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The Washington times., 1923-11-17

. tiful sunshiny day. when I
came down for breakfast Bunny
sitting on the porch nibbling q
carrot. He Jumped up and ex-
claimed:
II got It, Foxy Grandpa
Got >what?" I asked.
"A very reliable barcmeter,p
he announced! "And one. that
will tell as very quickly when
rain is coming. Come out and
see, It,"
/ followed Bunny out to tho
oak-tree. He pointed with his
little paw to the trunk at the
tree.
There he is" he shouted.
II looked and looked. For the
life OF me couldn't sec any.
thing. Then finally L heard q
croak. 1 looked up ana there,
sure enough was a tree.toad.
"A tree-toad, shouted. "And
sticking as IL he were glued to
the tree"
Don't call him by his wrong
name. Foxy Grandpa, He IL a
tree-frog. There isn't such a
thing as a tree.toad. And they
hate to be called toad, when
the are really frogs who like to
live in tress. And you are right
when you say he IL sticking to
the tree. His little feet an the
front Of his body have a sticky
liquid on them which is there
just to help them stick on the
tree"
"well, how about this fellow,
telling us about the weather."
asked.
At that very moment the little
tree.frog started croaking.
That's the way he does t."
Bunny explained. "It may be a
bright day now. But I'll wager
it will rain before night. They
hardly ever fail. And many peas
ants in Europe keep them in cap
tivity for this very reason"
And would you believe me, 1t
did rain before night, and we
never went on a picnic unless the
tree-frog was quiet.
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<EXXYE can't so on q picnic
w today" sighed Bobby in
downstairs for breakfast. For It
was pelting rain and a half a look
at the weather told US all that the
picnic which we had planned for
that day would have to be post
poned.
eyes. it's too bad" said I.
"And Foxy Grandpa" said
Bobby, "the paper said that today
would be fair and warmer"
Il must admit. Bobby" I said
that the weather man doesn't
know everything about the weather
and often makes mistakes"
More mistakes than live
barometer that 1 know Of" ven
tured Bunny who had been sitting
quietly on my lap.
Now what kind of live barom-
eter are you talking about?"
asked.
"A very good one" he replied
mysteriously.
when are we going to have
it?' I asked.
WELL" said Bunny. scratching
his head with his paw and ap-
pearing very businesslike, "per-
maps, II have time, I can find
one today"
I wouldn't want you to go out
in this weather, Bunny. You
know you don't like umbrellas,
and / would hate to have you get
that fine white fur coat of yours
wet"
Bunny laughed and replied!
L suppose 1t would be well to
wait. If tomorrow is clear I'll
run out the first thing in the
morning."
That will be fine" said I.
Where do we keep this baron
eter? In the house?"
mo" responded Bunny. IT
think that big oak tree out on the
lawn would be a good place"
Il didn't want any more ques-
lions. I thought II Bunny wanted
TO DO 30 he would tell mo. So
waited patiently. But I must ad-
NIT was rather interested to
see Just what kind Of a creature
Bunny would produce"
The next morning was a beau
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Read This Delightfully."- Entertaining Novel Of Married Life
by an Author Whose Works Have Won Her
Lasting Fame.

tOnishment. And Pat. without
calculating his effect. came ovsr
to the chair where I was sitting
and took his stand hack Of Il.
felt his steadying hand on my
shoulders ana realized the sym.
PATTY and kindness II the touch
Of his fingers.
For 8 moment We were al
frosen 10 silence. Then virginia
cried out almost II terror q
what she had done.
Il knew it was best 70 sit here
back 81 these locked doors ana -
into this matter until We got ct
the truth. Anne thought ! was
cruel ana -was doing everything
In my power to separate you from
her. Jim. Even my Pat didn't
approve. But could anything %
worse than living the lie you two
have been enduring7"
Jim's eyes narrowed. He took
i Iinping step toward Jeanie ana
his voice Numbered as he cried:
I'm glad to hear that Pat had
no part IN this foolishness. We're
living in = Nday and generation
when the fact that man Is mar
ried to the one woman iii the
world he wants for his wife, does
not mean that he can't Be Inter
ested in the brilliant. worthwhile
folks he happens to meet e. ne
goes through life. We're all ike
" to have affections and preju-
dices. and marriage doesn't cut
us off from them any more than
It stops us from tasting and SEQ
ing
What do you mean?" VII.
ginia gasped.
You've had your say. haven't
your" asked Jim with something
verging on q sneer. Now It's
my turn since this thing touches
me even more closely than Il
does you, Jeanie / listened To
your speeches about how littlo
Anne and have in common.
But I'd like to know how any
outsider can sit up and judge
\ fTo Be Continued AIOnday.D !.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
BY Viola Brothers Shore. !

-
" oNI, the Sicilian, was ever
the Life Of the Party. Not
by reason Of any Great Wit.
but because his Lung Power was
extreme and his memory for Old
Gags, Something Superhuman.
At every party he would haul
out the Old Lines and laugh him
self into Panic over them. And
as there are always some people
who carry politeness so far they
viii even laugh at stale jokes:
and some who, seeking any excuse
for stretching their jaws, win bel
low even before they have heard
the Excuse: and some there are,
50 simple that they really believe
anybody to be Funny who goes
Through the Motions, Toni never
suspected that his Appreciation Of
himself ~ = Great Wit was a Solo
Performances.
When his wife. Rosina, felt thai
her Cap Of Suffering would hold
no more, she took counsel with
herself how to cure him. And
went about it thus:
In a Book, she wrote down all
his pet Gags. And these she
memorized. Then one night she
gave a Great Party. to which she
invited all her Relatives and
Posted them. how they should De-
port Themselves.
When the party was Under Way,
Rosina began to toss lightly into
the festivities the Net Result Of
her Notes, laughing imrnoderately
to herself in orthodox Life-of-the-
Party fashion. Her relatives,
laughing even louder, proclaimed
her the Very Soul Of Wit. And as
Toni's spirits began to grow Damp
and Damper, 1t became less OF an
effort for them to laugh. His
chagrin at last became so APP
parent and so comical that three
Relatives had to be carried from
the room for Various Reasons, all
arising from Immoderate Laughter.
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WAYS OF A HUSBAND By Anne L
Delightful Sequel to the Serial when Girl Marries
Which Scored Tremendous Success Through
out the Nation.

the big car and sending you all
off for a holiday?''
The maid burst out into thanks.
But jeanne silenced her with a
gracious gesture.
had . Representation con-
seriousness that the hour had
struck. longed to reach over
and take Jim's hand.
I smiled wistfully at my own
absurdity. For felt that the
end between Jim and me was
very near. How could our mar.
riage last when love was done
and Jeanne meant to force Jim to
acknowledge it7
Now for our conference" said
Jeanne suaveIy. II believe in fam.
ily councils. don't you, JIM,
Depends on what the family's
counciling about Jim answered
with attempted facetioushess.
What have we got to discuss
that requires all this hocus pocus
Of shipping your maids off for
the day and drawing our chairs
up 80 solemnly behind locked
doors? Or aren't they locked?"
Jeanne sprang to her feet and
went to the big hall door Of the
DreamwCld living room. Turn
Ing its key In the lock, she went
next to the dining room and then
to the big windows that give on
the terrace. She slipped the bolts,
fastening each IN turn. Then she
came back to her place III an
upright italian chair.
I'VE don't want TO risk caves
troopers" she said grimly. what
we have to go into IL too serious
Jim, still choosing the part or
innocence either with delibefa-
ton or because he actually didn't
know what all Virginia's solem-
nifty was about. chuckled with dry
impatience.
whats the court or arbltra-
ton going to decide? What to do
about Bonbright Buchanan. or
whether to buy the baby q white
coat or . gray cloak for the
winter?''
Virginia turned to him with
something like q pounce.
TITS going to decide on your
future" she said grimly.
Jim stared at Jeanne as IL he
The Washington times., 1923-11-17


MR. uHoRGN, Then II you want buy pink suit
ought not e shout T. Why DO yos argue then caro-
MRS GHORGE: did you've disasreesbe
that I've ceased to care
Mr.. GEORGE What really that you don't
al except Cor one thing: your viii over nine
The moment that don't what happens and
you're graciously willing should prefer
MRS GEORGE: can't say what my feelings would be 4
70 assert viii It's experience
had; probably that's Why gn hopefully trying
Mr. GEORGE tdesperate: But agreed to buy blue suits
what Waut9
MRS. GEoRGH:I wanted you buy su u III.
want 70 have gray
The dining room door ii slammed with great Violence
~
The Washington times., 1923-11-17

subjected to more work and even
stress at q given time than are
the other parts Of the body.
Such work e called brain
work. and the worker IL called a
brain worker"
But Il IL equally true that the
muscles rather than the brain
may be and often are especially
exercised, or even stressed, In
doing particular work.
Such work IL called physical
work. or muscle work." and the
worker n called Q muscle
worker or q laborer."
But muscle work ana, conse-
quently. muscle WEAKNESS. may
result from other forms Of exer-
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
A WORD TO THE WIVES
THE MAN WHO HAD "A lLOT or OLD JOKES

oh, Toni. gasped Rosina's
brother. '.is she not Priceless
Wit?'.
She is not" replied the axas-
perated Toni.
But these jokes are they not
Rare Pearls?n
They are not. They are jos
Miller's. / have been pulling them
myself for the past Fourtesn
Years and they are all but Dying
OF Old Age
ct is remarkable how seldom
mans pet jokes seem funny to him
when issuing, applauded. from the
lips Of another. In short, e b.
moro blessed to give than 70 re-
ceive Old Gags.
Copyright, 1923, King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
out the Nation.

feelings and his attempt to cheer
me with the compliment, made the
hurt Of having Jim ignore me the
more potent. I longed vaguely for
the peaceful refuge Of Aunt
Mary's. But while was wonder
ing how I could dispose Of my
self. Jeanne broke in with what
may have been Q merciful wish
tc save me further humiliation:
''I sec through Anne's scheme.
She's going to get rs all out or
the way and spend the morning
spelling the baby to- her hearts
content. Are you going to dis
pose Of nurse. Anne? Or are you
willing to have her around just
so you get q visit with your
little niece. Phoebe Carol?'
.I choose them both" smiled.
But even as I spoke I was won
dering. It was the first time Wiz,
GINA had paid the slightest heed
to Carol" the name by which
knew both poor little Phoebe and
my own Neal had wished the
baby to be called In making this
concession to my wishes, Vir-
ginia aroused my business sense.
! wondered IL this could be hec
idea Of q square deal. / recalled
the old quotation.
..I fear the Greeks even when
they come bearing gifts. !"
/ found myself fearing Virginia
most when she came bearing me
the gift Of considering my feel
ings in little matters. For knew
that We were drawing near the
great climax when she would 1T.
tack me on the most vital thing
in my life-my marriage to Jim.
So my morning with the baby
was not one OF unmixed happi
ness. Even as I played with her,
/ fought an insistent and stalking
terror. And all through dinner /
felt the approach Of what I 80
dreaded.
When we went into the living
room to have coffee. Jeanie turn
ed to the maid with . quick:
"As soon a. you've cleared
away, you're free Tor the rest OF
the day. Have you made clear
to the others that I'm giving You
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
SECRETS OF HEALTH
AND SUCCESS


else than that Of labor or toll Tor
a wage.
An the physical sports, such a.
golf or tennis or baseball or
cricket, involve muscular exercise
and may be carried to the point
of muscle.wearinesg when they
cease to be sport, but become
mere labor.
All muscular exercise is an ex.
penditure Of energy and all
energy Of the muscles is derived
from the nervous system, OF
which the brain IL the central
reservoir.
1t has been proved that ex-
treme muscular exercise In an
imals produced poisons within the
muscles, which. when absorbed
and carried through the blood,
poison and tend to paralyze the
brain and nerves.
It is accepted that the same
development and overuse Of the
muscles, whether overdeveloped
or not. tends not only, to muscle.
tire but to .brain-tire and nerve
tire.
1t is for this reason that over.
indulgence in athletics at college
Is a recognized detriment to In
tellectual growth.
The monotony Of muscular ex.
erc, y with relative absence Of
emon Val or intellectual stimu-
lus Leaf to arrest Of intellectual
growth. a tact which shows that
physical exercise. to be of ALI
around value, must be associated
with pleasure, which IL the diff
ference between labor and sport.
This is the scientific basis for
the demand. for science de-
mands far more leisure for tho
The Washington times., 1923-11-17

ti.o.-s.-- 4lsluil heard ner
rightly.
Pat fidgeted ana crossed and
uncrossed his legs twice in sue
cession.
Il felt myself pleating my hand
kerchief and then folding the
piaits into an ACCORDION.
Self Possessed.
Jeanne, however. was suave.
self-possessed and completely se-
rene and relaxed. She seemed 80
sure Of herself and what she was
doing that she felt no need for
nervous expression in jerlxy move
ments such as that which drove
Pat to get up and I'LL his pipe
and which even in the moment It
took for all this TO photograph on
The Washington times., 1923-11-17

my mind. revealed Jim tapping q
cigarette ana lighting It.
''What the deuce are you driv-
ing at, Jeanie7' asked Jim altar
several seconds Of silence had
elapsed without driving Jeanne
from the defensive position she
seemd suddenly TO have elected.
I'm driving ut this she said.
leaning forward and clasping her
long, slender white hands tightly
30 the knuckles stood out. Her
voice was as earnest AZ her pose.
When two people find they can't
live together happily they ought
to part decently and without any
fuss or recriminations.'
Jim puffed at his cigarette.
His hand was tremuious.
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always the same thing. A.
soon as q woman makes her
point she gives It up.
MRS. GNOR0Ms Oil
Mr.. GEORGE: Oil Now
you're IN q bad temper. Il
shall be- IN D bad temper n .
moment. Why don't you let
my clothes alone? And Il yOu
won't let them alone, Il you
viii insist on my buying what
you like, at least stick to your
decision.
MRS. GEORGE: We'll,
you've argued so much that
don't care now whether you
have 4 hllfe anti. gray suit
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
By Ann Isle,
Whose Serials Of Married Life
Have Won . Big Popular
Success.

sce''riise ssd as:s; HIH Inc, Features
wy HAT does count is that
" Pat win not oppose
W Jeanne and that he win
leave mo to meet her a. best I
can.
There seemed no immediate
need Of meeting her. however.
Breakfast was deligntrul and in
formal. Jeanne asked what Jim
and would like to do.
Pat and I are planning our
usual GOLF" she explained. 1--WE
might have q foursome IL you
like"
Oh. my golfF' I protested. ut
doesn't suggest anything con-
nected with the ancient and hon.
orable game except the need of
q vocabulary
'I don't feel very strenuous"
Jim cut In and then without
making any further effort TO con-
suit me in regard to my plans,
he went on: 81 think IN walk
over to Mason Towers and call
On Evvy's mother and father.
I'm keen on hearing the latest
news OF Envy and Tom. London
seems to have . lot OF charm
for the Mason cousins. Naturally
I'm interested"
There was Q moment Of silence
a. Il Jeanne and Pat expected
Elm 70 include me in his scheme
0f things, since Envy and Tom
are my friends as well as his,
but Jim turned TO his breakfast
with an air Of having disposed
Of himself and his morning very
wen Indeed.
A Polite Offer.
"WIn you be coming over to
the club with u. Alanna?" asked
Pat. 'TIs the big car wen be
taking n you like, and you might
Be after driving about BIT while
We play round. or II you stay on
the veranda 'tis . court you'n
Be holding. I've no doubt"
His chivalrous concern for my
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
KNOW THAT

In Great Britain the women ex-
coed the men by nearly 1000, 900?
The end of colonization, It Is
estimated. will be reached IN
about two hundred years timer
Aged 1900 years, famous
dragon tree in Teneriffe. is now
in flower for the first time since
1922 ~
The Washington times., 1923-11-17

e X . r CT sed to
the ute
Q xclu . ion Of
the other.
It IL equally
true, however,
that the brain,
which Is more
dis nctively
the organ Of
the mind than
are the other
organs Of the
body, may be
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
By Charles A. S. Reid,

R0rmer President Of the American
Medical AssoCfationJ
IVY e often hear about "mcn-
" tai overwork" and ''physi-
" cal overworlx," just as II
the mind were one thing and the
body quite another thing.
The fact IL that body and mind
are one and that neither IL ever
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
Chanting the Psalms.

THIS custom was adopted By Ambrose from the pagan
ceremonies Of the old Romans about the year $50.
Three hundred years later Pope Gregory the Great
added tones and established singing schools
The Washington times., 1923-11-17

With q proportion Of one white
person to six colored people. the
British empire comprises ono.
fourth Of the population Of the
worldg
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?.

/. When was the Useless Par.
lament" in session in London2
.. When did Sydney Lanier, the
American poet, i've?
3. When was Grimm's Law of
the correspondence Of consonants
formulated?
4. When was, Boston evacuated
by the British?
3. When was the Battle of
Kenesaw Mountain, in the civil
war, fought?
Answers 10 these queries will be
printed Monday.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
". L. George and His Wife
ACROSS THE BREAKFAST TABLE
Making Her Point

lMl s.sss ,- n''' : = - J : = : -
- MRS. GEORGE: No.
Mr. GEORGE: You've been arguing with for hour
telling how look suit worrying
gray suit want say don't Its
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.


To Yesterdays Questions,
1. An umbrella was first used
in London by Jonas Hanway,
about 1856.
/. Greenwich Observatory,
where standard time is regulated,
was founded August 10, 1875.
3. Charleston. 8. c., was block.
AIDED by Federal troops from
April 8, 1858, to February IS,
1865.
4. The Boy Scouts were organ
lied I'm 1908 by General Baden
Powell.
s. Uruguay became q republic
In 1928.
The Washington times., 1923-11-17
The AdUent of Chimneys.

Until the year 1900, chatting dishes were used by
- the English At that time chimneys were intro
duced in the main hall and the kitchen They came
! into general use about 100 years later.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-04-28

and left for Chittu, where the property is located.
 George Madden the general foreman also arrived on the same train and accompanied the PalmerS to Chittu.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-04-28
LOCALS
Laundry Fire at Kennecott

Laundry Fire at Kennecott
 Sunday morning the kennecott Laundry was destroyed by a blaze started by cigrette com in contact W ith gas.
 The Japs who run the estab- lishment had tank of gasoline setting near some heat plpes, in the building. One of the Japs wishing to draw some gasoline to use on suit he was pressing opened the valve and fumes of the gasoline ignited from cig- arette that he was smoking. The tank then blew out and in another moment the entire room was in flames.
 The fire was out in about if teen minutes but all the laundry was destroyed and practically all the machinery. The loss is pla ced at about $1,6OO, exclusive of the bundles.
 New equipment has been or dered and the proprietors expect to have things in shape to do business in about 15 days.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-04-28
Atten tion Homesteaders

A letter received from Mir. Bunch by Frank Iverson states that a new commodity tariff eff fective May 20 allows all farm implements, other than motor, to be shipped from Seattle to any station on the C. C.R.&N.W. By for .75 per hundred pounds We also understand that the rate on fer tilizer and seed grain has been cut ia this same tariff.
 By making this cut in rates the road is paving the way for a greater volume of business, a better spirit between itself and it's patrons and incidently is giv ing help in developing the coun- try.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-04-28

Get that Job Printing done at the News plant and you'll be satisfied.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-04-28

Harbin Marchuria April s7
 American counsel Tuck stati oned at 'Vladivostok announced that he and staff are leaving the Siberian capitol My first and is advising all Americans to follow his example.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-04-28

OlCu du VIdOlVOSLOk dnOOuOceQ that he and staff are leaving the Siberian capitol May first and is advising all Americans to follow his example.
 Washington April ?
 Secretary Hughes today inst ructed Ere drick M. Ryder, con sul>general at Vancouver to in stitute rigid inquiry into the killing of York, member of the crew of the American fishing schooner Silonia. The boat was fired upon and later scuttled by a Canadian fisheriespatrol cutter
 The patrol alleges the schooner was poaching.
 Frisco April P
 Charles Stelson Wheeler who placed Johnson for nomination of presidency in 1920 is dead. New York April 27.
 Dolores Dlxon withdrew her $5O,O00.OO0 damage suit against Babe Ruth.
 New York April27 Lord Cecil ending his tour to- night said that he wished some powerful nation would ask the League of Nations to intervene in the Ruhr.
 Washington April 27
 Secretary Hughes in a speech tonihgt declared that Americas entrance into mem berShip of the worlds court did not mean the U s. entry into the League of Nations.
 Seattle, April 28
 The differences of the various Alaska salmon packing compan- ies and the Seamens Union were settled yesterday and five yes. sels sailed today for the gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay. Sunday four other boats sail. The boats are!sailing several weeks behind onhoJ ,,1a
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-04-28

LEAVE your order for wood saving at
 The Mccarthy Drug Store.
 Mike Knowles arrived with a load of Chisane mail Wednesday accom- pnied by Dan Campbell
 The Green Butte freighters are hauling out a hoist and cable recently purchased from Kenne- colt.
 About fifty men arrived at Ken necott Thursday, and fifteen or twenty got off here to go out to the creeks for the coming sea : son.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-04-28

'eath ot Local Boy at Cordova
 Shocks Entire Community
 News of the demise of Victor son of R. l.. H. Marshall and wife, was received from Cordova by his parents Friday morning.
 The details were brief, merely stating that Victor had beer on a bicycle on the dock and had fallen into the bay. Before help could arrive the boy was drown ed. His body was recovered and taken to the place where ne had been boarding while attending high school during the past year
 Upon receipt of the sad news the grief stricken parents imme- idately left for Ccrcova on a speeder.
 The demise of young Victor is a severe shock to his many friends in Mccarthy ard Cor dova and this entire. community extends It's condolences to the bereaved parents.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-04-28

Oscar Backman left for the Green Butte this week where he will be employed during the summer.
 Dr. and Mrs. Mohr were pas sengers on Wensday's train, en route for Cordova where the Doctor will take charge of the hospital during the absence of Dr. Council. Both the Doctor and Mrs Mohr leave host of warm friends at Mccarthy and Kennecott.
 Fred Carlson formerly en- ployed by the Mother Lode was few days visitor in Mccarthy this week. He left for the Green Butte Friday where he will be employed during the summer.