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Evening star., 1924-09-17
Copyright, 1921 }

Me and pop was taking a wawk
before suppir and some man came up
to pop holding out his hand for pop
to shake it and saying, Well we'll
well well. Being man with a brown
derby and spots on his collar. and
pop sed. I'm pritty well thanks, but l
don't bleeve that will give you as
mutch satisfaction as you thawt it
would, because you're mistaking me
for some hansome acquaintance or
yours, L bleeve.
Not a bit of it. I should say not. If
you're not Will Potts Ill eat my shert
rite heer ware I stand without even
splitting out the buttins, the man sed.
well that wont be necessary, for
tunately for my weak hart, because
you've got my name strate, but your
beeming countenance recalls nuthing
out of my ded past to me, l assure
you, pop sed.
Wat, you don't remember AL Mauck.
old Al Mauck? the man sed, and pop
shook his he'd sideways saving.
Mauck? Mauck?
Wy, we use to go to skool to-
gether back in the good old days, we
use to be as thick as a cupple of good
old peas in a good old pod, you meen
to say you don't remember good old
Al Mauck that you use to call
Shrimpy? he sed.
Shrimpy? pop sed still shaking his
he'd, and the man sed, Wat ever be-
came of good old Ed Carter and good
old Stubby jackson? DO you re-
member the day the Of US got
thrown out Of Klines bowling alley.
ha ha ha, I still get meny a good
laff out of that, ha ha ha, he sed.
I'm glad it amuses you, L wish
could remember something about it
myself, stranger, pop sed.
Jumping dill pickles, how can you
stand there and call good old Al
Mauck stranger? If you shake your
he'd once more Ill go mad and bite
you in the leg. A memory like that
is more than an afiiiction it's a dis
krace, the man Sed.
And he wawked away shaking his
own he'd, me saying, G, pop, how is it
he remembers all that about you and
you don't about him? and pop saying.
l remember it as well as he does. but
that berd use to be the champeen
borrower and keeper Of the werld and
theses nuthing about his appearance to
indicate that he's lost the champion
ship.
And we termed erround and went
homo for suppir, being hamberger
stakes And mash potatoes.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Furs You Can Afford.

Even il you cannot afford the
rarest, most costly of furs don't
think that furs are not for you. Furs,
you know. are. after all, meant to
protect people from cold as we'll as
to provide them with luxurious gar
ments. And there's many an excel
lent cheaper fur to serve the pur-
pose.
Consider, first OF all, skunk This
fur is not the inexpensive one it once
was in the old days when women
let prejudice keep them from buying
1t, but it still holds it's place among
the relatively lower priced furs. And
in addition to low cost, second rea-
son why you should give it serious
attention, if your object in buying
furs is a utilitarian one, is its ex-
treme durability. For the price you
can get a lot of warmth and good
hard wear out of skunk, and it's a
good-looking fur, too.
9 Then, many of the "cat furs"
should be on your list for investiga-
ton if you want a cheap but good
fur. OF course, the lynx it, contra
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Fauorite Recipes Of
Prominent Women
Enchilades (Americanized)
Forre1tine Hooker, Author.
BY EDNA VI. COLMAN.

Forrestine Hooker, through her
books, has immortalized the United
States Cavalry and it's old blue and
yellow uniform. When she writes
or talks, sage brush, alkali dust,
Indians, dashing riders. the rattle
of accouterment pounding Of horses
hoofs and the notes of the bugle
merge into a vivid picture of the
wild, untamed West of her childhood,
when her father. Brig. Gen. Cooper.
led his troops through the grilling
frontier campaign that kept the willy
redskins on the jump and finally put
Geronimo and his leaders into cap
tivity.
Having lived a spectacular and COL
orful life from her cradle, Mrs. Hook
er paints her stories in living colors,
from life as she knew it and lived
it, and she has thereby added some
valuable documents to literature and
history from a period of paramount
interest in our national growth.
Nothing of the routine of either
an Army post or a great ranch es-
capped Mrs. Hooker, and during her
ranch life she not only acquired full
knowledge of the craft and arts of
the skilled cowboy in handling stock,
but she also learned many secrets
of cookery from the Mexican and
Spanish women. One of these she
adapted and Americanized with fiat
tering results.
The regular enchilade of Mexico
is made by first grinding the corn
to a paste in a metate e stones)
after grains have been soaked in a
mild solution of lye to soften them
and to remove the outer tough cover
ing.
Mrs. Hooker uses mill-ground corn
meal and prepares ordinary sized griddle
cakes of either white or yellow meal.
On an individual plate she places
one hot cake, over which she spreads
a layer of cooked minced chicken. A
second cake is added, covered with
finely chopped onion. A third is
covered with grated cheese. This
tower arrangement of cakes, all hot
from the griddle, is decorated with
four sardines placed head to head in
the center of the cake. Between
them arrange stuffed olives which
stand on end to show the red hearts.
Lay watercrees or small lettuce
leaves on the plate at base Of the
cakes and then add the chilli sauce,
made from chilli, and therefore pep
perry. This Is a complete meal, need
ing only a plate OF crackers and a
cup of chocolate to round out a de-
licious supper.
Copyright, 1924.)
Evening star., 1924-09-17
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND III. ALLEN.

dictorily, an extremely expensive
"cat fur; but the bay lynx, the bob
cat, the wildcat and the domestic
cat come at low prices.
Raccoon fur is another compare
lively cheap and extremely durable
fur. You will find it in all qualities
and prices, from the deep northern
fur to the shaggy, thin coarse
southern and southwestern types.
The central furs are Of medium quail
ity.
Coney is one of the cheapest furs.
but it cannot be recommended for
wearing quality, for. though the
leather is strong, the hair is not 1t
is kind OF European rabbit, quite
similar to our own American rabbit.
and native to France. Belgium and
Australia. The French type has the
longest and most silky hair The
natural coney colors are white, gray
and mottled, but you will also find
it dyed.
If you buy coney remember that
its quality is judged by the texture
and weight of the hair, its thickness
per inch. and the care with which it
has been finished" and made up.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

mine. I found her lying back upon
her pillows with her leg in plaster
cast and her pretty head bandaged.
but out of pain and cheerful. In
front of her was the most ingenious
little book rack in the world. mount
ed on four legs, similar to the break
fast trays for use in bed. 1t was far
shallower than tray, however,
and 1T had an adjustable. sloping back
rest for any size or weight of book,
and was even high enough to sup
port a newspaper folded in half. 1t
was wide enough to bridge her body.
SO that it did not touch her injured
leg nor bring any weight upon her,
being supported entirely by the mat
tresS.
Il found that I was going to stay
here for several weeks" she told me.
"and that my chief occupation was
going to be reading. But the weight
of even the smallest book was too
would have to hold the book up in
my hands and could not lean it
against my knees. So my thoughtful
liege lord promptly built this little
rack for me. / can draw it close or
push it away, and it holds any book
at just the right angle for my eyes.
You see, too, that in front there is a
little lifted rim which holds the
pages open. The back can move to
hold either a thick book or a thin
one. 1t slides back and forth. Isn't
it a neat contrivance?"
/ agreed that it was, and remarked
that L thought it would be a con-
venience and comfort to any one ad-
dicted to reading in bed, whether i'll
or not. I always weary very quickly
when trying to hold a book when I
am lying down, especially a large
book. 1t doesn't do ones eyes any
good to read while turned on ones
side SO ones position cannot be
shifted comfortably. This reading
rack is a great little idea. and should
be taken up by the manufacturers.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
What TodayMeans to You
BY MARY BLAKE.
Virgo.


roday's planetary aspects are more
adverse than favorable, during the
forenoon, counseling only attention
TO matters of a routine nature, and
no agreements or contracts should be
signed during this period. In the
afternoon and evening, conditions i'm
prove-not SO much, however, as to
warrant any ill-considered or specu-
1ative undertaking. They favor eff
forts at systematization and the work
of putting things in order, but do not
counsel the initiation of any new en-
terprise, either commercial or profess
sional.
A child born today will be subject
to the ordinary ailments and many
ailments peculiarsto the state of in
fancy, but thereafter will enjoy nor
NAL health. It's character will be OBJ
stinate rather than steadfast: it's dis
position narrow; its mentality alert
and superficial. This child's make
up" will cause considerable anxiety,
but the final outcome depends very
much on its early training and en-
vironment. Stronf measures will be
taken to cure its StubbOrnness and
continual association with others will
help cure it of its narrow mindedness,
while insistence upon the funda-
mentalS of learning will give real
knowledge instead of supericiality.
If today is your birthday, you are
admired and respected by all your
friends, owing to the optimistic out
look you take on every phase of life.
Regardless of, at times, the desper-
ateness of conditions, unmindful of
troubles that would make another
despondent, you find the silver lining
to every cloud" and often Undue
those around you with fresh courage
and renewed vigor.
Your optimism is frequently more
helpful to others than to yourself.
This cheerful interest has become
such habit that all your thoughts
and acts are tinged with it, and, as a
result, your mental processes are
sometimes unsound, as they fail to
contingencies that have a knack of
showing themselves. Your judgment
is ''bullish"; your decisions are some
times unbalanced.
PeSsimiSm is as much to be criti-
cized as unjustified optimism. The
former makes one neglect opportuni-
ties. the latter often "mirages" oppor-
tunities where none exist. There is
middle and a safer and a saner course,
where, given an idea or a project, the
pros and cons are judicially consid-
cred, without any undue pessimism
or ill-matured optimism.
Well known persons born on this
date are: Samuel Hopkins. theologian; !;
Lucius Q. c. Lamar, once justice OF
the United States Supreme Court;
James R. Haskell, inventor; William
L. Griffis, educator and author; Rob
ert w. Vonnar, artist; Martin H.
Glyn, Ex-Governor of New York.
Copyright, 1924.)
Evening star., 1924-09-17
YOUR HOME AND YOU
For Reading in Bed.
BY VIVIAN.
BY HELEN KENDALL.

Hearing that my friend, Mrs. Ben
nard, had been injured in an automo-
bile collision and would be confined
to her bed for several weeks to come,
/, Of course, went to see her at once,
armed with some Autumn posies, a
jar Of my fresh mint jelly and a
new book of whimsical comment by
one of the clever young humorists OF
the day. l purpoSely chose small
light volume, as l thought she might
be able to read to herself instead of
being read aloud to and / know how
heavy even a small book can seem
when one is weak.
AS it happened, some one had been
ahead of me with a better idea than
Evening star., 1924-09-17
All Sorts of Trimming in Leather.
BY MARY MARSHALL.

these in white and others in bright
colors or with metal finish. They
show scalloped edges with cut-out de-
sign - simple OF construction, yet
quite effective-and one set cleverly
combines gold leather with an edging
of cream lace.
Sets of collars and cuffs are a good
investment at this time of the year,
and often give the best solution to
the problem Of making last seasons
frocks wearable for the present.
Doubtless the idea of detachable
flaring cuffs Of leather was first sug-
gested by the gauntlet glove. 1t was
a simple matter to attach the kid
cuff to the end of the sleeve instead
OF the glove, and the matching collar
was just a natural extension of the
same idea.
The woman who is inspired with
the idea of making her own leather
collars and cuffs may meet with a
little disappointment. 1t is not the
easiest thing in the world to get kid
and leather for dressmaking or mil
linery purposes. But if kid and
leather continue to play an important
role in trimming, then before long the
shops will display skins of various
colorS.
(Copyright 1So4D
Evening star., 1924-09-17
REnTTME GTnPTEC BY THORNTON
DAD 11V1L NJ O1Sx1IO ". BURGESS

to the ground. while Farmer Browns
Boy followed. Not once did Bowser
yelp.
1T must be that Bobby comes over
late at night" said Farmer Browns
Boy to Bowser. Well go over to the
Green Forest and see il We can find
any signs of him there"
By and by Bowser's great voice
rang out. He had found Bobby Coon's
tracks. Farmer Browns Boy smiled.
Wen give Bobby run now" said
he, "and perhaps it will remind him
that he has no business over in that
cornfield." He started on after Bow
ser.
Now, strange to say, Bobby Coon
had not once visited the cornfield. He
hadn't forgotten lessons he had learned
there from previous years, and he had
resolved that this year he would keep
out of trouble by keeping away from
that cornfield. OF course the instant
Bowser's great voice went ringing
through the Green Forest Bobby
heard IT. Hello" he exclaimed Bow
ser must be out after Reddy Fox" He
sat down and listened. A worried look
crept over his face. Bowser wasn't
barking in the way he barks when
following Reddy Fox. What was
more, Bowser's voice was sounding
nearer and nearer. Like a flash it
came to Bobby that he was the one
Bowser was following. Bobby prompt
ly took to his heels.
Bobby looks clumsy. He doesn't
look as If he can run fast. But Bobby
is much more spry than he looks. For
a short distance he can get over the
ground at lively rate. He cannot
keep it up for a long distance because
he is too heavy
He ran now as rapidly as he could
make his legs go until he began to
grow tired and puff. Then he picked
out a big tree and climbed it. Way
up to the tip top he went, and there
he flattened himself against the trunk.
Then he waited. and as he waited he
was frightened and very sore at heart
1t wasn't the hunting season yet, and
he couldn't understand why he was
being hunted now. Perhaps 1t was
only Bowser himself hunting on his
own hook. In that case there would
be nothing to worry about.
Copyright, 1924. by T. W. Burgess.)
Evening star., 1924-09-17

bite or two from an ear and then
leaving it. Then. too, he had broken
down many stalks.
One good look at the damage salts
fled Farmer Brown that he knew who
the thief was. "A Coon has done
this" he declared. I'VE can't let this
go on. That fellow will have to be
taught a lesson"
Now Farmer Browns Boy didn't
doubt at all that his father was right
He knew Bobby Coon's love of corn
in the milk. Every year Bobby had
visited the cornfield and had been in
mischief in just the same way. He
didn't want to harm Bobby but he de-
cided that Bobby would have to be
given a good fright so that he would
keep away from that cornfield.
So that very night after supper
Farmer Browns Boy took Bowser
the Hound to the edge of the cornfield
nearest the Green Forest and set him
to hunting for the scent of Bobby
Coon. Back and forth, this way and
that way. Bowser ran with his nose
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Frozen Cheese Salad.

Run through the chopper one cup
full of nuts, one small can of pimentos
and one pound Of cheese. Fold into
one pint of cream that has been
beaten real stiff. Put in baking pow
der cans and pack in salt and ice for
four hours. Serve on lettuce leaves
with oil dressing served separ1tely,
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Dressmakers still rob the shoe
makers. and Shoemakers still rob the
dresSmakerS. And miilinerS help
themselves to materials of all sorts.
Dresses and coats are made of blan-
kets. Brandt has just shown an eve
ming coat made of fine Oriental rug.
Galon-why not use the good Eng
lish word galoon?-was once the ex-
elusive property 'of the upholSterer, but
it plays an important role with mill
liners and dreSSmakerS.
A mole cape recently shown in
Paris had a fringe of matching
leather, and the smartest way of
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Bobby Coon Blamed.
e way some folks can shift all blame

The way some folks can shift all blame
To others is a crying shame.
Peter Rabbit.
Now it wasn't a great while before
Farmer Brown discovered that some
one was stealing tender, young ears
Of corn in his cornfield and doing a
lot of damage. He didn't begrudge a
few ears of corn, but the thief wasn't
satisfied with a few ears. He was
running a great many by taking a
Evening star., 1924-09-17
AND THEIR CHILDREN.
One mother says

OIIt lIIUlIItT
After my children read a story that
stirs them they like to act 1t out.
encourage them in this idea. because
I believe that the imagination is
stimulated by putting emotion into
action. 1 put any clothes that will
do for costumes into several old
trunks stored in the attic. and the
children are free to rummage as they
like, as long as they put things back
when they are through with them.
Copyright, 19o4.)
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Copyright, 1924
Menu for q Day.

Menu for a Day.
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Peaches
Hominy with Cream
FrizZled Smoked Beef
Hot Corn Cake
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Spinach with Poached Eggs
French Fried Potatoes
Raisin Bread
Stewed Prunes
Tea
DINNER.
Calves Liver and Bacon
Baked Potatoes
Creamed Caulif1ower
Tomato Salad
Lemon Meringue Pie
CORN CAKE.
One cup of sour milk, ! tea
spoon of soda dissolved in it,
d SC<dnl SpOoil VI SiSdS
spoons of sugar, l cup of Indian
meal and l cup Of -four.
FRENCH FRIED POTATOES.
Pare the potatoes and put
into cold water for at least an
hour. Cut in slices, blocks,
strips or any fancy shape and
dry them on a towel. Drop
quickly into fat hot enough to
brown them by the time they
come to the surface. They are
done when they float. Skim
into a draining basket and set
in the oven to keep hot.
MERINGUE PIE.
Grated rind and juice of /
large lemon, l cup of sugar,
, egg yolks, l tablespoon
of cornstarch, butter size
of walnut. Add enough cold
water to fill size of pie tin
you desire to use. Cook until
thickened, then cool. Bake crust
first, put in filling. spread over
top beaten whites of eggs with
l tablespoon of sugar. Brown
in oven.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

All the gold mines in the world put
together did not produce enough gold
last year to pay for the telephone
construction and replacement being
done during 1924 by the telephone
companies in the United States.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

"Riches have wings" quoted the
Wise Guy. Nevertheless they don't
seem to be the kind that are fash
fonable in Heaven" suggest the
Simple Mug.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
A Foreign Land.

Il don't see how you can eat with
those funny .chopsticks" said Billy
seeing pair lying on the table. as he
was visiting his little Chinese friend
All Sing.
81 can't see how you eat with
funny fork" laughed Ah Sing, his
little almond eyes twinkling merrily.
Billy laughed, too, and then he
turned to look at a pretty bowl and
a lovely little parasol. In a corner
lay a cunning little Chinese doll rs
that your doll?" teased Billy.
That blong sister" grinned All
Sing. "She not go to school. Here
she come now. She like see you"
Billy watched the doorway wonder
ingly.
Color the bowl blue, the fan and
parasol any bright colors you like
and the dolls dress blue. Tomorrow
you'll see Chinese girl.
Copyright 1924
'The women who are worth any
thing at all in this world are the ones
who are the most troublesome to
manage" Race" by William
McFee.
Bricks We're in use considerably
more than a thousand years ago.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

making up mole at the present time
is with insertions of matching
leather. This calls for much labor
in construction of the coat, but adds
greatly to its value in the eyes of
the fashionable.
\ new way of making use of leath-
er is in collars and cuffs, some of
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-05-30
Organ Recital.

Next Tuesday night, June 8, at s
O'Clock, a very delightful pipe organ
and violin recital will be given in Christ
Church by MIR. Joseph Harrison, mem
Der of the American Federation of Mu-
sicians. The program will be as fol-
lows Professional Hymn, Greed,
Lords Prayer, Collects, Benediction,
to be followed by the recital with the
following numbers Largo, Han
del; 2-Gavotte from Mignon, Thomas;
3-Nocturne, OPP. 8, No. 2, Chopin; A.
Toccata, Dubois; s. Communion in G,
Batiste; 6-Violin solos (a) Cavatina,
Raft, (bl Humoreske, Dvorak tMre-
r. Barnes, accompanist); Spring
Soug, Mendelssohn; S--Overturs Ray
mond, y Thomas; -Narcissus, Nevin;
10 erenade, Schubert; u-March
from Alfalfa" Mendelssohn. After
number IL, the service will conclude
with an Offertory Hymn, Collects,
Blessing, occasional Hymn. The full
vested choir CT the Church will sing
the vocal parts of the service. A sill
yer offering will be taken to defray in
cidental expenses. The public is very
cordially invited. The organ, which
consists of two manualss seven hun
dred pipes and reeds, equipped with
the very latest pneumatic and other
ingenious devices, was built especially
for Christ Church at the world re-
nowned organ factory of M. p. Moller,
Inc, Hagerstown, Md. 1t is an in
strument of which any parish could
twell be proud, and it is, of course, a
distinct acquisition to the old parish
churcl, 'crt Tobacco parish.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-05-30
Death Of Hugh simms.

Mr.. Hugh Simms died at his late
home in baltimore Wednesday OF last
week, following a severe illness. He
was son Of Mrs. Mary Simms and
the late George Simms, formerly of
St. Mary's county. He married Miss
Jane Queen, of Bryantown, this coun-
ty, a number OF years ago who with
three sons and one daughter, survive
him. He is also survived by his mo-
Their and two brothers.
Mr.. Simms was born at Thornley,, in
Leonardtown, AZ years ago. After his
marriage, he made his home in Balti-
more, where he was connected with the
Central Savings Bank. He was 10y
al friend, a faithful husband, adevoted
son and loving father. None knew him
but to love him and he has entered in
to his reward welcome guest OF Him
who meeteth justice to all men.
Requiem Mass was celebrated at st.
Cecilia,s Roman Catholic Church,
Walbrook, Baltimore, Friday morn
ing, May %, after which interment was
made in the new Cathedral Cemetery.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-05-30
Sherift's Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
In Fourth Election District of
Charles County, Md.

BY virtue of three writs of Fieri Fa-
eias, issued out of the Circuit Court
for Charles County, Maryland, one at
the suit OF Matthews-Howard Company.
a corporation; one at the suit of G.
Ober & Sons Company, q corporation,
and one at the suit of L. Gideon Dy-
son, against the goods and chattels,
lands and tenements of j. Marshall
Moran, to me directed, have seized
and taken in execution all the right,
title, claim, interest and estate at law
and equity, of the said j. Marshall
Moranin and to the following proper
ty, to wit;
All that tract, piece, part or parcel
of land and premises lying and situa-
ate in the Fourth Election District of
Charles County, Nd. on the public
road leading from Du Bots to Trinity
Church, adjoining the lands OF Gerard
Swami and Alexander NJ. Lyon, COM
monty called and known as ''Dyson's
Chance, Dyson's Progress and Neal s
Desert" supposed to contain 1907
acres, being all the same land more
particularly described in deed dated
April 1, 1901, and duly recorded among
the land records of Charles County
Nd, in Liber F. d. M, No. IS, folio
us, from George W. Moran and wife
to ]. NJ. Moran.
And l hereby give notice that l will
offer for sale by public auction at the
Court House door on