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Evening star., 1925-08-01
Force.

I have Just read book on he
aiming of children. and ii makes me
sad, and indignant Sad because the
one who wrote it is a teacher. and she
advocates switching little children 10
make them obey. Indignant that any
teacher of this day and generation
should teach that doctrine She should
know better.
Forcing a little child into obedience
is so easy that ii is dangerous for us
teachers to use force, or even hint
that it is a permissible method of
ira aiming children. When | say force
1 am far from mea ming the wise and
necessary regulation of children. IIft-
tie children cannot think and act for
themselves. and we adults must think
and act for them. But / draw the
line al switching them. That does
spiritual harm. A beaten child is an
abused child, and abuse cannot be
construed as education
I know children are very prove ok
ing. I know that they tempt people
10 slap them, and that they are slapped
now and then by good fathers and
mothers and teachers. But | know.
too, that those good fathers and
mothers and teachers are not happy
about that siapping. They would
rather it had not happened. And a
child may be slapped now and then
and no harm come of it. 1t is this
principle of force that is wrong, moi
the occasional lapse into normal i'm
patience with cbildren's ignora nee and
mischief.
Force and its attendant reaction,
fear, is bad for children. A child con-
stantly under the fear of the switch
is not growing in mind and spirit. |
do not say that he does not obey his
master, but / do say that such a. type
Of obedience is valueless as far as real
growth is concerned. The only type
of obedience that amounts TO anything
in the education of children is The
sort that comes in response TO trusted
and adored leadership. The other sort
lasts only while the fear lasts. And
It leaves traces of cheapness in the
personality marred by 1t. --
I stood in the corridors OF a big
public school that serves congested
district. The people are poor and the
children have little training but what
the school can give them. There
were no monitors, no teachers in
sight. and the children were stream
ing into the classrooms. They came
along in knots. and punches, twos,
odd ones, groups. all hurrying, for II
Evening star., 1925-08-01

PORTIERES IN ENGLISH FASHION

Dooruays are \ delight and ~, OBJ
lOm 10 The home decorator The
GiimpSes they afford into rooms be
Nond are often very decoTa tive. Bin
not always iS il desirable thai the
view from one room 10 another ne
permitted. This is especially true in
Summertime. when doors are kept
open more than during any other
season of the year. and ii is advisable
10 know ways of treating the door
Ways that will be both practical and
artistic
The freer circulation Of air tha an
open door allows is of no small i'm
portance and should enter decidedly
into ones calculations. Privacy should
not be sacrificed, and at The same
time il should be possible 10 have
doors open. How. then. can these
two opposing ideas be united agree
ably?
Awning POrtieres.
The English may give uS a susges-
tion in this. They have wonderful
idea in the treatment of front doors
one whereby the privacy they crave
is not disturbed, and yet wherein
decorative effects are enhanced. They
nse awning portieres OF cloth 10
match that of the awnings al the
windows. These cover the area of
the door. but through small spaces
Top a nd bottom air can circulate.
Thus 1t is that they fulfill the two
fold function of acting as q screen
TO paSsers-by and as slight means
of ventilation.
The awning portiere is something
that might well be employed in this
country. The air penetrates the fab
ric and around the crevices. thus Gre
ating gentle breeZes and keeping out
the sun and too strong winds at the
SO me time.
For Sleeping Room
This mode of decors lively screen
Ing and curtaining doorwsys is not
confined TO the front doors of the
house. In modified form il is most
practical for chambers as well. Dur
ing the hours of rest. in order that
they be blessed with that sweet sleep
which the body Graves. ii is essential
that there be plenty of fresh air for
our lungs 10 hres the.
Evening star., 1925-08-01

The little sister went out to the
sprins. but. try as hard as she could,
Of course she could not dip up any
water with the bucket without any
bottom. The brother began TO chop
at tree near by. but he could not
even make dent in it, the ak was
so blunt.
When the children came back 10
the ca stle without either wood or
water the sprite was very cross.
1T is plain 10 he seen that you
are both very stupid" she said. But
sit down. | suppose YOU must eat
even if you are stupid
She placed before them 4 large dish
OF dumplings. But, as the dumplings
had not been cooked. they We're still
dough and the children could not
eat them.
Here is the water-sprite' cloak of
swiftness. Shade il from deep
orange al the tips of the wings 10
a pale yellow at the bottom.
f-At
Evening star., 1925-08-01

SOME OF THE NEW GLOVES
AT TOP, BEIGE KID WITH BROWN
CUFF AND GOLD INITIALS; IN
CENTER, SPORT GLOVES OF
w HITE SUE DE WITH TINY
PAINTED ELEPHANT IN BLACK,
WITH WHITE SILK FAIILE VAN
ITY: BELOW, GRAY SUEDE WITH
PURPLE CUFFS EMBROIDERED
IN GRAY, AND PURPLE BAG WITH
GRAY TASSEL AND EMBROIDERY
AND A GRAYISH CHIFFON HAND
KERCHIEF IN PU r P L E AND
GRAY.
it was the proud boast of many wom-
en- that they barely ever passed an
hour gloyeless, save when they s'"~+.
And even then they sometimes wore
old gloves for the purpose of bleach
ing and softenins their hands. Unless
Evening star., 1925-08-01
Tomato and Rice Soup.

Melt four tablespoonfuls of drip
pings in a saucepan, then add one
sliced onion. Two sliced carrots. one
diced turnip and cook for 8 minutes
without browning. Then add one cup
full of well-washed rice, one can of to-
matoes, four cupfuls Of water, and
simmer for one and one-half hours.
stirring occasionally, then rub 1t
through a. sieve and return TO the pan
to reheat. Cook for a few minutes
longer, add salt, pepper and red pep
per TO season, and serve with crou-
tons of toasted bread.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
Tasty String Beans,

String. cut and boil two cupfuls of
string beans. When done. drain and
put them in saucepan with two
tablespoonfuls OF butter, season with
salt, pepper, sugar and two chopped
and fried onions, then add one cupful
of white sauce and cook very slowly
for Is minutes. Stir in three table.
spoonfuls of cream, mixed with two
yolks of eggs and allow 70 thicken.
but do not bofl. Serve hot.
Evening star., 1925-08-01

Where there is but single win
dow In room. the home maker does
well to have 4 similar shorter cur
tain for the comfort of those occupy
iDs fhe cha mber. An Otherwise close
room viii become we'll ventilated by
it's Use. In some homes all the cha M
bers have heir doors so curtained. 10
the decided comfort OF every one, for
whichever way the wind blows it has
the chance to circulate through every
room Doors can be left open and
privacy not infringed upon.
Simple to Make
One of the features in favor OF
awning portieres is the simplicity
with which they can he made. The
fixtures. also. are easily accessible 10
all and offer no difficulties TO impro-
wise.
The curtain portiere is i'm most
cases three quarters as long as the
doorway. II may be hung on q rod
when the door is high enough for the
pole 10 escape the heads OF those go
ing through the doorway. But such
high doorways are few The curtain
should be weighted al the bottom 10
prevent its blowing. There should be
at least one foot left uncurtained at
the top and bottom of the doorway.
This will allow draushts of air to cir
culate.
CretonnP
The simplest way to make the cur
tain is to hem length of cloth wide
enough 10 reach across the door and
faSten on TO the screws. 1t should
have brass rings sewed in the corners.
top and bottom These 60 over the
hooks. and SO hold the curtain secure
~. If the curtain is made of some at
tractive material in colors that har-
monize with rooms and halls they are
not without ornamental elements BY
making the curtain double il can be
dluerent on the two sides and so go
with the room and with the hall.
II is simple matter and takes but
a moment to put up these curtains and
take them down. They will fold into
q small compass. Any one who sleeps
in small room or one in which there
is but single window will rejoice 70
have such IN arrangement
Evening star., 1925-08-01
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

There is really no trick TO tanning
centerpiece for the formal dinner
ia Bile. Here Is a very simple one that
leaves nothing TO be desired from the
standpoint of either beauty or dig
nifty. In fact. 1t eXcels by reason of
its very simplicity.
The high. fussv Centerpieces in
which many hostesses seem TO delight
Evening star., 1925-08-01

Within recent years many women
have grown really neglectful in the
matter of gloves. For some reason
or other interest in gloves declined
enormously during the war DAYS, and
we are still as unwilling TO wear
gloves i'm the evening as then. During
the SOS and COS of the last century
Evening star., 1925-08-01
MODE MINIATURES

Saunter with me down the smartest
beaches. What are those numerous
bright spots which feck the sands?
Bathing caps" you suggest. No,
bathing hats. which have a dash. a
chic. q ia shion element not usually
found in cap"
For they are exact copies of French
Evening star., 1925-08-01

felt or velour chapeaux, cleverly
made of rubberized silk moire or
satin. They envelop the head with
nodded grace, and in color and spirit
are ideally suited for hours on the
beach, particularly if you enjoy the
sa nds as much as the surf.
NARCOTIC.
Evening star., 1925-08-01

| tie several of the baby's play
things 10 the high chair with long
string so | do not have TO stoop TO
pick them up. He is gradually learn
ing TO pun the string up himself
which. of course, saves still more time
and adds to his amusement.
fCopyrght. 1925)
Evening star., 1925-08-01

Darwinism. or the doctrine OF the
origin of species by survival of the
fittest,' was first taught by the great
British ma turalist. Charles r. Darwin,
and A r. Wallace, In 1858.
Evening star., 1925-08-01

Danny Meadow Mouse never had
made his little legs so faster than he
did as he swan to escape from Long
legs the Heron Straight for an old
piece of board floating out a little way
in the Smiling Pool swan Danny. The
water was deep out there. Danny
wasn't afraid of drowning. but he was
afraid that an enemy. big. hungry
fish or Snapper the Swapping Turtle
or Billy Mink. might see him. He
Evening star., 1925-08-01

Talking machine records OF the
voices of the Prince of Wales and
Lloyd George are to he preserved in
the British museum.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
Copyright. 1928

~. Coming.
ligion.
Is Small sprite
70. TO pls nj.
20. Mildly.
%. Streams.
%. Weapon.
%. Tatters.
30. Search.
80. Negative.
80 Exist
So. Pieces ~ II nd.
81 Minced form Of oath
40 Personal pronour.
43. SuDposing that.
a. Note of diatonic scale.
IS. Depart.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
Passes a Good Dinner.

+ en- he who has the sharpest eyes
Is fooled, no matter how he tries
Billy Mink
Evening star., 1925-08-01

Answer 10 Yesterdays Pnzzle.
Palisadian., 1925-08-14

| L'Enfant returned to Philadelphia
and did some architectural work. In
the War of 1912 he was appointed to
construct Fort Washington on the
Potomac. After this L'Enfant lived
chiefly with his friend Dudley Digges,
ESQ.,, at his fine mansion house, Chel-
lum Castle, near Bladensburg. He
haunted the halls of congress, impor-
tuning representatives and senators
for adequate compensation for his
services"
AS to his success with congress
there are several stories. One is that
congress never gave him cent. An
other is that in 1900 he filed claim
for $4,000 and was finally granted
$500, which was seized by credi-
tor. A third Is that In addition to the
grant of $500 he was in 1910 given
$e6666, with interest from March I.
1892.
L'Enfant died at the age of seventy.
Apparently he had no relatives. 1t Is
said there Is no authentic portrait of
him in existence. Certainly his death
caused no public concern. He was
buried under a cedar tree at Chellum
Castle. And for just "a years his un-
marked grave was left to the care of
nature.
Along about 1900 Washington had
another Renaissance" under congress
sional auspices. Somebody hunted up
the original L'Enfant plan-and 10! it
was by far the best. So congress, as
far as possible, unscrambled the
scrambled L'Enfant eggs and went
back to his plan. 1t was also decided
to make public recognition of LEN
fant's genius and services.
L'Enfants remains, located after
long search, were taken April %, 1909,
to the rotunda Of the capitol at Wash
ington. There they lay in state, as
have the remains of presidents who
have died in office and those of the
unknown Soldier" President Taft
and Jules Jusserand, the French am
bassador, headed the dignitaries Who
attended the services. The funeral cor
tege made its way up Pennsylvania
avenue and on to Arlington, the ma
tional cemetery. Interment was made
on a prominent knoll in front of the
Washington-Lee mansion. In 1911 was
dedicated the memorial herewith
shown.
Today new plans have been made
for the Identification of Washington.
A magnificent memorial bridge, typi-
flying the complete union Of the North
and South, will cross the Potomac An
ornate highway will lead from the
capitol, by way of the Lincoln Memoir
ial and past the L'Enfant memorial,
to the amphitheater in Arlington.
So if Maj. Pierre Charles L'Enfant
about the year 1885 could roll away
the memorial above him and from his
vantage point near the Unknown Sol
der" look out upon the magnificent
vista ending in the permanent seat of
government he planned for the United
States of America
Palisadian., 1925-08-14
Obstructed Vacuum Tank
Is Easily Cleared Out

Sometimes the vacuum tank of fuel
system remains dry when there is
plenty of gasoline in the main tank.
Generally this is due to foreign mat
ter making it's way into the fuel pipe
between the two tanks and obstructing
the passage of the liquid. When this
Is the case the simplest remedy con-
sists of filling the float chamber of the
carburetor with gasoline-usuallly
drawn from the main tank-and then
starting the engine. This will clear
out the pipe line by suction nine times
out of ten and the vacuum tank will
begin operating again. Sometimes it
is necessary to speed up the engine
somewhat in order to loosen the OBJ
structiOn.
Occasionally the cause of the trouble
is the stoppage Of the small air hole in
the filler cap Of the main fuel tank
This should be kept open to give play
to the pressure of the atmosphere oD
the fuel.
Palisadian., 1925-08-14
Sudden Application of
Brakes Is Bad Practice

The sudden application of automobile
brakes and the consequent sliding of
the wheels cause those worn spots on
the tread of the tires which result In
their being discarded long before they
are really worn out. II the brakes are
applied firmly but gently the car will
be stopped as quickly, but without the
disastrous results on the rear wheels
which comes from jamming on the
brakes. 1t would prevent the locking
OF the rear wheels, which causes the
wheels to slide.
When the car is at dead stop there
is, of course, no wear on the tires, as
there is no motion to produce external
friction the tire being in perfect con-
tact with the road. If the car is started
gently and slowly and nursed up to the
proper speed the tire retains as near
ly as possible the perfect contact with
the road. Friction is held at mini
mum and wear unnoticed.
Palisadian., 1925-08-14

Gen. Thomas Johnson and Daniel Car
roll of Maryland and DIR. David
Stuart of Virginia. September 8, 1871,
these commissioners, with Thomas
Jefferson, secretary of state, and
James Madison, met and named the
territory "Columbia' and the city
Washington" They also approved
L'Enfant's plan. But when the COM
missioners asked for the final draft
that they might have it engraved and
published L'Enfant made emphatic re-
fusal on the ground that spectators
would use 1t to purchase the best To-
cations in his "vistas and architecture
al squares and raise huddles of
shanties which would permanently
dis6gure the CITY,"
The commissioners had no means
of raising money except by the sale
of lots. They carried the situation
to President Washington. SO before
long Secretary Jefferson wrote to
Major L'Enfant that the President,
"havlng received necessary evidence"
of his refusal to accept or obey orders
issued by the commissioners of the
| federal territory, had instructed him
to say, "yOur services are at an end"
L'Enfant hastened to see Washing
ton, but found the Presidents decision
| final
Now the real George Washington
had considerable temperament of his
own, the popular conception of his
character to the contrary notwith-
standing. He was dominant and i'm
patient by nature and had fierce
temper. But he had himself under
perfect control. An Illuminating para
graph concerning Washington's at
titude toward the "artistic tempera-
ment' is found in his letter to the
commissioners of November 20, 1871 !:
Men who possess talents which fit
them for peculiar purposes are almost
invariably under the influence of un-
toward dispositions, or a scottish pride,
or possessed of some other disqualifi-
cation by which they plague all those
with whom they are concerned: but
l did not expect to meet with such
perverseness in Major L'Enfant as his
late conduct exhibited.
L'Enfant never did hand over his
completed plan. He kept 1t hidden
till the day of his death.
L'Enfant's discharge became effec-
tive March l, 1892. The President ap-
pointed Andrew Ellicott in his place.
Elicott produced plan in close imi-
tation of L'Enfant's. 1t was pub
lished and widely circulated. The
commissioners went on with their
work.
President Washington directed the
commissioners to recompense Len
FAINT for his work. The commissioners
deposited to his credit 500 British
guineas (more than $2,500) and noti-
fed him that they had decided him a
lot "near the presidents house." He
Indignantly declined both money and
lot. He conceived himself mistreated
sacrificed to the greed of specula-
tors He saw the fading of his dream
Of beautiful city.
Palisadian., 1925-08-14
Noise Is Indication of
Trouble for Car Owner

The modern car when properly ad-
justed is a remarkably quiet running
piece of mechanism. Unusual noise is
a certain indication of trouble, en-
bryonic perhaps, but nevertheless trou-
BILE. The wise owner will not disre-
gard this certain indication of some
thing wrong, but will at once trace
the noise and remedy the basic cause
of which it is merely a symptom. There
is no need of giving this advice to the
veteran driver, because he has learned
it by experience, but at this time,
when there are many new hands at
new steering wheels, we may be per-
mitted to call attention to the fact
that noise means trouble In the cars
mechanism.
Palisadian., 1925-08-14
sums SPENT FOR
HIGHWAY TRAVEL
Much Money Spent for New
Motor Vehicles and for
Their Upkeep.

In most peoples minds the amount
of money spent for highway travel in
a state is usually thought of only as
the money invested in highway i'm
provement. Yet that item in states
transportation bill is always the small
est in comparison to the sums spent
for new motor vehicles and for their
operation and upkeep.
OF Value to Car Owner.
An interesting tabulation published
In the South Carolina Highway Bulle-
tin for January, 1925, sheds some light
on this matter which is of value to
the motor car owner.
During the year 1924 there was ex-
pended In South Carolina approx
mately:
For new motor vehicles ...$25, ooo, 900
For gasoline ............... $4,000, 900
For oil, tires, repairs and up
keep Of motor vehicles ... 81, 900, 900
This makes total outlay in 1924
for motor vehicle operation of S62,-
100000. Also there has been expend-
ed some $7,00O,0O0 for road construc-
tion and maintenance, which is as
much a part of motor vehicle opera
tion as is the buying of oil or gaso-
line The sums used for road pur-
poses were furnished in part from
gasoline taxes and motor vehicle IL
cense fees. In addition to these there
have been expended about $2,O00,0 900
In the improvement of city streets.
Altogether, including miscellaneous
and depreciation not covered by re-
placements, the total bill for highway
transport in South Carolina for 1924
was approximately $75,000,OO0.
Equals Value of Crops.
This one item alone is equal to
about one-half the value Of all the
crops produced in the state during
the same year and 1t constitutes a
very large proportion of the total
budget for living expenses. The por-
tion actually spent for highway i'm
provement is only II per cent of the
total transportation BILL yet it is in
the building Of better highways that
lasting and definite economies are
made in the largest item In the bill
the cost of operating and maintaining
the motor vehicles.
Palisadian., 1925-08-14
How Owners Can Easily
Test the Fuel Mixture

Car owners, particularly new ones,
are often puzzled to know whether the
mixture they are using is correct. To
ascertain the correct proportions to
be used shut off the fuel at the tank
and open the throttle. If the mixture
that Is going to the cylinders is too
rich, the engine speed will increase as
the level Of the gasoline in the float
chamber Is lowered since the opera
ton weakens the mixture considerably.
If the mixture Is suspected of being too
weak, the float chamber may be
flooded while the engine is running
and if the engine speeds up it may be
has not been rich enough.
Palisadian., 1925-08-14

Grille had been
all right. But along came mother
with two children. There was dog,
lovely, playful dog, and the dog
greeted them politely, and in a nice,
friendly fashion.
The two children had always want
ed a dog. That's stray dog, moth
er," they said. do let Us have that
dog"
To be sure the dog wore no collar,
for Leonard had taken Girlies collar
off when they had been playing.
And they urged Grille to follow
them. Now Grille was ready to play
with other children, but of course
these were not children of the neigh
borhood, so when they came to the
end of the block Grille started to go
home.
But one of the two children dragged
Grille into an apartment house where
they lived and the other child helped
pull, too.
1t was a dreadful thing to do when
Grille showed by her actions, even
though she was without collar, that
she was not stray dog.
She looked too well-kept, she was
too happy to be stray dog.
There is sad, pitiful look in the
eyes of every stray dog, as though
he craved affection but could not be
at all sure what would be his good
luck or bad luck.
oh, how miserable Grille was. Oh,
how wretched and lonely
And she couldn't get out.
The next day she was taken for a
walk on a leash and though she
pulled all she could those wretched
two children were so strong they
pulled her back with them.
And Leonard?
Well, If Grille was miserable 1t was
Leonard had. He just seemed to feel
as though he could not stand 1t.
Oh, the loneliness in anyone's heart
when ones pet dog, ones animal COM
panion, has gone!-
1t was dreadful. Nor did Leonard
know what had happened to Grille.
When he had returned and found
her gone he had thought she had
taken a run and would he back soon.
That first night without Girlie was
pitifully lonely and wretchedly quiet
No friendly bark, no wagging tail, no
watchful eyes, no cold nose stealing
quietly into his hand ready for pat.
Just loneliness-loneliness for de-
voted dog.
Nor had the other nights been any
better. Leonard was so worried, too.
Palisadian., 1925-08-14

Mile canyon and about thirty miles
east of Beatty. A great deal of very
and some of it promises to be quite
as valuable as that found at Pueblo
Grande. w. NJ. Harrington, who Is
conducting the investigation, says 1t
Is his opinion that the city fiourished
istence for at least 1000 years before
that. Eighteen tombs have been un-
covered and from them have been TAX
en- number of pieces of jewelry of
cut pearl and turquoise.