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Evening star., 1925-02-21
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up over 1t. Peter could have bitten
his own tongue for having let Sam
my Jay know that he had secret
He knew that now he would have no
peace at all. Everybody would want
to know what he was puffed up about
He knew that he would be teased half
to death and that he would be made
fun of wherever he went. there was
nothing for him to do but to keep
out of sight as much as possible, and
this he did.
But he couldn't keep away from
the Green Forest. He spent most of
his time over there. and It was over
there that Reddy Fox surprised him
1t was over near the place where
Buster Bear was sleeping the Winter
away Peter was under a pile of
brush where Reddy couldn't get at
him. OF course. Reddy had heard
about how puffed up Peter was, and,
of course, Reddy began to tease him
about it.
The idea of one who is afraid of
his own shadow thinking he has any
thing to be puffed up about" said
Reddy In the most unpleasant way.
"Ha! ha! fa! The idea. You wouldn't
dare do anything to be puffed UP
about, and you know it, Peter Rab-
bit. They tell me you have a secret.
That is a joke, too. 1 don't believe
there is anything you know that ]
don't know. The idea of Such a fraidy
as you getting all puffed up! That's
the funniest thing 1 ever heard Of"
Then foolish Peter Rabbit couldn't
keep his tongue still. Il dare do
something that you don't dare do" he
boasted.
Reddy Fox laughed harder than
ever. MY, how brave we are get
ting!' he exclaimed.
Just the same I do" retorted
Peter.
"what?" demanded Reddy Fox.
'If you'll go over by that old log
and give me a fair start I'll show
YOU" retorted Peter.
Reddy went over by the old log.
Peter crept out from the pile of
brush. Catch me IL you can!" he
shouted, and away he raced.
Away went Reddy after him.
Straight for Buster Bears bedroom
Peter headed, and then with Reddy
almost at his heels he disappeared in
that bedroom. Reddy didn't follow
him. Such surprised look as there
WAS on his face.
Evening star., 1925-02-21

or the front. 1t is not as II was In the
days of the stately minuet
During the years when we danced
only in the evening we took greater
interest in the back of the evening
frock that was to be worn for dane
Ing than in that of other genera of
frocks. The dinner frock needed no
such attention, nor did the afternoon
frock. Now dinner is quite likely to
be followed by unannounced and in
formal dancing, and with the younger
set a tea frock is always a dance
frock.
You will probably be rejoiced 10
know that the dressmakers are al
lowing a little more fullness at the
back of skirts for the coming Spring
In fact, they are retaining the
straight, scant effect and at the same
time giving us frocks that have q
little more grace. The sketch shows
an afternoon dance frock from Patou
that illustrates this. II is of powder
blue chiffon with a waistcoat effect a
the back and panels falling like ia
bots at side and back.
tCopyright)
Evening star., 1925-02-21
What Tomorrow Means to You
Pisces.
BY MARY BLAKE.

Tomorrow's planetary aspects are
good and indicate, not only con-
tented mind, but an optimism that
will encourage you, even in the race
of disappointment and defeat. TO re-
new your efforts and redouble your
energies until the object you have in
view is secured and accomplished.
The vibrations are very stimulating
and success is almost assured for any
worthy and sane ambition. Any So
cial or religious pastimes or recrea-
tions will afford real enjoyment and
pleasure, and nothing will occur to
mar the "eyenness'' of your home life.
A child born tomorrow will give
quite a little trouble during the in
fantile period. Careful nutrition will.
however, enable this child to throw
off its weaknesses and develop nor
NAL physical condition. It's disposi-
tion will be rather selfish and dom
ineering, and it must have inculcated d
into its mind at a very early age the
incalculable benefits Of service to
others. This child will, for good or
for bad, develop great will power,
which will make 1t look, without
sympathy and with contempt, on the
weaknesses of others. 1t will be very
ambitious and Will stop at nothing to
gain success. 1t will achieve much
IN q material sense, Dut VIII not en-
JOY great happiness unless it can be
taught that riches and power are not
the only goals to be desired
If tomorrow is your birthday, you,
in spite of an aggressive and force
full personality, possess a charm OF
manner and a poise that engender
affability and reciprocity. You are
very conscientious and your integrity
is beyond doubt. You have very de-
cded ambitions, but will never stoop
to anything mean or unethical to
realize them. Your word is your
bond. and no one that is associate ed
with you ever fears being double
crossed or cheated
You are not very fond OF the de-
tail work that goes hand in hand
with large enterprises and are some
what disposed to leave too much to
| and have excessive confidence in
| others.
You are just as square in your love
affairs as you are in your other deal
fngs- You cannot be unfaithful, as
this would be betrayal of a trust.
Well known persons born on that
date are George Washington. James
Russell Lowell, poet: Rebecca s.
Clarks cSophie kay'D, author; Mar
| garet z. Sangster, poet: Isaac L. Rice,
inventor of Rice Gambit' in chess.
and Gen. Baden Powell founder of
Boy Scouts
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1925-02-21

it would be no business of yours"
"Oh, we'll, whatever 1t is it doesn't
amount to anything" declared Sam
my, his sharp eyes twinkling.
You'd think it amounted to some
thing If you knew what it is" re-
torted Peter quickly.
Sammy Jay laughed right out, and
Peter wished he had kept his tongue
still. 80 you admit that you are
puffed up over something" cried
Sammy. Tell me what it is, Peter"
But Peter turned his back and
wouldn't say another word. Sammy
Jay chuckled and flew away. Pres
entity Peter could hear him screaming
over in the Green Forest, telling
everybody within hearing that Peter
Rabbit had a secret and was all puffed
Evening star., 1925-02-21
Broadtail Trimming.

Have YOU been troubled by the stories
going around that the broadtail trim
mings on your suit or coat were obtained
by the horrible practice of killing the
mother sheep to obtain the unborn
lambs, the fra gile skins of which furnish
this exquisite fur?
In the first place. these stories are un-
true, because the eve is naturally sew
eral times more valuable than her
Young And in the second place your
"broadtail fur is probably not the genu-
inc broadtail at all, but American broad
tail, which is a different story again.
The delicate, but very beautiful, fur
which is the genuine broadtail, is made
from the very young lamb of Persia.
Every woman knows the popular Per-
sian lamb, with it's short, curly, silky
haired fur The finest and the flattest
broadtail comes from the still-born
lambs, or those which have died at
birth. Naturally these small and tender
S<ins require a great deal Of skill In
making up. but when finished the effect
is particularly beautiful, and broadtail
will always have a place in the ward
robe of the woman who can afford to
wear 1t.
The reason that 1T is necessary, In
all grades and crosses of the Arab
sheep, to kill the lambs shortly after
Evening star., 1925-02-21
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS HARLAND H. ALLEN.

birth If one wishes to preserve the
tight curl and that handsome weave"
or pattern of the fleece so similar to
moire silk. is that the curls very
soon begin to lose their tightness
and luster, and even their color. The
black pigment in the fleece soon OK
idizes" and turns brown, and in eight
or ten months more becomes gray,
which is the natural color of all the
fur-producing Arab sheep.
The markings on a fine piece of
broadtail are singularly characters
tic. and the moirelike texture is ex-
quisite. In appearance it is some
thing like watered silk or crushed
velvet. 1t is rare and costly, as you
may very well imagine, extremely
pershable, SO that 1T is not the fur
to buy when you want one that will
stand hard usage.
But American broadtail is not pro-
hibited to the woman with a con-
servatiye pocketbook. 1t is made
from the domesticated lamb grown
in South America. The wool is
sheared very short, dyed black-or
sometimes brown or platinum-and
then pressed in patterns which so
closely resemble the costly broadtail
that you probably would never notice
the difference.
Broadtail is always dyed, to give 1t
luster and uniformity Of color.
Evening star., 1925-02-21

Every woman at one time or an
other has to do a bit of nursing. 1t
may be that she is "a born nurse" as
the saying puts it. Then both she
and the patient are fortunate. But
it Is just as likely that she feels her
self totally inadequate for the work
and quite out of her element in the
sick room. Then she must rise to the
emergency or the patient will not get
along as well as she should. The
recovery may actually be retarded
because of the incompetency of the
caretaker Much of this inability can
be eliminated by any one who really
wishes to be successful.
The same efficiency SHOULD not be
expected from the home nurse as from
the trained one, but there are some
things that the former can do just
exactly as Well as the latter She
can obey the directions of the physi-
clan to the letter. She should not
Evening star., 1925-02-21

Sattiday afternoon pop was varnish-
ing the setting room floor on account
of having bin saying he would for
about months, and | started to
wawk in to watch him, and pop quick
termed erround saying, Get out of
that, get off of there, don't you see
your wawking rite on the varnish,
haven't you eny sents at all, yee gods.
Well G. wiz pop. good mite, how are
you going to get out yourself, you went
and painted the rong end ferst, l sed
Wat, well, / bleeye that's jest, wat /
did, wat the dooce could l of bin
thinking about enyway., of all the
bonehed tricks, pop sed. And he
kepp on pointing and tawking to him
self mad about 1t and l started to go
down stairs and my sister Gladdis
was jest coming up. me saying, If you
wunt a serprize go in the setting room.
Wich she started to, pop saying,
Hay, hay, lay off, back out, don't you
see I'm vanishing this floor for Peet
sake?
Well how are you going to get out
yourself? Gladdis sed.
That part will be all rite, pop sed.
and Gladdis sed. L hope 80 I'm sure.
And she kepp on going up to her
room and ma came in the front door
with her key, me saying, There's a
serprize in the setting room for you,
ma?
If its something elts you've broken
therell be a serprize for you, ma sed.
And she quick went up stairs and
started to go in the setting room, pop
saying, Wo. wo, back up. wat is this,
a continuous procession Thank heav-
ems I'm through now and 1 can lock
the door, he sed.
Well for land sakes Willyum, how
are you going to get out? ma sed.
I've thawt of all that. pop sed. I'm
simply going to back carefilly out and
paint my footsteps out after me as
go, he sed. Wich he started to, ma
saying, Willyum Potts your jest doing
that on the spur of the moment be-
because you are cawt in there like a
mouse in a trap, and you look too
silly for werds
Which he did
Evening star., 1925-02-21
SPICE CAKES.

Cream one-half cup sugar and
one-fourth cup butter Add
beaten yolks of two eggs, one
half cup molasses, onehalf cup
sour milk, in which one tea
spoon soda has been dissolved;
one and one-half cups sifted
-four, one teaspoon cinnamon,
one-half teaspoon cloves. graf
ing of nutmeg. Lastly add the
stiffiy- beaten whites of two
eggs and one-half cup of seed
ed raisins and one-half cup of
chopped walnut meats.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
Pumpkin Biscuits.

Beat up one egg until light, then
add to it one cupfu1 of milk, two
tablespoonfuls of sugar. a pinch of
salt, two tablespoonfuls of baking
powder and two cupfuls of sifted
flour. Then add two-thirds of a CUP
full of drained and stewed pumpkin
and three tablespoonfuls of melted
butter. Beat we'll together and bake
in buttered and Toured gem pans for
thirty minutes in hot oven
Evening star., 1925-02-21
Goldfish Balls.

Two cups picked Goldfish, two cups
mashed potatoes, quarter cup cream
or top milk, one tablespoon butter
and a. little pepper. Pick fish In small
pieces, cook in cold water half an
hour, drain and add boiling water to
cover. Simmer 10 minutes, drain,
press out water mix with potatoes
and other ingredients. Form in balls,
dip in egg and bread crumbs and fry
in hot lard
Evening star., 1925-02-21

Jack was on the porch when his
playmate, Jill. came running across
the lawn. He had just been to town
with his mother and was all dressed
up in a bright blue suit with tan
shoes and hose.
please come with me to fetch a
pail of water cried Jill.
"Of course, I Will" answered Jack.
but not until you change your
suit" cried his mother.
Il won't hurt it," protested Jack.
Nov. Jack" answered his mother,
please do as ! say" So Jill waited
on the porch while Jack went in to
change his suit.
tCopyright, 1925
Evening star., 1925-02-21
Backs of Frocks Now Important
BY MARY MARSHALL.

A dance frock is no longer neces-
sarily an evening frock. For dane
ing is no longer solely an after-din-
ner recreation. At most of the Eu-
ropean Winter resorts, both in the
South where the sun worshipers
flock, and in the Alps, where the
snow lovers foregather for Winter
sports, the custom at the smart hotels
Is to have music for dancing at 5
Evening star., 1925-02-21
SOTASH WITH CHEESE

Bake the squash. remove
from the shell. press through
colander and to each cup add
one teaspoon of butter, one
fourth teaspoon of sugar, two
teaspoons of grated cheese, a
dash of cayenne pepper and
salt TO taste. Turn into butter
ed dish. cover with crumbs
moistened with melted butter
and bake one-half hour in mod
crate oven
Evening star., 1925-02-21
Foolish Peter Rabbit.
Who gets pufYed up will rue the day
And fnd, alas! it doesn't pay.
-Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit was so puffed up over
having done something that none of
the other little people of the Green
Forest, excepting his cousin, Jumper
the Hare had done that everybody no.
ticed it.
What are you SO puffed up about?"
demanded Sammy Jay, peering down
at Peter.
I'm not purified up" retorted
Peter Indignantly. Even If I were
Evening star., 1925-02-21

Houses OF Egypt are seldom built
of wood and therefore insurance com
panies do not consider it necessary
to inspect electric or other installa-
tions.
Evening star., 1925-02-21
HOT CORN CAKE.

One egg, two scant table
spoons sugar, one cup sweet
milk, one cup -four, two table
spoons cream of tartar, one
teaspoon soda sifted in the
flour, good half cup corn meal.
Evening star., 1925-02-21

in the afternoon and at 10 in the eve
ming. Late in the afternoon tea drink
ing gives an excuse for dancing.
There has been little difficulty in in
PRODUCING this custom of late after
noon dancing in this country. The
great increase in the custom of TAX
ing afternoon tea within recent years
in this country is, Of course, in part
due to the fact that it is associated
with the more active pastime of dane
ing. The tea merchants really owe
quite a little to the dance promoters.
Another influence that dancing has
exerted has been toward greater in
terest in the backs of wonen's frocks.
Dancing as we 90 today. the specta-
tor sees much more of the back than
Evening star., 1925-02-21

One mother says:
I design very effective but simple
trimming for my little girls dresses,
aided by 25-cent piece. Draw thre e
circles around a quarter, making
them interlock and with a heavy silk
or wool thread outline with running
stitch. This design is very effective
on side fastenings or belts and cuffs,
especially if done in pretty, con-
trasting colors.
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1925-02-21
Menu for a Day.

BREAKFAST.
Orange and Grapefruit Juice
Oatmeal with Cream
Baked Sausage
Hot Corn Cake Coffee
DINNER.
Cream Of Corn Soup
Roast Pork, Cranberry Sauce
Baked Squash with Cheese
Mashed Potatoes
Banana Fritters
Suet Pudding Lemon Sauce
Coffee
SUPPER.
Shrimp Wiggle
Toasted Crackers
Pear Sauce
Spice Cakes Tea
Evening star., 1925-02-21

ACROSS.
!. Ourselves.
B. Familiar to street car riders.
8. Post office (abbr).
10. Prepare for war.
IT, Where matrimony ends.
13. Cushion.
H. BY way of.
l5. Increases.
s. In the past.
Il. Terminated.
49, More sensible.
81. Eagles nests.
"a. Wither.
%. Indefinite article.
IS. Furnished with shoes.
81. Alighted.
50. Singular pronoun.
SO. Fruit bearing part of cereal plant
"a. Myself.
Evening star., 1925-02-21


IS. Proceed.
40. Frozen water.
AZ. Be able.
43. Proofs; combinations.
46. Human beings.
Al. An officer serving a general.
As. Prevaricate.
49. Girls name. (Ancient mountain
in Crete.)
so. Affirmative votes.
81. Perform.
1. Falters.
2. Ireland.
4. Barter.
5. A primary color
6. Also.
Z. Body of men headed by a sheriff.
s. Part of a book.
Q. Fragrant.
IL. Enraged.
IS. Flat vessel
Is. Terra firma.
20. Dolt.
%. Bar of wood or metal.
%. Inward.
25. Chosen for office.
26. The three-toed denizen of the
cross word menagerie
20. Quick cry of surprise.
80. Pertaining to organisms
"a. City in Florida.
&c. Composition on some special SUBJ
ject.
81. Carries.
80. Assault
Al. Volcano of Sicily.
AZ. African tree having tonic quail
ties.
A. Bind
As. Girls name.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-29
Salute the Graduate

Again the graduation season is upon us and we
have seen scores of young people graduate
this week into larger and fuller spheres-some into
high school, into college, and others into the
teemng life of business. We justly proud of
Imperial Valley crop of boys and girls and young
and women-nowhere IN any section are there young
folks of greater mental and physical attainments.
The graduation is fraught with deeper
meaning than many of realize for 1t that into
other hands than rapidly passing the joys and
responsibilities of citizenship ana achievement Some
where in the many groups of young men and women
mounting thegraduation platforms all over this land
of ours the nations leaders of tomorrow-the fu
turc presidents of United States the heads of
colleges the executives of huge corporations, the
doctors whose skill will make all past achievements
pale into insgnifcance the inventors whose marves
will establish new standards of living, the lawyers
whose oratory will stamp meaning upon the moth
tongue.
1t is glorious privilege to be one of todays
graduates for today large with possibilities and
before in all the worlds history the hand of OPP
porunity beckoned with such meaning. With increas
ed privileges, naturally increased responsible
ties-greater than in any other previous period
in national history. Society demands from the
boy girl who finishes school college today much
than it did from their parents grandparents
That is nev1tabe-the workings OF the lneXorable law
OF recompense.
1t is splendid to be part of the great school and
college life of America today. No period like it has
ever existed before in our national history. Mere
babes in grammar school today conversant
with the wonders of history the mystery of figures
and the fascination of the English language than
college graduates of former years. The world is NOV
ing last and the young people more than any other
dfass are victims Of this changed era and fnu them
selves in whrlwind OF action that demands entire
read justment.
instead of being highly impatient with the So
called "jazziness' OF young folks, should, in
justice them study the changed conditions of mod
life which they find themselves plunged and try
to help them the rough places for is only by
patience guidance and encouragement that the pit
Tails be avoided and these splendid, vrile young
people be helped to fill the important inches destiny
has carved for them.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-29
FURNITURE MEN
VIOLATE TRUST
LAWS Is CLAIM

CHICAGO, May 29.-Retween
800 and $50 furniture and refriger-
ator manufacturers from all parts of
the country will be indicted here to-
day by Federal grand jury on
charges of violating the Sherman
Antitrust law, it was indicated at
the Federal building.
The action today will climax sew
eral months of investigation by
hundreds of agents of the depart
ment of justice on charges that fur
niture men are operating under Il
trust agreement to keep up prices.
The investigation is said to have
shown furniture prices are up any
where from 100 to 500 per cent
above pre-war figures, despite the
fact that prices of other commodi-
taes have reacted sharply from their
war time levels.
Furniture men have been ques-
toned by the grand jury for more
than q month. a total of nearly
1000 witnesses from all branches of
the trade were summoned and books
from scores of concerns seized IN
the effort to determine how prices
have been kept at their present fig
urcS,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-29
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD e. CARTS
Copyright, 1923, ny Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
GUINEA HEN

Once upon a time Mrs. Longears
said to her husband, Uncle Wiggi-
ly:
"Will YOU please get me some
guinea hen S eggs.
"Why, of course l will, my dear, -
answered the bunny rabbit gentle
man, politely twinkling his pink
nose. ''Do you want those from
the five and six cent store or do
you prefer those from the ten and
eleven cent emporium -
"Neither one," replied Mrs.
Longcars with a laugh. but Mrs
Guinea Hen herself promised me
some of her eggs to make a cake
with and if you will kindly hop
over to her coop she will give them
to YOU
"lt shall be done!' said Mr..
Longears, efficient like and econo-
mieal and as he was about to hop
away over the fields and through
the woods, voice called:
"Please take me with You. Dad
dycums! Uncle Wiggily turned
and saw Jingle, one of the little
rabbit girls, running down the path
toward him.
"All right, Jingle, you may
come, > Uncle Wiggily said. but
where is your sister Jangle'' For
the two, with names so nearly
alike, were almost always playing
together,
"Jangle has gone to the store
with Scooter and Tooter to get Il
taste of the lollypop they are go
ing to buy answered Jingle.
"But ! rather come with YOU, Dad
dycums! J and she snugglcd up to
her new daddy.
"Why would you rather come
with me, Jingle'' asked Uncle
Wiggily, feeling sotr of puffcd up
and proud like.
" 'Cause-now. giggled Jingle,
Scooter and Tooter only got mon
ey enough to buy one ioilypop an
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-29
Young Boy Loses
Fine New Outfit
For Graduation

Someone is today in possession of
Il suit case, the loss of which nearly
spoiled one of the big events of a
boys life yesterday. And today
Eugene Ross, one of the young grad
yates of the Wilson school who re-
ceived his diploma last night is still
mourning the loss of his new clothes
which disappeared from an automo-
bile he was driving yesterday.
Eugene, who lives in the country
north of the city on the Dogwood
canal, arrived home yesterday min
us suit case containing Il new out
fit of white clothes specially pur-
chased for his graduation. He does
not know what became of them, but
the loss or theft as the case might
be, resulted in the lad almost mss
ing the graduation exercises. At
the last moment he succeeded in
getting fitted out with garments
from store which remained open
in the evening and arrived at the
high school too late for the eXer-
eises but in time to get his diploma.
Eugene is hard worker and has
stoed well in his school work. 1t is
hoped that anyone finding a miss
ing suit case containing boy 5
clothes will return the same to Eu-
gene or report the matter at the
Press office.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-29
TEN YEARS AGO
May 90, 1925

Mrs. Robert Moore and her sister,
Miss Marie McNabb, left for Il
three months visit With their par
ents in Oklahoma City.
Miss Lou Record and Miss Mar
tha Colby, teachers in the FL Cen
tro schools, left for San Diego for
their vacations.
Z. E. Clements, manager of the
Delta Mercantile Company, left for
a business trip to Los Angeles.
1t was announced by j. ID.
Downes, commercial agent Of the
Southern Pacific, that is was esti-
mated that the year 5 cantaloupe
crop would amount to approximate
ly $500 cars. Shipments on a large
scale are expected to start the mid
die of next week.