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New Britain herald., 1926-08-14
THE MATERNAL INSTINCT

If you wish, Joan" l continued, T will go with you to your lawyer tomorrow morning so that if any thing unexpected comes up l can tel someone al about it, or at least supplement what you have 10 say. In things like this you know it is well to have a witness"
 T expect" said Jerry, 'a's much as he will hate 1t, your brother will have to come out here and be pres ent at the settlement That will take some time you know. I am some what at loss to know why he has not spoken of that before"
 Perhaps he has" said Joan. as a slow blush of shame spread over her face. There are L. rec letters, Eone an airplane special at the house, But to tell the truth ] was so wor~ rted about my own affairs that | did not open them. John often sends me special letters when he wants books or instruments or something done for him in the city, and I thm1ght these letters were about
New Britain herald., 1926-08-14

Jimmy Skunk is observing. He has learned to use his eyes. It Is an ex- cellent thing to be observing. Some folk can go along and never see any thing, yet have perfectly good eyes, but they do not use them.
 Now, in his wanderings along the beach, Jimmy Skunk had noticed one thing that he saw frequently. That was clam shell or an oyster shell with tiny perfectly round hole in 1t. He saw this so often that he be- gan to wonder about it. Of course, some one or something had made
New Britain herald., 1926-08-14

each of those round holes. He spoke about 1t to Graywing the Gull
 "Oh," said Graywing, that hole vas made by somebody who wanted to get the clam or the oyster inside that shell. You won't find those holes on big oysters. but you will find lot of small oyster shells with holes in them. If look around a bit, I think perhaps l can show you the fellow that makes those holes"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-14
Menus for tie Family

Breakfast - Chilled melon, ce- real cooked with dates, thin cream. breadcrumb omelet. crisp toast,
Evening star., 1926-06-10

terti"n. Finally. At the height "f his
career. he had tO close his doors in
the face OF the prohibition law. lie
did not attempt to fight the new c"n.
,iition. but Welded aud "Sherry's" was
no more. His furnishings aud orna
nens were sold AT auction for f23l :
oUu. Louis sherry retired, bat though
n very wealthy man AS u result Vf his
hong success insisted upon maintain
ing a small business n confectionery
shop, on the front Of which appeared
the famous old na me that at one time
WAS syHonN NOUS with New York $ So
cial class. IL was perhaps just as well
thai SHERRY quit when he did the h,,si.
ness In which he had been SO eni-
neniiN successful. for "A change had
come over the spirit of Manhattan
aud the newer taste ran along differ
ent lines. Louis sherry would never
have succeeded ia competition with
The cabarets aud jaZZ joints that con
stitute New York y main culinary at
fractions of today. His STANDARD WAS
too high, his sincerity Of ser,ic too
deep for such ii change.
Evening star., 1926-06-10
THINK 1T OVER
Perhaps 1t Might Be Worse.
By William Mather Le,cis.
President. George Washington University

Is the world, and particularly the
youthful part of the world, headed
straight to the dogs? Or does man
kind just find nournful pleasure In
being pesSimlstic? Vote yes on the
second interrogation.
In Consta ntinople Is tablet on
which Nh Egyptian. 5000 years ago,
registered his solemn belief that
within one generation civilization
would pass into chaos because children
did not respect their parents as Of
yore.
Shakespeare put into the mouth Of
one of his characters the statement.
Il would there were no age between
ten and three-and.twenty: or that
youth would sleep out the rest"
In 1861 Rev. Rogers delivered
himself Of this optimistic idea: II
tremble to think what will become
Of the glorious work we have done
when the ancients shall be gathered
with their fathers. l fear grace and
blessing will die with them. We grow
worldly everywhere. Every one for
himself, little care for the public
good
Brethren, let's cheer up. Can 1t be
that the world has been going down
Hill for 5000 years and hasn't
struck bottom yet? No, indeed. We're
headed the other way. or course, we
slip back occa sionally when a. dead
limb gives way or a stone slips from
under us, but we are going up. Let's
not get sour as life goes on.
Grow old along with me:
The best Is yet to be-
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-06-10
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

garden ~ An adventure in itself. but
he true one comes in planting new
| flowers and vegetables each year.
no achieve the only lupines in your
neis shbOrhOOd is not that an adVen-
ture?
The world will give you no medal
for growing them. but you can hand
Yourself reward Of earned salts
faction.
| Whence. no doubt, the child cried.
Mother, mother. mother. pin rose
on me.'
Ever thereafter. in your garden.
you will pause at the third section OF
the plant rail. and remark. dc you
remember when we had the lupines
| here"
In much the same spirit. undOubt-
| ediy Amundsen recalls, DO YOU re-
member when we sailed over the
poe?''
Byrd winged his way across the
| coveted spot In his plane.
We stayed at home and planted
sslpigiossis.
Ninging his way over the North
Pole suited Byrd better than staying
home and planting sa salpiElossis; on the
other ha nd. growing salpiglossis from
seed In our back yard took our fancy
While men were roaring all over
the world In strange places, Henri
Fabre spent hours. days. months and
years observing the ways OF his
beetles and other bugs"
Restless America MS swarmed into
the far places Of earth. but Luther
Burba nix STAYED In his California and
worked hand in hand with God In
evolving new plant creations.
We shall have a memorial to Bur
bank In our garden this Summer. In
the form Of his glsdiolus. Flora. We
did not know which bulb it was. as
We planted IL, but we shall know 1t
when we see ii face to face.
1t viii be ali adventure in our gar
den, an adventure OF the spirit, when
Flora unfolds her white pink petals.
like stained glass, and we shall look
down upon its beauty and know that
here Is the Lords approval upon the
life and work Of Luther Burbank.
Our garden adventures no moro in
variably turn out successful than do
those larger ones afar. Success is
something that every one may aim at
but not always hit. Perhaps life
would be too monotonous IL we never
failed.
enough zinnia seedlings to fill in the
spaces between the struggling salpi-
glossis plants. The latter do not seem
TO be doing very well, and We are TAX
ing no chances on that particular
spot In the border.
We believe we are discovering for
ourselves just why so few gardens
have saIpig lossis. Evidently 1t is such
u poor grower. or such slow grower.
that few gardeners feel justified in ex
perimentinK with 1t.
II We get one good Towering plant.
however we will feel repaid for this
adventure.
A glorious kaiserin Augusta Nicto
ria rosebush. laden with roses and
inches across (believe IL or notJ, has
been a high spot of our garden to
date.
Later We expect to see our FIVE
Hibiscus bushes bear wonderful
blooms a foot across. The coming up
Of these 'marvels." as they are called
in most seed catalogues. has been
pleaSan adventure this Spring, and
their blooming will be more exciting
ito us) than the discovery of the North
Pole. Anyway. every one seems to he
going to the Pole these days. while
very few seem to have discovered
Hihiscus'
Evening star., 1926-06-10
The Tomb of the Unknown.

Apr ensivn lest the completed
tomb uf the Unknown Soldier ut Ar
iington should take the form VI n tail
monumental structure caused the Son
ate the other day to adopt an amend
ment to the joint resolution prov idink
funds for that purpose, requiring the
submission. of competitive designs t"
the Arlingt gton Cemetery, tho American
Battle Monuments and tho Fine Arts
Commissions. The purpose Of this
precautiOn is to avoid the erection Of
a Tombstone like shaft with the
cenotsph Itself as the base or pedestal.
This provision will be generally ap-
uIauded, There IL no wish for shaft
at that place. The tomb itself as 1t
stands now is in one sense sufficient
monument. 1t is simple and siGnifl-
cant. But there is q desire that there
should be sonle artistic symbolism Of
the sacrifice to mark the spot whore
lies the body Of one whose name will
never be known, whose identity Is
merged In the great army Of soldier
dead. which will for an indefinite time
,n come he a shrine Of American pa
tri"tiSm.
The tomb " the Unknown Soldier
is placed immediately IN front Of the
amrhithaatas at Arlsnlbsa. ltsek . ~
Evening star., 1926-06-10
American Golf Has Arrived.
Saw Admirers of Sweetser

America to Great Britain The Nash
Vile Banners similar tribute is that
they have exhibited splendid sports
manship and have won or lost with
becoming modesty," while they were
met with just as fine a spirit as they
came"
"It was a dramatic performance,
according to the Lynchburg Advance.
(which gave a nativeborn American
a title which is recognized almost gen
orally as the most priced In all the
world of sport In commenting on
qualities displayed by Sweetser. the
Worcester Telegram describes him as
youthful, strong. so blithe OF spirit
as to be undismayed by an injured
knee and a cargo OF grip while The
drives, he approaches, he puts. and
10. he Is the amateur golf champion
OF Great Britain The Cincinnati
Times Star adds that the play is on
q strange course. in strange atmos-
pheric conditions. and the game is
one OF sustained exactitude that
makes every possible demand on the
players nerve" The tribute OF the
Little Rock Arkansas Democrat is
that Sweetser played a wonderful
game. displa wing an astonishing en-
durance under the tremendous strain
Of tournament play"
'"fhe American game has arrived. "
Is the verdict of the Milwaukee Jour
nal. which declares that Scotch and
English amateurs have lost their
power to chill u.s." The Atlantic City
Union offers the testimony that there
are millions of them on this side who
say they're in golf for their health.
but in reality play the game because
they love the sport
Evening star., 1926-06-10
The Park Commission.

THe National Capital l'aih and
Planning commission at its forth
coming meeting will take under con
sideratiun the purchase OF certain
tracts considered desirable for park
| use. The commission has 5000, 40" at
its disposal. one of The areas to he
| considered is the Patterson tract. The
90 the matter of the proposed iiney
Ernn Parkway from Fourteenth Ia
amt Narnum streets 10 Sixteenth
street, where the Tiger Bridge crosses
th- valley. The klinsie Valley tract
east and west Of tunnecticut avenue
win also be cUnsiuered.
The desirabiits OF acquiring these
tracts for permanent public use Is
been discussed for many years, Ger.
tainiy for twenty-five Years. and the
argument ia favor of them 10 known
10 all Washing tonisns. In the case
sion would preserve n wooded hin
Inch il feature Ut uur landscape
and give 10 East Washinst tuI in par.
tiruinr, aud to The whole Of Wash
Part Of the Patterson tract has been
'imprVVed Ia way 10 destroy It's
attraction IN SCENERY. but the higher
part remains, and If this is not taken
for public use il is likely that steam
Shotels Will cut away the hill.
finey Branch Valley east Of Six.
teenth street WAS \ deep vale and
ID few years ago WAS la the country.
Tho spread OF the city nOrthward to
Piney Branch and far beyond 1t has
been rapid. and the valley became
convenient dump for earth and ashes.
Had not the District authorities stop.
ped the use Of the valley as dump
1t would have been filled. Due to
dumping, the valley is considerably
narrower than il was, but it is still
there and can be made into an at
tractive CROSS town drive. giving u
new entran to Rock Creek Park
from the east and bringing into more
extensive use the fine part OF the
valley between the Tiger Bridge and
tho Rock Creek drives.
kIingle Valley has been disturbed
by building, but it awaits being taken
over by the Government as drive
and handsome park, also furnishing
Do oyly
the west
Evening star., 1926-06-10

! Those OF us who do not care to
attempt the North Pole, nevertheless
can adventure still.
| We may not he hardy enough tn
climb Mount Everest. but we may at,
tempt to scale iufinity by planting
a lupine.
| Let Amundsen and other brave
mer go to the Pole: we stay behind
! to pla ut pisiossis, something ne"
| To oar garden.
la the garden. such adventure as
we are capable of achieving may be
| taken In doses suited to our quiet
! temperament.
! Every one is not fitted by Nature
10 sail far seas. or toll up the sides
| of precipices, or win athletic lSurels
| for America IN foreign lands.
Yet The taste for adventure fingers
| IN all men and women. Even the
, auietest soul alive now aud then
bankers for the unusual the attempt
! 10 he made, the doubtful result to
/ be achieved.
The garden offers the best place
/ FOR this quiet sort of adventurinS
! hoink into foreign lands at home.
| a gentle toiling up sleeps in sight
Of ones own open window, a victory
/ wou by the side of the old back
| porch.
II chance has thrown us into A
great city. in a work which does not
call for romance. we need not en-
, lirely give up the thrill Of advent,,r-
ing. which no amount of reading
in books can exactly satisfy.
We may trade the vica rious ad
venture Of stories for the real. al
though not SO exciting, adventure OF
fresh arden experiences.
Gardens are ever fun OF adventure
tu those who take the trouble to
search for them.
one Spring 1t is the miner bees,
digging their nests In the flower
| borders. Another season 1t Is ants.
placing their cows on the roots
! or the aster plants.
There was that large, strange in
sect that seemed afraid OF no man.
that even made the cat shrink in
fear, az 1t winged in and out it's
, burrvw, and as strangely disappeared
as it had come.
Pleasant memories OF q hummins
bird, that made itself at home In
our garden, throns with tho growing
OF the gladiolus.
May the little fellow come once
again, ~ nc ldu thC hohf
These were adventures. one q nd all,
quiet sort Of adventures that thrive
only under civilization and cultiva-
ton, too.
Just az Peary had to have the
proper temperament TO go to the
North Pole. so must the garden ad
venturer be properly equipped men
tally.
One cannot say, out Of a life de-
voted to other things, Well. now
will go into the garden to seek sd
venture"
1t is not discovered that way.
Every man is not equipped to go
a-venturing in the garden, but every
arden lover Is. Such is the happy
fate of the gardener.
IL you have the temperament to
genuinely like to garden. you have
all the bag and baggage Of the garden
explorer.
The garden is at once Your great
ship. in which to make the adven-
ture, and also the unknown land
which is to be discovered. For each
new garden, each Spring and Sum
mer. is an unknown continent to the
gardener.
The verv making and keeping of a
Evening star., 1926-06-10
A Great Caterer.

Louis sherry, who died yesterday In
New York at the age OF Il, was a
notable example OF success gained by
sincerity in business. From 81. AL
hans. VI. his birthplace. he went as
= pcor boy to Montreal, where he got
a place as a general helper in hotel.
Saving a. little money. he decided to
40 to New York, and there. after a
hard struggle, he found employ ment
a. a bus boy, or walters helper, In \
hetel. Having a hard time 10 get this
ioh he determined to do everything
pessible to keep 1t. His faithful serv-
ice earned him promotion To a
waitership. He was no ordinary
walter. He served his patrons with
scrupulous care and consideration.
He gained distinction as an unusually
good waiter, and drew trade. lie he
came known In the hotel business and
In a few seasons WAS asked to take
charge OF the dining room and kitchen
of Summer hotel at Eiberon, y. j.
tNSn ~ pOpufdI ~ WV Vhe w
the second season he had 81 800 In his
pocket, and with that he opened an
establishment Of his own In New
York City, inspired by the desire TO
make it the best catering and eating
house in New York. DelmUnicO's WIS
feurishing. also Pinard's. But Sherry
was encouraged by fattering assur-
a,ices given him by Summer friends
that they would be patrons Of his es-
adjustment. Some Of them failed him,
ana he realized that he had 10 ms e
a reputation. He had a hard time, but
finally gained headwpy and adopted a
new idea, that Of novel and timely
decorations for his tables. When the
"Mikado" was first performed in New
York he cornered the market Ia Jap
anese parasols and orna ments and
with them made sensation After
that Sherry's decorations were ia.
mons. His prestige was established.
In all his moves and developments he
ksrt. the standard Of the best service,
Gs best feod and tha most hA!s1u a.
Evening star., 1926-06-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

20. This calendar existed until Jan
uary /, 1896.
=. Has grainclea ming device
ever been proved successful?-R. G..
A. Apparatus, called Bates as
pirator after its inventor. r.. y. Bates.
market specialist of the Depa rtment
of Agriculture. automat ticaIiy removed
smut and light dockage from grain
by suction as a part OF the threshing
operation. In this attachment the
grain as 1t is thrown from the thresk
er elevator Is spread out into a thin.
even stream by being directed onto
low Inverted cone The cone causes
the grain TO pile up and flow evenly
over its edge. Suction from above
draws current Of mir through the
thin sheet Of falling grain and lifts
out the light ma aterisI.
q. How many civilian sirpla mes
are there NJ
A. An unofficial estimate shows
that there are $40 to 2,400 civilian
aircraft In the United States.
Q. Somewhere have read or heard
Of building known as the Powder
Horn. Can you tell me where and
what IL was. or ISL. " r.
A. The Powder Horn Is an octa 60
nal brick building constructed under
the direction of Gov. Spotswood ~
the Colony Of Virginia. at Williams
burg in 1714. 10 he used as a. powder
magazine. IT is still sta andins.
Q. About how many seals are
caught around Newfoundland?-T. G..
A. Final figures on the Newfouno-
land sealing season, just concluded.
show a. total catch Of 205.54S pelts.
the largest number in "A years. The
stesm mer Beothic. formerly the Lake
Como. set the eason's record for
single vessel with 4s 900 pelts the
second largest catch ever brought into
port at St. Johns. Newfoundland.
q. Why do Catholic priests wear
black shirts?-E. r.
A. They wear them merely 10 ne
uniformly dressed.
q. Is person holding declaration
OF intention pers required tn tlr-
country?-B. r.
A In order 10 obtain full citizen
ship papers a person must he able
to prove legal entry into the United
States.
u. w nat klnd OF a caro- ga me ~ All
Fours?-S y.
A. All Fours Is the original form, NJ
the game called Seven-,lp or old
Sledge. The All Fours family slsn
includes such variati tions as California
Jack. Auction Pitch. Smudge, Pedro,
nd Cinch or Double Pedro.
Take advantage Of this tree ser-ic~.
IT you are not one Of the thousands
| ,cho hare pdtronieed the bureau stnce
! its tdbHshment frc ,rnnt uon to stdr'
| nor This is n service maintained for
| the benefit Of the readers Of The Err
ming Star. and re rnnt you TO get
| pour share Of benefit from IT, Send
| uOnr questions to HS. Inciosr cents
in stamps for return postage. 4ddress
The EreHinD Star In formation PnreJ".
| Frederic j. Hnskin. director, Wash
| inOton. n, T..
Evening star., 1926-06-10

hie structure OF inspirinS proportions.
The memorial for which provision
has Just been made will rise. there
fore, with this facade rs n background
when viewed from the east. 1t should
he designed with reference to that
fact. save when viewed from the
west ID will not stand forth against
the sky, aud that fact should govern
in It's design. All the considers lions
are IN support of the decision which
has been written Into the pending leg
iSia ton that there should he no spire
on shaft and that the, embellishment
.hal h- suitable to the character Ut
the place and its surroundings.
Evening star., 1926-06-10

q. Has the Dismal Swamp been
reclaimed?-W. II. l..
A. There are now less than $50
square miles In this swamp. which
originally covered 200 square miles.
IT lies in southeastern Virginia. and
mort hern North Carolina. Originally
this tract was covered with bamboo,
briers. cypress. white cedar. reeds and
pine. The part that has been cleared
and drained IL now devoted to agii-
culture.
O. Tell something Of Wimbledon.
England. its age and population
W. F.
a. Wimbledon Is a residential sub
urb Of London. situated miles
southwest of St. Paul's. The pOpula-
ton In 1911 was 58.003. The ancient
name Of Wimbledon was Wibbadun
1t was supposed to have been the
scene Of a battle In 568 between
Cea ulin. King OF Wessex. and Ethel
berht. King OF Kent. At DOmesday
1t formed part Of the Manor Of Mort
lake. During the following centuries
the manor was transferred to a num-
Der OF persons. Wimbledon was in
corporated in 1905.
@. Please send me a map which has
on it the Kingdom of Graustark nd
mark it.-W. G..
A. The Kingdom of Graustark is a
fictitious one. Had George Barr Nc
Cutcheon based his story on a real
kingdom the facts Of its plot would
undoubtedly have been contested
hotly.
Q. Are game regulations made by
national law In Canada?-H. s. G.
A. There Is a movement to stand
srdize the game laws throughout
Canada. These are now regulated by
provincial laws, except in the ma
tional parks.
q. In southeastern Europe. which
people were the first TO use the Ameri.
can moving ma chine &C. r.. D.
A. kOnrad Bercovici. writing on this
subject says: '"The Ruma nians were
the first to use the iron plow, Ameri-
can moving ma C hines. binders. thresh-
srs and cream separators."
@. How old Is sMussolini?-M y.
A. He was born July %, 1888, so Is
not yet 43 years old.
Q. Why can an electric spark be
produced by touching a piece of steel
after strenuous exercise?-J. X. Men.
A. The Bureau of Standards saws
that this is merely static electricity
produced by friction.
Q. What percentage Of automobiles
meet with accidents?-F. NJ. II.
A. The National Automobile Sa fety
Council SAYS that / ont Of every "a
automobiles suffers with some kind of
accident each year. The majority oi
accidents are due TO motorists using
one hand when driving. to poor vision
and to smoking when at the wheel.
Q. What time was indicated by
"Primaire":-f; p.
A. "Primaire" was the name OF a
month in the revolutionary calendar
employed in France during the revo
lutiorary period. The time indica TED
was from November 2r to Decembe,