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Evening star., 1925-04-11
Calling It "Carrousel. "

This word, which names the mod
ern erry-go-round, carries in its
syllables a complete history of that
form of entertainment from its in
ception in the fitting exhibitions of
old, when knights, sword in hand, ex-
hibited their prowess on real-not
wooden-charge- to the miniature
merry-go-rounds which are occasion
ally seen in city streets today, gath
ering up children at q few cents a
ride.
"CarrouseP comes from the italian
"carosello," meaning tournament
which is a derivative OF "garoso,"
quarrelsome and guerra" meaning
war. There we have the first phase
of the "carrouse1," the medieval ex-
hibitions of sword-play and horse
manship, which were called by this
name-sort of bloodless tournaments,
which live again in the modern re-
volving platform, on which prance
children on wooden chargers,
The word is also connected by pop
ular otymology with the Italian car
ricello." meaning q little car. And
there we have the connecting link of
the word with it's modern significance
of tho mechanical contraption which
was the substitute of the common
people for the flesh and blood car
rousels staged by royalty of forme r
times.
tCopyrixht 1887
Evening star., 1925-04-11
SPRINGTIME
Jack-in- the Pulpit.
BY ID. c. PEATTIE.

| Beloved of all the children is the
quaint Jackin the pulpit. Loving
| rich woods and low moist places, this
! goodly little preacher sticks to his
| pulpit from now on for all of month.
4 long sermon, but as he breaches
| only Natures creed one never weartes
| of him.
Jack-in- -thc-pulpit is the rich rela-
ton of the poor despised skunk cab
bage, and like that plant has a COM
plex structure. The Jack" part IS a
spike or spadix on which hundreds
OF tiny flowers, some male, some fe-
male, are disposed. The pulpit" IS
but a leaf, most strangely modified.
AS is the still richer relation" the
calla lily, the great white petal is
but floral leaf.
Did any one when you were child
basely deceive you into eating the
tuber of Jack-in-the- pulpit? If so,
you have never forgotten the terrible
smarting of the tongue. But Indiana
used to eat Jack-in the-pulpit, and
they could do this, not because they
had iron tongues, but because they
boiled the tubers in several waters
In this way the acrid matter Is drawn
out and thrown off. Thus Indian
turnip," as it is called, is then a very
palatable, starchy vegetable.
A word needs to be said for
Jacks" protection. Like all the very
curious and lovely flowers, he Is the
victim of our American atrocities
the ruthless picking and uprooting
which the fiower-hungry Spring RAM
bier thoughtlessly sometimes en-
cages in. But Jack is short-lived in
captivity. He never looks so beauti-
full when brought home, and, like
most wildlings, Is only at his best
when left In hig place.
Evening star., 1925-04-11

The sowing OF seeds and the care
OF seedlings might be said to be
done after the same fashion the
world over, and providing the factors
of heat, moisture and protection the
only consideration.
Yet IL garden is TO be constructed
from the seed up after the Burbank
methods the amateur will find he has
many other points to cover and much
to learn OF the various details lead
ing to success.
A morning in early Springtime
watching Luther Burbank at work is
an education in itself.
This man of 80 works 10 hours a
day, oversees a small company OF
trained gardeners, some of them sent
/ as observers from foreign govern
ments, and keeps under way count
less experiments, to say nothing OF
finding time to read and review the
many scientific books sent to him as
fast as they are published.
Yet he Is never too hurried 10 walk
about among his garden beds, to
stoop to some apparently insignifi-
cant plant, to answer an eager ques-
his early life and struggles and his
90 years of work.
The boxes or fats in Mr. Bur
banks nursery gardens are of stand
ard dimensions, measuring 1S inches
square, outside measurement, and II
inches inside. They are made of red
wood, or may be made of chestnut
or cypress, but never of soft pine
If they are expected to last.
The sides are of different thick
nesses, two opposite sides being
three-quarters of an inch thick, and
the other two only one-quarter inch,
while the bottoms are one-quarter
inch, with -eighth-inch spaces
left for drainage. and reinforced by
wooden cleats nailed across under
meath, thus insuring ventilation and
drainage. Mr.. Burbank also has the
joints of the boxes dipped in linseed
oil before mailing as a precaution
against rust and decay.
In addition TO this, the boxes are
sterilized every year by immersing
them in boiling water and in the case
of very valuable seeds, the soil is
also steriliZed, to destroy any fungus
or pests.
Having prepared the boxes" said
Mr.. Burbank, the proper soil is the
next important step. After putin &
layer of gravel over the bottom
or the fat for drainage the box is
partly filled with a specially pre-
pared soil, smoothed and tamped to
a fiat surface.
This soil is composed of so per
cent clean coarse sharp sand. 40 per
cent good loan, or better, forest soil
containing leaf mold. and 10 per cent
finely powdered tree moss or peat. To
this may be added l per cent Of bone
meal or superphosphate.
In this soil the seeds are sown
rather thiokly. being covered about
twice their diameter. except in the
case of very fine seeds, when only a
light sitting Of soil is put over them.
The surface is then pressed smooth
and the boxes are put into square
Evening star., 1925-04-11
Twenty-Fourth Day.

CUZCO, Peru, February 1S.-In-
dfans, with burden bent backs, trudgt
silently and stolidly along the high
way. When they reach the spot
where the rocky shelf falls away into
a beautiful valley where lies dis
played to their view the colorful
panorama of the City of the Sun, the
Indian stops, removes his hat, bows
his head and murmurs:
cuiqui.'
oh, Cuzco, Great City, I salute
Thee!'
For Cuzco is still their holy city,
and the hand of time or man can
never tear the veneration from their
hearts. Holy cities, sanctified spots,
always hold unusual thrills for me.
And Cuzco, no longer a great city
glittering with gold and adorned
with beautiful temples, is still the
City of the Sun" and lust as i'm
pressive as Benares or Jerusalem; so
much so that l am moved to take
off my hat and murmur the Indian S
salutation.
In the time of the Incas more than
100000 people are said to have lived
here. Today not much more than
$4,000 dwell among the broken cem-
Piles of their fathers. The Spauiards
stole their wealth and threw down
the buildings centuries ago.
Now only broken walls of mar
velous masonry stand along the
narrow streets where trod celestial
1ncas and rulers-some to the eXecu-
ton block and some to the throne.
Along these streets passed victorious
armies in celebrations and defeated
armies in retreat; through them
Evening star., 1925-04-11
What 7 TomorrowMeans to You
BY MARY BLAKE.
Aries.

Tomorrow's planetary aspects are,
owing to their complexity, rather DIFF
ficult to interpret correctly. They are
kaleidoscope and offer no evidence or
continuity. For a brief space or time
the signs denote hopefulness and op-
timism Suddenly they change to ad-
verse conditions signifying disappoinr-
ment and despair. Then they revert
to neeatiyeness, Under these condi-
tIons it would be wise to follow the
usual vocations of Il Sunday. NO
harmful results can be brought about
by the customary religious obServ-
ances or by healthy recreation AT
all times during the day, however. 1t
will be essential to your happiness
and to those around you to keep a
firm hand on the emergency brake, so
that when the occasion arises you
will be able to curb any influence
that may disturb your equantmity-
The child born tomorrow Will ex-
perience sickness during the early
stages of it's young life and Will not
prove as amenable to remedies as may
be desired. Much care and, above all,
good nutrition will be needed to help
1t to live down its weaknesses and
attain a healthy physical condition.
It's disposition will be rather glum
and morose, but as 1t develops In
years inns leHuSHSS " III NC
rated although never completely
eradicated. In character II will have
fixed principles which to it will be
like the laws OF the Medes and Per
SLAMS. 1t will not reveal as much
siren 9Th of character as obstinacy OF
spirit, and, solid and stolid, 1t will
not be considered congenial
Those of you who tomorrow cele-
brate your natal day are careful and
meticulous. You rarely give express
sion to a thought, and never do any
thing without painstaking delibe-a-
ton. This, however, does not prevent
your making serious mistakes, as
your deliberations are frequently in
judicial rather than based on impair
tial and unbiased thought. You often
fool yourselves to the point of hon
estly believing that your course is de-
termfned by considering the subject
in hand from all angles, whereas the
wish is too often the father of the
thought, and your mind is made up
before the deliberation commences.
You are all home lovers and expend
great deal Of time in making your
homes, as well as those whom they
shelter, both happy and contented.
Well known persons born on this
date are Henry Clay, statesman and
orator; Charles Foster. statesman
Grenville II. Dodge, soldier; John s.
Billings, physician and author: Frank
K NJ. REIN. artist; Walter A. wyckoff.
author and socio1ogist
Evening star., 1925-04-11

Pan with water enough to rise to
the surface of the soil.
When saturated the boxes are re
moved, drained and covered with an
exceedingly thin layer of moss, sifted
over the surface, protecting the seeds
from fungus and from washing OF the
soil from future watering"
Mr.. Burbank emphasizes the fact
that no part of this process may very
we'll be omitted or s1ur1 ed over with
out fncurTing loss later on In his
garden, OF course, these boxes are
placed in a greenhouse, but where
garden arrangements are on a small
er scale they may be kept IN a shel-
tered place, covered with glass or
mosquito netting, or IL the season be
early. kept in the temperature OF the
house.
In recalling the first experiment in
plant breeding with the Burbank po-
tato. Mr.. Burbank said that he plant
ed the twenty-siX precious seeds in
the open ground, but that now he
would have raised them under more
careful conditions for safety.
However. in the case of hardy per
ennials, ANIMALS and vegetables, IL
the weather be favorable and the soil
in good condition for cultivation, they
may be sown out Of doors according
TO season and location.
They may be sown in prepared beds,
or still better, in open frames filed
with fine sifted potting soil and Gov
cred with movable frames covered
with mosquito netting, and the
frames may be removed when they
are watered by hand. In the case OF
very hne seeds, it is we'll to mix them
with fine sand and after planting
them, sift over them only light Gov
ering of soil or moss. Also cover
such boxes with cheese cloth or mos
quito netting.
Seeds will generally germinate in
from to 80 days with some eH-
ceptions), and when they have from
two to four leaves they may be trans
planted to other boxes and set out III
straight rows, allowing So 10 81 seed
lings to a box, according to size.
After spending another week or
two in the greenhouse or under pro-
lection, the boxes of seedlings are
carried out of doors and kept in
sheltered place or covered with
movable lath frames as a protection,
until hardened and ready for trans
planting into other boxes or to the
open ground. the time varying from
five TO twenty days.
Where birds are a vextng problem
the boxes should be protected with
wire netting for which mosquito net
ting may be substituted
Evening star., 1925-04-11

was down town with ma this att
ernoon and we came to a man with
big waying machine, saying, Step up,
ladies', and see how mutch you way
today, keep track of your weight.
that's wat the doctors tell you. step
rite up and get your correck weight
for cents Ladies gentlemen and
Children. this scale will give you a
fair deel irregardless of sex or size,
he sed.
wy don't you get on 1t, ma, you like
to get waved, I sed.
Well. I know 1 don't way eny more
than 149 pounds. but then of corse
there's always the chance that Ill
way less, the way I've bin dieting
lately, ma sed. ] bleeve l VIII let him
way me, jest for curiosity. she sed.
And she got on, saying to the man,
Are you sure this scale is correck?
couldent be eny more sure with
out being absolutely positive. the man
sed.
Being a short wide man with a red
naustash and he started to move the
weights on the thing to see how
mutch ma wayed, saying, Yes, madam,
| would trust this scale with my Ire
if IL was necessary. though natural
ly I hope IL never Will be, not being a
reckless man by nature. Madam, you
WAY PECCiSCly AVh PStAoo W t'AS NSN'
he sed.
Wat, how mutch, that's a scandal
and a libel and an outrage, I never
waved that mulch in my life and
don't intend to begin today. and If you
ixpeect cents for insulting me to
my face in that manner you can go on
Expecting to your dying day, the
ideer, ma sed.
o, jest moment, half minnit. a
cupple OF seconds, the percolator
wasent working rite and I'm afraid
the scale dident register correckly,
that happens on a average once every
7 yeers, would you mind stepping on
agen. madam? the man sed.
wioh ma did, and he waved her
agen, saying, 147 pounds to the dot
madam, o. she's working bewtinlly
now, 3 cents please
That's better, heers q dime for your
exter trubble, ma sed.
No trubble at all, the man SEQ. Ony
he took the dime enyways and wink
ed at me out of one eye, and me and
ma kepp on going.
Evening star., 1925-04-11

Out, up and down. out, up and down
those stout wings flashed, gradually
moving faster and faster. But before
they were moving too swiftly to be
more than blur Peter had made q
discovery.
why" he whispered, "I do believe
that all he does is to beat on the air!'
Jumper nodded. THAT Is ALL" said
he. And II you will watch closely
you will see that in the beginning,
anyway. IL is when he brings his
wings out and up that he makes the
noise, not when he brings them down.
I guess that when those wings are
moving so fast they may make the
noise when coming down, but l know
that they make il going up. whether
he does IL one way or both ways, he
does Il by drumming on the air, and
that is all there is to 1t. He doesn't
beat the log he stands on, he doesn't
beat his sides and he doesn't beat his
wings together above his back. Yet l
have heard il said that he drums IN
all three ways. Folks are funny.
They will believe anything rather
than take the trouble to find out the
facts. Any one stopping to think at
all would know that just feathers. no
matter how stiff, struck together
COulOu SUM d HOioC.
1t is all in the way he catches the air
with those wings. Isn't it, Thun-
derer?'
Thunderer had discovered. Peter
and Jumper hiding there and was
looking at them with suspicion in
those bright eyes of his.
Il don't know what you are talking
about. but If you say II is ] guess 1t
is" said he. What are YOU doing
there, anyway"
'.Admiring your drumming" replied
Jumper, promptly. AT the same time,
Cousin Peter here has been learning
that the air. not a hollow log or your
sides or your wings hitting together,
is your drum. Isn't that so?''
"Of course, of course" replied
Thunderer. People do get such fool
ish ideas. OF course I.use the air for
my drum"
Drum again." begged Peter.
But Thunderer wouldn't. He sud-
denly became very modest and shy
and presently flew away. So this is
how Peter Rabbit learned the truth
about the drumming of Thunderer the
Grouse.
Copyright, 1925. by T. ". Burgess)
Evening star., 1925-04-11
BY RIPLEY.

passed the Virgins of the Sun to
adorn the bridal chamber of their
ruler; and over them passed the
countless millions in treasure TO
adorn or ransom an Inca.
The ransom of the Inca Atahualpa
is as famous as 1t was fabulous, and
the treatment accorded this young
moharch by Pizarro and his hand is
the darkest page in all Spanish his
tory.
From the hour that Pizarro landed
on Peruvian soil and began Chamber
ing the Andes, the hand of friend
ship had been extended him by the
natives, who regarded the Spaniards
as something superhuman. Pizarro
repaid the Inca's kindness by invit-
ing him to dine and then making
him prisoner.
Atahualpa was not long in discov-
ering that gold was the object of
Pizarros visit to his land and IN
hope of gaining his freedom offered
to Ill the room in which he was con-
fined with gold. as high as he could
reach. and. standing on tiptoe. he
stretched out his hand against the
wall. Pizarro drew a line along the
wall at the height which the Inca
had indicated and called upon him
to make good his word.
The room was Il feet wide by %
feet long, and the line was 8 feet
from the floor. In one month this
vast space was filled! The temples
and palaces OF Cuzco had been strip
ped of their glittering golden dec
orations. The wealth of this ransom
has been estimated at $40 ,000,0
And then, instead of freeing Alta
hualpa, as he had promised, Pizarro
ordered him burned alive in the pub
lie square of CaXamalca-
Evening star., 1925-04-11
Belt May Be Hig gh, Low or Normal
By MARY MARSHALL.

the waistline stin low?" where
shall belts and girdIes be worm The
answer we give may seem like beg
ging the question. but II is the true st
we know. The latitude Of the waist
line doesn't matter. A dress must be
made for the woman who is TO wear
IT. Practically. in this country at
least, this is something that doesn't
very often happen. A model frock
may be made for certain woman,
and II will be becoming to women OF
the same general proportions and
type. The frock Is, however. bought
by a maker of women's ready-mad e
clothes and is reproduced in many
different sizes and 1t is sold to women
of every conceivable shape and pro-
portion. coloring and type of feature.
But don't blame the manufacturer.
If you must blame any one, blame the
women who buy such frocks. If they
were possessed of real dress sense
they would see at a glance that a
certain frock was not suitable. They
would look about until they had
found frockS that really belonged TO
them.
When the master dressmaker max es
a frock for some particular client his
problem is rather different from that
he faces when making models for the
trade. To be sure, he reco ognizes GER
tain definite tendencies in fashion.
There are certain things that make
a frock smart and others that make
it seem out OF date. But the place of
the waistline is not one of them. He
can place that anywhere that 1t looks
best, or he needn't have any belt at
all.
The sketch shows a frock that
solves the belt question by having
two. One is high enough to be called
Directoire and the other low enough
to be looked upon as ultra modern.
In the region that we call the normal
waistline" there Is no belt at all. The
frock is of white lace over pale pink
slip, trimmed with pink ribbons.
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1925-04-11
lT1TILESIoR!Es
6rBEDTInE
How Thunderer Drums.
Patience and an open mind
The truth at last will surely find.
Old Mother Nature


There Is one thing about Peter
Rabbit which is exceedingly good.
This Is that he always is willing to
admit his mistakes. He was quite up
set when told by Jumper the Hare
that what he had thought he had seen
he hadn't seen at all in regard to the
drumming of Thunderer the Grouse.
But when Jumper suggested that II
would take very tough sides indeed to
stand the humping of those stout
wings of Thunderer's he saw right
away that this was so. He just hadn't
thought of 1T. In fact, he hadn't done
any real thinking.
WELL said he, when 1 watched
Thunderer this morning II certainly
looked as IL he thumped his sides
with his wings. 1t certainly did look
that way. If he doesn't pound his
sides, what does he pound? He must
beat something to make all that
noise"
Wen go. watch him again." said
Jumper. He is back on that old log
now, so we'll just go over there and
watch"
They did. They reached a place
where they could watch, yet were
themselves unseen. There is only
one whom Thunderer cares to see him
drum, and that is Mrs. Grouse 1t is
wholly for her benefit that he drums. so
Peter and Jumper remained hidden
and watched. They were quite close,
so that they could see clearly all that
was TO be seen.
Watch whispered Jumper, as
Ihunderer'S wings flashed out and up
Evening star., 1925-04-11
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
How Shall Mother Save Her Lovesick Son for
His Profession?-The Husband Who Is
Jealous of His Wifes Chun.

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Evening star., 1925-04-11
Ny Neighbor Says:

Tablecloths should always be
hemmed straight. When you
hang them on the line double
them and hang them by the
hemmed ends, using plenty of
clothespins. You may use the
French method of dampening,
which Is this: Dry the cloths
thoroughly, then dip half the
cloth in hot water, fold over the
other end. Let II remain rolled
up at least l2 hours. | prefer
my way. I don't let the cloths
get dry but fold them while
they are still damp and leave
them overnight. OF course,
cheap linen has no body and
will not be glossy.
White soup or any vegetable
soup is vety much improved by
the addition of a small stick of
celery cut up finely. Do not put
more, unless you are very fond
of the flavor, or the celery will
overpower the taste OF every
thing else.
When you make pie crust
make twice the quantity needed.
Pie crust rolled in a damp nap
kin and put in the refrigerator
will keep perfectly for several
days.
II there are grease spots on
your stove, rub them while the
stove Is cold with a cloth dipped
in turpentine. Go over the stove
! with blackiag and when partly
dry, rub with a brush, then a
piece of wooden cloth.
Evening star., 1925-04-11
Bubble and Squeak.

In these days when we do SO much
to make over leftover meats at
tractively, this historic old dish
ought to be of interest 1t calls for
thin slices of cold roast beef, cold
mashed potatoes. cold spinach or beet
green's and little chopped onion
Trim the slices of beef to free from
fat and gristle. Melt some beef drip
ping in a frying pan and fry the
slices of beef to a nice brown and
remove, keeping warm in the oven
Now throw the onion into the pan
and slightly brown. Add the mash ed
potatoes and the greens. which have
been chopped fine, and stir until very
hot. Place this on hot dish and
place the slices of meat on top.
Evening star., 1925-04-11
BEATTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

secrets OF the dressing rooms had bet
ter remain secrets. There's something
to the cartoons that show a man at
the side of table shaving. while his
dinner companion complacently pow
ders and rouges. Yet-some girls look
very attractive putting on powder and
puckering up their mouths to get
rouge on nicely. They might be al
lowed just that much making up in
public
Evening star., 1925-04-11
Pigs in Blankets.

Wrap a strip of bacon around
raw oyster, and fasten it with a tiny
wooden skewer, or with toothpick
or sharpened match stick. Then drop
the whole thing in deep fat and fry
until the bacon is crisp These are
sometimes called, also, beggars on
horseback
Evening star., 1925-04-11

There is no hard and fast rule for
tho position of the waistline in the
present mode. Yet, among the most