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pound

blespoon vinegar, / pound
chopped figs or nut meats or 4
pound of each, u cup water, l
cup grated cocoanut.
Boil sugar, water and vinegar
for 10 minutes without stirring.
Add the coconut and bon 10 min
utes. Remove from the fire, add
figs and nuts, stir to mix and
pour into shallow buttered pans
to cool. When cool cut into
squares.
Southern Kisses
cups sugar, u cup cold wa
ter. / teaspoon baking powder. /
teaspoon almond extract, u pound
chopped pecans, / cup cane sy-
rup, 2 stiffly beaten egg whites,
X teaspoon salt. ! teaspoon lem.
on extract.
Boil sugar, water and syrup to
the soft boil stage. Add salt and
baking powder to egg whites and
beat very stiffly. Add the beaten
whites to the syrup tablespoon.
full at a time, beating constantly.
When the mixture begins to
thicken add nuts and flavoring.
Pour into buttered pans to cool
and cut into squares.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03

Do not fail to tell the man
who has asked to marry you
about past mistakes, provided
you really and truly respect and
love him and wish to marry him.
If he really loves you, he loves
the woman you are today, not the
girl you were yeterday. A man
who refuses to forgive and trust
you could not in any event make
you happy long. So, be honest.
Look forward to atoning in time
for tragic mistakes and hope 10
find usefulness and happiness
at last through love that is I'M
selfish, understanding and true.
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And all in between she was want
ing to know what their daddy
would think If he knew they were
doing so-and-so.
Between the three Of them, the
dining room was in a turmoil.
People avoided looking in the di-
rection of their table, and tried to
go on with conversation.
It is not so much the children's
ill-manners as 1t was the mothers
constant reproofs that caused the
irritation.
There is never any telling where
youngsters will break out. They
do the most astonishing things
when least expected. But the wise
parent makes the corrections at
home and spares the long-suffering
public.
You can touch a child with a
little warning pressure and remind
him of the proper procedure. You
can give him a glance that will
check his exuberance without
causing the least bit of commotion.
You can speak to him in a low,
decisive tone, without whispering
or shouting.
When children are in public they
need guide and protector who
makes just as little noise as posi-
BILE; who is as agreeable and pleas
ant as possible: and who keeps
the family faults hidden safely
from view Of the innocent by
ISLANDERS.
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ADVICE TO LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

He may for all you know be mar.
ried. Or he may be utterly un.
reliable and unsuitable as friend
for you.
When you are properly intro.
duced to a man, the acquaintance
who introduces you knows at
least something of him and as
sumes certain responsibility
for him, so you are to that extent
protected. But in making an ac-
quaintance without an introduc.
ton you are utterly unprotected.
The new acquaintance may be a
criminal, for all you know. And
whatever happens, as the result
of such a chance acquaintance,
you can blame only your own
folly.
My suggestion is, forget all
about this man, who was SO rude
in breaking his appointment with
you, and be more particular here.
after in making new friends.
China is said to have enough
coal to supply the entire world
for 1000 years to come at the
present rate of consumption.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

TUE present skirts may be ad-
= m1rable for play and sport,
but for most other things they
are as endless an anxiety as
hoops and bustles were to our
grandmothers. The overcovered
lady Of the sixties had no more
difficulty in keeping her balloon.
ing skirts down to her feet when.
seated than today's undiscovered
lady has In inducing her meager
skirts to stay down to her
knees Elizabeth Robins Pennell
in the North American Review.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
WANTED NEW
MIRACLES

TODAY we have few ulustra.
tons to express infinity,
and omnipotence-few miracles.
compared to those possessed by
the Prophets Of Old Testament,
points out THE North American
Review"
In olden times says. the
monthly, to mount with wings
as eagles was considered a mere
figure Of speech, but today
when man flies the eagle him.
self Tags behind We read in the
Old Testament of plaques Of
locGsts, flies and murrain mira.
culously laying waste whole
countries. but now one airplane
in one day can spray thousands
or acres of our cotton fields or
marsh lands and control cotton
pests or destroy grain locusts and
malarial mosquitoes. Job. in his
Affections, assured Bildad the
SAAA@~ANO CAAAS lAAC Lulu 1OOhGbn 10
the ends of the earth and seeth
under the whole heaven But
even Job would never have
boosted that our eyes would ever
see pictured on the screen moving
objects thousands of miles away.
Elijah went through earthquake
and fire before he heard the
still small voice of the Lord.
but today pressing a button will
send through the radio loud
speaker the roar Of atoms, mag
nified some 5000 times. till 1t
resembles the rafting of pebbles
in wash tub ("
A beer smeller has been ON
ployed by municipal authorities
of Berlin, Germany. to go through
the streets shifting at Illicit
breweries.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
By L. Lamar Matthews

A NUMBER of sedate people
"A sat in hotel enjoying their
dinner when all at once in came
two animated exclamation points
and landed in the middle Of the
room.
"Whoop-ee % shouted Seven
year-old, who had a bandanna
tied around his neck.
Vince! Vince! Whee!' cried
Five-year-old, as manfully as his
baby voice permitted.
They pounced upon the first
table they saw vacant-and, i'm
mediately decided that the next
one would suit better. So up they
leaped and fell into chairs at the
adjoining table. Here's one we
can get!' declared the little enc.
About that time their mother
appeared and shushed them. They
followed her to a table in the
corner, where they at once dis
covered the sugar bowl and ex.
changed triumphant glances. The
mother quietly closed the sugar
bowl and removed it.
Then came the waiter, 81 want
some coffee, If you've got any. .
said Big Brother.
Il want some coffee, If you've
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that you need never make the
same mistake again.
Hold up your heads and deter
mine, even though the battle
may be uphill, to live down the
past and build we'll for the future.
Girls who have not the loving
help of a mother in their panic
and terror over the approaching
ordeal, or who dare not face their
parents, should go either to the
clergyman of their denomination
or to the Salvation Army. The
Army has lovingly. wisely aided
thousands Of girls in trouble and
guided them back to the road
leading to self.respect, success
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
Getting SKINNER
Every Day
Hollows in Cheeks, Neck
and Chest Growing
Deeper Every Week
Someone Ought To Tell Him How
To Gain Pounds of Solid Flesh
and Look Like a Real Man

Tens Of thousands Of thin, run.
down men-yes, and women too
are getting discouraged--are giving
up all hope Of ever being able to
take on flesh and look healthy and
strong.
All such people can stop worry.
ing. and start to smile and enjoy
life right now, for McCoy's Tablets,
which any druggist win tell you
all about, it putting flesh on hosts
OF skinny folks every day.
One woman, tired, weak and dis.
couraged put on Is pounds in five
weeks and now feels fine.
Mccoy takes all the risk-Read
this ironclad guarantee. II after
taking 4 sixty cent boxes of Nc.
Coy's Tablets or Q One Dollar
boxes any thin, underweight man
or woman doesn't gain at least s
pounds and feel completely salts.
fled with the marked Improvement
In health-your druggist is. author.
lied to return. the purchase price
The name McCoy's Cod Liver Oh!
Tablets has been shortened--just
ask for McCoy's Tablets at PEOPLES
Drug Stores or any drug store In
America.
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course, as he had been introduced
to me, I thought this was quite all
right.
After he came to soc n1e several
times he took me to visit his sister,
who lives in the country. / cannot
tell you what happened On the way
home, know there is no excuse.
But / have no mother to advise
tae-only a stepmother-and
dare not go to her.
When he learned the truth
about the situation. he said he
would marry ME. But instead, he
went away without telling me. 1
hear he is back in town.
Please, please, tell me what to
do. am just is. Ineed help so.
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The GAIETY OF a BUTTERFLY IS sHORT-LIVED

she calls a wild bunch" IF
he does not come back to me
soon." she writes, IT shall go to
the bad
IT have no one else to go to-"
writes Broken Butterfly" when
/ was little more than a child
I went wrong. Now am
ashamed.
"I am 10 and am going with a
young man dearly love. 1 am
sure that very soon he will ask
me to be his wife. Shall tell him
everything, even though I may
lose his love?"
II met man at party, 'Wor-
ried" states in her letter. He
asked to come to see me. OF
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Something must be done soon.
Shall / write to him? 1t is hard
to humble my pride again"
The letters l have quoted show
all too plainly the practical work
ing out of the theory that every
one has the right to pleasure re.
CARELESS of others and of obedience
to the great moral laws
Emotion can be controlled. It Is
girls who set standards.
All that makes progress, secur-
ity, peace, love, joy possible for
any of US is emotional control.
For you, dear girls who are in
despair because you have made
a tragic mistake, there is COM
fort and courage in the thought
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
Forget About Him
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

- About month ago I went
about steadily for awhile with q
young man to whom / was never
introduced.
He acted as though he loved
me and / returned hissloye. One
evening he gave me the corner.
When my chum asked me why
I wasn't with him, told her /
did not show up.
This, Of course, was a lie. /
waited an hour for him. cried
about this for a week. , My chum
knew loved him, so she wrote
him q letter telling him l was
broken-hearted because had
broken the date with him.
have never heard from him
since. I love him. Please tell me
whether should forget him. Or
shall / write to him and explain
all? PEGGY.
EoRGET him by all means,
= Peggy. Your great mistake
was in picking up the acquaint-
ance without an introduction.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
A Gay Life May
Prove to Be an
Unhappy One
By Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on the Problems of
Love and Marriage

An Authority on the Problems of
Love and Marriage
WHAT is lovelier than a cloud
w Of gay butterflies, fitting
aimlessly from flower to
Flower. on pleasure bent?
Yet. after all, how short is the
life of the butterfly-possibly only
a day! And how pathetic are
butterflies when broken or crush.
ed. because of their helplessness
and stupidity!
Pttiful letters. reach me now
and then from girls who have
lived for pleasure and learned, too
late. that there are great moral
laws governing life and love,
which must be reckoned with.
To follow every impulse. never
TO say mo" to love or pleasure
OF the Instant, sounds like an en-.
chanting way Of life to some girls.
Drinking, necking, late hours,
lawless. careless love may be a
human right. But are they worth
while, since they lead to misery,
broken health. broken lives?
Dear Miss Fairfax writes
Frances. II fell in love with a
man. thought he was good.
] still love, him.
He took mo driving for the
first time one evening about two
months ago. We got to necking.
Then the situation got out of my
control. I am ashamed to tell
you what happened. / can't for
get. am almost a nervous
wreck from remembering.
When he sees me on the street
he ignores me. What shall I do?"
At Mickey's request I shall not
print her letter. At sixteen
Mickey was forbidden by her
mother to marry the man she
thought she loved. So she went
ahead without marriage, feeling
that love justified everything.
Now her lover has deserted
Mickey and is going with what
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
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got any" echoed Little Brother.
The mother lifted one finger
and they suhsided.
BY that time most of the guests
were smiling, and the waiter was
grinning gleefully.
And somehow nobody minded
the exuberance Of those two little
The Washington times., 1927-10-03

she didn't know why on earth
they happened to display such
conduct on this particular ccca-
sion.
Is that nicer" she kept saying
in strident, aggrieved tones.
Every minute she was saying
don't do that and don't do this.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03

boys. 1t was probably because
their mother seemed distressed at
their outbursts-but kept quiet.
As the bandanna was departing,
in came a woman with a little
boy and girl. These children
were inquisitive and little
boisterous; but nobody would
The Washington times., 1927-10-03

have complained If the mother
had been quiet. She kept up a
constant harangue in a voice that
penetrated the utmost corners Of
that big dining room. She evi.
IDENTIFY wished to prove to all on.
lockers that she had trained her
children better than that, and
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
Town Forest

A CLUB Of eighteen women in
"A Charlemont, Mass, has ac-
CURED a tract Of 40 acres on
which they plan to establish one
OF the first town forests in Amer
lea. The Commonwealth Of Massa.
chusetts has agreed to maintain
the forest.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
Now We Know

A SILVER spoon is furnished by
"A egg because the sulphur in
the egg combines chemically with
the silver to form silver sulphid,
q black substance, points out an
answered question In this weeks
Liberty.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
Afternoon Wedding
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Could you kindly give, me
information on late Septem-
Der wedding? I am going to be
matron of honor and wear a sea
green velvet crepe gown. It is
going to be a church wedding at
5 P. NJ. 1 am going to wear sill
yer shoes and stockings. The
only ornament on the dress is a
rhinestone bucgle. Would it be
proper to wear hat or just a
hair ornament? If a hat, what
shade and material? Felt or vel
vet or straw? ANXIOUS.
FoR a o'clock wedding the
4 bridal attendants usually wear
hats, and / strongly advise
that you wear a hat, for it aids to
the completeness of the costume
and is much more effective than
a bandeau. For a late September
wedding by all means have your
hat of velvet-a large, picturesque
hat is lovely in a wedding picture.
Have it of the same shade as your
dress or of harmonizing shade.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03

thicken. Drop on waxed paper.
Another delightful CONNECTION Of
the South is one in which cocoa.
nut is cooked in syrup. The pro-
portions are:
3 cups granulated sugar, 1 ta-
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS
with Stuffed Cabbage

One firm head cabbage. two
cups minced meat, one teaspoon
powdered sage, one-half teaspoon
pepper. two cups bread crumbs,
two minced onions, one teaspoon
salt, salad dressing.
Open up the leaves Of the cab.
bage. soak for one hour in
slightly sailed water, then stuff
with a dressing made from the
bread crumbs. meat. onion and
seasoning. Steam until tender,
slice and serve hot with salad
dressing.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
Some Delicious Recipes for Candu

brown caramel syrup. Then add
the rest of the sugar and the
water. Boil until 1t forms a soft
ball in cold water. Then add but.
ter. milk and nuts. Remove from
fire and stir until 1t begins to
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
CORRECT
MANNERS
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman,
Forget About Him
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

near MISS FAIRFAX: :
y What would you say Of
man who for over a year pre-.
tended he wanted to meet a wo-
man, yet never arranged to be
introduced, although he could
easily have done so? This is what
a man has been saying about
me. / have great curiosity to
meet him and see what he Is
like. He is a travelling man and
I do not know his address. Why,
do you think he acts as he does?
It is getting on my nerves.
A READER.
CTIoNS speak louder than
"A words. Since he could easily
manage to be introduced to you
and does not do so. I would not
think much about him If were
you, or take his expressions Of
interest seriously.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
The Strawberry Tree

FART from naturalsts botanists probably
people who of the existence strawberry
rs distinct from the strawberry plant Yet there
~ usually bears flowers about the end of September
The Washington times., 1927-10-03

In January ITS, second State convention
OF the Virginia legislature was held in a small
wooden church at Richmond The clouds of war
were gathering, the citizens of Massachusetts
were inflamed by the presence of British troops,
Jefterson was about to become leading figure
in the political destiny Of his eountry,
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
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FANCIES

CASTING Asideall idea OF bal.
~ ance, dress, coat and millinery
fashions ali sponsor the side effect
In trimming. Side drapes on frocls,
side closings on coats and side
trimmings on hats definitely ac-
cent one.sided fashion argument.
Utterly Stranded Is the woman
who does not wear some form of
pearl necklace. but even more
completely stranded is she who
effects the latest mode of wearing
four strands at one time. Each
row Is of a little larger beads
than the one above it, and
naturally is little longer, so that
the four achieve a graduated ef-
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Getting Gay Bingham Effects
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plaids and checks and coIorings
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Although less crisp than real
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dresses.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
Little knowledge of Modern Drugs

FAMOUS scientist has recently given rather
"A scanty training of the Chinese apothecary
Chinese chemist has little knowledge Of many of the drugs which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-04
"PuzzHcks"
Puzzle Limerick.

There was a young fellow of +
Whose wife ran away with a =;
He traced her to )
And tried to 4
But, in spite of his efforts, he j..
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2. An English street hawker.
3. City in central England.
4. Detain by law feminine pronoun,
objective two words.
5. Parted with unintentiona11y: last
word of fourth line two words.
(Note-Under the circumstances
many husbands would not have gone
to that much trouble. But, as you
will see when you've completed the
this young Englishman
seems to have been really in love with
his wife If you can't find the missing
words look for the answer and an.
other "PuzZlick" here tomorrow
Yesterdays "PuzZlick."
There was a young man atathe War
Office
Whose brain was an absolute store
Office;
Each warning severe
Went in at one ear
And out at the opposite Orifice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-04
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Wednesday, January 5.

Contrary planetary influences Will
be at work, according to astrologers,
who warn men and. women to practice
the honeiy virtues.
There is a good sign for workers
who will benefit greatly in the next
few months, if they do not quarrel,
for Mars is in q threatening aspect.
Mars appears to give promise OF
supreme activity in steel and iron.
Many orders from foreign lands will
come to America.
England is to manufacture great
quantities of ornaments, if the stars
are wisely interpreted. and larger con
signments will go indirectly to Ii dia,
Persia and Russia.
Religious fanaticiSm will appear in
new forms in the new year, it is fore
told
Efforts to restore the crown to de-
posed monarchs will be persistent in
more than one country Of Europe,
the seers prophesy
Mexico is still subject to planetary
influences making for uprisings and
revolutionary movements.
The annular eclipse of the sun is
read as presaging world excitement
and widespread unrest among the
people.
Great fluctuations of the financial
market may be expected and all who
speculate will take unusual risks.
Venezuela and Colombia are likely
to benefit in q commercial way, for
new natural resources will be utilized.
Persons whose birth date 1t is will
benefit most If they act with unusual
discretion in the coming year. They
should not make changes.
Children born on that day may be
rather domineering in temperament,
but able to accomplish big things in
life
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WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND III. ALLEN.

price merchandise in another. A
woman might, for example, buy the
finest face powder obtainable and wear
fur coat made of second choice
skins.
Exclusive of the necessaries of life.
one might ask, Why do people buy
quality merchandise? Some buy be.
cause of vanity: they want the best
any are willing to pay for it. Others
know that real economy lies in buving
the best, IT all of us could afford to
make the initial outlay for quality
merchandise we would save ulti-
mately on the purchase price. because
quality repays in satisfaction and
service.
1t IS needless to inquire why I'VE
buy price merchandise. The point to
consider is that these two classes of
merchandise exist and that. they are
separate and distinguishable. Quality
means real economy. For those who
cannot afford it, it means extrava
gance. Price merchandise in America
Is the finest III the world and accords
one the real advantage of getting
quality at bargain prices.
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