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there are but four enemies around
here whom we fear"
Il thought you mentioned only three.
Old Man Coyote, Buster Bear and
Yowler the Bob Cat Peter inter
rupted.
Il thought You would understand
that that two-legged creature called
man always is to be counted as an
enemy" replied Paddy.
Farmer Browns boy isn't de-
clared Peter stoutly.
Perhaps not, but just the same I'll
keep out of sight when he is about, -
said Paddy. I'VE don't want to waste
time by running for nothing, so just
keep that in mind"
Peter promised that he would and
began his duties as Waterman. He
kept his wobbly little nose webbing
all the thine to test the air for the
scent of any one approaching. He kept
his long ears up and open for any
suspicious sound. Every now and
then he looked all about this way and
that way. But he didn't put much
faith in his eyes. 1t was too dark to
see far away.
By this time each of the young
Beavers had cut down a tree and all
were now busy trimming off the limbs
and getting ready to cut the trunks in
logs which could he handled Peter
became so interested in watching that
he forgot that he was supposed to be
the waSchman. Yes, sir, he forgot it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
WINTER
BY ID. E. PEATTIE.
Club Moss.

Just when you think that all the
green things have vanished from the
earth and Winter has the world in
its barren grasp, you discover in the
woods how many little plants become
conspicuous for the first time. Brave
ly verdant, they shine at you from
forest floor and bog and cold. dry
rock-the lichenS. the MOSES and the
ferns. And in this season of the year
the country boys and girls go up in
the rocky woods to find the club moss,
quaint evergreen, as wick as though
Spring We're ttptoeing up the land.
Yet 1 am always sorry to see the
club moss for sale in the Center Mar
ket. woven into wreaths. For as the
cities grow they make more and more
dangerous Yuletide demands upon the
helpless and beautiful things of our
woods. The club moss, or, as it is
called, the ground pine" is in danger
OF Its very life. No wonder that we
love 1t, for it has a spirit of Christ
mas cheer about it. And yet there is
something softer and more woodsy
about it than we meet in the hard,
bright, spiny holly leaves: it invites
the loving touch Of the hand, it is to
molly as the doe to the horned buck.
l have to keep reminding myself
that the club moss or ground pine is
really fern, or a relative of a fern.
For it looks, indeed, like a soft moss,
except for its tiny cone that has given
1t the name Of pine" At this time of
year one may shake out the golden
spores, like pollen, from the cone
those spores that are the forbears of
seeds, evolved upon the earth when
the tiny club MOSES Of today were
mighty trees and the spores perhaps
were Of corresponding size. Many
scientists believe that coal is largely
made UP of the mighty pollen showers
that once showed down in golden
rain from those ancient trees. Micro
scopic croSS-sections of coal have led
men to believe this almost incredible
theory. Certainly the spores of our
club moses of today are highly in
f1ammable. Frequently in fireworks
they are employed to make a sudden
flare, and stage lightning is frequent.
ly only flash of club moss spores.
Shake thin coating Of these spores
on glass of water and touch a match
to them. In spite of the water they
will flare up, almost like the explosive
combustion Of celluloid.
The truth is the club-moss spores
will not wet. If you cover your hand
with them and plunge it then in water
1t will come out as dry as though YOU
had worn a rubber glove. Apothecaries
use the spores to roll pills in to keep
them dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
Take Time.

One of the wisest and most beloved
school superintendent in the country,
DR.. Straubemueller. says, Take your
time When a child comes rushing to
you with red-hot problem, take Your
time Let it wait and cool off Il bit
before touching ii. If your son comes
home from school with a grievance
against the school and a complaint
against his teacher. listen. When he
gets through tell him to wait a while.
Come back in a month or so and we II
talk this over again"
A month or so is a long time~in
child's life. The proba are that
the teacher will have taken on new
color and the school a new interest in
that time. He may still have a grieV-
ance and complaint, but II Will. in all
likelihood be a different one. Time is
a great adjuster. Time is great aid.
We do not take time enough usu-
ally. We rush headlonG and try to do
in a minute what might be done far
better in five. And we have the five
minutes. 1t is just our mad rushing,
our eager desire TO crowd things
ahead. We leap along and Mother
Nature sedately trundles to where we
stand painting. usually minus the very
things we need to properly meet her.
One morning one of our boys fell
and bumped his nose on the curb
stone and bled freely. The doctor
looked at the lad and said to the
quivering teacher. please bring me
a roll of cotton, the bottle of witch
hazel and A couple of towels" The
teacher dashed off like a creature let
loose.
Hold on" called the doctor. sharp
ly. Now, take your time. The boy
won't bleed to death for a long time
yet and ! don't want you to lose your
breath and come back without the
things I'm waiting for. Go slower and
youIl come back faster. Take your
time
Miss Maria, the head of the primary
school, looks at the hurrying mothers
who come TO her Office and say: Now.
this child is very bright. lie can read
the primer. 1 taught him myself, and
he can count to a hundred and write
all his numbers. | want him placed
in the second grade right away. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
Clues to Character
By J. o. ABERNETHY,
They Lack Ambition.

The person who lacks ambition cares
very little for the things that are
the life of 1.-The cultured individual.
Those who are ambitious and long for
the finer and higher things Of life
often are perpleXed to understand the
type of individual who does not strive
for advancement.
The animal instincts are more fully
developed than the intellectual and
aspiring faculties.
This type of person may be known
by the shape Of his head. Contrary
to the popular belief, the Uranium Is
not all bone but is elastic and as the
faculties of the BRAIN develop, they
shape the head.
One Of these persons has a low
head; that Is, there Is a shortness be-
tween the brows and the hair line on
the top forehead. The eyes are set
high up on the head and there also is
lowness from the opening of the ear
to the middle top head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
Serving Foods That Cost Nothing
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

or the boiled-down peel Of many kinds
OF vegetables. This soup may have
tips or ends of cut-up vegetables in it
that would not be suitable tc serve
othel Hise. In cold weather when
soup is most welcome this vegetable
soup is easiest to make, for the liquids
can be kept until enough for the soup
has accumulated. Put all together
in tightly covered kettle and simmer
Gown to concentrate the essences. Sea
son well with salt, pepper and sprink-
EnSs of dried and crushed herbs
Bones from which meat has been cut
off, whether the meat is cooked or not.
and trimmings of the meat, gristle,
etc, when not disable for other things
should be put into this soup.
SeasOnings.
Celery leaves that are generally dis
carded can be made into delicious sea-
soning of this sort. So also can pars-
ley and ordinary pepper grass. found
in the fields, as we'll as other pungent
edible leaves. Spread the leaves on a
paper and put in dry place until all
the moisture has evaporated. Then
roll to a fine powder and put each
kind away in separate containers with
alright covers. Old baking powder
tins make appropriate containers. as
they also come under the classifica-
lloil VI d. liIleS TO- DC ulSCdi Oeu
Potato Peel Chips.
a delicious dish Of potatoes can be
made from peels. Scrub the potatoes
we'll before peeling and save the peels.
Cut them into lengths about two
inches long. though smaller pieces can
be used. Dry them on a clean towel
and put some into the frying basket
Immense in a kettle of boiling hot fat
until the white side is delicately
Drowned. Serve as potato chips or
French fried. potatoes. These crispy
morsels are perfectly delicious when
sprinkled with salt.
Apple Cores and Skins.
Apple cores and skins can be COW
cred with water and boiled down and
form the foundation for as nice apple
jelly as entire apples; or the juice
can be bottled while hot and be used
10 add to fruit punch; or it can be
made into dessert jelly by combining
with sugar and gelatin with q soup
con of lemon peel:
Uses for Lemon Peel.
BY the way, there are many uses for
dried lemon peel besides adding to the
jelly just mentioned. 1t can be put
through the food chopper before it
gets too hard and made into crumbs
to add to a plain cake batter or to an
icing for a cake. Grapefruit and
orange skins can be used in this same
way. bit of either kind of dried
skin, if put into a tea caddy, will give
delicate flavor to ordinary tea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
Hawaiian Pie.

Take one-half cupful of brown
sugar. two tablespoonful of short
ening and four tablespoonfuls of
juice from n small can of pineapple.
Put this all in an iron frying pan
and cook until it becomes thick
sirup Now into this strip put
slices of pineapple, tucking in some
bits to form a layer over the bot
tom of the pan. Then pour in a
sponge cake mixture, bake in the
oven until done and Drowned, turn
out. cool, and eat with cream, either
plain or whipped.
The Sponge Cake Mixture: Take
three eggs separated, one cupful of
white sugar, one cupful of flour, and
four tablespoonful of water or of
the juice from a can of pineapple.
Cream the egg yolks and sugar. add
the juice or water, then the -four
sifted with two teaspoonfuls Of bak-
ing powder once, then fold in the
beaten whites of the eggs.
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REn1NIME CTnpTES BY THORNTON
DAD l1YlL ~ l. OlSlLO ". BURGESS

completely. Suddenly a wandering
Little Night Breeze blew right in
Peters face and brought the scent of
Reddy Fox. 1t was so strong that
Peter knew that Reddy must be very
! near. Instantly Peter thumped with
his hind feet. He thumped with all
his might and headed for a ha ndy hol-
low log as fast as his legs could take
him.
AT the sound of that thump Paddy
the Beaver. Mrs. Paddy and the two
young Beavers dropped their work and
rushed for the water. In they plunged.
Ihey didn't stop to find out what the
danger might be. 1t was enough for
them that they had been warned
There would be time enough to find
out later what the danger was. AL
appeared above the surface of the wa
ter but each one in a black shadow.
Four pairs Of eyes searched the shore.
Four pairs of ears listened for telltale
sounds. Four noses searched the air
for suspicious scent.
But though they looked and listened
and smelled they found no trace of an
enemy. 1T must have been Yowler
the Bob Cat or Old Man Coyote" whis-
pered Paddy to Mrs. Paddy ut
couldn't have been Buster Bear, for
time. 1t wasn't one of those two
legged creatures. because they never
come here by night. Well have to
wait until Peter gives the signal that
the way is clear and safe. oh, dear.
what a waste Of time"
1t was a waste of time. You see
they didn't dare go ashore and they
waited and waited for Peter Rabbit to
appear. But Peter didn't appear, and
by this they understood that the dan
ger was still there. They were sure
that il was Yowler the Bob Cat. At
last Paddy saw a figure moving near
the shore. He swan a little nearer
and recognized Reddy Fox.
Good evening, Paddy" said Reddy,
most politely. How does it happen
that YOU and your family are not at
okwr?"
Peter Rabbit warned us Of danger"
replied Paddy. II suspect it must
have been Yowler the Bob Cat Have
you seen him about?''
NO" replied Reddy. Then he be-
gan to chuckle.
What are you laughing at?" de.
your work, Paddy
"At the way Peter frightened you
with false alarm" replied Reddy
Peter was running from me, l sus-
epct. ] really didn't mean to hold up
o ryuWork, Paddy
Paddy fairly snorted with disgust
"All that time lost he muttered, and
led the way ashore
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Will She Be Happy Married to Her Jealous
and HighTehpered Fiance? -Young Bride
Whose Husband Treats Her as Child.

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en NOT the fine sensible woman God
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well men theS
have aD'u' az
contened
bahed
until they spiritually
permitted expand and at last they grow
thoughts little
bounded by clothes
Greatly
together
mead no woman
NEAR MISS am a of don't
like home
and bring myself Yet
might object
Please what should do INDEClDf1D
Get
a il at and
feasible a FAINT.
enough
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Our Children-By Angelo Patri

would be dreadful TO waste any time.
Miss Maria looks at the huTyins
mother and says: SLOWLY, slowly.
School is not intended TO be just
place where a child learns to read
and do his number work. He needs
time TO grow. and school is supposed
to give 1t to him. Let's take time and
allow him his childhood"
Pop Saunders looks over his locals
al the hurried. worried father who
wants to know why his son isn't ready
for high school, why he needs to take
50 long to complete the elementary
course when it could be done in no
time at all if the boy would hump him
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81 have two stepsisters,' said Co
settle to the stranger. They are
beautiful and talented and wear hand
some clothes"
And do they ever help you with
the chores about the inn?" he asked.
NO said Cosette, sadly. They
are too fine to work
How old are you?" asked the
stranger.
Eight" answered Cosette.
'She is but child and has known
nothing but sorrow" he said thought
fully. Then. DO you ever play with
your Stepsisters?"
Alas, i cannot, for I have no toys
but little lead sword
This is the ragged stranger His
clothes are black all except the coat,
which is brown. He has black hair
and eyes.
Copyright. 1920
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4 TASTY DISH OF FRIED POTA-
TOES CAN BE MADE FROM THE
PEELS ALONE.
so temptingly prepared that the dish
is good enough to be really liked and
the reason of thriftiness not be sus-
pected by the family. There is a differ
ence between dishes made from the
leftovers of food and those that cost
nothing, because the ingredients are
not leftoVers. but diScardS. While
there are comparatively few dishes
that can be so made, there are many
seasonings that can be.
Thrifty Soups
The outstanding dish that comes un-
der the heading of dishes that cost
nothing is soup made from the water
in which vegetables have been boiled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
Sizing Up the Speaker.
ON the Kansas City Star

From the Kansas City Star.
She arrived late, and when the
speaker paused to take a. sip of water
she leaned over and whispered to a
friend, What's he talking about?"
The friend shook her head sadly and
whispered in return. Hes in the
same difficulty you are, and he wasn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17

Peter Rabbit felt very proud of be
Ing Waterman for the Beaver family
As they worked in the grove of pop
lars on the shore of their new pond in
the Green Forest. He felt quite i'm
portant, did Peter. He couldn't cut
trees or help trim them. but he could
keep watch while the others worked,
and this was really helping. Hadn t
Paddy IKE Beaver said SO?
However, Paddy had given Peter a
warning. Remember" said he, that
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self a little. Why doesn't he hump
himself
Pop Saunders looks over his locals
and says: We'll. an adoleScent boy
has a great deal to learn in a few
years and find that he needs every
day of those years to get things even
halfway straight. School isn't entire
~ matter of books and exams. rs
4 stage of growth and a slice of life.
Better give the boy full time.
Let's take time, as the wise folks
say we should.
M. Patr viii give personal attention 10
inquiries from parents and school teachers
on the care and development Of children
Write him IN care of tins paper. lnclosin-
stamped. addressed envelope for repiH.
Drops in prices of commodities and
raising OF wage levels in Germany
have proved effective in stopping wage
DISPUTES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17
MODE MINIATURES

The supreme charm of jewelry is
that it has no other purpose than TO
adorn. To this end, nature has con-
tributed her choicest gems-designers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17

Dishes that cost nothing are posi-
BILE to serve occasionally. They must,
of course be made by utilizing what
would otherwise be thrown away, vet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-17

of more elaborate charm A happy
Christmas gift suggestion-being
both different and f1attering to fem
mime loneliness NARCOTIC.
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False Alarm.

Too much zeal, as you will see.
A. bad none may sometimes he.
Paddy the Beaver
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Evening star., 1925-01-24
Heavy Consumption of Goods
Revealed IN Trade Repie,us
Sales, Car Loadings and Bank Clear.
ings Sho,o Up WeH-Stocks
on Firner Basis.

statisticsl conditions which constitute
something like a natural corner
The end is not easy to forecast, but
at least ii may be said that there are
no indications of artificial efforts on
the part of speculative operators to
make the situation more tense. There
Is simply being exploited in a legiti-
mate way what appears to be an ac-
tua shortage in supply
The remedy in the shape Of en-
larged production cannot be applied
until next season. and then its eff
cacy would be doubtful. The more ef-
fective cure would seem to be along
the line of reduced consumption
brought about by very high prices
forcing economy in use.
Gold Basis for Britatn.
Sterling eKcha nge has come within
such short distance of the inter
national par that the prospect of
Great Britain returning to a gold
| basis in the near future has become
! lively subject or discussion. This
discussion has developed nothing
particularly new. 1t has been re-
peatedly stated for the last wear that
the fund anne ntaI requirements for a
return OF sterling to normal had been
fulfilled-the balancing of the budget
the decrease in taxes, the gradual
reduction of the indebtedness created
during the war, and the assumption
of regular service on the American
war loan. To these essentials are to
be added the stabilizatien of Euro
pean currencies following the adop-
| tion of the Dawes plan, the decline in
| British commodity prices, and the
outlook thus suggested for increase
! in British trade.
Banker Reviews Trade
! The chairman of Barclays Bank in
! London has estimated that the total
| income OF British investments abroad
! amounts to $3.50, 900, 900 q year. This
! covers 43 per cent of the deficit in
/ the British merchandise trade as re-
ported for 1924. 1t must be assumed
that the remaining 81 per cent is
more than coanterbaIanced by the
| other items constituting the invisible e
credfts-that is, expenditures abroad
! by American tourists, ocean freight
q charges and loans of American cap
Sital.
/ Decrease In Discounts.
! The latest bank statements have
pAHty wen demonstrated that the
meanbers or the New York Clearing
| Hoa, se have been able to finance the
big Wall Street speculation without
any ihe1p from the Federal Reserve.
| The Aeserve Bank in the New York
| district showed a drop in bills dis
counteS to sBs. 200 as compared
with SS7.707,000 the week before and
| s125,695AlO0 year ago. The present
! total is of course, Insignificant 1t
means thet with the return OF the
crop moving money the member in
| stitutions ave had sufficient funds to
accommodate the Stock Exchange de-
| rtand at a Accord price level and at
| the same time take care of an in
| creasing inquiry from commercial
quarters with&'ut making uss % the
rediscount prieA lege.
Evening star., 1925-01-24
QuerH the Pram>Aer.

Determine how much OF his own
money the promoter is putting into
his scheme before you decide to risk
yours. Don't take his word for it
make him prove it.
Evening star., 1925-01-24
YOUR INCOME TAX
Expert Advice Given by United
States Internal Revenue Bureau
Based on Latest Changes
in Legislation.
ARTICLE NO. l3.
NO. l3

Business expenditures are not AL
aays business expenses within the
meaning of the income tax law For
example, merchant may build an
addition to his warehouse at a cost
of 100000. This is capital ex-
penditure for an addition to his as
sets. Capital expenditures are not
deductible. Distinction IS made be-
twee expenditures for an asset and
expenditures In connection with an
asset. If the merchant during the
year should spend $500 for repairs to
his warehouse, such as painting the
roof or replacing broken windows, he
nav deduct such amount from gross
income as a business expense, pro-
vided his plant or property account is
not increased by this amount.
Medical, law or other professional
books, machinery, tools, implemen 1T s
or surgical instruments purchased by
a taxpayer for his use in his business
trade, or profession and which are of
a permanent character are capital as
sets, and their cost is not allowab BILE
as a deduction. A farmer may not
deduct the cost OF threshing ma
chine or tractor, these being capital
expenditures, but is allowed to deduct
the cost of hoes, rakes and small tools
which are used up in the course OF a
year or two in farming operations.
The purchase price Of an automo-
/bHe, even when used wholly for busi-
ness or professional purposes, Is not
deductible, but Is regarded as an in
vestment of capital. The cost of gas
oline, repairs and upkeep of an auto
mobile Is deductible II used wholly in
business If used partly for business
and partly for the pleasure or con-
venfence of the taxpayer or his fam
ily, such cost may be apportioned.
only the proportion Of such cost at
1ributable to business purposes is de-
ductible as a necessary expense.
THE next article In this series will
nnnear In The Sunday StArl
Evening star., 1925-01-24
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Prevailing interest and commission
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