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Evening star., 1924-12-17
NV Neighbor Saws:

Clear ammonIa,-pure, not
household-will remove paint
from windows. even when It has
been on a long time. Apply with
a scrubbing brush.
II house plants droop from no
apparent cause and refuse to
thrive, try watering them solely
by pouring warm water into the
saucers every day. Plants love
bottom heat and It will some
times give them q new lease OF
life.
A simple way to remove iron
rust is to use salt. lemon and
sunshine. Apply the salt and
lemon and leave the gar
ment in the sun with the spot
exposed. If a failure first time.
try again. This method never
fails.
Fresh tea stains are removed
by pouring boiling water over
them. Tea stains OF long stand
ing should first be soaked In
glycerin. then washed In cold
water.
Spots of oil which may have
been dropped accidentally on
leather-covered chairs can often
be removed by means of a paste
Of fuller earth and water. This
should be spread over the leath-
er and left until paste Is per-
fectly dry. when the powder
should be removed with a stiff
brush.
Pieces OF old velveteen should
be washed and used for polish
ing. They are an excellent sub
situte for chamois and may be
washed as easily as an ordinary
duSter.
Evening star., 1924-12-17
What Today Means to You
Sagittarius.
BY MARY BLAKE.

The sun forming an adverse aspect
with Saturn Is unfavorable until late
in the afternoon for any matters that
should be terminated quickly, as It
tends to hindrance and disappoint-
ment. In the evening, the conditions
change rapidly for tho better, making
1t a very auspicious opportunity for
correspondence, study and all in
tellectual matters. Tho aspects also
favor social reunions, or public
gatherings, while the vibrations will
stimulate the emotional phases Of
character. and a proposal made unde r
such circumstances Is practically
certain of favorable reception, and
marriage made today will bring
happiness and engender a. lasting
love.
A child born today. given normal
conditions both as regards nutrition
and enviIonment, will enjoy normal
health anta prove practically immune to
all serious ailments. 1t will be observ-
ing, learn quickly, and be usually able
to do what It has seen others do. 1t
will not possess q great deal of
originality, but will be careful, pains-
taking and prudent. It will be amia-
BILE. accommodating and honest It
will care a great deal for attention,
although it will never complain IL 1t
does not receive as much as 1t would
like.
If today Is your birthday anniver-
sary, you are Imaginative and at
times Impractical, subject to moods
and rather reserved. You need con-
slant love and devotion and are un-
happy If you do not get it. You are,
on the whole, Of a bright, happy dis
position, and you usually manage to
secure a reasonable amount of COM
fort. You have few intimate friends.
You are not a. strong or forceful
character, nor do you possess very
much of a compelling personality
You have none OF the stern material
Of which pioneers or adventurers are
made.
In fact, you set so much store on
your Immediate comfort that you
would not be prepared to sacrifice
one iota of 1t in order to attain
something worth while. You are not
lazy, but rather Indifferent to sue
cess, and are more prone to medi-
tate at great length on some Uto-
plan dream than to take your coat
OF (figuratively speaking) and tackle
the task right to your hand. Your
successes are mental. nswsEmaterial
Copyright. fs24.1
Evening star., 1924-12-17
BEDTIME STORIES 81 BY s1sesyz gaessEor

would have scorned to use a dog to
drive Lightfoot. He wanted to kill
Lightfoot. OF course. Otherwise he
wouldn't have been hunting him. But
he wanted to get him fairly by
matching his wits against Light
foot's wits.
When he entered the thicket of
little trees where Lightfoot had been
lying he saw right away .the bed
Idghtfoot had been lying in. He felt
of 1t. The leaves were still warm.
He knew then that Lightfoot had
been gone but a few minutes lie
knew right away that Lightfoot had
either heard or seen him. 1T was
that Jay that gave him warning"
muttered the hunter. Now the ques-
tion is, What will Iightfoot do? I
have an idea that he will simply cir
Gle around to get my wind, and then
as likely as not he'll come right back
| here. He thinks he Is clever, but I'll
show him that there are others quite
as clever"
Copyright, 1874. BY 7. W. Burgess)
Evening star., 1924-12-17

CARD TABLE COVERS WILL FIT
SNUGLY AND BE EASY TO AD-
JUST IF ELASTIC IS USED FOR
THE CORNERS INSTEAD OF
TAPE.
ribbon and possibly accompanied by
lace or insertion in filet to match,
makes a little present which has the
advantage of being easy to send
through the mall 1t can be slipped
into an envelope. 1t will cost no
more than a Christmas card, but 1t
will be a practical present. A more
elaborate gift is a completed table
cover. but even this need not be ex-
penStye.
Plain Fabric Best.
One thing is essential. and that Is
TO have the material for the covers
plain. Do not use cretonnes, printed
linens or anything with a pattern.
The cards require solid coIors for
backgrounds. Designs are confusing.
Playing at a table with a printed
cover tires the eyes.
Smart, Gay Colors.
The ideas suggested today are in
line with the fashion for CAV coIors
that prevails In fancy work, The
style must be modified to suit the
use, for anything like a brilliant card
table cover would be disturbing. The
Evening star., 1924-12-17

was In the direction from which the
Merry Little Breezes were coming. OF
course, they brought hts scent, and
was
As long as the Merry Little Breezes
brought the hunters scent to him
Lightfoot remained standing perfect
~ sfill. The scent grew fainter and
fainter. That meant that the hunter
was going farther and farther away.
Lightfoot moved forward a little. He
kept moving forward little. So at
length he came to the very hiding
place he had left SO short a time be-
fore. There he stood looking and
once more lay down, facing the di-
rection from which the Merry Little
BresZss We're coming.
That hunter probably found
where I had been lying down"
thought Lightfoot. He probably
knows now that I kas hiding here
among these little trees. But it
won't enter his head that I could
come straight back here. No, sir,
don't believe that will enter his head.
I don't believe I'll have to worry
nothing like using your wits In time
Of danger"
But though Lghtfoot felt safe, he
didn't allow this feeling to make him
any less watchful. He still tested
every Merry Little Breeze, and he
still kept those big ears OF his NOV
ing about to catch every little sound.
Now that hupter was smarter than
Ligl,tfoot thought. He had hunted
deer for many years. He knew just
how clever some Of them are, and he
knew many of the tricks they use to
fool huntsrA He was an honest
hunteS. He was . hunter who be-
lieved In true sportsmanship. He
Evening star., 1924-12-17
HOW 1T STARTED
BY JEAN NEWTON.
"Skedaddle. I"

II there was ever a word on its IA ce
slang, that word would seem to be
"skedaddle." Yet 50 perverse are the
ways of language that we never can
guess right. "Skedaddie," meaning TO
run away, speaking inelegantly but
accurately, to beat it." is justified by
the Saxon "scedan," meaning to pour
out, the ancient Chaldean "scheda'
and the Greek "scedae." both meaning
to scatter.
A modern term was used first IN
Scotland to signify the spilling OF
milk when the pail was carried too
quickly. BY the same people in war
fare, it was Synonymous with runnin 6
away. a confused rout.
In this country its place on the tip
OF the modern tongue had its origin
in a newspaper description OF one of
the battles of the Civil War. The au-
thor. presumed to be Scotchman
wrote that the Southern forces had
skedaddled!"
Evening star., 1924-12-17
A Simple Trick.
Pray don't smother underratc,
For doing this is tempting fate.

Now that LIghtfoot the Deer had
discovered that there was hunter
looking for him he wasn't as fright
ened as you might suppose he would
have been. You see it was A relief to
know just where that hunter was
Lightfoot knew that the hunter had
not seen him. He made no sound as
he stole out OF his hiding place. and
as he ran he took great care to keep
that little clump of trees he had just
ieft between him and the hunter. When
he felt II was safe TO do SO he made
a. wide circle and came around to the
last place you would have expected
him to visit. 1t was the very place
where he had seen that hunter.
It was a simple trick, but that very
fact made II good trick. He was
now behind that hunter. That hunter
was down wind. That means that he
Evening star., 1924-12-17
Christmas Cakes.

Cream together one cupful OF sugar
and two-thirds cupful of butter OF
butter substitute. Add two well beat
en- eggs, one tablespoonful OF water
and two and one-eighth 'cupfuls of
sifted flour. together with two tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder. one-fourth
teaspoonful of salt and two teaspoon
fus OF cinnamon. Lastly, and
two thirds cupful OF seeded raisins
and two-thirds cupful of chopped nuts
we'll busted with -four. Mix thor
oughly and drop by teaspoonfuls onto
a CREASED baking sheet about one
inch apart. Bake in a moderate oven
for about 20 minutes or until delicately
Drowned.
Evening star., 1924-12-17
Table Covers as Christmas Gifts
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Those who delight in playing cards
know the advantages of having COW
ers for the tables. There can be no
reflection as from the polished sur
faces of tables of wood; the cards do
not scatter when dealt as they do on
polished surfaces; the covers can do
double duty when it comes time to
serve refre shments, acting as tea
cloths as well as card table covers.
They may have motifs characteristic
of the suites or ornamental motifs of
one sort or another on them to add to
their distinction. II they are made
of suitable material, they can be
washed and be Spick-and-span for
each new card party. SO taking it
all In all. covers for card tables are
very desirable.
Fiiet as Gift.
Such covers or the flet motifs TO
insert make delightful Christmas
gifts. a set of crocheted squares
neatly done up in a pile, tied with
Evening star., 1924-12-17
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

In the smart homes of the East the
walls OF living room, dining room or
hall are very often paneled or hung
with rich fabrics-old tapestries.
Japanese embroideries, canvasses
painted with floral designs, rare bro
cades and damasks from France,
bright prints from the Orient.
But where expense Is an important
consideration, very striking and
lovely hangings, such as the one
sketched, may be fashioned OF hand
Evening star., 1924-12-17
OW, can supply you:
THE PALAIS ROYAL
BARBER & ROSS

B. Kruger. 201o 18th st. NV.
s. II. Landy & Sons, 1890 Georgia Ave. NV.
j. ]. Quinn. 5415 Georgia Ave. NV.
Mrs d. Reardon, ZOOS Nichols Ave. Sc.
q. r. Schutt, 3120 n st. NV.
II. a. Swami 3201 14th st. NV,
RICHMOND, Miller & Rhoads.
RICHMOND, The p. r. Taylor Co.
RICHMOND, Howell Bros.
RICHMOND, ]. 7. Abbott & Son.
ROANOKE, Fenton China e. Housefurnshing
Co.
ROUND HILL, Chas. ]. Ford.
SOUTH BOSTON, c. s. Resms Furniture Co.
STANTON. S. B. Holt China Store
SUFFOLK, Brothers Pruden Co.
wAYNESBoRo, Hamilton-Cook Hdwe. Co.
WINCHESTER, John 8. Solenberger Co., Inc.
MARYLAND
ANNAPOLIS, Gottlieb's Dept. Store.
BOONsD0Ho. q. q. Huffer
BRuNSWICK, ewank q Son. -
BRUNSWICK. 81. n. werntz.
Evening star., 1924-12-17

1t is estimated that there are about
$1,000 factories and business estab-
lishments in this country subject 10
hazards from dust explosions.
Evening star., 1924-12-17

Start by filling in words you know.
Ono letter to each white square. Words
start In numbered squares going either
across (horizontaD or up and down
(verticaD. Below are the keys to the
missing words. Remember letters when
placed in the squares should spell a
word up and down or across.
Evening star., 1924-12-17

blocked linen. These colorfuI and
interesting linens are TO be had in
5oinch width In prices varying from
$3.50 to s25 and more a yard. Hung
straight from the ceiling almost to
Evening star., 1924-12-17

NJ. Goldstine, yV5 Fl SC NE.
Fred NJ. Haas. 2O06 Rhode Island Ave. !.
T. Hoifenberg. 1925 81 st. NE.
W. s. jerks & Son. T23 7th st. NV.
B. Handel. 1850 Georgia Ave. NV.
J. II. Katz. 1913 14th St. NV.
HAMILTON, r. L. Saunders
HA1PT0G, Lee Hdwe. & Sport GocdS Co.
IURAY. Smith Hdwe. Store.
LYNCHBURG, Bailey-Spencer Hdwe. Co.
MANASSAS. W. c. waEeuer.
MARION, Marion Hdwe. & Supply Co.
HDDLEfowN, r. A. Kline Bro.
NEW MARKET, J. r. TusinG.
newport NEWS. G: G.. q J. W. Robinson
NORFOLK, Max Sehwan, Inc.
N06E0LK, Fowler Stove q Roofing Co.
PETE16HURG, Joyner Hdwe. Co.
RuECELLvLLE. Edw- i. Nichols
hApfoRn. E1st1en Hdre. Go.
Evening star., 1924-12-17
(HodzontaL.)

l. Noun-What daddy buys to read
the news. (Plural)
4. Noun--What squirrels carry to
their nest.
8. Noun--Means tho same as decay.
s. Noun-What the mailman brings
(Vcrtical.)
I. Misunderstanding used in writing
g.. Noun-What children like to play
with.
8. Noun-Small animal that likes
cheese.
8. Noun--Opposite of brother
(Answer will follow In tomorrows
paper.)
Evening star., 1924-12-17

A Christmas Carol.
Adapted for boys and girls from
the famous STORY by Charles Dickens.
THE FIRST SPIRIT.
Very soon Scrooge got into bed and
Evening star., 1924-12-17
S. kANN SONS & co.
DULIN & MARTIN co.

-. MANN OONS & (O.
DULIN & MARTIN CO
Berlin & Freeman, eo3 Pa. Ave. Sc.
oavanaugh q Kendrick, 3273 NJ st. NV
Edw. Cooper, 1905 18th st. NV.
Geo. A. Emrnons, POT Pa. Ave. Sc
W. A. Finch, 2416 18th st. NV.
u. B. Flynn 651 Pa. Ave. Sc. -. ... -.
VIRGINIA -
ALEXANDRIA, r. e. knight & Sons.
ALE1ANDRlA, 8. Mepdeison. .
ASHLAND. d. b. Cox & Co.
BENRYVILLE, Coner's Dept. Store
BaiDGEWATER, ": y; sipe Co.. Inc.
CHRIsTIANSBURG, Evans & Flanagan.
C0vINGToN, Julian X. McAllister.
OULPEPER, Yowell & Co.
DANyILLE, Mobley .Graham- Jones Co. -,
DANVnEE, Va. Hdwe. IL Mfg. Co.
ELKToN, J. T. Heard.
FALLS CHURCH, q. 2, Brown.
yAH1V1ILE, Paullett Crockery CO.
fAEDERlCKSBURG. W. 4. Bell In.
Go1p0NSvILLE. Altman Hdwe. Co. 8
Evening star., 1924-12-17

This Wear.Ever'' combination consistins of
sns 'Wear-Ever" Aluminium Plate and one
"Wss..Ever" Aluminium Griddle Cake Cover 10
ideal for serving hot cakes. toast and similar
dishes. Get one Of these combinations and let
your family know the Joy of having sriddle
cakes served piping hot.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-15

yield due to this practice, especially
with such crops as corn and small
grains, is greater than is ordinarily
believed" Mr.. Stapleton said.
Given Same Chance
The basic principles of the variety
test work is to give each variety in
question a uniform opportunity so
that the results secured will be truly
comparative. To meet this end each
farmer conducting a test agrees to
pant the seed on uniform soil that
has been given the same preparation.
to plant all of the varieties side by
side on the same date, using the same
rate of seeding for each, and to give
the crop only good farm care so the
results secured will indicate what
should be expected under normal
farm conditions. Community tours
will be held in different sections of
the county at the time that crops
advanced sufficiently to war
rant comparison, information on the
yields will be secured at the close
of the season and efforts will be
made to bring to the attention of the
public through every possible channel
results secured" the county agent
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-15
ELIMINATE THE POOR cow;
TAKE CARE OF THE GOOD ONE
BY J. o. T~RETsvEN, Montana State College

place of those who dropped out. Con
sidering that the association has
been costing the members from
three to four dollars a month, the re-
newal of membership and the desire
of others to come in, is the best pos
sible indication of the dollars and
cents value of the association. The
following brief summary of the an
nual report of the association by L.
A. Campbell, county agent for Ra-
valli county, we'll illustrates the pos
sibilities of a COW testing ~associa-
ton.
Out of 343 COWS tested in the Bit
ter Root Valley Cow Testing Asso-
citation last year, there were 100 that
produced over 800 pounds of butter
fat and Is that produced over 400
pounds. Fifty low producing COWS
were culled out and replaced by SIS
more that show promise of being
good producers, and five grade sires
were replaced by pure breds.
The association completed it's first
years work March first and is now
started on the second year with 81
members and upwards of 365 COWS
on test, exclusive of those on official
test.
According to the report of the
tester, R. F. Gaalaas, the 343 COWS
tested last year were MIXED for an
average of 8 ga months and pro-
duced an average of 6,S87.9 pounds
of milk and 261.9 pounds of butter
fat. The average price received for
butter fat was 44.2 cents per pound
which brought a gross return of
$115.76 per COW. This was produced
at a cost of $36.38 for pasture and
roughage and $17.16 for grain, a
of 1884 for feed. The aver
age profit above cost of feed, there
lore, was $62.22 per cow. Inasmuch
the calf and skim milk will usual
y pay for the labor and incidental
expenses in caring for a cow, this
approximates the average net
Returns for each dollars
worth of feed was $2.16 and the av-
rage cost of producing a pound of
fat was 2O.4 cents and milk
4 cents per 100 pounds.
For the farmer with a few cows I
nd the dairyman who does not care
o keep mis- own records, the COW test
ng association is proving a most
aluable means of improving dairy I
erds. !
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-15
TO MAKE TESTS
ON FARM CROPS

I"HE testing out under similar con
dltlons of the common varietie!
OIL farm crops, now being grown
IN 1elloWstone county, for the pur
pose OF securing practical and de
pendable information bearing upor
their comparative performance thai
viii be of help to farmers in deter
mining just what varieties are best
suited to local conditions, will form
the basis of the crop improvement
work to be conducted under the dir
ection of County Agent Stapleton in
cooperation with IS Yellowstone
county farmers during the coming
season.
Farmers to cooperate in this have
been selected through community
leaders, contracts between these men
and the county agents office have
been drawn up, seed supplies have
been secured, and a good share of the
planting already done.
The work will include the follow
ing varieties of the crops listed be-
low:
Irrigated Barley: Himilaya, Trebi.
Elite Trebi and Bark.
Non-irrigated Barley: Horn, Ham.
chen and Elite Hannchen.
Oats: Silver Mine, Swedish Select
and Elite Victory.
Wheat: Supreme, Kitchener and
Wheeler lob Elite Marquis.
Corn: Northwestern Dent (Hart.
w1ck), Gehu, Dakota White Flint,
Silver King, Minnesota No. 20, Owens
Yellow Dent, International Strain
Minnesota No. 10, Pioneer White
Dent, Brown County Dent, Paynes
White Dent, Northwestern Dent
(Huntley) and Calico.
Potatoes: Rural New Yorker.
Green Mountain, Irish CobbIer and
Bliss Triumph.
In addition strain tests will be con-
Quoted with Bliss Triumph potatoes
and Great Northern beans.
Basis of Pure Seed Work !
While experiment stations have
done, and are doing a great volume
Of invaluable work in this respect,
t is recognized by experiment sta
ion workers and leading farmers
hat the real value of this work is
'eallzed only when it is supplemented |
by local tests for experiment sta
ions cover a very large area and
heir work must of necessity apply |
n a general more than in a local I
way.
"The annual loss to agriculture due
o the growing of varieties of farm 4
rops that are unadapted to our con
itions is commended to be an enor- {
nous one and close observation of 4
be matter reveals this to be an act (
al fact. AS an illustration of this, 1
'ellowstone county is growing prac- l
-cally every known variety of the b
ommon farm crops and the loss in 3
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-15

H VERY DAIRYMAN and farmer
in Montana who gives the dairy
- COW a place in his farm opera.
lions is constantly concerned with the
problem of increasing the produc-
ton of the herd. The average pro-
duction per COW in this state is en-
tirely too low to make the COW as
profitable as it should be and that
necessarily means that there is a
large percentage of the COWS in this
state that are being kept at a loss.
There are examples in Montana of
dairymen keeping careful records of
their COWS, testing the milk every so
often and weighing the milk at each
milking. Such records form an ex-
cellent basis for the wedding out of
unfit cows, and if this is followed up
by careful feeding, management and
breeding, and the use of bulls which
can be depended upon to raise the
production average, as is being done
on several of the dairy farms of the
state. good results will follow. One
successful dairyman who has follow
ed this system of improving his herd
increased the milk production of his
herd of 85 cows from 5,723 pounds
per COW per year to S,438, in six
years.
Undoubtedly this method is most
effective in building up the dairy
herd. It requires no great amount
of skill to keep such records but it
does require diligent and careful at
The dairy farmer with a
good sized dairy herd often finds it
more convenient to follow out such
system of herd improvement than
The farmer with just a few head of
COWS. The latter often finds it diff
1icult to make the testing and the
keeping of records fit in with his
On the farm with a few
cows, dairying is often but a
mall part of the general farm bust
and while it is true that the
cows should be given the same
.ttention as the many it is equally
rue that they often are not given
UGH attention.
The cowtesting association has
zen devised particularly for the
nan with a few COWS and for the
-airyman who does not care to keep
lis own records. 1t is a means of
care of a very necessary work,
yToI6LudIlCdlIy ana e1I6cC1VeIy. A IL
uccessful COW testing association re-
uires that there must be a number
farmers or dairymen within a lin K
ed area who are willing to organize Y
)r the purpose of improving their
7rds. The organization must decide
pom rules and regulations and hire
COW tester. An association con-
of around "a members, each
presenting a dairy herd, is most A
as this allows the tester to 7
sit each herd once a month, figur- h
g one herd a day. =,
The Bitter Root valley has one of a,
Q outstanding COW testing %associa- n,
ms of the state. This association I'll
S just completed it's first year of es
ccessful operation. How well the til
rmers are pleased with the work le
at is being done is indicated by the tb
It that rs per cen of the old men,
rs signed up for the coming year or
d there was no difficulty in obtain co
3 enough members to take the tn