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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
What Tomorrow Means to You

Tomorrow's planetary aspects are
distinctly favorable for all business
and especially for marriage. Many
deals which, for reason of too much
expectancy, have been postponed can
be effected tomorrow, as there will be
sensed an air of give and take. and
an encouragement to compromise.
Harmony will be the predominatlng
influence, and everything that jars or
antagonizes will be easily cast aside.
With the prevalence of such condi-
tons, what more appropriate occa-
sion could be found for signing up
for life? 1t is also a suitable oppor-
tunity for travel either by land or sea.
Children horl tomorrow will not. at
birth, give much promise of virility or
strength. They will, however, sur
prise one and all by the facility with
which they will throw off the weak
nesses that attack them, and the signs
clearly and definitely denote that they
will attain without much difticultv
normal adulthood. In disposition they
will be yer yattractive and engender al
lection. They will. at no time, display
any signs of viciousneSs and Will al
ways be amenable TO good influence,
based on love. They will be studious,
but never so much as to neglect the
associations of childhood. They should
be allowed to choose and TO follow
their own career, without the 1nnlpl-
ton of Others.
If tomorrow is your birthday, you
are proud and at times imperative, al
though, as a rule, you are Winsome,
magnetic and lovable. Your 1nteliec-
ttal attachments are not very great.
but what you lose in this respect Is
more than compensated for by the
charm of your personality. You pos
sess a wonderful sense of humor ana
even appreciate a good joke when you
Yourself are the victim. Your energy
is boundless and, so far as you are
concerned. Satan is one of the un-
employed, as your hands are never
Idle. You have exceptional initiative
and are very original.
Self.control is one of your out
standing assets, and although you are
capable Of powerful emotions and feel
things very keenly. you never alloW
this to show on the surface, but are
always self-contained and willing 10
help others even when you need help
more than they do.
Well known persons horn on that
date are: Thomas w. Silloway arch-
itect and author: Robert B. Roose-
Welt. author; Powell Clayton. soldier
and statesman: John +. Dryden, SEN
ator and president of Prudential In
surance Co.; Charles W. Stoddard, au-
thor: Billie Burke, actress
fCopyrieht. 1880
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

I wrote another letter to Mary Wat
kins today. being, Deer Mary, l did
ent have enything elts to do this after
noon so l thwat / mite as well write
you letter. / CESS you get lot of
letters on account of being so populer.
but If you don't wunt to take the trub-
BILE to reed 1t Jest say so and ] will
write TO somebody elts sutch as Maud
Jonson who Is going away next week
for days, not being very long but
long enuff to get a letter
Have you went fishing yet? ] wish
I was out there with you to put the
werms on your hooks because you are
so kind harted you proberly feel lady
like even to a werm.
NV frunt tooth Is still out and I can
spit through the space now but not
far. Maybe / shouldn't OF mentioned
this on account of your modesty. and
if so please skip it. anyways prac-
tice makes perfeck and ixpect to be
pritty good at it in about week.
Pubs Simkins took Loretter Mincer
to the movies last Sattiday and felt SO
stuck up about it he tipped his hat
to a lot of people he never even saw
before. Personally l haven't took eny-
body TO the movies sints you went
away because I don't think there is
eny girls around heer who are werth
IL and II is a relief to save the
money.
Shorty Judges little cuZzin is stay
ing at Shortys house for weeks be-
cause his mother dident know wat elts
to do with him for a vile. He is cross
eyed in one eye but a perfeck little
gentleman and willing to run errands
for you, being very unusual in little
kids.
Please anser soon so / will know
you got this letter and also so l Will
get one from you, thus killing 2 herds
with one stone.
Hoping you are we'll and don't eat
enything you will be sorry for or epy
thing, your friend as usual Benny
POTTS
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DELI 1NHL - lO10lIO W. BURGESS

that he can't be pulled out? What
does he do, hang on with all his feet ?
l don't see how he could hang onto a
rock"
"He doesn't have to-" replied
Barker. "He just throws that leg off.
The enemy gets the leg, but that's
ALI"
Say that again." exclaimed Reddy.
Il said he just throws the leg off, y
replied Barker somewhat sharply.
II suppose you mean it gets pulled
off," said Reddy.
II suppose mean just what l said"
retorted Barker. HE doesn't try to
keep it from being pulled off. He
throws it off. Let's go of 1t. Gets
rid of it."
Reddy remembered certain Lizard
that could do the same thing, with his
tail. When he remembered this it
wasn't quite so hard to believe that
the lobster could let a leg go. Does
he ever get that leg back again." in
Quired Reddy.
What a silly question: snapped
Barker. "Of course, he doesn't. But
the next time he changes his shell he
gets another leg in its place, SO what's
the difference"
tCopyright 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
PALE HANDS
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR.

Leila Marsh. rho has aI,says beer &C,
monsv.. Bscaass she Is inerpsriehced
she 10 torced 70 take position as iddyS
maid tcifh Mona RiH0steE. a UsrV rich
ggoa,sa y re ,aTilg b., are r., R6ich spa
FAIRY persecFfes Leila ,eith his otter.
lions and Mona Gn.nses herseD bv
go igs ia ieaned ffGaf Mona does not ,9re
him. begins bD .Ditgin1 Leila, and then
discovers that she has stirred dssper
feeling in him, In ne .ptednifne Mona
Ia Amusing herself wi,h Ronald Coneron.
( poung bachs,or ,eho L IN ioss ,'i,a
Of Le0d until he realizes that he can
get no,ehere ,cith her. BIZ fhts time ne
liz resolved 10 net her at am price ana
decides 10 NARY her, Richard SENDS
for Leila ,cko In n burst OF fndi1nn-
lion tells Aipl abe desDises Barrv. Dur.
ing the talk Richard realizes fhd, ne
lores her before Harry ran speak 10
Leila. Mona seeks her out end dischqraes
her, bur on her tEap. TO- the door LeifG
cnconpfers Barry In The hdH. He presses
h,s snit and Leila refuses rim Gnd 'e edsas
betDetn Richdi-d Barry end Mona; Dur.
in0 rhieh Nonn accuses Richard OF hdp-
Ing an undue interest in Leila.
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ones, your personality In pleasanter
and YOU certainly are more agree
able companion when you do. q
crouch has few friends. A cheery
person has many.
Discover Fine Traits.
The person who cultivates the habit
of saying pleasant truths is kept on
the alert to see good things in those
about him. He discovers nice trait
instead of unfortunate ones. lie
draws attention of others to them. He
strengthens the consciousness or
good qualities in the person. for one
wants to be what he Is considered,
when that something is nice. And so
either voluntarily or subconsciously
the good trait Is accented.
1t is fact that we bring out in
others what we see in them. You will
remember how beautifully this idea is
stressed in that book. Little LORD
Fauntleroy,'' written for children, but
as much enjoyed by adults as young
sters. 1t shows how a grabbed per-
son when attributed with virtues grad
ually becomes transformed. And so
saying nice things when 1t signifies
thinking nice things means helping
others to become finer persons. Incl
dentally. it means becoming nicer
ones self.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
Clues to Character
The Selfish Individual.
BY !. O. ABERNETHY.

To one who observes closely 1t is
not a difficult matter to know the
chara cteristics of those with whom
Won come in contact. Every trait or
character may be read in the face,
even though the individual Is not In
action.
Girls. you should pay attention TO
your sweethearts, for after you are
wed It's too late then to avoid ire
of unhappiness. You will find that
sweethearts will always put their pest
foot forward In counting days, so you
really do not know just the KIND or
man you are going to marry
Do you know a man or woman VINO
is noted for a selfish disposition? The
one who always takes the best seat,
the most interesting book, and who
seems to forget that there are others
who have rights. You evidently have
met men and women, at least a Few
of them. who fit this description.
Those noted for personal selfish
ness have a certain kind OF eye, or
rather their eyes occupy a position
in the brows that marks them for
what they really are, selfish and
something mean-that is, disagreeable
and thoughtless of the rights and
comforts of others.
If the eyes are small and set close
together, you will know that the in
dividual Is selfish, particularly in
strictly personal matters.
tCopyright. 1921
panpsylva nIp leads the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
"PuzzTcks
.PuzzEe.Limericks,

Two men on big sofa +.
At club where there's wit ?;
Said one: Let me s."
T'other cried: Better =,
To try novelties now you're too 81
/. Sat at ease.
g. In abundance.
g. Cogitate.
4. Consume a beverage.
5. Advance in years.
Note--"The rhymes in this liner
ick are none too good" states G. p.
B., of Washington, d. c., who for
warded it, but / think you'll agree
that the repartee was excellnt." If
you can't figure it out, look for the
answer and another "Puzzlick" tomor-
row.
Yesterdays "PuzZlick."
A pretty young girl of Kilkenny
Had offers of marriage, full many;
She surveyed all the men
Very gravely and then
Said, THANK you, I'm not taking
any"
tCoDyrieht. 1920
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him she had only to raise her finger
to bring him TO her side. But she
didn't want him. not that way.
Kisses and caresses bored her She
wanted admiration. She loved the
look that crept into the ewes of men
when they first met her She knew
how exquisite she was. and the
thought of losing her beauty had
never really occurred to her before.
1t was for this reason that she en-
couraged Ronald Cameron more than
she ever had before. This was dan
gerous, because Ronny was very
much in love with her. but she want
ed to see If his infatuation for her
had lessened.
She accepted an invitation to a
Long island house party, knowing
that Ronny had also been invited.
The Mslthys entertained on lavish
scale, and. although Mona had never
cared great deal about Edith, there
were always plenty of interesting
men at her parties.
She went down TO Clear Harbor
with a small trunk full OF new
clothes, but without maid Since
Leila had left the house she had
realized to the full just how much
she had grown 10 depend on the
girl. Leila had such perfect taste.
She always knew which of Mona's
frOcks were most becoming. Then,
too. it was a pleasure TO have the
girl about She moved so quickly
and gracefully and she had discov-
cred a new way of arranging Mona
golden hair. a fascinating swirl that
made her head look as If were en-
cased in a golden cap. Marie had
tried to get the same effect and had
failed, but then Marie was not
Leila.
The Maltby car was waiting to
meet her as she stepped from the
train and a few minutes of fast
driving brought them to the house:
AS she entered the large square hail
was filled with people, sitting about
in comforta BILE chairs. Edith came
forward and in her bright. hard way
pecked Mona on the cheek.
$50 glad you could come, dear
Would you like TO go right up to
YOUR room, or would you like tea
flrst? You look a little tired. What
have you been doing to yourself
1t was Mona's way to sweep into
group of people like a queen. she
was always confident because she
was always radiantly beautiful, but
Ediths words robbed her of her
poise.
Did she really look tired or was
Edith merely being catty? Perhaps
she had better go up to her room
first. A little carefully applied
makeup would make her look
freshes and doubtless restore her
self confidence.
"Ili go up" she said brightly, 1T
won't take a minute"
In the huge. luxurious room that
had been assigned TO her q maid
was unpacking Mona's things. Her
toilet articles had been spread on
the dresser and almost unconsciously
she walked across the room and
picked up her hand mirror to scruti-
nize her face. II looked back at her
as exQuisitely lovely as ever. Her
hair showed in a rim of gold be-
meath her small black hat, her eyes
were starrily blue, and yet wasn't
it true that she did look little pale
and tiredY There were faint lines
at the corners of her mouth. her lips
dropped.
Hastily extracting a lipstick from
her handbag, Mona drew it across
her mouth. The color Frightened UP
her face. She mustn't get 10 imagin-
ing things; that would never do!
Copyright. l926j
Continued in Tomorrow Starr
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"I WONDER IF HE HAS THE
SAME COLORS THAT BIG CLAW
HAS?" REMARKED REDDY.
an?" cried Reddy. opening his eyes
very wide
81 didn't say legs, I said claws" re-
torted Barker somewhat sharply:
but a while ago you told me that
the claws are feet, SO how should /
know
well, meant those big pinching
claws" exclaimed Barker. This lob
ster I speak of is found away down
South in the warm water, and ] am
told he is also found out on another
shore called the Pacific Coast. Instead
of eight regular feet and two big
pinchers, this lobster has 10 regular
feet. 1 have never seen it myself, but
I have been told about 1t.
Reddy thought this over for a Few
moments. Then came another ques-
zion ''If he hasn't any big pinching
claws. how does he protect himseif|'
'He is protected by sharp spines on
his she'll hear On account of these
he Is called the Spiny Lobster. He IS
q very good swimmer and, like Big
Claw. he swimS backward" explained
Barker.
IT wonder If he has the same colors
that Big Claw has?" remarked Reddy.
"They say he is quite handsome
fellow as Holsters co. replied Barker.
"5e is blue and yellow and brown
mixed together. He likes the rocks
where there are places to squeeze into
and so get away from enemies. Some
times an enemy win get him by a leg
and try to pull him out, but he can't
do it,
"Why not?" inquired Reddy, look
ing much interested. rs he SO strong
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Lobster Without Claws.
Gaining knowledge is no task
To those who do not fear to ask.
paIdv EnS-

Reddy isn't bit bashful. That is,
he isn't bit bashful where he is not
suspicious. He had set out to find out
about Holsters, and he meant to find
out all about them. Perhaps it is Just
as well that Barker the Seal was good
natured.
''Is there only one kind Of lobster?"
inquired Reddy.
There is only one kind around
here" replied Barker, but / am told
that there is another kind of lobster
that has no claws"
do you mean it hasn't any legs at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
Peach Salad.

Five half peaches. tablespoonful
peanut butter, 5 dates, hearts of let
tuce, mayonnaise dressing.
Stone dates and stuff with peanut
butter. Place one stuffed date'in each
half peach on nest OF lettuce leaves.
Dress with mayonnalse or serve
cream fruit salad dressing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

Synonyms: Commence, begin, start,
originate, initiate, launch, conceive.
Word study: Use a word three
times and it is yours" Let us increase
our vocabulary by mastering one word
each day. Today's word: Diminish"
to make smaller or less. THE army
had diminished and was no longer
dreaded"
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agreeable ones. So If one must be ex-
treme in either way the latter is pref
cradle. However, when a pleasant
truth is spoken it is an especial delight
70 hear.
One man who paid charming COM
pliments had this reply:
''Oh Harry. you certainly do know
how to say nice things"
II never intentionally said anything
else" was his response. AS no one
had ever heard the man say a dis
agreeable thing of any one nor to any
one the truth of his response was APP
preciated.
Pleasant Thoughts.
Saying pleasant things involves
thinking pleasant things. One cannot
very well say unkind or ungenerous
things without first thinking them.
Nor can one say kindly, cheering and
complimentary things without think
ing them. 1t is scarcely possible to
say what one does not think. 1t does
not occur to the voice to utter what
the mind does not prompt And so
speaking nice things indicates nice
thoughts. AS 1t makes one happier TO
think nice things than disagreeable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

In this day of many-colored stock.
ings TO match dresses of various
shades. I found that my daughters
stockings were always all over the
room. Pairs that had been worn but
once and were not ready to be washed
could not be found when needed. /
placed a towel rod on the back of the
clothes closet door. and now stockings
that can be worn again are hung on
this rod. This keeps the room tidy
and saves time in finding the pair that
Is desired.
fconv-3Sbt 1904
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
Lessons in English
BY w. l.. GORDON.

Words often misused: Use preposi-
ton ITO" with onform"-"conform
to-"
Often mispronounced: "Chicanery
Pronounce "shi-kan-er-i," both 'i's''
as in it," "a as In day" accent on
second syllable.
Often misspelled: "Centiped" or
"centipede"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

Mrs. Matte Chandler, appointed
mayor of Richmond, Calf, announces
there will be no silly campaign
against short skirts, female cigarette
smokers nor bobbed hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

A fully accredited woman delegate
from Great Britain will represent that
country at the September session OF
The League OF NatlOns.
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Words of Praise Bring Dividends
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Frankness may be nothing more nor
less than rudeness. and compliments
may be sheer fiattery, but 1t is pleas
Anter to hear nice things said than dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06

PENNSYLVANIA leads the United
States in producing buckwheat.
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Continued in Tomorrow's Starr
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endowed
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about come INTO
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-04-29
ANNOUNCEMENT

| hereby announce myself, a candi-
date for nomination for House Of
Delegates, on the Republican ticket
subject to primary election to be held
later. If nominated and elected |
promise faithful performance Of
the duties Of the office.
l am in favor Of repeating many Of
our useless laws, amending those
laws that do not give justice to all,
/ am in favor Of repeating the Gross
Sales taxi further promise to keep
the people informed as to the work
ings Of the Legislature. Platform
later.
stand for "a square deal and
AMERICA FIRST.
Soliciting your support; | beg to
remain,
". A. STREET.
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acter of the teachers who are train
ing the American youth. One looks
at the terrible and increasing crime
wave in the country, and wonders,
and asks why is it so. Might we not
give some consideration of the meth
DDS used, and now being used in the
training of the children, and the
examples set by the teachers and
older folks? The schools and the
school systems must be under control
the same as other institutions or
the great work counts for nothing,
and like a steam engine without an
engineer or an auto without driver,
moving forward, it wrecks itself.
America will get from her train
ed army of children just about what
she puts there in the early school
years.
At this season of the year when
teachers are being selected, and
sine there is a good supply from
which to select, might it not be well
for those RESPONSIBLE to do some
care in this direction.
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HAVE YOU A WELL CHILD,
OR MALNOURISHED ONE?

Is your child bright eyed and rosy
checked? Is his hair thick and glossy
and his flesh smooth and firm? Are
his muscles solid and does he sit and
stand erect? Does he keep up with
his classmates in school and show vim
and zest at playtime? Does he sleep
well and eat the right kind of food,
without protest and with apparent rel
ish, at regular intervals2 Is he in a
good humor most of the time and does
he practice the daily laws of health
without being urged? Does he weigh
what he should for his height and age?
If you can answer all these questions
with yes backed by a doctors health
certificate you are indeed fortunate
parent for you have happy, we'll
as it was intended every child should
live, according to the Division of Child
Hygiene of the State Department of
Health If he lacks all of these quail
tiles or even two of them he is prob
ably suffering more or less from NAL
nutrition, a condition which, statistics
show, is found in from approximately
$1,000 to $1,000 of the school children
in West Virginia, and which affects
from three to five million of all the
children of the United States.
Malnutrition is the breaking down of
the body cells chiefly by five main
causes: Q) physical defects, frequent
~ Of the eyes, ears, nose or throat,
~ lack of parental control, CD over
fatigue az improper food and faulty
food habits, (o) irregular health habits
1t is not disease which is contagious as
diphtheIia or scarlet fever, but it may
be even more serious since it Is not
noticeable to the average parent and
because there is no vaccine to PIE
vent it.
One Of the usual signs of malnutrition
In Il child is Il marked under average or
over average weight. Heavy dark
rings under the eyes, listless, strain
ed expression, rounded shoulders, fiat
chest, prominent abdomen. fatigue, IL
ritabiity and restlessness and flat feet
are other symptoms. Fortunately
these conditions can be renedied ut
home. health authorities contend. Here
the parent plays an Important part by
leaching the child obedience, and by
exercising the proper parental au-
thority.
The parent needs also to understand
HE reasons for his chila's condition
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-04-29
OPERATE OR QUIT

Some years ago the miners put uo
howell that operators were onlE
giving them enough work to get by,
and at that time the public gave I'LL
tie heed to their cry. But within 4
few months past, it has been demon
strated that there are too many
miners, 50 each one will start up for
awhile, run fairly we'll until it gets
enough men, then it begins to slack
back, and the men still thinking, ana
IN many cases are being told to stay
on, that work will be better in few
days, when as matter of fact the
miners can barely live, and in many
cases buy more than they can pay
for. This then reverts back onto the
business men who are selling the min
ers and when the miners fail to paw.
the local merchant is hard up, fails
TO pay promptly, and in some cases
fails in business. These things make
bad situation, so that now the pub
lie are thinking very seriously IF
ways and means to correct the mat
ter. 1t does seems that the law OF
supply and demand has failed to
clarity the situation, an that the leg
islatures will be forced to enact laws
by which no mine shall operate with
out license and that does not have
to it's credit at least twenty-five per
cent working days in any one year.
This method, Of course, will make Tie
mines run, or shut UP. Would it not
be better for everybody, operators,
miners, business men to know whas
to dpend upon instead Of having tie
uncertainties to contend with as we
Do now? Think it over.
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FROM FRANKLIN

What though you have found no
treasure, nor has any rich relation
left you a legacy. Diligence is the
mother of good luck, and God givs
all things to industry Therefore,
plough deep while sluggards sleep
and you shall have corn to sell and
to keep. Work while it is called to-
day, for you know not how much you
may be hindered tomorrow, One TO-
day is worth two tomorrows.-B BEN
jamin Franklin.