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Putnam patriot., 1930-02-13

The ancient Greeks were fond Of collecting tales of strange lands. They did not care much whether the strriea were true or not SO long as they were interesting.
 Among the marvels that the Greeks heard from the Far East two of the strangest were that m India there were plants that bore wool without sheep and reeds that bore honey without bees. These incredible tales turned out to be true and in the course of time Europe began to get a little calico from Calicut and kind of edible gravel that the Arabs who bought it called "sukka". But. of course. only kings and queens could afford to dress In calico and have sugar prescribed for them when they were in In the course of time the Arabs invaded Spain and forced upon the unwilling inhabitants of Europe hipher civilization as arithmetic and algebra, soap and sugar.
 Later the Spaniards. Portuguese, Dutch. English and French fought ike wildcats Co get possession Of these islands and the routes leading Co them.
 First Sugar Factory
 4 sugar factory was set up in Breslau under the patronage of the King If Prussia but was not q success until Napoleon took 1t up in 1sl0, and offered prize of a million francs for a practical process. The French made fun of his silly notion.
 In Q comic paper of that day you will find a cartoon Of Napoleon in the nursery beside the cradle of his gon and heir. the king of Rome. The Emperor is squeezing the juice of beet into his ceffee and the nurse has put a beet into the mouth of the in- fant king, saying; Stuck, dear, suck Your father says it's sugar"
 As far back as 1870 we have rec ords cf Indian sugar or maple sug- ar which the early settlers learned to make. which they said was as sweet as honey. This maple-water was ob- tained chiefly from the eak and maple tree. In the spring these trees contain q fluid somewhat resembling that which the canes of the nest of little islands produce. "The women busy themselves in receiving it into vessels of bark. where it trickles from these trees; they boil it and ob- tain from 1t a fairly good sugar. The first which is obtained is always the best
 When the trees are found in any number they are sugar groves" or sugar forests" If the trees were at A distance from the house, sugar camp was formed in a central place among the trees and then men were employed. the kettles and other arti- cies being provided.
 in Wmdham County
 The early settlers in Windham County. made maple sugar from not only the oak and maple but the but ternut tree As late as 1875 t was used to sweeten tea and coffee. White sugar was little used except in sick ness. Brown moist sugar or molasses sugar was used commonly in every In times when election day was great event baked potatoes with dripping molasses was a treat for the voters While the baker with his gingerbread was on hand to be by tho head of the house Inc delicacy to be carried home to the children in a red handkerchief which was kept fer the occasion.
Putnam patriot., 1930-02-13
In Wmdh4m County

Mrs. Vasapupolis--I spent all my money shopping today.
 Mir. Vasapupolis-Fine. Now you know how I feel six days a week. The Pathfinder.
Putnam patriot., 1930-02-13

Sunday School Teacher-Why do we ask the Lord to give us our daily bread?
 Jim Dandy-'CAuse We want 1t freshl-The Pathfinder
Putnam patriot., 1930-02-13
SUGAR AND COTTON

Two of the Marvels of the Far East.-The First Sug ar.-Indian Sugar in Wind ham County.
Putnam patriot., 1930-02-13

Little Wifey-I bought a wonder ful radio set this morning awfully cheap. Only s2 q week
 Hubhy-For how long7
 Wifey-Oh. I forgot Co ask that. The Pathfinder.
Evening star., 1930-12-12
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Some of the well known and glibly re-
peated rules" about children often lead
to misunderstanding. The supposed
rule that a baby doubles his birth
weight at five months and triples it at
one year is really applicable only to the
average baby who weighs about seven
pounds at birth. Thus the rule" ap-
plies with these babies who make the
normal weekly gain, but it does not
apply to babies who weigh much above
or bslow seven pounds at birth.
Regardless of his birth weight, there
is no reason to expect that the baby will
make much more than the average week
ly gain. His average gain will be from
seven to eight pounds the first five
months. In the case Of the seven
pound baby this brings him to IA
pounds or twice his birth weight 1t
brings the baby who weighs 10 pounds
at birth to weight of II or 18 pounds,
and does not double his birth weight.
The next seven months he will gain
from seven to seven and One-half
pounds, bringing the Seven-pound baby
to twenty-one pounds and our ten
pound baby to twenty-five and one-half
pounds.
Does this answer your question clearly,
Mrs. H. W? For your benefit I am
appending below a picture of the usual
13-month-old child. This is discussed
also in our leaflet, Mental and PhySi-
cal Development from Birth to One
Year" which may be secured by any in
tereSted reader for the usual Self-ad-
dressed, stamped envelope sent with
your request to the Your Baby and
Mine" department of this newspaper.
The 13-month-old baby should be at
a very definite stage of development.
He has dropped all the habits of the first
year and Is practicing all the new ones
OF the second year. He is certainly
creeping, and probably walking if his
mother has been wise enough to put him
on the floor. He does not learn this by
being strapped all day in a high chair
or walking contrivance, but by plac-
ing him in a playpen and giving him the
opportunity to learn balance by his
efforts to walk about the incloSure.
He will say at least five words. He
viii have six teeth. He will be feeding
himself with a spoon and drinking all
OF his milk from cup. If he is not
doing these things, it is sad indictment
OF his mothers modernity. Any mother
who will stop and think about it, cannot
fail to realize that babies have to learn
new habits in order to progress both
physically and mentally. The child
from 10 months on is capable of mas
tering the habits of cup drinking and
Self-feeding if given a chance to practise
them.
The 13-month-old baby will probably
have only on long nap daily in the
middle Of the day, instead of one in the
morning and one in the afternoon. For
five months, perhaps, he will not be dry.
but he will be receiving training along
that line and will be refraining from
soiling himself.
This is the usual 13-month-old baby,
Il or more pounds of happy, mischieY-
GUS activity
Evening star., 1930-12-12

no place to get fresh air and had all
you could do to get back here again.
That is because you didn't know what
to do or where. to go for air. You follow
me and / will show you how to go
abcut in comfort when Jack Frost has
put roof on the Smiling Pool"
Jerry Muskrat filled his lungs with
air and disappeared in the water filled
hall that opened in the floor of the
house. Stumpy filled his lungs with air
and followed. They came out of the
doorway in the mud on the bottom of
the Smiling Pool end Jerry led the
way upward. Stumpy had queer feel
ing. He had that very morning come
nose against the ice which had formed
in the night, the first ice he had ever
seen or felt. He had had hard work
TO hold his breath long enough to get
back into the house where there was
fresh air. Was his father going to make
the same mistake? 1t looked that way.
But Jerry did not swim clear to the
top. Just little below this he straight
ened out and headed for the bank
Stumpy followed, although he really
was afraid to. He couldn't believe that
they could possibly swim over to that
bank and back again without fresh air
and where could they get this If they
couldn't push their noses out of water?
He was tempted to turn back. Yes, sir
he was so. However, common sense
whispered that his father must know
what he was about. So Stumpy kept on
Under the edge of the bank Jerry
MuSkrat gently pushed his nose up
Stumpy did the same. To his surprise
he found there was a little air space
there and he could fill his lungs with
Evening star., 1930-12-12
BY Thornfon
". Burgess.

fresh cold air. There was plenty of 1t.
The roof of ice kept him from putting
his nose up in the outer air but there
under the edge of ths bank the water
didn't quite touch the ice and there
was air enough for Muskrat or several,
for that matter. Then Jerry led the
way to the bank on the other side and
there it was the same way. After this
Jerry dived and dug up a root and with
this swan back to the house. Stumpy
dived at the same place and found an
other root which he could get hold of
with his teeth without having to dig il
out. With this he swan back to the
house. Meanwhile Mrs. jerry and
Stumpy'S sister had also come cut in
search of breakfast.
Once back in the house Jerry turned
to Stumpy. Now you see how it is
DONE said he.
Stumpy nodded. Eyes" said he, 81
see how it is done Is there always air
under the edge of the bank?"
Almost always" replied Jerry. "If
there wasn't there would still be a way
to breathe. I'll show you the next time
we go out. Just now, having had some
exercise and my breakfast, l fell like a
nap"
So Jerry curled up and went to slsep
Presently the other members of the
family returned, ate breakfast and went
to sleep. Stumpy cculd't go to sleep
No. sir, he couldn't go to sleep. He tried
but it was useless. He kept thinking
how strange the Smiling Pool was with
a roof over it, a roof through which the
light came 50 that they could see al
most as well as if there had been no
roof OF Ice. Now that ne knew how to
get fresh air he was no longer afraid
SO presently he slipped out and swan
across to where the Laughing Brook
enters the Smiling Pool To his sur
prise, he found that the Laughing Brook
was not frozen over. So here he had
chance to climb out and see how
the Smiling Pool looked with a roof
over it.
Copyright. 1930.)
Evening star., 1930-12-12
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.

1t is possible, at least in a philosoph-
ical sense, to maintain that all human
beings are towards.
We all have our anxieties. Our
anXieties tend to develop into fears.
Our fears in turn tend to develop into
phobias. Out of all this we erect ap-
prOpriate types of defense mechanisms.
If you take the trouble to think about
and try to explain these facts, you will
get glimpse of the psychology Of
cowardice
According to Shakespeare, Conscience
doth make towards of us all" What
he probably meant was that fears are
the psychological progeny of wisdom.
To know is to fear. Fearing Alright IS
a practical application OF knowledge,
the beginning of courage.
Those ordinary fits of the "blues"
which nearly every one experiences
from time to time must, according 10
our present philosophy, be called a
temporary confusion of the known with
the unknown. They are usually fol-
lowed by fit of more than ordinary
enthusiasm. This means that knowl-
edge has again found its logical con-
nection with the unknown, and that
cowardice takes back seat.
Evening star., 1930-12-12
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

fourth Senator within one term to
occupy that seat from Ohio. And.
curiouSly enough. he has retired and
the term is not yet completed. Bulkley.
the Democrat, who took his seat on
December ], will finish the term in
March. 1893.
Frank B. willis. after being reelected
in 1926, died the following year While
campaigning for the presidency. Cyrus
Locher was appointed to serve until
the next general election He died in
August, 1929
Theodore Burton was elected in MOI
vember, 1929, for the uneXpired term
ending in 1888 but death claimed him
almost before he had started. Nc
Culloch was appointed to serve until
the general election of this year, when
he was defeated by Buckley.
Senator McCulloch, however. had
more to recommend him than the mere
TACT that he was handsome and wore
his clothes well.
Three terms in Congress before he
came to the Senate had won for him
the reputation Of being a man Of in
tellect and a tireleSs worker.
During his days as an undergraduates
at Ohio State University and later when
he studied law at Western Reserve, he
was regarded as deep student. In law
school he was looked upon as being
the most thorough and conscientious
member of his class
He brought those qualities with him
into public life. His friends say that
perhap, his greatest fault is that he
takes lie too seriously.
In Washington, both while a member
OF the House and as a Senator, II ne
mad any hobby outside his family. Il
was work and more Of it.
He didn't play golf He was no sport
enthusiast OF any kind. He didn't even
frequent clubs at leisure momentG
Evening star., 1930-12-12
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE
Sports Frock.

Don't you love this sports-y rig? It's
so charmingly, appropriate and smart
for the schoolgirl
To be certain it's fashioned of
woolen. It's just stunning and so youth
ful in the fashionable rust-red wool
jersey. The collar and cuffs, of course,
are white pique. The belt is black
suede, but may also be made Of self
material
The low placement of the stitched
plaitS of the skirt make 1t very distinc-
tive. They are released just above the
knees 50 as to give a smart comfortable
fullneSs TO them
Style No 974 may be had in sizes II,
13, is and II years.
Bottle green wool crepe with beige
pin dots is effective with plain green
collar and cuffs piped with beige.
Tweed in light weight in Bordeaux
red coloring with pique trim IS very
Snappy.
Size Is requires "a yards 54-inch,
with 3s yard 35-inch contrasting.
For pattern of this style, send Is
cents in stamps or coin directly to The
Washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth avenus and Twenty ninth
street, New York.
We suggest that when you send for
Evening star., 1930-12-12
Yellow Fruit Cake.

Combine one cupful Of cleaned raisins
and currants, half a cupful each of
chopped citron and candied orange
rind, the juice and rind of two lemons,
half a teaspoonful of mace and half a
teaspoonful of nutmeg Make a batter
by creaming half cupful of butter
with one and one-half cupfulS of light
brown sugar. Gradually add the beaten
yolks Of three eggs, then alternately stir
in one cupful of sour cream or milk
in which one level teaspoonful of bak-
ing soda has been added and about
three cupfuls of -four. When beaten
smooth, add the fruits and then the
mixed whites of the eggs. Bake in a
paper-lined pan for over an hour. Have
the oven moderately hot at the begin
ming, then lower to slow heat.
Evening star., 1930-12-12
Cranberry Rolypoly.

Prepare a dough by sitting two cup
iuls OF -four with four teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder, one tsaspoonful Of salt
and one tablespoonful of sugar. Cut
in four tablespoonfuls OF fat and add
enough milk to make a dough that can
be rolled. Roll the dough to one-half
inch In thickness, Spread with one
and one-half cupfuls of eranberrieS
chopped, and three-fourths cupful Of
sugar. Roll place onto buttered nan
and bake for 20 minutes in a moderate
oven. This roll may be put onto a
buttered plate and steamed for 40 min
utes IL preferred, then placed in the
oven for 10 minutes to dry.
Evening star., 1930-12-12
Quick Chicken Stew.

To two cupfuls of cold diced white
potatoes add one cupful of cooked diced
chicken, half a teaspoonful of salt and
pinch of paprika. Meanwhile, dilute
two cupfuls of thickened chicken gravy
with two cupfuls of boiling water, add
one onion minced fine, and simmer until
tender. Then add to the chicken, heat
thoroughly and serve, sprinkling with
one tablespoonful of parsley just before
serving, Peas, tiny carrots or a few
cooked string beans may be added to the
stew, or dumpLngS may be made and
ter If desired.
Evening star., 1930-12-12

mas, or others who are interested in
what the fortunate few are going to
wear.
Whether you are directly interested
in these advanced resort things or not,
you will. hope, be interested in the
little veStee and scarf set shown in
the sketch, because it contains an
idea that may be applied to your Win
ter wardrobe. The set IS made CT
heavy white crepe silk and the trim
ming is achieved by means of strips
Of pastel toned silk crepe interiaced
at the ends, and stitched into place
For the home dressmaker it would be
much simpler to use ribbon than silk
and ribbon would be just as effective
A useful set at the present time
might be made from lightweight wool
en- mateFial-jersey or wool crepe
trimmed with colored ribbon. The
sleeveless jacket would make a con-
venient little wrap to wear indoors on
cold days or TO wear under the coat
when there is need for extra warmth
Evening star., 1930-12-12
Advanced Resort Clothes
BY MARY MARSHALL

The matching scarf would further help
to keep Jack Frost away.
One ingenious young college girl who
saw this set has copied it in pure white
wool crepe trimmed with paStel-toned
ribbon--corn color, mauve, light blue
and light rose. She will wear it under
her white bunny evening wrap to give
the warmth that she will surely need
when Winter comes in earnest.
(Copyright, 193O)
Evening star., 1930-12-12
JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in English.
By JOSEPH }. FRIsCH.

G. B.-"Elicits many a smile" is the
correct form. Do not confuse elicit
with Illicit. Elicit (e-liSs-iD means to
draw out or entice forth; Illicit (il-lss-i)
means unlawful prohibited, as THE
court ELECTED tdrew OUT the truth con-
cerning their Illicit unlawfuD trans
actions" Think of Ill in the sense of
bad in connection with Illicit.
Write 10 Jolly Polly for details on
-. p" book.
Evening star., 1930-12-12

Winter has, of course, not yet begun;
most women have only just assembled
their Winter wardrobes, and some
women are still looking forward to buy
ing q Winter coat. And yet it is time
to talk about clothes for Palm Beach
and other Southern resorts for the
beneht of those fortunate few who can
eontrive to take a holiday after Christ
Evening star., 1930-12-12

"You follow me-" said Jerry Muskrat
to Stumpy, his three-legged sen who
was making his home with his parents
in the big house in the Smiling Pool.
You follow me and 1 will show you
what to do now that ice covers the
Smiling Pool, making a hard roof as
you call it. You say that when you
Evening star., 1930-12-12

McCulloch of Ohio.
In his defeat the
ate loses one Of its
b e S t-looking and
m o S I Sartorically
e ! e CANT members.
McCulloch looked
more the part of
a movie star than
a Senator his pro-
file will compare
favorably wit h
almost any screen
idols.
And now that
he's gone-tor he
didn't return to
serve in the short
session - Senators
Heflin, Cutting and
Young Bob" La
Toilette are again
Co-hOldeTS of the
Evening star., 1930-12-12
DAILY DIET RECIPE
CHEESE STRAWS


Flour, one cup; baking powder,
one teaspoon; butter, one table
spoon; grated American cheese,
one-half cup; salt and cayenne,
dash; milk, three tablespoons.
MAKES ABOUT so STRIPS.
Sift flour, baking powder and
dash Of salt and cayenne together.
Add butter and grated cheese.
Add milk, make a stiff dough.
Roll very thin. Cut in narrow
strips about four inches long.
Twist slightly giving them a
turned effect as you lay them on
creased brown paper on baking
pan. Bake in hot oven until light
brown. Delicious with salad, soup
or served with apple sauce.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes starch, pro-
tein, some fat. Much lime and
vitamins A and B present. Can
be eaten by normal adults of
average or under weight.
Evening star., 1930-12-12

Ocean Spray cranberry sauce is the ira
ditIonal complement TO turkey, chicken,
with other meats. In one-pound cans
ready to ve.-Advertlsement
Evening star., 1930-12-12

your pattern you order a copy Of our
large Winter fashion magazine. 1t
should be in every home, for, of course
every woman wants to look her best
without great expense, and this book
points the way. 1t also contains ex-
cellent Christmas suggestions. Price of
book, 10 cents.
Evening star., 1930-12-12
The MOf-TOasG Test
Is Your Personal
Margarine Test

Take piece of bot toast and spread
Literally with Nucoa. Notice how the
good, wholesome elements ofthis deli
eacJ begin to register on the taste buds
-. those wonderful little taste-centers
at the base of the tongue. Notice the
sweet and appetizing satisfaction
the clean body and bloom" offlavor.
Tbe Hof- Toast Test t0ik brOpe to yoE that
NEco6 Is UNLIKE Ggy other margarine.
Evening star., 1930-12-12
Jerry Shows Stumpy.

Whichever way you chance to- turn
IhereS always something you can learn.
JERRY MUSKRAT.
Evening star., 1930-12-12

unofficial title of bsSt-dressed Senator
McCulloch ousted them when he came
70 Washington TO take the seat OF
the late Senator Burton.
II he had added spats to his ward
robe he might have been known as
the best-dreSSed man in Congress. But
he didn't, and so Speaker Longworth
clung to his title
incidentally, McCulloch was the
Evening star., 1930-12-12

the recent general
has been generally
Is Senator Roscoe
United States SEN
Evening star., 1930-12-12
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK

ONE casualty in
elections which
overlooked, perhaps
McCulloch of Ohio.
In his defeat the
Evening star., 1930-12-12

Margarine. TrOeo has all the
wonderful flavOrand food value
of Golden TrocO, but is clear
white in the package. Same
price as Golden TrocO.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-04
BOSTON ELKS ROOM
RAID YIELDS Liquor
An ElaborateIy Equipped Bar,
Booths and Tables Found
by Dry Agents Squad

Boston, Mar. 4.-(R)-Fcderal pro-
hibition agents today had a large as
sortment of liquor in their possession
and three men faced liquor law viola
ton charges after q raid last night
on a DON connected with the quar-
tiers of the Boston Lodge Of Elks at
the Elks hotel.
The room in which the liquor was
found together with an deliberately
equipped 40-foot bar. booths and
tables, was located on floor So. q
mezannine floor between floors five
and six. Both Manager Colwell Of
the hotel and officials Of the Elks
club. which is on the fifth floor and
which IS connected with the raided
room, denied jurisdiction over the
room Of the seized property.
Major Henry e. Goodnough. acting
prohibition administrator. led the raid
with a squad Of Is men. He said later
that entrance was gained easily and
denied that any of the raiders or in
vestigators were Elks or that admis-
sion to the bar or to the building had
been gained by the use Of Elks' cards.
Those arrested we're Edward G.
Beasley, alleged bartender; Jacob
Gordon, floor manager, and John A.
White. a waiter. The names Of seven
customers were taken.
The liquor seized included 81 bot
ties OF Canadian ale. 14h; pints Of
gin, 26h pints of rye whiskey. and IL
quarts Of Bourbon Whiskey.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-04

in addition to making good the de-
ficiencies and paying penalties double
the amounts involved. Those who
pleaded yesterday we're Eleanor
Boardman. Hallan1 Cooley Burr, Ray
mond Mckee and Malcolm McGregor.
Corrinc Griffith, screen star. previ-
ously had pleaded guilty and paid her
fine.
The citations were made by q fed
cral grand jury recently following an
investigation Of an alleged conspiracy
in Hollywood, which federal agents
declared had caused the government
to lose a million dollars in taxes
Since 1925.
Miss Griffith's fine was 81 1000 and
the back taxes and penalties she paid
brought her account to $25, 900. Miss
Boardman was fined $4,000, and paid
back taxes and penalties totaling
$4,000. The three actors were fined
$500 each.
Mix Is accused Of having failed to