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The Washington times., 1922-05-08
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis-
Strictly Truthful.

Far. for too much deceit I see
in every place roam; it's truth
and only. truth for me until the
cows come home! I'll always say
just what think, whatever it's
about, and IL II drives some folks
to drink, why, that's their own
lookout. I'll leave the soft and
pleasing speech to gushing youth
and maid. and though I'll call n
peach a peach, I'll call a spade a
spade" Thus spoke our hero,
honest James, when starting his
career. and so he called some
people names they did not often
hear. He did not hesitate TO say
that johnson was freak; now
johnson looks the other way
when Jimmy starts to speak. lie
claimed Miss Smith was pretty
crude In hunting for a man, and
that Is how his family feud with
all the Smiths began. He said
old Highbrow was a bore, a cad
and a. disgrace; today Miss High
brown shuts the door in candid
Jimmy's face. Said Jim: "rd
think such folks would yearn to
hear the simple truth" Which
bnOWb HtAS N hoN W iOcsl hs tiiC
poor, misguided youth. His
slogan was, "Unvarnished truth"
It was his pride and boast; he
did not know truth hurts, for
sooth, the folks who need II most.
The truth Is ever good, no doubt,
the truth is ever fair; but 1t
won't always do TO shout the
whole truth everywhere. Don't
let truths spotlight always glow
on folly. flaw and fault: but tell
each CHEEKY truth you know and
never call a halt. Had honest
James been kind at heart, he
could have found some way to
emphasize the pleasant part Of all
he had to say. He would have
found some way to reach the
hearts of man and maid, had he
said more about the peach and
less about the spade.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
Brand of Pride.
IS YOUR PRIDE FALSE OR RIGHTEoUSf

two weeks-in the meantime Jane
did not see the dirt. She had no
scruples in borrowing a sheet from
Mary when her own scant supply
ran out. Nor had she the least
scruples about displaying to Mary
the chiffon hose she had Just pur-
chased for three times the price OF
a bed sheet.
There are many women like
Jane and there are many like
Mary. Jane hated any one 70 know
that she did housework. For she
did some-sometimes. Mary took
pride in her work. And 7-ilhu
Mary's John came home al rigr-
she often greeted him with ,'T0h1.
dear, just see how I've gotten the
candlesticks to shine today"
But James John was all to- often
greeted with "Oh, dear. I'll be Elad
when you make enough money %
that I can have some help. This
place is gettin' on my nerves"
There are two kinds OF pride stsd
one kind is righteous pride. Mary
had righteous pride. James prios
was false.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
Read This Story Here Day by Day, Then
Watch for It in Motion Pictures
At Leading Theaters

the paste guaranteed to transfoI1n
= an ugly duckling into a Cinderella.
standing Oh the quarter deck. sas-
ing, arms folded. toward the shores
of the Bay of Biscay.
The vessel. being larger than Q
Mississippi steamboat, could not
negotiate the shallow waters Of the
bay round whose hill-bound shores
Bologna stretched like a Spanish
omelette: but sobini knew the
ropes; they were TO land at Port
au Sausage and proceed thence by
overland express to the waiting
population. ~,
They are quite up to date. these
Spaniards. said Briggs into the
ear OF his former employer,
they've engaged compartments
for us in advance"
"Just think" cried the delighted
Anna. "and always thought
Spain was so mediaevai."
The day on which the heir TO the
Sizerella estates was TO arrive was
proclaimed a public holiday; few
people in Bologna worked on any
day, but on this day they idled
twice as hard as usual. It 70
against the local law for any duci
to take place earlier than 8 p m:
a wise precaution 20 prevent the
inhabitants from getting too en-
cited during the heat of the day.
and moreover, giving them sons-
thing to look forward TO; for after
six anyone can shoot anyone one
likes or doesn't like, thus giving
all a chance to accomplish their
aims in life.
when I think Of the fighting
we shall see," chied the exultant
Maldopado to the equally gloat-
ing Panatella," 'I could almost
weep for Joy"
. Go Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
lWindmills Out of Date

HOLLAND without its windmills
H Is almost as difficult to fancy
as Switzerland without its noun
tains. Nevertheless II Is stated
that the old types of mills in the
Low Countries are doomed. No new
ones are ever built, and the exist.
ing ones are fast being replaced
by motor mills. more efficient, but
less picturesque. A typical feature
of the landscape is thus gradually
disappearing-in many cases fea-
ture 30 prominent and character
istic that memory never fails to
identify with q particular scene.
Those who have known Rotterdam
for a quarter Of century, for ex.
ample, recall still the half-doZen
windmills outside II which were so
effective in its appearance as they
first remember the city.
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Romance of Stars
HISTORIC INTEREST OF THE CONSULTATIONS
By Garrett P Serviss ahead Of the place where was

ahead OF the place where II was
month before.
This led TO the division into
twelve equal parts, called signs,
each 30 degrees in length. Nat
urally the star groups that hap
pened TO be situated in the success
sive signs were associated with
them and served to give them
names in accord with the fanCied
figures OF animals or men which
their stars suggested.
But the moon only dictated the
division of the zodiac into twelve
parts on account OF her monthly
motion. the important thing being
the slower advance OF the sun
through the twelve signs. its po-
sition among the signs was asso-
ciRted with the progress of the
seasons. There was also a lunar
zodiac" which the Hindus. as we
have already said. divided into
twenty-seven parts, called max
shatras," each nakshatra corre-
spending to one day OF the moons
sidereal month.
As far hack as we can go we find
that the first signs of the solar 70
liac has always been Aries, the
Ram, and 1t has been suggested
that this name may have originat-
ed from the fact that. at the time
the zodiac was invented. the open
ing of spring, the season OF the
lambs, occurred when the sun en-
tered the sign and constellation,
4. e., at what we call the vernal
equinox, But, owing to procession.
the place OF the vernal equinox
shifts westward about one degree
every seventy-two years. 80 that
in 2,160 years (sine the time of
Hipparchus) each of the signs OF
the zodiac have moved westward
It's own length. and come into CO.
incidence with the constellation
formerly associated with its i'm
mediate predecessor in the circle.
Thus the sign Aries is now in the
constellation Pisces, and the sign
Tarsus in the constellation Aries,
etc. This would look as though
the zodiac was invented in Hip
parchus' day, but there is evidence
of it's existence long before, SO that
there may have been one or more
adjustments of the signs TO the
constellation, or a rechoosing OF
consultations to fit the signs
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
THE BEAUTY SHOP
A Sparkling Tale of Two Countries, in
\ Which the Versatile Hero Wins
w Bride Instead of a Fortune.

'em all the guarantees you like
on the outbuildings-mayb a lit
tie of the ancestral park-but
the main castle and the cellars
you get me-must be kept
intact"
Isn't It strange how the lure Of
a castle or the talk of a gold
mine will unloosen the pocket
strings OF the hardest headed
men of means? Not one OF the
four creditors who listened to the
revelation Of the enthusiastic
Sobini had the forethought to
ask why or wherein Arbutus
Budd had a claim on the an
cestral stronghold of a Spanish
grandee.
And the busy Mr.. Briggs did
not wait till their ardor had
cooled. His hat. which he passed
around with all the urbanity of
an usher at a Harvard Yale foot
ball game, was speedily jammed
with bills.
AS the amazed doctor scooped
in this unexpected windfan he
bowed after the manner OF a
Hidalgo and dismissed his bene-
factors with a wave Of his noble
hand.
You will attend to the legal
details, Briggs" said he, land be.
fore you go allow me to inform
you that wei believe IT is my
right from now on to use the
plural pronoun-we herewith
forbid you to pay any further
addresses to our ward and best
beloved cousin; Anna was al
ways cut out for the nobility;
she can now marry into her own
sphere; that Is all for today,
Briggs; II want you I'll ring"
The creditors had already passed
out Of the door; the manager shut
1t and his face was almost as
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three causes: accident, in
fectious or communicable
disease, and degcneratiYe changes
in the vital organs. We all
understand accidents and try to
prevent them; we know great
deal about infectious disease, and
mighty efforts are made to pre-
vent and cure it; but the pub
lie has much TO learn about the
degenerative diseases.
When one dies of old age he
dies Of degcnerative disease.
This is natural enough IL one
be seventy-five or older, but II 1t
happens at an earlier age there
has been something radically
wrong about the deceased indi-
vidual's mode of living.
1t is a regrettable act that
there is n distinct tendency in
this country toward an increase
in the number of deaths from de-
generative diseases at compare
fifty and sixty years. A. very
dying from premature degener-
dllOu bl llt Nlldi OTBdIlS 1T
such age periods; about 80 per
cent of adults, TO be exact. The
reason we don't become alarmed
over this situation is simply be-
cause the degenerativA diseases
kill slowly and quietly, not
spectaCularly, like the more fam
iliar messengers OF death.
What are the degenerative dis
eases. specifically? They may be
Classed roughly as Bright's dis
ease, organic heart disease. can
Ger, arteriosclerosis Tor harden
ing of the blood vessels) and
diabetes.
In the majority OF instances.
these degenerative conditions are
preventable or capable of being
arrested. One difficulty is that
they are not usually detected
early enough; the physician is
not consulted until marked de-
partures from the normal have
taken place.
The conscientious physician Is
always on the alert for these
cases, and they are frequently
detected through insurance ex-
aminations, etc.
The moral is, OF course-have
your doctor Overhaul" you occa-
sionally; make such an appoint
ment with him at least once a
year.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
SKIRTS A BIT
LONGER
BY Rita Stuyvesant-

"HE trend OF the skirts un-
doubtedly is long, but will
gradually change, for the
women are loath TO lengthen
them. as they make one look much
older.
The sport suits and skirts are
shorter for convenience. and
usually are fringed at the bot
tom. Then, too. these skirts
would look ungainly with low
heels.
The afternoon gowns show the
long influence more than the
sports apparel, and this is usually
arranged by drapes that trail be-
low the skirt. For instance, a
skirt Of black crepe is hung with
squares OF black chiffon, and the
points drop several inches below
the skirt. This is also suggested
In many elaborate lace gowns of
black chantilly lace. so that the
general effect of the gown is
long, but the foundation is really
about ankle.length or a little
shorter.
Some OF the more advanced
models in dressy tailored suits
show the long skirt. but the av-
erage girl is not wearing 1t as
yet.
1t is perhaps in the evening
gown that one sees the long
skirt more than in any other
type of clothes at the present
time. There are any number
Of long, tight gowns that wrap
around the figure and end in a
short train. One must have an
exceptionally good figure TO wear
this type Of gown successfully.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
Eminent Astronomer and Author.
ity on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest,

How many consultations are
there known. not the twelve
signs of the zodiac, but constel-
latidhs. as Orion. Draco. Per-
seus or the Dippers? Why did
the people of the olden time
pick Just these twelve constel-
lations?-D. L. G., Bedford
Hills. n. Y"
A s many as eighty-nine con-
~ stellations are listed, but
these are not all ancient.
They include the twelve zodiacal
consultations that, like the
signs" with which they once
c9rresponded, are very old, to-
gether with 2S northern and 40
southern considerations, lying on
one side or the other of the
zodiacal belt. One of these
(Orphiuchus and Serpentarius) is
double.
Forty-eight Of these constella-
tions were catalogued by Ptolemy
200 years after Christ. but he is
believed to have copied them
from a list made by Hipparchus,
the Greek astronomer. some three
centuries earlier, and Hipparchus,
in turn, certainly derived many,
IL not all, from authorities long
antecedent to his times.
There. is indirect evidence from
early Greek literature that at
least as long ago as the sixth
century before Christ the prin-
cipal consultations that we .recog-
nize were already known, and
cuneiform tablets and cylinders
indicate that as much as 5000
years before Christ the names of
certain of the stars and constel-
lations, with legends about them,
were already familiar.
The Greeks seem to have de-
rived their knowledge from the an
cient inhabitants OF the valley OF
the Euphrates, but IL Is not possi-
BILE for us to go back to the abso-
Lutte origin OF uranography cgeog-
raphy Of the heavens'1. More
over, similar systems to that which
the. Greeks have handed down to
US grew up elsewhere in almost
prehistoric times.
The Chinese early had catalogues
OF asterisms under the name OF
Bleu, OF nOustS, thiu tiO AaAhNAS
divided the path of the moon
through the sky into twenty-seven
"nakshatras," which wero virtually
zodiaca1 consultations. Ancient
Egypt, too. comes in with a claim
to having originated the constella-
tions OF the zodiac $4,000 years
ago"
1t Is only by much stretching. Of
resemblances that the Egyptian
considerations, as illustrated on the
zodiac of Denderah," can be made
to correspond with those that have
come down through the Greeks.
With regard to the selection or
the twelve zodiacal considerations
and the reasons for their choice,
not much In definitely known. 1t
must have been noticed very early
that the moon made twelve cir
cults OF the sky to the suns one.
Every full moon appears about
one-twelfth of the complete circie
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
Household Hints

Vinegar brightens brass and cop
per ware.
Eggs should stand on end in a
box of dry bran.
To boil n suet pudding, allow
two TO four hours, according to
the amount OF fruit.
Bread should be wrapped in a
clean cloth or towel, unless you
have a bread pan with a, lid.
Use the Yater in which macaroni
has been boiled as n foundation Tor
soups, sauces and so forth.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
By LorettO c. Lynch.

wv Hs 's,a: s';":s NEXT 's% DOOR ':s 's CIV: IN:
you hand during
Johns sickness?" inquired the
solicitous relative summoned from
the country to help the bride OF q
year.
We'll, the woman next door
used to be very nice TO me-but,
don't know-lately she's gotten
kind of proud" replied Jane. But
Jane did not tell the half OF 1t.
When Jane came to the small
apartment to begin her welded
life her next door neighbor had
been more than kind. In fact,
neighbor Mary had helped to set
the little home TO rights. But
sooner or later the home-maker
Mary discovered that Jane had NO
pride. It did not occur to Jane
evidently that the job or being a
home-maker is not only a serious
business. but one in which there
should be righteous pride.
II the home was swept once in
The Washington times., 1922-05-08

ings to his co-conspirators and'
they In turn spread the news that
the last of the Sizerellas was re-
turning to his native heath and
that q Sizerelling time would be
had by all.
Needless to dwell on the excite
ment OF Anna, the Joyous antici-
pationof Briggs. the naughty aloof-
ness of the new duke, as they
started for the Old World with the
urbane Sobini.
For the first time in its long ex-
istence the business Of The Beauty
Shop was to be carried on by the
creditors, but on a cash basis--and
the reason for the doctors de-
parture having become public
property, the affairs Of the EN-
porium OF Pulchritude waxed pros
porous and the notes Of the from
bone were no longer heard in the
laboratory.
And Bologna! Brussels on the
eve of Waterloo had nothing on the
little Spanish town. Day by day
the eager eyes OF the inhabitants
peered down the road for signs
of approaching grandeur.
Once more the gay life was re-
sumed: once more the cafes were
filled with eager multitudes throw
2 ing dice on the probable length OF
time OF the survival OF the fittest-
the fittest being, OF course, Maldo-
nado and Sizerella.
Never had a visiting parsonage
Of high degree been awaited with
such eagerness; the coming OF
SIzereIla transcribed all business;
the gallant spirit OF Spanish chiv-
airy which loves a duel better than
a hot tamale had been wakened
into flame. DIR. Arbutus Budd
had a hot time coming to him.
Picture that famous inventor Of
beauty powders. the originator Of
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
BY DIR. VIM. McKeever.
widely Known Lecturer and Au-
thor and a National Authority
on Juvenile Problems.


KIT Is a great disappoint-
ment to US that our
l. boy, sixteen, Is not 90
cial or at all fond Of other young
people. He prefers to be alone
with his books or his thoughts or
his laboratory" So writes a
mother.
But why disappointed? Do you
simply want your child to be like
all the others? The distinguished
person is marked more by his diff
fering from others than by his
likeness to them. The three-line
characterization Of this boy, as
given by his mother, makes me
desire TO know more about him. 1t
IL his unusual mind and manner
which attract.
To read books. TO think, to ex-
periment-what . program OF
growth for a boy. A possible ca
reer Of success and honor is fore
shadowed In these brief phrases.
II your boy prefers to be alone
with his thoughts" there is GER
tainly promise in him. The hurry
and excitement OF today have made
thinking an unpopular practice
for youth. They are fed on predi-
gested ideas which are neverthe-
less often very stale. The present
generation of boys. and the adult
world as well, needs some fresh
thinkers.
We need a new philosophy OF
education, of social progress and
of human destiny. The thinkers
and writer's in the field of specu-
lation are very scarce. But,
"where there Is no vision the
people perish"
And in O sense the enlightened
mind In starving today for new,
fresh ideas and for some big
scheme OF endeavor that will
drive the masses forward with i'm
passioned zeal. Only the thinkers
can bring such a happp, startl-
ing event TO pass.
But thinkers are grown. They
begin as boys-or girls. They
much alone. dreaming. Those of
lighter moods are typically sorry
for the thinking genius and the
masses make fun Of him. Copper
nicus was mad. Newton was
crazy. Emerson was a fool
Socrates was a seditionist. Jesus
was q traitor. Such was the ver-
dict Of the contemporaneous
throngs, but history has reversed
all these decisions.
Wherefore, dear parent, be con-
tent to let your boy follow his
bent II that In decent and trail
along after him whithersoever his
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
Rearing a Genius
DON'T TRY TO CURB THE UNUSUAL BOY

spirit leads him. Be especially
happy II he thinks much alone
Let others call him crazy" and
fool" II they will, but they must
learn to regard his honest eccen-
tricity as a possible form of bud
ding genius.
You must know the higher law
OF the growing boy nature, which
Is indeed very probably the law
OF God working out a splendid
destiny for your son-to read,
to think. to experiment and to
stay apart from the thoughtless
crowd. Verify. this is son to
conjure by, dear mother, not to
pity.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
THE ACTION so FAR.

DR.. Arbutus Budd. general pro-
prietor OF The Beauty Shop" and
inventor OF lotions and beauty con-
coctions, is artistic but impracti-
cal; he would rather play a from
bone than collect his bills. His
ward. Anna, a charming girl, rec.
smmends q manager for the bust
ness; his name is Philip Briggs;
he talks with Budd. takes the po-
sition and discovers that he will
have his hands full. Anna tells
Budd she Is in love with Briggs. He
IL astounded and hurt. Creditors
press him and Briggs slaves them
off, promising that the doctor will
make q fortune with a new lotion.
DR.. Budd works hard on the new
formula. His uniform, II appears.
once belonged to the Duke of Sizer-
ella, who hailed from Bologna,
Spain.
r'The Beauty Shop" the play by
Charming Pollock and Rennold
Wolf, has been created into n
photoplay by Cosmopolitan Produc.
tons, direction Of Edward Dillon.
scenario by Doty Hobart. 1t Is re.
leased rs . Paramount Picture.)
Screen Version NoveLised.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08

scarlet as the uniform of the late
Sizerella.
You separate us and I'll tell
your creditors where you got that
uniform, you big fraud"
"Ha, ha" said the doctor, cant
you take a joke? There, there, Of
course, 1 won't separate you. I'll
The Washington times., 1922-05-08

need you to show me Just how a
real nobleman should conduct him
self"
II see your dukeship deigns to
handy words with your interiors"
conjuring up In his minds eye the
arrival OF Sizerella in the streets
The Washington times., 1922-05-08

OF Bologna.
Just my little manner, count.
By the way. l trust we shall have
the pleasure of your company on
the journey TO the land of Delica-
lessen"
"I shall stick to you tin death"
replied Sobini feenngly.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08

UF OR Ssv. ready .DvtniDsy %Snsy yCu ".,.2sS SsS
u the facile Briggs. IT
will collect the necessary right
now and the other little affair we
can attend to later-how much do
you think, Mr.. Juan de Fonseca
Terra del Nova Scotia sobini. the
castle is WORTH"
Sobini's hands went up in pro-
test. "Senor. pardon me, am a
poor man. but also a Spa niard-
We do not sell our castles in
Spain"
mo, of course we don't, Sottini.
.you're right" broke in the doc.
tor-"cut that out Briggs-give
The Washington times., 1922-05-08

"Ah, you Spaniards. always sim
cere. always the good friend.
Count. Iyou make my eyes fill with
tears"
A smile fhtted over the lips OF
Sobini; he slipped out, promising
10 call later; making his way to a
cable office he sent the glad It'd
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary Of the guotining, IN 1874,
of Antoine Laxosier founder of modern chemis-
try. Accused of being public enemy, he was con-
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
Men as PLOID Horses

IN the Mexican State of Morelos horses scarce
The government has dispossessed % londlords who
practically owned the State and apportoned it to la
borers. II is common sight to see men pulling ,pows
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
TO PROLONG
LIFE
BY Brice Belden, Nj. d.

EOPLE die from one OF
three causes: accident, in.
The Washington times., 1922-05-08
BY Jane Mclean.

Screen Yersion NoveLised.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-25

ing stones with kiingshot at an auto mobile passing near Builktns corner, on the Hartford and New London turnpike, Sunday afternoon One of the stones hit Homer Fontaine who was driv- ing the car, striking him dn the eye. The boys were put in charge of Daniel T. Williams who was appointed guardian by Judge Abell. The boys were found guilty and were fined five dollars and costs of $32. The fine was suspended on good behavior, as they had made 8 settlement with Mir. FontaAne for $75.
 The second case was that of the state vs Frank Gregin. who was found guilty of assault and battery. breach of the peace and abusive language and was fined $10 and costs, amounting to $23.33 He appealed the case but later settled
 Dr. Henry West and family left or Thursday for their home in Newark, N J.. after few days visit with Mir Vests parents of Norwich avenue.
 Mrs Harry Wickwire and two daugh. ters returned to their home in New Ha. Ven Thursday after weeks visit witf Mrs Hattie Wickwire.