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The Washington times., 1919-05-16
By Beatrice Fairfax.
He Has an Awful Temper.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have been going about with a
young man for the past three years.
Tor certain reasons we are not yet en-
gagged. Although l love him dearly. l
must admit At times l think 1 am only
infatuated with him. The reason I
give for this is that he has an awful
disposition and temper. When we are
out in company II / Ia ppen to do any
thing he does not like, he Will insult
m" and spoil my whole evening. and
tnen on the way home he will beg for
HivenesS. Now, Miss Fairfax, this has
happened time and time again. and I
am Just growing sick over il. try
to explain TO my friends that 7 never
mean to do any harm and that he
shouldn't be so hasty. but II does no
good As I said before. | love this
young man and 1 know il will he hard
for me 10 give him up. What shall l
do? CONSTANT READER
If the young man treats you with
such marked rudeness before mar
riage, I do not see how you are go
ing to deal with the situation after
ward. and you will probably have
less influence over him then than
you have now. The only thing to
do is to take a firm stand and when
he insults you before people leave
the company or do something that
will bring him TO a realization Of his
own ill-breeding. Such a romance
does not sound very promising TO
me.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
By AIine Michaelis.

~ HE is dark and rather greasy
and her hairs not combed too
we'll; she is fat and somewhat
wheezy. Is that garlic that small?
And could not call her dainty, and
I could not call her neat; do you
really think her quaint, Ell? Ger
tainly she's not petite. But. no mat
ter what her failing, 1 must bow
before her spell, all my future she's
unyeiling-this is what hear hen
tell. 4 can see events are coming,
some are dark and some are light.
Things will keep your brain a-hum-
ing; you will soon be in a fight.
Yes. I see a doctor near you; he is
patching up your head, and, now
this is news 10 cheer you, in a short
time you'll be wed. That is, il
you're not already. Tell me, amt
YOU been in lover" But with an
swers I'm not ready, so to future
times she'll rove. DO you live in
Expectation of a-fortune very vast?
Have you any rich relation who
might shuttle Off at last? Yes, 1
see some money sailing, soon a
steam yacht you will buy; you've an
uncle who is ailing. Cheer up
some time he may die. In an OIL
well you've invested? No? You
will, then, before long. I can see
you're interested. 1 don't think
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

been chilly ever since he took the
car from the garage. He had re-
Elected with relief that his livery
would undoubtedly include an
oyercoat
II am sorry, Miss, but have no
overcoat that would be suitable for
me to wear while driving"
But you surely have an outer
coat Of some kind" she insisted.
what have you been wearing this
autumn?"
How persistent she was, my
army overcoat," he said bluntly.
She caught her breath in surprise.
Your army coat! You were in the
service@
Yes, miss"
Il am glad you were" she said,
and now she smiled kindly. II was
wondering why strong young man
like you was out of the service. By
the way-how does it happen that
you are out of 1t now?" -
He swallowed hard, yet he an
sweFed: MY health, miss. l had
slight accident"
THAT accounts for your looking
rather pale and thin. What kind of
an accident did you have?"
ITO lung"
"A lung. What do you mean?
You have no tubercUlar trouble,
have you?"
No TubercuIar Trouble.
ooh, no." he FASTENED to resssure
her. It's only the result Of an ac-
cident I will be all right before
long. I hope"
She looked at him, searchingly.
Were you'-- she began.
But at that instant, to Dsvid'g
relief, Mrs. Duffeld came out OF the
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
THELOVEG GAMBLER As Gsgss S stafy Ss
Desree Leighton Tries to Persuade David to Get an
OvercOat and Is Annoyed When He Declines to Do So

house and hurried across the side
walk.
II am so sorry to have kept you
waiting my dear" she said, But
my clocks are ali wrong"
That's all right" the girl re-
Joined, absent-mindedly. Leaning
forward. she addressed David just
as he took his seat. Smith, wrive
around by your home or boarding
place and get your overcoat."
The man was silent long enough
toFsuYnmon courage to protest.
Indeed, Miss Leighton" he said.
speaking through the open window
OF the car, "I would rather not do
that l do not need the coat"
Her face flushed as IL she were
dispIeased, but she spoke calmly
Very well Drive down to Car
negle Hall. / want to get some
tiekets,s she added, turning to Mrs.
~Dufffeld.
David DeLane piloted his car
down Fifth Avenue, his face hot
with a mixture of indignation
and amusement. He wanted to
laugh, yet felt an impulse toward
profanity. He could not blame his
young mistress for speaking to him
as she did. He had put himself in
this position.
The GRAND at Carnegie attended
to, q short shopping tour followed.
David was learning readily the
Suies to be followed by a chauf-
feur who drives through the shop
ping district. Yet he drew a breath
of relief when at last Miss Leigh
ton spoke the welcome words:
Home now, Smith. Do not drive
by Mrs. Duhfield's. She will lunch
with me"
CTO BE ContinuedD
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
Puss in Boots
.Ir.
Bv David Cory.

CEXV YELL, did the Giant like
w your story asked the
Il guess he did" replied PUss
Junior But he did not keep his
promise He made the little. hen
lay a golden egg after 1 had gone
TO bed. You see, it was this way: ]
went upstairs and at midnight I
crept down again to find Jack. But,
oh, dear me! There was the Giant
fast asleep with the little hen held
tight in his big hand. So 1 tip
toed into the kitchen and woke up
Jack, who was sound asleep in a
chair, and whispered to him that we
shall we begin he asked, looking
anxiously about, for he was terri
bly, afraid of the Giant.
'"Tll pull her gently from under
the Giants hand and give her to
you said. Then you can run
over to the beanstalk and climb
down as fast as you can. The Giant
will run after me, but if I can't run,
faster than that great big clumsy
fellow, he can catch me" And then
Jack and I crept back 10 the Giants
ROOM
Yes. can see you now" said the
little hen, standing up on the old
mans lap and looking admiringly
have dared to crawl out from under
at Puss Junior. Il never would
the Giants hand, but you pulled me
out so gently that it never woke
him"
How Jacw did run" laughed
Puss Junior. 'If he hadn't tripped
over a chair / don't believe the old
Giant would have walked up until
morning. But when he heard the
noise he opened his eyes and then
he chased me all the way to the
seashore, where he would have
caught me if it hadn't been for the
owl with the pea green boat. /
jumped aboard just in time and
pushed off from the land. And
then how that Giant. did Yell"
How did you and Jack escape"
asked the little Old man, turning 10.
the little hen.
"Oh, that was seasy," she replied.
Jack climbed down the beanstalk.
and when the Giant was halfway
down Jack took his mothers AK
and cut the beanstalk, and the
Giant fell down and broke mis-
neck"
And next time I'll tell you about
another story of adventure which
little Puss Junior relates.
To BE Continued.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
Magnanilnous.

The MayOr-Have YOU heard, Mr..
Roche, that our generous towns
man. Mr.. Harding, is defraying the
cost OF new promenade all
round the town. We think a
wealthy man like yourself might
also do something for us
Mr.. Rochc-Well. what do you
say TO my giving you a park of oak
trees?
The Mayor-Oh, you nobIe-heart-
ed philanthropist! Why, do you
really mean to
Mr.. Roche-Yes. YES, III make the
town a. present OF an oak forass
You have only to find the land and
l will supply you with as many
acorns as you may want for seed,
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
He Speaks Poor English.
DEAR MISS FAlRFAN

DEAR MISS FAlRFAN:
am nineteen. a bookkeeper, and
going about with Il man iye years
older than | I'm. This young man "a
foreigner, has been in this country
about eight years, and speaks very
poor English, and I am an American
girl. He IS an ordinary woriingman
is very good at his trade. and earns
rather good salary have had sew
eral gifts from him. Now, what /
want to know is, whether you think IL
advisable for me to continue to keep
company with him any longer as he
has already proposed to me. and the
only answer l gave him was IN he
proved worthy Of beinG/ny partner he
could he. The more I see him the
more I learn 10. care for him Il
seems as though nay friends are max
ing fun OF him, so | take this uppor-
tunity 10 ask you for your kind advice
]. n. c.
As you say the more you see Of
this foreigner the more you learn
to care for him, it. would seem as if
you had answered your own ques-
ton. Why do your friends make fun
of him? Because he speaks broken
English? And how well do they
speak his language, or do they speak
il at all? AS YOU do not seem TO
know your own mind as yet. why
net Lat thA question. Of the engage
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
The Canny Scot.

''Eh." said Sandy to the minister,
"you was a powerful deescourse on
Thrift We preached the Sabbath"
"Ah'm glad We were able to profit"
said the minister. Profit. Why,
mon, I would have put my saxpance
into the plate wi'out a thought IL
it had not been for your providen-
tial words! They saved me four
pence there and them"
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
He'd Had Air.

A poor old man had collapsed IN
the street from hunger. A crowd
gathered round, and then, as is
Away the way, three or four be-
gan 10 push back the crowd,
shouting, Give him air! Give him
air. The sufferer raised his head
and smiled bitterly. ''4ir:" he
said. GIVE me air? why, I've had
nothing but air the last three
days.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
She Is a Widow.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am a widow OF twenty-six and
have a baby girl OF four Ny hus-
band died eleven months ago, and
now an old acquaintance is in love
with me and wants me TO marry him
! do not love this man. but l know he
viii be good father 10 my baby.
whom he has known since she was
born. Now. my question is. do YOU
think ] should marry this man for
my enid : sake? Y. VI.
/ can't advise woman to marry
for any ones sake or a home; such
arrangements Invariably turn out
badly; There is really no reason for
marrying any one at all but for a
deep and abiding affection. Why do
you not give yourself a little time?
Perhaps you may learn to love this
old friend.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
DO YOU LIKE BOOKS?

The report on the progress and
condition Of the United States
National Museum for the year
ended June 80. 1918, contains a his
tory Of the museum, its operations,
war activities, collections, library,
record Of visitors, and other data
OF general interest. Published by
the Government Printing Office at
Washington.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

n
II Delaine and the limou-
sine were in front Of Samuel
Leighton's house
David had driven the car q short
way uptown and back, just to be
sure that he understood it thor
oughly and that his hands had not
lost their cunning. On this point
at least he had no cause for ner-
vousness.
Nevertheless, be felt uncomfort-
able as he glanced up at the win
dows OF his employers home. He
did not know what s chauffeur
should do at this juncture. Should
he ring the bell and announce his
presence, or should ne wait out
side until itfsuited Miss -Leighton's
pleasure to come out?
At the end OF five minutes, the
front door opened and his employ
er's daughter appeared. He sprang
down from the drivers seat and
opened the door Of the car for her.
He knew that chauffeurs did this,
and was aware that it was expect
ed OF him. He felt as IL be ought
TO uncover his head at the same
time, as he had always been most
eonrtly iH his manners TO women.
But he recalled his present position,
and touched his hat as he had seen
coachmea do.
Miss Leighton paused, her foot
on the step OF the car. B,
Smith" she said, "of course you
do not know yet what my wishes
are, But 1 always like my chauf-
feur to announce to the maid that
he has come. Hereafter ring the
bell as soon as you arrive and tell
Nofah that you are here"
Yes, Miss"
She stepped into the ear, sat
down, and-loolzed at him as IL wait
ing for some action on his part. For
q moment he was all confusion.
Plainly something more was ex-
peeted Of him. All at once he no
ticed the fur motor-robe. and, un--
folding it, threw it over her knees.
Thanks" she murmured.
she directed his to. drive to an
address on Park ave1HeE There she
ordered him to telH me nalIboy to
announce to Mrs. pHnield[ that the
car was here.
David Returns.
This command obeyed. David re-
turned to the automobile and stood
as he had seen other chauffeUrs do,
BY the open door. The wind swept
down from the norrn ana out OF the
corner OF his eye be saw Miss
Leighton draw her furs more closely
about her neck. Then looking at
him. she spoke suddenly:
Smith, where is your overcoat?'
The abrupt question startled him
into a momentary dumbnes&If She
repeated the query, her yoicesStern:
''I-I-do not need one, Mo" he
Stammered.
~But you DO" she insisted. II can
see that you are cold. You should !.
have brought your overcoat. Don't
you know that this sudden cold
weather might give you a cold that
might lead to pneumonia"
He appreciated that evasion would
do no good. He was chilly, and had
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
Did Not Answer Question.

Advertiser-What is the circuIa-
ton of your paper?
Business Manager-Our presses
have a capacity for producing 1OO,-
900 perfect copies an hour-yes sir,
100. 900 an hour. all cut and pasted
and folded yes, sir And here, sir,
is = detailed and absolutely perfect
photog raph u one Of the presses.
Look al It yourself!
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
Conscientious.

witness in a law case was an
old country woman, and her reply
to every question was, II think So"
Finally counsel became angry. Now
look here" he said, stop that think
ing business and answer my ques-
tions,p All" said the witness, you
will have to 'scuse me. / amt like
YOU lawyers; can't talk without
thnkin'."
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
A Qualified Practitioner.

Maude-Mama. won't you please
ask DIR. Doce TO look at my little
duckIinG? 1t is ill.
MOther-No, no; run away. DR..
DOce isn't a bird doctor.
Maudic-Wen, papa said last
night he was a quack doctor"
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
His Trade Mark.

Pricst-Patsy. how came Won by
that black eye? Fighting. Ell:
Patsy-WeIl, indade, I won't de-
coive your .Fiverince, Eut, sure. if
you had only sen Mick's eye now,
troth, you'd sag there vas .aOth-
ing wrong VITA miRe, At ALL 80
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
The Rhyming Optimist
EASY STREET.

your liver's strong" Thus she
reads it, past and present, JOY and
sorrow, right and wrong, making
dismal things seem pleasant-jolly-
ing each. chap. along.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
Under the Southern Cross.

ABOUT O'Clock in the evening now when Queen Bere-
nces Hair" is cleaning the zenith for us OF the
Northern Hemisphere south of the Equator the nhab
tspts see the magnificent constellation of the Southern
Cross standing upright above the southern celestial pole
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
This Day in History.

THIS the anniversary of the birth 1z99oE enore
Balzac, the famous novelist Of France, by some re-,
garded the worlds greatest novelist In The drawing Of
character he is regarded as standing next 10
In all Balzac wrote eighty-nine volumes.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
Advice to the LovelOrn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

ment. drift for while and see how
you Feel .sin regard to this young
man six months or a year hence.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

Here is a lacy gown of cream
with inserts of fesh-colored chif-
fon and petticoat of flesh chiffon.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHATTER VI.

n ROAPTLY, at a quarter OF
- Delaine and the limou-
sine were in front Of Samuel
New Britain herald., 1919-06-04
The Rule Of the Road.
Providence JOurnaD.

The North China Daily>News is dis tressed because the British authori- ties at Shanghai have adopted the mother country's rule of the road "go to the left" This is a matter which the conference of Paris might properly give attention to, with a view to securing an international stand ard. The conference, seeking to serve mankind at large, has declared itself on a great many things that have nothing to do with making peace with the enemy. Why not recommend, at least that every na- ton adopt the rule go to the right ?" An acceptance of this already we'll night universal rule might be made one of the conditions to qualify a na- tion for admission to the l.. of N,
 Such a recommendation, or a man. date with all the authority of the League of Nations behind it. would hit only one of the great powers, of course-Great Britain. The left has been the right" side of the road in that country for a long time, and was so decreed in a statute as far back as 1885. But, apparently, the peculiar English rule does not go back into the misty period of time inn memorial from which is derived the fundamental Flaw of the land;" for the colonists who came to America did not bring it over here with them, along with the English common law The custom and statute law in most
 if not all. other countries require that vehicles shall keep on the right of the highway. That is the rule of the sea, too. the British not excepted
 internationally ,4
New Britain herald., 1919-06-04
MODIFYING THE TERMS.

Great Britain, through it's Liberal party, is considering the modification of the German peace terms and at the present time it's cabinet is discussing the possibility having been sum- moned to Paris to do so. A fixed amount Of indemnity, stated at once, the permission to Germany that she be allowed to enter the League of Ma tions upon signing the treaty and the abandonment of the severe economic restrictions now proposed are the three principal items advocated by the Liberals. It is stated that there is warrant the matter being taken up and brought before the peace table.
 Whether Great Britain will win her point remains to be seen. It may be determined after a conference that there is not sufficient demand for the action. What the Peace Com mission will do with 1t after it is brought to the table, if it is, is a matter of con- lecture. Fra nee most certainly will insist upon the extraction of the last amount of payment possible from the Hun. But France suffered the most. The United States is said to be in fav- or of a modification of the terms through it's commissioners. What the sentiment of the public here is is hard to determine. We have not suffered like France, neither have we as much as Great Britain. Still Great Britain The point when it Is brought up will cause arguments in the United States and at that time we may judge of our attitude toward the Hun.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-04
Those Everlasting Prices.
(Meriden RecOrd)

Every time the impeCunious con- lower prices, along comes some econ- omic sharp and blasts the tender bud. Most people have thought the cost of living, now so burdensome, would probably go down considerably in a year or two. But Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale, recognized as one of the leading experts of the country, ex- presses his disinterested Judgment thaI little reduction in general prices may be expected "in the present gen. eration."
 He bases his forecast on " the in fation of gold and currency" There is so much more money in the coun try now, and so much more in near ly all the other countries, that we have might be called an over er-produc- ton of cash and credit. According- ly the money itself is worth less measured by other things, and so it takes a great deal more of it to ex- change for other commodities.
 Whether anything can be done about it is doubtful. It is really a
 
 ing power of money in all countries has been tending downward for cen- turies. A few pennies would once buy as much. food or clothing or shelter or land as a dollar buys now The movement has not been continu- ous-it has proceeded jerkily, with occasional reversals. But on the whole the tendency is clearly enough marked. The present situation sim ply registers an unusually biz drop in purchasing power, due to the sud- den multiplication of money volume growing out of war finance, and helped somewhat by the destruction of war of large quantities of wealth other than gold and silver
 If the gold and silver supply here after increases more slowly, or if some absolute standard of value" is adopted instead of the present fuctuating gold standard, or if the general supply of wealth is increased much more rapidly than the money supply, in the next few years, prices will naturally tend downward again But for the imm ediate future. at least, 1t is well to ze reconciled to a con- tinuance of present price levels. and to try to meet them by correspond . ing increase of incomes, and by wiser economy.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-04
AMERICAN PLIERS
 GREETED BY WILSON
Commanders of Ocean Going Sea- planes Are Praised By President
 At Informal Reception.

Pari, June 4.-President Wilson received eut.-Commander A. C. Read, commander of the seaplane NC-4; Commander John H. Towers who was in charge of the flight of the three seapanes which attempted to fly from America to Europe and Lieut. Commander P. l.. Bellinger, com mander of the naval eaplane NC-1. He congratulated them and expressed pride in the work they accomplished during the flight.
 The American naval airmen also were received during the morning by George Legueyes, the French minis ter of marine. They were accom- panied to the ministry by Admiral William s. Benson, U. $. N., chief of naval operation
 The aviators left at noon to return to England.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-04

the United States. Joshua made the sun and the moon stand still, we are told; Uncle Sam just pushed them ahead one hour, apparently. At all events he pushed the clocks ahead. Business has been adjusted to fflis state of time. It has given more life and leisure to labor and added to the daily joys of millions.
 An attempt has been made to ra.a peal this law by atta ching it as a rider to the agricultural appropriation bill; but, happily, this effort wa turned down by the committee. An other attempt, however, will be made by a more direct route. and hearings on separate repeal bill will begin in Washington today.
 The hours of daylight are precious especially to the workingmen An ex- tra hour of daylight recreation. with noloss to constitutions, is a trem endous physical and moral gain to all con- cerned-to the employers as we'll as the employed. Let the daylight saw ing law alone!