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Evening star., 1924-07-07
Dressing Table Implements.

Are you thoroughly tired OF your
present dressing table set? It's Q
state we often get into. this tiredness
of every familiar thing about US.
Generally it comes in the spring
when the weather brightens up, and
some of us work it of by an orgy
of spring cleaning, then settle down
to the old furnishings. glad they're
back in place and clean.
But I've never found that true
with dressing table accessories And
as they are handled and looked at
perhaps oftener than anything else
in the home-they should either be
joy. or else changed occasionally so
they'll have the charm of novelty
at least.
I've often made dressing table sets
as gifts for friends, by buying plain.
cheap wooden things and enameling
them gaudy colors. Can you do that
If you put the enamel on in thin
coats and rub down the first two or
three with emery paper you'll have
a beautiful finish. Once 1 look a
white celluloid set I disliked. past ed
black cutout silhouette pictures on
and gave the whole set two coats
held on the paper and the set could
be cleaned.
A friend Of mine in a bad moment
bought a cheap blue imitation ivory
set and later she redeemed 1t by
painting 1t yellow. to brighten up
a gray wood dressing table. An
other friend possessed a very ugly
Evening star., 1924-07-07

1t was the first time he had ever seen
Porcupine. He stopped for 4 min
ute to look. Then he kept on He
had almost reached the young Porcu-
pine before the latter saw him The
young Porcupine stopped for an in
stant: Then he grunted rather
Grossly.
Get out of my wayv' said he very
impolitely, and lifted the thousand
little spears hidden in his coat
L get out of the way Of no oner'
retorted the young Skunk. You get
out of my way. 1 want to go on
down the Lone Little Path" At the
same time he raised his big, pfumey
tail. which is his danger signal.
The young Porcupine knew moth
ing about Jimmy Skunk or his family
He had grown used to having every
body step aside for him. This fellow
was smaller than he. He grunted
and ratified the thousand little spears
in his coat. Then he started straight
on.
To this day the young Porcupine
doesn't know just what happened.
Something struck him in the face and
nearly blinded him. At the same
was filled with dreadful odor. The
thousand little spears fell back out
of sight in his coat. He coughed and
strangled and clawed at his face and
rolled over and over to one side.
The young Skunk lowered his tail and
without hurrying at all ambled on
down the Lone Little Path.
Now, who is the most independ-
ent?' shrieked Blacky the Crow at the
top of his lu.gs.
Copyright. 1924. by T. W. Burgess).
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Our Children-By Angelo Patri

, certainly hope so. don't believe you
can do it."
Cant L? Well. guess if suds can
do it. I can"
And he did. Not that he didn't have
plenty of temptation to break his fast
either All his family around him
1t seemed as though friends had de-
cided that they were in arrears in the
little matter of sending sweets to the
family and that now was the time
The aunt in Vermont sent down a
ten-pound pail of maple sugar. Mrs
whom mother had done a little kind
ness, remembered it now, and sent
down a huge basket of specials tied
with satin ribbons and favored with
Candy" said Bob. TOO bad
can't have any" and went his way as
carelessly as though he had just de-
clined proffered umbrella.
Once his mother feared he was 60
ing to weaken. Father had left a
roll of candy mints on the Sideboard
Bob picked them up.
Are these candy, mom?"
Yes" said she.
Down they went and Bob turned
cheerfully to his cereal. Then he
went off and scrubbed and iced and
powdered. and as he studied the ef-
feet in the mirror he said, You know
they're almost gone. Guess / won't
eat any until next fall"
And Suds? Oh, it isn't Suds any
more, It's Bee, who lives on the next
block and dances well = some
dancer" But you never can tell what
that girl next door can do for a lad.
She's a great help. Never mind the
powder and the nickname. They
really are not even skin deep.
(Copyright 1924
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Independent Meets Inde-
pendent.
Plain stuboornness sometimes, alas,
For independence seems to pass!
Old Mother Mature

For Independence seems to pass!
Old Mother Nature.
It had begun to look as II the dis
pute rs to which were the most inde-
pendent, the Porcupines or the
Sxunks. would never end. AS YOU
know, the members Of both families
are armed for defense-one with lit
tie spears and one with little scent
guns. Neither Porcupines nor
Skunks appear to fear any one. At
least. that Is the way 1t seemed to
the little people of the Green Forest
You see. mono of them knew anything
about Pekan the Fisher. wh>. lives in
tho great forest OF the Far North.
Had they known about him they
would have known that there was
ono the Porcupines had reason to
fear. But there was no one In the
Green Forest whom the members OF
Prickly Porky's family feared. And
so At least half OF their rieighbors In
sisted that they were the most inde-
pendent Of all the people OF the Green
Forest
Then one day Peter Rabbit discov-
cred one Of the young Porcupines
stunning along up the Lone Little
cred one of Jimmy Skunk's children
ambiing down the Lone Little Path.
II both kept on they would meet. 1t
popped into Peters funny little head
that IL they should meet he might
have a chance to find out which really
was the most independent He knew
enough about each to know that
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Barbecue Of Porterhouse.

Have the butcher cut q slice from
the porterhouse about three and one
half inches thick and containing q
good piece Of tenderloin. Trim 1t in
to shape, removing most Of the fat
and skewering 1t firmly into position.
Mix two tablespoonfuls of dry mus
tard with two tab1espoonfuls Of pa
prika, one teaspoonful Of salt and one
of white pepper. Add these to four
tablespoonfuls Of creamed butter and
rub the mixture well into the meat,
rubbing on both sides and edges.
Place on CRATE over pan and set
under the gas flame. Have two ta-
blespoonful of olive oil mixed with
one tablespoonful Of table sauce and
keep brushing the surface Of the
steak every Ave minutes with this
mixture, reducing the heat after the
outside is scared, turning the meat
every five minutes and dipping the
brush in any drip from the steak on
the pan. Cook for forty-five minutes
and rub In more mustard with the
noistened brush before placing the
meat on the platter
Evening star., 1924-07-07
NV Neighbor Says:

Instead of covering the kitch-
en- shelves with the usual white
kitchen paper, use white OIL
cloth. 1t should be cut into
long strips about two inches
wider than the shelves. and
tackled firmly down. Oilcloth
is very easily kept clean. as all =
it requires is to be rubbed with
a damp cloth.
~If glazed tiles are spotted
wash them with lemon juice,
leave them for a quarter of an
hour, and finally rub them with
a soft cloth. Tiles should not
be washed. but only rubbed
with a damp cloth and then
polished with skim milk and
a little parafin has been
sprinkled is the best of all poll
ishers, but it should be used
before a fire is lit in the CRATE.
It is not generally known
that wringing out a cloth in hot
water and wiping the furni-
ture, before putting on furni-
ture cream, will produce q very
high polish that will not fin-
ger-mark.
To prevent a gas stove from
rusting, rub the entire inside
with a flannel cloth which has
been saturated with sweet oil.
Irons will be kept smooth If
washed in strong soapsuds and
we'll dried. If they are kept in
the kitchen or where there is
much steam they will rust on
the upper sides. 1t is best to
keep the irons in a box.
Evening star., 1924-07-07
BEAUTY CHATS
BY
EDNA KENT FORBES

silver-plated set full of fancy curli-
cues and carvings, the plate half worn
OF. She gave 1t q couple of coats
OF scarlet varnish, that is. paper var
nish mixed with a little clear pow
dered color such as any art supply
store will provide. This gave an
erect very much like the French
and Scandinavian enamel on silver
which is so expensive.
Mrs. j. A. M.-Apparently the small
white spots on the little girls teeth
are limey deposits; and since she is
but six years OF age these new teeth
are still in their formation. 1t is
reasonable to think that it would
take year or more for these teeth
to grow strong and fully matured.
Regular trips should be made to the
dentist 50 that the new teeth can
be watched and properly cared for
The child may have a little skin
trouble that is causing her hair to
drop out. Eczema would cause such
a condition, or a general rundown
state of health would say that
the child needed a doctor to prescribe
for her.
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Farorite Recipes of
Prominent W0nier,
BY EDNA n. COLMAN.
Huckleberry Cake.
MRS. ROBERT LANSING.

AS daughter and wife OF a Secretary
of State, Mrs. Robert Lansing is past
mistress in diplomatic knowledge and
II she chose she could write volumes
Of her own personal experiences both
in Washington and at foreign courts.
Mrs. Lausing's manner is always
gracious and kindly, rejecting her
attitude toward life, for she has de-
voted hers continually to philan-
thropy.
AS local president Of the W. W. c.
A. during the Limitation Of armacent
conference, her labors and achieve
ments in meeting the hospitality
problems Of delegates and secretaries
were Of a scope and character to
merit a medal Of honor.
Sincerity and simplicity character
ize her dealings with people and her
Endorsement Of a project is a sort
OF a guarantee of its quality as well
as a prophecy Of its success.
A favorite dessert Is huckleberry
cake: One-half cup sugar, one table
spoon butter. Cream these and add
one egg. we'll beaten, then one-half
cup Of milk with one-half teaspoon
OF soda stirred into tt, and one-half
teaspoon Of salt. one and one-half
cups of flour. one teaspoon of cream
of tartar. Add one cup of huckle-
berries we'll dredged with flour. Bake
and serve hot.
fCopyrisht 18z4)
Evening star., 1924-07-07
The Guide Post
Progress and Duty.
By Henry and Tertiu. Van Dyke

As the duty of erery day reqaycd-
II Chron., viii14.
The idea of progress is a compare
lively recent idea. 1t has become
popular largely with the increase of
| inventions and material progress
chiefly since 1880.
Nowadays it is becoming the fash
ion Gin conversation, at least). to
decry progress and to glorify the
more primitive conditions of a by
gone age.
If this means shifting the center
of our attention from the issues of
mere material power to the more del
icate questions of spiritual values, it
is well.
But if it means merely philistinism,
it is full of danger.
/ do not think that any one of us
is able to talk authoritatively con-
cerning progress in the spiritual
realm.
Where progress can be spoken of
in terms of discovery, invention and
distribution of comforts, the answer
is obvious.
But even there the question al
ways remains: What effect are these
things having on US as spiritual be-
ings?
Can any one examine, even over a
long period of years, the compare
lively brief record of history and de-
clare anything more than his person.
al opinion concerning the spiritual
state of mankind?
Fortunately, the task is outside our
| responsibility as we'll as beyond our
capacity.
Meanwhile, we have each one q
duty to perform.
Perhaps if we spent less time blam-
ing the past and worrying about the
| future we would do that duty more
| fittingly.
| And God would take care of the
| outcome-as He does, anyhow.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-07-07
BEDTIME STORIES 3 sr s7segyz zzesyzo'

neither was likely to go out of his
way for the other.
Just then Blacky the Crow came
aiong. Blacky saw the young Porcu-
pine and the young Skunk, and
perching in the top of the tree, he
began to cav in great excitement.
This brought Sammy Jay and a lot
OF the other feathered folk hurrying
over 10 find out what was going on.
Cnatterer the Red Squirrel was not
rar away and he hurried over.
Ine young Porcupine shuffied along
up the Lone Little Path The young
SKUNK ambied along down the Lone
Little Path. The latter saw the young
Porcupine before he himself was seen.
Evening star., 1924-07-07

The wild west show was ready to
start. OF course. every circus must
be followed by wild west show, and
the Color Cut-Outs' neighborhood cir
Gus was no exception. This show was
a little different, though, because it
was a one-act thriller" which was
to be put on by one boy, Jack Deer
ing, who was very clever at getting
up stunts.
First thing on the stage came q
stage coach. the old-fashioned kind
that used to take people from town
to town in the west before ever the
railroads were built. AS it came in
some one behind the tent set off. a
couple of firecrackers to sound like
guns. The boys and girls at the cir
Gus sat on the edges of their seats,
wondering what would happen next
Paste the lower half Of the coach, which
should Be colored brown with tan trimmings,
over the space indicated BY the dotted Hns on
the upper half, then mount the whole thing
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Grilled Tomatoes.

Wipe three large firm tomatoes and
cut them in halves crosswise. Sprin-
kle with salt and pepper and dot
with small pieces Of butter. Broil or
bake in q hot oven for about eight
minutes. Mix until smooth one tea
spoonful OF sugar. one teaspoonful of
mustard, little cayenne and salt
and pepper. Remove the tomatoes to
hot platter and pour the mixed
dressing over them. Serve very hot.
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Baked Young Onions.

Peel the onions, cook for ten min
utes in boiling salted water, drain
and place in a buttered pudding dish.
Sprinkle with pepper and salt and
pour over them a white sauce. Strew
fine crumbs over the top and bake
covered for twenty minutes. Un-
cover and brown and serve in the
dish in which the onions were cooked.
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Beet Fntters,

Boil four good sized beets, rub or
the skin and mash to a smooth pulp.
Blend four tablespoonfuls Of nour
with three tablespoonfuls of cream.
Add two raw eggs and beat the
of salt and one-fourth teaspoonful of
pepper. Stir in the mashed beets,
mix all well together and cook like
pancakes on q hot, creased pan.
Serve with roast fowl or roast meat.
Evening star., 1924-07-07
A Tip for White Shoes.

One mother says:
Before sending my little girls
white shoes to the shop for any need
ed repairs, I put on them an unusu-
ally thick coat Of white polish. On
their return a stiff brush removes all
traces of handling, and they are
ready for immediate wear. Other
wise, the fabric itself would become
soiled and would be much more diff
cult to clean.
Copyright, 1s24.)
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Menu for a Day.
BREAKFAST
Sliced Peaches
Cereal with Cream
Bacon and Eggs
Bran Muffins
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Sardine Stuffed Eggs
Bread and Butter Sandwiches
Cantaloupe
Cookies Tea

DINNER
Fruit Cocktail
Broiled Steak
Baked Potatoes
New Vegetable Salad
Caramel Custard
BRAN MUFFINS
One-fourth cup sugar. short
ening the size Of an egg.
Cream shortening and sugar
together. Add to this 1 egg. 1
Gun of sour milk Cor sweet
milk). 1 cup of bran, IL cups
flour, l level teaspoon of soda
tor 2 teaspoons of baking pow
der. IL sweet milk is used), 4
pinch of salt. Mix we'll.
COOKIES
one-half cup Of butter
creamed with / cup of sugar.
Beat yolks of eggs and add
the 4 whites of eggs. Sift to-
gether = cups of flour. y tea
spoon of salt. 1 teaspoon of
spice or l tablespoon of cara
way seed, or 1 teaspoon of gin
ger, l heaping teaspoon of bak-
ing powder. Add to creamed
butter. etc, 1 or tablespoons
of cream, then add flour, etc.
Grease pan, and take mixture
by spoonful and flatten out on
pan in shape Of cookies, or roll
out If you choose and cut with
doughnut cutter.
FRUIT COCKTAIL
Cut into pieces of uniform
size 3 oranges, slices of can
ned pineapple, bananas and
sweeten to taste. Place fruit
in cocktail glasses and in the
center of each glass place a
maraschino cherry.
Evening star., 1924-07-07

Prices realized ON Swift 4 Com.
pany sales OF carcass beef in Washington, d.
C.: for week ending Saturday. July 5. 1924 on
shipments sold out. ranged from 1850 cents to
100 cents per pound and avenged III cents
per und.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Vegetarian Sausages.

ITake one and one-half cupfuls of
Ama beans, two tablespoonfuls of but
ter. one teaspoonful Of salf, and little
tabasco sauce. Soak the beans over
night, cook them in salted water until
soft, dpain perfectly dry. then squeeze
the pulp through a potato ricer. Beat
in butter and seasoning. If not moist
enough. add one beaten egg or as much
of 1t rs required. making the paste so
soft that 1t can be rolled into cro-
quotes. Shape like sausage, dip in
beatse egg and -four, and fry In butter,
until brown.
Evening star., 1924-07-07

among them-seem to prefer. It is of
beige felt with a satin ribbon band.
Whether or not 1t will ever pos
sess the widespread popularity of
the cloche it would be hard to fore
tell. There is very little reason to
think that 1t will 1t is far more apt
to remain what it is now, hat
chosen only by a minority of we'll
dressed women.
(Copyright 1924)
Evening star., 1924-07-07
AUNT HET
BIZ ROBERT CULLEN.

i've worked two sets O. pillow
cases 50 fancy I know good and well
I won't never have company i'm
portant enough to use EN-"
Copyright, 1824.)
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Summer Recipes.
Baked Cod or Founder.

Put into creased baking dish
two pounds of fresh Goldfish cut in
half-inch steaks, or three pounds of
founder fileted, sprinkle with salt
and pepper and spread with one small
onion chopped and one green pepper
chopped Pour one and one-half
cups Of tomatoes around the fish and
bake in a hot oven for about 80 min
utes or until the fish is tender Lift
the Ash carefully to a hot serving
dish, thicken the sauce in the pan
with little flour, about one table
spoonful mixed with cold water Pour
the sauce around the fish before
serving
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Eggs Courtlandt.

Chop half an onion very fine and
Brown lightly in a heaping spoonful
Of butter. Add six chopped chicken
fivers and fry this mixture ten min
Utes. Drain or the butter and add
two tablespoonfuls Of brown sauce.
Let it come to a boil and season with
paprika and salt. If the mixture is
thin, add a small quantity of corn
starch to thicken. Serve over two
poached eggs. If the flavor is liked,
about five ripe olives chopped fine
may be added just before the liyers
ake poured over the toast and eggs.
&e ttoast should be cut round and
ad the crusty edges, cut of.
Evening star., 1924-07-07
Mixed Fruit Punch.

SGrate one pineapple and let boil
with four cupfuls of water for fifteen
minutes. Strain and cool. Boil four
cupfuls Of sugar with two cupfuIs of
Water for five minutes. Let cool and
add this sirup to the pineapple water
Add the juice of six lemons, ten or
anges, two grapefruit, one quart Of
grape juice, one box of strawberries
Kulled and cut in halves. two bananas
sliced. one cucumber sliced without
removing the rind, four quarts of
water, two sprigs of mint and one
cupful of freshly made tea. Cover
close and let chill two hours.
Evening star., 1924-07-07

A I the
n to summe vacation as he
with and the
eworldt that he has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-27
e. II. S. Prize Reading Tuesday
I'\puiug

The annual BcsSe Prize Reading
for the freshman and sophomore
classes of the high school will be
held i'm Town Hall Thursday even
ing. Proceeding this the senior class
will serve public supper in mo
town banquet hall for the purpose or
raising money for graduation class
expenses. Supper served from to
o'clock.
The program for the prize read
ing is as follows: Music, High school
orchestra: prayer. Rev. j.. f.. Long
ley: "A Rangers Experience IN II
Dugout." (seIeCtCO. Doris T.. WeilS:
The Soldier Boy" (John II. Long)'
Oscar +. Mattson; "Through the
Right kind of Spectaclcs. FrlcdL
Dixon: "Stonewall Jackson" tMose'
ID. HodGc). Wallace Witham; music.
orchestra: "The Little Fellow. '(An-
ma L. Hannah. Alzada Thurston;
'"rhc Man With His Hat In ms
Hand" FLOYD ". LaSellc: Ihn
Wronr Train" on. quad. Dorothy
NcNellv: music. orchestra; "A Ma
lions Need Of Men" U)av'd starr
Jordanh. Ormrn Goodwin: How lie
saved ST. Michacl's." 1Ii'an v. Me-:
son: "Srartacus the EladiatorS'
Roger Witham: music. High Srn"ol
GIoe Club: decision of Judges;
awarding of prizes.
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Do Heavy Meals
Begin to Tell?
Follow Your Meals With Stuart's
Dyspepsia. Tablets. They Give
Stomach the Alkaline Effect
That Prevents Gassiness
and Sour Rigings

Those old-time husky eaters often
fall down on a glass of milk or a
doughnut, the stomach is heavy, fills
with gas. is sour and woefully sdys-
reptic. Truth is. 1t had just such at
tacks always. but they didn't last.
Now the stomach needs help and the
best thing you can do is to fortify
your meals with Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets. They give the stomach the
alkaline effect. they help it to digest
food, they give it materials to do this
with. they absorb the gas, stop acidi-
ty. relieve pressure, and no matter
whether il is pork and cabbage. pie and
cheese, sausages and buckwheats or
steak and onions, your stomach works
without distress and you have none of
those troubles due to indigestion or
dyspepsia. Get a 60-cent box of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets at any
drug store. Then eat and be merry
ADV.
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WINDSOR

COPHEp-AIrs. e. n. 1on"s or
Wcst windsor was calling Sundrv on
Mrs. p. II. Jewell and Mrs. :. L.
Dornell. =, a.
Mrs. Emma Pierce wHs The ",cSt
of he daurhtcr. Mrs. Harry llhh-
ha-1, the past week.
Mrs Bessie Rogers was business
yie'tor in hurueta SATURDAY..
Mr.. and Nre y. A. Coombs were In
Aueus.a Monday on business.
An interesting contest Mt WINDSOR
GRANGE is tcin" bold between tho
huetlcrs. Sadie Nelder. captain ana
rustlers. Merle Jones. caDtain. PolntS
bcing.won ms follows: Attendance. 1o
points: rcw members 80 points; de-
feated side to furnish supper. Con-
tc~t ~ c'"sc March 28.
II, Il. Huscoy was = business vlsi-
to-. IN hurusia Saturday.
Clifton ouden was ut Windsor
Corner Saturd"v in interest OF the
G"cnh Union Tea company.
Tho town officers havo been IN Sos
c'an the INST week at their office at
Windsor Corner.
Miss EVELYN Malcolm. student at
Conv high school. who has been quite
III with mr"sIes at her home in town,
rs improving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-27

Timothy Pike, who has been very
i'll. is convalescing. His daughter
Lota, Who is a successful teacher, was
at home on a vacation, and assisted
Mrs. Pike in caring for the invalid.
George Davis passed Sunday with
his family in town.
The ladies' department of the Farm
Bureau will meet with Mrs. Cassie
French, Miss Hase to be present. Good
project meeting, correct diet, foods
and their nutritive value explained. A
plain dinner. members to bring sand
witches and pastry. hostess to furnish
coffee and first course.
II. c. Blackwell is somewhat I'M
proved in health. ------
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CL.IN

Mr.. and Mrs l.. Decker went TO
Portland Tuesday morning where
they will attend the Auto show and
pay n visit to Mr. DcCkCr's brother,
Eugene Decker and wife.
u. G. Rollins of Pittsfcld was In
town Tuesday in the interest of tho
Maine Automobile Association,
Robert Brace returned saturday
from WatcrVi}lc where he has been
receiving surgical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Il. Richardson
went to Lewiston Tuesday.
Miss Cassie Written Of Canaan is
passing the week at the home OF
Ilewellyn Decker.
Everett Salisbury Of Canaan was 4
business visitor in town Tuesday.