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Tomato Aspic Salad.

Soak one and one-half envelopes
or three tablespoons of gelatin in a
small amount of water. Boil one
quart of canned tomatoes for five
minutes and strain through A fine
sieve tn remove the seeds. Pour the
hot tomato juice over the gelatin and
stir until il is dissolved. Add one
and one-half teaspoonfuls Of salt
and ose-half a teaspoonful Of sugar
and chill. When the gelatin mixture
is partly set, add one tablespoonful
of finely chopped green pepper. two
ablespoonfuls of finely chopped
celery. one tablespoonful of finely
chopped parsley. and one cupful of
very finely chredded cabbage. then
mix well. Add more salt if needed.
II the mixture is not tart enough.
add little lemon juice or vinegar.
Pour into wet custard cups and
place in cold place until set. Turn
these molds out Into crisp lettuce
leaves and serve with mayonnaise.
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bEAUl LHAlS BY EDS4 KENT FORBES

be % TO 35. Beware Of dessert. bur
take A little. half or a third what you
would ordinarily eat. This makes tcs
figures vague. but try 20 keep yD1-
desser, calor:es within 125 End w!,h
little black coffee. without sugar.
and your total will he around the
200 figure.
You ca still have a glass % skirr
milk or two or three crackers a; ted.
time.
s. A. CRY peroxide m your legs
/ TO bleach the hairs. II YOU find tha.
the shaving is making the hair come
in coarser than formerly YOU Should
stop il. and use he peroxide constant
" TO weaken the growth.
Miss T. k.-If you build I'D your
weight. your legs will not be too thir
Try drinking quart of milk each
day. or take tablespoonful ~ olive
oil three times a dag. II you take OF
in orange or Crane juice, you VIII unr
!. taste the oil at all
FreCkIes Try butterrilx frf
bleaching your freckies.
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WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
BY DIR. MEHRAN X. THOMSON.

Did you ever want something you
couldn't get? What did you do about
II? II you are true 10 form you prob
ably did as the fox in Aesop's fables
who aaw bunch of luscious grapes
which hung just out Of his reach. he
wanted the grapes very badly, so he
jumped mp with all his might. But
each time he fell on his back. After
many vain attempts he was badly
bruised. Being human sort OF "A fox.
he consoled himself with the rational
ization that the grapes were sour.
We all practice the sour grapes
psychology because It ia the greatest
shock absorber for disappointment.
Every one IN bound to have sappoint-
ments. What a relief 10 be able to
suggest to ones self: well, | didn't
want that. any way. What n fool
was TO desire it in the first place. T.
would have done me more harm than
good
It Is surprising how quickly you
come to believe that the grapes" are
really sour. The house you wanted
and couldn't get doesn't really have
the accommodations you need. The
stunning dress you saw in the window
and went back later to purchase. hut
found it was sold. wasn't much after
all. The girl or man who Tilted you is
a pretty poor scout. Good thing you
found 1t out now.
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merriment compared with the gentle.
man whose misfortune WAS such thai
ne shall not soon recover.
Saturday afternoon he received q
package a. his office bearing the adj
monitior. DO not open until Christ.
mas" The name Of the giVer was
conspicuous in an upper corner. The
box containing the gift reseinhled II
shoe box. II WAS rather heavy aud
was delivered by private messenger.
About 5 o'clock our friend closed his
desk. wished everybody "a Merry
Christmas" picked up a varied AS
sortment Of parcels ard FASTENED "a
the elevator.
He created some amusement among
the passengers by his determined imi
lation OF balancing act How he
would get To the street with his
bundles WAS apparently going 20 be
a problem, Several persons. how
ever held the doors open for him
ard he finally ma ged Ia reach his
car which was parked at the curb
There he had no assistance. and. still
Juggling his burden. attempted q
open the sedan dour. A. he did so
tho Shoe box haped package slipped
from his arms and crashed in the
gutter. iassefs,hv stopped In their
tracks. shifted SnggestiVeiy. SMILED
and continued on.
The victim srampared into his car
deposited. or rather tossed, his bundles
onto the back heat threw the ma
chine into gear, backed out, and dis
Appealed around "A corner. leaving the
box aud It's obvious contents where
they had fallen What II was must
he left ia your imagination Enough
nj any rate. to spoil a perfectly nice
Christmas for the loser,
The eternal struggle Ia get some.
thing fer nothing In perhaps n nor.
NAL one. MunV people have hecoi.e
SO amitten with the idea that life
savings have been flung into blue.
sky" ventures that promised IA golden
future Tor the ndVenturers.
One thing may be said in favor of
an ignorant investor Al least he or
she IL willing to take n sporting
chance when The something for
nothing" fenda take advantage of the
bencvoieuce II worthy organizations
az prey on the charity of philnnihropt'
entity inclined folks. they not only
ieupardiZe future henefncttonS for
the nsslves hut wtrhk ines'ituhhle
damage tn the htiltatlN H''hA Nhl'lll'
"ants vim appeal ta the tlheiality of
the citIZens
AZ an example, two certainly not
poorly dressed women presented them
selves saturday ~ the headquarters
IT an international organization Each
received Christmas basket, one
block away they hailed ii passing
IL xirab climbed IN ana were OF
While, ns has been said these women
were not poorly aiiifcd they hid MOI
IMPRESS one that they were endowed
with more than IA small share oi
worldly goods. OF course, II may
hnVe been land Ne hope SOD that the
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We practice sour grapes psychology
in a number Of ways: /. BY behttling
the thing We wanted. 2. BY. concen-
trating the attention on the undssir-
able Qualities. g. by exaggeratinz
these unfavorable qualities. 4. by
laughing and joking. pretending TO be
indifferent-witness the grim jokes Of
the World War and the man who
seeks TO drown his sorrow by getting
drunk. ;. BY trying to think that
others have worse luck. 6. by realizing
that disappointments are bound ~
come, that We cannot expect TO have
our way all the time. 7. BY saying n
ourselves that better chances viii
come later on. 8. BY blaming som
one else or hard luck.
We practice sour grapes phychc.ozv
as the surest cure for wounded pride
and the loss Of self esteem. II A man
is compelled To admit that he Is down
he reserves the right to say TO hin self
Il may be down. but I'm not out"
Personal morale and self-respect can
not survive a sense OF complete and
total failure. Suicide. Indifference or
A diseased mental condition are TIE
usual outcome Of such state ot az
fairs.
Despite many defeats. failures ard
disappointments. life in made tolera he
by some form or other OF the sour
grapes psychology.
fCopvrizht 1917
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Il in a knot placed low al he neck.
Her pearl rings looked particularly
effective. hotter than they would had
she kept her hair bobbed. With the
earrings she wore Il single strand Of
pearl beads
Julie came forth with some heir.
looms They were tn he worn in
pierced ears. as all oiitime rings
were worn. The gold circlets were
fiat and delicateIy chased. They
matched an MD gold necklace made
from an old line watch chain. These
fiat worked gold chains which used to
encircle the neck and reach to the
watch pocket IN the waist are being
made into effective necklaces Some
times one strand only Is used. Some
times three strands of graduated
length are combined
tcouvFight ta@Tl
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pair were kindly persons who We're
delivering the baskets 10 some one
else. The incident. though. fur
nished considerable food for coniec.
ture.
The father OF year-and. n .haif-old
baby decided TO impersonate Santa
CLAUS Christmas eve. 40 he rented n
costume, including phony whiskers.
The child had never seen Old Man
Claus. even in pictures. SO that the
surprise would he all tho more
pleasant. Just before the youn2ster's
bedtime red CARRIED. booted and
whiskered monster entered the room
and growled n Merry Christmas. 4"
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VIZ fThFF = D. y - e. ~
were Clisappint-
nen,s and heart
aches. Some were
amusing, others
infinitely touch.
Ing. r q III g III =
bra nee cards that
failed In come. eX'
pecteti gifts which
n e yer materia =
lied. Cards from
folks TO whom we
forget 10 send our
own. One man or
our acquaintance
spent a very. very
gloomy Christmas
The ella sSic Mr..
ScrooEe was the
n n nf4gG sf1rp pf
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Picked Pigs Feet.

i1aee& tite pigs feet IN salt pickle
fnr NJ tfai dnyh linen boil them fnf
- varying length ot time, depending
upon the sire ~ The feet. Take care
tn fempFc th"m from Tie kettle be
fore the meat separates from the
bones Suli III" feet l"nsthwiae.
place thoiu III u inr and cover With
vinegar IT, Ntieh bHy leaves. hllsrice
and @boie bjaek pepper have been
81and
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fiF tAstbN WV n
one feeting glance
at the horrible Oh
iect asd emitted a
terrifying scream
Its mother and
grandparents at
tempted 10 still
the childs fears.
bur in vain.
ally. the
father. in lespera
'ion. snatched of
his falsr beard
and cap.
"See papa ," he
aimed. See,
l,a by. pretty papa.
It's only papa
darling"
p,tA thn hntx5
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Various Types of Boleros Used
BY MARY MARSHALL.

why is it, asks dressmaker friend
:" mime, that very short women have
partiaiity for holero effects
! am sure don't know. unless il is
Aoi the same reason that tall women
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The Sidewalks of Washington

Christmas II over. but the echoes
of its joyousness still vibrate in the
hearts CT those for whom there was
no discordant note during The day.
For some thare
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talk turned on Christmas gifts. \
number of girls had received carr inSs.
And those who hadn't ma lie up their
minds that afternoon - Invest their
Christmas checks in these bauhles.
One girl, Ann Corson. had et her
hohbed hair grow until SIC could wear
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THE STRAIGHT. FAIRLY LONG
BOLERO APPEARS ON MANY or
TIE SEASONS II 4 r T T. s T
DANCE FROCkS. THIS FROCk
OF GOLD LANE Is EMBR0lDER-
ED WITH TINY PEARLS. THERE
is 4 RHINESTONE BUCKLE AND
A SCARF OF THE MATERIAL.
cling with such stubborn persist ance
TO straightline frocks and so often
fancy themselves in tall hats. Maybe
tail women really like 10 look like
- Erenadiers. and maybe tiny women
take a secret pride in their diminutive
stature. / really don't know.
! assume from what my dressmak-
Ing friend remarked that the very
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NANCY PACE
Earrings Have their Day
ana Their Inning
BY FLORENCE IA GAME.

and the club named after Nancy
Haco WIS meetirE. Na'Erlllv the
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fuAf ffihr If the members oF tie
Swedish La tor MON accepted wage
adjustments ffrfFttg,
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
DO Children Sent Away To School or Camp Grow
Away From Their Mothers?-Miss Twelve
Who Already Is In Love.

their children
hemfo to o
think that
of
lketo X.
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II guess the reasan Papa swcre N
the bathroom this morninG W,rs he
cause was fishin' In the tathtut
yesterday an lost the bent pin | Was
nsin' for Il houk -
tEanyYtxht lnn@
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Mrs. Frank NJ Zuch OF So9 Fifteenth Street, whose
children Rita and Frank jr shown above, Is 81
the many women whom Bond Bread has brought free
dom from the toll and worry Of home hah,ns.
"Rond Bread. she writes, has proved blessing N
disguise Ii has only KEEP, my chlre0 healthy and
robust bur il has also given leisure by eliminating the
necessity ot hreadnakins a, home
The children. she adds Recognize - dstou>rsSS
and when Il the grocery will atrer. Substitute
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Before Bond Rtcad came.
careful mothers baked bread NJ
homc IN Nrdey ~ he sure ot its
parity. Wanting ~ slSe their
children every chance. they in
sisted urou having only the
finest flour, m,lA. sugar, yeast,
salt aud >haeteplnS, From
their own experience and the
wise counsel ol their oWn
mothers they Auew thar only
the best materials would S,Ne
their bread the NFuA, chose su',
texture and the de',e,ae< ,lANVE
tha, we're the marks q, hame
likeness,
And ~ the bakers NJ Road
kread declded from the very
hrSt ~ follow the path marked
out iev them BY these SAl''lul
home bakers They deter
mined never to use snvShlas
bar the pugeI aud nan>t IN,
sted,snss woneX could huv,
They promised the housewife
Year NsiekAerAaad
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fC'enyrisht 1927
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Synthetic Chemistry.

COMBINING chemical compounds
~ in such a way as to produce
new substances Is termed synthetic
chemistry and synthetic chemists
have done many wonderful things,
successfully putting chemical ele-
ments together so as to produce sub
stances which for all practical pur-
poses are exactly the same as those
produced in Natures laboratories.
1t appears that the first synthetic
dyestuffs were mauveine and mag
meta, both discovered in 1856. The
former was discovered by w. H.
Perkin, then a. boy of Is, who was
trying to produce synthetical Quinine.
In the process he sought to oxidize
aniline and obtained the dye called
"aniline purple"
This discovery and the extensive
use of the purple dye led to numer-
Gus Investigations, which proved the
basis of the present great coal-tar
industry, the Installations Of this
product forming the aniline dyes and
other synthetical chemical COM
pounds.
While wonderful results have been
obtained by synthetic chemistry.
there are Indications of still more
wonderful results In the future. as
this practical application Of science
Is of tremendous value to all man
kind because 1t provides more eco
nomical methods of obtaining ex-
pensive natural substances as wen
as producing rare substances from
some OF the more abundant ones.
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Sc miles an hour from the southeast,
in 1895, on the 29th.
Octobers lowest temperature, rs de.
grees. in 1873, on the 30th; the highest.
90 degrees. in 1879, on the Sd: the
greatest precipitation, 1898 inches. in
1877. on the 4th: the strongest wind,
81 miles an hour from the northwest.
in 1877. on the 4th. Mote that the
record precipitation and wind were
components of the same stormy
November's lowest temperature. IL
degrees. in 1880, on the 22d and 23d;
the highest. 80 degrees, in 1879. on the
18th; the greatest precipitation in "a
hours. 2.S3 inches. in 1877. on the
oath: the strongest wind, 81 miles an
hour from the southwest, in 1891, on
the 23d.
DEFENDERS lowest temperature, Ia
degrees, In 1880. on the 3lst: the high
est, 70 degrees. In 1873, on the 4th; the
greatest precipitation in "a hours. 81
inches. in 1888. on the 18th: the strong
est wind, 40 miles an hour. from the
northwest in 1876. on the 9th.
The heaviest snowfall for one sea
son is 54.4 inches. piled up 1S9S-99.
The month of February, 1899. contrib.
uted 1852 inches to the total, while
there was a total fall of AS inches in
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affairs, for Pott is writer who In
fluencss gravity and the seasons. His
articles sometimes cause an earth.
quake. He is the editor of the
Eatanswill Gazette, on which the
Rambler was setting type at the time
of the Slumkey -Fizkin election of
1928. You have seen how many great
writer's began by setting type. The
other Eatanswill paper. the indie
pendent, was dependent on its sub
sidy from the Fizkin party. but the
Gazette stood for the public veal and
Slumkey.
There came to our town Eatans
will-t1e worlds most honored sci
enlist to take notes on our election,
by which enlightened freemen were
to determine the policy of state un-
trammeled and unfettered. | was at
the Town Arms Inn when Pott was
introduced to this great man. Pott
said
This contest excites great interest
in the metropolis, sir?"
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y 1880 "a ~ =
1872, with daily average OF 81
degrees above normal. The average
of daily maximum temperatures dur
ing June. July. August and September
of that exceptional year was S6.7 de-
grees.
The coolest Summer was that Of
1907. with daily average of 3.3 de-
grees below normal.
The warmest Winter was that Of
1SS9-1S90, with daily average of 81
degrees above normal: the coolest
Winter, 1904-1905, with daily average
of 6.1 degrees below normal. Other
cold Winters were those of. 1903-1904
and 1917-191S. with daily average of
So degrees and ST degrees, respec-
lively, below normal.
The average annual precipitation
for one year was 61.3S inches, in 1889;
the least for one year was 30.S5
inches in 1894
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High and Low Sustained Periods
fUncmfotl nd MW hU@ttD
nAnUn d-SatenF sFeuD@

1899. The growing season" of short
est duration was in 1906. when there
were 1874 days between frosts; those
of the longest duration in 1910 and
1886. each with 226 days.
A tabulstion of extremes of temper
allure. wind and precipitation by
months should prove interesting. They
follow:
The lowest temperature ever re-
corded In January was In 1881. on
New Year day, when the mercury
descended to ID degrees. The high
est temperature occurred January IL.
1890. when 76 was registered. The
greatest 24hour precipitation in that
month was 2.9S inches. on January
1918. 1857 The strongest wind, with
velocity of az miles an hour from
the northwest. was on January 8,
1913
February's lowest temperature was
Is degrees. recorded February IL
1899; the highest, IS degrees, Febru-
airy %. 1874; the greatest precfpita
ton in "a hours. 2.29 inches, In 1896
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There was another case in the
High Court of Chancery of Mary
land concerning this land, and John
j. Donaldson, trustee, conveyed the
land January S, 1882, to Henry Ash.
ton in trust for Elizabeth j. Beale,
wife of Robert Beale. Henry Ashton
died without having executed the
trusts declared in the foregoing deed.
Robert F. Beale and his wife. Eliza
beth J. Beale, and Richard s. Coke
decided the square. July 20, 1885, to
Elthanan w. Reinhart, Coke joining
in the deed because of his purchase
of the square at tax sale. E. w. Rein
hart and his wife and Richard S.
Coke conveyed the square, July 20,
1888, to Augustus A. Nicholson, Maj.
Nicholson, commandment OF the Ma
rine Barracks Maj. Nicholson and
his wife conveyed the square, Septem-
Der 81, 1851. to Henry M. Morfit, and
Morfit and his wife decided the square,
June 2, 1856, TO John NJ. Clayton. who
was Secretary of State under Presi-
dent TAYLOR and joint maker with Sir
Henry. Bulwer of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty.
Claytons nephew, James c. Doug
las. and niece, Margaret A. Comegys,
sold the land May 25, 1851, to Charles
Naylor, who sold it. April 20, 1858. to
Louis Francis Pourtales, who sold to
Samuel Wagner, March 16, 1856. Wag-
ner and his wife gave deeds of trusts
at different times to John Hitz and
John d. Forney. and to Sales j.
Bowen and ID. c. Forney. Samuel
Wagner and his wife, June 13, 1858,
conveyed the square to Gen. y. y.
Howard in trust for Elizabeth M. For
ney. wife OF John w. Forney, who
decided 1t to Emily Il. Briggs.
The square has been a pasture for
the money lender. From 1896 to 1872
deeds of trust grinned and leered at
me. One of these documents chuckled:
Il took the fellows peace of mind"
Another wheezed when got
through with him his pride was gone.
Another rasped in corn-cracker
voice: when ! let him go he didn't
have a button on his weskit and his
wife was taking boarders."
Nearly everybody who bought the
land paid little and owed much. He
! hoped that the value OF the land
would grow faster than the interest
on his debt or that another bouyant
chap would take up his debt and pay
him prize for having borne the load.
| 1t did not happen that way. There
| was disappointment. Our mania for
debt it not a new disease. But the
| Rambler regrets that people with
pool-ball heads are still hugging the
theory that the way to be prosperous
| Is to seem so for a little while, and
that the way to become independent
is to buy finer things than they can
afford because the things can be
bought on trust. Old foqis as well Al
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II believe it does" said Mr.. Pick

II believe it does" said Mr.. Pick;
wick.
ITO which / have reason to know
said Pott, looking toward Mr.. Perker
for corroboration--''to which / have
reason to know that my article OF
last Saturday in some degree con-
tributed." 8
mot the least doubt of 1t, said
the little man.
THE press is a mighty engine, sir
said Pott. But l trust, sir, that ]
have never abused the enormous
power I WELD. trust. sir, that
have never pointed the noble instru-
nent which IL placed in my hands
against the sacred bosom of private
life or the tender breast of individual
reputation; / trust, sir. that have
devoted my energies toto endeavors
humble they may be, humble !
know they are--to instili those prin-
ciples of which-are"
Here the editor OF the Eatans.
win Gazette appearing to ramble,
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greatest 24hour fall was 25 inches, on
January 27-2s. 1922.
The least snowfall for any calendar
year was lie inches, in 1918.
During the entire record of the
Weather Bureau there have been but
two exceptionally severe snowstorms.
The first prevailed from $3.50 pm,
February IL, to IL pm, February 10,
1899, and was attended by intense cold
and westerly gales. On the morning
Of February IL the temperature was
lis degrees, the lowest ever recorded
at the local bureau. There was a fall
of eos inches OF snow during the
storm, which, with 14.7 inches on the
ground from previous SHOWS, made an
accumulated depth of 1872 inches.
The second great snowstorm pre-
vailed from 4:20 pm. January 81, to
1890 am, January 20. 1922, during
which period snow fell to the depth OF
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on the 5th and 6th; the strongest
wind. so miles an hour from north
west, In 1876. on the I'd.
March's lowest temperature was 4
degrees in 1873, on the 4th; the
highest. SO degrees In 1907, on the 23d;
the greatest precipitation in "a hours.
2.8 inches in 1909, on the Sd and
4th: the strongest wind. so miles an
hour from the northwest, in 1914. on
the I'd.
April's lowest temperature was Is
degrees in 1923, on the list; the
highest. 95 degrees. in 1915, on the
eth; the greatest precipitation in
"a hours. 3.21 inches, in 1889, on the
25th and 26th; the strongest wind,
As miles an hour from the north
west, in 1916. on the Sd.
Mays lowest temperature was 33
degrees, in 1906. on the 18th; the
highest. 96 degrees, in 1877, on the
18th; the greatest precipitation in
"a hours, 3.5 inches, in 1886, on the
9TH and Sth; the strongest wind. Sd
miles an hour from the southwest,
in 1895, on the 28th.
Junes lowest temperature was 43
degrees, in 1897. on the I'd; the
highest. 102 degrees, in 1874, on the
9th: the greatest precipitation in "a