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more hopeful he felt. and that helped
a bit. He was very, very thankful
that he could climb.
Now. had Welcome Robin or any of
the other feathered folk of the Old
Orchard, excepting other members of
heads place they would have been
quite helpless. SO far as getting up
in that tree was concerned. None OF
the others have the right kind of feet
for climbing. But Woodpecker feet
are made for just this purpose, as are
Creeper and Yank Yank the Nut.
hatch. II Redhead had been feeling
well and strong it would have taken
MIN almost no time at all to go up the
trunk of that tree and reach the
branches.
But while that piece of bread had
hadn't given him a great deal. OF
course. one little piece Of bread
couldn't. Redhead needed a good. biz
meal to give him his full strength
so when ne was about half way up
ne felt that he couldn't climb another
inch; Yes. sir. that is the way Red
Perhaps If I take a long rest 7
can go on" thought Redhead, and dug
ms sharp claws into the bark and
braced himself with his tail. You
know a Woodpecker's tail is made
Tor Just this purpose. He really was
very comfortable, and being Off the
ground he felt much better in his
mind. But though he rested a long
time. when he tried to go on he
couldn't. He had strength enough to
cling there, but he hadn't strength
enough to climb an inch higher. How
he did wish that Welcome Robin
would bring him another piece of
bread.
But Welcome Robin didn't. You
see, from his perch near the top of
the tree he had seen Black Pussy out
in Farmer Browns yard and he didn't
dare go back there for more bread
And. presently. he saw something
that Redhead couldn't see. It was
Farmer Browns Boy coming straight
toward that tree. Perhaps it is Just
as well that Redhead couldn't see, foI
it might have frightened him. He
was not as we'll acquainted with
Farmer Browns boy as were some OF
the other little people.
Il wonder what Farmer Browns
Boy is coming over here for" thought
Welcome Robin. In a few moments
he found out.
Copyright. 1921. By T. W. Bursess.)
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As to Salads.

At a very elaborate dinner of many
courses lettuce or other salad green
is usually served not as a course by
itself, but with the bird course-that
is with wild duck. guinea hen, squad
or whatever is selected for the course
Immediately following the frozen
punch course, the punch course fol-
lowing the roast meat and potatoes.
On the continent it is usual to serve
salad in this way with poultry of
some sort. In a characteristic Italian
dinner the service comes in this or
der: Hors doeuvre, soup. entree such
as sweet breads, spaghetti and
cheese, and then broiled chicken with
salad. which is followed directly by
the dessert and cheese. In the usual
American course dinner, however.
lettuce sometimes very elaborately
dressed comes as a course by itself
Immediately preceding the dessert.
I believe it is customary among a
great many rural Americans-espe-
cially in New England-to eat let
tuce with vinegar and sugar as a
"side dish" with the main course Of
matter of convenience than any
thing else, since it does away with the
extra service made necessary by serv-
ing 1t as a separate course.
It would be hard to say what is the
most correct way of dressing 1t. The
usual continental way Is to serve 1t
with what we call French dressing
simply an emulsion Of vinegar or
lemon Juice. and oil, favored with
pepper and salt. In the Italian and
Spanish version Of this dressing there
is sometimes a little red wine Per-
haps the French dressing is the most
usual among persons in this. country
who are fastidious about their dinner
service because we get our best Gull
nary ideas from France. However.
many persons prefer mayonnaise
dressing. and this Is surely accept
able, and there is nothing really
shocking about the thoroughly Amer
ican vinegar and sugar.
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Screens i'm the Garden.

There is no time like the present
to make plans and offer criticism Tor
your garden. True, it is too late or
too early to do any planting. but 1t
is now that you can see wherein you
could make improvements. where you
need more shade, where you need to
plant for intense sunshine and where
for shade.
parent in midsummer, especially IN
our American gardens. is the need
for more garden screens. There are
hours of each day when we would
find comfort and refreshment IN our
gardens IL only we could feel seclu-
sion there There is something about
actually sitting beneath the trees on
the earth that is different from mere
ly sitting on a veranda- Often. TOO.
there are breezes in pour garden or
lawn that do not come up to your
veranda.
1t is too late to get screens for this
years benefit, but you car make plans
for next year. Perhaps a high, well
trimmed privet hedge is ideal in most
climates. But these are the result or
many seasons growth. Borders or
shrubbery are also good, but these,
too, cannot be had without patiently
waiting for small shrubs TO grow to
be big ones. With vines, however. 1t
many of them are perennial.
Lattices painted white or to mtach
the color of your house are very at
tractive. Cheaper and possibly more
durable, because they do not need
repainting, are screens made OF cedar
posts and wire. These posts should
he planted every four or five feet and
wire four or five feet wide may be
stretched along. If you get an expert
to plant the posts 1T is a simple
enough matter to stretch the wire
yourself.
There are all sorts OF possibilities
for the vine that grows on this trellis.
Honeysuckle grows rapidly. needs
little attention and is generally liked
Old ld-fashioned woodbine or Virginia
creeper is a clean, neat vine.
But for this you had better consult
your nursery man to find out what
is best suited to your soil and the
exposure.
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Things You'll Like to
Make.

| A handy, roomy receptacle for
mending is this peach basket mending
| basket. Cut strip of cretonne (silk
! or sateen) two inches longer than
| the depth of the basket, and one
quarter again as wide as its circum-
ference at the top. This Is for the
| lining. Seam it. Make two rows of
shirrings alongy the upper edge and
two rows one inch below; then two
more rows along the lower edge Fit
| it into the basket and turn back the
one inch at the top. Cover a circle
of cardboard to fit snugly to the in
side bottom of the basket. Push in
this circle to keep the lining in place
Cut another strip of the material one
and one-half times the length of the
| circumference of the top of the
basket, and five inches wider than the
depth of the basket. Seam it. Make
two-inch heading at the top, and
| two rows of shirrings Just below the
heading. Fit it around the outside
of the basket. Cover the shirrings
with a band of ribbon or silk one
inch wide. Tack in place with small
brass or white headed tacks Shir
the bottom edge of the material and
pull 1t down and under the bottom Of
the basket. Cover a circle of card
board to fit the bottom. Overcast it
to the edges around the bottom.
FLORA
Copyright. 1921
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soning to suit taste, and small lump
of butter
Cook with the cover on, and keep
notes regarding the exact time 1t took
you to cook such and such an amount
of a certain vegetable in an oven just
SO hot. 1 cannot give you a time table
for this kind of cookery because cas-
seroles vary so much in size. and the
surest way is to keep your own cas-
serole cooking chart. never failing to
make notes of every successful ex-
pertinent. Your kind of range. too
will make a difference in the length
of the baking period.
There are many vegetables that are
delicious also when merely simmered
in the casserole in one or two cups of
water, seasoned with salt, pepper and
either meat drippings or butter.
These vegetables are1 Asparagus.
beans, beets, Brussels sprouts, cab
bage, caulifiower. carrots, kale. kohl
raH. onions, parsnips, peas. potatoes.
rutabagas. spinach. squash, sweet
corn. Swiss chard. tomatoes and tur-
nipS.
1t will be seen that this is a much
better way OF, boiling a vegetable than
on top q range, as we usually boil
them, in too much water. When veg
etables are simmered in this way the
food materials which are needed by
the body are best conserved. For In
boiling in a saucepan from which we
drain the water after the vegetable
is cooked many of the food con-
stituents-the vitamines. or mineral
salts-which build bone. blood and aid
in growth. are wasted in the water
which is drained away.
There are three more good argu-
ments for the casserole. which I will
take up at some future time at great
er length These are: 1. The cheaper
meats are made tender by being cook
ed in a casserole. 2. The one-dish
dinner is supreme in a casserole. 3.
Left overs of all kinds can be dis
guised most attractively by the use of
this covered baking dish.
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In the Shops.

Amber toilet sets for the dressing
table or bureau are made in a mos
interesting fashion. for a little me-
dallion of colored enamels decorate:
one end of each object. Sometime!
this is a basket of flowers, sometime;
| a garland, and sometimes a littl
square, tile-like ornamentation o
soft shades of blue and rose.
Enameled wicker wastepaper bas
kets are pretty bit of furnishing
for the bedroom ,or boudoir. The!
are enameled in the brightest shades
of green and red, blue and orange
! flame color and yellow.
Couch hammocks of cretonne arr
] one of the tempting things for thu
veranda in midsummer. One thing II
remember is that hammocks have al
been marked down. now. SO that Ii
you need q new hammock, or eXpec,
to need one next year. this is good
time to buy 1t.
Yellow garden chairs and green
ones, of iron, heavily enameled, are
placed alternately at a gray enameled
garden table. Over them is an UNI
brella of green and yellow stripes
The effect is fresh and attractive.
Enameled bird cages of all the
bright shades of the rainbow are
sold now. One wonders just how a
yellow canary feels in a bright green
yellow bird feels in a cage of purple
and rose color. Perhaps canaries
have not q keen sense of color. AT
any rate, these enameled shades are
useful to use where one color is in
sisted on throughout room.
Window box cages are not a nov
city, but they are so pretty that one
is tempted to speak Of them again
They are particularly lovely in an
outdoors living room or living porch
where there is shelter for both bird
and flowers, but sufficient light and
air to make the one sing and the
other bloom profusely.
Ash tray nests of colored glass
bound with brass or nickel, and with
a rest for pipe, cigar or cigarette of
the metal, are especially good look
ing, and they are not very expensive
and come in many colors. They may
be chosen in an appropriate shade
for each room in the house.
Enameled baby spoons are a choice
to make in selecting gift for a
baby. They are as dainty in design
and coloring as the baby himself.
Red glass candlesticks in which
black candles are placed are decid-
edly striking to use on a table set
with gold-decorated china or with all
white china or with, suppose one has
it, red-bordered china At all events,
the black candles on the bright. vivid
red candlesticks are decidedly worth
while.
Trellised garden chairs combine two
things in one. That Is to say, a sta
tionary garden chair of painted wood
or metal is finished of with a trellis-
Ike back, up which vines may be
trained. and which serves its double
place of resting place for visitors
and lodging place for a vine quite
satisfactorily.
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dram; parawax, drains: lanoline. II
dram; oil Of sweet almonds eng
lish), 4 drams; rosol oil, drops.
Reduction Don'ts.
II you are trying to reduce there
are a few little "don'ts" for you to re-
member. and the first one is
Don't be discouraged.
After you have Systematically re-
duced for a few weeks you will look
as ever. You might even get on the
scales and find you are fatter. Nature
seems to be positively fiendish in this
way, one might almost believe she was
doing this to test your strength OF
will. But II you persist you will re-
come adjusted to the new diet.
Don't be worried if you feel hungry.
Feeling hungry never yet killed any
one In the case of those who are toe
stout, the stomach has become dis.
tended because it has been holding sc
shrink to its proper size. and then you
will not have the feeling of hunger be.
tween meals. II it bothers you toe
much. drink glasses of hot or cold water
between, but not with. meals.
| Don't eat more than you should.
You can easily find out how much
you should weigh and the number o.
calories of food that you are now eat.
ing which is keeping you overweight
Find out how many you should eat tc
reduce, and stick to that
Don't taste.
1t is hard to resist the first taste
and it is much harder to resist the
tastes will add enormously to the
amount Of your diet.
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LISTEN, WORLD!
By ELSIE ROBINSON.

Catherine Is complaining that heI
husband doesn't "get on" He's toll
ing at the same old job he held when
they were married fifteen years ago
and there seems to be no chance for
advancement A contempt for him
Is beginning to undermine her love-
"A good man can't be kept down."
says she and wonders why she threw
her life away on a failure.
A lot of our most honored pre-
cepts are verbal Stiffness. and tina!
good man" axiom is one of the sill
at a time when any one could get
enough credit to set up a corner
grocery. and 1t has no application
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II Is a sad childhood that carries
into its late life no memory of
swing. Any safe swing is better than
mono, but to one who has known 1t.
the ideal swing hangs twenty feet
from a stout beam stretching from
sturdy crotch to sturdy crotch OF
two tall apple trees. 1t Is made OF
thick rope, tested every season by
careful father. and the swing board
has holes at each end through which
the rope passes, so that 1t cannot
fall out of the swing. 1t Is a strong
board, an inch thick. three feet long
by a foot and a half wide. SO that
+wo can stand on 1t, to pump up.
A soon as a child can hold on. he
is swung gently. and presently ex-
periences the delicious thrill OF peing
run under Then as confidence grows
ne learns to stand. and pump up. ana
that, either alone or with partner
is the ultimate bliss of swinging 70
stand with feet well braced. and as
the swing reaches the end of each
sweep, to give it q fresh impetus by
bending the knees down ana up
quickly. 1t Is fine exercise, and thrill
Iingly exciting to go sweeping up INTO
the apple blossoms until they orush
your face.
For small children, a small swing
and a small board are good to begin
with, but children should be taught
to swing themselves, for they get
little exercise from being swung, and
are soon spoiled by the indulgence
of it. outdoor swinging Is, Of course.
better than indoor, but an indoor
swing with windows wide open. or
swing on a sheltered porch or sun
paroir often keeps a child happy dur.
ing the time needed for exercise ano
fresh air in stormy weather. Chill
dren with weak stomachs often can
not bear swinging. and should never
be coaxed or urged into 1t. They
will be keen when their physical
trouble is cured. and should not swing
until it is.
(copyright, 1921
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DETECTIVE SERGT. r. G. SANDBERG TAKING
"FINGER PRINTS OF A MONKEY.

more parts Of it. and all the Junior
Travel Club members will be glad OF
that. Every one of US should write
him a letter and tell him We are
strong for more outdoor places.
wonder if Sergt. Sandberg would
like to take the finger prints of a
lion or an elephant?
Julia Thorne: Just tell your friends
to watch for the paper and write to
me. That is all you have to do to
be a member Of the Junior Travel
Club. list every name that comes
to me.
Harold R.: This Mr.. Roosevelt is
assistant secretary Of the Navy. and
that is the same job his father, who
was President once, had.
William Meade: alexandria his
tory goes back to 1748. and is, of
was once Presidept, had.
course. much older than the city of
Washington.
RUSSELL BURKE.
The Travelog Boy.
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nowadays. A good man can be kept
down and by q soore OF reasons.
His grandfather Is apt to be the
most potent reason. If you don't
choose your grandfather wisely IT'S
almost impossible to get on. Health,
environment. responsibilities all may
grind him into a rut. He may be
truly good. patient, kind, Industrious.
sincere, honest. and yet lack that
for success in the modern business
world.
Yes. it's a silly axiom. and get.
ting on" Is cheap test by which
to Judge the worth Of a mans spirit
Some day we'll all go fishing in q
freer, wider land and discover that
there are higher attainments than 9
fat bank roll. Then, indeed. I think
GATHERINGS gentle. frayed little hus-
band may win his coveted seat or
the board Of directors and get the
raise he needs SO badly now.
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Plum Roly-Poly.

Sift together one pint Of flour. one
level teaspoonfuls> Of baking powder.
rub in one rounding tablespoonful Of
butter, add milk to make q soft
dough. roll out one-fourth inch thick,
spread with pitted canned plums. roll
up the same as jelly roll and pinch
together the wet ends and edges.
Steam for one hour. Serve with hard
sauce. and use whole preserved plums
for a garnish.
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(Copyright, 1921.)
Tomato Pot Roast.

Rub over with flour the surface
of a four-pound piece of beef cut
from the lower round and season 1t
with salt and pepper. Chop fine two
onions and fry them until brown in
three tablespoonfuls of melted lard.
Remove the onions. put in the meat
and cook 1t until we'll Drowned on
all sides. Add one can of tomatoes
and two quarts of water, cover and
let simmer for about two hours. or
until the meat Is tender Remove
the meat. thicken and strain the
LIQUID, cut tho meat in slices and
serve in the sauce. or use cold for
lunch.
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To Frost Fresh Fruits.

Frosted fruits are delicious and
make a pretty dish to servo with
cakes and the various gelatin pud-
dings. Perfect punches of cherries.
currants or any of the small fruits
should be selected, wiped carefully
and then dipped first into the slight
ly beaten white Of an egg and then
into fine granulated sugar. Then put
them away to dry and serve very
cold
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Redhead Regains Hope.
by THORNTON w. BURGESS
Who doth a little hope regain
Will find that he can master pain.

Will find that he can master pain.
-Redhead.
Food means strength. Everybody
knows that. 1t is just the same with
the little people of the Green Forest
and the Green Meadows. Food, and
plenty Of it, is even more important
to the feathered folk than it is to US.
You see, they use a great deal of IT,
because they are SO very active. They
can 20 without it only very short
time without becoming weak. And
when they do get it, they recover
strength very quickly.
It was so with Redhead the Wood
pecker That piece of bread Welcome
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PARIS FRoCK OF DARK BLUE TAF-
FETA. WITH WIDE, LONG SKIRT.
TIGHT BODICE HAS FULL
SLEEVES AND TIGHT CUFFS.
THE STRAW HAT IS FACED
WITH PINK TO MATCH FLOWER
AT WAIST.
fact that you do not like these three
things is no argument that you will
not wear them. They are the fashion.
You may be persuaded.
Paris took it into her head to add a
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they sit on one limb SO still all day
long. You have read about how the
John Burroughs Club went to call on
President Harding and told him in
their opinion the owls are very valu-
able and should not be killed. The
John Burroughs Club got letters from
all over the country about owls and
some people said they were bad luck,
but ! guess that does scare Mr.. Hard
ing very much. The owl Jury" as
the John Burroughs Club is called.
decided the owls should not be killed
because they eat up so many rats
and mice and things that destroy
everything. George Kilbourne, who
wrote me about the owls, and many
others will find their question an
swered in this part about owls.
Right next to the Zoo is Rock
Creek Park. and I think it is the
most beautiful park in any city, for
you might say it is right in the mid
die of the District Of Columbia. Now
Col. Sheriff.. who has charge of those
things. is going to try and open up
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Tasty Meat Sandwiches.

Slice. grind and fry some fresh,
uncooked meat. Season with salt,
pepper and onion. Pat the portions
ont very fiat and thin and cook on a
hot frying pan. These. slipped
between slices Of buttered bread,
make fine sandwiches.
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Robin brought to him made all the
difference in the world. For a wnlle
after gobbling it down. for he was so
hungry that he did gobble it. he lay
quiet. Then he began to feel strong
er, and with returning strength came
renewed hope. He couldn't fly. Or
course not. That injured wing was
useless. But perhaps he could climb.
II he could do that he could get up
in that tree, and once there he would
feel much safer.
BY and by Redhead felt SO much
better that he reached the foot OF the
tree and started to climb up the
trunk. Every few inches he had to
stop to rest. 1t was slow work and
hard work, and he grew very, very
tired. But the higher he got the
Evening star., 1921-07-11

Mrs Jean Norris. the minor court
magistrate in New York city. has
been reelected to tho presidency Of
the State Federation Of Professional
and Business Women's Clubs.
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You may not like pink and blue as
q combination. You may not like taf-
feta as a material. You may not like
a long, full skirt that stands out from
the ankles in wide flares. But the
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Enameled wicker wastepaper bas-
kets are a pretty bit of furnishing
for the bedroom ,or boudoir. They
are enameled in the brightest shades
of green and red, blue and orange,
flame color and yellow.
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ZOO NEAR ROCK CREEK PARK GREAT PLACE FOF
YOUNGSTERS IN SUMNER
Washington.

Washington.
Dear Travel Clubbers:
One of the funniest
things I ever heard of
was when they took fin
ger prints" of a monkey.
F.. G. Sandberg of the
Washington police de-
partment has done it, and
this picture proves it. too,
but. of course, that is not
all he does. He takes
finger prints of people
who have been found
guilty of something they
should not be doing. Now
IL this monkey should get
loose and raid a peanut,
stand 1 guess Mr.. Sand
berg could find the right
monkey and have him
tried for the crime"
When l heard about
this I decided to make a
trip to the Zoo near Rock
Creek Park that is visit
ed by everybody who
comes to Washington. I
feel just like going out
into the woods when you
go to those two places.
and every one should go.
There is a steep hill near
the Zoo and l wish you
could see the children
roll down It almost any
afternoon. You can see
most every kind of an
animal in that Zoo. 1
took a good look at the
monkeys and as near as
I could tell their FIN
gers" must be very much
alike. Down the hill
from the bear cages
there are some seals, and
II / ever get to be able
to swim like they do I
am going to be a SWIM
ming teacher. In the
bear cages is a baby bear
now. and he can certain
ly do a tumbl ing act fine.
In another part of the
Zoo is a big bird cage
and along one of the
roads is a row of owls
that are called the Su-
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Couch hammocks of cretonne are
one of the tempting things for the
veranda in midsummer. One thing to
remember is that hammocks have all
been marked down, now, SO that IL
you need a new hammock, or expect
to need one next year, this is a good
time to buy it.
Evening star., 1921-07-11

Yellow garden chairs and green
ones, of iron. heavily enameled, are
placed alternately at gray enameled
garden table. Over them is an UNI
brella of green and yellow stripes.
The effect is fresh and attractive.
Evening star., 1921-07-11

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