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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Me and Pubs SimkinS was waWking
to Skool this morning and Pubs Sed,
Or WIZ, if you wunt to see the worlds
champeen hard luck guy, look at me.
Wy, Wat? | sed, and he Sed Wy.
EeStldday afternoon. for instants. I
had 10 so to the grocer store for 3
pounds of potatoes, and their ) cents a
pound, and l was looking erround the
store, and | notice n big baSkit with
about 10 pounds of funny looking po-
tatoeS in the bottom of it and | Sed
to Mr.. Buzby, How about these pota-
toes. Mr.. Buzby, how mulch is these?
and he sed O. they went bad on me,
III give you the baSkit and all for 5
cents.
G.. did You take them? [ sed, and
Pubs sed, Sure, they wasent so awful
bad, they was ony wife in different
spots and l thaWt my mother mite
leeve me keep the 10 cents change for
having the ideer and getting sutch a
bargain for her, and | carried the bas-
kit home and & wiz if you don't think
II was heavy gosh you wunt to try it
some time and find out, and my
mother gave one look at the potatoes
and holy smokes | thawt she was GO
ing TO faint in the basllit. and she
made. me carry it all the way back
agen and get 3 pounds of regular po-
heavy to carry home 0 boy wat do you
think it was TO carry back agen, and
| had all that werk for nuthing and
q winnicllers l was Exhausted fol-" the
rest of the day.
Well that aint eny verse than wat
happened to me yestidday at dinnir,
sed. We had spinnitch and stew toma-
toes and mash ternips, and that's every
kind of vegetible that l hate the werst,
and 1t would of bin bad enuff to have
eny one of them so wat must it of bin
to have them all together, and NV
mother told me if | dident eat nv
vegetables | couldent have eny dizzert.
SO | ate some of each and then good
mite wen dizzert came wat was it but
taffyoca that l never eat anyways, |
Sed.
And we kepp on wawking to skool
thinking about our trubbles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. ID.

ultatl0n of the artist over the color
and form of his picture? What can
that be. compared with the exquisite,
thrilling joy of the mother who sees
her baby growing?
When my two Ill fellas come back
from the Land Of Nod with their
round kiaSabe cheeks flooded with
color, their eyes brilliant and alert, 50
that the whites look blue-when | see
the little legs so sturdy and the little
backs 50 straightforward. | wouldn' t
trade my thrill my heavenly salts
faction, for any thrill on earth. All
the effort, fatigue and toll are nothing.
ceaSeleSS as they are. compared with
the blessed result. Get That. little
mother-live for that. Each day and
year Will be more glowing-the first
dear word. the first steps. the first
recognition of YOU as mother. then the
time when You aud the iii fella can
walk and talk tosther. pal around
and be each others world.
Il have no doubt DR.. Brady will
give YOU a lot of his AL help Do find
out the right way to feed and clothe
and air Your baby. through Dr.. Brady
OF Il good baby specialist, and then in
Sist on carrying out the policy. My
own baby specialist has just published
book for firSt-year mothers. Do YOU
want il? III inclose the slip describ-
ing it. And I'll be glad to mail you
the book If you like. l wish you'd
write to me. I'd love to know you. If
you are in this city that might be pos
sible. The best of all good wishes TO
YOU and the wee darling, from
'''
If YOU can read this letter and not
get kinda moist around the eyes You
had better consult u sympathetic
nerve specialist.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Lost: A Little Mother.

printed letter from Il 14-year-old
child who described herself as the
another Of 4smcnthold baby.
\ good many readers have written
ne one thing and another about that
letter. ] have a bundle OF conmunica-
tons which LiG-hearted mothers have
sent for me To forward to this little
1nother. but, alas, | have forgotten the
little mothers name and address.
should have kept her letter, | sup
pose, but it was destroyed with the
days accumulation. | take il that
readers who write t. me about a"v-
Thing expect me to destroy their let
1ers as soon as l have read them. aud
that is what I do. Unless letter il
properly signed it is in no danger Of
being read by me-l look for the
signature first. But I doubt if I could
name d single individual who has writ
ten TO me in care Of this newspaper
since /. have conducted this depart
from somebody with whom l happen
TO be acquainted. So if the little
mother cares to receive these letters,
from people who wish to be her
friends and help her carry on, she
may write me gain. Meanwhile here
is one letter which ! have permission
to print:
Dear Little Mother; Girl or wom-
an, you have the most wonderful job
on your hands now that the world
holds I hope you are loving your wee
gift of God with all the power of your
heart. Stand on your own and love
him, live for him. put the very best
of yourself into him.
Have you ever read Of the JOY of
a. sculptor over the progress and com
pletion of his masterpiece; OF the eX-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
W. BURGESS

two-legged creatures called men?" de.
manded Paddy.
NO" replied Billy. 81 didn't see
any track of one of them and / didn' t
smell the horrid man scent. l don't
believe one has been about up there"
did you come straight down from
there?" demanded Paddy.
Billy nodded. LAS straight as
could and follow the Laughing
Brook" said he.
Without another word Paddy turned
and headed for his home. Where are
you bound?" asked Billy Mink. Il
should think you would go up there
and fix those holes" he added
Paddy said nothing. but dived and
disappeared. Billy knew that that
dive took Paddy right down to the
entrance to his house, the entrance
far down under water. Billy waited.
But he didn't have to wait long. Pres
emily Paddy appeared. Then Mrs.
Paddy appeared. Then one of the
nearly-grown children appeared. Then
another appeared. Paddy led the way
and with the others swimming behind
him went straight to where the Laugh
ing Brook entered that pond. With
out stopping an instant they started
up the Laughing Brook, and they
were in IA hurry. Yes, sir, they were
In a hurry. Any one could nave seen
that.
Billy Mink grinned. Paddy might
have at least thanked me for bringing
him the news" thought he. But
suppose he was SO upset he quite for
got to be polite. Oh, well, it doesn't
matter. l wonder if Paddy guesses
who did tear those holes in that dam
1t was the work of Buster Bear or l
don't know signs when / see them.
Rather rough on Paddy and his fam
lily. But. then, making that pond out
of that swamp will be rough on some
folks. 1t does seem as If what is good
for one in this world Is bound to be
bad for some one else. 1t does so. /
wonder if Buster Bear will tear that
dam open again if Paddy fixes it. And
l wonder who put him up to it?
don't believe he would have thought
of such a thing all by himself. Still,
you never can tell what Buster Bear
will do"
(Copyright 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
A Courageous Act
BY FLORENCE DAVIES.

However much you may object to
| women smoking, you must admit that
| Marion Edwards Park, president of
Bryn Mawr College, has courage. 1t
| is not on record that President Park
smokes. But it has recently been an
nounced that she permitted the stu
dent sentiment to rule and lifted the
| ban on smoking at Bryn Mawr.
Now President Park doubtless knew
perfectly well when she did this that
thousands of women all over the coun-
try would criticize her. But that did
not keep her from facing the facts
honestly and from acting in accord
ance.
The facts in this case are that Bryn
Mawr College has put matters of stu
| dent discipline into the hands of the
students themselves. For years the
| students had voted that smoking
| should not be permitted. More than
! half of the students do not smoke.
But when these students faced the
fact that large number did smoke
! and that public sentiment in the mat
| ter had changed to that extent, at
| least, they themselves voted to lift the
| BAN In the face of this decision Pres
ident Park met the issue fairly and
agreed
Now there is more to this than
meets the eye. 1t is more than a mat
| ter of whether smoking is right or
wrong, healthful or poisonous. lady
| like or hoydenish. 1t is a matter of
the very nature and origin of law, a
matter which women as well as men
| would do well to understand.
When we find ourselves Wailing at
the amount of lawlessness in this
country, we forget that laws are moth
! ing more than the accumulated eXpe-
rience of the race in action. The laws
of England are based upon what is
known as the old common law, which
for years was never even written.
They were merely crystalliZed public
! opinions, accepted as law by common
consent.
SO when we say that we cannot stop
this or that in this country, we say
that we do not care enough. For laws
! that the people really back and be
lieve in will be enforced. Real laws
are not something that a few people
wish upon the majority: they are self
imposed regulations which spring
from the heart of the race, inspired
by long experience.
In the case of the Bryn Mawr girls
1t is evident that they themselves
found that the smoking rule was not
the result of conviction and custom.
Rather, custom was swinging the
other way. 1t took courage to face
the fact. Whatever you think about
smoking, the fact remains that laws
based on the feeling and prejudices of
only part of the people cannot. in the
very nature of things, be enforced
and had better be written off the
books. in order that those laws which
remain may have just that much add
cd force and dignity.
President Park may have done an
unpopular thing when she consented
In that ruling, but she did a cou-
raGeous thing. When we face facts
fearlessly in this manner, we will be-
gin to pass laws that Will be enforced
and not clutter the books with those
which are not enforcible. because they
are not backed by the will Of the
people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Eyes.

We take our eyesight too much for
granted. Our eyes are such ready
and willing servants that it never
occurs to us to wonder how they feel
and whether or not we have been
just fair to them until one day some
thing happens, and we discover the
truly awful Importance of our eye
sight.
When we tell a child to read only
in good light, put the light behind
him and bit over his shoulder and
not to read too long at a time we
usually believe that we have said all
that Is necessary and go on from
there. We forget about the poor pa
per IN cheap books. gray print. pooS
type, lack of spacing and margins
we forget that eyes must be rested
by letting them look off for bit
now and then. and they are helped
by n bath after Il trip in train or car
We take eyes too much for granted
The general health of Il child IS
largely dependent upon his eyeSight
and the comfort of his. eyes as they
adjust themselves the countless mum :
bers Of times they are called on for
duty. Many an irritable, fuSsy, trou-
blesome child could be helped by hav-
ing the right treatment for his eyes
IL al tIlllu HAS an eye utltcL "llb$f
remains uncorrected the strain on his
nervous system is very severe and the
results are most unhappy.
Such a child will not pay atten-
ton to lessons. He viii fidget and
fuss about the house. He will mot
want to-" far more than he will
want to-" lie viii quarrel with his
brothers and sisters over anything
or nothing at all. lie will lose weight
and grow slowly and his intelligence
will very likely be dulled. Sometimes
he viii have tantrIns and fight and
Screech until he is worn out, simply
because some one asked him to do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10

knew that without rest they could not
continue to work.
Despite his satisfaction with the
way the work had progressed, Paddy
had an uneasy feeling that night. He
didn't know just what 1T meant. He
knew of no reason for feeling uneasy
Just the same he did, and he couldn't
sleep as soundly as Mrs. Paddy and
their two children did. He kept wax.
ing up. Finally, quite late in the
night, he went out of the house for a
swim in the moonlight. Almost al
once he saw a small, dark head NOV
ing swiftly where the moonlight lay
across the pond. Hello, Billy Mink"
said he.
The brown head turned toward him
Hello. Paddy said he. For good
ness sake. what are you doing here
while your new pond is running
away"
Whats that" demanded Paddy
sharply. What do you mean by say
ing that my new pond is running
away?%
Just what | say" retorted Billy
Your new pond is running away, and
soon there won't be any pond at all
I've just come from there and there
wasn't much pond when | left There
are two great holes in your new dam. y
Paddy's eyes glowed with anger
"One hole might he from an accident
but two holes means that they were
made by some one. Who was it, Billy
Mink"
Don't ask me. replied Billy. There
was no one about when l was there
At least, | didn't see any one, and
there is nothing the matter with my
eyes that | know Of
Did YOU see any tracks of those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Cabbage Scallops.

Wash three ounces of rice in several
waters. slice one medium sized cab
bage into fine Shreds, remove all the
stalk, then wash and drain. Put the
rice and cabbage into pan of boiling
sailed water and simmer for one hour
Strain. Melt two ounces of butter in
u pan, add the rice, cabbage. salt and
pepper, and one-fourth of Il grated
nutmeg. Stir over the fire for ten
minutes. but do not brown. Add one
gill of stock and simmer gently until
quite soft. Fill some creased scallop
shells with the mixture, sprinkle with
three ounces of grated cheese. put a
few pieces Of butter here and there
over the top, and brown under a
griller or in the oven. Serve hot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Planned Oysters.

One and one-half dozen of the large
variety oysters. one teaspoon lemon
Juice, one-half teaspoon salt. one
tAlarter teaspoon paprika, small pinch
of mace. These may be cooked either
in the upper part Of double boiler
or in the blazer Of chatting dish.
Place the butter in the dish which is
10 be used, add salt and paprika and
mace. Add the oysters. Cover and
cook until they are slightly coiled
around the edges, stirring every min
ute. Have ready a lower part of the
boiler containing hot water and place
the inner part containing the oyster
mixture over the water to keep hot,
Add the lemon juice and serve on toast
fingers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Preparing Sliced Ham.

Baked sliced ham is prepared in this
way: Soak the slice of ham for an
hour in cold water. Then place it on a
platter and rub it on both sides with
n mixture made from a cup of granu.
lated sugar and two tablespoons of
dry mustard. Place the ham in a cas-.
serole with whatever of the sugar and
mustard remains, and pour on it a
half cup of hot water and a quarter
cup of vinegar. Cover and cook until
tender-which will be at least an hour.
Add more hot water, if necessary.
When done. the gravy should be
brown, but not burned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Lessons in English
By W. l.. GORDON.

" ords often Misused-Dont say
1T were US who you saw" Say 1T
We're we whom you saw"
Often Nlispronounced-Per iration.
Don't pronounce first syllable as
pres" Pronounce first as in it"
Often Alisspelled: License. Note the
c and the :.
Synonyms-Lenity. lenienCy. elem
ency, mildneSS. gentlenesS. tolerance,
mercy. tenderness, forhearance, com.
passion.
Word Study-"Use a word three
times and it is Yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word
Incarceration: Imprisonment: contine-
ment. 'tIe grew respondent during his
long incarceration"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Our Children-By Angelo Patri

some wee thing or told him he could
not do it.
If you happen to have a child who
does any or all of these things; IL
indeed he is manifesting any I'M
usual kind of conduct from temper
taatrums to telling untruths and
taking that which is not his, have his
eyes examined. You see, a child's
eyes grow as well as any other part
Of him. He is not born with a fin
ished vision. But it often happens
that child's growth is very disturb
ing to the functions of the various
organs, and this is especially true of
childrens eyes. We find very often
that child who is growing rapidly
has trouble with his eyes, and when
the eye man adjusts them and in
structs the child how to care for
them and just how to wear and use
his glasses, things are better all
round. The child is more composed
| his work Is better and his weight in
creaseS. When growth becomes more
even or when 1t has about ceased, the
eyes are, more frequently than not
quite all right, and the child leaves
off his specs. That would be, of
course, if there had been no defect
| of sight, just a weakness of vision
dee TO the poor adjustment OF eye
and body development.
Little children who have crossed
/ eyes, or inf1amed eyes, or defective
eyes cannot complain about them, for
| they do not know what ails them. so
1t is always wise to ask the eve man
Eyes are so terribly important.
Copyright 1920
Mr.. PatrI VIII give personal attention to
inquiries from parents or school teachers on
we care and development of children. Write
nun IN care of this paper. Enclosing self
addressed. stamped envelope for reply.
Great Britain is the chief source of
Slams i'm r,0Y,fS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10

is upholstered, as here. with pieces
cut from an old-fashioued blue and
white woven Coverlet, its charms are
tWofold.
Original colonial woven coverlets
are much sought after by collectors
and bring fancy prices. but authentic
reproductions are being woven today
by Southern mountaineer women and
are not at all costly
These new reproductions can be
purcha sed in all the famous old de-
signs and in many color combinations.
including blue and white, red and
white and brown and white.
ICOpyrlEht. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10

Paddy the Beaver was vrey we'll sat
isfied with the way things were going.
It was a great task, a very great task.
to build that new dam to make the
new pond up there in the swamp, but
when the work was finished it would
be worth all 1t had cost. Already that
pond was becoming of some size. and
it WAS with real regret that Paddy had
left it with the others to come down
to their home that evening. But they
had worked hard all day, and Paddy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
HOME NOTES
Ely JENNY WREN.

This chair is such a logical. sensible
combination Of fine old form and fine
old fabric that one asks herself, why
didn't I think of that The old colo
NAL wing chair is delightful and com
ifortable in any covering, but when it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Billy Brings News.

Some folks delight in news that's bad
But as for me it makes me sad.
Mother West Wind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10

p. A. Is sold everywhere in tidy red
tins, pound and hdif-ponnd tin hHnIi-
doris, and pound ery,fdi-gldss humidoys
With sponge-moisfener top. And
0l~6ys pith every Bit of bite and porch
removed by the Prince albert proeess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10

Great Britain is the chief source of
Slams imports.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-07-18
HENRY SHATTUCk
SUFFERS STROKE;
S ERI 0USLY ILL
Well-known Juneau Business
Man Stricken-Family
Coming North.

Henry Shattuck, owner of the
Alaska Supply Company and Vice
President of the Juneau Lumber
Mill, suffered stroke of paralysis
at 10 O'Clock last night and his con-
dition at 2 o'clock this afternoon
was said to be very serious. When
first taken with the stroke he re-
manied conscious and talked with
DIR. l.. p. Dawes, the attending
physician but this morning he was
unconscious His entire left side is
paralyzed. Mr. Snattuck was known
to have had a high blood pressure
some time.
Mrs. Shattuck and their daughter
Miss Margaret, were notified of Mr.
Shattueks' condition and left Seattle
this morning ON the steamship
Northwestern for Juneau. Mr.. Shat
tuck's son, Henry, jr.. and his
brother Allen Shattuck and the lat
ter's family are in Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-07-18
Special Orders Are Issued by
Acting Secretary Of
Commerce. I
10000 CASES PACKED:
HALF UNDER PACK 1924
Local Steps Are Taken to
Secure Change in Most
Drastic Order.

SEATTLE. July 1S-Looal sal
mon packers and iobbers have been
advised by cable that the Bering
Sea Fisheries. east of 15s degrees,
west longitude, have closed due to
an order signed by the Acting Sec
retary of Commerce.
The fishing grounds at Nushagak
and surrounding territory will close
tonight at. 6 O'Clock under the same
order
The pack for the season OF Alaska
red salmon, Is estimated at 100000
cases against 100000 last year
with carry-over which will not
exceed 10000 cases
The pack in the Cook Inlet dis
trict is reduced but the finals are
not yet obtainable.
The Central Alaska pack Is fair.
Southeastern Alaska fishing has
not yet proceeded far enough to
show estimates.
Price of reds is strong
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-07-18
CITY OF Seoul.
UNDER Water
Damage Is Believed Worse
than First Reports Indi-
cate-Casualties.

TOXIC, July Is. Dispatches
from Korea state that a large por-
tion of the city of Seoul is inun-
dated by floods. Heavy rains caused
the Seoul River to oyerrun its
banks
A special dispatch from Osaka
says all lines of communication
with Seoul are severed and the dam
age is worse than earlier reports
indicated.
An Asahi dispatch says the Seoul
power house has been destroyed and
the city is in darkness.
Numerous casualties are reported.
Refugees are occupying railway cars
and the barracks
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-07-18
MILITARY CITIZEN CAMPS
ARE BEGINNING FOR u. S.
PREPAREDNESS, is CLAIM

go to the camps because they wish
to be constructive. active citizens,
not because the government insists
upon them being just that. In most
countries military service Is COM
pulsory.
These army camps modest in size
and length. are the beginnings of
preparedness in our country. They
are purely American in keeping
with American traditions, ideals and
principles.
At this time 1t again seems nee
essary to sound the warning against
the danger of unpreparedness. There
never has been adequate prepared
ness in this country. We have come
out of all of our wars with the best
lof intentions and high resolves
henceforth to be prepared to preserve
AVQasppes % PHSe HXQ.l
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-07-18
BARROW
CHURCH MEMBER

DENVER, July 19.-Clarence Oar
row has been elected to honorary
membership in the Liberal Church
of Denver, Bishop Frank Rice an
nounced today. This action was ta-
ken because of Darrow's court de-
fezse in the Scopes trial
The Church has sent a letter to
DarroW expressing hope that the
trial will succeed in bringing about
the "early thoughts now dormant
in many minds that are imbued with
the progress of the American con
science"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-07-18
Episcopal Church Boys and
Girls Are to Build School
i In the Jungles of africa

NEW YORK, July 1S.-The boys
and girls of the Episcopal Church
Schools of the United States. are
saving their pennies to build a
school for the native children of the
African jungles. The presentation of
the fund will be one of the features
Of the 4Sth triennial general con-
vention of the church which will
meet in New Orleans October 7-23
next.
1t is known as the Birthday Thank
Offering. Since 1919, when the
Church School Service League was
organized, the children of the church
throughout the country have been
encouraged to make offerings on the
Sunday nearest their birthdays, or