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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27

Betty Am,es nurses James Cornell
through pneumonia and they fall In
loce. DR.. Amos Craig Is also In loUe
1oith Betty and is hurt at the neoos.
Jim is the type of man 1Cho is dl,cdys
talking about 1chat he 1UiH do tohen
he makes his "nilEon," and at St.
Martins Hospital the nurses call Betty
the "milEon- dollar acife." Although
he seems to haze plenty Of money,
Jim Is In no hurry to get married,
sehich puzzles Betty. At hts request
she gfves up night cases, 1chicf, of
course, cMrtdiIs her income. In spite
OF this fact, Jim expects her to be
dltcdys smartly dressed At q dance
DR.. Crdfg shoes his Lore for her OPEN
~ and kisses her in the tdri on the
acdy home. Naturally. Betty is furiz
Gus. particularly as his loUe for her
seems more unselfsh than Jimmy's.
Jim keeps postponing the time for
their marriage. At first he sets June
and then changes hts mind and goes
abroad. He Is to return in Septen,be
but again the date Is postponed, and
in the meantime the strain tells on
Betty. In February. achen he cables
another postponement she breaks and
develops brain ferer While she is Ill
Jimmy starts for home and finds her
In the hospital. He talks acith DR.
Craig. tcho permits him to see her
and nothing more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Bumps and Falls.

Mrs. J. L. writes: sWill you please
write about babies getting falls and
bumps. My baby, l year old, who Is
walking, gets SO many hard bumps
that he always has blue marks on his
head. Is there any danger in this.
and what can I dO?"
Answer-It is difficult for a mother
to see tiny baby taking what to her
seem painful and dangerous falls,
when he is intent on the business of
learning to walk. But this is one Of
those natural conditions which can
not be averted or helped. Luckily
the baby seldom Injuries himself in
these falls and he does learn by them
to be more careful. Living and learn
ing to live is always a more or less
difficult Job and mothers can't do 1t
for their children. The baby who is
so surrounded by safety devices that
by no possible chance can he ever get
hurt is going to grow up without fear
or caution, two things which are far
more necessary to his future safety
and lack of which is more harmful to
him than these falls are now. Put a
clolh dipped in rather hot water on
the bump and then follow it with one
dipped in cold water. Such a pro.
cedure will help the circulation and
carry away the congested blood which
makes the bump turn blue.
Mrs. w. W.-If you have so much
nourishment for the boy that you
voluntarily changed from a 3-hour to
4-hour schedule, there is no reason
at all why you should turn to COM
Elementary feelings for added nourish-
ment. Go back to the 3-hour sched-
ule, if the baby gained better on that,
and stick to the breast milk. The
greater the demands of the baby the
greater the supply of the mother. Gas
is often caused by too little food. as
we'll as by too much. You can best
judge which condition is operating by
the baby's gain in weight.
Please write for leaf1et No. 1, which
contains a proper diet for the nurs-
ing mother Drinking cornmeal or
oatmeal Cruel and taking one quart
of milk daily in addition to three
wholesome meals should give the
mother an adequate diet for this
period
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
LITTLE BENNY
BY ZEE pAPE.

Pop was smoking to himself and l
sed, Hay pop, me and Leroy shooster
thawt of a good ideer how to make
some money this afternoon.
Did you make eny? pop sed.
No. sir, I sed, and pop sed. That's
the trubble with most Ulcers about
making money. Wat was the big
ideer, anyway? he sed.
Me and Leroy was going to start a
nut cracking company, I sed.
A wat, for Peet sake? pop sed, and
I sed, A nut cracking company, Lee
roy sed he would get iron If would
get a hammer, and then we was
going around ringing doorbelis and
asking people If they wunted eny
nuts cracked for cents a pound so
they wouldent spoil their. teeth by
cracking them with their teeth.
Yee gods, and wat induced you to
give up the ideer?, pop sed, and l
sed, Well we did try it, but the
ferst doorbell we rang the lady got
mad as enything because she was
all a ways up stairs and we rang
the bell about times because she
was so slow coming down, and the
End one we rang the man tnawt
we was making fun of him because
he was kind Of a old man ana
dident hardly have eny teeth to spoil,
and he chased us off of his steps
and we dident ring eny more ana
broke up the company.
Well, they tell me bizniss Is bad
all over, did you bring the hammer
back? pop sed, and I sed, o, g. no
sir, but + bet I know ware II IS,
it's either in Leroys vesterbule or
Puds Sinkinses back yard or in Sam
Crosses house.
wee gods, If you don't show me
that hammer tofnorro evening at this
time I'm libel to do a little hammer
ing with a slipper, pop sed.
Me finding it on my pillow wen 1
went IN to bed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
What Do You Know
About IL?
Daily Science Six.
1. Why does mercury not
wet things put into It?
2. What is capillarity1
3. What is inhibition?
d, What Is OsmOsis?
S. What is q Microscopic
film?
6. What is a meniscus?
Answers to these questions In
tOmOrrOW's Star.
Is Everything Water?.

There was a Greek philosopher who
held that all things are water. 1t
sounded pretty foolish to his CO.
temporaries, and it is not true en-
tirely today. But it is certain that
every living thing is water, more than
half water in most cases. When you
eat watermelons you take in about
SO per cent water and little taste
and a vitamin or two. From the
standpoint of nutrition glass OF
lemonade would be as good, better.
in fact, considering how healthy all
the citrus fruits are. The human
body is chiefly water which explains
it's fluidity and mobility. In fact, the
chemical composition of blood is al
most identical with that of sea water,
q fact in which both poets and scien-
lists see great significance, for, &C.
cording to evolution. life began in the
sea, in a form that was little more
than speck of jelly, largely COM
posed of sea water. The sea then
runs in everybody's VEINS. both fig
uratively and actually.
Now what do you know about that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
1. Grass is best sown in Fall, so
that it will sprout in early Spring be-
fore weeds grow.
2. Bulbs. to get an early Spring
blooming should be sown in Fall.
g. Leaves fall in Autumn because
at that time layer of brittle cells
grows across the base of the leaf
stalk which cuts the leaf adrift; wind
and frost have then no direct rela-
ton to leaf-fall
4. Autumn celebration is caused by
the blending of waste-product chemi-
Gals in the leaves after the food has
been withdrawn; it is, therefore, not
caused by frost.
5. Oaks tend to keep their dead
leaves almost till the next Spring.
6. Evergreens are best transplant
ed in very early Spring.
lCnnyriohf 1N0H
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(Copyright. 1921

A young married woman Of our &C.
quaintance has, in common with
many of us, a perfect mania for buy
ing antiques. She delights in driving
her little car miles over rough roads
to a country auction, in rummaging
through musty secondhand stores and
in bargaining with small-town antique
dealers.
She is particularly successful. and
furnished her own home charmingly
and inexpensively with old.time beau.
ties. After her home was complete
she kept right on buying and hoard
ing her treasures in the attic.
Finally she was forced to find a
way to dispose Of them, so she
opened an Attic Antique Shop" with
an exclusive clientele of friends and
acquaintances. She sells for small
gains and SO has built up nice
little business which enables her to
ride her hobby with both profit and
Copyright. 1880
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
THE MILLION.DOLLAR WIFE
By HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR.

be glad to know. Why can't you tell
herr"
I'VE can't hurry things in case
of this kind, and you must remember,
too, that to see you would be In the
nature of shock. If she improves as
she has for the last day or so, I'll ask
Miss Marshall to break the news to
her as gently as possible. Then you
can see her"
Amos took certain grim delight in
keeping Jimmy out of Betty's room.
Not that she was really in any condi.
ton to see him, but it delighted him
to feel that at last he was able to
protect Betty, which fact was, after
all, not surprising.
There came day when Betty sat
up to eat her breakfast, and while
she was slipping her coffee Miss Mar
shall said nonchalantly:
us there any one you'd like to see,
any one in particular? DR.. Roberts
says you're we'll enough to have a
visitor if you like
For a moment there was silence and
shadow f1ickered across Betty's face.
Then she said quite evenly:
Il don't want to see any one-I'm
too tired"
The nurse persisted:
Some one has been calling at the
hospital every day. He wants very
much to see you. Can you guess who
1t isl"
Betty turned strange, luminous eyes
on the nurse.
"Mr. Cornell is back?" she asked,
still in that strangely even voice.
Her manner of taking it encouraged
MAS Marshall.
Yes, he is, and he's been calling
the hospital ever since he landed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27

Most of these flowers are from him.
He's certainly mad about you, isn't
he? You're a lucky girl"
Betty lowered her eyes to her tray
and slipped her coffee ref1ectively.
Miss Marshall thought her manner
strangely apathetic, but then, after
all, fever cases were never the same.
Every one returned to normal in a
different manner, and Betty was prob
ably still to weak to display much
enthusiasm.
When she finished her meal and lay
back on the pillows, Miss Marshall
stopped beside the bed with the tray
in her hands.
would you like to see Mr.. Cornell
when he comes this evening? He usu-
ally arrives between and g."
Betty looked up at her still with
that almost absent-minded expression
on her face. AS Miss Marshall told
the other nurse later, her manner was
certainly the strangest ever.
absolutely as if she didn't care
whether he came to see her or not,
but then. of course, she does"
ooh, yes; I'll see him." Betty said,
smiling family. Tell them to let him
come up. And thank you so much"
(Copyright. 1920
Continued in tomorrow's Starr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
bEAUlY Of1AlS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

Fortunately, the styles have chang
ed. The loose wrist is infinitely more
becoming, it makes the hand look
several sizes smaller, 1t hides the one
part that is almost always awkward
looking, the place where the hand
and wrist join. Fancy cuffs, if they
are not too fancy, are becoming for
the same reason. And thick Suede
and thick capeskin protect the skin
and hold their shape better than thin,
and are smarter this season.
A. W-Tea made from dandelion
roots purif1es the blood and will i'm
prove the action of the liver when it
is needed. You can get the roots at
any drug store if you do not have the
chance to get fresh ones yourself
The dried ones will require a longer
time to extract the juices
Ruth Marie-Your ankles and
calves do not appear to be out of
proportion tor your height of 5
feet 6 inches, so there is no need
for you to wear your skirts other
than the fashionable length just now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27

Just what he was going to say to
Nanny. You know, explanations are
sometimes difficult. However could
he explain to Nanny why he had gone
away in the first place and why he
had stayed away SO long?
So as Danny drew near the place
where his home used to be his move
ments became slower and slower. He
was lust like a small boy who doesn' t
want to go home for fear he'll get a
scolding. Every now and then he sat
down to try to think OF nice things he
could say to Nanny. When he got
FEAR enough he listened to see If he
cogfid hear some sound Of her.
At last Danny was at the very en-
trance to his home. So far he hadn't
heard a sound from inside. He fidget-
ted about. Half a dozen times he
started TO poke his nose inside and
drew back. Finally, in a very thin.
suueaky voice he called. Nanny
Nanny didn't answer. He. tried 1t
again. a little louder. The result was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
Fir Pufs.

Use one and one-half cupfuls Of
flour, one.halt teaspoonful of salt,
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
two tablespoonfuls Of butter, one egg.
one and one-rourth cupfuls Of milk
and three-fourths cupful Of chopped
figs. Sift the -four, salt and baking
powder together. rub in the butter.
then add the figs, mixing them well
into the dry Hour. Mix to a stiff
batter with the beaten egg ami milk.
Bake in small. creased pans in q mod
erately hot oven. Serve hot with
SalIcn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
NV Neighbor Says:

All who do their own baking
know how hard it is to wash a
crater after grating orange or
lemon peel. For or 10 cents a
brush may be purchased which
will clean them almost instantly.
Pour a few drops of ammonia
into every greasy roasting pan
after filling the pan with not
water. Let stand a while and the
cleaning will be half done.
Sometimes after cooking GER
tain vegetables or fruits alu-
minum ware will be stained. This
is caused by alkali. A good
cleanser is a salty bacon rind
rubbed thoroughly on the metal.
Keep in the attic a charity
box" where outgrown clothes,
toys, books and other articles
may be stored so that when q
call" comes there will be no
hunting.
Put a piece of powdered borax
into the water in which you
wash lettuce. Let the leaves
soak for half an hour or so.
Then shake them free from
water, wipe each leaf separately
after rinsing well. and you will
be delighted at the crispness.
Sailed water softens lettuce, but
bOrax both cleans and freshens
it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
No Prospect Of Heightened Skirts
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Ever since a very few weeks after
the short skirt was first established
In fashion this comment has been
heard: Long skirts are coming back
into fashion" or "Of course, you
know, short skirts are going out"
THESE comments have been of sort
with the observations that we have
heard for the last six or seven years
that bobbed hair was going out or
paSse or no longer smart or other
wise unworthy of woman of fashion.
In the meantime women continue
to wear both hair and skirts quite
short. 1t may be that they will not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
I Famous Old Recipe |
for Cough Syrup
Easily and eheaply made at home.
but 70 beats them al for
quick results.

Thousands Of housewives have N
found how to save two-thirds of N
the money usually spent for cough M
preparations, by using this we'll M
known old recipe for making cough M
syrup. 1t is simple and cheap but II
it has no equal for results. 1t gives n
immediate relief. usually stopping |
an ordinary cough In "a hours or |
less.
Get 2h ounces of Pinex from
any druggist, pour it into q pint
bottle, and add plain granulated
sugar syrup to make full pint.
If you prefer, use clarified honey,
instead Of sugar syrup. Either way,
it tastes good, keeps perfectly, and
lasts family long time.
It's truly astonishing how quick
ly it acts, penetrating through
every air passage Of the throat and
lungs-lO0sens and raises thel
phlegm, s00thes and heals the men, |
branes, and gradually but surely
the annoying throat tickle and |
cough disappear entirely. Nothing II
bronchial asthma.
Pinex is a highly concentrated II
compound of Norway pine extract Vi
and palatable guaiacol, known the III
world over for its healing effect onIIj
membranes M
Avoid disappointment by ask 3W
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
DIARY OF A
NEW FATHER
BY II. f. DICKSON.

Tuesday Night.
This evening I left the hospital
early with a list of things Joan told
me to get for the baby. She has
all his clothes ready here at home
about six cupboards full; when he is
going to wear all of them 1 don't
know-but this list was just of a
few accessories and incidentals.
Baby cream, baby powder, sterilized
cotton, olive oil. boric acid. some
kind of special soap. toothpicks q
asked how a toothless baby was
going to use them. and Joan said
don't be silly; they're to clean his
eyes and nose withp you wrap cot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27

ton around them). bottles and a ster-
ilizing pan and q dozen or so other
things.
Give q man a toothbrush. razor
and comb, and he is ready for any
thing, but q baby seems to need all
the appointments of a Roman bath
before he can even be put in a night
gown ready for bed.
Personally, 1 think that with all
those details hanging over mother,
a father has the easy end of parent
hood But I should tell Joan that.
Ell? She will probably think of 1t
herself
Two more days and they will be
home Hilda Is coming tomorrow
and Thursday, before they arrive,
and clean up the house. Thank
heaven / remembered to send out
the laundry yesterday. I have been
buying new collars and handker-
chiefs for a week because I ran out
of clean ones. When I look at my
sons wardrobe and then at my own,
get almost jealous Of the little
fellow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
Stuffed Eggplant.

Boil the eggplant until tender. Cut
1t in halves remove the heart Of the
eggplant and mash it to a pulp. Mix
with an equal quantity of bread or
cracker crumbs, add salt and pepper
and two tablespoonfuls of butter Put
the mixture back into the halves of
the shells, sprinkle with crumbs and
ha ko
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
Chapped Hands.

Mix equal parts of glycerin and
vinegar, say two ounces of each, in
a fourOunce bottle, and apply to the
hands two or three times a day, rub
bling we'll into the skin, and 1t will
keep the hands soft during cold
weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
CHAPTER LII.
ConyaleScence.

Jimmy crowded Betty's room with
flowers. There were SO many that at
night the vases stretched along the
side of the corridor when they were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27

In the United States as a whole
women outnumber the men by about
per cent. The only States with a
preponderance of women are New
York, North Carolina, Alabama,
Georgia, South Carolina and Massa.
chuSettS
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"PuzzTcks"

An ambitious lobster declared he
would +
And started to practice one day in
the ,;
With a starfish for 8,
A dismal old 4
Who tied up his notes with piece
of red >.
/. Make melodous sounds.
.. One of the seasons of the year.
!: 4 created living being.
5. Cord.
Note-Well admit that this limerick
sounds suspiciously like a piece of
nature taking. but see if you can COM
plete it by placing the right words.
indicated by the numbers. in the cor
responding spaces. The answer and
another "puzzlick" will appear tomor-
row.
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
Said man who, while fishing at
Mayfair,
Hauled out an old turtle with gray
hair,
Some things, it would seem,
Are dipped from the stream
That would have done better to stay
there
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27

DRESSNIAKERS BEG THE CUES
TON OF SKIRT LENGTHS BY
MAKING SKIRTS THAT ARE UP
TO THE KNEES AT THE CEN
TER FRONT AND ALMOST
DOWN TO THE ANKLES AT
SIDES OR BACK.
lengthen one without the other--but
no lengthening process seems really
to he in effect at the present time.
There are always reactionary MUIR
murings Of this sort. Doubtless when
in the reign Of Queen Elizabeth in
England women first began to wear
enormous starched ruffs there were
whispers to the effect that starched
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27
new! Different!
Great FLAVOR!
First real improvement on oats

Most people think Of all oat cereals
as being pretty much alike. And lots
of people want a change-something
different-even better than oatmeal.
Here is a new hot cereal that is
really dif&rent. Kellogg's New Data
"a remMRble new blend Of oats and
whole including the bran. This
new edheaf is made by Kellogg in
Battle .Creek---in the same wonderful
kitchens where Kellogg g Corn Flakes,
ALL-BRAN and Pep are made. It is
blend Of both oats and wheat-com-
bining the healthful elements Of both
with an entirely new, tantalizing taste
that is welcome change. A nutritious
balanced food, wonderful for children.
And easy to prepared Just cook
New Data three minutes in boiling
water. It is then ready to serve
light, fluffy in texture. Never mushy
or gluey like ordinary oatmeal.
Think Of all these advantages. Try
It'll Your grocer has Kellogg q New
Data.
oA,raqH
Evening star., 1926-04-03
NEW NATIONAL DRY
BODY |SLAUNCHED
DR.. Clarence True Wilson
Heads Leeion-May Seek
Director Like Butler.
BIZ the Associated Press.

BC the Associated Press.
PORTLAND. Oreg., April 3.-The
Dry Legion OF America, a temperance
organization 10 be national in scope
ami having for its purpose the strict
enforcement of laws, was launched
here today by group Of prominent
Portland citizens.
This movement is entirely differ
ent, new and separate from the Anti
Saloon League or any other existing
enforcement organization. and pro-
poses to do-in dignified and cour-
ageous manner-the things which the
others are not equipped to do" a
statement made public b. the found
ers of the organization said.
Under the plans Of this order every
community in the United States will
have an active militant, self fgoVerned
local unit for law enforcement. assist
ed by the national trustees and staff
OF the legion. This is in line with
suggestions lately made by the adj
min!stration at Washington, through
Secretary Mellon, that prohibition is
up to you and your community.'"
DR.. Clarence True Wilson, secretary
of the Methodist Board of Public
nOisttS, IL anu WV w 1lGCI
NJ. Pierce OF Oregon honorary presi-
dent of the Dry Legion, the statement
said.
The organizat ton has received the
approval of Gov. Clifford Pinchot OF
Pennsylvania and j. D. Brown, for
mer president of the Farmers Union
the statement added, continuing
when the idea is financed on a large
scale some nationally known char
acter like Smedley p. Butler will be
asked to become permanent general.
Temporary headquarters of the or
sanization will be at Portland.