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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11

scampering to hide because she was
sure that she had seen or heard some |
thing suspicious. After a while it got
SO that they took no heed Of her warn
ings and simply would laugh at her
and go on with whatever they happened
to be doing
1t happened one day that while their
mother and father were away the five
little Minks went out to play on the
banks OF the Laughing Brook. They
were big enough now to be trusted to
play outside the heap of brush under
which was hidden their homo in hol-
low log. They had learned enough of
the ways of the Great World to know
that 1t wouldn't be safe for them to go
far from that sheltering heap OF brush,
but 1t was safe enough near by SO long
noses and their eyes and their ears as
they had learned to do. II danger
should appear they could scamper back
to the safety of home. So they went to
brook ~
AS usual, the timidest little Mink
was the last one out. And when she
dd Join her brothers and sisters she she
were enjoying SO much. First, she
looked this way and looked that way.
Then she shifted and shifted for any
telltale scent that might warn Of dam
ger. And at the same time she listened
to every little sound. You see. the
timidest little Mink was very. very
cautious.
She smelled nothing and she heard
nothing in the least suspicious. and at
first she. saw nothing unusual. But
Just as she was about to join in the
play with her brothers ana sisters it
popped into her head that there was
something strange, something she
couldn't remember having seen before.
right near ono Of her favorite little
pools in the Laughing Brook. It was
big and black. and looked like the
stump OF tree. 1t didn't move. It
probably was the stump of a tree.
and she Just hadn't paid particular at
tention to 1t before. Still. 1t made the
timidest little Mink uneasy.
OF course the other little Minks
noticed right away that she was I'M
easy, and wanted to knew what the
matter was. So she asked them If any
Of them remembered that black stump.
Not one of them did.
Then I'm going back where 1t is
safe," declared the timidest little Mink.
and she did. while the others laughed
at her and made fun Of her for being
afraid of an old black stump
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11
FASHIONS

Gardening is a very healthy diversion
for youngsters. and this year: when
the grown-up members are taking the
advice Of the President in regard to
growing things. many parents encour-
age their children to work in the gar
den. Even the smallest girl can do her
bit" and she may become enthusiastic
II she is provided with her own little
garden set. The sketch illustrates
one Of these sets. composed of apron,
sunbonnet or hat and bag. all made of
bright Powered cretonne and trimmed
with plain colored chambray, linen or
bingham. The big pocket across the
front Of the diminutive apron may be
used for holding scissors If flowers are
to be shipped. or. If little Miss Amer
lea is doing a Job of wedding. both
pocket and bag may be pressed into
service to hold them. The apron but
tons up in the center back. and
neat little strap at the waist line
holds 1t in place.
Tho bag may be shaped as the one
in the sketch is. with flaring top. an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11
tI1IILESoRlEs
%rBEDTImTE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1917. by T. ". Burgess)
The Timidest Little Mink Is
Laughed At.

'Tis better far to have the ring
OF laughter in your ears,
Than foolishly to do a thing
That will result in tears.
The timidest little Mink was very
timid indeed. She was so timid that
her brothers and sisters used to make
fun of her and tease her and take de-
light in frightening her every chance
they got, and they got chances very
often. They would spring out at her
from the most unexpected places just
to see her jump and run. And so the
timidest little Mink was kept jumping
most of the time. They thought 1t
great fun and laughed at her 1t didn't
once enter their thoughtless little heads
that they not only were unkind. but
actually making the timidest little Mink
suffer. You know fright often IS hard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11
OF Interest TO Women
TAFFETA FROCKS FOR YOUNG GIRLS.
BY ANNE R1TTENHousE.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
NEW YORK. July 1o.-Each day we
hear moro about the substitution Of
silk for cotton The expert may know
the intricate reasons, why and where
fore. the complexities of commercial
valuations. the scarcity Of this fabric
and the overproduction of that. but tho
amateur merely gets her knowledge
from a tour of the shops.
There is real silk and artificial silk
today. This Is the reason one can get
pair Of silk stockings for 35 cents
and must pay dollar for good pair
the cotton will, which is a verdict that
does not appeal to the great majority
of American women.
We have long since ceased to ask
what Will last: we want to know what
Is fashionable. On that desire as a
foundation Is based the stupendous
business on this continent in cheap
commodities. The almost as good"
tunes are built in certain kinds of mer-
chandise.
Common Usages Of Silk.
There were times in tho history Of
this country wheLl a silk gown was ap
heirloom. Today. the girl who works
for S. a week Is able to buy her shirt
wears silk sto ckings.
Once silk was kept for ceremonial
costumes; Today 1t is made up into
chemises and nightgowns by the thou
sands. W hen Lady de Bath, then Lilly
Langtry. insisted that her corset COW
ers should be of embroidered silk and
that they should be cleaned instead of
Numbered. the newspapers wrote about
1t H. the same way that they did the
bat.l of milk which Anna Held was
supposed to take every morning. Such
performances were the advertising ca
,ortces OF the famous, so said the peo-
, pie.
Today a woman Of very moderate in
come walks into any department shop
and orders corset covers Of silk, slight
~ embroidered and finished with satin
ribbon. She does this as q matter of
course. Often these silk corset covers
are cheaper than those of cotton.
1t may come to pass that this govern
ment will need all the silk on which
1t can put its hands for war purposes,
as it now needs cotton. 1t is said that
turtles have used "make-up" on their
faces better than the women of any
other nation. are curtailed in their US t
of cosmetics because certain ingredi-
ents that they use to whiten their noses
are now used in high explosives.
Girls Dressed in Silk.
There was once a time when it was
not considered quite fit and seemly for
young girls to array themselves in
silken fabrics. These were kept for
the years of sedateness and the occa-
sions Of ceremony to which older wom-
en- were entitled. But today, with the
enormous product of silk and the
cheapening prices, 1t has been substi-
tuted for cotton and muslin In the
wardrobes of young girls.
This summer the older woman looks
askance at gown of taffeta. She may
wear it in a pastel shade for a dinner
gown. but she does not wish 1t for the
street. the country lane or the club
porch.
The girl of sixteen, however, does
wish It, Her ability to choose gown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11
Brilliant Coat Innings.

Summer coats have gorgeous In
teriors. Even the plain. dark blue
serge jacket that goes with a skirt to
match is lined with geranium red linen,
gayly figured Chinese crepe, rose pink
pongee or China silk. Linen in every
color IL used for jackets Of every
length. The new ve1veteen riding habit
jackets In dark colors. which are con-
sidered smarter than sweaters, are also
lined with colored linens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11

GARDENING SET FOR SMALL GIRL.
inner lining of canvas serving to re-
inforce or stiffen 1t. or n gathered-in-
at-the-top bag may be substituted.
The open topped bag shown is the
best for gardening work. however. as
1t is ready for whatever goes into it
without the trouble of waiting to slip
drawstrings.
The little sun hat has circular
brim. stiffened with an inner lining of
canvas and stitched with two rows at
it's edge. and the crown is merely
circular piece. buttoned on to the
brim. It Is much easier to launder one
Of these hats II they are made in two
sections and buttoned together
To make this set for a girl of six
or seven years one and a half yards Of
cretonne thirty-six inches wide will be
required.
Such a set would make an admi-
rable birthday gift for a small girl. OF
course, q set of garden implements
may accompany 1t II desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11


er to bear than pain. People have been
frightened to death. Once in a great
while this happens to one of the little
people of the Green Forest and the
Green Meadows.
The timidest little Mink knew that 1t
was silly to be so very. very timid, but
she had been born that way and just
couldn't help it. So there were times
when her brothers and sisters made
her very unhappy. Not being timid
themselves, they just didn't understand
how the timidest little Mink felt. and
didn't know that they actually were
cruel Folks often are that way.
The timidest little Mink was the last
one to learn to swim because she had
been afraid of the water at first She
always was the first to dodge into hid
ing at the first hint of danger, and she
was the last to come out again when
the danger was over. She was always
seeing things" and hearing things"
none OF the others saw or heard. A
dozen times a day she would send them
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18
THE BELDlNG BANNER

Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Laws re-
turned home to Lansing Tuesday
They had been been the guests of her
father, George Hubbard.
Mrs. A. NJ Spooner returned to
Greenville Tuesday. She had been
the guest for a week of Mesdames
Belle Mann and Kate Hill.
Mrs. Henry Gilmore went to Ionia
Tuesday.
Mrs. Jessie Falten, who had been
here to visit her sisters, Mrs. Chas.
Smith and Mrs. Roy Guild, left on
her return home to Laingsburg Tues
day.
o. H. Van Order returned to Grand
Rapids Tuesday. He had been visit
ing his father, who resides in Alto
and also friends here.
Mrs. w. III. Shaw returned from
Grand Rapids, where she had been to
visit her daughter She brought
home box of young chicks of a
new strain of foreign fowls and will
go into the chicken business on a
small scale.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18
Want Column
One cent a word.
Nothing inserted for less than i5c
FACTORY GIRLS.

FACTORY GIRLS.
Several girls wanted with factory
experience-good jobs open. Write
or apply Immediately stating expert
ence. References required. Cham
pion Ignition Co., Flint, Mich. 88-46-2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Purdy of Beld-
ing called on Mrs. Helen Purdy last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Condor were
Greenville visitors last Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Condor and Mrs. A. r
Winchell and baby, Phyllis, were Wis
itors at the home of Mrs. Ed. lnsley
last Wednesday,.
The Cleaner meeting held at the
home of Ira Richmond last Saturday
evening was quite well attended. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of George and Myrta Davis with re-
freshments of ice cream and cake.
Mr.. McFarlane, nephew of Mrs
McFarlane, of Hamilton, Ontario, is
visiting at the home of DIR. Penton and
family.
Mrs. A. r. Winchell and baby went
to Lansing Wednesday for a short
visit with her husband and other rel
atives.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18

~ Your subscription will expire
very soon. All subscriptions
expire the first Of some one
month. For example, If by
~ consulting your label you find
the date following your name
is "Feb. IT" it means your sub
scription will expire with the last
issue in January, 1917. A black
or blue mark over this paragraph
indicates that you should consult
the yellow address label on your
Banner and send in your renewal
for the coming. year:
Your subscription has expired.
Consult the yellow address label
on your Banner-if this paragraph
is markej-for the date of ex-
piration. Remittance of $1.50 will
advance your paid date one year
from present showing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18

FOR SALE-Modern bakery, ice
cream parlor and lunch room, in
live town of 1000, near Grand Rap
ids, new oven and new fountain,
old established business. Will sell
bakery or ice cream business separ-
ately if desired. Very reasonable
if sold before May /. Address r..
H., Care Bedding Banner, Belding,
Mich. 92-47-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18

WANTED-Man to take charge of
our business in this locality. Good
paying proposition for an emerge
tic man. Full equipment furnish
ed. Grand Union Tea Co., Lansing,
Mich. 93-47-2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18

C. A. Rowley is putting in a few
days at work around his old home
property at Cooks Corners, repair
ing the house and Sticking up around
the premises to put it in shape for a
tenant.
Representative Fred L. Warner
left Monday for his last week of the
term in Lansing. The lawmakers
expect to close business this week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18

Truth is mighty, but good deal of
it is suppressed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18

FOR RENT-Five-room house on
Birch street, water and electric
lights, small barn and large gar
den plot. Call No. rs. 97-1-47
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18

The many friends Of Mrs. Ellen
Beedy will be pleased to hear that
she is doing we'll at the Sparrow hos
pital in Lansing, having underwent
an operation there about ten days
ago.
The cemetery dinner held at the
Maccabee hall last Wednesday was
well attended, about $4,000 being
cleared.
The people of this neighborhood
We're greatly surprised to hear Of the
sudden death of Mrs. Sarah Earle
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jen-
ME Noble.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-18

WANTED-A waitress and a second
cook. Inquire Hotel Belding.
79-46-1
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-27

for them.
good combination to can for win
ter which is especially recommended
for the child is Swiss chard, or spin
ach, a few carrots. onions and stalk
or two Of celery all blanched and
packed into can, then cooked under
water at the boiling point for two
hours. This mixture may be used as a
flavor for soup broth or with milk, aft
er pressing the pulp through a sieve
so that the vegetables are finely d.
vided. This soup mixture has high
mineral content and is recommended
by dleticians as good beginning to
encourage the liking for vegetables in
small people.
In all soup making. IL should be re-
membered that vegetables are neces-
sary to keep the bodily health up to
the standard They are rich In mineral
matters, vegetable acids, and growth
determinants of which we are learning
more each day. without which the body
processes are not carried on properly.
Since soups may be presented In such
variety of flavors. are so generally
relishcd, and make such palatable COM
binations, using buttered bread as an
accompaniment, they are valuable ad-
ditions TO the diet.
Mixed Vegetable Soup.-Take three
quarts of boiling water, and add the
following vegetables: One quart of
shredded cabbage. one pint of sliced
potato, a half pint each of diced car
rot, turnip. onion, two tomatoes. two
tablespoonfuls of minced celery, two
tablespoonfuls of chopped green pep
per and two of drippings, boil for ten
minutes, then simmer gently for an
hour, except the tomatoes and pota-
toes. The tomatoes and potatoes should
then be added and all cooked slowly
another hour.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-27
COVERING FOR SITTING HENS
Easily constructed-Roof Should
Be Three Feet Wide.

Take this nest box and runway com
blnation by using five by - boards to
make the frame an6 partitions. Place
these ! by 12s from Is to "a inches
apart, according to the width wanted
for nests and runways. The roof for
the nests should take up about three
feet of space; that is, In width. The
remainder Of the space is covered with
chicken netting over the runways. The
roof of the boxes is made as shown In
the diagram. writes Mrs. Maggie l..
Long of Hammond, Okla, in Farm
Progress. The back half Of the roof IS
hinged, and this may be left open and
used by laying hens until the time
comes TO put them on eggs.
When used for sitting hens, the
door is closed and food and water
placed In the runways through an
opening in the netting. where 1t is
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-27
FARM
POULTRY
~ ~
WET MASH BEST FOR CHICKS
Only Secret In Growing Fowls Is to
Give Them What They Really Like
and Plenty Of II.

There is nothing a growing chick
likes better than nice. cool feed Of
wet mash. There Is only one secret TO
growing chicks ana growing them rap
Idly. and that is to give them the feed
they like ar give 1t to them In such
amounts rs TO satisfy the appetite and
as often ms is necessary.
For the first - weeks Of the chicks
life the bird will stand considerable
forcing. after which time the birds Will
have developed sufficient size Of frame
and strength Of body with whish to
range and gather most Of their own
living.
The following wet mash may well be
fed from the third week TO the twelfth.
or for such time as is necessary to pro-
duce a good sized broiler: Two pounds
of brnL, .wo pounds OF cornmeal, two
pounds Of mlddlings. one pound Of
commercial! meat scrap. This mash
should be mixed with either skim milk,
sweet milk or sour milk. The latter is
preferable.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-27

used in numerous ways. when mix
ture would not be palatable and would
not keep as well. II is wisdom and
economy to have several fat jars so
that each may be kept by itself. Where
the family have bacon every day or
very often for breakfast, II the fat Is
never allowed TO scorch and is poured
through a small square OF cheese
cloth in sieve, which removes all
specks. It may be used for almost
everything that lard would be used
for.
Chicken fat II carefully rendered
will take the place OF butter in cakes
and cookies. biscuits and various other
dishes. Chicken fat makes delicious
salad dressing. using 1t In place of
olive oil. Ham fat may he used in
making beans or when cooking greens
the smoky favor is especially well
liked for such dishes.
Lamb and beef fats carefully
strained are used for deep frying, and
also In other ways as needed. The fat
cups should be carefully emptied and
begun anew every two or three weeks.
Pie crust made from bacon fat is just
as tasty as that made with lard.
The smoked fats may be used in
spice cakes or highly seasoned foods
so that the flavor Is not at all objec-
tionable.
The habit Of carefully conserving
even small amounts OF fat will. In a
short time. convince the most skeptical
that much fat is needlessly wasted in
every home, which could be used TO
save unnecessary buying Of fats for
cooking. When fats pass beyond the
redeemable stage they may be saved
and make a very good soap for use In
dish washing, so that not even tea
spoonful need be wasted.
Blueberries blackberries, cherries
and In fact almost every fruit except
strawberries may be successfully dried.
Have the berries but one layer thick,
stir them often and keep them protect
ed from the flies.
Use enameled ware for the refriger-
ator dishes and avoid breakage. They
are easily kept clean and can be pur.
chased in various shapes.
True love Is but humble. low born
thing.
And hath It's food served up in earth
en- ware
It is a thing to walk with hand in
hand.
Through the everydayness OF this
workaday world
j. r. Lowell.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-27
KEEPS GREAT BRITAIN AWAKE

Kennedy Jones is teaching the
people of Great B-italn just how they
may conquer the German submarines
teaching them with cartoons, with
posters, with leaflets. with slzable
pamphlets with every hitherto known
advertising and publicity device and
with some of his own invention used
now for the first time. America very
proftably may study the extremely
able methods Of this world-celebrated
specialist.
He was called in TO help the gov
training 10 put things before the pub
lie well anj strikingly. for he is one
~ the greatest editors in England and
not only that but publisher as well,
being one of the few outside OF Lord
Northcllffe holding considerable in
terest In the vast enterprises Of the
Northcllffe press.
He was called In to help the gov
eminent hammer into the head of the
British public the necessity for food
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-27
SIMPLE HINT TO REMEMBER
Business is That Hen Cannot Do
Well on Grain Alone.

II should be remembered that one OF
the principles of poultry feeding is
that the hen cannot do well If fed on
whole grain ration. Not only does
ration of grain fail to furnish the
proper food nutrients. but such a
ration Is difficult for the bird TO d.
gest properly. The great fault with
the farmer In his poultry feeding is
that he attempts Ia. feed whole grain
ration, and generally only one grain
nj that. Such ration results In poor
egg production and also causes dlges-
tive disorders and liver and kidney
troubles.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-09-27
RECOGNIZE WOMAN AS EQUAL
Heads Of Industrial Plants Say She
Can Do Any Work Consistent With
Strength Better Than Men.

Once man pretended to place wom-
Now, according TO Donald Wilhelm.
who reports "The Confessions Of a
Munition-Maker" in the Century, he
Is forced to recognize her as an equal,
and respect her. The quotation be-
low states the opinion of hardhead-
ed factory foreman. on the Importance
OF women in the world Of labor:
"Welch, one can see, isn't emotion
al. One can trust his judgment Of
women.
"That is why was glad he was
present In the officers room OF the
company eating quarters when the re-
port was made in detail of the strike
scheduled to take place the follow
Ing Monday morning. He made .
speech, saying:
Gentlemen, we've all known wom-
en- practically all our lives-ever since
we were born, practically. Most OF
us get tn thinking that woman can't
do mechanical work because they're
always willing TO let a man use the
hammer, that being something he
thinks he can do. But woman can
do It. A woman can do anything that
man can do, and most things bet
ter, but men can't do anything near
what women can do. Now, maybe
you can imagine what women can dt
In mechanics. and I know what they
can do. Leaving out big girls, I say
women can do any kind Of mechanical
work that's consistent with their
strength better than men,
"Another superintendent, a new
man. said ne had thrown out q hum
dred men In his plant back in Ohio
and put girls In their places, and he
had found them better all around"