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Evening star., 1923-10-11
The Dreadful Lesson of the
Young Bob Whites.
Some dreadful things are sometimes needed
TO make the voice of wisdom Needed
ROB WHITE

Some dreadful things are sometimes needed
TO make the voice of wisdom needed.
The young Bob Whites over in the
wheat field had not been very much
frightened when they had discovered
the dog which had found them. They
had seen dogs many times, and never
had they heard of a dog catching a
Bob White. The first one to discover
that dog warned the others, and they
all squatted close TO the ground and
waited for what that dog might do.
They heard their father, Bob White,
calling from q fencepost to fly, but
they didn't fly. They thought he was
foolishly excited. They didn't see any
need, of flying. 1t would be time
enough to fly when that dog tried to
catch one of them
and waited. The dog stood motion
less, pointing at them. and waited.
Then they heard heavy footsteps.
They We're coming nearer and nearer.
They knew that they were made by
one Of those two-legged creatures
called men. for they had heard mems
footsteps before. They only crouched
closer to the ground Perhaps he
would not see them.
Nearer drew those footsteps. and
nearer Then the young Bob Whites
knew that they must fly. 1t was as il
each thought of, flying at the same in
that all the others did. With roar
of stout little wings they were all in
the air at the same instant. And then
! u terrible thing happened. Behind
them there was a sharp and very
dreadful noise Then another Some
of them, glancing back, saw that man
Evening star., 1923-10-11
Graham Crackers.

Mix two cupfuls ofNwhite flour. one
ctpfuI .of graham flour and one-half
a teaspoonful of salt, Rub into the
flour one third cupful of lard and
stir into it one half a cupful of mo-
Iasses. Dissolvet tones scant level tea
spoonful of soda I'M one small cupful
of water that is almost. atfthe boiling
point. Add this to- the mixture and
mix thoroughly. Roll onethirdfof the
dough at one time, using enough
flour rom the moiding board so that
the dough will not stick. 1t should
fork, cut into squares with a knife
and transferred to a baking sheet
by means of pancake turner. The
crackers. should be baked in a mod
crate oven.as as molasses mixtures
scorch easily.
Evening star., 1923-10-11

This little known hickory is re-
markablc, for the beauty of its shin
ing leaves. 1t is the most beautiful
of all the hickories. n southern tree
ranging from South Carolina to Ala
bama, Arkansas and Texas, growing
in rich soil in damp situations and
along. the borders of streams. 1t is
tall and straight, SO TO 100 feet high.
with u trunk diameter of three feet,
and with stout branches forming a
narrow, shapely head. this head bear
ing foliage that is the most lustrous
OF all the hickories.
II is most desirable tree for shade
and ornament, especially in the
southern states. though it is as yet
seldom used for that purpose. 1t is
quite probable that IL will prove
hardy farther to the north. In, Julia
Rogers 1.-THE Tree Book we find the
following. speaking OF the nutmeg
hickory: THE fine specimen in the
garden of the Department of Agri-
culture at Washington proves its
Evening star., 1923-10-11
Your Home and
You
Curtaining the Easement Window
ny HELEN KENDALL.

No feature OF the modern home has
undergone greater changes than the
window. The high, narrow opening
stuck here and there in the outer
wall, as if thrown at it, has all but
disappeared, especially in the lovable,
livable suburban cottages which cud-
die close to the ground and spread
out in comfortable wings and ellis,
as il resting literally in the lap of
mother Garth. In such low-lying
houses there is neither room nor
appropriateness for these erect.
double-hung windows. Instead. there
is battery of little low, wide case
ments. generally opening inward or
outward instead of up and down.
l receive many requests for advice
in curtaining these groups of win
dows. II is a difficult problem, too.
for the easement opening out must
Evening star., 1923-10-11
Lamb Salad.

Cut cold roast lamb in thin slices,
pour over a French dressing, cover,
and let stand for one hour. Also
marinate with French dressing one
half a can of French peas. Cut one
tumbler of mint jelly in small cubes
and arrange in the center of bed
of lettuce. Surround the lettuce with
border of lamb, and the lamb with
a border of peas. Pass mayonnaise
dressing with this salad.
To make the jelly. soak one table,
spoonful of gelatin in third of a
cupful of cold water. steep a hand
full of mint in a cupful of wafer.
strain it, heat it boiling hot, and add
1t TO the gelatin. Season with salt
and pepper, and set away to cool.
You may add a dash of green vegeta-
BILE coloring to make the jelly greener.
Evening star., 1923-10-11
The Diary OF Professional Movie Fan
BY GLADYS HALL.

welcome the new Mary. Many of the
fllmers were out of town escaping
the heat, but Dick and Mary Barthel-
mess were among those present.
HoIbrook Blinn. himself, occupied
one of the boxes and diverted some
attention from the screen.' Alma Ru-
bens and DIR. Daniel Carson Goodman
were in the audience, as were Her
bert Brenon and Jesse Lasky and
Adolph Zukor and Seena Owen.
Probably there were many others
I missed or who missed me, but, any
Evening star., 1923-10-11
The Guide Post
By Henry van Dyke
Silly Streaks in Wise Men.

So doth n little folly him that is
in reputation.-Ecc. f0:1.
/ Wisdom in the abstract Is perfect,
rounded and complete.
But wisdom in the concrete, as we
find it embodied in those whom we
call wise men, always has cracks in
1t.
There are faults ie the gold bear
ing vein.
For example. the silly streak in
Solomon, most sagacious of kings
seems to-. have been .Eis Unsuitable
fondness for the fair sex.
1t is not our place to judge and
condemn the personal passions and
prejudices of the wise. But We shall
do well to recognize them as weak
points.
The fortunate thing is that they
seldom coincide. When we put them
side by side they tend TO correct and
neutraliZe one another.
That is what is meant by the prov
erb, In multitude of counsellors
there is safety"
1t is not because the many know
more, but because when they meet
together they joyfully detect and ex-
pose one another's silly streaks.
one Person alone. in all history, is
free from flaws. Read Sidney Lanier's
poem, '"The Crystal" Remember what
Pontius PLATE said tn. Jesus:
II find no fault in him"
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-10-11

hardness in that latitude, and brings
its good qualities to the attention of
| the public" This is the tree Illus
trated here. 1t may be seen on the
Mall, 100 feet east of 14th street
and 100 feet south of the greenhouses
of the Department of Agriculture.
The bark is dark reddish brown.
broken into small, shallow, close
plates. The leaves are pinnately
compound, one to eleven inches long,
with five to eleven ate-lanceelate
| leaflets. These leaflets are coarsefy
toothed. thin firm. dark green and
| lustrous above, silyery white be-
meath. In the autumn they turn to
bronze before falling. The buds are
small, the terminal bud one-cighth to
one-quarter inch long. broadly ovoid.
| blunt, brownish; the lateral buds are
much smaller and pointed. The fruit
or nut is small, with q sweet kernt5.
inclosed in very thick. smooth shell
| this inclosed in a thin, yellowish-
| scurfy, four-valved husk. The wood
of this tree is of use whenever a
good grade OF hickory Is desirable.
1t is heavy, close-grained. hard and
strong, light brown in color.
Evening star., 1923-10-11

do until he finds that it isn't profita-
BILE to do anything else) he's just as
bad. Both his biats of defiance and
his bleats of remorse are colored by
colossal egotism. Whether he's slug
ging or smiling, ne is still sure. that
he is the most important thing in
the universe.
So in tackling such men it's well
to refrain from emphasizing the inn
portance of their sin. You can't pos
sibfy think of it in any larger terms
than they do themselves. Instead,
tell them the humiliating truth
which is this: They're not daring
outlaws-they're plain pikers.
They're living in a crowded. un-
comfortable world where a whole lot
of people are making sacrifices and
enduring inconveniences for the
common good. Most of those people
could have sensational individual
careers If they started out to do so.
Evening star., 1923-10-11

way, if you see "Rosita" let me know
what you think about it,
Isn't Theda Bara ever coming
back?-Yes, Daisy, / hear that she
has signed a contract with b. p.
Schulberg. She is married to Charles
Brabin. Yes, he directs. He did
Driven" and. more recently, Elinor
Glyn's Six Days.
Georgia.-This is an uncertain world,
Georgia, but it is decided, / believe, that
Conrad Nagel is TO play Paul in Elinor
Glyn's "Three Weeks, and the latest
has it that George Walsh is to be Ben
Hur.
(AN rights reserved.l
Evening star., 1923-10-11
Corn Meal and Rice Bread.

half a cupful of boiled rice, Fone tea
spoonful ofssalt and one teaspoonful
of sugar. Dissolve one-half a tea
spoonful of soda inIone pint of sour
milk sor .buttermiik, and ftos the mix
ture you have prepared add enough
of the milk. to make a. stiff batter.
Stir into it one beaten egg and the
rest of the milk. Beat thoroughly,
add one teaspoonful Of. melted, short
enins. and bake it Immediately In
shallow, creased pan.
Evening star., 1923-10-11

And they are never free from a lg-
ing to lead those careers. The drab-
est day laborers are simply crammed
with INT. But, for the sake of the
rest of the gang, they forego the
careers and stand The dreary gaff
that only ends in death.
And then along comes Mr.. Sinner
and grabs off all the advantages and
shares in all the conveniences which
these other men and women have
earned. He pays no taxes, but he
profits by the, taxes other men pay.
He obeys no laws, but he rs pro-
tected by the laws other men sup
port. "Brave?" Not on your life.
He's a lazy, cQwardly piker and it's
time we kicked him out of the spot
light and made him see what con-
~temptfble parasite he is.
Evening star., 1923-10-11
t is fascinating occupation

TT is fascinating occupation
merely to look at the lovely
evening accessories on display
in local shops at this season OF
the year, but one which carries grave
temptations with it, for what FEM
inine heart does not long for some or
those charming, and costly, trifies
There are always innovations offered
which tug at the wary purse strings,
even though the shopper may already
possess, similar articles. for there Is
the lure of the new about them, the
temptation of the "dernier cri' OF
old Dame Fashion.
Some Interesting fancies to com
plete the toilette du bal" which
were recently seen included hand
bags, fans, scarfs and headbands, all
different from those featured last
year. One dazzling Dag was conf
posed of strings of rh!nestones and
emeralds woven together over a
lining of shimmering shell-pink silk.
The opening was shirred on a slen-
der bracelet, also studded with jew
els, while the opposite end was fin
tshed with an exquisite tassel of gold.
y beautiful vanity case was of in
tricate gold filigree, .oval-shaped. The
top was inlaid with a smaller oval of
tortoise shell, its full loveliness re-
Vealed in the frame of wrought gold,
and the handle and tassel added a
Evening star., 1923-10-11

poised as if for flight on the bright
semi circular background.
Evening scarfs are being revived
this year, and the first ones making
their appearance are of metal laces.
one lovely scarf seen was of gold lace
threaded with silver, while another.
.uualIy beautiful. was entirely of
gold, with a deep border: of brighter
gold embroidery.
The formal wrap illustrated was of
cloth Of gold. shirred in. countless
rows. so that the brilliance of the.
shimmering folds was fairly dazzling.
4 single touch of contrast was added
in the collar of luxurious dark brown
fur. and the liuing was of a match
ing shade of satin o<harmonize with
il. ~
Evening star., 1923-10-11

from an extremely wide fold of gold
metal ribbon, with slender wreath
Of flowers twined around it's center.
Tho one sketched consisted of sew
cral marrow strands of gold braid
supe erimposed one on the other, with
deep pink rosebuds dotted around
them at equal intervals.
The fans displayed were either OF
lace or gossamer-fine net, and a daz-
zling touch was added in the form of
sequin embroidery. One fan was of
sparkling gold shadow lace, with q
gorgeous pheasant of gold sequins
Evening star., 1923-10-11

he put on his clothes in the morning.
He was the boy who lived next door
to Billy and Betty Cut-out.
Burt, why are you talking to your
self?" his mother called. Hurry, or
you'll be late to school,
"Tm practicing my speech to say
when l wear the Columbus suit this
afternoon" replied Burt. His family
owned a gorgeous velvet coat with
ermine collar, all lined with cloth
of gold. such as was worn when Co.
lumbus discovered America. Burt's
teacher had asked him to weer the
cloak on Columbus day. Finally his
mother had said he might If he
would be very careful Of it,
Suppose you make Burt a sunburned boz.
with brown face and arms and knees,
Copyright, 1923
Evening star., 1923-10-11

touch of contrast, for they We're Of
black silk.
An unusual, bandeau to complete
the evening coiffure was composed
entirely. of leading, with all the
rolors of the rainbow subtly COM
bined III q graceful motif of flowers
and foliage. Another was fashioned
Evening star., 1923-10-11
CARAMEL CREAM.

Put one-half- cupful of sugar
in the frying pan and stir un-
til it melts and is light brown,
add onc-haIf cupful boiling
water and let simmer about
ten minutes. Take one-quarter
box of gelatin, soak it in cold
water till soft, add the boiling
caramel and one-half cupful of
boiling water. Stir and strain,
Put on the ice, and when it
commences to harden add one
half pint of cream which has
been beaten to stiff froth. Mix
all together and chillion the ice.
Evening star., 1923-10-11

Made entirely Of wood, except for
the spring, a watch has just been
made by Russian peasant and pre-
sented to Lenin.
Evening star., 1923-10-11
Our Birds in Verse
By Henry OLdys ST.
SONG SPARROW.

(proonged) (faster)
up, up----seehe sky has caught the light.
"Up, up---see----the dawn is growing bright"
hear thee, bonny bird,
And often have ! heard s%ssa@
Thy CHEEKY note of welcoming to dawn of day
Thou trunpeter OF light.
@ The shadows of the night
the him who
In the -tropic of the year,
r. When the the
And music is forgot, / hear thy cance uprise
And sometimes in the deep
OF winters general Sleep
g1ances shaft ofight toward the
Glad bird when life is -.
And these ford no
Shall lingct the myriad charms that
~ Just as this mortal clod
Nsga Is the sod
triumphant strain greeting
Evening star., 1923-10-11
"Just Hats
BY Vyvyan.
By Vyvyan.
When Autumn Leaves Turn Into
Feathers.

This is felt cloche of caramel
, shade, with wreath of new leaves.
Evening star., 1923-10-11

CREAAED CANNED SALMON.
One can of salmon, drain off
the oil, pick out all the bones
and skin. Now put into the
spider one teaspoonful of but
ter. When melted stir in one
tablespoonful of flour, one and
one-half cupfuls of boiling
water. then the oil and a tea
spoonful of lemon juice. Now
nut in the fish, cover up and
steam for about twenty min
utes. Take up on platter
and cover with the gravy.
Evening star., 1923-10-11

These leaves are made of .cfeathers
bound in felt. as shown in the detail
drawing above. The feathers are
pheasant. - ,.-
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CUT-OUT
Burt Plans a Speech.

Then Columbus went ashore and
kissed the ground" recited Burt, as
Evening star., 1923-10-11
DRIED BEEF OAIELET.

DRIED BEEF OAIELET.
Beat four eggs, add a tea
spoonful ofSmilk to each egg,
then add just little corn
starch. which will prevent il
from separating If cooked a
little too long. Have butter
hot in spider. turn in omelet
and. when nearly done, sprinkle
top with small pieces Of dried
beef and fold one half over
the other. II beef is very salty
it will need to bc freshcned a
little.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-21
BY Frances Noyes Hart
illustrations By Hubert Mathieu

Il wish l could thank her" said
the duke.
Its little enough you have to
thank her for" replied his Biddy
blithely. "She was crosser than
most and cooler than any. II she
hadn't seen the bit about me in
the tea, she'd have dropped me
straight out /of the window. But
there was my grand gentleman and
the rest of it to give her patience.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-21
HER GRACE---

don't come trotting along after me,
either. Shes not expecting you, you
know-rather not" He swung
buoyantly off toward the red cur
tain, bestowing a benign nod on
the diverted audience.
He brushed aside the red cur
tain and passed with one great
stride through the door into the
black alley. The door swung to
behind him. He drew a deep
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-21

dark stage you would be arrayed in
silver brighter than foam and white
more airy than clouds? Had he
said that you would dance not only
with those miraculous toes but with
your curls and with your lashes
and with your lips ana with your
heart? Had he said that you would
come laughing, little Biddy?
High on the tips of those in
credible toes she came-so swift and
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-21

light and sure that it seemed to
Bolingham's dazzled eyes that it
would take less than a breath to
blow her over that barrier of light
straight into his arms-straight into
his heart-into his tired and lonely
heart. He leaned forward and the
vision of gold and silver flung down
to him the airy music Of her mirth.
on, l couldn't any more dance
with you looking like that than I
could grow feathers" cried the
vision. Whatever in the whole
wide worlds the matter?"
The audience hushed it's applause.
Thanks" the black duke re-
piled. Nothing in the whole world 8
the matter-now."
Whatever were you thinkin' to
made you scowl like the big black
ogre himself them"
Il was wondering how on earth
| was going to get to you quickly
enough to tell you what I was
thinking before burst with it,"
The transfixed audience waited
for her to pin him to the wall with
her reply. But Biddy only came
a step nearer. staring down at him
with the strangest look of wonder
and delight and enchanted mis-
chief.
"Oh, whatever must you think Of
me, not knowing you at all?" she
cried to him over the muted Tilt of
her waltz. Twas the lights in my
eyes. maybe-or maybe the lights
in yours. It's the foolish creature
l am anyway you put it. Would
you be waiting for ten minutes?"
NO" said his grace firmly.
Severn"
It'll kill me-" said his grace.
Where will you be?'
There's a wee door over beyond
the red curtain" said Biddy. You
go through that, and you're in an
alley as black as a pit. and you take
three steps-no. with the legs you
have you can do II In two with no
trouble at all-and theren be an
other door with fine big light over
II. and I'll be under the light. Don't
die"
NO" said his grace. "I won't"
PLAY faster than that" Biddy
cried to her stupefied musicians
"Ah, It's the poor. slow. thumb fin
gered creatures you are. the lot of
you! Play 1t fast as my Aunt
Dasheen's spotted kitten chasin' its
fail or I'll dance holes in your
drums for you! All. darlin's, come
on now-spin 1t faster than that for
the poor dyin' gentleman and the
girl that's going to save hImr'
And with a flash and a dip and q
swirl she was off, and the Black
Duke was off. too. Gaddy Banford
put up a feeble clamor as his guest
swept by him.
"Oh. but my dear fellow-no. but
] say--she's simply chatting you,
you knoF--"
Hand pve' my stick. will, pou?"
Inquired ths duke affxf,iy. AND
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-21

Wed at Il. dead at" She
caught back the words deftly
Death to your dancing she'd
keep saying. You could thank her
for that, maybe-or perhaps twas
because I danced you stopped
scowling. and you'll not want me
to leave off,"
"Biddy. it's true. then-you're
only 17?" His voice was touched
with a strange pain and wonder
Hear him, now--only. indeed.
I'm II the day"
And l past 42r'
Are you no more than that7"
she asked softly. However in all
the world could you get SO great
and grand and fine in that little
while?"
oh" he cried. Does laughter
take the sting from all that's uglyf
Heaven held US. darling-I'm
duker'
rs that all?" she inquired. regret
fully. I'D have thought a king at
the least. Well, come. there's no
helpin' tits not all OF us get our
desserts in this wicked world
"Biddy," ne begged. Laugh at
this, too. will you? Try, try. dear.
before II hurts us. / have three
sons. Biddy. I've been married be-
fore"
She put her other hand to her
heart at that, but she kept her lips
curved.
IT'S small wonder" she said.
why wouldn't you have been? I'm
the shameless one to say 1t. but IL
I'd been 10 girls instead Of one. it's
10 times you'd have been married"
He put his arms about her
then. and something broke in his
heart-something cold and hard and
bitter. He wanted to tell her that,
but he could find no words. But
the small shining creature in his
arms had words enough for two.
Were you thinking OF wedding
again. maybe?"
"Oh.. Biddy.' he cried, lets
hurry!'
"If you're asking me-" she said.
say we were nurTylnB last anu
free. / can hear the air whistlin'
in my ears. can there. Was she
fine lady. darling?"
"Who?" he asked-and remember
ed-and forgot her for all time.
"Oh, she was a very fine lady, and
good. and gentle. too. She died long
ago"
Ibid she. poor thing?" whispered
the future duchess OF Bolingham
softly, the cloud In the blue. blue
eyes gone forever. And me no
good at all. l wonder Mt you! Are
they little young things. your
sons
1.-The smallest's big enough to put
you in his pocket" he said. "Biddy,
let's hurry. I know an archbishop
that we could have fix It tonight
know two. II 1t comes to that"
well. you could know six. and
'twould be all the good II would do
YOU" commented his Biddy serene.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-21

breath, and turned his head; and
there she stood beneath the light.
with a black scarf over her golden
head and black cloak over her
silver dress. She had one hand to
her heart and was breathing quickly
in little gasps.
Were you waitin' long?' she
asked. Il never stopped at all to
change a stitch. l was afraid for
my soul you'd be gone. Was it
long you waited?"
"Forty-two years." said his
grace. "Forty-two years and three
days"
He watched the rose flood up to
her lashes at that. but the joyous
eyes never swerved from his.
"Ah. WE'LL" she murmured, Il
waited II my own self. and I not
half the size of you. Have you
missed, me then. truly" she whis-
pered.
i've missed you since the day
I drew BREATH" he told her. and
his voice shook. "Biddy, Is 1t true?
Things don't happen like this. do
they? No one out Of dream ever
had such hair-no one out of q
fairy tale such eyesi Biddy. would
you laugh like that IL 1t were a
dream?"
II would that" she remarked
with decision. IT'S a fine dream
and a grand fairy tale and the
4, a..1 -
life. l knew twas you even when
you were scowlin'. but those lights
were in my eyes. so I couldn't be
sure till you smiled"
"Biddy, how did you know"
She pushed the scarf back from
those golden bubbles with gay
gesture of impatience.
well. why wouldn't l know?
That's queer way to talk TO a
bright girl! Didn't my own Aunt
Dasheen, she that was all the fam
lily 1 had till l ran or and took
London for one, tell me that I'd be
the grandest dancer that ever leapt.
and marry the finest gentleman that
ever walked as big as giant and
black as a devil and handsome as
a king? And she ought to know.
surely, what with reading In tea
and clear water as quick as you
and me in the Good Book. 1t was
the wicked. cunning old thing she
was, rest her soul"
rs she dead?"
"She Is that" replied Aunt Dash
een's niece cheerfully. "Or I'd new
er be here to tell 1t. She kept
tight hold OF me as IL were a bit
of gold, for all thet she sorrowed
and sang how I was more trouble
to her than any monkey from
Egypt. II Tim Murphy and his
brothers hadn't been coming to
show the Londoners how to juggle
glass balls and brought me alonr
to hold the things. I'd be In TIE
wee room tending the fire and the
kitten this minute, instead of stand.
Ing under a light with my heart
In my hands"