The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-07

longer TO be regarded as the colon
izlng ground OF any European
power. The one power on the con.
tinent that can make the power eff.
fective is. OF course. ourselves: for
in the world as IL is. n nation which
advances a given doctrine. likely to
interfere In any way with other ma
tons. must possess tho power to
back II up. II IL wishes the doctrine
TO be respected"
o.--Do you think II right for q
boy to paint and powder; also for a
Girl and boy 70 exchange rings'
CONSTANT READER.
A.--As you are a constant reader.
you know what think about girls
using powder and paint have the
same opinion OF boys. There n Just
an much sense In boys using powder
and paint as there IL girls.
While IL ia not necessarily wrong
for a boy and a girl 10 exchange
rings. II is best not TO. az one might
lose very valuable Keepsake. that
could not be replaced.
o.-What 10 the number OF enlist.
ed men in the standing army Of the
United statesf A READER.
A.-The total enlisted strength.
staff and line. OF the L. s. army. Ia
s4.s5s. exclusive OF the provisional
force and the hospital corps.
al am writing to you tonight
al TO-: 30 o'clock, Cynthia Grey, be
cause ! am so lonesome. | want
something. but I can't have II.
am 10, almost IL: have no girl
friends, az some have their fel.
lows, others ! do not care 70 call
my friends. So, there II 10, and
am not allowed TO 90 with the
boys not even to have them for
friends.
Why do some parents keep their
daughters from having boys az
frlends7 am simply lonesome
and don't know what ! can do 10
overcome IT, read. I sew. ! work
hard, but when ! 90 TO . party,
show or dance. and see young
girls come and 90 with their boy
friends, I feel downhearted.
try 10 do as my folks want me
to, but would rather be dead
than TO know ! have TO suffer like
am now, N thought II would be
like this all the lire through.
want you TO answer through
the paper. az my mall Is always
opened and read. Please tell me
what I should do, 90 az to make
my dad see that having a boy
friend will not hurt mo.
STILL HAPPY.
Al truly sympathize with you,
little girl, and wish could say or
do something that would make
your burden lighter. Can you not
quietly talk with your father some
time when he is in happy frame
OF mind. and explain that sooner
or later you will be compelled 10
mlngle In the society OF men and
boys. and that you are perfectly
willing for him to be the Judge OF
your associates5
My advice TO you, In any event,
IL for you to exert your greatest
efforts to be patient and forbear.
ing under the most trying clrcum.
stances. Every one has cross Ia
bear in this life in one form or an.
other. This may be yours, and. II
you pass through this ordeal un
scathed, you will be Just that much
stronger in the battle OF life when
you are thrown on your own re
sources.
The principal thing now for you
to do is prepare yourself, through
study and reading good literature
for your womanhood. You will
have time enough TO go out with
discouraged or disheartened.
o.-In playing "no-trump'
hand In "5oo,p II the first player
leads the ace OF spades, and the
next player has no spades, but has
the Joker, does he have to play the
joker on the ace OF spades, or can
he throw off a card OF some other
sult7 SUBSCRIBER.
A.-There are different ways OF
playing the joker In 800" Some
times II Is played wild" which
means that the player holding II
may play It any time. as the high.
est suit of any suit led; sometimes
II must be played II the player can
not follow suit; and again II must
not be played so long as the person
can follow suit. but otherwise may
he played when he wishes. All
three ways are correct. and It de
ponds upon the understanding OF
the players before the game is
started which method of playing