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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03
OUR CHILDREN
BIZ ANGELO rArRr.

When q child balks at doing some
little chore, instead Of fighting about
1t, help him little. And as you help,
watch TO see the reason Of his dislike
Of the job. We want children to like
to work, and the only way we can ac-
compliSh that Is to make the expert
ence pleasant for them.
First job is dressing. Many q little
child cries at the thought of dressing
himself. You know it is hard work?
You know that it tires little chap a
lot TO put on all those clothes the right
way and put in the buttons?
Some children learn easier than 9TH
ers. Their hands are more powerful.
Seem to have in them a sense of power
right from the beginning, while an
other child in the same family will
have to struggle for a couple of years
to get anything like the same power.
about dressing, who delays intermina-
bly, day after day. try this: Before
tucking him up for the night you and
he lay out the next days clothes, the
complete outfit. Lay the article that
goes on first on top, ready to slip on,
and the others In order. Make sure
that every button and strap is in its
right place. Fold and turn the stock
ings so that they are little slippers
stretched out into long stockings.
Then be on hand with helping word
early in the morning. If necessary,
help little with the hard places. Ease
on one stocking while he does the rest
Turn on the radio or the VictroIa while
he dresses and the music will ease the
tension Of his body and help him along.
Encourage the slow one. Boost him
along Set an alarm clock to ring at
the end Of the dressing period and
coax him along to beat the clock. 1t
all helps.
If you have child who is timid
about going on an errand, give him
something to carry In his hand, some
thing to deliver to the person at the
other end, and arrange for him to carry
something back In his hands. That will
II q child fears the dark, let him
have q light while he experiences that
darkness will not hurt him. Put bed
light handy so that he can turn on the
light at night when he wakens In the
dark, and he win lose his fear of the
lonesome darkness. Help him a little
with CHEEKY word and light in time
of trouble.
Should you have one of those wor-
risome children who are afraid of be-
ing late, afraid of the teacher, afraid of
the boy with o stick. afraid Of the dog
on the corner, just take him by the
hand and lead him past the object of
his fear, talking to him about some
interesting thing far from the object Of
his fear. The less said OF his fear the
better. Help him by supporting him
on your own courage, remembering that
1t Is born Of knowledge. His must be
born the same way and that win take
time.
Help the failing child. Try to make
your help unobstrusive, incidental, cas-
ual. But 1t Is better to help than to
scold and punish. Strength comes
through knowledge, experience, prac-
tice. Just help little.
tCopyright, 1927
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the youngsters, who. wondered what in
the Sam Hill 1t was all about, anyway.
Then the band boys would play an ap-
propriate air to inspire the listeners.
"A Hot Time in the Old Town" was a
favorite. In the evening all the folks
would go over to Sawyer's field, where
skyrockets and roman candles sprayed
the night with mystifying colors.
Many small American cities cele-
brate the Fourth in this fashion at
present. Times have changed, how
ever. The small children today may
rise at dawn, but their efforts at cele-
brating are feeble compared with those
IF their young fathers. Their tiny ears
do not hear the orators ringing reading
OF when in the course Of human
events it becomes necessary" etc. In
stead, father gets up at his usual time,
or q little earlier, to look over his
golf clubs and make a practice swing
or two in the yard. Mother expects
her girl friends over for an afternoon
of bridge and she wishes she had
picked out something else for q first
prize. Little Willie has q cap pistol,
It is true, but striking O match makes
as much noise.
The picnic lunch Is q thing Of q
past generation. Why sit on the ground
and shoe on flies and bugs when one
can have an excellent table d'hote with
Jazz music while you eat Those who
elect to remain home are afraid that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03
KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY JOSEPH JAsTRow.

isn't common, others like It are 50; and
to each sufferer his own symptom seems
the worst.
The inferiority complex has the adj
vantage that its source is obvious, quite
too conscious. It differs from the
Freudian type of complex. which Is a
haunting, subconscious eyasive kind of
trouble, the big problem being to find
out what it Is that upsets you. This
type of complex Is buried alive and has
to be resurrected and ventilated before
it can be dissipated. The inferiority
feeling is to be buried and forgotten and
given q nameless grave. Either dis
turbance Is enough to interfere with
mental fitness. One discord spoils q
harmony. Ignore the slight discord.
Remember that 1t sounds worse to your
ears than to the rest of the world.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03

Serenely Aaron Burr sat at Richmond
Hill, his splendid home above the Hud-
SON, while all about him throbbed the
passion which his duel with Alexander
Hamilton had let loose.
His restless mind was busy with new
projects. OF course, the death of Ham
ilton would create political difficulties.
He would not be reelected Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States. That was
certain.
He fell to cataloguing all those men
might enroll them against those now in
power. He thought how, pulling this
string and that, he might use them in
a dream Of empire.
Aaron Burr would build romance
like Napoleon's.
The Southwest, Louisiana, Mexico
An imperial throne, upon which he
would sit Is Aaron I, with his little
grandson. Aaron Burr Aston, heir
apparent.
He must have an army, Of course.
Into his mind came an old friend, Gen.
James Wilkinson, commander of the
United States troops in the Southwest.
with headquarters at Natchez and New
Orleans. He could gain the generals
support, he felt certain. They had been
companions on the expedition to Quebec
under Benedict Arnold In TITS and had
correspondent ever since.
John Swartout, one of his closest con-
fidants, was doubtful when Burr men
toned Wilkinson.
wilkinson, SIR" he said, "is as
crooked as dogs hind leg"
True" replied Burr; both dishonest
and treacherouS. But Mexico Is rich
with gold. Avarice win bind him tight
to me-"
In was In the early Summer OF 1905
that Burr met Wilkinson at Fort Mas
sac, on the Cumberland River. The
general gave him letters of introduction
to prominent persons in New Orleans.
BY Winter Burr was back In the East
again. And now he was sending COM
munications to Wilkinson In cipher.
He wanted the general to precipitate q
war.
An ekotistical braggart. with strong
love for drink--that was Wilkinson.
Suddenly, even as Burr journeyed South
to set his imperial plans afoot, he sent
q message to President Jefferson, re-
vealing the whole plot.
viii not get as much from Jeffer-
son as from Burr?" he asked himself.
In Kentucky Burr was arrested for
conspiring to injure q foreign power
with which the United States was at
peace. was tried and acquitted. At
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03
Your Baby and Mine
Bx MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Evidently my readers do not share my
distaste for lined baby baskets, for sew
eral have sent in information on how
to line them. One Of the easiest sug-
gestions to follow came from former
dietician IN childrens hospital, who
followed the plan Of folding q sheet
into four parts and putting 1t In the
basket first, with the mattress and
sheets on top. Then the leftover edges
OF the sheet were laid back over the
basket. This provided a nice, smooth
side for the baby in case his fiuttering
hands should be banged against 1t, and
necessitated only the removal of the
mattress and blankets and the replace
ment OF q sheet. Very useful, I think
The following directions were sent In
by Mrs. w. j. K. found them O little
confusing, but I'm printing them rs she
sent them:
Perhaps the reason" she writes,
that you found the lining unsatis-
factory was that the lining was difficult
to remove, launder and replace. Our
basket was used on q train trip, and
the lining removed once each week. It
was used until baby was 6 months old
and weighed Is pounds.
The basket was rectangular, az
inches by IS, with two large handles
over the top. used two coats of ivory
paint and one and one-half yards of 90
inch material, with additional material
to make a 3-inch binding. The basket,
implanted Il made two), cost 81 so and
81 each. The material used was pink
nngette, with cream-colored washable
silk crepe for binding.
IL. Fold material lengthwise and sew
double seams French seams) on both
sides.
"2. Attach binding to top and make
second row Of stitching one-third inch
from this to allow for the irawstring.
8. Cut Sits for handles and finish
these Sits with q binding. II button
holes are made on both sides of the
slitS, the drawString can be run through
these and tied. Cut drawstrinR in two
or four lengths and run through these
buttonholes. The French seams may
be finished with feather stitch for
decoration.
THE lining is put in and the binding
Is allowed to fall over the edge. The
orawstrings are pulled up In order to
ot basket snugly."
II have this straight in my mind,
sewing the two short seams of the mate
rial after folding 1engthwise results In
canoe-shaped piece, which is edged
with contrasting binding. and this
edge falls over the outside of the bas-
ket after the lining Is laid on the inside.
But what about the fullness In the bot
tom OF the basket? Shouldn't this be
gathered in some way to At the bottom
OF the basket? I prefer o larger bas-
ket, one Of the regulation square clothes
basket size, as. large as can be bought,
and suggest in that case two yards Of
material would probably be necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03

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It's filler is the superlatively soft Rayon
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from the wearing of sanitary pads.
Protected by Worldwide patents, there is
no other pad like it. Its use is sweeping
from one end Of the world to the other.
Recent tabulations estimate that every
day, in the very limited part of America
in which it is as yet on sale, an average
of over 10, 900 women are changing to it.
Consider what this means.
It's common-sense price is never more than
4Oc. And that places the best that science
knows in the reach Of every woman =.
makesgo onWith less gentleways Q folly.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03
Today in
Washington History
sY DONALD a. CRAIG.

July 8, ls6l.-The I'd Maine Volun-
teer Regiment has crossed the Potomac
River and today has taken up q position
near Falls Church. Va. It is encamped
In Mr.. Cloveris hay field. The regi-
mental commander Is Col. g. D. Jami-
son. The strength Of the regiment at
that point is 100 men, and 800 more
men are expected to join it there.
The I'd Maine Is mile In advance OF
Is mile nearer Fairfax Court House
from which 1t Is about SL2 miles dis
tant-than the camps Of the LIST and I'd
Connecticut Regiments at Taylor's Tav-
ern and the 3rd Connecticut and Sd
Maine Regiments in the immediate
vicinity Of the tavern.
The gath New York Regiment arrived
in Washington at IL o'clock this morn
ing, numbering 781 men. from Oswego
County. They are uniformed in light
blue pants, dark blue coats and fatigue
caps. They have been drilling for some
time and are accustomed to the use OF
firearms. The men are mostly young.
The officers are Col. Sullivan, Lieut..
Col. Beardsley Mai. Tarbell. Adj. Oliver,
Quartermaster Richardson, Chaplain
Gallagher, Surg. Murdoch and Asst.
Surg. Reynolds.
The captains are o'Brien. Paine,
0AlcE, ftiCktdTOS, JENNINGS, GLCotOil,
Ferguson, Taylor, Bentley and Barney.
The lieutenants are Brown, Buckley,
Rattagan, Boleau, Hutchinson, Failing,
Burch, Dalrymple, Hill and Cleary.
This morning at 8 o'clock the 1st
Minnesota Regiment broke camp in this
city and marched to the Navy Yard,
where the men embarked on the steam
ers Philadelphia and Baltimore and
proceeded to Alexandra: Va. They
took with them their full camp equi-
page. wagons, horses, etc.
President Lincoln, late this afternoon,
reviewed the New Jersey Brigade. COM
manded by Col. G. w. Mclean, at the
Executive Mansion. The regiment
formed at the eastern end Of Pennsly-
vania avenue, near the Capitol, and
marched up the Avenue past the
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Famous Mistakes That Brought Good
Aaron Burr Conides in Gen. Wilkinson.
J. r.
BY ]. p. GLASS.

Natchez he went through the same ex-
perience. The game was up. Disguis-
ing himself, Aaron slipped of into the
wilderness.
A week later young lawyer named
Perkins passed q horseman near the
Alabama village of Wakeman.
THAT was Aaron Burrt" exclaimed
Perkins excitedly. He set OF hurriedly
for Fort Stoddart, nearby.
Riding down hill, Burr encountered
Capt Gaines of the United States Army
and file of soldiers.
by order of President Jefferson, I
arrest you" said the captain.
The great Southwest was left to de-
velop in its own good way.
tCopyright, 1920
Moscow, Russia. has ruled that any
one calling doctor unnecessarily shall
be fined the equivalent Of SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

A washington resident says that he
. going to return to his home town to
spend the Fourth of July. He Is to be
snvied, for the large American cities
are rapidly losing the traditional spirit
Of the Fourth.
This Is to be expected in the thickly
populated urban communities, where
there exists vast diversity of interests
and ah.lisements.
Somehow the Fourth was o day of
distinction In the calendar year. 1t
was q thing apart. Folks raised
''whoopee" in q simple form. There
were no country clubs, where mother
and father spent the day cuSsing q
bad 'siie'' or playing bridge. The Viz
LACE usually was bounded by woods and
fields and perhaps o river, and 1t was
no journey at all to find sequestered
spots where family picnic could be
held.
The r1ralites placed no keep OF"
warnings on their property, for fear
that the visitors might litter the ground
with paper, banana and orange skins.
In the first place, everybody knew
everybody else, and no one would
wantOnly dishgure property.
The small boys occasionally slipped
away from their elders and stole to the
river, where they dipped into the re-
freShingly clear water. The young
folks would drive or sit on somebody's
font porch and sing. In the morn
ihg there would be parade led BY the
town band, followed by veterans Of
the Civil War and the Home Guards.
One doesn't have to be old to re-
member these glorious occasions. The
youngsters would be awake before
dawn, and no one could sleep, once
they became active with firecrackers
and torpedoes. A bunch of firecrackera
under tin can guaranteed q satisfy
ing imitation Of the battel of Bull Run
a. described by those who took part in
that action. A stray dog was for
t,inate, indeed, II he escaped having
crackers attached to his tail.
It wasn't the crackers that annoyed
him quite so much as the inexplicable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03
Open Ample Pie.

Sprinkle two tablespoonfuls of -four
and four tablespoonfuls of sugar over
the bottom Of pie crust, then I'LL with
sliced tart apples. Sprinkle half q cup
fu OF sugar over these and dot with
one tablespoonful of butter over the
sugar. Add one-fourth teaspoonful of
nutmeg and one teaspoonful Of salt.
FIJI with custard made of half a cup
ful Of sugar, one tablespoonful of -four,
one egg, and half q cupful of water.
Bake until Of custard consistency.
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Roots of Inferiority.

A nervous irregularity manifested itself
laugh or cry the upper lid Of the right eye
would draw upward, making that eye appear
IN that POSITION a until stopped Laughing Of
crying. This movement has persisted TN
the present time q am now 49,; sxe; sb that
appears only when 7 laugh self-conseiously.
on such am under AZ sTsn
smile will cause the right lid to rise: It
does appear, though. when I merely yawn
s Sssss h 81 the deisss Naturally TENDS
render me constantly III at ease, which only
NY nervous organization has been examined.
blood tested stc By reputable =. sDscissti
r rI Side q the lace IS naturally stronger
originated in circumstsnces attending my
birth, which was dif1cult one. Today
81 saeT my head s x oaP Iass easily nn
Sssi:::ies 1sss iss.i T:
to you primarily because think you will be
interested in rather UNUSUAL case. GIN.
Reply.
30 minor q popularity, traced to .
dificult birth, Is enough to produce
the sense of being different, OF having
q handicap, Of feeling inferior. We
crave to be normal: we want to be dis
tinguished by our superiorities and
thus secure admiring notice, not by our
inferiorities that attract o plying or
detracting attention.
DR.. Alfred Adler calls all such de-
fects inferiority. It makes its VIC
tins feel less adequate than his fellow
men. II that feeling extends TO q good
share Of behavior, is emotionally strong.
and generally disturbing, 1t may De
said to amount to complex. Though
the defect Is slight, the effect OF knowing
that it Is there produces a pronounced
mental sense Of defect. The advice Is
always the same and always dimcuit
to make convincing. Forget 1t! Others
have grown to be Indifferent TO more
serious defects; so can q. M.
Defects are mentally the more dis
turbing the closer they stand TO the
expression Of the personality. II you
limp, everybody accepts your handi.
cap; and you don't express much OF
your personality through your gait. In
the scale of bodily efficiency 1t Is
considerable handicap; in the mental
scale hardly at all, and that mental or
psychic scale Is largely the social"
scale The social scale determines how
the defect affects you in your relation
to others, how far 1t obstructs their
proper appreciation Of you. In such a
scale suffering is serious and goes far
to produce an inferiority feeling.
Laughing and smiling enter into our
mental and social expressions; hence
the psychic disturbing power Of what
physically Is q slight defect.
To recognize this Is one matter: to
get 1t so to sink In that 1t lessons the
feeling, relieves the embarrassment and
by that route actually reaches the mus
cles so that they misbehave less, Is an
other matter. But to repeat. it can be
done. Though this special symptom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03

where 1t Is most pleasant, and this little
table Is just the right height and size
across the top to be practical for the
holding of garments and supplies.
With one leaf down 1t is little
larger than o semi-circular table and
above 1t.
With two leaves down--or with all
three down-it viii At into q corner
just as Snug as q bug in rug" and
win hold all the smoking accessories
and books needed by the occupants Of
the two easy chairs which could be
arranged with 1t.
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Home in Good Taste

There are lots Of tables which we can
very easily put in q corner, but few
which are especially designed for this
purpose.
However, If you win look at and study
the little table in the illustration you
viii see that 1t is suitable for placing
in q corner, against chair or against
a wall
Opened up, it becomes circular and
makes q delightful table to be placed
beside chair near q window when the
family sewing has to be attended to.
For one always sews near window,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03

II there are to be any fireworks
shot on in the evening, father manages
to appoint himself o committee of one
to do the discharging. He wants the
children to enjoy them-at their
expense.
The old Fourth of July celebrations
exist only in memory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03
Tin Piano African. Reality.

Tin-can pianos have appeared In
Durham, Africa. The natives graduate
the cans according to tones, all ar
ranged In a row. Wooden keys on top
are hit with hammers When English
visitors appear, an orchestra of about
80 pianos" Immediately strikes up
Tea for Two" and God Save the
King" as special compliment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03

they viii miss something, while those
who motor are lucky If they do miss
something. It Is all so different. So,
for that matter, are all our holidays.
Those with country places entertain
friends from the city, and city folk,
If they do not 60 out themselves, en-
terrain friends from the country. The
small boy and girl are forgotten in the
mad scramble to celebrate the Fourth.
One of our modern humorous artists
once portrayed q small boy all dressed
up and nowhere to go. His collar was
clean, and his neck and ears glistened
with the soap that had been applied
vigorously. His cap rested at a decent
angle on his little yellow pate. In
one hand he held nag aloft and ex-
claimed, in . suppressed voice,
"Hurrah! Hurrahm To the boys of
other years he must have been an
object Of pity. And yet we remember
IA bitter memory little yellow
headed Washington girl, who, many
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Wedding on Phonograph.

monograph records of fashionable
weddings are being made in London. A
portable recording set was installed in
famous st. Margaret's Church, West
minister, and records made of the serv-
Ice used at fashionable weddings. One
was released in the middle of June and
Immediately became a best-seller,
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DAILY DIET RECIPE
DESSERT.
Serves 6 Portions.

Pack unopened quart can pears
or peaches or apricotS or pine
apple in equal parts salt and ice
for three or four hours. At time
of serving open can and serve
frozen fruit in sherbet cups
either plain or with q cream
jelly frappe. (See dressings and
sauces.) Canned fruit Is health
full and simple enough for chill
dren Of years and over.
DIET NOTE.
Canned fruit Is rich in mineral
salts and vitamins A and B. Can
be eaten by normal adults Of
average, over or under weight.
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'vided.
Before night
mothers nerve s
were worn to q
ragged edge, and
when little Elmer
turned up for din
ner with his 10
digits intact she
breathed q sigh of
relief.
If the town was
Of sufficient inn
portance, on
gresham Whoosis
would deliver the
Fourth of July
Grafton. z very
b dy applauded
his a1Nntrann0 caua
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03

years ago, suffered
the loss Of several
fingers, blown OF
by an diversified
c q n on cracker.
Waving n nag is
far less dangerous.
There is only
one Joy left for the
small boy today
who comes into
possession Of fire
crackers or tor
pedoes. He fur
nisheS excitement
for the motorist,
who, when q tor
pedo explod e 8,
wonders II he has
suffered o blow
mt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03
Gallons Of Medicines Wasted.

A member of Parliament stated re-
Gently that every year more than 4,OOO,-
600 bottles Of medicine are wasted be-
cause the average tablespoon holds
more than four drama which 3 the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-03

Times have so changed that this sea-
son when we speak Of the old-fashioned
bathing suit we mean the abbreviated
close-fitttng garment of jersey made In
one or two very brief pieces. When we