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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
A Sermon for Today
By REV. JOHN r. GUM.
Watch Your Weak Spots.

1.-The sin which doth SO easily beset
uS."-Hebrews. xii. l.
The strength of a fortress is just its
strength at its weakest part, and If
that is not guarded, all other protec-
ton wal go for nothing. In the battle
against evil and temptation, the meas
ure of our strength to resist evil is the
measure of our strength to resist the
sin which doth so easily beSet us"
We may have many strong points
but if we have some weakness in our
nature and fail to guard ourselves at
that point, we are never safe from the
peril Of defeat and disaster.
Our physical constitution may be
strong in every respect but one. If
we neglect that one weakness it will
result in the breakdown of our health
in the long run.
The same law applies to our moral
and spiritual health. To preserve the
health of our souls, We need to give
special attention to those points where
we are weakest and most easily tempted.
In the Civil War one of the Federal
ships had what seemed to be a small
superficial leakage, but 1t was not
order that she should take part in a
conflict. At the crisis of the engage
ment 1t was found that the sea water
had got into the powder magazine and
rendered nearly the whole of it useless
On that powder hung victory or defeat.
The little leak was neglected and an
inferior force won.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, in his lone
Hoss Shay" sets forth the danger of
having anywhere a weak spot. He
points out that the reason why chaises
break down before they wear out is that
there is always somewhere a weak
spot-in hub. tire. spring or sill. il
screw, bolt or thoroughbred" And
that is true of man as of a chaise.
We see men who present strong moral
bearing; we observe them resist with
seeming ease one temptation and an
other; we Judge them to be secure and
safe; and then suddenly we are amazed
to see them go down in defeat and
shame in the presence of some temp
tation which we never thought could
make any appeal to them. We marvel
at their breakdown; but the secret Of
1t is the weak spot in the chaise, the
vulnerable part of the fortress left
Undefended
Foolish are the men who expose
themselves to besetting sins, or who
fail to guard against a known weak
ness. If you would win life's battle,
watch your weak spots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Extra Activities.

Some children. particularly girls, in
early adolescence, take on too many
activities. Everything Is new to them
and they are eager to get as much OF
the fun of doing things as they can.
If they are not held back they will levy
on the night as well.
One little girl, barely 10. has a full
school program. Added to that she was
secretary Of the school organization.
chairman of a dramatic committee, a
member of a dancing class, member
of the school orchestra, had a ticket
for Saturday morning concerts. be-
longed to an athletic society, took music
lessons, and after all that asked to be
allowed to enter contest for a medal
for the best work in composition in the
English department.
But" said the English teacher. you
are already overloaded with work. If
you want to take on this work you will
have to drop something else. This
means extra reading, special classes.
extra work. and hard work. fear 1t
would be too much for you. Please ask
your mother about it."
"Oh. think she can do It," said her
mother. She is a very bright child.
If she wants to try for the medal why
not give her a chance?"
There will be other medals. other
chances The child is being overworked
now. I cannot advise this. She ought
not TO do this extra work"
We'll, I'll see the principal about 1t.
I cannot see why, when child is will
ing to work, you won't let her work.
Seems to me just way of putting OBJ
stacles in her path. She doesn't hap
pen to be your pet"
1t is this sort of thing that makes
children. young girls particularly. break
down. Unreasoning greed for activity,
for place, for applause. They must be
guarded against it. They know no bet
ter. They have no experience to guide
them and save them from injuring
themselves for nothing worth while.
With all their lives before them they
wish to crowd the activity Of years into
few months.
All children. however bright they are,
however ambitious, need at least two
hours of leisure in which to rest, think
and play. If they have used up all
their time save these two hours and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. sPRowLs.
Nature and Nurture.

There is, of course. such a thing as
inheritance. We are all made up lot
of parts, some of which seem to date
back thousands of years. The human
being is both physically and mentally
an old curiosity shop. These things
belong TO nature.
On the other hand, nurture in the
form of family training and tradition.
public education and vocational con-
facts plays a big part in man-making.
What is nature? Everything that en-
tered into your makeup before you
we're born. What is nurture? Every
thing that has influenced you since
your birth.
But what is birth? Nothing more
than the fact that the nurture of all
the past has been handed on to new
unit now ready to go out and take On
more nurture.
The average individual, so far as his
physical makeup is concerned, owes
most to his prenatal nurture dn-
heritance). So far as his mind IS con-
cerned, he owes most to his post-natal
nurture (environment).
Every division of human knowledge
repeats $he story of accumulated nur-
ture. History tells what man has done:
art, what he has invented: literature,
what he has felt philosophy, what be
has surmised; religion, what he has be
lieved.
(Copyrieht, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Household Methods
BY BETSY CALLISTER.
Tie Dyeing.

Tie Dyeing.
IT would like to learn how to do tie
dyeing. Can you tell me how to go
about it?"
If you are planning to take this up
as a serious hobby you should get a
book giving detailed directions. In any
good-sized public library you will find
the information you need. You will be
able to get valuable information on the
subject from the booklets published by
makers of the popular package dyes.
To do the work you will need some
sort Of dye and as far as the actual
dyeing goes you must faithfully follow
directions for the dye chosen.
When fast colors are desired most
dives have to be boiled into the material
and in this work the boiling process has
to continue considerably longer than
for usual dyeing, since 1t takes longer
for the dyes to penetrate as desired.
Some experts advise boiling slowly for
an hour.
Aside from the dyes and the material
to be dyed you will need strings OF some
sort. which may be ordinary soft Irvine
or narrow strips of cotton goods. Hall
inch and quarter inch strips might be
chosen. but as you become proficient
YOU will see that different effects may
be obtained from the use of the strips
of different widths.
Any sort of material may be used
cotton, silk or wool. Very nice effects
ureful for drapery. table covers. cushion
covers, bed spreads. etc, may be gained
from unbleached muslin and for scarfS,
blouses, negligees, ETC.. cotton crepe or
crepe de chine is good selection. 1t Is
a good plan to experiment with piece
of inexpensive material until you see
what effect may be gained. With lit
tie practice you will be able to make
most attractive pieces for gifts as well
as your own use.
(Copyright 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRT.

wish to mortgage them, too. say mo"
Arrange their program with an eye to
their health first. Growth waits on
health always. Get health first-guard
1t first, cherish 1t first.
At the beginning of each term save
time for the activities that are certain
to be offered. Do not fill the day so full
that there is no chance of adding any,
thing extra. Talk this over with the
child and have it understood that no
activities are to be added without your
knowledge and consent.
Then preserve the child's two leisure
hours in spite of anything that may
come uu. 1t is fine to be busy and pop
ular, but 1t is finer by far to be well.
(CopyriRht, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Take along some
sliced S,Uiss Cheese

For the buns you toast over the fire IL.
good generous slices of Kraft StUiss
Cheese with boiled ham or any left over
meat you happen to have in the house.
Kraft Swiss is the cheese with the nut
sweet, truly Swiss flavor. And it's even
more tempting toasted! But don't
wait for picnics to make Swiss sand
witches. You'll like them toasted under
the broiler flame at home, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
FOOD PROBLEMS
By SALLIE MONROE.
When You Serve Lamb.

Serve boiled lamb with caper sauce,
boiled rice and stawed turnips.
Serve roast lamb with brown gravy,
rice croquettes, stewed turnips or Brus-
sells sprouts.
Serve Irish stew OF lamb with dump
lings and onions.
Serve broiled lamb chops with
CT: AIMED potatoes and peas.
Serve Dreaded lamb chops with to-
mato sauce and potatoes au gratin.
Serve Spring lamb with mint sauce.
boiled rice or new potatoes, peas or
asparagus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

ready to make their little earth cells
in which to rest and transform into a
click beetle
Click beetles are known the world
over and are great pests. They are
called "hardshells, slipping jacks
and swapping beetles. They have the
habit of giving the head a snap and
Fighting themselves by high jump.
1t is their way of turning over. The
flexible forebody, just in front of the
wing covers, permits them to flip them
selves right side up. OF course. they
do not always land thus, but another
flip and there they are.
The grown beetles are usually brown
ish or slightly grayish and sometimes
black. They have hard shells and the
body taperS at both ends. The an
tenna is long and has many joints
The mouth looks as if it has a
muStache. Six long legs help it move
about quickly. The head and thorax
fit very closely against the wing-covers.
The eyes are compound.
The wireworms live from six to eight
inches down in the soil. To destroy
them the earth must be ploWed to that
depth. Their natural enemies are the
song birds. who eat parent and child
with evident delight. In the West
small lizards, called sand toads and
horned toads, hunt them, and find
them, too. Some field frogs in upper
New York were living and waxing fat
on them. They were killed and fed to
the hotel guests, who have fondness
for fried frog legs.
tCopyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
To Freshen Awnings.

When giving your furniture a coat
OF paint. give your faded porch avn
ings coat of the same color This
will preserve the awnings and also
give harmonizing effect to the whole
outside. 1t can be done at a very
small additional cost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Try this in
y0Hr potato salad

There are potato salads and potato
salads, aren't there? Here's one that
rivals sunsets and country air for pic
nickers' praise. To Kraft Mayonnaise
add three or four tablespoons of Kraft
Kay, and dress potato salad generously
with the mixture. Put it in a bowl for
picnics, or serve it in lettuce cups for
porch parties. Kay is snappy with
chopped olives and pickles, and gives
the salad just the pep it needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Copyright. 1879
To Grease Tins.
BIZ FANNY 7. CORY.

Baking tins Of all kinds are easily
creased by putting a very little of the
greasing material at the bottom of
the tin and then leaving it in the
oven for few seconds. Tip the tin
and turn it slowly round until the
sides and bottom are creased. This
is better than following the mussy
practice OF greasing with piece of
paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Keep this Cream Cheese
bandyfor sandwiches

When you're taking just quick little
jaunt out into the country, there's
nothing any handler to make nor
any more delicious to eat than
PHILADELPHIA" Cream Cheese sand
witches. Thin the cheese with a little
milk and mix with chopped nuts, dates.
or most any fruit you happen to have
in the house. IT'S delicate flavor is per-
feet with. jams and jellies, too. Always
keep several packages of 'Philadel-
phia' Brand in the ice box for hurry up
picnics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Buttonholes of the Tailored Sort
BY MARY MARSHALL.

the sewing machine about three-six-
teenths inch on either side Of the slit.
Cut the applied piece along the line
of the slit and draw the edges through
to the wrong side, so that you have a
neat binding around the edge OF the
buttonhole. Turn in the edges OF the
binding material and blindstitch down.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

them in an interesting assortment at
the trimming counter Of any depart
ment store. Pearl buttons are well
chosen. and so are two-toned compost
ton buttons-navy blue and white, red
and white or green and white.
In the blouse shown in today's sketch
one row Of large buttons is used to
effect the side closing-and the other
row is purely ornamental.
The buttonholes are of the tailored
gort-consisting of bound Sits in the
material. 1t is quite a trick to make
them, but not at all difficult. Cut
pieces of material about half inch
longer than the buttonho.es and about
an inch wide. If your huttonhole Sits
are cut on the bias of the material
these strips should be straight If the
Sits are on the straight of the goods
then you had better make the strips
on the bias. Cut the buttonhole Sits
and haste one of the strips over each
slit on the right side. Then stitch on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
VeIpeeta 1Uitb
baked beans!

Here's just the dish for ths times
when you want to unpack the basket
and begin to eat the minute You settle
on a picnic spot. Rich brown baked
beans favored with that tempting
KRAFT Velreeta! About 10 minutes be-
fore the beans are ready to come out of
the oven, add one half package of
Velveeta, sliced. Heat just until the
Velveeta has melted. This wonderful
cheese food melts and slices and spreads.
Try it for sandwiches, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Free-a recipe book

Wehave made a booklet of Kraft Cheese
recipes with detachable leaves to fit
your filing cabinet. It's yours-free!
Write to me at The Home Economies
Kitchen, Kraft Phenix Cheese Corpo-
ration, Dept. N, 400 Rush Street,
Chicago, Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

Any one can sew on buttons and
The making of neat buttonholes is
merely matter Of precision and pa
thence. Add to that the fact that but
bon trimming is extremely smart at
che present time-all that you have to
10 Is to buy the buttons. You'll ind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
Asparagus Tips.

Serve asparagus tips in pepper rings
or rings of lemon skin or orange skin.
or in rings made of stale, toasted
French rolls with the ends and centers
removed. Serve very hot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

Registered blind persons in England
and Wales now number 56,853, and of
these 22,o02 are between the ages Of
so and 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

Here we are in the picnic season
and that means we cooks
must have lots of quick picnic
supper ideas in our heads,
doesn'tit? One of the best ideas
you can have is cheese. Kraft
Phenix Cheese, of course, for
that means you have an infinite
variety of fine cheeses to choose
from. Here are a few tips on
what you can do with the cool,
smooth cream cheeses that
spread, and the golden cheeses
that melt and toast so deli
ciously. But don't save these
dishes just for picnics. They're
as tempting at your owp table
as around the camp fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

The mother beetle burrows into the
earth and lays her eggs, or she will
hide them under a heap of rubbish.
AS soon as they hatch they begin to
hunt our corn and wheat seed. They
bore holes into them and destroy the
kernels. They rest in the Winter and
each Spring awaken hungry and ready
to start again on the seeds of plants.
-Wireworms are usually hard, dark,
brown and smooth, just like a wire
The second Spring of their existence
Spring finds them fully grown and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
n A T u II E. S,
C. III IL ID II E N
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY,
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
XVIII.
THE CLICK BEETLE,

. HE click beetles children are
wireworms! Three years are
spent underground before they
Il are grown-up beetles. In April
and May they come into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
NEW LOW PRICES

All u ID. Packages of
Kraft Cheese and Vel>
veeta are now being
sold by grocers every
where at new low prices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-20
KAUFMAN BODY | IS BROUGHT OUT | OF THE WOODS
Wealthy Boston Manu- facturer Was Lost While Hunting in Maine Last November

Jackman, Me, May 20.-(UP)- The body of Mitchell B. Kaufman, |37. wealthy Boston and New York rubber manufacturer, which was found deep in the woods just over the Canadian border Monday, ar- rived at Armstrong, Que, early this morning.
 It had been borne out of the for lest in horse-drawn wagon after positive Identification was made by la relative. An examination by 8 lcoroner was scheduled for to-day, land then the body was to be taken to Boston for burial.
 l Kaufman. who disappeared last November while hunting deer near the Rocker Pond camps, is believed to have died either from exposure | or starvation. There has been no indication of foul play.
 Identification was established late yesterday by Albert H. Wechsler, a
 of the discovery with J. J. Sander.
 manager of the Kaufman rubber en-
 terprises; Jim Murtha, the veteran
 woodsman who directed the success
 full search for the body; Neil Ram
 court, Kaufman's guide; two detec-
 tives and several other persons. | Kaufman apparently had discard
 ed his rife after exhausting his am-
 munition. His compass also was
 missing. The pockets of his mack linaw contained a fiashlight and a
 hunting knife.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-20
WEST IS HAVING WEATHER OF ALL
 DESCRIPTIONS
Snow, Rain, Wind and Sand Storms Were Reported
 Heat Hits Them in Some Sections

Chicago, May 20.--UP)-Snow rain, wind and sand storms were re- ported in various sections of North America to-day at the same time that a blistering heat wave was driving temperatures along the Pacific coast to the highest spring marks in 20 years.
 Examples of the contrasting ex- tremes which yesterday presented weather bureaus with one of the most puzzling general outlooks in years were:
 California--Temperatures as high as 92.
 Chicago--2.0S inches of rainfall.
 Mjssouri-Floods.
 Southern California-Sand storms.
 Winnipeg-Snow.
 Trinidad. Colo-Snow.
 Denver-Snow.
 Lebanon. Ind-Windstorms
 With the exception of California, indications to-day were that condi- tions rapidly were returning to normal.
 A storm area which for two days had hovered over the Great Lakes region was travelling eastward, but was believed spending itself as it moved along.
 In the southwest, cooler weather with fair skies prevailed to-day after a period of excessive heat, thunder showers, wind and hail. Tempera- lures dropped precipitatelya
 Eastern states experienced a mod
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-20

crate warm wave yesterday, but tenn peratures fell and skies became
 cloudy to-day as the storm area
 moved eastward from the lakes. Temperatures along the east coast yesterday ranged from 80 to S5 but were lower to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-20
CAN'T GET OVER THAT

Sorry to hear your engagement is broken off. old chap"
 q shall get over it. But the worst blow was when she returned my ring marked Glass--handle with Care'." -Tit-Bits,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-20

Fifteen representative fabrics were selected and tested as to wool content. Thirteen were found to be ALL WOOL, and two were 99% WOOL - having a rayon thread in the pattern!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
ARTIFICE USED
 IN NEW BRIDGE

Washington, UP)-Artifice and camouhage are playing an important part in the erection of the Arlington Memorial bridge which is nearing completion here. This graceful structure contains double basule draw span. Other bridges with bas- cule draws are admittedly not beau tiful In the past, bascule spans have not been designed along the massive graceful lines of this bridge.
 But in it. is difficult to tell the hollow span made of steel beams and girders from the other spans of concrete and granite.
 When one leaf of the draw IS lifted 1t presents q barrier to the automobile driver nearly one hun dred feet wide and more than 100 feet high. So well is it balanced by that 1t is raised and lowered with 50 horsepower cleo tric motor.
 IL was out of the question to use on SO beautiful bridge the usual gate for halting traffic be- fore opening the span. so an invisi- ble method was devised. When the draw IS to be opened. warning lights will flash. bells will sound and spikes carrying red lights on their tops will rise through the floor to stop cars at safe distance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
Extra Pay Awaits
 Bamboo Veterans

Kansas City, Mo.-As a result of an inquiry conducted by national headquarters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in the U. s.. 1t has been determined that more than 10000 veterans of the Philippine Insurrection of 1899 have failed. mainly through lack of information, to collect the extra pay bonus that was granted to them by congress in that year.
 Investigation reveals that every regiments, numbered from 26 to 40. and the 11th U. s. Volunteer Cav airy. was granted one months extra pay for services within the limits of the United States. Two months ex- tra pay was authorized by congress for those, who served in the Phil ippines or beyond the territorial limits of the United States.
 Under the act of December 22. 1911. claims of volunteer soldiers of the army of the United States for this extra, pay were denied unless requests were filed on or before De- cember 31, 1914. This action by congress created a misapprehension on the part of those men who made up the U. s. Volunteer Regiments. numbered from 26 to 49, and the 11th U. $. Volunteer Cavalry, en- listed under the act of March 2, 1899. They were led to believe their claims also for extra pay were outiawed after December 31, 1914. and as result comparatively few have ever sought to collect this money that was duly authorized,
 National headquarters is pre- pared to give it's assistance to every veteran of the above named regi- ments who believes he is entitled to this extra pay and has not yet made application declares Adjutant Gem eral +. E. Handy, Jr.
 We urge these veterans to for ward immediately to national head quarters the necessary data con corning their own service and they will be promptly advised as 10 the proper procedure.
 There are probably 24.000 veter- ans of the Philippine insurrection still surviving who are entitled to this extra pay. If the majority of these men apply for extra pay that Is due them the government is pre- pared to pay all claims that are duly approved in order of their receipt and as rapidly as the authorized ap- propriations make the funds access ible."
 to National Headquarters. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. s.. Kansas City, Mo.