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Evening star., 1926-11-01
Army ESCAPES Howe's Trap.

NORTH CASTLE, n. Y, November
l, 1776.-The American Army is this
evening safely enAmped here, short
distance north of White Plains. in
hilly, wooded section Offering natures
dScOuragementS to an enemy ap-
proach, besides others which General
Washington has skillfully arranged in
the form Of breastWorks consisting of
stone and earthen walls surmounted
bv felled trees with many branches
still on them, but with some of their
branches trimmed and sharpened and
pointing forward The abatis thus
formed can never be penetrated by
any of the British or European sol
diers whom General William Howe
has thus far shown to our fighting
men.
Since the Battle of White Plains at
Chatterton's Hill four days ago. the
enemy has been in camp in front of
brigades from New York and kny-
phausen's Hessian division from New
Rochelle Joined them. making their
total force about 10000. All the in
dications. were that they intended an
attack on our White Plains position
Yesterday, but something held them
back, probably the heavy rain storm.
Anticipating their purpose. our Gen.
eral chose to meet them on ground
Of his own selection; hence the with
d,aWal last night to North Castle
BY waiting for the rain clouds to roll
bv, General Howe lost once again
an opportunity for that decisive battle
Of his which was to crush this re
bellion" and make us once more the
subjects of George III.
White Plains is still ours if We
Evening star., 1926-11-01
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
BY JONATHAN A. RAWsON, JR
Story of the T.. S. A.

want it, but this place serves our
purposes much better. It protects the
passes to New England, and could be
surrounded only by much more ener-
getic and ambitious manoeuvres than
Howe has yet undertaken. In other
words, it looks as though our Cen
eral has slipped out of the trap which
his adversary has been setting for
him.
But conditions elsewhere are not so
rood. as at Fort Washington on, Har-
:-ln Heights, for instance There, in
strong fortress, is a welltrained,
| Well-provisioned garrison of $500
Americans; but west of it is Hudson S
River. now virtually controlled by the
enemy's navy. and on the other sides
HoWe's British and Hessians hold
New York Island to the south, Har-
lem Plains to the east and the region
above Kings Bridge to the north.
General Washington's next big prob
lem will he to maintain this fort
which is named in his honor or to
| help it's garrison fight it's way through
| the iron ring which has encircled 1t.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
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Evening star., 1926-11-01
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Those Pesky Worms.

In spite OF much frenzied reitera-
ton on the part of this writer that
worms just don't grow in a child for
no reason at all, but are swallowed
with old, dirty, decayed fruit or food.
mothers continue to try to lay upon
worms" the onus for most of the un-
explained ills of childhood Poor
sleeping, gritting of teeth. paleness
around the mouth and dark circles
under the eyes--those are all sup
posed to be signs OF worms.
Now, again l say patiently that the
only sign of worms that can be
depended upon is the sight of the
animals in the stools themselves.
ANY other sign can usually be at
tributed to a poor diet, Indigestion and
what not.
If the mother finds worms or
their eggs in child's stools, then
and then only is she justified in Civ
ing worm medicine and only when it
Cines are dangerous drugs, as they
must be. in order to Kill off the
worms, and dangerous drug is
doubly dangerous in the hands of a
mother who thinks of it as being
something closely akin to a laxative,
with magic and beneficent powers
To kill the worms at the same time.
Norms. or their eggs, as has been
said, are swallowed by children
usually on unwashed fruit or un.
cooked vegetables, so that a nursing
baby. unless he became infected with
worms from one of the older children
of the family, would be in no position
10 get them himself. Children who
have pin worms must be cautioned to
wash their hands thoroughly after
going to the toilet, and to be careful
of scratching themselves, for in this
way they can be constantly rein.
fected, which makes the process of
riddinS them of the worms a hopeless
roundabout.
Mrs. j. E. C.-All of your questions
are answered in leatiet No. 8, on
weaving and feeding. l shall be so
grateful if you will send a self -ad.
dressed and stamped envelope and
ask for It.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
Symmetry of the Continents.

In school we learned that the earth
is not round like ball, but rather
pear-shaped: that is, q little larger in
the Northern Hemisphere and fiat
tened at the poles, probably by rota-
ton. Perhaps as result of the small
er area of the Southern Hemisphere,
or perhaps for other reasons, it is no.
ticeable that the southern continents
all taper off toward the south; even
the northern continents do this some
what. especially North America and
Greenland. Thus every continent has
triangular shape. Another notice
able fact is that all the large collec-
tions of islands are to the southeast
of the continents. Nobody is able to
explain why this is so.
Now what do you know about that?
Answers to Saturdays questions.
/. A lunar month is % days.
2. There are about 13 lunar months
in the year.
3. The lunar month was first Sc.
lected because it was easy to follow:
1t took long experience and superior
intelligence to gauge the exact length
of the solar year and so divide 1t into
months.
4. The lunar month Is not used be.
cause it is not the same length as the
solar month and does not male an
even year that comes out well with
the seasons.
5. The lunar month is important to
navigation because the moon inf1u
ences the tides
6. The lunar year is 1854 days long.
resulting in the necessity for an added
day every four years.
Evening star., 1926-11-01

tum. So there was little for Helen
to do but follow her inclinations, and
thus she became a mere figurehead
of wife.
Perhaps it was prayer from
mans exasperated lips one night to
the god that understands women,
after a stronger dose than usual or
his wifes negligence, that brought
Mrs. Robert Crane under the knife
that cut into her Indifference.
Bob and His Secretary
1t was the morning of the day that
Crane was to leave for Texas on
six weeks trip. He had asked his
wife to be at his offices about 10: 30
on a mattor oS bvs:ncS5. IN his pr!-
vate office he had been going through
his mail, debating to his secretary
for an hour or more.
At the moment Bob was slightly
slumped in his chair. his lean brown
fingers neatly poised, tips matching,
he was endeaVoring to keep up con-
tinuity Of thought. 1t was difficult
the allure Of his efficient young busi-
ness woman, who one could see was
as efficient in her ways of living and
dressing as in the office routine, kept
disrupting his trend.
Gentlemen" he dictated, "in ac-
cordance with your request OF July
2, we are inclosing an itemized----
Concentration broke into bits. Bob's
keen blue eyes fastened on the shape
ly fingers Greuze might have fash
ioned moving swiftly across the note
book. Miss Secretary wished that her
employer would go on. Suddenly he
pulled himself together-"statem
of your account, covering the bal
ance Of $26.98-" AS If hooks were
drawing his eyes. they lifted to the
young woman's delicate profile. Just
shade Of coloring noticeable on the
oval cheek. The nut-brown, glossy
hair, just right in soft waves across
an extra white forehead. and above
straight line Of dark brown that
gave character to her face.
Looks like a find!" he thought.
Dressed so quietly was Miss Secre-
tary in the manner of the business
| world, one almost missed the beau.
tiful texture Of the simple perfection
Evening star., 1926-11-01

didn't know. Judging from the dumb
way we handled things.
So | asked her Whoa she thought
she was, anyway, and 8he said that
she was the boss around here as long
as her charitable nature compelled
her to stay, and if / gave her any
more Of my impudence she'd take
Joan and the baby home with her and
leave me fiat
And it all started over boiling the
baby's milk. The doctor said-not the
first doctor, but another one; you have
to have one doctor, an Obstetrician,
and q second one, pediatrist-any
way, the doctor said to boil the milk
for two minutes before making the
baby's formula. After he had gone
mother-in-law said it was all poppy
cock, and we wouldn't do it that way:
it took vitamins out of the milk.
Joan said we would.
Finally mOther-in-law said 1--WE had
been talking for about an hour) that
she was going home tomorrow, and
we deserved all the trouble that we
were certainly going to get.
Joan went to bed crying and her
mother made up the lounge in the
dining room-the one she had con.
demned me to sleep on-for herself.
I suppose the battle will break
again with daylight. According to
Joan her mother has the worst tenn
per in the world, and vice versa.
Evening star., 1926-11-01

When one wishes to spend home
furnishing dollars wisely one can
make no mistake in choosing stately
mahogany of recognized period
This magnificent mahogany secretary
ana chair are copied after the eight
eenth century English pieces designed
by the great Thomas Chippendale.
The secretary is an unusual type.
having d straight front instead OF
The usual slant-top on the desk sec
ton. The broken pediment at the
top is an exceptionally fine piece of
design.
The chair is a straight-legeed Chin.
pendale ladder-back. The fretwork on
the Stats suggests the Chinese motif
which Chippendale SO often intro
duced into his furniture designs. True
TO type. this chair is upholstered in
roSe-red damaSk
These two pieces could not fai! to
bring their air of Old World elegence
and sophistication to any room they
might grace.
tCOUvrIEht 1926
Evening star., 1926-11-01

he said, as far as Helen was con-
cerned, the last word on the subject.
She settled right down into the take.
everything g-for-granted matrimonial
jog.trot.
Spiritual marriage was an un.
amt-of.thing. She expected her
husband to be faithful, because, after
all, she had come Of nice family.
and presumably they had married for
love.
Nothing Of the hair-shirt sort about
Mrs. Robert Stone Crane, just neg
ligible quantity - something of a
vacuum. Her husbands success in
business made an easeful life possible.
and in the process she had grown fat
and fiabby. She had allowed every
interest in life, except that Of litera-
ture, to atrophy There was no real
link with the outside world save
through a few friends of her own
remiss type, and her husband-the
husband that might some day leave
her for another woman. ="
In fact, Bob's roses were begin
ming to adorn other women's bou-
doirs. He sought other company
with the air of a man in need of re-
freshment and rest. His life at home
was meaningless, without interest or
thrill--dead. They were growing
rapidly apart. lines of communication
all but broken. Yet, there was still
a spark among the cooling embers.
1t needed but q kind wind to blow
upon 1t.
Crane was that successful looking
American type. Dressed well. good
brain, something fresh and vital
about his admirable physique. AS
full Of the love Of life as his wife
was joyless and Indifferent. Bob
thought he had married charming
girl, and indeed for awhile Helen had
charm. There was alluring glow
about her, but it soon died. Love
may have told her how to spread her
net, but of the cage in which to keep
him she knew less than nothing. The
thought Of lifelong companionship
with Helen appalled, Bob. That he
admitted to himself frankly.
From couch. in their charming
living room, where Cranes unerring
instinct had installed the best things
Evening star., 1926-11-01

boruor decoration on each end of a
scarf Which. without the trimmed
ENDS, may cost 4 small amount. II
Tor . woman IL" scarf can ba made
from fabric picoted or machine hci,1-
Sutcheh on sides and ends and so cost
even less To make. A felt hat ana p
fabric scarf of the same tone, each
having the sante leather or kid paste.
on Earnlture, make Il smart set. or n
scarf and bag 10 match are chic.
Sc on FURNISHINGS.
Another excellent use to which these
Kid silhouettes can be put is to orna-
nlent accessories of furnishings for
rooms. especially those for a library,
den or mans or boys room. if the
hunter-and-houn motif is used. The
basket OF flowers and the butterfly
motif can be used delightfully."- for any
room where feminine daintincss pre-
walls.
Cushions for Mans Room.
Sofa cushions afford other good op.
portunities 10 use kid cut outs. FNelt is
advised for the cushion top for men :
rooms. dens, etc. or some strong and
practical material that is mannish
Cashmere is also excellent. Each Of
these fabrics has texture that holds
glued motifs tenaciously which is u
good point in their fayo:.
Basket on Cushions.
Cushions that are less dignitied and
severe can be used equally well if the
basket motif is employed for the dec
| oration. Duvetyn and satin LEND
themselves we'll, both for the cushion
and the waste basket foundation and
| for personal accessories where kiC
motifs are employed, SUCH as bags
envelope purses. etc. For scarfS, cash
mere is the chosen fabric.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
A Wife's Transformation
u~mxwmmnwmmmmw By MARY CULBERTSON MILLER
Science AHOrds.

of the work.a day-frock. Good taste
had served in the expression OF in.
dividuality and style of her clothes.
1t was quite obvious that she was
young woman wholly awakened to
the consciousness of natural feminine
charm. She had we'll discovered the
magic properties of cosmetics, and
the more important parts that health,
common sense and good taste. play in
a woman's toilet.
1t was INSTALLATION diametrically
opposite that pried into Bob's
thoughts; his wife's fiabby. slouched
body contour. dulled eyes. rebellious.
bobbed hair. and rough, sallow. un-
nourished skin, that told tales OF
sweets. indigestible foods and inactiv-
ity. II don't care what I look like
I'm secure" eXuded from the indulged
being of the wife gone to seed.
Wife and Secretary.
Dictation over. a door opened In
response to q summons from Bob's
desk. eff Mrs. Crane Is waiting. tell
her to come in. please" he said. The
next moment the irregular figure of
his wife stepped over the threshold
and paused Her shoulders slumped
awkwardly. and her neck thrust for
ward, slightly to the side. as IL her
an upright position. Personal disin
terest fairly leaped forth and shouted
from Helen. And the tragedy Of II
was that she had possessed good
looks.
From across his mahogany desk
her husbands keen eyes pierced her
| like rapiers. That look almost vivi-
sected her-his half-smile seemed Il
| mockery. He spoke quickly, brittle
bright. introduced his new secretary.
! indicated a chair, all were sandwiched
| into some final instructions In proc
ess to Miss Secretary. who was
standing nicely poised at the door Civ
| ing access TO her own small domain.
| Miss Secretary smiled. and humor
| shone from dark eyes-that was all
! But the reaction that Helen got from
| that smile was something quite
! dynamic. She might have said to
! her. I'm in love with your husband
what are you going to do about IT."
fCopvright 1926)
! Continued in TOmOrrOw's Star}
| The cultivation Of rice was intro
duced into South Carolina from the
/ TSla re Mo1o in, 1909
Evening star., 1926-11-01
Kid Silhouettes for Accessories
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER

Leather silhouette trimmings and
rarulttraS are smart. Tie work must
hs ,icftlv done. but otherwise It is en-
.rcmCly simple. oftentimes II Is pure
Y n silnouetteS. though pen and ink
ur embroidery can be combined
with it.
When l was IN London recently
saw some delightful examples of the
work ON sport Scarfs. The paste IONS
were Of kid. and they were glued TO
cashmere SCarfS. TO felt sport hats
and to bags.
The innovation consists in the use
o. leather motifs with fabric and IN
their application 10 wearing apparel
Already we are accustomed 10 cut-out
appliaues OF cloth and paper. but
leather accessories on cloth are dis
;;urtion. especially as the articles are
worn or carried and must stand the
friction OF use Stitches are some
rlnieS taken to keep them secure.
Whatever embroidery may be com
liued with these leather paste-ons Is
for ornament without any intention.
usually, of making the stitches tasten
the motifs in place.
Gifts for Men.
one good feature of these leather
nss,e.ons is that they are delightful to
.,rnamcnt scarfs for men. Here IS "a
suggestion for Christmas gifts. II
may helm vou solve 4 perrleXing prob
ien. for distinctive gifts for men are
lard 10 find. a scarf with hunters
and hounds or just the hounds sug-
yests the hunt and gives masculine
ro,e 10 q scarf. for although women
do ride after the hounds 1t is a gentle
mans sport.
Motifs and Their Use.
ma motifs are few on any scarf.
.ust three or i've animals glued as
Evening star., 1926-11-01

the half shell, f1let mignon, an arti-
choke and biscuit Tortoni.
He hated the way Helena chose a
dinner. She ate so little and such plain
things. He wished sometimes that
she would order lobster like a chorus
girl. or alligator pears, or anything
at all out of the ordinary.
Consomme and roast lamb That
was inspiring, wasn't it? If only he
could get out of marrying her! If only
there were some way that wouldn' t
hurt her too muchi
Continued in tomorrow's Star)
Copyright. 1936.l
Evening star., 1926-11-01
HOW 1T STARTED
BY JEAN NEWTON.
'One Good Turn Deserves Another.


When we say that we mean Of
course that the person who does a
good turn deserves another, but
nevertheless we use the saying in the
epigramatic form in which it has
come down to us through the cen
turies.
The idea Is found expressed in
many languages, the Teutons saying
lone hand washes the other" Our
form of it is one of the oldest Eng
lish sayings in modern speech. 1t
can be traced back to the old prov
erbes," by John Haywood. 1t was first
printed in 1916. which is the earliest
collection of E.is ish colloquial say
ings known. n atc original form in
"Proverbes." we find the saying as:
lone good turn asketh another"
Copyright, 1926)
Evening star., 1926-11-01
Steak in Casserole.

Pound into one and one-half pounds
Of round steak as much flour as il
will hold. Scar in hot fat and brown
slightly, being careful not to burn
Add one onion. and one small carrot
Place in casserole with salt, paprika
and one cupful of boiling water
Simmer until tender.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
edge Science AfOl

and the right things. Helen usually
greeted her husband on his return
home in the evenings. She would
look up from the inevitable book. In
the unsmiling way of one whose
whole attention is still held. Almost
reluctantly she would emerge from
her absorption.
Their two children died in infancy
and their substantial home travelled
smoothly enough OH fits own momen-
Evening star., 1926-11-01
INSTALLMENT ].

It wasn't anything so drastic as a
family explosion that awakened Helen
Crane from her smugly satisfied life
the security of permanence and the
feeling that she and her husband
were indivisibly one until death do
them part-but it was something
equally as effective.
When the clergyman had pro-
nounced Bob and Helen man and wife
Evening star., 1926-11-01
DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
BY r. E. DICKSON.
SUNDAY evening,

Sunday evening.
Well, I expected it. Mother-in-law
and Joan battled and battled today
tried to sneak out mother-in-law asked
me where I thought 1 was going, and
to come back here, because she was
going to tell us some facts about rails
ing kids which Joan and / evidently
Evening star., 1926-11-01
What Do You Know
About 1t?
Daily Science Six.

/. Is the earth drying up?
2. Is the earth shrinking?
3. Is the earth getting colder?
4. Out Of what was the earth
originally made?
5. Why does the moon revolve
around the earth and not
around the much larger and
more powerfully magnetic
sun?
6. Why does the earth not fly of
into space nor yet, pulled by
the sun, fall onto the sun?
ANSWERS to these question in
tomorrow Star.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
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You'll never know how quick M
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INTO & pint bottle, put 21a
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granulated sugar syrup to make q
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stead of sugar syrup. Either way,
it saves about twO-thirds of the
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children like it.
You can feel this take hold in
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1t promptly lOOsens dry, tight
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Pinex is o most valuable con- i
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Evening star., 1926-11-01

The cultivation Of rice was intro
duced into South Carolina from the
Island of Madagascar in 1895.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-27
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.EETQEAT TODAY
At Reservation
FastcTs Devote Entire Day
10 Discussing Problems
With Each Other.

Indianapolis aud other Indiana
pastors today went into retreat" at
the Boy Scout reservation,
This retreat is the second one to
! be-held here under the auspices of
.uthe Church Federation of Indian
! apolis
J, The first part of the program
started early today with sessions at
! the Roberts Park NJ e. Church.
Motor cars took more than hum
dred pastors to the scout reservation.
The principal talk of the day was
scheduled to be given by DR.. Will
liam o. Thompson of Columbus,
Ohio. moderator of the General AS
sembly of the Presbyterian Church.
He was scheduled to speak twice to-
day, his subjects being THE Testi-
nnony of Christian Experience" and
Sources Of Power"
s Earl r. Gender, president of the
church federation, called the retreat
to order. Opening prayed was given
by the Rev. V. p Brock, city evan
gelist of the Disciples of Christ
churches. Devotional services and
Around table talks followed.
~ Following a luncheon at noon at
which the pastors were guests of
the church federation, other talks
We're .on the program for the after.
noon.