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Evening star., 1923-09-07
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Bert has been telling me his trou-
bles. He has just lost his third
position within a year. AS usual, it
was his employers fault. No south
ern slave ever had anything on Bert
when it comes to being thwarted.
abused. ground down and generally
unappreciated-acco to Bert. IF
l could only be my own boss for
while, I'd show en- he mourns. But
would he?
In Tufts THE Real Business of
Living" occurs this passage: Many
people would perhaps be more COM
Portable if owned by kind masters
than if forced to struggle for them
selves" There's big truth in that,
pals. How many of us could make
good without a boss? The man who
can really stand alone and produce
the goods is as rare a tidal wave
and about as invincible when he does
arrive. We think were slaves, but.
il the truth were known, most of us
kiss our shackles.
Look at the unhappy wives, with
real or fancied wrongs. How many
of them, even when there are no
children, will face the responsible
tiles of freedom? Divorce? oh, yes.
they welcome divorce. provided it is
accompanied by alimony. But how
many have the courage and self-re-
spect to take their lives in their own
hands and make their own way: How
many can do without bosses" even
though those bosses prove tyrants?
We talk of acting for ourselves"
But action at it's source is thought.
You can't act for yourself unless you
can think for yourself. How many of
us can do that? We absorb our. con-
yictions as though they were break
fast foods. choosing only the most
popular varieties. We model our
viewpoints to fit the conventional
code. We like to be little differ
ent." but it must be fashionable
kind of difference. Never will we
Evening star., 1923-09-07
My Neighbor Says:

A little cornstarch added to
the salt in the salt cellar will
prevent hardening. Proportions
are half a teaspoonful of corn
starch to two tablespoonfuls of
salt.
Should you spill hot fat on the
floor or wooden table, pour
cold water upon it at once. 1t
can then be more easily scraped
off, not having had time to sink
into the wood.
To take oil stains out of car
pets spread the Soiled parts
tfiickly with a paste made OF
fuller's earth and cold water.
Allow it to dry and then re-
move with a stiff brush.
il new tinware be rubbed over
with fresh lard and thoroughly
heated in the oven before 1T is
used. it will never rust after
ward. no matter how much 1t is
put into water. For stained tim
ware boraX produces the best
results. If a teapot or coffeepot
is discofored on the inside, boil
it in a strong solution of borax
for a short time and all its
brightness will return.
To clean sewing machine
place it near the fire to get warm,
so that the congealed oil about
it may melt. Then oil it well
with kerosene. working it well
to get the lubricant into every
part. AS the dirty oil oozes
out wipe it off. When quite
clean, apply a little lubricating
oil and the machine will work
quite easily.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
BY IL. A. EMMONS.

They are on long, slender, often red
dish stems.
The flowers appear in early spring
before the leaves. They are d deep
red. in dense clusters and on very
short stems. The fruits or keys soon
follow. They are about an inch long
reddish and green, in long stemmcd.
dropping clusters. They ripen the
same spring.
The red maple is found from the
eastern states to Wisconsin and
Texas prcfcrrinr low ground, swamps
and borders of streams. In fact. it
is known to many as the swamp
maple.
1t is quick grower and de-
sira bile shade tree, though not as long
lived as the sugar maple or Norway
maple The wood is heavy. hard
and close grained and is used in
furniture. gun stocks and turnery,
and for fuel.
1t is a frequent tree in tho District
and in the country surrounding. The
tree shown above is in the Soldiers
Home grounds about 100 yards cast
southea st Of the lower pond.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Cottage Cheese Salad,

Mix thoroughly l pound of cottage
cheese, liz tablespoonfuls of cream
| tablespoonful of chopped parsley
and salt to taste. First fill Il rec
tangular tin mold with cold water to
chill and wet the surface, then line
the bottom with waNcd paper. Pack
the cheese in three layers, putting
two or three parallel strips of pimento
between the layers. Cover with waxed
paper and set in cool place until
ready to serve, then run a knife
around the sides and invert the mold
Cut in slices and serve on lettuce
leaves with French dressing and
waters. Minced olives may be used
in3tead of the parsley and chopped
nuts may be added il liked.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
From Your Garden.

There is a surprising number OF
beauty aids which you can make up
now from your own garden, bottling
nm for winter some of the sunny
freshness of your flowers and vege-
tables. Rose water, II you've late
blooming roses, lavender water, or
better yet, lavender vinegar, which
is an excellent .astringent; parsley
bleach, bran water for baths or
treating face and hands. if you live
on a farm, cucumber juice; and num-
bers of other things.
IL you've Lavender, I'd suggest that
YOU cut the tops and dry them. and
mt them away in bags; you can use
the dry tops any time. Bran keeps.
too. of course, but parsley must be
used fresh and so mustacucumbers.
So I'd suggest you make up strong
parsley water, preserving it with a
little tincture of benzoin and cucum-
ber, Juice, made by boiling the GU
ccmbers and preserving the juice the
same way, alcohol being hard to get
now and very, expensive.
For parsley bleach. take three or
four generous handfuls : of fresh
green parsley, chop up and throw
into a little boiling water. Boil half
Evening star., 1923-09-07

AAC 1 al n ave- NVW0s
Weather. Posserbly the same, pos
serbly diffrent.
Spoarting Page.
Sam Cross and his father have a
premiership. Sam always asking his
father for his old golf balls and his
father always being glad to give
them to him on account. of being a
good Excuse to buy more new ones
for himself.
Sissiety Page.
A new boy moved in with his fam
lily next store to Puds Simkinses
house last Wensday and held a re-
ception on Pudses frunt steps vile
the ferniture was being took in.
Amung those present was Mr.. Benny
Alexander and Mr.. Sam Cross. Meny
intristinE things was carried in
amung the ferniture, inclooding a
hammick. a radio set and bysickel.
Pome by Skinny Martin
Absiloot Proof
l think it's hot wen don't wunt to eat
And wen L wawk insted of run up
stairs,
But the time Wen reely know its hot
Is Wen my pants start to stick to
chairs.
Letters from the People.
Deer Sir. How can You make dog
stop scratching SO mutch?
Anser. Give him a bath, or IL not,
tic his legs.
Don't dispair If your have no hose.
We viii bring our own nose and
sprinkle your yard for -2J cents. The
Ed Wernick and Lew Davis Sprink-
ling Co. (Avvertizement)
Lost and Found, No,
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Alabama Game Preserve.
rom the Birmingham News. .

From the Birmingham News.
III my plans work out all right.
there will be one of the notable game
preserves in the south in Alabama.
said Conservation Commissioner I. T.
Quinn. 81 am in correspondence with
the bureau of forestry heads at
Washington, and they are in hearty
sympathy. You see, the United States
government owns 100000 acres of
land az a forest reserve in the coun-
ties of Winston. Lawrence and Frank :
lin. With some effort on the part of
the state this can be stocked witt,
game and the streams with fish. ami
with such protection as can be given
BIZ. joint cooperation of the state and
federal authorities it will in a few
wears be wonderful hunting region.
Permits would be issued, of course.
in limited numbers after time, and
A. will he a great thing for the sports
men and fishermen OF the state,
Evening star., 1923-09-07

The red maple is justly named. For
red it is. brilliantly red. when the
frosts and cold winds OF autumn
tinge its leaves to their final glory
AS James Russell Lowell speaks of it.,
The maple crimsons TO a coral reef"
In the spring also its blossoms are
red, its new leaves are red, and its
twigs are red throughout the year.
The Indians of New York called this
tree "Ah-wa h-hot-kwah," meaning the
red flower. No person who is at all
interested in trees can fail in fond
ness for the red maple.
1t is a medium sized tree. forty to
fifty feet high, rarely to 120 feet, with
a trunk diameter of two to four feet.
and with a shaped. symmetrical
head. The leaves are two 20 five inches
long, with three to five triangular.
toothed lobes. The upper surface is
light green; the under surface whitish.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Apples and Marmalade

Line a pie plate with rich pastry
and fill three-fourths full of sliced
peeIed and cored apples, sweetened to
taste Decorate the edge of the dish
with leaves of pastry and put in the
oven. When nearly cooked, take out
and spread with a layer of orange
marmalade, pouring over this-A GUS
tard made of one-half a pint of
milk, a tablespoonful of sugar and
two yolks of eggs. Return to the
oven and bake until the custard is
&C y
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Crab Toast

Pick the meat from crab. being
careful to leave out the unwhoIe-
some part near the head. Chop it.
in a saucepan with a little salt and
cayenne and two tablespoonfuls of
vinegar. small piece of fat or a
tablespoonful of salad oil and two
tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs pr
well boiled rice. Simmer gently for
about six minutes, then pile on
rounds of toast. Sprinkle chopped
parsley over. Anchovy essence can
be used in place Of the anchovy.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Special Dish of Haddock.

four equal pieces. Put two table
spoonfuls of finely chopped onions
into a saucepan with one tablespoon
full of catsup and one cupful of butter.
,Set the pan over fire, boil for fifteen
minutes, slIrrlng constantly. then
drop in the pieces of haddock and
cook for twenty minutes. When
done take them out. arrange on Il
dish, reduce the sauce a little, add
a little sugar and essence of an
cnoyy,, and pour over the fish.
Evening star., 1923-09-07

summer home of Happy Jack the
Gray Squirrel and Mrs. Happy Jack.
He missed it because he had, been
busy elsewhere during the days when
the new home was being built. 1t
was just as well for the builders that
he did 1t might have been hard work
for them TO dodge him had he tried
to catch them at that time.
1t was week after the new sum-
mer home was completed that Red
Evening star., 1923-09-07

dare ridicule or obscurity or perse-
cution for our views. All our acts
reveal the fact that we dread physi-
cal or mental loneliness. We are one
with the herd. And then We COM
plain because we are herded.
You can be your own boss today il
you wish, my friend. The world has
a great and constant need of men who
Evening star., 1923-09-07
RedtaiI the Hawk Becomes
Interested.
The careless are but tempting fate;
For such disaster lies in wait.
- -Rcdtail the Hawk

Redtail the Hawk makes it his
business to know al THAT is going on
on in the Green Forest. At least he
tries to know all that is going on.
Those wonderful eyes of his, look
ing down from up in the blue, blue
sky, can see much that others would
fail to see. But once in awhile he
misses something. 1t happened that
ne missed the building of the new
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Tapioca and Walnut Blanc Mango

Put one pint of milk in a saucepan.
bring to the boil. sprinkle in two
ounces of pearl tapioca and a pinch
of salt, and simmer for ten minutes
or until the .tapioca becomes trans
parent. Stir often. Remove the pan
from the fire. separate the yolks and
whites of two eggs. and beat up the
yolks and stir into the tapioca. Add
two ounces of sugar and stir over a
gentle heat for four minutes 10 cook
the egg slightly. then add two ounces 8
of chopped English walnuts and
some almond essence. Beat the
whites of the eggs to a stlf merlngue
and stir lightly in the mixture. Put
it into a mold rnsed out with cold
water When Gold and set. turn out
and garnish with shelled walnuts cut
in halves or chopped rather coarsely.
A camera has been patented which
measures only half an inch in thick
ness and weighs twelve ounces.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Your Home and
You
Radiator Beauty.
BY HELEN. KENDALL.

During these days of early autumn.
when we are casting a speculative eye
ahead to the family coal bin wonder
ing if the furnace is shipshape, and
thinking generally of the heat we are
going to want a couple of months
from now, why not go a little fur
ther and consider the humble radia-
Evening star., 1923-09-07
COLOR
CUT-OUT
Betty Feels Distinguished.

When Betty got up and found that
the first fall rain had come, she
jumped with joy Now can
wear my new raincoat and hat. she
cried and hurried to get ready for
school.
That day the teacher gave them
narrow strips of different colored pa
pcrs and showed them how to make
long chains by pasting the ends to-
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Steamed Brown Bread.

Mix and sift one cup rye
meal. one cup granulated corn
meal, one cup graham flour,
three quarters teaspoonful soda
and one teaspoonful salt. add
three-quarter cup molaSses and
two cups sour milk. stir until
well mixed, turn into well-but-
tered mold and steam three and
one-half hours. The mold
should never be more than two
thirds full. For steaming. place
mold on a trivet in kettle con-
tanning boiling water. allowing
water to come halfway up
around mold. Cover closely and
steam. adding boiling water as
needed.
Evening star., 1923-09-07

can stand alone. 1t will bow down
and worship such men. 1t will load
them with honors. But for all this
they must pay terrific price.
They must dispense with protection
and companionship and comforting.
They must break their own trails and
endure the hardshipe of pioneers.
And they must drive themselves as
men under bosses are never driven.
And that's why so few men are
bossless.
That's what it means to be your
own boss.
fCepvrjcht 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Poached Eggs With Cheese.

Melt two level tablespoonfuls
of butter, add two level table
spoonfuls of -four, stir until
smooth, add one cup of milk.
Stir and cook until thick and
creamy. Season with salt and
pepper and add one-half cup Of
grated cheese. Stir until cheese
meltS. Poach four eggs care
fully in salted water, arrange on
buttered rounds of toast and pour
cream sauce around them. gar
nish and serve.
Evening star., 1923-09-07

Gether in circles one within the other.
You may all pick out the colors YOU
like best for Your chains. so that
each one will be different" the teach
er said.
Betty worked hard. To a red link
she joined a white one, and to that
blue one. Then she started with
the red one again. When the chains
were all made the teacher held
Betty's up in front of the room and
said Betty has made the prettiest
chain, and ] will hang it on the
wall"
Betty's raincoat and hat are tan and she
carries q little green umbrella.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Queen pud ding.

Half pint bread crumbs, one
quart milk. yolkS two eggs.
grated rind one lemon. one cup
full sugar. onc-half cupful
raiSins. When baked frost with
whites of eggs beaten stiff with
one half cupful sugar
Evening star., 1923-09-07

Particularly adaptable to the mature
or plump figure are the lines of this
charming afternoon model, patterns for
which cut in sizes Sc. IS, 40, AZ, "A, 46
and As inches sbust measure. Full length
or three-quarter length sleeves may be
used and the tunic adds dignity and
grace of line. For the 36-inch size, 4 Is
Yards of 40-inch material with 4syard
27-inch contrasting is required.
Price of patteen, Is, cents. In post
age stamps only. Orders should be
add resSed to The Washington Star
Pattern Bureau, - East 18th street.
New York city. Please write name
and address clearly.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Menu for a Day.
BREAKFAST.

Poached Eggs with Cheese.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Broiled Tomatoes and Bacon.
French Fried Potatoes.
Crisp Rolls.
Queen Pudding. Tea.
DINNER.
Baked Beans.
Steamed Brown Bread.
Coleslaw.
Fresh Peach Pie.
Cheese. Coffee.
Evening star., 1923-09-07

EFT animals are delightful pos
sessions for those who love
them and give them the prop
err care. They afford compan-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-30

or, better still, sour milk should De
available to them at all times.
The floor Of the brooder house
should be covered with clean sand Gov.
cred with little Of Chopped straw.
or chaff. At one end, farthest from
the brooder stove. there should be
sprouted oats or some other green
stuff. Oats are best because the chicks
have to pull it. and therefore do no,
get too much.
The floor plan Of the building gives
a good idea of its construction. It Is
of Frame the materials for which can
be secured at any lumber yard, and
any man or boy handy with tools can
construct 1t. 1t may be mounted on
skds, or rather heavy timbers SO that
1t can be hauled from place to place
as the chicks need new forage space.
The end of the shed Is open, or may
have a hinged door.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-30
.LoNELIEsT PLACE ON EARTH
According to This, It is New Yorl,
City. Where One Does Not
Know His Neiahbor.

A common complaint against New
York is that it is the loneliest place
In the world except, perhaps, some
other great city. One may live here a
lifetime and not become acquainted
with the next-doOr or upstairs or down
stairs neighbor. That Is what made 1t
so difficult for the police to get at the
bottom Of such a murder case as the
Dorothy King affair in West Fifty
seventh street. writes Raymond G
Carroll to the Philadelphia Ledger.
1t Is said Of the wife of a Columbia
university professor on Morningside
heights, that she remarked to her hus-
band one day, 'Those people next door
are moving" and that he replied !:
"They have been living there fourteen
years. wonder where they are go.
ing" The wife then remarked: my
goodness! And I've always intended
calling on them"
Women in New York often make &C.
quaintances on the top Of the buses,
but more usually through friends their
husbands bring from Office. Some.
times those picked-up acquaintance
lead to sad embarrassments and con.
sequences; and once caught, twice shy.
the victims retreat still further into
obscurity. to feed exclusively on the
companionship Of relatives and friends
from the home town. come to New
York for holiday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-30

hours. If they are taken .our they
should not be fed, as for the first two
days the yolk Of the egg in the diges-
tive tract supplies all the nourishment
they need.
It is after the chicks are Matched
that they need constant watching for
several days, for such little thing as
draft striking them will kill a whole
flock during the night, for instance.
When the chicks are taken from the
incubator they should be placed in
what Is called brooder house, a good
example of which is shown in the II.
lustration. The brooder house proper
the part shown on the floor plan 6
feet square-cOntains the heater and
the self-feeder. The shed part Is to
give the chicks a, chance to get away
from the heat, just as they leave the
mother hen, and get feed and exercise.
This building is constructed weather
tight; at the same time there are win
dows to provide ventilation. Care
should be exercised. however, that
there are no drafts.
A constant temperature, rather high,
should be maintained under the hover,
which should be large enough so that
the chicks do not have to crowd. The
chicks will get out from under for a.
time. and as they get cool seek its
shelter again.
During the first few days the chicks
should be fed five or six times a day
on chick feed or buttermilk mash,
through a drinking fountain. which
may be bottle turned bottom side I'D
in dish with one edge slightly raised
so the liquid can seeH ont: clean water
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-30
Choosing the Lesser Evil.

The new arrival In Suburbia sent
over to borrow an egg beaten. a double
boiler and a saucepan. These were
cheerfully furnished. An hour later
she asked for six soup spoons and a
kettle. These were less -cheerfully fur.
nished. When a request came for fish
platter and coffee percolator. the old
settler spoke up.
aust tell your mother to send back
my utensils" she directed. land I'll
loan her q six-course dinner"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-30

attempt to bring incubator chicks to
the eating or egg-laying stage.
For those who have incubators, the
first step Is to get fertile eggs. prefer
ably from purebred hens. These eggs
should not be more than ten days old,
should have been/kept in an even tenn
perature-about so degrees, and should
be uniform in size, with smooth, clean
shells. The incubator should be run
several days before the eggs are placed
in 1t to prove that 1t can maintain an
even temperature. After the eggs are
or the trays the temperature the first
few days should be 102, after that
1903 until the chicks break through
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-30

their shells. Eggs, of course. should
be turned every day, and at the same
time allowed to cool somewhat. From
the seventh to the tenth days they
should be tested; those that are Infer
tile should be thrown out as well 40
those in which the germ has died. The
latter, especially, should be taken out,
as they will spoil and destroy the fer
tile eggs. Proper moisture In the in
cubator is another important point.
The chicks appear on the twentieth
or twenty-first day. and it Is best to
leave them In the incubator for. -
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-30
INCUBATOR CHICKS
NEED GOOD HOUSE
Brooder Home Should. Be Care
fully Planned. :.
FRAIL WHEN FIRST MATCHED
Good Example Of a Brooder House
Shown-Plans for Construction
and Method Of Maintaining
Temperature Explained.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRp

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OFF
COST on an subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building work on the farm, for
the readers Of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer. he Is. without doubt the
highest authority on all these subjects. Ad.
dress all inquiries to William A. Radford.
No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago, ILL.,. and
only inclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Like all other young life, chickens.
or "baby chicks" need great care, as
their young lives are easily snuffcd out.
This fact discourages those who are
in their attempts to reap
the profits that are made by others in
poultry raising. especially those who