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Evening star., 1923-09-04

Sundey aftirnoon wawked erround
| TO see II Mary watkins was setting
on her frunt steps. wich she was. on
/ cushions. me thinking, @, its a won
! der Puds Simpkins aint there. that
. wanted
! And l sat down alongside OF her
! and we started to tawk to each other
about different subjecks and after
vile ! sed. Have you saw Puds Sim
! kins lately?
Yes. and he certeny is the most con-
eested thing: Mary Watkins sed.
like him. And I sed. wy wat did he
! say, wat did he say?
o. he was Dragging about how won
derhll he is and everything. he sed
he was the fastest runner erround
heer and he sed wen he reely tries to
run fast not even Skinny Martin can
beet him. Mary Watkins sed
q. tawk about conceet, I sed. WY
he's too fat to beet a catapiller in the
ferst place and in the and place I can
every time, and watts more I'm the
ony one erround heer can beet Skinny
Martin and even ] can ony do 1t wen
I'm feeling 'exter athaletic, sed. Wat
elts did he say? l sed.
wy he tried to tell me he's the
smartst in skool of all the boys I
know and gets the best reports and
he don't even haff to study his home
| werk, he's so brite. Mary watkins sed
and ! sed. G wizz. good mite, that's
the most conceetedest thing I ever
herd of. He dident go and say he's
| better in shool than wat l am did he"
] sed
Yes. you too. she sed, and sed
Well if that aint conceeted wat is?
Wy my reports make his look sick.
! and in fact | even han to Whisper the
| rite ansers TO him in skool. and in
| fact ! wisper them to all the fellows,
| that's how good I am in skool you
| can ask enybody. wy even our
! teecher says I'm naturally the britest
boy she ever had and she says il
! aint president some day 1t will be
because Id rather be something elts,
| sutch as the secretary of war, sed.
G. tawk about conceet. ! sed.
Yes. IL certeny was awfill. | could
ent bare to lssen to him. Mary Wat
kins sed, and !. sed, I don't blame you.
And I started to tawk about other
subjecks sutch as how good | look
in my new SCOT and how mutch money
| spend.
Evening star., 1923-09-04
Finding a Place.

Many a high school graduate Is
wrinkling his brows and squirming
about under a fire of questioning
this season of the year.
Now, just what do you want to
be?" inquiries father benignly.
Yes" says mother cheerily. tell
us what your plans are. Then We'll
know better how to help you"
The youngster wishes he knew how
to answer them. He longs for some
thing clever to say and the words
with which to say it, But nothing
comes, except, ''Well-er-1 think
"what do you think?"
"Er, well. whatever you say!'
stammers the child.
For children they are. although
they have, been graduated with great
ceremony and beribboned roll. The
general high school graduate of to-
day seems to be younger in every
way than those of an older day. Few
responsibility toward life and a
career that we had at their age,
Perhaps!
the great group of healthy young
sters have but very indefinite no.
ton of what they want to be. So
many avenues leading outward con-
front them that they need a good
clear fingerpost to help them out a
bit.
Wasn't there a friend who strongly
advised you what and how and when
TO do? Father or mother or kindly
yelatiye who pushed and prodded and
dra r9ed you q part Of the way?
Youth ever has reluctant feet and
the Arm propulsion OF well-wisher
is needed IL they are to cross the
first bridge on time.
Even II the bridge carry them Q
bit ont of the way they finally de-
eide to go, the start will not be en-
Evening star., 1923-09-04

ing doorstep of yellow sand Peter
could see on the other side. had swum
across the Laughing Brook. and Peter
had declared that he didn't believe it.
You long-legged, long cared piece
OF impudence, Do you mean to sit
there and tell me that you think I've
told an untruth?" demanded Grand
father Frog anGrily.
Peter shook his head very hard
"My goodness, no." exclaimed Peter
81 couldn't imagine you telling an un.
truth, Grandfather Frog. But you
didn't see that young Chuck swim
across the Laughing Brook You said
that Jerry Muskrat told you that he
saw him swim across. l think Jerry
was mistaken. He must have seen
some one else. -
"Did | hear you mention my name?
asked a somewhat squeaky voice, and
Jerry Muskrst's head appeared close
beside the big, green lily pad on which
sat Grandfather Frog.
You did" spoke up Grandfather
Frog before Peter could find his tongue.
THAT long-legged bundle of curiosity
up there thinks there Is something the
matter with your eyes
Jerry Muskrat looked puzzled II
there is ! am not aware of it, sad lie
mildly Just what does he think IS
wrong with my eyes?"
He thinks you didn't see that
young Chuck over yonder swim across
the Laughing Brook" replied Grand
Huh! is that so?" Jerry ex-
claimed. "Well, If didn't then / can't
see him now, and / am looking right
straight at him."
"Ieu must have been-,mistaksu.' p
Evening star., 1923-09-04
DTINTETNNT7 CTnDTEC By Thornton
DED AIII OlO10AIIO W. Burgess.

protested Peter. You must have been
because Chucks can't swim"
Who says they cant?" retorted
Jerry Muskrat
why I-I-I-I've never heard of
such a thing" stammered Peter rather
lamely. II suppose a Chuck could
swim if he fell in the water and had
to swim to save his life. but I don't
believe there ever was chuck who
swan Intentionally. If that young
Chuck over there really came from this
side of the Laughing Brook, he must
have got across some other way. You
never will make me believe he swan
across"
All that Grandfather Frog and Jerry
Muskrat could say had no effect on
Peter. He obstinately refused to be-
lieve. You know there are people just
like that. Finally Grandfather Frog
and Jerry gave up In disgust. Grand
father Frog dived to the bottom of the
Smiling Pool. and Jerry swan away,
leaving Peter sitting on the bank.
Copyright. 1928. by T. W. Burgess)
The next story: Seeing Is Believ.
Evening star., 1923-09-04
Oatmeal in Molds with Peaches
Cornmeal Grlddlecakes.
Coffee.
Betty Is Disappointed.

Betty was disappointed in her first
day at school. She had been only a
few minutes in the schoolroom when
a teacher gave each of the children
Slip of paper with writing on it.
Give this paper to your mothers
and bring the list Of things with you
tomorrow. That is all. you are dis
missed for the day" Betty followed
the rest of the childen as they filed
out into the schoolyard.
When Betty got home she gave the
paper to her mother. They sent US
home" she said, ''and l didn't learn
anything, except that dismissed
means to go home. I didn't even
learn how to read the writing on the
paper"
That night when she went to bed
Betty found q new reader with q
pretty green cover. a tiny suit case
Of brown leather. and, best OF all, a
Little Boy Blue her mother had made
of blue gingham. His pockets held
two new pencils and he held out his
arms 30 she could slip her yellow
ruler through his sleeves,
Evening star., 1923-09-04
The Guide Post
By Henry van Dyke
The New Witchcraft.

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to
live"
This was the text by which our
forefathers in England and New Eng
land foolishly tried to justify the per-
secution and killing of supposed
witches in the 18th and 18th centu-
ries.
The latest execution of this kind in
Great Britain was in 1922.
But witchcraft, the practice of
sorcery, magic and necromancy, was
not thereby suppressed.
1t has existed in every age known
to man; and In our own time 1t seems
to be fourishing with exuberance.
Its name is changed, but not its
nature.
In every city you may see the signs
of the practitioners of the ancient
profession.
They call themselves clairvoyants,
psychic mediums. telepaths, soul
analysts. metaphysical seers and even
a real science and not q black art.
I do not include here those people
who are earnestly and reverently
seeking and testing evidence of exist
ence after death. include those who
for pay profess to reveal the future.
fortell destiny. discover hidden Sc
crets and call up departed spirits.
These are the new witches.
The old command, Thou shalt not
suffer them to live." is out of date.
The new command should be, Thou
shalt not help them to- make q living"
l think that would put the Witch
of Endor out of business.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-04
BY r.. A. EMMONS.

The sugar maple is distributed
from Newfoundland and the north
ern shore of the great lakes south
to Georgia and Texas. 1t is more
frequent and reaches finer de-
velopment farther to the north. es-
pecially in the region of the great
lakes. It's leaves are familiar to all.
They are three to Ave inches long,
wider than long. opposite. three to
five lobed. sparingly toothed. yellow
green to deep green above, paler
beneath. The wood is heavy. hard
and closegrained. pale bluff white to
darker. and takes a fine polish. IT
is used in the interior OF houses for
furniture. cabinet work and turnery.
Much of the beautiful curled maple
and bird's-eye maple comes from this
tree. This is the tree of the famous
sugar hush of New Hampshire anu
Vermont, whence come most of our
maple sugar and sirup.
The sugar maple has been fire.
quently planted in the District. There
are fine trees along 18th street from
Florida avenue to Wyoming avenue.
There are many in Soldiers Home.
The tree illustrated is one of these
and Is situated Immediately north Of
the dairy building
Evening star., 1923-09-04

The sugar maple is probably the
most generally planted of all our
shade trees. Certainly 1t is one of
the finest of our forest trees. I'm
the forest 1t frequently rises seventy
feet without a branch. and spreads
its leaves TO the sunlight 120 feet
above it's base. When growing in
the open il sometimes develops into
great cylindrical column. Some
times its head becomes a broad dome
The foliage is always dense. Erect
in youth and maturity. in old age its
trunk is often gnarled and disfig-
ured. Harriet Keeler.
1t is hardy. dependa BILE tree. a
slow grower. but one of long life.
vigorous and satisfying. In the
autumn its colored foliage adds much
to the splendor of the radiant forest
The leaves show full range of
color. sometimes yellow to orange,
or glowing red and crimson, or with
patchworks OF many colors in the
same leaf: their brilliance of color
ing seeming I'd depend upon the
wetness of the preceding summer.
Evening star., 1923-09-04

toward high attitudes as talents. He
is inclined to feel that he has con-
victions where he has but very
wobbly secondhand opinions. He is
very likely to be possessed with the
idea that he is wise beyond the wis
dom of years
But be not deceived. Behind all
that there is a frightened. confused
and helpless child feeling his way
out of the most difficult place that
will be his for many a year to come.
Help him!
II he cannot help you are to help
him. take the matter into your own
hands and help him anyway. That's
what we grown-up people are for.
There would be no excuse for our
cumbering the ground IL there were
no silly. trying, needy youngsters
for us to hold up and push on.
It's all very hard on our comfort
able middle age, of course. but the
reward comes in the later time when
they are going ahead under their
own power and we sit in our arm
chairs and beam upon them and re-
member the time when.
Evening star., 1923-09-04

And then they were married
Sounds like sort of obituary.
doesn't it:
it is.
The wedding bells proved a death
knell for all that bright and gener-
Gus companionship. For. once mar
ried. tastes" began to matter tre-
mendously. Arnold. from a gay COL
lege boy, has become a lively
and successful automobile salesman.
bent and gone in heavily for club
work and politics. A logical and in
teresting development in each life,
and one which should give rise to
mutual admiration. But does It? It
does not.
Marion acts as though automobile
salesmanship were but one step
higher than drug addiction. Day by
day in every way she gets surer and
surer that Arnold isn't her mental
equal. She's fast acquiring one of
those lonely hearts so popular with
cultured ladies. And Arnold is con-
WINGED that club work for women is
one of the more vicious forms OF in
sanity. So he's deep in the throes of
being misunderstood, with at least
three pretty girls working overtime
to make up the deficit.
How needless il all is. Why can't
they be themselves and share them
selves as they did before they were
married? Having found friendliness
and charm in each other, why can't
they stick to the main assure and
realize that the work each one does
is of secondary importance?
The general trend of character de-
velopment is fully determined by the
time people are old enough to marry.
Serious people will always be seri-
Gus; gay dogs will be gay dogs. But
the home that is built on a generous
love can hold a diversity Of tempera-
ment and is the richer for that di-
versity. Try to change those tenn
peraments. however, and outraged
nature will pull the roof about your
ears.
There's only one power that has a
right to meddle with the cog wheels
of another spirit. That power isn't
you-its God.
fCopyriSht 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-04
The Diary of a Professional Movie Fan
BY GLADYS HALL.

of caps the crown on Venus. or who
| ever the goddess Of beauty may be
| in these modern days.
Hazel was recently chosen as the
most beautiful girl in the Hollywood
motion picture colony. Prior to that
| she was picked upon as the girl with
the most beautiful face and figure In
| Chicago. and still prior to that as
! lowa's most puichritudinous maiden
! So far as | can see, there would seem
| to be nothing more to be said.
Anyway, we asked Hazel about how
| she got to be this way" in the ver-
! nacular. rs there any sleuth?" we
| Queried.
Il don't believe there's any secret
about it," Hazel said; at least.
that I have won three beauty con-
| tests is not due to anything I have
done or have not done.
FIf there is any mystery about it.
nate, and to be fortunate is in itself
the greatest mystery of all, because
of these things.
Il refuse to worry about anything
at any time, no matter what the cir
| cumstanceS
Il do a great deal of walking.
Il swim whenever I have the op-
| portunity, and If don't have 1T often
| enough. / make 1t. I refer to the op-
| portunity.
Il stay out OF doors as mucn ds
! possible. ...
Il keep as regular hours as my
work will permit.
Just now / am in pictures. but
have been an artists model, partici-
pated in numerous fashion revues.
posed for sculptors and always have
been busy.
II try to keep a rational balance
in everything. That is, not too much
work, not too much play. not too mucn
of any one thing. That program, to-
gether with the determination to
keep sanely optimistic. is the one
which | have followed. It's no mys-
terv, you see. but it's fascinating
and satisfactory"
tAll rights reserved.b
Evening star., 1923-09-04
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tirely lost There is no law that
says one must select his road and
stick to 1t though 1t lead to the
very place one least desires to go.
That's just the point.
The usual adolescent does not
know where he wishes to go. He is
Evening star., 1923-09-04
Oyster or Shrimp Sauce.

Make a good drawn-butter sauce.
then add to 1t one dozen oysters that
have been scalded two minutes in
their own liquor, drained and
sprinkled with few drops of
lemon Juice, or add one cupful of
broken cold boiled shrimps. An egg
sauce 10 made by adding three
chopped hard-boiled eggs to drawn
butter. es-zi ,ssss.s zr,sss. i
Evening star., 1923-09-04
Something New in Beauties.

a beauty without a beauty secret.
Now. YOU may not think that is any
thing new. you who believe in maid
ems as fair as the morn. but take it
from one who has talked to a beauty
a day for the past decade that the
Evening star., 1923-09-04

when they met as seniors in college.
Make each other over?" I should
say not, Arnold thought Marion an
angel, and he was her superman.
They wouldn't have altered each
other, not for worlds. What if they
did have such different tastes?
Tastes" didn't matter when you
loved. Marion. who had never cared
for dances, went from one party to
another while Arnold had a wonderful
time. And Arnold. who had hitherto
regarded books as a disease, spent
blissful hours in philosophical discus
sion with Marion and attended lee
lures as though they were his pet
indoor sport.
Evening star., 1923-09-04
List9o!:W J! Z! !:!:!:!;
~ Csle Robinson

How much misery would be averted
in marriage If folks would stop try
ing to make each other over" Take
Marion and Arnold. for instance
Theirs was one of those matings
which are said to be made in
heaven" but never seem to stand
transplanting.
What wonderful dreams they had
Evening star., 1923-09-04

The frocks little daughter gets at
this season Of the year are very often
expected to do through the early part
Of the fall school term, SO clothes
must be chosen with some thought
to practicability. in which case this
little model, which boasts a pair Of
matching bloomers, Is suggested. The
pattern can be had in sizes 6. s, 10
and IL years. For the s-year size,
8 yards of material 36 inches wide
with - yard 36-inch contrasting Is
required.
Bingham is offered as a first choice
because it stands hard wear and
launders so we'll, but printed lawns
and batistes are also excellent selec-
tions for Juvenile frocks such as this.
This model Is also a good one for
jersey or serge for wear during the
colder months.
Price Of pattern Is cents. in postage
stamps only. Orders should be ad-
dressed to The Washington Star Pat
tern Bureau, = East 18th street. New
York City. Please write name and
address clearly.
Evening star., 1923-09-04
Menu for q Day.
BREAKFAST.

McAu lUI q Ouy'
BREAKFAST.
Oatmeal in Molds with Peaches.
Cornmeal Grlddlecakes.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Spanish Omelet.
Baked Potatoes.
Whole Wheat Bread.
Spice Cakes. Tea.
DINNER.
Cream of Celery Soup.
Beefsteak.
Creamed Onions. Mashed Potatoes.
Green Corn.
Blueberry Pie with Meringue.
Coffee.
NODDED OATMEAL WITH
PEACHES.
Sweeten three cups Of hot
cooked oatmeal with half cup
sugar, turn into buttered GUS
tard cups and stand aside to
cool. When ready to serve.
turn out on individual dishes
and pour peaches over the oat-
meal.
SPANISH OMELET.
Four eggs. four tablespoon
fuls of cold water, pepper. salt.
two tablespoonfuls Of butter.
Melt the butter in a clean fry
ing pan; Beat yolks OF eggs.
add the water. Beat whites and
fold into yolks. Fry on one side
until brown, set in hot oven to
brown top. Serve with or with
out tomato sauce on hot
platter.
BLUEBERRY PIE WITH
MERINGUE.
One cup sugar, one table,
spoonful of -four. yolks of two
eggs. Beat all together and
add three cups OF blueberries.
Bake in one crust and frost
with two egg whites, sweetened
and favored.
Evening star., 1923-09-04

rarest of these endowed damsels
bathes in dew or brews enchanting
potions.
But Hazel keener is without a
beauty secret. She admits it. Withal.
she is not only a beauty. but prize
winning beauty at that. which sort
Evening star., 1923-09-04

u
--tira ! Frog.
Grandfather Fro" with his
big, goggly eyes ,er Rabbit
sitting on the b . the Smiling
Pool. You know ndfather Frog
IS very old and is ,nted very wise,
and so is usually very much respected.
But Peter had just shown him no re-
spect at all. Grandfather Frog had
said that the young Chuck, whose shin
Evening star., 1923-09-04
To Match Ones Hair.

A turban like this, the color of ones
hair. and in tulle. is lovely au-
tumnal evening head dress. The
above model Is in a light reddish
brown tulie, and is edged in brown
fur. 1t is really a sash twisted about
the head and looped decoratively at
the right.
If ones hair is yellow. the tulle
should be blonde also. and should be
edged in yellow fur; or, IL one is
older, and very chic. silver net edged
in chinchilla; or even gray marabou,
would be, effective.
Evening star., 1923-09-04

The next story: Seeing Is Believ.
ing"
Evening star., 1923-09-04
Peter Remains Obstinate.

The obstinate is deaf "~I blind.
And facts can't pen= his mind.
-tira Y Frog.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-11-15

That Idaho ia rapidly becoming one
Of the forrmoei dairy statcs may be
CLEANED from the directory Of the Co
operative Br'i Association in the un-
tied State. As complied by the dairy
division Of the Bureau Of Animal In.
dus;ry just received by n. J. kraus.
secretary Of the Gem County bull as
ISOLATION.
Idaho now has % bull associations
with i2s pure-brcd bulls and s,sef
cows connected Herewith. Pennsyi-
vania ranks next with - associations
and los bulls and e5ss cows. When
you consider tha, the Idaho astocia-
tons have been operating only since
1920. the strides that this state be-
made slene theee Lines IL remarkable
and the good results that viii follow
are hardly noticeable a. yet /, needs
must follow tina; in . few years thu
scrub Gov vii be replaced by high
producing COWS; tho boarder must
make room for the producer.
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CENTRAL MESA

THOMAS Stone. Harry Francis and
Clarence Schnun went deer hunting
last Thursday. They are expectec
home the latter part Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Martens and
Mrs. Richard Kraus and Glen and
Mar jorie were visitors nj the dam
Sunday.
A baby boy arrived at the o. W
Jones home Wednesday afternoon,
Nov. IL.
Henry Duberke sind two children OF
Emmett were Sunday afternoon call
ers Al the Wsfte Hunter home.
Delos Van Zante's sister and child
rem came up from Bull Tuesday TO
visit
Jet, Hill spen; Wednesday a, the
John SorHn home.
Mrs. Henry Conrad and children
and grandma Conrad were Sunday
evening visitors al the Richard kraus
home
Mrs. Thos. Stone called a; the Alex
Brushvood home Monday afternoon
Homer Davis and wife were Friday
dinner guests 81 the l. N. Smith
home.
Mrs. Elmer Aston and children
called At the Ward Fuller home Men
day evening.
Mrs. W. II. Sister has been III with
the fu for several days.
Richard Kraus and son Lynn spen;
from Saturday tn Monday at New
Plymouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernes, Kroukh and
daughter were Sunday visitors At the
Alex Brushvood home.
Mrs. Thomas Stone Was q Wednes-
day afternoon caller At the Ward
Fuller home.
Mr.. Horn and son Lloyd went deer
hunting this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Fisher and child
rem OF New Plymouth and Mr.. and
MrA Grover Stocker of Washington
rers SUNDAY visitors AZ the Jake Con-
rad home. Mr.. and Mrs. Stocker VIII
return tomorrow and visit with Mrs
Conrad and at the Martin Hereth
home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. crayoii'e and NJ. and
Mrs. A. E. RddlesvarTer Of Nampa
were visiting At the W. X. Slsicr
horne.
The Brethren church are holding
every night.
Mrs. Howard Sisler spen; from
Saturday till Wednesday at the w. H.
Sisler home.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-11-15

Mr.. Decker who IL connected with
the Cooperative Creamery At Payette
WAS in Letha Thursdsy. he Was re-
pairing sephrstorx.
Mr.. Fischer and Fred were hauling
ties from the depot Friday. The sec
ton men have been working about
the depot for some days
Mr.. Youtsier butchered q calf and
took IL 10 Emmett Wednesday. On
his return trip he brought . load Of
lumber. He is now busily engaged
in tearing down the kitchen. which he
will replace by two story structure.
The improvement will be An added
comfort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bauer and Johanns
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fischer went 10 EN-
NETT 10 the carnival Friday night. On
their return they brought Hilds and
Lucy with them for the week end.
r. L. Battan and family and H.
Bauer and family made 4 trip 10
Black Canyon dam Sunday.
Ed Bott and family went 10 Emmett
Saturday.
Johnson Craig entertained company
Sunday.
Mr.. Underwood made 8 trip 10 Mr..
Halls Sunday on business.
Apples ere being loaded st Leths
every day, they come from the bench.
Bismark Youtsier and wife and
Grandpa Youtsler went TO Caldwell
Saturday on business.
Mr.. Fischer made 4 business trip
70 Emmett; Tuesday.
The II. Bauer truck took COW
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BONE HEADS
Member /.

Member L.
He was trying TO pass old Number
Or besf her 10 the crossing.
The sand and gravel on the road
The fliyves wheels were tossing.
A dreamy look was on his face,
His hand pulled down the uhro;i e.
The western breeze blowed back his
fnock
Exposed . moonshine bottle.
He still retains that dreamy look,
The flivver proved loser.
His widor married soon again,
Blu; this one 10 no boozer.