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WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
ny MEHRAN *. THOMSON, Phi. D.

much of this simple story? Obviously
it has no historical significance. II
there is any value or reason for the re-
markable popularity Of the cherry tree
story it must be psychological. Whether
or not Young George Washington ac-
tually chopped down a cherry tree with
his toy hatcl1et is not important. But
the fact that the story is so popular
has tremendous significance and value
in rejecting the ideals of the people.
Father, I cannot tell lie. I did
it with my little Ratchet" is the climax
of the story. The popularity OF the
story means that the people Of the
United States like to honor truth, that
truthfulness is a great national ideal.
Such a story could never be popular
with the ancient Greeks of the time of
Homer, whose great hero is crafty
Ulysses" The exploits of Ulysses have
little if any historical significance, but
they are most interesting in showing the
ideals Of the people who valued clever.
ness rather than truth or even at the
expense of truth
Tt is to the eternal moral credit of the
Nation that the cherry tree story Is
popular. Whether or not we are ac-
tually more truthful than other people.
the fact remains that We love to honor
q truthful man. The popularity OF tbs
cherry tree story proves it.
(Copyright, 1920
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Today in
Washington History
BIT DONALD A. CRAIG.

July IL, 1863.-Washingto is nearly
cut OF today from communication with
the rest OF the Nation. Jupiter Plu-
vius has accomplished at last what Gen.
Lee and the Confederate Army has
been unable to do. Every line of access
TO the city Il submerged with water as
O result of the heavy rains.
All mail communication is necessarily
stopped. The telegraph wires were still
above water at last accounts but the
flood, If 1t continues, will soon under
mine the poles and 1t will be no sur
prise here IL this mode OF commune
cation with the outer world Is cut on
also at any moment.
The swollen condition of Paint
Branch. about 8 miles north Of Wash
ing, continues to afford an ef-
fectual bar to mail transportation with
the States of the North. This branch,
which Is usually only a few feet wide,
has been enlarged by the rains until
it is more than a mile wide, with the
water too high and rapid for foTding.
No mail from the North reached
Washington today and that which was
sent from here was returned 10 the
Post once here.
All trains between this city and
Baltimore were detained. The rain
has flooded the railroad beyond Bla-
denSburg. at some points completely.
The o'clock train started from this
city but returned with information
that the iron bridge over Paint Branch
has been carried away. The railroad
Just this side Of Annapolis Junction Is
entirely covered with water.
The rain, which began to fall mod
erately yesterday afternoon, came down
in torrents last night and continued to
pour from the skies today, with no
sign of a let-up. A big fresh" in the
Potomac River here is expected.
The heavy rains north of Washing
ton are embarrassing the movements
of the Union Army OF the Potomac
under Gen. Meade, and must also be
causing apprehension 10 Gen. Lee, who
Is said to be still on the northern side
of the Potomac with the bulk of the
Confederate Army that recently tnvadS
ed Pennsylvania and was turned back
at the three-day battle Of Gettysburg
Lee Is said to have sQuatted near the
river, with his back TO the ford in the
vicinity of Williamsport, Md, where
the water Ii said to be some or
10 feet higher than normal. Lees
communications with the Virginia
shore are believed to have been In
terrupted.
Military authorities here think 1t
likely that another important battle
may be fought before Lee can with
draw southwark across the Potomac.
Gen. Meade is understood to be con-
tracing his lines around the Confed-
crate Army.
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Couture Suggestions.

Dear Miss Leeds: % have . wind
blown bob parted on the left side.
Should let my hair grow? What
other way can / do my hair? az I
am II years old, feet 2 inches tall
and weigh 1872 pounds. How can
reduce? A CURIOUS MISS.
Answer-GD Since I do not know
what you look like cannot very well
pick out a becoming couture for you.
You might like the sunfiower bob,
which is cut short, showing the ears,
and has thick, long, waved bang.
The wide, fiat waves extend all around
the head and there is no part in the
hair. II your hair is straight you
might have the sweetheart bob. which
has a long, straight bang cut in
point above the bridge of the nose.
The side hair is trained to turn up
on the cheeks so that the outline of
the hair on the face is heart-shaped.
The ears show from the back or side
view. Personally I like short hair on
a girl of your age. ~ You should
not try to reduce without doctors
advice, as to do so may ruin your
health. LOIS LEEDS.
Good for Dandruff.
Dear Miss Leeds: NY scalp is COW
cred with dandruff. Please give me
the name of some good dandruff re-
mover and tell me how to take care
of my hair. I am a man "a years old
and very thin. How can gain weight?
HARRY S.
Answer-Eycessive dandruff is often
caused by using the wrong kind OF
shampoo soap. failing to rinse OF the
soap thoroughly and by using certain
scalp tonics and hair dressings. Your
own comb should be sterilized twice a
week and you should make sure that
YOUR barber uses sterlllzeo comp
when cutting your hair. 1t is contrary
to my policy to mention any pro-
prietary products in this column, but
/ am glad to suggest simple nome
treatment for you. Every night for
week rub a little castor oil into your
scalp and massage well. At the end of
the week apply a mixture OF 10 grains
of salicylic acid in three ounces OF
castor oil. Wiring out a towel in not
water and wrap it around your head
to steam in the oil. Let the oil remain
on for an hour before shampooing your
hair with pure CASTLE soap that has
been shaved and melted to a liquid.
Lather and rinse your hair four to six
times, giving your scalp a good mas
sage while working up the lather.
Rinse thoroughly and rub dry with
warmed towels. You may now apply
an antiseptic lotion to the scalp. II
you have very dry dandrun, repeat the
above treatments for another week. II
it is oily dandruff, use scalp lotion
made of 40 drops OF tincture OF
cantharides, 8 ounces spirit OF rosemary
and 4 ounces spirit of lavender, two or
three times the second week and at
end of week apply castor oil to your
scalp, steam 1t in and shampoo. Use
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were left to select his own furnishings;
but by tactful guidance any obstacles
are easily surmounted and the result
Is an attractive room.
First of all, the background OF the
room should be very plain, the wood
work finished in a walnut shade and
the walls painted so that the surface
will stand washing.
The floor covering may be linoleum
in a strip pattern and over this striped
rag rugs may be thrown.
II the room Is at the back OF the
house the glass curtains may be omitted;
but If it is where it is conspicuous from
the street, it should have glass cur
tains to match the other windows in
the house.
The illustration shows q room which
would delight any boy. The curtains
are of natural colored drill cloth with
a conventional stencil design and the
furniture is oak. The entire scheme
was made with an idea to sturdiness.
Copyright, 1921
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Folding or tuck-away porch, garden
and beach furniture is having a pro-
nouuced vogue. 1t is used, therefore,
as furnishings for large verandas as
we'll as small, though it Is boon for
the latter as we'll as a. fashion. For
the spacious porch its Use is for fashion
only except where the pieces are used
to augment other furnishings when
special occasions demand extra furni--
ture. Meanwhile the pieces can be kept
folded up and slowed in some conven-
iently near closet. If used on the
beach the articles can be tucked away
In the auto for transportation.
When tuck-away furniture Is used
on lawns and in gardens, the fact that
It is light as we'll as portable is SUM-
Gent reason for its vogue. A person
can easily carry chair and table
together over the grass to some shady
spot under the trees or in the lee of
the house out of the sunshine. Com
fort is apparent when the chair is
opened up and the table spread out.
AS the shadows shift, so can the fur
nit,lre be moved without any discomfort
other than changing positions.
Tuck-away porch furniture Is just
the thing to use on open piazzas. plazas
and verandas which are exposed to
sweep of the wind and storm when
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DO YOU I
PLAY GoLFH


$50 do L" said the mechanic.
The customer didn,s care at me
golf or tiddledy- winks. The customer
was a member Of o couple Of swell
clubs with doormen and stewards and
a chef and everything. In fact, the
clubs were most exclusive. A mans
financial and social batting average had
to be around 400 before he could OBJ
tain a speaking acquaintance with, the
caddy master. That was the kind. OF
clubs of which he was q member.
Every Saturday and Sunday the Gus
toner joined the boys at the club and
played cowpasture pool. He was lucky
for the benefit OF the uninitiated means
going around the course. In less than
100 strokes.
For 10 years the, customer had been
irving to reduce his score to something
around the "90.s." Every time he saw
some one at the club make an extraor-
binary shot he would inquire what club
was used and purchase one like 1t. BY
this means he had ACQUIRED about TWO
dozen implements, none of which func.
toned Is he had expected. What did
the mechanic know about golf?
sI play golf" said the repairmAn.
"Yeah. on the public courses" The
customer yawned an expansive yaw11.
& Last week" continued the mechanic,
rT got 156 for So holes and wasn't
feeling very well. either. just had my
the customer stared and began to
do some mental fguring. The mechanic
had averaged rs strokes for each Ii
holes. Reader, in the event that you
are not familiar with the game, let US
remark that 60. on any mans
course Is nothing "a aser 1t. On tbs
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Fashions are never deliberately made
In favor of the woman who has
close-fitting dress allowance-but quite
by accident there. are seasons when
the game OF dressing smartly may be
played with smaller stakes than others.
To the woman who has money to
spend end who never has to think much
about stretching a narrow dress budget
to its limit clothes and accessories may
not seem a bit less expensive than ever.
But to the woman who has to make
some of her own clothes and who never
buys anything without close considera-
ton of prices-things aren't half bad.
The promotion of all sorts of cotton
f. L>rirs to a place of honor has distinct
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BRAIN TESTS

I n each group of words below cross
out the word that has no close rela-
tionship with the other words IN the
III Green, pink. mauve, gambit, nj
tramarine, indigo, yellow, blue, violet
t21 Tyre. oboe. piano, harpsichord,
flute, clarinet, bugle, trombone, gyro-
scope.
(3) Chromium, nickel, silver, panther,
lead, cobalt iridium, zinc, tin.
(4) Perch, pike, sturgeon, tuna, trout,
cod, gunabo, salmon bass.
C5) Automobile, locomotive, airplane,
furnace, tricycle. bicycle, wheelbarrow,
sled.
(e) Hornet, wasp, butterfly, moth,
MOSQUITO, ant, bee, dragon-hy.
(7) Horse, COW, dog, cat, mule, steer,
OK, hawk, bull, mare.
co Quick, fast, leunargic, speedy.
swift, rapid. fleet.
Allow two minutes for the above test,
marking out but one word IN each
group.
Answer to Above Test.
Cross out: ID gambit; (2) gyroscope:
CD panther; a. gumbo: l5) furnace;
't6) anti (7) hawk; I'D lethaEgtc.
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and thin. Twice a month is usually
often enough to wash the hair, but in
your case I would suggest your giving
your scalp and hair an oil treatment
once a week, followed by a shampoo
the next day. Mix equal parts Of olive
oil and mineral oil and apply to scalp
and hair at bedtime. Tie up your
head over night and the next day wash
your hair with pure CASTLE soap liquid.
Do this every week for four weeks and
then twice a month thereafter. There
is nothing like brushing to make the
hair glossy and thick. Wash your
brush in hot water and soap twice a
week and rinse the bristles in water to
which some ammonia has been added.
Massage your scalp for 10 minutes
day. Be sure to choose a well balanced
diet. (2) Brush the lashes with white
vaseline every night. Mascara may be
used to make them dark. The eye
brows may be touched up with an eye
brow pencil. 90 Good colors for you
are copper-red, bronze, henna, taupe,
dark brown. stone-gray. blue-gray. pas
tel pinks in sheer fabrics. almond and
reseda greens. deep, dull blues, greenish
yellow, cream, black and very delicate
orchid. LOIS LEEDS.
Copyright, 1929
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He was an automobile mechanic and
was responding to an emergency sum-
mons. The owner Of car asked him
to call at his apartment. Being a fast
worker. he arrived in less than 20 min
utes. His jumper was greasy and his
black cap certainly was not thing OF
beauty. :,
Being in a hurry, he entered by the
front door. He was informed that he
should have used the tradesmen's en-
trance. The owner explained the dim
Guilty he was having with his gas buggy,
and the repair man left by the main
entrance. A few minutes later he re-
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Home in Good Taste
BIT SARA HHAND.

The boy of school age should have q
room which is a little world of his
own; and as such, 1t should be deco
rated and furnished in way pleasing
to him, and at the same time kept
within the bounds of good taste. This
at first sounds difficult, for most OF us
know what might happen II the boy
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DOROTHY DTX's LETTER BOX
Is Beauty or Character Better Asset in Matrimony
Boy Of p Feels Urge to Roam-Shal
Tilted Widow Sue?

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weather is severe. but which in balmy
weather are delightful. At night or
when rain begins to fall the entire fur
nishings of the place can be whisked
into the house, be piled in neat stacks.
or be stood on end. in whichever posi-
ton, suits the storage space best. This
space may be very small, but 1t can
be adequate, since the furniture, folded
rightly, deserves its descriptive name
tuck-away.
Two outstanding pieces of this fur
niture are card tables and armchairs.
The furniture folds like camp stool.
These two special pieces, table and
chairs, are also called beach bridge SETS
The tables come so low that cards can
be played on them when players are
seated on the sand, or they come high
enough for players to be seated COM
fortably in the chairs and use the table.
The latter sets are best for garden use.
Tables have card pockets closed with
Zippers across each corner OF the fabric
tops, held taut when opened out.
The furniture takes up very little
room when not in use, yet 1t Is ade-
ouate. good looking, and chairs are COM
Portable. It's adaptability to several
purposes makes 1t I'LL many out-of-
door needs.
(CopyriRht. 1929
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

your own Judgment as TO which treat
ment IL best in your case.
There are a great many different
factors that may be responsible for
your underveight.. The best thing to
do is to consult doctor as to the
cause of your thinneSs and the cure.
LOIS LEEDS.
Wiry Red Hair.
Dear Miss Leeds: u) 1 have light
red hair that used to be very glossy
and thick. Now 1t is dull and wiry
and is getting thinner. Is this the
result of washing it too often? ~
What can I do to make light eyelashes
long and dark? How can I darken
light eyebrows? 90 have blue eyes
and light complexion. What colors
are becoming? RED.
Answer-D You may be shampoo
ing too often or using too strong o
soap Underweight and general poor
health may also make the hair dull
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wonderful music j
heard on Sunday, 5
am, came from.
I went to bed
; Saturday nigh t +,
leaving the. radio
turned. on and fell
I. asleep, was awak-
ened Sunday morn
ing by = . 3 the
most W o n d e rful
music I had ever
h card. Immedi-
ately looked up my
radio program, but
found nothing list
ed for that early
n our, and have
" o a d ertnR ever
since whence it
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turned anu was
again told by one
in charge that he
should have used
the tradesmen's en-
trance.
He wanted to re-.
port to the owner
of the machine
that everything
was OK. 1t is
curious how some
thing irrelevant VIII
develop during the
course of q con-
Versation.
do you play
golf?" asked the
mechanic.
His customer an
SWered in the
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came. thank you for the information
that it came from London : Mrs.
S. d.
You are welcome. A friend Of ours
once left his radio turned on when he
retired. In the morning he was
awakened by the shrill notes of q bugle
and leaped out OF bed calling the top
sergeant names. He had been dough-
boy once
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1NTRrsTING FAcKs ABOUT

INTERESTING PEOPLE.
Shorty Judge, whose ambition Is to
20 with q circus as a ackrobat, can do
q pritty good of handspring but
whenever he tries to do the split he
still gets stuck half ways down.
Pubs Simkins says he has a ant who
gets more pleZzure telling about her
panes than what she gets pane having
them.
Maud Jonsons kid sister Dottle got
lost last Sattidy afternoon but she
lodged all the people that was trying
to flnd her and found herself insted
and got home just in time for suppir.
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Miss Mary Jonsons grandmother had
her hair bobbed in the barber shop
Thersday afternoon, among those pres
emit watching from outside being Mr..
Benny Potts, Mr.. Sid Hunt. Mr.. Skinny
Martin and Mr.. Reddy Merry.
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the smartly dressed child has the brief
est of trousers. They almost deserve
the name given to them" shorts"
The blouse of the suit is too long, so
that the buttons of the waist line come
way below it. And the socks are too
fuSsy for boys.
Many of the same faults may be seen
In the way the little girl Is dressed
Her hair has been curled at the ends
and is tied with too large bow. With
her as well as the little boy we see the
sleeves of the dress are too long, the
belt comes way below the waist line,
and the dress hangs below the knees.
Her socks come up almost to the hem
Of the dress, leaving an ugly gap be
tween the two.
The second little alrl wears her hair
plain, with O small bow. She is not
very tall, 50 her mother makes her
dresses with no belt or any attempt to
define waist line The sleeves are well
above the elbow. The dress Is short
and the socks are equally short, so that
there is an expanse OF skin on the leg
almost equal to that on arm.
Child care means more than clothes. Of
course. write to Nancy Page, care 81 TINS
paper, inelosing q stamped, self addressed
Nnwelnne. aakinR for her lea1Sk on 80 Child
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Fashions Favor Moderate Costs
BY MARY MARSHALL.

to Mary Marshall. care Of this paper,
I will send you the diagram pattern
and directions for making. am sure
you will find 1t very helpful.
(CopyriEht, 1920
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+ NANCY PAGE
In the Height or Depth of
+. Fashion.
By FLORENCE La GANKE.

Some mothers seem to have an in
stinct for dressing their children: others
who spend just as much money never
achieve creditable results. Take the
two little boys in the upper picture.
Each mother paid the same amount for
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LITTLE BENNY
BIZ LEE pAPE.
The Weekly News.
SPORTING PAGE.
Weather: Fairly bum.

SPORTING PAGE.
Pubs Simkins and Sid Hunt found a
long hunk Of rope last Wensday and
wawked around about a hour looking
for sailer to show them how to tie
sailers knots, but the neerest they
came to seeing one was a soldier.
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PoME BY SKINNY MARTIN.

A Sad Afternoon.
I wawked into candy store
And felt pane from my he'd to my sole
When I put my hand in my pockit
And ony found hole.
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FOR SALE or EXCHANGED.
SISSTETY PAGE.

A hammer with q. broke OF handle,
making 1t exter short and convenient.
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advantages. The pessinist will remind
Won that cotton materials are extremely
expensive-especi the sort that
fashion favors. But actual comparison
of prices will show you that gingham
of the best quality Is not so expensive
as good quality crepe de, chine and
that batiste and dotted muslin are. con-
siderably less expensive than chiffon
and georgette. - Fl 80 :. -
Moreover. cotton materials are very
much easier to manage in the home
sewing room than silks. satins. chif-
IONS and georgettes.
One of the most attractive informal
evening dresses I have seen this sum
nneY was made from fine white muslin
with tiny dots of green. It was made
with 3, simple, straightline bodice with
q 9Athered skirt attached at O. slightly
Neiow-normal waistline. The shoulders
of the bodice were cut to extend into
abort sleeves that just turned the corner
Of the shoulders, and at one side OF the
bodice. extending a little onto the
skirt. was a splashy, large appiqued
design In pieces of organdie in rose,
green and light yellow. Stimulating two
0verlapped roses.
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From a yard and five -eighths of crepe
de chine or cotton crepe or dimity you
can make one of the new wrap-arOund.
Hbadow-pronf Slips II you will send
your stamped. self-addressed envelope
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Child care means more than clothes. Of
course. Write to Nancy Page, care Of this
paper inelosing q stamped, self Addressed
snyeione, asking for her leanet on s. Child
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EDGEMOOR. MD.
Beautiful Wooded Site.
Located on Hampden lane between Fairfax
and GlenbroOk rds., and surrounded by some
Of the most handsome homes in this section.
Frontage Of 1854 feet by depth of 176 feet
living in California has authorized me to
sell at low figure.
+. ELIOT MIDDLETON,
REALTOR.
205 Investment Building. Metropolitan 1927
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WANTED-LOTE,

CAN USE SEVERAL SUBURBAN LOTS
suitable for colored homes. State price and
terms and II exchange will be considered
Address Box i63-R, Star Office.