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Evening star., 1923-09-21
Distorp of Dour Same.
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NowbAN.
VANDERBILT
RACIAL oRiGiN-Duteh.
SoURCE-An occupation,

SOURCE-An occup alton.
Vanderbilt is a name widely known
in this country. and tracing back to
the early days of the Dutch settle
ment of New York.
The earlier form of the name, as
it existed in Holland and along the
coast of Flanders. was Van de Bylt."
1t was not, however like so many
Dutch names, originally descriptive
OF the locality from wl1ich its first
bearers came, but rather of their oc-
cupation.
The ''bylt' was a little Ratchet or
bill" the ST. In this case being all
that was left of the diminutive end
ing. 1t was n tool such as was used
by carpenters, principally ship car
penters and shipbuilders. in the mid
die ages,
Indeed. followers OF thfs trade came
to be known in the section of Am
sterdam as die byltie," literally "the
axers" or "hatcheters." Such express
sions were coined as readily by the
people Of the middle ages as we coin
.bluejaekets'' for sailors, and the
English OF later times dubbed the
heads" from the round, close-fitting
helmets which were part of their
equipment in contrast with the big
hats affected by their opponents
Thus we see that the name of Van
derbiIt only escaped being Carpenter
rather than in England, for the mean
ing of the two. broadly speaking, is
the same.
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-21
Spotty and Mrs. Spotty See
Their Children,
When life seems dtal. Just use your eyes;
You'll never lack for a surprise.
--Dfd Mafhpr Nafrra

Spotty the Turtle ana Mrs. Spotty
were lying on a partly sunken log
in the Smiling Pool taking a sun
bath. They are very fond of taking
sun baths on the end of that old log.
They spend great deal OF time there
They can watch much of what goes
on In and around the Smiling Pool
and the Smiling Pool is their world
On this warm summer morning
nothing OF. particular interest had
happened. Longlegs the Heron had
visited the Smiling Pool, but not a
pollywog, frog or fish had he caught
Finally he had flown away in disgust
Rattles the Kingfisher had caught
two very small minnows. This was
the only real excitement.
"It is rather dull morning: don't
to Mrs. Spotty.
Rather" replied Mrs. Spotty, blink
ing her eyes sleepily. But I would
rather have it so. 1 am not at all
fond of excitement" She blinked
her eyes again and looked as IL she
might fall asleep any minute.
But Spotty wasn't sleepy. He con-
tinued to watch and wish for some-
thing to happen. Somehow he was
hnding life very dull. Presently he
noticed that something was moving
on the opposite bank of the Smiling
Pool. He watched. Whoever 1t was
over there was moving very slowly
But Spotty himself moves slowly on
land and so he didn't grow impa-
tient. He patiently watched and
waited.
AT last there appeared another
Turtle. Yes. sir, IL was another
Turtle. but a very tiny one. 1t was
SO little that Spotty hardly recog-
nized 1T as Turtle until just as it
reached the edge of the water and
started to dive in.
Look there exclaimed Spotty to
Mrs. Spotty. where do you suppose
that little chap came from"
Mrs. Spotty lazily opened her eyes
and was jnst in time to see the small
Turtle. "oh," she yawned, that must
be one of our children. I thought
Evening star., 1923-09-21

weight of the wet cloth tends to en-
large the hole, and perhaps the nose
of the electric iron gets thrust unin-
tentionally into the open rent. to it's
fatal enlarging.
II got so discouraged at the way
torn places were made worse while
going through the wash that I de-
cided to do something about it!' an
lace ripped from Nancy's petticoat
either was torn away altogether or
the torn piece doubled in length. A
bit of snag in dinner napkin or
q handkerchief was developed into a
big. three-cornered tear. I wanted to
mend these before the articles went
into the wash, but they were all SO
soiled that I didn't want to handle
them.
"Then I got my idea. Whenever I
was about to put any article. into the
soiled clothes I examined 1t. and if
it had any little rent or hole drop
ped it at once into a bowl of soap
fakes and warm water to soak. ]
then rubbed It out gently, just enough
to remove the actuaI dirt, and hung 1t
up to dry. From there 1t went to my
niending basket and, without being
ironed, had it's tear neatly and thor
oughly mended. after which IL went
into the washtub for a thorough
cleansing, starching and ironing. !
do this now in the case of any torn
garment or piece of household linen.
BY reinforcing it before it gets into
the naws of the electric whirler. the
wringer and the iron. can keep the
tear from growing worse"
This same procedure applies TO
stockings. Soaking and squeezing
stockings out in soap fakes makes
them fresh and clean enough to darn
while 1t may not get them thoroughly
cleansed. Mending in advance of the
ordeal of the laundry saves many q
garment from destruction.
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.,
Noted Physician and author.

male of the species that bites; she
does it for the sake of posterity.
The Air Escapes.
I would like to know IL there is any
cure for suffering. When I begin to
talk 1t sounds like air escaping.
Sometimes 1 can talk fairly well, but
words which begin with b, C or are
hard. I am sixtesp. NJ. w. A.
Answer. - The air does escape.
That is one cause OF suffering. You
must faithfully practice certain
breathing and vocal exercises SO that
you can stock up with enough air to
last you through a sentence and not
let the air waste itself in false starts,
so to speak. Detailed suggestions In
a special letter on the subject which
l will send you if you will repeat
your query and inclose a self-addressed
envelope for reply.
Evening star., 1923-09-21
Sayory Sausage Dish.

Melt one ounce Of dripping In q pan,
peel and slice one large Spanish onion
and fry 1t, add one large sour apple
peeled, cored, and cut into slices, and
fry also. Drain OFF the fat. Line a
dish with one pound Of mashed pota-
toes mixed with a little milk and butter,
sprinkle over some sage, then arrange
a layer Of fried onion and apple. Lay
in one pound Of pork sausage and prick
them with fork, then spread over
another layer OF potatoes Make bat
ter with four ounces of -four. one egg
and one pint OF milk. Season with salt
and pepper and pour the batter over
the contents In the pie dish. Place the
dish in q moderate oven and bake until
set and lightly brown. Send to the
table in the dish. II any potatoes are
left, roll them into balls and bake until
q pale brown. Serve with the pudding.
To make the batter put the -four ana
pinch of salt in dish, make a hole
in the center, put In the egg and a little
milk, mix In the -four, and add more
milk gradually. Beat WE'LL then add
the rest OF the milk and beat again.
Evening star., 1923-09-21
Comfortable Feet.

I can already begin to notice the
effect of the new shoe fashions in my
correspondence. At one time one let
ter in three either was entirely about
foot troubles, or at least mentioned
uncomfortable feet and asked about
corn and bunion treatments. sNow
there, is much less said about them.
It's due to a combination of French
and English influences. think was
one of the first to see the French
fashion. begin, for back in 1916 the
buyer of one of the smartest shoe
houses in New York showed me some
shoes he had just brought back from
Paris. They were shockingly bad
shoes. too-heels on one could balance
on, short vamps, rounded toes. He
copied them, modifying the toe lit
tie. lowering the heel a trifie, and
every one began buying them in pref
erence to the long-vamp, pointed-toe
shoes then worn.
English sports shoes began to be
seen, too, low of heel, sane of toe,
though badly formed by our standard
Of boot making; 1t was the effect of
the war: But the round toe won out.
partly because smart women we're
firing of points, and sensible ones
firing of discomfort. The low heel
won out, too! We ell love to be diff
ferent every now and then. So, at
last, we're approaching a fashion that
is really good looking and healthy.
When / was last in New York the
very best-dressed girls wore only
these simple, youthful styles. 1t won't
last, of course! But # has years to
run yet.
Have you corns? Soak the feet in
hot soapy water, and with a corn
knife dipped in antiseptio shave
down the yellow skin carefully. Rub
with cold cream. If you're afraid to
shave, bind the toe up with slice of
lemon and keep IL on all night. Or
poultice nightly with a hot bread
poultice for three nights. The corn
should soften and come out of itself.
Protect the place with a bandage.
Evening star., 1923-09-21
The Guide Post
BY Henry van Dyke
Which Way Are We Movings


Strangers aaa pilgrims on the
earth.--Heb. 11:13.
Wherever you are, and whoever
you may be, there is one thing in
which, you and I are just alike. at
this moment, and in all the moments
Of our existence
We are not at rest; we are on a
journey.
Our life is not a mere fact; it is a
movement, tendency, as steady,
ceassless progress toward an unseen
goal.
We are gaining something, or los
Ing something, every day.
Even when our position and our
character seem to remain precisely
the same. they are changing.
change.
1T is not the same thing to have a
bare field in January and in July.
The season makes the difference.
The limitations that are childlike
in the child are childish in the man.
Everything that we do is a step
in one direction or another.
Even the failure to do something
is in itself q deed.
1t sets us forward or backward.
The action of the negative pole of
a magnet Is just as real as the ac-
tion of the positive.
To decline is to accept-the other
alternative.
Are. you richer today than you
were yesterday?
Then you are a little poorer.
Are you better today than you
were yesterday?
Then you are a little worse.
Are you nearer to your port today
than you were yesterday?
Yes-you must be a little nearer to
some port or other; for since your
ship was first launched upon the sea
of life, you have never been still for
single moment; the sea is too deep,
you could not find an anchorage il
you would; there can be no pause
until you come into port.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-21
Macaroni and Kidney Pudding.

Boil six ounces of macaroni in salted
water until tender. Drain, then line a
well-greased mold with It. Skin four
kidneys, remove the cores, and cut each
in half Melt two ounces OF dripping
or butter in a pan, add the kidneys, and
fry. Remove them from pan. add one
minced onicn. stir in three-fourths
ounce flour and brown. Add half a
pint of stock or the water the macaroni
was boiled in, gradually bring to the
boil, and simmer gently. Mince the
kidneys, then simmer gently in the
sauce for ten minutes, add any maca-
roni left over. and season well. Put
this mixture into the prepared mold,
cover with a creased paper and steam
for thirty minutes. Turn out carefully
and garnish with lightly grilled toma-
toes. To grill the tomatoes, cut each
in half. sprinkle with salt and pepper,
and place on a well-greased baking
dish in moderate oven until Slightly
cooked
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ny n. A. EMMoNs.

1t is pSpbable that the black willow
derives Its name from the rough,
black bark on the old trees. Though
usually found as a shrub, it is the
largest of our native willows and at
times may grow to the height of
ninety feet. very respectable size
for willow. 1t is the common will
low of the eastern states. ranging
from New Brunswick and Ontario
south to Florida and west to Arizona
and California, usually along water
courses and in low places. In the
Mississippi valley IL attains it's best
development, sometimes reaching up
more than a hundred feet, with a
trunk diameter of two to three feet.
II may be recognized by it's leaves
They are long and very narrow, two
TO five inches long. with a round or
wedge shaped base and tapering
gradually to a long, sharp point.
They are of a shining yeIl6w to deep
green, uniformly colored on both
sides. They are finely toothed and
are usually curved sidewise, giving
them u sickle shape. At the base of
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the short leaf stems are sets of large,
green heart-shaped stipules. These
stipules are very characteristic.
The blossoms appear late in spring
when the leaves are partly grown.
They are narrow, slender catkins, one
to three inches long, not as conspic-
uous as the blossoms of the pussy
willow.
The willows are very easily propa-
gated. A twig stuck in moist soil
Will take root and produce a tree.
Frequently green willow fence posts
will take root and send out green
foliage. Their cottony seeds are
waited about by the wind and are car
ried long distances floating on the
surface of waters
Julia Rogers says of the black will
low: mo willow has a wider dis
tribution than this species, which
takes possession OF stream borders,
climbs mountains and crosses arid
plains to plant itself in new terri
tory"
u the District, along the Potomac
and smaller streams the black willow
is very common. There are numbers
in Potomac Park. The tree illustrat-
ed is in Potomac Park--in the golf
linRs northwest of the tidal basin.
Evening star., 1923-09-21
The Park ave. News.

Weather. Good.
Spoarting Page
The Invisibies went out to the park
to play the Young Athaleets Sattiday
aftirnoon but both teens forgot to
bring ball and they all went SWIM
ming.
Sissiety Page
Last wensday was Miss Maud JON
sins berthday, Miss Jonsin saying she
is ony 10 but that's wat shes sed last
yeer.
Mr.. Charles (Puds) Simkins can
play Harts and Flowers on the piano
now, always souading the same wen
he has his notes with him but sound
ing diffrent every time he hasent.
The Haunted House
Short Story by Leroy Shooster
"Aw who's afraid of ghoasts?" sed
the ferst boy.
Not me enyways," sed the and.
The heck with ghoasts," SEQ the
Jest then all the lites went out.
The end.
Exter! Big strike in the Pire De-
partment!. Last week there was 3
falts alarms, and. the fellows say
they're going to stop running after
fire engines If they don't cut that out.
Lessins I'm scalp and ear moving by
a expert. Results garanteed. See
Shorty Judge. (Avyertizement)
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guinea pigs, regardless of their after
rate. And the increase in purely
american stock--would that be
altered?
But would any sane government
give a bonus without some subse-
quent inspection of the way in which
these young citizens were. being
raised? Would taxpayers consent to
such ainless expenditure?
And suppose the government began
appointing inspectors who would go
into the homes and report on the care
given the children? What would hap
pen, then? Yet--shouldn't we have
some such inspection, bonus or no
bonus? We inspect orchards for
scale, and oats for mold, and cows
and pigs and horses for various. dis
eases. We condemn dairy cows to
slaughter If there be even the slight
est taint. But how about tainted par
ents? And diseased, maltreated chill
dren7
Pretty big question, isn't it? Well,
think 1T oyer.
Evening star., 1923-09-21
BEDTIME STORIES eEGss.::: y. ss;.:..

it must be about time for them to
appear"
WHAT" exclaimed Spotty. .I didn't
know we had any children"
We didn't have, sbut i guess we
have now" replied Mrs. Spotty.
There's another" exclaimed Spotty.
And sure enough there was another
wee turtle scrambling down the op-
posite bank
Mrs. Spotty began te take more
interest. There should be several
more of them," said she. I'VE must
keep count"
So Spotty and Mrs. Spotty watched
but not another weeTurtle appeared
The two they had already seen swan
ABOUT and presently came across and
Evening star., 1923-09-21
Savory Tarts.

Line some. small patty pans with
pastry rolled rather thin. Put half
a gill of thick white sauce into a
dish, beat up the yolk of an egg, and
add 1t with two ounces OF grated
cheese and some salt and cayenne.
Beat up the white of the eggs to a
stiff meringue and stir lightly into
the other ingredients. Fill each patty
pan three-fourths full with the mix
ture, and bake in q moderate oven
for about twenty minutes. Serve hot
with little grated cheese sprinkled
over each tart
Evening star., 1923-09-21
Mosquitoes Sustained.

The South Carolina legislature au-
thorized the building of dam across
the Catawba river. The dam created a
pond in and about which there were
stagnant places where the malaria car
rying mosquitoes might breed. The
owner of some land about half a mile
from the pond brought suit against the
power company which constructed the
dam, alleging that the sickness pro-
duced by the malaria carrying mosqui-
toes had led to the removal Of tenants
from his land and consequent deprecia-
ton in the value of the land. He won
a Judgment on this claim.
The case was carried to the supreme
court, where the Judgment was re-
versed. 1t appeared to the lawyers in
this court that the skeeters had not
confined their Misunderstanding activi-
ties to this particular bit of land or
these particular tenants, but had dis
tributed the disease to all sections near
the dam. Wherefore the nuisance was
a public one, and the law does not en-
title a plaintiff to damages for an IN
Jury from a public nuisance unless ne
can show that his particular injury is
different in degree or kind from the
injury suffered by the public in gen.
eral, And since the act which created
the nuisance was authorized, Dy Lhe
legislature, it cannot be considered
public nuisance! So the court declared
The supreme court held that the
plaintiff had no private cause OF action
unless he could show that the authority
conferred upon the power company by
the legislatures was negligentiy exer-
cised or that his injury was peculiar to
himself sand different from the injury
suffered by the rest of the public af-
fected.
rase in Wisconsin or Minnesota few
won damages from the contractor on
the ground that the water he supplied
for drinking was polluted and as a con.
sequence the men developed typhoid
fever. Luckily for those men. the legis-
Iafure had not conferred authority on
The contractor to do the Job.
This idea of holding those responsible
who Willingly or carelessly spread dis
ease is apparently growing. The South
Carolina court took notice of the fact
IN rendering this opinion. "As a mat
ss,r OF supreme public opinion" the
court said 1.-THE affirmance of this
Judgment, opening the tloodgates of liti-
cation, would not only bankrupt the
progress OF this state. but would bar
forever the development of millions OF
horsepower in the streams that now
run wanton to the sea-" The court
VAS romantic. The pond could have
Neen rendered mosquito free with very
little attention.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Mosquito Bites.
How to prevent and relieve them?
Miss A. A.
Answer.-Rub the spot. with a bit
of moistened soap, or touch 1t with
tincture of iodine, or a drop OF perox-
ide. or q drop Of glycerin, or. II there
are many bites. battle with a bowl of
water containing either q tablespoon
fuI OF household ammonia or a heap
ing tablespoonful of saleratus. Send
a stamped, elf-aAdressed envelope
for Instructions about the use OF
MOSQUITO dope and the prevention OF
mosquito breeding. II Is only the re-
Evening star., 1923-09-21
Your Home and
You
Mending in Advance.
BY HELEN KENDALL.

AOLIULU5 III 1AUFd44OC'
What housewife doesn't know that
when she puts into the laundry a
garment with a tear or hole in 1t the
garment comes out with the rent
made twice the size? Broken and
torn threads naturally stretch, the
Evening star., 1923-09-21

crawled out on the old log on which
they themselves were lying. Spotty
and Mrs. Spotty paid no attention TO
them. To have seen them you never
would have guessed that those wee
Turtles belonged to Spotty and Mrs,
Spotty. II the truth must be told
the two babies didn't know it them.
selves.
All the rest of that day spottv and
Mrs. Spotty watched the other bank.
but not another baby Turtle did they
see. Mrs. Spotty at last grew a biz
anxious. She began to suspect that
there would be no more of those baby
Turtles
Copyright, 1928, by T. W. Burgess1
Evening star., 1923-09-21

The healthy man who lets HIS wife
and children wear rags and live on
crusts Is pretty sure to tell you as soon
q crime.
Evening star., 1923-09-21
"Just " Hats"
BY Vyvyan
BY vyvyan
Crushable Brim in Felt.

A bright yellow felt with q soft,
crushable double brim is something
new in felt. This sort of brlm can be
dented and pulled into Wy becom-
ing headdfess.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

U. s. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska,
 March 13, 1923.
 Notice Is hereby given that Bertha A. FulmorSsole heir of Albert Fillmore, deceased, of Eureka, California, who on Febr 20, d922, made homestead en- try No. 05299, for Lots 2, 3, and 6, Section 32, Township SS, Range LAW, Seward Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five-year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the United States Land Office at Eureka, Califor- mia and to submit the testimony of two of my witnesses before Ralph V. Anderson, U. $. Commissioner at Sel- dovia, Alaska, on the twenty-fifth day of May, 1923. - -.~s....
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 G. M. Chambers, of Seldovia, Alaska James Cleghorn, of Seldovia, Alaska, c. B. Peterson, of Seldovia, Alaska, Jack Tansy, of Seldovia, Alaska. FRANK A. BOYLE, Register.
 First publication April IA, 1922.
 Last publication May 15, 1923.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-27
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Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-27
GILLETTE |NDORsEs PLAN
 ADVOCATED BY HARDING

WASHINGTON, Apr. 27.-Speaker Gillette of the House stated that he heartily endorsed President Harding's proposal for the United States to en- ter the International Court of Jus tice. He said that a misunderstood ing was responsible for the opposi- ton voiced by Representative Wood and others. y.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-27

IRELAND WOULD JOIN LEAGUE
 GENEVA, Apr. 27.-The Irish Free State has applied for membership in the League of Nations.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-27
DUSSELDORF WORkMEN WILL MINE: FUR FRENCH

LONDON, Apr. 27.-A dispatch from Dusseldorf states that 3O,OOO, unem- ployed men have notified Berlin that unless their conditions are improved they will work for the French. Two Russian bolsheviks are reported to be urging the unemployed in Bochum to take action. r ,
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Department of the Interior. s Land Office at Juneau, Alaska,

U. S. Land Office at Juneau, AlasKa,
 April 19, 1923. Notice is hereby given that An drew Sholin, of Homer, Alaska, who on November 10, 1919, made home stead entry, No. O4O52, for E1a NEA Sec. 20, and S1a SEA, Sec. 17, Town ship 6S, Range 13 w., Seward Meri- dian, has fled notice of intention to make final three-year proof, to estab fish claim to the land above-described before Mae Harrington, at Homer Alaska, on the 9th day of June, 1923 Claimant names as witnesses: Joseph Lee, of Homer, Alaska. Henry Ohlson, of Homer, Alaska. Stanton Shafer, of Homer, Alaska. Mrs D. M. Woodland, of Homer, Alaska.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register. First publication April 26, 1923. Last publication, June l, 1923. Run continuously in daily. got
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TROOPS FROM YUNNAN
 DEFEAT KWANG Si FORCES

CANTON, Apr. 27.-Troops from the Yunnan province which are support ing Sun Vat Sen drove the Kwang Si forces from the arsenal and heavy fighting is progressing, just outside the city. The Sun Vat Sen and the Kwang Tung troops are approaching the city from Kong Moon.