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Evening star., 1925-10-31
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
u BURGESS

long way from home the other day"
"Where?" asked Peter"
"Oh, il wouldn't be fair for me to
tell that. Danny might not like il.
replied Sammy, just as il the thought
of doing such Il thing troubled him.
The real reason he didn't tell Peter
was because he knew that Peters
curiosity wouldn't let him rest until
he had tried TO find out where Danny
had been. In this Sammy was quite
right. No sooner had Sammy gone
his way than Peter started straight
over for where Danny and Nanny
Meadow Mouse had been living all
Summer. He wanted 10 ask Danny
where he had been when Sammy jay
saw him 4 long wa from home. he
also wanted 10 ask what Danny and
Nanny had been doing TO get ready
for Winter. He knew exactly where
their home was, SO he went straight
to it. But when he got there no one
was around
1T must be that they are off hunt
ing for food" said Peter to himself.
TIL just sit around and wait q bit.
I'm in no hurry"
So Peter sat around and waited A
bit. In fact, he waited quite Il bit.
He heard no squeaky little voices. He
heard no rustic Of little feet. 1t sud
denly came over MN Iidi INeE' WIS
a deserted look about that home Of
Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse.
Peter began /" sniff along some Of
those private little paths cut through
the grass. He could smell Meadow
Mouse but II was very faint. Peter
began to have a suspicion that thoS"
little paths hadn't been used for sex
eral days. He was still sitting there
waiting when along came Carol the
Meadow Lark. Have YOU seen Dan
ny or Nanny Meadow Mouse lately"
asked Peter.
NO" replied Carol promptly.
They've gone away"
What" cried Peter in surprice.
They've gone away" repeated
Carol.
"Where have they gomez" Peter
asked.
II don't know and I don't care, for
1t is none Of my business" replied
Carol. and away he flew.
tCopyright. 1920
Evening star., 1925-10-31
THE WIDOWS MIGHT
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR

though he had made her feel resent
full. She felt that knowing him would
be far more interesting than knowing
ten men like the nice blond one who
seemed so drawn toward her.
Fay turned her amber eyes upon
the flying scenery. and for some rea-
son she did not feel so confidently
happy as she had so short a time ago.
The careless Indifference of those
gray eyes had hurt her pride. She
did not feel so confident of herself as
she had, she did not even feel SO well
dressed.
Strange misgivings began to assail
her. The knowledge that each flying
telegraph pole was bringing her near
er and nearer to Shadow Valley
brought d cold fear to her heart.
After all. wasn't this plan Of hers
rather ridiculous? Why had she
done it; how could she ever have been
so foolish?
her. She had never before entered a
hotel alone and she was suddenly
afraid. Even the memory OF the
dashing Kitty Carlyle failed to restore
her confidence. After all, Kitty Car
lyle was nothing but character in a
book, and this was real life. How
could she hope to carry off things
with high hand as Kitty had? Be-
sides, Kitty had been a real widow,
and she was only d make-believe one
1t had all been a terrible mistake, and
yet there was nothing to do now but
so through with it.
For what seemed an interminable
time, as she leaned back in her seat
and watched the country with eyes
that actually saw nothing, she faced
real panic, and then, because she was
desperate, she took herself in hand.
Inwardly, she laShed herself with
scorn.
You know that you can handle this
thing if you make up your mind to do
it, she said to herself furiously.
THE trouble with you is that so far
things have been too easy; you've
been entirely too successful from the
start. Are you going to be q coward
and confess yourself a failure before
you've even started your campaigrl?"
Gradually, as she Scolded herself,
the feeling of panic left her and her
tense nerves relaxed
Il will make a success of this thing.
| will, [ will" she said over and over
And as she said the words self-ccr.
fldence stole maGically back upon :,
and, she sat up a little straighter in
her seat, resolved never again to ad.
nit even for moment the thought Of
failure.
(Copyrisht. 1e25.)
Continued in Mondays star)
Evening star., 1925-10-31
What TomorrowMeans I to You
BY MARY BLAKE.
Scorpiio.

SSO1 plo,
Tomorrow's planetary aspects are
not very favorable for the recreations
or observances of d Sunday. They
denote influences of pessimism, dis
appointment and acrimony. II is usu-
ally much easier to give way to these
feelings in the privacy of the home
than when away from the family. or
when the family is away. 1t, there
fore. behooves one and all to make a
supreme effort to Withstand the temp
! tation to be "grouchy" and to assert
those impulses in your nature which
| make for harmony and peace.
Children born tomorrow are as
sured of a normal physical condition
during infancy. The ailments from
which they suffer will be few in num-
ber and slight in character. and their
quick. recuperative powers will en-
able them to shake off the effects Of
an illness with greater and quicker
effect than is the ordinary expert
ence. In disposition they will be Win
some and attractive, although, like
other children, they will have their
faults and need correction from time
to time. They will be anxious to ac-
quire knowledge and will display zest
in doing 50. They will not neglect,
in their thirst for learning. the recre-
dllOiS dllu kJdSIAilSS lllClQ6nIal 10
youth. They will be normally healthy,
moral children and will grow up to
be normally healthy and moral men
and women.
If tomorrow Is your birthday you
have a great deal Of self.possession
and are apparently as much at your
ease in hut as in a drawing room
and as undaunted in the presence Of
one in authority as you are COM
panionable with those of lesser degree.
In many this Indifference to sur
roundings is simulated and provoked
by self-assertiveness, which is com
monty called gall" This repels, does
not ring true and invites unfriendly
criticism. In your case, however,
your attitude is attributable to the
fact that you have great self respect,
are a great reader and a ready and
fluent conversationalist. You are
very adaptable, resourceful. quick
witted and able. and more than ordi-
narily trustworthy, not only in ma
terial matters, but in condolences.
You can usually figure a way out"
of all difficulties and troubles. Your
perception, at times, seems almost
uncanny. Friends who appeal to YOU
for advice never go away empty
headed.
You are loving and lovable, devoted
to your home, fond of home life and
like to entertain, especially if YOU can
have around you people with minds
as keen and intellects al nimble as
your own.
eceByrtsAa 1e3aA -
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THE TONES OF BOUND VOLUMES BLEND IN
NJ

When planning the scheme for Il
room the home decorator has to re-
member constantly that walls are
backgrounds. They may be hack
grounds for paintings and hauGings
Backgrounds FOR furniture, back
grounds tor ornaments. backgrounds
for persons. etc, hat always they are
backgrounds. Therefore. different types
Of rooms require different wall treat
ments. This is why wallpa pers for
the main rooms of IL hUuse. vary so
decidedly from those tor chambers
bedrooms, childreu's rooms, halls,
bathrooms, kitchens, etc. II is also re-
sponsible for some walls being left in
rough plaster toned to suit the taste
OF occupants of the home, while others
are painted and still others papered,
though all are under the same roof.
Library Walls
One room in a house that invariably
has the same sort OF background
treatment is the library. Another room
that may have similar walls is the liv-
ing room. especially if the house does
not have any room that is d real IL
brarY. Where there is one the owner
generally has a large collection Of
books, and walls are lined sometimes
from floor to ceiling with bookcases
each holding volumes in nulti-ColOred
bindings, stacked in symmetrical rows
Then books form solid backgrounds.
as also they do in parts OF every living
room, where d family is we'll read.
Blending of CoIGrs.
Just as tapestries and fine wall
haugingS afford decorations for walls
as we'll as backgrounds, so do books
There is no definite design carried out
in them. but there is a blending of
rolors not unlike the exquisite har-
mony Of tones in the fabrics To be
sure, in them time. or d mecha nical
process that produces n similar effect
in new materials, softens shades and
gives the charm Of genuine antiques
that Is so cherished. Books are quite
4 different matter, for new additions
to the book shelves may have gay
bindings. unmellowed. Fortunately
these bring just the right element,
since they strike notes of color that
would be lacking if all the volumes
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tCopyrtght. 1927
"PUXZLICkS'
Puzzie-Limcricks

\ certain youn" lady "f -
once used hurd-heiied e@gS r. r.a s
When they said. tits -&-,'
She REPLIED 60 F.
You don't know how prolific ln.
-"
I. Well known city in Italy.
.. Popular summer sport
3. Incorrect.
!. Onward.
3. Female OF the domestic fowl, form
Of the verb Ito be twO words.
tNOTE.-This most unusual use for
hard boiled eggs-and the retort JUsti-
flying it-may be ascertained, in the
form OF a complete limerick. hy placing
the correct words indicated by the
numbers in the corresponding space
The answer ana another "PuzZlick'
viii appear on MgHGayJ
Yesterdays "PuzzIicl."
a youngster. when asked to spell
yacht,
Most saucily said II will not.
SO his teacher IN wrath
Took a section OF lath
And warmed him UP Wen on the spy,.
tCUuyrEht. 1921
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long ago. 1 believe he is the first
to go to sleep and the last to wake up.
He spends as much time asleep as
he does awake. What a lot a fellow
like that misses"
HE does so.' said a voice. "I don't
know what you're talking about, but
he does So" There sat Sammy Jay
just over Peters head.
Il said" repeated Peter, that any
one who sleeps half the time, as Nim-
bleheels the Jumping Mouse does.
doesn't know what he misses. /
wouldn't sleep like that for anything" "
Sammy chuckled. NO, Peter. /
don't think you would" said he. You
have too big bump of curiosity for
that. Just Think of all that could
happen and you not know anything
about It. I never could understand
just why Nimbleheels does sleep that
way. His relatives don't. You'll find
Whitefoot the Wood Mouse skipping
about on the snow any pleasant night.
Danny Meadow Mouse is forever tun-
neling under the snow and running
Wood Rat doesn't sleep any more
than the rest of US do during the
Winter
Speaking of Danny Meadow Mouse
reminds me that I haven't seen him
for some time" said Peter. Il think
I'll have to run over and call on Dan
ny to see what he's doing to get ready
for Winter. Almost every one seems
to be doing something. What are you
doing, Sammy Jay?"
"Oh. hiding away Il few acorns,' ..
replied Sammy carelessly. BY the
VAys I saw Danny Meadow Mouse o
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SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
The Weekly Letter.

Dear Girls: Some of you who com
! plain so bitterly that your sweet
! hearts or husbands have rather grown
out ot thc habit of being real cour-
Lers-that they seem to be forget
ting the small acts of courtesy TO
which you had been accustomed
might he Interested in hearing the
following story:
We had decided 10 motor from
Ettretat to Paris and with us were
going a merry crowd of young peo-
pie. including a young Frenchman
and his bride of IA week.
one Of the cars which came to
fetch us was rather smali---and we
found it Il bit Of IA tight squeeze in
the back seat. So il was suggested
that the small. rather uncomfortable
side seats be used.
our f'renchman had settled himself
in the back seat before his young
wife appeared on the scene. Where
am | to Sit she asked as she climbed
into our rather old-fashioned vehicle.
"Oh my dear. just make yourself
comfortable on one of those side
seats" answered the fond husband
The rest of us were aehast with
horror at this idea. Hadn't you
better sit there and let jeanette take
the back seat" we yentured tenta-
But no. he replied blandly. Il
am entirely comfortable where ! am"
And that was that. We all. took
turns with jeanette on her hard. un-
steady perch, but friend husband re
manned where he was duriu" the
journey.
After three or four hours we drew
up to an old inn for tea and entered
the place to lind Il few tables SUI
rounded by old-iashIoned strai ht back
chairs.
The boys of the party Immediately
dashed into an adjoining room to
collect some cushioned armchairs.
"Raoul, dear" jeanette addressed her
husband rather dilfidently, the young
men are bringing III those nice chairs.
/ should like one, too. please.
Certainly, my darling" he an
swered readily enough. ''By all
means get yourself one. You will
find it much more comfortable, I'm
sure"
He was perfectly unconscious of
the looks of amazement directed
toward him. but sat there bIandly
slipping ea-beicving himself To be
the kindest husband in the world.
We all made hasty resolution
never to complain of the triRing
things American boys sometimes
omit to do. After that exhibition OF
charming courtesy from u man 10 his
poor better half we We're prepared To
be very lenient with our own coun-
tryman.
Our last glimpse of that happy pair
was when we bade them goodbye at
their hotel. II was the noisiest in
Paris, and jeanette had protested all
the way that she simply couldn't
sleep in such IA plaCe-but as we said
farewell, we could hear Raoul telling
her reassurinGly that he found no diff
ficulty at all in sleeping there, so
everything was bound to he all right.
ask you-does your particular boy
friend ever behave as badly AS that?
Love,
CCopYright l0C51
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Brown Betty.

Peel, core and chop some apples,
butter baking dish and put a layer of
the fruit in the bottom. Over this place
a layer of bread crumbs, sprinkle with
sugar and dot with bits of butter.
Then place more apple and contine in
alternate layers until the dish is full,
making the top layer of crumbs, but
ter, and sugar. Bake covered for half
an hour, uncover and brown Serve
with plain butter and sugar sauce or
With cream and sugar
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Ham Delicious.

Mix thoroughly one quart Of finely
ground lean cold boiled ham. three
small minced pickles, three hard
boiled eggs chopped, one minced
pimento and salt and paprika to taste
Remove all fat from the ham stock,
strain and add just enough Of the
stock to hold the ingredients together.
Turn into any kind OF mold which
can have a weight placed upon it.
Let stand overnight. Turn onto a
platter, surround with watercress and
serve with a sauce made by mixing
two-thirds Of a cupful of tomato cat
sup and onethird cupful Of horse
xadjnh SRuaa,
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Fay Carson reG ICES that she is
not attractive to men. She reads q
book C.rtOHiRg the charms Of q
7joung lridOtr. and decides to be-
come one during her TdcdtiOn.
Shoppin1 for her netc role is an
crciting ddcenture. but her family
is shocked at her He3C indepe,td-
ence. and amazed at the change in
her. The day finally comes aChen
she starts for ShudOIC Valley
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Can Repentant Husband Return to Divorced Wife
Is a Young Man Who Doesn't Want to
Marry Really in Love?

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all
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Evening star., 1925-10-31
Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused-Don't say I'VE
expect to leave inside of a few days"
Say within a few days"
Often mispronounced-J Pro
nounce the as in of" the u as III
up" accent on first syllable.
Often Observation-Disclosures
Synonyms-Tremble, shake, CULVER,
quaver, quake, shudder, shiver, throb.
pulsate. palpitate, vibrate.
Word study Use Il word three
times and it is yours. Let us in.
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word
Efficacious; capable of producing q de-
sired effect. 1t proved to be an eff
caciouS method
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well, there's another one gone"
said Peter Rabbit as he stared at the
place where Slowpoke the Box Turtle
had disappeared and was still digging
his way down to go to sleep for the
Winter. IF this keeps on there won't
be many left by the time Jack Frost
gets here. I am glad that there are
some who are not afraid Of cold
weather. | would go look for MIN
bleheels the Jumping Mouse, but 1t
would be useless. He went to sleep
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Copyright. 1925

43. Light collation..
As. A sea northeast Of Crimea.
As. Female deer.
48. Bar Of metal.
49. March.
Down.
1. Tends in feeling.
2. Like.
3. Employ.
4. Crone.
5. Unit of electrical resistance.
6. Mischievous sprite.
7. Prefix; again.
g. Implied by silence.
IL. Archaic pronoun.
lc. French unit of square measure,
16. Engineering degree.
II. Title of address.
10. Incite.
20. End of a prayer.
81. Heart.
%. Club-shaped staff.
20. Wife Of Geraint.
"a. River in Germany.
20. From; out of.
27. Suf11x used In forming plurals.
20. Citizens dress worn by an officer.
80. Proposition denoting place.
SO. Hypothetical force.
"a. Crawl.
81. Stay behind.
SO. Feline.
80. Land of Job.
40. international language.
Al. Small lizard.
AZ. Confusion.
Al. Printers measure.
At. Beautiful Hawaiian bird.
An extract similar to that from beef
is to be made from fish refuse In
Franco.
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were toned down and sombered The
sprinkling of brightness in library
shelves accentuates the beauty in
backgrounds Of books without making
them Sarish in the least.
Furnishings and Books.
There is positive beauty in such
backgrounds il Il room is treated with
reference to them. Perhaps you have
noticed that library furniture is built
along simple lines. and that the leather
or other upholstery goods is rich in
hue and adds to the air Of substan-
tiality. Easy chairs and foot rests
should be conveniently placed, and
occasional tables, free from ornaments
be handy for readers to lay down vol
umes taken from the shelves to be
read, or those finished and put aside
for Il few moments before standing
again on the shelves in their right
places. Living rooms where books are
features of backgrounds are most
pleasing when given someH hat SINH
lar decorative treatment III furnish
ingS.
Backgrounds for Persons.
There is much to be said in favor Of
books as backgrounds, apart from
their actual decoration. They give an
air of comfort and coZiness as we'll as
q literary flavor to the room. They in
vite rest and thought, both of which
are too seldom made the most of in
this country Of activities, of rush and
pustle. There are few backgrounds
that set off personalities to better ad-
vantage So true is this that artists
sometimes paint portraits OF literary
men and women against backgrounds
Of books. which they soften and blend
IN tones to produce color symphonies
without b!urring. so that outlines Of
volumes are not clearly distinguish
able.
Books Are Inviting
Homemailers do well to use books as
backgrounds in main rooms they wish
to make inviting. If there is an open
fire and 81 dog stretched out before il
on an Oriental rug, which need not be
expensive, an air of luxury, coupled
with comfort, is produced that is diff
ficult to duplicate where the walls are
not lined with well filled bookcases.
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Copyright. 1922
NJ ! NJ 7

Mimi will ho glad to answer any inquiries
directed TO this paper provided STAMPED.
addressed enNrlOpe luClO-Et. Also she
VII r. lad 10 send Food for Conversation .
and How to Overcome SeIf-consciousness. :"
Evening star., 1925-10-31
Clothes for Up-to-Date Toddlers
by MARY MARSHALL

Little children. like their parents, are
wearing far lighter undcrciothes than
used to be the case. once apparently
Evening star., 1925-10-31

there were mothers who felt that if
you kept a child in warm enough un-
derclothes in Winter he couldn't pos
sibly catch cold. If he did-well, il Ger
tainly wasn't Your fault. Goodness
knows you had provided all-Wool un-
derthings. and he'd Worn them from
the first frost and was going TO wear
them till May.
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Surprise for Peter.

He does his friendship prove fun well
Who knows your secret and wont tell.
Sammy jaw.
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RAILROADS running out Of Sydnay.
Australia, are being electrified.
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can't how and women forget when they
youthful copanionshp and what
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And how any parents can be fool enough not to know that they
old
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An extract similar to that from beef
Is to be made from fish refuse In
Franco,
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/ am Marie
Of all the of
foolish
il
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ACROSS.
/. Make merry.
5. Done with criminal intent.
9. Something shaped like an s.
TO- Native nurse Of India
19. Meadow.
II. Rudimentary vital element.
Is. Never (Archaic).
II. Note Of the scale.
IS. Ocean.
20. Highest point.
"a. Worthless leaving.
%. Expressed grief.
28. Employ actively.
90. Floor covering.
81. Necessity.
80. Fabulous bird.
35. Note of Guido'S scale.
Sc. Doctor (abbr.).
80. Make we'll.
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n o
And how
of
home and children and looming her lonely
stupid they a
the
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were toned down and sombered. The
sprinkling of brightness in library
shelves accentuates the beauty in
backgrounds Of books without making
them garish in the least
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YEAR MISS DIN unC
go TO any canoes or parties out with boys have them
please write something about who
ever NounsE ROSE
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Copyright. 1920
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he
the
their Of
There viii be
O.
Evening star., 1925-07-16

In an effort to increase oil produc-
ton, all present companies at Tam
pico. Mexico, are operating at full ca
pacity and many new organizations
are being started.