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Evening star., 1924-11-09
Auing Clothes Keep the Little Folks

ated as to trousers legs. Nothing to
the French eye is so contrary to the
smart appearance OF children as the
hiding OF the contour Of little knees.
MILDLY suits and sailor suits seem
to have gained much favor in this
free land of ours since the visit Of
II. r. II. the Prince Of Wales. To be
sure, this type Of costume has always
been in demand. but the demand has
Increased. What the English prince
has to do with juvenile sailor or
MILDLY suits is apparent when one
sees the photographs Of the prince
and his princely brothers, taken 20
odd years ago, in which they all ap-
peared in long-trousered MILDLY suits.
The fact that the children Of the
English aristocracy are SO frequently
dressed In this garb may have added
to its popularity among our demo-
cratic campatriots.
One maker of children's apparel
proudly announces children's mildly
suits made in "strict accordance with
British admiralty regulations" and
sells middies made in England by a
commissioned naval tailor. Another
shop where children's clothes are
sold abundantly boasts of sailor suits
made exactly like the regulation suit
of American jack tars. So you pay
Soui dIu tdhc soQT CuOiCc
For cold weather the navy blue
serge MILDLY has much to recommend
it, especially when children arc not
laden with wooden unders. For boys
these serge MILDLY blouses are worn
with very short navy blue trousers.
while girls wear diminutive little
blue serge skirts with pleats at the
sides and back. Sometimes white or
blue and white striped galatea
blou:es are worn with the blue serge
trousers Long trousers, made with
wide, bell shaped legs. may not ap-
peal to you, but they undoubtedly do
give added warmth. One outfitter of
little boys recommends these long
wide trousers for school and every
day wear. while the short sort are
considered more appropriate for spe-
cial occasions.
MILDLY blouses with pleated skirts
or bloomers for gymnasium wear
are widely worn by schoolgirls. In
fact, some of the schools have adopted
the MILDLY blouse and pleated skirt as
a sort Of school uniform.
Paris is still most enthusiastic
about plaids, and seems especially
bent on dressing little girls in this
design, that had its origin in the
land of gorse and heather, golf and
oatmeal. 1t would take skillful
student of racial psychology to figure
out just why it is that the French
designers have taken upon themselves
the special onus Of Championing this
Scotch device.
Evidently 1t is not the most sober
and sedate of tartans that have an
pealed to the French designers of
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children's clothes. The Eayest are
none too gay, and the most vivid con-
trasts Of red, green. yellow and blue
are none too striking. Usually the
plaid frocks are made in one piece,
with narrow belt placed at a low
waistlihe. washable collars and cuffs
often accompany these ffocks, and
often there Ii q little tic at the neck
to match one Of the most striking
colors or the plaid. Often these plaid
ffocks are finished with a black pat.
ent leather belt at a low waistline.
THE juvenile ensemble is a novelty
Of the season, and 1t has strong
appeal to mothers. Ia search of =
practical. convenient school costume
Plaids find their place among the en-.
frocks Of plaid, with coats of duve-
tyn with revers of the plaid. Plaid
coats are among the imports, and
one charming little plaid coat, with
bit OF beaver collar, has a hat to
match, a we'll shaped Scotch tam-o'-
shanter of the plaid with a BLACK
/ ribbon around the crown band.
Checks and stripes are close sec
onds' to plaids in children's frocks and
coats. These stripes are found in
challis. French flannel, hairline twill
and other woolen fabrics. One
French challis frock is in navy and
brown stripes, with detachable
linSn collar edged with filet. Another
school frock Is of hairline stripe
navy twill, with lacquer red buttons
Navy blue and brown school frocks
have their admirers, and these may
be found in serge, rep and jersey.
Little coats are bright hued, a. vivid
apple green being a favorite color
among those of French origin. Squir-
rel or rabbit dyed squirrel color is
used frequently for collars and other
trimmings on these little coats
White rabbit treated to resemble er-
mine is a favorite peltry In the smart
collections of children's Winter
wraps, and the suggestion Of ermine
is carried out by the use of real
ermine tails on these rabbit gar
ments. With the little white fur
coats go white rabbit hats or caps.
One charming close-ftting hat for a
little girl of 6 or was made of fine
white rabbit mounted on close
fitting cap of Natter blue duvetyn.
Barunduki-that is, Russian chip
munk-is also used for trimming
children's coats, and there is some
beaver or imitation beaver. With the
little fur hats there are frequently
neckpieces, and occasionally one finds
collar and mun set of squirrel or
white rabbit
There are the mothers who do not
approve of fur for their children to
consider, and for them the children's
shops have a large supply of woolen
accessories. Caps with sea rfs to
match are to be found in attractive
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Old Beliefs About Gems.

A CCORDING to. an old ancient ira
r. dition. the laws, given to Moses
on the mount were inscribed on tab
lets of sapphire
A fourteenth century authority
states that turquoise protected horses
from the i'll effects resulting from
drinking cold water when they were
ovefheated. 1t is said that the Turks
often attached these precious stones
to the brides and frontlets of their
horses as amulets..
Beautiful blond maidens of the
Middle Ages valued nothing more
highly than, necklace of opals.
Wearing OF these ornaments was sup
posed to keep their hair from losing
it's wonderful celor.
The first large diamond discovered
in South Africa ID said to have been
found in the leather bag of a sor-
cefer. Several authorities. state that
in the early days in South Africa
highly valuable. diamonds were fire.
quently the playthings of the Boer
children.
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Precious Stones in Plants.
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'nNE of the last places in the world
In which one would expect to
md precious stones, says the Scien-
t1hc American. would be in the stems
or plants. Yet now and again sub
stances which closely resemble opals
and pearls are discovered in certain
plants. The giant tropical bamboos
grow in large clumps to the height
of 100 feet In the young stages of
growth the hollow stems of the bam-
boos are filled with a jelly-like sub
stance. AS time goes on this dries up
and an interesting mineral deposit
known as tabasheer is formed. Some
of this plays a part in making the
bamboo stems stiff and strong, but
aoE and again there is an excess OF
the mineral which settles in more or
less rounded Jumps al the joints of
the stem. These are pale blue or
white in color, and on being heated
become brightly phosphorescent.
There is close chemical connection
between the Jumps of tabashcer in
the bamboo and an opal and the gen
eral color and the manner OF light
reflection are much the same.
Stones are now and again met with
when saving up trunks of teak, rose
wood and certain other trees. These
masses are embedded toward the cen
Ter VI tHt stem, ana IL mas
been thought that they got into their
position when the tree was young
and as time went on having become
inclosed by the growing wood. OF
course, such things do happen in the
life of trees, for not only stones, but
pieces of iron and other metals have
been found The stones under con-
sideration, however, are produced by
the tree itself and are closely similar
~, tlair ff,r i'm Ill
vegetable pearls are almost entirely
carbonate of lime.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
The Ships Cat.

Malta had deserted her ship. She
skunk guiltily along alleys, as though
she expected to hear a rough sailor
voice calling her back to her duty as
ships mascot.
Il don't care" Malta said to herself.
"I guess when sailors get tired of the
sea they're always talking Of some nice
little place ashore. I'm sick Of looking
at water all the time from the deck OF q
dirty freighter. And that last trip was
terrible. 1 never saw such weather
What's the fun in trip like that?'
Malta walked down the streets OF the
pretty little seacoast town, admirinG
the neat yards and rambling houses
Kitty. pretty kitty" called a girls
voice coaxingiy. Malta was surprised,
having all her life been used to sailors.
However. she managed to meow" in a
most ladylike manner
You're beautiful cat" admired the
young lady. II wonder where you came
from. However, think I'll not bother
to try to find out. I'd like to take you
home with me- ,.
She stopped over and picked Malta
up and cuddled her in her arms. This
seemed most strange to the ships cat,
who was used to being picked up by the
ecfaff Of the neck. -
Soon Malta found herself in q SPOT.
ieSS hiuIleN, llCklnS Some Que@r-C68tlnR
stuff out Of a saucer. So this WAS real
cream, which she had only heard Of
WE'LL she preferred the canned cream
she got on shipboard.
Malta drank the cream and then her
new owner carried her In and put her on
a pillow in the sun. This, thought NAL
ia, was the luxury she had lonsed for.
But 1t was so stuffy in the room. No
clean, fishy smell Of the sea.
The girl had gone out Of the room.
Now she came back with something
long and pink In her hands. It proved
to be a ribbon. which she tied in q big
bow around the cats neck. Malta
nearly died Of shame. What. IL old
Sailor Bill saw me now, she thought
wouldn't he be Disguised, though!
A self-fespecting ships cat with q
ribbon around her neck"
At dusk that night a, gray figure
stole on the deck OF the Sally Anne.
which was all ready to sail from the
hafbor. "MaltA's back called Sailor
Bill gaily. "Bat what's this funny
looking string around her neck
Somebody must have tried to drown
herr
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Lost Ship of Captain Kidd

In the meantime, Kidd was sailing
toward New York, boldly going right
into the trap set for him, which end
ed In his death. He believed that he
could fix things so as to go free,
but he meant to be cautious about 1t.
He still had great deal of treasure
in the Antonio which would be hard
to account for if he were arrested.
So. the story goes, Kidd landed at
night in several places along Long
Island and Cape Cod and carried out
with him heavy canvas sacks full Of
jewels. and iron bound chests loaded
with gold and other loot. These he
and his men buried. Kidd alone made
careful notes as to their exact Iooa-
tion. 30 that when the trouble against
him had blown over he could steal
back to tho hiding places OF his
treasure, diE It up and retire to spend
his old ASe among his riches.
The best laid schemes Of pirates
also sometimes turn out wrong and
Kidd was hanged. With him went
tnc ScCret OF MS .OurleQ treasure and
OF the mysterious lost ship, the Que
dagh Merchant ~ -
For years treasure hunters dug
around the territory where Kidd wae
supposed to have landed. but no trace
Of the treasure was ever found. Per-
haps. some day somewhere along the
ooaSt. a Spade or plow will rasp
Agzinst tho iron hasp Of a sea chest,
quite by accident, and the lucky
owner Of the apade or plow will bring
to light the rest or the story OF CAST.
Kidds famous treasures
Evening star., 1924-11-09
BY MARY MARSHALL.

" HERE seem to be two dis
tinct systems in this matter
of keeping children sufficient
l. protected against Wint er S
cold. And mothers of little
folk sometimes even get into argu-
ments with each other concerning the
relative merits of the two systems.
One way is to provide warmth by
way of wooden underthings-medium
weigh; ior Spring and Autumn and
heavy for Winter-and keep che chill
dren IN cotton or linen frocks or
suits for the entire Winter, Mother
and nurse are spared the constant
warnings lest Tommy and Jenny spot
their suits and frecks.. But there is
mors work for the. wash woman,
'aTg1r bundle for the laundry man
or a heavier load for the electric
washer. However, you solve your
washing problem.
Tho other way is to keep the chill
dren in fairly light underthings, but
to make up by means of woolen
frocks or suits. This was, method
until recently rather scorned by the
most painstakiug mothers. American
women look ed with a bit of contempt
at the WOODEN suits and froCks worn
by little French children. They much
preferred keeping children in wash
ahles until u or l3.
But II Is increasingly dlff1cult in
tho cities 10 dispose of a very large
laundry list. The lingerie, blouse that
could be worn but once or twice un-
der a suit jacket aud then had to be
sent to the laundry unduubtcd, V
went out of "a hion for adults be-
cause of the expense involved. Gepre-
cite or crepe flouSrS cui,ld be worn
more times and could be surrepti-
touSly washed out at home and left
~ dry before q hat throum radiator.
So. too, city mothers find certain
advantages in the little wooden suits
and frocks that the shops are offer
ing so abundantly at present. And
the children seem to like the plan,
since children as often as adults dis
like the feeling of wooden garments
ncNt their skins. The penetrating
warmth of steam-heated apartments
dcrthings most uncomfortable.
Wool rompers for very small chill
dren are something of a novelty here.
though for several seasons past there
have been quantities of wool ba bies"
IN England. The middle-c class Eng
l;sh girl nowadays finds tho disad-
Vantages of bringing up her babies
in little WOODEN garments cutnum-
hpred by the advantag ges. These
Eoolen romperS are clo"eIy woven
not too warm. and. OF course. wash
able. The advantage is that they do
not need to be washed so often as
the cotton sort and, of course, need
no ironing. Some mothers find these
romperS excellent to use as utSide
Evening star., 1924-11-09

The lost treasure Of CAPT. Kidd
thousands have hunted it. but NO
trace Of his wealth has ever been
found. Many are the stories that
have been told about it. ana even to-
day adventurets are interested in the
tiniest clue to it's hiding place,
Capt. Kidd. the last Of the great
pirates, had captured big ship
called the Quedagh Merchant, and Its
hold was stored with fine silks, jew
els, money and other plunder. When
Kidd heard that the English govern
ment was after him he decided to, get
fid Of the stolen ship, as having the
ship was such fatal evidence against
him in case he was caught He was
At that time in the West Indies.
Accordingly, Kidd bought a small
boat called the Antonio. He and his
men then took all the lighter booty
out of the larger ship and stored il
in the Antonio Although the An
tonic WAS pretty well illed with
sacks Of jewels and gold, there was
still q, let OF treasure left in the
Quedach Merchant.
The two ships sailed to San Do
mingo. There they parted. Kidd left
70 men in charge Of the larger ship,
while he himself sailed up the North
American coast in the Antonio.
The ouedagh Merchant was never
seen after 1t left San Deminso. Some
people said Kidd burned II to destroy
the evidence against him. one story,
which was widely believed, WAS that
the boat was run up New York har-
Dor and sunk OF the Highlands on
the Hudson. There have been many
searches for the treasure ship in
those waters
Evening star., 1924-11-09

both stopped eating and exchanged
glances.
"I wonder did he have any mo-
lamb meat like it?' said Tommy.
Cause IL he did I wouldn't mind
havin' some myself
No replied Ma Spriggs. 'dey
didn't have only d one. Market man
said he got dis one in just d day
befo' yistiddy, all dressed and trick
ed out, fresh from d country
Brother Jack Rabbit left d. table.
sayin' dat he thought he heard d tele-
phone bell ringin' and he was ex-
pectin' a call. And Tommy Turtle
said he had to see shmebody out on
d side porch. Both OF ein kept to der
beds for several days after dat And,
in fact" said Pop Turtle, Il believe
dat-to this day-almost all turtles
and rabbits are strict vegetarians."
Copyright. 1924, by Edward McCandlish.)
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Phenomenal Hair,

RORN with curly hair that reached
- the shoulders, little Alice
Winder of Norfolk, Va, is exciting
the interest OF the doctors and hair
dressers. At birth the child's hair
was so long it was cut off by her
nurses. Before she was three weeks
old 1t was cut twice more, and now,
at two months old, she has had six
haircuts.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Surgical Feat.

A YOUNG daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
1 Frank Vending of Hingbam
swallowed an open safety pin and
was taken to a Boston hospital for
treatment. Specialists, by use OF
magnets, succeeded in guiding the
pin through the system and the child
returned home apparently no worse
for the experience.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Mississippi Unused.

THE great Missiasippi River, in pre-
portion to It's size and length. Is
used far less than the st. Law
renee, the Rhine or the Yan6tse River
Of China. Only when this country be-
gins to trade in a much larger way
than now with South America and the
Orient by way Of tho Panama Canal
viii the Father of waters" really
become one OF the worlds main in
Land YaterwayS
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Dust Hides Sun.

IRON the Cobb Desert of Mongolia
and the Takla Maxim Desert of
western China sand dust is sometimes
blown in such quantities that sixty to
a hundred miles to the southeast it
makes the air SO hazy that the sun is
hidden even at midday.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

French mothers seem loath to put
their children in stockings, even in
mid-Winter. but skirts are as short
as ever, possibly shorter. Hence the
great need Of leggins of all sorts.
Hand-knitted, pulI-on wool legrins
are now offered by many of the besf
dealers, but, of course, the buttoned
leather or fabric sort /. likewise In
domand
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Evening star., 1924-11-09
Potato's Travels,

THE potato plant is a native of
America. Growing wild on the
pfateaus Of Mexico and Chile it made
it's way first to Spain, then to Italy
and Vienna and finally won the
plaudits and the appetites of the rest
of, the Old World. Sir Walter
Raleigh was responsible for it's in
troduction. into Ireland in 1855. : s
Evening star., 1924-11-09

own clothes. And Paris has decided
that little girls shall wear coats that
are scant, straight and abbreviat ed
with collars that usually button up
well under the chin, and close-fittinG
little hats that cover the forehead
and ears.
American mothers as well as
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Aged Apple Trees.

THE apple tree is the longest lived
L of American fruit trees. In many
parts of the East 1t is not unusual to
find trees healthy and bearing fruit
AZ the age of 100 years.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

shades, and there are sets including
cap. sweater, mittens and pull-on
legg<ns.
We are still seemingly as bent upon
following the lead of Paris in this
matter of deciding what children
shall wear as we are in taking in
spiration from Paris rega riding our
Evening star., 1924-11-09

wool are every day gaining in favor
among mothers of little boys. And
most of these follow the French pro-
totype in being extremely abbreri-
Evening star., 1924-11-09

play garments in cool wea ther, us
ing them over the youngsters regu-
lar clothing.
Tiny two-piece suits of knitted
Evening star., 1924-11-09

~ HERE seem to be two dis
tinct systems in this matter
of keeping children sufficient
i l. protected against Winte S
cold. And motherS of little
The Kusko times., 1924-08-02
REPUBLICAN
 MANAGERS
Are Worried Over La Toilette Control of
 Wisconsin.

Washington, July 31. - With La Toilette and his followers in control of the republican organ izations ln Wisconsin,, republican campaign managers are check ing means of putting the names of Coolidge and Dawes on the ballot for the November election in that state. Republican man. agers have been advised that La Toilette lectures will appear un- der republican emblem on Wis consin ballots, which means that 6 vote for the republican ticket n that state in November will be 8 vote for La Toilette and Wheeler.
The Kusko times., 1924-08-02
DESPE RATE
 BATTLING '
5000 Manners and Civil Authorities in Clash
 at Haverhill, Mass.

Haverhin. Mass, July 3l.- Four men were shot here when hostile crowds clashed with five thousand members of the ku klux klan, who held meeting lasting into the early morning on the hill in the neighborhood of the town of Groveland. State and local police, after desperate battling, at length quelled the disorder, eventually taking into custody twenty-seyen men, in- cluding three of the wounded, and confscated six shotguns, several revolvers and 8 quantity of ammunition.
The Kusko times., 1924-08-02
LAUNCHING
 DAWES PLAN
Interallied Preparations Conference Agrees
 On Program.

London, Aug. 2.-A complete program for launching the Dawes separations settlement plan was agreed upon by the, interalhed separations, conference during a half hour preliminary session at the Foreign Office this morning In accordance with this agree
 ment. Prime Minister Macdonald this afternoon sent an invitation to the German government to send delegates to the conference,
The Kusko times., 1924-08-02
HUGHES IS
 IN EUROPE:
And His Visit to Berlin Is Awaited With the
 Greatest Interest.

Berlin, Aug. T.-The forth coming visit of American Secre- cary of State Hughes is. awaited in Berlin with the greatest of in- terest. This is the first time since the world war that @ high American official has stepped oD German soil, and, although his coming is wholly private in char acter, it will mark another step in the direction of increasing friendly relations between the two countries. MT. Hughes is scheduled to arrive here on Sun day.
 London, July 26.-United States Sec retary of State luncheoned today with the king, and later attended Guild Hall dinner.
 Brussels.-The decoration of degree of law was conferred upon Charles k. Hughes, American Secretary Of State, by the University Of Brussels and the University of Louvain.
The Kusko times., 1924-08-02
Wanamaker Carries
 $6,O0O,0OO Insurance

New York.-The most heavily in sursd man in this country-if not iR any lana-is Rodman Wsnamaksr.
 He carries life insurance policies ag. gregating se GOO, 600, according to An- nouncement by the Association of Life Underwriters of Philadelphia.
 Wanamaker, son of the late depart. ment store multi-millionairs. Joha Wanamaker, who heads the list of s5 American business men, each of whom carries more than s1. GOO, 900 life insur- ance, has just taken out another policy for s1 ,000,0 ,000 which brings his total up to s6,OO0,0O0
The Kusko times., 1924-08-02
Movements of River Fleet.

Billy to McGrath, Monday. Sea Wolf from McGrath. Monday. Pioneer from McGrath, Tuesday. Sea Wolf to McGrath, Wednesday. Pioneer down the Tokotna, Wednes- day.
 N. q. launch to McGrath, Wednes- day.
 Billy from McGrath, Wednesday. SeaA Wolf from, MeGrath, ThnSsday Pioneer from down ToROtna, Thurs day.
 Sea Wolf to McGrath, today. Pioneer to Forks, today.
  A. Higgins returned here Wednes- day from McGrath, coming up on the Billy Chris Nelson returned ednesday from McGrath, coming on the Billy.
  R. M. White and Knute Lind were Friday arrivals from Little creek. Billy Gibbs, from Yankee, arrived Friday.
The Kusko times., 1924-08-02
State Dept. Receives
 Persia's Assurances

Washington, Aug. 1.-The Persian government has assured the state de- partment it will take such steps with regard to the Imbrie incident as will leave no ground whatever for any anxiety on the part of the United States government.
The Kusko times., 1924-08-02
Two Almost Dead
 in Gas-Filled Room

Denver, Aug. L. Mrs. Gertrude Louise Ramsey Cooper, former wife of Joseph H. Cooper, Salt Lake City banker, and Miss Marion Davies, noted film actress, were foond at the point of death today in gas-illed room. Cir cumstances indicate that it was case of attempted murder.
The Kusko times., 1924-08-02

Much disappointment prevailed last Sunday, following the arrival of the mail here, when, it was, learned that not & line of first class mail was in the batch. Excepting the mail brought up on the Tana, which vas of small importance, this mail was the first one received here since May 28 on which date the airplane made its last trip, and it was fair to assume that first class mail would arrive. Further disap- pointmeHt WAS also created by the fact that neither the McGrath nor Tokotna mail reached Ophir in time to connect with the outgoing mail from the latter point.