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Evening star., 1923-06-20
Peters Vain Search.
The truthful frankly will confess
That patience very few possess.



Mrs. Grouse chuckled happily as
she watched Peter Rabbit vainly
look ing all about him for the twelve
little Grouse, who. in almost a twink
ling of an eye. had disappeared. Look
as he would, Peter couldn't see one of
them anywhere. Nor was there the
least sound from one of them. 1t was
as if he and Mrs. Grouse were. all
alone there in the Green Forest.
Try to find them. Peter" said Mrs.
Grouse. You ought to be able to
find some of them, though l don't be-
lieve you could find all of them if you
hunted for the rest of the day"
Peter was willing. You see. his
curiosity Over the way in which they
had disappeared was so great that he
was anxious to find out just how il
had been done. Besides. his pride was
touched a little He couldn't bear to
think that he could be so easily
fooled. Il guess I won't have much
trouble. finding them if | really look"
said he. They cant have gone far"
They haven't" replied Mrs. Grouse
Peter sat up and carefully looked
on both sides of the Lone Little Path.
lie looked very naru, very nara IN
deed. He looked all the harder when
Mrs. Jrouse remarked that one or two
of tHem were right in plain sight
But though he looked and looked as
carefully as he knew how at every
inch of ground around him, he couldn't I
see one of those babies.
Then he hoped off to one side and
began to hunt among the dead, brown
leaves on the ground. Mrs. Grouse
began to look anxious. Twice she
Evening star., 1923-06-20
If You Could Marry Your Favorite
Movie Star.


So many times girls say to me,
"Oh, I'm simply crazy about -"
and when they say it they look as
IL they might consider the world we'll
lost for love. But would they?
Boys say to me. Gee. I'd go to war
for -" or - is the cats
eye to me-" I wonder what that
means. comparatively, to the ones
at home, who must be hard put to it
to compete with the shining stars.
But If 1T came right down to it,
would one of these girls actually
want to be married to star? Always
providing, of course. such a condi-
tion were possible, such as there be-
ing no Mrs. Actor.
Many times i have heard the ques-
tion of jealousy arise anent the
screen folk. / have written and dis
cussed the pertinent question as to
whether the wives of screen actors
are jealous of said husbands when
a scene calls for the aforesaid hus-
band to clasp. another to his starched
white chest, or whether husbands are
jealous when they are called upon to
behold the little wife strangled in a
stage embrace. Just in the course
of human nature, it must be a bit
trying.
Have you girls and boys ever real
iZed that in most cases screen actors,
for example. generally marry wives
who are of the stage or who have
been of the stage in some way, and
who are, therefore, more or less in
ured to the give -and-take of dra-
matte demands? Richard Barthel-
mess, for instance, married Mary Hay
Of musical comedy fame. Valentino
married Natacha Rambova. who had
had long experience with the life
when she was doing sets for Nazim-
oVa's pictures and also when she
was dancing with Theodore kosloff
Conrad Nagel married q young
woman who wrote Interviews and
such like. and probably knew more
than she has told about the folk she
came into COntaci with. TnnN Mnrenn
Evening star., 1923-06-20

gray on sides of the throat and
breast.
Two more or less distinct white
wing bars.
Resident (common) from May ] to
October 16; winters in Central
America
The woodland song that one is
most sure of hearing any time Of day
the summer through is the tender
adagio strain of the wood pewee.
Pea wee. lie Wee" he dreamily
sings. and We feel at once something
of the peace and restfulness of the
woods.
The shallow nest is built high. gen
orally in large trees and is covered
with lichenS like the humming
birds. 1t SO perfectly resembles a
knot of the branch on which it rests
that unless you see the bird go on
or off you will not suspect II of being
anything else. The eggs, three 10
four. are white. with a wreath of
dark spots at the larger end. A
pewee's nest with the mother bird
on may lie seen at the Smithsonian.
Copyright, l.. W MaynardD
Evening star., 1923-06-20
deBennyS
Note Book ,

/ started to go the! barber shop this
aftirnoon to get my hair cut on ac-
| count of it looking so fearse pop sed
If he came home and found 1T still
looking that way there would be
| trubble. and wen | got erround the
corner I looked erround and who was
following me but my black and wife
dog Yarou., and l chased him back
about D times and then / sed, ., all
rite, but you cant come in the barber
shop so there's no use of asking me.
And I went in the barber shop and
quick shut the door SO Yardo could
not come in. and the barber put a big
and started tn. cut my hair, saying.
Well, how's every little thing?
All rite, | sed. And he kepp on
wisseling to himself between his
! teeth and cutting my hair as If 1t
was 50 easy he could wissle' at the
Is that your cat?
Meaning YaIdo wawking erround
on account. of having came in wen
somebody opened the door. and I sed.
That's dog. watts you trying to do.
insult him?
Who. that cat? the barber sed. and
| sed. Ill show you If he's a cat or
not And ! shook the red and wife
table cloth. saying, Shake it up.
Yardo. And Yardo grabbed the end
of IT and pulled 1t off me and started
to run errnund the barber shop with
IT, the barber chasing him and say
Ing. Hay. come back with that, watts
the big ideer, that's eileen sheet,
hay.
And he took il away from Yardo
and put ii back on me saying. Now
look it at. | could of cut 3 more boys
hair with that.
Well wat did you wunt to insult
-aim for? | sed. and the barber sed
Who? Aw. shut up. And he kepp on
cutting my hair mad pulling it every
once in d vile and me riggeling for
revenge.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
And That Teaches U.s."

1t was story time and auntie was
reading those delectable tales for
children, "Aesop's Fables"
And the greedy dog snapped at
his image in the water and lost the
piece of meat he was carrying"
"O-o-o-o." sighed Tad.
And that teaches us, Tad that we
must not be greedy. We must be
satisfied with
Read next one. Aunt Carrie" said
Tad, fingers impatiently twitching the
corners of the page. Read next
ONE.
Listen. Tad. The doggie lost his
dogs meat. He was greedy. He
Yes. Aunt Carrie. Read me bout
lion all tied up and little mouse.
Hurry up, Aunt Carrie
Auntfe sighed at the impatience of
youth and turned to the lion and the
mouse.
And set the lion free And that
teaches us To be kind and helpful to
everybody we meet. We never
know
Hurry up. Aunt Carrie. Soon it
will be bedtime and you haven't gone
to the wolf that ate the lamb yet.
like that one. You muddied the
water said the wolf. and he didn't
at all and ate him right up. Read
me that one"
So Aunt Carrie turned to the wolf
and the lamb and read that.
Seized the poor lamb. carried him
off To the woods and ate him Now
that teaches us that"
Aunt Carrie, why didn't the lamb
push the wolf into the water ana
drown him good and dead? Why
didn't he. Aunt Carrier"
Lambs cannot punish wolves into
the water and drown them. Wolves
are stronger than lambs. That's what
the story teaches. 1t teaches US to
look out"
why didn't the lamb bite him and
throw mud in his face and biff him
Evening star., 1923-06-20
The Guide Post
By Henry van Dyke
Quiet Strength.

Finally. be strong in the Lord and
in the strength of His might. ."-Eph.
VI. 10.
Two modern expressions have been
popular in. our< day-the strenuous
life and the simple life.
Each of these phrases has its own
value, but when they are overempha-
sized and driven to extremes they
lose their truth and become catch
words of folly.
The simple life. which blandly
ignores all care and conflict. soon be-
comes f1abby and invertebrate. senti-
mental and gelatinous.
Tha-, strenuous life which does
everything with set jaws and clench-
ed fists and fierce effort, soon be-
comes strained and violent, a pro-
longed nervous spasm.
Somewhere between these two ex-
tremes must lie the golden mean:
life that has strength and sim
plicity, courage and calm, power and
peace.
But how can we find it?
The secret of 1t is in the text
which tells of an inexhaustible re-
serve of strength.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-06-20

opened her mouth to speak as Peter
started to hop. but both times he
changed his direction. and she said
nothing. In each case had Peter
hoped in the direction he had started
to he would have landed squarely on
one of those babies. AS 1t was, he all
but sat down on one. All the time he
was hunting for them Peter made the
best possible use of those long ears
of his. He listened with all his might
for the rustic of a dead leaf or for
some other tiny sound that might
lead him to one of those hidden
Grouse babies.
Mrs. Grouse noticed this. You
won't hear a sound from them" said
she. They have been taught to hide
and to keep perfectly still They will
mind no matter how frightened they
may be or how close to them you may
60 They will keep perfectly still
that way until I tell them that all is
we'll"
Now, Peters patience isn't equal to
his curiosity. After hunting in vain
he confessed that he couldn't find one
Of them and was ready to give up.
Watch said Mrs. Grouse. Then
she gave low call. A brown, dead
leaf almost at Peters feet turned
over. and out popped a bright-eyed.
lively DdDy. TeteT hdu happened TO
be looking at that very leaf, and he
was SO surprised that for a moment
he forgot to look anywhere else. BY
the time he did look hastily around
eleven other little babies were
scampering toward their mother. He
knew that they must have been hid
ing under leaves just as that other
one had.
Then Mrs. Grouse told Peter to keep
his eyes fixed on one of those babies
while she gave the danger call again.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
By Lucy Warner Maynard

Fly catchers have big heads and
shoulders and long, fiat bills. slightly
hooked at the end. Their manner of
feeding is hawklike. From a promi-
nent perch. which gives free. wide
outlook, one will dash out after a
passing insect. seize il with click
Of the hooked bill and return TO his
stand, in readiness for the next
conner.
AS fly catchers live entirely on
insects. they go south early In the
fall. We have nesting here the
phoebe. kingbird. wood pewee. the
acadian and great crested fly catch
ers, and in migration may see the
alder. yellow bellied and the least.
also called chebec.
Wood Pewee 6Contopus Vfrens),
Length 6l2 inches
Upper parts dark olive
Under parts Brown. washed with
Evening star., 1923-06-20
RElfEEML AnEHkUEES By Thornton
l. Ai'AAI ~ L OA&ALo W Burgess.

Peter did That baby simply fattened
right out on the ground. He
didn't even creep under Il leaf. but
when he was fattened out that way
he was so exactly the color of his
and he was so motion
less that Peter knew that he never
would have seen him If he hadn't hap
pened TO be watching him at the in
stant he obeyed his mother.
Copyright. 1923. by I. W. Burgess
Evening star., 1923-06-20

strength, In regulating and assisting
her natural functions, and in putting
in perfect order her system. 1t les
sens the pains and burdens, supports
and strengthens weak women.
It's an fnvtgoratinE, restorative
tonic, n soothing and bracing ner-
vine that has been favOrnbly known
for the past Nifty years. 1t contains
mo alcohol.
Evening star., 1923-06-20

and father often goes on tinkering
with the knobs long after the rest
of the family is abed, for l believe
That in many cases the fun of op-
Grating the radio receiving set is
greater than listening IT, the attrac-
tions broadcast on it.
Il wouldn't mind it bit" said one
woman, IF the whole apparatus
didn't look so unkempt and like d
machine shop. 1t is really splendid
for Tom to have it to experiment
with, and / know he enjoys it hugely,
but 1t takes up whole corner of
the living room and looks like junk
heap. We have to have it here, of
course. for the neighbors often run
in, and this is the only room large
and pleasant enough to receive them
in."
We'll. you'll have to get one of
these new radio desks" said a friend
from the city. The radio control is
all handled from switchboard tuck
ed away into a charming slant-top
desk, which closes up when the radio
is not in use and looks just like a
handsome piece of living room fur
, niture. The manufacturers have even
copied the designs of the old ma
hogany colonial desks and other pc
riod designs in making these radio
cabinets.
Beauty is certainly the m.aern
watchword. The most practice
utilitarian articles for the home are
,~sS encased that they become a part
of the decorative scheme of the room
in which they are placed. The old
days when radiators, victrolas. tele-
phones. electric fans and other con.
venienceS were exposed to view in all
their ugliness have passed. Each Of
these is now hidden behind a hand
some grill, or a carved wood cabinet
or is SO painted and decorated that
it sinks harmoniously into it's set
ting. The radio receiving set is now
mechanical contrivances."
Evening star., 1923-06-20
The Diary of Professional Movie Fan
BY GLADYS HALL.

married a native Of California, which
also means Hollywood and all the
expert experience that stands for.
Tommie Meighan married Frances
Ring, brought up on the stage. Har-
old Lloyd married his former leading
lady. than whom no one could know
more about Harold. And now We
hear from time to time, in divers
ways, that Charlie is considering
Evening star., 1923-06-20
Ham Fritters,

Stir two cupfuls Of sifted flour into
two cupfuls Of boiling water, heatins
thoroughly. Cook until the mixture
leaves the sides Of the pan. Take
from the fire and add. one at q time
four unbeaten eggs. Add three ounces
of fnely-chopped cooked ham and
curry powder and cayenne to season
Drop the batter from the tip of q
spoon into boiling hot fat. Fry 9
golden brown. drain on brown paper
and serve plain or with any preferred
sauce.
Evening star., 1923-06-20

with Pola, or ii may be
more gallant to say, Pola considers
Charlie. Douglas and Mary Ray
mOnd Mckee and Marguerite Cour-
tout-the list can go on indefinitely.
II seems to me, for one. that like
should wed with like. It's all right
| should say to be crazy about
them as shadows, but remain con
tent with that.
(A!l rights reservedJ
Evening star., 1923-06-20
Your Home and
You
The Radio Desk.
DY HELEN KENDALL

What is home without a radio?''
might be asked in these days, when
practically every dwelling faunts an
aerial wire overhead and radio set
within. To gather round the switch
hoard in the evening, when bedtime
stories, concerts. lectures and enter
tainers of all sorts fill the air. is the
program in many thousands of homes.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
Copyright. 1927
Brain Outlets.

Soak. parboil. drain and wipe the
brains. Divide into small pieces, dip
in flour. then in beaten egg and
crumbs, and fry In butter or drip
pings. Serve very hot with any pre-
Evening star., 1923-06-20
HEALTHY CHILDREN come fro

h e u l t h y
I'M o t h e r ..
A nd mothers
will certain
ly he healthy
II they'll take
DR.. Pterce's
Favorite Pre-
y c r 1 p ( ion,
n o t h 4 n &
equals 1t In
building mp .
w q m n N , q
Evening star., 1923-06-20

bust measure and requires for tho
medium size only 3A yards of mate
rial So inches wide.
Price of pattern 15 cents, I'm post
age atamps only. Orders should be
addressed to The WashinEton Star
pattern bureau. ~ East 18th street.
New York city. Please write name
and address clearly.
Evening star., 1923-06-20

Tell your fortune, tell your for
tune" sang out Nancy as she whisk-
ed into the yard where Billy Cut-out
and Tubby and Burt were making
plans for the worlds most wonderful
circus.
"Whee"" cried Billy. You look like
a sure-enough gypsy"
I'm going to be in the side show
and tell fortunes" Nancy announced.
"Aw, you'll have to be in the regu-
lar show SO you can be in the grand
march," insisted Burt.
TIL be in the grand march," re-
piled Nancy, looking mysterious.
"and have something to wear that'll
be hit. all right. I'm working on it
now. See you tomorrow" She walk
ed off airily.
Nancy's gay gypsy dress should be colored
red with a knotted handkerchief Of yellow
around her neck and one of red around her
head. Leave her long braids black and color
her faoe and arms lightly with pink. Mount
her on light cardboard and cut her out.
Watch tomorrow for the new costume Nancy
Ii mAking for the circus.
This CIRCUS Is going to be q big one. Be
sure not to miss the "Color Cut-outs" even
ono day. The show starts soon.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-06-20
The Old Gardener Says:

Many persons still persist in
planting whole clumps of dah-
lias. This is as wasteful as it
is unnecessary. Every tuber
in the clump can be made to
grow a good plant and give an
abundance of blossoms if it is
carefully cut away so as to
keep a piece of the neck with
an eye attached. The dahlia
ground on their sides rather
than standing upright, and
should be buried four or five
inches. so that the roots will
anchor the plants firmly and
keep them from being blown
over when they are loaded with
blooms.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
I Can and I Can't.

One mother says: "A little boy
with q habit of whining I can't was
helped out of it by bit Of humorous
acting. An aunt would inquire: How
does Il can't" look" She would
cringe and tremble. and the child
thought it a lark to follow suit
Then: How does II can" lookT He
would square his shoulders and puff
out his chest. The effect was magi-
cal"
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1923-06-20

This porch frock can be made at
small cost. and, to convince you how
simply made 1t is, just glance at the
diagram. You could finish the gar
ment in an hour or two. The pattern
comes in sizes Sc, 40, A and 4S inches
Evening star., 1923-06-20
A Financial Question.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Why is it that all banks advise
their customers to keep their bonds
in safe deposit boxes while some Of
them still consign their own securi.
ties to messenger boys pockets?
Evening star., 1923-06-20

Bathrooms arae usually white and
have doors with broken locks,
Evening star., 1923-06-20

Kitchens are small rooms in which
cooks open tin cans
Evening star., 1923-06-20

are. much admired by smart women
for the simple platted frocks they like
so much for morning. The sketch
shows crepe de chine in a rich
orange Color-the color of California
oranges. not the paler Florida fruit
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1923-06-20

Soup is the most popular dish among
clothes cleaners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
SOCIAL WORKERS TO
 MEET AT TUSCALOOSA
Conference Set For March 9, 10 And
 II, Mrs. Bush Announces

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 26.-Ala- bama conference of social workers will meet in annual session at Tus- caloosa March g. 10, and II, 1924, &C., cording to. announcement by Mrs. l.. B. Bush, head of the child welfare department of the state, and pres ident of the conference.
 "The conference is made up of so- cial workers, ministers teachers, judges, physicians, business men and citizens interested in the promotion stitutions of Alabama designed for human improvement" Mrs. Bush said.
 The welfare department head an- nounced that on November 10, a meeting of the executive committee would be held at Montgomery for the final formulation Of the convention plans and the arranging of the pro- gram.
 I've hope to bring Americas lead ing social workers to the conVen- tion," Mrs. Bush declared. Chamber of Commerce officials of Tuscaloosa and officials of other civic Crganiza- tions there have pledged us their support for the gathering"
 The conference is endeavoring to further increase its membership throughout the state, Mrs. Bush said, carried out previous to the gathering in the historic Alabama city.
 The last meeting of the conference was held in Montgomery last spring when scores of social workers from every section of the state attended.
 The session lasted three days in the Alabama capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
WOULD ADVERTISE ALABAMA APPLES
Would Capitalize Them As Florida Oranges And Geor-
 gia Peaches

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Oct. 27- Why not capitalize Alabama apples and make them rival the famous Florida oranges and Georgia peaches as a southern product In the markets of the world"
 That is question that editors, horticulturlsts aud agriculture en- thusiasts have been asking over the state for sometime.
 Dr. R. L. Hughes, formerly of An niston. who is interested in Florida are overlooking one of the greatest opportunities by not extensively cul- tivating tns apple crop.
 Alabama apples can be made as valuable to this state as the Florida oranges are to the land of Flowers" " is the way Dr. Hughes expressed his opinion.
 North Alabama has been especial ly pointed out as @ section where the apple would flourish on more exten- sive scale and would be a product that could be made to supply the country.
 It is pointed out that great per centage of the apples consumed in Alabama are imported into the state from the northwest despite the fact the state can produce the equal of any section OF the nation.
 Considerable quantities of apples consumed in the stats are shipped from the state of Washington and Oregon and arc admittedly larger and better apple than those produced Jn the south.
 "IIowever. we can produce the same parduct if the orchards are cultivated in the right manner" norticulturists say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
RAILROAD RATES CUT FOR ANDALUSIA FAIR
Miller Brothers To Furnish Midway.
 Other Features Announced

ANDALU STA, Ala, Oct. 27.-(Spe- cial. .)-Special reduced railroad rates from Georgiana and Graceville, Fla, over the Louisville and Nashville and from Troy over the Central of Geor- sia will be put on for the fourth an nual Covington county fair all next week it was learned today. Plans are being completed during the re- maining days of this week looking to the six big days and nights at the fair grounds next week which come to a close Saturday night, Novem- Der 3.
 Attention has been called to the Famous Miller Brothers shows and midway with 25 cars. Hoaglan's free act bill. Italian band and other amusement features to insure those who frequent the fairgrounds a blshel of fun and good fellowship.
 J. T. Brown, chairman of the poul- try exhibit at the fair, is perfecting the plans for the largest and best poultry exhibit in the history of the Covington county fairs. Live stock exhibits will again be big feature of the fair, and the stock farms throughout the county are expected to make their single and group en- tries at the proper time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
ROOF |NG COMP ANY
 ID REBUILD PLANT
Nest Of Industrial Plant Growing At Junction Of
 Southern And L. & N.
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU !
 THE AGE-HERALD no.of,,r nof

Work of rebuilding the depart ments of the Decatur Cornice and Roofing company, burned early Tues day, will be started at an ealy date on the site near the intersection of the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks and Second street. The site was bought quite a bit ago by the company and it Is expected that at some future date, all of the buildings of the company will be concentrated there.
 The ornamental iron and steel fabricating plants, those destroyed by the fire, had many orders and officials declare that the work of re building will be accomplished with as little disruption to the business as possible.
 The erection of the plants on the new site, means that another step has been taken in the filling up of the new industrial belt along the main line of the Louisville and Nashville, not far from the main lines of the Southern railway, and served, in part, by that road.
 The Churchill compress and the Home Oil mill long have been located in that area but several years ago the Albany Silk mill was built on the north side of Second street. The De- catur Cornice and Roofing compa- nys buildings will be erected on the south side of Second street. The Cooper Wells Knitting mill is built In the same area, but on Second avenue. The Louisville and Nashville shops are located few blocks further south.