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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24

which despite the application of every
known remedy persisted in admins
| tering its painful punishment.
! An actor recalls New Year day be-
cause that was the occasion when the
manager of the show eluded the
| troupe and left the players stranded
| in an Iowa tank town.
| Every holiday has meaning all its
own for somebody. In a 24-hour, per-
sonally conducted expedition about
town the writer discovered some in
| teresting sidelights on Thanksgiving.
X X x X
tits just one of the breaks you oc-
casionalIy get" said a travelling man
sitting in a hotel lobby. This is the
second Thanksgiving day I've been
| away from home. I couldn't cancel
an important engagement for Friday
morning here, so l have to stay over.
| But the wife and kids-say, look at
! these pictures" Extracting a leather
easel. "The big kid is 16 years old;
looks like his old man, huh? Smart
| hoy, too. Had diphtheria when he was
| 9 years old, but you couldn't tell it.
| PLAYS halfback on the school team
and edits the school paper. Going to
| be a great writer some day. The lit
! tie fellow looks like his mother. He's
regular little son-of-a-gun. Bright,
| though, and wants to be ball player
| when he grows up.
| ANA here's the wife. Boy. that's
| a real woman. We ran off and got
married. Yep. been hooked up 90
years come December What am
/ going to do on Thanksgiving? Oh,
sleep late. read the papers, eat in the
| hot oil to,y ov1f ,hn 70 he
movies at night. Well, l guess I'll
send a night MESA ge now to the lit
tie bunch out in ST. Louis. Glad to
metcha. Slong."
| \. 4 X
Thanksgiving! Why. I haven't
spent Thanksgiving on Broadway for
more than ten years" 1t was an
actor speaking. Il don't care, though,
so long as I'm working regularly
| There are a lot of birds who will eat
! on Broadway Thursday who are still
doing the agencies. l mind the last
| Thanksgiving day I was in the big
| town 1t was before we got into the
war. I was doing the Western circuit
| when an offer came to do a speciality
act in a new Broadway show. / tossed
| day before Thanksgiving. Thanksgiv-
| ing and a part in a Broadway wow
Can you imagine?
II hired private dining room and
invited 20 jobless actors to have din
ner on me. I remember there were
two of the smartest hooters in the
! business there. Another guest had a
dog act. but his engagements were sc
few and far between that the animals
were dying one by one from old age
A female jazz singer. an imitator. q
trick pianist and musical saw artist
were among those who assembled that
day.
1.-THE party set me back a weeks
pay, but what of it? l was giving
thanks the best way I knew for my
luck. The next week our show opened
at Stamford, Conn. 1t also closed al
the same place. I don't care where
am on Thanksgiving now. just so lone
as I'm working. BY the way. won't
you drop up and see me Thursday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

November "a. 1809.-Robert Brent,
mayor of the city, has made report,
which was published today, of the
progress thus far of the Columbia
Manufacturing Co., of which he is
president. 1t discloses that only 400
Of the 1000 shares, par value $25,
have been subscribed. The formation
of this company was the Outgrowth of
the public revolt against the oppres-
sive trade regulations growing out of
the Napoleonic wars in Europe.
American commerce having virtually
come to a standstill. people through
the country became aroused to the i'm
portance of developing home manufac-
lures. One of the chambers of the
City Council of Washington recon-
mended that the members appear ip
homespun when they went in a body,
on July 4, to pay their respects to the
President. Under these conditions the
Columbia Manufacturing Co. was or
ganized "for making cotton, wool,
hemp and flax and the promotion of
such other domestic manufactures as
may be thought advisable" AT first
a building was rented on Pennsylvania
avenue between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets, where machinery,
brought from Philadelphia, was set
up. me plant was moved last Au-
tumn to E street between Seventh
and Eighth streets northwest, and
thence to Greenleaf Point.
November "a, 1842.--The first car
load of -four ever brought to Alexan-
dria by rail arrived this month from
Prince William County over the Or
ange & Alexandria Railroad. This
railroad is largely an Alexandria en-
terprise. 1t is not yet completed, but
it's formal opening is expected to take
place by next year. No provision has
been made to extend the railroad to
Washington. The purpose is to sup.
ply market for southern and western
Virginia at the port of Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Mothers who have become thorough
lv familiar with sun bathing in the
hot weather now approach the WINTER
season with fear and trembling. Ihey
feel that children must have sun baths
(how quickly we do become accus-
toned to new methods of baby care),
and they do not know what to do about
them.
1t is easy to understand that
mother cannot be persuaded TO put
delicate baby outdoors on a cold, raw
day, however bright the sun, If she
has to expose him without clothes.
Personally, l don't think it practical
thing to do. If the child has tubercu-
Iosis, or is rickety, two conditions
which demand sunlight. she should
put her baby in the care OF a good
doctor and follow his directions. III he
thinks sun baths essential he will di-
rect her how to give them. L can't
feel it a safe thing generally to advise
mothers to put babies out in the sun
when the temperature is dropping.
AS for putting him in the house ana
letting the sun pour on him through
a window glass, that does not furnish
him the vital violet rays which provide
the curative qualities in sunlight. IL
she takes him outdoors clothed in any
thing more than a piece of vegetable
silk artificial silk she can't expect
the vital violet rays to go through the
garments. Her one hope. then. Is cod
liver Oil. For cod liver oil does for
the child in Winter what the suns
rays do for him in Summer. making it
possible for him to make the best use
of the elements of the foods he Is eat
ing, through it's vitamin d property,
which property acts on the body like
sunlight.
Take your baby out of doors and
given him the benefit of at least two
or three hours in the open every day.
Give him the proper foods and keep Il
window open in his bedroom so that
the sun will have chance to pour in.
You know how weak and pale plant
can get when kept in a cellar? You
want your little human plant to have
, sunlight in it's room every day. and
keeping the window open and the
room warm will prevent the baby
catching cold, as he very well might
if he were exposed without clothes
out of doors or in front of the open
window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24
Astringents.

The heat of Summer days, like the
heat of very hot water, relaxes the
skin so that the pores are apt to be
too large and prominent. There are
very few compilations which do NOT
need an astringent at certain timex.
You can buy all sorts of fancy as
tringents in bottles, but / earnestly
advise you to save your money and
make what you need yourself. One OF
the best astringents in the world runs
out of your bathroom pipes - cold
water. Wash your face and neck first
with warm water and mild fatty
soap, using a little borax or bicar'
bonite Of soda in the water to make
II soft. Hard water contains calcium
or magnesium carbonate, and though
too much soda or borax In the water
is bad for the skin, the hard water
is even worse. Use the littlest bit
better still, use oatmeal powder or
oatmeal bags. or a hard water soap,
which contains things to make the
water nice.
II possible, boil your water, and If
you are building house in hard
water district, put in the not very ex-
pensive machine that softens all water
as it enters from the main.
Cold water Is one Of the best as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24
Yorkshire Pudding With Beef.

The beef should be roasted as usual
and the pudding made as follows: Beat
the yolks of three eggs until very
light, then add one pint of milk. Pour
the mixture over one cupful of flour
add one teaspoonful of salt and beat
well. Bake in kissing hot gem pans
or in an ordinary baking pan for As
minutes and haste with drippings
from the beef. If gem pans are used,
they should be placed on a dripping
pan to protect the floor of the oven
from the fat. Many cooks prefer to
bake Yorkshire pudding in the pan
with the meat. In this case the
roast should be placed on rack and
the pudding batter poured on the
pan under it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24

have felt a whole lot worse II he had
known that it was Thanksgiving day.
Now. the way in which Farmer
Browns Boy always celebrates
Thanksgiving day is to make sure that
all his little furred and feathered
neighbors have reason to give thanks
because he is their friend. He does
his best to make sure that each one
has all he can possibly eat on Thanks
giving day. So early in the morning
on this particular Thanksgiving Farm
err Browns Boy had gone over to the
Green Forest to take some buckwheat
to Thunderer the Grouse and MRS.
Grouse.
He had spread the buckwheat at one
of their fayorite feeding grounds and
was Just turning away when a rust
ling of leaves caught his attention.
He stopped instantly and "froze," as
the saying is. That Is, he stood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24

Menu for a Day.
BREAKFAST.
Baked Apples.
Bran with Cream.
Buckwheat Cakes. Maple Sirup.
LUNCHEON.
Salmon Croquettes.
Pea Sauce.
Rolls.
Hearts Of Lettuce, Russian
Dressing.
Cream Pie with Macaroon
Cream Filling.
DINNER.
Clam Broth.
Dreamed Finnan Haddie.
Boiled Potatoes.
Carrots and Peas.
Fruit Salad.
Crackers. Cheese. Coffee.
BUCKWHEAT CAKES,
MAPLE SIRUP.
Mix three-quarter cupfuls
buckwheat with one-quarter cup
full -four and one.half teaspoon.
full salt: add three.quarter cup.
full warm water, one-third cup
full milk and one tablespoonful
dark molasses, and let stand
over night. In morning add
one.half teaspoonful soda dis
solved in little hot water, heat
thoroughly and bake on soap.
stone griddle. Serve with maple
strip.
SALMON CROQUETTES.
Cut up fine one-half cupful
salmon with little salt and
white pepper. Boil and mash
three or four potatoes and mix
with salmon. Form in egg
shaped croquettes, dip them in
egg, then in cracker crumbs.
Fry In very hot fat. Drain on
brown paper. put on hot plat
ter. Garnish with parsley.
FRUIT SALAD.
Peel and cut two large or
anges into pieces, add one cupful
shredded pineapple, one-half
pound malaga grapes from
which skins and seeds have
been removed, and one-half
pound marshmallows cut into
quarters. Sweeten to taste,
place in nests of lettuce leaves
and crown with boiled dressing
mixed with equal quantity
whipped cream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24
DAILY DIET RECIPE
Oysters en- Brochette.

Oysters, two dozen; bacon, one.quar-
ter pound; lemon, one; parsley.
SERVES FOUR PORTIONS.
Drain oysters. Cut bacon in Pinch
pieces. Skewer oysters and bacon al
ternately on four skewers and broil
under a hot flame. Serve on the
skewers garnished with lemon quar-
ters and parslep. Strips Of toast could
accompany the dish.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe contains protein, fat, min
erals, iodine, phosphorus, lime and
some iron. Could be eaten by normal
adults of average or under weight.
The oysters should Of course be free
from contamination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24
Cubby's Thanksgiving.
Who cause for thanks doth fail to find
To favors proves that he is blind.
Old Mother Nature.

Cubby, the little bear, spent the
night perre Thanksgiving CURED up in
a hollow in the base Of a big tree. He
was lonely and somewhat upset. but
he wasn't particularly frightened.
You see, by this time he felt quite
equal to looking after himself. The
chief thing that bothered him was his
appetite. He went to bed hungry and
he awoke still more hungry. To make
matters worse. he couldn't find much
to eat. In fact, he found almost
nothing at all. And this on Thanks
giving day! Probably Cubby would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24

those days of uni
versal celebration.
Fourth of July is
remembered be-
cause little Willie
nearly lost a fin
ger: Memorial day
because that was
the day we ha~ L
Brace of pune
lures and no OK
ira tubes. We
shall never forget
this day. II or IL
years q go. when,
with II guests sin
prospect. we were
attacked by a mer-
ill., II -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24

When children are irritable and
troublesome the cause does not al
ways lie IN some digestive disturb
ance, although sometimes 1t does.
Very often it comes from overfatigue.
/ have a little boy who works or plays
so hard that at times he goes all to
pieces" as his grandmother puts it. /
do not let on that / see this. I quietly
warm glass of milk and put it near
him. Perhaps l drink glass myself
or in some way make the attention
incidental. After he has had the milk
he uuiets down at once and l read him
Il story or have him rest in some other
way.
(Copvright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24

Ii a census were taken of women
ana girls bearing on the length of
their hair here and in France l feel
sure that more short hair would be
found on this side of the Atlantic
rms despite the fact that there is n
much stronger tendency among smart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

Thanksgiving day resurrects tender
memories. So, too, do all feast days.
Incidents of little significance ordi-
narily assume vast proportions when
associated with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24

The pearl fish is so called because
it sometimes takes the shell of an
oyster for its home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-24

women here and among the Younger
young women generally to let their
once bobbed hair grow again.
Perhaps you would find a larger
number of short -haired women at any
really smart gathering in Paris than
at any equally smart gathering in
New York or Chicago or San Fran
cisco, let us say. But there are so
many more long-haired little girls in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18
Deposits on Cylinders
Is Result of Oiling

It is common belief among motor
lists that the hard carbon residue
found in the cylinders and on the
valves is the result of too great a
quantity of lubricating oil. This is
true to certain extent, but the hard
deposit may be formed even when the
proper amount of the best quality of
oil is used.
1t has been found that the nucleus
of this deposit consists of the prod
ucts of imperfect combustion of the
mixture, which collect on the piston
head and walls of the top of the cyl
inder in the form of sticky mass.
This catches the dirt and dust from
the road as it is "breathed" into the
motor through the carburetor, and
the resulting compound gradually
hardens until sufficient deposit is
collected to make thorough over
hauling and valve-grinding necessary.
It is consequently important not only
that the proper grade and amount of
lubricant should be used in the cyIin-
der, but that the carburetOr should
be. regulated to deliver the proportion
of air and gasoline vapor that forms
the most {perfect.burning charge for
each explosion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18
Speed Trucks Displace
Horse-Drawn Vehicles

Internal combustion crowded the
horse off the highway, but it is prob
able that the horse would have OBJ
solicited himself anyway. 1t would
be impossible for metropolitan CEN
tiers Of today to depend upon slow
and cumbersome horse drawn vehicles.
The numbering old wagons of two dec
AIDES ago would clog the wheels of
progress in an annoying or even dis
astrOus fashion. 1t, is doubtful even
that enough horseflesh could be bred
and maintained to take care of pres
ent hauling needs.
Transportation facilities progress
with demand. The latest innovation
in motor trucking is the lighter We
hicie-the power and speed truck.
Motor truck manufacturers today
realize that the popular demand is
for a vehicle that can move heavy
loads quickly.
Although, relatively speaking. the
speed truck" is an innovation, a
western concern pioneered this type
Of vehicle some time ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18
STUDY OF WEAR
OF AUTO TIRES
Tests Being Made to Deter
mine Wear on Tread by
Road Surfaces.

A study of the wear OF automobiie'
tires has been made to- determine, as.
far as possible, the destructive effect
of different types Of road surfaces on
the tread rubber, So that, insofar as
possible, surfaces may be SO I'M
proved as to, make the total cost or
building and maintaining road sur
faces and of operating the traffic over
them minimum, according to
Charles NJ. Hayes, president of the
Chicago Motor club. The cost OF tires
is one element of the cost of operat-
ing motor vehicles and. may well be
studied.
The University of Kansas, cooper
ating with the United States bureau
of public roads and the State College
of Washington, has conducted series
of tests in an effort to determine the
loss of tread rubber caused by sew
eral types of road surfaces, including
concrete, brick and bitulithic pave
ments, penetration, macadam, and sew
eral types of gravel and broken stone.
The following tentative conclusions
have been drawn from the few data
now available:
Tentative Conclusions.
/. Tire wear increases with the
speed.
.. Tire wear increases with the tenn
perature. High temperatures are very
destructive to tires.
3. The wear of rear tires is greater
than that of front tires, the relative
wear of rear tires being 200 per cent
on smooth pavements, and as little as
IS per cent on gravel surfaces, prob
ably averaging $50 per cent of the
wear on front tires.
4. Tire wear per ton of car is prob
ably constant for any given road sur
face, when size of tire, load and in
flation pressure are determined by
single standard.
5. A few records of bus companies
show actual tire mileage life on diff
ferent road surfaces in approximate
agreement with tire wear tests on
SliullQl ioNCos
Relative Tire Wear.
6. Relative tire wear index num-
bers, based upon average concrete
pavements as 10 are approximately
90 for good gravel and macadam, 40
and so for average western macadam
or crushed ebert gravels, and may be
as high as 10 or II for unusually I'M
favorable surfaces. Based upon tire
wear alone, average size cord tires
should show a life of 10000 to $4,000
miles upon pavements; 10000 to 12,-
600 miles on good gravel or mac
adam, and as little as 1000 to 1000
miles upon unfavorable surfaces. The
corresponding costs per vehicle mile
are about 0.5 cents for pavements, 10
cents for average gravel or best
macadam, % cents for average
macadam, and maybe as much as
cents per vehicle upon road surfaces
of loose, sharp-edged stones.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18
AUTOMOBILE ITEMS

Try to avoid ruts and bumps in the
roadway. 1t saves excessive wear on
the springs.
Oil is life to the car. Don't neglect
changing the fabrication fluids at the
proper time.
Should there be an upper as well
as a lower age limit for licensed au-
tomobile drivers?
=
Science can predict an eclipse Of
the sun years in advance, but cannot
forecast blowout over the weekend
y =
A ruling by the Department of
Commerce that canoes must carry
lights may be extended in time to in
clude automobiles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18
Handy Spotlight.

light is attached to the front-wheel
spindle so that it turns with the
wheel Tie supporting bracket can be
clamped to the spindle, or, if strong
er attachment is desired, the alemite
fitting may be removed and a small
bolt, running through hole previ-
ously drilled in the light bracket, sub
stituted. However, if this method is
used, the bolt must be removed to per-
NIT greasing the king pin.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18

No mother in this enlightened age
would give her baby something she
did not know was perfectly harmless.
especially when few drops Of plain
Castoria will right baby's' stomach
and end almost any little ILL.,. Fretfuli
ness and fever, too; it seems no time
until everything is serene.
That's the beauty of Castoria: its
gentle influence seems just what is
needed. 1t does all that castor oil
might accomplish, without shock to
the system. Without the evil taste.
It's delicious! Being purely vegeta-
able, you can give it as often as
there's a sign Of collie; constipation;
diarrhea; or need to aid sound, nat
ural sleep.
Just one warning: it is genuine
Fletcher's Castoria that physicians
recommend. Other preparations may
be just as free from all doubtful drugs.
but no child of this writer's is going
to test them! Besides, the book on
care and feeding of babies that comes
with Fletcher's Castoria is worth its
weight in gold.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18
Tightening Pays Double

Keeping the body bolts tight has
an advantage other than that it
serves to eliminate troublesome noises
and wear. If the bolts are taken up
regularly it means that they are not
allowed to become so rusty that the
nuts cannot be turned on them. 1t
does not pay to allow this task to
remain undone over long period, for
when the motorist gets around to it
he probably will find that many of
the bolts will have to be replaced.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18
SPOTLIGHT TURNS
WITH CAR WHEEL
Especially Handy in Turn
ing Many Dark Corners.

Sp0tlghts are especially handy to
Illuminate sharp corners, but they are
rather inconvenient to manipulate I'M
less they are set at a certain angle
and them switched on only while
turning a corner. But as corners
have different radii, the illumination
often does not fall where it should,
and the light is of little or no help
to the driver. An Improvement is
shown in the illustration. The spot
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18
He Had

"What we need is man on ouA
slicing machine; any experience?"
swell. used to play golf"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18
Children Cry for
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Planes Lure Was Strong

Mrs. H. ?. Coupe of Los Angeles,
Calf, tracing the report that her
nine-year-old daughter. Betty Lo~,
had been playing truant from school,
discovered that Betty had become 40
stunt flyers mascot. Betty play
"hookey'' in order to loop the
with Ray Solomon at Callies s.
there. Iii the course of little
tiOning Mrs. Coupe found that
episode in question was one of sen
eral times that Betty had taken til
air."