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Evening star., 1926-05-18
LITTLE BENNY


This afternoon Mrs. Hews came to
see ma. and ma put on her new hat
TO show her, Mrs. HeWs saying, .
izzent that jest too perfectly raVish'
ing, | Jest love that. its simply adoiTI-
bic, | think it's perfeckly exquisite,
it's too cute for Werds. ! jest love II.
Me and my cuzZen Artie being
there and we started to Siggle ike
enything and the more We tried 10
stop the more we couldent, on ac-
count of the longer you gigGie the
harder it is to stop, espeshllly wen
there's Of you. and ma made us
both leeve the room, and wen MIS-.
Hews went ma started TO give me
the dickens. me saying, well G. WiIlick'
ers, ma. wat did she Wunt TO taWk
that way for?
Ely lady that comes To see me has
a rite 70 tAwk as she pleases and ]
wunt YOU To- kindly understand that,
ma scd.
Well G. WIZ, ma, gosh. sippose ]
started to taWk sissey like that? |
sed. and ma sed. IL would be much
better than the way YOU do tawk,
with your G. wiZZes and heCks and
goshes and / don't know wat all for
land SakeS.
Giving me d ideer, and Wen we
adore these lovely mash potatoes
reely | think their too cute for
utterants.
For Peet sake. pop sed. and / sed
And these hamberger stakes are
simply perfeckly divine, | think the
onions in them are jest TOO ravishing
reely. their Jest too absiloOtly
perfeck.
Hay, lay off, wat the dooce is all
this? pop sed, and ] sed. Well =
pop. gosh, ma sed that was the way
to taWk.
sed nuthing of the sort enything
of the kind. ma sed | meerly re
marked that it was all rite for Mrs.
Hews to make a few remarks Of that
kind if she chose to, she Sed.
II wouldent even be all rite for 4
munkey up a tree and | don't Wunt TO
heer eny more of it, pop sed
WiCh he dident
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THE MARRIAGE MEDDLER
By HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR

quiyer of excitement ran through her
Merton was such dear. there Was
something so strong and splendid
about him, and so young. He was l9
and she was -. nine whole yeats
older. 1t didn't seem that much when
they were together, for, after all, iu
these modern days a woman of 2S T.
really young. But when she put the
difference into words the barrier b,
tween them seemed impossible. And
yet. why shOuhi il make amy Darttcu
lar difference? She was only playing
with Merton, they weren't either of
them serious. II was just that she
was 50 fearfuily bored with her liz.
and with Richard and his friends j.
seemed unfair To have 10 stop being
young and frivolous when one wa
only 2S.
With fingers that were not quite
steady. she took up the atomizer and
sprayed her hair with perfume Then
with Il last look in the mirror To see Il
everything was all right she tururt
away and went slowly downstairs
Copyright. 1885,
Continued in TomorroW's star
Evening star., 1926-05-18

Jean Ainsley and Conrad Morgan
elope. They are so deeply IN loUe
that they do not stop to consider
the consequences. and IL isn't until
dfterardrd that Jean discorers her
7nOther-in-IdtU must Hre tCtth them.
Mrs. Morgan has taken q dislike to
Jean. 1chich makes IL Tery diticult.
Conrad has q sister, Florence, 1ChO
HUes Nth her husband IN the same
small college tOtCn. Florence is
bored 1cith her husband and Hirts
tCtth other men. Jean comes upOH
her at q party carrying on ftrtd-
ton lCith Merton ThOrne, q college
senior. The neEt day Merton takes
Jean dririn0 and attempts to CJ-
plain matters. On the tcGy home
they meet Mrs. Morgan, tChO is in
StdntlU suspicious OF Jean. she dis
CuSScS the matter 1rith Florence,
not bno1cihg, Of course. that 1t ~
her o1cn dGughter lchO is hdrinJ
the Irritation 1Citb Merton.
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LY AT HIS PILE OF SAND. AS
HE HAD BEEN DOING, HE SAT
UP AN SIGHED.
Boy had taken Johnny up there be-
cause Johnny had been in mischief in
the Old Orchard.
Johnny forgot his bad temper. Yes,
sir, he did so. Johnny forgot his bad
temper because he was interested. He
wanted to know what the Old Pasture
was like. He had dug himself a
house and he felt quite safe. although
he was hungry and didn't know just
which way to turn to get something
10 eat. But to learn that he was In
the Old Pasture was rather exciting.
He knew that Reddy Fox lived up
here somewhere. He suspected that
Old Man Coyote also lived here. He
knew that sometimes in the berry
season Buster Bear came to the Old
Pasture. So he had a great curiosity
10 sec the Old Pasture and become
acquainted with II. Instead OF kick
ing angrily at his pile of sand. as he
had been doing. he sat up and sighed.
What are you sighing for, Johnny
Chuck?" Old Mother West Wind
asked.
I'm signing said Johnny. and
stopped to sigh right in the middle OF
what he was saying. because there Is
SO much / want to see and l know nc
one I'D here to ask the way. l don't
feel at all safe wandering about. not
knowing whom I may meet around
the netX turn, or where there Is
hiding place should I need it. No
sir, / don't feel at all safe. Here !
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lures Of various past periods to make
up new and distinctive designs.
For instance, this modern dining
room set is of Duncan Phyfe's own
cherished wine-red mahogany. His
influence is seen, too. in the table
pedestal with outward-spread legs.
However. the chairs are distinctly
Heppelwhite in character. as are the
china cabinet and the buffet.
Such Il set as this is IL splendid
choice where q formal, but not too
heavy, decorative effect ~ desired.
This set finds here "a perfect setting
in plain walls of apple green and il
rug Of rich tete de negre.
Copyright 1920
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Breezes Help Johnny.
Ths Merry Little Breeses say
"Be helpful even In your play

Old Mother West Wind had Just
told Johnny Chuck that he was in the
Old Pasture. Never had Johnny had
n greater surprise. You see. the Old
Pasture hadn't once entered Johnny 9
head. lie never had been up there TO
the Old Pasture. and although he
knew much about it from what Peter
Rabbit had told him, he hadn't rec.
ognized II when Farmer Browns Boy
had set him free from the box trap.
You remember that Farmer Brown s
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requires good management. Il also
involves immediate attention TO spots
when meal is over and napery is
stained. 1t is not surprising that nap
kins especially are subject to stains,
for their very purpose Is TO keep the
mouth and fingers immaculate. OF
course. one is not supposed TO use 4
napkin vigorously to wipe either. but
the fact that il is needed ut all implies
that it gets soms What marked, how.
ever slightly
The fruit >ourse is most disastrous
TO napkins. There are two ways of
lesseninS this difficulty. One way. and
it is by far the preferable one. is TO
use finger bowls. + fruit is juicy or
sticky, or the sort that produces stains
10y the very rarure Of it. the fingers
should be daintily dipped in the water
before beinC wiped 0ust as daintily)
on the napkin Such care will prevent
Evening star., 1926-05-18
Early Fort in America.

Ibervlle, the French naval com
mander. erected the first post on the
Mississippi. Fort Biloxi, at the head
of Biloxi Bay. in 1893. .as part of his
mission to establish direct intercourse
between France and the Mississippi.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Which Makes the Better Second Wife, Widow o.
a Spinster?- ?-Shall the Bride Let Her Home
sickness Spoil Her Husbands Success?

DEAR MISS who has lost his wife feel that he should
widow nev With s Children Fa whom % TSea Sf avn
the spner? LONESOME
s'ls s9a sS
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@ sass s,sS has
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s; ::; s
theories of DOROTHY DIX.
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W"1lS @ quit
Ss, % S S' @ & f s e :' ] ;s* ;s ] $'S
what n N Sn' s %e dong aS hasaS @ %
mother and the s And he viii & curse m & the @ day h he @ %sa 1u
fuSre 60 rrN S nome anu Se''S ''"" "'
everything everything
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hm and an 's sueesH '
ana ~ s2 nssn s n s s" up & % @ him in so
back
wi" be
stood in the his ad'aceAe'
your @ saor % . VII? Viii ' es' y III
that sn Sr % M p ess ss vs "d "S ana sG Accept ~
s az ,:1 iS =. 5: s:: @ ass ss;
interest
a cosmopolitan education
Another
perfectly to
back where husband is DOROTHY DIN
position Being the only enid
husband
him.
ana we are at our WIS emu 70 "0 ~ " ' DsCoSTENTED.
of jealousy
thought that should love him
do her. , :. -. - , ..t .,. oa ,;u,x
daughinlaw
QUIT defect their daughters and sons
they make trouble
driving
indignantly IS the
1t is husband doesn't
indulge enough
his
gaddng
'ai away ' " - DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
Failed to Find Gold

SIr Martin Frobishcr. the noted I.ul
llsh navigator, was sent out ON cSpe
ditions in search Of gold il the NOrth
west OF North America in I575 and
1913. but on both occasions brousl.t
hack Mnrt hless orc
Evening star., 1926-05-18
HOME NOTES
ny JENNY WREN.

There Is no need today to rely en-
ters to beautify our homes. Present.
day makers have become very adept
in combining the distinguishing fea-
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MOth-worfns are
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Your home could be swarming with the
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LARVEX.
For moth-wonms will not eat any
wooIen thing which has been mothproofed
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harmless. They merely lay eggs which
hatch into moth-worms.
1t is so easy to mothproof things with
LARvEX. Simply spray it thoroughly ON
Evening star., 1926-05-18

the articles you wish to protect. 1t pene-
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Willie Willis
BY ROBERT CULLEN

IT wish boys had been made diff
ferent so spinach and things that
are good for you wouldn't seem So
nasty" =ks
Copyright. 1026.t 'f ,sfs,
Evening star., 1926-05-18


agan wtdower with children and there rs a
Widow the
Evening star., 1926-05-18

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bnatson PLAT and handy
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New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
Danish Beauty c Visitor

A stormy trip was that of the liner Aquitania, which brought 1000 passengers to New York, among them this Danish beauty, Mrs. Lauritz Melchior, film star,- who arrived with her husband, a tenor.
 (By Pacific X A,antic)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-27
Clues to Character
BY J. q. ABERNETHY.
The Practical Man.

The practical man is the fellow who
can do q number of things passa bly,
well. but rarely becomes an expert in
any one thing. He is highly intelli-
gent, yet not brilliant In most bust
ness organizations you will find men
Of this type who are sent from place
10 place TO tide over" until the right
man Is found IN fill the vacancy.
When you meet q man of this kind
glance at his profile and you Will see
that il Is neither concaVe nor convex.
II is what We call ii plain profile. "
There is no certain faculty that is
outstanding. but a medium blending.
which enables him to function cred
itably well in many positions.
The plain profile lacks the impul-
siVeneS> and snap of the convex type.
Vet he does not drop back To the slow
deliberate movement OF the convex
man. He has excellent powers of en-
durance, and he can speed up when
ocCa sion dema nds II. In disposition
and tempera ment he is alliance be
tween convex and Concave types.
Mea SurementS for the plain profile:
Draw an ina Ginary line from the cen
ter top of the forehead along the nose
10 the chin. II his line Just
touches the center Of the forehead and
the point of the chin. here you see
the plain profile. neither wizard nor
a plodder, but, above all. he is prar-
teal.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-27
LacQuered Furniture.

LaCGuered furniture is just coming
back into our good Eraces. Il suf-
fered for long time from a reputa-
tion which imitation lacquered pieces
earned for il. Now that ii is back
in favor ,.ou are proba bly, considering
4 piece or two of lacquered furniture
for your home.
II may he Il desire for real color in
furniture that's prompting you TO buy
something laCquercd. We know now
that color in furniture is neither vul-
gar nor childish if chosen with taste.
IN lacquf red furniture YOU may buy
real melloWnes of color, refinement
Of surface, and patterns that have life
long charm. Old Oriental and Eng
fish work. or @ooG modern reproduc-
tionS. are the best from which to
choose.
Real lacuuered furniture has a hard.
lustruuS surface. Sometimes it looks
almost metallic. II is cold To the
touch but not unpleasant. az a poor
grade of V;lIni>h may be. Genuine
laCuuere'l furniture is unusually du-
liable. II will withstand the action Of
fire. acid aud %aier. Few pieces az
furuitur" Will last rs long or wear as
well as lacqUcrcd work
You can tel the Eastern Iacquered
furniture 10y its finely dra Hn designs
v hirh look rs though they had been
etched. English lacUucrcd work has
broader designs. and certain stiffness
Oriental rOlnrS have more life and
tone than the ENGLISH but English
hinges and metal mounts are more
substantial. or on the English metal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-27
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was smoking to himself, and !
sed Hay Pop?
Present pop sed, and sed, Can you
sue man for damidges if his horse
herts YOU?
You can if your still alive pop sed.
Well G.. pop. I'm still alive, I sed.
I'm glad to heer that. hut wat have
YOU bin doing GROUND horses, wat
have horses bin doing GROUND YOU?
pop sed.
Some mans horse hit me. ! sed
Hit YOU? DO YOU mean bit you? pop
No sir, hit me. I sed. and pop sed
Now look heer, | know something
about horses, some of my best friends
have bin horses. and happen to know
that horses can bite and they can kick
but they cant hit.
Yes sir pop, this horse hit me in the
face, ! Sed.
Hit YOU in the face. wat with? pop
sed.
Its tale. | sed, and pop sed. O wee
gods, | never thawt of that. we'll
persin cant think of everything.
Well do YOU think ! can she the man
Tor damidges. pop, how mulch do YOU
think could get? sed
Well. You mite get judgement for
about - cents If the judge belonged to
the sa me lodge. pop sed
ID cents is better than nuthing.
sed. Wich it is and ! sed. There's onv
one thing matter, don't know ware
the man lives and ! don't know if Id
reckonize him if | saw him, and | for
get jest wat kind of a wagon il wa :
and I'm not sure if LII ixactlv remem.
Der the horse
To" bad, too bad, it looks to mo like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-27

cross upon a white field became the
national flag. This was the flag of the
earliest English adventurers who
came to the coast OF America.
In 1907. when England and Scotland
were united, Scotland's flag. which
was a white ST. Andrews cross on "A
blue background, was combined with
the st. Georges banner. st.
Andrews cross is X shaped called "A
50 tire. and the legend is that st.
Andrew was not crucified upon an up
right cross. hut was tied To an Y
shaped cross made of two pieces of
wood driven into the ground. This
union flag was the colonial flag OF
our pre-reVolutionary days. and form
ed a part Of our first Navy ensign
after the Declaration of Independence
When, in 1901, Ireland was added TO
the union, a red cross. also satire
was added TO the union flag. This is
known as st. Patrick's cross. although
st. Patrick was not a martyr. The
blending of the three crosses forms
the Great Union Flag, or national
nag, OF Great Britain. Ii is often
called the Union Jack. but the Union
Jack Is properly small union flag
which floats from the jack staff Of
a vessel
The arms of Great Britain include
the golden British lion. the rampant
lion of Scotland and the Irish harp.
On some diplomatic flags this coat Of
arms is seen on a white shield placed
at the intersection of the crosses of
the national flag The shield il sup
ported by the lion and the unicorn
of the old nursery rhyme. the lion for
England and the unicorn for Scot
land.
Copyright 1870
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-27

The drawing of the Union Flag represents
is indicated by horizontal parallel lines. and
red by vertical parallel lines. The present
form form Of the flag dates from 1901 May a.
pre- day. is the day which the Union
Flag is displayed throue hout the empire.
OF the So foreign flags which have
official place on Washington fiagstaffs,
the flag of Great Britain is the only
one which has ever tioated over any
part of the District Of Columbia in
sign Of possession. Georgetown was
settled under its jurisdiction, and for
few brief hours in 1914 1t was un-
furled on Capitol Hill. 1t - now often
displayed in the District as mark
of respect, and II is raised officially
on that bit OF territory which stands
for the empire itself. the British en-
bassy, AT the corner of Connecticut
avenue and n street.
Three countries and three patron
saints are synboliZed on this national
flag. The rectangular red cross is the
cross of st. George, who was born
in Italy about 300 A. d. He BEGAN
the patron saint of Chivalry in the
middle ages and the use of his cross
on banners dates back many hundred
years. He is often called the Red
Cross knight" because. as tradition
says and as he is represented by art
lists and sculptors. he carried red
cross banner and upon his shield q
hloodie cross was scored According
To the legend. during one Of the cru
cial battles of the CruSades 81. George
led 4 heavenly host to the assistance
of the English and their allies. Some
time later he was hailed as the pa
iron saint Of England, and his red
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Their Manners.

Petty. take Your elbows off the
able. DO try to remember"
Il do. mother. but they seem to get
there some way"
We'll. if YOU could see how YOU
look Won wouldn't do it. Jimmie keep
Your hands out of your salad plate
That's awful. Use your fork"
Il can't cut lettuce with fork.
Nom. can't | use my knife"
no, You can't. Ioull have to learn
some time and it would be easier now
If YOU tried a little
Il do Try. But YOU cant cut salad
with II fork. Well then | won't eat
any salad. | don't want il. anyway"
You eat your salad. II YOU don't
You wont get any dessert. And keep
Your bread on your plate. Break off
a little bit at a time and butter II.
You know you are not to butter a
whole slice at a time. y bite at
time and not so big. My goodness.
wish YOU would try to eat one meal
like a human being. I'm tired to death
correcting you"
\ few days later Mrs. Carl came
in 10 have a chat. MY dear how do
YOU do it" such polite children as
YOURS I've never seen. Their table
manners are lovely. ! was Just telling
Mr. Carl last night that II was posi-
tive pleasure to see your children at
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Do You Tire Quickly?

Does short rest refresh YOU? Is
II true that the staggering gait of the
walker at the end Of the DAY is caused
more by loss Of control thon by ia
tiGue? What is fatigue? Dr MusSo,
an Italian physician. noticed thai
birds which migrated from northern
Africa across the Mediterranean Sea
could be found on the shores of Italy
50 tired that they could he captured
without any difficulty.
For \ long time il was thought by
the early scientists that there was a
strong acid which was built up while
we worked and would then irritate
The muscle. on the same principle az
liquors ferment. The way to rejuve-
nate the muscle was then TO clean
out this substance from the system
But this alone is not true. There is
something more. DO you know why
the colleges have cheering for their
foot ball teams" 1t has been proved
that when person seems absolutely
exhausted. shouting enCoura cement
car make him do considera bly, more
Our mental attitude has a great
deal 10 do with fatigue The other
factors which inter into this are
health. temperature nutrition. atrnss-
pheric pressure. hunger. thirst. etc
EXperimentalists recently took n
dog and permitted him 10 rest thor
oughly. Then another dog was taken
and placed on treadmill and made
10 run for several hours until il was
completely exhausted. The blood from
the tired animal then was transfused
into the body OF Ihe rested one. The
latter then WAS made 10 walk and
showed every sign Of real exhaustion.
just like the doc from which the blood
had been takeI
Drugs have g great effect in Caus-
ing people to tire, while other drugs
cause them To appear rested The
most prominent of the latter drugs
are. alcohol, caffeine coffee. to-
hacco. etc.
The big question for each person to
determine for himse is how he tires
and how he best regains his energy
Some people can work for long
stretches of time until they complete
ly exhaust themselves. Yet those
people may take days to get them
selves 10 the point where they can
work again. Others work for short
stretches Of time. take a very brief
rest and again are ready for work
The greater efficiency for the indi-
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Disgusting a Bad Odor.

One Of the favorite tancies NJ the
Wisenheimer family is that bad
smell is matter about which the
health officer should concern himself.
and one of the solemn functions OF
health departments in some benighted
communities is the disposal of the re
mains of dead cats and things-while
the live and quite odorless or pleasant
smelling germ carriers ply their trade
unhindered.
No doubt this old superstitious asso
cia ton OF bad smell with disease or
the threat OF disease accounts for the
popula rity of the notion that an anti
septic is indicated by foul breath. AT
any rate. that powerful aroma. sug-
costing an accident in the barber shop
or houseclea ming at the drug store,
so noticeable in the Wisenheimer en-
vironment nowadays, is probably the
disguise used to overcome anybody
who might otherwise suspect the
Wisenheimer' breath.
The average unsophisticated Gus
toner wouldn't pay YOU cents for
large bottle of liniment or hospital
size package of salve that had no odor.
In order to move the goods YOU simply
must make EN- smell nice or impress
siye This is a trade secret which the
manufacturers of popular antiseptic
preparations understand very well. liz
the antiseptic ingredient Of the con-
coction has no marked odor in itself.
leave 1t to the boss boys TO conoct
scent which will keep the Wisenheim-
ers contented. Thus. plain, homely
boric acid dissolved in water will do
all that an antiseptic can be expected
to do but IT has no smell at all. and so
in order To populariZe the Use Of il our
noted but nameless chemist" takes an
afternoon off and "perfects" A con-
Slomeration of tints and scents war
ranted to mystify and satisfy the ex-
acting public.
The principle Of overcoming one odor
with another appealed strongly to the
mind of the old-time health officer who
used to "fumigate" the premises with
horrendous stink pots following con
tasious disease. This hocus- pocus was
actually practiced in some backward
communities in this country up to a
year ago, mainly in libraries. where,
curiously enough. the densest iEnor-
ance of hygiene and sanitation pre-
walls.
Every traveller will observe the
strong hold this superstition has upon
the caretakers and managers Of pub
lie utilities. conveyances and buildings