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The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

verso circumstances. is likely to ex-
haust you
Girl swimmers should learn GER
tain breaks which, when the time
comes. will help them to free them
selves Of a desperate person. The
standard breaks are the two wrist,
and 'front.' and back strangle- If
you are grabbed by a drowning
person try and get a good breath
and 60 under, being sure the other
girl is held under also. II she is
struggling. she will swallow water
enough to make her unconscious,
and then you can tow her ashore
and resuscitate her. This is not
necessary il you can break her
grip.
Do Not Give Up.
Do not give up working on a
person apparently drowned until
many hours have elapsed People
who have been under water ftf-
teen minutes have been brought
back to life. The easiest method is
to place the victim face down with
head turned and tongue cut Sit or
kneel astride the body. place your
hands on the floating ribs. and put
all your weight on-then release
quickly. This should be kept UP
in the rhythm of natural breathing.
Say, -Out goes the water. in comes
the air. slowly and evenly and you
will get the right time. Do not
give up easily.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03
By CHIEF TAHAN

Now, children, make your ears
wide. For I am going to tell you
how the Turkey Gobbler came to
stutter when he tries to sing.
The Grouse was q fine singer.
(But that was before the Grouse
wore a collar on his neck.) One
day when he was singing in the
woods the Turkey tried to sing it
the breath-noise stuck in his throat
'Oh, ke-youw-kh! my song is no
song at ALL" said Turkey to himself.
He went up to the Grouse and said:
Please. Grouse teach me to sing
your song"
-sins your own song" said the
Grouse
II haven't any song. The very best
that can do is just ke-yow-kh, ke-
yow-kh. ke-yow-kh, and chat does not
sound nice at ALL" said the Turkey.
But the Grouse liked to hear him.
self so well that he want on sing
ing.
IF you will only teach me to sing
like you do. will give you some OF
my feathers to make a collar for your
neck" pleaded the Turkey.
The Grouse agreed to do this. and
turkey feathers. Well. he commenced
right away to give the Turkey les
sons.
After a long time the Grouse told
the Turkey one day that he was doing
very well. and that it was time for
him to try his voice up on the noun
tain top. When they got to the top
of the mountain the Grouse said:
Now. you stand right here and I
will get up on this hollow log and
beat time for you by drumming on it
with my wings while you sing. Now,
do your very best. for everybody in
the woods will hear you"
So. the Turkey stood there, all
ready to begin. and he know that
everybody would hear him. and his
heart beat very fast
Now! Begin! halloo as loud as
you can,' said the Grouse. as he
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

The Heart OF Midlothian. by many
Falled the finest of the waveriey
fovels. was published anonymously
p 1918. It takes its name from the
folbooth. or old city Jail. in Edln-
burg pulled down in 1879, the
stony heart OF Midlothian. which
pared its ancient front In the very
tty.
On the afternoon of September
! 1875. Reuben Butler, assistant
baster Of the school at LIbberton.
md licensed minister of the gospel.
Pund himself in unexpected trouble.
First of all, he had become en-
hngled with the crowd of good citi-
Ems Of Edinburg in the Grassmarket,
at the postponement of
he execution of Captain John Por-
kous of the City Guard They were
fnl in the heat of anger from the
fvents Of the preceding day, when
forteous had ordered his men to
Ire. and had fred himself, upon the
Fowd. some of whom were attempt
hg to cut down the body of
Scotch" Wilson. the famous snug
Per Several innocent citizens had
ieen killed Now that the chief Of
fnder seemed likely to escape, there
fas no knowing what the mob
fight do. The quiet young peda-
Iogue would gladly have returned
3 Libberton- Then to his conster-
tRtion. he learned that Effie Deans,
be younger and more charming sis
pr Of his sweetheart, Jeanie Deans,
fas imprisoned in the Tolbooth-
When he had last seen Effie. more
ban a year before. she had been a
Ieautiful and blooming girl, the lily
Saint Leonard's. Many a trav-
Ter past her fathers cottage had
Popped his horse on the eve of en-
bring Edinburg. to gaze at her as
pc tripped by him, with her milk
bil poised on her head. bearing
.erself so erect. and stepping so
.zht and free under her burden that
| seemed rather an ornament than
b encumbrance- Now the poor
frl, scarce eighteen years of age.
~ in the Tolbooth. charged with
bild-murder.
The facts were that after work
tg for a time In a shop IN Edinburg.
be unhappy prisoner had disap-
kared for the space of a week. and
pen made her appearance before
er sister at Saint Leonard's in a
ate that had rendered Jeanie only
20 certain OF her misfortune. But
all questions she had remained
Iute as the grave, until the officers
Justice had come to appreheno
kr.
Before Reuben Butler could see
fr. the Tolbooth was closed: and
kfore he could escape from the city
crowd of rioters compelled him to
kturn with them to the Jail ana
minister the last rites to Porte
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told him that 1 daurna swear to an
untruth."
At the trial. when Jeanie was
brought in to testify. Efie. in human
weakness. cried. 20 Jeanie. Jeanie.
save me" But when the solemn
oath.-"the truth to tell, and nu
truth to conceal. as far as she knew
or was asked" was administered lin
the name of God, and as the witness
should answer to God at the grea,
day OF Judgment" Jeanie, educated
in deep reverence for the name OF
the Deity, was elevated above ali
considerations save those which she
could. with a clear conscience, carl
Him to witness. And when the ad-
vocate came at the length to the
point of asking her. what your sis
ter said allied her when you in
quired? Jeanie could only answer.
nothing" When the sentence was
pronounced by the Doomsman, Eff
fie's own eyes were the only dry
ones in the court God forgive ye,
my Lords she said. "and dinna be
angry wi me for wishin' tive a.
need forgiveness"
The next orning found Jeanie
Deans travelling alone and afoot on
Ine long TodQ TO LOndOn 10 see tne
Queens face that gives grace" and
beg for her sisters pardon. Her
tartan screen served all the pur-
poses OF a riding habit, and OF an
umbrella: small bundle contained
such changes of linen as were alb
solutely necessary. She had a few
guineas. and a letter from Reuben
Butler to the Duke of ArGsle, whose
grandfather had been under ObIi-
cations of the deepest to the fam
GUS Bible Butler. grandfather of the
poor observation-disclosures now
sick at Libberton.
She passed luckily. on the whole.
through so weary and dangerous a
journey. and at length, through the
intercession of the duke secured the
pardon which she sought
Before she reached Scotland again.
Effie had eloped with her lover. who
was in reality George Staunton. son
of an English nobleman. The sis
ters. who had last met when Efffe
was sitting on the bench Of the con-
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ous- whom they dragged forth To
death
The leader of the mob. a young
nah disguised In woman's clothes.
seized a moment in the midst of the
turmoil in the Jail to beg Efie TO
escape For Gods sake-for your
own sake-for my sake-fiee, or
they'll take your life," was all that
he had time to say.
The girl gazed after him for q
moment. and then. family mutter-
ing. Better tyne life. since tint is
gude fame" she sunk her head upon
her hand. and remained. seemingly.
as unconscious as a statue, of the
noise and tumult which passed
around her.
In the morning. on his way to see
Jeanie and her father at Saint
Leonard's, Butler encountered in the
Kings park a young man of noble
bearing. but strangely agitated, who
bade him tell Jeanie Deans that.
when the moon rises, shall expect
to meet her at Nicol Muschat's
Cairn, beneath Saint Anthony-s
chapel"
After attempting In vain to induce
OCdhAC " Captain NIiC LuCSSdScs HC
returned to visit Efie again. in the
Tolbooth, only to be compelled, on
his arrival there, to tell the whofe
story. lest he be convicted of gunt
in the Porteous affair. And then he
was sent home. under bail not to
leave Libberton. nor to communicate
with any member of the family OF
Effie Deans.
But IL his experiences were to him
incomprehensible, they were by no
means to the authorities. Ry piec-
ing together his testimony with that
of others, they rightly determined
that the stranger in the Kings park,
the leader of the Porteous mob, and
the father OF Effie's child were one
and the same person: namely, Geor-
die Robertson. comrade of Wilson
the smuggler, and but lately es-
capped from the very prison in which
Effie Deans was now confined. Ac-
cordingly. they planned to capture
him that night at Muschat's Cairn-
But before they could reach that
place. Robertson had time to beg
jeanne to save her sister at the trial
by testifying that Effie had disclosed
to her her condition. Then he es-
capped
Merely that slight falsehooo
would have removed the case Of
Efle Deans from under the letter of
the cruel Scotch statute But
Jeanie steadfastly. devoutly truth
full, was utterly unable to placate
her conscience in bearing false wit
ness. Nor could the disappoint-
ment of Efie herself. whom she was
at last permitted to visit in the
strong-room of the prison. alter her
resolution He wanted that I
suld be mansworn.- she said. Il
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03
HOW THE TURKEY GOBBLER
GOT HIS GOBBLE

began drumming on the log with
his wings as a Grouse does.
But the Turkey got so excited and
afraid that he wouldn't sing well
that he trembled all over. His throat
trembled so much that when he
started to sing he only gobbled. And
it made him feel so bad that the
beads on his neck turned red. But it
only tickled the Grouse. and he
laughed so much at him that he lost
his voice and he never found it
"Ah-uh!" said the Grouse many
times after that. IT will never, never
make fun of anybody again"
But the Turkey Gobbler has gobbled
ever since
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

EeE - WnD WkDke ooc3 =
r1zingfy late ih gefffng started
\ was - years old when his nrst
|rfgfnh work appeared. SrAe Lay
e the Last MfnsfreL1 From that
Asneaf untn his deafA. en- septem-
|ex n. lsz2, he was. with the pss-
lbie exeeptisn of Byron the most
Sspuiaf writer In Enxfish-
Whea the puhIie seemed to be
Lrfng Of his Isng romanees In verse
Se turned to novel writing. and IN
|61A whea he WINS q. he came infs
|1s career Of greatness with ~Wa-
Fe<seyS Fer eighteen years novel
|fter novel followed In rapid sue
|ess1sn. stirring romanees of his
|ory OF eoloKfuI tales of Scottish
fe- They were all published
>ster OF ISIS made II seem wise to
eveai the authors name
Fully o dozen of the waverley
Sovels, IL not more, might be In
Hnded In amy list of 100 novels, and
hAny loyal lovers of Scott would
wen then think that one or two
bore mixht be added He waa, as
kfevcnson remarked. sthe king of
Ae romantfezS
swaverieyy1 Fvanhoe,s The
Heart Of mdlothians and s<Kenil-
tf his best. But cold Mortality
Fonenfin Durward.s sThe Tails
han.s @Guy Mannertnx,s sTAe For
|nnes OF Nigel SThe Anttquary,o Z
6deed others have all been ranked
|anirers Of the romanees written b.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03
By Marjorie Breckenridge.

Dy NioIJoIlc DIcCkcnIluSc.
Chief Swimming Instructor z. w.
c. A.
The first aid division Of the Aneri-
can Red Cross has been instructing
and organizing volunteer life-saving
corps. During the war. because OF
the shortage of men. girls were en-
couraged to take the tests and were
given certificates. The tests are the
same as given to thes men, and the
Worlds Life Saving Alliance gives an
emblem to those passing with 100 per
cent. The main idea is not to abuse
the drowning person by a knockout
blow. but to know how to handle him
by less cruel methods
Keep Your Head.
The most important thing. after
ability to keep your head. is a good
strong leg kick, preferably the scissor
Then your hands are free to handle
the drowning person, either to break
a death grip or to tow him ashore.
OF course. the victim should not, be
allowed to get a death grip hold in
the first place, but If he does. go
down under with him and break it.
Ability to tread water helps a great
deal: also a large lung capacity and
Control of your breathing. certain
amount of speed to get to a person
drowning is good asset. Never at
tempt to tow a person long dis
tance unless 1t is absolutely neces-
sary. A small piece of board will help
keep you afloat Hang on and wait
for a boat to pass. II your boat tips
over. do not leave It to swim ashore.
You can live many hours hanging to
boat, but a long swim, under ad-
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03
CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
POLYWOG
ny HOWARD n. GARIs
(copyrishf. lsas. The Mcclure Newspap9
syndicata)

Some Of your very sweetest and
most sticky molasses!' cried Uncle
wiggfly as he went into the molasses
store.
."You shall have a whole Jug fun. .
answered the monkey doodle gentle
man bear storekeeper.
A little later Uncle wiggfly was on
his way home. As the rabbit gentle
mans auto slxiddled up close to a
muddie-puddle Mr.. Longears heard a
voice in the water, saying:
"Oh dear! How lonesome I ami
They have an gone away and left me
herer"
"I must get out. and see who Is 80
sad" said Mr.. Longears.
But, when Uncle Wiggily looked into
the muddle puddle all he saw was q
| little black poIlywog.
WAS II you who cried oh, dearr 30
sadly?' asked Uncle Wiggily.
TT was,'N answered the pollywog
You see, all my other pollywog
friends have grown their legs, turned
into frogs, and have hoped away
II I could only reach their pond I
wouldn't be so sad
Then you shall be taken ,therei"
cried Uncle wIggfly.
Uncle wiggffy filled his silk hat
with water, and placed It on the foop
of the auto near the molasses Jug
Then he put the poIlywog in the hat
Before I start of. would you like
a taste Of gmolasses?" asked the
bunny.
IT should love it"' gurgied the pol
lywog.
So the bunny gave the little black
poilywog some molassss, and then
they started on.
Here you are. Po1iy!" cried the
rabbit gentleman to the little friend
in his silk hat. And. as he lifted the
little creature out the pollywog cried:
-Oh, Uncle wiggily! My legs have
sprouted and grown. and now I'm
real frog. like the others. Thank
you. so much! guess the molasses
you gave me made my legs come
OUT"
And I'm real glad" Uncle wiggily
added. Then he put the pollywog frog
into the pond with the others, who
were very happy to see their friend
again; and next the bunny went home
with the molasses. And the ginger
bread cake was very good. So II the
shoelace doesn't try to crawl through
the buttonhole while the rubber boot
is walking upstairs with the hair
brush, I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and Fourth of July.
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dance to be held tonight az Fairfax
Court House. va in the town hall.
Many Washington people will at
tend
Mr.. and Mrs. A @. Surguy. OF 1901
Park Road northwest will enter
tain this evening with q dancing
party at Fzber villa
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Court No. Z, Wi leave Washington
next week to spend his vacation at
Old Point Comfort, Va He viii be
accompanied by Mn Lemon.
Hiss Frances ". Ashe, of the Treas
ury Department. is visiting friends in
Annapolis. Nd
John p. McGregor. OF the War De-
partment, has returned from a vaca-
tisn trip to Niagara Falls. n. Y.
Miss Louise M. Walters. Of the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance, has
received q promotion
Miss Retta A. Campbell, of Brook
iyn. N. Y, is the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank T. Ainsley of the Wood
ward apartments.
George e. Peltzer. of chillicothe,
Ohio. Is in the city for a few days.
Mrs. Helen McMahon and Mrs. A. r.
Hendley have resigned their positions
with the War Department, zone fl
nance division. and have accepted po-
sitions with the Grain Corporation
Miss Clara B. Moore of the Cecil
apartments. who has been visiting her
father since January at their home
at Merritt. Indian River, Fla, re-
turned to this city early in the week
Dennis Horgan of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation has left this city to
accept a position with the home office
of the fleet in Philadelphia.
Oscar Kilpatric OF New York City
Is in Washington on a short pleasure
trip.
]. C.. Deladernia, stationed at the
Boston office OF the Emergency Fleet
Corporation. has returned to his du-
ties after brief visit in Washington.
Jerry E Lowe Of the New York Of
flee Of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton is in Washington on business.
Lieutenant W. 3. Doran, I3sth Field
Artillery. connected with the Motor
Transportation Corps, Seventh and 3
streets. received the congratulations
of his fellow officers and other friends
yesterday. 1t Is an eight-pound baby
boy. and the lieutenant's first child.
Mrs. Doran is doing well at their
home, 11O2 P street northwest.
Miss Nellie Weeks. Miss Marjorie
Tapscott and Miss Jessie Jordan
leave today for Atlantic City. where
they will remain over the Fourth
Among Washington. men who
graduated from Carnegie Institute
of Technology are John G. Juergens
and Edward Y. Davidson.
The Rev. DR.. George F. Dudley.
pastor of st. Stephens Church. and
Mrs Dudley will spend next week
at Atlantic City.
John Barnes. of the Department of
Justice, is driving a new Limousine.
Bill Minard and bunch OF friends
from Section 6 went to the bathing
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

Miss Helen Terhune has left this
city for Norfolk. Va. which will be
her future residence.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

J. Fred Imirie left the city yes
terday on an automobile tour Of the
New England States. He will be
gone several weeks.
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PURELY PERSONAL

william A Lemon, clerk OF Criminal
Court No. Z WI leave Washington
accompanied by Mrs. Lemon.
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John Imirie, who has been on a
trip to Texas. will return next Sat-
urday.
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beach Tuesday to determine who was
the best diver. Bill carried off the
honors, making one Of the best
spread-eagie dives seen at the peach
this season He was absent yester-
day.
Thomas Delashmutt- of Arlington.
Va. 10 arranging q novel "all night"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

Miss Frances W. Ashe, of the Treas
ury Department. is visiting friends in
Annapolis, Nd
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03
CONDENSED NOVEL SERIES
SCOTT.


he town
Fsr "a. A. wrote such p.s,.a.s. amount Scot. va. .ur-
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

John p. McGregor. Of the War De-
partment, has returned from a vaca-
tisn trip to Niagara Falls. N. Y.
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The Heart of Midlothian
By SIR WALTER SCOTT.

Condensation by T. l. Hood of Harvard University
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

The Rev. DR.. George F. Dudley.
pastor of st. Stephens Church. and
Mrs Dudley will spend next week
at Atlantic City.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

Miss Louise M. Walters, of the
Bureau Of War Risk Insurance. has
received q promotion.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

Among Washington. men who
graduated from Carnegie Institute
of Technology are John G. Juergens
and Edward Y. Davidson.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

John Barnes. of the Department OF
Justice, is driving a new Limousine.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

Bill Minard and bunch Of friends
from Section went to the bathing
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

Miss Retta A Campbell, of Brook
'iyn. N. Y. Is the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank T. Ainsley Of the Wood
ward apartments.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

Miss Nellie Weeks. Miss Marjorie
Tapscott and Miss Jessie Jordan
leave today for Atlantic City. where
they will remain over the Fourth.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-03

George e. Peltxer. of Chillicothe.
Ohio. Is in the city for a few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
RIGHT TO THE POINT.

Kansas City Star: Mr.. Debs evil
IDENTIFY made the mistake of his life
by not doing what he did under the
guise Of a CONSCIENTIOUS objector.
Washington Post: Speaking of
endless jobs, what do you think of
the senate committees attempt to
hear everybody who has sure cure
for bolshevsm?
st. Louis Globe Democrat: The
American soldiers in the army of
occupation may not be ''clamoring"
to the correspondents for return
home, but their letters indicate that
they do not enjoy their present job,
Brooklyn Eagle: II would eat a
little dirt rather than have another
war" says Vice President Marshall,
defending the league of nations. It
was he who announced the senate
adjourned "sine Deo," instead of
sine die. He is always epigrammatic,
but his way Of advocating a given
cause makes him an ally Of very
doubtful value.
New York World: Oldtime labor
unions used to order strikes to win
something in hours, wages or con-
ditiOns. Bolshevist usurpers of un-
ion power order strikes as an end in
themselves, in the interest of revolu-
ton. They rather prefer losing. 1t
promises more trouble.
New York World: The American
Electric Railway association holds
that there is need of a "cost Of ser
vice system" of regulating fares. No
reasonable man will dispute it. The
first item of cost is service. because
it is basic, is honest capitalization
limited to actual Investment
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
FROM NEAR AND FAR.

Natives of the Sudan are raising
money for the erection of medical
college at Khartoum as a memorial
to Lord Kitchener.
Chinese merchants in Tahiti have
subscribed a fund for establishing
an orphan asylum for the children
whose parents were influenza VIC
tins.
One of the encouraging signs of
the times in Mexico today is the in
terest in physical education, as mani
tested in the promotion of foot ball,
base ball and tennis clubs through
out the country.
San Jose, principal city of Costa
Rica, possesses one of the finest
opera houses in the western world, a
structure which cost $1,500.000 to
build and equip. The exterior is of
white marble, while the interior is
furnished in Italian marble and ma
hogany, with a grand stairway
modelled after that of the Paris opera
house.
During the middle ages the Vene-
tians controlled the sugar trade,
bringing the product from Egypt,
Syria and India. So important was
the industry considered that when in
1920 Venetian invented a new pro-
cess of refining sugar he was pre-
sented by the government with sum
of money representing an enormous
fortune in those days.