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Evening star., 1924-02-04
leadership.

My Children: You love to slip away
from lessons and tasks and hum
drum things and dream little now
and then. Dreaming things that you
wish would come true sometimes
starts you toward making them come
true.
One of your pet dreams is a picture
of yourself standing before a crowd
Of people bowling and smiling and
kissing your hand in acknowledgment
of their cheers and bouquets. You
have done something noble-you are
not clear in your mind as to just
what it is. Perhaps you sang a great
song with the voice of an angel or
painted such pictures as Michel
angelo painted long ago, or you have
saved your country or perhaps the
world.
Well and good. We all have those
dreams only to wake up to the reality
of the daily job that is waiting for
us. Still the dream haunts us, urging
us to strive to lift ourselves above
tho crowd somehow, some way.
Surely there is something fine about
this urge. There must be and there
is.
1t is the urge of growth. the de-
sire of the soul for leadership.
Children have it in abundance. Youth
upon the heels of the dream must
follow the doing. There's the rub.
Few are called upon to save the
world. The world really doesn't need
saving. It's the people in it that
need salvation. That is why the
Evening star., 1924-02-04

indifferently and carelessly put up.
The woman who rolled her own" was
at least sure of what she was getting.
But that is all changed nowadays.
Timed foods are scientifically pre-
pared and packed. They are of the
They are cooked. seasoned. and made
appetizing by highly paid chefs. In
many cases they far exceed the fresh
article in tenderness and flavor For
example, green string beans in the
market are often far more stringy,
tough and unevenly selected-very
young beans being picked with the
old-than are the cut string beans
in cans.
And the variety, the infinite va
riety! Vegetables. delicious fish.
syrupy fruits, puddings, mince meat.
cious peppers and a hundred novel;
ties for a quick and tempting meal.
Corned beef hash all ready to heat.
shad roe at ten minutes notice-oh,
it Is as great q soon to the housewife
as are ready made gowns and lin
gerie to the mistress OF the family.
These canned foods are. not more
expensive than the home-cooked un-
less one raises the vegetables and
so saves buying them. By ordering
cans in quantity and putting them
away on the pantry shelves the price
haps more costly than the hpme-
prepared article but the price per
dozen or more brings the cost down
to a point where no housekeeper can
compete with it, when she considers
her raw materials, heat, containers
and her time.
This is an age of ready-made labor
saving devices-canned convenience.
If you willard we can no longer
afford to scof at 1t or ignore 1t.
Evening star., 1924-02-04

dream of service is planted deep in
you. Upon its fulfillment depends
your salvation-your successful liv-
ing.
Then what are you to do about it
when you aren't to save the world?
When you can't be a spectacular
hero? You have to stand out in some
way or your dream won't become real.
There's lot of competition for the
center of the stage; the struggle Is
severe and success very uncertain.
How would 1t do to try for the back
ground? There's lot Of room there.
Nobody crowds to be last. Yet It IS
well.
Try being last. When every men,
ber of the family is calling for his
share, stay in the background and
keep still. Give your place to the
others. In school. when the fiery
souls want all the honors, step back
and help them to them. Whenever
it seems as though there never is
truly desirab1e-stand back and give
your share to another. Try going
without and doing it cheerfully and
gladly. Be the first Of the last.
You'll never get ANYTHING? OF
happy in being last and empty
handed as the fellow who is first
Is glad and rejoicing in his win
nings. No fun? Oh, yes. You see,
when the crowd discovers you they'll
face about and you who have been
last stand first in their hearts. The
line counts then from the other end.
You'll be quite happy and content.
You have the word of the greatest
teachers for that
Evening star., 1924-02-04
When We Go Shopping
BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN.

fills the demand for a medium-grade
rug, and, considering it's cost, gives
good service. There is tendency
for the tufts to loosen and pull out,
while the nap wears down and gives
off a great deal of lint.
Chenille is the tufted type, and is
more like the hand-tufted oriental in
appearance. 1t is probably the most
luxurious and expensive domestic rug
on the market, its cost depending on
the depth Of the pile and the richness
of color.
Brussels is made with a pile like
the Wilton, but the loops are left un-
cut. The woolen thread which con-
stitutes the pile is looped in the warp
and held in loops during the weav-
ing by stretched wires. When the
weaving is finished the wires are
drawn out and the loops thus left
constitute the pile. The Brussels rug
is not so rich looking or velvety as
the Wilton. Neither does 1t wear so
long. But it is easy to clean, as the
uncut loops give hard finish that
does not catch the dust or mat down.
thorough knowledge of such
terms as tapestry" "Wiltons," "Che-
miles" and body Brussels" may
seem difficult to the housewife. but
the wisest thing to do is to go to q
reliable carpet house and familia rize
youreslf with the trade names by
handling and comparing the carpets
themselves. This will enable you to
buy with foresight and prudence in
stead Of wasting money in injudicious
purchases while carpeting your floors
with Shoddy makeShifts
Evening star., 1924-02-04

Mas canary berd Melba hasent sang
yet. and today after suppir I went up
in the setting room and started to
play tunes on my mouth organ to
incourage 1t. Melba Jest setting there
looking discouraged insted of in
couraged, and ma came In, saying.
Chickie chickie chickie. sing. chickie
Wtch Melba dident. and / kepp on
playing the mouth organ in frunt OF
the cage and ma kepp on calling 1t
chickie and inviting 1t to sing. and
pop came In with the paper to reed.
saying. All rite. Benny, Suppose you
Meening to stop playing it. and ma
sed. Let him play, Willyum, he's try
ing to see If he could make Melba
sing. chickie chickie chickie, sing.
chickie.
Yee gods. pop sed
She almost sang today. chickie
chickie, ma sed.
Well In the name Of harmony, how
can a berd almost sing? pop sed. Wat
did she do. strangle or something?
he sed.
No, she opened her little mouth and
held it open quite a vile. ma sed.
The berd was bored, she was meerly
yawning, pop sed.
Canaries don't yawn, because In the
ferst place they're too pritty to do
enything so vulgar. in the gerst place,
ma sed. Melba jest opened her mouth
to see IL eny sounds were reddy to
come out. 1 could tell by her tx
preston. chickie chikie, sing, chickie,
she sed.
And she kepp on coaxing Melba to
sing and kepp on playing my mouth
organ for Encouragement, and pop sed.
Enuff Is as good as feest, and
this is too mutch. I'm going to take
myself to a movie.
WITCH he did
Evening star., 1924-02-04
The Guide Post
By Henry Van Dyke.
Vox Populi.

PLATE saith unto them. What then
shall I do unto Jesus who is called
Christ Matt. 21:22.
Plate put 1t to the vote of the
people, and so Jesus was crucified
by q referendum
One curious thing about this was
that 1t took place under an absolute
government, the Roman empire.
This shows that autocrats are
afraid Of rousing. the peoples wrath.
and will often sacrifice principle
Another curious thing was that
in the referendum 1t was not really
the people who spoke, but the chief
priests and the elders, who had pre-
viously persuaded the multitudes to
demand the release of Barabbas and
the death of Jesus.
The vox populi was the voice of
the plotters and politicians.
But the people did not know it.
They thought they were voting,
but they were only recording.
Another curious thing was that
Plate imagined he could get rid of
his responsibility for protecting an
innocent prisoner by washing his
own hands and saying to the people.
See ye to It!
This shows that governor may
be fool as well as coward.
And the last curious thing was
that the people answered. All right,
we are not afraid, we'll take the
blame.
This shows-what?
Jesus explained it when he cried
from the cross:
Father forgive them; for they
know not what they do"
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-02-04

Betty Cut-out was surprised one
day when Cecille, her schoolmate.
gave her an envelope. Betty opened
1t to find inside a Valentine booklet
'Why 1t isn't Valentine day yet"
exclaimed Betty but here is a heart
saying. Il love you" Then she
turned the page and inside the words
continued, that's why / want you
to come to my Valentine party"
If you are having a valentine
party. you should watch for the pic
lures and stories here that show how
Cecille gave hers. She made her own
invitations by pasting a cupid on stiff
white paper cut in scallops.
You may make a booklet like the
one above IL you cut out the cupid
after coloring it's hair yellow. cheeks
pink. and heart red. Paste it on the
middle of a piece of paper cut six
inches long and four inches high,
folded in the center to make a book.
Curve the edges by marking around a
spool.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-02-04
Have Colori in Cheeks
Be Better Looking--Take
Olive Tablets

II your skin fs xfon
pallid-tOngue conted-aRpetite poo:
you have "a bad tnste I'm your mOutis,
"a lnzy, nO-gOOd feeling-yOu should
take Olive Tablets.
DIR. Edwnrds' Olive TabIets-a subj
stftute for calOmel-were prepared bs
DR.. Edwards after II years of study
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are
purely vegetable compound mfxee5
with olive oil. You Will know them
by their olive color.
To have "a clear, pink skin. brigh :
eyes, no pimples, a feeling of buoy
ancy like childhood days you must
get at the cause.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets act Oh
the liver and bowels like calomel-
yet have no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome
constipation. Take one or two nightly
and note the pleasing results. Millions
of boxes are sold annually Mt 1Sc
and 3Oc.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
Addition to the Sweater Family
ny ANNE RITTENHOUsE.

No one seems a bit concerned over
the sweater any more.
do you think sweaters will be
worn?" women with flair for knit
ting used to ask anxiously every
spring and autumn.
Apparently they are good and will
continue to be good so long as wom-
en- want to wear comfortable. light
weight, easily adjusted clothes.
Shawls remained in some sort of
fashion for three-quarters of a CEN
SO there isn't much chance Of their
passing into Oblivion this season or
aext.
The sweater fashion is always kept
up most effectively not so much by
the urging Of the men and women
whose business it Is to sell sweaters
as by certain well-dressed women
everywhere who like to wear them.
At the winter resorts in the south
there are women now whose prob
lem of informal daytime dress is
solved by the sweater and separate
skirt.
Sweaters of very warm wool
though not therefore very heavy
have been in striking evidence
wherever smartly dressed women as
sembled for winter sports.
And right here's curious phase of
today's fashions.
Into a crowded ballroom come a
woman clad possibly in velvet frock
Of poinsettia red, and instead Of Ieav-
ing her voluminous fur or velvet
wrap in the dressing room she brings
1t with her. She Is quite apt also to
wear fur wrap to her seat in the
theater. in a box or the body of the
house. just as if she actually might
need 1t for warmth. At smart dance
places in Paris this winter almost all
women wear their fur or velvet wraps
in with them even when the tenn
perature is amazingly warm and
draughts are banished.
On the other hand, when girl
goes a-skiing or a-sledding or hockey
playing the chances are that she dons
a lightweight costume of wool and
carries no fur whatever.
The sketch shows the new smock
sweater worn with knickers by GER
tain sport enthusiasts this winter.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
What Kind of a Rug2''

Before a shopper can hope to rec
ognize rug value she must take the
trouble to learn the names and types
of floor coverings that she will en-
counter on her rug buying expedi-
ton.
Now, most of the leading makes of
rugs on the market are of the pile"
variety: that is, they have a surface
consisting of worsted yarns, SO woven
that it stands up clear of the body
of the rug. This pile may be in
short, straight strands, like the bris
ties of a brush or it may be in
loops
The rugs of the first class are Will
tons, Administers, velvet or chenille.
Those having the looped surfaces are
Brussels or tapestry.
The Wilton is heavy, velvety rug,
having the loops cut when 1T is fin-
ished, and the rug steamed, which
:gives it the velvety appearance. 1t
lis one of the most expensive of do
mestic rugs, but also one of the most
Serviceable. Being SO closely woven,
they hold dirt on their surface and
are hard to clean.
The Administer is woven with long,
soft pile in tufts. which were origin
ally tied by hand. but are now done
by machinery. Since for hard and
long wear we lalways select a rug
with short, close pile, the Administer
should not be expected to compare
in durability with the Wilton. 1t
Evening star., 1924-02-04
Crab Meat and Eggs.

Melt four tablespoonfuls of butter,
add six tablespoonfuls of flour, one
tablespoonful Of salt. a little pepper,
and two cupfuls of milk. Stir until
the mixture boils. Add one large
can of crab meat from which the
bones have been removed and six
hard-cooked eggs cut in cighths
Serve very hot in patty cases or in
boxes of stale bread buttered and
toasted.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
Your Home and
You
BY HELEN KENDALL
Canned Goods"

Here is a word of praise for the
commodity known as canned goods"
opprobrious phrase indeed. The old
time housewife spoke In the highest
scorn OF the woman who got her din
ner out Of a tin can. and in subur-
ban and country circles. the higher
the pile of cans in the rear Of the
house, the greater the disgrace.
And there was a reason for this.
too. Canned goods were not always
goods" in those days. They We're
frequently "bads"; or. IL not actually
poor in quality were often cooked
Evening star., 1924-02-04

had been the one in the greatest hurry
to leave, anxious to get away before
the arrival Of the men for their daily
work.
mot going!" cried Danny. did I
hear you say you are not going?"
"Yes, my dear, you heard me say 1
am not going,' replied Nanny.
But what are you going to do"'
demanded Danny.
stay right here, of course. Now
run along. When you come back you
will find me right here and no one
will be any the WISER" was Nanny's
reply.
Danny didn't know what to make OF
It He couldn't understand it at all.
He actually did start off. He didn't
go to their day home under tho stump.
Instead he started over to call on
Evening star., 1924-02-04
WHAT TODAY MEANS
TO YOU
Aquanus.
BY MARY BLAKE.


The conditions are excellent for
usual daily affairs, but very uncer-
tain for risky or indefinite matters.
Good cheer should prevail among
friends, and new friends will be made.
After 2 pm. the infiuances are rather
A child born today will. be nervous
and energetic, curious and inqulsl-
tive, easily led by example but not
You are beyond all fate Il today j., is
your birthday, for your spirit p;aa Wiii os os
existence. You are pre-eminentiy
mystical. The world exists for you
actually as q spiritual experience,
you feel at once grateful for life and
responsible to mankind for It's 1ui-
Your mind is clear and profound
and Intensely creative. You see all
problems instantly in all their re-
ligious, ethical and massriat sesn h,,,rrsd re.a
by selfish desire. You are just as in
capable Of living dangerously FOR the
thrill Of the moment as you are or
living wholly for your own graun-
You are emotionally so intense that
you. are continually exhausted by
trifiing experiences. This gives you
melancholy and tragic viewpoint,
and is apt to color .utus your 'udgmenss honestv
Your mind is not naturally analyti-
cal, but once you have accepted q
hypothesis you reason clearly and
infiexibly to the logical conclusion. i.
You have an abundant power OF
love. In fact, It is the keystone OF
your character. When you are with
people whom you can love in all pur-
Ity you are extremely happy.
You are sensitive and artistic, but
yyonre annrecta tive than creative.
You are practically without pas
sion, because you are afraid of your
senses-afraid to satisfy them for
fear OF their mastering your will.
Well known persons born on this
date are Mark Hopkins, educator and
author; oliver Ames, q governor of
Massachusetts: George II. Hepworth,
clergyman and author: Thomas Hall,
inventor; Thomas ]. Ducey. Cotholic
Clergyman. and John Henry Wright
Evening star., 1924-02-04
The Man-Bird's Secret.
The senseless seeming plan may be
The wisest in the end, you see.
Danny Meadow Mouse :.

The morning that the men went to
hunt for the home of Trader the Wood
Rat to get back the nuts and bolts
and screws so much needed to repair
the great man-bird Danny and Nanny
Meadow Mouse did not go back to
their second home under a stump
where they were in the habit Of spend
ing their days. No, sir, they didn't.
They remained right there in their
nest in the little cupboard in the air
plane. Danny had been ready to start
at the first hint Of daylight. But Nanny
had said that she wasn't going. Danny
couldn't understand II. Always Nanny
Evening star., 1924-02-04
Soutache and Crepe.

Jenny started it last summer, on
jackets-and now 1t is seen on most
of the hats at Palm Beach-very mar
row soutache braids of many and soft
colors worked in an allover design on
silk crepe; not new at all in the coat
world. and perhaps not entirely in
the millinery world. But, neverthe-
less. the crepe de chine hat with the
soutache embroidery is ubiquitous.
Not only in the. south, but in the
shop windows of Fifth avenue
Above is bcret of crepe de chine,
with this trimming all over it. The
f'row band is plain. but has long
pin of wood. with tiny carved and
colored roses across it.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
ADvERTIsEMEsT.
A THREE DAYS.
COUGH IS YOUR
DANGER SIGNAL

Chronic coughs and persistent colds lead
to serious lung trouble. You can stop them
now with Creomulsion. an emusifed creo-
sote that is pleasant to take. CreomuIsion
is new medical discovery with twofold
action; it soothes and heals the infamed
membranes and kills the germ.
OF all known drugs. creosote is recog-
nized by the medical fraternity as the
greatest healing agency for the treatment
Of chronic coughs and colds and other
forms Of throat and lung troubles. creo-
mulsion contains. in addition to creosote,
other healing elements which soothe and
heal the infiamed membranes and stop the
irritation and Inflammation. while the cre-
osote goes on TO the stomach, is absorbed
into the blood, attacks the seat Of the
trouble and destroys the germs that lead
to consumption.
Creomulsion is guaranteed satisfactory
in the treatment OF chronic coughs and
colds, bronchial asthma. catarrhal bron-
chitis and other forms Of throat and lung
diseases. and is excellent for building I'D
the system after colds or the nu. Money
refunded IL any cough or cold. no matter
of how long standing, is not relieved after
taking according to directions. Ask your
druggist. Creomuision Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star., 1924-02-04

Prices realized on Swift & COM
pany sales of carcass beef in Washington, n.
e., for week ending Saturday. February 2.
1924, on shipments sold o.t. ranged from 1000
cents to 100 cents per pound and averaged
1888 cents per pound.-Adyertisement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
Poor Circulation At Fifty Is The Underlying Cause
 OF Many Ills

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
BULBS BLOOM IN LONDON
Eundreds Of Thousands of Flowerii

Hundreds Of Thousands of Flowering Plants Set In Public Parks
 Londoners are not to be deprived this bring of the flowers they love in the arks. Even the, request for crocuses om the East End, that great quarter . here winter seems to finger longest, .as been granted. Since the war the krk authorities have been economiz., z, but at one time, half a million Allbs were planted every year in the Ryal parks alone, says a London letter
 the Christian Science Monitor.
 A Dutchman's gift to the London kunty council parks of 100000 bulbs, hd an equal gift to Hyde. park from 4 London newspaper will bring some ing of the floral glory back again this bring. Imagine the sun lighting on 1000 narcissuses. 30,000 crocuses, ( 900 early Towering tulips, and later 900 Darwin tulipsi
 The London county council has been lle to afford few special bulbs in Edition, such as hardy lilies, and the |rdeners have made fragrant carpets e the bulbs of wallflowers. aubrietia, abis, iberis' and yellow alyssum.
 The gift to Hyde park will make it e flower show. of all the royal parks.
 has been augmented by 1000 tulips & each of the eight tulip beds at Hyde
 rk corner. There. are beauty spots
 ich the public expects to see year by hr. This is one of them, and another
 now established at Lancaster Gate,
 ere last years magnificent display of
 hlias is expected again. A. show of
 xed dahlias always finds favor with
 ndoners. Ft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
UNIQUE SERVICES
 FOR HOLY WEEK
St. Andrews Episcopal To Commorate Spey
 cial Events

Two unique services will be held/a St. Andrews Episcopal church, Elev- enth avenue and Twelfth street, south. during Holy Week. Rev.. Joseph T. Ware, rector, announced Saturday.
 The Lords Supper will be commence rated by the Dark Service" at o'clock Maundy Thursday evening. During this service the church is il- luminated only with candles and there IS neither sermon or music.
 From 2 until 3 o'clock Good Fri day afternoon the last houf of Christ on the cross, will be commemorated by the singing of the Story of the Cross by full choir. This service was held for the first time at St. Andrews last year and it has proved the most popu- lar Good Friday service held at the church.
 Rev. Ware has invited the public to attend both of these services.
 Other Holy Week services will be held at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon {; at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, and at 10 o'clock Friday morning. The young people of the church will be ex- cused from school to attend the morn ing services on Good Friday.