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Evening star., 1926-06-09
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TRACEWELL.

from shy Violet to faunty Gamma. BY
the way, why is no human girl named
/ Gamma? 1t il q pretty name.
And every last flower and vegetable
needs water and plenty of II.
| This Is the momentOus discovery
YOU make when you take up horticul-
ture as perhaps the best cure for
chronic cases Of ''the blues" on rainy
days.
No doubt you never went In" for
flowers for any such reason. but II 1t
works ont that way, well, the benef1t
is twofold, is it not?
interest In growing plants and not
to work up quite an enthusiasm for
rain.
| No sooner do YOU see how much pre-
cipitatiOn the plants can soak up and
cry for more than you begin to wish
! for rain yourself.
Pretty soon you are clamorins for
heavy rainfall. You have de-
veloped into a rain enthusiast. For
gotten are the wet, soggy streets. the
dripping umbrellas. the sloppy over
shoes.
These things, formerly the neces-
sary irritatfOns Of a rainy day. stand
Ing out In your mind az so many sore
thumbs, now become mere incidents
as YOU focus your brain upon the
glad news Of rain for the thirsty
crops.
TO your utter amaZenent. you find
yourself eXclaiming, Gee, / hope 1t
keeps up all day."
The change in your outlook has
been so gradual. so a growth from the
soil as it were. that you scarcely
realized 1t, until you find it thus full
grown. part Of your new being
which has been evoked from a new
| interest in life
4 4 -
Then you find yourself pit wing office
mates who Crouch at the weather.
There liz old Sam Jones. standing
niserabiy at the window, benOa min 3
his terrible fate.
| Darn this darn weather. anyway"
says Sam Jones. What good is rain
I would like 10 know? Oh. of course
the farmers like 1t. but 1t ought to lie
turned of Ia cities. How am | going
to get home Ia all this? This sort vi
weath is depressing
With Infinite pity YOU hook upon
! jones', but YOU sav nothing. for If you
do tyou know from past experience
when YOU We're In his shoes the old
| fellow will regard you as one Of the
| inSun ei bic UptiniSts whom even b
| rainy day cannot disturb
What one does, however, who goes
| In for gardening. is not 40 much Il
| become an optiinist a. to transfer his
interest from the self -centered pett y
affairs of life. where they constantly
| butt into each other, causing much
| friction. to those outside crea tions
called plants" growing in their or
| derlv rows SO neatly and happily.
Rain. then, becomes necessity in
Your mind. az it always has been and
! always VIII be in tho garden. No
amount OF ha nd -sprinkling can exact
| ly take its place.
| When YOU mentally desire rain for
YOUR garden YOU like tho rain. and II
| no longer worries you. for We desire
| what we like. aud we like what we
| desire.
! Our capilla riss NAV he rela aXed. just
| the "a me az ever. but we have FOR
| gotten about all that In our interest
IN our plants. our flowers ana our
| vegetables We have become the
friends Of rain. the sworn comrades
Of Sunshine Everything that is natu
| raj IL a buddy of ours.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
The Great Building Progra m

The Public Buildings Commission
snd the Treas sury having agreed to
begin work as soon as possible on
shine'on. and having estima ed
tho cost Of each structure and the
amount to he allotted to Ii the first
wear. the next step is TO obtain from
Congress the required appropria ion
II Is announced that the Urea sury
will promptly send to Congress q
request for a deficiency apprOpris
ton to cover one years work on the
buildings and The sd laries 'of abont
$50 engineers and other technical ex
perts required for the prepara tory
work" These lnsn will he engaged
in making and drawing plans. II Is
said that they will he charged with
working out in detail plans which
have ALREADY been sketched for vari-
on. buildings, or drawing new sets
Of plans
For reasons that have been ma de
clear the plsn Is 10 get the Archives
building under construction without
delay. lrrepla cea bic records Of the
Government are TO be made safe from
loss by FIRE or water and the space
taken by them in several buildings
is to be given over to the ONCE forces.
So we are told that the technica |
force will concentrate it's attention
hrst on the Archives Building. which
is to be reared on the ground lying
between Twelfth and Thirteenth and
p and c streets" A new design for
this structure is necessary. The Pub
fic Buildings Commission favored a
larger and costlier structure tina n had
been pIa nned. The frst-year esttsna te
for this building il 81 100000 and the
estimated cost TO he spread over Ave
seErsa Is ss,soe,eeo. -.
,yhs, construction Of public build.
Evening star., 1926-06-09

agreed upon by those who made ana
sold It.
Q. Why do all nations use the
bolt action on their military rifles
W. p.
A. The National Rifle Association
SAYS that the bolt action on military
, rifles is the sturdiest and the most
dependable and will operate under the
least desirable conditions. All of the
nations use this bolt action. Its use
began TO come in about 1873.
Q. Can one tell by the track of p
Nnake which way IT Is soiEs?-E. p.
A. The Biological Survey SAYS the
, track OF a snake In very seldom seen
and believes that II would be irnp
sible TO tell by the track which way
Ii IL going.
Q. Why do cats eyes shine at
nich,?-M: r.
A. The caudal area around the
optic nerve has metallic luster.
This portion is called the tapetur.
1t causes the shining appearance of
the cats eyes in the dark.
@. Are the feet Of Chinese children
still bOund?-G. G..
A. Grace Seton In Chinese Ian
terms" says that 'footbinding IL still
prscticed. although it is now against
the law. and fashions in it differ ac
cordine to localities. In tho public
schools If the harsher practice NJ
breaking the hone has not been fol
lowed, the feet can he unbound.
About 30 years ago Mrs. Wang of
Soochow started the first anti-foot-
| binding associa tion in her native
city. Now this effective means ~
compelling public opinion has spread
! throIe hout central China
@. What kind Of candy was the
first made in this country? H. s.
/ A. Stick candy was the first CON
| fection made In the United States.
Q. Who was tn. hermit of
Walden -. NJ.
A. This name was given to Henry
+ David ThOrean. He built himself
hut by Walden Pond. The hut cnst
SIS.
q. What do f1refles do aside from
making orr summer evenings heauti-
ful?-K. G. G.
A. Firef1ies have no particular value.
but do devour snails and the larvae ot
insects.
Q. How many men and how many
women are stenogra pliers and tyr-
/ ists?-E. NJ.
! A. In 1920 the total IF people thus
employed was Sis. 1854. or these. 5o.14
were males and 5s4144 females.
! When in dOubt--dsk Hdskin. He
! offers himself as n target for the 0nes-
4 tions of our readers. He agrees tn fur
/ nish facts for all 1rho nsk. This "a
large cOHtrdct-one that has nerer
| been filled before. II tronld be pos
! sibIe only ia Washington. and only In
| one rhO has spent lifetime 'm To-
eating sources Of information. Hnskfn
does not kHoW all the things that peo-
pie ask him. but he kHocs people ,rhn
do know Try him state Your Ques-
ton briefly. 1rrite plainly and inctoa|
2 cents ia stamps for return postage
Address Frrderic J. Hnskih. director.
The EreHiH0 Star Information Pu-
rrdu. Washington. ID. c.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
Booze at Country Colleges.

From the Providence Journal.
Are country colleges dryer" than
those In cities? The question is an
interesting one.
According to the Amherst, Mass,
police, a young man who has Just
been sent to Jail for four months
because he was unable to pay a fine
imposed upon him for transporting
LIQUOR from Schenectady to the Massa-
cf1usetts college town had been ex.
pelled from college by the authorities
q few days earlier for bootieg9ing.
This recalls the rumors OF whisky.
running that came from Hanover, n.
H., a few years ago. Yet We read in
the daily paper published at Dart
mouth that 1t has interviewed the col
.lege janitOrs a. to present conditions
with respect to booze and ut was the
unanimous verdict of all the 5anitors
interviewed that undergraduate drink
ing was q lost srt..: The eSclemeticn
point Is ours. - 4. &. ;.as s.s Z. :
Evening star., 1926-06-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

q. What is the difference between
the way the British and the United
States amateur golf championships
are played?-S. w.
A. The essential difference Is that
there is no qualifying round at medal
play In the British amateur, and that
the ma tches prior to the finals are at
18 holes. In Eng nd the entrants are
paired, whatever the number OF them.
and proceed At once to play 1S-hole
elimination matches until there are
but two players left, who then play
the finals at 36 holes. The United
States tournament is regarded by
some experts as a SevSrer test. be-
cause the amateurs must show their
skill at medal as well as at match
play.
O. Who built the Pershina Stadium
In F'rance?--E. NJ. NJ ----,
A. The Pershing Stadium was con
structed by the Armt Engineers. Col.
Edmund l.. Daley was the officer in
charge. There were 100 officers and
$500 enlisted men used In the CON
s,ruction.
=. What change is to be made soon
ct the Johns Hopkins University? p
q. n. n.
A. lt is the plan Of the present
president, Frank J. Goodnow. grad
uaIly to eliminate the first two years
Df undergraduate instruction. So that
more energy may he spent in the
fields Of research. OF first import nee
among the new developments at Johns
Hopkins Is the Page School of Inter
national Relations. The purpose Of
the school is to apply the tried and
tested methods of research to world
problems.
q. Was the eruption of the volcano
that destroyed Pompeii and Hercu-
Ia aneum the greatest eruption in his
tory B &. A.
snce within the period of human his
tory was an eruption in one of the in
terror valleys Of Savii. Samoan Is
lands. With a brief rest. this activity,
which began in August 1908, lasted
for four wears. and the discharge OF
lava has been estimated at niore than
} cubic miles.
u. Which is the strongest animal
in the world?-A. X. y.
A. 1t is impossible to name the
strongest animal since some of the
sma Hest insects have more strength
in proportion to their weight than the
very largest animals. An ant. for in
stance. may carry a load Is or 20
times its own weight, while an ele-
phant could scarcely drag twice its
weight.
y. How many authors have written
biogra phies OF l.incoln?-L. &. w.
A. j. x. Oakleaf In Pictorial Re
view. says that there have been 500
biOcraphieg of Lincoln
q. Who discovered rayon?-C. H. ID.
A. In 1889. as result Of research.
Count Hilaire de Chardonnet. young
French nobleman, gave to the world
its first commercial successful process
for producing rayon. This he ac-
complished In his laboratory by chew.
ing up. chemically, not only the mul-
berry leaves. but also the tree itself
with very likely few worms thrown
i'm for luck. The fiber he produced SO
much resembled natural silk that 1t
was termed artificial silk" by which
name 1t has been known until four
years ago, when the word rayon was
Evening star., 1926-06-09

Take up horticulture in . mild way.
II you want to free yourself from de-
preston on rainy days.
The blues" hit all persons at
times, but particularly city folk, and
particularly when the, rain pours
down.
One then Is apt to hear grumbling
about the weather, structures upon
precipitation, murmuIings against the
perfectly innocent Weather Bureau.
Children fret on rainy days, moth
ers chide little ones, fathers growi,
even the dogs howl. Scientists oe-
clare, with every air or assurance
that rela xation Of the capiiiai1es IL
what does 1t.
Since most of us, however, are en-
tirely ignorant of the fact that we
uossess capillaries. ana Wouid MOI
know one II we met 1t race 10 race
the physiological expla anation OF the
effect OF rain upon the human in'hu
is hardly convincing.
The fact Of the mental depression
attendant upon IL good city downpour
4. what worries us, not 40 much the
cause. for the cause. II 1t he as the
seientists declare, Is beyond us. What
we want to know is the cure.
Happv is the man who can siniie
before breakfast. but greater than ne
Ia the optimistic gentleman VINO IL
radia nt when II rains! He has taken
the rain cure.
The one practical way to outsfo"
the blues" when 1t rains is 10 go
In foI. gardening, on no matter no"
small a. scale. Turn yourself into an
embrvo horticulturist, ana get an eli
tirely new viewpoint.
plant Yourself a vegetable OF mower
garden. l., the
No sooner are Your seeo )"
ground than you Will discoNe' We
you have broadened your co"''u
lion Of the weather from pu'@''
personal to a unlFerssi f'e"
Wb.t i. result is there, my country
men. ,s. y.,,
would get your he" ~ a, IN.
Va, cursed the weather anu 'ue
.w..ther man" aud You co'np'e'o;s
f.rvot tho farmer, and the 'r"tN
..rJeu man. and all those "h'
Garden an a large scale OF on i''ic.
But now that YOU have safue' VI
v,,,r avn. YOU find yourself uispiaSihS
:. touching interest In beets. ana iHo
isbes and Country Gentleman. ana
In the marigold, the zinniA ana 'he
| sla diolus. ,,
Your horizon has been enlarged.
You, the perfect city man. the 1e',
low with the snappy white coiiar ana
the latest cut trousers. VINO thonsn'
he knew more than the chaps out In
the "sticks"-you, the pride or creS'
ton, according to some OF the gay
New Yorkers-you discover that you
had been missing something. Ac'i'
ally.
Your new friend Mr.. Beet turns out
to be a better fellow than your OLD
friend Mr. Bootlegger.
Mr.. Tomato. too. is pleasant ma II
to meet, not only in your garden, but
lsV at dinner.
The fact Is that no meal In Your
various nd assorted years has proved
quite as interesting to YOU as this
one in which you irst sit down al
table with Nj. Home Grown Tomato.
Hume Grown Is great fellow!
And here are all the happy ana IN
nocent members OF the flower Family,
Evening star., 1926-06-09
Iowa's Latest Idea.

The latest Iowa idea" has tri
nmphed vigorously In Iowa. IL the re-
turns Of the Republican senatorial
primary there are correctly inter
rreted While both Senator Cummins
and col Rrookhart, his successful op
ronent for the nomination, supported
this Iowa idea the Hausen farm relief
hill. the voters OF the state believed
they could impress their earnestness
In this matter more forcibiE upon the
country by hacking Brookhart. Iowa
has had ideas in the past some or
them good and some of them not s"
: good. But one thing must he said for
the State: When it gets an idea il
sticks to it like grim death.
II Is no news that the corn belt IL
at odds with the administration anu
tho Fla ST over What should he done
for tho farmers. The news lies In
the determine tion with which the
farmers and business people of Iowa
generally intend to back their de
ma nds for farm relief.
Land revolts in the agricultural
States Of the country are not new
They date back half a century OF
more. Political parties In those. states
have risen nd fallen with those move
r,erts. The swing of the economic
pendulum has been followed closely by
tho swing of the political pendulum.
&c 81 MT hat "a
pomic pAndulum il now on the up
swing. the farmers Of Iowa are still
fighting mad.
The truth of the matter seems to be
thai the farmers are tired Of being
told they must abide by the law of
supply and demand in selling their
crops when they see that that law
has been tampered with TO aid indus
try and labor.
The aids Ia industry and iabor, the
tariff and immera ton laws. are. Re
publican. The Democratic party has
stood for the greatest freedom In trade
and = ga inst special privileges for any
cla as or interest. The dema nd Of the
Iowa farmers. and Of the farmers of
the corn belt senerall!, is for the kind
ot aid which the Republican party has
granted the two. other great interests
In the country, industry and Ia bor.
Democratic politicians are now
whispering. or roaring, according Ia
their individual propensities. to the
farmers to join with them. They pro
rose not to put props under the farm
ers t" raise them to level with In
dustry and labor, but to knock the
props ont from under industry and
labor and bring them more on a level
with the farmer.
Whether the farmers will ever get
fr"m The Repuhiican party the kind OF
aid which they now dema nd. rema aims
tr he seen. The present administra
ton far has sci it's face against
such aid. But one thing appears quite
clear. they will never get il from the
Democratic party unless that party
aha ndons irs historic attitude.
Evening star., 1926-06-09

Discussion of whether Harry and
Evelyn will remarry goes on; as II 1t
made any real difference! The affairs
OF the boy and girl who are paying in
q, ailments a on q home In the suburbs
are Of far more importan 10 society.
Evening star., 1926-06-09

Hihts VI bathing costumes in pictO-
rial print leave an inevitable irnpres
sion that The seaside sheriff who once
regarded il as his duty To insist on
reduced to state OF utter cynicism.
Evening star., 1926-06-09

The money owed by Europe to the
L. s. A. might he paid without so
much difficulty il the money pa id into
Europe by American tourists could he
systema tea lly' ppiied to that purpose.
Evening star., 1926-06-09

Iowa contributes a note of protest
against local disadvantage. When
Winfield Hancock said the tariff was
u local issue" he invited ridicule which
WAS subsequently turned to respectful
thought. Political experts arc more
and moro inclined to contemplate even
SO broad Il proposition rs tho League
Of Nations ~ Il local issue.
Evening star., 1926-06-09

Floods and conf1a agrations continue
their reminders that human beings
need to combine in defense against
adverse forces Of Nature, instead OF
warning among themselves.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
The Art Of Repetition.

From the Sioux City Tribune.
The average woman has vOcsb,I-
larry Of about 900 words, according to
a Middle Western newspaper man. 1t
II this turnover which produces the
Yolums. 1
Evening star., 1926-06-09
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Maryland and Virginia.
An Other state. and Canada.
Merher OF the Associated Press.

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Fatchss credited 10 il or not otherwise cle''
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published herein. All rights OF publication
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Evening star., 1926-06-09

Doc Cook may be enough Of
philosopher TO admit that cuzy cell
is more comfortable than the wide
open spaces at the North Pole.
Evening star., 1926-06-09

1t may occur 10 influential minds in
sufficiently jazzed aud may with bene-
it resume an interest Ia the oraturica |
classics
Evening star., 1926-06-09

Soviet Russia has worked around to
a point where patriotic instinct as
serts itself and dema nds more Of the
Russia and less Of the Soviet.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
Adds Definition.

Frsm the Buffalo Evening News
Abd.el-Kr presents practical
definition of "self-determination.'
Evening star., 1926-06-09

The vets want referendum. Old
John BarleycOrn always was con-
versa ton promoter.
Evening star., 1926-06-09

After hearing Of the former Kaiser's
will wonder whether the Hohenzol.
lerns were not realtors nrst and roy.
atty afterward
Evening star., 1926-06-09

A congressional investigation IL sci
dom able to subordinate it's unreiisb
temperamentsl demonstrations to Its
statistical features.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
Different Birds Entirely.

From the Terrs Haute Star.
The migratory bird bill in tho Sen
ate has nothing to do with tho dis
position Of lame ducks.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
The Annual Trial.

FROM tha WinetoB- Salem Janrnai
Intelligence tests are given students
during the year. hut at the end the
school heads tail back s,pcn Just nlain
old examinations. 4
Evening star., 1926-06-09

Hints Of debt ma nipuia1ions abroad
make the investor who limits his at
t~ntion strictly to American enter
prises feel more secure
The promoter Of the cha m pa ne
hath" is still frank. in assuming that
he VAS giving the public what it
wants
Evening star., 1926-06-09

Many who laughed at Henry Ford
are now perfectly willing to admit
that the laugh is sufficiently on his
side To define him as the great Ameri-
can humorist
Evening star., 1926-06-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Politics.
Politics, 1t seems TO me,
Isn't like 1t used TO be,
When we'd solemnly orate
Bout the future Of the State.
Then we heard "Vox PopuH"
And Tax Payer" who drew nigh
TO explain in accents wise
How we should economize.
Now We hear Of "Drys" and VETS
And Of massive foreign debts.
Evolution plays a part
That leaves many a heavy heart.
Men must join In wise debate
TO preserve Nation great.
The ba nd plays on. We're out Of stop
Politics has lost It's pep.
Evening star., 1926-06-09

Jud Tunkins says he's going to
Europe to improve his mind and avoid
the temptation to get into a political
argument about European finance.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
Invention.

ton"
What 10 it?'
"A rubber ink bottle. 1t can be
used in an investigation without in.
jury to the man at whom 1t IL
thrown"
"A radio announcer" said Uncle
Eben, lis like de drum ma jor in a
parade. You gotta respect him cause
dc regular show can't 80 on till he
gifts past"
Evening star., 1926-06-09
4 MOderniSt,

Don't you sometimes long for the
good old days."
I'm suspicious Of them," answered
Senator Sorghum. Those so.calIed
good old days are what started a lot
Of things that now have to he inyes.
tigated."
Evening star., 1926-06-09
Chance.

In blank oblivion he's lost,
Or else he's raised to fame.
Into this world q ma n is tossed
A white chip in the game.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
Why Grammar?

Why Grammar?
Ny a b c's now forget.
In commonplace nara tiOns.
only use the alphabet
TO call the radio stations.
Evening star., 1926-06-09

q. What do firefiles do aside from
making orr summer evenings heauti-
ful?-K. &. G.
A. Firefiies have no particular value.
but do devour snails and the larvae ot
insects
Evening star., 1926-06-09

@. Who was the hermit ~
Walden -. NJ
A. This name was given to Henry
David ThOreau. He built himself
hut by Walden Pond. The hut cnst
S2S
New Britain herald., 1926-04-01

itself unmistakably in a few days. If the animal is killed in the early stages of rabies it is impossible even in the most careful laboratory ex- animation of the brain 10 diagnose the case definitely. If confined and the dog remains well for two weeks. then he is not mad and the bitten person Is in no danger of hydropho- bia.
 If the dog becomes sick and dies or is killed while sick. the head should be sent to the nearest labora- tory for diagnosis. If the laboratory is some hours distance away, the head should be securely packed in ice.
 All bites should be cauterized as soon as possible preferably by phy- sician. For this purpose pure nitric acid is best, It may be applied with a medicine dropper, glass rod. or the end of a match stick so as to reach all parts of the wound.
 After the cauterization the patient should receive the Pasteur treatment if the dog is mad; especially in all cases where a definite wound has been made by the teeth of the ami maj.
 Remember also that cats may have rabies, and if bitten by cat suspect ed of having the disease, one should adopt the same procedure as reCom- mended for those bitten by dogs.