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not only have the door to fit the open
ing but they finish the exterior to
match the surroundings. Unless you
have marked the spot where you saw
the spider go in and close the door after
her you will be unable to find the en-
trance
There are some members of this fam
lily that build tall turretlike homes and
close them with trapdoor. These
homes are often built between the
stalks of flowers. 1t is hard to say
whether the plan was to be near the
food it was desired 10 enSnare or to
rave this structure, which especially
met a need.
Wonderful, indeed, are the tunneled
homes of these spiders. The babies are
kept in the home until they can take
care of themselves, and then they. too,
will wander forth to build and hunt
The door is Silken cap. woven so that
it will hold the debris laid upon it,
Sticks and bits Of grass are mixed with
silk in order that 1t may stay in place.
AS Skillful workers they sally forth
to labor when man and enemy are
asleep. Why do they carefully conceal
the place and know how to initiate the
surroundings by putting back and fas-
tening the fallen leaf the withered
grass?
hIlCt lAlc uOOl 10 IIlduC lllC
trance to the tube is safe from prying
eyes or wandering enemy. the spider
gets busy and lines this part. already
completed with a soft. tiSsuelike silk.
AS the tube is made deeper the walls
are lined with the same material. The
little door is propped open while the
busy worker takes out the dirt in her
jaws. She must bite away the dirt and
then make thousands of trips through
the night to remove it from the tube
When investigated. no fresh dirt is
seen about the trapdoor. Often one or
more halls will branch off from the
main one. Should very large insect
see the door open and walk in, it would
end very tragically for one of them II
there was only one room. The builder
has provided for this and has cur
tanned room to slip in. If by chance
the intruder is choice food, then the
householder will watch her opportunity
and give him a quick stab. After that
he is easy to handle, and when the
feast is over the remains will be drag
ged out and thrown away.
Spiders often live for years. and some
of their homes show they have been en-
| larged and done over. The baby
spiders of this family are experts in
! building a tiny reproduction OF their
own home. Just as perfect and the
| trapdoor works as smoothly and fits the
| opening as if done by master hand.
| Copyright, 1880.
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Various Ruffles and Ruchings
BY MARY MARSHALL.

cut on the bias and the edges may be
frayed out evenly. Cotton net ruch-
ings or ruffles may be cut twice the
width required, then folded over ana
gathered double.
Ruff1es and ruchings may be used In
many ways. An organdie dress de-
signed by Chanel is made with
rather straight skirt left plain from
the waist to little above the knees.
Here series of nine ruffles begins.
The first is not more than two inches
in width, the next little wider and
50 on 10 the lowest ruffle, which Is
five or six inches in width and touches
the floor Another organdie evening
dress from Chanel has narrow ruff1es
set at intervals running up and down
the skirt, with narrow ruffie at the
bottom of the hem.
A white cotton net dress that we
especially admire has four narrow
ruchings set at intervals around the
skirt with short sleeved bolero
edged with gathered ruching of the
same width.
Copyright, 1880.
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girls and a boy. You know what that
meant, but she was much happier than
in her old life.
MY father was a country hotel
owner, undertaken, everything that
called for horses and carriages. They
lived a beautiful life for so years
neither was young when married-35
and 40.
81 was the only one to turn back to
the United States; the only one to
stay single. I had to turn to cooking
as I got such fine home training.
And I know you will agree with me
when I tell you 1 have sometimes had
to work for people not half as good as
myself If they could only see the in
side of my old Scottish home As
long as one has to earn a living, it is
peter to keep quiet about ones home
life.
MY father and mother died in 1922
and l923-one year apart. am all
alone My brother is a we'll known
pastor in London. In a few short
years will be able to retire and maybe
go and live near that old homo. It
Will stand, I think, till the day Of
judgment. S. E. g."
You know without being told that
this is woman who has done her
work well. She has worked hard. She
has cooked for many people There's
a curious understanding kindness and
vlvidneSs. Anybody who has all these
things after many years of working has
something priceless. There's a gusto
IN this letter that's catching. In some
curious way it made me feel that I
could do my own work better. l don't
know Just why. It's nothing you can
put a finger on. But I'm glad that she
can retire i'll few years It's a happy
ending.
Copyright. 1879
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.
The Weakly News.

Weather: Unusual.
SISSIETY PAGE.
Mr. Shorty Judges ant gave him her
old camera about 2 weeks ago on &C
count of buying new one, and Mr..
Shorty Judge is practicing aiming 1t
with his cap on backwards and slowly
saving up to buy films.
INTRISTING FACKS ABOUT
INTRISTING PEOPLE.
Sam Crosses least favorite food is all
kinds of fish, the main things he
don't like about it being the bones and
the taist, and the ony time he eats 1t
ally is.
POME' BY SKINNY MARTIN.
My Motto.
My motto is Mind your own bizzness, y
Don't butt into other foxes tawk.
When l hear someone speak about
errands,
l just quietly take little wawk.
BIzzNESS OPPORTUNITIES.
For Sale or Rent Cheap-A half in
trist in Little Marvel pencil Shalpener.
See Lee Davis.
SPORTING PAGE.
Glasses Mage cut his knee more than
a munth ago falling up his frunt steps
while he was wawking In the house
reeding a lyberry book and the scar Is
still there and Glasses thinks he may
have it all his life, but he's not sure.
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NY Neighbor Says:

In cooking anything in which
milk and the acid of vegetables,
such as tomatoes, are blended,
dissolve a pinch of soda in the
milk and there will be less danger
of curdling.
To remove rust from the inside
OF dish cover you should rub
the disclosed part we'll with sweet
oil and leave for a day or two,
then rub with finely powdered,
unslacked lime until all the rust
disappears. Give another rub
bling with oil and keep In a dry
place.
If you wish to restring a neck
lace use a violin string. This
will last much longer than ordi-
nary thread or Irvine, The stiff
ness of the violin string quickly
wears of.
In selecting a soup for meal
remember that creamed soups
should not be served when there
are creamed vegetables or
creamed fish to follow.
(Copyright. le3D.
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For SeaShOre and Lake

IF your vacation plans include So
journ beside the lake or sea or any
other body of water large enough to
permit boating or swimming. you will
have a most interesting collection of
bathing suits. beach accessories or
boating clothes from which to choose.
If your seafaring exploits consist Of
nothing more venturesome than pad
ding a canoe on an inland stream, you
will have sufficient excuse to wear a
nautical costume If it appeals to you.
If you are planning to spend your
holidays on farm or ranch, you will
find fascinating array Of rural clothes
and accessories.
If you plan to spend much of your
time playing golf or tennis or riding,
you will find clothes adapted for these
sports that are extraordinarily attrac-
tive. In fact, dressmakerS, milliners,
shoemakers and all the other producers
of women's clothes and accessories seem
to have contrived to make vacation DAYS
for the stay-at-homes as attractive as
possible.
Pure white plays an important part
In the new bathing suits. There are all
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DOSSIBLY you had hoped to go
L abroad this Summer. and as you
bade your globe-trotting friends adieu
a week or so ago you may have felt
shade of regret that your vacation
plans did not include a European trip.
But there are always compensationS for
those who stay at home and this sea-
son they are most abundant.
Not the least of the pleasures that
many American women anticipate in
their travels abroad has to do with
shopping in Old World cities. This
Summer, however, the advantages will
be for the woman who stays at home
for dresses, hats, accessories and mate
rails are every bit as low priced here
at present as they are abroad and in
many cases considerably lower.
Then, too, there is the consoling
thought that if you went abroad you
would have very little opportunity to
wear any of the intriguing vacation
clothes that have been created for re-
sort wear this Summer. And that really
would be a misfortune because clothes
of this sort were never so practical and
at the same time so becoming as they
are at present.
There are all sorts of open-work
clothes this Summer Nothing could be
more sensible. All the mesh dresses
fall under this head. Knitted jackets,
mesh suits, crocheted hats, string belts
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thrill it was to read such a letter.
l am going to outline my home life to
you as briefly as I can.
Il am so years old I was born in
New York City of an American father.
My mother was born Lady Susan Eliza
beth -. Their home or one home
was Castle -, in the Highlands of
Scotland. I was taken over TO Scot
land when I was years old and re-
turned to the United States at the age
of "a.
My mother, before she married, lived
with her father and three brothers and
watched three out of four dissipate her
fortune.
MY father was butler to a rich
American family that visited Scotland
My mother and he fell in love. She
married him-had seven children-six
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Potato-Cheese Patties.

Pare and boil four medium-sized po-
tatoes until tender, then mash and add
one-fourth pound of finely chopped
cheese and two tablespoonful of but
ter. Beat until smooth. Mix in some
salt, pepper and three tablespoonfuls
of minced onion. If the mixture IS
too soft. add bread crumbs until of the
right consistency. When cool enough
to handle make into fiat patties. Roll
in -four and brown in medium-hot
shallow fat If balls are preferred,
roll into balls and fry in deep fat.
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white Jersey bathing suits that accentu-
ate the sun-tanned tones of the skin.
White is frequently combined with navy
bhle. sometimes with touch of bright
red. other color combinations seen in
the smart new bathing. suit are white
and turquoise blue, coral red and bright
blue, deep and pale green, white and
red, yellow and white, and brown and
white.
To wear over the bathing suit there
are one-piece or two-piece paJamas OF
endless variety, or you may wear pa
lama trousers with beach coat ex-
tending nearly to the knees. Roman
stripes frequently appear in the new
pajamas. The entire pajama costume
with a matching hat may be made OF
striped cotton broadcloth or linen. or
the stripes may appear U only ytt in the
beach robes we have seen was made of
white terry cloth lined with Roman
stripes, which appear at the cuffs and
revers of the coat.
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double boiler until juice runs easily.
Mash the berries and let mixture stay
in upper part of boiler over the hot
water in the lower part for Is minutes.
Use low flame. Drain juice. To each
quart add one cup sugar, boil Is min
utes. This mixture may be bottled in
sterilized jars and kept or chilled and
used at once To one pint of the strip
add the juice of six lemons. sugar to
taste. Put in pitcher with large piece
of ice. Just before serving add one and
one-half quarts sparkling water. Serve
in glasses with chopped ice and sprig
of mint. Other fruit juices may be used.
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NANCY PACE
Long Cool Drinks Help
Long Hot Days.
BY IORENCE Ia GANXE.

Long cool drinks may start almost as
long as hot ones For instance, iced
coffee is best made by pouring extra
strong hot coffee over large piece of
ice which almost fills tall tumb,er.
Fruit drinks, such as lemonade or
fruit punch. are best when a strip,
rather than raw sugar. is used for
Sweetening. And the sirup is hot to
begin with, although it is made long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11

When the important French dress
makers launched the fashion for sheer
cotton dresses trimmed with ruffles,
ruchings and f1ounces fer evening wear,
they unwittingly did good turn for
the home dressmaker. For one thing
cotton are inexpensive and easy to
handle. Organdie or cotton net, for
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JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in Etiquette.
BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH.

H. O'H-Fruit seeds. pits, etc, are
removed from the mouth, one at time,
between the thumb and forefnger, and
placed on the edge of the plate. The
smaller ones, such as grape seeds, may
be dropped into the cupped hand. This
operation is not concealed with the
napkin. Under no circumstances are
the seeds spit into the plate.
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ing: Rye bread, water, milk. cold
meats? D. D,
Answer-CD The 15-year-old girl,
III pounds. Sixteen-year- old may
weigh two pounds more.
90 See that the upper arm gets
some exercise every day, and follow
the exercise by a deep massage with
kneading and pinching movements
The following exercises are effective for
upper arms and shoulders: (a) Stand
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BEDTIME STORIES By 1ho'"'o"
~ - ". BURGESS

ance. He could zee now that her horns
were only abolE 3 inches long and
lacked the single short branch or prong
that the horns Of Fleetfoot possess.
Suddenly a Prairie-dog whistled the
danger signal and there was a great
rushing for their houses on the part of
the Prairie-dogs all over town. Instant
ly all those Antelope, even the kids,
faced that way with heads held high as
they looked for possible danger Those
mothers knew the meaning of that
whistled signal quite as we'll as did the
Prairie-dogs, and the kids did just what
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Reducing Arms: Food Values.

Dear Miss Leeds: % How much
should girls IS and Is years old and
5 feet 2 inches tall weigh?
90 What can l do to reduce a large
upper arm?
80 Does steaming or having an oc-
casional finger wave harm naturally
wavy hair?
always peeling?
go Are the following things fatten-
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A Happy Ending.

Here's letter so full of the dignity
of living that everybody who has
worked will get some kind of strange
comfort from it.
Dear Miss Woodward:
For quite a few months have been
wanting to write you this letter of ap-
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Radishes.

When preparing radishes for the
"a Bile, wash them in salt water and do
not remove the entire stalk and leaves.
Serve on a bed of Clipped ice or chilled
lettuce leaves and sprinkle with salt.
Sliced radishes on rye bread with car
away seed make appetizing sandwiches.
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edge with self-binding. Choose shiny
brown patent leather belt.
Also chiffon prints, eyelet batiste,
printed batiste, eyelet handkerchief
linen, printed wolfe, shantung and cot
ton mesh are smartly appropriate for
this model.
Style No. 3105 may be had In sizes
IA. l6. Is, 20 years. SO and SO inches
bust measure.
Size 16 requires 314 yards Of 39-inch
material with 2l2 yards Of edging.
For a pattern Of this style send Is
cents in stamps or coin directly to The
Washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth
street, New York
Our large Summer Fashion Book Of
fers a wide choice for your Summer
wardrobe in darling styles for the chill
dren as we'll as the adults. Price Of
book, 10 cents.
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probation. You
will recall some
months ago you
wrote an article
with a heading
sounding som e :
thing like this:
Isn't it a crazy
world that looks
down on cooks as
inferior perSons?' 1
am one of the
cooks that read
that article. You
onta
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MENU FOR A DAY.

MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Melons.
Needed Cereal with Cream.
Ham Omelet
Pinwheel Biscuits.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Fruit Cup.
Curry of Chicken.
Olives.
Picked Watermelon Rind.
Boiled Rice.
Tomato and Cucumber Salad.
Raspberry Sherbet.
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Lobster Salad.
Pickles. Olives.
Bread and Butter Sandwiches.
Bavarian Cream, Cookies.
Tea.
PINWHEEL BISCUITS.
Sift one quart -four with one
teaspoonful salt, three table
spconfuls baking powder and one
tablespoonful sugar; rub in two
tablespoonfulS butter, then stir
in sufficient milk mixed with one
beaten egg to make soft dough.
Place on Toured board, roll
out one-half inch thick, spread
with softened butter, sprinkle
+ with granulated sugar, cover with
chopped citron. raisins and cur
rants, roll as tightly as possible,
cut in slices, place in a creased
and Toured pan and bake in a
hot oven.
RASPBERRY SHERBET.
Strain the juice from a pint
jar of red raspberries, add one
pound sugar and one pint water.
Cook until it is sirup, then
freeze.
BAVARIAN CREAM.
One teaspoonful gelatin, one
tablespoonful cold water, one egg
yolk, one tablespoonful sugar,
four tablespoonfuls milk, one
quarter teaspoonful vanilla, four
tablespoonfulS cream. Soak gela-
tin in cold water for five min
utes, beat egg yolk slightly. Add
sugar. Heat milk in double boil
or and stir in egg yolk. Cook I'M
til custard thickens. Add to
gelatin and stir until gelatin is
dissolved. Flavor and cool. When
mixture begins to thicken fold in
whipped cream. Pour into a
mold which has been rinsed in
cold water Place on ice to
stiffen. Just the right amount
for an invalid.
(Copyrisht, 1917
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DAILY DIET RECIPE
DAISY RICE.


Boiled fluffy rice. about two
cupfuls; scrambled eggs. or 3.
SERVES 2 PORTIONS.
On two individual plates ar
range five or six tablespoonfuls
of hot. fluffy rice in the shape of
daisy petals. Place scrambled
eggs in center for gold heart.
Extra melted butter could be
used over rice il desired.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes starch, pro-
TEN and if butter were added
wholesome fat would be fur
nished. Lime, iron, vitamins A
and B present. Useful in con-
valescent diet as we'll as for
young children years and over.
Can be eaten by normal adults of
average or under weight. Rice
is rich in fuel value. Good in
diet to increase weight.
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THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

Here's charming model, ideally
suited to al!-day occasions. And it has
lots of style and youthfulness as well
Red and white printed crepe silk
made the original model
And as you can plainly see. it is ez-
ceedingly simple to fashion.
You can carry it out in plain crepe
silk f desired. 1t is stunning in dusty
pink shade. Finish the cape at the
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enough in advance to be we'll chilled
juices.
A delicious and nourishing beverage
is made by combining two cups of very
rich chocolate. two cups strong coffee
adding one-half cup sugar and putting
in freezer or freezing compartment of
icelesS refrigerator until frozen to the
consistency of thick cream. This is
then served in parfait or tall glasses
with a spoonful of whipped cream on
top.
A raspberry cup is delicious. To
make it use red raspberry Juice which
has been extracted by heating fruit in
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but door is so concealed that unless
left opened purposely the home itself
is hidden from view.
Some of the members of this family
build a waferlike door to close the
opening to their dwelling and others
construct door more like plug. They
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instance, keeps its shape when you are
cutting and sewing so much better
than georgette or chiffon. Ruffles and
ruchings require no special skill, only
accuracy and patience.
The edges of the ruchings and ruff
des may be finished with very mar
row machine hem, or they may be
left unfinished If you are planning
an organdie dress the ruchings may be
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HEAVY rains have been damaging
crops in the Yangtze Valley OF China
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the mothers did. 1t seemed to Farmer
Browns Boy that all those eyes were
fixed on him. although he was lying fiat
behind Prairie-dog house.
Then Merry Little Breeze chose to
dance over to those Antelope carrying
the dreaded man scent. Mrs. Fleetfoot
gave a warning snort and away went
the whole band bounding over the
ground rs if there were springs in their
feet. the kids keeping up with the
mothers without trouble. 1t was a
beautiful sight.
(Copyright, 1g3D.
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The Woman Who Makes Good
BY HELEN WOODWARD.

Who started her frightened
is one
OF Amerc tdmou uuthor
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A Pretty Sight.

There's naught more beautiful may be
Than mother love we sometimes see
Farmer Browns Boy
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N A II u r E , S
C. IL ID II E N
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.

LIV.
TRAPDOOR SPIDERS.
Nemcsia Mercdionalis.
YON-CREAK doors are nothing
l new 10 this family of spiders.
VI For years untold their doors
have swung on silken hinges,
which are not only noiseless
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CCopyright, lg3D.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-03-06
THE FIRST
sunday SCHOOL

A century and a half has
elapsed since Robert Raikes
began his organization OF
Sunday schools and most
elaborate commemorationS
of the third jubilee have
been taking place in various
parts of England. The cred
it for founding of the earliest
of Sunday schools, as dis
tinct from the Sunday school
however, is claim
ed for the little spinster
Methodist, Hannah Ball, a
friend of John Wesley,
whose first Sunday school
was established in High Wy
combe 161 years ago, eleven
years before Raikes' historic
movement. 1t is still active.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-03-06
George Quimby Defendant, Greet

George Quimby Defendant, Greet
ing:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMON
ED and required to appear in an
ac ion brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in the Super
ior Court of Pinal County, State of
Arizona, and answer the Complaint
herein filed with the Clerk of said
Court, at Florence, in said County
within twenty days after the service
upon you of this summons. is served
in this said County, or in all other
cases within thirty days thereaf er.
the times apobe mentioned being
exclusive of the day of service, or
judgment by default will be taken
against you.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of Pinal
County. State of Arizona. this All
day of February 1881.
F. A. RICHARDS,
Clerk of said Superior Court.
First Duplication Feb. 20 1881
Last Publication Mar. 13, 1881.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-03-06
TRY THESE RIDDLES

Why is a poor riddle like
a broken pencil? because
it has no point.)
Which seems as if it should
be the incest fish to eat? ca
jelly fish.
Why is a river like an ell
bow? Because it is always
bending.)
What most resembles the
half of a cheese (Thc
other half.)
What is the smallest
bridge in the world? (The
bridge of your nose.)
Why does time fly? (Be-
cause so many people are
trying to kill it. .)-Ex.