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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19
FOXY
GRANDPA

- OBEY was feeding his gold
fishes. which he kept in q
- large bowl, and AA one Of
the little fellows almost nibb1Sd
his finger a. he dropped the
wafer in, he asked:
do these fishes belong to any
particular family, Foxy Grand
par"
..rhey do. Bobby" answered.
Those little fellows are really
Chinese-Chinese carp"
Chinese carp" repeated Bob
by. Surely they are not related
to those big carp that live down
in the river"
very distantiy," / said.
How did they ever get to
England, or did the English carp
go to Gilman" answered the In
quisitive Bobby.
"I'n tell you" said I. The
carp really was originally an
Asiatic fish, and then found its
way to the Caspian Sea-"
THAT big sea between Russii
and Asia said Bobby.
Good boy, Bobby / laughed,
you've remembered your k6ogra-
ply very well.
Then did they swim all the
way to England?" asked the boy.
Some may have taken the
Journey" ] answered, but Il 10
on record that carp were brought
to England in 1895, and until 1862
rewards were given to those who
brought them to the king, Henry
VIII"
"But I'm not having much luck
with the carp down in this river.
Foxy Grandpa, and they say there
are two big fellows down there
which are over a hundred years
DID,"
yes" 1 said, carp live to be
very old, and they have great
vitality and endurance. Carp
have been kept alive a long time
out of water. They hang them
to the ceiling in big bag lined
with wet moss, which they keep
very wet, and then cram the bag
with bread and milk. It 10 said
that many old.fGshioned English
people claimed that this improved
the flavor Of the carp, and that
while hanging there they grew
very fat
why not try fishing for those
big carp with a net, BobbyT" 1
suggested.
Would you help me drag the
net, Foxy GrandpA?" asked Bob
by. his eyes shining with happy
anticipation.
Certainly" said I. Wen 70
down to the river tomorrow and
see IL we can't find q man who
will lend US a net"
Waste Of time, am afraid, :"
vArltured Bunny, who for the FIRST
time Joined into the convorsa'
ton.
why, Bunny / asked.
They're too foxy for anna
tours" he announced With an air
of authority. I'm fact, they are
too much very often for the pro.
fessional fisherman who tries to
catch them with q net"
What do you mean, Bunny?" /
asked.
oh" laughed Bunny. They
have trick.
please explain" ! asked.
do you know what those fe'.
lows do, Foxy Grandpa? When
they see a net coming down in'o
the bed OF the river, they stick
their noses into the mud to noid
on and the net slides right over
them"
''No wonder they are called the
foxes Of fresh water fish," ]
laughed.
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LOWRIE'S STORY Back i WI
New and Amazing Serial Describes Ont
Mans Long But Losing Battle
for Freedom

his chair, his face drawn with
mental nausea, his hands clench-
I'd. It looked for 4 moment as
il he were about to spring at
the throat Of his adviser. Thea
he settled back. crossed his
legs and said:
$50 that's the lAyl No chance
to ret me for dishonesty. laAi-
ness. neEiect--nens Of the tritc
charges-but immortality Wen,
let them COME on.
WOnien Barred House.
AfterwArd he said to me: "The
miserable cursl / knew when |
took the job they'd fight me.
Every warden this place has
ever had. so far as know, has
been d Westchsster or Dutchess
or some nearby county politician;
I'm an obstacle, d marriott.
we've got to be eircuAspect. BE
ON the alert at ali times for
ffanae.ups. Be especially careful
that no woman ever comes into
this house save BY my order or
AZ my guest"
In the innate clsanlinese of his
mind osborne had no conception
OF an application of the word
aitnnloraiity5 save in the ordi.
nary, everyday inference: nor did
IA AsL~ASvas. sS~k39 S@akSnFS 1akAA i11ef
what the nature OF certain
charges against him were to be,
At that time he merely gave the
order concerning women, and
that order had been faithfully
carried out.
when Ruth came to the prison
three mornings later, however,
and after I hAd proudly shown
her ali through the place ana
was about to sit down with her
in the front office, She expressed
& desire to zee where 1 lived, and
l was confronted with the alter.
native Of declining to show her,
or else Of telling her no women
were permitted In our quarters.
knew, should ADOPT The latter
course, with what knowledge
had Of her life, she might take
it a. 4 personal affront. Osborne
was away. l l1esitAted only q
second.
'.All right" / said. aIt's nice
Of you to Be interested"
When we got into the house
Ruth WIS not satisfied with a
general survey Of the place: she
wanted to see everything. and to
visit the upstairs quarters.
no Be Continued TomOrrow)
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she colertd> siikntly under my
inspection, then turned abruptly
toward the other.
This is Mrs. Bright = AIS
mother" she said. IT call her
mother, too. Mother, this is an
ora friend OF mine. Don Lowrie.
You know, told you about him.
Ware going out for walk to
the park. and talk over old tiu1es.'
The older woman greeted me
warmly, and said something to
the effect that she wished Ruth
were really her own daughter.
1--WE al love her. she added.
All that morning 1 sat with
Ruth on 1 park bench. The time
flew. 1t was half past eleven
before we knew it, and she was
obliged to rush when we started
Back. AL, her elongated stage
partner, was there when we
returned. He greeted me rather
indifferently.
/ was persuaded to partake OF
lunch in corner Of the back
room and then Ruth was obliged
to go. felt very 10th to part
with her and went to the front
door to follow her with my eyes
until she and Al disappeared
down the subway entrance at
the corner. had arranged with
her TO GONE up to Sing Sing
three mornings later.
Warden's Door Open
RIGHT here let me digtess to
sxplain 4 peculiar condition OF
affairs at the prison. It IL
subject which / would prefer
to evade, bit what happened sub
aeouently makes it imperative
for me to recount 1t. As I
have already stated. one of the
first orders iss1ed BY Osborne
was that there were to be no
locked doors in his residences,
and that prisoners were to have
access to him at any time.
There was to be free and easy
entrance to every room and nook
Ia the warden's quarters for
these who resided there, for
eusstA, for employees. for every.
one.
Osborne eschewed being suspi-
cious Of anybody in advance;
everything he did. every move
ne made was in the open, free.
easy, natural. confident. pure.
Pet. less than two months after
Osborne took charge at Sing Sing
Z man high In the public affairs
Of the United States and especial
" conEnisant Of the bAleful pow
Or Of the New York political ring
came to the prison and urged
the warden TO be careful.
.sBe especially careful in your
personal dealings with the prison
ert.H was the admonition. .'They
tnaAanine the rIngsl intend to
get you on charges OF immorali-
The warden had half risen from
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Coings-On

NATIONAL, National PLAYERS
in the Belasco success, kilkip
KEITH s. Odiva, diving queen;
others.
EARLERussian Orchestra;
other acts and films.
STRAND-Russian male cho-
rus; other acts and films.
lCOLUMBIA-LiIIian Gish IN
\ "Romola =
PALACE" Street of Forgotten
RfALTO-"Drusila with a Nil.
lion;" Miss Washington, in per
METROPOLITAN - colleen
Moore in THE Desert Flower Z
TIVOLI-"The Spaniard.
AMBASSADORS THE Redeem
ing Sim"
CENTRAL-"The White Des-
ert.'
SAVOY "sackcloth and Scar
AVENUE GRAND" The Re
deeming SIM"
APOL LO- Her Husbands
SIN"
YORK-"TIsr Market Value. .
HOME Beauty and the Bad
Man."
EARLE ROOF-F'ilm and dane.
ing nightly.
Outdoors
LIE PARADIS ROOF-Dancing
and dining.
nightly and outdoor fun devices.
Reduce SuperfluOus Flesh
Without Dieting
Bowl for your health's sake.
WasI1lngton's Best Located and
Ventilated
BOWLING EMPORIUMS
Grand Central Coliseum Center
Over Center Market
Pa. Ave-, 18th to eth
Recreation Health Center
@ st. Between 9th and 10th n. w.
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WHEN DID TT
HAPPEN?

Answers to These Queries Will
Be Printed Tomorrow.
When was the battle Of
Cross Keys, Va, fought?
when was CuddAlore, India,
acquired by England?
5%-When was John de BAliol--
King Of scotlAnd3
when was Tasmania, Aus.
trAlasia discovered?
5--When did Guido d'Arezzo,
reformer OF musical notation,
live?
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Queries.
1.-The embargo act was re-
psaled by Congress in 1909.
Mark Twain wrote "A Dogs
Tale" in 1904.
3--Constantinople was beSieged
by the Saracens from III to 100.
4-Louis TX Of France died in
Tunis In 1870.
5-The Saxon invasion of Eng
land was checked by King
Arthur in $50.
copyright, 1926, by King Features
syndicate. Inc.)
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STR. ST. JOHNS Nightly ex-
cursions Monday, wednesday and
Friday. banding on board.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH Dane
ing. fishing, swimming etc.
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ing Jingo pretend he was dead lion
the while the mighty hunter dragged
him around by the tail, JIngo trying
nobly to look as though he was en-
joying himself.
But a crisis had come in Jingos life
though he knew nothing about it him.
celf. Mrs Marlatt was planning to go
to Europe for the Summer, to take
Lucille across to study music. That
meant leaving the house in charge of
the four other young Marlatts and a
housekeeper On the eve of her going
there had been series of robberies in
that part of the pretty suburbs in
which the Marlatts lived. And Mrs.
Marlatt had made UP her mind that
her family must have a good watch
dog.
I'm sure Jingo would make a won
derful watch dog" insisted Jack. ra-
ther hopelessly. Hes never had a
chance to show what he'd do to a
Sure-enough robber."
'Indeed!'' replied Mrs. Marlatt. in
the quick way she had. THE idea Of
lingo as a watch dogi In the first
place, he's too lazy to bother even to
turn his head to look at robber. In
the second place, he makes friends
with any one who pats him on the
head or smiles at him."
The young Marlatss were silent. 1t
was all too true.
Three days before Mrs Mar1att
left, Marjorie was alone in the house.
The rest had all driven off to town
with their mother to help her shop.
And among the things they would
look for was a watch dog. Marjorie
sat in a chaiI On the lawn. knitting a
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stand that? 1t is very easy-simply
a matter of revolving the arms, al
ternately, down through the water.
The elbows can be bent a little, but
the entire movement should come
from the shoulders.
Don't Stop Kicking.
In moving the arms we do not stop
kicking for a second. 1t might be a
little difficult, at first, to make the
legs move faster than the arms do,
but l know we are all able to do It,,
if we practice.
Now let's get fresh start. We
take a good, deep breath, and plunge
forward through the water, arms
over our head. We begin kicking
tie way we learned last week. When
we are going good we begin the arm
movements, this time taking four
strokes instead of two. Then we
stop and come up for air.
Let us try six strokes this time.
And then eight. 1 have known boys
and girls to take as many as 18
strokes when they are learning. but
it is not wise to take so many. II
we can take eight strokes, continuing
the leg movement all the time, we
will be getting along fine. We must
practice this steadily, so that next
week we can learn how to take our
heads out of the water, for this will
be the hardest step of ALTO do 1t
correctly.
] hope the boys and girls who take
this correspondence" swimming
course are going to write to me, in
care of this paher. and tell me how
they are getting along. I would like
to be with them, and have a plunge.
too, but of course that isn't possible,
so the only way I will know If they
are succeeding is for them to write
and tell me about 1t. Their letters
cannot be answered. though. unless a
stamped and self-addressed envelope
is inclosed.
Well, goodbye until next week.
And practice!
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How Cow Country
Came Into Being.

hid you ever hear the story of how
- the COW country came to be?
1t all came about through an ac-
cident You see, all the country which
later came to be the great cattle rails
ing land was once looked upon as be-
ing of no use for anything. Nearly
every one lived in the country east
of the Mississippi, and some lived in
California. The country in between
was look upon as just waste land
through which the wagon trains had
to pass to connect the two sections
of the country.
tumn of 1856 a bullock team run by
one of the express companies was
freighting some goods from the Mis-
souri, River when an early snow stall
it on the plains Of Western Nebraska.
The drivers struggled in vain to get
the team started again, and finally
gave up hope Of getting their cargo
through before Winter.
Turned Oxen Loose.
They set about to dig a pit in which
the goods could be left safely, piled
their wagons together, and then,
sadly, turned their faithful oxen loose,
expecting them to perish in that wild
wasteland.
When the drivers returned in the
Spring, with a new team, to pick up
their goods, there they found their
old oxen. looking sleek and healthy.
They were startled to find that cattle
could not only live through the Win
ters on these plains, but could thrive
as well.
They told their story, and at once
cattle raisers started moving into the
cow country"
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Summer sweater lingo lay comfor-
tably at her feet
Suddenly Marjorie heard a stealthy
sound. The tall hedge on the left
side of the lawn parted, and a man
stepped through, unkempt and sham
bling. There was no doubt that he
came for no good purpose. He eyed
the house furtively. Perhaps he
knew, Marjorie thought with a shud-
der that she was the only one home.
The only one-eXcept worthless Jingo
In only a few minutes the intruder
CHANGED to turn in the direction Of
Marjorie. What he. saw there made
him jump. A young girl stood facing
him fearlessly. She was cIinging to
the collar of huge dog, who was
rearing up on his hind legs. Evidently
she had caught the dog in the very
act of springing at the unwelcome
visitor. You'd better CO. said the
girl, gasping a little. "I don't think
| can hold mihmuch longer"
The man took one more look at the
huge, straining dog, and then went
out as he had come. Marjorie sank
down in her chair, to be greeted by
chorus of young Marlatts, who had
come up to the house Just in time to
witness the last of that scene. And
then and there Mrs. Marlatt took back
all she had said about lingo as
watch dog, and he was reinstated in
her favor
But Marjorie just had to draw her
twin, Jack, aside for certain whisper
ing and giggling. Poor old Jingo,
He does hate to be disturbed, but ]
grabbed him by the collar and yanked
him up, clear off his front feet. When
l told that tramp L couldn't hold Jingo
much longer, l was right. Jingo is
too heavy to hold up very long at a
time
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QUEER WORDS.

DID you know that many words
- have a geography as we'll as a
history? This is especially true when
it comes to names for different kinds
of cloth.
There's that common word calico,
for instance. 1t comes all the way
from Calcut, India. The cloth was
woven there and was probably called
"Calcut cloth" by the early traders.
Gradually the name became twisted
about until it took on the form it
has today.
The same thing happened to cash
mere, which takes its name from its
native city of Kasimir, also in India.
And muslin, that common material
which has so many household uses,
boasts a name from the romance of
the East. Muslin" was originally
tMosul." the city on the Tigris, not
far from Bagdad, where the cloth was
woven from the long silky cotton of
southern Mesopotamia.
Another cloth from the East is
gauze, which comes from GAIA in
Palestine. And Europe gave damask
city most famous as the source of a
particular kind of cloth.
Towns in France have stamped
their names on several sorts of cloth.
There's that lovely fabric tulle, which
comes to us from the city of Tulle.
The town of Arras was famous for it's
beautiful woven hangings, and now
that word "arras" has come to mean
a certain kind of tapestry. "Gingham"
is a word that is supposed to have
come from the town Guingamp, in
Brittany, part of France.
The word silk" takes it's name from
old China, both words coming from
the word "Seres," the early name for
the people of China.
Next time you go shopping, see how
many other names of cloth have spe-
cial meanings. There may be some
that aren't in this list, and have a
romance all their own.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Care of Leather.

THAT leather of good quality kept
for ten years. under ordinary con
ditions, does not lose more than 10
per cent of its strength was shown by
experiments Of the Bureau of Stand
ards. Betting stored in the laboratory
for a decade was found to be only
slightly weaker than new material OF
the same grade, Indicating that
articles made from it would be pre-
served for an indefinite period If sub
jected to normal atmosphere. ventiIc-
tion and light, while dampness and
sunlight appear to have a harmful
effect on the leather. It is believed
the results of the studies will enable
manufacturers of shoes, luggage and
similar goods to alter shipping and
storage practices, since such articles
may be capable of many years of serv-
ice even though they might not reach
the user until one to three years after
they are made.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
No Suspenders or Neckties.


Is it the law that d doctor has to
make a visit and throw in the second
call in a confinement case; that is.
one call free?-J. G. A.
Answer.-No, nor IS it the law that
a merchant has to throw in a pair Of
suspenders or give a necktie free with
a pair of pants. Them happy days are
over. If a merchant offers free sus-
penders or free necktie today we know
there's something wrong with his
clothes. You had better beware OF
the doctor who gives free calls as a
premium.
liberated Is Infected.
Please explain the difference be
tween an liberated tooth and an in
fected tooth. X-ray negatives show
that l have a number of infected teeth
which have given me no pain or trou-
BILE, whereas l have walked the floor
with an abscessed tooth. Is there any
chance of infected teeth clearing up
and becoming normal again?-Mrs.
c. S. e.
Answer.-An abscess at the root OF
tooth is commonly called an ulcer
ated' tooth. Don't walk the floor
with such an alveolar abscess-walk
to the dentists office and have the
tooth extracted or the abscess other
wise drained, IL Is the Sa1eSE pIaUs dnC
1t saves needless suffering Infection
that is, invasion Of the tooth or
socket tissues by gerns) causes such
an abscess. Infection about the root
does not always progress to the de
gree of abscess formation. In the
absence of other evidence. the mere
X-ray appearance is unreliable for
the diagnosis of such infection.
should not permit dentist or physi.
clan to interfere with teeth which
were normal to all other tests except
the x-ray picture
How to Quit Chewing
Three years ago you gave a for
mula for a kind of substitute plug to
assist in breaking the tobacco chew
ing habit. 1 used 1t with wonderful
success. One of my brothers cheus
excessively and he wants to quit
l can remember only that the sub
stitute contained something Ike lico-
rice. Can you let us have the for
mula again?-S. +. j.
Answer.-Equal parts of prickly
ash bark and gentian root, bound to-
gether with extract of licorice to form
a thick mass like tobacco plug. No
harm done if your brother acciden-
tally swallows the juice when he
chews this. Or even the whole plug
When get TO be king we're gonna
place a prohibitive tax on chewing
tobacco, except in the barnyard. where
it belongs.
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can easily get at the grocer's. Have
the boards off on two sides and set it
on a table so it is open at the front
and top. Thus you bave the floor.
sides and back of your stage. The
top must be left open so the people
who work the puppets may stand
above and work the dolls.
Hang Drop.
Across the front of your stage hang
A drop, which is a piece of cloth to
IL inches deep. Furnish the room
with doll furniture, but do not use
much furniture, as the strings will
tangle For your curtain, set your
stage on the table in a doorway be-
tween portieres which are pinned to-
g4rher just over the stage. This hides
the PEOPLE who work the puppets, for
they must stand on the back of the
table and make the dolls act and talk.
AS TO the marionettes or puppets,
themselves, they must be so timber
tx>t they will double up at every
ioAE except when they are held up
right by their strings. Keep this In
n,szA when making them.
Make Stuffed Tubes.
Ten to fourteen inches high is about
right for a doll. For the body stuff a
piece of stocking or tube made of
l<pttted underwear material inches
long. Arms and legs, too. are made
Of stuffed tubes of stockings or un
tlerweai. two for each arm and each
leg Weight the feet with shot, or
something else that is fairly heavy.
Sew the stuffed tubes toGether very
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Harlequin Ice Cream.

Prepare one pint each of orange
strawberry and pistachio ice cream.
Pack a mold in ice and salt and
spread the strawberry ice cream
smoothly over the bottom. When this
has hardened sufficiently arrange the
orange upon it in nice layer, and
as soon as this hardens spread over
it the pistachio ice cream in the same
manner. Lay a piece of heavy white
paper over the mold. pack it in ice
and salt and let it remain for two
hours. The above combination of col
ors and favors may be varied to suit
the taste
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better looking when properly dressed
at this age than when they were
younger.
For this reason it is rather wise to
avoid the purely pretty hat, but here,
again, applies the truth of the rule
of the golden mean. While the older
woman must avoid the pretty hat, she
should likewise avoid the hat of bar
rem smartneSs.
Usually the girlish little poke shape
that has been so much worn by young
women in Paris this Summer is not
suitable for the woman of matronly
years. This is the hat that is quite
brimless at the back, with a coal
scuttle curve to the brim at side and
front. However, there is a sort of
modified poke, with narrow crown in
back gradually widening toward the
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Put on Puppet Show;
Make Outfit Yourself

firmly, but very loosely. at the knees
and elbows, using strong thread, then
sew to the top and bottom of the body
the same way. Be sure they are linn
ber. The head may be either a real
dolls head or a stuffed head. Sew it
at the neck to the body like the arms
and legs.
Attach Strings.
Attach strings to the doll at each
wrist and each knee and on each side
of the head, at the ears. Heavy linen
thread is best. Fasten the strings of
the head and arms, and one from the
middle Of the back, to a wooden cross
piece which moves back and forth
easily. The knee strings are fastened
to separate strip Of wood.
To make the puppet walk, twist the
wood piece back and forth. To make
it bow, move the head and arms with
the crosspiece held in the other hand.
To make it sit down, lift the knee
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Which Are Of Interest to Younger Readers
YOUR NAME

HERE'S a list Of Christian names
l. L beginning with 81" There aren't
very many of them, are there? ''1'
isn't one of the favorite letters of the
alphabet when it comes to beginning
names.
Boys Names
Ichabold QHebrew): inglorious.
Ignatius Iatin): fiery.
Ingram CTeutonic): a raven.
Ira Q1ebrew); vigilant, watch.
Isaac Hebrew): laughter.
Isador (Spanish): firm.
Girls Names.
Ida CTeutonic): happy.
Imogen English): weli-born.
Inez (Spanish): star of the sea.
lola French): soft-haired.
lone Greek: delightful.
Irene Greek; peace.
Irma (Moorish): innocent, pure.
Isabel CTeutonic), Isabella Qtalian),
Isobel tGaelic): God in her oath.
Isolde Qtalian): my only one.