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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30
THE CHILD OF TWO
BY CLYDE CALLISTER.

prises his parents by telling them lit
tie accounts of things that happened
days and weeks before. And this,
we are told, is real memory-the sort
of memory that animals do not pos.
sess. In some rare instances this
memory power is so strong that in
later life incidents that occurred at
this age may be recalled. But it has
been demonstrated that very, very
few persons really remember any.
thing in later life that happens be-
fore they are 3. They do not con-
sciously remember things at this age
play such an important part in mold.
ing the character and temperament.
Important as is the emotional side
of life at 2-the physical life is just as
important. A child from the time he
is 2 until he is 3 should increase in
stature from ~ to inches and
should gain a pounds. When he
reaches his second birthday he usu-
ally has 16 teeth and at 80 months
that is when he is 21a-he has cut his
four posterior molars. Children
usually make rapid strides in talking
during this age, though a measure of
backwardness in this regard should
not be taken as a sign of mental de-
fectiveness. If, however, a child
cannot talk at all by the time he is 2
years old, parents should consult a
doctor.
A simple mental test for the 2-year.
old is this. Make a line or vertical
stroke on a piece of blank paper and
giving him a paper. ask him to make
one like it. He should be able to
follow instructions with some success.
He should also be able to fold paper
when you have folded one before
him.
(Copyright 1927
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lately. They are as fascinating as
they are harmless.
Zest is given the parade If each per.
son is numbered and. as the leader
calls out a name the person steps out
of the parade and joins 1t again as
the number is called again. These
numbers should not be called in Sc
quence but at random and many may
be 'out" at one time. Failure to fall
out of line or enter it may be the
reason for forfeits. Or the person
who responds Immediately to every
call of his number and instantly falls
in his right place when he hears the
number called. wherever the parade
may be marching. can be rewarded
with a prize. Between the times
when numbers are called the person
out of line must remain just where
he steps out until he hears his mum.
Der given again. Much of the sue.
cess Of this game depends upon the
rapidity with which numbers are
called, for every person then has to be
on the alert if he is to win prize
or be exempt from forfeit.
Fourth of July Quiz.
Supply each player with paper and
pencil and ask him Tor her) to number
and write down the questions as given
and put his name at the top Of the
sheet. The questions should concern
this holiday and the hostess can
think up good ones or use those Civ
en- below.
What old nation is linked with
our thoughts when we set off our
fireworks? Answer--The Romans, be-
cause we set off Roman candles.
Name kind of food that. for the
Fourth of July, is made of something
we canot eat? Answer-F'ire crack.
ers.
3-Name a naval warship that is
used on land to celebrate the Fourth
of July? Answer--The torpedo.
4-Supports that can hold nothing
up yet are popular on the Fourth of
July? Answer-Pin wheels.
5--A beautiful flower seen every.
where on the Fourth of July? An
swer-The flag.
6--How can you change July S
into the Fourth of July? Answer-By
leaving off the first and last letters.
leaving July ".
What loud headwear is as.
sociated with the Fourth of July?
Firecracker Grab Bag.
A large tube of cardboard painted
red or covered with red glazed paper
and having broom handle protrud-
ing from the center of the top makes
a good container for grab bag prizes.
Cover the broom handle with cream
colored crepe paper wound spirally
around it and have the paper slashed
at the top like the wick of candle.
Wrap the articles and conceal them
with sawdust or tissue shavings.
Firecracker FavOrs.
Miniature whistles, bells, etc, in
tissue paper. formed into cones and
covered with glazed red paper with a
bit of frayed string sticking out at
one end can supply attractive favors
at small cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30
Spinach au Gratin.

Chop fine peck of well washed and
cooked spinach. Prepare a cupful of
white or cream sauce. Butter a bak.
ing dish. In it spread layer of the
spinach, sprinkle with salt and pep
per, over this spread a layer of sauce
and sprinkle the sauce with grated
cheese. Continue the layers until the
spinach is used. having the last layer
of sauce and cheese. Cover with two
thirds cupful of cracker crumbs mixed
with one-third cupful of melted but
ter. Set the dish in the oven to be.
come very hot and brown the crumbs.
Serve from the baking dish with hot
boiled ham or leg of lamb at dinner or
as the main dish of the meal at
luncheon.
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Unkept Hands
Spoil Entire Effect

Every woman should have soft,
white, youthful hands to complete
the picture of daintiness expected of
her.
While eating, dancing, playing
cards, in fact, whatever you do, your
hands are noticed as much as your
complexion. You can't neglect them
without spelling the impression you
make by being we'll groomed in every
other detail.
The easiest way to keep your hands
soft, white and firm is to massage
them with the dainty lotion you can
make by simply squeezing the juice
of two lemons into q bottle of
Orchard White, which you can get
from your nearest dealer. 1t clears
and refines the skin, making toll
worn and stained hands look like
a queens.
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Games for the National Holiday
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

There are few households where
some festivity is not planned for the
Fourth of July. 1t may be a real en-
tertainment. a lawn party. for in.
swinging from branches of trees or
wire or ropes stretched from them. A
radio orchestra may he counted on for
supplying music for dancing, or some
musicians engaged for the occasion.
and the refreshments be served out
doors. If there are grounds about the
house. some sort of fireworks may en-
liven the fete. So much care must be
exercised in setting off the fireworks
that many parents prefer to omit
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them and have merriment supplied in
other ways. Because of this. and also
TO help out those who consider smaller
good times, l am suggesting a few
games.
Parade.
A Fourth of July would not be COM
plete without a parade. and so let us
have one at the party. The hostess
should supply the guests with small
flags to wave along the route of the
parade. If the occasion is at night
parlor fireworks may be handed out
also. These fireworks are sometimes
called sparklers: they are harmless,
merely having sort of effervescence
of light sparks that come in quick
succession and which go out immed-
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MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

water. Rinse and dry thoroughly. You
may then apply the following salve,
which is good for blackheads and
pimples: One-quarter dram ichthyol,
one-half dram zinc oxide, one dram
starch, one and ene-half drains petro.
latrm. Leave this on overnight. (2)
You will outgrow these blemishes in
a few years In the meantime please
send for my leaf1et on Complexion
Ills" which gives local treatments for
the condition. (3) You are little over
the average weight. but you do not
need to reduce. LOIS LEEDS.
Copyright. 1877
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Bowser Feels Foolish.
Pray do not brag or boast at all
Who does is riding for fall
pN,rSar fho Hound

When Bowser the Hound is on the
trail of any one he has a one-track
mind. You know that means that he
can think of but one thing. and that
one thing is following that trail just
under his nose. So when Old Man
Coyote waited until Bowser actually
saw him sitting In the path just ahead
of him. Bowser forgot everything
else. He forgot that he had started
out to find the strange coyote, whose
tracks he had found over by Farmer
Browns henyard. There was room in
Bowser's mind for only one coyote at
a time. and that one was Old Man
Coyote, whose scent filled his nose and
who was actually only a few feet
ahead of him in plain sight.
"Bow-wow-wow.wow roared Bow
ser. Off started Old Man Coyote.
Bowser got a good look at him just
before he turned into another little
path. Old Man Coyote was running
on three legs. Yes, sir, he was hold
ing one leg up. Bowser saw it very
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Hidden Beauty of Hair.

Dear Miss Leeds am a girl with
almost dark brown hair which is dull
looking except when the sun shines on
it, and then it has a reddish tinge.
Please tell me harmless way to en-
courage that beautiful reddish tint.
ANNA NJ.
Answer-The first thing to do to
bring out the hidden beauty in your
hair is to brush it we'll every day with
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Cleansing a Dry Skin.

| Dear Miss IeedS-PleaSe answer the
| following questions: ID After washing
my face the skin on my nose starts to
| peel Is there any remedy for this?
| (2) How may warts be removed? (3)
| Has it ever been considered possible
| for a person to have the shape of his
head changed? Z. G. S.
Answer-O Skins that peel after
| washing should be cleansed with cold
cream instead of soap and water as
| rule. Use a thin film of cold cream or
skin lotion as a powder base. After
your skin has returned to a normal
condition you may use soap and water
on ii two or three times a week, if
you wish, but continue with the
| cleansing cream daily. ~ Have a
physician or skin specialist remove
the warts for you. There are various
methods in use for this purpose, in
Guiding electrolysis, excelsior and freez-
ing with carbon dioxide snow. Do not
attempt to remove the wart yourself
with caustics or other means, but
have the work done by an expert in
order to avoid possible infection. 81
During infancy all the bones, including
those of the skull, are soft and their
shape may be altered, but when one
has reached maturity they should be
hardened. Soft bones in an adult in
dictate a diseased condition. If you
are interested in pathological cases of
this nature,I suggest that you ask a
physician to refer you to literature on
the subject. Of course, injuries to the
skull may modify its natural contour.
LOIS LEEDS.
Care of Youthful Skin.
Dear Miss Leeds-O What is the
proper way to cleanse the face thor
| oughly? Is it better to put on the
cold cream before or after washing?
| t2) How should pimples and black
heads be treated? 49, am feet tall
| and IS years old. I weigh 10 pounds,
| Is that too heavy? PATIENT.
Answer-(D The cold cream is used
first to remove the dust and makeup
| from the face. Massage it in, leave it
| on for a few minutes and then wipe it
| all off carefully, using an upward. ro-
| tary motion with d clean. soft cloth or
piece of absorbent cotton. Now wash
your face with pure soap and warm
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clean fairly stiff brush Divide it
down the middle and give each side
of your hair at least so strokes. This
will take away the dull appearance
and make your hair look glossy and
full of life. In order to give a reddish
tinge you may use henna rinse after
your shampoo or use one of the com.
mercial henna shampoo powders. The
homemade henna rinse is made of one
ounce of henna leaves brewed in one
pint of boiling water. 1t is applied to
the hair while warm, left on a few
minutes and then rinsed off.
TnIG FEnG
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DAILY DIET RECIPE
Cream of Beet.

NICdA VI 0VCts
New beets, one pound.
Water, two cups.
Slice onion, one.
Butter, two tablespoons.
Flour, one tablespoon.
Milk, four cups.
Bay leaves. two; mace, one blade.
Salt, one teaspoon.
Pepper, one-half teaspoon.
SERVE SIX PORTIONS.
Peel, wash and crate the beets into
the water. Cover and cook slowly 20
minutes. In the meantime put one
tablespoon butter in a saucepan and
simmer the onion in this until it is
soft. Blend in the -four, then the
milk. Stir and cook slowly until ii
gets creamy. Put this saucepan in a
double boiler. Add salt. pepper, bay
leaves and mace. Then add the beef
from which the water should have
cooked. Simmer 10 minutes. Add re-
naming butter and serve at once.
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Use an earthenware
teapot previously
warmed-Put into it at
least one teaspoonful
of India Tea for each
glass of tea-the
stronger the tea the
better. Be sure the
water is poured into
the teapot the moment
it boils and allow to
stand ford or S minutes
to infuse-Fill each
glass with cracked ice,
add a slice of lemon,
and pour in the tea
Add sugar to taste.
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DIET NOTE.

Recipe contains lime, iron and vita
Minis A and b. Can be eaten by chill
dren. Can be eaten by normal weight
adults or those wishing to put on
weight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30

Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30

Across.
1. Makes warm.
5. Vessel
8. Bird.
10. Strike.
IL. Land near water,
Is. Appropriately.
IS. Equality Of value
Is. Mischievous sprite.
II. Affirmative.
IS. Precipitous.
20. Happened.
o. Promontories.
26. Self-evident truth.
80. Girls name.
81. 1t is.
80. Famous American.
33. That which one does most readily.
35. Steeple.
81. Chart.
3S. Period of time.
80. Strikes with the open hand.
40. Soft drinks.
Down.
!. Fastenings.
2. Worship.
3. Sailor.
4. Brush.
8. Banter.
s. Tear.
7. Perfume.
s. Played with.
II. Head covering.
ID. Solution used in soap.
10. Before.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-07-29

which later became Montana, leaving
Colorado undisturbed by their influence"
Those who came here represented all
classes except the large planters, whose
better knowledge OF history enlightened
me regarding the effect OF this element
upon education in Montana.
Before the Civil war. there was no such
system of education in the South es In
the North. The wealthy planters m
ployed tutors and governesses for their
children. and there was very little at
to which belonged what was known as
poor whites" Many Of this latter class
came here and. being uneducated them
selves, did not appreciate the value of
learning. 1t was these who caused the
name "Missourian" to be discredited.
Their ignorance and racial prejudice
made them loyal to the South in what
Professor Beard calls our second revolu-
ton, and there was no modification Of
their sentiments effected by a change of
residence.
No very wealthy southern men are on
the roll Of our pioneers. but there were
q number OF the small Shareholders, n
professional men. In a few instances
tbs ASrmer brought with them one or
more OF their slaves, and from the first
there were more negroes in Montana thar
were usually found in northern m
tiles. As late as 1875 or 1877, this led
to a separate school being established for
negro children in Helena. Everything
went swimmingly until tax-paying time
arrived, when the decision was reached
that negroes In the public schools were
preferable to depleted pocket books, and
the little log school building, which had
housed the children OF the colored race
was permanently abandoned.
The same prejudice attached to the
Indians and the mixed bloods. In one
case at least, these were forbidden by
one religious denomination to attend its
Sunday school. This feeling had to be
outgrown to q certain extent, and this
takes time. 1t fell to hi lot of one OF
our college presidents not many years
ago, who was q southern man, to bestow
q prize on a negro athlete, which was
done very gracefully.
When my father visited Judge Burch-
ett's mining court the day we reached
Bannack, 1t was Mr.. Chrisman's black
man George" who was frequently dis
pedite justice. Mr.. Chrisman, 1t will be
seen, wa both a southern man and q
stakeholder, yet no matter how literally
he had imbibed, he never rode through
the streets at night, hurrahing for the
president Of the ~Confederacy, and shoot
ing at the flag above our house rs did
others. On the contrary, when menaced
by danger, he came to my father for aid.
One Of the occasions was his having
heard the vigllantes were after him. On
Washington's birthday OF 1854. when men
were being gathered in to treat innum-
cradle thirsty citizens, this same man
saw fit to spend the afternoon at our
house, although there were only women
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The Sjoux War for the Black Hills

HE discovery Of gold in the Black
' Hills led to the great wal OF the
fighting Sioux nation and its allies
against the encroaching white race,
much Of which was fought in Montana,
the most sanginary engagement of which
was the Battle OF the Little Big Horn.
in what is now Custer county. Montana.
To the Sioux the Black Hills country
was known as ~"Pahasapa." where the buff
falo furnished an abundance OF food, and
1t was the most choice of their landed
possessions. BY solemn treaty with the
Indians the United States agreed to keep
away from this land forever. But when
gold was discovered in quantity there
this treaty became as q scrap OF paper"
The Sioux, wroth at the bad faith Of the
government OF the United States, called
In fighting allies who made common
cause against further encroachment. the
purpose Of the confederated Indians be-
Ing to block the white men forever in
their steady march into the west.
Near the seat OF where all this trouble
began Is now the summer home OF the
president OF the 'nited States. Presi-
lent Coolidge Inc ubtedly knows the
legends OF the Green mountains of his
native New England by heart, and recalls
the exploits OF such men as Ethan Allen
with pride. But Vermont's traditions are
all very much in the past and 1t Is per-
missibie to suppose that President Cool
idge. at his summer home. is finding
material thrilling to a New Highlander in
the not SO very distant bad, bold days of
the Black y-tlls.
Certain 1t is that he cannot turn
around without coming upon vestiges OF
that tribe of hardy pioneers and gold
seekers who inhabited the region within
the last half century. Northwest Of Rapid
City is Deadwood Gulch, and On the
mountain slope above this erstwhile min
ing camp with a name that breathes Of
the wild, wild West are the graves of the
Black Hills three most picturesque char
acters. Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane
Canary and Preacher Smith. And to-
day in Rapid City are the business offices
of the nations chief executive.
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Southwest from Rapid City winds the
road to State Game Lodge, where the
president now has his home, and due
west OF there is the little town Of Gus
ter, where the first settlement in the
Black Hills wa made when the gold fever
started in 1874. Then, there were IL, 900
living In Custer at one time, today the
population is about 200.
They say OF Custer that 1t was laid
out with typical surveying instruments
Of the day, namely, a sun compass, o
lariat and a bottle of whisky. General
Custer was indirectly responsible for 1t,
because it had been one Of his soldiers
who had discovered gold there q few
months before. The land was then sacred
to the Sioux. and Custer was in the Black
Hills on an expedition OF peaceful ex-
%ploration, but the finding OF gold soon
brought hordes Of white men that even
the army could not exclude.
Fly-Specked Billy's Demise
French Creek winds its way by Custer,
and on its banks today still stands a
lofty pine tree, agent in the sad demise
the first rough. tough customers in the
boom town. He pulled up In front Of a
total stranger one day, hauled out his
gun and killed the other man. II JUS
was feelin'. mean" Billy explained when
asked why he had dom 1t. whereupon
the miners, accustomed as they were to
acts of violence. swung Billy to the pine
tree. Next day some Of the more tender
hearted began to repent the sudden end
of Fly-Specked Billy without the formali-
ties of a trial, SO a post-mortem inquest
was held. Death from exposure" was
the verdict.
Another mountain stream, Lame
Johnny Creek, is not far from Custer and
is named for another individual who
tasted the fruits of frontier Justice. Lame
Johnny, it is said, hailed from New York
town and had been a bookkeeper. Al
though physically crippled, his mind was
SO alert that he found 1t a comparatively
simple task to steal horses from the In
dams and sell them to the government,
later reversing the process, and SO on
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to solve this question unaided; but final
ly gained the answer through trying to
learn why Colorado was SO far in ad-
vance OF us along educational lines as
she wa then.
Il will tell you," said my informant.
During the war, many who were living
In Kansas and Missouri, who had either
fought for the South, or feared they
might be compelled to do so, went into
Colorado, thinking they would be safe
there. They made q mistake, as the war
governor OF that state called for a draft
soon after their arrival, n Immediately
there was q tremendous exodus n the
adjoining territory OF Idaho They drift
ed-these disafected ones-into all parts
Of this vast region, a large portion Of
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-07-29

Here Is an interesting story OF
the intense feeling that existed be-
tween the Unionists and Confed-
crates Of Virginia City during the
war between the North and the
South. 1t is written by Mrs. M. E.
Plassmann, whose distinguished
father, Sidney ID. Edgerton, lob
bied through congress the bill ere
ating the territory of Montana, and
was appointed first governor by
President Lincoln. Montana his
torians appreciate Mrs. Plassmann's
writings, whose alert mind retains
wildly the impressions OF her
youth Of sixty years ago. At that
time her father was making and
living Montana history and his
clever 1O-year-Old daughter was
his cOnfidante. She Is the liaisOn
literateur between the romantic
days Of Montana's beginning, and
the present.-W. w. c.
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DHE development Of Idaho and Mon
ana was seriously retarded by the
i warning factions within her borders,
an echo Of the greater struggle wag-
ing elsewhere. 1t was not q hight be-
tween democrats and republicans prt-
martly but, as in the South, . contest
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to seat Col. Rogers, who had been elected
TO the house. He had served in the Con-
federate army and could not take The re-
quired oath. A deadlock ensued, which
was only broken when a new oath had
been framed which could At SO delicate
a case, and Col. Rogers was admitted. !"
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there to protect him. From our front
window he could watch others who were
In no such peaceful refuge being chased
up the mountainside, and brought back
captives to the nearest saloon.
During the meeting of the first legis-
lature came the struggle over the attempt
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between tnO6e VINO
favored the Union.
and those who did
not. The line was
clearly defined. On
one side. CONSTITUTE
ing by far the ma
jortty. e south
srn sympathizers;
while on the t h
3 those who up
held Jul govern
ment.
Montana Is 30 far
north that she bor-
oers on Canada.
How. then, 1t may
be asked, did 1t
chance to be DOM
mated for q time
by q southern ele-
rnent2 I thought
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-07-29

A medal for Workmanship should go
to the Hawaiian f1iers for hitting that
small group 2.400 miles distant.-The
Lansing State Journal.
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Marriage is a lottery, and the bigamist
is not satisfied to buy one ticket at a
time.