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Evening journal., 1922-05-27

NJ AM a gentleman, as we'll as q gem
d tlemanly mosquito, and I some
times wonder II I'm not the most
y misunderstood fellow in all the
world7 1 get more blame for things
I never do than anyone else, and from
the day that I was Matched out in that
old tomato can half fun OF rain water,
until now. have known nothing but
slaps. They say I bite people, and
give them all kinds OF diseases; and
that I sing around their ears, and keep
them from going to sleep. Now.
want TO tell you right here, that it's
all a mistake, whether you believe 10
or not. In the first place, can't bite,
as I have nothing to bite with.
have a sucking tube all right, but
have no needle-like bill for piercing
the skin and getting at the blood. and
all the eating / can do "a TO suck up
the tutces OF plants and things Ike
that. In the second place. have no
voice, and couldn't sing a line to save
NV life. and like some other husbands,
we let our wives and sweethearts do
all the singing and talking. As
matter OF fact, Il is only the ladies OF
our family that sing and bite, and we
men folks are as harmless as so many
butterflies or gnats. But somehow
people don't seem to know the differ
ence between a gentleman mosquito
and a lady. so we get killed all the
same. and all we can do is to grin and
bear it. Now II nature had only
thought to make Us men bright red
for instance, and the ladies blue may
Evening journal., 1922-05-27
s c7NOSE c7NOSOUITO =

OF blood, and a tangle OF broken Leg
and wings. Served her right too, a.
she had no business trying TO bite,
until the person was asleep. Now II
they did nothing more than prick a
tiny hole in the skin, and steal a tiny
drop OF blood. II wouldn't be so bad,
but they have a filthy habit OF inject
ing a small quantity OF saliva in the
wound, and right there all the trouble
comes in. It's this way. II that lady
mosquito. had happened TO lunch on
some person who was suffering from
malaria or chills and fever, and had
these germs in the blood, some OF
these germs are mighty apt to be In
the saliva, and so they get into the
blood OF the next person bitten, and
that person will have malaria too. And
they tell me that chills and fever is
not TO be sneezed at, as
one minute you think you will freeze.
and the next, you WIFI be 30 hot, that
you will wonder what part OF you will
blaze nrstf And when the fever wears
OF, you feel so weak and no account,
that you wouldn't raise your head
from the pillow 10 see a circus parade
go by. So no wonder people don't love
mosquitoes as much as they might,
and down in my heart, I can't blame
them much
You may think It strange that !, a
regular mosquito, should be telling
you all this about our own folks. but
think you really ought TO know It.
There are two kinds OF lady mos
1uitoes. the bite OF one kind isn't go
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

TrampI TrampI TrampI hear the
tread of feet.
Trampl TrampI TrampI marching
down the street.
All the children run to see
What the big parade might be.
Mothers join the happy throng
To see the soldiers march along;
And in their watching eyes there glows
The love that only mother knows
For boys-no matter what the cline.
No matter when or why the time
For boys who heard the cry Of needs
And put their answer in their deeds.
We think of boys who've marched
away
When drums beat on Memorial Day.
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

the parior. Il tried TO go in the
parade. but couldn't stick II out"
he explained.
Il wanted to see Il so bad" said
Bobby. and 1t had to 20 and rain
Say. were you over there1"
The soldier nodded. LEFT part Of
me there as a souvenir, too" he said.
grimly.
Yes" said Bobby. trying not 10
stare at the footless limb. Then, MY
Daddy was over. too. He's a doctor
you know"
mo. I didn't know" said the man.
there's no sign on your house"
"Oh. my Daddy's Office Is down
town" said the boy. What's your
name7"
Tom ouiilen. what's yours.
sonny7"
Bobby Hearn."
"Of all things! cried Tom. well I'll
be switched. Say, kid. would you be-
lieve Il. It was your Dad that fixed me
up when was all but shot TO pieces
over there. II was like this" and
Tom grew reminiscent. Il didn't get
hurt doing anything brave or going
through any actual lighting. but when
the hospital stan was short OF hands
during the fiu, volunteered. I was
studying 10 be doctor az the Uni
versity before enlisted. you see. 90
I wasn't so awfully green as some OF
the fellows and I was taken out OF the
paving squad where had been stuck.
and worked into the hospital We re-
ceived word that the enemy was near
and that we had better leave the place.
carrying as many wounded as pos
sible before daybreak. Someone had
to stay 70 give the place a semblance
OF occupancy. I said ia stay. That's
all"
And what happened7" asked the
boy, eagerly.
"I kept the lights going all night,
Evening journal., 1922-05-27
MAKING THE MOST
OF ODD MOMENTS

the march to the next class. she wrote
in her little book jingles and prose
some light and some serious. some
fragmentary, some complete. Some OF
the 5ottinss were merely ideas which
later were worked up into stories or
poems.
Not long ago chanced 10 see this
book, now battered and worn from
long usage. and the girl who is now a
young lady said with pride: MY odd
moments put to good use helped me 10
attain finished style in writing and
made II easy for me to take up four
nalism as profession. Indeed, even
at the age OF nfteen. when I aid this
jottins. succeeded in selling TO mag
azines some OF the verses written be-
tween the passing bells az school. NY
little book has paid for itself many
times over"
This made me think. How many
things could be accomplished in spare
moments. In reading the lives OF IA
nous men and women Il IS noticeable
that every moment OF their time is
put to good use. Here are a few ex-
amples OF how others have made the
most OF spare moments
Martin Luther. during an interval OF
thirty years published $50 volumes.
many OF them large and elaborate
works. when asked how he had found
time 20 translate the Bible In addition
10 all his other work he said: II do a
little every day"
Melancthen, noted the time lost by
him and later worked with greater in
dustry 80 that he should not lose an
hour OF the day.
Cicero declared that he had not
given a moment to his philosophical
studies save the time that others spent
in pleasure and pastime.
John Bunyan while imprisoned in
Bedford Jail wrote his famous "Pii-
grim's Progress" TO beguile the time,
thus improving minutes that many
would have wasted.
Sir Walter Raleigh was Imprisoned
for twelve years in the Tower OF Lon
don during which time he wrote his
exhaustive and discriminating History
OF the World. a standard work for all
time.
Kirk White learned the greek nouns
and verbs while going to and from a
lawyers ONCE.
DR.. Burney learned the French and
italian languages while travelling on
horseback from one music pupil 10
another.
DIR. Mason Good made his trausla-
tion OF Lucretlus while on his way TO
make his professional visits.
Eiihu Burritt, the learned black
smith," mastered eighteen ancient and
modern languages. together with
twenty-five European dialects during
those invaluable fragments of time
known as "odd moments"
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

and walked about the empty building
casting shadows against the windows
so as to deceive the enemy outposts
Well the next thing knew your Dad
old Doc Hearn the boys called him
was holding on TO my hand and
smiling at me and saying to someone
I couldn't see. Hes come round. I
knew he would and that was all He
told me that he had come back in the
morning TO see what had happened TO
me. The hospital building was gone
and after searching for two hours
among the wreckage he was on the
point OF going away when he stumbled
over me. That had been two weeks
before and he'd worked all that time
TO bring me back after all the other
doctors had said ia never come
through. I owe my life 20 your Dad.
and Iva wanted him 20 know for a
long time how I felt about Il, but I'd
lost track OF him after I was sent
homo. Funny what a small world Il
is. Here. we've been in the same
town and I never knew II. VIII you
give him a message for me7 Tell him
that he inspired me TO go on with my
medical course. I'll graduate in June,
and tell him that received something
which he deserved much more than ]
you don't know what he did for all
the boys he took care of-and I'd like
him to have It from me-" He drew
from his inside pocket a small pack
age and handed It to Bobby. Tell
tfr, - faEa ~ NTH fnyo fror, Ton,
Now I must be going. Thanks for the
rest. feel real at again. hope
haven't talked your ear or"
"Oh. no." cried Bobby. taking the
proffered package. do come again"
I'll try" said Tom, 'T'd like 20
shake your Dads hand again" and
he limped through the door and was
gone in the crowd that now filed the
Evening journal., 1922-05-27
"A cMEMORIAL
DAY ADVENTURE

then that he saw the wounded soldier
on the other side OF the street. How
long he had been leaning against the
tree opposite Bobby did not know, but
he looked so weary that the boy felt
sorry for him. The soldier was lean
ing on crutch and Bobby noticed
that he had but one foot. Suddenly
the soldier looked up and saw Bobby
watching him, he smiled and Bobby
gathered courage and beckoned. The
latter slowly crossed the street and
stood below the window.
Wont you come IN and rest ?"
shouted Bobby through the glass
i've Just had the measles. but II
you're not afraid. I'll let you IN"
The soldier formed the answer with
his lips. 'Ive had the measles and
I'm not afraid OF anything"
So Bobby opened the front door
and his new friend limped slowly into
Evening journal., 1922-05-27
The HANDY BOYAT HOME
BY CHARLES a. KING.
STATG NORMAL SCHOOL. PLYMOUTH. Nh

a. HESE plant sticks are excellent
A projects for the Handy Boy"
- who likes 20 paint in bright
colors. and they make a very effective
addition TO a flower bed.
The sticks a may be made OF any
size or length desired. The butterflies
and owl may be made OF thin wood
and fastened to the end OF the sticks.
In making them the coping saw will
be useful. for with II the small curves
may be shaped accurately, but care
must be used TO be sure the edges are
square with the broad surfaces, and
the only way TO DO this is by keeping
the saw az right angles with the sur
faces at all timea
The wood need not be more than
b-isE in thickness. The dotted squares
will assist the Handy Boy" in maxi
ing them OF any desired size. for he
has only 10 enlarge the squares pro-
portionately, and copy the lines IN
their relation TO the squares. and Il
will be an easy matter to make them
OF any size. II the evil is s. high and
the butterflies from ~ TO g. their
largest way they will be satisfactory.
The eolors may be made as brilliant
as desired. for the oolors mentioned
are only suggestions. Liberties may
be taken with the butterflies. but who
ever saw a yellow. blue and red owl7
II one is inclined to be realistic / will
introduce him TO the tumua butterfly
at s. 1t is a common, but a handsome
yellow and black fellow whom all rec |
ognize. The morpho at is a somber |
iridescent blue. with purple markings !
and shaded with a soft black. He is |
an immigrant. for he came from |
Brazil and Is highly priced by collec-
tors for his beauty and scarcity.
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

footed with her four hind feet. and
her body is on level with the sur
face OF your hand. so you needn't slap
her unless you want TO. But the
dangerous kind tries to stand on her
head. something no lady would do,
and as she pushes in her lancet. her
body is pointing straight mp. and her
feet are kicking about in the air.
That's sign she Is one OF the danger
Gus kind, so II were you I would
slap her into smithereens before she
had time 20 bite. Now, I had rather
you would not say anything about
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

- HE thirtieth OF May was cloudy
and gray and Bobby sat at the
window scowlding at the storm
- clouds that darkened the sky
"Oh, shucks." he exclaimed. "and 1
did so want TO see the parade. Now
guess I'll have to stay indoors"
Bobby you see was a very sensible
boy. He was Just getting over an at
tack OF measles and he was very
philosophical about the treatment
which he knew would be enforced. His
nurse had promised that II the day
were bright and sunny he might go out
for the first time. and now his chances
for watching the parade were over.
BY pressing his nose very nat
against the glass Bobby could see the
line OF soldiers marching at tho end
of his street. but that was a strain,
and after a while he sat back and
stared gioomily into space. 1t was
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

uAA ANY OF us spend more time
wastefully than we do profit
vably. odd moments slip from
! j kus and are lost before we are
aware OF them. One day a young
friend OF mine, a high school pupil.
read in an old lesson book this adage:
Lost, somewhere between sunrise and
sunset. sixty golden minutes set with
sixty diamond seconds. Finder need
not return. for they can never be re-
placed.
This made my friend think OF the
many precious minutes she was losing
every day. and being OF an expert
mental turn OF mind she determined
to see n she could not make use OF her
odd moments. Her one great hobby
was writing: Stories, verses, descrip-
tive ragraphs-anything that could
be set down upon paper. but alas her
spare time for this occupation was
limited. Following her resolve 10
utilize odd moments she purchased a
five-cent note book. which she carried
10 school with her. and at the close OF
each one hour lesson period. between
the bells which rang. fret 10 announce
the approaching change OF work and
the second FIVE minutes later TO signal
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

ments for cutting through the skin
and sucking It up. When one alights
on a PERSONS hand. It gets out its
tools, looks for a soft place TO begin,
sticks in its lancet, inserts its sucking
tube, and goes to pumping. and IL
the party being operated on. Isn't
asleep. bang comes down the other
hand, and all that's left OF somebody's
mother, sister or wife, Is little smear
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

be'people would have noticed the dif-
ference. and We wouldn't have gotten
slapped 80 often. Now. these mothers
wives and sisters OF ours. are not quite
as innocent as they appear, and some
times they do lot OF harm. II It isn't
for me TO say II. They like human
blood better than anything else, and
they have the finest kind OF instru-
Evening journal., 1922-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY
~ RAMP Trampl TrampI hear
Il the tread of feet.

~ INfAhlE lIdnpl Tramp ncd
A the tread Of feet.
w. Tramp Trampl Trampl march.
ing down the street.
In each soldiers mind is born
Memories of another morn
In the land across the sea
Where they fought for you and me.
Memories of field Of gore.
Memories Of ghastly wari
And mixed with these memories grim
Sweeter thoughts are born to him
Who so bravely strides along.
Singing out the victor's song
For golden suns peep through the gray
Ever on Memorial Day.
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

ing TO do any serious harm, but a
prick from the lancet OF the other
kind is liable TO set you freezing and
burning up with chills and fever. Now
when the harmless kind alights on
your hand and starts her sucking ma
chinery to pumping, she stands fat
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

street Bobby told his father about
his new friend, when the doctor came
home. and eagerly he watched him
open the small package. Inside on a
piece OF faded ribbon lay 9 CroiK de
Guerre.
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

what have been telling you. for IL it
should get out that had been blab-
bing family secrets. there's not a mos
quito in the world that would ever
speak TO me again.
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

rTTI1IS tme when mother him. Peter really
Although his steps tagging and he angry frown
Just when he stepped into the yard he dangling
hat seemed drop from the sky and give him ample
For tricks of any kind atho he really didn't know
To what the rope fastened where the would
He reached and grabbed and sailing the ground
Without a thought Of accident whittier he bound
Evening journal., 1922-05-27
SAYS

My hands. tho small. were made to
bless.
And other hands in love to press
To work with. when some one shall ask
My little help at some big task.
And for my feet should ever be
That path my eyes were made to see
The way that. should | walk it straight
Lesds to success. however late.
Evening journal., 1922-05-27
0be Junior Cook

SANDWICHES FOR THE PICNIC
BASKET
Grind u pound OF cooked ham, and
hard boiled eggs.
Add TO this mixture:
2 tablespoonful butter
Ia teaspoonfui salt
n teaspoonful mustard.
teaspoonfui ketchup.
hfix iii smoothly blended.
cut bread into thin slices.
Spread every other slice with the
ham mixture.
Put slices together. cut IN two dag
enaIIv and wrap in parrafiine paper.
Mixing the butter with the sand +
vich filings makes only one spread
ng necessary.
Evening journal., 1922-05-27

F." Hal | should very thankful be
II have my eyes and | can see;
~ That can play with either hand,
And with my feet can run or stand.
That. young and bright. my eyes were
made
To see the way my path is laid.
And whether on it helpless lie
Poor, wounded things might pass by.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14

sentiments, but he feared il would prove
menace and might multiply the risks
of war; although designed to avoid war.
After the meeting OF the subcommis-
sion. Sir Edward Grigg. secretary to
the British Prime Minister, said there
had been progress but gave no definite
explanation of its nature. The French
and British delegations. he asserted.
We're well on the road TO an agreement,
but nothing definite was reached.
The Russians have announced that
they will not accept any plan excluding
them from the discussions.
M. Colrat. French Under Secretary OF
State, informed the Associated Press
that he still felt confident of an accord.
France is still unwilling TO have Rus
SLAMS sit with the mixed commission
discussing Russian finances. but sug-
gestions have been made that special
commission of Russian experts be
formed, which may be called in by the
mixed commission when it desires in
formation.
Again the Russians declare that they
will not accept any such plan. as that
would not be dealing with them on an
equality basis. and IL is difficult for the
delegations to find any plan appealing
to both the French and British and yet
not offensive to the Russians.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
SOARING PRICES STRIKE
AMERICANS IN MUNICH
Visitors to Oberammergau
Passion Play Heavily Taxed.

MUNICH, May 13 ASSOCIATED Press).
Two thousand American tourists
passed through Munich to-day on
their way to Oberammergau to at
tend the formal opening performance to-
morrow morning of the Passion Play.
There were scores OF Americans among
the tourists who left this city in open
busses this morning. despite the biting
cold weather and driZzling rain.
Outstanding among the tourists diff
culties is the prevailing high prices in
Munich. whose tradesmen are discrimi-
mating against foreigners. Many places
make no effort to conceal the fact that
the scale of prices is higher for Ameri-
cans than for other foreigners, due to
the increased value of the dollar over
other currcncies.
1t is common knowledge here that be-
ginning May 10 the Government required
the three State theaters of Munich to
charge foreigners five times the price
paid by native playgoers. 1t is useless
for the artful visitor to have native
buy his tickets in order to avoid this
extra charge, since Identification papers
are required.
The elevation of prices has extended
even to antique shops. One reliable
dealer to-day quoted prices twice and
even three times as high as those of a
year ago.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
Lloyd George Expects
Adjournment Tuesday

n ENOA, May 13.-The Havas
I correspondent here says that
the conference has prac-
tically terminated with the under
standing that a commission of eX-
perts will be appointed later by
the various Governments to con-
slider Russian affairs. However,
there are TO be fuller discussions
on Sunday between the chiefs of
the delegations. with a meeting of
the subcommission at 1880 o'clock
Monday morning.
Mr.. Lloyd George. according to
this correspondent, stated tonight
that if full agreement was
reached regarding the manner in
which the commission of experts
should function he would not in
sist on the other points of his pro-
gram and that TIE conference
would end with. full session on
Tuesday.
1T is quite clear from to-day's
proceedings" adds the correspond
ent, that without the aid of
America reconstruction of Russia
is impossible. An answer from
the United Stataes is expected
soon, and it is certain that any
guarantees she demands will be
furnished"
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
SOVIET'S RADICALISM
SPREAD TO LABOR HERE
Agents Concentrated Upon
Women Garment Workers.

Special Dispatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
CLEVELAND, May 13.-Russian Soviet
agents sowed the seed of radicallsm in
labor organizations of this country, and
particularly in the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union. according to
Benjamin Schlesinger of New York, who
made the revelation at the final day of
the unions convention here after he had
been reelected president for a--two year
term.
while in Russia last year talked
with Lenine, who introduced me to Leo
Bogratchov as the head of the Soviet
Needle Trade Internationale," Schlesin-
ger said. This Bogratchov came to
America late last year and proposed
that our union affiliate with the Third
Internationale of Moscow.
II warned him to get out of this coun-
try as quickly as possible. From that
time our ranks have been torn by dis
sention. which have found to my COM
plete satisfaction was inspired largely
from without"
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
CHILD'S AID SOUGHT
IN CHERRY ZONE ROW
Border Dispute Stops Supply
of Worlds Finest Wines.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HEEALD
Copyright, 1929. by THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Rome, May 13.
Richard washburn Child. the American
Ambassador, has been asked to use his
good offices in solving the question OF
the third zone in Zara and, incident
ally, saving the worlds supply OF
maraschino cherries. Since closing the
Jugo-Sav border. due to the recent
trouble with Italy. zaras chief indus
try-the manufacture of the finest
cherry wines in the world-has come TO
q stop.
Al the cherry trees. furnishing noth
the fruit and the spirit in which II Is
preserved. grow in Jugo-Slav territory
AS a result. a tense situation has de-
veloped. at times leading to clashes re-
tween the italian and Jugo-Slav III
habtants of the region.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
IRISH FACTIONS NEAR
IN NEW PEACE PARLEY
Compromise Hinges Upon
Agreement on Elections.

Special Cable to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, 1929. by THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Dublin. May 13.
The Peade Commission Of the Dali
Eireann. revived after its apparent fail
ure. met twice to-day. 1t is understood
that the factions are close together this
time, and that settlement depends large
ly upon whether the rival chiefs will
concede little more. The compromise
hinges upon an election agreement.
Rory O'Connor and other secessionists.
though numerically weaker. are deter
mined to exert their strength to prevent
any election in which the issue is the
definition OF sovereignty. 1t is agreed
that the elections need no more than
fulfill the terms of the Free State treaty,
The New York herald., 1922-05-14

could accept as head of the, Provisional
Government, included an agreed elec-
tion, returning the present members To
the Dali for the formation OF coalition
Cabinet which should be the actual Irish
executive body. gradually assuming
broader powers and making the Pro
visional Government only transitional
organization.
1t is said the leaders of the Irish Re
publican army havs been unable TO agree
upon a plan of unification. because II
hinged 100 much upon political settle-
ment. IL such settlement should he
arranged By the Dali commission, how
ever. probably an army settlement
would follow.