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WYE had been to visit a new
W. born baby and when the
w nurse put the dear little
soul in Bobby's arms you never
saw such q proud boy. He felt
very grown up and was very
much flattered to think that he
would be trusted to hold such a
precious thing.
AS we left the nursery, I no
ticed that Bunny was very careful
to close the door after him. That
little rabbit has such good man
ners that sometimes / am as
founded.
THAT was very thoughtful Of
you, Bunny" said 1, to close that
door so carefully"
"Just a matter of training" I
suppose" said Bunny.
What do you mean?" / asked.
Nursery doors should always
be closed" said Bunny.
Where under the sun did you
ever set that very excellent
idea, asked.
From seeing my own dear
mother always close the entrance
to our nursery" replied Bunny.
Tell me about it," 1 said.
with pleasure" answered Bun.
ny. "You see. Foxy Grandpa,
great many people have strange
ideas about us--but. of course.
that is simply because they do
not know.
I'm the first place, there are
no better mothers in the world
than rabbits. Just think how they
pull the fur from their own
breasts to line the little room
where the babies are kept. That's
what they do. And how warm
and coy that little place is.
"And another thing, a mother
rabbit wouldn't have her babies
in one OF the open rooms in a
warren. Oh, no. she digs a quiet
little room off the main runways
in a sort Of a blind alley so that
the children win not be disturbed
by the rest Of the family running
along the corridors or by the
neighbors stopping in the hall.
ways and gosslpihg."
"You do make' me laugh" I
chuckled.
RABBITS are very sociable, you
know" continued Bunny. land
they do much visiting back and
forth"
Tell mo so'~S more about the
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nursery" said. "You haven't
told me how your mother used to
close the door,"
Oh" said Bunny. that is very
simple. when a mother rabbit
leaves her babies to 20 out after
food, she digs up the earth in
front OF the nursery and makes
a temporary wall. Then the chill
dren cannot get out and strangers
cannot get in"
IL see,' said l.
Didn't your father help your
mother with the .babies?" 1 asked.
mot for the first two weeks"
said Bunny. ain fact father rab-
bits don't see their babies until
their eyes are open and they are
able to come out Of the nursery,
run along the warren and come
out in the sunshine"
"Is that so?" / asked.
IL suppose the mothers have so
much to do that they simply can
not be bothered with their hus.
bands"
do you remember your father"
I asked.
Very WELL" said Bunny. 1.-THE
father rabbits are very kind to
their children after they see them.
They hold them between their
paws ana caress and fondle them.
And you should see how they bring
them the tenderest herbs and
dainties they can find"
"Who would ever think IT,"
murmured.
We're not such a bad lot" snid
Bunny proudly.
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Anew N0yelOf Modern Life, Centered
Oh the Heart and the Mind
Of the 'FIapper."

ring rubbed against HIS finger.
He smiled: But do count first.
Nora Lee, DO II"
The blood surged upward, stain
ing the clear cold of her skin.
Suddenly her lips trembled. She
drew her hands free confronted
with memories.
That night in the almond c.,
chard when she had thought her
heart breaking with the fear
that he had sinned; the intoxicat-
ing gladness when he answered
with half-sob: wells it
enough and the sweetness
when he folded her in his arms.
Again that day when they
climbed the hill looking for the
little pine and all those days
when they walked hand in hand
up the stone steps through lanes
OF eucalyptus; when they glanced
about swiftly and rushed to-
gether for a fleeting, Joyous
She thought of this-then OF
Saturday afternoon sauntering
through a forest with Max
standing on her toes, reaching
her hands to his neck. She
thought of this. but it was re-
mote and cold like the loves OF
someone unreal; someone dead.
TO BE Continued Tomorrow
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ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax

IN EAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am nineteen: man
- OF twenty-five has been
attentive to me for several
months and / fell in love with
him. During the following year
he told me he loved me. but
would not be In a position, fin
<ancially. to marry me for a few
years I told him l was willing
to wait.
About a month ago. he told me
his feelings had not changed, but
that since he was in no position
to marry he did not think it was
right to make me wait. Since
then he has not seen me.
am very much in love with
him and keep thinking Of him
constantly. What SHOULD / do?
IN LOVE.
GINCE he has told you frankly
~ his position do not know
what you can do except abide by
his decision. On rare occasions
invite him to your home when
you are having young people in
for an informal party. Ask him
always on those occasions to call
on you.
He feels doubtless that since
1t viii be a long time before he
is in a position to marry, it 10 not
fair to either Of you to enter into
any sort Of understanding. So
treat him nicely when you do see
him, but do not allow thoughts
of him to monopolize your time.
Go about with all your friends
and be happy.
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The average man invites his wife
to 80 golfing with him, with all the
warmth and enthusiasm Of q sales.
man sharing a commission.
A man values a woman's love
according to her attraction for
other men; a woman values mans
love according to his indifference
to other women.
A mans indigestion is usually
the result of his mothers overfeed-
ing; his disposition the result of
/ her catering; his morals the result
bf her training, and his marriage
the result of her opposition.
A word to the wise may be suf-
ficient, but it takes at least three
words to make q woman happy
and she wants to hear them every
day.
Lots of the most brilliant debates
are extemporaneous, and most, of,
them on such trivial matters az.
who shall take the Pom for an
airing, or who forgot to wind the
clock.
Life--or a novel-without a love
interest, MAY be endurable; but II
is as flat ard flavOrless as seven
course dinner without an appetite,
We say that we marry ''for better
or for worse''-but, alas, most Of
us marry for an escape from loneli-
ness, for passing fancy, for a
romantic adventure, or Just 'for
instance"
A woman's heart may be taken
by storm"--but q mans aiwa ".
has to be taken by surprise.
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syndicate, Inc.)
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BELTS WILL
BE BACK
BY Alice Langelier-1
International News Service Staff
Correspondent.

PARIS.
HI ELTS will be back again
before the robins sing, ac-
cording to the latest die
tum of the smartest designers in
Paris.
Nothing changes like feminine
fashions. Belts promise to be ab.
sent most of the winter. which is
sure enough proof they will be
seen on all the spring frocks. In
fact, there are hints that II viii
be a double-belted season. The
smart shops are showing fascinat.
ing belts that look as II they were
dug up in some antique shops in
old streets Of the Marais. There
are charming enamel or silver
sets, with rough turquoises, or
pieces Of coral. Sometimes there
are large plaques. slightly curved
to fit the form, and held together
by short chains Of silver. The
Dutch belts are Of chased silver,
fashioned in small square plaques,
joined by q single link at the
top and bottom. Others, in italian
style, have long chains. sometimes
two or three Of them, and fewer
plaques.
Leather belts are still holding
their own and come in broad
widths and brightest colors.
Permit puts soft blue kid belt
about a charming natural colored
kasha frock; and Charlotte uses a
Havana brown, bordered with
squirrel, to 60 with an attractive
black Ottoman ensemble, trimmed
in the same fur.
Advance spring models show
the waistline marked by a band
of the material, set in at the
hip line, and silver or leather
belt worn over it. Evening clothes
have the waistline marked by u
huge puff Of the material at the
side, or a narrow ribbon, which
ties in small knot.
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WHOSAID IT
AND WHERE

''Never eIated when one mans
oppressed
''Never detected when another's
blessed"
Pope gives this as a good scheme
Of life in his Essay on Man"
"a man that's fond precOciousTy
OF stirring,
Must be a spoon"
Hood makes this pun at the
expense of the early riser in
Morning Meditations
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Syndicate. Inc.
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WHEN IN
DOUBT
by Cornelius BeekTnan-
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

AA42AAe AAA-Ase$s ASA@S@SANAAsSANNe
~ Two friends are having q
dispute about the engagement
ring.
"A" says il is incorrect for the
girl to go with her fiance to
select her diamond.
''B" says it is correct.
VIII you please let mo know
which is right: e. g.
ID is correct. Nowadays this IL
- treated in the most sensible
and reasonable way. Since an
engagement ring is 80 important
It is reasonable that the R:rl will
have her preference az to setting,
design and so forth. It is very
easy for the man to 90 to the
shop where he mas decided to
buy the ring and have several
put aside"-the several natural
~ being ones that he can afford
and, of course, that he likes. Then
he can ask the girl to go with
him and select from these the one
that she likes best. This gets rid
OF every difficulty, since there
10 no discussion Of finances neces-
sary. Or he can have the Jeweler
or his assistant take several rings
to the home of the girl for her
approval. Or he can have the
jeweler make several designs and
take them to the bride.to.be for
her TO pass on.
Perhaps all these modern meth.
DDS are not 30 romantic as the
former custom Of having the gen
tleman. directly after he has
heard the requested 'yes," take
the sparkler from his pocket and
quickly put it on the finger OF
the newly made fiancee-but 1t
IL more sensible.
(Mrs. Beeclnlan win be glad to
answer questions on etiquette sub.
mitted by readersl.
Copyright. 1924, Premier Syndicate
Inc.)
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Noe Worth Knowing


GAN MOS TAltttA<A;
~ l became acquainted with
a few young men whom liked
very much for companions. When
we first met they acted an though
they liked me. Lately when I
see them they snub me. can't
make out the reason. They live
but few blocks from me and /
see them every night. VIII you
please advise me what to dor 1
would like TO renew their friend.
ship. &C."
UoW can you possibly care to
A cultivate the acquaintance of
young men who have proved
themselves unkind and lacking
in breeding?
Where is your pride? The best
thing to do is to froget these nc.
QuaintanSes who "snub" you and
devote your time and thoughts to
more reliable friends.
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ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.
Count a TriIIiOn

TT would take over s.512 years
! to count q trillion at the rate
Of 200 q minute. At this rate
$4,000 could be counted in an
hour, 2ss,oOO in y day. los. 12o. 900
in a. wear.
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RECIPES OF
CONTESTANTS

Orange Fudge.
III cups Of sugar.
n cup Of milk.
2 tablespoons Of butter.
l tablespoon OF orange Juice.
Grated rind Of v orange.
X cup candied orange peel.
Place sugar and milk in nan.
boil five minutes, add butter,
orange juice and rind and boil
until stiff enough to form a soft
ball when tried In cold water,
Remove from fire. Cool and
beat until creamy. Add candied
orange peel, cut in small pieces;
pour into buttered pan and when
almost firm mark in sqpares.--
Mrs. William Burriss, 44H Eads
street northeast.
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as quickly as
she can tell a
homemade hat
from an import.
A wonan's
regret at the
loss Of a flirta-
tious husband
is always coun.
terbalanced by
her relief at
the thought Of.
not having to
keep her eye
on him any
longer.
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Curtain Rods

Brass curtain rods that are dis
colored and spoilt by verdigris can
be renovated by securing them with
powdered pumice stone and tur-
pentine, made into q paste. They
can DO polished with dry powder or
with metal polish. and can either
b rslacqured or rubbed with an
oily rag.
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enry and the eRARtss AL.RsEo
case Is not trivial and what is
more. the time will come when
It viii be az much Of q disgrace
for q community to have an cpl
demic Of measles as II 10 now
to have an epidemic Of smallpox.
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long 20 but
ere inevitable
to childhood
necessary evils
that d o -
am ou t to
much.
II you have
this visw OF
these diseases
yoti,- Of course,
have measles
on the list.
Well. measles,
is not neces.
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what lovely time Id have! First I'd the MOVIES
SO that everyone would come thrill every
look every move every tear and Taught
Them I'd have lovely gold throne crown Of the
biggest jewels in the whole, wide world
coo million dollars guess one of those adorable little
dogs that l could carry in my muff
ana ia buy Ma Limousine land wouldn't antor
stand around and I'd have all that wanted
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I'd have snappy roadster police dog no cops
me- I'd be And all the fresh saesgs
would begging to have their gorgeous things
And those in the Ocel Wouldn't eyes just pop
and fearbut just wouldn't notice they'd
they had said
And Joe? Why bless his heart just as proud as he
could be- and has to have king he'd king
But, WELL he's king Of heart Pm happy-POPTNI
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CHAPTER LXXVI.
By Eleanor Meherin
The Biggest and Best story q
Her Career.

NAAfAI ! En- LAANls
He kissed her and forgot there
Nere such things as anger and re-
rslltInent in the world. His eyes
meeting hers were moist, but he
lapghed because she seemed so
dark and brilliant with all that
Nlld gypsy grace that had troubled
hls thoughts 50 many, many times
"A two years absence. He said:
Oh Lord, Nora Lee, let's set
9ornewhere quick and talk"
They were running along the
1mbarcadero. She stumble d:
Dear! Stop a minute. I'm crying.
Dane"
Tain't nuthin' to boast about.
sem l." The merry, deep-set
eyes grinned. There was such q
quaIity Of exuberant youngness;
such gleeful tone about him.
She had half forgotten this. It
was joy that all the carefree
paganism Of Richard; the whimsi-
cal gold humor Of Max could
never achieve; for it was the joy
Of youth unstained, happy, in
donaitable. It went thrilling and
calling along each separate nerve.
She had never felt SO glad in all
the days Of her life.
In Her Car.
You're not disappointed, Dane.
j In me? Am 1 as good as you ex-
pected?"
Pretty near"
They got into Nora Less little
closed car: $50 IT'S real? You
know I've thought you were jok.
ing all along about buying an al.
tOinobile. You must be an awful
" prosperous person"
81 II am. Besides 1t doesn't cost
20 much. And it saves carfare."
He chuckled: "You save a nickel
and spend a dollar. I SEQ I've
cot to hump"
ssI'm worth it."
they went to a restaurant on
Market street with tables set In
small booths. Here they could
talk.
But for a long time they looked
III each other. He was thin,
Z, the thick brown Nhair slicked back
% that his forehead had a broad,
clean look and the twinkle kept
passing from his dark, laughing
eyes to his strong-cut. tender
mouth.
Nora Lee felt young an she
had the night OF her first dance
when she put her hand in his to
whisper with childish gratitude.
You're most extremely glorious.
Indeed you are"
AT first you were angry, Dane?
Weren't you? Why, you weren't
even going to come over"
How He Felt.
Wasn't I? But Lord, after two
years, Nora Lee? 1 can't tell you
how / felt when you weren't at
Napa Junction. Then you weren't
home either I got kind Of sick
about it. 1 couldn't imagine what
had happened. Then / rang up
Belvedere. Billie told me what was
up His mouth Strengthened. II
!. was just plain sore then. Seemed
70 me / couldn't have done that
for all the pleasure on earth II
you were expected after not see
ing you for two years. 1t was
the damndest, emptiest feeling.
3sSp
Oh, zane
And / got to thinking of things
could happen in two years.
II membered Max and that you
tk ned to like him that first
y you ever met him. Then I
Wondered about this Richard-and
thought of awfully sophisticated
marks you'd made in letters"
1 All for effect. Really 1t was.
KeE et queer moods. you know.
N a great many things hap .
! led to me in this two years."
1Tbhe raised the heavy black
pesles and let him look into the
I s pleading eyes. His hands
list eagerly seeking hers; his
blt dark and tender. The little
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-30
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

"YHEN was New York City
" Incorporated?
When was the first suc.
cesses in air balloons obtained?
S-When was the famous ''sil.
Yer Codex" OF the Bible written?
when was London founded
5--When was the construction
Of the Panama Canal begun?
Answers to these queries viii be
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.
willie, Lincoln's second son.
died February 20, 1862.
2--Napoleon issued his Milan
Decree December 81, 1907.
S-Grimnl's great German Die
tionary was begun in 1854.
1.-The Dutch war in Sumatra
started In 1873.
6-The Indians attacked Had.
ley, Mass, June ~, 1875.
Copyright. 1924. BY King Features
Syndicate. Iue.
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by liz Cn0S. A liz Ree0,
Former President Of the American
Medical Association.
XYOU, I presume, like most pso.
pie, look upon the diseases
~ Of childhood" as more or less
annoying things that not only be-
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NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland
MIXED FLAVORS.

IF Q man hasn't a Change az
heart occasionally, it's a sign.
dear girl, that he HASN'T any
heart.
A new Zine" may thrill the
flapper; but q sophisticated girl can
distinguish q machine-made com.
pliment from an inspired one
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a Woman's heart may be taken
by storm"--but a mans always
has to be taken by surprise.
Copyright, 1924, King Features
Syndicate, Incl
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/ WE sRaaaaa
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Life-or novel-without love
interest, MAY be endurable: but It
is as flat ard navOrless as seven
course dinner without an appetite.
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
OpinioNs Net.
w HAT is your opinion nett
Nv Of conrsA wa know what voyI,p 4,

w HAT is your opinion nett
W. Of course know what your opinion gross is.
You talk about it. you defend it and you fall back
on it. You exhibit it and stand up for it.
But did you try dig into it and take it apart and
see how much Of it yours, how much OF it is your real
Ideas net very hard to determine Most Of them
mixed with good deal Of extraneOus matter you take
drink Of water after cleaning your teeth with soda the
water no matter how flat tasted before The
water the but the change is the reaction that
has taken place in your mouth.
Every idea that communicated to you has to mix and
form Of chemical compound with the ideas that you
already have. tells you something that is blue and
your mind yellow the resulting idea that you get will
be green that is, blend of yellow and blue
Ten people accident in the street and their
reports of it will differ amazingly from the other
You sometimes wonder that what you said has been
misconstrued. What you said was perfectly plain and
simple but it has been dyed with the color Of every mind
that heard it. that when is repeated it is what you said
plus minus something else.
If you put stick into bucket of water the refracton
will make it look if it were bent. So, when you tell
anything you must take into account the refracton
that takes place in his mind. It will hardly out
Of his mind exactly as it went in.
Thoreau said 1T takes two to tell the truth That is
it not only takes who tries to tell the truth but
listener who wants to hear the truth.
AS experience increases we become careful
what say and to whom say it, for learn that
there is not much trying to thing who is
not prepared to receive it.
Education does consist much in imparng informa-
ton to youth consists in training youth receive in
formation and to know what to do with it. This is fine
pretty world but there number of people who
walking about in it who think it is less of prison
and vale of tears.
you meet have colOred glasses behind their eyes.
is not easy things they It is quite diff
cult and only with long training steadfast
desire to know the truth.
Why be either Optimist pessimisti Why not be
actualst?
For there certain JOY in ideas net that is not to be
found in ideas doctored with any sort Of favong matter
To the healthy and normal mind nothing is as
the truth.
Copyright 1874 BY Mcclure Newspaper syndicate,
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THE Y. w. C. A. CAMPAIGN

keeper or girl; without CONNER.
cializing this service the aasocia-
ton is free to choose and give
the best to the girl who needs aid
in finding a room.
The club department IL the
molding room Of the entire move
ment. Here more than anywhere
else we can see the great law of
substitution working. A con-
structive program in each club,
which calls for the enthusiasm
In its execution, education indi-
rect but no less motivating is car
ried on among several hundred
girls from school age Girl Re
serves to young business women.
A staff Of about thirty.five sec.
retarieS carries on the work In
Washington through four centers,
Many Of these workers are spe-
cialists working not as one works
on lob" but in consecrated
service to mankind. The highest
Of educational training Is a re.
quirement for women to enter
"Y" work. and many of it's EN-.
ployeS are sacrificing remuner.
alive positions because they be.
Neve In the program. The secret
OF their ambition to enter the work
is often its earlier contribution Co
their lives. \
Men and women Of washington
let us be mature in our thinking
In evaluating service to the com.
muntty; let us be as eager to stop
the supply Of ignorance and crime
as we are to mop up after dis.
gushing muddiness; let us give
courteously Of our time and our
money TO those who may preseus
y" work to us this coming wee
The Washington times., 1924-03-15

nv HE coming week sees the
Y. w. c. A. going out to the
city Of Washington for 10
per cent Of it's budget to carry
on for another year a program of
prevention. No one doubts the
wisdom Of the "ounce of proven
ton" but how lacking in enthusi-
asm men and women seem when
there are no narrowing tales to
tell, no sentimental persuading Of
their hands into their pockets.
Yet normal living II the most
thrilling of any story that can be
told, for It is the most hopeful.
The Y. w. C. A. belongs to the
great triumvirate Of home, school
and church In its work Of cutting
off the muddy waters Of vice and
ignorance.
The budget of the association
shows that the organization in
this city 10 30 per cent self-sup-
porting: that the $4,000 for. which
It asks the Capital City is' but a
tenth Of it's entire budget. Much
Of Its program IL financed by it's
system Of cafeterias, which, by
the way, produce but q per cent
profit. This rate Ia q dictum from
national headquarters to prevent
the overcOmmercializa Of this
very important phase Of the work.
The residence, the Elizabeth
Somers, is q self.supporting or.
KanIzed home for young business
women. Y. w. C. A. School runs
on a budget difference comparable
70 a year endowment, but more
flexible, and therefore more ad-
vantageous. The room registry
n a purse service department. no
Zoe being asked either house-