Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1930, Page 38

W BEDTIME STORIES Plenty! Who never knows parental cares In life’s great problems never shares. —Old Mother Nature. “The first time I asked you how many children we had, do you remem- | ber what you said?” asked Jerry Musk- rat of Mrs. Muskrat. “No,” replied she. “What did I say?" “Plenty,” replied Jerry, and grinned. “You certainly told the truth. We did have plenty, and we've still got plenty. But how long we'll have them is an- other question. There goes a youngster crawling right up on that bank. hat chance would he have if Redtail the| ¥NO REPLIED SHE. “WHAT DID| 1 SAY?" Hawk shouid come along? Or Reddy Fox should be lying low up there?” | Mrs. Musiral didn't stop to make | reply. She hurried after the wander- | ing youngster and sent him back in & | hurry. In fact, she sent him rolling | down the bank so that he splashed | into the water. He was whimpering, | but she paid no attention to him. You | see, another one was boldly swimming out intc the middle of the Smiling Pool. Mrs. Muskrat hurried after this one and sen: him back in 8 hurry. | “You might at least help to fry to| keep these children out of danger,” she said crosslf' to Jerry. | _ Jerry sald nothing, but started after another of the youngsters, who was too boldly exploring the shore. y the time he had sent this one back an- other demanded his attention. “Plenty was right!” muttereed Jerry under his breath. “Plenty certainly was right! I don't know how we're ever going to keep ali these little scamps out of danger. The first thing they need to learn is the danger signal. I must take it up with Mrs. Muskrat. I cer- tainly must take it up right away. So Jerry swam over to where Mrs. Muskrat was. Jus & chance he said y dear, it seems| to me very impqrtant that these scamps of ours should learn the danger signal right away and what to do when they hear it. We can't go running ‘after them every time they stray away, because while we are chasing one, | another goes. But we can teach them the hit-and-dive signal.” “I presume you mean tail-slapping.” eaid Mrs. Muskrat. “I was thinking sbout that myself. You know, we sometimes know things for so long that we forget that other people don't know them. Now, I can’t remember when I didn't know enough to dive the instant I heard a tail slap the water. Of course, these little folks of ours are not such good divers as yet, but they are learning. They are learn- ing every day. The first thing we| know, they'll be grown up and leave ! us. TI'll round them up now and we'll teach them what tail-slapping means.” | After some trouble Mrs. Muskrat got the nine children around her. “Now,”| said she, “it is time you children | learned one of the most important fessons in all the Great World.” “What is that?” squeaked one of the Bittle Muskrats. “Obedience to the danger signal” | replied Mother Muskrat. “We, Musk- | yats have one signal that we all know and all heed. It is used when one of us discovers possible danger. It is a slap of a tail on the water, Now, your father is going to swim across the Smiling Pool. When he gets over there, | he will pretend that he has discovered | danger. You will hear his signal. When | you hear it, you do just what I do.” So Jerry swam across the Smiling Pool. Your sanitary protection must deodorize.....to be safe ] OMAN'’S PAGE. By Thornton W. Burgess. ly dived, and as he did so, he hit the water a smart blow with his tail. It made a sharp sound. Instantly, Mother Muskrat dived and as she went under, she hit the water with her tail. The nine little Muskrats looked at one an- |other uncertainly. Then Mother Musk- rat reappeared. “That was the danger signal,” said she, I showed you what to do. Now, we'll all try it.” (Copyrisht, 1090.) FOOD PROBLEMS BY SALLIE MONROE. Spend Money on It. If you want a woman to take an interest in housework the best thing to do is to give her an attractive little house to keep house in. If you want her to wash dishes without grumbling about it see that she has dishes that she likes, that her dishwashing facili- ties are of the best. You can try this out on yourself it you like. If there it some one branch of youmgy work in which you never can feel any interest, some part of your work at which you can never work with & winning heart, spend a little money on it. If you dislike cleaning save and get & vacuum cleaner, if you do not possess one. or get a new carpet sweeper, a new floor mop— spend extravagantly on equipment. You will be interested in these new tools as a child is interested in a new toy. And before long you will find yourself impatient to be about this branch of your housework. 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DROP IN AGAIN AND WE'LL TALK OVER THAT TWIN-SISTER ACT.” DOROTHY DIX’S LETTER BOX EAR MISS DIX—I am 42 years old and have been married 18 years. My wife is a fine woman and a good mother, but we do not seem to get along harmoniously, and mostly on account of money. When I married I had the idea of being a good husband and I gave my wife all the money I earned except enough for car fare and lunch. I still do, and all the money we have saved is In her name. I haven't a penny of mz own. But my wife is constantly reproach- ing me for not taking her out to a dinner or to a show or buying her presents, but how can 1 when I have given her all the money? Our child hears these ‘reproaches and asks me why I don't do these things, and I think it a shame that she be allowed to think of me as miserly. I feel that I am getting near the end of my endurance and must do something, and it is my desire to do what is right. R. T. E. 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WASHINGTO Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. July 1, 1861.—William Brent of South Carolina and Hentry T. Scott of Mary- land have been arrested here by order of Gen. charged with being Confederate spies. They are in jail , awaiting examination. The Ice Boat, which has long lain at the Washington Navy Yard wharves, went down the Potomac River today. 8he will relieve the sloop-of-war Poca- hontas, which has been ordered to farther down the river and take the place of the Freeborn off the mouth of Aw , VA, ore being assigned to this active war duty the armament of the Ice Boat was made much heavier. She now has two 32-pounders aft and a 9-inch shell gun and & 6-inch rifle cannon for- wnul:—the latter having a range of 4 mi Several other vessels are rapidly be- ing put in condition at the navy yard here for active duty in the Potomac or other rivers of the South, or for sea duty in the contest with the Southern Confederacy. Among those that will soon be ready for sea here is the Pensa- cola. Riggers today were busily en- gaged in putting the finishing touches to her yards and sails. The Pawnee is taking aboard today a large amount of provisions and expects to leave tomor- row.. The slight damage she received in the recent affair with the Confed- erates at Aquia Creek has not been re- paired, as it was not considered se- rious enough. ‘The Mount Vernon has just arrived here from Old Point Comfort, Va. She reports everything gquiet at Fortress Monroe, but her officers say ‘“great preparations for war are going on there.” They say also that the Anacos- tia lies in Hampton Roads with the Cumberland, Minnesota and several smaller vessels, and the propeller steam- er Resolute lies at the mouth of the Potomac River off Point Lookout, Md. The Mount Vernop brought up to the Navy Yard from Old Point Comfort twenty 24-pound boat howitzers for use on vessels in the Potomac River. 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