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Boy, looking up at Redwing the Blac&
bird. Redwing cooked his head on orf
side and looked very wise, as If he ur4
derStood, which he didn't at all. Yea
sir: should like to find the home q
Starnose, just to see what 1t Is like,S
continued Farmer Browns Boy. "Th4
trouble Is, haven't the slightest ide<
how to get about trying to find thai
home. Moles are such secretive littk
folks. They live In the ground so hoE
Is fellow going to learn much abouk
them? I suppose I could open all those
tunnels that StarnoSe has made. Bue
that would be an awful Job. Ewes
then might not find his home. %
may be away down deep somewhere"
Now, Just q little way from whers
Farmer Browns Boy was standing was
q mound Of rotted leaves. The leave4
had gathered there and had been sweeps
by the winds into o great pile for sew"
eral years. It was what would be
called q compost heap. Farmer Browns
Boy approached 1t presently. He had q
gan poking this heap of old leaves. He
had no particular purpose. He was just
idly running his stick into the heap
while he thought. Presently, 1t seemed
to him that that stick went In very
easily at a certain point. He began to
dig 1t open. In just few minutes ne
discovered q little tunnel.
Then Farmer Browns Boy went TO
work In earnest. If there was tunnel
there, 1t meant that some one had
made it; and he had q suspicion that
that some one was Starnose. You see,
the tunnel was just the same size az
the tunnels that Starnose had made
where he had pushed up the sod into
little ridges. So Farmer Browns Boy
carefully dug away the rotting leaves
and presently he saw that this littlS
tunnel led up from down in the ground.
Yes, sir; from down In the ground this
little tunnel led up into the great heap
Of rotted leaves.
Then Farmer Browns Boy began dig
ging in the other direction, and after
while, right in the middle of that big
heap he found a little room. 1t was
a very little one. In it was a nest made
of rotted leaves, and in this were three
babies. They were funny little babies.
They were very funny little babies.
The first thing Farmer Browns Boy did
was to look at their noses. He was
looking for the funny little feelers such
as Starnose had around his nose. He
saw what might be the beginning OF
these little feelers. Then he was sure
that he had found the home Of Star
nose.
Copyright, 1907
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Washing the Dishes.

There In more trouble about washing
the dishes than that little Job Is worth.
It's your turn tonight, Meg"
ut L. not! I did them last night
You try to get out Of 1t every single
time Mother, make him do his dishes.
Children, stop quarreling. II it's
your turn, Dick, you have to do them
You're no better than anybody. else
We all have to take our turn at dis
agreeable things. Now go on, and don't
bother me any more about it. 1t does
seem to me that such a thing as this
ought to be done without squabble
every single night"
1t should be. Do you know why II
isn't? Because somebody has made
dishwashing a low-down job, a mean
job, a degrading Job. You did it when
you said that you're no better than
anybody else" You did it when you
called some houseworker a 'pot-wrest-
Ter" with diSdain in your tones. No
body wants to do job that Is scorned
by the better people"
Washing the dishes ought to be lifted
to the place of honor. Then up it goes
Remember when grandmother would not
trust her china and glass to the rough
hands Of servants, but had a pan OF
water, towels, soap, hot water and trays
brought to her in state, so that she
could care for her cherished belongings
with the reverence she felt for them?
For one thing, it might be we'll to
have dishes for which there was some
thing of that old feeling of regard
Speak of them as valuable and cher
ished possessions. Allow children to
handle them. Make 1t a privilege. Use
pretty ones, family heirloomS, interest
ing ones. and make washing them some
thing of a ceremony.
Divide the work, classify It, Have
plenty OF hot water and white soap
dish towels and dish rags. Pots and
pans are to be washed by themselves
and the person who does them does not
do the dishes. II the children were
taught to do the dishes first, with nc
mention Of the pots and pans until they
had learned to do dishes as a routine
matter, the task would be far easier
And the pots might be a bit more at
tractive, at that. A boy will scrub a
pot or kettle to make 1t shine; will take
pride in row of polished pans and
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Today in
Washington History
BIZ DONALD A. CRAIG.

June II, 1884 large party of ex-
! cursionists, including many persons In
! official life, left this city today on an
extra train for Bull Run, Va, to attend
! the ceremonies incidental to the dedl-
cation of two monuments erected by the
| troops Of Gen. Gamble on the field OF
! the FIRST and second battles of Bull Run:
| The train left the depot on Maryland
! avenue about o'clock this morning.
Among the passengers were MAJ. Gems
Heintzelman, Meigs, wilcox and Parke,
Brig. Gems. Benham and Hall, Prof.
| Henry, Judge DIN, j. M. Brodhead OF
the treasury and several ladies.
At Alexandria, several other cars, with
additional passengers, including Gen.
Slough, were attached to the special
train.
At Fairfax Station the party was met
by Gen Gamble and his staff, who at
tended in person to the transfer OF the
visitors from the cars to Army ambu-
/ lances provided for the occasion. About
so arnbulances, filled with visitors and
/ provisions, moved with military escort
/ through Fairfax Court House and Cen
treville to the battlefield, about ID miles
| distant, where they arrived about noon.
! The country through which the ex-
! cursionistS passed still bears the marks
of war. notwithstanding the luxuriant
to hide the scars and unsightly wrecks
made in the last four years.
From Alexandria to the battlefield Is
one wide area of desolation. Fences are
utterly swept away. Here and there a
! dilapidated house shelters a few In
mates. Occasionally small patch OF
corn or wheat is seen, but for the most
part the whole face Of the country Is
dreary waste.
A few decrepit houses and leaning
| chimneys are all that remain OF the
| once pleasant village Of Fairfax Court
House. The old-fashioned court house
| itself Is half ruined, its roof going to
decay and its walls pierced by rifle
balls. Centreville is even more OF a
desert.
The dedicatory exercises were con-
Quoted for the monument, in commemo-
| ration of those who fell in the first
battle Of Bull Run, by Rev: DR.. Nc
Murdy. There was a parade by the 5th
Pennsylvania heavy artillery and sa-
Lutte by the 18th Massachusetts, battery.
Addresses were delivered by several OF
the visiting generals. At the monument
commemorative the second battle, the
exercises were similar
The party got back to Washington on
the special train about II o'clock to-
night.
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OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI.

kettles when he cannot be bribed TO
wash Q Clipped granite pot. I would
always polish 9 copper pot with all
cheerfulneSS, but I never could thrill
over dingy iron one or q battered vet
eran Of tin.
There Is some dishwashing for every
one of us. We adults know that, and
we try to prepare children for 1t by
making them do their share Of the
household tasks. Grade that Job &C
cording to the child's maturity. Never
put the whole burden on him at once.
The younger ones must be led to do
the work by easy stages. Making the
work attractive is essential in the be-
ginning. Keeping it on a high level is
the second essential. Speak respect
fully of the work If your table service
is what it ought to be, you can do this
with a glad conscience. Boys should be
trained for emergency duty only. Their
field lies in the household management,
in its finances, rather than its details
of routine. Unless the dishwasling has
been put on an educational basis, it is
useless drudgery. Perhaps that Is why
there Is trouble in your household at
dlshwashing time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11
Considers
Wondn'S
Influence
JeopGrdtSeG
.DorothyDix
Shall
Boys
Be Taught
to Cook?


beginning
the cooking contests
of
and salads honorable mention
skill juggling
profession dignity
should suddenly ence
in generations
it.
burden
bed
in do the
will
Of
will labors double her in husework and who
with
dinner when eat9
picture these
still perceive
certain that reckneo
with
Undoubtedly If every
restaurants until
Of without finding
his appetite thoughts
bacheorhood
wife likely
humby eating what set before him and asking
questions
Is
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delicate skin will find most helpful: Two
ounces almond oil, two ounces cologne
water, 10 drops tincture of benzoin.
Shake well. Apply to the skin night
and morning after cleansing and also
apply thin Aim before applying foun-
dalton cream and makeup.
A fair skin usually freckles very
easily, but these freckleS are generally
Of the type which disappears with the
passing of hot weather and fades en-
tirely In Winter. So instead Of using a
drastic freckle bleach to fade these
temporary blemishes 1t is more satisfac-
tory to give the skin a Semi-weekly
bleaching pack, which may be made as
follows: One ounce carbonate mag
nesia, two ounces fuller's earth, one
teaspoonful peroxide, 10 drops simple
tincture of benzoin, sufficient rose water
or witch hazel to make a smooth paste.
If preferred buttermilk may be used in
place of the witch hazel or rose water.
In using the pack, first cleanse the
face with cream or oil. then apply the
pack and allow 1t to dry on the skin.
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Peter Rabbit did a good deal Of Won
dering about the home Of Starnose the
Mole. That, however, Is no more than
q great many people have done. Both
Miner the Common Mole and Starnose.
his cousin, are very secretive about
their homes. They are very secretive
indeed. Few people have ever seen the
home of a Mole.
Farmer Browns Boy had discovered
Starnose over near the Smiling Pool
Just as Peter Rabbit had seen Star
nose swimming, so had Farmer Browns
Boy. He had gotten only a glimpse OF
Starnose, but he had recognized him at
once. Then he had found the little
ridges made by Starnose when he was
tunneling near the surface.
IT should like to know more about
this little fellow" said Farmer Browns
Boy. I've seen Miner the Common
Mole a number of times. but this Is
the first time have ever had q glimpse
Of Starnose. should like to get a real
good look at that funny nose Of his"
Hardly were the words out Of the
mouth of Farmer Browns Boy when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11
Care Of Fair Skin.

The girl or woman who has a deli
cately fair complexion is often the envy
Of others. But while such q complexion
is indeed very lovely. it has its disad-
vantages. From now on I know my
mail will contain many letters from
readers with sensitive skins who COM
plain Of having acquired q painful sun
burn with the resultant rough, scaly
and even cracked skin. So let's begin
early and do what is possible to pre-
vent such Disbursements
In the first place, remember that q
thin, fair skin should never be exposed
to the weather without first applying .
and freckles, but will keep the skin
from becoming too dry and harsh
Here IN lotion which those with q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11
Fashions of Today
BIZ MARIE sHALMAR.
Taking Out the Spot.

The following is an excellent way OF
cleaning white gloves: Some white soap
should be dissolved In hot milk and the
white of an egg and few drops Of am
monia added and the whole whipped to
stiff froth. Then rub the gloves gen.
thy with a piece of wooden material
dipped in the solution and dry in the
open air in the shade.
The following is an excellent way OF
removing scorch marks from q silk
blouse: Squeeze the juice out Of two
onions and add half a pint Of vinegar,
half an ounce of soap and two ounces
Of fullers' earth. Boil this until thor
oughly mixed. Apply little Of the
there till dry, then wash it on. This
paste may be stored away in covered
jar for use at any time.
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MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

6GSG<AIAG xA0
stewed Rhubard.
Wheat Cereal with Cream.
Scrambled Eggs. Bacon.
Corn Muf1nS, Honey. Gomez.
LUNCHEON.
Corn Chowder, Toasted Crackers.
Fresh Strawberries with Sugar.
Spiced Cookies. Tea
DINNER.
Bouillon.
Broiled Lamb Chops.
French Fried Potatoes.
Green Peas.
Hearts Of Lettuce, French Dressing
Burberry Pie.
Cheese. Cof1ee.
CORN MUFFINS.
Cream together one-half cup
butter and one half cup sugar,
then two eggs well beaten: then
add, we'll sifted together, one and
half cups each of -four, corn
meal and two teaspoons baking
powder, one-half teaspoon salt.
Add alternately with one cup
milk. Fill well creased mufnn
tins three-fourths full. Bake at
400 degrees Fahrenheit 20 TO IS
minutes. All measurements are
level.
sPICED COOKIES.
Two eggs, l cup sugar, one-half
cup shortening, one-half cup mo-
lasses, two tablespoons milk with
one teaspoon soda dissolved IN 1t,
spice and -four enough to roll.
BURBERRY PIE.
One cup sugar, one tablespoon
-four. yolks two eggs. Beat all to-
gether and add three cups blue
berries. Bake with one crust and
frost with the two egg whites,
sWeetened and favored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE
For Summer Wear.

Here's trim printed tub silk frock
with pulled sleeves with bows.
It contributes that smart touch Of
femininity without business.
A modern note is reflected in the ap-
piled yoke of the bodice that uses plain
crepe, and repeats the bow.
The skirt is quite unique. It hugs the
hips. A fitted yoke merges into a fared
panel at the front
Style No. SAB is designed in sizes IA.
16, 10, 20 years, SO, 80 and 30 inches
bust measure.
It's irresistibly lovely In baby-blue fat
silk crepe that all smart young things
are wearing,
Chiffon in bisque-rose is fattering
new shade with blush tint that Is al
together charming for afternoons and
Summer evenings.
Plain crepe silk In parrot green is de-
cidedly chic and wearable for street,
spectator sports and resort. The yoke
of bodice may be Of self-fabric or Of
eggshell crepe.
Printed dimity, shantung, printed
batiste, pique and linen are lovely fab
RIGS to select for real service.
For q pattern Of this style send is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11

HAS A SUITABLE WARDROBE.
ing to where ones goes, and whether
one is visiting or boarding.
It Is probable that when one Is about
to start, the weather will be oppreSsively
hot or unseaSonably cool. Whichever is
the case, it must not sway ones judg-
ment, nor make one change from plan
to include clothes for both degrees OF
temperature. There are likely to be
cold, cloudy days as well as blazing hot
ones. It Is miserable to realize that,
although one has suitable clothes, they
are hanging In the closet at home, and
unsuitable garments have to be worn
when one Is particularly anxious to look
ones best.
Remember, also, to have rainy day as
well as fine weather clothes. 1t is pos
sible to appear to advantage in down.
pour provided one has q becoming rain
coat, a natty hat and an umbrella that
makes an artistic background for one
face. There are dainty rubbers 30 mex,
tble that they can be held in o sma y
case and be tucked into the pocket OF
Q raincoat ready for instant use.
Be careful to take lingerie and &C.
cessories that can easily be launoereo
and that will dry quickly. Or else take
q supply SUFFICIENT to last the entire trlp
without laundering. It is disturbing 10
run short Of needed garments Wnen
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ABE MARTIN SAYS

The 1890 census gives Bloom Center
BAL population, same as 1t had in 1920,
so I guess all the boys that went to the
big cities to accept" remunerative an
important positions are back with us
again.
Grocer Wash Kite, who holds de-
cisions over five different bandits, II be
candidate fer constable on a withered
ticket.
(CopyriEht, 1907
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BEDTIME STORIES ~ Y T sSSe1ss

starnose appeared almost at his feet.
Farmer Browns Boy held his breath
and stood still. Starnose came right
up and smelled of one Of the shoes Of
Farmer Browns Boy. Then he disap-
peared in a little hole in the ground.
Farmer Browns Boy had his wish graft
flied, however He had q splendid LOOK
that hairy tail and at once noticed how
very different it was from the tail OF
Miner the Common Mole. That set him
to thinking still more about StarnosA
I'D give a good deal to find the hons
of Starnose," said Farmer Browns
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Considering Moods of Weather
By LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

there Is no opportunity to replace them
or time to get them washed and ironed.
II woman has room in her luggage to
pack a little folding ironing board and
a small electric or self-heating iron,
problems of keeping her garments al
ways trim are solved. But bear in mind
the fact that laundry work takes time,
and one is away on vacation to be
enjoyed, not to work in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11

Now that vacation season is here,
question occupying the attention OF
many readers is what sort Of wardrobe
to make for a two weeks sojourn away
from home. There are certain definite
needs that can be discussed without en-
tering into details which differ accord
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cents in stamps or coin directly TO The
Washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth
street, New York.
We suggest that when you send for
this pattern, you inclose 10 cents addi-
tional for . copy Of our new Spring
Fashion Magazine.
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Home of Starnose.

It's we'll that knowledge you pursue;
But think OF others when you 90.
-Starnose the Mole.
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L
grosto Of the cooking contests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-09
BY SALLY MONROE.

RooT vegetables are less perishable
~ than the green vegetables that
grow above ground, and for that reason
are considerably less expensive. Yet
they are very wholesome and, II cooked
cleverly, are every bit as acceptable as
the more expensive sort Of vegetables.
Turnips. carrots, beets, parsnips, on
ions, radishes and, of course, white ana
sweet potatoes are the best known OF
the underground vegetables, and here
are some suggestions for preparing q
few Unusual dishes made from them.
ScaIIoped Golden Turnips.
Four cupfuls of diced golden turnips
(rutabagas5, one teaspoonful salt, pep
per, two tablespoonfuls butter, two Ia
blespoonfuls -four, two cupfuls milk.
buttered bread crumbs.
Steam or boil turnips until tender.
Make a white sauce of the butter, flour
and milk. Place turnips in a buttered
baking dish, season with salt and pep
per, Pour over the white sauce and
cover the top with bread crumbs. Brown
in oven. srs Hre
Baked Parsnips. ~
Wash, scrape and cut the parsnips
lengthwise into quarters. Put into a
steamer and steam one hour, then place
in a baking dish, seasoning with salt
and pepper. Poul over them some good
meat drippings and bake until nicely
Drowned. Drain on soft paper and
serve. To boil, wash but do not scrape.
Put into saucepan Of boiling water,
we'll salted, and cook until tender. This
will take an hour or longer, according
to size. When done, rub of the skins
with rough towel, lay in a hot dish
and serve with butter or cream sauce.
Turnip Balls.
Wash and peel fine-grained t,rnips,
then cut into balls, using vegetable
SCOOP Drop into boiling water, lightly
sailed, adding a very little sugar, and
cook until tender but not broken. Drain,
cover with drawn butter or cream sauce,
sprinkle lightly with minced parsley and
serve very hot.
Nodded Carrots.
Scrape two pounds of carrots, remove
tops and tails, but a quarters length
wise and boil Cor steam) until they are
very soft, almost mushy. Add while
hot after draining and MASKING, one
cupful of heavy cream, tree tablespoon
fuls of butter, two teaSpoonfuls of salt,
pinch of cayenne or one-half tea
spoonful of paprika, two teaSpoonfuls
of onion juice and one or two beaten
eggs Put the mixture in we'll creased
dish and bake in a slow oven until hot
throughout. Unmold on platter and
garnish with parsley.
Carrots and Turnips.
Wash. scrape and CRATE them. Place
them in boiling sailed water until soft
(about 90 minutes for the carrots and
10 minutes for the turnips, so that they
must be cooked in separate pans).
When soft, drain well and serve as
vegetable with salt, pepper and butter.
Questions.
Among this weeks interesting queries
| is this:
May I have a good recipe for can
died sweet potatoes ?"-Housewife.
| Parboil the potatoes cut into pieces
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Separated.


Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse are
old travellers. They have been around
q good deal, living here and living
there. Their last home was in the Long
Lane. They had had very comfort
able home in the bushes where they
grow along the fence on one side of
the Long Lane. But Killy and Mrs.
Killy, the Sparrow Hawks, had become
very near neighbors, so Danny and
Nanny thought they must move. It
wasn't safe to live there any longer. It
was Nanny who led the way.
"Just where are you going?" squeaked
Danny, who was right at her heels.
Don't ask foolish questions" squeaked
Nanny In return. IT don't know any
more about 1t than you do. Well
know it when we get there. The chief
thing is to get away from the hunting
ground Of those Sparrow Hawks"
Right, my dear, quite right" replied
Danny I'VE must get away from those
Sparrow Hawks. But I wish We knew
where we. were going. In getting away
from the claws of Killy the Sparrow
Hawk we don't want to run into the
paws of Reddy Fox"
"Of course, we don't" replied Nanny,
land we're not going to. I'm not half
as much afraid of Reddy Fox as am
OF kllly the sparrow HAWK. InOSe Keen
eyes Of Killy's looking down from above
can see every little thing, even in the
grass and bushes. It is a wonder to
me that we have escaped so long as we
have. Yes, sir, it is far easier TO keep
out of the clutches of Reddy Fox"
Nanny suddenly squatted very close
to the ground. Danny did the same
thing. For or minutes neither OF
them moved. Then Nanny once more
started ahead. What was IT," squeaked
Danny.
II saw a shadow" squeaked Nanny.
"I think 1t was Spooly the Screech Owl.
He is as bad at night as Is Killy by
day"
All that night, with frequent and
rather long stops to rest and eat, Danny
and Nanny Travelled. When daylight
came they had left the Long Lane and
were well out on the Green Meadows.
They had had no real adventures. Per-
haps 1t was on this account that they
had grown somewhat careless. At FIRST
they had kept very close together.
Nanny had led the way and Danny had
kept right at her heels. But now they
were not so careful to keep together.
They had separated because Danny had
stopped for o lunch on some tender
young grass. He knew that he could
catch up with Nanny. His nose would
tell him just where she had gone.