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Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31

Mrs. Charity Wheaton and Miss Mary Wheaton visited in Arlington with Mrs. Smith from Friday until Monday afternoon.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31
Out of Reason

The attorney for the defense said that the sum suggested is grossly out of reason" for support of the child.
Putnam patriot., 1929-10-31
W. J. BARTLETT STORE Putnam, conr
AFTER ALL

This new and delicious candy
 old fashioned and hand made. A one pound box at 70 cents will delight you and your friends.
Evening star., 1929-09-03

now coming slowly to the pier There
is mad rush by the spectators to be
first to greet the intrepid master, crew
and passengers. One small boy has
just fallen into the river with enthust-
asm. Now she is being fastened. The
sailors are winding the rope about a
what-you- The gangplank
is being let down. The passengers are
gaily descending.
"As they push through the crowd
hands are extended and congratulations
shouted. 1t is great day. Mr.. Fulton
is shaking hands with Judge Able. Miss
Birdsall has just told friend that she
Is sure her parrot brought luck to them
all.
Now Mr.. Fulton is leaving. Here he
comes down the gangplank. There is a
wild cheer as he nears US. Just a
minute, folks, I'll see If 7 can get Mr..
Fulton to say something to the radio
audience. Yes. he will. Ladies and
gentlemen, 1t gives me great pleasure to
introduce to you the inventor and skip
per of the first steamboat, Mr.. Fulton.
Voice Of Mr.. Fulton:
swell, folks, am indeed proud and
happy to speak to you and to tell you
that our efforts this day have been
crowned with success. A dream has be-
come reality. Boats can move under
their own steam, and think we have
adequately demonstrated this today.
want to thank all those who made pos
sible this great adventure, and especial
ly thank the members of the crew who
so faithfully stood by during the trying
days of preparation, as we'll as during
the actual demonstration. I thank
you all.
Evening star., 1929-09-03
FEW CLOTHES

my seven daughters kept me broke
for many years." said Jasper Smoke.
"It took % much to drsss o maid. .
parent scarce could make the grade; II
took about o half o mile OF goods 10
make o gown In style, and When my
daughters shopping went, they seldom
left me with a cent. Then some re-
former came along and proved that cor
sets were all wrong. and In the twinkilng
of an ear we saw the corsetS disappear
This gave o parent half chance TO
make his bank account advance. Then
more reformers took their stand, and
said that long gowns should be banned.
that women would be more at ease II
they wore dresses to their knees, and
canned the heavy petticoats, which cost
their parents many goats. And in q
day, or maybe two. the long gowns van
ished from our view; girls buy the
goods by inches, now, where once they
purchased yards, I VOW. A cloth no
larger than q stamp will clothe the
modern star-eyed vamp. My daughters
altogether bear about two pounds OF
underwear, and can save eight bucks
a week which once were spent for rags
,,nioue. And now another helper comes
and tells us, while the welkin huns,
that women's legs should not be clad,
that hose of every kind Is bad. Now all
NV daughters' legs are bare, exposed TO
sunshine and fresh air, silk stockings
are discarded now, and while blink, /
must allow, have more CHANCES every
| day to salt some useful coin away.
WALT MASON.
(Copyright, 1897
Evening star., 1929-09-03
OUR CHILDREN By Angelo patri

without cavities. His skin clean and
free OF all blemishes. His nutrition as
nearly perfect as it can be. He will
require all the physical power he can
muster and every organ in his body will
be called upon to do its full share.
His routine must be carefully worked
out SO that his habits of elimination
will not interfere with school routine
You can get an idea of the school pro-
gram and train the child to meet the
recess hour If you wish to make him
comfortable. Luncheon time, too, must
be adjusted lest he be hungry at an in.
convenient time.
First, last, all the time, the beginner
must be made happy in his mind about
the whole matter. First he is to feel
that he is ready. All the vaccinations,
tests and examinations have been COM
pleted and he is to be praised for his
cooperation and told how delighted the
teacher is going to be to have such
ready little pupil as this one Is to be.
Then you take him to visit the school.
If he is tirnid make the first trip when
the children are all inside the building
and things are very quiet and be con-
tent with an outside view. Later on
make him familiar with the building.
If his teacher can visit the home that
will be delightful. If the child needs
to go to school to make her acquaint-
ance, take him. The idea Is to remove
every possible fear from the child's
mind. The strangeness. the unfamili-
arity of the new place strikes fear into
the soul Of the child. Displace the fear
ICopyriRht 1921
Evening star., 1929-09-03
SUB ROSA
By MIMI.
Filling Stations.

The millions of thirsty motors make
Il NECESSARY to have filling stations on
almost every corner. Your old buggy
can 90 80 many miles on q gallon, but
the time will come when 1t will have 70
puff up to a refreshments station Wnere
gas is being served.
When the motor runs an arplane ana
some man or a nervy girl is going TO ny
across the sea, the great problem Is now
to carry enough fuel for the trip, whlcn
ia A problem for the airplane whose ca
pacity for freight is limited. There are
no filling stations in the skies.
If there is to be a stay-aloft record
and the plane is to keep going ike q
frigate bird, there must be refuell1ng
from another plane which flies up with
the gas The filling station may be on
the ground or in the air, but we have
to keep near 1t II we are going 70 go,
that's all.
The way we fly around these days
when we are always on the job or on
the go makes the question of fuel para :
mount as the boys say in politics. Most
of us are inclined to believe that We can
load up with fuel in school so that after
we've made the eighth grade or gradu-
ated from high school We are equipped
for life.
Well, the little old red schoolhouse or
the modern red brick high school were
good filling stations, and the stuff we
picked up there has been able to carry
us along so many miles on the road or
so many bigger jumps in the sky. But
school fuel can't last forever.
The filing stations for cars are promi-
nent on the corner, but you can find
the filling stations for the motor in the
brain If you are acquainted with the
advantages Of your community. There
is the public library, which contains on
its shelves q lot of canned gas in the
form of books. There's filling station
for you!
The big towns have their night schools
which may be chiefly for foreigners, al
though lots of home-brewed Americans
are often found there trying to make up
for the advantages missed in school or
when they were not in school.
In addition to the fule you can get
from book, there is conversation with
people who do more than talk talk.
There is travel, too, even when you
don't go so far away. Then there are
the resources of your own mind, which
can act like self-filling fountain pen.
The main thing is to feel your need
OF fuel. The old motor lets you know
when its dry. Your little bean may be
doing the same thing, only you don't
notice it. Don't let your brain run out
of gasl Look around for the filling sta
ton. The gas is cheap.
Evening star., 1929-09-03
ny Myrtle MEYER rEbRRp.

Mrs. y. L. A. writes: "When tell
you that I have d boy Of 1S months
and o girl Of 9 months, you viii under
stand how I enjoy and appreciate your
articles. The boy has temper spells and
Kicks ana screams, the same way
throughout the night. I have done
everything ! know Of, being careful OF
his diet and giving him light meal
of cereal and milk at night. He is not
jealous OF his sister, as she sleeps most
OF the time and demands very little
attention. think it must be nerves
or worms. The doctors disagree with
me. I have never heard this subject
discussed in your column.
II also want to tell you Of .sugges-
ton which might help your readers. ]
buy rubber caps that At over the open
end OF the feeding bottles and then ]
need not fear that they will spill when
carry them away from home. have
an electric plate by my bed and at
night, when want to heat bottle,
lay 1t on the plate, turn on the elec-
tricity, and then keep turning 1t until
it Is warmed. In, spite of the fact that
the bottle is cold when put on, I have
never had broken bottle"
Answer: would really have to know
more about the child before having
much idea of what might cause these
temper spells. You say he isn't jealous
but this isn't always easy to determine
He may feel that he gets less attention
now that baby sister is here than he
did before, even If you aren't conscious
Of 1t. One treats an older child as II
he were more grown-up the moment
there is q new baby in the family, and
sometimes this transition is so rapid
that 1t Is difficult for the older child to
adjust himself to his new status. In
stead Of enjoying 1t he just finds that
he isn't babied any more and Is sup
posed to act like "a big boy" You may
have less patience with him because the
baby demands more of your time.
Temper tantrums aren't unusual In
the child approaching the age of or
thereabouts. We have discussed this
under the heading of negativism, for
at this period the small child wants to
assert himself. and he Is met by con-
slant Illustration from his, parents
Don't do that, don't 60 there, keep
fingers of, come here this minute, &c
to sleep, eat your dinner" Can't you
hear them alp His one resource is to
cry or have tantrums or to shout: "No,
won't" and gaze at you deflantly.
Your best plan is to watch your own
negations and try to give the child a
chance to act unhampered whenever
possible.
Your method Of heating bottles is
unique. Most of us would have some
compunctions about laying cold bottle
on a stove. even If assured that 1t
wouldn't break.
Evening star., 1929-09-03

what IA wrong in these sentences?
Take three minutes to discover the mis-
takes, which may be Of varying types.
% Parallel lines do not meet or in
terSect.
C2) Eight quarts make gallon.
(3) "A stitch in time saves nine
(4) J Il the eleventh letter OF the
alphabet.
CO. The total of the figures 1. .. .,
4, S is IA. 49, -
CD A pentaeon is q tigure with six
(8O You and are very good friends.
(9) Shakespeare wrote "Paradise
Lost
(10) An island Is body OF water
surrounded by land.
This test can be partly completed by
pointing out the mistakes. But wner-
ever possible, state the corrections also,
in order to have perfect mark.
Answers.
() Parallel instead of parallel. CD
-Four instead of eight CD Nine instead
of nineteen. (4) Tenth instead OF
eleventh. (5) Stationery instead OF
stationary. (6) Fifteen instead OF "a.
90 Five instead of six. cd Capltailze
d." (o) Milton instead Of Shakespeare.
(l0) Transpose the words water" ana
land"
Evening star., 1929-09-03
Dry Scalp and Oily Hair.

Dear Miss Leeds: I have a very
dry scalp and thin, oily hair. I
wish my hair once q week with a
coconut oil shampoo preparation, after
combfng 1t with q fine comb. After
my hair has dried my scalp is full of
dandruff. My face and hands are also
very dry, so that the skin peels of
tried everything. What shall do now?
JEAN.
Answer-The first thing for you to
do is to build up your general health.
A really healthy person does not have
an excessively dry skin and scalp. See
that your weight is not below the
average for age and height. Your diet
probably needs adjusting to include
more dairy products-milk, cream,
cheese. butter, and also fat meats, fish
and Oil. Excessive dryness Of the skin
is sometimes due to internal conditions
that require medical attention.
should advise you to have q thorough
physical examination by O doctor to
see what the trouble may be. For a
local treatment rub a little sulphur
salve into your scalp every day and
massage for 10 minutes. Wash your
hair once a week, but before you do so
loosen and brush out the dandruff
gently and saturate the scalp with
olive oil. Leave this on for at least an
hour, or over night. Shampoo with a
pure olive oil liquid soap. Wash and
sterilize all your hairpins, brushes,
combs and hat Innings once a week.
I think, however, that merely local
treatments cannot cure the condition
unless you also improve your health.
CoIors for Dark Brunette.
Dear Miss Leads: % I am quite
dark. What colors are becoming to me?
CD There are quite few blackheads
on my nose and cheeks. I have tried
squeezing them out but it does not help.
How can I cure them? P. D. q.
Answer-Q) If your skin, hair and
eyes are dark you may wear brilliant
reds. yellows and orange. Rust and
brick-red are good, also dull pink,
coral, apricot, bronze-green, dark blue,
ecru, mahogany, deep brown, deep
cream, black with bright trimming.
Bright green's and blues are good for
accessories or trimming.
CD Wash your face twice day with
Evening star., 1929-09-03
Sweaters as Parts of Ensembles
By MARY MARSHALL.

Autumn. then you will fnd It con-
venient to have silk blouse or two for
warmer days and light.weight wool
sweater for cooler days. You may even
have one lightweight wool sweater and
one of a heavier sort, 50 that the suit
may be worn with comfort on warmer
days all Winter.
ST have a black spangled cocktail
jacket left from last Winter. 1t has
hardly been worn. Are these jackets
going to be worn this Winter? Would
it be appropriate to wear With a sleeve
less velvet dreSs?"
I am afraid that spangled jackets of
this sort will not look very smart this
Winter. would not advise wearing II
with velvet, but rather with georgette.
chiffon, net or silk crepe. I would
suggest having q simple sleeveless dress
of one of these materials. and then
wearing it with the jacket for informal
evening occasions, for little dinners ana
bridge at home.
This weeks circular shows how to
make the new stitched band and tied
trimming used in the new Autumn
dresses. If you would like a copy, please
send stamped, self-addressed envelope
to Mary Marshall, care Of this paper.
and 1t will be forwarded to you at once.
(CopyrlRht. 1897
Evening star., 1929-09-03
Today in
Washington History
ny DONALD A. CRAIG.

Seutember 3, 1854.-The washington
coucnils are being urged by many cid-
zens to authorize all markets Of the city
to be opened as q sanatory measure.
This current month Of September blos
fair to be the hottest Of the season.
and 1t may be "rodolent with 1eVer.
The Evening Star warns.
The thermometer at The Stars count.
ing room at IL o'clock today stood NJ
81 degrees.
throughout the whole of the past
Summer the people Of washington nave
on the whole been remarkably healthy.
It is hoped that nothing will occur to
change this good record.
Vegetables sold in the local markets
are usually gathered in the morning OF
the day before or two days before. tne
time depending wholly on the distance
at which they are grown. At this sea-
son, and more especially under the
effect of such a drought as is now being
experienced here. these vegetables In "a
hours after they are gathered begin 10
suffer from decomposition.
{ "The result is that with every-other-
, day markets at, least nine-tenthS OF all
| the vegetables sold in the washington
markets contain the germ OF bilious
fever for those consuming them" says
1ne StdT.
Prices of provisions are enormously
high here, and the consumer generally
pays from so to 100 per cent more LOT
them than the grower gets. 1t Is be-
lieved this may be remedied. though not
{ by the means essayed not long ago by
the city councils, in the opinion OF The
Star.
It has been proposed by the councils
to make it q penal offense for middle
men to buy from the producers except
in certain flxed hours. But it Is feared
that this regulation could be easily
evaded. and 1t is predicted that very
few convictions could be secured under
it.
Many persons believe that the proper
remedy Is to authorize daily markets
so that the trip of the producer to the
city, II he remains to attend the open
market, need be only few hours longer
than If he sold his truck" to q huck-
ster. This plan, 1t Is held, should be
accompanied by regulations to insure
to the farmers q fair chance to display
and sell their produce in their owr
hands in the markets
Evening star., 1929-09-03
A Sermon for Today
Foolishness of Despair.
BIZ REV. JOHN r. GUM.

>SNA@~~~~@N~~
Text-"Therefore, I went about to
cause my heart to despair Of all the
labor which I took under the SUM-
Eco, n.20.
1t was in At Of pessimism that the
writer Of Ecclesiastes penned these
words. This writer was not the last
man to give utterance to such despair
as that he describes in the text. Every
day we hear men speaking in despairinR
terms of their labors and efforts. COM
planning that they are never able to get
anywhere, that nothing they undertake
ever pans out.
One of my friends writes: "Have you
ever heard that despair is the conclu-
sion of fools? Think 1t over. 1t Is
true. When you are cast down because
you can't do this or that or the other
thing you want to do, when you are in
despair because your plans have not
worked out, you are not fit subject for
your own or another'S pity, You are
just proving to yourself that you are
not smart enough to do the thing you
wanted to do, or that you haven't cour-
age enough. Despair is something to be
ashamed of. Despair is the emotion OF
a second-rater. Despair Is the conclu-
sion of fools"
would not call the despairing man q
,, fool, but certainly his conclusions are
foolish. Despair distortS ones vision 90
that he sees mole hills as mountains
When a man is In despair he makes his
situation out to be worse than 1t Is
Every cloud has silver lining. but he
cannot see any silver lining to the cloud
that hangs over him. He concludes that
his case Is unparalleled and hopeless.
Our labors may often prove fruitleSs
our plans often fail, but God deliver us
from the foolishness of despairl
Evening star., 1929-09-03
Ready for School.

An army Of little children starts for
school, The flags ride up to the tips Of
the fiagpoles, the big doors swing wide,
and this inspiring host marches toward
a promised land.
Whether or not the promise will hold
true for each little traveller will depend
largely upon his readiness for this new
experience. He is entering a new world.
The sights and the smells are strange;
the sounds are strange; so Is the Ian
guage. Did you ever stop to think that
it was going to take several days for
the new scholar to hear what his teacher
said? It usually takes time for child
to quiet his excited mind so that 1t can
be focused and functioned properly.
Think how you, a grown-up person. ex-
perienced and wise, would feel II, one
fine morning you found yourself in a
strange land hearing strange language,
facing unfamiliar customs. in touch with
a new code for every interest in your
life. Then consider how helpless little
child feels upon entering school for the
first time in his life.
It is extremely important that ne oe
prepared for this new world. We be-
gin with his physical being. His eyes
are tested; his hearing too. His nose
and throat are to be free OF all obstruc-
ton. His teeth are to be clean and
Evening star., 1929-09-03

may prove to be an epochal event in
the history of our Nation. This is John
@. Fibble speaking. 1t is a beautiful
day overhead and the waters of the
Hudson are placidly flowing. The Cler-
mont is moored to the dock and hun
dreds Of people are peering curiously
at the strange looking craft which Mr..
Fulton declares will be propelled by
steam.
"All sorts of rSe-draWn vehicles are
lined along the shore, waiting for the
boat to leave. see Mr.. Fulton on the
forward deck. He is shaking hands
with friends and smiling grimly. A
committee of citizens has just gone
aboard with flowers.
"Oh, boy, what pictured There is
a trickle of steam coming from
smokestack. Very soon We shall ex-
perience a genuine thrill. There are
many on the pier who shake. their
heads obviously, as though doubling
the wisdom and sanity of Robert Full
ton. Just below ME are several pretty
girls in the latest f1owered bonnets.
1.-The whistle on the boat is now
blowing. Perhaps you can hear 1t.
This is John @. Fibble speaking to you
from the pier near the Clermont. A
well dressed lady has just thrown her
arms around Mr.. Fulton, who blushed.
mike nearer the boat.
Here we are at the gangplank The
passengers are coming aboard slowly.
Friends are bidding them ferewell on
the projected trip to Albany. Here
comes Hezekiah Clip, the well known
lawyer. Judge Jones Able is walking
rapidly up the gangplank. Well, sir,
and here is Miss Netty Birdsall, one of
the few intrepid women who will make
the daring voyage. She is carrying a
pet poll parrot and maltese cat. Just
a minute. Oh, Miss Birdsall says the
parrot is going along to bring luck.
There seems to be some excitement
on board. Visitors are now coming
ashore. The sailors are working fran
tically. Mr.. Fulton expects to prove the
practicability of steam as applied to
water craft. If it works, new era will
have begun. 1t will be easy TO imagine
ships sailing to Europe under steam.
Many marine experts, however, state
that the day is long way of before
such thing will be common. Some say
Fulton will fail. Others insist that,
even If the contraption works, it will be
at least 25 years before steam will be
used on the ocean. There is always the
fisk Of blow-up.
THE last of the visitors are ashore
now. MFR. Fulton is standing in the bow.
They are loosening the ropes. Black
ernoke pours from the smokestack.
Bells are ringing. Slowly, almost inn
perceptihly, the craft Is leaving the dock,
It Is actually moving. The great crowd
cheers. Mr.. Fulton Is waving his hat to
the customers-I mean the spectators.
There is another great shout. Flags
and handkerchiefs are blowing in the
breeze. The Clerment is now moving
beautifully and steadily to the middle Of
the river. This Is John @. Fibble speak,
ing. will now transfer you to another
point. where Peter Gooch will describe
the sight"
Evening star., 1929-09-03

Another voice:
"This is Peter Gooch speaking. From
where I am standing can just see the
Clermont coming up the river. She is
steaming slowly. 1t doesn't seem pos
sible that there are no sails on her.
Here she comes. The huge throngs lin
ing the shore are shouting enthusiastic
cally for the boat and her brave skipper
and crew. Crowds are now milling to
get closer view of the craft as she
nearS this point.
1.-The Clermont is now almost oppo-
site US. What sight! can distin-
guish Robert Fulton himself standing in
the bow. The passengers are lining the
rails and waving to those on shore. A
whistle is blowing on the boat. She is
plowing through the water beautifully.
'1t looks as If Robert Fulton's dream
has come true. She is now farther up
the river, so will transfer you to an
other point, where Sigmund Auks will
Speak IN y0ll -
Evening star., 1929-09-03
Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Forget it,"
when used to express don't talk about
It," is a vulgarism.
nounce bin-der-i, three syllables; not
bin-dri.
Often misspelled: Forebode; fol-
lows the r.
synonyms: Massacre, butchery, car
mage, slaughter, murder.
Word study: use word three times
and it is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Incisive; cutting;
penetrating, sarcastic. His incisive
stare made her uncomfortable"
Evening star., 1929-09-03

i nave Tile COuI
age to live where
the Congressman
want to live"
The Shipsteads
make their home
in Washington on
East Capitol street,
in the neighbor-
hood of the Capitol
Building itself.
She is not alone
in this belief. For
it seems that once
again Capitol Hill
is to become the
mecca Of Congress-
men and their
families. In recent
months more and
.-&-A ca~Ak1~~ A~S