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Sweets and Cigarettes.

Will you please give US your opinion
on the popular catch phrase: Reach
for cigarette instead Of q sweet?"
MRS. N.
The advertisements Of the various
cigarette concerns are certainly inter-
esting nowadays. You've noticed a
war on between the candy and cigar
cite manufacturers? One cigarette ad
says: Reach for a cigarette instead of
a sweet" This concern, of course, is in
bad with the candy manufacturers.
Another cigarette concern is now cater
ing to the candy manufacturers and
the lovers Of sweets by saying: Take
a cigarette and o sweet"
This controversy reminds me of a
story I heard recently. Perhaps you
haven't heard It: THE play teacher
thought the children knew how to play
blind mans bun. She blindfclded one
little girl and when the child did not
move, she asked. why don't you play?"
The child replied, Where Is the
cigarettep"
Now here's my opinion for which
you asked. Mrs. N. II you are over
weight. or inclined to be, the advice,
Reach for cigarette instead of o
sweet" may be beneficial. If you are
overweight. or inclined to be, cigarette
smoking in moderation probably will
not be so harmful to. you-as overeat-
ing, especially Of sweets. However,
smoking is seldom INDUCED In moder-
ately. The habit grows and may be
very harmful. And persons differ in
their susceptibility to the poisonous
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Sublime Hours i'm American History
Prayer Which Formed Common Bond Between All Creeds
in the First Congress Of the Colonies
J. GLASS. j.
BY J. p. GLASS.

The first general Congress Of the
American colonies met at Carpenters
Hall In Philadelphia Monday, Septem-
Der 5, l77l. The 81 delegates COM
prised the most eminent men in the
colonies, but they were almost utter
strangers. The magnitude Of the pur-
pose which had brought them together
filled them with awe.
It was in such an atmosphere that
the Virginians, George Washington,
Patrick Henry and Edmund Pendleton,
Samuel and John Adams, representa-
tives Of the already violently rebellious
Massachusetts,. A vision Of hitherto
unsupported destinies began to dawn
upon them.
Here are fortunes, abilities, learning,
eioquence, equal to any ever met with
In my life," wrote John Adams of the
assembly. But he added: Here is a
diversity OF religion, education, manners,
interests, such as 1t would seem impos-
sible to unite in one plan of conduct"
The diversities at once thrust for
ward. The colonies were not equally
represented. How should votes be cast
by colonies, by poll. or by the in
terests?
Fiery Patrick Henry sounded the
way. AN America is thrown into one
mass" he declared. THE distinctions
between Virginians, PennsylvanianS,
New Workers and New Englanders are
no more. am not Virginian, but an
Americana
It was decided each colony should
have one vote.
But q new hurdle needed to be
jumped. There was dissension over a
proposal to open the sessions with
prayer, to give the proceedings proper
dignity. Could the delegations join in
the same form of worship? Some were
Episcopalinas, some Quakers, some Ana
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WHY WE Do WHAT WE DO
BY MEKREN X. THOMSON.

The alleged criminal establishes an
alibi when he proves to the satisfaction
of the court that on such and such an
occasion when the crime in question
was committed he was somewhere else.
The supposiaion Is that man can't
be in two places at the same time.
Mr.. Osborne, the former warden of
Sing Sing, tells an interesting incident
of the young fellow in prison who told
him he was innocent Of the crime for
which he was doing time. why didn't
you establish an alibi?" asked Mr.. Os-
borne. II couldn't replied the con-
Wet, for at the very moment this
crime was committed l. was doing q
similar job three blocks away"
We have come to use the word alibi
as indicating any attempt to get out of
bad situation, to place the blame on
some one elses, to pass the buck.
Making excuses Is the most common
form of an alibi. The motive of the
alibi is to avoid embarrassment or loss
or punishment in whatever form the
offense in question calls for.
The alibi also serves to prevent the
loss of prestige We can't afford to be
caught mapping too often. Our rep
utation can't stand too many lapses
and mistakes. OF course we take it for
granted that 1t is human to make mis-
takes. Nevertheless the man who
makes too many mistakes does not get
our vote or our money. To avoid
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baptists, some Presbyterians, some Con-
gregationalists.
On the second day Samuel Adams, q
strict Congregationalist, stood up.
II will willingly Join in prayer with
any gentleman Of piety and virtue,
whatever may be his cloth, provided he
Is friend Of his country" he said. It
one. The Congress adopted O motion
by him that the Rev. Mr.. Duche Of
Philadelphia, an Episcopalian, be invited
to ofiiciate as chaplain.
During the day runior arrived that
the British. had cannonaded Boston.
Next morning. September Z. an even
deeper Solemnity held sway as Mr..
Duche, attired In his canonicals,
stepped up to read the Episcppalian
service.
The psalter for the seventh day in
cludes the Thirty fifth Psalm, wherein
David prays for protection against his
enemies "Oh, Lord
fight against them that fight against
me >" Take hold of shield and
,buck1er and stand up for my help
-" Say unto my soul. I am thy
salvation. ~
Suddenly Mr.. Duche launched ex-
temporaneously into an impassioned
prayer for the colonies. A common
religious feeling swept the. delegates.
Many shed tears. A conviction Of divine
sanction for their cause drew them
more closely together. 1t was to re-
main with them through innumerable
ensuing difficulties. The Republic ale
ready was committed to the principle
Of religious liberation.
While Mr.. Duche prayed all the dele
gates but one stood up. That one
knelt. He was the man upon whom
the greatest burdens Of the future was
to fall-George Washington.
copyright, 1927
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Dutch Apple Cake.

Sift together three times two cup
fuls Of pastry -four, two level teaspoon
fuls Of baking powder and half . tea
spoonful of salt. With the tips of the
fingers work one-fourth cupful Of but.
ter into the -four mixture. Beat one
egg, add about three -fourths cupful Of
milk and stir into the dry ingredients.
Spread the dough in Q well buttered
shallow pan. Press the sharp edges Of
about five apples, cut and pared into
eighths, into the dough in parallel
rows. SPRINKLE the whole with one
fourth eupful Of dried currants, one
fourth cupful Of sugar and one table,
spoonful Of cinnamon mixed together
Bake in a moderate oven. Serve hot
with butter as bread for supper, or with
hard sauce as q pudding.
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Hats With Scarfs to Match
BY MARY MARSHALL.

the arm at the other side, they are
pushed back of the shoulders and
sometimes merely carried hung over one
arm. There are q dozen ways at least
of wearing q silk scarf as an accessory
of the street frock without a coat. The
important thing is to have a scarf that
really is part Of the ensemble.
Practically all the French milliners
have made hats with scarfs to match
and the idea Is one that has been
taken up with considerable enthusiasm
here. Sometimes the material used for
the hat will actually appear on the
scarf. Perhaps q second scarf will be
used to form the crown 6rapery of the
hat. Sometimes the connection Is more
subtle. Reboux shows q hat of gray
felt with q band Of ribbon Of rose and
pink and accompanies it with scarf
made Of joined narrow bands of light
pink, gray and lavendar crepe de chine.
A clever hat and scarf set consists
of a navy blue felt hat Of the close
bonnet sort. with an appliqued plume
shaped ornament of navy blue georgette
applied with gold thread. There is
scarf Of navy blue georgette finished
round the edge with gold thread.
For warm weather wear there are
fairly wide-brimmed hats Of straw or
hair-with brim lined sometimes with
delicately figured georgette or chiffon
and sometimes some Of the figured
lining material is also used to make
floating scarf for neck and shoulders.
Nothing could be simpler to make
than the sleeveless, one-piece frock de-
scribed In this weeks circular. It may
be adapted to any sized girl and is ap-
propriate for Summer cotton materials.
crepe de chine or other wash silk. The
diagram patterns shows precisely how
1t is made. If you would like a copy,
please send me your stamped. self-ad-
dressed envelope and I will send 1t to
you at once.
(Copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25

BY ANGELO PATRT.
Left, Left.


81 don't want to 90 to school any
more"
why, Bobbie. And you liked to 60
20 much"
mo more. I don't want to go no
more"
But you like SCHOOL,"
II like school, but I don't like left,
left So I'm not going any more"
whats left, left?"
"It's what you do coming down the
hall. Teacher says, Left. left and you
got to do something hard and can't
do it." And tears forced themselves
down the cheeks Of the usually brave
little boy.
We'll, never mind. I'm sure If you
can't do it Miss Bunny won't scold you
and by and by you will learn and do
1t just right"
mo. I can't ever, ever. Anyway, it
isn't Miss Bunny. It's the old one.
She stands at the head of the stairs
and she keeps saying, Left, left: take
them back and make them do it over
again. and Miss Bunny takes us back
and says, Now. children, please try
hard and 60 downstairs right this time.
And then she says, Left. left and We
gotta try again. And it's always me.
can't left, left"
So mother, sorely troubled in mind,
went to school to see what could be the
matter Its marching at dismissal
time. The principal wants us to march
out in perfect step. down the hall
and down the stairs and sometimes she
sends us back because We break step.
It is very hard for little children to
keep step. you know"
What? March down the hall and
down the stairs, keeping step? Impossi-
BILE. Why should they? don't I'M
derStand."
Miss Bunny looked panied. It's
orders from the Office. We have to
march in step and Bobbie simply
doesn't know what it means. He Is
always out Of step, poor child.
MY dear madam, believe in main
tanning discipline in my school. When
I went to school children could keep
step and they did. If they didn't, they
were drilled until they knew their left
foot from their right. There's too
much carelesSneSs nowadays, too much
softness. That's why youth is going
wrong. Oh course, lnSlSC tnaC tney
keep step downstairs and I make them
60 back II they don't. No. they can't
run in the hall when they 60 on an
errand. And they have to walk on their
toes about the rooms. This Is a school,
We have to have quiet and order"
remember well the teachers who
made me walk on my toes, keep step on
line. down the stairs, holding my finger
IN INV linz al I marched ont at recess
sit with my hands folded behind me
for an hour at time, cracked me over
the head with the handle Of her UNI
brella, because she thought had moved
out of turn. She was penSioned long,
long ago, and forgave her.
And here she Is again in 1929. Can
1t be true? I thought the generation of
crap-basket supervisors, drill masters,
martinets. was extinct. How they linger
on long after life has fed!
Copyright. 1921
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NANCY PAGE
Peter Page Junior Now
Wears Rompers
BIZ FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Wee Peter was almost 10 months old,
He had graduated from dresses. slips
or any feminine trappings and was
proud as Punch Of his rompers. He
wore them in the play pen and man.
aged to get all over 1t with ball and toys.
Nancy had been training him ever since
he was 2 months old and he had re-
sponded nobly. She found that she could
avoid accidents If she put him on his
chair every day at certain times. She
felt that rubber panties were not ad-
visable for continuous wear. They hold
moisture in and usually result in chafed
and irritated skin. In making the romp-
ers for the baby she chose the kind
which buttoned at the back Of the waist,
as well as between the legs. This type
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DIET AND HEALTH
BY LULU HUNT PETERS, M. D.

effects Of nicotine. Even in modera-
ton 1t may be- harmful to you.
This makes me think that this morn
ing there was a letter from somebody
who asked me to print the cure for
the tobacco habit. It. consists Of swab-
bling. the mouth with .one-half per
cent solution of silver nitrate once q
day, which works by making the cigar
cite taste too awful.
~ -
will you please tell me II the use
OF household ammonia and peroxide
for removing superfluous hair Is at all
harmful? use these on my legs, ap-
plying ammonia one day and peroxide
the next until the hair becomes brittle
and breaks of. And is henna harmful
used as a paste to tint gray hair? My
health is not very good and I don't
want to use anything that might bt
injurious. ct"
There is no danger from the appli-
cation Of ammonia and peroxide, but
your skin might become . little irri.
tated. flftS Ia - . "a
It is not believed that vegetable hail
dyes, such as henna and walnut stain
will have any harmful effects.
Why don't you have physical check
up to find out the cause Of your mot
very good" health?
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EFR Sss
A0iczs, 2MeyZOsC NNCOT -.
assEg9sy choice COHees skiJIfiSyEN
BLENDED

old Maxwell House in Nashville, where this
coffee was first introduced, pronounced it
the finest they had ever tasted. "Good to
the last DROP one of them called it,
draining his cup with keen relish. They
wanted it to serve in their own homes;
they spread its fame abroad, until Maxwell
House Coffee has become the best known
and the most popular coffee in the whole
United States.
"The Old Colonel as he is known to his
friends, has reason to be proud of the
achievement of his youth. Today, from
coast to coast, Maxwell House is the fine
coffee preferably Americas leading host
esses, served daily in millions of Amer
ica's foremost homes. 1t is pleasing more
critical coffee drinkers than any other
coffee ever offered for sale.
You will want your own family to enjoy
every day this particularly rich and mellow
coffee. You will want it to serve to your
guests. Your grocer has Maxwell House
Coffee in the blue-wrapped tin sealed to
preserve all its fine fragrance and favor.
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being set down as a stupid or foolish
person we try to justify the act even
when we know 1t is wrong.
One form Of an alibi is denying that
you did the thing you are accused of.
The other Is to try to justify the act
by showing that you did not have the
Facts necessary upon which to base
your judgment. You try to show that
under the circumstances any one would
have done the same thing.
II we can't defend the wisdom of the
act we try at least to defend our char
acter ard intentions. We say. IT didn't
mean any harm I thought I was
doing the right thing" To assail
mans motive Is to assail his character.
That is why we are ready to fight
when man calls us a liar, but take
his criticism of our mentality more
calmly. 1t seems to be regarded as a
muchc graver offense to show a defect
Of character than defect Of mind and
good judgment
We make alibis to save our hide and
our pride.
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N the tropics of many lands hundreds
Of different kinds and grades of coffee
beans are grown - as different from one
another as are the people who inhabit diff.
ferent lands and chimes.
Large smooth beans mild in flavor
scrubby little beans sharp with acid-me-
dium-sized beans, rich and pungent-each
has its special excellence, yet no one alone
10 quite satisfying to the cultivated palate.
So thought a coffee expert down in
Dixie years ago. Bred in the South's ira
dition of good living, he had a talent for
flavor. He knew all the choicest kinds of
coffee and they all seemed to him tanta.
lizingly just not quite perfect.
So he had the happy inspiration to
create a new coffee flavor. Months and
months he worked, selecting, rejecting,
combining. re-combining, the finest types
of coffee, until at last he achieved blend
Of such rich and subtle harmony that it
delighted even his critical taste.
Distinguished guests at the celebrated
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My Neighbor Says:

If green vegetables such as
spinach, lettuce, pease and beans
are a few days old they may be
made fresh by soaking them In
cold water for q hall hour, then
putting them In the ice box.
To clarity lard that has be-
come rancid, renelt 1t and slice
into it raw potato. Remove the
potato in a few minutes, add q
pinch of baking soda, then strain
the liquid lard through a piece Of
cheesecloth.
Too slow an oven bakes O cake
that is coarse in texture: q quick
oven will make cake rise In q
point and crack. You must know
your oven and learn to regulate
its heat If you wish to bake per-
feet cakes.
Broken walnuts mixed with hot
maple Sirup makes a~delicious
sauce for vanilla ice cream.
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made laundering and ironing an easy
matter, and more than that changing
of the child could be accomplished with
greater ease.
Now that Peter Page Junior was
reaching the point where he wanted to
pull himself up on his feet and stand
in his mothers lap or support himself
by the play pen bars, Nancy knew the
time of shoe buying had begun. His
knitted and crocheted bootees had done
purchased shoes with more body In the
SOLE She Gid not get the heavy stiff
soled shoes. Those should wait until he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
Home in Good Taste
BY SARA HILAND.

You may have wanted a chaise
Tongue In your bedroom but felt that
1t took up too much room because,
perhaps, you also wanted an easy
chair. Altogether you have been very
undecided.
An arrangement like the one shown
shsir and .tooi 'e or i'f tirss s sane sais
pieces. The piece with the low back
Is especially comfortable for a Slip
per" chair. and the easy chair Is very
inviting for few moments of reiaxa-
ton.
These may be covered in denim an
equipped with slip covers, or they may
have permanent coverings. However,
all three pieces should be treated with
the same fabric, SO that when they are
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Today. he might be fired!

AND to think 49, only q few
years ago no one ut the Office
had brighter prospects. Pro-
motion was just a glorious -
game in those days. And MN
then something happened. ~SSA
He began to slip faster, ATHE
then farther. Now, the Office S ~
had completely forgotten the NJ -
!: =; s: $: ! IL y. :: !, :. "a ~
a bright career. 1t destroys
initiative. IL weakens the
body and paves the way to
disease. Yet constipation can be relieved
safely. promptly. Ii can be prevented
Kelloggs ALL-BRAN 10 guaranteed to give
Telief-to bring preventionl
3, l00qs bran means 1000 results
How fortunate that delicious cereal like
ALL-BRAN can do such wonderful work.
Doctors recommend it because it is 1000
bran. They knew that 1000 bran means
1000 results. Here 10 why:
As ALL.BRAN travels through the system.
its bulk absorbs moisture. And it gently dis
tends the intestines. purifying, removing
wastes and poisons. ALLBRAN IS practically
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should begin to walk. But she did buy
shoes larger than he needed. She did
not want to cramp his feet. And then
In addition he was developing and grow
ing so fast that he would outgrow a
pair of shoes long before they were out
worn.
II your baby is wee tiny thing you may
want the layette leeflet. Write to Nancy
Page, care of this paper, incloSing a stamped,
self addressed envelope, asking for her lay
cite leafet.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25

just one Spring day of Summers
heat shows us how inadequate is the
wardrobe that does not include a plenti-
fiil supply Of scarfs, for as soon as a
woman is persuaded to lay aside her
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Half Holiday an Old Idea.

The Saturday half holiday is much
older than is usually supposed, for a
law passed in 95s under King Edgar
ordered that labor should cease from
Saturday noon to Monday dawn.
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Decision Would Be Felt,

From the Detroit Free Press.
No woman could win an argument
by picki..~ up her hat and walking out.
She couldn't decide which to take.
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MOTHERS
Pillowcase Petticoats.
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One mother says:
always save embroidered ends Of
pillow cases for my little girls princess
slips. Even when pillow cases are worn
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out. these ends are almost as good as
new. They make most attractive trim
m!ngs for little petticoats; some are
embroidered. some crocheted. For the
rest Of the petticoat, use new waist
material.
(Copyrisht, 1927
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TWO MATCHING sCARFs, ONE TIED
AT ONE END AROUND NECK
AND OTHER USED TO DRAPE A
SMALL STRAW TURBAN, THE
CORNER OF THE HANDKER-
CHIEF FORMING AN EAR TAB.
coat she feels the need of some sort
Of neck accessory that will make the
street.
Fox fur scarfs have appeared in pro-
fusion, worn hardly for warmth but on
warmer days They are worn resting
on one shoulder and hanging down OH
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Modern Method,

Modern Method.
From the Pearson Weekly.
How are you getting along at school,
Alec?"
Fine! We're learning words of four
cylinders now"
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fruits or honey. if you prefer. .
Mix it with other cereals. Put it in soups
Use it in your cookery. Recipes on every
package. Eat two tablespconfuls daily -
chronic cases. with every meal. You can do
worlds of good for your family if you will
see that they eat ALL-BRAN regularly.
But don't risk part-bran substitutes In
sist on Kellogg's - the original ALL-BRAN.
AT all grocers. Served by hotels, restaurants.
cafeterias. On diners. Made by Kellogg in
Battle Creek.
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all-bulk-And 90 can do this
work effectively, In a part
bran product the quantity Of
bulk is not sufficient.
Don't risk dangerous
drugs
ALL.BRAN works as nature
works. How different from
habit forming pills and drugs
whose dose must be con-
stantlyincreased- which
sometimes definitely injure
you. Instead, a healthful,
natural cereal. Serve it with
milk or cream -- and add
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Bad Colds

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To get rid Of that cold, step into
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Don't be bashful, for all druggists
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