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were compelled to live on my salary"
This may explain why SO many men
Of wealth are in Congress.
X X X X
Most of the signers of the Declaration
Of Independence were men in comfort
able If not opulent circumstances.
One Of the most pitiful features Of
old age Is the thought that one Is no
longer necessary to the success and
prosperity of an organization. The
writer was acquainted with a man 81
years old. Save for two weeks each
year, the old gentleman never left his
desk. AS a young man he started
small business on "shoestring." The
enterprise flourished through his dill
gence and aSsiduous efforts. AS the
years passed the organization grew 10
prodigious proportions.
In the meantime two young sons
were attending college. upon ther
graduation the father set them to work
In his plant. They started at the
bottom and learned every phase OF inc
business until they not only mastered
it but became inbued with the fathers
enthusiasm and vision.
There came a day when 1amny
conference was held. The sons, honest
in their motives, suggested that tne
father retire. He had accomplished
a business miracle, and 1t was thougnI
that a trip abroad with his wife anu
rest should be his reward.
The old gentleman protested pun
finally agreed. He spent three montnS
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LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

Thls afternoon ma was tawking to
Mrs. Hews on the telefone, saying, How
are you getting along with the diet.
MaWd? So am I, Just seem to be
dropping away day by day till pritty
soon Ill be meer shadow of a skeleton,
and the best part of it is I'm not hungry
any more. OF corse the ferst few days
Il was as ravenous as prairie dog, but
now my goodness the very thawt of reel
food nauzeateS me, IN fact I cant bare
to near 1t mentioned. Will see you at
the bridge tomorrow afternoon? What
are you going to wear? No, don't
think so. Why yes, think so. Well
good by, she sed.
Me thinking, G., wonder if she RELY
don't like to hear food mentioned any
more. am going to try it, thawt.
WITCH I did, saying, Hay ma do you
know what I'm thinking of, I'm thinking
of whole box of chocklit mushmelloWS
so fresh you can smell the chocklit all
a ways through the box.
Then think of 1t to yourself, please,
the ideer, ma sed.
Choclit mushmellows being her most
favorite kind of candy, and sed, Well
I've stopped thinking of them now, ma,
do you know what In thinking OF now,
ma?
No and don't care to, ma sed, and
sed, Then Ill tell you, I'm thinking of
a strawberry ice GREEN sode downtown
just after you get through shopping and
feel as hot and tired as anything. And
now I'm thinking of a CRATE big dish
full of frickasee cnickin and 0 boy look
at that gravy, Its al yello and drippy, o
boy, / sed. And what do you think I'm
thinking of now? sed.
1 know what I'm thinking of, I'm
thinking of good slap, ma sed. The
ideer of tawking like that when you
know very we'll I've been starving myself
like the hermits of old and I'm so empty
and mizzerble rite now I could sit down
and cry, she sed.
Well G WIZ, ma, gosh, you just tolS
Mrs. HeWs you didn't like the sound or
food, I sed, and she sed, Well how do
you like the sound Of a good smack? =.
And she gave me one.
Me not minding the sound of 1t but
not liking its sensation.
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DIR. Minot ]. Savage, the clergyman,
once reported a puzzling case. A little
girl in family with which he was &C
quainted, exclaimed while dying:
why, papa, am going to take
Jennie with me-"
A moment later, she added, ooh,
Jenny, I'm so glad you're herei"
The facts were these: Her playmate
Jennie, had been sick, too, but this
had been concealed from her. Jennie
died the same day, apparently little
before.
This case is so spontaneous it is diff
cult to explain it by materiallstlc con-
ceptions. But what about the incident
reported by NJ Rene Warcollier, the
distinguished French investigator OF
telepathy. This concerned his uncle,
M Paul Durocq.
M. Durocq, a man of means. about
the middle nineties, decided to take
trip to South America, little think
ing that for him it was TO nave a
tragic ending.
The journey began under the hap
piest circumstances, for he had with
him his entire family. including ms
wife and several children.
They voyaged to South America and
for eight or nine months had delight,
full time. seeing strange sights ana
scenes. But in June, 1894, While they
were in Venezuela, M. Durocq became
Ill. 49,, .0os
yellow fever. , .,,+
thew remained Loyalty with him. Az
the hour of death they were all around
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The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

in foreign countries and returned
home. The next day he appeared at
his office. Strangely enough, no one
came to him for instructions. His tele-
phone remained silent. He summoned
one of his sons and asked why he
wasn't consulted. He was told that
he (the father should no longer pc
bothered with the details OF the bust
ness he had developed.
This came as a shock to the elderly
man, He wanted to be consulted. He
desired more than anything else to be
a vital spark in the company he had
nurtured to success. His body was
worn but his brain was active ana
fresh.
"Never mind, father" said the son.
brother and I are relieving you OF
everything. You run along home, and
we'll run this institution"
The old man could not comprehend
the situation. Reluctantly putting on
his hat, he departed. The Following
day he appeared at his once AGAIN
For several weeks he continues TO VISIT
the scene of his commercial trlumphs,
but there was something gone from MS
life. The business was functlonlng
without his advice.
one evening he failed to return for
dinner. His sons. becoming alarmed,
FASTENED to the fathers Office, where
they found him slumped in his desk
chair-dead. His physician said that
he had evidently died of a broken
heart Had he resumed his importance
he might have lived 10 years longer.
X X X X
A mechanical continuance seldom de-
teriorates as rapidly as the human ma
chine when it is junked: An artist
acquaintance went to Europe three
wears ago. He was provided with
enough money to spend the rest OF his
DAYS in ecstatic idleness. A few weeks
ago he returned to plunge AGAIN 3ito
his profession. What seemed to MN
to be perfect peace was misery, and
TODAY he is younger appearing than
the day he sailed.
X X X X
There is a retired railroad conductor
who snends considerable time at Union
Station. He visits the scenes OF ms
former labor. The thrill of seeing trains
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him. fearless Of the consequences.
In his final moments he kept calling
out to friends whom he had left be-
hind in France and whom he now
seemed to see.
"Well, well, -" he said, "You. too"
Gard you, -, you as WE'LL
What could be passing through his
tortured, feverish mind? This was q
question wife and children asked them
selves wonderingly, but without guessing
the real circumstances. And in the
hurry of getting ready for the journey
back home, after M Durocq'S death,
the episode was forgotten.
Arriving in Paris once more, 1t was
recalled to them in manner winch
left them awe-stricken.
They found awaiting them invitation
cards to the funerals of the individuals
whom NJ. Durocq had greeted IN his
dying hour.
Investigation disclosed that these
men had departed from life after the
Durocqs had sailed to South America,
but some time prior to M. Durocqs
fatal encounter with yellow fever In
Caracas.
one OF them was NJ. Etcheverry, for
many years a close companion, but Win
whom he had not kept up connec-
ton. even by correspondence, for some
time before the South American voyage.
The case, takes rank with that or
Dwight L. Moody, the American evan
geIist, who, just before dying. seemed
to perceive his two grandchildren VINO
had preceded him to the grave the year
(copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY JOSEPH JASTROW.

turbance may for time have similar
feelings. But the setting is different;
note the physical symptoms that ac-
company the mental ones.
All this indicates how far along the
line Of disorganization one may go and
still carry on. For it is clear to the
normal-minded reader that this young
mans diagnosis of his own condition is
completely wrong; and he must be
taken in hand and Strengthened out as
radically as though the impeachment
were one of speech or locomotion. in
stead of thought and feeling. 1t all
suggests a background of mistraining,
of allowing these interpretive tenden-
cies to develop in boyhood when the
boy should have been living an outdoor
life and all his energies turned to tasks
that would prevent this ingrowing mind.
AS it stands 1t illustrates the involun-
tary confession of an ingrown mind.
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Start Reducing Today.

"Dear Doctor am physical train
ing teacher and have to practlce "lia'
7 preach. have lost % pounds by 1ol-
lowing your instructions. and did thaV
easilv enough. I still have II POUNDS
more to lose, but find myself slip
ming and do not seem to have the Will
mower that I had at the beginning.
Can YOU suggest something to help me?
MRS. B.
You ard I are in the same bateau,
Mrs. B.-we both must be good exam
pies OF what we preach.
Won know, if you have reduced De-
fore. that you can reduce again, SO
it's simply q question Of beginning
and sticking to it. Just say you are
going to reduce at least one ana one
quarter pounds a week, and perhaps
some weeks more that that, 10 MAKE
ND for the time when you oont re-
duce SO much. .,,.
once when was going through
struggle similar to yours, was tempteo
bv a very delicious meal, and was on tne
verge of deciding that would postpone
NV dieting until tomorrow, when the
thought came very wildly. ''1t won't
be any easier tomorrow" Ihat
little thought saved me. Try IL. l
think if you will force yourself 10 go
through at least one day OF hqulo
diet. not over TOO Galleries. say, that
# IS easier to start, but if you don't
want to do that, just start immedl-
ately on your reducing number.
Perhaps YOU can swear off on Ger
tain fattening things you indulge IN.
That's certainly good plan for those
If us who have to fight overweight.
We have to change our food tastes
permanently or else we VIII gam again
after reducing.
"My husband has lot of fine warts
on his neck, and it looks terrible from
shaving. as he cuts the tops OF the
| warts off. Every once in while ne
ooes to the BARRIERS to have them
burned off. but they always come PACK;
viii you please give him some adVlce!
Warts that do not respond to simple
home remedies, such as daily appllcation
| with iodine, baking soda, ETC., or oCner
antjsentics. Should be treated by a
dermatologist Ca physician who special
ICES in skin diseases, Mrs. S. You
didn't give your husbands age. but IN
| the middle-aged and elderly there may
he skin warts on the face and neck
that have cancerous possibilities II
continuously irritated, so he shoulon I
be going to barber for treatment.
"I am a girl of Is and have little
red oimples all over my legs. from the
knees down to the ankles. 1t looks as
if the pores on my legs are inf I7os ID
because they are so red. Will you please
tell me what to do for this? l..
There is probably low grade 1nfec-
ton on your legs, coupled with q dry
ness of the skin. Try giving them
very thorough scrub with hot water;
soap and a scrub brush every Day ana
fourth giycerin to thTee-fourths water,
you'll have to keep this up for long
while before you see results. :
] Have you noticed the eruption is
worse after any particular food? If so,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
Banana Whip.

Peel large banana, scrape OF the
fibrous threads and force the pulp
through a ricer or sieve. One-half q
cupful of pulp is required. Add half
a cupful of sugar and the Juice Of half
a lemon and cook, stirring constantly,
until the mixture boils. Remove to d
cool place or set in ice water to be-
come chilled. Beat the white OF one
egg. gradually adding one-fourth cup
fiii Of sugar and beat until still. Fold
together the chilled banana and the
beaten egg white and turn into sherbet
glasses. .r--,a.--e---4-i
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we'll. When she had two cups of corn,
she washed the green pepper. Gut
ting off the stem end, she took out seeds
and white pith. She cut peppers into
small pieces and sauted it in bacon fat
until it was quite soft. Then she added
corn and cooked the mixture until 1t
was thoroughly heated through and I'M
til some of the corn kernels became
brown. She seasoned to taste. She
might have added chopped pimento had
she wanted to- Sometimes she put in
few drops of Worcestershire sauce just
before she took it from the IRE.
Nancy might have served cake. Write to
her care OF this paper. inclosing a stamped,
self a ddressed envelope, asking for her
leafiet on STANDARD Cakes.
copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
Lessons in English
By W. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say, 'I
have date with the dentist" Say ian
appointment"
Often mispronounced: Student. Pro-
nounce the u as in "upit," not as 90
in "too."
Often misspelled: Oblige; never
oblidge.
Synonyms: Advice, counsel, opinion,
Judgment, recommendation, suggestion,
Word study: use word three times
and it is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Fallacious; embody-
ing a false belief; misleading. Il can
not accept these fallacious ideas"
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had a salad of hard cooked eggs on
lettuce.
The peaches found themselves in a
peach gelatin served with cookies,
which she bought. At the same time
she purchased some crisp French rolls.
She knew that eggs and meat did
not belong on the same menu, but the
meat was scanty. Peter ate every
thing down to the last crumb. He said
1t was because he wanted good weather
for the morrow's trip, but Nancy be-
lieved it was because everything tasted
so good.
To make the corn Creole she cut the
corn from the cob. Had she had fresh
corn she could have used that equally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
Big Order for Mud Fuel.

An electricity plant on the Rhine has
just placed an order for 100000 tons
of mud fuel. A German company re-
Gently discovered how to make the mud
in the bed of River Enscher into
useful substitute for coal. For thou
sands of years rich combustible matter
has been washed down the river from
the WeStnhalian coalfieldS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02

Not all members of the Senate and
House are men of means, although
there is an abundance Of wealth on
Capitol Hill. There are many legisla-
tors whose incomes are several times
the salaries paid them by Uncle sam.
The President himself possesses wealth
that would permit him to enjoy life
of luxurious ease. Mr.. Hoover Is the
richest Executive ever to have occupied
the White House.
TT is love of the game" said one
member to the writer. Politics offers
an opportunity for self-expression, and
don't mean verbal expression. Like
the stage, once it gets into the blood it
is difficult to give up. i.
I'm my own case, have varied bus1-
ness interests. They carry on without
q great deal of my personal attention.
While I am fond of golf, find the
sport is inadequate. The competition IS
not keen cough. I know of nothing SO
exhilarating or exciting as a political
campaign waged against fighting
opponent. All the wit man pos
sesses must be summoned to win.
Besides being of service to your con-
stituency, the fellowship on the Hill IS
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NANCY PAGE
Odds and Ends Make
Delicious Dinner
By FLORENCE La GANKE.

The Page family joined with the
Millers in an outing over the week end,
which was followed by Labor day.
Nancy emptied her refrigerator and
pantry of perishable food before start
ing. Later she told that she found
some cooked ears of corn, green pep
per, a few peaches, some eggs, part OF
a head Of. lettuce, and a few slices OF
cold boiled ham.
From this mixture she arranged the
following dinner.
Her first course consisted Of cold
meat with corn Creole. With this she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
Smoke Tanks for Factories.

In the campaign to arouse interest
in the protection of industrial and
commercial centers of Germany by lay
ing smoke screens about the places,
small smoke tanks for plants have been
invented. 1t is being urged that the
equipment is as important to factories
as fire extinguishers, for it would pro-
tect against possible surprise aerial at
Tor lrc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02

Very few women can afford to have
a special evening wrap to go with every
evening dress-unless they happen to
possess but one evening dress. 1t Is
all very we'll to know that the smart
thing to do is to wear an evening en-
semble with wrap specially made for
the dress-but quite another thing to
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ing room or lounge on deck. Every
dav he spends on the bridge with his
skinner friends. He abominates the
day when he was involuntarny retired.
A famous TRANSATLANTIC skipper died
at the end Of his final trip before
retirement. Some said there was a
reason.
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Better Than Doormat.

One mother says:
live in a clay-soil part of the coun-
try where the clay sticks to the chill
dren's shoes when it becomes the least
damp. I've found that the usual door
mat is hardly of any use for this kind
of dirt and have bought some good
stiff scrubbing brushes, which nailed,
brush-side up, ON the top porch step.
copyright, 1929
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oSAAASOA4AAAo
understand, unless
one has expert
enced it. Political
partisanship is for
gotten in the cor
ridor and on the
street. Men who
battle over issues in
the chamber bury
t h cir differences
outside the arena.
"Then the joy CT
living in Washing
ton is something
that plays a de-
cided part in the
desire to win and
retain membership
in Congress. I
.,Tsl -..%1~ ~
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dIIlNC dllu VIC Pee
reminds him Of the
d avs when he
was an important
unit on the road.
He would sacrifice
his present free
dom once again to
cry Cali aboard"
and swing to the
steps of a coach.
4 y 4 .
A former ships
captain frequently
goes abroad merely
to revive memories
of his days at sea.
The salt is still in
his nostrils. He is
not satisfied to re-
nose in the Smok-
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DIET AND HEALTH
BY Lulu Hunt Peters.

you may have an idiosyncrasy to that
food.
How is your general health? You
had better have physical check-up.
Be sure to Get plenty Of sleep and rest,
and the normal diet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
DAILY DIET RECIPE
STUFFED GREEN PEPPER.

- VI i GO S4NA1AJAN 45@ @@~Se
Green pepper, one.
Cream cheese. one-third cup.
Grated onion, one teaspoon.
Mayonnaise, one tablespoon.
Chopped celery, one table,
spoon.
Salt, one-fourth teaspoon.
Pepper, one-fourth teaspoon.
SERVES 4 OR S PORTIONS.
Wash pepper we'll. Cut of
stem end. Remove seeds and
white pith inside. Mix cheese
and other ingredients together
well and stuff pepper with mix
ture. Put in ice box, to chill.
At time of serving cut in rings,
allowing about two to portion.
Serve on lettuce leaf with French
dressing.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes some fat In
the cheese, as well as protein.
Lime, iron and vitamins A, B
and C present. Can be eaten by
adults of normal digestion who
are of average or under weight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
By FANNY z. CORY.

Prices realized ON Swift 8 Company
..i.s ~ carcass beef in WASHINGTON. d. q,
for week entiing Saturday, August 81, 1923,
on sisfpmentS sold out, ranged from l6U9
cents to $500 cents per pound ena ayeTsseo
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carry out this plan on small dress
allowance.
During colder weather the woman
who has a coat of one of the finer furs,
such as seal, lamb, caracul or mink,
may wear this for either afternoon or
evening. An afternoon coat of black
cloth trimmed with fur may also be
worn in the evening-when special eve
ming wraps are out of the question.
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becoming
W Not two women alike put @
a bet
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
Harold Lloyd Talkie
AT Palace Theatre
Help. Hslpl"

ttelpl delp!
That's the first lire OF diaIog re-
cited by Harold Lloyd for public en-
tertainment. But it goes back near
" twenty-five years, and has no
thing to do with his first all-talk-
ing picture Welcome Danger" at
the Palace theater in McAllen, start
cd him on a stage career which led
up to his connection with motion
pictures.
1T was at Beatrice. Neb.. in Mac
beth, that I first set foot on the
stage itself. "A Shakespearean re-
pertoire company. bridging the gap
from Omaha 10 Denver with one
night stands. stopped off for an
evening. Such troupes always pick
ed up their Supers and children
locally. Gaylord my brother, who
was property boy and handy man
at the opera house promptly nomin-
ated the kid brother to fill one Of
the breaches. There are three parts
in Macbeth which might be played
by a boy. and my memory Is hazier
than usual. but apparently I was
Fleance. Banquo's son and wit
ness 10 his murder. for I recall
coming on the left OF the stage with
a man who seems to have been my
father and running off right alone
and crying Help Help'l / had been
drilled that afternoon to continue
the cry from the wings; but my
voice. which had been vocal enough
on the stage. froze with embarrass-
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seen on the rec Is played and
sung the magnificent drama Of the
Mexican borderland by Bebe Dan
ieIs. John Boles and a supporting
cast Of hundreds. Mighty vocal
chorouses. inspiring dance routines
and beauty assemblies show for
the first time the endless possible
ties Of the speaking screen.
In the huge cast are Robert
woolsey and Bert Wheeler. crack
comedians Of the original show: Don
Alvarado, popular screen player;
Dorothy Lee. flapper sensation OF
"Syncopation": Helen Kaiser, Fol-
lies beauty; Georges Renevant. Tiny
Sanford. Sam Nelson and Eya
RoSita. More than a hundred glo-
rious girls. the Pietro Cimini grand
chorous OF eighty male voices and
the famed Radio Pictures symphony
orchestra are among other features.
IN addition to "Rio Rita" Fol
lowing the Sun Around" "Ihc Kin
kajou" and other OF the lovely me-
lodies from the original show, two
new songs are heard. These also
composed by Harry Tierney and
Joe Mccarthy. r Sweetheart. We
Need Each Other" and You're Al
ways in My Arms"
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Performance"
Gripping Picture

A photoplay OF unquestioned mer-
it is The Last Performance in
which UNIVERSAL gathered together a
coterie OF unusual talent, namely
Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, the
tars, DR.. Paul Fejos. director and
iarl Laemmle, Jr., supervisor.
Skillfully narrated, the new pic
IRE which opens Sunday at the
.exas theatre, is a tense drama
With a mystery angle that adds to
he suspense. 1t tells OF Erik, the
magician, who is in love with his
assistant, although twice her age.
A boy assistant is also in love
With the girl, who naturally cares
more for the youth, as he is near
er Ter own age. During the per-
Torrance Of q sword trick on the
stage, a third assistant, inside q
trunk through which swords are
passed, Is killed. The climax OF the
picture is reached in a magnificent
trial scene.