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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-12

what is person called who
steafs?" asked a teacher; but there
was no answer.
Teacher: Nov, Herbert, suppose
were to put my hand in your pocket
and take out penny, what would you
call me?"
Herbert: please, sir, a bloomin'
conjurer."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-12

George Bouchard of Millinocke+
was in the city yesterday and he az
tended the Bates-Colby football
game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-12

The funeral of Mrs. Sophie For
tier, who died in Gardiner Tuesd.y
will be held at the Sacred Heart
church Friday at 8 A. M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-12

States in national reform of forest
taxation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-12

Charles Minnehan of Auburn was
visitor in Waterville yesterday at
ternOOn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-12

DR.. G. II. Hutchins of this city Is
to go to Jackman today on business
for the State.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
Oatmeal Bags.

Every one seems to be making oat.
meal bags, If can judge by my letters
Of the last two weeks. One woman
wrote that she had started a quite nice
little business selling them for 10
cents a box of 10, with a clear profit
OF cents box, and another woman
has been selling bath.size bags at the
rate of for cents. A large manu-
featuring concern wrote recently that
it was putting out oatmeal bags as
part of a new Zine"
make up bags this way. l buy
cheap, coarse oatmeal by the pound,
run II through a meat grinder, and to
each pound, mix a handful of soda
btcarbonate Of soda. also bought in
large packages at the grocers. Now
and then ] add n handful Of shaved
or powdered soap, or pure soap flakes.
In that case, l make larger bags and
use them instead of washcloths. But
ordinarily, a small bag of oatmeal with
soda in, thrown into the bath or hand
basin and squeezed in the hot water.
viii make the water deliciously soft
and more than ordinarily cleansing
Oatmeal softens and refines the skin,
draws out dirt from the pores. blea ches
and gives d delightful feel to one s
whole body.
/ make the bags of coarse cheese
cloth, torn or cut into squares: L pile
a little of the oatmeal mixture in the
center, catch the four corners together
and tie around a bit Of bright ribbon.
Sometimes l twist together an upper
and lower corner into the beginning
of a knot, and twist the other two cor
ners into the rest of the knot, japanese
fashion. This holds the loose ends to.
gether and holds in the oatmeal, with.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
Providing Comfort for Bedroom
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

A happy frame of mind and a COM
fortably made bed are the best aids
to sweet dreams. 1t Is for the house
wife to supply the well made bed and
for the one who occupies the bed
to see to it that she lays aside dis
turbing thoughts when she lays
aside her garments and dons her
night robe. Since the making Of the
bed is the task of the housewife. 1t
is important for her to know the
best way to do so.
Nicely aired sheets are the rightful
luxuries Of a chamber. 1 know Of
one lady who used to wish she were
rich enough to have a pair OF fresh
sheets every night washed and hung
out of doors to dry. There Is
positive fragrance about such bed
linen that is as decided as the fra
GRANGE Of new-mown hay. II you can
not have such aired sheets. but must
content yourself with laundry that
comes from a drying room, ana not
from the open air, the next best
sweet lavender about 1t. This lies in
the power of every homemaker.
Bedding.
Provided with as sweet bed linen
as possible, the next thing Is to have
covers that are light. Those that
weigh on the sleeper are rather en-
ervating. The weight should be sur
ficient to cling to the body in cold
night, but light enough to rest easily
when not drawn down closely in less
severe nights. Blankets that have a
good proportion of wool are light and
warm. Cotton can now be so treated
that it has decidedly fluffy charac-
ter. Down puffs are not as much In
evidence as once, but they are the
lightest and Warmest of coverl1ds.
Making the Bed.
The actual making of the bed is
matter not to be lightly passed over.
The sheets must he long and wide
enough for the lower one to be tucked
under the mattress. Uneasy sheets
make uneasy rest-that is, II the
sheets are not drawn smoothly and
kept held so that they will get loose
at top or bottom and wrinkle. The
sheet should have under 1t quilted
mattress cover. An old heavy blanket
or old quilt will do. The top sheet
should be tucked In firmly at the foot.
Corners should be folded back square
ly in both.
has a sheet over the blankets as well
as under them. This prevents the
blankets from coming in touch with
the body The texture OF blankets
is not pleasing to most persons. Also
the sheet keeps the blankets from
getting soiled. They require less
laundering than when not so pro
tected. In any event, the top OF the
,lpper sheet should be turned well
down over the blankets.
Pillows.
Pillows should have their corners
pulled we'll into the corners OF cases
and should actually fit, and not be
covers merely. The size and shape
Of pillows is a matter that is more
or less regulated by custom, but there
is no one who will not appreciate hav-
Evening star., 1925-09-24
HOW 1T STARTED
THE Scarlet Letter"
BY JEAN NEWTON.

1t is probably through the medium
of Hawthorne's famous novel of that
name that the scarlet letter" has be-
come symbol, in f1gurative speech,
of woman's badge Of shame, the
stigma of lost chastity. For the char
acter of Hester Prynne of the Scar
let Letter. who was forced by the
narrowness and the prduery of her
day to wear on her breast such a
humiliating emblem. has become one
of the immortals of literature, familiar
even to those who have not read the
book.
For the origin Of the scarlet letter,
however. we must go back beyond
Hawthorne's fiction to the source from
which he derived his material for the
book. For it had its beginning not in
literature but in life. 1t was a real
punishment inflicted by early New
England moralists upon flesh and
blood Magdalenes.
Plymouth" dated June, 1871, we find
the following prescribed for any fe-
male Pilgrim who might have dallied
from the path of virtue:
ITO wear two capital letters, A. D.,
cut in cloth and sewed on their upper
most garment on the arm and back;
and If any time they should be found
without the letters SO worn while in
this Government, they shall be for.
with taken and publicllly whipt."
Although there Is here no reference
TO its color, this Is the scarlet letter"
that has survived In modern speech.
Copyright. 1925)
Evening star., 1925-09-24
AUTUMN
BY ID. c. PEATTIE.

During President Hardings admin
istration a White House messenger
appeared one afternoon, just at the
Government office closing hours, at
the door of an expert on fungi, EN-
ployed by the Department of Agri'
culture He bore on his arm a bas-
ket containing a mess Of curious blue
mushrooms which had sprung up on
the White House lawn. Some one
had seen them and had suggested
that they might be good for the
House cook, having a high sense
of his responsibilities, sent them over
for identification by experts first.
They proved to be quite poisonous
and the messenger returned with a
warming by no means to serve them.
Had the cook been less thoughtful, II
might have cost the Presidents life.
or that of some distinguished guest.
The narrow escape makes one think
of those jolly dinners of deadly ANA
nita which the Medicis and Borgias
and the ancient Caesars used to serve
up to those whom they disliked.
Their favorite weapon was one spe-
cial kind for which there was and
still IS no antidote. Its poison enters
the system and destroys the red cor
puscles in the blood.
Beware then of toadstools. There
are plenty Of poisonous fungi around
Washington, and you should not trust
any children or gypsies who come to
your door selling mushrooms they
have picked.
Also, do not trust your friend 8
identification of some mushroom COM
ing up in your yard, unless he is
known to be an expert. If you want
some wild mushrooms, find a patch
and take them to an authority for
identification. Do not eat any mush-
room that has been picked and allow
ed to get old.
On the other hand, 1t is unfair to
look with suspicion on mushrooms
that your grocer sells, or the sort
that is grown by commercial mush-
room raisers. These fungi are grown
from pedigreed seed and the beds are
kept free from any mushrooms ex-
ccpt the edible sort. Mushrooms In
the regular market are above sus.
piciOn
Evening star., 1925-09-24
What Tomorrow Means to You
BY MARY BLAKE.

Tomorrow'S planetary aspects de-
note conditions quite favorable for
ell legitimate commercial or me-
chanical effort. They also counsel
against speculative or hazardous en-
terprises. The signs indicate that,
under the days auspices. problems,
especially those of q financial or an
inventive nature, will be easily
solved. 1t is a good time for the
execution of contracts or agreements.
In the evening the conditions undergo
a very sudden change, and the
atmosphere will be apparently charged
with dire forebodings, and a tempta-
ton to be impatient and teSty. The
best course. under these circum-
stances, is to forget your problems
and force yourself 10 participate in
smusements OF home or family life.
A child born tomorrow will not,
although wiry, give very much eVi-
dence of strength or vigor. The all
ments of infancy will not, however
affect it 10 any serious extent. as
its recuperative powers will he very
great. It's character. while not
gloomy, will, on the other hand, not
be jovial or merry. 1t will be deep
thinker, have an old head on young
shoulders, and be too introspectve
for its own good. 1t will, in early
life, show Il strong enthusiasm Tor
religion. and this, unless guided in
the right channels of charity and
faith, will render il bigoted and mar
row-minded. II will be a voracious
student and will easily acquire mass
of knowledge, which is liable To prove
a mess of knowledge, unless the in
formation 50 absorbed is properly
"card-indeXed.
If tomorrow is your birthday you
are very frank. outspoken and hon
est. You persist in calling a spade
a spade" at all times, and are too
downright at times for your own in
terests. A pill Is never. in its nat
ural state, very palatable, hence pill
makers usually give It a sugar coat
ing. Why not follow their example?
You are rather easy to handle by
those who know the art. Win those
who are ignorant of this exact sci
ence" you arc perverse and OBJ
stinate.
In spite of your lack If artistic
expression. you are very tastidiocs,
like beautiful surroundings and de-
vote much thought and time 10 iIRtk-
ing your home pleasant and at
tractiye.
You are very affectionatc, quite
demonstrative and liable to fall out
of love just as easily as you fat IN
love.
Well known persons born on this
date are: Winnie Ream HoEie,
sculptor: Thomas c. Chamber.in, Se-
ologist and educator; James NJ. Bailey,
humorist; William lie +. Jenney,
architect; Thomas J. Wood. brigadier
general; Alfred Vail, inventor.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
To Warm Cold Biscuits.

If you have cold biscuits left and
your family will not eat cold biscuits
warmed over if they know 1t, just
give them a surprise by warming them
in such a way that they cannot tell
them from fresh biscuits. Over one
teaspoonful of lard pour one cupful Of
boiling water, and into this dip each
biscuit. Then put them in a hot
oven and let them remain for about
10 minutes, or until they become soft
and brown. Do not take them up
until the moisture from the gravy
water leaves them, or they will be
soggy. If left in the oven just the
right length of time they will be de-
licious and cannot be told from fresh
biscuits.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
The Tree of Silver.

Next morning when the sisters
awoke there stood before the house
the most wonderful tree with leaves
and branches all of silver and fruit
OF gold. Nothing more beautiful and
charming could be found in the whole
wide world. No one but Little Two
Eyes knew whence the tree had come
She noticed that it grew right out of
the spot where she had planted the
heart of the goat according to the in.
structions of the wise old woman.
The mother said to Little One Eye
Climb up, child, and gather us some
fruit" But every time Little One
Eye tried to seize q golden apple the
branch sprang out Of her hand and
try as hard as she would, she coult
not pick a single apple.
This is the queer little, old woman
who has again befriended Two Eyes
Make her cape and hood gray. Hel
stick should be black
Evening star., 1925-09-24
NV Neighbor Says:

An excellent paste for clean,
ing saucepans, boards, sinks,
tiles, discolored china, stone,
paint, etc, can be made as fol-
lows: Take equal parts of whit,
ing soft soap, white sand and
soda. Place the ingredients in
saucepan, adding enough
water to form a smooth paste.
Boil until dissolved and pour
into Jars for future use. Apply
with a clean flannel wrung out
of hot water and afterward
rinse with clear warm water.
Cranberries can be made very
palatable with the use of little
sugar mixing them with about
half their bulk Of apples through
a colander
A good floor stain that ~oes
right into the wood and is very
durable Is made of linseed oil
colored with ground burnt UNI
ber. Rub thoroughly into the
boards with flannel pad and
next day polish with beeswaX
and turpentine.
iron rust disappears III salt Is
put on the stain and lemon juice
Is then squeezed on the salt
and the article Is left in the
sun. 1t is a sure remedy but
may have to be repeated.
1t Is not necessary to grease
a pie plate to prevent the pie
from sticking. Dust the plate
carefully with flour and the
pie will slide out easily.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
Prize Sandwiches.

Take one cupful of maple sirup,
half a cupful of chopped dates. half
a cupful Of chopped almonds and halt
a cupful of pineapple. Boil together
for minutes. Remove from the
fire and add a teaspoonful of lemon
juice. Cut some bread in long, thin
slanting slices. Remove all crust
Spread with this mixture and roll up
wrapping them in oiled paper. Let
stand few hours. Remove the paper
and the sandwiches will be found 10
keep their shape. This filling is also
fine for white cakes.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
FRECKLES
Rid Yourself of Them NOW

/ Now is the time to get rid of
I freckles. Othine double strength is
I the treatment with which to do it.
/ Neglected, they will be with you
/ all Winter.
Don't waste time experimenting
with lemon juice or cucumbers-
! apply Othine double strength night
and morning and within a short
time your freckles should be gone.
! If not, every cent you paid will be
l refunded.
| Ask for one ounce of double
strength Othine at any drug or de-
partment store and save yourself
from disappointment
L ment.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Must Man Tell His Wife About His Business?
The Problem of the Boy Who Won't Study.
What Is "Personality'?

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anyhng In
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it a hard. like school
by idedp
l. personality it something is born with?
WANTA KNOW.
1t is something
and have personality
haves
is uproariously
another
him diotc oes
another friend said
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We meet people sight We
worthy affection and
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other by specializing
all blownin personality
DOROTHY DIN
Evening star., 1925-09-24

exponent of this tendency is eXem-
plified here in the new chic banded
saddle pump.
The original pairs were worn at the
Ora nde Semaine in France. Ameri-
ran versions closely approximate them.
1t will be found, however, that on ac-
count of the break of line and conse-
quent effect of shortening, which the
contrasting saddle trimming affords
these pumps are particularly becoming
10 the long slender foot.
NARGETTE.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
Good Mixed Pickles.

In the fall, Just before frost, take
leftover cabbages, green tomatoes,
cucumbers and green peppers, and
chop them fine. After mixing them
well. place in a large pan or cooker on
the stove. Take good vinegar two
parts, water one part, enough to cover
the mixture. Let just come to a boil.
Pack in glass jars and seal just as you
would fruit.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
DATE PUDDING

Mix together one cup ground
dates, one-half cup walnut meats
finely broken, one-half cup
sugar, three eggs lightly beaten
and one heaping tablespoon -four
mixed and sifted with one tea
spoon baking powder. Put in
buttered pudding dish, bake in
moderate oven thirty minutes
and serve with whipped and
sveetened cream.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN

1t is a very small dining room in a
honeymoon size cottage, and 1t has to
be furnished with the least possible
outlay of money. but it is utterly
charming.
The plaster board wainscoting is
painted a dull olive green and the
Evening star., 1925-09-24
MODE MINIATURES

Smartest feet still choose to be
simply shod, for trial has proven that
This type of footwear is most ftatter-
ing. However. from time to time a
subtle variation creeps in-yet SIM
Slicity is nevertheless adhered to. An
Evening star., 1925-09-24
Pencil Captain.

One mother says:
My youngest boy feels very much
left out when the older children go
off to school, SO l bought him pencil
sharpener and told him he could be
Pencil Captain. The children and
grown-ups save their pencils for him
to sharpen, and he feels that he, too,
has a steady job.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1925-09-24


You know I've a )
OF eating -4-.
It's as likely as not that l j."
!. Mans nickname.
>. Tremor of emotion.
8. Acquired tendency toward the
repetition of an act.
4. Popular supper dish two Words.
8. Often misused for SHALL
Note: The young ladys reply was
hardly complimentary, but 1t was
clever. The limerick can be completed
by placing the right words, Indicated
by the numbers. In the corresponding
spaces. The answer and another "Puzz-
lick" will appear tomorrow
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
There was q young man from the city
Who saw what he thought was kitty.
To make sure of that
He gave 1t pat.
They buried his clothes. What pity!
copyright. 192o.)
In the mems clothing and textile
Evening star., 1925-09-24

weight at 134 pounds at 16 years of
age, but you are in the growing age
and with a height of feet 4 inches
already, should think you were going
to be large woman. There is no use
trying TO reduce your hips or your
ankles. Forget all about your weight
and size for a long time to come: In
few years you Will be in proportion,
and your ankles and hips Will not be
too lar-e for the rest of Eour hodS,
Evening star., 1925-09-24
BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

out making an ugly looking bag
These are cheap enough to use and
throw away.
Evening star., 1925-09-24

lattice paper is patterned in mulberry
over pale gray ground.
The walnut drop-leaf table, like the
old chest of drawers that serves as a
buffet, was picked up in a second
hand store and refinished at home.
The Hitchcock chairs are modern
and were purchased unpainted. They
are of enameled black, with their rust
seats stained buttercup yellow.
Curtains of sheer yellow voil filter
the sunlight and a flower print of yell
low marigolds has been hung over the
old chest.
fCopyright 1921
Evening star., 1925-09-24

In the mems clothing and textile
trades women number on an average
Of about half.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
"Puzzhcks
.Puzzle.Limericks

"Will you dream of me, dear one?"
asked -1-.
She answered = he heard with
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
PENSION ASKED
FOR SHERRN[ !.

AS Col. q. o. Sheriff. had only
a year and half more to serve IN
the army before being eligible Tor
a pension for life. when he re-
signed, friends and admirers Of, the
retiring Director Of Public Build.
.ings and Parks are drafting bill
allowing him what they contend Is
q just reward, 1t was learned ct
the Navy Building to-day.
The bill, asking Congress for
special act granting Colonel Sher.
Irill a pension Of three quarters q
his present salary for life, should
be ready for the House within 9
week.
After the world war thousands
Of officers0 were released from ser
vice who had only twenty. years tc
their credit and were allowed 9
pension Of q third Of their salaries
Colonel SherriII,s friends are con
WINGED hesshould be rewarded. since
he has been counted d valuable Of
ficer to his country for more than
twenty.eiglit years.
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
.P ALAIS ROY Al
FIRM DEAD

The final order Of dissolution Of
the firm known as the Palais
Royal. which went out Of business
when the Kresge company took
over the store ct Eleventh and q
SITS. N. w. was signed yesterday BY
Chief Justice Mccoy. Of the District
Supreme Court.
The court named the National
Metropol tan Bank as receiver to
hold $500, 900 worth Of the stock OF
the Kresge Department stores and
S32S .749, in cash to meet any con.
tingency which may arise from dis
solution or the corporation.
The report .of the company, sub
n1itted by Attorneys Tobriner and
Graham, shows the distribution Of
the remaining assets Of the corpora
ton. Abraham Lisner receives
81, O31 ,398.12, and his wife, Mrs.
Laura Lisner, 81, 1876, POOLS. Byron
u. Graham, with one share Of the
stock, e to receive $1I9.51.
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
DoIiDap BprriaIs

Flor De Murat for Csc size
Box Of 25$2.5O. Tin of 10 for $1.00
La Rosa Aromatica (Liggett's)
Box of 25-$3.OO. Pack of 10 for $1.20
1Oc La Providencia (Epicure)
Box of 5O-$4.3O. Pack Of 10 for Sec I
1Sc Major (PerfectO)
Box of 25-$2.45. Pack of 10 for 98e
1Oc Major (Maj0r)
Box of 25-$2.15. 10 gor Sec
IGNORED and domestic cigars q sAyings.- bcxn
e Sc md SO. The popular bEands.of Icbaerce b
i.ra sud tins. Also Pipes and Smckzs Aece@OrisA
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
LAMP THROVVER
|SIND|CTED

Second degree murder is charged
n an indictment returned by the
Grand Jury against Kate Will
Jams. colored, charged with throw
nr a lighted lamp at her husband.
Fred williams, December /, at 40
Defrees st. N. w, resulting In his
cath December Z.
The woman and her husband.
according to the police, were quar-
reling when she picked up a lighted
lamp and threw It at her husband.
The burning oil scattering over the
room set the house on fire. The
man was found burned on his face
and body.
indicted for manslaughter in COLI
nection with the death December
), of Anna Jack, q white woman.
It is alleged that while she was
.rossing the street at Eleventh
! it.. and New York Ave-, n. w,
he accused drove his auto truck
over her. resulting In her death.
Other indictments include Alex.
jackson. alias Jack watkins, rob.
berry: william w. Storay. r.,
Robert M. Rohrer, enbezzIement;
Julius r. Beuchert, jr., and William
Taylor. grand larceny; Elmer Lam
eth and Ruby Dent, housebrealking
and larceny; Moses N. Craig, as
sault with a dangerous weapon:
Johnnie Simpson, housebreaking
and larceny; Clarence Edgar
Weeks. Harry Bowie, and Lewis
Brindle, nOnsuppOrt.
The Grand Jury ignored q hoEnI.
eide charge against Pellease Keb.
BILE, colored, who ran into Annie
Barnwell. a white woman, as she
was turning the corner at Eigh:
teenth and X SITS. N. w. 1t was
shown the deceased was deaf and
did not hear KebbIe's warning.
Other charges ignored include:
Gerald ibis. carnal knowledge;
clifford Gorharn. assault with i
dangerous weapon and assault with
intent to kill; Wilson 4. Stokely,
grand larceny.