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Evening star., 1928-05-21
BRAN 0RIDDT.E CAKES.

One cup bran. one cup -four.
one tablespoon sugar. one tea
spoon baking powder, one egg.
onc-half tablespoon butter or
butter substitute. one-half tea
spoon salt, one cup milk. Mix
dry ingredients. add egg slightly
beaten and milk and butter. Beat
thoroughly and bake on hot grid
die. Serve with butter and syrup.
This will make 20 cakes.
Evening star., 1928-05-21
EGG CROQUETTES ON
SPINACH.

Melt three tablespoons butter.
blend in four tablespoons flour
and add slowly one cup milk.
Place over boiling water, add one
half teaspoon grated onion, one
teaspoon chopped parsley. one
fourth teaspoon paprika and one
half teaspoon salt. Stir and cook
10 minutes, add six chopped
hard-boiled eggs and turn on but
tered platter to cool. Shape into
croquettes, roll In crumbs, dip in
beaten eggs, roll again In crumbs
and fry in deep hot fat. Serve
with white sauce on mounds of
spinach.
Evening star., 1928-05-21
MOTHERS
Breaking a Bad Habit.
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One mothers says:
My first little daughter at 3la still
had the distressing habit OF sucking
her thumb. All our seedlings and plans
for breaking her had failed. She de-
Evening star., 1928-05-21

sired tricycle--oh, more than any
thing in the worldl So told her II
she would break herself Of the thumb
sucking habit by the time she was 4
years old she might have one for her
birthday. We have always kept our
promises to our children and she knew
It, so she set about the task and, much
TO our delight. she really cured herself
and was entitled 10 the precious toy
several months before her birthday ac-
tually arrived.
Copyright 1921
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Evening star., 1928-05-21

But have found better, easier way
with CI0foI | just add q table
spoonful 10 n gallon of rinse water and
presto white clothesl The sort you're
really proud oil
Evening star., 1928-05-21
To Cut Diamonds.

It is planned to establish a diamond
cutting industry In the Union Of South
Africa. a sum of about 100000 has
been appropriated BY the government.
for that purpose.
Evening star., 1928-05-21
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A Wblte white wash

Blue Monday Piles Of clothesl Some
Of them 30 dirtyI Long ago ! dis
covered how Clorox could change my
''blue Monday" into white Monday"
Now laundering never seems harder
than any other homework. ANY
woman who has ever used Clorox will
tell you the same thing.
Evening star., 1928-05-21

uHIhk . WhAIlIhK ma
chine or tuba The one
sure way Of having q
white white wash has
always been TO boil.
This meant a heavy,
clumsy, steamy boiler.
Evening star., 1928-05-21
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Evening star., 1928-05-21

Itst1IN LEIAt ps'IbJHM uHs
dergArmenta aud the
linens that CONS In
contact with the body
such ~ sheets, tow
sls, napkins, ete
should have special
Evening star., 1928-05-21
Ny Neighbor Says:

An excellent paste for cleaning
gaucepans, boards, sinks. tiles,
discolored china, stone, paint,
etc. can be made as follows:
Take equal parts OF whiting. soft
soap, white sand and soda. Place
the ingredients In a saucepan,
adding enough water 10 form q
smooth paste. Boil until dis
solved and pour into jars for fu-
ture use. Apply with clean
flannel wTung out Of hot water
and afterward rinse with clear
warm water.
Evening star., 1928-05-21

care against possible germs. Because
clorox IL germieide, ~ we'll ~ q
bleach, II disiniecta merely by being
present Ia the soaking or riusiag water.
Evening star., 1928-05-21
A sterile wash

But that isn't the whole story.
clorox not only whitena but il sterilv
iEcs This will interest the woman who
Evening star., 1928-05-21
-bLeacbed and ster1lized too!
Scorching needn't be fatall

l get ~ many letters asking about
ways to restore things that have been
ruined by soorching. So many women
bclieye there's no help once that has
Evening star., 1928-05-21
Why bon2

Let's begin with the white things.
(Is doesn't matter whether you are
Evening star., 1928-05-21
MENU FOR A DAY.


BREAKFAST.
Stewed Prunes.
Oatmeal with Cream.
Omelet. Toast.
Bran Griddle Cakes. Maple Syrup.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Egg Croquettes on Spinach.
Crisp Rolls,
Apple Tapioca with Cream.
Sugar Cookies. Tea.
DINNER.
Salmon Croquettes. Rice Border.
Buttered Beets.
Mashed Potatoes.
Lettuce Salad. French Dressing.
Coffee Marshmallow Whip.
Coffee.
Evening star., 1928-05-21

happened. or course il
Ia better not 10 LET ones
iron get no hot, but II
il does don't worryl
White cotton or linen
fabrics won't show the
AliKhtest discoIoration
Evening star., 1928-05-21

HuE IIOfUN WIS lIIhlIti
for mothers Of little
children. NightIes, oot-
ton sheets, diapers,
rubber sheets and rub.
bar pantios can bs kept
nwtaniiu frnnh and IInIh
Evening star., 1928-05-21
The children's laundry

This is always q real problem, eS'
pcolally where there IN Il tiny baby.
Evening star., 1928-05-21

dlsiuleot1d and deodoFised with Clio.
rox. OF course all baby laundry should
be rinsed thoroughly.
Evening star., 1928-05-21

conditions young do not
would have wait and and befo
but with the wife continuing with her job they able
tablish homes decency and honor
Evening star., 1928-05-21
Mrs. MacGregor has
prepared for you a most
interesting Easy House,
keeping Chart to hang
in your kitchen. Send
for your free copy.
Clorox makes less work

Clorox makes less work
Using Clorox doesn't mean that yon
must give up your pet soap or washing
powder, or that you must learn a new
way to handle your laundry, Adding
CloroK merely gives YOU better result"
with leAs Work. just follow the dree-
tlnna on the bottle.
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w Year and a Newt hance!-Winifred Blacks Message
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
The Dinner Table II Ma Place
To Play "Follow Master
Ask the Shadow Children.

As your spoon ever fallen into
the soup-plate? or course II
has. You've laid II carefully
against the inner rim OF the plata
while you buttered n piece OF bread
let rs say. when. all az once II
slipped into the soup. You know ,or
certain someone has pushed Il IN. for
a spoon would never or it, own
accord deliberately slip into SCUM.
Yes. indeed. IL IL someone-but who7
You'd w guess It. but II IL prob
ably your very own shadow.
NIL. Flor. Hand. Yam and KnArr-
the five little shadow-children with
the odd. t~urned-about les
always up to such tricks. Knarf.
especially. found ways TO turn things
topsy-turvy without the real-children
their little masters and mistrerSes
ever imagining who was 10 blame.
One day the children were eating
dinner. which was very fortunate for
them as they were quite hungry.
Now what should Knarf and his
companions do but leap up on the
table and begin playing follow mas
der" In its place the game IN most
But few would agree that
"A table in the rightful place fUr Il.
However. they weren't even noticed.
Shadows may come and 20 where
they please without h~indrance. But
their impudence usually brings Ito
own punishment. as you viii speedily
see.
IL pleased Master Knarf 20 attempt
nothing less than \ slide down fha
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Loves Awakening re s,. s;s. s n... q .
Katie Confesses 10 Madge that She Played Defective 10 Learn
BY Adele Garris,

~ ATE was ~confessIng only
~ what ! had strongly suspected
when she admitted that she
had told me a falsehood. Upon the
day Of ner request for an early
luncheon. she had not gone TO the
funeral invented when her suitcase
fell open. displaying her fantastic
mourning garb. But | let no hint
OF that suspicion appear in the IN.
terested face ! turned toward her.
II make oop my mind 10 TRAN
Mary" she went on. ven hear
her telephone dot Meester Jackson
TO take her Easthampton match en-
broidery silk She no embroider
tings-her needle roosting In tree
four pieces already vunce."
She spoke only the truth I knew
that Dicky's young niece had not
touched a piece OF embroidery for
months.
"Sumtings 70 tinkie inside me-"
Katie grew eloquent. "und ] say.
Katie. now your time find out some
unes. So I ask you hat iooncheon
early und 7 fix my disguise In suit
case all ready"
had hard work 70 keep from
laughing despite my suspense as I
remembered the fantastic mourning
disguise" which had tumbled out OF
Katie suitcase upon that memor-
able afternoon. But | had no time
Tor mirth. inward or outward. My
little maids words were fairly tum-
oIing out so absorbed was she In her
She Dons Disguise.
Il no believe Mary going by East.
hampton" she said. amy moro dan
90 by ouogue. an I ten you. But
tink pretty sure maybe | find her
At Southampton. we're dot Janet
Rawdon' lives So I 70 dere straight
from farm ! stop in woods on way
und put dot mourning dress on ofer
my oder tings. und put on nv hat
und veil Den ! 20 Walking around
southampton. Watching for dot
Mary.
Pretty soon I see dem ar,ve cor
und l get close as I dare. + sea dey
near post-office. so I 20 in dere, pre-
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tend to be making oudt money order
blank. Den Mary she COON in. NIT
letters in her hand ind she drop
dem IN letter slot. den she stand
still. und she look at me und she
look all round post-office. und she
look outside und she see dot Meesier
Jackson standing by window. looking
In and laughing at her. ! think he
laughing at me. I look 90 qveer.
Den dot Mary. she shroog her
shoulders. so."-Katie gave a real
istIc imitation OF Mary's gesture
"unc she 20 oudt OF post-office. und
she climb In dot Meester Jackson's
car. und she say. Let's 60. George
und dey drive away und ! COON
home. for I know she not COON back
because dot Meester Jackson he
looking In dot window.
Her Plans Upset..
You know vot | TAX dot day?''
Katie invested her question with
much dramatic intensity. Il tink
Mary she expect e dot Janet Raw.
don In post-office und snatch a word
init her. eef dot Meester Jackson
stay In car But ven he look IN
window she no dare stay. 7 look
around. try see woman look Ike she
call herself Janet Rawdon. bur ] see
nobody.
II COON home. und I try tell you
something's. but you terrible high
hat. und ] feel bad und my goat he
get united. und I shut my mouth
tight und | say nodings. l sorry
now I act SO by you. Missis
Graham"
My little maids tone was properly
but ! did not believe
strongly in her contrition. She
was enjoying herself too hugely for
But J gave her prompt
THAT Is ell right. Katie" l said.
81 haven't thought about II. Go on
with YOUR story. | am sure you have
something 0 TO tell me-"
You bet your boots. ! got some
tings more" she exulted. "Not you
tlnk ven ! tel you ] saw dot Janet
today7"
Continued Tomorrow
is2s. Nsxspapz Feature ssEsics. Ina
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A Fashion Models Diary
BY RAC THORNCLIFFE,
She Talks Aboui a Tattefo Erening Dress.

HfHE boy friend can't for n life
OF him see why us girls" at
- tach so much Importance 20
New Years Eve-or rather to hav-
inc a date for that night. He says
it's Just another night and suppose
Il does 1sppen 20 be the 3Ist OF
December. You wouldn't think any
thing OF staying al home Sni read
Ing . book on the soth so why get
al het up about doing the same
thing the next day7
It's al very well to talk that way.
but when you're working in the
shop and hear the girls talking All
CAV long. Tor weeks before. about
the wonderful dates they have and
the mavelous parties that they've
been invited 20. OF course you feel
blue IL you set TO thinking that
everyone il tho world except your.
self il going out 10 celebrate on that
night.
He saws I should have taken Il for
rranted that Ia be going out TO
make boom boom with him and ]
guess / did. Eut the poor fish didn't
even think about saying anything TO
ma about the big night. until the
other day. And how was ! TO know
mat he wasn't going out OF town
Tor the holidays and that he was TOO
broke Ia celebrate hat night7 Be
cause IL certainly Is an expensive
night FOR the hcys!
Anyway. it's all settled now.
We're partying first at someone's
house and then we're making merry
at a roadhouse until the New Year
creeps IN.
Itn an excited about II. Helen
tas reminded me that it's the last
dav az Leap Year FOR four years and
that I'd better get busy tonight
II ever!
I would certainly have turned on
the gas II ! didn't have a date. be-
cause I'D wheedicd a new evening
dress ont OF Madam and I was SO
Faccharine thar she finally let me
have II for one third the price.
And II the boy friend doesn't fan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31
Home Making Helps
BY Wanda Barton
The Modern Woshday.

h THAT would our grandmothers
WV nave said II they had been
told that home laundering
would be out Of fashion In the day
OF their grandchildren. and tina the
public laundries would be n OF the
leading Industries OF the country
No more blue Mondays Think how
the clothes were put 'asoak' on Sun
day nights 80 TO be up and at IL early
Monday morning. Gone are wooden
tubs. washboards and the old type OF
wringers. Even clothes pins tremble
In the balance.
Let US look at the new day. The
electric washer has come to relieve
the homs drudgery. Drying rooms
or closets cor changeable weather,
while electric irons anG small
mangles take the labor out OF iron
ing day. So much for those who
still wash at homo. For those who
wish TO get rid OF the entire affair
there are efficient up-to-date laun-
dries that carry things OFF Monday
morning and bring them back all
done later In the week. Or there are
those who take the things and wash
and return them rough dried to be
ironed al home. Still others that
wash and bring things back wet to
ne dried at home. Almost any way
20 suit the patron. Any OF these
methods are better than attempting
20 have the entire process carried on
IN the wee kitchen OF the modern
apartments.
One good housewife IA come to a
sorting OF the ways with her laundry
problem and has adopted this routine.
Napkins. doilies. ha~ndkerchiefs. silk
indies and nighties. fine pajamas
and the mems underwear. are done
once a week In the one tub the
kitchen boasts. and r pressed OFF
AZ "A convenient time.
The modern laundry IL well
planned. having no STOW II Is team
or gas heated. The Is well
built with a cement floor. In many
instances covered with Iinoleum.
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Is warm 10 beat youn never
forget the little voice that was
so sweet TO your ears-but you
don't cry about it any more,
there isn't time. and besides,
maybe it won't be long now
Anyway
Hope and fear. ambition
how they used TO flatter you,
those friends Of yours, and you
believed every word they said,
and now you know-but what Of
it? They believed some of it,
too, bless their hearts.
And here 1t il New Years
again, ard what have you to
show for the past twelve months!
What friends have you made,
what kind thing have you done,
what generous impulse have you
followed--that's all that counts.
The money?-somebody else
will spend it when you're gone
the name you've tried to
make?-poufi it's a breath
and gone.
But love, faith, confidence
these things do not die.
Let's build a house Of them
for our comfort-ih this brand
new year.
Happy New Year, old world
Swing along out there into the
universe. we don't care how far
you travel. wen travel with you
with light hearts and zeal--a
happy New Year to you. silver
moon. smile down on ali the
lovers. and make them think that
they win always smile, too.
Happy New Year, old sun-a
million Of them all in a row,
you've warmed rs and cheered
US and made US happy a long.
long time.
Happy New Year, happy New
Year-hark. how the bells are
ringing. it's the New Year, the
new chance. let's take il and be
happy.
1878. E-~~psp-r F.srur- Services. the
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lney walked Out Tn tie spoon.
long stalk OF celery. The others fol-
lowed him In high glee-all except
Yam. who was a plump little girl
shadow ana very. very timid- Come
along!" shouted Knarf bravely. not
Ing that she hesilated al the top OF
the stalk. The others gathered about
the bottom and urged her So earn
estly that ut length. with many mis-
givings. she ciasped the stalk firmly
and let herself 20. Alas for her
effortsl She struck a nut. flew off
the stalk and landed as heavily as q
shadow can land in the salt-crilar.
Il don't want TO play any more she
~blubbered. after they set her on her
again But just then n soup
arrived and knarf instantly set off
again. intent on more mischief. De-
spite her protests. poor Yam was
forced along.
Suddenly Knarf sprang up on little
Mays plate and boldly walked out on
the spoon which. as Il CHANGED. was
leaning against the inner rim OK the
plate. He made his way down 20 IN
very edge OF the soup. calling for the
others to follow. The way was not
easy. for the spoon was exceedingly
narrow ana covered Wild bumps ana
holiows. while on every side was the
steaminE soup-deiicious TO b. sure
but most uncomfortably hot
Nil summoned up enough courage
10 70 first. and Flor and Hand FOL.
lowed after. But Yam stood on the
edge OF the plate. too frightened 10
10 Scare catr' Knarf shouted
In dcrision. Scare cat 'fraid to
walk out on a spoon" Words had
little effect on Yam. she hardly
heard them. Then Knarf quickly ran
hack onto the rim OF the plate again.
and giving her a push from behind.
sent her Keeling down the spoon.
Unfortunately tho o could not
bear her weiEht-for she Was
plump little shadow--and II slipped,
overturninE Nil. Flor. Hand and
poor Yam herself. AZ for Knarf. he
stood on the edge. soaring with
laughter until little May quite un-
Intentionally sprinkled him with salt.
w~hereupon he fell In. ton. Ard So
they were all I'm the soup.
Copyright ie3s. NsrSpapsr Feature SERVES. Inc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-31

OF item OUTSIDE there, the DiruS
and the rabbits and once in
awhile 2 shy deer. all wondering
how the people in the houses
lived through the snow and the
cold, and you learned TO skate
in the Winter and to swim in the
Summer and you hid green APP
pies in the straw, and said you
we're going to wait until they
ripened, but somehow you never
did.
Oh, it was fine that year in
the country, wasn't il? Gave
you a brand new idea of the
world and the people in il.
Remember the beautiful pat
tern the frost made on the win
dow panes, castles and trees and
fairy palaces and little curving
bridges-what would you give to
see one of those landscapes
again. honestly now?
And you thought when you
grew up you'd 20 70 the far
countries and see places that
'prN11 JASN bhC lA0b-NAl you
never did GO.
You always stayed at home,
somewhere, and worked and
failed and made mistakes and
cried and gave 1t all up-and
then got on your feet again and
took up the business Of life--as
a business and finally il wasn't
so terrible after all.
You found your place in the
world and your work and you
settled 20 the harness as a young
colt settles TO the bridle-you
made friends and you fell in
love and If you were very lucky
you married whom you loved,
and you q~uarreled and kissed
and made up again, and per
haps one dreadful day. the one
you loved best of all and you.
stood together az the foot of a
little coffin-you thought you'd
never get over the misery Of
that day-but somehow you did
get over it-you'1l never forget
il. never as long as your heart
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sometimes feel that YOU are SIN
ply interested for the m ana
don't take TO heart the things which
| tell you.
So I'm hoping that with the dawn
Of this new year OF 1929 youHl each
and every one take stock OF your
selves and your beauty and make a
strong resolution. which o will
KEEP. 10 do all you can TO enhance
that beauty.
Don't keep up your beauty treat
ments for a week. or twO@or even a
month-and think that they win last
the rest OF the year. Don't only re-
sort TO such treatments when you
look In the mirror and see that your
akin looks like a piece OF sandpaper:
or when the boy.frisind says that you
don't look so good Then you expect
my treatments 10 work wonders in
a few minutes. That's not fart Tt's
only by the constant "stickatitsve-
ness" OF the treatments that you
can expect TO hang on TO yourself.
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man to be ostentatious. II emoar
rasses her 70 have him pub put a
roll or bills and peel Off y hundred
dollar note 10 pay for a dinner for
two. or TO give tie taxi driver a
twenty dollar bin tor an eigbty-fivs
cent ride.
She knows 10 isn't accidental that
he Is carrying SO much money. but
that II Is done deliberately with the
intention Of ~impressing her as a man
OF means. That In where he makes
his mistake. for instead OF being
dazzled. the girl sees through him
and feels nothing but sccrn.
She knows that the man who
really has money rarely carries large
notes or big roils-and that II IS the
man who hasn't much money who IL
ostentatious with 1t.
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The Stars Say
For Tuesday, Jan. 1.
BY CENEvIEvE KEMBLE.

HNHE new year comes In under
rather inauspicious rule OF the
planets Is they relate 10 current
events and conditions. While new
projects may be taken under advise
ment II is probable that there may
be setbacks and delays The tend
ency TO clamor. hasty and fiery tenn
per should be subdued. In personal
affairs there may be gain through
elders economy and thrift.
Those whose birthday II Is are
under the forecast OF a difficult year
In business. While new undertakings
may lure there may be setbacks and
delays. Rash and ~ill-governed acts
and speech add TO the hazard. Look
for gains OF a personal nature or
through elderly persons or thrift. A
child born on this day may have
rather contradictory traits. In some
ways slow and stubborn. IN others
fiery. rash and headstrong It's i'm
pulsive and passionate tendencies
should be given early discipline.
The spcciOus panorama OF q yea
but muiiiPlies the iEsage OF a day.
-Emerson-
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Painting differs from coma. 1t is temporary.
disappearing quickly. In this there is great pale
ness of the face and very weak pulse.
In coma, in that form due to something seri-
ously wrong with the brain. for instance, there
the form Of coma We have in a~pop!exy. The face
may be purple or flushed. quite different from
the appearance in ~fainting.
A hard blow on the head may produce loss of
Consciousness. The damage Is due to disturbance
of the brain.
The sudden attacks some persons have and
which are popularity called fits" are responsible
for loss of consciousness. This type is known as
epilepsy.
In epilepsy there is frothing at the mouth.
There may be quite a bit Of foam on the lips.
This may be colored from the bleeding due to
aitinr tha tnp~,a
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just going to stumble along in the dark. rest,
less. dissatisfied. cross, unhappy. and wishing
everything was different and not knowing
quite why it should be or what we have to do
with IL ourselves.
What's the happiest year you ever had in
your lfe-can you remember?
Was it the year you spent on the farm
out at old Aunt Mary's-when you were not so
very well and the doctor said you needed
country air, and you cried because you had
20 leave the city with all the lights and the
the dark lonesome country to live? And you
got acquainted with sunrise and sunset and
you learned TO know what the little wind says
when it rises and shakes the windows just be-
fore dawn, and you got so You could tell what
kind of q bird lived In the harm by the tracka