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All the paths except one were very
rocked The boy who had MADE Il
straight path was asked how he man
aged to do it. His answer was: 4 hAed
my eye on that tall pine tree on the mn
directly before me, and never looked
away from il till reached the fence.
The example of that boy is TO be foi-
owed in many things other than in max
ing tracks in the snow.
II IS the only way to make straight
tracks in life. Press toward the mark.
Look not at the ground. but at one OBJ
.ieCt ahead.
The boys who attempted to make a
straight path without looking at any
thing but the ground failed. So it Will
b.. with men always who have no definite
mark toward which they pressing.
General hopes, general desires, general
nHrposes general resolutions will not
suffice We must fix upon some distinct
object and move perSistently toward it.
This way only leads to success.
Eut success sometimes means failure.
The purpose, the object the thing aimed
I'D must b. worthy and valuable or it
will be worthless and may be injurious
NhcI II is reached.
Besides the many whose lives are pur-
poseless there are those whose purpose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

PARIS, February IS. 1914.
- MALL detail, but important, is the
line of the neck.
Not for years has there been
~ anything more generally be-
coming in woman's dress than
the E-neck. And well may we all rejoice
when another seasons fashions indi-
cate that the V-neck is still accepted.
There has been much talk about a
change of outline at the neck. 1t has
even been predicted that the line which
is narrow at the throat and widens out
to the shoulders would come into
prominence along with the clothes of
Nine. de Pompadour. This outline is
shown on some frocks. and it may be-
come much more usual than it is. But
for the present. at least. it cannot re-
place the simple Nneck that we have
all learned TO like.
Some effort is making to reintroduce
the high collar. ono summer frock
which / saw recently is made with a.
high, fitted net collar The frock itself
is made Of white crepe and there is
small round yoke of net. Almost at
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lets. The arm that is bare from the
shoulder to the wrist is indeed the arm
on which a beautiful bracelet shows to
advantage. And If the bracelet be care
fully chosen it serves to give point to the
best features of the gown with which it
is worn.
Women have a better sense Of the mt
ness in jewelry than they used to have.
They do not wear jewels simply because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

! of their intrinsic worth, but because the
! jewels harmonic with their clothes. AT
any rate. women who are noted for their
! taste iii dressing choose their jewels in
I this manner.
4 famous orientialist. man who has
| collected stones for some of the most val
liable collections in the world. was not
+ long ago lamenting the fact that even Vet
women do not realize the possibilities of
Jewels They still hesitate to use costly
stones as a part of the actual trimming
of their gowns. They still prefer to have
the stones set in necklaces and bracelets
and tiaras.
u $780,. "..
This fact admitted. surely a bracelet
on bare arm is, next to a necklace on
bare neck, the most interesting piece
of jewelry there is.
Some of the young women of New York
have this winter been wearing bracelets
above the elbow with frocks that have no
sleeves.
1t must be remembered that it takes
truly beautiful arm to enow off beauu-
full bracelet to the best advantage; and
if the arm is not beautiful the sleeveless
frock is somewhat trying.
Almost the same effect is gained by the
floating tuIle sleeve. which is bound to
the wrist with a band of jewels. or
band of ribbon or a twisted strap OF
ing close to the arm at times. floating
away from it at others, does add much
to the charm of a thin or awkward arm.
1t is a good choice for the woman who
realizes that her arm is not her best
point.
Striped silks are favored by GOOD
many of the dressmakers. Sometimes
striped silk coats are worn with skirts OF
plain color Roman stripes are widely
used for trimming; they are made INTO
sirdlcs and collars and 6ounces and
tunics.
In the sketch an evening gown made
of plain and striped taffeta is shown.
Taffeta, plaid and striped. is favored
by most Of the dressnakers here. II is
taffeta of a soft and supple quality. and
has none of the stiffness and harshness
that have marked taffeta. in times past
The foundation of this skirt is lettuce
green Green seems 10 be a color of dis
puted charm Some of the dressmakers
feature it. Cheruit uses lettuce green, for
one. So do Worth and Premet. Some OF
the dressmakerS avoid both green ana
blue and feature the red and brown and
pink shades.
The tunic is made of striped taffeta of
peacock blue and white. The interesting
cap is gathered into a little point OF
white satin. embroidered in green and
blue, and ends in long peacock feather
The necklace and bracelet are made OF
lapis lazull set in platinum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
Potato Salad.

Potato salad arranged III this fashion
makes a most inviting dish to serve 81.
Patricks day. Make a mound Of the po-
tatoes, cut in dice shape and seasoned to
taste. Garnsh with rings OF parsley and
tiny shamrocks cut from slices of pickle
A small green silk flag stuck in the mid
die of the salad gives finishing touch.
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or they saufter along TIC ; pathways INC oitc
strolls through a meadow on summers eve,
aimlcss and purposeless.
How can they expect to reach success and
usefulness with no definite object before them
Very little is accomplished in any line or any
direction without some fixed purpose i'll mind.
We must aim at something What Paddy shot
neutrality-suspicious. neither amusement nor
profit.
Even in the most trivial things there is al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
Bean Croquettes.

Soak a cupful of beans over night
and then boil them, in three changes of
water. until they are tender. Run them
through a sieve and then beat them
smooth with a spoon adding a little
rich stock to make the mass hold to-
gether. Then add to beaten eggs. Form
the mixture into small balls. roll in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
To Brighten Jet.

IET may be cleaned and Frightened
J by rubbing with a cloth dipped in
equal parts of alcohol and water. Dry
afterward with a clean cloth.
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Pork and Beans.

In new way: Soak and boil dried
beans as YOU would for baked beans
of any sort. When they are ready to
bake put them in a deep dish. with
some tomato sauce, and on top Of them
put six eight pork chops. Bake
until the chops are brown on one side,
then turn them and brown them on
the other side. Serve hot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.
rrc.poptlcuce of The star.

special Correspondence of The star.
PARIS, February &c, 1914.
IIE manager of one of the big
dressmakng houses has ad-
uitted that the reason some
of the dressmakers advocate
sleeveless bodices is that they
want TO stimulate the use of fine brace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
ST. PATRICK DAY RECIPES.
Greensage Sherbet.

Take one large can OF srccn.aecs run
through a sieve. the juice of two small
lemons, one and onc-half cups Of water,
two cups OF white sugar, two tablespoon
fuls of dissolved gelatin. Make a hot
strip of sugar and water. Add the Sela-
tin and other ingredients, chill before
freezing and serve on white plates with
border of green grapes.
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Made With Dried Beans.
Bean PURGE.

Soak beans over night and boil until
tender Put them through ricer, and
flavor with salt, pepper and melted but
ter Add enough stock or thin cream to
make 1t of soup consistency.
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is confined entirely to the things OF this
world.
They aim at knowledge, riches. fame
and power. Their object is worthy and
if they press earnestly toward the mark
selected they will in large measure at
tain it. This is the invariable law of
specific purpose and endeavor. The value
of their achievement depends upon the
uses TO which they devote the knowledge,
wealth and fame they have gained.
Aim at something and be sure that the
something is important, and that when
it is gained Il is used for noble purposes.
The full complement of life consists in
three conditions-tirst, being good sec
ond doing good. and third, making good.
IL the mind and heart are firmly and
peIsistently fixed upon the first and sec
ond conditions the third is sure to be
realized. Those who are good and who
do good never fail TO make good.
Aim at something.
Ii is the only way TO succeed Then
why not aim at that which Is the most
worth while"
Those whose life has purpose which
relates to the future arc the wise ones.
The past is dead, the present Is dying,
but the future is immortal
Mans aim should be not for the things
that are liteless or transient, but for the
things that are eternal. This is the OBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

open-mindedness and courage and not to
be scoffed at by those who themselves
never felt in their bodies the pinch of
want.
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Tomato With Baked Beans.

crumbs, beaten egg and more crumbs
and fry brown in deep fat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

mutitudes OF people who to have no definite
purpose in iie-lo worthy object in view
They DRIFT with life like rudderess boat,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

certain failure unless the the attention Sed upon
some distinct and definite object.
To illustrate Six gathered under standing
If \ had fallen OF such deptl.
70 make plain The BOYS agreed arrange themselves
around the tree equal distance each other with their backs
toward the and then they faced 10 walk III d
straight line to the fence incoslng the meadow
the right line the paths theS MADE
much spokes OF wheel
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F.
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On separate blouses. 10 wear under
coats, the F-shaped opening in front
is still the rule. for most of the
separate blouses fasten in front and
therefore a satisfactory high collar on
them IS impossible. They are usually
finished with some fiaring linen or lace
or net collar, sometimes with a fiat
turned-back collar
Some of the new coats are finished
at the back of the neck with little frills
of figured silk or velvet or brocadcd
ribbon. These friIls extend only hall
way about the neck of the coat-from
the place on one side of the coat where
the shoulder seam would be, if there
We're q shoulder seam, to the CORE
spending point on the other side.
Ihis is a most attractive background
for the frflled lace or starched or
ga ndie flaring collar of the blouse worn
under the coat.
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Dp barnep s.. 9rmin.

II press toward the mark Philippians. 3:I4.
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| the top of the collar there is a band of
taffeta, perhaps an inch wide.
We have reyeled in collarless frocks
for long time, and perhaps it is time
for a change. But that high collars
and long sleeves should be thrust upon
US just as summer is in sight is just
another one of the uncomfortable oddi-
ties that add piquancy to the changing
fashion
The high collar. however. will have
TO night for a place if it is to have ono
.hat Is worth holding. And for the
present the open-necked froci in the
DAYTIME is the rule
good many of the now tafieta and
poPHn suits are made with high lincn
coliars that flare al the sides Some
VI these collars are turned over and
Poihteo. much in the manner of the
Dlrectolre collar. Some of them arc
SNAPPED in Medici fashion with MD
clearing points.
ne same sort of collars are shown
on lrocks for house and street wear
ana inc dainty starched orSandic col
iar: with the inch wide hem. Or the
coiiar OF linen hemstitched an inch
from the ed ge and starched to stand
out IN point under each car is still
worn. Niii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

the top of the collar there is a band of
taffeta, perhaps an inch wide.
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Simple living is the best general pre-
-cntive Of poverty. Nothing is clearer
,ilan that the people of our land and day
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-03-27
Summary of Conclusion as
to What Commission Form of
Government Is and Is Not
BY tho Bureau Of Municipal Research.

1t is a form IF Organization and a device for popular control of officials
nd ONE official acts. 1t commits a municipality 20 nothing saw to h
theory of popular rule"
1t is a experiment, tut a rational lot a revolutionary, one. 1t provides for
board government instead of" checks n balances" It is no a method
except al to-: Election, recall. legislation
increasingly adds direct legislation N the recall to tn board plan. 1t is o
the commission pAn that eliminates h party boss, III tn direct primary
plan. n even this lar does rot Invariably 70 SO.
1t is a Simpler, less retentious lessce remonious method of reanizine "a
municipality. 1t is not city rogra except hat it aims at better govern
1t is not a short III to good government, but it is a aid to- hater
government. ~ :" 0o@A
II is a war step in municipal government, u ne that may prove dis
omca! administration n the prosecution of a social program. It is not a
cur-aH 1oF municipal ills. 1t las not odu a new tyr of office holder
20 the extent oftena asserted though it las Improved service endercd h the
oo type II is not incompatible with III admxture of politics and CITY bust
ness, thoug generally it eliminates party" politics..
1t makes it possible for heads OF department to keen in +onch with tho
fl time: 1t does not max grating Impossible cau it desn lot of Itself
payrous 'o N~e " Pooueo
1t makes possible better Judgment o. matters of public policy, because for
VI 1--WE neads nav a chance to think regardin them instead Of M Or two
ffin uMa noe I'm mean "a sa1 coonusslnn n corruption are impossible because com
~ inns me conspicuousness of a toe conspicuous and hence preoccupied
AaHyor IL does not prevent sectonalism in mprovement because the work
donal log- roning.
u coompels publicity of N affords opportunity for popular objection to al
franchise grant 1t leave practically unaffected so per cen Of official .c..
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-03-27
GOLD AND SILVER BY TON (
USED TO PAY EMPLOYEES.

When the work of digging the PAN
m canal was at ull blast pay day
was a sight to see. 1t lasted for three
days. and 1000 pounds Of gold and "a
tons OF silver were required to meet
the monthly payroll. The common la
borers, except the S%paniards and Ital-
ians. were paid in Panaman silver.
The United States agreed with the
Panama government to maintain par
ity Of Panaman silver at two to one,
and therefore, paid off the negro labor
IN 1t. 1t was wrapped up in paper in
the same way that a bank wraps small
silver, some of the rolls containing 20
silver dollars, some 10 and so on. A
months wages In silver. with two dol
lars required to make one, made no
mean bulk. and it was a sight to see
the negro get down out OF the pay car
with a hatful of coin.
The pay train consisted of an engine
and tender and the pay car. 1t had a
regulation platform at either end, but
this vas for the use of the force and
the American workmen. The Span
iards and negroes had to climb up a
get of steps IN the one side, show their
metal number check Inc their pay
check to the policeman at the door,,
pass Of to the pay Jerk. who would
make each man put his hat on the
counter to be filled with silver. Then
he was hustled out at the opposite
door. where he could count his pay at
his leisure. II he found a shortage a
note vas made of the fact, and If the
cash account was out Of balance at
night he was reimbursed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-03-27
From the Nat.ona, Max.z,ne.

A certain lady suspected her hus-
ban was In the habit of kissing the
COOK, q pretty German girl, and re-
ter watching four days. she heard him
come in one evening and gently pass
through into the kitchen.
Now. Katie was out that evening
and the kitchen was dark. Burning with
jealousy. h wife took some matches.
and hastily placing her shawl on her
q as Katie often did. she entered
the Kitchen by the back door and was
almost Immediately seized and m
braced and kissed in the most ardent
manner. With her heart BURSTING
with rage h injured wife prepared
spouce. Tearing herself from his en-
brace. she struck q match and stood
race to face; with Katie's beau, ore Of
q factory boys. Her husband eaya
his wife has never treated him 10 rseii
since the dret month they were NOR
sae4s' q she has ffors. thessp1sts 1esk.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-03-27
COFFEE STILL SERVED
on v STEAMBOATS,

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
One of he peculiar customs on board
conditions have been unable to do away
with Is the fixed habit of steamboat
men for having their coffee promptly at
4 o'clock. The custom dates further
back than the memory of Captain
Bender or Capt. Neff Dukes n was
probably taken from ocean vessels,
where It 10 h custom to have a cup
Of tea in the middle Of the afternoon.
River men drink q much stronger
beverage than pink tea. and the black
coffee on steamboats, Is known all over
the country.
The I o'clock coffee on a steamboat
IL the center OF social life of the boat.
"Have you had your coffce?" all class
distinctions are dropped, for back In
the cook house 1t IL man to man. In.
that forum all matters relating to the
boat are discussed with the utmost
freedom and without the restraint which
may be left when the captain IL on the
roof and the mate on the deck.
In winter time there is . sort of red
hot stove league around the kitchen
table. where the records of the Robert
=. Lee and the Natchex are compared
with those Of the first Kate Adams OF
some other famous boat: The records
of the performances of famous steam
boats are carried in the heads Of young
roof watchmen and cub pilots just the
same as the batting averages Of "Ty''
Cobb and Hans Wagner in the head Of
the average small boy.
Tho cook house II also the source of
all the steamboat news and an unes-
tablished rumor II always branded
cook house talk" which means that.
something about to happen Ii being
talked about by steamboat men.
The custom 10 kept up. even when the
boat 10 IN port. on towboats the cook
house - more Of an institution than on
the packets. because the mon have less
70 divert. them than. on = passenger
carrying boat.
= passenger very seldom gets an in
vitation back e the cook h?pse. and i
pasSad- s.. ons of ths Crew. The stsam-
botk fraternity = very tenacious about
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-03-27

lows are large-windows are cheaper
than walls. He has no entry, no soul
lery. no fireplace, and no cupboard. he
wants no notches cut from his rooms.
he wants them 'in the clear" His
kitchen chimney begins nea tho CELL
1ng; 1t is made Of a few bricks. and is
supported my four "uprights." which
are inclosed n from a little china
closet or pothole. His cooking is done
on a little iron cook stove having a
s~tovepipe running up to a s%tovepipe
mole IN the chimney. His bedroom is
heated by a mall iron stove whose pipe
runs up to a s%tovepipe hole on the
other side of the chimney. This CHM
ney is built in the partition between the
bedroom and kitchen. His parlor is
heated by a stove with a pipe running
up 10 a little perlor chimney. In a
small cellar under his house cabbages
n potatoes are kept, and, on a hang
Ing shelf, butter n eggs, and the
Washtub, and sometimes fuel are there.
Often he keeps fuel in a small shed.
He always has "a bit OF land' If he
likes. and the kind people who think
a mite or land" a benefit to a work
man would be surprised to see how
often that land is covered with rags
tartitions. and bricks make this house
cheap; The thrifty young workman
soon has a better house and slips INTO
the grooves OF success; the unthrifty
only changes to beds in his parlor. beds
IN his kitchen and more beds In his
bedroom, and the thrifty are not a Din
point In the great a Of the unthrif-
". vast are h resources of parsi-
mony," and If kind people could con-
vince the unthrifty of this fact nohndv
would have to think about housing
the poor.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-03-27
Wiser Marriages.
Mary Austin, in Harper,s Wee

Mary Austin, in Harper's Weekly.
Stripped to Its essentials, marriage ia an
agreement between any pair to practice
mate-love toward one another. with in
tention. A vast amount Of our modern
custom is as e%xtraneous to this as is that
temple in India to the hair of the proph-
cts beard which is enshrines,
Under all the stupidities of civilization.
there is still operative in mar an instinct
as self-preservative as the movement Of
the natural animal to reject unsuitable
1000 d,. BY study, all forms and modes OF
into the working Of this instinct to prevent
the too early whitening Of mate-love be.
foTs its w Purpose ssi is ascco mp The i'm;
from the marriage service is one with the
impulse which retains honor and
cherish CHI What It means is simply that
nothing to do with the permanence Of
love, but that no set Of experiments has
revealed rs,t E 2 way to keep It alive and alight
and to keep on loving. This is the one
the the T sssh3on Any ~ S Sz,n for td reoFganiz saI 81
arise from time to time In our changing
social environment, must conform Itself
to this necessity. 1t must derive its au-
ethics' or rg religion, but f11 its capa eoay to to
nourish the eternal need OF each for the
~
All doors but marriage being closed
for attaining eminence, social position.
fortune. human contracts, they demand It
all Of marriage, and by the evidence OF
the divorce court marriage is breaking
down under the strain:
What must be insisted upon for the I'm
provernent Of marriage before 1t is entered
upon is the Qualification Of our ideas about
It. We must see its naked power upon us
Stripped Of all he ag-tag Of obsolescent
modes. all the bright, tasteless tinsel Of
sentiment by which it's vital functions are
as q sex relation. striking it's proper note
IN the, chord of human e%ndeavor, and, see
Ing It thus uncomplicated by problems Of
1ood and shelter. learn to ask no moro
Tor 1t than that It fulfil itself as the great
adventure of sexual life,