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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
BEDTIME STORIES
BY Thornton
W. Burgess.

the kitchen door and begged to be ad-
mitted. She took great pains to keep
away from the shed as much as pos
sible. Once in the kitchen, she rubbed
against Mother Brown and meowed,
teasing for breakfast. Mother Brown
went to the back shed and looked out
An empty plate and an empty saucer
were there.
You don't need anything to eat"
she said. "a cat who could get away
with all that liver ana milk that I left
out there for you last night certainly
cannot be hungry now"
"Meowi" said Black Pussy, and kept
right on teasing. However, she leased
in vain Mother Brown simply wouldn't
give her any more food, explaining that
she didn't want to overfeed her and
so make her sick.
Poor Black Pussy! She really was
hungry. OF course, there was no way
for Mother Brown to know that any
one else had eaten up that good meal
that she had placed out in that shed
the night before. She knew that Bow
ser the Hound had been out in his
little house, chained, lest he take it
into his head to go hunting Reddy Fox
She knew that Flip the Terrier had
been shut up in the kitchen all night
The liver and milk were gone, so, of
course, Black Pussy must have eaten
them. Finally Black Pussy gave up
teasing and went out to the barn to
try to catch mouse. She wasn't at
all happy cat.
Now, Jimmy Skunk is one of those
who believe in making the most of OPP
portunities. He believes in getting the
thing that he can get easiest. Late
that afternoon, just about the time
jolly round, red Mr. Sun was getting
ready to 60 to bed behind the Purple
thing he thought of was his stomach
thought of was something to eat. He
remembered the feast he had had the
night before up in the shed at Farmer
Browns house.
Perhaps" said Jimmy to himself
"there'll be another feast there. It is
a lot easier to get dinner like that
than 1t Is to go hunt for it. I believe
I'll go UP there early. Somebody else
might get that dinner before I do"
So 1t was just dusk when Jimmy
Skunk ambled across the yard to Black
Pussy's hole in the shed. 1t just hap
pened that no one saw him. He walked
right through without hesitating. The
door from the kitchen was open. There
were very pleasant odors coming from
it. Had not Jimmy already been
hungry. the smell of those good things
would have made him hungry. But
there was no plate of liver and no
saucer of milk out in that shed. Jimmy
was disappointed He was very much
He was undecided Just
what to do. Finally he decided to wait
a while and see what would happen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
The Great Desire.

Parents and teachers long to educate
children into being the perfect man
and perfect woman. Every mistake
the child makes is stab in the faithful
loving heart of the lowering spirit.
Everything that is good. everything that
is lovely, is placed before the children.
And still they turn aside and do evil.
There is an infinite law that DEGREES
that each shall sow and reap his own
harvest. There is none to do it for
him. There is no way by which the
best of teachers, the most enlightened
parent can put anything into the soul
of a child. Example, instruction, care.
he can bestow, but unless the child
accepts what matter all the anxiety and
care?
Is our training then so utterly use
less? Are we so completely helpless.
There is group Of children who nave
been born into the world defective.
This group must be gathered into spe-
cial schools, special colonies, and kept
there until they show indication OF self
control and self-guidance, or. because
they show no such power. held there to
the end. The great group of children
is normal. healthy. effective. We can
Guide and direct them in such way
as to foster in them deep desire, the
great desire, to be good, TO pc nne
people.
The best way to do that is to be
what one would have the children be.
That is where most Of us fail. We
would teach children to be unselflsh,
and we go out and fight for the last
ounce of substance that we can claim
as ours. We teach them to be honest
and daily we prevaricate, evade, color
the story, willfully. We would have
them industrious and we, in their
presence, scorn the worker and adore
the easy-going idler whose family en-
dowed him with riches and futility.
We teach one way and live another.
Daily we balance dangerously between
two worlds. We would be gentle and
kind and unselfish, but. alas, 1t costs
too much. We cannot bear that an
other should enjoy what we covet. And
we covet the earth and its fullness.
Before Ye can hope to have our chill
dren express the great desire we must
express IL ourselves in our daily lives.
Children follow where we lead. sWhat
they are, these healthy normal children,
we have made them.
We cannot teach child unselfishness
by force. We cannot give him wisdom
through sermons. We cannot give hin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
Ny Neighbor Says:

Paint screens and porch fur
niture before putting away for
the Winter. They will then be
well dried and ready for use
when Spring Genes.
Tea should not stand for any
length of time before serving.
Always let water come to a roll
ing boil before pouring over tea
leaves.
When paraffin is removed
from jelly glasses, put into a
glass Jar and set aside. 1t can
be melted when needed and used
again4on jellies.
A speck of pink vegetable col
oring added to apple sauce will
give it pretty pink color.
Never water the tops of your
ferns. Just pour the water
around the pot in a deep dish
and let the earth soak up water
through the bottom of the pot.
Plants growing in the house
are best kept in good shape by
pinching the end buds of those
shoots that grow too vigorously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
FOOD PROBLEMS
BY SALLY MONROE.
If Bread Pals.

Does the kind of bread you are used
to taste little fiat and undressing
now and then? A good many would
answer ''yes" to that question. They
plug along, eating bakers bread or
homemade bread or mufflns three times
a week and toast the other days for
breakfast, or any other monotonous
routine. Suddenly they are tired OF
whatever their bread habit has been.
They want something different.
They want something different. but
they think they are tired of bread, all
bread. The whole trouble Is that we
all get tired of monotony, in bread as
in other things.
Now If your family seems TO be tired
of bread try some other kind. II you
have been making bread all Winter
try using bakers bread for a while. II
you have been using whole-wheat bread
most of the time, cut 1t out entirely
for a couple of weeks. If you have been
using rolls and toast, try mufins for q
while.
Remember bread sticks. Crisp and
brown. they are delicious. You can
buy them perhaps of a local baker
Or YOU can get them like waters In
packages in some shops. Anyway, just
remember that they form a delicious
variation from the regulation bread you
have been eating so long.
You can often revive an interest In
bread for breakfast by using some new
kind of electric toaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

often be the very means whereby
parents remain in the confidence of
their child. Every person hates espion-
age and spying.
Another one of their grievances
turned out to be the way in which one
child borrows the clothes of another.
One of the members of the club con-
fesSed that the first person out of her
home was the best dressed. Nancy felt
that the girls themselves ought to be
able to regulate such borrowing. since
words Of grown-ups have no effect. The
girls voted to consider the proper
punishment and report 1t at next
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
Pear and Crane Salad.

On bed of tender leaves of romaine
lettuce place two inverted halves of
pears, either canned or fresh ripe.
Leave a space between to put a row of
halves and seeded grapes and cover
with spiced currant and ginger dressing.
Sprinkle the pears with lemon juice
before placing on the lettuce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

girls and boys. too. for that matter.
reach a stage where they feel they are
sufficiently grown up to keep their own
things in their own way.
OF course, parents act as they do be-
cause they feel their experience ought
to be a help. Then too, they have
given up so much for their children
that they hate to relinquish the pro-
prietary feeling toward them. But one
sure way to lose children's confidence
is to keep too close a rein upon them.
to act as if every act of theirs needed
watching.
A growing girl or boy should have
the feeling that privacy is hers or his.
A room of ones own, the knowledge
that letters are not opened or read.
that ones diary is kept untouched will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI.

knowledge. We cannot give him power
Before he can add single cubit to his
stature he must desire to do So We can
create that desire by making it appear
lovely. We can make the child desire
grace and beauty and serenity of spirit
by showing him the worthiness of these
characteristics in our own daily lives.
Would you have a child express this
great desire to be good, to be a man
and do a mans work in the world?
Show him the way and he will follow
it. There is no other means in your
power.
Copyright, 1s3o)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
PRIME TAPIOCA.

PRUNE TAP1OCA.
Heat one pint of prune juice
to the boiling point, stir in two
tablespoons quick-cooking tapi-
oca, cook five minutes, then add
one-quarter teaspoon salt and
one cup of stewed and stoned
pruneS and cook until the tapioca
is clear. Remove from the fire,
add one tablespoon of lemon
juice and the stiff1y beaten
whites of three eggs, beat thor
oughly with an egg beater, then
return to the fire and cook two
minutes, beating constantly. Turn
into pudding dish, chill and
serve with custard sauce. Custard
sauce: Beat the yolkS of three
eggs, add one-half saltspoon salt,
one-half cup sugar and one pint
scalded milk, cook over boiling
water. until thick. remove from
fire, flavor with vanilla and chill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
you CAN'T BE DAINTY
WITH A COLD IN THE HEAD
In few deep bresths, Vspex bsnishes ell the
distress Of colds

No WOMAN can possibly be at her
best with a cold. Her nose be-
comes red and stuffed, her head
feels clogged, and the miserable
distress ruins her good disposition.
Simply put drop on the hand
kerchief or drop at each end of
the pillow. Breathe the delightful
vapor and you breathe your cold
away.
Swiftly Vapex clears the head,
opens up the nose, dries secretions.
A few deep breaths relieve dis"
tress and make you feel better.
If a cold keeps you awake, use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
NANCY PACE
Members of Family Have
Right to Privacy
BIZ FLoRENcE la aANKE.

One of the Good Taste girls had a
grievance. "Tell me, Mrs. Page, should
q girls mother read all her letters.
Aren't my letters my own?" There was
r-lch an eager look on the faces of the
= her members of the club that Nancy
realized they had a common grievance
the lack of privacy which was given
them by their family.
Some way mothers do not realize that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
MINCE PIE.

Use four and one-hslf pounds
of meat, one peck of apples, two
pounds of suet. Spices, salt and
sugar to taste, sweet cider to
moisten. or take the parings and
cores after being carefully looked
over, cover with water and boil,
strain and use two lemons, two
oranges if cider is not used. This
rule is one-third more apples
than meat. Fill pie, then put in
bits of butter, a little sugar,
raisins and small pieces of citron.
Cook all day on the back of the
stove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

Vapex at night and rise in the
morning refreshed and soothed.
Vapex is very inexpensive. The
ST bottle contains fifty applica-
tions-an average of only &C
apiece. Millions Of bottles are
sold yearly. 1t is approved by
Good Housekeeping because it is
safe for every one-even little
children.
For safety's sake, always ask
for V>A>P>E>X-the original in
halant-and do not accept an
inferior product that claims to
be lust as good"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

1t was just before daylight that
Jimmy Skunk yawned, stretched, won
dered for a moment where he was, re-
membered, and then crept out of Black
Pussy's comfortable bed In Farmer
Browns shed. He first went over to
the two dishes where the liver and milk
had been the night before. He found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

nothing there and then walked out
through the little round doorway
which had been provided for Black
Pussy. Once outside, Jimmy shuff1ed
along home. He was feeling very COM
Portable and in good humor.
1t was some time after daylight, in
fact. it was after breakfast time, that
Black Pussy yentured out from her
hiding place in the barn and went to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
Jimmy Returns Early.

When you've been trying to be good.
How sad to be misunderstood.
Black Pussy.
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CORN CAKE.

CORN CAKE.
Two cups sour milk, two tea
spoons of soda, one of salt, one
egg, one cup white cornmeal. one
cup of white flour, Cne-quarter
cup sugar and two tablespoons OF
molaSses. Beat smooth and bake
in a buttered sheet.
Putnam patriot., 1930-06-12
North Woodstock

A daughter was born recently to Mir. and Mrs. George Staverke.
 Mrs. Lottie May has returned from Ellington where she has passed the winter.
 Eugene Hubbard. a senior at the Academy, has accepted the position of janitor of the building.
 Miss Helen Sparrow graduates from Brown University this week. Her mothers return from the hospital will follow her return from Provi- dence.
 Invitations are out for the mar riage of Kenneth Hicks son of Mir and Mrs. David Hicks end Miss Mabel Isabelle Erickson of Southbridge. The wedding Is to take place June 2Sth at 2 P. NJ. in the Southbridge Uni versalist church.
 Afriek Baker. seventy-one. for many years an inmate of the Town Farm, was taken to the Day Kimbali hospital for an operation for hernia. He has been afflicted with rheumatism for a long time and unable to earn living for himself.
Putnam patriot., 1930-06-12
East Woodstock

Miles Sharpe of New York Is the guest of George Nicely and family.
 Mrs. Harry Townsend has been spending a few days in Ware, Mass.
 George W. Child of Windsor spent the weekend with J. E. Child and family.
 Mrs. Wm. Closson and two children of Newburg, N. r.. are visiting Rev. H. D. Baker and family.
 Mir. and Mrs. Theodore Nicely of Clinton, Mir. and Mrs. Charles Neely and son Fred of Willimantie called on George Nicely and family on Sunday.
 Wilma Taylor and Dorothy Nicely graduated from the local school this week. receiving their diplomas on Tuesday evening at exercises held in Woodstock Academy.
 Mrs. Mary A. Hopkins, Regent of Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter D.. A. R. and Miss Gertrude Perry of Put nam, Vice Regent attended a D. A. k. meeting in Oxford. Mass, last Saturday.
 August Peterson arrived home from New York Saturday evening, after spending the winter and spring with his daughter, Mrs. Eric Anderson. His grandson, William Anderson, accom- panied him, remaining several days.
Putnam patriot., 1930-06-12
POMFRET PARAGRAPHS

Mir. and Mrs. F. J. Foley of Boston were in Pomfret on Sunday
 W. II. Blackmore spent the week. end ia Canterbury with friends.
 Mrs Mary Foley is with her daugh- ter. Mrs. William Fisher of Battey street, Putnam.
 Mir. and Mrs. William 4. Sill of Holyoke. Mass. were weekend visit tors at the Cabin.
 Mrs. Ella B. Rowan who arrived a month ago leaves Sunday for Kyle Camp Catskills, N. \. where she will act as camp nurse.
 Vinton Freedley is in New York conferring with Guy Bolton in regard to the book of the musical comedy to be produced in the autumn by Aarons X Freedley.
 Those who have read the latest s. S. van Dine murder mystery story, "The Scarab Murder Case have not ed with interest the fact that Dr. AL bert NJ. Lythgoe of the Egyptian de- partment of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, frequent Pomfret visitor is one of the minor characters.
 Mrs. Abbie C. Buell.. mother of Mrs. Carrie Miller. died Monday June 9 at lI.l5 A. M. at the home of her son Charles l.. Buell. in Petersham, Mass. She had been in failing health for about six months. If she had lived until Saturday June 2l she would have been ninety years old. She formerly lived in Eastford. Besides her daughter in Fomfret she leaves two sons. Henry B. Buell. of East ford and Charles l.. Buell. of Peters ham. Mass, with whom she lived; also one daughter Mrs Carrie Miller of Pomfret. Eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren also sur vive. The burial was held Wednesday at North Ashford
Putnam patriot., 1930-06-12
North Woodstock

Henry Stafford is painting his house.
 Mrs. Ida Robbins returned last week after an absence of several weeks.
 Qqlntin Sanger came from Colum- oia University last week. where he received his degree of N. A.
 Hazen Calhoun who is one of the graduating class in Colby College. Maine. Is expected home next week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Bates spent Memorial Day and the following weekend as guests of Raymond H. Stafford.
 The meeting of the Mission Circle IS postponed from this week until Tuesday June 17 when it will be held with Mrs. George Lyon. Topic Look ing Forward"
 Mrs. H. l.. Sanger visited her cousin in Plainfeld on Sunday afternoon. She was accompanied by Mir. and Hobart Sanger. Mrs. Sanger's cousin has been quite seriously i'll for sev- eral weeks.
 Graduation and Glass Day are the topics of conversation among most of our young people this week, and hearty congratulations are extended them on the good work they have done and We all hope a pleasant vacation season may be theirs.
 Miss Ida Sanger accompanied Rev. and Mrs. H. Douglas Pierce to Sax tons River. Vermont, last Friday and Saturday and reports very enjoy able trip. Mir. Pierce will begin his pastorate there about September 1, after having been pastor of the Win ter Hill church in Somerville, Mass. for ten years.
 Pupils of Mrs. Clara Rawson in the English Neighborhood gave a pleas ing program at the sehoolhouse last week. They had been studying up on the subject of Rubber and gave a dramatization of 1t from the time it was discovered up till the present time. A sand table was used to depict a modern rubber industrial plant.
Putnam patriot., 1930-06-12
Woodstock

Mrs. Randolph whaples of Norwich was a recent guest at the Healeys.
 Miss Vera Cross of Hartford was with her home folks over the week end.
 Mrs John Williams is spending several days with relatives in Wor- cester.
 Harry Rutishauser is returning home this week as a graduate from Miami College.
 Wallace Child and George Holt of Rollins College are returning to their respective homes this week.
 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baker have been entertaining their daughter, Mrs. William Closson and two child ren.
 Mrs. Ida Spalding Masters was heard by several Woodstock persons last Sunday in her broadcast from Worcester
 Windsor Clark's house looks very nice with it's new coat of paint re- gently applied by Henry Lamothe and Howard Perrin.
 nlEs AAAAAAAA0N llhAt iiaS ttA1h AR her summer home. Sunset Hill', for the summer months. Mir. Holt will ar rive very soon.
 Miss Lydia Tabor of Providence was weekend guest of her father and grandmother, Clarence Tabor and Mrs. Charles Tabor.
 Mrs. Chester Wilcox returned to the home of her son. Eugene Wilcox and family on Saturday after spend ing the winter in Willimantic.
 Miss Bertha MeComber of Willi- mantle visited relatives in town last Sunday and was a dinner guest at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Clarence Williams.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Ross, John Black and William Black, all of Fall River, were guests on Wednesday of their cousin. Mrs. Frank Shippey and l family.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Mills and small son of Worcester have arrived in Elmvale where they have rented rooms from Mrs. Louise Child for the summer.
 4 service in memory of the late missionaries, Christine and Dorothy Anderson of China, will be held at the Swedish Church on Sunday morning at Il o'clock. In the afternoon mem bers of the Young Peoples society will give a program at the Chafiins church in Worcester.
 The Academy service at the First Congregational church last Sunday was well attended by relatives and friends of the Academy students The church was beautifully decorated 1 with evergreens and flowers. Rev Russell s. Linton delivered a very in- spring address. Miss Louise Pike as soloist, pleasingly rendered. Like as a Father by Scott with Miss Constance l.. Williams at the organ The two violin solos given by Miss Eleanor Irving, with Mrs. Katherine Lown at the piano. were very muei appreciated by the congregation.
Putnam patriot., 1930-06-12

Mrs, John Butler and infant son re- turned on Saturday from Phillips House. Boston.
 Mir and Mrs. Schiesinger came from Boston to spend the weekend with Dr. Overlook.
 General John Carson went to New York on Monday to attend his class reunion at West Point
 Swimming parties are frequently the guests of Charles Field Swain in his new electric lighted pool.
 Mir. and Mrs. Donald Unger will go Go Lake Placid, N. Y.. at the close of the Pomfret school this week Ms, Unger will teach in the Lake Placid summer school.
 Visitors at Fox Hill Farm for the closing exercises of the Rectory School were Mrs. Cooper-Ellis of Keene. New Hampshire, and Mrs. Gordon and her daughter. from Saw annah, Georgia
 Lawrence Perkins will sail from France on the Paris" on June 2ist. Mir. and Mrs Russell Perkins spent the weekend in Pittsfeld attending the commencement exercises of Miss Renee Perkins school.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas gave de- lightfal tea at the Mad Halter on Friday afternoon. "Narnishing Day,n for the exhibition of Miss Beatrice Stevens display of oil paintings and pastels. Mrs. Henry Bradford of Thompson poured.
 
 Mrs. Frank II. Bgelow is sailing for Europe on June 18th. on "The Duchess of York" by way of Mon treal. She will visit Scotland, England, Holland. Belgium. Germany. Switzer- land. Italy and France; returning in September for the opening of the School.
 Dr. and Mrs. Grosyenor Goodridge motored to New York City on Tues day to witness the trial raises for the Ameriea's Cup defenders from the specially chartered boat of the New York Yacht Club. Mr. Robert Moves has been the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Goodridge while opening Tyrone prior to the arrival of Mrs Moves from France.
 \ meeting of The Woman's Auxil- iarv of Christ Church was held at the reetory on Thursday afternoon, at quarter after three o'clock, the pres ident. Mrs. John P. Grosvenor, pre- siding. There were nine members pres ent. After the treasurer's report had been read and approved, and the treasurer of the united offering's report had been read. the meeting ad- iourned to sew on alter linen. Later, refreshments were served.
 The Reetory School held its com mencement exercises on Monday and Tuesday. Owing to bad weather the baseball game had to be abandoned, but plays were given by the upper and the lower schools. Monday after noon. and most successful dance in the evening On Tuesday morning the parents and many friends of the School gathered in the gymnasium for the closing exercises, speeches and music. At this time Miss Annie Ash was honored for her ten years Of faithful service. Luncheon was serv- ed at twelve o'clock.