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we would sigh for a nice cold glass of water?
 "The poet sings that there is nothing so rare as day in Jnue, and June, with her roses is the winner of all the calendar, yet who would want to live in a climate which was one perpetual June?
 "These are just fe wof the illustra- tions of the fact that a thing may be the best of its king may be loved, admired and praised, and yet because of that peculiarities of the human mind its very excellence makes a change from it desirable.
 For a man who has not eaten a quail for some time the quail is better, for the man who has not heard sweet music, read a splendid poem, seem q masterly painting, witnessed perfect theatrical performance, sniffed a honey suckle, tasted wine of seem June morning, these thinfis take on newer, sweeter meaning to him and have an added zest which--C" That will be about all from you.' broke in Imogene. T am most emphati- cally not going away and you can save your breath! Wher-I get ready to take vacation I'll go and not before" She calmly resumed her book while Andrew tried to look both surprised and hurt, and only succeeded in look 1 ing foolish.
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Bur gess ssdt'%s ssd5ies
 By THORNTON BURGESS
FARMER BROWNS BOY UNDERSTANDS In thought and deeds take every
 To be to others always fair.
By THORNTON w. BURGE

Farmer Browns boy tries very hard to live up to that saying himself That is one reason he has become such a good friend of the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows. Trying to be fair to them he has learned to un- derstand them. And because he has been fair the little people have learned to trust him, and trust. you know, is the first step to friendliness.
 Tramping back for the pail of honey he had hidden under little tree in the Green Forest because two pails had been too heavy to carry at once, Farmer Browns boy was in the best of spirits. He whistled as he trudged along, way he has of doing when he is happy. That honey strained and put up in glass jars, would sell readily, and he would thus he able to add considerable to his bank &C., countE Farmer Browns boy is thrifty in the very best way-saving for the fu- ture without being mean in the present.
 T wish," said he, T had gone back yesterday for the honey in that old dead tree. Then I would have been ahead of Buster Bear. As it is, he got ahead of me- I wanted the honey, but 1 don't suppose I wanted it any more than Bus ter did As long as the old black rascal was smart enough to get it, it is only fair that he should have it.' Then Farm Browns boy chuckled, T should have said that he should have had it, for he hasn't got it now" he added. 'T should think that such lot of sweet would have made him sick, but l don't suppose it did.''
 He reached the little tree and pushed aside the branches to reach for his pail of honey. There was no pail there So great was his surprise that for minute he simply stood staring rather stupidly at the spot where he had left that pail of honey You see somehow he couldnt believe that it was gone. Then hastily he looked about to make sure that that was the tree under which he had hidden that pail That was the very tree; there could be no doubt about it.
 Anger surged up in the heart of Far mer Browns body. A pail of honey couldn't walk off of itself. Some one had taken it. Some one must have seen him hide it there and then have stolen it. Was it a boy or man? He couldn't think of one of his neighbors who would do such thing. It must have been done by a stranger. Farmer Browns boy started to look for tracks.
 Almost at once he caught sight of something shining some little distance away He hurried over to it. It was a pail and it was empty! There wasn't so
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Andrew and Imogene Little fife Confid in the Experience of Couple Phiosophic, Though Married
 Bv ROE FLIKERSON

Andrew gazed fixedly into vacancy. Imogene laid down her book with a sigh. saying: q had just as well listen now. 1 am at the end of chapter and you are liable to start it when l am at a more interesting place. Go ahead"
 Well" said Andrew, T was thinking of saving something. As l was sitting here meditating, the thought came to me that even the best thing of life when had in immoderation are destined to cloy as it were.
 You of course know that the highest type of food in the world in the tender and succulent quail, and yet time after have men failed in an attempt to eat quail a day for thirty days.
 s"rhere is little doubt that for pure harmony, for absolute sweet concord of sound, there has never been piece of music written which takes preced- ence over "Humouresque," yet think how tiresome it would become were a person compelled to listen to this tune played over and over again from one years end to another.
 For perfection of rythm no poem has ever been ground out by long -haired man that was one. two, three with Foe Raven" yet suppose person were limited to this poem and not allowed to read any other, would it not become tirsome?
 Corot's landscapes have no equal in all the realm of art and yet if one were placed constantly before you would you not sigh for a real landscape?
 Joe Jefferson's presentation Of Rlp Wan Wrinkle was doubtless the most finished histrionic production of all time, and yet if one were compelled to go to it night after night is it not your opinion that one would sigh for musical comedy?
 "The subtle odor of honey -suckle coming to one on the vagrant eveing breeze is without question the sweetest scent that ever tickledN the olfactory nerves of a human being, and yet 1t would doubtless grow nauseating were one compelled to breathe it in at each breath.
 The champagne squeezed from the grapes grown on the sunny hilisides of France is without doubt the most satisfying drink yet brewed of vinteo by the hand of man, yet if it along don't you think that from time to time
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much as a drop of honey. Inside it was almost as clean as if it had been washed And then Farmer Browns boy saw a footprint, a great big footprint. It was the print of one of Buster Bears big feet.
 The thief! The big black thief!' cried Farmer Browns boy, growing angrier than ever as he recognized that foot print 'pll-Pll--''
 But what Farmer Browns boy was going to say never will be known You see, right there his sense Of fairness overcame his anger and melted it quite away. He grinned rather ruefully. Bus ter Bear, you are a smart old rascal ,'' said he, just as if Buster Bear were there to hear him. You must have fol-
 lowed me and found that pail of honey, and as the law of the Green Forest is that what one finds one has a right to take, you saw no wrong in helping your self. Well, I think I cheated you out
 >f the honey in the first tree. You oo. ahead of me at the second tree. And now we have divided the honey from this last tree. Well, I hope you've had enough to last you for awhile.'' The funny side of it struck Farmer Browns boy. He laughed until his sides ached. Then he picked up the empty pail and went after the box of Bees he had left near the Bee-tree and once more he began to whistle. You see, he understood Buster Bear and just how Buster Bear had felt
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ISLANDERS GOVERNMENT
Harding Taken to Task for Grossly
 Erroneous Statements
By Associated Press

Washington, October 19-Acting Sec retary Sweet of the department Of commerce, made public tonight let ter he has addressed to Senator Hard ang, charging the republican presiden- tial nominee with having made gross ly erroneous statements" concerning the department. MT. Sweet cited ex- tracts from a speech made by Senator Harding at St. Louis, October It, to 1he effect that the government mad ln- dulged in "too much of meddling in Europe and too little of trade CO., operation with Latin America and that "it had signally failed to extend to it's industrial commercial enterprises anything like encouragement and sup rort which has been given British m tustries by the British government"
 Tt may surprise you" Mir. Sweet said in his letter. and it certainly will surprise those who heard or read your statements and place reliance upon them to learn that our Latin American trade at the beginning of the Europe ar war was considerably greater than stlat of Great Britain"
 The acting secretary placed the to- tai trade of the United States with Latin America during 1s11-1S at s3,- 361, ,eSS,000. and the trade Of Greai Britain at sl.s39, 556,000
 .Tn the year 1919 our exports to Latin American countries amounted to SsS7. .355. 00O" the letter continued. ..Great Britain's exports amounted to s2e3. .973, 900. the difference in our fa- Nor being s72S.sS1,oo0.
 ssIn all this there is no indication of sueerior British foreign trade methods and you are slandering both your gov ernment and the energetic business men. especially our manufacturers ana exporters. whose fine co-operation with the department of commerce and efficiency have overcome handieaps
 Mr Sweet said the present admins tration had inaugurated new trade methods of the United States in en- ccuraging trade because after investi- gation it had found them superior t1 those Of other countries.
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CARS ARE SELLING

Every day people are in- vestigating our used car of ferings and every day lockers" become owners. Prices are at the bottom. Own your car today!
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A VERY large representative dress line. is desirous of obtaining the services of traveitng salesman for the states of Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia, on a commission basis. Apply by letter. giv- ing full information as to states now covering, references, lines now handling. annual sales and other details to Peck z & Co.,, 143 ", 33d st. New York.
 SITUATIONS WANTED-AALE 5s YOUNG man wants position Tn bank; over years experience teller and assistant cashier; can do anything inside of bank; best reference furnished. Address Y-61. Age-Herald.
 TAILOR-Coatmaker busheiman; frat class middle-aged man: city country. John Bishop, Southern hotel. 4th Ave. WANTED--Position by young man with 2 years general office experience; can be- gin work at once. Address Mss, care Age Herald.
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BUICK
SCRIPPS-BOOTH

This car is in good mechanical con dition: has had new gray iron pis- tons and leak proof rings installed in 1t. Has 5 good tires, good top; paint is good and upholstering is as good as new. We are offering it at a very low figure.
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There are under construction Tor thc British navy one battle cruiser, eight destroyers. thirteen submarines and eighteen other vessels of different typea
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By me IOVeFhOF.
 VIM. P. COBB. Secretary of state.
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HUDSON

Speedster. 1920 model, run less than 5000 miles. 6 good cord tires, side windshield glasses, bumpers, ? spotlights. motor is in good condi- tion as the day it came out of the factory. There is absolutely noth- ing to be done to this car. The price is unusually low.
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cation. and Mile. Lloveras, niece of
Nine. LIE Breton.
The embassy, one of the most i'm
posing and beautiful of all the Dip
lomatic homes in Washington and
owned by the Argentine government,
was a splendN setting for the recep-
ton, its drawing suite being deco
rated with palms and other tropical
plants, with quantities of spring flow
ers and roses, the flags of Argentina
bringing in brilliant note of color.
|. Nine. LIE Breton wore Paris gown
Of black and red satin. the lower part
Of the bodice and the sash Of the
red satin, and the sleeves formed of
black tuile. Jet trimming also ap-
peared on the gown. Miss Manuela
Nine. lie Breton. assisted in receiving
and wore a French gown of blue
taffeta trimmed with silver lace.
The ambassador of Peru and Nine.
Pezet will be the hosts at a recep-
tion this afternoon at the embassy,
2131 Massachusetts avenue, in honor
of the minister of finance of Peru.
Senior Fernando Fuchs, head of the
delegation from Peru to the second
pan n-American financial conference,
and the other delegates. Senior Pedro
Davalos Lison and Senior Rullen.
Mrs. Breckinridge Long and Mrs.
Randolph H. Miner will preside at the
tea table. and the receiving party will
include Nine. de Gibson, wife of the
secretary of the embassy, and Nine.
Aubry, wife of the naval attache.
Red and white, the Peruvian colors,
will predominate in the floral deco
ration in the various rooms, roses of
the two colors intermingled with
palms and ferns forming an effective
Setting.
The Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Glass and their daugh-
ter. Miss Augusta Glass. are enter
tanning a house party over the week
end, their guests including Miss Kath-
crime Judkins, who arrived from Ashe-
willie. N. c.; Mrs Prescott Edmunds OF
Lynchburg and Mr.. June Fishburne OF
Roanoke. Last evening Miss Glass
gave box party for her guests.
! The Attorney General and Mrs A.
Mitchell Palmer are entertaining al
! luncheon today in honor of the Sec.
retary of the Interior and Mrs. Lane
| Guests to meet them include the as
sistant secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mr., and
Mrs. Charles g. Hamlin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter d. Denegre.
/ Mrs. Palmer will be at home in.
formally Wednesday afternoon from
to 6.
| The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
! Daniels have as their guest for the
week end their son. Capt. Josephu,
Daniels Of Raleigh, N. c. Mrs. Dan.
Wednesday afternoon.
! The departure of the minister o,
Switzerland and Mime. Sulzer from
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N Y, all of whom are members Of
the house party which DR.. and Mrs.
Swormstedt are entertaining for the
wedding and Miss Maize Henze of
Detroit and Mr.. and Mrs. c. Stuart
Cooper of Philadelphia.
The President and Mrs Wilson have
declined the Invitation of the south
ern relief ball committee to occupy
n box~at the ball to be given by mat
organization February 1T the New
Willard. but Mrs. Wilson has con-
sented to head the list Of patron
esses. The Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall will be present, and Mrs.
Marshall is also a patroness.
The musical for which Mrs. Robert
M. Thompson has lent her ballroom
at O'Clock on Saturday. January 81,
is unique in that the invitation to
nouncement of the time and place,
but the list of distinguished patron
esses. whicE is headed by Mrs. Robert
Lansing and a number of the wives
of ambassadors and ministers as well
as prominent society women in and
Sasha Votichenko, who gives the
concert intime" on his ancient in
strument, the royal tympanon. which
is an orchestra in itself. and is the
self-same instrument of priceless
value which belonged to, his great
grandfather, Pantaleon Hebenstreit,
who, toward the end of the seven
teenth century, was regarded as one
of the greatest musicians of his time.
1t is the instrument presented to that
ancestor of the artist of today by
Louis XIV, who knew him as his
court musician. the splendidly gaudy
tympanon being a wedding gift from
the mona rch when he ma rrial n maid
of honor of the royal household.
I The instrument has come straight
down the ancestral line to Sasha
Votichenko and he is as great a
master of it as was his great-grand-
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SaDinet engagement.
The Secretary Of the Interior and
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Nancy Lane. to Mr.. Philip Christopher
Kaufman, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Kaufman. The wedding will take
place in the late spring. The an
nouncement was made yesterday aft
took tea with Mrs. Lane in her apart
ment. at Wendell Mansions.
Miss Lane made her debut this sea-
son and was Immediately ranked
among the beauties of the winter.
She, has taken a prominent part in
arranged in her honor, and she is the
only debutante in the cabinet circle
presented this season. She has charm
ing, gracious manners and is enjoy
ing brilliant belleship.
Mr.. Kauffmann was junior at
Princeton and received his commits
sion in the Navy about a month be-
fore the United States entered the
war. He served throughout the war.
mostly insforeign waters and resigned
last September with the rank of first
lieutenant.
Dean of the Diplomats Hest.
The French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand will entertain at dinner
Thursday evening at the embassy in
honor of the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall. Several of the members of
the cabinet will also be present.
The Italian ambassador mas return
ed from New York. where he went
with Baroness Avezzana earlier in the
week. Baroness Avezzana is remain
ing on there for a few days longer
Their daughter has been the guest OF
re latives in New York since arriving
in this country with her parents.
The ambassador of Russia and Nine
Bakhemetef will entertain at dinner
Wednesday evening, January 21.
A brilliant reception was given al
the embassy of Argentina last night
the ambassador and Nine. LIE Breton
of finance of the Argentine Republic
DIR. D. Salaberry. who heads the dele
cation to the pam n-American financial
conference being held here. and Nine
Salaberry and the delegation from
that country to the conference.
The embassy was decorated with
palms and other tropical plants, with
quantities of spring flowers and roses
used in the scheme. There were 500
guests selected from the cabinet, Su.
preme Court and the higher branches
of official Washington, with an almost
full contingent of diplomats and so.
ciety folk of Washington and dele.
gates to the conference from othel
countries.
The ambassador and Mime. LIE Bretor
received the guests, assisted by Mr.
and Mrs. Salaberry. Mr.. and Mrs. AL.
dao and Mr.. Zuberbuhler of the dele
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at the Chevy Chase Club in compli-
ment to Mrs. Bruff.

at the Chevy Chase Club in compli-
| ment to Mrs. Bruff.
Dr. Pazas Varela. inspector of Peru
Wan cOnsulates in this country. has re
turned to Washington after brief stay
in New York.
Senorita Ines Dominica, sister of the
minister of Venezuela, has postponed
| her return from Venezuela until March,
when she will rejoin the minister at
the legation here.
Prince and Princess Radzniell, Prince
and Princess Pulaski, Count and Count
ess Ostrowski and Capt. Burharat, all
,, of the Polish legation staff. have taken
apartments at the New Willard for the
season.
Mr. Andrea Geisser Celesia di Veg
liasco. third secretary Of the Italian em-
bassy, with his bride, has returned to
Washington, after spending several
weeks in New York.
Mansfleld-Sw Swormxtedf Nsptials.
White roses intermipgled with palms
and ferns formed the setting for the
marriage of Miss Helen Swormstedt,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Lyman B.
Swermstedt, and Mr.. Paul Lothrop
hdHSueIO Ol bOStOl, WHICH LOOK pIdCc
yesterday afternoon at o'clock at
the residence of the brides parents on
Thomas circle. Only the. relatives and
a few intimate friends were present
at the ceremony, which was performed
in the drawing room by the Rev. Will
liam Tayloe Snyder. Mrs. Martin
Morrison, wife of former Representa-
tive Morrison played the wedding
music. The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore her
mothers wedding gown of cream
point lace draping the bodice and form
ing the short sleeves. The skirtshad
cascades of the silk at either side and
the narrow court train fell from the
shoulders. Her veil of f1ffny lima lace
was arranged in cap fashion with coro-
net of orange blossoms and she carried
a shower bouquet of bride roses and
white sweetpeas. Mr.. Lott Mansfield
of Boston, father Of the bridegroom,
was the best man.
A reception for the guests present at
the ceremony followed, when the bride
and bridegroom were assisted in re-
ceiving by Mrs. SWormStedt, mother
of the bride, who wore a handsome
gown of black lace and Mrs Mansfield,
mother Of the bridegroom. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mansfield left later for their
wedding. trip, the latter wearing a
smart blue tailored suit with q black
straw hat and brown fox furs. They
will make their future home in Boston.
The out-of-town guests here for the
wedding included Mr.. and Mrs. Lott
Mansfield. and Mrs. Bradstreet Parker
of Boston, Mrs. Fremont Rider, Mrs.
Charles q. Godffy and Mrs. Frank e
Congdon of New York and three class
mates Sof the brides at Wellesley COL
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of midnight blue tulle heavily embroid-
| cred in rf1inestones, the skirt slightly
draped and made with short pointed
| train. Her daughter, Miss Mildred
Bromwell. was charming as an oriental
/ lady wearing costume OF rose pink
| corded silk veiled in chiffon and her
| jeweled headdress had long draperies of
chiffon falling from it. Miss Millicent
| Eoge.-s of New York. the house guest OF
! Miss BFomwell, wore a beautiful Span
! sh costume of black velvet and lace.
Mrs. Samuel Z. Winslow will be at
home this afternoon from to o'clock.
| and on the following Sunday afternoons
| until Lent.
! Mrs. Ira c. Copley will be at home
| today from to s o'clock.
Capt. Marszewski, assistant military
attache of the Polish legation, and Nine.
Marszewski have taken an apartment
at the New Willard for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs Charles L. Marlatt were
hosts at dinner last evening.
Col. and Mrs. Charles Patterson en-
tertained company of young people
at dinner last evening in honor of Miss
Lindsay Wood. The party later went
to the bachelor dance at the residence
the other guests present were Miss
Nancy Lane, Miss Francis Hanson, Miss
Marcia Chaplin, Miss Ann Gordon. Miss
Betty Welsh. Col. Lee, Maj. johnson,
Capt. Harker. British embassy; Mr..
Rhilip c. Kaufman, Mr. Graham
Hodges and Lieut. Durham.
Col. and Mrs. Walter H Gordon en-
tertained party of young people at din
ner followed by dancing at the Chevy
Chase Club last evening.
Mrs. James Bi6fdfe of 1910 21st street
has returned to Washington, and was
at home yesterday afternoon. She will
also be at home the Saturday after
moons in January and February.
ytained at dhnper last evening at Ward
man Park Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Titus entertained
at dinner last evening and Mr.. and Mrs
Horace Westcott were also among the
dinner hosts of the evening.
Mrs Bruf. widow of Col Lawrence
L. Bruff, U. 8. A. arrived in Washing
ton yesterday to be the guest of Miss
Natalie Sellers Barnes Of Philadelphia,
who has taken the apartment of Mrs
Ollie James at the Parkwood for the
winter.
There will be a number Of interesting
entertainments planned for Mrs. Bruf,
who has many friends here. and Miss
Barnes has taken two boxes at the
Belasco for tomorrow night, when Max
inc Elliott and her company will give
the greater part. of the proceeds from
the house to the National Peace Caril-
lon, when she will be guest of honor.
On Wednesday evening Miss Barones
will entertain a dinner party Of twenty