones.” It was learned in official circles to- day that a large quantity of tobacco belonging to the French government, which has been held in Richmond since the nning of the war, is now being sent down the James River to City Point, Va, as fast as possible, ence it will be shipped to France without further delay. Several large vessels are lying in the James River, ready to receive it for shipment across the Atlantic Ocean. Persons traveling between Was| = ton and Fredericksburg and South lua X memvexlx‘l:ncod Dacsime e across the pa- hannock River at that point, which was destroyed during the war, has not been rebuilt. ‘The latest information here is that this bridge will be replaced immediately. The new bridge at Fredericksburg will be constructed on the Howe truss plan, 600 feet long, with wooden arches and vertical cross-bracing, with the railway track on top of the roof. Fse Fried Soft Clams. ‘Wash some soft clams, either fresh or canned, then drain them upon a soft cloth, wiping them dry. 31? each clam first into beaten egg then into bread crumbs, and if much breading is liked dip them again into the egg and soft part of the bread. golden color in about 50 seconds. Place the clams in the fat one at a time, but as quickly as possible, and cook them until brown, or for about two minutes. Serve very hot. MATTRESSES OO EnADELY $3.50 up For 20 L Rl COLUMBIA BEDDING CO., Iac. 219 G 8t N.W, Natlonal 55268 Stands— Bar-B-(s—Summer Resoris—Dealers— Everywhere— Look for and Insist on rankfurter Sausage For your protection—every Auth Frank- furter Sausage is stamped with the Auth name. If the Auth name is missing—don’t accept it——it is not a pure, delicious, whole- some Auth Frankfurter. There’s a world of difference. Look for U. S. Inspection No. 336. Not the Cheapest But the Best N.AUTH PROVISIONC® WASHINGTON DC. Will the Man Who Is Stingy During Courtship Make a Good Husband? MISS DIX: I am a girl 19 years of age and engaged to a man four years my senlor. I n used to making my own money and spending it the way I want to, ane t as much as he does. This man has never taken me to a show o1 he thinks he will have to spend a little money. When he comes e me we always sit at home. He thinks that it is awful for me to buy two coats a year and that I should not dress well. He absolutely refuses to let me work after we are married. Do you think that we will be happy together when our views are so different? M. E. B. Answer. Not a chance in the world of it, my dear. You will be miserable and the man will be miserable, and life will be just one perpetual wrangle over money. Consider the problem dispassionately. You have been accustomed to making a good salary and having all the comforts and luxurles that it bought you. If you marry him, the two of you, with the addition of children, will have to live on virtually what you have now for yourself alone. That would necessitate your meking many ices, even if your husband were generous-minded and anxious to indulge you in everything he could. A woman may be haj and do without many things if she knows that her husband wants her to have them and that he grieves because he cannot give her luxuries and doll her up in jewels and satins like the Queen of Sheba. ‘There is all the difference in the world between the generous poor man who cannot give to his wife because he doesn't have it and gz stingy poor man who wouldn’t give her anything if he had a million. ‘Your flance has shown you that he belongs to this latter class, for courtship opens up the hand of every man who isn’t a congenital tightwad. And if your sweetheart never takes you to any place of amusement or spends a cent upon you, he has tipped you off to how he will treat you if you marry him. He will make the sort of a husband who gets married to save the price of a cook and because a wife is the cheapest labor in the world. He will regard it as a wicked waste to spend money on anything except the bare necessities of life. His wife will never have any pleasures or amusements or any decent clothes, and every cent she gets out of him will be with tears of humiliation. If this man criticizes what you do with your own money that you earn yourself before you are married, think how he will knock you for every cent that you spend after marriage, wheri it is his money that you are spending. He will think that you ought to wear the same hat for seven years, and that you have gone crazy when you want a new dress. He will snoop in the garbage can to see how thick you have peeled the potatoes and accuse you of trying to ruin him if you use two eggs in a cake. Furthermore, meanness and stinginess are not confined to the pocketbook. 'n;edye extend to the soul, and he will starve you for love and appreciation and tenderness just as he will for food. Don’t marry a stingy man. He is the worst husband there is in the world. ‘You are making your own living and are free and independent. Stay that way until you find some man who has & warm and generous heart and an open hand, and who won't begrudge you the little luxuries that mean so much to & oman. DOROTHY DIX. W (Oopyright, 1930.) SUB ROSA BY MIMIL Running Gamuts. How often we hear about “running the gamut of emotions” when some- body is all het up about something. It’s an old and almost outworn expres- slon, and tends to make us a little tired. Whoever ran the gamut of emo- tions, after all? We have a good set of E’lulum and pains, hopes and fears, ves and hates, but it takes a big experience to make us go into this gamut business. However, there are various gamuts, or scales, in our make-up, and maybe we ought to run these more than we do. It isn’t expected of us to have the fine equipment of an Elizabeth Barrett Browning or a Sarah Bernhardt, but we have our gamuts, all right, and can run 'em if we want to. ‘Take it in the matter of just seeing and hearing things or putting the senses wise to what’s going on. We don't see the whole gamut at all. No. We look with one eye and listen with one ear. We are seldom all eyes and all ears for what's to be seen and heard. A girl may have a limited range of observation and a narrow experience, but she can make a lot out of what she has. Beethoven used a small piano with only five octaves on it. When his music is played, some lesser musician must extend the range of what the great composer w.ote. But Beethoven ran h‘h:d whole gamut of the music box he ‘The gamut game is one we don't play any too well in the matter of expres. sion, as in . Ofter we fall to articulate, hence people have hard work finding out the mean! of the sounds for Conversa- Tt ¥ Yo, Citicoms, gtCiey sclousness .’ you wan! e new Hints"? Send stamped, addressed envelope. Baked Liver. Lard one piece of liver with salt pork, the liver weighing two pounds, or cut gashes in the liver and lay strips of pork in these. 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