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especially of the things they like is
fortunate. To accomplish this deSir-
able end without actually catering to
the children solely instead of the
whole family is a very nice bit of
work. 1t is a mistake to let any chill
dren's whims of appetite-and they
all have whims at times-govern
menus. This kind of catering is not
infreQuent, however, especially where
parents.
The Child's Choice.
There are ways of managing that
please the children without interior
ing with menus. For instance, let
the child have his choice of cereals
in the morning just as you would an
adult. Ready-to-serve cereals make
this easy. Perhaps there can be a
choice of fruits also, or the way in
which eggs are cooked. 1t is no more
difficult to boil an egg than to poach
or coddle it, for instance.
Hint On Catering.
One thing to guard against. espe-
cially with children whose appetites
require catering to, even though this
must be done without their suspect
ing it. is any suggestion that food
must be eaten because 1t is good for
them" such an idea robs the food
of it's pleasing appeal and puts it in
the category of requirements that
border closely on the field of medi-
cine The correct food for any per-
son always affords sustenance. That
is expected of 1t. What the house
wife has to do is to prepare it in a
tempting way and serve it in an at
tractive form. When it both tempts
and attracts she does not have to
urge persons to eat it nor force chill
dren to partake of it. Forcing persons
to eat may be essential for invalids.
1t should not even be suggested to
normal children or adults.
Try New Dishes.
Lure children to try new dishes.
To expect them to eat some of 1t is
often all the encouragement required.
Take it for granted that they will eat
some with the rest of the family.
But when children absolutely dislike
a food in any way it is served it is
quite possible that it does not agree
with them. If 1t is something you
feel they should have, try various
recipes, some one may appeal and be
found to agree There is Il chance the
aversion was a Whim. We all know
that most Whims are passing fancleS,
so do not take it too seriously when a
child refuses certain foods, even when
previously liked. Omit the dish from
the menu as you would If he were an
adult. Let the appetite for it rest.
Later on 1t will be almost sure to
again appeal to him.
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Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
A Lot of Troubles.

Mrs l. D. writes: II hope your
reply will help me with my 17-month-
old baby. First, how can I get him
to go to bed early at night? He has
always been on schedule, but for the
last month or more when I put him to
bed he stays awake until 9 or 10 and
plays. 1t is the same in the afternoon.
He is put to bed at 1 but won't sleep
until or q. He gets the required
amount Of sleep, but I want to get him
out of this habit of staying awake
How did he get the habit, when he
has been put to bed regularly?
"How can 1 get his bowels to move
regularly? Much of the time he Is
kept on his chair. but to no avail. L
used a suppository for months, but the
doctor said to give the bowels
chance, alone. Now he has one or
two movements a day, but very ir.
regularly. so that 1 cannot catch him. "
Answer-After a certain age. some
times not as early as in the case OF
your baby, children become disinclined
to take maps. They seem to get along
with less sleep. and they turn their
uSuctI ICeo iioul OpSANS NO"i'
believe If you could get the baby to
nap earlier in the day that you would
have no more trouble with the bed
time. He goes to sleep so late in the
afternoon that he Is not ready for
sleep again at Z. Can't you manage
some way, reading to him In a
monotOnous low voice, in a dark room,
or some such way Of getting him
back into his former habit of mapping
at l o'clock? That will be the solu.
ton of the whole problem. feel sure
See If the boy needs circumcision.
This is sometimes the cause of the
bad habit.
I believe If the baby is not consti-
pated that all one can do is to use the
soap and glycerin SuppoSitory at an
absolutely regular time each day, so
that the bowels will become habited
to these hours. Directly after break
fast is the best and most natural hour,
and if this is done for a week or two,
the child should after this have a
natural evacuation without the sup
pository. 1t Is a mistake to put a
child on the stool and keep him there
for long periods This is a fine en-.
enlargement for piles.
Mrs. d. r. P.-1f you will send me
a self-addressed and stamped envelope,
| shall be glad to send you the leaflet
| believe will answer your question.
Mention No. when writing to me.
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CHAPTER XXXVIII.
A Cat Scratches.

Fritzie ran lightly down the stairs.
her skirts billOwing about her. the
points Of her black hair swinging
against her scarlet cheeks. With a
little cry. she ran up to Ronny and
tucked her slim hand in his arm.
"You?" she said. with a tinkle of
laughter. What luck
Over at the other side of the room
Edith Maltby remarked in a low tone
to Lucy Everett: THE child is really
incorrigible. upsetting my plans like
that. had planned to have Ronny
, take Mona in to dinner. She expects
1t. I wonder what I ought to do about
it."
Lucy shrugged her somewhat over
plump shoulders.
II shouldn't do anything about it II
were you. 1t will do Mona good.
Besides. ROnny IS much younger than
Mona. It's natural for him to- turn to
some one nearer his own age.
Edith looked troubled, but tnwardly
she was rather glad that things had
turned out as they had. There was
hardly a woman in Mona's set who
dent that friendship with other wom-
en- meant so very little to her that the
women who might have been friendly
were repulsed.
AS for Mona herself. the minute she
had seen that Ronny had captured
F'ritzies rose q warning had sounded
in her brain.
Don't let them suspect that it
means anything to you--play the
game for all it's worth"
And so she had laughed gayly as
though she found the incident anus
ing, and when two of the men re-
joined her she tried to be as scin-
tillating and gay as before.
But inwardly she was seething.
Question after question: crowded up
into her brain. Ronny had been as
eager as the rest to catch the rose
that F'ritzie had thrown. Was he tired
of her, then? Had she parted his
! lovenaking too long? She had been
so sure Of him, SO certain that she
could keep him at her feet. And to-
night, before all the others, he had
shown his preference for this girl. this
, cheap and silly little flapper with her
| theatrical manner and her challeng-
ing youth.
Edith hurried up to her. breaking
| in on her thoughts.
Mona, I'm sorry that this hap
pened. OF course. shall tell IEritZie
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LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

Pud Simkins was tawking to Maud
Jonson and Loretter Mincer on Pud-
SEES frunt steps and l started to waWk
pass on my way to the grocer store
with my new green cap on, Pubs
saying, G. Benny, you better not
ieeve the sun shine on that cap or
vou'u have q load Of hay on top Of
your he'd.
prcl,ery meening my cap looked
like grass. and Maud JonsOn and Lor-
etter Mincer LATED like enything, and
I yelled back, o is that so. we'll who
arc you?
Being a pritty bum sort of a anser
but being the best one l had time to
thinl, Of. and l kepp on going, think
ing, G WIZ, darn that guy, he thinks
he's CRATE making a fool of people in
frunt Of gerls, we'll bleeve me Ill
never speek to him agen II he lives
to be 200 yeers old and goes down
on his knees, the big fat stiff, darn
that guy, jest let him try to get me
to sppek to him, that's all.
And wen I came back from the
grocer store Pubs was setting there
all by himself, and l started to WaWk
pass looking as if 1 thawt l dident
even know he was alive and jest then
his mother came to the door saying,
Charles, wen I call you you can come
in and scrape the icing bowl. WITCH
lest then she saw me there, saying,
And Benny can come and help you if
he likes.
Me thinking. G, I like all rite.
And she went in agen and I sed to
Pubs 1 was jest in time to get
invitation.
If your in a hurry to take those
groceries home III save you some
icing, Pubs sed, and I sed. No thanks.
I'm more in a hurry to scrape my half
Of the icing.
And | sat down and kepp on tawk-
ing to him about diffrent subjecks vile
we was waiting to be called.
Proving no matter how mad you are
at somebody its possible to be still
madden.
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$50 YEARS AGO TODAY

Story of the u. S. A

! the cedar trees and cheerfully drank
| to the United, Free, and 1ndepend
| ent States of America" In the eve
ming the town was illuminated, and
| there was exhibited a very solemn
funeral procession attended by the
militia with their drums muff1ed. 1r
the presence of a greater number OF
people than ever appeared on any
occa sion before in this province
George the Third was inferred before
the courthouse in the following man
ner:
"Forasmuch as George the Third, OF
Great Britain, hath most flagrantly
violated his coronation oath and
tramped on the Constitution Of our
country, and the sacred rights Of man
/ kind; we, therefore, commit his politi
| cal existence to the grOund--corrup
| ton to cOrruption-tyrann to the
grave-and oppression to eternal in.
fanny in sure, certain hope that he
will never obtain a resurrection, to
rule again over these United States
of America.
But. my friends and fellow citizens
let us not be sorry, as men without
hope for tyrants that thus depart
rather let us remember that America
is free and independent; that she is
and will be, with the blessing of the
Almighty. great among the nations
of the earth. Let this encourage us
in well-doing, to fight for our rights
and privileges, for our wives and
children for all that is near and
dear unto US. May God give us
blessing, and let all the people say
Amen"
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BEDTIME STORIES BY y T sTTc2s2

ing but a queer rock. Part Of 1t was
smooth, and attached to this, and, as
he supposed. a part of it. were a num-
her of queer projections. Some were
small and some were nearly as big
as mans hand. They were very
rough.
That's a queer-looking rock" said
Reddy. What are you fooling about
that for?"
Jimmy's eyes twinkled. Just wish
ing that one of these fellows would
open just long enough for me to scoop
him out" said he
Reddy looked all about curiOusly
What fellows?" he demanded. 81
don't see anything that could open
around here
rough pieces of the queer-looking
rock. One of these" said he.
That's nothing but a piece of rock, >
said Reddy.
Jimmy's eyes twinkled more than
ever Guess again." said he. This
isn't a rock. It's an oyster"
What's an oyster?" grunted Reddy
IAN oyster" replied Jimmy, lis an
appetizer Euu en- one and it gives
you an appetite"
Huh" shifted Reddy. Il don't have
to eat any oysters to give me an APP
petite. But how do you eat a thing
like that"
You don't the way it is" replied
Jimmy, ANY more than you eat a
clam with the shell closed. This fell
low is just like a clam and has two
halves to its shell. If you are lucky
enough to find one open and can
scoop the oyster out before it can
close the shell. you've got something
better than a clam. But there isn't a
chance when the oysters are shut UP
the way these are. You see, all these
oysters became attached to this stone
when they We're tiny. and they've
grown up together in a bunch. They
do that sometimes l suppose that
storm washed them up here. It's tan
talizing. That's what it is. tanta-
liZing."
Reddy poked the oysters over. He
certainly couldn't imagine anybody
succeeding in opening those shells. Il
suppose" said he. that those oysters
are just about as safe as anybody
could be. l don't suppose that they
have any enemies that they need fear
at all. Look at that queer thing down
there in the water. Jimmy"
Jimmy looked. Just beyond. and
where they could look right down into
il, was a pool of water. On the bot
tom lay two or three oysters. A big
starflsh was close to one of these oys-
tiers. The starf1sh was the queer
thing Reddy had seen.
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PALE HANDS
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR.

Leila Marsh rho has Arrays been
accustomed TO idieness. is ieft ,cthoW
money Because she is inexperienced she
is forced 10 take q position as iody's
maid ,cith Mona Kingsley. a rerv rich
,rOmGn In the family are Richard,
Mona's husband. and Barry. ne son.
Barry persecufes Leila Nth us dtfsn-
miIia,ino tie Girl. Richard. rho has
long ago learned thar Mona does NOT
lore AIN. begins bV plying Leifa and
rAen discovers that ne cares for Der,
IN the meantime. Mona is AMUSING her
self tcifh Ronald Cameron. v0un0
bachelor, mGo is in lore 'cith her, Barry
persists in his prosecutions Of Leila nntH
he realizes thar ne can get noUhere
,rtth her. Bv, ms time he is in 'o ore
,,rifh her aud decides TO mdrrp her 70
tnily. ard 'eor1,iso Of hsg SON. in t,t1,.
Isiln;s dsD0rturr Mona accepts On inri-
ration TO house party az The Mai,bvs.
Ronaid is also inrited. and Frits,e LGn1:
Mrs Maifbys niece. IS among those
present Mona has usually. Rad all re
men at her feet. but Fritsie is an able
ri1Of
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that l won't permit her to interfere
with my plans. You must forgive
her, dear. OF course. she's only q
spoiled child, and you know what the
younger generation is today
Mona opened her blue eyes wide
Their limpid depths were Suileless. a
smile curved her mouth.
Don't be foolish. Edith think
the child is charming. and the whole
thing was very amusing. 1t would be-
absurd to spoil her fun"
But what about Ronny?" Edith
asked. with a sidelong glance. "Of
course. he had to join the others. II
would have been too conspicuous II
he hadn't. But | know he'll he f,.ri
Gus if don't rescue him. He'll want
TO be with YOU
Inwardly Mona writhed What
cat Edith was. making things just as
difficult as she could.
Aloud she said Sweetiy: Poor
Ronny. At the moment he doesn'
look exactly as if ne wanted to he
rescued. See for yourself"
Edith turned.
F'ritzie and ROnny were sitting on
the stairs slipping cocktails. As they
looked. FritZIc leaned forward and
said something to Ronny in an under
tone. Then she raised her glass pro
vocatively. and they interlaced arms
so that F'ritzie drank out of Ronny's
glass and he out of hers.
Edith threw up her hands in pre-
tended despair
This younger set. 1t seems as If
the girls took all the initiative these
days. 1t must be difficult for an AT
tractive bachelor to keep out of
trouble"
Mona was saved the trouble Of re
spending. for just then dinner was an
nounced Fred Everett. Lucy's nus
band, came across the room toward
her a minute later. OF all the men
In the room. she detested him most.
Copyright. 1926
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HOW 1T STARTED
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Insurance.

Today practically every person with
dependents carries life insurance to
the limit of his capacity. Fire insur-
ance, too, is universal and many Of
us carry other forms. And this prac-
tice, which Is today strictly bust
ness matter, had it's origin in a SEN
timent of a different order.
Fourteenth century Europe was
the scene of a sudden growth of COM
munity spirit. With this came the
so-called "non-industrial" or social
guild" one of whose features was
the aid rendered to members in time
of sickness or after a fire or theft.
when it was not chargeable to the
members own misdoing!" It was by
payments made periodically by all the
members to the guild that this aid
was made possible. and the law of
averages which enabled them to keep
a balance on the credit side-the
same principle which guides the actu
aries of today-and the ancestor Of
modern insurance.
(Convrpht 1929
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Eggplant in Casserole.

Take one eggplant. cut into slices,
and let stand in sailed water for 10
minutes or longer. Then dry we'll
with a clean cloth and fry in butter
or other fat until they are brown
color. Run one-half a pound of round
steak through a food chopper, and
add one cupful of tomato pulp, one
tablespoonful of minced parsley and
one small onion minced. Simmer until
the meat is tender, and add a little
water or stock if necessary. Then
place in a casserole a layer of egg
plant and a layer Of the meat stew
we'll seasoned. Cover with crumbs
and bake for 80 minutes.
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"Puzzhcks"
PuzzLe.LinerickS

A certain young lady of i
Once married a prosperous s.,
Her old fashioned 3
Preferred shed keep =
But he could do nothing to j.
/. A seaport of Syria.
2. One who ''loafs' most Of the
time.
8. The ball-and-Chain.
4. Where we go when every other
place is closed
5. Compel. feminine pronOun two
words.
NOTE-DOn't blame the definitions
for =. and I on us. They accom-
panied this 'PuZzlick," sent i'm by II.
D. G.. of Boston. Why not forward
one of your own. for the amusement
or other "Puzzlick" fans? Meanwhile.
if you can't figure out this one. look
for the answer and another 'Puzzlick"
tomorrow.
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
A composer who lived in the Ghetto
Once wrote out Il comic librettO;
When nobody sang it
He said: oh. well, hang it,
III sing it myself i'm falsettO."
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Sponge Cake.

This is as good as angel food. Beat
the yolks OF five eggs until thick.
Take onehalf cupful of sugar and
add 1t to the egg yolks. Add the other
half to the beaten whites. Sift one
cupful Of -four five times with one
level teaspoonful of cream Of tartar.
Add one teaspoonful of flavoring and
a pinch of salt. Grease and flour a
pan and bake the mixture for As min
! utes to one hour in slow oven. De-
uclous with whipped cream.
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he shore which was big enough for
4 whole party So il happened that
they often dined together.
Early one morning, just after sun
rise. when the tide was way out. Red
dy was exploring down near the
waters edge. There had been heavy
storm a day or two before and many
things had been washed up on the
beach Reddy discovered that Jimmy
Skunk was before him. Jimmy was
poking about something black at the
waters edge and Reddy went over to
see what it was. He looked at it Curl
ously 1t appeared TO him 10 be Moth
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The Child Who Gets What He Likes
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Children love good things to each.
Just as much 20 older folk. They feel
annoyed by having to eat what they
DO not wish to. and they are happy
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(Copyright. 1926.)

Across.
l. To beat.
5. A plot of land.
Z. Points of a crescent.
II. To move rapidly.
IL. To unclose (poetic).
ID. Visionary theory.
Is. Beverage.
II. Greek god Of love.
10. A plume.
81. A vegetable.
%. Reused from sleep.
"a. Projecting part of building.
Is. Length of life.
81. Science of symbolic quantities.
80. To rent.
81. Degree in dentistry.
80. y beam of light.
33. Pronoun.
So. Volcano in Hawaii.
SO. Morning (abbr)
81. Town in India. y
40. A combat. s.
43. State of repoSe. 81
46. A cause Of ruin.
AZ. A weight (abbr)
40. To add to.
so. Conjunction.
81. A State in New England.
50. An electrified particle.
90. 1lHSiuS ueeply.
81. A constellation.
So. Proposition.
Sc. Juice from q tree.
81. Inquire.
SO. Greek letter.
90. Irritation of the skin.
e.. Obtain knowledge.
IS. Mans name (abbr)
81. Large body of water.
6S. Pertaining to a European country
10. Lubricant.
II. Jovial.
72. Gave food to.
70. An intimate companion.
Down.
l. Doctrine of a school Of moder
painters, supporting art as prat
ticed before Raphael.
2. PosseSsive noun.
3. Not owed
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4. Perform.
5. A limb.
s. To knot.
7. A metric unit.
s. Resembling steel. as in hardness
8. A vegetable.
10. In a pious manner.
13. Skin Of fruit.
Is. A heavenly body.
Is. In this way.
20. Eggs of a fish.
81. A college degree.
%. A river in Illinois.
%. Persian unit of. distance (pl).
2S. An imitation of gold.
90. A color.
"a. Boys name (abbr).
SO. Proposition.
SO. Conjunction.
80. Tiny.
II. Finish.
~. Typographical engineer (abbr.)
AZ. Place of worship.
as. Entire coat of feathers.
as. A tropical fruit.
As. A kind of shoe for child
81. To stay.
56. Hush (abbrD.
IS. A Catholic organization.
lG1. Vehicle. =
So. Mischevous dwarf.
81. Disencumber.
Sc. Call Of q night bird.
S. Proposition.
SO. Southern State (abbr)
"Pussyfoot" Johnson says London
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Old Mother Nature
Reddy Fox often met Jimmy Skunk
on the beach. They were very good
friends. You see, there was plenty t.
eat, so there was no occasion to quar-
rel over food. Now and then, they
would find n dead fish washed up on
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The Queer Rock.

To be too sure IL most unwise.
And sometimes leads 10 a surprise.
Old Mother Nature
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'Pussyfoot" Johnson says London
Is nearly as dry as the United States.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
PUTOUT OF TWO MEN
AT PLATE IS UNUSUAL

One of the unusual plays of 1925 In
the American League revealed by
stove League" analysis was that in
which Arthur Stokes, catcher for the
Red Sox. retired two Detroit men at
the plate with one sweep of his arm.
He pulled it August %.
Johnny Bassler was on second and
Fred IIanay was at first. in the sew
enth inning. when Rigney hit long
fly to the outfield. Ira F'lagstead ran
1t down. but dropped the ball. Bassler
started for home when he saw the ball
strike the ground. but Haney, start
ing at the crack of the bat. was almost
a second before Bassler got away.
The two runners were pacing almost
as a team when they neared third and
going into the plate Hanev slowed up
enough to stay only step behind the
slower Bassler.
In the meantime Flagstead retrieved
the ball and threw to Rothrock. at
short. the latter relaying the ball to
Stokes. The two Tigers, looking over
their shoulders. saw the ball coming
and hit the dust simultaneously
Stokes stood his ground. and. with
one sweep OF his arm. tagged them
both before their spikes touched the
rubber.
Not to he Outdone the umpire shot
both arms upward. Indicating the dou-
BILE play.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
DEMPSEY-WILLS GO
HINGING ON BIG IF

CHICAGO. March . Pl. - Jack
Dempsey will give Harry Wills long
awaited chance at the heavyweight
boxing title on Labor day, and in Chi
cago-if.
The principal part of the If" Floyd
FitZsimmons indicated before depart
ing last night for Los Angeles Is Chi
caSo'S action in passing or falling To-
pass a measure to legalize the sport
here.
F'itZsimmons. who possesses the only
documents extant that can bring Wills
and the champion together in the i'm
mediate future. said Chicago pro
moters with whom he and Jack con
ferred over the week end had offered
satisfactory" proposals and creden-
tials. Wills is leaving everything '"
the future and F'itZsimmons.
The offers were from representatives
of the Coliseum Athletic Club. a. syrdi
cate in South Bend. Ind, and individ-
ual sportsmen. The promoter did not
definitely commit himself, but his in
ference was that passage Of the box
ing bill virtually is all that Is neces-
sary to obtain the match.
The championship battle can he
staged here only If the city votes for
boxing In the April primaries. The
State Legislature legalized the sport In
1925. after it had been prohibited for
a decade. but provided for local Op-
ton.
If held here the bout would go 10
rounds to decision or not. at the
discretion of the state Boxing Com
mission. Plans are for the building of
a huge arena at Riverview Park.
| Dempsey is on his way to California
where. according to F'itzsimmons. The
title holder soon will open 4 camp to
start training for the scrap with the
negro challenger.