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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09
Custom Is Stoutly Defended by
Many English People.
Disappointed Mothers Statement That
love-Making in Youth Is Condu-
Give to Failure Meets Flood
of Protests.

London.-The man who has not
r. .sed in his boyhood days is laying
mp sad and lonely time for himself in
Inter years.
Such, in brief, is the tenor of many
letters sent in with regard to the state
ment of Disappointed Mother" pub
hshed recently, that kissing and love-
making in childhood's days are condu-
Give to failure in after life.
How little in agreement with the
statement are these correspondents is
clearly shown by the following ex-
tracts from some of the letters.
Heartrending and awful to contem-
plate are the results of an unromantic
youth in the opinion of one correspon-
dent who had no flirting practise in
his youth.
-. ITO please my parents | avoided
girls" he writes, 'and sought the
c0mpanionship only of members of my
own sex. | certainly had more time
for study, and am not considered a
failure; but now | find that the other
sex plainly shun me, and possibly be-
cause | am shy in their company, al
though have no difficulty in making
male friends"
The writer, after contrasting the
happy position of his brothers, who
have always mixed with and had
friends amongs the opposite sex, with
his own wretched lot, goes on to depict
the hideous future in store for him:
Il shall probably remain single, or,
what is worse, marry the wrong girl.
consider that if boys are allowed to
make girl friends, whether failures or
mot, they will certainly be happier in
after years and less likely to make a
foolish marriage"
1.-THE influence of feminine society"
says another correspondent, lis very
beneficial:
"A youth who has spent good deal
OF his time in the presence of girl
Is usually well hammered, gentle, kind
hearted and a gentleman. T.. From
4 girls lips boy will hear no bad
language, and from her presence will
attain no bad habits. A boy who
scorns the company of a girl is usual
" a kind of wild, unframed animal" !"
The after effects in later years Of
boyhood fenced round about with Spar
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09

the river and hadn't appeared to see
her as she slipped past Just why
she had thought Of him till late in
the night and dreamed of him till
dawn she had failed to determine.
Nor was her chance to discover what
compelling characteristics lurked in
his silent personality. She hesitated,
making sure Of his absolute uncon-
sciousness. At last she turned her
canoe toward him, propelled 1t slow.
ly, carefully. till its bow ran noise
lessly into the soft mud of the bank.
Her paddle across her knees, she
leaned forward, eagerly, to inspect
undisturbed this sleeping young
prince of the woods. What a ply.
sique!-what features s!-what an alb.
solutely ideal type for the hero of a
sylvan adventure, little love idyll,
such as the whole scenario seemed to
suggest.
81 believe" she reflected dreamily,
"if father would only let me alone I'd
fall in love with some one just ex.
actly like this and under some Just
romantic condition. But will not
here her reflections grew energetical-
ly rebellious-"marry that Tom Dris.
coll he's always talking about, and
won't stay at home to be baited with
him when he comes. Oh, II I could
ever"-she drew long sigh-"meet
an unusual type Of man In an un-
usual way"
At this point in her reflections. sud-
denly and without preliminary stir or
motion, his eyes opened full upon her.
They stared at each other. he too
astonished. she too panic-stricken to
move.
"Please don't vanish" he muir
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09

The country road, unshaded by tree
or shrub, stretched straight and dusty
under the burning August sun. A girl
In cool white came slowly out of q
gateway, clicked the latch behind her
and stood gazing dubiously at the
book and a box Of chocolates; with
the other she raised her ruffled skirts.
A mile to the woods, short walk
along shady path to the bank of the
river, then-her canoe-the book
the chocolates, and
With sudden decision she stepped
into the road and began picking her
way gingerly along the edge. When
she reached the opening In the woods
where the path began she heaved an
immense sigh Of relief, but without
pausing kept steadily on till she
reached the bank Of the river. There
she sank down on the log to which
her small canoe was moored, threw
off her hat, and gasped.
"Phew!" she said. II don't believe
I'd do that again"
oho buI q low IuOmeutb, hcT Culu vi
Ter hands, gazing out over the shad-
ID river, then, stepping into her canoe
Jhe arranged herself comfortable on
a pile Of cushions, places the book
and the chocolates conveniently be-
side her and pushed off.
The air was broodlng and somno-
lent; the silence deep. She drifted
lazily-just touch here and there
with the paddle to guide her. A faint
wind blew from the south and gently
lifted the soft hair from her brow.
The moments passed. Slowly, al
most imperceptibly, the little canoe
crept along. Zoes eyes rested stead
lily on distant curve in the bank.
ut was Just beyond that" she muir
INJURED.
She rounded the bend cautiously.
Her heart gave an excited little
throb. He was there. He lay facing
the river, his head thrown back on
his arm, his whole graceful length
extended in an attitude Of utter re-
pose.
Asleep" thought Zoe resentfully,
and yesterday he had had his back to
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09

love me- light they will naturally grow
into either confirmed woman or man
haters. And the romantic and imagin.
airy side of their nature will be entire
ly killed"
The writer concludes with two sub
tie queries:
Does disappointed Mother allow
boy that has been helped by girl to
continue his acquaintance with that
girl? Does she expect her boy to
work hard at business and then, on
reaching home, to set-to to hard
study?"
The opinion of boy of fourteen in
a discussion on the merits and demer-
its of kissing is invaluable. A youthful
correspondent living in London
writes:
81 am fourteen years of age, but old
enough to know my own mind in such
matters, and | think IL boy likes a
girl he takes more care in his personal
habits.
IF a boy is taught to despise girls
he will grow up to be hard-hearted
man with no feeling for the softer sex.
Affection makes boy polite and gen.
tie. For instance, used to be rough,
untidy boy until met with a girl;
now take more care of my appear
ance and ways.
ANY boy who has any feeling has a
favorite girl companion, and any par.
ents who want their sons to grow up
polite and gentle men allow them to
go with girls"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09
American Wife is Selfish

their daughters. If you adopted that
method here you would not have so
many divorces.
THAT is because the wife Is not all
the time thinking of herself and what
is due to her.
81 do not believe that divorce should
be impossible. One wrong in our sys.
tenn is the fact that the laws are not
equal for men and women. Either
can get divorce for cruelty or un-
faithfulness or desertlon.
But the injustice is that by our
law the children always belong to the
father, and no matter how bad he Is,
the wife cannot take them away from
him when she leaves him. So the
wives will suffer almost anything
rather than ask for separation.
1--WE do not have women's clubs,
but we have societies. We have a
great patriotic society for women, and
a society for the study Of sanitation
and health, and a society for the pro
motion of education.
Have we any suffragettes? No.
Our women have done nothing with
that movement. We have many WON.
en- workers for better education, but
not for politics.
"As for myself, l think unmarried
women who own property should have
the right to vote, but l do not think
they should hold Office or appear on
the public platform. / do not think 1t
would be womanly or refined"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09
To Mark Napoleon's Homes

by his brother Louis, who was to be-
come king of Holland; another by
Junot, in whose widest dreams he
could not have forseen himself a mar
shal Of France and duke Of Abrantes.
In 1895 Napoleon went to live in
the more fashionable Rue de la
Michodiere and from there to Hotel
Mirabeau in the Impasse du Dauphin.
The Hotel Colonnade saw his last
bachelor days, and when he married
Josephine he bought small house in
Rue des Chantieres.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09
MIX Thief Is Bear.

Marquette. Mich.-Felix La Cross, a
farmer, met with a rude surprise the
other night. He had missed milk and
had determined to catch the thief, and
lay in wait for him.
When La Cross saw a dark object
crawling through the window he made
grab for it. To his amazement the
intruder proved to be cub bear. The
animal escaped and when the farmer
started after 1t he stumbled on to two
more bears-an old and young one.
All three bears got away while La
Cross returned to the house for his
gun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09
Conqueror of Europe Moved from
House to House as His Income
Gradually Increased.

Paris-Each of the houses in Paris
where Napoleon Bonaparte dwelt
when he was young, struggling sol
der Is to be marked with a tablet
suitably inscribed.
The wits are saying that the au-
thorities will have to order these tab
lets by the hundreds. Dozens OF
Parisians will say to you as proudly
rs seriously:
He who conquered Europe once
lived under the roof which is mine
now"
The fact is Napoleon accommo-
dated his dwelling to his purse. When
ne first came to Paris he lived in the
military school. There he had to
climb 173 steps to his garret. A room
scarcely large enough sheltered the
future emperor for time at Quai
Cont.
Then he took small apartment in
Rue de Nevers, only few yards from
the Tuileries palace. where he was to
shine in all his glory.
In 1892, Napoleon moved to Hotel
Metz, on Rue du Mail, but the hum
blest apartment in the hotel was the
best he could afford. At that period
the man who was to topple thrones
took his meals at little cafe in Rue
Aes Pettis-Peres. arranging to pay 20
cents a day.
Napoleon's next home was In Rue
Montmarte. His slowly increasing In
come enabled him to rent suite OF
three rooms there One was occupied
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09
Quite Different.

He chides her, sarcastically, for
turning about to look at the women
they have passed.
You cannot resist the temptation"
he says, Ito see what they are wear.
ing"
Not So" she replies, in defense. 'T
merely turned about to see if they had
turned about to see what my new
dress was made Of"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09
Time Works Changes.

Where is my husband?" asks the
woman of her brother-in-law, who has
come to visit them for the first time
in Is years, and who has taken the
husband out with him to dinner.
He's still seeing the town." ex-
plains the brother-in-law. HE said
a while ago that he had no idea the
town had grown so much in is years,
and that while he was about 1t he
would see it ALL"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09
Photograph Good Fog Horn.

Port Townsend.-H. L. Tibbals, Jr.,
manager Of the Union wharf. is using
a phonograph to help pilots bring
their vessels to the landing. 1t was
highly successful. The warning the
other day consisted Of the strains Of
HAS Any One Here Seen Kelleyf"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09
Feared Pneumonia,

81 don't see why you insisted on
coming out here in our spring clothes
on such blustery, raw day."
But think of everybody reading
about you and being the very first
people to appear in light garb."
Reading It? Where? On our
tombstones?"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-11-09
Just So.

Lives of toothless men remind us
We must reach our meals on time
Or the lift boys else will find us
Fletcherizing as we climb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
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STAINS CAN BE REMOVED
BY A FEW SIMPLE METHODS
Lukewarm Water and Good White Soap
Are Often All That Is Necessary.

Pretty frocks are apt to pick up SOIL
from grass and stains from fruit IN sum-
mer. and though white may be restored
RI its original condition. this Is not al
vays the case when the material IS In
dainty colorings.
It is not generally known that lukeWarn!
water and a little good white soap VIII
remove many different stains II the rem
adv Is appl;ed in time. From personal eX-
pe-ience I have found that new paint VIII
d,sannear if the material stained is rub
bod together exactly as one might wash
Goods I once stood close to large
ni,,ar that had just been painted light
yellow and transferred some Of the paint
to a long brown broadcloth wrap. | was
IN aespair. but a man standing by simply
rubbed and rubbed until not a trace Of
stain was evident. No agent beyond the
rubbing was used. but the paint must be
taken before it is dry.
Acid stains will usually respond to an
alkili treatment. One part Of ammonia
borax or washing soda to twenty parts Of
water are the proper proportions.
4 stain caused by an alkili may be neu-
tralized with one part citric aci.. vinegar
or lemon juice to twenty parts of water
In both cases chloroform will usually
restore the original color, supposine col
ored goods have been treated One should
keep away from the fire during the
process.
Drops of blood should be treated with
soap and warm water first and then be
covered with a paste made of raw corn
starch, expo4ing II to the sun for some
hours. 1t may then be brushed Off and
the spot washed again.
Stains from coffee, tea or chocolate
SHOULD first be treated with hot voter if
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the goods can stand it. If obstinate, the
stain should be soaked in glycerin A
stain of this kind on silk should be treated
with glycerin mixed with cold wafer
In the case of fruit stains on colored
fabrics apply equal parts of glycerin and
alcohol Allow the solution TO dry and
then rinse In warm water. In the case
or white goods javelle water is sure
and If carefully done-a perfectly safe
remedy for fruit stains.
Though l have given directions for
making this water before the number OF
inquiries from correspondents leads me to
believe repetition will be welcome
Take one part chloride of lime and ten
parts water. Then one part of washing
soda, dissolved in four parts of water
Allow this to settle, then pour off the
clear fluid into a jar or bottle. throwing
away the sediment. When needed for
use heat well. and lay in the goods to be
bleached
Rinse in several waters, and if the fab
ric is very sheer it might be We'll to rinse
nnally i'm solstion of hyposulphite of
soda, one part and water. ten parts
This is to neutralize the effect of the lime,
which. if left i'm the fabric, might injure
it's strength.
Stains caused by orange or lemon juice
will usually respond to an application of
one part ammonia to twenty parts of
water. This is good in the case of either
white colored fabrics,
Grass stains on white goods may be re-
moved by covering them with molasses,
and some people use the same remedy on
colors. In my opinion. just keeping the
stains wet with alcohol is the better plan
afterward gently sponging with little
warm water and soap.
4 freshly made ink stain will disappear
if treated with hot milk, and until this
Is ready the spot should be covered with
salt, which will absorb good deal of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
An Emergency Salad.

A Sunday night salad. appetizing. sat
isfying and easy TO make, was conjured
up lately by a quick witted hostess who
was confronted at her country home by
a load of unexpected guests. The knuckls
end of boiled ham served as the
motif of this excellent emergency salad.
After the ham was cut into dice an equal
quantity of cold boiled new potatoes was
sliced and added, together with three dew
lied eggs left from Saturdays supper.
A suspicion Of onion was scraped and
added to the contents Of the salad bowl.
together with a sprinkling of salt, pepper
and lemon juice. mayonnaise dressing
was then hastily whisked together and
skillfully incorporated with the ham, po-
tatc. etc, by lightly tossing with sill
yer fork The salad bowl was lined with
crispy lettuce leaves, and the pretty pink
and white salad piled lightly thereon.
The salad was voted a great success, and
the notes for its making were taken by
every housekeeper present.
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
Warm Weather Rules.

knowledge of how to care for the sys-
tenn. to keep it strong and healthy dur
ing hot weather. is of the utmost i'm
portance, for it is through selected diet
and wearing of proper clothing that seri-
Gus intestinal illnesses may be avoided.
incidentally, prevention is more than
worth while. for once the condition exists
the body weakens, even during a cure.
Drinking more than small quantity
of cold liquids in any form is one Of the
most common mistakes, causing the larg-
est percentage of summer illness. The
stomach becomes chilled when it has not
time to react between drinks, and intes-
final trouble necessarily results. AS
large draughts of cold liquids are not
thirst-quenching. but merely temporarily
refreshing to the palate, one should be
willing to go without them.
If, as in some cases, the system re-
quires much liquid, it should be cool but
not cold, and oatmeal or barley water
should be substituted for plain water,
either of the former being non-injurious.
They are made by putting about pint
of the cereal to a gallon of cold water
letting the mixture stand for several
hours before it is ready to drink. 1t
should be stirred occasionally. tbs not
then strained, but the grain is allowed
the LIQUID is dipped out without disturbing
the cereal, which is not to be taken. This
may be drunk freely, always providing
that it is not chilled
1t requires a good deal of courage to
take a hot drink. but it is true that hot
tea or even hot water is thirst-quenching
and beneficial to the system.
Should intestinal trouble come it is
highly important that an abdominal band
should be worn for time. Nothing will
so quickly restore general health then
as warmth over the abdomen. and the
band may be left off when one is WELL
All solid food should be given up tempo
rarily. adopting diet of milk that has
been boiled, not merely heated. 1t may
he drunk hot or cool, but is more effica-
cous hot Every two hours or SO few
toasted crackers may be broken into the
milk AS one wishes to keep up normal
strength which the illness depletes rapid.
ly. milk should be taken often. A wine
glass of blackberry brandy is sometimes
given three times day when the trouble
is severe.
acids in any form. Thickened milk other
wise known as milk porridge, makes
change i'm the diet, and is beneficial. For
several days after the trouble is cured
care must be taken in the diet, and physi-
cal EFFORT and exposure to the sun must
be avoided MARGARET MIXTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
Don't Wake Baby.

Feeding and sleeping are the two most
important duties Of infant life. but unfor-
tunately mothers and nurses often most
unreasonabIy interfere with a baby's de-
sire to perform the latter. They have the
idea that sleeping in the open air is
harmful, and. therefore. when they take
baby out in his perambulator. they keep
on rousing him whenever he falls into a
little nap. This behavior of theirs is very
trying to a baby's temper. and often re-
suits in quite unnecessary crying. Baby
wants to steep. and he would be all the
better for doing so, and the only thing
that should be seen to is that he is laid In
comfortable position and covered with
a rug or shawl to prevent any chance of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02

a chill If this precaution be taken he
may enjoy a refreshing sleep-more re-
freshing. perhaps. than in the house,
where the air breathed might possibly be
close and stuffy. Mail cars are not very
suitable for small children. for the simple
reason that they are not adapted for
sleeping in. says Woman's Life. The right
sort of baby carriage is a cot on wheels,
and in such one a hard-worlled mother
can put her baby to sleep under the trees
in summer. while she sits by and busies
herself with the family needlework. Many
women ought to learn to live more out OF
doors. and benefit would accrue both to
themselves and to their babies If they
adopted this suggestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
the ink For old ink stains use ink

the ink. For old ink stains use ink
eradcator.
Stains caused by wine will generally
disappear if covered with salt, but IL OBJ
stinate they should be treated as directed
for fruit.
Rust stains on white goods are not diff
cult to remove. They may safely be
stepped in solution of citric acid one
part and water twenty parts. When the
rust marks have disappeared the goods
should be washed in warm water.
So far as 1 know there is. no home
remedy for removing rust stains from
delcately colored fabrics. The acid treat
ment as for white goods will remove the
rust, but the color comes away also.
Sometimes an application of chloroform
will restore the color, and l have had a
little success with solution of ammonia
and water, but not sufficient to consider
either a complete success. I know of a
MAJ who can remove rust from colored
goods without destroying the color. but
he is professional and, of course, does
not care to divulge the secret.
ELIZABETH LEE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
Good French Dressing.

Mix a half teaspoonful salt and the
same amount of sugar in a bowl; add
gradually. stirring all the time. one cup
full olive OIL When salt and sugar are
dissolved beat in half gill of vinegar,
add four red chils, eight green chilis
and half an onion, all chopped very fine.
Beat all together and add a tablespoon
full minced parsley. Beat again and pour
into a can. Let stand an hour before
serving. When ready TO serve shake
in the jar or whip with an egg beaten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02

The result was that great many work.
insmen, who otherwise would have beer
liberals, voted for the
Wage-EarnerS conservative candidates
ro1 because they believed
AAA"S.0u' that tariff reform would
save them from the ruinous effects OF
foreign competition and would make
them the equals of the American work
ingmen. Another result was that grea,
many wealthy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. only
hope of continued prosperity is based
upon an abundance of free raw materia
and continued era of cheap cost OF
living for their workmen-who otherwise
might have been conservative, voted fol
the radical candidates.
There is strong reason to believe that
the remarkable struggle for tariff re-
form begun eight years ago when Mr.
Chamberlain resigned from the Balfou1
cabinet to take up the work of the Tariff
Reform League, will result in a modi-
fication Of the British system of free
trade. The tariff reformers are the foes
of foreign competition, and it is foreign
competition that Britain fears even more
than foreign warships. AS matters stand
today, tariff reform is the trump card
in possession of the tory party
TOmOrrOw-The British Crisis.
xxx. The Way 1t Works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
HIGH HEELS CAUSE INJURY.
Woman Falls Down Steps and Is
Cut by Glass.

RICHMOND, Va, August "A high
heeIed slipper came near causing the
death of Mrs. John Devine, well known
in society circles, when il caused her
to trip and fall down the front steps
of her home while carrying glass OF
water. The glass smashed unoer hef
right arm, severing an artery. The blood
flowed for over two hours, and physicians
had much difficulty in stopping II.
Added TO her weak condition from ioss
of blood many bruises and a fractured
wrist were suffered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
Summer Salads.

An unusual but delicious salad is made
from fresh egg plums or apricots. Seed
and fill with cream cheese Place several
of these, according to size, on lettuce
hearts and cover with a thick mayon-
naise.