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the young Muskrat was held prisoner.
THAT trapper Is coming" said Jerry.
at Is your leg or your life now, and
you haven't much time"
The young Muskrat began to whim-
per. He knew his father must be tell
ing the truth. He knew that Jerry
wouldn't have given that danger signal
he do such dreadful thing, such q
horrible thing as to bite on his own
leg? He couldn't. Perhaps that boy
wouldn't come all the way there, after
all. Perhaps he had other traps and
would forget this one. To bite his own
leg OF was too horrible even to think Of.
Jerry Muskrat was floating close at
hand, looking down the Laughing
Brook and listening. A stick snapped.
The young Muskrat heard 1t. He looked
at Jerry. Hes coming" said Jerry.
Again . stick snapped. Then the
young Muskrat heard the sound Of
heavy feet along the bank and the rat
Ting Of branches as some one pushed
through the brush. A few minutes
later he saw that boy, the strong boy
whom he had so often seen when
Farmer Browns boy was not about. He
was coming along the bank, and In one
hand he carried stout stick. He was
looking eagerly toward that log on
which the young Muskrat sat. He be-
gan to run forward. He had seen that
young Muskrat caught in the trap. :.
It was then that desperation took
possession Of the young Muskrat. He
plunged on that log into the shallow
water. There he twisted and turned
and pulled and twisted and turned
some more. It hurt terr IDLY, but fear
was greater than the pain. The boy
was almost there. With cry he rushed
forward, his stout stick raised for q
blow at the young Muskrat, o blow
that would mean the end Of him.
Turning. twisting, all the time wrench
ing and pulling, the young Mnskrat
struggled. Just as that stout stick
started down for his head he suddenly
found himself free. Yes, sir: he found
himself free. In his haste to get into
deep water, and In the sudden relief
from that terrible grip, he didn't at
first realize that he had lost that leg.
He had, however. He had twisted Il
OF. It was back there in the trap. The
bone had been broken by those dread
full steel Jaws that wouldn't let 60, and
In his desperation he had twisted him
self free.
HIS father, Jerry Muskrat. was there
just ahead Of him, showing him the
way. It was fortunate that he did not
need that lost front foot for swimming.
He could swim very well without It.
So, as he followed his father, he didn't
fully realize what had happened to him.
As for that boy, he had seen the
struggle Of that young Muskrat. As the
latter escaped, the boys first feeling
was one Of disappointment. Then he
saw that pitiful little black foot in the
Jaws Of the trap, and pity for the young
Muskrat swept over him. He took up
the tran. He went tn two others and
took them up. "Never again." said he,
"will set one Of these cruel things.
didn't realize how cruel they are. No
more steel traps for me-"
And from that day to this Jerry
Muskrat has never found another steel
trap around the Smiling Pool or along
the Laughing Brook.
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Permanent Waves.

Most Of you remember when bobbed
hair 11rst came into vogue some years
ago. There were many women and
girls who had their hair bobbed think
ing how easy It was going to be to keep
the short locks attractive. The trying
days Of hairpins, coils and puffs were
to be over forever. And TO many the
bobbed couture was O boon, especially
to those who looked well in the straight,
short bob. But others who felt that
their short hair demanded waves and
marcels found 1t no easy matter 30 keep
bobbed locks In trim and looking chic,
In time, however, they became accus-
toned to the change, and perhaps the
comfort Of short hair made them de-
eide never to go back to, long tresses
again. But experience taught them al
that even bobed hair needs more than q
shake Of the head and hurried stroke
with the brush to make 1t q thing Of
beauty.
Permanent waves are something like
that. To the novice permanent wave
means Just what its name implies
beautiful wave which Is there perma-
nently and needs no further care after
1t has once been put in. But many
have found out to their sorrow, and
some to the detriment Of their hair,
that 1t isn't nearly as simple as that
- RSAAA0A1Cnb wave - A1lOot 6ccUIEQ1y z
great convenience, and 1t can be q
thing Of beauty. But that It needs def
mite care and that its success depends
upon the type Of hair Is evidenced by
the. fact that two women may have
waves put in by the same operator
with very different results. Both re-
cetve beautiful waves, but in q months
time one head OF. hair may have become
bushy, dry and most unattractive, while
the other has, even more luSter and
loveliness than when the wave was FIRST
put In.
While the hair itself has someti1ine
to do with this difference, In noSl
cases the first wave could have been
as lovely as the second one If 1t had
received the right care. All hair needs
brushing and scalp massage, but tlIi1
Is particularly true Of permanently
waved hair. The scalp needs stimulat-
ing, so that the natural oils viii be
supplied TO the hair, which has beer
dried out by the permanent. The best
time for the real brushing Is at night
Divide the hair into strands, talkine
no more hair in one strand than the
brush can 60 through. Use O brush
with long bristles, but bristles which
are flexible. II too stiff, they are apt
to break the dry hair, and also have q
/ tendency to remove the wave. Brush
frst one side of the strand, then the
other, way out to the tip ends Of the
hair. Do this, making sure that every
strand gets &c least . half dozen
strokes with the brush. Use o pair Of
military brushes for bobbed hair.
Next, massage the scalp until It Is
pink. When it is In this condition, you
Evening star., 1930-12-05

veteran Dickinson as REPRESENTATIVE az
the sixth district. Dickinson has q total
OF IL years of services member Of
nine CONGRESSES dating e. far back -
the Sixty-first
Another veteran 70 return Is shallen-
berger OF Nebraska, o member Of Gix
previous Congresses.
Representative from Connections 20
serve In his fourth Congress. he was
Q member Of the Sixty third. sixty
nth and Sixty-sixth.
Ralph Gilbert, from Kentucky, with
four Congresses to his credit, win be
back again, with an opportunity 20
renew acquaintance with Swank OF
Oklahoma, who sat with him IA the
Sixty-seventh, Sixty eighth, Sixty-ninth
and Seventieth sessions.
And there are others.
Sam Major Of Missouri VIII return
after an absence Of four years, which
brings to mind story concerning him
and the frst time he came to Washing
ton as o Representative.
One day he was writing q letter m
the lobby OF the House when O newly
appointed ofacer approached, tapped
him on the shouhier and told him he
would have to gei out, as the tables
were for members only.
Who are your" Major asked.
I'm an assistant sergeant-at-arms, "
was the rather shOrt reply.
Listen, old man." said Major, "Tve
been here about two months, and I
know don't look like q Cohgressman,
Judge you've been here about the same
length Of time and you don't look like
an offlcer. Let's both wait seven OF
eight years and maybe well both lool
the parts we are trying TO play
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Everyday Psychology
d On. JEssE v. sPRowLs.
Human Nature.


Human nature is regarded by every
one as something Of mystery. And
1t Is. No one really has got down to
the plain facts about 1t.
But that isn't all. No one really
wants to solve the mysteries Of human
nature. We have seen enough Of IL to
know that the whole truth might easily
destroy some Of our fondest illusions.
The world Of reality in all its COM
pleteness never was and never viii be
congenial thing TO feed upon. We
all need 70 Glgar-coat 1t with filIn Of
sweet suppoeitions
Somethiny like 200 years ago group
Of savants started cult Of what they
called "tTu h" At that time they
seemed to have grown tired Of the
sugar-coattng Of human nature. But
It didn't work.
The psychology Of human nature "a
o very delicate, subtle sort Of some
thing. There Is no sucll thing as alb
the conduct Of people.
There are signs nowadays Of re-
turn to the truth cult that hourished
two centuries ago. But the venture
progresses along entirely different
lines. The modern name for the cult
IS democracy. World Parliaments are
being established. Human nature Il
This latest attempt Is not o quest
for the understanding Of human ma
ture, e. it was In the earlier days
The World War taught US ell We need
to know about at least one aspect OF
human nature, the fighting instinct
The problem now before the Parlia-
nlents Of man Is to control this phase
Of the nature Of human nature. II We
can get to the place where we can turn
cur attention away from war we viii
have some time left to figure out what
70 do about Other problems.
Evening star., 1930-12-05
ODD DRAMAS OF HISTORY
Charles III Breaks Heart Of His Proud Barber.
BY ,. p. GLASS.
BY J. p. GLASS.

Charles II Of England was 90 good
humored and democratic, for his day,
that he won o popularity with his sub
jects which his profiigacy and misgov-
ernment could not entirely destroy.
He was o great pedestrian, and even
In London spent hours daily ct this
exercise. It did not seem to occur to
him that, his Life might be in danger
from some one encountered In the
street. Others did not consider the
matter 30 lightly.
Charles had been walking in st.
James Park, and In company with the
Duke Of Leeds and Lord Cromarty was
proceeding up Constitution Hill, intend
ing to stroll In Hyde Park, when they
encountered the Duke Of York. The
latter was returning In his coach from
Hounslcw Heath, where he had been
hunting. His guards, upon seeing the
King, stopped, and this necessitated
the drawing up Of his coach:
James got out OF his equipage ana
paid his respects to Charles. Then he
reprove6 him for going out with such
O small attendance.
"Your life is in danger" he said.
"No kind Of danger, James" replied
Charles, "for am sure no man In Eng
land would kill me to make you King"
Once, however, Charles did show Q
fear Of assassination. Incidentally, 1t
was productive Of one Of those minor
tragedies Of life which are the essence
Of drama.
It was morning, and his barber was
shaving him. Like the BARRIERS Of all
ages, this one was loquacious, particu-
larly "a the King hecaTSe of the in
timacy OF his service, had treated him
with Q great deal Of freedom. He had
Just finished lathering the royal chin
and had taken up his razor, when he
said: "Your majesty, consider that
none Of your officers, not even your
ministers, have O greater trust than T."
"How 50, friend?" asked the King.
''Why," said the barber, 81 could cut
your majesty's throat whenever liked. I"
Charles started up abruptly, pushed
away the hand that held the razor
and swore his favorite oath.
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A Sermon for Today
Vice Of Fretting.
~ REV. JOHN n. 0UNN.

S4CC O1 &IeGC1USs
crest In the Lord and wait patiently
for Him: fret not thyself." Psalms
xxxvii.T.
think we would al admit that fret
ting is wholly useless, yet what fretters
most Of US arel It Is a habit 20 COM
mon with most people that we scarcely
observe 1t unless 1t flares up and rises
above its usual monotone.
Let group assemble anywhere and
1t will not be many minutes before
somebody frets. II there is nothing
else to complain about, somebody win
say it Is too cold, or too hot, or too
damp, or too dry. People get in such o
habit Of fretting that they can never
go very long without expressing annoy
ance at something.
Fretting is not only useless; It is o
positive evil. 81 dare no more fret than
I dare curse or swear" said John Wes-
ley. Another says: "MoSt men call
fretting minor fault, o foible, and not
a vice. There Is no vice except drunk
enness which can 90 utterly destroy ths
peace, the happiness Of q home" It
has been said by still another that
"some people ought to be incarcerated
for disturbing the family peace and fof
troubling the public welfare on the
charge Of intolerable fretfulness and
loneliness"
Habitual fretfulness not only makes
one q disturber of others, but It shat
ters his nerves, undermines his health
and strength and renders him incapa-
BILE Of doing his work satisfactorily
Thousands Of failures In business are
traceable to this pernicious habit.
Blessed are they that mourn" says
one Of the beatitudes, but there Is no
beatitude which says, Blessed are they
that fret" Habitual fretters neither
bless themselves nor anybody else.
Two things we should never fret
that which we can help. As the ia
nniliar lines rum
"For every evil under the sun
There is remedy or there Is none.
II there be one, try to find it;
II there be none, never mind t."
Evening star., 1930-12-05
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

win know that the circulation has been
stimulated, and then 1t Is time TO APP
ply good scalp tonic. Part the hair
In small parts over the entire head, and
with Q piece Of absorbent cotton. apply
the tonic to the scalp along these part
towel and again brush the hair. The
result after O few weeks, or even days,
Of this treatment viii be q glosslike nm
ish to the hair. The luster Is the real
beauty Of any hair. whether straight,
naturally curly or permanently waved.
Another very important point IL the
hot oil treatment that should be given
before the shampoo. When any tend
ency toward dryness Is observed, the
hair, especially the ends, should be
necessary TO do this daily.
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PreparStions for Christmas
By MARY MARSHALL.

than usual this year because she thinks
people need cheering up. She has found
ali sorts of odd little things In the stores
for most moderate price and she Is
kandkerchiefs that she win send folded
in the envelopes with her Christmas
cards to send to friends who would ap-
preciate her handwork.
From a yard Of handkerchief linen
you can cut four 18-irsh squares for
handkerchiefs and with o little inge-
nuity you can make amusing cross
stitch animals In the corners. An easy
way to finish the edges Is to make Q
narrow rolled hem, working It first from
left to right and then from right to left
so as to produce rather hne cross
stitch edge that will go with the cross
stitch design In the corner.
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Sand co." said MRS. Jones with an
cir Of self approval, ''I don't intend to
give o single Christmas present this
year. It wouldn't seem right"
20 think that II she didn't buy any
Christmas presents she would be doing
her bit to relieve industrial depression.
Some of the money she saved through.
this noble self sacrifice she intended to
devote to charity. The rest she in
tended to save, although, thank fortune,
Mr.. Jones came through the business
epasm unscathed.
TO US that sort of thing seemed about
as sensible as to try to break cold
gnap by putting out the furnace fire,
and ] have great deal more sympathy
with another woman know who Is
planning to give q lot more presents
Evening star., 1930-12-05
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.
The Weakly News.

4n0 weakly NoWSs
Weather: Swell.
= sISSTTY PAGE.
Miss Maud Jonson was observed
around at the barber shop having her
hair cut Sattiday afternoon while her
granmother was having her finger males
sharpened by the manicure gerl.
AvVERTIzEMENT.
Dogs tawt to swirnI Every dog awt
to know how to swim In case of ,acci-
dent. Results garanteed in one lesson.
The Ed Wernick and Lewis Davis Berd
and Dog Training Co.
INTRIsTING FACKS ABOUT
INTERESTING PEEPLE.
Every time Shorty Judge has berth
day he Is aloud to stay up q half q
hour later every mite Afterwards, so by
the time he's 81 he awtent to haff To
60 to bed at all If he don't feel like It.
Mary Watkins says the more she sees
Of boys the more she thinks she'll be
q old maid. Ha ha, II you bleeve that
she'll tell you another one.
Sam Cross wears his clothes longer
than any Of the fellows without having
them wear out, even his legs still being
sunbern from last Summer.
PoME By SKINNY MARTIN.
II
I forget how deep q fathom Is,
Or the other name for the sents Of
But rye got little book called 5000
And II I find the rite pages can tell
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there Is rejoicing when Q familiar face
appears after an enforced absence.
Lots Of these old-timers are coming
back next year. And . great welcome
awaits them.
One Of them Is zeb Weaver from
North Carolina. Weaver spent some
thing like IA years in the House before
he was defeated In 1928. He'll be back,
and with him VIII come Maj. Al Bull
winkle from the same State, q member
Of four previous Congresses.
From Missouri there win come the
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Coffee Caramels.

Take one. cupful Of sugar, one-half q
cupfuI of cream, one-fourth cupfui oi
milk, one tablespoonful of very strong
coffee, and one cupful of chopped wal.
nuts. Pour all the ingredients, except
the nuts, into a saucepan and cook thu
mixture until its forms a soft ball wher
you drop a little In cold water. Their
add the nuts. Beat the whole until It 4
creamy, turn 1t into shallow buttered
pan, then cut it into squares as eoor
as It cools.
Evening star., 1930-12-05
Bacon wien Rananaa.

Peel six bananas and brush them
with one tablespoonful Of lemon Juice
and two tablespoonfuIs Of melted but.
ter. Saute In two tablespoonfuls Of
butter In q frying pan until golden
brown on all sides and tender Re-
move to O platter and In the same
frying pan cook IL slices OF bacon until
crisp. Arrange the bacon around the
bananas and serve as o main dish ct
luncheon or supper.
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reason or aIlObueI,
have been vaca~
tioning for the
past two years or
more. In the
House, more 90
perhaps than In
the 8 e ate, q
8 p irit Of rare
fellowship prevails
among the mem
bers.
Friendships are
formed t h Q r Q
which endure.
There Is sorrow
when one In their
midst meets de-
feat back home
q n d relinquishes
his aeat And
Evening star., 1930-12-05

II. A. x: "Toy" means "a play
say "play toy" Omit "play."
d. O.: In its strictest sense "alibi"
(AL.e-bye) means - plea Of being
elsewhere at the time when O crime
was committed" but It Is coming into
general use as q synonym for excuse" !"
Write to Jolly Polly for details on
~. p" book.
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The Black Shadows were creeping out
from the Purple Hills across the Green
Meadows. Already they had reached
the lower part of the Laughing Brook.
The trapped young Muskrat, with one
aching leg held fast in steel jaws, had
spent day Of utter misery. Pain and
fear had been almost more than he
could bear. All day he had dreaded the
coming Of the trapper. Now, as the
Black Shadow came creeping nearer, he
forgot the trapper and began thinking
of Reddy Fox and other providers Of the
night who might find him.
Suddenly, Jerry Muskrat, who had
been down the Laughing Brook toward
the Big River, appeared swimming rap
idly. With his tail he gave the danger
warning that every Muskrat under
Evening star., 1930-12-05
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
Bx HKRBERT PLUanmR

UHEN the eoventy-second Congress
w convenes for the first session, the
floor of the House Of Representatives
probably win more closely resemble q
reunion Of old grads than legislative
chamber.
For old-timers win be back IN the
fold again-men who have served In
previous Congresses. but who, for one
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There's many q thing you do not dare
You'll do when driven By despair.
Young Muskrat
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stands. Mrs. Jerry, who was keeping
watch not far away, dived into deep
water. Jerry himself did not dive. He
swan straight to that old log where
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11

been in training all week for to-
nights fight, and hopes TO set
Brother Gaines down on the boards
looking up at the big bright moon
without seeing it.
Sammy showed last week that he
"an punch, and if he speeds up a
little more than he did, it is going
to be a much better fight. Homer is
fast, and if he will just forget to
slap and do some punching he is
going to give Sammy lots of trouble.
Deacon Brooks is going to be one
busy Young man trying TO keep Pat
Yangco away from his tummy. The
Deacon doesn't like to get I h e M
downstairs, as the boys say, and Pat
lnows that. He worked Andy into
Conniption fits the last time they
met through sending heavy shells
INTO his anatomy, and scored a de-
cisivc victory over the colorcd boy.
The Deacon right is dynamite if
he can connect with Pats jaw The
latter is none to strong aroInd his
chin and that's where Andy will
have 10 look 10 do his damage.
Lorenzo Reyes and Eddie Garcia
are due to open the show. These
ouerers on recent cards have been
iii that any fan corld ask from the
preliminary boys and late "omers
have been missing some good bouts.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11

Angeles. California, EXCEPTING
THEREFROM that portion thereof
conveyed by Robert L. GRAY and
Lille Gray, husband and wife. to
San Diego and Arizona R i w a Y
Company, Il corporation, by deed
dated November Sth, 1911 and re
corded in Book 80. Page l04 of
Deeds. ALSO FURTHER EXCEPT-
ING q strip of land one hundred
thirty $50 feet in width along the
South line of the Nc-theast Quarter
0; the Southeast Quarter (NE14 of
SEA of said Section Eight (s) as
conveyed to Imperial Water Com
any No. II by deed executed by
J r. Collins and Calllie L. Collins.
his wife, dated January 4th, 1919
and recorded in Book IA, Page 449
cf Deeds or so much thereof as shall
be necessary to pay all sums due and
unpaid or to become due, secured by
said Deed of Trust, subject, how
ever. to any and all prior liens and
eucumbrances.
Dated April 10. 1880.
CONSOLIDATED TITLE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY
BY FRED P. NUTTALL
Its Vice President.
Corporate SeaD
Apr. II IS %; May ?.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-11
SISTER ship OF
LINDY'S PLANE
TO VISIT HERE

A sister ship of Colonel Lind
/ bergh's famous Spirit of st. Louis,
in which he made his record flight
to Paris three years ago, will be at
Imperial airport Sunday, according
to announcement by w. II. Turner
of the T. c. Ryan Flying School.
The Ryan Aircraft Company built
Lindbergh's ship, and the one to
be seen here is the same one in
which Ruth Alexander recently
made her record altitude flight.
A second ship will accompany the
Lindbergh twin and persons desir-
ing to take air trips in them will
be able to do so at nominal
charge.
The Ryan school is affiliated with
the Pacific Technical University at
San Diego, the former being used
to give aviation students their fly
ing experience. while the university
provides the necessary ground in
struetion.
Turner will be at the Barbara
Worth hotel for the next week and
will be glad to discuss details with
any desiring to obtain information
on the flying courses offered by the
institutions he represents.