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The Washington times., 1919-03-27
Puss in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

he drst night on the Ark Was
most uncomfortable IL was
not an easy thing TO provide
sleeping quarters for the animals,
and although Captain Noah and his
three sons did their best, from the
complaints that were heard in the
morning it was easy to see that
very few were satisfied.
I'VE must get up . set OF rules
and regulations" said Captain Noah
at the breakfast table Its all very
we'll to carry q cargo OF coal or salt.
but when II comes 10 animals it's
quite different. Each animal Is so
blamed different and Captain
Noah heaved a great sigh as he lift
ed the Stsaming cup Of coffee to his
lips.
Puss Junior and Tom Thumb had
gotten up with the sun-that is,
should say, at an early hour, for OF
course there was no sun shining.
No, indeed. there was nothing but
rain and q wide expanse OF water.
Water, water. everywhere, but not
speck Of dirt. The whole world
seemed nothing but water The
only thing that wasn't water was
the Ark and its passengers.
Puss Junior and Tom Thumb ate
. hearty breakfast They were
good travellers. whether by land or
by sea. and 10 Puss, who had passed
through many q dangerous adven-
ture, the present situation seemed
one of great interest.
Mother Goose was also in high
spirits. Turning to Captain Noah,
she said:
My dear Captain, II II weren't
for you. ! hardly know what in the
world / should have done. To fly
on sander-bRck through the rain
for forty days and nights would be
impossible. so I have you to thank
for my deliverance."
Don't mention il. my dear
Mother Goose" replied Captain
Noah. II did only what was my
duty. You know, l always have
been the Weather Man Of Arkvills.
and. II | do say II. I have hit the
mark every time. knew. in fact.
] felt, that we were to have forty
days and forty nights of rain. For
the last two weeks ] have publish
ed this in the AFkville News. To
my greatest ambition, and now to
reach Mount Ararat will be the
croWning deed OF my career"
Mother Goose began 10 sing:
We didn't know where we were at.
One wide river,
Until we bumped on AFarat.
One wide river to cross"
I've so often heard that song At
the Minstrels." said Mother Goose.
that / believe it's really coming
true"
The Washington times., 1919-03-27

tF'rOm GOOD Housekeeping for Marcia
That every women should look
her best is more than 4 femi.
nine prerogatiYe--it IL a posi-
tive DUTY. But to look well 10 net
4 matter Of cosmetics; it is a matter
Of health. Just as we take exercise,
or, il need be. medicine, to keep our
bodies in repair and in healthful
visor, so we must take precautions
in the treatment Of the skin, hair
and teeth to keep natural beauty
and the freshness OF youth as Ions
as we can.
The care OF the skin Is an art In
itself, and IL is not an art which
can be practieed one day and neg
lected the next Powders, creams.
tonics. when good. have their place
on the wise woman's dressing table.
But beauty is more than powder
deep, and cannot be given by pow
der and paint, but rather by care iH
using such preparations az preserve
il and keep its original health and
freshness.
II the skin is not in good condi-
tion a doctor should be consulted
TO hndthe cause Of irritation, and
as much as possible TO remove il.
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
When Are You
Old?
By Brice Belden, NJ. D.


= VERY one has heard the ex-
preston. - man is as old as
- his arteries" Old age comes
about through a hardening process
Of the arteries and a narrowing of
their channels as we'll, so that the
blood supply Of the vital organs
fails, besides that OF the tissues In
general. This brings about q loss
In efficiency and process OF
shriveling. Deterioration and decay
follow, and the flame Of life burns
lower and lower until finally il
fIiekers out.
As a matter OF fact very few
people die OF old age. The average
length Of life 10 about fifty years.
But a vast number of people die of
hardening OF the arteries and as
sociated disease OF the heart and
kidneys while comparatively young.
They die because they have aged
prematurely. While. as we have
said. they do not die Of old age.
they are carried off by conditions
which are characteristic of ad-
vanced years
How long should q man live, or
when should he be considered old?
The natural span OF life would be
about 100 years, which shows how
very far we are from approximat-
ing the intentions of nature. Per-
sons have been known to live $50
years, which is really beyond the
natural span. 1t would be difficult
to account for such instances oc-
curing in spite of a highly civil
lied environment. for il is our
highly civilized environment and
the necessity Of adjustment to 1t
that kills men before their time.
There are about 1000 centenari-
ans living in the United states at
the present time. II is estimated
that in the whole world there are
about 10000 people not less than =
hundred years old.
One becomes old at a time de-
termined by the hereditary tend
ency OF ones stock, by ones tenn
permanent. by the intensity with
which one has played the game OF
civilized life, by ones dietetic hab-
it's. by the extent to which one
has lived and played and rested in
the open. and by the extent to
which one has consumed poisons,
like alcohol. tobacco. and caffeine.
The idea that one can increase
his longevity merely by the prac-
tice OF some single personal croft
chet Is untenable. We mean such
notions as that one can live to be
ninety years OF age because cold
water is drunk every morning, or
no breakfast eaten. or because hot
water Is drunk every morning, or
a heavy breakfast eaten.
Old age is determined by a large
number OF circumstances Their
control in individual cases calls for
teamwork on the part of the as
pirant after longevity and q wise
physician.
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
CHAPTER III.
IN EmhrYo.

A child on the floor. flat on her
stomach in the red light Of the
stove, drawing pictures: her mother
by the shaded lamp nendinE stock
inEs; her father reading: a faint
0dor OF kerosene from the glass
lamp in the room, and the rattle OF
sleet on roof and window: this was
one OF her childhood memories
which never faded through all the
years Of HhuhRnnah's life.
OF her waking hours she preferred
that hour after supper when. lying
prone on the worn carpet, with PEN
Gil and paper, just outside the lamps
yellow circle Of light. her youthful
imagination kindled and caught fire.
For at that hour the magic OF the
stoves glowing eyes transformed
the sitting room chairs 10 furtive
watchers OF herself made OF her
mothers workable a sly and spi-
dery thing on legs. crouching in
ambush; bewitched the ancient cot
tage piano so that its ivory keys
menaced her like a row OF mon
strous teeth.
She adored il all. The tall secre-
tAry stared At her with owlish sig
nificance. Through that neutral
veil where lampliGht and shadow
meet upon the wall, the engraved
portrait OF famous and godly mis-
sionary peered down at her out OF
altered and malicious eyes: the
claw-foted, hafrcloth sofe was a
Stealthy creature offering to en-
trap her with wide. inviting arms:
three folded umbrellas leaned over
the edge OF their shadowy stand,
looking down At her like scrawuy
and baIeful birds. ready to peck at
her with crooked handles. And as
for Adoniram, her lank black cat,
the child's restless creative fancy
WAS ever transforming him from
goblin inte wArlock. from hydra to
hippogriff, until the earnestness OF
pretense sent agreeable shivers
down her back. and she edged q
trife nearer to her mother.
But when pretenee became q bit
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
Wants a Friend.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
/ am eighteen. but am rather small
for my age; also have . very pleasant
dispoaition. The one thing that is
puEEling me Is that ! really cannot
seem to have Z steady friend. 4 mum
Der Of us girIs chum together and have
4 great numbGr Of boy friends. These
girls all dress in the very latest
style, while / cannot do 50, as I have
TO give the whole 81 my meney into
the house. Do you think Ia Is my
dress? | am very neat. andd do not
use any cosmetics, a. the rest Of the
girls do Every week one Of the girls
is taken somewhere BY one Of the
beyE, while / am always in the back
ground. When a crowd goes together
/ always 60 With than. ana the boys
say they never had such q good time
aHd that I must 90 such . place with
thaEn. But the time never GENES for
me TO 20. Please tell ms Why this IL.
PUZZLED.
Are you sure that yeu "chum"
with the right sort Of girls: Girls
who pay 80 much attention to dress
and who use cosmetics DO not sound
like desirable companions. Besides,
they would scarcely attract the
E.pe Of boy with whom you would
De conEenial. / think you would be
happier IL you acquired an entirely
new set OF friends.
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
Is There aSick
Child?
By Dr.. w. A. McKeeYer.


VTE had Just been in 10 zee :
M little three-year-old boy,
terribly wasted and drawn
from a long-standiHE spinal trUu-
bic. What agony the little one must
have suffered during the past three
months, until az length the brain
was numbed and Supplied and the
light OF intelligence had dinmed.
And as we came out OF the very
modest home. the attending physi-
clan and /. a merely gympathetie
visitor, the doctor Eaid TO me-: 80
you know. there are enough sick
little ehildren in this city 70 aver
age one for every square. Not -
few of the cases are very pitiabls
like this one. do not mind to see
adults suffer half so much as 1 do
the helpless children
Now, where is the sick baby IN
your block, my Lear Reader? What
do you know about the case: what
have you tried to do to relieve it,
Who are you that you should live =
quiet, easy, czre-free life unheed-
ful OF this innocent victim Of dis
ease?
Are you a woman. strong, healthy
and well provided? Would IL not
be beautiful act on your part n
you should 80 70 that modest lit
tie home around the corner and
spend an hour or so daily helping
10 make the pinehed little sufferer
more comfortable: You 20 TO
church regularly and sing and pray
and attend ta the sermon. But
am pointing to you the place 20
II =
hearing. ] am trying TO explain
how to make your religion real
In the place where the doctor and
/ called we found the entire family
literally shrunk in body and spirit
from the long strain OF attending
the sick child. There was a vacant
stare in the mothers eyes, and she
and the father talked almost tnco-
herently from loss Of sleep and rest
The place looked bedraggled. The
load was breaking them.
There is always a. way to get in
10 see the sick child. But do not
go there as a dressed-up charity
worker or as a peFfunctory sIum
visitor. Go humbly. with love in
your heart and sympathy in your
voice. and take a hand for an hour
Do not ask, rs there anything L can
do! and thus permit your purpose
to be hindered. Just say positively.
Let me do this" and proceed at
once to doing II. Be a real neigh
Dor. Hold the little one to your
bosom for a short time, hathe its
tiny face, kiss il. love It. Mother il.
NOW, clear up the house. gee
meal bring over something that
you believe is Just what they
want" Thus take the place OF a
generous neighbor and devoted
mother all ia one. When you come
out OF this place there viii be a
new warm glow in your heart
which in time will seem more prec-
ious than any worldly riches.
Do 1t now. Visit that sick baby
and by your loving ministrations
thus save your. own soul.
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
A Story of
Early Welded Life

sat staring-staring At the back of
his own hand"
aPat would do that. said Vir.
ginia. almost as II she'd forgotten
was there. ~Or toss back his hair
and smooth Il with his left hand.
what Pat said.
went on as II hadn't heard
her:
Then he said. yirEinia-whss
does she say about me- And
had to tell him you'd never said
a word. His voice was Just
dead when he spoke again. Virginia
lie said, Jeanie never mentions me.
Jeanie-Weli, ! might have known
that She WouIdnE And that 3 ala
Virginia. He just about sent M
home after that. But as far back
az ] could see from the taxi be
stood with his head uncovered.
staring AFTER me. on. Virginia. Fir-
ginia. he suffers ] know. he does
: just want 70 take him In my arms
and baby him--sometimeB."
Virginia stared At me intently
and q sparkle came int her eyeA
she even laughed q little.
II wouldn't DO that-if we're
you. pat rather has that effect on
women But she said e almost
proudly-not really resentfuliy a
all.
Then she went on dreamiiy.
So you did tell Pat my address
after all That was how he came %
send me hoWers-my roses"
no, didn't tell him. never
really saw him 70 speak to from
that day until today-eXcept Just
for minute once on the avenue"
soh-tust BY accident" said VIZ
ginia-
There was a hint OF returning
coldness in her voice. ] Tathersd
my wits to combat that
Ito be continued.D
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
DO YOU LIKE BOOKS?

Mothers OF Men," by william
Henry Warner and De Witt KapIan,
is the story OF a gallant ana noble
young man and a beautiful girl, OF
different natiOnalities. who loved
each other before the war and
whose love emerged triumphant
from the conflict Marie HeImar IL
confronted BY the necessity OF q
choice between the man she loves,
and the country she loves no lesa
How she stood the test is beauti-
fully and dramatically told BY the
authors OF this stirring tale. Pub
ltshed by Temple Scott. New YORK.
Price, $3.50 net.
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
By ROBERT w. CHAMBERS


Only that had been in Nay; and
place of death had sounded the un-
broken and awful humming of a
million million flies.
And so, her husband being now
hopsleesly broken and useless, they
had come back with their child,
Ruhannah. to their home in Brook
Here they had lived ever since;
here her gray life was passing;
here her daughter was already
emerging into womanhood amid
the stark, unlovely environments
Of q country crossroads, arid in
summer, iron naked in winter, with
no horizon except the Gayfield
hills, no outlook save the BROOK
hollow road And that led 70 the
mill.
Making a Brave Fight.
Sle had done what she could
was still doing il. But there was
nothing TO save. Her child's des-
tiny seemed to be fixed.
Her husband corresponded with
the board of missions, wrote now
and then for the Christian Pioneer,
and lived on the scanty pension al
lowed TO those who, like himself,
had become incApGcitated in line OF
dutt. There was no other income.
There was. however, the $1,000
left to Ruhannah by her grand
mother. slowly accommodating inter
est in the Mohawk Bank at Orange
Vile. the county seat. and not to be
withdrawn. under the terms OF the
will until the day Ruhaunah mar
ried or attained. unmarried. her
twsnty-fifth year.
Neither principal nor interest OF
this legacy was available at pres
ent. Life in the Carew family at
BFookholloW was hard sieddinE,
and bid fair to continue so indefi-
nitely.
The life or Ruhannah's father
was passed in reading or in gazing
silently from the window tall,
saliow, bearded man with the ewes
Of dreaming martyr and the
hands OF an invRiid-who still saw
in the winter sky across brown,
snow-poWdered fields. the minarets
OF Trebizond.
In reading. in reflection, in dream
ing, in spiritual aoquiescence, life
was passing in Sombre shadows for
this middle-aged man who had been
hopelessiy crushed in Christs SER
vice; and who had never regretted
that service, never complained.
never doubted the wisdom and the
mercy OF his Leaders, inserutable
maneuvres With the soldiers who
enlist to follow Him. As far as
that is concerned. the Rev. will
bour Carew had been born with a
believing mind: doubt OF divine
goodness in Deity was impossible
for him; doubt of human goodness
almost as difficult
Such men have little chance in a
brisk, busy, and jaunty world; but
they prefer ii should be that-WRy
with them. And Of these few be-
lievers in the goodness Of God and
man are our fools and gentlemen
composed.
On that dreadful day. the Kurd
who had mangIed him so fright
fully that he recovered only to limp
through life on crutches. but over
him and shouted in his face:
Now. you Christian dog. before I
cut your throat show me how this
Christ Of yours can be a Eod.''
els IL necessary" replied the mis-
sionary family. Ito light a candle
in order 20 show a man the midday
SUM-"
Whichwas possibly what saved
his life. and the lives OF his wife
and child. Your MosIem adOres and
understands such figurative ans
wers. So he left the Rev. Mr.. Carew
lying half dead IN the blackened
doorway and started cheerfully after
a frightened convert playing under
the compond wall
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
The Uses of
Sugar
By Brice Beldsn, M. D.

TANE sugar. the ordinary sugar
OF commerce, 10 crude veg
- etable product not well
adapted to human nutrition. Malt
sugar. on the other hand. is an ex-
ceIIent food substance and should
supplant cane sugar for table use.
Ordinary sugar, Of which such a
vast quantity is consumed by the
public, acts as an irritant in the
human stomach. Taken in tea and
coffee, with cereals and in candies
and preserves IL IL & potent cause
Of the indigestion which afflicts 30
large a proportion OF the people.
The human system needs sugar
but cane sugar cannot be classed as
a wholesome foodstuff.
Cane sugar is apt 10 induce. even
in healthy persons, indigestion. gas
tric catarrh, acidity and gouty af-
fectionF.
Persons who suffer from Scidity
should give up the use OF cane
sugar. Its use by such individuals
produces pain, distress, heartburn.
canker sores in the mouth, gastritis
and headache. Sour vomiting is Of
ten due to il.
Catarrh OF the stomach, or chronic
gastritis. iE aggravated as we'll as
caused by cane sugar and cannot be
cured unless the use OF this sub
stance r. given up.
Intestinal catarrh follows upon
gastric catsrrh. and hence what We
have said about cane sugar in the
latter case also applies to the for
mer
Stomachs which are already di-
lated are further ballooned by the
gases generated by cane sugar.
In ulcer OF the stomach cane
sugar causes prompt pain, greatly
sggraVatinE the patients suher-
ings. 1t probably is the cause OF
some OF the cases OF ulcer.
Candy made out OF ordinary
sugar Is especially injurious in the
case Of children. Their confec-
tionery should be made OF malt
sugar.
Malt sugar is also known by the
name OF maltoee.
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
Advice to the
LOvelOrn
Shall She Suppress Truth?
By sEATRIcE FAIRFAX

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
while age ! met q man l liked
and vas enGa gsd 70 him. when We
vent TO France I met another. whom /
have since SreWn 10 care for. Before
got up courage to write 70 my hrst
friend something happened TO the
other oRe that makes Il impossible
for US to ever marry. He advises me
to take the first man and not TO say
anything about him.
have decided TO take the hrst, be-
cause want you to advise me whether
10 tell him about my other friend.
Tou see, II tell him, he will always
doubt me after We are married. What
shall do? UNDECIDED
Is II possible for a girl to transfer
her love back and forth as rapidly
a. this? ] cannot believe that your
feeling toward the hrst man il deep
enough to justify you in marrying
him, but II il is you ought not to do
% without telling him what hap
pened in his absence. There is no
other honorable course.
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
'THE DARK STAR" :
Ruhannah's Mother, Gazing Across the Bleak Fields
Thinks of TrebizOnd and How Turks and Kurds
Slew Christians at Their Mission.

too real and too grotesque she had
always a perfect antidote. II was
merely necessary to make q quick
picture of an angel or two, a fairy
prince, a swan. and she felt her
self in their company, and delight
fully protected.
There was a night when the how-
ing roar OF the. gale outside filled
the lamplit silence; when the snow
was drifting level with the window
sills; when Adoniram. unable to
prowl abroad, lay curled up tight
and sound asleep beside her where
she sat on the carpet in the stove
radiance. Wearied Of drawing cas-
ties and swans, she had been list
ening to her father reading pass
ages aloud from the book on his
knees to her mother who was sew
ing by the lamp.
Presently he continued his read
ing:
81 asked Alaro the angel: Which
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
The Housebreaker's Guide.

A lady who lived alone had taken
into her service a young girl from
the country. One day both mis-
tresS and maid were going out. and
in such circumstance it was usual
for the key OF the back door to be
hidden in the garden. The hiding
place had been pointed out to the
girl, and when she went out she
was careful to sscrete the key in
the place indicated. but she pinned
on the door piece Of paper on
which she had written. shall be
back soon. Key under the flower
pot on the window ledge"
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
Experimental.

Dad. Inquired q small boy,
what is a test case" ~ test case,
my son. replied his parent "is q
case brought into court To decide
whether there's enough In il 10 JUS
tify lawyers i'm working Rp more
cases OF a similar kindr'
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
BY Ann Lisle.
tcopyrisAt. 1913, Sy King Feature syndi-
rata Ine.D
CHATTER CHI.

Y HRGINIA's questions seemed
" to ring and vibfate on the
air. How was 70 answer
them?
How did you happen to be at
the Clinsarge today: Did-Pat ask
you to come? Has he sent you 70
me?' she demanded.
And now. inelining toward me-
with her chin thrust out and her
teeth catching At her upper lip, she
smiled-tendeFly, almost shyiy.-s
dared not reply to- these question:
/ had no way Of estimating what
eject caflotta'B name would have
on virginia.
Fer one moment ] hesitated. II
said the wrong Word-but ! mustn't
say the wrong word!
Virginia. will you let me begin
1t the beginning?" I asked. viii
you let me tell the story my way?
I think you realise I'm not rushing
in-ihtruding where you have new